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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1950.
FOR YOUR
YOUR SPARE
SPARE MOMENTS
●JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Use High Cards To Best. Advantage
By OSWALD JACOBY
THE trick that you take with
THE
trick
an ace is the same whether it captures a desco or
a king. In general,
you will produce more
however,
tricks
for your side I you play your ace on a high card than if you ploy it on a low card.
The band shown today illus 1rates this principle. The play holled down to a duel between West and South.
Went wanted
DUMBBELLS
VALDISTERED US
SHE USUALLY RECITES EXTEMPORE!
OH, EXTEMPORE
I ALWAYS
ENJOY TT HEARING THAT PIECE
T.
• BY • THE WAY
by Beachcomber
with a mesange
in French, and
would be fun if the sand, on the Dutch frontier, I search for sunken Span-. found a bottle ish gold became a craze, in it, I was and eventually turned the said. "Lost on a desert jaland." to the hotel and minds of our sturdy English wet back
told my father that I wanted to youth from battering old
net out to And tho wrecked Indies to something more
mariners. He asked me where adventurous.
I proposed to begin my search, and said I would visit all the desert islands of the world. Ind it not been my bed-lime, might have set off there and I might stil then, and today be searching.
Or not.
But today it is tales of buried bits of paper, marked £1 and which worth a few rillings, would attract people. Once, In my boyhood, wandering on the
to capture a highs card with his YOUR BIRTHDAY·
aee of clubs, and South wonteri
16 prevent the loss of a high club.
since
have
Opera at Srigglefield
By STELLA
"D-
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Copper, at an Village Hall.
strange
I
| -re - mi-fa-so-la-si-bow4- Wow"
sang Mr Alfred nudition in the Why," asked the choirmaster, "do you my bow- Wow!"
can't manage the
זיי
double combination as might seem at perete upon to come through sing bow-wow"?"
I
The bidding was quite good, North had a bound takeout dou- life of one diamond, with enough
[Ê you are born today, you not like to take advice. You relid value for a jump raise to
irimendous courage, will be happiest if or work forstorplied Mr. Copper. three spades. It is important 10 ambition and will power. Your your;ell.
"Surely," Interposed Mrs Yaffe, note that North's hand was not tastes are both literary
Since you have tremendous is as easy to sing 'do' as to a self-assurance, you worth a Jump to four spades. | relentine--mut
can be de-
"Well, hia inkcout ferred South to bid, and South Dest.
Loyal won't be singing 'do' In these feld will almost any crisis safely. Probably one might have 11 completely become your vocailon; the other and sincere in your attachments,operts, wil 17" usked Mr Cop-
In that case, your hobby.
many fe-long per mttrically. "You won't be worthless hand,
Your talents are you will make even three spades might be in many and can bring you access friends. Your likes and dis-anging bow-wow' efther," re-
After this strong bid if you develop their potentia- kes are very marked and you danger.
Keckham. There from North, the South hand was iftis properly.
know at first sight when love lied Miss ins cote your way. Wed the was Đ
consultation, well worth a try for gaine.
hurried one
you Brot selcet for the while Mr Copper went on ring- greatest happiness.
West opend the king of dia-
won with one, and dummy the are, Declarer saw at a glance
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) may confuse A busy day in which important Make sure matters are apt to become pres- you! sing. De first things first!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— Watch your health. Don't push Wait and let this too fazi, the rest of the world catch up!
CAPRICORN (Dec.
work
Let
be your
ינסה!
loudly, silence and by for chorus
Holborn: A documentary paragraph
your gesture.
of a civic waist- Tule award the main issue. they don't confuse roat by Holborn Borough Council to its Dust Inspector has 23)—been well described na a timely But the suggestion gains.that with the waistcoat should go a bowler, with a small dust- ΕΣΟ (July 24-Aur. 23) big slamped on the front of the Think twice before deciding crown, was not well received. come important issue. Tomor.
CANCER (June 23-July If you are practical, then career will show definite Groep rome opporumily,
SAGITTARIUS (Nor. 23-Dec. 225-Relax tercions. This is #
Hatborn is the only London time for caution as far as you row many be a better day.
Bogh which, under the terms VIRGO are concerns. Take it easy!
(Aug. 24-Sept. 22)—
of a Charter granted by Edward If you are exclud, practical,
Thomas Truslium, 23-Jan. thoughtful and
use your head, II, to Str
and rubbish, That the contract would depend 20)-There are disruptive forces you can overcome all difficulties.keen its refuse
Don't so be inciful on making three clubs tricks at work:
instead of exporting at once. Int club South force issues Just now.
the In the great cellars under Mnce of the last
them st could discard his losing heart.
Viaduct the yearly accumula- He would thus lose only two
tion, amounting to some 324,331 diamonds and one club,
tons is matured in gigantic bing betere being transformed
The clubs
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. be very woutl provide 19-Impules can
fodny: so think twice three tricks if each agent wrong;
important arting (12 heid three cards In the suit, before However, South saw a way to snalters. provide against different breaks provided that West held no more than three clubs,
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) - Be sure of what you know how to do and then go ahrael and do Constructive it!
Do
trick declare At the second eashed the ace of spades, after petions.
!!
which he led a low trump to his
ARIES (Mar. 2-Apr. 30)-- dern ten. This drew the trumps
at home and you held by the enemy and at the Be careful
Reason nveld accidents same time gave South the lead.
impulse is Inday's. rather than
can
CHESS PROBLEM
•
By L. R. SALKIND Black, 12 pieces.
11
White, 9 plocen. Be White to play and mate in three.
Declarer next led a low club guide Inwards dummy, West played
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- the seven, since declarer would
to conserve is the me easily win three club tricks Thus
what you already have! Hong Went put up the ace at once. Duminy won with the jack of to yesterday's gains.
what
was cautious, evident from the bidding-that the ace of clubs was in the West hand,
clubs, confirming
Declarer returned to his hand by overtaking dummy's jack of spades with his own queen. He en Jel the six of clubs towards dummy. On this trick West was compelled to play his ace, Thus West was forced to play his ace of clubs on a trick that contain-
ed only low cards.
West could cash his two din- monds, but then he was through. He led a heart hopefully, but dummy put up the nee. South look the king of clubs, let a hump to dummy, and then dis-
queen of clubs,
POCKET CARTOONİ
by OSDBRT LANCASTER
"One more crack out of you, Wilberforce Mft., and tomorrow morningʻa odprta are going to carry a story about a lonely 47 year-om spinster beating up a defencelers vonih."
Check Your Knowledge
Jenia-what-paine-of-sport would you use a niblick?
2. Why is Eau de Cologne no called?
3. Why was the Foreign Legion of the French Army so named?
State
4. Name the largest In the United States of Amerlen.
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5. Who is a pugilist?
6. What is sodium chloride?
(Answers on Page 81
CROSSWORD
Across
160
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W. Bu in better know
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
38 NATIONS TO DEBATE WORLD TRADE PROBLEMS
Torquay, Sept. 24..
More than 80 percent of world trade will be thrown on the counter for a month's long bargaining process when delegates from 38 nations assemble here this week. On September 28, this South Coast resort will follow Geneva and Annecy in welcoming parties to the General Agreement ∙on Tariffs and Trade for their third and biggest round of negotiations to
lower trade barriers.
will tako
Imperial Preference is ex- Thorpe, Assistant Secretary of the lead in pected to come under fire State.
a continuation of from non - Commonwealth Pruning for
tarif lowering the
process countries who think Britain despite the international situa and the Dominions unfairlytion; but the effect of politicat restrict importa.
tension and wor nervea on The participation of Western material supplies will be bound Germany will open up new to influene, the talks. nella for negotiations,
10
Japan's return
world trad- The United States' delegation,
be led by Mr Willards expected to be raised by the United States in an attempt to open the way for Japan's adminton to the GATT, the must-favoured-natlon system,,
Report On Cotton Futures
New York, Sept. 23. Trading In cotton futures
of became more
twa. alled affair this week, with relative strength in new crop donths contrasting with the Irregular declines in nearby deliveries. Price at Friday's close were 16 points
lower to 14 points higher, or ao cents off to $3.70 up a hale week.
THE
PARTIES
HONGKONG
SHARES
The stock market opened thề week
cooler. Hightly
Most prere dropped, slightly or row mained the same, except Hong- kong Banks, which were done at $1,315, with buyers still offer- ing $1,300. The turnover was $192,040.80.
Transactions und noon prices
were:
231315
The 23 nations which became į SHARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES contracting parties at Geneva BANICS
HK Dank .. 1300 in 1947 include Belgium, Bra- Fast Asia.. 102 ził, Chile, Czechoslovakia, | INSURANCES
Canton
****. 216 France, Indonesia, Luxembourg.
Union....、 the Netherlands, Norway, Syria, DOCKS, ETC. Britain and the United States. N. P. Whart
who
Joined
Dock Provident The nine
** Si Docki Annecy are Denmark, Domini-LAND, ETC. can Republic, Flalani, Greece, Haiti, Italy, Liberin, Nigarngun and Sweden.
come to with a
The nix who will
to negotiate Torquay view to becoming pariles to the Agreement Te Austrin. The
from the previous German Federal Repiblie, Peru,
the Philippines, Turkey Continued favourable Korean | Oruguay, war news, coupled with recur-
The Conference will have its] ring talk of peace and ancer- tainties as to what effect the
own security force and its own conclusion of fighting would telephone system so that dete. have on
maintain the cotton demand, Eales can
constant contact for with acted to brake rallying Jen-
home denicles. The current 30 years countries.
also
toned duwn enthusiasm.
again enteres will newa
high levels
ntly as a
markot factor.
their
Special uniforms have been |issued to the 30 policemen who
gaard the conference secrets. The bargaining will Experts claimed the erop hade in strict privacy. Lenkage deteriorated steadily since the of concessions made would en Just
government report Re-able speculaters to take profits ports from Memphis indicated
by anticipating tariff reduc- That crop ideas there had paredtions.
9,000,000 around bales. nr 882,000 boles under the government estimate. New at present are crop deliveries
down
Lo
KOREAN WAR
writings of Pope and Walpol
sellin at around 36 cents of the expressed United States
than by her awn books. (71 11. Just fancy indina bin in trase
12. A letter train Greece. 13) 14. Nos altogether a drept.
The parties must take note
pound.
into the hope to bring Japan The National Cotton Council | system. They will discuss, it is
the need of cation expected, the effect
on world
(estimated
next year at 16,000,000 bales, trade of international polities,
15. As a doctor gets inside a Bibl
al character, 14).
10. They are obviously not getting
any stouter. 17)
and urged that 30,000,000 acres and the Korean war, with its Traders estimated influence on the world demand be planted. 10. What a monster, he makes the 1048 stocks at below 1,000,000 |for strategic materials. into
the little asbestos mats used in Chiese temples, And so we say farewell to Holbar, borough of peace and beauty.
Dr Rhubarb's
Corner
Arthur G. writes: I often pal my leg into my shirtsiceues while dressing, and my arms. I get so tied into my trousers, up that I am miles late for breakfast. llow Cant I stop ahid?
Dr. khubarb
says: Comc Solution to Saturday's down to breakfast like that and problem:
your family will soon convince Byou of the absurdity of such
anfics.
GEMINI (MAY 22-June 22)-1, B-RI, ang; 2, Q, R. ** There are undercarrints which | mates,
BOYS'
AND
Mr. Punch Tells a Story
carded his losing heart on the nid, the shadows with the ing. He toole
The contract would have been turned-about names,
on
bath
and a car, (7)
21. The bend in a inch tree. (3) 23. Tili- Roodbye is tamomis. (5)
23 The stag's lady friend. (8)
24. How the band conductor when
umpiring inwered an appeal 151
25. if it was it would
srim best. 191
Down
1. Ser Actor.
DIOGUE A
2. Indications of warship, (2)
3. error & cad tray become one.
4. It' you do betweek.
become gɔi
. I'm out of the style. (5)
20
6. Looks like thanks to the ärülety.
1. You'll never get a human from
aut moon. 10)
B. A sign one's using the crusty
(0)
10. Héry, Pearl, Ruby, and ofhera, (43 13. You may and 16 in the slot
ment, but it split, in an old motor. (8)
1. One word that to cricketera
means sloams or joy. (3) EU. Soll of sorts. (4)
How I sat down to wins, (4)
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
every
-It's About a Friend Nained Matty-
By MAX TRELL
sont sort of boy. He had nice manner. He never shouted.or cour," Mr Punch was yelled. He washed his face and Saying to Kriart and ears and his neck every morn
"There's evening. And when he got sick, which he now and then of the house. lessly used the king of clubs to the back steps
wrong with eine without any complaining. force out the are,
Tala woul There's nothing
front ens on tho sitting have limited him to two cluether. Only
The only thing that was the Only, if
sit there tricks, in which case the loss of a long well, something un matter with Mat was that he heart trick was inevilable,
refused to play with the other piencant might happen to you.
Perhaps it wasn't so the kind of something children.
play unpleasant that happened to much that he refused to friend of mine named Matty."
with them as the fact that he Knarf and Hanid both want- cild nothing but sit on the steps to know what had happen of his house. Sometimes it was d to Mally (whom they didn't the back steps. Other times it was the front steps. But that know), so Mr Punch,
could was always where you lighting his long wooden and taking a puff or two, be be sure to find him. gan as follows:
Never Shouted
defeated if declarer hnd care-heung wrong with sitting ciel, he always took his medi- |
INTELLIGENCE TEST
NEWS FROM THE HOOK
My nephew
By T. O. HARE.
Archio (aged teal is at a school called the Nook. Als four houses (Drako, Naleigh, Frolisher nad Hawkins) compete on the cus- tomary *League" basis for the Inter-Hause Soccer Shield. Archie's that felter give me a somewhat garbled account of sila_context:
Our house [wkina} finished secont We scurrd nix goals at two. We beat Frontier -, and I scored one of the gona Drake House won the can they scored goals to 1. Probisher and Baleigh had the same goal averano. There were no drawn AMIES. Three gon tin all worn. scored in the Brst round; six cʊain in the second, and wight kokie in the third,
· Sunkö Janes das bet The that you can't work out the result of the game between Raleigh and Probither.
P.S-I (orgot to say that the results of all the Cams were different"
football
Does Blinka kaan tila money?
London Express Zerries,
(Solution on Page 2)
Lou
1
after pipe
"Matty or Mai, as we used to cali hin-was a very plea
Mist did nothing but sit on the
· steps.
sent "Sometimes his mother him on an errand to tie ro
Rupert and the Sketch Book-9
Walking down the hill, Rupert taches the clump of bushes, and. wure enough. he Ends Houlie sitting and munching something sticky. "Hullo, I've come to look after you and to take you back to Mrs. Pig's tottage be 71. Rosalie starts violently as he appears. Then the
ALL RIGHTS
the door,'
prople said.
And thing
gets up with a sigh of relief. "My. you gave me a frigh!" wie quavera. Thank goodness it's only you. We needn't go home yet. need we? Stop here for a bit and have some of this candied fruit. It's topping," Whew, what a lovely boiful" cries Rupert. "Wherever did you get it? RESERVED
"But whatever
the
bales impounded. The govern-
ment weekly weather and crop
GGD
141
12
3,20
Ik Hotel .. 0.00
2000
500 GB
100
1000
1.00
... 11.40
DO 1000
11.30
GOO 11.50
1000
Shai Land Humphreys UTILITIES
TINITA
Star Ferry C. Light 10)16 C. GIRL (N) 180 Electric
INDUSTRIALS
235
13
11.00
350 1150
1000 11-40
100
24 300
000
Cement STORES, ETC.
Dairy Dairy
2011
$500 (* 17
31 ..3.20
603.10
650 a 3.20
1100 #
3.10
1600
3.10
400
3,20
1900
320
L
Crawford 221a
Exchange Rates
Business
unofficial
was done in the local this excinnge market
morning at the following rates: 18.72
Sterling note per E)....... US. dollars (për 31) Indonesia guilders (per 100) Sam tiesis (per 100 Singapore Siraits) A
FIC pinstres per 100)
4.37
3.00
20.00
17.09
13.00
Separate group arrangements, Singapore Rubber
Plan for
and coal,
closed
report issued during the week such as the Schuman
Singapore, Sept. 23. continued to be unfavourable, Europe's iron, steel
Rubber futures here may raise problems. -United Press.
teday as follows;--- SNAPPED BACK
As a court to which members Number 1
Ib. per November September New York, Sept. 23.
enn appeal, the
Number 1 October Cotton futures snapped back session of the contracting partics Number 1 November..
close,
after ruling will probably hear complaints Number 2 September lower throughout most of the against the Imperial Preference Number 3 September Number 4 September the system and the import restric-
Spot unbaled market was two to 10 points tons operated by Britain, India, Black
pale crepe.... decline at Australia, Ceylon, Pakistan und No. I
South Rhodesin particularly.
near the
session.
the
[ higher. The early
close;
tracted buying in futures.
Prices closed as follows St
42.13
October
41.15
December
March (1931)
41 03
40.70
July
40.11
October
30.12
December
35.70
May
Chile
The
erepe
13414-155
13115-182
3434-100
1815-184
15214-103
11-952
1674-1803
130
107
United Press
Such OUTWARD MAILS
may also be eiled for 41.02-51.05 the same complaint.
whole problem of restrictions is to be next year.
NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans futures closed
t follow-
Spot....
October December March (1931)
Stay
July
October December
41,00 110
reviewed
ESCAPE CLAUSE
The question arises from the application of an escape clauze In the General Agreement, per- 40.92-40.62mitting import restrictions to be applied if a member finds itself in balance-of-payment difficul- ties.
یان 4000
40.03 -40.91
30.00
33.50 bki
33.52 bid United Press.
Return Of Red-Abducted Greeks
entered the Countries which
existing low Agreement with tariffs will ask that the reten- tion to these tariffs should be con-
regarded cession"
negotiate
Ds a sufficient when they agreements with Bigh tariff countries.
new
I principle this has already been accepted.
It is understood that the United States will be coming to Torquay with a schedule cover- Ing about 2,000 Imports, on which it is ready to negotiate tariff reductions with "principal
Athens, Sept. 24. Senator Claude Pepper (De- mocrul, Florida) sald today suppliers"-pussibly that the return of Communist-ries-Reuter, abducted Greck children-prin
elpal
stumbling
t
block facing Gracco-Yugoslav rapprochement had been assured by Marshal Tite of Yugoslavia.
Stopping here during a tour of Europe, the Middle East and India, Senator Pepper conferred with the Prime Minister, Mr Sophocles Venizelos, and fold reason him.
24 coun-
CHICAGO
GRAIN
On Tuesday, September 26, the General Post Office and Kow- toon Central Post Office will be open from.m. to Noso. The other branch Post Ques from 8 am to 10 a.m.
There will be one delivery of ordinary and registered corres- pondence at p .m, and age collection only from the pillar boxes.
The Money Order Omes. Poste Rentante and Wireless Licensing Once will be closed.
A surface wall to United BA18 Carthage Kingdom per will be closed as follow:--
G... Parcels Sept. 27, K p.m.; leg. Sept 25 11 a.m.: 014. noun. Kowloon G.T.0, –– Farcels Sept. 27, 4 p.m.; Reg. Bept, 25, 10 a.m.; Ord. 11 a.m. This mall'
is exported to arrive in London on or about October 27. Unregistered jetters
And
printed mailer for China main land and Fainan kaland can be Accepted at senders risk and will be forwarded as opportu- nity offers.
Unless otherwise stated. Rs. gistered Arücles (by air or sea) One 21 Parcel Ports close Hour earlier than the ordinary mall. mails closu before 11 Parcei Registered and $.03. Parts clove at 5 p.m. on the previous day, Malls are closed at Rowipen Central Post omie one hour earlier than the 0.7.0. elastag umra.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Bangkok. 5 p.m. Japan. 6 p.m.
Closing Times By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Calro (Nairobi, Marham, Chicago, Sept. 23. Dar es Salaam, Mauritius & Johan- The rain market struggled nesburg via Cairo), Rome & Lon he had Kained Marshal with the idea of favourable don, p.m.
Singapore, Djakarta, Colombo, was and no one ever found Tito's promise in Belgrade that weather' over the producing Sydney & Auckland, 6 pm. ecry store. He would go will then one day an awful at cut to this very day-poor Mat Yugoslavia would return all areas, and already large supplies ingly enough. But the instant happened. Mat fell asleep
became as flat as a lle rug. children requested by Greek of offered grains are on hand. he returned with the errands, the top of the steps, right by
You could see the brown salt parents and fomilles.
However the picture improved he would waste no time before the door. Finally it grew dark
brown he was wearing, and and still he slept, And in the
The Senator sald Bir Veni-with Irish overnight purchases sitting down on the steps again,
looked
har. But the rest of him was zelos sald he would meet this of corn and Portuguese, pur- Why he liked so much to sit morning when people
fast asleep under his arms. Yugoslav move by Issuing
chases of hard wheat from the there while the other children st him, they were astonished to
proclamation calling once more United States, hnd fun playing their games of t that he looked very stranget
"And because his name was
Greek porcate to list Wicat closed unchanged to off tag and hide-and-seek and baie was quare and fot, like a
Mat, and because he lay 50 children believed to have been 6/4 cents, corn was up to off and murbly-peg, no one seem lle plece of a rugt
close to the door, everyone to kidnapped and taken to Yugo %, arki boybeans off to %. to calling him door-mat. And slavia by that's what they still call him.
ed to know. And if Mat knew,
he didn't say anything at
all
about . He just kept not saying a worl.
ating
Cat and Dog
Closing Times By Bea Australia & New Zealand Sydney, 2 pm,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ZI Clesing Times By Air Taipeh, 9.33 m.
Via
Maniin, Honolulu &c. USA (let- ters, second class mali and Bartels)
Greek Communist Prices closed today as follows: Guam (letters and second clas
on
the Fuerillas. He still lies in front of
Asked further about his con- door," Mr Punch said. "Ifa sillersation with Marshal Tito, December stays there, day 'and night,
the
Terhaps," said Mr Punch, "the cat and dog had sat him during the night. Perhaps "People would come in and that to why he grew to be sow go out of the house from morn fl. Or perhaps the little-folk
They would ing until night. always find Mat allting on the who lived in the woods and in
the damp places around steps, close to the door.
pond, had decided to make him and then they almost tripped confortable while he slept on over him. But he didn't seem the top of the steps near the to mind..
flat door. For only by being guess he just liken it could he really. Ho comfortably there, at the top of the, steps by there!
Now
to visit. to those
May
never moving never complain-enator Pepper said that in his Mny (1951) ing-Just walling. He welcomes rat meeting with the Yugoslav Spot
year he had December Hofeader in äve those who come bids farewell
why red the impression that, in March (101)
the ovent of an East-West war, And that's what hop to would eventually fight on December leave. pened to Mat."
our side.
and his wife September Then Mr Punch smiled, and The Benator wouldn't say whether the story left today by plane for Istanbul May
United Press. wed true or not,
December
2.20
WHEAT
2.24%
CORN
1.43 -2.04
1.4432
1.48 1.4994
BY
DATS
1.40%
mall Counds. (letters only), Noon.
Buizon & Paris, Noon Bangkok, Noon.
Talpels & Japan, Noon.
Closing Times By Sea Sandakan. 9 0.m. Straits, I am.
·WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMNER
Chasing Times Dy- Bes
Braila, Caylon, MadagLICAE, BI16-dia, Maudiu Teri & South Africa, Aden, Karol & Europe wi· London,