THE HONGKONG · · TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949.
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FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS
ON BRIDGE
WE SELL ONLY. TEN BARRELS
Psychic Bid Opens A WEEK
Confusing Hand
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
IN my contacts with bridge 1 meet a great many Interest- Ing people, and I like to ask them- them questions about
selves and their business. I found Comdr. Mortimer W. Loowl, director of the DuMont Television Network, exception- ally Intercaling,
→ He has played a lot of bridge, and we discussed many of the old-Umor. Ite gave me very good reason for the In- creasing popularity of bridge. 'television, he said,
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CREATOR by Beachcomber
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By DELOS SMITH ·
THE reported discovery of TH
n tribe in the high Himalayas which "lives by boiling glue" seems to need a little explanation.
Costs "Not
Too High"
London, July 20-8ir Graham Cunningham, Chairman of Britain's Dollar Exports Board, to day statements production high.
strongly
that costs aro
criticised British 100
NLESS you are an academic leg musicians dare to chance
not likely stultifying an audience by put or are they just paid by some Do they glue boulders together, that you will be familiar with ing him on a programme.
mad ayndicate for boiling the the music of Max Reger, spart Suite Is Accossiblo from
stuff without any ulterior mo- his hackneyed The
The Bockin Virgin's Slumber Song." Some
tive? Or,
again, is the fulshed suite, however, would say
ng is about as accessible. you were just
If I may use the words to the
article, well off, too.
lay listener as
bofled anything from of glue, exported to those Still, it can be a diversion to his enormous output and has a natives or tribes which aro un- two of splendour fortunate enough to be without have the first recording of his moment or "Four Tone Poems After Bock which anyone, musician or not, this useful product? But where lin." a major
"pretty good." work, which is can absorb. The reviewer was do they get the glue to boil? In n highlight of Capitol's second enough Impressed to play the it imported? And what the devil
12-inch batch of classical records from three
records four has this sort of thing to do with
but consecutively
hethe Himalayas, high or low? If
Check Your German (Telefunken) masters, limes
1.
Knowledge
What is the present name, of the Sandwich Islands?
Name the largest gland in the human body.
3. Is a porpoise a fish?
What is an espaller fruit
tree?
5. Who was known as the "Scourge of God"?
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6. It Urazit nearer Afca or the United States?
(Answers in Column G)
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"people are staying home now. and the natural thing for them to do is to have some friends in und play bridge."
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The commander left thought with me which I want to pass on to you. He
teals
that television, with its ability 10
and project ideas neross International boundaries, will topple the walls of mis- understanding and intolerance
If you do not enjoy the music, would make no bets on it im- it is a misprint, what can it be
U confound you can
anyone your pressing
else. The A a misprint for? friends by dissecting the de zolly
chunky performance, Prodnose: It is your job to grees of obtuseness.
which is excellently recorded,
answer questions, not to ank is by "The German Palihor them. A crippled crenter was the
Orchestra monk
of Prague" Bavarian pedant, Reger (1073-
Myself: Then I say that the under Joseph Keilberth. 1010). 'That
A is, he had
answer is, in every case, un- As lo another kind of of the tools gleni technical mastery
printable, as the stockbroker the tapestry, or composition
reviewer said when he had invited eight which WRS
would give odds on your e- in scope, but was joying a collection Tremendous
actresses but to supper. of Latiu- short of pulsations from heart Anerican and fancy which are the
power Acade-
technical mastery.
songs of
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Alro-Or this Spanish antecedents sung by MR. SATTERTIIWAITE found inle musicians cite him, chap with Leonard dePaur directing on the day of sailing, a man the dePaur Infantry Chorus
opposite to him at his table, ter and verse, as I unchal- WH
12-Inch who bowed and said "Bon ap- tolengeable authority. lis
12-inch LP). potit." fluence Was Frenvy
"Satterthwaite," replied generations of German musi ciaos. Yet very few perform-
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D GIRLS MAGAZINE
Teddy Bear and the See-Saw
-He Got A More Exciting Ride Than He Expected-
By MAX TRELL
KNARE
the
shadow,
the Tower of Babel of our nouneed that the new play- time.
ground behind the school hnd Teddy the
of
Today's hand provides plenty just been opened.
material for argument.
Stuffed Bear. Mary-Jane the
Tin the Tin
in the house
Was
West started the confusion Rag Doll. General with a prychle bid of one no Soldier and Hanid all said they trump. North and South got wanted to see it. So it was ar- tonix heart contract. When ****** Enst opened with the seven ofted that, late at night when
everyone spules the ten was played
by West sleep, they would all go down to thit playground and have a look at it. As a rule Teddy and didn't go walking around in the Mary-June and General Tin
daytime, as it might seem odd anyone ww n'stuffed bear, # doll and a tin soldier mov-
round all by themselves.
. from lununy, Jack
and North won with the queen. "when dreinrer le the
Later
three of spades from dummy West made the mistake nf playing the four Spol. De- cluer reading East for singleton played the six spota A club trick was conceded and in the contract was made.
Several pairs tried to
the hand t six no
Teddy went flying up in the air.
way) whether he was the Sec
or the Saw.
The variety of style and con-Mr Saltering?inking they
tent
names,
is considerable, ranging were from two calypsos to a Brazil- jan dance and two
happened at
at every meal. One sweety-day Mr Salterthwaite told an- sweet love songs. Still, there
other passenger about the
is not even a suggestion of the foreigner who kept on telling him the accent of his name was Bon Appetit. The synthetic. Even
passenger, explained that this
the enlypso lead singers authentic.
Tasteful Debut
"
is
they
Angles)
art
"I suppose It's YOUR BIRTHDAY..
By
STELLA
And
He said he thought that on the whole the costs in British industry were
Bir Graham was speak. ing at a luncheon of the Leather. Footwear And Allied Industries Export Corporation.
on
"I am not running down Bellish manufacturers the grounds that their cons are too high, but It does not mean that there is not
room
for Improvement,” ho declared.
"I hate aceing those In authority decrying us by saying that our production costs are too high. It only makes the buyer on the other alde think that they are, and it does not en- courage our attempts to sell overseas,” Sir Graham odded. Repter.
THE BUSINESSMAN
Dillon Urges Anglo-US
Britain's Trade Deficit Up
To £54m. In June
London, July 20.-The government today announced that during June Britain imported nearly US$250,000,000 worth of goods more than she sold abroad.
The announcement was contained in the Board of Trade figures for exports and imports during Juno-the month during which the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, secretly imposed a "standstill" order on all new orders for American godds.
Britain's trade Balance for June showed a deficit of £54,- 200,000-the largest for the country since September 1947. in the midst of the last· Brilish Anancial crisis.
The big June deâelt compared with deficits of £37,800,000 in May, £44,000,000 in April, £24,000,000 000
in Murch. £10,900,- February und £22,000,000
In January.
The bad Juno month made the trade deficit for the second quarter of 1919 a total of £ 134,- 200.000. The
announcement by
UK, Japan To Discuss New Trade Pact
London. July 20.-Two lop British officials will leave for |Japan tomorrow for talks almej the At reaching an estimated $000,- Board of Trade was hended 000.000 two-way commonwealth "High rate of exports in June Japanese trade pact. with a sub-head saying "But trade gap highest since Septem- ber 1017.
Traile
of
According to Д Board of spokesman, the dis- cussions, which will involve Actual exports in June were
most
the £143,000,000,
Cominonwealth decrease of
countries, are designed to lead £8,300,000 from May-United to Press.
"the liberalisation of trade between the sterling area and Japan."
Co-operation Big Silver Shipments To Hongkong
Order
Mr Dillon
free
London.
are
destined
The British officials-Mr Alan F. Gilbert of the Boart of Trad and Mr Donald Itenley, of the Treasury-will be joined in Tokyo by a Colonial Office re- presentative,
The Board of Trade spokes-
was a Frenchman's polite way of wishing him good appetite. RCA Vietor does well by
That night, an Mr Satterthwaite Marilyn Cotlow,
sat down, he said "Bon appetit.” soprano,
replied young and promising singer, by "Satterthwaite,"
the making her first recording one Frenchman with a bow, nf Samuci Burber's "Sleep. In passing Now" and Richard Ingeman's THE present
Dublin, July 20-Mr James attack on the "AI The Well" 10-Inch
Dillon,
Irish Minister for single). Quiet ballads,
monstrosities of "progres-
Agriculture, today sive" Is ment and drink for
outlined a
Australian, New Zealand, In- suit a voice not yet certain of
four-point plan for "pooling the cartoonists, Since anybody resources" of the United States the
llan and Ceylonese delegations its capacities and འ musical
educated at n
will supplement public school is personality still in flux.
the Common- and Britain "In defence of the Whether Leopold Stokowski supposed to live In k Tudor
negotiators, who will common cause.” does "The While Peacock" of custic, no anybody who attacks
Mr Dillon was
July 20. The work as a unit, Charles T. Griffes a service byte pictures and madi annual meeting of the Anclent
One addressing the
Chinese demand for refined
of the problems the Commonwealth will be supposed to Inflating it for
silver symphony or- cu
representatives is rapidly
growing, to hope to settle is to get Japan, to of chestra doubtful.
Hibernia, a Catholic Is
but if labe shouting "Back to Landseer!"
body.
Judge from June trade retur.quidate the sizable accumula- He suggested: flation is to your taste you will though there were nothing
showed 1.-Dollars and sterling should)
which
1,405,000 fino have your all in the Stokow- between
in
tion of sterling she has built up. faultlessly-drawn
ounces shipped to Hongkong be re-valued In terms of gold. ski recording with the New horses and dogs and Mongolian
2.An acceptable
and another 123,000 ounces to ance VJ Day." York Philharmonic-Symphony women with one eye stuck on rate between
exchange China. the dollar And (Columbia 10-inchi
rhomble standard their
chins, &quare sterling should be fixed by
As far as the market knows, man said Britain does not want single or 7-inch microgroove), urms, and slovepipe legs.
to find herself in a position shipments legislation in London and Nationalist China and not for Japan's Atering holdings by for some day of having to liquidate (Tomorrow--Unusual-
Washington. -(London Express Service),
the Communists in the north. 3.There should .be
Total
payinent in dollars. exports represented a passage of men, money nad goods between the two
12-month record at 3,200,000 coun-ne ounces,
of which D00,000
CAN DEMAND DOLLARS tries for 20 years.
4.The Commonwealth States
went to Belgium, 300,000 to the United should be invited
States and 113,000 to
Gen. Douglas MacArthur has to join, as well
the statutory right of demand- the
European de Kypt. mocracies willing to participate. 000 fine ounces, of which 348,- Allied country's trade
Imports were high, at 1,8g3ng payment in dollars for an deficits asserted that 000 came from the USSILthe with Japan. So far he has not unofficial strikes you will suc-
in Britain
first in
some months-500,000 exercised that right in Britain's were "Inspired by the Comin- your greatest
form as well as by agitation in Belgium, 296,000 from France has assured Britain that at least from Australia, 314,000 from case and, the spokesman sald, your ideas meet with success. Your emotiona
States." rather the
and 238,000 from Germany.
until the end of the year, there Teddy tried to give himself amendation to
You need applause and com- near the surface and you object was to exert pressure on
Last year Soviet Russia, in will be no demand for dollar give you confi- women
flirts! the United Sintes to cut down three successive months, sent a payments aro inveterate push with his feet but that didn't
do much
take your flirta Marshall uid.-Reuter. Hedence. Don't let this mean too You do not Food either.
total of 435,000 ounecs.-United Press. right down again so much to you for you should lons very seriously, as a rule, bumped
learn to be enough "on your and must be hard that his teeth rattled.
warned against own" to work without the con- making those who may, very At that moment, Teddy heard stant need of praise,
indeed. Basically, unhappy. Your Intuitions are keen, but your loyalties are firm pat-pat-pat on the street just
and outside the playground. It was
do you a big dog. Teddy got an ica. them. This is an error, for as cision of a life partner, there is
always follow once you have made your de "Please," he sald to the dog. a rule, your first thoughts an no One more steadfast and "would you do me a
favour?"
something are usually the bort sincere. You will lavish all You have the ability to meet your love and devotion upon dog and deal with the public and your male.
July 20.-Grain Hani to go on the swings. So
prices were generally strong To and what the stara havo today as buying was encouraged Exchange some form of activity calling poor Teddy was left all alone at "I'm trying to get a see-saw upon these talents should bring in store for tomorrow, seicet by Washington moves for con- $151,375.00. the end of the see-saw, which ride and I can't get anyone to you the greatest success. The your birthday star and rend tinued high farm didn't do him the least bit of sit on the other side of the see-stage might appeal to you and the
price sup- noon prices: White, 12 places.
Kood. Because,
corresponding paragraph. ports. IS everyone saw board. Would
you mind if you were able to withstand Let your birthday star be your White to play and mute in two. ¡knows, a see-saw is no good for sitting on 17"
Prices closed as follow: Solution
WHEAT-per bushel in cents. The dog came in and looked the early years of work with- daily guide. to yesterday's one alone; there must be two,
Spot Nevertheless Teddy set on one at the see-saw. "The other end
1.90 FRIDAY, JULY 22
July
2.00-36-15 1, Kt—QR3, quy; 2, Q, Kt, or rend of the see-saw, wondering to is way up in the air and how
September
2.04-5- himself (In a lonely sort of can I get up to it?"
CANCER (June 23-July 23)
December CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan.
March (1950) May any important "I can't get it down," said A good day for marriage or 20)-Postpone
romance. A sea Journey may decision. Tio up loose threads CORN Rupert & the Arrows-48 the air and land on it. Then it too. Beginning
Teddy, "Just take a spring in bring unanticipated happiness, and
that everything your vacation, shipshape for future" action will come right down."
perhaps? Then LEO "Fine," said the dog.
The moon was already high play in the sky when they all set out. trump,Teddy held Kart's hand. Mary- called see-saw," he said to him- which was defeated. Six clubs Jane held ls the only siam contract that Soldier held Mary-Jane's. And See it and when it's down, you Teddy's. The Tin self, "because when it's up you cannot be defeated.
Hand held the
THURSDAY, JULY 21 Tin Soldier's. Saw it. I do wish Mary-Jane or ly and by they reached the Hand or Knarf or Ceneral Tin PORN today, the clements of out acclaim, playground.
and leadership in your make that eventually "My exclaimed Teddy. "Just or suns body would come
sit on the other end. It's very up are at those see-saws, slides quiet on a see-saw when no one you grow older and find that hopes look
likely to develop as ceed beyond and swings!"
"The slides are the most fun," said Knarf. "Let's try the first."
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. K. ELWORTHY Black, & pieces.
problem:
mates,
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CROSSWORD
21
ACTURI
1. Coula cos tram polat. (9)
Mny bo proper or possibly coinmon.
all. It's all a mistake. (51
10. it may eat the carrots he pro-
duces. (D)
13. Therefore I may be gora, 14)
11. Draw our 151
15. Taken in your stride, 14)
16. How the yew beeste watery in
Herefordshire. 10)
10. Dually want high.
The sherd of trare 15%
21. He often
trates. (0)
site bexide magia-
20. A priest reformed in such a way
to suggest Penzance, (7)
27. fzexhaustible. ́(0)
Down
1. Continually instances? -(9)
Clears out
(0)
Natural place for a
(2, 3)
pinpscle.
4. Not new trial for Bally: just
A recital. 197
5. What a voter may nako, (8)
1. According to Rong the ond of ite
Hight was unknown. (2).
7. Its roading la of intereat to the
Ismily, (3)
11. When it is useful the hands and
body are occupied in union
with the mind, (3)
123 it's uns or the overbeada,
in to certainly
Pia Could be mineral spring it is
replied here. (6).
22-1o the nego ši′a ath:CD
23. What he does.to the line. (4)
25. 11tia. 191..
"Oh, no," said Hanid. "The swings are much better fun.”
Down the Slides
But all Tedily wanted to do was in go on the see-saw. That was very bad for him because General Tin went
with Knarf to go down the slides, and Mary-Jane
is on the other end."
1
"Certainly," said the went off with
The Rabbit twins cannar under. stand what Rupert is talking about. bat Podgy and Pong-Ping gei !!. mendously excited. Leaving the others to remake the snow man. they help Rupert home and want to hear sli about the third arrow. "It's too late to go back for it onight, but we'll try tomorrow." -miles Rupert, Next morning the
snow is much less deep, so, with the skia over his thoulder. Rupert leads the way, and the little party trudge steadily up the hillside.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL
I TELL YOU, THE INJUNS HAVE GREAT REDFECT FOR OUR BOY
RANGER GCOUTS
"What can I do for you?"
not
you might
art
United
CHICAGO
GRAINS
Chicago,
Spot July
September December
(July 24-Aug, 23)— AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. March (1930) he sprang into the air and land- Mystery and romance may 19)-All entertainment field May er right on the high end of the play
part in today's are propitious. If in the coun-BYE a big It came see-saw.
all ventures.
An unexpected try, expect excellent returns September right. And Teddy went flying meeting may have interesting from resorts, upup and up.
Funny Thing
down
overtures.
romance aro all
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- Good in all aspects. Love General merchandising is well- and
well- favoured. Courtship and mar "It's funny thing," the dog favoured at this time. Make the ringe should also be propitious Enid na Knarf and Hand and most of alt
opportunities Mary-Jane and General Tin
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- LIBXA (Sept 23-Oct, 23)- came along a few moments The power
Romance and business may to get what you later, "that Teddy Bear was sit want out of life is in your the other. You can, with tact,
to interfere, appear
one with end of the hands. Good for both business, make gains ting on the other see-saw and all of a sudden, he and romance. disappeared. I think ho flew
ments.
.
SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22) An engagement or rearringo,
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov
in both
departe
away.'
TAURUS, (Apr. 21-May 21) Knart and Hanid, and Mary embarked upon today, should News may be good, if from. Jane and General Tin found have good prospects of success. a distance. Concentrate on ro- Toddy, the Stuffed Bear, high If job-hunting. And what you manco and you up in the branches of a tree in want
should find lasting happiness now. the next-door garden
23- "It's a wonderful see-saw" he Dec. 23)-Publicity and per- GEMINI- (May 22-Juno 22) sald. "I went way up. But sonat promotion can bring Improvement on all fronts. why doesn't It get me down good results now. Push your Domestic harmony is evident, again?
interest and get what You Seek and
And happiness And they all laughed.
want.
romance or marriage.
.
i
Bunkhouse Battlo
BRAVE LADO! THIS VERY MINUTE THEY'RE PROBABLY
BUSY KEEPING THOSE FEATHERTED TSCOUNDRELO
IN CHECK —
July
OATS
July
The
HONGKONG SHARES
The trade deal, the spokes- man said, will be for one year. The Commonwealth and Japan Last year dild a two-way volume of business of about... $230,000,000,
is anxious to step up that volume, on condition that
more Japan buys
from the
19
sterilng area,
Japan needs rubber, tin, iron The turnover on the Stock Commonwealth countries.
ore, wool and salt from the
In return she sells textiles, and silks
and light machinery.
BANKS
thir morning, Transactions
was
SHARES BUYERS RELLENS SALES Associated Press.
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5 1080
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133
HK Hotel,
1139
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LAND, ETC.
S'hal Land.. 2.30
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aack 11.00 dullera WINNIPEG RYE-per bushel in cts.
July
October
December
WINNIPED BARLEY
July October December
1.48-21-31
NY FOREIGN EXCHANGE
C. Light (0) 121$ 12.50 .500 co 12.00 | Canada (dollar), 200 13.50 England-melal 1000 12.00
Light (N) WIS 9.30 Electric,
30-day futuren. 300 @ 12:00 *** 90-day futures. 200 12.00 Australia, (pound)
DD1214 New Zealand (pound)
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Businem was done in the focal unofficial exchange market this morning at the following rates
Sterling poimd note (por 4) 16.50 Us. dollar (per $1}
0.37
FIC plastres (per 100) NEI guliders (per 100)
10,00
3430
ZA.DO
in
30.50
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Siam "ticals (per 100) Singapore (Bukite)
100 32% Belgium (frane) 100 321
202331
5001
22
234 500 223,
37 100 # 26%
0 000 5
Irish Railway Difficulties
free Denmark (krone) Franco-amficial
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Holland · (guilder) Italy-officialj
export
Norway (krone) Portugal arcudo) Spain. (penta) Sweden (krons) Switzerland-free
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Middle East Egypt (pourɛi) |
Iran (rial) Turkey (irs)
Closing rates
July 20. US$ D3500
Latin America Argentino-amciat
unofilatat
Brazil mutelre) Chufficial
fred
Maxico
(peso)
fres
Belfast, Northern Ireland.) Colombia (peso) July 20 Collaboration is being Pora oficin forced on the Governments of Eire and Northern Ireland by Uruguay (peso) the critical financial state of the
Venezuela (Bolivar) Great Northern Railway linking, Dublin and Belfast
Now York Motals New York, July 20-Prices in this market remained unchanged today will the exception of the following But, as partition has trained Wolframiso (Chinese oro.
thele relations, no meeting bo contamin
Tungsten Trioxide) duty paid,
tween Ministers is in prospect. FOD Now. York
-119.20,
The Directors of tha...... Great Scrap Copper, TOD per tutt Northern Railway this week in-
ton, (light).
9.78-10.30 formed the United Press
two Governments that owing to.
heavy losses, vices
!
and
India frupee) Far East.
,
Pakistan. trupee)
East
Indiles, U Singapore (dollar)
Chilo-official,
4.03-3/10
3.93-
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Snyder In Cairo. staff would I be Calto: July 20-Mr John i drastically
lly reduced
Septem-ayder, United States, Secretary CHECK. YOUR KNOWLEDGE | ber.
bf the Treasury, arrived hero Auswers
Only by
by roallang Investments today, from Turkey for two-day Hawaiian Islands. 2. The worth £300,000 in the past six talks with the Egyptian Prime ilver, 3: No, like the whale and months has the system remained Minister, Abdel Hadi Path dolphin, it is an aquatic, warm-In operation. Because it..promem. Ha will also hold tolkar binoded, ale-breathing animat, the border, the railway has the Egyptian Finance Ministers
A fruit tree trained to grow been left out of the transport. Hussein Fahmy Beya tathm against a wall. 5, Attila, king mergers of North and South A of the Huna,"Œ. It fa-bearer to schente for joint control is now Athena at the week-end, kn Mr Sayder will go on to
goon Africa.
4 being proposed-Router..
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