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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1950. ́
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
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UNUSUAL ANGLES Maggie the hen has red toenails
treat-
liver
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
Smyrna, Chios, Colophon,
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
BIF delegates from Hongkong
Salamis, Rhodos, Argos, are
MAGGIE, a red-feathered reached the foltering ald age of Athenac,
Rhode Island hen, is a ve. Maggie even gets
of penicillin and widow, which may explain and Iron shots, her eccentric behaviour.
spenda
ber
ments
Orbis de patria certat, Homere, tuu.
Fn lesser writer than
kept busy
From Our Own Correspondent' London, May 18.-The Board of Trade has
THAI TRADE BY BARTER IS WORKING
Bangkok, May 18-Thai- land's trado with Japan under present barter ar- rangements has been pro- gressing antisfactorily, Mr Luang Thawin, director of the foreign trade division
of the Ministry of Com
The pampered hen is the pet of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Shuma- Markle
0 time ker. She is the last of a flock munching grapes, relaxing to which the
Homer, if I may say arranged for Hongkong's delegates to the BIF to merce, said today. county health de- the music of Guy Lombardo partment ordered the Shunia
so without being banned by visit the Singer Sewing Machine factory in Ho cald U10 report from and admiring her red-painted kers to dispose of,
the howling matriarchy of Coventry. Delegates interested in buying textile Tokyo that the Tital KOVCITI- toenails, Now that the
an admirer wrote machinery will also visit Manchester next weekment had imposed restrictions
hus Maggie won her owners' Letters,
sympathies and freedom from ; the other day, rather fa neek-wringing when she be-
gan to mourn the loss of her quaintly, "Two towns claim proud rooster the honour of being his
nutive place."
YOUR BIRTHDAY........ By STELLA Husband,
FRIDAY, MAY 19
you former in concert or
| named Jiggs.
The Shumakers gave Maggio the run of
She the house.
By the way, not everybody began caling such unusual knows that Salant came from the foots On
banntios. Salamis n gropes and
before Italy had ever Sho
becaine fascinated with heard of it. The word salaam the music of Guy Lombarde
also comes from Salamis. The one day, roosting on an over-people of the place had their stuffed chair near the radio
own way of bowing to an ac- while П disc jockey appro-qua
Ankl quaintance,
when Lise
are by nature a playboy or stage. But this takes a lot
company hard work and you will girl. You enjoy the
East
IN.T. 24
F
you are born today,
Pass
1
3 N. T.
Pass
of ather people and want
13
to its
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
HIS is the third of a series of plays taken from the chemplomhilp tourna-
Tend
mteter
Yorit.
Orest
are to
1
need
under the auspices of the Board of Trade.
Yesterday, they attended
a reception given by the RUBBER COLUMN Board of Trade where they were received by Mr A. G. Bottomley, Secretary Oversens Trade.
for
1
of
have
A number of orders | been received in the Hongkong stand at the exhibition, especial- ly for textiles.
all to discipline yourself if you are The saiety and joy of living life to become outstandlag.
Oleial delegates attended You
aust fullest.
You have a magnetic persont-priately played Lombardo's re- Peloponnesians gave Xerxes the excktail party this evening given warned against 100 much con-
to cording of "Enjoy Yourself, I's drubbing" he deserved in the by the London Chamber centration on this side of your ty, charm and the ability
all kinds achieve get along with
of Later Than You Think,"
fnmolts battle, the Persians Commerce, Rather emotional, you
BRIGHT NAILS
adopted the Salomja bow. From nature if you
Now she listens to the radiathem it spread into India, success. If you inherit an In- people.
then you can indulge in must guard against being Ackle come, ments played recently la News caprices without injuring in romance. You like so many often when soft music is being i
people, you may have difficulty played, Mr Shumaker Bald, Hit and miss anyone but yourze!!!
a in The stars have given you
selecting any one person is but siruts away when commen-
Wed lite. partner for
totators take over.
Maceir
Penicillin THERE is an actress who lays Ent the Today's hand came from A. Keen, afery mind, Learn to use
have a highly someone who understands your You
so many foundation stones Goldstein of Brooklyn, N.Y., it wirely.
caught pneu-that when the season starts her pro- volatile femperament, you can shots when she winner of the senior masters intuitive nature-almost
You are able be exceptionally happy. But we monia.
friends say she is "coming into regret
The veterinarian said hay." It was an actress who, national individual tournament.phetic at times.
10 understand the motivations of in haste, and you may
had nover beard of Eivin when given the word to swing When the
people and are keenly aware of it. individual tourna-peuple
To flod what the stars have penicillin to a chicken, but we the Fituations
champagne bottle at the ment was first
select have her two shots and it killed by started, it was certain inexplicable
bows of a chip, missed the dificult to and enough masters which you are likely to attribute in store for tomorrow,
Mrs Shura-mark, and caught the mayor a your birthday star and read the the pneumonia,"
"The liver and stinging well to fill one section. Now, with to the occult.
Letker explained.
on the mazzard. the increased
especially corresponding paragraph. number of life;
birthday star be
to build her your iron shots were
She cried, "What a you and your
clumsy masters aut senior masters, the
jup."
foot I little a per daily guide.
am" "Yes, aren't Mr Shumaker sal Mastle bridge longue has found it can
you?" shouted the mayor. "I events venient to
conduct two
likes to have her nails polished didn't SATURDAY, MAY 20
come here to be in- with imultaneously,
life G
a bright red.
Domestic sugar futures closed sulled," she said, with a
felightful pout. minsters in one section and 58
no sales re- "Oh," said the unchanged, with ecior masters in the other.
mayor, "didn't you? Then why | ported. did you come?"
Music, the arts drama appeal to you night do well
TAURES (Apr. 21-May 21) pleasure ar for community in- A 1 merchandising day, terests. Make the most of all
good profit.
As yet there is no trophy, for the senior master section, but it and selling potentials is an important tournament to wlo. Many players prediet that this year's winner, A. Goldstein, will win the He marter Section one of these days, as he is rated of the up-and-coming players of the country.
bad.
CANCER (June 23-July 21-
AQUARIUS Get all important project: com- arrive, with
As I have told you, end plays pleted before evening are an important part of the banDon't carry
of tricks of every good player, you
work home
"She sits and admires them all day." Mra Shumaker said.
but tact tn
121
huying SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. will trend 22) Yesterday's for
Make the best poss continue. GEMINI (May 23-June 22- sible use of your time today.
(Dre. 23-Jan CAPRICORN A day with cruzcurrents;
20)Prospects look fair, good is mixed with the Make decisions carefully and all the evening will call for
and co-operation if you are will be well.
succeed.
21-Feb. (Jan. 19)-Evening is doubtful, so get aything important finished be- for suppertime for the best re- ant it WON DU end play that LEO (July 24-AUG. 23)- ult helped Mr Goldstein make A good nutinok for the daytime
(Feb. 20-Mar. 31)-
disturbed
the I contract un today's hand.
tours. Evening may bring com- Don't
treacherous, Go
slowly evening more
appeare plications.
Just relax and wait until things then.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 221 blow over.
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- ARIES matter Same delayed
nay Two
business your nitention A fine day for were discarded come up for
Give It full and careful interests. Make the most of from dummy. A small club was now.
rare opportunity. Beat compell- with the king consideration, won in dummy
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— tors.
of your of breaking the club suit. But Take care East showed out, discarding & Saturday shopping this Get every thins! spade,
East opened the king of hearts And continuerl with hearts, Goldstein (North) refusing to win until the third round.
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small spaces
and a club returned in the hope
rutine
mori-
done
early.
Plan
Goldstein won the trick with SCORPIO (Del, 24-Nov. 20)
small diamond the nce, ed a
meetings
others: with which he won in dumny with during the daytime hours for the queen, returning the king of diamond East dropped the Jack. Golisten then led the queen of clubs and East let m another spade.
Now East
was practically marked with the king and two spares and two good hearts, re Goldstein returned the nine of diamonds to his en and
East dropped the ten of spades. The. eicht of hearts
was then played, throwing Eart in the leat with the nine. East cashed the gand thece of hearts, but was forced | them to lead from the king-hek of spades into declarer's dev- queen-and three no trump was made.
CROSSWORD
1. Girre gune | Welt. LE
B. Ancient
ACTORS
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INTELLIGENCE TEST
For exercise only
By T. O. HARE LAST Sunday, at noun, Mr.
Presta left Holmby to rycie sa Northbrook and back acnim at the ranio Hour Mr. Hustle left Northbronk, eyeind to Holmby, and returned to his home at Northbrook, Each cyclist, on arrival, immediately turned tourd Änd pedalled back, A both were cycling purely for exercise; each Aveled at 1 inform pace throughout
They passed one anniker, on the outward journey, 18 mules from Helmby; on the return Journey, 16 iniles from North- ученика
How far is Holmbs from Northbrook T
(Solution on this page)
Check Your Knowledge
1.
river,
Name Alaska's principal
were
travelling
2. If you across the Atlantic from east to west would you set your watch ahend or back?
Which part of a ship 3. the usually launched first?
4. Why
it hot at
is
the
French porte nousehold deity equalor and cold at the poles?
in the nothing. (b).
V. Could be a target, (4)
11. Tear Lu into original words,
13. This is testimony. (8)
15. The end of the fol. (3)
10. it's a change from ten, (3)
17. Tond to become a surface im.
pression. ()
20. Nothing can make a bachelor of
arix adorn a woman.
al. This I con for a boundary, (3)
4. Boowi. (4)
. Part of to theatro roaerred tor
horsen 7 13
224. Generally cited as an examplo tor
industry, (3)
93. Bet s the animal lakea sano
10)
Down
1 flow Alarigold made a pace dull.
101
2. Could I love this gizi, (8)
3. On distinct races, 10)
Ito cried the one to whom gota
ow money. (0) B. Larup, 17)
6. Hall of wood ▼ Dapenda which
elda of the wood you are. (5)
7. Exteud. (3)
10. 120 cart. alas, turns into
ocean bira like the albatross. (U1 12. About the tenancy ? No. Just
freedom. 131
14. This stone bas been rounded by
water. (0)
18. Black and 15 could be bone, (4)
19. it I ply after this I produce large
purityēru, (4),
20. Neverthelem, (a)
Batation of gamerdaya paatja. ----Kernov- Besthing: 20, Cochineal: 11, Abrasive. HOTEL DION: 15, Ample: 30. 1718:
100 94 Binrez, dan naug
5. Name the largest and the
smallest continents,
(Answers on Page 81
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. G. CONEIAS
Black, pleces
White, 4 pieces.
White to play and mate in three, Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Q-Kt 7, any: 2, Q, or n | mates.
PISCES
Se
Your
ה
* Play your blinkin' Queen, Joe." London Expralt Service.
BOYS' AND
Squire Squirrel's Visitor
-He Was a Very Unwelcome Guest
By MAX TRELL
SQUINE Squirrel at under the
maple tree, right next to
Oracular remark of sibyl
66
" AND who, fair hag, will win the election?" asked the politician.
New York Sugar
Firmness in primary markets
New York, May 18-Rubber futures today showed renewed new seasonal strength, hitting high levels. Prices closed 10 to 40 points higher on sales total- link 105 contracts.
The
sales
maln Influences were Arinness at the primary markets, limited offerings from the East and renewed reports of Government Intention to halt rotation
from the stockpi'c.
Factory buyers phic away New York, May 18-World from the high prices.
Prices elosed as follows:-- sugar futures today closed un-spat ( centa per changed to 3 points lower on sales totalling 2 centraets,
Contract No. 6 eleed tin changed, with sales totalling 24: contracts.
Prices closed as follows :~~
May
June
July
August September October November Dermber January (1931) February March
28.75 nonton 20.45
20.10 trades 27.02 numinal
25.90 asked
2324 nominal
24.57
22 90 trailed
23.50 115|
23.10
宁司
22.50
-United Press.
At Singapore
Singapore,
May 18-Prices
in the rubber market here to- day closed ng follows
Number 1 rubber,
The last of the sibyl tiled s July in cents per 1b.) larte
retort with a mixture of September
Contract No. 4 (World)
4.30 bi 431 bid 3.00 ominai
May, per b
Jime
July
March
3.23
"
4.10
Blue,
the dust of Ash-benes, January (51) beetles wings and asafoetida. Spat
Then, saying Hum, He, Ha, and twirling her left leg round wid- Contract No. 3 (Domratle)
Inches from the
01-30-45
70--0-
76-4-77
Number 2 rubber, May Number, rubber, May Number 4 rubber, May 73-'-73-74
Społ rubber, Unbatrit M1-5% - TA Blanket C. iep
20-70
506 at No. 1 pala crepe United Press.
At London
Number 1 rubber, Spot,
dershins, four
Grand, she Flowy poured
the July
September November
023 523
Contract No. G
per
10.
521 k
June
627 bla
July/September
529 bid
020
United Press.
contents of the retort over head. "What on earth is this?" |
pluttered the discomfited The returt distourico vounchsafed the saucy old bog-September Cage.
-(London Express Service)
July
November
japut
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
keeps them open. But mostly it Reeps them shut."
Moved Into Houso
audi
Knarf
the trunk and kept shouting up. Squire to tell them into the tree: "Go away, please! the one Please go away?"
Just then Karf and Hanid came along.
Squire Squirrel nodded to them, "He won't go away he
said.
Hanid urged more about who moved into his house (the "house" was a bole in the trunk of the free about ten feet above the ground where Squire Squirrel lived). "Did you climb up and take a good look 1 it? and wanted to know. "I looked at it for just a min- *1 said, to answered Squire, Please go some other place. I here' But it didn't go. It an- Just opened
eyes Screeched."
"He won't to away? Who won't go away. Squire?" asked Knart.
live
"Oh!"
and
"The one who moved into my house
while I was out," swered Squire mysteriously.
"Who's that?" asked Bald,
"An awful, horrible screech," Squire shook his head. "I don't know exactly, It has bit eyes. I sold Squire, shivering down to mean, it bus big eyes when it the tip of his tail as he remem- bered about it. "I ran right down again.
I don't ke screeches."
Knarf sald: "Maybe we ought take another
Squire
Squirrel begged visitor to leave.
Rupert and the Dragon Pills-33
For some minutes Rupert walls. wondering what will happen. Then there ITA hissing sound and a scottling and dozens at young dragons come wriggling and scrambling up the steps. some trying to fly with their little wings. They gambol playfully around the
whispered,
ALL RIGHTS
PHIL. There," says the oli Mandarin,all the young one> within earshot must be here now. Can you pick out yours?" "Why, yes," cries Rupert "here he is, with Pong-Ping's collar still on him. And, look, he recognises Please, can I take him? And can we go home; now?"
RESERVED
ܐ r
October/December January/March (18.3).
United Press.
London Tin
Market
on private Japanese trade ro- presentatives was unfounded. The fact was that some Japanesa were not permitted to slay after expiration of their pare ports, he saltl,
NO PROGRESS
Bir Luang added, "The Immi gration authorities do not grant extension because there is no need for them to stay."
wiih Regarding early talks SCAP omeinis that
Thailand would welcome oficial Japanese trede representatives to Bangkok, Mr Lunng maid no progress has been made.-United Press.
HONGKONG SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkong Stack Exchange this morning ware $30,560,
Noon quotations were: SHARES BUYERS SELLERA SALES DANKS
18 Barc .. 1240
Past Anin INSURANCES
trirth DOCKS, ETC.
Provident
101
53715
.. DCO
Stial Dock. 2.20
Wherlock
LAND, ETC.
Shai Land
Humphreya
UTILITIES
· Tram................. 30 no
Star Ferry
C. Light (0)
Teleplione INDUSTRIALS
Rupe
STORES, ETC.
Dairy
Wntiam
COTTONS
Ewo
5 1240
105
300 R 2,28
500 + 235
200 G 1
75
300 9.00-
14
13
221
2124
200 22
1.70
2.70 3000 2.75
**
The 1000 G5 đ
MISCELLANEOUS
Yangre
Asta Nav
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the cal
21 market exchange Unofficial morning at the following rates •— Sterling pound note (per ) 15.38 U.S. dolfa per $11
NEI ilders (per 1001 Siam icals per 100) Singapore (Straits) FIC plastres (per 100)
3.00
25.00
1.29
II.
Landon, May 18-The tin OUTWARD MAILS
market moved sluggishly today
and prices at the end of the ellicin morning session stood an follows:
Spot in, buyers
sterling!
505
Bellets
GIGA
Irinces done at
Fusinendall. Three-montes tin, buyers Aeliers
550 697 500 & 89995 500
Settlement price Turnover, for the morning, 30 tong- Tolted Press.
Chicago
Grain
Chicago, May 10,--Prices in the grain market here today closed as follows:-
WHEAT-prive per inghet
231-55
2.32 -2.51-14 275--
Spot
Mav
July
September
December
March (1951)
CORN
Sput
1 30-12
July
It was on OVI. "You're Knarf and Hanid peered. The
living
in
Squire May hole was black with
Banid darkness. Squlirel's house,"
sald September They could see nothing.
to the Owl,
March (1931) Just wait t it opens its
RYE "I am?" said the Owl, quite May cyes,"
Squirrel con- Squire
surprised. "T sorry, I didn't u we Carl see tinued. "Come out of there, know. All right, I'll go away, May
OATS Bet 1 can't go now. I'll have to wait until tonight. Do you think
to climb up and look at it. Then
what
away"
it is, and make it so please!"
"You're
Squire called
house. in my come out....
Opened Its Eyes
Please
""All right,” Squire said; "buf
remember: It'll screech."
Knart and Hanid said they weren't going to let a screeching Suddenly the thing opened thing keep them from climbing its eyes. They looked Just like
in
"D-don't
screech!" shouted
my
2.17-15-
7.16-2
| 47-19 - 1
30-2 131- asked
134 asked 1,35-16 - N
1-2-
NEW YORK LOU-per. 200 it.
Mr Squirrel will mind if I wait sack 12.15 dollars.--United Prees. until tonight? I can't fly around
In the daytime,"
When Knarf
and Hanid ex-
Germany's goods are cheaper
the night-time because he Frankfurt, May 18-Friendly
to around day, trade relations
Carrespondence for Naval pre sonnel on board is Majesty's Hips in Japantie waters should be addressed C/O ..M.O.,
Bunse A.P.O. 214, Empire Tokyo, Japan. The rate of poss Laze is 20 cents for the Grat for each onnee and 20 cents additional ounce. The tato of postage for transmission by alr ls eents per half ounce.
Unregidered letters and printe ed malters for China mainland can be accepted at sendere risk and will be forwarded as oppor- tunity oers.
Mall Bervies (hy air and sex) to Hainan Island is temporary stupended null further notice. Valess otherwise stated, Re- Elstered Articles (by air or mea> and Parcel Posta ciom One Host Partler than the ordinary mail If mails close before 10.10 Registered and Parcel Posts close at 1 p.m. on the previous day. Malla are closed at Kowloon Central Post Onice one hone earlier than the G.P.O. closing limes,
FRIDAY, MAY 19 Closing Tlates By Air
Japan, 5 p.m.
Manila. Honolulu and USA (lot- fers, scrond class mail and parecia), Guam Deiters and second cla mal), Canudo leiters only) pan. Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland, 5 p.m.
Halphant. Inno, Saigon & Pats.
Sp.m.
Taipeh. 8 p.m.
Closing Times By Sea Koira vin Inchon, 3 p.m. Straits, Rangoon and Catcuito, S p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 29 Closing Timea By Air
Manila, 11a.m. Bangkök, 5 p.m.
Closing Times Dy Sea Sandakan, Z.M.
up the tree and seeing who was cat-eyes: big and round and plained to Squire that an Owi
Squirrel's shiny, Squire
hand moved into his house, and house. So up the tree they went, The next second It opened its begged leave to stay in it until all three of them, with Squire month. Squirrel going first to show the way:
Squire. And he scrambled down Squire said he didn't mind at any arid Turkey are "natural"
between
Formoes via Keelung, 9 a.m. Australia and New Zealand via Finally they reached Squire's the tree as fast as he could go. all. "It's just that I didn't know because Germany is delivering trolls, Cerine, "house". It was Just a round
But the thing didn't screech who was there. It was just
Strafls, Ceylon, Madagascar, Aden. bole between two of the at all. It simply said: "Who-o?" Thing
better products faster and chea= | Feypt and United Kingdom with big eyes the branches, in the trunk.
And instantly
who per than many other countries, London, 2 p.m. (par); 4 p.in, (ref); Knart and screeched. But now I don't mind the
sp.m. tord). "There it is Squire Squirrel Hanld knew what it was
Turkish trade attache, at all-not at all!"
Bangkok, 3 p.m. Ekper Geris, said on Thursday, Japan, p.m.
BRONCHO BILL
NEITHER THE STAGECOACH DRIVER NOR LUKE JACKSON | KNOW THAT THIS STROHK)= | BOX DOES NOT CONTRÍN GOLD
Loading the Stage
THE FORMERLY CROOKED WELLS FARGO CLERK SIILL FEARS THE WRATH OF HIS OLD ACCOMPLICE
Í SHOULD HAVE THE SHERIF TRAIL THAT ETAGEN BUT GORMILEY MIGHT TAKE OUT HIS ASPITE ON MN PA~ ~
By Harry F. O'Neill
WHILE OUT OF JAIL ON BAIL, BLAZE GORBALEY WATCHES FROM ACROSS THE STREET
"THE STAGE IS
CARRYN GOLD ALL RIGHT, MEN -- GIT GON'su STOP HER ON THE SAGEBRUSH PLATS ~
-TAKE THAT ISTRONGBOX---
He commented on the state- ment of the Overseas Director of the Federation of British bi- Custries, who told a press con- ference in London that Gernan competition in Turkey had be- come formidable.
Trade
relations between Germany and Turkey have at ways been extremely good and is natural that this state of exchange should be re-establish- ed now that the war is 5 over," Gerin said in an interview.
He said that, while trade re- lallons were becoming normal again the volume of exchange in silil for below pre-war days, when Germany took 50 per- cent of all Turkey's exports and 50 percent of import came from United Press.
YID
SUNDAY, MAY 21, Closing Times By Alt
Saigon and Parià, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, MAY 22 Closing Times By Air Mantia and Jemelion, 11 a.m. USA and Canada, 3 p.m. Hangoon, Calcutta, Karachi,_Boers, Calro (Nairobi, Mombia, DIF-tie Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesbang * Cake), Rome and London, Singapore, Djakarta. Bydney and Auckland, & DR
Bangkok and Colombo, 5 pm, Japan, Talpeh, 5 p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
Closing Times By Gea
Formosa vis Keelung, 9 a.m...
TUESDAY, MAY Ħ Closing Times By Air
Manila, Honolulu od USA (Jet- Turkey's ters, second class meal and parcels) Germany; Canada Better only)..5 p.s
Guns (letters and second cla Haiphong and Balgon, & p.m.