THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, MAY 1949, LINGAM
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
LESSON HAND
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Jump Bid to Three Stronger Than Four
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THERE aru THERE
of
to sup-
two lines thought in regard porting your partner's opening bid. We all know that if puriner of one of a opens with a bid
suit, next hand preses and you bid two of the same suit, you show a very weak hand, It just as weak as one no trump, bidding two of your but by partner's suit, you say that you hold four of them.
opinion The difference
in connection with a Occurs Jump to three or four over your partner's bid of one of a sult. Most of the better players today use the jump to three over one use the
13
of
a stronger bid than the jump to four over one. I do not like to jump to three unless I have control of two sults.
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 tome players would bid three hearts, but those who insist control of two upon having sults for the jump from one to four three would jump to hearts with North's hand. South bids Ave diamonds, as he should, North should not bid Ave hearts,
it
DUMB-BELLS
YOUR
CAR 'GONE!
IT MUST HAVE BEEN STOLEN!
PATENT OFFICE
OH, NO! WE HAVE
IT INSURED AGAINST THEFT!
UNUSUAL ANGLES
SHE'S SEARCHED FOR
GHOSTS
FOR 30
YEARS
By CLAIRE COX
DOSE Mackenberg of New year, she said. Some of them
Rork is going to five up make a much as $2,000
CHESS PROBLEM pointing," she said. "I'd love to
By J. J. RIETVELD (BCF Tourney 57)
Black, 11 plecer.
White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two.
Solution
yesterday's prouichs:
to
1, K-B2; threat 2, Q-B2,
was Harry
Iro
Miss
BY THE -WAY
by Beachcomber
VIOLENT attack
A people who attack and
giggle during. serlous playa to mention the omitted worst pest of all,
tho
This is the man who, moment someone maves a leg, or whispers a word to his com- panion, shouts "Shi Shi Sh! Quiot please l" at the top of his valce. It is always the pooplo who disko distractions at the theatre who make the most noise, The mackerel-fin case
"The best cities for mediums Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and St. Louis, she said, "but you'll find 'em дго suckers,
Bnapdriver: I ask the fury to anywhere there and there art muckers - Just consider what would happen to about everywhere!
this country if everybody sold processed mackerel-ins for pen- usually wipers. Mackenberg, posing as a wife or a widow. attended thousands of seances. She has never been married actually, but mediums have provided 1,000 "dead hus- banda" for her to talk to, and once the voice of an allegedly "dead child cried out to her through the dark and called her "Mommy,"
the ghost if she doesn't find a week, and by conjuring up all real, honest-to-goodness ghost manner of ectoplasm with eerie voices, they advise individuals pretty soon.
She's been searching in par- on how to make out wills, what lours, aitics and cellars for n business ventures to take, and bona fide house haunter for 30 how to cure aching backs.
But every singlo years now. spine-tingling one of them has turned out to be an impostor.
dienp Awfully **It's really
solid ghost I find one good
have a could sit down and pleasant chat with
Miss Mackenberg once
the late assistant to Houdini, who won fame as on She helped him escape artist. into straightjackets, trunks and anol cells and then left him to get out the best he could. She him in exposing also alded
third-rate spirit mediums magicians "who could only fool an audience in the dark."
Sinco Houdini's death in
Mackenberk 1020,
MERD plugged away at his work. Sho has dropped in on thousands of alleged spirit mediums, always hoping that shell And one with a direct line to the hereafter, but every time she comes away sadly disappointed.
nx
har
Average Income
she said, there Right now, 1
are 150,000 persons in' the U.S. coll themselves spirit average iza- $200,000,000 a ceme 15 about
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mediums. Their
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Christopher Made a Discovery
-It Was a Wonderful Kind of a Glass--
By MAX TRELL
said "WELL,"
Christopher Cricket to Knarf, 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 niche be-
when tween two loose bricks In the fireplace, Each night, every-
rep one in the house was fast asleep, crept out to take upstairs and Christopher bis evening stroll downstairs and all through the rooms. He never disturbed any- thing. though occasionally he would let himself in a corner or un the edge of a rug and chirp out a song.
that Knart asked what it was
the magnifying glass. Christopher discovered in the Christopher put his foot under house that was so wonderful.
Remember that when partner opened the bidding with a heart, North was undecided whether to bid three or four hearts. Having chosen the weaker bid of four hearts, when his partner shows a desire to try for a slam, Northro
the strain off take the must hand by going to six hearts,
If North held six clubs to the queen-ten and live clubs to the n'no-spot, his correct bid over ane heart would be four hearts. partner blda five Then when diamonds North would sign the hand off by bidding Ave hearts:
Check Yorrased
Knowledge
1.
What country
Was
tho
J-21
has
Just Paint
As an exposer of mediums, Miss Mackenberg has testined in court cases involving wills
Influenced allegedly
by She gives mediums,
perfor- mances at private parties, for a fee, in which she shows the tricks of the trade of mediums.
Ал unlikely
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Revival Of
Free Gold Trade Urged
Washington, May Волно
Pat Senator
McCarran (Democrat, Nevada) today called, for Congresional of Dui to the frco Fold
approval revive market,
which would allow private citizens lo. well gold at the highest prices they could ret,
In a statement to the Benator
Com- Banking millee, Mr McCarran sald for gold a free market
the for would facilitate mulation of A sound monetary policy and pro- mote domestic and inter- national tablty.--United Press
Cocklecarrot: contingency. It is body's cup of tea.
Goost boote: One result would be cleaner pens.
Cooklecarrot: The Post Office take up the authorities might Idea.
1 not every-
Snapdriver: We are straying, m'lud, from the point.
of
Cocklecarrot: What point? If there ever was one, it has be come hidden amid a mass Irrelevant chatter. Thus-
Mrs D: 'Ear, 'ear. Ow they 0.60 on my lordship!. Chatter. do Fo chat
Cocklecarrol: This Mrs But- open. dis- terscotch, is not an cussion.
O.K. Ave it out Mrs B: 'atween yer. I'm in no 'urry.
'Ave yer fun, geala.
Snapdriver: I subunit, m'lud, that no plea of assumpsit holds.
Gooseboote: shie
Caveat emptar covers it.
Snapdriver: I think not. A mackerel-fin sold for twopence
Buid pro quo.
But not a lacsio Gooseboote:
Ectoplasth, that filmy stuff
is
DIF on
that floats around, usually Just phosphorescent paint cloth which the medium either wears or waves around, caid. Some mediums she knows are ventriloquists and loss their voices around like hot potato. Almost all of them are quite agile, fitting around in
dark rooms in the role of ghosts, banging people
head with horns and performing all manner of hocus pocus.
on
the
RUBBER MARKET
GAINS
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, factories. ning, cold storage, needlemaking and machinery.
Mr ฟ.
Montgomery.
United Kingdom Trade Com- missioner, who led today's party to Birmingham, told me that both Britlatz Am
oversçan
buyers had shown Interest in Hongkong's products.
ot
He hoped negotiations New York, May 5-Number 1 present being carried on with contract rubber futures today the Board of Trade would result closed 10 to 20 points higher an in some relaxation of import restrictions, and enable firm or- ders to be placed for Hongkong futures goods.
sales totalling 73 contracts,
contract Standard closed 15 points lower nominal basis.
on a
for
£2,000
I understand that Mrs Elmu Kelly, of Cothay Publicity, The market opened steady placed an order and closed firm, edging upwards worth of teleprinters and simi-
nervouslar equipment. in quiet dealings shorts retreated. Denler buying was encouraged by evidence of
pare.
of
Mr Hop W. Yung, of
he
blankets
bakery
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,
Ho according to the second post-
prepared by the Commission for
Economic of mackin-Europe.
worth The figures covered Europe,
Re
In Russia, the except Russia. wanted
ICE report said, Industrial pro- other and
a broadening of consumer in Wah, and Co., told me he had war survey
£1,009 worth terest in Spot supplies, and by bought
for cleadiness at London and Singa- plastic material
toshes
and
£500 of worsted material. Anticipation
that government added stockpile buying and renewed woollen
harvest grain cent and the concern over political develop-textiles but had not yet placed duction increased by 27 per- ments in the Far East were ad-orders because prompt delivery reached its pre-war level. Like
ditional background influences. could not be assured.
The ECE noted that the pro- Mr A. Kwang, managing direc-ductivity in European industry for of Alexandra James Co., appeared to have risen by about here to buy refrigerating plant nine percent, and that the in- and agricultural machinery, has crease in both industrial produ- It was noted that world in- changed his mind and will now tion and in productivity of dustrial rubber stocks in the first walt to see how the China altua- labour was greater than In 1957.
placing quarter dropped about 50,000 tion develops before tons, while consumption excbed-orders.
fidet,
Mrs B.:
Hi Is there an in- terpretator in the 'ouse? ut UNO?
Cocklecarrot: Necnon possu-
Some dealers reported that mus, presume, Mr Gooseboote?
had been done Gooseboote:
y'ludship good business.
with factories at "good prices" pleases. It is a matter of in- sufficient warranty per te. As carly as Justinian.
As
$ A
A lot of the old seance tricks are passe now, Miss Mackenberg Bald. Levitation-that's when the table leaves the floor - isn't done any moro, Neither are rappings on tables, automa- Mrs B: Oh, far earlier, matey! tic writing and crystal gazing. Im an' Percy! The
rely mediums
on (Here the Court rises in impo-ed production by about 40,000 the delegation do not share Mr Increused by 30 per seduced ectoplasm, mind reading and ghosts now, she said.-United Press.
tent wrath.)
-(Landon Express Service)
The
and
Derby,
imporis from overseas by seven percent "as abnormal requirements, mainly from the Western hemisphere, diminish-
The report said the volumo.of Europe I understand that the rest of overseas exports from tons,
Kwang's pessimistic view,
was enter delegation Fears that Communist ad- vances might spread southward tained at a lunch given by the from China led some observers management committee of the to belleve that the tendency Birmingham BIF, and attended ed." hereafter would be to transfer by members of the elty's Cham- It said: "With the exception ber of Commerce, the mayors of YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA stocks into the consuming areas.
of a few countries, notably. Italy, Newport, Cardif
and Belgium
the While market sentiment was, the Rt. Hon. R. S. Hudson, Germany, unemployment
of Birming- Hungary, the deputy mayor
Western and Soviet zones af mixed, the consensus of opinion ham,
of Agriculture, indicated a preference for the former Minister
members of the Hardware mained very low. Continued long side for the time being.
Trade Alliance, representatives absence of ranss unemployment Prices closed as follow:- of the Australian and Canadian was a major reason for the re
being so No, I contract Rubber Futures.
and a deputation covery of production 18.33
bid
spapermen..
much faster than after the first Juno
10.30 nominal
August September
ORN today, you
FRIDAY, MAY 6
by are
Rather reserved
person
by nature, nature an artist. Whether you do not make friends carily. has been ac- you will develop your talents Once a
of confidants, you are loyal and May- any one-of-the-arts-is some-cepted into your small-circio thing you, alone, can answer
the average. July You are fond of success in the sincere beyond
A partnership in business, with material world nndi you may not want to make the sacrifices someone who shares your ideals "It means that things look big-necessary to achieve first place. could provo very successful.
And
place in anything second would never hold your interealt You
2. MA at the lunch, Mr U. world war,”
the leader of
delegation,
last year's trade
10.25
16.17
10.10 bid
October November December
18.05 nominal
18.00
17.05 bid
has to offer. By nature, a
Be very careful in selecting You are not easy to please. builder, you have a temperament as well as
January (1050)
February
17.78
17.70 "
Aprü
May
17.03 17.00
NO,"
14
June
July
17.35 17.00
18.70 nominal United Press.
morrow London.
first to enact minimum wage you see yourself in it," expla wonderful," Christopher went on. ", want only the best that your marriago partner, for you
Jegislation?
dersehen"?
plald
colours
dicate?
Holland.
6.
What is a lapidary? (Answers in Column 6)
Rupert & the live toys
411-
}
March
the
quoted
RETURN TO ECONOMIC STABILITY
turnover in Hongkong, and said: "I believe
The report noted that with 17.06 nominal these figures can be expanded in
future, and it's up to you to do the rise in product'on and a tendency to full employment, showed a will stay at European countries The delegation
to monctity Stratford-on-Avon tonight and gradual return Standard Contract Rubber Futures, visit large engineering firms fo- stability,
to before returning
LONDON MARKET
London, May 5
Prices in the rubber market baro today closed as follow:-
May (in pence per lb.).... 10-13/10 July/September
October/December
"It was on a table lying on the rest of the words in the book. top of an open book," said Chris- The glass made them took big- topher. "It was a large round-ger
"Oh, I know," said Knart. "1 glass about half as big as a sâu- cer, with a long black handle."
That's a fine big name," said "Was it a looking class?" Knart was a magnifying glass."
Christopher Cricket. "What does repeated it mean?" "Looking glass?" Christopher. "What's that?"
ger when you look through it,' Samo as Mirror "If you look in a looking glass, said Knart.
thought it was "I certainly ed Knuri. "A looking glass is
"I never
saw anything before must be constructive in your a temper and must learn to 2. What is the meaning of the same as a mirror"
Christopher shook his head. It that made things get so big. 1 put
the capacity for seeing you are to find permanent hap-May the German phrase "out Wie-wasn't a looking glass, When I one of my feet under this mag-thinking and your actions. You got both well under control if
looked in it, I could see right nifying glass, and I ever would have
an fcialities. You have 3. When was the Diesel en- through to the other side. As I have believed a cricket could that which lies behind super piness.
intellect and Arc To find what the stars have tomorrow, select ging invented?.
said before, it was lying on top have such big feet! There was a
and read 4. What do the designs and of an open book. I could see the penny lying on the table close quisitivo
knowledge. Be warned against your birthday star of Scotch
In-words through the glass. They by. I pushed it under the glass, always trying to achieve more in store for
paragrapli. corresponding too the interests is a scattering your looked enormous, But the words too. Suddenly that penny became
glass Name the largest city in really weren't any bigger than 03 big as a plate. "This gusht to widely or you may not reach Let your birthday star be your
daily guide. wonderful thing, myself. It makes the tiniest the plundcle of success.
And just 23 things enormous..
SATURDAY, MAY 7 about that time I began to foel
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) So I scurried very hungry.
I could
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 233 about the kitchen but all I and was a tiny crumb. It was A day of unexpected change If planning a journey, start A today, for the stars say it will a possible Journey.
propitious beginning. hardly enough for
my dinner, and
may prove be
Otherwise, a neutral day. Then all at once, I remembered now acquaintance
(Nov. 23- SAGITTARIUS about the magnifying glass, So I exciting.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- crumb up to the dragged the
Sull observe caution in all im- Dec. 221-Bo careful in eu A loss in the It under table, and put
It a jour business dealings, porlant decisions. Bless."
may be possible today unless you are "And what happened?" asked nay is necessary, it
undertaken successfully.
very careful
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. Knart.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)
your energy and You should 20)-Guard -Be aggressive.
Important savo it for the "A most wonderful thing in get what you want today. the world," replied Christopher. I
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- things. Examine all details.
AQUARIUS (Julie 21-Feb. That tiny crumb became as big General business la stimulated. 19)Nows from a distance may as a whole loaf of bread. Now
The path of romance should change your mind about some it was more than I needed for dinner. I can't tell you howe smoother now, too. Be cau- thing important, Plan a jour-
tious if travelling.
ney, perhaps happy I felt until I ate it."
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- "Why?" asked Knari. "What
be a Your Intuitions should
bo careful on the If driving, was the matter?"
Romanco may blossom Christopher Cricket sighed. good guide for you now. Bus-
a great galn
bring you now and But ne "It was still just a crumb.
the next friends of the opposite sex. deal of happiness. even so," he added
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)— "A LIBRA (Sepl. 23-Oct. 23)- moment, cheerfully again, magnifying glass is a wonderful Unexpected changes con cause Be very careful in what you thing even though it makes havoc or they can be another sign. Best not to make verbal unless you are If you commitments things only seem bigger than landmark in progress
very sure, indeed. make them that. they really are."
CROSSWORD
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12
Across
1 a sufrented price. (9)
7. Wavea (9)
9. During this ruu get a bot drug
17
10. Attempts for efts to make. (7)
13. On this many ship has fou
dored, (4)
I in which you una nait pigs.
17. Buder, Ry
10. The power of retaining mental
impressions. (5)
19. Petitious alorica. (0)
21. They pilates to the early moil.
10. 13-81
Down
1. It's treacherous, movable by the
s and given you t
feeling. (4)
Where you are most likely to
find the asco. (D.
M. Peculiar chap this
+D!
Surface:knd with matted geass
foot (4)-
b. Even a fool can took tika tét!m, aby;
6. The bull of the Zodiao. (0)
Brozes parze ununtly of
thor
11. Don Jovera will recognise this as
& GR to Dointars to stop (4)
12. Tuli grasada, (0)
15. Forenean, (2).
20. Thus to, begin the song (2)
Seeing the Golliwog so angry. Rupert tells him at what hap pened." The giraffe and the hippo did so want to belong to some body." he says, "but they've gone. and I've no idea where they can be know Golly not. now.' where they are," he cries. "I went down your chimney and opened the window and took them back 10 Santa Claus'a Castle. You've waned too much of my time, and we're very cross with you." "So that's how the window was opened!" sighs Rupert "Oh, dear, I didn' mean any harm,"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL
Tiny Crumb
shows
Hairbreadth Escape
VESAN- WHILE WRITING FOR BILL AND OLD TORNADO
IKE TO
PINO AN EXTRA CANOE
PADDLE.
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THREATEN THE INDIAN
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1024 United Press.
China Producé
Quotations
New York, May 5,
Closing Prices New Aniseed oil, per b. F.O..
US$0.70-80 York. CHAxta ail, per 1b, F.O.D. Now
York,
133-225 Agar, per
New 3b, F.OR Apar
York, .............................. 2.75-3.25 Sandalwood, in drums, depending on
1270 nom. quantity &c quality, Tung oll, in tank cars, F.O.B, New York. sobbingngo 0.20 nom. Beryllium, (10 to. 12 percent) per 23.00/30.00 ton. Molybdenum 100 percent) per lb. 0,54
-United, Presa.
Closing Prices
May 4. Castor seed, per long to, F... ..... US$103, Brazil, Cotton red. per long ton F.O.8. - 40. Memphis,
HONGKONG SHARES
It pointed out that high levels. of employment would depend on the ability of European coun-- necessary tries to purchase the raw materials from abroad. It said that without United States. assistance Europe could Ananced only two-thirds of its. imports from overseas during 1948.
The problem of Overseas payments remains, morning was therefore, the report said, the Transactions and most threatening
The turnover on the Stock balance of Exchange
this
$825,455:00
noon prices!
SHARES DUYEN: SELLERS SALES TANKS
HK Bank, 1550
INSURANCES
Union,
Underwriters
IIK Fire.
DOCKS, ETC.
LAND, ETC.
*670 000
07 < 075
10000
8.20
220
T
K. Wharf ..
110
N. P. Wharf 5.30 Dock,
4
20
21
S'hal Dock,
7.10
IK Hotel
11.20
10
1535 10 200' o 18.30
Star Ferry
C, Light (0)
1000 € 13.10
1000 13.10
Juk Lond. Flohreys, UTILITIES
Tram,
Europe's
aspect of económic situation, even though the balance of payments deficit in 1948 was one-quarter lower than in 1947. -United Press.
NY FOREIGN EXCHANGE
15.40 Argentine Peso 600.15
(Oficial)
15 # 110 | Argentine Peso 200110
800 13.20 1200 13
2009‘G# 13.10
(Unomictal) Austraila
razli
algium
Canada
Chile
1500 13 England-30 day tulures
England 60 day fult
NY Seeds And Oils
C. Lights
500 1,00
Franco
1800
9.20
India
de 0.10
Mexico
New Zealand
1000 # 9.10
1000
700.
3600
Flax seed, per biishel, F.O.D. Min.
menpolis.
•Electric
300 32
d Linseed oil, per ib, in tank care. A centa ron. New York.
1315 cents United Fre7.
Macao Electrle 24
Telephone ...
Peanut oil. per ib. F.O.D. New
York,
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRIALS
1. Now Zealand in 1804, 2:
Answers
ཝ
200 61.32
Peru
Portugal
South Africa Sweden Switzerland
Uruguay
500 325 Verzuela
Netherlands
23141-Batavia
140 33
3800
600 6 2115
700 34
21
Singapore Hongkong
Bhanghai
300
200
216
Closing rites
MAY ..
US$0.2017.
2005
3.23-25
.0000
.04-15/10
.0130
3,3T 00.17%
.1275
C$50
.3770
4730
„2430
United Prem.
Exchange Rates
2131
Business way dóna in the local unoticial RPÜRGES market this morning 'mi: the ; following Yntes
#21
3131 Eleriing pounds note, (per:
37.9. dollar({per31)
IC: plastres (per 100)
415 Biam tockis (per 100) 17:
NEX gulders",{por 2100);
4.80 8.50 1000 0 5.20" Singapore. (Birahti) ce
1) 10.30
'11.30
18.1
Coment
Till we meet again. 9. About STORES, ETC, 1000. 4. The clans and red- ments to which the wearers balongi 02: Amsterdam.
Dairy, XD..Biji,
A
worker in precious stones.
Watson (X, RIL). COTTONS.
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