THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
. MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Double Grand Coup Makes Little Slam
BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY·
CHAP walked into my office A the other day and asked if ho could trouble me with a bridgto bend. Today's hand is the DRO ho
Ho gave me. thought the play was unusual and wanted to know if hnd a particular name. It certainly hast is a double grund coup.
My caller's name was Ilodolfo D'Avalos, and as we chatted, I learned that it was he who arst brought and Introduced the
rumba to the U.S. back in 1928. Later he developed the conga a ballroom dance, and surpri singly enough, he took that back to Cuba, Now he is work ing out a new Mexican folk - dance called the La Rasps, a Mexican version of our square dance. From the way he play- ed today's hand, D'Avalos does pretty well at bridge, too.
He let tho
opening lead of
the eight of clubs ride, and East won it with the king. At
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DUMB-BELLS
MEN HAVE CHANGED! TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I WALKED PAST THEY
USED TO WHISTLE!/
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UNUSUAL ANGLES
HE MADE FRIENDS FOR
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
A MILLION YOUNGSTERS MORE than 1,000,000 young applications, he has never. yield-A MORE
people from all parts of the world have made pen pals during the past 12 or 14 years through Dr Sven V. Knudsen's office, The Directory of Boys and Girls of All Nations, iu Copen- hagen.
The achetne grows dally and now may be described as on it- stitution of world wide Impor tance,
Slave World War II, 48.000 young Britons between 14 and 21 CHESS PROBLEM contacted 144,000 "pen friends"
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By O. NEMO
Black, 7 pieces.
White, pirces. Witte to play and mate in three, Solution 10 yesterday's problem:
1. B-17, any: 2, Q. B, or K mates.
in 150 states.
Schools and univeralties hava obtained names from Dr Khud- sen's oflce, but in spite of many
Check Your Knowledge
1. Name the composer "Lucia di Lammermoor."
2. In what country did waltz originate?
3.
What is Olfactory?
4. Name Czechoslovakia.
the
capitat
ed to many requests to arrange something for individuals on professional basis.
"When people are over 21 years ald, you can almost are the flow stift," Dr Knudsen vald, Knudsen, incidentally, is 80,
for
LIDHARIAN'S Icclure recently
on respect books recalls the Battle of Culldrevne. In the year 501 A.D. St, Columba asked St. Finian to lend him a certain Peafter. St Finian handed it ever, but
Gon found t Columba
was copying it. He In wrangle claimed the copy, and CONTACTS CONTINUE When asked about his continu-began. Diarmuid, King of Meath, delivered the appealed to, and ed personal contact with his famous judgment: To every people he introduces, Knudsen.
book ils who has been the intermediary copy's cult to even
This Bilgered St. that he refused to between 9,000 American schools Columba and foreign countries, read a letnccept the
verdict, and a ter from an Engilaliman from pitched battle followed between Shefeld who is now 27. his supporters and those of St.
Finlan said;
Near Drumcliffe In "About nine years ago, I got Silge, where W. B. Yeats 1 into contact with two Amerleans buried. through your office, and we have
been friends ever since, although
stone
we have never seen each other. Goose lays foundation One of them died in the war ngainst the Japanese, but I am corresponding with his of still
mother...."
IF Madam really wants to be Dr Knudsen sald 85 percent of in the height of fashion, the his customers all over the world Madam should
5. Name the lowest point on the earth's surface.
Eirc,
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Yugoslavia To
Get Loan
Natural Rubber
Producers
To
From Britain? Meet In Malaya
Washington, Sept. 8—A. reliable source sald today that the Export Impers Bank had agreed to grant Yugoslavia $20,000,000 credit.
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Britain is also expected to fend Yugoslavia about
£0,000,000 soon.
to
It is understood that the credits are calculated discourage possible aggren- xion against Yugoslavia and to help to create economio stabilly there, to reinforce the security of Italy and other countries of southern Europe. - United Press,
Belgium To
Open Credit
For
Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 8-Natural rubber pro- ducers in this area make the first joint move next, weck toward boosting their product against syn-' thetic rubber.
A conference has been called in Kuala Lumpur with representatives from Indo-China, Indonesia, Cevlon, Malaya and British-Holland Research In- stitute officials to discuss methods of improving the quality and status of natural rubber.
It is stated here that the can- ference is n carry-over from pre-war sessions, but includes representatives of the market- Jug boards of all countries in- terested.
Mr A. C. E, T, Mann, Direċ- for. of the Malayan Rubber Research Institute, which is acting as host, slad the con- ference's report might be used as the basis for discussions at government level.
Visitors include Britain
8.-Belgium
Dr G, J. Vanderble, Director of the In- donesian Institute for Research
Director
Dr
A.
Canada May Back "Buy British" Campaign
But Not At Expense Of Own Industry
cam-
acquire a pair
Loudon, Sept. of the new shoes.. "They are have chosen, English as their
called correspondence language,
real. "And is to open in favour of Britain in Batavia, De G. Verhara, West magnetic, and
credit the they proved so shallow that they a
In Belalan tranca Java, Mir O, B. Schrleke, re- of added that it seems that the constantly fell off as the models equivalent to
English
US$28,000,000, presenting the Avros Experi speaking peoples are the moved round the salons." Once under an Anglo-Belgian agreemental Station in Batavin, Dr P inost interested in learning about upon a time a indy who was out ment signed in Paris yesterday. Comoangon, Director of
Ottawa, Sept. 8.-Mr Nor- theman M. MacLeod, a sentor Go- foreign countries and custoins for a bit of marivandage drop-
This was officially announced Insitute of Rubber Research, for instance, has shown ped her glove,
vernment official, sald today Indo-China, Now she drops here today.
Dr E. Philip that Canada was prepared to 0. What is the last letter of more interest in the work than her shoe. And if the lucky Drawings on the credit will Director of the Institute in the Greek alphabet?
Bulgaria. with approximately retriever is a knight, he wears his bear interest at the rate of two Ceylon,
Houwink, spenser a "Buy Brillah"
solve Britain's General of Rubber paien to help the same population.
Indy's shoe in his hat for the and a half percent from the gifting De Holland, Dr economic crisis, but not at the rest of the day. Ah! Vous date of the drawing, the an- Geoffrey
exponse of Canadian Industry, Gee, Director STARTED IN 1926
dtrai-je, Alaman, ce qui caure nouncement said.
He sold the Canadian de- The scheme began in 1928 to|mon tourment?
Repayment of the amount flestarch, British Rubber Pro- the United States. Dr Knudsen,
drawn is to be in 50 equal half-ducers' Research Association. and legation at the tripartite rearly Instalments. The
Mr George Morting of the Lonference had been told to paftera was always interested in
will fall due on July 1, 1650. don Advisory Committee for policy to safeguard the in- youth work, get the idea during Sport
Rubber Research Associated terests of the Dominion's several years' stay in the United
dustrial workers,
"The Canadian market
be flooded with neither to British-made goods, nor is it to. be star
(Anxiners at foot of Column 1)
COYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Why Fireflies Don't Burn Up
-Ting-a-Ling Gives Knarf, Hanid the Reason-
By MAX TRELL
17 NARF and Hanid were sitting in Ting-a-Ling's garden. It was just turning dusk and the to be refties-there seemed hundreds of them were flitting about in among the dark shrubs and the thick masses of trees.
Enst returned a club, which was won In duining with the wonder?" jack. The seven
of spaden
Kuar! said, after a long silence: "Have fireflies really got bits of fire in them, I "It's more like sparks," said was played and D'Avalos finess-tanid. "But why don't they ed his nine-spol. When it held, burn up? And why," she added, their he cashed the ace of diamonds."do they keep fushing went over to the Jack of lights off and on, oft and on?" diamonds in dummy, led the six Finally Ting-a-Ling answered: of spades and finessed the ten-The old folka say that spat.
the
Ave
who
to
The
The
first
text of the agreement
Announcement added,
States. He invited young people A PROFESSIONAL footballer will be published shortly.
write and tell him which has been saying that if there agreement has been con country would interest them. clubs continue to pay thousands
For a small fee the price of a of pounds in transfer fees "the cluded in necordance with the decision on the principles of an stamp-Dr Knudsen provided the game will become a commercina Intra-European
payments I belleve scheme for names and addresses of other affair." At present
1040-50 taken by ង still possible to find young persons, who had the it is
the Organisation for European football for name wish to learn about foreign nan playing
his Economic Co-operation in Paris on July 2 last, under which 15 fm. native youth Instead of geo-But the officials
team has offered to buy
the prospective balance of pay- who run the the graphy books,
defett. of France. the After a few years of good luck, industry are naturally furiously ments
Netherlands and the United footballer's re- Dr Knudsen's originally modest angry at this
be covered partly by drawing office was moved to Copenhagen, fusal to be bought for £30,000. Kingdom with Belgium was to
long-term Belgian credils." rights in Belgium and partly by Reuler.
countries through the eyes of the nativ
native place, because no other Eco
and this cily can now brag of
They regard it as a gross inter-
of sport.
being the centre of an interna-ference with the best traditions
tlonal youth United Press.
organisation.
-London Express Service)
YOUR BIRTHDAY
Ting-a-Ling pointed out the Brefles.
flash of
"A forest fre? cried Hanid. "Yes; a great forest fire! The
You
Is
By STELLA
of be one
NY FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Press,
of
Czech Purge Of Industry
Factory Managers 'Removed"
its
con-
En-
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starved of dollar imports, which Canadian Industry needs for its raw material and capital
ds," said Mr MacLeod. goods,"
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Two widely discussed solu- tions for the dollar-sterling problem have been flatly Jected by the government, ac- cording to officials.
These ware for a substantial Jawering of Canadian tariff! Larriers against imports Into:
NO CUT IN RAW MATERIAL IMPORTS
Prague, Sept. 8-A purge in Canada from the United King-
sterling arcas,. the management of nationalised dom or other
which at and a large
scale Czech industries, in
clamping- least 10 factory managers or down against Canadian imports assistant munngers have been from dollar areas. removed, was disclosed today by the economic weekly, Hospodar.
The reason for their removal was not given, but the controlled Press has published complaints Closing rates about factory directors' "Ine} - Sept. 0. clency" and "lack of respon- Canada (dellar)
....... US$0.01-7/10 siblity." England-allclai
4.02-3 England-30-day futures 3.83 England-po-day futures Australia (pound)
3.23-12
Areflies have bits of fire in them. It docan't burn them because it's
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Now the queen of hearts was old, old re-it's fire that has
overtaken in dummy become led and
cold though . [!]} "But one day," Ting-a-Ling | pоRN today, you have very You are definitely allergic to with the king. The good queen flashes and sparkles. Inven't went on, "a terrible thing hap-B
and if a job cannot strong views and excellent monotony of diamonds was trumped with you ever heard the old folks tell pened. It happened around us reasoning powers which tend to hold your active interest, you the four of spades. Dummy about how the fredles first not when' olmost all the animals was entered by playing the the bits of fire that make them were going to sleep. Suddenly ive you a vivid and positive will not give it your best atten- personality. You always are ton. The early part of your jock of hearts and overtaking light up?”.
set life Knarf and Hanid both replied there was a storm. Then a grea! able to accomplish what you interest and excitement, but South Africa (pound).
ર apt
Now Zealand (pound). lightning with the ace. The ten of hearis
struck the
ou to do. out to
If you deal with
Belgium (frane)... was led and D'Avalos once that they had never heard the forest and in an instant the trees people you will be
15 you
older, Krow
you
Denmark (krone) successful, by old folks' story about the fire were ablaze!" shortened Jilmselt
will And agnin
settling down France-official fo for trumping
of flies. They begged Ting-a-Ling
your magnetic personality with spades.
to tell it to them,
draws people to you and makes as soon as they should be, but France-free
once they are, your fame mayFrance-commercial
|Holland (gulder) Long Ago.
'flames leaped as high as the sky, it possible for you to influence long_outlive you.
them.
Italy-official Dummy was entered by play- "It happened long ago." Ting. Some of the animals came run-
Affectionate and warmhearted, Norway kronel
||Italy-export should always follow ing the len of clubs and over-a-Ling began; "before there ning out in terror. But most of
should and exceptional Portugal (escudo) them were caught deep inside your intuitions. They will not you taking with the queen. The ace were people and cities at that them were o matter which lead you astray. You have a happiness in marriage. If you Spain (pescia)
was led, and East, time there were of clubs
only animals
fact and know should come into a legacy some-Sweden (krona) having nothing left but the and insects and great forests. way they ran, the flames were great deal of
Switzerland-free to handle all kinds DI
of time in your early thirties, be king and jack of spades, had to The fireflies were plain ordinary around them. They roared for how trump with the jack. D'Avalos flies then, flying about the fields them?
help. But who
You are sure that you make wise use of could help people and situations.
fond of the arts and have con- It in the furtherance of some overtrumped with the queen and forests. Hardly anyone ever and cashed the ace.
"Who indeed? Who but the siderable talent in literature.
ure life-long ambition.. noticed them: but if they ever erine near any of the animals little flies!" said Ting-a-Ling. You are the type to hold the
To find what that lived in the forests, they "It is hard to believe, but this is centre of the stage and others
the stars have tomorrow, select say. They appear to be willing to let you. In store for were quickly whisked away. So what the old folks
that the little files flew Make sure your ideals always your birthday star and read the last the lille les flitted say
high and you
paragraph. Lel can corresponding about only at night; and then straight into the forest-into the are held
forest. And each ot no one noticed them at all, not burning
become an important influence in your birthday star be your daily them seized and swallowed a
the world.
guide. even the owls and the bats,
tiny bit of flame. And in a few moments the great forest fire was Fout. All the terrified animals, in the middle of the forest, were saved,
CROSSWORD
Acros
Remit of the goat Kotting Tudge,
(0, 9)
a. With all her faults, dospije book
ала Rima shp retained ber name. (5)
11. Can natives provide money, (4)` 12. Comprebenda. (6)
13. It's hock to be taken thun, 183 16. We maka no allowances for this:
13 51
10 Mater to the lingu 141
List showing..., Mri Churchill' lion. 13)
18. Wake up and give us a 200, 161 13 LÁBHI Röd, for a change, nobody
up. 13, 2, 31
21. After seven it's on
record
21. Her could have breze.
23. Dank, 10)
Down
(0)
1. Could be fat bosais, not neces sarily tied up though, (4, 5)
2. Bhows the last word can be
TIEDOSSIER 18)
3. Making significant, movementa can break the quest ting, (9)
by My moner, uku eno jocker
Also ran away. 19. 7. 81 *
18. Outs dudge trung,), 15, 4)
Coventry Tom did. 14, 14
D. Sweet manufacturer. 13)
10. TRIK, Wuaty,, (m)
15. Able to make a packago, sar
17. Chafe? 3710 Meraty; 191
(procent: 1) Follie: -16, Lotto; 14. ↑
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
1. Gaetano Donizetti, 2. Ger- shany. 2. The organ of smell 4. Progue. 5. The Dond Sen In Palestine, 6 Omega.”
at
Rupert's Queer Path-35 caught
Rupert and B are so erested
in the tree that they do not notice that some little birds have come to look at them. Before they know what is happening they are aut rounded by dozens of odd-shaped birds which have walked up from all directions and which ware at the two pala inquinvely, "What de they want?" asks Rupert nervously "Why are they to quiet?" "Y never seen birds like this," addi B. "Why are they all walking, and not flying? with they would go
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Bits of Flamo "But the bits of flame that each of the files swallowed still kept lit, though it no longer
♫
Be
Industries
affected
in
In the first place, successive tariff cuts for British imports since 1935 had brought them Into - full
-with- competition Canadian industry and Indus- trial workers. Further
cuts would put both at a disadvab¬ Most of these directors were tage, the officials said. 3.30-14
A cut in installed after the government
Canadian raw. would mean nationalised the big
industries material Imports and expelled most
simply a cut in Canadian pro- of their
duction, which former managers,
was impracti-- cable. Besides raw material the imports. Canada bought from 037- purge included heavy and pre- the United States a wide variety cision machinery plants and of goods ranging from electria motor "car-tactaries-Associated razor's -and-diesel-enginesTM-to- Press.
off-season fruits, few of which could be replaced by the sterling area.
Government circles in- dicated that the Cabinot viewed the British crisis as a product of Britain's bilateral trading polley, with multilateral trading its only fundamental cure, In other words, Canada oppases" proposals which
suggest re-
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PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Pery-free VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- Hold off
until Don't let a hasty temper or im- Uruguay (peso) on new plans later. Use inct in all romantic pulse cause a break with some Venezuela. (bolivar)"
one dear to you. Exert toe! and domestic matters.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) and ull can be well.
(Mar, 22-Apr. 20) ARIES Not propitious day.
careful in burned. And from that moment
all detail work. your actions, Be
overestimate you. on the tile flies shone in the Guarded in all
especially
all domestic It dark. For
position, you or you could plainly rutters and romance,
moy run into ench tiny bit of fire still glowing
trouble. Be conservative. inside of them. They were no SCORPIO (Oel, 24-Nov. 22) TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
flies. The longer plain ordinary
can only bring Avold recklessness. Be diplo Hold fast to re- matic in your approach to alli wore freflies. They kept flying irritation.
problems if you want things to
smoothly.
BRONCHO BILL
MIGHT
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BHUT UP,
مقالات
in
-Impatience They
and fitting about in the dark.gular routine.
J
-United Fress.
CHICAGO GRAINS
But now everyone noticed them. BAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. go
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)--- And best of all, the fireflies 22)-A disappointment in love themselves found the bits of Bre or the loss of
especially when It a dear friend Be tactful, useful. It helped them to know could result from misunder- comes to matters of love and where each of them was flying, standing. Be tactful.
romance. Watch your budget Clucase. Sept. 8 --Grain carefully, even on the darkest nights. They
briskly prices rallied
Today CAPRICORN were ke little people with
(Dec. 23-Jan.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-after a healtant siart. ashlights,
opposition 20)-There i
Another off day, to be very
Wheat rose 1-4 cents from alr.
Consolidate your "And that," concluded Ting-the
careful of all detalin Guard Its lows on mill buying, while "old gains, but don't attempt to ex- against possible loss of personal corn met hedge lifting against a-Ling,
"In the story the follt tell. But whether it is 50 end your activities now,
properly,
small overnight export sales to LEO AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)
(July 24-Aug. 23)--
Canada. for no one knows (not even theYou need to be tolerant and Don't sign an agreement and
Prices closed as follow:- others. whether patient with
Times postpone action on old folk themselves)
any legal
WHEAT-price per bushel. the stories they tell are really are just naturally adverse. Do document until some better day. true, ar Just made up."
your part toward harmony.
You must decide for yourselves,
Simple and Direct
THERE'S CUSTOMER, OUT IN THE STORUE. Į.
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Bigwin Inn, (Ontario) Sept.. 8. Benator Michael Hayes, government,
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In a welcoming address the 100 delegates of ten cours trles, the Canadian Defenco
Minister, Mr Brooke Claxton, wald that the west should not
Exchange Rates regard the iron curtain as in-
evitable or necessarily
per-
Dusince we done in the local manent. Loftlei thanno market 1113 "If we are true to our bellof morning at the following rates: 1.43 Sterling pound not? (per £) 1835 in our democratic Institutions, 574 then It follows that democratic Ua, dollars (per 1)
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