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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1948,

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY. OME people think that it takes SOME

yours of study and practice to become а bridge expert, Fred Hirsch, of New York City, who recently won the national men's with Samuel pait championship

disproves Katz, of Milburn, N. J., that theory,

Hirsch became Interested Ja

tournament bridge only a few years ugo. He did have one advantage.in the fact that one of his close friends is Harry S.

ono

of them who is certainly

greatest players.

Earlier this year Hirsch and his teammates reached the finals of the Vanderbilt Cup match. His tourna ment success has been popular be cause he is a congenial partner and

a most likeablo opponent.

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SCIENCE AT WORK:

ALASKA YIELDS DATA ON

ANCIENT CULTURE

By PAUL F. ELLIS

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

Bacchum in remotis carmina

rupibus and Vidi docentem.

LASKA, which the United States harpoon heads, skin scrapers, A bought from Russia "for a rong" other instruments made of stone,UT that was long ago in an promises to give scientists the an- ivory, bone and antlers. swers to many mystories of the early American man.

The most recent and has been re- ported by Dr. Henry B. Collins, 5., archaeologist of the Smithsonian vation of prohistoric, partly cubatorranean Eskimo village along with evidence of two ancient cule turca.

DEtruscan valley, outside Viterbo.

Dr. Collins said that by far the

Recently I was rung up by a man greatest number of finds were large, somewhat crudely foetulóned imple who said his name was Bacchus monts which are characteristic of or something that sounded very like the so-called "Thulo culture, the it. I asked Mr. Bacchus was he come from that tavern under to the modern in much of Green-

Arylla land, the, Canadian Antka.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Capital Investment In Philippines

Manila, Dec. 20. Corporations and... commercial partnerships put: US$56,589,085 worth of paid in capital to, work in the Philippines during the fiscal year ended June

30.

The Securities and Exchange Commission reported that 1,259 now or reactivated organisations' were registered within the period.

stock

A total of 523 now corporations had an authorised capital of US$69,058,650. At the time of registration,

and US$9,804,196 paid up.

¡Filipinibs ted in new corporate in- vestments during the fiscal year. Their caplial paid in amounted to US$0,759,250. American

Institution, who reported the exca prehistoric Eskimo culture ancestral itu where he drank with me. US$18,598,833, was, subscribed; second with US$2,007,078/

A

and

The Thule culture is belloved to have orignated in Alaska and to have spread eastward along the Arc- tlo coasts, probably about 600; years ago.

the parents of Sir in the permanently, frozen soll, who fists found other implements, mixed

1. What do these initials stand for (a) WAAC (b) WAAF?

2. Numo Galahad (in the Arthurian Legend). 3. What country has the largest Asheries in Europe?

4. What is a whitethroat?

5. Name the last Aztec emperor of Mexico.

6. In what countries are geysers chiefly found?

(Answers on Columin 4)

The village, according Dr Collins, consisted of one-room houses with walls of stone and whalebones, The and with whalebone roofs, dwellings, he said, were erected in oxcavations two to three foot deep with the roofs above the surface.

entered. the

dwellings selentizin through underground passageways. They surmise that through the long Arctic winter the ancient inhabitants must have lived buried under the drifting now,

The evidence of ancient cultures -or artifacts--werd arrow points,

BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE,

Man Who Lives in the Moon

-Rrarf Wanted to Pay Him a Visit-

By MAX TRELL

Hirsch demonstrated in today's hand that he does not miss many tricks in the play of the cards. HeT OOKING out of the playroom covered West's opening lead of the window, Knarf and Hanid, the queen of hearts with dummy's king-shadow-children with the turned- East won and returned. a heart, about names, were delighted to see which Hirsch trumped with the ace a beautiful full moon. The more of cluba. Remember that his clubs they looked at it, the surer they be were all equals,

Ho led a small diamond, won in came that they could see a face in it, dummy with the king, returned the five of hearts and trumped it with the queen of clubs.

At this point it was very important

"It's the man-in-the-moon," Knarf cald to his sister,

"I wish the moon weren't so fur

that he led a spade to dummy, and away. I wish we could climb up to not a diamond. By leading a spade it. I'd like to have a talk with the to dummy's

could ruff the man-in-the-moon." queen, he fourth heart, and East could not

make a discard that would hurt him.

At that moment they heard some.

It was If he had gone over to the ace of one chuckling behind them. diamonds and led the fourth heart, their friend Mr Punch. "I just East would have discarded the eight heard what you were saying," sald Mr Punch, "about having a talk of spades.

with the man-in-the-moon. When I With the last heart ruffed out, was about your age, I also wanted Hirsch cashed the nine of clubs, and to have a talk with him." led a diamond to dummy. The king. ten and eight of clubs pleked up the three remaining trumps in the East hand, and Hirsch discarded the len and eight of diamonds and six of spades, winning the Inst two tricks with the king and ace of spades.

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. K. ELWORTHY-

Black, 0 pieces.

White, 9 pieces.

White to play and mate in too. Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. BPXP, anu; 2. Q. R. or P. (dis ck) mates.

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"Bolusion of res{OTDAY":

Punch niet a little mòn with a large Yellow clook.

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the nights when the moon doesn't shine, it's almost certain that the man-in-the-moon in taking the "And did you have 17" Kharf evening off and is out walking sotne-

where." asked excitedly.

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Mr Punch nodded. "I did, indeed."

"You mean," cried Hanld, "that you climbed up to the moon! How did you do it?"

"We never thought of that," Knart and Hanid said in surprise...

"Hardly anyone knows it," sald

However, the Smithsonian, selen- with the Thule artifacts, that ap- parently were made by the people who preceded the Thule poopic. Some of the implements may have been made by the earliest migrants from Siberia.

Scientists have resorted to blow- Ing soap bubbles in an effort to and out what makes metals strong.

The experiment was reported by Sir Lawrence Bragg, of Cambridge Univerzity, Nobel Prize winner physics in 1915, in a paper before Uic American Chemical Society.

In

Soap bubbles, he explained, have proved more useful than anything eine tried so far in constructing a working, model of the crystal struc- ture of a metal. He said that cluster of bubbles behaves much Uko

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Kink, the resinous wine of

In the year 1931. He said, "No. I'm from Liverpool" And when 1 loquired about Ariadne, ho aid that there must be some mis- take, as his wife's name was Emily,

Now is it clear?

BESTWEK STREE

As there is still same debale about the actual site of, the old building Itt Lamport-street, now a laundry,

I edited where

the Rochdala Observer, I have drawn this title plbicue to elucidate the whole thing. Interlude

Prodnose: What is a pibicuc? Myself: A small prilone, as tho Italians call it.

Frodnose: Daubtless, the English call 117

What do

Myself: A skelict. Prodnose: And what is that? Myself: A torple. Frodnose: This could go on over.

Myself: Yes. It fills up space. The tomato controversy

DEAR SIR,

for

RUBBER PROSPECTS

STILL GOOD

Now York, Dec. 20Standard rubber futures today closed 15 to 33 points higher on sales totalling S contracts.

No. I contract rubber futurca closed 20 to 30 points higher on sales totalling 69 contracts.

corporations

and

ranked

Chinese-controlled. corporations third with US$920,073.

and The Securities

Exchange Commission registered 275 pre-war authorised corporations with an capital of US$95,390,428. Subscribed stock was US$43,050,877, and capital paid up US$84,092,553,

Co-operative associations numbered 72, with an authorized capital' of US$675,275, i total of US$109,141 subscribed and US$01,088 paid..

A total of 374 commercial partner- ships were registered, with tung- gregate capital of US$11,793,203,

Though the report gave nd na- tionality breakdown, Chinese capital' is believed to have led in partners ships.

Fifteen partnerships with capital of US$030,045 were reactivated.

Futures spiralled again today. The sumulus came from higher prices at

During the fiscal year 23 stock the primary markets, plus an in- crease in the Spot price for Number corporations dissolved voluntarily, I rubber, which is now quoted at They had an aggregato authorized capital of US$3,107,500, subscribed 10 cents per pound,

capital of US$1,282,460 and 'pald up The possibility of sudden out-capital of US$012,025.

between break of hostilities

the

Thirty-four

With Dutch Government and the Indo-

partnerships

dissolved volun

Besian Republic, which would recapital investment amounting to sult in a drop in rubber produc- US$503,477 were tlon, also proved to be a price-sup.tarily-Associated Press,

porting factor.

to

The nearby prospects appear be still good, but many are awaiting the turn of the year before taking further comaltinents.

Prices closed as follow:—

18.00 nominal

Standard Contract nubber. December January (1049)

February

March ADMI

May June

August

the cluster of atoms making up a metal crystal and last an hour or As one who has had consider so, which is long enough to permitable experience both of television and of tomatoes, I should like to experiments.

ask how it is that a life-size dummy temato can be used with Success, but not a life-sized real tomato. The talk of stalks is a red herring The truth would seem to be that the real tomato is not photogenic.

Yrs. truly,

July Ada Buttermere, Haddock bites Hindus THE dwarfs of Papua have built large elgarette lighters on wheels to replace the motor-ears for which they have no petrol. Papuan tobacconists are doing a roaring trade in lighter-fuck, and "It does the heart good," official of the British Council (out there to produce "The Rivals"), "to see these little men buzzing “about In their Hghters."

Answers

1. (A) A member of the Women's Army Auxillary Carps. b). A mem- ber of the Women's Auxillary Air Force. 2. Launcelot and Elaine, 3. Norway. 4. A small bird of the warbler family. 5, Montezuma, 6. In the United States, Iceland and New Zealand,

Mr Punch. "Well, there I was YOUR BIRTHDAY.

walking down a quiet road, not far "Oh, no," said Mr Punch, "I from where I live when all at once didn't say anything about climbing I met a little man. He had a golden up to the moon. I had a talk with brown face, the colour of toasted

had a large yellow PORN today, you the man-in-the-moon all right. But cheese and he it happened in quite another way cloak, wrapped all around him. When he saw me, he stopped-And, than the way you think."

of course, I stopped too. Then he asked me a question."

Never Heard of It "What did he want to know?"

Knarf and Hanid both wanted to know more about this wonderful meeting botween Mr Punch and the After lighting man-in-the-moon. his pipe, and settling himself com- fortably in his easy chair, Mr Punch asked Hanld. began as follows.

Mr. Punch's Story

"It was quite a dark right. The moon, wasn't shining at all. And you must know, my dears, that on

Rupert and Margot-22

Getting no answer to his shout, Rupert walks toward the cliff and is startled to see a huge lizard sitting onta, rock and looking at him. ssy cries the little bear, "D'you know what's happened to the house that was here?" It was a lovely little painted one, just like a giant doll's house.". That is exactly what it was 122 says the lizard. "The giant who lives hereabouts made it for his little girl and left it in the shelter of this cliff to dry. Now he's been and taken it away".

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDS.

RED RYDER

TAKE FURS, DOC COLD/L ONE TRIBE MAGICA MEDICINE AGAINST SPELL OF WHITE.

COYOTE

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21

commented an

September October

10.78 nominal

10.70 nomina!

13.55

18.50

18.40

10.30

November

18.25

•December

18.20

January (1030)

36.15

February

13.14)

No, I Contract Rubber. March. (1947) April

19.03 traded

18.50 nominal

May

18.04 traded

June July

18.00 nominal

18.03 traded

30.76 nominal

10.89

4

18,50

-United Press.

August

September October

LONDON MARKET London, Dec. 20-Prices in the rubber By STELLA market here today closed as follow:

1049, (in pence

are gregarious may make enemies, but even they and highly social by nature, are forced to respect you for your Yet your Intense originality of adherence to your beliefs... thought and action may, at times, make it difficult for you to mingle

Actually

rather emotiona), You to hide your as you might wish. You have native discipline yourself

fcolings. Even those wit and

ad charm and you know how innermost to introduce

to you may not know - this your new ideas with closest

ardent such enthusiast that others often and hence, your naturally

sometimes thwarted by seize upon them without truly know nature is ing their exact significance. Later your own actions. Overcome this on, this may lead to misunderstand if you are to be happy in marriage, for your life partner may not un ing.

derstand if you are aloof and 'cool even in the closeness of your own family circle.

"He wanted to know the way to Norwich, said Mr Funch, "I told

- Affairs of stato appear to be your him I had never heard of Norwich,

he smiled and said he had chief interest and you may speak ano never heard of It either, but some- or write on the economic and social one had told him that Norwich was aspects rather then the political. the place go for cold peas porridge. However, if called, upon to take a store for tomorrow, select He said he was very hungry for a political stand, you do so without birthday star and read the corres-. bowl of cold peas porridge. It has equivocation, and you stick to your pending paragraph. Let your birth- to be ice-cold peas porridge, he guns no matter the opposition. This day star be your daily guide, said. "I can't eat it if it's hol'

"Of course," Mr Punch went on,

To And

what the stars have in Your

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22:

23-Dec.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22) - I a good you are ambitious and Implement rein your aspirations with hard work,

you will succeed: .

(Nov. BAGITTARIUS "I knew at once it was the man-in- the-moon because nobody else would 22)-A romantic day and ever think of going to Norwich for one for marriage, but put a cold peas porridge. So I invited on expenditures. him to come with me to my house."

Was it to the South?" asked Knarf.

"Oh yes," said Mr Punch.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Avoid potential fire hazards, safe- guard your property. Don't lose something valuable through cure lessness.

AQUARIUS. (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) "And did you give him cold peas One of those days. when optimism porridge?" asked Hanid.

can make it really better than it Proceed on the premise that all is well.

"Yes, Indeed," said Mr Punch. "And did he burn his mouth?" Knarf and Hanld asked eagerly.

Mr Punch smiled, "Not at all. I took the bowl of peas porridge right out of the ice-box. It was ice-cold. He enjoyed it very much. He said he was never going to bother looking for Norwich any more. He was just going to look for me. And I sco

ia.

CANCER (June 23-July (23)— Judgment an moderation in both business and social affairs are call- ed for at this time. Bo very wise.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Postpons decisions on important matters. Keep strictly to routine for the best possible remilts.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-One of those days that seems at cross purposes. Analyse everything care- fully before proceeding.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Post- pono now plans for a bit. Tako caro of current affairs efficiently

LIBRA (Sept 23-Ool. 23)-Get and you may expect good results out from under added responsibil

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 26)-Con-

ity. You have plenty, right now, those structive matters, especially

to take up your full time and atten-. concerned with the physical sciences tion. are especially favoured.

(Apr. 21-May 21) TAURUS Early morning is the best and most. him looking for me, every time I progressive part of the day. Get

your best work done thon, look up at the moon.""

Fang's Victim

ALREADY WHITE COYOTE KILL.

A HUNTER? NEXT HE KILL,

JUMPIN' YALLER CRICKETS

FANG:

DONE IT!

SCORPIOTM (Oct. 24-Nov. 22). Don't expect a miracle and you won't be too disappointed. Routine affairs progress normally..

By Fred Horman

THAT INJUN HUNTER MUSTA BEEN CARRYIN'A" GUNA FANG GOES PLUMB LOCO AND IS APT TO KILL A MAN WITH A GUN IN HIS HANDZLstatus

per 1b.)

11-36 Apri/June

11-f The London market will be closed for Christmas from Dec. 24 to Dec. 2 p United Press.

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Argentine Peso (Oficial) Argentine Peso (Urtoficiali Australle Brazli Belgium

Canada

Chile

England

Franco

India

Mexico

New Zealand Porx

Portugal *** South Africa 'Sweden ...

Switzerland Uruguay

Venerucia Netherlands Datavia Singapore Hong dong

Closing Rates

Dec. 20 US$0 2017

2001

0160

02-3/8

0230

4.03-3

0031-1/2 2024

1450 4.00-1/4

0670.

4.03-1/4

2705

$22503

0300

3010

SITO

2175

2:00

United Press.

EXTENSION OF CONTROLS

Manila, Dec. 21-It was officially announced today that a Presidential executive order extending export controls until the end of 1949 was note being drafted and would ba issued soon.

feels

Export controls, expire at the end of this year, but the Government they should be continuði. bro to conserve materials which badly needed. here, such as bulking, materials, medicinus, agriculture) implements, scrap metals, telephona and telegraph wires and warships.United Press,

surplus

HONGKONG SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning totalled $90,002. Transactions and noon prices were:

SHARES DANKS.

HK Bank

BUYERS SELLERS SALES

1840

East Asta

141

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (0).

123

LAND, ETC.

24.10

HK Hotel

Humphrey

Humphreya

(Ten)....... UTILITIES

Tram

C. Light

C. Light (Rts)

Electric Coment Tope STONES, Dalry Dalry

200

18.70

19

13.30 13.70

4015

Up, Up, Up

Washington, Dec. 20-The United ̈ States Commerce Department re- ported, tonight that American ̈pro- duction, national income and' pros fits broke all records this year.

Goods produced rendered

and services

reached approximately $250,000,000,000 while the national income was estimated at $224,000,- 000,000.

Corporation profits after the dow also set a NOW”

record,

CHINA PRODUCE duction of taxes

QUOTATIONS

2.35/2.50

2.15/3.23

Aniseed oil. per

F.O.D. New York: US$ DAI/53 Cassia oil per lb. r.0.5. New York aimuge After agar,

1b. YO... New York... Sandalwood, in drums, depending on quantity da quailly Tung oil, in-tank cars, F.O.. New York,

per ib. Beryllium, (10

to 12

150 per

*percent) per ton Molybdenum

cent); per ib

13.00 nom.

023-1/4 tom. 24.00/29.00

0.43

The rate reached $21,700,000,000 n year in the third quarter, or 20 percent above"n year ago. Before Was tax deductions, the figure: $35,000,000,000-Reuter,^

OUTWARD MAILS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 Closing Times By Air Swatow, Amor, Nanking. Jankow, Tsingtao, Peiping and Holhow, 330 pm.

Shanghal ¤ p‚m.

Manila, Honolula, USA and." Canada, a pr

BRISTLES

Air Parcel Posts for Manille, Honolulu and - U.S.A., (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 pm: New York, per ib. (GPO) 18. på,

Briaties. F.On A follow

Ordinary Air Mails (Printed Matters." Hankow, regular assort-

Samples and Small Packet Poste) for menta.....DARIN US4.50 nomina) | Manila, Guam,.. Honolulu · and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 430 pm.; (GPO),5 pm.

Hangkok. 8 p.

(ChungkingTM regular.

sortments

Shanghai

Tientsin, 20′a shoria Viagr -Tientsin” 20s; regular (64

**

6.50 20.30/11.00 -United · Press..

Exchange Rates

“Duridand was « đône, in”jhe local-ün? official exchange ranrket – this « morning"

at the following Teles:

Sterling bound note (per(E1)),

U.É. collate perK31}).

Gold bars? iba?": the Emerg STC plasters (per 100) stiarn tieni: (per 100) BREA NEIA guilders «lper, 100);

Closing Thoes By Beak Manila. 3 pan.

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A WEDNESDAY, DECHMORA 22

Closing Times By Airbag Shanghai, 4.30 n.. (reg): 0.n.m. ford). Au Bwatow, and Amoy, 0a.m. (reg): 920 (am, -(ord),

Manila, 12.30 p.m.

SHAKARINAKKing, Tankow, Teigia, Feiptor. Amoy, Talpsh, ~ Bwatow, and Trochow, 330, partija And Clostir Times By Son

Fuochow, 10 amiga Shanghai, 11) Kam)") Bireita Coylóð.“ Mada

-Europe via (London):

am (20%); Noon (ord);

Shanghai