1950-10-12

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950.

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TRACTS OF BEAUTIFUL TODAY being October 12, friend, I take it, assume

In accordance with my capital messuage could be tin- annual custom there will be geneschal or seneschal's auditor. no opening paragraph to this column. Tomorrow w bo na usual.

More of it

find

George

in -

been playing lately ville," writer a bridge fan that city. "We had a hand here the other night that was made by his artiste tactics.

"Al you will notice, every- body was bidding his head out until North suddenly silenced everybody by jumping to five clubs Maybe West should have bid one more (although his hond didn't look that soon), because he'd have been down only one

at five hearts. *Tho

[THE LEDGER SYNDICAW,"

GAR

Mir Gooseboute: My learned friend will not, I take it, deny that a Baronial Court of Asses Fors had power to challenge Atoulin Banat and Four Banal.

Mr Suapdriver: Certainly not. Bu heller wil

YOUR BIRTHDAY..

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12

live.

icame

Cockiccarrot: Get back to the Carteretten, gentlemen.

Ir Goovebooter With great respect, m'lud, the intervention ut the rm of Snibibo Lid,, in a counter-claim against an infor- her, has reopened the whole question of the nuclent usages at the borough. in question. We can show that Sibbo In the deventh century-hatis, of course, the land on which the factory now stand was "held Richard of Bellene, The ruzeralo also of the inpci coupled by Thorogɛip House.

now

Cocklecarrol: Forward to the By STELLA twelfth century-without pre-

you

Judice to the whacking grea! Fretaining fees of you two gentle-

men.

Grandma is after the

"G"

gorillas

Jins

TUN

objec-RANDMAMA

nway," vouchsafed Tyrie. "Run away?" queried Paul. warning "But where to?"

must.

you are born to lay, faith the obstacles, the hariler In the future is one of your will fight to gain your outstanding characteristics. No matter how dark the day, you Highly intuitive, yout believe tomorrow will be bet- hoed those

"Iner ter. You have righ ambitions even when they appear to be To the Belgian Congo lo going ngainst common sense. hunt gorillas," riposted Myrtic. and are willing to work

Pay attention they will enre-

hard

for them. You are confident of ly, if ever, steer you wrong. This, in fctional forn, is the

positive

access and this

le seems to incaculate thare with whom you work.

At- all

Since you have a talent for nelund result was more un-eatership, you should make pleasant.

| forent rock every night.

POCKET CARTOON

E-126.11.

"Jenkins, I want you to ge me one of those new long playing records nehich ‘give up to half an hour of continuous enjoyment.""

CHESS PROBLEM

Đô thị ho hen KOBEL Black, 7 plecce,

19.1..

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Prospect Of DOLLAR Major Decline In STERLING

Wool Prices

London, Oct. 11.

DISPARITY

London, Oct. 11. High British quarters aro certain that a fall In The International Wool Study Group recom-the value of the dollar in- mended here tonight that "it would be advanatçad of a rise in sterling tageous" to have a reserve price scheme for wool will have to lo used to as suggested by Australia, New Zealand annd correct the disparity be South Africa.

tween the two curroncios. But in a communique issued after the London | These, high quartiya are con

vinced that stefflig is too cheap talks, which ended yesterday, it said as there was and dolak to dear. They no prospect of any major decline in wool prices in belleve that lurt your'n prestabe the near future, such a scheme was unlikely to currencien against the dollar tas

have any material effect.

"Some of the postwar de- |--- mand has been in the replenish-)

meut and the Group considered that there la evidence thut tuls stocking up process is ending." the communique sald.

consumer's wardrobes Prewar

The conclusion reached was that these factors would reduce consumption of virgin Wool

uBleiently

to bridge the ap

parent gap between supply and demand.

Debts

Reich

Third

Bonn, Oct. 11.

for a fall in string and other

boneranged in the latter.

Some of the ruinours about drie 1 alerting have been Inked with the present viel to Washington of Mr Hugh Onis tell, Britain's Acting Chan coflor of tlie . Exchiquer,

But just before his left Br tain Mr Gaitskell sulf thal though Britain's gold and dod- Har reserves and doubled in the part year, the needed reserves

In a statistical analysis of Prewar foreign debts of thep to five times as large ngula. world wool supplies, the Group German Reich and its com-

The Governor of the Bank of Wood ponent states and smaller com England, Mr Cameron Cobbeld, reported that Australian production this year should be mities are assessed at 3,000 agreed with high,, slightly higher than the pre-000,000 marks £300,000,000)

The amsering of ich reserves at today's exchange values, would take years even if the vlous record of 19-13-1914.

According to provisional esti. Finance Ministry spokesman present

In-pouring of dollars continued.

British Governinent quarters

Mair

mates, the New Zealand, South said today.

This African and South American

assessment has been clips are expected to show little made by the Federal Debt Ad

ministration following an Alllod Lelieve that reserves of STUD change this season.

The Group estimated that the request for assurance that the million to $10,000 mililon-com

the present $2,750 production of all wool during Donn Government will recognise Fared with 1950-51 would be about the prewar debts of the Third ionare, peed Betere ziri.

can make, percent higher than the imme-Reich.

In addition to the pubile debt wards convertibility of sterilig

Ally move to citate prewar average,

STATISTICS

of the Hitler regime

or the relaxation of alterntio September

there are long against dollar goods- 1, 101, The Group attached great also at least 2,000,000,000 marks ficuter. importance to the compilation (£600,000,000) of private debts. publication of statistics No attempt has yet been made relating to wool. and steps will be taken to encourage this work "in order that it may be possible to obtain preciation

rubstance of a new item I have You have tremendous enthu-just read, The lady is 67, and is on her way to hunt gorillas, piasm and enter into a project}

Note that with in do-or-elle attitude. When most difficult place, for in the chosen the she cones to romance, you can Belgian Congo the aria live he highly emotional. Your loyalties are deep and there in the mountains, offen 12,000

feet up. To surprise them "Aguns! the contract of tive Furn that you are in a position be a great deal of happi-Beult, as they sleep on a dif

ness in store if you find some- with clubs, West opened the king of which calls for dealing

ne who shares your ambitions.webbed fent have led such au- Their hearts. The

who was people and hundibog affairs on

bact playing the South landf

age seale. You are not one To tu what the stars have thorities as Ringbaum, Pelham, Icad rome of your stories about

in store for tomorrow, select Montbrizard, surmise Generous George. He lecred at

your birthday star and read then they once swam about in both opponents, told them how

the corresponding

rivers. To catch one Let pavastraph. much he had always liked them,

elar be your andmother will have to sus

pend a bag of saffron from ย pointed edge of rock. When the best approaches to sniff it she Problem: will pop a sack over its head 1, P-Kt8 (=Kt), any; 2, Q, Ki, situation."

nd draw the cords Hight, and then drag her captive down the ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20-mountain. Unless, in your best to avoid an arm-he has with her trained bun- i Tent. Depend upon yourrell|ters in do all this for her. and you will

(London Express Service) want.

to take "no" for an answer when you, believe It should be "yes,"

No kind of opposition your birthday and then let West hold the stern defeat you, for the greater daily guide. trick.

trs!

"West hautily shifted fri trump, hoping to stali declarer's | plans in this way, No defence would succeed, however, 'T' remarkable play at the trick assured the contract.

shift "South won the trump with the ten led to the nee of diemenda,

und discarded his losing damnand on dummy's ace of hearia, This, of course, was the purpose of the unusual play at the nest trick.

LIBRA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

(Sept. 23-Oct. 3)— Seek help and advice It you need it. After all, that's whnt friends and relatives are for!

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)...... News from ú distance may prove illuforbing. Thinle twice

efore you act hostly.

"South was now able to rul

diamond, thus keeping East

the lead. He entered 2)--Strem out of dummy by leading small truny to the mine, and ruffed another diamond with a bişi

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. business detail. Don't be hasly in making. important decision.

Trump. This tablished re CAPRICORN (ce. 23-Jan.

rest of dummy's diamonds.

201-Those in strance should "South could now lead an affairs favourable. There Irump to dumaany's queen, Usare distractions, but don't wor entering the dummy and at the y

Tune drawing the same

last trump held by West. On dusze my's three good diamonds, South discarded three of his spades. He was perfectly will ing to give up and spade at the endi."

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.

19)-Join a friend and take in

some lecture, perhaps. You can enjoy yourself and yet learn something,

Chalk up one for the un- PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- named Louisville plugger, I have This in duy to necomplish ahown this hand to my friend come important task. Put forth Generous George, and he told

your best energies. Relax this

und to reinind him not to play Louisville. They're

bridge in tao tour there.

I might point out that South would have lost his contract f ho took th first trick with the ace of hearts. East would even- tually get in with a diamond, and a spade lead through South would cause South to lose two tricks in that ult. Two spades and one diamond would set the comtruct.

CROSSWORD

Acomm nuple. Lain (8) Kine that might have

1. ur

11. 1's

itila

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neel

change for the host to de 143

12 here. 12 America.

toral bite. (9)

13. Bnrubs that

18)

you

Leno dear

10. Wingra two-legged dragon, (1

19. 1 quen to the dog wild ones

though), (3)

19 food bring teasg th

22 Edible part of the boat race

23. Nothing to a mus to and it's not

for all

24. The Orecka made 11 last 13

125. AU

40 in. (4)

Rih

Atid Dracula for exKIND: •

Blowb

4. You need, tha to budge.

2 The way lay heals the dog

3 Ales may be bought at one.

(5-4)

14)

4. This shows you the skill of my

Partner

6. bed of any distinctive practice

or doctrine 137

Bort of thing you dul bose t

7. Seutush such

return to hut edition. CH

& Consumed in crated houses.

10. Captainer of sorts

14. Fits weet in

(3)

different way.

10 Might be enpresented by a cross

17. A printer could make an inch

nus of Lifem.

18. 80 one sounds. like nows (0)

19. Pably the one who s Dawn. (b)

31. You'll see an AB. so bile this i

Bolution ul resterogen pu

evening.

BOYS'

get what

NDIE

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-

this

course.

Young people should have your Check Your

attention today. Perhaps run organise an activity children,

Knowledge

you

for

GEMINI (May 22-June 22) ne diplomatic, think carefully before you answer while angry. Better yet, hold your temper!

Who was king of France the outbreak of the French Revolution?

2. What is the principal lan- guage of Argentina?

incient

3. What was the any name of the Dardanelles?

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Diplomacy can help to avoid acord. Pence at alinor! price is best just now.

LEO

truly 24-Aug. 23) One of your best days for love and romaner. If a dear one is at a distance, be sure to write.

4. Who invented the broncho- rope?

5. How long did VIII of England reign?

Edward

6. Which is the letter in the VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept. 22)English alphabet that n Domestic affairs can prove dim-never ends with?

word cuti dess you are tactful even un trivial things.

AND

Blackie's Housing Problem

(Answers on Page 8)

White, 9 pieces. Wite to play and male in three,

Solution to yesterday's

or mutes,

VINTELUIDEN DESTESTO

TEA PARTY

PAD

By T. O. HARE TYBER | called on any kind Rabbin the other day there were

Gule baying leg or a treatai lähte

"R' Rebecca'y birthday, male Rabbit" "These are four At her friends You know Rebeca of course, O Set Jella Clarice, on Clarices in11. 1 TL iterers tight. Younde; on Yolande's right. Poppet str their we?"

H⪜A:EL

and

assess these.

The German Government has intimated to the Alles that it true is prep of the world wool line prewar debts of Germany prepared formally to recognize

The Group

will meet again furing the coming negotiations

in London as early as posible or the revision of the Occupn-

In the season beginning July 1tion Statute.--Reuter, 1951, Menawhile, a Manage

Committer will meet in ment London at intervals of not | more

than three months tu review the world woo! situn- tion and keep in touch with member Governments-Reuter.

New York Stock

The

Exchange

New York, Oct. 11. Inflationary pressures

Spanish Trade With India

'Delhi, Oct. 11. Trade discussion held here over the past week between a Spanish trade delegationi and Government of India representa- uves have been concluded suc- ccesfully, it was officially an- fuced here today.

«The

incor- agreed minutes perating the conclusions renched proved too strong for the stock were signed yesterday by Senor

Jalme Alba,

LONDON TIN MARKET

London, Del. 1. Tat prices continued to furge aheal at the horsing session of today. Trading conditions were quiet. Thd turnover as

45 turt (All three months).

Prices

end of

closed today at the

16 official morning seksion as follows:- Bpat tin lung

Sput in, ever....................... are andths un, Unter Tarce-montre tin, sitter Junacks due al Bettlement

2506

-United Pa

New York Cotton Futures

market to resist and the 1st moved up strongly to wipe out Counsellor at the Spanish Em- Coche li over ti

its lorres on Tuesday. Truding bassy in London, who

2 said Rabbit "I've thought up a Dovet tuz you, ilate More of the girl to

des four They ares total 59 The RLES at the Karls on either spe of Chance total 31, the ades of the girls ca either side of Neberci. 17, and the age of The girl on either side of Jon 18 Nr two girls are the same That's all you need to aga karw

Uw oist 19 Volandet

{Solution on Pope I)

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

-Ite Had a Hard Time Finding a Vacancy-

place to live in, I'm in hurry to and another pince."

By MAX TRELL

❝ITELLO, Black!"

"HEL

Knari.

"How do you do, Kuprf!! said Blackle.

Another Place

Blackie added that he didn't know where to look for an-

"Why" houldn't be

"that said Knarf,

hard, Blackie. Just look under another stone somewhere else."

"Good-bye, 13lackie," said other place. Knort the next moment. "I'm In a hurry. I've got to go some where and come right buck."

"I'm in a hurry, too," said Blackie "Only I don't know where I'm supposed to go, and "Everything's taken, There's " his head. I'm not tire l'in coming back."

beetle

living under Thin sounded strange, ro one. And if it isn't a beetle,

it's a

doodlebug, or Kaar! asked Blackie what he then meant.

worm, or an ant, or a crawler, or a spider."

"Well," said Blackle,

"I'm

looking for a place

to live,

Blackie

phook

every

Rupert and the Sketch Book-24

him after what has happened, She must have kept straight on." And in spite of the rain he runs ahead. The road bends and gradually the houses get fewer and the tower comes to an end. **This is awfs). I must ask someone to help he thinks.

Pressing on in the duration that Rosalie is gone. Rupert reaches another side road. "Now I don't know which way to po," he mur

Then he brightens as he spies a tall figure in the side road.

That's another policeman."

She would never go near

murs.

кул.

The Commerciat

heads

New York October 11. Price of New York cylton

improved

the on

upswing. the Spanish delegation, and Mr futures market dière closed to Truders viewed the improve- C. Denni, the Indian Coin-day us followe mont in trading as an indica-merce Secretary.

lion of The basic markcel

Spot

strength. The turnove was The decisions will be October

published when they have been Murch (1051)

December

| 2.100,000 shares.

Raila rebounded - from - The Opproved by, the two Govern- | Käy recent

with setbacks,

gains ments.--Reuter. ranging to 312 points in nickel plate. Columbla Broadcasting's

new

colour television system LONDON RUBBER received Anal

approval from

the FCC after the close.

The indationary pressure on

continued strong. according to a joint surveð ef

FUTURES

London Oct. 11.

the

market

the Securities

Commission

and and the

Exchange

market here Federal

Prices in the rubber futures closed today an

Trade Commission. Manufac-follows:-

lurer'a

Irera sales

and engnings

soured to a record of $43,500-ugber (In cents per

marier, November

000,000 in the second Chrysler moved up on the December

tha JanitaryMarch (1951) rumours in Wall Street of high April/June third quarter earnings. The dividend news continued good.. Steel circles

expressed some concern over the prospect of] ware boosts-United Press.

New York Sugar Futures

New York, Oct. 11. World sugar futures closed today

unchanged to lower. with poles totalling 44 contracts. Contract No. 6 closed today at one higher to

lower, two with no sales reported. Prices closed today as follows:- Contract No. (world)

Knorf said he didn't have that rolled up into little balls, a place where Blackie might| March (1951)' The place where I used to live any idea that so many different bugs with dozens of legs. live.

under the white stone

"Go away!" they all said, things were living under se next to the apple-tree stump, many different toner.

January

But a Fawny,

"Sure I do!" replied Jack

Contract No. ** "You see," said Blackle in a cheerfully. "You can live in November cow kicked my stone "What I'm looking for is mournful voice Knarf, the Soup House, Blackie"

January (137) March and the rain came in. big place with nobody else in "everything is taken.".

"The-Soup House? So, therefore, and because of it,

What'say I'd like a house," said

July all this happening.

that?" Blackle and Knart both Spot asked.

May July Spot

3.17 nominal 4.50 bid 4.48 bid 4.45 ominat 5.05

9.72 nomina

0.07

0.23

ond as a Binckie, read of being without a good

*Td like a non big house,”

Blickle Saf

6.22 bid

5.20 nominal 5.75

United Press.

Revitalising Philippines

Reached The Spot Knarf old he had

to u By tha time

hod "It's right behind the fence. they to the cornfield to see if Jack reached Die spot where Jack Go and take a look at it!" Scare-Crow needed anything→ Scare-Crow was supposed An for example a head for his stand. His hat was there. His climbed the fence and looked Knort and Blackie hurriedly hat, or a foot for his thee, or coat, his pants and his shoes for the Soup House. It was two arms for his coat. "They're were there. But his head, lus an cimply enn marked in large always blowing away or some arms and his

Washington, October 11, legs were gone, letters with thing"

he remarked

The Hell Advisory Mission to "They've

a label: Soup. blown away on Blackle peered Inside Binckle. "But

"Beau-chief, Daniel Bell. today per- along sald Knort, "That's the trouble tiful" ke gasped. come with me. Maybe we'll find when you're

"Just look sonally gave President Truman all made cut of house for you along the way, straw."

at these chiming walks, Knart! his 307-pogo formula for revila- And no one else is living in 111 Using the sagging Or Jack may know of

Philippine economy.-United Press. Uhing."

Blackie began to think that Blackle, moved right in. He's not having a place to live in still living there. It's good of rocks, and stones along the not having a head to wear way to the, cornfield,

has much near neighbour It was hat on, or feet to put shops on, now lackleaften in just as Black And sald. or arms (q,bang a coat on. In Jack's head back Under very one of them a few minutes, however, Knatt blows away, it's viyo the were, beeties, or doodles tomto fresh spy, and Jack yerlent to have, bugs or worse or ants, or was good as per Then wars nur so bring back your crawlers, or spiders, or bugd Khart dsand tuin if he knee of liked, dar

Sore.

They passed several hundreds was much less worrisome than for Jack Scare-Crow that he Exchange Rates

when it

Boneca al

53-54 5011⁄2-43

47-4714

43-4314

United Press.

U.S. COMMODITY MARKETS CLOSED

New York, Oct. 11. The commodity markets will all be closed on Thursday observance of Columbus Day. United Presy.

Singapore Rubber Futuros

Singapore, Oct. 11. Prices in the rubber futures market here closed today as follows:-

Number 1

b. Octobe

November

December

rubber per

Number 2 rubber.

October ..

Number 3 rubber, October.....

Number 4 rubber,

October.................

Spot rubber, untried Wack crepe No. 1 pale crepa

$7016-37015 172-173 100-100 1775-1781;

170-127

173-176 ++++17815-170%

147-143 104-799 -United PNIL

New York Rubber

Futures

New York, Oct. 11,

At the close, price of rubber futures ruled off 160 to 200 polito, Sabe tolalled 180.com~ Prices closed today as follows:--

hoc tit.exchange

Business was dobo

in the Jocal Spot viurket this. morning at the following mic October Sterling note per

16.00 November kin. doller ifper Sif Judociona hadees; per

Baru tipala yra 108) Bin EbonAMO

ZIC plastrer (per 100)

0.75 December

10 January (1582)

1630 March

1970 May)

13.00

15.15 traded

July

October December March (10

20.50

34.09-30 dp

33.05. 11.30 bo

United frem

OUTWARD MAILS

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Unregistered letters, and prius- ed matter for Chias, mainland and Hainan Island ca repted at senders' risk and wi be forwarded as opportunity oder

And

Valers otherwise stated - gistered Arucker (by air or sta) 1

Parcel, Forts close one Hour earlier than the ordinary CHALL 17. maila tlasa, betale, 19 Hegistered and Parco Posts clos at pun. prèvious day. Malla are dosed at Kawfoon Central Fist Unce

hour earlier

the G.I.O. cisalar times.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER

on tha

Closing Times Dy Air

Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi Dary, Cairo, (Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar X Bataan Mauritius JohannesbuFE via Catro), tome London, & Dan

Bangkok, Singapore & Djalarm. 6 pm.

Haiphong-canol, Saison, Cam blança a Pazia. 4 pin.

Labuan Sydney & Auckland. p.m.

Talpeh. A p.m.

Closing Times By Bra

Djakarta, Botthaya de Maqu

Japan, J.

2 p.m.

Stralis, à p.m.

PRIDAY.

OCTOBER #1

Closing Times By Alr

Singapore,

Повта

Cairo

Colombo; Bombay. (Nairobi, Mambata Dar es Salaam. Mauriu de Jo nesburg) via Cairo), Roms London, pan

Djakarta,

Sydney

& Auckland via Singapore. 5 pm,

Japan, & p..

second

Manila, Honotulu & USA, (lettan

class mall and Farmi Quam. letters, and second cl mel) Canada. (letters only) 6 gra

Talpeh. & p.my

Closing Xintes By Tea Salgon, noon.

BATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Closing Timsen Ety Ale Balgon, Casablancs à Paris. 10 m Telpab. 3 p.

Bangkok. PUT. ...”.

Clodos The

My Sea Henoluri, D.BA. Canada, Central & Bontà America via Sao Franchon (No Parcals for Canada) x.pmy",

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