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YOUR BIRTHDAY
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY | TF you are born
+
memory again
This
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
tendency musi
The Elections:
Buenow:
Aires, Feb. Z.-- Formal Anglo-Argentina trade
were treaty talks postponed today until Feb- ruary 28 after the British elections, it was learned in Buenos Alici today Associated Press,
and watched the GERMANY
President into being. But now, he said, through the Customs. Thoy IN COTTON
You have
for A
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Americans Urged To Invest In Philippines
Manila, Feb. 2.—An assurance that American capital investments in the Philippines will be adequately protected was the highlight of the con- ference between the visiting Seattle Chamber of
Commerce delegation and the Philippine Chamber
of Commerce today..
In response, to a query
from retired Admiral Gor. ARGENTINA
don Rowe, Commissioner of
ECA approved the purchases food products.
The agency said bids must be received by the textile import office of the German Economic Ministay at Frankfurt-Horecht, Germany, not later than January ECA specified that contracts must be signed by March 31 and delivery completed by June 15. Under contract terms, a inin- imum of 22% percent of the purchases must
be low-grade cotton, with the balance In all grades.-Associated Press.
HOLDS UP
TEXTILES
Manchester, Feb. 2.-Argen-. tina's delay in Issuing import licences is hurting Lancashiro textile firms. It hea caused £1,000,000 worth of top-grado accumulate in ware-
Chamber of
One concrete result was a goods
a member of the houses awaiting shipment to promise by delegation to propose the estab-Buenos Aires. lishment of a confectionery firm. The Manhester Mr Cecil H. McKinstry, of the Commerce is preasing the Board Imperial Candy Company of of Trade to take up the matter Seattle, said he would recom- with Argentine authorities.
his board A candy mend to
which would use factory here
Textile companies said most local raw materials.
of the goods, would be dificult The Philippines at present to seli elsewhere as they aro finds a great unfavourable trade flight, brightly coloured women's balance due to amoll exports clothing and duck suitings.- in proportion to imports, but Associated Press. business leaders said there were high hopes that the newly in- stituted controls which restrict trade will be temporary nature-United Press.
E, A. Alexis, chairman of the language academy, the Nebraska jolly Continental holiday- Modern Languages Department.professor said, and Andrew makers coming back of the University of Nebraska. Carnegie also tried to bring it
Alexia bellever
were all looking the picture a public opinion to ripe Truman should appoin!
of stealth wo thought. MARKET commission to "bring some change.
Foreigners Keep Pacc sanity into "written. English?"--
The German, Swedish,
Washington, Fob. 2.-The Spanish, Russian and French the World's Silliest Men Economic Co-operation Ad- the port of Seattle, Mr peoples all havo maintained
(ECA) has an-Aurelio Periquet said pre- academies to keep their writtenRED HIPSEED, trumpet de- ministration
on $40,000,000 By STELLA Languages in
sent import controls would the step with T signer and beekeeper of worth of American cotton to be spoken word, Alexis said. Longbottom, Herls. Described by
If English were written as it Mrs Hipseed as "Europe's finest purchased by Western Germany tend to protect new capital investments particularly in is pronounced, more foreign head of dandruff." Most of his with Marshall Plan funds.
Food pro- estab- today, you Large-scale projects Intrigue schools would offer it to their written work has been lost to
duction Industries, students, according to Alexis, posterity, as it was written on 'in December. have quick wits, high am you and you never are happier
would find It walls in chalk. The following
lished in Manila, would have But than when planning to change Immigrants IF you do not think thint women billions and
persistence.
extracts from what little
little or no competition play bridge as well as men,
sometimes Influenced the world! Ideas come to you Immensurably casler to learn, are you are ank Mrs Helen Pendleton Rock-by cach new association and by the dozen. Just make sure he said, since it would become remains
langunge in the Home Life: "They are the kind
under the import controls. well of Warren, Pa. Mrs Rock-
chongo your mind
dozen you learn how to use the good the simplest
Fot people who wash up before a well in the daughter of Maj-Gen. mes before you make a final ones and discord those that are world.
Children could Ko through meat." Joseph Pendleton of the U. decision and then you change unpractical.
Health: "Every morning school in two less years "if they Marines, In
whoy
You have n quick temper, didn't have to leam to spell the made it a rule to fling open my Camp Pendleton in California be watched, for unless you
which lasts for wrong way," he said, or have bedroom window and climb in." hus been named.
find direction early In fire, but not one
Generous, kind-hearted time for Jong.
other subjects now Motor Shows: "The front of of "Mrs Rockwell." I said, "do"
your talents, which are many,
and sympathetle, you are not neglected-particularly foreign an American car looks like a you really think that women may be dissipated.
affectionate excopt overly
10 languages,
bad Japanese general with play bridge as well as men?" "1 You are an individualist and
teeth." Spalling Wastes Time certainly do think so," she relislike taking orders from any those closest to you. piled with the spirit of the
alon from en- Teachers could give more Travel: "One third return to Marines in her voice, and that one whether it be in your per- natural reserve which helps
sonal life or in your profession. to keep you
tangling emotional relations. time to training minds and Longbottom, please." applies to other things to well. You will not be happy working
Experiment; "I have yet to If you had a woman at the head for others and your best success You are not one to fall in love encouraging ideas "If they were
not forced to correct the mis-dly a kite la a telephone kiosk." of the Navy today, do you think will come only when you are at first sight she would argue with the Army?
Your natural To find what the stars have takes of students who cannot it on your own.
for tomorrow, select remember the inconsistencies of Big business She would just go to Congress, powers for organisation then will in slore ask them to Increase the number come into play nad you will be your birthday star and read the our spelling."
Businessinen
also would be "MESSRS McKonnock, Hertz of Marines, dissolve the Army, able to do things in your way corresponding paragraph. and the safety of the country without
gainers, Alexis said: "Just look others. your consulting
hit all the letters that have to would be in good hands,"
dally guide. You have an Inquiring mind.
be retyped now because of came up In a re-
inisspellings." SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 cent-tournament at Warren. Mrs
Two kinds of people baulk at Rockwell says that most of the
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--
pasal, he said. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-
One "Just proposal, he men blew the hand, but several
and the other women defeated the contract. If Interested in politics, this A Rathering of close relatives hates change,"
day to pay could bring exceptional pleasure belongs to the "I learned it so North opens the king of hearts nigh: be good
Be the host or hostess. let others do the same" school. un the today. and South puls
on the eight-spot, professional which encourages North to con- constituents.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-But generally, he said, the plan PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar 217~ tinue with a heart.
popular reception That is a
property loss, finds cautious if handling Guard agalest man's style,
Rockwell o very Mrs
never pays and wherever it is proposed. partner Carelessness of a business affairs claims, not a woman's. A woman
A solo flute plays "Whisper- Now Letters Needed will overtake her partner's king
watchful. with the ace and lead a diamond overs.
LIBRA (Sept.
Alexis pointed to the spoken" to denote the passing of 24 23-Oct. 23)-
hours, "Lwo," which he said properly especially in
The conversation is repeated. Now when South gets in with Postpone taking a long trip if the ace of trumps, a diamond
sun rises and A cardboard ne" with the final "e" as in
to trick is cashed and the contract all possible, especially if it the realm of romance, can bring "twoh." "One" should be "oh-
talls
symbolise the passing of "met
"he inues involves the matter of a legacy, about the desired results.
said, and the "gh" It North continues defeated.
another day. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-should be erased from "eight,"
"Mr McKonnock, please." with a heart al trick two, West
matters involving Secrecy in
Telephone,"
according 10 will ruff it, lead a trump and
"I regret but Mr McKonnock Alexis, should be "telefon."
is now his losing diamond will be employment are to be avoided. The Jess haste, today, the more
on holiday." De frank and outspoken. Clear speed. Wait for a better day.
the A
academy studying
will speak "Then I 23-matier would, if it followed Hertz, please."
Bolivia (boliviano) Alexis' recommendation, borrow
"Mr Hertz is in Birmingham," Chile-free
Columbia (peso) "And I suppose Mr Peabody Cula (peso) * few new letters for the is all tied up as usual?"
Mexico (peso) "Oh, yea. When Mr McKon-Peru-free CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. The Icelandle tongue has a mock is on holiday and Mr Hertz Vro
for Is In the character
which is in Birmingham we ALWAYS 20)-If your career professions, some mark of dis- English could profit by adoptie up Mr Peabody."
ho said, and a letter for
Today's hand
visits
birthday star
Lei
be your
involving potential quiet: turn- och must be especinfly
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-
discarded dummy's good the airl
club,
On
CHESS PROBLEM
By E. DELPY
Black, 8 pieces,,
White, 9 pieces. White to plan and mate in three. Solution to yesterday'a problem:
1, Kt B7, any; 2, Q, R, B ‚ ̄(dựa ch), or P mates.
CROSSWORD
ACTUSS
2. Would this famous artist, who died young, have condo a bale FRA? (7)
B.-11e tranalated Arabian Night. (4) 10. Obviously, takes two Chile and arty more to make one tenor. (1 12. Nothing will upset a roigh like
disregard, (3)
15. The choses. (5)
1. Brief and childlike convoyance
18. Eo the cover is compact. (5).
17. Return of a Scandinavian lovang. DELING. Runging water. (4)
22. Bytlkn city revenur neway (4) 24. in games, half tila in not de
formed. (4) ....
20. Out the covering. (4)
Weakened, (0)
in matters in-
Initiative today,
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-- Deo, 22)-Plans for adjusting volving risk. Conservative
Ele chullous
your business income on a long better than term basis should be seriously action
pays off
considered now. being too adventuresome.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- show your In the theatre,"
co-operating patriotism
by
the
from other civiltsed innguages
English alphabet.
with some civic enterprise. A finellan may come your way is needed.-United Press.
benefit, perhaps!
INTELLIGENCE TEST
THE BOOKIE
OFFERED
FIFTIES
By T. O, HARE
SPRINGER. LUR, Wat-
01
Wha
and Chebou competed for a table tennis trophy. Each of these four
50-50 chance winning a game against any
the of
othera. It arranged that each should play each of the others twice, the trophy going 10 the player who won most games. It two or more players
sanie won the number of games, they were to hold, the trophy jointly.
Faredooze, the club book- maker. offered to lay bets on this contest. At the end of the Arst round (when each player had played cach other onco), the Of Springer had won all his games; Lush had won two; Wallaby had beaten Cachou. Wallaby rang up Faredooze and told him the sinto of the score "What will you lay me," he naked agninat my winning the trophy outright?" Faredooze con- sidered.
* FING
to one in guids?”
**That's right,” said FarŐ- dooze,
Is this a good bet from Wallaby's point of view?
(Solution on Page 3)
Check Your
Knowledge
1. Name
the artist who
28. in manner of speaking both painted "The Blue Boy."
vivid and descriptive, (7)
SESTAVA Down
2. They stand over six foot. (B).
B. One way..to give a fez to Can
7
The point to mark about this 1 the long lead 15, through the wood, 10)
4. To an frip it would do harm." (3)
- Rise of the tide in a river, t
Partners in, buningan make them. She tafler loses height)
10. (Beatured · she return of a stacio
Probe; (3)
2. Where was Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the telephone, born?
diamonds dis- 3. How were covered in South Africa?
4. What American city la
$113 Old trahioned meadhőm, (3),
Ask for buttons and set this: 141 10s Inhabitans of the Borea fursace.
+15. Entague (41 built largely on three islanda? Ušpaniards found" bim when
alesporn. 2141
8.What high peiliical office did Ignace Jan Paderowa hold?.
this day.
BOYS'
AND
N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGES
and Peabody?" "Yes," "May I speak to Mr Mc-Canada (dollar) Konneck?"
England-oficial
"Thester."
"I'm sorry, Mr McKonnock is I speak to Mr may Hertz?"
"Mr Hertz is on holiday." "Mr Peabody?"
"I'm sorry, Mr Peabody is all tied
up; perhaps you will ring again tonerTOW."
++
P
unolliofal
30-day futuras 00-day futurea Australia (pound) ... New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) Belgium (ftanej
Denmark (krone) Franceoficial Holland gullder) Italy-oficial
export
Portugal escudo) Norway (krone) Spain (pereta) Sweden (krona) Switzerland-free
Closing rates
· Jan. 2.
05$0.80-1
MIDDLE EAST
2.80-3/16
2.43-bid/- 2.48 miked 2.80-1/18 2.70-13/10
2.24-1 2.79-
2.00-12
0200-
In
HONGKONG
SHARES
Chicago Grain Market
Chicago, Feb. 2.-Grail prices today siendjed, rather feebly at Ithe close of trading after a break of as much us 5 cents a bushel.
Prices closed as follow!- WHEAT-price per bushel.
in Activity continues Hongkong Stock Exchange, and March
90%
2.11-44
2.13--14
2.05 -2.00-14
1.80-
1.00-13
,1500
.0020-7
the
,2630
SPOT
.0015
,0016
.1310
.0060
.ODID,
the volume of transactions this Bay July morning were $246,300.00 1 September value up to noon. Noon quota- December
.ID3T
tions were:
2331
Egypt (pound) Iran (rial) Iraq (dinar) Turkey (lea)
2.68
CORN SPOT SHAREH BUYERS SELLERS SALES March
May
120-14
03123
COVT. LOANS
July
2.00-3
39 (lb).
September
1.23-1/23-12 1.20-46
.0525
BANKS
December
LATIN AMERICA Argentine-oficial
HK Bank
1410 1500
RYE..
-1120
INSURANCES -
May
to Mr Brazil (cruzeiro)
3000
July
126-14-1/20
.0026
Unton
.0171
HK Fire
625 200
100
035
OATB
350 A
210
May
41-19
SHIPPING
July
00-24-1
1,00
-Aain Nav
12,000
NEW YORK FLOUR-pốt 200 lb.
1105
DOCKS, ETC.
Back. 12.05 dollars.
.0040
K. Wharf
112 113
United Prem.
3600
N. P. What
5
Venezuela (bollvar)
India (rupee) Hongkong
3010
Duck
17
FAR EAST
11ovident
11
3100
LAND, ETC.
1750
2300
11.40
-(London Express Service)
United Press.
100 -11.50
JIK Land
40 405
Humphreys
11
UTILITIES
Tram *** 15
GIRLS
MAGAZINE
Chirpie Found a Home at Last! Rupert and the Snuff-box-21
"DID
--- His New Address Was the City Hall-
By MAX TRELL ID tell you," Chirple Sparrow was saying to Knart and Hankl, the shadows with the turned-about names, "that I've finally found a place to live in for the winter?***
Knarf and Hanid shook their heads.
"Well, I have. And a wonder- fully, strange place it is, too. Not that it's unpleasant, or uncom- fortable, or crowded; but it is atrange, wonderfully strange. I don't suppose any bird but my self would ever choose such a place."
Chirple was silent for a mo- ment or two, as thinking of how best to begin. At length ho sald: "As you know, I've been searching high.and low for a snug place to spend the winter. Now that the leaves have blown off all the trees, and the bushes bird and the hedges are bare, like me might as well live on top of a fence as hope to find any protection against the wind and weather in any of the usual places where nests are built.
"It was just as bad," Chirple went on, "to look for ú place in a barn or an old garage or among some loose bricks in a chimney. All of the good places were al- ready taken. I was beginning to. lose hope of Anding any place at all. The weather had
turned
"Where is this new place you're living in, Chirpic?" Knert asked.
"And what makes you say it sharp and cold. I was resing for is strange?" Hand wanted to a few minutes on top of a tele- know.
1-15
Chirple saw the town clock.
phone pole several nights ago, wondering where to turn next, when all at once I heard a voice anying: Sick-clock
sick- clock, sick-clock "You can imagine how astonished I was!
"I poored around," said Chirple to Kniff and Hanid, "I knew it was a clock, ticking out the time. But why it should be going alck clock instead of tick- And then tock I couldn't tell. suddenly I spied It."
"Where was it?" Knarf naked eagerly.
"Up-way, way up-up at the top of a great high towert" cried Chirple. "It was the Town Clock In the City Hall. I flew up to it at once; and even though the wind tried to blow me down again, I finally managed to reach it.
BRONCHO BILL
HOW LONG SINCE YOU SAW YER BEAR CUBS, MARY JANE ?)
ANT BEEN HÜMPTY AND DUMAIN ALL MORNIN
When all the eatables have been recovered the two pals look around. Mrs, Sheep sald there was also a milk gays Rupert, "but there is no sign of it. It must have sunk 41 1000 as it tell. I go and look lor it." So Algy haul the basket to the bank while the little bear wades back to the bridge and peers
into the water. Spying the jug he lift it m triumph and joins the others on the grass. "You've been wonderful," cries Mrs. Sheep. "And now you must both come back to my 'cottage as fast as we can and get your clothes dried.!" And forgetting the mischievous laxes they set off.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
"At first all I could see
"It was about to stop! ZELE
Cantuzt
K tafel. 11.30
·བྱུག
1.29-14
A New Oilfield
Bahrein, Feb. 2.-A new oil-
feld in the independent Shelk-
500 a 19.10 dom of El Catar, the tongue of
C. Light (0) 11.30 11.70 027 64 11.40 land protruding into the Persian 8.00 2000 3.70 Gulf near Bahrein, was formally
C. Laxhi (N),
-Elviria
Macao
Flectric Tel:phone STORES, ETC.
Dalry
Wation
Lane
Crawford 10 COTTONS
Συνα
2972 500 €
23
ל! 10
47
10
20
10 28.75 Inauguratert today at the new
100 28.80 olt port of Umm. Soid.
The ruling Shelk, Abdullah Ibn Jasim Al Thani, opened the valve which allowed oil to flow to the waiting tanker, British Ardour.-Reuter,
40. 2000
Big Order From
Chile
Manchester, Feb: 2. — A Lancashire arm announces a textile order for $110,000
from
finishing machinery Chile in the face of "strong United States competition."
The firm, Hunt and Moscrop, Ltd., said the equipment will be delivered in 15 months. The order was for a complete plant
I was to, bleach, dye and finish tex-
Chille has already granted licences for the machinery.--Associated Pres.
the face of the clock-a great sure of it! I looked around as tiles, round face with numbers much hard as I could, trying to find larger than I was and two hands out what was trying to make It Import like the branches of a tree. And slop. I found it!" then, at line bottom of the clock,
"What was it?" Knarf and I saw a little door. It was half- Hand both demanded. open.
Two Words
OUTWARD MAILS
Commencing from Monday, January 21, mall for Shanghai will be forwarded via Canton. The mail will close at 0.P.0. Hongkong daily (except Sun- days and Hoildays) at 4 pm.
The Public are reminded that only unregistered Jettare wenders risk can be accepted.
Unregistered Letters only__for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, FOO- chow, Shanghai, Tientals and North China can be accepted at senders risk, and will be for- warded as opportunity offers.
Unless otherwise stated, Ro- Parcel and Articles Kistered
Hour earlier Porte close One than the ordinary mall. It malls. close before 10 a, Registered and Parcel Posta elote at p.. on the previous day. Matts are closed at Kowloon Central Post- Office half an hour earlier than the A.2.0. closing times.
PRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Closing Times By Air
"There, in the wheels of the New York Rubber Mala, Guam, Honolulu, USA and
Bit
to
Futures
New York, Feb.
Canada. 6 pm.
Manila,
A Parcel Posts for Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4p.m: (GPO) 3 p.m...
Ordinary Ale Mail (Printed Bat-
2-Rubberlers. Samples & Small Packet Ponta) for Manila, Guam; lonolulu and
Singapore, Batavia, ¦
Bydney and Auckland. 1 p.m.
Hanol, Saigon and Paris, 5 pm:
Closing
"I went inside. And now," said clock, was a leaf. The wind had Chirple, "I could hear the voice blown, it in through the half- of the clock crying out as clearly open door. It had stuck itself in. wheels as someone speaking in a room the wheels, and the
I pulled could no longer turn. There Sick-clock, sick-clock!
ten points lower on sales 6 pm. was no longer any doubt that it at it with, all my might, for the futures today closed unchanged USA, (Kowloon CPO), p.m.; (GPO) was saying just those two words clock was going slower and
totalling 53 contracts. And I thought to
slower. by bit 1.pulled it out myself that lo
Prices closed as follow- this clock must be in great until all at once the last bit was
| February (lo centa bo
And the next instant per lb.) sick, gone. trouble-It must really Dut what was wrong with it? TICK-TOCK! went the happy March Why was it nick? The next in- clock. And so," said Chirpie, April stant a startling thing happened. moved tu. And there's whore I'm June The voice of the clock began to lying now-in that great old July.
ick.
happy clock Thero's where I'm August die down-sick..
spending the winter September
October
Bick-
clock
..
High Nuisance Value
MARY JANES CURB
MEY, PELLERS,
AND HER
TAIL. HAVE PLUMB
May
November
January · (1961)
By Harry F. O'Neill December
NEV
{AIT UNDE
REALY
NOVI
10.10 nominal. 10.10 bid
18.63 nomina} 18.30 traded 18.58 nomina) 18.12-15 traded 16.05 nominal 17.00-05 traded 17.88 norminat
17.75
.17,65 traded
17,80 nominal: *Jnited: Press,
"LONDON RUBBER
Australia and New Zealand Bydney, 3 pm. Met
Manila,dv.m.
Ceylon, Madagascar, Bombay and Karachi, 3. p.m.zi
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Closing Times“trədz Manila, 11.
Bangkok, 8pm.
2. Closing "Timer"Uy:'Ses
Ifonolulu.UB.
*Canada*, Central:
and Bouth "America; vin) Bàn Tran sisco (No Patoes «far, Canada London, Feb, 2-Prices" in the
"markets; today by closed lamp Keron via Inchone: 3" pani rubber
Japan. Formo
March
tb.)
bla
•Hangdon,