THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1950.
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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY AN old friend of mine, Morgan A Howard
of Los Angeles, Calif., was in New York the other day. Mr Howard was pre- sident of the American Contract Bridge League in 1812; He is the donor of the cup which la played for each year in the Presidents Cup game at the nationals. A! one time he was also very active In bridge in Pittsburgh, Pa.
to talk At lunch, we started about bridge hands we had play- ed together. This led to a discus- sion of squeeze plays, und in par- ticular, the suicide squeeze.
A quezo play lu employed extra quite often to make an trick or two. Generally, you have to have a lot, established suit to have it work. But in the su cide squeeze you make one up- ponent squeeze his partner for the extra trick.
West's opening lead was the seven of diamonds. East put un the queen and declarer won the
trick with the king.
Declarer
played the three of spades and when West's singleton king drop- ped, the trick was won with the ace. Now the queen and jack of spades were eashed.
THEN
ME A QUART OF GOATS MILK!
BY THE
WAY
SUSPENSE IN THE STORY by Beachcomber
OF A HUNTED
FOR
MAN
would be seen. "There was only
FILL years of guzzling
Wartificial food preserved
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
INDIAN COTTON 17 NATIONS
ΤΟ CONTROLS
BE MAINTAINED
CONFER ON RUBBER
Brussels, May 2-Prob lems of world rubber pro-
New Delhi, May 2.-The Government of India | duction are to be discussed today announced that control over cotton would by delegates from 17 na- be maintained during the next "cotton year,"tions who assembled here today for the annual inter- September 1950 to August 1951.
national conference on rub- ber.
by artificial ice eventually THE NIGHT OF THE
the farmhouse. He wanted to transform the stomach into FULL MOON
Theron
of refrigerating sort sto to the farmhouse. By John Newton Chance
would be food and rest there machine? (MacDonald, 870, 224 pp.) Тел. A cup of ten. He closed
No, says infamous scientist. OR the man who lay in the his eyes again to shut out the
But already those who go But his brain."
Celling prices for different tall grass near the friendly thought from
to grimace ond to English farmhouse, there was no when he went to the farmhouse abroad and taste real food are
could
his beginning not cover
varieties of cotton of next it. peace or comfort in the sunshine le
wrong with His story that he wonder what uneasiness.
crop will be fixed found an year's The little boy who or light breeze. There was only un the fear brought by the certainty wanted work was unconvincing
(the farmer's wife) empty condensed milk Un and later, but, meanwhile, cell- that "they" ew where he was to Jone
es-reported a cow's nest is already ing prices for the current a matter of and her Aunt (who and it was only
pecially interested in finding out out of date. is small brother time before they got him.
Where should he go? Up the all about th's stranger because pointed last summer to a row year's crop will remain un
or raspberry canes and asked, altered,
Cloth and yarı hook the rasp-
prices will "Why do they bill the grass was short and he she was a romantic novelist),
berries on those bushes instead continue to be based on con- "To troiled prices for pinned cotton. of putting them in tins?" dry them, little one," came the Venus in the Ascendant
was
of
YOUR BIRTHDAY........ By STELLA All roads are blocked by the men shrewd reply.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
JAPANESE
TRADE DELEGATION
M. Pierro Wigny, Belgion Minister for the Colonies, In his opening speech put the em phasis on the "paramount im- portance" of co-ordinating the work of natural rubber pro- |ducers and synthetic rubber pro-
ducers.
"Stress should be put on the social aspect of natural rubber production for natives in the nuded.
Netherlands.
United
The action of this story suspense and terror takes place
Today's announcement, mindo
Coss Bay, Oregon, May 2. territories concerned," fo during one evening and night.
by the Ministry of Industry
The conference, which inst and Supply, also set forth the Japan's first official trade
in London, is who are on this fugitive's track.
proposals aimed delegation to Government's
the United year was held
being
attended by delegates They make
ike no secret of their
(XVIII)
at stimulating cotton production States since the beginning from Britain, the United States, intention to wait until he comen
tearing in the country. in n UMPOV was farm
Italy, Since the
Slam, the out to them. you are born today, you are, you are very unhappy and tend I at heart,
These include the removal by of World War II arrived France, Drage. He saw himselt bc- true humanitarian, to lose your genial friendly na-has no telephone and the village
Governments of all here today aboard the 88 ungary, Burma, Australia, the Czechoslovakia, was ing called to explain to Stalin, the State You cannot endure to see others ture. Consequently, you would is three miles away there.
of Science, why existing restrictions DA the Lena Luckenback.
'States of Indonesin, suffer. If anyone is unhappy, you be happlest if you wed at quite no way of contacting the police. the inventor
this great experimental station growing of cotton, extension fo not only sympathise with them, nit early age and had your own For Jane and her Aunt Miranda ank of Gish, and was got up the cotton lands of all possible | Kohel Teraoka, senlor mem Canada.-Reuter.
Liberia, Denmark, Ceylon and 1amed stan but do romething constructive to family growing up around you. and a young student
rustic tea-house, with Irrigation facilities, and remis-her of the delegation of nine
RUBBER MARKET revenue for nd- help. You will be greatly beloved You are popular with the op- Dellavilland who was staying like a
con of land thatch and lych-gutes and roses. farm, many
men and one woman, said the questions
brought under
would drive 10 San
London, May 2.-Prices in the in your own community and If pusite ex and will have a num-at the
group were still to be answered. Who Leaving the "Manager" to talk ditional areas you went into public service, you ber of opportunities to wed.
rubber market here today closed cotton cultivation.
Francisco tomorrow. used Fond of all active, outdoor was this man? Who were the to Egham about a process
Any deflelency of food grains
Four of the oficinis will be as follows- could widen your sphere of in-
would be happlest mysterious quiet men who safor precurying frozen whelks,
In Sony fluence and do a great deal of sports, you
Francisco Spot No. 1 (in penes off stationed growing
Der b.) living in the country for
land to the the patiently waited for their quarry Ding-fous slipped away to ex-in States, resulting from divert- good in the world.
to give hingelf up? Why did plakt to Hurupoy what had oc-Ing
July/September closely packed cities often re-
curred,
Egham's Cotton, would, according la to offices, two in Los Angeles ander you that one person can do they
But
astule wam him? What
tiny's
announcement, be made four in New York City.
Tomorrow they will inspect October/December (because the curiosity had been aroused by
Central Govern
January/March (1011) word
industrial plants. Moscow. so Httle to help in a world so going to happen
"Why Foot by the
United Press. Barge! If you must work in anman had no intention of giving the
Teraoka cald Japan is greatly
NEW YORK FUTURES should Moscow send a man all ment--Reuter. urban community, plus to spend himself up)?
in need of export irade it her
New York, May 2-Rubber industries are to prosper. The answers to these questions this way?" he asked. "To buy
workers,
The your vacations in the open, close
20 to 80 futures today closel replied
especially will seek delegation to Nature.
points lower on sales tofalling must be left for you to discover fish for the hungry
the "Manager." when you read the book. The
forno contracts, as follows: ckelrie
Bumpov, thoroughly with this time
was Dingi-Poos, by
May a cris atmosphere
He was the joke. apprehension, and the very or-primed fariness of the wailing men njoying ami their casualness make the very cordial when introduced to rror of them more intense. The "Shra-Iul." He turned to the pace increases as the story goes "Manger" and said: "I'll take
while shocks and thrills follow
one after the other as the hunted man makes his final desperate bid for treedom.
An optimist-believing in the good in everyone-and with ex- cellent judgment, you should be come a success at quite an early a. You have business talents which are quite exceptional and since you are so willing to share your good fortune with others, everyone wishes you the best of
tek at all times.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cur. responding paragraph. Let your birthday guide, THURSDAY, MAY 4
Your home and family lies are strong it separated from those you love for any length of time
slar be your
daily
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-
evening. to Be conservative this
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Best for you to stay close familiar outine just now. Cum- petence on the job will help.
GEMINI (May 29-June 22)- calm attitude this evening wil
toward oth your pathway success. Promole a new idea.
CANCER (June 23-July 23) Be diplomlic. Avoid friction even though it in a very busy day! You can make progress.
LEO
(July 24-AUE. 23) Launch a new scheme. Make It is practical and then
At this point declarer cotite count only eight tricks, so he de-forte ahead industrimsly on it. cided to let the opponents do the ¿queezing.
He led a small dia-
mond. East played the cight. De cturer played the nine and West won the trick with the ten-spot. On the three good diamonds East discarded three club..
West now led the queen of clubs and Enst had to let go his nine of spades. Declarer won the trick with the king and cashed the ace of clubs. East now was hopelessly squeezed. If he let
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a heart, declarer's hearts would all be good; while it be discard- ed the ten of spades, declarer's eight of spades would be good,
CHESS PROBLEM
By B. J. ANDRADE Black, 7 pleees,
10.
White, 10 picecs. White to play and mate in two.
Soluifon to yesterday's problem:
1, Q-Q1; threat 2, Q-K14 (ch), 1. Kix B, Kt--Q1; 2, KI—B4 J-Q4; 2, Q-03 KIXP; 2, P-K13
(ch); 1 (ch); 1 (=9),
INTELLIGENCE TEST:
Five days' polo
by T. O. HARE "The team we're meet
Ing to-day sald the captain of the Beavers, "defested the Chipmunks Testerday. They're good." It was the fifth day of Puffbury's l'olo Weck. Sl teama werd competing. cach team meellug each of the others once. So three matches were staged daßy for ve successive days. and each team had one On the first day the
match every day.
*
la
Terrifie
good
Beavers had struggle with the Elks. The Antestors were form on the second and third days, beating first the Deerhounds and then the Beavers. But the Beavers put up a good show on the They fourth day, when
walloped the Ferrets by 11 goals to none.
บ
The best mates of all-
goalless draw - was
between the Elke and the
Deerhounds.
On which of the five days did this match take place?
•ffalation on Page (4)
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 2) Keep good control of your tem per. Don't let things irritate you.
takes too much out of you! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Routine affairs are best. Wind up current matters; plan for the future. Caution this evening.
Check Your
Knowledge
1. What is the meaning "bon mot"?
of
1t
2. On what type ship General MacArthur make his dlash from Bataan to Australia? 3. Name It Tegion where
spice was at one time used as currency.
4. Who discovered Hawail?
5
Locate the narrowest part
of the Atlantic Ocean.
Gains, made recently, should bu held. He diplomatic and cautious SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Der. 22)-Calmness and full control of a tendency toward a With fem
problem with per will solve a Cines
23-Jan CAPRICORN (Dec. 20)-An energetle day, but one a which the tendencies are con trary, so watch at details enre- fully.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) -Tie Ipose ends and make sure that you are ready to make advances on a new project.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--- situation carefully be- Study a fore you plunge in. If you are practical, you can succeed.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 203- Disputer today can disrupt the sproper onder of things, end deter
you from your best successes.
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JEWELLERS
OK, Lefty, switch on!”
London Liçre Service.
AND
Knarf Asked a Question
-And Hanid Tried Hard to Answer I
By MAX TRELL
LIKED to ask you a very important
questix," Knart. the Shadow, said to his sister, Hanid.
was
LONDON TIN
MARKET
London,
to learn if the market Japanese silk can be expatided In this country because the silk) Industry is in a precarious con-Jame tition for lack of a large foreign | August,
roarket.
Members of
the
July
September delegation October
November representatives of December three-are official
the Japanese Government and January (1931)
closed as
2. The May 40 crates of your best bream, market today turned easier at and a gross of haddock." The the morning session, with Spot
a down 2% sterling and then entered three of them large office marked "Cod Direc- months attracting no interest.
Prices at the end of the off- torate," where sat a man who in spite of his fish-stained hatetal morning session looked like a scientist. Abovo follows :-- his desk, worked in wool, were With Cod," the words: "Say I But he was not quite quick cnough to hide a blue-print. It
"TOP
Sceret. marked
Egham Uranium Gun B. 740."
wad
drew in his breath sharply.
Holiday corner
-B
How would you get from B to A, and why? -London
Express Services
sellers
BRO sterling 6391%
560 and 680 34
569
Spot tin, buyers.. Ausiness at ...... Three-months tin,
buyers Three-months tin.
Ketter
Business--n11.
Satilement price
BOL
100
Turnover only 33 ton-United Pres
SILVER
New York, May 2-Silver, per fine
ounce, as quoted by Messrs Handy and Harman-72 cents-United Prem.
LONDON PRICES London, May 2.- Silver, SPOT, per ounce 44d. Silver, FORWARD, per ounce.-04d.~ United Press.
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
"Like as if I'm hiding?" wid Knarf "Is that how you get invisible?"
Like Hiding
"it's not "No," said Hanid, Hanid. who was reading a
exactly like hiding. To be in- means 10 be where book, looked up at her brother visible
you, but
0. Wha created Sherlock curiously. Knarf, the thought everybody can see
Holmes?
TA
IN
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(Antwers on Page 81
CROSSWORD
Arrays
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stretched.
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7. Hatred may bring it to the kulfe.
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This of a tender naturo.
10. Wont 151
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101
12. Bo calculated tu raise spirits. [5]
13. Ten are well between leaf and
#tern. (4)
14. Join up again
(7)`
18. Bho could barn been roan. ($) ·
1. She often quoted to ilustrate
stalo news
21. Was apert in givtog blow-outa.
143
23. for the agent. (3)
24. You and it in the xoo and 10
demure surroundings. 13)
25. With the last word there's auth
ing more to this. (4)
20. Stay he seen in the Niger "24 a
rile. IB.
Down
1. It's in the air and comes from
thero, 16)
Kot a tubo and Mazo a seat. 18)
3. Take notice it may be played to
You (4)
fi deart ut something herty
Bigned with intent (0)
A qusint sort of humour. 18.
Vocie Bam's Wren. (4)
u. If at last you don't quoes, it's
an order. (4)
15. Country of birth y 18)
10. Twixi beast and bird. (0)
17. Taken from ten nuisances. (Þ)
18 Outtla vidaty well groomed
专家
20. Las
at
probably. (8)
■ Vere
| 22. Diusily daallý duped, (8)
solution of westerday's pumala
ebiti
to herself, asked lots of ques- nebody can." tions. But he hardly ever called
What the important.
do
you want to ask me that's so important?" she finally said.
"Why not?" asked Knari, "Because, well,
because that's why." 're invisible, you're
Knarf
said he couldn't un- "What's in-vis-ubble mean?" derstand this at all. "If you're where everybody can see you, "Not in- laughed, Hanle
Why does visubble, Knart, There is no why can't they?
must mean being Invisible keep them from You word.
seeing you?" 11- Hold sud: "I guess I can't What dos
explain it very well. But let Invisible? that nobody can me
know!
The wind Oh, invisible."
You mean the wind blows, Hanid?"
such lavisible."
"All right. visible mean?"
"It means
see you."
Wind makes a windmill turn, but you can't see it.
ste...what's
I
That's
said,
right. There," taking
window, "the
all
are career members of the February
***SPOT Department of State for Foreign Affairs. The members hope to bring their familles to the United States later, Teraoka said.
The lone wornan member of the party, Miss Sumito Tajima, to be stationci In San Francisco.-United Press.
NO EMBARGO
ON WOOL
EXPORTS
Canberra, May 2-Aus- tralia's Conservative Gov- ernment today refused to put an embargo on Russian purchases of wool.
In the lower House, a Mem- ber demanded that Australia follow
the United States
Rupert and the Dragon Pills-19 practice of banning the sale of
To his reliet, Rupert tinds that hu idea works very well The pet dragon eagerly takes the pill, and his big companion pushes his head forward. His bot expectantly breath makes things uncomfortable. so the little bear hurriedly puts his
hand in his pocket and produces a And now to second pill for him.
catch the small one and take it back to Pong-Ping." says Rupert, Bue things not so simple. Both the dragons are cheerful, and the little one runs friskily on to the bip one's back.
ALL RIGHTA RESINVED
pushes "Sounds." answered Knorf, the windmill, and it the sailboats, and it carries the "All kinds of sounds." is
And still kites up into the air. it's Invisible." that
Hanid agreed. Yes, even the Knart
can't be teen, even though we what invisible meant now.
But if she "And there's another thing can both hear them.
written down, then Knarf to the that's
Hanid, words are invisible," sald
sce them but you wind is outside. You can't see it, even though you can It's in front of the house now, it's right in front of everybody can't hear them." blowing right across the lawn, every minute
of the day and Look at !!"
night."
"What is it?" asked Knarf.
"The air."
sitid he understood words that we're saying now
"strategle materials" to the So- vict and put an embargo on the sule of wool to the Russians. He claimed that 110
at the latest
sales Russia had been the big- gest buyer and had forced the prices up
against British
American buyers,
and
D:T
2114-2212
2194-23
04-6
103%
1854-16
2020 bid
25 90 nominal 23,20-25 traded 24.25 nominal 23.30 bid
22:10 nominal
22.33
2220 bid"
21.35 nominal
21.30 1
-United Press.
HONGKONG SHARES
Business
זם
the Hongkong Stock Exchange totalled $92,- 258.75
during the morning. Transactions and noon. closing prices were:
SHARES BUYERS GELLERS BALES BANKS
IK Bank
1240 1273 "I
East Asia .. 104 INSURANCES
Union DOCKS, ETC 800
Wheelock LAND, ETC.
Bunthreys. UTILITIES
Trom
100 1
A
2500 1.00
1152 C. Light (0) 9.70 101% 500 9.00 C. Light N 6.00 Electric..
STORES, FTC.
Dairy
Watson
500 21
100 2134
731 212
2016
100 32. GOO **
24
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the unnittelal
market exchange morning at the following rates Sterling pound note, per £)
Incal
this
15.05
0.00
4.00
26.00
ID 20
11.00
V.S dollars (per 1) NEI guide (per 100) However, the Minister of Blam tients (per 100) Commerce and Industry. Mr J. Singapore (Strate)
McEwen, snubbed the speaker. FIC plastres (per 100)
"The Government has never
considered such a step." he OUTWARD MAILS
a
saic,, "especially ogainst country with which we have the friendliest diplomatic re- lations. It is quite untrue that the biggest Russla has been
of Australian buyer at cales wools. Our wools were sold at public auctions, which are open financially who is to anyone
10 bid." United competent Press,
NEW YORK
4
EXCHANGE
.. US$ 0.00-1
2.80-3/16 2.83 bid/
Closing rates were: to
if know Knart wanted
Canada Idollary there was any way for people to England-official
unofficial invisible. moko flicmselves "Well." raid Hand, after giving 30-day futures. 90-day futures. the matter some thought, guess the only way for people Australia (pound) .. to make themselves invisible New Zealand
(pound) had never is to walk around in the dark, South Africa
that's not
good. I (pound) very the leaves thought of the air that every- But
"I can't see it," said Knarf, "That's because," said Hanl
"it's invisible. smiling.
It's
there. It isn't hiding. Yet
nobody can see it."
"But you can feel it," sald Knarf. It makes
Kaart
Can Hear Them
sald he
זיז
In the tree shake."
body breathed being invisible, You might bump into some- Belgium (franc)
when it's Denmark throne)
France (franc) """Yes,"
sold 'Hanid. "Some but he now knew that it was. thing, and besides,
ought West German times, when the grass is high, Suddenly he added that he had really dark, everyone you can tell exactly where it's just thought of something else to be fast asleep."
"You can going.
blades of The
grosa that was invisible, bend over whenever it passes. bear them, but you can't see was to it, but Knaef still wished he could be like the wind and And it makes the weather-vane them," he said.
the alr What are they, Knart?" and It turns the arms of turn,
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Ranger Casualty
LET EM HAVE IT. FELLERS! OUR “SHOOTIN' BRONS ARE WET?_
That seemed to be all there Holland (guilder)
By Harry F. O'Neill | Egypt (noun)
EPHIS
BEEN HIT
KEEP SHOOTIN'! I'LL TAKE CARE OF EPH?
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Mexico (pero)
1100
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Latin America Argentine-amictal Brazil cruceiro) Bolivia (boliviano) Chifle-free Columbia (poso)
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Closing Times By Hea
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Closing Times By Al
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Closing Times By Jea Lourenco Marques. Mombasa and Seulli-Africa via Dürban, % Dəm.
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