THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
.MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
**
Here's Game Hand Easy To Misplay
reason
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WHY IT LOOKS AND SIX
BY WILLIAM E. MÕKENNEY THE fact that so many people ask me how: 1 became in- terested in bridge may be the why I like to ask celebrities how they got their start, I asked David Ross, who has been in radio for years, whether it was his original ambition to be a writer or a 213 radio announcer. He said "I
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was away back in 1926 that ICHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE got my start in radio,. I had Hoped to become a writer. But
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Berlin, Germany.
AROUND THE WORLD
Lovely French Riviera Town
By TEMPLE MANNING- THERE is a pleasant letter at
hand from a reader who woo most interested in learning of the service man who was able to visit the gravo of: Robert Louis Stevenson at Sompala
He wanted to know whether we had ever visited Hyeres, on the French Riviera, where the great
writer did so much of his work. Indeed wo have, and made our way first thing to La Solitude, the lovely chalet in a glorious garden, that Stevenson rented-and--where he.
-sald bo spent his happlest years: Cer- tainly they were productive,
sick as he was. There he
one day I was in the original Montezuma. 3. Jacques Anatole ceived the cheque for a story Gimbel Station, WGDF. There Thibault, 4. Yakutsk Province, called "Treasure Island" and was a terrifle thunder storm Siberia, whose temperatures there, ha composed the exquisite
and on outside, going
the have been recorded at po de-"Child's Garden of Veraca,” and orchestra which was supposed.
sed Frees below zero. 5. In the vale there, too, he wrote the glorious. to play did not show up.
the
and Requiem" 1bey asked me to take Euphrates Rivera. 6. A rubber calume of Edgar Allan Poe and disc, 3 inches in diameter, I and elart reading."
Inch thick, used in playing "Ice" Hockey,
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Magnificent. Palmı
Hyeres is a glorious place. In which to tarry, a great favourite
BOYS AND GIRLS.
AGAZINE
The Magician Made an Offer
"MY
-He'd Change Everyone Into Something
*By- MAX TRELL
here."
the Mir
friend Merlin. Magician is Punch said with a Emile Knarf and land entered the |playroom. "If there's anything you'd like to be changed into for an hour or so, I'm GUTO he'll be happy to obligo."
"Exactly!" said a cackling volco from the top of the bookense.
Knarf and Hanid looked up the Magician and saw Merlin sitting on top of the bookcaro with his feel stretched out on. the Dictionary and his elbows resting back on the Geography.
change you into anything he has you, like, from a dragon to a been the announcer on pracgnat" be added. tically every kind of programme cackled again.
David said that in his 23
Mediterranean Sea from beach
· near Hyeres,
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
YHARLOTTE,...there was no Charlotte on the tablets of his memory. Ho`lad inftilled fatulpus: bilis" in return for smiles, soft words, suddenly un- veiled eyes. He knew her game now." She had won his con- fidenco. by paying her necounts for two nights, and had then introduced her mob into.. the restaurant, and he, the man who had cufwitted the booklos for three weeks after the Lewes races, he, Foulenough, had gone on feeding the whole crew. Hic winced That night he would let her foot her own blil....But neither that night, nor any other night, did she return. She and her sei had eaten and drunk well for a while, and were by now trict doubtless playing the same Raging somewhere else.
at his own folly. Foulenough refused to inlilal pretty little with those that prefer to bypass such spots as Nice, Cannes and Diana's bill, and got a hacks on Monaco. Its squares and aventses the ankle whilch-sent him limp- pre Hned with magnificenting out of the restaurant. palms, its little streets
its
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ways picturesque: dom Oh, I say, look here!
sub-tropical with a riot of lovely
a hitch. In that nowers, frocs, and shrubs, The THERE is vlow of
of Hyeres from the ancient "Crusade for World Govern- of the crusaders castle is subilme and in keeping ment." One
"hover going to
over with the villas and gardens that was
Chelmsford in a helicopter, from offer so much colour.
Intended which ho
to
A
stroll down the
Ruo the principles of World Gover?
Paradis, one of the favourite ment .10 the propic
Chelmsford.
d. But at the last
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Controls On
Timber May
US Businessmen Want Safeguards
Be Tightened For Investments
Liverpool, Oct. 2.-The President of the Board of Trade, Mr Harold Wilson, tonight forecast tighter con- trol of timber in Britain "Lo
slop black market activities
a
** Ho sald in“ à speech to the Merseyside Federation of the Labour League of to Youth, that- measures tighten timber controls. would be announced in a-
длук tew
Black
market aclivities were endangering the housing drive, ship building and other essenital Indus- Arica, Mr Wilson asserted.: -Reuter.
South Africa
May Sell Gold On
Free Market
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
4 Washington, Oct. 2.-The United States Chamber of Commerce has recommended that trenties assuring fair treatment of American capital be p prerequisite for technical or other aid to foreign countries."
The recommendations were made in a report drawn up by the Chamber of Commerce on the
under programme for economic assistance to developed areas.
The report said: "The pro gramme, it. It is handled to the bett advantage, should create a better, attitude on the part of foreign nations towards Ameri- can enterprise and spital, and thereby give an impetus of incalculable value to the eco- nomic development of the world and the maintenance of peace,
If warned, however, that ald should be restricted to coun
anco
Or
France's Proposals To OEEC
Paris, Oct. 2.—France. tries which, through treaties [and · agreements financial which last night suggested,
guarantees, provide
on assur that the European nations of fair treatment for
get together to discuss cost The report made these roof living questions, tonight announced that she would. 1The
In lovely beach that, praise be, covered that "the helicopter was today that the South African commcnamme should be submit her proposals on cur
that
France."
People
who
their Not that I carc know Riviera will at once recognice
tho
On
importance.
M Maurice Petsche. disclosing 2-American private enter this said that he would submit should form the comer a memorandum on "some con- prisc S stone of the programme,
sequences of devaluation" and 3-The
Government should study proposals to obtain "real appoint "an Advisory Board to European co-operation
Usually well-informed sourcen deal with all aspects of tech- nical and financial mada
pid,
that up satu
the memorandum of citizens of competence and would contain specific proposals" experience in foreign trade, for: Investment, and other domestle
Procedure
spots for the artist and camera fan for generations, Is treat. Aminute, with all Chelmsford London, Oct. 2.-Unofficial American privato capital," bhort drive cast from Hyeres la agog and on tiptoe, it was dis-financial quarters here believed has never become popular with more urgently needed for spray-Flance Minister, Mr ND..
but usually more urgently neut bertion in Havenza, would soon annotince on a modest and carefully cis-rent economic and monetary Interesting
Big sale of South African cold cumscribed basis, to avoid any A frantic group loosely lumped as
on the free market,
charge of either paternalism or problems to the Organisation "International soclety."
imperialism, and with domestic for European Economie Co- They also believed that he budgetary considerations 4 operation. Cavalaire. This beach is a joy cure for the absurd state would announce a constructive guiding factor of paramoun! The Finance Minister,
gold-mining policy following into which Test cricket has season: Huge whatever stands of pine,
cork oak, ve- got itself would be to Have one devaluation, and a Sterling loan
mimosa ook, fragrant.
and enormous unending Test match It London. eucalyptus grow right down to dragging on all through the
the most important of declar the crescent-shaped beach of season, with each side gilttering sand set off by the Ing when it is impossible for these, the free gold sale, there wero substantial but uneon- the other side to win. gentle blue water..
South firmable reports Africa Not far off is a place that was Tail-piece
would get up to 320 Fonte a peaceful, picturesque":
shillings an ounce.
avoid tla. fishing village until it was IT to the blood of the old mer- discovered by the gay crowd.
chant adventurere i my
That would compare with and foreign fields of privato en "surprises" like the announce
terprise."
ment of the devaluation of I recommend Nowadays, although it is still a velns," said a man who was
4-The Government's func Sterling, "A dragen's quite nice," Mr anybody changing himself La- nahing village. It has put on hauled up for trying to sell toy the post-devaluation enhanced
should be "supervision
(2) Monetary and economie "Of course to a cat," sald Merlin. "When airs; at least, its restaurants and cats made from old bowlers price of 240s. 31. for sales at tion king and Punch suggested."
and integration East cashed
of netivities you'd have to have lots of you como back you do odd shops have. But nothing can without a licence, at 7. 6d. a the omcial price, and by its own agencies; a cautious to free-internailonak-xchanges
measures to speed the return. jack of alamonds and shifted to
room for your tall. And you'd things. You arch-yeur back destroy its picturesque charm. -
devaluation price of 1725, 6dxpansion (of ald) by Govern
***]in Europe. This mention of 320 chillings ment experts in folds such as
M. Petsche, who declined - fq public health, sanitation, educa- give details of the memoran- $44.80, ounce, equal to
Hon, food supply,
natural re-
·was addressing newb aroused some surprise.
sources, and public finance and
after
economie administration, and the en-Papermen
en-planners couragement of a flow of pri- vato-capital
cars of broadcasting,
Then
ha Merlin the Magician was sitting,
In the playroom.
except a bridge programme. The Kharf and HaïdTM. couldn't success of a good announcer is in make up their „nituda. what-teresting animal to be changed story. Would you see the story I felt like being changed into?"
his ability to see and deliver a
in today's hand?
the
"Can't
Bay
up
in the
go hunting.at you drink
the queen of spades. Dummy probably have to stay on a and scratch. You climb won the king Declarer cashed mountain inside a deep cave." trees when a dog comes along. (Tomorrow-Science, At Work) the king of hearts, and now he
Didn't Like It had to lose two trump tricks
Merlin said: "I've changed lots of folks into dragons. Most of them didn't like it."
"Why?" asked Knart. "They always
If you missed the story, you would say it was hard luck to And all the trumps in one hand. But it was not. It was played wrong. Declarer should lead a small heart. Then, no matter with sore
came back
who held the four hearts, de- you know, breathe, out fire clarer would lose only one trump trick, making his contract.
Check Your
Knowledge
1. Name the capital cily that is located on the River Spree
2. Name the last Aztec, om- peror of Mexico.
3. Who wrote under the
pseudonym Anatole France?
and
smoke. That
You ecular for mico. milk out of 'n strangest of all, you always
saucer.
And,
gor
-(London Express Servica)
an
start washing your face with YOUR BIRTHDAY
your hand."
a duck,
at night
Merlin, shaking his "Don't be an owl."
"A beo?" sald Me Punch.
can't stop
hum
you get used to
"How about being my dears?" Mr Punch suggest
dagan "Ducks are pleasint I've changed people into
Little creatures. They seem to bees. They have a great deal of fun paddl-ming,"
"A Han?”
their heads down
By STELLA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3
you
05-
that
MINES' BENEFIT The free market price, which was more than $50 an ounce last year, fell to about $40 after the
of Western Europo hnd
spent today puzzing over discussions 5-Aid projects should be the cost of living
the Government confined to
#countries whore proposed by
last night after a long meeting there is a genuine desire and
The original French thero
is no question as to con- was announced in a communt,
proposal ability to co-operate and where the Council of Ministers, ditions favourable for econmle
que after last
Minis last night's. development."
Treaties should be made crial meetingwacing a situation.
It has since recovered, but is providing not known to be quite so high
In
"AGSUTBIMCO----of-fair- for American pri- treatment vate capital-Reuter.
Bid
Pakistan's
For Loan
This said, Created by an important fact of external policy having had re- percussions on the economic and financial situation of France, and on international production and exchange, the Government decided I to inform the Govern- ments of Europe of the neotssity of a conference destined to en- sire
o the monetary
order and stability of
of Europe. economic
M. Francois Mitterand Go-
4. Name the coldest place in themselves changed into ducks, seemed to be bad ingenuity and originality and clearly you will decide nothing-dieated a frea market price of Mohammed, Pakistan's Finance/vernment spokesman, then salt
and
Can't Sleep throats. Dragons. "Owl?" said Mr Punch,
"You can't sleep generally gives you 50" throat until for months afterwards," sald BORN today, you have a ine, to make friends with those who Communist successes killed most Dall-around character with a head.
are concerned, in these profes-of the Chinese demand, which the foundation of tho definite emphasis on the cultural sions. You, yourself, might be in was and intellectual side of life. You come unrelated business but you market, have a great deal of personal would always encourage. ambition and pride and are not pirants of the fine arts, often by one to take "no" for an answer financial help. ing across ponder then diving"Oh, no. Whenever you talk
when you want something.
Since you are highly intulive, as $44.00 for a quantity as big for worms
Although your early life may and things in the mud."
you
1. roar, Everybody gets not be an easy one, you have the it would be well for you not to as Mr Havenga is expected to Merlin said: "Lols.
No, not a lion. courage and fortitude to over- mull over your decisions too announce, - of my frightened.
much. Usually your first idea is come obstacles and to friends got themselves changed Or a tiger either."
icap
other currenicles, much into
too prone the best ono. You are None of them ducks,
By
and hurdles this timo Knar!
80 that eventually didn't Kanid
want to mistrust your snap judgment higher prices could be obtained. know what they
what were pleased."
you why Merlin's wanted to be changed into. You Hanld asked
have a great deal of. If you analyse too much, you will On Friday, for example, the end up by seeing all sides so Italian Finance Minister, in- friends weren't
London, Oct. 2-Mr Ghulam pleased to get.
finally asked Merlin to
to things Never procrastinate, Live up to your new approach bacic
something
Minister, sald here today that that the procedure by which himase will make it easy for you loind-your. potentialities and you can almost $50 an ounec. waile right for several "Well," he said, "I'd suggest vance in any job that calls for
loan France would ask for the cops Pakistan certainly wants" al vou, changa
secure fame as well as materia?! yourself
You must never let initiative.
the from International Bank for ference had not yet been decided. it were passed on to them
and Develop- Merlin. "They, you. Cat children having an yourself get caught in "routine success. And every now....
"ORDINARY WORK" 6. "Puck" is ʼn sports term.and then, for no reason at all, ice-cream
soda.
That's the wor
work for if it lacks inspirational To And what the stars have indirectly or indirectly by relief Reconstruction
ment. The
́He added that it would prob- What is it?
he added. they'd go and duck their best thing of
01. You come quality it will bore you and you store for tomorrow, select, yout of certain charges, or the most five consis under ac!
ably be within the framework (Answers in Column 2) heads, in a bucket of water." back feeling fine."
will not do your best.
birthday star and read the cor indirect form of relief to the Mr Mohammed told Reuter of exising organisations. par Knarf and Hanid decided So that's what
budget You enjoy music, art and
ticularly the OEEC. not to be ducks.
Hanld let Merlin the Magician lteratüre and probably will want birthday star be your daily guide whole, it would be an importhat Pakistan wanted the loan development of its
M. Petscho aid tonight that "What about a cat?" said change them Info-a-boy and
tant benefit additional to the for
industrie
agriculture and there was no question of coiling Me Punch. "There's an in- girl having an ice-cream sodo.
great benefit they have already He arrived in Lon-a
conference. Ho then And sure enough, they camb
received by devaluation-Reu- don by air yesterday from New
that (explained a memorandura. back feeling fine.
York after attending the recent would be:
be submitted to
to the OEEC of the International on October meetings
27 Monetary Fund at Washington,
British and Continental OEEC He said that during his stag delegates tonight said that the of about
month in
• the wording indicated that there
of the French com United States he made con- tacts with offeints of the Ex- port-Import Bank of Washing-the. ton and studied the workings of American financial and Indus- trial organizations-Reuter,
the world.
"They
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supposed to have
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19. Sometimes stood; sometimes.
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deafening. (6)
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10. Thin throw I expansivo at
cricket.. 1d)
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10. Napolson'= marshal, šakos
ble
pinca at the end of the mock military contest (3).
20. Dister county is mostly (dy, 10)
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on the way back, (D) ・・ Departs thrire rather than
20. The primrose one in the pursuit
of pleasure. (E
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2. Disentangle and discover a com
posor,471
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in a few minutes the conjurei returns to the little group. punith Tigerlily," he says, "** but not just yet. Your crazy path very. serious. Cannot wait, It may make very much trouble. Come, we go back quick to put it right and take.
They all start off away magic." briskly, but Rupert soon sees that: Bill is hobbling painfully in the year.
Knort
Into a
and
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. MÁRIZ GARCIA, Black, 5 pieces.
J
To the gold
responding paragraph. Let your South African
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 26)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)--
I A marriage or a pleasure trip. Home affairs are excellent. begun today augurs unusual hap- contemplating marriage, this is a piness, Guard your personal pos- Ane day for a wedding, too! Scasions Care 24-Nov. 22)-
SCORPIO
promo- ever before.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Good for all domestic matters. All partnerships, either marital also or business are devouted. Home Love and marriage are favoured. Employees find en- affairs are better, if possible, than courgement; possible
GAGFETARING"
(Nov. 23-Dec. adversitie can 22) Miner thwart your best interests, so be patient with everything. Don't
too
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)--. Don't overexpand. Consolidate your present gains and make sure of what you have! Postpone im portant decisions.
ter.
mines ether
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HONGKONG SHARES
was and
The turnover on the Stock Exchange this morning Transactions $101,302.00. hoon prices:
much.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- CAPRICORN (Dec. ~ 23-Jan. Adverse trends can modify an- 20) Changes, possibly a chango ticipated results. Be patient with SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES of residence are in the air. others and all will, work out for Moderate your activities accord- the best.
Ingly
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—An AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) excellent day for personal rela- -Your personal Interests pro tionships. Love and marriage are highly favoured than highly favoured now. Good day *more
or make a mare for the housewife. others. riage proposal.
so he waits for him"You forget white to play and mate in two. PISCES (Ecb. 20-Mar, 21)— VIRGO (Aur. 24-5eph 22)—
that my shoes are still stuck to your path," grumbles the little badger. These sharp pebbles are no ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. *******
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10 Saturday's Increased sales indicate an up-
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Take no unwarranted risks in making plans for business expan-. slon. Things are fine, however, on the home front.
.
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little difference between French proposal and the
work" of the OEEC "ordinary
it was learned from usually well-informed sources. tonight
some experts bad sug
Immediately after the vation of
of Sterling, conference of European coun
Britain, the French Government, though "annoyed" by the British action, considered that, nothing should be done outside the OBEC-Router.
tries be held. but
without
German Trade
Problems
8 To
Be Examined
Bonn, Oct. 2-Committees of experts, will this week at- tock the knotty problemy of German foreign trade and cor
rency
Swatow, Dam. (regi: 0.30 am. The Allied High Commission ennounced that it had... named: ∙Cord).
Talpen, Chungking, Chenglu, Kun- an economics committee and o ming, Lucide. Kwelyang, Hallow foreign trade and exchango and Swatow, 2.30 p.m.
Manlin, Guam, Honolulu, USA and committee and Invited, German Canada, B-p..
exports to confer with beth;
The foreign trade group, charged with studying Marke devaluation problems and conl price questions, la to report within seven days.
Air. Parcel Posts for Manila, Itong lulu & USA, (CPO) 430 P |·(GPO). B÷pm
Ordinary Air Mal (Printed Mat ters Samples and male Pos) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA, (CPO) 4,30, p.m.; (CPD)
p.m, th Langkok, Bp.m. Tanol ar Saigon, 13.
Sourabaya, Singapore. 10.30 na Zuckland, B-paz,
6.050
Business was done in the local unonical archango market, this morning at the following "ratori Sterling pound note iper. 3:15.70 U.S. dolinte (por #1); VIC plastres (per 100), NEI guliders" (par, 100): Blam Beals (per,100): Bingapore (Btraits)--
$11,70
21.00. 2820-30
Dattle.
Bydney
The Economics Committee has been given several weeks. before submitting a report. Associated Press.