THE HONGKONG TELEĠRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
- MCKENNEY
ON
BRIDGE
Overtricks Are
Evil Tempters
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
CRCED is the cause of tinny Udsters
bridge the table. Hoping for 4.7 extra
Player reaches trick, the
DUMBBELLS MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
IS THERE A CRIMINAL LAWYER IN THIS
TOWN?
cust
49
for more than he can nake. and as a result loves that which was surely hi, Today's handt
illustrates this point,
The opening lear of the king
YES, BUT "WE. CANT PROVE
TTO
The days before
KEEP THE
Dunkirk
MEMORY they do the spirit of a ma-
GREEN
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
BY THE Price
of wheat
WAY from Australia is
by Beachcomber too high-Ceylon
A
SKED a question which must remain for ever
She then struck Nightly (with
from R camel's
here today.
JAPS LOOK ELSEWHERE
FOR SUGAR
Tokyo, May 23,-Japan- ese trade circles reported
Mexico in
exchange for
Was called
now lacks any sugar surplus for export.
There
factories are many
would like to obtain a larger
The report sait the deal was
this year between the Naigal temporarily signed in February Commercial Company and Scoll and English Company,
Mr Mudaliar added that India supply of wool-tops from Aus- trafla (+) make clothing-government Wag Rruiter.
Canberra, May 23. — Indian and Ceylonese today a contract to import tion which refused to accept secret, the last of the sibyls | leaders of the delegations to the southeast Asian 10,000 tons of sugar from By Lt. Colonel Ewan Batter defent when defent seemed put on her pointed at conference in Sydney last week will have pre- Japanese rails and Major J. Selby Bradford inevitable.
covered with the signs of (fistchinkon, 13/6, 172 pp). Less is heard, however, of
the Zodine, and muttered liminary trade talks with Australian Ministers off recently because Mexico preceded the TEN years ago this month, the events that
gruelling unintelligibly. the British Expedition-cation, of the
withdrawal, of the men whe
Ceylon's Mr J. R. Jaya- cyncunted fought without hope of victory ary Forec WIR from Dunkirk, Those glorier of reaching home. It is the wad made of hom-bak) the wardene said he hoped to producing tiles in India and we
cur big housing problem." ous days have become more purpose of this book to ensure skeleton of a Besarabian mole, discuss the reduction in the more that we need despite
that the exploits of this first which hangs than history, symbolising as British army are not forgotten, volh in the low roof of her cave, price of wheat sold to Cey- Then, putting her left thumb to lon with the Commerce Alamein ont the N mandy
shs Minister, Mr John McEwen. landings have largely cured the Jobe of her right car,
ared [kifted her right foot sideways, Dhe record of courage and
rolled her eyes and cried mindi trance that marked the re- 1100 treat of the 11, E. F. from Bel- mopsleum, or words to hat effect. She next stirred Kium to the sea. Possessing with an enormous horn-spoon
| of Janies, but n handfu
cauldron filled with marine glue, covered
scarcely more began WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
to dance n stately plane, it was
duly nf
measure, Bluging the while the
both devalued "A WO You men-since you enjoy an
Gort's army to withstand the
song the Wise Men of Kilsheelan think that the price should have IF you are born today, you have
offen- an intensely emotional nature argument, just for the sake of might of Hitler's great
your argument should make excell-sive, Lacking in numbers and sam on the slopes of Knocka-, iemained the sane, but when and mtf learn to curb
test inputs if you are not to eat lawyers. You would be best equipment and spied upon by
Tate be rent.nually in and out of hot in delence, for you are able to the Fifth Column, they water. You have a tremendous, analyze your client's cate care-only
magnetim fully and then present it dram-succeeded. mount of personal and this attracts great numbers ulically to n jury. You also have Since a great deal of tset and diplomu. of pede Into your curbit. your tastes are artistic and liter- cy and know how to get on well ary, you are usually surrounded with all kinds of people. by groups of highly interesting
of spades Erid this first trick. YUR BIRTEIDAY.
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monde. Ha!
Won with the Jack and returned!
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Fituring that
it was
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By STELLA
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where none could have
DINNER PLATES
L'shown.
The sibyl's song
He said Beet the wheat price had gone up by about 30 per- Ceylon devalued cent since both Australia and their curren- ces last year.
We
We
rise thr protester at the
Government said! Australian nothing could be dane.
Prednost; And now, pray, does Hat unlikely song no?
·
TAKE OUR TILES
And
in The authors, who served.
Myself: Like this, pray, 18 is the B. E. F. as junior officers, called "Eileen Arvon," and was describe several acts of inl-written by Gerald Grif dud heroism and initiative that here is the last vene for you:- While you have good judg-took place when events ment, and a keen mlud, you moving too
Yours must with the decay.
Eileen Aronn! to commit
must learn
hover yourself when angry, Control your temper if you are to hold file. Be cautious in marriage
not that you do Make
talente so widely matter your But you do not become a master in any one field. Concentrat on
To and what he'stars have in one pill will pay better dívid- card. Don't got entirely upon store for tomorrow, relect your You birthday atar anul read the rot- yeah peremdity, either,
a con- responding paragraph. Let your will have in eontribute
be greatan daily derable armung of hard work birthday star
guide. af you an do stay at the top.
THURSDAY, MAY 25
.
swiftly for
were
#
by
to have much effect, For instance, there is the ca.e of the sergeant who halted
tak column of German laying dinner-plates
upsile dwar on the
the rond. When
Invers crews ditembarked to thute the "mines," the that reant's
men chot every une. The book concludes with 11
ser-
Beauty must fade mizey,
Eileen Aroon!
Castles are lacked in tear, Chieftains are scattered far, Love is an freil star,
Eileen Aroon!
Interlude
tull account of the evacuation A
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) dency will pay excellent divid-y photographs as
ends just mise. Be co-operative. ting
A ne merchandising day which proves that advertising delimite- ly pays! Publiee your products.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- If jos Kaamting, this should be a Lamar day to get results. cut after what you want.
Seath was the trick with the nind of diamonds, eashed thre Beart trick, and then led his
West When lact diamond.
the eight. South fell Played into the trap laid by East and 12: b for yielded 1
tir. Fred extra queen of diamond, and East's kung wen
tri.
1:0
33)
Go
you
LEO (July 24-Aug. and day for styling with to undertake. Concentrate something important; complais it.
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wc
VIRGO GAME. 1-Sept. 22)- Thus Sandh WH but out New plans, erp.cially thinse con- end cerned with your job, should from dummy and at the war forced to concede a club, turn out favourably at this time. Poing down one trick,
23-Oel, 23)- 1.1BRA (Sept.
to assistance Be of friendly
Follow your intuito other. when evening comes for bist re suits.
Check Your
Knowledge
1. How many feet can the 1.Front
species
jump in one leapt
2
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 221 A good day for shopping. Those in merchandising should find it
a profitable time, 100.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
et kang)-Good management and citi-
What countries, as divid-
ed by the Strait of Mescina?
3. What perrent of the ཐཱ「;u Were
Nazi regime?
is the estimated
Germa.
Jews killed duritut
the
-L What is trattally the elmir
of a parent feet!
5. Who
Mon
the Nobel
Literary Award for 1946
B. What area of the work is
richest in gold and diamonds?
1.
(Austers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
AUJINA
do that can be made TO RO
forward, and will go onck
11. A record of events. (7)
11. Sumetent. You'll sarro 151
13. Loyal 197
(B)
14. Given the bicycle the power of
uropasion, 151
16. A xammo accessory, 141
In it's very little bit to give to a
ent 141
21. You'll and
<>thin 18
20. Froth. (4) anything
DOT in
5. This is shitilor. (D)
10.
Far Bedad it' 121
indies
27 art of telap we are glad to art
u cür Bauds (4)
2. When this is on one side of
hurs the fellow is on the other,
13
Low
Electriens ant of mwuauró,
(3)
J. A CK name prefer to use. (i)
Yire ingões
{
(5)
linen trom the door edge
13)
Boseneng, as you inay new WAN but in this
7. Detenco agirias a toe gives equal
value to a avourite, 17)
u. The schoolboy welcomes the ent
014 (4)
10. A dry measure. 1)
12. The answer . (b)
15. Plying beetle that makes a num –
ming sound. 197
17. Northern constellation
Waggoner, (D)
-Tho
19. You may feel the answer. (B)
22. Asteria (4)
23. What's averse to upsetting a
dos. (01:
24. Hopsile. (9) Kerstet 12. Orayout 15 Hid:
Battle of eseterans' DUNGID --A0. 201 23. Immort, 18 Đamə: 10,
Batared. Heputad: B.
$11.- Penny) -89. 1914. – Dawn: 1 Blane 6 Turmoil: 4 Redundant
Buoza 15. 0547; 17, fied? 19. 179.
CHESS PROBLEM
BY ARTHUR A. PAUL Black, 5 pieces.
White, 7 picces, White to play and mate in two,
Solution problem:
to pesterday's
1. B-R17. 1.. P-84; 2, K- K12; 1 ... K-K4; 2, Q-K3! (c); 1 ... Kt (K2), amp: 2. -Q-Q& (ch}; 1 ... Kt (RG), any;
2, BR (ch).
INTELLIGENCE TEST
SPADES
By T. O. HARE
ADDISON, Fope and Defog were waiting for Dick their Steele to complete customary orige four
on the fellow," said Taking un back of ened, he deal out 15 20 each of the other 'The remainder
ne aid face downward in Cront of him.
TAXY
took at your
carún. Joo he asset to Addison, "It two of them were drawn at random, what are the mida
gainst
both their
being Licarto
Four to use,” said Addison what about your hand?" said Defoe to Pope. "If two of your cards ite drown at random, what are the odd gainst their both being Diamonds
Ask Joe," said Pope, pam- ing his hand across the table...... The odds are six to one." wald Addison.
Interesting. murmured Detoo. "I'm thinking about Spadea
ir two cards are drawn from the
the filt by Defoe, what
of the knowledge we have are the odās nestan
in the
them both hetne Spades ↑
(8olution on Page 5)
CAPRICORN (Dre. 23-Jan.
20)-The personal equation will help you nelieve some important Boat. Exert individuality.
AQUARIUS clan. 21-Feb. 19) -Make excelent headway in all Belds of endeavour. Serious in- lentions get appropriate results.
PISCES (Feb. 26-Mar. 21)- Patch up any quarrels and be conciliatory. Diplomacy will win a victory for you just new.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Pay strict attention to the job at band and you may achieve re- warding results. Be patient.
TAUEUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--- One of the month's best days Make for achieving some goal. good use of it.
Evelyn
Generating plant for Karachi
Kobe, May 23--The
Central Com-
The Fources said the Japanese how nego- tiating to purchase the anme mount of sugar from Cuba, Colombia and olser Central and South American countries under the April/June foreign currency budget.
They sald the government olso was negotiating to ship Japanese rails to Mexico in ex- elange either for 40,000 tons of rice or 1,000 bales of raw cotton and inseed oil.--United Press,
"We are now getting about Japan Heavy Industries $2500 NY Foreign
£0,000 tons of wheat a year from any today shipped
Inter-thermal power generating plant the Under Australia
national Wheat Agreement". Mr to Karachi aboard
freighter Ozarda.
Jayawardene molded,
The Indian delegate, Mr A. Ramarwami, Mudaller, sald he Poper to discuss the possibili- tar of Australla importing more textiles ani tiles from India.
Grain
Move
Futures Again
DIFFERENCE of opinion of Dunkirk, of which there are
bont completely crazy illustraridles enemirages me to repeat favourites. of une
my old Why
Lave New York, May 23-Grain like, Mr Bernard Shaw! Be-futures again moved higher to-i
hoth have en they
ton
day as exporters began to buy white beards, except Miss
Commercial interesta Evilyn Laye. Another good story bought coarse grains,
"Can you talk a little, dear mummy's hands are frozen"
London Express Service.
BOYS' AND
Squire Squirrel Was Angry
is of two unsteady mien in a
bar:
whent.
"Do you know Crawford?" "Yes Prices Coard as follows:-
What's his know."
ARMO?**
זיי
Ape's headache better
don't
WHEAT-price Der Bushel.
SPOT July
Setenter
December
Marel (1051) CORN
2.31-
2,14--1
2.10-14-4
SPOT
1.62-44
(Official)
the British
Exchange
A company
spokesman Sald four Japanese technicians would go to Pakistan, prolmbly, next moath to help install the units. York Foreign Exchange yester-
The company is also working
Closing prices at
|Day werf:
the New
(collar)
US$ 000-3/16
on an order for a large boiler Canada to be used in a Pakkian power fumoficial generating plant-United Press.
RUBBER COLUMN
Production
uncertain
in Far
East
New York, May 23-lubber
Australia) (pound)
| New Zealand
pound>
2.03/10
2.54 bid
2 37 anked
-rtas futures
275-
0-day futures
2.00
2.21-
2,70-19
2.00.1
135
.0034-11/10
South Africa
sand?
Feim
frant)
Denmark krone). France franc) Vet Germa
Deufchemno k Holland.tgulider) Iply-enicfal Norway (krone) Portugal (escudo)
| Spartes perta)
Sweden (krona) Switzerland-fire
futones today opened steady und kayat (pound)
deliveries Iran Irial} elored strong, with 1.47-15-% from May through Septenther fra
1.23--Surging into new seasonal high Tukey ira)
iground. At the close pilecs ruled
24 to 60 points higher, with sales Argentine-officia! totalling 153 contracts:
A GALLUP poll should be held
al once to find out what the July Great British Public would do if September it hail to choose between news of December
March (951) a film actress and news of a sick | RYE animal. Meanwhile, here is com- July fort. If over 20-page papers September
DATS return, there should be space s enough to print a great deal inore September about both of them.
NEW YORK FLOUR-per 20 rack. 12.45 dollars.
-United Press.
London Express Service)
2420
FLOG+%4 1403
0340-24
0918
.0937
2330
MIDDLE TAST
2.00-
03120
dinar)
2.80-
141
1.31-1
1301-31 139-
1375
LATIN AMERICA
1:20
Brazil cruzeiro)
.0550
Spot rubber, at 29-14 cents.
Belivin boliviano)
| Chule-free
1170
10-14-20 34-75-12
reached
Columbia (peso)
M-G
more than
Cuba (pezo) ..............
1,00
130
Peru-fice
.3025
(bolivar)
3010
FAR EAST'
india trupees
2100
Takistan trupee)
2030
.1705
3040
2393
300 yen
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
-The Snowman had Left Without a "Good-11 in"--
By MAX TRELL
NARF and Hanid the Kindow-etdldren
asket Knarf, adding: "No one has been here all winter except Mother and Father and the call. with the dren. And none of them has turned-about names, found pure away." Squire Squirrel sitting on a
c. rumbling and grumbling,
"Broke his promise he did-- went away without even saying! mood-bye!" And broke his pro- mise!" Squire Squirrel grumbled.
"Who is it, dear?" Hanid ask- ed again.
"The
Side Of Road
snowman,"
Squire Squirrel answered. He polutru with his pilv to the place at the side of the roat. He was there yesterday, Then last night
Knart and Hanid looked at him la surprise. Usually Squire Squirrel was bright and cheer- it rained. This morning, he's ful. And generally he didn't it on a log. He was busy dig- ging up or burying chestnuts to have much time for sitting.
"Who broke his promise. dear?" Hanid finally asked.
"And who went away with- saying good-bye?"
rut
even
Squire Squirrel was mail,
gone. Not a speck of him left! Look for yourselves! He's gone!"
Rupert and the Dragon Pills-37
When the pet dragon gets sleepy Rupert carries him towards the great rocket. The attendants have brought a pair of steps and he goes up carefully. Fastened to the rocket is a round metal case and, doing just as the old Mandarin directs. the little bear open a glass flap in
tront.
Cumbing inside, he pulls the doar behind him and crouches. "My. I hope I haven't to be in here
GURMEEL. very long." he "There's not much room for me. much less a man" "Now goodbye. call the and have no fearl" Mandarin.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
the highest level in
years.
Higher cables from London, Mexico (peso) along with uncertainty over pro-Uruguay (pezoj duction in the Far East and the Venezuela relatively higher price basis in
the primary markets, remained the price lifting influence.
Prices closed as follows:- Spot a venta bey
1.)
May
June
Justy
August September
October November
December
January (1951)
February
March
29-
20.25 bld
28.95 nominal
Hongkong
Netherlanda
East Indies Singapore
28.50-55 traded | Japan
27.42 noririn)
20.30 bid
25.64 ninal
24.07
24 25-30 tradesi
23.90 nominat
2150
24.10
-United Press.
At Singapore Closing prices at the Singa
rubber pove yesterday were: Number rubber,
May June
July
Hun.but
futures
sumber. May Number
May rubber, Number + rubber. May Spot rubber, unhaled Banket C, rep No. 1 pale creve
market
70-210 76-22-777
74-2-44 13.11
778
United Press.
At London London, May 23.-Prices in Kurf and Hanid looked,
the rubber market here today "You're right," sald Knari
closed as follows:-- "Ile's not there, any more."
There fore he went away? He pro-
were a chestnut for Number 1 rubber. Spot,
for bone Squtro Squirrel, a
-pened yer lb. He's not anywhere," said mised he would." Squire Squirrel. "Ani don't
"Certainly
replied hot!" think I haven't looked for him."
broke to use in her nest, Squire Squirrel. "HC "But what did he promise," is promise to you just as he asked Hanid.
"He
Dog, and a string for Sparrow July
AUKUM
"So
Seztember Ocisher/Decernber his January/March
didn't break promised," sald Squire did to me and to Bob. Why," premise after all," said Squire even pro Squirrel. "I'm sorry for the Squirrel, "to give me a present, he exclaimed, "he
mised to leave a present for things I said about him, poor He said he was saving It for
who live in the children
the fellow" me. But did he give it to me?
even broke is house! lic No!"
have "He must
had to go Just then the dog came along. promise to them!"
away in an awful hurry," said snowman's gone,"
Suddenly Knarf, who had run Sparrow. "He dicin't like the Squire Squirrel told him.
where the rain" the spot over to "Gone!" barked the dog. "But Showning had stood before he "Come promised to give me a pre- went away, shouted:
here! The presents are here?"
The
he sent."
"See?" said Squire Squirrel to Knart and Hand. "He broke
his promise to Dop, too."
A few minutes. luter Sparrow
Found Their Prosents
2
24-24-4 22-12-1
(181) 19-7/16 -0/16
United Preen.
HONGKONG SHARES
"Bol
sald where,"
Dog. "where is the present for the children who live in the house?"
Transactions at the Hongkong morning Slock Exchange this were worth $23,559.
Noon quotations were:
|
BANKS
HK Bank.. 1220 East Asia
101
INSURANCES
Union .......
530
22.10
21
Then Hanid, srolling, pointed, SHAHES BUYERS SELLERS BALES when to the spot where the Snowman there, Dog and had had his fout. And
sweet, very tiny, very hidden, was a violet, the first one of the new spring,
And sure enough, Blew over. When she learned Squire Squirrel and that the
was gone, Sparrow went to the spot, they very sho chirped
in dismay: "And found their presents, all in didn't he leave any present be- little heap on the wet ground.
BRONCHO BILL
HAWARE OF IMMEDIATE DANGER, THE FORMERLY CROOKED WELLS FASIKO CLERK IS FIGURING THAT HIS SPARE-TIVE DEVOTION TO ATI IS ABOUT TO COME IN
HANDY
HOW TO THE
SHERIFF, OLD BOY LARD MY PĚNCIL WILL
FIX MISTER
CORMLEY
GR+R+R+R!
SMATTER FELLAH!
Snowman
WHILE OUTSIDE **
NOW
*FORE THAT DASHED
DOG GIVES ME
PONRY
Gunfire
TWO SHOTS FENG OUT 15.
By Harry F. O'Neill
UGH I
YOUNG LUKE JACKBON GRABS HIS THROAT AND SINKS TO THE FLOOR
10.40
DOCKS, ETC.
Hal Dock .. Wheelcek... LAND, IC,
HK Intel Shal Land .. UTILITIES
Traat..... C Light (0) Electric Telephone XD STONES, ETC.
Dalry, XD xrt Watkes COTTONA
Ewo. 1.00 MISCELLANEOUS
050 Asta Nay.
13
200 * $.70 24622115
4 R1 Nom
to Us L
-United Area,
OUTWARD MAILS
214,
Correspondence for Naval per- sonnel att board 1 Majesty's Ships in Japanese waters should c/o .F.M.O., he addressc A.P.0.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Closing Times By A
Taipeh. 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
Strals, langoon and Calcutta, a
p.in.
Formosa via Krelosia, 3 p.m. HaiphonE, 3 pm.
Ceylon. Sadagascar. Aden. EYEL and Marseilles, p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 25
Closing Times By Alr
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Rorra, Calro (Nabi, Mumbaia, Dar-e Salem, Mauritius and Johannesburg via Cairo). Rome and London, 3 p.m. Bangkok, Stugapore, Djakarta and Colombo, 3 p.m.
Labuan, Sydney and Auckland, 5
p.m.
Talpeh, 5 p
Closing Times By Sea
Japan, NooG
Bangkok, 3 p.m.
Siraita. Rangoon and Calcutta, 5 p.in.
FRIDAY, MAY 28
Closing. Times By Ale
USA and Canada, 1 p.m. Japan. b.in.
Manila, Honolulu and USA, dete term, necond clars mall and parcels), Guam letters and second clas 13XD
mail), Canada (letters only), à p.m. Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney ond 700 215 Auckland. 5 .in.
Haiphong. Hanol, Saigon & Pars B p.m.
Taipeh
Closing Times By Sex Balgon, 3.ift.
2000
Cac
Exchange Rates
Alanila, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
Closing Times By Air
Manila, 110.1. Bangkok, 3 p....
Cloring Times By Sea Bangkok, 2 p..
Canada via Vancouver, B.C..
Business was done in the Incal Unofficial exchange
market
this
morning at the following rates:
Sterling pound note, (per 4)
18.20
U.8. dollars iper #1)
0.0331.m
NEI guilders (per 1001
3.00
25.00
177
150
Macassar, á pim.
Ajam ticals (per 100)
Bingapore (Straits)
IC plastres (per 100)
Formosa via. Keelung, a p.m. „Sandakan. 3 p.m.
Straits, Djakarta, Sourabaya and
1