1948-09-15 — Page 7

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

EXCLUSIVE TELE GRAPH' feature

YOUR

BIRTHDAY..

By STELLA

Born, 1948 by kea Bervice, INC. T, H. PEG, 1, 4, PAT, ÖFE, -8

"Take another sip of this coffde before you go, dear, and the Russian situation may clear up!"

• MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Safety Play Makes This Game Contract

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

hier

Vint "How's new book, Bridge Gume?”. Florence 03-

200 contract-bki-i born has listed ding questions and 30 bridge hands, She gives a method of scoring by which you can rate yourself as a wizard, a master, or just a satchel. Miss Osborn, well known to play- ers throughout the country for her

of bridge reporting

tournaments, picked out some clever harids for her book.

DUMB-BELLS

JREGISTERED US FATENT OFFICE

OR, YES! WE

YOU CANT GET EGGS

WITHOUT HENS!

KEEP

DUCKS

Check Your

Knowledge

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

PORN today, you have a forceful whole-heartedly, You have a mag-

and

personality

considerable netle personality and people like

gondy lent. You must, however, learns you at sight. You have "à" In direct your netivities toward some analytical mind and a sense fat age what is news You aro draznullo very debuite goal at un curly

brator: to that the ultimate results will be and would make a good effective. Otherwise you may be a

Writing is another field in which charming Jack of all trades, but you 'could shine, ¡¡ nctually, Master of none. Concen- Irntion, properly applied can get you into the success. class very casily, where fame and fortune

nwatt you.

You are sincare in your opinions and very bluntly frank in express- Ing them. You don't care who hears, or long as you can have your say. But your own personal en- thunlasra is a clarion call for sup- porters whenever you start out on n campaign, and a few dissenting individuals will do your cause Ilitle tari.

Your life is not likely to be monotonous one, whatever happens.

la not for you. Elther Mediocrity you will be very pod indeed-or you will dissipate your talents dis- racefully Self-control of your ne- flons can avoid the latter.y

Yours to a very strong emotional nature and you are violently loyal toward those you love. You will defend a friend against all comers. Marry at an early age for the best happiness.

To And what the sturs have in for tomorrow, select your

You are. It a man, one who could store go far in polities if you were able birthday star and read the corres- to ind yourself connected with aponding paragraph. Let your birth- party to which you could conform day star be your'dally guide.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- PISCES (Feb. 20-λίας. 21) Undertake agreements involving An Improvement in health points business natters cautiously. Re- the way to more advantageour pro- turns may le unexpectedly gress in the days,do come. Be

thrifty, however.

Kunerous.

LIBRA

23-Oct. (Sept.

23)- Unforeseen advantages may accrue to your benefit right now, Mechanics and commodity tradesmen Arc favoured.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)- A new and unexpected change is Elely for the better. It may involve come travelling. Possible change of

resilence.

Uc

vent it.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr.

20)- New friends and new situations bring happy circumstances which you had not previously anti- cipated.

may

TAURUS [Apr. 21-May 21)- Don't push things over-energetically, Let Nature take its course. Some relaxation may be the best remedy for any boredom.

prove

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22)— GEMINI (May 22-June 22)—

guard on

against Business An unusual adventure Involving new

which on the part of others, friendships connivance

are to If you are shrewd you can circum- helpful later on may occur.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Marning hours are best If you have

business important

negotiations pending. Don't be controlled by your emotions.

CAPRICORN (Dee. 33-Jan. 29)-- Continue yesterday's advancement during the morning hours to com- plete a job. You can slow up when afternoon comes,

AQUARIUS (Jan., 21-Feb, 10) A business trip' muy" involve you in benefleini transactions which CUTI bring unexpectedly pleasant results.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Enter- prise, especially in promoting new business ideas, can be of distinct aufmantane right

Push your interesty.

HOW.

MIDWEEK. BOOK PARADE:

ANOTHER TOP NOVELIST

1. Are there any underground W

31.

given which in Hand No. today, presents an interesting safe-

To get railways in Japan? ty play for rubber bridge.

hand, you the full benefit of the

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should cover up the East and West] cards. Otherwise, you will not And it much of a problem,

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the

is to

West wins the king and spaces and declarer trumps third spade. The problem see to it that declarer loses only one trump trick. The correct play is to go over to dummy and lend the nine of hearts. If East plays low, South must play low.

West will, show out, and then declarer is all right. If Enst covers the nine of hearts with the ten, i South covers with the king. When West shows out, declarer goes over to dummy and plays another heart to the co-cight.

Declarer must not take it for granted that the hearts will break three-one and lay, down the king' of hearts before gölag over to play from dummy. I he does, he will lose two 'heart tricks, which will defeat the contract.

2.

what is the meaning of "see"?

3. What city is called "The Bride of the Adriatic"?

4.

In what century did the pre- Raphaelite school of art flourishi

5. When was the Arst hospital supposed to have been opened?

6. How does the Danube rank in size with the other rivers Europe?

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(Answers on Column 5)

WALKS OUT ON 1948

intricate allowed But

POCKET CARTOON.

Branny Reply

AXELL'S HAPP LAID

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber ·

PIGS, sheep, and calves are

to be banned in buses on the Isle of Lewis (Hebridean Isle-where else); in futuro buses are to be reserved for humans.

Conductor: I dinne want to appear I susprecious, Mrs MeGummel, but wad you be so kind ás to prove yourself human?

1

Mrs McGummiet: . Och awa, wad yer powkel browrumbulous gool dinna ya ken a body wid' ya gʊorm- ble tug?

Conductor: Here's ye wee ticket, Mrs McGunmet

Over the water to

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offer

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Paucity of Offerings

In

Rubber Market

New York, Sept. 14-The rubber market here today was quiet and steady to firm, affected by the paucity and high prices of Malayan offerings, plus the recoveries staged by securities and cotton.

A small flurry of dealer buy. ing in futures revealed a sear city, despite the curlier dis. appointment at declines in the London and Singaporo markets.

Factory and government interest was sustained but, apart from further offerings from Bangkok, shipment offerings Wero meagre and a very small amount of, biļsiness was done.

HONGKONG

SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning was valued at $100,955. Transactions and noor closing prices were as follows:--

SHAUER BUYERS SELLERS SALES DANKS

2010

IIK Bank INSURANCES

Canton Union

Underwriters DOCKS, ETC.

K. What? (0) Dock

Provident

LAND, ETC.

NIK Hotel TIK Land S'il Land

10 6 700

100 140

130 < 72

700 70715

715

14:

20

15

73

5,70

20.70

Star Ferry

C. Light (D)

21.70

22 000 21.00

C. Light (N) **Electric

17.70

1500 or 10

Telophone (0)

38

STORES, ETC.

Patry (New) Watson (Old).

*43

Ca

UTILITIES

Tram

A few dealers are of the opinion that they will be a further, narrows. ing of the price gap separating the New York and Singapore 'markets.

closed 25 to 45 higher as follows

Saley_tolaited 11. Contracts and prices

September (in cents, per 18.3:2155 traded October

November

December January (1044)

February

March

April August Beptember

October November

· SLAS women)

21.35

2125 traded

21.21 nominat

21.15 tradec

21.15 nominal

20,90 nominal

20.00

*20,90

2017

--Uulted Pres.

LONDON FUTURES

London, Sept. 14.---Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follows: October (in pennies per ib.) 12.35/16 November

December

January 1942)

April June

March

12.13/16

12.15/10

125

1

United Fress.

WORLD POSITION

London, Sept. 15.The Secretariat t the Rubber Study Group reported on Tuesday that the world's natural rubber produciton was 130,000 long tons and consumption 110,000 tons in July,

Stocks at the end of the month totalled 702,300 lang tons, down 57,500 (ons from January 1.

1000 lons: tons, and comption 37,300 fan

Synthelle rubber production was 43,000 toria in July. Stocks at the end of the month were 110.000 tons, up 12.300 tons trum January J.--Associated Press.

300 20.80

650 4315 20052

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

New York, Sept. 13-Closing rates for foreign exchange Wete

Argentine Pera" (OMeinl} ... Usto.2077 Argentine Pelo namelal). Australia 05

2035

3.23

Brazli

0355

0226-4

S n special advertising A today's edition of this paper will be prlated upside down

gesture, of courtesy to those renders who sit over on the other side of the railway carriage.

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Owner-renders will greally assist the staff, by reversing their paper, because only by united effort and a joint will to win can we, now facing the most momentous mo- ment of all pulling together-sin upper ips-best fool forward, and keeping à straight bat, etc., etc., etc.

4 dn fem a peds of inɔwip 1 JUNI

novelists who have in be course of his WHEN

themselves capablo cavalcade. We are never proved

present to be bored by the Borgina. of coping with the

to be reminded are found fiddling with the past, do we really need we, their readers,

a round- Pincushion M. P. may excusably once again und in such

that about way

what we learn from history is that we learn from history?

EDUCATION THE NEW HORIZON

nsk why.

Why is Mr Nigel Balchin turn ing his back on today? Are current events proving too much for him? is the vell of the future an impene- trable Iron curtăm? Or is he play- ing the old game of "parallels" and rigging history so that it may keep up its reputation for the repetitive-

neks?

never

By H. C. Shearman (Nicholson and Watson, Ga.)

"I shall go about disguised after July 5. I shall look like St. Sebas- tlan, plerced by 1,000 arrows.

--Mr Areurin Bevan,

Health Minister.

porcupine!"

"Hush, lush, may child, that Is our dear Minister of Health in dis- guld"

Belgium

Canada

Chile

England

Frince

Shanghai

01-1/1C

0333 4.03-14

0032643

indin

3034

Mexlun

1450

New Zeniari Peni

4.03-4

.0700

Portugal

040-

Switzerland tiruguay Venezuela

Bouth Africa Sweden

2700

2092

4350

3010

iper Gold Yuan)

.2000 #1.

Netherlands

3773

Batavia Singapore Hongkong.

3700

17715

---

2400

-United Press-

following 1851"

0,5 Bws France 3.0 10.85

TI

"

"United" Presì.

ZURICH MARKET Zurich. Sept. 14.--Tho oficial exchange rates were quoted in this markol today?— Argentine Peso

U.S. Dollar

Sterling

French Franc

FUTURES

F

INDONESIAN EXPORTS

Washington, Sept. 15-Indonesian rub- ber exports for July totalled 40.718 long tons. the United States Commerco De- partment announced. compared with 43,161 tons in June,

The Department said the 1943 gure I likely to total 440,000 tons, with Imonthly exports now 40,000 tons and totalling 255,120 tomi fur running above the first seven months this year..

The VS. imported 1030- font Indonesian rubber in July, including ■ small amount of latex for the second time since the end of the year-As-

iated Press.

of

Success Of Gold

Yuan Bonds

Being Watched

London, Sept. 14-The Financial Times, reporting that China, and Hongkong bankers aro sceptical of the prospects of the Chinese currency reform achieving success, today commented: portance is attached, to the effort of The Chinese authorities to get gold yuan bonds floated on the market.

"Im-

"Response to these offers is being awaited anxiously, for the

Greater the success, of the Issue the less will the Government, need to lean on the printing press.

"There is no lack of evidence

PEMEMBER those cranky, pro-" look, mama, see the preity NEW YORK SUGAR that the Chinese publie has been Nircl Balchin's "THE DORGIA Igressive schools of the thirties River TESTAMENT" (Collins, 9/0) บท which fostered the tree growth of of | excursion into Renaissance Italy, little personalities by letting them does at least enable him to demon- slope off to bathe if they found the strate that his falents can operate lesson boring? Well you can take outside the superheated emotional it from Mr Shearman, that sort of atmosphere of modern war.

thing is progressive no longer.

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. K.' ELWORTHY Black, 11.pieces.

242

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Oh sole, oh mio

His carller novels-"Darkness

The vice-chairman of the LC.C. A MUSIC critic advises us to close Falls from the Air." "The Small Education Committee, writes dis-A our eyes while listening to muste Back Room," "Mine Own Execu approvingly of "advanced" teachers and let our brain "form mental flouer," and his psycho-philoso- who seek to evade the necessity of pictures." He adds:

"Lord,

This will phical medley,

Was using traditional experience and double Afraid"-all

your enjoyment and help depended st crucial moments upon a contrivance nower, following his own desires, poser is trying to say."

try to "let the pupil unfold like a

you to understand what the com- of wartime stresses and strains.

with the minimum of adult control

their

In writing "The Borgia Testa- or direction." *ment"the imaginary

of Cesare Borgin-le

10

1.

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White to play and mate in two,

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Q-D6, any: Ž, Q, R, B, or Kt

water,

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

20

ib

12

116

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1 sonu ode" (anag)); (3-5)

This apple is considered pastry, (8) bound" this

implement sailor's

approach to Plymouth 7.13).

B. These forces aci in pain and in

different directiona

magnetium. (5)

Often carries canvas. (51

On thin ta ofend, 14)

jand...

Are tempers specially hot in thi..

16. It is said there was a lot of thin

about nothing. (8)

18. Man in

with Boy bo-

came to Rent (0)

Council. (0)

A steep bank. 191.

Bhe

and he, for example. (8)

Bes & Down.

Every py is not necessarily an' this phe sounds. (0)

Down

2. Nothing in mixed rose is in the not of being eaten away. (7) ulbe. (0)

3.

4. A guide. (8)

5. Same ronts (anag), EB, 4)

and 21 Aman... (5, 4, 45 ·

7. Unatitable epithes for a bald

head./16):

It Looks though someone ha pus paid to the meadow. (5)

hastened

0. Nothing

Algerian port (F

this

10 This mith was besieged in the

Bouth African war, (3)

16, State of Iina (41

10. Marsh. (3)

1 Regret in eruei words. Ablution of yesterday's puzzle.

Home

101

Across:

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confessions

self from the effects toplenilty. If he applies

for past.

inspiration himself to nonto of the

We tried it the other night while listening to Mr Vaughan Willams's

Socialist Shearman wants tradition frees blm-

and new Ideas, schools which "Five Tudor Portraits," and the of delayed

to the "represent the aspirations of the best mental picture our brain could full of he submits neighbourhood as the medieval parish dig up was a cheese-dish

restric church did by its dignity, its atmos- little green apples and our gas bill tions Imposed on the formal his phere of peace, and its symbolic in neon lights, This, we feel sure,

beauty."

In no way reflects on Mr Vaughan Williams, but it didn't add to our enjoyment much.

torian.

All this and the Elizabethan spirit, Looked

where at from

Nigel

have too, for Mr Shearman would have Balchin stands, the Borgias shed most of the infamous glamour children taught to "think and act lent them by contemporary and la- adventurously." ter chroniclers. They appear as Intellecitals rather Introspective

than calculating-lysanta.

Cesare, it is true, admits that

new CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

After the uplift of the horizon, the deep drop into present- day realities: "However rapidly the new policy is pushed on the first

tili

he may have condoned a bumping results of the new Education Act off here and there, but protests cannot begin to take effect: that the procedure was all for the well into the fiftles of this century: good of the cause, and that way... - how he never used poison. His sister, many of them must necessarily be the lovely Lucrezia, is said to have delayed, till the sixties.... committed the hirangest of sins. Tomorrow-NECOND REVIEW

Here sho la more sinned against

than sinning.

Not that he fails to put through some very pretly

them

paces

Radio Hongkong

HJ.T.

400, Programine Summary: 0.01, "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandru Dumas (UBCTS) Episode 2: "The Serenade"; Arrest: 0.30, Wednesday files.

Chamber Recital by Harmonica Huang with Plano accompaniment by Cinta Blandeld. (Studio); 7.00, "It's in the Air Varily Request Programme Presented by Susan Baword. (Stutio): 0.00, World and Iloine Nowy (London Selay: 0.18.*Paul, Temple and the Sulli- van Myntery by Francis Dunbridge Episode : "Sull having a wonderful

ume (BCTS); 8.45, "The Baltic of Detial Talk by Air Marshal Gir 11, P. Lloyd AO, C-la-C, ACFE; D.00, "The Battle for Britain”—A Coisineiná- ration Feature written and narrated by Chester Wilmot (DOCT8); `10.00, World and Hume' News London Relay): 10.15; Weather Report: 10,10, "Anthology" Presented by, Clifford Davies (Studio); 10.63, Musle for Dancing:, 11.00, Natio Nowsreel (London. Relay); 11.15, Weather Repost, and Close, Dawn,

$1069

SCITORS PAYER FORVICE.

836

1.

Answers

Yes, there nrc two systems in Tokyo, one in Osaka, 2. Dry, 3. Venice. 4. In the or not sweat. nineteenth century. 5. In the fourth century at Caesarea, Palestino. 0. It is the second largest.

→ TUC BATSIRDAY RUNNING MAY

"Now don't spoil your appetites for dinner!”

New York. Sept. 14-World mar futures today closed nominally un- changed to two points lower, with no salon reported.

anxious to put its money into some- thing of stable value. In Hong- kong the opinion seems to be that If the Chinese authorities with the assistance of the United States, balance their internal and external payments and keep the decreed Domestle suger futures closert two value of the new currency at the points lower 10 one point Higher on sales totalling 29 contracts.

oMcial level, the Chinese publie may Irices closed as follow

well disgorge its gold, sliver and Contract No. 4tWorld)

foreign exchange holdings. September (in cents per

"According to some observers the 16.

0

3.04 nominal | less pressure exerted on the people the cooner in confidence likely to be re-established."-United Press.

March (1949)

May

1.90

July

7.94

September

3.53

Sput

4.40

Contract No. 3 (Domestic)

September

3.28 bid

December

3.10 bid

March (1043)

4.03 nominal

May

4.92

July

4.93

4.0-4

**

September Spot

5.15 -United Press.

LONDON STOCK MARKET IDLE

BLACK PEPPER

MARKET

!)

New York. Sept. 14-Black pepper futur totny etored inactive and MOMARY urichanferk

Dealers Indicated, that there were smaull supplies, but holders were less inclined to offer became of the worzening, aspect of the Indian political situation.

Prices closed as followas— September

'October

December January (1040) March

London, Sept. 14-The London Stock Exchange was idle today, due May to account settling, and most sections

Spot of the list were caster,

Glit-edged securities were a shade lower, with War Loan three and s half percents and Electricity three percents one-sixteenth down.

European bonds continued casy and gold mines are sult firm, with Pioneers strong at 40/0d.

Cable and Wireless shares declined to 109/01

• International and dollar stocks were easy following the Wall Street decline. United Press,

Silver Prices

fine

New York, Sept. 14-3ilver, per ounce, as quoted by Messrs Handy and Harmon:=-70% cents-United Press.

LONDON SILVER

London, Sept. 14. Sliver, Spot, per ounce, com

406. Blyer, Forward, per ounce..... 400. -United Press.

Exchange Rates

Tusiness was done in the local un- official exchange market this morning at the following rates

Sterling pound note (per 1)

Us, dollar (per $1)

Gold bar por tel

FIC plastres (per 100).

Siam teals (per: 100) NEI guliders" (per 100)

14,00

0.10

200.00

1150 25.30

Spot (White Muntaky

73.00 nominal

72.00

72.00

64.00 D0.00

21

19.00 asked .538.00 nominal 70.00 asked J.: 70.00 asked -Valted Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMDEN. 15 Closing Timer By -Air

Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow, THINKO, Palping. Amoy, Taipeh and Swalow, Bangkok. Rangoon, Calculta, Karachi.

3.30 pm. Bahrein, Cairo (Nairobi, Johannesburg and Marsellies via Cairo), Rome and London, (Kowipe, CPO) 4.30 pm: (GPO) DIPL Japan, (ordinary letters and cards only). ·

p.in.

*Closing Timeg By Sia & Trila Manila, Sandakan," Nabeul. Austrails and New Zealand via Sydney, (Bea) 3 pm. Khanghal (Bex) 9 p.m. Batavia, Surabaya, Macasser (den), 3 pm,

trails (Bea) 3 p.m.

Japan (ordinary letters and cards only)

(Bea) pm.

Bangkok (Bea) 3 °p.m..

Ceylon, East and South Africa, Mauri- Blue, Bombay and Karachi (Hea) 3 p.m. Macao and Tainshar, (Bea) 4 pm. Konxmoon via Canton (Train) p.m. Canton (Parcols & and clary matt) (ñea)

p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Closing, Times By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPD) 7.30 am 10 am. 12.30 p.m. 3 pm: (OPO), 1. am, 9.30 ... noon, 1.30 p.m. Shanghai, D.a.m. (regt: 0.30 ...(ord). Mantin, 11.30 am. Kunming. Liuchow,

Amoy. Bhimata!, wingtae, Taiping, walow, Hothow and Talpet, 2505 pm

Nanking, Hakow,

Bangkok, Singapore, Belavia,

Hydney and Auckland, p.m.

4030 Salon and Parley.& 1937,