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BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
DURING the last
ald of
war with
the bridge
players of the nation and top
of the armed War Or-
organised
I am
ranking officeps forces, I plans Scholarships, Inc. happy say that this organi- sation today 18 providing educational opportunities for the children of America's war heroes. In our anxiety to help the unfortunato children of Europe, we sometimes overtook Demo of the situations Lhol exist here at home,
White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in three, Solution to yesterday's
Throughout the country problem: colleges and universities are 1, R-D8, any; 2, Q, R, or Kt
the mater. to realise now beginning need of helping these children with
scholarships, I was dis- situation with
cussing
thia
Jembers of the
Athletic Club
New York during a bridga
Session. Some were surprised;
to learn these children do not receive any educational
vlieges as GI's do under
Bill of Rights.
pri- the
Just after our discussion to-
day's hand came up
and I
pointed out that things are not
always as they appear. For
NEW TEST REDUCES
CHILDBIRTH
Birth, or of the death or imbeci→ ity of her baby, have been re- duced greatly by a newly developed and inexpensive Rh
DANGERS
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
A CORRESPONDENT has re-
vealed that trumpeterk in the time of Tutankhamen never THE riske a pherion or still red halk.
PHE risko a pregnant, mother characteristic, like blue eyes or blew into the mouthplace of the Instrument, but "used a bellows Tth device attached to the open end The two types of blood,
This is only poslilve and Ra negative, are in of the trumpet."
When they compatible."
Bro partly true. The more delicate mixedion or when the unborn the forefinger pt the right hand either through a blood notes were produced by rubbing baby's blood inherited from the along the under-part father is different from that of close-end and setting up a re- negative verberation. The old trumpet the mother's, the Rh blood produces an antibody to preserved in the Muniment Room at Appleby shows where the destroy the Rh positive blood,
como Egypy wore the brass
blood factor test.
the
The test involves the use of albumen extracted from blood of cattle.
established In 1940, it was that about 03 percent of human beings carry a substance in their blood known as the Rh factor. The remaining 15 percent lack The lack is not a deficiency, It is merely a normal, inherited
Check Your Knowledge
1. What two countries are connected by the Khyber Pana?
2. How many pounds in long tent
4
3. Why was the Gold Coast in western Africa so named?
4. Name
first labour the premier of Great Britain.
5. What is the common Gelentile bame for "Peruvian bark?"
0. From what crain graham flour made?
Explains Immunitios
of the
The antibody remaina per constant rubbing. The manently' In the blood in most found in the tomb ca enses. The same process applies III. of the Ninth Dynasty Is to germs of disease and explains closed at both ends, and was why Inumunity against typhold probably according to Dr or mumps losts througliðut life. Dendergast) hever played at all It also applies to incompatible unless a small-aperture at the blood.
side, halfway down, was a primi- It has been estimated that 13tive mouthpiece. percent of all marriages
|Laboratory research togellier the
required negative
wife
bring
and the Rh
fails
positive husband. But of all46HEMICAL tests," says my their possible children, half are
paper, "failed to identity. likely to inherit the mother's the meat sold in a pic." No blood
typo rather than the wonder, The chemists and father's, in which cases there is annlysta starfed with the old- no danger.
fashioned Iden that as it was
blotting-paper
In 1947, Dr Louts K. Diamond meal-pie, it must contain ment. of Boston, discovered that many Discarded Rh blood-matching tests were cheaper than meat, and contains inaccurate. But the Liso
of valuable,health-giving lodine. albumen in the test eliminates All is human under false results.
and
The Rh test consials in mix-.. 1sing the blood of the patient test-
Α
the hat SOCIOLOGIST has
Bug
(Answers at foot of Column 1)
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Willy Had a Breakfast Party
But There Was Hardly Anything to Eat ----- By MAX TRELL AVE
another
example, it
slice of bread, everybody!" Willy "İlave on- as-if-declarer must lose two Toad was saying.
definitely
looks
spades, a diamond and i club, other spoonful of sugart "Have
But, like our war heroes, he was a fighter and did not give up.
some more salt!"
all .his Willy had invited friends to breakfast, down where he ilved near the edgo of the marsh. had put a tablecloth over a large must-
Opening lead of the king of spades was won with the nee, In dummy. Declarer realised room, and the mushroom made he must try to prevent opponents from
a fine table. At any as Mr Gr-rumph,
the
the quite taking their rate, oce of clubs. He cashed the Froit remarked, "It's round king, jack and nine of hearts, and it's off the ground." winning the nine in his own Knari and Hand,
the tha- hand with the ten. Now hay-dows, were there. So were ing thoroughly convinced the Blinky Mole, Blackle the opponents that he did not need | Bootle, Hoo-Hoo the. Owl, a trump to get into dummy. Christopher Cricket, and Dev- ho led the six of clubs, playing eral potato-bugs and the king from dummy. East plilars.
character,
ed with blood at known BhA gestod that now that men are,
no longer bothering to their hats to women," will begin to raise their hais
aro
Animal Blood Cheaper
raise women
affaire
1940.
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Value Of Pound As
Savings
London, Oct: 9: Dou- slar Jay, Economlo Seere- tary
Treasury. to tie claimed here tonight that the Found Sterling, "Judged by history," was
a better cutreney to hold than
almost any other, despite Britain's gigantic national
exertions in two
ware fold
National
Savings Committee meet- people ing that some
· · raight ask, what assurance they had that devaluation might not again dépre- clate the value of savings,
In 1914 the round was worth 25 French francs. Today it is worth 980 france," he said,
"In 1914, the Found was worth 25 tallan lir and today. It is worth 1,750.
"Even
the
Belgian
frane has gone down-from- 25 to the Tound in 1914 lo 140 today," he added. Keater,
Fewer US Cars To Be Sold In Australia
"
Argentine Peso Cut By 47%;
Prices
s "Frozen"
MEAT EXPORTS TO BE
....
KEPT AT OLD RATE
Buenos Aires, Oct. 8. The Argentine Govern- ment today: "froze" the prices of all essential goods -from floor mops to castor oil, from food to furni- ture,
It also lowered the free market value of the peso by about 47 percent in terms of the United States' dollar.
These new measures came as the Central Bank, giving details of Argentina's new multi-rate cx+ change structure, confirmed the decision to maintain the old pesa-rate for Britain's meat exports.
Immediately after
the Bank fixed' the had
so-called free market value of the peso at nine to the dollar” agatrist' the pre- 480, the Commerce viouc Minister. Senor Constantino Barro,
broadcast a brief an- nouncement,
This cald that all articles of to Argentine households would be fixed at
prime necessity
last Saturday's levels,
Tho
depreciation of the pesu- the Argentinó authorities have
RUBBER FUTURES
LOWER
Now York, Oct. 3—–Rubber
announced that their adjustment futures opened lower today and of exchange rates does not con- remained under gradual-pres- stitute a devaluation-exceeds sure, with deferred months
at the devaluation of the Found finishing Sterling, with the result that,fovels. white The Pound was formerly
Dround
bottom
worth 19.37 pozos it can now Trading ruled quiet, with In
terest in the Bpot and futures buy slightly over 25 pesus.
Observers here believed that market restricted by the holiday the explanation of the change bere and In Singapore, lay in the fact that the peso häd over- 3-Car trade long been considered
valued in terms of most other
currencles.
"Import
Reduced factory buying in terest was coupled with the anticipated new government "rotation list", whereby. con sumers are enabled to buy out
also the do-
although most likely in curtailed | Exchange DOD the Cen-tracts; as follow:----
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volume....
(The Australian
YOUR BIRTHDAY... by STELLA devalued from $3.23
retain's
16.29 nomini 10.00 10.32 bld
15.09 nomisat 15.37 16.40 traded
18.32 namita
15.30 tracto
If the red cells of the patient's sarcastically to men, as a рго- blond begin to stick together test.
EFFECT OF under the microscope, the bloods Not a bad idea. Sarcastically
incompatible and
DEVALUATION the raising her brown tafela bailer character of the patient's blood with the meshed
gauze-work is thus established.
and the loops of degringolade, Sydney. Oct, Human albumen also can be which lent considerable chic to experts believe that the deva
ensemble. Muriel looked uation of sterling and the used in the test but it is very her expensive, The bovine albu- the Baron straight in the eye.
Australian pound will result fa RUMOURED FOR YEAR men used in test costs only a| Disgraceful state of few cents.
fewer sales of 'American'cars
A substantial downward ad- of stockpiles for eventual ro Albumen, s
the important Australian marjustment had been talked of here quieting labour picture. a protein, makes up
placement, and about two percent. et whole
ket, to the advantage of British for the past year or so. animal blood, and about half of DEAR Sir.
I have worked all my fe
manufaelavere,
Confirmation of the decision Traders reasoned that any this lotul protein of the plasma. In order to be able to Icava.my.
to keep the old rate for exports prolonged shutdown in skel It was first extracted from cats comfortably off, But the But Mr J. H. Murry, federal of ment to Britnin came in and
cont carly Government makes
production cattle blood by, chemists
would this im-
secretary of the Chamber in World War II. When It was possible. Does nobody realise
of details given by the Banis today affect car production and, there
raica, which will före, rubber consumption. hoped that animal serum might that this high taxation is hitting Automotive Industries, told the of exchange offer a substitute for
han those who cannot hit back United Press that Amerien cars apply to different categories of
and exports. imports
Prices closed 20 to 32 points scrum in treatment of war man's humblo friends, the cats? would continue to be imported, wounded.
In a new
lower on sales totalling 71 con-- "Disgruntled." (Tomorrow-Book Parade)
-(London Express. Servico)
tral Bank slated that imports October (in cents per
still Kimited: wcre
b.) to articles pound was "considered essential for publle December November 'To`$2.24, | health and the maintenance of January (1056) but
the relationship the basic cultural and economic February set in 1931 of being 25 percent activities of the country", TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4'
under sterling. Devaluation Acuter- means that dollar imports riso
NO DIFFERENCE TO one clothes, home decorations and about 43 percent in pries in PORN today, you have
having of those
to do
MEAT PRICE genial, magnetle things
with terms
of the Australian Willy looked around. Every-personalities You make domesticity, you could turn this the body pretended to be chewing friends with everyone-and look aptitude into a paying career pound).
London, Oct. 3-Authorita- heartily. But there
tive sources in London said to Club work, was no upon life as an exciting it if you wished. use pretending. There wasn't inot always happy, adventure, too, is something that would
night that the announcement of anything to cat. Finally, they You see the troube and trials appeal to you. Since you are in reports that US Car
q rate of 940 Argentina pesos all sat glum and silent. Willy but also are able to analyse a good organiser, you should ports would practically cease. to the Pound Sterling for shook his head. "I'm sorry them and, often and remedies. always be the one, to start He explained that no fully Argentine meat experts would Knart and Hanid and every very, very sorry. 1 xhoudn't You understand human nature the ball rolling, when it comes manufactured American vchi-not of itself make any difference
else at the party knew have asked you to come. It's and know
making plans for a cam- cles how to get others to
were imported anyway to the price Britain is of the why the flies, the Konts and all my fault. I wanted come to confide in усп
Daign.
moment paying for meat. the mosquitoes couldn't come company for breakfast but I These are some of the quali -Both-you-men and women The rapidly developing Aus-mo
It was stated that the prico They didn't feel safe. There's couldn't get any breakfast."
fications that would make you have a
deal of natural trallan car industry provides for meat now being great
imported no fun coming to a breakfas! "Oh, that's all
an excellent newspaper repor- diplomacy and tact but are a great variety of components by Britain Was agreed in when you know you're going one of the potato-bugs.
"Wo ter
defence attorney or de not above calling a spade a such as tyres, batteries, and Sterling, at £87.536 per long to be the breakfast!
don't mind a bit. Just par- teelivel You are able to sce spade when the occasion d-bodles, ranging up to 60 per-ton, Το tell the truth, there don us a moment. We'll be beneath tho sham
New York, Oct. 3-Activity of the mands You are the type cent of some models.
That price would hold good wasn't
With that the poseur.
You probably have who should ind
deal
colton very much
futures remained. until the end of the year, these gialled today as the Senate de- There were lots of bottles and potato-bugs trooped off.
sources sak. Then Blinky Mele sald: "Oh, the gift of the spoken and of happiness and contentment written word and are likely in marriage and in boving your
The price to be paid for meat bate on the farm price support and napkins and I just remembered about some-to be happiest doing work own home.
Canada's 10 percent devalun- in 1950 would depend on dis-bil Anally got under way, 171 But nothing thing, Willy:
right that calls upon the use of this To a what the stars have was in them, much.
in
the US dollar cussions which, it was agreed, rlers moved narrowly, but for "Come, back!"
select tion in terms of store come,"
towards the Willy kept urging.
You women have a lot of your birthday star and read also helps the position here, should be held it Sterling were tended upwards "Who have a slice of bread thing.
We'll though I don't see Handd. "Wait for us.
be right back."
In a few minutes everyone ..suddenly remembered
caler-
decided he would block the "I invited the flies, suit and refused to take the gnats and the mosquitoes, This wasanid · Willy, chuckling. "Bul to make they said they couldn't come."
Didn't Feel Safe
trick with his ace. the needed trick the contract.
CROSSWORD
Acton
1. i sport art, and produce thear
pictures. 10)
Bring about (0)
10. $50
Car
Droverbially and
quaintly utilised. (3)
11 Carton did ja -m,
thing. 131
12 Rotten. dolay tier. (3)
13 Spruce. 10)
better
Is Where the persistent mati theit
colours, (41)
15 nROT-lize the alling zaight
at-arins. (0)
Bira vaible in an animal. 181
71 English and Scottish river. (31
43 Noel is upset about the Intury
perhaps. (8)
70 Children are told that these will
fad them out. 14)
27. This Beanis is Thackeray'ı`nera
131
280104, 15)
Animal which woulu, take four-arths of a county town (4)
Down
1 Powerlom to purchase thoughts
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defuse iterally but how
house wires queue for it 1 181 Be cams third. (7)
∙Blows up the most...{5}]
master la This
enunciation
than
the breakfast. (8)
the
batter supervisa
5. Bandage with the saw. (0)
B. Creartiked such men (3)
The of his hounds which he oft cimes loc. (3)
10. Draws, Up on the lawn (5)
10 Thin bortent would foster pr
iantigisten feet (4))
17. Hackneyed 16
Abacond with, most of the wrapper. (a) G
20 Samuelmontor starta "ellmi-
Bating (3) KAKA 23. Bagie.. (4)
24. Novel in thres directions only. -20′ spímat le repented it the bogia- ning of the murder. (8) ..
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And Answers
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The two potato baga excused ihemselves,
to
cat right back."
dishes and knives and forks
and spoons Jors and trays,
and mustard? anybody eating."
hnd
Fight" sald
We just thought
too," said
ko
of some-
talent,
Creat
tomorrow,
Mr Murray scoffed at ini- irri-
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April
May
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September October November December EPOT
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close in company with the you are more inclined Let your birthday star be your car chassis are made in Cana-
upswing in securities, but other- interested in fine delly guide.
indleation wise the situation was without .There dian plants.
Lonight when these discusalons special features, and trading. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
Mr Murray explained that might
slart.
Offcial quarters came to a complete hall at fre Rupert's Queer Path-561about something very import-
the Australian Government was in London remed to be in no quent long, Intervals during the bot, and had hurried off, pro- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) "fully cognisant" of the impact hurry to begin thein mising to be right back. At Make collections on debis Expect the unexpected when on the country's economy which The meat price was the only
Traders aro still beset with that point Willy thought of owed you. This is à progres- it comes to affairs of tho would result from the complete one agreed during the trade uncertainties as to the final form something himself, and he also Rive and active day if you heart! It can be something stoppage of American car in negotiations.
of the farm. legislation, but a went off,
very, interesting work things out right.
and exclting,
poris, Thousands of jobs de- Any other food_or feeding lingering belief that the final Good Things To Eat
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22) 100.
on these Imports, he stuffs imported by Britain from result will be simply an exten- TAURUS (APS.
21-May 21) rended A few minutes later, when Follow up yesterday's polen
Argentina will presumably cost sion of the present law provided their utmost today. "Things **move
along with added. Willy returned, there was his tale to
But, he said, Australian im Britain more how much more good underlying support from table piled high with good Home conditions continue to surprising speed. You will find that everything is working things to eat. The potato-bugs show an improvement.
porters were granted import depending on the pese exchange commission houses, mills, and
rate adopted for any particular exporters. (Nov. 23- out to your advantage. had gone off and gotten
SAGITTARIUS - 11 potato. Blinky Molo. cama Deo. 22)Try out a new tuca
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- quotas based on local currency.
Unless these quotas were raised, commodity-Reuter, --- back with a
the they would not be shiɑ to buy basket of eggs, now and go after that advance Happiness is yours. for
Be
If you want pro- taking. Mr Gr-rumph brought a box of ment in your job.
take it; if a new advance in Imports.
enough dollars to retain current dies, Hoo-Hoo the Owl brought gressive to make new gains,
(Dec. 23-Jan, your job, ask for it. himself, (for
of CAPRICOLLN
day.
CANCER (June 23-July' 28) course!),
Knarf und Hanid 20)-A fine, "progressive
An important rise in the local brought
marriage A progressive day for can: antlefpate cherries, plums and You
all price of American · cors) was the caterpillars with high hopea; begin a new your important interests. Ask inevitable, but the amount re- apricots, and brought some mulberries sur business; open shop-sny for what you want and then mained to be determined. Even rounded by fresh leaves,
go out after it now. thingl
so, Mr Murray said, the Aus-
on The turnover
the Stock LEO (July' · 24÷Aug- 23)tralian market could absorb all AQUARIUS (Jam 21-Feb.
Exchange this morning your work. A Decood excellent day for the American cars available.
activities Stress
$120,330.00. Transactions "Here's milk, Carry out important plans be- all
First expectations were that noon prices: the price of English cars would! gress is made now.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 211- VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-not rise. Later, experts con- SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES October font, except that when it was Things appear on the upgrado Best for you to stick to the ceded that English cars had some Business Interests arod llar contents" in raw all over the cow ate the table. again. Take full advantage of job.
force But Willy didn't. care about renewed business potentials at favoured but if your affections materials which might. that at allt.
get involved, bewarel
Fome price increase.
Hurrying to his house, the, cons
furer fetches a long, dark ask, and
is just going to lead the way to Rupert's cottage when he is stopped by the crying nt Bill, who does not want to be left behind and whose feer are too sore to let him walk any further. No can wait 117-eries the conjurer." Bili no walk he must ride. We tend little carriage."" "50 Tigerlily tuns to fetch a garden
basket, and soon the whole party are hurrying across the common and wondering what they will find the other end.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,
BRONCHO BILL
AFTER CORRALIHO JALL RUSTLERS THE LAWMEN |RECOVER "THEIR· THOUNDS OUTSIDE THE BANDIT CALARY. AND JAIL. "THE OUTLAWS thVYNERE “ULATINƏ CITIZENS ARE AMAZED AT THE. KOSENTITY OF THE
·RUSTLERS' MTS- [TERIOUS BOSS
mouse
"And look what I brought!":
cricu ̈Willy, leading a cow up 19)-Advance In to the table. and cream, and cheese, and buttermilk!"
Your
love,
improvement at this buller, and gun yesterday. See that time, however,
It was a wonderful break-
HONEST ABE LANGLEY? COF ALL, PROPI
this Ume.
Stagecoach Trouble
KEYS KYAR COMES THE STAGE LICKITY BEIe end
TROUBLE
YOIKTS UP MAGE BRUSH
CHARLIE?
By Harry F. O'Neill'
"ISLASH MORLEYİS GANG GOT US ~ ROBAID THE COACH AHO EMOT UP STEVE HUTCHIMA HYAR
80% BRITISH
Washington advices tell of a wide ritt in ideas among the administration congressionali
HONGKONG kader.
SHARES
DANKS
IIK Dank,
INSURANCES
Union
DOCKS, ETC.
Dock
HK Hotel
S'hai Land. UTILITIES
Between 80,000 and .90,000
will be cors
be sold in Australia LAND, ETC, this year.
11K Land About 80 percent 'will ba' British. In 1939, Ameri- cah manufacturers dominated the Australian market because of the refusal of British makers to produce heavier, powerful models to meet Austra-" Han conditions.
1500
Pricca opened one point lower to two points higher, and closed four to 10 points higlier,' 'as follow:-
was October (in cerita por lb.) and December
March (1550) MAY July
December
Maret (1957) SFOT
Untied Pros
NEW ORLEANS MARKET:
October (la cents per ib.3 Decembar
17 1.00
March (1050).
Aray
moro
Tram C. Light (0) 11.20 C. Light (N) .
lectric
16.20
20
SU 2250 T:
1000.
Mação
Electric
Telophone INDUSTRIALS
Cement Pops
Since the end of the war, however, "dollar shortage in the British Commonwealth ins halved the American cor mar ket in Australia, while buliding up the British market in almost the same proportion, French and Italian manufacturers have nimo zo-established themselves Emporium Ualled Press.
STORES
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October
December March (1051)
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Exchange Rates
Business ·"we done in the local
market unofficial "exchange
(this anarias at the following rates Sterling pound note iper. 4) 1.8. dollars (per $12, muze FIC plastres (per 100),
NEI guliders (per 106):
Blam ficals (per 100). win 7 26.30 Singepono,, (Strpilk) - W7477V