1948-12-03 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948.

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YOUR

BIRTHDAY

BY STELLA

by OSDERT LANCASTER

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

9-28

"Now that he's back in school, can't you out his hair so ho looks brainy? I wouldn't like to see it quite as bushy as Einstein's, though!"

• McKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

He Leaves Himself. Two Lines of Play

BY WILLIAM E, McKENNEY

“ODAY's hand came up during no Interesting rubber bridge game which I played recently with Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalisation.

in

When Captain Miller had finished playing the hand, I asked him why he had elected to start setting up the spade suit before the clubs. He replied, "I gave myself a two-way

if

one of them did not possibility. break. I could go after the other." And that is what he did.

West won the first trick with the ace of diamonds and continued with

DUMB-BELLS

FREGISTERED Usi

WHAT 35 AN OCTOROON?

4479

IMTENT OF

MUST

BE AN EIGHT SIDED CUSPIDOR

Check Your

Knowledge

PORN today, you are a natural

You have originality and abhor optimist. You are usually a joy montonour routine. Hence, if you are to have around the home or an in some restricted job, you im- office, for no matter how

dark

things appear, you can come up with mediately set about opening its some constructive suggestion which horizon and making it more in- will set the wheels rolling properly tereating. ngain.

You have a keen sense of right and wrong and will never condone a compromise. Quicit at sizing up an- other person, you can spot a bluffer almost instantly. Something of a strong disciplinarion, you might find military career to be your answer. You would also make an understanding teacher or spiritual leader it so trained from early youth.

Marriage is just ono of those things that come into the pattern of living, as far as you are concerned. No romanticist, you are loyal, and true to your mate liroughout life.

To find what the stars have in atore for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily gulde.' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

(Nov. SAGITTARUIS

23-Dec. 22)-You may begin a journey now It will be especially successful it connected with business and adver- tising.

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)- Make agreements; commit youself to new projects; correspond-in other words, he progressively active now.

GEMINI (May 22-Juno 22)--MOTE adverse than otherwise, so slick closely to plans already made and follow regular routine,

CANCER. (June, 23-July. 23)- Opportunity for personal benent it you better your position along lines begun yesterday. Be constructive.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Be an AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)- optimist, surely, but don't expect impossible today. Moderate Business, especially that pertaining the to women's wear, is particularly progress may be made along estab.

Kshed lines. favoured now.

of

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Personal efforts may altain good Contracts and agreements in mnit- results, but don't expect to have any order business or advertising 'are

change possible ailver suggested; thing handed to you on a

residence. platter!

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Avold negligible, but upsets problems are

may prove disturbing. in romance Be diplomatle to avold trouble.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-

act on anything Think before you important since any rush action today can have poor future resulta

LIBRA (Sepl. 23-Oct, 23) Work, committing yourself in writing on any important matter. Hold to more general objectives.

TAURUS. (Apr. 21-May 21)-Be cautious in business affeira involving matters of credit. Muke. slow gains if you are conservative and cautious,

UNUSUAL ANGLES:

ONE TIN OF PEACHES WENT ON AN ODYSSEY

By EVELYN, WEDBER

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"Well, if you're really su desperately keen to know what I want to be when i grow up. the answer is Chief Public Kelations Officer to the Director of Bacteriological Warfare]"

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

I

HAVE been reading, with an interest bordering on Irenzy, about a mechanical horse, which can be ridden by those who hate real, horses.

. It is, of course, on a fixed base. so that the excitement of remain- must bc ing in the same place well-nigh unendurable. I would suggest placing a mechanical fox few yards away from the horse. A gramophone record of hounds in full cry would make the whole business as jolly as a min with the Euston Road Hunt

Unsolicited testimonial

L

OVELY Dawn Kedgarec, whose of Pittsburg** new film "Rose

is expected shortly, confesses that before using Bibbo she had a skin like a glant cactus. "Now," she says, "my skin is so smooth that files to get slide off my face, unable a grip for their little feet, and mistaking my cheeks

· FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

New Synthetic Fibre

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Now York, Dec. 2.-E. I. Dupont Company claims

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Dr Joseph B. Quig, a Dupont thetic fibre named Orlon. He official, for tho first time re-knid, "Orlon's resistance to out- vealed details of the new syn-door. exposuro is so good that. wo feel it the best fibre that wo know of-natural or man-mado

for outdoor 'uso,”

HONGKONG

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At present, limited quantities of yarn for development purposes are being manufactured. Quig said that research is concentrated on finding a

China Light shares (ex-dividend continuous flament synthetle Abre and rights) and Chinn Light rights having the warm dry hand of silk were the chief interest this morning and at the same time a staple fibro with exceptional bulking power, on the local stock market

The Stock Exchange's turnover high thermal Insulation, and the wrinkle recovery possessed by wool, for the forenoon Wog $249,000,

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prices market

exploration, Orion

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U.S. PROTEST

TO HUNGARY

Washington, Dec. E-The State Department today announced that the United States protested against. Hungary's recent seizure of two American-owned oil companies. In

a note delivered on Tuesday, the United States charged that the 500 2 10.80 alleged

confessions of

sabotage against two American officials of the firm" were "wholly false."

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Author of the book, is Mr Samuel for Pose-petals, curl up happily N.Y. FOREIGN

former thanks to Suibbo," This is the

PEACHES, Royal California jumbo

tin of, one. subject matter of a book, climbing into the best-seller class in Ame- rica,

"The called

Busy, Busy People."

Embassy

in Moscow, Second

Spewack, playwright and correspondent in Moscow.

"Undaunted'

asks

EXCHANGE

a

New York, Dec, 2.

US$0.2077

Argentine Peso (Official)

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The decadent Dr Goltov (desphe the Revolution he persists In Hiking British tweeds, and Rolls- YOU may well imagine how the The peaches belong to the US. Royces) has been assigned by rushes out to cheer when Mr Grimley Argentine

the entire garrison Fort Wappahonca Secretary Renwick, taking a potomcils at his

Kremlin to entertain foreign

home, "50 they returns with Mignonette. She is a shot at a rat in the Embassy store-

Because cannot say they never get a chance little tired, and her evening dress

Colonel The is crumpled. Toom knocks a un down.

And he is The to meet any Russians." Greenleaf, correspondent for

the Grimley if he is wounded. All are

amazed

bravery. in trouble; he can never get British Ambassador to come.

Mignonette says, "He seems to have India to Ile decides

accept Lisa's an understanding with the Indians.

tempt They let me peaches and use them to ent the Britain's Ambassador. them

1. Name the world's largest art New York Globe, looks hungrily at gallery,

the peaches, and it is wartime in Moscow, Renwick gives the tin him.

2. What historie document was discussed in the British ship HMS |

But Greenleaf does not peaches. He presents

to

to the diamond four-spot, which Cap-Prince of Wales?

They tain Miller trumped with the four

3. In what country does the Lisa, his Russian girl friend. of hearts. Next ho Jed the ace of spades, discarding a diamond from petion of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" represent a year's salary to Lisa..

Besides, Greenleaf is having dificul- the three of take place? dummy, then ruffed

Ketting rid of her. with dummy's spades

None

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5. Who invented

dressmaking patterns?

standardised

6. What is the function of the arteries as differing from the veins of the body?

(Anatvers on Column 3).

CHESS PROBLEM

Black, 5 pieces.

By S. F. E. FLATAU

East

14

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24

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3

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4

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Opening a

17

hearts. When East's king fell, ho saw that West had a spade trick, so he gave up that line.of piny.

The ace of clubs was cashed and the club queen led, Miller discarding the seven of spades from his own "hand West won the trick with tie king and led back the deuce of Miller won this with the hearts.

and led

another heart dummy's дес,

which estabilahed Now Miller led the discarded the

king

West's queen.

Jack of clubs and nine of spades, then kept on

a leading

clubs until West trumped. All he lost was the king of clubs, ace of diamonds and queen of hearts.

White, 2 pieces.

123

White to play and mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. Q-R7, any; 2, Q, or K (dla ch)!

mates.

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Doctor Sho takes the peaches

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go the moment hej Feru

and Portugal scowls, Grimley appeared."

"And where the Colonel bites his lip,

Grimley is Mr Barter?" asks the girl.

* | Uruguay

Venezuela is grins complacently, "Dead, I expect," NOW. But he slips in the

went to look for Neverlanda he says. "The the loses seriously injured; and

you on the wrong trall." Mignonette's Batavia"

coating Singapore heavy

Hongkong peaches.

Top secret reports; now are des-face pales beneath its

The U.S. of paint. But her eyes Bash, as she patched to Washington.

extreme signi walks away. "Where are you going, diplomats attach

the abandonment of Dr my love?" asks the Colonel gently "To find Mr Borter," replies the he is English rose, making a move.

Permit me

Веолсо Golfov's weekly receptions.

He is reported missing: reported dead.

at

By now a new American Ambas- sader is flying post-haste to Moscow. THE feast of international friend-

and ship and with lobsters

sportsmanship He is armed pictures of Goldwyn Girls because Wembley has taught the world that Washington says these are Stalin likes.

what the

The new Ambassador is to present these to Stalin (if he can get an interview) in order to get him to understand the American point of

OUTWARD MAILS view

Unless otherwise stated, registered close 30 Articles and parcel poste

ordinary than the minutes earlier mall. If mails close before 10 .. registered and parcel posta close, at Malle p. on the previous day. are closed at Kowloon Central Port Ofte, half an hour earlier than the GPO closing times.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 Closing Times By Air Canton, (Kewloon CPO) 0 am, Noon, Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao. and Talpen, Thelping. Swatow, Amoy 130 р.п.

Bangkok, Singapore, Sourabaya, Colom. bo, Sydney and Auckland, & pan.

Manila, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Canada, bp.m., •

Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 pm (GPO) 5 p.m.

And still the peaches are lost and for them, everybody is looking including the Russian and American They are armies and embassles. found in the street by a nurse, and they journey through the hands of and pathetic people, many busy always in exchange for favours.

Finally, they reach the desk of Colonel Bogomolov. There Lleut.- colonel Heag,

ordinary people of the different nations can only get to gether," they make the same mess of things as their Governments.

In

passing

VOICE said: "You'll get nothing done by just sitting there and smoking." And I thought of Danton's remark to Desmoulins about some- "He thinks his pipe is the body. trumpet of Jericho, and that if he smokes three times round a reputa

will collapse of its tion, it accord."

own

the US. Intelligence Radio Hongkong

(who has been assigned to find the penches) accidentally sees them.

Hoog suspects a plot. After all, there were no Lend-Lease peaches,

Mr

'Humanitarians'

K.T.

Programme Summary: 0.01, Children's

2400

United Fress,

The nele said that the Hungarian police used "force and durces" extract the "confessions."

to

The note rejected as "false, and malicious In their entirety" the sabotage charges against owners and officials of the companies, and said: "Moreover, the United States Government regards that these allegations have been made for political motives to serve the pur- poses of Communist propaganda and to feign grounds for bringing, the

stato. companies under Communist control."

The two companies aro, the Hun- garian American Oil Company, and The Maort Trading Company American-owned subsidiaries of the Standard Oil, Company of New Jersey United Press.

Irregular Wall

Street Trend

New York, Dec. 2-Shores "on the New York Stock Exchango moved irregularly today in moder- ately active trading.

The market opened with a display of strength but as trading progressed demand for securities dried up, and shortly past mid-session a good part of the earlier gains was wiped out. before the close,

somewhat, and

Just

accelerated

Prices

as a

MOVE FOR 30-HR the list displayed

MINERS WEEK

Washington. Dec, 2-An official of the United Mine Workers' Union today indicated that John L Lewis will include a 30-hour work week in his next contract demand in the soft coal industry.

the the

.William Deard. of Charleston, West Virginia, President of U.M.W District 17, told fifteenth annual conference on

were irregular on the balance. Despite today's rale in the Hiquidating

, which market ese result of yesterday's charp rise, -to-profit-taking

a firm

under- This

was based on the be- lief that the

be coming year will favourable for business and that the nation's heavy industries operate at higher levels for some time to comeUnited Press.

tone.

WOOL

RUSSIAN

PURCHASES

New York, Dec. 2-Wool dealers about expressed concern

labour legislation that industry's 40- hour week was "too long. At his today resolution endorsing 40-hour in Australian wool auctions, as this suggestion the delegates shelved the Russian participation on a large scale week generally and approved one in would cause world prices of line favour of "encouraging s shorter wool to soar, and disrupt supply-

According to cabled reports to the work work."

U.M.W's contract with bituminous International -Wool operators calls for an eight-hour day Soviet representatives in

current and 40-hour week, It expired on auctions are following tactles used in June 30 but either party may re- the last auction, which forced a open it on 30 days' notice. United sharp advance in prices. Press.

BUDGET CEILING

CALLED FOR Benny

Half Hour: "Dragon Stroke Island" by

6.30, Twist. (Studio); Barnaby

6.00 Radio": "Cantonese, by Goodman and His Orchestra; 7, World

Have and Home News (London Relay); 7.15, Aporta-Ileview (Studio): 1.30. Go A Quiz Programme introduced by wilfred. Mekles (BDCTS); 8. From the Relay)! 0.10. Editorials London Gounod: "Faust" Acis 1 and 2. Members of the Chorus and Orch, of the Paris Opera with Mireille Derthon (Soprano) Cesar Vezzan! (Tenor)

Now York, Dec. Z-The National, Association of Manufacturers today entled for a "ceiling" of 37 billion dollars on the 1949 federal budget, and said that it could be achieved through government economies. and Marcel also asked that

tax the federal

Chopin Programmune by Louis Kentner

Secretariat,

Dealers said that the Soviets outbid anyone else, regardless of the price they were compelled to pay. They said that, since the bidding began about a month ago, prices have advanced and continue to rise. Although Russia is known, to be bidding actively, the extent of her purchases to date is not known United Press.

ECA Authorisations

For Europe.

But it all comes right in the end. Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Matters. Second Secretary Renwick, who has Bamples, and Small Packet Post) for fallen in love announces that the

Guam, Honolulu and USA. Manija, (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPD) 8 p.m. Russians are humanitarians after all

Closing Times Ny Sea

"because once you're convinced you aro operating for the ultimate beneft Formosa via Keelung. 3 p.m. Tramkong via Canton. 6 P.IN.

of humanity, there's no limit to your Journet (Bass) & other artists system be overhauled to take some SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

potential villainy" Closing Time By Air Shanghai, 6.30 am, frog); am. (ord).

wack thoughtfully provid-Plane): 18. Serial Story:ere of Spowack

come-taxes, and sold that any. Swetow and Amoy, 9 am, treg); 9.30 ed a foreword to "The Busy, Busy comes the Copper" by Henry Wade. Read the burden off the payers of in-

Lolidon, Dec. 2 The Economie·· "Tho a.m. (ord):

government controls on business Co-operation Administration mission People."

characters in this Symphony Orchestra: 10, Radio News- should be limited to those "ab Manila, 11.30 427. Amoy Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, novel were designed for credibility roel (London Relay): 19.15, Weather

16 national

to Britain suld today. The American Heport, 10.16, "Sweet Berenade" Pater solutely therefore Tsingtao, Pelping, Chungking, Swatow and

ald authorised in the first cannot bear.

Yorke and a Concert Orchestra with

security. resemblance to actual persons and. Talpeh. 1.30 pm,

Pauta Green and Stove Conway (Vocal) Moscow or Washington," he says,'

DUCTS) 11, Think on These Things The NAM programme adopted at months of the European Recovery Programme amounted to $2,429,400,- by the Rev. Erie Tenn (BBCTS), Vocal; its ammual congress of American in- 000.***** Ho. was an He should know.

Rene Soames. Margaret Godley &

dustry was the first overall blue- httache at the American Embassy

Thalber Ball (Organ); 11,15, Weather Fo

print 'put' out by big business since port and Close Down. In Moscow himself In. 1048.

The election of President Truman

United Press.

Balzon and Paris, & p.m.

Closing Times By Sea

Sandakan

Bwatow.

10 am..

"ur#

Jalphong and Balgon, 10 am. Formosa vis Keelung. 10 am Manila and United Kingdom. vla Lon don, 3 p.m. (par); 5 pan. (reg & ord).

Bangkok, a p.m.

Shanghai and Japan, 3;pm. Holbow and Pakhot, a pm. Btrails, Ceylon, Madagascar, Bombay and Karachi, & pm.

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London · Silver.

Price Down

London, Dec. 2The price per ounce of silver, both spot and for- ward, came down today from 45. to 424dUnited Press, NEW YORK PRICE;

New York, Dec. 2--Silver, par the ounce, was quoted unchanged. at 70 cents by Messrs Handy dhe Harmon--United Prosz.

scven

The authorisations Included? France. $015,000,000; Italy, $309,- 000,000; the Bizone of Germany,

•$257,000,000, the Netherlands, $282,- 400,000; Austria, $131,000,000; Den- mark, $37,000,000; Norway, $55,- 400,000; Belgium-Luxembourg, $40,- 900,000-Reuter,

Exchange Rates

--Business was done in the locatum official), exchange - market' this, moming at the following rašanje Sterling pound note: (per 21)

BUR,, dollar), (per 11).

Gold bare. (per tool)

Bini- Senin (per 100)

IC plasicas (per 100)

|

Gold: yuan

NES guilders: (per: 300)