1949-01-11 — Page 7

FOR

• MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE "Looks-Easy' Hand Develops Problem

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

N✪ make four spades on today's hand does not appear too greal a problem when you, look at all four hands, but when you start to play the hand out, you find that there is a probem after all. You must protect yourself on the heart suit by winning the first trick In dummy. Then If you had an entry into your hand, you might solvo the problem by leading toward the spades.

E. J. Carter, of Cardiff, Wales, met the situation very well in the nt Chicago. national tournament

He won the opening lead of the deuce of hearts with dummy's nee. from and led the king of spades dummy. West won with the sin gleton ace and led back the six of diamonds Carter made the right guess and went up with dummy's two king. Of course, he still had

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CHESS PROBLEM

By K, KOBER Black, 4 pieces.

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White, 6 pieces White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. Kt-Q3. any: 2. R. B. Kt, or

Pmates.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.

SPARE MOMENTS

SCIENCE AT WORK:

TRUTH SERUM

TO TREAT

BY THE WAY

MENTAL DISORDERS

By PAUL F. ELLIS

by Beachcomber

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LTRAFAX, the new system. of transmitting ten million helping words' a minute over any dis- defences, tance, has already made it Impossible, I read, to transmit "Gone With The Wind" in just over two minutes.

NEW "truth serum" is being his troubles and conflicts. Later, he tised lo trent some cätes of thanked the doctors for

down his him to break disorders. It is known

condition they reported. Hig proved.

mental pervitin.

as

Three Boston physicians report that it causes the patient to recall painful memories,, intimate personal fancica and delusional Ideas, Such information is needed, the physicians point out, for proper treatment.

Drs Jullets Lavine, Max Rinkel and Mision Greenblatt, of the Boston Psychiatric Hospital, reported in the American Journal of Phychiatry that the drug had been administer led to 75 patients.

The physicians sald that when the effects of the drug wore off, the pallents were less tense, They felt relaxed. Meanwhile, Information about the patient had been learned. It was information needed to make a better diagnosis and better treat-

ment.

Boy's Case Cited

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The doctors reparted a case of an 18-year-old boy who had attempted suicide.

unhappy Because of an childhood, the boy had been psychiatric problem since the age of four. While under the influence of of the drug the boy talked freely

BOYS AND GIRLS, MAGAZINE

Pixie O'Scowl Complained

-But Knarf Saved Him Some Trouble-

By MAX TRELL

His next play was to cash the queen of spades, and West showed out. Then the jack of hearts was amall diamond led cashed and n

done!

get Never West winning with 66 from dummy,

"NEVER

done the voice was saying. back diamond came the ace. A

Kaurf and Hanid, the shadow- which East won with the queen.

children with the turned-about Enst tried to kill the dummy by

A clubs. leading back

However, names, who were sitting on the gar the trick was won in dummy with the ace, and when Carter led back den wall, under the oak tree, look-

ed at each other in surprise. the good ten of diamonds, East was

Pixie O'Scowl." said Hanid, helpless.

doing something he doesn't like and he's complaining as usual.

of

Carter If he took a discard, would throw away his losing club, lead a spade, nesse the nine-spot, pick up the lust space with the jack, and the king and queen licaria would win the last two tricks. If East trumped the ten of din monda, Carter would overtrump, pick up the last trump, and discard and dummy's clubs on the king queen of hearts, so that the last club could be ruffed out.

the

Check Your

Knowledge-

"It's

"He'

The two shadows sprang lightly to the ground and began searching around in the tall grass for some sign of Pixie O'Seuwl. They finally beetle who said: "Go four met a daisies to the left and look in that patch of clover. He's been sitting there since yesterday morning, doing nothing but saying 'Never get done! I wish you'd ask him to stop." Four Daisica

Dead

1. On what date did Jupan accept O'Scowi stood

Potsdam of the terms

claration?

2. Name the artist who

"The Angelus."

De

Indiguart. He half painted clover.

3. What was the real name of

"The Cid, celebrated Spanish her

of the Eleventh Century?

4. What is palladium and

was it discovered?

when

5. Where is the famous Temple?

Jamist

6. What is a "white horse"! (Answers on Column 4)

CROSSWORD

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Across

1. the ring is broken around the

faw maker. (0)

7 and 9. An infectious and epidemic

dianan. 17-3)

10. Not twinted to nothing: (4)...

12. Listan, (4)

to. Jewish ordinantea

14. Asre. (c)

17. Berzain food 7 (3)

18. Bro i Down

21. He's changed by the inok of her.

(31

23. See 2 Dawa,

24 of the use. (4)

20. Built the first town. (4)

Unfair when jonded. (8)

It has its points as the Hunger player "eald, 19)

Dorn

1 18. Beemingly they are made

to rock alsopa. (5, 6)

and 23, it by excesate fear.

3. Thoroughfares,

4. Mining centre in the Maĺký

poninsula, (U

6. Bort of pit that belongs to me.

* Blender. 13)

6. A broken ogre. (4)

v. Bog 7 Across.

i13.

tus unaung. (3)

LTL go-between, (8)

15. Pew are seen on farms nowadN34.

(0) 10. Bpice for a change. (5)

10. Pertaining to the ear, (4)

20. Care may love this by accident.

(4)

21. A sarcastic lampoon. (4)

2. It could secure a lot. (3)

Solution of yesterday's puzzla--Across: ATRI 76, DOO14 “Bizkit! 9'Abé_16, anu-

Jeli 10 · Rift 17. Öeda: 19. Lalri

Dar

45,

olent is 17:37. Web, Downland 1949, Banglatadini là, Orian: 3, InSTİYİ

10-1

Pixie O'Scorlì climbed the trees and made their leaves fall,

ten

"My work will never get done," muttered Pixie O'Scowl. "Do

you know what time it is?"

"It's about

sakl

o'clock,"

"ND.

no, no! I mean the time of the year.'

"It's the Fall, or Autumn," sald Hani.

went four Hanid Knarf daisles to the left, then poked down In the patel of clover. Presently-Knarfe

and Pixie #squeal they heard

up looking very about stood just

tallest above the on inch

Hanid said: "We heard you con- plaining you'd never get done."

"And so did the beetle," said Knart.

Too bad

the about you and sald Pixie O'Scowl.

done?" never get in n asked Hanid

pleasant voice; trying hard not to get Pixie O'Scow! nny angrier than he seemed to be atrendy.

DeWhat will

Rupert and Margol-38

round Creeping on

the pond. Rupert reaches an enormous bucket and ands he is being stared at by

Who on earth are very big frog. you, and how did you get here?" Oh, please." says, the animal. Says Rupert, I'm looking for my - friend Margot. She's little girls. Have you seen her? She hid in the cupboard of a large doll's house and the giant walked off with her." The frog blinks solemnly, "That's

a. strange tale," he saya, "There

is a doll's house here, but I've seen no little girl."

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RYDER

"Yes," said Pixie O'Scowl," and do you know why it's called the Fall? It's because things fall." "What things?" asked Knart.

O'Scowl. "Leaves!" sald Pixie

and millions of leaves "Millions And the trouble is, none of them want to full. They keep hanging on to their stems and twigs and branches. So that if they won't fall get to by themselves, somebody's make them."

"Who has to make them?" Knarf wanted to know.

"I do, who else is going to climb

up every elm and oak and poplar

The physicians also reported that two cases of amnesia had recovered after use of the drug."

·

If that is not civilisation, then I ofl know what is. The possibility transmitting a Cabinet Minister's speech at a dinner in London to the Andaman Islands, seven times over, iri nine seconds, is better news than the new Government fish made of plckled tree-bark.

The Boston group, said the drug was "unusual" in that the patient can remember everything that went on during the interview. They ex- "extremely plained that such was helpful" to the doctor as well as to the patient because they can discuss Why talk? the ideas and conflicis that the pallent has revealed,

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GENTLEMAN.

recent speech, sold. "Talking is a waste of time." But it won't go on much Science Shorts

their rend longer. Politicians

them speeches and will soon have

who Scientists are using the ordinary read for them by a microgramo

cannot Comedians, phone. breathe without microphone glued, tin can in research in high-alutude flying. It serves as a housing in to their mouths, are sure to welcome which to test apparatus at simulated the new instrument. There need be high-altitude flying....A pilot plant no personal appearance. As for or

that could dinary conversation, to produce equilenin, a

In the casily be recorded early the converted into that may be

played by a tiny morning, and male and female .zcx hormones pocket radio-microgramophone con- which have been proved of value in cealed in the hat. Selence is mar- medical therapy

cancer re-vellous, and we are not living in the

Middle Ages. search, has been established at the University of Wisconsin.....Two rock specimens, drilled from far be- Evans the Hearie neath the surface of Funafuti Atoll In the Pacific, may give scientists Information on the origin of those The 1lny land dots in the

at investigation is being Cornell University.

and

ocean.

made

(Tomorrow-Book Parade)..

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

2. Millet

1. On August 14, 1945. 3. Don Rodrigo Diaz. 4. A while metal of the platinum family dis- covered in 1803. 5. In Calcutta, the India. G. A ridge of foam al

summit of a wave.

YOUR

executive and

before very

UNDERSTAND that Evans the nasal Hearse, the Aberbananer pea-pusher, has offered his services for the 1951 Festival. He wants to push a pea with his nose nlong a tight-rope stretched from the Sur- rey to the Middlesex shore, in or der to show that there is still gaiety in England. As he could hardly be expected to hold the usual Japanese sunshine over his head while doing this, it is felt that the whole thing might verge on dulness.

Dr Rhubarb's corner

Edna H. writes: My fance is 30 when he visits us that he Nervous makes faces at my mother, and.she thinks he is dotug it purposely, to be offensive, or to show how clever he is. What is your advice?

Dr Rhubarb replies:. Tell your mother to hit back, face for face.

BIRTHDAY.

no

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Big Increase In Jap Steel Production

Tokyo, Jan. 10.-Economic circles today reported that fron and steel production at Japan's No. 1 Yawata plant rose considerably last year.

HONGKONG

SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning totalled $151, 500.00. Transactions and noon prices

were:

SHARES BANKS

JK Bank

BUYERS BELLERS SALES.

1800 1770 1000

East Arlo **** 142 DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (0) 132

Dock ...

Provident ....

LAND, ETC.

ZIK Hotel....

S'hai Land

HX Land

Humphreys

(X)....

UTILITIES

Tram

1700

200 139 100

200 277

271

10 10

18.20

2000 18.30

00

3.40

GB

20 20.40

Star Ferry... 1303

C. Light XDR 149 1450 C. Light Ris

Electric

They reported that last year's output, including an estimated production for the fourth quar- ter, saw an increase of 60 per cent in pig-iron, 97 percent in steel ingots and 140 percent in steel materials compared to 1947.

1

During 1940 the Yawala plant, on imported 335,000 Kyushu laland, tons of American, coal and more. than 330,000 tons of forėign Iron.

ore,

Last year's production WAS TO- ported to be 423,000 tens of pig-iron 577,000 tons of steel Ingots and 331,000 tons of steel materials--each category topping the Japanese gov- ernment's goals.

The

economic journal Nihon 200 15.40 Keizal reported that Japanese pro- duction of plg-iron during December, 4500 3.40

for the first time since the sureen- 70 0 13 der, advanced beyond the 80,000-

ton level. It totalled 82,025 toris. 500 @ 20.20

United Press. 472 @ 30

500- 1474

38 140 63715

10

3712

Macao Electyle

INDUSTRIALS

Cement

41

1999

STORES, ETC.

Dairy AD)

Dairy (N)

Watson (0) Watson (N) COTTONS

Ewo

2000 42 1000 41

014

400 15

Rubber Market

More Active

New York, Jan. 10.-Number 1 contract rubber futures today closed 25 to 35 points higher. Standard contract rubber futures closed 12 to 20 points higher.

Both Spot and Futures markets were more active and firmer, In- fluenced by strength at London and Singapore, plus broadening factory demand and stockpile buying.

The. underlying market sentiment is still influenced by production un- certainties in Indonesia, but the consensus of market opinion is still friendly toward the upside over the nearby term.

However, cautious traders foresee a setback following the rlso in By STELLA Spots of nearly a cent per pound

DORN today, you are a natural You are quick-witted, as well as matter how witty. This cometimes lends to sar- large or small the job, you tend to castic remarks at another's expense. work toward the managing end-If you find yourself getting too long Farseeing, critically caustic, call a hall! Avold resourceful and even making enemics in this fashion. energetic,

the inventive,-YOU have most of talents which

toward contribute making a One success of life. If you do not achieve it, blame no one but yourself.

Although your background may be highly conventional, you believe in freedom of the Individual and as your mind develops, you may startic some of your friends by your beral Don't be intimidated, how- Be sure, however, that you always ideas.

Stand ever, for eventually the world in remain true to your ideals.

by your friends at any cost, for with general will catch up with you!

loyalties will determine the To lind what the stars have in you

for tomorrow, select your degree of co-operation and ultimate store success you enjoy. Your ability for birthday star and read the corres- making friends is vast, but you are ponding paragraph. Let your birth-

day star be your daily guide. highly selective.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)———- and bultonball and birch and maple Take things easier today, Be on and cherry and apple tree? I'm the one who lips to make the leaves falluard against an upset if you are too so that everybody else can say impulsive in making a decision. really Full now, isn't it?'"

"You

poor thing." sair Ilanid. "You'll never get-"

Will Never Be Done "That's what I've been saying all along. I'll never get done."

With that, he nodded grumpily

CANCER (June 23-July

23)- Romance gets into the limelight especially in the luxury fields, appears excellent now. Merchandising,

LEO (July 24-Aur, 23)-A friend AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-

may help to make a Íong-desired Best for you not to deviate from

wish come truc. Guard against accepted conventions today. Take impulse when it comer to romance, care of routine to get good results. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 211

toke things Employment matters are looking up An emotional day, so

you. If hunting cautiously. Don't let your moods for

a new job.

however.

over the past week.

Prices closed as follow Stanilard Contract Rubber.

“August

January February

March

April

May

June

July

September

October November

December

February

March

January (1050)

No. Contract Rubber Marchi

19.45 nominal 10.35

12 25 bid" 10.10 nominal 19.00 bid 10.00 naminat

18.95

10.32

18.09

18.80

18.15

18.72

16.64

18.00

18.50

10.60 traded

19.40 nominal

10.50 traded

19.23 nominal 19.11 bid 19.00 nominal

Aprit

May

June

July

August September October November

10.17

December

18.72

January February

10.87

IT

March

10.81 nominal

18.0 18.55 -United Pres.

LONDON MARKET

London, Jan. 10.--Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follow January/March tin pence per 1.) 11- April/June

11-32 July/September

11-1/14 United Pres

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22U.S. Loan For N.E.I.

and started off toward the cure of veremphasise some minor incident. perhaps you'll find what you want

LIURA

love, fine.

20) today. ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. Knart But suddenly tho

woods.

23-Oct. 23) (Sept. today, so be are high

plus shouted after him: "Pixie O'Scow!! Tentions

have to You don't

go to those careful before you make a quick Almost everything is on the

answer. Hold your temper at all side of the ledger today. Business, looks romance everything' woods!"

O'Scowl turned around. costa! Pixie "Ifumph, I don't? Why not?"

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- This Another Bne day for the achievement "The leaves on those trees, don't A good merchandising day. have to fall. They're pine trees may be an important time for you. of your goal. If you are ambitious

And for the Arst time in two

Make sure you do the right thing. and energetic, anything can be yours. days, Pixie O'Scowl smiled, and said;

GEMINI 1 "Thank goodness. Now maybe will get done."

Even tho beetle was happy to hear that!

HERE IS WHERE ME LEAVE UM MISSY BETH?

BUT SHE NOT HERE

(May 22-Juno 22)-- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) cause to remember Fair galiis may be made if your ex- You may have

too high are not this day as an important one. World pectations possibility. affairs, may make news, 100.

'A Cluc

MAYBE THAT COYOTE GOT AWAY FROM HER AND SHE'S CHASING

BETH!

By Fred Harman

RED.RYDER WAGON

TRACKS!

for

This Year?

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Argentine Pexa (Oficial)

Argentine Pero (Unonicial)

Australia

Brazil

Delton Canada Chile England

France

Iran

Closing Rates"

Jan. 10

US$0.2077

2093

3.33-

.ocdo

מכיו.

02-7/10

X210

4,03-16

Const.

,3024.

Mexlen

1450

New Zealand

4.03-3%

Реги

0070

Portugal

.0404

South Africa

4.03.31

Sweden

Switzerland

.5300

301D

.3774

3776

$730

2400

.0275

United Pro

Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands

Balavia Singapore Hongkong Bhonghai

U.S. Factories

For Britain

New York, Jan 10-Fifty U.S.. manufacturers are negotiating with the British government to establish factories in Britain; öccording to the American Machinist, a trade publi❤ cation.

The magazine sold that about half of the projects involve the extension of existing operations, 20 are from firms which have British sales offices but no production facilities, and five from firms which have not operated in Britain at all.--Associated Press.

Norwegian Whalers” Success

London, Jan. 10.-Norwegian whaling expeditions In the Antarctio had considerable success In the Arst stage of operations, the official bulletin of the Norwegian Infórma- tion Office announced today,

The report said that nine out 'de, the ten Norwegian expedillons,. resulted in a total of 80,500 barrels of whale oil after 12 days of opera- tions,,

Last year's result after the first fortnight was 92,000 barrels, tha report added.-United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwian “slaton, registered" articles and parcel poste clone 3. minutes earlier than the ordinary mail. Y malis 'close before'10 'ME, registered and parent posts' clasu · at #p, on the previous day.... Malls are closed at Nowloon, Central rest omes, half an hour earlier than the GPO tloung TideK''

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Washington, Jan. 10.-President Truman's proposed budgets said that

TUESDAY, JANUARY, 11% a $25,000,000 loan may be made by

Closing Times By Als Swalow, Amoy,Nanking, Hankow, the Commodity Credit CorporationTsingtao, Peiping and fellow, 3.50 p.m. to the Netherlands East Indies dur-

Shanghai, 5 pan. Ing the scal year of 1949 to boost production of copra and palm oil,"

Officials, however, said the granting of the loan would depend considerably on the political situa- tion in Indonesia during the coming months.

The Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration has suspended its In- pending donesian ald programme the outcome of the present conflict between the Dutch and the In-. donesian Republic-United Press.

Exchange Rates

Builness, was done in the local tim official exchange market thla morning at the following ratos:--

sterling pound note (per £3)

US, dellar (por. 11)

Gold barn (per thell

FIC plastres (per 100)

Siam ticat. (per 100)..... NEL guilders (per 100) Gold Juan

4.09

Manila, Honolulu, USA and Canada, $ p.

Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Henciuka and U.B.A. (CPP) (1930 pm; (PPO) 5 Ordinary Air Mail (Printed. Matters, Bamples and Emall Packet. Posts) for Honolults and USA, Mamis, Guam, (CPO) 430 p.m.; "(GPO)' 5`p.m. Bangkok, 5 mes Dy. Bas

Closing Haiphong and follow, 1 pm."

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 Closing Times By Air Swalow and Amoy, 1.30 am, (rug); D a.m. (ord)..

· Shanguial, 9 am, treg); 9:30 am, {ord). Manila, 12.30 p.m.

Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingiao. Peiping, Amos,, Taipeh,

Foochow, 2:30 pằm, 19

Bwałow

and

Corlog Timer By Sea Straits Ceylon, Mauritius, India, Mada- gascar, ↑ East jng Soull, Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Mafsallés, flöön,”

Manila: p...

Bangkok, D. D

Straita. 3 pm

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 (4

1 Clodlyg Zings By Air Montle, 11.30 am..

1840 Aarobi, Johannesburg and

*Calcutta, XaracliĹTM Bahrain).

Marlier winj 'Aikmandris). Roine and: 301 50 London, "(GPO) 4.30 p.m. (GPO) B p.m. Bangkok, midnapode, Nálavín, Colombo,

7.06

18.00 Sydney and Auckland,, 5, p.m.

23.00

*Capen, Bipm

Balgon and Paris, .8 p.m.