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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1948,

YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

By Galbraith

COPR. 1944 DY NEA SERVICE, Inc. T. M. KEG V. & FAT, DEF.

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1. What ciaration?

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY..

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

today, you

By STELLA

strong- for minor detail, neglecting to see

Biled, posessed, it only for minor detail,

ly "for" something or as equally your physical energies.

energetic.

Since your nervous energies are However, you tend too much to high, you are apt to overstrain extremes. You are either violent-

Ill health is your worst enemy and you must your take special care to secure plenty at rest and relaxation at intervals.

Sinco violent "against" It. decisions are not always as wisely mado as

as they might be, you often wish to change your. position later on, but through sheer stubbornness, refuse to budge. You will prefer to go down in defeat on the wrong glic of an argument, rather than switch Rides during a fighti

Your greatest happiness, socially, will lle in a content and well-or- dered home life where you may re- treat and become your own true self-kindly, loving and sympathe tic. An early marriage will bring: you the best happiness and emotional, balancco which is im portant to your welfare.

You men are inclined toward stern discipline-when it comes to others, You have à very keen eye

To find what the stars have j and want perfection, In for detail

tomorrow, select your this regard at all times, You wo-store for

and read the cor men must guard against becoming birthday star

your "Isa-budgets" you men, against responding paragraph. Let becoming dogmatic and stleklers birthday star be your daily guide..

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Ex- ABIES (Mar. 22 Apr, 20)—A bet cellent, ultimate results can come ter day for social affairs than for from a totally unexpected incident. reutino business. A friendly meet-,! If you are prepared take full ad- ing this evening enn bring happiness. vantage of it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-If contemplating a property sale or a business expansion, start procedures early enough to make the best deal. SAGITTARIUB (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- Contite yesterday's efforts on behalf of some important project. A possible trip may be necessary,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Morning hours are the best. Your

own initiative and energy will de-

termino the degree of material

success.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-Un-

expected happenings can make this an active day. Changes are in order, They are probably good ones.

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POCKET CARTOON

by OSUERT LANCASTER

#CASINOM TAKIS

**Try if you like, cher ministre, but I'll bet you he's got a clause in his contract forbidding kim to form a Government,"

BY THE

WAY

GEMINI (May 22-June 22) by Beachcomber

Ideas are well received by your superiors, General outlook ls im- proving but avoid accidents due to carelessness.

in which

NE thing in this mutable world does not change. As sat drinking in a cafe in Paris

home progress on my way

I saw that shabby-romantic figure the rug- seller, going his patient rounds.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-AI stendying day may seem slower than you might wish. But it will be sure and the

gains permanent..

welfare.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Strong Resistance To Devaluation

Ottawa, Sept. 28.—The current sessions of the International Monetary Fund in Washington will see “a real fight” if efforts are made to make several European nations, including the United Kingdom, devalue their currencies, according to an authorita- tive source.

The source contended that Bri-

The source sald that Unitedj level in relation to the United States representatives are pre- States dollar," pared to wage a bitter battle in closed sessions to persunde some members to change their cur- rency rates to a "more realistic

FACTORY

DEMAND FOR

RUBBER

New York, Sept. 20.Rubber futures today closed 25 to 30 points

higher, with sales totalling 30 con- tracts.

The strong close was due to an

tain's Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Stafford Cripps, was aware of the "expected" United States · pro- posals In his falka here last week with Canadian Government officials. He said Cripps led a team of top Anuncial experts, and worked out with consultation arguments in Canada's Finance Minister Mr D, C. Abbott, and his. economie advisers for any such devaluation demands,

United Press.

MUST EXPAND EXPORTS Washington, Sept. 20.-The Inter- in Its national Monetary Fund, annual report to the Governing must expand their exports to the Beard, sald today that ECA countries Western Hemisphere if recovery, in to be accomplished by the time. United States aid stops in 1953.

The 125-page document, prepared unexpected revival in factory buy- by the Fund's operating directors, Ins

and also the strength in stocks, called on inflation-ridden countries grains and other commodities. The in Europe, the Western Hemisphere market was also influenced by op and the Far East to cut expenses. timistic consumption gures stendiness at London and Singapore, budgetary surplus.

and to keep taxes high, and aim for a also final September covering.

Director Dealers said that all reasonably shipment offerings priced

up by the factories. If factory demand is sustained; dealers expect continued firmness.

Figures released by the Rubber Manufacturers Association that the consumption of natural which

were

reveal

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— LEO (July 24-Aug, 23)-Put yes- Some say he peddies dope, but Agreements

consummated teritay's plans can be

the were no obvious greyhound into full

operation now to your distinct advantage. It now. Your efforts on their behalf men near him, and no human drug-rubber in August totalled 53,014 merchandise needs advertising, pro-

are very important to your futurenddiet approached him. In fact, I lang tons, an Increase of 8.7 pa mote it.

have never sien a rug-seller sell over July. anything. Yet surely he would have 22) Casy game with the kind of simple. sager people who used to visit the bazaars in Constantinople. They would

buy brass jugs made in Birmingham by the ton, under the Impression that they were ornaments from a stroglio..

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Morning hours are good. After noon brings a certain amount of contusion and doubt. Slow up then and be cautious.

il

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. Things may come to a fast and un- expected finale today, but if you have

the gains are been efficient,

all yours.

MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE)

RECURRENT NIGHTMARE

OF A REVIEWER

By DANIEL GEORGE ·

AM asked whether I read in my atcep: alternatively, whether I I do neither. the Potsdam De sleep while I read. was

But I don't mind admitting that

recurrent nightmare: 1

I am condemned for the rest of my life to read nothing but American action.

2. For what purpose lights used?

3.

have

are Kleig dream that

Why are apes referred to

TODAY'S hand was contributed Wi

ment director of the American Con- tract Bridge League and known to tournament bridge players through out the U.S. and Canada.

Sobel said that, the hand is not Ideally suited to my column because the East and West cards should not oppear. I am showing them, how- ever, as most of my readers like to look at all 52 cards. So you may and West hands cover up the East if you wish.

There is no question that South should be in a stom in spades. It he had the queen and one club instead of the queen and one diamond, he would make 13 tricks. If North had the nce, king and one diamond and only three clubs, the hand still would be cold for a slam,

Now we come to the problem that, Sobel brought out in connections with the hand. Declarer had to get two discards to get rid of two losing hearts. After winning the opening lead of the queen of hearts with the ace and picking up the trumps, how should he play the club sult?

Should he play the nee and kingti of clubs and then rull the three hop-| ing to drop the queen? Or should he take the finesse?

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Sobel said that he spent a lot of time figuring out the mathematical odds, and that the correct percentage play is to take the club Dnesse. Roughly, he said that the odds ure 3-10-2 favour of taking the finesse, rather than attempting to find the queen with two small clubs. I have not figured the odds myself, but I will not argue with Mr. Sobel, an tournament directora are prelly Ano mathematiclans.

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4. What preparation was effec- sive in keeping down lyphus during

World War II?

5. Locate Mandalay.

What is the Holy Grail which

I

How often, oh, how often have I stood on the bridge at Brooklyn, waiting, like a sadistic Mr Mienwber, for somebody to be bumped oft

How often. In some elegant apartment, have 1 lurked among the art and graft, and alcoholic languor of love and the adolescent humour of the hangover.

The trouble is, these novels are has been the subject of many poems usually so competent as to be almost and romances?

Inescapably readable.

Answers on Column 4

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But what, I un gald to say, is refusing to permit Itself to be read

the type I privately

call the stummery Aummery novel-all about the under-privileged and. the over- sexed, full of good intentions and bad language, low life and deeper drinking; all force of circumstance and no strength of character; 7 hectoring dramatisation of the one long whine: "It's not my fault. couldn't help it. It's the System."

OUTWARD MAILS

mall.

Unless otherwise stated, registered 'articles and parcel peris claza 30 ordinary minutes earlier than the

If mast close before 19 .. registered and parcel posts close at 5 p.m. an previous day. Mails ara

Tost closed at Kawibon Centra Once, if an hour earlier than the GRO. closing times.

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Incredible though it may sound, I myself beard, many years ago, dusky little man in a Constantinople bazuar saying, as he ran beside an English Indy, "It costs nothing to have a look"

I become a Bulgarian

get my

Ta French railway station I was held up on my way back to my train by n Bulgarian folklore team James T. Farrell wrote the best on a visit to France, They were in variations on this national costume and singing what I of the modern

+ perennial theme, "Studs Lonigan."suppose was a Bulgarian song. I He must not be blamed because his had only two minutes to

many Imitators. train, so I fell in behind them, and success attracted Farrell himself is n respected and sang very heartily, "Why do they call a Gibson Girl?" (1906). The responsible writer. But if his latest me novel, "Bernard Clayre," (Routledge, men and girls in front of me looked round uneasily, but the station 103. Gd.) were not described as his

officials took me for the team's new novel I should suspect it to be secretary. So I caught my train, his oldest—his first.

He tukes a young, ambitious, foolish and incurably "ham" writer from Chicago, plants him in the New York of 1927 to undergo ordeal by sex, drink and sordiness, and then

sends him home again, a failure,

convasser,

Wayside conversation

SI

AI battled my way into a Customs ahed-on-the-quayside, the voice of a longshoreman said, "If it's Ascot 'e wants, it's over. If it's the

The story affords opportunities Test Match, that's over, too." "Sir." for scenes in the life of an adver- tisement

Bald I, "let it occur to you that I conver- row

wish sations, and roast remance indoors for the sake of finishing my journey.

may

to catch my train merely

and out,

and much

unsanitary and with no such ulterior motive os Bisecting plants realism.

of you impute to mc. A frivolous satire confuse the reason for hurrying, I admit,

but sympathy and

pray pardon it," "Hoxford and Cam- artistic purpose.

bridge College" retoried the long- shoreman, and spat reflectively.

I am prepared to be told that this book is dynamic," "significant," "a fearless exposure of the decay It may of suciety," and all that. DC. But somehow it lacks novelty, and soon, I fancy, it will merge into my nightmare of the mass-produced American Action which I still have lo face.

(Tomorrow-Record Review)

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answore

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

The total rubber consumption for the Arst eight months of the year agate- gated 123,063 long tons, compared with 730,270 tons in the same period a year| ngo. Naturst rubber consumed in first eight months amounted to 423,758 ions, against 340,458 1gns consumed the same period last year.

Prices closed as follows:-- September (In cents per

1.1

| Octalier

November

December January February March

(1949)

April,

MAY

June

July

August

September

October

November

151

21.60 rominat | 21.67

21.53 traded

21.50 nominał

21.45

21.40 traded

Camillo Guti, in an address to the Governing Board, warned that the nations of the world must each take responsibility for bringing about its own recovery. He sald: "The basle job of placing cach country In 0 position to restore its international payments is one for the government of cach had ( primary res-

He sald only Individual govern- ments were able to take measures to place their production on emcient basis and put their domestic affairs in order-United Press.

HONGKONG

SHARES

on

The local share market was quiet this morning, with selling rates 'pre- dominating.

Transactions

EX-

on the Stock change this morning and noon closing

2130 nominat

21.30

N

PERM

21.20

+

21.26

14

31.10

21.13

prices follow:-.

21.08

-United Press.

BRARES BANKS

DUYERS BELLERS' SKLEB

ITI Bank

2003

50 & 2000

140

5 300

LONDON FUTURES London, Sept. 28-Prices in the rub

closed as fol- ber markel here today lows;-

October/December

per in.)

January/March

April/June

(in pennies

13-1/18

. 12- United Press,

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

East Anta

INSURANCES

Canton Union Underwriters DOCKS, ETC.

K. Whart (0), Dock

LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel IK Land

S'hai Land

Humphreyn UTILITIES

Trom

Star Ferry

New York, Sept. 20.-Rates for foreign | Cement. exchange cloned as follows: Argentine Peso (Dcial) Argentine Peso (Unofficial).

US$0.2074

3

888

es

636

70245

140

30

18.30

GO

0,10

2224

2016

C. Light (0)

21.60

Eleottle

30

200 F

Telephone (0)

3716

INDUSTRIALS

414

Rape,

10

300 e 18

600.10

2012

STONES, ETC.

3.23

Dalry (0)

40

0350

Dalay (N)

44

Canada Chile England Françe

02-1

Watson (0) .. COTTONE

0333

Ewo

1012

4.00-14

MISCELLANEOUS

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4.

It

3024

Mexico

.1430

New Zealands

4.03.

Peru

.0605

Portugal

0404-4

South Africa

-4.03-14

Sweden

27RO

Switzerland

2382

Uruguay

4350

Venezuela

3010

Bhanchal (per Gold Yuani

*2525 n.

Netherlands

3775

3776

Singaporo

4715

2400

-United Press.

Availa Belgium

Batavin

Hongkong

6720*

Episode 4 "The Escape (BBCTS): 30. GOLD AND BONDS

RISE

Paris, Sept. 28-Financial obser- vera noted today an unusual trick of the mark-a rise in the price of both gold and government bands on the same day.

8. Prograinme Summary: 6.01, "Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexander Damine,

"Wednesday Serenade": 1, "Common- wealth and the Western' Union' (London Relay); 135, "It's in the Air" - Varioty Request Programme Presented by Busan itoma Howard. (Studio); D. World and Nowe (London Relay); 015, A Vocal Recital by Gus. D'Aquino (Tenor) with Plano accompanburent by E. O'Neil Show 1. The ultimatum delivered 'by (Studio); 450, London Playhouse "The Years Between" starring Valerie Hobson. President Truman and Churchill on

Michael Redgrave & Flora Robson, who July 20, 1945,

threatening Japan's acts as Storyteller: D. A Wagner Pro- Usually, a rise in the price of gold destruction if she continued the war. gramme: 9.30, "Anthology Presented by Indicates lack of confidence in the 2. For theatrical purposes. 3. Belford Davien (Studio) 10, World and

Home News London Relay): 10.15, New national currency: Government Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingtao, pause, anthropoid means "resembling Zealand National Day- Calling New bonde rise when the situation ap-

Zealand" A Feature Programme (London Peiping. Amoy, Taipeh and Swalow, man." 4. D.D.T., an insecticide.

pears stabilised. In central Burma. 0. The Cup from Relay): 10,44, Eith Lorand and iter Or 5.30 pm. Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karacht, which Christ drank at the last Sup- Hey 11.15. Weather Report and Close US$20 gold piece rase

chestra: 11, Radio

Today the price of the American Newsreel (London

from 27.000 Bahrein, Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg

Down. and Marsailles (via Cairo) Rome and per

francs to 28,200. At the same time, CPO) Landon, (Kowloon

4.30 p.m.;

government three percent bonds of (GPO) 5 p.m.

the 1945 series roso 1.0 francs Japan (ordinary letters and cards only)

3 p.m.

104.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER (29 Closing Tires By Air

Closing Times By Sea & Train

Shanghal, Honolulu, USA, Canada, . Central and South America via San (no parcels for Canada) Francisco

(Sex) p.m. '(par, reg · &; ord).

Saigon (Sea) 3 pm.

Macro and Tuinahan (Bea)

Kongmoon (Bea)_5_pm.

p.m.'

Canton (parcels & 2nd class mall) (801)

0 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Closing Times Ny, Air

Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 7.30 am 10 a.m., 12.30 pm, 3 p.m.; (CPO) 7 n.m., 930 a.m.. noon, 2.30 p.n. Shanghai, U a.m. (reg); 930 a.m. (ord). Manila, P.I., 11.30 a.in.

Kunsning. Lluchow, Amoy, Shanghai, "Nanking, "Hankow, Tzinglao, Peiping, Swalow, Hoihow and Talpen, 350 pan. Bangkok, Bingapore, Batavia, Colombo,

Sydney and Auckland, & pan. sation and Paris, 3 pan.

Train

Closing Times By Sea Macao and Teinahan (Bea) 1,30 man. » Formosa via Kooling (Bea) 10 am, Swatow and Bangkok (Beaź 10 am. Aden, Egypt and Europe via London

(961) πάση Batavia, Smurabaya and Macassar (Hex) Swalow (Box) 1 p

"ard Y

Alacas and Astrahan (Bea) 3. pmi Canton (2nd

ciam mail only)

р.м. Manila (Box). 3 pmi

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3.

✪ THE SATURDAY EVENING POST!

"You should be here on Saturday when the whole crow

fs' aboard."

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to

Experts explained that wor fears and hoarding keep the price of gold on the rise. The rise has been so fast

rocontly that professional market operators are selling their profits.-Associated gold for good Press.

Silver

Prices

New York, Bent. 29-Sliver, per fine sunco, a quoted by Messrs. Handy and Harmon 7-3/4 cents-United Fresa,

LONDON SILVER

London, Sept. 20, Silver: Spot, per ounce Silver. Forward, per ounce

Entertainment.

NEW YORK METAL

MARKET

New York, Sept. 21-The following prices were quoted in the metal market here today:-

Antimony (American 00-1/2 percent) in bulk of carload lots, F.O...

Texas

Tin. Grade "A"

percent or higher) Tungsten, powdered (99.na percent)............................ Wolframite. (Chinese ore containing Tungsten Trioxide) duty pold. F... New York, per abort lon

US$ 0.35

1.03

2.90

23.50/24.00

135

23-1/2 cents

15.05 cents

Iron ure 5-1/3 percent Tron) delivered" lower port Lako Buperior, per long ton.. Copper Electrolytic Ex- port) FAS, New York, per 1b.) AN Zing (Prime Western,.

New York) per 1b Ainnganese, (Electrolytic, 999 percent Manganese) delivered east of Missle-

lppl River, per 1h... 32.50 centr

SCRAP METALS The following prices were quoted for scrap metria:- Copper, F.O.B. per ton

(i)

Lead, FO.D, per for

(heavy softs.. Steel, FO.D. per ton (No. 1

heavy melling)

US$15.50/15.75

17.20/1000

30.00/39.00

United Press.

CHINA PRODUCE

►

QUOTATIONS

New York, Sept. 10-China produce 'was quoted in the New York, rearket

today as follows>

Anteed oil, per lb. F.Ó.B.

Now York

Cassla

all, per lb. ro.n. New York.

Agar agar per lb. F.O.B.

New York

Tung oil, in tank

New York

Care F.ON.

Sandalwood, in drums, de- 450.

Untied Press.

Exchange Rates

Business" was done in the Incal un- official exchange market this morning at the following rates:-

Sterling pound note (per &1)

U.A.. dollar (per #11"

Gold bars (për tani)

FIC plastres (per 1001 Blam Uicals (per 1005 NEL. guilders (per 100)

pending on

quantly d

020/03

2.00/2.50

3.00/3.70

02115 nom.

quality

women...kl. 13.00 nom, Beryllium (10 to 12 per-

cent) per ton 20.00/24.00 Molybdenum, (00 percent}

United Press, Bristles. were quoted Ton New York. ner lb. as followi

per Ib.

Hankow, regular asortments 4.50 'nominat Chungking regular, assort- meniseres

14.00

2.00

5.19

Bhangal regular sort-

309.00

ments ROAD

2.55

1100

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·Tientek, 20's shorts

Tientsin, 20's regular

1020/12.00 ited Press