1948-10-08 — Page 7

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FOR

GLANCES

-THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1948.

YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

By Galbraith

COPI, 1948 BY HŻA BERVICE, INC. T. M. ATG U. D. PAT, DEN,

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"That's the beauty of a place like this-why, you could' tinker around fixing it up the rest of your life!"

• MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Shrewd Play Nets Three Overtricks

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY TOURNAMENT players

Through-

out the country were deeply grieved to learn of the leath of Mrs, Evelyn Lelhor. wife of

Bertram Lebbar, known

York WHN'

to New Lee. For

DIS announcer.

sporl fans sports several years he served the Lengue as treasurer. He is one of the League's Life Masters.

Taking care of the Lebinar fumi- ly of five children did not leave Evelyn much time to play tourna- ment bridge. buil when she did play, she usually enme In with ! good score. I recali playing with

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WHY DID

YOU INSURE A MAN NINETY YEARS OF AGE?

EXCLUSIVE 'TELS GRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8

have a

kenik

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very You itre what is called in the be theatre "qulek Studly", and you think onect about. You everything know learn so easily that as a student, you being wooed must guard úgainst

One superficialities, by too many brain can only hold so much. Don't try to cram it with the entire

BORN today, you

deBrite Renivs-it delined as the ability to take Infinite puing with a job. You are a demon for exactness. If you go into any thing you want to know every Liniest thing about it before making up your mind. Then, having once committed yourself to a programme

of netivity, nothing in the world is knowledge of all civilisalion. Learn Hing to stop you from forging to specialise. ahend.

Gre

You

fond et comfortable are able to go without living but everything but the barest essentials It becomes necessary to make a sacrifice for some life-long Meni.

It is quite possible that you may wed more than onee, for you will not be one who refuses to admit mistuke You could make a when it comes to emotional mutters. Haste in romance, far you, is not to he desired.

that

This flity would make you an excellent research scientists: lender in some new industry such a tele- vision, atomics and the like. You have a very drong imagination and are able to visualize n Anished pro det frun the earliest inceptimi o an idea. This, too: is a

valuable et pod should be used to serve you well throughout your 1fetime.

You huive natura! wit 201

which wins people over to To find what the slars have in for tomorrow. select your your side of an argument almost stare ngast their own

You have birthday star and read the corres- Le! ynur tia head for

business, too, and ponding paragraph. know a good thing when you see it. birthday stár be your daily guide.

wilia.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 23) - If a NEW ngreement

contract is offered, you may be sure it is a good one today. Take advantage of it.

SCORITO (Oct. 24-Nov. Sijck to routine and avoid all at- tempts to over-expand. Scrutinise all new kens very carefully,

SAGITTARIUS

23-Dec.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- - terested in farming, this thould be an ausplejoms day for your interests, Avold worry over trifes,

21) TAURUS (Apr. 21-May

communications Those Involved b

Advertising appeara are favoured. to bring excellent results too.

GEMINI (Nov.

(May 22-June 22)-An attitude toward 22)-Dorf't push things beyond their Improved mental PATENT OFFICE

rate If normal

Slendy your horne, job, and surroundings speed. routine results in a more favourable will give an optimistle ouliank for

the future. reaction than (over-nggressiveness,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-

BECAUSE, ACCORDING

TO OUR

STATISTICS!

FSW PEOPLE DIE AT

THAT

AGE.

Check Your

Knowledge

1. A duodenal affects which sex?

ukeer usually

2. What war the national emblem of France prior to the Revolution?

"Belles lettres."

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South 14 UN.T.

West North Earl Pass

Paszi Pase Pass

Pass Opening-4-4

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erected.

Name the composer · of upera "Don Glovil."

her in a mixed pair event, ant ahe got all of the tricks possible out of the hand shown today.

She won the opening lead of the four of spades with the ace when East put up the king.

cashed the nce of clubs

Next Kivel and led

the three-spot, winning in dummy with the queen. She led the dettee: of diamonds from

dummy and when East played low, Mix Leb- har won with the diamond

queen. Then

she led the jack of cluba and overlook it with the king. She wanted to create an exten entry into dummy.

The five of diamonds was Jed. East went up with the ace, de-

entry

clarer played the eight-spot.

ing the four

for

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CANCE! (June 23-July 23)-Not

***Ow's business, pal?**

BY

THE

WAY !

by Beachcomber

TODAY begins a series of T

of biographical sketches the Cabinet Ministers of the present Government.

Special attention has been pall to their past records, and there are ample quotations from their spee

(What? At one moment Oh, Oh. I see. Censorship of certain

Ropes,

or of the whole series? The tante xerica? Oh, Oh, I ate, Yes, very well.j

As you will have gathered, the

been has whole thing

censored. Ministers, you may nwathe freely The danger is pastor the again. moment. Daredevil Suet

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

U.S. INVESTMENTS

ABROAD

Washington, Oct. 8.-U.S. investments abroad totalled US$28,800,000,000 at the start of 1948, the Commerce Department has estimated.

RUSSIAN

U.S.

OFFER FOR broad rone US$8,100,000,000,

RUBBER

Lowton, Oct. 7.-Sir Oliver Goose tilleke, the light Commissioner for Ceylon, said today that talks hard taken place in London on a Russian offer to buy Ceylon's entre rubber output for 1949, with existing stocks for the current year.

at

Foreign Investments in the were estimated US$16.500,000,000. They in- creused by US$100,000,000 in 1947, while U.S. Investments

The Department saki Investments broad by private U.S. Intereste increased

in to US$1,100,000,000 1947-largest amount since 1928- to 11 lotul ́of US$10,700,000,000.

U.S. Government investments. abroad Jumped US$7,000,000.000 to a total of US$12,100,000,000, Chledy these

ese were loans to foreign govern- Invest- ments abroad mostly went into ments, while U.S. private

en- terprises controlled by U.S. Buins.

The figures on both U.S. Invest- "Certain discussions

ments abroad and toreign Invest- have taken ments here included money invested place with the Russian Trade Com-

In the World Bank and the Inter- Kingdonationals missioner in the United

Fund-inter- Monetary postilon to make but I am not in any statement at present," he added.

national organisations which have -Reuter.

their headquarters in Washington.

While the Bank and Fund receipts NEW YORK FUTURES

were helping to keep foreign_invest- ments in the U.S. high, the Depart New York Oet. Reports that ment noted, Individual foreign coun- Russia is buying all Ceylon's output

tries' investments here were dwindl. of rubber is putting a new com-

ling.

The Departinent explained that plexion on trade sentiment. If the den materialises, dealers foresee a

these

Jug *countries

Into cnsh U.S. In order to gradually tightening market, with holdings in the

eover their trade debts to the US, the possibility of prohibitive prices for good grades of crepe rubber. In addition, some countries began Moreover, they

seling ure of the opinion US. Investments to their citizens. Dul substantial amounts of that the eliminution of Ceylon from the world market would make There sales, Mnlayn the single large seller in the free market.

This news stirred

with

soine

together deeling in market values, reduced -foreign holdings of private U.S. scentities by US$300,000,000 during 1947 to total of US$3,200,000,000 nt the start of 1948, the Department

Take things easy at home today it your lay to howl! Keep very still of a pile marked "Staggered were signifying their willingness to said.-Associated Prese

(YOU CHI. There's harmony and rest

for you there. Don't force issues.

AQUARIUK (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)— Don't beenme entangled in a plan against your better Judgment. Eme- flons are not lo be trusted in mak- Ing important decisions.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Plans for marriage may also include plans for new home. Today is a good ther to do some house-hunting.

UNUSUAL ANGLES:

and

quiet. Rest and trouble may not find you.

rclix-and

LEO (July 24-Aar. 23) 11 health brings a tendency to worry unneces sarlly so guard your health. Avold brguments. Be conciliatory,

VIRGO

22) (Aug. 24-Sept. Emotions are

trust- not entirely worthy today, so be on your guard against them. Tuke à conductive and ptimistle view.

JAP SLEUTHS OH SO GLAD

NOW AS TIMES CHANGE

By RUTHERFORD POÅTS

TOKYO.—The occupation has done some strange things to Japan, Take the detective business, For example.

the backgrounds

Finds Silver Lining

following letler dropped

Schedules" in Suet's office:

Dear Mr Suet.

When you first came to tea at our house, my husband and I asked you to Come again, because we believed that your feelings for our dear Mabel were of a sentimental nature, Had we suspected that you were, In my husband's words, "using her to talk at about your confounded system of schedules, we should not have encouraged your visits. Mabel says she cannot stand more of this talk. So please do not come here again.

Yrs. sincerely.

Pour ony

Joan Fropworthy.

“A pointless quarrel"

DEAR Sir

Via. rulair Ploy."

Mrs Dreacle's suggestion thot Mrs Whibster should live on ants, Before the

scooped up by her tongue, "for a Decupation, Hirose month or two," merely to show how said, his big business was in check-dimcult this mode of existence would ing the family background, indus- be, is. to say the least of it, too try and character of prospective foolish to be taken seriously. Surely Thanks to Western Influence.

brides and grooms for the tradi- these two indies could find some- Japan's largest detective

tional middleman-arranged agency

marthing better to think-and quarrel- 3. What do you mean by the term for the first time in its history is rluges. Now that business is going about

In these difficult times. If specialising in sleuthing for crimi- on the rocks, he fears, because the Mrs Whibster's sneering reference to mals and lost property instead of new democracy is giving modern intenters offended Mrs Drencle, sure- snooping lo

of young Japanese the right to deelde ly the offending remarks could be 4. What nume is given to the

gracluusly withdrawn. weight used in measuring drugs and Prospective brides and grooms. Now whom they'll marry.

it has started advertising in

in English. medicines?

The results are interesting.

The other slay furtive little Bul democratic reforms inve -5.--- Name-the-first lighthouses over Japanese stuck a handbill into this-their-silver-lining-for-detectives, A-haven-of-rest-

correspondent's hand and hurried even, Hirose admits. Thefls and down the Ginza, where he repeated other crimes have increased during LETTER objecting to "people the scene with mother American the hard times since surrender, and the

who go to the theatre and then Featuring picture of A nude

the reorganised Japanese police spond their time in the bar" remind- woman, in Japan's best conception for

matching forces aren't

the pre-ed mo of a criticism which appeared of western style "come-on" adver- tising, the handbill asked in bold ccupation polige in cracking down in the old Rochdale Observer, when

un lawlessness,

Ilirose claims.

I was editor. Our dramatic critic, letters: "Whose do you searching?" He spoke nostalgically of the old Henry James, wrote: "By the end of

days, when there were no rules the second not there wasn't a Up Seven Flights

against beating information out of mouth in the house." Before the reader could puzzie suspects anil probing Into, every that

one out, it followed with: detail of the Japanese citizens' pri- The new, reformed po- Without waver. vate lives. "Please comeon! Surely and speedy find out. A man lice, he insists, can't solve a lot of who is searched for lost property, enses, etc. It is pride in 30 years history and

erience. Teikoku Detective Agency."

Answers on Cotone S

· CHESS PROBLEM

By P. H. BARRON

Black, 5 pieces.

up domestic faetery demand and a few buyers reach up for the higher shipment) offerings.

Pending further news of the Rus- lan deal, dealers

expecting continued stability in the market.

are

EXPORT SURPLUS DOWN Washington. Ort. 8-The United States export surplus dropped to $300,000,000 in August, the lowest In nearly two years. Imports in- rreased nearly $40,000,000 to a to- Prices closer as follows, 10 to tatal of $558,500,000. points higher, en sales fotalling 38 con-

including Exports,

foreign aid tracis

dropped relief shipments, October in cents per th.) 21.02 nominal and

to $908,200,000. Textile -$35,000.000

to one bolt and exports dropped 211 machinery two-thirds of last year's monthly average. Import increases

sugar, primarily

vegetable 21.32 nominat were

products, chrome, thi, textlie obres 21.17

and manufactures-Associated Press, 221.12

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December

February

January (THU)

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United Preun,

Motor Firms To Co-operate More Closely

London, Oct. 7-The announce-

ment that Britain's

motor manufacturing the Austin Company

HONGKONG

SHARES

This morning's turnover on the Stock Exchange lolalled $133,423.

Transactions ami

follow:-

BIARES

GOVT. LOANS

BANKS

noon

prlees

BUYERS SELLERS BALES

3462 (1940)...

East Asia

INSURANCES

Canton

Union ..... Underwriters

greatest poCKS, ETC. concerns--

and the

Nuffield Organisation are to work. in closest co-operation is interpreted | ·

K. Whort (0) N. PL. Wharf, LAND, HTC, IK Hotel

Shn Land

In London as the first move 10 PIC UTILITIES pare the industry for keen compell- on from the United States manu- facturers.

The most

important long-term result of the pact is expected to be considerable standardisation of Austin and Morris parts between

u

dry

Carn

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

Vice-Chairman of the Nuleid Organisation, Mr R. F. Hanks, said today he thought the whole scheme would take about five years.

The Austin Company has made since the war. spectacular progress particularly in its invasion of the American market. The Nuffield Organisation has also achieved great successes In Its export effort. particularly with its smaller horse-

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New York, Oct. 3.

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1

9.

For the Arst time in his agency's 1. The male, while a gastele ulcer The Praivute 30-year history, Hirose says, people is commoner in the female. 2.

including alled residents, are fuer-de-lls. 3. It embraces the branches of literature: An ultached map gulled me to turning more and more in private various

thefts, locute rhetoric, poetry, history, etc. 4. seven detectives to solve the agency's location, up

and solve other | Apothecaries' weight.. 5. The light-power Morris and Wolseley saloons. Argentine Peso (Oficial) lights of stairs to the office of missing persons

that

off the coast of pollee

Argentine Pesa (Unatielali formerly house of Pharos, Hiroshi Hirose, bass of the agency's cases

The new pact

into Australia brings entirely-United Egypt, one of the seven wonders of small army of 3,000 detectives, handled

partnership the two most

dynamic Brazii the world. 0. Mozart. Press.

Belgium stationed all over Japan.

mea in the British motor industry, Canada Viscount Nufield and the director Chille

France

India

Mexico

New Zealand

Peru

Portugal

dummy. East ewone back with the

and Mrs.

six of spades

played the juck, West,

Lebhar having no 73423

entries. thought for a moment

then played low, hoping that his

partner could get in and

ather spæde.

Now

Mrs.

lead an-

Inke the

Lebhur cashed the king of diamonds and led the four- spot over to dummy. This mule it possible for her to heart finesse. She was sure that West did not have the king of hearts. When her fuck of hearts held, she and the club for s entry to dummy to take another heart finesse, making six-odd and a top score on the hand.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and male in t100.

Solution to westerday's problem: .

.1, K-R4. J . R-K8: 2, p

K; ... (B8; 2, P-B7; 1... R-K18; 3, P-K17: 1 R-R8; 2. P-7.

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(6)

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10. Tribal unleet. (8)

11. Hat-badze. 17

13)

14. Not quite an dara but intricate,

16. This 100k mig de found in the

'Midlands,. (3)

10

leave the alternative.

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A et Angunt of work, " 141

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22. Steady attachment. (0)

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2. It provides the dunce's hat

Onfor. 13)

It (3)

191

equirement, t Requirement. (I

3. The not a clock stand. But

ustly a book, (4-5) Fashionable sort of dome. (4)

19. Occupation of a deformed tracer.

19 He's toting among sham ospreya.

16. A rat hele

17. A nasty old woman. 13)

3. It could have Usen an acre. (4)

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Belution ul Testerday's muscle-Acting Ja Grotesque 8,- Ungaiva, 10. Witt, 11. Prote: 15. Chaguari 14. u 15. ftari; 10. Ones: 18. Fiba; 92. Paliw; 23. Taji Downa J. FAX: 25. Blox), 26. Cany stulbes pie 2. Orphas

Bjape; 4, Hyfi- thetles 5." Curer; 5, 3

earn

Neerasini 14 ans): 17. Ewe: 19.

Led: 21 D0: 12 Haf.

his Hirose proudly noted that Engilah advertising is done by H mani who says he is a former En- glish teacher in a girl's middle Is this not very high school." class advertisement?" he asked,

OUTWARD MAILS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Closing Times by Air Shanghal. Nanking, Hankow. Tsingtao, Peiping. Swatow, Amoy and Taipeh, 3.30 p.m.

Air Parcel Post for USA only (Kowloon

CPO 430 pm: (Gro) & p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train

Manila (Bea) 3 p.m.

Shanghal (Sea) à p.m.

Macao and Tainshon (dea) 4'

Kongmoon via Canion (Trala) 8 p.m.

Canton (parcels and

(Sea) b.m

2nd

mail

Class

SATURDAY, OCTOBER D Closing Times By Air Canton, Kowloon CPO) 720 am..

a.m., 12.30 p.m., 3 p.m.: (Gro) 7 a.m.. 3.30 a.m., noon, 2.30 p.m. Shanghai, am, (red); 2.31 B.. ford), Manila, P., Honolulu, USA and Canada.

0.30 am. (g) 10 a.m. (ord),

Ordinary Airmail (Printed Matters. Sam. ples and Small Packets Fosta) for USA, (Kowloon CPO 0.20 a.m.; (CIO) 10 Hankow, Shanghai, Nanking.

Chungking, Swetow

aju,

Amoy,

Taingian, Vol. and Toochow

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karacht. Bahrein, Catro (airobi, Johannesburg and Marellies via Calra) Rome and London. (Kowloon CPO) 430 p.m.1 (GPO) & p.m.

Unigon and Paris, 4 pm.

Closing Timer By 801 & Truli Macro and Teinshan (Box) 1.50 am. Straits. (Rea) 10 mm.

Swatow and Dangkok (69) 10 a.m.

Shanghat (Ben) 10 kan.

Amoy (50) 10 am.

Macao and Teinshan-(e) 2, p.rri.

Canton (ted class mail only) · (Tralu)

2 p.m.

Australia and New Zealand via Sydney

(Boa) 3 p.m.

·Manila, Aden and Marseilles (Box) 3 pm.

SALUTE +538.

EDITORO PREDU REAVIOR.

Crosłu e per fb.

3.00/3.12

Switzerland

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Uruguay

Venezuela

Batavia

Singapore

Hongkong

US 0.2977

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of Austin's, Mr Leguard Lord. England Heuter.

CHINA PRODUCE Africa

QUOTATIONS

New York, Oct. 1. Antrced oil, per lb. F.O.D.

New York ...

US$0.50/A3 Fon

2.00/2.30

New York. FOD.

Agat agar per 1.

New York..... Bandalwood, in drums, de-

pending cri quantity * Quality

Tung off. In tank cam, P.C.D,

New York per the

Berylum, 10 to 12 percent]

per tun.******

Molybdenum,

100 percent)

per lb. **********

Bristles, F.O.D., New RA follow:

Monkew. regular amort-

ments

Chungking regular assorte

menta

Shanghal regular amort-

menia

Tientsin, 20's aboris

0.21- not,

20.00/28.40

0.45

Sweden

Shanghal (per Gold Yuan)

Netherlands

BRITISH PORT STATISTICS.

London, Oct. 8-British port arrivals and departures of vessels York, per ib. with foreign trade.cargoes rose to n new postwar high level in July. The arewals nt of Trade sald US$450 nom. Board

4,800,000 tons net were 10 percent 2.05 nom.higher than in June, and equal to 34 2.00 noin. percent of the daily average for 1138. Departures totalled 3,010,000 tons and the daily average, which hos risen continuously since last Novem- her, was 12 percent higher than that for June and reached 72 percent of the Agure for 1038 Associated ¡Press.

0.80 kom. 10.30/11.00 -United Press.

Tientain 20's regular ....

North Atlantic

Shipping Ratos

Patis, Oct. 7.No change in

Exchange Rates

Business, was dona in the focal un-

North Atlantic shipping rates will official exchange market this morning

be made in the season 1040-49, it at the following rates

Starling · pound note (per £1) .... 19.05 was anounced here this evening | UH. dollar (per #1),

at the close of the British-North | Gold bars ¿por tesi), American Shipping Conferencem thats ther 400)

FIC piastre (per 100) Heuter.

NEI gulders (per 100)

17.00

25,00