THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1919.
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Check Your Knowledge
1. Under whose reign was England's reputation as a naval power established?
3. The Arabian Sea is
4. What is a zareeba?
"MADAME BOVARY"
By DAVID C. WHITNEY
WAY
by Beachcomber
THE B
HE new food, mishfent, subtle. blend of ment and fish na nourishing
METRO - GOLDWYN - MAYER in this collection bro "On as it is appetising. It is haye turned out another Springfield Mountain," "The produced by careful graft- exerilent album recorded from Divil and. the Farmer." "Lording. "The joins are invisible
movie sound track. This Randall" and "Bonnie time it is the music from Lassie."
and the tasto is peculiarly 'Mudame Bovary," conducied
representativo and inclu- sive," says Charlie Suct's;
by Miklos Roza Three numbers are included in
ane
the
Martin
Now Singles
(Victor).
Weg
FOR
Argentina
THE BUSINESSMAN
Smuts On
Cuts Wheat, Africa's
Maize Prices
Buenos Aires, Ock Bana Argentina today substan- tially reduced her export prices for wheat and maire,
Wheat, which previously Gold al 30 реков рег quintal and a year ago ac high as 60 pesos or morenom In offered at 27 pesos,
Slaces the dollar ex- change rato for wheat exports is unchanged at 3,3582 pesos, this amounts lo a 25 percent reduction In price.Reuter,
two-record album, "Madone "Circus," a new piece by Bob pamphlet "Both or Nei- Bovary's Waltz," "Prelude and Russell, the writer of "Drazil," ther?" The pamphlet con- Romance" and "Torrent and sung in great style by Tony tinues: "Experiments con- Passepied,"
Art fducted with units of person-, Mooney may have spawned nel have shown that 90 per- Vaughn Monroe, who more or another. big-time hit with less specialises in old-fashioned new arrangement of the old they were eating ment or cent. did not know whether melodies, does a good job for. “Wouldn't It Bo Fun RCA Victor in his new "Silver (M÷G-M)..
fish, and did not care. The nutritious qualities of both Dovaluation: Lining" album of six number
unremain
from the new Warner Brother
Woody Herman teamy
Economics without tears
Alin of the life of songstress with Mary Ann McCall for
in the filshed Marilyn Milfor, Monroe sings clever ndition of The article, and the faint smell] 2. Nome two sections of 1 ***
to his orchestra's accompans- Crickets" (Capitol)....Elliot is a not unpleasant blend of England famous for the produc- BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY fion of
prodlenment such favourites as "Look Lawrence's orchestre performs processed mution and frozen cotton and
for the Silver Lining," "Shine well Qn "Single Saddle" foods.
halibut." HAVE 'taken both
On, Harvest Moon," "Avalon," (Columbia).... part "Who?" and "A Kiss in the hands this week from on
Dark." article by Alfred P. Sheinweld of what ocean? entitled "Practical Dridge," he recently wrote for The Bridge World magazine,
Freddy, as he is well known to the bridge fraternity, points out that after a short time any per- son can learn all of the rules of the play of the hand. But in order to win at bridge, you must be able to apply some deceptive tactics at timez
which
When the dummy goes down after the opening lead of the queen of clubs, North enn see thafif the heart inesse loses, the opponents
would immediately cath the ace of spades and defeat the contract. What tactics could North employ to throw the opponents off their guard?
inke inke
6. What is an isthmus? 4. Who is Mrs Richard Walch, noted novelist?
(Answers in Column 4)
J.
That maker of hits. Not "King" Cole, sings out with The cultor strumming mud the tuneful "Who Do You Know WITH the dash and speed of motor - seylbe going ballad singing of Burl Ives have in Heaven" (Capitol)........Johnny
through # Turk's bend, n never been better than in the Desmond has a new number
Columbia about that war, time myth, Lill learned contemporary has como new. four-record
to the conclusion that "gelling album, "The Return the Marlene, The tune, straight
Included from Enginned where it is lend-things depends ultimately on Wayfaring Stranger."
other people's willingness to buy ing the British hit parade, is a them." May I add that buying sentimental ditty entitled "The things depends ultimately on Wedding of Lili Marlene'
other people's willingness to sell (M-G-M)....
them?
DI
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Toys Were Very Puzzled
-They Didn't See Why They Couldn't Swim --- By MAX TRELL
66TO one ever," said Teddy the Stuffed Bear; "no onc ever," he repeated, "tuites me and lets down to the seashore ne go in for a swim."
Teddy looked around at every- "They one else in the playroom. don't," he added,
"They don't take me either," said Mary-Jane the rag-doll
"Nor me" said General Tin the in soldier.
Don't take the heart Bness immediately. Cash dummy's hight club and discard the nine of diamonds. Now talte the heart Anes Eart will win with the king. He will think to himself, why was declarer to anxious to alscord the
small diamond? East now might make the mla-
diamond of returning adiamond, hoping that declarer might have
"Nor me, nor me," sald Whon, another losing diamond. Or he He said it twice to be sure every- might-lead a trump, wanting to one heard him. Ife was a horse... cut down the ruming value in a wooden horse.
"Nor m-" he dummy. Of course, if East does started for the third Ume. either of there, declarer is home,; There must be some reason," because he can discard the king-Teddy interrupted, “Tiiere gener- queen-nine of spades on dum-ally is. I'd be surprised if there my's good diamonds.
wasn't some reason why no one ever takes us to the seashore and lets us go in for a swim.”
CHESS
PROBLEM
By A. E. ELWORTHY Black, pieces.
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White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's
problem:
Was A Reason
If there woa a reason Mary-Jone, General Tin and Whoa д) agreed that It wouldn't be good reason which was the important thing. "If it was a good reason, they'd it to us. So it must be a bad tell rensori. As long as it's a bad rea son, I don't see why we shouldn't
Sentimental Buddy Cinck has two new good ones for his fans with "Song of Surrender" and "You're Breaking My Heart" (Columbia)....Erskino Inw-
5.
(Tomorrow-Unusual Angles)
Auswers
How to run a gypsum
(IV)
factory
is advisable that the closest
Pakistan's
Decision Criticised
"Unjustified," Says Indian Ministor
New Delhi, Oct. $-The Indian Finance Minister Dr Joha
pro-
separating two adjacent bodies to one standard bucket grade C. cesses will matce it increasingly
of water. 6. Pearl Buck,
-London Express Service)
South "Golden Opportunity'
"WHY NOT TURN OUR
GOLD INTO WATER?"
Fort Elizabeth, Oct. 5.-General Jan Smuts suggested today that the windfall which devalun- tion had given to South Africa in the tremendous overnight rise in gold values presented a "golden opportunity" to establish a fund to develop South Africa's water resources.
Gen, Smuts was speaking here, in the opening ‚address to the Congress of the Midland Deve-.. lopment Association.
"Why not mako use of this immense stroke of luck to turn the nation's gold into water?" asked General Smuts
RUBBER
FUTURES
The country's No. 1 priority IRREGULAR
was not gold nor industry, but
water, and to enable the country
to support a large population
New York,
Oct, Rubber
much better planned conser-futures today moved irregularly distribution-some-in the slowest session since vation and
1. thing ko the Tennessee Valley August
Dealings werd scheme but on a bigger sento featureless as traders concta- was needed.
trated their attention on world
Prices closed. five points lower to 10 points higher on sales gold, totalling 18 contracts.
Prices closed as follow:--- Smuts.-October-(Is-cents-per-
ib.)
November
December
Jmiliary (1050)
Februmy
10.66 nomina) 10.33
18.10 bid
10.09 nominal
13.07
16.75 bid
10.03 nomina)
18.40 bid
Gen. Smuts maid that there Matthal, told the Indian was no evidence to support the The Spot maricet showed de- Parliament today that Pakistan dicory that South Africa was veloping activity after futures "totally lacked economio just drying up. But the tremendous closed Dealers reported a de- neation" in its decision not to increase in population, and much finite pick-up in inquiries from devalue the Pakistani Rupee moro intensive use of water factories and dealers, with somo when other Commonwealth cur- for industry, had created such buyers signifying a willingness keins band fells about "The I
rencies were devalued.
a position that it was necessary to increase their bids. } Buffalo Nickel" and nil the possible contact should be Addressing uza emergency to use Refence and energy to
things it still can buy (Victor).maintained between the Muna session of Parliament called to turn
Market sentiment. remained, water to proper. ger and the Overseers of the debate the
use by mixed. Sceptics question Indian Rupee de building dams and changing the durability of the advances for tiro If the valuation, various departments.
Dr Matthal sald Manager does not know what
the timo bing without now India and Pakistan hed agreed courses of rivers, the crushers or refiners are do- to hold an inter-governmental Gen. Smuts cited the example bullish Incentives or broadcasting CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Ing, everything becomes lopsid-
conference on the currency prob- of Egypt, where a elvilisation | factory and stockpiling demand. ed. The
Manager who stopped a tem
alem, but that did not mean had arisen in an uninhabitable pressure-hauler and said, "What India would
agree to any desert from one river, is in those little buckets?"
should
alteration of parity Between 1. Under Queen Elizabeth's
have known well what was in the Indian and Pakistanl "We can do without relgn. 2. Yorkshire and Lance the little buckets. His Bucket Rupees.
bat we cannot do without shire. 3. The Indian Ocean Overseer should have given him Dr Matthal told Parliament water," said Gen.
of 4. A military enclosure
shared the latest fragmentation figures, he
the "view held Associated Press. prickly brushwood used by
working on an estimate of 00-around the world that strong the Briush in Egypt in 1884.
92 fragments of gypsum-crystal international economic
FINANCE MINISTER TO A narrow-
strip of land
MAKE STATEMENT -
March diflicult for Paltistan to main-
April tain her present stand."
Kimberley, Oct.
5The May June Pakistan's keeping the old South African Prime Minister, July Rupee
valuation wille India De Daniel Malan, announced | August devalued the
today same proportion here
that the
South! September
October resulted
in African Minister of Finance, Mr November near moratorium business be- N. C. Havenga, would maku December tween the two Dominions and his promised economic brought further deteriorationment on Friday, in inter-Dominion relations.
Dr. Matthal was critični
Mr Havenga...would "then. the manner of the Common-throw more light on what he, wealth devaluation. --As-had achieved in his mission to sociated Press.
London and Washington, Malan said, "The sea usually begins," said things. Don't diversify your anything against your will. TREASURY SILENT General Tin, "where the land talents so widely that you Unless you follow your natural
The Fremier declined to say ends. It doesn't matter which neglect to learn some one thing bent-whatever that may bosury quarters tonight declined
London, Oct. 5-British Trea-anything more-Reuter, way you go, Whoa.
Just keep thoroughly!
you will
never reach your to discuss Dr Matthal's .com. going until
you come to the end
You have definite social highest peak of production.
ments on Britain's handling of of the land.
talents and, if a woman, prob- "Well
devaluation. said Whoa hesit-
Highly intuitive, you should ably would you have the gift of wit and be able to shine in society.
here A Treasury spokesman judge situation? sald that no official
comment some shorter way."
excellent conversational powers, accurately at first sight. Depend could be made upon the pro- Mary-Jane stood on Who's You always are able to attract upon your "snap Judgment" and ecedings of one of the Parlia back, and lifted Teddy on her
interesting people
you will rarely go wrong. Into your shoulders. Teddy looked around
Watch out that you do In marriage, select someone Political observers believed and around. "There it is!" he ex-orbit.
as active, and that the question of any reply cialmed
"king-maker" whose mind fr "Night around that not
rather than “king." In other agile as your own. Otherwise to the criticisms made in New hi
will be you words, don't expend all your
the Delhi would rest with energies on behalf of others; de monotony of spending all your Chaneciler of the Exchequer,
life with a dullard
Sir Stafford Cripps-Router. velop your own talents.
"No one takes me swimming," sald Mary Jane.
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... by STELLA as Sterling has
When they were all on Who's O back, Whoa suddenly said: "Now which way la it to the seashore?" He looked all around. As far as he could look all he could seo were trees and hills and grass.
13
50 to the seashore ourselves and antly, "I think there ought to be
to in for a swim.
la for
So they decided to go. When they were all rendy, Ted- dy said: "We could go to the sea- shore on the train. Only wo haven't got tickets."
"That's right," said Mary-Jane. "So I think Instead of going on the train, we ought to go in an automobile."
"Only," said General Tin, "wo haven't got an automoblie."
Whon said: "If you all sit on my back, I'll gallop down to the 1, K-KI7. any: 2, Q. or Ki senshore. That will be the quick
est and the best. And besides we can't go any other way."
mates.
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record. (3)
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apherical ones It would seem. (4) 10. Used on the naughty cald of an
earl or knight ? (4)
17. Twofold return of a famous afch-
bishop. (4
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24 and 25. Heo I DownL,
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this restriction (8)
Trotted And Galloped
Whos ran and trotted, and gal- loped-but mostly be rocked.;
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
PORN today, you have a wide you entered it early in life you variety of interests and the might become an outstanding
capacity of being able to know success. You are not the type,
considerable about a great many however, - to be pushed into
become. a
bored with
1
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of
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Frankfurt, Och 5-Professor Portugal (escudo) You are more than ordinarily in store for tomorrow, select
DUTY REDUCED
Ludwig Erlined, West German Spain (peseta)" Karachi, Oct. 5. The Economicu Minister, told repor- Switzerland-coo
Sweden (krona) And finally they got around to dramatic and emotional and your birthday star and read tho. the other side of the hill. Sure have a way of projecting this corresponding
Pakistan has ters paragraph. Let Government
in Bonn today that the The stage might your birthday star be your daily duty on short staple cotton by zonal trade agreement required Egypt (pound)
decided to reduce enough, there was the seashore externally.
the export Allied vlow that an East-West miles and miles of white sand. appeal to you as a career, and if guide. And after the seashore was the
sea. It stretched on and on unti
meet the sky. seemed
it
to
All
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
[20 rupees a bale, it was offi- Allica High Commission ap Iran (rial)
cially announced here today.
The duty has hitherto
along the edge of the sand were LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)50 rupees a bale-Reuter,
Rupert's Queer Path-58 the waves. They came rolling in Hold back on, expansion of your You may take advantage of a from far out. Just before they plans until a more propitious general full to forward your reached the edge of the sand they time. This is a day for sitting personal plans advantageously.
Grasp opportunity. curled over at the top, then turn and walling! bled down with a great crashing SCORPIO (Dol. 24-Nov. 22)— TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- noise.
They broke themselves Be discreet in all your decisions. Be very careful in making any Into millions of pieces of spray Forces seemingly beyond your decisions. An error in judgment and drifled back, very quietly, control may determine affairs, now can be costly in the future.
Exert patience.
Bo very astute,
The conjurer works slowly and carefully, going from stone to stone with his wand and the bottle of magic oil. Before long he sets the shoes free and tosses them to Bill. Then Rupert and the others move to the end of the path to watch him Gnish.
Now it is done," he declares. No more magic in new path. No more trouble." He stands on the great cracked alab which has let Rupert and Bill down into Crazy Land and shows them that now al is well.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
3. a liquid never be so BRONCHO BILL
tresaod. (3)
4. Come through in song. (3)
This parth of majesty, this sont- ..m.. (0)
Recover from "uncle'a" per-
9. Night in this has Berkeley-aquaro
associations, (4),
11. Linked with winking and blink- 14. Stratagem. (4)
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10. Bles 1 Down.
1. The alling want s now one of
110.70)
20. Free from deduction. (0),
4. Twice rotors for the inhumane bullot. 181 22. Interdiet. (0)
Solution of yesterday's purtia ——-AL0191.
7. Octan: 12. RASH; "Ansicht 15. Beg:
Countable:
$17, Ruse:
Derati
SLASH THE
BETTLERS AIM TO RETIRE THE SICK SHERIFF "AND HIRE ON A CEPITEY.
FER OLD TORNKOG
into the sea.
proval was "untenable",
been
No Rise In
Gold Price,
Says Snyder
Iraq (dinor)
was commenting on the Turkey (ra) Commission's last-minute inter-j
LATIN AMERICÁ vention in Frankfurt last night
Argentine-unofficial which postponed the signing of Brazil (cruzeiro) the
Bolivia (boliviano) agreement. "Two previous inter-zonal | Chile-official agreements were concluded by
Colombia (pess) the German authorities, even Cuba (pero), though that was still during the Mexics. (peso) period of military government," Pers-official
trea the Minister declared.
venezuela (bolivar) Uruguay (peso)
1,00
FAR EAST
United Pres
India (rupec). Hong Kon
what they're doing here in the Postponement of business ex- Slick to famillar routine today Information about a London American and British High
To make such an agreement Teddy, General Tin, Mary- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo.. GEMINI (May 22-Juno 22)- Jane and When all stood looking 22)-Better for a romance and Don't let your affections or im-
now a subject for High Com- mission decision would be a step! at the waves.
ja journey than for increased pulses lead you astray. Be care- "business. Don't commit yourself ful of all you, do and sayer Snyder, United States Treasury Occupation Statute was supposed "They-they looked angry,"
Washington, Oct. 5.-Mr John backward at a time when the said Teddy,
too heavily.
put into writing!
of the "If we went in," said Mary- CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan.
Secretary, today re-emphasised to extend the powers CANCER (June 23-July 23) his opposition "they'd push us right out 20)-Avold risky ventures. Jane,
Be Your ambitions may be high but price of gold
to raising the German authorities," he odded.
An Allled official in Frankfurt again."
conservative and
you will
get conditions adverse. Curb im- "We in
siated that yo the Treasury have no
yesterday's request As far as I can see," said Gen- the best results. Be alert to all pulses and save best ideas for intention of ruling the price," to the Germans to wait for High eral Tin, "there's no way of get- | warnings.
another time.
he told reporters.
Commission approval was made I don't know ting over them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — Mr Snyder said he had no by the economic advisers to the
pansion is advised for today. rather, thinn to altemp!
to report that big international Commissioners, Mr Norman H. Hold capitalist groups Make plans but don't put them promote anything new,
were buying Colllsson and Sir Gordon Mac- into action now.
gold onto an idea, but wail.
at prices up to $42 an Ready, who had come to Frank- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-- VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) ounce in the beliet So they walled add walted,
that the furt may Don't bo
They raised no objection to dollar would eventually be re And they never went in for a Adverse eircumstances
100 adventuresome valued against gold. swim, "That's the reason," said make it necessary to be patient when it comes to expenditures.
the contents of the agreement, Teddy andly. The sea's full of just now. Don't plunge ahead Be thrifty right now and you proclaim
Asked if he were going to but merely insisted on
the United States formal jurisdiction of the High May waves."
Impulsively,
will be wise.
back an a domestle gold Commission-Reuter standard he replied, "We have given that na consideration at
Arst place. They all seem to bo Let's wait trying to come out. 'until they all come out.”
Cutting Overhead
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CHICAGO
GRAINS
Closing Prices
Oct. 3
Wheat-prico per bushel.
SPOT December
March (1050)
July
CORN
SPOT
December
March (1050)
France Lifts Import Restrictions
Russian Wheat For Persia
MAY
July
RYE
December
May. (1050) OATS
Decembe
Teheran, Oct. 8-Husain wal May
New York Four-per 200 lb.
Paris, Oct 5-France tonight supply Persian merchants with submitted to the Organisation 100,000 toris of wint at $97 a 12.20 Galler for European'. "Economie Co-ton under an agreement uns WINNIPEG MARKET
nounced here today, operation - a list of imports
October
which she will accept without Delivery is expected to begin | KYE
this week,
December ons from Ollier
A contract has also been con- toy (1050) countries. proposals, covering 20 tons more of whicat to Persia October
cluded for Iraq to supply 7,000 BARLEY percent of her Imporis from which is suffering a wheat short-stay (1030)
December Western European countries, ego, and recently bought 250,000 OATS follow recent and similar action tons from Russia, Canada, the getober by Belgium, Britain and Italy United Suples, Pakistan and December
May (1930)
Ranter
Iraq-Beula