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COPA, 1968 MT NEA SERVICE, MG, T, MÀ BẾC, US & FAT, OFF.

"You had the right of way? lan't that just like a man-- always making up excuses!"

• MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Not Taking Opener Wins Game Hand

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

D

URING

one of the sessions of the recent Ohio State tourna- ment In Cleveland, 0.1 was kibitzed by John McCormick, the new manager of WTAM, and Harold Gallagher, who has been associated with that broadcasting station for more than 20 years.

After the tournament we played atile rubber bridge, during which today's hand came up. In conner- tion with his opening bid, Gallagher anld he recollected an old theory

and

of mine that with the declarer-lype of hand, you do not need two one-half tricks to open the Uldding.

If I had opened a club y response to my partner's bid, Gallagher would nut have had much trouble,

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gave him a tougher opening, how- ever, in the king of diamonds. Gal- lagher put on the three of diamonds from his hand, and I continued with the diamond Jack, which he won with the ace.

Now when he led the king of heurts and East won with the nee, he had no diamonds to return. He led back the king of clubs, Galla- gher we this trick in dummy, pick- ed up the trumps, then led the six of spades and played the jack from dummy,

My partner made a good defen- alve try by refusing to win this with the king. But Gallagher simply cashed the ace of spades and con- ceded a diamond trick. If he had won the frst trick. with the nce of diamonds, his contract would have been defeated easily.

Locate the Atacama Desert,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948.

SPARE MOMENTS

YOUR

¡BOR

EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

BIRTHDAY..............

be a busy.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

PORN today, you are the type who is only happy when in a state of perpetual motion. This does not always meun muscular netivity! You can

ten one- armed paper hungers with sonic iden which you are working out. It may not matter whether it is a com- inercial enterprise or not, just to it is something which holds your attention, and keeps your niert, active mind Interested.

By STELLA

rome period in your life. Use this for something important in the way of training for your lito career. Usu it, perhaps, to open your own busi- ness or to get storied in your pro- fession. There may never be an- other such opportunity, - 80 squander it.

don't

You have a magnetic personality and make friends wherever you go. Affectionate and demonstrative, you You must learn to co-ordinate on becomu quite depressed and your effort if you are to make your you prefer loneliness, however,

unhappy if

if you are loo much alone. true mark in the world. You are

10 nol, by nature, a steady maker.

You make it

money-neongental companionship. Learn to know yourself; control yourself

pot-or

none at all! If you feel like work- and you will and life much easter. Ing you can labour like a demon. In marriage, select someone, who in If you don't, you can work just as sympathetic to your moods, and con hard et lasting. Unless you learn

encourage your latent tolents. fa

curb impulses, especially in this regard, you will have

strenuous and often difficult life.

The chances are that come into some unearned

you may money at

To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow, relect your birthday ator and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally guide.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-Au unexpected change of affairs must t: met with deliberate decision rather than impulse. Calmness counts.

come

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) opportunity to travel may your way and enliven your interest

new project. Take full al vantage of any opportunity,

routine tasks. tres

Avoid

POCKET CARTOON

Sayt

"If it wasn't for the men there would be plenty!"

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

IN

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Speculative Interest In Cotton

Shackled

New York, Sept. 9-Extremely quiet conditions prevailed in the cotton futures market today. Prices swayed within a range of seven points.

HONGKONG

SHARES

The political situation in Berlin, on top of the war threat between the Indian Government and Hyderabad, plus the French Cabinet crisis and tension be tween Yugoslavia and Moscow, shackled all speculative terest.

•

in-

The Hongkong

stock

market, which is always extremely sensitive and reacts quickly to political de- velopments, showed every sign this

But while numerous outside un- morning of being influenced by the certainties are restraining buyers, latest events in Berlin. The lower sellers at the same time are reluc- portion of the board recorded only tant to press offerings because of four transactions, whose _aggregate | the proximity of prices to tho value did not exceed $46,850,

Government loan rate, and the growing belief that any declines will bring heavy producer im- pounding under the loan programme

Board prices at noon

were 25

follows:-

BUANES DUYEKA SELLERS SALES | which sooner or later could BANKS

IK Fire

K. Wharf (0) Dock Provident

HK Bank....

2010

East Asia ... 1381⁄2

INSURANCES

Union

703

267

DOCKS, ETC.

140 143

20 10%

13.20 18.00

UTILITIES

Tram

Star Ferry

HK Hotel IX Land

TN the north of this fair iste there are men in peaked caps armed with little brass rulers new depar-who spend their days going LAND, ETC.

from shop to shop, sinb to slab, PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Mix-monsuring crab shells. ed conditions for you, so be careful. With the proper regard for safety you may, however, make some pro- Kress,

This is no mad figment of my disensed brain, this is really happen- ing. Ho there! The inspectors are ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Mat-Nesily in the coal shed,

In bar the doors and lock poor tevs pick up for you. There is in- creased activity, especially if you

They search, they say through SCORPIO

are planning a week-end trip. (Oct. 24-Nov.

Meir moustaches, for immature little 22)- General busfiiess affairs

crabs illegally caught by dark-eyed,

· TAURUS continue

(Apr.

21-May 21)-swaggering fishermen. If they had good, but I travelling by

Take things car, observe due caution on the road.

a little slowly today. any sense they could tell an im- Don't be pursuaded against

your mature crab without a little brass belter judgment to do anything. SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 23-Dee.

ruler. He is shy and embarrassed 22)-A sudden change inay cause

in company, blushes up easily, and GEMINI May 22-June 22)-No doesn't know what to do with his previously cle plans to become need for worry, even if minor đc- disrupted. Your duty les

claws when spoken to. As well as tails seem to go haywire, Patience T the hurnefront.

Lint his shell measures only three and optimiza wil straighten sut and seven-righths Inches across. everything.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 201 If spending a vacation week-end away from home, be conservative In

y103* expenditures, but sill jenjoy yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- This is not your hest day! Be eau- (lous anci painstaking

in

SCIENCE AT WORK:

CANCER (June 23-July 23) Social events combining patronage of music or the arts are well favoured and should also be A financial SUCCESA

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-If we have business dealings with elderly persons, then this is a good day to complete arrangements,

WATCHDOGS AGAINST.

RADIOACTIVE GAS

By PAUL F. ELLIS

TWO

Two towers, one as high as a 40 However, weather conditions storey building, are being con- might cause the radioactive gas to structed

Upton, New York settle on the ground, causing a State,

serve BE watchdogs thrent to personnel. Marine life in against the threat of radioactive gas. the nearby ocean also might be

affected.

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Both towers, located ncar the

5. What is the principal food of site of the Brookhaven Laboratory The idea of the towers is to study Jama?

and its atomle energy pile. will the wind velocity and direction, and have numerous levels or platforms, atmospheric pressure during opera- where observers will take readings on of the pile. By such a study. from instruments Indicating wind the pile can be controlled so that velocity and direction.

ar emanating from the stack will Hot settle on or near the ground, Procise Information

6. Who was Francois Villon?

[Answers on Column 5)

CHESS PROBLEM

By (). KUNZE Black, 10 pieces.

10

10

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White, 11 places.

White to play and mate in two

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, 0-12. 1.

RXQ, 2, KtXP;

1 ... P-Q1; 2. Ki~kti; 1...

P-KS; 2, KI-K3,

CROSSWORD

Across

17. This loin is tasty. (3)

18. Bring up. (4)

21. Cover. (3)

23. This in the fen has dropped. (8)

33. TL Yo shows ambition. (5)

24. A cutting word. (8)

5. Nice ogres for a change. (9)

Down

1. burn coal (nstatt.). (9)

2. Make shift. (9)

3. Irish county. (8)

4. Limp groin (anas.). (9)

5. Thankey next to the un-

known quantity. (4)

D. It's the same bruin in a different

way. (9)

0. Is equally coupled here. (0)

10. A neutral laoguago. (9)

Li. Ostentatioun. (4)

10. Obviously I dari› the WaterWar.

10. Found in welfare contres, (3),

30, Beal the drink. (4)

1. You must drill bias to be a m

suiteeth at this, (0)

7. A ijito minchisť, 10)

D. Urge., (3)

10. Spoil per tap. 18)

18. An upper window. (5)

16. The thing háit of suinmar.' (9)

16. Rods right into the outd. (0)

Boulton at JOKUUJA

Scientists pointed out that the towers with their. meteorological ap- parulur are being constructed 21% safety precautions, to be used when the atomic pite, or chain-reactor. staris operating this autumn,

New twist

THIS all reminds me of the elderly

gentleman at Romano's who mis- took our grandfather for the night- porter. "Call me a crab, my man," he said. "Certainly," replied our grandfather, who was a little hard of hearing. "You are n crab-but I cannot call you a handsome crab."

JOS, SHEE

RLE

Fun and games

S'hai Land

30

10 100

4 1500

2100

130

C. Light (0) 21.00 22.40 Electric Telephone 10) INDUSTRIALS

Rope

13

5.62

40

KD

13.20

STORES, ETC. Dairy (0) Washer! (D). COTTONS

47

10.15

105

200 181 1200 10

44

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MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment

Intentions Of China Currency

Plan Admirable

at

a press con-

create on artificial senreity in con- sumer channels despite an abundant crop prospect.

Statisticians calculating the sup- ply picture on the basis of the new crop estimate foresee a total domes- tie supply of 18,011,000 bales. The figure includes a crop estimate of 15,219,000 bales plus a carry-over of 3,082,000 bales and expectedl Imports of 300,000 bales.

On the off-take side the domestic co}- sumption figure is around 8,500,000 and exporta 3,500,000 bales, leaving a prompec- tive carry-over next July of 0,811,000 Balew

While the prospective stock Is ad- mittedly large, statisticians Warn that actual supaly through commercial chan- nel will depend on producer toan im- pounding. Idens Reore усту widely. ranging from three to six málilon bater. The market opened five higher to one lower and den stuctuated in- decisively in low trading to close two Jower to neven points higher-United j'rens

point

NEW ORLEANS MARKET

30.00

ITA

New Orleans, Sept..D-Prices in the cotlan market hero today closed follows:- Spot October December March (1040) May July October

30.03 30.71/73

30.54

30.20

29.13.

26,50

-United Presa.

N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Gutt. President of the International Washington, Sept. D. Comple Monetary Fund, ference today cold: "I have no com- ment to make on the Chinese cur- rency reform yet. I know the dimculties of the situation, дя In- flation has been feeding the elvil war and the civil war has been feeding inflation. The Fund to finishing a report on this matter. Events in China are going very

very fast, Argentine Peso Price were .US$0,2017 but we did know about the new Argentine Peso (Unofficial) currency plan before it was put into force. The Fund belleves the Inten-Belgium tions of the plan appear to be ad- Canada mirable."

New York, Sept. -Today's foreign,

Austraila

Chile

England

France

Referring to the Australian pound, India

Mr. Gutt said: "I have seen the de- Mexico claration that Australia does not New Zealand intend to devalue the pound sterling eru as New Zealand had done, but New Zealand is not a

of the member Fund. There have been no discus- sions between Australia and the Fund on this matter."

Uruguay

2005

3.23

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4.03.

.0032025

3024

4.00-1

.0700

Portugal South Africa

.0404-14

4.03-12

Sweden

,2780

Switzerland

.2355

Venezuela

4550

Shanghai (per Gold Yuan) Netherlands Batavia Singapore

3010

2000

3770

.3760

.4720

22400

-United, Prens,

Zealand Hongkong

HERE seems to be a lot of fuse and counting-of-small change over the finances of the Olympic One of Gutt's experts said he un- Games. itself, the gossiping old bore. As so far has not, applied to join the This is history repeating derstood the reason New Nero used to say long before your Fund was due to opposition of the time: "How can you expect these Labour Party there. Roman holidays to pay when the lions eat up all the prophets?"

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answors

The Brookhaven scientists said that instruments on the weather tower and elsewhere on and neur the laboratory site will give precise information on wlad currents, and 1. Ambrosiu, 2. Antwerp. 3. A Brookhaven pile

will be form of wrestling practised by the operation of the reactor will cooled by air, they explained, with controlled at low-level or stopped Japanese. 4. In northern Chile, South large fans conchicting the air away entirely if it appears that radiation America, 5. Fish, 6. A port, vaga- from the pile, through an airduct,

from the cooling stack under un-bund and rogue born, presumably in and up a 300-foot air-stack on a

favourable conditions would not be Paris, in 1431, hero of the play hill near the pile.

Vagabond King." completely harmless.

The

be

In the air, they further explained. The tall weather tower also will will be minute quantities of radio- contain a smokestack which will netive argon, an inert gas, which will carry only smoke created for the be dissipated harmlessly into the purpose of studying winds and upper air.

weather.

OUTWARD MAILS 10,000 cubic

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Closing Times Dy Air

Radio Hongkong

However, the equipment, which can produce harmless oil fag smoke feet of smoke per minute may create a small cloud over ar

the laboratory, with around which under, ideal weather condi- tions, might be visible for several

1:

PARIS RATES Paris, Sept. 5.-The following exchange Lies were quoted In the unsociat

Frenos US$20 (gold plece) 23.000 US$1 (nole) (note)

Gult said applications for mem- bership by Pakistan and Siam, ond market today: probably Liberia, would be con- sidered at the annual meeting of the Fund On September 27.-United Black Press.

Free

market

Free

snarket

market

US$1

Quiet Rubber

New

Market

York. Sept. D-Rubber futures were today quiet and mixed,

(

-United Fresa

ZURICH EXCHANGE

400

leelango

Zurleb, Sept. D.-Unofficial rates quoted in this market today were as follow:-

7gentine Pend

Dollar Sterling

0.38 Swiss Franc

J.12

10.15

United Press.

with futures higher for September LONDON STOCK

covering in the absence of delivery notices.

EXCHANGE

nt

London, Sept. Millions pounds sterling were added to stock market valuations of domestic bus shares today following an announce ment that the Transport Commission would pay £24,000,000 for nearly £100 per share, for the Thomas Tiling Rond Transport haulage in-

The spot market was steadier al ¡LET

6.00, Programme Summary: dot. Chil-caused by cheaper offerings

the close after carly unsettlement from dren's Half Hour: "Travellers Jay A Comedy Thriller

Epicade

Dutch and Siamese settlers, but later Leave",

"French (DUCTS): "Patter Time" such offerings were cleaned up.. resented by Philip Burn (Studio); 7.00, Singapore offerings were sent

Tee" Talks on Sport istadin): f Saxophone Recital by Emillo Salonga and unworkably high-priced.

Pinna accompaniment by L'elez L'alderrama studio): 123. Muile from Factories

and

the government terests. were the best buyers, and a large 6.19, Take Your Choice": 9.00, Georga

In C. demarid

was apparent. Finally, all others, which remained over- This section of the market eclipsed Cochrane's Bless the truthy

by A. buyers vere on an "over" basis level shadowed by the unfavourable Ber such n cloud might be used to hide o 13, Weather Report; 10.10. Barnabas The scientists did not say so, but ilterbert and Vivian, Ellis (UBCTS); 10.00,

at the close. World and Home News (London Relay); this all-important alomte laboratory Van Cecry and His Orchest 10.30. in ense of attack from sea or air.Music for Dancing. 11.00. Radio News- United Press.

reel (London Relay): 11.15, Weather Report and Close DowTI.

Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow, Tringlao, miles.

Pelping. Swatow, Amay and Taipeh. 3.30 pm.

Japan lardinary letters and cards only),

p.m.

Closing Times By Rea & Trela

Shanghat (Rea). 3 p.m.

Ha!phong Bra) 3 pha.

Forino vla Keelung (Rea) 3 pa13.

Manila (Sea): 2 pni.

Macao and Tinahan (Ben) 4 p.).

Kongmoon (Bea) p.m.

Canton Parcels & 2nd class mail) (8)

6 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Closing Times By Air

Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 730 ... 10 a.m., 12.30 p.m., 3 pm (DPO) 1 am.. 11.30 a.m., noon, 2.30 pin.

Shanghal. O a.m. freg); 930 a.m. (ord). Manila, P. Honolulu, USA and Canada,

10 an.

Amoy, Shanghal, Nanking.

Ilonkow,

Tangino, Potpink, Chungking. Swatow

and Foochow, 3.30 p.37).

Saigon and Paris, 5 pm.

Closing Times By Sea & Trail

Macao nod Tsinahan (Box) 1.30 h.. Japan ordinary letters and card only)

(Sex) 10 n.m.

Macao and Tuinstan (Se) 2 p.m. Canton (2nd class mail only) (TIRIN)

2 p.m.

Shanghal (Sea) 2 p.m.

Awatow (Bea) 2 p.nt.

Foochow (Ben) 2 pan.

URA, Canada and Central and Soulli

America via San Francisco (No T'arcels for Canada) (Sea) 3. p.m.

Rabeul, Australia and New Zealand via

Sydney (Hen) p.m.

Bangkok (Rea)-3 pan.

Strelts (Bea) 3 pm,

Egypt (Bea) 3 p.m.

Druckin

London Relay) World and Heme sews

937

Dealers ace at least a risk on the upekle owing to milgivings over the heightening tension to Berlin and elsewhere, with the prospect of accumulated strategic stock- piling.

Bales totalled 45 contracts and prices closed six to 35 points higher as follow- September (in centa per b.) 21.10 asked October

21.11 nominat

November

December

EDITORE PRESE SERVICE.

January (1940)

February

March

April

May

THE SATURDAY)

KYINING PAT

"I haven't had any ice cream for two hours."

June July

August September

October November

21.03

20.5

29.93 nómina

20.33

M

20.11

20.03 nominal: 2193

20.00 nominal

20.65

-United Press.

Bank Of France Statement

Paris Bept. The Bank' ́at `France statement for the week ending September 2 reads a follows!

Total of other currencies

in developments and the French political situation.

Glit-edged securities were dull closed 1/16th to 3/18the lower. with lack of demand and the list

were quiet-

All other sections United Press.

Scrap

Metals

New York. Sept. The following

prices wore quoted in the scrap metal market. bere today:--

Cepper,

alents

7.0.8. per ton

∙Land 1.0.0, (heavy soft) Steel

P.O.D

****-US9IB.75/1000

par

ton

Jou

(No. 1 heavy melting)

17.00/1700

30.00/30.00

-United Press,

Exchange Rates

"Business was done in the focal amelal exchange market this, morning at Total gold holdings... Fex.82,810,680,210 The following rates

$13,000,001 Geld yuan (per yuan). 13.772 CNC (der $1 må k

Sterling pound note (per £1) 104.888.703.431 S dollar, iper $11 077,411,408,400 Gold bars (per ina)

VIC pinares (per 100). 306,626,400,682) Blom tienie (per 1001 United Press. NEL quiider (per 100)

Sight balances abroad...

is discounted in Franco and abroad, ... Notes in circulation... Current account

Deposita

And

1.30-

14.10-

.8.19

205.00

11.43 20.20