1948-09-14 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1948.

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1. Why must wool be washed be- fore dyeing?

MOMENTS

EXCLUSIVE TILĖGRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

BORN today, large-scale planning is your metier, for you are not one to be bothered much with de- tall work. Your plans and Ideas are always sound, but you want a young army of individuals to work them out. This means, of

•Coured. that you will be at your best if you enter business of commercial life at the head of some large, sprawling organisation rather thân, connected with some small firm where every man does a half dozen different Jobs, In addition to

what thinking up idean to follow.

You are very resourceful and are rarely stumped when it comes to solving a problem no matter how complex. As a trouble shooter or efficiency engineer, you might make a, real mark for yourself. If you concentrate on making money, you will make plenty. But you are

than more Interested in Ideas material wealth, and hence,

By STELLA

POCKET CARTOON by ÓSDERT LANCÀSTÈR

go as far as you should, commer- clally,

Literature and muste are

two things in which you

show a grent dent of interest. You have talent as a performer in both if you will cul- Uivate it. Your mind is fascinated by the mysterious ami the occult and may wish to make a thorough inves❤ tigation of the subject. Tackle It from the selentile rather than the emotional point of view, however, for your own best interests.

Although your emotional naturo Is strong you are not very demon- showing strative when it comes to your affections. You might have a secret passion for someone and never let anyone know. Don't too timid in this regard or you may miss your true male.

To find what the stars havo, in store for tomorrow, select your in birthday star and read the correS- unless ponding paragraph. Let your birth- you are in partnership, you may not day star be your daily gulde.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

22)-

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept.

adven- You may be a little more turesome lodhy in your approach to some business problems. Luck is on your side.

LIBRA (Sept,

23-Oct. 23)-

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)- Now social and business plans may be combined with advantage to both. A business luncheon or dinner can bring results.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) Optimism pays off in profits today. Your personal ability to forge ahead

for deal with your will count

considerable right especially In business now. Show what you can do,

Be tactful fo elders.

affairs,

SCORPIO

(Oct.

hre

22) 24-Nov. Fossibilities

propitlaus, fio exert your full energics toward getting something you want. New idens, good.

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Be on your guard against a rash promise made by someone you know. Business is now looking up ogalo.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Procrastination can be the ruin of excellent prospects, so act promptly and wisely on some project now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— A ddy for profit-making if you have built up your business plans on a sound basis to deserve them.

SCIENCE AT WORK:

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- New contracts and advertising In bring the publishing field should better than average results

now.

GEMINI (May 22-June Enterprise pays off if you

"Well that d'you think i was doin' in the South of France 7 Altendin' a world Congress of Intellectuals in defance of Peace?"

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

ONE of the prettiest pieces

of cross-talk we've heard for a long time we culled on a Number Fourteen bus going East.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Aid Allocations For China Projects

FLEET OF CUSTOMS SHIPS: FOR HK-CANTON AREA

Washington, Sept. 13.—Mr Charles L. Stillman, chief of the ECA China Technical Mission, said today that China would benefit from its US$70,000,000 allocation mainly in terms of economic stability and increased production, and announced that US$1,000,000 set aside to combat smug- gling would be spent on a fleet of ships to patrol the Hongkong-Canton area, In announcing

This material, some of which is a range of

bo projects, mainly rullway im-on Paclie islands, will

used provements. Mr Stillman said wherever possible to implement ma-

terial brought from the the boost in beneficial resulta in States, Japan and any other country terms of increasing production able to supply the programmée and economic stability would be needs. gained by heavier emphasis on replacement equipment.

United

ECA will requirà China to get the beat possible bargains, and Mr Stlilman said~- It is it was definitely planned to buy from

upon these industries the people, although no amount had yet been of most communities in China place as No. 3 teclinical man would be depend for their living.

"The standard of living of others In the .countrysfile. is. unilaterally affected by the successful operation of these Industries in the cities," sold Mr Stillman.

SURPLUS MATERIALS

Mr Stillman said the joint Sino- -American ECA Committee would

Mr Stillman also announced that his

taken by Mr George Green, who w with the National City Bank in Shanghai for 17 years. Mr Green is now in Washington and will return with Alr 9man, Mr. Stillman, raid his job war practically dano and the technical inisaton had disbanded.

Mr Stillman emphasised that alloca- tions were subject to review and change of cellings on prices and also other conditions,

One millian dollars set aside to com-

of ships to patrol the Hongkong-Canton arça..

CURRENCY PLAN

with the advice of the J. G. White make its float decision on projects bat mugging will be spent on a fleet Engineering Company of New York. Various enterprises seeking ald will be asked to hire other engineers to draft plans, and these plans will be Company reviewed by the White and and the Joint Committee before a

Is grant made,

A tall, military gent got on at Green Park and said to the con- Just ductor,

"Brompton-road, please." "There, now," said the conductor, "what a pity you weren't with us 22)- Just Ave minutes ago-we've just know this moment come from Brompton-sembling and

what you want and go out after it road." with determination. Social aspects are good.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- if collectins are due from some publishing enterprise, this may the day to get them. Be enterpris- ing.

We're still dazed by the thing.

will

also

The While Company aid the Chinese Government in as- cataloguing United States Army surplus material and material left by UNRRA and other, whole relief programmes.

be H-H-H-How are y-y-y-our

n-n-n-erves?

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Business plans should meet with your fullest expectations and bring you the de-WE love those people in the Sun- sired results. Post efforts count,

Y day papers who get you 'rently worrying about what's going on Inside you. "Have the Rations Upset Your Nerves? they ask this week, with a slight leer, and thien they give you list of questions that you have to put crosses against because they aren't too sure you can write. They ask things like this:-

AIRBORNE DIVINING ROD

BOON TO PROSPECTORS

2. How high did the Jews plan search ten a new bridge book entitled to build the Tower of Babel? "How's Your

Bridge Game?"

published by Whitcsey House of

3. At what age, did Mozart start

New York. It is a clever book. It to compose? should be, for Miss Osborn has al-

Ways been a clever bridge writer.

4. The Yukon is the largest river

Although this la her Arst book, in what country? sho has been covering bridge tour- naments

almost as long as I have. 5. Name the library in England You will find the quizzes and the to which a free copy of every book

unusuni bands in her book

and printed in Great Britain must be interesting.

sent.

G-From-what-is-cocaine-obtain--

Today's hand is the first one in -the-book.—Only the North and

South hands are shown to start ed? with. So it you cover up the East and West hands, you will have tho problem before you.

'You see that

you have two losing spades. Miss Osborn's quiz question is, taking

tho opponents

into consideration

bidding, what is your best chance

to make Il tricks?

Answers on Column 5

CHESS PROBLEM

ace of would

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What would you play from dum- ny on the opening lead of the king of diamonds? The

diamonds? If so, you

'down to defeat, because East would

back trump, lead

spades, and when

the ace. West would

the king of

South played

trump that.

.. 'And there still would be no

from

to keep

tricks.

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Josing

the

way spade

correct play is to play low on the first diamond, because, as Miss Osborn explains, the strong bidding by East and West mukes it quite possible that East may be vold of diamonds. If West contin ues with the queen of diamonds, declarer should ploy low again from dummy and trump the trick, Then he picks up the trumps and discards one of his losing spades on the ace of diamonds.

Miss Osborn points out that this hand cannot be made doublo dummy. When declarer refuses to play the aco of diamonds, East can trump with the three of hearts and return the king of spades. When South plays the ace, Weat trumps. Declarer can throw one spade off on the ace of diamonds, but he still must loso a spade.

CROSSWORD

Acroar

1. A musical roso chart, (01.

B.

into a limbo large ma promi.

The

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of fool to few un known (Alton). (8)

30. This fall is a snare, (3)

21. Death without direction. (4)

12. Defensivo wali (7)

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15. Htrays

17. Collar attachment, (3)

10. Often cause of hesitation, (5)

By Z. ZILAHI Black, 10 pieces.

. White, 2 pieces. White to play and mate in two.

Solution to` yesterday's

problem:

1, K-K4 ·J... RQ3; 2, Ktxử đòi ch); in, ... 2. KIXR (db) chi); 1

R-Q1; 2, Q-B3 (ch).

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2. Well-known Transatlantio boat.

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2. Unimprisoned courage, (8)

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21. From man or superman. (6)

24. In this the day of raya 7 (3)

Sared by a timely Attoh, 14)

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2. The artist, with

13. Batrod morig. (8)

Paris for binding. (0)

back to 10. A broken cure. 14).

20. Abero, (4)

11, meets kim-debts. 10ƒr.

start of the Crimean Hepub-

'ila. (B)

We leave the corn. [31

5. Waded through Iran, (D)

Ta knotbed handkerchief Lan

should make you, (B)

7. Turning point. (#)

P. Tennu taifi. 15)

Bolution of góşterday's brujula—-kecerga

Bigmarole de Empire:

By PAUL F. ELLIS

A DEVICE that permits prosper- tors to take to the air in their

for oil, gold

other and minerals was shown recently.

This 20th century divining rod is known as the airborne magneto- meter, developed some years ago but funt now winning a place in in dustry, particularly oil. Its greatest value is in prospecting in jungles and other inaccessible places.

Radio Hongkong

HIST

B. Programme Summary: 0.01. Child

Tourist" ren's Story: ""Tammy Troot.

(BBCTS); 6.15, Artie Bhaw and His GF- chestra with Mel Tormo (Vocal): 0.36, "Ambrose and Anne" Ambrose Orch, Anne Shelton (Vocal) W3BCTS);

by

Ha

In contrast to the divining rod of witch hazel with its forked end, the new device is housed in a bomb-like structure and tralls from an acro- plane on a long cable. As pilots take the plane over an area, the delicate Instrument measures the varying intensities of the earth's magnetic field.

1. If the lights in the room sud- denly go out and leave you in the dark would you (a). Scream (b) Feel frightened but say nothing or (c) Light a match to see if the fuse has gone?

2.

Do you find you are inclined to answer people sharply?

Personally, if the lights suddenly went out now we should (a) scream our lungs out. We hate being left in the dark because we never know what else has been left in the dork. with us. Wo were once left in the translated by experts into magnetle dark with a small grand piano that

had more corners than you chake a stick at, and we can still show you our scars.

The information thus obtained is

contour maps,

These maps provide Information concerning the structure of the basement rock" many" thousands of feet below the earth's surface. They furnish clues ns to the possibility of oil or mineral pecumulations any particular area.

In

Once the lead has been found, ac-

Yoars Ahoad

1. Music of George Boulanger; 7.10. Pete | tual drilling or mining can begin. Valderrama at the Piano (Studio): 7.35, Stage ond Screen Tavourites presented Alleen Woods (Sudtal; 0, World and Home News (London Relay); 15, "The Adventures of Caplain Kettle" by Cut cliffe Hyne BBCTS) Adventure 4: "A Matter of Justice"

Spokesmen for an oil

company

84, Old English which is using the airborne magneto- Theatre Mule played by the BBC Thea-meler said the device has .put

tre Orch (BBCTS: 0.30. "The Elements the company "years ahead of where of the Creliestra"-A Talk by the Rev.

company would have been in

Father T. F. Ryan. S.J, No 2: Viola, the Cello & Double Bass (Studio); 10. World the search for new oll deposits." and Home News (Londen Relay); 10.15, Weather Report: 10.10, Smelans: "From

could

And do ̈ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ we answer sharply?—YES !!!

people

HONGKONG

SHARES

The local share market was again quiet this morning. “The morning's turnover was valued at $01,775.

Board prices at noon were as follows:-

SHARES DUYERB SELLENS BALES

Hic Bank...... 2000

10 @ 2018

BANKS

East: Amin INSURANCES

Union ******** DOCKS,

Dock

Provident S'hal Dock LAND, ETC.

IK Hotel S'hal Land UTILITIES

Tram. Star FerrY C. Light (0);

C. Light (N)

Electric .... Telephone (0) INDUSTRIALS

Cement

. 130

.7071% 703

20

3 @ 103

100 2015 300 2014

ID 2015

15

3.00

21

3815

41

1000 15 6.70 500 F 5.70

21.30 130

100 30%

It is planned to use some Chinese

Opera- currency accumulated by the

so-called central tion programme--the

fund10 nid the Government's cu- rency, slabillation programjnie. TIME will be done by "aterlining a cortalh amount of Chinese.

paper money”-in other words, taking it out of circuine ilan.

The projecta and allocations follow: The Centon-tankow Italkway trom the Yangtze Valley to the South China Conat, the backbone of transportation ta South China. $5,000,000,

Thun Cheklang-Klangsi Railway, necting the Yangts with the Canton- Ilankow line, $2,500,000.

The Pelping Tientsin callway in North Chùa. 1.100,000.

A Taiwan railway along the West Coast, $1,000,000.

Kallan mines, which furnish 50 percent. of China's present cost output serving the principal source of fuel supply" not, anty for North China but also Bheaghat and other Cenital Chinese cities, $1,000,- 000.

The Yangtae Power Company, which serves the Nanking area, $1,200.000.

The tankaw and Chingklang. power systems, $300,000 and $250,000 respectively. A number of small power plants in Central and South Chine operated by the Chinese National Resources Commission. $300,000.

The Priping and Tientsin. power plants. minst important power network in North China, and power facilities in the portant industrial centres of Talyuna Shamil, and Mukden, Manchuria, a total of $1,000,000.

OTHER PROJECTS

The Taiwan Power Company network, which supplies very nelive and important industries on the island of Formosa, $3,500,000,

Replacement parts and equipment "to nalat the Chinese, Customs saroles in the suppression of muggling. $1.000,00% Sugar. refineries and other facilities for sugar production, $1,000,000,

Four projects were announced earlier, 42 100 415 Thes were those for the Taiwan Sugar Corporation, the Pelping-Tientsin grid, Kailan minor and the Yangtao Company.

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

New York. Sept reign exchange closing rates today wera:-

US$0.2077 Argentine Peso (Official) Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Austraila

Mrs Wigwam beats science Brazi

DOCTORS in the U.S.A. claim that

Belgium

Canada Chila England

France

India

they can control the human op- petite. It appears they dose drinking

Mexico water with something called "gossy- New Zealand pol" and "rats, showed normal signs Peru of hunger at feeding time but 'ate very litte food."

2003

20

0550

0229! 01-1/10

0333

4.03%

0032825

1450

4.0314

.0300

Portugal

04044

South Africa Sweden

1031%

2780

Switzerland

2032

Uruguay

4550

much

Venezuela

3010

Shanghai (per Gold Yuany

nom. Notherlands

2000

2773

3700

.4720

2400

-United Press,

Mrs Wigwam, the Sunny South Coast boarding-hostess (so more refined than "landlady"),

The device already has been used does it by the way she cooks the is way ahead of U.S. doctors; she

and

Nolemia's Meadows and Forents" in making surveys in castern Czech Phil. Oreh.: 10.30, Dance to Chap- ple D'Amato and is Orchestra with

western Canada, on 85,000 square watery cabbage and grey, Bette loborts

and Dave Fullerton miles of ocean area in and around wam mutton. (NBCTS); 11, Radio News Tee! (Lendon the Bahamas and in New

Mexico, Relay): 1.15, Weather Report and Close West Texas, and South Down.

Jungles.

greasy,

American That is, of course, if you can

In using the new device, the OUTWARD MAILS clentlats also employ sheran, a war

time navigational Instrument, to de- termine at all times the exact loca- tion of the plane. Such positions uro correlated with the information picked up by the magnetometer,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBRI 14 Closing Times By Air

Swalew.

Shanghai, Nanking. Amoy, Hankow, Tangina, Pelping and Holhaw,

3.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train Bangkok (Bea) 3p.

Strasts (Ben) à p.m.

Macao and Talnahan (Bex) 4 p.m., Kongmoon (bea) 8 p.m.

Canton (Parcels & 2nd class matt) (Sex)

3 pm. Birali Aden, Egypt and Europe via London (Bea) 5° p.m. (par); 9.30 M (reg) to-morrow: 10

to m. (ord) marrow.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER is Closing Times by Air Canton, (Kowloon__CPO) 7.30 am, 10. inm, 1230 pm. I p.m. (GPO) ↑ àm,

12.30, noon, 2.30p.m. -

Shanghai. O a.m. (reg); 0.30 am, (ord). | Manila, P., Honolulu, USA and Canada,

0.30 am.. (reg); 10. man-(ord), Shanghal, Naoking, Hankow, Tsingtao,į

Peiping, Amoy, Talpeh and Swatow, 3.30 p.m.

Bangkok, Rangoon; Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein, Cafra (Nairohl, Johannesburg and Marselles via Catro), tome and London, (Kowloon CPO) 430 p.. (GPO) p.m.

Japan (ordinary loiters and cards only).

Bp.m.

Closing_Times By Son & Texin

Macao and Trinshan (SEA) 7.30 Ban. Bangkok (Sea) noon.

Macao and Tuinstan (Bea), 2 pm. Canton (2nd class mall bnly) (Train)

a p.m.

Aplow (fa) 2 ́p.m..

Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul. Australia and Zealand via Sydney (Ben) 3 p.m. Batav Bourabaya, Klacassat (Sva) 3 part Bhangiísa) "a p,m.: Strails) á þm.

Ceylon, East and South Atzten, Mauri- Uus, Bombay, and Karathi (86k) & p.nt. Macao and Tuinahan (Bes) 6 pm. Kongmoon via Canton Train) 8 pin. Canlan (Parcels and class mail), (sea)

p.m.

Oil officials also sald that the de- vice will cut down the number of unsuccessful "wild-cat" oil wells, saving both time and money in the | quest for new oll deposits.

In other words, they sald much of the gamble in cil well prospecting may be eliminated.United Press,

(Tomorrow-Book Farade)

PXO

EDITORU, PAKIL SERVICE.

call that mad one o'clock rush for the dining room at Sea-Vista a "normal sign of hunger."

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answor

1. To remove Its natural protec- tive of Alm to permit dyes to peno- trate the fibres. 2. High enough to reach heaven. 3. At the age of five years. 4. Alaska. 3. Bodleian Library, connected with Oxford University. 0. From coca, a South American shrub.

"She always brings a mitt for just such a possibility."

Batavia

Singapore

Hongkong

POUND NOTE RATE

British pound

New York, Sept. 13—In the unometal market here today the note WAS quoted at US$2.07.-ntled

Press.

Power

return

Mr Silman, who expects to briefly to China in about a week, sald ha hoper

that work on the four previously announced projects could be started in October. He added that work on others should start within GO day. Me Bullman said in addition that he hoped to be able to anggures reconstruction

projects within a row, or the

C. K. Yes, member of Chiness Council for the United States Ald, will return to China with Mr Stillman, Mr Yen said that the projects selected would have a "very good effeci" on the econo mie: altuation-United Press,

Quiet Rubber Market

New York, Sept: 13-Today the rub ber market was quiet and lower, with futures closing 29 to 35 lower on totalling nine contracta,

However, the concensus of opinion in the market stl favours the up alde.

Prices cloned as follows:- September (in centa per

11:.1

October

November

January (2048)

December

February March April May

SELLING WAVE ON Jun

WALL STREET

July August

September October November

21.15 bid 21.10 nominat

21.05

21.00 traded

-20.09 nominal

20.83

20.75 bid

20.72 nominit..

20.70

20.09

20.60

20.45

20.50

20.45

20.40

-United Press, LONDON. FUTURES. E London: Sepla 13-Prices in the tub- bar market here today closed tows:- January (10IN).

New York, Sept. 13.-Stocks, to- day continued under selling pressure brought about by the foreign poll- tical situation, although trading was limited.

The list throughout was mostly March fractionally lower, with a few April specialties down around a point or

mare. The losses wiped out about $500,000,000 in market valuations. As measured by the general market averages, prices are now

at their lowest levels slaco August 16— United Press.

China Bristles

New York, Sept. 13,--Prices för bristles, Lab. New York per lb., are as follows:- Hankow, regular assortments

4.23 nominal

ChungkinE

Mente

Shanghai regular

miente

regular assort

зног

2.39

2.63

0.80/7.00 11.00/12.00 United Press.

Tienisin, 2′′a shorie Tientsin, 20'a ·regular

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the local un- official exchange market this morning,at the following relerinde

June

*# Lo!-

12-13/18 12-15,

Metal Prices In. New York

Now York, Bept: -13---The follow prices were quoted in the metal mat hers today! Joon ого виз

percent

Iron).

delivered lower part Lake Superior, per

Tong ton

Copper

(Electrolytic,

per b.

port) FAS

Now York

Zine. (Prime Western, New,

York) per Jb.

Seeds

US$433.

23-1/2 centa

·10.03' cents -United Press.

And Oils

New York, dept 11Prices for weedig

and oils are, saufołtów

Collon seed, per- Ems, tom

r.on. Mempl

Sterling pound note (per (1) ►

U.S. dollar. (per $11.

100 5.tb

Linseed "oil, por

Gold bure (portal)

205.00

VIC plastres (per 100)

11.00 Pengut

Biam ticals (per 100))

-28.10

$0.00

NEI guilders. (per 100)

4.10