THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
galbutton
COPR. THIS BY HEA SERVICE, ING 3. M. RTG. U, H. PAT, OFF.
"Your father thinks they're some kind of axotic wild flower he accidentally developed in his garden--don't tell him they're weeds!"
• McKENNEY DUMBBELLS
ON BRIDGE
Use This Glossary For Quick Reference
BY WILLIAM E., McKENNEY THIS
is the second of three arti cles giving you a glossary of the terms used in bridge. Clip them out so that you can refer to them when you run across a term that you do not understand.
Guarded-A guarded card is one se accompanied by other cards of the same suit that it cannot be captured containing A guarded ault is one
guarded card or cards.
Holding Up-Refusing to play a Winning card so as to use it on a later trick.
Informatory Double-One made to give information rather
than to double the value of undertricks. See Business,
Initial lead-First lead made by the player at declarer's left.
to
Insamclent Bid-One which
falls
specify either a higher-valued ault or a greater number of tricks than the suit or number named in the last previous bla.
1TS A MESSAGE FROM A
SAILOR!
REGISTERED USES PAVENT OFFICE
BUT THEY ALWAYS
SEND THEM IN
BOTTLES
Check Your Knowledge
EXCLUSIVE. TELE GRAPH' FEATURE-
POCKET CARTOON -
By STELLA
COMPLAINTS
YOUR BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 Bo PORN today, you have an adven
turezome dispositori which leads you into all kinds of situations.
You do not appear to know the meaning of the word danger. Any thing new
is something to attract you,
at once. You are the type who would make a good explorer, a fine test plist, an experimental scientist or merely an adventurer, accord. ing to your early training and en-
sufficient fortune to indulge in your personal preferences.
Because of these ambitions, you are an efficient and hard worker. Your judgment is excellent and you can think on your feet. You make опсв quick decisions and usually which are benodcial to your per- sonal Interests. You have a magnetic personality,
of equal- drawing groups ly ambitious and effective people vironment. As long
into your orbit. as there 16 activity, you can be happy if, in- addition, you see a possibile fortune
abend.
You have a real desire to have money. You have intellectual tastes, which you believe can be satisfied only by being able to buy, what you' want: good art, fine literature, fine music. You might become a noted patron of all the arts when you have amassed what you consider is a
Fond of home life, you win be happiest if you wed early in life. Your ulumate success will depend to a high degree upon the goal toward which you are reaching. The higher the goal; the greater the success,
To find what the stars have in for tomorrow," seicet your sture birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Make every action today' a concrete step toward some important goal. Curb action with wise judgment for best results.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-A restless day with small selbacks looming larger than they really are.
postpone Don't
signing worry; papers.
23)-- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct Patience will mitigate any disap- pointment when things do not move
Bide you swiftly enough just now. time.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-Be cautious if limitations appear, but don't stop efforts altogether. Slow, but steady, will win out now..
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Not a good day, so just stick to necessary routine. Avoid new ven- tures if you possibly can.. Wait,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-
a virtue now, Hesitation can be especially if opposing forces are deartlocked. Temporise cautiously.
19)-
be 'as
से
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Postpone new objectives unul better day, health may good a reason as anyl Protect your Job,
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Bei- fer than for some but still not good enough. Use diplomatic delaying actions if new ventures are intro- duced.
Gais
"Oh, Quigley, arrange to transfer those hotties of root stimulant from hair- dressing and tallet requtalter to the harticul- tural department."
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
I AM glad to read of the re-
opening of another amuse-
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Think twice before committing yourself to any pecuniary extravagance, Pro- teet your present Interests,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)ment pier at the seaside, as it Normal trading activities should ad-
menns Six Pictures of Naughty vance favourably for you but avold Girls In Paris, and little cards over-expansion of inventory.
with your fortune written on GEMINI
22-June (Mar
22)them. Count ten before answering and 'argument over you may avoid an
The last time my fortune was told I was some minor matter not worth get-was long ago in Bordeaux. ting excited about.
sitting in a small eating-house when D bouncing old man came in and CANCER (June 23-July 23) sold, for a riding sum. n
bit little Protect your health as well as your of paper to anybody who wanted It. material resources today. A better It was evidently, the custom of the opportunity will come later on.
house to
humour Jiouse
Aim,
I bought learned
that all my money one, and (some seven or eight pounds in my wallet and few more in the bank at home) was wrongly invested, and that I should re-invest it and make a fortune. Encouraged by this, I went to
a phrenologist, who told me I would make an excellent cu- gineer.
4
ROBERT TREDINNICIGS RECORDEREVIEW
Silver Wedding
ANY peoply
will be glad
to
Main permanent souvenir of
the
His Wedding. Royal Silver Master's Voice have faithfully re- that corded the broadcast made occasion. Both the King and Queen speak with the simple sincerity that has endeared them to millions (IIMV RB 0064),
In 1923 Mariano Stabile was no- claimed the finest Falstaff of generation: this month his
a
recent 1. Locate the Pescadores, Islands.recording of L'onore! Ladri and Ehit
"Falstaff Tavenlere from Verdi's shows he is still the finest Fulstaff.
Records
Tucker. With an
orchestra well directed by her planist Ted Shapiro, she sings six songs, among them, "The Older They Get, the Youngor They Want 'em," "You Can't Sew a Button on a Heart" and "Why Go Havana?" (Brunswick 03807-8-9).
10
Belle
"Thanks, kind gentleman"
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Rails Lead Decline
On
Wall Street
New York, Aug. 9.-In the stock market today, Rail- road issues led a decline in the slowest trading session In five months. Losses throughout the main list were mostly fractional, but, Railroad stocks had losses ranging over more than a point.
HONGKONG
SHARES
A stless morning was experienced on the Hongkong Stock Exchange today. Only 6,000 shares changed hands, and the aggregate value was $105.175.
Below are shown business donc this morning and noon prices:
SNARES DUYERS BELLERS BALES
BANKS
IK Blank INSURANCES
Canton
Union
IK Fire
DOCKA, ETC.
K. Whart (0)
Dock
Pravident
2025
374
770 700
200
FAJ
K. Wharf (N)
180
15% 10 1500
154
Gi
415 4 1000
22 221
- 138
LAND, ETC. BK Hotel HK Land Skal Land UTILITIES
Tran Star Ferry C. Light (0)
Electric
22.03
40 42
411%
Macao Electric 2414 Telephone (01
INDUSTRIALS
Cement
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (0)
Dairy (New) Watson (Old
4835 4234
40 48
Watson (New) 35% 00 COTTONS Ewo...
1512
4th
1200 22
200221
1500 235
500 22.AD
Little Interest
In Rubber
New York, Aug. 9.—In the rubber
The sell-off wiped out almost $500,000,000 in market valun- tions.
The market started the session "on a moderately higher note, but this did not last long and prices started to sag. As trading progressed prices continued to decinie, closing 'nt to lows of the day.
There was nothing in the news to Influence the security market, but the commodity markets were influenced by a sharp break in cotton, which elosed US$2.15 to $2.05 per bale lo- wer. The liquidating movement in cotton began when the Government; estimated that the 1948 cotton crop i would be the best in years, with a possibility of being the seventh lar gest on record.
In Chicago wheat and rye lost two to 2-4 cents per bushel, corn dropped 1-% to 3-5 cents, and ants ensed to cents.
United
Sante Fe was the weak spot in the stock market and led the decline in Railroad stocks. States Steel dropped a point in the ensier Sicel section. Bethlehem and Republic Steel were down slightly. Automotives were lower.
were also backward.
Transactions
shinrcs.
of 054 Issues
Ou issues ...
totalled 070,000
traded, 555 were
lower, 211 were higher, and, 185 were unchanged.-United Press.
N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New York, Aug. Today's foreign exchange closing rates were:
Argentine Peso (Metal)
Argentine Peso Unofficial) Australia
Brazil Belgium
Canada
Chile
eased
England
closed India lower, Mexico
France
Peru
market here today, futures after early steadiness and unchanged to five points with sales totalling 27 contracts. Now Zealand.
Portugal
Sweden
Speculative Interest in futures was almost completely lacking, and South Africa the market was sa narrow that Switzerland there were only limited opportuni- Uruguay lies on either side. Meanwhile, the Venezuala,
Shanghal CNC 180,000) *** small amount of trading was limited Netherlžňu to routine dealer hedging adjust-Batavia 7:
Singapore menis.
Hongkong,
The spot market was firm: Frices closed as follow- August (in cents per 1.) 23.50 nominal September
October November
December
January (1649)
February
March
April
May
uno
July
August
September October
un-
KNEW a simple and kindly man who, had his fortune told by a gipsy woman on Epsom Downs. She ended by saying, "You're going to lose a valuable fountain-pen." Ile thanked her and paid her. Теп minutes later he found that he had already lost the valuable fountain- pen. By that time the "gipsy" was probably motoring back to town The other is Anona Winn singing to sell a few things: and to get the "Love's Last Word is Spoken" and walnut stains off her skin,
Marguerite" from 2. In what game of sport would The orchestra conducted by Alberto, "La you use a niblick?
Erede give this exceptional baritone Cochran's "Bless the Bride" (HMV In passing well-balanced support. (Columbia BD 1204). L.X. 1081).
CRITIC said recently that Napo- George Melachrino's music for the leon never realised how film "No Orchids for Miss Blandish"
But, indeed, he
that the only- The Lotion Philharmonic Orches--is played with poise and understand popular he was.
Orchestra, did. He once said 4. Name the composer of "Moon-tra, conducted by Victor de Sabata, ing by the Melachrino
really happy man was "He who tight Sonata."
play Sibellus's symphonic poem though Danse d'extase" seems
and lend his "En Saga" backing the last side with me to be a bit too much of a botch-manages to hide himself from me as. though I fe petch of a lot of other music of this didn't exist." the "Valse Triste." These three re-
On another occasion worth cords are well
attention. kind heard from time to time (HMV he asked a group of
of his courtiers what
would (Decca K. 1504-0).
If he Bay ciled.
there and then. Whereupon they all began to talk of the terrible effect of such a cala-
. How many shillings are there Jump To make a bid one level in a guinen? higher than necessary over partner's
bid,
K-High cards in a suit "killed" when they are led through and captured.
are
Lead-directing Bid-One made to
direct the partner in case the oppon-South Pole discovered? ents get the contract.
Major Sult-Hearis or spades.
Master Card-Highest unplayed
card of a suit.
Minor Sult-Diamonds or clubs. Odd Tricks-Tricks. won by de- clarer after he has won six tricks.
Over, Under-A player sits "over" the player on his right, and "under" the player on his left.
Over-run-To
over-trump
player who has 'ruffed..
31
Planola Hand-One requiring-little
or no skill to play.
Post-mortem Discussion
hand after it has been played.
5. When and by whom
Was
the
6. What is agoraphobia?
(Answers on Column 5)
CHESS PROBLEM
of A
By B. HOGLUND Black, 8 pieces.
made to
ii)
...
Pre-emptive Bld-A bid designed
to shut out other bids,
Preference Bld-A bid
show preference
one suit over
another, rather than strength (in case partner has bid two suits).
Protected Bull-One containing an
ace or guarded high card.
Push-To overbid for the purpose
of inducing the opponents to assume
a losing contract.
Quick Trick-A card, or combing-
tion of carda which will win on the
first or second round.
Rebid-A second (higher) bid of
a player's own previous bid.
Re-entry-A card which will take
n telek and enable a player to regain the lead:
a pariner RescueTo take out
whose bit! reems likely to result badly, or to bid another sult after partner's bid has been doubled.
White, pieces. White to play and mate in two, i
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. R-BJ.
01: 1
K1 X R; 2, B- Ki X P: 2, R-QK13: 97; 2, KX P
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Across
-2 and 6. Clay hid a mop (anag). summer resors no doubt. 17, 41 At the end of each hour. (al, Boil. (3)
Staterial way in which to make. an instrument expire. (8) Spirit from wins, (0) .
LOUTH AT though there's no har Che Bling?altung baril
15. Nowhere but not now, (4)
in, Femalen. (8)
19. A case of cares for a chango, (3)
Quito kancred. (5)
21. Motal that appears to hare gone
to the front (4)
22. Gone Bike (7)
Down Ratabiça. (8),
་
3. Bort of Derson you expect to taks
obstacias in his strido, (3)
3. Nothing cau make him orok
mental (3)
4. Meld among a crowd ↑ (9)
5. Нее 2 лего,
7. 13* * chango from lager, (51)
You may have. Da alter waing this. (9)
Continually annoyed. 18).
It is used for soldering. 18)
Oather up the broken angol. (5)
14. Bounds like a team apart (0)
13. Sweet factory, 14),
17. Web at the edges, (O
10. Musical gram? (4)
1
MATUSION OF Teulgedav'n pragnie.mfermer. /
15. Ont 38, £ring, W. ONE, WEST COMME AS. Revere, 34, Antmated "Down] Uferers Patria, Złociccaz de Tugt 4 „kan. 3. Nail & Quez: 71.
1. Builge: the Paleni 32. J'en
Re-enter two artists who have not been heard on records for some time. One is the unique Sophie
ZBW RADIO
HKT
& Programme Summary: 6.01. Children's Story: "Matilda Mouse" by Dora Broome (BBCTS) "Matilde goes to the South Inx Sea"; 0.19, Light Variety with the Spots: 0.45, Fred Hartley and Ft Music (BUCTS): 7.06, "The Faithful Shepherd Sulte landel)....London Philharmonic Oreli: 7.30, Stage and Screen Favourites presented by Alleen Woods (Studio); 8, World and Home News London Relay); 8.15. "Much Binding in the Marsh (BBCTS); L, An Orchestral Concert of British Composers Presented by Clara Stansfeld (Studio): 10, World and Home News (Loudon Relay); 10.15, Weather Report: 10.16, Alfredo Campo and 11 Orchestra: 16.30, Dance to. Woody Her- man and a Orchestra; 11, Radio News Heel (London Relay); 11.10. Weather Report and Clos Down.
OUTWARD
MAILS
TUESDAY, AUgust 1 Closing Times By Alr Swatow, Amoy, Tainan, Fonchow, Shang- hal. Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Pel- ping and Hothow, 3.30 p.m.
Saigon and Paris: 5 p.m.
Closter Times By Sex & Tran
Manila (BZA)-3-PM.
Batavia (Bea) 3 p.m.
Macao and Tainshan (Bex), 4 p.m.
Tamkong (Bea) 8 p.m.
Kongmoon (via Cantoni (Train) 5 p.m. Canton (Parcels and 2nd Class Sinil) (sex)
Bp.m.
"WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
Closing Timer By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 7.30 am, 10 a.m., 1230 pm.. 3 p.m. (GPO) 7 a.m. 0.30 m Room, 230 pm. Shanghai, a.m. (reg); 30 a.m. (ord). Manila, P., Honolulu, USA and Canada.
9.30 R. freg); 10 am. (ord), Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Tringlao, Petping. Amoy, Swalow and Tainan, 3.30 pJu
Caleutia, Karachi, Catro (Nairobi,: Johannesburg, Fahrain,
Rome and and Marseilles via Cairo)
p.m.; London. (Kowloon Croj 439 (GPO) p.m.
Bangkok, Rangoon,
Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)
p.m.
Closing Times By sex & Train
Macao and Tuinaban (B40) DK203. Swalow and Amoy (Bea) Noon. Shanghai (Ben) - 10. alm.
Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)
~\(Ben) 10 min,
Canada via Vancouver, BC. (Pardals
only) (Sex) 10 31.
Hoûtow and Pakhol via Holbow (Bea) id
stralia and Tangoon: (Hea) Noon, Canton (and class mail only) (Train)
2 PJT.
Maceo "and gainshan. (Boa) 3-painti Macao and Tyinshan (Bar)_4.pas.: Kongmoon (via Canton) (Trafi) 8 Canton (Parcela & 2nd class mali) (dex)
3 pm
C 3730).
to
You will like Bill Johnson's. re-mily; and of how everybody would Milbe in despair. "Not at all," said the cord of "Down by the Old Stream" and "Galway Bay," accom-Emperor. "They would simply say panied by the Philip Green Orches-Out!" ("Phew! What a relief!") tra (Columbia DB 2415).
The Merry Melody Makers.playing A dear little chap
Heartbreaker" and "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" produce a record that will appeal to the masses (HMV BD 1203).
People with a taste for stylishly- played dance music should note the frst record made by Paul Fenoulhet and his Orchestra playing beautifully arranged versions of "Once Upon a from Winier-time" and "Reflections on the Water": well sung vocals Doreen Lundy (MGM 120).
In earliest childhood a Zoroastrian, he was sufficiently enlightened, at the age of seven, to comb the files of the Illustrated London News for relies of Constantin Guys.
(Book review.)
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answor
1. Between the coast of
-
China
The Quintet of the Hot Club de France, featuring Stephane Grap and Forraosa. 2. Golf. 3. Twenty- pelly and guitarist Diango Reinhardt, que. 4. Ludwig van Beethoven. introduce "Bellville" and "Liza," all. Roald Amundsen, December 14, very gay and interesting (Decca F1011. 6. A nervous dread of open
3070).
KOSTORT PRIDE ISRVICE
грасса,
• Tea key
TERRATURDAY EVENING PONT
"Next time, we'll bring our own bathing suits.”
22.80 bid
22.70 nominal 22,73
23.70 dia"
22.67 nominal
22.07
22.65 bid"
27.57 nominal
22.50
16
22.30
22.23
*T
United Press.
LONDON MARKET
London. Aug, 0-Rubber today closet as follows:- September (in pennies per 1.) October
November
December January (1040) March
US$0.2071
2005
0550
9216
00321
57024
.1495
3.2314
0700
0404
4.0312
4785
2545
$300
...3010-
02.00.
3770
03723
2400
United Preas.
Production Of Palm Oil
U.S. Washington, Aug. The Department of Agriculture today reported a steady recovery in the palm oil industry in Sumatra and areas of the Netherlands East Indies | under Dutch_control..........____
futures It sald Sumatra's 1948 production tons, and 14-3/8 was estimated at 60,000 14-3/0 1940 production at 120,000 tons, 14-3/B
compared with the prewar capacity 14- for these areas at 183,000 tons. 14-1/ United Frea1.
11-7/8
CHINA PRODUCE
QUOTATIONS
New York, Aug. D-China produce: was quoted today in the New York mar. ket at the following price: Aniseed oil, per lb. F.03.
New York
0.30/0.85
Cassia oil, per lb. F.O.D.
New York
Agar agar, per lb. F.0.0.
New York Tung oil, in tank cars,
F.O.B. New York per lb. 0.21-14 Bandalwood, In drum
2.00/2.50
4.05/4.35
}
depending on quanlity
quality
************** 13.09 nominal Beryllium, (10 to 12 par
cent) per ion .................... 20.00/24.00 :| Molybdenum, 100 percent)
per lb,
0.45
The Department said those areas shipped only 1,758 tons in all in 1947 whereas in the first six months of this year exports to the Netherlands totalled 8,201 tons.
The Department also reported a increase in Malayan palm oil produc- tion, with the output for the Arst half of this year at 22,502 tons com- pared with 10,010 tons in the same period last year.-United Press.
BLACK PEPPER
MARKET
pepper
Now York; Aug, 0-Black futures today closed Inactive and nominally unchanged,
Prices closed as follows:-~- Beptember
---United Press) October,
66.00 nominal
65.00
December
$4.00
January (1949)
20.00
March
£0.00
May:
85.00
New York Metal Spot
July
54.00
€5.00
Epot
Finite •Muniak)
73.00
United
Market
New York.Aug. The following "In the metal market;
prices were
here today
Antimony, (American. 09-34 per
cent in bulk of carload lots F.0.0. Texas. -.....................MK US$$30 Tin, Grada "A" (09.1 percent or /
higher)
Tungrier, powdered (99.28- per-`
cent).
Wolframite
(Chinese, Bro ́con- taining Tungsten Trioxide) duty paid FOD. New York) per short tonni...... ** $28/ Berap pricen word as follows:--.. Copper 7.0.0. per ton +(Right)
"Lead" J.O.D. perfor
theavy. Boff)
US$15.78/10,00
17.00/17.350
Trade Handicaps
China
*Chicago, Aug. D. Dusthensmen connected with Chinese trade were discussing today, the remarks by Bulah Calder, American Commercial Attache in Shanghai, who over, the |week-end predicted that U. B, trade
with China would decling. 30.00 Calder noted that China had Mūryted Press:
almost exhausted her foreign OX- change reserves, And that the din Roarlty botwoen the black market and official exchange rate dis- couraged trade.
Bteel F.O.D. per font. (No. 1 *
heavy· molting)
Exchange Rates::
Budinem was done in the Toest une
Calder remarked on the disastrous
oficial exchange market this morning in effects on Chinese economy by the
the following rates:
Chinese dollars (per CN1 m.)
Sterling, nato (per £1)
U.S. dollers (per Usti)
Gold bars (per US$1)
Piastres (per 100)
Slams, tienis, (per 100)
Je NEI guilders (per 109)
a civil war, and especially the cutting 1430 off bf imports from Manchuria,
0.0
*** added that Marshall plan ald would 137,00 || grently, help China and that part of ∙11.30
it was intended for.
Agricultural. To development United: Press, Bhuta
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