1948-07-13 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

COPI, 164 BY MEA SERVICE, 108, 7, AL RED, 12, 1, BUTT, DIE,

COMING

CIRCUS

6-5

"Oh, yes, Johnny and I have broken up definitely-he didn't do any of the nice things I had written up in advanco in my diary!"

MCKENNEY DUMB-BELLS

ON BRIDGE

Trumping Opening Lead Is Question

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

WHEN I retired as executive of the Americas Con- secretary

tract Bridge League on the first of the year after 20 years of service. Curt H. Reisinger of New York was elected secretory.

The Curt H. Reisinger Trophy for team-of- the Eastern States open

four regional championship is one of the oldest contract bridge trophies in play. Today's hand came up during that event this year.

The bidding shown is the way it occurred at a table I kibitzed. Some employed Blackwood, and most pairs arrived at six spades.

In practically every case the diamond king was opened. With

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the ace of clubs opening

declarer

would have no problem, but with

the diamond opening there was

question as to proper play.

Should declarer win the diamond with the

OH, SO YOU'VE JUST RETURNED FROM PARIS DID YOU VISIT ANY OF THOSE FRENCH

FRIED POTATO FACTORIES 7.

Check Your

Knowledge

'EXCLUSIVE "TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

POCKET CARTOON

By

STELLA

by OSDERT LANCASTER

TUESDAY, JULY 18

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

B

better sake of

ORN' today, common sense is be swayed, against your perhaps one of your most im- Judgment, merely for the portant characteristics. You have a party policy. magnetic personality which draws

have a high degree of people to you, but you do not let You this popularity to to your head, adaptability and are never at a loss given a big to know what to do in any with but take all flattery

of salti You have many situation. Be careful that you do Benin

talents over, too talents and when put to constructive not spread your

great wide a field of activity or the force- fulness of your energy will become use, you can accomplish deal in very short time.

tive

Your know how to handle people dissipated Make yourself an ex and would be good in some execu-pert in one held of endeavour be

enpacity where dealing with fore going on to something entirely all types of individuals is important. different. Variety may be what diversity of Broaden your scope of activity to makes your world go around-but Include community, Church and get your variety in social work, for you have a special social contacts rather than in your talent in this direction which makes Vocation's channels. you valuable in putting over some or a new programme of activities

enjoy iden. You

travelling and would be a good public speaker.for tomie worthy cause. If you enter will politics, you

be successful, provided you live up to your inner most ideals and do not let yourself

Your marriage should be a happy one, since you are sincere and loyal In your, attachments:

To find what the stars have in select your for tomorrow. store birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. WEDNESDAY, JULY 14

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BY THE

WAY by Beachcomber AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)—THE story of the lady javelin

Tthrower who

was unable Romance may be important in your LEO (July, 24-Aug.

The affairs of the fidence in all you undertake

life right now. can

the Olympic to practise for fair sex come into prominence to-Games because she could not spell the difference between success and failure. Keep

the toes day. on your

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar.

weapon through get her how.

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days would give a lift to a girl carry- ARIES

22-Apr. (Mar,

20)- ing

javelin. The enormous un

a bus Favourable conditions continue to weapon wouldn't go through

She out-weigh

train-door. the unfavourable,

or so entrance

of take conspicuous progress by being should have had the

presence mind to dress

Queen eflelent.

up (Apr. 21-May. 21)-Doadicea, and to announce that she Emphasis on the social and domestic was Miss Dehydrated Polato on her Rally scene is likely today. If a business way to the Nuneaton Polato

and Gymkhana. She would then debt is owing, try to collect IL

GEMINI

22-June (May

22) have been carried shoulder-high by Day becomes better as it gets later. cheering mobs wherever she wanted

to go. should bring a Afternoon hours

Traction satisfactory

in all your (Tomorrow: How to Get a

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Opportunity may be knocking ut to what it your door, so be alert

An unexpected change may alto prove highly beneficial.

offers.

SCIENCE AT WORK:

FOOD PILLS

TAURUS

advance

ΤΟ

ALLAY

HUNGER IN EMERGENCY

оп

R. Hellmuth Edhardt Heitz, DR.

one of the world's leading authorities

concentrated foods, says future generations need not fear the advent of capsuled beefsteaks or pillbox

1. What was the worst plague in strawberry, short cake. history?

2. What is ethnology?

3. Who was the Nazi puppet premier of Norway?

4. Why does Japan use so much scrap metal7

5. What countries are comprised in the Balkan peninsula?

(Answers on Column 5)

CHESS PROBLEM

DJ SAM LOYD

a

first

er should it

be trumped that

It was generally

the

king of diamonds should be trump- ed in dummy with the deuce of spades, and the next play should be the deuce of clubs, trumping in the West hand with the three of spades. small apade should be Then led to dummy's ace and South's Jack falis.

of

Now should declarer lead the king

correct

the

I clubs and let it ride? Analysis shows that the play at this point is to lead the three of clubs and trump it with queen of spades, then lead the seven of spades and win it in dummy with the nine. Lead the five of clubs.and tramp it with the king of spades. Now the ace of clubs drops, and de- clarer makes seven.

Black, 4 pieces.

#

White, G plecer. White to play and mate_in_[wa Solution to yesterday's problem:

11, Q-96, any; 2, Q, B, or t

mates.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across

and 7. Originally Continental regetables. (8.7).

B. Greeting to a Turkish governor which should maxa him do an he said. 143.

14 Ostentation.

il. The time in which our jeure

la spent. (4)

12. it's the pace sore move with.

18..anon you may notice after your

(0) immer, racation. 19. A between-muald. 181

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18. Bes

10. Langer." (a) ·

21. Dive conidenos. (8)

22. Tastes (4)

Down

23. To Any REO 15% # communica-

tion. (4)

DOWN 1. Bas the dairymaid this insect in mind when she speeds the obum (91

Hampden Park has a very famous one. (4) 2. Despatched. (4)

4. My sete oombine to make a good

one. (0)

5. He's low fellow, « rssoni in

INCH (4)

dzia sold the average man la

slave to cuntera but customs

mean Bothing to these follows. (D)

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for lunch

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14 In the U.S.A. you

and the w

known quantity in toan. 16)

18 Dois pars in return may be

catching, (4)

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20. fog; $1, Denji va Verslaen 2. Benoisted

10. Bey

"Astons:

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of

be

him suspects that the talk narrower trousers for men may

more cloth. For meant to save

Savilerow would would be saved if

trouser-leg. decree that only one terminating at the top of the sock, was the new fashion. The one bare leg would look oad for a while, but we should soon get used to it. It would also save half a pair of braces: per man, and we should have more dollars with which to Import towels

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By ROB BUCKINGHAM

war by the British for tourist hotels. during the Merchant Navy, commandos and In passing ambulance units and is now being THE recent discovery that the town'

THE converted for peacetime.

of Huntingdon had pawned its The stocky, gray-haired doctor mace a century and a half ago, and sald a large scale test would be that the

mayors, ever since, have mace, preceded by a sham conducted shortly in a famine area. been He said Elagone also would be a fit means that every official act of the luncheon for

harossexi omice

mayors of Huntingdon for 160 years worker.

is invalid. Hero's a pretty mayor's Heitz, who began experiment-

nest, as the girl said when she dis- ing with food concentrates

healther to have one covered Mayor Aldridge, hiding in nearly 20 years ago after get of my pills than to gobble down a dustbin half-filled with refuse. ting the idea during a big game badly made sandwich and suffer What does it mean?

THIS must be Animal Week. hunt, asserted in an interview Indigestion," he contended.

Heltz said. Etogono, which_will

single edition of a Sunday paper that solid food could never-be-

of substituted as a permanent diet. Keep a man comfortably for five and reveals that a glant African tortoise

belleves capsuled a half days without food or water, has laid three eggs, three sets However, he

Anglo-Nublan many

Gavours. The twins were born to

of food. has its

woman place, and an impor- comes in

war goats at the Zoo, a flavour during the favourite

which tant one, especially in an emergency, with the British Navy was a banana Staffordshire killed an owl

The

Briton, naturalised

fell

a chimney, Northants has down studied medicine at the University and caramel mixture.

a plague of Gics, a woman's hockey now the head of

put a cat in the goal, five of Vienna, is

baby mice were found alive in emergency laboratories, making rations in tablet form at the rate of 2,000,000 a week.

Ifeltz's pill, called

who

ration is contained in a Etagene. It was used

ZBW RADIO

JL.K.T.

Flavour Important

A

was

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Britain & U.S. Settle War Accounts

Washington, July 12.—All financial claims and counter-claims between the United States and Britain which arose from World War II will be settled tomorrow on paper.

HONGKONG

SHARES

business put

volume The

of through on the Hongkong Stock Ex- change this moming was valued at

$351,000.

Transactions follow:-

noon . and

Secretary of State George Marshall and the British Am- bassador, Sir Oliver Franks, have signed two documents setting forth the final terms of the Bottlement. 'All that re- mains is for Britain to pay off the debt left on her side of the ledger. The size of this is not.

but discloned

dollar short prices Britain will probably find the

task not too easy.

The terms of the final agreement will be published simultaneously Washington and London Thursday. They supplement the previous agreement under which Britain undertook to phy the United

for States US$630,000,000

.thie settlement of its multi-billion lend- Icase account, for surplus United States property and other claims. -United Press.

BITARES BÜYEBS BELLERS BALES BANKS

HI Bank

INSURANCES

Canton

Union

Underwelters

2030

38714

770

7%

RK Fire

200

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (0) ..

186

Dock

3014

32

Provident

S'hal Dock

18

0.00

01% 800

N. Pt Whart

LAND, ETC.

HK Hoiel BK Land S'hai Land UTILITIES

Tram

Peak Tram

(Old)

་་་་་་་་

C. Light (0) ..

C. Light (N) ..

1724 18.10

300 31 500 re 24

811

23,10 23.35

5.10

23 23.48 800,

1000

2414

Bitr 23.05 600 14 100 1974

23

2332

Electric**** 442

Macao Electric

24

Telephone (0) 4172 42% INDUSTRIALS

47 47.40

19 191

in

WALL STREET

RECOVERY

New York, July 12-In the stock market today. paced by the firm. railroad group, slocks recovered.

2750 6c 47% Trading was moderate. There was 500 19.55 nothing in the news to influence the 250 @ 1815 | market and traders held off making 500 ve 1914 further commitments pending the

Cement

Rope

STORES, ETC.

Delry (0) .........

52

B4

Dairy (New)

Watson (Old),

B1%

300 gr 62

100 500 034

36

Lane Crawford MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment

5

40

N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, July 12-Today's closing

rates for foreign exchange were:--

US$0.2577 Argentine Peso (Delal Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia

Brazli

Belgium Canada

Chile. England Franco India Mexico New Zealandt

Peru

Portugal

South Africa Sweden

Switzerland

Uruguay

Venezuela

Shanghot (CNC$100,000)

Netherlands

Batavia

Blogapore Hongkong

final outcome Convention.

but

of

the Democratic

Railroad lasues displayed strength, near the close of the session Carriers lost part of their gains on profit-taking.

Steel Imues Firmed, with Youngstown Bheet and Tube, Republic Sicel, and United Blates moving up minor frections. Dethichem Steal was down slightly.

Peoples Gar jumped 2-12 points in the firm Uility section.

· Fractional losses were · ́redatbred by Ward, Kennecolt Copper, Montgomery General Foods, General Motors, American Telephone and

· Allied Telegraph. Chemicals, Procter, and Gamble and United Aircraft. Transactions

totalled,1,300,000 shares.

of 1,057 Jenica traded 444 were higher. 392 were lower" and 201 unchanged.

Dow Jones averages at the close of the session stood as follows:---

2032

1.23

,0530

30 Industrials

02201

20 Raila

IN UUHles

0315

to Bonda

4.03%

00032T

3024

191.47

04M

36.01

300.00

United-Press.

CHINA PRODUCE

QUOTATIONS

New York, July 12-China was, quoted today in the New York 'market as follows:

produce

1300

3010

0420

Aniseed Oil, per b. FOD.

3100

New York

Caia Oll, per ib. F.O.B.

.4750 2480

New York

2.00/2.50

Tung Oil, in link cars,

F.0.0.

02234

Sandalwood.

United Press.

POUND-NOTE RATE New York, July 12.-The British Pound note rate was quoted in the un- official market here today at US$1.31---- United ProES.

Rubber Futures

Close Higher

New York, July

12.-Prices in

the

rubber futures market today closed four to 10 points bigtier en sales tomling 40 contracts.

Prices closed as follows:- July (in cents per lb.) 趾

This flavour selecting is a deli-parrot's cage in Somerset, a spaniel cate thing," he explained. We bred five puppies in a badger's earth,

chicken two-headed to pick one that and a

hatched in Wexford. must be careful does not produce thirst." He said Tail-piece

S

that ruled out beefsteak flavour.

watched a pompous

man

street, I

The scientist sald be conducted swaggering along the many of the Initial tests himself.

A few weeks ago he lived for five thought of how Theodore Hook tap- ped one such person on the shoulder and a half days on Elagone.

and said, "Excuse me, but are you anybody in particular?"

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

"I had no thirst at all and slept G. Programme Summary: d61, Children's Story: "Gobbing Goose" A Fairy Story better than usually," he said. He by Luela Tumball, (BACTS); 50, Balon hopes to store enough energy in Concert Playom: 6.55, Vieutemp: Violin Etagone to last a man for one week Concerto....Heifetz & London Symphony which he considers the maximum. Orel; 7.15. Commentary on 3rd Test

The tablets contain no moisture 1. The bubonic plague which (London Relay): 7.30, "Stage and Screen Favourites, Presented by Alleen Woods but are designed to prevent any swept Europe in 1347 and killed one (Studio); _0, World and Home Now feeling of thirst by helping the quarter of all Europeans, 2. That (London Relay); 0.38, "Much Binding in

Victor body make the best use of its water branch of science which investigates Marah (BBCTS}; $.50

the the mental and physical differences Silverter's Ballroom Orchestra: 9, reserves. Elagone provides Summer Orchestral Concert: The Great equivalent of nine-elevenths of an of mankind and the organic laws on Minstern-Bir Edward Elgar: 10,

World

ounce of fresh meat protein and which they depend. 3. Major Vidkun and flome News (London Relay); 10.15,

of minerals as a Quisling. 4. Because copper is the same amount Weather Report: 10.10, Magyari Imre and Its Jungarian Gypsy Orchestra: 1030 Dance to the Skyrockets Orchestra & Pat

and ovolecithin. extent in Japan. 5. Yugoslavia, Bul- Dodds (Piano): 11. Radio News

Albania Rumania,

und The dose is four tablets a daye garia, (London Relay); 11.15, Weather Report

Greece. and Close Down.

United Press.

The

the

day's ordinary diet, with a half only industrial metal found to any

Dunce of dextrin Keel

OUTWARD MAILS

TUESDAY, JULY 11 Closing Times By Air

Swatow, Amor.. Talaan, Foochow Shang

hal, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, Pel- ping and Holhow, 3.30 p.m.

Closing Times by don & Train Macao and Tainahan (8e) Kangoon (Sea) 5 pзn.

pun.

Canton (Parcels &, and class mail) (Bea)

5 pm.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 Closing Times By Ale Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 1:30 am 10 am12.30 pm 3 pm (aro) 7 am.. 9.30 am, Noon, 230 p.m. Shanghal, am. (regi: 030 s.m. (ord). Manlie, P... Honolulu, USA and Canada,

9.30 am. Treg): 10 am. (ord). Glinghal, Nanking. Hankow, Taingtao, Telping. Amoy, Ewalow and Tainan, 3.30 pm. Bangkok, Bangoan, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrain, Catro (Nairobi, Johannesburg and Marseilles via Cairo) Augusta- and London, (Kowloon, CPO) 6:30 pm; (IGPO) 8 p.m. Japan (Ordinary :icilers and, cards only)

5 p.m.

Closing Times;Byfes & Train Macro and Tilashan (50s) B-am. Japan (Ordinary, letters, and cards only)

(BER) Noon.

Macno and Trinahan (Ben) 1 p.m.. Capton (2nd glass mail only). (Train)

2 put

Saigon and Bandakan. (Fox), a pum,

Bwatow (Sex) 2 pæð

Kanila. (Sex). 3. p.m.

Macao and Tzinahan (Ken) 4 p.m.

Canion (Parcels de înd clars-mall) (58a)

SYVERSON

OTKA KATUC♫A m2 VENTING POET

·EDİTOAR PREED SERVICK.

“I didn't think I'd have to warn you about the candle.

August

September

October

December

November

January (1040)

February

March

April

May Jurie

July August September Spot

22.40 traded

22.43 nominal

23.49 asked

15.

New York, per

in drums. depending on quantity

& quality

Agar Agar, per th. 7.0.3.

Hew York

* 3.18/340 Beryllium, 10 to 12 per-

cent) per ton ******** 18.78/22.DO

per- Molybdenum,.

cent) per lb.

BRISTLES

0.45

-Uristles, - FO.D. New York. per. ib...aT. follows: Hankow, ment

assort- regular Chungking, regular assort-

ment

4.10-4.10

2.03 nominal

2.65 nominal

6.20 nominai

Tientsin, 20's regulat

0.74 nominal

21.43 nominal |..

כל

2440

27.43 asked

2242. nominal

1.30 bid

-27.37 nominal

гр

40

22.40

23.10

222.03

24.00

United Prem.

LONDON MARKET

London, July 12-Rubber futures today closed as follows:-

September (in pennies per 1b,}

October

November

December

January (1949)

March

Shanghai,

ment

Ahorts

Tientsia, 20'

United Press.

MOVEMENT OF BULLION

Washington, July 12-The United States. Department of, Commerce to- day reported buillon movements for the week ending June 23 as follows:

Gold

Gold exports.

Imports US$60.800,000.

Silver exports, US$1,832,

Imports, US$1,128,016.

Gold exports included:

Altver

Uruguay US$10,000; Slam US$58,-

149

000

143

143%

Gold imports Included: Canada

UB$14

143,246:

Moxico

141 US$0,350; Honduras US$585: Nica- 13ragua US$3,782: Colombia US$395; United Press. British Gulana US$30,800: Ecuador US$91,030; Peru. US$70,370; Bolivia US$4,224; Chile US$203,020; United US$43,020,394; Liberia US$107,943: Union of South Africa US$10,224,381 United Press.

METAL PRICES IN Kingdom

NEW YORK

New York, July 12-The following prices were quoted in the New York matale market today:-

Copper, (Electrolyúc,

Export, PA.E.

New York) per Ib. .......... 211-23}, cont. Zine (prime Western, New York) per

tb.

U.S. RAW SILK

CONSUMPTION

New York, July 12-The American Buk 12.85 cents. Council today, announced that estimated Manganeso (Electrolytic, 20.9 percent consumption of_rawatik in the United Manganese, delivered cast of Mais Stales during June totalled 5,831 bales sippi River) per lb,

32.00 cents, as against 4,678 bales during May.

consumption for the first six Anumany (American 2015 percent) in Total ..bulk

For months of 1948 was estimated, at 29,308 car load lots

tales sere TO- Texas

................. gas dollars, bales of which 1954

Lust year' consumption Tin, Grade "A"

or exported, (29.8 percent

1.03 dollars during the first alx months was 7-285

per- bales, of which 3,757 Tungsten, powdered (00-

cent) .......................................... 2.00 dollars, exported.

higher)

of

Wolframite

bales were re-

June consumption included 8,403 bælt containing? (Chinese-ord Tungsten Trioxide), duty pald 1.0.3 of Japanese slik, 115 bales of Chinese New York, per short ton

dollars

0.26-0.23

Prices quoted in the scrap metal mar- ket here today were as follow:-

Copper, P.O.D.

Lead,

(heavy softs

per ton

Der

ton

Steel, F.Q.D. per ton (No.

I heavy melting) ......

US$15.00/15.25

15.50/10.00

3453

Kuk and 333 bales of Italian wilk

Importers' stocks on hand were ess ported at 11,048 bales, with an additional 4,035 bales purchased from Japannes pro- ducers through BCAP due to be de

during July/ vored in New York

United Press.

-Ualted Premt. BRITAIN CANCELS

IMPORT DUTY

Exchange Rates London, July 2-The Treasury

Business was done in the local un-announced tonight the removal of the official exchange market this morning in 10s. 6d. per cwt, duty on foreign

the following rates:

Chinese dollars (per CN1 m.)

Bierling notes (per

1

U.S. dollars (per US$1) Gold bars (per bael) Plastres (per 100) Fares tiekis (per 100) 'NEX gulldóra (per 100).

1.70 products.

jajo

70,45

Tho Treasury said that this eliminates the preference on Empire 12000 products-on which there is no duty

11.40

accordance with the the Geneva 500 trade agreement,--Associated Prpos.

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