THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Count Your Tricks. To Insure Success
BY WILLIAM E. MOHENNEY
VERYONE participating in a national tournament cannot
EVE
win one of the national cham- plonshilp trophies. Nevertheless, a lot of one-session there are
evento which are important.
FOR THE
BUSINESSMAN
DUMB-BELLS SCIENCE AT WORK BY THE Revival of China's HONGKONG
ACGISTERED US......
THIS BLUEBERRY PIE TASTES
QUEER!
Today's hand was one which s was played in the opening night ovent by Ronald Hazenberg of Atlantic City and his partner Freddy Richel, also of Allantle Cily. N. J, They won toy score In their section and finished- pecond in the event.
Mr Rosenberg,
to cover.
altting West,
PERHAPS
1 PUT
WAY
TO CALL CHANGE!-MOON by Beachcomber Sugar & transport
"TOO
IN IT!
NEXT STOP
WHAT is happening? claimed by Peking
San Francisco, Apr. 10.
www.
Industrial news
The enormous building TOME day about 10 years from for the expedition by about the which, they say, has been SOME
now, a space ship may year 2000. make the 240,000-mile trip to According to Colbert's predic-erected over the Tibetan
return to the tions, the ship will take off at an border is, according to the ranging from the establishment of a State-operated the moon, and
A tram automobile transport company in Peking to the earth within 24 hours.
almest perpendicular angle and Albanian radio,
revival of the sugar trade in Kwangtung was hurtle through the air at the depot.
́seven - miles - per- necessary the belle of J. P second escape speed," That is
a pretty given in a Chinese Communist broadcast heard Colbert, professor of civil en the plane is clear of the air sur-stiff Note has been sent, suffer here tonight. gineering at the University of rounding the earth, he said, its even, than the usual weekly Nebraska. 11c ik confident rockets can be cut of and i
protest,
paintin out selence will solve the problem can coast through space a large Tibet has no trams. A saucy of fuelling a giant rocket ship part of the time,
YOUR BIRTHDAY..
By STELLA
ta
I underland that Once
He climated the journey will take about nine hours.
Tio aircraft will have to land stern-first, Colbert said, using its rackets to break the impact of the landing.
that
The automobilo transport
reply from Belgrade, which had company which hery Reds start
not been asked to open its been set up will serve to maid that the Tibetan unify China's motor trans- Ave-your
plan included
port for the first time, the service along the border. broadcast said. tram Newspapers in Bulgaria dra publishing portraits of Tibetan fram-drivers in walform, and ment, making references to a great China covering tram-building works in the nearly Karakoram foothills,
Reports routes.
The company has, at the ma- 10 branches in North
A network of 5,000 miles of motor Vehicles of the com-
trading on
State lines
SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $100,185.
Noon quotations were: BRARES BUYERS SELLERS #ALES BANKS
IIK Bank 1310 East Asia, 104 INSURANCES
UntonLİL DOCKS,, ETC. K. Whart Dock S'hai Dock LAND, ETC.
TIK Land. S'hat Land
Humphreys
UTILITES
600
. 3.30
.
260 .DI
1.40
500 G 4 100
Train ............. 13.50 13.10 4500 @ 12.05. Star Ferry ...
113
C. Light (0) 11.20 11.50 1300
Electric INDUSTRIALI
Cement..! STORES, ETC. Dairy....... Watson
Lane Crawford COTTONS
Ewo
11.30 2015 250 20
11 11 1600 @ 14
2.70
MISCELLANEOUS
The Sun...
400
4.00 2.25
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local
unofficial exchange market this 3-Sterling pound note (per ) 15.20
morning at the following rates
night that the All-China
in
NEI guilders (per 100)
Communist
Glam sicals per 1001
Singapore (siirasta)
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Polities, the law or diplomacy liked today's hand because he FF are born today, your per-
San Francisco, Apr. 10.- had to keep counting his tricks you retion makes it are fields in which you should
The arrival on the moon will late that the mysterious Dingi-pany are serving travellers as
Poos has been seen near Kol.
well as contributing to the Peking Radio reported to In response to South's club bld, easy for you to cultivate friends make excellent progress. In ad-
be timed for the "dawn Inc."
"smooth Inter-flow of goods be- Your pa- dition, you are fond of the just as that the seven of North opened
planet's 338-hour Twenty Years of Uproar and especially music. Even if you are"day" is beginning, Colbert said.
tween city and countryside." clubs.
The Jack was played and influence people.
ture compela admiration
Her high notes seem to fade The sugar industry of Kwang- Department Stores had from duramy and South refused love from all whom you meet. not an artist or musiclan your-
tung Province is showing signs (Music critic). As a leader, you may become cell, you always will sponsor and The temperature there reaches out into nothing.
of recovering from the low cab tablished its head office 214 degrees
Chineso do you want? to which it fell to during the the when the sun is THAT more highly important in your own encourage those who have talent. the hotter-than-boiling point of
Too often those high notes Kuomintang days. circle. You are not the type to Your gift for public speaking is
snall unusual and should be cultivat-direcily overhead, he noted, and
the two-weeks-leng "nights" go on and on, until the listener Only two out of five modern remain confined within a group and if you seem to have cd
a permanent sugar refineries are at present have excellent get or cold an 215 degrees below seems to have become caught in minor routine,
Louse potting-shred door in his functioning in the Province, taste in dress, and are definitely zero. Therefore men must plan huist yourself out at once!
style conscious. Learn to culti- to arrive at the must temper-head. Semolina used to hang on but these nre producing twice vale other facets to your person-ate time, he explained. ailty as well, for you, as well as good brain. Just the men, have
Declarer started to count his tricks. He marked South with the king of clubs; therefore he gured he had three club tricks,
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MISSILES FIRST
You have considerable pride of personal achievement, ambition to get ahead in the world on a high level of activity. Your sense of Justice is keen and you learn, To And what the stars have in
Astronomers believe men enn through experience, not to per store for tomorrow, select your mit it to become warped through birthday star and read the car-remain safely on the moon one personal points of view. You can responding paragraph. Let your or two hours before beginning £lar be your daily the return voyage, Colbert sald. become invaluable in public life birthday if trained for such a career. fulde.
capital.
US dollars per $1
FIC piastres (per 1001
This was regarded na mat Britain Lends
ing a new stage in the or-
lay down his baton, put both claimed. The other three re- The radio said that this office elbows on his little lectern and ad
Aneries are not working because
so long that the conductor would as much as in the past, it is Canisation of State trading. International Haze in awe. When she began parts were removed or wrecked now unifled State and
shopa in every province, elty to turn purple he would pick by the Japanese during their and many county towns which up his balon again, murmuring, oc
of the Province. "The show must go on," wake
0.070
10 23.00
18.00
11.03
pubile Bank A Million
dustrial goods to ctiles and
With
Washington, Apr. 10---
of the sugar output in formed a network supplying in Mr Eugene Black, President of the International Bank, the orchestra and continue the Kwangtung is still from the villages throughout China. A problem for Cocklecarrot more refineries will be built. night's task,
crude mills of the villagers, but
announced on Monday that Central management and MIDDLEMEN OUT
planning of State trade would the United Kingdom had WHAT will the Chelsea Coun-
of one The take-off from the moon; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
The radio also reported the have a profound effect on the agreed to the use will be far easier, he said, since that hens are kept aboard the elimination
cil say when they discover
of middlemen' in nation's economy.
million pounds of that coun.
to
tho ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)--
Flobster? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-its gravity is only one-sixth as
try's subscription Saucy Mrs
What the industry. Today, co-operu- Astrong as the earth's,
Peasants were the manca Bank for pending opera- Benefits through expansion, of Make gains along all Unes.
price the amenities of the Em-tives of sugar cane growers stil
tomers of Stale shops. Ono bankment now?
the your social and public life are business trip, once routine in al-
their product direct to the re-
tions. increased purchasing Make the best of tended to, can turn into pleasure. Unmanned, evident now.
muided missiles birds got ashore
also said that the and pocket-power,
Mr Black following land reform, that cgg belong opportunities.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—|undoubtedly will be used on test on a scat. Don and fold an est fineries: in the pan the "middle-their
ong men stepped in
had government Consummate home and office dighis before a staffed expedito Mrs Withereedge, the care ed half of the prices of the peasants were now able to buy Canadian TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) matters advantageously. You
quantities of cloth, agreed to the bank's use of two · tion tries it, Colbert cald. If Laker of the ship: to Lots Road | cane." Take care of shopping in the should get what you want out of these rockets were filled with an Power House; to Admiral Sir News was also given of the farming equipment, cups, uten million Canadian dollars for the
sonp, matches, sugar and same purpose. three sure diamond tricks and it morning. Domestic affairs need life now.
These funds come from the Be cautious in the
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. explosive, colourful substance to Ewart Hodgson; or collectively rubber shoe industry in Tien-sils, they broke, that would give him attention,
spatter the surrounding area, to Ulo residents of Cheyne-walk? tsin. It is said that factories in writing materials through their
sub- 18 percent of countries' 22)—The stars are offering you the landing could
that elly be seen by an extra trick in diamonds. Heftetnoen.
are bually working co-operative organisations.
scriptions In individual cur- hu a spade trick, but still not
to fullt Army orders for 1,000,- GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- an opportunity for success, Ac-strong telescopes on earth, he Sorry Mr Poopfle
rencing which the bank cannot enough for his contract.
Combine business and social itte cept it and make the most of ad-thinks.
was troubled 000 pairs of rubber shoes.
STEADY MARKET
use for pending purpose without cach Your friends vantages.
POOFFALL, did you say?""
country's Permitalon- advantageously,
"No. Poopite. F-L-E. Like
United Press. can be useful to your efforts now.
hopeful.".
"F-U-L?"
If he tried to establish a heart trick he knew his club stoppers would be knocked out. He de- cided to steal a quick spade and South, correctly, played low arul Mr Rosenberg won the trick with the queen.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-- Maite proffla now from past bus- real progresa, Get results.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Fing inducements for suc- cesa are in today's ziarz.
Bual- ncas nx
Colbert said it is reasonable lo assume the last half of the century will see development of
trick. He led the four of spades ness deals. This is a day to show "well as - Hocial progress the fuel needed for the trip.
24-Aug. LEO (July
L
"No. F-L-E. Poopsle," "Spell IL"
The broadcast further report- ed that State-owned enterprises in Manchuria have surpassed
12
one percent,
01 wires
increasing
These co-operatives
covered
their production targets during 60 percent of the business done the first quarter of this year.
by Staic-owned shops in Man- Coal
gasoline the target, PU-o-p-1-1-e. Poopfile. P for labor output was six percent churia last year, putty, o for orange, o for orange, percent, electrielly per pompons. I for fruit, 1 for electric
liteycles 11 percent, cement 48 percent, paper 32 percent, "Poople."
conveyer belis
percent, Yes. Poopfle."* "Wrong number, Mr Poopfle." motorcar tyres 32 percent, and
rolion fabric 17 percent. Reuter.
Declarer now tried to find out / The stars are offering you the this as your wedding day," Loo, had tried to describe television lettuce, e for earth,"
diamond
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) -A fine
for love and mar- "Look what we've done in the 23)-- ringe. Fortune should smile on Arst half," he said. "If anyone very hest. Take full advantage PISCES (Febić: KA-DANT, XX)—or, radio or jet planes in 1900, if the
suit would of the propitious signs at this A good mood today will help you people would have thought he the king of time. break. Ile cathed
get what you want out of life, was crazy." diamonds and then led a n}]
iamond to the nce, only to VIRGO (Aug. 24-Scol. 22)- Go along with the Lids of suc- learn that North held
tour Combine social and business in Cess. Find happiness. At this diamonds,
paint de terests to your distinct advan. clarer led a mall heart which tape. Take a journey to effect a south won with the king. He promotion. returned a small club and Mr Rosenberg won the trick with the queen.
To try and establish a heart; trick now was not enough, so hel led a spade hoping the finesse When of the ten might work. North's inck dropped, dummy's hing was played and South won the trick with the ace.
South returned a club which declater won with the ace. De- elaror played the queer of diamonds and South was em- barrassed.
He could not discard a spade, Bs that would establish declarer's spade suit, Au he decided to
discard the nine of clubs. De- clarer now led a heart which South won. South cashed his last club, but now was forced to
which learl
spade,
gave declarer his contract.
CROSSWORD
ACTIS
2. Dires Fegular ds. (7)
Oslour (1)
10. if you @ Down roy, will be this. 19. Bubels smart. (5)
14. Nothing to an alternative ending
of the door, (3)
15. Found at the end of a wedge. {4}
id. Deprives & woman of the last
word (4)
17. Scale to fasteners. (5)
10. Just an average word. (6)
Farden. (B)
24 PET 113, you may almost get of
23-13 worth having. (8)
To take posle to Newcratis you
have to use this. (4)
inifway stajen. [4]
Bwooks to stars with. (8)
Down
a. De gifts a lot but atobe when ne
gets time. (D)
Atable hole, 15)
With no bell (b
A. VA Senicus to make it fual, 10)
d. Take possession again. (0)
7. No seker of old in the Btstea
(8)
Colour. 1)
Sa 10 Acrosa, (7)
Dorset be corrected. (8)
Begins an Itailan pokson. (8)
A distressing wound. (8)
Furthet.
Orten indicated by X: 181,
NTELLIGENCE TES
SPEED-UP
By T. O. HARE
A 200 mites from Bin- chester to London. There Das recently been a consider- able speed-un in the in- chester London train service. The spreds ut two train whiteli leave Binchester for London, and London for Binchester. simultaneously, have both been accelerated In each case, by 10 miles per hour Lesels of
in 20040- quence these trains which proceeds at uniform speep throughou Das one annier 0 minutes earlier than was formerly the case.
The Binchester-Lantion train now eyel MC & Deed which is 10 miles per hour less than was formerly the speed of the
London-Binchester train.
Whas in the speed of the latter train now 1
(Solution on Page 8)
Check Your Knowledge
1. Find word
beginning
with F and ending in Y, mean-
ing Insincere piälse."
2. What name is given
the hypothetical
Mars?
residents
3. Name the largest planet.
4. What is the keystone
an arch?
6. Bolivar
to
is the monetary unit of what place?
6. What is the meaning Balance of Trade?
(Answers on Page 8)
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. KOTRC
Black, plecez.
White, 8 pieces.
of
While to play and mate in three,;
Solution: to yesterday's problem:
1, R-87, any; 2, K, ̋kt, ör Þ
or die ch) Matth
BOYS'
(Tomorrow-Book Parade)
AND
The Goldfish Had Visitors
-Frogs and Turtles Dropped Into Their Pool-
By MAX TRELL
NARF
Kdows,
-London Express Service,
GIRLS'
"And It's just as much (o| thame," Suzanne added the moment as she stood on tall with her nose quite
and Hnnid, the Sha- next were Jeaning over her
the goldfish pool, halfway down poked out of the water, "that
the stone stops. In the middle you two can't drop into our
of the rock garden, Alphonse pool and have a vinit with un." and Suzanne, the goldfish,
spent the winter indoors in
Couldn't Do That
Kines aquarium; but the sum- "Oh, we couldn't do that at mertime
they spent in their own sleep pool.
The two goldfish were swim- with their noses out of ming the water os Knart and lianid spoke to them.
12
SUGAR QUIET
Domestic sugar futures closed Inactive and unchanged.
"Stute trading, especially re- New York. Apr. 10-World percent, tail dealing, has played an im- sugar futures fohay closed un- partant part in calling back changed to 1 point higher on currency," the radio sald. "For sales totalling 22 contracts. example, several hundred depar.ment
retall stores and shopa in Shanghai alone called back on average of 10,000,000,- 000 dollars (in Communist currency) daily in March. This is a further means by which the Government ensures the maintenance of a steady mor- ket."-Reuter,
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Caravan-46 ·
aur Hanid exclaimed In alarm.| "We'd drown!"
When the story is told Sam geis up. "Now, at last, I'll go and get "And Eet soaking wet be- Constable Growler to help me catch sides," said Knart.
that wicked man in the caravan,'
**Without his harie he declares, he can't go far." And with a cheery good-bye he is gone. Next morning Rupert sets out to sell his adventure to any pals he can find. On the
Alphonse and Suzanno drank a few bubbles, then Al- in "It's a shame,"
Knorf was
"But we do get phonse said: saying, "that you can't leave visitors, you know." your pool and come out for a walk with "
*YAS indeed," said Suzanne. "Yes," said Alphonse; "it is." "Pleasant folks, loo-and not fishes either. And they do drop Jn"
Frogs often visited the goldfish.
BRONCHO BILL
BRONCHO FOLL DENIES ACCLUS EHONG THẤT A BUCKFOOT INDIAN WAS I KILLED BY A.
PALEFACE
Kharf and Itaald eagerly ask- They ed who the visitors were.
way he sees Dinkie sitting on a port. 'It was "Hullo, Dinkie," he cries. you who started me off on this that Did you know adventure. Beppo was in the caravan when you led me to that lovely rock ?" Buz the Hitle cat only purrs sleepily and blinks and says nothing.
[THE END]
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
NY Foreign
Exchange
Closing rates on the New York Foreign Exchange yesterday
were:
Canada (dollar) England-ficial
unofficial
..... US$0.50-3/16 2.00-3/10 2.47 bld. 2.50 asked 2.0011 2.70-13/10 3.24
30-day falures 20-day futures Australia (pound)
New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) Belgium (Crane)
Delmark krone)... France (Irane) West German Deutsch-
Tark
Holland guilder) Italyoncial
Norway (krone) Portugal (escudo) "The Spain (pesala)
fsweden (krona)
Switzerland-free
Uni- Contract No. G closed
1 point higher on changed to sales totaling 121 contracts.
Prices closed as follow Contract No. 4 (World). stay in cents per ib.3 434 nominal July
14 tích 4.34 bid
September
January (1951)
4.18 nominal
March
4.04
SPOT
4.33
Contract No. 3 (Domestic).
3.02 .10
September
4.93
May July
SPOT art No. 6.
Contract
May
July
September November
4.98 traded
5.00 traded
15.10 bid 3.15 nominal
United Pro
OUTWARD MAILS
A
aurisco mali Kingdom per
Unitad Carthage
to RAIS will be closed as follows
GPO-Parcels,
April 13, 5 p.m.; Teglstered April 14, 8.30
.m.; ordinary 9.30 a.m.
Kowloon CPO-Parcela April 13, 5pm. Reglatered & p.m.: Ordinary April 14, 8.30 mm.
This mall is expected to r
on or about rive at London
May 13.
Daregistered letters and print- ed matters for China mainland can be accepted at senders' risk and will be forwarded as oppor tunity obsTE.
Unies otherwise stated, Be gistered Articles (by Air of Bea) and Parcel Posts close one lear earlier than the ordinary mall. If malls close before 10 a.m. Registered and Parcel Posta close at p.m. on the previous day. Malls are closed at Kowloon Ceniza Post Often one notr earlier than the C.P,0. elasing Limes.
2.7015
2.8011
,01903%
1435
4.20
2030
.00104
1403
0348
0016
ODJI
2331
MIDDLE EAST
2.0012
03134
2,8014
3575
LATIN AMERICA
1120
.0550
200
1179
81%
1,00
.1100
.0660
3737%
(bollyar)
FAR EAST
3010
2100
$033
1750
p.m
3040
3200
360 yen to US$1
United Prest
"And then," Suzanne went on,
At this Knart and Hanld both “there'. and Mrs Shelley. exclaimed in amazement:
often drop in.
They Twenty Toes!" don't say much. In fact, they
But this time neither AL- don't say anything, But they "Well," replied Suzanne, love to
look around, and to phonse nor Suzanne would ex- "there's Mr Boomly-Boom. poke their heads under all the plain. They both swam off to Egypt (pound)
Iran
(xi) The bottom of the pool and Iraq (dinar) Ho's a wonderful singer-won- rocks,"
stayed there.
Turkey lita) derfully loud, I mean; and he
"Mr and Mrs Shelley?" said It look Knarf and Hanid the wears the most beautiful green
Knart, coat."
rest of the afternoon to figure "Singer?"
"Don't say anything and love out what visitors the two gold-Argentne-official puzzled vo100,
poke their heads around?" fish meant by the Twenty Toes. Brazil (eruzeiro)
nailvia (boliviario) It was only after Knarf Vicars
and Chile-fred sald Kanld, wondering. A beautiful
the two children Columbia (pe) BRW "Mr coat? sald Hanld.
and Mrs Shelley." ex- Hanid
como
down to the pool, take Cuba (poro) Mr Boomly-Boom is a frog," plained Alphonse, "are turtles."
of their shoes and stockings, Mexico (peso)
|Porta-fres explained Alphonse "He drops
and wado in that they guessed Uruguay (pero) into the pool, stays for a te
what Alphonse and Suzanne Venezuela while, then jumps out again. does hla singing with his
said Knarf
to
green
Best Visitors
"But our best visitors of all." pleant. legs in the water and his head said Suzanne. "are the Twenty
Tocs." in the air."
(PPINES INJON KILL BLACKFOOT *** WITH › TOMAHAYDC →TCOME. FOR BOYW
UGH
Bill's Big Bluff
PALEFACE
BOY NOT HERE
BILLE
HELP!
Twenty Toest Strange visitors int a goldish pooll
By Harry F. O'Neill
CHIEF CRAZY. FOX LIEB --- BET BUY FREE OR WILL LTAKE HIM A
India (rupes)'... Pakistan frupee) Hongkong
Netherlands Za
Indica Singapore Japan
Indo-Pakistán Trade
New Delhi, April :10-OMetal Bources Indicated on Monday that no date had boen xed for the Indo-Pakistan Trade Con-
TUESDAY, APRIL U Closing Times By Air Itohow, 4 p.m.
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, p.m.
Air Parcel Posts for Marilla, Hono- lulu and USA, 6 p.m.
Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Mat- bers, Samples and Bmail Packet
Poste) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu AD USA, 0 p.m.
Iphong A Salon B Đoàn
Bangkok p.m.
Taipeh, p.m
Closing Times By Sta Kiraits, Fangoon and Calculie 3
D.m
Canada via Vancouver, BC, #
USA, Central and South America via San
1 p.m.
BAY, APRIL 13
Closing Tinés By Al
· Manila, 11 aut Holbow, 4 pun. Talpah, & pan,
% DM.
Closing Times By Sta Korea via Inobom, 1 p. Formoss via Hoeling. Hiphons @ Du Japan. 5.pitt... Straits 3 pm.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11 Closing Timer By Air Canada and USA, Noon=" Okinawa. 3 pm
Hallow, $pm
· Rangoon, Calcutta. Karachi, Ban
faronce scheduled for Karathi.Ceiro (Nitrool Mombasa,
-Salaam, Mauritium and Johaniança via Cairo), Rome and London:
·Colombo, 8′′ ÞING
The Indian Premier, Pandit pm. Nehru, told newsmen that reportsBangkok Mingapore. Diakarta ad that the meeting would be bild Text week were not our wety-al- though the conference will be held ister.
Lebrun., Bidney and Auslande