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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1950,
• FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
First Trick Is Tricky In College Tourney
By OSWALD JACOBY
ONE
of the Morit unesua!
bridge evento of the year
is the ARCHIAL Intercollegiate
Tournament. The
year 151
of this
collegen in 42 states competed in the early
raturida
touranment. Students from 15 colleges won their way to the Chicago finals.
Murc
1,200 Den
Mulents had a chance in
enliere the
early rounds to show their skill
DUMB-BELLS
HOW MANY. BEATS ARE
THERE TO A BAR, DADDY?
YOU MEAN.
HOW MANY
BARB
TO A BEAT
DON'T YOU
ar
BY
O
THE
WAY
。
POCKET CARTOON
by Beachcomber
Sir,--We
have
THIS letter speaks for wether it is used for the tra itself. It is from the r for the drivers. It has since cothe La our notice that other Con- chalus Burntwide Petroleum
are made for this pro- reference to the cession Trust, Ltd.
duel, with polishing of teeth and of floors, ceived many complaints from the acquisition of mental he
the feeding of dogs, and
lighthouse racing motorists about an
maintenance of vertisement which appeared in
We feel bound your issue of August 4, claim equipment. ing that every racing motorist Protest against this form
ses Saibbo, and quoting several advertising, lorglinas: figures as saying
ad-
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of
which can only delude the public." Whither, Papua?
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that most of them have chenists
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dograce considered a
you
with this in:1. A very are YODUER BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA bag your head while walking
mner bid and played it ro
vetly.
At mos tables, the Opening dia- lene was the quers of mond. South took this first trick he getsived at nier round
7490.
The engreet play is to allow Went to tuolet the fit trick win
The queen of dintronds. we the diamond continuation
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If We return his only
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I Where do Asia, Europe
Whint WIS the former name nf Trustanbul?
3. Under what preudonym
writing?
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their autographs,
5. What
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Hu nature and
and the een able wanted
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 29
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sep. 23)- Avoid binst too erifient, either Busines of your elf or others. If put on the defensive, fight back brickly!
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PROBLEM
By A.HUR 5. PAUL
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Flamingoes It The Pink
Haleah Park's famed pink flamingo flock clusters around its young dating the current nesting and hatching season in Miami, Florida. Co-operation is the byword ns one group of birds stands guard over the young while others run interference be tween those on watch and strangers. (Aeme).
FOR
THE BUSINESSMAN ·
COMMONWEALTH HONGKONG
PRODUCE
BRITAIN
FOR
London, Aug. 27.
SHARES
the
Electrics dominated morning's business on the Block Exchange at advanced prices. After transactions at $20 and $20.40, there were still buyers ot $20.30.
The morning's furnover Wan
Transactions $181,830.
пр
British Commonwealth plantations are sup-noon prices were:
BRARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES plying a growing proportion of Britain's primary produce needs, according to the Commonwealth Economic Committee's annual report tion crops published here today.
Ten imports from the White to play and mate in two. Commonwealth were 99 per-
Solution
Saturday's
of Utrecht God Preserve) has invented a Bantic electric A dozen of these PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)-varuum.
high-flying places whairs
need attached to may
uck up a reasonably careful attention. Don't start on cattle
all ship you are sea, and leave a journey this afternoon if
Professor Wollari: stranded. can avoid It.
reply is still larger vartuns ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-tached to lips. These would
at refloat, outside surk back the arn.
the Bip make
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can conquer
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tich depwade: upon mostrap cations, you may dav, for
Be considerali) - do and y what ther:
dep all autuments. patient and eenperative.
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Te
care
Side
TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)----
And all
| Make the most of all empdevment Be prepares for any
of emeritenere se Hon't caught Tortunitie
can help it Be caution, when u atard if you
this afternoon.
mining suit (diamonds), dume your health.
my can rull while South disfterway eoganave, eards his remmuting low heart
SAGITTARIUS (5wv. 23-Dec.
GEMINI (May 29-June 22-
Clear
deth of accumulated
Cip! reely for
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The reason South gets a zem 22-A good day for all artsite & gout day for routine.
frat trick fat creative effort. Children't your for winning the that this allow.. the opponents & affairs
to upset the
hould ben
appleeart.
For att ded in cow. South wins
xample, supponer
the ace of damnds at the fir.!
efully detail
CAPRICORN #Dec. trick and goes to dummy with | 20)-Morning and evening hours Th
club to take the Quesse. We wins with
a
king of sputes
trumpar best.
the new cheats am puts his afternoon.
partner in with a diatund. Eart
heart.
in then able to lead a This cooks declarer's goose
1 South takes his new of bears, he mug eventually give up two tricks in that suit. It he plays low, West wins with the queen of hearts and
fc-
sade or a club. There- after West waits patiently to take the setting trick with his king of hearts.
CROSSWORD.
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Witam
sight
171
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It takes more, than a tremp to
teddie ike this, 161
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1. Quite unviously am plakiety
taken in by thiła girl, (3)
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16 t Tom
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upset? (5).
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Wiseri
opia faba taxe three citatera i
The hope of one. 191
20. A back-un boy of the war 181
22 Do A chim
hubble 1 (1)
22-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 3)--
for yan lie a En time
werben improvement. But Potpone decisions on frala
De especially 1 cerdracle in the afternoon arrive,
rateful,
LEO
21-Feb. (Jan. AQUARIUS K-A good day for aution. Take the but make sure that your busiv carer of louls ami principles are right, get what Get off to a good start.
12
mort
July 24-Aug. 211
Iradeship in your Qual life. You can you want now if you
BOYS' AND
Willy Toad's New Business
-He Had a Hard Time Getting Started--
By MAX TRELL
VILLY Toad was mailing up
WILL
a bit sign on the trunk of
the oak tree, The in real-
'Froch Erze."
"And I hope," said
to
problem;
R-KUS; threat 2. Kt-04
cent of the total (compared with 92 percent prewa:), rubber 05 percent (82 per-
on planta-SURANCES
REVIEW
P-R5; B. Q-K3 (ch); cent prewar) and tobacco 1OF COTTON
K-E8; 2, QXKt (ch).
INTELLIGENCESTE STA
FAMILY CONTEST
Or
By T. O. HARE
wife, sister, mother daughter." "Nonangan,” retorted young Barebones. I'm very much hoping to
We have draw Barbaru. system which ought to scoop the pool." An interesting dia- cuslan on chances followed: one question was left unre solved and offer it to-day's Test:
M. and Mrs. Angd hate a son and a daughter who plz Bridge; so have Mr. an! Mr. Barebones; so huver. and Ars. Corriels, "Just men," said Angel, a enable us to arrange a Pairs contest, with six pairs partie). puting: mixed
patra, of course." The idea was gene- rally welcomed. and it was arranged that each of the six men should draw his partner's "We ought maine from a hat.
to fix it" Aid Curricle, 50 that me at us draws his
(Solution
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What are the odds against
a player being paired with a member of his own family?
Page 4)
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
"How?" said Cackle, suddenly looking at him in surprise. "Are you talking to me?"
Painted to Sign
"Certainly I'm talking to you, Willy. Cackle! Do you see that sign?"
to Chickle who stood Willy pointed to the sign.
turning perking at
won't
something! in the
Then the "Oh!" taldi Cackle. trast a few feet off, "that you walked up to it and looked at it
disappoint me!" Willy waltre for Cackle, who was a sharply, fnt with one eye, then le with the other. "It's a nich sign, rhicken, to say something.
Wally." especially wanted for her to say: "Of cour
I won't disappoint She didn't want Willy to know you, Willy dear! I'll give you all that she couldn't read what the the eggs you want?"
sign sald, so she added: "It's the
However, Cackle just kept on best place for a sign, isn't it She didn't On that big oak tree everybody pecking in the gres.
say anything. She even began can read it. I'm sure everybody
moving away.
"Picare!
Wolt
a
minute!"
water dom and
eried Willy.
They have P ced one in York.
(3)
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24 Ample, thank
you (0)
25 Anything miraculous in contrary
La 1. 201
20
We may Dat
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collection for
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to
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Wipe nut, 195
dest. 17)
1. Thin LDCATE
fanine. 191
8. Women who got the pip in the
Berelees. (4)
Proving that a small deperiment
can be ancient. 181
ite does things without h
A rounded umvity (3)
v. So deep remember this 'inci-
To run this aeems to be all right
after the morning. (4)
10 Rxhausted. (5)
17 Here wo have an animist tā search
out. 181
30 Does it do this to get a nut
1422.
21 ifliman. inectric or material car
i by my lady to the ball 1 (8)
* With this in you hate 1919 GE
Kuruba. 13)
FRESH EGGS
Willy Toad and Cackle.
Rupert and the Back-room Boy-31
II.
Rupert quickly clambers back into 125 bedroom a Boun asleep, When he wake, the sun is greaming. "Oh, my, I do feel tired." he thinks. What a night I've had I' At breakfast he is still yawning and Mr. Bear looks at him anxiously, so he tells her all that has happened
will read it. It's a lovely sign."
"Thank you," said Willy. "Now are!" Cackle
He wanted read?"" Willy hesitated.
Cackle to ask
If she would promise to supply him with the feerth eggs. But ho didn't know just how to say it to her.
Cackle.
"
and the listens intently. "Are you you didn't dream all quite sure that?" she asks. Rupert shakes his heal, Then he pauses, wonder?" he murmurs, may have. "He breaks off as an idea comes to him. "There's one thing that can prove if it's true," he says,
that lide dark bottle." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Eggs'," said
said:
Why
percent (27 percent pre- war).
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percent of Britain's needs, about the san
Commonwealth
ports supplier! 95
it before the war.
Commonwealth
suzar
FUTURES
ports last year rose to 46 per-ut a fonter cent of Britain's total imports.
dempte
In 1947 the Commonwealth up-intuenced by plied only about 34 percent.
1K Bank
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Canton Brion DOCKS, ETC.
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price-wage Legistation.
New York, Au. 26, Cotton fitures moved abeat
Dikee this week,DUSTRIAIS ler' cauflow-ness
uncertainty over | KrõRËS, EE
Dairy The
Dairy R
200 LL GT Ca
also of
Walsen COTTONS
Bwo
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Rubber, cocoa and tea were prices the close of the week
Common-were 12 to 15 points hister. high on the list of wraith dellar earners, but thej
hesitancy Some seriously were two former
slackening from affected by conditions last year result
hedite pressure against men of in the United States.
cotton. owned
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thut Calitate
Malaya recently produced Government nearly twice as much rubber as Deal:
Pro- at the watbreak of war. duction in Ceylon continued on a heavier scale than formerly.
Exchange Rates
tustne was done in the local Commy-lite Credit Corporation's, uncjal exchenge market This 1046 Doblet stuck had been morning of the following rates: reduced to approximately 1,500 Sterling pound note per ) 15.50
25 dolls per $11
Sim Heals (per 100)
3.50
World sugar supplies last year out bales The low-down in Indonesia guilders (per 100 25.00 were about 10 percent greater! than before the war with a sub-ut of 1918 stock by the ogreysingarts (Straits)
to dwindling: FIC plastres (per 100)
cotton In of desirable
Common- was attributed stantial increase in wealth output. India, Pakistan supply and Ceylon still provided about stock. two-thirds of the world export:1 ol ten.
17.19
13.00
OUTWARD MAILS
Barristered MA buying improved during
Lettera printed matter for China mata- week, a operators teeme
Inland can be ind and Bainan to cover ruw cotton
at andere risk and Accepted will be forwarded an esparta. axious
nity Rere. requirements against the heavy expand goture of texille sales booked through the balanes of the year.
th
The Commonwealth produr- tion of coffee, confined mainly le East Africa, was still small 1stat continue
Reuter,
10
07 $86,200.005 cammad to
MERINO WOOL be spent by the Marshall Phan
PRICES UP
countele lat month, $49,060,ung was far procurement of Letton y export circles, it is reported that India has been negotiating
Brulford. August 26. Prices of Merino wool tops for U.S. cotton, have risen 22 percent since the
Koran outbreak of the Tops from crossbred wool have Jumped 25 percent.
war,
quo-
TOO HIGH
According to tune exportere, the price of U.S. collon 1: tou the Although
current
theigh in relation to the ceiling tations are the highest in
ot textiler, and their History of the wool trade, some price.
in opinion is that if the price of thu done. business has been
taple wand come down a cen casts for Isome
delivery
India would purchase 1951. But in the main pricesjor two,
the substantial quantities. against аге "protective" possibility that the forthcoming
A leading spot arm, Australian sales will see prices
Survey, said that go up to 20 or 25 percent over latest
improved outlook of the cotten June prices.-United Press.
crop in the Far West and West Texas offset 'a heavy local de terioration in Oklahoma, South Louisiana. North and Northeast Texas and the Carolinas.
▼
U.S. BUYING IN JAPAN
over
in the
the
|
glazed Unless otherwise Elstered Articlon by air Dr Y close One and Pareri Ports Your exriler than the ordinary mail. 1 malls close before 12 Parcos Mod ...IT.. Registered Posts close at 5 p.m. vs previous day. Malli NTU Kowloon Central Pot one hour earlier than the 0.7.0. closing race.
Lloses Ones
A surface alt to Uniled Rigs- dom per E.. "Canton" will be closed on bainrday. Beplerbar This inali is expected to arrive sa London on or about October 2
On Wednesday, August 30, thum General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Once will
& D. to Noon, The
Sanch Post Offees fram sam to
alle
10 a.n. There will be one de livery of ordinary and registered correspondence at 19 20 21Ā collection only from e far boxes. The Money Order amee, reste testante and wire- Date will bo rss Licensing closed.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 2 Closing Times By Air Bangoon, Calcutta, Karachil. Razra, Cairo
Nairobi, MOTORS, Dar-c Salaam, Mauifus de Johannesburg, via Cairo, Rome & London, 5 pm.
Singapore, Djakarta. Bydney Auckland, p.m.
Bangkok & Colombe, & n.. Japan. Bp.m
Cloding Times By Sea Hatpions 3pm
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 Closing Times Dy Air Taipeh, 930 a.m.
The Commodity Credit Cor porallon reported that loan re poascasions for the week ending August 17 were 12,225 bales £13,000,000 against 93,010 in the preceeding | tern), second eines mall and Parcel
for
the words there "That's all
"It says 'Fresh exclaimed Willy, frowning. Willy.
"Oh, in that cun
what it myst "I'mm, you're sure you
Chekle Well, that's different." gazed at Willy for a moment-- "I'm pretty sure," replied then
sign she gazed at the You can't be are of again-then
the finally anything these days. Like for What about fresh enga? instance, is it going to min this have you got a slyn up about
Tokyo, Aug. 27. "Well," said Cackle, "I think afternoon? How can you be sure them?"
The United States has bought I'll be going. I've got a peek of it is? Well, I'll be trotting along.
in Jayan Willy explained. "I want to sell Thank you for As I said before, I've got a peck work to do.
the weeks. of supplies them.
But you have to give worth showing me your beautiful sign, of
them to me." Poor Willy. With Korean war, the Kyodo TICW
The Census Bureau reported Willy.
that Colton ginning of the "Just a minute!" said Willy out saying a word, Cockie just "Cockie! Don't go away yet?"
agency reported today. She wasn't giving
1930 crop to August 16, totalled begged Willy,
slurply. "You didn't read that walked off,
and Motor vehicles
bajes, compared with "Why? There's no reason for sign at all! You don't know what Willy any eggs.
another were the biggest item, account 146,572 Sadly Willy added
and 850,470 bales re 655,108 (pectively in the corresponding The sign now
fron and
AL- and paper. It and sighed.
periods of 1943 and 1048, metals, con- though "No!" said Cnckle. "And if it read: No Fresh Egra' It was
ginnings were smaller, struction materials
and timbersome dealers considered them "Read what
that sign said? says anything Uke Keep off The quite a handsome sign. But it steel, non-ferrous
who read
trucks mounted | jęége,
much Yea I meat-well. I port of Grass, I'm not going to do it! I puzzled everybody
Orders for read 1. I didn't retia it all, find everything I need to eat in it-everybody except Willy and
exactly to half Japan'a total output.maller crop forecast this year where I do Cackle. They know
United Press. though, I just read the first two the grass. There's
Router. words,
pecking!"
paris
me to stay here, is there?" it save! You haven't the elightest worth to his sim. He looked at ing for £3,500,000, followed by
"Yes, there is You-ah-you iden!" read what the sign said, didn't you?"
my
what it meant.
textiles
Ir view
of the
Lerona
Manila, Honoluist & U.3.A. (let-
Guam. letters and mat) Canada. (lotters only), B p.m.
Saigon & Paris, p.m. Ingkok, 8. p.m.
Taipei & Japan. 8 p.m.
Closing Times By Ros
Pandakan, P8.09.,
Formon via Keelung. 2.p. Bangkok, §‹p.ra.
D..
Mane. Salgón, Cerlon, Matagascar Egypti♬ Marsellion, Canada vin Vancouver, B.C.. 3-p.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST. I
Closing Times. By Air
Manis, 11. a.m.
Taipeh Noon.
Closing Times By Nin
Bangkok, 15 m.