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Opening- ▲ 8
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
The
AROUND THE WORLD
The Caribbean comes into its own
By TEMPLE MANNING
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
AUSTRALIA
BY THE Foreign aid for
transport, health NEEDSMORE
and sanitation
WAY
by Beachcomber
THEY
HEY say that necessity the mother of in-
vention, which doubtless Lake Success, May 28.-Foreign finance for ha induced certain In-backward areas should be used not only for indus- HE recent opening of a nedicts, such happy haunts dians to make whisky from trial and commercial projects but such relatively THE
Rico, Jamaica, tree bark and rotten less productive enterprises as improving health, super luxury hotel in as Puerto
Bahaman, the Virgin oranges. If I were necessity sanitation, transport and communications, a United Puerto Rico is additional the evidence of the growing im Islands, Hafti, the Domini-I would prefer a less
Nations Sub-Commission declared today. portance of the islands of
the Caribbean in the holiday scheme of things. Dis- covered by
Winter cruise
YOUR BIRTHDAY.....
MONDAY, MAY 29
and
By STELLA
courage. No you persistence are born today, have
fremenilous personal matter how dificult a job, you are witing to face it unfluch- magnetism and draw people to you. You are a person of action ingly. and no matter what the prob- lem, there is always a way out for you. Your moods, however, are quite changeable and you must learn to control them if you are to reach the success to which your Inlents should chi- title you.
You are nel at
your bent If pes- when in an argument. sible, stay out of heated discus- plons, for you are apt to lose your argu- your temper-and ment at the same tune.
UST because you do not bid Janis no reason why your should not try to make it. To- day's hand came up in a tourna-
Typical Caribbean island semes ment where I saw it played at One different tables
Lawing, generous and kindly, can Republic, are attracting several
increasing throngs the you will make a fine parent al-ever pair actually bid and made x.
Although you have Another pair bid six, but only
The cruise ships began it capacity for appearing calm and though you are somewhat in- made four, while another pair
collected on the surface, your clined to go to extreme either bid four and made seven.
cinations are deep and quite to strict in discipline or overall, but the air lines have
cinched it. You can indulgent, rent fun in brise is remember.
and watching turbulent underneath.
To And what the lars have ing the bidding
equal love
hate fr
with
for tomorrow, select the drop of every, card. If you
Your de in store emotional Intensity. Ind you do that in today's
In termiuntion, self-confidence and your birthday star and read the should have no trouble
a long way corresponding paragraph. assurance can go
birthday ular be your making pix.
toward helping you reach suc- your
You have considerable daily guide.
TUESDAY, MAY 30
You have to win the opening tead of the six of spades with the uce, because you know that have the kinit- West dit not
r he would queen of spades, have opened the king. There- fore, it you attempt to inke the bound to win finesse, East is
will return a the trick and club, so jump up with the ace of spades.
Come over in your hand with n trump and play a smali din- the When West plays mend, reven-spot, you will notice that the only missing diamonds ate the king-hick-five and You are pretty sure that West does not have the live or three.
three.
He did make an overcail of two clubs, vulnerable, and he would not do that with just live He clubs the ace-tiern. must hold the king and prob ably the jack of diamonds, take the double Buesse in dia- monds, put up the ten from
It holds, dummy. When
Trad the ten of hearts and overtake
it with king.
of hearts and i
Cash the are then lead the other diamond. West will play the jack and the queen wil bold the trick, Now play the ace of diamonds which picks up the king and 13 trick.. di- you will make carding your losing clubs and spude on the long diamonds,
INTELLIGENCE TEST
NO MONEY CHANGED HANDS
*I
By T. O. HARE seem to be all over
to-day," you Funzleham to Putwell. R they slut on the twelfth ter,
bellied.
Putwell was "Here's nbet for you, then." he said. *We have sil seven holes to play. ou the
four
I'll pay you motoza following busla: Mingle hule won by you; 4 for two consecutive hole: £6 (that's 1 plus 2 plus 3) for three consecutive holes: E1D for consecutive holes, and un. If you win all seven you get . I pay you on that basis, It you'll pay me on the same bakls for rach hole or series of mies that you don't succedi in winning."
**Lone," said Foozleham. "It's a cinchi."
He won four holes, and Putwell won three, but
no meney changed hands,
How did the account stand
As the end of 17 holes?
(Solution on Page 8)
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Reason, aut impuse should be your guide today. Problems are taxing, but you em solve them.
24-Aug.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- With well-made plans you can Co a long way this morning to- Koal word
your Raching Evening a plenyanty romantic,
LEO
(July Impulsive tendencies achieve the best possible results,
24-Sept. 22) VIRGO (ADE. There's to exciting nutlook to day. Be guarded in your activi- ties. Peculiar tendencies persist this evening.
CAPRICORN (Jer.
23-Jun. 20)-Be calm and en-operative in any crisis and all will turn out better than you anticipate
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)
maiter can exert lind over
Important influence. Don't let yourself get enoličnaj,
All the glowing advertisements that picture luxuriant flowers beaches. foliage, golden Impld blue water and some of of these bita the other delights of paradise, have done a good And fortunately unlike Job.
ads, these Some other
truc. Hotel happen
netually well projects are out of the planning stage and under way.
travel 10 be
are
re-
In its report to the Econo- International funds on mic and Social Council, the which may contain an element sub-commission on
PRIMARY ROLE
econo-
of grant,
JAP GOODS
Canberra, May 28.-The- Minister of Trade, Mr Nell O'Sullivan, said in a radio broadcast today that tho government's obpective was to arrange for Australia to receive substantial supplies of steel, copper, raw silk, basic textiles, tin plate and other essential goods from Japan.
pulsive daughter. But every drinker to his taste.
Wine is still made from grapes, but as everybody today drinka grapes will prob- by the lubel, nbly not bo uced much longer. mic development cited these Even before the last war people "low yielding but high Emphasising the primary role who gabbled about Vin Rose cost" Focio-economic pro-jot domestic effort, it urged the Mr O'Sullivan said tho
jects
foreign investors.
a basis
would In retum, Australla endeavour to arrange shipments olher of wool, whent and primary produce,
Countries.
10 private
rency origin. By means of
were swilllog cochineal and other
government almed at making as examples of the under-developed colouring matters to the great
the best possible use of the amusement of the go-aheads who problem and challenge of themselves, as well as capital exporting countries, to promote ductered the stuff, and there economic development.
a quicker flow of private in-miled funds available for im- fron hard currency used to be a story in Paris that
vestment for economic develop-ports
countries. Foyot closed down because he
The
under ment. sub-commission. American shovelling
The sub-commission dwelt at of Mr V. K. saw an
the presidency
He said: "As soon as possible, Kugar into
backward countries' glass of Cheval
Rao, of India, made a series of length on
I will case progressively Dune which was, said he, too
for using dieulties in accepting un-i
restrictions
of on the issue bitter. In fairness tet me nda practical proposal
other conditional guarantees of trans-licences for goods of hard cur- Four ald and that the same story was told ot Point Prunier in the Rue Duphot, of methods of financing the deve-fers of earnings
gullet (opposite Fuuquet), of Jopment of backward areas,
It recommended that the In-tariff negotinilona and trade dis- the Grund Vatel, and of the
long-term ternational Monetary Fund and cussions with overseas countries, in its section on
government intends Brearse.
socio-economic projects, the other interested agencies should the My mistake
report declared: "Any sub-study this whole subject in terms secure the most favourable con- ditions of entry on Australion acceleration. even of of the practical conditions under
markets." eyes stantial
United Press. TWO pairs of watchful
have pointed out that, in the admittedly sound projects, will which much guarantees could be ods into world
considerable
mea- made effecn201 hexameter about Homer which I depend in
which
In an exhuastive study of thei quoted the otherday, I trans-rure on the extent to
hase of social cources of foreign financing, the
Isub-commission overhead
assigned the economic know who wrote the lines, but and
broadened posed Rhodos and Chios, 1 don't the prerequisite I tum satisfied that my correspon-under-developed countries." dents are right. Wig for bald deg
created and
LOWER INTEREST
In the primary role to the International
Barik
and foresaw an extension of the
the United States Export-
Import Bank's activities.
The United Nations body held art of its session in Washington, part where It consulted the Interna-
WHEN Mrs Boddis, of W Nelson-crescent, opened her
The report said think the tional Bank and Monetary Fund, ken-house yesterday a glazier in fur breeches whistled at her. She long-terin
Projects should be was so alnemed that she trod en financed so as to impere only a
the Export-Import Bank and allied
economic assistance the cat. Later, she (continued at nominal burden of annual pay-
ganisations.Reuter. she (continued at foot of next the foot of next column). Later, column). Later, the (contined at foot of next column), Later, she, as above.
Dr Rhubarb's corner
ments.
It noted that this would re- quire foreign loans with longer lower interest maturities and rates then those available from existing sources.
The sub-commission rejected
New York trade "very
U.K. exports
were lower
Exports from
to
Britain to the lower in Guiled States were April than in any month since or-October. The value in United States dollars was $15,000,000, compared with a monthly aver- age for the Brst quarter of the The rate year of $10,000,000. ut exports to Canada, on tho other hand, continued to im- prove. The value in April was $5,000,000 United States dollars, cumpared with a monthly aver- age of $23,000,000 in the first three months of the year.
quiet" urged prompt
HOTEL PROJECTS
in the American St Thoman Virgin Islands group has two major hotel projects well nd- Mrs B. writes: Mu nerves an
vanced, while existing hotels and have gone to places, because my PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-many guest houses are busy with husband stirs his porridge with ropol for the crea improvements and refurnishing a paper-knife and opens his 23) The unexpected
may end 101 The Virgin Islands has caught letters with the porridge apoon, ¡tion of a United Nations econ- must be confuse you. So expect
on as a holiday spot, one that I told him I would have to omic
omic development administro- and for leave him if this went on, lic restricted today if you are to thing-and you won't be sur-Extrare all the protection *** at said he only did it in hun. What consideration of low cost, long!-
prised,
the Americ play that ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-symbolises, aided and abetted by am I to do?
Dr Rhubarb says; Marriage is Morning hours are best for att charm and beauty, St Thomas, town, Chorlette activities.
or and the main
Amatie, has much to offer the mostly give and ticke. Why don't you test him by retaliating? Str travel are both favoured,
viitor, with shops that have n TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-wonderful array of fee foods your porridge with a poker undi
upen your letters with 23-Oct. 23)- Cultivate good will and you from all over the world at bursit of lead piping.
and other tourist Be practica! or the uncertain will be able to secure the co-in prices,
today will operation of others. Influences intorent
LIBRA (Sept.
bring unhappiness.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 2A). Personal
Food
mallers are In favour today if you work out your plans carefully.
detail
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. careful of all 22)-Br work just now. Don't let soine-
lit Thluss: important notice.
Your
Merchandising
lures.
BOYS' AND
#thick
-London Express Service.
GIRLS'
Pixie McGlum Was Satisfied
-It Made Him Happy to Be Unhappy-
his forehead By MAX TRELL
and
rung an trout is clin. If you saw You'd think i was
Check Your PIXIE O'Scow! said: "I supe Meritum,
Knowledge
1. Name the Norre discoverer of America.
pose you think I have chverful." vory had diezosition? Nothing term, to please me?"
Knarf and Hanid now they very much like to meet Knart and Honid, the shadow. Pixie McGlum, "Where do we children with th turned-about lind him?" asked Knart.
2. Where is the pure Norse men,
3.
vanity.
4. Dene fission,
the
ing
5. When did Turkey become he didn't see why he should be
A republic?
0.
Pixl:
But it tion.
term Anancing by the industri- alised countries and especially those in a position to contribute substantial financial resources to such an organisation.
The report urged the Econo- mie and Social Council to dis- cuss the possibility of obtaining
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Dragon Pills-
-41
be surpnied !" exclaims Ruperi "A fine chase he's led me, all the way to China and back." He gets his mystified pal to help in pulle ing the parachute of the container and there, still aleeping peacefully. Well, this in the little dragon, beats everything" breathes Pongr
xunding up her shakily, itupert higher point and gares round. The first person he sees Pong-Ping walking sadly down selow. "H, Rupert." cries the rtle Peke. "I thought you were helping me to find my pet dragon. Where have you been? "You'd Ping.
ALI RIOTS RESERVED
come.
The
lower value of exports to the United States was largely fall in deliveries caused by
single New York, May 27.-Thejor, whisky, the largest
among British forthcoming Memorial Daydalar-earner holiday took toll of trading exports.
The value of certain the Luther goods exported to volume and stocks moved Caited States In April Wan irregularly in the quietest Preater than in March, Woven
and woollen session since last November. rotton
With many
traders jumping china and earthenware, the fun, on the holiday next and blcycles The day, and Some apparently dollars in April planning to include Monday in their vacation to make a four-
tissues,
bonis all carned mero
A fall in dollar earnings by
day holiday weekend, light at the United Kingdom does not that fewer at necessarily mean the Exchange cut tendance at the volume to 470,000 shares for dollars have been flowing Into British Treasury. The the last Saturday ression until the
United States has continued to
October,
at
This was the lightest activity buy large quantities of rubber, since
410,000 shares were sold wool, and other raw materials
Commonwealth from the on November 20, 1940.
The market was equally lacks. prices higher than in the early dosjen!.
issues which racnths of the year, were dealt in, 114 fewer than on last Saturday, 295 declined while 267 advanced. New highs were made by 23 istes and new lows by three. All major averages lost a few cents. The general average Anished eight cents behind the close of yester- day.
Rubber feature
11-
tin-
Workers Take Over Shipyard
The strike was called when 150 workers were disiniered for "Jew output" No tridents had been reported by late tonight,--
cuier.
Burma Loans
Rangoon, May Burmese n
Government
20,040,000
Naples, May 28-Nearly 4- 000 workers today occupied the Liva chipyards here to provent alackout. The mantenint of dictu't know exactly
RUBBER CAINS
the hipyards ordered the lock- Under A Stump What to answer. But Bnally
out, allegedly to avoid sabotage shares provided of the Vikings still spoken?
Hanid tail, as gently DGS-
id
D{ today's dealings, during a "go slow" strik: which "ite lives" Name the Nazi
WAT sible (for she didn't like hurt arsenwl, "under an old stump
adding to their gains of yester-begam 10 days ago. criminal who confessed at
O'Scowl's feelings):
rising four points day, After Nuremberg trial that he had Pi
Well, you
aren't really very the edge of the swamp. It's
yesterday, Goodrich tacked on been shamming amn.sia and in-ebrerful. But we like you just the dampet and most uncom
174 more points today to 984. fortable place anyone ever lived as you are, don't we, Kart?"
Chemicals also attracted at in. But he won't move," Courre," said Koarf.
tention. Studebaker yielded the Pixie O'scowl readily agreed Pixie O'Seow! grumbled that to take Knarf and land down
most of an early gain on erens:d dividend to close at 34%. to the old stump at the edge of cheerful when he dut 500
up one-quarter. It had touched the swamp to met Pixie Me
Why 3424.
20. The anything to be che riut about. Glum. "There he is now!" ex- skies," he said, "I've got a very “But
you won't
General Malors eld
has What textile is "king" in "But if you think I'm bad, you claimed Pixie O'scow; it good reason for keeping the not
Too comfortable," muttered changed and Chrysler eased ought to meet my coush Pixie
rupees as the United States?
in the water." even with his feet in the water and MeGluni. No
10 various Pixi: one has
O'Scowl. "Breakfast, trifle. United States Steel and ulloted He must on.
Hanld said In Surprice:
Steel held pre-agricultural loans made him laugh. He's got a with no rubbers
got, sinner and you
supper are always Republic
and districts in the current year while Behlehem viously Pixie "What reason have
food in frown so deep that it starts at be trying to catch a cold."
thin
on time-the Ai
monient,
I didn't think served Pixie McGlum?
Youngstown lost little ground. Reuter. and wholesome-there's McGium sneezed several times and blew his nose loudly, then there was any reason why any good
feet in plenty of cream and bee's honey Superior spurted five to 280 in Thould one
keep his
is just right plls while Standard everything Isoked up and saw his visitors.
water." "I hate way." he said. "Go
"Silly!"
sald Pixle McGlum How do you suppose I'd feel if Jersey added a minor fraction. company.
"It's going to rain in a day or I went to live in O'Cheer Hai-United Press, Hanid
"You'd feel fine and Knart and
glanced
get all my feet will two and He closely at Pixie McGlum,
So 1 might as well get ful" sab wet. wasn't much taller than a large them wet right now."**
wouldn't be Pixle sized dandellon. He was wear- ing an old
old battered coat, an
was smoking Jut, and he cornenb pipe, turned upside
"I don't think you ought to ing under this old stump down down. "Why
sain at the edge of the swamp. olive so near the swamp,' you
added. Hank. 'way."
"Nothing wrong with mosquitoes wouldn't have any
loads "You'll have no fun visiting me, the swamp." said Pixie Me one to sting, and the
very gloomy."
Glum. "The
like the frogs wouldn't have anyone Loads to "Why are you sitting with it. The frogs
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
Acros
1. Another name for 14 Down
[b.
4)
8. This nuator often wooonca A
nuisance. (0)
CHESS PROBLEM
By S. F. E. FLATAU Black, 9 pieces.
14. char for a change, (6)
11. Gays volco
(5)
13. Shows the Fleet as an old air
service. (4),
14 A likeness to men's cable, (U)
Church dignitary, (T
19 and u Down. What the 14 Da
Indice in.
22 Obviously not feeling good.
33 Contend, (8) 24, Secured. (3)
1
(5, 81
3)
#16
See 15 Dora.
Down
Q.
White, & pieces.
White to play and mate in two.
Solution to
problem:
1. Weakens. (4)
Often the vicum of 7 Down. (3)
B. You and more than one
Across when you are here. (2.
LO
ni cako se noi se hard as it
sounds. (4) 5. Ark boldor. (5)
A bruken natt, 147
7. The sort to catch a Down by
incuisine
in ACTOR and
D. Bao 19 Acros
12. Where you will and the aps
14. It is often called a across. (4)
10 and 20 Across. You will and
Across and 7 Dows often called «
this (5. V) Saturday's
18 y no means undersized. 10)
Cattle. (4)
1, B-B1, any; 2, Q, or B (dia ch) | 20. Mert needs this lady to be cor
mates****
rectly named. (8) 21. Reverse the summit (8)
I'm
4-2
asked.
don't Pixie McGlum
Д
Near The Swamp
mosquitoes und the
saki Knart,
cheer-
Oil New
"If I felt fine and cheerful, I U.S. industry
McGlum.
And if I wasn't Pixie McGlum, there wouldn't be anybody liv
The
and
is zooming
upwards
Washington, May 28.-
pipings and croakings. your feet in the water?" Knart like it. Why shoudn't I like it their awake at night with The Federal Reserve Board
live in And with that, Pixie McGlum "I've invited you to muttered: O'Cheer Hall with the rest of sneezed again and blew
than before can do the Pixles a dozen times," said nos: louder Pixie McGlum was altting with "They're my feet-I
to his cousin. wouldn't say another word. his feet in the water. whatever I like with them, B- Pixle O'Scowl
Pixic McGlum
BRONCHO BILL
Luke's Proposition
FAILING TO KILL THE WELLS FARGO CLEAN, CLAZE GORMLEY SENSES DANGER,
AND HOW PREPARED FOR ANY EMERGENCY -
YOU MIGHT
HAVE TO TAKE OVER KANAGEMENT OF THE EL DORADO FOR A DRELL,
İNTEANWHILE, YOUNDED IN THE THROAT, THE
CLEROS WORK ON THE ARMY "WANTED" SIGH
S INTERRUPTED BY THE DOCTOR P
WHO BHƠT YUH,
LUKE P
HE WON'T TALK” FOR A MONTH“ SER WHAT HE'S WRITING
By Harry F. O'Neill
was
reported yesterday that in-
production dustrial his and zooming again. It said the out. United States' April put climbed to its highest Jevel since February 1949, chiefly as a result of in- creased activity in steel, auto and machinery manu- facturing.
"DO YOU WANT TO CATCH AN ARMY DESERTER"P)
WAL YOU BET I DOS
The board added that I ex- pected further gains to be re-
istered during
The
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-
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TUESDAY, MAY 30 Closing Times By Air Mantis, Honolulu and USA, [les- ters, second clam mall and parcela), Guam flotters and second elson board's index of Industrial mail), Canada (letters only), 5 pm,
May.
production In April reached 180, two points higer, than in March and 10 points above year ago, but it was still six points short of the postwar high
set in October- of 195 November 1948.
The board said that if in- dustrial activity continued at Present rates, it would ad parently produce another twb- point rise; this month.-United Prezi
Haiphong and Balgon, & p.m. Bangkok 9.m.
Taipeh, pẫm,
Closing Timnas By Ban Rangoon and Catgaita, 10 a.m,
· Formors via Keeling. 2 p.m. Straits-11 ..
Manila, 3. p.m.
Japan .m
"WRONEIDAY, MAY 18
Closing Times By Air Manila, 11 .. Taipeh, 6 p.m. *
Klosing Times by des
Central and South Amerion Vik Bad Fruticisco, 2 p.m.
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