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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
A youngsters we were taught
to count 10 before saying something we might be sorry for. Here is a good rule for every
bridge player to adopt-before
playing to the first trick, stop at least long enough to count 10,
I have seen experts take 20 minutes
thought for
before playing to the first trick in an Important tournament match,
the newcoiner yet
often calls
out immediately the card to be played from dummy to the first
trick.
DUMB-BELLS
REGISTEREO URÍ
TODAY 18 MY MOTHERS WEDDING DAY!
PATENT OFFICE
REALLY?
'MY MOTHER WAS MARRIED
YEARS AGO!
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
1. San Salvador in the West Indies. 2. In Japan, about 1871. 3. Asa Yocison.” 4. Damascus, 5. To work. (Czech-robotti), 6. Because it was originally made by heating the horns and hoots.
UNUSUAL ANGLES
IF YOU SEE THINGS,
YOU'RE NORMAL
· Philadeplila—If you you're eping things, normal. If you don't, mat.
think lusion-blind and can't recognise you're them. If one sees an Illusion you're proves one is normal.
That to the state of affairs at Franklin Institute here.
It's time to worry when one
doesn't see them.
The illusions at the Institute- were baiting, until they were explained.
The Institute put on the lar- gest collection of illusions on
It was puzzling to pass your earth to prove that illusions are
hand through a pot of roses and normal--and fun.
nover touch a rose. They weren't There was an upside down in the pot. They were behind goldfish bowl, a room that tilted it. It was ridiculously easy rest of the world crazily, to understand, once it was ex-
car that plained. Mirrors, a stationary motor moved and roses that were thero and weren't. You could watch a talking hend--with no body to support it--or a motionless dag appearing to wave.
the
Some Not Normal Psychologists estimate that 20 percent of the population is il
..
Same Old Trick
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
REFER the correspondent who naks where journal- fats get their knowledge of out-of-the way subjects. to "Pickwick Papers.”
When Mr Pickwick naked Mr Pott, the editor, where his crilic got his knowledge of Chinese Metaphysics, Mr Pott replied, "He crammed for IL Pott went on to explain that the critic took down the Encyclopaedio Britannica," and "read for metaphysics under the letter M. and for China under the lot- ter C, and combined the in- formallon siri"
2.
4
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE goldfish bowl suspended from me end knocked "ork for not
I
Mr. Punch Wrote Riddles
Na
-And He Asked the Shadows to Guess Them-- By MAX TRELL.
the
7 NARF and Hand,
Eháslow-children with the turned-about names, noticed a sly look on Mr Punch's face us he sat In his rocking-chair When the dummy goes down, under
the playroom window. review the bidding in your Knarf saw that Mr Paneli had mind. It will help you to place missing high cards.
Then a note-book in which he had
You just been writing start to count your tricks. may And that with a contract But Hand
something
that
decided for 10 tricks, you can count would be better not to ask Mr 20. sho only nine. Then you must look Punch any questions, for
to develop the 10th and Knarf just waited by the A Way
side of the rocking-chair, noi trick.
Today's play will look very saying anything at all. easy to you because you can see all the hands. But suppose that you were looking only at the South cards and at the dummy in the Nerth. When the jack of diamonds was led, would you go right up with the ace in order to discard à losing club from your hand? That would be the wrong play.
of
113 Finally Mr Punch sald:
like to suppose you'd both know what I've written in my note-book?"
"It isn't polite to ask," said Hanld. "But I think I know,"
"Oh, you do, do you?"
3-26
Mr. Punch.was busy writing riddles.
"Po-ta-to!" shouted Knarf, glving the last word (and the answer) to the riddle.
Mr Punch nodded. #Very
"It's some new riddies," said good, Kharf. Now the second
In order to make the contract, you
have to find the king clubs on your right, or you must Hanid. get rid of both your small clubs. Therefore you must play the queen of diamonds from dummy on trick one, and discard the three of clubs from the South band, when the queen holds the trick,
Then cash the ace of diamonds and discard the eight of clubs, You concedo a heart trick and you have no problem. But I you go up with the ace of dia monds at trick one, and the club nesse loses, you will lose..a club and a heart.
Guessed Correctly
riddle, "This follows:
went as
Folks all say I'm good to ent But no one seems to like
me:
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
US Demand Govt. Considers
Reopening Of Metal Exchange
For Jap
Trade Overhaul
San Francited, Dar. 20. Tuổ San Francisco Chamber of Com
meroo claimed today that American nccupation officials were "retarding the development
of United Blates-Japaneso trade."
for
London, May 26. — Mr George Strauss, Minister of Supply, told Parliament today that the British Government was still con- sidering the re-opening of the London Metal Exchange.
The Opposition had urged this in a debate on the Government's bulk buying of food and raw materials,
Chamber officials called correction of the present oc- cupation headquarters contracts,
The Chamber's board of Mir directors issued a statement to- Exchange day, which demo
demanded:
Food
Strauss sald the Metal
Was
operated efficiently
Red Cotton Exchange Working
In Tientsin
in conditions of free Inler- "That Allied Headquarters
riero |·national trade and free conver- Implement promptly a cause pro-sation of currency. The same
viding for the return to the buyer explanation du
of the involes value of ship- It did п closed the 'secret of the talking
service to Industry ments which have failed to pass and
of head, the trick seen at nearly Mrs Butterscoth sums up examination by
some national the United economic and financial valuo. every side-show. The body be-
States
and Drugs Ad- longing to the head was cloverly
But it was certain that if it concealed in a glass caso,-
MR B BUTTERSCOTCH : |**2* Allied Headquarters were opened under present M'lord, I 'ave a The tilted room dropped your gents ero saya
request. Tho
amend their forms of contract to conditions, with the existing there's 黯 lore stomach down to your knees: ogin' sellin' processed mackerel
accord with world trailo prac- | restrictions--the Janbility to Wico in food products, Its 13-degree angle made
which buy freely In dollar countries [*] on for pen-wipers, and I've 'ad
makes the seller entirely res-and the inability to export ponsible for failure of his mer-metal freely the
look like as though it knowin' abaht it. Well, celling
what
from Britain in wants is to be told this lore in chandise to pass inspection by dollar countries--it were hanging upside down.
was ex- San Francisco, May 26-Tho Your body tried to stand words I can understand, and as Drugs Administraton."
In the United States Pure Foods and ceedingly doubiful whether or Cotton Yarn and Fabrio Ex- vertical to the earth but your you none of you made up
not a free market would exist change Market set up in Tien-
has eyes tried
what I
Jesterday
started tell your mind that ver
Izolu various ayer minds
at all in anything like the pre- fain
working, tho Communist-con- the room was vertical. Later
trolled Pelping Radio reported you got used to the idea and was processed, stand without were able to
processed, ter-processed or what 'ave you,
last night. leaning dangerously. But when ow could I be expected to know you walked out of the room the what none a' you lot knows? rest of the world was tilted. An' If the Jore's so
A spokesman said: bloomin' United Press.
clear. .on the
matter, 'ow is it can only come from SCAP as She would not be assured of thoing in various parts of Commu- that none
they on you can agree
determine the terms of Import of those sterling non-nist-controlled China.
melals coming here abah! what it means? An' if I sale and act as fiscal agents in ferrous
It sald that a Co-operative was endangerin' the renim by the handling of funds,United under bulk-purchasing agree-alore just set up in Tientsin was
CHESS PROBLEM
By C. G. RAINS (BCF Tourney 511 Dack, 11 pieces.
White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution to pesterday's problem:
1, Kt-RG, 1...K any; 2, PEs I wish I were less good to eat (Q, d), and 3, R mates, he.
At this Mr Punch laughed and said that Hand had guess-
"And now," ed correctly.
said, as he opened the note book, "I'd be willing to rend you my riddles if you'd like to It wouldn't," ho hear them. added, "be polite if I read them to you unless you really did want to bear them."
And had more folks to liko
mt
The
A VAL
Yessed,
un-condemned by the Puro Foodn
quar-
sellin' twopennorth o' stuff, why wasn't the spy what bought endangerin it too? If 'e knew it was wrong to buy it, why Isn't 'e ere to 'ave 'is blasted 'end cut orf, like me? Didn't 'e the to break encourage me bloomin' lore by askin' for a pen-wiper? Haxessory afore and arter the crime, that's what І вауз.
In passing
THE
just
THE statement I have
read, that the American Air Force is capable of inflicting 10 million casualties in a single day, is probably meant to cheer us up. Anyhow, far from
ing me Mr Huxley's Des
of despair, such talk
me that we must be nearing the end of an era of lunacy, and that very soon mankind will re- discover the use of its reason.
[London Expreza Service)
Chamber claimed that, foodstuffs had been
war sense. and Drugs Administration and There would be a very serious returned to sellers without re-risk that any fall of the Brillah free market would cause 'n drain payments to buyers.
Redrcas an Britain's dollar resources.
Press.
RUBBER
STILL
FALLING
ments.
The Radio also gave news about Co-operative stores opera-
doing away with middlemen's Britain would then have to profts by directly buying and make up her requirements with selling for other Co-operatives. dollar purchases from the United
The store had 45,000,000 States or Canada. "Most careful consideration" would have to be Communist dollars worth of
goods on consignment given before any decision was bought for its clients, the Radio made-Reuter.
reported. It was also helping 10 other Co-operatives In sell- ing linseed, Ünseed oil, skins, wheat, four and cation yarn.
HONGKONG
The
SHARES
or
Co-operatives were now ob- laining cheaper industrial goods than previously, the Radio said. This was so because the central |Co-operative body was buying from public trading companies turnover on the Stock at a lower rate than the market this morning was price Purchased commoditics
Transactions and went
New York, May 26-Number 1. contract rubber futures today closed 12 to 20 points lower on sales totalling 152 contracts,
went May delivery
of the board at noon 40 points below the previous close.
Standard contract May futures Exchange went off the board. 50 points $665,079.00. lower.
noon prices: Futures bounced back after a miRES DUYENS SELLERS SALES held areas-Reuter." weak start, caused by lower BANKS Landon and Singapore cables, had forced the list to new sea- sonal lows
A paucity of offerings from the Far East, plus evidence of Wall Street investment demand, helped to turn the tide, although realising and hedge selling right
Hanld said: "Is it Spinach, YOUR BIRTHDAY.... by STELLAt the close again forced the
Mr Punch?"
"Yes indeed! Poor Spineen, It's an unhappy vegetable. But "Of course
It, you we do!" Knarf people do really like
oven and Hand both said,
quite as sweet as carrots or
BORN today,
FRIDAY, MAY 27
you
have a cellent
propagandist-even
though it isn't Bensitive and artistic nature, politician or a statesman-pro-apparently anxious know. Check-Your "Well," said Mr Punch: "I'll beets." Then Mr Punch read You are probably good at all vided you had a "platform" in
Knowledge
1. Where did Jand on hia
America?
- They're ~ all --the-next-riddle.
"give you "a" hint."
about vegetables, Now listen very carefully and
see how
many of them you can guess.” Columbus Then Mr Punch read tho Arst
first voyage to vegetable-riddle. It went-
2. Where was the vehlelo jinricksha first used?
3. What is Al Jolson's real name?
4. Name the oldest city in the world that is still in exis- lence.
5. What is the literal mean- ing of robot?
6. Why Is ammonia come- times called spirits of hart- shorn?
(Answers in Column 2)
CROSSWORD
当
Across
2
L. From which you get a true sole. 2.6, Espounded,, (i) 10, Not Besh of the thigh. of the
call (4)
U be borne..(4) 311. Red or command? 15). $129 Itolp that will give you know- 1150 Con, this for: barrpOOD., 19).
17A-Beerna to be a grippingavili. (4) *10^ Pean til Animat form. $222,"Alma, Can chauke' to be little or Som grand, at some gamer14)
42%. Apada rut: but can be put back mum like this. (8);
25. KUTEDDIADO
Down
sel, Westona, that might recall some N.Implement. 181
Can yoday down this would be dicta
E..AppenGLE, (D) MITROVO KIM, extracted from Jula
•W?" Nothing; Eṣeglaziz, can make tha
21088 rin," (3) Actiear" breakup. (a) pont
Binaka - fisty (short, (5)
gua payment foods ready money.
U ETAMU 18. A play upon - words.
She Commanding, Oliceritia)
briday!u ptrekks, Acrbes:
Deep in the ground
I grow, grow, grow.
The summer goes Slow, slow, slow, The farmer beads Low, low, low; Aud digs me up-
The sun is bot
But I'm no fool."
I ile in the shade;
work requiring manual dexterity, which believed.
you
patient.
If so trained, you probably Personally, you are ambitious would make a good surgeon, for to reach fame and success. But other qualifications you want to reach it through you have which would be of help to you effective work rather than by in this profession, as well. Just feel me! I'm cool!
favour, alone. Hence, you are, a and You are gentle
eager to
conscientious worker. Kharf and Hanid both hest-help those who are less for-
Петр
You have a quick temper and tated. "What!" exclaimed Mrtunate than yourself. In addition, Punch: "you don't know the you are a born fighter for the must learn to curb it. Bo diplo
Learn the matic and tactful. one vegetable that's cooler than rights of others and would battle secret of the kid glove enclosing all the rest? Do I have to give for the life of your
Also, you may become an iron fist-if you must use ploneer in the field of ideas, for force!
to take any you are not one stotila quo as final. If you can see a better way
to do some thing, you will fight for that Fortunately at that Instant against all kinds of odds. In birthday star be your dally
Punch's wife Judy came fact, you would make an ex-' guide. out with a tray of sandwiches. And when Hanid caught a glimpse of what was between
you the answer?".
Rupert & the Arrows-1 Mr
*
The winter weather is subay bur very cold; so, keep themselves warm. Rupert and his father go out to chap. pile of wood for their Ore. For hith an hour they work cheerfully and then Mr. Bear smiles. **Now you've carried · sorne", play," he says. "Why not run off and find your pals for a game?” Rupert... scampers into the courage and comen out with 'a 'fine big ball. "J' take this with me," he laughis was Uncle Bruno's Christmas present to me and this is mst the day for football, Now to find my pils”.
„ALL"RIGHTS RESERVED,
Tray Of Sandwiches
j
1
To find what the stars love in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor responding paragraph. Let your
SATURDAY, MAY 28
into lower ground, While shipment offerings tapered off, dealers surmised that a fair amount of Hongkong offerings were still hanging over the market, where sellers were to unload because
of political conditions at home.
With slow-factory-de- mand for actuals the effect of latter offerings has been magnified.
Sentiment after the close of business
mixed. Sorac WAS observers looked for a further possible sell-out, with the mar
scheduled to be closed Tuesday morning. Other obser-
Friday
-until night
the
from
vers felt that reservations from here would invite covering for the long weekend,
Prices closed as follow- No I Contract Rubber Patares.
10.00 bid- May
closed at noort. 17.00 nominai 17.00
Juna July August September October November
December January (1956)
18.75 pominat 10.72 bi 15.62 nomina)
16.55
18.40
10,43
1..30
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. the two slices of bread flot GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Judy kept pointing right at it),Write Important letters. Initia- 22)-A good day to continue the
tive and brain work pay off start begun yesterday. on some February she said: "Cucumber!"
of
Bo March Importance. right now. Make the most of project
April nggressive,
Mày course)" smiled Mr Opportunity.
(June 23-July 23)- CANCELL
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. June Punch. "But it's a good thing fairly good day for business. 20)-More of a social than a July
15.28 that Judy came out. Without but for most of you, romance is business day. Increase friend- Standard Contract Futures-slay
1024 nominal-closed at boots. her, you never would have the real fenture. Have fun! ships; seck a new romance, if
-United Press. guessed it."
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--An you wish. unexpected romantic episode is likely to be offered you. It is a pleasure to be enjoyed.
"Humph," said Judy to Me Punch: "you're not as clever na you think you are, Mr Punch. Try to guess this riddle if you
can.
Can't see, can't talk Can't run, can't walk, Can't loan, can't sway, But 1, can hear what the
crickets say.
LONDON MARKET
London, May 26, Prices in the rubber market here
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) You should have an improved sense of values today. Emotions today closed as follow
July in pence per lb.) .... 10-8/18 can be balanced properly now.
PISCES; (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)mm || October/December Now fields may be opened to January/March
It you. Study or write letters
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)... A productive day if you stick to business efficiently. Bo
Both mall- order and direct selling, are you have neglected them lately. Lavoured.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)
-United Press.
HK Bank, 1800
Xast Asia, INSURANCES
Unfor
DOCKS, ETC. K. Whart Dock, XD Provident, S'hal Dock,
LAND, ETC.
IK Hotel,
"IK Land.
·S'hal Lana,
1800
10
1000
30 0 10.30
115
000
184 176 .2013
12.00 13 101
500 0 21
4000 @ 11.
13.10 1500 17:30
3 3.70 4000
to
Co-operatives various parts of Communist-
NY FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Closing Pricer.
Argention Peso (OM-
cut)
Argentine Peso (Va-
official)
Australia
| trazil
Belghum Canada
May 20..
US$0 2077
2006
0227-31
0330
0017-
India
Humphreys, UTILITIES
Tram,
Mexico
1225
New Zealand
17.10 17.30 1300 17 Peru
1000 17.00 Portugal
.0530
0104
1000 18.Bweden
2000 a 17.00 South Africa
4.03-1
Star Ferry, . C. Light
104
1000 3.60
2500 60 3,50 4000 3.50
Chille England.
France
500 17.80 Switzerland
(0), .... 14.10 14.30 1000 14,
C. Light
Its
Electric,
Uruguay
Vencrucia
Netherlands
600 14.10 Betavis
1000 141 Birgapore 500-14.30 Hongkong 500 14.40 Shanghai
.... 10.10 10.30 1300
10.10
2000 o 10.
500 10.30
1000
1000 10.30
35 3512 600
Telephone 2015 INDUSTRIALS
20 Cement,
Nope,.
STORES, ETC. Dalry XD Watson
200 35. 200 3514
3200 ** 313 200 # 33%
*Untled
401-15/16
CHICAGO GRAINS
Chicago, May 26.
Prices in the grains on the Board
of Trade market here today closed as follow-m
WHEAT-price per bushel
231
1015
37
July
September
47
Becember
COTTONS
Ewo,
March (1950)
0.00
MAIZE
0.40
July
BIL
Beptember
2,70
December
1000 $ 0.00
RYE
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ch, 23)- Home and family matters, are NY Seeds And Oile China Produce
socially pleasant and happy favoured, If day. Marriage made today, could beckons.
unwed, romance You can trust your be among those made in heaven! emollans today. Judy whispered to. Kaart SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)---- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--- and Hanid: "It's Corn, which | New contacts, especially in busi- Follow up yesterday's · advan- has care to hear.” But Mrness, are well-favoured. Your. Laget and see that the best Punch kept thinking and think- social and romantic lite is possible use of all opportunity V^;] Ing: mind "atlil• couldn't guts, happy, too,
if mado.
BRONCHO BILL
WIGHT THAD A'HOSS/ BRONCHO BILL RAISED HECK, WHEN WEL RE LATE: WORL
RANGER MEETINSI
BARK
PAW LEN VUM THE OLD GRAY
MARS
Mounted Rangers
By Harry F. O'Neill
Castor" sved," per
Closing Prices May 20.
long ton. F.0.1, Brazil up.........., 199 101.
Cotton red,' per long toh, F.0.0.
·Memphile on Fax *send, per #bushe?, -2.0.1. Minneapolis... Linseed oil, · pèr ih, in tank cars. F.O.B. Now York
*** Peanut oil, per 16.-7.0.1, New York-
Quotations
New York, May 26,
Closing Prices Aniseed oil, per Ib.
3,0.3. New York US$ 75.00 Casalan oll, a per
LOB. New York, Agerkakgat, per the
1.6-210 cents 12 103, New-York
cente traded ited Presi,
Sandalwood, in drume, depending on quenil-
2 July
Reptember
Winnipeg market)
BYE
MAY
. July
October
BARLEY
May
July
October
1.03-4-34
1.00-16-1.57 1.04-4
New York Scrap:
Closing Prices.
May", 26]
Copper, FOD..per lon.
270-2.03
fr & quality 15,71 nom. Steer Thingoll, in link cars, NI
Beryllium €10, to=1?
percenty per fod.
(No. Ling)
Cheati
25.00/30.00
Molybdenum, (90) párdNGURAN
New York Ores
Closing Prices.
cent) per the PRAE
Une Day Exchange Rates
letals