1948-04-27 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SİDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

COPA, FOER BY MEA SERVICE, ING I MERG LA CAT. DEZ

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"Do you suppose if you'd bring one of your secretarios home to dinner, she'd know how to do this homework?"

• McKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Big Slam Let In By Opening Lead

Check Your Knowledge

1. Name the Scandinavian coun- tries.

2. When and where was S.0.S. adupted oMelafly በጸ th distress signal?

3. What

virtute did the uncleat Egyptians ascribe to the ruby?

POCKET CARTOON

EXCLUSIVE 'Telegraph' FEATURE

BY STELLA

by OSBERT Lancaster

YOUR BIRTHDAY..

BORN

are

be-

cauro on outburst which then comes disastrous. In mhrringe, select someone who is jolly, even- tempered and knows how to Соре with your moods and can dig you out of the blues.

TUESDAY, APRIL, 27

ORN today, you

strong, willed, able to discipline your- self and others, and know how to make a penny go a long, long way, Don't let your natural thrift become parsimoniousness, for you have good business head and should be Ablo 10 make п good. albeit moderate, living at all times. For a person as practicnt as you are. you show strong signs of tempera- mental moodiness.

2

You are interested in the mys

You often think terious and occult. that certain "signs" are to be fol-

lowed, although reason may tell you differently. If you make a mistake because of this, you are apt to brood about it, rather than forget it and go on ahead to something else al once.

Although you have A strong emotional nature, you are able to keep it under rather strict control. However, this is not always the best Idea, for emotion piles up and can

You women havo excellent taste in clothes and yet know how to be economical. The beautiful in home decoration appeals to you as well as the beautiful in nature and you might do well as an interior de corator or designer.

16

You men are firm, analytical and even selentile in your outlook to wards life and seldom permit a

frankness compromise. Your sometimes misunderstood, and it you are to deal with people, you will need to cultivate more tact.

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 daily guide,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) should show a definite improvement. Considerable activity points to pro- Maybe you can get a raise in salary, motion in your job if you have too. honestly earned it. Ask the boss!

full

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22) -Follow up yesterday's netivities GEMINI (May 22-June 22) and see that the opportunity offered A good merchandising day, Make in taken advantage of at once. your plans for expansion with

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- confidence in their ultimate success. Business and personal conditions

CANCER (June 23-July

23)- Bre

good., Your relations with Business affairs are auspicious but other people will improve it avoid travel hazards wherever pos- don't compromise

you your point of sible. A romantic day. Planning view. 24 wedding?

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—If you are dealing with the public, general results should be better than usual. Travel is not advised.

24-Sept. 22)-w

VIRGO (Aug. Give publicity and advertising to some new project, especially if it is |ong_dealing with children.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) This may be a romantic day, but don't neglect Important business because of social festivilles.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) If you are a wage-earner, your job

4. What metal is the best con- AROUND THE WORLD:

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEYctor of electricity?

RS RALPH LANE was North

MRS

5. Name the Just king of Portu-

ITICI Russ was Fouth. Ralphgal. Lane, who draws Vic Filnt, an NEA come, was East, while Russ' mother, Mrs 1. H.

Winterbotham, Was West.

Russ did not ask how I bld this band-he said he he found the craziest of blds six clubs.

would thought

opening

With his vold in henrts it was not

a bad bid, and when his mother in

the West passed, he relaxed in his

Mrs. Lane

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♣ Nono

Mrs. Winterbotham

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(Answers on Column 5)

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Dealer JD

4352

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rocking chair, but came quickly out of the after-dinner comm when his partner bld seven clubs.

A club or diamond opening would have defeated the contract, but fortunately for Russ, his mother chose to open the fourth best of her longest and strongest suit, which

and

was the three of spades. Russ play- ed the jack from dummy, and when it held, he cashed the nee of hearts and discarded his losing diamond. Now he led a small diamond to his face, picked up the trumps spread the hand for seven-odd.

Now let us assume that Mrs Win- terbotham opened a

club

Wus there any possible chance of mak- ing the contract then? If the club was won with the queen and Russ nonchalantly led the ten of spades, West probably would follow the rule of second hand low and not go up with the queen. Russ could over- take the ten of spades with the jack in dummy.

I do not say that it should happen this way, but nevertheless, a similar play actually was mude a year two ago by Robert McPherran New York, one of the country's out- standing Life Musters.

or

of

"Ach, Ulrich ) `Thè 'old memories-how they come flooding back!"

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

0

NCE in a blue moon...." So went the yearning phrase, and now, according to

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) the correspondence columns, Take care of business matters at many watchers of the skies home. Travel, just now, is not sug- gested. Solve problems

at have been rewarded with their hand.

blue moon.

progress,

near

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Use your best judgment and

Jour chances for success are increased. Your own initiative determines your

ABIES (Mar. 22-Apr.

20) Don't be too hasty but take full ad- opportunity. cause an ne-

of n new around con

vantage Rushing rident. Avoid that!

A Charming Capital City

By TEMPLE MANNING POGOTA, capital of Colombia, has B been in the news recently

NO!!

HES

IN

GROCERIES

or

CHESS PROBLEM

1

By J. B. SANTIAGO

(BC Tourney 54) Black. 7 pieces.

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

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. Q-Q4. any: 2. Q, or Kt mates.

CROSSWORD

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B

20. He could have been responsible

for the black sheep. (4)

Down

1 and 25. the near thing when

the small boy does this to the front door belt, 15, 3, 2)

2. Change that rudy plan. (8)

3. Oone to rest. (7)

4. Tumnied nie. (4)

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5. He may be found in the Upper

Поцев. (41

1. Tear under with forco. (4)

8. The extrem end. (9).

V. Taken from one's auitcrno, (4)

13. The reindeer has it. irrespective

of nex. (8)

15. A sort of red shell wo shy, (51,

17. Rant after this for the fourth

part of a circle. (4)

18. Returi to Elba, 14,

Veruss

1. dito contortion or a checker of

19.

24

entropro loca 7 (0)

1. The sictim of one is much given

to remilulacence (9)

10. Beyond

1. Can become a xifiery

12. Cricket accessories. 14)

It needs, a sendo of humbur to

do this. 141

Exclamation. (2)

Pacur becomes a habit, "13)

Bolution of genterday's partie.—Arrass) mod 4 Over and above; o, Under: 2. Hobe 10 Flata: 11, Emo: 19,

[B Heart: 17. Beni 13. PMC 14,

14. Doctors surround one but the fare: 23

M.O.Lre after, them. (0)

6he), Dawn! 29, Todi Carga: 28, Art: 29, Aze; 30. MA

15. and

40. Morited when attened to the ends & Boss Bro & Across

ear, 13121, Varalty trophy, (4) Resentful;

reds without any, four. (0)

High, Date: U, Reet! 15. atas 13. Ashore119. Tort 8142; 12. AMi 245) Day; nå," "Ugh.

the

was

held,

because of the riots following the death of the liberal party leader, Shortly before that, it was noted for something elsc-as the place

Inter-American where

созда ference

is a Bogota splendid city for such a

a conference, for just tourist enjoyment. The plane has done much to make this city in the clouds (its allitude is 8,000 feet) accessible from every point. Less than two decades ago, making one's way up the Magdaterm River, was a real adventure, and a dificult one at that. But today it is but a two-imur flight from the Colombian coast.

Smart Hotels

When we were last in Bogota, all

sorts

of improvements were under way, with emphasis on smart hotels,

new-shops-and-apartment-hises

But all the modern improvements in the world fade beside the place

itself, its lush setting, its exhiforat- ing climate. These are the big at tructions of

this city sel In the centre of the Colombian Andes. It stands on a plateau over which the of the castern range of mountain the Andes seems to hover.

There is an old Spanish look to the place that is not the least of fls many attractions. There are houses with iron-barred windows, set in plants and flowers that have a feel- ing of old Seville. The cathedral s one of

the architectural gens of Dogota, a beautiful huikling started in 1500. The Casa de Moneda and the palace of the archbishop are gracious old mansions, and there 19

a host of fine old churches.

Plazas And Parks

A native of Bogota, Colombia.

But Instead of saying, "The rea- son for this is that the world has become a kind of fairyland, where all the old stories come true," the learned men are

busy with pon- derous explanations about which nobody cares a farthing rushlight. As for those who have seen green moons, I am sure this proves that the moon is after all the denials of science f Erythela came among us with basket of those golden apples of the Hesperides which were given to Hera when she married Zeus, the savants would tell they were plppins from a Kentish orchard.

Friendship and

understanding

THE great drive for "friendship

between

and understanding nations" (one of the schemes of the Society for Cultural Relations With Countries We Are Not Allow- ed To Visit) seems to be in a bit of

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Wall Street Prices Suffer Setback

New York, Apr. 26.-Profit-taking, coupled with the threat of a railroad strike, unsettled stocks today. Prices dropped around US$750,000,000 in market valuations.

HONGKONG

SHARES

STEADY

The steady undertone in the local 'share market during the past fow days wed well maintained Uls morning, when there were increased inquiries for the more popular counters, resulting in a fair number of shares changing hands.

This morning's bualness on the Stock Exchange totulied $430,000 in value. Transactions and noon prices are as follows:-

SHARES

BUYERS BELLERS SALES

GOVT. LOANS

3157 (1948) ..

BANKS

HK Bank

Earl An INSURANCES

Canton

Union

TIK Land

TTAM

Peak Trans

(OR)

Transactions .cracked the 1,000,000 shano mark for the ninth consecutive session, but were less than Friday.

The brook was the widest since March 16. Market experis were not much alarmed over the decline but attributed it o ព technical correction because of the markot rise, which last week carried prices to the best levels pince August 30, 1940.

Dow Jones averages at the close of the sessioù stood as follow:

30 Industrials

20 Rails

15 Utities

10 Bonds

181.32

57.49

33.87

100.80

United Press.

222 de tal

2009

1100 A 31

500 of 5334

700 $4

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

London

London, Apr. 26-The Stock Exchange today closed with

a general Improvement, though Bri- fish Government issues proved ex- tremely sensitive, weakening rapid- ly 39 soon as little investment buying ceased. Both British Trans- port and British Electricity lost

ths. Eutropenit Issues were

also. brittle, with Austclan 4 percent rising £3 at the opening and losing £3% half an hour later to close at 09%. Italian issues were quiet.

Oils fell Ανα Anglo-Iranian ahillings to 161/3 on news of the pipeline closure.

Kars were

all lower.-United

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

10.000 101

2040

140

410

713" доо

Underwriters

7.00

IK Fire

310

DOCKS, ETC,

K. Whart (0) 152

250

Dock

JZ

33

Provident

155

2250 241%

S'hat Fuck

LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel

1043

19 1100 1011⁄2

03

Shal Land

54

Humphreys

25

UTILITIES

34 234 1500 or 231%

23

Star Ferry

130

200 a 127

Yaumati Ferry

52

C. Light (0)

241 24

080241

0324.15

C. Light (N).

1914

20

Eirciric

គួរ 1

12

Telephone (0)

43

300 4

INDUSTRIALS

Cement

42

43 2000.4216-

21

STORES, ETC.

Dairy (0) Wation (X

Ru

da

2007 53

8331

Watson

(Miglia) Lane

Crawford COTTONS

Ewo

UK Construc.

tlon (0)

291%

55

2012

30 2200

291%

New York. Apr. 20—Closing rates for foreign exchange today were:-

Argentine Peso (ncial) US$0.2071

Argentine Peso (unofficial).

2505

Australia

3.23

0500

Rape

MISCELLANEOUS

N.Y. COTTON

PRICES

New futures

York,

Press.

Brazil Belgium Canada

Chtlo England

France India

0223-1/4

DI-1/

3.23-1/2

,0700

-0401-1/4

0334

4.03-3/

2025

Mexico

.2032

New Zealand

Peru

Portugal

South Africa

4.01-1/4

Sweden

2000

23.-Cotton Switzerland

2452

Uruguay Venezuela

.3500

2010

Shanghai (CNC$100,000)

30-1/2

..3702

3783

4739

7500

April were sharply reactionary after a steady opening today. The a mess. The simplest way of get-liquidation of May delivery before Singapor

market was affected by persistent Nellierlands

ing into European countries is to arrange by code-letter with some- one abroad who knows someone will get someone to state that he is old friend of a friend of yours, who, using an alias, will get someone to accept deferred payment, on behalf

of a

an

third party (anonymous) for hotel bills.

Ilongkong

the first notice day tomorrow, plus pore the decline in grains and aggressive selling by New Orletins, Wall Street, trade and local professionais who still regard the market na over- bought and is entitled to a wider technical setbacic.

United Preu, NEW YORK SILVER

Now York, Apr. 26. Silver, per fine ounce, as quoted by Messrs, andy and Harman

........... 74-370 cents -United Press.

LONDON SILVER

London, Apr. 28.

45ef

The steadily improving tenor of the new crop news, along with the lull in mill buying of spot cotton] Silver, spot, per ounce..... Tinker in roof-top shake-up soon export buying will develop into

and uncertainties regarding how Silver forward, per ounce

WE distributed the means of his

cataracts of the world. The waters of the Bogota River flow unhur- riedly through the plainlands then are virtually squeezed to a width of less than 100 feet before they plunge after these had been calculated and EQ. AQ. IQ, TAS, and" TES. some 450 feet to the rocks below. The water changes to foam as it

:the TES had to be scaled. The pro- pours over the cliffs, and numerous

cess of sealing consisted of calculat- rainbows are clearly visible while ing the arithmetical means

an continuous clouds of bluish-white standard devaluations of

nist rise from the abyss. It certain-teachers'

the estimates and with the ty is a special for camera fansf arithmetical means and standard de- valuations of the raw scores tr English and arithmetic respectively,

Salt Mines

few miles

Then there's a trip out to the salt mines at Zipaquira, a north of Bogota. These mountains of salt, which extend for many miles, have been exploited for cen- turles, but as yet no impression on them is discernible. One enters the mines through Immense doors and Plazas and parks there are in Rees down long passages to great plenty, rich with statuary, foun- white salt galleries that gleam and tains, trees, flowers and shrubs. The sparkle under electric lights. contrast between the old and the For contrast in the way of under- new is epitomised by the old winding ground treasure there are the fa- streets lined with houses whose bal mous emerald mines, the Muzo conles seem to touch, and the hand- mines, some 70 mlies from capl some four-lane

los tal. Avenida

This treasureland has been de Americas.

worked for over four centuries, and burro trains

there is still a wealth of gems em- motor

bedded in the green quartz of the mings.

As for traffic, contrast with sleek

cars.

Beautiful country spots are easy to reach from the Colombla..capital The Falls of Tequendama in the Bogota River, are almost unknown, yel they rank among the

great

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IKT

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(Example given by a councillor of a

new scheme for promotion in schools),

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDCE

Answers

full swing, is cousing short term bulls to get out until the situation is re-appraised.

Prices closed as follow:- May

July

fin cents per lb.) 11.63/54

October

December

March (1040)

Muy

July

October

Spot

34.00/70

32.73

33.05

33.73

31.42 nominal

10.32

"

36.24

-United Press.

New York Rubber

Market

New York, Apr. 20.-Heaviness in other commodities, notably

coi-

The New Oricons cation market closed ton and grain, upset an early ad-

as follows:-

May in cents per b.) July

October December

March May July

October Spot

37.45 30.09/74

32.00/Di 32.13

31.02 Bid

31.44

30.54

20.40 bid 37.15

-United ProN,

BOMBAY COTTON

Bombay. Apr. 20. Jarita in rupees) May, 1.15; July 7.30. -United Press,

1. Norway, Sweden and Derynark, BLACK PEPPER

2. In 1000 at, the International Radio Conference in Berlin. 3. Protection to the wearer against epilepsy and evil spirits. 4. Silver. 5. Manuel, deposed in 1910, 6. Throwing cargo overboard to lighten a ship.

'MARKET

Vance

on rubber futures today, despite higher London and Singa- pore.cables,

Prices closed as follow:-~-~

April in cents per b.) 23.10 nominal

May June July

Aukust September

October November

December

January

March 7 Junc

22.00 bid

21.70 nominal

21,69/00 traded

21.10 nominal

21.00 bid

21.05 nominat

20.95 traded

20.00 nominal 20.93 nominat

20.05 nominal

20.05 nominat

LONDON RUBBER May-per lb. tin pennlea) 12-13/10 bid

September

October

December

Juhe

12-13/10 Dict

12-13/10 bl

12-9/10 bid

12-9/10 bid

12-1/32

SINGAPORE RUBBER

20-Black Pepper May-in cents per l.) New York, Apr. prices closed today as follows:

May Un cents per lb.) 44.50.nominal July

44.50 44.30 13 44.50 14

42.00

47.00 nominal

September

October

December

January (1940)

March

Spot

43.80

Spot (White Muntek)

03.00

EDITORS PRESS BERYLE.

-United Press,

THI KATURDAY STENING PORT:

CHICAGO

40.00

י

GRAIN

PRICES

Chicago, Apr.

27-Chicago Board of

Trade grain prices closed today as follows:-

WHEAT (prices per bushel).

MAY

July

CORN

May

July

OATS

May July

2.303- 2.204-15

2.15-2.143; 2.04- .1.0716-14

03 United Press.

Exchange Rates

Business was dáně to the local un- official exchange market tila morning

11-31/32 United Presi

CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS

New York, Apr. 20Today's closing prices for China produce were:~~~

Anfreed oil, perb. F.OD.

New York

Casela of per 1. F.0.3.

New York...........................*

Tung all, in tank cars, per

0.30/00

2.40/3.00

b. F.O.B. New York. 02 Sandalwood,

drums,

depending on melior

quantity & quality. 13.75 nominai Agar agar per ib. F.0.3.

New York

www

Beryllium (10 to 12 per-

cent) per ton Molybdenum (percent)

Berb,

3.70/4.00

18.00/10.00

United Prem.

SUGAR FUTURES

sugar

New York, Apr. 20-Domestic today ruled one point higher to two lower on males of 153 contracts. World sugar closed unchanged to three points Jower on sales of 30 contracta.

Prices closed as follow

CONTRACT NO 4 May in cents par lb.).. 4.40 bid July

4.43 Diet September

at the following rates:

Chinese dollars (por CN81 m.).

7.30

Sterling poles (per 1)

13.30

1.8. dollars (per US$1)"

B.043

30,00

11.30

March (1043)

25.00

May

Gold bora (per ty?) Plastres (per 100) diam ticals (per 100) NEI guliders (per 100)

4.42 bid

3.80 nominal 3.80 United Press.