THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
.MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
You Can Make It If You Can Count
BY WILLIAM E, MoKENNEY
Jittle is u tricky. but it is one you would get a lot of fun out of making. It is a hand in which you have to count your tricks before you ever play from the dummy.
TODAY'S hand
Looking the hand over, you will see that you may have two club tricks, and two diamond
DUMB-BELLS
FREGISTERED ALL M. PATENT
YOU HAVE HAD INDIGESTION FOR YEARS · WHAT DOCTOR DO YOU RECOMMEND ?
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UNUSUAL ANGLES He held hands with some spooks
By PATRICIA CLARY ~ NYONE have a haunted
A house for rent?
A movie nagleian wants to room with a spook. Ile says he'd like to get to know one belter.
"I've hel hands with one shoot and chased after another, Dante sald. "But I've never had chance to become well ne- quainted with one."
tricks would make four. If the YOUR FIRTHDAY........ BySTELLA
king of hearts Is right, you can
make two heart. trieks, but you
till need free spade tricks for
your contract.
If you win the first pade trick how an YOU Yout make three space tricks?
with the king.
even
you were born stars have given tional talents and if The best possible
making
·
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
THE
THE chairman of a Rent Tribunal was told by a
that she had seen her flat.
Dante may lose his family woman he finds a haunted house, how-three mico in ever. They've had enough of spooka rooming at midnight.
"After a couple of weeks in the Inst spook pen," he said, "hey made me get out."
"Don't you keep a cat?" he asked.
"No," she replied: "I've got a grandmother."
The provincial paper which That "spook pen" wag u brick reports this occurrence might house in Oak Park, I. The have added the probable sequel. first night the family moved in A cat was bought, and grand- Dante and his wife.caw the upmother end to I, "Tibbles, from parition of a boy 10 or 12 years
now on you'll have to catch your own mice."
"She thought it might be our ron and deslied into the bed- room" he said. "Dul our The Narkover scandal wus sound airep and well tuck- ed in."
crew during
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Weevil damage JAPS TO
affect
may
next
season's cotton
BUILD OWN
HOUSES
Tokyo, June 15-Thres Japanese construction firms have won contracts for the development of permanent. U.S. military installations
World supplies of cotton this season arc esti- on Okinawa, General Mac The acreage restric-Arthur's Chief Engineer an
mated at 43 million bales. tions in force for the next American crop and the nounced today. possibility of heavy weevil damage may, however, cause an appreciable diminution in supplies next
season.
signs
China
agreement
supplies
The Japanese won competi- tive bidding for the constructions of 490-bedroom houses of the concrete block design on the
There may also be a con-yphoon-swept silvance Ameri
con base off the Chinose coost: siderable reduction in the
The houses will be anchored prospective free available in America which with steel rods and reinforced to withstand winds up to 120 miles may be between 13/15 mil-per hour, or gusts of greater Hon bales against 17 million velocity. Windows will be pro-
(The lected by typhoon shutters, ac-. bales for this season.
cording to engineer Major- U.S. Government stocks at
Genam James G. Christiansen.
BY CHRISTMAS
American, Philippine and senson). Okinawan contractors also sub
with Czechs the end of this season are
are able to make tight, lifting tools from the rack sir, is not a Trappist monastery. Government have signed a Against this the estimated mitted bids on the construction
can
vouch for. Ills
FRIDAY, JUNE 16
dear Mr Peppercroft," | knack of
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Danie
said Smart-Allick, "your today, the have thr
San Francisco, June 15-expected to be about 5 mil- water buckets complaint is that a man with a you excep- meney!
Rather bookish” by nature, said, emptying
the cellar you take
a large brary in
senttering all red face asked Mr Warblow to The Chinese Government-in lion bajes against about 3.8 U of them
you will want
Come and have a drink. must go up with dummy'c ace
This. Peking and the Czechoslovak million bales last Tactful and pine
American of spades at trick one, though it crests you the angletons en achieve a high pinna- of your own. However, you tomatic, you
to improve living of sticcess.
varying types of while members hmmediately return, the
of kills friends with ting, and
conditions and operating facili- offtake of American cotton project-part of an diversity have such
cople. You women are very stated geved.
this season is about 11 mil-programine the jack of mules,
ties for long term use of the that you may find it difficult to
trouble and
"alwayn are
carry island as a military base. the world
fra 150 Houses concentrate on any one, This is sympathetic with those in need
end of tids senroscheduled to be completed by fault which should be reme- a high hearted. Parents of children born eager to help.
by be increased direover day thould on this
carly their children's talents
ia in and develop them carefully,
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have as much You do not
you #15 stick to it - tiveness 1:hould on your moods come- times make it difficult for you to conerntrate on one thing at a time. You like to have half a dozen irons in the fire.
It
e
Marriage will bring happi- ness and contentment. You will want fo
quile wed whent
your best success young, for
partnership with will come in
can supply the mcone who
which you, yourself elements fack.
On
HARD ON NERVES
* stot
their nerves," Dante admitted.
im
isosphere
your
after
found
slovak
of that
Mr
"friendly
of
leza
The
tro
of the Zamity | Mi Tamper
face has been red since infancy trade agreement for 1950,
tion bules. a trouble in the blouil, I be- Pelting Radio reported to Hleve. As for all this about a night. 1. Mr Wurblow cannot i
Although the other world, and it The agreement was signed in
capital yesterday over at the nothing worse
worse than a champagne the Chinese The family had another bottle is ever
found in
and cordial kely to
about 2 millon bales (early Christmas and the remainder by Additional early next year. this ull of
increase perience with spirits in a Berlin boy's overeant packet you are a negotiations, the radio sald.
conniction is planned during helet rome years ago,
faliter. lucky
agreement Ching American cotton) the American next your United Pres. Under the "Our boy woke up every
forged fiv reventy
in yours to export raw innterials andernp next season may be be feeling
4/6 million bales depressed, morning
but that is another Dante said. "He noticed
industrial "But, my dear Doctor," replica will, in return, receive Czecho-tween
equipment than this season, tange thing. Every night the
the outraged parent, "I tell you and material.
If the yield is normal un a of Hai-yun, head To and what the stars have wall clock stopped at precisely the whole
uni ro di
house is
"Spirits," said
Department Forcign crop of about 12 million bales the
of is produced the resultant short- store for tomorrow, select the same time This is in
Smart-Allick. "Yes," he ndded
dded Trade of China's Ministry
Dr fall in world supplies may be your birthday star and read thewatch.
"He tied playing the phone under bile breath, and shaking Trade, signed for China, not the best way to success.
parastraph. Let
with
"Spirits." Inughter,
and "MrFrantisek Adamck, head of the made up by greater production you can overcome thus, there is no carreganding
birthday
your at that moment, and it star be
stopper, too, no matter where Tarper," said the visitor, "is not Czechoslovak
trade delegation reason why you should not be your
the needle was on the recolti. thorial seres rince you do daily guide.
"He tried it again and again SATURDAY. JUNE 17
with the rame results. Other
10 (es. 23-Jan. people saw it happen. He final CAPRICORN
10
111 the sleep 20)-Plan a week end of rely refused
health buliding. | ronny." laxation and
Dante himself tangled with a
visitor" dippery There Is ronante in the air, as
in a Turnothing. I was thinking aloud." I find your attitude most un- well.
21-Feb. hotel room. (Jan. AQUARIUS
care of
satisfactory," said Mr Pepper- essential
ernors." "As you will, sir," re- croft, shall write to the gov plied the headmaster. "We have nothing much to hide." Epitaph
GEMINI (May 22-June 23)- Get a od sirt this morning and the results can be good. Take care of routine and guard health.
on this, so West wins the trick with the queen of spades and shifts to n'heart. You play low correctly today. from duminy and East brobably them. Evening hours will play low, letting you winpecially good. with the guren,
Your next play is to try to set up the fourth diamond, so you rach the ace and king of dia
noms, but when West drops the the queen, you are warned of bark break. You Also should know that West probably held enly two hearts to start with, to now lead the five of hearts and win in dhimmy with the ace. Can the nine of spades and lead. the seven, throwing the lead.
are es
if
was lying on the bed when CANCER (June 23-July 28-15)-Take
guide you business matters this morning. suddenly I fell three bumps in would
the middle of my back, as Intuitions
Pay heed to De your shopping. Then relax,
were kicking me PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-meone
he said. 1 you can get near the water thaugh the mattress,"
the bed and for the weekend you will find looked unter
Then I felt bidding and ruloy-nobody was there. health
the three nudges again.
"Then the ghost changed its ARIES able.
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Intuitions rather than analytical tacties. An icy hand gripped my reasoning appears to be the wrist and slowly passed acress my Angers. That was enough best policy for you today.
for me.
I pet up. backed und TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-moved." Hold to a harmonious attitude today and you will find that home family and friends mean Considerable.
1.EO
(July 24-Aug. 23)-- Friendliness and helpful co- port will on your operation
returns your bring excellent way.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-
carc of domestic and Tale family affairs early this morn Ing. Afternoon and evening are rood.
LIBRA West in
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- A clear end for important de- cisions will clarify your airns
el route to West has nothing but clubs, ru and get you Le has to lead one of them into
ace-quren. your
Thu You
make two clubs, two dinunds,
SUC-
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)---
two hearts and three spaden A Renerally mecesful day for
Just what you had counted on a
business
and empingo
projets. Ari constructively,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
Check Your 29-First decisions are apt in
Knowledge
1
Who was the Melancoly
Dane?
2. Name the world'. Tapet
library.
Switzerland?
3. What
nutric bound
4.
From what
red
Caviar obtainal?
5. Where is Mandalay*
3. In what river are 21,opand (slands located;
(Answers on Page 83
CROSSWORD
L. Decne. com
andyram, 105
7. This can bo norialsmetik.
9. Shoot tape into
anes textay. Panj
avoid ex-
be the best roclai events, bu
travagance.
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By K. TRAXLER
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10. Worker from the vasta
15)
15. One of the brassica, familly
15)
manipulator. (9)
12. Your very existence, (4),
10. Exterminato, cap
17. Watch. (3)
19. This did is » frank sort of way.
(3)
20. Taken from the leg récorder. (4)
11. Peaceful satiro,, (3)
23. Bittersweet fram
theatre, 141
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Down
1. There is no need to use, one if
you can't solve it. (5, 1)
2. Bang thou nightest chango
into nassult. (D)
3. It usually shelled. (3)
4. Olly duet to the copy, 19)
5. An important date,
Quel,
a. They provide you with
you are on the mist. (3)
chipma
B. Possibly brought to the fine when
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problem:
to
yesterday's
1. QB4, any; 2, Q. R. or B (disc) mates.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
PEMMICAN'S SHELTER
materiala
By T. O. HARE ONE of the inventions not utilsed in this war was the air-raid shelter devised by Professor Pemmlean. It was Turned down by uio Govern maut ay 'impracticablan conception and extravagant in ita demande uppa Allable
*- The Pemmican Bleiter was hollow cube of concrete. entered through a small sper- ture, in which blocks of the sama material, Bush with the walls, WCEO subsequenti Inserted. When asked the Professor about is recently, he and I've forgotten dimensions 1 reckly that the outer edge of the cubs van an exact number of fees, and thai it was so many feet exactly in thickness. This applies 1p the 1007, celing and wait. Alaq= nowing one cable foot for wastage in contraction—each shelter required Just 1900 cuble fert of concrete: !
(low thick, werd the walls of 130. Professors shelter ↑
(Solution on Pusa-13)
BOYS'
Dante is playing an ex-mit-
co Squad" about people gician in the RKO movie "Bun-
vanjure up fake ghosts,
AND
who
is
in Egypt. India, Mexico
teles, but the statistical position will remain tight owing to con- tinued pressure of demand for cotton goods.
a spirit. What is he doing signed for Czechoslovakia. certain minor producing coun- here?" "He assisting Mr Reuter. Warblow."
replied Smart-Allick, get rid of the-cr- spirits, A case and a half per day."
"Nothing bed your pardon?”
Here is an overfed invertos,
with Stuffed
the dainties Inman beings provide. "My pain," he grunted merrity,
"is their loss,"
And laughed and laughed and laughed until he died. -London Express Service)
90 MILLION TYRES A YEAR
CRITICAL MONTHS
Russian delegate on goodwill
Alth
for
Geneva, June 15-The session of the United Nations Econonic Commission Europe closed here today willi renewed plea for the Soviet It the weather during the Union for "goodwill and co- reviving inde months of the Ameri-operation" in critical Akron, Ohio, June 15.-The can crop in such that it hampers between East and West Europe.
operations, a record Akron Beacon Journal predicted pestcidal
Onc weevils is
of Russia's top econo- of boll emergence here today that the rubber in-
could mists, M. Arutiunlan, told the would produce nearly considered likely which dustry
have ECON 30,000,000
tyres reduce the pneumatic
crup to something commission, "We
co-operation is during
of 10 million evidence that the region 1050.
of second
perfectly possible in spite be the This would
bales.
the divergencies which separato largest output in history.
us, This would mean tyre production The highest
of American in 1947 when supplies record was set
ג!
that the cotton
"If we succeed in respecting The world each other's different opinions Six Akron rubber companies than this season.
would be very and work towards acceptable 97.400,000 units were produced. would be 31⁄2 million bales have called back 3,500 workers position then
indeed and the avail- formulae, we will have taken a International forward in surplus in America to step since January 1. Most of these tight workers were laid off unt - able
season planning. tann dharing a slump in the wards the end of next
would probably be entirely in rubber industry.-Keuler.
Government hands,
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Whoa Confused the Shadows.
-She Was Wearing a Feedag, Eating Goats-
into
on account of she seemed to he cheving something inside the
Knarf went back the home to tell his sister Hand about it.
By MAX TRELL
WHOA, the Min Wagon hat. Horse, was standinut by the curb with his milk wagon behind him Can something very much like a bag over his head when Knurf came out of the house and saw bim.
"When hat feeding over her hend." Knart said when
he end. found Hanid.
"Ah.17* Aked Hanid in a puzzled voice.
"A feeding." Knarf repeated. "What's a feedag!?"
Knarf shook his head. "She's chewing something Inside of L Look, you can see her out of the window."
Rupert and Miranda-15
The strange marka lead Rupert round a large tree and come to an end just under a hollow place in the trunk. He is just going to explore further when lovely fair-haired doll pops her head out of the dark. mess. So suddenly that he nearly
ALL RIGHTS
and right over Knarf went SAK!: "Good morning, Whoa!"
Whoa mumbled back some- thing that sounded like "gao- movig. Her voice
came from deep down inside the bag.
"What's that you're wearing Whoa?" asked
A Few Minutes your head, Knarf.
Hanid
"There's looked out. "Fredag," replied Whoa. Knarf didn't know what something over her head all letdag was, So after waiting right," she gread after peering instant, "Oh, I know what it is. for a while for Whoa to explain at it for a few minutes. "What It's a feed bag!" further (which Whos didn't do is she chewing in it?"
Whoa look a deep breath.
Then
she said: "Good morning.”
* Well. topples over backwards. and what do you want?" demanda the little creature. "Can't 1 rest without you butting in ? And what are you doing with my label?" "Is it your label?" gasps Rupert, "And are those your looteps? Then who who are you?" RESERVED
"A sovereign State can quite well affori to concilinte its view views with those of another
Arutiunian said.
From price point of This would be most important | State," M.
as the selling rates would be at Reuter.
the discretion of the Govern
ment; large proportion of their stock in 1948 crop cotton would
include considerable earrying OUTWard MailS
charges.
Production of cotton outside the US. this season was about million bales, Consumption
18
of all cottons outside the U.S., however,
seems likely to be Unless about 18 million tales.
increased, production can be the Trilion of such cotton in likely to remain tight in view of the nerd to conserve dollars in the Marshall and the cuts Aid appropriations.
GREATER DEMAND
same as
in
This season world consump- tion is likely to be about 20% inillion ties or roughly the
last
season, but it would seem that there is s room for considerable expan- alon especially in view of the efforts that are being made to
condi "Now about why I cat my create more prosperous oats out of a feed bug, this in the tions in Western Europe and
will result which Addi When started nodding very reason! I can't eat them out of
on higher employment and there- Knart didn't know this either, vigorously when she heard Hanida bucket with my harness
can't bend down low for greater demand for manu- Nevertheless so they both went out to have way thir, to Hanid knew she was because
enough, and anyway I might tip factured goods, another talk with Whon.
right.
and other intiationary tenden- "Hanid wants to know," said
"Why is the wearing a feed the basket over and stet every-shortage of supplies, high prices
thing
Can't cat spilled out. I that bag to chew oats in?" Knarf to
Whoa, "what's
I can't eat them out of limiting factors to the upsurge you're
u're chewing at indide your asked Hand. Why doesnt she them out of a box for the same cles are likely to remain as feedag?"
ent them out of a basket, or a plute, because haven't got a of demand,
plate, or whatever el able to put the plate on, and I "Ib chewbbig goals," Knart box, or and Hand heard Whon answer horses cat eats out of, usually?" haven't got hands to hold the
plate up. But a feed bag f This seemed more alarming than
Finished the Oats CVCT.
on my head, and
"Casts!"
exclaimed Hanld. "You're chewing goals?"
Knarf
By this time Whoa had finish
"Goats," sald Whoa again, ed all the pats inside the feed
don't have
can't
LONDON TIN MARKET
tin
but
to lean down, and they don't pill out (I mean, not many of
London, June 13.-The nodding her head. As she did bag, and by chaking her head them) and it's a wonderful way
gained slightly Inarket
at lower level, closed steady this some small seeds came pop around, and tossing the bag from to have a picnic lunch except
tons having only breathe."
85 with out of the side of the bag one side to the other, she finally that every now and then play
over the sidewalk got the end of her nose out.
Knarf and Hanid thought they changed hands. and spilled
First When took a deep breath, Hanid looked at them. "They're
ns follow Prices closed Then she said: "Good morning, would like to eat out of a feed she said. "They're not goats,"
bag except they didn't think Knart. Good morning, Hanid, Data
"Good morning." returned they would like not being able the end of the official "And I bet it's not a feedag either," Hanld added the next Knarf and Hanid.
BRONCHO BILL
ST
UNNWARE THAT THE YOUNG SHERIFF GAVE THEM ¿THE BLIPY İGORMLEND
OH IN BUND FURY UNTIL
HOLD IT MEN? WE'RE JES FIGHTIN
OTHER/
SANT YOUNG
THEFEFY HAN
PLUMMS VAHISHED
Juvenile Interest
session:-
Unregistered letters and print-
en mallers for China mainland Hainan istand can be accept-
ed at senders' risk and will be forwarded as opportuity deri. Unless otherwise Tinted,. Ne- gistered Articles (by air or sea) Une Post close and l'arcel Huur carter than the ordinary mali. If mails close before 10 and Parcel B.TO., Registered Pasts close at 3 pm, on the previous day. Malts are closed at Kowloon Central Post Quice one hour eater than the 6.7.0. closing times,
VRIDAY, JUNE 15 Closing Times By Air
Japan, p.m.
Manila, innolulu and USA Bel- term, second class mall and parcels), second clas Ouam letters and mail), Canada (letters only), & p.m. Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland, .p.in,
Talpels, bm.
Clasing Times Dy Sen Bangkok 2 p.m.
Japan. 5 p.m. Djakerta. 5 p.m.
BATURDAY, JUNE 17 Closing Times By Air
Manila, 11 4, M. Bangkok, B p.m.
Hanol and Saigon, B p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
i p.m. Haiphong Canoda Via
p.m.
Vancouver
Manila. 3 p.m.
Japan. 3 p.m.
D.C.
Stratis, Ceylon, Madagassar, Aden, Egypt & Marseilles, p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18
Closing Times By San
Japan. a.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 23
Cloring Times By Air
Manila Re Jesselton, 11 a.m. U.S.A. & Canada, 2 p.m.
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bas- Mombasa, (Nairobi, at ra.
Catro nesburg via Cairo), Home & Lo morningDares-Balsam, Mauritius & Johar
dan. D p.m.
Djakarta, Sydney Auckland,
to breathe.
By Harry F. O'Neill
Sput in, Buyer Spot tin, sellor Business done at Three-month th, biyer Three-month tin aller 006-16
044-004-55 Busines done at
002-14 Seltement
-United Press.
682-15 600 603-002-15
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MES AFTER
MISTER CORMLY
WOW! 20 HATE TO BE IN HD
BOOTS WITH
TRAIL
Singapore Rubber
Singapore, June 15-Prices
Bingapore
Bangkok & Colombo, p.m.
Japan, 5 p.m.
Talpehp.m.
Closing Times By Ben Australia & New Zealand Sydney, p.m.
Via
Cat-
Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, tral & South Amerka via Ban Franciaco (No Parcels for Canada), #2 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Closing Times By Air Manila, Honolulu & V.9.A. (let-
in the rubber futures market here to lay closed as follow:-for, second class mail and parcels)
Number 1 rubber, per Ib,
June
July
Augart
Number 2 rubber, June Number 3 rubber, June Number rubber, June Roo! rubber, unbeled Blanket C. rep. No. 1 pala crept
7412- 7432-45 74
14 - 4
United
Guam (letters
second class mall) Canada (letick 'only), 8 pāmə
Saigon & Parke, 5 p.m. - Dangkok, p.m.
Talpen, 3 p.m.
Closing Timer By Sen
Bombay & Karachi, 10 a.m. Honolulu, VS.A., Canada, Cana; tral & South American via Bra Francisco ¿No Parcela for Canade) 14.m."