THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Don't Finesse Until
All The Evidence Is Known
By OSWALD JACOBY
γου
can tell how good a bridge pinyer is by what he dues about nesses. If he loven to finesse, he's not an expert. What's more, he'll probably lone jual about as many finesses no he wins,
The expert hates to fineze. Hell put off a finesse like a trip to the dentist.
win But he'll
Anesses as he
twice
10903
no many
This is not just luck. The expert waits until all the evi- dener la in. By that Ume he's not just pressing; he knows something.
DUMB-BELLS
THOSE
ARE GOLDFISH.
HOW MANY CARAT?
WAY
RECORDED. MUSIGE BY THE "The Cocktail Party" by Beachcomber
has been recorded
Decca Recorda ling produced
The original Broadway cant
Feel
an outstanding album in a re- is heard on the recording. It cording of T. S. Eliot's hit Includes Alex Guiness, Robert
Eileen
and "The Cocktail Fleming, Broadway play Party." Recorded on the four Cathleen Nesbitt,
Chill Wills, who has become sides of two 12-inch 33-1/3 rpm long-playing records, the a Hollywood star overnight as the "Francis," production runs for 10 minutes the voice of
lively, conversation.
YOUR BIRTHDAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
A
CORRESPONDENCE about golf reveals the reason why golfers walk up to the hole and peer into it before putting. It is because toad once ejected the ball. Another player once saw a rake's head clicking out of the hole, and of course it is against the rules to remove snakes from
FOR THEE BUSINESSMAN
TRADE IN INDIA' AND 'PAKISTAN
Sterling balance talks begin with Britain in July
SHANGHAI
& FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The Foreign Trade Con- trol Burenu in Shanghat has announced that private- ly operated industrial CB- tablishments seeking foreign ex-exchange will in future bo required to settle their ex-
tively with the Bank of China,
London, June 28. Anglo-Pakistan Sterling balance talks are pected to begin in London on or about July 20, it change transactions collec
was learned here today.
The Pakistan delegation
This Wad announced
thought-provoking talking mute, is featured it if you and a star in a bunker will be led by Mr Ghulam Trade with Hongkong the morning.
new Capitol children's record According to Mr Bernard Darwin Mohammed, Pakistan's Fin- i that should be a favourite with and Rule 20, it is an agencyance Minister, and in likely there who have seen the mo- outside the match," You may to have Mr Habib Rahim-
is fremove
would a it, as you tion picture. On
one side
By STELLA "Francis" aid on the other is rhinoceros, before playing your toola, Pakistan's High Com- missioner in Britain, as its deputy lender.
are born
today, you at high pilch when necessary.
is bound to the
of Bat the reaction combinations
You would be wiser to You man- comu, dreamer and dore,
energies to the your day dreams spread your age to make
There come true.
West opened the nine of clubs, IF you dummy finessed the ten, and East won with the guren. He returned the jack of damonda, and South's queen lost to West's ace. West le 15 remains club, and dummy won with the
Ace,
Declarer drew two rounds of trumps, cashed the king of dia Inonda, and ruffed a diamond in dummy. He then ruffed a low club, hoping vainly that the king would drop.
When this plan failed, it was clear that the contract would depend on the correct heart finere. However, South aw no reason to spurs until he had to. He therefore proceeded to the about gather information carda he could not see.
South led a club
For this print low trump, fram dummy. Enal won and led
his list club, torchy South to use up his Inst trump.
At this point South had threw hearts in his own hand and also in the dummy. West had dis- carded two hearts and a dia- mend, but surely had three hearts left.
that East till It was clear had the ten of diamonds, sinec he had led the jack of that sui At the racond trick. (The Jack is led from a suit headed by
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Jack-ten, but not from jack and iwo sanall cards) lence East could hold only two hearts.
South counter back and re- soned that West had originally held five hearts to East's wo hearts. The odds were therefore 5 to 2 that West held the queen of hearts.
On the basis of this Inforna- tlon South quita properly West for the finced through
When fine mucceeded, South made his contract.
queen of hearts.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
Cecilia's code
By J. O. HARE
What do you eet.
multiply You
sell? my Creilta naked me
by
airce
1 replied
- Twenty mes twenty
four hundred
sald Cecilia Ane t "You're jumping to con clusions, Uncle Timothy XX 't 20, it's n code of my own. In which each digit is represented by n letter And X multiplied by self is MMCC
see. I said, rather sturily. It was a
Again."
cop
anid
-To Cecilin. "Divide XX by C, and square the queslent What does it come to in my botatlant
Can you do that one?
(Solution on Page 4)
CHESS PROBLEM
By F. KOVACS
Black, G pieces.
Csi
the
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be
inclined 10
Curb this len-
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a quiet the peaks and valleys of activity forcefulness in your make-up are not so market. which Jew appreciate 1213141 they know you very well.
You are a born leader, but You appear so gay and carefree thái romewhat some figure you do little work, domitivering
You must, however, leam to dency if you are to get along depend completely upon your smoothly with typen own efforts or the goals which people. Learn when to use the
irt a velvet you set will not materialize. 11 iron fist I all right
to be optimiste Tact and diplomacy are usually and hopi Chut something better helpful, will turn up tomorrow, if today The old adage- is poor. But that heaven helps those
themselves-İş help Vry true.
"A Mule Is a Fool."
one of
Klove
a Sudden".
stroke.
The Narkover scandal
The Pakistan Finance Minister
is expected to arrive in London by air on July 2
America is brighter
New York, June 28. Paul Green, the recently
the
in
The plan for collective rettle- mert lina been communicated to the various trade mullds, who have been asked to sub- mit detailed statements of ex- change needs before the end of June. Uniied Press,
To get diesel
oil and iron
It
was also announced hern
Was
poon
Gene Krupa's band has put
IT became known yesterday that Together one of the slickest "Lefty" Warblow, as he is versions of the currently popucated at Narkover, had got h lar
It is expected that after spend-returned United States con- "Donaparte's Retreat" house back from the bookica by
ing a few days in London ho sul at Bombay, told every
the side men threatening to publish something
will leave on a private visit to World Trade Meeting hore this morning that Shanghal win be receiving shipments of he the United States and that the
Wednesday ол apparently had his heart in the he had just discovered about all
three of them. The bookies at official talka will open on his
Iron from diesel oil and plg Victor).. mumber (RCA
the optimistic regarding decamped. Smart-Alllet
Manchuria. Pianist Johnny Guarnieri, and.
is trio have, two instrumental rage.
"went to Warblaw in a towering return to London.
future of India's trade with The first lot of 800 tons at
Was Iron "Yea fool," he said, "it
scheduled to bo the United States. sides that should get the new isn't every day we get a parer)|
NOT EXPIRED
shipped from Manchurin last Je told the Commerce and week. Seven hundred tons of RMP label off to a good start, of bookies in our midst--and all Why a fast tempo "Why Don't You the big races coming on.
There was no confirmation industry Association that India oll also are due soon, consigned, couldn't you wait a bit?" "The
Petroleum the East Chinn that had succeeded, through cutting to Tell Me These Things" bucked Governors were making it pretty London today of reports by a slower number, "All of hot. hot
Indo-British Sterling talks will imports from the United States, Corporation.-United Press. said Warblow, "and some of the parents were kicking up a lake place about the same time. in obtaining a favourable dollar
the trade balance. - "When
get IL was pointed out that parents be nasty," said Smart-Alliek, "get Indo-British Sterling agreement Nat "King" Cole 1113
nastier. seeking a new
to as a vindication of the de- Who do they think was not due to expire until 1951 "Nature Boy" are? As for the Governors, and the question of a new agreevaluation policy and as a sign
they sucerss with his relaxed and
the ment, therefore, did not arise. hey
of inherent economic strength. only really attackc
It may also be a sign to foreign
both Investors. spiritual-enerative of a photograph of the yearly one.
Bank and tional
prospective one foot in a Or Chairman with “ Ÿ? ሮ Greatest Inventor
It may be possible, however,
private foreign Investors, that | roup-plate and the other kicking Them All" (Capitol)
the Indian balance of payments 12 pineapple off Dodo Latouche's that some informal discussion on The spirit of the Innbark
head at the Green Mulberry, the working of the Indo-British can combine poclatraught in the giddy, swift-they have respected
me to agreement may take place. This position dues permit remittance of profits and repatriation of Bo hopeful that alf business or 20)--You domedic
and busine
capital." partnership
activities advan-moving "Circus Rap of Teddy certain extent. Life is going to ir a normal procedure and the will turn out
tugeously, Get results.
Phillips Orchestra (London)... he prefly dull for the rest of last such discussion was held in
the term without those bookies." India-Neuter. you now.
Interlude
10w.
To And what the stars have select for tomorrow. who in store
Bar and read uminily your birthday
the corresponding paragraph. You have A great deal of Let your birthday star be your dreamy version of "Mona Lisa" mikrops. Ever since I got the The Pakistan agreement was a
and can work daily guide.
nervolk QUETSIN
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
CANCER (June 23-July 23)--
Javourably
matters for
CAPRICORN
(Dec.
23-Jan.
backed by
the
.
blues great That
singer Billie Holiday has a pair of good ones with "Am I Blue" and "Ged Blen 'The Child"
(Jan. 21-Feb. AQUARIUS (July 24-Aug. 23) 19)-Morning hours are by far LEO Conclude some important bust the best part of this day. He In others. Rest and he maller this morning. Stick helpful
and relax. this afternoon to routing evening.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)~ | (Columbia). VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— Make typ for timu lost yesterday, Begin a business trip,carly his tactful this
for the best results. evening morning Afternoon and evening are not good.
LIRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 237- Morning hours are good for all domestic and personal matters. Finish a job; then relax.
SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)- Make the most of the early morning hours to get a Job is best to- Anished. Houtine day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22Today is an improvement over yesterday, but still not the time to turn cartwheels.
Check Your Knowledge
1. Which is heavier, milk or cream?
2. Why does the Suez Canal have no locks?
3. What Is the hymnu of Canada?
afternoon and
ARIES (Mar. 32-Apr. 20) - Use your ingenuity and talents to their ultnost today and you will get good reants.
TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)- Take
shopping care of your
during the morning needs hours. Your talents pay divi dends.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) You may look forward to a Find! promotion. possible Job Gucces
And how do big Produse: policewomen like to be woord?
Myself: Gently and delicately. You must hold their hats for them, ply them with pol-plani
all them "Little one," and sigh
at
LONDON TIN MARKET
London, June 20. The tin market prices were loudly whenever yo looks lifted after a spurt of buying, The hen. For under that beauti- closed barely steady. ful uniform they are but women-turnover today was 130 tons. Besides, they know Jiu-Jitsu.
Produose: But isn't this just Prices closed today as follow
the literary
siuft, out of books, and at
end not real life?
noming session. Myself: No. It is a hint given
of
The
official
Ping Crosby has two new easy-mannered, home-flavoured Both should climb tunes that Fonto the hit bandwagon, "When The Sun Goes Down" and "Home Cookin'" (Decca ...
Arthur For his -billy fans (Guitar Boogie) Smith and his
seller Cracker-Jacks play "I'm Afraid me by a man who tried to sweep Spot tin, buyer .........
Hone of them off her feet. He nusiner done at Of Winmin"
"1. and
his into the Three-Lorth tin was swept off two self-compositions *** Boogie,"
could say utter-before you
Bardness dono at (M-G-M).
"Oh, Ada!"
Settlement Lorton Express Service) -
David C. Whitney
BOYS' AND
GIRLS'
Christopher's Strange Story
เ
-His Yellow-Haired Friends Had Turned White-
By MAX TRELL
Ind
for them on the bottom the puren. He had a plep of nationalNARF and Hauld, the Shad- small firefly with him, carrying
4. Where Is Loch Lomund!?
ows with the turned about tiny bright flashlight, Chris
had his banjo alune names, had almost fallen asleep topher
5. Name the author of "The for it was quite late at night), across his shoulder by a cord.
they heard "It imm' when all at once Lady of the Lake."
Christopher Cricket calling them trouble." the trom
outside in the garden. when impleThey both Uptoed to the wind- Hunid.
0. What was probably earliest form of writing
ment?
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
Actors
1. Anything done this to
Belay (9)
1
without
Each has its own path. (4) Plant metunee weed for cou medicine acent of Bavour, (4)
As ripe a mix-up no Fot idi
cab
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The art of iraderanID
137
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Walk with roll (5)
10
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ow and looked out,
he
Naw
lot of exactly a
Gald Christopher
Kaart and "Some good friends dis- have suddenly of mino covered that all their hair- "Is that you, Chris Hand which used Lo be a
brau called out in a low voice so as tiful yellow-has just turned I thought maybe you'd no; to disturb anyone else in the white.
know something about how to turn it back to yellow again, They're quite upset."
House.
"Yes! Come out!"
"Is there something wrong. Chris?"
"Not much-just a
little bit
wrong," replied Christopher,
The Strangest Story Knarf and Hanid anked at once who these friends Wero
So Knart and Hania hurned- whore yellow hair had suddenly
outside. turned white.
1
He said: "It can be posted HONGKONG
the
DISMAYED
Interna-
Green reported that Amer- enn business men sometimes they were dismayed because did not find in Indin what they belleve to be desirable invest- Hent possibilities, Just, Be added: "The climate for foreign
to be investments seems proving."
He said: "Roth the former Finance Minister, Mathal, and the present minister, Desinukh, are outspoken on the decirabi- lity of foreign investment Indin.
SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkonut, Stock Exchange this morning were worth $110,591.70.
Noon quotations were: SHARES BUYERS SELLERS BALEN GOVT. LOANS
NANKS
1194)
.. 1240 ik Bank Pant Anto INSURANCES
Canfon Delon *** Underwritern DOCKS, ETC.
K. Wharf
Duck... Provident Shini Dock Wheelnek LAND, ETC. TIK Land Flumplerys UTILITIES
'Tram
20000 600
100
23
$70
77
1515
2345
02.00 1400 21
100 to 214
1876 37
8.20
10.00
-100 11
1500 (2
C. Light IN) 7
Flectric 2016
Telephone. 10.70 11.20 500 621
in
INDUSTRUALS
Cement
STORES, ETC
Dairy ...
2315
Watson COTTONS
The Prime Minister he said on one occasion that India does not have resources in capital MISCELLANEOUS
205
GOS
buyer teller
60515
G00%-667 BOS -United Press.
or
MAGAZINE
Rupert and Miranda-26
At the foot of the spiral staircase it. Sometimes we go down chimneys. there are some wider sirps. "Do and sometimes we do this. Look{" we go down there ?" asks Ruper- He pushes gently on a certain paint in the wall and a great block of "No frac," murmurs the toy clown.
Santa Claus and his messengera stone swings inwards, leaving a hole and Miranda have their own way of getting into through which he
We never
With scramble.
me difficulty people's houses. doors and staircases if we can help Rupen follows them.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Use
to personnel
nationaline great portland of her industry."
IMPROVEMENT
Green reported: "Action is now being taken which looks loward eventual n11 round economic improvement."
He concluded by saying: "It is possible to hold hope that the great country of India will have an expanding ocenomle
future, and that large, mutually advantageous, Indo-American trade will be a feature of it."
United Press.
Spindles ban
move
may
annoy Britain
KA carlier
Tokyo, June 28. General MacArthur's headquarters said it had sent a memorandum to the Japanese Government, lift- ing all restrictions on the "My dear Dandelions," fanid
of spindles in ly dressed and went
This was one at them, they all had bright yel-
"There's number Anally sold to them. They found Christopher welt- the strongest stories they had low hairl
ever heard.
The friends were a cluster of nothing to be upset about: there Japan's cotton spinning in- dandelions!
really isn't. You're losing your dustry. "Come with me," said Chris.
looked very They all
upset, hair. But that's good."
General MacArthur's memor "Light the way please, Blaze,"
cancelled "Good! Just listen to her! She landin There's for they were tossing about rest- he said to the firefly.
whole crowd of them, all lessly in the wind. And every says (t's good for us to lose our SCAP memorandum which had 5 ceiling of 4,000,000 clustered together at the bottain time they tossed their heads an hair!" several of the dandelions o
Spindles of the hill," he continued to even more dreadful in hap- cried.
"Of course it's good! Each of
Japanese
immediately Knart and Hanid as they started pened, Tufts of their whito
your tuits of hair is a seed. The announced plans to expand off. The frefly flew in front, mir started floating oft.
that blow away A SCAP official told more of them lighting his flashlight off and on
grow United Press the purpose was you-all over
the to enable Japan to increase pro- and duction both for export and the fields By and by they reached the have any hair left at all! Chi hill, all over bottom of the m
Stop it from Nying away! White meadows! That's how little dan-domestic consumption,
the move Observers thought "Here they are!" exclaimed hair is better than no their at delions are born."
The cluster
of white-hatred might draw fire from American Christopher, "Just look at the
dandelions felt quite cheerfulpinnern and especially ed Chris Cricket. "What can we after hearing this. They tossed the British who have been cum-
their heads as hard as they plaining about Japanese Chris Cricket wun right All do?" his friends the Whole cluster But Knarf and Hand didn't could and tried to get bald petitionUnited Press. of Uiem-had white hair! And seem to be the least bit bother soon as possibic. They all want- yesterday, as Knarf and Hanid ra. In knew because
(01
Christopher and his friends.
KII
No Hair At All
so that they wouldn't trip over "Oh! We're getting bald! In the mote dandelions will
another few minutes we won't all around
the rocks,
poor friends of mise-all with
stowy white hair!"
BRONCHO BILL
HEY! THAT BILJUNTS
ALONE
White, & pieces. White to play and mate in too,
Bolutios
problem:
yesterday's
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(5)
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both began ed
they, had seen mughing."
Dan's Extra Special
new little dandelions to grow, lots and lots of them!
By Harry F. O'Neill
SEZ
WHO
PIEANNARE, DANGEROUS DAN 13 GFFTD
JON TRONCHO PILL
WATCH THAT 1D MOUNT,
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TAIL
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Copra Unchanged
New York, June 28. The copra dealers quoted the market nominally at $180 per rhort ton, eff. Paelle Const.
In curonut Oil, Nearby dell- very was quoted nominally at 13--Unien Press.
New Orleans Cofton
The futures market cloned day as follows:
Spot
July
October
December (4
March (1931)
May
Juig.
October "Becember
10 000 1 10%
▸
= 2.03 200 41 2.00
11000 P
Ala Nav....0750
700
Exchange Rates
was done la the Jocră Busines tomeist exchango market · this morning at the following rates:-- Sterling pound note (per 2) 15.43 U.. dellars per $1) NEI gulders (per 100) Sam ticals (per 1001 Alagapore (Siral) FIC pientres (per 100)
0.04
1,00
26.20
1.73
13.45
OUTWARD MAILS
On
the Batarday, July 1, General Port Onler and Row- Inon Central Post Once will be NOOD. open from 3.D. to The other Branch Post Onees from.m. to 10 am,
There will be one delivery of ardinary and registered corre pondence at 10 a.. and one collection only from the pillar boxes
Money Order The
Once, Forte Restante And Wireless Licensing Offer will be closed,
Commenting“ from Tuesday, June 27, surface mall to Moren Is temporarily suspended unit further notice.
Unregistered letters and print- ed matters for Chins mainland Hainan Island can be accepte ed at sendere risk and will be forwarded as opportunity offers. Unless otherwise stated, Re- gistered Articles (by air or FOR)
I'asta close and Parcel
One Hour earlier than the ordinary mall. It malls close before is
And Registered
Tarcel A.M., Ports close at pan. on the previott day. Majli are cloned Howloon Central Port Oce one hour earlier than the G.P.O. clasing times.
TRUNSDAY, JUNE 29 Closing Times By Alt Rangoon, Calcutts, Karachi, Bars, Cairu (Nairobi, Mondaca, Dar es Salaam, Mauritius & Johannesburg via Cairo), Home & London. 6 p.in,
Bangkok, Singapore, Djakarta Colombo, ..
Haiphong, Hanoi, Salgan & Paris, 5 p.in.
p.m.
Labuan. Sydney & Auckland,
Talpen.
D.m.
Closing Times By Bes Formosa via Keelung, a p.m.
Solgon, 3 p.m.
Marlin. 3 p.m.
FRMAY, JUNE 30
Closing Times By Air
Japan, .m.
Manila, Honolulu & USA. (let ters. secund
part clars rail and cela) Gua Helters and second class mail Cinada (leitura only), $n.m.
Singapore. Djakarta, Auckland, 5 p.m. Talpeh. 5 .m
Sydney
Closing Times By Sea Japan. p.m. Strait, 5 am...
SATURDAY, JULY 1 Closing Timês By Ale Minulla. 11 4.m. Tanchuk, uen. 17ano! & Sargs. Noon."
Closing Times By Bra Salon, 1 ..
Formosa via Kveling. Noon. Straits,
Nooh.
10-
20
33.55
27.10 bid
ד
37,40
Rangoon
L
BUNDAY, JULY 2 Closing Times- 17 Be
*
Calcutta
Formosa via Keelung, D 0.
Alanla $. Hi
Bangkole, DR.M.
MONDAY, JULY' 1
Closing Times Hy" Air
Mona de Fregattan, 11. m.m、
UBA & Canada, 3.p.m.
Rangoon) "Calouste) #grachi, Thapa ra! Chaya Madrabi, Mombasa, Dar,