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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1948.

SPARE MOMENTS

EXCLUSIVE 'TELE GRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR FIRTHDAY.

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By STELLA

You are a fine hise opht Leople, and you are tactful diomatie. you think thelluation When demande it, however, you can bo n blunt and outspoken as necessary,"

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 PORN today, your mental powers are above the average and early life you learn use then. avolding muscular work whenever possible. Your friends call you a wonderful executive; Your enemies, just plumb Inzy! This latter, how ever, is far from the fact. You are. the type who uses your brain to simplify a job. If you are unable to do that, then you'll hunt, around for someone who can do the job! In the long run, this saves you time for more important duties. It should not, however, give you an excuse to shuttle off any work you should do personally upon others,

Training alongrundspecific pe of activity is very impattail for all children born on this day, Torfhoir tremendous, energles need direction. You are affectionate and even demonstrative toward those you love. You will make personal sacrifices for own relatives and belleve your nothing is too good for "your own." An early marriage and n

would bring you ren family happiness. Wed someone who hau." similar idens in this direction and domestic happiness is assured.

star

You are versatile and can adapt yourself to all kinds of people and To find what stars have in store situations. You are not one to come for tomorrow, select your birthday to a snap decision. Before commit-

and read the corresponding thug yourself on anything, you will paragraph. Let your birthday star want to study all sides of a problem. be your dally guide,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Combine business and social interests If you want the best possible results from today's helivities.

VIRGO (AMg. 24-Sept. 22)-Hame and bustness associates

may Jol advantageously to assist you in cos operative efforts today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Don't let temper cause Impulsiveness. especially when dealing with women. Calin poise will

bring, the best results.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)- Continue matters begun yesterday. Don't neglect business, Just because

the weekend is coming up! Be wise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -New developments, especially In the field of the arts and designing. may bring interéused petivity..

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Continue yesterday's activities. Business prospects

zwarci appear better now, so take full advantage of them.

AROUND THE WORLD:

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- A keynote day in which friends join in a real effort to make your dreams come true. Ne progressive now.

POCKET CARTOON

nd from today, nuršā, olice you sterliize the

struments make

TOMO

tea at the sama, time.“.

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)—A dny that inclines toward romance If you interested! Marriage ud the domestic scene are also Lavoured.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-bed Favourable Influences now helping you in bid for advancement in Ask for what you your profession. wont get it.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21).... A good merchandising day for all commodilles. Profits

bc mny realised by using initiative in selling.

GEMINI (Mar

involved

22-June

week-end In

22)-

Should be an active period for those resort activities, a profit-taking time, loo,

HE discovery of a fossilised dinosaur's egg in the dry

of a Chineso river shows that the popular superstition was based on fact; the oldest eggs on earth do really come from Chinn.

Another popular superstition is that these cggs

were left uncared for, and were hatched by the heat

of the sun, Science denies this, and says that the animals scooped holes in the sand and sat on the caes until they were hatched. Slace the eggs were comparatively small, how did a great beast weighing about CANCER (June 23-July 23) 40 tons manage to sit on them with- Continue yesterday's prospects, anti-out breaking them? eipate excellent returns. Be guarded in netvities with the opposite sex.

Colorful Balearic Islands

By TEMPLE MANNING

IKE many another traveller who

Balele Islands, the Isins Durados.

or Golden Isles of the ancients, we Arc wondering about Minorca and Raxas.

Mallores,

An enchanting group of islands. il i Indeed, set off the coast of Spain. and reached by air or by n dinky little steamer. It used to be one big delight to board the steamer at night and to arise at daybreak to view the picture of the purple headlands of Mallorca rising from

2. Locate the Windward Passage. the blue sea, slihouetted against the

3.

country are beginning know Leo Roet of New York City.

Roet gave me today's hand be- cause he thought it a "peculiar"

The bidding shown is exactly the way it occurred. It is surpris- Ing that East did not make a quick plunge to four hearts, as long as he intended to hid it anyway. You will note that at one point Roet Bible.. could have been passed out at three spaces. He had good reason for not liking his partner's double, so he went to four spades.

On

Where did the rumba originate?

4. Name the first book of

the

5. Where would you find gooney birds?

Eust played the queen of hearts his partner's opening trad, probably trying to confuse the issue,"Trilby." but Roet ruffed it, then led the queen

of clubs. West made the mistake of playing "second hand, low." East

won and came back with heart which Roet ruffed with the five of trumps.

Next he led a small diamond and West split his honours. He put on the jack and Roei had to win in dummy with the acc. The small club came back, Roet finessed the nine spot, forcing West to win, with the ace.

West's only return at this point was a small spade, because he knew that South..held only, the ace-king- queen of trumps. Roet won, cashed the fuck of clubs and led the club deuce. West ruffed with the eight of spades, Roet over-ruffed

with dummy's jack, eashed his nce and lung of spades and led the six of clubs. West had to ruff and lead

from nway

oft the queen-six diamonds. Thus declarer made the king and the ten-spot and his

contract.

The Interesting point is that if West had violated the rule of second hand low and won the first club trick, he could have led the second heart, which Roet would have had to ruff. Then when East got in with the king of clubs, he could have led the third heart and again rufted Ituet down

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(Answers on Column 5)

CHESS PROBLEM

dawning sun, and then as the vessel rounded the disappearing fron view, as one slid Dragonera. sutrients

past the beaches and rounded tape Colofguera Into the broad and love, ly Bay of Palma.

Entrancing Harbour

The harbour is entrancing, as is

7-12

Colorful houses of Palma,

ever

Cultural games

THE

Russian

discovery that British chess 15 rolten with bourgeois Ideology has alarmed many of the lending draughts clubs, whose style of play is capitalistic, plutocratic, and clerical.

Not even with Asiatic

halma is

is played accordance

the

principles of the new

democracy. As for tiddleywinks,

it is a breeding-ground of thy Fascism and reactionary feudalism. and is financed by the Vatican.

In passing

NHE electron microscope, I read,

Tenables you to take a photograph

which will show an object 175,000,- 000 times its actual size. This is good news for vain bacill. It will also help people to read the un- expurgated edition of "Wor and Peace" carved on a grain of rice by

student using a led-down gramophone needle.

It

Hogwasch bows

to the storm

of

love

who

a bank mana-

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Large Block Of Govt Loan Change Hands

A feature of this morning's trading on the Stock Exchange was the changing hands of over a lakh and a half of Government 3% (1948) Ioan.

Electrica were done at $30 to

N.Y. FOREIGN $80%, and Hotels at $15.

EXCHANGE

New York. Aug. 13.-Foreign exchange rates closed today as follows:

Canad

Chilo "Finglanil

·France

4330

The turnover for the morning, was valued at $472,000, Transactions and noon prices follow:-

CHARLESTON BUYERS BELLERS BALES COUT, LOANS

31 (1945)...

BANKS

JK Bank INSURANCES

Canton

Union

1K Fire

Provident

$155,000) 6–10245

2013 20 2033

391. 200 @ 385

100 G 201

22:

243 2014 2500. # 15

Argentine Peso (Oficial): US$0.2077

Argenting Peso

(Unometál)

2065

Australia

3.223

730

Brazil

200

Delgium

0228-11

DOCKS, ETC.

.00.J

K. Whart (0)

K. Wharf (N)

403-4%

Dock

10032-7

-India

J024

LAND, ETC.

Mexico

.1405

JIK tel

New Zealand

3.23-12

1500 ) 13

Peru

,0790

1800 15

Portiga!

0104-1

JIK Land

50

#↑ South, Africa

4,03-14

Sha) Land

€11⁄2 1900, 0 $

2785

UTILITIES

2343

Train

211

3300

3010

C. Light Electric

10o 21

30%

200

.0200

STIO

200 Fr

3700

9705

INDUSTRIALS

101

2405

United Press.

Sweden

Eswitzerland

'Uruguay

Shanghak (CNC$100,000)

Venezuela

„Netherlands

Balayla

Hingapore

Hongkong

POUND NOTE RATE

New York, Aug. 12.–The British Pound Conte was quoted in the yngmetal market

here today at US$3.00.—Unlled Press.

PARIS FREE MARKET

Parb. Aug. 12-In the free market here 120m ranes. today the US$20 geld piece was quoted qusted at 305.8 against the black market rate of 362 francs-United Press.

The

US$1 note WAN

Quiet Rubber

Market

New York Sugar

Futures

New York, Aug. 12,World sugar futures today closed unchanged to one point lower on sales totalling 55 contracts..

Traders were

cautious pending claritention of the sugar discussions in Washington.

Domestic sugar futures closed one 'point higher to five lower on sales totalling 55 contracts.

Prices closed as follow;- CONTRACT No. 4 (World),

September (in

1b.)

May

July

New York. Aug. 12.--In the rub- ber market here today, futures were quiet and lower in line with easiness at Singapore and London. There was a dearth of buyer interest, and the recent this was coupled with

commodities wenitness in domestic like co

cotton and

In dwing mins bundant crop prospects

And the passiblilty thai

July Congress may lower the_government price supports,

Unless

the confidence of buyers Is restored dealers envision further declines. but they give a warning that the setback appears to be tech- nically overdone and the market could rally sharply before the close tomorrow.

Prices closed to 10 points lower as follown, with sales totalling 50 contracts. August in cents per lb.) 21.43 nominal Semtember October

December

November

January (10401

February

March April May

June

July

August

Sentember

October Spot

21.75

21.71

21.60

21,65

21.61

11,60

21.30

United Presa

LONDON MARKET

`London. August 12-Rubber futures to- day closed me follows:-

cents

Der

bld 4.02 bid 3.Di nominal

March 119101

September

Spot

4.45

September

CONTRACT No. 3 (Domestic)

3.04

December

3.13

March (140!

Zlay

September Spot

4.01 bld

4.0! nominal

4.93 bld

4.pl nominal 5.28 nominal -Votted Press.

Dull Trading In Cotton

New York, Aug. 12.-The cotion market opened 10 to 12 points lower. Thereafter trading WALD dull with prices confining to an extreme range of 25 points to close soven higher to 10 lower.

points

Market experis predict that rallies will be difficult to hold unless export

demand is immediately, revived.

Pires closed as follows:

Spat

33.57

August

32.50-nominal

September

31.00

October

31.30

November

31.31 nominal

December

31.53

September (in pennies par lb.).. 14

Match (1949)

21.23

October

13-7/8

May

31.00

13-7/0

Suls

30.24

December

13-17/0

October

January 11010)

13-11/16

December

27.78 поліп .*77.54

Mor

13-11/0

New Orleans prices, today

closed as

United PTOSA

follows:

November

CHINA PRODUCE

QUOTATIONS

New York, Aug. 12.-China produce was quoted here today as follows:- Aniseed oil, per in. F.0.3.

New York ............** Cassin oil,

New York

per 1b. F.O.D. Agar Agar, per ib. F.0.1.

New York Tung all, in tank cars.

F.O.B. New York, per lb.

0.70/0.80

2.00/2.00

4.03/4.05

0.201

pending on quantity & quality Beryllium (10 to 12 per-

cent) per ton Molybdenum, 90 percent)

per u.

13.00 nominal

20.00/24.00

0.15

ib, as

the port city: On the hills are houses; to the historie Castle of Beliver, a pink, blue, green or white, and

medieval palace-fortress complete castle "guarding 6. Name the hero of Du Maurier's above, the ancient

with moats, mighty walls and towers the city itself.

that enclose a huge courtyard, THOROUGHLY alarmed Hogwasch an is cutting and re-making his Palna. encircled by

massive ident background for an historical flins as quickly as possible. Black- walls, dominated by its cathedral, movie

we saw onc. The mailers hear celestial choira just as has a North African look that adits

view from the castle to its charms, and altogether it is beautiful, and unforgettable, and it tims: bigamists, lo tears, renounce In Incredibly they are about to shoot their vic- flcult place to resist. Social life is an invitation to explore the is the two wives they belter than

Plaza Weyler with centres at the

land with its mountains. its rich all the others; two gurmen, fts hotels and cafes, and from there valleys, its plantations, villages, an-have shot the girls who suspected Sandalwood, in drums, ste- one can strike out away from the clent churches and convents,

Marina and modern Chile de in Borne to the older and more typical parts of the city. There are alleys,

so steep Everywhere are hedges of prick streets lanes and narrow

ly pear and cactus, tall palms, olive to walk. that it becomes a real

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groves and fig trees. Water courses But as one ascends, there are charm have been hollowed in wall tops for ing houses on the lieights,

bright

are and gay with flowers, and glass irrigation purposes and there enclosed balconies shaded by. Vene- primitive waterwheels that, we sup- tian blinds. Adding to the charm pose, are still turned by seemingly of these houses, also, are sleep stair- tireless donkeys. ways, faced with files, that reach the upper storeys of the houses.

Massive Edifica

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White, 2 pieces.

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White to play and mate in two.

Solution to 'pesterday's problem:

1, Q5, 1

K-K3; 2. K? (ch); 1... K-QS K5; 2. ~B4 (ch).

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across

1. The test thing you'd expect to

And horse coop in. () a. started. (0)

11. Boema esay to get from line ten,

12You could call, it study to

1.

young Edward, however knockd in it may be. (0)

It's a great nolao, (4)

17. The one who takes tës in later.

1. Some would call is a motto. (8)

19. Tin said to toas nothing yet RIWAYA DAYa big dividende, in)

20. Undertone. ED, 4)

•Down

1. 1039 t vary marry. (9)

4. Oppressive, (7)

9 Sort of thing that may peel off.

THE

4. Browar-yellow pigment.

10

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musical too. 17)

d. It in the caruifore thRE SURVİVDs

the headless potter, 151

7. Would you call 12a renć service

DRY 7 (3)

ta, foln. 171

flow. (4)

14. You, msy neer the chestnut

rondor declare this share. (31 15. Bend in laira. [3]

17. He's so uncouth," (4) *

salution af terhad's "Buraid. —. Actusaj and 5. Betonin houri, a, suttity; NDA 9. Out of the wa21 29. "ORITEM1%, Heir: Voiceus }D TUNIK Wine, 19, ferden; 20, Ofkap; VI, YANG, SUUNNA

defenit 4

1 Acrony! drei. 9. bée. Across, MUAY: Lar. 14, dens;` 17. Időlt 18, TIL

Pear and Cactus

A beautiful excursion is out to the ancient monastery at Valldemosa, little town set upon terraces thick with almond trees and olive groves, surrounded on three sides by green

The cathedral is a massive edifice, cind mountains. Once, the monna-

its Interior magnificent,, rich with tery had been the palace of Don gilt and glowing tapestries

n

sca.

them murdering

become the vicars of contiguous parishes; n night-club queen who gets

for a rake-off

every rival proprietor she poisons, loses all her money and becomes a gentle char- woman who looks after the stray cats at the Board of Trade.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

1. The Allied armies in World

It is Sancho, and many of the world's War II. 2. Between Cuba and Halli, delightful experience to exit great, especially artists and writers 3. Among the lower classes of Cuba. onto the have been quartered in the lovely 4. Genesin. 3. On Midway Island. through its south portal ont

the guest suites.

6. Little Billce. rampart terraces overlooking

Το the cast atop the great walls rises the huge Bishop's Palace; to the south is the blue Bay of Palma, while westward lle the ter- raced gardens and the palm tree groves of the Almudiana, the royal palace. Flights of steps lead from the terraces to the Marina with the exquisite building that houses the Exchange

Above the hillskie suburb of El Terreno, whose terraced houses one secs from the approaching ships, are fragrant pine groves that climb

ZBW RADIO

II.K.T.

0. Programme Summary: 0.01, "In' Ila Majesty's Service" by "Sex-Lion" onc TS) Epleode 1: "What happened to the Queen Annet: 0.30, "One Night Stan Prosonied by Philip Burn, (Studio); 7. "See Tee" Talke on Sport (Studio): 7.10. A Saxophone Recital by Emilio Salonga with Plano accompaniment by Pete Vai- derrama (Btudio); 7.25, Northumbrian Barn Dance..Jon Atkinson and IBS Country Danco Band (BBCTS); 7.69, In- terlude: B. World and Home News (Lor don Relay); 45, Tako Your Choleo"; B.43. "Orpheus in the Underworld" by Jacques Tenbach. English version and Adaptation for Broadcasting by Geoffrey Dunn..BBC Theatre Orchestra And Chorus (DBCTB); 10, World and Horse News (London Helay): 10.15. Weather Report: 10.10, Piano Solos; 10.30, Com- poser Cavalcado: Hans May (ORs); 11, Radio News Reel (London Noisy); iL15,| Weather Report and Close Down.

ROSTONS PRESS BIRT

For The Americm Magasins by Don The

77/

"Oh, dear, no. Those aren't the vitamin tablois .... Those are my old pink bends I've been meaning to re-string."

. BRISTLES Bristles, F.O.B. New York per follows

Hankow, regular assortments, 4.00/2.15 Chuajkhg

Shanghel

自

Tienian, 20's shorts

Tientsin 26's regular

2.90

3.75

0.45.

10.25

-United Press.

Spol

October

December

Murch (1949)

Aloy

July

October

December

31.20

31.18-20 J£24 31.10 30.05-97

30.15-17

27.75 27.01 bid United Press.

METAL MARKET

QUOTATIONS

New York, Aug. 12.-The following pelers were quoted in the metal market here today-

Antimony (American, 8914

percent) in bulk of car-

load lats, F.O.D. Texas, US40.35 Tin, Gredo "A" (990 per-

cent of higher)

Tungsten, pawdered, (09.98

percent). Waltraita

(Chinese pre containing Tubesten Trio- xide) duty paid F.o.n. New York, per short ton Iru use (8 percent Iron, delivered lower port Lake Superior) per long ton Copper (electrolytic Export, FAS. New York), por

Britain Can Meetzerime western. New

Textile Quota

*

York) per Ib.......... Manganese (Electrolytic 09.0 percent Managanese, de- ilvered east of Misafxatppl River) per 13.

1.03

2,00

0.20/28

4.35

231 centa

18.05

Manchester: Aug. 12-Sir · Nay- mond Streut, chairman of the Cofton 13oard, today said Britain has suff- cient cotton cloth in hand to meet her target quots of 80,000,000 yards for Canada by the end of the year. Lead, 2.0.0 per ton (heavy

32.00 SCRAP MARKET The following prices were quoted for crap copper, FO.D. per

(light) ****

safi)

ton

US$10,70/18.00

Sie Raymond Sat; "At the same.Steel. Y.0.1. per ton (No.. 17.00717.50

time, we must urgo Canadian buyers to make purchases with less delay than hitherto, for the danger still exists that Brilish suppliers might

be forced to dispose of their mount

ing stocks elsewhere-Unlied Press.

Bank Qf England Returns

▪་

I heavy melting)

58.00/30,00

***Unlied Press.

Higher Prices In Copra Market

New York, Aug. 12.-Higher prefox offerings in the domestic copra mar- ket today found no buyers interested. August delivery was offered at

London, Aug. 12-Bank of England returns for the week ending August 11 | US$250 a short ton, CIF Facile

were as follow:

Notes in circulation

Publie depOKIES

Private deposits

Government securition ...

Other securities

Recetpla

Bank ratio

from the

Cóart, which

was up $3 £1.277.,831,000

53371,000 Previous price. August and first half 387,700,000) of September was offered at US$245. 402,154,000 while August, October shipment was

33,010,000

23,494,000 offered at US$240,

was

53 Coconut oll rose one cent. August

United Fress, delivery was quoted at 2011⁄2 cents a

Bank Of France

Statements

pound, in tank cars, on the West Coast September delivery was ¿quoted at 19% centsUnited Press.

Parts, Aug, 12-The Dank of Frane" || statement for the week ending AuguÍNE:

5 reads as follows:-

Exchange Rates.

VENTAI'. Business: was done in the local wi- France

`omaiki__exchange market, this morning th Total gold holdings 2/81,318,356,218'} the Xollowing raless, Toral of other currencies 1,015.005,130 Chess dollars; (per CNJI m.) Bight balences' abroad 1977 Bille discounted in France

2213,770 | Sterling note (lpør. £1) and abroad orsakirin 100 201 450,818. Geld bankper, 184))) Noter in circulation”

840,131,100,375", "Plastres (per 100) Current accounts & deposita 212,786,731,013 | Biam tigale (per 100)

United Práns, · REI· guilters"(per 100)

€1,50