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BY WILLIAM E, McKENNEY
MOST card players are par
fans and I know that all of the old-timers remember back when Ed Sullivan was a sports
writer.
Just recently I heard him on The his television programme,
make an Toast of the Town," appeal for the late Bill Robinson Foundation and also
the familles of those herole firemen in Baltimore.
for
1
DUMBBELLS UNUSUAL ANGLES
DADDY!
WHO WAS HAMLET
IM ASHAMED
OF YOUR IGNORANCE BRING ME YOUR BIBLE AND I'LL HOW, YOU!
HUG AND KISS FIRST,
THEN
ARGUE
FOR
BY THE Shanghai WAY Factories
by Beachcomber Move
THE BUSINESSMAN
2.- San Francisco, March
American Motor Show's New Devices
Atlantic City, Mar. 2.-A mechanical diagnos- tician for the ills of an automobile has been intro- duced to the National Automobile Dealers Associa tion.
Shanghal The device was one of 250
ONG, long ago we said funcrm
Lin this column that we More than twenty sang as displays at the Association's
equipment exhibition at Con- New
at his would write a film script a result of the Nationalist bloc
Dr Robert W. Burns in called upon to prench his first one man who works at funeral sermon. The marriage. He has worked was for a man who had com-
mitted suicide beci use at every one of the thou- wife's infidelity. sands he has solemnised in the last 20 years as pastor of the Peachtree Christian Church.
Many years ago as a 10-year- old student minister Burns was
YOUR BIRTHDAY
of your friendship.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
You are
It
for an Indian dancer. For kade and
vention Hall.
with In accordance Then and there the young the moment we have for the Chinese Communists' policy man of God decided that a gotten exactly why we made of resettling factories nearer is
of raw materials, diagnosticlan, the sourcen minister's obligation to young this remarkable statement,ine Pelding radio sald today. couples extends far beyond con- ducting the marriage service for but we are men of our word (words?) and we have been them.
racking our braing since.
And so it was that when the wedding march pealed out in Dr Burns' church on a recent Sun-
On going to the rack to take day not one, but hundreds of couples came forward. They our brains out this morning we By STELLA were all "veterans" of Dr Burns' discovered a continuation of the marriage ceremonies and not a script started in this column few of them owed the salvation | (1745/39/0). Hero it is:- of their marriages to his counsel when domestic differences arose. New readers start here
Repeat Their Vows
pulsiveness a second look. Same- patron of Bealths, ponsoring} people."
11 18
New York Cotton open the bonnet
Futures
to
Products For Market
New York,
March 2-Air- the big
Another device lacks or un-benz penyl thlono-
Press,
car's
is n
new
The manufacturer of tho device with many dials, sald it can tell with Factory resettlement la being instantly what is wrong given ofeint encouragement by any automobile. It contains, in ever reducing freight rates and grant- one unit, all of the testing equip just plein air-puts
ing credits, as well as priorities ment used to check the funcions push behind two new products on world markets. They in- for raw materials, the broadcast of vital car units.
cludo ethyl. p-nitrophenyl There is no guesswork. The thionobenzenephosphonate and sald,
Most of the factories are mak-device locates the trouble with mustard.
You have heard of English Ing consumer goods, according "scientifle accuracy."
mustard, of course. A Britsh to the radio-United Presa.
For those who like push but-Arm in London named Stono tons there is n one placed on the and Simmons is putting it up dashboard, that turns on a Bght in a pot with a trigger on
it. and shows the driver the oll Pull the trigger and-past-out minded us commercially
level, eliminating the need
comes the mustard. The air- IF you are born today, you o
and cheek in Uc
Ught Ha keep the mustard have tremendous personal you might be, you know when
Elmo, the fire-cating man, is
the conventionnt way,
fresh for weeks. It Was the 20th anuual magnetlan which often attracts an idea of yours is food. Tein
Ethyl people
you without rour up with someone who la to be
merchandise your wedding beils" service at the in a dingy Solin fire-cating cafe. seeking it. Be guarded, con- trusted to
church. For the occasion, the He is fed up. Toska, his Indian dancer chum, is sitting beside
locks the rear doors from chemical produced by E.I. Du „equently, lent you become idea.
repeated the passage} fond of music and couples
control on the dashboard. A Pont De Nemours & Co, to bo surrounded with those unworthy would malco
a fine musicin which Dr Burns considers the him. She has just told him that
New York, Mar. 2.-Collon new gadget restores proper used as a spray to control eight- Irishman, Southern professional one-if to most enduring of all vows of her heart belongs to Paddy, a
swarthy
prices today drifted irregularlywheel alignment instantly. lenged mites that uven a
eat up fruit Now read on:-
flower in quiet dealings. Your passions are strong and trained in youth. In any event, devotion.
will hate with equal you
Delegates to the Association's orchards. And it a pleasani
The company says that ethyl you love or
"Entrent me not to leave ther
discussed how hobby, both for
Concern over the effect of the convention
top-etcetera is an organic phos CLOSE-up cafe door. apt to be avocation or intensity. You are
on the nation's dispose of 0,000,000 new by first impressions, yourself and your friends. You....whither thou goest I thall
people shall be my dull with the steam of a thou coal alrike
They porous compound that provides gulded
go....thy Leconte a
sand off-ration meala. Some economy pointed up fears that and truck this year. but you should give this im- night,
effective control against the
most destructive spectes at nilles Dr Burns believes that "estal-body has written a rude word dwindling fuel cupplics will expect that number of vehicles It. It opens-Pardy, de curtail textile production and to be delivered if production Here in a hand in which you
times you do err in Judgment their working, and seeing to t
lishing and maintaining homes
raw cotton equals 1049 figures.-Associated and gives protection against re- cobviourly reduce
weeks. Infestation for several Irishman from the Souli declarer was and well might think the
might change your that they receive recognition.
weren't so stub- To ind what the stars have is the most important work a
{cra. Paddy to Tocka: "How consumption.
It was planned to have it on the playing Santa Claus, giving a few mind if you
market tomorrow, select minister does. Unless our homes
I'se sure
yesterday-Associate:1 Ir_atore for tricks-away-But he has to do born about it.
Protz You have
birthday star and read are strong an ingeniousness your
nothing about are you all, Main? to make his contract. When South
mighty glad to be a knowing-of-Technicians expressed disap corresponding
market's pointment paragraph. church is solid."
ya. opens the king of clubs, declarer and even an inventiveness which the
Dr Burns, who performed
rallying power over the past few should not play the ace on the ould be put to good use. Al- Let your birthday star be your
not daily guide.
local and more than 100 marriages Inst LONG SHOT Elmo. He is tensions, with some first trick. He should play a small though you, yourself, are club. It South continues with the
makes it a point to talk startled. Deep down he knows New Orleans professionals in- year, clubs declarer will be
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
with each engaged couple in- that Toska is "his woman"; she clined to turn bearish. queen of
formally before he marries is the "kinda gal who makes a1””, smart to let South hold that frick
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 223- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- also. When the third club is led
"Thoughtfully "real-to perconal day-for-your-own-ome back to re-him-and tell moon brings matters A
the side declarer should win it with the Thờ Tall
pushing a live coal- Your plans nature into the individual success. of a marital acr and aliger} ta php bị
Adjust home af- should work out perfectly now. in how they are getting along of his plate, Elmo replies
30 within
days after
thedear feller, foreground.
Isn't that just may spades from his own hand,
falo satisfactorily.
Surely Cork July LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-ceremony-and more often fleetle far south? ARIES (Mar.
would 22-Apr. 20-
be sufficient?" Paddy October and ambitions appear to they are having trouble.
December dreams can came Plan A day when
shoulders, und Saints Scarco at a rapid
squares his materialising
March (1951) true-but not without your full be
chceks them May Two hours of each busy day passing waitress Take advantage. Act rate for you. use of will and cherty.
set-square. The sets aside for those seeking with a
He speaks. Jety of opportunity. now.
counsel-most
it about "Och an begarat Yer honour's SYUT ci SCORPIO (Och 24-Nov. 22)-marriage problems.
right induce." major in- Concentrate on all
"A husband is no saint out of
The
Toska, camera pans to trests and see that some favou Heaven," Dr Burns astures dis-
"And She is conscious that two strong rile project le brought to a con- tressed young couples.
She neither
is n wife. If you have a men fight for her favours, clusion,
around each toys with one of her old Boat- arms
always that she
Tontten, Mar. 2.-The Tha market other and keep them there. First race favours
Which is her true here today was fairly firm during say how much you love each keeps there.
She is embarrassed, and official morning rotsion
Prices closed as follow:- other and then....any anything love? else you want to get off your only wishes the floor would open
Sandwich your fussing and swallow her, It deca chest.. with affection, with hugs and
and it will never kisses,
Let NEXT WEEK: How Iltile
ERO bitter or hateful."
Rollo mado Nurse lend Fairy Three-months tin, buyers.... sellets ....
20012 Dr Burns has been married") Addlepate her pass to "Street-
Jiusiness done at himself 22 years and he and his car," and what transpired.
both above pylces
GOO wife have four children.-Unlied
Settlement price
Turnover 63 tons-United Prees. Press.
of trump,
Declarer alfould now lead a small spade to his ace, then re- a spade to dummy's king turn Now trump a small spade and take three rounds winning the Jast trump dummy with the queen. On the declarer should fourth spade direard his deuce of diamonds, thun tosing only two clubs and a diamond.
Double dummy, if at trick two South should lead a small club, declarer would have to win with the ace. Ife would have to play a small spade from dummy and, If North played low, let it ride, forcing South to win the trick.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-- way which aro Matters under of great Importance to your fature welfare should work out advantageously.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21- Take care of all important de- tails on the home front as well an at the office. Get ready for new activities.
CANCER (June 23-July 231- A romantic day for you.
mnost
them.
And lie urgen
them
to
man a
over the
Prices closed as follow:
Marcir- (in- cents - per -------
32.03 It.)
32.40-43
31.07
20.07
29.00
20,30 20.60
HONGKONG
SHARES
Activity was not marked on the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning. Transactions com- pleted up to noon were of a 20.12 nominal total value of $71.075. Noon 32.00 -United Press. quotations were;
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-disagreement about anything, opens her bag and hesitatingly LONDON TIN
Dec. 22)-Make this a romantic put your Saturday night Get out on the town, perhaps.
(Dec. 23-Jan. CAPRICORN Make 20)-You can get a lot out of Take full of all opportunities today's influences.
Enjoy advantage of for soclat recreation.
all opportunities offered.
the
yourself.
LEO (July
Hoinance wil!
24-Aur. 23,3- share the spot-
Check Your ght with recognition for past
Knowledge
1. Nome the author of "Lost
Horizon,"
2. Where and when was the
first Zoological Garden
ed?
found-
3. Name the physician who discovered the vaccing to im- beings against munise humen
smallpox.
4. Name the greatest of the national delties of ancient
Greece.
5. Name the largest city in Africa.
0. What does it mean and term from what sport is the "well heeled" borrowed?
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
18
Accusa
ង
12
1. Long it may be, but actually fille
more than & year.
1. Ose ON, (4),
(5)
7. Diver could go for them. (0)
11. Container.
13. A wes hit. (4)
14, Dcotch John' is in the post-omics
Teady for play. (5)
15. Foster something not so hard. (8)
1. To rate it could read and write.
(4)
20. Pick of these is a wide choice. (3)
22, Cattle. (4)
23. Could be described na s Joiner.
Often the chief character. (4) ART of 24 Down, 401
17. They are even offered, 14)
times are now passed. (8)
Sua seem to be upset. (3)
Down Make it a plece of land sur rounded by water. 12)
3. Chtmint t
6. lomau coln found in Hastings.
6. On the watch in front, (0)
7. Outlying. (7)
t. Came bird' ?"′′ (4)
9. I can tullow in tome, (3)
10. Legnad kaya it was half woman,
half bird. IDE
12. TOWEY and lethargic. (8)
16. Airborne, (8)
17. It makes the miser a iniepr. 15)
10. I get nothing but a fog in this
home. (0)
31. The navy loses a fiver and joins
17. (4)
24. Anagram of 26 Across. (3) 25. implement, (3)
1 Habenaria D Armour: 9. A 18
Great!
Bolation of generder's puslegs
12. Downun 10. Manee: 19. Note: Celf 35, Stod: 10. Bend:
Mutassis, 9. Arbi
Arrogancji
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accomplishments. future plans.
Alo, make
ACADEMIC
By T. O. HARE
"I'VE decided,"
wiete
tend of mine a year ago. send the three boys 10 dit- One will Terent universities.
"
Tuin mare
go to Oxford: one to my own university, Cambrkige; one to London It can just be done. with reanomy alt rusind. and Francia are both extravagant than fenty a ir Tom, goes to Cambridg ahan's be sending Francis Oxford. Also I don't propose to nave Francs reading Low."
to
When I met my friend that week, i asked him for the intest news. All three lane are st the nivelty," he said, "just a'd planned. They're #11 rroding. Rifferent subjects: Law: Medicine; and Physics. You could work up an Intelit- Lenge Test about them
I've done so. Itere are soma facia Tom is not at Oxford; Henry is not at Cambridge: Fronte nos ni London. The Oxford Ten't rending boy R Law: the boy at Cambridge in't reading Medicine: and the boy at London isn't reading Physica
What are the onlesenities and Ki Jeets of each of o triend's three sons
(Solusion on Page 3)
CHESS PROBLEM
By F. B, FEAST
Black, 7 pieces.
White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two.
solution to yesterday's
problem:
1, Q-Q7. 1 ... KI-K4, Q5; 2,
Q-Q5 (ch); 1... PXB, Kt x
BP; 2, Kt--B3 (ch); 1
R5; 2, R-KG (ch); 1
.... K
Kt x
| KUP, B-B7; 2, Q. X, B-(ch).
AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb. 19) can be increased pro- There its from buying and selling to day if you are njeri to chances.
BOYS'
AND
-(London Express Service)
GIRLS'
Knarf Played He Was a Top
He Spun Around 'Til He Fell Over- By MAX TRELL (X/HAT," Hanld asked, look
ing around sharply at her brother Knarf, "are you try ing to do?"
But Knarf wouldn't pick him- self up. "I'm a top." he ex- plained. "Tops can't get up by themselves." Knarf waited for mother minute. Then, seeing that Hanid wasn't doing any- helping him, he Knarf, strangely enough, was thing about spinning on the toe of one foot. slowly got up by himself. "You He had the other leg drawn up went and spoiled everything," with his knee sticking out. He he grumbled, sitting down next had his hands on his hips and to her. "How can I be, a top his head and thin down. But it and spin if nobody helps me was the spinning on one toc that up?"
really looked strange.
• Valm
DOCKS, ETC.
K. Wharf.. Dock Provident
S'hat Doele Wheelock
Chicago Grain Market
Chiengo, Mar. 2--Prices In the Krain arket here today closed follow!-
WHEAT-price per bushel.
SPOT March
May
July
2.10- 2.31-
September December
RYE
2.13--2.14
1.93-- 1.00-76-34
1,35-14
1.35-
120-11-1.30
12114
124-124-1
1.10-14
September December CONN
SHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES BANKS
SPOT
March
11 Tank
1430 1470
Miny
East A·la...
201
July
INSURANCES
015
100
2-503
1 10.10
July
.. 12.20
13
OATS
700 4 BV | May.
27
July
Spot tin,
buyers
50934
Tram
14.20
10001415
GOO
Businere done at, boll above prices
C. Light (0)
C. Light (N) 8.10
11.30 000 ca 11.30 1500 0.20
Electric XD, Telephone
20
17
STORES, ETC.
Dalry Watson
41
495 100
40
Lanc
Crawford 2011 COTTONS
Ewo
3,00
BOG 2015
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MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Caravan-
very
UTILITIES
133-3
1.31-36-1.32
74-14 bid
10-6 New York Flour-per 200 16. sack. 12.05 dollar-United Press.
New York Rubber
Futures
New York, Mar. 2-Rubber futures were today quiet and awalted the trade skady as
automobile
to-
LOAN TOevelopments in the coal and YUGOSLAVIA
U.S.
-14
Indignant. back" breathes Rupert, afraid to Rupert tech
You mustn's That bad man must have stolen shout too loud.
Beppo from me again. Ianid said that was silly Beppo," he thinks." Thank good escape For a moment or two longer you're not a top at all."
nerfound him. Now I must take scampers on, but not very fast. He Knerf continued spinning. Then
him home." But by bad luck he keepi ahead of the little bear, and overbalances as he tries to get down pauses here and there, but refuses to be caught. "He's playing some trom the two boxes, and as he
sort of game with me,' sopples over on his back, the de
Rupert. Hi, come monkey bounds away.
ALL AIOHTS RESERVED
he
and
started wobbling. This "I'm a prelend-lop. It's won- alarmed Hanid. "Watch out! derful spinning
round You're going to fall!" she cried. round. You know," he said, Knarf tumbled in a heap on "you enn pretend to be anything
the floor. He just lay there.
"Knart? Are you hurt?" "Oh, no. Just pick me up." "That's silly," sald Hanid. "If
you're not hurt you can pick
yourself up."
in the world. I'm going to be u pretend-ball Just watch."
hands around while still keeping
At this Knari rolled himself them In front of her face. Khart climb up
knees and his lend down. Over clock."
"Go
be pretended to
panto
strikes. Sales talled 27 contracts.
Prices close..as follow:-
Belgrade. Mar. 2-The loan March
April granted to Yugoslavlo yesterday May by the United States Export- June July Import Bank will help her to maintain her present production Aust
September In the face of the Cominform October blockade, informed quarters November here sald today.
Yugoslavia is expected to use the loan-$22,000,000-to pur- chase maluly capital goods, mu- chinery, spare parts and indus- trial raw materials required for
trialisation plan.--Reuter.
10.50 bid
10.22 nominal jp.13 vid
18.09 nominal 18.3-87 traded 18.70 nominai
10.73 traded
18.59 nominal
18.42
December January (1051)
10.23
10.20
February
10.15
March
10.30
10%
-United Prek....
SPOT
Marshal Tito's five-year Indus- London Rubber
The European Payments
Plan
Futures
London, Mar. 2-Prices i
the rubber market closed na follow-
here today
bid
15-44 hid 13-5/10 bid United Press.
April/June July/September
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY, MAREN 1 flosing Times By Air
Hollow, 4 p.m.
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canads. 5 p.m.
Air Parcel Posts for Mantia, Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4 p.m.; (GPO) p.m.
Washington, Mar. 2-One of April in penes per lb.) 10-
10.1718 bid Hanld's next "pretend" was to the leading European economic
on a chair and stand
reports from London indicate up, with his arms around his watched her. Then he said: "A there, with her arms spread out. experts said today that latest October/December
She swayed from side to side that the outlook is optimistic "Now you gently and waved her fingers for British participation in the and over he rolled, all around Hanid nodded. the room. In spite of herself pretend to be something and I'll like leaves fluttering in the European payments plan. The
wind.
British Government feel that a Hanid couldn't help admiring guess." the way he
On The Floor
Knarf sald (but only after a plan acceptable can be worked good deal of thinking); "You're out and are using every effort a ball.
arms he lay a tree. Your
are the to reach an area of agreement Knarf mlled. Then ahead," Knari urged when he had finished pretending down on the floor with his arms branches and your fingers are with other O.E.E.C. nations.
Britain's dollar position is to be a ball and had sat himself and icgs straight, All at once be the twigs and the leaves. That's
trend lifted one leg up in the air, then a very good 'pretend, Hanid."
and, if this down at Hanid's side again;
one arm, then the other leg, then Knart's last "pretend" was to improving
continues, some of the present "now you pretend to be some the other arm. Then, after hold run around the room, whistling. barriers 10 British affiliation thing."
"But ing them in this manner for a He ended by running out of
Union with the Paymenta "H-mm," sald. Hanld.
few minutes, he straightened room altogether, slamming
bo removed. United let's make a game out of it. I'll them all out again. "What am door after him. Hanld saw bim would
pretend to be something, but you
the window,
running 1?" he asked. must try to guess what I'm pre-
This
wasn't very easy. But across the garden, kicking up tending to be." Knarf agreed
Hand finally figured it out. the loose leaves and the grass as a jack-knife." Knart he went. "Oh, I know!" she Then Heid get up and stood "You'r in a corner of the room with her said that was right. "My arms sald to herself at last. "Knart's handy crussed in front of her and legs were the blades," ho the whistling wind)"
Slowly she moved her added, getting to his feet again. smiled. "Pick yourself up," Hanid said, face.
BRONCHO BILL
AFIZA READING A NEWLY PLANTED "HO TRESPASSING" SIGN,TRAUBEL, RETIRED AND BRONCHO BILL RETURNED TO WESSON'S RANCH HOUSE, BUT NOW THE CROOKED HEIGH- BOR to BACK, MORS DETERMINED THAN EVER
LAN OR NO LAN, TEL GRAZE MY HERO IN SADDLE RIVER VALLEY/
Whoa!
BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF MOUNT BALON---
from
the
the
Press.
China
And sho
Oilfield
Production
i
By Harry F. O'Neill ing Radio reported tonight that
TURN BACK {THOSE COWB, MISTER
TRAUBEL
San Francisco, Mar. 2-Pek-
estoration work at the Yumen Ufleld in North Kansu had been speeded up since the Com- munisis took over.
It sold that the quantity of oll now dally reaching refinery tunks had increased by 57 per cent-Reuter.
Exchange Rates
In the local unofficial exchange market this morning at the following rates:-
Business was done
Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Mat ters, Bamples and Small Packet Posts for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA, Cowloon CPO) p.m..: (GPO) 5 p.m.
Singapore, Jakaria, Sydney and Auckland, pm.
Hanal, Bugon and Paris, 8 pm. Talpeb, 5 p.m.
Closing Times My Ben
Manila Jabal, Brisbane, Austra Jia and New Zealand via Bydney,
Honolulu, 3 3 12.1
p.mt.
Korea vla
Aden. Egypt and Martellies, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Closing Times By Ale
Manila, 11 a
am.
Bangkok. p..
Closing Times By Bea follow, am Manila, .m.
Formoia via Keelung, ɔ p.m.
Calcutta. B p.m.
BUNDAY, MARCH 5 Closing Times, Dy Air Salgon and Paris, 10 a.m. Hlohow, 10 am.
Closing Times By Bra
Manila, a.m.
Bairon. Am.
Bangkok, ? am,
Formos via Kootung. 10 s.m. MONDAY, MARCH
Clowing Times By Air Manits and" Sandakan, 21 mm. USA and Canada, à p. Ito how, 4_9,m.
Rangoon, Caleurie, Karachi, Bauen,
Sterling posind note (per ) 15.30 catro (Nairobi Mombasa, Dar es
UB. dollars (per #1),
NEI guilders (per 100)
Blam fica (per 108)
Singapore (Biraita)
WIC plastros (per 100).
6/48 | BAIKUM, Mauritius and Johannesburg
London $3.00 Cairo)........itore, and 20.00 (Kowloon CPO) (33) p.m. (reg): 18.10 p.m. (ord]? (QPQ) (BRIL