THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Don't Take Finesse To Win Contract
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
la always pleasant to talk
curd
with about
games -Alfred Drake, who is now sing- Ing the lead in "Kiss Me Kate" In New York. He la one of a singing and card-playing family, and I think he likes to play cards as much as he likes to
sing, Arthur Kent, the concert singer and formerly a member of
Metropolitan 110
Opera Company, is Alfred's brother.
Ho lestudied the leads in Sullivan four Gilbert and
operas, but, na he says, he was
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In 1930 he started to "Kill" Bill Caxton in the play "White Home Inn." Bill took sick, and
Drake
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By TEMPLE MANNING
THE setting for the Rifn Hay- worth-Aly Khan nuptials about as beautiful as the most romantic could ever hope for. Cannes and the small villages and towns thereabouts is so filled with beauty, so breath-takingly beautiful that R is difficult to imagine any couple aking their vows there and not Ilving happily over oftext Cannes, Itself, is perhaps just à Hille too lovely, a little too lust. too elegant for some of us, and those in search of simplicity generally put up at one of the many le places art high in the bills between Nice and Cannes.
Chugging along the Corniche d'Or or Corniche d'Esterel, in even na ancient car, is a plen- sue. Many of the hill towns
witnessed
are
old,
have
thousand odd years of history. Entrance to a villa near Cannes. They like to be forgolten
Lime,
quarrel.
by
ittle square in front of the town
nway
Saturday's
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Willy Toad Had an Odd Wish
folks
uf
medieval
FOR
BY THE
Devaluation
WAY
"The Only
by Beachcomber
THE BUSINESSMAN
Europe's Economic Plight High On
Norder that these old Remedy Left" Strasbourg Agenda
English taverns on cox- tain trains may not look in- congruous, the roofs of the trains are to be neatly [thatched.
Each compartment will have Intticed windows with bottle glass; and there will be card- board roses round each lattice, and chromium birds' nests un- der the caves. The heating. Will come from leep Inglenooks piled high with oak loga made of aluminium. There will be bobbin latches on the nnll- studded doora, and heavy tran bolts to lock them, rushes on the floor, and sham penny dips In electric coach-lanterns to give light. Ale benches will take the
of pince
scals, the porters and attendants will wear smocks, and the
guard, chewing a straw, will clip your leket with shears.
Permanent hey-nonny-nonny music will be laid on.
London, Aur. 21-The Sunday Times said today that the devaluation of The pound was probably the "only remedy left" for the British dollar crisis, "oven though devaluation Is at best an uncertain remedy."
The
paper's Financial
Editor. Norman Crump.
sald he based his decision on reports that Britain's dollar reserve would be down to $1,200,000,000 by the end of September,
He suggested the Sep- tember meeting of the In- ternational Monetary Fund in Washington as
"the most convenient place for tako the devaluation to place."United Press.
London
Stock Exchange
by
REYNAUD EXPECTED TO:
URGE DRASTIC MEASURES
Strasbourg, Aug. 21.—The 12-nation European" Assembly will this week come to grips with one of the most vital problems on its agenda-Europe's economic plight.
The Assembly has already been faced with grim warnings from representatives, notably M. Andre Philip, of France, that time is running short for action to prepare Europe for the end of the Marshall Plan in 1952.
When the "big" debate, whlab |----- observers expect to be the highlight of the month's all- tings, bezins on Tuesday the Parliamentarians wili kave their hands tied to some ox Lent.
Israel Hands
Back British
Potash Works
4
21. The
was' announced
and those that sojourn one would expect to find in there eschew the brilliance of form, village. The villas, Riviera life. For such as these pastel stucco, are set in gardens there are charming little villas, ablaze with flowers. Walled C hotels and pensions at rates with
lod City which not even the strictest A few miles beyond Grasse Is could
Some wise an exquisite place, Venice, a people we know lenze villas by small walled city that was once The Serpentine tunnel the year, and by sub-leasing a bishoprie. It is a during July and Augunt, they gem, with modern outskirts, and HERE'S nothing like a Chan- such enjoys popularity with nel tunnel to make an in-
Under matte the year's rent
ព ruling
Tho by. A Favourita
who like ancient beauty vasion of England possible. But
Foreign Ministers "Cabinet" they are not Mouging, a big favourite with and modern comforts without ainow that the old idea is being
entitled to dis- return discussed again, I must those that know is a little off carnival atmosphere. the direct Cannes to Grasse fully pleturesque
The old streets are wondor-
London, Aug. 20.-The London CSS the Organisation for Euro- my own pel scheme for П
Economic poan
Co-opera- Tel-Aviv, Aug. again ore the old
Stock Exchange War rond. Life revolves around a
lon, the main official body dis-Israeli military authorities have tunnel under the Serpentine, to houses. An old piece of
this week by heavy tributing Marchull Ald. oman arch and a fragment of promote cultural relations be marked
handed back the control of the Knights pressure against British Govern choner lo sit in and take a hand. White to play and mate in two, hall, with little streets twisting the original wall are incorporat.tween the people of
stocks, countered
But this has not prevented potash works at the southern into town.
bridge and those of Lancaster ment ed in the sixteenth century
ulmost equally heavy The roads climb up hill and cathedral, A circular boulevard Gale.
short representatives from making end of the
Dead Bes to the, which left prices clear that there is a school of covering, down, under
ancient stone
belleves One of the tedious delusions infrly close ko last week's levels. thought which
that Driish-owned Palestine Polarb arches, through lovely gardens rings the town, with houses that
Ald is falling to Company, it for example, Marshall Oll Consols, 1, B-R3, unty: 2. R. B. or Kello a hill top that offers exquisite are actually bullt into the walls of today is that the more dif-
On the way from Venice 10
of its
main obtenight. £71-10-0, compared achieve one sea views. Here and there are Nice is a favourite spot with ferent peoples see of each other closed at
Jectives a freer flow of trade charming villas, much nicer than artists from all over the world, and know of each other, the more with last week's £71-5-0.
they friendly
become, The
(within Europe.
Since the end of the British St Paul du Var or St Paul de
Industrial stocks crept Д
mandate in May last year, the.. Venice. It is all old houses and exact opposite is the truth, as
who has ever | jittle higher, but it was an
Within the Assembly, M. Paul works have. been guarded by trees and an atmosphere of anyone knows sweet "do nothing" that it Is been outside England.
almost featureless week with no Reynaud, former French Pro-
The plant, well to avoid. Another artists"
definite trends visible.
mier and acknowledged financiat an Iarnell garrison. delight in Cagnes-sur-Mer, now,
Oll stocks were disturbed by authority, is expected to lead a valued at £1,000,000 is still in
Operations will not bo. unfortunately beginning to catch Printer's frolic
the Syrian flare-up and later by campaign for a drastic new line tact.
of action. on with Riviera visitors, but an
resumed immediately bocatio to reopen tha old story with the regulars. Set The councillor then and he Israel's threat
of transport difficulties. between the lovely Loup and thought it was not too much to Haita Reilnery, but they ended M. Reynaud is already known of a Var valleys, not far from
being an advocate thesay that the member in question the week in rather haphazard as
The company formerly ship- Mediterranean. It is an ancient had been a great boob to them fashion. Shell was up 74d, to policy designed to sweep awayped potash to the northern end;.
offall in dificult circumstances. with Moorish houses
00/4%d., while
Dutch barriers Royal
restricting Intra- of the Dead Sea and then by.. mud and straw, that for over
was down one fourth to 22. European trade.
road to Haifa, but the northern eight centuries have been bak-
and Anglo Iranian was down
'Italy, with
un-end of the Sea is now in Jordan 1,500,000 Ing in the sun. As in many a
1/3d. to 148/Dd hill town, the streets wander up
rising birth-hands. employed and a foreign bonds, rate, is expected to throw her Among and down, and there are villas A sold
Japanese were all up £2-10-0 full support behind and scheme set in delightfully terraced gar-ly not." dens.
on speculative buying induced offering hope of absorbing her firstly the prospects of surplus manpower. ---
by
revival Japanese trade later by the Japanese Premier's
LABOUR CAUTION expression of hope that condi-
The Jordan government. Japan to British Conservative repre- By STELLA ions would permit
resume service on her pre-war sentatives are also expected to authorities have cut off the sole foreign bonds.-United Press. Join in demands for a widening water supply to the works. Tho
of the Aeld of economic co-works were the centre of bitter. operation between the countries fighting between the Israelle.
and the Arab Legion during forming the Courel),
part of the Palestine war.
Palestine's exports of potash, progress in 1046 totalled 862,000 tons the Benelux countries Reuter. In implementing, their projected Customs Union and the diffleul- ties France and Italy have met in transforming their Customy Union into a complete economic Australia Ready To Union.
South won the opening lead ut diamonds and with the king cashed the nce, then led back the third diamond which Alfred won with the queen
-He Wanted to Turn Into a Butterfly-
(West). Some players now would have made the mistake of leading the seven of clubs, and when would the finesse falled, they Jose club, two diamonds and
space. Alfred decided
to pick up tramps and try for the the spade break. If this failed, he sill could take the club finesse. When the spade suit broke, he was able to discard a club on dummy's long spade, thus mak-Knarf called up. ing his contract.
By MAX TRELL
VILLY TOAD! What arc
W you trying to du, climbing
up in that free?" cried Hamid in astonishment.
Knarf
The two
and Ifanid, Shadows, stood under the tree and gazed up at Willy who was branch, half-hidden sitting on by leaves.
"Come down here. Willy!"
"Oh no," answered Willy from the branch, “I like It up here. And besides," he said, "I'm about to become a butterfly. That's
Check Your why I'm up here."
Knowledge
1. What name did Balbon give to the Pacific Ocean?
At this Kriarf and Hanld were before. more astonished than Seeing that Willy wouldn't coine town, they climbed up to his branch. Willy was a tond. How could a toad become a butter-
2. What is the principal fly? language spoken in Mexico?
3. Name the natives of Flan-after Kharf and land ciers.
4
+
5. What is flash-point?.
0. Why were the American Indians so called?·
(Answers at foot of Column)
sitting on the branch
flutterby mean, a butterfly, I know exactly how to do it. And once you're a butterfly, al, what fun it is!
6.2
Knarf called to Willy to come out of the tree.
"But how can
We
town
(Tomorrow--Selence At Work)
(Morning paper).
SKED If he meant boon, ho indignantly, "Certain-
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YOUR BIRTHDAY...
assets.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22 DORN today, you pre ex situations were major BORN
ceptionally tactful and You also have talents for litera- know how to handle people and ture or music and if cultivated, situations with consummate these gifts might bring you a
case.
and
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You are very self-con- fortune as well as lasting fame.
and Ingenious over the trees, and finally you and
fdent of your own capabilities Resourceful,
have tremendous energy clever you have original Ideas
The turnover un the Stock street, right and endurance. "It's very simple," said Willy Butter down the
These qualities which you express well elther Exchange Ulla morning were into the grocery store. It's no
in wri
$18,000,00. Transactions writing or speaking. beside trouble at all for a butterfly to go a long way toward making a
Your success of your life.
love nature is highly bann prices: You are not one-to-admit-developed-and-you-must-learn SHARES DUYERS_BELLERS SALES Give the boundaries of the him."Anybody-con-become-a-Bet a pound of butter.”
become
cry or
on anyone's to keep it under control at ali BANKS United Stales.
butterflies, Willy?" asked Knart failure who by now was quite willing shoulder when in trouble. You times. Exert care in the selec- INSURANCES
a job and ton of a life pariner for it must stubbornly stick to to become one,
way be someone whose intellectual Hanid said she wanted to always manage to find a Don't Have To Walk
learn now to become a butter-out of a dimeulty yourself. You and cultural tastes are similar
And life's rond a little to butterfly." By, too.
might
Own your
for complete "Quee you're
were less In- happiness. Willy went on, "you never have
"Well," said Willy; "I tell simpler if you
To find what the stars have in dependent.
Having a
keen insight into store for tomorrow, select your star and rend the things, you would do well in birthday
of public trust corresponding paragraph. some position where handling people diploma your birthday star be your daily
solving unusual guide. tically
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)
(Jan. 21-Feb. General business affairs aro 19)-Your Initiative and the good and diplomatic problems abilliy to handle efficiently all COTTONS appear to be solved almost aus work given you will guarantee
ENO, tomatically..
definite success,
CROSSWORD
Across
4 and 1. It's certainly one alterna-
tive to service at home. (5, 0)
u. For a chaligo. let your posts pro-
ride suppië, (8)
10 Plant. (h
It One type of moulding. (3)
12. Here you see the commanding
officer in the money. (4)
14 8:1:07, you may have two to
15. Bloth. (7 una coliše. (3)
17. By no means the dry part of
traising. 143
1
The end on the road for most pilgrims. 154
20. The Driental pinne-tree. (7), 21. Apparently thero's a purpose 10
nudinina 18
22. It seems that to do this in-to
prepare for, peace and war, től.
23. A bottomlees chasm.“ (5)
24. Boneless buy unillesaçd. (3)
İkin
1. Old codger you see at most rail-
way stations. 10)
2. Out of the ordinary. „(7)
8. Qatment, 301
4. Mlair, (9)
6. One supsented cause of distor
sion on your Ndio. 14)
8. To recount 11 you would have to
maga a inis niteration. (4)
1. Вер 4 Астска.
P. Probatioare. (0)
1. Atodern type of gun. (4)
10. Does, it cause pain to the tree 7
(5)
-10, 20′ us it is a mairical foot. (4)
19. Fourth is order of distance from
the sun, (4)
25. Pat dog's return call 7 (3)
3.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
1. The South Sea. 2-Spanish. Flemings. 4. The Pacific Ocean on the west, the Atlantio Ocean
tho
cast.
the on Dominion of Canada on the north and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south, B. It is en Index, of the infammability ofolls 0. Because Columbus thought he had reached India.
can.
to bother walking any more. If you just what to do. I got the you've got any place to go-say rules from a caterpillar, Cater to the grocery store for a pound pliars, you know, always turn of butter-you just flutter out into butleries. The first thing of the window, then you Butter to do is to climb into a tree and down the road, then you flutter
Icaves you eat all the You've got to stuff yourself with leaves. After that you spin Rupert's Queer Path-19 yourself a bed and go to steep.
for awhile. When
you wake up. you're a butterfly
"All right-let's do it!" Knart and lianld both sald eagerly.
"Fino," sald Willy, pointing to the leaves all around them. "There's plenty for
all of us. Let's start stuffing ourselves."
Knart took a bite of leaf. Hand took a bite of leaf. Willy took a bite of leaf.
Bill tells Rupert hu new idea for
* game."Don't you see?" he cries. We both saw which of the slabs got the magic. Let's see if we can walk right across the path on the other slabs. If we go wrong all that will happen is that we will get splashed. Come on, let's try
Tu
go first." And, pulling his arms away from Rupen's grip, he starts long the path, carefully missing the one which Mr. Bear trod on. But next minute he stops and clutches his
"Hi, what's wrong?" asks: foot, Rupert,
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Then they all looked at each other.
and
AQUARIUS
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)~-~ Indicated. Make loved Meet a
VIRGO (Aur. 24-8cpl. 22)- Personal matters work out well Changes are right now. Deal with the public that journey; and anticipate excellent results, one. Anticipate unusual happi-
LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23) Dess therefrom. Combine business and social in- terests to their mutual benent. Be deliberate in all your actions. Good fortune if travelling by Take no unnecessary risks and water, too.
you will be safe and sure in your advanco.
"Bitter," sald Knar! "Very sour," said Hanku. "Awful," said Willy. With that they all climbed down the tree again, as fast as vitica they could.
ac-
SCORPIO (Ocl. 24-Nov. 22)— Happiness in marriage is in tented. Your personal
should bring maximum of success.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
tho
"Pugh," sald Willy. "It's too much trouble being a butterfly. What's wrong with walking to 2)-Don't spiced up too fack. the grocery store if you need Moderation
a pound of butter? Everybody thoroughness
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20).
C. Light (0), 10
1
To move the potash by way through of the Gulf of Persia Israoll-held Eylat.would be un- economie and extremely difficult because of the terrain.
Fight Depression-
Thirty-eight representatives have signed a motion calling on the Assembly to preserve
Canberra, Aug. 21. The number of emply seats 06 Prime Minister, Mr Joseph :! symbole gesture to these Chifley, cold today in a nation- that Australia the wide broadcast
hod plans for a A £74,000,000 by Me emergency works programme in mation, signed
case of depression. 10 100 15.00 Winston Churchill
presentatives of all 12 countries, Ife said half the programmo, is in line with the policy ad- which would Include the vocated by several speakers building of new Industries, could that the Council should "keep be put into effect immediately- the door open" to Eastern United Press. Europe. Reuter,
C. Light (N), 6.95 7.10 500 7.05
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Electric.
200 @ 29.
Telephient, STORES, ETC.
Dairy, Watson,
2011 200
34
40 200 @ 100 €
500 # 4.00
CHICAGO GRAINS
Chicago, Aug. 21-Soya bean futures set new seasonal high levels today and helped other higher ground TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) Grains towards Let intuition be your guide and afterload calo
Prices cloted as follow:- well. Routing 1s WHEAT-price per bushel.
1.01-15 best right now. Don't deviato Spot
September from it too far.
December GEMINI (May 22-June 22)—| March (1950)* Perhaps it is holiday time for May
ali will bo
In all activilles; you. & sojourn at the seashore Jul
CORN
in execution; can bring new friends into your spot
life.
September
2.00--1
2.05-14- 3.07-1
2.03-12-16
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and
re-
More Factories For Madras
London, Aug. 21.-A. Bellish firm is negotiating with, an Indian company with a view to establishing a tractor factory In Madras, the Province's Minister. of Industry all today, accord- ing to a broadcast heard in London by the Indian Informa- tion Service.
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Linices - otherwise, 'siated res xistered articles And
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MONDAY, AUGUST 2 Closing Times By Air
Taipeh, Hollow, Bwatów, Lluchow. Kunming, Chungking, and capital Chengtu, 3.30 p.m..
Amoy,
Two cycle factories expected to turn out 30,000 cycles a year. would also be set up in the suburbs of Madras, the Minister sald, adding that the 1.25-14
Dangkok, "Mangoon. would come from Brillehand 12-14 116-11 Indian concerns as well as from Karachi (lasta, Nairobi, Mombasa,
Dar-es-Salaam. Kiauritius, Johannes-- 1.12-14 bid the Indian and Madras provinburg & Cairo via Karachi Alexan 1.19
cial. governments-Associated {ärje,, Home & London, (CPD) 430-
p.m. (OPO) 6. p.m. singapore, 5 pm..
else does it. I caterpillars these bring results. want to turn into butterflies, CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 22-July 23) December
Marcit (1050) MAY let them do tit I'm going to 20)-If you are alert for all Guard your assets, Be modorato
д KYE can in your activities. Make new stay a load."
opportunities, you
business trip for September Knart and Hanid decided to inalca, definite, gains today. Be necessary
December profit.
OATS slay what they were, too. ready to advance.
September
03-31 Did 'December
NEW YORK FLOUIL-per 200 lb.
WE'LL SHOW YUHY HOW WE RUSTLED Cows AROUND DERDWOOD
Word of Warning
· HIY: LOOKFTHERE'S TWO OTHEM RANGER KIDS ---T'LL MAKE 2M
DANCE
:
By Harry F. O'Neill ack. 11.15 dollers
DON'T THOSE BRATS ARE BAD MEDICINE ~ THE 3095 15 MORE SCARED
O THEM THAN_HB IS
„OTHE SHERIFF **
1,45-15-4 1.40
00
WINNIPEC MARKET
132-16
137-1
ПУТЕ October
Documber.
May (1050)
BARLEY
October December Alay (1930)
1.13-1 1.13-15. United Press.
Press.
India's "Ginger
Monopoly"
Closing Times My Boa
Manila, 3'p.m/_ Amoy and Japan.3 p.
Swatow
Calculia,
TUESDAY, ABOURT RE Closing Times By Air Swatow and Amoy, 8.30 pm., frog}z. am. (ord).
Kumming. Talpel, and Madras, Aug 21-China Amoy, 3.30 p.m.
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and having lost her former aupro Canada. p.m.
Ponte for Manila, Air Parcel macy as ginger exporter, South Indian west-const "ginger has onelulu and USA, (CPO) 4,30
p.m.; (OPO) 8 p.m. gone up in price, the largest Im-
Ordinary Air Mish (Printed""Mat- porters being Middle Eastorn ters. Bamples and Small Packet countries.
Posts) for Mantis, Guam, Honolulu and UBA, (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO)
Bangkok, p.m.
Exchange Rates This report was inite today
Busines was done in the local by a ginger plantation owner. unofficial exchange market this He added that India had morning at the following rates-- Starling pound note: (per 2) 14.50 gained a world export, mono. 1.8, odlar (per. $!).
9.15 poly in ginger, because of
VIC piastres” (per 100)* NEL Fulldors (per 100) Biam. Licals (per 100) Bingapore (Bfruits) ||
13.10
29.0 Communist frouble In '; other 16-20 producing countries."—Associa
18.47 | ted" Press. :-
Closing Times By Ben
Mantis,
p
Formon via Kestung, a p
Haigan and Bandakan,
p.
Btraits, langvon and Clicuita..
Awalov, 4. p.m.