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rather An the earth but you must be BO

ORN today, you have

for you seem unusual sense of responsibility. nullous in traveling You often feel that the weight of to have 1tle or no personal fear strange and the whale world is your and will often go to

on shoulders, alone, and that you must distant places which others before learn to solve the problems of the you have failed to penetrate. Your universel While it is well for you intuitions are exceptionally keen in tells on life, to take

A serious outlook

this regard and if you must realise that you are but you not to travel on a certain day, a single unit and you must not over then postpone your journey. You evaluate your own importance. will never regret following any pre-

monitions, you may have.

someone

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

by OSBERT LANCASTER

EXCLUSIVE TELE GRAPH FEATURE

· POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

TUESDAY, JUNE 22

A

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Sellers Predominate

On Share Market

Sellers predominated on the share market this morning. Little business was done, the turnover for the session being only $155,000.

Transactions and noon prices

follow:---

BUYERS BELLERS BALES

SHARES

BANKA

BK Bank

2150

Enst Ala..... 140

60141

INSURANCES

Canton

700 205

Union

HK Fire

DOCKS, ETC.

C. Light (0)

C. Light (N) Electric

INDUSTRIALS

Cement

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

New York, June at The following are today's foreign exchange closing prices. Argentine Peso (Ometal)

Argentine Peso (Unofficial) .......

Australia

zrazit

Belgium Canada Chillo

England

Prance India

Mexten

1500 23 New Zealand 1100244 Portugal

200 4614

T'eru

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

Uruguay

4015

300 i 4045

46

47

100 47

Venezuela

100 4827

Shanghai (CNC$100,000)

500

48%

Netherlands

10 10

Flatavia

STORER, ETC. Waisan (Old)

Singapore

Watson (Nowi Bata .50

Ewo

20%

60 300 00

Ilangkong

US10 2977

2400

0350

0220

4.0302

4.03

2503

$300

3010

0713

3780

3703

4750

COPA, 1948 ØY MEA GERVICE, INC. T, 14 DES 12 PAT, CIF,

4.20

** could be making all kinds of money, but my parents fixed that have to sit with my own brother and sister!"

• MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Coup and End-Play Cinches 5 Spades

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

TODAY'S hand is taken from

LENT

arilele in the February issue of The Bridge World entitled "Angus Carries the Ball," by A, E. Arm- strong of Glendale, Calif.

Armstrong gives no bidding but anys Angus reached the venture. some contruct of Ave spaces,

The bidding shown is the only way I cnn plcture him getting to, that contruct. The four no trump bid is Blackwood.

The opening lend of the jack of diamondo is won by South with the ace. Angus feels that the king of hearts is a liability and leats it immediately in order to get rid of

11, West wins with the, nce and leads the four of diamonds, East's

queen forcing out the king.

DUMB-BELLS

REGISTERED US..

PROFESSOR,

THE NEXT ROOM IS

ON FIRE!

SWIENT OFFICE

WHY BOTHER” ME, AMI

I IN THE NEXT ROOM

You have a strong love of family and although you would be happiest age, you if you wed at an early must be cautious in the selection of mistake your life mate, since a would be most unfortunate for one and personal sincerity loyalties. You would not be one to make change, but would "stick it out", no matter how unhappy it made you.

The

stors have been kind in giving you a number of unusual tol-* ents and it will be up to you to discover which one you wish to develop. Or, it may be a problem of the parents for they will have within their powern to guide you

naist

children wisely of your their during the Important, early forma live years. Literature, especially poetry; drama; the stage; and the illustrative arts all appeal to you and you will no doubt, have talent along one, if not more than one of theso lines.

und

You are fond of travel and will want to visit most of the far places

To find out what the stars have In store for you tomorrow, select star and read the your birthday corresponding parograph. Let your birthday ster be your dally guide. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-All plans designing and decorative, arts are especially favoured just now, Take

One does so hope that the importance which Councillor Stallybrass, attaches to the dog-lovers' vote will not turn out to be exaggerated."

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

I

net you

1t successfully promptly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-

SEE that the author of a new book on the "Description and Measurement of Personality" takes a standpoint completely

K. Wharf (0)

Dock

Provident Bhai Dock LAND, ETC. 1K totel HK Land Shai Lond Humphreys UTILITIES

Tram Star Ferry

Παπο

COTTONS

care of all minor business detalls Salesmanship la espec les prot opposed to that of Professor New York Stock

carefully.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Make important plans for future but hold off for a short time more, matters that appear

on

"}] illusionary.

24-Sept. 22)-An VIRGO (Aug. "all right" day to put an agreement in writing if the details have been carefully thought out previously,

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-A betler

best

so if that is your job make a en dents made today.

Stirling, sometime Mensor Per- sonalitatis ut Burnstaple Univer.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)-Asity. action

fine day for Inspirational and crea-

Literature and the arts with both of them, especially when For my part, I disagree entirely tive work. come Info their own now.

it comes to the hyper-syndromes of the various psychosis-concepts. I PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 2D)—A

know an old sailor from the Mor clay bit be better-than-average

bihan whose personality, during the your demands upon M moderate in athers, since they may not all be winter solstice, measured T. R. 264.

The dynamics of his

mes behaviour favourably disposed,

overlapped the fortuitous factor ARJES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)—This analysis of his emotions. And when multifactor centrifugal day demands progressive action on Melhulsh's your part. Postponed affairs car melhod applied to his will- be pushed through to a decision now, variations, he was found to be suffer- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21-Aing from deficient personality on response. Finally they took him to practical day. Set your mind something that needs accomplishing bits, and found that he was a simple equation and had a merely algebral- and get it done efficiently.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-Acal existence. general pick-up In favourable The isolation of laughter

day; ut forth your energies now and you will begin to

positive results from

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elforts.

Check Your

Knowledge

your

22) SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nav. Conditions continue to improve but there is still a minor obstruction to your progress, so proceed cautiously.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) vibrations for nil, so take full ad Unfavourable conditions are now vantage of the Improvement past and you can proceed with your your specific alms.

AROUND THE TOWN:

Malaga: A Beautiful Seaport

By TEMPLE MANNING

A BIG, beautiful bunch of Ma- Inga grapes served as the incentive for another of our

1. Why Is Baku, a Russian port memory-meanders. It took us

Then Angus leads a small spade In the Casplan, important?

toward dummy's ace and drops

West's singleton queen. A small heart is ruffed by

* A 10.

declarer,

J 10 8 753

2. Chicle, which forms the base

then

for chewing um. comes where?

from

back to Malaga where

we

chanced to tarry once upon a time while driving from Cadiz to Granada.

Malaga, that most beautiful senport, is recondin importance. only to

3. Name the largest port in the Barcelona in Spain, a busy world.

mercial

com- and

city, yet a beautiful most restful shore resort. Beautiful

avenues,

parks and palm-shaded

4. Namie the most famous river gardens give the place something of

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N

AJ832

3.

AQA J.1054

J1052

W

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002 200 4207

in Ireland.

Dealer

K07034

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A04

Rubber-Neither vul.

of

the

a French Riviera quality, yel Ma- Inga has a strong personality all its own, or else we wouldn't be able to conture il so vividly to mind after. an absence of several years.

have most 5. Where world's matches been made?

(Answers on Column 5)

South

West North

East

Poss

2 ❤

Pass

3 A

1N.T.

Pass Pass

44

Pass

34

Pass

Pass POLS Pass Opening→→ J

CHESS PROBLÈM

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By E. A. WIRTANEN Black, 12 pieces

the nine of diamonds is ruffed An- with dummy's ten of spades. allier heart ruft establishes dum- my's hearts.

Now the ace of clubs is cushed and a club led to dummy's king. At this point dummy has the six jack-ten-eight of hearts, and

of clubs. East has the jack-eight- three of spades and queen of clubs. South has the king-nine-seven of spades and eight of clubs.

The jack of hearis is led from

If East trumps, Angus dummy. will overtrump, lead the eight of clubs. East will have to win and will be end-played in trumps. Enst decides to discard

If

the queen

of clubs on the jack of hearts, South

will discard the eight and lead another heart from dummy.

There will be no way to keep South from winning two of the

tricks-a very trump

nent coup and end-play.

22

£

E

White, 10 pieces

White to play and mate in three.

Solution to yesterday's problem!

1. KI-K12, any: 2, 4, or Ki mates.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Arrosa

2 x 6 They are likely to caura

faint revival (0, 2)

7. Viewed by this thero la ua sure,

18.

tacio Part

of

10. Although it gives height it

very low

13. It's an agrecabia sound. 17)

18. Frot (0)

15. It's away ahead. (3)

10. A tualet, faraz.). (2, 0)

Sea 1 Down

· DowD

1 and 10, it's

23. Deaton. [B

bidden danger 1.

"even" it, you are a channar, 457

2. 3, 51 2. Cosmaticam 14 21

*. Lengthens. (4)

4. Doctor or old, (5)

5. The allls thing#1 (5)

4. Ben-1 Across

1. Uhrub that doesn't sound an

though it belong to me, To

10. Bhatped. (4)

Watta inausponse. (81

14. With out he would lose power.

17, Tho orarest in place, (8)

Boiption of yesterdaydı, purtle.—AccoNT: and 7

1. This Tower ét London: D. ilun; „Anido 13 Kapeġjali da NATION Kuo: 15, Baoba; 17, Onn, 18, Aarg 10, Occident; 01. Rolwyn B2, 100; 24.

Frannise.

WICK! 5. Balletj Dees

ship. 141

(4)

the Doce 183

10, Dani 85, ÖL,

Symphony of Sounds

A gypsy camp on the outskirts of Malaga.

for

We remember the symphony of a couple of miles out of town, but sounds, our own Malaguena, made

we are sure that there are few gar- up of the waves lapping against the wide sandy beach, the toot of the dens more appealing, more idyllic. funny little train that hugged the shoreline, and the song of the fisher- Amid the blossuming trees there men as they stood waist deep in the is a charming little museum of Ro- surf. We remember the exquisite man antiquities that includes some

real rarities. Beyond countryside, rich with groves of

the town,

was

are

chemical THE Intest

researches into Emotion have proved con- clusively that all our emotions emanations of colchose, which war the blood-stream and may be ar ranged in categories, with their cor- relation coeficients. The soul itself, which is situated just behind Lim- peter's ganglion, is an effluvium of semi-noxious

vapour from the femoral tissues. When analysed it shows n

marked resemblance batrachium, the residue of frog's breath which remains after a frog has breathed Into a Tallard funnel. Laughter, Riso, is made of batha-

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Market

stock

New York, June' 21.-The market today lost fractions to more than a point except the Oll group which climbed as much as, % points for Richfleld in response to an on- nouncement of a new producing well' In Richfield's newest California field.

Other sections of the list made! little headway and, after midday. lost ground rapidly.

All pivotals were caster. In rails, Central of New Jersey dropped seven rail issues. points. This decline unsettled other

United States Steel were oft more Youngstown Sheet and Tube and

Ihan a point coch.

Chrysler and General Motors were fractionally lower.

The sell-off, which gained rapidly In the Anal few minutes of the! million dollars in market valuations. session, wiped out more than half

a

Transfers totalled 1,750,000 shares. Dow Jones averages at the close

of the session stood as follow:

30 Industrials 20 Rails 15 Utilities 40 Bonds

2400

United PreJA.

PARIS FREE MARKET Paris, June 21-In the free market today the US$20 gold piece was quoted at 19,000 francs,

The US$1 note was quoted at 300 frames against tre black market rate of 330 francs-United Press.

Cotton Market

Activity

New York, June 21-The market opened 10 to 20 points higher, Prices rose to not gains of 13 to 27 points, bes tate noon wish then turned irregularly lower under a final flurry of July Haul- dation. At the close, prices were three to 25 paints lower,

Prices clused as follow:- Spot

July

October

August

November September

January (1040)|

December

May

July

October

30.00 nominal

34.36

25.33 nominal

34.20

33.24-5"

32.18 nominal

32.00

12.40

--

20.78

New Orleans prices today cloved o follow:- Spat July

October

December

March (1043)

May

100.71

July

60.50

October

35.02

December

100.74

-United Press.

chiuin, and was first isolated by HIGHER PRICES

Professor Schipke in 1020, in the ratio of eight to four.

fun. My

FOR RUBBER

New York, June 21.-Itubber futures closed five to 13 putats higher). L-

July

August Mr Fred

September October

37.00

30.30

40

33.25 - G

32.00

1248

32.33 Bid 31,77 bla

29.70 bid. 20.23 bl United Press.

INDIAN ACREAGE New York, June 21-The New York Cotton Exchange today reported that the Indians calion acreage is expected to be increased by about 20, percent,

The Exchange also said distribution of cotton in India may exceed production by as much as 1,500,000 Indian running bales, which would reduce the season's carry over to 250,000 bales-United Press,

primary NEW YORK SUGAR

FUTURES

New York, June 2-World SUCO futures closed two points lower to five 23.40 nominat higher on sales totalling 12 contracts. 22.35

Domestic migar futures closed two to six points higher on sales totalling 270 contracts.

Stratford 'boy makes good THE Hollywood film of Shake-

speare's life ought to be terrific | fluenced by reports of unrest in Malaya

cables from the cholce for Shakespeare and higher

markela. would be Mr. Humphrey Bogart,

Sales totalled 150 contracts. with Mr Edward G. Robinson 05

Prices closed as follow:-- Milton, Miss. Dorothy... Lamour_as. June_(in-conta...per-lb.).-22.45 nominal Queen Elizabeth, Miss Myrna Loy as

22.23 bid Ann Hathaway. and

22.35 nominat 22.45 traded McMurray, as Drake. Moonlight and porridge

AM informed by my paper that at a dance in Lancashire "soup was served after a waltz." This will not it in with a romanile girl's idea of her first ball. "Lydia, my love, finish your porridge. I think Captain Timbertrouser wants to dance with you "See, Miss Chevening, the moon has risen. Will you not bring your beef steak and kidney pudding out on to the terrace?"

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors

1. Because it is the centre of onc of the richest oil producing areas in the world. 2. From trees in Central America. 3. The Port of

| River Shannon. 5. In Sweden and

Finland.

oranges, with sugar cane, fg trees, along the coast, there is a drive that New York, New York City. 4. The

melons, almonds, in fact seemingly all the fruits, and course the Ma- Inga gropes and raisins.

We remember, too, that the place had an unspoiled quality about it that was intriguing, and we hope that I has retained it.

We recall the Alcazaba, or the Moorish Citadel, or at any rate its. ruina. And we suppose that now, as then, farms of gypsy families occupy the fantastic ruins. There's o cathedral of course, but it isn't much But it does have an cathedrals go. some exquisite wood carvings. ·

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Gordens and villas and hotels, some with huge outdoor living-room balconies, there are in plenty there generally are in towns that skirt the blue Mediterranean. And there are, of course, gordens far more magnificent, far more luxuri- ant, than that of La Concepcion, just i

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Downt

offers

fresh facets of beauty every one of its 60 miles.

EDITONE PREY SERVICE.

for

THE SATURDAY KYENORS POET

"I let Aldous have a few liberties like that--It stopped his crabbing about the hundred dollars a day we'ro paying for Chin.”.

#230-2 traded

Prices closed as follows:- Contract No. 4 (World)

July (in cents per ib.)

3.05 asked

3.03

3.50 traded 3.52 asked

November

December

January (1040)

22.15 niminal

March

22.00

April

21.07 bid

May

21.70 noininal

Juno July

D452

September

21.47

March (1949)

May

August

21.40

July

Spot

... 23.00

3.53 nominal

Beptember

Spot

3.34 3.13

Contract No. 5 (Domestic)

July

4.01.2 traded

July in pennies per .1 .... 14-3/4

September

4.05 bid

September

December

4.03 nominal

14-1/4

October

March

13-3/4

May

November

......

13-3/4

Spot

11-3/4

January (1940) March

13-1/2

13-1/2

United Press.

LONDON MARKET Lordon. June 21-Prices today closed as follow:~~

December

FORD OFFERS MORE WAGES

Detroit, June 21.--The Ford Motor Company today offered is 108.000 production, workers n wage increase

4.03

4.00 nominal 4.83

United Press

BLACK PEPPER

.

MARKET

New York, June 21—Black pepper futures closed today inactive and neminally unchanged,

The spot market was dul Dealers said that grinders and other

of 11 cents for those making less anticipated a gly. Some brokers

than $1.50 per hour and 14 cents for those earning $1.50 or more per hour. A Ford official said the ruises, if the Union, would settle accepted by all disputes with the United Auto Workers. He proposed that the in- creases become effective when the agreement is signed,

The Union demanded a 30 cents) hourly raise. Ford is the last of the major auto makers to seek a settle- ment with the United Auto Workers on a third round of wage' demands. Negotiations began on June 15.

consumers were apparently satisfied fo draw on stocks rather than to make new purchases

supply situation In the late summer and early fall, when the canning and preserving demands are unity at their peak.

Prices closer as follow:-- July

Beptember

October

December

January (1040) Merch MAY

Gpat

Spot (White Muntok)

61.00 nominal

48.00 nominal

40.00 nominal

4.00 nominal

40.00

45,00 45.00

11

31.50 asked 70.00

--Waited Press,

The General Motors Corporation CHICAGO GRAIN

broke the industrial front against

raises on May 25 by granting on 11- cent rise to its 225,000 workers.-United Press.

China

production

Bristles

PRICES

Chicago,

June 21 Chicago Board of Trade prices closed na follows:

WHEAT (price per bushels

May

2311-31

Clase-2.31

July

23014-12

COUIN

2.2011-2

3.00%-5%

OATS

0411-14

0342-46

United Press.

New York, June-21-Today's closing May prices for Bristies, fab, New York per July th, were ai follows:-

Innkow, regular assortment 3.70 nominal | May.

Chunaki

**

Tientsin, 26' lorta

Stanghal

Tiental 20's regular

1.85

5,60

9.30

Uniled Prosa.

Scrap Metals

New York, June 21-Prices in the scrap metal market today were as follows:-* Copper, F03., per ton (light) US$14.80/76 Lead, F.O... per ton (heavy

steel, F.O.., per ton (No. 1

heavy melting)

15.20/10.00

34.53 UnRed Press,

July

Exchange Rates

Dustnem wow done in the local un- official exchange market, this morning at the following rates: Chinese dollars (per CN31 m.) ..... Eleriing notes (per £1) V.A. dollars (per US$1}' Gold barn. (per_tae!) Viastron (per, 100). Slam icals (per 100) NET guilders (per 100)

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