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FOR YOUR

•MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS

ON BRIDGE

Smother Play Most Difficult To Detect

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY WE present to you

the most fascinating and difficult piny in bridge, the smother play.

Every few years, by popular re- quest, I run a series of articles on the smother play. This is the most difficult of all plays to recognise In actual competition. Few of the top ranking experts of the country have had the actual thrill of exe- play. Occasionally at culing the the end of a hand, they suddenty realise that if they had done so and zo, they could have made n If you sly this smother play, week's articles carefully and be

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Years no today's hand shown to me by the late Phil Leon, of Cleveland, who was con- aldered one of the greatest card analysts of the country.

The point is, how can West be kept from making the king of trumps?

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MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO

BRING HOME

A TIDE TABLE!

FURNITURE

Check Your Knowledge

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1949.

SPARE MOMENTS

MIDWEEK BOOK, PARADE.

WHO'S THE LAWRENCE OF WORLD WAR TWO?

W was re T, Lawrence of for the three years he was to spend World War II, when so much training Chinese to harass, the Ja- was achieved behind enemy lines by panema by sabotage and sporadic guerilla fighters trained and led by raiding. white officers?

.

In his foreward to THE JUNGLE IS NEUTRAL, (Chatic & Windus, 10.) Field Marshal Earl Wavell writes:

tnarches on one

OC-

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

N. angry lotter, accusing me of treating policewomen as

n joko, cuts me to the quick. A joke? Why, their strange beauty has always stirred mo with a sweet trouble.

Yet,

beneath

The Jungle Is Neutral"—or is it? Was ho Colonel F. Spencer Chap- Surprising that the man who endur- man, whose single-handed exploits et arduous

Seen against the sunset, their in the fastnesses of the Malayan eselon six days barefooted and with-

and little hats set firmly on their heads, jungle accomplished-In the words out food-black-water fever

"euureir stern classical faces innocent of of Admiral Viscount Mountbatten tick-typhus should ascribe more than a whole division of the trality" to the country where his provoking dimple or alluring smile, British Army? We know of no one name became a myth. "Armed neu- they seem to be carved out of stone.

trality"--may be.

those

rough-spun who has a stronger clair.

turies beat

They warm hearts. Colonel Spencer's chronicle of his too, knew mother's love and even

simply written and hdventures is

now, when n

of music steals strain

those factual. In one chapter he even from a public-house door,

a given an intimate account of life in a cold eyes fil with memory, and "traitor-killing comp" where he took

heavy tear splashes the pavement. "Inevitably Colonel Chapman's refuge after his escape from his The muste ceases, and once maro adventures and achievementa recall Japanese captors. Here it is that he they assume the immortal loveliness z. Name two islands in the Eng-those of a famous character of the teils us the greatest continuous or of some stene

forgotten for last war, T. E. Lawrence, who also deal of his sojourn are famous

he breeds of cattle bearing their name. endured greatly and survived by the lack of reading matter, and that

of his spirit...for sheer read and high quality

Binke's re-read Sextan 3. What people shod their horses courage and endurance, physical and The Murdered Mahout" and Zane with straw slippers previous to the mental, the two men stand together Grey's "The Man Of The Forest" all nineteenth century?

the executionnens oss ulator. s examples of what toughness the within earshot of body will find, if the spirit within it squads disposing of natiyo spies and Dis-is tough..."

Informers!

Nee dicet "cinis

quella Jult."

1.

What is toxicology?

tish Channel that

4. Why was the "Beloved elpie"?

What was the nationality 5. Omar Khayyam?

of

4. Which will float in water, slole egg or a fresh one?

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Answers in Column 3)

When war broke out Spencer was nt Gordonstoun housemaster School, Morayshire, and though he had been a member of Gino Watkins' Greenland Expeditions, he certainly possessed no knowledge of Malaya- or Far Eastern peoples-to equip him

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Knarf Bought Some Beads

-But He Paid a Funny Price for Them-- By MAX TRELL

NARF, the shadow-boy with the turned-about name, had made The first two tricks are won himself small and was

by

walking West with the king and lice of

down the garden path. On reaching ond

third club the clubs, trumped by declnrer with the four the gate, he suddenly stopped. Be tween the gate and the fence-post, of spades. South then Jends the queen of spades, and West refuses there was a beautiful round spider's la web. It was quite early in the must- The Jack to cover.

of spades

ering and all along the strands of the West will not cover. led, and

ngain Now declarer cashes, three dia-web, round and round, were tiny mond

tricks,

the ace and king of beads, glistening in the sunshine.

All handa are underlined.

hearts, and leads the third heart. "My" he said. "These are the

cartis down to the

most beautiful beads I've ever seen. Dummy hus the ace I'd like to give them to the children. I wonder if the spider would let me have them?"

of spades and deuce of henris. De- clarer holds the

ten and nine of Fast 15 forced to Jend trumps. elther the ten of diamonds or of clubs, either of which queen South will trump with the nino

A Little Tug

With that, Knarf gave one of the of spades. West has only the king strands of the web a little tug and eight of spades. If he over-trumps out came the spider. "What is it with the king, dummy's nce will win. If he under-trumps with the you want?" said the Spider, look- eight-spot, the nine holds the tricking at Knurf in rather disappoint

ed way. She thought at first it might be a fly ringing her door bell. "I like those bends on your web," said Knart, "Would you let me take them to give to the children?"

and tho ace of trumps will win the last trick.

CHESS PROBLEM

Dy F. W. MARTINDALE

Black. 7 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in tua Solution to yesterday's problem:

trent. 2. K-BI.

RX B: 2, QXI.

CROSSWORD

1. And

ALIVED

Account of avente in the

· Middle Ages. (8. 7)-

7. Prom" which a

drapi

vure tear may

. Recess for a statlibi (8)

11. Large expanses of water. (4)

12 Oone by, 143

13. Puh.

(8)

18. Where the rot got mixed up. (8)

18. The ship's company. (4)

19. He just doem't make senæo. (8)

30, it's deanite forusel (3)

21. Uten that la watuod in Fleet-

street. 10)

Bern used for cattle food; (4)

To do this is wrong. (D) 71. 80 Heg gas mixed up to the

Khrub. (5)

ALKOT

A marked peculiarity of stylo,' (22)

2. They are made from dim pieces.

2. Array. 14)

4. Bpson. (4)

5. However; they look and sound'

like the smallest paths, (3-4)

6. See Across

3. Rond. 101)

10. A bear's this la extremely uncom

fortable (5) 11. Displays. (01

14. Just a broken idot. 14)

JAMA OF

19. gymboite of the British. (4)

IB in the vernisollar, apprehend.. (8)

Bolution of westerday'a vušala

Fritangler d. fieb down: 0 _in tyn:

56. Ebi 11, 35: "IX Uss! 15 Bartı 10.

Pawat.1 Sylovese

(t#"Bodier: 14, 876 lt: 19, Ode: 20 Mədi

The Spider was silent for a mo- answered slyly: "I ment, then she won't give away those beads on my

you."

9-9

Kaart rushed back to the gate with the Glen.

they did when he first saw them, they were still sparkling and glis-

So he scurried off to catch toning in the sunshine as brightly as ever. the three plain files and the one blue-bottle.

column

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Anglo-US Textile Talks With Japan Suggested

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London, Jan. 25.—An Anglo-American, mis- sion to Japan to discuss competition problems beont with Japanese textile manufacturers ・・ han suggested by the Board of Trade, official quarters. said today.

The Board of Trade President,

Д

They said the Cotton Board's |

presented chairman, Sir Raymond Streat, Mr Harold Wiliun, said Japanese dimeuit question for the British would convoy this suggestion to textile competition American textile manufac-Government because, the Japanese turors.

occupation costs are being borne by the United States.

SPECULATION

the jungle was among the ruins of an ancient city. BLAMED FOR

THE FLYING SAUCER By Bernard Newman

(Gollancz, 9/6),

et tua fransibit contem-

kic pulclira

This involved a dollar question calling for maximum Japanese exports,

Meanwhile, Manchester textile trade quartors were pressing the Board of Trade to take action to prevent a repetition of Japan's pre- war cut-throat competition.

anti- Trade quarters said they cipated that an overall exchange

fixed nt between 300 and 350 yen to the United States dollar-United

RUBBER DROP rate for yen would ultimately be

on

New York, Jan. 25.-Number 1 Press, contract rubber futures today cloned 20 to 20 points lower on

TO GO TO PAKISTAN? Tokyo, Jan, 25-Japanese Board of wrote sales totaling 93 contracts. so) So (or very nearly

Trado sources said today that two or Cynthia, Twili Propertius of his

Standard contraet rubber futures three Japanese businessmen, seting serve, aye, marry, an I wot not,

closed 25 painis lower sales as advisers, may accompany a SCAP totalling 22 contracts.

oficial to Pakistan to buy an For Comrade Haldane'

estimated 1,000,000 bales of Indian Papa Pontivy, untidy, half-bald

Overnight drying up of factory cotton. the great and and with a drooping moustache and THEY tell me, that

stockpiling demand upset The Board of Trade is considering once the brains of France's counter- } Sobolokov, the People's Scien- | futures" and physicals, despite zending one representative from the espionage system, has become one of tist, has discovered that capitalist steadiness of the primary markets. Nippon Jitsuryo Company and one the most familiar figures in apy-scientists have been all wrong about Technicians saw nothing In the from the Goshe Trading Company 1 thriller fiction.

the Law of Gravity. According to news to account for this reaction SCAP's authorication is granted. Sobolokov's

y's interpretation of the and attributed the fall to specula- United Press. This time it is the first rocket_(not Marxist dialectle the earth repels the German variety) to fall In Eng-Instead of attracting, and a stone. land that cets Pontivy probing a dropped from a height rises instead. series of events that swept every of falling. No other interpretations thing else off the front pages of the can be tolerated, since they are out- daily papers.

worn remnants of reactionary hour

Faits divers

It all happened one Whitsun week-cols superstition. und in that part of Charnwood Forest, known as Bradgato Park, which was once the home of Lady Jane Grey and which is now the

moan.

The gardener said he was struck

haunt of ramblers from Leicester. by a tomato when coming out of a Seen streaking across the sky was a greenhouse in the castle grounds, bright light,

18:0 an "enormous shooting star and making a shrill whistle noise that faded into a low- pitched

The "bright light" struck the earth without exploding. and found buried in a hole next day was a cylinder bearing hieroglyphics which no one could decipher. More dramatic still were press headlines "A Message From Mars".

tive activities.

7

After the close of business opinions indicated the possibility of a further setback unless demand is some revived, with

observers of the opinion that factory demand may be temporarily filled.

Prices closed as follow:--

Standard Contract Rubber Futures. January

July

10.00 nominal 14.00 nominal 38.00 bid

13.70 nominal

February

March

Apti

(News Item.)

May

10.00 bid

No.

Contract Hubbar Futures.

POEM

March

19.00 traded/

April

18.03 nominal

(Based on an old French proverb) People who live in Chateaur Shouldn't throw tomateaux.

May

June

August

September

Nothing to do with me

October

18.24 nominall

November

13.17

December

18.18

WRITER; who remarked that January (1050)

15.03

ta

February

10.00

17.05

United Press.

Bernard Newman is as ingenious A "To burn people in effigy

д

satisfaction," March momentary ns ever with his plot; and Pontivy but

who the me

fool has lost none of his cunning. An in- recalled to

bc- as burned a queen bee in effigy. telligent "thrilleras topical

cause he hated honey. today's newspaper.

Alas, it wasn't very easy. He YOUR BIRTHDAY.

caught the three plain flies quickly enough (there were quite a number of them buzzing around); but find- was another mat- ing a blue-bottic

By STELLA

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26

PORN today, you have a very high gifted than you are in this respect.

ter all together. He saw greenish degree of personal magnetism would not be tenable. web but I'll be glad to sell them to flies and blackish files and drag and this attracts many people into

You have a great deal of positive flies and May-flies and yellow fica

if to energy and once you get your mind ("I'm afraid the yellow ones are your sphere. However, as "For how ̄much?"—asked-Knarf. becs, Knarf said to himself)--but counterbalance this, you do not set on something..you are capable of a successful conclusion it wasn't until he got to the other appear to have the ability to give pushing to "For three plain flics and one

end of the garden that he finally your complete love and devotion to despite all kinds of opposition. You blue-bottle fly," said the Spider.

found and succeeded in cutching any one individual for long. Your are very observant and in excellent "That's a lot," said Kaart.

blue-bottle fly..

affections go out to the whole world, Judge of character. One of the rather than to any one, single per- fields in which you might do very well is that of personnel work. con. You might never wed although you have a capacity for holding the Diplomucy, if trained in the Beld of friendship of both sexes for a life politics, would also prove interest- ing. Psychology or the newer fold At into of psychiatry also would your particular talents.

"It's what I usually charge for the beads on my web," said the Spider. "And you'd better get them qulekly before I sell them to some- one else."

Knarf took another look at the beads and though it seemed to him that they looked a bit smaller than

Rupert and Margot-51

Rupert edges forward as the sound comes nearer, and next moment the anxious face of Reggie appears. Oh, Rupert," cries the Rabbit twin, "I'm so glad to find you. Rex and have been getting worried about you. You've been away so long. We thought you must be in trouble. Have you found any way into the castle, so that we can go. 'As be and look for Margot?" speaks Margot herself comes and Emiles

over Rupen's shoulder *You needn't look any further." she laughs,

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

RED RYDER

Then he rushed back to the gate

to give them all to the Spidor. And what was his dismay, on looking at the web to see that the beautiful time. bends had almost all disappeared. The few that remained were no big- ger than the heads of pins.

"You'd better take them quickly," the Spitter sald "Give me the files, please! Now-bold out your hands!"

Drops Of Dow

held out

་

his

Your psychic powers are more

To find what the stars have in store than

and, if developed, average might become quite extraordinary. for tomorrow, select your birthday However, your code of ethics and star and read the corresponding personal honour must be held high. paragraph. Let your birthday star for to take advantage of others, less be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)-

23)

LEO (July 24 - Aug. hands. The Knart Spider gave the web a shake. Down Combine business and social pros- Continue anything begun yesterday fell the few remaining bends.

And what do you suppose, Knartects for the best possible results and follow through to get the bert

found in his hands?

today. Make real progress,

Both

20)-- 22-Apr.

possible results. Romance beckons.

VIGO

24-Sept 22)... (Aug. 20-Mar. 21)- PISCES (Feb.

new OMee workers are favoured and in Just a few tiny draps of dew!

séxés are favoured in Knarf looked for the Spider, for business projects. Marriage also is any argument with the employer, you should get the benent of the doubt, he was quite angry at being fooled favoured, if contemplating it..

sho was already gone, ARIES by her. But

(Mar.

LIBRA

23.-.Oct. 23)- (Sept. and the three plain flies and the a change of residence is indicat If contemplating a deal with otherS, blue-bottle fly were gone with her.ed, it may all be for the best in the you may sign on the dotted line,

the Spider's den, long run." But from inside

Be fair-minded about 1. Promote your interesis. he heard her saying: "Come back

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- TAURUS tomorrow morning, right after dawn

(Apr. 21-May 21)~~ have and I'll

some more beedal Advancement on the fob is possiblo New partnerships, either romantic And you Can have them all for even probable today if your past or business, receive the stars favour

now. Make decisions. nothing!"

efforts warrant it..

(Nov. 23-Dec. BAGITTARIUS GEMINI (May 22-June 22) 227-Combine rocial and business

in your best assets

for the ultimate Silence, not assent,

(best) method in dealing with anything results. Energetic

bring which does not look basically sound reward.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

Marriage or Postpone important decisions, but Romance is favoured.

on engagements are highlighted. Make hold the ground if contested

plans for the future. something you know to be, sound.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

1. The science of the study of polsonous substances. 2; Jersey and Guernsey. 3. The Japanese. 4. Saint John. 5. Pérsian, G. A stale egg.

Message. for Red

GO BACK FOR RED RYDER, DUCHESS/ TELL HIM IF HE WANTS TO 62E SETH ALIVE AGAIN TO COME HERE/

YOU'LL WISH YOU HADN'T. ACE HANION! GIDDAP!

I'LL BE WAITING FOR

.HIM!

efforts

By Fred Harman

NO, BETH? I KNOW YOUR PLAN YOU'RE SHOOTING TOO GOING TO SHOOT GOOD FOR THAT RED RYDER IN COWBOY!

THE BACK/

Australian

Bid To Secure

More US Trade

י.

Canberra, Jan, 25-The official Overseas Trade Magazine urges Australian exporters to air freight

19.80 traded 18.65 nominal export samples across the Paclite to 10.30 traded America and Canada to compete 18.40 nominal more strongly in those markets.

18.30 bid

57

It says a sample can now fly from Sydney to New York and

in back seven days, with "air freight changes so low to be. of

no consequence." "The value of the speed with which samples and quotations can be examined

and by American Canadian buyers and their repiles, with suggested modifications, re turned to Australia,

in obvious. Pacific Air- British Commonwealth 11-2714

line, government-owned, is quoting 10-13/10 only $0.28 for a 2 lb parcel from United Press. Sydney to New York Speed in 15 placing samples, before buyers often a decisive factor in winning markets.

LONDON MARKET

London, Jan. 25-Prices in the rubber market here taday closed as follows!--- March in pence per t.).....

11-4 April/June July/September

HONGKONG

SHARES

ferring

"The problem apparently de- air- some exporters from freighting camples is lack of ex-

in air packaging methods.

experience. is

freely importance of op-

The

poaranto-and-condition of samples. on arrival. are well known factors

two

more

This morning's turnover on the in selling. In the highly competitive

North American market these $100,000.00. Stock Exchange was Transactions and noon prices were:factors must be given even

consideration ihan in the local SHARES ́BUYERS SELLERS SALES market."-United Press.

BANKS

HK Bank East Asia.... INSURANCES

Canton Union

HK Fire

DOCKS, ETC.

N. P. Wharf

K. Whart (0)

3000 2005

143

370

765

N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Argentine Peso ́(Official) US302017 Argentine Puno (Unamicial) 100% Australia

Brazil

1000 4 03 Belgium 1000 4

K Whari (N)

Dock

2015

100 □ 2011

Provident

Cloning Rates

Shal Dack

1115

200 11

Jan. 23

LAND, ETC.

*KXC Hotel

2535

2093

HK Land

3.22-1

She d

3.00

4 1800 4

DEGO

0200-1

Humphrys (N)

13

UTILITIES

Tram

Star Ferry

21.10 21.40

13014

Canada Chile England 760 21.20) France

02-34

4.03-1

0031-15

India

304

1450

New Zealand

4,00

30% 200 ay Peru 27 2014

Portugal

0401

South Africa

4.03-

40 4253

Sweden

2M

2514

5300

0010

,3770

.9730

2500

.0275

C. Light XDR 14.00 1520 200 15.20 Mexico C. Light Bts.. 11 Electric Mara Electric

odont

·INDUSTRIALS

Cement

STORES, ETC. Dairy (0) Dairy (N) Watson (0) COTTONS

..

Ewo

43

21 2135 1000 211 Switzerland

700 0.70

Uruguay

Venezučin Netherlands Batavio Singapore Hongkong Shanghal

2.70

44

600 601

British Interests

In China

London, Jan. 25-Britain will con- tinue to maintain and develop her commercial interests in China when-. over circumstances permit, the Over- Arthur sens. Trudo Secretary, Mr Bottomley, sald in a Parliamentary reply today.

But it was not possibló to make a realistic assessment of the trade circum- prospecta in the present stances, he added.-Reuter.

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the local offletal exchanga market, this morning

un

at

the following rates!—

Florling pound note iper £1)

11.30

US. dollar (per (1),

1.00

Gold baru (per Isel)

FIC pinktree (por 100)

Siam fleata (per 100) NET glider (per 100) Gold yuan (per yuan)

United Press

OUTWARD MAILS

Unices, otherwise, stated,; regüter- ed Rifícies and parcel posta, close, 30 minutes, earlier, this, this or dinary mail, - XE Hälle clown before 10 mL, registered and parcel posta. eloma at pamjen (the previous day, Mally are, closed at Kowloon, Central Port Of... hatf 'in' her varier than the. GPO Elastog kömek,

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2

Clador Tulènay, Átr. Shanghai, Nanking, lankow," "Taingiao, Peiping.

Amoy, Tulbaby, Bwatov, kad roochów, 3.50 pun.".

Closing Timej By-Bas Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta, 3. p.m. Formora vis" Keelung. 9 pm.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 Closing Times By Air Manila, 31.30 am,

Rangoon, Cafeuita. Karachi,; Bahrein, Alexandria, (Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Marselllow via. Alexandria), Rome...... and London, (CPO) 4.30 p.m. (aro) "s" p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Célomba, Sydney and Auckland, 3 pm.

Japan, M.

Closing Times By Rex

Stratta, Ceylon, India, Madagnsent, and 414.00 Europe vin London. 10 am, (par);' 13,90

8.50 Am. (reg); Noon (ord).

Bhangal 10 J

Bangkok, pan.

24.40

31.50

924

Manila, 1 pan,