THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1949,
• FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
..MCKENNEY. ON BRIDGE Unfortunate Double' Makes Man Blush
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
TODAY'S hand, like yester- day's, is taken from Helen Sobel's new book entitled "All the Tricks!"
Mias Sobel has played bridge In practically every section of the United States, and in several She went European countries.
to Europe with Ely Culbertson for an international match. She is a rather uninteresting player to kibitz because she makes all bids and plays look simple. kibitzer might my that she does nothing spectacular, but he for- Reis to add, "except to win ali the tricks
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DUMBBELLS MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
SPIDERS MAʼM!
REGISTERED US PATENT DIFICE
HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR THOSE COBWEBS ON THE CEILING
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CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
1. The fan of the Far East is Miss Sobel gives us the homan the most ancical known. Soine side of brkige in her new book, authorities testify that in China known since One of her stories is about a "Mr fans have been and Mrs" who played against 3000 BC. 2. The study of or her on today's hand. It was logouisms in relation to surround- 3. The atmospheric layer the early days of the one-over-ings.
which extends from the encuen "In those days," one system.
Helen explains, "In order to surface to the stratosphere.
4
utilise the one-over-one as often The Yangise Valley, a Brazil ns possible, players were en-6. Gloaching Antonio Rossini couraged to bid any
four-card
But, no matter how shabby. (I'm
very
happy
IN THE TOP FLIGHT
OF THRILLERS
THE SHADOW OF FU MANCHU
.
By Sax Rohmer (Herbert Jenkins, 8/0)
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
BY THE Value Of
WAY W. German by Beachcomber Currency
LADY who said recently! that there ought to be Accrot of this deadly device he more, women in public life goes through some of the most forgot that the day of breathless adventures of his the courteous diplomat is treer Attempts mado gone.
the lives of his life and upon
Even Marshallssimo Mrs
Economics Minister On Stability Munich, Dec. 27. The those who know the formula. Pauker, the Rose of Oki Omsk, West German Deutsche- are those of genius, but the did not reach her present posi-mark is today one of the stages
of jong struggle developing
weapon devilish, green-eyed which will destroy any air has taught Nayland Smith many craft or missile that attempts things to enter the earth's atmosphere ever a controlled area. Secret agents of many nations gather of
A
SCIENTIST in America Is
inst the
now n
on
against
his opponent
tion
by personal charm alone hardest currencies of the the kiss given her by Zogov on
The kind of
the
Czechoslovakia's Trade Pact With Switzerland
Berne, Dec. 27.-Switzerland today announced the terms of a five-year trade and payments paet with Czechoslovakia, and a “compensation agree ment" for Swiss holdings in nationalised Czech industries and banks..
The Minister, in a speech be paid in half yearly instalments.
Liechtenstein was not in- broadcast by Munich Radio, gald today that the West German currency had gained stendily included in the compensation value and stabilty during
LS agreement, past year.
He described trade liberalisa-slovakia is the only country on na the aim of his policy.
Other countries
probably Switzerland's diplomatic re- feared German competition
Czech Pakistan May which does not recognise Seek South
Compensation payments will amount to h the down-platform at Belgrade world, according to Profes- Central Station was an isolated sor Jochim Erhard, West 71,000,000 Swiss francs, 28,000,000 francs of which, incktent--a mere German Economics Minister. is already lodged in Swiss banks, and 43,000,000. to. This story is in the top fight ideological
topical, matter of protocol. thrillers. It is in New York to and out all realistic, and it will win many slinking, awaying creature who they can about this weapon new cathusiasts for this long-drew a compliment from Pal- merston and a bold sideway. which would give the answer famous nuther.
glance from Thiere would cut no to atomic attack. But some-
ice in the Kremlin today, one else is also interested in
Fragrant memory the discovery-a character very
THE RISING STORM well-known to all readers of
"WE were much depressy by By Dennis Wheatley
Thus spoke a the smell." Sax Rohmer's thrilling novels,
resident of Edgbaston when the Dr Fu Manchu.
(Hutchinson & Co., 12/3)
Food
removed "a hun-more Ministry
than German industry presentation of This is the third instalment dred tons of
on her enstern fenced a too liberalised import principality imported cheese." of Roger Brook, Presumably
the frontier. the in the story
cheese was procedure William Pitt's secret
taken to
more resilient neigh- Minister kald. and this time he is sent on bourhood, where the people The Minister sald that Ger-
yenr mission to France-the
would be less likely to lose their many's biggest hope for the the Wo 1789-to "assess being
the spirits when the anell became coming year was her admission outcome
the international probable
capital The idea of eating to powerful, was which politlen ferment
snid that critics Also row agitating the whole French cheese before it becomes "up-market.
pish" in, 1 believe, being con- nation."
thousand describing him as a too loyal sklered by several
follower of American economic serien were high officials
polley were wronging him. of Roger Lost illusions Shadow of THE complaint of a young
Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service in an old enemy of Fu Manchu, and in the struggle to preserve the
to say that thoseBOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
days are gone forever )"
Miss Sabel ant North. When
her partner went to Inur hearts, West "hellowed the double
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General Tin's Hunting Trip
Leo the Lion Chewed Up the Ostriches-- By MAX TRELL
"DID you ever hunt ostriches,
General Tin?"
General Tin, who
was aland- bla
with his muskel over
shoulder (as usual)
in front of
the playroom door, gazed at Kurt for a moment or two in allence. Finally, as though must- denly remembering something, he similed and nodded.
"Yes," General Tin answered, But i ce huated them. didn't do it alone." he added.
Kuart Asked who was with General Tin when he hunter! ontrichies
My friend Leo the Lion."
"A hun""
zement.
Knarf exclaimed in
"Oh yes, my buy Le and 1
his wife and often went hunting together. Wo hopes they could beat the con-fit usually make any plans tracl,"
South, "undaunted by beforehand. But while I was
the voelferous double, redibled mating I'd see somnothing may despite his fantastic heart suit." ****
And sure ofing in the tall grass,
The
Mr open! the king of enough I was Leo. We were spades, which WAL won in
very fond of each other, though dummy. The Mr'a chin dropped o tell thu truth-Leo What
Hunting Ostriches
a little, because he had been more fond of me than 1. was positive that declarer would have fof him.
of hearis. to hold the queen South led tinmond Iron dummy, won it with the queen, After pinying about five tricks, he claimed the contract, conceding the ace, king and inck of trumps to the oppo- nents.
then led a heart.
"One afternoon," General Tin went on, "I decides to go hunt- And before very ing onlriches. long I noticed something moving about in the grass. It was Leo, 1 told him what I was about, and was about the samne "When are you going to mop be suid he making those stupid doubles?" thing. So off we went together, looking carefully for any sign of screamed the Mr. The poor husband never sald a word--but a flock of ostriches. Miss Sobel felt sorry for him.
“Suddenly Leo gavo a grunt
stood very sti
stili. There, a
Check Your the edge of a great sandy plain,
Knowledge
fane origloate?
1. When
and
2.
What is ecology?
3.
3.
What is troposphere?
4.
much of the
commerce
China travel?
WILA
me.
General Tin stood with the musket over tin shoulder.
sand,"
"When they were a great deal shend of us, we saw them stop and stick their heads, under the
"Oh!" said Kharf, "Why?"
hide. boy, to "Tu hkle, my But i was a silly way to hide. They thought that because their heads were under the sand and they couldn't see us, that therefore wouldn't be able to see them. Net: everything about them but their heads."
we
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agent,
The first two novels in this Popular historical
The Launching
that
the
to
Germany,
"But," he added, "I am glad Brook" and "The
af which the Tyburn Free,"
to have to see my economic Ideas and writer who seems
plans realised in the American itter took Roger's adventures | discovered
ilterary
economy."-feuler. up to the opening of "The Alsing world is not all he thought it, Storm."
recalls to me the lines from the
ong
of the
Roger Brook is involved in
lending events the French Revolution: the taking of the Bastille, the stormlog of the Palace at Verrailles, bring- ing the King and the Queen to Paris as prisoners and the hang- ing of aristocrats from lamp- posts by the mob,
Later he goes to Spain and
He Italy for Marie Antoinette. linken before the tribunal of
A woman like a morting horse, With champing
and jawn
nostril curled, Has told the crittes I'm no
good.
Is this the Ilterary world?
to toda I Oh, Mother, how
know Such roarthg beats were all
the go? Strabismus to the rescue
STRABISMUS (Whom
Israel Builds
Up Her Merchant Navy
the tiny
to have
African Coal
The ruling family of Llech- Karachi, Dec. 27.-Pakis tenstein is understood
intan may approach South bad extensiva holdings Czechoslovakia which have been Africa for coal supplies ne nationalised since the war. No a result of the suspension of deliveries from India, her comment was available here on what action the Prince might
normal source of supply, take.
usually well-informed circles. believed today,
for
The trade pact, providing for yearly reviews, fixed Swiss ex- ports to Czechoslovakia in 1950
India's Minister of Commerce, at 119,000,000 francs, In return MPK.C. Neogy. announced on
Roods worth 125,000,000 | December 24 that the despatch of coat to Pakistan would be temporarily suspended "because Czechoslovak National Pakistan deliberately detained Bank has been credited with an enormous quantity of Jute 10,000,000 franc clearing margin.
franca.
The
orders In Switzerland.
Czechoslovak
. to
"Olap riktionale”,
ན
to help firms place long-term purchased and paid for by fas If Pakistan takes coal from exporis
South Africa it would mean tha, Switzerland will Include, iron, end of the trade boycott both sugar, machinery, coal, ceramics, glass, textlics, porcelain, malt. Pakistan and India imposed in Haifa, Dec. 27.--Israel is hops and Lodder Swiss exports Protest against the alleged dine
will include
eattle, criminatory treatment of non- breeding fruit, textiles; textile Europeans in the Union. hooded migti, he meets the God Preserve), of Utrecht, buying new freighters to cheese,
machine tools. A temporary shortage of 'cost future Lady Hamilton, and he called in to deal with the petrol build up her merchant navy, machinery.
is expected In Pakistan
and drinks with Robespierre of the chaos, in sald to have invented
with the aim of carrying all electric goods and watches,
consumers have been urged to Jacobin Club. Adventures are method by which a very power Imports from Europe and Signed in Prague on Decem-
all economies while In picked
closely, and the
ber 22, the agreciment comes into make ful X-ray churnera could be used
America in her own ships. whole dramatic European scene A
force on January 1, subject to Pakisto tries to get coal from to photograph petrul Inside of the late 18th century is
distance
Four new freighters have been of two
ratification by the Swiss Parlla other countrles-Reuter. - bought for the larael-Europement-Reuter, realistically painted in the true engine from a Wheatley manner. Dozens of miles. The camera is filled with
tata dellcate smell-director, which Line; occording to the manager Zim Navigation Com- characters are Mr Whealley's own creation registers on a small cheet of tale, of the
to make ar magireslum sillente, the smellpany.
extracted novel of this of the dye legally
frem red petrol, and the smell of the dye put into white petrol. (London Express Service)
historical
mingle with them fine historical exelling period.
(Tomorrow-Recorded Music)
In fact, Les and I could YOUR BIRTHDAY..
"And what happened?" Knarf asked eagerly.
Loft Heads
and
of
***
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28
an
By STELLA
your fame will
BORN today, you have a keen however, that
is long outlive you!
General Tin stopped and sigh-gifts. xxxi. -1 didn't touch them at all.
mind and one which
You
30 are
excellent
from
от
know
why
to see the You see
get
be
They
British-built are: the
Madur fruit carrier 2,370-ion (formerly George); another fruit carrier
being bullt in Stockholm;
other nn<l two freighters under construction in Europe.
tor.
now
NY FOREIGN
NY COTTON FUTURES
New York, Dec. 27-Narrow price changes accompanied quiet trading in cotton today. Traders remained in the holiday mood an altitude strengthened by the lack of new incentives.
Routine mill buying
ordera and
export on
CHICAGO GRAINS
Chicago, Dec., 27, -, Gran prices today weakened after mixed start.
1.14 2.10
3.912
131-1
1306-14
1.20-2
1.231% asked.
Negotiations are in progressă for acquiring a fifth freighter,
Liquidation and hedge selling The Isracll-America Line is buying a fourth cargo ship and
in wheat reflected slow domies four demand and the pros another passenger ship is to be
of another pect
big winter added to the three 3,000-ton
whent crop following generous freighters plying between
over the against and beneficial rains Being a great lover of justice, Israel and America.
shipper south-western producing area. The country's merchant fleet textile
commit- Prices closed as followin "Before I could stop him, leo eminently atted for taking care
nt present comprises 17 vessels, covering of minute detail. In addition, you cannot endure
In sumclent WHEAT-price per bushel mast of ments developed chewed
totalling 55,000 tons,
SPOT dren hud jumped un short distance ahead of us, at
cosily and often
ta absorb moderate March (1050), away every bit of ostrich that you can see things on a brond "ittle man" suffer.
Since this is an unusual their faults scale.
them bought this year.-eu- volume they do not
hedge selling and quidation. May a whole flock of tall os-
me sticking out I could
Duly combination, you may carve Some of them were
the sand. All he left were the
for their re- triches.
out an usual career for your ahead in the world. Learn to
Ring observers thought that September:"
COUN heads!" looking for things to cat in the
self by making full use of these figuro out olds
habilitations
The present full might continue and you will
ΠΡΟΣ unt after the holidays, sand, and the rest of them were
March (1930) constructive in your criticism. die! MA where
May Just standing around, looking at nothing in particular. But all at
You are friendly but reserved I just waited until Leo went off ganiser and know how to carry once they spled Leo und
through project
is on frst meeting to sleep somewhere. Then all the # And off they went, as fast as the
iden to its
at home among completed truly Initial ostriche mean their heads--
You have an inquisitive closest friends and singe. wkach "
came out of the sand. For a m
nature and like to know every You could be a tle more emo- they were They thought ment
interfering without is safe. But when they looked think there is to know about tionul
You know how to
with your calm plan for life! Into the around and saw, to their surny subject.
pieces
To And what the stars have rest of them budt the small prise, that the
that
was larger whole. Sometimes you
tomorrow, select | England, disappeared, nothing left of them but their are too visionary for your own in stare for
perhaps your your birthday star and read the generation nud
Let hends, they all felt so disapost
will corresponding paragraph. nimbitious schemes pointed and
be your discouraged and fall short of consummation in your birthday dismayed and disgusted that
is likely, dully guide. they all put their henda together your
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 mud decided that there was no use going on. So there and then they all shut their eyes and were dead. It was very sad. But that," 20)-Be ho said, "is the story of how I hunted ostriches."
Through what valley did
5 What country procures
" they sy of?" Knart asked, knowing that ostriches were birds.
more than two-thirds of all the "They ran," said General Tin. roffee used in the world?
4. Nume the corpinter
the opera Willam Teil
(Ansers in Column 4)
CROSSWORD
Across Why, I got it in a very Chanous building. (2, 0)
2nd & Down. This bruise, mini
0. You wi
any day that this
Is the hali-way mark 12!.
B. The sort of clue that leaves one
Lively oleotrißiod. (4)
11. Smithr. (8)
13.-sweet are the of adversity."
(5)
14. Doubled, it's a regular example
of something anishod. (2)
a. Bond that, hay sartorial uses. (8)
10. Burprisingly this is got from are.
(31
The axican poliched rat. (8)
10. This to a formal command. (4)
1. Five go from a sweet factory. (B)
22 Completely; (8)
Allgata. (5)
A masonger of aorta, (8)
Every ruling one doesn't hava s
may ending-or does it 7 (73
Down
1. What could be iner? Draw your
own conclusions, (5)
9. It may have a tongue. but no
heart. (4)
D. Strange to and a tla go in here.
6. 600 ACTOR.
4. Prolong. 17).
Lend or just a savoro trial, IG1
2. 1151 time is wually a mid-day
break. (6)
10. ver not. 151 12. Tallies, (6)
17. Usually done by n grosser (8)
gl
Any two. (1)
Usually associated with Balsam.
25. To the sun it is seforal. (8)
This tax gives the correct arrango- ment of words in entonces. s Solution of yesterday's buzzia.***ACTOSII
Toroid 43. [RA6,01 10, žilesi: 21.
despeded
Undariako
than
"Ostriches can run faster any bird in the world. They can rants fast as n horre, maybe even faster. They can also run an fast 4 lion or as fast ng a and that's what they started to do now. So Lee and I I'm kept running after then.
could have left quite sure they us far behind, except that they dit one very foolish thing."
Kharf walled for General To to go on.
they
there
Rupert and a 'Mare's Nest-37
Belore Rupert has reached the ground the dark shape series on a branch beside him. Why, it's the Wire Old Owl" gasps the little bran Of course, you are the bird that flies by night.
You must be the Look. messenger am expecting, hese is the royal seal that your king sect for the birds of Nut
ALL RIGHTS
wood."
** That indeed henout," says the owl proudly.
And you, too, have been han oured. I saw you arrive on the king's charger. I must now go to her for orders. And taking the scroll he disappears as silently as ever, while Rupert, feeling very lox, tries to get out of the wood.
RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL.
JACKPOT
JUDD ROUNDED
HIGHWAY MEN ARE BROUGH UN TO JAILA
(30 THIS IS HOW COME THE COVERED WAGÓIN WAS ROBBED- I'LL TAKE BACK THIS
BADGE, DEPITTY,
Hfetime. It
and are only EXCHANGE
star
your
associates.
Chnada (dollar) England-Mai England-unomic:ai
30-day futures 90-day futures Australia (pound) New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) Belgium (frame)
France-ofein)
23) you of all Take o location: Sweden (kr)
23)-
Portugal (encudo)
the new ECA July Apart from purchase authorisation to Greece September of $1,400,000, which is estimated | YE to be enough to cover about May (1956) Closing rates 9,000 bales, the news lacked any
Dec. 27
fresh feature.
US$0.08.2
MIDDLE EAST
2.80-3/18 2.30 bid- 2.30 asked
2.00
2.00
2 24-16
2.70-1
2.00.5
0200-12
1450
July
GATA May (1030) July
The Impending mid-December NEW YORK FLOUR- parity price report to be issued after the close on Friday is an-
other impending event tending
to hold down market Interasi. Traders
1.41%
1.40!
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12.10 dollar ·
per 200 lb sack. United Press.
estimated that the OUTWARD MAILS
parity price might rise between
iz and 25 points over the mid-
November price.
Prices opened two to
three thereafter
swayed within a five-point range
May
July October December
20-01-62 28.40 28.20
Denmark (krone)
.0028-14
Holland (guilder)
.2603
Italy-official
.0016
finly-export
Norway (kenne)
isto
points higher and
.0350
Spain (pesetal..
.enta
to close ano to four
points
.1907
Switzerland-free
higher, as follow:-
24431
Marchi (1950)in centa
Egypt (pound)....... Iran (rinl) *** Iraq Edinar) Turkey (ties)
2.00
per ib.
30.00
00:24 2.00-16 .0575
30.40
.1120
.0300
May
.0023
SPOT
.0320
.0230 .41-15
1.00
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.3400
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CANCER (June 23-July (Dec. 23-Jan. CAPRICORN
good day in which very careful of your A
Coreless should take advantage personal possessions. ness can avert accidents, too. opportunities offered. Tip; move to a new Be forewarned!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) progress,
LEO
24-Aug. (July will event An unexpected
If you wish fortunate for your future Go on a journey prove
Your ambitions and and a successful ending to Avold over- some problem. be favoured.
LATIN AMERICA PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21) expansion of your budget.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Argentine-oficial
Brazil (cruzeiro) Take a trip and have an en- It restless
and in need of a Bolivia (bullyiano) joyable time. Business is slow change; this is the time to get Chilomelal
so enjoy yourself
variety out of life. Don't, how Chillo-free
Columbia (pero) ...... ever, be extravagant.
Cuba (pero) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—| Mexico (peso)
Potu-free new friendship may prove a
Today, the un- Uruguay (peso) .....
Venezuela (bolivar) lasting one. expected is likely
prove
FAR EAST beneficial.
India (rupee) SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22) Hongkong
this week, socially!
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-- A friendship may turn into a A sudden change is
romance.
likely to prove more beneficial than otherwise.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
to
A good day to change your fine day for romance. Make residence or your occupation if or receive a proposal. If plan- you have
been making con- ning a wedding, this is a fine doy for it. crete plans. Act now.
GEBIINI (May 22-June 22)- Better for love and romance other for busineral In than
the social sphere. words, auspicious for you.
It's a Promise
CITIZENG ARZ ORATEFU
"GENTLEMEN,
THE BOYS AE-
COVERED ALL
THE MONEY,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 3-Dec. CHESS PROBLEM
Le now favoured. 22)-Travel
bei Personal matters should is handled with great diplomacy.
Keep the peace at home!
THEY DESERVE A REWARD
I BAY=
By Harry F. O'Neill
"NO MONEY, THANKS Amand BUT MY RANGERS WOULD APPRECIATE SOME NEW.RE-.
PERTIN' RIFLES;
BIRAN
March (105))
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Solution. to yesterday's US dollars (per problem:
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Blam cale (per 100) 1, Q-B4, any; 2) Q, H, Ht, or PSingapore (Strašis);j
mates,
* | VIC plastres (per 100)
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26.30
101.62
15.50
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