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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

Knowledge

1. What sickness is lumbago?

well-known birds

2. Name two that cannot fly.

3. What is the distance between bases on a regulation baseball dla mand?

4. With which foot does an Ame-

OPENING lends play a very im- rienn soldier start marching?

portant part in contract bridge. before, do not lead

As I have raid

"from fright,” and do not follow the old adage, "When in doubt, lend trump." Generally

ກ trump should

be led only when the

bidding In-

dicates that declarer probably will want to do some rufting in dummy.

First a word about the bidding of today's hand. South has a two-suiter, which is the type of hand on which you want to get to game. Therefore, South should open the ldding with a two-bid.

5. Locate Syrlo.

6. What were the "Corn Laws"?

(Answers In Column 4)

UNUSUAL ANGLES:

WAR RULED OUT IN HER

PREDICTIONS FOR 1949

By RENE BALBAUD

Mine. Orion dorn nót 1130

pointed crystal ball, a fall.

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

(ENTEIT Mies Bampfylde-Wright on a camel.)

Enid (hysterically): Hio study walls are plastered with fig pudding from that horrid 'comell cap,

slight brunette seer looked into author, and Georges Duhamel, the the world's future from her author. apartment Just off the Champs Elysee in Paris and predicted the following events for 1040:

General Do Gaulle will take over and her predictions. She sits across get it nil from my dear Mrs Savage?

altered desk from you and be. power in France.

Great Britain will suffer national mourning for the death of come great personality.

or a black cat with yellow eyes to

Dr Ridemount: Where doca he

It

Enid; We lock

up, but he glas. This is what she told me breaks Into the safe at night and The Communist Party will dis- when I saw her recently:

extracts bagsful of it. (The doctor appear in Western Europe.

"The year

1949 will start badly frowns at his finger-nails then looks with financial troubles everywhere at the ceiling.) in France. But before the end of Trouncer: I sometimes wonder

Charles de Gaulle whether ho the year Gen.

can really play the will come to power and he will re-cornet-ig pudding apart. lore order to the Republic. Notice say Republic. Social classes wil] come to work together without a revolution.

There will be no war. If there should bo one,

France will be spared the ravages of the last one and will emerge n first-rank in- ternational power once again.

Friend Of Politicians

Those and

from the lips of Blanche tumbled Orion, who has been the confidante of French politicians for years.

other predictions

口味

and

Jean

artista

Rioting Prodicted

"Certainly there may be a few rlots, and particularly see serious trouble with the peasantry ahead.

However, the Communist Party will disappear for the main reason that social satisfaction will be granted to the workers..

One

of

the

Great wil

*Lady Lassiter (bluffly): Ho can certainly play. the big pudding---

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Philippines Clarify New Import Rules

Manila, Feb. 3.-The Philippine government has clarified new luxury. import rules applied to textiles. Amendments were made in response to petitions by foreign traders.

Importers claimed that the regulations were vague in setting quotas on textiles and requiring that they be brought into the country only with special licences.

Ordets made effective on January † woven fabrles, household articles

rate of I said the

Importation and other textile manufactures, and would be reduced 80 percent in 30 Bercent in ready-spoile wearing

apparel

Japs Seek Foreign

cornet apart. (Laught nervously. At Investments

from

we

Textiles of flax, linen, wool, silk, nylon, rayon and other synthetic materials were considered as non- essentials. AIE manufactures were Included

threads, yarns,

except

twines, fishing nets other art- cles for industrial purposes.

La response to petitions, the gov crnment's Import Control Board specifically defined items included

ench class. They lows-

WOVEN FABRICS:

rayon

other

that monent a spent bit of a pud- ding comes through the door and

are as fol- éatches her a whack on the thigh.)

Tokyo, Feb. 3-The Bank of Japan today announced that it had

Textiles and Strabismus on the

established 11 "Foreign Capital Research Society to explore the manufactures of flax, linen, wool,

and nylon, Amazon (II) | conditions under which foreign in-

Cloth, knitted materials; vestment could be brought into

and not knitted; remnants, tapestries, Mir Henry Japan.

The mer

members are Misato Ichimada, fulles and velling.

READY-MADE WEARING Ar. Governor of the Bank of Japan,

PARKL

Including (All materials, President of the Ichiro Economic Organian cotton);

Inner-Nightgowns, petti- ration of

and Ryutaro Takahashi, Pres- coats, polo shirts, shirts and clips. Outer-Bathrobes, blouses, coats, dent

of the Japanese

dreasca, jackets, kimonos, lounging Commerce

punts, pajamas. Japanese officials have estimated robes, overalls, that under SCAP's all-out offensive skippers, skirta, slacks, sun sults and to revive Japoneso economy, the trousers.

Baih HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES: Influx of foreign capital during the next fiscal year may

reach about mato, bed sheets and pillow cases, blanket, curtains and' droperies, $10,000,000.

mosquito nets, quilts, counterpanes, bedspreads, table cloths, towels, tabir linen or covers, dollies, napkins aou

(Despatch lowndo.)

.. PROGRESS is low, no "I do not fear wor In 1940, have to cut our way through Im- Her waiting room is littered with though to fear war is the best way penetrable forests of papaya, mama- books and albums carrying warm to avoid it. If war should come

ya and Bmzilian cow-creeper. The dedications 10 her from such a France will be spared

Doctor has discovered a method of and will Cocteau. emerge sorted persons

first-rank crossing crocodile-infested swamps. author and playwright. Andre

He poisons the waters, and then, Tardieu, many times former French. Powers once again.

when the beasts are dead, he con- "I have snct premier, Sascha Gultry, actor and

for news

structs a bridge with their bodies, Britain.

friends Our British

A Moronhao and we walk across. muffer national mourning

Indian told us yesterday that we shall And the unp bird in the "The Argentine will seo

Gen. terriblo Cerro de Iqulla country be-- Peron consolidating his political yond the dead Island of Ochaha. He position. Canada will open its gates gave us a spear of introduction to to widespread immigration, especi- Chief Watalotabut of the Yanahu- alty from Franco. Here at home ancas. Yesterday Blotteaux thought we'll suffer a grippe epidemic this he had found a specimen of the coming spring, but a great seientific nuca-bush, Pomphylia Heliocastris, discovery

to cheer our hearts be- but it turned out to be a beetle-

bellied manatee Jubernating.

It bit fore autumn."-United Press.

him in the chest...

Wuff-waff

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Miss China Doll's Bath Tub

-It Was Missing and No One Could Find It- By MAX TRELL

West should realise from theNo one in the playroom could un-

trump

11

derstand what had happened to

bidding that declorer will have some Miss China Doll's bath tub. heart losers which he will want to

ruft in dummy. Therefore, lend is a very fine opening on this hand. With the normal opening of the queen of diamonds, South will make his contract easily,

jic

West opens the ace of sparies and continues with a small spade which declarer wins with the king.

the ace of hearts and then caahes

West wing this lead a small

heart, trick and returns the third spate, Now it is impossible for Soulh make

as his ruffing possiblities have been killed by West's, spade leads. In addition to the ace of spades, declarer also must Juse three heart tricks.

his contruct

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. ELLERMAN Hack. I pieces

White. DieCra White to play and mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. Q-R6, anus 2, Q. or Kt mates.

CROSSWORD

Actors

1. Sounds like a doctor making' of

the male he healed, (9)

8. Surt ut necret departure., (D)

10. Appear to weavn. (4)

19, Clota made of jute. (7)

14. Clothing. (71

15. An echo may be said to do talk.

(5)

17. Cains mangy. (3)

19. Why leave the abbay

141

20. What a joke it can bờ, 14)

21. Bnenk (4-41 22. Revolt. (5) 23. In a slang way he possesses

special skili. (4)

Down

Bhem made I1. (4) _ 2. Exso, 195

3. laiter. 151 4. Draw up. (4)

Follow (0)

Not contrary to the nature of things. 10:

8. Time for a broken mito, 141,

9. Division of three measure

verse. (Hi

11. Tanam. 141

19 109 a driving caution. (5)

A lonely abode (4)

17, Knd a deria this wAY, 193

18. Muled without the doctor. (4)

seintion of resterday's duraÐ. — Aeryon 1. Procedures 6. Alde: 7, 19:10, Staderisinek. Total: 13" Note; 15, Año 16. Martial; 19 ra; 10.

APPA: BE 3.

hower 2.

Elder,

Enrapture:

52 Rimole: 16" Anwnd: 7, "Anjaid; 8. Tundi

9. Gecondet; 11 Elemat: 149 Ture: 16.

Mar 17, Mar: 19. Enda"

to

was, quite a handsome bath tub-nbout as large ns an ex-cup and pure shining white. It stood in

which the doll house,

was where Miss China Doli lived. And the doll house stood in the playroom, under the gernaum plant and the canary cage in the sunny window.

"But who would take away a bath tub?" Knarf and Hand, the shadow-

children with the

turned-about

ames, asked when they heard about

12.24 The cunery was taking a bath,'.

General Tin, the tin saklier, who always stood on guard near the doll house with his muskel over his shoulder, said he hadn't seen anyone hung down take It. "Hut I may have been look- looked In the big box

floor. to the

They

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answors

1. Rheumatic pain in the loins and back. 2. The penguin and

the

THE reported seizure of a

."smug-

gled submarine" is a nasty warn- ing to any gang. which tries to get off the boat towing a six-inch howit- zer or a tank, wrapped in thawls ("It is my bir wolf-hound Mortimer, 3. Ninety feet. 4. The who is stek"). 5. It extends eastward from the Mediterranean Sea (due east of In passing Cyprus) to Iraq and south to

ostrich. left.

Palestine and Transjordania, with COMETIMES this Government re- Turkey on the north. 6. The

minds

me of M.

Georges tariff regulations taxing the import Duhamel's kindly lady who said to of corn into the United Kingdom the shy little boy. "This is Liberty tl 1846.

Hall, my le man; have a radish."

where the YOUR BIRTHDAY...

Ing the other way just when it children kept their toys. They even happened," he added.

Terribly Upset

looked behind the books. on the bookshelf

But the missing bath tub was no- where to be found.

washed

themselves

BORN

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4

...

By STELLA

and Industr

Informed Fources said that the foreign investment committee.estab- listic by SCAP had already granted permits for a free import contract for truck tyres concluded between the Essex Import and Export Com- pany of America and the Mount Full Electric зим

Railway Company. It had also granted a permit for a contract between the Sharples Speciality Corporation and the Tomre Industrial Company.

Informed quarters revealed that the current trend indicated a rising volume of small scale offers rather than big deals.

At present the board is deliberating on ten other cases of foreign capital

investment which are still uncom pleted pending negotiations Over

detalls-United States,

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Argenine Pero

Argentine Peso

Australia

Dragil Belgium

Canada

Clute England

Closing Prices

Feb. 3 US$0.4077

(0fclnl)

(Unifietą))

table ninnery,

OTHER MANUFACTURES

to

(IL

cotton, not subject control): embroiderier, handker- Carpets, chiefs, laces, umbrellas and vells- Associated Press.

HONGKONG

SHARES

This morning's turnover on the Stock Exchange was $582,000.00. Transactions and noon prices:

SHAREB DUYERS SELLERS GALES. BANKS

10120

HK Bank

INSURANCES

Union......... 7331

Provident..

140

310.30 10 6. 18:30

15740 20 73712

$740

1000 19 2000 19.20

BOOLA 10.50

Humphreys

Ilumplireys (N) 13.30 14 UTILITIES

203 600.

1500+ 3.30

60 on 13 200 15

Underwriters 3.10

51⁄2

DOCKS, ETC, K. Wharf

(0) K Whert (N) N.P. What ... Dock

135

2093 3.23-24

10

.0660

0220-TA

03-7

LAND, ETC.

TIK Hotel IK Lund

.02301

S'hat Land

15.00 0712 60% 320

10

4.03-24

.0031-15

3024

Alexico

.1650

New Zealand

4.02

Tram

Peru

OSTO

31.30 303%

1700 @ 21.40

Portugal

.0104

1000 21

South Africa

4.023-22

Star FerrY.... 137

72715

1000 gr 18.70

2510

1000 15.80

3300

3000 à 15.70

3:0

1000

15.70

3770

C. Light (N)..

11.30

12

300 + 11.70

3175

333

11.10

.4230

300

2500

Electric

41

200403

France Indla

Sweden

Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands

Batavia

Singapore Hongkong

Mr Punch and his wife Judy were

PORN today, your reserve is likely speed and keep it up throughout. erribly upset. "A house without a

be a handicap unless you Make sure that at stated intervals Then Knarf went to look for the carn to become #little more you permit your mental engine to 2014 tub isn't a house at all," Mr

But she said she didn't have spontaneous to life and all living. rest and relax or you will run into cat. Punch said. "I'd give anything: to

with anything to do

the bath lub You are so inherently honest and the danger of overworking, Learn know what became of 11."

Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, said who because cals didn'! take baths. They straightforward in everything you do to be a little less tense about things

(ns everyone that too often you hesitate to make and you will lost longer. ever took the bath tub was some-

a spot decision, but wait until you hody who needed a bath. But that knows) with their paws.

have had time to "make up your

You are exceptionally fond of didin't help much.

Then Hanid spoke to Pooh-Pooh, mind." Sometimes this leads to children and will be happiest if Marry-Jane,

the rag doll, sat on the Poodle. He said: "I take a bath procrastination and you will be you wed at quite an early age and Shangha

have a large family of your own. the steps of the doll house and tried tub? No, siree! I hate bath tubs and wise to guard against this.

Denied this, you would make a her best to comfort poor Miss Chinante baths!

doting nunt or uncle and shower Doll. She put, her arms around Mis tubs to me?"

your young relations with love nuk China Doll and said: "Don't cry. It wasn't until later that morning

attention. Wed someone who un- we'll And R. The bath tub is probs that Mary-Jane, the rag doll, who

derstands your rather mercurial ably right in this room somewhere." was still sitting on the steps with

nature and you can find deep and Miss China Doll, suddenly exclaimed:

lasting happiness. started EVERYONE

hunting "My goodnesst It's raining! I just pround! for it. They looked under The table and the chairs.

They lified the edges of the curtain that

So

Rupert's Elfin Bell-2

Don't mention bath

Very much terested in the mysterious and the occult, you must always keep in mind that there are many unexplanble things in this realm and never let your emotions lake control of your mind in this regard. You are probably more than ordinarily Intuitive and this may lead you to make deductions in this sphere which need plenty

United Press.

Rubber Market

Quiet, Steady

C. Light (0) 15.70 15.00

Telephone.... 35% INDUSTRIALS

Cement ftope

STORES, ETC. Dairy (0) Dalry (New) Watson (0)

Watson (N) Lane Crawford

New York, Feb. 3. Number 1 contract rubber futures today closed | COTTONS six to 10 points lower on sales to-

To find what the stars have in felt a drop!"

select of store for tomorrow,

your Everyone was startled, for it never validating before acceptance.

birthday star and read the corres- rained in the playroom!

You have a great deal of nervous ponding paragraph. Let your birth-talling 34 contracts. energy. You tackle a job high day star be your dally guide.

But Mary-Jane wus absolutely sure she had felt a drop.

"And I felt it, 100!" cried Miss China Doll.

Canary's Bath Tub

Then they all looked up. And there was the canary; taking a bath in a bath tub stuck between the bars of his cage. He was splashing the water down with his wings.

And

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5

AQUARTUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— Don't sign a new contract just yet, but follow up yesterday's opportuni- ties, giving them all due considera- tion.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Some- thing that looks like a nuisance may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. De an optimist; you'll find something good.

nvold

Standard contract futures closed nominally 20 points lower.

The market was quietly steady un- til the final hour when prices ensed through lack of interest.

Prices closed as follow:- No.. Contract Rubber Futures

10.00 ble 18.28 nenunol

Ash

June

July August

September October

23)- romance.

November

December

10.13

10.60

10,37-8

Ewo

41% 21% 224

4

44 445-

#3 **

581% t

281.

0%

100 41371

11.00

19.29.000.

7004115

250 g 21.70 250 ( 21.70 2500 pe 22

200 0314 300 6311⁄2

500 G BIS

Taiwan's Salt

Quota

Tripch, Feb. 3.-General Chen Cheng, governor of Taiwan, told a Press conference here that he has obtained a promise from the central government for Taiwan's quota of 18.40 bid

solt for 18.35 nomino! | ****

this year to be allocated in one lot, thus possibly bringing down the price of salt here by 10

18.40

Standard Contract Rubber Futures, February

March Apri

May

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- May A surprise meeting with an old if nerves are fittery, wait a while. friend mny bring an Increased Don't rush to the inw about it, business opportunity with potential either. Let nature lake its course. advancement.

ARIES

LIBRA (Mar. 22-Apr.

20)-

23-Oct. (Sept. whose bath lub was it? It was Miss there punching! Take advantage of Be diplomatic with members of the

days, so get in Not too good a day for One of your good China Doll's

disagree- all the good prospects; make the opposite sex and But it really wasn't

ments. the canury's most of them, fault, after all. His own bath tub

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)+ If new plans are presented, consl- New friends can bring happiness. had begun to leak and mother had borrowed "Set,

Make minor Marringe is a possibility the bath tub from Miss der them carefully.

if unwed. China Dell's house while Miss China

postpone Important Happiness at home if you are. Doll was out in her doll currlage

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. with the children.

Watch details carefully. General 22)All affairs pertaining to the business is good,

but important land are especially. favoured," deals should be considered cautiously thrifty: don't over-extend your before deciding.

The two friends finish looking at the book and then they stroll on to the common, but Rupert can't get the puzzle out of his mind. there's a chimney amoking." he aaya. **Wh doesn't the smoke atay up there? Where does it all go?" "Here comes old Mr. Anteater." says Bill. If you must know, why not ask him ?**. The old gentleman looks bewildered at their questions. Bless my soul I'm sure I don't know where the smoke goes 19 he gasps. I've never thought about it. It's vary difficult, in' it?”

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

RED - RYDER

DAWN FINDS RED,

•THE PUCHESS

AND LITTLE

BEAVER TORTURED

THIRST.

10.23

When the canary's bath tub was fixed the next day, Miss China Doll

decisions for now. gains. but

credit,

Be

i got hér bath tub back! She was quite CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

happy again, even though she never New friends may bring romance CAPRICORN (Tec. 23-Jan. 20) took a bath, either. But, as Mr and excitement. A. more propitious All things pertaining to chemistry Punch sald: "A" house without a

and personal day than for most business bath tub isn't a house."

contacts.

Hobson's Choicǝ

OKAY, ACE HANION? I'LL TRADE MY GUN FOR WATER

FOR THE DUCHESS AND

LITTLE BEAVER!

12-25

FINE.RYDER I'LL LOWER THE WATER WHEN YOU TOSS UP YOUR GUNI BUT I'LL SHOOT YOU

IF YOU TRY TO DRINK ANT OF IT

resources

the land's mineral are excellent. Make progress.

By Fred Harmaa

I THINK YOU'RE LOCO,RED WITHOUT THAT GURI TOU'RE COMPLETELY IN ACE

HANLON'S POWER!

18.30

10.23

++

18.03 nominat 10.83 10

18.75 pominat

1865 bld

United Press.

LONDON MARKET

per cent.

hero

General Chen returned recently by plane from Nanking.

Taiwan is a salt-producing pro- vince, but its output is taken up and

London, Feb, 2-Prices in the rubber/ distributed by the China Salt Co., a

market here today closed as follow: March fin pence per [b.}

11.13/16 wan is April/June

31.5/10 July/September

United Press.

NEW YORK METAL MARKET

New York, Feb. TE following prices were, quoted In the erop metal imarket here today?— Copper, F.0.11. per ton

government-operafed monopoly, TA- is reallocated the salt it needs. While in Nanking, General Chen Cheng said he met

met Chiang Kai-shek, General Li Tsung-jen, the acting president, and Premier Sun Fo, who urged the governor to "stand by his duty."-Associated Press.

West German Steel Output's Big Rise

istant) ********... US$16.35-16.73

Frankfurt, Feb. 3-West German Lead F... per ton heavy

soft)

17.00-17.40 steel and iron production in 1948 far exceeded the 1047 Bgure, Anglo- heavy smelling) inbo 35.09-39.00 American officials reported.

Steel F.0.1. per ton (No. 1

United Prets,

They cald the output of ingot steel rose 82

steel 72 percent. Rolled

Cheap Clothes As percent and pig iron 104, percent.

Incentive

Production of frigot steel in 1048 totalled 0,370,404 tons, rolled steel. 3,617,672 and pla Iron 4,600,018 tons.-Associated Press.

Exchange Rates

Tokyo, Feb. 3-General Muc- Arthur's headquarters has tuld 1,000,000 Japanese workers that they will be allowed to buy shots and clothing at cheap ofletal prices ns an Incentive toward greater production,

Business was done in the local un- Previously 5,500,000 Japanese in acial exchange market this morning at coal fishing and farming occupations the following relen

staring pound note (por £1} ........ had been given thin privilege. Now US dollar (per #1) the propraiúmo will be extended to | Goid bara: (per favlj iron and stool, chemieni,, metal FIC plastres (per 100)

Slam Ucate (per 100) mining and freight workers,--Arto-

NEI gulders (per 100).

cinted Prest,

Cold yuan (per yuan)

18.30

5.126

318.00

1.10

24.50

31.40

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