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By OSWALD JACOBY
was a nicely played WHAT
hand, partner," said Hard bad we Luck Joc. "I loo didn't bd gume. Should I have I really bid three diamonds? don't think that I could have bid three no-trump."
"You're got too many words In that sentence," said South mournfully. "You just don' think-period. You still haven't thought of what you choul. have donc."
While Joe in thinking that one over, let's see how the hand wa played at two no-trump.
West opened the king of clubs and South won with the ace.
DUMB-BELLS
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THE WAY by Beachcomber
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READ the other day how with Beethoven and KNOW
out of IT'S
a conductor had to take "Six more bars
pecond movement, Joe, and FRENCH a piece of music at the gallop we've done it!**
FOR because the next item on But what did Burst say? REFRESHMENTS the programme was to broadcast.
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London Express Sertice
Bat Old Check Your
Knowledge
A FOR THE BUSINESSMANUSI Silver Rises Seven Geneva In
Cents Following
Mexican Halt
Washington, Oct. 26.
Conference Opens
Genova, Oct 20 Delegates from some 20 cou tries are attempting to draft an Internallónal agreement · un Mexico's decision to halt silver shipments to stabilise prices and trade la tia.
The conference the United States will not cost the United States the United Nations in an effort was called ty Treasury one cent more for silver for its dollars to bring stability in workd or other coins. It was explained the Treasury trade in tin, where prices have court to now highs since the buys silver only from United States mines at a set Korean war, legal price.
Commercial firms now must buy imported silver, so it is these private companies who affected by the Mexican move.
The Mexican government has nnnounced that offers by the to Bell sliver 1. As far as is known, where Bank of Mexico
It gave no offrial reason bir noted the move but one explanation
objects to my for this Rocksalt's Harmonies The only solution scrt of thing apart from Inter- inner Consciousness are fering with the programmes of Mumbojumbology.
me Kumunek which would be "gainst the DLC,
for Ravensblood, both of is to arrange sacrilege,
not
to be sought to prove that there is broadcast ilcms
rich no such thing as what Traum- shortened to t in. It
of verein called the Impossibility hooligans can cut off bits pletures to it their walls, why of the Subjective. can't inspectors do the
same in hi
think Frodnose: Do you ally paper la quite the place for this abstruse stuff?
Mystit: Certainly. The more
being cducaled ed7 ("celting culture") by all this
or of thing. —— Parson felled by enormous tomata PHOTOGRAPII of a lady with a fur covering for
recelver to recognise and her telephone
made before ma realise how important it is) the opportunity determination la excep- Krasp
for people to "expresa them tional. Once you
have made the next fellow.
zelves," Lady Cabstaniels, up your mind to do something,
in n.. simple frum You are emotional and--this who breakfasts
her thing will stop you doing it, and doing it well. You could bring serious conflict if mink stole thrown over
amount of you were not the type to have tau-de-ni rabardine, has ny; have a tremendous
n single ambition and stick to mink cosies for her egg-cups, entiniginem and you are able to
Those of you to keep the crits warm. their it relentlessly. timulate others *to put best efforts into a job, too. You who do not find yourselves in may not be intellectual,
Sol Horwasch are the one who is apt to get youth, are apt to become roll-'s human, as
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLAk the feeder the more he were the first roada construcnd been withdrawn indefeltely.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
IF you are born today, your yeur ability
A
That
أناقة
the headlines-but you accept ang stones. But eventually, if said when his scriptwriter in- Mrs Tieman! the honours no graciously, that you roll for enough, you will corporated into "Gladstone" the no one can really objecti
flou your metler and success iscene in which '
hrows a custard pie at Mrs quickly yours.
Gackell.
You don't know what что- rastination means. You are
top always working at
Demonstrative in your affee-The swooning-fish eye speed fers, you want someone who ACE glamour receptionette and manage to get a job done will reciprocate in ind. Your Marloric Bucktonth has re
vested that Salho gives her twice as fast as someone else marriage should be a happy one
To and what the stars have
which hal swooning-fish eye night! Since you know your
select store for tomorrow,
ess with the new burhy eye- without swn mind, you act
Skr Hesitation, You
birthday slar and read brows (in four colours) often get the pur up on competitors this way the corresponding
to be sacked from paragraph was about -and what appears to be the Let your birthday far be your her job at an airport when Declarer Knocked out the ace Phand of Lady' Luck is merely daily guide,
friend told her about Shibbo diamonds, and West, deperately
Two days later men who had
fly to Puris Intended to
Amsterdorn were booking Karachi anti Nokul,
simply asked them to. are Only Snibho can give you the
swooning-ash cyr. (Advt).
-London Express Service)
in search of a sull, shifted to a heart. South won
in his oWI
ace
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
hand nud knocked out the of spades.
West could fake hi
SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 23) should find some excellent bar-heenuse she queen of clubs for the third de-
-Get all necessary work done gains, Household supplies fensive trick, but declarer cells morning. When evening. bert.
plan
won 10 tricks
omes, you
chD
Evidently South thought some-romance and happiness. thing had gone wrong with the "biddi Do you-are-whalin Decide for yourself before you
read on.
very foolish of Hard It was Luck Joe to bid two diamo.id with the North hand. ite shoul
clubs have doubled two penaltics.
on
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Business comes
today, Arst SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23. When afternoon arrives, You Dec, 22)-If members of your can relax a little, however family seem difficult, perhaps it could be partly your fault. Offer peace!
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)—. Some business deal may bc completed, but it might be well CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. lo posipone starting something 20)-All research fol
work.
ca. now. to do with pecially if it has writing, is weli favoured now. CANCER (June 23-July 23) One day for love and AQUARIUS
(Jan 21-Feb -A
Children's affairs Koud day for romance, Join friends in are especially in high favour.
which inter- ume enterprize
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- und a halets nil
Definitely a romontie day. A tell that
fine time to start B wedding trip. You can expect happiness.
Hin partner, had opened the bidding with one no-trump, thus | 19.)—This is a showing almost balf the high your hobby. card srengin of the deck. Norta had about a trick
and
could therefore
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- West have the rest of the high Revicit old friends and calch cards and that the East hang up on the news. You can e
Cer
joy yourself tremendously that must be a complete bus.
bands tainly the North-South
tar mare nigh-cari East-West DEL Ine
conmineu
strength hands.
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When a player bius no-trump, moreover, he guns.nety, exter three cards or a long double- ten as a mi in euth suit. North therefore had reason suppose that his own four clubs plus his parisers probablo three clubs would give the North- South has more clubs thin the opponents.
fu
Since North could tell that his side had mare high cards an more trumpa luan ne opponents, It was clearly impossible West to come close to maki.g two clubs, Hence North should have doubled.
very
viny.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Oct. 23)— The afternoon can be difficult. ÀRIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 201- Solve children's problems. It you are shopping now, you evening is good.
BOYS'
AND
Swimming Is Lots of Fun
-So Teddy Bear Wanted to Try It-
"Then
The
PINTELLIGENCE TESTË
INVITATION
By T. O. HARE
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my drattare.
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amuse YOU
which
It was sent to my younger daughter by fellow- member of her cricket team Are JOU a student f Coleridge?—1" forget
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Whether
you are or are not you are Enviind
remember that ite brica every abatros has it and that Chrisandi sistentty DALEIGUA
The enclosed
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to
2. Name the most church in Great Britain.
the coinmon 3. What is
for
skin the name herpes zoster?
4. On what date did Japanese
accept the terms the Potsdam Declaration?
nrils! 5. Name the
who
The chief tin-producing coun
and the Belgian Congo, werd the conference, are represented at
along with major importing | countries - including the United States, United Kingdom and Franco.
Malaya, Bolivia, Indonesia
RAW WOOL
was it wanted roles suspended PRICES
It was Mexican
while I studied the new cx- disense port tax programme.
believed also
the the authorities apparently feel that of if the price of other metals, such as copper, lead and zinc, are rising because of defence production, then Mexican silver prices should receive a similar boost.
painted "The Angelus."
6. Where is Yale University?
(Answers on Page 8)
CROSSWORD
The
DISTURB
From Our Own Correspondent
+
London, Oct. 27.
A United Nations official said violent fluctuations in in prices were mainly caused by demands for tin, for
strategic uses. Ho said the normal commercial de- mand had to influence on world in prices. The spokes- Iman said the conference was Lstudying a draft agreement.prw
tin pared by the internationat study group to establish a tim counell, which would be mado up of adhering states and
bo
the administering and operating organ of the agreement,
TO
Mr. W. Nally, Socialist MP, One aspect of the draft agres- Mexican announcements asking the President of thment which has some similarity Immediately brought a rise in Board of Trade today "If he will to
international wheat thie commercial price, The New make stalement as in thr
agreement is the "buffer stock" York bullion) firm of Handy anticipated effects of present scheme, under which maximum and Harman quoted zilver
raw wool prices upon tenera and minimum prices would be 50 cents per ounce--a rise of
domestic textile established outside clothing and
which cents per ounce in the goods in the United Kingdom in would be considered undesir past week and a three-year new 1951 and what nelion he isable for tin prices to fluctuate. Fiigh. The rine may be re-taking, particularly in relation Tho
stack manager flected in retail prices on silver-to children's clothing, to mill-would buy tin
on the world ware, Jewellery and photo-rate the effects of major price market and sell tin from stock graphic im.
Incredzes upon families atin #1 effort to ofset Any Auctuations in price,-Uniteữ Prin
The Treasury's silver buying small Income levels." polletes have been set forth by 1940, Congress
law. In July, undered the Treasury to buy all
silver
at 80.5
newly mined
centa per ounce.
N.Y. Unless the
commercial price rises to this
Treasury
level, therefore, the cannot sell any of its hoarded
L. 16 Juagment of soloinen, 101
fus clue many be a pracurasiiver without loss.
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What Muine! Huboard a dog COT was not what he wanted
There Doining just
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(Solution on Page 8)
GIRLS'
nsked why," Teddy By MAX TRELL
him.elf, 1 swim ng is AU Stuffed Beur, much fun, and taking a bain TEDDY, the
is so mucli fun, doesn't any- asked everyone he met the wim.ng 28
let me to swimming one ever or take a bath?"
same question. Tuts of fun, isn't it?"
West would have been unhappy at contract of two clubs doubled. He would surely
"It certainly is" replied Mra lose two spades, three hearts,
She Wils and a diamond, together with Quack, the duck.
should anyone either two or three trump tricksurprised that
even ask such a question, At the very least he would be penalised 000
poluts. If slipped, he would lose polnis.
Either penalty would
the
the Sha- Knarf and Ionid, clows with the turned-abou names, happened to walk
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the room just then and heard what Teddy was saying. Hani he
"Swimming? Nothing that took Teddy In her arms. "Teddy," 1,100 I'd rather dia, Teddy," an- she said, "t wouldn't do any
swered Alphonse,
gold good for you to try to swim, or Ash. He lived In the loss to take a bath." have
uquartum that glood under been for better than the measley the window
in the playroŋt. that North When
to Teddy, he spoke part-score contract and South actually reached. Even Alphonse stuck his nose right up
the glass if North and South had managed against
and opened to stagger ino game, they stand shut his mouth. He looked But it could not have made as many as if he were choking. points as by doubling two clubs.really didn't bother hun to talk
at all
CHESS PROBLEM
By E. LAUF
Black, places
White) 10 pieces.
Liked Swimming
Puuh-Pool
tho poodle sald Chirpic he 1lked awimming. Sparrow sald he didn't know about swimming, but he cer
enjoyed taking a bath, Canary also enjoyed fak- ing a bath,
tainly
The
"Why not?"
"You'd get soaked and you'd
sink,"
"Docs
the
Het
The wird led to being name 631
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Foreign Bank Of England
Exchange
font Cozadn (dollar)
unoMelal
The Treasury has been buy- States Ing silver from United
for a operators mine time. But before July, 1046, England-officiat the price way 71.1 centa per jounce. A Treasury expert esti- mated that annual purchases of new silver run from 35,000,- +000-10-45,000,000 ounces
The amount of silver held by including river the Treasury,
totals 1,900,238- dollars now
of which about 961.2 ounces, 400,000,000
"on Ounces Inan" to various Federal govern ment agencies for use in ROV- projects. United
ernment Press.
ure
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30-ay futures 90-day futures
Australla (pound) New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) “erne” Urɔact
Denmark (krone) France (franc) West German
terliemark folland (uilder) Italy-ocial Norway (krane) Portugal (ercade)
Spain (porela) Swedlon (krune) Bitzerland-free
Closing rota Ocinber za USFO.PS!
200-3/10 201 b. 2.64 asked 700-3/10 281
Statement
London, Oct. 20.
The Bank of England state- for the week ending ment
October 28, reads as follows :-
Noter in circulation
Public deposita
Private deposita
Goverment securities
1.273,020,00
Sterling
270 370,000
435.315,000
$53,273,0970 14,163,000
09,313,000
“MÜnited Press.
New York, Oct. 20.
The total dividends pact on common stock on the New York stock exchange hit a new high
In the
2.791
2.0015
Other securities Receipts
Munk Tatto
.1435
.002311
4.26
2627
1100%
U.S. PROSPERITY
.1403
0330
0155
.0037
.2307
MIDDLE EAST
of $3.374,055,000
first
Treu
Flypt, (pound)
Iria1 Iraq (inar)
2.694%
nine months
of the year,
the
the
official publication
of the
ex-
3.00K
_5515
change showed today,
It
To-
LATIN AMERICA
Aurenline-oficial
vented that the dividends repre rented an increase of $588,032,-
1120
Brar (eruzeira) Chite-free
1170
financial
311
1.00
1130
31030
300
(bolivar)
3008
YAR EAST
Inta (rupes) Pakistan (rupee) longkang
Indies
2:04
2030
and
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a.m.
Posts
MEXICO'S REASON Mexico City, October 26. The Central Bank of Mexico Turkey tira)
out of
cilver the stepped Acess
market to resume the minting of silver coins for South Amer ican and Near Eastern countries,
Mexican Informed
Bounda
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ne'd be a
minister (31
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116 to set all 41 ore on the long walk to begin he climb. bus Rupeer has a better idea. ** That hill rust by the river, and I have little boat not far from here." he
"No. "we row it there it will be much easier." So they se of down a matrow trach. Before they reach the ever a cheery voice kal
BAVI
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them, and turning. they see the ailing fates of the small Guide. Pauline and Janet. "Hulk, we're mountain clumbing." cres Bingo, da come and som us." can't." says Pauline. **We're practising signalling 10 thự rear of the company, who are watch ing from over the river." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
We
sources reported tonight.
The sources said that Mexico bas minted "substantiat sums" of silver coins for both foreign and home consunplion recent- ly and is continuing to do so.
Bank Is
Columbia (pet) Cuba. (peza) Mexico (pers) Peru-free
Uruguay. (peso) Venezuela
expected to
Lebanon Singapore
Japan
The reach an ogrcement for coiningberland East silver pieces for shortly.
The sources said: Fullment ct such contracts is evidently more profitable for the Bank of Mexico than the usual exporta- tion of silver for the New York silver market."
not been
3040
3395
360 yen to US$1
United Press.
H.K. STOCK
MARKET
The Bank itself raid that 1- ver shipments by Mexlean min-- In companies have
On the Hongkong Stock Ex- stopped and that the Bank is change this morning transactions prepared to enter the market to a total value of $290,711 were whenever conditions warrant recorded. Noen quotations were:
United Press.
New York Sugar
Futures
New York, Oct. 23. World sugar
futures closed 5 Jower, today unchanged 10
tracts.
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goldfish soaked? Does the duck sink?"
as he was you were bound to seeds, bugs from the bottom of with sales totalling 60
and sink the mu the pond and a soup bone." Knarf and Hanid chook their get soaked
ment
the stepped into
But Knart and Hand moly heads.
Contract No, G closed today water.
"The only thing to laughed when they heard Ted-
at I to 2 lower, with zuica all these strange du," Teddy told himself, is to dy ask for find out what these ducks and things, In the
ther Jotalling 13 contracts; end things eat. Then 1 eat the figured out a way for. Teddy
Pricca closed today as to get a swim without getting lows:- came thing."
Booked and sinking.
"Then why should I?"
"Because," said Kaarf, look
right in the face, ind Teddy
with "you're
stuffed
He looked into the aquarium, Goldfish
and all and ducks those other birds and onima Alphonse was coling some gold- that like swimming and bathing fish food. aren't. stuffed with rags.
In the garden the sparrows after butterflies "What are they stuffed with, were chasing
and ghofe, then?"
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FRIDAY. peroner 21
the
Closing Times By Air Malaya. Indonesia, Ceylon Au
Trag Iralia, New Zealand, India. Erypt, East & South Africa, Mauri tun Great Britain, Italy and N.W. Europe. 0 pm.
Japan, 6 pm. Philippines,
Hawel!
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U.8.A claw mali ANA tletters, second parcels), Guam (friters and second clam mali), Canada (letter only). 10 p.m.
Formor, 6 pm
Closing Times an Formosa, 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBEIL 25
Closing Times Dv. Alr
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Indo-China, Trench North Africa
France. 10 mm. Formola. 2 D
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U.S.A., Canada, Central & South
14 5500 y 13,90 | Amertes. 2 p.m.
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They stuffed him with big corks from a bottle.
three
Contract No. 4 (world) January (1051) Merch
5.20 bid
Electric
Telephone
(01 IN INDUSTRUAL
700 * 2014
2100 @ 2014
1114
105
100 1114
1
4.50 bid
4.89 bid
Tope STORES, ETC.
Dalry
Oh, it was wonderful! Knart May and Hanid put Teddy in
the spot July bath-tub and he floated around, and paddled around, and ewom
•
The canary in his coce w around, and ducked and splaat-January Neither Knarf 1100 Hanid
ed and kicked, and had
30 March were quite sure what all these cating, come seed.
much fun that he never want-ty other birds' and animals were
ed to get DuL stuffed with. "I guess they're stuffed Anuty sald
food," with
sald
Knur!
Across the Pond
Blay
Бре
4.19 nominal 8.03
Contract No. I
3.45 pominai
8.13 i
B.18 Azt
M.TO United Press.
N.Y. Tin Price
New York, Oct, 20. _bg-Prices hi ̈·the metal murket
Cement.... 13 14 000 1334
500 C 1010 200.14 |
142
2416 13 000 14.80)
1000 @ 14.90
Dalry (N) 125 134
SUNDAY, OCTODER `
Closing Times by Aff Philippines & UND, íì aÆ75. Formosa, 10 am.
Closing Times By Boa
"Manilo. 9 .m.
Formosa, 10 am.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
Closing Times By Air Formosa. 39 13. U.S.A. & Canada, 21.3. Burma, India, Pik Elypt, East &
Watson 12282316 101 2014 auritus Great Britain, Italy, and
Crawford
COFTONS
Ewo
N.W. Europe, # pr
Malaya, Indonesia,
Ceyte,
33.20 1875 210 AustraÍIK & New Zealand, & pr
MISCELLANEOUS
Entertain-
ment 13.79
200 14%
Exchange Rates ||||
Japan, 5, 1.
Blam, 5 p.m.
Closing Tintes Er Sen Formos, .. Japan, 11
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Closing Times By Aiz Fompass. 9.30 am. Philippinen,
"From now on," he said an Mrs Quack was padding slowly
dried himself with a big + DECOFS the pond, ducking ber he
herd under the water now and turkish towel, "I'm not going "They're stuffed with what ten to gabble
and up something to eat, anything but corks "they cat,"
Hand or other ever
from the mud at the matchsticks and toothpicks und twigs and branches-but main- what they're stuffed bottom. "that's
ly corks from old bottles
Business was done in the locat with."
ucini
this, second ciim mait Pooh-Pooh the poodle was caure, they're the best thing in There closed today unchanged morning at the following rates Paresta), Quam Closters and, uncond All the rest of the morning gnawing at a big soup-bond Bathing except
the world for swimming
Sterling_nate, iper) 4) 20 10.15) clam mall) Canada (stars only). maybe told with the following exceptions) iris, collars (par 313/ 2016:0.3325 | 3 mm. Teddy consklared this maltet: 2500
Indonesia guliders, Ther. 100) 2. n.50" diam, 5. pana quite sure, that Yes, he was.
Teddy. I'll Os, food and butterfles and Grade A 109.80 percent cams fleas (per 100) 1, QXEP,' ang 2, Q, Kt, or P “Why can't I take s bath?" asked Kaart and Hand were right have to
and, Canary seeds and higher) New York, per- 118.78 Bingapore (51?alta)... cat Boldfish food, goats If you were tuffed with rasa, butterflies... and goats, canary" mudburs and soub böher, vid
Fic plastros (per 100) ((~Q) water,
White to play and mate in two,
Solution
problem:
10
yesterday'
19-21
Teddy.
i.
"Well."
Bold
nad
United Fram,
market
Mindrechina, French North - AltREM (-1.718 |·zad wurope, dip.m
13,10). Tormoja, Japan & UBA, B-DUR