1948-09-30 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

DOPA, 1999 GT FRÁ ČERVICE, INC. T. ML REC. V. S. PAT, OFF7

"I agroo Muriel is a popular girl all right, but wo're not vory friendly-my mother is always asking me why can't I bo liko-hori"

LESSON HAND

McKENNEY ON BRIDGE Endplay Is Strategy To

Make Bid Here

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

OUR lesson hand today comes

from Mrs Sadie Machlin, who was formerly my financial secre- lory and is still associated with the American Contract Bridge League. She is the sister of the well-known national tournament director, A. M. Sobel.

brings out a inc

Machlin

In today's hand, not only in execution of an endplay, but dis- carding a loser of the same time. After winning the opening lead of the diamond jack in dummy with the queen, the saw that she had a lover in the four of clubs,

the club finesse was wrong, that also would be a loser, Of course,

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Check Your Knowledge

1. What building material out- strips all others in the extent of its

use?

Name the capital of India.

Jonathan refers

EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMTER 30

ORN today, you have the mind BORN

of an Intellectual who deals in cold facis combined with a nature which ix. o Idealistic as to be sublimely impracticall Thin com- bination makes it difßeult for you to neblove the contemporary Muccess which should be yours.

Because of this tendency, you may reach great heights. Yet, if con- tinuously thwarted,

could you become embittered, and sink to deplorable depths. It is up to you to make the decision. Your talents. lents, Intent as they may be, can never ever Parents doom you to mediocrity.

of children bom on this day can be very helpful in assisting their progeny, early in life, to find their proper meter,

Once found, there

190 born focny will forge forward directly and forcefully toward P Keal. The Important thing is lo have n goal. for your undirected energies arc who! Cal couse uuhappiness,

You are more than 11ormally psychle and must learn to beed these "feelings." To suppress them is a

B, STELLA

mistake, Learn to know yourself; control yourself, and then you may know and control others,

Muste and the arts will give you a means of emotional expression which will be personally gratifying as well as professionally rewarding. You have a good business scriso when you bother to use it. Most of the time you aro much too interested in Ideas to

spend hnergles on Select a partner or business manager who is personally compatible, but thoroughly efficient, and you will be more apt to make a Anancial

mere money-mar

Marriage is important to your happiness. You of the fair sex are inclined to be more flirtatious than is wise, for you may give an im- pression of. fickleness which is actually for from your true nature.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day atar be your daily guide.

POCKET CARTOON

LOW SLOW

SLOW

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN.....

Britain & Yugoslavia Near Trade Agreement

London, Sept. 30.-An informed British source said on Wednesday that Britain and Yugoslavia are within sight of a trade agreement-for, 1949.

Britain, secking non-dollar) dispute over Britain's £12,000,000 sources of vital food and raw clohm for compensation for British materials, began negotiations properties confiscated by Yugoslavia

after the war. with Yugoslavia long before the Barring unforeseen dimeulues Yugoslav-Cominform row had the source rald, telles now under, pinched the Communist state's way here will probably be concluded

amicably economy.

a matter of days. Then Begotiations on Tho agreement, if reached, would { #

the compensation not become effective until the two estimated how long these will last question will begin. It cannot be nations settle thelr long standing

The last time Yugoslavia and Britain talked

ARGENTINE'S

ECONOMIC

WEAKNESS

over the

sation demands. the broke down with

highest cfter at

discuss

Yugoslavia's £2,000,000, Pre

sumably the new talks will involve

an attempt to

compromise the difference between the British claim- and the Yugoslav offer,

SHORT-TERM AGREEMENT · Present talks are concerned with

a short-term agreement only, it was

ber

London, Sept. 20.-The Economist learned. Under it, Britain probably said today that relations between would get some grain, meat, tim- the Argentine and the Unitexi

and other raw materials States had grown

worse, and Ar- Yugoslavia probably would be paid gentina's present economic weak- tion of this dterling is likely to

for such goods in sterling ARIES (Mar, 22-Apr. 20)—Those TEARLY everything I have ness may cause the Feron govern-be used to buy machinery, textiles,

A por-

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1

LIBKA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—A thoroughly practical day in which those with constructive Idens may

see their plans take on the shape

of reality.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

so-so dny for most efforts. Make hasto very slowly and postpotte Important matters until later on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Don't be extravagant If you are planning Journey. Thrift is as fashionable as it is important now.

arc

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)- The orta

favoured, but be careful in your contacts with people. Don't give offence, socially.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Don't ttempt too much today. Be content

with familiar routine. A new friend, however, may turn Into romance.

1

new

Iron

GEMINI ' (May 22-June 22) Legal and business matters need careful and wiso attention.

Don't make any Important move until later.

NE

paper going to press, could think of no subject for his article.

So he cut out a leading article from a rival paper, pasted it on tò a sheet, tallelsed it, and then pre- faced it with ihe words: does the

mean by Uils?"

"What ac

다

dealing in chemicals or in the read in the papers since my ment to reach a settlement with the manufacture of

and steel return has

United States..

and other goods in Britain. seemed so funny products appear especially favoured that I feel like the harassed Policy in Danger,"

article, entitled Peron's

Some of the sterling will probably sald

that the used to purchase raw materials TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)- lender writer who, with the Peron group muddenly accused elsewhere in the sterling ares, such Those whose jobs are in mechanics

Washington of using the Marshall wool in Australia or rubber in or the allied trades should find this

Plan to check various forms of pro-

Matayo. д favourable day. Others only

The tolls lapsed from last winter Steering by Argentine in world until about average.

n menth markets" contrary to their expecta- source seid it is understood Yugo- ago. The tions.

anticipated requiring dollars, amount of goods she had been able slavin was disappointed by the to the article, through to obtain from her Balkan neigh- "affshore"

for Marshall bours, particularly purchases Plan countries.

Rumanian oll. The article said: "Today Argentical developments

Apparently the past summer's poll-

in Yugoslavin, tina's economy is threatened by an did not improve the Balkan trade CANCER (June 23-July 23)—An average day with average results I rend, for instance, of a kindly cute shortage of dollars," adding that picture.-Associated Press. along alt routine lines.

the Argentine gold reserves dwindi- Don't be Indy who is taking a friend's poodle ed from 1.700 million pesos at the over-ambitious and all will be to France for a holiday because she start of 1947 to 600 satisfactory.

August of this year. clearly

I added that Argonline officials hoped for casy dollars through the Marshall Plan so that they would not have to pull in their horns.

your plans.

is

of

million

by

STEADY TONE

IN RUBBER

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)... Romance is sti!T

thought the dog needed a change." favoured, but business appears to be somewhat LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Mer-te is meaningless today, when dogs The old phrase about lending a dog's slowed up for sow. Make plans for chandising and employment appear get their owners' rations as well as a quiet week-end.

favourable, but other fields may be holidays. Again. I read that "Night slowed up for those of your sign. the best time for hiking. Nothing VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)--Not occasional scuffle in the hedgerows."

moves,

there is no sound except an United States purchases from the New York, Sept. 29,--Rubber too good a day for starting a jour- A Summer Concert Serles at th

Argentine under the European Re- tulures. today closed five polnis ney. Guard your budget and make Winter

covery Programme totalled only lower, with sales totalling 24 con- Garden Theatre will US$360,000 worth include "the singing of

for tracts, Les Morta

the bizonal aren of Germany.

supplies

There Was an overnighit by the City Police," ✡ woman has

The article said that it should not subsidence in factory buying, but offered to abopt Gamba, the boy be dimeult lo resch

the markot undertone was steady, a settlement who conducts orchestras, and Mr. with the United States, since Influenced by the scaling up of W. Hammond has unconsciously Washington no longer alms to over-

shipments at London and Singapor answered the old ery, "What is

throw Peron and de concerned primarkets. wrong with cricket?" Ins these marily with increasing world sup-

John Collyer; president of the gruesome words: "Once we get our plies of foodstuffs at reasonable Goodrich Company, predicts that players to adopt the attitude that

prices.--United Press.

U. S. rubber consumption in 1949 which risks cannot be

is a grim Test cricket

affair in

will be 950,000 tons, against the taken. we

expected total of 1,000,000 tons this greater chance

[Year.

Robert Tredinnick's RECORD REVIEW

Cambridge scores 6

Tibor Varga, a violinist of excep- tional ability and virtuosity, plays Sarasate's "Introduction

shall have

*

Safety first

HERE are six records made by ducted by Arthur Fiedler, and in the THERE

the Combridge University third movement, "Romance," the solo Modrigol Society, conducted by violin is played by Alfred Krips. Duti Boris Ord, of which singers, con- for myself. the "Mazurka and winning." ductor and recording, company con "Polka" make the work. (HMV be proud.

C. 3727-5.) Sixteen

madrigals have been set down, and those who have enjoyed the annual public performance given by this society at the back of King's to College will welcome this set of love-

ly records (HMVC.3730-3744).

Vaughan Williama's "On Wenlock 4. How many legs does a spider Edge" is sung exquisitely by Peter have?

Pears, accompanied by Benjamin Britten at the plano and with the Zorian String Quartet. Peter Pears not only has a fine voice and clear- cut diction, but he manages to in- fuse much of the English country- G. How many letters are there inside into his interpretation of these the Hawaiian language.

songs (Decea M.585-7.)

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if the diamonds broke three-three, that would take care of one of the lesers.

The first thing she did was to take three rounds of trumps, Be- fore cashing the two high diamonds, however, she must strip her hand and dummy of hearts; so she cashed the ace and king of hearts and ruffed the nine-spot. When West

dropped the queen, Mrs Machlin

was sure there were no more hearts in the West hand.

Now she cashed the other two high diamonds, East showing

out

en the third round of diamonds,

The six of

dummy,

diamonds was led from

declarer discarding

her

four of clubs. She knew that West

would not have

a spade, a heart

The

Woo a

or a diamond to lead back. only lend he could make club, right into the acc-queen.

Although hand

this in not a difficult

to count down, too many, be- ginners would make the mistake gambling on the club

Inverse

For what was the

Arst used?

pendulum

(Answers on Column 3)

CHESS PROBLEM

By S. F. E. FLATAU -Black. 2 pieces.

White, plecea,

£1

White to play and mate in three.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

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4. Lotty rangos df Europe. (5, 4)、

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grešą is boundless. 10)

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20. Impossibio to have this, in com

DANY. (4, 2, 4)

21. Swamp (TSIS, {6}

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Down

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2. Gives you that fronts which the

boer draw. (0)

3. Count.s is (ADAR), (0)

Could equo alamps or rank

the Navy, (2)"

5. As he la found in India. (3%

Aim a prales

10)

9. With this out you get shelter.

(3

10. bring to ught. 191

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called him grost, (0).

13. Usually accounted an expression

of disgust or rage, 18).

14. The hour verore midnignu. 401

16. Don this and give treely. B

A separate article. (4)

u. From which you get dieristan, 18) Belusion of

11. Tan seed, tea81 of a plant. (7)

14 be filijf played

(fairway."(4) kainos this mould be seen, (D)

3. Decimoters sro ou na meet

Fran: 15 Reseul), 15, Eg: 16, 190; 12; Gport 110. Qualty: Ho, Tini ni, Vukmeti udi česailak pewni, les Desecret

Boupt 29, List)TIN

child

of

film

is, I note, to be a and Tart to which adults wit antelle," "El Campielo," by Prin- cipo, and at terrifle speed and with not be admitted unless they are under 10. an amazing precision, "Humming accompanied by a

hear some Top," by Gyorgy Geszler. (Columbin Any day now you may

"Of course, DX. 1481.)

little prig of 12 saying. mind you, it's not the kind of chow

to one would care

take one's grandmother to...

Light Music

Many people will welcome ex- cerpts from Val Parnell's successful show "Starlight Root." Pat Kirkwood, Vie Oliver, Julle Andrews, the Hip- podrome Cherus and Starlight Root Orchestra make well-balanced con- tributions, but it is Pat Kirkwood who shines. (Columbia DB. 2400- 2401.)

If I say that First Degree Stalin Khachaturian has Prize Winner achieved the inevitable "pot-boiler" with his Symphonic Suite "Mus- querade, I shall probably be brand-record

same

There is a new Mills Brothers in which they sing "1 never make the ed as a bourgeois whose influence again," and "I'm sorry, I didn't say mistake must be curbed. But following his I'm sorry"; grand work, in spite spirited "Gayanch Ballet" this is of not very good recording. (Bruns what has happened. The suite in wick 03809) Ave movements Is played by the Bosion Promenade

on

A-

Tailpiece

HONGKONG SHARES

Activity was again restricted on the Stock Exchange this morning. The turnover totalled $110,500.

Transactions and росл prices follow:-

Underwriters.

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (0) N. PL. Wharf Dock

Sentiment was mixed after the close of business, with the trend of the market rather hanging on tho factory altllude.

Prices closed as follows:- October in conta per 1b.) November

December

January (1048)

August

October November December Spot

February

March

Арги

May

Junit

SHARES

BUYERS HELLERS SALES

July

BANKS

HK-~Bank: 1990-

September

East Asia INSURANCES

341

7.10

140

100

201

15.00

68

*24

On

exhibition

of

UTILITIES

Tram Peak Tram (N) Star Ferry... C. Light (0).

201

132

20% 21

500

Electric

Why are some figures so long and thin, without apparent relation to their true size? One answer is, of course, to give full emotional force to his work.

(Arlicle' sculpture.)

Radio

Hongkong

OUTWARD MAILS courtin' Corabelle," and "A tune for man and His Orchestra: 6.30, Norther

Unless otherwise stated, registered articles and parcel posta close 15 enriler Man the ordinary minutes mall. If mail close beforo 10. registered and parcel poate close at 5 pm, on previous day. Mail aro closed at Kowloon "Central Port Omce, half an hour earlier than the G.P.0, closing times.

Hoagy Orchestra con. with

"Lazybones" Carmichael, the

Rhythmaires and orchestra directed by Billy May: HKT sings and plays "I'm comin' -

, Programme Suminary; B.01, Leo Nets- humning." (Brunswick 03861.)

Southern Memories: 7, Common and Swing fans will and stylish play wealth and Western Union....No J. ing and imaginative interpretation Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Del. "Ectorale Factors by K. 5. Isles.... in "The Three Bears" and Five Guys fast Londen Relay): 7.18, Songs of the Named Moe," played by the Ray Range by Carson Robinson and Eila Ploneers: 7.30, La Demi-Heure Francaise Ellington Quartet (Parlophone R.

(Studio); B, World and Home News 3100.)

[London Relay); -8.15, Choral and Or in chestral Cancert....BBC Symphony Orch | JRZZ

is well played by the Sky-& Chomu

9.15, A Play "Wanted on Voyage" by Jack Shepherd. Episode rockets Orchestru, with Leyton "The Reverend"....Produced by Jack born pat Dodd as solo planist. But Shepherd for the H.K. Stage Club

is a hatchpoteh Studio): 0.45, "Serenade to the Stars "Concerto in Jazz"

(DECTS): 10, World and Home News of the kind of thing we have heard

London Relay); 10.15, Weather Report: George Gershwin, Fred 10.18. Instrumental Solos: 11.30, Dancu from Elizalde, and even Fats Waller. to Ted and 21 Kusic, with Paul Carpenter (Vocal) (BBCTS); 11, adlo (HMV.C. 3722.)

News Reel London Relay): 11.15, Wea- (Tomorrow-Unusual Angles) ther Report and Close Down,

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Closing Times By Air Kunming. Lluchow. Amoy, Shanghai. Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Pelping. Swatow, Itolhow and Taipeh, '3.30 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo

Sydney and Auckland, 5 pm. Saigon and Paris, 6 pin

Closing Times By Sea & Train Manila (Ben) 3p.m. Haiphong, Pakhol and Holhow (Bea) 3

p.m.

Formosa via Keelung (Bea)

pum.

Macao and Tsinahan (Ben) 4 pm. Kongmoon (Son) 0 p.m.

Canton (parcols & 2nd class mei)) (Bea)

p.m,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Closing Times By AJ: Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 7.30 am 10 am, 12.30 pm, 3 pm. (GPO) 7 &M, 9.30 #bon, 2.30 pm. Shanghel, a.m. (ter): 0.30 am. (brd). Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow Tingino,

Polping, Swalow, Amoy and Taipeh, 3.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train Macao and Thinshan (Ben) 7.30 am

Bangkok (Sea) 10 mm.

Maceo and Tainahan (Bea) 2 pan.

Canton (2nd class mail only) (Train)

p.m.

Swałow (Bea)_2° 03.

Batavia, Bourabaya, and''Macarsar (Bea)

3 p.m.

Macao and Teiniham (Bea) 4 pm.

Kongmoon (Box)_b_pam.

Canion (parcels. & 2nd class mali). (Bes)

6. p.m.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers.

Wood. 2. New Delhi, 3. The 2 American people. · 4, . Elght. 5. To; measure the human pulzo. 6. Twelve letters, and 40 syllables, but it con tains more than 20,000 words

Donald Phillips's "Concerto

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EDITORS PACKS DEVICE.

“What do you moan--twelve can live as cheaply as

eleven?"

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LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel HK Land Humphrey

INDUSTRIALS

Cement STORES, ETC.

Dalry (0)

Dairy (N) Watson (0)

Watson (N)

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800

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London Stock

Prices Up

London.. Sept. 20-The London

21.35 nominat

21.82

21.30 big"

21.45 nominal

21.40

2135 bid

2134 nominal

21.33

211.20

21.1

$21,00

21.03

20,00

22.50

-United Press.

LONDON FUTURES

London, Sept. 29.-Prices in the rubber market here today, cloud as follows:-* October/December (in pennies

per lb.)

January/March

Aprit/June

1311 13′′ 12.15/16 United Press.

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Now York, Sept, 20-Closing rates for

foreign exchange were:-

Argentine Peso (Official)

Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia

Drazli

Belgium

Canada

Calle

England

France

India

Mexico

Now Zealand Peru Portugal

Switzerland

Venezuela

.......... US$0.2076

2004

3010.

stock markets did their best to go south Africa" ahead today, but lacked any pubile Sweden support,

Brilsh Government securities, on Uruguay very little buying, contrived to show Shanghai (per Gold Yuan) gains spread over all Consola rose 1/4th to 77-11/16

issues, Old Netherlands

and

Batavia Singapore Transport 3% were up 3/10ths to Hongkong 00-3/10, while others rose 1/8th or 1/10th. There WDS not weight in the buying surance that the advance in Gilt change rate on Singapore, was SZAIN

enough

to give 08~*

3715

4739.

24.00

United Press. LONDON-SINGAPORE RATE London, Sept. 20-The London ⭑X-

boing!

now rale edged securities has been

resumed. adjusted today, the

24.3-31/32d, to 24-7/32d., compared with Oils mayed up smartly on, the tie previous Into of 2, 3-18/16d, to substantial price increase In Ameri-3/16d-United Pros

can crude oil, but closed below their best levels, with, the exception

PARIS QUOTATIONS Fark, Sept. 2-The following

official market here today!-

of Royal Dutch, wiilch, maintained rates were quoted in the un- Its gain of 4th at 22-4. Industrial JESUS wero

Free market # (gold piece) extraor

Free market US$1 (nefe), dinarily quiet, with ranges limited lick market UBI! (note)"

to a few pence 'both up and down. Brazilian Rails were marked up, due

to optimism regarding the forthcoming visit of

Brazilian

oMetal. This is a narrow market. subject to recurring 'rumours.

The Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Company declared a dividend of $1 per share on ordinary stock- the same as last year.--United Press

Exchange Rates

Hughes was done in the local un-

Francs

27,000

315.00

$70 United PreKS,

GERMAN SCRAP

SUPPLIES

tion of an Anglo-American agree- Washington, Sept. 29. The quee- ment on the sharing of steel scrap supplies from Germany will be discussed in Paris shortly, by Mr. Ernest Bevin and the American. Secretary of State. Mr. George Marshall

official exchange market this morning Acting Secretary of State, Mr. This was disclosed today by the

at the following rates

Sterling pound note (per E1)

U.d. dollar (per #1).

Gold bars (per tael)

FIC plastres" (per 100),

Blum Uicals (per 100)

| NEI qulidera (per 100)

14,00 Robert Lovett, at his press. ⠀⠀ con-

620 ference here today:

300.00

10.00

He declined to say whether":"cor- 1940 clusion of the ogreement could be

3030 | expected shortly--Router,