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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS・
.MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Plays It Safe And Makes An Overtrick
BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
[AVE you ever listened to ono
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of the stars on the radio, and wondered what, type of person he or she is? Having heard Jack Killy on the air many times I had the pleasure of meeting him the other day, and found him very interesting.
He started out in 1939 with Warner
Brothers
DUMBBELLS
A GRAVE STONE
WHOSE
IS IT?
"The 4627
Desert Song," and he thinks that the best thing he has done so far is his recent M-G÷M re- cording of "Sunflower."
Jack in a careful and deli- berato bridge player. Many players would be content just to
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Check Your Knowledge
SCIENCE AT
ACCEPTED
THEORIES
WORK
HEREDITY
UPHELD
BY THE WAY
By PAUL F. ELLIS
A group of Columbia Univer-
by Beachcomber
Wrists who have at
all those ornitho-
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
US Reduces Foreign Aid Spending
Washington, · May 23-The
[quired free wigs to sell to House of Representallyes Ap- the Chinese restaurateurs to propriations Committes today They pointed out that sity celentists reported to heredity mechanisms of snimako birds' nests for con- ordered a 15 percent reduction in foreign pla' spending for next and
micro version Into soup please year on the rounds that do ¿planta day on experiments upholding mals,
remarkable the generally
show accepted theory organisms.
has been so bitter that Prof. H. T. D. Lysenko, a plant breeder.
3. Muller, of Indiana Univer- have thrown out the theorier sily and Nobel Prize winner, advanced by Mendel, Morgan resigned
ned from the Academy of and Weismann, and how Recept: Sciences of the Soviet Union.allccts heredity. As a se- theory that environment Tho Columbia report, made
Buzz-Buzzard,
items.
The Budget Burcou Jind re- commended US$4,100,200,000 for ECA spending in the fiscal year of 1950. The Committee re- duced it to US$3,568,470,000.-
President Truman
had re- quested
for US$1,000,000,000 Government rellet in occupied areas. The Committee reduced that to US$850,000,000, but granted in full US$1,074,000,000 In foreign aid funds requested by President Truman for the last three months of the fiscal year.
of heredity and refuting Soviet similarities, and that it is like-Communicate with the Minis-mealle prices are dropping. claims that environment alone ly that fundamental knowledge try of Health, Wealth and The Committee also recom-
mended in 18 eristics, in this field gained by a study Happiness? And will theiler spending for occupied areas. percent cut in re- producés human characteristics. In
The controversy
between of some species may be found Dartmouth bandoman who malding total reduction of rome
Soviet scientists and to apply to the whole group." has been presented with the US$779.135,000 for the two those outside the "Iron Curtain" The Sovjet scientists, led
clarinet he has played for 30 years please give us a tune? Leave your hats and go quiet- tyto Leighton been presented to the old Danish where Q beehive on wheels has the American Cancer Society suli, Dr Muller has said, no dog-breeder who ate 90-year-old can dripping at his grondson's wed- which helped to finance the self-respecting
scientist experimenta, said that the tests remain a member of the Soviet ding, thus beating the record of
the Abbess of Montchicour,
who how that the
micro- Academy. ability of organisms to adapt themselves
guzzled nine barrels of soused Acquired Charactor merti on the Feast of St Fincre, to different external conditions "is not the resu
| (Memoires de Gontran de Saint- result of change
The Columbia scientists, con-Girons, Vidame d'Estomac.) What are breakwaters and induced by env
firming the Jong accepted what is their purpose?
rather that the environment theory,, first proved that even Exciting duel nets by allowing
Gooseboote: the selective though bacteria require a cer
that my growth of only a few members tain substance,
an learned friend has said of pro- such as in the population of the micro- amino acid, for growth, they cessing might be said equally organismo."
can be "trained" to synthesise well of de-processing.
in Snapdriver; the substance and to grow
One is comple- of an external montary to the ether, as the absence
were. supply.
Gooseboote: Then which comes first?
What do you Snapdriver: mean by first?
1,
What was Helen Porter Mitchell, the opera singer's p.eudonym?
2.
3. Complete the following: Meridians ot...... of......
Parallels
4. What name is given to the North American reindeer?
5. Name four birds that can relected be trained to talk.
6. Of what clement diamonds composed?
I
(Anawers in Column 6)
a
environment,
Similarities
but
The scientists snid they micro-organisms to work with in their study be
of the ability of the couse are bacteria to produce a genera
tion in 20 minutes as contrasted with 20 years in the human be Ing:
ID GIRLS MAGAZINE
Chirpie Was Very Puzzled
-He Saw the Fing Flying Everywhere---
By MAX TRELL
ALWAYS used to think."
When he led a small heart from dummy. I wondered why he was not bothering to pick up the trumps, but he played it safe. He trumped the four of
Chirpic Sparrow was my- hearts with the ten of spades and went back over to duming's ing to Knarf and Hanid, the When both shadow-children with the turned- king of spades,
names, opportenis followed, Jack led the about
I flew "that five of hearts from dummy and around a good den. I thought trumped it with the lack of got almost everywhere that But I just spades.
anyone could go. Another small spade was led met someone who flies around to much more than I do. that to duminy, picking up the
I feel ko a opponents' last trump. Then
real stay-at-home." Knatt
Hanid and Jack Tufted the seven of hearts in his own hand. Thus he curious to know whom Chirpio established the ten of hearts so Sparrow meant. "Is it another that he could discord his losing bird?" Hanid asked, club. He still had two trumps in dummy to ruff his losing din- monda, so he made seven-ödd.
CHESS PROBLEM
BY & AL HASSBERG- (BCF Tourney 57) Black, 12 pieces.
were
Chirpie, said it wasn't a bird at all.
"Is it a kite? Is it an aero- Chirple saw the Sag firing on a plano?" Knarf suggested.
"No; It isn't elther of them.”
Flag Waved
house.
in
This is satisfactory_ndap- tation to an environment which the amino acid is ab- sent, and the new ability, is in- the report said. herited," "Without further analysis this seems to be, on. the surface, a case of the inheritance of nequired character; that an in- herited change has been in duced in specific response environment.
an
to
"However, since the adapla- tion always takes place in cul- tures where millions of bacteria are present, the problem wus to determine the effect of the environment change on the in- dividual bacteria in the culture population."
The scientists said that sub- sequent experiments! showed "unequivocally that adaptation
is not the result of an induced change in the individual bac terin
"It is rather
that environ ment acts by permitting the selective growth of only a fow members of the population."-- United Press.
(Tomorrow-Book Parade}
All
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it
Gooseboole: Before the other. Snapdriver: The other what? Gooseboote: What do you mean by the other what?
Buapdriver: I'm asking you-- the other what?
us
Forthcoming fun
"An aluminium dome one and a third times as high as St Paul's"
allowed in The Committee full the
Greece amounts for and Turkey to keep an unin- terrupted, low of assistance to those countries.United Press.
JAP COAL EXPERTS FOR U.S.
23.-General
DEVALUATION OF EUROPEAN CURRENCIES
"Insistent Reports
In United States
New York, May 23. Insistent reports are again prevalent in the United States that serious consideration is being given to devalua- tion of various European currencies.
Despite Sir Stafford Cripps' recent denial that the value of the Pound would be lowered, many American observers believe that if any one country's currency is devalued all the other overvalued currencies will follow suit,
The gradual falling-off of European exports to the United States extremely vital as a source of dollars because of price competition against› reduced American products, is spurring reports of devaluation.
American importers belleve i However,
the because of that the devaluation of various |"far-reaching consequences, it European currencies would is expected that if, and when, make it possible for American the action is taken by Sweden buyers to pay les in terms of it will be within the framework dollars for Europe's exports of the International Monetary and thus increase shipments, Fund, and will probably be re-
actiona Exporters in New York, how-lated to similar
by ever, point out
other countries. that if foreign currencies are devalued in tering of dollars, European buyers will
forced to spend
be
I.M.F. STUDY The IMF has been studying tho more in
exchange rates of the their own money to buy Amerl-various member countries, and can goods, which would result the results of its studies are ex- In reduced exporis.
pected to play a part in Axing While various countries of any new rates.
from suffered
bavo
American
-
trade
Tokyo, May Gooseboote: There is no ques- tion of what. I said the other.acArthur's Japanese coal pro- Europe
Biggest factor in current re- duotion chief, Mir A. Wyatt, falling
domestic ports of impending devaluation Before the other,
Snapdriver: Why not after will leave by plans for the prices-causing stronger com- has been tho prodding of ECA
Unlied
States on Wednesddy, petition-ench nation has been in attempting to promote Anan- the other?
Cocklecarrot: Gentlement Let heading a party of six Japanese affected to a varying degree. cial stability in Europe.
In Among the hardest hit is proceed to less recondito coal experts.
order to
increase tamfoolery.
The party will be away 10 Sweden, who has seen her and general
recovery,
ECA weeks, during which it will experts to the US of pulp, officials have-
been urging, re- study conditions in American paper and other products drop examination of exchange rates mines.
substantially. Among govern both to increase dollar-corning Two of the Japanese making ment and banking circles the exports and stabilise the Indi- the trip, Shigeo Terachi and Swedish Kroner is mentioned as vidual currencies.
by probably the first European Ell Nianijima, were elected miners in Hokkaido and Kyushu, currency which will be devalued, which produced the highest percentage of coal between Aprli and December last year.
The party's Itinerary calls for the United Sintes to Visits Bureau of Mines laboratory in Pittsburgh, coal mines in Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and also machinery manufac- tuurs and coal shipping Installa- tions-United Press.
DISCUSSING the rumour that lights of the 1951 Festival, my this will be one of the de- paper forgot to say what it will be attached to or whether Mirs Margaret Lockwood will recllo the Gettysburg specch
whlle on It, dressed standing Britannia. Or Boadicea?.
-(London Express, Service).
Is
YOUR BIRTHDAY ....... By STELLA
TUESDAY, MAY 24
NY FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
oficiel)
Aukiralla Brazil Delgium Canada
Chu
England
You have considerable per- "But you said it dies." Hand to the bottom of the pole. But PORN today, you have a great reminded Chirpic.
there it stood, straight out from deal of personal magnet-` sonal courage and no matter thing appears "That's right," agreed Chir- the dag-pole, flopping in theism and seem able to attract the how dimcult a
will do ple. "Only it hasn't got wings. wind and trying its best to flype of people who interest you on the surface, you It's a ling."
it and who will do you the most your best to get at the heart of I was quite sure wouldn't succeed so you can good in your life work. This a problem and solve it. You Imagine my surprise the next is not so much premeditated on are not always as conventional Argentine Peso (Un- morning when I saw it march-your part as it is "just natural." as you might be, but your idens Knart and Hanld both ex-
You ing down the street In front|
are kind, sympathetic are usually good and, in the and understanding claimed in surprise, saying that of n parado."
of others. long run, they will prove their a--flag-didn't really dy;--||-
"It wasn't the same Hand And since you are interested in worth. waved. "And besides," added
them, they in turn are interest- Knarf, "flac doesn't go any broke in.
ed in you. But you have You are sometimes a littlo where. It always stays in one Chirplo Sparrow didn't seem trigger temper which must bo moto garrulous than is good for place."
Chirpio Sparrow shook his to hear her. He went right on.kept under control. Your emo- you. Learn to be as good a lis- conversa- "But that wasn't all. The next tions are very near the surface tener as you are "It's easy to see
that
day I looked through the win- and your impulses are quick tlonallat and you might learn neither of you
know much
respond. Although you something to your advantage. dow of the school and there about a fing Now this flag wus the same fag, on the wall
boli" wall "come to a quick
C001 YOU
Your
love nature is strong that I'm talking about was in front of the assembly hall off, once the incident has pass and you must learn to keep it
you may under control. Blying from the top of a Bag- And the day after that I saw it ed. Unfortunately, vole on the roof of the post-an a boat, tied to a little flag-say or do something which you mance become too important in in the middle of town pole, sailing out to sca. And may wish to retract later, so your life. With you, restraint While, 3 pieces.
It Wag well fastened with this time I said to myself, It's bo on your guard at all times. is the best course to follow. White to play and mate in two. ropes, going all the way down really going away. It's the last
Solution 10 yesterday's problem:
1.B-R2; threat 2, B-Kti
B-Q1; 2, QxB; 1
B-B3; 2, K-7 (ch).
CROSSWORD
-Across
・ands. Any dear fees might be
this, 4, 43
4. Keep awa27 (5)
8. 112in chango from "rago. (4)))))
10. Dring forth. (8)
11. Leg seems upset in a broken çöz,
13. Everything
comes to her, on
should do. (7)
16. Avan could be. (4)
18. Boo 1 Down.
20 za net bould be next as well as
**zle. (4)
23, Annoy, {0}
31. Sea 12 Dqwn.
Down
A
~1 and 10. Find when Crow, entered
- the; gaiden "Uy thi. · 10-6)
(3; Deginning of an era oz. niators.
((D) V
4bg 1 ACIDI,
A The rari'differencs. (8)"
Wond away, from the week-end.
·U, Fkokone SMEAR)))= 10),
22. DEER 190 tank. st. thư: door,, it
189020 towars birda (5),
Complete collection, (6)
* insect in the pastry." (8)
Solution:
office
I'll ever see of the flog."
"And it was the last you saw Rupert & the live toya-38 ot it?" Hanld asked.
1
When Willie and Sylvia :baye
fin bed agning their names-gay that the toy,animala belong (azbejö, they marth off happily, leading the
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Portugal South Africa Sweden Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands Batavia
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the
Financial stability is consider-
ed one of the most important phases of ERP, and any move toward convertibility of curren- cles is being encouraged by ECA officials.
"
TRADE BARRIER Convertibility in considered; one of the most desired objec- Stock lives thle year, since ECA offi- cinis belleve it would remove and one of the strongest barriers to
Increased
trading between
Exchange this morning was $620,000.00 Transactions noon prices: HILARES BUYERS, SELLERS BALES BANKS
JK Bank, 1560
INSURANCES
Canton,
Union,
320 60
DOCKS. ETC. K. Whart N.-P. Whart 04
Dock.
Provident,
HK fotel,. HK Land.
S'hal Lond. 1 Humphreys, UTILITIES
...17.20
the various countries.
The Secretary, of the US 11810Treasury, Mr John Snyder, has been one of the most vigorous proponents of devaluation of European currencies to "sound"
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20 000
2015
300 121
levels.
Now that the first year of ERP has, by meeting the most urgent economic problems, con- 500 7 12.35tributed to substantial recovery, observers believe 1500 e 115 American
European countries can attempt
reform monetary
still
500 1.80 recovery
54 · 100 6ɔ 53
2000 @ 2.60
2000. 17.00 1500
1000
17.75 17.00
sociated Pres5.
to speed further.-As-
Jap Iron, Steel
1000170 Production Up
200 14.
500 2 13.83 100134
Closing Prices.
May 23.
Argentine Peso
clal)
com-
... US$02077
1056
3.23-17
S'hal Dock, Wheelocks
17
.0060
LAND, ETC.
.0217-14
12
4.001/16
.0017-7
3024
Maxica
1250
Tram,
New Zealand Port
4.02
.0550
044
1.03-12
Star Ferry..
105
2785
C. Light
25.01
(0),
..... 1284 24
4175
3010
3768
C. Light
3178
Tit
.... 0.30 9.70 1300
$730
2450
Electric
.0001
United Press.
Memphis.
Collen seed. Deri
Closing Prices,
May Castor weed, per long ton, F.O.B.
Brazil.
.... US$ic).
Macao
.Electric, Telephone
Coment STORES, ETC
.2416
2314-2315
20
Dairy
Watson
per long ton, F.O.D.
COTTONS
40.
Flax seed, per bushel, F.0.3. Min-
nespoilt.
thrifty
AQUARIUS (Jap. 21-Feb. MAY anticipate a 19)-You
pointment In now romance to off-set disap
como business
· F.O.D. New York. Peanut oil, per
York
.... 27.8 cont
New lb. F.OJI.
1235 traded -United Press,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Singapore
Hongkong
Shanghat
23 NY Seeds And Oils DUSTUIALS
*****
d.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. Make a serious effort to work Deo. 22)-Travel it you must, things out without tensions, but attend strictly to business. In The Park..
Caution, rather than haste, Postpone decisions on all plans best for you now,
for, expansion... goh no," said Chirple.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)
23-Jun. CAPRICORN (Deo, Bown right backGuard your resources, Thore 20)Be must have
practical, very again because I saw it in the are changes in the air. too. Be pecially when it comes to mat park, and in front of the library diplomatic toward the opposite ters involving the budget Be Linseed oil, per in, in tank cars. und in front of a lot of houses sex. and Onally (and I could hardly
LEU (July 24-Aug. bellevo
this at
at all!)
233- I saw it being carried by a little gift one very alert to the dangers of
unwise business A tiny stick. But that wasn't Consider all plans very care
negotiations. the strangest part. Instead of fully indeed being big, it had suddenly become small though every-
doall Seek, personal happiness! New York Metals
PISCES (Feb. 28-Mar. 21)-
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)—
tant, DO
Business the same."
guard it. needs caution, too. Bo circum- By this Ume both Knart spect in everything.
*LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—
thing else about it was exactly Friendship can be vary impor* A journey will, bo all right, but Iron ore (8) per-
giraffe and the hippo on, pieber si anil Hand were telling Chirple itting, but Constable Growler
in loud voloes that what he In any romance, be very care Your intuitions should boa scratches his head and looks puzzled.
thought was one flag was really ful of the eternal triangini good guide today. New friends
of your many flags although all of them Make sure
emotions can bring exceptional happi-zine, Prime, Western,
"I don's know if I've, dope, sight
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CHICAGO
GRAINS
Chicago, May 23-----Grain Closing Prices prices on the Board of Trade
May 23.
werp today · strengthened, with wheat and rye in the lead.
Small
when it comes to expansion, be cent Irm) delivered lower port Lake thrifty and watch the budgeti
Superior, per short ́ ́ANIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- ton.
·do US$ 8.13.7.35 Copper Lectrolyte. Export) FO.D. New York, per lb,
New York. per 18, Bariganteng (Electroly
28.
12.70
cents
"
tte 990 percent Man- Lähese) delivered MARI of. Milgrippt Biver.
ness,
4
to let them go." he says grally,
I've only your word, to go on looked exactly alike. But that before committing yourself. "Oh, please don't worry so mud" explanation didn't quite satisfy SCORPIO · (Oct, 24-Nov. 22) TAURUS "(Apr. 21-May 21) smiles. Rupert. You can trust us. Chirpic. He was still sure that Now friends and new places-Continuo yesterday's caution If only the gallwng would come nothing could fly as well or us may add pleasure to your, life, in, all matters of any real im- back he would fell you, the alpay for as a flag-not, oven the Adventuro, right now, may be portance. A trip may bring just, we have done.”
fastest bird..
| exciting,
need for decision. ALU, RIGHTS RESERVED.
BRONCHO BILL
COME ON, FELLERS WE COTTA "TEND KHS KANGER
MEKTIN"
(CHRI BRONCHO BILLA GONNA SHOW US
TO SCOUT. INJURO
MB-TEXT WOULDNT MIDS 'FER A GOLD MINE”:
HEYİ LEAD
THR-PANTS
32,00
United Press.
Crop prospects con tinued to bolster rye, while bread grain responded to buy irig influenced by the forecast
Tokyo, May 23.-Tho Japan- ese Ministry of Commerce and Industry today announced that Japan's iron and steel production during April more than equalica target figures because of an uninterrupted supply of electric power
The Ministry said pig-Iron
output
totalled 113,801 toris,. against a goal of 105,705 tons,. while steel ingots totalled 237,- 288 tons, against a goal of 187- 415 tons United Press,
OUTWARD MAILS
Unless otherwise, stated, re- gistered articles and parchix. parts close, 10 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. It made "Sobators: 16 am, registered and parest posts`close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Mails aro closed at Kowloon Central Port amca balf an hour earlier, than; the OPO closing-timer,
TUESDAY, MAY 24. Closing Times By Air Swatow. Amoy, Shanghai, Tsing-
to Chimgkind, Talpeh and Foo- chow, 3.30 p.m.
Hangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. (Bamm,
of "Unwanted rains in the south- | Nairobi. Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Mauritius Johannesburg, and Cairo via Karachi, Alexandria, Rome and London, (CPO), 4.30 p.m.: (GPQ), 5
Bingapore, & h.m.
west, with the implied threat to new crop harvesting opera- tions
Pricen closed as follow WHEAT-price per bushel,
Saptomber
July
December
March, (1950)
Now York Scrap July
-September Closing Prices. December
May. 23.
1.90
Manila, Honolulu, USA & Canado, 10 p.ti
Air, Parcel Posts for Mailia; Yano- Tutu and USA, (CPO) 4.30 p.m.2 (GPO) 8 p.m.
Ordinary Alethall Printed Matiers,
13212-129-Samples and Small Packet Posis) for
Manila, Guim, Honolulu and. USA (CTO) 4.30 p.m.: (GPO) 0:
Bangkok, pim.
MAIZE
The Showdown
By Harry F. O'Neill
1:1036-1.17
JONATHAN GERA? THE BISCUITS ARE. READY" › COME OUT.
Comper, Fon, per ton
(19
Judy
14t asked
US) 0.75/14.00
AND
Loed.. 1.0.3.
theavy rofl)
8.50/0.10
Alce), 1.9.3.. periton
heavy-m
Beptember
·May *July
October
WINNIPEG ATE
15.00/15.00
WINNIPEG DARLEY -
1.107
.1.02
-United. Press)
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Answers
July
October
Closlu Times Dy Sea Hollow. Pakhol via Holhow and
Straits. 3.pm..
Bwatow4 p.m.)
Haiphong, & pimu.
Tramkong via Canton, of p..
WEDNESDAY,
AL 25
*** Closing Times By Air Shanghai A.M.
Bwatow and Amoy, 8.30 am. {reg); d'a.m. (ördag van D
Okinawa Japan, 0.30‹K.m." (rég}}'
fo .m. (ord), alk
Manila, 13.10 p.m.
Shanghal, Tsingtao, Swatow, Andor
Exchange Rates Tulpen, Kuming and Holbow, sho
1828
1: Nellie Melbs. 2. Any struc- ture or contrivance serving, to
Businem “was done in the local break the force of waves and thometal exchangs market
morning at the followin profect a harbour. 8. Meridians sterling pouride note, (per of longitulle, Parallels of Juti- U.8. dollars (par. 31)-66 tuder 4 Caribou de je Crows, FIG Demires), (part100) parrots, magpies and raven..NEA BUNGare (per 100)
Islami, tidale (ple, 100)
DækjarkaAk
Batson, and Paris:-4;p.m
Clostogrimes 227 61K Maristaan omar
100UBAL: Canada Central and South 16.10 Agarica vin (ab: Irrancisco (10 PAN 18.30 cele, for Cerada), 3 p.mig, 529, 4.7034avis,, Kourabaya land, MierstET,