By
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
If Bid Is Bold
Play Carefully
WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
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card player can afford to Indulge in optimis- tie bliding censorally, nud often makes a game that a less confident player would fall to bll. In today's hand South was undaunted Ty s partner's
DUMB-BELLS
IF I BUY MY FALSE TEETH IN PARIS
I MIGHT TALK
WITH A FRENCH
ACCENT!
AROUND THE WORLD
DELHI IS AN OLD AND NEW CITY
By TEMPLE MANNING
DELIII was once the capi wonderful bulldings of
tal of the Old Mogul Dell, especially those of Shah
Jaban, monumenta Empire, and was the nd- and selfish extravagance. ministrative headquarters
of British India until 1929 when New Delhi became the capital.
The administrative buildinga of New Delhi may be grand and most Impressive. but nothlug ever equal the or will
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YOUR BIRTHDAY.... By STELLA
MONDAY, MAY 22
which you put into life.
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bid, and proverdel to bid the hand to a stam. Ils play, however,
amount of personal was not based optinian. By careful planning before playing to the first trick, he found the way to make the contract.
Initiative
per-
on IF you are born on this first day of the Incoming in,
You have loving Inture Gemint, you also will berit some of the characteristics of and attruct many propie by the outgoing rign, Taurus. This your charin and magnetic rive you
Fonality. Be complex
murded in the 1 Very
make, however nature which many will find contacts you exceedingly dificult to
er for marriage with someone who under. tand. The duality of
Gemini s
not on your cultural level under the rulership of Mercury. can only bring unhappiners. the God of Knowledge. will
Original in your hri you
talents beyond the
you do not like being af average. But your touch genius in combined with a rest- jessness which nukes concentra- tion to a ringle eat sometimes
diMcult. very
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BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
HE other day the old story
can who bought a Murillo; and,
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
U.S. shipbuilding TEXTILES at "dangerously HIT ROCK
low figure"
BOTTOM
New York, May 20,- Buyers in the basic textile
Washington, May 21.-In connection with the markets this week apparent- cropped up about an Ameri- celebration of "National Maritime Day' on Mayy favoured the conclusion finding it too large for his pur-22, the joint Committee for American Merchant bottom levels. That assump thint prices have hit rock pase, hacked a bit of it off. I Marine, which is the spokesman for private ship-tion found reflection in the was who, in the eighteen ping industry, said that the United States ship-following developments:
building industry is “at a dangerously, low point, Watch, 50 that it would at into while foreign competition in both building and
wonder if anyone knows who it
contury, cut Away of Rembrandt's "The
a required space.
Night:
nt
operation has increased."
Once
The Committer reported } a snug inn Terneuzen,
thint happy lute that merchant vessels part- COTTON COLUMN Dittch town of mine by
they
under construction or Scholdi, A man nearly knocked ordered by all
nother down, because he said
countries
that The Night Watch" is a comprise 8.812,000 dead- daylight scene. with the sun wegiht tons, of which 1,012,-
Rise in
out. But It is. I suppose 1000 passenger. 2,562,000 raw cotton
the explanation is that nefreighter and Watch were setting out for day-tankers. light exercises.
Rueda
who colla
5,208,000
exports?
Firstly, the contummation of tremendous business In tho.
6-quase 4-yard faurie in the
collon
Aray Foods market.. Scondly, the withdrawal of
- spring lines by a number of worsted manufacturers
produc- Ing inen's wear fabrles pending stabilisation of worldwide raw
prices Улен
trade higher prices
Thirdly, mayou predictions for in View of tho dounds of labour for higher wages, pensions and other bene
nts.
Worth Street cotlan goods distributors enjoyed the biggest volume of business since last
The United Kingdom Jenda with 2,200,000 tens, Norway second with 2,158,000: France New York, May 20-Jantuan. Sales of the 80-square third, on8,000 tons; Panama. SEE that there is a Spanish furth, 303,000 tons; and Sweden Optimistic news from the fabric reached astronomical pro.
dancer
herself th, 558,000 tone.
textile trade, where buyers portions, Diwan-l-Khas, Delhi.
Rueda. A very pretty iden, for United Stater:
merchant covered heavily on
Executives said that it would Tourists really had something Medina del Campo (of the hor-only
print Rueda is a little village near vessels under construction are goods to the end of the year, volume of business,
bequerswork to estimate. the they rade through rible stagnant lagoons)
187,000 tons, including
but some thinking, Claudi
"Silver or
sub-placed the figure at over 175,- which 60,000 passenger, 11,000 freighter and prospects for forced Square", a mile tout street of produces a dear little white and 110,000 tankers. The US stantial rise in raw cotton 000,000 square yards over the into doing anything. You canzars
as the and beautiful public wine, aft
song of
total is reported to be less than exports kept the cotton continuing inquiry for goods. past week or ten days, with be persuaded factfully by these tuildings, through the red saad sleepy woodlark, but, like all Japan which has 107,000 ions. futures market on the up extending into the first quarter. whom you love and admire,stone
ns n Per-
UK LEADS Fort, eway of Saah Jahan's Spanish wines, strong as
cheron horse. You may drink
grade during the past week.of next year. New
business The United Kingdom total of This prepared them for the it at your ease in the castellana
At Frklay's close the list developed at a relatively slower experience of passing under the at Metion. I hope Isabella lathe merchant et in 1949 was ruled 15 to 50 points higher race in theetings and other con- grand orchway of the Lahore Catholica, who died there, had 2.560 vessels, while the United
reported to be 21,021,000 tons in than the preceding week.
structions. Gate into the palace, passing a hogshead or two of it always States private non-government rise included strength in the Factors contributing to the vaulted archway into the Great at hand. That I tell you
RATHER WAIT such feet was. 14,171,000. Court.
thinks as this is a measure
Stock Market, along with According
Some converters my esteem for you,
the United States Bationary sentintent, plus
Fald that Maritime Commission statisties,mistie predictions in the general velopments in
they preferred to walt for de the United States total of mer- business outlook and prospects and retail distributing neki be- the wholesale rhunt ficct in 1910, government of
of a lightening supply situation plus private ships,
in view of the much smaller clusion, but other quarters sala numbered in
fore coming to a definite con-
However. But anyone who tries
to push you into a decision will come up against a stone wall of opposition.
This tendency in somewhat minimised by your nearness to the Taurus influence
which will give you a tenacity, to To find what the stars have single
abjective-provided you in store for tomorrow, select can make up your mind exact- your birthday star and rend the Jy what it is! This scerning corresponding paragraph, Let contradiction will vary in de- your birthday star be your pree, in direct proportion to the daily guide.
TUESDAY, MAY 23
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GEMINI (May 22-June 2)- CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan conservative in both act 20)Therr are upsetting ten- and speech his morning. Tact- dencies early today, but
you fulness will pay the best divi- can7 dissipate them by co. dends.
operative action.
10
led three rounds of spades, -winning the first two with the ace and king and the third with the seven In dummy. Next, tunmy's last heart was led and trumped.
After cashing the Anal trump, South ran off four rounds of diamonds, then led the three of When West played low, he finered dummy's Len-spot, and Enst won with the jack.
clubs.
LEO (July Don't be tou
How
*
Anything for a change
of
LATTICE WORK Then comes the Diwan-l-Ani, the Hall of Public Audience, 100 by G feét, open on three sides, with many rows
of sandstone plars and panels
The day is coming when coat fine mosaic on a black marble will be delivered to home or fac
of Floren-smelling of piolets or whisky background.
And
11
as for
(News item.)
Press,
Cereals Quiet
Chicago,
May
market after mixed start.
20.-Grain
ot
a narrowly
and
The
3.514 ocean-going vessels with acrtage to be planted this year that out-of-town buyers, along a sleadweight tonnage of 37.417, and the potentially
serious with chain This compared with the threat of damage by insects.
store and mall or- der outlets were checking total of merchant fleet of the
shippers Covering by
was market on prices and deliveries British Empire countries, 3,140 soelated with export sales, as the week closed.
25,008,000
to tons. United Presumably
Japan, and anticipation of a broadening de-
The nudder complete reverend mand from European countries in print cloths after severni against a substantial volume of months of dullness, besides re EC.A. cotton purchase authori- Beeting the belief that prices had sations calling for shipment by reached their lowest level, in- the middle of June.
cluded a revival of inflationary sentiment. generated by govern- JAPS SEEKING
ment spending and increased The Japanese Ministry mi wage demands. International Trade and Industry Nearby suya bean contracts announced that
Optimistic
sile predictions
on the an additional, general business outlook, oleng were under pressure during but undisclosed, amount of raw with firmness in the stock mar most of the session on the newa that the Economic Co-operation American market for June, July|kets,
will be sought in th:ket and baste commodities mar- Vote Labour And Get Full Administration
as well o had suspended
large scale or August shipment. Marx.
further, grants for the purchase
Army inquiries for a variety of The new purchases represent textiles were other background of soya beans for export.
a continuation of the regular influences.-United Press. Trading in other cereals was programme for supplying the quiet, with prices holding un
textile industry of Japan with It's An Ill Whid That Blows der the previous levels, despite the required
materinis. further un-Japan revealed forecast of Nobody Foodl.
that it la re- settled weather In the winter questing permission
to double wheat belt-United Press,
its cotton spinning capacity.
Crop news generally was con- sidered more favourable. The Goverment weekly sum
the Diwan-1-tory. Khas, where private audience was granted, scholars, architects and just plain folks always sayru CANCER (June 23-July 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. that this is the most gorgeous THE day, then, is doubtless
coming witon A day in which controlled 19)—Pustpone
a pretty girl and royal ball not Arrange
only in India
wili wear a small bunch of coal necessary, ants until things have calmed but in the entire world. emotions are highly
attached to her coat, and when hus
éolumns, orna- massive Use self-control in everything! down a little,
a glass of soda water with a bit with capitals of pure mented 24-Aug. 23)- PISCES
downside at the close (Feb. 20-Mar. 21), and elaborate designs er of coal in it will give the effect prices today generally favoured
soda. Aparthe adventuresante Haste makes waste: 50 take-precious stones. The cell of a whisky and this morning. Stick to familiar your time in everything.
much the The ing is a climax of golden glory, from that I do not sce routine if you want the best hours after lunch can be ex-vellous vistar of white and gold.
ก Inar- point in this marvel of science.
the hall Boor ran an From Mrs Rumpus ARIES (Mar, 22-Apr. 20)-artläcial stream over ny alabas- Diplomatic actions can furner bed, which served to cool diliculties into
advantages. the terrace when the king was Plan a social event for
this present.
The river side of the pavilion evening.
is rich with exquisite Jattice work in marble, delicate DS gold Alagree, ind there is a marble screen that is beyond description,
results.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-
clear Conditions will call for
morning Alertness
hended velion this Keep on
your toes, pinys..
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— and fee! ni situations calmly
with problems
tact. Troubles can be made Ivanish.
East could do nothing but
club and give the tackle optimistle bidder his contrast.
return
cellent.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-Mar 21)- Generally,
favourable I
รอบ remain calm and collected even 10 in the face of a crisis,
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— Exert self-control and you will win out today. Afternoon
Check Your Frightens considerably,
Knowledge
largest
i. What
in the vehicular tunnel in the world?
2. For her performance In what picture did Vivien Leigh, rezelve the Academy Award in 19407
3. In what year did the vil- lugera of Oberammergau begin) their performance of "The I'us- sion Ploy
4. Give the full title Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night,"
5. Name the volcano that is said to be the depest in the world.
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
Across
2. Hustics the G.LD. (
8. if you are, you're in debt. 10)
Balioo bay's warning cry; (4)
11. A dislocated clun. (4)
19. This could be the basement. (4)
19. Rule by right, (0)
14. How the go-getter rodo. (6)
10. By no means eflent,." (5)"
10. Can do a balc÷ you see. (4)
20, tmit of weight that varies with
duferent goods (33)
21. Turn over the list. (4)
20. Mental weariness troni, lack of
occupation.,(0)
2. Would you may «ʼwinning £.0,
had made a talk (7)
94. Interfazo. (6)
Down
20′ Kushi (3)
Loriously seen that telo Faward
in abeen (8)
2. LI JOU can, you'll keep afloat. (6)
8. Shoemaker'a thread rubbed with
3205 WAL. (8)
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6.Agricultural school No.
1. Mest providers, (44)
10. Rendbevous. (5)
(4)
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dire. 22)-e politic this merning and irritations will disappear. Afternoon and evening good.
are
INTELLIGENCE TEST STATISTICS
By T. O. HARE SCOTLAND YARIS doing 4 Brand Sot these days.** Ald Edger to
my friend 1.
"True enough," said Rabbitt. There user to be an expres alan
Griting away with murder. You can't easily ret away with murder nowadays. haven't tried to
Mid Rabbits
Look at the statistics." sald Badger, "Five years ago) have this on Food authority- one murder in 20 went unde- No suspicion at all. the proportion is down to 7 per cent."
An improvement 10
the June of 3 per cent." and Wessel, who prides himself on belog lightning calculator.
Three per cent Thirty per cent." sald Badger
You're Rabbits,
wrang- atd lation should be the percentage of murders that are spotted, That makes the percentage of Improvement exactly 5"
What would he year point of view
basis of calcu-
(Solution on Page 5)
CHESS PROBLEM
By S. F. E. FLÀTAU
Black, 10 pieces
1.1
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.
White, 9 picces, White to play and mate in two.
Solution to Saturday's
problem:
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BOYS'
the colonnades
Under
AND
make
The Clock and the Chair
"No
have
-Merlin Told the Shadows About. Them
By MAX TRELL
We Have The Best Seats,
They Want Them.
-(London Express Service)
GIRLS'
chair be," she thought to herself,
"if no one cared to sit in them?"
everyone
4NTOW „fake chairs,” Merlin
Likes and Dislikes the Magician was saying to Knari and Hanid the shadows
"Now you mustn't thieric," with the turned-about names, Merlin continued with a smile, **They have four legs. They that chairs don't like having a
backs, tot
tou, And lots of Jolly time, just like them have #rms, But they eke. They don't like stamling very seldom
go anywhere on in one place day after day any their legs. They very rarely lie more than you or I would like it on their back. And they hardly if we had to,, Indeed, there's anything with their nothing that a chair would except 10 hold then rather do-especially old quietly at each side of their chair that has stood
stood in one seats and let prople lean ou place, or in one house, for many, them."
many years-thau take a little run down the road, and across Hani was about to say that the fields, and up a hill or two, If chairs took to walking around just to see for itself
what
ever do arma
or their legs, or started rolling going on in the great world out over on their backs, or began side. hugging people with their arms.
no one would care
them. "And what good would n this:
-
the
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Drágon Pills-35
The Mandarin does not at once explain how Rupert is make his return journey, He leads him into
long building full of highly coloured shapes," say, this must be a firework factory," thinks the little bear, Whatever is he going to do with me?" They come out
on to a wide space with a curious contraption set up in the centre of it. "There it is," says the old man," this outing of yours started It with the firing of rocket, shall end with another. Behold, our latest and best mani-carrying cocker 1".
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tatlon
raw
said that normal forms favoured growth, but more
more sun-
HONGKONG SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkong
Noon quotations were:
10 1240
Wille shinc would he beneficial, Stock Exchange this morning especially
in the central belt. were worth $57,215. Moderate to heavy rains in the AINES BUYERS SELLERS SALES main belt were generally favour- BANKS able in the South Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains, although heavy moisture delayed the com- pletion of planting and retarded cultivation in the south-western Lections.
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The Department, of Agricul- Turę estimated that the 1040-50 world production of cotton rose to the third highest level in history. totalling 31,220,000 balen of 500 pounds cath, com- pared with 20,140,000 bales in STORES, ETC.
previous seocon United
the
Pream
NY Market
May 20-Cotton
New York,
futures edged into new seasonal high ground
tuday in a quiet
Dalry Watson
300 11
4002115
+
14
500 a 32
COTTONS
Ewn .... 1.70
1309 4 1:00
MISCELLANEOUS
2000 - 650
Yangue
Asio Nay.
2000 200
Exchange Rates
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Businers was done in the legal
this exchange market bale, the list incl
mcining at the following rates:- met wild stering pound mute (per £}
ID 25. U.S. dollara (per #1) NEI Culders (per 1001 Singapore (Straits) Stem ticals (per 100)
I'd hear the clock ticking in a of the chair or the Grandfather's situation. After rising as much whisper to the old chair. Let's clock could I sec.
as a dollar go, you and I....let's go, for u The Moon Stopped
subsequent
dealings to sit in "Well, I once had a chair like wolk....you and I, you and "And then suddenly." Bald prefit-taking and closed 2 to 10 big, comfortable old ....let's go, the clock seemed Merlin, "the old moon reached points higher. fellow with fine strong carved to be saying, over and over the bottom of the
The mil tree on the
upswing reflected legs, and a great broad cushioned again.
and stopped Yes sir, it the recent heavy activity in the back, and two arms, that he held
Street cotton goods dls- And that's a strange Worth
the moon to do: trict, expectations of continued happened, the middle of the night whening securities market.
Prices closed as follows:-
3-30
The clock ticked: "Let's go."
topped.
oul along his lap for all the "And then one night," sald world like a grandfather sitting Merlin, smiling to himself as he for
thr old moon and in good export sales and the ris-
down and holiting his hands on Lemembered. what
his knees. But not going any-he old chair and the old everyone Is supposed to le where, of course-just Staying Grandfather's Clock disappeared, asleep. But there it stopped arog in ecots in one place and waiting. The door was wide open. They and I fancied, though I couldn't July
lb.)
were gone. There was no trace o
the
μετ
FIC Plastres (per 100)
2500
MONDAY, MAY 22 Closing Times By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, - Basra, Calen (Natrobl, Mombasa, Dar es
33.79 nominalala, Mauritius and Johannesburg
via Cairo), Rome and, London, 33.64-65
D.m. 31.79-74
31.0
31.75
31.74-75 31.28
20.71
-United Preis.
Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland, p.m.
Bangkok and Colombo, 5 p.m. Japan, 4. p.m.
Talpels, 3 p..
Closing Times By Bra Japan. 10 p.m.
Formosa via Keslung. 3.p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 23
"This old chair had only one of them at all, except four little be sure, that it was sitting and October good friend in the house. It was spots witera
resting in a large, comfortable December someone just as old us he was stood, and the faint echo of the folks do)
chair always chair, toking a bit of nap (us old March (1051)
May romeone who had stood in one clock's ticks and tocks.
while the Grand- July father's clock stood close by, October spot without moving just as long as he had."
"I went to the window at once counting out the minutes that "Who was It, Merlin?" Kuart and looked out. The old moon, were left before morning.
"But asked.
of it covered
I never really found out Now, Orleans Market with clouds, was coming slowly whether this is what happened Closing prices at the New Clock, down toward the little hill. I ar nof. For the next morning- Yes, they were good old friends could see the dark branches of the chair and the Grandfather's lens Cotton Futures Marketters, second class mall and parcels).
on Saturday were: all right, the
chair and the the oak tree that stood on the clock were back in their old spor, in cents per lb.) 32.75 clock. Sometimes, late at night, top of the hill, and the moon places, and they never wouldt | July when the whole house was dark was just above It. But no sign say a word about it."
BRONCHO BILL
BY DUSK.
THE DEADWOOD
STAGE 18 BACK
· AT THE WELLS FARGO OFFICE. TO REPORT A HOLDUP WITH A.SURPRISE ANGLE POR
·THE CLERK-)
"The
DON'T WORRY? THAT
STRONG BOK VYASHT
FILLED WITH ORTEM
Grandfather's
more than
Calling for Luke
half
F
AND I
TOLD GORMLEY THE STAGE CARMED GOLD- I GOTTA SQUARS WITH HIM OR HELL BE OUT TO KILL:
ME SUREW
October
December
March (1031)
July
October
By Harry F. O'Neill May [LUMES ROPRIMENSION IS CORRECT,FOR EVEN. NOW THE BANDIT LEADER DRAWS REIN BEHIND THE EXPRESS OFFICE =
A UGHT?
THE NOB IN→IAL)
PIX HIM.
·PRONTO ~=
32.90 14.00 31.50.CJ
31,00
31.08
31.10 bid
20.65 blu
United Press.
Raw Exports
New York, May 20-Raw cotlon exports, as reperied by the New York Cotton Ex- change, for 1040-50 season May 10th wero na follow !~-
Great Britain
Continentự
Orient ....
Canada
Total for the season, in-
cluding inters
Linter
to
bales
641,700 2.484,354
1,154,485
243202
4,503.201
Closing Times By Alr. Manila, Honolulu and USA. (Jel-
Guam (letters and second cir malli, Canada (letters only), 5 p.m.
Halphong, and Raigon, & p.m. Bangkok, p.m.
Talpch, .p.m.
Closing Times By Nex Formosa via Kecfung, 0.9m. Mauritia and South Africa Durban, 10 'a.m.
yla
Canada Vin Vancouver, B.C.. 10 A. T
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Closing Times Ny Al
Manila, 11a.m.
Taipeḥ, 5.p.m.
Closing Times By Sea Straits, Ceylon, Madagascar, Adon, Egyot ang starselles, 5 p.m.
Japan. 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 25 Closing Timed By Air 'Canada & USA. 10 ■TMm.
Okinawa, p.m.
Bangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Data; Cairo (Nairobi, Mombasa. Dare Salaam, Melirithis & Johannesburg vis Cairo), Rome de London, 3 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Djakaria, & 171,000 Colombo, & p.m.
Total for the sesaon, &x=
etyding - liatára felkeren 4,422,804 | 53. Same period last year, ex-
“eluding," lintura
---Unitad, Press,
Labum, Bydney Sa Auckland, Talpeb" 8-pai - IPPMClodar Times Dr. Se Mablis, & P.m.