1948-12-29 — Page 7

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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY THE national tournament

at

Chicago Just August had more International atmosphere than usual. There was representation from a least 35 states and the Distriel of Columbin, as well as from Canada, Hawall, Australia, Great Britain and Jamaica.

of the

Wales was represented by E. J Carter of Cardi. a cool player. Of of course. he did not know many The American players, and it is quite a handicap when you do not know whether the pair you are about to meet is strong or weak. However, that did not prevent him from

maximum out getting the hunds I saw him play.

With the diamond opening, there no problem about making the contract on today's Hand if th queen of hearts is right, because South can make five clubs, two diamonds, four hearts and the ace of spades. But in tournament bridge, that might not be enough.

Carter won the opening lead of

While, il pieces. White to play and mate'ta two. Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Xt-B3, any; 2. Q, or Kt mates.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1948.

SPARE MOMENTS

MIDWEEK

PARADE

NEVER MENTION IT IN

POLITE SOCIETY

BY COLLIN BROOKS

FREDERICK WILLIS began life ostrich feathers, and lace-up boots as a printer's hoy and became a "reaching very high up the leg... craftsnum at the making of hats, when hats were hats, and even the ofice boy wore a topper. When the lopper disappeara fram wear he found many other ways of making a livelihood.

book: 181 Now he has written Jublice

House, Road: (Phoenix 139.), which recaptures some "Lon- don yesterdays," when:

Grand hotels were replacing the old, shabby building, which were Living nothing more than us

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

HAVE been naked by a -music-lover to give soma blographical details about the diva, Emilia Rustiguzzi. With pleasure..

in blue averacket at midnight, found the

FOR THE BUSINESSMAŃ". India May Get Loan From World Bank

Washington, Dec. 28. The United Press. learned today that the possibility of a World Bank loan to India is being considered here.

A Bank's spokesman said there have been "in- formal conversations looking toward the possibility. of sending a fact-finding mission to India."

TRADING IN

RUBBER

|| STILL WEAK

Such

b.

a mission would be necessary ts. A preliminary to any formal Joan discussions. Actual negotiations-for still many the Joon, therefore, are months дылау....

Speculation that India might eligible. for a Bank loan was sirreā by the announcement yesterday that the International ....... Moniqtáry Fund had appointed a teclinical represen tative for tho Far East with headquarters in Bombay.

was cheap: a man getting a, regular" with capacious side pockets. cor-cornereke. She was rushied away ́al I changed to 50 points lower. No. Tridia is regarded as o hopeful str

508, a week could bring up a family in comfort in a five or six-room house which had everything a family could wish for, except a bathroom, and a little plot at the back which was father's garden of Exten where he performed miracles of poultry. raising and vegetable growing.

rosa.

Those were the days of the old horse-bus and the hansom cab, when

Born in 1903. of humble parents in King Edward VII, could be casually

Forli (the town of the artisi Melozzo, #eneral, encountered driving in an oper

whose cherub-heads may be seen. caragee class

child ctions in the Vatican Gallery), the distinctions In one sense were more marked, in another scase, showed a precocious gift for music. not so marked, as in our own day. At the age of three she could imitato In- painful accuracy and The various frades still had their with own distinctive, sensible dress tolerable monotony the moo of skilled labourers In white aprons, cow, and when the was four, her and parents, hearing a nolsa downstairs

dreadful New York, Dec. 28-Standard cagineers ordinary inbourers in n

today to warble Ikea, rubber futures

closed un little tot trying. duroy trousers and strong boots.

taught Rubber futures closed unchanged to once to Signor Tuono, who When I see labourera today in Enrico Broccoll, Bella Semolina, 10 points lower on sales totalling 55

contrnels. dirty "sports Jackets," Aimsy grey Truffa Tapioca, and Adelina Rumo trousers and flimster shoes, I cannot labourers' help thinking that the

was far The little thunderbolt dress of fifty years ago moro censible....

Today, I am afraid, workmen look Ilke

the raple was little Rustiguzzi's pros tramps of nifty years ago,

gress that Puccini, looking In Women Wore Boots

The workers then had

worries one day at the Conservatory In the Those were the days when and which-for the time being at least Via Lattes in Rome, heard her sing- genuine costermonger still survived.

"Funiculi Funicular" from The dictionary defines "coster now seem to have been ensed, ing

but Frederick Willis's memories on Cimitero's "Catena di Monti," and child's monger" as one who sells fruit, fish,

the whole are of a happy, carefree, at once engaged her for a nt the US, etc., from a barrow, but beginning of the century "coster" rollicking London, with "always a walking-on part in "Il Brioso For- mennt much more than that. Costers spirit of camaraderie between the maggle" (the Lively Cheese). She distinct type, and their faces, common people and those out of the was now ten, and her voice was so powerful that she could blow the bat speech and dress were unmistakable, top drawer."

contadino from any part of the Many

people never had

a proper off Not every coster wore "pearlies," as

already known as Is commonly supposed, but the men holiday, many families supplement contado at forty-che paces distance, were very particular about "belled the parental income by setting and was

Little bottomed" trousers and the women the youngsters to work early on Strega, the Witch, or, more offer-

Fulmine, large hats, heavy with paper rounds and the Bike, but the tionately, Piccolo favoured

jollifications at Crystal Palace, where Thunderbolt. the costers and their donahs swop- ned hats and danced, the occasional aunts to the seaside or into the

were

BOYS AND GIRLS

MAGAZINE

A Friend Who Isn't Welcome

-Jack Frost's Visit Makes Everyone Cold- By MAX TRELL

NARF and Hanld, the shadow-

the Jack of diamonds in dummy K children with the turned-about

His name

their wi16 tho

names, were walking along the edge of the brook, when a small Aguro green came walking dressed in rapidly up to them. It was friend King Nep. once King Neptune, Ruler of Seven Seas. King Nep now lived under a mossy ledge by the brook- side and hardly ever ventured for away from it.

with the queen, came over to hit hand with the jack of clubs, and led the jack of hearts. When West Carter was sure of four covered,

club tricks, heart tricks and five which he proceeded to cash.

At trick len he led the ace of

from dummy..

dummy now clubs being down to the queen of spades, ace and nine of diamonds and the

Today, however, he seemed to be club nee.

East hud kept his four

and spades. Carter himself was down going away, and when Knarf to the ace, ten and eight of spades Hanid expressed their surprise. ha and four of diamonds, while West. explained: "I've got to

inck

quaintance

see an ac-

of mine. He's just had blanked down to the king of spades and king-ten of diamonds, come back from a long trip. If you

come along. But Now, on the ace ni clubs, East. you con

so that he made a grand slam for top score on the board.

"Why do we need them?" Hank asked,

every-

1015

Jack Frost was dressed for cold weather. hat, appeared from beneath branches and sat down on the white stone. He shoole hands with Knar? and Hanid and instantly their fingers were tingling with cold.

the

"I know you're sorry to see me back," Jack said to King Nep.

More Convenient

"Well, not sorry exactly," Eatd

near-by country, made life merry. The life of many neighbourhoods centred on the pub, in those days never mentioned in polite society.

Spell-Bound Peor

It was a London of good manners and strict ellquette. Then, even the most humble classes knew what was due to a lady in a crowded, bus or when crossing the road, which few Mr seem to know now, thinks Willis.

On the way to and from work or amusement were the little cook shops:

The beefstealt

were puddings made in the windows before your very cyca... on

one memorable occasion I had the pleasure of secing Viscount Grey of Fallodon gazing: spell-bound at the spectacle.

0

And the coffee stalls "cup of coffee, sardido on toast and hard-boiled egg, which cost 3d,"

There is nothing sentimental about this book, and it is as good and Dickenston RE anything written about London life since Sala and Sims died.

(Tomorrow-Recorded Murio)

YOUR

П

The fact that the World Bank has ended informal discussions with

Although a loan to the Philippinee being negotiated, the Worki Bank far only fo has made loans so

Netherlanda, Denmark,

-for

Activity in the market was still

by holiday Influencce France, sheckled Buying Interest was hampered by Luxembourg and Chile.

In the opinion of observers, pro lower London and Singapore cables

of substantial. Ioans. to Für and by the decline in securities altern commodities. Sellers were not very Eastern countries were brightened pressing pending new developments, recently by a letter from the World especially in Indonesia.

Banic President, Mr John McCloy, The majority of dealers expressed to the Economic Commission no definite opinion in regard to the Asia and the Far East.

wrote: "The articles of nearby term, but there is a feeling that the market is heading bearwards the agreement or the arts provide consumption that loans be made by the Bank ultimately,

only where There are reasonable prospects of repayment. This is in policy for any uvent, a necessary the Bank to follow." United Press.

unless

picks up sharply.

Prices closed as follow- Standard Contract Rubber. December January, 1048

10.40 bid

10.41 nominal

1833 18.35 bid

28.20 nominant

18.15

18.10

10.00

30,00

17.99

17.00

Lu

February

March

April

Muy

thio

July

August

September

October

November

December

a

January, 1950

17.78

February

17.70

No, I Contract flubber.

March, 1040

18.00 bid

April

May

June

July

August

Come on, Mimsiet MIMS:

MIMSIE SLOFCORNER must look to her laurels. I read. of "Laundry Queen who, accompanied by two pages, and with a fanfare of river trumpets, will sail down the Nidd in a decorated barge." In passing

November December

January, 1950

February

THE party-line system of telephone Delober

sharing, by which you can hear other people's conversations, ought

Now to be a great success.

that every other man and woman is civil servant or an agent of one of the Departments, it will be easy to compile subscribera' dossiers for the secret pollee, based on private con- versations.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Antwort

Jean

1. It may reach 5ft in height and 400 pounds in weight. Baptiste Paquella. 3. The Dead Sea. 4. At Plisen, Czechoslovakin. 5. An instrument for opening a lock when there is no key. That part of a continent that extenda under the water along the share Ine.

BIRTHDAY..................... By STELLA

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29

sitter".

مرا

18.52 nominał

10.40 nominał

10.35 bid

IB37 nominat 18.30 bid

Mr

HONGKONG SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning totalled $412,- ,700.00. Transactions and noon prices

were:

"

BHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES BANKS

IK Bank

10.13 nominat SHIPPING

10.10

10.03

CF

18.00

*

17.03

United Press.

LONDON MARKET

London, Dec. 28-Prices in the rubber market here today etoked as follow: January/March, 1049

(in pence per lb.) April/June

July/September

United Press.

Waterboal

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Whart (0)

Dock Provident

S'hal Duck LAND, ETC.

UTILITIES

Tram

10 1773

10 1778

1000+ 37

0.00

200

20

200

11

R

៩៥៥

271

107%

IK Stotel

14.30

11-1/18 10.3/0 10-11/10

IIK Land.

.50 $314

S'hat Cand

3.00

3.80

Humphreys

(XXI)

14

15

Star Ferry

19.30

132

300 / 10.40

500 20

C. Light (0)

500 @ 14

1200 G 14.10

1000 14.20

1000 7 1415

C. Light (181

1394 0.80

4420 6 0.03

1000 A 6.00

100 7

1000 @ 7.10

400 m 375%

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Closing Prices Dec. 20. US$0.2077 Argentine Peso (Official) Argentine Peso (Unofficial)- 2003 Australia

323-3/4 x45 Belgium Canada

Electric... 37% 30%

4.03-1/4

.0031-1/2

3024

Hope

700 38

3000 43

400.50.

0060

0220

02-7/16

Macso Electric

Telephone

1210

INDUSTRIALS ·

England

Coment

200

France

India

1032

20

300 10.00

Mexico

1450

New Zealand

4.02-1/4

STORES, ETC.

Рег

D070

Dairy (0) Dairy, (N)

1

Portugal

0404

403-1/4

be considered

Sweden

*705

2302

even "lwo-faced." A

300

3010

3770

3775

4730

500

United Pres.

King Nep just winked. For at this my along the edges," said Jack. You feel free to speak your mind on happy inedium in this regard can

Switzerland Uhuguay Venezuela Netherlands

East hmm, think you'll need your let go a spade and Carter discarded gloves and overcoat," he added. the diamond. West, hoping that his looking them over. partner had the spades protected, dropped the Juck of spades. Carter then cashed the nee of diamonds.

Under A Fonco East had to let go another spade,

"This blend of mine gels and West of course played the ten body chilly, sold King Nep. of diamonds.

"Frankly," he said, as they crawled ow Carter led the Now

of queen under a fence into a neighbouring .spades from dummy and overtook marsh where the cut-tails and water with the ace in his hand, dropping irises grew, “I was hoping he West's blank king. The ten of wouldn't come back so soon. But King Nep. "But it would have been DORN today, you are one of the On the other hand, you must not -spades-guve-declarer-the-13th-trick, Jack's-n-pretty-punctual fellow-little-more-convenient-if-you-had-liberals-of-your-nge. Active-in-go-too far in the other direction or South Africa "Jack?" salu Knarf "Which slayed away for another week or mind as well as bursting with you will

"fence two, I suppose you'll be freezing up physical energy, you dislike those brook one of these mornings?" who are slow to catch up with you, "Just chuckling, "and in the quiet places all subjects and you often shock facilitate your eventual success. where the water lies deep and still. those whose-ideas

are not in line I won't be freezing all over, for with your own.

Although you will make mony A long time to come."

You will have considerable op-enemies, your friends will be loyal Then King Nep turned to Knar position throughout life, not for this throughout life. Lack of education and Hanid and laughingly told them reason alone. But you also have a is not apt to be a great handicap how he and his friend Jack had high temper and are loclined to be to overcome, but the more formal

friendly intolerent always quarrelled-in

you acquire, the ensler of those who disagree education way, of course, because they both habit at certain times of the year, tider this beneath your considera- really liked each other-nbout Jack's with you. You should acquire some your road will be to success.

diplomacy. Although you may con- of going around and turning water

words Arc "In the

more vetlon, honeyed good old days," King Nep said, "when I really used effective in arguments with certain your bludgeon-like to rule all the water, it wasn't groups than pleasant for someone to come along methods. and freeze it all up. It made it hard for my fishes to swim and my frogs to dive and my sen-gulls to get their food.

Check Your Knowledge

1. What height and weight can a male gorilla attain?

2. What

Moliere'i real Bame?

was

3. Into what sea are the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, said to have disappeared?

4. Where did Pilsener beer originate?

5. What is a picklock?

6. What is meant by 'n continen

ial shelf?

(Answera `on Column 5).

CROSSWORD

ACTORS

1. Thickhanded or Jurs thick: 18,

Tenta' pitaħ. (4)

8. Speaks as though he went in for

minmii weigt, (9)

11. Dealt at the river mould. (3)

12. End of ersan fire. (3)

13 Found in an old housecoat, 131

11. Dandy. (44).

15 They sĺWAJA MAKE the tumult

die. (9)

17. C Always unnecessary and one Kisunlig-vegeta another. (3)

20. Itiba, 141

21. This normally desit by th16,

(4)

20% Water-WKY, 40]

23. It la oriental." (4)

24 Por & start they may be mineral

or vegatabla. 141

Down

1. From Lihts · horizontal

Mark,

bolght and deptia are ineakured.

• 2. Bend ta the tips. 44

Đi toilet từ LC lo toan chu. 181

5. Maas slightly sour. (2).

6. Only pool"(4) 7. Feign #71

Born, ta

10. Bert of Ballet dance in india, 161

14. Poût or six died this way, tới

10 38 K. norą at this, (5),

10. 100 100 & thought. (E

TTOOL. (4)

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Bolution of rogiorday's pursie.—Actusas

Dorpora

Ølter:

16, Onions

KABE IS UMET YA

B4) 1. Den.

Flard

Jack?"

marment, he was lifting a fint, white rock that Iny across some fallen branches, and called down loudly: "Are you home, Jack?"

From under the branches, Knart and Hanid heard a voice answering: "I'm home! Come down!"

"We'd rather see you up here," said King Nep. "If It's all the same to you." cold breath of air. like the wind en Knarf and lianid suddenly felt a a winter morning and the next nioment, a small pink-checked man, all wrapped up in sweaters and mufflers, wooi-lined boots and a fur

Rupert and Margot-28

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Koper is a relieved what he has heard that he begs the lizard to sell them some more. Suppose the giant doesn't find Margot he says, "how ever can we get her: back? The lizard thinks moment. You'd certainly find it hard to follow the giant across that rough country," he says, "but, tell you what, the river at the bottom of this hill comes from that direction. And take my advice: l you wantho enter that dark carrie wear your Wellingtons " Then he turns and disappears,

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,

·RED RYDER

TEARING

THE RIDERS WHO

FOLLOW SO

CLOSELY,

FANG, THE

WHITE COLOTE. HEADS TOIJAFUP

TH6 INDIAN

VILLAGE

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To find, what the stars have in for tomorrow, select your store birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)---- You can make this a good day, but the bc on your guard against "So we finally came to an agree opposition! Choose your companious ment. I told Jack he could freeze carefully. up all the fresh water he could find

Froczas the Brook

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)—Âμ

but he must never touch the aimprovement over some days, but water. So for years and years now, still guard against "double talk" on he's been coming down every win

.

ter, to freeze the brooks and ponds the part of business associates,

CANCER - (June 23-July · 23)--- Travel la still on the risky side.

all your Otherwise,

problems thin info evaporate

alr. Make progress now.

LEO (July 24-Aur. 23)-Be sure your idea is a good one before you fois! it upon others.

If it's really good, fight for it PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- In travel is sill! suggested Caution

VIRGO (Aug.

24-Sept. 22)—A Pole but all other things are definitely good dny for

all your "Except around the North

business and romance efforts. Some unexpected happening and the South Pole," Jack put in improved: business

may occur-likely for the best. merrily. "But no one minds leo up especially. there anyhow.”

and rivers, but he hardly

touches the oceans."

ever

LIBRA ‹ (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Per-

Batavia

Singapore

Hongkong

Watson.........(0). Watson (Ilts)

Emporium

COTTONS

סלון

2014-

500: 10

Ruhr Agreement

Korean Fish Trade Washington, Dec. 20-Americon

With Japan

that the six- officials said today nation agreement on Ruhr authori ty is regarded here as an occupa Tokyo, Dec. 28.—A SCAP foreign ton arrangement not requiring trade official said today that Allied United States Senate ratification. headquarters have had no discus- These, officials expect the ogree- sions with the South Korean government to be approyed soon by the ment on the price scale for Korean Administration. Lewis W. Douglas... fish, but that this and other matters American Ambassador to Britain, will probably be taken up with a will probably sign for the United

States. trade delegation expected

But final action by the five Euro- Scout

cout early in the New Year." He emphasised that Japan was not pean powers is not expected for

about six weeks. Korea, or buying fish from

Authorities described the accord from anywhere else, and said that as an important interim atop" to purchases made in the past through stability in western Germany while the military government were "small the peace treaty is negotiated→→

now

from

scale barter offales,”

The official said SCAP had not been furnished with the price seale of Korean marine products and had

United Press.

not issued any official advice to the OUTWARD MAILS Korean government on their prico levels-United Press.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 Closing Times By Air Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingiao, Peiping,

Swałow Amoy,Taipeh.

and

Closing Times By Ben

U.S. Aid To China Fohow, 330 6m.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Speed Later, when Knart and Hanid were is not always the best solution when

Washington, Dec. 28--The United walking back with King Nep, they taking a trip, so be careful, especial-sonal friendships, especially if they

are bundless connections, are highly | Sintes State Department today an- asked him whether Jack's last name ||ly if delving today.

favoured.

nounced that up to December 24 wasn't Jack Frost. King Nep only

the United States Treasury had pald laughed.

to the Chinese · government or to United States procurement agencies

the at China's request

under the US$118,843,343.45 US$125,000,000 id programme, which the Chinese have carmarked for military purposes.-Untied Press,

TAURUS (Apr.. 21-May 21)~~A'. favourable day for your ventures if "Frost? That's only one of his

they are conservative and worthy of names. He's Jack Ice and Jack

your best efforts. Snow, and Jack Blizzard, and Jack

GEMINI

22)- (May 22-Juna and Siorni. He's 'Jack Sleighbell Jack Red Nose and Jack

It listless or Merry Guard your health.. Christmas. But I Just call him restive, get a few extra hours sleep Jack."

und you'll feel better.

An Evil Omen

NO CHANCE TO CATCH HIM." WE'LL JUST STAY ON HIS TRAIL/

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-A good day with one minor exception. Travel conditions are still confused und crowded!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. .22)-Business matters improve, A

deals connected with the land are likely to turn out successfully, too.

By Fred Harman

DETTER THAT INDIAN \BYT FANG HAS NO REGARD FOR LEGENDSI NOT SEE HIV INDIAN WHITE COYOTE,

BELIEVE COYOTE IS

EYIL SARIT?

BRING-UM DEATH

TO CHIEF!

COME AGAIN!

Sum

Manila p.****

Shanghai, 3 p.m.

1:

Swatow. 3 p.

Amoy, 3 p.m.

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THURSDAY, DECENDER 30 Closing Times By Ale Rangoon, Colçuita, Karachi, Bahrein,

Marolles via Alexandria) Roma London. (CPO) (20 p.m.; (OPO) 5 1.1%."

Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, ydney and Auckland, 8 pm,

Jopast, 5 DIT

Alexandria (Nairobi, Johannesburg and

and

Closing Times By Bea Formosa vis Keelung, 10 am, Straits, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mauritius. Kingdam via Liverpool. Noon (par); 1.30 p.m., (reg); 3 pm, (ord).

Balgon, pun

N.Y, METAL MARKET Fast and South Africa, Egypt and United

New York, Dec. 20-The following prices were quoted in the scrap metal markot here today-

FO.D. per ton.

Lead, ro.n. per. ion.

(heavy salt) Steel, r.o.n. per ten. (No. X ·

heavy smelting)

10.50/10.00

30.50/20.00 *******United Press,

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the focal un

Mania pun.

* MAIL "BY GLENROY A surface mail to United Kingdom per sa Glenroy will be closed as Zollows:

GPO-Parcels, December 30, Noon; Registered 1:30 pm; Ordinary, p.m. CPO-Parcels, December 30, 11.30 a.m.; Registered, 1 pm; Or dinary, 1.30 pm.

This mall is expected to arrivo at

oficial exchange market the morning Liverpool on or about February

At the following rales:-

Bierling pound note (per 1

U.A. dollar (per $1)

Gold barn (per tiel)

FIC plasters (per 100) Blam ticals (per 100) NEI Fullders (per 100) Gold "yuan

18.30 4.00

AIR MAIL DELAYED

The air mall from United Klitz- 29130 dom, scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, 74.00 December 23 las been delayed and 23.00 is now expected to arrive" on 30.00 Wednesday, December 29,990