THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949.
FOR YOUR
YOUR SPARE
SPARE MOMENTS
LESSON HAND
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE Jump Bid to Three Stronger Than Four
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SHE'S SEARCHED FOR
GHOSTS FOR 30 YEARS
By CLAIRE COX
FOR
THE
BY THE
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Revival Of Free Gold Trade Urged
by Beachcomber
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VIOLENT attack on people who talk and giggle during serious plays
mention New year, she said. Some of them omitted to
the POS Mackenberg at
00 much 1 York is going to give up make as
$2,000 worst pest of all.
all the ghost if she doesn't find a week, and by conjuring up real, honest-to-goodness ghost manner of ectoplasm with ecrie pretty soon.
voices, Urey advise individuals She's been searching in par- on how to make out wills, what lours, attics and cellars for a business ventures to take, and bona fide house haunter for 30 how to cure aching backs.
But every singin years now.
"The best cities for mediums spine-tingling one of them has
nrg Philadelphia, Boston, turned out to be an Impostor.
Washington. Detroit, Chiengo, "It's really awfully
dicap Los Angeles and St. Louis," The mackerel-fin case CHESS PROBLEM pointing," she said. "I'd love to
And one good
solki ghost I she said, "but you'll find 'em could sit down and have a anywhere there
Bro suckers, and there are suckers just pleasant chat with,
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BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY
THERE are
two Inven thought in regard to sup porting your partner's opening bid. We all know that if partner opens with a bid of one of a suit, next hand posses and you bid two of the same suit, you show a a very weak hand, it is just as weak an one no trump. but by bidding two of your partner's suit, say that you
you
hold four of them.
The difference
of opinion with a OCCUTE In connection Jump to three or four over your partner's bid of one of a sult. the better players today Most of
three over one use the jump
stronger bid than the jump to four over one. do not like to jump to three unless 1 inve control of two suits.
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In today' hand many of you would open the bidding with one diamond, and I do not say that is not the correct bld. Neverthe- less, when the hand was played, South did open the bidding with one heart. Now
what should North do? He has a pretty strong hand and some players would bid three hearts, but those who insist upon having control of two aults for the jump from one to Tour three would jump to hearts with North's hand. if South bids Ave diamonds, as he should, North should not bid five hearts.
By J. J. RIETVELD (BCP Tourney 57) Black, 11 pieces.
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1, K-2; threat 2, Q-02.
RXRP; 2, Q-R4; 1.. K6, 2, Q-Qk: RxKIP; 2, KI(2)-Q4 (ch);
R-RI; 2, PXR(=Q).
Miss Mnckenberg once was assistant to the late Barry Houdini, who won fame as an escape artist. She helped him into straightjackets, trunks and gaol cells and then left him to get out the best he could. She also alded him
in
stances.
This is the man who, moment someone moves a leg, or to his .com- whispers a word panion, shouts "Sh! Shi Shi Quiet please 1" at the top of his voice. It is always, the peoplo who dislike distractions at the theatre who make the most noise.
Snapdriver: I ask the jury to consider what would happen to this country If everybody sold processed mackerel-ins for pen- wipers.
not every-
Gooseboate: One result would be cleaner pens.
Cocklecarrot: The Post Office
authorities might take up the idea.
Mis! Muckenberg, usually posing as a wife or a widow, bas attended thousands of Cocklecarrot: An unlikely
She has never been contingency. It is married actually, but mediums body's cup of tea. have provided 1,500 "dead hus- exposing banda" for her to talk to, and spirit mediums as third-rate once the volca of an allegedly magicians "who could only tool "dead child" cried out to her an audience in
dark,
through the dark and called Since
tn. her "Mommy." itoudini's death Misa 1020,
Mackenberg plugged away at his work. Sho has dropped in on thousands of alleged spirit mediums, always hoping that she'll find one with a direct line to the hereafter, but every time she comes away endly disappointed.
has
Averago Income
she said, there Right now, are 150,000 persons in the US. who
themselves spirit call
in- average $200,000,000 a
mediums. Their
ceme is about
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Christopher Made a Discovery
-It Was a Wonderful Kind of a Glass-
By MAX TRELL "WELL." said Christopher Cricket to Knart, the shadow- boy with the turned-about name, "I discovered a wonderful thing in this house last night."
Christopher Cricket was spen-. ding the winter in a ni
a niche be- Remember that when partner tween two loose bricks in the opened the bidding with a heart, replace. Each night, when every- North was undecided whether to one in the house was fast asleep, crept out to tale Christopher biti three or four hearts. Having his evening stroll upstairs and chosen the weaker bld of four hearts, when his partner shows downstairs and all through the a desire to liy for a slam, North rooms. He never disturbed any- though occasionally he must take the nirain off tha would let himself in a corner or hand by going to six hearts.
on the edge of a rug and chirp
thing.
out n song.
Knarf asked what it was that
the magnifying glass, Christopher discoverest in the Christopher put his font under house that was so wonderful.
Check Your asked.
Knowledge
the
ger,"
the rest of the words in the book. The glass made them look big- "Oh, I know," said Knarf, "It was a magnifying glass.”
That's a fine big name," said Christopher Cricket. "What does it incon?"
Just Paint
of mediums,
by.
stuff
Snapdriver: We are straying, m'lud, from the point.
Cocklecarrot: What point? If there ever was one, It has be- hidden omid n mass of come irrelevant chatter. Thus
do
Washington, May Gram Senator Pat McCarran, {Democrat, Novada) today called for Congressional
B approval of *
Lo revive
free gold market, which would allow private elitizens to sell gold at the highest prices they could get
In statement to the Senator Banking Com- milles, Mr McCarran sald free market for gold would facilitate the for- mulation of D Kound monetary polley and pro- mote domestic and inter- mational stability.---United Press
RUBBER
MARKET
GAINS
New York, May 5-Number 1 contract rubber futures today closed 10 to 20 points higher on sales totalling 73 contracts,
Standard contract closed 10 points lower nominal basis.
fukures оп п
BUSINESSMAN
HK Delegates' Big Orders For Machinery
VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM
SECTION
OF BIF
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
London, May 5,-Several thousand pounds. worth of orders for machinery were placed today by members of the Hongkong trade mission visit- ing the engineering and hardware section of the British Industries Fair at Birmingham,
was can-
Among the equipment wanted by the dele- gates to re-equip Hongkong factoriés ning, cold storage, needlemaking and bakery machinery.
Mir W.
P.
Montgomery,
United Kingdom Trade Com- missioner, who led today's party told me that
to Birmingham,
both
buyers
Brilialı and
overseas
had shown Interest Hongkong's products.
at
He hoped negotiations present being carried on with the Board of Trade would result
restrictions, and enable firm or- ders to be placed for Hongkong | goods,
for
Europe's Industrial Output Up 16% In 1948
Geneva, May 5.-Industrial production in Europe rose by 16 per cent in 1948, and agricul- tural production by 12 per cent, according to the second post- war survey prepared by the Economic Commission Jor
As an exposer Miss Mackenberg has testified in court cases
Ms B.: Ear, 'car. 'Ow they
in some relaxation of import involving will influenced allegedly
ogo on my lordship! Chatter. mediums. She gives
chat perfor- manees at private parties, for Cocklecarrot: This Mrs But
fee, in which she shows the terscotch, is not an open dis-
I understand that Mrs Elma tricks of the trade of mediums. cussion.
Mra B. O.K.
Kelly, of Cathay Publicity, 'Ave It out The market opened steady placed an order 'ntween yer. I'm in no 'urry.and closed firm, edging upwards worth of teleprinters und simi- £2,000 Ave
yer fun, gents.
in quiet dealings as nervous lar equipment. Snapdriver:
I submit, m'lud, shorts retreated. Dealer buying that no pica of assumpsit holds.
was encouraged by evidence-of Mr Hop W. Yung, of Ho Gooseboote: Caucat
cinptora biondening of consumer in- Wah and Co., told me he had covery 1t.
terest in Spot mupplies, and by bought £1,000 worth of steadiness at London and Singa- plastic material for macldn Europe. pore.
tashes and £500 wortli worsted material. Ho Anticipation of government added that he wanted stockpile buying and renewed woollen blankets
and other concern over political develop textiles but had not yet placed ments in the Far East were ad- orders because prompt delivery ditional background influences. could not be assured,
Ectoplasm, that filmy that floats around, usually Just phosphorescent paint 011 cloth which the medium either wents or waves around, slic cald. Some mediums she knows are ventriloquists and toss their voices around like a hot potato, Almost all of them are quite agile, fitting around in dark Gooseboole: But not a lacsto rooms in the role of ghosts,fidei, hanging people on the head
Snapdriver: I think not. A mackerel-in sold for twopence
a quid pro quo,
Mrs B.: Hi! Is there an in- with horns and performing all terpretator in the 'ouse? Like manner of locus pocus.
at UNO?
of
The Agures covered Europe, In Russia, the except Russia. ICE report said, industrial pro- duction increased by 27 per- cent and the grain reached its pre-war level.
harvest
Cocklecarrot: Necnon possu
The ECE noted that the prò- A lot of the old seance tricks me, I presume, Mr Gooschoole?
Some dealers reported that) Mr A. Kwang, managing direc-ductivity in European industry are posse now, Miss Mackenberg Gooseboote: As y'ludship food business had been done tor of Alexandra James Co., appeared to have risen by about nald. Levitation-that's when pleases. It is a matter of in-
with factories at "good prices," here to buy refrigerating plant nine percent, and that the i7- the table
leaves the floor suficient warranty ́por ac. As
and agricultural machinery, has crease in both Industrial produc Isn't done any more. Neither carly as Justinian-
It was noted that world in changed his mind and will now tion and in productivity of are roppings on tables, automa-
dustrini rubber stocks in the first wait to see how the China situa- labour was greater than in 1947. Mas B: Oh, far earlier, matey! fic writing and crystal gazing. Im an' Percy!
quarter dropped about 60,000 | tion develops before placing The mediums rely ollere the Court rises in impo-ed production by about 40,000 the delegation do not share Mr increased by 30, pencere
tons, while consumption exceed- orders.
The report said the volume of ectoplasm, mind reading and
I understand that the rest of oversens exports from Europe tons. ghosts now, she said.Unlied
and Press,
Kwang's pessimistic view.
imports from overseas reduced Fears that
The Communist od-
delegation was enter- by seven percent "as abnormal vances might spread southward talued at a lunch given by the requirements, mainly from the from China led some observers management committee of the Western hemisphere, diminish- to believe that the tendency Birmingham BIF, and attended ed." hereafter would be to transfer by members of the city's Cham-
Newport, Cardiff and While market sentiment was deputy mayor of Birming of a few countries, notably Italy.
Lent wrath.)
-Landon Express Sarvico)
YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA stocks into the consuming areas. ber of
of Commerce, the mayors
vors of
you
FRIDAY, MAY 6
Rather reserved by nature,
has been uc-
today, DORN Batur artist. Whether you do not make friends casily. you will develop your talents Once a person in any one of the arts is some copied into your small circle of confidants, you are loyal and thing you, alone, can answer.
the .averoge. You are fond of success in the sincere beyond material world
and you may A partnership in business, witn not want to make the sacrifices someone who shares your ideals "It means that things look big-necessary to achieve arst place. could prove very successful.
And second place, in anything ger when you look through it,'
never hold your Interes!! sald Kaart,
the
the
the
It said: "With the exception
Hungary, Belgium and mixed, the consensus of opinion ham, the Rt. Hon. R. S. Hudson, Western and Soviet zones of indlented a preference for the former Minister
Germany, Agriculture,
unemployment members long side for the time being.
of
Hardware, mained very low. Continued Trade Alliance, representatives absence of mass unemployment of the Australian and Canadian was a major reason for the re- governments and a deputation covery of production being so of Persian newspapermen.
much faster than after the Brst Speaking at the lunch, Mr U. world war," Tat-chee, the leader of the
delegation, Hongkong
quoted last year's trade turnover in Hongkong, and sald: "I believe these figures.can be expanded in future, and it's up to you to do
Prices closed as follow: No. 1 contract Rubber Futures. May
10.33 bld June
18.30 nominal
18 23
18.17
10.10 bld
18.03 nominal 18.00
17.05 bld 17.00 nominal
July
August
September
October-m
November
By
miust
nature, a builder, you be constructive in your
Be very careful in selecting would You want only the best that your marriage partner, for you ife has to offer.
are not easy to please.
December
January (1950)
February
17.70
You
17.70
April
17.05
May
17.00
Juna
1755
*
T
July
17.50 Standard Contract Bubber Futures. 18,70 stominal May
-United Press,
If North held six clubs to the queen-ten and five clubs to the nine-spot, his correct bid over one heart would be four hearts.
five "It was on a table lying on Then when partner blda dinmands, North would sign the top of an open book," said Chris hand off by bidding Ave hearts.topher. "It was a large round lars about half as big as a sau- cer, with a long black handle."
"Was it a looking glass?" Knarf
-"Looking". glass?” repeated Christopher. "What's that?"
Same as Mirror "If you look in a looking glass,
"I certainly thought it was you see yoursuit in it," explain wonderful," Christopher went on. ed Knari "A looking glass, is
have a temperament as well as At never saw anything before the same as a mirror."
learn ta a temper and must Christopher shook his head. "It that made things get so big. I put wasn't a looking glass. When I one of my feet under this mag-thinking and your actions. You get both well under control if the capretty for seeing you are to find permanent hap- never would have looked in it, I could see right nifying glass, and
cricket could that which lies behind super- piness, through to the other side. As I have believed a
ficialities. You have
in- an quisitive intellect said before, it was lying on top have such big feet! There was n
Bre What do the designs and of an open book. I could see the penny lying on the table close always trying to achieve more in store for
in-words through the glass. They by
I pushed it under the glass, knowledge. Be warned against your birthday star and read looked enormous. But the words too. Suddenly that penny became enttering your interests
to the corresponding paragraph. as big as a plate. "This glusa is u really weren't any bigger than wonderful thing, I thought to widely or you may not reach Let your birthday star be your
dally guide. the tiniest the pinnacle of success. myself. It makes things
And enormous,'
just
SATURDAY, MAY 7 about that time I began to feel So I scurried very hungry.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)
1 What country WAR first to enucl minimum ware
legislation?
2 What is the meaning of the German phrase "auf Wie- dersehen"?
3. When was the Diesel en- gine invented?
4.
colours of Scotch plaid dicate?
5. Name the largest elly in Holland.
What is a lapidnry?
(Answers in Column 0)
cnoss WORD
13
15
41
ACTOM
1 A suggented price. 101
2. WATCH 101
9. During this you get a hot drug
10. Attempts for elta to maxo. (7)
13. On this bandy a ship has foun
dered, 141
14 in which you
(4-4)
And at pigs.
17. Baker, 137
10. The power of rataining mental
impresstona, 161
19. Fictitious storica. (01
21. They glisten in the early morn-
18. 13-01
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1. It's treacherous, movable by the
eda and gives you that sinking teenag. 16+4)
2. Where you are most likely to
find the ashes. (5, 41
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D. Even a fool can look like this, 18)
0. The null of the Zodine. (0)
8. Uroten parte usually of leather
11. Dog Lovers will recognise this si
A call to pointers to stop
14. Tall BTS (0)
18. Forencon. (2)
(4)
10. Outh. (4)
20. Thus to begin the sons. (2)
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12. Leyil, One-handed, 14, JUNE
BT TO
Down: Donk 93. FAMIL Melodrams
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Ken, and
Rupert & the live toys -23
Sering the Galliwog so angry, Rupert tells him at what hap pened.The giraffe and the hippo did so want to belong to some bady," he says, "but they've gone. and I've no idez where they can be -Gaily sports. "1. know now.** where they are." he cries, 1 went down your chimney and opened the window and took, them back to Santa Claus's Castle, You've wasted Too much of my time, and we're very cross with you." "So that's how the window was opened I" 'Oh, dear, I didn': sigha Rupert mean any harm.”
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
and
To find what the stars have tomorrow, seleci
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SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22) about the kitchen but all I could day of unexpected change if planning a journey, start
nd was a tiny crumb.
It was
n possible journey. hardly enough for my dinner. and Then all at once, I remembered now, acquaintance about the magnifying glass. So I exefting. drogged the
to the crumb up table, and put It under the glase."
"And what happened?" asked Knart.
Tiny Crumb.
"A most wonderful thing in the world," replied Christopher. "That tiny crumb became as big
LEO
A today, for the stars say it will propitious beginning. may prove be
Otherwise, a neutral dny.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23- In au Dec. 22)-Bo careful
A loss is business dealings. possible today unless you are very careful.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, and 20)-Guard your energy savo It for the important thing Examine all details.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.
as a whole loaf of bread. Now General businem is stimulated. 19)-News from a distance may
The
March
LONDON MARKET
London, May 5
Prices in the rubber market hure today closed as follow:-
May (in pence per lb.) .......... ̄`10-13/50° July/September
10 October/December
103 United Press.
China Produce
Quotations
RETURN TO ECONOMIC 'STABILITY
The report ooted that with and a the rise in production tendency to full employment, showed a The delegation will stay at European countries Stratford-on-Avon tonight and gradual return monetary visit large engineering firms to stability. morrow before returning
London.
to
to
HONGKONG said that without United States
It pointed out that high levels of employment would depend on the ability of European coun- tries to purchase the necessary raw materials from abrodd. It assistanco Europe could have financed only two-thirds of its imports from overseas during 1048.
SHARES
of Overseas The problem The turnover on the Stock balance of payments remains, Exchange This morning was therefore, the report said, the $625,455:00 Transactions and most threatening aspect of Europe's economic situation,
noon .prices:
SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES even though the balanco of
BANKS
HK Bank.
INSURANCES
Union,
HK Flee
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) Still observe caution in all im- portant decisions. If a jour
necessary, it may be ney is undertaken successfully.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)
New York. May b. -Be aggressive. You should
Closing Prices get what you want today.
Aniseed oil, per u. F.O.U. New
York. (July 24-Aug. 23)
Cassin oil, per lb. F.0.1. New
York,
1.25-2.25
S'hal Dock, Agar Agar, per path of romance should
ib. F.O.D. New LAND, ETC. YIRK.
1K Tolel..11.20 change your mind about come- it was more than I needed for
HK Land. dinner. I can't tell you how smoother now, too. Be cau- thing Important. Plan a jour-Sandalwood, in druma, depending on
Tumphreys, tious if travelling.
quantity & quality, 13.75 nom. I felt until I ate it." happy
ney, perhaps. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 221-
Tung oll, in tank cars, F.O.D. New UTILITIES
Trom, "Why?" asked Knart. "What Your
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--.
York. intuitions should be o
If driving, be careful on the | Berylltum, " (10 to 12 percent) per was the matter?"
Bust- good guide for you now.
rond.
ton
25.00/30.00 Romance may blossom Ellows o gain, Make
now and bring you a great Molybdenum (20 percents per ju, 0,04
United Press. "It was sill just a crumb. But Ass
deal of happiness. even co," he added the next friends of the opposite sex. moment, cheerfully again, "a LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-- magnifying glass is a wonderful Unexpected changes can cause Be very careful in what thing even though it makes haver or they can be another sign. Best not to make verbal
if your commitments neem bigger than londmark in progress
unless you things only
make them thi
very sure, Indeed. they really are."
BRONCHO BILL
Christopher Cricket
sighed.
ING REED GRASS. SENDS UP
IKS THAT THREATEN THE INDIAN –
VILLAGE
Hairbreadth Escape
MEAN-
WHILE.
· WAITING
| FOR BILL
AND OLD TORNADO
IKE TO PINO AN
| EXTRA CANOE PADDLE UTTLE RUTHIE IS
· DISCOV-
ERED
you
payments defelt in 1948 was one-quarter lower than in 1947. -United Press.
NY FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
800 15.40 Argentine Peso
(Omcial)
50 110 Argentine Peso 200 110
Closing rates
1550
070 600 07 1 075
20 000
Underwillers
1.00
DOCKS, ETC. K. Whart
220
118 N. P. Wharf 8.30 Dock,
21
.7.10
50
30
.... 18
16
200 15 30
May ..
500 G 151
US$0.2017
Star Ferry '..
C. Light (0)
(Unofficial)
.2003
1000 13.10 Australia
3.23-9
1000
13.10 Brazil.
.0000
GOO
1200
13 Conas
1320 Belgium
.01-15/15
1000 49 13.10
Chila
.030
ore
NY Seeds And Oils
England-10 dny nuturGE
'4.07
c. Lights
England-o day futures
France
00.17
By Harry F. O'Neill
Linered all. per th
Flax seed, per bunkel, F.0.B. Mi-
nevoile,
Put in tank cars,
Closing Prices,
May 5. Castor seed. ner long ton, F.O..
Brazil.
US$103, Cotton seed, per long tan, FOI
Menplus.
Mexico New Zealand
4.02
Peru
Portugal
South Africa
40.
3000 D
Sweden
Electrio
33 2006 32
Switzerland
2013
0.
.4270
F.O.D, New York.
27.0 cents
131 centa -Unlied Press.
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400 a 215%
100
100
1000
500 17
300 31
500 € 52
200 * 50%
700 @ 41%,
4.00 0.30 1000 0 0.20
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DROPS "THE BIOUX. AS HE IS ABOUT TO BSCALP THE RED-
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Pennut oil, per 1. FO.. Now
York.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRIALS
Answers
1. Now Zealand, in 1894. 2.
Cement
Datry, XD
Till we meet again. 3. About STONES, ETC. 1000..4. Tha, clans and' regi-
ments to which tho
wearers
Watson (X, RG.). belong. 5. Amsterdam, 0. A COTTONS worker in precious ·atones,- Ewo
1000 € 33
500 4.80 1500 0.20 2000,10 $500 1000 0.20 1501 թի 7000
India
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200 6 33% 140 6 33
2002 1500 € 52% 200 3215 700 * 24
UTURDAY Vernzucia Netherlanda
Batavia Singapore
Hongkong Shanghol
250
.0001
-United Press.
Exchange Rates
Businesy was doon in the local
| unofficial", exchange
market this
inorging at the following rates:- Sterling pounds note (per EI) 18.30 U.S. dollar (per ($1)_
VIC plastres (per 100)
Blame locala: (per-100) mayda 21,00
- NEI, gulders (per 100) -... 35.00
Singapore (Stralis)
0.18 31.30
18,10