THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1918.
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"They're giving billions to Europe to halt communism—I'll bot they'd send you a tax refund if you wrote and told the government you're thinking about becoming a Communist yourself!"
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Check Your Knowledge
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only product
of
which Great Britain has more than enough for her own needs.
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Opening-Q
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
NE of the most popular of
ONE
major tournaments is the Southeastern Regional Champlon- ships, held annually in Florida.
Phil
Abramsohn of Hollywood, Fla., one of the outstanding Life Masters of the country, will de- fend the Southeastern men's pair.
le this year, which he holds with Don Farquharson of Canada. He is a great bellever in percentages. Today's hand is typical of his style. Sitting North. Abramsohn did not think his hand would be of much help to his partner at no trump. That was the reason for hile four heart bid, leaving it up to South to decide whether the hand should be played at four hearts or four spades. Obviously they would not have done well at no trump, especially if West opened a spade and Enst shifted to clubs.
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On the opening lead of the queen of clubs dummy's king was played and West won, The deuce of clubs was returned, East won with the ten-spot, and led, the club Jack, which Abramson ruffed. He ruffed with the nine-spot. He
realized his only possible chance of making the contract was to establish diamond sult, but he had to watch out for a possible four-two split.
So at this polat he cashed queen of diamonds and led queen of hearts, overtaking dummy with the acc. Then he led the four of diamonds and trumped In his own hand with the king of hearts. Thus he established his diamond suit.
the the in
To pick up trumps he led the deuce of hearis, East played the seven, and knowing it was the only way to make the hand, Abramsolin finessed the eight of hearts, When
it held he led the Jack, and all of his diamonds were good. At the
end he gave up the ace of spades.
PORN today you have a great deal. gard which you do not even know of Intellectual energy, and for you have in your earlier years. complote happiness your mind must You women havo ne speaking be continually active, You ara voices as well, ond probably will be original and inventive but you are tempted to try the stage, screen or rather slow to put your ideas into radio as 'n' career, 2nd Auge ven motion. You are meticulous about. every detail and want to be sure are
you know exactly where you going,
Others often become impatient with this deliberateness, but they It
You are able to make friends easily with both sexes but your In- timate circle of friends'ls most likely to include only those whose minds ure as brilliant and scintillating as your own may bo. You chjoy social life; but only when' it has an abjective, some worthy cause. You women make dae social, leaders; benefits and charity bolla
are right down your special alloy) earphone
To And what the stars have
In' Blore for tomorrow, select your You delight in the arts, especially birthday star and read the corres- in music and painting, and may ponding paragraph. Lat your have some" latent talent In this re- birthday star be your daily kulde,
will find that In the long run pays off well. You never will be happy in a routine job; your best efforts should be directed toward getting off on your own. Only then will your true talents exert themselves fully.
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TUESDAY, MAY 18.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Ook 24-Nov. 22)- Your health is very. Important now Disappointment may come through for you should have your full energy to make the desired progress.
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GEMINI (May 22-June If you have a salary' rise or a pro-, motion coming to you, today can bo a good time to ask for it.
CANCER (June 23-July 23) New plans take the foreground In today's
activities. Don't let your emotions get out of control. If travelling be careful.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--Not
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good day for expansion. Keep to established tasks that are thorough ly reliable. Be patient and wait."
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-
Continue caution in matters of real importance and avoid unnecessary travel. Make your gains slowly.
the actions of one of the opposite sex. Don't leti emólfons control- your actions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)) If you must travel, be especially
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twat soting, drtoured Be arounded by the Natiosidi Carrier Pipeon Boort and tand... all-of ust a lot of undestrable puditelly."
BY THE
WAY
cautious to avoid a coreless accident by Beachcomber
Be deliberate, rather that Impul- sivo.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 28-Jan, 20)- Guard your resources, both spiritual and material, and hold up acting on new plans until later on.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Things may not be what they ap- pear on the surface, to be very cau-
tious in everything you do.
Guard against business setbacks and
FISCES (Fob. 20-DIar, 21)- you will avoid the pitfalls confront- ing many others just now,
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Impulsiveness can ruln the
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) 2, What is the meaning of "in well-made plans, so make sure that of a superler, you may
best If a plan depends upon the decisiona find it you are very deliberate in all deel- feasible to make your demands
sions.
3.
What is ichthyology?
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4. Name the author of Gynt"
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SCIENCE AT WORK:
What is the meaning
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5. gelsha?
6. Name the longest river In Europe.
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the monsoon. (4)
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It's R{WBIE A case of neglegt. (4)
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Jarriage. [4, 5.4)
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June what it'down, sup,
writing it has its point. (8)
CAMERA'S 100,000,000 PICTURES PER SECOND
at
By RONNIE TAYLOR
exposure.
Some day, its inventor. sald,-11 This camera will enable scientists may be able to photograph the head to get accurate pictures of things of a beam of light coming out of that happen far too fast for the eye or for any photographic instrument heretofore developed,
an electric bulb.
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UEUES stretching for 18 miles (I think this must be misprint for eight miles) awaited the opening of Foul- enough's exhibition of pictures, When the doors were flung back there was an orderly stampede by the art-starved public,
noscenti, accompanied by the illu- As soon as the first of the cog-
the minati, found themselves in presence of the pictures, a hus
hush of awe stllled the enger gazoulitement of the visiteurs. At the entrance to the first room stood Foulenough, in morning coat and striped trousers, bowing a welcome. At his side the lovely Luna Moon offered gill-edged entalogues
ned. at 5s, a ago; she explained. with a pretty tosa of her golden head, that the catalogues were auto-
graphed by such artists as Mols; Boppo, Aristide Puant, Seoul, Mabel Stuffe, Gaston Ridicule, and Comer
linck,
It's an Oomerlinck
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
US Interests To Boost Free Market For Gold
Washington, May 16.-Informed industrial sources anticipate an attempt by the mining states" delegates at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions to interest platform committees in a proposal for the re-establishment of a free market for gold in the United States.
Technical preparations
In-
dicate a long struggle develop-
ing, both in the United States REVIEW OF
Congress and before the general; public; to legaliso again private holding and trading in gold.
Bills by Senators McCarran and Representative Clair Engle to permit Import and export' of gold för pri- vate holding have not yet been the subject vor Congressional hearings,
LONDON
STOCKS
London May; 10-Holders
but have been widely, publicised in Anglo-Iruilen ell shares réemed Yo the mining industry, and reportedly be the only investors in the past were widely endorsed by prominent
economists and mining organisations, week who read the newspapers
Mining experts wald; the
their shared moved up and down POBIJ bility of arousing national political Judge by market results, all other incessantly between 170/- and 167/8;
Interest in free marketing of gold
-
arises from the proponents' claim investors and speculators had either that It would have: an anu censed reading the papers or had Inflationary" " effect on the" general acquired a certain stolidity,
since national economy.
peace broke out. Members of both major parties
The Financial Times Index of are disturbed by the continued in-
leading Industrials. was virtually flationary trend of the general price level, and the refusal of Congress immobile throughout the week be- to approve stringent price control tween 120.3 and 120.5. programmes turns political attention to possible means of influencing the price level through changes in the gaid laws.
One quleting influence, was the reinvestment of some £41,000,000, which Argentina had distributed to holders of tallway debentures. Much Probablo Discussion
of it went into both have adopted some kind of much The Republicans, Democrats orit
Gilt-edged, where. It caused some issues to riso monetary declaration at every Times Index crept up from 112.17 much as 11/10th. The Financial tional convention since 1880, and the tc 112.40. Some of this money was revival of such discussion
is pro- believed to have spilled over into bable in the forthcoming campaign the industrial section high cost in view of public bitterness at the
market lenders steadier than
of living
kept
they
Bad Spot Britain's evacuation of Palestine had long been anticipated as prob-
Both the United States Treasury might have been. and tho International Monetary Fund
its members to pre- requested vent the sale of gold at a price above
United the ited States Treasury price of US$35 per ounce.
Hovever, Mr Francis Browncil, ably furnishing a "bad spot" for the chairman of the Financial Com- otherwise. Similarly, the deteriora- markets, but, it turned out to be milteo of the American Smelting tion of Soviet-American discussions,** and
Refining Company,
to Congressional letter
the mittees, said this action by International Monetary Fund had the effect of diverting to the United States Treasury large amounts of gold
in
com-
which otherwise would have been sold elsewhere.
In-
though disappointing, failed to de more than make for quiet markets.
The turnover for the past week' Improved with a daily average of 8,500 bargains marked, comparddy with 0,182 thd previous week.
Perhaps the strongest single issue was Canadian Pacific, which is now owner of oil royalties. Shares rose being strongly upped as the future. $24 to $25-3/0.
Missing Liaison Officer Found
Demand for Gold. United States gold stocks creased by US$2,000,000,000, in 1947. "Previously the demand for gold TN a little back room, late at night outside the United States Was so
Foulenough and Luna Moon great as to absorb at prices well The most carefree group was ship- watched a young man finishing a above $35 all gold offered, and very ping shares, which improved large Comerlinck seascape. "That's Uttle camo to the United States steadily in disregard of Washington, A CAMERA which can take is s
better speedy that a light ray,
than the Ridicule you did Treasury, except United States pro-dispatches about plans for subal pictures
4 rate of travelling at 180,000 miles a second, yesterday," said Foulenough. "That'll duction, which by law must be sold dised American competition.-United
Ave-pound-a-to the Mint. Outside demand still Press. 100,000,000 per second has been can move only two feet during the do for tonight." The f
week hack then departed, and the shown publicly for the first
wrote Mr Brownell. remoins," two art-lovers discussed the price to
Brownell The
letter Bald the time by the U.S. Navy,
be put on the new masterpiece. US$2,000,000,000 of gold bought by "Low prices at first," said Foul- the United States Government in enot enough. "We don't
want
to scare 1947 was equivalent to world pro- them away." "Suppose the critics duction, excluding Russin, for about
there's no such painter as two Oomerlinck?"
a half and
years. It said if the asked Miss Moon. United States continued to Inventor of the camera is Doctor you will invite them here, and in this rate, it would purchase
to buy at A. M. Garem, of the U.S. Navy's troduce me as Camerlinck, my sweet monetary gold in the world outside all the laboratory research staff, The
replied Foulenough, tapping of Russia in about 19 years. one, instrument consists mainly of two the off-side of her neck affectionately light polarising lenses similar to with the index finger of his right already holds 60
The fact that the United States percent of the anti-glare glasses and a high voltage hand. "I'm ready to be any of these world's gold makes it difcult for
lenses, artists if the critics get nasty." other countrica to return although crystal clear, can be set
ta the gold standard, the letter continued. in such a way that light will not Take it from me pass through them.
Three Points But when two electric terminals in a glass tube pre
Mr. Brownell alloged that--the- placed between the lenses
NE of those truculent Socialist US$2,000,000,000 annual increase
Ten days ago, public safety of- high voltage charge is sent through their chests from
nincompoops who get the hair on
United States Government the circuit, light can pass through tumlers said the other day that he increase
gold cers in the British sector of Berlin theatrical cos holdings would be equivalent to an begun a search for Mr Klein, whose of US$10,000,000,000 of engagement with the Control Com- claimed "equal rights for all" bank credits through loans or dis-
that counts. He said such an inflationary it became known, that he had not mission had been terminated, when Coming from such a quarter phrase today means the exact oppo- threat could be remedied by a three arrived in Britain nor used the site to what it says. It means equal point programme:
passage booked for him from The wrongs for all.
1. Rescind prohibition of owner-flook, of Holland, shio ship
United of gold by
States citizens
It is so fast that it can almost "stop" a beam of light Its shutter
ZBW RADIO
II.K.T.
1. Programine Summary: 601, George
and Tilo
Boulanger and His Orchestra Guizer (Vocal); 0.30, Hospital Request Half Hour Presented by Nan Dickinson (Studio): 7, Orchestral Selections; 7.30, Portuguesa Half Hour (Eludio)? World and Ilomo News (Londen Relay); 0.15, Plano Recital
by Mary Tang (Studio): 0.30. "I Like What I Like” Presented by Norman Tucker (Studio): D. "Accent on Rhythm" (BUCTS); 21 "Forsaken Dose" A Tolk on the Mani- pur Road, the 14th Amy'a Base in Burnia
it is to-day-by Stephen Laing (Studio): 0.30, Dance to Ambrose and Nis-Orchestra; 10, World and Homo
as long as the remains there.
and a ONE
olectrical charge
Duration of Charge
thus
By controlling the duration of the In passing electric charge, an operator can govern the exposure time. Be- cause it can be controlled electrically Instead of mechanically, the interval can be cut down to a 100,000,000th
News London Relay): 10.15, Weather of a second. Report; 10.16, "Take Your Cholce":"11, Hadio Newsreel (Landon Relay): 11,15 Weather Rupert and Close Down.
Since the film could not move through a camera fast enough to keep up with this speed, many cameras have to be used, one for each exposure. To photograph the whole period of a 1,000,000th of a second requires 100 such cameras, focused on a particular part of a long film strip and set off in a, sort of chain reaction.
OUTWARD MAILS each
On Monday, May 17, the General
Kowloon Post Ofco and
Central Post Or will open from am, to Noon. The other branen post others fromm. to 10 .. There wil be one delivery of, registered ardinary correspondence at 15 mi. and one collection only from pillar boxes The Money Order Office will de entirely closed.
and
Effective from May 1, books, i magazines and all other mail matter under the classication of "Printed Alatters" (unregistered) can now de accepted for Jayan.
Until further notice only ordinary correspondence will be accepted for: Palestino (by surface route only) and entirely at sender's riak. Registered and parent service is suspended..
Unless otherwise stated, registered" articles and parcel posta close, 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary. mail. It "niall; eldse before 19: registered and, parcels \will ; close:"at"
5 p.m. on previous day!
Canton
MONDAY, MAY 11
Closing Times By Air
(Kowloon -CPO) 10 am.. 13.30 pm (GPO) 9.30 am Noon Hollow, Bwatów, Foochow, Shanghai,
Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Peiping. Lichaw, Kunming and Amoy... Noon (reg. de ord,). ;'.
Closing Times by sarata
Macao, Taishan & Shekki (Sea) Noon. Canton (2nd class maŝi only) (Train)
Noon.
Kongmoon (ra) Noon, Manlis & Bombay (les). Noon,
- This opens a new field of sclenti-
in
2. Permit a free market, both in the United States and elsewhere, all gold, including United
United
unTM
the obligatlon
ounce.-United
UNDERSTAND that if the doctors
refuse to become civil servants for the Government, yielding to the will States mines production. of the people as expressed at the
3. Leave the present last election, will carry out its man- States gold policy otherwise date by making all the civil servants changed, continuing doctors. By that time the farmers of the Treasury to buy gold offer- will be civil servants, too, and all ed et US$35
Press. you will have to do if you want permission to grow com or have your rheumatism treated is to dial Whitehall. A courteous voice willFORD tell you your code number and where and when to report for instructions.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
fle Investigation called precision mieroliming. Scientists for the first.
1. Fish. 2. In place of a parent, time will be able to see accurately 3. The branch of zoology which
the fe history of an electric spark treats of fish. 4. Henrik Ibsen, lasting only a1,000,000th of a 5. Accomplished one. 0. second-Associated Press,
Volga River.
"AMERICAN LEDISH MAKALIAN AND
ZOCTONE PARIS REEVICE.
The
per
Berlin,
May 10.-Lieutenant- General Mihail Dratvin, the Soviet Deputy Military Governor in Ger- many, announced here that Mr Igor Klein, former Maison officer with the Briush Control Commission in Berlin, had placed himself voluz tarily in the custody of the Soviet Kommandatura..
General Dratvin made the dis- closure of the offical's whereabouta)| in a letter 'requesting the Brilsh authorities to take delivery of Mi Klein-Reuters 194454
Schwarzkoff To
Leave Iran
PROPOSES
Teheran, May 10. Rumours sprending in Teheran that General WAGE CUTS Norman Schwarzkoff, head of the
American Mission to the Iranian. Detroit, May 16-The Ford Motor Lucius D. Clay in Berlin,
Gendarmerie, will replace. General, Company today answered a union categorically denied today by John demand for a wage rise of 30 cents G. Wiley, new U.S. Ambassador to an hour with a proposal
to cut Iran. wages.
wero
Mr Emil Mazey, Secretary of the General Schwarzkoff might never- In response to a query, whether United Automobile Workers, said theless shortly be replaced in Iran, last night that the Chrysler strike, Wiley answered: "Very probably." which began on May 11, would be labour's biggest battle in 1948.
He pointed out that General Chrysler's 75,000 workers struck Schwarzkoff had been here five and Д rise of 17 cents, reduced from half years and that this exceedel their original 30 cents demand. It the normal tour of the U.S. Army, was the first big Detroit motor He stated that if Schwarzkoff were workers' striko since December, replaced, it would be because the Army had highly important work for him elsewhere..
for
1045.-Reuter,
Waterside Fires:
Arrest Expected
"But not," he emphasised, General Clay's replacement. sociated Press.
Australia Said Killing Herself
Brisbane, May 18, Australia
Melbourne, May 10 The water- front police, investigating Ave: fres which have broken out recently 'in the British-India steamer Pemba, expect to make an arrest tomorrow.
The police learned today that a bunch of keyn to the hold ds-was doing what the Japanese could appeared before 'yesterday's out-not do "killing herself," Cardinal break, which
ich was the fourth since Francie Spellman; the the Pemba arrived from Sydney on Catholic Archbishop of New York,
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sald here today. April 10,
Another occurred in Sydney nino
weeks ago.
The Agents yesterday.
Roman
lio said that the Dominion must
offered a £400 reward for informa- unprove: har birthrato, which tion Icading to the conviction of the now lower than the death rate, offender.Router,
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