THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
JACOBY DUMB-BELLS
ON BRIDGE
Right Defence Play Can Save the Day
By OSWALD JACOBY
E have come across a de
fensive play that was not of our Л Bir-
actually made in one recent dames," willes mingham errespondent.
"We discovered later on that the hand could have been sel by the proper play. However, we do not see how Went could have known that this was the correct play.
"West let the five of spades,
I'M GOING
WHY CATFISHING DON'T, YOU TRY TODAY WHAT SHOULD I US5)
MOUSE! FOR BAIT?
BY THE • WAY •
by
Beachcomber
I is coming to something morning walk, held 1,10
form.
ara
what-when a defenceless smart scarecrow on the scarecrow-a stolen.
clothes
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The Thorogrip flag
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ense was held up yester. day owing to what is un- occur- fortunately R cominon
when Mr Tinklebury excited. becomes rence on Snapdriver
The theft is remarkable, be cause scurecrows are to badly dressed today. There wES time when the big lantied gen- Try used to send for soincone from their own tafloring den to measure the scarecrows the estate for a couple of suits, That, of course, explains Gee chiet of the deaf
who, on Thort-sighted peer
East played the queen, YOUR BIRTHDAY ·
South was with the ace. South
Ied
I small diamond, West
played the nine, dummy's Jack' finessed, anet East
WO
win
with the ace. East then return ed the seven of spades. South
ning
jock.
West
T
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
in elbow again got wedged in the his mouth-strange as that may "I is a constitutional ami round.
commented a weakness, m'lud,”
Guareboote Mr Houryweather
shrewdly. Remarkable! rak
forward Cucklecarrot, leaning
and watching Mr Snapdriver's
an
By STELLAfforts to dislodge the intruding
elbow. Mr Gooseboote, in
helping attempt 10 lend
POCKET! CARTOON
* Aup inore trouble from von, No, 97, and I'll nee you're transferred to one of those new prisons witla- out nice blant walls!"
London Express Sarpton.
hand, got his elbow Interlock CHESS PROBLEM
ed with his colleague's, and the
them Bf
exenyed like
Interestin: Japanese wrestlers. "Is this a
30 are burn today, you who wille highly
court of law?" asked the judge i active letters, diaries or journals. fremendously
Contor- "or D played the
tiacastically. 10
let me Pray, made the fatal mistake of wind vergete. You must have
tionists Gala? all the Tactful, you know how with is kin
rometnog going
co-operate know." "Now South was sure 10 time. Progressive in your at make other people make s contract. He won the tides, you are always look with your plans. Your charm
pade return with the ten, looking into the future with m eye cad peronal magnetism his citus, and led from dim- improving etitrent ali- undoubtedly, make you a host In passing my inwards
queen of ons. You don't stop at play of friends. Fond of children,
GATHI that taxi-strikes heart. Fast could take
thebing, either, but are very like you would enjoy having a large
must not gerur, becaILE king of hearts, but could natly to autivate your ideas by family of your own. If denied ||
and this, you might wish to adopt campaigns
they make a bad impression on prevent South from making the conmmittees,
Any incon rome and bring them up contract with two spades, two other practical means. You are
plamin your own. Be cautions in mar-American tourists. hearts, our diamond and four best at lunge-menle
AP you are not suited to Venience to the natives in con-
unimportant. Detail is abhorrent to your. clubs.
hot are already "After the hand had been Whenever possible, and other all types and the one you wed natively
you must have similar ideals or you arently we
with shame because we do est played, mmebody pointed out to do the routine, while
happi-W complete *.nnot and
supply enough iced water, and That We could have defeated stay the "den man."
telephone ope have only ress. thr the contract by refusing second round of spades. When- ever East got the lead with his king of hearts, he would return
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Del 23)-- This day of achievement i you follow out your plans. It can be a hirbly restul Lorial stay, 100.
SCORPIO (Oet. 24-Nov, 20) --- conversation. 130 tactful In Don't promite inore then you deliver. Ly know you can future plans.
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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN Hongkong Causes Rubber To Soar To
Highest for 25 Years
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
London, Oct. 17.
Heavy buying by merchants in Hongkong and China has been a contributory factor in the acute shortage of supplics which yesterday caused the price of rubber to soar to its highest level since 1925.
The rearmament demand, superimposed on a heavy consumer demand is the chief factor in this risse.
Suez Canal Restrictions Condemned
Loton. Oct. 17.
Britain Refuses Temptation
London, Oct. 17
The Treasury today, ro fected # proposal In Parliament that it should follow the Canadian Government's policy for Canadian dollar and allow the Pound to find its own level,
the
When Sil Williams,
Herbert Conservative, urred this Mr Doutlas Jay, the Financial Secre- tary to the Treasury, re- piled briefly: "No, Sir."---- Reuter,
N.Y.
Cotton
Futures
New York, October 17.
In the last ten minutes UI
to thu
Rubber changed hands here. yesterday ut 45. Ed. a pound, which is well over double the price at which it would give trading, prices shot up the producers a reasonable re-daily permissible limit. turn and at which they have cling roid they would like to see it | stabilised.
long the price can he How maintained at this artificially ment may double high level is a matter for con-export jcclure, The only thing that also the could cause any drastic fall in Department announcement that ceilings 011 farm products
The against C.C.C. coflou added power to the buying. The strongth of the market to unconfirmed was attributed trade rumours that the govern-
the recent quota allotment aud repeated Agriculture
The International Chamber of price would be a business re- there -Shipping agreed at a meeting cession in America. here today that the restrieliver regulations recently imposed by the Egyptian Governmen 011 thipping passing through Suez Canal were "contrary to which the precepts of international are being usage."
Is no need for price
the
plu a tropical hurricane mov. But there is not much like. Ing across the Southem lip Bhood of that happening in the Florida, with fears of darnagu the near future-In fact, the rate at to the unpicked colton in
rearmament contracts Eastern und Central belt see-
'placed in Americntions. seems to indicate that the de-
The government weekly crop mand for raw materials will be
was summary
Interpreted further increased. Even favourably but the effect wan still when the American rearma- obscured by the threatened
in full situation regarding the export limit to the quota. The Agricidlure Secre- Brannan replying to the criticism among congress- man and growers said the re- ment announcement WOM "'12- terli export allocation." After
in a
A statement issued after the But why do White to play and mate in three.
meeting said that the Chamber! the Solution to yesterday's "deplored the interference with ment prograinme
international trade and shippingwing there Letife they are accustomed to lead problem:
which results from these excep amount of rubber Its Industries tary, Mr star be your in America? leave the an-
calls swer to the man who asked for. R-Q01, any; 2, Q or Ke Tates. tional regulations and
Ais upon a cup of tea and a kipper at the Pavillon d'Armenonville in the Huis de Boulogne.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-
to if you can be helpful
derly friend, now is the time
to do that gond deed.
Watercress magnate sobi
scientist s N American
Con- discovered that the CANCER (June 23-July 23)-
of a telephone tinuous sound difficult day. The patient with Lell kills mice; just as the con- tactful with your tinuous sound of a muffin hell children and co-workers at the office,
kills dogs, and the continuous 23) Sud of a ten-ton church bell 24-Aug. LEO (July 1 ny be effent to keep makes elephants very ill. As a prombe, but it is wise to try!edem poet wrate:
don't promise Petching winkles from a farm- Next time
Jucar
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-wat not cure an old horse
may be found totlay. Honesty
his just spade. Went could then 20)-Caution and fact is needed The solution to some problem with no breath in his body. take the king and the rest
1 spades.
of L
with YOU relationships cthers. Be constructive in all criticism,
"Is this something that West should have known? Or Would
was you ray that West incky7"
-
I am sorry to say thuet West was not unlucky. He Shoulei have known what the tunikon
returned Bant
Was
the
When reven of spades, it should have been clear that he was return- in his top space. South was therefore marked with the jack South also and the ten. and the deure of spades, there was very little hal West count do to defeat the contract,
As a matter of fact, this is a tfandard defensive play. When the opening leader has begun a long it against no-trump, he Elio tid not alway hasten to teke a top card at the first op- portunity By ducking he may innke possible for his part- ner to lead the suit again when it has been fully established.
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PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)--
1 concert An Invitation to
I go dancing may bing urtex- peeled pleasure into your life.
a the best polley. He smcere. Said the pale tutor
Outside the pione-factory Not much.
Your
In passing
Check
Knowledge
1. What is the literal mean- ing of Salomet
2. Name
Florlds.
SCIENTIST has said that hide from the best place atom bombs may be the chim- the capital of jer, us so few chimneys were demiolished by the two bonte One school
ehinneys. enor- chimneys,
3. Name the library la Eug-dropped on Japan. land to which a copy of every of thought is demunding houses
hundred of ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)—| hook published in Great Britain with
Another school suggests for | must be pent. The " ahead" lights are
communal commun 4. How did William Waits mots Don't waste time. Make you.
without houses attached, real progress toward your goal.
come to invent round shot?
units of per- sonnel would live and work. pre-by own view is that everybody ought to carry a stout umbrella,
-(London Express Service)
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carefully-planned
to
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new Idea.
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4. Name a manunal that is these chimneys
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AND GIRLS'
A Nasty Trick on the Cat
-Birds, Mice Thought She Had It Coming- By MAX TRELL
started elizabing up to the top at Nu garden wall. Now usually no one minds when anyone climbo
HIRPIE Sparrow came to the
window-sil for his bread up to the top of the garden wall. crumbs. After he had pecked The children have done it many! down most of them, and he was tines. But this cat is different.!
to the Harden wall to From the 110 longer hungry, he said Kourt and Hanid, the Shadows maple tree where all the robins incet and wrens and thrushes turned-about numest with the "We played a trick in the cat every day to visit and to talk, Is And that's a very easy jump. this morning
what is cat ilid-all of a sud- den and when hardly anyone ex- pected her! She almost caught one of the young roblus. All tho birds were so frightened, and so
"You did!" said Hanid. "Whint did you do?" Knar!.
asked
"Well," said Chirple, "it wasn't nearly as much of a trick as that cat deserved. Becaue, a every- try, that they made up their one knows, she is a very dis- minds to puntal the cat in ruch agnin a way that she'd never agreeable animal and thinks of nothing all day--and all night. climb up a tree." too of all the birds she can spring on, and all the mice she eun catch.
Nasty Cal "Yesterday. Tor instance," Chirpie went on, this nasty eat
INTELLIGENCE TESSTE
TEAM RACE
By T. O. HARE
Unelt Timothy Zwrot my niece Yasta). Do come to the school aporia, There'll be fole of people you know, and a nice tea and belinva, 1 or not-I'm repre senting my house in the team
Close It'i bo vety
but we think
TRCé,
thing this on.
We may pul
"There are vires houses- Rone, Laurod and Hay (1m in Day. In case you've forgotten) and each of us has three representatives. Each bouse. I mean. TO TECO is litt mile The Best girl home scores one point: the second, two polnik; And so on. The house with the 2 lowest score wine the cup. Winnie Jukes (she's Laurell H
Cizi preity sure to be hist home, but her two smar-mentes aten' much good. So come i and give Bay the benest of your full-throated cheer
bay for day, in fact fi've just A thought of that one 11-Yours hopefully, Saria."
I went to the ports and bayed for Bay, as intuetrd. most The tram Ince was A exciting affair, for the three i hotter alt scored the ядре number of points Winnie è Jukes won, as expecter: her e younger #ster, Jenste, war niso representing Laurel; the came In just ahead of May Morris and behind May's Ella
fater
May and Elin were both representing those House Santa ran a good race, though one of tar team-mates, o toll mimi with i
to freckles, did even better. two ditis derdhented
Ilave many girls cate ntent of Santa S
In
Loxton Express Service,
(Salution on Page 33
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Sketch Book-29
Rosalie still retuses to answer any questions, and at length Constable Growler smiles quietly. "It's no tood," he says. The only thing we can do is to make sure she gets home." And ting her up he trides away over the common with Rupert trotting behind him and feel.
ALL SKIRTS
"What did they decide la do?" : Knarf wanted to know, "I hope" It was a good trick. That cat is Tho pretty smart."
branch
didn't mice
Enaw
My
ing very relieved. At the door Mes. Pip greets them anxioussy. what a time you've been!" ahe crits. What's happened? And why has the policeman brought you back?" Rosalie remains silent, but Conarable Growler chuckles. "Ta all a mystery ma'am," be mys
Only Rupert can explain it." RESERVED
the around. She started after me al
all the way through, onco, licking her chops at the They just gnawed
it about thought of what a fine meal sho
"The first thing the birds did," half-way through. It was still was going to have the Instant Chirple answered, "was to go to strong enough to hold all the she caught me. But every time
ean use.
THEORISING
bales might
all governments, takluk into a count the terins of the Coaven- tion signed at Constantinople in
It is now being foreca that the review, he said a minimum 1888, to renew and intensity;
to the by next March or April. Ameri-of 2,000,000 their representations
a can supply of natural and raised. Government with Egyptian
Washington officials hinied a view to the prompt removal of synthetic rubber will be run-
ning close to two million tons a possibl increase of 500,000 the restrictions,"Reuter.
year or eight hundred thousand bales, but late in the day, the
ons more than the amount that ¦ rumours its industry can absorb present or foreseeable
Chicago Grain
Prices
Chicago, Oct. 17. futures continued and other
and
tlons.
circulated That the under minimum might be raised to comili-
4,000,000 bales.
The market closed 81 to 189 This theory, however, leaves poluta higher. Prices closed 10- out the American
stockpile day as follows- which can influence prices more;
than any other single faclor, October
Sput
40.75 nominal
37,301
consumer
re-
be any mealstance, there
Even if this forter, were removed | Deceinber
which is unlikely there is no March (1051)
believe that reason to
apart from day to day fluctuations due October
December to proill-taking and
and tempomry
39.63
39.74
39.60
39.73
23.10-33.00
3527
will March (1052) bie drop in price. Americon synthetic
resches the point)
33.12 nominal
-United
Press.
a narrow
weather
Soyb.on yesterday's advance
moved over HOIR range within yesterday's clue. The strength in soybeans Heoted disappointingly low cour- until the Iry offerings. Despite the ideal production harvesting
and where it is able to fill the pap] OUTWARD MAILS higher vegetable oil markets, between prccent ujyly and
Hales
appeared light demand. The relative strength in roy- to temp.r The beans tended setting interest h wheat. The was reported United Kingdoin
cargo of to have purchased a €.S. corn for shipment from Baltimore by the December.
hedging
Brst half of
No fresh expert business Wheat activity Some
In
Japan Invited To Participate
Flour Trported. wan
very slow. appeared traders are waiting for President Truman's speech, and apply believe that the speech influence the grain markets.
may
New York, Oct. 17. Japan won today invited to for membership of the International Silk Association, which is holding ♪ Congress here to improve quality. Wheat closed A to cent
About 130 delegates from cent lower
Britain. lower, corn was a
France, Switzerland, ocent higher, onts were / Nogway, Conatin, West Ger- cent higher to 4 cent lowermany, Aualdo, Belgium, Egypt,
higher cent
Spain, India, Italy, Holland and 27 cents
discuss scientifle Japan will research, price stabilisation and increase Japanese production as a means to make better silk.
rye was 4 to
2 to
and soybeans higher.
Prices closed today us foi- lows:-
Wheat-piles per busdiel
2.107 2.2012. 2.327-4. 2.24-14 2.124
Spot
December
March (1931)
Moy
July
Corn
St
1.5312
December
1.45
Math (10511
1,40
May
1.50-
[July
اتف
Bye
December May (10511
1431
1.45-1.47
OSTA
December Mared: (1951)
001
New York four-per 200 1. sack. $12.20-United Press.
Persia's Trade
Persla
Reprisal
Teheran, Oct. 17. today
doubled Cus-
duties On all importa from Britain and 20 other
the mice, who didn't like the cat birds, but not nearly strong she made a spring at me. 1 flow itoms any more than the birds did. enough to be able to hold a cat a little further They all met at the foot of the without breaking off. Then the. further off from her. I mean garden wall. I stood near the mee went back to their hiding and
Iittle
house just above the back si places. And now the birds had garden wall and the tree. where the cat was pretending tako a nap-to chirp out a warn- to try to ret the cat to come up
2.
nearer to
the
countries which restrict or bar Persian goods.
ad
ing in case she started to walk into the tres.
-«didn't,
Chirpic.
percent special 20 "And finally I flew to the top valorem duty will be imposed Cus- goods not subject to toward the wall. Fortunately she "I was asked to do " cala of the garden wall. Mistress Cat on
jumped right after me. Then Itoms duties, the Government hopped to the branch of the announced,
the mice Knart ex tree the one that. "You. Chlrple!"
All the other had gnawed at. and the mice worked out a plan, claimed. "And did you?"
branches higher up.
"So, sald Chirple, "the
Severni of the oldest and strong-
est mice climbed up the tree.
Then they started Knowing at
the first big braich, right at the
Broken Wing
Traders
birds were waiting in the new Custom rates to involve
The Japanese, who sent 27 experts, said that they would have to get permission from General Douglas MacArthur. to the Supreme Commander, apply but Mr Robert A. Hicker- Silk: Section son, chief of the
of SCAP Headquarters, who ac- companied them, said that per- mission would be granted. --- Reuter.
LONDON TIN MARKET
London, October 17. The tin market was Armer gain at the morning session to- <lay, The turnover WOR 100 tens, including 35 tong for cash. Prices closed today at the end of the official morning session as follows:
Spot Un, buyer Spot tin, seller
Businer done ut Three-monthr tin. buyer Three-montha un, setier.... Jusness done al Settlement
BAS-002
603
037
50
Ba2 -United Press.
Singapore Rubber Futures
Singapore, Oct, 17. Prices in the rubber futures market here closed today na follows:-
Number 1 ribber, per lb.
October
Novemly
17) - 123 -100 - 107 ico - 101 December Number rubber, October, 170 ~ 171 170 Number 3 rubber. October 19
100 - 100 Number rubber. Octobe
here expected the
in And oud-Britain
Increased dollar! denly she sprang on the branch.lability while favouring trade "I did indeed!" said Chirple Cr-r-rack! it went. Down went with the United States. spot where it sprouts out from proudly. "This is how I did it, I pus! Oh, how we laughol! low
America not one of the trunk. This was the branch pretended to have proken the mice muenked with Joy!
rates.Reuter. where all the birds usually met wing. I fell down right in ficat But the bat jut meowed and countries liable to the doubled lack crepe Birds and mice had a meeting, for their visits and their talks of the cat and started fultering länk away!"
the Spot rubber, unbaled
No. 1 pale crepe
262-103
143 - 140
Tha
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the following morning picted before 9.m, except in the cam of Registered Mall which is completed in time to connect with the astornoan delivery of the day after urvival.
A ter
Christmas parcel and let- max
Lintted by sea to Kingdom per Corfu wil de closed as follows:
Gr.(. Hongkong - Farco's Ort. 24 Noon; her. p.m; Ord. C.P.G. Rowinon.—Par 5 v.m.
Oct. 28 11 MI celi p.m.; Ord. p.m.
This ma le expected to J. rive at London on or about No. Tember 27. The Pubile are T- Quested to past early, as this Will be the last opportunity to post parcels by sea to arrive fa La ima the United Kingdom for Christmas delivery.
The Postage rato (by sex Cards ta for ChristIMIRE open covers, bearing bot more
written than FIVE
words of greeting 13 cents Der Cover
not exceeding % ozs.
Unregistered letters and print. ed matter for Chlas melniand and Hainan island can be 4. repted at senders' tlak mod wil bo forwarded Ax Opportunity otters.
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Registered
Parcel InThe Posts close at 5 pm. on the brevious day, Malf are cloud it Kowloon Centra Jost Urica hear earlier than the G.P.O. closing Umes
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Closing Times By Air Talpeh, Japan & Seattle, 6 pm.
Clog Times By
Itonolulu, USA., Calado, Central & South America vla San Francisco. No Parcels for Canada), a pan.
Bombay & Karachi. 2 p.ta. Manila, 2 pan.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19* Closing Timey By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Barn, Moonbam, Dar es Calro (Nairobi, Salaam. Bauritius & Jobannesburg via Calro). Roma & London, 'pm.
Ilangkok, Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney Auckland, ap.m. Haiphong. Hanol, Balgen. blanca & Paris: 0 pm.
Talpeh, pan.
Casa-
Closing Tistos. By Boa
Straits. Djakarta, Sourabaşı * Macasast 11 n..
Bangkok, Mauritius. Mombau, L. Marques & South Africa vis Durvan,
Rangoon & Calcutta, pm. Manila, 2 p.m.
a p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 Closing Times by Air
Singapore,
Colombo,
Barra, Child (Nabab
Bombay, Mombe
Dar es Salaam, Mauritius de Johannes-
1978 - 179. burg viæ, Cairo). Bome. ▲ London. -United Press.
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