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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
No-Trump Wrong Bid For This Slam
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
IF you remember the bidding
and follow the play of every card, you will find the answer to "Sing It Agala." At least, that is what Dan Seymour, the radio emcee, told me the other night. In other words, if you follow all the clues he gives you,
and
listen to the "phantom voice, you will find the answers on his
rallo
"Sing prograinine, Again."
It
Don mys' Uhat many of his ideas come from the games we played when we were "kida."
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DUMB-BELLS AROUND THE WORLD -
HONEY, PERHAPS
THATS
I SHOULD TELLÍ ALLRIGHT YOU IM A DEAR YOU SOMNAMBULIST! GO TO
YOUR CHURCH AND. ILL GO TO
MINE!
The Pearl of the Adriatic
By TEMPLE MANNING BACK in these deceptively
happy days before the re- cent war, one, of the favourite stamping grounds of 'the very smartest of the internatlonnt sei began to attract the plala or dinary tourist who was able', to foot the expensive blls there.
Because of the famous yacht- ing trip of the then Prince of Wales, Dubrovnik, or Ruguan, to give it its tallan name, Ichpt. spang Into the front page.
Pearl of the Adriatle We wonder how things are now
this Pearl of the Adriatic, as the Dalmation re
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Knowledge
1. What is the latitude the equator?
deserved
title it was. For Dubrovnik is lovely, and even when presented Wh out- rageously high bills at
at restauraht or shop, one
not be mad at the place
2. 'Duck' is a military term.people, What does it mean?
hotel,
could
or the.
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He told me that today's bridge hand reminded him of one of his most embarrassing moments in radis. He had the keeper of the goals at Annapolis an his Programme, "We, He
rending was
4. Where and what is Chur-ladies, despite their little nu chill Downs?
bern in linen silk, wore for- 5. What mythologien charac-tunes in magnificent gems, fer was invulnerable except fur It was a smart international his heul?
Stradun, that interesting main street between the upper and lower city gates, or who walk
anelent city noat, ed by the
6. How long after lightning flashes does thunder commence?
(Answers in Column G)-
crow!
that
strolled
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BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
The Shadows' Match-Box Cart
-They Trained Two Beetles to, Pull It-
By MAX TRELL
NARP and Hanid, the Sha
the People." A dows with
the turnerl-
his script. about numer, found two have holding page one, with the restles and devided to tame them of it held nonchalantly In his for riding.
left hand. When he had com- "We can sit on their back. pleted page one, he raised the and other hand to
bring up page two, but nothing happened. He Tooked down, and a Navy Roat was licking his chops- had completed the script.
in
take-believe hores." at Enart.
were
hursen."
they're
Train Br
"I'd rather,
15 Hani. cart," pull
they could take LEN "Then wherever
It want to go. W would be fun having n cart, Today hangt
We could came 11
make-believe they Dan's college days. He did not
Pontes Instead feel sorry for the declarer, be
As for the beetles them- cause he should have played the
six selves, they hand at six diamonds or
dain't seen
in being clubs: but this declarer got into be much knterested
He won
cilber horses or ponies. the
All Alx no trump. uponing heart lead with the king they seemed to be interested then was darting off and crawi- taking and let diamond. Anesse. Dan played the seven-1ng under a rock.
spot. Now declarer led another diamodal, looks
Hairpin Fence
another rickle fence made
and when Dan won that
with the king, declarer looked
the way Dat did the day that the goat ate his script. He could not get into dummy again.
CHESS PROBLEM
beetles
Ket
couldn't
By A. MARI and A. ELLERMAN | saddle
Black, 10 pieces.
R
out
1 was
Knart held the reina,
Some of the old mansions in Dabrovnik.
n
one
drained lout ago and now forest of glorious oleanders. We have noted moro photographing or taking famous destener from Paris notes
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
Roche's Hotel,
New York.. Fanyone had told me it was possible to fly to New York in a matter of a few hours without much wanting to, I should' have believed him.
And if he inch raid that hay- Ing done this it was pulsible to fly Back again at once, I should have beloved that, 100. So there was no point whaicver in what I have done. I nin stay- to ing here just long enough To write this in a bedroom which looks out on 42nd-street. By the time you read it, I shall be binck again, rich in an ex- perience of travel,which is more guiled to n ses-Klug · than to 'a' human being.
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Prodnose: You tell so many lies that there is always chance that you may this time be telling the truth from sheer boredom.
Myself: Did not Oscar Wilde
ng they watched the pensant say "All art is a lie"? girl from the Konvalve, in their
black dresses with
bright
Prodnose: Did he? Myself: I haven't the faintest The idea. I am asking you. patches of embroidery at
and sleeves, and with An old melody neck quaint little porkple hats. Resplendent Men Some of the men fron the island off the coast were respondent in wals couls of gold and silver braid and baggy blue trousers.
Despite the tourist Influx and the modern hotels, Dubrovnik is An atcien! city, and, we imagine, much as it has always been, so far as its people and its physical properties are cun- eerned.
Down in the darkened forest
Undoubtedly something
stirred The old note seemed familiar, Could it have been a bird? Was it a thrush with touthhehe, Or a nightingale none
irrong?
No,
It was Mr Eden. Singing an Irish soup. Crossing, or not crossing,
coax
FOR THE
Persia Asks For $129m. In US Aid
Tcheran, Aug. 7-Persia has asked the United 7-States for ald amounting to 8129,000,000 ią restore pro-war conditions, the Foreign Minister, All Ashglar lickmat, sold to-
Truthan's Point
da realdent
Four programme proposes "making the benefits of our scientifio advances and Industrial progress avalt. able for the improvement and
under- Krowth of developed areas"","
Tho
Ferslan Foreign Minister added that pre- vlous 'undertakings to help Persia had not been ful- filled.Ķepter.
Japan's Coal
Output Well
Above Target
4%
BUSINESSMAN
Increase In World's Rice Production
LARGEST ACREAGE ON
RECORD
HARVESTED
Washington, Aug. 7-The United States De- partment of Agriculture reported today that world' rice production this year had increased four per- cent over last year and
two percent higher than the pre-war average.
was
In a summary of its 1948-49 rice production
estimates, the Department said: "This marked
gain in production was the result of increased acreages planted and exceptionally favourable weather in a large number of countries.
"The world rice acreage largest on record."
harvested
that rela= 159,000,000
The report added Tokyo, Aur. The outputtively small increases in
producing countries, of coal, which SCAP maintains outside Asta, combined to pro- war.
is the key to Japanese reenvery, 1stalled 1,200,000 (ans during the tast ten days of July-100 percent
of the target for the same period.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced production that the nationa for the whole of July was 3,28.- 000 tons 105 percent of the target set for the month.
Trade Ministry sources also the road said that the expart of iron und stvel goods. was expected 10 IT is overred, if not vouchsafed. reach #1 all-flive high in But things are vastly dif- that the new speaking signals August. ferent in Yugoslavia these days, at street crossings
"wil and
ww imagine that rather than shout." There It is revealed that a contract Dubrovnik has now known should be perpetual muste to for the export of 4,000 tens of many changes. But we are sure Induce confidence. Then, against barbed wire has been closed that the hardy talk who have the dreamy background of "In between Japanese and Brazilian fought, lived and traded under A Monastery Garden," a beautifirms.
white
their standard of
ful Soprano will say, "New just! patron salut, St Vlaho, for wall-
althy glance to the right made at the rate of 1.000 tons
will probably Shipment thousand years, are nigh a
tiaaat's better now to the ft as hartly and tough as ever.
from September to now again a teeny-weeny look monthly The
streets Borrow
to the right-there are! December this year. United Dubrovnik
fascinating.
Now look straight ahead,
then Press. named as they are for the
to left and right and left again. various, merchant nobles
that! No! Not yet! Here comes
are
of
ruled this, the most advanced mughty ear Now, just a und cultured republic Europe, outside Iuly, for my centuries.
(Tomorrow-Selence At Work)
little glance to the right What about a set of lancers, folks, till the road is clear
-(Loudon Express Service)
duce the record.
Was the
1
bushels, 2,000,000 rice more than last year and 70,-- espcctally 000,000 bushels larger than prest
Brazil and Peru were hardest hit by drought, and Chile re- The
estimated duced its acreage. Department
Production ' the harvest al 7,500,000,000 was larger. thair last year in bushels, compared with 7,200,- | Argentina and British 000,000 last year and an average and record crops were grown of 7,300,000,000 before the war. in Ecuador, Colombla, Paraguay
Surinam und Uruguay, Aslan production approxi- Venezuela. Reuter. mnted to the pre-war output for the first time, and Europe produced its largest crop since
lie war,
was
MORE FROM CHINA
The summary included the following accounts by areas (1) An: The crop estinated at 0,950,000,000 bushels. There were increases in acreages in all Asiatic coun tries except French indo-China bend Indonesia, but the greatest Increasea were in Importitik countries
China's acrvage Increased slightly and Kood weather: favoured the harvest.
Gulana,
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and
UK Request
For Cut In
Canal Tolls
Strongly Endorsed By US Shippers
Washington.
Aug.
1.--The National Federallon of Amerl- can Shipping today
strongly
In India the rice harvest was endorsed a request of the British esUmated at 1,550,000,000 shipping interests for a reduc-
Britain Not bushels, or 11 per cent, more tion in the Suez Canal tranalt
YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA
Buying US Timber
keen
do as you
to
against
WILS
the
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the
on
were
than the
on commercial traffe, and pre-war
Average falls Pakistan's production was three urged similar action the per cent. larger then last
Panama Canal, year in front to hitch the ponies
and eight per cent, more than) The statement issued by the 10. It was a wonderful. cart,
pre-war.
Federation Faid that. It agreed Just the right size for a pair
with Mr Colin Anderson, Chair of beetles to pull.
Japan and Korea had the man of the General Council of Kharf was overjoyed when
largest crops since the war, with British Shipping. who, in a Kurf and Hamid put up a he
il. saw
He went
Japan's nearly up to pre-war letter to Sir Thomas Harrison- und South Korea of hairpins told everyone in the neighbour-
the producing a Hughes,
British Vicom MONDAY, AUGUST 8 and match-stricks. The fence hood about how he and anid
Washington, Aug: 0.
Rerecord crop three per cent, President of the Suez Canal went all around the two cap- were going! 40
driving PORN today, you have an ex- your lifetime. Still and all. publient Representative Russell larger than before the war, Company, said at the post- üve
that they through the meadow. He told Deeptionally
Production
surplus war increases in traffic through mind you will want a "home base" Mack, of Washington State, to- except Squire Squirrel, and Blinky " - which operates on all cylinders from which to operate. In day charged that Britain
Brea
(Slam, Burma and French to Canal justifled a reduction through a sort of gale made Mole, - and Chirple Sparrow,
*****; at all times! Clever and versa- marriage, be sure that you wet discriminating
Indo-China) was only about 80 in the tolls. of a broken comb.
per cent of the pre-war average.
The statement demanded that gole was always kept closed Willy Tond, und Mr Grumph
But this and the Robin family, and le, you must avoid attempting someone, who likes to wander / United States timber industry.
to do too many things at the as much
and all He said that in buying lum-Burina's acreage increased by the United States Government except
Knart while
and the Frog, and all the rabbits
reduce the Panama Canal rates, Hanic were training them.
same time. Finish one thing should go well. chipmunks he could find.
ber with
It claimed that Economic Co-opera-seven per cent, over last year
these tolls Knart inade
watch for
But before you begin another,
Your snid.
magnetic he áhurness and
personality tion Administration funds Bri- but yielda per acre were sub-
were so bigh that this doesn'
draws mean that you can't
stantially smaller, of the bee. "We'll be going
people for ench
through the
you, often
tain was concentrating her purj
having a "serious detrimental. be making your future plans. against your own will.
Usa
In and Hanid not meadow in live minutes?" Bles, and ho
chases in Canada.
French Indo-China, ettect" on American commercial Law
are and order im- your high sense of Judgment to Un their backs.
Then Kmart and Hand got
farmers planted less rice then | shipping, particularly on trafle Everythi has a aveld those who are merely Ile said in a speech in the last year because of transporta- between easy making them go to the the two beetles out through portant.
the East
and West place and should always be in seeking your friendship for House that 97 percent-of-Brition dificulties. places whore Karf and the gate in their, fence and
Coasts of the United States" Hanid wanted
You have that fortunate thele it.
advantage, them to
Your tun's timber bisness was go- own
Federation complained go. lehed them to the pony cart.
Is likely to fing to Canadiau trims and only of togle and in- strong personality.
MALAYAN DROUGHT that the expense of some of the They would scamper along in Kaart sat in
the front and combination a lively fashion down the tiny held the reins. Haid sat in tullion which, when used to its attract many who are weaker 3 percent to the United States.
elvic and military activities In The Philippine acreage was the Canal be
Zone cart with fullest,
exceptionally and dependent. This will only
was being Your talents effective.
nn unnéecksory burien are place
Similar complaints to ECA the largest since the war and charged the over
against
eqmmercial administrator many and your imagination keen, upon you.
Hoffman exceeded the pre-war acreage shipping revenues. Paul
The matter, You know how to adapt to all To Ang what the stars have have been answered with by nine percent. Although the it said, had been submitted. to kinds of situations
and all in store for tomorrow, select statement that Britalu's timber acreage of the Malayan Union types of people.
and read orders are subject to competi- increased by about four percent, your birthday star One day Itanid found an The brettes
Fond of travel, you will the corresponding paragraph.tive bidding in whier United "draught conditienin into the ran match-box. empty
She put meadow all right, and Hanid want
the Let your birthday star be your States firms may participate.preas caused a substantial re duction in crops below that of little buttons under it to take end Knarf
Squire for places of the earth during daily guide. could see
the year before. Tho place of wheels, and Squirrel, and Blinity Mole.
in Production
Asia Minor straight and Chirpie Sparrow, and the aut
Robin family, und Willy
(Persla, Iraq, Syria and Tur- (July 24-Aug. 23)-A AQUARIUS. (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Toad, and Air Grumph und the rabblis and the chipmunks disappointing day, so be guarded -Avold shouldering, the non- Saturday's Rupert's Queer Path-7 all waiting for them. 0
in all your efforts. Don't push einl or busless burdens against the tide. Wait for others. Be diplomatic but firm Knarf kept a
sharp lookout
better time,
in this. for all the rocks, und very
PISCES (Fch, 20-Mar. 21)— carefully steered the beetles
Take care in mii detall work. A.
100
White, 12 pieces.
[A]
path that Jed
the the middle of the across meadow. But every time they ber legs hangi spied a rock, they both for back
being trained got they were
"Giddap!" cried Knart. Into The Meadow
and
White, to, play and mate in two.
Solution
problem:
1, K-85, any; 2. Q. n, or Kt mater
CROSSWORD
Ituling: (
Acros
.
7. Fabulous animal that you should rocounia y its clono nardciation with the flan. (7)
10. It's way they have in churcu.
10)
11. Tula or the top of a paper. (4) 12 and 1. The monks coin) will *** always provide the fall., 34, đi
'15 Take toli trom for grinding corn,
14. · 10. Unprofenatolia), (41)
17. Enery suppiter, 141
18 Obviously he should
Layealght JEL
are goo
This bridge ta in' Kent, (s
20. Well-known oft-yielding bean. (41
as make-believe horses
tried to dive načer them.
stuck
11 pencil
When igerlily nas gone on her way Rupert scampers home, puta on his little boiler suit and cune out to help his father, who is digging up the oath and putting down sand and clinkers to hold the slabs. For some -days they work, and Rupert taker great care to see that the paving is level, but he can't get the strange request of the Chinese girl out of bia and. Why did the idea of a crazy path make her so excited? **- be thinks. "Ours can't be so different from other people's paths,"
ALL RIGHTS RESERYED
BRONCHO BILE
WHAT
WE DO
WITH
THIS
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have their pointe. (6)
3. Timb returnia to LANSIR, (4)
24: SURECKER hat
waḥit (5)
1. Baroty,
Bomobody'
Down
2. I get no return on this, which
may cause leath, (5)
d. Pive in to number may sound
4. A letter from
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nouad, D
title's dood, fal
Paping
d. About & gir: maybe, but hegti
Ron 10
w. To do thu would' evoke anger.
19. & rock bandit (8)
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21,4 Khird of a broken riot. (0)
LEO
to
Can
visit most of
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22}- Be cautious in business dealings.
United Press.
The
a Congressional Committee for
en investigation-Reuter,
Big Losses key) was above average with
of
On
away from them. But it ha Postpone signing, important minor mistake con mean a
pened just the same. And
Take major loss, perhaps. Avold
hasty action.
London
Exchange
crops in countries except Syria.
rice
Outside Asia, the acreage increased by 0,500,000,- 000 acres over the prewor Javerage and production totalled 520,000,000 bushels, 180,000,- 1000 bushels more than before (the war.
Red Radio Gives China
Trade Figures
San Francisco, Aug. 7-The
in a way it was Knarf's agreements unul inter fault. He saw Blinky Mole a trip if you wish; have fun!
LIONA (Sept. 23-Oct, 23)- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)— London, Aug. G-Holders ofj (2) Europe: The European Communist Peiping Radio re- watching with his head stuck General business is good and all Your best judgment is needed] British Government stocks, who crop was the largest since theported tonight
Just a httle way out of the
door
house.
steered
П
regrca- in all business decisions right have suffered
Even advertising especially now.
not pay today!
And the next second the two decisions involving beetles, the pony cart, Knarf if it must be in writing. Think and
Ifanid and Blinky
first.
08
area
pro-
that 077 ships and barges entered and left the with losses estimated) war,
about his
production to
connected with underground those
bushels projecia are
may at between £350,000,000 and 60,000,000
compared Yangise port of Hankow in Very foolishly Knarfonat the beetles close
and July, compared with 510 in the to favoured.
£400,000,000 during the past with 54,000,000 last year
previous month. Blinky's door
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)--- so that Blinky
TAURUS (Apr. 21-Mar 21)-fortnight, were given a breathi- 53,000,000 before the war.
This represented a 75 per- would have
This making Important Don't be too adventuresonte Ing spell at the end of this week, good look, Postpone
(3)
prica: a contract when it comes to declding upon
duced the largest crop on recent, increase in the port's in-
coming and cond. The
of 174,000,-
out-going water. Three-and-a-half business expansion. Bide your a bus
production per cent time; be patient.
000 bushels was 3,000,000 larger berno freight, the Radio sald, War Loans showed their frat
-Over 10 percent of Han- well all went tumbling down
than last year GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- sign of strength on Friday.
and 04,000,000 into the hole.
may come to you Be sure that your plans are
larger than pre-war. The prin- kow's trade goes to Shangbal Investment buying brought cipal increase was in Egypt, and Nanking, Knarf and Hanid hover unexpectedly. Business con- well-tald before proceeding the price up to nearly £98, but where the harvest was nearly
The Radio also reported that could find their two beeties nected with travel and com- Don't let impulse guide your institutional solling then started twice as large as pre-war,
the rice price in Shanghat had again. But it was just as munications is favoured.
activities. Uce reason.
fallen from 60,000 Communist and the price closed at £05-7-0, CAPRICORN well, for they had quite de-
(Deo. 23-Jab. CANCER (June 23-July 23)--
dollars cided that beetles didn't make 20)—Hold off making importan! Be diplomatie when dealing
ponies. They were still just business or personal. beetles.
WE HELD HIM FALL NIGHT; DERDWOOD
HIM GO!
US (Nov. 23-Dec.
Old Consols closed at £714
to
50,000 per picul owing
RECORD CROP the best kind of make-believe lecisions, whether they are with others. Don't let your 3-0, a net loss of 7/6d, on tha (4) North America: A record.crops on the
'WAIT'LL YOU GROW UP, KID, FORE" YOU TACKLE VHE PLAINE,
later on, for you.
Preparing for the Worst
MISTER, YOU DON'T KHOW THR RANGER BOYS!
Better. temper cause you to speak or week.
net hastily.
LETS MOBEY BACK TO THE SETTLEMENT
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CATTLE GITUATION
"ROUND HYARE
By Harry F. O'Neill
|VİEANWHILE, WAZOHCHO BILL JOINE
THE SEARCH FOR HIS MISSING SCOUT.
BECKON T'LL HAVE
TO MUSTER MY WHOLE STRO
AND BRARCH THE INDI
CAMPE
Oil shares were quiet, al though Royal Dutch rose 15/- to £22-8-0 United Press.
to the appearance of new rite
market. crop was-produced for the Afth Government-operated trading.
-year-100,000,000 companies in Central Shensi, Industrial shares were pain-successive, teresting all week, with price bushels compared with 100,000, the Radio added, had purchased at changes limited to a few pence. 000 last year, and 03,000,000 much cotton from peasants
higher than prevailing market before the war.
The United States broke all prices. This was done for two previous records with a harvest purposes to encourage peasants
plant
cotton and to protect of U1,000,000 bushels Acreage them
from middlemen's ex- was increased by 60,000 acres
ploitation. over last year's record
quarter of CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE favourable weather in Southern
States. resulted in the highest this year State-owned trading. Answers
yields in several years, he
companies and co-operatives in Manchurin sold to the people, 1. .degree of latitude, from
Mexico, Panama and Cuba
one trillion four hundred billion which lines of Inuitude, are also produced the largest crops Communist dollars worth of numbered north and south. 2. on record.
and
to
During the first
cloth, yarn, coal,'sait and Anish....
An amphibious military vehicle (5) South' America: Al- ed producis, the Radio said. used in World War II to trans- though the serengo planted was This was done to stabilise the port troops or supplies to an increased by 630,000. neres in market, de Oper beach-heed. 3. Anna | 1948-49, it was not, so largo (ax It was also reported that over Eleanor Roosevelt, 4. In Louis-¦ the record of two years ago, 4,000 tons of" grain,"cotton, conf ville, Kentucky.. It is the race Drought conditions in some and Arawood reached the Shan- track on which the Kenthelty | arens prevented a rise in pro- | tung port of Tsingtao by tall:10 Derby is run. 5. Achilles 6, 11 duction proportionate with in- | days aflez- the Trinan Tsingtao commances at the same moment creased plantinga. A prelimin-: railway, hadal been. openssl that lightning flashes.
vry estimate of producton-was | Render, kang
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