1948-10-20 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

'don't care much for tennis, but mother thinks shorts

{aro something you just wear for sportel"

MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Think and Count- But Sometimes Hope

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

Iwond, there' TN the June issue of The Bridge was an interesting articia by Ivy Oeschger, of San with the catching Mateo, Calif title, "A Thinkin' and A Countin'." Miss Oeschger is a good writer. She and Maureen Balley, of San Fran- cisco, collaborated on a book entitled "Culbertson for the Joneses."

Although

the article contains Reveral hands, I thought that this ona would interest you the most. to and the 1 le rather unusual declarer in a contract of four, but

was

led,

made an overtrick as well.

The seven of clubs dummy played low, East put on the ten and declerer won. A small heart was led to the queen and the jack dropped from the East hand. This gave declarer the tip-off that the A small hearts were divided 6-1,

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now looked If declarer would have to lose two heart tricks, a spade and a club. But remember the title of the article, "A Thinkin

and A. Countin'," As Ivy said, there was no use a countin' at this

only thing left to do! The point.

and

a hopin'" hope that the

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Declarer had

rer had to.

cards were distributed in a certain way. For his plan to work, West had to hold three spades and three If he held a singleton diamonds. rather than a doubloton club, the contract would be assured, but not

extra

rick. Declarer led his singleton spade, which East, won. A diamond was returned, won in dummy with the queen, and a spade was trumped. A club was led to the king, an- other spade was trumped, then de- clarer cashed the aco of diamonds. West had to A low club was led. ruft, and had to play from his ten- eight of hearts back to declarer's king-nine.

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EXCLUSIVE 'TELE GRAPH' FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

POCKET CARTOON

By STELLA

!

thing you women must learn fest you become chronic faultanders,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 PORN today, you are the "natural parent." You instinctively pro-

Both you men and women have tect everyone and love everything that lives. Fond of Nature, you get executive ability and rather good comies to Being great deal of energy and inspira- fortune when it tion from it. Since work with in personally adventuresome, You are boring the type who always as they shy- animate objects is tedious,

A

and unproductive as far as you are "lands on your feet. You are not Biscouraged and opposition: concerned, routine work with facis easily and figures is decidedly not for you, only strengthens your determbiation If you get caught in such a Job, get to succeed.

anite Affectionate by nature, you out of it at once.

and inclined, to show your likes You have keen powers of analyals dialikes a little too easily. Although can separate the good from the bad; you women are somewhat firta- fact from fiction. You get at basto tlous in youth, once you have truths. More than that, you

your loyalty are found your partner, the type who can Interpret them is deep and sincere.

for

others

will

compensation.

Your

To find what the stars have in.

tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres-

exceptionally strong and you men like discipline. Avoid finding store for fault with others unless you can come forward with a constructive ponding paragraph. Let your birth- plan. This last, perhaps, in some day star be your dally guide.

THURSDAY; OCTOBER 21

ARIES (Mar.

22-Apr. 20)-IS

23-Oct. 23)-I! LIBRA (Sept. concerned with the arts, this is a you must travel, today Is all right,' for new ideas. A but take things easy. productive day trip also might be successful, pecially if concerned with your

carcer...

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- don't chow where

their they' pot

ordera from, but we team to da working at Cro purposes)

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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Wool Prices In 1949 Will Remain High

Washington, Oct. 19-The Agriculture Depart- ment has estimated that wool prices in foreign and 'domestic markets throughout 1949 will remain at a "relatively high level" and that U.S. consumption of foreign wool may increase slightly.

HONGKONG SHARES

vity on

There was a sudden spurt of cell

the Stock Exchange this morning. Interest was mainly con fined to a fow selected issues. The turnover was $633,700.

Transactiona and noon prices follow:-

SHARES BANKS

11K Bank INSURANCES

Canton Union

BUYERS SELLERS KALES

2000

765 700

KK Fire

200

2285

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Whart (0)

130

N. Pi Wharf

**

Docka

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-Be duction needs stepping up, make clerical error, of the word LAND. ETC.

Provident HK Hotel

Ink Land S'ha Land

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May. 21). The manufacture of chemicals appeari favoured right now, If your pro

THE plans for expansion

GEMINI (May 22-June 22) - A

re-disinflation for the word de ay when intuitions are likely to day

in the right direction, if reinflation led to a statement by you you follow them. Travel by water the Minister of Bubbleblowing. UTILITIES

But the Minister spoke, by mis if planning a journey.

CANCER (June 23-July, 23)-take, of disdeflation being sub Most of your difficulties are minor

may be dissipated by stituted for redeflation. careful attention to important de- tails Hold your ideals high.

tolerant of the opinion of others. criticise something a If you must friend does, be diplomatic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. lead 22)-Impatience can cause an ac- cident. Avoid being hasty and you also may avold getting into dif- flculties.

CAPRICORN (Dee. 23-Jan, 20) ones which A good day for merchandising, but if a business problem comes up for decision, try to postpone your un swer, until later.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

asset. Don't Routine is your best make any important, new move. Be extremely cautious,

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Don't lel personal feelings Interfere with business. This is a better day than you think it is. Remain optimistic.

LEO

(July 24-Aug. 23)-Use lact when handling business or mattera today. Thrift in social money expenditures is also the best polley now.

VIRGO (Aug. 24.Bept. 2) Think twice before expanding your today. Ec conservative business and make the most of what you already have.

DWEEK BOOK PARADE

TREATISE ON POACHING WITHOUT A DULL MOMENT

15

By JOHN PUDNEY

full of insight into VESEY-FITZGERALD'S "IT'S MY writings VESE

DELIGHT" (Eyre and Spoltis- English character.

"SMALL FRY" (Phoenix, 5s), by woode, 10a. Od.) is topical.

comic Willam that incomparable Steig, seems to me a sad waste of Just under five inches glossy paper.

A treatise on poaching with never a dull moment. Especially expert, readable, controversial chapter on

are:

to fit any civilised

1. In what cltles are the follow-dogs. Taking breeds as a whole, he high and six and a half inches long, ing located:

says that top three for intelligence it is unlikely

(2) Poodies. bookshelf. (1) Alsatians, (3) Collies. Above any gun-dogs he rates Pekingese "if kept out of the reach of old ladies."

1. Red Square.

2. Mount Vernon Square?

2. Under whose reign whx naval England's reputation as power established?

3 Name-the-prime under 25.

4. Explain "pari passu"

*

"WELL HIT: 8m," by E. H. D. Sewell (Stanley Foul, 12s. 6d.), is a substantial fenst for the cricket numbers bore anybody except myself who

talks cricket.

5. Namné tho five countries touched by the European Alps. 6. According to history material was first used for

covers?

t

(Answers on Column 3)

CHESS PROBLEM

By S. F. E. FLATAU Black, 11 places.

ON

Text is as robust as tille. I quote

remin) of the more mellow

one

It is an album of horrid little American boys. Their brand of viciousness is international.

"HISTORY OF THE HOMELAND""

and (Allen

Unwin, 18%.). by Henry Hamilton, is the fourth of those best-selling "primers" edited by Professor Lancelot Hogben.

"This solid and wise book is miles away from school history stodge. It traces amusingly the story of such

chapter by chapter.

Since none of these words has any meaning, it is expected that they will continue to be used every time a politician wishes to bam- boozle his audience,

(TOMORROW: A proposed model tar-works for Holborn Viaduci: how

would work).

Cold cricket war

Calming our tempers, looking be- yond our despair, and examining the hard practical facts, what is the position?

(Morning paper.)

ND what do you think tho

A when 197 The selecters for

TIRM

Star Ferry C. Light (0) Electric

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The Department said that the United States Agriculture Act of 1948 assures domestic wool growers of 1940 prices a high as 1946, or approximately 42.3 cents per pound basis.

It said that, since the foreign market prices for finer grade staple wools will probably remain above U.S. support levels, foreign growers may get higher prices through direct sale to mills and dealers than through the price support. pro-. gramme.

It sold that the increase in the 1019 consumption of foreign wool would be caused by smaller domestle pro- duction and stocks-United Press.

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QUIET RUBBER MARKET

New York, Oct. 10.----Nubber futures today closed 18 to 20 points lower, with sales totalling 35 con- tracts.

The market was very quiet and lower, following the failure of the London market to hold the early advances and Influenced by the 10:20 discouraging Indifference of factory" 10,70

buyers, despite the Armness of offerings from the East

100 # 20

247 or 131

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2006 33!!

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The Goodyear Company is plan- 500 3114 ning on immediate 50 percent con- version of the present synthetic. rubber facilities to put out the new and revolutionary "cold" rubber, which promises to Increase tyrn mileage through a substantially im- proved tread.

The Company has

1200 # 38

INDUSTRIALS

Cement *****

38 2015

500

500

STORES, ETC. Dairy (0)

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200 40

100

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512

Dairy (N) Watson (0) Watson (N)

100 a 40% been authorised by the R.F.C. to change the existing facilities to produce 45.000 long tons of "cold" material yearly, with the conversion work taking a year to complete.

the Third Test had a tough problem. N.Y. FOREIGN

and so on.

Canon Elkins joins in DE

EAR Six,

This anteating correspondence shirks the fact that

EXCHANGE

Canada

an elephant Argentine Peso (official)

Argentine Peso (unofficial) uses its nose, or trunk, as a tongue, Australia

Brazil as any child Aware who has

end of this Belgium lodged a bun at the

It unamusing

proboscia not

Chic England be far more likely that Mrs Drencle's

abnormally Jong France nose should

does not India not, then her tongue. wish to give offence, but is

confusing perhaps, Mrs Whibster

her prove the issue, in order to point, which seems to be that Mrs Dreacie's tongue 1 unnaturally prolonged?

Yra, faithfully,

David Elkins, D.D. She wondered why

FEW caustic words on specu- lation in property reminded me

The attitude of factory buyers to ex- pected to determine the nearby frend.

Prices, closed as follows:-

October (in cents per lb). 21.89 nominal November

December

January (1049)"

February

March

April

May

21.02

21.60

21.75 nominal

21.70

14

21.63

21.65 nominal

21.50 21.45

United Press.

LONDON FUTURES

London, Oct. 10-Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follows:- 0032-1/4 October/December (in pence per

June

July

August

New York, Oct, 19.

September October

US$0.2977

་

November

2001

December

3.23

Spot

0050

020

33-1/3

.0:130

4.03-1/4

3024

Mexico

1450

New Zealand Реги

4.03-1/4

0000

Portugal

.0403-3/4

South Africa

4.03-1/4

Sweden

..2703

Switzerland

25.00

.4150

3010

2550

5775

3770

.4735

7490

United Press.

Uruguay Venezuela Shanghal

Netherlands

Batavia Singapore Hongkang

scences: "I deem it something of an human needs as food, dress, money, of a remark of Mime. Haussman, NEW YORK METAL

honour to have felt a real smack from right the

thigh inside what Hirst

There

nothing was book waspish in Georgie's cheerful make- 'strewth, that In-swinger up, but made up for It. And what a medal it left!"

White, & pleces. White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:

1,R QB2, any; 2,'Q, R (dis ch), B..or Kt (dbl chi mates,.

CROSSWORD

Across

.

35- MLASY. (3)

14. In'in a fact that it waits for

19. Requirement. (4)

10. Namo (4)

20 One garment undoubtedly, 17)

71. Obedientis. (0)

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1. mikes the front inde. (9)

2. fomer's epju poem. 15).

3. Jie will take part in the Boat

FROON (7)NSORS MA

The home of checsn.,- (7)-

Yeast dyer (RAKU:32:40)

Q. Doarding hours, run

country ofPERRE; (7)

7. Human stoking. (6)

g. before. (9)

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17..Ons (4) fl. Outer covering, 143

Batution of pierday'a buasļu —âldtal Kod 3, Jumbips JACKT - and 8. Aurge liter natred. (9) JANA BATAren and 10. More or l

114" and 13. by and bri: 15 Brandi

Let peas for & change, 17)

Ralligious figure; sounds like the zmona to sell you fish and chips. TP chứa thành top of và ng

gardener,8(30 -12:Ros quite snow or rain. - (8)

AGross). Mutai, Emŏriai (7)

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new

Family Fiction Shalf

the wife of the celebrated Hauss- Sho mann who transformed Paris. anid: "It's very odd, but every timo we buy a house, a boulevard passes n through it." re-

with Two American books

family

$ust appeal, strong

of my own turned by members household with tears in their eyes, neo "YOUNG CLAUDIA” (W. H. 5. (and loss) Shelf

Allen, 9. Gd.), by Rose Franken. Dickens and "VAIL D'ALVERY" (Eyre and Introducing

LONDON Spottiswoode, 12s. Od.), by Frances selection "SCENES OF LIFE" (Pan Books, 4s 68.), J. B. Parkinson Keyes.

the This writes:

A sterner masculine taste recom- Priestley

Gilbert's "CLOSE London of William IV. It is doubt mends Michael ful if we can get closer to that QUARTER" (Hodder and Stoughton, London than we can in these pages. 12s, Ed.) because it brings crime and This cunring little arrangement of laughter into a cathedral close with Dickens's lesser known documentary such decorum. Cive to the vicar,

but don't fail to read it first.

"CITY OF THE BEES," by Frank

11

OUTWARD MAILS S Stuart (Allen and Unwin, 10s.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Closing Times By Air

Tsingtao, Shanghal, Nanking, lankow

Peiping. Amoy, Talpah and Swatow

3.30 p.m.

Bangkok. Nangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. Bahrein, Cairo, (Nairobi, Johannesburg and darseilles vin Cairo), Rome and London, (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 pm.. (GPO) B p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train

Marseilles Mantia, Aden.. Egypt and

(Sea) p.m.

Canton (2nd class mail orly) (Tenin)

a p.m.

Amoy and Toochow (sea) 3 pm. Macao and Tainshan 18ea) 4 p.m. Hongmoon via Canton (rain) 3 p.m. Canton (parcels and 2nd class imati) (Sea)

A p.m.

"THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 Closing Times By Air Canton, Cowloon CPO) 750 m., 10

a.m. 12.30 p.m., 3 pmi (GPO) Tam 9.30 a.m. tioon, 1.20 p.m. Shanghai, & am. (19); 0.30 am. (ord),

·Manila, P., 11.30 am,

Kunming.

Shanghai, Amoy, Lluchow. Nanking. Hankow, Tangian, Relping and Holbow, 3.30 pm.

Bangkok, Singapore Datavia, Colombo,

Bydney and Auckland, 8 pm.

Japan letters and cards only) (Bea) Ď

p3:

"Closing Times by Sea Train Macao and Telnahan (56a) 7.30 am. Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta (Bea) 11

#.01.

Swatow, (ex) p.m.

Macao and Trishan (Bea) 2 p.m.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

Russia. 1. 1 Moscow,

2. Washington, USA. 2. Under Queen Elizabeth's reign. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 23.

4. In equal degree, pace, rank etc.

6. France, Italy, Austria, Switzer- land and Germany; 6.-Wooden

boards.

6d.)

is a novel to keep. Its action takes place in the world of bees. What a confort it is to meet a drone dreamed up to frighten us children in an anxious world.

(Tomorrow-Recorded Music)

EDITORS PULES RESNICE,

INR RATURKEY

EVENING PUNT

567

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Radio Hongkong

KK.T.

6.00, Programme Summary: 801, "Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas Son of BBCTS) Episode 7: "The Fernando Mondego"": 4.30, Wednesday Bernhado 7.00, "It's in the Air Variety Request Programme Presented by SukAT Howard (Studio): 8.00, World and flame News (London Relay): 0.15, Bruch: Kol Nidri Op 47....Pau Casala (Cello) with London Sym. Orch.; 8.30, A Play "With a Pinch of Salt" by Jeck Luff, Produced by Bob Darnell with the Garrison Player Studio): 9.14, "Pan America' 3.30. An thology" Presented by Clifford Davies (Studio); 10.00, World and Home News (London Relay): 10,18, Weather Report: 10.16, Coleridge Taylor: "Otello" Bulle.. New Symphony Orchestra: 1036, Compa- ser Cavalcado: Hans May. Featuring Flora Asche, George Armitage, Dick James and Anton with the FBB Orchestra (OBS); 11.00, Radio Newsreel (London Relay); 11.15, Weather Report and Close Down,

"The janitor says to move the thermometer nearer to

the radiator."

MARKET

New York, Oct

10. The following prices were quoted in the metal market here today: Iron Ore, (8 percent Iron)

lower delivered

port Lake Superior, per long Lon,

Messabi-Beseerner US$ 6.33 Copper Electrolytie, Ex- port) .A.B. New York, per 1b...

Zing (Prime Western, New York) per 1b. ***** Manganes (Electrolytic

99.0 percent Manganese) delivered

cast of

January/March

April/fune

133/16

13) .13

-United Press,

MOVEMENTS OF BULLION

Washington, Oct. 10-The · Com- merce Department reported that gold exports-totalled--US$5,997,545-during-

September the week ending

20 while imports were $11,962,124.

Silver exports over the period amounted to $3,070, all to Canada, while silver imports totalled $1,801,253.

samo

Cold exports were as follow: Chife

$.41.203

Yugoslavia

1,520,408

French Indo-China

101,000

Philippines

37.167

Portuguese Asia

ZAL,100

Gold imports were as follows:--

Connda

Mexico.

1.030

23.50 cents

Nicaragua

200.020

Panama

15.85 cents

Cuba

Pritish Guiana

628 3,200

Ecuador

Peru

Argentine

Missippi Ilver, per ID. 12.00 cents Chile

SCRAP MARKET

F.O.B. per

ton

Belgium, Luxembourg

Stiver imports were as follows Canada Toxico

325.006

The following prices were quoted for British West Pacific Islands встар!- Copper

(light) US$15.50/10.00 Lead F.0.1. per ton (heavy Steel F.O.D. per ton (No. 1

heavy melting)

soft) *****

Nicaragua 10.00/10.50 Panama

rubs 30.00/30.00 Ecuador -United Press. Peru

CHINA PRODUCE

QUOTATIONS

Aniseed olt,

York

New York, Oct. 10.

per lb. TO.B. New

Corals oil,

per

York

Agar Agar,

per

York

US$0.80/82

FOD. New

2.00/2.50

Chile

Potem, Luxembourg

Briah West Pacule falands..

United Press.

CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES

Chicago, Oct. 19-Chicago Board of lb, FOD. New Trade prices closed as followston

3.30/3.75 WHEAT price per bushel) Sandalwood, in drums, depending on December

13.00 nominal quantity & quality o Tung oil, in tank cars, F.O.B. New May

York, per tb., 0.2115 nominal CON Deryllium,

December 10 10 12 percent) per

May fon 24.00/20.00

OATS Molybdenum (90 percent per lb... 0.43

December

Bristles.

BRISTLES

were

quoted F.O.D. New York, per lb. as follows:-

ments US$4.50 nominal chungklnk. regular AS-

Bankow, regular asort=

sortments

2.115

'Shanghai, regular asBOTI-

mants

2.50

8.50

-United Press,

Tientsin, 20's, shorts

Tiental, 20's 'regular

10.80/11.00

Ceylon Coconut

Oil For U.S. Colombo, Ceylon, Oct. 20,- United States buyers have entered the Ceylon coconut oll market for for 0,000 the first time. Licences

May

2.2815-2.2833 Close-2.271-R 2.1081

1.471, sulced

1.40-1401

74-7239

United Press.

Seeds And Oils

New York, Det. 18. Castor weed. per long ton,

FOB. Brazil ........................ US$110.nom. Cotton weed, per long ton,

FO.D. Memphis 70/78.00

socd., per

Flox

bushal.

FOB, Minneapolis, ..., 0.00 Linseed oil, per ib. in tank

Cars, P.O.D. New York, 27.8/28.3 cont Peanut oll, per lb. F.O..

New York

do 20 cents

United Prem.

Exchange Rates

Business

tons, have been issued to privato

was done in the local 2472m American importers, who previously alticial exchange market this morning bought all requirements from the at the following rates: Philippines Colombo trade circles ng pound note (per £1) Ja

U.S. dollar (per (1) say it is a tribute to the quality of gold bars (per tani) Cerion all, low, in falty acid-70 pissires (per 100)

2. Biam leals (per 100).

'NEI guilders ́(per, 100) Associated Press.

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