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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

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getline the

By Galbraith

COPR. 1948 BY MIA GERVICE, INC T. M. NEG. U E. PAT, OFF.

9-14

"Why don't you try for the football team? Thon if you got low grades, your father will understand!"

• MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Jump-Shift Bidding Is a Game Demand

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY This is the Bath of a

series of articles based on Fred L. Kar- pin's booklet, "The Point-Count System of bidding in Contruct Bridge.'

In today's article we deal entirely with the jump-shift bid on the part of the original bidder. We all know that a jump-shift

Lid by partner is a game demand bid; but expert players do not always treat

Lid by that type of

the original bidder as an absolute game demand, although I think they should.

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HE SPEAKS \ HE SHOULD, ESPERANTO HE LIVED

VERY WELL.

SEVERAL YEARS IN ESPERANTO]

Check Your Knowledge

In this hand, South has count of 20 points three for the king

the

1. Did Cleopatra live before or of spades, 10 for

nce-king- of hearis queen

and

after Christ? the fifth benet,

2. In commemoration of what and seven for the acc

ace-queen-jack of diamonds. Не opens the bid-event is Empire Day celebrated.

3. What finet was ding with one heart, and his partner makes the minimum response of Den"? one no trump,

which he must have at least 0 points.

In the point-count system, count of 20 points in the coníbined. hands is needed for game.

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EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH FEATURE

By STELLA

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

B

to you no

* FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12′′

PORN today, you have a magnette personality which draws people matter in whatever circle you move. You are as popular with your own family group ns you are anywhere else. You will be lappiest if you wed at an early age and have a large family of your

own.

Your intuitions are keen and your imagination vivid. You are in- terested in the cecull, but you will be wise to leave emotionalism out of it and approach the entire sub- jeet from a purely scientific point of view.

Perhaps your greatest individual talent les in your ability to under- stand human nature. You are sympathetic with the problems of alt and neem to know how to solve them. Many come to you for help

and guidance and you oro always ready and willing to give advice.

July appears to be an auspicious month for personal happiness and the end of the one day towards

well prove to be the monili may

entira Hie. happlest day of your However, when it comes to business and your career interests you will and that the winter months are for, Begin' new for the best for you. projects and ventures at that time, since your energy curve should ho high during that time.

Benuty in all forma appeals to you and you may havo real talent a creative artist. Parents should cultivate this talent if it appears in a child.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and, read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)- Use your judgment wisely. Don't take everything for gmnted. Be cautions in new projects.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Don't take anything for grunted today and be on your guard against conspiracy. Not every one is frank as you are!

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)--- You may make a change of rest- tience auspiciously, but any other major change should be postponed until later on.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)-

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Sul a more negative than a posl. tive day. Keep your ideals high and don't compromise or you Will sacrifice permanent happiness.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)~~ A defuite improvement. You may step up your status unexpectedly by

1048.

POCKET CARTOON

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

a journey. Begin a business trip. IT

perhaps.

up for

From Wembley Stadium

(by private wire)

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Gold Yuan Devaluation

Efficacy Doubted

London, Nov. 11-Today's official devaluation of the Chinese 'currency was described in London banking circles na "a poultice for an earthquake."" Without the móst drastic military, political and fiscal reforms, it was felt that this, and indeed any oth er currency change that might be devised, could' be no more than another stage towards ' the virtual disappearancd of the Chinese currency,

When the gold yuan was in-time previously. Even assuming it troduced in August, London was to have been adequate when pre- more than sceptical, because it Pared, which was gravely doubled, it was atrendy rendered inadequate was not accompanied by mea- by subsequent deterioration in the sures to reform the underlying underlying position. financial chaos, without which no currency reform by itself could do much good.

It is known that that measure had been prepared some consideráblo

NEW BRITISH GOODS FOR HONGKONG

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

It is feared that today's change has been similarly frustrated in advance by the further deterioration since Augist. At that time the situation might have been recllied by drastic political and fiscal re- forms. That was a tall order, but today it would require mllitory successes 100.-Router.

100 PERCENT RESERVE

Nanking, Nov. 11.—An official statement released late tonight said that gold yuan notes shall be backed by 100 percent reserve be com- posed of 40 percent gold, silver and foreign exchange and 00 percent in negotiable stocks and tesignated Government-owned assets.

(On August 10 the proportion of London, Nov. 11.-Electric reserve was 50-50).

and new supplies of

razors

man-

On August 19 the total issue was

IT is suggested that solicitors may try to make up for the CANCER (June 23-July 23)-loss of rebate commissions dé- Play a waiting game and it will creed by the Stock Exchange pay off. Don't let impulse. disturb Council, of which I was Warden English worsted material will sald the

"The total issue of Gold Yuan," your reason or vou will err in in 1934, by increasing the soon be on sale in Hongkong. determined by Government

announcement, "shall be judgment just now.

charge for engrossment stamps The man responsible is Mr Lo date." LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-If an on all documents purporting to Kwang-to, head of the Chinese Be thrifty and don't let your important matter emotions run away with your good decision, settle it Judlelously, but be prior to the Engrossing Act Associated and Development Co. fixed at GX 2,000,000,000. This has

all promises don't go out looking for trouble of 1938.

in the Colony, who has just now been abolished, Be patient.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-All

completed a five-month business those In the mechanical trades

trip to America and Britain to should guard against accident duo

complete contracts

for these to personal carelessness.

Be care ful, too, in business matters.

goods, LIBRA (Bepl. 2340ct, 23) ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Emotional matters may loom much Today is better but don't become larger than they are, so put a curb too ambitious yet. Make plans cure- on your feelings and cultivate fully for execution later on.

patience and calmness.

Judgment. Examine before believing them.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Morning remains poor.. but after tunch conditious Improve cons)- derably and you may consider mak- Ing major decisions then.

UNUSUAL ANGLES:

ΚΕ

KLONDIKE KATE WEDS

HER THIRD AT 68

an Irish

At present, when the accountant of the trustee department of a bank, claiming rebate from

a brother, charges the overheads to a private account, no machinery is available for conversion. Consequently no public register can be quoted when the assessments are made. This leaves the clearing houses short, of cost-bills and encourages selling.

forward

A call to Lots-road

"R GREGSON speakin', hadmiral "MR

...yes...I thought you'd like ter know about the hanchor... WO was pullin' at it, me and that callor, like you said, to see if it would come up, an' all that 'appened was the 'ole chain come

up by itself. no hanchor like, and there wasn't at the end, co we think, as you might says that the. hanchor's got and there ain't lost in the mud

By ELDON BARRETT

and LONDIKE Kate has settled down with golden hair

near busy Paclite Highway 12 smile. She financed Alexander Pan- miles south of Salem (Oregon), a tages' Arst theatre venture and nothin' to 'old the old tub firm, but vaudeville that bit, o' rope the policeman tice tled far cry from the call of the wild in performed in his first the days when she dazzled bearded show. Pantages became a success- to the seat on the embankerments, prospectors and earned a lasting re- West Coast theatre owner and pro-

an' the sailor says that If there's a storm an a bit of a off-chgan 10 pulation as the Belle of the Yukon, ducer.

get the 'gle caboodle's goin' ter It was in 1000 that the Queen of Kate Rockwell, the daughter of a

dragged out from 'er moorin's, so Spokane, (Washington) judge, has Yukon met bashful Johnny Mattson, I and 'e got a bargeman ter twist moved to n 12-acro farm near Salem

on Christmas Eve, Johnny, a trap-

come wire off of the 'en coop amid- (Oregon) with her third husband,

o' stone, and per and miner, f in love with ship round a lump Buren,

ле- a retirert

there she rides na časy as you never last Kate, but I took him 33 years tu countant. whom she married

You've cut, me orfi... When he dia

Eaw...Hil April 1. She went there from propose. Bend, (Oregon) where she had accepted. operated a nursing home since she left the Northland.

4. The cities of Delfi (Holland),

Limoges W. L. Vna Dresden (Germany) and (France) are famous for the manu- fncture of what product?

5. What organ of the body con- trols our equilibrium?

U. Show the difference between lath and lathe.

(Answers on Column 5)

CHESS PROBLEM

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Tournament-Nelther vul

Opening-44

has, 20 and his partner has adver tised at least 8. Therefore South must assure u game contract.

Karpin says in his booklet

that a jum-shif rebid by the opening a hand which bidder is made on a contains 19 or more points, true that with 19 points, if

with Bind

your partner

combined count of you will have only 25 and occasionally the game

only

you a

will not

not be made. However,

partner's minimum response

points,

be based o

on 7, 8 or 9

By ARTHUR A. PAUL Black, 9 pieces.

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White. 10 pieces White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's problem:

u, K:-KE, anu: "2, B; or^K^"^(dis (ch) mates.

MAY

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All North has to do is to select the sult, hearts or diamonds, or he

you should

too not be

pessimistic.

have

He

South,

of course does not

in today's hand. this problem in knows that the 26 points needed for game are in the combined hands. telling He bids three diamontis, partner that he holds at least 10 points and wants to go to game.

Kate and her new husband plan to build a home on their little tract, a house of simulated logs "for atmosphere only."------

"We will be just as comfortable as any of these cliechucos,” said the lady saŭrilough, who once made as much as US$750 n night dancing for and with eager miners, trappers and hunters in the Alaskan gold rush days.

Dollar a Dance

Kate went north I 1900 boy's clothing when

years old. She joined

troupe. and

was

Yukon.

Kate

But

meanwhile, she had met. married and divorced Floyd Warner. a handsome cowboy, after a court- ship by correspondence.

Johnny_Found_Dead_

In passing

THE old joke about the sailor's farewell to his harse has come

Tonight's Government release went on: "No gold and silver colns out of the country, may be carried except in the form of ornamental gold not exceeding two ounces, in Mr Lo is leaving England tomor- the form of silver not exceeding 20 row, and will be due in Hongkong ounces, nut in foreign exchange not

exceeding US$100. on Wednesday.

Before leaving London he told me he had also negotiated with British manufacturers for the provisional purchase of machinery for Chinese four mills.

"Whether or not we purchase this machinery will depend largely on an American grant to China" Mr Lo said.

the

to

sale OL

"Persons carrying gold, silver and foreign currency into the may, according to their wishes, ex- country

change them for or coins at stipulated rates, or use Gold Yuon notes

Dolinr them to buy United States bonds of 1947, or deposit them in designated banks.

With the exception of the Cen- tral Bank of China, no Chinese or foreign banks, unless appointed by the Central Bank, may convert, buy sell gold and silver coins, prevent or

foreign currency."-Rouler,

He thinks that sterling for pur chage of the machinery may be made available by American aid goods to Chinn..

I understand from the Chinese Ministry of Information in London that there is nothing China from selling the goods in the open market and using the money in this way.

The machinery which Mr Lo has been negotiating for will be to replace worn parts now in use in Chinese mills.

used

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Brazil Belgium Canada

Chile England

HONGKONG

SHARES

pr

The Hongkong stock market was quiet this morning, the Stock Ex- change turnover for the early session being only $42,950.

Transactions and noon prices follow:-

INSURANCES

Unton,

Dock. Provident

+.

New York, Nov. 11.

Argentine Peso fecial) Argentine Peso (Unofleint) .. Australia

UB10.2077

2035-

3.23

.DOGO

BITARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES BANKS

.0220

11K Bank.

1970

,9100

East Asia.

140

0230

745

4.03%

13.0 130

France

.0032

3054

India

- 3024

20.20.

Mexico

1430

п

New Zealand Peru

4.0312

S'hal Dock, LAND, ETC.

.0000

Portugal

040324

South Africa

4.0322

Sweden

2783

[Ris)

7.18

Switzerland truguay

A

Star Ferry,

13435

4232

C. Light (0),

23

C. Light (N).. 2120

3715

Electric,

30

1500 68 21.400

3775

Macon Electric, 2434 251

403

Telephone

2400

United Press.

412

20.40

up again, because an Admiral rode a horse at a review. Personally. think it is much funnier to see 1 Johnny and Kate were married iu | stockbroker an a horse than Vancouver, B. C.. on July 14, 1933. sailor. A propos de boites, even After. the wedding Johnny

horses, as went lighthouse-keepers ride back to his claim 100 miles from we see from the old epitaph found

Yukon Territory. Dawson.

In a Cornish churchyard. Kalc returned to Bend, where friends changed her name from

Ilcs Klondike Here

HOTSC, Kate to Aunt Kute.

Johnny and Kate met in Dawson

.

once a year and twice, a year he

in wrote to her. In October 1940,

Ughthouse-keeper's Venezuela

Who was not ridden much, of course,

How patiently he walled for

she was 20 Kate became worried .because The lighthouse-keeper's leade

a vaudeville Johnny's

î

usual letter, failed 10 in a short while she arrive. She Instigated search undisputed

ot queen

the and a trapper found the 83-year- old sourdough dead on a frozen his lonely Sourdoughs paid a dollar a dance trail seven miles from

cabin. In those days, and the girls re- ceived 25 cents of the dollar and Kate had flown to Dawson and

The girls was there when the price of the drinks.

the news arrived. drank leed tea, wore high-necked

She returned to Bend sad und shirtwaists and skirts to the ground.

lonely. She had known Van Buren "They were very decorous," Kato for several years, and when she was 68 the two were married in Van- explained.

The Yukon proved to be a bon- Spokane girl onza for the little

could go to, three no trump if he OUTWARD MAILS

and

or

spados had good stoppers in clubs and no support in hearts diamonds. He selects three hearts and Soul goes to four hearts.

The only losers in the combined hands are a spade, n diamond-and a club.

MS SO% 3

Across

RD

* Be Down. 13. Company. 131 24. Pirm building poesibi? erected

by nappara. 141

A portbernier at a zaca mesting.

Down

Cana 21his is what you can expect for a cash sale. (7, 0) Untior, on the way I got at home

anywa (0)

a. On short for the baker. FOR

4. If they're good they're worth

Histening to. (D1

b. Web meal (anag.). 19.

6. Dountry. to)

B. Bës 7 Across,

10. l'ouden put attached to the soft palate. ( 11. Farourite, (31

17. This tio in used for producing

fever, (47

10. The indian peasant, j

10. Bort of alaposition that comes the second step towardin

1. Lose it need a lavicious on 21. faturity to Aunt Bally. 13)

and i

out this duty ?

d. When you're in this you Ate intent on your own thoughts. Aktiver coin of India, 18)

MALAY SUM beverage, (3)

Rad? 1: POriginst no doubt. 183

15, Tense, Mother (3189. Iterusan, He may bark:for funeb,. (4) -

the Bold-marshal's baton.

Belgian of resterday's puzzle.-Adresçı

Formation: Atop: B. Labpr

Cane 14, Bes

10. Aunt: 19 trati in Tol

15. Mürier

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Closing Times By Air

Nanking. Hankow, Taingtao. Shanghal,

Pelping, Swatow, Amoy and Taipeh, $30 p.m.

Bangkok, Singapore. Batavia, Colombo.

Sydney and Auckland, & pam.

Manila, Honolulu. USA and Canada,

Пять

Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m.;. (GPO) 8 pm.

Ordinary Air Malls (printed matters, samples and small packet, parts) for Monia, Guam, Honolulu and USA. Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m.; PO A p.m.

Closing Times Diy Bea

Hanelulu, 3 p.m.

Straits and Kangoon, 3 pm, Shanghal. 3 p..

Saigon, 3 pATI

Straits. Ceylon, Madagascar, Aden, Egypt and Europy vin London, 6 p.m. (par): 9.30 am. (reg); 10 am. (ord) (G- merrow).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Closing Times By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPO) a am.. noon. 2 pm (Gro) 0.30 am.. 11.30 am. Shanghai, 8.30 am, (red); 0a.m. (ord). Swatow, and Amey, 9 4.m. (reg): 938

am. (ord).

Hankow, Amey, Shanghal, Nanking,

Taingtao, Peiping. Chunking and Swa tow, 3.30 pm.

Saigon and Paris, 8 p.m.

Closing Times By Ben

Hangkok, noon.

Formoss via Keelung, 6 pm,

USA, Central and Bouth America Vin San Francisco, 8 pm. (par, reg & ord),

couver.

to their home in They moved Salem recently and settled down for a quiet life.

The call of the wild has died to a whisper ns far as Kate, is con-

cerned.

`alore.

on

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answer

6.

1. Before. She lived from 48 B. C. until 31 1. C. 2. Queen Victoria's birthday.

1. Ben Jonson. 4. China. 5. The internal ear. Laths is a thin flat strip of wood or other material used in building to form a base or ground work for

Lathe 18 pluster or tiles etc. machine for holding securely and rotating a piece of wood or motal etc. In order it may be cut, scraped or polished by the turning.

4

want to place orders right now for your 1950,

1955, 1900, 1965 and 1970: models!”

Д

Netherlands Batavia Singapore Hougkung

Ruhr Control

May Lead To Controversy

Washington, Nov. 11-High om- cial sources said today they expect the forthcoming live-power nego- tiations on Ruhr to produce some. controversy as to the type of the control machinery to be evolved.

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UK Hotel.

3'hai Land.

Humphreys

INDUSTRIALS

Cement,

Rope, COTTONS

Ewo,

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment, Vibro (0) Vibro IN)

099

10.60

Split Opinion Over Tin

London, Nov. 11 The Financial

Times said today that would seem, that the present is too early" to press forward the argument of those in favour of restricting tin production.

Acting Secretary of State Robert Lovatt sald the meeting would deal technical procedure for Imple» with

the menting

Foreign Ministers*

Opinion 'is divided

On the on the al- agreement of last June location of Iron, stee!

Issue, the Financial Times, noted: and coku from

The old controversy. Ruhr.

over tin restriction has been roused, the Reports from Paris, however, in-

newspaper said editoriallys, dicated, that the French intend to

The Financial Times recalled that' raiso the question of International- ownership of the Ruhr,

a few weeks ago J. Ivan Spens, a German experts here close to both urged that the question of the polen- leading British company director, the State Department and the Army.

expressed the hope that the Ruhrial excess tin production should be talks in London will be confined to "faced and dealt within the near

technical levels. However, they

futuro." acknowledge that with Fronchop-

the other hand," the position the problem will probably editorial added, J. H. Rich, at yes- not be as simple na that..

terday's meeting er Tronah Mines. The United States is depanding Insisted that any consideration of increasingly on an economically curtallment of output must take ac- strong and psychologically assured count of the U.S. stockpiling pro- Western Germany to discourage any gramme. In existing circumstances, plans the Communists might In he thought preparation of any such future have for "infiltration. after agreement would be premature. the occupation troop

Associated Press. are with

express the

drawn.

sources Informed o opinion that the charges that, Com- munist sentiment is developing in Western Germany is limited whlic economy is on the upswing and the people feel they are playing a sub- stantial part in European affairs. *** On the other hand, if the present price rises continue and the Western zones fall victim to renewed in-- Nation the situation may not be as optimistic-United, Press.

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the local un- official

exchange market this morning

at the following rales!

Rterling pound nota (per 4)

US. dollar, tper #1)

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Cold bars (per taei)

FIC plastres (per 100) Siam tlenia (per 100) NEI guilders (per 100) Gold yuan