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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
.MCKENNEY
ON
BRIDGE
Safety Play Máy
Save the Day
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY NINETY percent of the time
that the declarer sayя "Partner, I got a bad break on that hand," he is only covering up a mistake. Many of these would be avoided if he would first count his tricks, and then try to employ rome ype of safety play to make suru of getting all the tricks he counted
on..
When the jack of hearia Is opened in today's hand, South wins with the queeis, and then Two
he should start to count.
pades, one heart, four diamonds and two clubs will give him nine trickn. Of course, he would not object to making live diamomi tricks, but certainly he must try to make four.
His frat piny should be a dia- mond to dummy's king, and the ve of diamonds should be led
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Simple Life triumphs in the Tyrol
THE SNOW ·
MOUNTAIN
By Ludwig Bemelmans (Hamish Hamilton, 10/6, 288 p.)
TIGH wide-roofed
A
ligious murals, with an onion top...
..this
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
AVERY now and then wo
church Cathedral is moving slowly westwards. The pace will no doubt increase when it gets is the Austrian Tyrol to on to the slope of Ludgate which Ludwig Bemelmans returns in his latest novel.
It
Houses, white walls, fe- Tyrolese that cteristic of
the
aro
they, like ali Austrians, a happy people, but their character Em
hill.
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
E.C.E.', GENEVA CONFÉRENCE
It isn't the end when Marshall Aid is used up
►
PERSIA ON NEW OIL AGREEMENT
Teheran, June 13.-The Persian Prime Minister, All Mansur, today received the consent of the Majlis (Par Geneva, June 13.-A United States spokesman liament) to his proposal to today criticised as "unnecessarily pessimistic" the place on the agenda a bill to prediction by the United Nations Economic Com-ratify a supplementary oil mission that Europe will not be able to balance the "greement between the Gov. But I have just read the Tower of London, 100,
dollar gap of $2,000,000,000 when Marshall aid ends ment of Persia and the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.. moving-at п speed of
2% in 1952, inches in 100 years. It is my own bollet that everything is Mr Robert Asher, Ameri- j Roving.
and that if we lived can delegate, told the com- Russia is too four-day filibuster which pro- quite proof against outside or leisure as the Hippodroma States and Western Euro- yeam we could bet
mission that the United duerices, The women are do
and the National Gallery came. hardwork-neck
печек and neck, down Ing; the men, silent, stolid, Im-straight
thepean governments have al- towards Hyde perturbable: and not even the Corner. What
Fark ready begun to lay plans to amazes .one is
that world trado that science is content with ensure
gress. It is only when big lovel when the dollar aid their buildings can move as fast as ends. quieter sound that a happy, full
will be ours.
YOUR BIRTHDAY... BYSTELLA vout, businesslike,
busy to
noisy hustle of the invading this absurdly slow rate of shall be balanced at a high have a war
tourists can deter them sort of life living the grandfathers lived in timer,
from
con- The Narkover scandal
Mr Peppercroft,
the per-
Lac
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
life is not likely
you are born today, your You all have the gift of the to be an written and spoken word and There will be nunny probably would do well as a enzy one.
But the lecturer or writer-in behalf of obstacles to overcome. stars have given you exceptional jame important project. You
This inborn phlegmatic tolents and, provided you make have a natural love of activity the maximum use of them, your and
Consequently, servatism is typified and excitement. and fame may become you appear to do your best work son of Arbogast Tonnege,
Is a lot going 9 sort of man one Imagines An- outstanding even during your when there lifetime.
around you find! are happiest drens Hofer or William Tell to Kind, understanding and help when surrounded by people who tu to those who are less for are interested in similar Ideas, have been. tanate
tun yourself, you must Solitude tends to make you de- guard rainst the tendency to pressed. deny your own ambitions.
and family mer might be Interested in some kind of social reform and work great deal to you and you will for it diligently. You women, be happiest if you wed at a hastely similar in your Ideals, comparatively early age.
not have the same field ut expression. You may express
TELY
side
འབས
you!
Home
mean a
To find what the stars have
this
of your nature in local in store for tomorrow, select community or church work, your birthday star and read the However, glven a cause for corresponding parngraph. Let
birthday star be
your which you can work, you may your do great deal of good.
daily ruke.
gress.
It is through him, his family and the other villagers, that the author registers the impact of die modern
world upon the
old.
provide
Ilfo
He said, "The ECE survey is
When the ratification bill was before tho Majlis 13st year, minorlly members staged
旮
vented a vote.
Under the agreement, it was sinted then, the royalties were to be increased is to Us a too. and the excise on alt was to bo raised from Dd to is a ton. CONSOLIDATED
Geneva, June 13-The
All Mancur today appointed Soviet delegate, A. A. Sadegh Vaceghi, the present unnecessarily pessimistle and, Arutiunian, told the United Director of the Teheran Mori- perhaps, relies too heavily on Nations Economic. Commis guy Bonk, to the Ministry of National Economy, left vacant statistical extension of
pastalon for Europe that
by the regnation of Dr All
sufficient
DEAR am also wrote to trends. It does not give gumelent Russia was too busy turning by the
must me so frankly. I am afraid I which have been made during out consumer goods to have
now tell
you that my the last few years, particularly a war economy. house is troubled by what has In the inst few mouths." hear diagnosed poltergeist. I myself have heard
as a powerful | United Press. odd sounds at night exactly as your boy describes them. i Is as though horses were loose
in the passages-an impossibili Sugar inactive
and
AUCCESSES
la
It was considered here thni the Premier has consolidated hin Governmi'a position, re- Mr Arutlunian said the Soviet
cently described by the Persian had achieved greater
press an "tottering." than uny Westem
European country in stepping up meeliani- The leader of the Majlis O sation of industry, Increasing position, Dr Moesatech, today industrial and agricultural pro- failed in an utterept in induce ty, of course and there are
duction and increasing the sup- the Majlis to cancel the Shah's Cal crashes und oaths
June 13-World ply of consumer goods. He said commitullonul · ribald New York,
prerogativo ans. One night all my glasses sugar futures today closed in the amount of consumer goods dizolve Parliament. Reuter, were smashed, and I found, the active and unchanged with no told in Russla was 20 percent next morning, empty
sales reported.
higher last year than in 1940, magnums of champagno over my estudy, As for the masters who closed with seven points higher Domestic sugar futures today asked your
to
Lay bets. that is a very sad story. They contracta, are both half-witted, owing to falls downstairs in youth. They are known as bookies," and Imagine they are what I believe
D2
an
The first tourista, the Nazis, the war and the French occu- pation-all are but phasea this impact, and opportunity for bringing in entertaining variety of "types."
The book concludes with the Triumph 7 the Simple Life, 10)-This is a routine day. Dutbolized by the marriage of there is romance lu aight during Severin, the son of Tannegg, to the next few weeks. Look out Veronies the orphan girl. for it,
THURSDAY, JUNE 15
un
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 'The new
brings moon' increased interest and activity back, East will play the eight-in personal matters. Make pro- spot, and this is where declater must make his safety play. He should play the nine of diamonds, not hoping to hold the trick, bui to guard agalusi four diamonds to the jack-ten in one hand.
If he did not make this safety play, and East held four din monds to the jack-len, declarer would have to let East in the lead before he could establish his long diamond. East would return a heart and defeat contract.
the
When the nine of diamonds holds, declarer gets five diamond tricks, making four no trump.
When this hand was played In a tournament, several good player rst tried to split the diamonds 3-2, and when that failed.
they tried the spade Aneuse. That play also lost and- they were defeated.
Check Your
Knowledge
be-
1. When did Joe Louis come heavyweight champlon of the world?
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-
Potential limitations may come today through illness of a close
AQUARIUS (Jan.
21-Feb.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 31)—–
ARIES
Bemelmans
boy
nominally, with tales totalling
"All assertions to the contrary nro unjustified and made with propagando intentions," said the delegate. "Sucli asertions are made to show that Soviet pro- duction is working for war ond unchanged to 2 points lower United Press.
Contract No. 8 closed today not or public consumption."--
4.10
3.00
4.10
they are always talking about with sales tolalling 328 con- betting.
The brown
tracts. bowler soaked in
Price closed as follow:- beer
was probably a has a happy paychle phenomenon, -
Contract No. (world) An emJuly (in cents e conservative now. Consoli-knack of providing the
right nation or what not. I need per lb.) date your plans especially if you touches both in bis comments hardly tell you that am tak-September are planning a new home,
January friend or relative. Be calm.
upon human nature and in hla ng every possible step, in con-
March experts, to deal spot (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-description of atmosphere. Be Junction with 24-ALE, 23)- Complications may arise today; ing a Tyrolean himself, he has LEO (July
with this annoying state of The new moon brings your so go slowly, Literary work,
affairs.
I assure you that your July hopes and dreams to a happy however, should be continued. native's understanding of the boy is not the only victim of September culmination.
pensant's temperament TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-describes such "gemutligh" sur-write I hear a thick voice roar September
and these manifestations. Even as I July VIRGO Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Side-step all argument today. Make definite progresa during Worries can be made to disap-roundings as the guest-room of but something
place the four weeks
pear if you are sensible. Show the inn occupation
initiative. bettered.
ur
abead. profession
Your
I
LIBITA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)--- Best to hold the line. Postpone new venture until a little inter on for the best results.
SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov, 22)— Brainwork counts the most right now. Get results if you aro conscientious.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. : 22) - Partnership associations, whether they be marital business, are highly favoured,
or
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan.
BOYS'
famillarity,
with charm and
Contract No. 5 (domestic)
Contract No.
about n
called Aintree.
January (1961) Spot
- London Kxpress Serpico)
AND GIRLS'
The Remarkable Bunglers
By MAX TRELL
-They Made a River Flow Uphill-
course, the Bunglers really weren't very bright, or clever, of those any things, But they were very good-hearted, and they
WONDER "I
LT smart, or
if I ever fold you the story," mid Ting- |20)—Schling pursuits and alla-Ling, "of how the Bunglers of
netivilles Involving employment || Bungletown got their river to harmed anyone in the and Jobs, are important in the flow uphill?" four weeks ahead.
2. In what country are most mostly of Wood
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. M. SPARKE Black, 9 pieces.
houses bullt
and paper?
3. Who are Muzbiks
4. What people introduced
the arch into architecture?
5. Name the most Important
river in Scotland.
6. Name the mathematician whose "propositions" are
the
basis of all elementary instruc-
tion in geometry.
(Answers on Page 81
CROSSWORD
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19
12
15
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12
1. It ce to cover directions lut
deltvory. (WE
7. Provides you
Balk,
with
the aut
11. He might have been Cain 143
12. There's Door in modern brown
(3)
15. It makes the nam sure it 1901
14. Its life in ephemeral (
10, Part of the envelope, 141
17. Cautious, (5)
18 lives you a step up. 15:
19. They come from the sõit 141
30. The kingfisher (7)
Bown
1. implement for use on locka, (8)
Austere, (0)
3. You'll and ono a dry drome, (9)
4. By 1 you hear the gunnere go
and return sound a peony, tôi
5. Shaped alike. (9)
8. Oupa say 114. to the cheeky Cat |
Buspended On the contrary, (8)
9. Tense, (4)
10 LOẠI Divid
did when he faced
Doliath 15. 3)
15. Neat and dainty. (4)
10. Start the froth rains. 19)
olation of vesterday's oqesle -Aerosa
Down:
R
14
@
White, 11 pieces,
White to play and mate in two.
Solutio to yesterday's problem:
1. Q-RS. 1... B-Q3, K4; 2,)
Ki-Kt5 (ch); 1
Q-B3 (ch};
Kany: 2,
B-B5, P-
| Kis, QB any: 2, Q-Kt4 (ch);
others; 2, QXKIP,
INTELLIGENCE TEST
DARTS
By T. O. HARE
imppropriately
DARTS
enough) a popular gaDN at Dartminster, and the cham- plorshipe are fiably organiBNG, Last year, competitor played in three divisions in each of the top two divisions the number of blayuru wa the same in Division III there were four more players than t Division or Division t
Live
in each division every com petitor
played one match #hibet each of the others This year there s more competitors than tart year Bo the numbers conte being in livimon 1 and 125. Division I have much, bega incressed by two; and the number competing in Division kil by one The Lotal number of matches played in eveRIET by AB per cat than the total DAMDIR. PLAYED Tut yesť.
FOR matemetitors in
never world
except perhaps themselves.
Helped Himself
Knarf and Ilanid, the shadow-children with the turn- ed-about naines, who werd "Well," continued Ting-a- visiting their good friend Ting- Ling, after he had helped him- A-Ling, khook
their heads self to a few cherries which he "You've told us lots and lots of had set out in a bowl for Knart stories
the Bunglers abou
of and Hanid and himself to eat, Bungletown," Hanid said; "but "the Bunglers had a quito large you never told us this one." river flowing near their village. "I don't see how they could The water was sweet and fresh have done it," Knarf put in, and the Bungle-children "Rivers never flow uphill, do lighted to sail their little boats they? They always flow down in it and even, during the sum hill."
mertime when the water was warm and sparkling with sun- shine to swim in it
there
tho
same.
WBA river
that
de-
6.30 nominal 233 nominat
8.23 bid
8.39 tradet 6.30 bid
5.00 nominal 5.25
-United Pres.
MAGAZINE
Rupert and Miranda-13
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wish we could get some clue." All at once he pauses. “I've just remem- bered," he cries. "There was one clue, That trail of little, marka near the label. May I go and follow them 7"
Full of new hope, he
Rupert and his mother think silently about the puzzle of Jen- nifer's present. **1 can't make head or tail of it." sighs Mrs. Bear at length. "It's all very queer." ways Rupert. How did the label get so far from Jennifer's cottage? And- dashes off and finds that the marks why didn't the snow cover it? are still there and quie clear.
Ting-o-Ling
smiled
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Indonesia levy hits
NY rubber
New York, June 13-Rubber futures hit skids for the third consecutive session on Tuesday falling as much as two cents 01 pound, influenced by the sharp reaction
at the primary markets.
Futures at the close ruled 30 to 200 points lower, with all active deliveries off the daily permissable limit. Sales totalled 300 contracts,
News that Indonesian govern- ment would impose a five cents export levy
from on rubber July 1, to August 31, also in- duced some selling.
today 05
Prices follow:-
closed
Spot (in renta
per Ib.)
28.00
June
July
August
September
October
November
December January (1051)
February March April
28.30 nominal 27.30 #sked
27.00 nominal 30.00 trailed
HONGKONG
SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $105,380.
Noon quotations were; BIAREN BUYERS BELEXES SALES · BANKS
JUK Bank .. Eant Adis INSURANCES
Canton..
Linion
DOCKS, ETC."""
Dock
What Dock
Wheelock LAND, ETC.
UK Hotel..
MK Land VIILITIES
1245
161
STO
12 570
143
2000 15
100 (2)
130
300
2000
34
Tram... 11.50
Star Ferry
1.00
Cat foi
10.29
S Ligt. (N) 7.10
1500
Electrio
23%
12 121
300
13.20 2015
100
20 400
200
400
5:00 50 235
Telephone INDUSTRIALS
Cementa.... 101/2
STORES, ETC.
Dairy Watson
L Crawford 22% COTTONS
MISCELLANEOUS
Yangtze
....
2.40
250 g 2.50
Exchange Rates
Businem was done in the" loepi mamelal exchange market
toorning at the following Potenim Sterling pound note (per ) 2925 nominal U.S. dollam (per si) 24.00 nominal | NEZ guilders per 100) 23.33 traded Siam Ucals (per 100) 23.90 nomina Singapore (Strošta).
IC plastres (per 100)
23.43 nominal 23,00 nominial
-United Treat.
At Singapore
Singapore, June
13.-Price:
in the rubber market here to- was all dug, day closed as follow:
July August
O
1. 12.05
OUTWARD MAILS
ed
Unregidored letters and print- maiters for China mainland & Hainan Island can be accepted at sendere risk and will de fer- warded as opportualty ofera.
Uniem otherwise stated, le- gistered Articles (by air of sea) and Fazer Foxte clogs One Hou eller than the ordinary mali. 11 mallu close before 10 a.m., Registered and Parcel Posta class at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Malls are closed "at Kowloon Central Port Om one hour earlier than thể 0,2,0, closing
agat, finally, when I smiled. Ting-a-Ling
"The
"They roon found out that they all put their shoulders to do Bunglers always tried to
peoplo But things that most other
thing river didn't do their running the hill and gave a push. The Number 1 rubber,
cats and goats next instant an exordinary per lb. Juno
21-35-24 were sure was quite impossible. about
the like boys and
21-13-2 and horses,
thing that They thing happened—a But sometimes they managed to Bunglers of Bungletown didn't and sheep
70-70-34 downhill with no could only happen to the Bun- do them just the
Of like. It was way down at
would run
FunNumber 2 rubber. June 70-70-19 tho the urging at all. But when it come glers of Bungletown. The whole Number 1 rubber, June 6.00- bottom of the hill where
the
time. to run uphill they hill slid down into the hole, It Number 4 rubber, Juno 61-68-15 Cat-tails and the swamp for them cabbage and the Jack-in-the-
Just fell back to the bottom of slid down so deep that it al-Spot rubber, unbated. 8-3-77~**
disappeared. Only the very pulpits grew.
again and wouldn't muddy, and
top of it stuck there str.
up out of the ground, like a sort of lump and toads and frogs
"So," said Ting-a-Ling, "the with a tree on it,
And now." at Bunglers of Bungletown made said Ting-n-Ling,
Goft and
were
The banks
were
The hill
beetles and newts. No, they
didn't like the river
being
of the hill They decided
make it run uphill.
the
to
of
to make
most
"now
the
Blanket C. rep. No, I pale crept
#1-43
76-79
--United Pretu.
At London
London, June 13.-The Lon- recovered
the bottom of the hill at all. up their minds that something Punglers raw with joy that the top had to be done. So they thought river, which wouldn't run up- They wanted it up at the
and thought and thought. hill when the hill was so high, dan rubber market And finally they thought of a
didn't hesitate a moment to from the tentative nominal scheme."
cover the hill when
the hill
prices quoted at opening but "Now
Bungiers.
"A scheme
their was so low. So they got it up at close spot still stood about Id. Knart ex- Bungletown didn't think this river run uphill?"
hill at last and the children which is d, down on previous would be very difficult.
had a wonderful Boys, claimed.
place to sall close at 23% pence per pound. they said, run uphill. Cats run *Exactly. This is what they their boats and to swim and it uphill. Goals and sheep and did. They all got shovels, roll look several days-three I think Prices closed as follow- horses and almost
ed up their sleeves, and went before the everything
frogs and
toods and newts else run uphill. So why, should to work digging an enormous and beetles
were Spot No. 1 rubber, In pence
per lb. This hole clever enough to find it." And a river be different? Why, they hole under the hill.
as Knart and Honid and Ting-a-Augu In summer the Bunglom swam said to themselves, shouldn't
as big around, and Was in the river,
river run uphill?"
deep, as the hill itself. And Ling all laughed.
BRONCHO BILL
Armed and Unarmed
LAT THE TOP OF THE ESTARS HE IS PET BY
A HAIL OF LEAD PROM GORMLEYS GUN •
By Harry F. O'Neill
++LEAPS DOWN ON THE FIGHTERS ~
July
September October/December January/March
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Clodag Times By Air
Taipeh, 3 p.m.
Closing Times By Boa Straits. Mauritius, Mombasz, Lou-. rehes Marques and South Atries Via Durban, 3 p.m.
Rangoon and Calcutta, 3 THURSDAY, JUNE
Closing Times By Air Canada and UBA, 10 ́à.m. Okinawa, 2 p.m.
Rangoon, Cafeisita, Karachi, Basra,. Cofro” (Niirobi. Mombasa, Darsen Balaam, Mauritius and Johannesbur | via Cairo), Momo and London. 8 p.m. Bangkok, Smgapore, Djakarta, Co- | lombo, Sydney, and Auckland: 5 p.m. Haiphong, flanel, Saigon. & Paris, 50.m. 2314-5 2714-23 2236-
23-24
Unked Prom
LONDON TIN
MARKET
London, Juno 13.-Tin market Was dull ond casier. No
| business was done in either
Spot or three-month.
Prices closed as follow at the and of the omelal morning session:
Spot Un, buyer
Business done Three-month Un, buyer
Buntem done! Settlement
Taipeh, 3 p.m.
Clodag Times By Sea Japan. 3 pan..
VLİDAY, JUNE 15, Choctory Nissan By Air USA and Canada, 1 jium, Japan, p.m.
Manila, Hopslužu and USA (lej- tera, nocendi elamu renkli and paroch. class |Guam (letters; and mecotid
mail), Canada (lettors only), 5 p.m.
Singapore Djakarta, Sydney" siki. Auckland, 8 p.m.
Taipehu, 5 pm.
Manila,
Clodag Tiries By Ben
Rangoon and Calcutta, 10, 175,
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Chester Tinyes Dy Air Manila, JE a.m.
Bangkok, pm.
Hanil_mad Salzon, 5 p.m
Flosing Times By Bea Blakarta, 10 mm.
Canada via Vancouver, B.C... p.m...
Stratte, Ceylon, Madagaster, Ad 602-11 Egypt & Marmellion, 52.9% BUNDAY, JUNE 18 A Cheslag Tiaras, By. Son - Japane