THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1950
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
•MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS
ON BRIDGE
REGISTERED USÄ
I TOLD YOU NOT TO FIGHT. NOW YOU HAVE
Army Colonel Uses LOST TWO OF
His Head on Hand
BY WILLIAM E. MɑKENNEY
I
RECENTLY attended a meet- ing at the Army and Navy Dr Club in Washington with Earl J. McGrath, Commissioner of Education, and Dr R. 1. Grigsby, his Assistant.
Wo were discussing the problem of the education of the American war orphan, a hobby of mine.
After the luncheon 1 dropped! Into the card room at the club, and found gamNES
YOUR TEETH!
PIENT OFFICE
NO I DIDN'T
MA, 1- HAVE THEM IN MY POCKET
MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
NEW MATERIAL IN THE
OSCAR WILDE STORY
OSCAR WILDE AND THE BLACK DOUGLAS
By The Marquess of Queensbury And Percy Colsen. (Hutchinson, 20x)
of Queensbury, whose uncic, Lord Alfred Douglas, figured: prominently in the Wilde trials.
Lage and
THE events leading to the tra
of Drent Wilde are gedy discussed by the tenth Marquese
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of bridge, YOUR BIRTHDAY..
canasin and in rumzay progress. Jem
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1 picked up a profes or two for my cazuten column, then pulled up a etmir behind Col E B Gray, who has been an ardent bridge fon for years. Pour health Hul the colonel's tournament activitier but ho
enjoy
bridge at the club.
mulber
By
STELLA
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
T1
THE copies of the Oratorio on sale in Holborn this morning will be expurgated versions.
FOR
THE BUSINESSMAN
DISPOSAL Russian Bid For
OF TOOLS
HALTED
other six months,
This was announced today by General W. R. A. Bishop. Brt tish
Albania.
The
were
Monopoly
On China's Tin
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
Before the war, China exported between eleven and twelve thousand tons of tin annually Govern and now, according to reports reaching London from the Far East, the tin mines in South China will shortly begin to operate again under Com- munist management.
Duesseldorf Jan- 17.--The Allied High Commission hns agreed to a West German Gov- ermanent's proposal that 1,000 Mrs Delforse, through her large dismantled machine toolst
to Krupps London, Jan. 17.-Russia's biggest sup- solicitors, Messrs Pilledge, Jtm- formerly belonging
ply problem that of obtaining tin-may ny. Jimsey, Pilledge, Pledge, should not be removed for ne The book begins" with a short Jimsey, Jimsey, and Pitledge account of the Dougina Clan. and Jimsey--has
soon be solved for them. Cut off from all refused per- then deals with Wlide's paren- misalon for the whole or any
world sources of tin since the wartime before youth
giving part of the work to be sold be
Commissioner for Land the well-discussed story from fore the
North Rhine Westphalia.
mutual aid programme ended, Russia can first performance, new angle and introducing tried to reach her by telephone Discussing but could only get a veterinary
now look forward to getting most, if not all, The
tools machine much new material.
A man, Wilde an
the authors
In Surgeon
Norwich, who allotted for delivery to Britain, of China's tin output. wille that what Samuel John- thought I was talking about a France, Belgium, Holland, Nor- son was to the eighteenth century,
Greece nich Wilde bids fair to become to the cat, and said: "Destroy her at way, Yugoslavia.
one.” Meanwhile, who Inte ninalventh, Both men were earth is this Mr F. N. Lennard, typical of the age to which they who
who denies that he was asked lived and stamped themselves on
on by Mrs Delfosse to conduct the it by sheer force of persoiulity | Oratorio at Wivenhoe tomorrow? Had the two men met they; And who is Miss Beider? would have been mutundly nati On dit IF you are born today, your freely Bermose a hate you are
thetic Johnson's mariner's high degave of dupinidly called an sgportunist, for some-
would have shocked Wilde, will make it easter for puu Minis Mae Your clutange voR
„position | Wylden eyrutal wit would have for
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Johnson shocked cbarcate is wally kuw het har
But each would have asspreted Your
operaion you've other's intelleet" hard all song Flos babit must be waste heul or if can bevette a kin-
Of Oscar Wilde's bibly to bi) is at nt esse!
Naturally affectionate, you declarm with that conversa not alway JROW YOUR allurin Tron, Bernard Shaw said, "e
You might ments cutwardly harvest tanta deal for a long Lite without the ohjeet of your Tection even guessing if Be more frinck with three vou love n you buy love them'
IF
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
quite an early age excellent
Yona have au 49744 should make good use of B You have The gift of the spoken wote and know how to hold an audience, even when discussing what a
interesting to watch A military mum play bridge. IM enuse lies in alinest invariably n careful strategizi Many of usuntally monadered "dry as dest
would make day's hand, but Not
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To find what the stars have thi store for kompaktow, select your birthday stai
read the Or responeliog paragraph Let your Ally
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
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AQUARIUS (Jan. U-Feb, 18) --Ps attention to your dream They may
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Pass Opening-♦ 5
lie won Gray.
1 leg lead of the Jive of doumguds IFL dummy with the king Shared
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THEY
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con-
West Germ ment asked for a postponement 10 have other machines
in the meantime na structed they were all
for required peacetime industry.
are saying in the clubs Dint gallant salter, the Atlantic liner, of an captain
moment or two after trader
Questions now being ask.
the High Con- jed in London are:
The West GermRNA Govern- #10111 assured mist that the tool: wild ise
with Landy Caustanleigh, at bundled over at the end of this
tached o printed notice to her period. dreas "Twin Round This! Waist in Half A Mile." Dr. Strabismas at work
was incomparable the greatest D'
talker of his Barnes perhaps at all-
Douglas saudi that tine when h came into life took on t different net D.pression warushed, hr wensld talk in bus golden voice
Til
frok free things beauty like a dress
world weng And all
enchanted place! **
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STRABISMUS Whom NY
Reuter
How much tin will China NY COTTON
be able to export to Rusnin i after her own industrialisn- | tion programme require- ments have been
met and
FUTURES
New York, Jan. 17-Cotton
RUBBER will it be enough to satisfy futures proved a dull affair 10-
FUTURES
New York, Jun 17. Rubber
the Russian industry's cur- day. Activity ceased at frequent
intervals while
prices swayed rent demands, and Atill
within a 5-point range. enable them to build a stock-
The market was uncertain ond traders were uncertain about
| pile against possible war-
time needs?
God Preserve] of Utrecht, ever since I failure to And and bring back to England the fossilised food of the Aztees, has | been working on a formula for the pre-fossilisation of thrice- frozen food. By removing all futures today moved higher, in- vestiges. ILK It were. of taste fluenced by securifles and the
doctor from food, the
hopes to higher trends at London keep it stale for
at least ten | Singapore. Moreover the system of
the With sales equivalent to 1,240 pre-fossilisti spegla up fonilleation 1 much un
extent long tone, the list cloved 5 tu 28 Chang it is trapossible to tell even points higher
Deniers reported a quiet situm-Ration's fin imports were fixed
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tion in the Spot market,
taciones The
Telag L natiount of cautious buying Pete Picard as follow Jaunty mortite tible? February
March PAINSTAKING glossary of Apri economie jargon, published May
Jurin a morning paper, is delight-
July "Hard Currency" Augus fully honest.
As all writers on Wilde mast fresh food from fossilised food.
wthorn deni
caught cort, frozen separately A freshly CANCER (June 23-July 73) --
sides of his thrice and fossiilsed within ten with the different There may be debtys if you are
the victim of churneter Wlide.
Ingles no bleer than the involved in some techien pro- | Cu
mural lapse.
some cod after Wilde the writer,
year jee tipy log to do with a intning | WAN
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who warstel venture
Are stockpiles reconver- suteras, applause, and the glitter LEO (July 24-Aug. 231-
be under of society, euch will Worrying won 1 helgi. 17 you lurve (4 200) pative pigu Brant
stood the belter after future of sent cats interpeet problems think them out enre
Taliy Make copresap for a rombing of this book
Please frown Ring Gaol PINCES (Feb. 28.Mar. 21) — pescadal solutie ra
White lived in Paris for the lust Ew that fans elegetul tips
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 221 — |
life, without fying busties legal cheap, the Lewiny may be Perlunges a
trip three years of hus
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Caled butt
BUNT 111 which will be highly benenetal.
November 1900. AUTH MONDAY
17
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Mar
ARIES
20- Cooperabve in vrat Erleadings with The public. you
Ahnald relacapote excellent
a smutil henit, und East jumped fr up with The art Would YoRE follow with the four-spot of venu declarer" 1 let wet easy to make a nestalte on 211 bark
WITT
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while.
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Why hind Rand jumped up with the are of hearis' Inelly devided that at had bera either a blank are w the and pack, and when I New enlone any The las ul but
from his hard inrlead
four, I knew he was on
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with the They
cofonel led a club back
queen. fashed
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14 fnesse the eight sal the heart queen.
If he had played the Fina of hearts under the ace, hes t have rashed the king and fe but he would have had no entry to get into danny to make the quven, the needed ninth trick.
CROSSWORD
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here not
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INTELLIGENCE TEST
VERY ANNOYING
By T. O, HARE
A very annoying lung
happened' said Cratets aw
Als up hal withdrawa
our Security Squad'
trom
Very annoying." mid the managing director.
The firm should explain has suffered recently train an epidemte of petty pillerina So the chergetic Grabausw DAY ist Katleed Security Equad Four tits members are on duly every night
A resulf of Mr. Boop"> delection, the number of way in which tour members can be selected from the total avail- able is dimilated by 40 por
eent
What is now the strength of The Squad ?
(Solution on Pape 4)
Check
2.
Sept.
LIBRA
23-Oct 23-
will de- Your postal comluet Termine Bee exit begree of suc- wess you have today. Make it what you wil
man.
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WIN
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18 36 รพICA 10 15
1813 radi
Estet
The source of Hussia's exter- nal tin supply has always been
mystery.
Before the world's free tta markets were re-opened to- wards the end of last year, each
International
by WIEN
agreement small and Russia was excluded.
When the free markets were the Anglo-American reopened, Agreement te be 'exports 14 Russia of "strategie material"-- of which in comes high on tha
st wan still in force
1005 al
175-1000 traded
17 60 montan
17 50
is describes! ᎥᎥ "a term withonat
Oclobet precise meaning,"
1 and
Am November reterned
Soft
Currency," December rather
January 15051 than
February Match
Septembe
17 20 DA
17 15 20
17 10
1100
17 60
1013
Dig.
13.
United Pre=no
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an absolute term " Indation, Hellation,
Disdation, Redis!
and To quester Bernard Show again.
inflation are discussed, but their
"If ever there
1111 writer JU
brothers Reißation, De- SCORPIO (Oel, 24-Nov. 22)-well have been read my
whose prayer to posterity might intiation,
tion, Hertesisinulation. and Fi wenkon, ken Be ons groot guard against buck-
Carvel Lest
life alone.
itself it was my
unaccomtably Tanker Dctivities which night
| Oscar". One side of his character analitate against voBY BUCIONS.
Janded ht
trouble and
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. Wilde the writer and the socia 22) Augment WALN luusiness
Hite was killed by the frugely idential by putting best effort tow what you want.
I'
forth your Go out after
BOYS'
(Tomorrow—Record Review}
AND
*
London Rubber Futures
be better
going too far on either side until the situation can apprnized.
Technicians, neutral attitude being.
recalled
A
who favour
for the time the
inarkel's recent inability to break through:
the 31 cent level.
The Washington sttuntien ja clouded by uncertainty over the outcome of billa
pending and another moot question whether the Secretary of Agriculture will announce the support price for 1930 now or whit until the usual date August let.
Prices opened 3 points higher to 2 points lower and there- after edged lower on a scattered trickie of selling orders to finish 3 10 7 points lower.
Prices closed no follow- Minerit in cent
1
Meanwhile, Russia's domestic production of Un remains wa- known. A liberal" estimate of het production in 1939 was re- cently stated to be a thousand
anually but
Inter May „estimate admittedly an "optimis-July
Delober ue" one, gives the current pro-December duction at about ten thousand March (1951) tema annually.
51%
May SPOT
30,83
30.90
30.40
20.01-02
28,51
20.43
28.33 bid
31.70 nominal
Closing prices
Jan. 17.
March in cents per ib.) 30.77-70 May July
30.81
30.30
October
20.47 asked
December
29.44 bid
28.37 bid
No doubt the correct figura. NEW ORLEANS MARKET
Тату somewhe}"q" between the andled. Nor is there any men-
two estimates but it is clear that Tam of Non-lateralism, which is
17 Prices in The Hursha has succeeded in deve the rejection of Bilateralism. Rubber market here today hned as ging her natural resources to Trinteralism,
Fe Sernilateralism, Multilateralisin, Ambilateralism, naf mere Lateralism,
(Laudos. Experas. Secider
GIRLS'
Knarf, Hanid See a Friend
He Lives in a Cave by the Brook-
By MAX TRELL
SIKIW
Wild
P3F1
E
WASW, cole! November aftempson,
The INrough The brancher trees from which all the leaves wede goun, and The
Kiny sky threatened either tal or, more bikely
Karf
walked down to the brook and stopper at the spot where the willow hung over the dark water. For a moment
two they both perred up and down the bank.
Knarf
one side of the willow and Hamid spied it at once and ram over, shouting with joy.
We thought you
hint gone nway, King Nep!" Hok ex- claimed. "Or
the gone to sleep for winter," said Knart.
* WILS
"Not at alt, mut at all," replied the man addressed as King Nep.
is full
Neptune, king of the seven seas, But no one had called him by that name in hundred nud hundreds of In fact, hardly anyone knew about him at all any niore, He hout moved away
"I don't see him anywhere," years. Knarf said at last,
"No," said Hente. At U
Your she began calling in loud
Knowledge
voice: "Nep: King Nep!"
Green Hat
A minute Inter a little head wearing a green hat appeared cave formed by twu moss-covered rocks Just to
What is fresco painting? Which will float in water,from inside a
a staš #_r_1 fresh vic
3. Make this a pair. Name the man: Helen of Troy and? disease is Jaman carried by the African iselse fly?
+ What
5. Name
the mathematician
Fi seans whose "propositions" are
aquaro dent. (4)
tho
What the jury have often done basts of all elementary instruc-
Iota delen (5)
flon in geometry,
the angler Lines
d. Hoping for
1. Inilally instructed to bid a new
pago. (3)
13. Splendour, 10)
13. Just the colour for Nors. (8)
14. Periodical (71
17. Polsonous plomaino. (8)
18. This island certainly has a tube.
141
Game insect? (7)
Proficsome. (B)
20 In many ways 11'e siwaya abort,
Often fald tu bettie, 15)
Wind in a whiri, 17)
Down
1. That's singular ↑ (3)
2. The winner's natuo
10)
Cat by a spuit hale. (4)
A. Ehortly OVER.
6. Huggests think there's something
underneath. 14)
7. Ply hungred to one; for auch
odds would you say it
. Belonging to the
o
11. Label the returned gun, iar
14 This artist should retire, the rest
18. betoro her.
103
13)
15. Writing accessory
10. Help to change the best. (4)
·19. Dance you may witnes after K
Beraldo holiday.
(5)
20. Advances obliquely," (6),
22. This needs a complete obanga of
diet. (4)
za. Completa collection.
الالم
24. This toss shows diament." (3). 95. At the heart of all fours (8)
6. Name the most important river to Scotland.
(Answers on Page 8)
CHESS PROBLEM
By A, FONTANO
Black, 11 pieces.
White, 12 pieces. Solution of yesterday's puzzle. Acrors: White to play and mate in two.
Solution Limvilone; 15 Under 18
to yesterday's 18: rods 14. Poser: 15, Bone Th
problem: 1. K-Kt7. 1...P-R7; 2, QXBP (ch); 1 P-B7; 2, QXRP (ch); 1 B-R5; 2, KK4;
B-K18; 2; Kt—QI;=
(pur: 19. Mier 26 26.92, Bar Out Long. - Dewmi). ČUDAI 1, TID: 8. kerði Netreated: 1. Bap: 11 ignom 10.
King Nep on his throne.
from the ocean. and he now lived very quietly by the small brook that flowed past Knarf "Come in, and Hanid's garden. my
dears," he was saying. five fixed up my grotto a bit. It isn't
exactly as prelly or as comfortable ng På like to have it. But do come in and see for yourselves." Knart and Harald stooped down and crawled in side.
"Why, it's lovely!" Hanid suid in surprise
when she looked
around.
I WOLA
indeed lovely,
London, Ju
March 14 pence per Apri/June
15
jan Prattoious extent.
147
144
Utline St
July, September
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Snuff-box—7
Hupert runs home
the
So Rive parcel to his mother, and tells her the story of the silver snuff-box while she gets on with her prepara- tions for cooking. And m
CAST
I help you to art the pudding ?" he *ks. 'I'm not making that son of pudding.
and smiles Mra, Bear.
nothing to do, why not go and fina the Foxes and tell them all abour it
Rightbo. I will." cries Ruper. Then he get in idea. "Freddy and Ferdy are picking blackberries." he adde." pick some for you, too. That's a fine motion." declares Mrs. Beas. And. ferching the basket, she sends him off.
I don't need any help. If you've got
ALL AIUTA KESINVSkr
and
"Some days," King Nep sald, 1 can hear the waves beating
together. furtously
RUSSIAN STOCKPILE
It is also believe that Hussia has managed to build up a small -tockpile from the surplus of 20,000 tona of tin supplied to them under the mutual aid pro- gramnic during the way and since then, no doubt, at least a part of the satellite countries" allocations have found their way
to Hussia.
March (1051)
29.27 bld
30.RS
-United Press,
CHICAGO GRAIN
Chicago, Jan. 17.- Grain prices today opened steady and held fractional gains through- out the session, with wheat res- be pouding to replacement and Rus- speculative demand, plus com- n. meretal buying ns hedge selling
pressure abated.
Another fnrtor must considered in estimating sin's present stockpile How much WILS she able to obtain Trum
nc- ex-Japanese cupied Malaya, Indonesia
Prices closed as follow Tomm WHEAT-price per bushel,
and Sine up to the time she declared SPOT March May China's July
war on Japun.
As far as South industry is concerned, the bulk September
CORN of the production comes
2.2016-%
2.10-15
1.014-15
1,0236
13255
1.20-1/201
fret
Yunnan tin felds. When the Communists swept into Yunnan May
end
to American July they put an
September ambitions in this area.
December
AYE
SPOT March
12042
20%-
1.22
1.143k
had just May
1.4076
1.411⁄2-
GAIN
70% bid
The American Reconstruction Finance Corporation
signed a two-year contract with July the Nationalist controlled Yun- nan People's Development Cory poration which owned the Yun- WINNIPEG MARKET nan tin felds for a considerable OATS part of Yunnan's output.
May This tin will now presumably July
EYE May
HUGE POTENTIAL
July
BARLEY
May
7836
7016
1,54
1525-14
1.23 1.17-1.18
United Presa.
HONGKONG SHARES
Bul the most extraordinary Then they both listened some go to Russia. thing in the whole grotto was more. an enormous shell, glistening white, that stood on the table.
"It's my telephone," King Nep
Besides the Yunnan tinflelds, | July Then I there are other big deposits In explained, smiling.
*Telephone?" Kanrf
know there's M 510mm. But South China, mainly in Kwangsi Hurld both suld.
most of the time I just hear and South Kiangsi. But tin ex- believe that if China's Middle of Ocean
them murmuring
murmur- perts and then
tin-producing areas I know that potential "It's con- Ing... King Nep nodded,
and It's a
were fully developed--and this the middle of the sun is shining The nected right to
would be beyond the resources wonderful day. Now and then as King Nep the ocean. Just put your car called it--was all of rock with to it and you'll understand what I hear the cry of the sea-gulls, of the present Communist
and the splashing of a family gime for many years to come I mean."
China could become the world's long greenish moss hanging
les. But First Knart put his car to it of whales.
always, day biggest tin producing country. down like ribbons. The
can hear the sound then Hanid and night, I and listened, white pure
far, for away. sand. There was a table and noticing the surprised look on of my waves,
wonderfully plaasant to a large chair made of twisted her brother's face-listened, too. It's coral On the walls were star- King Nep stood smiling until have this telephone. It reminds obvious that Russia stands to
sh and
me of the old days, so long ago. Kain still more.. sea-anemones and they spoke.
"heard the Found of the But don't you like my grotto? periwinkles; and snail shells of
Don't you?" And Knaff and all the colours of the Rainbow, waves!" said Knarf,
"It's the ocean all right," said Hanid said they did of course were strung together like beads and hung from tiny hooks,
Hauld.
they did.
cave or grotio
floor
WILE
BRONCHO BILL
RANGERS,
HUN GOTTA GET UP
MORE PROMPT IN
THE MORNING
M-M-MI
of
The Alarm Cock
NEXT
DAWN
́(GULP
WHAT
"ROOST! TIKA OUR WIN
MARY JAY DID IT, BRICKA
COME ON! LET'S GET BÖME":
BREAKFAST/
The volume of business transacted on the Hongkong Stock Exchange What China has to gain by this naming totalled 34,300.
Closing prices were friendship with Russian it is BHARES DUYERS sellers SALES
Natural
Rubber
By Harry F. O'Neill Drive Begins
HARY JANE; DID YOU TIE THAT ROOSTER OUTSIDE OF OUR
BUNKHOUET
WINDER
TE WHICH ROOSTER OUT- BIDE OF WHAT BUNKHOUSE
VINDER M HUMP
INSURANCES
Union
SHIPPING
Asa Niv., 1.10 DOCKS, ETC.
X. Wharf... B'hal Dock.. Wheclock LAND, ETC.
UK, Hotel Humphreys UTILITIES
0-40
1500 1.10
100 110
3.00
33 33
12/2
1015
C. Light (0) Electric
13.40
2035
Dalry + 4555 Lane Craw
ford
.... 2015 Kwong Sung
Hong
Washington, Jan. 17.-A STORES, ETC. nation-wide.
anxi newspaper. magazine advertising campaign backed by rubber growers. In Malaya; Ceylon and French Indo-China is starting this week COTTONS
Ewo to persuade Americans to use more natural rubber.
The
campaign, directed
by
the British Rubber Develop-
ment Board
London, will
0.00
that rubber low Exchange Rates United States, where synthetic, Burlese - was done in the local
ehow
rubber was widely Introduced unofficial
exchange market
morning at the following rates :
during the war, would give the starting pound note (per ) 15.97 Sterling area, the chance to earn US dollars (per #1), dollars needed to bridge the gap NEI guilders (per 100) now filled by the Marshall Flan, Slam tlcals (per 100)
Singapore" (Siraita); | PTC plantjes (per/100) adal
Reuter.
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