1948-10-07 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

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"I certainly didn't see you coming. Mr Jones--it's a good thing I ran into a neighbour!"

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

THE most important lesson to be learned in bridge is to count -your-tricks.-In-today's hand East Six right contract. gets into the spades could be defealed easily, but with the diamond opening, the six- heart contract is assured if the declarer counts his tricks.

He can count five space tricks, three heart tricks, a diamond and

club-10 tricks in all. If the spades are divided 3-3. he can throw one of his clubs away on a spade and ruff a club. That will give him 11 tricks, and he still will bave three trumps to pick up the trump suit. This means that he will have to use some of Yuminy's trumps to ruff a couple of diamonds. Now he has 12. tricks counted, and all be has to de is to be sure that the timing is right,

The opening lead of the diamond king is trumped in dummy with the four of hearts. The eight of hearts la played and overtaken with the ten-spot. If South takes this trick, declarer has no problem. But suppose that he ducks it. Then East must ruff another diamond in dummy. Ho must not cash the ace of diamonds at this point.

Next the jack of hearts Is led from overtaken with the dummy and queen, South might as well toke this with the ace, and his best play is to lead back the king of clubs.

This is won in dummy, a sparle la led to the king, the trumps are pick- ed up, the ace of diamonds cashed, and now East goes over to dummy with the five of spades. On dummy's three good spades. East discards his club and two diamonds, and the seven of hearts is available to ruff dummy's club..

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1948.

EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

YOUR BIRTHDAY,

BORN today,

You have a keen fortune during your lifetime. You personal and retentive mind which seeks are not extravagant In Information at all kinds, fluds it, needs, so the chances are that you digests it; and then makes use of will hand on a goodly amount to the facts in your own fashion. You, your heirs. have the gift of being able to ex- plain even

compileaterf the most matlein, Elmply and accurately. Be cause of this, you would make an excellent teacher, public lecturer, or practising aftorney, "

Lise

But you are not too Interested in mere money-making, for is, own suke. The chances are that you will find your greatest happlaess in some cureer where you can be

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Progress the world's Since you are able to get at this Many of your sign maire excellent are fond of con- physicians. Since you and underlying motivations temporary connotations of facts and travel, you will need to either select interpret them, you are often able work which atowa thin or postpone to seo an opportuelty long before your world-jaunting until retire- others do. And, since you are quick ment from active duty,"

to take full advantage of each move. you are often

un on-

ften considered portunist, who knows on side in butter his bread, though both sides appear exactly To And what the 'stors haye in atore fer tomorrow selcel your

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even own sign, Scorpio or Capricorú,

alike to the canial observer.

In addition, you have a good birthday star und read the redres- business sense and are highly cap- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- able of

considerable day star be your daily guide.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8

amassing a

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Ucl. 23)-A!! efforts connected with writing, and publishing should go forward with Success is - intensified speed. dicated.

SCORPIO

show

romance, Plan a

happy

sures of you A week-end,

GEMINI (May. 22-June 22) Partnership activities are favoured connection be sucial whether the or strictly business. A combination perhaps, of both.

Sunithe

Little

"I'm petting મૈં worried about Eric-"

BY THE WAY

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Russia Offers To Buy All

Ceylon's Rubber

--REPORT

Colombo, Oct. 6.-It was reported without con- firmation today that Russia has offered to buy directly Ceylon's entire future rubber higher than present rates.

output nt

prites

At present, the Soviets buy, will eliminate the middleman Ceylon rubber through Britain countries. or the United States. If Ceylon

Ceylon's rubber exports last year

accepts the Russian offer. it were more than 80,000 tons.

Suntheralingam, Ceylon Trade, Fuster, was asked if the Russians

OUTPUT OF actually bad put forward such ma

PHILIPPINE HEMP DOWN

before

Manila, Oct. 6.--Annual Philipplae hemp production may drop

bales nimost 200,000 year's end.

was made

CricT.

"cannot answer the question.; he replied.

of

In London, 1 British Boord Trade spokesman aid the report "rounds quite logical." However, no official report of such negotiation have reached London.

Ceylon now is a Dominion and, meh, is not required to consult by London regarding its foreign trade. the Russin has been heavily engaged in time. Its rubber buying for some This prediction

by purchases from Malaya for the frid Antonio Lejano, manager of the eight months of this year totalled

by Beachcomber government's fure Inspection service. 56,000 tons. British's Malayan pur- Lejano sald that "probably chases for the saine period were production for 1948 may hardly about 140,000 tons. Associated reach 600,000 bales.” This compares Press.

NEW YORK FUTURES

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-All favourable, except things appear that you my best met PSYCHOPHOBE said the with an abaca total of 700,000 bales

New In 1947.

York. Oct. 6.- In e rubber the signing of Important papers,

other lay that "Out

The estimate was based on the

prices followed an market here today more im-fact that only 305,000 bales

upward trend after an early upset, buat " were TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)A | underthaughts are

January through telling was still united. business for portant than our overthoughts," produced from 22) - Korint dny. Forget (Oct, 24-Nay.

The improvement was accompanied by runous lint Russie was offering to buy Property sales are stimulated and now and concentrate on the plea thus bowdlerizing Schiffelhau-June.

Lejano attributed the decline Ceyton's entire output of rubber anci urreared activity. It

ser, who in his Betreknung mainly to "butcher harvesting hy also by a moderate revival of factory luckpiling demand and tiumpene In are house-hunting, you may

dialogues harnessed the Three Irre-squatters who have taken over

the fewer shipment offerings. A Jew Dirtmunder to the what you want.

formerly plantations

titled with

linders were wary of the rumours in te fragibilities of

in kemp-gard to Russia and Ceylon' pending con- whole futility-concept of Dr Homer care by Japanese owners

Hrmation. If true, it in assumed that the 13. Nope of Hot Springs University. rich Mindanao,

Tormentilla Knockerbicker. Destructve typhoons which slashed deal would be on in inter-governmental Miss

her however, in "Sub-Reasoning as across the central Philippines were

on the asidelight on Dream-Concept contributing factors. of Hubblebubble," demolishes such presuppositions in favour of a wider synthes of values. Hero she follows Reuter rather than Mrs Amy Schnowll, even so far as to misinterpret Guldensen's categorisa-

conditioning. A murrain on them

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 23-Dec. prepared for an 22) you are unexperted upset in your plans, you will be able to turn them to your advantage.

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)- A combination of business success and romance muy bring you unusual happiness usl now. Optimism reigns.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-Not your day yet: Hold the Hue; exert full cakon in all netivities. Retrenchi rather than make a serious error in Judgment.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Bust-

he Judiciously Есп-

nll

ness plans ufvolving real estate ortions of the Trudel-impulse in wish- AQUARIUS (Jan. 24-Feb. 19)- An unexpected surprise may bring property may

Romance summated if dealing with elderly all. A boire! A bolre! you unanticipated Joy. and happiness on the home front persons are indicated for all.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 213-Em- good day

VIRGO (Aug. 24-AUK. 22)--A for all activities, both business. Don't neglect for the other. Combine

ployees are particularly favoured, social and If planning a journey, he enreful ether one when driving on crowded ronds,

RECORDED MUSIC:

them.

|

THREE NEW ALBUMS

POPULAR MELODIES

By DAVID C. WHITNEY "DREAM Time," an M-G-M al- lumbia)

They are becoming difficult

against being asked to appear THE protest of a Beauty Queen In a bathing costume at Leeds, be- cause it is an industrial is 11-

city, considered. There is no point in so appearing at the seaside, whero everybody is in bathing costume. But the sight of a bathing beauty in Suuchiehall-street, Glasgow, or at Crawford

in the blasting room OF

and

nil

and Bensons, is bound make an industrial population realise the significance of the whole beauty- queen movement. Or not. Let them all follow the example of the ex- quisite Mimsie Slopcorner. who roller-skated round a railway work- shop in tiger-skin tights.

Interlude

Proinese: But why?

1. Where was Christopher Colun- of the eight popular songs Included bus born?

in the all-instrumental selection con- the title. talus the word dream in 2. Was Frankenstein the monster Among them are "When I Grow Too In the book of that name?

Old to Dream," "Did You Ever See the a Dream

Dream Walking." "It's time and

"Dream." The music is Particularly 3. Which side of a ship is stur: entertaining but not

distinguished,

By comparison.--"Count-Basic at The Piano,

n Decca album, is a masterpiece

rhythm. of keyboard

the The harmonic richness of Count's boogie-woogie arrangements is unbeatable. Basle's special inven tions, and fantasy are particularly good

Mama." "Hey Lawdy "Dirty Dozens"

"Boogic. at Woogle."

Cohnto Haines bum, features the "ten talented Alan Dale have an excellent duet Angers" of Jack Fina, planist. Each of "The Darktown Sirutters' Ball." The reverse is Connie singing "Little Boy Blues" (Signature).

Art Mooney's latest breezy bit is vocal by Galli "Chillicothe, Ohio" with

Sisters (M-G-M)...

aggregation goes Spike Jones' to pieces, as usual, on "I Kiss Your Hand. Madame," and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Vietor)..

Lee with husband Dave Barbour Hiould again hit the top oľ the. polls with "Bubble-Ico Important concession Bubble-loo" and "Why Don't You Do Right" (Capitol).-United Press.

(TomorrowUnusual Angles)

bourd?

4.

5.

What does "gaucherie" mean? the

What unusual form of heating for houses, offices and laundries does Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, have?

¿.

Who was known as. "Boz?"

(Answers on Column 3)

CHESS PROBLEM

By L. HERSKOVICS Black, 12 pieces.

212 213

White, 10 pieces.

■ White to play and mate in three.

Solution to. pesterday's problem:

1, R-Kt4. any; 2. Q. I or Kt

mates.

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10. Misshapen' cone, ́(4),

1B. Tale out of this sate.

141

21. Expression of claquat. (a)

23. Cape Dutch. 14)

Reirrahment K

23. Unhurried: 19)” 26. BAUDIT 19).

Down

1. This gives you the gauge i vin.

(83)

2. Parentiens. (6)

3. Run away. (5) ►

Artineally produced, 19

5. Iterum word. 15)

20

9. Extreme. (B)

7. Itenlly tiot (knag.30 (2)

D. Bon erles Janing.), (

12. What is commanip s

Jad.16)

called

bad

IT. You find her bo the fart. 13)

11, dometour 4 200. 18)

20. Para of storage,

(*).

22. With mother after him it's some

mo. (3)

1. queer sags for sarining so funi, solution et vesterday's pussa.—Aureni

CTOBE. 191

190319% Lion: 19, Abete; P. Tria

8. Regardless of restraint 10%, de: icin Tor

10, Culture without comedy.

Dispored. EX

Kaike: 38. Aut. d. AF0011 dkk, 2001)

Use Downs Fanatics plat 18. Forch at one portion of book, atlete

Demoilah. (3) 2. kouruetate, DASHKAT BAR, LEAT :18. Proceeded al upsed. (8)

Adis 16. Ennut; 23% Man: 12. Loo

on

A third plano alburn. by RCA Victor, is "Previn Plays the Plano," featuring the 19-year-old artist, Andre Previa. The eight tunes se- or leas lected are all from more recent motion pictures and musical comedies and include "Hallelujah,"

"Should I Shining "My

Hour,"

The and "This Can't Be Love."

excellent played with pleces are technique with clever rhythmle variations.

Excellent Duct

Beatrice Kay has two good ones In "I Wanna Be a Cowboy in the Movies" and "At the Rodeo" (Co-

OUTWARD MAILS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 Closing Timed By Air Kunming. Lluchow, Amoy, Shanghrt, Talngtao, Telping. Nanking. Bankow, Swatow and Radiow, 330 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo,

Sydney and Auckland, 8 pm.

Closing Times Dy Hea & Train

Dangkok (8) 3 pm.

Konginoon (Ben) p.m..

Tamkong (Bea) 5 p

Canton (parcels & 2nd class mull) (Ben)

5 pu

FRIDAY, OCTODER 8

Closing Times By_Air Canton, (Kowloon CPD) 730

... .10 ant, 12.30 p.m., 3 pm; (OPO) 7 a.m. 6.30 am, roon, 730 pm. Shanghai, A., (reg): 0.50 a.m. (ord).

Hankow, Taingizo. Bhanghat, Nanking,

Pelping. Swatow, Amoy and Talpeb.

3.30 p.m.

Alr Parcel Post for USA only (Kowloon

CPO) 4.30 pm. (OPO) 5 pm.

Closing Times By Box & Train

Macna and Twinshars (BA) 7.30 .. Straits (8e) 1 p.m.

Macao and Telisklinn (Sex)

p.m.

Canton (2nd cipes ruali only). (Train)

4 p.m.

Manila (Bea) 3 pm.

Shanghal (Ren) 5 pan.

Stratis (Sex) à p.

Macas and Txinsban (80) 4 p.m.

Koormoon via Canton (Trala) 5 p.m. Canton (parcela

and 2nd Class

(804) 3p.m

maits

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors

1. Genoa, Italy. 2. No. Franken- stein was the hero of the book aut The man who created the mouster.. 3. The righ hand side to a person looking forward. 4. Awkwardness. In French gauche means left hand. 5. Natural hot water is. piped from tho springs into nearby. volcanic buildings. & Charles Dickens.

Radio Hongkong

ILK.T.

6. Programme Rummary + 0.01, "On the Shelf": 0.30, “Murle Time"-A Pro- gramme by Puplis of King George V Dajos Bela and School (Studio): 650. Its Tango Orchestra: 7, "Strings with Wings" (OBS): 7.30, La Demi-Heure Francoise (Studio): . World and Home

han

He sold, abaen production been restored to a little over 50 percent of prewar size. Normal pro- duction in 1940 totalled. 1,300,000 bales.-Associated Press,

HONGKONG

SHARES

Ex-

harter basta.

Dealers are of the. opinion that the Immediate market is likely to be a lively" trading affair as factories and producers However, the long jockey on prices. term viewpoint Die incitried to be

"hearali" because of the unexpectedly large production of natural rubber in the face at doclnt tierest in the Far East, plus the potential-synthetļa rubber pro- duction.

Prices closed an follow points Phigher to five points lower, with sales

foining 23'-contractate

October (in cents per lb.)

November

December

January (1045ÿ ́

February.

March

April May

totalled June

noon

The turnover

on the "Stock" this morning change

July $120,410 in valtie.

Transactions and

prices Augu

September follow

October BHARES BUYERA BELLEUS SALES November December BANKS

2000

Jik Jank Enst Ani INSURANCES

Canton Union Underwriters DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (0) N. Pt. Whart

Dock

S'hal Dock

LAND, ETC.

140

307!!

750

140

744

2012.

20

100 @ 115

600 17

14.30 1000 14

1000

21.53 nominal

21.45/50

31,41 nomlaal 21.33

21.25

21.17 nombr

21.10

21.03

$1.00

20.05

20.00

70.69

סת 21

20,79

United PIUS,

Copra Crushing

Facilities

Manila, Oct. 0. The Philippine Refining Company has completed a 1000 9.00 $2,000,000 coconut oil plant in U

[bid to restore fully a major Indus [try and alleviate a world fats-short-

age.

20:30 500 20

100 125

20.00

700 à 123

F. L. Worcester, general manager.

400 20.40 told newsmen "there is probably no

HK Hotel Shat Land

53%

UTILITIES

Tram_KAN Star Jerry.... 1241

C. Light (0) .

Electric'

100 20.30

ET

30

200 3116

better crushing plant in the than this one,

300, 3411

You

40

STORES, ETC. Dalry (0) COTTONA

4235

Myself: Because she was. the In- dustrial Rolling Stock Queen of Crewe Junction. If that is cot a good enough reason for you, must be completely out of with the Spirit of the Age.

WITH charming

touch

Telethon... INDUSTRIALS

Cement...........

world

With its new facilities, the com-

pany hopes to regain Boon at least 530

percent of Its prewar

trode.

Before World War

export

2001 shipped 00,000 tons of oil to the

United States annually,

The factory has storage facilities It has a for 15,000. tons of copro.

to Tories N.Y. FOREIGN crushing capactly of 250 tons, and

old. - world

courtesy, and a magnanimity that amounts, almost to recklessness, Mr Morrison said to a gathering of Conservatives the other day: "You are Conservatives, as you have every This is right to be." My Italics. interpreted as a special permission for the Conservative

con- Party to tinue. I understand that several of the Minister's

colleagues deplore bis misplaced

which generosity, they interpret as an unfair privilege granted to their opponents.

New Landon Relay The No alty Progranune "Social Science" No. 1, Introductory

Talk by Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders. Studies Counsellor of the Social Science Serien (BBCTS): 833. "Concert"--Mocart: Concerto in D Mlabr... Edwin Fischer, at the Piano It doesn't matter

with the London Philharmonie Orchestru,

9.05, Music from the Ballet: 9.15, A Play RE people who queue for a Test "Wanted on Voyage" by Jack Shepherd A Match several weeks before it (Studio) Episode 0: "Mr Marchwood". Produced for the 1.K, Stage, Clubs by begins entitled to put up a rough Jack Shepherd: 9.40, "Serenade to the shelter for themselves? Does this Sta" (ORE9) 16, World and News London Helay); 10.15, Weather out licence? May they bring with Home shelter count as a house built with-

ills Orchestra (BBCTS): 10.43, Land- them a prefabricated shelter? These marks of Britain"-"Big Ben A Tolk by are some of the questions which

London Relay);

Report 10.10. Dance to Ted Heath and

Howard Marshall

Radio Newsreel (London Relay): 11.19,nobody with an ounce of sense is

asking.

Weather Report and Close Down.

·JOUTENAL →

197

ENTORY PRIUS stavice, I

Babelle Juven

"Gosh, Mummy, I wouldn't be a girl if I was practical

all the time"

EXCHANGE

Now York, Oct. 0—Closing rates tur foreign exchange were:- Argentine Peso (Oficial) Argentine Peso (Unomcial) Australia

Brazil Delu Canada Chile England

France India

Mexica

New Zealand

US10,3074

2082 1.23

.0550

0229

4.00/4

.0032

2024

1450

4.03%

.0007

1780

Uruguay

.4425

Venezuela

2010

Shanghot (per Gold Yuan)

2550

Netherlandit

3775

19

2400

United Test..

Peru

Portugal

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

Batavia Singapore Hongkong

POUND NOTE · New York, Oct. 8.-The British poufid note was quoted in the unofficial market here today at US$249-United Prot.

can produce 160 tons of coconut oil dally.-Associated Press.

STRIKE PARALYSIS

New. Yark, Dot. The copra coconut oll markets were still paralysed today owing to the West Coral markime strike. The only price reported for copra was an offering at VBZ23 a short ton, CIF, Atlantic Coast; October ship- ment..

In coconut. oli, sellers Ideas for epai cargo range tron 27 to 30 cesta a pound, in tank cars, ron,

Other rollers are asking 21, cente, a pound for khipment within 30 days after the end of the West Coast strike-United Prou.

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

London, Oct. 0,-For the Arst time since it was issued at £100 nine months ago to 'railway stock- holders in exchange for their shares, British Transport 3 stock sold for 100 today. It had been as low 48 93-4.

Actually the price today contains some 18/- of accrued hitërest -and the price would have to be fairly. solld at 100- before tallway stock

CHINA PRODUCE helders would feel they have actually

QUOTATIONS

New York, Oct. 6-China produce was quoted in the New York market today as follows:--

Antseed Oil, per 'ib. F.Q.B.

New York

оват

Cassia Oil per 1. F.0.B.

New York

ko

Agar Agar per ib. F.OB.

New York

2.00/2.50

3.00/3,76

0211% nom.

20.00/28.50

0.43

Tung Oil in tank care,

F.O.B. New York

Beryllium, (10 to 12 per

cent) her lo

Molybdenum,, 100 percent)

per 16...........

Bristles, F.O.B. New York,; per 1b; as follow

received the 3% stock worth 128 pur value.

This episode is gift-edged history was almost the only feature of a quiet day in the Stock Exchange. Gilt-edged stocks were all strong, Old Consols rising Yath to 70 while others were 1/10th to th.

Industrial issues continued idle.- United Press,

NEW YORK METAL

MARKET

430 nominat Copper, (Electrolyte, Export)

Tankow, regular pisor

menia

Chungking fegular assort-

mente

2.00

H

Shanghal regular

mente

203

+1

6.83

Tientsin, 20's, shoris

„Tientsin, 280's" regular

10.30/11.60 -United Prest

Shanghai Exports

the

!

Shanghal, Oct. 7-Exports from Shanghai during

week of to September 19

25. Inclusive amounted to US$4,034,057, including commodities under government con- trol or aid totalling US$1,840,000.

Bristles and wood oils were the Jargest Items,

to amounting US$871,237 and US$881,784 respec- tively Associated Press.

New York, Oct. J..

FA8. New York, per 1. ve 23–14 cenfe Zine, (Prime Western) Now

York per 1.

***** 18.05 Manganese (Electrolytic, 09.0

percent Manganese). dell vered cast of Afinalm Hiver, per 1b.............. Iren ore. (5.1 percent Iron) ‹

delivered lower port Lake Superior, per long ton

32.00

US$11

-United PrCE.

Exchange Rates

izaine was done in the local un- baletal exchango" market this morning at the following rates

"Sterling, soumi noja, (per - £1)

U.S.. dolar (per $1)

Gold bars (per tagh), Fic, plastres, (per 100)

| NEI qulidora (par: 100)

"slam tkala (per 100):

13.80