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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, 1 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

•MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Psychic Bid Wins Redoubled Contract

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

T the national tournament in gavo

A Chicago various plan

me unusual hands that had come up in their local duplicate gomes. Arthur C. Grau, of Racine, Wis., president of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Bridge Association, gave me today's hand.

It is quite unusual to find a hand In which there was a fourth-hand psychic bid, but you have to know the sequence of events at the Lablo to understand, the situation. South picked up his hand and went into a long study, then, realising that he had healtated, he looked down at the duplicate board and

DUMBBELLS

THE AIR

IN THE COUNTRY IS MUCH

PURER THAN IN THE CITY

Us!

Į PATENT OFFIÈL

YES, ITS

A WONDER THEY DIDNT BUILD THE CITY OUT

IN THE COUNTRY!

"MIDWEEK-BOOK PARADE BY THE

AGATE-I WOULDN'T CALL

HIM A GOOD CRITIC

By DANIEL GEORGE-

WAY

by Beachcomber

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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Chifley Opposes U.S. Loan Proposal

Canberra, Dec. 7.-Australia would not borrow. in the United States "except in an absolutely last extreme," the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Joseph Chifley, told the House of Representatives tonight.

He was replying to Percy Spender, Liberal, and Mr Arthur Fadden, the Country Party; leader, who urged that a dollar loan be raised either, in Canada or the United States because Australian production wat lagging through petrol shortage and lack of capital equipment.

DULT units in age-group 3841, ' 'who require n a licenco to permit to obtain Silll, Mr. Dent was able to write purchage blotting paper not ex- simply is not true. that writings of the late James. Agate an excellent "lapidary inscription" ceeding one sheet or sheets, were all Bernhardt and Balzac. in obituary, earn a word of commenda- must report to the Regional "EGO 9" (Harrap, 188.) there are ton for it from Agate himself, and only three references to Balzac and have it printed in due course. For Coupon Police, who will lasac an him Agate was "a great character, interim certificate for registra only 17 to Bernhardt.

Besides, it could casily be proved, undeniably a great dramatic critle, tion, subject to verification of finger-prints, medical examina-" no doubt, that he was acquainted, possibly a great diarist."

works of other great with the

:! That qualifying "possibly" is Just. tion, and grading, by OLF,

Mr Chifley said the dollar defeit). "Australin. does not intend asking writers, both French and British; (Hazlitt for example). As for other Ostensibly a continuous diary, the acting in conjunction with the

them nine "Ego" volumes contain only a Local Permit Board Those on-could be met in only one way by the British people to forgo' n'great drawing on Britials" gold and dollar many of the things they should

have." of the true 'dtarisi's great actresses, he watched

Lives.

ho added:"" grow as they hung on his words. material. They are upholstered with titled to apply under certificates

Mr Chifley mid the Australian had already been ED.904 and WH 80761 (L). 91)

Government - had docided to help By many people he was regarded stuff which

Britain and Europe in

"a, practicet as a Ade dramalle critic: Mr. Alan published, with letters to and from must complete forms 1296 and

way Australla had contributed Dent testifies as much in an account his distinguished and obliging cor1287 (CFL 26) in the presence

Austr. £20 Million to the United (appended to the present volume), respondents, and will any amusing of the Elling Officer and the Re

Nations Relief:** and Rehabilitation 1. Name the hero of Shake-of how he came to have an obituary: odds and ends that came to hand.

turns Commandant before send

Adminstration and made gifts of millión-to: Brijam.

Check Your Knowledge

sald, "Whose dea! If it? Oh, par-speare's "Merchant of Venice." don me, I pass."

When West passed and

bid one club, Grau

Hone

(East)

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modicum

pat for the occasion. He was waiting Over the borders of theatreland.ing in their cunilifying certificate 2. What countries are connected for Agate in a restaurant." North know by the Brenner Pass?

"So," says Mr. Dent, "there and was happening! It rumours of the to the Citizing Ala Bureau

3. Name the most prominent

winter resort in the world.

4. Namo the largest diamond

ever found,

mean?

5. In music what does "a capelin" Who was known as the "Iron Chanceller

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FASS Pais

Double Pass Double Poss

Pass 4 A

Pass Redouble

Opening-❤A

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that South had close to a bid; and

if he did bid, it would bo either hearts or clubs. If South had a good

(Anawers on Column 4)

during the years 1946-7, much

then, stone at table, and with most great world came to Agate's ears, local TLB Once,

(lasued by Bdard of Trade: January of the theatrical celebrities that, he did not think there worth re- matter in full view, I took out my cording in his "diary." tablets, and then and there, and full

of the subject, wrote my obituary papor of James-straight on to the as is my wont." (LL Agato lived to read that passage, surely "What ho would have growled: were the tablets for? Wind?")

BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

The Smoke Man Played a Game

-And the Shadows Trild to Play it with Him--

By MAX TRELL

NARF and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about names, met their friend the Smoke

club holding, he probably Man. He was as amall as a match would have opened with one club, stick, as round as a ball of yarn, of the bowl of because you open with a club bid and he came out lighter than with anything else, father's pipe. As soon as he spled Grau decided therefore to try out Knarf and Hanid sitting in the a psychic fourth-hand bid and bid corner of the room, he floated over four hearts without a heart in his

to them. hand.

"Good evening," he said. "What are you doing?"

That was just what South want- ed, and he promptly doubled. At

Just sitting here," bald Knart.. Grau's next "tirn" he somewhat do~

"It's almost uma to go to sleep," South jectedly bid four spades.

Bold Hanid. now. figured that he had a pretty

to go to sleep," "It's too early and North was well good double,

said the Smoke Man, and it's no

pleased with ft.

North nor.South

felt happy

When the opening lead of the fun just allting in the corner. Let's: ace of hearia was trumped, nelthor play amp the two shadows about the hand. Grau inmediately asked eagerly. led a trump which South won, and shifted to a diamond. North won this trick with the ace and at- tempted to cash the king of Mubs, sprend but Grau ruffed this and the hand for Avo-odd, making an overtrick-doubled and redoubled.

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CHESS PROBLEM

By C. MOORE Black, 2 pieces.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in three.

Solution to yesterday's" problems

"Q-K12, any; 2, Q. Kt, or P (ch or 'dis cli) mates:

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481

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BUTELION wol-known falköd,, 14).

"There's only one game

I know that's worth playing replied the Smoke Man. "Ita. Follow-Master."

Would Like To Play Kaart and Hand both said they knew the game- and would like to play it. "Who'll be the master?" asked Kaart.

"I will said the Smoke Man.

right in this room," he said. "All right! Here we go! I'll do some cary things first," he added, "just to bo sure you can do theta."

He looked around. "We'll play it

With that, he went close to the corner and slid up the wall.

Kaart-and-Hanid, being shadows, didn't have much trouble-doing that either. Shadows are always sliding up walls.

Then the Smoke Man aid across the celling and came down on the chandelier. Knarf and Hand did

that too.

"You're pretty good," said the Smoke Man. "The only time I over found anyone who could side

up the wall and across the ceiling was *when played Follow-Master with the spider and the fly. But by the time I reached the chandelier, there wasn't any fly.....just the spider. I don't think she played the gamo very fairly."Tak

Rupert and Margot-11

*- Rupert" "stenina_bla%cara:"bor the:- soundet edarabink, bær lautenda", he hears someone singing gently not far-away roundpaskaly round a rock, he suddenly comes face 10. face with -a, little girl. She is writing sömatking with atpiece of charcoal on a large aheerkat papara **Whys in Marge!"?hë nja.- "You're the very person win/ searching for. Don't you remember. ma?. I'm Rubnet Chen37.90% coum remiinber you, Rupert, [she_smiles. ***How did you and

ALL RIGHTS AZERAVID,

RED

RYDER

THE

YOU PUT DRUG,

sald

The Broke lan landed on the ink well.

"We're both still here," Hanid. "Let's keep playing"

"Fine," said the Smoke Man "Now do this!"

And how right he was! Of nation- al and international politica of the

lack in nover we shall period all too few lively Intelligences to dustrious recorders. We shall have release the contemporary spirit of popular metropolitan "eillture

Wit, humour, general vivacity, zest, knowledge, prejudice, ignorance-all that goes to nako an enduring, it not an endearing, "character is in his writing

His reputation permits it to be else he may said that, however have been, he was not a great reviewer, literary critic. A good

on current cummentator a good books, yes: but no more.

His pronouncements

were often

egregious. He would take no trouble

with a "difficult writer"; he shled

The hippopotamus silhouette look given by the liminde y-away THE new layar tubular tunics, will make it difficult for women to decide whether their waists are just below the neck, or just above the knees.

Women are delightful creatures, but can anyone imagine the silliest man of 'his acquaintance wearing trousers ending above the knees, and a shirt with no top to it, and a reaching to the ankles; waistcoat

because he is told to by merely his tailor, acting on instructions from a foreign designer? “Undaunted'

them

RUBBER QUIET, BUT STEADIER

New

York, Dec. 7 Standard rubber futures today closed 20 to 30 points higher on sales totalling 17 contracts."

No. I rubber closed 18 to 23 points higher sales totalling 70 contracts.

on The market was quiet, but steadier, affected by the advance at London, the scarcity of offerings from the East and moderate inquiries from the factories.

over

The market showed stability despite liberal November shipments from Malaya and it was influenced by uneasiness

the critical situation in the Dutch Indonesian iks, with fears of an outbreak of action in that area. military

mixed. with, seme

talks,

Sant was

dealers in shorts utilising the set- backs for covering pending Indone- slan developments, but the majority tilted to the bear side. of opinion on the longer term is still

'Prices closed as followimm

standard Contract Rubber, December Jantiary (1040) Tobntary

HALF carrying, half dragging the exhausted English rose, Jed and away from experiment; modern Doggone place her in a canoe which start to poetry he tried to laugh off. Swerve is lying in a creek and from his own rigidly ixed standards paddle downstream. Behind

came the Indians, howling with rage and he stigmatised you as a....

war-canoe. Alicad of In "Ego 9," under 50 to each Well, look

I read: thema French sloop bars the way a highbrow" "Letter to

(Me, to the terrible Annagocasy Falls George. "Dear Daniel

What follows is a and the Sonka: Rapids. The river a highbrow!)

of his talent for is full of animals which snap at pretty diaplay arguing from deliberately falsified them as they go by Occasionally

paddling, picks up his April premissen. It provided excellent fun Jed stops for all concerned.

gun, and shoots at an Indian. As .May: July there is only one paddle Doggone June Is using the butt of his gun. I trying to rig up a Mignonette

a bit forn sall hastily, made from from her dress the little ass-when leaps from DB a glant baboon

January (1050) February overhanging tree and nearly over-

The turns

Jed pushes it No. 1 Hubber

March (1840) overboard The Indians are rapidly gaining or them. The roar of the Ar falls can be heard above the Indian June

All this, with incidental Avgust war cries. The French sloop opens July. Beethoven, makes a grand row. ****

(Tomorrow-Recorded Music)

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

1. Antonio. 2 Italy, and Austrip. 3. The Swiss village of Saint Marit 4. The Cullinan diamond, found near Here the Smoke Man jumped Pretoria, South Africa. B. Singing lightly off the chandelier and sailed out musle. 6. Bismarck of Ger-fire.

tol across the room ke a feather" he landed without a sound on top of the inkwell on the desk. This was a bit harder for Knart and

many.

Hanid to do Hamid landed under YOUR

the desk and Knärf almost fell in- side, the Inkwell. But the Smoke Man only chuckled, as he helped Hanld back on the desk and lifted Knart away from the inkwell.

Now" he said, "we'll thing really hard"

So be stood on the toe of one foot and whirled round and round until he

he looked like a ring and away he spun over the chair and over

table and ove

Father's bead and finally came to rest around the door knob,

BIRTHDAY

canoe.

Augual September

October 2 November

December

MAY

September October

18.20 bid

nominal

· 17,59 traded" 17.24 nominal 17.50/99 traded 17.52 nominaÎ 17/75 traded 17.67 nominal 17,80 bia. 17.65 nominal

Thboo were practical evidences of our sympathy. We are letting other people do the talking. We have been responsible for: the saic Mir

He added, that, Australia would not be fulalling, her trust as a member of the British Commonwealth It ahe did not ensure that no more dollar were ment than was absol necessary

Ho

ended: The dollar shortage may go on until I have stopped, from the political, scene, but my colleagues and I are not just living for the figu We are living for the future." ter,

HONGKONG SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning was $243,000. and noon Prices Transactions follow:

ВЛАВЕА BUYERS BELLEN! BALES

GÖVT. LOANSHIN

SMA.. 101/4.

اد

(1534 & 1040) 100

307 (1848) M

BANKS VISIT

HK Bank

INSURANCES

Uniorf÷54 FikFire БОСИЯ

*R: “Wharf" (N)

Dock! H Provident S'hai Dock LAND, EXU

HK Hotel

100

1775 1810

S'hat Land' (2.70.

Humphreys

Humphreys

(R) UTILITIES

TTAM

November

17.50

December

1743

January (1050)

17.40

February

17.35

Star Ferry

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By STELLA

C. Light

LONDON MARKET

London, Dec. 1-Prices in the rubber market today closed as follow:- January/March (1949)

April/June

July/September

· ស៊ុន ន

200 @715

13.50 1000

17

18 - 3035

C-Light (ts):349° 3.20

Electric

Macso: Electric. 2831⁄2 271% INDURTH

10-7/18 15-5/10

Unlied Press.

Ewo

7.70

200 @ 7.70

Mainy and Bingapore exported 34,500 monthly figure of the year.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

natural fuge would make it easy for you to PORN today, you are a

student of humanity. Individuals write delightful humour and satire. and their relation to their environ- You have a gift for writing which

-MALAYA--EXPORTS. ment fascinate you. Reading-the-you should develop.

You are more emotional than you history and literature of the past is It is very pastime.

Singapore, Dec. The Federation of your favourite

'tons of rubber in November; the highest ilkely that you may combine the two al in your welling and displays similar interests and formulate an itself your writing and in your

Oncial statisties Just issued show the important career for yourself in work. But most of all, is it dis

tons and: Russia 10,529 tons. the world of literature or education cernible in your romantic life, for

14,000 tons over the The areas of You are not, however, a reformer you are always seeking the "perfected States took 13,673 tons. Britain Then Knarf stood on one too and

love." Don't let yourself be fooled.

October exports was taken by trado whirled round and round but he

temporary infatuation. Stop drie to Indicate failure of the Cam- by nature. "You know and under by a couldn't make

make himself look like a However, he' stretched out his stand, everything,"apparently; but placing the object of your affections | monist inmergents on the Malayan main-- ring.

are content to let things remain in on a pedestal or someday, you will land to hamper Arms and finally went sailing status quo. More far-reaching tuc face disillusionment. higgledly-piggiedy around the room, cess would be in store for you: if bouncing against the walls and you were to use your knowledge in silpping over Father's head, until helping the world and its people anally he landed in the waste bas-solve, their specific problems.

ket

Whisled Round

rubber production, though this was one of their objectives. -Associated Press.

CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS

New York, Dec. 7. MR. US$ 6.90/05. Camala oli per lb. 7.0.8.

185/1.80 New York

3.18/3.25

Antsert all, per 1b, 7.0.1.

New York

To find what the stars; have in for tomorrow, select your store birthday star and read the corres Your keen sense of humour and ponding paragraph. Let your birth- your ability to see through subter day star be your daily guldc. Hanid was fuckier. The taster she

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 whirled, the more her dress stood out, and so she called around quite

23-Dec. SAGITTARIUS. (Nov.

GERINT. (May 22-June 23)-Bo gracefully. But she couldn't quite 22)-Not a good day for attempting cautious in all your actions. Don't reach the door knob." The best she to make any important change, push things. Take them as they could do was to come down at the Avoiding arguments, however, will come.

New York

gar, per ib. F.OB. bottom of the dott.

help you make normal galna.

Sandalwood) in drums, “woli, säid

Smoke Man, CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)----

depending on quantity "you two aren't half bad. But now A poor day for a journey. If you

& quality o Tingoll, in tank cars. I'm going to do something I'm sure ean; stay where you are. Careful at

FOD. New York, per you can't do.""-5

ttention to detail brings

moderate

16. progress. Tema vane

LEO. (July 24-Aug. 23-)-Emo-Beryllium, (10 to 12 per

cont) per ton: He suddenly pulled hitnself- to- AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb. 19) (lons may play a large part in to-

Molybdenum. (00 per- gether until he was smaller and Guard your assels from outside in- day's thinking. Haste makes waste; cent) per ib. smaller and smaller and smaller vasions! Postpone Important expanz avold accidents due to immature de And fall at «onte ho - diasppeared "sións until a less adverso day, for, "elsion. completely. Do that!" They heard your interests, his voice saying very faletly.

Smaller And Smaller

See

If you can do that! Brett Ex

it was good thing they couldn't. salary against being too abript

and

CANCER (June 23-July 23)~-~--Your personal efforts count, so convert all Into constructive your energies channels *Be of all your facts.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Un- VIRGO - (Ank, 14-Sept. 22). The But Kaart and Hauld couldn't looked for dimculties may arise in unexpected may, loom on your hori- No matter how much they tried the Tegal department to threaten zon, especially as regards business they bouldn't make themselves dis-loss so guard assets well sex arrangements Be wary of all, but.

ABIES METULEVADI. 20) Bet appear. And they finally decided

business like your Prewe Cigappear." Kuart said to Y Haald,

"how can we

ever play this gemme again?"

Bo the Broke Man won. But it aldn't do him much good. He had a 16- disappeared himself out of the impëlqõust gemeng met

thus losing friendshipass

TAURUS (APt. 21-May occupations

! A Quick Recovery

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was the imentary US$ 4.50, nominal

accor fankow, regular swort

Chungking regular, ans,

part

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10.80/11.00

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*Lead 70ja, per

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