FOR YOUR
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Risk Overtricks To
Defeat Foes
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
IF
there le unly one chance to defeat the opponents' con- tract, that chance has lo be taken, oven at the risk of giving the declarer overtricks if the plan fails. A thorough analyels of the situation at the beginning of every hand will bring that lone chance to light more olym than you think.
when the
In today's hand, opening lead of the Elx of din- montis who made and the duni- my spread, North could see only defeat the con- one chance to
irnet, it rested on declarer's failure to make a safety plny In trumps, and the possible holding of two trump honours by South
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1950.
SPARE MOMENTS
UNUSUAL ANGLES Assignment: Get a black nightie
By GAY PAULEY TOURING New York for a her eight years ago specifically or for such assignments. All they black lace nightie finding a socially-acceptable told her we, Keep our nuests An guest relations director, kunk for the US. Navy ally and coming back." are in the day's work for most of the time she plans tours
for residents, anda baby-sitter Mrs Winona Allen.
helps with guest when reded, Attractive, shopping pro Mrs Allen, to
problems, or middle-aged widow, says the
rooms in other hotels in case Cummatore Hole didn't hire the Commodore is at capacity.
requests But many weird come her way. Like finding the
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... 3y STELLA rised shunk.
are
execu-
TE you are born today, une of those who your feet planted squarely
practical, The ground, You are efficient an excellent live, You are something of 재 and "trouble-shooter" as well,
make
excellent might efleiency
engineer. Any project you undertake must hold your intellectual interest, once bored, you cease for
best efforts, put forth
have a genui
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#
BY THE
WAY
FOR
THE BUSINESSMAN
over
Agreement
Iraqi oil
oil in
by Beachcomber the sterling area
SYNTHETIC CARRIES
τ
ON IN U.S.
Washington, June 18- The Senate Armed Servicos * DR STRABISMUS (Whom
New York, June 8, Britain has reached a Committee today approved a Preserve), of Utrecht, has produced an tentative agreement with two American oil com-two-year extension of the entirely new kind of bomb. panies under which the companies would sell Iraq Government's synthetle rub- which he thinks may bring oil in the sterling area through British concerns, her programme due to ex- people to their senses.
subject to British taxation, the Journal of Comptre on June 30. -- merce reported here today.
no terrible
finds curious chemical which rots the Sacony-Vacuum, would remain India seeks
It is small, explodes with a sound like a paper-bng being popped, and has effects. BUT it releases braces or belts of anyone within radius of 500 mllcs. The sage's theory is that
politicians, dies- tacticians, and scientists
on
ม
The companies, the Standard | Oil of New Jersey, and the
free to sell oil obtained in tra outside the sterling arca
for they could
whataver currency
trade revival
with Tibet
*
The lay requires the Govern- ment to maintain, as a defonte ellity, planta capable of pro- ducing 005,000 tons of synthetle rubber annually. It also requires domestle producers, of rubber products to use about 222,000 tons of syntheile rubber ... an-
The House of Representatives had approved a three-year 'ex- tension of the BI,
were
'Tie Government still
OWDS
1 of them operation.-Reuter,
black nightgown and the deodolore, I would not only feel get, in- competition with British begin and
to laugh at companies. Her problem with the block
other, but their movemente Hown started when a young man
Iraq oil is British-produced, dashed up to her in her lobby would be impeded by fallen
*The London, June 8.—India Is
Government invested quarters, slapped a $100 note on trousers to such an extend that but the two firms hold a 20.75 FRIDAY, JUNE 9
no war
be could "You mon
waged. The interest in the Brillsh Iraq accking a revival the desk, and walled,
to produce of trade about $700,000,000 moment breeches were pulled up Company.
rubber synthetic
during the and production gotta help me."
and re-braced, or belted, along
between the province of second World War, after sup- you management
IN 45 MINUTĖS than in personal performance,
would 1133
"of como another the
agreement Kashmir and Tibet, accord-plies of natural rubber The proposed on You know what is good-und
"I've been in town four days bombs, and down would fall the differs widely from the recently ing to a New Delhi report cut off. Gil appeal usually what
10 he explained. "Before I left others and make money.
Your home I promised my wife whint-Breeches once more. The only devised pnet between the Brissued by the Indian High i
is Someone is probably tish Government and the Sinn Commissioner's Office here some 33 synthetic rubber plants,
that Fon Judgment in this respect is over dil I'd bring back a black
working
apon that dard-Vacuum Oil Company, a nightie. She wears a size pine." would counter the trouser-bomb, joint subsidiary of Standard On today. above the average. You are
the Cabinet arriving and To complicate things," Mrs Imagine
Socony Vacuum, person who is excellent in
"He was calching
The report said that a trade for an Important meeling RS Journal said.
delegation plano in
from Leh in Kash- wisely.
can Imagine how hasty my shop a rack race;' stumbling along
Under this revised pact, the mir will chorily Icave for be. But I made with own ping had to
trousers heaped round Standard Vacuum's all produc-Lhasa, capital of Tibet, to ne- it with three minutes to goj
tion from Indonesia was given gotlate arrangements for "sterling ol" status within the reopening of normal trade be- "He didn't get much change
sterling area.
tween Kashmir and Tibet. back from his $100," she said.
India House oficials sald "but he looked happy. his wife was."
no special
Closing rates at the New Importance There was the time a flustered
attached to the re-York Foreign Exchange yester-
day were: Navy
the war and asked, where can I find a shunk that's socially acceptable?"
However, cris's. You remain calm and act Allen 5 minutes, Well, you though they were taking part in
to
your Fond of having home, you will be happiest
If
ness wed at an early age and have
mean
You don't much, for separation
their ankles.
I hope The Narkover scandal
EAR Tom,
the
The British Government, that moreover, agreed to convert, a ¦ should be share of the company's earned ported trade mission.
stollars arling
the lars have denk during Marched up to her **** if there is among thot sterling into
sense and could make your best family of your own. success in this field, provided enjoy travelling too
ht you have a partner whom you that could trust to take care of the from those you love.
tail work which you especial-
To And what by distke. You enjoy large en
tomorrow, Select terprises and the bigger the in store for
enjoy your birthday star and read the the more project.
paragraph. corresponding working things out.
your birthday star be your You have artistic talents, but they are more in the realm of daily guide.
you
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
Let
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- best for netive duties. Entertain- favoured Take care of important matters ment and ruinance is
Initiative the this morning.
and this evening. Creat count for # leadership
AQUARIES (Jan, 21-Feb. deal now.
hours morning 19)--Use the
important matter. come for
in the afternoon Brainwork pays off.
Declarer won the second club
of clubs and then the' small club, CANCER (June 23-July 23)- This morning all business pre- trick, led a space to dummy Jeets, especially those connected and returned a heart, fineasing with merchandising, are well
the flick.
favoured.
LEO
(July
24-Aug.
3)
South won the trick with the king and returned another club, The early bird today will gain which North ruffed. Thus North pud South were able to win two the advantage. Get moving
down and you will achieve re- sults.
trump tricks and defeat the contract
CHESS PROBLEM
By D. J. DENSMORE
Black, 6 plecer,
51%
Whitte, 7 pleces. White to play and mate in three,
Solution 10 yesterday's problem:
at
some
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)— Finish up miscellaneous Jobs this morning. Indulge in healthful pleasure this evening. ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Things will go well if you stick to routine right now. Seek VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept, 22)- group entertainment this even- Altend to business this ing. Get
important CLIN Anished. Evening recreation Ladvised,
inorn-
Ing.
Job
B
(Sept. 23-Oct, 23)- LIBRA Devote the morning hours to business. When afternoon anti entertain- evening come, plan ment at home.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nev. 221- Merchandising is favoured this hunting, morning. I bargain
this should be a good day for
, tuo.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Hold
your regular
work-a-day routine this morn- Ing. Plan to celebrate this evening.
socially
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Steady determination and a
Fome important desire to get
satisfac- Job done will bring tory results.
BOYS'
"Our ship's mascot died," he explained, "and I'm supposed to find replacement before I report back to duty.”
Mrs Allen located the animal
pet shop.
at
A
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
"fзn't actence wonderful f Why, they're onts got to put In a television screen and then one wan't ever "realise, one's been away at all "
AND
or
from 40 percent in July.
SELL OUTSIDE
the
NY Foreign Exchange
"
J
They said India was the only Canada toller) country maintaining diplomatic England-official contact with Tibet and what- ever may be the conflict of opinion on the international status of Tibet, India's friend-Australia (pound) y relations will be maintain South Africa pound) cd.
זי
crowd of Warblow's pais a tall, thin fellow, with a cauliflower
The company, however, was ear (Kempton Park), a gash on
(Brighton), a not allowed to sell its oll outside the right check broken nose
(Lingfield) and a of the sterling area for sterling habit of looking at tills as payment,
eaten for A though he hadn't
he remembers week, ask him
If he does he'll work on Warblow to get you made top boy, cr
called. whatever It's
The proposal that the com-adjustments must
the will be You've often heard me and your pantes would sell outside Mn laugh about the time we sterling area for stering if they friendly
was described by the friendly to Ching with whom Norway (krona) nleked a dozen of port from the wished
fellow I'm Journal as the first Indications of India has established diplomatie Portugal escudo) Magpic. Well, this elling you about was our Inside easing the British currency re-relations-Unlied Press. man, and had got the barmaid strictions.
me.
Into the kitchen while We
operated. His name then was These now require payments
Cursitor, but it's probably some-in currencies other than sterling RUBBER PRICES
Sweden hrona)
Enypi pound) fran (ral) iraq idinar! Turkey (ra)
US$0.00-$
2.80-3/16
2.43 bid/-
2.50 arked 2.70- 7.70-16/18
unoficial
30-day futures
-day futures
2.24-1
New Zealand (pound)
3.70-
2.10-
Belgium trane)
0:00-16
Denmark krone)
1450
The offelals raid that
but
be made on terms not only olland gulder) to Tibet
also Italy-official
France (franc) West German
Deutschemack
.0037-11/10
4.20
**
1106-*
0348-19
Spain (peseta)
.07937
Switzerland-free
-2323
MIDDLE EAST
2.60-14
old for American sales outside the thing else by now. As Phelps used to say.
"A bloke
sterling arc that has only one name to use is
It in
p9125
2.00+
New York, June B.-Rubber No. 1 russ ranged between the was understood that
.3576
LATIN AMERICA
face,"
Argentine official
1120
.0550
Fin cents per
.1170
1633
June
3
1.00
--(London Express Scrvice}
The plan is subject to
States United approval because of the taxation Detober factors. Reuter.
the Augu Government's September
July
1130
.0040
J650
tbollvarl
3010
November
December
29.20 traded
FAR EAST
January (1951)
26.65 nominat
February
R.16
India frupee)
2101.
March
27.69
Pakistan (rupee)
2030
April
,1703
Muy
3040
June
.3395
July
August
Batutapping himself critell
the way, my American companies would have 33 pound, Prices closed By name was Devereux in those to return to the British Treasury eday as follow: a bit of a fuss in dollars one-quarter of the dayn, owing to
walnut sideboard at cost of their Iraq oil sold in the SPOT about a Home Bay. Your mother used non-sterling oren.
to stay, "I'm never sure what name will be tomorrow." Nor were the police....
our
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Where Are Rainbows Made?
-Teddy Bear Was Curious to Find Out About Them-
By MAX TRELL “WHERE," asked Teddy, the Bear, "do they
"W. Stufted
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Morning hours appear the nafce rainbows?"
1. Q-88, any; 2, Q. or It. (dis] Check Your
ch, or dbl cl) males.
CROSSWORD
#
14
116
17
20 121
#
duppward startina pince of the
Indo-European white race.
1 all we may in fa brave 3 A
S:0.ningly LAKME at column
keraper 10
#
Kayle drough
to
MURD
Lem
Bar (73
12
W cut 120 colonel
13)
13
bacia, evening (8)
14
it makea what the sun cast. (7)
10 Before Ice it gives you a position
10
with duties attached. (3)
As it gives you tienda hil in tha
rawer. (4)
1 This on the writer of
Lost.” 141
Paradise
20. The bogator in iiRWEINA. 181
21 Following a email ounce you'd
breathe It. 10)
23 Brillant constellation of which
Biriva. is outstanding. (5),
24. In the north th
stupid (8)
flown
would
1 Across as left for the party
executive 10).
4. Freeing from vlaine the sallor
gets on with the puzzle. 195
a After cult that is it to Liu. (4)
They can be you 1
6 Mineral cresent in many precious
tones (...
Legal advisers who
bealde agtatrato. (D)
may
Elt
H. Cet rot Rive you the dizziness. (7)
10 Scotsman. (37
Not sunt but Kuropeane, -17).
14. Sort of thing you lose underfoot.
15 You get it from fat. (3) ..
17. Blabis, (4)
10. Housebold sieaner. 13). 21. sing about is on a crules. (3)
solution of sagedaja pügain.—Aaron; Vademecu; à. dura: 9.. Amen: 11. DERMON 06 ton;
Knowledge
where," Knarf put in, "nobody knows where that anywhere is." Like to Know
"That doesn't help much,' said Teddy in a disappeinted voice. "I'd like to know where Knarf and Honid, the shadow they're made because I'd like children with the turned-about to go there and get a rainbow and Teddy were all made for myself. I'd keep it in standing with their noses
this room-right here-right pressed against the window. It from the floor to the ceiling and had been raining: then, all at down to the floor again,' chee, the sun shone through the "It would look wonderful in And then the rainbow this room, Teddy!" Hand <x- rain. countries that appeared. Name two
claimed. are located in both Europe and
Kunr! thought so, too. But It was still in the sky, a Asia.
they
still couldn't think where magnißleent bridge of enlour
rainbows were made. So that How dees a cat wash its against the black clouds, 2
idn't help much, either. rubbing its paws face, by against its face or its against its paws?
1.
face
3. When did the first print- ed almanac appear?
4. What was Dante's master- piece?
the
5. Whe
called was "Ghost of Guam"?
C. Why is Normandy SU called?
(Answers on Page 8)
INTELLIGENCE, TEST
A SIMPLE CLUE
+
By T, O. HARE "How old is your mother?"
wald Jean to her friend Archie. She looks more like your sliter
**She was very young when aho married."
I thought so. But how old
is she?"!
Do you really wani
know 1" kiked Archte.
"I'm rather intrigued,
to
Then you can work it out,
Jean: You know those puzzles
where every digit is repre
aunted by jelter
yo come across them,” said Jeans..
OKRY
Suppose."--paid „Arabia, “that six digita MIO represented by the letters ♬ By and 7. Suppple that
my, aga tela thin code—A “p and that my mother's age is CD. Then the sum of my age and my mother's and SEE; and the product of our ages le *** You cafi deduce my mother's ars from that.
* But, Archim," said Jean. “I don't know how old, you are.” “Don't you!” said Archlt. Bo what, Jean 1
How old is Archie T
(Solution on Page 87.
"Rainbows,"
said
Hanko, "aren't made anywhere. They Just happen."
"Or if they are made any
"Lovely!" sald Teddy looking The rainbow-coloured
#t
flowers.
"Rupert and Miranda-9
Jennifer comes to the door in say good-bye to the four pala. It was topping of you to come and offer Come me your things," she says. again soon and perhaps I shall have discovered more about that strang piece of paper." "I wish we could
ALL RIGHTS
help," says Rupert, as the friends make their way homewards. All at once he shivere and turns round- "It's gone jolly cold." he cries. "Look
clouds. those great 素 They're coming our way. We must run or we'll get caught in a storm, and it may be a snowstorm." RESERVED
nominat 32.90-03 traded
32.05 nomina!
31.05 traded. 30.44 nominal 20.82
20.00
20.30
25.00
-United Press.
At London
London, June 8.--The prices
of London rubber market closed as follow:
Spot No. rubber, in pence
per 15.
July
Auguri
September
October/December January/March
*United
|CHICAGO GRAIN
Chicago. June B.-Prices closed teday ng follow:--- Wheat-price per bugliel
July
September
Dccember March 13951)
Corn It had stopped raining now,
"we Spot sal Hanid, outside to
"Teddy," a plece of the rainbow and give and they all went
knew you wouldn't be able to July have a better look at the rain- It lo him."
"Oh, I've got an ideat" said find where the rainbow went to September bow.
because you weren't runny'ng | March (1531) "It's getting diminer," said Hanid,
fast enough,"
July Teddy. "It's going away." And suddenly he said: "It must be rainbow and giving it to him?" golug back where It came from!
If we could follow, it, we'd and
out where they made it!"
At this Teddy started racing across the
over the stone Harden,
wall and across the field with
the pines and birches.
Kharf and Hanid ran after
"About Anding a plece of the
"Yes!" "Where? How!"
Kunrf.
demanded
Hanid smiled, "Herry! Help
me pick some flowers!"
Ran Up and Down
December
Iye
-2.17-1
2.12-7-2.13 2214-52 2.17.1.2.17 22.17-2
1.50.1 1.40-14-
1.36-1/2 1.31-
1.39-16
1.41-
87-75-%
78-74
't know," said Teddy in a tad September
Bats 421
got away before 1 voice.
Jutg could catch up with 1."
September "But we found a piece of it Jylag right here-in this field," 12.45 dollars-United Pres. Aid Knart.
Then and handed Teddy
So Knart and Hanid ran up the arch of rainbow-coloured
him for a little way. Then and down the feld, picking flowers they stopped and sat down on a flowers; stone.
coloured différent
"Oh," said
Teddy. "III's
New York Flour-er 200 b. zack.
Shading the price
New
copra
York, June
flowers. They picked n red lovely. But is it really a plece "He'll never And It," sald rose, a blue-bell, a violet, a of the rainbow? It looks like
U-The Kuart.
yellow buttercup, a pink; then leaves and flowers." "No." said
Hanid, "because they picked some bright green "There's where the rainbow coura sellers continued to thade! rainbows huppen only when it leaves. Innitt braided them all fell; on the flowers!" Ilanid said. the prices in on effort to arouce the buyer's interest. Offerings rains and the sun is shining at together by their stems into a "You can keep it in your room.
of nearby martial at 167.50 the same time.
sort of It won't stretch from the floor dollars short to c... Pacino They aren't surt of half-circle-a made At all. He'll run and arch.
to the ceiling, of course, but it is And at that moment Teddy beautiful!” run-and then he'll come back."
"He'll be so
He looked disappointed," came back. said Kaarf. "I wish I could find appointed.
BRONCHO BILL ***
WHICH A BULLET CREASES HIS SCALP JIM. THE
·VORITER, FALLS ON THE YOUNG SHERIFF
Gormley's New Enemy "
JIM IS STUNNED TO LEARN THAT H/S 8085. 15 WVILLING YO SACRINCE HH IN ORDER TO GET BRONCHO BILL)
THAT DOUBLEME CROSSIN LOW-DOWNEED
COYOTE
TEL DANGAN WITH YURG") MISTER 10 TELL „MEDA. THEY.
GOT ME I
YOU BET
I WILL!
dis-
Coast found buyers Ideas reduced And Hanid hugged Teddy be- to around 163 dollars per ton.
In coconut oll, June delivery cause he looked so happy.
quoted nominally at 13 cents à pound end July at 12.
was
By Harry F. O'Neill-United Press.
HITY
BOSS/ IT'S SMA OPEN UP
YOU GOT
'HIM?'
LONDON TIN MARKET
tin
London, June. 8.-The market joined the commodity boom in earnest. Price ad vanced this afternoon.
Prices closed as follow at the end of the oficial afternoon 6tksion.
Spat tin, buyer
612 81214
eller Builneas done at Three-month in buyer 01211
Busincas done al
Bettlement priceq
813-81214 #10 United Pris.
Brazil etuvelto) Bolivia boliviano) Chillc-free .... Columbia (pesa) Cuba (pes) Mexico (peso) Fer-tree
Urdziny (peso).... Venezucia
Hongkong
Netherlands East
Indies Singapore Japan
360 yen to US$1.
United Fress
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Јарак. В р.м.
Man, Honolulu and USA flet- ters, second class mail and parcele).
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Taipeh, 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
- Canada VIA Vancouver, B.C., J p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Closing Times By Alr
Manito. 31 4.15. Bangkok. 5 p.m.
Manol and Salgon, 6 p.m.
Closing Times By Sea
USA, Canada, Central and Bouth
(ND America via San Francisco Parcels for Canada), 2 p.m.
Afanlio, Saigon. Ceylon, Madagsr cor, Egypt and Marseiten, a p.m.
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Salzon, ..
Korn v10 Inchon, Ô B1, Зарап, 0 п.м.
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fangkel and Colombo, B. pim... Janan, D-p.m. -. Taipeh, & pm..
* Closing Times By fea Formosa vis Keelung, 4, a
Japan) 3p.m.