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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1948,

FOR

YOUR SPARE

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

COPR. 14 BY NDA BERVICE, IMO, TÜM KÉS, U. 8. PAT, DIS.

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"I wish we hadn't gone to the Grand Canyon-all you've bean talking about since we started home la that ravino back of our garage getting dooper!"

• McKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Lay Off Trumps To Win Contract

ONE

of

BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY

the

colourful of

must players of the Chiengo bridge tournament was Harry J. Fishbein, New York, who was on hand to de fend the world championship mixed." team-of-four title. wich he holds with Mrs E. J. Seligman, of New York. Mrs Ruth Chase and

Goldberg of

Kabukilau, Ludwig

Philadelphia.

Not only is Fishbein colourful In his play. but his quick analysis of bridge hands udds a great dent

DUMB-BELLS

I WANT TO BUY A

OFFICE

BUT THOSE ANIMALS

THESAURUS. HAVE BEEN

EXTINCT FORAMILLION YEARS

Check Your Knowledge

MOMENTS

EXCLUSIVE "TELE GRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

by OSDERT LANCASTER

today, you are practical, either, for you won't like ! An

in- aren good tuettelan when it comes dichted. All things point to a happy to important affairs. You. are and content one. diplomatic, tactful and know how to win friends and hold them. "Cou are forceful, too, and usually take one point of view and hold to it.

Bhave excellent julement, and early marriage is definitely

Having a magnetle personality, you like people and they, in turn, reciprocate. You enjoy life and make it a habit to look on the bright side of things whenever possible. You have a fine speaking votee and tan use this talent 10 Advantage in lecturing, politics, teaching, or on stage, radlo. In fact,

screen

any career which puls you before the publie will prob- sbly be the one for you to choos You are unhappy when alone should never select work bottles you up, away from people, Dest for you not to try to live alone, when away from your own family,

On

A quick temper is perhaps your for your are in- worst handicap, clined to say things-often biting and sarcastic-which the next moment you would prefer never to have sald. But once the damage is done, it is difficult to make apologies and retractions. Learn to control this and things will move

for you. along more enslly

You of the fair sex maka-ex- cellent home-makers and managers, You know how to make your home. surroundings beautiful and attrac- tive at little expense.

which store Гог

To find what the sinra have in

your tomorrow, select birthday star and read the cartes- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Be ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Brain cautious

the domestic front: work is what really counts today. settle minor difeuilles. Business Progress may come slowly, but whell

be planned It does it is permanent. expansion may also auspiciously.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--Im- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-A Intrty good day for pushing your pulsiveness is a Bability not an asset

Calm con- Just now!

deliberation, affairs toward A successful

positive. Don't rather than an emotional approach clusion. Be alert;

is needed. procrastinate.

GEMINI (May 22-June Over-energetic aution may be mis- now. Make haste guided

23-Dec.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22)-Impulsiveness is not the answer today's problems. Keep a level

hend and know exactly where you

are going

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Personal affairs, having to do with

can be furthered, contracts,

Let don't push too hard. take a natural course.

lasting results.

;

*Mummy Daddy says that when the text war breaks out you'll probably be requisitioncit at once by the Department of Biological Warfare and dropped over enemy territory as a human germ banh / **

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

THERE is likely to be n

major uproar (ending in the translation of a few moro 22) nincompoops to the House of over the tactless ad- Lords) slowly mission of

Government

IL

and you will get better and long-spokesman that "Nobody seems to know anything about these 23-alleged figures."

CANCER (June 23-July Make normal progress in business

provided

do not you but affairs,

of co-worker 27 things antagonize

opposite sex,

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Caution is

watchword today. Too your

adventuring spirit or ex- much ellement can lead you in the wrong <!irection.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-

of the with members Be tactful opposite sex and, by so-doing tur- ther your own ambitions. Be pro- gressive.

.

The Minister of Bubbleblowing the has himselt examined them, and can make nothing of thein, Charlle Suet persists in his refusal to say either. where he got them or to what they refer. It is difficult, therefore, to accuse film of making use of official secrets, and the ex- platintión (advanced by Sir Arthur Chough) that Suct may have In- (Aur. VIRGO PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)—Ga

vented the Bgures is so illy that very important de-it might be true. the long way roun: to avoid any Postpone any possible quarrel with those dilter clsion, lest your judgment be some- you. Take a firm but what unbalanced by an emotional Ing from pollte stand for your side!

AROUND

THE

TOWN:

appeal,

24-Sept.

Tiny Republic of Andorra

By TEMPLE MANNING

COME of the world's most inter- esting places receive sennt TC- cognition from guide books. Perhaps in- this is because such spots are

far of the beaten path, necessitating an arduous journey, not likely to lure any but the curious or the intrepid traveller.

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Opening &*

to a tournament. Today's hand is one that he gave me recently, and

I will give it to you as he told It.

to ne.

The eight of clubs is the opening Icad.

You must be afraid of a seven-card club suit in the West band,

the 30 declarer must win first trick with the ace of clubs. Now you lead a small spade and when West plays the king, you must win it with dummy's Flut no more spades. If you do. East will win with the queen of spades, lead the club, another club Will

can't come back, and you shut out the ten-spot.

nco.

After winning the ace of spades, you must cash four heart tricks. On the fourth heart East is help- If he trumps, you ICES. trump. If he does not trump, you throw a club away from dummy,

over-

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Now you lead a spade, and East has to call it a day, according to Fishbein. He might as well go up with the queen of spades. Now he leads a club which West wins. West comes back with another club, declarer is going to get a sluff and o ruff, West's best defence, Fishbein, is to under-lead the ace of diamonds: North has no other play than to go up with the king.

A well-played hand!

snys

FOR

THE BUSINESSMAN

Czechoslovakian Trade With Soviet Russia

05-

Prague, Oct. 3.-Czechoslovakia will be Russia's biggest customer and supplier next year, it was nounced today, The announcement said Gnal details of the foreign trade quotas list for 1949 within the framework of the Soviet-Czech five-year trade completed in Moscow yesterday.

wore

They provide for the

EX-

COTTON CROP change of goods totailing more

than 9,000,000,000 crowns (US$180,000,000) on each side

WILL EXCEED during the year-nearly double

CONSUMPTION further expansion if feasible.

Washington, Oct. 2-The United States Agriculture Department's Office of Foreign Agricultural Rela- tions in a preliminary survey today estimated lat the world crop In 1948/49 will exrced world consumption for the first time since 1044/45, with a prospective excess of nearly one million bales...

cotton

the 5,000,000,000 crowns agreat on for 1948-and allow for

The agreement was initialled in Czecil Borcaw yesterday by the Foreign Trade Minister, Antonin Com- Gregor, and Foreign Trade missar Mikoyan of the USSR.

Included in it were 300,000 tons of wheat, 25,000 tons of meat, 25,000 ons of fats and 10,000 tons of cotton which President Klement Gottwald reported on his return to Prague carller his week.

The survey estimated that the The announcement snk shipment world cotton supply for the year of the cotton would begin within beginning August 1, 1948 at a total the next few days. No other de- of 43,200,000 bales of 500 pounds taila were given cach, or 600,000 balce larger than Czechoslovakia 1947/48.

World production

year In the starting August 1, 1948 was forecast

that

except would receive "valuable mw materials."

The 1949 exchange will place Czechoslovakia at the top of the and

Inimports.

at 20,500,000 bales, which is about Russian list for both exports 4.400,000 bales higher than

The USSR is alrendy Czecho- customer and 1047/48. However, stocks were re-

lending duced during the year by 3,600,000 slovakia's

supply.

published figures in-

bales.

for

World consumption was estimated dicated that Eastern bloc countries at 28,000,000 bales 1047/48,necounted for nearly 40 percent of nearly one million bales above the Czeel foreign trade during the first the with of 1948,

growing- 1946/47 estimate, and only 000,000 eight months

constantly belet below the prewar average.

United Press,

The survey said: "Mill consump tion In

that suffered countries

military operations damage from appears to have levelled off at BD 10 5 percent of the prewar level, except in the Netherlands and Bel- are gium, where mill operations

ear or above the prewar rate.

Smashing retort by Minister | handicaps to the revival of cotton

SKED in the House whether the figures did or, did not refer to the

index. the cost-of-living Minister said. "I do not care to Ro beyond the statement I should have made if the question had been Asked ked answer to whether this way what had not been asked, | the ; | Minister - sald, 1 cunnot reply to what has already not been put to me us a question, unless a further statement is called for by the on-

put. in another an

"World cotton production has revived slowly in the first two post

United war years, except in the States, the Soviet Union, Egypt, and Southeastern Europe. The principal production. in the postwar years

of have

continuation been the acrenge restrictions. in favour of food crops in India, Egypt,

and Peru, three successive years of un- favourable weather in Brazil, the Argentine, and Paraguay, lack of political and economic stability China, and labour shortage, together with competition from higher priced food crops, in the United States.- United Press.

swer given to a previous question Steel

But I. In replying to the original question, any supplementary answer goes beyond my more recent-state- ment, then. undoubtedly no-answer is called for." (Government cheers.)

The curse of ping-pong

THE Headmaster of Rugby has complained, that boys spend "too much time at ping-pong Instead of on such hobbies as readinge says this may be due to a mood of cynicism.

Steel Exports

Make Position

Tight In U.S.

in

exchange

HONGKONG

SHARES

Business amounting to $227,200 was recorded on the Stack Exchango during this morning's session.

Transactions and noon prices follow-

BILARES GOVT. LOANS BANKS

Canton Union

BUYERS BELLERK FALES

34 (140)

100 1011

1K Bankur

1900

141

INSURANCES

300

70215

140

71%

23

5

Underwriters DOCKS. ETC.

.K. Whart (0) N. Pt. Wharf Dock

Provident LAND, ETC.

HK Intel S'ha Land Humphreys

X Rt.) Flumplireys

(RITA) UTILITIES

Tram

Star Ferry

C. Light (0) Electric Macno Electrie Telephone (0) INDUSTRIALS

Cement STORES, ETC.

·Dairy (0), Watson (old)

...

20

2011

300 20.35

300 20,40

130

21.20

300 384

26.20

39 4054

300 40

43

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No Evidence

One such place is Andorra, that tiny republic set in a nook of the |southern Pyrances between France and Spain. Andorra is an orca of

Cleveland, Oct. 3.-The exporting 160 square miles of scenic beauty

of large quantities of steel this year source and pastoral charm, quaini, proud

Watson (New) has contributed to the fight supply und different from either of Its

in the United States. But 1910 MISCELLANEOUS

Entertainment are still below those of neighbours, France and

It Spain.

shipments 10st

the yenr, thehas been independent since it was

magazine, Steel, reports. of the granted a charler by Charlemagne as reward for services rendered by

Ping-pong has always been, the

The metal working publication Andorrans in the campaign against

Inst and most debased refuge of all life's

of demand shows says: "Pressure who has tasted the Moars. The mighty ruler gave

the lad

no sign of casing, de- per-

pleasures and found them bilter. I absolutely freedom to the tiny clan and

Andorrans to govern

But when the grey light of dawn spite reports of some slight slacken- themselves by municipal administra-

straggles through the shuttlers, and Ing in general business. falls

dented broken rackets,

Substantial quantities of steel are tion, safely sheltered in their retreat,

Bowing out of the country, thus sagging net; even the. ringed by great peaks, except to the man, clad in vest and breeches of balls, and

with

contributing to the 'general Embalaire heavy Brown cloth,

leather most hardened cynie, rubbing blood- south where the river

gafters; On his heads is I flows toward Spain.

fall shot eyes, murmurs, "Was it worth

geney here. woollen cap, and in his belt is thrust | it?" as he recalls that the old

leather-sheathed, keen-edged family place was staked

final game--and lost.

G. What is the difference between

an evergreen and a deciduous tree?mitted the

(Answers on Column 5)

CHESS PROBLEM

By W. HENNEBERGER

of

Black, 8 pieces.

White, 10 pieces."

White to play and mate in three. Solution to Saturday's problem:

1,.Q -K(3 (ch); 2, O mated

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Rven dress in the Barvicna. (739)

11. To be Lous able la outtanding 4:

56 change trom vlam." (4)

∙13. Alo, (9)

female of the species. (3)

17. Reputed to pos she boas view of

the game. (8)

'18. Indigent. (6)

20. By thu you may get arolina any..

thing. (4).

Al. liigeally he may take your place.

23. Very much silke, 17) 25. Who's doing this puzzie 7 (3) 21..Consume. (3)

23. Fors or just a carrier 7710)

Down T

1. Une place where Ühurchill made

an outstanding speech. (0)

One's Inula (Bang.), (9)

3. Downtrodden in mony

0. Poflow. (8) 1.

home..

*. Drunkard. 181

A deformed maid, (6)

7.tegrel shown about foode. 171

-D. Artably a famato relation,- (8)

10. This, fursa may be good or bad.

Governed by Mayor.

17-26

One of the many little crooked streets of Andorra,

A

knife.

on

Marginal note

on

the

GO-AHEAD personage wrote

strin-

Of Speculators

Cashing In

--

Washington, Oct. 3-A Congres

to- "However, the outflow this year sional Sub-committee reported Is under that of 1947. In the first

OFL

speculators had "cashed" In half of this year, exports totalled day that it had no evidence that The community is governed by a

Two magis- Before the shepherd's hut a light

2,457,400 tons, down 20 percent leakages of information about Go- mayor and a council.

from the same period last year.

verament grain buying plans. trates, one appointed by France for burns all night to fend off prowling

It declared, however, that

lard temporal rule, the other by a blahop bears. The hut is of roughly con-

Ingol output in the flest eight root

dealers "realised substantial profits" tons Spain, for a spiritual sway, keep structed, walls of stone with

the other day that the intro- months averaged 7,194,101

to on advance information passed out #1 in ling, aided by a sovereign of pine or-slato, flies. Within, things

duction of American words and monthly. That equivalent

is counell of 12. elected from the six bench extends from door to hearth,

88,000,000 tons of ingots and some by a Commerce Department em- communities of Andorra, all ap- and there is a couch of boughs, moss phrases revivifies the English lon-

The

investigated Committed the and twigs,

This of course is the guage. I have often wondered how 105,000,000 tons of finished steel in ployee la September 1947. Sometimes pointed for life.

then summer scene, for the howling long it will be before a Companion council away towards France,

of Honour is known as a Buddy of

Actual output for the year may charges made in the House of Re

that inclines towards Spain, and this also storms of winter preclude such pas- Honour. It will be so revivifying go even higher than now indicated." presentatives and the Senate makes for an even state of affairs toral activities and way of life.

the magazine said. "with furnace commodity speculators made hand- With life reduced

essential

operations promising to better the some profits from "Inside informa-

tion." average operating rule of 91 per- simplicity, with a site that is really

achloved during the first eight months. Associated Press.

a pleasing balance.

Andorra is not a fertile land but it

to

(a year.

a mountain amphitheatre cleft by CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE cent of capacity dark abysses and restlema streams,

is a free one, since it does not fur- nish soldiers for either of its great neighbours, has practically no taxes, and, only at the order of the Syndle no wonder Andorra has stood for

..sort

or President or Mayor, can the men be called together as a militia. politics.

So much

for.

centuries above the vicissitudes of at the conflicts of religion, and the fall Andorran of kingdoms and empires.. Where there is little to covet, there is likely, to be peace and honour.

(Tomorrow-Belence At Work)

Villagos and Hamlets

As for the little land, it is a 80- rics of villages and hamlets on, the frassy uplands.. These lead to the capital, Andorra-la-Vielle, a quaint old place with ancient buildings, a semi-fortified council chamber and

a Romanesque church.

of

The gateway of Spain to Andorra leads from the Bay of Biscay to the craggy Pyrenees through a land pain, aloe, lemon and their fields rich with violets, FOBES and Jasmine, a marked contrast Andorra itself. From France

trees,

10

the

way to Andorra leads through a gradual succession of grassy slopes. Then come trackless Jedges and for- rent-washed rock.

might

The symbol of Andorra Woll be, and is, the shepherd watche ing over his precious lamb grazing on the slopes while he plays a simple tune on a rustic dute, much as his predecessors have done through the centuries. Or, perhaps, us ha la knilting woollenstocking, or, one, (3)

taking this off from his Book, he la 10. A Church festivní. (8) 10. May be one of many dropa. (6) gathering resin, while mounted on Likhita (3)and-stile. Hon sturdy vigorous

EVNIUMN AMAU

14. Gainsbouugn:'kure‘us the, biva',

EDITORS FRERS' SERVICE,

569

Answers..

1. In hurry and confusion. 2. A large group of islands, 3. Ignatius de

Elephants' tusks. Loyola. 4. Plasma. 6. A deciduous tree, unlike an evergreen, sheds its leaves maturity or at certain seasons.

DO COLLIGK'E

"Why, Harold, you did find a convenient credit store!".

at

Cripps-Hoffman

Talks Over

A majority report, signed by the Sub-committee's four Republican members, sold the Government's grain purchases In the past two years had been primarily responsible for the high prices and, to a largo extent, for rising food prices general-

A minority report signed by the members called three Democratie' the majority opinions "an indirect Washington, Oct. 3-Sir Stafford attack upon the great programme of Cripps, the Chancellor of the world recovery which the United Exchequer, sald today, that talk with Sintes has been following since the Mr Paul G. Hoffman, the Marshall war.)

by

Plon Administrator, on European The report the third made currency pooling arrangements and the Sub-commitice covered Govern otlier Marshöll Plan matters ment grain transactions from July 1, affecting Britain. Ind been 1049 to June 30, 1046: Nearly 1,200,- satisfactorily concluded,"

40,000 bushels of grain exported by the United States during this Sir Stafford, speaking at a press period "was the controlling factor the conference here at the end of his which caused a scarcity and fortnight's talks in Canada and the higher prices for grains and feed United States, declined to give for livestock," the report said. further dotalis,-Neuter,

..

Yugoslav Pact

With Finland

Belgrado, Oct. 3-A-trade agree-

Large exports also led to de- creased supplies of beef, pork, poultry and dairy products, it ad- ded-Reuter.

Exchange Rates -

„Business was done' in' the local un- ment between Finland and Yugo- | filetat exchange market this: nonning

at the following rates slavia ras been signed in Belgrade, Atering pound note (per £1)

The now Finnish-Yugoslav agree» | US, dollar (per 11, ment is for one year and provides Gold 'bers (per taol for an increased exchange of goods sism firals per 100)

FIO pinaires, (per, 100) Hetween the two countries,-Reutor. |NEI guilders (per 100)

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