THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1950, (
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· WOULD YOU
LIKE A SOLID SILVER TEAPOT?
PATENT OFFICE IF IT'S SOLID HOW AM I TO MAKE TEA IN
IT?
If
UNUSUAL ANGLES
Deep-sea cowboy hunts porpoises
anybody wants
pot
He is one of the few men in Norman Santini will the world who makes a business porpoise, bulldog ono for $100,
of capturing and training por- polnes.
To Suntini a herd of porpoleca is just what a herd of white- fored yearlings is to a Wyoming cowpoke something to be bull- dogged.
Santini doesn't brand his por- polses but he riden them down and puts an anchor or their tall.
Here's how he does it:
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
MAN who complained A of broken bottles being
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
THE BIG RUBBER BATTLE
Natural wins
first
left in his yard evidently over
incks the "export touch." the drive that earns dollars.
Cannot the Americans be in- duced to order large quantities of broken bottles for use on the lops of garden market?
round synthetics
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT · London, June 1.-It has become almost impos-
REDS IN
CHINA CUT SALT TAX
San Francisco, June The Poking authorities had. cut the salt tax by 50 per- cent in relation to the indus- trial and household use of this commodity, a Commun- ist broadcast from the China capital said tonight. Made by the Committee of
He spots n school of porpolses about the walls? And what sible to interpret the present trend in rubber prices. Financial and Economie Affairs
in shallow water and cuts une out, Just as a cowboy cuts a calf from a herd. Santial does his cutting with n motor boat.
Once the porpoise is by himself
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA he gets confused and goes in
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
IF you are born today, you smoothly. This can be a it
circles.
Everywhere the porpoise gora.
Norman is right behind in his
of broken
vast untapped fakir
Many of the fakirs
Any attempt to do so must be qualified with a of the Feking Cabinet, the
car
down
were then
reduction would the price of salt
bring down for everyday use, The cut would also reduce the cost of the manufacture of goods containing salt, the broad-
lie on synthetic broken glass, liberal springing of ifs and buts: while stockpiles of the real staff
"If American industrial and again by way sales kept are neglected in this country. It is time to send to the Exhibi-nctivity maintains present up,
""Slight falling off in business team level," "if Indonesian out-netivity might persundo many cast mikl tion nt Versailles (Pa) a boltlo
experts with:
reaches study group that they cannot afford a new samples, including historic bits, put
mnnu- Merchants "If additional car just now. If
who had alrendy like the neck of the magnum estimate,"
facturers cut down output tyre paid the tax at the old rate bitten off by a Romanoff Grand
be refunded, it was in 1917 Synthetic plants are brought makers will cut
pro would Duke at the Carlton
into operation." - so many duction and will buy feas rubber. scdied. and the base of a bottle of lager arguments run.
It synthetic plants. very motor boat.
hurled against the statue of
At the same time, the broad- Cromwell by a MOR
who had
Despite these ifa, buyers are turning out 40,000 tons or more are due to make tremendous useful asset in your work sacrifices for those you
love you are placed in n position The chase may take a few tried, to force his way into the now talking about squeeze last each month shortage of rubber cart reported that since the oc-
Communista and some of them could quickly be turned unto a cupation of Shanghal by the relling a year Although
tho denling with hours. When the porpoise is sum-House of Commons great where you nee
city's food You
inve
03 surplus," leaflets about premature de different types of individuals.
um- are buying ahead to as fur ciently tire, Norman steers him burial to the Home Secretary. talents yourself, you will
supply had been constant and March, 1951 at over 2s
MORE PROFUSE a pound.
sufficient It had not been BY WILLIAM É. MoKENNEY | vate most of your life to de-
futo about While you have a quick, per-
10 or 24 inches of
In a guarded statement about veloping the gifts. of someone
last week's trading, Lewis and
crossary to import any rice- WHILE A in true that you
more ceptive mind, you are unexpect-water, climbs on the bow of his O.K., for balderdash you belleve 13 even
Peat Ltd. any it seemed that
contrary to previous practice. cannot always count
talented. If you are wise, how-rely dogmatic about your
bont and taps onto the back of
We two great peoples speak bear operators were being forced
DIFFICULT PERIOD ever, you will not neglect your Belous beliefs. You may deviate the porpoise.
the same language.
to cover and reaction was ex own gifts, for you could reach from conventionatitles on
pected. an exceptional success on your job, but when it comes to your
(Speaker, of own
England),
W
l'ass
Opening-J
players
table bidding their hands correctly, never theless there are certain sound principles which few players disregard,
Aut
re-
Your
devotional fe, you have 2 great deal of devout faith in all
and You have originality
4
Not
font of
ANCHORED
travel 05
the domain but
Mr Bertram I. Tolley, who You will be devoled to your busle precepts,
in family and if wed at an early In the fuel business Richmond Hill, New York, rent age and rear one of your own,
and many under your sign, you will mo today's very well-played you will find great Joy
your own home your find having hand. Ho had to analyse the contentment In watching
and staying in it will bring the bidding and watch the drop of children grow up,
most happiness to you. the cards, First of all the
To And what the stars have spado overcall on the part of
smeet tomorrow. in More for East warned Mr Tolley that he cleverness which should re
king of clubs, long way toward making your your birthday star and read the
paragraph. one. You a real
aro corresponding Mr Tolley's suCTERS deduction in the play of the good diplomat and wherever your birthday star
you are, things seem to run laily guide.
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
AQUARIUS GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-
10)-Make Food. Social plana should and actiong
must have the Now watch
carde.
Mr Tolley,
North, won the opening load of the
Bitting
jack of spuden with the king.
Let be your
soon slides back to the tail for the heavy work.
DISTAN
to
America
und
mazootic
at
Norman first gels a neekhold an EAH. That's what the
YEAR smackeroo pagans said to
from rebebap mogul (Eng). That terrible silence the breakdown
He puts his head and neck on the porpoisen tail and bears down. He squeezes for 10 to 20
eventually minutes squeezes all the fight from the
porpoise.
und
Then his helper, usually his (Jan. 21-Feb.brother, moves in and puts a sure your decisions tope around the porpoise's head
with are ine
At the other end of the rope is ideals. Make
an anchor.
falking to each other that the altering mean utes without
of
As cach day goes by without bringing long-expected fall in prieca, ifs and but become mom profuse. The price is already well above the level which the ex- limit it perts said was the could go to without endanger-
It won further reported, that
The broadenst said that many Natural
first private industries which, until had made are not price stabilisation,
out of that's the their
pronte
price fluctuations rather than efficient. runing of their enterprises and had
not been able to adapt themselves immediately to the new situation, benefitting
Trading behind the
nssistance
from
wero
now
Government
AT A LOSS The disastrous godown wareng future of natural rubber in-private factories all over China difficult period by big orders teen-hotine fire in Singapore had un- dustry. It seems likely it will were being helped through a
influence 80 still higher before it falls. supporting the doubted
and now placet with them by State When peck is passed the against this possibility.
unici commercial situations resolved itself Ameri- Industrial London They go on "Markel opera-ean manufacturers will prob enterprise.
fors and dealers appear at loss
ably take steps to prevent to understand and predict even currence of squeeze.
tho has won of radio day to day prices and will carry rubber
round, but synthetics becomes a normal occur- only the minimum or all posl-
And As rebenten
yet. rence, sonic Committee will have tions on their books.
of post holiday biggest but of all heto tell people what to do during sult volume
the ghastly periods of silence, In business is extremely small and many homes, people have by quotations vary within farthings now become so unaccustomed to in matter of bewilderment,
the The and the feeling
City Editor of strain and embarrassment,
Guardian Invesu- Manchester may drive families mad. The gates
the position of rubber nervous tension,
family against the background of the the American Automobile Industry. erouches anxiously round
det, waiting for the noise to "Building of many new houses be restarted, is bound to bring in outlying suburbs has created on 30 cr 40 new kinds of hys-
A new demand for cars," he teria.
The Hague, June 1-An writes. "General Motors" sales that sald recently manager
orders in city centres 80,000,000 guilders trade Tail-piece
while had fallen off slightly, they had agreement between Holland PARAGRAPH about Sacha been coming in more rapidly and Indonesia on the one ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-
Guitry reminded me of a
hand and Hungary on the early good use of the
Any time they feel like it then story they tell of him in Paris from suburban areas, BACKLOG
other has been initialled in Ece the Santini brothers pick up the He went into a big grocer's shop Make hours today and you will
plans porpoise, put him in the boat and and bought their entire stock of
"High personal Incomes have Budapest, it was announced haul him in. Porpoises can chicory, and gave them an nd-allowed those who want cars here today. excellent results, Social
drass to send it to. "Anything to buy them. But car manu- are unsettled.
more?" asked the astonished TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 213-breathe out of water as well as
facturers have been expecting should guide
you frogs can
assistant. "Yes," said Guitry, VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— Intuitions
Business
real and
backlog would soon be cleared clubs was jed. East was forced | Intuitions will be your best properly.
favoured. The entire capture generally "Now make me a cup of coffee for more than a year now that and have been surprised again to win the trick with the king, guide right now. Follow them estate appear to be
D
He enche dummy's ace of All merchandising projects ure diamonds, thin played diamond to the king in his
lund.
The jack of diamonds work out according to expecta- your highest
picked up West's last trump.
At this point declarer could cash the aco
of spades, then
tope to find
cud-play
him. However,
tions.
real effort.
1
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- CANCER (June 23-July 23) Be
things, practical in all
needs doing. See that affairs are
para toutine of Partnership the queen
done
and efficiently now. It hearts in the East hand and mount in your life just
for the Adjust them happily
all promptly. ne of play Mr Tolicy decided concerned,
cash the ace of upon wng to clubs.
When West played the LEO
(July 24-Aug. 23)
exerted to vight-spol, flecker reasoned Pressures may be that West still had either the day, but you can hold your own ten of club, or if you work things out patient-
Jack or the
both.
So at this point the queen of
ly.
and West's ten fell. East re- and all will work out well.
turned ste ten of spades,
which
Who won by declarer with the aco
The deuce of clubs was led
And
trumped in duruny with
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- The
best early bird gets the
Guard against results today.
Improve home health hazards.
a amali diamond. West's Jack aspects.
dropping Now
heart
the inting
dummy could be
SCORPIO (Ocl. 24-Nov, 22)---
The loop is slipped back to the tail, which is bigger at the end than where Santini has been squeezing.
And there you have the porpoise is anchored.
take three or four hours,
Act wisely.
BOYS'
AND
-London Express Service}
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
be discarded on the good the good start is het theantages When Punch Was Very Little
of clubs and the contract made,
Check Your Knowledge
1. Why is the white elephant considered sacred in Burma?
2. Which is the highest dam
In the world?..
5. Name the three European nations of more than ten mil Hon inhabitants that were or- World ganised as a result of
War
4.
4. In
what formation do
migrating recse fly?
What is a Eurasian?
6. In what country was the
name Ghetto first applied to the Jewish quarter of a city?
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
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16
21
Aurusa
special make of ca■ir found in
the North 13 (1
8. This conch may be taken abroad
af care le lanch. (5)
Opan paaniar wied an a measure
al truis, 13)
10 BUL, 10)
11. It's in the people's spirit. 44)
12. Disjointed opus. (4)
13. l'art of the human framework.
13) 14, it may be just habit. (3)
And rain. 10).
16. Ningled to EAED CRES. (8)
18, ter job
29. Just weo Iniry, (3)
22. Nothing could be closer, (4) ·
23 Indian clerk, (4)
* You' nad him in my BOB-trap.
(01
Dowa
1. What young cuoroos do to dodg
lings in the umt.
3. Here you get down. (B)
s. What is there edible in an Iris ?
(a) 4. A useful support. (33
8. Briefly over. (3)
a. The southerly wind may food
Warn to some but not us, (8)
knight to win him
1. Mat the four, op
spurs by
B. Whatever the answer it's mus
15. We need araina for this matter.
10. Solidite, (31
17, tiver at ormány, (4)
10. When she goes to Waré alis'a nos
informed. (3)
in feather duster. (8) SLADY — PROs is this long.(8) Solution of yesterday's, puzzle.—Retorns 10. Appa: 12/
but
-He Was Smaller Than the Average Baby- By MAX TRELL
TOW
there are to do that can't be flone If you ara bigger."
hold your throughout the entire day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Be conservative today. Don't risk your health, for you will need all your energies now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. muling at Knart and Hanid and Teddy all asked what sort of
Teddy the Stuffed Bear, "I was things Mr Punch meant. 20) Business activities stimulated by your personal very little indeed. The boys efficiency and efforts, Make coins.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
SAILING CLUB
By T. O. HARE
my
year, i shall be mail
The Stary." daughter" writes from college She and five other girls have a insuing club of their own Their six bosta are named After the members. ilung. outer cot bost from that which the antled list year, and no boat has so far been allotted to lis own Tabrake,
The namesake of the boat which Susan sällen taxt year has taken over the Itose In for the Mary The
DORI now become Sun's. The girl who wiled the Claen inst year takes her new boat over trom Susan, and Clare has handed over ber bost Violet The best not so tir osentioned in the Lauen.
What is the name of my daughter Y
"(Sotulion on Page #)
CHESS PROBLEM
"N boy!"
when I was n little Mr Punch Bald.
nowadays don't get as little as
I was. No airee, they never get as little us I was?"
At this Knarf and Hanid and
Wanted a Ride
"Well, suppose you wanted a ride on a merry-go-round? If "How little were you, Mr you're the regular, usual, every- day-in-the-week size of a boy Punch?" Hanid asked
or girl, you can only go on a -every-day-in- the-week size of a merry-go- round. But it was different for
Teddy the
mc.
any
Rupert and Miranda-3
The three friends stroll to meet coat? It's a bit big, but my granny *Rastus.
You're not carrying says that I must grow into that." Christmas present."
Rupery is rather surprised, "Why. ул
yes, it's a beautiful coat." he sayi Rupert. So we want you to look
"You must be proud of it. How- at our toys and choose which we
'Rastu ever, we can't have a game with shall play with firet."
that, can we? So now will you But I am
carrying my
books Еск 'Rantua Haven't
choose?" present," he declares, you noticed my lovely new over strangely glum
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Rares.
curtain
&
Through its various branches, the China Miscellaneous Gooda Company-one of the largest Government trading agencies-- had in April alona spent the equivalent of over US$0,000,000 in orders placed with private factories, the broadcast added,
cuter.
Good Tin Turnover
The agreement, for the year starting today, provides for
London, June 1The Lon
Was market
fairly don tin goods on each side.
with n 40,000,000 gulidera exchange of
Dutch products to be sup stendy this morning. piled to Hungary include in- good turnover of 160 tons. seed, flax, rayon yarn, electro- Prices at the end of the off- technical articles, chemical and
follow:-
002 sterling 012-14
02-14-603-
pharmaceutical products, ani-cla) morning sersion closed de ine dyes and machinery.
Indonesia will export rubber, Spot A. biryers
Welborn En, quinine, Eums and tea.
Hungary will deliver wheat, barley, oals, while beans, malt, sunflower, oil, tobacco, machin- ery, bicycle parts, electric in- stallation material and texiles. --Reuter.
NY rubber
has hectic
Now
session
a
York, June 1-Rubber futures today ended a sessioni
fluctuations over of hectic 3-cent range with the market down 100 to 13 points. SPOT (In cents per
B)
Juno July August
"I was exactly the size of a regular, usual,
Mr Punch replied. toe,"
"Whose toe?" Stuffed Bear shouted.
Mr Punch frowned at him. "You see," Mr Punch went on, Hittle phonograph "Teddy, you have no brains. I "we had a was the size of anybody's toe that played records. Now when except my own toe, which was I wanted a ride on a merry-go No one ever had a better, cleaner, course!). I had a top made out fentember of the tip of n pencil, and November even smaller. It was wonderful round all I did was to sit on the whiter (or saltler) sand-pile."
the
painted pictures with a brush fun being that little. Nobody edge of the record, and turn
from a "And if you wanted to slide made out of a straw who has never been that littlo switch. Then round and round
broom. can imagine how many
went. And I had down a silde?" said Teddy. things and round I
musle, too.
By A. KAUDERS Black, 2 pieces.
Little Punch played with salt in a match box.
White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in three,
Solution problem:
to
yesterday's
KOTATOS 12 KtyP, dmg; 7, Q, Bị (dis ch);}
or. 2 (10), or K1) mater, bly
a
"Very simplo, too," answered "And when I wanted Mr Punch, "My mother would "But the best fun of all-the
Punch. suld Mr swing,"
"I jean a spoon against a cup. Then very best fun of all when I was
out of little-was didn't bother going to a ploy she would make steps
to play hide-and- Poppy. One day ground-or building a swing in lumps of sugar. I would climb seck with my
him.
looked Ho troo with ropes, Oh no. I didn't up to the top of the spoon and I hid from
In all the closets, to do that?" have
the bot everywhere slide right down 10
In all the cupboards and pan- did you do for a swing. tom.
tries. Ho looked in the shoes, Mr Punch?" asked Knart.
and in the lower-vasco and In the drawers of the desk. Ho looked high and he looked low. But he couldn't find me."
"What'
"We had a clock. The clock
had
a pendulum. If I wanted a
swing, I sat on the pendulum.
and
Wanted a Rido "And suppose," said Teddy,
Xanid
3200-33,00 32.23 naminat 32,10 traded 30.00 nominal 20. traded 20.30 nominal
27,80 nominal 27,30
October December January (101)
February Barch
20.47 -United Press,
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20.80
HONGKONG
SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $58,240,
Noon quotations were: you?" stARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES
and BANKS
HK Bank.. 1240 Fast Aja INSURANCES
It swung me back and forth, "you wanted a ride on a pony?" back and forth, and it ticked "In that case, I would ride
went "And where were time it on a grasshopper. It It tocked every
faster and jumped higher then cried Knarf and Suppose," said Hanid, "you any pony in the world. And if Teddy. wanted to play in a sand-pile?" I wanted to go for an aeroplane
"I was sitting on top of his "Sand-pile,
Ah, ride, I'd sit on the back of a sand-plie?
right in the middle yes-now I remember. When I dragon-dy and gu whizzing and spectacles,
And Mr Puncli wanted to play in a sand-plie, darting up and down and across of his nose! my mother would fill a match the pond. I played marbles with roared with laughter-a grent
of pins (cut off, of big roar. box with salt and sit mo in It. tho heads
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10 SEE YOUR BOGD
C2H
LIFT KIND
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A HE WAS
HERE MINUTES BED == KEL-AM NICE BEAR RUG YUH EXT THAT,
Rusincs done at Tree-months tirs
buyers wellers Busines done at
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