THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
.MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Shrewd Handling Makes This Bid
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
DUR
URING the recent Eastern Siates Tournament in New York Cky, a little group AVTE sitting around a tablo in tho Park Sheraton Hotel, ruining the tablecloth with bridga hands an usual,
Brecken rhige, who is Dardanello of the
Dardanelle Trio, came over to
Isten to the discussion.
Today's hand in the one that
DUMBBELLS
WHAT DID YOU STUFF THIS BIRD WITH?
IT DIDN'T REQUIRE STUFFING, IT WASN'T. HOLLOW!
we had reribbled on the table- Check Your
cloth, and it takes come high-
clasa handling to make it. On the, opening lead of the deuce of hearte declarer played the Jack from dummy and won the
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West then cashed the king 'and queen of clubs and continued with the third club, which declarer trumped with the six of hearts. The ace of spades was eashed, and when the queen dropped from the West hand, declarer had to forget
produced
Knowledge
1. Name the bird that stores fish in a pouch on its lower Jaw.
2. What is zinnia? -
3. What country is
referred to as the "cockpit of Europe"?
4. Who is next in line to suc- ceed King George VI of Eng land?
5. Where is the Brahmaputra River?
4. Name the Roman goddess of love and beauty,
(Answers in Column 4)
SCIENCE AT WORK
DDT Insecticide
Gets
Clean Bill Of Health
By PAUL F. ELLIS
BY THE WAY by Beachcomber AMAN has announced that
he is prepared to spend
n year Immured in a motor- car. All he has to do, says. Jolly Jack Hopkins, with a big bottle making recommendations
light laugh, is to try to get MAN'S annual
against the fly, the mos- ita ukė. There is no evidence from Waterloo Place to quito and other warm weather that the use of DDT, has ever Hyde Park Corner, · · Insecta la in full swing—and caused human sickness, due to
the DDT self. DDT is still the best weapon.
agencies.
Д
for
But, as Chesterton used to say, seriousness apart, this man This is despite the fact that ways in which it is possible to has discovered one of the fow Despite rumours that DDT thousands of tons have been used m may be a cause of illness in the annually for the past four or would put it today, all our
meditate in
peaco As Pascal human being, the powerful in- dve years in the home and for o secticido has been river
troubles come fram not being crop and animal protection. "clean bill1" by governmental However, minor toxic onable to remain quietly in ono
DYLU- toms may
Yet, slap me, I bave motor-car. bu produced by a shrewd suspicion, that this kerosene and various solvento inmate DDT is credited with saving used in DDT and practically pass this time listening to radio of the molor-car will the Ilves of thousands of all other insecticidal mixtures,"
rather than in salutary soldiers who had to fight in the
meditation on the Four Last swamps Infested with malaria-
The Joint statement faily Things. And when he emerges carrying mosquitoes. And it denied that the so-called "Virus he will call it a record.. is still doing herole work X disease" of hon and "Puit this in ycer civilian life.
Because of reports that DDT may be causing human liness. a joint report has been Issued. by representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Army, the Navy, Federal Security Agency and the Pall American Sanitary Bureau.
It said, in part:
that
"It lo well recognised DDT, like other insecticides, is a polson. This fact has been given full consideration
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
What Merlin Did to Punch
-He Changed Him Into an Umbrella- By MAX TRELL
about ruffing any spades. InKNARF and Hanld, the Shadow-
stead squeeze play,
children with the turned- about names, found Merlin the Magielan sitting on the edge of the bookshelf in the playmom. He was dressed as usun in a
He ran all the trumps. When he was ready to lead his last trump, the ten-spot, all hands were down to the cards under-long red robe and he was wear- lined. East had to make a dis- ing a pointed hat with figures
He nodded brightly and said good evening. "I suppose you're looking for Mr Punch?" ho add- ed.
"Yes," said Hanid: "is he here?" Knarf and Hanid both looked around the room. But they saw
5-10
In
card on the ten of hearts. To of the moon and the stars on it. discard the ten of spades would set the whole spade sult. East elected to discard the ton of diamonde, so declarer discarded the tour of diamonds from dummy. Next ho led the in- mond from ไปร own hand. When East played the tack, dummy's queen
was Ancseed, Now the ace and nine of diaPunch never left the house. How- Merlin was sitting on the book- monds were carhed, and once again Eact was squeezed. Io had to let go either a spade or the ace of clubs.
CHESS PROBLEM
By ARTHUR A. PAUL
A
Black, 8 pieces.
White, 10 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution yesterday's
problem:
to
1. P-Q4; threat 2, QxKt, 1 FB3; 2, BK16 (ch); 1. P-B4; 2, KtXP (ch); 1. Q-K13; 2; QXQ.
CROSSWORD:
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Lana. B. Parents in jo a bilde on
•:"What › ladjan “lone.. their heads Kako warning. T
security of a sort. :(43.
18. Xojn may, Frosthe·18 or hum 15.
19.Painted Boor-ervaring(5-8)
K. Tye Boottian žighiander), (d)
sign of Mr Punch. This was exceedingly strange because Mr
case.
ever, his favourite chair under the window was empty and Mr Punch's pipe was lying on the do you do, my dears? Do you toble next to his book and think it's going to rain?". spectacles. Everything that be longed to Mr Punch was there except Mr Punch'himself.
Alarmed Question
"Where is he? What happened to him?" Knarf äsked in alarm.
brella!" Knarf and Hanid cried. At this, they turned to Merlin the Magician and demanded to know what had happened.
"He's been turned into an um-
Disense" of cattle disease may be caused by DDT.
noises
baagpeep
Now that Australia has a
'statement Bald, that small Scota
In
There has been evidence, the
craze for the bagpipes, "the
will
shove out their of DDT quantities
has been chests, although they were the milk laat people to take to this in- detected sometimes following ordinary use. of the strument. Egypt and Insecticide for fly control in to allude to them. In his Crito. Greece had Plato is said dairy barns.
The Romans brought them
milk
As a result, "proper precau- tions"
the to profect supply must be taken, it was pointed out.
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FOR THE
Britain To
Sign Wheat Sign
Agreement
London, June" 27-The Foreign Under-Secretary,
Mr. Christopher Majhewy, fold the House of Commons today that Britain had de-* elded to sign the Interna tonal Wheat Agreement and Intended to ratily It before July. 1.
The agreement, a four- year contract between 30 wheat Importing and five wheat exporting countries, guarantees the export sind Import of 450,283,380 bushels of wheat yearly. Reuter,
Anglo-Indian Talks Not Deadlocked
BUSINESSMAN
Cripps, Harriman Discuss M-Aid Controversy
BRITISH OPPOSITION TO BELGIAN PROPOSALS
London, June 27,--The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, today invited Mr Averell Harriman, the Marshall Plan 'roving Ambassador, to his office for an hour's talk as British Government securities dropped £200,000,000 on the London Stock Exchange.
They were assumed to have discussed the controversy arising out of Britain's opposition to the Belgian proposals for loosening the restrictions on the convertibility of credits under the Marshall aid intra-European pay- ments scheme.
Britain bellaves that this will visit Europe soon, it was would deprive her of dollars announced today, gold reserves
England. The Catalans had Indian Spokesman's and increase the drala on her Treasury them. The French and German
officials deny that Mr Snyder is going to discuss Statement minstrels played them. England took them to Ireland, and then
European currency devaluation, Before flying to Paris for but American financial circles London. June 27-A spokes- Wednesday's to Scotland, and the Scots have
meeting of the attach significance to his visit, behaved ever since
for as though man of the Indian sterling talks Organisation
European they invented them.
Tentative arrangements have delegations told tho Press Economic Co-operation, Mr been made. for him to leave Trust of India that preliminary Harriman told reporters that he next Friday and return on July talks on India's Sterling credis was still hopeful that an agree- 18-Reuter. with British Treasury oficials ment could be reached between were proceeding smoothly. the viewpoints of Britain and the United States, which sup- He discounted reports that a ports Belgium. It
"stalemate" had been reached in: the talks.
>
"Modifications of the recom- mendation made by the Department of Agriculture on Professor Hugetrouser the use of DDT on dairy cattle
looks in were made merely as a pre- KNOCK on the side of the cautionary measure," the A report said.
Saucy Mrs Flobster brought Mrs Withersedge on deck.. Above all, the report sald, was Professor Hugetrouser, who "there is no Justification for had arrived to examine the old alarm as to the safety of the hulk for signs of erosion. The milk supply from
Bald grumblingly. the stand- Professor point of DDT contamination."
(Tomorrow-Book. Parade)
Answers
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Reuter's Financial Eltor, Sydney Gampell, writes today "There can be no question of that the fall in British Govern- a stalemate because wo have ment securities—which has rever reached the stage of amounted to £2.000,000,000 since dealing with any large issue, the post-war peak-is believed
he said,
to mean that the Government The spokesman added that is abandoning its cheap money
British au-
Sir Stafford To Tighten
Up Austerity?
This is more like a heap of rubbish than
ship." He then attempted to tako soundings, and found that "while front part of the ship is stuck Cast in mud,
what remains of the talks so far had been con-polley.
fined to facts and figures on the back part peters out into
While flatly opposing devalua- slime. She can hardly be said both sides, both the countries CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE to be afloat, unless
there la stating their respective cases in tion, or any change in the ex- water under her middlo terms of figures. If talks had change rates, the 1. The pelican. 2. A genus of
days, it was because the Chon- not plante, natural
Com-end is missing, but this to order
Mrs Withers cellor of the Exchequer, positae,with flowers of red due to erosion."
out Stafford Cripps, was busy with white, yellow. 3. Belgium, be-edge obligingly pointed out
intra-payments of the numerous
the nest of a bearded tit, but the European in- portant battles that have been the Professor snapped, "Even
The spokesman sold that if
MR SNYDER'S VISIT: fought there, 4. His daughter, that doesn't make the thing pea-
some of the European countries Princess Elizabeth. 5. In Tibet worthy"
insisted on part of their Ster- Washington, June 27-The ---(London Express Service) 6. Venus.
ling credits being convertible Secretary of the United States into hard currencies, it would Treasury, Mr John. W. Snyder, usually reliable source said certainly make the position of
The railing at tko blunt not been held in the last few thorities are conceding a majorite cuis in purchases from the
cause
talks.
.......... By STELLA British dollar
YOUR BIRTHDAY,
TUESDAY, JUNE 28'
But
resources more difficult but he could not say
how such a position would
affect India's case for hard cur- rency.
He said that Mr B. K. Nehru
and Mr Keith Roy, members of the Sterling delegations, had taken advantage of the tew
Washington, June 27-It is reliably reported that Britain has informed the United States that she is contemplating dras- change in the Interest rates dollar area as a result of the because they have found that first survey of Britain's trade the cheap money policy involves too big a drain on the gold re-laures for the first six months
of 1049.. serves-Reuter,
United States tobacco exports. to Britain may be severely cut. as well as all non-essential pur--: chases in the dollar area.
that S Stafford Cripps was i expected to make this announce- ment on about July - 10, when he is to reveal the figures to the
HONGKONG. British public,
SHARES
Dcellent judgment; PORN today, you have BOR
ex right to lt with` him.
It is expected that Increased a clear don't hurt the feelings of thong
Britain would Busterity in are incapable of coping
Bffect Canada and most of mind and high ambitions. You who
Latin-America, but Sir Stafford You have the gift of the days' let-up in the talks and The turnover on the Stock intend to succeed and will put with your rapier tongue! forth your best efforts to get
considers that Ughtening the exactly what you want out of written as well as the spoken had gone to Washington In con- Exchange this
and might write enter- nection with India's dollar loan $163,590.50. Transactions
morning was belt would have far more effect You are essentially
and on United States government and public opinion than asking
ald.. for further financial SHARER HUYERS SELLERS SALES United Press, Ho described the trip to Washington_ne "purely rout- DANKS.
c."Reuter.
Merlin chuckled. "Yes, I turn-life.
word
ed Mr Punch into an umbrella, leader in thought as well as in talningly about almost anything | from the International Monetary neon prices:
all right. He said he wanted to action and it is likely that your at all. However, it is likely that Merlin the magicien winked.
and I said it Ideas will be developed widely the stage, the films or radio will U. out walking
interest you keenly as feld for "He's here. Just look over there locked like rain. Then he said during your own life-time, in that corner," and Merlin it I une really a good magielan, commercial success as well and
have the ability to make your career.
Your life is. to run in cycles.
room.
There was
he wouldn't mind walking in the
before
you die
life.
nothing standing rein. So," said Merlin, chuckling able share of this word's goods October seventeenth, each year. there but an umbrella. But au again, "I turned him into an um" | sympathelle, and, kindly toward to happen to you at that time. Sul, you are Something exciting is very apt brella. I can't think of anything those who have less than you do it may be that an event will donly they noticed that the that minds the rain tess than an and most likely will want to shope the entire future of your handle of the umbrella was umbrella." shaped Uke a head, and when
share what you have.
Your sense of humour is keen, To find what the stars have closely, they saw that the head punch calling out from the cor- but you must guard against in store for tomorrow, select become your birthday star and read the astonishment, Mr Punch nodded her of the room: "Merlin! Change letting your tongue and said (quite in his regular me back again! It isn't going to caustic and biting upon occasion. corresponding paragraph. voice, except not as loud): "How rain at all. I can see the stars If you have a fellow worthy of your birthday star be your daily
your verbal steel, then it is all guide. shining."
they ran over to look at it more
At this moment, they heard Mr
was Mr Punch's. To add to their
Rupert & the Arrows-28
Turning to see why Bingo 1 20 interested. Rupert gives a gasp. "I say," he crie “Tuut look sa that There is a fearful tom blowing up. We muar hurry home or we shall all_get, caught.” But as the clonda billow up and the first snowflakes fall Bingo capers about, waving his cap with glee and laughing aloud.
the window. "You're right! Tho
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
business interest may prove im- portant to your future progress.
Let
Fund.
RUBBER
MARKET
STEADY
the Spot market, after
"K"Dank, ̄1500 1020-
•East Anda,
133
INSURANCE
Canton,
360
Unloa DOCKS, ETC,
445
123
K. Wharf, N. P. Wharf, Dock,
Provident... S'hal Dock,. LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel. 11.30
UTILITIES
1013
500 11.40 10001&
Tram, ... 10.70
600 # 16.70
·000 () 10.80
Star Ferry,
112
C. Light
(0)
12.00
500
24
417 0.5216 2500 -2.00
New York, June 27-Rubber futures today closed quiet in a C. Light Off the Bookcase
CANCER (June 25-July 23) — CAPRICORN (Dec. 28-Jan.
Ris dominated by Write; make a now contract: 20)----Yesterday's Indications leady market,
the exchanging of contracts for
Electric, "H'mon," said Merlin, spring-consummate some now deal and should be followed up now, physical rubber.
Telephone, ing lightly off the bookcase, and co that you get the profits that Perhaps there'll be a change in
A steady underfone Was INDUSTRIALS are accruing to you,
residence.
Cement, the market hurrying to take a glance out of LEO (July 24-Aug, 23)----A
AQUARIUS (Jaú, 21-Feb, 19) maintained, with
Dalry * 3213 9314 In increase
natural rubber Bun Co...t. stars are out! But it's very short Journey on behalf of some Look before you leap into drawing support from the small STORES, ETC.
something new. But don't consumption windy! Would you like mo
for May, and or you may steadiness change you into something that
hesitate too long
at London and VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- lose an opportunity. doe't mind the wind? A kite,
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar for instance?
If on vacation, you should make Or weather
factories marked NY FOREIGN somo new and Interesting Good results come from today vane?"
ting if you are sure about detalls. If purchasing fair sized quantities Iriends. But don't count But Mr Punch didn't want to their being permanenti
postpone any definite Inst week. Some quarters be either of these things. He justi LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-ARIES (Mar, 22-Apr, 20)facturer demand will be, met on
that bellave
further wanted to be Mr Punch. "Please Be practical today. Look ahead
A
short journey, essentially for chango him back!” Kriart and and sign a contract for future
any decline. Hanid begged.
Prices closed five to 18 points] work or perhaps a lease for a business purposes can bring ex-
cellent results. Advertising also higher on 148 sales, as follow: Canada (doller) future home. So Merlin unmagicked Mr
payel
June, lin cents per Punch back from an umbrella SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21). and made him into himself again. A good day for all your efforts. If plans proposed yesterday July
Be active, practical and pro- "I really didn't mind being angressive. Get what you want on then expand accordingly, Make October stand the test of practicability, August umbrella," Mr Punch explained
wise decisions. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.⠀ GEMINI (May 22-June 22) January (1500)
Beptember
At last, here it is 12 he shouts, Rupert stages to perplexity. "Well.
to Kharf and... Hanid. à
hed the dotted Inc.
November
December
moments later when he was sit
weather la going to be horrid and
here's Bingo is happy as it is, were beautiful sunshine."
I don't knew be marmura, The ting in his chair again. “But you 22)Conditions are improving Activity and changes may mark February
have no idea how tired you get now. Your personality and in-both the business and, domestic arch standing on one leg, and your dividual initiative will count for fronts. Be prepared and net
wisely. ribs stick out something awful" considerable."
Ap May
June July August SPOT
Impressive Performance
By Harry F. O'Neill.
"ALL" RIGHTS RESERVED.
Ny of Me Home BRONCHO BILL
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Delightful. -- (4)
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Op of wo'from the
Into:
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dirigela. TOBIRS HORNE SICK. YOUNBROTHEA, 18:MUCH-IMPRESSEO EVANS THE BOY RANGERS BRAVERY YOU STAY.
GERAT IN THAT BSC. WANNA BE
LAD?
RANGER” ESCOUT!
EXCHANGE
England ocIA) 10.00 nominal England 30-day futures England 90-day, futures 18.00 bid 16.55 nominal, Australia (pound)
New Zealand (pound) 18,50 bid 18.41 nominal South Africa (pound) 16.87 nominal Belghum (froć): "19.95 kid gang Belgium free.us. 10.15.Donloat Denmark Throne) 16.02 Homtoį | France--piicia) 25.90 nominal France-free 15.80 nominal Franc
Commercial 10.30 noimtasi Holland (gulidary 25.75 nomainai ItalymookINT 10.70 nominat | Italy-export :12.57 mowinas | Notway :'(bron));
Portugal (nessdő) -United Press, Spain: (presta)
Eweden (krona). SWitzerland gree
LONDON MARKET
AVA | Bwitzerland—usuf HAN PAMIDDLE EAST London, Juse Prices the rot (pound), rubber, market, hero today? - closed | Train; (Kla}); unchanged, de Lollos ju
Turkey, (Ben) July (in pente per in.)WS 10-7/16 LATIN AMERICA October/December \10-3/16--Argeninęmolicía)" January/March (1950) *** -10-15
United Press.
Exchange Rates
Argentine-unonicial Brazil (cruzetro)- Bolivia boliviano); Chile-quinták -
„Colombia = (pes
Perumo Part-free
Business, was done in the 15081|| Treaguay
imordial sxellange
morials at the follo
6)2730 | India" (rupee))
Netherlands Farond
DIVESA
Closing rates
June 27.
*4.00
,3.94
3.27-1
6.03
2020
OUTWARD MAILS
On Friday, 3y 1, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Port Ofice will open from 8 a.m. to Noon. The other Branch Post Onces from 8 am to 10 am. - There will be “ans · delivery · of - registerra and ordinary cortes- pondento and one collection only from billar boxes at lo The Money Order Onlie will be entirely closed.
It is hereby notified that' kib mall artery · for Shanghai,.. Tientals and North China are temporarily suspended.
Unlaw otherwise stated, re- gistered articles · and parcel. pasts close 30 minutes earlier. than the ordinary mall. If manlis:
·Close" hefore-team, registered- and parcel posta close at 5 p.. on the previous day? ·MZANTS/RED. olosed at Kowloon 'Central Poit Onion half an hour earlier than the G.P.Q. closing times,
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 Closing Times By Alp
Chungking Chimatu, Foochow Kuzening, Swatow; Holhow, „Taipeh and Amoy 1.30 pm
Manila, Honolulu, USA & Canada,
p.m.
Alz Parcel. Posta för Manila, Elona- lalu and USA, ; (CPO), 4.30 p.m.; (GPC). 8, pst.
Ordinary Atemail (Printed Matiere, Samples :scd . Emall · Packet Forts) for Manila, Guri, "Honolulu and UBA, (CPO) ( 4.30:- pana ·· (GPO) · B
Hangtok, 8.pm.
Labuat p
Closing Times Zy:Ben-
Manila, Mauritius, · Mombass
“Marques and Bouth Africa Via Dur-
SWALOW, Durmu?.
Parcels only for Canada via Van- couver, B.C."£.pm/
Amoy.: 3 pan
“WEDNESDAY, ̃JUNE ~29 Closing Times Dy Ale...- Okawa and Japan; -929-
(r); 10 am. › (ord},"
Manila, 12.30-pum.»t,
Closing Times by sea Biralis, Rangoon ; and · Calcutta) sa
Korea, 3-Dm.
VASTHURSDAY:::JUNE, 20