1948-05-05 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

By STELLA

DOPR. 19 TY NEA SERVICE, ING. 7. M, BEG, U. 6. PÁT, DIF.

"Will you warm his battle tonight, dear? if I get fully awake I'm going to start worrying about those income taxes again!"

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ON BRIDGE

Looks Skimpy, But 6 No. Trump Makes

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

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"Now I led all the diamonds and hearts, and ended up with the eight of clubs and four of spades in my hand. In the dummy I had the ace and queen of spades. East was helpless. With the queen of clubs and king-nine of spades, he had to make a discardi. He let go the queen of clubs and

my eight-spot was good. I won the last trick in dummy with the ace of spades,

"Now don't hang up," sald Joe, "If I had been sitting North I still would have pinyed it at six no trump. And if East had opened the king of clubs, I would have made the contract.”

money

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"Well, it was Joe's were taking on, so I sald, "All right, go ahead,"

"I would win the first club trick in dummy with the ace, cash the six diamonds and three heart tricks. Now I would be down to the eight of clubs and two spades in dummy, and the ace-queen of spades and a club in the North hand. I throw East in with the eight of clubs and he has to lead away from his king- jack of spades into my ace-queen.

Joe was right. Six no trump can be made from either side,

1.

Check Your Knowledge

What naval officer of World War II is nicknamed "Bull"?

2. What is the solar plcxls?

3.

How is pumice formed?

4. What was the name of Sher- lock Holmes brother?

5. New South Wales is a stale In what country?

6. When

and by

whom

was

Paper invented?

Answers on Column 4

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REGISTERED US..

DID

HE HAVE

ANY FINANCIAL,

WORRIES.

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NONE AT ALL

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CHESS PROBLEM

By A. K. ELWORTHY Black, 1 pieces,

White, 10 pieces.

play and mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Q. Ktf, any: 2. R`tch, dia ch, or dbl chi mates

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across

1. It can give you a real stab. (9)

Tal may not guide, but

carries the guide. 10, 4)

B. You will And it always at tha

end of the ten-table, (7)

11. It may be a sign of the Anger

or a brook, -(4)-

18. To the Buddhlab this is the best

obtainablo state. (3)

ke-Tynis la more rifo now than be

fore the war, (7)

10. In return for a word, (4)

10 off to dec. laking tom.

10. Weary of that broken tler, (4), 20. Crocs to a showy pisut in the

U.8. (4)

1. The schoolboy may ca {t

aqutzt. (7)

Down

1. The backbone of Italy. Th

3. An Buagram would this this, 18)

4. As tho can returns with nothing

in you think of tying. (4)

6. Bors of cap maybe, but no head-

dress. (3)

Jager T (0.3)

"The® produes of A post-fest 0. Olasses. (0) 10. It's an easy pato. (3.4)

12. Kind of beast to beat with a

stick (0)

In

From need to paradião. (4)

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935, filean.

3. Nervy: 46 Cream)

and taxo 9. Undesired;

Amaly01. 8. Dens 10. Hot dago: 10,

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YOUR BIRTHDAY.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5

to

Bvision and ideas but you are loo one in command. This, perhaps, is PORN today, you are a person of mander-in-chief, rather than bo the inclined to dissipate your energies due to the fact, tint you are not as on unimportant thinus. Learn concentrate on one thing at a time' confident of yourself as you might if you are to reach the helghts to be. Give yourself a few big suc- which your

tolente etititle you. cesses and you will find your self- You have deep and rather tem confidence increases proportionately. pestuous emotions which often leave You are a worrier, fnclined to fuss you, moody and depressed. But, over nonessentials. Get Over this once you have come out of habit of worrying the instant you depths of despair, no one can be recognise it or you will

expend happler or more optimistle than valuable energy worrying about things which many never come to pass.

oro.

the

you

In contrast to this side of your. nature, you have a deep love for selenuine facts and data. You con patade facts and figures in such an array as to rout your competitors, You have a good speaking

voice, and would make an excellent public speaker. You would be good in de- bale although you would be highly partisan in your point of view and very difcult to convince against your will.

You find it easy to make friends with the opposite sex but you are rather fickle in your emotions and should take great care when It comes to selecting a life partner. Friends of your own sex may be fewer, but they will be those who last a lifetime, standing by you through good times and bad.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, birthday star and read the corres

-select your ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, MAY 6

You have many of the instincts of lendership but you would prefer to lead a single unit under a com-

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 211 Morning hours are best for you, but don't expect anything too spectacu- lor. Finish some job at hand best results.

for

you your

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)- Half good, and half bad, but favour by being astute and alert to

swig things over in opportunity.

can

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) 22)--Important affairs can turn for the In better. You also can count, on this

u a good day for love and ringe.

GEMINI

(May 22-Junc Powerful influences are at last your favour now, so you may anti- elpate excellent progress along your favoured direction.

mar-

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-

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POCKET CARTOON By OSBERT LANCASTER

"Ah yes, it's pretty enough now, but one sharp frost and i'll look like the stock market after a speech by Crippil!

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

Trans-Jordan Seeks To Swallow Palestine

Lake Success, May 4-King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan today hinted in a message to the United Nations that he will try to incorporate Palestine into his Arab kingdom.

that MISSIONS'

King Abdullah cabled the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trygve Lie, ""everything cries for interven- tion" to halt the warfare in Palestine.

The King did not any flatly that. ho would invade

the

DIFFICULTIES

Holy Land but told Lio "that IN CHINA

he is ready to give the Jews in Palestino Al Arab

nationality in a

Boston, May 4-Oppression

unitary state, sharing all that we in Communist dominated areas while yet enjoying special of China and the "challenge of administration in particular areas. an anti-Christian feeling in

I am....pereunded that the Jewish people as a whole desire to Live In Europo" has united Protestant amily with the Arabs."

Churches as never before in

The message was interpreted here history, the Methodist Foreign as an Indirect announcement that Mission Division said today. Trans-Jordan's well-equipped Arab Legion would make its long preport to

The statement was part of a re- dicted move to absorb Palestine Conference which today observed the Quadrennial General after the mandate ends hence.

11 days the centennial of the first Methodist

mission to China.

Lie Immediately circulated the tuessage from Abdullah to the de- legates of GB nations. The United States

to

case

and

COUNCIL FIGHT

Jn the Arst report on foreign mis- Meanwhile, In the Trusteeship

sions since the end of the war, the Council, the United States gave up possible for American missionuries group asserted that it was "Im- its night for special trusteeship over to work and live" in North Jerusalem, and in the

53-nation General Assembly, the sheer weight ove

Central China under Communist of the opposition stifted the Americas

governments. The report clled the can plan for trusteeship

of five missionary units of the Palestine.

over all Church of Brethren who were forced to move to Western China by hostile Communist officials in Central Chlup.

Tho report said a year ago cle- IN the days when the head-Trusteeship Council that the Council Route Army IN

snld in the ments of the Communist Eighth quarters of the 13th Corps should-give up its efforts to work a Methodist centre at Changil, near attacked and looted d'Armee Was at Clermont-out for the General Assembly special Tientsin. One building was burned An netive day for getting yester-Ferrand (et zon, zon, zon, 23)--

measures to day's plan in full operation, watch Lisette,

protect Jerusalem. and a hospital and other buildings ma Lisette,

There is same resistance et zon. all expansion

the looted. and. expenditures zon, Lisette, ma Lison....!")

American proposal, carefully,

BAND TOGETHER AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) drink well in the Place de under which the Trusteeship Council four years,

-and when one could cat and

The Division asked for $8,000,000 Several delegates held to the plan for missionary work in the Follow through with yesterday's

next plans. Their success may involve a

Jaude for about fourpence to appoint an "emergency mayor" would call on the General Assembly new friend.

Have full confidence ("ce sont les navetieres de who would become the temporary North and Central Chinn

It said the dificulties of at- now,

tempting to sustain missions Saint-Alyre, don, don, dondaine, head in Jerusalem when Britain's prompted all churches to orchards at the foot of. Chatur- 21)-don, don!")-and when the mandate ends 11 days hence.

together. The same thing has been The American delegate, Benjamin accomplished in Europe by the gue blossomed business-

as they have Gerig, sald

"challenge Council merely

of in never blossomed since "would report to the Assembly that feeling."

anti-Christian Fontaine de la Goule, on cat lahad found no procedure for pro hear talks by John Foster Dulles, Tonight the world delegates will 20)-helle Agathe?....")-

tecting Jerusalem acceptable to both Arabs and Jews-United Press.

New York international lawyer, and Dr Wellington Koo, Chinese Am- bassador

to the United States. Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek will broadcast to the con- ference from China-United Press.

CANCER (June 23-July An opportunity may come your way, so be on the alert to grasp it

Don't procrastinate now. Acil once.

nt

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-All the good breaks are in your favour to- day if you only know how to take full advantage of them quickly.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept 22) Matters Involving real estate and land property appear. good. Other things are only fairly however.

favourable,

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.

23) Make normal progress along well- established lines. Nothing specta- cular, perhaps, but satisfactory.

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BOUND

ī

20-Mar.

PISCES (Feb. Business must come before pleasure this day. Don't neglect duties for roniance. Вс

Ilke.

ARIES

Kate,

TO BE READ

ofcial

can

Prodnose: May one expect you to

the

Strike In Iraq

Oilfields

HE American language as a speech distinct from its English parent receives fresh impetus in Supplement Two: The American Language, by H. L. Mencken (Knopf, $7.50), Supplement One, published in 1945, enlarged upon the first six chapters of The American Language Mencken's standard work on the subject. Supplement Two covers the remaining chapters-American Pronuncia- tion, American Spelling. The Common Speech, Proper- Names in America, and American Slang.

(Mar. -22-Apr. Postpone signing papers if you until later. Remember all promises are not what they seem, Investi- come to the point one day?

Myself: Expect away until you are, blue In the write as the wind blows.

face. Today I Somebody who has evidently only seen the gasworks wrote, the ether day, "Nobody

would 80 to Clermont-Ferrand unless he had to." Would that I had the space to tell that miserable wretch about the other Clermont-Ferrand. Take it from me WHY not mix

themes of one great plc, and have a story about a heavenly visitor who comes to earth to kick the face of a of more psychologist who is being tortured | workers. by a returned soldier's wife? Egham gets his own back

the

and

WH

the three film- the moment into

Mencken as a philologist is occupants of one overcrowded life-NEXT morning there was a letter just as electric as he was as a boat refused to pick him up. His for Egham in the hall. He got commentator on the American description of that day, and his to it just in time to prevent his in his newspaper and magazine written. When

subsequent rescue, 10 superbly future mother-in-law having a look at it. He, jammed it in his pocket starved days. He finds slang, ". the parched survivors reached Suma-

and went in to most powerful of all the stimul- tro they were captured and placed

breakfast. "Any newA from er Tibet, for ants that keep language alive in a Japanese concentration camp.

instance?" bawled Mrs Kigwidge. "None that I know of" retorted her and growing, and some of the most pungent

future son-in-law rather haughtily. "So there's no news from Tibet?"

and valuable

of

The

Giab

Baghdad, May 5-Represen- tatives of the Iraqi Oil Company and Iraqi Department of Labour flew to two stations of the Company on Tuesday in an effort to settle a 12-day strike

than 4,000

Iraqi

in

have band

London Stock

Market

for

London, May 4.-Except British Government stocks, which were very strong on Investment or reinvestment demand, brokers were not buying much.

Two Nailonalisation stocks were The strike has stopped oil pump- wanted, Transport rose three-eighths ing on the Company's flekis but no to 90-15/10, and Electricity ngreement was reported in sight to-fourth to 98-13/10. day. The places affected orc sta- Apart from shipping, which show- tions H-2 and H-3.

ed gains of from Gd. to 1/8, and Vickers, which were up ed. to 31s., Industrials seemed overhigh on pre- vailing yields.

The strikers are demanding wage increases ranging from 20 to 40 per- cent, food rations at reasonable prices, free transport to working areas, free supply of all for living quarters and an agreement guarding workers. against Indiscriminate discharge of

words and phrases in English, FANS of Henry Bellamann's King's repeated the repulsive chatelaine. nul especially in American probably will be glad to know that even

Row of д fow yenra ago "None," said Egham sulidly. "Not The Company already has agreed English, have arisen out of its there is now available a continua snapped Egham.

scented billo:doux" "No," to grant many of the demands in- bilge,"

tion that robust story in Parris glowered at him. "I wonder it of living allowances, but the strikers Kigwidge cluding a 50 percent increase in cost Mitchell of King's Row For instance he

(Simon & doesn't burn arrees

a hole in your pocket, insist that the raise should be part Scots professor J. V. P. Greig that warned that this is not the hefty the injured mother.

with Schuster, $3) but they should be perjurer and

bellowed of basic wages.-Associated Press. gadabout "rubberneck" is one of the best

"Why should words ever coined.

story that the "It

one was. Bella?" said Egham, producing the first may bo man died before the new book was Light and Coke people. Care to see homely, but It is

er. "It's only

from the Gas nevertheless completed and it bears the superb, and whoever

name 112 Mrs Kirwidge choked, and invented

it, of his wife, Katherine if he could be discovered, woul

Bellamann, would be as co-author. Mainly it revolves husband whacked her on the back.

nann turned a dangerous purple. worthy not only of a Harvard

around Patris Mitchell, LL.D., but also of the thanks of to Vienna and studied psychiatry of tears and left the room. What a who went Dunty, of course, burst into floods both Rotary and Congress, half bushel af medals, and thirty. as the husband of Miss America,"

Supplement Two, like its pre- decessor, may be opened a random and read with proft and entertain- ment independently.

and then

returned to his

home girl!

Idyll

days town to practice, The period is that

of World War I-United Press.

WILLIAM H. MCDOUGALL, JR. saw less of the fighting thon most correspondents covering World War II. But he had some of Its most

terrifying experiences. He describes them in Six Bells off Java (Scribners, $2.75).

the

respondent escaped to : Chungklng

of

Trapped in Shanghai when the Japanese attacked

United States, the young United Press cor- through the beroic efforts Chinese guerillas. Reassigned to the East Indies, McDougall tried to escape on the last ship to

icave Java. Japanese planes sank the ship.

+

Swimming with a fejacket, Mc-' Dougall spent a day in the Indian Ocean awaiting his death after the

ZBW RADIO

B.KT.

Programing Summary:

6.01. Children's Half Hour "Beau Geate" by P. C. Wren, (B.D.C.7.9.) Episode 6: "Conspiracy at Zindesneut; 0.30. Com poser Cavalcade: "Fals"

Waller.' (C.B.B.S.): 7, "You Variety Request

Asked for Programme presented. by Lynn Frazer (Studio); 0, World and Home News (London Relay): 0.15, Jazz Octet of the D.D.C. (D.1.C.T.8.); 0.30, "Paul Temple and Steve" by Francis Durbridge (B.DCT.S.) Episode 3: "Pr genting Ed Bellamy 0, March of the Movies (0.3.B.S. 9.30, Wednesday. Boremade 10, World and Home News (London Holey): 10.10, Weather Report: 10.14, Violin and Pianoforte Botos: 10.40, Selections from Opera: 11, Itadio News Steel fLondon Relay 11.15, Weather Report and Close Down.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

2

of

1. Admiral William Halsey. The nerve centro In the region the stomach. .3. It is lava from vol- bubbles of gas. 4. Mycroft Holmes. canos. The pores are made by the

5.

Australin. 0. In China in 105

A.D. by Tsal Lun.

Her

A VERY large woman went down the street with a very small husband. He seemed to be anxious to escape, but she had his

arm linked in hers, and she sang softly to him, as I passed them. Together, for ever,

That is the plan. Stick to me like treacle,

Treacle, treacle,

Stick to me like treacle, My dear little man.

EDITORS PAZER SERVICE, © JOURNAL

JEFF

KEATE

"I've come to the conclusion that marriage is no life for a woman.”

Russians Held

In

Vienna

one-

Among gold shares, Achant gold- fields showed a sensational rise of six shillings to 49s. 44 on the news phenomenal gold boring.

Olls recovered in the afterhoon with Anglo-Iranian up by 1/10 to 1665-United Press.

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RUBBER MARKET CLOSES FIRM

Now York, May 4.Rubber futures strengthened today, taking their cuo from the firmness in London and Binga- pore markets and lie short covering In the May delive

Sales falalled

Closing prices

contracts. were 15 to 25 points higher and were as follows:

June

September

November

Vienna, May 4. United Max cents per lb.). States soldiers, armed with July tommy guns, rushed in two August lorries to the American district Se of Vienna today after receiving December

January (1919) information that one of a group February of Russian soldiers was carry- ing a pistol, contrury to Allied July regulations...

The military police detained the Russians-12, soldiers and an officer until the American reinforcements

arrived.

for

March Junc

SPOT

21.50 traded

73.24 bld 27.20 nominat

21.10 nominal

21.00 vid

20.305 nom.

20.00 nomina!

20.44 traded

20.83 nominal

20.03

20.45

20.05

50.15

United Presa.

BLACK PEPPER

MARKET

The soldier said he was looking repair shop for his lorry. Colonel Bernard Hurless, the Unlied States Provost Marshal, refused to Now York, May 4-Black pepper futures allow him to do so, but he dismiss-

closed inactive. nominally unchanged. ed the American troops when inter-cause of the attendance of dealers and Spot market activity was curtalled be- importers at the three-day annual meel- ing now in sesion here. Prices closed a follow May, (in cents per ib.) July

national troops came to Investigate. The Russians were allowed to re- pair their lorry and to go on to the Allied Command

Headquarters, where they were handed over to the Kommandatura.

detained

It was the third time in two weeks thut Americans had Russian soldiers carrying arms in the United States sector-Reuler.

от

September

October

December

January (1948)

March

Spot

officers for Spat (Whita, Muntok)

OUTWARD ·MAILS

THURSDAY, MAY (

Closing Times By Air

Copra

New York. May.

45.50 nominal

43.50

45.00

45.00 "

43.00

$1,00

40.00

40.50 asked 03.00 nominal -United Press.

Market

4-The topra

market remained quiet with traders

on the sidelines, awaiting Informa-

Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 1.30 a 10 am. tion on prices paid and quantitics 12.30 p.m., 3 p.m.; (GPO) 7 a.m, 930 purchased. Inst week by the army. a.m. Noon, 2.30 p.m.

Shanghat, a.m. (teg): 0.30 am. (ord). Manila, 11.30 am,

Trade reports indicated military sought between seven thousarkl

Bangkok, Bingapore, Batavia, Colombo,

Bydney and Auckland, 3.30 p.m. Shanghal, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, per thort

were Peiping. Ralhow, Swatow and Aney, 3.30 pm

meanwhile

ton

that the

five and tons. Small Tota offered at $905 CIF

Pacific Const ports, for May/June shipmont. Cloning Times By Bea & Train Macno, Tainshan and Bhekkt (dua) 8 am. of 23 cents por pound in tank cars Coconut oil was sterly on a bonis Formosa via Keelung. (Sen) Noon

Macau, Teinsban and Shekk! (882) 1 pm, Pacific coast. But buyer interest Canton (2nd class mall only)(KIRIO) 2| Was smail because of cheap prices for competitive tallowUnited

pm.

Swelow (Sea) 1 pm.

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