THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
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Clever Play Solves A LIQUIDS
Bidding Problem
By OSWALD JACOBY
"PLEASE Rettica
bidding
problem for us," requests
n San Francisco reader.
"Was
it correct for South to jump to
Hame in spades?
"North claims
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that South
should have bld only three spades.
..en North would
have bid three ne trump, which South could pass. Nine trick
at no trump, of course, woul† be very easy.
"South rays flut even if hact
bid only live spades, he would have continued on t four spades over North's three no trump). He maintains that
- there would mully be safer play for four spades than for three no trunip with his tim ol band.
"In the play,
West opened the, nine of hearts. South
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HOT OF.
COLD WHICHEVER, YOU DESIRE!
BUT HOW IS IT GOING TO KNOW
WHETHER ONE WANTS THE LIQUID
O BY
A Trish
THE • WAY
POCKET CARTOON
SALE NOW ON
by Beachcomber.
SKED about the bar on gruntled people maying, "Why Why cream Charlie should he make violins?
shouldn't I swallow words or Suet said "Our aim is to Are" Who ever asks my dal to COLD?prevent anybody enjoying play poto?
HOT OR
anything until everybody in passing can enjoy it." Asked about
LETTER WRITER asks to a
oysters and champagne, Sunt A morning parer why, out of a
said: "That's different."
hundred people
he met on hy way to work, not one had n Asked if he would ban such carefive look
moment's A chinis An Bre-caling, viollu-
have told him thought thou Pinking and polo-playing, Suct
that the Tumour that an ugly Bald. "In
n true democracy Zoo bear Whe ill had knocked {everyone or no one would eat the stuming out of the population.
fre, make viollos, and play polo. This, argravated by the failure | Otherwise you would have dia of a Hollywood star to recurs i divorce, tested all but the strong- rat or the must enttous. If you see te knots of people in the
head their streets nodding travely, or Lobbing unashamel- By STELLA, you may be sure that ther
YOUR BIRTHDAY..
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
IF you are born today, you find yourself facing a financial ase a Belit-hearted happy-go- mertency at some time in your lucky anlure which makes you. life. Lake life as you find l. You do the best you can
You with it with-
Bro high-spirited but
Arkie-
LATEST WAR NEWS
CHESS PROBLEM
By 0. STUCCM
Black, 11 plecos.
In come dreadful news animal or an actress. Rout of blonde bombshells
of on
2
A BEVY of girls, with penci
nud autograph books, rushed the stew, to, what is this?" poarters? Ho, we think said Kazbulah. "Wummin re-
porleezwu "Uh,
yoru
in servalus." said Ashura. is of wanting to "These ones
skitch hus for the Okkiliny." ut worrying too much over de- usually keep your temper well
considerable under control. However, if you Sald Rizamuthan, "Perhaps fly fall futu hureue cun
be a ke for Jardins No Peronal courage, and are al- are pushed you can get into an towering age. You
soasigies today, paris of delite, Vesturesome when it comes to honest,
steadfast, loyal friend, no fshanship." The Hirls long chance n some oppo- nuke a
The loan, "nothing but can be a dangerous engaged and held out the mule Itunity.
"They be pooh- Trih baołu nothing gained," is
Your marriage can be a very fishers' laydies." said Kazbulatı, satisfying one if you take carefil is some burks of the munth." you in selecting a mate. Don't be Said Ashura. "It is contraks for pollerliks." erbout person and misled by superficialities. Choose hartikkals are very determined to make a romeone whose Intellectual re- Said Rizamurhan, Say! Thes
equal to
Jelly to fometal success of your life surees tre You enjoy money and what it your own. can lay and, this threes are that you wait get it. Your only dificulty will h
Eventured,
your personal philosophy!
BLOWY VCE.
Underoath, are very serious
at least
"Bont can
wish h to wrote thim." A manager what was Warled, n
these said Ashura. not rite down there hoan names? What yuze is hour? We do not Let there nanes, so what want be your they of hours? We think it is so
To find what the stars have tomorrow, select that you are in store for
indhard to spend your money your birthday star and read the
paragraph, A fantas you make and corresponding
certain your birthday stor
ray daily rule.
authier: Tatamien↑
you
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when the diamond feste
10 t be le two diamonds tricks and was set obie, Should 1142 have harder the contract?"
1771 thrift, you
VIRGO (Aur,
The right kind!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
24-Sept.
~~~~ PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 21)-
of leadership A goort day for
most things
I must agree with South I can pronte a project of lasting but avoid careless haste, for that
you and your life's
wek,
the bidding. He should expert vahe tu
play for fate spades A CUSTY
than for three in trim, It is unfortunate, from his point 01
BRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- view.
that mine incks are 行 laydown at 11:21 whereas This a day favourable to & Is Journey and to all partnerships, the play for four pades quite difficult,
both connie and business
However, four spaces can be
ran bring disaster to some well- Fail plan.
wa shult huy knovals or grow- serien. We go karetool, maniger. hey" So the girls retreated. and Hizmuthan Bald, "A rep of blan bomshies in as a zworm Orkestrafs leels
of blewbottuks. We give n
to ozkomowbeek, prezints, ha yen." Tail-picce
Fon
time in literary On the first
history the book made from the made from the book? ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-mude from the film made from Dral with others in furtheving the book made from the film of Heart" will A "Dynamite In Her your personal ambitions.
be serialised in this column,
Fowl day on which to clart Jurinem trip.
IL
TAURES (Apr. 21-May 20- Check Your
Husites relationships can be advanced if you are tactful. It's a good lay for children's in- terests and romanre.
Knowledge
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-- made
line of by the correct
Some of opportunity. The correct A day play. Moreover, play is not at ali doulac-dummy, now opening may being real m
expansion. An but very logical
cements for Weath
ticipato pleasures, also, opening lead of thr tue of hearts is enwered 19
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23. Dre. jack, and Eat wins dummy'
29-1d tip Your permal with
the kin. Fast's best re-
Deaf with the and Baplarity. turn is the eight of clubs,
some develop unexpectedly well Just seed as head of 0:1 accesfully dummy wins with the king
HOW. A change of scent government? clubs, Deglarer must now. p.anprivatles or civic project,
to m diamonds
or
East, eventually, lead
1. Which weighs more, cubic foot ul water or a cubic GEMINI (May-June 22-laot of ice? Proinote a new idea and it will
When <titl 2.
through travel is good.
CAPRICORN thee. 23-Jan.
CANCER (June 23-July Deal with the public In schrine and advertisin will be highly successful.
up to dummy's Alter to important mat- it old be obvinusi queen
Merchandigung well. from East's opening that s East holds the king of diamonds, fared. You eart be somewhat 20 the normal nere in dining with a new itea. monds should not be considered for even a second.
Declarer leads the queen
AQUARIOS (Jan. 21-Feb. 191 -important work must receive
best allenton, keur
B.
Further
hearts from dummy at the third isez ruccessfully. trick. East covers with the ace business planning.
* Soul, discorda a club.
This play merely exchanged
a club
tive
trick for a heart trick The point is to get rid of clul in the North and South hands without ever letting west gain the lead.
After win- ning with Le ace of hearts. East seturns another riuh, and dummy wins with the ace.
A
third round of clubs, is ruffed Both hands are now by South.
rid of clubs.
South leads a trump to dum
queen and ruffs a hear! He next
THY'
in
bis own hand.
leads trump to dummy's are,
LEO (July Keep an eye chance tests.
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White, 10 pieces.
White to play and mute in three. Solution $0 yesterday's problem:
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
SOUTH AFRICA U.S.
U.S. Outbids
TO SELL GOLD
ΤΟ BRITAIN
Britain For
Dam Contract
Sydney,
Mr McDonald, Premier of South Africa is to sell to Britain £50 million
Victoria, hus Announced of newly-produced gold each year. This was that his Government had nounced in Pretoria recently by Mr Louw, South accepted a £(A)11,360,000 Afrien's Minister of Economic Affairs. The ar- (£9,088,000) tender from rangement was made during Mr Louw's recent the Utah Construction Co. are to be at to build a dam at Elidon, on visit to Britain. Shipments of gold
the Goulburn river, 60 milea regular intervals.
north of Melbourne.
11
It is believed in London That the
Minister's an nouncement was merely thei forerunner of
fuller agreed statement made shortly buy the Governments of both coun- tries.
JAMAICAN
to be TOURIST
This will outline a new and freer trade arrangement which
PROJECT
is to come indo operation carly New York in 1051.
I'our British Bras were among the right to submit tners. The lowest British teader was about £1 million Above that acceptert and the work woulet have taken 14 monthy longer.
The four British Arms
Ma
The dam will provide power mid water for a large area Victoria. Work will begin t the end of the year, and will In an advertisement in altake four years eight months.
financial news-i paper, Mr James F. Gore, a Jolm Howard and Co.,
To protect
a dwindling gold Jamaican business man, an-an Cawder, Sir Lindsay Par- kinson and Co. and George and foreig
reserve nounced that
the British Wimpey and Co. One of the South Africa introduced last Government have agreed to remaining traders came year a trade Beensing system.
exchange
Kel
from
Under it certain classes of goods, release £3,000,000 of blocked New Zealand. The others were
ming United States funds in Lon-American. chiefly foodstuffs and
A spokesman of one of The machinery, are imported under don for the construction of a plus what arc called
"universal tourist city near Kingston. the he Hecnees" and are paid for in
Jamaica. patel.
Other less
1 ---K3, any; 2, Q; Kt, or currencies.
mates.
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The curses at some cars
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5. Dird. (3)
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Ain7 (5)
Hitler the German
suc-
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3. Wag Harun-al Rashid, of the "Arabian Nights Entertain- 23-ment." a real person? some
4.
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24-Aug. 23)- open for a good aufvance your ta Make progress.
BOYS' AND
Christopher Cricket's Story
11-
What is the world's serond largest island
Who was the wife of
King Arthur?
(Answers on Page 8)
Brewer te st
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garment, have you 7 (3) 20cution of granda a puide Acroni 1. Tricote 1, Excavate: 10 Here. 11. D. AM. 14. Ernica: 15. Chase THARAT Ping 20, one wrong, 21. Berar. 24 name, 3. Curi Teunetos at Teen Denmar
How Take: * Chetture: 5 Lad: A irre: . Tulting. if he is thank 16. Arena: 17, Stern; 19. Poth.
Cry
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Shadows Listened with Interest--- By MAX TRELL
very much alike. I don't mean to say that they look alike; but Christopher both of them le mice and, mos. course? Cricket said Dummy's
as he sat led, and down beside Knarf and Hand important of all, both of them South discards a diamond, al-Under the willow
thus drawing
the trumps held
by
the opponents.
last
heart is then
lowing East to hold he trick,
tree at the doze during the day and are
edge of the brook; "Of course I most wide awake at night when you w belleve all ordinary folk are fast asleep. about the cat. But
At this point East is "xed." don't expect If he returns a diamond, dum.his story my
wins two tricks in that I saw it--and heard it--with my "Wel', crickets stay awake ul
salt. If East leads his last w
while heart, dummy can ruff South
diamond 10 er,
discards
the
INTELLIGENCE, TEST-
ADDISON HAD
NO LUCK
By T. O. HARE
WHEN Addison plage istiden
with a three triends -- Pupe, Steels and Delve-thr Stakes are "kways aG MANY shilling a nundred Sum Lince they Day for as 1ste jaa is a hundred, sometirees tas de hitch as a bound
Last night three rubbers were piaveil the second
A Bundred
more
than the
At
tist: the third at 5a a nundred
than th second more that point Addison who mad lost all three rubbam, decided to call it a day
Zich of 18 three triends patineres nim for une rubber The second hebner came w 500 less than the first: the third 1 600 e than the Brit
"That was something
thankful for. said Addison The evening's Bridge cost him £7 191
Steele woD 144 more than Getoe won
How much was won or lost
by Poper
(Solutios on Figo S)
eyes and ears. It really night, too, though no one can happened Just as I am about to say that a crleket in the least way tell it to you,"
Rharf and Honid bath nodded resembles either a cat or an owl. Se, because I was awake last mad said nothing, waiting for night, I happened to see some- Christopher to tell his story.
thing and to hear something- They would decide whether to that no one, perhaps, had ever believe it or not after they had hear it. Christopher was silent seen or heard before It had to
do with Mistress Cat, tha
for a moment or two, Finaly who lives in the house.
he coughed to clear his throat,
glanced back to the house where the cat was running herself ora the back steps, and began:
Cats and Owls
"Now everyone knows, dears, that cats and
my
owls are
Christopher began his story.
0:10
"It was already past the mid- tile of the night. Many of the stars had
and crown sleepy
Rupert and the Back-room Boy-33
and, being faster than Podgy, gela there in As he reaches the tree he hears his name being called that "Wherever did 19 urgently.
voire come from?" he murmurs, wain't gazing upwards. " Podgy's voice. Down below he can spy Billy Goat's cottage. but no one else i in sight.
On the high side of the comIMIN Rupert comes acrou Podgy Pir
What are you stating at?
>" he aska. 'Why,
that tree," Podgy. "Pve been here dozens of times but I've never noticed that before. Tan't it a queer one?" "Let's go and have a look at it." suggests Rupert. He scampers off.
were winking and blinking to them are
keep
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
locked up at night. last of the cuts had gone through themselves awake. The But here were several dozen of the slats in the fence, I ran after mon had sunk quietly behind them, some brown, some back, them. They marched along the And as react past the pine tree grove, the hills. I had just Anished some large, some small!
humming a song to myself and they marched along, down the past the old bent elm, past the was thinking of going to sleep road toward the pond, not one heap of rocks, past the barn.
as they myself .when uddenly I of them made a sound! There and then, al: at once.
were no meows...no squeals, no reached the pond, they sprang saw the cat
into the water, one after the puri. hisses--no, not even
talls hold other, sill with their "Or rather," continued Chris-
One of the upright" am wrong! topher, "I saw a whole crowd of cats! Yes, there must have cats was purring as the marched
three dozen been two or
of our own cat-Mistress Cat, the
"T
about
20 Holels
heavy said
"Most of
phant needed In such undertaking | 121.
comes from dollar sources. Because of the Mr Gore stated that work on doilar shortage, we have not essential imports
due to start the same access to such plant are put on "restricted Hicences." the project was
on a site
ns American competitors. These goods may be imported early next year
Kingston. or soft miles from sterling
"The fact that the Americana only inst
and collares would be erected can do the job in less timo
o accommodate
5.000 means that they are prepared The project, Mr Gore to throw in more of the heavy As South Africa's gold reserve visitors. position recovers the relaxation said, was part of the Govern machinery than we can afford of trade restrictions becomes meat of Jamaica's plans for to buy. In quoting we kept our
Jaland's inurist | dollar" spending down.” possible. A larger proportion of expanding the her gold output (worth last year intustry. £146 million at the prvent price of 414 5s an ounce) should also become available for sale in Britain.
BIGGER EXPORT OF CHEMICALS
Details of Britain's over- sens trade in July show that the high level of exports was not uniform over the whole field. As already an- nounced, the total of British goods sent. abroad WAS
| £182,358,318.
די
in
The Colonial Ofee saich
the grant won London that sande exceptionally, in view of the Government's defire to do everything possible to aceist in ir creasing Jamalea.
the proket
employment in
It was thought that woukl employ
lance number of workers.
Jemnica in
1919 look
Rubber Market
Singapore, Aug. 29.
Prices in the futures market here closed today na follows :--- Number 1 pec 1b. August
Number October
A
Number 1 September
Number 2,ANGUA
first
Number 5 August
Number 4 Angunt Spot unbalet
lae a Relish tourist resort The western hemisphere.
tick crepe
with 68,620 visitors, compared No. 1 pali crepo with Bertou-da' 01,803.
NY
Foreign Exchange
New York, Aug. 29. Forei exchange rates were as follows:-
tuncfile.al
industry renada (dellogy chemical [achieved a record last month. Ertand-ofletal
Export of nemienls, includin drugs and dyes, were £319- 260. compared with £6,434,589 | n July last year.
30-day fultre a
Animalia (pound)
Hew Zealand
(pounds
A record
value
was also
achieved metal
in the group.
non-ferrum South Attien
July
arabunted-
tron exports
Helgan franci £7,300,009. | Kondoark orie £1,539,070 in July, France (rane) 1949. This was largely due to West Geotest!
the the exceptional buying by United States of tin from the Ministry of Supply's stock.
On the other hand, several
חיתוי
Spain Betal
of Britain's mainstays in the Switzerland-fire
export drive showed up less well that month.
Motor-cara
US$ 1.91
closing
20-3/16 2 47 1/
250 naked 2.1.3/LG 250-3/16 2.33-
2.79-11
220-14
DI LEES
D025-
4.50
Tolland ruller)
aty-onern
Norway Alpine)
Perioral peegelos
03:0
GOR
Sweede vitreal
0937 2303
MIDDLE EAST
2.60-15
(int)
hat year. Their value was £9,- Turkey tra
£10- (255.010, compared with
09155 2.01
5375
LATIN AMERICA
Argentiue-offstal
1120
Preskil teruzzieną. Cisit free Columbia
.com
1170
51-4
1.00
1130
.0465
.3010
FAR EAST
and chassis numbered 3173 In | pept toondi July, compared with 30.284 in fron June and with 21.031 in Jisly Tran (dinar)
100,311 in June and £5.702104 in July last year.
Cellon yarns and manufoc- nes valued
at £11,341,650. Cuba (peran
Pru-tree
Wire sold overseas compared Mexico (pern) with £12,310,300 in Jung and with £14.311,485 in July last fyear.
CHICAGO GRAIN
Prices follows:-
Spot
Chicago, Aug. 20. elesed today
as
WHEAT
110
September December Starch (1051) May
2.2016-76 2.301- 121
2.3013
CORN
Scol
September
1.54' 1315-9
Dreember
March (1951)
1.499%
May
100%
RTE
September December
1.3924
1.44
DATS
7841
Venezuela (boltvar)
India rupee) Pakistan rupee), Hongkong
Netherland East
tifies Singapore Japan
2050
.1705
3040
3395
360 yen
to US$ 1
United PTOEN.
Surplus Dates In U.K.
Baghdad, Aug. 29. Sayid Khalil Kaina, acting Iraq! Minister of Economics, said here today that his Govern- ment was negotiating with the British Government to fint means of disposing of 15,000 now in tons of surplus dates stock in the United Kingdom.
The Minister made the announcement to contradict re- ports clrculating in the local date market that the British authorities had decided to re- export the dates.
143-144
138-139
154-133
145-143
141-142
139-140
145-14
110-112
156-153
-United Press.
LONDON FUTURES
ber thy
London, Auựk, 20. future closed 18
Rubber
follows:-
Nu, 1 Filter fick cents
4215-43
42-421
41-414
402-4016
3716-53
Octuber November December January/March
Aer/June
-United Press.
OUTWARD MAILS
A styface mafi to United King- wits be doni per 62. "Canton” closed on Saturday, Heptember 2. This mall is experted to arrive in Landen vn er about Orioler J.
On Wednesday, August 30, the Gruerst Port Elfer mot Kowloon Central Pens (fre will be apen from .m, to Noon, The other Branch Post Omeer from 3 n.. to 10 .. There will be one de- livery of ordinary and registered rotrekpondence at 10a.m. and our collection only from 124 pitlar boxrs. The Money Order Omce. Poste testante and wire. Tras Licensing Omice will be closed.
Unregistered Jellers And printed malfer for China main- land and Hainan Island can be
risk Recepted at sendere
and wil he forwarded a Opportu. nity offers.
Unless otherwise stated, no- Elstered Articles (by air or seal and Parrel Porte close Das Hour earlier than the ordinary mafl. falls close beloro 19 a.in. teglstered
and Parcel
Pavis close t D.m on the previous day. Maths are closed at Kowloon Central Port Ofer one hour earlier than the 0.7.0. closing times.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
Closing Times By Air
Manila. I a.m
Talpeh. Nous
Closing Times By Saa
Haiphong. Il am.
Honolulu, V.S.A.. Central South America via San Francisco, Noon,
THURSDAY, AUGUST J
Closing Times By Alr Canada & USA.. 10 Q.M. Okinawap.m
Rangoon, Calcutta. Karachi, Baars, Cairo (Natrobl, MoNHAKA, Doret Solaai, Mouritius & Johannesburg vin Cairo). Rome & London, 9. o.m%, Bangkok, Singapore, Djokarta & Calambo, à p.m.
Haiphong, anot, Balgon & Parts is p.m.
1
Tainch, 5 pm. Labuan, Sydney 题
Auckland,
m. Closing Timer By Hea
Australia & Now Zealand Vis Sydney. Moon.
Strails, Noen,
Canada via Vancouver.
Manila. 3 p.m.
B.C.. J
FRIDAY, September 1 Closing Times Dy Air U.S.A. & Canada, 2 p.m. September
001-
Japan. B p.m. December
As a result of these reports,
Mantia, Honolulu & U.S.A. (10¢- New York flour tper 200 lb. ck)
and (Par hastilyters, second class mail $12.50-United | date merchants quoted AL
started selling the new season's leg) .. crop at very low prices-Reu-mail) p.m. ter.
was
む
"Oh!" cried Kwarf and Hanid
all walking with their one who lives la the house. She in dismay."
liko alone of a the tally stuck atraight up
them,
facpoles.
crowd of her
They crossed the cat-companions acted 0s a cat garden and marched out should. But the rest! through the slats in the fence.
Then down the road they went,
one behind the other. It was like a parade of catsi
Seemed to Wink
"Yes, they all sprang into the pond except our own cat. Sho remained standing on the bank, watching the water. I watched, 100.
next Instant up And the "Well, I thought, as our own come their tails-straight up out cat passed close to me, that she of water! But that was all
And "But where did they all come seemed to wink her green eye, that came up.
then our from. I wondered. For I know and to make a motion with he own cat dashed home! But the that for miles around there are tip of her tall as if she were others are all thero-down at not more than three or four cats beckoning me to follow. So I the pond-a clump of cat-tails) in all the houses, and most of sprang to my feet and when the Just go and see for yourselves!"
LONDON TIN MARKET
London, Aug. 20. Tin prices closed. today as follows:-
Sent sellers
Three-month buyers Three-month pellets Bettlement
United Press
had
Metal Prices
New York, August 20.. Prices in the metal market hero closed today unchanged ein with the following exception:-
Tin Grade A (00.80 percent or higher) Now York, per ib, United Press. -
Guam, letters and second Canada letter only) p.m. Singapore Djakarta, Bydney Auckland. p.m.
Talpsh. 8 pim.
Closing Times By Sea Tantoon & Calcutta, Noon. Straits, pis
class
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER s Closing Timer By Alz Salgon & Paríą, 10 ajan. Manile, 1 s.in.
Closing Times by dra Straits, Cerion, India, Madagascar, Bombay, Adn, Lorpt ốc lenovo thi London, 10 am, (par); à pm, (reg);
D.m. (ord).
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