THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1949.
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
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lars of fun to is always a watch my old tend Mary tons play rubber brudge, Giruns hus two firme triens, Ashes 18e, }
FATENT OFFICE
I'VE FOUND THE BALL BUT NOW I'VE LOST THE, GOLF COURSE!
Check
UNUSU, NGLES
THE HUMBLE BUTTON
HAS OTHER USES
Children used to play with buttons, but nowadays grown bulton upa are collecting them.
by
Your hold
Knowledge
marringė.
# coat
example
Д
of is a gallery of cherubic faces,
done in fine detnil.
But ever
Among the story-book
But
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
an Industrialist of
AS noted skill I do not
OCCA-
According to Mes Quick, take too seriously the aug-
collectors' convention at Rochester recently revealed gestion of an expert that, that the most valuable button in order to guard against Take for
Mrs in her collection is a large dise industrial fatigue, processes Charles Quirk Watkins called "The Children's Circus." should be reversed
of Glen New York. She's got the A circus scene, showing a child sionally. button bug. She inherited i, performing on trapeze,
"And"""now"""bartinely etched into the metal os
—Thir-probably means pulling In the background conveyor bells into reverse, 80 sides a hurband, Mrs Quirk the button. has buttons
tint everything -hundredu
on them goes
them.
the other way, thus causing not only industria! relaxation, but For the person who thinks o
indescribable chaos.
Since, to lons in Mrs Quirk's collection d bulton, is just something
nowadays
most work. is to dull fables, mary" depicting Mrs are together,
tales, historic that people can be expected to Quark's erithusiasm to trifle myths, Biblical
famous people. be interested in anything but and cventa hare to explain.
the bullon One represents the Old Testa- the work itself, this reversal of nince she Inherited
at the processes might be studied with collection of her late molher- ment story of Eliezer
well.
considerable profit by a Board in-low, she has found plenty of
"The Sentinel at Cracow," a of Psychopaths. other bulten collectors to share
button dating from about 1880, her enthusiasm,
shows the figure of a trumpe Whither multilateralism? parapet. ItTERE 19
extract from Every
ter standing on a now and then
story symbolizes
Charlie which goes
Suct's pamphlet the Quirk To what country is
and her fellow
written, for the Ministry something like Usin. Cor #1 collectors meel ird of paradise native?
Bubbleblowing:-- During the Tartar invaston of
1903 Poland, trumpeter
place to a buyers' market, the playing a metody when he was shot in the throat by a Tarar former ellers who do not want
be grounded From that day on, the, to buy must hrrow.
"Who melody was played in exactly buy by the former bus cre
And by the time Barne way, ending upon want to sell.
br. sellers have the Ste note that marked the former
come buyers the reverse pro- the death of the Polish WAT-
eers will be at work ngain, con- įverting reluctant Depicts Pain
Locate Tibet Name the rumpuser of the pera "Fuello,"
A Neapolitan is a native
of what city?
4
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Is meerchaum a mineral, uon to compare buttons. vegetable
manufactured † have in state
nc notiorul or material?
gardsolion, and periodicals and for the ส thr Japanesebooka are published
of the pleasure, and, edißgaben (Anteers in Column 6) button bugs.
Mr bution conven
Tt.ey
the
What NO. mui Mison Beach, Flu,, came for Japan? The other day at New York Ite
p heat up the North Guls
For some reuson Bross seemed #little pessimistu when he unly Trille, which is the for rect bid, uver
Werth Ave drat notice. When the oppements hill six diamonds, i knew he wing mint going to double. He jeg fully bal Server a dialan After to bad maule This cont be but ctný to me arul san! Bee, Mic
de
Son Hearts t make thre
Its at the the trand with,
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Dog Chased Willy Toad
--It Really Was a Frighteping Experiance... By MAX TRELL
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the pond when amping ute and wential looked
like a broWES tel dunismy LA playing over
Suddenly, just were abang s smal club for the jok 4 tha king graders des descant did the six of hearts. He unshert the itkusti of diamonds, then ran all of his ... clubs, Ketting battimelt down The ten of hearts and the Ber fro of dimmersin Fast hart w te down to the jurk of sports and
The eight
In of heatin They was down to the mine of spustes Brick [... mca Ave Farrar 15
Wet hal
the tryg Jack-me and
hearts
tif
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Grom now led the beer of dựn Frontla
it Eest des a cent the Jack 05 nguucles. dummy's ntae would be good ile decided to les go the four of hearts, Dunny's nine of ander was discardlexi and he wom the lost two tricks LII slummy with the aer at five of
henria.
CHESS PROBLEM
By B. C. VENZELL Black, 5 pieces.
White, B pieces. White to play and mate in three, Solution fu yesterday's problem:
It was W By Ton
Wally. 111441
16347
151
bemand Hanut. looking
Tui lut
atawareh Willy, wing away from a veEN
40:
Wit
- Nasty anemal he was with equipo ship teeth art 1
the garden pl topping strong the flowers and Cook 1』" for franka weturns al al citacer this horral heast spted me"
and Kunet. Just
to be sure
9-30
"A dog chased me," said Willy.
"He sprang back to alarm, So Willy Then he did a tor
ble thong The shot mit is pave and rikest me over un my back, I pulled at legs in.
I puffed "1e head hu
riot
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of
When a sellers' market gives
BUSINESSMAN
FOR THE
U.S. Return
US
To Gold Standard Advocated
New York, Nov. 3-The
Trade- National Foreign Council today recom- United mended that the States restore in the near fature free convertiumity of the dollar into zold "on the basis of its present rold value."
In a series of proposals adopted unanimously
at
its convention, the Council said that a return to the In the Gold Standard United States would "sta
to Food example
other countries and hasten the return to sound conver- tible currencies."---Reuter.
Questions
On Trade
to
In Commons
Considering
Big Barter Deal With India
Washington, Nov. 3.
United States State
Department officials considering the plan to barter United States wheat for Indian manganese said that one of the problems involved was to ensure that the scheme did not adversely affect Brazil.
The proposal to exchange strategic raw materials for United States, wheat was first brought up here in discussions with Indian officials late last month on ways in which the United States might help to improve India's balance of trade.
Although
has
the proposal not yet renched the stage of negotiations, it la| under nctive study by Department
perts.
State Jap
economic ex-
Under the proposed scheme the United States would barter 1,000,000 tons of wheat to meet Indinu necla, in return for the JI enitre Inclina production manganese during the next two og køyre years
Paper Industry's Handicaps
howUnable To Compete
In World Market
Omeinis pointed out,
that [ever,
Indiun manganese Production, while meeting only
two-thirds
United of
Tokyo. Nov. 3.-Japan's
Industry, once
a
com-
low priced with Scandinavia
London, Nov. 3. Mr about yes Harold Wilson. President of States needs, might nevertheless cut into the present large-sende eager sellers and enger sellers
of Trade, the Board
wns uiterl States
of paper purchase a 13 This Another button Appers to into reluctant buyer.
They mujor of known as the law of demand questioned in the House of magnese from Brazil, tanve In the foreninner
todny featuring no supply, alternatively, Commons modern actvertising
About this might seriously injure pelitor
earnings and and Canada in the world in Brazilian dollar anunginary character known supply und no demand.
changes in regulations
market is today priced far Peter Pain." On the but-
the United States to enable balance of trade situation. ton is a dwarf hart at work The Snibbo Girl
out of competition. and has OUTPUT LIMIT American manufacturers, if
only the long-range pros- they desire, to use 50,000
pect of renewed trade with tons more natural rubber in! 1950.
JIA
with a chizel on the face of an
The bul unfortunate vielim.
ton,
which is quite commonly IN known owned by collectors, us the "iny of Par
3- avid button collector Mire Quirk and, is not easily fesied by nudein coptre or old buttons.
"The
SUPPOSE that by now most
people have recognised the Sibbo Girl in the picture of the grinning creature who mys: "Once 1 was hitrost hidden
A mar from the naked eye
treckles, unsightly
NOW SNIBBO, ΤΟ
thy as clear as a Scottish Minirte Her father
plastics
THANKS everyday skin is 'gooïtes' by are called tre collectors," he made.
Jurn,
And a colleclar would rather says:
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commit the error of mistaking LT black glass for true ent
Mr Thomas Bellan. Labour, dent of there was any afteration in the regulations which said of all tablet that 42 percent goods used in the United States not be of synthetic rubber.
Mr Wilson replied that the
to import 50,000 tons more natural rubber
herself Skopcorner
"The suggestion that we Ant we lose his favourite button than bad to us a lelescope to detect
leed | changes elich not represent a daughter among hi thore freckles
kind is just about the "Jel'
to Hondak
Bho dafi nonsense
would We talk" Her mother said: " du Qunk, is easy to Plentify know an
a vegetable
ฟ think freckles are a mister tile to rolety." matter We serapa from the back of a bulion and.
we know it's jet."
If it burns,
Mirt of
FF
(London Exprea Sernice)
pulled YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA
The dot." and Willy plet me at with a great yelp out as large as I rubl. He kept
mur at fruchtenv Were
you.
Barud
celt in thy
"Oh, my
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naked
$ front of $118
An ring the over and over then at that tristan." said Willy, "a wonderful thing happened "
Knatt engerly for Wily to go on.
Hankl waited! BORN stay,
Edge of Hill
500
characteristiek.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
you are u
very
per
11
11 is
likely is bustness
That you Bre wn Ann
uut And
Tellart: belter
tinn many mind
thing tical
new.
and understand methods and
If you put your
He rande toisis," cari Willy, Hike empty barrels rolling down
But J Elight of stora
#dida's brenthe
ave I pretended I was That was very clever of "That nånster! That terrible your ite
1 didn't cried Willy suddenly.
What's the matter""
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move MAYANAN B
teath
Kruct an anid nitreed
it was outte rever of Willy to
beast That awful creature! That Here be
now
clon't you hierke sea?"
tu it. You could mass a fortune dur-
Go
it would not amount to more that that ki the regulation, Mr Wilson added,
"This plan is not about to be
und may consumona led
never
for a comeback.
be continuated“, one State De- China to sustain its hopes Dirtment official said.
He pointed out much complications
mangement.
(1
us n
and
This that, brakjes
19 the conclusion the bustness and official circles, who there the trade balance, Brazilian
paper industry inmitations on Indian manganese, classle example of the vicious circle of is that hampers many production also lessened the de sirability of such a barter arrections of the Japanese econei my: reduced domestic or Asialle
out sources of raw materials, Imitations | dated production
methods He said that the
labour posts, And
transportas, equipment, high
higher of production
would prevent India from shortage of capital funds, tem- it was sume "modißration"-- |getting enough monguese ut porary haladjustments resulting de- enforced industrial tu a short enough time to meet fron
the Aliled the United States 1952 strategic concentration under
He sat that enti-monopoly
campaign, low stockpiling goat
the State preluetion volume and high unit technical experts Department were studying cost, non-convertibility of cur- expanding resicles, and general antipathy Dusible Indian production.
Roward. Japanese producis. controls
Today, with the aid of cur any Appreciable rease in the Import of cheap study here is the effect which rency devoluation, Scandinavia can offer for de- Japanese goods to the sterling United States purchase of the and Canada
entire Indian manganese pro-livery in Japan machine-made the near future.
duction might have on the In-paper at less than $100 per ton. Wilson told Parliament in reply
of
with Inpan's trade dan balance
FOB selling price t to another question.
State Depart- other countries.
higher than that and its quality said that
they is tenerally considered inferior. examining the question,
CONTROLS ON JAP IMPORTS
Government event
Arco
Ica
Wilh In-
Mr
Ways of
J4x
Another problem
than rather economic position.
Stater plan
under
jook seeing the forest becouse Willy ?**
It is likely that positive of the trees! Yout never the most productive period of Enormous Creaturo
"Nevertheless, recognise to ment officinis Hence, your life will be between the do anythirt by halves. shouht say ang
the full the anxiety felt by our were you always must be sure that ages of thirty and thirty-five.
SAKHALIN IMPORTS manufacturers on the re-emer-since the elimination of the pr frightened i fell list on my face.
sales of manganeso the project you have in mind You should be well settled in Thay awful dog robed me up
Japanese seat Italian then and gency of low-priced Turk Bra
est
your life work by COOPSTYLIN
Oficials of the industry say worthy of your efforts, to De edge of the hill, Just to rital
Dear it.
goods on a large scale," he said. to other countries might hinder It' salt addition, you are moody, tem- at the top-cr very
the ready procurement of neces that they can cut prices and ret You have many new ideas and $ was from the end the very wige
reramental and at easily un-
work plans, not all of which
"I intend to watch this mutter ry Tudkan Lamports from such into expert competition only b of my nose--and started barking to see what he would do next.
I regard it as of co-areas,
thereby hinder,imporing pulp logs from negre Don't 1 kase myself a push and downderstood
be discouraged. { closely.
Sakhalin
Siberian (Eas! improve India's br Fel all by myself faster
don't hang
on to some siderable inportance that in an
island returned to Russin at the In the o
that is proved imprae-nouncing the helltion of price and foster right down
week General
ad of the war), vastly Al- button He just stood there
10 something restrictions inst
Oficials said that no United creasing the volume of hap *** aradi at
Douglas MacArthur's headquar·
on the production, streamlining the Making
policy decision ters made it clear that dumping
until the overstaffed and technically out- was expected would be prevented."
the
recap- technicn) | mored operations, and completion Mr Wilson said it had been studies, which would probably turing the big export market in China, where lower shipping restrict imports take several weeks more.
nl costs will help Japan to com- Current Iltan expor s manganese to the United States Pete.
For the predictable future, comprise about 30 percent of all United Sintes manguuese purpoper's import and export pros chases.United Press,
pects
by Inter- are tied up inational political consideration,. General MacArthur has publicly. discouraged Japanese hopes of doing business on the old scale with the new Communist China.
Post-war labour unions, oper-"
SCAP encourage- sting with ment, have forced wages up to the point at which Japan will probably never again be able to war import pulp, make paper, and and sell it at prices competing with
NECERBATY
You crave affection and will You know
be happiest you wed at nu how to handle detail accurate-
Your family group best possible carly g ly an get the
a large and happy Trustworthy and con- should be Instantly
Willy hopped its
elentious, you can be depend one. grass and
To find was ed
a job
what the stars have upon to complete into the deep
in store for amorrow, select Kuart and Hanid looked | thoroughly and on time.
birthday star and read of a dog didn't think it around to see the monster, the You have a logical and analy- your
pkragraph. Perhaps mind. Bre 100 inclined
pretend that he was dend
Witty shook his heart, That gone.
monster
was clever at all Do you know what he did next"
"What?" asked Knur!.
terrible beast, the awful creature teal But leid frightened Willy.
It was Pool-Pon the little things to death!
WUS just
"le
+
a little closer and white poodle.
Seif-ani, be playing
with
top
1, Kt-R4; any; 2. Q. B die ), sulfest
went *The or Kt mater
wheeled nose.
CROSSWORD
Acrow
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B. Wading bird Multiplying by it 4 Down. (3) 19 The thrush's first one careless
-"1?1
12 Not A card game for cheats or
for the cradle," (U)
16 Bes 3, 5, or at th
10. inundate. (5)
A nice ruar for a cushy job. (8)
20. Enese poems have spicʊ.
Leave out. (4)
(0)
23. I can easily be battering, 13
24 The cost the pureo 7 (B)
28 Dispirited. (b)
Down
and B. Ong of the Mac latter')
Ruenia. (B, 41
2. Lukewarm.. (6).
15. With 14 Jus a' hourt.
4. Heo » Across, (7)
5. With 10 can have a sharpening
effect. (2)
*0. 23 spouse (3), 7. Finished (0)
9. Giet back... (0) |-
13, tara-nunding. (7)
13. For working or reating (8)
14. Strange. \(6) J
17. Up this web and you are. In 1
10. This Instinct
(9).
gregariouancas.
10. With 15 tako hapo. (8) 21. Thus procede sig to transdx. (9)
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you the corresponding
to analyse Let your birthday star be your Don't over. daily guide.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
TAURUS (Apr.
lo
from Japan, at least for the next year, because of balance of pay ments problems.
TURKISH IMPORTS
HONGKONG SHARES
Replying to a question asked by Mr Heathcote Amory, Conserva- uve, Mr Wilson said that Turkey was Issuing import licences for 21-May 211xes and other manufactured ba a rela- or If you are self-confident, you goods from Britain
through to con push your plans
tively restricted scale because of new to a successful completion. Be the limitations Imposed by her |
energole.
GEMINI (May 22-June 223-sterling resources.
"They New business opportunities
bringing
a chance, for revised import regulations with Exchuore the object of establishing prior!- $08,705.00, social advancement no wellies for various classes of goods noon prices; trip can prove exelting right
TH Is nose Pooh-Pooh
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22) got the top of my like a large white pin-cushion.
delayed It tickled. I moved."
"But I rolled away. I wouldn't-News may be
prove to be unsatisfactory "Oh! And what did he do play with me at all!"
Make your Interests. Knar nu Hanid knew why then, Willy
friend
Journey un a
23- (Nov. SAGITTARIUS Dec. 22)-An unexpected ro- mance
bring a surprising urise may
Friends into your life.
(Dec. 23-Jan. be should
Rupert at Rocky Bay-22
just belore Rupert reaches him Rastus can sill no langer. He gels to his feer suddenly, and the mystery of Gla shouting is solved, lor his tail, which he has carelessly: allowed to hang in the water, now has a dark little crab hanging on it. He seems to be more aturiled than hurt, but when the glances round
*
Out Rastus doesn't seem to hear Him, and Rupert hat all he can do to keep up with him.
jay
can prove inspiring.
CAPRICORN 20)-Optimism widespread
Have
with
now.
around to
have recently
Issued
The
turnover on the
this morning Transactions
1K Bank
INSURANCES
Union
DOCKS, ETC.
Stock
the self-sumcient Scandinavian, Canadian and US paper Indus- tries.
Domestic pulp production this
1473
1 1400
470
CB3
10 600
summer climbed
#
1000 12
31
in accordance with their relative sHaRES BUYERS SELLERS SALES
of BANKS the economy CANCER (June 23-July 23) importance to
be added. Reuter You must go the long way Turkey,"
avoid undue and Associated Press.
Post- gossip, important papers is a LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--
is your
best policy Routine
musti
now. pleasant day at home your family. Good news, too! criticism AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Poning
Possibly 10)-An active day.
job or place of change your residence. It should be for the best, too.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Your luck is coming in. Every-
Loday an thing you attempt
to turn pent's
out as you to, despite Guld
it Wish minor opposition.
Or
during the afternoon, so take full advantage of more propl-
Lious morning hours.
Japan Seeks Phosphate
Tokyo, Nov. 3-Japan is in
Dock Provident Wheelock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel UK Land Humphreys UTILITIES
Tram
back almost
average of. the pre-wor 55,000 to 60,000 short fons. But.
has become pulp importation 1:35 1000 111 non-existent and paper produe
80 52. 1345
tion in June the last officially
500 1646 reported month, stood at 60,000 100 # 18 short tons-less than a half of 300101 the 1939-48 monthly average.
1000 10.00
1000 10.50 | - EXCHANGE RATES
12.00350 41 12,00 |
b1
C. Light (0) Eicciric
Macao
Star Ferry. 9015
C. Light (N)
31 321 100
100 32
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21
1035
ខ្លួន ន
VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept. 22)-- Impulsive action, especially in and stes what has happened he gets
or con- the market for 229,000 tons of regard to agreements thoroughly, frightened, and starts to
tracts can get
hot phosphate rock to be used in the you into
fer- scuttle sway across the rocka. "Hi,
Be careful!
manufacture of chemical water. what's the good of running away? Stop and let me help you." shouts
TIBKA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-tiliser, occupation Hredquarters ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-- "It's only a little crab."
are best for announced today.. Rupert.
A romantic
curprise is in Morning hours
hope Economists
that the
Electric bring you ex- planning; afternoon for action. store and can
Telephone to start vigorously greatly increased fertiliser pro- ceptional happiness. Got what Be ready
INDUSTRIALS after lunchtime.
duction in Japan will boost the you want out of life.
2214 Cement volume of farm crops and reduco food import needs to the extent STORES, ETC.
Rope
18.70 buying phosphato Dalry
414 42PA will be ebeaper than buying
Watson ... 413% 4332 food abroad.
Lano
20 30% Crawford Bids for phosphate contracts
come from COTTONS
0.00 are expected to
Indo- Egypt, China, French Ching and Africa United
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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JACKPOT, WHILE I TAXE FARK OF AN UNEX»
RD RUBBER→
NECK
Unwelcomed Company
RIGHT SLÄSH MORLEY, BUT
IUEBA YOU HAVE TO
By Harry F. O'Neill that the
--- WONDER, WHO THIS NOBY HOMBRE
CAN DE
HALTI AND
WAL WAL LEMME HAVE YERY MISTER MOLJE 6
IRONS" WHO, IN PERSON
Press
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
1. Batween the Himalayos and the Kunlun mountains. It
MISCELLANEOUS II.K. Construc-
Bon (0) I.K. Construc-
tion. (N)
2.20
of
the The establishment single yen-Dollar exchange ratoi Inst April at 380 Yen to $1 gave the Japanese paper industry an advantage, immediatio export since it had been making very small exports at an individually fixed rate of 250 Yen to the
bu @ 42% dollar.
But together with the new single exchange rate came the)
Government- 1000.00 Crack-down on
granted import subsidies, which had been permitting Japanese. paper makers to buy. Imported; 1500 1.28 pulp from the Government, at 120 yen to the dollar, with the Government absorbing the loss. At 300. Yen to the dollar, im
Exchange Rates ported pulp cost the Japanes
"
Industry $130 to $140 a ton, and Business was done in the local after the sterling-allied currency unofficial exchango market this ticvaluation it still coals $80 to 3morning at the following rates $00 ton, delivered in Japan.
Is bounded by Indo-China and Mongolia. 3. Beethoven.
יי
Naples, Italy. 4. New Guinea Sterling pound note (per ) 16.30
0.45 With Scandinavian ...paper
islands. 5. AU.S. dollars per $1)
and nearby mbroral hydrous silicate of VIC plastres per 100)
magnesia, a fine white clay.
6.
NE guliers (par-100)
Blam Licais (per 100)
Nippon
Singapore (Sira{ta)
13.45
50 solling at almost the same price,
26.00 Japan Imports of pulp have [(18.37, had to cease--United Press,