1951-01-26 — Page 8

*SILANSI"

WENNYANG

"HUPEN"

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"SHENGKING"

"ANSHUN"

BAILINGS TO

.Bangkok Tientsin

Taingtao & Tientsin Keelung

S'pore & Penang

Tsingtao? & Tent-

"HUNAN"

Blu

"SOOCHOW"

**FUNING"

"SHENGKING"

"SINKIANG"

"PAKNOI"

Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoyn, Osaka & Kobe

Kure, Kobe, Osaka

& Yokohama

Cucur

S'pore & Djakart Bangkok

5 pm. 26th Jan,

3 p.m. 27th Jan,

6 pm 28th Jan.

' p.m. 29th Jan,*

3 p.m. 2nd Feb.

5 p.m. 3rd Feb.

JOHNNY HAZARD

WELL, ARY DEART, NOW THAT WE ARE GOLDLY ESTABLISHED

AG DIAMOND MERCHANTS, CHALL I CALL FAR-BASTERN DIAMONDIG, LTE FOR AN APPOINTMENT 2

6 pm. 3rd Feb,

5.m. 5th Feb.

•

5 p.m. 4th Feb. 6th Feb. 3 pm, 12th Feb.

5 p.m.

Salls from Custodian Wharf

ARRIVALS FROM

.Keelung

*ANSHUN"

Singapore

"HUNAN"

Tientsin

"SOOCHOW"

Bangkok

"FUNING"

"SHENGKING"

Singapore .Keelung

7 a..

7 a.m. 28th Jan. 28th Jan. 30th Jan. 31st Jan, 2nd Feb

3rd Feb,

NOT YET, KARATS.... GIVE OUR REPUTATION A CHANCE TO REACH

THEIR EARS FIRST/ NOW GET TO WORK/

SEEN WATCHING

YOU TOV WITHA, THAT FOR SIX MONTHS SINCE WE STOLE IT! [CAN'T WAIT FOR | EVER TO CAGH

[IN ON IT? WHEN

ARE YOU GOING "TO CUT IT?!

GEE, SADIE, We

CAN'T CASH IN ON

By Frank Robbins

ONCE AGAIN, DEAR KARATS, BECAUSE...EVERYBODY

SPLINTERS...THIS HAS | ELGE IN THIS BUSINESS TO DE SPLIT RIGHT/| HANDLEG GUT STONES AND

GETS CAUGHT / WE STEAL, UNCUT GENS, CUT THEM

OURSELVES AND SILL

MAVBE IF YOU COPPED COME READY-¦

CUT GEMS...WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS!

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*CARTHAGE"

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Leaves London

2301 JanuİY

Bth February

Dus Hongkong 13th February

20th February 1th March

9th Apri

Via Southampton. Port Hald, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,

Homewards

Penza & Bingapore,

EL "CANTON"

6. "CHUSAN”

LL, "CORFFE

8th March

18th subruLTY

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19th March

Sand March

10th April

14th May

11th June

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bourne

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. Sydney

& Mel-

bourne

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10th Feb. 17th Feb.

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13th Feb,

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1st Feb. 5th Feb.

London & Holland

Liverpont & Glas- Row .Dublin pool

& Liver-

5th Feb.

22nd Feb. 28th Feb.

.London & Holland

Scheduled Sallings from Europe

...

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1

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8. "CALCHAS"

G. "ANCHISES"

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G. "PATROCLUS"

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Salled

28th Dec.

4th Jan.

6th Jan.

13th Jan.

17th Jan.

21st Jan.

28th Jan,

4th Feb.

13th Feb. 17th Feb.

G. Loading Glasgow before Liverpool.

9. Loading Swansea before Liverpool.

Unscheduled,

DE LA RAMA LINES

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15th Feb. 25th Feb. 4th Mar. 11th Mar, 18th Mar.

MANILA from U.S., ATLANTIC & PACIFIC

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COAST PORTS

•

BY THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

a being repeated in the that a girl failed to be elected "Miss Europe" because she was "too young for night-club appearances.

and Peace." Lady trombonists have come to stay.

Patricia Humm. Life is like that

CAN think of nothing more Improbable at the moment How wholesome our Mimsie than a nows item I have just

read.

It says that a lady who Slopcorner scoms when com- pared with these Continental wrote a song called "What a Lovely Thing You Are" has sirens, She plods on her un- dramatic way as the Hygienic set the atomic theory to music, this symphony is to Dustbin Queen or Miss Plastic and that Food, and then goes home to 98, be played to the Ladies Atomic After that, the Upper Sebastopol villas to lead Energy Club,

Can demand of a beautiful Spanish the life of an ordinary girl. No

girl to be accepted as a football. breath of scandal touches her referee and if

comparatively stray Mayor kisses tier in the way of municipal busi- reasonable. ness, she never says, "We are, just friends." "Mimsic," said a Councillor the other day, "is no English as roast beef." "Then

seems

DUMB-BELLS

WHAT I NEED IS

A PAIR OF RUBBER BOOTS

OUR RUBBER REDUCING CORSETS WILL MAKE YOUR HIPS

THE PROPER

SIZE

THANKS

TO BILL EPP MEMPHIS GAR

CIF THE LEDGER SYNDICATE”

OD

she must be an alien," retorted YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... by STELLA

a disgruntled ironmonger.

The trombone controversy

answer

lo

store.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

dislikes and know at first sight whether you are going to like a person or not.

Your ideas are usually original and inventive-sometimes far in

becomes

do

EAR Sir.

Councillor you are born today, you have tremendous personal magne Farragut's reactionary outburst

lism. You draw people into I can only say that a lady who blows on her tea to cool it does your circle of acquaintanceship seemingly without any effort. not need a trombone to make In fact, you like so many people rdvance of your times, often her conspicuous in any decent that you may have difficulty you find considerable opposition, company. Further, the Council concentrating your love and at- but you are the type who reacts tor has been unlucky in his tention on any one individual. by gaining a more wilful de-

and lady-trombonist friends. Bella

when you wed, select Straker-to

alien In fac name but one—icas

idea. someone who understands termination to carry through the

fact, this side of your nature or there pretty enough to be chosen as

a stubbornness that many Miss Southend some years ago. can be

not understand. But as your much unhappiness in I have a photo of her in bathing-

ideas gain popularity, you will dress.

with her trombone. You are exceptionally in- find opposition decreases and

will come

full into the she facetiously called tuitive-sometimes almost which "Toby." As to married players, the point being psychic. power of your potential leader-

Cuttlewell thinks they Learn to pay attention to these ship. if hirs neglect their homes, she should hunches, for if you heed their To find what the stars have can avoid rois- in store for tomorrow, select read Mrs Armitage's "I Was A warnings you Trombonist." Mrs Armitage takes. And by accepting their your birthday star and read the Lect used to play her children to suggestions, you will appear to corresponding paragraph. sleep while her husband was at have considerable good luck, your birthday stor be your daily his club, and she was chosen to You have very distinct likes and guide. play before the M'Wo of M'- Banga when he visited England. She began with solos at the soirees of the Kilvercole Ladies' Art Circle, and one acco panied a reading from

"War

of

to you

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)Plan a short trip for the week end carefully. You will be able to enjoy yourself.

or

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)— Get important studying research done today. must come before pleasure just

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- Don't let on argument destroy your calm. Stay strictly neutral for the best advantage.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-8ept. 23)—

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Don't Let Honours Steer You Wrong

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SOUTH

24

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Both vul.

14th February

"CARTBAGE" 10th March

ES. "CANTON"

13th April

11th May

Accepting cargo for Stagudore, Penang, Colambe, Bome

Outwards

bay, Adga, Port Brid à Londen.

1.1. "EHYDER

ms. "SOCOTRA"

*. *. "SHILLONG"

flomewards

A. BOMALI"

*. 4. "KNYDER"

1... "BOCOTRA"

■. %. "BHILLONG"

Fraight Service

Due Hongkong

20th January

10th February

8th March

Leaves Hongkong

6th February

1st February

11th March

5th April

From

London & Continent

For London & Continent

-~

Fort

wettenham,

Accepting Cargo' for Singapore. Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Bald, Genoa, Marsollen, London, Hamburg, Antwerp Rotterdam, with liberty

to call at Bombay if inducement offers. Tanka available for carriage of oil in Bulk. Space for refrigerated cargo. Limited passenger accom-

modation.

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

Que 2nd Feb. Bath 4th Feb.

East

South

Wext North

Pass 14

Pass

20

*m*. "JANGOLA"

Раз

26 Pass JA

Poss

2 N. T.

Pass

Pasa 44 Pass

, Pars

3 N. T.

Pass

*m.s. "BIRDHANA"

duc 0th Feb,

Opening lead-♥ 3

By OSWALD JACOBY

is often difficult to say how far you thould go in the effort to get credit for honours. It's very pleasant to collect an:

It's extra 100 or 150 points. very unpleasant to lose a game (ar, perhaps, a slam) because the honours steered you away from the best contract.

In a very close

case, where there seems to be no good rea- con to choose one contract rather than another, It's quita all right to let the honours In-

fluence your judgment. It's to lose a game even all right about once in ten cases and score the extra 100 points in the other nine cases, But this means that the odds must be very good that the honoura contract will be safe.

In

wig

Today's hand shows a case

nothing wrong, with South's open- and rebid of two two

There

coubid

of course, ing spades.

After North bid

South

It work has been postponed.

no-trump, Duty catch up today. Don't procras- tinate any longer. You'll regret

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)

CROSSWORD

now.

12

12

14

16

17

B

19 HO

31st Jan.

12

13

151

#6

17

1.8

Sailing to NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA Via JAPAN, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, CHRISTOBAL and KINGSTON.

"ANDAMAN"

4th Mar.

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"BENCRUACHAN” "BENRINNES"

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"BRNALDER"

"BENAVON"

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SAILING

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DUE

26th Jan 29th Jan. 30th Jan. on or abt. 12th Feb.

20th Feb. 13th Biar, 20th Alar.

2nd Apr. 16th Apr.

Loading on or abt.

3rd Feb.

17th Mar.

6th Apr,

"BENATTOW”

London, Antwerp, Botterdam & Ham- burg.

31st Jan,

"DENEINNES”

Патте, London & Betterdam.

4th Feb.

"BENCLEUCIT"

"EINMAUDHUT

London, Antw Bolterdam

Ifatl

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10th. Feb.

29th Mar. 26th Apr.

Via Singapore. Colombo, Port Sudan, Aden &, Buen

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.

York Building.

Agents

**Telephone: 94106.

Across

Junt to pear for me to grab. (8) 7. Comes before & bishop. (6)

Born into one embittered world. (3)

*. You'ru not expecteo са

through this. (8)

12 Absolutely nothing would make

kim decorativa. (3)

18 What wỡ _ 611 Aike to sco tot

muner

25 Look how silly • nine

appear. (51

17 The white at eggs. (5)

20. You'l bare to beg for this, (7)

27 Absolute.

(5)

23 Wiitium WAS a TEAL One

Tolato. (4)

©

26. A conjurer who dares up and us possibly quarrelsoma' fellow. 14-5)

A

Dowo

1. Slaves have often peen driven to $16. (7) 2. ɑrass-like growth, (4)

3. You need a little wood for this.

[51

4. A lamo excuse for a feod. (4)

Exact (4)

Only a kid and clover no may De Loo. (B)

1. IS MAY be your Joint this wook.

10. Italf of 11 Dawn

Dounlu 10 Down

(7)

it..

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct, 23)--- Some new interest should be All

activities for your

the cultivated. A one-track mind balance of the month should can become dulled. Don't get

be carefully planned ahead of bored.

time for good results.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Pay a visit to someone who a convalescing. You can bring pleasure and joy by your con- versation.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)— Some previously casual де- quaintance

may turn close, confidential friend.

into

Д

CANCER (June 22-July 23)-- There may be

de unusual mands upon your initiative and

today. energy

Show true leadership.

M-AID TO

EUROPE IS

NEAR END

The end of Marshall Plan aid to Europe is expected

to be announced shortly, ac-

15. foteli upect of my absence. 101cording to Marshall Ald

10 EL LA something like an or, (4)

ia Part of 24 Across

10 Burrowing rodent.

(4)

21 Before you'll discover in more

'dolight (3)

Bojanions of resterday'a vussia. —Across

officials in Paria. Thus, the plan will end one year ahead of schedule.

The reason

up

for the winding v, Oranite, 9. Tree. 11. Lode: 15. Rufe: "Ploda: 14" Detor, 17 Hara; 18, Armii

of Marshall Aid Is that Nota: 278; 3, Abe; 4 Adı:

American Forage 20. COLES; 27 Dozio.

economista believe Roter; 4. Napervi

that Europe has now become self-supporting and does not need further dollar ald.

Tool: ddr: B. Mametg 5, 11:5 ib. mide, 15. Fastes: 16. Fistard: 18 A14. 19 telen. VI. Udor: MS. ABO

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Use this evening for study, serious reading and catching up on letters you ought to write.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Help others in getting a new job started. Begun today, It should turn out successfully.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, It is 20)-Rest this morning, our day to

well- get some earned relaxation. Then get outdoors.

SINTELLIGENCE TESTS

A Pretty Muddle

By T. O. HARE

"A PRETTY muddle at the F.O.IDGe a friend. Our Ave now interpretere aro named Prance. Denmark, Spain. Portugal and Holland. Each speaks the languages of two of the countries of which the other four are namesakes. No two of them speak the same two longungce; each of the five innguages is spoken by two of them, In no case does the namesake of these inter of which one of preters speaks the language, speak the language of the country of which the inter proter bunself to the name-

sake

Having mastered the mean- 40g of this. I made one or t enquirica. I found that the namesakes of the countrice whose languages young Den- mark speaks

both

spank Dutch. The namestes of the countries Whond languages speak

Purcy Portu peaks, both

Young Franco does not Portuguese transformation of 'The swift

Is believed -Whe sook Frencht Europe's economy to be due to the world rearma- boom, and especially America's rearmament needs.

POCKET CARTOON ment

"But, darling, von shoula De pleased 1. am going zo

London apcers Beraten.

These have resulted in largo- scale United States expenditure

on

European raw

Mr. кред

(Solution on Page 10)

materials Check Your

which have closed the dollar gap for almost every country receiving ald...

Heading the list of countries who have emerged from their

Knowledge

1. What is a torch singer?

2. What is meant by a verti-

dollar crisis ta Britain, whichcal union? suspended its Marshall Aid allocation two months ago.

3. How early, does history re- cord the use of illa?.

-

An announcement of the end 4. How many names has the of Marshall Aid in expected to city of Leningræd (Russia) had? ba .mado simultaneously in Paris and by President Truman nerve centro of the Soviet

5. What clty In Washington, some time in Union"?

March.

is called tho

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bad close rebidding his

choice between spades and going at once to

three no-trump When North

bid

of

three no-trump

In spite the repeated spade bids, South

should have let well

enough alone. He had strength

all

very

In Would

suits, and his spades undoubtedly be useful at no-trump.

When West opened the three of hearts South had to play low from the dummy and let the trick ride around to his

jack. This was a risky play, of course, since he had to lose three aces sooner or later and would have lost the contract

at once if East had held the queen of hearts,

When East played the ten of won with the hearts, South Jack and heaved a sigh of re- tef. He then led the king of spades. West, who could see farther than one trick ahead, played low, and East dropped the

South continued seven. #pades, forcing out West's ace, and East completed his signal by dropping the five.

West

his Correctly read partner's signal as showing a third trump. He therefore led the queen of hearts back.: Dummy won with the king of hearts, and declarer discovered to his dismay that he couldn't get to his hand quickly enough to draw the last trump.

matter whether South led a club or a diamond West was bound to win with the ace and lead a third hear for his partner to ruff.

It

didn't

It is interesting to note West could not have set contract if he had taken- Arst round of

South Sou

that

the

the

spades, for then could have led dummy's remaining trump to get to ble

hand.

• The so

E. 1

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malis 10th Feb. for Japan ships have refrigerated cargo pace,

P. & O./B. 1. JOINT SERVICE

"MUSWELL due 27th Jan.

HILL"

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soils 30th Jan. In Fort

sails 27th Jack

due ist Feb.

mile 4th Feb.

from P. Gulf.

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Nor could West have Pedder Building

'done well with a second low heart for South would allow that to ride around plnef

to his

CHESS PROBLEM

By 8. F. E. FLATAU

Black, 5 pieces.

to

White 8 plecOR, Preparations are already Lorraine at the close of World

0. What happened to Alsace- While to play and mate in too.

Solution

yesterday's being made to wind up the War 17

problem: huge, administrativo machine in

Paris.

(Answers on Page:10) -

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