THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1949.
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
TODAY'S
lesson hand was given
to me by Philip M. Wer- heimer of Larchmont, N. Y. He points out that the hold-up play is one generally employed the declarer, but in by
this
band the hold-up play must be employed by bath defenders.
The three no trump contract
looks like B
White, 10 pieces,
weird one, with white to play and mate in two. both North and South having: Solution to yesterday's
Boven-card sulis. Nevertheless, problem:
game cannot be made in either 1, B-36, 1... R (81) XB; 2, clubs or diamonds, and it was Kt-K16 (ch); 1,,,R (R3)| quite a problem to defeat three XKB, QXB; 2, B-BI (cls). no trump.
On the opening lead of the
deuce of spades, Wertheimer in
tho
UNUSUAL ANGLES
PARIS FLAT-DWELLERS
GET KEY TO FREEDOM
By SAM WHITE
They are finding, also, that when letter-boxes are installed
Big pay riso
WAY BY THE
by Beachcomber REAL
EADING of an old coun-
tryman who will havo nothing to do with tho townee trick of putting clocks on or back an hour at certain seasons, I recall n hamlat I once discovered
they
HEMARKABLE change in All this adds up to bad news Paris lite has made itself for the Paris conclergo-that apparent OVET the past few ogro who sits in every Paris when I was wandering about weeks. Briefly, what is happen- doorway and has to be appeased the Causses.
There was no clock in, tha ing is that thousands of Parisian. periodically with tips, on pain of
the discovering mail going astray, visitors being place, and the people told fat-dwellers arc
and gossip con-hour by the sun's shadow on a that, when supplied with a key, misdirected,
11:0 defaulter being rock. When there was no sun they can open the main door of cerning
were just as happy. This their block of flats themselves, spread,
was the hamlet I have so often mentioned, to tho Kreater The bad news followed swift- tedium of fools, In order to the old woman who on the ground floor, tenants can. ly on good news-a Gover-praiso collect their own mail, and that ment decreo raising concierges cooked analls with just the right Havouring of thyme, In му when names and fint numbers pay by 300 percent.
name is coupled orlsona er with that of Mme. Dumns, who dwelt on the Clermont side of the Col des Goules. It was in her hesed how to and the way to the Fountain of Youth. Bul, What is a concierge? Techni-red her,
being a young sceptic, I prefer- that rough wing to cally she is a door-keeper-00 enchanted water. percent of concierges are women Gratuitous advice
living rent-tree in a strate
aro
on a ground-floor shown
plans, visitors can find their own way without needing a guide.
Check Your
Knowledge
So many property owners de- cided they could not afford to pay this increase that wholesalo dismissals of concierges began.
By the end of this month it is expected that 20,000 will be unemployed.
ancient stone house that
1. What is the singular formgically placed lodge facing the WO men in a railway com-
main entrance of a block of flats. | J.
of bacteria?
2. What is Brill's disease?
3. What in a repatriate?
partment were talking She is usually over 50 with a horses. A man who had commanding personality and aovidently drunk himself into a capacity for colourful abuse. Jovial trance stumbled into the The conciergo's door-opening compartment. As he fell into a functions are a symbol of wider scat one of the horsemen zald 4. ́ ́ What island is referred to privileges and powers, which to the other, "He had a large
enable
on the stud near Newmarket." her to decide,
Tell regularity and size of each him," said the interloper tenant's Ups, whether his life solemnly wagaing a thick finger, shall be a heaven or a hell on "Tfell him from me to fasten .earth,
his blasted collar with it. Tha-tha's all." Interlade
as the "Island of Cloves"?
5. What is the formation of an army in echelon?
6. Name the largest island the Philippines.
in
(Answers in Column 1)
East played the ten-spot BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
and declarer won tho trick.
Now South stopped to count. If he could make six club tricks, one diamond and two spacco, He that would give him game. decided, therefore, that he would not waste his diamond re-entry to dummy, nor try for finesse that might lose. Ho would give up a club trick im- 'mediately, so he led the deuce of clubs toward dummy's jack.
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If Wertheimer had taken this trick with the queen of clubs, there would have been no story, but he refused the trick. Now declarer found himself locice in dummy, and again be started to count. His next play was the queen of diamonds, hoping that whoever had the king would take it.
Shadows Visit to the Zoo
the
They Told General Tin All About ft- By MAX TRELL and Hanid, NARE
with the shadow-children turned-about names, had just come from a visit to the Zoo. They were telling General Tin. the tin soldier, all about it.
"We saw Elephants, and Lions and Tigers," sald Knarf.
"And Antelopes and Hippo- Rhinocuruses," potamuses and said Hanid.
"And Buffaloes and Scals and Polar Bears," said Knort again. "We saw all the animala in the world, I think."
"Ali," sald General Tin You can see that If West had
muat **hen you thoughtfully; there would taken the king. have been no way to stop the have seen the Giraffe."
Knarf and Hanid both nodded. declarer from making six dia-
"Did he have his long neck monds, three clubs and two
with him?" the General asked spades.
But once again there was fine defence. West refused. to win the queen of diamonds.
All declarer could do then was to cash the ace of diamonds and lead the jack. West won this trick and knocked out the ace of spades. Declarer cashed the ace and king of clubs went down two tricks.
Do not be too anxious to grab off your high card tricks. Hold ing off to block a suit is an im- Important angle to learn in the play of the cards.
CROSSWORD
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Across
A Long Nock
4.25
General Tin saw a Giraffe.
the other cages.
Polico informars.. The concierge system was born during the French Revolutionary terror as a police-spy measure, and as such it functioned with Gestapo-like efficiency.
That concierges act as police Informers was indicated by a 1939 census, which showed that percent of concierges were wives of policemen,
40
as
in
Myself: Of course.
(Short pause for nausea).
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Exchange Guarantee
Scheme?
London, June 2-10- cording to reports reaching the Financial Editor of the Evening Standard some of Britain's customers abroad, Infected by the campaign for the devaluation of Sterling, are demand big guarantees that the Pound Sterling ·wiji not bo devalued for 13 months. If the round is devalued they want the price of what they bought lowered accordingly.
I would be beyond the power of British exporter to lower their prices and the newspaper says in- dustrialista are canvassing the possibility of the go vernment establishing an exchange guarantee scheme, similar to the successful export credits puaranleo scheme.
"But," it added, "this is no more than an idea and does not seem to have been officially
considered,"——
Unlied Press.
RALLY ON RUBBER MARKET
New York, Juno 2.—Rubber
short side
on salca
Cut Prices For
Canada, Exporters
UK
Told
WILSON BACK FROM THREE-WEEK TOUR
London, June 2-Mr Harold Wilson, the President of the Board of Trado, just back from a three-weeks' tour of Canada, tald British busi nessmen today that they must offer the "keenest prices" to Canadian consumers, even if it meant neglecting markets-of higher profits.
He said that it should be possible for Brilons to sell many products at lower prices, "I do not formulate the opinion, however, that our prices `are too high all round, but that they have got to ba
cut for a general rise in our dollars earnedi”- Addressing a press conference. in London, Mr Wilson said that delivery and servicing were Geld. vital in the engineering "This means palling orders for Canada right at the top of the queue and giving them priority over other orders from 'other countries."
On British advertising, Mr Wilson said: "All across Canada It was pointed out to me that advertising was useless unless backed by the goods.”
"Restrained Optimism" In Shanghai
Shanghal, June 2-Foreign
In the field of scientific in- and Chinese business circles
struments, Mr Wilson specially are selected the market for Canada' future
De between Britain and
on
With tho
on-
displaying an attllude of restrained opilmlem toward the television expansion. He question of Shanghal's revival
that the exchange of
ango of as An international trading
sirive to futures today closed 55 points and to ald Britain' del centre in the Far East. NEWS liem about a shark || higher A which bit a horse raises the
totalling 89
Communist question whether the shark was
contracts.
zell more goods for Canadian
an authorities Initial actions to- dollars was being investigated. ward business, banking and Futures bounced back ener-
Mr Wilson
that ho on land or the horse at sea.
confirmed
that he shipping, commercial quarters Frodnose: Might this accident gelically after dropping to new had met Mr Erle Johnson, the seem to have good reasons for
.occurred
un seasonal lows. After Bix American Bim chief, in Toronto. assuming that Shanghal's not have
straight sessions of declines,
"We had a short discussion on foreign trade may be allowed aquarium?
Myself: Why should a horse evidence of congestion on the the film situation," he said, "but to play a big role in the re- be in an aquarium?
bears we did not negotiate. As far as habilitation of China. appeared. as Frodnost: Someone rode it in, tried to cover, coincident with I knew we had nothing to
Shanghal's trading community. bargain-hunter buying.
negotioned perhaps.
about
"anil-is cagerly awaiting the.
nouncement of detalled regula- Reports that Congress may act dumping" dutles Imposed
tians for International exports definitely on stockpile buying British goods in Canada, Mr and imports, which comprise o over the coming weekend and the Wilson sald that he had not large part of the city's revenue. feeling that foreign markets may discussed this with the Cann- There are still no definito in- lighten up on shipment offer dian Government, but he had a dications of How far the People's ings speeded the belated cover- full account of their workings Government
willing to
restoration of and there was "certainly no allowing the movement. Usually shrewd observers, evidence that they are standing trading enterprises on big scales in the hands of foreigners. The however, regarded the rebound in the way.”
situation
in Tientsin suppiled ns nothing more than an over- "I think it is true to say that, dus technical rally and indicat-in the vast majority of cases, some precedents, however. Ac- ed a preference to sell on any it would be possible for our live trade is reportedly being carried out between Tientsin further rallies.
selling prices in Canada to be.
and
Hongkong, several foreign Factory demand for physicals somewhat lower without run- was reported to be of less than ning into trouble on the anti-vessels sailing between the two
ports. Asked about the visible signs Tientsin by foreign Arms has consumer buying increases and;
United States fears of domestic business re-in Canada of a
Communist continued under cession abate, the consensus of trade recessien, Mr Wilson said government monopoly by a pay-
American exports opinion appears to favour sales that
to on up-turns.
Canada had become highly comment of a Ave percent tax. are also British Arms there petitive in recent months and
allowed to ship wool.: delivery dates were very much
Hongkong has been supplying shorter.
raw industrial
materiais to Communist areas-United' Press,
Nowadays their functions snoopers have broadened to take in Income-tax inspectors, hire purchaso credit Investigators, private detectives and anyone else seeking, information con- Disillusioned cerning a tenant's private le who is able to pay for the dis-YOUNG boys and girls are usually disappointed when closures.
they meet great men," said an article the other day. This was certainly true of the girl who wanted to meet Tennyson. She was placed next to him at din- and after 40 minutes' turned to her and silence, he sald, "Your stays are creaking." (London Express Service).
Now, faced with economic ex- Linction, concierges aro or- panising protest meetings throughout Paris, backed by all three of their trade unions→→→ Communist, Catholic and So- cialist.
--(London Express Service).
YOUR BIRTHDAY
Bo-in
By STELLA ruling proportions and, until dumping ground," he added. The export of bristics from
as
October
November December
•
the
Prices closed as follow:- | June (in cents per 1b.) 10.50 nominal
July
16.50 10.40 bid"
10.40 bid
10. nominal
16.33
16.30
10,20
10.23
10.20
10.14
16.20
10.03
10,00
15.05
1036
Apri
June
August
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 neck?" "It took me quite a while PORN today, a strong will and rather strong and you ́ere not
ВОД
an innate love of personal inclined to accept someone to find that out myself," replied
don't Independence
your a friend. unless you wish to. mark "Of course he did!" exclaimed the General. "Giraffes
endure You won't be polille for They can't character. You cannot know. Hanid, "He had the longest talk, you neck in the whole Zoo." She make a sound. So it didn't do restraint of any kind and must sake of a job. A trifle moro August
Knarf wordered and
why me a bit of good to ask him guard against becoming restless diplomacy in this regard might September General Tin should think the Finally I said to myself, he if delegated to do necessary help you towards quicker suc-
You are always cess. Giraffe didn't have his neck couldn't just lose his neck. It's rouling work.
Fond of home and family, you | January (1950) with him. They asked him why too long. Someone else in this secking the best there is in life
and often refuse what is at will want to have one of your February must have it. and he thought so.
consider it own. You women have excel-March I walked around to all hand because you "Well," he said, "the last time
The Elephant "second best."
lent minds and know how to May I went to the Zoo I went right the
Be warned against losing out manage your households well to the Giraffe's cage. And there didn't have the Giraffe's neck.
happily.-You--1
-make-excel-July- he was, standing next to the The Polar Bear didn't have it on some important opportunity and
because you hesitate too long. lent wives and mothers.
Learn to curb a certain rest- I can tell you I was astonished. Monkeys, the Lions, the Zebras It's not so much a question of lessness and desire for travel in bars with no neck on him at all. Neither did the Ostriches, the A giraffe without a long neck Ja or the Tigers. They all had dropping your standards, but of a sight to see, though (I must their own necks. But Anally accepting something minor and your youth. Remember the old that Q rolling stone saw it." admit) it's hardly ever seen."
making something major out of adage "What
to happened
the "Where!" shouted Kuart and It! In other words, learn to build gathers no moss. If you are Giraffe's neck?" Knart cried. Hanld.
from
the ground up rather than looking to the future, stay in
already one spot awhile! "He, lent it," said General "On the Hippopotamus. Ther insisting on something
To find what the stars have it stood, with its feet in the built. Tent 117 To whom?" asked water of its pool inside its cage
Your personailty is full of In store for tomorrow, select. star and read Hanid, who had never heard of and its head resting way up on charm and you know how to your birthday
Influence meet people,
them the corresponding paragrapli. such goings-on, or rather com- top of the bars. If I hadn't seen
and ings-off. "Who got the Giraffe's it with my own eyes I never
be friendly. However, Let your birthday star be your would have beloved it. But your likes and dislikes are daily guide. Rupert & the Arrows-7|there was no doubt about it
Tho Ilippopotamus had Giraffe's neck on.
Grunted An. Answer
1.tier's favourite march could go
ao steep, (0-4)
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9 and 10. Just fancy, getting meat
recipes froth it. 4-5)
11. Born in needless poverty, (3)
14. Elevate. (8)
14. Animal pait of massive struc-
ture. 13)
71416% rent become gay. (4)
10. Teanie verin. 13)
1.An addition to
What indian. (3)
uple (12. Slavo,. (6)
#
would
no
1. Reputed to have called a ketire
black. 13)
23. Tha... 51DGY
cs, a month. (3)
:: Wherg.
22. Bao 7 Dowa.
of
24. Beal, 151
1 aureguiter
Down
exercir daople take regular
4. Persistant attack of 1
spirit. 101
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Foretble. (9)
ovi:
6. Bort of tree likely to test 7 (01
and 22 16. plans and deilgas. allo this would be free from bott feküdt (4) 20. Beo 9 across. 12. Could be a lokksgo." (0), (18) Vases, {4} *220, ·Chargé, (3)
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CIGUEOR: YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
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tim to the left or right of iths. Apré-
ris võrding one. - 8. Zuvon,
Acting on his idea. Rupert lags behind and then starts to move slowly towards Bingo. He thinks hard but cagnol imagine why his pal is behaving so curiously. "I not so clever, we Bingo were ordinary folks might be able to understand him." he mutters. "Why should anyone want this lovely weather to stop?" Suddenly he hears loud shouts and, turning. he sees his pals tanning towards him. Next minute Pong - Ping arrives breathlessly. Oh. Rupert
"Something do come." he gasps. awi, hap happened 1*.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.,
BRONCHO BILL
the
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. A day to test your courage and 22)-If possible, avold making diplomacy! Let time take care any important decisions until of them for once!
beiter day. Coution is watchword.
"I asked the Hippopotamus it it had borrowed the Giraffe's
grunted back that CANCER (June 23-July 23)- neck and
knew, of course, what Romance will go more smoothly it hud. had happened. The Hippopot If you are patient with another's amus usually has no neck at all. moods. Don't write a letter, If It must have wanted to know angry. what it felt like to have a neck,
LEO
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-United Pres?
British
Factories
For India
He had found in Western Canada "a tremendous desire to buy all we could send."-Reuter.
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Exchange this morning was $458,420.00. Transactiona
noon prices:
and
BHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES
BANKS
* Bank. 1020
INSURANCES
Union,
TIK Fire,. DOCKS, ETC.
23 @ 1640
@1650
BES GAS GO €? 070
127
500
230
.... 1034 211
135% 4135
301
2000 @ 32
Jap Cloth Purchases
"Acute Anxiety"
In Lancashire
Manchester, June 2-Board of of Japanese Trade purchases. grey
acute cloth are causing Anxiety in the Lancashire Cotton. officials Industry,
the of Manchester Chamber of Com- -K. Whart
merce said today. Dack,
...tho A Board meeting of Provident...
Chamber was informed that its London, June 2-The Cham- leelack 3134
Chairman, Mr E. A. Carpenter, ber of Commerce Journal todayLAND, ETC.
had made representations to the HK Hotel reported that India had pro-
Cotton Board Chairman, Str NK Zanu
Streat, visionally agreed to the estab-
regarding &'ha!
Land, 3.28 31% 1500 e 3.20 Raymond yourhment in India of British RC-UTILITIES
purchases by the British Board tories producing consumer goods. Tram .... 18.00 17.20 200 17 of Trade of Japanese collon
2200 a 17 (Dec. 23-Jan. CAPRICORN
The Journol said: "Subject to
cloth C. Light
oard of Trade had sald 20)-If royalties are due you,
the fulßiment of legal technicali-
(0), .... 135 13.50 1000 134 The Board of this may be the day to collect. les permission is understood to
800 1315 that it had decided· to import Sce about it! Be cautious in have been granted to BSA
300 13.00 about 10,000,000 yards; of grey bicycle manufacturers to set up:
C. Light (July 24-Aug. 23) romance
cotton cloth from Japan. Ric
9.00 1500 0.00 21-Feb. AQUARIUS so instead of borrowing a short A business trip
(Jan. may bring
a factory in Madras with a
Board Colton Electric.
Meantime, 35 2500 to 24 the Lion, or aromantle dimculties.
those Perhaps 10)-One of
uncertain capacity of 100,000 bicycle a
500, 34 offelals said there have been no hap year."
INDUSTRIALS medium-sized neck from the you have to cut a vacation, short days when anything can
further
regarding developments pen--and may. Pallence will,
Cement. The Journal, said that by the Zebra, or a long neck from the and get back on the job!
500 14.
the proposed Joint · Anglo- Pot a lot.
end of this year India would STORES, ETC. it went ahead and
American Mission to Japan to Ostrich,
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) help a
Dairy PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 21)---| have 15 new cotton mills pro-
Investigato
the cotton textile, borrowed the longest-neck-that-Be cautious in all business deal-
and 100 ever-was from the Giraffe.
and social contacts. Mem- Use your best energy if called ducing between 80
export trade and seek protec- 100 tatlon against unfair competition. seemed quite happy though itbers of the fair sex may prove upon to act but postpone mai-million yards of cloth, and India wili didn't look at all
IMPORTS TO U.S. lug too definite a commitment within two years
manufacture 400-million addi- General in paused by difficult. Use tnct.
until later. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct, 23)—
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- tional yards of cloth which will added: "I'm glad to hear the Giraffe has his neck back now. One of those days when you Don't let impulses lead you meet domestic requirements and
leave a margin watch out for dif- astray. This can be a tine day
for export A Giraffe without a long neck need to
If you think carefully before Press. without the longest-neck-that-flculties. Don't let your mistake
acting. to look cause the trouble, isn't much
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May-21)- and Hand wondered Now undertakings may como. Be tactful with members of the about this story. But General your way. If you are prepared fair sex. If offered a propos!- Tin. had seen it all with his own to accept them, you can make tion, examine all details very
a real advance.
carefully, eyes. Ho sold so himself.
neck from
THE LOST RANGERS RETURNED UNHURTY
"GENERAL" CROOKS' BOLDERD
ARE GONNA BULO US A FORTH. "AFTER BACH MEMBER CUPS ABOUT 100 LOGS APEXCERA
GEL/I COULON
LION
SETCHA'
ho
Opportunist
LEADPANTS
TO THE WEST FOR GOOD TIMBER
CHOST
By Harry F. O'Neill
ADY!
CHICAGO GRAINS
.... 391 3011⁄2 100 @
Walson
COTTONS"
Zwo,
45
8.10
IDO
-6.40
Now York,
June 2.The 10 Journal of Commerce reported. 2500 at 81% today that while trame from Europe wis at a virtual stand- still Japanese imports was com ing in “at a good' pace' despite
with this trade"--United Press.
NY FOREIGN the many dificulties connected
EXCHANGE
Closing Rates June 2.
2006
3.231%
1,0360
02273
Chicago, June 2-Prices in Argentine Peso (Pficial) US$0.2017
official), the Grain market on the Board Argentine Peso of Trade here today weakened | Austraila after an irregular, start, with reze
Delgiums down July at one time going
Canada more than three cents.
Chile
Some commercial buying and England scattered covering orased part of C the loss, but the market general» {Maxies
India
Paru
ly remained unsettled because New Zealand zone. of -unfavourable crop news. Prices closed as follow: WHEAT-price, per, bushel,
July
September,min
[con?!
Portugal yak
-South-Africa
Bwedeng
187-15-14 Switzerland.
Venaxyela
12334-16 | Netherlands
Ilatevia Kinghpore BT-15-34 | Frongkong
0030
0173
0560
NY Seeds And Oils
› Closing.Prices,
Cantar seed, per long ton,O.D.
trazii.
US 103, Colton seed, par long ton, FOU
Memphis.
Flax seed, par bushči, 1,03. Min-
neapolis.
Lipseed
FOB, New York,
27.6-27.5 cente
Peanut.Qu, pet. 16. 7.0.3, New
York,
..., 18 tended -United Press,
Exchange Rates
ở Burner, Wan đồng the local
unofficial, exchange) -market.
'morning' al- tha, following!
Berling pounde hote (p.
1.8; dollar (por $1) AJELISTARA
FIC plastres (197, 1997
Ehm Bài vi
'NH guilders (per 100)
this
18.30