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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919,
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
.MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Losing Lone King Was A Wise Move
BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY
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DUMBBELLS
AEGISTER COUS.
DID YOU MAKE SURE
TO BUY EGGS THAT WILL HAVE NO CHICKENS
IN THEM?
PATENT OFFICE
YES, I BOUGHT DUCK EGGS!
SCIENCE AT WORK
DELAYED RETURN
FOR
BY THE
WAY
VISITORS TO MOON
By JACK BURBY
Perhaps
aboard,
with Passengers
by Beachcomber
An American guided missilo ofleer here contends that the U.S. could "put a rocket on the
The omeer, who asked that How full of wisdom is that speech of the Sailor in moon in year it had a' his name and service be anony-"The Four Men," in which he why he billion dollars for research." maus, talked like a premature tells his companions
Even, without the money, he Buck Rogers of "retro-rocket?" will return no more to the inn sald, America's milliary rocket casual defiance of enrch..
and of Bramber. "What purpose would it servo to shock once more that craving of the soul ho for certitude and repose?" asked. The argument
today. hundredfold stronger
dissolution when change and it carried passengers, the come so much more rapidly
research is so far advanced he "wouldn't be surprised to see n rocket touch the moon withis 10 years."
OYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
The Toys Were All Excited
-There Was a Big Snow Storm Outside- By MAX TRELL
How many does, when a NARF, the shadow-boy with
say, "If I could have guessed that Anesie," ar "If I could have dropped that king, I would have made the contract,"
Believe It or not, today's haul was played in a recent nationa! championship
event. Several
the turned-about name, ran to the window and looked out. The next instant he was cx-
"Look elaiming:
nil the
DEBOW!"
int
At this, everyone in the play- Mary- room grew very exelted.
"Why Why
North-South pairs made five- Jane, the rag-doll, said: It snow outside? odd, losing only two heart tricks, I must because declarer pinyed mafe by ran't show in here? i would going up with dummy's ace of be wonderful if the show came
dropping tha singleton
clubs,
king.
AL
tables БСУСГА other declarer went down two tricks, but the prize cet was as follows: East
Dine the opened diamonds, which declarer
the king.
of
Woll
In!"
General Tin, the tin wldier, said: "Open the window and fei it in, Knarf. I'd like to see some on the floor and chairs. We could do some sleigh-riding."
But the catry, who lived in a with
The queen of cage in the window, cried: "No clubs was lod and the Bnesseease don't let it in! 1 freeze!" taken, West winning. Bock came
Biainond and another
which
"Don't worry," Knarf said to declarer ruffed with the deuce the canary. "I'm not going to let No une lets now of spaden. Eust over-ruffed with the now in.
returned into a house." the nine-spot and club which West cuffed with the The eight of three of spades. hearts was won by Enst with the
club Another queen,.. returned and West ruffed with
the six of spades.
of hearts, West led the ve
ace and Eust won with the returned another heart. Declarer carelessly ruffed this with dutn- and West my's four of spades over-ruffed with the eight-spot. North A diamond enne back.
of seven with the trumped
over ruffed with spades- East the jack.
Thus East and West took eight
of the first nine tricks, setting the contract five tricks
Your Check
Knowledge
1
What do
'market overt*?
you mean
by
2 Name the inventor of the
Braille system of printing writing for the blind.
and!
3. What uses "goose pim- pics?"
4.
Where is Give approximale height.
5 Where do
Mt. Logan
most
cuckou
6. In what city United States was the
in
the trenty
birds lay their eggs?
exting the Russo-Japanese Wur signed, and when?
(Answers is Column 4)
CROSSWORD
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27
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Acros
A. The art et molluse to give a dog
abort,
Interveniás portod. (8)
10 Tugs into a sudden blant
wind, 191
12. It could be nato. (%)
of
14. Bitggests that he may count bis victies. 16) 10 A short note, (1
17. To the French it would be a
separate element. (5)
1. Consister. (4)
20. But this would surely be a sup-
port. (5)
2. One of the sixteen in'an annual
raca, (3)
26. Taken from a bear-barral (31
21. Sounds expensive and it 14. (01.
Teddy inoked at the snow.
"Only real snow is different," Mr Punch said, "Snow melts."
"Meits?" said Teddy, puzzled. "What's melts?" He looked Kmart aga
progress in rockét
"With just half the money used in atomle research during
Manhattan the
Project," he racket snid, "we could launch
the moon in a year." If it
to
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Britain's 23m. Loan
To Iraq
London, Deo, 19-Trea- aury officials said today' that Britain had granted Iraq a loan of £3,000,000.
Negollailens were con ducted br-London.
Details of the arrange menia were not disclosed, but I understood that the funds will be used for financing the requirements of the Iraqi rallways, United Press.
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U.S.
UK
Businessmen Fear Resumption
Of Jap Dumping
Tokyo, Dec. 19. Will the Japanese start: dumping their cheap manufactured goods on over- seas markets again soon?.
This question is nowadays being raised in busi ness circles in foreign countries, notably among some British businessmen.
The English language) possibility of cheap, over-
Wheat, Nippon Times, which often worked, inbour to keep produc
first-nighters might have 10 upon places one has loved. So 1 Maize
walt on the moon while Amert-read that speech of the Sallor cen scientists wrestled with the whenever I feel tempted to re- enough turned to Andorm, and I keep
problem
of carrying fuel for a round-trip.
Roughly.
would the rocket hurl itself away from the earth
25.000 miles At
per hour 25,000 escape the tug of gravity and enter the moon's influence.
In my Inmost mind a memory of what those valleys once were. There, in my memory, Andorra is changeless,
The see-saw hour
་
Crop
Estimates
reflects the opinion of the on costs under those of other nations is atendity becoming on Japanese Foreign Office and out-dated fear.
sometimes that of economic
avail.
and
The expansion of Japan's officials In General Mac-
export trade will result in on Arthur's Headquarters, Buys increase in the capital in a special article that such able for her industries
of development
thost misgivings as these, are un-the
conditions which will mean in- creased per capita income and higher standards of living for her people.
Washington, Dec. 19-warranted. The United States Depart- The gist of the article in os ment. of Agriculture today follows:- As for danger to passengers,
Foreign reference to the pro- estimated this year's maize test pilota airendy take more
A reputation for dumping gramme of government hub- SECOND bout of see-saw production at 8,377,790,000 acceleration
of Japan's private punishment from
and in the main lounge of the bushels would
the wheat and price-cutting characterised sidization than the rocket riders
hotel
at cocktail-Umo was harvest
at 1,446,468,000 pagese operations in inter- enterprises la also aimed int
national trade in the period of unfair competitive tactles. much appreciated by the gucale Dotails Worked Out
Japan's rise to a commercial bushels. and their friends. One drama-
nailon. Insulation against the scorch- the critic from London writes:
In its final summary for 1949. be "A ceríalu knock-abcut air in which Ing heat
would
the Department reported that generated by friction during the creeping Into this turn.
Scotland, largest and the wheat crop the dash to the moon is no longer gagging is doubtles meant to the maize crop was the second a real problem," the officer said. a compliment
Deinlis of the power plant, but many deplore it, as Kaz- fourth largest in history.
have bulah mounted his end of the Bon-atomic,
The final maize estimate was apparently been schemed, but they need plank, he shouted, 'Myself hon
Industrialisation King Harthur's Seat, to which up 20,172,000 bushels from last
month's climate. The wheat tensive testing and that
Was
20,000,000 grammes undertaken during the up
which had In fact, the officer sald, plons Rizamughan replied,
from the semi-final war by countries are so advanced that you can the bride uy Lammymore. Ag-estimate hura, with the plank well bushels
hitherto depended on Japanese have your choice of a fast or
count made two months ago.
supplies. slow trip.
could
make
it
money. needs
|
The
'Hi om
Inlariced, began to ding in Ab nirocious voice, 'You take the
However, theso subsidies con be explained as an emergency measure which was necessary Two factors, an outgrowth of
to avert violent repercussions the war, have oggravated
In the price structure during Japan's standing as she again the chaotic post-war period. It secks to participate in world is notable that the Japanese trade: The wartime antipathy Government is faithfully execui- of former enemies and the ox-ling its policy of reducing the pro amount and extent of financial
aid to industry,
The Government has already If you were in a hurry you igh hend and hill take the low put wheat under acreage allot-
India, one of Japan's biggest In "about
be- 10 hend, and Ashura wull of ments in an effort to hold down pre-war buyers, hos today many Austra- hours." Leisurely trips could being in Bony Scotland Affore mnde
you, ho yes," The Macaroon possible surpluses next year. A competitive industries.
similar programme will be an-la, too, has set up, many in- United Press.
nounced soon for malzo to dustrial Installations to manu-
facture her own needs. curtall 1050 plantings.
"In about 92 hours"
of Macaroon remained in room during the game.
A Disappointed Boar Tedly, the Stuffed Benr, was (more disappointed than anyone falls, and it runs, foof"
ho else. "I've never seen snow,
"No-Du.
docan't renily "I don't even know said sadly.
Knart He begged run,"
said hurriedly. what it looks like."
It runs Knurf to tell him what snow "Snow hasn't got legs.
like water runs. That's becausu looked ilko.
when it mells snow turns into water."
Bald Knart, "Melts incntis, "that when it gets
warn, tho now starta running."
Techly's MILLION.
CHECK
YOUR
KNOWLEDGE
Answers
In passing
like eyes opened! "Yuu mean that spow
11
the
Stuffed
Bear,
זיי
down, that
ilke show."
CHESS PROBLEM
Teddy, thought this was very odd. "Does it ever turn into other things be- sides water?"
1. In open market, a place sanctioned by law or custorn for selling and buying
and 2. Louis open to the public. Braille, French educator. blind himself from the age of three 3. They are caused by the con-
of tiny traction
muscles at- Inched
follicles. the hair making the haira "stand on end." 4. In the Rockles, 19,539 ft. 5. In other bird's nests 0 Portsinouth, N. 11. in 1905.
to
bla
-(London Express Service)
O
year.
HOPES NOT BRIGHT Japan's hopes of regaining
are
HEAVY BLOW
In further defence of the abolition of the floor price sys tem for export goods, it must be recalled that Japan received. a heavy blow when the British Government announced Its, Age cision to devalue the pound stefling.
ST
The maize croy falls gight percent short of last year's re-
It became a pertinnt question“; cord-breaking figure of 3,081,
would be SOMEONE, defending a school 193,000 bushels, but it is enough her position as Asia's chief cup-wever the en
sing effects" that the devalua teacher accused of being a to boost supplies to an all-ne piler of consumer goods are not devalued to avert the depres
bright
tion of the pound would have Communist, made this astonish-record.
trade, Ingly naive statement: "It would
However, Japanese skill and upon Japan's export As for wheat, it is the nation's take a very clever Communist
1,000,000,000 bushel experience in the production of Instead of taking this drastic to find a Marxist way of teach-eventh
compares with last capital equipment can be the step, the decision was to remove commerce, the minimum price on export basis for lucrative ing the ABC and playing with crop and
blocks," coloured
Would year's 1,313,534,000 bushels.
for the industrialisation of In- goods....... Think it out.
The production of rice and
The return of Japan into the dry beans broke all records this dia, Pakistan, Burma and other
south-east Asian countrice
chanfield of 'international, com» Was Rice production
of course,
meon merco will, estimated at 89,141,000 bushels, still far from complete,
The announcement on Oclo- that some of her goods will be topping lost year's record high of 85,056,000
Dry ber 25, abellshing the system of sold in competition with those bushels
of other countries. beans were estimated at 21,554,- minimum prices for export com-
Wag welcomed in Howeyer, it will also result,
a source of in the increased buying power, Japan, but it was 20,827,000 fast year,
this country and, thus concern to other countries. In of
of stimulation overall inter The Department boosted its Great Britain the news was im
by followed con-national trade-United Press. estimate of 1940 potato pro-
mediately
of duction to 401,082,000 bushels.-- ferences officials of the United Press.
Foreign Office and the Board of Trade. The House of Commons also showed keen interest in the British Government's
position In relation to the SCAP decision, The British reference to the possible dumping of Japanese products needs clarification.
that Japan
Knart was just starting to YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA 900 100-lb bags, compared with modities
when he heard
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20
talenta lle in a DORN today,
Since your you have 11 Drather
of felds, you arn at complex personality variety
of specialisa- for a tempera fuss, in an age
what to concen- not always easy tion, to know
Ano This is A trate upun.
you women plan to wed and have
IT looks like like hmm," sald Knart, wondering
himself how he could de to scribe know so that Teddy the Stuffed Bear would know what It looked like. Finally he said: you cut up a sheet of white teeny bits, and paper into tiny,
them ni
tumbling shake his head come
So Knarf let
would be something Mr Punch chuckling.
stopped shaking his head and Then be thought a little more. sulled and said: "Oh yes. turns into lots of other things. 11 turna into snowballs, and snow- Juen, and snow-forts. Sometimes it turns into ice. And
sometimes, when you throw it on a fire, it turna lato steam. But when it doesn't turn into anything else
else- and when it doesn't melt-and it just covers the fields and when it the gardens and the branches of the trees and bushes-and lays very quietly on the ronts of the houses, and along the telephone wires, and on all the old brown leaves that have fallen trom the In the the rocks in tho trees, and on
k and on the tee of
the pond
15 when it does all those things and stays on white as the whitest feathers on a goose, then snow is beautiful and there's nothing else like it in the whole wide world."
By P. BARRON Black, 10 pieces-
2
White, 6 peces.
Solution fo
е
And Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, lifted himself up as high as he
While to play and mair in two could, and got one little peck out yesterday's of the window, and smiled, and Bald Knart was right. For ut that moment the snow really was
problem:
1, K-Q4, any; 2, R, Kt, B, or beautiful, and like nothing else mates.
in the whole wide world.
Rupert and a Mare's Nest-31
Seeing fupert's worried expres sion, one of the guards avis 'him what is the matter. "It's like this," says the little bear.
**My daddy
says there is no such thing, Mare's Neat, and he promised to take me for a week at the ataside il I can show him one. Well, now I've
seen one, but how on earth at 1 going to show him one? He's so big, and even your great carrier bird couldn't bring him this far.** ** Quile imposible, quite, quite impossible."
Come says the guard importantly. with me. It's high time you said goodbye to the king and started for home,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Call from the adjudicator BRONCHO BILL
A. X. mada, sidy.. (4).
Down
not
A preventive of free speech, i Trame that a diverted is
U. Opening word. (6) this. (a)
Got a thing into knota (3)
5. Obylously not you that kaj mon-
Biber 10
One Way to be bald, (9).
7. Beparate from the cad. (0)
Unnatural. . {7})
12. Mado to return to Belland. (6)
for a big hit. (5) -
Animals that noed a change of
10. Nothing to the sailor but
at
149mm (21 and 22. Esteem. (8).
fini wasu ga the sea, (9)
15. In the U.9.A., many prefer it to
which nukes
that is ment to understand. rule, patient
ed.
You are, as a
and self-contain- charneleristic for Yet at times, under stress, who your emotions are apt to get out familles of your own.
But for
HONGKONG SHARES
of control and you will act on yeu men, who need to carry on
The which, the next a livelihood, it would be wiser an impulse
to point your efforts, in youth, moment, you may
You are sensitive to criticism. toward some delinile objective, lines" for the "side Recognising Unis fact, you try leaving
regret.
to "cover up" by being brusque later on, in life, and blunt. Often your charac- misunderstood complete-
ter is
Exchange Rates
this
1520
Business was done in the local unofcial exclange market morning at the following rates Sterling pound note per ) US. dollars (per 100) NEI guilders (per 100) Siam tieals (per 100) Singapore (Straits)
22.10
18.03
FIC plastres (per 100)
14.40
of
If they mean
tumover
on the Stock would sell her products at this morning
was high price in her domestic mar- and ket and use part of the prots Transactions
programine to support selling the same goods below
#
SHARES NOTERS NELLERS BALES cost in pverseas markets, then OUTWARD MAILS the charge of dumping would be justifiable.
Exchange $290,350.00. boon prices:
from this technique. logical
anet reasonable
To and what the stars have in Your store for tomorrow, select your
read mind birthday star and
get your
birthday dally guide.
stay be your
DANKS
HK Bank the INSURANCES Let Canton
Linion HK Fire SHIPPING
Axia Nav..
1490 10 1600
303
870 G80
11000
112
7000 1.10 15000
1.10
10
014
lets you know it is wrong; but corresponding paragraph,
sometimes your emotions out of hand,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21
SAGITTARIUS
DOCKS, ETC.
Dock S'hal Dock (Nov. 23- GEMINI (May 22-June 221-LAND, ETC. Dec. 22)-New Ideas should be A day of renewed
Re- und activity. put into production today. sults come from that-not day You can dreaming!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan.
to get ahead to 20)-Be coger day and you will find barriers failing before your onslaughts. Get results
confidenco Get moving! accomplish consider- able right now.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-- New frienda and fresh oppor- tunities give you renewed op- Make gains now. to- timism. ward your ultimate goal.
LEO (July 24-Aug. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)
23) of the last Everything
ond -Take advantage
looks bright minuto upturn in merchandis-
Make definite, headway rosy! ing before the holidays you
some important project. on Even romance good.
are in selling.
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 21)-
Prospects are excellent if you are in the retail trades. There Save
CHEAP LABOUR
If they mean that Japanese capitalise Industrialists would
on cheap labour to under-sell other the goods produced by countries which pay
their workers on a higher scale, then
11.00 12.20 000 21.00 the charge would also be pro-
HK Hotel
IK Land
401
S'hal Land UTILITIES
Trom
1.30 2.60 153
Star Ferry C. Light (0)
Electric
Macoo
Electric INDUSTRIALS
Cement STONES, ETC.
Watson
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-~~ your best energies for
consolidato previous Ewo Dars; galns; wait.
is romance for you, too, if you some other day. Rest on your COTTONS
want it.
20
per,
The first possibility is effec- 10 1000 715.00 tively eliminated by the official
500 15.00
of the abolition 2000 + 18,60 announcement
1220
500 <ử 18.00 of minimum prices on export
products.
302 1000 a 30
1000 4 293%
It was stated that the removal of minimum prices would per-
CX-
500 20mit a return to competitive
pricing at the authorised
but that pricing change' rate, procedures would be based on the
200 @ 50.
2315
24%
40 473% 1000 # 47
100
4
300 40
7.10
principle that export prices should not be less than com- parable prices for like products offered in Japan.
A
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G.P.O-Tarcels, December 22, 3. p.m. Reg. Uecember 23, 8.36. a.m.; Ord., 9.30 am.
and
Kowloon (C.P.0-Parcels Rex December 22, 5 p.m.; Ora December 12, e am.
This mail is expected to arrive at London on or about January 21.
azd.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER zo Closing Times By Air Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, pan.
pm. (GPO) 5 p.m.
Air Paro:1 Posts for Mende, fono- fulu and UBA, (Kowloo Cro) 4 Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Mat For Items produced solely for tors, Samples and Smail Packet export and not offered in the Posts) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu domestic market, quoled prices and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4 pm: should not be less than the cost (GPO) p.m.
Haiphong and Saigon, 5 p.m. Bangkok, 3 p..
ans
NY COTTON additional amount for handling
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-
23-Oct. 23)--| LIBRA (Sept. Be alert to new opportunities.
Make You can make gains if you re- A fair-to-middling day for all galus cognise the right moment to departments.
slowly if not spectacularly. act progressively.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)-! TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--
your mind polished off A
uncertainties, so Keep day of
to meet new situo- important decisions and ready postpone
and grasp fresh oppor-
• tiona settle down until things
tunities. littlel
Racing Bullets
By Harry F. O'Neill'
AND POURS LEAD AT HORSE SEARCHING RANGER BOYS-PAUSE-
AND RIDER
·LOOK!
SOMEBODY'S
BEIN CHASED
¿SKIZZLE MY,
GIZZARD! THAT'S BILL OR I'M
FUTURES
charges and reasonable proff. should. forestall This provision any possibility of manipulated a sub- sales prices to permit
New York, Dec. 10 Cotton sidising of cut-prico exports by futures today drifted irregularly high cost domestic sales. lower after a steady opening, to Anish at around the session's lowest levels, but overall activi-
ty was quiet on the recession.
LABOUR LAWS
There is also little chance of the second danger being true. not. 'as Traders had apparently decid- Japan's workers are
highly paid in terms of the ex- ed to take a breath after the change rates or of the purchas
of the wages: 03 ing value sharp rally late last week. The
coun- approach of Christmas also in those in most western Jected a hesliant note.
tries. But, by virtue of the standards laws, labour Nows developments were bul-new lish, including fulfilment of op- child labour is strictly control- timistic estimates of November led, hours of work and wages consumption Agures and further have been raised to meet the cost of living, and various social colton purchase authorisations.
security and welfare facilities The assurance of a high and funds have been incorpora Government price support next ted in the wage system, year following the approval of producers of the acreage quotas
Public laws have been en-
for the next crop, and also Bructed ince the end of the hess Infother commodities acted war to protect the workers and forestrain aggressive sclling their familles from exploitation United Prdan, 3-
by their employers, and the
Talpen, pm.
Closing Timer By Bes Japan.rs
Bangkok. 3 p.. taiphong, 3 pm.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1
Closing Time By Als
Manila, 11 Jn.
Talpen. bpm.
Closing Timor By Sea'
Manila, Noon.
USA, Canada, Central and South America via San Francisco (No
Parcels for Canadu); 2 'pan
Birafts, 1 p
Formosa via Keelung, 3, p.m. Bangkok, 3 p.m.,
Batavia, 3. p.m.
Japan, 3 pa..
THURSDAY DECEMBER 12
- Closing Times By A Canada and USA, 11 am Okinawa and Tokyo,p,m Rangoon Calcutta
Karachi, Baira,
Dared Cairo (Nairobi,-
Salam, Mauritius, and dohannesbitra via Chiro), Home and London lons CPC) 450 p.m.; (GPO) 4 p.m.
Bangkok, Bingapore, Batavia, and Colombo, parada per
駄
Labuan, Bydney and Aucklmaső, 10 à
Taipeh; 6 pm
Closing Times By Sea
Fermon in Kechung 9am. Straits, Coylon, India, Madagaceae) Bomjay Aden, Egypt and Europé via London, & pime (pub); /*