1948-04-26 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

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Do not let an adinge lead you

no rule in

astray, There is bridge that does not have to be broken at times. I am referring today to the old expression, "There are thousands of people walking the streets of London because they failed to lead trump."

If the declarer

leads trumpin

today's hand he loses.

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Let's discuss the bidding for a minute. I do not particularly ke North's bid of two ne trump.. He is taking a chance that the club sult is wide

He has good open. diamond support, so it would hurt him to bid three diamonds.

When South bids three clubs North is correct in avoiding three no trump. He has heard his partner bid three "different cults, indicating that the most that South can have in' spades Is singleton, and he may even be vold.

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West made a very good opening when he led a trump, Declarer realised that he would have to take the club finesse, and that he would have to set the diamond suit. If he

took another round of trumps Before he set the diamonds, the opponents would be able to ruf him down and gain control of the hand.

So ho

lead in my love won the opening |

the finesse.

led a club and took His next, play was the queen of diamonds which East won. East's best defense at this point was to cash the high diamond and lead

the

king

of clubs. However, the best that East and West could get was their two high diamonds and a club trick, as declarer discarded

one of

his losing clubs on the neo of spades. With seven trumps in the combined two hands, do not depend upon a three-three breait in trumps. You are more apt to find them four-two.

JET

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YOUR BIRTHDAY.

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EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

by OSBERT "Lancaster

MONDAY, APRIL 26

DORN today, you are a gonial, good music, but here, again, ́ you tactful and diplomatic soul who profer listening while others ver- seems to make friends as naturally form.

You have high as you breathe. ambitions and your talent for friendliness makes it easy to you to to get along with your co-workers, and become their lender. Polities might hold a special interest for you and In middle life you may let it be come more than an avocation, where you make speeches for those you endorse. You might be persuaded to beomo a candidate, yourself.

You have the gift for the written, as well as the spoken word and, if You wished, might become a suc- cessful Bellon writer.

are You original in your ideas and are often far ahead of your times in thinking. your writing doesn't pay off at ence, the chances are that you will seek other means of making a living, practical since you are much too and not suficiently artistic to starve in an attle for your net! You enjoy

You это Bolt-possessed and assured. You act quickly, calmly and sensibly in a crisis and mny be depended upon not to lose your head. You are a fine organiser and can make a decision quickly. Your one' weakness, perhaps, la in attempting more than you сал tackle. You are undaunted by the size of a job or the complications of д number

undertaken of jobs

at one time. Make

that you don't overreach your abilities and take on too much at one time.

Bure

Marriage should bring you a great deal of happiness. Your emotional control would enable you to rebuild your life with another should you outlive your first mate.

To find what, the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read, the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally guide..

TUESDAY, APRIL 27

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO Farmers are especially favoured. Aggressive Real-estate ventures also may be something undertaken hopefully.

tako full GEMINI (May 22-June 22) influences. Enterprise is rewarded by broad expansion of your plans. Get ex- cellent results, now by effelent ac- tion.

CANCER (June 23-July 23) Pay attention to expenditures today, 11's

a good time to do some serious budgeting with an eye toword the savings.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Minor changes may be expected. The domestic scène and work children both appear especially favoured. VIRGO

(Aug. 24-Sept. Conditions pertaining to chemistry,

i

(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- action really counts for important if you can advantage of the good

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Show your enthusiasm by nettve co-operation in a project, and suc- Cess should be yours almost im- mediately.

"As told Maudie Little humpton, one would never dream of dressing up like thin if one didn't think one was helping the export drive."

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

DR SMARTALLICK

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

U.S.Moves To Hasten Japanese Recovery

Washington, Apr. 21-United States officials have taken two more steps in series designed to hasten Japanese economic recovery and stimulate export of Japan's manufactured products. The latest two steps are of a procedural nature designed to implement a more basic programme of long- range restoration of the Japanese economy to self- sufficiency.

H.K. STOCK

MARKET

Firstly, General MacArthur has been authorised by the to State and War Departments to concludo bilateral arrangements with Individuals of_foreign countries to permit Japanese

Value of shares changing hands businessmen, scholars and gov during this noming's session of the ernment advisers to go abroad, Exchange wns whenever he believes it would Hongkong Stock approximately $334,000. Trans- be in the interests of hastening actions and noon prices follow:

SHARES

BANKS

1K Bank East An

INSURANCES

Canton Union JK Fire ... DOCKS, ETC.

BUYERS SELLERS SALES Japan's reintegratation into world society and stimulating Japanese .countries.

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UTILITIES

Tram Narkover, when asked to

Rugby of a headmaster without experience of teaching, said:—

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-comment on the appointment to Guard against an unexpected disap- pointment brought about by one of the opposite sex. Be cheerful. with AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10). Make plans for a new project. For- haps papers need signing, so do this 131 in prepiration for future activities

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar.

What is the German name for very and denilstry are excellent, Pinns for a new project may include could teach boys who come, for the

Aix la Chapelle?

2.

Name the architect who de- signed St. Peter's cathedral in Rome. 3. For what two compositions is George Gershwin, the ~~~ Ameriena composer, best known?

4. In what year was the Suez Canal opened?

6. What textile is "king" in the United States?

6. How many, ages Shakespeare describe?

of man did

(Answers on Column 3)

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FREGISTERED U.S.L

PATENT OFFICE

JUST GOT THIS MESSAGE

FROM A

.CARRIER PIGEON!

I NEVER! KNEW THAT BIRDS COULD

WRITE!!

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. M. HASSBERG

some afflicted friend, perhaps. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.

23)--

A general improvement that points up the success of same project un- dertaken at this time. Anticipate

success.

AROUND THE WORLD:

social as well as business aspects successfully. Combine both of them.

ALIES

22-Apr. (Mar.

20) Best for you not to commit yourself too deeply today. Take a "wait and see attitude on anything new.

Interesting Spots in Uruguay

BY TEMPLE MANNING

YWORD comes of a big

summer

season in Uruguay, with plenty of Nord Americanos added to the Ray crowds thronging the benches. We are glad of that, for Uruguay is a fine and gallant land, one, that so for ng news is concerned, is rather apt to be overshadowed by its greater and more powerful neigh- bours, Argentina and Brazil.

Montevideo,

the capital of Uru- guny, is just about as handsome as a capital elty can be, even if it isn't huge. But it is big enough to make it a smart social and important business centre, a city rich in mag- nificent buildings, good housing de- velopments, beautiful suburbs, and

a Legislative Palace that is a knock- out, especially the two upper floors which are of exquisite rose-coloured marble. From the upper floor there's a grand view of the city, the harbour · and the beaches.

Air Of Informality

Fishing in Uruguay

"Narkover has, always stressed the Importance of a pracileal approach to life. As a matter of fact, there the is a minimum of teaching in academic sense, at Narkover muster is nothing which our kind of master most part, from homes where an in- dividualism bordering an is the rule rather than the exception. myself rely more on o broad humanism of outlook than on exiguous, scholastic endownments." The last dervish

anarchy

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Secondly, oficials have decided to establish a Unifed States "Board of

Review" to make certain that in- dustrial decentralisation measures are being put into effect under the law of the Japanese Dlet.

Decision to authorise Gen. Mac- And Japanese abroad, was taken his own responsibility,

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after it became evident that the Allies policy-making Far Eastern Commission would bo

agree on this point.

unable to

Breaking Up Zaibatsu The idea of having an American

Review Board to Botten any

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harsher aspects of the industrial decentralisation policy of breaking tip

the Zaibatsu

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THE reported death in Turkey of MISCELLANEOUS

the last of the. whirling der- vishes is no aurprise. Shortage

of fuel made, fire-eating impossible. Shortage of steel made

And

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whirl.

sword-

swallowing un-civic. Shortage of glass made glass-cating a luxury. without their customary diet the dervishes lacked the strength

In fact, last survivor hud, before his death, become &

matrimonial agent. Which is like hearing that Papuan headhunter had become secretary of the Garrick Club. As Wordsworth's German aunt said to Coleridge, "Dervish is father to der thought." "Rot," snapped Coleridge, Desert love-song.

Oh, swift

mle recovery. ̧

The authorities here are under- slood to be particularly

concerned with raising Japanese production to a point where it will eliminate the "hidden unemployment" of six to eight million persons.

Hidden un- employment is the term used to de- scribe that number of workers who are actually being carried on com- pany payrolls but without having sufficient work to occupy

them.

Fats And Oils having a lot to do with incrasia

This situation is credited here with

Prospects

inflationary tendencies within Omcials, it is said, think

corres-

Inle that if an ample supply of raw materials is furnished and sufficient export Washington, Apr. 24.-A summary markets found, this situation can be

Inflation eliminated and by the United States Department of Agriculture on the stuntion of pondingly lessened.-United Press. world fats and oils issued today sald that prices of copra and other fats and oils are likely to stay at the

1040 unles March levels through general business helivity

declines. Trade and govemment etreles general, however, pointed to the Are the horsemen of Shebek-el-programmes as indicative of the Marshall plan and other foreign ald Rot,

desert

the winds of

the

And my love is the swiftest and

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likelihood of continued high business activity,

new Chief of. Food

Cotton Prices Advance

New York. Apr. 24-The carly quidailon movement in cotton futures disappeared late in the sessien today, The summary added that as far the

dollar and prices advanced over onG United States itself was concerned pro- spects for larger national defence ex-

per bale.

Trading slowed an the advance. An penditures add to the evidenes against a ablive Smoked glass substituted

drop opening saw int prices drop in business activity. Furthermore. 31.25 a bale on continuation of Friday's Dennis Fitzgerald. for tram wheel Procurement for

Belling. However, covering by shorts in the Economic Co- anticipation of heavy cotton shipments operation TAS selence at last succeeded In the week-end that, while prospects were

Administration,' said during oversenk in the near future under the Economic Co-operation Administration for the purchase of somelent brought prices up from their lows. isolating a measle? Blaming the||good|

cereals-and--sugar-under the Marshall – One-trader - slaled-that-ECA- purchases cuts in the postal service, forty-

plan and other foreign aid programmes, may be delayed until the new crop wealthy, the famous, the big sports-three-year-old David Locker, of menin fats and olls would remain tinht begins to move because of the price men, the important ranch owners. Vale-road, St Neots, built himself

The Department of Agriculture sold: disparity of old and new crop months.

Price closed na follows:- a six-foot by eight-foot bird's nest "Supply prospects indicated that prices But for all that there is an air of

of edible and soap fats and oils for the

May (in cents per ib... 30.07 The Prado is a delight, a park that happy informality about the place, on the roof of his father's

rest of 1648 are likely to averago at least

July is a real garden of roses, as well as with no person putting on airs, but

When discovered there by a hous

As high as in March if general businces a vast expanse of beautiful glades, content only, with putting on a

forger, he chirped like a

activity does not decline." The price of sparrow Hardens, lakes, grottos, hothouses, dark suntan. Most people seem to re-adopt out

a deep,

copra in March, recording to the De- were pipa. They and a delightful little stream that fish the idea of informality against a

subsequently retrieved by a Mrs Dartment, was US$207.50 per ton, C.J.F

T'aclic Coast. This comparen with But al- place.

backdrop of luxury,

who advocates paid hoildays for suffered a recession and US13,20 In del Este. Experts than 800 varieties of in

hoslers.

January Difs year when news of typhoon damage to the Philippiacs spurred copra fragrant and colourful roses. In Sum-in water sports get up competitions

buying-United Fresn. mer, which is now for Montevideo. lon to watch. At night, of course, it

and there is plenty of exciting ac-In passing the sight and fragrance of Rosarium is unforgettable. We hope is the tables and the dances in the soldier who was that the folks at the beaches will be great hotels that offer the big al- able to tear themselves away from the sun and surf, not to mention the roulette tables, to visit the Prado.

ways one returns to the rose garden they get at Punta that is what Rowlands, wife of a metal-pollsher, US$231.25 in March 1947, when copra

meanders all over the

more

with its

(BC Tourney 54) Black, 11 pieces.

White, 1 pieces.

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White to play and mate in two.

Solution to Saturday's problem;

1, K-kis; threat 2, K-B6. 1 ... R- QKti (ch); 2, K—B6; 1 R2 Q1; 2, B-B5 (dis ch); 1. R-R7; 2, B-B4 {dbl chi) etc.

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17. This, try is watchful. (3)

dash in a way to give you A. (3)

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(4)

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Where to and a and lubber. (0)

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this

traction,

LIKE that reply of the Greek captured by Albanian terrorists. They called him a dirty Gestapo Fascist slave of Another beautiful spot is the Wall Street, or words to that effect. bench, Pajos Blaricas, set in mog-So the Greek soldier offered the nificent forests, Then there is the leader a few Greek coins, which As for the beaches, there are big. luxurious Carrasco beach, with a were eagerly accepted, "With love doings for the big three months sumptuous hotel, casino And some from Wall Street," said the Greek along the strand and in the luxuri- magnificent private residences. soldier.as they let him go. ous hotels in that golden strip of 210 miles from Montevideo to the Brazilion frontier.

Star of the beaches in Punta del Este, about 100 miles northeast of Montevideo, set on a peninsula that juts out into the clear Atlantic waters. At Punta del Este, one sees the important folk of Uruguay, tho

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Anewars

1. Anchen. .2. Michaelangelo. 3. "Rhapsody in Blue" and the folk opera "Porgy and Bess". 4. In 1000, 5. Cotton. 6. Seven in "As You Like It" Act II, Scane 7,

ZBW RADIO

1.T.

6, Programino Summary: 6.01, .Now Mayfair Orchestra: 0.15, Silver Wedding of Their Majesties the King and Queen, Stato Drive through London, and Serylco from St Paul's Cathedral, (London Re Iny); 730. World and Home News (Lon- don Relay); 7.45, Hospital Request Half Hour Presented by Ethel Holmes Ifrown (Budla); B.15. "I Like What I Like" pre- 0.45, sented by Di Phillips (Studio): hilly Mayer (Plano) and Ilis Orchestra; 9, World and Home News (Landon No- tây). 0.15, Weather, Report; 0.10, "ti Hour upon the Stage". Series of Talks on the Theatre of the 19th Century · by Dr Rand. No. 1. "Introducilan" (Studio); 0.30, Piano Recital by Clara Blansfeld (Studio): 0.10, Interlude: 10, Radio Nowa Real (London__Relay); 10.15, "Take Your Choice": 11,-Close down.

EDITORU FREAK DEVICE,

NEI

COPRA EXPORTS

Washington.

Apr. 24.-Tho Depart- ment of Agriculture's bulletin. Foreign Crops and Markets, today reported that the Netherlands Indies coprn situation WAS "encouraging. It act exports from that area in March amounted to

October

December

March (1049)

October

Spol

May

July

The New Orleans cotton as follows:-

May in cents per b.)

July

Octuber December

March

May

July

October Spot

37.33/36

33.43 37.58/60 32.25/31 31.01 31.03

..

28.03 nominal

38.77

market closed

30.10

37.35/37

33.42/43 32,06 32.35 bid 21.04 bid 31.03 b

23.80

07.09

United Press.

U.S. Will Need "Lifelines"

Washington, Apr. 24-The Navy

12,800 Ione tons, of which 9,800 tons Department

were shipped to the Netherlands,

said

today that sea

The bulletin saldi "Despite the fact lanes of the world must be kupt that March exports were less than halt open if the United States is to have the February shipments. Board now considers the general itun-

the Copra many of the things it would need tion

In

more encouraging and belleves to win a future war. that exports may attain 1,203,000 tons this

CL report published in co- year, exclusive of the unrecorded ship operation with the Interior, Agricul inenta to Singapore, witch account for about 50,000 tons year."United Press.

CHICAGO

GRAIN

PRICES

Trade grain prices

turo

and

Commerce Departments,

row

which listed 19 "lifeline" sea lanes to 60 countries all over the world, the Navy Department said along these lifelines

vital the materials which the United States must have in war or in peace.

Two world

wars have eaten so deeply

into

coma

the country's natural resources

and more on importe.

Chicagh, Apr. 24-Chicago Board of that the nation must depend more

today closed WHEAT (prices por bushel)..

follows:

May

July

CORN

May

July

OATS

May

July

The Envy listed 20 of the most important

which

materials

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ust Import-tin, fibres,

2,4015-2.41

2211-country must

alis,

coffee, rubber, chrome ore, 2.10%-3.17manganese, sugar, tungsten, popper, 2.0014-bauxite, cobalt ore, vanadium, cop-

1.00-14

per, antimony ere, petroleum, zine, 0148-31 lead and lead ore.Unlied Press. United Press.

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the focal unofficial

this exchange market

morning at the following rates: Chinese dollars (per CNȘI

m.)

Sterling notes (per £1)

U.S. dollars (per US$1)

OUTWARD MAILS

** Unless otherwise stated, reglitored Articles and parcel posts close 20 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. If mall close before 10 am.. registared "and parcele will close at 5 pm, the

previous day,

MONDAY, APBIL 28 Closing Times By Air Amay, Shangha

Nanking.

Hankow.

Tsingtao, Peiping, Liuchow, Kunming,

Tainan and Swatow 330 p.m.

7.50

13.30

PREMATURDAY É EVERNO PORT

-0.05

Gold bara (per lacl)

337.00

Haiphong (Sea) a p

573.

$11.35

Mania de Marsoilles (eu) 1 pm,

Slam, Uicals (per 100)

20.00

Canton (Paresis dɛ and clase mali) (Ben)

“Will you kindly remove your shirt ?”

| NEI guilders (per 100)

45.00

. 6. p.

Plastres (per 100)

Macao, Tinalima de. Shakki (dna) 4 pm.

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