THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1950.
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DUMB-BELLS PRUNUSUAL ANGLES
HE HAS THE PATIENCE OF JOB!
I NEVER
KNEW JOB PRACTICED MEDICINE
Running cars on water
N
and kerosene
Increasing number
per cars drive on kerosene and a carburetter, called. tripol. water, and their owners are can all happy.
They get more
cca fuel cost and a motor that don't "knock."
YOUR BIRTHDAY....
It
engine, tu combustion
moothly, fed with Bô peterni
ever, would
By
STELLA
Instrument board.
NO KNOCK
FRIDAY, MAY 5'
tu
BY THE
WAY
FOR THE
BUSINESSMAN
Fluctuations in rubber dealings
by Beachcomber "inevitable"
CANOUGH vin
ENOUGH, having be
come
R
sald
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)'
in full.
JAP PLAN FOR MORE TEXTILES
with the on-
alon would arrive here on
Proposals for Increasing tho of Japanese number
colton
The statements indicated that
Tokyo, May 4.-Japanese officials and textile lenders have started talking about London, May 4. The belief that further the need for expanding the friendly with Cart Ahlstedt of Liu Koplin wealthy family, is to spend violent fluctuations are almost inevitable in future industry's production today Aswedish trucks and passen- southern Sweden, has invented
the rubber dealings is expressed in the authoritative coincidental try with them. He hinted weekly rubber market report issued by Lewis and nouncement that an Anglo- be fixed on any pasuline that he was at one time a Pent Ltd. They say that if the official returns for American cotton textile mis-
private detective, and the lery to rig out an elephant rains have held up production, the present period mbat kerosene ani 20 percent water, lady, who has enough jewel. April output in Malaya confirm reports that heavy son wou
Petrol le sul necessary for a Maharajah's wedding, of shortage may be extended, start and worm the motor, hew-how asked him to keep an
Referring to the Inter-)any estimate above 430,000 tons spindles by 50 to 100 percent year should be were voiced today by the Minis-
ter of Trade, Solāro Takass, and- national Rubber the cylinders eye on her treasures.
Study produced Inst otherwise,
treated with the utmost reserve prominent Ocuka textile manu-
if the amount 11 ap-facturers. corrode. That is done
"If they're safe with me," said Group which is at present Eve rasily with a bulton on the Foulenough, "they're tafe with meeting in Paris, the report preaching what last year's crepa anyone." There was an awkward anys their deliberations must produced, did not necessarily
an offensive in talks with the silence. "menat to say,"
delegation of American and Bri- Foulenough, if they are safenevitably have direct bear- follow that it would be exported the Japanese planned to go on tish textiles experts next week. with anyone, they are not safeing on the Shaefer Acti
So far as consumption with me." "Anyhow," he con- which expires at the end of
both the United concerneil,
CHECK THE THREAT A car with a tripol carburetter tinued, "what I mean is that if June and is due for renewal. States and Britain had made a born today, you dencies, for you are a little too
les they are not safe with anyone, 30-40
Coverning lentiafations percent
Agures
Japanese promising IF you are
the United States compulsory have a lot of personal pride fond of the luxuries of life for consumes
kerosene than it uses gasoline they are nut safe with me.". A n maid entered
red use of synthetic rubber is ex-for the first quarter of the year sources said they expected the and want the best there is to your own good,
You of the folr sex are flirto- with a common gas carburetter, moment later life. of the most popular offer In
You are
to the hostess, and whispered
with the Arthur has allowed to come to 000 tong compared seconit tions and your magnetle
from United States
Japan only
"privata presidente of the American satisfied with anything
cooking: cherry are empty." manufacturers
for an increase correrponding period for 1949
restrictive You are quite emotional sonality draws runny friends to experiments and tests,
Should these high figures be
Beck capacity" to Contract Fridge League was the rate,
It
kely that you
nonchalantly pro in synthetic supplies.
the throughout kek. Foulenough ofond must learn to curb
your you.
doesn't lute Benjamin M. Golder
agreements with the Japanese maininined The molor would make a highly successful
ineed a match nul tried to light
On the natural production
semed that synthetle livide up world markets und. Thiladelphia, Pa., who served in moods. Cultivate self-eontrol,
social even if the number of revolu- career out of being a
is as low ne
ide. the it with his cigarette.
report continues,year, it
could be materially check the threat of Japancso 1946. Colonel Colder WON
But yo have
in per minute intellec
Communist activi supplies Philadelphia Practical
usinesslike, belle. Land
apart from successful
200, he said.,
present competition with American and Venus in the Ascendant
tles and higher ruling prices, Increased above" attorney, member of the state with a real talent for figures and tual talents, as well, and shoul
for the time production level of about 550,- British textile Industries. should be make a 1tle more use of them.
(XX) | Malaya appears later congress-moneymaking, you
tested ha cat- Jegislature an
Ahlstedt has
omcial sald To find what the stars have
One American being to have passed her peak 000 tons a yes, without causing successful able to carve out a
probably will be in store for tomorrow, select buretter by deiving a truck 75.-
Occupation Beadquarters would miles without even five S the party went round the level. The output may be further undue Increase in stocks of
armly oppose any such scheme, known to career. You
Let minutes of moter fervice. The Aarehouse chum noticed hundenpped should the present natural rubber.
-United Press. bridge players and his assolates rich at some time in your life, your birthday star and read the 000
Whether you le rich will de correspondini paragraph.
be your motor was clean inside, almost many locked doors. Every time measures apainst bandliry
intensified. all over the country, never claimed to be an expert player.pend a great deal upon whether your birthday ar He got more fan out of watch-You curb your extravagant fen- daily guide. ing people enjoy themselves at bridge, but when he did play.' he played harrl.
Pazo Opening-2
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
ONE
very
mnn.
Ben, As he was
#
never
SATURDAY, MAY G
This
start. The
15
occupation
per-Ahl: tedt claims after a year of say the three bottles of Pected to be subject to strong showed an Increase of over 35,1mission-which General Muc-
proper use of it: Be progressive and positive in your attitudes.
shiny, be claimed.
pressure
Interest
the
be
To study rubber
to be u wish he expressed
Jooked anything that
CONSUMPTION UP shown
It would also be of suspicious he was airily put off. USED IN WAR
"Could we see in there what's to note the estimate of this
12 that
big year's production by the Indone- thumping-like TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
**That,"
cian delegates. In their opinion The principle of using watermachines?" he asked. I recall clever defensive Don't depart from your normal
jucrase the
said Dingi-Poos, "is where the SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)-In
frozen make many routine today if you can help
has already mackerel pre Be conservative.
The personal element is import- [coraburtion engine partner couletil.
the enormous power plants. During Combine business entreil nviation.
the while GEMINI (May 22-June 2) ant today.
#gliter rather dangerous war certain types of
DL arc plne motors got an injection" machines
a sudden "What's water, 1 gave
behind that god day suelally as well as and pleasure successfully.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.f productive one, professionally.
piny I wen years ago. Hi
the
have defeated the contract im- mediately, hnd he made spectacular opening of the klan continued with a small diamond. of diamonds, and when it held
pades would
setting trick.
of
Make gain but move cautious-2)-Use your best judgment
ly.
сод-
toward
today and you can make die- finite progress ullinate goal.
you
Tert of
پودا
New York Sugar questions
Futures
of
to
U.S. GOLD FOR ARGENTINE
Buenos Aires, May 4-It was officially announced on Thursday that Argentina Sir Arthur Hitton Poynton,hought from the United
under-Secretary 4.-World assistant New York, May
accompanies the States 44,322.1 kilograms of State, who h-sugar futures today closed un-Colonial Secretary, on his tour gold in 1949, worth $50,000,- to the Far East during the 000, and 16,258 kilograms Parliamentary reeess, will make
of the condi- from Switzerland, worth 80. particular study tions of the rubber estates and million Swiss francs ($10,-
000,000).
the test the blood of the sharks," with no sales reported.
Contract No. & closed 1 to
"Pure
work.A increase of the moter's strength. "Kippers being varnished." re-
plied Bumpov. Once a The third diamond could have
your Bul Ahlstedt
e!r+:::'; porter" passed wheeling a large changed to 1 point lower.
Domestic sugar futures close the uce been ruffed and
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-
why the
tray know
of retorts and test-tubes water makes
We unchanged to point higher, the If you combine social and bust- have been
stronger. He di-led with strange liquids. We mudor ness matters, you should have
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. the
the misses
theory that
, and she pointed journey excellent
said Dingi-Poos, resulta A
20)-A wonder-working day imk
water in split up in its elements,
"Fish can be successful.
23) you know exactly what 24-Aug.
Nation's 89 contracts. A LEO (July
It takes exactly as much nery
Prices closed as follows:- Prunience will be to your ad- want out of life. Go out after regen and oxygen, because to a large notice which said, 2 points higher on sales totalling
to split water as is preduced Birthright." Once, from behind
Contract No. 4 (World) a voice Act wisely and
29 brid Vantage.
Join a massive from door, a 21-Feb. when the (Jan.
two elements
July in cents per lb.) AQUARIUS structively
CHIL
4.27 bid heard and yout
September saying "It will kill at Exert again. 19) Action counts new,
4.14 nominal January (1951)... distance of a mile, without con- complish conklerable,
4.02 4.20 Ite thinks steam makes the tact with the object." "Evidently March VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- all your talents and make full
use of your personality.
PISCES A day for planning entertain-
(Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-combustion
complete for your smoother promising day ment. Obey your intuitions if
Go out after land increases the octane vahe you are to be really successful. A
Get it (Sept 23-Oct. 23) major interests.
of the fuel. ARIES (Mar. 22. Apr. 20)- strong day if you make the what you want now.
business Complete important and then devote yourself social pleasure. Visit relatives.
However, East made the ner- the deuce of mal opening of hearts, the sult which Ben, sit- had bid. The ten ting West, was played from dummy
which Ben put on the jack,
Do- North won with the ace. clarer immediately led the six of clubs and won the trick In queen. The king dummy, with
eashed, declarer of clubs wo discarding the eight of hearts. The next play by declarer was the king of sputes which Ben won with the ore.
At
LIBRA
AS-
this point Den analysed CHESS PROBLEM
the hand very well. He knew North could not have another heart, alherwise he would have tried to disrarti it on the ace of clubs. He knew North had four
or five diamonds in his hand.
It is true that North -might have the king of diamonds, bul Ben figured he had nothing to lose by playing a small diamond, which he did. East won the trick with the king and returned the six of diamonds. Bea won with the nee and returned a small diamol, which his part- ner rufico.
fine play the By this very contract was defeated one trick.
Check Your
Knowledge
1. How many toes has
the
2.
fox?
What is the native home
of the Barbary ape?
3. What reglan is known as
the "Bread Basket of Europe"?
4. What department of
newspaper office is called
5. What United States canol
morgue?
By F. RDUCH
Black, 10 pieces.
1
11
121
White, & pleces,
BOYS'
la the motora bleater gone bad, or some-SPOT Contract No. 5 (Domestic)
and more
"I'm
no theorist."
commented
Bumpov, July thing."
September They passed a hastening on. man Who was throwing fish Noveither scales on to the floor of what SPOT
3.08 numinal
13
523
5.23
Contract No.
September
November
he said. looked like a laboratory. "Feed-July to "My carburetter is the result or ling time," said Dingi-Poos.
practical teste,"
AND
The Very Best Magician
ME
-That's What Merlin Insisted He Was
By MAX TRELL
ile
(London Express Service)
6.23 traded
3.29 bid 4.30 nominat United Press.
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
"Well, because I'm probably the best magician in the world,' ERLIN, the Magiclun, was I'm able to do tricks of magic sitting on the edge of the that no one else can do. For bookcase, smiling as usual: he inlance. I've been able to change was myself into anything I feel like enjoyed everything.
this very being. Pee changed myself into enjoying something
all kinds of animals-tons, minute.
the tires, elephants, kanarcos. I've changed nyrelf into all kinds of yesterday's Shadows, bad
talkin birds, and all kinds of fish, and about different things to Mertin all kinds of plants
and trees 1. Q-81, any; 2, K (dis ch), R, Then Merlin, after listening for
a while quite attentively, and and bushes." r. Ki males.
nodding his head now and then,
White to play and mate in three.
Solution to
problem:
10
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the
CROSSWORD
carries more traffic than
the
Panama or Suez Canals?
127
6. How did the Sargasso Sea
124
get its name?
20
(Answers on Page 8)
Across
1y of extin qubilly,
in the air." #41
(0)
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INTELLIGENCE TEST
Five brief-cases by T. O. HARE "I will interest you,"
said my
friend Rabbilt. I am, gas you may know, a civil servunt, and I've recently been modo a member of on inter-departmental com. milice. There are five of us; and each of us has been Alven a shiny leather brief- case. They all look alike the brief-cases, 1 mean- with the result that, the other day, each of us took 10
away the case belonging w tell me, Mr. Hare: in how many different ways could the brief-cases have been distributed so that sot eno of us had his own? We went into a huddle about it, and we made the answer
one of the others,
ford" I said, "I've -forgolten what the answer Sa. But surely. Habbiit. you can be a glaTIDO Last forty-ive 'le wrong.”
Why that forty-five" be sarong?
(Homation on Papi 4),·
The nutrient four (4)
11. Even in Scotland it has no key,
Measure.
13. Liquid sustenance. (4)
14. The common gul. 13)
15. When you do.
you have
the
return in your 111 14)
it, era you have * CUA .
17. Conveyance.
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nweetener, 18)
23. Argired. (4)
The little wa
nursery.
hear from the
21. Unnatural (51
25. Only the head has this but eton't tell him he is one. 10)
20. A wit in front of such
woman, would dry up. (3)
Dow
1.
L. 30 tập so the hiD CO SAU ĐẠI
ita paint (0)
2. This young lady is the Klave
&
of Cut a five-card, 100, 181
Often wed as a ayinlol. (01
Doe needs a lot of sheets for stin (41
John un
rant chu 183
14
the
Engilsb-
6. Just a mere repetition. (#)
7. The loaor does. (4)
9. It's in your sock-stocking
you, madam | (4)
1. Onpaio
15. Deltor, "tin said, than being rich.
In. Drab. (8) 18. could have come from the Nore.
245
(3) 20. An American vil
21 A cite to be conquered.
12. Found in qurious surroundings,
18)
Solution of yesterday's puzzle, Across:
Kei: 3. Arabla
E
Knurf
and Ifanid,
been
finally started himself.
"Was it ftm changing your- talking about self
things?" unto all those "As you well know," he said, "I'm probably the best Hand asked. magician in the
Vory 'Funny
"Yes indeed,"
said Merlin, And then, suddenly,
world. I say "probably because no one can ever be too sure about anything. except perhaps that 2 and 2 smiling.
זיי
Rupert and the Dragon Pills-21
on the dragon's back are not sharp and he keeps hit balance while the pet dragon sits happily beside him. At length they fly our of the cloud "What and glide downwards,
buildings." extraordinary
The great dragon does not Land again. After circling three or four times it strikes away strongly los the upper sit and is soon soaring through a high belt of cloud. Rupert feel quite dared and clings on tightly. To his relies the spiker
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
B
Rupert. "Where
11ys
have brought us earth can he
tin
mines.
He has played a large part in negotiations on rubber and tin
Beth transactions were made
in rerent years and is seeking at the official price of 35 dollars an opportunity to make personal an ounce.
with the Contacts these industries.
leaders
Finance
Minister
Alfredo During the two months tour, Gomez Morales made the
be visiting velation to a press conference Sir Arthur will Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak when he explaind Peron's state and Hongkong-Our Own, Cor-me..t en May 1 in his message respondent.
NY Foreign
Exchange
Closing rates
the New York Foreign Exchange yesterday were: Canada (dollar) ... US$0.20-3/16 England-oMelal
unofficial
30-day futurea 90-day future.
Austraila (pound) New Zealand (pounds South Africa (pound) Belgium (franc)
Denmark (krone)
France (transl West Germa
Deutschmark Holland (gulider) Italy-omeinl Norway (krone) Portugal (encudo) Spain (peseta) Sweden Krona) Switzerland-free
MIDDLE EAST
Egypt (pound) Trat (rini) Iraq (dinar] Turkey (15)
2.80-3/16
2.33 bid/-
2.50 asked
270-1
2.70-%
2.23-
2.79-12
200-1
0100-1
1453 .0034-11/16
0C3D
4.20
2035
1100- 1403 .0340-15 .0010 BU37
2.00-15 03124
319.15
LATIN AMERICA Argentine-oficial Brazil Teruela) Bolivia boliviano)
3375
1120
JICU
100
.1360
.0650
3780
3010
FAR EAST
2100
2030
1730
3040
3305
Chile-free............... Columbia (pess} Cuba (pesu)
Venezuela
360 yen to US$1. United Press.
he started to laugh. "I was though I'm probably the greatest Then I said my mogle words Mexico (peto)
(boltvar) make 4, or that if you throw just thinking of something very, magician in the world, it was and after about an hour or so of Peru-free appie into the air it is pretty very funny, he said.
stilin bit of trouble. And most saying them (for changing into Uruguay (pesal certain to come down again.
Knarf and Hand begged Mer- of the trouble came after I had the moon needs a lot of magic
words) found myself in the Inella rupee) ..... lin to tell them what it was changed myself into it.
tky, right over a high church Pakistan trupee) he was thinking of
Into a Lion
steeple. It was pretty pleasant langkong...
Netherlands East said Merlin, "Once,"
there. and looking Indies "You see, my dears, if you being up decited to change myself into something that no one had ever change yourself into a lion, or down at all the lights In the singapore changed himself into before. I an elephant, or a butterfly, or windows, and throwing moon-Japan
around on the punds waz an ordinary enough thing. an eagle, or an oak tree, or even beams
had quite forgot- mountain, there are and lakes. Everyone in the world knew it. into They had all seen it hundreds always more llons and elephants ten about the, real moon until there it was, and cagles and suddenly-well, and hundreds of times. But it and butterfles
clouds away, as was the only thing of its kind. ook trees and mountains around. pushing the
'Get There wasn't another one like So nobody pays much attention. angry as can be. It came right
Dut changing yourself into the up to me, face to face, "What was it, Mr Merlin?" moon is a different story. The out it ronted.
"The next second it puffed it- Knarf said.
first thing you have to do is to
disappear, self out and gave a blow like
at Hongkong Transactions The make the old moon
otherwise you'll have two moons a great wind. The clouds rotfed
There was thunder Stock Exchange this morning At this both Knart and Hanid in the sky. And that's sure to uver me.
lightning. And down were worth $301,175.
pieces-a
Noon quotations were:, exclaimed in astonishment: "You cause a lot of excitement.
"So I gathered up a lot of came in a thousand the into changed yourself
up thousand pieces of moonbeams," SILARES BUYERS SELLERS BALES and piled them clouds moon!"
until it And Merlin, thinking about this] GOVT. LOANS "Well," continued Merlin. "It around the old moon
31550 (1040) of sight. adventure, laughed again. out trouble. was a bit of
Even was completely
Surprise in Town
Then Merlin said his maglo
words.
Merlin smiled again.
mioon."
BRONCHO BILL
WOUNDED,
A RANGER
BOY 15 RETURNED TO HEAD- QUARTERS AND WHEN BRONCHO BILL GORD FOR THE DOCTOR HE RECEIVES A SURPRISE
•AND YOU BAY OUR SHERIFFIS BEEN SHOT UP?
NOT FATALLY~ BUT OUR SETTLEMENT 13 WITHOUT IN OFFICER AND LAWLESSNEDS
IS RAMPANT =
and
By Harry F. O'Neill
CITIZENS ARE WORRIED
LAD.
LOCK
WE NEED
HUH?
HYAR COMES OUR
ANSWER!
YOUR
„HELP/
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HONGKONG SHARES
BANKS
ilk Bank INSURANCES
Union
LAND, ETC 3 Land
Humplireys UTILITIES
Tram
C. Light (N) Electric
STONES, ETC.
Watson
to Congress that Argentina had
recently bought 80 tons of gold abroad. Gomez Morales
said
harl
that his goverment purchased the gold "to preserve our reserves against fluctuations of currencies","
1949 He recalled that in Argentine suspended gold and foreign currency backing of the that the on the grounds best support was own production,
the country's
Gomez Morales asserted that the gold operation was not speculative, but only a monetary transaction-United Press.
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FRIDAY, MAY 5 Closing Times. By Air
Jopen, p.m.
Manila. Guam.
and Canada, 0 p.m. Air Porcel Posi
Honolulu.
USA
for Menila.
Honolulu and USA, 1 p.m.
Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Met- ters, Samples and small Packet Posi) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA. 3 p.m.
Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland. 3 p.m.
Malphms, Yanol. Sucon ở Parts 15 p.m.
Talpeh. 6 p.m.
Closing Times By Sex
Manila, 3 p.m.
Farmoin via Keelung, 3 p. Bangkok, 3 p.in.
SATURDAY, MAY 8
Closing Times By Air
Mantle, 1 ..
Bangkok, p.m.
Closing Times By Sex
luphong, 3 Đ
Manlio, 3 p.m.
Hiralte, Lourenco Marquer. Mom- bass and South Africa via Durban, 12435 p.m.
145,000 08
1240
535
20
70 @ 540
-200 638
500 2015
500. 6 000 700 @ 20% 1000 # 20
1300
21%
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local nometal
exchange market thi
morning at the following rates:-- Sterling pound note (per ) 15.00 US dollars (per $1)
SUNDAY, MAY 1 Closing Times By Air Saigon and Paris, 10 n.m.
MONDAY, MAY S
.
Closing Times By Air Manila and Jesselton, JI ■.m. UBA and Canada, 2 p.m.
Dares-
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bass, Cairo (Nairobi, Mombura, Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg
Calrol. Rome and London.
D.m.
Bingapore, Djakarts, Sydney and Auckland. 3 p.m.
Bangkok and Colombo, & p.m.
Japan, 5 p.m.
Talpen, 5p.m.
Closing Times Dộ: Sea
Stralls and Aden. 1 p.m.
cer,
Manila, Saigon, Ceylon, Madagaz-.
Smuritius. – Yast and South Africa, Egypt and Marseilles, 1 p.m..
Japan, p.m.
0.13
NET guilders (per 100)
2.00
Blam "Alcala (per 100)
20,00
Bingapore
(Brit)
18.20
FTC plastron (per 100)
13.15
sar, 0 p.m.
Djakarta, Bourabaya and Matzo«