THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
. MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
This Game Hand Can Be Defeated
DY WILLIAM E. McKENNET
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band are good
bridge players
that he could not afford 'lo lose to them all.
He presented
today's hand
to me, and sald, "The boys want to know the answer to this one."
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agreed that the
bidding was all right, but nol
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WEEK
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. VAN DIJK and J. HARTONG Black, 7 pieces.
White, 9 pieces.
White to play and mate in two.
Solution to
yesterday's problem:
1, Q-K: threat 2, Q-B4 (ch): along 1
...BXQ; 2. KixB (ch); P-K14; 2, QXKIP (c); Koxkt; 2, Q-Q4 (ch).
this line. The opening lend of (ch): 1 KK; 2. PBR (Q)
the queen of diamonds held, but dummy's are won the second diamond trick. Two: rounds
of hearts were taken endellamond was trupped A small spade was ted when West played the five, declarer played
"the"
and
seven,
East won with the eight spot. A spade was returned, whleh declarer wor in dummy with the
At this polit
ace.
the
nce of clubs was enshed. Then
a small spade was
trumped.
A small club was led and East
had to win with the king,
Now no matter
turned declarer
ruff in his own
eliscard the dummy.
what he re
to was able
MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
MIDWEEK BOO
MUCH SUSPECTED OF
HER, NOTHING PROVED
CROWN IMPERIAL - By J. Delves-Broughton (Faber & Faber, 12/0)
E theme of this fascinating Hife of Queen Elizabeth, a life of which she always wished the world She to remain in ignorance. had this in mind
a when, as young woman surrounded by scheming enemies,
wrote these lines with a diamond upon a window pane:
novel is the inner
Thomas
FOR
BY THE
Chinese Want
WAY
by Beachcomber
FOOTBALL, if played in FOOTBALL, it played in In
moderation, is not
with n duly to perform-an hurmful to women, says a
but a barren stock
arduous duty---but alpo
doctor.
Ho evidently has human being who has a per-
The in mind the lackadaisical, sunal life at her own. reader hears her yearung ery, half-hearted kind of foot- The Queen of the Scots ball played by women whose mother of a fair son, and I am thoughts are elsewhere. An But first place in her heart Occasional kick, a sigh, a fow was always her country. Even-languid steps towards the sacrificed her own goal, another sigh, and then tually she imppiness on the altar nerve some gossip with a group of
prace and prosperity players. by ordering the death of the man she loved so long, the Earl
LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE
By Nancy Mitford
would
In passing IMAGINE the surprise and
To Invest
Philippines
Manila, Aug. 2——A group
of Chineso Industrintiala and merchants in Com- munist-threatened Canton were reliably reported to. day to have made over- tures to the Philippino Government for admission and entry into the business and Industrial life of the Republic,
The Chinese capitalists are reported to have in- quired into the possibility of investing their millions in the Philippines several
months ago.
Similar reports have been current in Manila but have not been officially 2011- firmed.--Reater,
RUBBER
FUTURES
EASIER
THE BUSINESSMAN
Sterling Area Will Not Spend
Dollars
In Japan
TRADE MUST BE ON
RECIPROCAL
BASIS
Tokyo, Aug. 2. The Sterling Area "cannot afford to spend one single dollar in Japan on any, terms whatsoever," Mr Alan Gilbert, British Board of Trade representative, told a press con- ference here tonight.
"Last year we sold $90,000,000 worth of materials to Japan and bought about $150,000,000 worth," he said.
account about
"We are not going to do that again. Taklog Into earlier credits, we lost $30,000,000 un the year's tend Ing."
Marshall Aid Countries' Trade Talks
A wealthy Turk, many years "Much suspected of me, of Essex, In "Crown Imperial," ago, started football for women Nothing proved enn be."
it is a well known story that in a little field adjoining his the Queen is told, but it is told with such harem. He thought It The position of
is lus Interest and revelation of the 1 in their spare time, give them among her followers
Interest in life beyond! as she thoughts and emotions of Eng some trated in her thoughts
Queen Elizabeth, sweelments the land's great
and red frousers, to take part fr prepares
that her great patriolism and, and brighten up their conversa- first ceremonial of her reign:
ive. J. Delves- tion. The only result was that "In the great world all were humanity
Broughton has made hers the ve of them set on him
onc secking and cheming and
the advantage of memory of a woman as well as day and threw him out of plotting to gain,
barem window,
crying "Up naw n Queen. could sho know her. How
Sluri-Hissar United!" · desired her whether any man for herself or for her throne? Had not
Seymour
Mr Gilbert lends the British her the greed of man's shown
delegation which, with other desire? If she were to have
horror of the simple urban , (Hamish Hamilton, 8/6)
Sterling Aren representatives, anything approaching friendship
Socialist member, out for a bit.
today began negotiations with it might be with such a one as
Lke and lové amon
of class warfare, when he is told
Allied Control officials for a new Scerclary Cecil, n dry and emo- modern aristocracy form the by the vote watchers of his
1040-50 trade agreement, tional relationship, for their in- background to thits hilarious party that even commoners like
"If Japan will buy from the New York, Aug. 2.-In the and their successor to
Mitford's hunting; even the people who rubber Miny terests ran together
market here today Sterling Area, then we shall buy Intellecta were harmonious." "The Pursuit Of Love."
vote Social.st
ы In the country
futures, after holding at #from! The author Included" no Bcl-
The central figure is
Mr Gilbert added. Lord constituencies. Shattered is his
The forenoon, developed fair activity;
Sterling tious characters
and and to quote from the introduc- House in Park Lane and
beelle peers
perresses
practically and an easter tone later, with supply "When possible I have castle on a crag Aberdeen- emerging
in
from Plantagenet the prices clasing at around the materials Japan needed, except to flow more freely. tion:
nctual
conversations, shire." Others are Uncle "Boy" castles, with eritel eyes and port-day's lowest levels.
cotton, he said. used
lellers. but the Dougiale, Lady Alontdore's strained top hats.
Mr David Rosser, Colonial the facts is greatest admirer, and
A lack of factory interest in Omee representative, told corres Cedric, interpretation of
the spot market and the slow pondents: "Infinitely my own." The queen is pre- the "long-lonthed" heir to the A master-plan
as a woman carldom who only
has a peculiar
govern-Malayan rubber is avaliable development of new
authorities
speeches and
sented not
BOYS AND GIRICA
the
in the story. Mon:dore who built "Montdore treasured picture of almost im- compleie standstiil during the must stop If not, this trade) ofelais of Western European
Bears Can't Attend School
-Neither Can Cows, Goats or Birds-
By MAX TRELL
TEDDY.
the Stuffed Bear said: "I've never been to
there Aren't
any hand and school.
How in schools for me to go to?
can I learn to read and write
spoke
losing club
Sammy said he thought the
if I don't go to school?"
But
everyone Teddy
hand should be defeated and to shook his head and said that
по schools
agreed. If East, instead
were of there
returning a spade, had banged Teddy Bears.
for
for only noc "Schools down the king of clubs he would not have been
raid General Tin the ‚end- † people," played.
both in coldler. However, we agreed that declarer had nindo
"There aren't any schools for
a clever play when he enthed cals and dogs, either," said
before Mary-Jane the rng-doll
the
ACC
of
clubs, trumping the third spade.
Check Your.
Knowledge
1. Name the countries.
"No." added Mr Punch, "for cows or gonts or raschoppers Or for lions or or crickets. tigers or elephants."
For for
said the
Conary.
birds."
"Or for plants and flowers," said the Geranium, waving her leaves.
"Something." sald Teddy Scandinavian Anally, "ought to be done. I'd better think about what ought
2. What virtue did the on- cient Egyptians ascribe to the ruby?
3. Name the last king ni Portugal.
4. What is jettison?
to be done."
is
the
dore.
Parks, Aug. 2.-Sentor trado
Marshall Plan countries thet bero to discuss how Intra- European trade night bo mado
could today Area
any raw
A European Economic Co- operation spokesman sold that more their talks; expected to last
Eppe flown from America to ment stockpile buying cast a than is being bought by SCAP tree days, the oficials would
effect on the agit Lady MontGambia will provide chickens to gloom over the whole picture ASTTEST
fufuat taste.
It is Fanny Logan who wit postes dhe camminous events in
(News item,).......... the
including family.
the .of .the beautiful marriage
NOTHER way
would be to daughter of the Montdores to A By chickens from Portugal her uncle,
Dougdale. "Boy"
to Japan. The eggs they laid Fanny falls in love with the could be flown back to Portugal Duc de Sauveterre, and
as and then sent to Sweden, to many other embarrassments and provide chickens to be flown to complications occur as can be Saudi Arabia, where they cranimed into one extremely would
book. Exanay
(Tomorrow-Recorded Music)'
over
some
*11 are methods of applying a
This
C.
tho
lay eggs for the British break-Sentiment was generally mixed,
expansion proposal with traders reluctant to ex-
cepted last month by The same applies to Malayan governing Council press any opinions-for-the time fron ore", he added.
of the Or- ganisation for European Eco- Mr Gilbert said being.
that India homie Co-operation. The hold-up in factory buy-could provide a lot more vege- several table oils. Ing. stretching
proposal recommended, weeks, has been particularly The Australian Trade Coun- among other things, that coun- disconcerting, but
op-sellor, Mr H. Menzies, fold tries should strive to eliminato timists continue to point out reporters that before the war quantitative import restrictions, that prices are back near their Japan bought each year nearly abolishing them unilaterally as former resistance point.
1,000,000 bales of Australian soon as their economic and wool, which todny would be financial position would permit. Other cautious bulls contend-worth $200,0
,000,000, ed that, while new factory buy-
Creditor countries This would take the Sterling
should ing is puinfully slow in develop-
"out
of the red", Mr relax remaining restrictions ing, consumption is holding up
Menzies satd.
"where this would greatly help at a good rate and inventory re- The Sterling Area represen- debtor countries,"
Prospects of smaller clple with a Japanese and SCAP The proposal added that
Jay eggs to bo flown here, vla South Africa.
-(London Express Service)
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA placement must develop sofier tntives today agreed in prin-
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
are
PORN today, you
in- thing work out in an orderly clined to be the "strong, fashion. You will take up for silent" type. You say the the underdog every time but do a lot. meon that, if the occasion re- an excellent quires it, you can't make a 6-9
good argument
was u
or
financial agencies
production in the East this year are also elted as
a potential request that Japanese observers economic or
the should attend the Sterling Arc trade should be referred to the of any country hampering freer price-shaping factor In
Jajan trade talks, Mr Gilbert future.
OEEC. revealed.
"We agreed subject to certain Prices closed 12 to 18 points safeguards which will be settled
Britishi
sald tonight sources that there would be particular
This doesn't if so traired, you would make lower on sales totalling 127 con- within 24 hours," he said. reference to the subject of the
und defence attorney.tracts, as follow:-- You are fond of everything
for any case beautiful and you of the mas-August (in conts per you are upholding, bale,
You are
In a de culine sex are easily influenced september
tho by a pretty facel
..to regret.
16.)
October
November December
April
at! July
Teddy sat in the playroom corner, thinking.
you can arrange facts in good order and give Everyone agreed it
out! But just to chaiter. for Don't be 100 impulsive in January (1830) wonderful iden only they Bl the sake of tallding is not for romance, for a great deal of February shook their heads again.
your future happiness will de- Marchi the what's Why.
matter?" you!
frank and sincere, pend upon selecting the right Ray asked Teddy.
"Who'll bo
teacher?" yet when the occasion demands life partner. To wed in haste June
August sald General Tin "What good it, you can. be very diplomatic, for you-is
school without a teacher?" too. Although you are tolerant leisure. You are ardent, even ber
demonstrative toward those October "I don't know," said Teddy, of the opinion of others, you
You you love
and expect A re- SPOT trying his best to sound cheer-, may not agree with them. You you
will not alter your decisions ciprocal ntitude. Your Ideals'. So Teddy sat very still in his ful. "I'll have to think come
without cause, either. You are ure high in marriage, ao guard corner of the playroom, think- more." ing about what ought to be So he sat quietly in his good manager and with the against letting
proper business training will lead you astray. done. Suddenly he said: "I corner, thinking and thinking. make an excellent executive.
To find what the stars have Judgment is good and those who follow your lend in store for tomorrow, select follow you into your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. You have a keen sense of Let your birthday star be your
know!"
In His Corner
until at lost, after a very long By this time everyone else time, he announced: "I know" "Who?" said everyone. For Locate the thing of St in the playroom had forgotten
what
Your
Teddy was thinking this time they hadn't forgotten should also
about, so he had to explain all what Teddy was thinking making money!
though he had "And I know just about, even 蟲 pinball over again.
Anne de Beaupres.
8. What
la
machine used for?
(Answers in Columın 6)
CROSSWORD
Actuss
It can asserted that you mirst do this to accumulate.
4. Final proposition that sugerate
an aim in tumult. 10)
littered. 44) 12. Appetising. (7)
Uninteresting. (6)
what lo to. Let's start our been thinking for such a long Justice and like to see every- dally guide. awn school!"
Rupert's Queer Path-3
"Who will time. tencher,. Teddy?"
"Url" said Teddy.
be the
"All of
"But none of us can read!" said Mary-Jane the rag-doll,
"And none of us can write!" said Mr Punch.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
23)
your emotions
uso
Reuter.
16.91 nominal 10.05-
13.90 nominat
15.01
+
15.64 -4
15.70 nominal
10.73
15.07 bid"
15.50 nominal
15.03
18.47
15.43
..
15.37
15.32
15.27 10-1/10 -United
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Exchange this
moming
Wag
$83,170.00, Transactions and
and noon prices:
PrOMS. SHARES DUYENS SELLERS SALES
NY FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Canada (dollar)
Australls (pound)
BANKS
East Asia
INSURANCES
Canton Union DOCKS, ETC, K, Wharr N. Pt. Wharf Dock Sal Dock Wheelock, LAND, ETC. IIK Hotel HK Lond
UTILITIES
300 340 650 000
110
27 2016
85 114 44114
200
:
10.20
B 200 + 51
100 @ 51
18.00 404 10
(Jan.
21-England-affelal
Coring rates Aug. 2. US$0.031
4.0312
England 30-day
4.014
Tram
agree-England-00-day futures
1.P12
3.2212
C. Light (0)
New Zealand (pound)
4.02
4.03
Electric
0213
0220
STORËS, ETC.
2050
Datry
004471
42
815
can
South Africa (pound) Belgium (franc)
LEO
24-Aug. (July
AQUARIUS Advertising can play an im- Feb. 19)-Contracts, portant part in stepping up ments and business negotia
of your work. tions of all kinds may be en- the efficiency
that the Sec
knows tered Into with assurance now. world what you are doing.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Belgium tree Kept Smiling
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-
Mall-order
Denmark (krone) advertising beckons Opportunity
today,
France-official But Teddy kept smiling and
have to Take full advantage of it. Per-step up your business consider-France-free "Why do wo
of sald:
Make
this France-commercial ably. prove medlum to further read and write the way people haps a journey will
your pro-Holland (gulder)
Italy-ocial do? We'll read and write in highly beneficial right now.
fts.
Italy-export We'll make up
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)--
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) Norway (krone) our own way. our own way to read and write Definitely a day for advertising Stick to business. You will Portugal fescudo) and that' what we'll tench and publicity. Push some new And it much more rewarding Spain (peseta) ourselves in our own school." Idea and get it into production than social and romantic con- Sweden (krona)
Switzerlahd-free Then overyone elso won-at once.
tructs right now.
Switzerland-unofficial dered if perhaps Teddy's Idea SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) A day which should work to Be on the alert for an op- wasn't good. in the evening. Rupert settica tọ à Fg-saw puzzle. but he can't get his "Maybe," cald Teddy, "that's your advantage. Mail-order
portunity to advance In your Egypt (pound).... especially favoured. mind off the gardes problem, and how people learned to read selling is
Write work.
important ren (rial) "15" suddenly he jumps up.
and write, too. I mean, long, Push now markets.
Turkey (ra) business letter, - 23- daddy," he cries. "I've got an idea l long ago, when people first SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) Before we can do much down in started to go to tchool. We'll | Dec. 22)-A day in which you
There
may be a change in that corner we must change tha: bit
make marks should exert caution In all de get pencils and otpaths that we don't get our for every different work we partmental Business and do your plans, but it will prob- Argenting-official
Brazil (cruzeiro) Iset muddy every time we go down
be for the best. Even Argentine-unofiletai And then wo'll study mestic maticra moy appear bly
surprises can be good ones. Bolivia boliviano) there. Can't we put down some the marka ..and that's how to
topsy-turvy. traxy we'll all teach ourselves, and
(Dec. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23) Chilo-official
Chile-free paving?"Mr. Bear looks interested.
personal advances A busy business day. Make Colombia (péo) that's how we'll all learn." Maja Gine notion,” he, maya,
And
tho Stuffed in business, but don't overlook a' contract to your advantage. Mexico (peso) We'll go and see about it frat.
Paris-free You can afford to be, generous. may be yours now.
Uruguay (pro) Venezuela (polivar)
17. You may have once rent this abs to make it into
material (0)
21. That's the lot? (8)
22. This station shows you the art
if raining baljoona (4)
23. Its control to topical subject thing in the magning."
24. Rony sort of, tale ? 14)--
25% Oue way to laud Fred. (8)
Down
I imagined guilty of spoed cuts.
2. Born or ishland cloth.
3. 108 Convensional lot of cour
(tear._(B)
4. You find a lot of Scotland Yard
In placid surroundings. (6)
Ca. Consumed: (a)
0. Wearing apparel, (03.
I
7. Dird that always appoara in the
murder trial" (3)
9. 5 is what you most likely, did
to the
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10. Danima minua a degrep. (16)
fan toonth bricity. (8)
Home Require it outdoora, nama
in mirror.- (8)
15. Ladies will tell you that, shop
-improve understandings. 10)
10. It such loud noiso, (4),
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Was
freer
trade on principle of bilateral agreements. Britain less affected than the
countries Scandinavian some of the Continental parti- cipants in the Marshall Plan.-- Reuter.
and
India, France
To Sign
Trade Pact
Paris, Aug,
2.--A
trado.
agreement between France and -India-was-expected to be cons
eluded very soon,
1. Mathur, Inillars Commercial
Reuter today,
Mr Mohan
Embsany told
Secretary,
Negotiations were proceeding satsfactorily between represen~ futives of the two Governments 2015 and no difficulties were fore-
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BLACK
PEPPER
New York, Aur. 2-Black pepper futures today closed in active and generally 100 to 200
higher.
points
seen.
Efforts were being made, Mr Mathur sold, to bring home to Indian
the wide merchants
which France range of goods
which could supply and of India was in need, principally fertilisers, machine tools, agri- cultural machinery and electri- cal equipment.
Beneflts which India could expect included those of buying in a non-dollar market and of the unfavourable reducing trade balance which up to now had limited French purchases
Mr Mathur
added that In-
Denters reported an increas-in Indin. ing inquiry from grinders and dian merchants were being en-
dealers, encouraged by
but couraged to visit France
In
at London and Bombay th Hew offerings were available. person and open trading offices Asked prices for black pepper in London.
Middle East
4.13
20145 2570
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Belittling
By Harry F. O'Neill
MİST
THAT HOLEY KID BLOUR
HOUSED:
MEAN THEM
HAIN?
KIDS IN TV-YEA!
BUCK
KAW HAW
· Far East
India frupop) Pakistan (rupes) Jongkong (dollar) Netherlands East Indies Singapore (dollar)
bay $1.90.
3031
Prices closed as follow:-
1030
September
1.32 bid
2424
October
13 bid
3763
December
1.10 bia
.4734
January (1950)
1.00 bid
United Treas
March,
#3 bid
MAY
53 bitt
(ESKIND
KPOT
1.20 139 asked
UPOT (White
Muntok)
Bear, smiled, because lo did the feelings of others, either. Some business advancement Parueficial
so want to go to school.
TOYOK, DEADWOOD, WHOO INSPECTIN
COUR. NAGO
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
here
they had already done
The Indlan
Trade Com ranged anywhere from $1.28 to
pound, while London mission in Paris had a staff of $1,35 n was reported to be ecking the interpreters to accompany them equivalent of $1.40 and Bom-to French buriness houses and
1.65 asked
-United Press.
ald in the establishment of
direct Franco-Indian trade ro- lations-Reuter.
Israel's First Optical Works
Holfo, Aug, 2-Israel's first
-optical major
lens-grinding plant, which has begun work
Exchange Rates here, is expected to drive the
1. Norway, Sweden and Den- tho mark. 2. Protection to wearer against. epilepsy and evil spirits. 3. Manuel, deposća
country, a considerable amount In 1010. 4. Throwing cargo,
Business was done in the local of foreign currency.
exchange market this It Incorporates
Inven overboard to lighten a ship, 5; unomelai
morning at the following rates In the province of Quebec, Stering pavad note (per 4) 1020 tions developed at the famous Canada. 0. A coin-operated T. dollar (par (81)
6.14 German optical works of Zoles. TIC plastres (per 100) 150 and Stolfhell, and will bai
garning dovico with a spring.
driven pin which shoots balls nt targols:
NEI guidare.(per 100) Tudi,
Bam ticals per 100) Bingapore (Stralis)
new
.
0.00
200 capable of mesting export dom
15.67 mande-Moutez,