THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1919.
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BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
WHILE in Washington recent-
attend a meeting of the board of directors of War Or- phans Scholarships, Inc., I find dinner at the Shoreham Hotel, where my good friend Darnee Breeskin directs the orchestra, been doing every as he has night for the past 19 years.
When Barnee como over to my fable, I wan pinying around with a few new card trlēks I had just learned. He said he had a pretty good trick up his sleeve. Ile handed us a slip of paper and
asked each one at the table to
DUMB-BELLS
WHAT ARE YOU
A MAN OR
A MOUSE!
WHY BON'T
YOU TELL
PIENT OFFICE
YOUR WIFE WHO'S BOSS?
SHE KNOWS
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. NIKOLEY (BC Tourney 57) Bincks, & pleces.
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Solutioπ
Saturday's write down the name of a song problem;" It could be a current song or one daling back any time up to 151, RxP, any; 2, B, er Kt mates.
or 20 years.
Answers
We wrote them clown, Barnee | CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE went back to his orchestra, and, without letting anyone see the lisi of songs, he just waved his 1. Rome, Italy. 2. Guy de arms and the orchestra played Maupassant. 3. Simultaneous the chorus of all seven of the firing of several guns, usually songs. They had no musle, and at the same larget or in salute. we still do not know how Barnee 14. The rabbit.
The name is conveyed the names of the songs still sometimes applied to it in to the musicians.
the fur trade. 5. Castor and Pollux. 6. A wide-brimmed hat worn especially America.
In today's hand the West player took no chances on failing to convey the right message to his partner. He took command himself in defeating the con- truct,
East cashed the king and ace of hearts, on which West pinyod the queen and seven-spot. But whani East continued with the jack of hearts, West did not malco the mistake of trying to convey information to his part- ner by discarding; a low club or a high diamond. He simply trumped the Jack of hearts and cashed the ace of diamonds, thus making sure of defeating the contract.
in South
ROUND
E WORLD.
A City in Southern India
By TEMPLE MANNING
(TRANGE places with strungo
na incentivo to the real traveller, Scorning all stories about the dificulties he will encounter to get to such places, ho makes ready, is on his way, and of course, returns in time either to coff at such reports or agree with them.
One such placo le Trichinopoli in far-off Southern India. On a round-the-world crufso that was putting in to Madras, it was amazing to find how many of the passengers had signed up for the long and difficult trek down Info southernmost India to visit Trichinopoli, and the celebrated temple of Vishnu.
Commercial Port
Grest rate of Trichinopoli, fodking
through to Temple of Vishnu.
Ings on one of which is the black Image of Ganesha, Uie clephant-headed god.
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
THE bald Jargoncers, tlust
dashing cavalry attach- ed to every army of bureau- crats, are charging again.
"Non-energy units" seems to in mere unprivileged unit of. personnel a delightful way of describing elements of nutri- tion-Intake or body-fuck which are below the standard, content of calorics
per consumer. Energy-units,. suppose, Bru those categories of food-values which enable personnel to re- gister the requisite man-hours, The Three Persians
A
PUBLIC-SPIRITED ass BUR Resta that Those Three Peralans should give exhibitions of reesaw in the London parka during the summer. I passed on the suggestion to the people concerned. Here is what they tay: Ho, Sir.
FOR
US RICE EXPORTS
Washington, July 16-- The Department of Agri- culture said
that today United States rice exports in May totalled 170,000,000 Ibs, bringing the total for tho mouths ended May 31 943,000,000 lbs."
About 70,000,000 lbs. of the May exports went to the Far East, the Philip- pinca receiving $6,000,000 , and China the remainder.
-United Press,
US MOOD "GIVEN
A LIFT"
THE BUSINESSMAN
Ceylon To Ask UK
For Right To
Dollar
Use Earnings
London, July 17.-Ceylon will ask Britain for the right to use part of her own surplus dollar earnings to create a Central Bank reserve im mediately after the Commonwealth Finance Minis- ters' conference ends tomorrow.
Mr J. R. Jayawardena, the Ceylon Finance Minister, will conduct the negotiations with the Bri- tish Treasury. He said on his arrival from Colombo today: "I intend pressing Ceylon's strong case with everything in my power.
"I will tell the Commonwealth regulations in the rubber Indus- Finance Ministers at their final try to help reduce the cost of meelings
that, unless Ceylon production, Mr Jayawardena gets the reserves, we cannot ser cuid. "Not even Britain han how we can ask our people to done that, and yet high costs cut dollar imports again."
are one of the factors contribu tlag to the recent reduction in her dollar earnings."-Reuter.
Big Drop In Jap Exports During May
New York, July 17.-There is Madras, on the east coast of
a general feeling that the down. India, is an important commer-
ward trend in the economy of clal port but it has little for tho
Seesaw is a hart, ho yes,
The dollur market was almost the United States in slowing. 100 percent cheaper for some sightseer. There lo the drive
belther can we wish to have the New York Times said today along the Marina, a delightful
been preforming it to the thin
of Ceylon's requirements, which * nation-wide seashore promenade; there is a
Burvey of meant A unitiated mobs.
lot to Hour edeni ¦ bustnesa
an under- conditions. great museum group made up of
developed people It is a three-mile drive to the audiences is of intellectual per-
seeking the The line and
newspaper interesting build- many
sakl that bare anons which can inderstand the observers on
necessities of temple of Vishnu, bunt on
We, bo Ings. The Horticultural Gardens, Island in the
the East Coast declared. Kaveri river. It dilicate mutileness of Ivery were less optimistic than those 22 neres of rare trees, shrubs md has fifteen pyramidal structures, moy
movement we are of making in the rest of the country.
Recognition of Ceylon's right. flowers in an exquisite setting, and is ontered by a gate 48 fect Such a hart in throwed away President Truman's actions into the is another sight, as is the St high, the top of which is sup- on gross fellowa
reserves whe the only Thomas Mótet, where, tradition ported by great monoliths, some life which is not of the aleet of
of Iveryday averting the steel strike and in incentive the Government had has it. St Thomas was pierced of them 40 feet high. It is an mental society.
announcing
Government to offer the people to accept by o Brahmin priest with a Innce impressive looking affair. The
policy of deficit financing "have furtier dollar import cuts, In 08 A. D. The Madron Chris- huge Outer Court is enclosed by
mood a lift," the seemed to give the national tlan College is regarded as one
Mir Jayawardena said: "It is a great wall.. Within the
newspaper court of the finest Christian colleges, are priestly dwellings. The Opportunity missed
stated.
easy for in India, and it is well to note buildings diminish la size is one
countries like India It added, "There was a feel- and Australia to restrict their port sales during May slumped Tokyo, July 10-Japan's ex- DVERTISERS of lime-juleeing that the problem had been have big here of the work done by approaches the Innermost part A missed a great chance when brought into clear focus and already established hank re-reported in a belated announce-
dollar orca Imports. They both 45 percent medical and other missionaries where the jewelled templo is that elephant escaped in Cape could be dealt with."
dollor dencils
below the April and level, the Japanese Government this port of India, with splen- located.
Town, entered a hospital, and The Times analysis Delicately Carved
of the serves.
did installations of schools, hospitals, agricultural and trade colleges and other fine Institu-
lons.
Trichinopoli, southeast of Madras, Is the centre of the Indian tobacco country. Sight scers used to grumble at climbing 200 steps of a tunnelled stair- ense to view the city, but they usually became so Interested in the stairway itself that they didn't
mind. The stairs are painted with the perpendicular red and white stripes of Siva, and punctuated by several land-
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Kazbulah, Ashura, Rizamughan,
We are, ho yes us three,
the
went from bed to bed drinking national, position was BA fol- The Hall of the Horse Columns the lime-julce from the patients lows: is amazing with Its granite mono-glasses. Elephant Never For New England:-Britain's plan
When
economie altuation.
He
warned
ment today.
Tho
sharp trop was even worse than $35m SURPLUS
unofficial reports had indlented. The announce- th pillars carved as delicately, gets-Bopplehurst's Lime Juice to cut imports worries the cot-
came onc "Ceylon, on the other hand, ment. as finely, as though they were
a seal ate a tin o of Shibbolton industry.
day after Ivory. Another hall with
900 the Arm got an X-ray photo-
contributed a net surplus of
General-MacArthur The South-East:-Caution about $35 million last year to Washington that Japan's In- had not- pillars all 10 feet high, shows Graph of the tin, showing the marks the business view of the the sterling area dollar pool.""
fted the Army Department la hunting and war scenca. In the name Snibbe. Under it was
dustrial production in May fell lovely Inner Temple, with its written: Signed, Scal, and The Deep South-While some
the Delivered.
moro than golden cupola covering
Ave that Ceylon's DII pessimism exists many see an
percent contribution would be less this from the April level shrine that contains the sacred "Ladies and gentle-
of 710 up-turn, soon.
year because of the "grave (need on the 1930/34 level of image of Vishnu, is a treasure
The
Central States:-Many crisis" facing the rubber indus 100). trove of Jewels that looks like men-so-called...”
observers foresee the end of the try caused
by the American The Deputy Chief of the the oft-described jewels of India. M ANY people hope that Sir current decline,
control of the markke price. Occupation's Emeralds, rubies, pearls, blazing
Foreign Trade Alfred. Munnings
The Mid-Weat States:-A
Division said he believed the huge diamonds, sapphires, pearls have set a fashion for liveller gradual spread of optimism is Mr Jayawardena cald that hejslump was temporary and "wo all heaped in apparent careless and less conventional, speeches noted throughout the region.
intended pressing for a axed rounded confusion. Precious stones, large at banquets. What a relief it.
The Mountain States: The price for at least three or four June"
during as marbles, are embossed on all would be, for instance, to hear rise in the price of metals helps years for Ceylan's rubber pro- The Government's Ministry of sorts of objects, ranging from a speaker say, "Apart from the to offset the mining slump.
duction, and suggested that it International Trade and Indus gold helmets to figures of birds beastliness of the
The food and
Pacific South-West:-0
should be fixed on and idols.
the same try attributed, the alarming It takes, or rather took, a ed. mo
drink, what has chiefly sicken- The business outlook is brighter basis as Ceylon's bulk coconut May decline in exports to the
today is tho althy than last spring-Reuter. and tea, contraçis special permit to ace this trea-hypocrisy of the other speakers.
with the effects of the new single ex- United Kingdom Ministry of change rate of 360 yen to one sure, but it was well worth all A slimler crew I never lald eyes
Food and the Pakistan Govern-dollar, which the trouble,
was adopted on on...."
ment.
April 25 and to general sluggish- ness in the world market.
Everybody Was Building a Nestl
+
-All But Mrs. Clucky, who Needed Other Help-
By MAX TRELL
"TTELLO,
Knart," sald Chirpie Sparrow, "Hello, Chirple," said Knarf. "I wonder." "sald Chirple, "i
I could bother you for a piece
It East had been allowed to hold the third heart trick, and then had continued with the of an old handkerchief," fourth heart or □ club, West would have been squeezed out
of string, or piece of ribbon. or a piece of paper, or the end
of his diamond trick.
"What do
for. Chirple?. want all that
"For my nest," said Chirpie. Knart looked in his pockets. "All I've got, Chirpic, is a torn postage stamp." "That'll do
as well as any-
Check Your thing else," said Chirpic, and
flew off with it in his beak.
Iardly had Chirple Боло Squire Squirrel came
(Tomorrow-Science at Work)
may.
-(London Express Scrutco)
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA
MONDAY, JULY 18
BORN today, you have a wide dent upon
you
US Cotton
Exports Increasing
Mr Jayawardena said that he knew nothing of the proposa! that the price of rubber should be stabilised by the extension
the
corner
UK BEST CUSTOMER Japan's key export flelds- dropped off more than 50 per- lexilies and metal products-
areas.
of the International Wheat cent during May, the Govern~ Agreement principle to this ment said The only exception commodity. He said that hel would study the proposal.
to the general decline was in the sale of textile yarns, which others for happi-
People dissatisfied with
the was three times greater than Washington, July capacity for understanding, ness,
10-The Government because pleasant com- Department of agriculture today economic conditions in Ceylon ano
in the previous month. of the Your vigorous and active pany, among
Great Britain became Japan's those who have mind will be most interested similar interests.
predicteil that Unlied States | could only join "Marxist" best market during May, follow In selence and philosophy al- You women may make use
exporia of rar colton in the Party, which was the Governed by the United States. SCAP though you will never become of your bacle talents quite dif-year which will end on July 31 ment's only Opposition, Mr meinls paid that during Juna so one sided as to exclude other ferently. Instead of pursuing will total at least 4,800,000 bales | Jayawardena pointed out." and July sales to Britain and Interests, You have a great the cultural arts as a profes- of 500 lbs each.
the sterling area wero com- deal of physical energy and slon, you are more likely to It said that this figure would
tinuing "Arm," despite the pecially in youths, may be in relate them to your family circle, bo the largest sinco 1940-41,
ECONOMY RUINED
sterling bloc's restrictions · Om terested in all outdoor sporis. You
own when 0,500,000 balen_were_ex-.
purchases from dollar will ruh your This is a which may pass as you grow You will be an understanding
phase, however, home calmly and scientifically.ported.
During the war, Ceylon pro- too early to estimate the effects They said, however, that it was duced 100,000 tons of rubber. older, for your deep interest in and helpful mother,
The report said that United The Allies' annual consumption the emergency Fond of
embargo books and all intellectual pur- the company of the ogain. "All I have, Squire, is sulle will encourage
against dollar area Slater cotton exports reached was 260,000 tons. opposito
purchases you to sex, it is likely you will have 4,200,000 bales by the end of
enforced last week "I hate to bother you," said a broken match-stick."
by many Squire, "but I'm looking for a
nations United put your energies into this type several offers of marriage be May. There was a sharp drop "Thank you. That's as good of work rather than into com- fore you
"We did it by 'slaughter-top- | sterling area in exports during May known
from ping' our trees, which has ruin Press. bit of straw, or a soft paper 8 anything $5
cise." And
your off petitive sports
selection. modern short bag, or the end of a broom, or went Squire Squirrel with the
the high April level, chiefly be ed our plantation economy. a small rubber ball."
broken
of the suspension match-suck in
Intrigued by the mysterious
of To and what the stars have shipments to China "What do you want all that mouth.
and the occult-from the scien- In store for tomorrow, select reduction in exports to Europe and some By and by Mrs Clucky, the wish to make a study of this the
ifle point of view-you may your birthday star and kind len, stopped in front of Knart.held at some time during your Let your birthday star be your paragraph. "Hello, Knarf!" "Hello, Mrs Clucky!!
life. Never completely depen- daily guide. "I'm so sorry to have to bother you, Knarf But I'd
Knowledge
1. In what city l
famous square named
San Pietro?
2. Who in "father of the Blory?"
there a Plazza
the
than along,
"Hello, Knari?''
Bit of Straw
3. In military parlance what for. Squire?"" is a calvo?
4. Name an animal tint was ́originally" called cony or concy?
5. Gemini, the third sign of the zodiac is also known as the Twins. Name the twins,
G. What is a sombrero?
(Answers in Column
CROSSWORD
1. Por
Aeroça
the rearing of aim of
171 10: Blient to
What ifa 7 (2)
12 Gamundio. (4) ....
10 Inis well is in Derbyshire, (4)
18- This pean is, western, 143
10 Rara) without an artis (4)
20 This to the Frencli is a squill. 19
21 Rentru totter 7 ja
It's manner of pace. (4)
la a person charged by
(B)
Down
lander. 24. Birips. 101
1. Looks as though it lent it to be
outstanding, (7)
3. Without notice.
(0)
3. NOS EXCLU your chaloo of place.
for a stretch, (4)
* Good order. (0)
8. EVOTY
fell
measure,* (8)
purpose
has เน
d. She sounds Just the one to make
1. Baldom round. (4)
demand.
D..It
10.
Tirmolt, (d)
become a bid oût. (a)?
1 Top sir for a change in the..
Amation." (d)"
advanced near the late ol
Wigute (0)
..17, Retina 14a
30. Gode: Ca for help. (0)
"For my nest," sald Squire. Knarf searched in his pockets
5-25 "There's a duck sitting on my eggs,
maid Mrs. Clucky.
Rupert & the Arrows-15 ke
For a time Rupert does a Bingo wishes, and they slowly leam to keep upright on the snow, but he cannot get out of his thoughts the unexpected thing he has found in the free. All at once they reach the top of a long, steep slope, and fat off he sees a group of little people making a snow min, - "I do believe that Podgy and Pong-Ping are in that party?" he cries. and. hesitating no langer, he whirres down the slope." "Hi, don't break your neck." shouls Bingo, "I am going back to my cottage."
VALL RIGHTS - RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL
MARY NAMAZ AS MASCOT OF THE
BOY WANGEN SCOU
"Something for Kharf interrupted. "Why...yes!"
“ሌ
his
your nest?"
"A piece of string?" "No."
"A piece of ribben?" "No."
"A piece of paper, or the end of an old handkerchief?"
"No.
You see" began Mrs Clucky.
"A bit of straw, Mrs Clucky? Or a soft paper bag?" "No, certainly not."
go
mako
final
་
cause
of
CHICAGO GRAINS
"Now we feel that it is up to out of our difficulties and pay the Allied countries to help us
ever, the report said that the can replant corresponding
In the latter connection, how us an economie price until we with higher-yield Belgian cotton industry, after trees and intensify cultivation." slumping in late 1940 and early
10. Prices advanced Tho Marxists 1949, recovered sharply
were already more than eight conta in active in "making a lot of noise" about dealing at the Board of Trade March,
April, and Belgium's cotton textilo
May the Ceylon Government's decl- today,
exion to waive the Wages Board ports in those three months averaged 45 percent above pre-
TUESDAY, JULY 19
24-Aug.
war..
mostly from the Unlied HONGKONG
Avold excesses of all kinds, pay good dividends, so
of legal implica advantage of all opportunities United States
not.
CANCER (June 23-July 23) CAPRICORN (Deo. 23-Jan, -An activo day along all 20)-Follow established lines. fronta. A new enterprise may Don't overreach yourself and
forward successfully. A all should go fairly well. possible business trip.
AQUARIUS LEO (July
(Jan. 21-Feb. 23) 19)-Business can be handled Suck to business today to be profitably now.
Belgium's raw cotton Imports Make future came matters intrude. successful. Don't let personal plans carefully. See that all is States in the first five months
Keep home on an even keel.
of this year and were and office separata.
VIRGO (AUK. 24-Sept 22) Advertising and publicity will covery programme. In the ten
PISCES (Feb, 20-3far. 21)-nanced by the European Re
Stay clear
lake months ending in May the tions. Tread the "straight and in that line now.
sent Belgium 185,000 bales, compared with narrow" for best results, whe
end of a broom? A
whole of ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)—52,403 bales in the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 28) Only fair for business efforts, the 1047/48 season. United small rubber ball?
Mra Clucky kept shaking her tive and you will avoid con-
Aveld criticism. Be conserva- but you can concentrate on Press. bead. "Nothing like that at all," niet just now. Make allowance love or romance and che
finally said.
excellent results. "There's a for the fallings of others, duck sitting on my eggs in my. SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22) TAURUS (Apr. pest and I'd like somebody, to -Stabilise your efforts
21-May 21) -You will get what you go shoo her off."
Don't He didn't plan to extremes. Make out for today. If you sit back have to look in his pockets. He til better times.
but postpone action un- lethargically, however, nothing
will result. Be active, only had to walk back to the SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23.
22-Juno:22) GEMINE (May: hen-house with Mrs Clucky Dec 23)-Use your
Varsavia, July 17-Poland best diaContinuo yesterday's caution. and shoo the duck out.
cretion In all things. There "Maintain the best conduct in and Sweden havo signed a pr That was hardly any trouble are subtle induencer playing personal matters
togel extending their existing and the re-1948, trade agreement until the at all..
against you today..
sulta chould be good.
end of September.
Khart chuckled.
Darning Lesson
MENO
CRUSH!
now.
expect
Poland, Sweden
Extend Pact
The official Press agency sald today that negotiations would By Harry F. O'Neill begin soon for a new trade
pact.-Associated Press,"
Canadian Newsprint Exports Rise
SHARES
The turnover on Exchange this
July
Just 25 minutes before the final bell Ryc was up five to 8-3/8 cents a bushel, with all deliveries selling at a new seasonal high. Deferred con tracts were strongest. There was heavy covering, in wheat, maize, and cats,
Prices closed as follow:- WHEAT-per bushel in cents,
1.93-4-19
Spot
July
September
the Stock December morning
$72,273.00. Transactions
noon prices!
Was March (1550)
and May
CORN
SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES Spot
BANKS
HK Bank.. 1303 1000
INSURANCES
Canton,
Valen,
HIK Fire. DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart,
1.42-14
July
September
December
1.20
343
March (1950)
600 671
KYE
July
Beptember
VATS
Juty
September
N. P. Wharf, 0.10 LAND, ETC.
HD Hale,
IIK Land,
6'hai Land,
UTILITIES.
Tram,
..
1.54-71 1.07-35-42
NEW YORK. PLOUE➡per 200
#ack. 13.00 dollars,
WINNIVEG, BYE-perbualiol
11.70
8435
2.50-1.60 1000
15
1000
40
cents.
July
11.60
October
December
915
WINNUNED BARLEY
July
October
17.60 13 200 C. Light (0) 13 1300 C. Light (N), 9,30 0,10
Electric.
Telephone, INDUSTRIALS
Cement
STORES, ETC
Dalry,
Watson, COTTONS
Ewo,
December
1.47-i bid
1.48-195 148-12
135-1 bid
1-10-14 16
1:10-bia
Uniled Press,
2015 87140031 Effects Of Australian
40.
Coal Strike
Sydney - July 17-Mr. A. Sparks, President of the.. Au- tralian Exporters: Federation:
Exchange Rates cald here tonight that lie na-
Montreal, July 16-Shipments of Canadian newsprint during Juno totalled, 418,640 tons, the Newsprint Association of Canada announced today-an increase, of 22,000 tons over. the same month of 19048.
Buzine was done in the locar **The Association reported that unofficial exchange market this shipments during
|morning: at--she · following "rates i the first six sterling pound noto (per months of 1949 were 2,384,607,118 RT (per #1), SAN. tous, of which the United States #70-pivires (per 100) received 2,148,051 tons United Nudes (per 1001
| BIMA COSME (hor (200)
| Singaporꬬ[štzaily).
tion-wide coal strike has cost the Australiom export tride more than A£10,000,0000 and. 17.00 gramms by more than two
Had retarded the export-pro.........,"
13.00 at a time when. Austra- 26.00 la was trying to establáh her.. 20.00 sills overseas markestme 18.60 Reuters
** 0.18