1948-05-12 — Page 7

FOR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1948.

YOUR SPARE MOMENTS.

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

COPR, THE DYNTA BERVICE, INC. †, N, 326. U. 6. PAT, OFF,

NOW PLAYING

"Oh, come on, don't be silly! I'll explain to the girl in tho box office that you're still children!"

MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Under-Trumping Sets Four Spades

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY.

COME of our Ane

SOME

Check Your Knowledge

EXCLUSIVE TELL GRAPH' FEATURE

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

by OSBERT LANCASTER

YOUR BIRTHDAY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

BORN today, your mind rules in publie life. You would never

your entire. life and unless make a good machine politician but you are Intellectually Interested might reach true greatness as an in 3 subject, you will not individualist who stands on his own exert yourself to do anything at all! platform and works things out in his In fact, the easiest way to

defeat

own way. your best interests in to get stuck in some kind of a routine job. If you find this happening, get out of it, Endure financial privations for a time; but get out on your own into the things you enjoy,

You are not zuffelently Interested in money to mako. busincas and Anonce your main objective,

It is likely, however, that your talents will always bring a comfortable living for you and your family. You have an Intellectual Indepen. Your emotions are strong but con- dence which must have complete slant and in selecting Ho freedom of expression to be success. And someone who is na constant and Af mate ful or even contended. You have a loyal as you are and as willing to great deal of energy and it must be stand up against the world, put to some constructive use or it cary, to help you upheld your ideals. will bell over and be wasted. You To and what the stars have in have a momelic and persuasive per storu for tomorrow, select your sonality and, given the opportunity, birthday star and read the corres you are able to influence others. ponding paragraph. Let your birth- You probably would do very well day atar be your dally guide.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

neces-

TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nóv, 22)-- Powerful influences appear to be If a now plan needs the approval working in your behalf to take full of some superior, go after that and advantage of them. Act now; don't you should get it once. procrastinale.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) GEMINI (May. 22-June 22)--Important people can advance Don't let minor worries sidetrack your personal interests in the open- you from important matters that ing of a new business, shop or fac- need attention. Work out

your tory. plans.

23)- I!

CANCER

(June 23-July Don't take any promise given fave value alone but investigate thoroughly before acting upon decisively.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-

a contract

has been pending on sign it now and anticipate immediate

It

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—If you are ambitious, today is the time for expansion. See that your plans are worked out effectively.

VIRGO (Auz. 24-Sept. 22)-- Good influences are. In the back- after lightning round now and should effectively assist you in gaining an important objective.

success in your new business.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19 If planning a wedding, make final arrangements now. It projecting a new Iden, give it full publicity and advertising PISCES

(Feb. 20-Mar.

An unexpected meeting will

21)

an that

old romance can bring about long

1. How Bushes does thunder commence?

2. How many inches in a span?

3. Who was the first labour premier of Great Britain?

4. What is the common

bark?"

and

card players selentifie same for "Peruvian

have not returned to tourna ment bridge since end of the

War

5. Name the capital of Bolivia,

but they continue to play rubber bridge. One of these players is South America.

Sherman Stearns of New York, who used to play in most of the national tournaments. Here is one of greatest rubber hands.

Few players would have refrained from doubling four spades with Stearns' holding, especially since his partner opened. But Stearns Agured that if he doubled he might be finessed out of the ten of trumps.

AAQJD

Stearns

AK 1054

• 32

• J852

4753

A076

N

32

W

WXCUS

E

1003

5

140

1074

AKQ

4AJ 32

Dealer

♣ None

MAQJOO,

Rubber-E-W vul.

+974

♣ KQ 1080

South

West North

East

1

1 A

Phas

Pass

Puss

3 A

Puss 4 A

Pass

Pass

18

trick with continued

Opening - 3

South won the first

the ace of

hearts and

with queen. West won, went over to dummy's, ace of clubs, then led

the six of spades, showed

When South

declarer decided against

he fnesso and went up with the nee Not one to give up, West thought he would try to set the jack of clubs. He led the three of diamonds, won with dummy'e queen, ruffed deuce of clubs, went back to dummy with the king

diamonds

ruffed the three of clubs.

Unfortunately the jack of

the

and

clubs

did not become established, bul declarer saw another line of play.

He went over dummy with the ace of diamonds and led

jack the nt clubs.

When Soul played the king, West trumped

with the queen of spades, Probably not many players would refuse to put the king of trupms on this

trick. count. but now Stearns had a good He knew he

neither must

over- ruff nor discard his diamond. In- steed he under-trumped the queen of spades with the four-spot.

Now try to make contract! West jack-nine of trumps had only the c and Stearns had the king-ten. West led a trump, Stearns would make the king-ten and the jack of diamonds. If declarer led } heart, Stearns would discard the Jack of diamonds, and with South in the lend he was bound to make

both the king and ten of trumps.

d. From what grain is four made?

grahom

(Answers on Column 5)

DUMB-RELLS

REGISTERED U.S.1

PATENT OFFICE

4 MUST APOLOGIZE} THE COOK HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE KITCHEN AND BROKC ALL OUR SAUCERS + WE'LL HAVE TO DRINK OUR COFFEE OUT

OF CUPS!

CHESS PROBLEM

By A, K, ELWORTHY Black, 9 pieces.

10.

2

£

White, 10 pieces,

31

"

White to play and vnato in two.

Solution to yesterday's

problems;

+

1,

9, any: 2, Q, or Kt (ch.

or di chi mates.

CROSSW

110

13

20

12/

23

24

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1. Timely logna ?, tur

out a most lánag.). 19)

0, Thia JACA

colonel, BE

Iked being

the

ORD

16. They are a form of saisle, (D)

20. Sole. (4

22. Grind usta without external

coverings, (4)

23. Retung for a change. 10)

24. Title. 1

225.

40. Always in the Umagination. 181

hna the inst word. 14)

97. l'eep; (9)

E. Btorago hace, 19).

22.30 is Chen 's genuine, (9)

3. Tp scuttle is not damnathg to

Ahipping. 4.

Deficiency. čás

6. Enda every motta.

D. Always found in patrinting. (3)

D. There's no rooted objection to

using it for shoes (4)

10. Mollen, 131

12. Excessive joy. 121

15. Tidy to a degree. (8)

17. What Cyril writes in atanrna. (5)

10. This fellow'

quoted. (4)

poetry 1s

21. Decoy, 10

Bolution of yesterday'à puseis.- Aerosos and 7, atars and Biripes: . Balog Heart; ta, Axet 15. Olly: 1. Empire:

1. Found in a youth African stoep. own: LT, Gas: 35, Achjave:

(3)

13. It's a guide. (4)iata: 94, Deplete;

iiio; 24, Nev. Chainrook; V, TERM. 1ooms: Acro: Leward 10 teepa # woman on her toes (4)oplum: Is Eren: 20, vera

Is. This bridge is on the Medway, phtoshapes . Na

(3)

7, Bre leidie! 15

LIBRA *(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Favourable for new ideas, especially those having to do with your pro- fession or

Get them into Inmediate production.

career.

BOOK OF THE DAY

ARIES

Social, rather than business matters,

(Mar. 22-Apr.

appear paramount

life today. Friendly relations are important.

20)-

in

your

Very

a

** said, if I'd been railway worker, not just a poor mult af ʼn passenger, I'd have called a light. ning strike slie moment came in."

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

IT has been pointed out to

me by the International Cat League that the two women named Hickory and Dickory, who carried the lady with food on her head from the dock, wero not wardresses. They were just two women named Hickory and Dickory.

The cat referred to was not theirs, ns suggested. It belonged to a Mrs. Melhuish, of Faversham Heights,

happy ending you have been antiel-Bromley, and the Misses Hickory pating.

and Dickory had not this particular cat in mind when they ran up tho was merely a humane gesture an court clock to catch the mouse. behalf of the cat population and the mouse

was given to MEG, Melhuich's cat

Tiger because that was the first cat the magistrate caught slight of. Tho sinnger is that all these irrelevancies may tend to distract attention from the woman with the New Look food

on head or vice versa.

By DANIEL GEORGE

STORM JAMESON'S NEW

BATTLE

IN BERLIN

HE strain of living up to Miss Storin Jameson's high serious ness is beginning to tell on me. I was afraid that in her new novel. "The Black Laurel," (Macmillan, 101. 6d.) she would try once more to shift on to my frail shoulders' the burden of the whole world's woe. My fear was justifled.

What part are the Germans to play in the future? On whose side will they play? Will there, in fact, be sides? When and where will the atom bombs begin to fall? hopes for the survivors, if

What any?

Such nagging questions as these, with others to probe the conscience of the reader without inclling him to prophery, are raised by the rest- less British, Americans, Russians, Germans, Poles, and Czechs who in "The Black Laurel" leap from words

Some answering themselves. mun-those tricky.

Others re-

moral

ZBW RADIO

H.K.T.

her

"Falling trouser and

fading tree....'

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Brisk Trading On N.Y. Stock Exchange

New York, May 11-Stocks today moved up briskly, gains ranging to more than a point in some specialities.

HONGKONG

SHARES

Trading WAS moderately active on settlement of the planned railroad strike and the report that the United States' bid for a conference to settle current differences had been accepted by the Soviet, which combined to give the security market a lift and induced con- siderable buying of industrials.

Hongkong Banks, Chlon Lights (old) and Watsons (ex-rights) came in for some attention on the Stock Exchange thile morning Business during the morning session totalled $430,000. Transactions and noon But aircraft stocks met Ilquidation on the Intest reported Russian move, ond losses in that group renged to more than two points.

prices follow:-

SHARES BUYERS SELLERS BALES DANKS

HK Bank.....

Eas! Asia ...

INSURANCES

Union

DOCKS, ETC.*** K. Wharf (0)

Dock

Provident

S'hat Dock LAND, ETC.

IIK Hotel

HK Land

Khat Land

Humphreys UTILITIES

Tram

Star Ferry....

C. Light (0).

C. Light (N) Firetrie

Macao Finetrie Telephone. (D) INDUSTRIALS

Cement Habe STORES, ETC. Watson (X.

Is.)

Lone Crawford COTTONS

Ewo

10 * 2015

54 44 2010

02-2014

2000

140

bo or 145

770 780

2015

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0215

200 # 155

23 1200 . 2416

2419

24 24/

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2314 0341

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45

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43 44

15% 10%

539% 3015

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700 291

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GOG 24

The list registered the best gains In the final hour of trading and, as measured by tira general market averages, prices closed at the best levels since August 30, 1946.

The last hour was also the most nctive of the day, with a turnover of 530,000 shares bringing the total to 1,750,000, the highest since last April 23,

Of 1,082 Issuca traded, 342 were higher, 320 lower, and 220 un-

700 2511⁄2 changed.—United Press.

600 да 2015

300 0 2014

000 F BO

230 3352 2050 03 1300 # 554

100 @ 24

London Stock Exchange

London, May 11-After a day of Improved activity and a general air of brightness, the London Stock Exchange closed irregular today.

Glt-edged securities mostly held gains of 1/8th to 1/4th but there were exceptions, such As British Transports, which were down 1/8th

90-13/10.

et

actor

has

his

braces

third

which involve conflicts of loyalties, A DISTINGUISHED dispute the expediency of justice broke during the revealed that

act of he had

(and vice versa). The only ques-play some days ago, and tion I refuse to be bothered with io "keep his hands in his trousers is: low far can William Gary, a pockets throughout the British industrial tycoon and casuls-What

third net" tie intellectual, carry into effect his Shakespeare and opera in modern

smarizing argument for dream of a new World

Order le dress, make Fascism safe for democracy?

For without trousers to hold jup, where would he have been? This William Gary is the least would have had no braces burst,

Prodnose: Without trousers, he acceptable of Miss Storm Jumeson's characters. He conspires with the occurred to me.

Myself: All That had German magnate Bertrand Rechburg, He tries to suborn the when

Anyhow, far the best course. famous scholar, late of Buchenwald, la tience thinks this is part of the when this happens on the stogo.

to the breeches

fall. Lucius Gerlach. He

The connives at

von

not

the judicial murder of a Jewish re-play, and rocks with Inughter, and fugee. And all to no discoverable the producer anys. "Keep that bli purpose. He is a V. I. P. who of business In. If knocked last abuses the power he has somehow night's lot for a row of Annamese acquired. War Offles and Foreign dustbins."

•

Tibet

in

He

•

of

Industrial issues remained more or. less unaffected by prospects Russo-American conversations, and both gains and losses were small.

Oll Issues improved strongly though

closing under the best. United Press.

Problems For

Netherlands

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

New York, May Today's Foreign exchange elasing rates were

Argentine Peso (official) US$0.2017 Argentine Peso (Unofficial)

2504

Australia

3.23

0605

0223-1/

.91-3/3

0335

Brazil

Belgium

Canada Chile

England France India

Mexico

New Zealand Peru

Portugal

South Africa

Sweden

4.03-3/0

.0033

3025

2040

4.01-1/4

3.23-1/2

0700

.0402-1/2

2000

Switzerland

2450

Uruguay,

£300

Venezucia

3010

Shanghai (CN1100,000)

30-1/2

Netherlands

3762

Batavia

1705

4755

$2500

United Press.

Singapore

tongkang

Purpose Of Jap Trade Mission Explained

tary of the Indian Ministry of Com-

Calcutta, May 11-Deputy-Secre-

merce. V. C. Trivedi, today told the United Press that the Japanese trade misalon at present touring Indin in not authorised by SCAP to enter any Washington, May 11. The Foreign

trade agreement with either the Polley Association, which is gener- Government of India or! private ally regarded as an impartial woll-business interests here.

He said the informed agency, sald today: The mission came as a "sort of how-do- recovery of the Netherlands is you-do group" and does not have hampered by the lack of recovery

power to start any negotiations with of Germany, by the decrease in

the Indian Union with the purpose of British purchases and disruption of preparing ground for a possible trade trade in Indonesia.

pact between the two countries after the conclusion of the Japanese peace treaty.

"Despite is impressive recovery to date, the Netherlands faces a Trivodi sald the primary purpore two-fold problem-firstly rehabilita- of the visitors was to discover Brst- tion of its war-domaged agriculture hand what India's needs are that and Industrial plants and, secondly, Japan can supply and vice-versa, need to effect some re-orientation explore the basis on which reciprocal of its economy,

trade might be bullt and establish

Office bow down before him, is "Take back your ring!” to deeds and scuttle back again. International connections are inter-

of the questions are locking.

THINKING to Interest hiz Like other men in her

novel, ones William Gary is the embodiment of sat by the fire, "When I

fancee, Eghamn began, as they an idea.

was in Her General Lowerby embodies enn't forget that horrible woman,"

Bunty

gasped.

"You the idea of military justice, her she said, and went off into a bout Colonel Brett the idea of absolute of loud weeping. justice, Her police agent, David was in his study, trying to read an Her father, who Wrenn, has lost his bearings be- article about the control of tricycle 6. Programme Summary: 601, Calldren's tween the two. As for her Rus- Half Hour: "Bezu Gerto" by C. Wren LIUICTSI Engle has siege, dan siung, Poles, Czech, and carefully stops wit

lumps.

"That girl never

"The Dutch must not only raise personal contact with private busi- Wednesday Serenade": 7, "You Asked for graded Germans, they never

production but must also cut im-nessmen, chambers of commerce and mother

dashed It Variety Request Programme Present propagating ideas-all of them un burst

hotfoot stop

from

the dining-room, and ports and push exports, while at government officials connected with ed by Lynn Fraser, (Studio); 8, World

the on

miserable lovers.

foreign

trade, the same time restore shipping and! and Home Niv London Itelay): 0.15. settling. Jazz Octet (BUCTS): 8.30, Paul Temple

"Come, come!" she shouted,

this

part traffic.

Meanwhile, the Japanese mission Coal, structural steel Steve" by Francis Burbridge

is not my idea of a happy engage- and food are the major imports re- leader. William Eaton. told tho FUNCTS): 0, "farch of the Movie Bui "The Black Laurel" is not ment." Whereupon Bunty Snivelled, quired. Shortage of dollars severe- Engineering Association that TORBS): 9.30, Pano Recital by Carulino

“I refuse to marry this Cassermover. Braun (Studio); 9.50, Grange Metachring restricted to dialectics.

restricts ability to import from Japanese production capacity cannot and ills Orchestra: 10, World and Home carried into action. And the action Take back your ring, Claude Egham, the United States.

be fully utilised due to lack of suff- News (Long Relay): 10.15, British In is so swift, so varied, so dramatic again." Egham, between shame and

neven wish to see

your face

erent iron, coal and other ruw 100- dustries Fair (London Relay; 10.45.

"Dutch needs cannot be obtained terials of an essential II B.C. Variety

nature. Entertains its scenes take in the wilds of Scot-

He relief, Newsreel London land, the cocktail parties of London there, my little fledgling!" roared the

foolishly. (BBCTS); 11. Badio

from Dutch resources alone. Ite-raid shortage of materials prevents There relief, grinned Relay) 11, Weather Report and Close

covery of the Netherlands and pro-Japan from supplying India withr and the cellers of Berlin--that you angry mother, who saw her

gress towards self-support can only the machinery needed. He said un- are kept in a butter of suspense. defeated.

be achieved if adequate outside as-restricted trade between Japan and One thing I particularly liked in tie that one expected

sistance becomes available."United other countries through normal com- OUTWARD MAILS novel: it inclines to a belief in to fall from the ceiling, while Hand-

Press.

channels mercial an inherent freemasonry

not im. umong some Jack Trevor strode in, knocked

mediately possible owing to the ne men, crediting them with an un- Egham down, and folded the ecstatic

In cessary controls now

force in canny ability to read each other's Bunty in his arms. But none of thoughts and spot (und tolerate) this happened, for it was real life. each other's motives. They fall In- to a blood fellowship at first sight. 5 Feminine intuition could go no fur- ther Read it and see.

down

Orchestra

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Closing Times By Au Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta. Karacht, Baltrein, Cafro (Nairobi, Johannesburg and Marseilles via Cairo) Augusta anil London, (Kowloon CPO) 3 p.m.; (GPO) 3.30 p.m Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)

130 p.. Lluchow, Kuaming.

Nanking. Hankow, Fonchow, Swatow

Amoy, Shanghal Tsingtao, Palpins. and follow. 1.37

Closing Times By Sea & Trala

1 p.m. (ord).

Hollow, Pathol via tohow and Bangkok

(8ta) 3 p.m.

Shanghai (Bea) 3p.m.

Macao. Tanahan and Shekkt (Nea) 4 p.m. Canton (Parcels & 2nd class mail) (Sea)

Bp.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11 Closing Times By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 7.30 a.m., 10 a.th. 12.30 p.m. 3 p.m.; (GPO) 7 a.m. 0.30 am. Noun, 2.30 pm.

Shanghal, a.m. (reg); 0.30 am. (ord). Manila, 11.30 a.m.

Dangkok, Singapore. Batavia, Colombo,

Sydney and Auckland, 3.30 pm.

Snigun and Paris, 3.30 pm.

Shanghai, Nanking, lankow, Tsingtao, Petping, Foochow, Swataw and Amoy. 3.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Hea-& Train Macao, Taihan and Shekk! (Bra) & a.m. Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)

(Ben) 10 am.

Haiphong (Hea) 10 1.7

་

Batavia, Sourabaya and Macassar (Sex)

10. Jn.

Swatow. Ifollow and Fakhof via Ifolhaw

and Bangkok (Bea) 11 am.

Swatow and Foochow (Ben) p.na, Canton (2nd class mail only) (rain) 2

13.11.

Straits (oa) 3 pm.

Shanghai (es) 3p.m.

Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)

(Bea) 3p.m.

Macao, Teinshan and Shakki (Bea) 4 pm. Kongmoon (Bea) B`pm.

Idons are

Read it, anyhow, for the exclte- ment of its feverish story.

Read it, if you like, because I happen rate it as the rare kind of novel of which Britain can be proud.

EDITORS PATAN SERVICE,

COLLIENTS SS

It was all so memes

paper

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

1. It commences at the same moment that tightning Borhes, 2. Nine inches. 3. J. Itamsay Mac- Donald. 4. Quinine. 5. La Poz. 0. Wheat.

dfinst

"I'm cold! I'm going to change into my last year's

swimsuit:

ty

COPRA AND OIL Japan-United Press.

MARKETS

New York, May 11-The copra

and

coconut oll markets remained dull and nominal. Buyers held on the sidelines with the sellers. awaiting quoted

was

BLACK PEPPER

MARKET

developments. Copra was

Miny New York.

11.-Black

pepper nominally at US$315

perfutures 'elozed unchanged to 200 points long ton F. O, B. island or an higher. No sales were reported. The equivalent basis of US$305 per holding binck pepper one-hait

Spot murket was Armer, with seller

short ton, C. I. F. Pacific Coast.

Coconut oil was unchanged on a

paint

higher at 47. Muntak touched 67 asked. Denters said that grinders are reluctant

basis of 24 cents per pound in tank to meet the higher beats, but more cars. Pacific Coast, for nearby ship-to the tight domestle supply picture. buying in expected to develop soon die ments, and 23-1/2 cents per potind plus firmness in the primary markele June forward-United Press,

and the report that Imitad supplies are aflost.

Prices closed as follows:

May (in cents per, ib.3

July

Argentine Market September

To Be Opened

London, May 11.-Mr Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, said today he expected ho would

soon be able to announce the reopening of the Argentino market to British exporters.

December

January (14)

Match Spot

Spot (White Muntok)

45.50 bid

15.50 "

45.00

$5.00 nominat

43.00

41,00

40.00

47.00 asked 07.00 naked

United Press.

Exchange Rates

Speaking at a luncheon of the Federation of British Industries, Wil- son said: In the near future, I hope that the very long delayed arrange Chinese dollars (per CNII M.), **** ments which are being made with Rterling notes (per C1)

Business was done in the local morning at the following rates: unofficial exchange market this

US dollars, (per, URS1)

Gold bars (par taci) Pinstres (pas 100)

regard to the opening up of the Argentine market to our goods can be announced to our exporters." NEI guilders (per 100) United Press.

Biam ticele (per 100)

d.eg

14.49

1.38

217.00.

10.7

42.00

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