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IT
in surprising how much we with the have in commen fellow sitting next to us at the card table, if we just take the trouble to And it out. 1 was chatting the other night with Eddie Dunn.
We found we both hang hind
funny experienceN
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school, but I do not think you could equal this one. Eddie WOR taking Spanish and his
nothbyt teacher
bul spoke Spanish. At the beginning of a new tern his father sent
school for cheque to the
tuition, and it
the
was returned
with the statement that Eddie NOVET had attended a
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SCIENCE AT WORK
RESEARCH MICE GIVEN
ATOMIC COCKTAILS
CIENTISTS
.
By JULIAN GRANGER
using Arc
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
OW do you tell a home-
Hproduced grade B
When mice were injected general release, ogg not "atomic cocktails" made with radioactive sodium bicar-marked with date or place to bonnie, they found, more than of origin from an imported radioactive D0 percent of the radioactivity grade C special, reloase egg contained in Carbon-14 disap-not marked with date or
from sodium
bicarbonate curo test mice of "hangovers."
an
hour.
The result of their research peared within may well be that the hazard of But the problem le not complace of origin? You don't.
polsoning from pletely
salved, the chemists The radioactive bald. Further experiments are Standedge Tunnel- most widely used In necessary to determine whether
HUNDRED years ago next and biological re- some "hot" carbon might not be
Monday the first passenger Check Your search, can bo offset
concentrated in cell nuclei and Dr. Howard
vital struc-train ran from Huddersfield to Skipper, other small but
the Manchester by the newly com- White, Jr., and Carl Bures of the body where
My of the Southern Re effects of radioactivity are par- jpleted Standedge Tunnel.
grandfather, Slc Alexander search Institute of Birmingham, ticularly damaging.
Standedge, the designer of the Alabama, told of their studies
travelled by the train, tunnel In a paper submitted to a meet-
and often told me how, during the crossing of the vinduct to
Knowledge
3 What country imports the|ing of the American Chemical most coffee?
Society.
4. In what game of would you use a niblick?
sport
5. What is 'waterloo' (nau- ticol)?
3. When and by whom was the South Pole discovered? (Answers in Column 4)
Problem Unsolved The research was carried out for the US. Atomic Enery under a contract Commission
Re- Navol with the Office search.
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Chirpie Looked for a Home
-He Found His Present One Too Draughty By MAX TRELL
class.ELL," wald Chirpie Spur- Wrow to Knarf and Hand, with the
called out the shadow-children
in Spanish, and had never an- turned-about namest "I guess krent hick out of I'm going to move. The weather
swered the roll call,
He got o
today's band
a gamble to fract
beenuse
It looks beginning to turn cold again
defeat the con-
nod I need
hear the bidding. He won the Best
the trick with
I need a new home."
thought,
Chirple," you liked
sald your
West was rather surprised to Hand, "that
North
and South do ninest in the eim tree,
"Too draughty," said Chirpie. tho sum- are of sporter "A nost is fine for With a palmertime. But when the winter something won with the
and
continued
which declarer
conara,
ten-spol. South then led the stronger.
pert For instance,"
15
king of hearts and West jumped the next moment, "I coulėt ed up with the ace.
The natural thing to do here was for West to lend the klag Ka of clubs, but that was not what
"A
garage."
guage
exclaimed
"A broken
Katage,"
Milti
In A Garage
West did when this hand was chirpe He decided to take n played,
Long gamble that his partner held the queen of clubs; so he led a small clubs, which Fot did win with the queen. spade WIN trumped al one frick
returned.
A
10-10
In
Rapid Tumover
the upper part of the small intestine of the mice, for
tistance, the scientists found a Cooper's Bridge, pigeons were
released by the engine-driver. 其 embryos There is one survivor of that
rapid turnover of radioactive D
The Carbon-14. pregnant mice which had been
dones of radioactiverney, a Turk who Ilves in the given
Pera quarter of Constantinople. absorbedera sodium bicarbonate
and is 103 years old,
Ho travelled with his nurse by this
an unusually large amount of i
radioactivity.
the
of Carbon-14 bos
While no high concentration first train, and afterwards wrote
been ob experiences in "My Life, rved in any of the organs which was serialised in the old "Boys Own Paper." Glenton, the test mice, the chemists said,
Away ar-the composer of "Miles blcare and while most of the
It
honate is rapidly broken down From Here," wrote a march for the body and exhaled, some the opening of the tunnel. by the
in Manchester radio- will be played Ussues may rela activity by fixing the carbon in and Huddersfield on Monday by other chemical forms.
retain the
their They emphasised that
to readily studies apply only soluble minerals containing carbon and carbon dioxide gas.
different An entirely
picture Boght develop in comparable studies of organic chemicals resembling food facto normal body compounds.
(Tomorrow-Book
CHECK YOUR
the Mirfeld Band.
Snibbo
TWO international
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Pound "Still
Looks Sich
Gen. MacArthur's Authority
To Europe" Queried In House
New York, Nov. 14.- The Wall Street Journal kald in a despatch from Paris today that the Pound Sterling "ill looks Lick to de- continental Europe," spite devaluation.
The Journal said that currency dealers had pre- dicted that the Found πουτα drop even further below
present free market rate of 12 percent under the official value,
"When New York dealers need more Sterling they dable Weir Swiss agents, who hustle the money over by air freight," the des patch Bald-Rooter,
U.S. Business
Executive's View Of World Trade
Need For Greater Production
MPS PERTURBED BY JAP
EXPORT PRICES ORDER :
London, Nov. 14. — General Douglas Mac- Arthur's-authority to take decisions abolishing price controls on Japanese exports was questioned in the House of Commons today.
A Labour member, Mr J. Paton, asked if the British Government was satisfied that General MacArthur had the right to make such decisions without consultation with the Far East Commis sion.
The Foreign Under-
Secretary, Mr Christopher LONDON
Mayhew, snid: "I think it
la a fact that the Supreme
Commander was fully with- METAL
In his rights in taking thesc decisions, which in no way
prejudice British interests." EXCHANGE
Mr Mayhew kald
General
MacArthur's rights were milled
by the For ision's
Eastern Commin- and that s0 directives, far they had not given him any directives on the matter of re- moving price controls. Ho added: "Until they do go, the Supreme Commander is free to
To Rosumo Tin Dealing Today
cheminte have sent me a buttle of the Intest Thucture of Smibbo. I ap-
the
Members on both sides of the the war. bottle warily. proached noting the legend on the cork.
Nov. 14-House then said they wished to York. "Open Al
Endl." Thu directions on the tabel enld: "A There's no such thing as a record Parade)
and
KNOWLEDGE
Answers
1. That branch of science changes which deals with the
in the body tlust take place during disease. 2. The amount of heal
ruisc required to euble centimetre of water de- The United Kree centigrade. 2. Sintes of Amerleu! 4. Galt. 5. A the company of another bird-horizontal line supposed to
drewn about a ship's bottom at bird who sang all day long."
Lo the
6. of the water, surface wonderful Roald Amundsen, December 16,
"I thought you liked your neat,” Knart told Chirple,
Chirple was
very enger
know
where this
For garage But
place was.
A thus both Knarf and Hand
murprise. exclaimer
live in strange enough,
West Charpie 10
sel the contract
PROBLEM
CHESS
By F. SKALIK
Black, 6 plecer
4
*
White, 5 pleees, White to play and mate in three,
Solution
problem:
to yesterday's
1, B-Kt3, any; 2, Q, R, B (dbl ch), or Kt mates.
2
CROSSWORD
Acros
1. 3, 6. For which Harriet Beecher
Le principally remembered.
B. This mad for himself and dovil
take the pludmost. (9).
11. Cowshed in the fold close by
Regent's Park, (4)
18. Any negative.
14. Unauthorised Pench, 10)
18. Bio was one of Pip's greatest
expectations. (7)
20. Any rot takes on a legal `aspect.
21. 22. 28. Calloquially certain wich-{
In the Gladstono. 14, 3, 3}
b. Roca sounas Weisa nut produces
Irish speech. 14)-
Regt. (3) 28. Bee 21 Agrosi, 21-Down and 23 AcroBK RUK together to produça territories tor emperora. (7)
Brown
The producing currency
now. (4)
3. Has it to hurry. (8)
A. Unsociablo Warwickshire sown f
(U) Bamen often aro.: 14j
7. D.10. Bpeaking, generally. ...
10. A queen said this was written
on her heart, 110).
14. Thir ode includes us all. (4)
15. Koyord. (0)
10. Cathedral city, associated with
* Feroward tho Waxo, (9)
17. up comes the nut in the_cnak.
23.
10, 800
24. Devilishly uminti,RED
Oown.
15. Antony wanted, to borrow more
Từ thần 002 l
29, 2018 Want la bunkum,(2)
29;-Make fimuste with 29. 12)
Kerzend
for its broken
to what to live in a gurage seemed
stranger.
"This 13 what
Chirple Anally said.
1
"In the entiary cage," answer-
Knart,
his head Churple shook
"In a enge? No-thanks
nt
1911.
Other
New
that the
London, Nov. 14. At noon tomorrow the London Metal Exchange will resumo dealings in tin for the first time since the beginning of,
The opening Spot price 1 peremptory Expected to bo somewhere be,
tho Ministry
hag One Plat To dollar shortage, according to manner in which General Mnetween the official price at which'
of Supply Be Inhaled. Effectively Destroys a leading American airline Arthur made his decisions was been offering its fin£750 per Children's Hair. Take Directly After Meals For Twelve Years. Prepared From An Ideal Day Cream And Pawder Foundation, Thoroughly
Into Rub
Floors. irritated Horses."
Boun To Mutha.
An
be
11050 nose. "Please rend me," "your booklet on
move
事
questionable,
long ton-and, say. £650. execulive.
for de- The forward price Another Labour member. Mr. "What
months heneo, 14 of in they're short
Harold Davies, said: "The man livery three
to bo subtantially other countries", said Mr War-
ner in whiten these decisions are expect chairman of talten by the Supreme Comman-lower than Spot, owing to the Lee Pierson, ren Trans-World Airlines, "is pro-der is affecting Brilis business, desire of the Malayon in mines
to
their Two testimoniais
accumulated accompany the bottle
Aberystwith duction, 1's as simple as that." and both sides of the flouse are
perturbed by the influence of stocka
no! been Speculation has lady's brother applied Solbbo on
Mr Pierson, a director of the these decisions on the British a toothbrush to n wart on 14
ruled out, but it has been offi. International Chamber of Com- textile industry." came war.
cially stated that it must ba "reasonablo" speculation.
For In answer: to Me Mayhew, she says, merce, and former head of the
obvioudy To Export-Import Bank, contends another question, sald he could one thing, it must
devaluation is not speculate about the date of come from firms and men of
substance, for all dealings are Brenthe Through A
forerunner af fæe convertibility. the Japanese peace conference. -(London Express Service)
in five-ton Jots, and with lin of, say, Mr Anthony Eden, deputy commanding a price that When the time curat
1700, even
a single order to foreign producers intensify out.lender of the Opponition, said Mr
made it clear by or sell, wil involve £3,- Mayhew had not
decision had been 500. to
sell taken
to
the with they'll be able lime.
proceed more dol- Japanese peace treaty or not. more goals and get Jure. The only basle answer is Mr
"My Mayhew retorted:
this amination of the possibilitles of
How Wart,"
that currency
"But you'd like it very much. YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA put and cut costs at the same whether
even
once.
mean," The people
In the who live "I'd like house would like it very much.
te that a garage or a barn, or So would the canary."
little bit o Chirple house with
H
kept
his
shaking the corner of the roof broken head. "A cage is all right for a off, just enough broken oft for canary. It's not all right for
Then I'd me, I'm very Borty." the to squeeze in move right in and live there, as
Flower Bloom snug as a bug, for the rest of Die winter."
not!
"But I'm Chirple went on.
fine for the wintertime.'
at
of
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
SALE TO RUSSIA. No metal broker can afford to indulge the speculative proclivi- ties of a cllent without first
DORN loday, you have a great bored with dull routine. But voy greater production. And, I might reply explains itself. A re-cx assuring himself that that client
n
Kreater salee
to
the peace treaty is going on." Heis nancially able to take the could not say when the peace rough with the smooth.
Technically the tin audeation, kely to be Mr Pierson scoffed at Ameri-] conference was
scheme operated from Washing- Whether it was imton is still in existence. Under but ean producers who complain called, or
this scheme Russia as not that Imports displace American minent.
allowed to buy tin from prosi workmen,
ducers.
wed
deal of individuality. Whe- must learn to break out of that add, ther this will be developed into routine when you are bored! country." real, productive genius or dis- Once you do this, your progress sipated in whims and fancies in your chosen field should be "I know a place where you for novelty is something you fast. Trials there may be wouldn't have any winter
have within your own power to you can overcome them. particular, all.
You have a deep love of tho The sun shines every day. determine. The stars have given "it could The flowers bloom.
And you'd
you the capablilties: It is up to truly beautiful. Sham never de- find a chimney with, one of the find
summer-friends you to develop them. all your
celves you, for you can be ruth- CRADUAL PROCESS
You are bricks loase, I'd Just as soon there. wo-the
the robing,
good head for less in your criticism. You men have Chinneys are larks, the thrushes, the swal science and mathematics as well not one to wear your heart on move in there.
"The country with the chips as for political affairs. You could your sleeve. Your loves and loyal- has got to spend some of them. lows, the wrens and lots
When you "But you'd get full of smoke others. I'm sure you'd like it."
fo ties are deep. make statesmanship your and root," said Hanid.
"Where
is this place you're work if you so desired. You also it will be for love and for life.
It's better to buy abroad Cran have a talent thinking of?" asked Chirple.
for recognising You do your best work when ap. "Down couth," said Hand. news and probably would make preciated by your own faintly to ship money out as gifts. And are to re- Wed someone who be any dislocations For a moment Chirpie secin- | B a good reporter, columnist
Lo have ed to hesitate, then he shook his correspondent covering national leves as implicitly in your ideas suit, it's preferable
International affairs.
as you do, and don't
them here, where, with grants owl living head again. "But you
A little slow
To find what the stars have it necessary, we can take care on the pickup there already. Or I'd live in understand," he said, "I like
musi I sometimes, you
not sit in store for tomorrow, eclect the winter. I like the snow. got
I don't around waiting for opportunity your birthday sier and read the a wonderful Idea,"
oven like the cold. Knarf sald, "It's just the place wa
to come your way. Be prepared corresponding paragraph. want to
I just wani go away.
star bo for you to live. It's Warm.
to grasp it instantly-or even go your birthday I can be slug a place where I
You get daily guide. And and warm There's plenty of room.
People out searching for it. at night, you'd get seeds and water every don't mind the winter.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 day.
enjoy it. So do I. I'll find a That sounds Onc," sald place. I' And a place Chirple.
"You'd oven get warm water cheerfully, ИСТО59 the for a bath. And you'd have mendow.
"Smoke and soot. my dear, are better than wind and snow. Or," he said, "I'd live in svine nice hollow tree if there wasn't a squirrel or an
an old shed."
They
brown
Bupert & a Mure's Nest-I
Sumner is beginning, and a cool. bright day, has arrived, the sort of day that makes little beart want to akip abc and climb trees, and Rupen, aller getting his scarf_and asking permission from Mrs. Bear. scampers out in search of adventure, "It would be more fun if I had some of my pats with me." he thinks.
or group.
Mr Eden
sald Mr Mayhew's WDA 8 vogue statement which mans nothing at all"--United Preas
HONGKONG SHARES
But the scheme is already as good as dead, for some coun- tries allocated tin in 1949 did not exercise their rights, finding the price much too high.
:
difficulty-
Thus, it Hussia is represented to- Exchange on the Metal morrow as a potential buyer, it is believed that no will be placed in her way, Or pro- she can go direct to the
base their. will ducers, who price upon the London quota- tlon-United Press.
morning was OUTWARD MAILS
and
of them. Europe would prefer
on the Stock The turnover Le to sell to us than to take hand- your outs anyway," Mr Pierson said. Exchange this
$212,815:00. Transactions "It will have to be a gradual moon prices:
That's the process, however, alm of these retiprocal trade
SHARES DUYERS 'BELLERS SALES
11430
KK Dank
INSURANCES
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)— TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- treaties, and the recent tarif BANKS And off ho flew, chirping Push your plons. You may be If an agreement is pending, sign reactions, I believe, don't go expansive now. Go out after it. Write an Important letter. what you want and get it. Safe, Take advantage of some pro- further than 50 percent."
gressive opportunity. even, to follow emotions.
Confor When it was pointed out that GEMINİ” (May 22-June 22)~~. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
Upton 22)-A real chance to gain by Good, all-round day for begin-American knitted. glove manu- oppose Japanese im-
DOCKS, ETC. taking the risk you may have ning a new project, be it mar-facturers been avalding lately. Now is a riage or a new job! Your plans
on the porty
K. Wharf that grounds good day to progress.
should materialise.
N, PL. Whart their Dock CANCER (June 23-July 23)—American workers lose
Provident S'hal Dock General advances along all lines, jobs from the resultant decrease Business and romance-either
of orders, Mr Pierson snid: combined-show separately or real progress.
"Perhaps they should make LEO (July 24-Aur. 23) something else. But I'm not so bounds of sure that Japanese imparts are AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19) Don't overstep the
law. Obey it to the letter and you more marketable than our own UTILITIES If plats for opening a
Even with cheap This won't have difficulty. Try eva-products. business have been made,
American labour in Japan, might be the gala day. Success. sian and you mayi
cheaper electric is indicated!
"There are sure to be a few of them on the common." He hurries in that direction, and, sure enough, he soon spies two small figures running towards a streich of woodland. "I do believe they are Freddy, and Ferdy Fox," he murmurs. are they up to?"
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new
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-Arms make
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)— An active business day. An over-light bulbs. The auswer is bet Avoid travelling unless absolute all gain in employment. Perhaps ter tools. The only hope for a ly necessary. You can make the you can profit by it. Seek new machine society in competing with a cheap-labour nation is additional gain by expanding opportunities. home-town interests.
LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 23 through better tools." ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) Propitious for marriage and en- If you have been gogements, Caution in love; What
postpone journey. Pay close attention to postponing either, now is a good business and make real progress. time for action.
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Unregistered" Letters only for Canion, Bwatow, Amey, 700- aud chow, Shanghai, Tientsin North China can be accepted at senders' risk, and will be for warded as opportunity offers,
Unless otherwise stated, Re- gistered Articles and Parcel Posts close One Hour carlis than the ordinary mall. If TAJEM close before 10a.m., Registers and Parcel Posts close at 5 pm, on the previous day. Bintis are closed at Kowloon Central Post Onice half an hour earlier than the G.P.O. closing times.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER AN Closing Times By Air Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA & Canada. p.m.
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Hono-- fulu and UBA, (Kowloon CPO): 4 p.m.: (GPO), 5 p.m.
Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Mat 17.17.30 500 @ 17.206ers, Samples & Small Packet Postal for Mania, Guam, Honolulu and
500 t 17.10
100 6 17.10.USA; (Kowloon CPO) 4 p.m.; (GPO)
p.m.
Haiphong and Balgon, 8 pm.
Bangkoký # panu
Closing Times By Bea
17.10
Star Ferry
C. Light (0) 13.30 13.00 500
13.30
13.40
Japan. 3 p.m.
C. Light (N) 10 10.40
10.30
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Electric Telephone.
101 20 420 1932
Mr Plerson, a strong advocate INDUSTRIALS of reduced restrictions on in- Cement tornational trade, said that the Rope Economic Co-operation
Ad-
By Harry F. O'Neill ministration had been launched STORES, ETC.
MORLEYS LONG-
AN END ad
AMITHARI HAT YOUNY WILDCAT WAL, BED HIM
BUZ- AROG HERE. NOW
to contain the sprending-in- Dairy
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fluence of communism, which
Watson thrives on poverty and misery."
Historic Russian expansion, he COTTONS said, had skilfully combined ideological appeal, which erupt- ed with fifth column suddennes in Czechodovalda. Without these threats, he said, Europe would have recovered--though,
1000 + 7.
Mania, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ja
Closing Times By"Air Pu Manlin, 11: a.m. 4. She
Closing Times By Sea: Hollow" and "Pakhol vin Helbow and Stralia. 3 p.m.
Formosa via Keelung, & pmL. Halphong. 3 PM.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBEL IT Closing Times By. Alt Canada and USA, 11 530... Okinawa and Tokyo, a pmjja Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo. (Nairobi. Kambasa. Dar-es- Salaam, Mauritius and Jahannesburg vla · Cairo), Rome.. and .... London, (Kowloon CPO). 4.30 p.mą (GPO)
p.m.
Bengkok, Singapore, Batavia, Co lombo, gylney and Auckland, o'p.n
Closing Timer By BEL |- Formosa Via Koelung, 19 8.m..
Bangkok...20 22.00EUR ***FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Closing Times By Air -- USA and Canada, 2 p.m. Manila, Guam, fenolulu, USA &
perhaps more slowly without Exchange Rates cond
ECA Did.
"But I think we'll do business
Bure was done in the local
Air Farcel Posts for Manila, Tono Julu and USA, - (Kowloon CPO) 4 p.: (dro), 6 pm
Ordinary Air Mali (Printed Mate ters, Samples & Small Packet Posts? for Mania, Guam, Honolulu grand 0.0335 USA, itowison CRO) 4 p.m.;. (OPO)
at the following ratos —
with Russin when the political unemplat exchange tmarkers" this situation has cleared Mean- moring pound note (per 2) 1685 while, ware, helping, ourselves US dollars 15 per 31 by helping to stabilise European FLC plastres (per 100) economice, sald Mr. Pierson siam ticalo (per 100
NET guildere (per 100) SIMgspore: Biraja)
United Press.
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10.35 Tanof and Paris, 5 pm.