THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
H, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE
SPARE MOMENTS
JACOBY DUMB-BELLS
ON BRIDGE
Playing Wins Praise; Bidding Rates Pity
By OSWALD JACODY
"PERILAPS North
should
have been playing this Bug- hand at three no-trump,' gests a Los Angeles correspon- dent, Three no-trump would have been a very easy contract to $110, since North-South could easly take five clubs, two diamonds, and two hearts,
SO YOUR SON IS
YES, AND TO THINK
HE
MINESWEEPER!) COULD
• BY THE
NEVER USERS
LEARN
•
WAY
by Beachcomber
Tun
TSERS of domestic gus point is, of course, O.C., which
will probably think makes enough resin to TO USE A that the extended facilities dozen violins BROOM AT for the preparation of resin
Prodnose: You surely.
HOME to make surface contings is part of the great vote- calging campaign.
THE CDGTH SYNDICATE
At
mean togin,
لادا
Myself: Rosin, 100,
all means. If you are not a vio This in not so. A certain Gaslinist there is a chlorinated de- Doard is announcing increased rivative which, after polymeri- production of the kind of cyclo-sation, makes a frightfully jolly pentadine which polymerises at atmospheric temperaturen dreamed of by our ancestors. The
Lin-
pesticide.
minimum crystallising Important evidence
YOUR BIRTHDAY-
THE
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
POCKET CARTOON World Market Over Large Transfers
ARTIE'S HEADLINE
NATIONAL NGD
STREL
CUTLERY DEPT
"Haven't you anything in
plante?"
had
HE Flag case, which
gradually been slipping .... By STELLA back to the time of the Ronian
ccupation of Britain, more modern again when -mall mon rose as the back of
best, the defenders could take four spade tricksand they might not even get those.
however, "As it happened, Soutit played the hand at four hearts,
Was this bad bidding? "When the band was actually played, West opened the jack of diamonds. Declarer won with
ith TF you are born Inday. you ability. Remember, that usually dummny's ace of diamonds, and are a student at heart and it is your ability which causes milkman.
ed the ten of hearts, allowing even if you are not able to con- triends to make the offers of it to ride for a finesse, West tinue your academic work into advancement,
won with the
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
queen of hearts the higher branches, you will
and deeply
and thought long about his next play.
"He could reo that the de- tence was unlikely to win any club tricks or any further hearts. His partner had played the deuce of diamonds on the
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Korea Jitters
London, Oct. 12,
World markets which had the Korea jitters yesterday got over them today. War booms in rubber and wolfram spent themselves. Cocoa and sugar, whose war booms boiled over some, time ago, were again easy.
Tin efed up to a new all- time record price but buyers' were reluctant.
Japanese bonds, which foll yesterday when rubber was booming, turned the tablen to- day.
The
became Check Your note slumped from 1,155
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the url and sati that he was
are," said Cocidçcarrot.
Knowledge
1. "Who was known a19
"Very Hkely you
"Who
the
4.
or
"father of American football"
2. What is a postil?
3. What 13 the
common name for junco (a bird)?
What is sepla drawing?
branch of 5. The
zoology that deals with fish is known
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
of 17" "I knew an old man,"
Your sense something
of judgment is ald the milkman, "who lived and life. excellent
you live thent Haywards Heath, and I wan You Jiko to be alone for ability to weigh evidence with Uving at Wembley at the time, long periods of
wisdom. time and are great
You might my father's shop. He was a God legal carcer contemplative by nature.
rewarding tobacconist." "Your father and enjoy spenting the large the milkman-or the old man, I However, it is probable that part of your life as a judge.
older, you will You have
mean?" asked Cocklecarrol pa- a slurp sense FORIL out of your shell, and humour and although it in dis-tiently. "What old man?" ask- that you will enjoy the friend- eersing, It is usually kindly and ed the milkman, "The one who ship of a number of influential sympathetic. You
are one of lived at Haywards Heath while people who could further your the few perruns Who can
vald you were at Wembley," ambitions in life. You are in- taugh the joke on
yourself! Elined
Le a little to
cluberate with Cocklecarrol ix- To And what the stars have dependent on this score, how in store for tomorrow,
that's right,” i acleet courtesy, "Yes, ever, and will often turn down your birthday atar and read the said the milkman. "He ilved st 1471 opportunity because you corresponding paragraph. Let Haywards Heath-at least, just jä think it comes from
"pili" your
birthday star be rather than from
near by. Well, this old own daty gulde.
used to run up on his hep-houst SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
a Turkish flag a neighbour had
LIBRA
too
your
your
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(Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Bumance is to, you if you want trought back from Anatolia. Take care of all business det is it, too.
iciently. Se that you guard against possible losses.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)— A good day to start something Your spirit should be goori, Optimism is in the air.
110W.
or
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 24)-A the shopping day brain hunters. social evening,
Plan
a gay,
"West realised that this was in possible unless his partner Any had the ace of spades. method of playing the spades cerned.
AQUARIUS work if East would probably also had the ten of spades.) — it Great care was necessary, low-mechanics ever, If South had the ten oftious to avoid accident.
of
or
guard against this posti- Unity, West led the jack spades. This axed the declarer. It he played low, the jack would hold the trick, and then and king of spades
later. contract, If he the defeat
dummy's queen
the
Acc
would th
of pa
apades, Enst would win with the ace, and then a spade re turn would allow West to take two tricks with the K-9..
"We'd like to have your com-! ment on the bidding and West's excellent defence."
The defence was indeed ex- cellent and the bidding deserves sympathy rather than binme Many good players would find themselves in the inferior con- tract of four hearts rather than the unbeatable three no-
In
trump. This is not necessarily an indication of pour bidding After all, if East happened to hold five spades to the A-J or to the K-J, a spade lead would, sel three no-trump, whereas
11 might be difficult to set four hearis.
Although West defence was both imaginative and sound, I cannot as much
LEO
Nobody told him to take down. I just thought you'd like know." And the milkm
at down, adding: "It was a Bac all right, just as much as this garter thing." Cocklecarrot wa
(July 24-Aug. 23) Ad. y in which
your ne capacities should be developed to their utmost for the best success,
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) about to thank him when h Tuls
be an
clive
Gay-shouted: "The neighbour's name. Don't let friendly, social interest;
was Whiteumbe, George Whit- interfere with important work combe." "I see," said Cockle-
carro heavily.
con
CHESS PROBLEM
10
By J. B. SANTIAGO Black, & pieces.
What about YOUR
"W to a theatre, Ronnie?"
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from evi 151
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Where you will and the fatty as The Burden of tuntia. $41
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FIRST TIME
IN 13 YEARS
Of Gold Denied
Zurich, Oct. 12.
Reports of large trans- ters of roll from Eastern European countries to Switzerland are "without
foundation," usually reliable Anancial clicies sald here today. There have been some small transfers, it is understood, buf connection with cial and menia--Revier,
H.K.
only In
commer- financial astre.
STOCK EXCHANGE
Sterling revaluation boom revived in Zurich
Washington, Oct. 12. was maintained in Paris, But American exports drooped 11 boiled over in Milan where helow her imports in
White falling short of recent August records, there was netivity en the rate for the British Pound for the first thing 212 thirteen the HIC Stock Exchange this yesterday to 1,075 today.
years, the Commerce Depart morning, the transactions regis- ment reported today.
tered up lo noon being valued South African gold shares
at $103,750, Noon quotations benefitted from the wating of The dollar valu
August were: bath Korea and
SNARES BUYERS BELLERA BALES valuation jitters,
Starting re-exports was at $760, 10.000, the GOVT. LOANS They were highest in history. The trade assisted today by talk of even-
BANKS Jual
dollar devaluation
figures included the European HK tank found more buyers than for Recovery and Mutual Defence INSURANCES
Canton Fonic time. The great success | Assistanco programmes of yesterday's South African other foreign akt projects an Government loan mu have well as the regular commercial helped-Reuter.
trade.
and
Soviet-Persian Oil Deal
21
While the work dollar gop wag closed, the European dollar rap probably dill existed In August, although the figures on Curopean trade with this country are not yet available. The Imports from the ECA Russia will be the sole buyer countries in the Art six months
An-
those
.. 1300
Union Underwriters. SHIPPING
800
Ala Nav. 07150
#
DOCKS, ETC.
Widt
·
4000 @ 03
300
3.00
10 E4 H}
00 450 «8 05:5 N. P. Wharf $40 6.00 1200 BIS Provident
12 Wheelock...
100.60 2935 LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel.. BIR 1,40 200 19 1,40 100 # B30 fr Land
12 43 UTILITIES
13.00
Tram
C. Light C. Light (N) Electric...
1000 14 13.40 200 44 13.40 D 1000 0.30 27 2771 050 to 2745
Telephone.. 215 12 1000 115%
Сетев
**** 131 Харе ...... STUBES, ETC.
Datry
.......
of North Persion of under theof the year averaged $80.400,000 INDUSTRIALS terms of a Perso-Soviet trade
compared with $204,100,000 in agreement which is to be nounced shortly. The negotin-American exports tions began early in August. | countries.-United Press, But the Persian Prime --Minis- ter, General Razmarn, is porled to have asked for a short delay in announcing the pact.
rt-
Russia has not pressed for a repetition of the accord which Ambassador Sadchikov conclud- ed with Premier Qavam in April, 1816 and which the Maj- (National Assembly) Jected in November 1917. That fronted
the concession to U.S.S.R. for exploitation of the northern oilfield by a company
re-
In which both countries would have approximately equal shares,
though the control would be Russian.
Dairy (N) 11,00 Walloon
24 Crawford
L
14
300 13%
1 500
700 69 13.78
20 200 4 231
Japan's Trade Exchange Rates
Drops
Burines was done in the
local
↑ unestTefal ' exchange market
this
10.30
834
4.00
20.20
1,710
13.05
morning at the following ratesim Sterling note (per C) |U.S. dollars (per pi
Indonesia guilders (per 100) dropped by US$U-Sam ticals (per 100)
Singapore (Strale) August to Set FIC plastres (per 100) ******
Tokyo. Oct. 12. Japan's exports to the Ster- ing Arca 772,000 from tember, it was disclosed today.
Figures released by the Japancac
Ministry of Trade national
and Industry that showed
the Sterling bought from Japan dur- ing September $16,238,000
bowler?
23 Heel
10
25
don't you take Belly
The roe sau to set them (7) Numbers come and go hut thin
come Rent
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Under the
new piel, which Area must again run the gauntlet of
"How can I, dad? My bawler is so drab."
↓
this
substance
2
K
"Well, shine it up a bit, Solb- bo, my boy, will get wife."
you п
15
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan 20)—This is not a good day 10. business as far as you are con
Be wary and cautious. 21-Feb. (Jan. concerned WIL
electricity be
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-
against a Guard your health sudden change in weather. You can adjust if you are prepared.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Don't attempt anything too im- serious today. portant Postpone it until
De tricudly,
TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21). Take care of your personal correspondence. You contact old friends to advantage
While, 10 pieces. GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-White to play and mate in two. It adjustments to SOHC new schedule are needed, ke Uiem now. If you are wrong, apologise.
now.
of
can
Solution problem!
I, PR4, 1 CANCER (June 23-July 23)-(ch); 1 A fine day for all those who teh); 1... Kt have youth in their hearts! (ch).
BOYS'
10
yesterday's
K-B5; 2, Q-B7 Kt-K3; 2, 9X (B8) any; 2, QXP
"And, Mudge, he's asked me io a show! One look at his Lowler, and you'd see why I ne- cepted it so quickly."
*
"Oh, Bonnic, I bet every wife will be jealous of me when she aces that bowler of yours."
Sulbbo.
(Both, rapturously). Good old
-(London Express Service)
AND GIRLS'
for the An Adventure By the Brook
way South played the contract. South should not have taken the finere in trumps, On win- ning the first trick, he should have in down king of hearts.
and
the ace and
-Knarf, Hanid Turned Into Frogs-
By MAX TRELL.
"Isn't it a pity," said the first frog again, that they do not
If the queenT was much a hot day that know enough to go for a swim."
make his
dropped, he would
Knart and Han:d,
with
contract. When it did not drop, shadow-children
the
the
he could then begin the clubs, turned-about names, were glad
hoping to fur three
Must Be Afraid
or more go down to the brook and "They must be afraid to get clubs in the hand that held the sit on the bank with thele bare all wet," sald the second frog. queen of hearts.
As it happened,
have been the care.
feet in the water. The water this would was fresh and cool.
Now and
would have been
thereupon lead and said nothing.
And from tho
"But what is so bad about West then a twig, or a lat went to get all wet. Hardly an hour That, my dear? It is pleasant obliged to dancing by. follow on three rounds of clubs. other bank a frog watched theme by that we do not jump into the brook and get all wet."
"We fre frogs," said the second frog. "We are used to citing all wet. Children are not frogs."
Duminy would
could discard
a fourth club, on which South
a spade, West
At least the frog id nothing could rulf and the defenders until, a few minutes later, on- could then take two spades, but other frog came along and sat the contract would be mode.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
Love me,
love
my namesake
OF FO MARE
icc and Buts and Cyri
and Divid are the
cause
in our
of much confusi
Villago Ench of
them owns a
after ane of
cat named
the "Ther
three and a dog named after another of them No two cats and he two dox have the same name
Fet example.
David's dog and Cyril's eat are both namesaker
of the owner of the cat Cyril The namesake of Bob's cat 1 the owner of the cat whose Berako, “owns the dor Alea
Who own the dog Durka?
down beside him.
"I see them very well," re plied the second frog. "They have their feet in the water."
Here both frogs were silent
ta turn
107
Inter FRENCH TRADE
IMPROVES
Paris, Oct. 12 France's foreign trade showod credit balance in September Area in August wer for the second time since the
the Majlis, Russia is to supply worth of goods.. transpareat tantelesn attcky tho equipment for mining which Japanese exports to the
will be in predominantly Persian Sterling
$23,010,000.
On the other hand, Japan's
and • Nile fote
Over to wander. 14)
עד ווt
gives you
yer always had it (3)
Taken from your ideal LIFE roundings (4)
Included in your allowance, (1,
2 The extra you got Iron Honjo
(4)
H.
You should have ne of them. 101
14 Sup tola and have a meal (3)
17 Mother of pearl (51
13 tay 4D)
10 Would a rogue use it? (8)
SEC tauer 10
and there'
when they are ground 2. That over theta | 13) 27 This can is a fekdaw
handa. In retura for this im- portant concession by Persia, Russin is to restore at least half of the Persian gold reserve sent
to the U.S.S.R. for sale keep-xpurts to dollar and open ne
count areas during September Ing. The balance is be re- remained practically paid in goods.
as in. August,-Reuter.
LONDON
shorter
13)
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MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Sketch Book-25
There is no one in sight so Rupest taking care
her." he KIYS. hurries towards a van that is wand. "She's run away. Please tell me ing on the roadside, and as he reaches if you've seen her. Why, yes." it the driver comes striting out of a imiles the man, who seems to be gateway. This time the little bear mused at something. "She came doesn't try to describe Rosalie. He past here only three minutes ago. opens his sketch book and shows his You're on the right raad. She can' sketch of her. "I'm supposed to be be very far away."
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Two
themselves
discover
brother,
Then the Arst frog sald: "Be careful, my dear. There are two chlidren for a few moments, Then thei sliting on the other side."
first frog cold again: "It would leaves, they were astonished to
"Here I gol" croaked Hanla. not be hard for thos chlidren
that it hud Ave of She pushed on ker 12gs. Up into them, just as the first frog had the air she shot. In the air she into frogs."
anid.
tumed and plunged head-fir "Really?" ald the Fecond
Into the water, Kaart followed "Should we nibble one of the Immediately after her. frog, sounding rather surprised. "How would they do that?"
Teaves?" Hanid asked her
How cool the water felt How cany it was to swim!
They pushed their
legs and through the water! Then they swam up the brooke against the current; and down the brook with the current at their backsi They ronted on the most- covered rocks. They sprang in and out of the waterf
And they hardly felt wet at
"Right behind them," replied the first froz
five-leaf
"Of course!" answered Knart. Instantly they Spheryllid.
clever, AB they have to do so nibble at a bit of one of the leaves changed into frogs!
and-peuf-they
would
into frogs!"
"But-but how
turni
would they tum back into children again?
Felt Strange
ex-
It fell very strange, sitting on the ground and gazing up at the sky. Their arms seemed "They would turn back into tremely smali an short; and children again when they nib- their legs seemed enormowaly bied a bit of another leaf of long and strong. that five-leaf clover," said the. firat frog.
When Knarf ,opened his mouth to my something he On hearing this, Knart and uttered a deep croak Hankd did Hand immediately looked in the famo the grass behind them. Buro "All right!" crooked Knari.
Thia- trops_ /lanked at the enough," there, was a clover, "Let's jump in and see how the
shadewa
And when they counted the water fools!”
pl
And finally, when they had enough, they nibbled another feat of the wonderful clover, a and there they were, Knut and Hanid again, filing on the bank, with the two frogs Become: lho, wny ani licking at thepil
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TIN
MARKET
London, Oct. 12.
Tin prices were quoted higher the closo of the morning session. There was no bustness done in spot.
The turnover was 160 lons.
Prices closed today at the end of the official afternoon session as follows:-
Spot it, buyer
150
Spot in, seller
Three-monthe tin. buyer Three-months tin, seller Busines done at Settlement
850 195 250-340 £44
United Prest.
Singapore Rubber Futures
Singapore, Oct. 12. Prices in the rubber futures maricel here closed today as follows:-
Number 1 rubber, per
Ib. October
December
Number 2 rubber,
October
Number 3 rubber,
October...
Number 4 rubber
Spot rubber, unbated Black crepe No. 1 pale crepe
160-107
181-155
1C5-100
10015-16415
10216-16315
104-107 134-330
171-176 -United Press.
London Rubber Futures
London, Oct. 12. Prices in the rubber futures market hore closed today as follows:- No. 1 rubber
Der b
8114-524 November
60 50 January/March (1051) 40-455 December
LD 2401
April/June
(in cente
-United Preza.
Bank Of England Statomont
the same
war.
Exports were 000,000 francs more than imports,
The first
worth 1,000,- (£1,000,000)
credit
post-war balance was in July this year when the value of exports ex- ceeded imports by 2,085,000,000 francs
(£2.885,000). August however, showed a dedeil
Bombay Textile Reuter,
Strike Broken
Bombay, Oct. 12. Fifty of Bombay's 60 cotton textile mlife are working with workers reporting over 50,000 for the first shift, according to o Bombay Government communi- que today.
Twenty-thousand strikers at a mass rally last night decided to continue the two-month strike of 220,000 textile workers until for a bonus of their demandi three months' base wages and a cost of living allowance was met by mill-owners.
iri-
They rejected a Government of India Labour appellate bunal verdict issued on October 0 upholding a Bombay industrial court's bomas award totalling Two months' busic wages.-Reu- ter.
Canadian Gold
Output
Ontariu, October 12. The forty-four producing gold mines in Ontario milled orn containing $7,778,740 worth of sold and silver during August, the Department of Mines re- ported today. This figure was an increase of nearly 15 percent
over the same month of last year. The mines which employ 12.067 warkers, milled 844.123 ions of ore to obtain 202,513 ouncer gold and 12,706 ounces allver. The gold and silver pro- duced during the first 8 months of the year totalled $62.202.003 in value, compared with $53,- 300.030 in the same period 1049-United Press.
Bank Of France Statement
OUTWARD MAILS
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A
ter
Christmas parest and lat- United mall by sea to Kingdom, par m Corta with be closed as follows:
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This mat) is expected to KT- rive at London en er about No- vember 27, The Public are re- quested to port early, as this will be the art opportunity to post parcela by sea to arrive in the United Kingdom In for Christmas delenry.
time
The Postage rate (by only) for Christmas Cards in open covers, bearing not tuote FIVE Written words of greeting is 5 cents per cover not exceeding 2 oz.
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offers.
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FRIDAY, OCTONER 13 Closing Times By Air Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Bara, Calro (Nairobi, Mombas Dar es Salaam. Mauritius de Johan- nesburg) VIN Cairo), Home of London. 6 p.m.
Paris, Oct. 12. The Banic of France state- ment for
the werk ending London, Oct. 12.
October 5, read, as follows ima
Ута The Bank of England slate- ment for the
182,794,TEL 248 wrol ending Totaj gold holding .. Total of other cur October 1, reads as follows:-
Tencks... Sterling
Sight balances abroad 156,429 085.187 Notes in etreulation... 180 $75 000
Advanie to currency
stabilisation public deposite
fund 70.200.000.000 Private deposits....... 192,820,000 || NIM discounted In Government Securities MAT,171,000 France and abroad ifto 993,164,310 other securities.
Noten in circulation 1,908,WIT,961,800. Taoyiptu
Current, accounts and Basak, paljo
EST. 100
200000000
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Japan. DJ.
Auckland
Manila, Honolulu & UBA, Butters, second class mal and Parcela Guarn. (letters, and second clam init) Canada, fletters only) 5 pm
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Closing Times By ken Parcels for Canada via Vancoo- ver, .C. p.m;
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ching Times By Sa
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