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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1950.
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CRICKET AND MUSIC
HIS GREAT LOVES
SECOND INNINGS By Neville Cardus
(Collins, 12/6).
મ
Innings." They were written by him in 1926:
BY THE
WAY
FOR
Wheat Shipments
by Beachcomber Agreement
THE BUSINESSMAN
THE words "Gold Rush" Ottawa, Mnr. 7-The Trade THE
will never again make Minister, Mr C. D. Howe, told
the Canadian Parliament yester.. of Mr Dietrich day that Australia me think
wahls to
Israeli's Terms For Potash Plant
Operations
Jerusalem, Mar. 7.-The Finance Committee with all the aces in her Join Canada and the United of the Israeli Parliament today rejected a motion and the bad men States in supplying Germany for the nationalisation of the British-owned
and Japan with wheat when the shooting cigars out of each two nations become members of £1,000,000 Dead Sea potash plant. other's mouths,
corange
Professor
Mr.Howe made the statement
brief comment ON
The Finance Committee approved by an over- whelming majority a plan which provides for the Palestine Potash Company to become Israeli- controlled and for its headquarters to be trans~ ferred from London.
"At three o'clock there was no place on earth where I would A great love for cricket and rather have been than at Old music has been the theme of Trafford, Sunshine fell on the Neville Cardius's Ute and it field, and the venerable pavilion
the International Wheat Agree- therefore became the theme, of stood in the summer light; white Alaska's Intest Rush, which | ment, his autobiographient writings, clouds sailed in the oky and the ended in the fading of a plece He ta delightful to read on there Lancashire colours, with the Red of an old brass bedstead, sug-
in the gentle rests the Marx Brothers. What b subjects as many readers already Itore, fluttered
In Oliawa knew,
But he does not merely breeze. And the crowd indulged as they would make of it! Saturday meeting
with the United States Secre- describe, for example, a cricket in the old humours, never grow- With Groucho 08 match ut Old Trafford lie in weary of them. Grand Camelsfeather from
Snacken-tary of Agriculure. Mr Charles United States Brannon. The brings 10 rexlera the whole cheers greeted piece of dashing heimer Gulch.
recognized Canada's claim to a
The Government ill to
pro- atmosphere of the match. These delding; roars
went lines he quotes in his "Second heavers
out when
shore of the new export wheat business resulting from the ex-gramme, as approved by the Lancashire passed the York- hire Innings total. A golden
peeled adherence of Japan and Committer, calls for the WORLD'S day, a table crowd, and the
resumption of work in the discover a dispar quarry in Germany to the wheat pact.
Mr Howe told Parliament that southern plant, which has What a picture of the glorious, what dispar was, though some
he and Inny, exciting pastime
of would say it must be a kind of Agriculture Minister. Mr James mandato in Palestine ended watching cricket!
felspar. And na nobody would
16. Gardiner, discussed the divi- like, It was in his early life, before know what the stuff looked music and
interests, that Neville
the
Dilapar found at Swindon? HAVE often had a mind to YOUR BIRTHDAY .. By STELLA peenest grass in England!" Swindon. Nobody would know
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
Mr Brannan and the been idle since the British SHIPPING
cricket became his almost anything found in the ion of wheat, and said: "Com-/ May. 1918. have an exceptionally strong anger and you will have liteCardus, dis-overed the pleasures] Quarry_emuld be claimed as di- | piele Rgreement was reached bul
are born today, you to retract them. Count ten in main
of cause for reconsideration.
Your
Lense
He started
moment the with spar. The with a to
aak began
"What 15 more and more people would
the
Rive
Our
INCREASE
it.
life as well pa in games. Here is u of your own, you will change live and can get a lot of detail noy's Friend" and occasionally Finem would be certain that the Counell, it is not wise to Potash Company with the com- tonnage by 2,271,577 during the
Important duties
to others.
may be successfully selected for your own attention and de-o revel in the exploits of Motoring for pleasure
Deadwood Dick.
Discovers Dickens
A
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY IF you
AVERY game has its rules and personality.
of reading EVER
we have to learn when, and justice is netive and although
school and adventure stories; he You would make a fine execu» when not, to apply these rules in you have very definite opinions
was a regular reader of "The become curious, and most of too much managed to smuggie hand in which we violate one of them
with new
evidence like work done without
a copy of stuff was worth looking for. fus and bother. You in-
know "Pluck" to bed with him, so n the early rules we learned my wise individual. Your
terest are wide and your carrer how to save bridge, second hand tow.
QUALIFIED chemist, net- from among a number of helds, legate non-essentials although haw and science appear This ability, in itself, is very use-
ing na chairman of a garage ful in furthering your career. Then, one day nt the lending
experts, tibrary, he discovered Dickens, committee of regional your best potentialities.
Fond of music and books, Your love is true and slead-and "I read Dickens intact and is to take up residence in every whole year. garage, In order to examine there will become lifeline in- fast. Your home life should be nothing else for
Sometimes I read him in filthy petrol, and to separate dipheny if not in an exceptionally happy one. terests us avocations
volumes from the library when lamine from methiphenylamine This will fact your profession. Although
the stars have at length I should catch him in, and triphenylamine. To find what
est, which, usually under control, your in-
test, volumes
with pages often held-obviate the Garnett pulses and emotions are strong, in store for tomorrow, select
a series of experiments, de- You often speak Impulsively your birthday star and read the lag some deposit of food, or per-by a
Letranently stamped with a wet teels the presence of tetraphiuol and make biting remarks when corresponding paragraphs. rritical. Very often you regret your birthday star be your daily tea-cup." The Dickensian world in yellow petrol, and turns red blue in twenty- litmus became for him "a world more barsh words when it is too inte guide,
Paper alive and dimchsional than this fours. The discovery of bar- world"
dismay he vitorie. neid and ruingomine in would see the
the end of a volume equal parts in a hatful of non-
On the opening lead of the Jack of clubs the queen is played from dummy and East witis with the acc. A club is returned and dummy's king wins the trick. Declarer then plays the jack of hearts, East covers with the queen and South wins with the king.
more
Declarer
takes two round of trump, then lends a mall spade. The rule is for West who is second hand, to play low, declarer will but if he does finesse The ten spot. East will
Wi
the trick with the queen! and return diamond. Declarer will win this trick with the ace
Now another space is led and the second finesse taken. The nee of spades will then drop the kint and declarer can get rid of one of his losing diamonds on the long spade.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Work and study hard today sa that your efforts will be effec- uve in future plans.
It provides for conditional since Australia in
in niso interested
concession and since final recognition of the in the decision
the by
mandatory granted
London, Mar. 8-The world decision will be made by
Government to the Palestine increased
total shipping international Wheat Agreement
pany continuing to pay royal-past your', according to the this line,
iles to the Jordan Government. 1940-50 edition of Lloyd's Ro were simply pre-
gister Book, issued toany. to the n report liminary to
Main conditions for this re- the head- cognition
Steam council in London.
There was no indication here quarters be transferred and new | 118,433 how much Australia would like shares issue in such a way as page by
provide-United Press.
to ensure that $1-percent of the thero was a decrease in Falling share-holders shall be Israeli, ships and non-propelled craft ciUzens.
Churchill On The Sterling Balances
London, Mar.
are that
Another Government condi-
tion
tonnage increased by
100g and motor ton- 2,180,800 tons, while
of 7,345 tons.
year included
Countries showing notable is that the company should! raise $5,000,000 In the United increases In the Sintes
while the the following: and Britain Israeli Government would pro- vide $2,500,000 from an Anieri- can loan to Israel to be invested
the company,
Hand-----would commercial --petrol at-Beobshill - Churchil), leader of the Oppost-plant with an Israel port.
due to carelessness, Extraordinary envoy
GENTLEMAN driving
mons.
the
50-called
Com- the
Sterling
tons mainly of information
Japan. 340,378 due to receipt not formerly available.
Chion, 181,217 tona. The only notable was In the United States (1,377,- 958 tons).
decrease
HONGKONG CYPRUS TRADE
The Government also under- look, the same sources said, to 7-Winston build a rond linking the southern Ono other condition-is-that- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-
House of I could somehow crossroads was thought to be ion in the how
the
The United States, which in company should undertake Take care of important affairs
today described
resuine work in the 1930 owned 13 percent of tho ton- at this time. Confidential mat-make it last","
as "unfair not to Sterling balances the author of It seems that
northern plant near Jericho, world's steam and motor ters should be attended to, niso.
British wartime debts." this absorbing book has been in-
which was completely destroy-nage, owned 31 percent in 1949. Cuenced a great deal by the ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-
་་
In a brief reference to theseed at the beginning of hostili-while Brliain's share fell from SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-- writings of Charles Dickens, Hils
20.1 percent to 21.0.-Reuter. Improvement on both the social
large, gleaming car, with and business scene is indicated. A day for results if you will
and direct. "C. D." on the back, was stop-balances in his speech in the ties in Palestine-Reuter. only demonstrate your talents style, friendly
the reader into close Concentrate on your studies.
brings un show what you can do.
touch with the experience that ped by the police near Petworth, House today, he said, "I do not iTe suld he was the Envoy attempt to argue now the merlis TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
he is re-felling
Extraordinary of the MPoot of lances or repayment of unfair However, if West violates the Confidential research on come SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec There are many intriguing and Mambwa." Asked where he British wartime debts, as they rule of second hand tow and matter may build new contracts 22)-All work pertaining to amusing passages in which h
going
he said, waving his pinys the king of spades and de- important to your future am- scientifle research and examlun-writes about experiences he likes and uncertainty. "To a Meeting are in fact, though I should be
SHARES United quite prepared to do so on clarer allows Wesl to hold the billons.
When he was in Extraordinary of the tion of detailed data is successful remember.
Asked suitable necasion." trick he will lose two, conde
his late twinties, he had a desire Nations at Petersfield."
British labour, he said, had to to buy a salt in Savile How. He tricks.
Limited activity on the HK. selection of the
of the he was Captain Foulenough, CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, describes the
Coincidence work one-third longer hours to he said. "What a
produced transactions up can be cloth, the Atting and the fina
because of these balances. the suit, making Extraordinary!" It was noticed get the same imports as before Stock Exchange this morning 20-Technical matters taken up successfully. Get appearance of
Pointing to the Government noon of a total value of $88,140. into a delightful that he was wearing a tarton medical or
and dental examination the incident
turban short story, beautifully twisted these." he said, pointing to benches, Mr Churchill said SHARES BUTERA SELLES SALES at the emi by his wife's remark the skates, "make it easier to scornfully, "You call yourselves / BANKS when he wore his magnificent catch up if you fall out of the the Labour Party-and that INSURANCES suit for the third time: "Is that car while it is going." your new sult, or the old one?"
(Tomorrow-Recorded
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) – Get everything organised now If the trick, however, is won so that you can forge ahend with ce of the best economy of time and spades, East will refuse to win effort.
trick, but will
In dummy with the
the next spade
now.
win the third one. In this way CANCER (June 23-July 23) and treatments if needed. declarer will never be able to Experiment with
lablish the long spade
diamond discard,
new
ideas. for a Test' them. I gond, Jevelop them and further your ultimate his considerably.
LEO (July 21-Aug. *3)-- A secret romance may prove excitin, but don't permit your-
Check Your off to neglect home and busi-
Knowledge
1. What is aerofoil?
2. in baseball Along what
15 meant by a "can of corn"?
3. What does **mafficking“
mean?
4. If you have to
measure
the thickness of an object, you would use a (a) calorimeter (b) calliper or (c) calliope?
5. Name the capital of the Belgian Congo,
6. Who is the author of the collection of short stories un- titled "Men Without Women?" (Answers on Page 5)
20
CROSSWORD
Across
1. it is easier to put on than to get
out of. (6)
5. Bupport de roturn in very quiet
murroundings, (4)
9. Nowadays it makes a panzago, (4)
10. Metrical foot of two ayilables, (4)
12. Bring scema to possess it. [ới
13. Cylindrical, edikis nah. (0)
11. Something peculiar to oneself. 105
15. This rover should make things
batter. (3)
15. Bound of the bolla, fo
20. Subject to influenca,
23. Unrefined, (4)
24. The sexton's room over a church
porch. (4.
15. De gould become a star bully.
(8.6)
Bowm
2. To arrange appears to fL (0),
3. Paper moles; wooden blocks? in
A schoolhor known this typo has
no upright character. (6)*
8. Material used in place să fur, (5)
6. Here you wauld aga pa try to
piny games. (0) 7. Death, (4)
B. the go to the wall, 15, 2, 41
D. Man or woman of no realm, (7)
13. Even an etmir day became one,
(0)
17. This typo will never go pincen.
(4)
ID. The 17 Down nte unlikely to
reach their thin. (43
21. Prull (0)
22. Flosaure in pasture, on the con-
scary. (3)
Trijerday'a crossword solution. Astoun
Major road; 7, Grop; B, BUKTI 3, YAXI * Telli 153, Bequest; 16. Rods: 17. Top; ina: 4s, bentista Dewati Arabi
· Jokeri 4. Opravní 4. OfER 8, ABN 7,
jtz)n: 20, sak! 81, Dk.
nas interests.
VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept. 22)- Consolidate prezent Kains and point them toward future efforts. You can gain real headway now.
INTELLIGENCE TEST Red and Green
By T. O. HARE Tom, Dick, and Harcy sat
side by alde In school. Their teacher had a supply of red and green cards. Selecting one of them, he asked each of the three boys in succession whether it was red or green. He then put the same question in respect of a second card. The replies
he received were t
Fint Card: Tom: "Green."
Dick: "Red." Harry: "Red."
Second Card : Tom! "Red,"
Dick: Green." Harry : "Red."
One boy had given two correct answers. One had given and correct answer. The answers of the third boy were both wrong.
fait possible to identify (a) the boy who had given two conect answers; (b) the boy who had given ona?
(Solution on Page 8)
CHESS PROBLEM
By G. BROJT and E. A. L
10
KUBBEL
Black, 11 pleces,
1
Wille, 7 pieces.
White. to play and mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Kt-K7, any: 2, Kt foh, or dia ch), or mater.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Combine business
and social contacts to the special benefit of the former. Contacis count.
BOYS'
AND
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rolier skates.
(Lordon Express Service)
does not even strike a note. in your breasts"-leuter.
GIRLS'
Blackie, Blinky Were Digging
-They Were Making Their Own Canal-
By MAX TRELL
BLACKIE Beetle and
linky
"Well, what are you digging that canal for?" Knart asked.
This time Blackie explained Mole stopped digging with that they were digging the canal their shovels and waited for so as to make the waler of the into it. The canal Khart and Hauid, the shadow- brook run children with the turned-about would go right past the white rock under which Blackie lived, names, to come over.
Kuart and Hanid reached the and also pust the old apple tree put the next minute. They stump in which Blinky had the both stond gazing at the ground back door to his undergroundi "When this cand is house. in astonishinent.
from water
the "What are you both digging filled with
Kharf brook," concluded Blackie, "we'll that our hole for
and both have fresh and cold run-
ning water."
finally nsked Blinky.
Blackie
"Hole?" said Blinks.
"That's no hole. It's a ditch.
Save Trouble
"It'll save us the trouble of
1 mean" be corrected himself going all the way down to the quicky, "it's not exactly a ditch brook to get a drink and to take either. I' -; what's it a bail in," added Blinky. "Fresh called, Blackie?"
MIVE A canal," Blackic.
answered
M
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Caravan-18
K
must mean something, but goodness Rupert has his supper, but before
knows what." "It's all a mystery." of the going to bed he thinks
sighs Rupert. Next morning he and he crumpled strap of pipes
finds that Beppo follows him every. shows it to his father. ** can't
where. so he doesn't trouble to use the leather lead and, after getting make head nor tail of it." grunts sat and Mr. Bear after he has
permission. he runs oft back to the high ground to see how Sailor Sat frowned at it for a long time. "It's
1: is getting on. in no language that I know
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Noon quotations were:
Fast Asla 102
Canton
Unton
SHIPPING
Waterbeat DOCKS, ETC"
G03
10 14.60 Dock...... Wheelork... 2115
LAND, ETC. IK utel
UTILITIES
..
Tram...... $$.60 Star Ferry
to
BALANCE
Cyprus, Mar. 7, Cyprus' adverse trade balance fell from £2,900,000 In 9,700,000 to
1949. Sir Andrew Wright, Gov- crnor of Cyprus, told the Exe cutive Council in his annual Budget address today.
of ex-
Intensified dificulties change, culminating in sterling. 10010 devaluation, were still in ext dence. he said, and as a result the new Budget resected "the 30 13.30 caution which the situation de-
mando,"
27 200
C. Light (0) 11.40 LAENA (N) 8.30 Mectric
27 271 Tel:phone 10.30 STORES, ETC.
Wathon
COTTONS
Ewo
200 no
X.D
500 m 14.00
The value of imports fell by over £4,000,000 and exports
2006 13xd Fore by well over £2,000,000.
The address, contrary to cus- 600 27 tom, inde no mention of tho
island's political altuation
An
42 431 43 xd erin,
420
New York Sugar Futures
New York, Mar. 7-World sugar futures today closed one oint higher or unchanged on sales totalling 22 contracts.
Contract No. 6 elosed one to two points higher on sales totall- ing 135 contracts.
Prices closed as follow:-
Contract No. 4 (World).
4.45 71
4.411 1
4.4 bld
4.21 nominat
May July
Reptember
January 11951)
arch
4.09
#403
H
Contrnet 6 (Domestic)
4.50 naminal
9.19
July
2.20
·
September
6.21
9,65
Contract No.
SPOT and cold runing swater
the house and rung the bell for Minissippi. Blinky and Blacktie name with loud rent convenience.'
Now that Kaart and Hanid Kharf and Hanid to come and greeted this
Then Blackie dug out March see the water run into the canal cheers. knew what the canal was for,
the last shovelful. "Watch the May for the firs! ilme. they both agreed that It was a
"It's going to be a wonderful water start running he cried. very good idea, and certainly a thing having fresh and cold run- They all stood and watched.SPOT great convenience. I pleased
Apri ning water right outside my luck But no water ran into the canal
And it was only then say Blackie and Blinky to hear this, door," zaid Blinky
they at all. and after a few more minutes walked down to the spot where that
Blackie and Blinky and July they went back the last shovelful
and Hanid discovered September November "I've saved uni
The canal -the Mississippi-ran upli!!!
Poor Blackie! Puor
of conversalig
their
quite a distance
work, for the brook was off-past the
to their
For the
or Fo washing to do." next week Blackie and Blinky kept on with
remained. Kaart two weeks of why.
Into The Water "Everybody."
Blackle sald
Little
Blinky!
"Oh well." Blinky
Ben Dominal
2.10 traded
5.15 big
021 traded 5,23 nominal
United Press,
Futures
Reuter,
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
Closing Theg By Al
Hollow, 4 p..
Taipei,
p.m.
Japan, an
Closing Times By Rea Koten via fachon, 3 p.m. Japan, 3 pan.
THURSDAY, MARCH D Closing Times By Air
Canada and USA. 11 am, Okinawa and Tokyo, 2 p.m. Hollow, 4 p.m.
Bangkok, Singapore, Dlakarin, Co- lombo, Sydney and Auckland,
p.m.
Closing Times By Bra
Siralis, Djakarta, Sourabaya and Macassar, I p.m.
Bangkok, 120p.m.
UBA. Canada, Central and South
row of pine trees and the three joyously as he got ready to dig They tried to hide their day- New York Rubber lpch. 8 p.m. willows, and around several out the last bit of dirt; "every pointment. large boulders and the business body can come to my rock and rald, "it isn't so very far to the It brook after all." And Blackle of shovelling stones and hard jump right into the water.
water. run for my will be like our own private sold: "I'll earth was anything but casy.
New York, Mar. 7-Rubber I'll have cold and fresh futures today And then finally the day came lver."
Then
closed 23 to 45 War "We ought to give it a name."
e." running water anyway." But points lower on sales totalling when the whole canal
were disappolated, Anished. One last shovelful re- sald Blinky. "What will we call they mained to be taken away to con- 1?" he asked Knart and Hanid, they wished Blackie and Blinky decided they nect the canal with the brook. Kaart and Hand both decided uphill just this once.
Little wouldn't. Blackle and Blinky both came to it ought
had a bard job.
BRONCHO BILL
JOHNNY TRAUBEL FINDS A NEWLY PLANTED WARNING JUST OVER HIS BOUNDARY ON THE
WESSON RANCH
I'LL
FIX THAT
PRONTO,
How
water could run But it
70 contracts.
to called the
Prices closed as follow: March in cents
Footing It
By Harry F. O'Neill
ner b.)
1930 blu
April
19.25 nominal
May
June
OH! YEH!
A SHOT RNGS OUT AND THE
HOW WE'RE EVEN, FELLER!
July
I'LL KKR THAT!-
BOY GRABS HIS FOOT' ==
ow.w!
BRAVE, AINICHAM
WITH MY SHOOTIN":
BRON IN THE
RIFLE BOOT
Augting
September October
November
December
19.15-20 traded 1897 notrini 10.75 traded
10.33 nominal
18.70 traded
1854 namtia)
10.37
Ja.20
January (1051)
10.10
SPOT
1915
United Precs.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local this thomicial exchange market morning at the following rates: Sterling pound note (per £) 15.27 U.S. dollars (per $1).
NEI guilders (per 100)
Bam icals (per 100)
Singapore (Birnita)
FIC plastron (per 100)
0.0475
24.20
20.01
12.075
America, via San Francisco Parcels for Canado), 2 pr.
Japan. 3 p.in.
Manila.
p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Closing Timer By Air USA and Canada, 1 p.m.
Holhow, 4 p.m.
(No
Dangkok, Rangoon, Calculta, Kara- gh, Hera, Cairo Nairobi Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Mauritius
Johan-
nesburg via Cairo), Home and Lon don, (Kowloon CP) 330 pm. (reg): 4 p. ferd); (GPO) 5 p.m.
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Conato, p.151.
Posts far Manile. Air Parel Jonolulu and USA, Kowloon CPO)
(OPO) 5 p.m.
Ordinary Air Mil" (Printed Mat- tors. Samples and Small Packet Posts for Kantin, Guam, Ionolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) + p.m.; (GPO) 6 'n.mn.
Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland, i pin..
Haiphong, anol Halzon & Paris, 5 pm.
Talpe. p.m.
Cloning lines Dy Bea
Straile, Cerion, Madagascar, Mauri Llus, Fast and South Africa, Adan
0.1 Bombay and Karachi, 3 pm