1948-07-30 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

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"Good old Aunt Minnie! She gives un guest towels for a wedding present, and we're going to live in a traller!"

• MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE Key: 'Declarer Can Lose Trump Trick

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

OOKS on the play of the hand far and few been

Bhave

between, as most experts and it duncult to write such a book, especially for the beginner. How- ever Terence Recse of Englanti has "Reese n new book out entitled

on Play" which think presents Today's hand some fine material.

is taken from that book.

Mr. Reese does not Elve any

bidding, so the bidding shown here

is the way I assume it might go.

We can see South is off two bo spoder. His losing clubs can discarded

on the good diamonds. He can even afford to lose a trump trick.

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can afford to lose a trump trick. _He should not be greedy and try to win all the trump tricks.

Looking at all four hands we can seo the trumps are not going to break. But when the average player has eight trumps with three top awings he is apt to go ahead and hope they will break, then complain of bad luck if they do not.

West

In Mr. Reese's example wins the first two spade tricks and Now South- trumps the third one.

the

if South cashes the ace, king and queen of hearts, East will be able to

of Interrupt the running diamond cult by trumping, and the contract will be defeated.

Getting back to the first thought. South can afford to lose a trump trick, and Reese says, lose it right

Way.

The correct play after trumping the third spado is to cash the ace of hearts, then lead a small heart, If he East will have to win this.

It can be returns another spado trumped in dummy.

If he leads ù

diamond or club, declarer can win it, pick up the other trumps and proceed to run off the diamond suit.}

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YOUR BIRTHDAY.

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By STELLA

FRIDAY, JULY, 30

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SATURDAY, JULY 31

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)---- LEO (July 24-Aur. 23)—A day for

Start out on a It an employee, take time ask the new beginnings fresh project with optimism courage. Success should be yours.

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Wall Street Prices Still Declining

New York, July 23-Today prices continued to decline on the Stock Exchange, with losses ranging from fractions The sell-off to more than a point. Trading was quiet.. slashed around $500,000,000 in market valuations,

HONGKONG

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The turnover on the Hongkang Stock Exchange this morning was 4,500 shares, valued at $120,000. It was a quiet cession, but there was a steady undertone.

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of Statistics and Figurology and boss for what you want. OpportuT used to be said at the Board show nity may be yours if you

that the voice of Miss Jeanetto inliative.

Nelson and Mr 20-Mar. (Feb.

21)-MacDonald VIRGO

PISCES (Aug. 24-Sept 22)- If you are an employee, the morning Another fine day in which you mayEddy, laid end to end, would combing social and business contacts reach from Tiverton to New- should go well for you. Later social affairs and romance are best. to their mutual advantage.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- castle. LIBIA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).m A change, made today, may be de- A day for realising your objectives finitely for the best. You may also have If you push affairs in which you are secure an honour which you vitally Interested. Make each been anticipating.

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siderably. Your initiative and energy point toward success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Your personal efforts govern the to degree of success which comes you now. Push every advantage.

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)- General progress can be made. Make

Co use, also, of personal contacts. operation effort is advantageous.

SCIENCE AT WORK:

NEW

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I now read that Miss. MacDonald (soon to play "Hamlet") is about lo appear in a film with a dog. Bo-

must

bo And if the effect GEMINI (May 22-June 23)-have serum, too.

will Advertising and publishing projects of the stuff wears off during the probably be a grand fight between appear especially favoured. General making of the film, there

your field business conditions in

the actress and the dog. As the chow a gain,

Greek philosopher Anaphylaxis said CANCER

23-July 23) to the goddess, "You bite Cerberus,

charge and I'll slip through."

into

(June

A conference with those in of a project may bring you prominence and further your

tions.

MICROSCOPE, TO

STUDY CANCER CELLS

By PAUL F. ELLIS

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EVELOPMENT of a new micros- colourless and transparent in or-

cope

Chinese song

Yoo-Hoo went down to the pagoda,

Carrying a heap of bamboo,

He got bitten by a horsC

Of the Ming dynasty.

(Sho-pi: circa 1236 B.C.). Let Foulenough coach you

CA

to

STORES, ETC.

Lane Crawford

The Washington hearings brought suggestions that the discount rate be raised, that the bank reserve requirements bo raised, and that curba be placed on instalment buying. All this contributed to the liquidating movement,

Market experta

thnt, recalled when a similar action was taken in 1937, markets and business quickly tumbled.

Continued favourable earning re- ports helped to stabiliso the list or less somewhat and acted more as a brake. As a result, today's decline was not too severe. '

General Motors showed a rise in net profit for the first half of this Game over the

year 50 percent perlod last year.

Tobacco issues displayed, strength

on the nows that three of the big four

producers cigarette

raised their prices.

OTHER STOCKS

the

have

Railroad' slocks wero

most backward, and losses ranged to more

than two points Steel Issues eased slightly, Automobile stocks were mixed, with General Motors showing a slight gain and Chrysler up a minor

100 551 fraction.

Oil issues were weak, with Gulf Oll showing one of the widest changes with a loss of 24 points.

Dow Jones averages at the close

N.Y. FOREIGN of the session stood as follows:

EXCHANGE

New York, July 2-Foreign currencies in relation to, the U.S. dollar quoted at the close today as follows: Argentine Peso, tofficial)

30 Industrials

103.57

20 Rails

00.00

16 Utilities

34.00

'40 Bonds

90.47

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were

US$0 2077

2057

123

0330

RUBBER STILL

4335

4.0314

India

Mexiconyam

1025

New Zealand"

3.2014

0700

Argentine Peso, (Unofficial) Australia

Brazil

Deiglur Canada

Chile

England

France

South Africa

Sweden...

switzerland

Uruguay, 4

Venezuela

Shanghal (CN1100,000)

Netherlands

nainvia Blogspore Hongkong

CAPTAIN Foulenough's agency for

procuring extra petrol for those Peru who pretend to be foreign tourists Portugal is expanding. The Captain sold: "The thing is to pretend to be not merely a

foreign tourist, but an Deve that uses ultra-violet light dinary light, moking use of the Olympic competitor. You then get extra food as well as extra petrol, to study the difference between can- "colour-translation" principle sug-

Russian scientist, and the almost exclusive use of a What is smail towel for 48 hours. 1. What was the first Americancer cells and normal tissue was an- fested by the nounced recently.

he said, are taken in the point of being an ordinary un-

Come privileged Englishman? The new research weapon, des- to be recaptured from

wavelengths of invisible ultra- us, and we will coach you." A tined to play a big part in man's

West Hartle- ultimate control of cancer, was the violet light, where the tissues hayo Mr Strusweil, of result of the persistence of a retired their "colour," and then "translated" pool, is learning how to be Sokkim captain who has been fold photographically into actual colours ei Midrib, the Arabian pole-jumper.

cạn not

visible to the eye. recover that he

Dr. Robert Mellors, research fel- Hanging in the window leukemia.

low of

of the American Cancer Society, More than a year ago Capt. presented pictures at the meeting.OST birds," says a knowing

the first full-colour writer, "will sing even Robert Conrad, of New York City. They werd was told he probably had about 30 photographs of colour-translation.

they are caged" "Count me out," Scientists, Including Dr. Mellore sald a well-known ostrich. dif-months to live. During the war ha

had many dealings with industrial and Polaroid experts, insisted that he told physicians he the new instrument was not inten- would spend the seat of the life ded to be used for diagnosis in can- persuading industrial-scientista...to..ccr.. develop a weapon that would have

value in the battle

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4. Name the composer opera "Lucia di Lammermoor."

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arc 0. Where

the largest lake fisheries in the world,

(Anawers on Column 5)

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GOING UP

July 29. New York, 040 futures today closed three

$300

3010

7.5

-485

United Press.

POUND NOTE RATE New York, July 29-The British pound here today at USF9,00,-United Press. note was quoted in the unofficial market

N.Y. Métals

Market

Rubber points

higher to three polets lower on sales totalling 03 contracts.

The spot market, was quiet and firm.

While the international situation and the accumulation of stockpiles, plus Russian purchases, are bolster ing the market, some observers point out that the widening premium of may natural over synthetic rubber Lact to brake further advances.

Futures were steady, but trading was featureless..

An exchango committee has been ap}- pointed to study the possibility of con- tract changes, aimed towards making a wider utilisation of the market possible.

Prices closed as follows:- August ( cents per lb) September

October

November

December

January. (1949)

May June

Ints, 0.1.

US$0.43 July

-New-York, - July 29-The following February

April prices were quoted in the metal market March- here today: against

DOIL percent) (American Antimony 1. Attu, in the Aleutians. 2. Iran. more important duty, they

of car load in bulk enable science to 3. The Moon. 4. Gaetano Donizetti.

Texas 6. The. Files and mosquitoes. Recently Conrad was one of the said, will be to

(99.8

percent er August Tin, Grade

1.03 September speakers at a banquet, climaxing a make a better study of cancer cella 5.

higher) day-long programme which dedica- what is their chemical structure, American Great Lakes.

Tungsten, powdered (09.93 percent) 2.10

Dro (Chinose

containing ted tho

Wolframite now 14-storey Sloan and how they differ from normal

Tungsten Trioxide) duty paid F.0.0. Kettering Institute, for cancer tissue. Up to now, the study of the been dependent upon

New York, per short ton 0.20/26 research.

cells has

Copper (Electrolytic, Export, F.A.S. New examination with the light micros

York) per lb. 2134 cts. (U8) cope of fixed, or dead, and stained

Zinc (Prime Western, New York) per closed as follows:- tissues.

Largert Centre

"From such study conclusions are valid insofar as they reveal struc- tures or indicate conditions which are existent during life," Dr Mel- lors said, "but tho occult phenomenon, the chemistry of the living intact cell, escapes analysis."

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II.K. T.

Manganese

22.00 nominal

22.35

United Prot.

LONDON MARKET

London. July 29.-Rubber Cutures today

1265 September la pennies per lb.) 14-9/10 percent October

14-12

14-12

14-15

Press,

(Electrolytic 90.0 Manganero, delivered east of Bilas November 3200 December alppi River) per lb.

delivered January (1040) Imn ora 1815 percent iron,

lawer port Lake Superior) per long March

ton

V8$0.45 SCRAP PRICES Prices for Borap were as follows:- Copper F.0.3, per ton

****....... US$15.00/15.23 Lead F.OB.

LOT "(heavy soft} Steel FO.. per ton (No.

1 heavy melting) ·

The institute was built from funds

6.01. rontributed by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.,

Summary: 0. Programina who has set aside $4,000,000 for the

Chlidren's Half Hour: "Wind in the Wil- Presented Institute,

lows" by Kenneth Graham. now the largest cancer and treatment centre in

by Members of the HHC Stage Club research

(Studio): 0.30 One Night Stand Pre- (Studio): You the world.

Talks on Sport (Studio): Conrad told of his desire to help

sented by Philip Burn "Sea Teo"

by Emilio 7.10.--Saxophone Realia!

(Brit) It is here where the new technique along with Piano accompaniment by in the cause of the cancer fight, and introduced Edwin H. Land, prest-

735"How to blow your own dent of Polaroid Corporation, whose will have value, Dr. Mellors pointed Peto Valderrems (studio): 725-inter-

tho

Trumpet"--including "How Not To" and new out. It should permit scientists to lude; developed scientists

(BBCTS); - visualise the mechanism of cancer low They used To" microscope.

Land said that Palarold scientists cells. In other words, what makes world and Home News (London Relay); Once that is de- 6.19Take Your Cholce": 0.49,-Fred

Hartley and His Music (BACTS); 9

(DBCTS); have produced full-colour photo- them cancerous.

"The Making of a Piper" tissues, completely termined, the control of cancer may

3.30.—Puccini: Madama Butterfly" Act graphs of

be next, the scientists believe.

Winners of Judd awards for out-5. Principais, Chorus and Orchestra of standing work in cancer

OUTWARD MAILS were

FRIDAY, JULY 30

Closing Times By Air

Shanghai, Nanking, Kankow, Tsingtae, Peiping, Amoy, Toochow, Bwalow and Tainan, 3.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Bes & Train Swalow and Amoy (Bea) 3 p.m. Tengkok (Sea) 3 pm.

Straits, Batavia, Sourabaya and Macassar

(se) 3 nahan (öça)-4 p.m. Macro and Kongmoon (vis Canton) (Train) 6 p.m. Canton (Parcels & 2nd class mail) (fea)

8 p...

Canton,

BATURDAY, JULY 11

Closing Times By Air

Kowloon CPO) 7.30 am, 10 m. 12.30 p.m., 3 pm; (GPO) 7 9.33 Noon, 2.30 p.m.,

Shanghai, .m. (reg); 9.30 am. (ord). Mana, P.L, Itonolulu, USA and Canada,"

V.30 . fregit 10 am. Lord). Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao,

Felping. Swalow, Amoy, and Isochow, 30 p.m. Baigon and Paris, p

"chuaricing

Bangkok, Bangoon, Calcutta, Karerbt, Bahrein, Cairo. (Nairobi, Johannesburg. and Marselles via Calea), Augusta and London, (Kowloon CTO)- 4.30; p.m.; (GPO) 5 pm and a

Closing Times By Sea Macza and Tainaban (Boa) 8 a.m.

Hnphong (ra) 70 cm.

Macao and Trinshan (Bea) 11.30 am. Strait (e) 1 p.m.

Mateo and Tinshan (Bea) 3 pm,

Canton (2nd class mail only) (Train)

1 pm

Bandakan (50g)_1._pan.

Amoy (Bes) 3 pm,

Bombay (Boa) 5 pun

Shanghal, Honolulu, USA, Canada, Cen- tral and South America via Ban Franı" cisco (No Parcels for Canada), (Bea) pan. (par, reg and ord).

Japan Ordinary, folters and cards only)

(802) bp.m.........

Macao and Tanahka (BBA): spani Kongmoon {xia Canton) (Trafa) 25. p.m. Canton (Parona šv.Rod-classinal) (dBA)

per

16.00/1050 CHINA PRODUCE

33.00

United Press.

La Scala Opera Milan; 10-World and US. RAIL RATES

QUOTATIONS

today research

Eric

John

Home News (London): 10.15-Weather Iteport: 10.16 Famous Men" Stuart Mill & the Idea of Liberty" (DBCTS) A Talk by Bertrand Russell; 10.30-Dance to the Latest Hecords: 11.15-Weather Report and Close Down

as Prot announced Boyland, University of London, and Dr. Alexander Haddow, Royal Can- cer Hospital, of London United News nicel (London co Press

EDITORS PARED KARVINE,

OVER GATVERAW NVIDEMO JOŽ

"How long have we been married now, dear-ten

twenty years?”.

TO BE HIKED

York

New York, July-China, produce was quoted in the New York market

follows:

FOB: New Aniseed 011,

per 1b,

****** 0.20/0.4 3.0.11 New Casela મા, per

2.00/2.50 York. Tung ell, in tank cars, F.0.3, New York, 0.37 per lb. depending Washington, July 29-The Inter Bendatwood, in drums,

quantity & quality... 13.00 nominal Now 'States Commerce. Commission has

ib.- Y.O.D. per

8.15/340 York grooted railroad rate adjustments | dgar

12

per to carriers an

percent) calculated to yield

Beryllum. (10 to

20.00/24.03 additional $05,200,000 annually..

Molybdenum,. (90 percent) per lb. 043. united Press.

agar

BRISTLES

It was the fourth change in the freight rates since last October., In that tune freight rules have' in-

which added Bristles, 7.0.D. New York per tu. creased 22.6 percent, annual to revenues estimated at follow: US$1,535,000,000. The 1946 Com- mission catimated that it granted boosts of $2,550,000,000 in yearly revenues, or about 44. percent,

Jankow, regular aursort-

menia

chungking regular,

sortmenis Shanghai, regular

menta Tientsin, 26 shorts

These figures do not include in- creases in other railroad operation Tientsin, 208 regular revenues, including charges for carrying passengers, mail, and 'ex- press. Such increases are estimated at a total of about $307,000,000 yearly United. Press.

Exchange Rates

•Business was done in the focal un official exchange market this morning-21 the following Yates:

N

Chinese dollars Ever_wist in.): Sterling note, (per ), US dollars (per unit). Gold hars (per Lael) Flastres-(per 100) Hans Licals (per 100) KEI Boliders-(per 100)

a- amort

4.15/0.15

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2.89 nominal

2.05

10.23 United Fres

Bank Of England

Returns

of England

London July 28-Hank returns for the week ending July: ta

| were as follow-

Notes in croutations Public deposlis noris Las Privale deposits 0.40 | Government secuiiite

300′) Cther securities 11.215) Receipiat,

15.30 Bank ratio

43.00

£1,250,041,000

Prest.