1948-10-01 — Page 7

FOR

YOUR SPARE

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1948.

MOMENTS

EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

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YOUR BIRTHDAY.......

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In what }.

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

states is the

Great

DAY'S hand is from my former American Desert located? associate. Col. Russell J, Dald-

TODAY

win, tournament manager of the

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1

DONN today, your key charac- of opposition, you hold on with a teristle, most likely, is a highly Arm determination and continue the

is almost fight for what you want. Intuitive nature which psychle in its intensity. To disregard it, would be to deny yourself one of the greatest talents which the stars can give a human being. To misuse this gift, would be a betrayal which could never be condoned.

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which

Your ideals must always be held high and your capabilities always used for good. Your strong will and firm determination can be used to Important some progress toward

eventually cun objective brlog yon fame as well as fortune.

it talented You

music. literature, and the arts. It behooves you to discover your talent at a early age and develop it fully. Your life uy at always be an easy road to travel, but fortunately, you

Ability the

to Overcome have

Your abstacles and forte abend. self-confidence in almost sublime and even when faced with all kinds

mure

Your emotions are strong and your undivided. ence your loyalties affections have been directed toward anyone. Be careful in the choice of your companions, for a friend can do no wrong in your eyes. You will entire defend a friend against world of criticism if need be. You will be most content if wed at an

for much of early age,

around your happiness revolven own family

minds and have very determined usually manage to become "boss" at home. whether your other halt realised it or tol In this regard, You can be tactful and diplomatie,

power "back-stuge." being perfectly happy to net ns the

circle.

You women

stars have th To find what the

your for tomorrow, select store birthday star and rend the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally guite,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 23)-The promotion of business affairs appear secondary to romance in the scheme of things today.

**SCORPIO

(Oct. 24-Nov.

22)--

An all-around, good roclal day. but nut one for important or significant business negotiations.

(Nov. 23-Jce. SAGITTARIUS 23)-A favourable day it you do nol ver-each yourself. servative in apportioning budget.

vert

"If we was in Derlin and I was General Kotikov, yer know where

dontcher 'd be,

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) -laste be acekdents, zo can only cause careful in all you undertake right

cusity Care ci now. reversal,

21-May 21)- TAURUS (Apr. Postpone Important decisions, and be thoroughly conservative in all your actions to get the best results,

Fullce were called pesterday 10 GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-Be

cautious this morning.testigate the theft of a despatch | espreially

conditionsruse from a car mutside the Ministry advances.

The cose Bubbleblowing. of your improve materially interests.

CANCER

De con-

As

ut the

for !!

23)- (June 23-July Mixed conditions will be confusing unlesa

you are level-headed unemotionat la all you do. maliny

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- The balance of favour is on your ]" ;t# may not sle, even if it

Act spectacular as you might wist. wisely.

July LEO romance shows AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-

conditions Soemi affairs, if you are put over other br may

thoroughly Don't push atalost extravagant,

for tid to turn. Business remains slow. enjoyed,

VIRGO (Aug. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--Stick te familar routine 50 matter what Personal business the provention. Unexpected changes advantageous.

you from your journey, watt must not swerve

begins it. purpose.

UNUSUAL ANGLES:

A

longed to Mr Charles Stel, the Director of the Society for General Mr Suet was attending Purposes. 143253 The 713.841st session of the Com- Remainice appointed to Prevent Every- thing, and had forgotten to lock his The case in bellered to have contained very important figures. (News item.)

23)-A 24-Aug. Improvemcul, but remain stymied. the pricks. Walt

24-Sept.

Eene

SUET, ESQ., later admifted la

22)-C. the police that the figures were

affairs continue If contemplating 6479243 tumorrow

NOT WITCHCRAFT-JUST

OLD MEDICAL SECRETS

By ROBERT BRANSON

so secret that he preferred not to He refused to discuss the matter. confirm or deny that they might be the latest Bigures of tack - binder the Republic of San exports Salvador, or, alternatively, the ze- Turns of something or other

14

| Northumberland,

An inquiry will follow

Irem

FFICIALS a! the Ministry worked late, trying to discover what Bgures had disappeared, who back handed them to C, Suet, Esq. and whether there was not a dupli- cate sulphur copy in some Ble or basket. "tenkage" passed The grin word

people are given "is

from tip to. lip. but many

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

7

CHINA AID PLAN

SOON

TO START

New York, Sept. 30.-Replacement and recon- struction in China under the Economic Co-operation Administration should get into actual operation in another month, according to Charles Stillman, chief of the Technical Survey Mission to China.

He anticipated actual buying to be felt much sooner. operations for the first of a Sullman, before leaving for China series of projects will get under today, explained that a new ap- prouch is being used in organizing way in November, and said the the spending of the first 35 million whole programme so far map-dollar alloiment. He said in ench ped, involving 35 to 70 million of the four projects Initially selected the dollars allocated, will take nt and mounting to US$400,000,

project least two years to

applicant has selected an complete.

engineering firm to estimate repince- He added that benefits will begin ent needs, procure equipment and

HONGKONG

SHARES

in

$102.880 Business totailing value was put through on the Hong- kong Stock Exchange this morning.

Deals and ooon prices follow:- BHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES

DANKS

INSURANCES

Canton

Linion

Underwiltekn DOCKA, KTE

! Bank Fast Anto..

2009

141

70219

300

24

1401%

Dock

225

Juvident

20

Sal Dock

1915

13 20

K Whart 101

LAND, ETC.

1JK Hotel Nhat Land

Harya

X Humphrey

(i)

UTILITIES

From

20 20

2012

Don

20%

300 0 20 05 100 20 33

Star Ferry

130

20.71

1000 29,70

1460 x 20 70

230 20 n

45 in ra n

M20.CO

Light (NY

Cully timids

10

Light INI

neity paled) 17

#ectric

372

384

Marm Eterini 2012

500 0 30 700

242

INDUSTICALS

Cerent

41

100 or 4475

STORES, ETC. Dairy 10)

...

(New)

Watson (OBD). Watson COTTONS

Ewo

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment

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5 235

1

12

300 2 53

London Stocks

Marked Up

SPOONFUL of crushed pearls Crushed and mixed with and powdered gold is fed twice and honey, they

Hyderabad general tonic" for all bed patients.ubted whether Suet himself knewness on the Stock nt patients a day to Chy's Unani Hospital. An ancient Two spoonfuls a day cost less than

medletne 60 cents (US). mysterious cul nf

popular with "10 is very still flourishes there.

the

No "modern" drugs are prescribed patients." Dr Khan said. He dipped stone Jar and held spoon into a 1:0 penicillin. 110 Unoni:

out a smear of taffy-coloured paste sulfanilamide, no aspirin,

white and yellow Patients are treated instead with Breked with

powdered specks. "Just try it." metals. Beras, previous

thick and It tasted lizards and more than 2,000 other

2. How many points does a Mart Bridge League. ish have? that is

6550cinted

American Contract,

Ji is his name

with mine

3 During what war

in the McKenny-Baid-

WILS

con-

win movements which are used in suciption is adoptest in the United "Indigenous powers" that come from honey. I wasn't bad. tournaments throughout the country.

the war, Baldwin's mathe- During matical ability was employed by the government in ballisties.

States?

1. From what is

chocolate

Although Baldwin selton plays tanec? bridge, he ** an outstanding vard player. He Ggures every plny with mathematical precision, as he d

in lady's hand.

North's bid

of two spades over. | 1wn hearts was an aee-showing: bidh, necessarily show a

and

did not

spade suit.

the queen

ic

Then trumps, an

Baldwin won the opening lead of

of clubs with the ner

three took

rounds

discarded when East the king of clubs on the last round Baldwin had, a clear of diamonds, pleture of the hand. He knew that East had held only two diamonds. and he felt sure that he had only two clubs. That left him with

nature rather than tories.

from labora-

Cost Is High

to what the gures

suprvice its installation.

Altogether, Congress has alloted 400 million dollars for Chinn relief Bud reconstruction. Of ปธ... 275 millon has been set stile ECA nad 123 million for military.

for th

INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS Seventy million dollara ore involved In Sillman's projects for while the other industrial purposes, 205 million goes into a Chinese com- modity programme,

Under Stillman's plan, the first 35 million dollars will be used to reconstruct

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conl plants, mines, railways and other essential Industries. Under the plan China's

ECONOMY

on rehabilitation is to be integrated with Japan's.

Buying for the Chineze zira- gramine will be done not only in

bust in the United States

other Marshall plan countries as well as Ja. Some must be done in Ger- many also, especially that involving parts of damaged power

installed originally

by Arms.-United Press.

plants German

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

New Yock, Sept. 30,--Closing rates for fmrich exchange were:-

Argentine Pen 10ml)

Algentian Pera

Australa

Brazi Belgiumo

Canada

Farland France

Mexico

Unofficial)

Usto=074

2002

1.23

.0450

0220

.92%

1003212

4034

D032

3024

1450

4.00!

DM95

40312

4550

Venezuela

Netherlands Itatavia

Shangha! (per Gold Yuan

1010

Yuan)

New Zealand

Peru) Portugal

Sth Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

Uruguay

London, Sept. 30.-Though busi- Singapore Hongkong Exchange was referred. (6

slack. very

denters cheerfully baldermarked up prices wherever inquiry thing that looked like real invest-

he bas to handle so much There will be an dash.

but not much of it one.

Marginal note

sweet, like

be

If Mrs Whibster thinks it funny

any-

ment buying appeared today. This was responsible for rises of 1/8th

and in old Consols to 77-15/10ths of 3/16thn In Transport 3 09-3/8ths.

to

In general, the whole list was up

least by 1/16th.

4735

-United ITES.

PARIS MARKET

Paris, Sept. 30-The following exchange unomelal were quoted in zaten market here today--

the

Free market UR$20 (gold plece), Free market US$ noted..

lack market US$1 (note)

Francs

16,609

313 440

-United Press. POUND NOTE New York, Sept. 30-The British pound nude was quoted in the unofßeial market here today of US$2.82.-United Press.

ZÜRICH EXCHANGE

Zurich, Sepf, 30-The following ex- elente rates were quoted in this market

In the industrial section, changes there was but were less striking selective demand for such issues as those of coke oven concerns which are to be bought by The National today:- Coal Board.. Others were up a few us. dollar. ренее.

Sterling

Oils were frimer with Royal Argentine pesa Dutch up 4th to 23.

that first-class suggestion THE

scuts in the trains should abolished will be hotly opposed by at

who have third-class passengers, For Many Ills "Our most basic medicine." Dr grown necustomer to seizing all the have would und The treatment is apt to be expen-

In rst-class seats Khan sald. He explained that obsive. One they spoonful of a com

nowhere to sit. general od eniled Jawahir muben" costs ardition to its use

Its formula tnnie, gold-undi-pearl paste is pre- approximately US$65.

tuberculosis, chronic Mrs. Dreacle hits out 7. Explain is terms V-Day calls for powdered emeralds, rubles, scribed for

pearls, gold, silver, musk and un- rheumatism, weakness of the brain.

asthma,

bronchitis, nosal and V-J Day?

berurl.

epilepsy mul "loss of male vigour."DEAR SIR,

The medicines are mixed in the

to sneer at the habits of the ant- ants, live on "pharmacy," huge third-storey

by her tongue, for a scooped up room filled with boiling cauldrons, cater, let her try

We should soon see. month or two. hissing gas jets, bottles,

Yrs, truly. (Mrs) Amy Dreacie. pestles and old books.

The walls are lined from Boor to range bottles. They ceiling with

lass jars of gold and From Inge silver leaf to squal beakers of pearls, emeralds for diabetes) and rubies

for heart and brain).

water There are bottles of rose (bowel diseases), dried lizards (loss shopeless vigour) and of male

6. State the difference manslaughter and murder,

between

(Auswers Un Cohen 31

Df

CHESS

PROBLEM

By F. NOVEJAEQUE

ve

Black, 10 pieces,

1.0.

West won with the

East

and four in the major sults.

At this point Baldwin cashed the

ace, kinst and

queen of hearts,

discarding two clubs

from dummy.

then he led the small club, which

Jen-spot.

was squeezed and let go spade.

West's best defence at this

puint

was to give declarer a shaff and a

club

and

rug, so he continued with a

ped in chummy, trumped Baldwin East let go a heart. Declarer alta fet go a heart, then led a spare from dummy in the king and Init down the last diamond.

Once again East was squeezed. If he let go a heart, Baldwin's lat heart would be good. If he let go a space, Daldwin would lend Jack

the

of spades, overtake in dummy with the ace, dropping the queen, and the ten would be good for the last trick.

At trick No. 4 Baldwin had cor- rectly rend Enst's distribution and knew that from then on, East wo5 going to be squeezed.

CROSSWORD

Actors

1. A theory by which all things.

are held in common. (9)

7. The went. (0)

DOG GE

White, 10 pieces.

It is Unam's best medicine," e- cording to Dr Falarrahinan Khan, a man who is the stout gray-haired

"It is vire-president. hospital's wonderful with heart diseases."

But because of its rost, Dr Khan ded. jawahir morha usually reserved only as "the last restt." Plain gold and pearls are cheaper.

is

mortars.

Radio Hongkong

ILK.T.

The main lesson of the day was

Swine FranION

3.88 10.50 0.52.

***United Press.

that the publie is still not interested NEW YORK METAL

or in

in shifting its investments pating fresh money into securities it this time-United Press.

CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS

OUTWARD MAILS organs tannemia. bakiness), ler's Joy A Comedy Thrister by Jolin Antared oll

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Closing Times By Ar

Nanking. Pelping. Swatow,

Shanghat.

3.30 p.m.

Innkow. Tsingtao, Amoy and Taipeh,

Closing Times Ny Sea & Train

Amoy (Hea) 3.

Shanghal (Hea) a p.m.

Macne and Tainshan (Sea) 4 p.m.

Kenginoum (Sea) 3 pm.

There are hundreds of minerals and thousands of herbs.

Hospital Modern

resembles

In many ways, Unani

Its hospital. the most modern wards are spacious and well venti- tated. The marees wear crisp white uniforms. Every thing is spotlessly

Canton Iparcels & 2nd class mall) (Sex) { elvan.

n

5 pm.

X

White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's. problem:

1, Kt-KU8. 1

2 KIXQ; }

Ki8 (ch): 1. 133 Tch): 1

Kt5 (ch).

2

13

14

10. Krenuli s comuto troso; pertaini

ing to the present condition of

12

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the universe. 13-6)

12. Ti menti ст nichanga

for

honey, 44

13. A deformed rose, 14)

14. Poetically enough, 14)

14. Merit (4)

to

17. Nation Nothing

#1}}

mada

1

peech about it. (7)

27

19. Route.

Ju Hetoriard resin, 181

F3

22 631 (4)

15, Merchanüber j

25. First Burn of the two. 351

Down

1. Monieran for a change.

4. Math. 131

IR)

Q-BI (ch);

others

120

22

17. Overturned soil, 14).

33, The Bcottish form of ch

6'

a sucir plans, as well as man's Solution of yesterday's puzzla....Acrom:

often da smica, 199

A TRIB-uge le rude to me.

5. Cape. (4)

Agitate. (4)

H. Bactie to he feared, (8)

P. Heral, 101

Fachleuninded person. (6)

Ab Kantero M. trętwidet

Hee: 19% Bare; 20

na: 16. Quit; 14,

1. Caso 18 le 9) yerlari Down 1eki-or: Word- truck 3. Innrufete: 4 PU; D Dam: ?.

122, ten.

$2.1#. 1 rije: 12 Alfred: 135 Botti 14 Dieren: 27 item. 18. Alo.

Straits. Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Europe

Army Landon Relay); s

Behina produce 171 the New York

New York, Sept. was amted feday Imarket as follows:-

par it..O.. New York .... Ca-sia 4 per 1. 7.0.8.

New York.

FOR Apa ar per it.

New York Tong as in tank cars F.0.3.

New York

0 30/10

2.00/2.30

3.00/3.73

021-1111

20.00/2300

percent)

045

Deryllium, 10 to 12 percent)

MolybdenuIJA, (10

per fun ...

per Th.

# Programme Summary: 601, "Travel- Jowett (BBCTS); 030, Platter Trac" Preaented by Philip Burn (Studio): 7 Cammonwealth and Westen Union-No. by Implications" Strategie 4: "The

Wallace

Gaforth. Previously Colonel Director of Weapons Ilesearch, Canadia

Talk un with Sporta (Studio): 7.50,

Melachrino and His Wings"--Gearge Strings with Pauln Green and Wilfred

BRISTLES Bames (DRAS); B, World and lfome Ne (London Itelny): 0.15, Traditionat Song: and

Bristles, FOB. New York per ID. #th Stand"-Brighote "Bond A.30,

asirick Bane. (BBCTS); 9. The Snow follows

#egular assortiments (By Special Request) by Paul Han) ow, Goone"

4.50 nominat Gallico With Joan Loring and ferberl

Chungking regular assortments Marshall, speelally recorded in the Tinited

2.00 nomial States: 030, Brahms: Variations O

Shanghai, regular asortments of Theme by Paganini-Egun Petri Plane;

265 Roman, 0.45, Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 nedlean A Major....Minneapolis Sym, Orel

1080/11.00 10. World and Home News (London Re-

United Press. Jay): 10.15, Weather Report: 10.10, The Art of Living" by the Late James Agate. "We ourselves cannot always ex- plain why our medicines work. But, (DRCTS): 10.30, Composer Cavalcade.... "Fats" Waller....(OBS); 11, India News my friend, they have been working neel (London Betay): 11.45. Weather Re- for centuries."

prust and Cinse Down.

vis London (Rea) 3 in. (par. reg here." Dr Khan said. "We ord),

SATURDAY, OCTOBER z

Closing Times By Alk

Canton, Kowloon CFO) 750

m

to

... 12.30 pan., 3 p.m.: (GPO) 7 7. 9.30 a.m.. rion, 2.30 p.m.

Shanghai, am treg $30 am. ford). Mantia P... Honolulu. USA and Canada,

9.30a.m. treg): 10 a.m.ford).

Nanking. Hankow. Amoy.

Tsingtao. Pe p.m.

Chungking, Swatow

Shanghool.

and Feochew, Bangkok, Rangoon. Calcutta.

Karachi,

ahrein, Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Barselles (via Cairo) Rotae and

4.30 London, (Kowloon

CPO)

(CPO) 8 p.m.

Swatow (Sex) 1 pm.

Canton (2nd class mail only) (Train

Salgon, and Paris. 5 p.

Closing Times By Sen & Train

Macau and Tsinshan (Sea) 7.30 a.m. Formona via Keelung and Shanghai (Sea)

10 a.m.

Japan (ordinary letters ant cards only)

(Hea) 10 0.901.

Saigon and tangoon (Sea) noon." Macho and Tainshan (8e) a p.m. Canton (2nd class mall only) (Train)

2.m.

Tangkok (Sea) 3 r.m.

Manila (e) 3 pm.

Maeno and Tsinsinn (Hea) 4 p.m. Kongmoon via Canton (Train) 5 pm. Canton (parcels & class innil) (8ta)

5 p..

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

3.

Eas

1. Utah and Nevada. 2. Five, The Civil War 4. The cocoa bean.

victory 5, V-E Day refers Europe; V-J Day refers to victory over Japan. 6. Manslaughter is the unlawful klling of a human being premeditation, without malice or

while murder is idling with malice and premeditation.

"We do not practise witchcraft

make use of medical secrets that hove been proved successful by the ages.

Persian, Our theories are the siftings

Greek. Mogul, Egyptian. Hindu and Arab knowledge.

COLLIER'

855

Tingiz, 26's shorta Ticulsin, 20% regular

Nuts And Bolts

Agreement

Washington, Sept. 30.-Britain and and the United States are to sign

for an agreement providing

the standardisation of all nut and belt threadings about the middle of next month, it was learned here today.

The agreement will finally put on end to a situation which caused considerable dimeulty Ant

incon-

and venience during the last war will provide an important basis for standardisation of arms the projected between the two countries.

It is premmed that France and other European countries will even- tually join in the "nuts and bolts" agreement.-Reuter.

Discount Rate

Set In Paris

Paris, Sept. 30.-The Bank

of

MARKET

following

New York, Sept, 30-TC_

ket here todays Copper Electrolytic, Export FAS. New York, per ib. Zine, (Prine Western, New Värkt per 100 kg.... Manga (Electrolyte, 99.3 peternt Manganese) dr ivered cast of Missteppi River, per Bl.

were quoted in the Metal Mar

•

2315 cents 15.05 cents

32.00 cents United Preka. The following prices were quoted for

Det 1on Copper. NO.1.

13hd7

ton Lead, 1.0.1. per

theavy Stev. FOB. per ton (No.

1 heavy melting)

US$13.50/15.75

17.50/10.00

38.09/30,00

United Press.

Anglo-American

Scrap Deal

London, Sept. 30- was learned taring that an Anglo-American agreement is near on the allocation of German steel scrap.

Whitehall sources said that almost ten million tons of steel scrap are available in Bizonia, and British In- terest in this scrap has greatly In- created as a result of the new arma- neut programme.

It is understood that Britain and the United States will cually share the scrap allocated.-United Press.

Siam Admitted To

Monetary Fund.

Washington, Sept. 30.-Slam was today accepted by the Board of Governors as a new member of the International Monetary Fund.

The elections to the directorate resulted in only one change: Vene- zuela took the place of Mexico as one of the two Latin-Amerlenn re- presentatives. Reuter.

Exchange Rates

Rusiness was doce in the local on-

at the following rates

France today set its discount rate ataletal exchange market this tening

three percent.

Sterling pound info iper £11 ... 140DO raised from 1.9, dollar (per 81),

to 3 percent on September 4 Gold bars (per tael

the inflation FIC plastros (per 160)

The rate had been

2

"The idea! Trying to kiss me-on his salary!"

an a move to fight

morace.-United Press.

Slam ileala per 100)

NET guilders (per 100)