1948-07-08 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

'85P, 1940 BY MEA BERFIOR, WG, T, 36. REG'AA, S; TAT, OPP.

"Why don't they teach ue Russian Instead of Latin and Greek? If I'm going to be a politician, some day I'll have to tell Stalin and Molotov where to get off!"

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LESSON HAND

MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE No Trump Response Using Pitch Count

By WILLIAM E, McKENNEY

IN

our lesson hand last week I explained the old Bryant inc- Campbell no trump pitch count: four for an ace, three for a king, two for a queen, one for a jack.

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I sald In inst Thursday's article

requirement that the point: count

for one no trump is 10 to 10; two

៧០

trump,

22 to 24; three no trump,

25 to 27. Today I want to explain the count requirement when you,

as the responding hand, bid no

ከዚ

trump

If your partner opens the bid- ding with a sult bld of one and the next hand passes, you should have a count of from six to nine to bid one no trump. But if the opponents overcall, in order for you to make free bid of one no trump you should have 10 to 12, and the sult stopped.

opponents you have over 12

points you have a better bid.

to your In

partner's response suit. bid of one, in order to go to no trump you should have a count" no of 13 to 15. To Jump to three trump you should have a count of 10 to 18. For example, if your partner bids one club and the next hand bids a heart and you have a count of 13 to 15 you can bid two But you trump.

also should have

the opponent's sult stopped. As I said last week, a combined count of 20 in the two hands should produce three no trump, a combined count of 33 to 34 a small slamn, a combined count of 37 to 39 a grand are a couple of ex- amples demonstrating the combined

no

stam.

Following

count:

do?

Spades

Hearts

Diamonds

Clubs

AK 76%

AG 4

X 62

17

nexi

You open the spade, the hand passes, and your partner bids What should you one no trump.

You have a count of four for

threo spades.

for the the ace of king of spades, four for the ace of hearts, three for the king of dia- monds and

one for the jack of clubs, a total of 15. By bidding ong no trump your partner has told you that he has a maximum count of Therefore your combined count of 24 does not indicate a possible game and you pass.. :

Spades

Bearts

AK 7 5 2 A 64 KJ 2 Diamonds Clabs

the above hand you open With with one spade. Let us say that your partner responds with three no trump, showing a minimum of 16 points. You hold 17 points. Your combined count of 33 should pro- duce a small slam, therefore you bid six no trump.

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Check Your Knowledge

1. Who composed "The Tales of Hoffman"?

2. Name the capital of Brazü.

3. What is the meaning of the phrase "per se"?

EXCLUSIVE TELRZRAPH FEATURE

By STELLA

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

THURSDAY, JULY (8)

ORN, today, you can hardly mies to be impatient If something takes BORN

*mubstantial suocess provided longer to accomplish than you, have you: utilise the talents which have estimated and will become depress- been given you by the stars. Your, ed and moody. This is unworthy fate la aliost entirely in your own of your talents and you must learn hands. If you are a failure, you to look on the bright side of things. can only haya yourself to blame, for It today is cloudy, there is bound somewhere along the road you made to be a brighter tomorrow..> a wrong decision orja falso turning.There is another side to your But you can always correct it, nature which calls for definito ex- proulded you are willing to admit

are interested in you were, mistaken and start again pression. You

musle, literature and the arts. I You have an essentially business you were to concentrate on these mind and should start your own professions you would become high- enterprise, at an early age: Work y accomplished. Yet the chancss ing for others will get you no are that your will, indulge in them where, very fast, for you are much as a hobby rather than, as an avoca- too independent in your way of tion. thinking. You know what you want and will take the. initiative. something not all employers admire in their employees. Your judgment is good and you have the ability to take. the long view.

Not ono to be highly enthusiastic, you have a quiet dignity, which in spires confidence in your ideas and attracts people of similar interesis Into your orbit: You are inclined

An early marriage is indicated, for you will want the comforts of a home and family for your own SO may share in your that they achievements.

To and what the stars have in for tomorrow, select your store birthday star and read the corres- ponding_paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.

FRIDAY, JULY 9

CANCER (June 23-July 23)—A One day for business transactions although there is no need to neglect romance if it comes into your life.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Continue yesterday's progress by attaining new goals today. Make the most of all possible opportunity.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)--New business is especially favoured and you may meet adventure In-ro- mance, as well. A very good day! 23)--If (8ept, 23-Oct. LIBRA planning matrimony, this is a good

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— for business expansion can Plans successfully be made now. Your personal interests are favoured, too.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 Feb. 10)—A good day for beginning wedded life. forward Business appears to go without too much pushing, too..

POCKET CARTOON. by OSBERT LANCASTER

"All right, then, te 15 your tae...but that dosen's alter. the fact that freedom to stand eight insidé represents a great triumph for partia mentary democracy and the British way of life,”

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

A

RECENT atory of an absent-minded don who stopped and asked a baby the PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)-time recalled to me an adven- you are planning your vacation, to-ture of Shelley when he was at day is a fine time to start. Busi- Oxford. ness should be in good shape; forget

time to complete your plans. Made "practicat-in 'your outlook and you questions, other, "my baby cannot

today, they should be successful,

SCOPRIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

bring Added responsibilities may need for using all your energies. Avold over-work" but see that im portant matters are completed.

He stopped a woman with a pram on Magdalen Bridge, and began to (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Be ask the baby certain philosophical

"Oh,

sie" said the ARIES can achieve real progress. Act as frightened

"Cannot

shouted talk!" talk." conciliator in any disagreement..

Shelley. "What nonsense! How can he have forgotten human speech in

short time?" such

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) After lunch, be confident of success and go out for something important. You can get it now.

Another good child'story is of the burglar who tapped on a numery

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) - GEMINI ... (May 22-June 22)-If window, where an infant was lying -Excellent, influences in both per-you are planning on moving or on in a cradle, "Come on," whispered sonal and business affairs. Know some change of environment for a the burglar, "open the window for

now. It's what you want; go out after it: Get vacation-start Ang day for it.

IL

AROUND THE WORLD:

off

Delightful Portuguese Resort

By TEMPLE MANNING

A READER suggests that we pay

our respects to

Cintra. Until

the war, this reader had a villa there. hus and she wonders if the place changed.

Not much change, is the

report

4. Who propounded the theory from a friend in the Consular ser-- vice, who says that the Portuguese English of relativity!

resort has several of its

the 5. What

of London, residents back again. Before section England corresponds to the Latin war, Cintra used to be just filled with visitors and residents who escaped Quarter in Paris, France?

trem Britain's toga and pallid sun. of first veteran the 6. Name

In the Hills World War I to serve as president of

High in the hills, an hour the United States.

Lisbon, Cintra nestles in a bower of flowers, or so it seems as one sur- veys the fairyland from one's hotel countless The song of window.

the soft singing birds mingles in breeze with the perfume of jasmine, of white hellotrope, of roses, all gils tening in the sun whose beams fade into the blue occun.

(Answers on Column &)

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. G. CORRIAS and A. BOTTACCHI Black, 8 places.

White. 10 pieces.

White to play and mata in two. Solution to yesterday's problem:

2, K-NS;

(ch), 1 (ek).

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CROSSWORD

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17. an exclamation denoting sorrow.

(5-13)

10. Usumi

Dame for cambele

21 (02 boggy product tej

22, Just the one to imitate. (0) 23. Netute. (4) «

14. The start of - 19. - 13)); }

Dowb

L-Fargitrabia. (0)

2. Treatment one received in

Buchenwald; +(8)

3. One who writes in metres, 193,

Ble's clinser. (53)

64. proper one. 14)

c. Tambless canonis: 14

8. Bet apart. (7) D. Dweillos, 17)

10. The end of all knowledge, (4)

10. Bounds Jins the country of one's

birth, by

10. Completely skilled. (8),

Time. (4)

1. Datort" culo boat 2 nano; 10) ? | || #otati

1. Catles of grip17 (9)

11. Like, à redhead for itsadačce,

Fashion, (4)

Bounds very much sa thờu

- Frooky-cras, was invended

44 Estrange, (B)

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20. Kavel (9);

!

from

Remember the lines in the open- ing cantor of Byron's "Childe Har-. old":

"Lo, Cintra's glorious Eden

intervenes

In variegated maze of mount

and glen."

A castle in Cintre, Portugal.

ame, there's a good little chap." "Don't be a damned fool," said the baby, "I can't even walk yet."

Arabian styles with rich geometric obtained patterns and wonderful colours, to the many vorletles during the Renaissance..

that

"AND

ND what is five times eight?"

tho asked

master., "Forty," replled the small boy. "Good," said the master.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Wall Street Awaits Berlin Outcome

New York, July 7--Prices on the stock exchange to- day favoured the down side, although pressure was not heavy.Trading continued at a quiet pace as operators held to the sidelines, awaiting a clearer picture of the Berlin incident and just what reply. Russia would give 'lo the Tri-Power note.

HONGKONG

Steel shares suffered sharp losses late in the day, despite the fact that industry officials cd fem maaro of the opinion that there is onough stool on hand to con- SHARES

tinuo operations for some weeks, even if the captive mino" workers remain out any length of time.

The volume of business done on the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning totalled $457,054,

Transactions and noon closing prices follow:-

SHARES BANKS.

DUYERS BELLERS SALES

HI Bank .*...! INSURANCEM

Canton Union, Underwriters DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (0) KC. Whart (N)

Dock ......

Provident

N. Pt. Wharf -

LAND, ETC...

2000 2010

763

United States Steel closed at $80% (down one), Republic $3014 Lotf 4ths), Jones and Laughlin :8961⁄2 2070 (down th), and Youngstown Sheet and Tube at $04% (down th).

held Bethlehem, however,

unchang

ed at $90%ed out that many

Wild

dealers are almost certain that a Jump in steel prices may bo-ex- 3600 @ 2,pected momentarily. This, they claim, would boost Industrials along with Rails, which "advanced to two-year highs recently. K KA NEW 1948 HIGHS P

HK Hotel 18.10 101 2000

TIK Land

B'bai Land Humphreys UTILITIES

TYRIS**** Took TramA

(Old)

C. Light (oi

§ 37 8

1500

021

18%

· 23 · 2516 660 @ 23%

5002135

Star Ferry

130

224

Clint (N) ..

1934

Electrio

INDUSTRIALS

Cement

Macao Electria 23

Rope STORES, ETC.

Dairy (0)

Dairy.Now)

-4712-471;

+

Sales totalled 020,000 shares.com pared with 950,500 yesterday, and were under the million share mark for the sixth consecutive session.

025 1011 257 were unchanged.

500 @ 23

200-471 1900 $7 10% 20% 300 @ 105

Watson (Old) Watson (New) - 871%

Lane Crawofrd

Ewo COTTONS

Of the 1,008 Issues traded, 440 were lower, 311 wero higher, and

32 new 1048 highs blished, but only six new lows

were made.

In the Motor section, Chrysler and General Motors each lost half a point at $64% and $04 respectively. Oils were mixed, with Richfield advancing nearly two points at 844- 59 1500 371 7/8, but Standard Oll (NJ) dropped 14005057/8 ths to $86-3/4 and Standard

301 1714

500 @

N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, July 7-Today's foreign ex change closing prices wor Argentine Peso (Official) US$0.2077 Argepine Peso (Unoficial) Australia

Brazil Balgium

Canada

of

point

at

Aircraft Enginooring advanced to $24-1/2

up over a point on the action of the directors in declaring a dividend at one dollar a share on the Company's common stock.

Other

wide

movers included Dupont at $1871% (up 1), Clove- land Electric at $40% (up 1/8th), and Nickel Plate at $87 of 14)

DOW JONES AVERAGES Dow Jones averages at the close 02251 of the session stood as follows:

30 Industrials

2003

.0554

10*

15 Utilities

230.08

63.70

35,50

99.07

-United Press.

London Stocks

Chille England

0315

20 Rails

France India ..

2003

10 Bonds

Mexico

3001

New Zealand

| Peru

0700

Portugal

Bouth Africa

Sweden AL

Shanghal (CNC$100,000)

Netherlands

Batavia

method

Switzerland

"Good be banged!" said the boy. Uruguay "It's perfect."

The alternate-nostril

SIR,

DEAs one who

has

Venezuela.

Singapore

Hongkong

4,03%

6300

3010

0445

4760

1430 United Press.

POUND NOTE RATE New York, July 7-The British pound note was quoted in the unofficial market here today at US$3.93-United Press.

-N.Y. RUBBER....

FUTURES

Uneasy

London, July 7-The London Stock Exchange turned uncary-to- day, awalling Moscow's reply to the Tri-Power note on the Berlin crisis. Dealers, as a precaution, widened spread between buying and sell- de- ing prices, but little selling veloped

the

Gilt-edged securities closed un- changed or up 1/18th, but Industrial issues were generally down a few with Tobaccos were heavy, pence.

Carreras losing 2/0 at 105/

used both pea-pushing methods, the alternate- nostril and the entire-nose, I would ike to draw attention to the disad- vantage of the former. The pea is apt to get lodged in a nostril in rough the country, and as, according to rules, it may only be dislodged by a

New the delay is often fatal to the

York, July 1-Rubber futures aneeze,

today closed unchanged to 10 point

Oils were irregular with Royal competitor who sees the practitioners

Dutch losing 1/8th-for the third of the entire-nose school of thought higher in a slow market,

In Cheltenham.totalling nine contracts.

The Stubber Study Group reported that successive day closing at 24%. flashing by him.. where they have a pea-court rule the first five monu

Kafirs were heavy throughout the world production of natural rubber for DI 1940 totalied delled on a golf course, holes for the peas, I once saw a man "drive" off the first tee, using only the right nostril. He sliced his pea badly, and 'darkness fall before he had gone two yards.

Yrs, truly,

Lancelot Hatt.

mo-

with

solce

57,500 tons. Since January 1962.000 tons day-United Press.

have been consumed.

Prices closed as follow

July tin cents per lb.) 21.45 saked Auguri

January (1949)

September

་

October

November

December

February

March

April.

May

June

other day a

July

Augant September

How far can they go?

In the House of the Moorish Baths juggling permitted in the House delicate showers gush forth walls of glowing tiles and upon a stone floor.

range,

tr

TS

from

splash

.

22.41 nominal 22.60 bid

22.38 nominal! 22.38

22.50 bid 32.50 nominal

29.03 traded 22.34 nominal

2013

1.30

*2.25

72.20

23.15

H

21.10 23-1/2 United Press

British Equipment

Russia

For

London, July 7It is learned authoritative sources today from that the Soviet Union has ordered Diesel and US$4,000,000 worth of electrical equipment from a London of Diesel firm. The purchase engines and Diesel electric genera- and other electrical goods ting: is outside the trade agreement con- cluded by Britain in Moscow last

Bela

LONDON MARKET London, July 7-Rubber futures closed December. today as follows:- Beptember (in pennies per lb.) 14-3/8 November

October

December

January (1949)

March

of Commons? The

waved a bunch of lady member

#pot time. Let us bananas at question suppose she had' detached a number them, air at once, What a glorious drive it is up the of them and juggled with

her back mountain to the two highest in the keeping three in the

old catching a fourth behind one crowned by the The "mount" of the poem is the Moorish castle walls, the other by and a fifth on her outstretched footf Serra de Cinira, beautiful hills the Palace of the Fena. The Pena is Crying "Hup!" every now and then? broken by sparkling cascades border set in dense pine woods that enclose Let us suppose It had been fish in- ed by all kinds of ferns, with bere a romantic palace park dotted with stead of bananas?

and quaint and there huge clumps of rose moss-grown statues

fountains adorned with colourful bushes, great oaks and cork aznicas, camellas and magnolias in Ules depicting country scenes. all their fragrant beauty. True, the town itself is somewhat dull,"

From the highest terraces of the who cares when right at hand is palace there are wonderful views such lush beauty,

not to mention over vast plains, and in the distance some palaces and other fascinating the lines of the Torres Vedras where plices?

Wellington stopped the all-conquer- ing

armies of another would-be world ruler, Napoleon.

Moorish Architecture"

trees,

but

In the days when the House of Braganza ruled, the summer paince was at Cintra. The palace is of Moorish as well as European archi tecture and is rich with marvellous tiles, which covered even the two huge conical chimneys that rose above the enormous kitchens. (The palace is practically a museum: of Üles from those of the earliest

ZBW RADIO

ILK.T.

0. Programme Summary: 0.01, Chlidren's Blory: Taminy Troot visits the Jungle

(RBCTS): 6.15, Variety, with Duko Ellington_And His Orch, and The“ M1# Bros. 40, A School's Concert (Studio); 7 "ITMA" with Tommy Handley (unc 78): 730. La Demi Heure Francaiso (Btudja); 18, World and flome New

Concert London Ralay) - 4.18, British Hall...BBC Sym" Orch. : Conducted by Bir AL, Sargent, (BBCTS): 0.15, Alay

Diana the Huhted" by Hugh Douglas Bath Production for the Hongkong Blage 30.15, 10. World

Cish by Phuip Burp (5) and Ilume Nówi (London Weather Report: 10.16, Violin Recital by

· Felta » Kreislary :30.2011-Dancer to Organ, Dance Hand" and 250

Inundo flow and His Rumba Band: 11, Radio News Reel (London Helay); 11.15, Weather Report and Clows Dowit

COLLIER'

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

do

1. Jacques Offenbach. 2. Rio Janeiro. 3. By or in Itself. 4. Pro- fessor-Albert Einstela 5. Soho. 8. President Truman.

"And that ain't nuthin...wait'll y'get to the really

warm months,”

13-11

--15-15/10 13-8/B

The Brush Electrical Engineering Company, the contracting firm, has 13-1/10 already delivered between 100 and 200 electric generators under the new arrangement.

It is learned that the Russians made the first payment of US$400,- 000 ahead of schedule, and the which

13-5/8

United Preis,

CHINA PRODUCE

QUOTATIONS

New York, July, China

produce

In the New York

market as follows:--- was quoted today. Aniseed oil, per in: 2.0.3.2

New York into 0.73/0.00 Cassia oli, per lb. F.O.B.

New York

Tung oil, in

tank

care

FOB. New York per tb. 0.22-1/4- Sandalwood,

drums, In

depending on quantity &

quality,

#5: 13.60 nominal Agoragor, perib. F.O.BAZAA

New York.

Deryllium, (10-ta 12 per

3.00/3.30

21.00/21.00 cent) per fot. K Malybeanum (99

Der lb.

BRISTLES

Soviet trade delegation

negotiated the deal In London promised prompt payment for ali goods-United Press.

Bank Opens More

Branches Japan

New York, July Trade reports

America National Trust and Savings stated today that the Bank of in Association will open branches Yokohama and Kobe in accordance with the Bank'd programme of ser- vicing the Far East.

The Bank already

has branches

Bristies, FOD. New York per b. as in Tokyo and Manila-United Press. follow

Hankow, regular

menis, S Chungking, regular

ments

Banghel, regular

Tientsin, 20′′g "torta,

Tientsin; 20′s regular.

assort-

4.10-4.19 2.85 nominal

0.20

United Press.

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the local un- `onteint exchango market this morning in

the following rates: 2016

Chinese dollars (per CNS m.)

Sterling notes (per £11

UB. dollars, iper USSI)

Gold hars (per tael) Plastres per 100). Stam ticals (par 100) NEI guilders (per 100)

11:47

44.50

NY.

METALS -MARKET

NewYork, 'July (7-/The following prices: were quoted in the New York metals market today!

Copper (electric Export, FAS

New York) per 1b. 21-1/3-22-1/4 Zine (prime Weatern, New York) per lb. 12.65 conta.

Manganese (Electrolyte 3 percent Manganere, delivered earthpor cents Missisippi river) per. Ib. 32.00 Rorap prices were as follow: Copper, Foper ton light)

US$15.50/15.25 - Load; EO.. per ton (heavy; Hoff)

.13.50/10,00 t "Strel, 1.0.0. per ion (No, I heavy

melting)

---United Press.