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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

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"If she refuses to eat her strained carrots and spinach, the doctor says it would do you a world of good to eat it

yourself!"

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ON BRIDGE

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ABOUT once a year I publish a

series of articles on the sinother piny, one of the most fascitinting few smother plays have been pre sented to me.

It came as a surprise, therefore,

to receive a letter from John Harvey Jr. of Lexington. Ky., with today's hand. Harvey said he played it in a rubber bridge camt.

You will note that with South the declarer ut six clubs. IL East refuses to put up his club king, he never should lose it should he? Declarer. can lead dummy's

queen of clubs. And if East

-cover, he enn

eines not

lead a small club, win with the lock.

which

cash the ace of clubs, and the king will still be good in the East land.

The smother play is re smothers East out of his king of clubs. Here is the way Harvey

He won the opening leart in dummy with the nee of diamonds,

played it:

then led the queen of clubs. did not enver. A small club played and the finesse of the taken,

Enst

Was Jack

When West showed out Harvey decided to try for the smother play. He cashed the ace and king of snadog and trumped * small spade In with the six of clubs. Hoping for a break in the heart suit,

dummy

he

Check Your Knowledge

1. When did the twentieth cen- tury begin?

2. The inck of causes riekets?

what vitamin

3. Name the two British sister ships that are named for queens.

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

by OSDERT LANCASTER

THURSDAY, APRIL 15-

BORN today, you are one of those who can be all things to all people. In other words, you take your lead from your associates, for your own personal adoptability is

of

Talented In the arts, you might select впу опе of a number careers: music, literature or drama- tic acting. You would also do well in polities if you were Bo high that you are able to accom- mitted to have your head in m. Por, modate yourself to almost

You would never situation easily.

any of Importance, This can bo a be a strictly party-line man, how- great asset uced properly. or a ever

you are too much an in- terrific handicap if you become a dividunlist You could do well in human weathervane, turning in any business, if you found something to direction, uimlessly, according to interest you. Money seems

to how the wind is blowing,

You are quite psychic and seem to know what is going to happen bo- fore it occurs. Naturally, your in- tuitions are keen and in addition, you are a quick judge of human xture. You are inclined to pigeon- hole individuals on first sight,, and there they will always remain ng far un you are concerned. It might be well for you to realise that even you can make an error in judgment and it takes a very intelligent per- son to admit it--and start off anew. In this direction often llo the big pest successes.

ARIES

como your way, but you are

not

one to stick to a dull job even if you could make million. First of all, you want to be delivered from routine and boredom-and, when It comes to business, that is a hard kind of job to find!

You demand considerably from those you love but are ready to reciprocate in kind. Your marriage should be a good one.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow,

select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph.

Let your birthday star be your daily.guide.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

lost

backstep, either,

SCORPIO

23-Oct.

23)--- pro-

(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-So- LIBRA (Sept. cial problems may loom more in- Facts and figures, not varuo portant than you might wish but, mises, should guide your decisions." be cautious, and all will well Don't push ahead too hard but don't

Ko with you.

21)- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Vind up the week's business advan- tugcously. Make up for

any time. Get in licks now.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Job decisions may need to be made so be calm can vold bitious or exelted attitude. a level heath

some

good

hat it.

over- Keep

23)

CANCER (June 23-July A good day to finish off some im- portant business and mark up your assets. Even personal,

romantic affairs look promising.

(July 24-Aug. 23)-Think LEO before you act or sign

any

im- portant document, He who does not hesitate today may be lost!

(Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Your health is important, so protect Bo diplomatic with co-workers, especially those of the opposite sex. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Take your time over Important matters today. Be cautious in all expenditures; handle employment problems tactfully.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) This is a good day for your efforts 50 push ahead firmly with declafon. Salesmanship counts now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) If you are conservative, you will definite progress be able to make although it may appear slower than VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sent. 22) you might wish. Minor changes appear to be re- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) opening some previously closed Follow up yesterday's business ad- of doors. An improvement is getting vantages and get your feet firmly an

Act now.

Act decisively. upward path. under way.

4. Whose death was enused by drinking a cup of hemlock?

5. Name the oldest form

gambling.

0. In Irish and Scottish folklore

what does the walling of a banshee AROUND THE WORLD:

dencte?

(Answers on Column 5)

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HIPPOPOTAMUS MR H SMITH

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NO! "H" FOR

HERBERT!

BY

CHESS PROBLEM

By IL COLONELLI (BCF Tourney 54) Black 8 pieces.

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and

cashed the three heart tricks, then cashed the king of diamonds followed with the five of diamonds, which West won.

At this point West was left with the ten of hearts and lack of dia- monds. North with the nine and eight of clubs, Enst with the king and seven of clubs, South with the ten of

No matter and are of clubs.

would

what

vlat West led, North trump with the eight of clubs. If East overtrumped with the king. Harvey would win with the ace of clubs and the last trick would be won in dummy with the nine of clubs. If East underruffed with the Boven, Harvey would discard the ten of spades. Thus East was smothered out of his king of cluba.

White, 12 pieces, While to play and mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

I, Q-RS; threat, 2, RX QP.1. PQ6; 2, K-15; I . 、. P—B4 2. Ki-Q3 (ch).

CROSS W ORD

Across

1. Often told you when you word

young. (5, 4)

The prayer ot

was

Heat Longfellow). (4)

Chock. (0)

Itaformed Har, t4)

Bouth African corral (5)

Yault (5)

-Law-based, (7).

Pl.

A Bakery of sorts, (4) Almost A rio (3)

23. Above. (4)

21. 1 taken the pouny on the pin-

table, (4)

b. I inakes a vile red. (7)

20 Now replaced by you.

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(2)

and truth COTTON

limping after it" (wit). (U)

2 law daylight bero. 71

(3)

Often found at a railway ter (11:14. (2)

6. WINE you owe 18. (3)

R.A.F. piasground. 131

The plates from this kind of

photograph may

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1024 bours. 131

10 A reverse laver, (8)

17. Coups, (4)

10. The mistake in saping to err or not to ert. (B) 20, Palry. (4)

for Solution of Yesterday's puzzlo-Across!

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Eros!

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Curacao; an Interesting Island

By TEMPLE MANNING

NE by one again, the names of erstwhile favourite ports of call for the tourist

in appear

the

news.

of

Now it is Curacao, star the Netherlands West Indies that is winning new friends as she

wel- comes old admirers.

The Netherlands West Indies is an interesting

of islands, one set group belonging to the Leeward Is- lunds, made up of Curacan, Aruba and Bonaire. The smaller group, Saba, St Eustatius and part of St. belongs to the Windward Islands

Willemstad, the capital and chief ort of Curacao, used to be a shop- per's delight, but we must wait for reports of friends on a cruise to see what conditions are in these high- priced-times- But we will-wager that its charm is intact, for this Is really ដរ delightful spot, clean, salubrious, tidy. vastly different from the majority of places in the West Indies.

Playing golf at a country club In Curacao,

the shops that used to carry mer- corner of the chandise from every globe,

Canal Through Centro The

town is spread along the waterfront and has what seems to be a canal running through the centre,

The canal

really channel, St Annabay, leading from ermaal Boulevard the sea through the town, to u huge landlocked basin. A pictures- que pontoon bridge which is swung channel opens at the call heroes of whisile,

Willemstad is

is guarded by two forts.so near each other that sol- diers enn exchange gossip across the separating water. To the right s the principal business section, the Pietermaal; on the left is Otra banda. The third section, back of The business section is Scharloo.

· Archdeacon or no Arch- Ideacon, a Doctor of Divinity still ain't a doctor within the meaning of the Act."

BY THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

TIDAL wave of anticuni- culism, relentless as the

mascaret great

or bore of Caudebec, is forcing up the price of ferrets to heights be yond the sweetest, dreams of avarice.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

London Gilt-Edged Market Spurt

London, Apr. 14. The gilt-edged market, after. seesawing throughout the day, spurted towards the close today and generally showed gains, Old Consols being up ths at 75% and two nationalisation stocks up 4.

H.K. STOCK

MARKET

Signs of official interest In the stock market were a factor which improved its tone, though big institutional buyers were not conspicuous.

Industrial Issues were generally lower, though some leading In- On the Hongkong Stock Exclinnge | dustrials held gains of a few pence. this morning, transactions totalled Dil shares proved vulnerable, with $241,000 in value. Business done Anglo-Iranian Oll down 2/0 at during the morning session und noon | 10379—United Press.

quotations are as follows:

SHARES

DANKS

ITC Bank,

East Asia

INSURANCES

Canton Unfors

BUYERS SELLENS BALES

Underwritera

BK FI DOCKS. ETC.

10 2040 of

0er 140

To

2030 133

300 410

BVG

0

200

310

K. Whinrt (0)

160

Dock

30

Provident

2231

S'hai Dock

25

LAND, ETC.

IK Hole!

173 104-1700 @

S'hat Land

#

-

Humphreys UTILITIES

23

21

23

24%

1007

19 12

320

34 300 k

424 500

41

ilk Land

Tram

Yaumati Ferry C. Light (0) C. light (N) Electric

Telephong (0) INDUSTRIALS

Cement Rupe

Dalry (0) Wation

Watson

Strange men, dressed an squires, creep up to lonely ferret farms STORES, ETC. after dusk and cupping their hands about their mouths, whisper their offers to some tittering ferret-maid

What "Hey, my dear! or other. would your boss say to £12 42. 3.

Ewo ***** 20% for a full-grown milk-fed Derby MISCELLANEOUS

1K Construc- Grey?"

Llots (0)

Thoroughbreds from my ferrelry at Bottleburst, while being exercised, are often watched by suspicious- looking characters, and I have given orders to my head man, Crawford, to get them in early for the night. They are milked at 6.30.

"Beauty draws us with a

single lion"

The trouble In Piccadilly began when some men tried to climb Eros,

(News item.)

A

fo

the RT knows no frontlers, as man said when he declared a stolen Rembrandt at Harwich. There eannot be much wrong with n country in which the love of art is so strong that police are needed 10 protect

from statues

the exuberant admiration of the popu ince. In 1920 a woman- was with [d}Meulty ́"dissuaded from climbing one of Landseer's lions in Trafalgar Square. "I wanted to pat the Hille love," she said tenderly.

Acknowledgment

MY

1

thanks to the many people who have

sent me lately quatrains about

the man

In the wickerwork hatt Not single one of these little poems was written in the obscure and formless fashion of today, which leads me to hope that historians and critics-of-the-future- will date the return of sanity in poetry to the Era of the Wicker- work Int School.

___(Hights) COTTONS

Chancellor Confident

London, Apr. 14-The Chancellor the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, today predicted in the House of Commone that government stocks will recover their recent losses "in due course."

Asked whether ho thought his new scal policy was responsible for the slump during the past week slump amounting to £2 in many cases the Chancellor replied I think Buiritedly: "Certainly not. 508215 that the psychological factors which caused the fall were the same as those which often affect the market. 406 e 2215 I have no doubt that the stocks will

240 up again in due course."—United 19.35 Press.

50

52

20

500 @ 3000

20

2015

0

N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

N.Y. Stocks On Down Trend

New York, Apr. 14.-Prices moved irregularly lower on the New York Stock Exchange today. The decline wiped out all slight gains registered

Tradi

cracked in the one-million share market list, and at no time' during the day was any attempt nude to snap it out of its lethargy. Market news was thin beside a few favourable corporation reports. Late reports that the Communist New York. Apr. 14-Foreign exchange campaign in Italy seems to be closing rates today, wero:

losing ground made welcomp news. Argentine Peso (official) US$2077 2303

but it did not seem to exert any Argentine Peso (ùnomcial) Australia

3.23 materia! effect on the market's 6305 tendercy,

Brazil

Belgium

Canada

Chile

England France

India

Mexico

Now Zealand Peru

DOW JONES AVERAGES", Dow Jones averages at the close

of the session stood as follow:-

30 Industrials-$170.13...

02209

DOLL

4.03%

.0033

3025

2032

20 Rails-54.70.

3.2315

0700

15 Uulilles-03.00.

.03905

40 Bonds-92.63.

South Africa

4.01%

-Unit:d Press,

2000

Switzerland

2424

Uruguay

1300

Venezuela

3010

Shanghal (CNC3100,000)

Netherlands

Singapore

Portugal

Sweden

Balayin

Hongkong.

2500

United Press

NEW YORK SILVER

New York, Apr. 14. Silver, per the ounce, as quoted by 74 cents Messrs Handy and Harnon

United Press. LONDON SILVER

London, Apr, 14. Silver, Spot, per ounce

45<1 Sliver Forward, per ounce

-United Press.

No Argentinian

Crop Reports

14.-Broomhall's Liverpool, Apr. Corn Trade News shid today that Argentina is holding back crop "adopting in

U.S. Production

Of Steel

New York. Apr. 14-The Ameri- can Iron and Steel. Institute today announced that the 1947 U.S. per capita production of ingot steel and steel for castings was about eight times the per capita output of the entire world.

United States per capita pro- duction was 1,180 pounds, while the 'entire world'autrage was ̈148,

World production was near 150,- 000,000 tons, of which the United States

63 produced

percent, 84,704,000 tons.-United Press.

Sugar Futures

Easier

or

futures

Mimsie Slopcorner MIMSIE SLOPCORNER is to be Miss Snoek-Sausage 1048 in the Nether Sickening Pageant of Nutri- She will pose on a farm-cart, dressed as Queen Boadl- cea, surrounded by Human Shock-statistics, apparently

This matter an iron curtain polley." It is hoped Sausages-in-Waiting.

No oficial estimate of the maize that a Cabinet Minister may wind acreage for 1847 has yet been issued, were easier today, responding to N Te- up the pageant with a short address said the paper. and no productiun cent private higher Cuban erop estimato on carbohydrates as a body-fuel for

and persistent_"#iquidation of May cott estimates have been published for

tracts. personnel.

The slow demand for raw and Mimsie's mother said:

wheat and other grains.

refined

sugar "I do so think nutrition intake has

as a depressing factor. come to stay, and I am proud to

World sugar futures closed. one to four polnita lower on sales of 12 contr.icts, sce my daughter helplug the Gov-

wille the demestic market finished ong in three points Jawer 01 Roles of 100 contracts,

Pamileling the seashore is Plet-tion Intake.

lined with ftn- posing residences, impressive bulid- ings, churches of various failles, in- cluding a fine old Jewish house of

"that worship dates back to 1732. There are good restaurants, smari

such,

and some cafes, clubs and

clubs, really good country

The older parts of the city are interesting. Balconies of houses al-vernment, most meet above the narrow streets and there are frontless shops where the merchandise flows into the streets. Within walking distance there are some nice bathing beaches, What makes Willemstad so en-

and there are culbs and rest chanting is that it looks just like at the water's edge. But always, bit of Holland set down in the blue the visitor, at least, there is shop- Caribbean. The delicately-tinted plng to do. And we believe that re- huus

with red-tiled roofs have thr. port will be that things are fost 1. January 1, 1901. 2. Vitamin D. to normal for this, | 3. "Queen Elizabeth" and "Qucen rving eaves, the tiny peaks and coming back gables that bespeak Dutch archl- Curacao's greatest attraction.

Mary." 4. Socrates. 5. Dlee. 8. Death. lecture. The spotless streets and the

Bit of Holland

cancis with their

quaint bridges

further suggest Holland.

Running paral with the chan-

parallel

Is Heeren Straat,

nel, one block in, is

ncl.

crossing it at right angles, be- pontoon bridge, is

sinning with the

Breede Straat.

both big shopping

streets and both old hands al grup ping, with the

swarms of tourists used to crowd the stores when

that

a cruise ship

ship dropped anchor. South of Breedo is the plaza around which the administration bülldings are centred. Breedo Strant is really Impressive with its banks, blg mer- cantile buildings and those shops,

ZBW RADIO

8,01, Chita-

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,15,

9.

lace itend by Captain Funt (Studio) 630. La Demi-laure Francoise (Studio); 7, World and Home News (London He Jay: 7.15, MITATA"

Tommy linnaley (DUCTS): 7.43.

Thursday Serenade"; | Barron and His Orchestra: 35, insky Kossakov: "Lo Cog D'O Suite"...London Bymphony Orch: World and Homa Newe (London Relay); 9.15, Weather Report: 0.10, Book Reviews: G. B. Endacott (Studio): 9.30. Plano Re- eltal by Tarry Ore (Studio): 10, Radio New Reel! (London Relay); 10.18, Bar- nabas Von Geory and sifa Orchestra; 10.30, Dance, to Chappie D'Amala. and Fil Orch, with Bette Roberis and Dava Fullerton. (Vocal), (BBCTS); 11; Close Down.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

"Perhaps the

Bald: The paper policy is to keep buyers ignorant

of the true situation with a view to keeping prices at high level but it that should be the reason it surely can be successful only for a Ume." -United Press.

CHINA PRODUCE

QUOTATIONS

New York,

geted

Prices closed, on follow:- Contract NO. 4----

May in cents per lb.).. July

·September

Märch (1045)

Any

4.43 nominal

4.40 nominal

4.40 nom!!

3.39 nominal

2.80 nominal

-United Prein."

New York. Apr. 14.-Closing prices for BLACK PEPPER

Citinn produce today were)

Aniseed oli,

15. F.O.. per

Now York

0.30/00 6514 Oil, per ib. F.O.B. New York,

2.40/3.00 Tung Oil. in tank cars, per lb, F.O.B. New York

F.O.B.

MARKET

New York, April Black popper closed Inactive and unclianged today. New busines

quiet in the spot Jas market.

****** 0.23 Sandalwood, in drums, depending on sellers quantity & quality. 13.76 nominat Grinders showed little inclination to

„Agar Agar, per

New add to inventories at current prices, York ......

.... 3.70/4.00 Prices closed as follow:- to 12 Berylum (10

percent) per May (in cents por 3.) 4450 nomino!

July ......... 10.00/10.00 Molybdenum (90 percent) per Ib... 0.43

United PILE. CHINA BRISTLES

COTTORE.PRESI SERVICE, ING,

ton

495

"Now, Jerry,' there, started off with two million `bucks,

and worked it down to a shoestring.

New York, Apr. 14—Closing prices tuday for China brlaties were:

Bristler, O.B, New York, per, lb, as follow:

Hankow, Regular Assortments ....3.20

nominal

Shanghai, Regular Assortments ..

2.20

nomina)

Asked

Chungking. Regular Assortments. 220

Tientsin, 20. shorte

Tientsin, 20'e regular

5.53 nominal 9.00 nominal United Press.

RUBBER FUTURES

New York, pr., 14-Rubber futures closed today as follows;

April iconti per b.).... 22.00 nominat May

22.10 bld

Juno

July

August

Beptember -Ocleber

November

December

January (1940)

March

21.00 nominal 20.00 traded 20.00 dominal

20.80

20.35 nominal

2030 nominal

September

October

December

January (1940)

March

Spot

Spot (While Muntok)

48.00 naked

45.50 nominal

45.50

44.00

43.00 nominal

$1.00

40,00/47.00 asked

43.00 nominal

United Press,

METAL PRICES.

New York. Apr. 14-Today's cleaing prices were:

Antimony, American

(09.0

percent

***

matal percent

0.33

0.94

grade in bulk of carload lots, FO..

Tin,

"A" grade

Taksa

__higher)

dollars

(In dollars рег t-ore duly

Tungaten, powdered

10, 03 to 10-percent). Wolframite, Clibreso

short ton Tungsten Tiloride)

New York

containing paid F.O.. ·

0.20/21

United Pres

Exchange Rates

Nusiners was done in the local un-

[20,25 bid | official exchange market this morning

20.28 nominat

20.25 nominal

LONDON RUBBER - May-per 1. (in pennies) July

September

nt the following rates:

Chinees dollars (per CN§1 m.) 0.00

Sterling notes (per £1)

US dollars (per UBII)

12-164

Gold bar per facl)

12-434

13-144

United Press.

Plastres (per 100)

·Blam temin iper 100) NEL finders (per 100)

13.09

3.55

337.00

11,40

45.00