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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1948.

YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

By Galbraith

IGE CREAM

RADIO

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BOFA, TING BY NGA BERVICE, ING. T. IL. AND, U. B. BÁT” OFF, "Our teacher says less instalment buying will cut prices, Mr. Bird, but I don't seo yours coming down very fast!"

• MCKENNEY DUMB-BELLS

ON BRIDGE

Poker Psychology Helped This Hand

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

WAS playing bridge recently

with tha well-known Irish-

Scatch actress, Ethel Levey, whom

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many will remeraber as Mrs George Cohan. On January 1, 1949, she will have been on the singe for 50 Some of my readers may years. recall when she sang "Johnny Jones" and "George Washington Jr." with Cohan.

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being quite In addition to poker player, Ethel is a good bridge player and has played with some of the Anest players in the country. She uses good deal of paker

bridge psychology in her opening bid of four clubs on today's hand might be called a poker bid.

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In commenting on it, she said, "West looked like a fellow who had a good hand. He had inquired who was the dealer, so

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to shut him out right away." Her four-club bid did just North of course was justified in taking the contract to five.

would Many players probably have won the opening lead of the king of spades with dummy's nce, but not Ethel, She knew it going to be next to impossible to keep East from getting the fead, and he would be sure to coma through her king of hearts.

was

She played the smalt spade from dummy at trick one. When West continued with the queen of spades, she won it with the ace and dis- carded the four of diamonds from her hand. Now she cashed the sce of diamonds, ruffed the deuce of diamonds, led the seven

of clubs with the

and won. It in dummy ton-spot, then ruffed the five of diamonds with her ace of clubs,

This established the whole dia- mond snit. She cashed the king of clubs, led a club to dummy's jack, which picked up all of the trumps and on the three good diamonds she discarded three hearts. Thus she lost only one spade and one heart.

I MUST TAKE FIVE TEASPOONS FULL OF THIS

MEDICINE

EVERY HOUR!

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WE HAVE

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Check Your

Knowledge

Scandinavian 1. Which of the countries has the greatest coast line

on the Atlantic Ocean? ·

2. What are the Sunda Islands?

3. America's Cup is a trophy in

what sport?

4. Where did Napolean die?

5. What is fresco painting?

6.

Is flat-cap a kind of hat?

(Answers on Column 5)

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POCKET CARTOON

by OSUERT LANCASTER

BIRTHDAY.

By STELLA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29

DORN today, when it comes to ject, you put your whole heart and

creativo Ideas, you are a "free soul into it. Boul' but when it comes to tho Your chief relaxation is to get practical working out of these out into the open. Outdoor sports idens, you are farsighted, hardhead. appeal to you. In youth you will ed and capable of unremitting work. be an active participant; later on. Your chief handicap is a quick tem- a major booster. You enjoy peoplo the pleasures of living, per and so-called "artistic tempera- and ment." Learn to be less emotional especially travel. But all this will relegated to its proper placo about things and to think twice be

before answering in wrath. Once when there is serious work to be you have learned self-control, there done. f

Is little you may not accomplisti. Very affectionato, you may have

Having the courage of your own convictions, you find it easy to follow through on anything you belleve to be right. Although you have a calm and unhurried manner, you aro energetic and fiery underneath and once you get started on a pro-

many

a romance before you setule down.

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.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

(Nov.

23-Dec.

22-June SAGITTARIUS

GEMINI

22) (May

stuffs are 22)-Business employees should And Those working in food

advantage of in- this day beneficial to their requests. favoured. Taki Also good on the domestic front. creased customer demands to nug-

ment income.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Changes in activity-a short business trip-may step up both publishing and advertising.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb. 19) New contaels and schemes are stlm- ulated today, especially in the field lof business enterprise. Be alertly

active.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Best for you to stick to familler routing and postpone new ventures

until later. Avoid being overcritical,

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr-20)-Those in ometal positions are favoured

There may be minor opposi tions, but you may overcome them with edurage.

now,

CANCER (Junė 23-July 23)- Changes are due, but likely for the best. Complete a writing contract with favourable business terms Be progressive.

LEO (July 24-Aug 23)--Your

**You mark, my words, Wensleydale, from now on (e's going to bo nappies, napples, apples

where."

BY THE

WAY

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Forces

Inflationary Still Dominate U.S. Economic Picture

Washington, Nov. 27.-Administration aides mapping the campaign against high prices are keep- ing an eye on the possibility of an economic collapse. Most economic policy-makers believe that infla tionary forces still dominate the economic scene.

Complications

One top level fiscal official anid: "Inflationary pressures still outweigh deflationary forces, but they are not so great as they were a few months

In West Coast ago."

Shipping Tie-Up

Many government economists agree that the Infintionary pressures have subsided somewhat in recent weeks. They have adopted a

wait and see" policy. Also they want to

San Francisco, Nov. 28-Pacific | see how much Presklent Truman Coast longshoremen voled on Sun- will ask for "cold war" spending.

now contract day on a proposed while negoliators struggled to bring peace between another union and the shipowners.

Two large locals, San Francisco and Seattle, have approved the new contract by overwhelming vote. Balloting in other locals is expected, to be completed today.

mind is tato care of any writing by Beachcomber Cooks, the United to operators.

nings, so Assignments be they, letter or thesisf

W OF

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-In- WHEN I read the other day fuences, in general, are good if you

the death of Prince guide your activities into construc-Murat, I thought of a hamlet tive channels.

neay now.

new

barometers Among the economic indicating at least a temporary sub- sidence of inflationary pressures is As measured by the cost of living.

Labour Statistics, the Bureau of living costs dropped slightly between mid-October and mid-November for the first time in seven months. Also department store sales have been below their usual pre-Christmas invels.

CEILING FOR DEFENCE

Economists

that say

heavy spending for the armed services and foreign aid could chango all that Truman's $15,000,000,000 ceiling on

to defence spending may have boosted, and

arme gfor

Wezdtem European governments could swell the cost of foreign aid. That kind of spending, according to economists, puts more money into circulation and reinforces inflationary pressures by sending up the price of senrce ma torials and labour..

in the high Quercy, a few still may not sail. The AFL Sallors' and "lenditary aid for China

LIRRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-im-miles north of Cahore, once prove your working conditions, it necessary, by

called La Bastide-Fortuniere entering some Bew feld of endeavour. Promolo busi- and now La Bastide-Murat.

For there was born, in 1787, the TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-A 'SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-twelfth child of an inn-keeper and to become the sea journey may be for you! Some Disappointments and minor difcul- his wife, who was

be circumvented important communication or literary ties may

If you greatest cavalry leader in history and Joachim Murnt. frank, criticism. Be paper may need attending to: do it avoid

King of Naples: His mother's ambition was that he ho operative and decisive.

should be the cure of his village, and ho was sent to a seminary in Tou- louse. But one day a cavalry regi- ment rode. through. and young Joachim left the seminary that evening, followed the regiment, and cnllsted,

now.

around the world:

A Modern "Garden of Allah"

By TEMPLE MANNING

LETTERS from a friend tell of the

contemplated joy of returning

to their villa at Biskra, that most beautiful of cases, so beautiful that is known as "the Garden of

it

Allah"

Many travellers to Algiers make this the starting point for a journey into that

fascinating, apparently boundless, mysterious region of the Sahara. The road from Algiers to Biskra runs through the mountain- ous region of Kabylia, thence to and then past a delightful, Setit, fertile area that almost impercep- tibly changes to one of desolation, -with-here-and there the tent of a

nomadic Arab.

Gateway To Desert

Forty miles before Biskra ane passes the famous Pass of El Kan- tara, which forms a stupendous and fitting gateway into the desert.

Biskra is in the centre of a great oasis bright with hundreds of thou- sands of fruit troes. There are date and other paimas; there are olive, pomegranate and apricot trees. As for the climate, it really is superb, well-nigh perfect, we should say, The winter temperature average is 70 degrees, and there is no dimp- ness, no humidity.

Foreign Saction

A Mosque in Biskra.

Co-

1

In 1805, when he had become a Marshal, a Prince of the Empire, and Napoleon's brother-in-law, u friend called on. his mother, now aged 84, in her village, and talked her son's fame. with her about "Poor fellow,"

said she, "they'll overload the donkey and break his back."

They've got her!

men

THERE can be rio doubt about it,

These huge, half-naked with painted faces and weird head feathers, who are advancing with leaps and yells, brandishing toma- hawks, must be Indians. But there is something odd in their behaviour. They are staggering, and falling about the place, and laughing

Stupi

15,

05

With the West Coast tie-up in its remnined 88th day three unions

CIO Marine without contract-the men and the CIO Radio

Until they

reach contracts with the employers, the CIO longshore- men will remain on strike.

When the striking unions have achieved

contracts, the ships Union of the Pacific has declared it will not move any ships until it gets a new contract. The sailors are on strike but have been mode idle

the

strike, lofigshoremen's by They say they will not resume work until guaranteed that the longshore

thair will not encroach on

working rights claimed cargo coastwice and Alaska shipe-Asso- ciated Press.

men

HONGKONG SHARES

not

on

One high Administration adviser cam- anys that the anti-Inflation paign will be designed to stabilise the economy against both boom and bust. He said: "It is not correct to regard the two as separate and un- related, they must be dealt with to gether."

Dr E.

aff the Nourse, head President's Council of Economic Advisers, has been charged with the Administration's The turnover 071 the Stock mapping

economic programme. He must co- Exchange this morning was $147,225.ordinate the proposals of five govern

Transactions and noon prices follow:-

BEATLES BUYERS SELLERS HALES INSURANCE'S

Canton........

UK Fire........ 260

LAND. ETC.

HK Hotel .HK Land

'hai Land UTILITIES

Tram

...

C. Light (0) Edecirte

300 # 370

40 370

10 * 200

200 or 270

1325

3.10

14

60 131 0015

10.00 20.20

901%

1110

Macan Electric 241 Telephone INDUSTRIALS””'

Hope

STORES, ETC.

500 GF 15

200 6 30% 2500 H 301

3542

101%

Dalry (0)

43

Dairy (New) ..

44

Watson (X NG)

58

500 F 57% _250__10_____

10.10

36

Emporium

COTTONS

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment

though drunk. That's it. Mr Gruicy, of the East India Company, gives thera rum in exchange for their good will. Jed

The Barter has long suspected it. Colonel raps out the order to fire. Mignonetic crouches under a window at the back of the room. Suddenly hand comes through the window and closes over her mouth. Another But

native hand a few steps into the

hand plucks her from the floor and quarter completely reverses the pic-drags her out of sight. All the men going have their backs to what is ture. The houses are built of un-

Only when the Indians with- baked mud, with doors and roof of on. palm wood. All around are found draw, still ycling and giggling, does the various elements which make up the savage and barbaric life of nonette?" the desert. And in all fairness to the administrators of Algeria, majority of the natives prefer that life and their mode of living to any OUTWARD MAILS States of the United Nations

the

thing else. Those that want to ascend the living scale generally do

50,

The market place is exciting and colourful. It is crowded with the representatives of the many tribes, some quite wild, that have lived in! this region for centuries. On sale are dates, splees, skins of

wild

The newer or foreign section of Biskra is to the north of the oasis There are modern houses and nico shops along the main thoroughfare, animals, Ivory and ostrich feathers. the rue Berthe, and the whole section has a French winter resort look about it that is most attractive.

Radio Hongkong

II.K.T.

As

Bosutiful Estate

ment departments - Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Labour, Treasury-plus the Federal Reserve

Board.

STAND-BY CONTROLS

Truman has indicated that he will ask Congress for stand-by controls on prices and reserve authority, to charinel scarce materials into In- dustries where they are badly need- ed.

·

how

Truman also favours higher taxes, especially the tax on excess profiti of corporations. That would help to balance the federal budget and take some money out of circulation.

To determine how much money the new-taxes must provide,-Neurss- and his advisers must know much the Government will spend to top Communism overseas and to - THEY build up national dedence. must also take into account the effects of Government spending fár

federil

construction, controls schools, farm price

and many other factors.

ECAFE TALKS ing

someone shout, "Where's Miss Mig- OPEN TODAY

Unless otherwise stated, registered articles Ana parcel posta close 50 minutes earlier than the ordinary mail. If maila close before 10 am registered and parcel posts close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Malis are closed at Kowloon Central Ist omes, balf an hour earlier than the Gro closing times.

To-day

Closing Times By Air Shanghal. Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Petping. Kunming, Luchow, Swalow, Amoy, Talpeh and Foochow, 3.30 pm. Closing Times By Rea for sightseeing, the grent attraction used to be the Incredibly Swatow (tea): p.m. beautiful estate of a French noble- Bangkok (Bea) 2 p.m. man, Comte Landon de Longueville, Amay and Foochow (8ta) 3 pm. TURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 in which there are lovely gardens

Closing Times by Air filled with tropical trees, plants and Swatow, Amoy, Shangha), Nanking, lowers. The garden is on the very Hankow, Tingtao. Pelping and Hollow,

3.30 D.m edge of the desert, which adds to Its charm, and forms a marvellous contrast.

0. Programmin Summary: 0.01, "It wing time: 6.30 Portuguere half-hour (Studio); 7, World and flome News London Itelny); 7.18. Billy Kayer (Piano) and His Orchestra: 730, Hospl tal tequent half hour presented by Bon

Twelve miles southeast of Biskra Dickinson (Studio); 3,"From Editorials** (London Relay): 0.10. is the village of Sidi Okba, made up Marari: Concerto in Edat Major K. of one-storeyed houses of sun-dried, 447: 8.30, like what I like" presented by Dick Thornley (Studio): P. Cilbert bricks.

The Interesting mosque

and Sullivan; D.15, Linda Cater taiks on contains the tomb of Sidi Okba, a Fums (Studio): 9.30, London Playhouse; Moslem saint, and the leader of the 10, Radio Newsreel (London Yelay Araba, who in the first century of 10.15, Weather report: 10.10, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 4 the Hegira' eshquered Africa 11, Leo felway and Ilis Orchestra: Islam. 11.15, Weather report and Close Down..

BBC PROGRAMME

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A plant to turn.at - (8);

10.00The debate continues;' 10.13.- Orchestra of the world: 10.30-MusiC wille you work; 11.00 11.10. -Iloma news frum Brtiain; 11.15.- Frederick Grinke; 11.30-Sporting re- com: 12,00. From the editorlate; 12.10- Programtume annotincementa: 12.10-Music of the regiments; 12.43-Brilleh Indur- try: 13.00The newn: 13.10-some news from Brilaini; 13.35)-Musical memarley; 14.00-adin newareal: 14.11-Eric Barker in The Waterlogeta Epa; 14.45, ** Stradivari Orchestra: 15.15.-Programme Announcements; 18.30-Interlude: 18.30--- Welah magazine; 18.00, The news; 18.10. --News analysiḥ, 13.18.-Selenca review; 10,30,-Wilfred Pickles in Have A do 17,00-C000 down,

TO BE

(Tomorrow-Science. AL' Work)

OAB and FLOUNDER

Mandia, Honolulu, USA and Canada, a

p.m.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors

1. Norway. 2. Collective .name of the Islands from the Malay Ponin- 3. Yacht rak- zula to the Molucens. Ing. 4. On the island of St Helena.

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by Walter

They must also consider the effect Ci economy of the fourth-round wage increases. Sorte industrialists Lapstone, New South Wales, Nov: and labour leadern have already

from 26.-Delegates

13 member declared that another general wage

and boost is inevitable.United Press. five associated members will open here tomorrow the conference of the

Economie United Nations

Com- mission for Asla and the Far East. The discussions will affect about half the total population of the world.

The Commission covers China, Hongkong, British North Borneo, Brunel, Sarawak, Burme, Ceylon, India, the Indo-Chinese Federation, the Malayan Federation, Singapore, The Netherlands East Indies, Pakis- tan, the Philippines and Siam, re- presenting 1,000,000.000 people.

Wheat Price "Feelers?"

Washington, Nov. 28.-The

newspaper

columnist.

The leader of the Burmese delega- American tion and the vice-chairman of the Drew Pearson, asserted today that Commission, Sao Hiken klo, said Britain and the United States had today the major issue to be settled But out "bargaining teelers for a by the conference is the application new maximum to the Internatonal Bank of funds wheat. for the five-year economie rehabili tation programme.

price for

world

He said the British were seeking

30

Sao Hken Hklo will preside at $1.50 a bushel in any new interna-

tional agreement, which this fourth plenary session of the cents below the price approved by Commission-Router.

Ship Transfer Boycott

Eltain and the other

nationa In the International Wheat Agreement | negotiated Jast year."',-

This agreement was nullified when the American Congress refused to ratify it.

Mr Pearson added that during Geneva, Nov. 27-The seafarers the recent Food and Agricultural section of the International Trans- Organization conference in Washing- port Workers Federation has passed ton, American spokesmen had put a resolution deciding to boycott out "feelers" for a world maximum ships transferred, under the Pana- | price of $1.75 over the next five

Honduras flags. manion or

be-years-Reuter, ginning May 1, 1949-United Press.

Czech Pact With

Denmark

Exchange Rates

Dual was done in the Speel una Prague. Nov. 28.It was, officially official exchange market this morning

at the following rates:- announced in Prague": today that Bierling pound note (por £1) Czechoslovakia and Denmark have us. dollar,,[per #1 reached agreement in talks at Gold bar. (per tas]), Copenhagen on payments and an am Licals (per 100)

·FIC plastros (per 100) Increase in Czechoslovak exports to gulders (per. 160) 'Denmark.-Reuter,

Gold Yuan

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