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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
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ON BRIDGE
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DUMB BELLS AROUND THE WORLD
DUMBBELLS
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IMITATE
MY WORK
Picturesque Spanish Isle
BY THE
WAY
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
HEAVY RICE Bid For Trade At
SHIPMENTS
Bangkok,
March 5.-In
by Beachcomber month of "free
X7OULD you be so kind W re
to give me the time? "Not all of 1."
go swimming in December and by February, the almond trees that abound on the Island
Kossamer Karbed already courts of white blossoms.
"beg your pardon?"
"010 much do you want?” "Want of what?" "This."
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By TEMPLE MANNING ISO
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quaintance are on their way to Majorca, there to do research and then a book. We are won. As for the terrain of Majorca, dering whether the project will it is about 35 miles long nud and is threaded with be completed in the time allotted wide,
"Why should I want that since this most beautiful of the mountains in the northwert, and Batcarle group is at its most bound from the sea by a rock absurd bush-what is it?
wall.
"The The southeastern section entrancing during the Spring.
"Oh." rolling pastoral land, from is gently winda Warmed Africa, Majorca, a short journey green plains, and pretty white
13 from Barcelona by air, a beaches Hard with huge um- Suggestions for semi-tropical island, seemingly forgotten by all save time. You don't have to be extra hardy to
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YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA
Bubber-E-W vul.
MONDAY, MARCH 6
IF you are born today, you have cognite it in yourself. Correct Treat nilsapprehension. practical and logical mind this
a love for the your "hunches" logically, if you' BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY combined with
beautiful and the ability for like but pay heed to them just artistic expression which makes the same! you a rather complex individual for a casual acquaintance
HEN you play, play your W best to make sure you enjoy
to
it. Carelessness in your play re-understand. You are friendly
to a degree, but beyond that Acts the same as corelerness in life. You lose the benefit of it there is a barrier of reserve. And I im giving you today'
hand to bring out that point.
antl
Strong-willed well self-disciplined,
Your emotional lite can prove complicated, for although you are warmhearted and desire love and affection, you do not show it and want others to
the usually make
advances. Select you de- your life partner with the ul- It does not manke much differ-pend upon others very little for most care, for lo wed in haste,
want
out of life. for you, is to repent at leisurel ruce whether you get into a four what you
contract. You know definitely where you heart
To find what going นาร
the slurs have go. Although you are going to get a diamond are
for In store for tomorrow, seleet opened. If you play the hand at you seek logical reasons four hearts and West opens the everything, you are, by nature your birthday star and read the Let king-of-diamonds, East and West highly intuitive und even pay- corresponding paragrapli. wifi have to be careful of their chic. You tend to scoff at this your birthday star be your daily
and fall to re- guide. defence, or declarer, will make trait in others his contract.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
or four spade
I often refer to the langunge of the cards and in today's hand I want you to make the cards talk for
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)
themselves. When Work chtive to put into pro- opens with the king of dismende.appas, practical. Forward per-
Gd.).
Through Unknown ntable With Oyster-lolle and Cheque-book," by James Robertson Justice (Faber and After, 10s.).
the export, tons of Siam shipped 100,000 rice to 13 different countries in
the Far East and Europe during
January.
The Siamese Minister, Phra
Leipzig Fair
Leipzig, Mar. 5.-Soviet controlled East Ger- many made a new but doubtful bid for world trade today with the opening of the Leipzig spring fair. Eastern state-owned industries, ranging from Deribhand microscopes to locomotives, contributed 2,300 of
the 7,500 foreign and German exhibits.
Commerce
Yuddhakit, said that Singapore
1.000 tona
purchased dutinous rice during the month.
Buyers from Chicago, |
The minister would not other- wise identify the buying coun-Stockholm tries nor would he reveal the were
the quantities, but he said Siamese covernment had exer- cled strict control over the ex- poris.
Remittances
To China
Arranged
to
and Bombay the 6,000 among
to inspect foreigners due your book list
the Soviet zono, wares..
Despite the political division of their country,
750 West "Doups, Boops, and Blackic,
manufacturera parti February German The Adventures of Three He predicted the
total would para the cipated in this, the largest Ger- Tinies," by C. E. M. Jond (The export
January mark,
an fair since the
War Trouser Press, 10s.).
The Soviet Union over- "Your Friend
San Francisco, Mor. 5.-The The Steam
Phra Boribhand
revealed a shadowed all exhibitors by Commuslst authorities in China Tran," by P. Youngman Pipe-
entire pavilion have added the People's Bankc cleaner (Hears and Curtis, 85, barter agreement between the taking over an
Philippines and Siem has been for its display of propaganda of China to work out regula-
and technical products,
tions for overseas Chinese Whit-negotiated.-Associated Press,
*The German public found remit money to their familles the most interesting Soviet pro back home, Peking Radio re-
to be copie cf 1940
Sports. New York Cottonmodica of American Packnrit These regulations permit re- and passenger CAN. Tuca
mittaners to be sent to any part were not for sale. Soviet of China
through branches of officials declined to name their the Bank in Hongkong, Singa→ price
possible tiellvery port
Kuala Lumpur, Penang, New York, Mar. 4.-Cotton
Frements,
Calcutta,
Kornchi, Bombay. futures
nervously seesawed
Hard hit by Westem economie Chittagong and Rangoon, during
the week ns traders
warfare, East German exhibitors
pent to remittances are managed to offer remote villages in China where focussed their attention on the nevertheless
a wide choice of finished goods there are branch ofces of Evening up operations in ex-for hand currency buyers. Their the Bank, then the port offer
were will handio the transfers, prices and delivery date vague, however.
"To safeguard the families of Most East German firms, overcene Chinese the exchange Was admitted, arc producing rate is adjusted from time to almost entirely for export time in conformity with com-
Soviet trading commodity prices through
and the remull- German producers have be
Smokers' thought
cigarettes have - MIPPED
ways been bugbear to t -we have never yet failed to put the wrong end in our mouth and life is going to be even
mere Mcult now.
We
a rather sordid foresce future existence of paper- Ancient windmill, Majoren.
smoking at 25. 1id, a packet. The majority of, cly they would tip both brella pines.
we wouldn't be for Majorcans are farmers, living ends, then stone houses, many of them ever putting the wrong end in But they never Centuries old, our centuries old.
windmills, still in active use. 100 are the water wheels and think of others.
Capital City
mouths.
Weekly Review
strike newN,
or
It
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it doesn't work.
it.
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the draft is drawn. The draft however, can also be deposited in
over Radio saltl-Reuter.
variety
piring March delivery, plus the failure of the mid-February party price Index to show the expected increase, acted to keep rallying tendencies oft balance. Supporting influnces were
tion We've tried fish Ray Cotton Commission has
displays, on American Palma, the capital city, is ntee
requested offers cotton for oprit shipment and showed a definite Improvement Bank in foreign currency, the
quality and in its way, but it is the island itself that offers the most to the Answers to correspondents indications that other European
countries would buy it funda previous tairs. visitor. The Palma Cathedral is
Many small businessmen Even were available, including Spain one of the most mannitleent in PLUE-EYES, Wantage: Europe begun in-1230-and-not though the cigarette shertage and-como-of-lie Russinn, of police agents, hinted t
completed until a ten-is acute in your little village, satellite countries.
foreigners that they are rapidly tury and half later. Even the Blue-eyes, do you think it really The mid-February parily price going broke because of govern SCORPIO (OM, 24-Nov. 22)-smallest village has its church, womanly to take to a corn-cob?
and some are really lovely. A visit to relatives to likely to
At lovely Valle Sand be imperative. If you can't go
George Chopin and in person, write that important wintered, there is a former old letter.
monastery that is now a sort of museum that houses mementos of the composer and the writer, has long attracted Valledemen artists, writers and poets, and there 13 always a charming group there.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct, 23)- To hesitate today is to be lest Head for your most cot there. should play goal. Get known his parler has the ace.
ronal interests.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 20)— The play of the queen does not say to his partner, "Come on All advertising, promotion, and with the ace." It rays, "Partner, 2 contacts to further I would like to win the next dia-business aims are auspicious mond trick." West thould play small diamond and when dumuy spot, East whit plays the eight win with the nine et diamonds,
to a Then East should shift club. With this line of play you can see that declarer must lore a sande, two diamonds and a club,
If West is allowed to cash his nee of diamonds at trick two, declarer will be able to establish the shade suit while he still hus! control of the club suit a make his contract.
will)
Check Your
now.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Fine prospects. Use your brain" 22)-if a new contract is under power: New ideas should take consideration today is the time
to make your decision on it. hold and prosper splendidly.
position.
wear
to i
Cotton Export Tax Raised
at 20.80 cents [nient pressure.
They said there is a powerful! Surely a good, sout briar with was unchanged where
In-trend towards concentrating oll Cairo, Mar. 5.—The Egyptian one of those fascinating little a pound, whereas most traders
be less girlish crease. once brass lids would be less girlish had expected a 13 point
retail trade in state owned chain Government today decided to and mate in keeping with your
steres.
Manufacturing is now raise the export tnx. from For evening
£4 fer every about
100 The Senate has approved the
00 percent "people's EL 1.20 to which would expand awned”.
of kilogrammes
cotton, and the present 21,000,000 acreage Fair officials estimated Leipzig from E£0.00 to £3 for every
be visited allotment by 600,000 to 700,000 would!
by 250,000 100 The Bill now goes to the people during this week, includ-
ing 40,000 West Germans.- House for conference.
ается.
n cherry-wood within, I suggest a c
lamante-studded bowl. Lonesome, London: Have you ever thought of goldfish?
Startled Birit, NO! WELL REALLY!! Boast
Re
Sunderland;
Agriculture Secretary Brannan | Associated Press. lold the House Banking Com- mittee that government inven- torles of storable commodities,
tal thould
be re roticn, euch as garded as antional reserves ugainst domestic shortages or to eet international emergencies.
Everywhere there is dancing GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan and musle, some of the steps and work is favoured. 20)-Merchandising, travel and tunes handed down through the All creative
consummation of a good centuries.
The A fiesta, with
correspondence, your Put a new idea into production the
anticipate excellent contracl are now
favoured,natives atad
wearing their beautiful always sucered with fish drip ROW
Get what you want.
costumes, is something to seeping and cold cooked potatoes.att results.
and enjoy. Palm Sunday in
—A woman reader. AQUARIUS
(Jan.
21-Feb. Palma is an especially interest-
A girl who can succeed with CANCER (June 23-July 23)- 19) Combine travel and ing and colourful occasion, The that is the stuff that dreams are file added that these inventories Combine business and romance
romance—perhaps go to see a
Pair of Ramos is a national holi- made of. aut see that you loved me at again today
distance. Make day. et suctly what you want.
or receive a proposal,
LEO July PAUR.
23)-
A progressive day for all your efforts. Make
the most of u
Knowledge good period of prolactivity now,
VIRGO (Aug. 21-Sept. 22)-
of Creuve works, especially in the field of writing, as well favour- Get all your efforts gumised.
1
What is the bearing perial-10-portal pay?
2 Bethe rut-hot.in.
3. How
the
word
"Selfish" originate?
-1. What is an ausanometer"
5. Who was president the Philippine lands at
of the
time of the Japonésu conque: 17
to what of Shakespeare's plays woull
fal you
-characters~(a) Petruchio,
L.contes.
(Answera on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
Down
these
(b)
OYELUIGATCE TEAM
There and
back
by 7. O. HARE
yusterday
A 'Crankshaft, who is in
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training for a eyele race. Jeft De Three Tun Shipton to ride to the Stork at Rosehill and back agath It is 26 miles each way Crankshaft did the double Journey without stopping. and maintained a uniform pace throughout.
the
Some time later Gearbox. trying out his new car, left the Stork and drove min 1843 maintaining a uniform pare -to the Three Tuns and back again. Gearbox passed Crankshaft, on latter's outward journey. 7 miles from the Stork, and passed him again an his return journey 5 iiler from the Stork. Gearbox. finished the double journey at 3.30 p.m.
What time was it when Crankshaft was
the Three Tuna?
back at
(Solution on Paar 8)
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2
Астори
1. dome will giyo everything away
by blowing it. (4)
D. Growing out and may, be eaten,
(0) B. Tales on the roof ? [N}
a. Roverslants. (3)
11. Bulider's accessory.
(3)
12. She leaves tie atcher for the
reat. (8)
in Ourenit dispute and contea it
would be silly. 10)
in. The end of the call (8)
17. Uncertain in morement. (?)
20. e' ually attrul. (0)
22. Implement. (3)
25. What ships do when they exto
course. (B)
21. You can hear is. (8)
A miserable air 7 183
29 Dest. 18:
1. "There's
tradition that those
once saved Immo. (5)
2. Often teens with a clar. (a)
Ground meal. (8)
4. Pot notion, (3)
6. Caso containing many oven. (4)
it in Darihio that mine iä greatdr
than yours, (4)
f. Implied not statón. (4)
10. A nursery tumbler. (4)
13. Alarm-signal. (0)
10. It makes a pad go. 10)
10. Bo 42 can make the Bunday
Joint (b)
19. fake care of the dent. (4)
20. 115 Beryls with the colours 7 (4)
You
may call them equa (4)
Animal or Liner
Direction for a slow. (8)
CHESS PROBLEM
By W. PAULY
Black, 3 plecca,
White, 9 pteers.
White to play and mate in three.
Solution fo Saturday's problem:
Bomething we do nos want 1, P-Q8 (=R), any; 2, R, or Kt]
repeating.
mater
BOYS'
Tomorrow-Selence At Work)
AND
The Kitten Was Very Sad
(London Express Service)
GIRLS'
So Hanid Had to Give Her a Lecture—
fuc
to
momenta By MAX TRELL
the kitten the answer (which she didn't); "ota Parr-Purr, MISTRESS
of times people have troubles. black kitten, was sitting on and when they talk about them the top step at the back of the and tell them to their friends, house, looking so sad and we their friends are able to give begone (thought land) that it them good advice. Now will back and you please tell me what's the fry to find out what was mutter?" troubling her. Hand has
only eeemed right to pick her up, and stroke her
majd.
Hanid waited again. And had done this. She had again Pur-Purr didn't anewer. "I don't think it's right for let Purr-Purr sit in her lap, and had been stroking her hack, and you to keep these things to ako scratching her head and yourself, dear," Hand
trying to sound a little stern. tickling her now and then under Now if I had troubles I'd cer- the chin. Finally Hanid though!
There was time to try to find out inly tell them to you. what was making Purr-Purr so isn't the least bit of use making sad, So Hand said in a very gentle voice: "Now you
I'll be able to help you.
must
A Few Moments "Lots of times," Hand went
waiting for a after
few
a secret of them.
"Very well, then, I'll not ask
talle."
can in the long run be utilized without substantial cost to the taxpayer-United Press,
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Caravan-16
body, and it's been screwed up and Ple tossed back into the hole. what on earth does it mean? They don't teach me to read this son of truff at school. I can't understand
■ word of it." He turns the piper this way and that. Then he gives up and sighs and stufla it in his pikes.
Still wondering why Beppo has cine to this spot. Rupert reaches into the hole in the rock and picka out crumpled piece of paper. Then he carefully climbs down the rocks before unfolding it." This a queer." 1 "It looks like he murmurs. menage from somebody to
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
White Torrior "Or is it, dear, because the white terrier next door, and the brown alredale on the other
Hainan's Two
Tax-masters
Puff Prices
Singapore,
Mar,
5.-Com-
munist guerillės. 011 Hainan
waste.
kilogrammes of cotton which The increased tnx, affects the new crop, comes into force on September 1.
here be Financial sources lieve that the effect of the in crease will be for exporters to unload their existing stocks of the old crop, possibly cheaper price-Reuter.
at a
New Orleans Cotton
Closing prices
March 4.
31
27.02-04
Island extort from the populaMarch in cents per 1.3 31.01 flon who, in turn, are forced by May the Nationalists to repair power July, stations find communication December lines clumaged by the Reds, say March (1031) Chinese traders arriving here.
October
Aluy
The Nationalist Kovernment July levels a lax of $30 a month for SPOT
small group of families. The Communists collec! u
further
Since the arrival of Nation-
{$20.
alist troops to defend the land
against Red invasion, the cost
Grain
New York,
70,03
20 03,
20.01 bid
29.72
20.17
32.10
United Press.
Futures
March 4-Grain
nervous
Wheat
of living has gone up 20 times futures did not develop any de- and the food shortago is critical, finite price trend in a Traders say that cigareties trading session today. nre sold at 80 cents (Straits) and rye futures were exceptions packet. meat at $7 katty to the general pattern. Wheat slightly on reports of Atulyanced (1 1/3 pounds), and rice
weather
the south- more than the Malayan black-dry
It was innrket price. Associated Press. western growing area.
thint there was littlo hope of tooisture is that area for some time, except for poss-
forecast
in
New York Cotton ble light showers next week.
los es
Futures
the
the
At the close ruled to
wheat futures cent
higher. cont
Unregistered Letters only for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foo- chow, Shanghai. Tlentin and
China North
can be accepted and will be at senders' lak forwarded as opportunity offers.
Be Unless otherwise stated.
and Parcel Elstered Articles J'osin clone One Tour earlier than the ordinary mall. If maile close before 10, Registered and Parcel Posts close at 5 p.. on a previous day. Malls arO closed at Kowloon Central Post amce one hour earlier than th Q.P.Q. claring Umes.
New York, Mar. 4-Cotton corn unchanged to futures today worked erratically, tower, oals 1 to 3 cent lower,
cents higher. tell me all your troubles, dear you any more. Do you want me
dising into scaronal high ground to 1-%
United Press, Because if you do, I'm
sure to try to guess what's bothering
85 ranging to as much you? Then you won't have to them screaming at you-"You Inst; "I wish you'd just let mon the opening, but closing on nasty cat! You awful creaturel know how I can cheer you up.
Du lon't thero anything I can do?" $1.03 per bale.
The upswing in the securi- OUTWARD MAILS Hanid held the kitten up and Oh, how we hate soul"
To Hanid's surprise, and de- .**
market. following looked squarely into her eyoo. they're not very good friends
rettlement of the soft coul It seemed to her that Purr-Purr of yours either, Purr-Pure, and light, Purr-Purr sprang out of s
prompted early buying nodded her head. This appeared you know the reason why, too. Hanid's lap and started running ke
across the porch, looking back In futures. This rentiment was to mean that Purr-Purr wished
by the fact that several times as thougn Inviting Hanid to gueɛs about her trou-
will not have to textile mills bles. So Hani set the kitten
land to follow after her. Handelded
curtail operations. down in her lap again, and
lid follow her, of course.
The boom in futures whe Finally, Purr-Purr stopped in continued:
"I think," she sak!, "that you side, and the black wolfhound front of the kitchen door. Hand short-lived, however, as profi- (for that is taking at high levels began to must be sad because the Mica at the end of the street, all bark opened the door
the kitten seemed take its toll in the final hour didn't invite you to their party at you, and come chasing out what in the cellar
If at you the moment you step out want), and Purr-Purr darted of the shore Saturday persion. last night
Final prices were four to 37 Dogs Inside that's
Purr-Purr you past the garden gate?
The next Instant Purr-Purr points under Friday's closing shouldn't be too sad. The Mice aren't very kind to cats, are
an empty aren't very
gond friends of they? And I don't think it's stopped in front of
20 ve
Io unchanged "Oh!" yours, and you know the reason really all your fault this time, caucer on the floor, and loved levels, against an opening level
İhigher. why.
Though every once in a while up Into Hanld's face.
Prices closed as follow:-
per said Hanid. cats do scratch dogs across the cried Hanid. "So that's what all "Or maybe."
the trouble is? You want some March fin cents 31.02
13 "you're and because Sparrow hose.
she And
straightway and Robin always calls you "Dear me." Honid cald, after milk! names from the trees whenever looking at Purr-Purr and hoping poured Purr-Purr a big saucer-ly you pass by. Yesterday I heard she would say something at ful. And Purr-Purr purred,
Purr-Purr looked sad.
BRONCHO BILL
AROUND THE END
OF MOUNT BALDY. TRAUBEL'S SON TURNS BACK FOR A POT SHOT AT THE RANGER_BOYS DEFENDING THE WESSON RANCH *
THERE'S ONE KID OUT IN THE
OPEN-
Pot Shot
points
12.30-21
33.23-20
October
December
30.07-10
20.9%
By Harry F. O'Neill
March 11031j
20. nominal
Mny July
SPOT
32.87 nominal!
WARNING HIS COMRADES TO STAY IN AMBUSH, DUCKY BOONE FALLS FROM HIS HORSE ~
**
20.01
2017
-United Press.
Egypt's Budget Deficit
MONDAY, MARCH 6 Closing Times By Air Hollow, p.m.
Ilangoon, Caletitta. Korncht, Blasre, DAFON Mombasa, Caire (Nairobi, Ralaam, Mauritius and Johannes- burg via Cairo), Home and London, (Kowloon CPO) 130 p.m. (ref). ¿ p.n. (or); (GPO) 5 p.m.
Japan, p2.09.
Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland, 5 p.m.
FlongRok and Colombo. 3 .. Talpell, D.m..
Closing Times By Sea Bangkok, 3 p.m.
Manila, 3 p.ru.
Salgon. 3 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Closing Times Hy Ab Halbow, 4 pun.
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada. 3 p.m..
Alr Parer Posts for Manila, Ioria- tulus and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4 p.: (ano) s'p.m.
Ordinary Ar Mint (Printed Mat- Small Packet Samples and Posts) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA. (Kowloon CPO) 1.15
GPO & p.m.
Cairo, Mar. 5-The Egyptian ter. Government has prepared for a deficit of E£24,000,000 in its
1030-51
budget. It will be met from reserves, it was etated
A draft budget, published hero tonight, said that revenuo was expected to be EL 172,000,- 000 while expenditure was estimated at EE100,000,000 Reuter,,
Haiphong and Saigon, 3 pin. Hangkok, & D.T Talpeh, pm,
Claring Times By Sta Japan, USA, Canada, Central and South America via San Francisco
No Parcels for Canada), & p.m.
Haiphone. 3 p.m. Manila and Parcels only for far- seilies, p..
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