THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Joe Could Have Made 'Jinx' Hand
By OSWALD JACOBY
THAT was a very unlucky
hand," moaned Hard Luck
Jor. "There
Lothing I couli
WAS
absolutely
do. it the ro
been one. mon: club in dummy I'd have been all right."
Rurc[ h&
DUMB-BELLS
IT'S BEEN A HALF HOUR SINCE I ORDERED
THAT TURTLE SOUP!
BE PATIENT
PEAR
YOU KNOW
HOW GLOW TURTLES ARE!
BY
THE
@
WAY •
POCKET CARTOON
by Beachcomber
THERE will be Ane stored in tanks. Bul talk of
#
mulde when a plane irrigating the
autore..
Sabura is pre-
on the way
carrying lumps of ice to
rente artificial rain bumps Asperised mustard is into a plane towing a raft from which artificial sun- teams are dropped, especial. ly if rent snow starts to fall at the same time.
(Whom God De Strablante Preserve) of Utrecht has anvented a sigurtle flying water-
Te ironisation of salt and the expected to be much a necess that arrangements nry being The made to asperise mustard. enpleasant
inale,
the ALPECI posible ill-effects nis people who cano! digest asperited
bromisation of pepper are
ink eas, jet propelled which food, will be countered by the will be filled with real
rain knowledge that
aporised mustard contains 2,173 perent This per ounce of ferro-oxyde is a denndgent, 11 Bi reckoned that two ounces of asperised mustard
be twice will
partner YOUR EBNOR'TODAY... By STELLA demulgent 12 ounces
"Yes, +9 "and if you were a bridge player your name wouldn't be ard Luck Joe.
three-year-old Aly drughier With making hands like this tast year."
Joe looked
bewildered.
still couldn't see what he coul have done to make the contract.
aperied
the
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
110
IF you
a born today, ure what is called You know executive.
are happiest you you born midst of activity. how to You enjoy the
is for
West
eight of spares, duuny put in the ten
and Enst won with the queen. East next eashed his ace of spades and continued the suit, allowing dummy to win 1
led trick.
South drew three
tounds of
your
umisperled mustand. Village opera TANGLED In the meshes of
one of those demented cor- respondence columns.
I became it in the uncertain what the majority of people wanted to have: more outdoors, but telephones than Sweden or ht Lance three projects, to pick will consider that living in the opera house
the personnel shrewelly, and plan country
in every village. letsure Give me the village opera toure the schedules so that they work hours. When working you will every time. nut methodically and efficiently, want to be in a large city.
Are we intrical You are
nation? In Just listen in any origlas In your ap
Although
you appear. nt street! The air swouns with proark to most problems. You limes, to be jolly and carefree.us
music. As one devotre put ave often eriticised for this, but badeally you are very serious recently, "What with Barch-and when your why proven to be the and even severe.
You know Showpons and Waggoner you line with yelle
ideas the next as determined to get it, come tone.
what may.
trumps and laid down the ace or est, uthers are likely to fall in what volt want out of life and an't tardly 'ear yerself scrubbin
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INTELLIGENCE TEST BICYCLES
By T. O. HARE IT'S mi tum: Deckiieta, where Dickies w Tom. hume at Towarth The tw
birthdays Cal 02 the Kame Jay 4 your az they were twih ven Their bicycle Malling from their reapest ve hammer al the same time they le to meet n another
Fach averaged sust Ba tony miles an hour she war year id So Dirk, whe theder. travelted a quie
a bit o musle don't do no arm. at least no more
than You are very belive and have You will be happiert when your other things I could mention." 'a lot of vitality, Your vigorous have a kome of your own, An shall therefore tell you shortly handling of a job inakes it easy early marringe-and for you to get it done qulekly, om-is iudicated for you.
how to deal Since you know with peple, you are good at To find what the stars have for tomorrow, selert work which brings you in cone in store
art with them. Although you your birthday
and read will want a certain amount of the corresponding paragraph. privacy-erpreially wher you Let your birthetny star be your are working out Fome new idea dody guide.
farther than rom a happy how the inhabitants of Saigele
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
star
Bu
Hure
feld organked an Opera Com- pany which, a visiting critic sniti seicily, "Would have dir- graced Covent Garden."
Trivia Tansy's future.
NOADED to frenzy by publi- city men, a large public worshipped Mis Trivia Tanss for a full week. Her move- ments were olwerved as closely
BOL
VIRGO (Aug, 24-Sept. 22)- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)-n those of the beercrest by any Use this day for pleasure and Lkten to the counset of depend-bird-wateher. She could recreation. There is romance for alle friends,
your pick-up the telephone to order a you if you are seeking 11.
actions are practicnt for the couple of chromium taras with- out becoming almost submerged best results.
lowering wave of exelle- ment. Where is the now?
waitin
for A "vehtele,"
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. the If involved
23)
in
a
in busines affaire ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)
dembleton klug-queen in either
She
band or a sampletion pleture card with a partner, you should get Stek to familiar tasks today.which does not mean she is in a in the East hand. Since he did (things well in hand at this time. Thy to get some pleasurable rest not get wither
of these breaks, Be offelent,
he was doomed to lose two
diamond tricks, and was there- fore set one trick.
$
If you look carefully, you win f A partivecht
and relaxation. braith for the future.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—
13!fic
Your
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— Elderly
favoured. persons are
In likely to be Patpone impertant decisions if
He cautious you can. Stick
to routine and you won't to wrong.
see how Joe should have played | wel) handled, also,
the hand to make it. Decide for marriage. yourself before you read nr.
Joe made his
SAGTETARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. inistake when
he drew three rounds of trumps. After winning the third
GEMINI (May 22-June 23)-- 22)-A rand day for making Tyke care of your health these trickproperty repairs--perhaps
on days. Blake this a week-end for with dummy's klug of spades,
country, rebuilding your energits. Enjoy the correct plan is to draw caly two rounds of trumps. Declarei Take a trip for health's sake. yourself, too.
then take the top clubs and the ace of diamonds. A diamond ts Anally led from the South hand, and East wing with the queen,
At this point Bani cannor return a red card. Whether he returns a spade or a club, dum- my rufia with the last rep
been which has
Lo carefully left there. At the same time, South discards his remaining losing diamond. South these. fore makes his contract.
It does West na good to put rem the king of
on the diamants round of that West's queen drops, and dum- any's inck of diamonds is thereby sel up.
South cannot be sure that th play will work, It will
fail i
Fast has ald trump. Bal there is certainly no harm in frying this play.
CROSSWORD
13
A. There's nothing temporary about
this. Us
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lă, a neat alteration that inky pro
vide an outburst 147
14. Initially arastolic of the standard
of B Geura (2)
16. It may be into. 131
Your
humm
In the
bus queue, Horwich is trying
to ft her into, the He story of Homer (with musleal numbers by Tchaikovsky).
-{London Emmes Servies)
Check Your Knowledge
1. The character Rip winkle appears in what book?
The year-and
once In
on their birthday "peatech the
By they
A2: the weed of each y ' miles per heurt eine Animed to his ace th year
r distance which Tom hast Fiverra when tru
thel ex- ercard by a varie the dia tance he had evere the irevious year
Next year they plan, ance star at the BATTLE time, and each wil attemet të Average at sa many fl wer A Vear old
If they
Train their respective konjës nat what time shoot they meet
(Solution on Pape
CHESS
19.
PROBLEM
By A. ELLERSTAN
Black, 8 pieces.
10
FOR THE... BUSINESSMAN
ANGLO-AMERICAN NEW YORK
OIL
DEAL
London, Aug. 31.
The completion of a £10,000,000 oil deal be- tween British and American companies was an nounced here tonight, From tomorrow a site in the Thames Estuary will be acquired by the Vacuum Oil Company, a British subsidiary of the American Socony-Vacuum Company, where in the next three years an 850,000-ton oil refinery for the production of lubricating oils will be built.
when
The deal was first Ar- ranged last March, the British Powell-Duffryn Company sold ita oil storage and blending plunt at Cory- ton, on the Thames, owned by its subsidiary, Cory Brothers, to the Vacuum Oil Company in return for 24 hulf interest in Vacuum Oil.
Since then plans for the new rellnery have been agreed with
through its Finance Corporation.
GERMAN-
PERSIAN
ACCORD
COTTON
FUTURES
New York, August 31. Colton futures come back to the track after zooming as much
as $2.45 bate
March d
of
peak when nearby
ton 31 years" very climbert to 40 cents the action as a natural technical pound. Most experts regarded
development after four days" rapid advances.
Fears Bre heightening serious weevil damage in the central and eastern rections. A Texas report empharised ball
damage. Mr J. E. Mo Tesna Agriculture Com- missioner, warned that Text Lyear'a colin erop will
damaged unless proper steps are takes to combat the boll worm pests.
be
Interest is turning more and more to the Government's second crop estimate of the reason, to be published on September 8. Private Surveys usually inued before the omelal Talks on the conclusion of a report are expect d to exert an
of the money required for the Paris construction programov,
Bonn, August 31.
then
re-
trade and payments accord be- fuence on the market before the British Governmeal, who, tween the West German Re-he Government report is
teased. One prominent spot firm for Industry, is providing rome public and Perda will start in estimated the present condition
an September 4th,
71 percent of normal. If this Deonamic Ministry announced ligure is correct, this would in- dicate a crop of niound 10,100,- 000 bales against August. During preliminary negotia- tion: the
The German delegation points off., Prices closed today will be headed by Dr Herrman as follows: Reinhard, Later Dr Hane
Spot
The new retinery will muhly
today.
neat crude oil from the Middle East, and the lubricating alls produced will help to replace faporta from dollar sources.
11:2 year 33rilain spent Strack will Assume Reinhard's October £4,500,000 on lubricating
United States.-R- from the
10).
RUBBER
PRICES
EASIER
market closed at 30
40,25 30,42-33.47
olla
function,
Derember
March (10317 Mav
39.40-3844 39.00-20.0
The Ministry sald the Irade.
July talks with Indla and Pakistan October would begin In
December the middle of September, It cald that Dr Albert Hilger van Scherpenberg, chief of the Sterling bloc depart- ment in the Economic Ministry, tollawa
32 53 -3954
31.30 - 29.50
-United Presa.
New Oricana
Cctober
New York, Aug. 31. Bubber futures elosed toxiny at 25 to 175 points lower. Sales totailed 89 contracts. The easier{ trent r.flected sharply lower) eables from the Singapore and London markets and the lack juf factory demand in the spot
market.
Prices follows:-
September
December
October
Match (1031) May
']bsid
30.37
30.33
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
and his deputy, Alfred Mendel-t
March (1931)
| sơn, will leave for New Delit December
and Karachi on September 18- United Press.
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the Stock today 25 Exchange
was this morning very small, totalling only
$9.762.55. Transacilons and noon j briens were:
SHARES BUYERS SELLERS GALES BANKS
47.73 bild 45.00 moralital
44.25 traded
41.25 bid
39.25 bld --United Press.
SINGAPORE MARKET
Singapore, Aug. 31. Prices of rubber futures bere cloney today as follows:-
Number 1 August
Von
Number 1 September
19.11
K
Number A Geigber
sunster 4 Abuled spot unbaled
2. Name the author of "A CAPRICORN (Dre. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23)-Pair of Blue Eyes."
Intuition Irau There is romance for you today if you are seeking it. Make this plans
tay for pleasure: forget your all should go juhl
201) Let your the way. If your basicaly sound, will with you,
AQUARIUS
3. Name the first ship to reumavigate the continent of North America.
4. Where is Korea?
Name
5,
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-- (Jan. 21-Feb, Bộ thscreet in all you undertake 191-Buying and Seitung. today. You will make the best the relafly in real estate, appears headway by avoiding hosty or repelally favoured at this time. wasteful effort.
BOYS' AND
White, 9 pieces.
White to play and mate in two. Solution to pesterday's
opera "Parsifal,"
the composer of problem:
(Answers on Paye 8)
GIRLS'
Squire Squirrel Had Trouble
--It Wasn't Easy to Run a Boarding House-
By MAX TRELL
INAHF found Squire Squirrel
K
ting under the Maple
Tree Summer Boarding House
at the end of the garden wall.
"But I thought your ked
to
in it,"
Across His forehead
Squire Squirrel rubbed his "My Squire Squirrel was the owner FW serong his forehead.
of the boarding madache is getting wore. Do
beta
and manager
house.
here for o to the drugstore thrushes, sparrows, an owl and and get a pill or something" now and then some other birds who came to visit. exipmunks
He owned the tree. His mind sillyg boarders were robin, wrens,
Kmart said he didn't mind at A farmly of all. Sa olt weal Squire lved in the cellar Squirrel, down the road to the of the boarding house--that is drugstore to get sometnog for to say, in the roots of the tree; his headache. and Squire Squirrel lived up.
stairs in a hollow in the innin Knarf sat quietly under trunk.
Crough,
the It all free.
seemed pleasant Up among the heaty "No. I'm not happy at all." bunches of the summer board- Squire Squirrel said to Knarf. house he could hear the
1, Q-RI, ang; 2, Q, R, Kt, er 1
Palcs.
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Back-room Boy-35
Bot
From Billy's anos expres Rupert can see that he is pulling his top and he charts fo join him and together they go higher. There they ducover post Grannie Gost firmly wedpect is the mp branches. "How on earthy did shishappen ? ** criesRapert, " Welli
ALL. RIGHTS
dny. I can't," he sald,
Coing on!**
I'm getting a headache from boarders chirping
and singing, all full my troubica."
apparently in te best of spirits, "sleep at all with this noise "I don't see why he should get headache," Kharf started say-
"There's ing to himself, trouble running this boarding Louse"
"Whint troubles?" said Knart. "Troubles running this board-
18. Little Margaret returns the jewel | ing house."
(3)
17. Nothing upsets the sale like they
do, (5)
19. Legend possibly (8)
20. It may ught the tone night. 14.8)
22. Coneless content (3)
23. A type of acid. (8)
24. Extran or sundries (9)
OUWD
incination (8)
2. Nothing could be
Rolling down to
4. Vim. 18)
6. Sext up.
(0)
7 Allotted punishment. (8)
D. Vehiclo. (9).
10 Region north of the Diack deu
17)
12. Also. (3)
13 A descendant of them (0)
JB. itend. 447
21 Bort of cet offoen are brought
up 10. (9)
dolution ut veszgyday's Duxala, —Antent: 2. All 17 +382 6. Navar more: 33" Dairy FEATHER" VOS" frase.) 14. Ring: 15. 22nd Y ion; 1. Teuton: 40. Nod. FR Gerola; 24, treased: 25 MAILED:
Mara: 4
$5, 138 4.
Learner A
wing TheRes. 7. Vindret
♣ Brẻ V. Merinoe; 10. Uyion; 10. Mary:
17. Nosa
"Hoo an
are you?"
Knarf Jumped
"Who are you?"
It was the Owl.
110
д
"What nuise?" asked Knart.
Lo
his feet. quiet
once!"
we had 21st set pot for the village and had paused for breath on this hank when something seemed to move right under our feet.” saya Billy. Before we could get away this tree shot out of the gmund and caught up in ita branches and carried is right up into the sky 1**
RESERVED
Number Augu
Number 3 AUTUM
Loutk cique
No. 1 pale crepe
1 Bank East Anla
INSURANCES
Union DOCKS, ETC. JC. Wharf
.. 1720 in
..
G15
Ga 70
N. P. What +42 Provident 1.60 S'hai Dock 2.85 LAND, ETC.
UTILITIES
300 290
130-131
IK Land
13!
125-128
S'int Land
1.10
122-127
129-130
Humpless
7.00
100+ 7.30
500 7.70
128-129
120-120
Tram
100%
130-321
Star Ferry
GO
103-107
C. Light (0) D
140-143
United Press.
D
814
9% 103%
207 * Cse 2000
se
500 F 65
252 1
LONDON FUTURES
London, Aug. 31. Rubber futures closed today 13 follows:
per 15.) October November December January/burch April/Juna
3514-5
42.12
37-34
25-341 342-4
United Prest.
CHICAGO
GRAIN
Chiengo, Aug. 31. Gral futures dropped toxy, upward ending a three-day move, Wheat lust more than any other grain. Corn tried to hold Some small gaing but gave up. traders bought corn in anticipa- tion of export sales to Itly on Friday.
Prices clored as follows:-
WHEAT
Spol
September.
December March (1951) Xiny
Spot
2-23-2244
C. Light (N) Electric Tetephan
INDUSTRIALS
Ceint STORES, ETC.
Dairy Dairy Ris
Watot ... Sinceres...
Crawford 20
COTTONS wo
2.00
2%
700 4 260
Exchange Rates
Ining
U.S. dollars (per 613"
was done in the focal unofficial xglange market
morning at the following rates:- Sterling note (per 21
1:5
134%
0.35
Indónenda qusfders (per 100,
3
Siam teols (per 1091
Singapore Straits)
PIC plastres (per 180)
As not
May
July
Octobry December
prices clused
AE
30.10
39,41
20.31 -39.36
3052
30.42 -30.45
38.03
36.33 bid
34.01 bid
United Press.
Bank Of England Statement
jor
London, Aug. 31.
The Bank of England state- ment
the week coding August 30 reads as follows: Notes in relation £1,302,031,000 Public deposits... Private deposita
Goverment reunities
Other securities
Receipts
Donk ralio
250271,200
374,470,000
139,150,000
50,217,DOO
$3,250,000
United PT KS
5.4
OUTWARD MAILS
A surface mali to United King- dom per L.. "Canton" will be closed on Saturday, September 1. This mall is expected to arrive in Londos un of about October
Enregistered Tetters
printed matter for China main- jand and athan Jaland can be Accepted at senders risk and will be forwarded as opportu ally offers.
and
a.m.. Registered and F'arre)
Unless otherwise stated, #a- glstered Articles (by air or sea) Parcel Posts close One Hour earlier than the ordinary mall. I malis close before 1
Post close at 5
p.m. sh tha previous day, Maili are closed at Kowloon Central Posi Ome one hour earlier than the G.F.0. closing traca.
FRIDAY, September 1 Closing Times By Air
U.S. A. & Canada, 4 p.m.
Japan, 5 p.m.
Manila, Honolulu 17.S.A. Del- teis, second class mall and Par- 1705 Feel 5 p.m.
Relaxation Of Controls
1320
Ottawa, Aug. 31. Canada today anouncel
化
Charp reduction In Import con- trols on United States goods, restricted because of the dollar shortage.
The relaxation becomes effec- tive on October 1.
It was nanounced that 45 of the 95 capital goods items now under quota would be removed from the controls. The capital goods items
were the biggest part of Canada's dollar expendi- tures in the United States.
Freed Trum controls., were
2.20
2 30-2291 2.35% 2.30
CORN
September December March (1901) May
1.55% 1.531 3.4670-12 1.501 1.31
DVE
September
ruch building
DATS
Tell him to stop hooting all night! He keeps us awake!" December
Knarf was just about to Ko
and fell Owl
1
December
items 01 chemicals, 1.37%
stone, road-paving 1.0-140 machinery and railway equip
ment.
All of these Items are needed in Canada's construction Programme.-Reuter,
7012-
BC
down when
everyone in the wholeSeptember tree, including the Owl, set, up New York flour toer 200 lb. sack) "Keep her away! was qualed at $13.50.-United Press. shrieking.
let her Ket
up here! Don't
Ol!"
The
LONDON TIN
MARKET
Chirping and Singing "You hear it as well as I do!" At that moment he heard volec calling
snapped Owl. "All this chirp clown Ongrily:
I can't wicep you! Hey you Hoo ng and singing.
with chirping and singing. Teil
Knarf looked down. there
kerp other boarders to
out at cat, who lived in a house at the move or. I'll
other end of the road, was starting to climb up the tree! "Why-yes sir. I'll see what Knart climbed down as fast as "I'm taking Squire Squirrel's I can do." Kald Knarf. With he could and chased her away.
London, Aug. 31. place while he goes to the drug- that Knarf climbed up higher
The London in market today Poor Knaxf! In the few minhad the busiest session for more his headache," store for
raid into the tree to have a talk Kharf. "Is there anything
utes that he took Squire Squirthan a month. the with the other birds.
The tumLOVET rel's place he had more trouble was 220 tons, matter?"
Keep qulei" several thun most people have in A "What!
Prices closed as follows:--- "Come up here.". Kald Owl, robins and thrushes all shouted year. He climbed up and down
Sool buver "and I'll tell you.”
He had *We'll do no such the tree a dozen times. at onco.
Apot Hollers Knarf climbed up the tree. thing! Tell that horrible Owl is to mind baby birds; he had 16 nusiness done "T
cn berpillars his work in the daytime drive anybody," do the Owl. "I'm a quiet and sleep at nigt, the way knew now why Squire Squirrel Three-manthe sellers hird. I go out at night. I sleep everyone viso does, and he got a headachy." all day. I mean, I try to sleep won't be bothered by any noise!
Raid
Squire Squirrel held his head.
don't bother
Bank
Gun, letters and second clam mall) 5 p.m
Canada, (letters only) 5 p.m. Singapore.
Tjakarta, Sydney
Auckland u.m.
Taipeh, 3, p.m.
Closing Times By Re
Straits, Rangoon & Calcutta Noon. Farmona via Keelung. 2 p.m. Manila, p.m..
Japan. 3 p.m.
BATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Closing Times By Air
Saigon & Paris, 10 a.m. Maria. 31 a.m. Talpeb, p.in. Bangkok. p.m.
Closing Times By Bek
Straits, Ceylon, India, Madagascar. Bombay, Aden, Egypt & Zutode via London, 10 nm, (par): 1 p.m. (reg):
m.ford). Bangkok, 10 am.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER J Closing Times By Abr
Manila & Sandakan, 10 a.71. Taipeh, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Closing Times By Air
Talpeb, 9.30 am.
USA & Canada. 7 p.m. Bangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo (Nirobi. Mombusa. Dar es Salaam, Mauritius & Johannesburg
Singapore. Djakeria, Bydney & Auckland. p.m.
Of France via Cairo). Rome & Landon, B p.m.
Statement
Paris. Aug. 31. The Bank of France statement for the week ending August 24 rends de follows:- Total gold holdings Fr. 182,794,771,248
of alher Total
Currencies Sight balances
3,022,687,030
abroad .....
183.350,341,253 Advance to cut- tency -tahitien. tion fund
abroad
Mille discounted in
France and
220
Away.
He Three-months buyers He was glad Business dona when he came back againi
*789
703
730-155
Belllement
Notes in etrenia-
tion Current accounts & deposits...
14
си
Bangkok & Colombo, 5 p.m. Japan. p.10
Closing Times By Sex Strafts 11 4.1.
Canada via Vancouver, B.C., 3 p.m. Formosa via Keelung, 7 p.m. U.S.A., Central & South Amer
via San Francisco 6 pm.
Tuesday, September 1 Closing Timia Dy Als
Talpeh, 0.3d a‚m.
Mania.
Honolulu
V.B.A.
42,000,000,000 { (letters, second clam mall and Par
celn, Guam flețiers and socand claw mail), Canada (letiers only).
370,270,823,657 (6 p.m.),
1,408,175,701,685
273,408,334.146 -United Pres
Patron & Paris, 6 p.m. Tangkak. 3, n.m.
Taipeh Japan. I p.m.
Close Tutores By: fan Formnom vis Kostung, 2. p.sh.