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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 80, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
It Doesn't Matter
Who You Squeeze
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY THERE & unfailing Interest in
the planning and execution of the squeeze pluy in its varied forns, In today's hand, before perfect the
declarer could
queeze that enabled him to make his contract, it was neces sary for him! fo frunsfer the Fqtkeze from one opponent's hand to the other,
West won the flist three tricks with the king, queen and ace of diamonds, East discarding the seven of spades and deuce of clubs. Went now shifted to the ten af spades, which was won in dummy with the nee
Declarer realised that his only chance to make the contract was
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to develop same type of squeeze, Up to this point the play seemed An indicate that the quem and jack of spades were in the East
hand, West should hold the king
of clubs to justify his opening bid.
If East hold Qw jack of chib, he might be squeezed between the spade and simtst but the
Jack of clubs would have to be net up as the high card in the club suit. transferring Equeeze to East's hand.
the
Declarer played two rounds of trumps, endut in his own hand, then led the queen of clubs. Weat covered with the king and dutie my's ace won. A Beart was lea from dummy and declarer ran of all of his retaining trumpe, dis- carding a low spade and the ten of chins from dummy.
East was proved for a discard on the last trump. To protect the queen-Jack of spades, he discard- ed the jack of elabs, hoping that his partner held the nine; in declarer cashed the nine of clubys and claimed Be Best trick with dummy's king of spades.
SINTELLIGENCE TEST INTERNATIONAL
By T. O. HARE
When al interpreters were wanted for an International conference, it seemed appropriate 12 engage Messrs. Dutch, English, French, German, Polish and Welsh. Each of these genticnien speaks two Janguages: none of them speak the same two: none speaks the language of which he is the namesake: and each of the six lan- guages in spoken by two of them. The namesakes of the languages spoken by Mr. English speak, respec- tively. Pollab and English and French and Dutch; the namesakes of the Inn- guages apoken by Mr. Polish speak German and Polish
and English ani Welsh; and the namesaker of the languages spoken by Mr. Dutch speak French and Welsh, and Dutch and German.
What two languages does Mr. French speak?
(Solution on Page 3)
CHESS PROBLEM
By P. KLETT Black, 10 pieces.
DUMB-BELLS
REGISTIRED US Loud PATENT" OFFICE
HAVE
YOU EVER
HAD CHICKEN
POX?
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NO, BUT
I'VE HAD
CHICKEN
A LAKING!
SCIENCE AT WORK
BY THE WAY
Rats give a pointer by Beachcomber
on overeating
By PAUL F. ELLIS
Carlson. Profesor Emeritus
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
troops WORLD RICE rubber HARVEST IS
Vietminh wrecking in Indo-China
LOWER
Washington. May 29,- The world's rice harvest of
today.
is deemed likely that thej present clandestine acti- vities of C. Suct, Esq., are! Saigon, May 29. ---- Vietminh forces have, 1949-50 will be three per- illegal, but as nobody knows during the past four years, completely razed a cent below that of 1948-49, what he is doing, the Law must bide its time. His quarter of the rubber plantations in Indo-China, the Department of Agricul EATING ton well may cut of Physiology and Dr Frederick rare utterances are no help, and have killed almost one-third of the Frenchmen ture, Office of Foreign Agri- down on man's ability toolzel, his exsistant, told the as he has become more in locally employed in the rubber industry. Of the cultural Relations, estimated to reproduce while lack of annual meeting of the Federa-comprehensible than usual, 48 Frenchmen killed, eight were assassinated in the fall diet appears to increase ton of American Societies for under the strain of whatever first three weeks of January, 1948.
The office put the yield at 334,000,000,000 pounds of rough. human fertility, Dr Anton Experimental Biology of experi
The Indo-Chinn rubber] First introduced in Indo-China rlee,
343,000,000,000 autains J. Carlson of the University ments in which three groups of is going on.
1018, nubber trees covered portion in the preceding harvest, What la one to make of this industry had planned, at 330,500 acres of land by 1939 raying that most of the decline rats were fed rich, bülley and of Chicago, reported.
poor diet.
of whatever can be said to be one time. to export 95,000 and more than 40,000 coolies and in production was in Asin, with Carlton raid that the rats fed ikely to be reviewed at some metric tons of rubber in 150 Frenchmen were employed a modernte decrease in Africa. the rich the did not reproduce future date by the competent 1950, which would have Most of the plantations are enough young to keep up the authorities, it is impossible not By STELLA numbers of their colony. The
to appear vague in the face of conclusions were based on ex-present developments periments running through three and the same may be sold of Kenerations of the rais.
ather things.
Nor does the following reveal
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
TUESDAY, MAY 30
onee.
IF you are born today, you are person IL serious-minded whose intellectual leadership is quickly acknowledged. You have an analytical mind which goes to the heart of a matter at Unless you can bate your argu- ment on truth, you will remals silent unl you can. But once you have marshalked the facts,
from nothing can keep you achieving your goal.
Quiet and reserved, you are a
out of life but often are loo lethargic to kick over the traces and fight for it, if what you have is sufliciently comfortable.
Although you
are highly
duce more
are not one to show your emo-sold.
lens. You never will wear your beart on your sleeve und will ex- pect to be met half way when It comes to making friends. But you have the happy faculty of cultivating people
of Influence and importance who enn prove of help to you in furthering your carcer.
little too much inclined to get Into a Dove and stay there. Avoid getting a one-track mind. You have far too much originali. ty and inventiveness to be happy To find what the stars have in story for tomorrow, select your in any such rut.
Your interents varied- birthday star and read the cur Leience, music, literature and responding paragraph. Let your travel. Something of n perfee- hitheny star be your daliy tonist, you want only the best guide.
GEMENI (May
Jere
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
22-June 22)-
CAPRICORN
14
that
with
Acting, as I do, in the intercata
very much:
mere
equailed France's rubber re- located In South Vietnam, with China's crop was put at th
quirements. at al
more
Instead, rubber merchants in Saigon estimate that Indo-China than the 40,500 metric tons cx- will export less rubber in 1050
LABOUR TROUBLE
Of the three, the representa- dive of one of the rubber. flims in Indo-China Tate's Inbour problems as the most presslag at The moment.
other In Cambodia.
smallca in several years and Today, the rubber industry the slump in Burmese and Indo- employs about 15,000 coolles, of Chinese production was attri which about 0,000 are employed buted to rebel activities, by Terres Rouge.
A light decline occurred In It has been estimated that more | Pakistan and Korea but produc- than $200,000,000 was invested tion rose in Japan, the Philip- by French businessmen in Indo-pines, Slam, Malayn and Chinese rubber before the war. Formosa.
-United Press.
Court helps dismissed
Burmese
Europe and North and South America reported record crops, -R:uter.
HONGKONG SHARES
BANKS
Transactions at the Hongkong Rangoon, May 20.-The
Stock Exchange this morning Burmese Court of Indus-
were worth $40,990.50. trial Arbitration said today Noon quotations were: that employers in Burma SHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES must
reasonable HK Bank. 15 within immediate, how limits be responsible for ever, is the fact that the Vict-relief when there is involun-
inhi have created unrest among
tary unemployment, so long the labourers.
as private industriea exist Kurma has no social
Union
INSURANCES DOCKS, ETC.
Provident
635
20 1230
10 33
0.00
21
012
Sha) Land.. UTILITIES
10.50
72
S'hai Dock.. Wheelock LAND..ETC.
111 inte
On the other hand, Chrison said, the rats fed on a poor diet
ported in 1910. At present it is not possible
This shrinkage of the rubber sometimes had trouble raising their Hiter-but they did pro-to plee one anything to go on
export is due to, according to 1101with- offspring and the is essential matters,
merchants, three things: thes size of their colony increased, standing the obvious desirability actual occupation of rubber at-The same held true for those [DJ saying or not saying too much areas by the Vietminh; destruc- tracted to the opposite sex, you rats, fed bulky diets, Carlson or too little, necording as this | tlon, terrorism and sabotage:
may be interpreted by those un- and labour problems. qualified to pass an opinion on Dr Carlson compared his ex- litherto undivulged matters. periments to fe among human beings-that is, he belleves that Food note the wealthier classes in all counHY not mutualize all mor- rivers and breed tries often tend to die out be- ginnl
Most of the coolie inbour for cause they produce fewer child-pigmy hippopotamuses for meat?
He said his experiments The flesh of these tiny quadru Indo-China's rubber plantations inleht also have some light on the pede ja as tender as frozen ship's in recruited in North Vietnam high birth rates of the under- bisculls, and would make pre
(Tonkin).
According to this murce, the nourished countries such as India sent-day beer reem
reinforced concrete than ever. North Vielham and China.
administration There are enough calories la an. refuses
In the to en-operate THEY GET FATTER
ounce of such
legally con meat to make transportation of
tacled enolics. The selenilst recalled that pre-Moreover, the mud absorbed by pre-war food a laughing stock.
Even more rals vious experimucts
these creatures as they wallow indicaled
long- believed theory that full,on the river bed la good for the Dec. 23-Jan rich diet cuts down fertility was complexion, which ic why you
"ALARMING" The full mong bringe added 20)-mit you are confident and in error. However, he said, in the never see pimples on their not merry faces. Eat The Webcraft
The Terres Houges, the tar | und Interest to Nour relationships pay close attention to detail, all carller tests the rats were
Way And Danish Malaise fed really rich fets.
gest rubber firm in Indo-China. security scheme, wifi work out harmoniousty. Homance is in the
'Connie! To your bright
It was announcing reports that Vietminh terrorism The "wealthy" rats in the new AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fch, 19)
experiment were
given diets
eyes!' in the Terres Rouges Cambodian to a trade dispute between the -Delay action
and Company important containing more than one-third Romanos. were to reopen plantations has reached alarm- Steel the Saw
According to and
KILL Workers matters. You may be disappoint-protein, three-tenths fal and no with the Galety, as hasing propertions."
the Union. ed in romething, but
officer of the firm, don't be roughage. The "poor" rats were been suggested, the atmosphere an
workers tireotraged,
The fed diet of about four-fifths would not be what it was, You company is paying appraxi-
30
centimos demanded only small, can't drink with
compassionate VISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 21 wheat flour
champagne from mately
"if rubber for anti-allow a cost Af Living If prunrations have been well Pay close attention to matters amounts of proteins and bonen kind of fretwork sandal, het made, pa ne poate hudla work pertaining to your occupation or
by lucntly even the rather thick Peploy, terro
terrorist
gratuity and other prolection . but hoperty. Otherwise, look profession.
arteller,
diginlegal, You can make pro- Carlson said that the expert- they make st
partizans, Hornchurch, hired Dul'
ments may also help explain why Again, enjoyment would be
be French Union?
The company contended that to close down its raw- Cornmunications between Sai- it ha ARIES (lar, 22-Apr. 29)—, high-grade farm animals, which dimeult when the waiter opened Meening hours are enfe instre Discipline of yourself as well as are usually well fed, are also re- the conversation by saying, gon headquarters and planta-mill, employing 579 workers, don't force things. Afternoon
is now important to latively less fertile than many "Hake ple is off." "What'stions are maintained by tri- because logs were not available. shows a definite improvement.
contact. All tele- The company Anticipate ro-low-grade, poorly fed animals. the hash like tonight?" "Like daily radio LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 231-
Busine was done the local He utgested that a possible the hake ple was, sir." "Well, plone lines have been destroyed. dent for its supply of logs on strictly to routine. l'ostpone
exchange market thin forest leares had been planes and airfields which are s
most at the following raten:- new netivities until o mare pro- The pressions of a business or five Infertility is that.anbnal ring two Uruguayan bloaters,// Each company maintains sero- the Stale Timber Board, as all
and vogue la paiπC!"
£115.15 Sterling pound note, iper transport wounded nationalised. derosa the back of the column) personnel from
(Mrs Rumpus passes slowly utilised to
U.S. Collam iper $11 plantations to
ALLOWANCES
NEI ilders (per 100) (London Express Scrules)
The court decided thot Stam icals (per 100)
Slagapore (Siraits) retrenched employees with a FIC plastres (per 100) fast two-year services should be
paid
compassionate Iwo equivalent to allowance months' wages, and a cost of living allowance.
White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in three
Solution to yesterday's B problem:
1, GX6, any; 2; Q, 8, (or K
mate
with othe alt
CANCER (June 23-July 201- See that your 1b is not cum- plicated by tempomimental out- bursts. Attend to duty.
LEO July
30%
23) -
VIRGO (Aug. 21-Sept 22)-
pitious day for your efforts.
of others your
welfare
Inance.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 201— reason the rich diet causes rela-
marriage partner can prove im-fed on a rich diet get falter thun
may disturb the body glands.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) print. Be merleulous in detall others, and that such obesity
Be marded in all business mat- ters. But romance may prove in- teresting and exciting this even-s 11172.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec 22)-Be very practical today it you expect good results. Vision- Bry projects are not too depend- able.
Check Your
Knowledge
work.
BOYS'
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kilo
hospitals,
fo
10
troops
GIRLS MAGAZINE
The Caterpillar's Adventure
-It Started When They Climbed a Strange Tree-
By MAX TRELL
Strange Tree
}. What country's forests | † NARF met the two ealer- Here Knarf, who was begin- contain the world's greatest re- Apillare named Archibald and serve of mahogany?
Clarence. They were stling -
2. What country is known † der the shade of a blade of grass.
as the "Land of the Rose"?
3. Name the capital of Aus- tralia.
4.
5.
They looked very unhappy.
"We had a terrible adventure,"
What is cement made of? | Clarence said. Name the
compa.er ot
the opera "Willam Tell"
215
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
Across
Sort or grouse some people ID-
daize m. (D)
Can he make a rat all for tiny
(0)
Pian that is sotentimes used na
a nickname for the undersized. (01
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IN To get this lady suggests 1otat
action. (3)
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10 Cofioqually vaxed, 151
18 Allow. BY
19
Bienn way to state the period.
20 Each clue is intended to be one. EL Overdue. (4) Bellet. (B)
L.
Down send him a cheqụn if you want
hie autograph, bi
Irving, the actor, did this to the #tage (4)
You'll and more than one in the
stairs. (8)
Anything out tongue-tied.
3. Could be what the fare meant
5. Tül, muss deer of Java sounds
If it were no good
Marizoda 14)
te
Birthplace of the Queen Mary.
(B)
{P
You en one when gosar gather.
IS IT this and create ruin. (5)
to This A case of pine
and
needles. 181 10. Part change. (4) that, could belong to one
18 Mr. Bratt's favourite portion.
solution of yesterdayda punde --Astons | Sean Ale! B. Autograph: 10 Chair: Moot 18 ANAL 1 Bembilan
petele apk and Down Soare.
ÁLNOMA:
ning to be puzzled by all this talk about the strange kind of tree that Clarence and Archibold had climbed, begged them to tell him the story of their adventure.
"We were looking for a differ- ent kind of leaf to chew," Clur-
It was simply awful," said ence began. "You see, ever since Archiball. "And it all came from the beginning of the Spring we've climbing up a new kind of tree," been chewing all kinds of leavent
oak leaves, elm leaves, cypress leave maple leaves,
leaves, birch
(though cypress leaves aren't really leaves), willow leaves, raspberry and blackberry leaves and quite a few other kinds of leaves."
"A new kind of tree with no branches or anything except 'way up at the top," said Clarence.
"I was growing in the ground at the edge of the road,” sald Archibald. "There are hundreds of them just like the one we climbed, all standing in a line, one after the other, for miles and mites and miles”
The two caterpillars looked very unhappy.
វា
"Some tasted good, and others tasted bitter," Archibald put in. "But we finally got tired of all of them, it was like eating the same thing day after day. So we decided to take walk down the road
and look for another kind of tree," Clarence Enid. "Well, we only went a little way before we came to this curious tree."
"It was straight up and down," Archibald broke in. "It was like a tall trunk. It didn't even have any bark on it. And up at the top we saw what looked very thin branches-
very long thin branches," Clarence said, "They stretched
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Rupert and the Dragon Pills-42
The delighted the Peke gathers up the sleepy dragon and strides way. "I can't make head er fal of all this. How on earth did you do it?" he laughs. So Ruper tell him all about his journey. "i was lucky you rave me these dragon pills," he says. "But for them could never have
donr it."
Leaving Pong-Ping near bhouse, Rupert runs home to find Mr. and Mr. Bear waiting anxiously for him. Co. Mummy, I do want my rea," he cries.
"I've been all the way to China since last 43W YOU !"
THE END. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Another adventure on Wednesday,
weird
very small and very tender, growing way up at the tippy top of the tree. We just can't see them from here.""
"So," said Clarence the instant Archibald stopped to catch his breath, "we decided to climb up, Up we went. up, up, up... until we were higher than all the other trees around us.
And still we kept going up. And finally we reached the tippy-top."
Still Trying
"And did you find any leaves?” Knarf asked. He was still trying out on both sides until-on both to guess what kind of a tree the sides--they reached two other two hungry
caterpillars had trees of the very same kind. found. said to Archibald, I don't see ony Clarence and Archibald both leaves
shook their heads.
"There weren't any leaves," said Archibald.
"and I'm not even sure that they were branches, either. They were more like wires."
Brothers
Company's
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following
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Trun an award
was now depen-
Star Ferry Electric....
INDUSTRUALS
Cement
Rupr STORES, ETC.
MAD 2015
Dairy .... ix, xns, XI
Sinorted
Sun Co. COTTONS
Ewn...
1.00
1.85
630 70c
200
250 1.70
MISCELLANEOUS
Ama Nav
Exchange Rates
inofficial
0.015
2.00
23.00
1.215
Cotton Exports
New
York, May
20.---Raw
The company had of its own necert! paid a gratuity, but the colon exports, as reported by court did not consider this the New York Cotton Exchange. adequate. It directed that these for the 1840-50 season to May with over 30 years service 25th, were as follow:- should be paid a gratully at the Great Britala
rate of one month's basle pay Creatinent
and others
ה
half month's basic Orient
pay for each year of service.
Canada
The hoard was a necessary Total, including inters
party
to this case, and the
award applied to them for the period they were partners in the sawnul, the Court added.
CTS
As a number of Indian work-
had already returned to
Total, excluding
intera
bales
454,UN 2.101,184
1.157.334
3,611,200
4.6M4.50
4,480.830
-Unlled Press.
India. the Court directed the OUTWARD MAILS
company to inform them of the amounts due to them under the them through award and pay the Dir:clor of Labour Burma.-Reuter.
Rubber may be tightest
ever
known
in
registered letters and prins- ed matters for China mainland Hainan Taland can be accepted at senders' risk and will be for. warded as opporionlly offers.
ne Unless otherwise stated. gistered Articles (by air or sea) and Parrel Posts close One flour carlier than the ordinary mail. It nails close before 16 a.m., Registered and Parcel Posts close at p.m. on the previous day. Mails are closed at Kowloon Central Foit Omite one hous earlier than the G.P.D. closing. times.
TUESDAY, MAY 10 Closing Times By Air Mattila, Honolulu and USA (let- tors, second class mail and parcels), ad scooted clam Guan (letters mail. Canada (letters only), 5 p.m. Hatphong and Salgon, 5 p.m. Hanghol. p.m. Taipeh, 8, p.in.
"Closing Times Dy Bes Japan. 3 p.m. Bangkok, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 Closing Times Dy Air
Manila, 11.11.
Taipeh, 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
Straita, 0.30 a.m.
Japan, a p.m.
USA, Central and South America
via Sas Francisco, 2 p.m.
Bangkok, 10 am,
Formors vis Keelung, a p.m. THURSDAY, JUNE
"Wires?" exclaimed Knart, "Why, hai
New York, May 20.-Rubber suddenly smiling.
futures today pushed ahead for wasn't a tree at all!"
"No?" said Clarence and the fifth session in a row, chalk- Archibald. "What was it then?"ng up gains of 85 to 95 points "A telephone pole," said Knart, on sales totalling 104 contracts. With foreign markets closed Clarence and Archibald sighed.
for the Whitsun hollday and the "It looked like a tree. It was
domestic market observing the made of
of wood, and it was stuck
Memorial Day holiday on Tues- In the ground."
So Knorf explained that tele- day. local traders and outside
housca commission
decided to phone poles were made of reat
oven up accounts. tree trunks, with all the branches cut away. They were stuck in the The Spot price, at 214-31
unother 22-year ground Uke regular trees. But ached they never did any growing. But high level.
The chief background factors the two caterpilars were quite behind the Tise incluffed the "That's right," said Archibald,
disappointed. They didn't seo
Bangoon. Cafeutia, Karachi, Basto, nodding to Knarf; "ond I said lo
much
use for telephone poles, tight nearby supply situation in
(Nairobi, Mombaen, Dar-esi rubber, uncertain-Car Clarence, 'every free has leaves. There were just those long, "They would have been much drade
Salaam, Maurithis and Johannesburg production outlook via Cairo), Toma and London, ties in the They must be very smaļļ leaves thin branches," said Clarence, mora useful as trees," they said.
because
of labour troubles, pm. guerilla
the Far activity in East, and inflationary ideas on By Harry F. O'Neill the national economy.
Although there has been sub- stantial shipment business in recent weeks, very little involv-p.m. ed Number 1 rubber.. One dealer said, "The possibility presenta itself that during
BRONCHO BILL
UNABLE TO TALK BECAUSE
OF A THROAT WOUND, THES WELLS FARGO CLERK AND AMATEUR, ARTIST AGAIN BEEK ONE FOR HIS PENCIL AND R PLACARD SHOWING AL ARMY DESERTEN MU
WHATCHA
DOIN' P
Bill's Eyes. Opened
LANES PENCK PROS
(GULP) THATS
--
BLAZE GORMLEYS
August and
Closing Times by Air Canada and USA, 10 a.m. Okinawa, 2 p.m.
Bangkok, Bingapore. Djakaria. Co-. Tombo, Sydney and Aucklani, 5 p.m. Haiphong, linol, Saloon và Anna
B
Closing Times By Sea Canada via Vancouver, D... 3
Formosa via Keelung, Balcon, 3 mm.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Closing Times By Air September the USA and Canada, 1 p.m.
Japan, J. p..
position in regard to No 1 građe rubber may be one of the light-ters,
est ever witnessed."
Prices closed as follow:-
SPOT (in conta per
ib.)
3136-14
Juna
31.60
31.35 traded
20.10 hid
July
August Beptember October November December January
February March
EWUTLIKOLI OF OR
2.29 momiast
28.37
97.0% traded 27.30 nomtral E1.40 porninal
Buited Press:
fla, Honolulu and USA (ket- socred cina mail and parcels), Guam delters and second clam mM1), Canada (felters only), 5. p.m
Singapore, Djakaria. Sydney and Auckland. 6 p.m.
Taipeh, p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
Straits and Djakarta, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 3. Clasing Times By Air Manila, 11-... Bangkok, D.p.m.
Hanoi And-Salgon: 6 pin
Kenny “Closing Times By BUK
USA, Canada. Central and South Americs Via: Ban. FeSOŠODI Farcela for Cucinda), 2 p.m.