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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

MCKENNEY DUMB-BELLS

ON BRIDGE

Set Eight Tricks On One Bad Play

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

COME of

spectreuinr

the most

hands are those played in the various athletic clubs around the country. I have given you handa from time to time from fie in- dianapolis Athletic Club. At ny own club in New York they coine out with some fantastic results.

Mini, and

wan. kent

Today's hand was played at the St. Paul Athletic Club, St. Paul, to me by J. Lisle Jesmer. I hope to meet Mr Jesmer and his group if I get out to the SI,

Poul Winter Carnival tournament February 11 to 14.

Jesmer (East)

ninde

rather unusual opening against the three

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THE ROMANG WERE FOND

OF CARD GAMES!

FPATENT OFFICE

YES, WASNT

IT A MAN NAMED HORATIUS

WHO HELD THE FIRST BRIDGE

PARTY?

Check Your

Knowledge

1. Why did Londoners call the rocket bombs "Bob Hope:"?

2. Why was the massacre of the Hugenots In Paris on August 24, 1572 called the "Massnere of St. Bartholomew"?

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South

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*N.T. 3 3N.T. Double

Opening-

10

no-trump

contract,

The

normal

opening. of course, would hey the queen of hearts, but Jesmer

the eight of hearts.

the trick with

Jed Declarer woll

the king and led

the queen of clubs. When Ead

showed out, declarer

think was a bad finesse.

took what f

West Wort

with the king and led back the deuce of diamonds.

3. What is the capital of India?

Alexander Gra-

SCIENCE AT WORK:

BRITISH ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS SHOWN

By MICHAEL GRANT

was

a modcl

of

a new

BY THE

WAY

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

South African Gold Sales Cause

by Beachcomber Sensation In London

RING-Bag-dong, ring-a-

NEW high-speed photo-electric ment makes paint stoppings and transmitter which can transmalt flags work loose. messages at the rate of 800 worils n There

ding-dongl

The Hark! minute, was demonstrated recently pump, the capacity of which may be Christians bella across the sno in London by Cable d Wireless varied while the pump is running. Limited.

There

wero instruments for tealing Frodnose: May I point out that The demonstration took place in concrete, for

measuring the this Is February 87 the library of Britain's Institution of

nerodynamic oscillations of suspen- Civil Engineers,

Blon bridges and studying the cutting action of wood machine toals. Most of thers instruments are so far man's eagerness to be first with the in model form only, but information

new

WOR

10

CSE alr.

was a

An

Bouth

ceremony

.

Myself: Forgive It newspaper

****nows.

West Indies, 4,000

Amazon (V) (From Strabismus)

tiny

London, Feb, 7-A minor sensation was caused in the City of London today by the South African Finance Minister's announcement that South Africa has made a small beginning at taking advantage of the premium of gold in the world free market.

London stock brokers agreed with the view rc- ported from the Johannesburg stock exchange while the benefits would be small

a precedent been created which, over a period, might have important effects.

that

had

very

that negotia-

Particular attention was given experiment and to reports that the sale of 12,500 tions would be reopencil for any fino ounces over a period of further sales.

According to the South eight weeks was regarded as an!

African Finance Minister, the 12,508 ɑnces, alloyed to 22 carats, has been told to a

bullion house London $38.20 per ounce

Previously alt South Africa's gold sales (except a special transaction with India during the war) have been at the United States' official price of $35.

Daily Worker Attacks Jap

Competition

The

at

The buyers in the deal announced today

be in the presumed to be Middle East and Far East.

hanso

were

Among other exhibits General Past Office submarine tele- phone repeater which Increases the number of telephone circuits carried about thein may Lo obtained from Strabismus on the by one cable from 24 to 48. The the Institution of Civil

vil Engineers, London Fire Brigade showed. Great George Street, London, SWI

Interesting model of the latest enclosed pump. place during

took while the Fire

exhibition, when Research

the Organization exhibited a model

Was of an apparatus the library

connected with FROM THE upper branches Barbados, British for the protection of dipping tanks

wireless telegraphy of a plant water-lettuce I saw in cometing Indammable Hquids, using and Sir Rober

and Sir Roge: Hetherington, the the lazy distarice the method of

mangrove President of the lighting foom

Institution, sent a swimps where the frightful Pumbo with

message of greetings Another firelighting exhibit

to the sentor territory begins, the haunt of the member self-contained

of the Insillution breathing

op- Barbados.

inhuapi, whose eggs will bring such paralus using compressed air,

Joy to the English breakfast table. reasonably light in weight and giving

Echo Fishing By Experiment

An I climbed down I heard the an air supply for more

than 30 minutes.

weird call ("Hoo-boo-hutta-hoo!"') Five Лshermen from England's of the gorgeously-coloured noslpaca, Other exhibits included

most

westerly county hygrometer for measuring the Cornwall went recently

of the bird which smears itself with to Scolland dewpoint in confined spaces, and an to take part in an experiment.

Cum from the mariboo tree and

Participation by a London builion apparatus to measure the electrical Fishing boots working off

nest until the

London, Feb. 7.-The the gels stuck to its

Daily implies that the deal does not resistance of railway sleepers already shores of Scolland

Worker today took up the cudgels contravene the International Mone have been tropical rains wash it free. Hownde lalu, in order to detect sleepers equipped with echo-sounder gear to shot two

on behalf of British textile workers lary Fund's ban on gold dealings at having unusually low

resistances, be used for pilchard nahing

Ipeenes yesterday And

against Japanese low-priced labour. enforces this bon stringently on since the Bank of Eng- 5. Who killed Macbeth in Such sleepers

The Blotteaux discovered the Cause dificulties in toto

Intent

land echo-sounding.....

sweated Inbour prices DI -Shakespeare's playi

track chreufting.

installation swamp-trefoil which Garstang in silks Offered for export both the home consists of transmitter, which troduced Into the Scilly Isles in provide real evidence of the growing stringently than to the authorities in

of the

London houses-for moro out n

* pulse of slight the

1087, Mrs Rawlins is becoming very

threat to Britain's textile bid for in the cou frequen movement between two adjacent downwards from

world markets," the Dally Worker some other countries. the ship's

tiresome. Her habit of trying to be

Twenty-two carat gold in the form article said. panels of a railway carriage in this is produced either by magneto-kind to animals exposes us all to motion. In practice, this mave striction" or by the use of the danger. When she asked, "What for this "unfair competition."

General MacArthur was blamed of sheets, for exa "piczo-electrle effect"; and

as manufactured gold would rank to which tho of a would that poor hungry crocodile The article said: receiver which receives the

IME "With the full MMF ban on gold bullion dealings echo

like to eat?" Hownde, whose nerven from the bottom of the

approval of the Supreme Command

does not apply sea, both

Opinions differed on how much of Instruments being counected to the

Arthur's one-man show in Japan recorder In that Instrument

a sheepsucker, said. "Try it with n

buyers in the United States and in markets could absorb in dollars at a emission of the pulse starts bit of yourself."

colonial countries have been woord premium. It might be far.

from pobiter moving neross a roll of paper,

by price-lists of silks completely negligible, as witness the Insatiable outrivailing British products. What and similar demand for diamonds. chance as

dollar-corner does If South Africa

21 British-made georgette stand-cost transactions

with soft youth a girl who of production without proft 8/7d. countries might also enable her

per yard-against comparable get for her gold something nearer fabric exporteil from Japan at 2/1d. I to Its real value, which is per yard?"

monly regarded as higher than the twill-British

Another example given WILS

official

price. without profit 6/- a yard against the that South Africa would not press

cost of production | It was strongly

felt, however, Japanese overseas price of 2/7d. such transactions to any point which United Press.

endangered the status of gold NEW TRADE TALKS London, Feb.

7. Britain Commonwealth

Q. Who wrote the novel "Fran- kenstein" in 18187

(Answers, in Coifon 3)

BOYS'

to

There was an apparatus deal vibration of supersonic

periodically sends

simulate

Tulitive

MAGAZINE

Chirpie Sparrow Told a Story

-It Was About a Snowman Who Melted-

By MAX TRELL

If North had been a good guesser THIS is the story that

and bact

Chirpl Sparrow told · Knarf and Hoald,

Lone right up with the king of diamonds, he would have the shadow-children with the turned- taken the balance of the tricks. about nines, the other morning But, instead, he put on the ten-when he came to the window sill for his bread crumbs. I'll tell it to you heart tricks, led the just as he told it to them,

spot. Jesmer won with eashed six

the queen, eight of diamonds, and his prrtner cashed the balance of the tricks.

no trump

taif

The

Instead of declarer taking 12tween the slump of the old apple. tricks and making three doubled with opponents took was down eight

three overtricks, the 12 tricks. Declarer tricks doubled for a lot of 1,500 simple swing of couple of thousand points.

CHESS PROBLEM

By S. F. E. FLATAU Black, 5 nieces.

"You know," he began, "the children built a snow man nnet stood! kim up on his feet in the purden be.

free the trellis

where

rose's loom In the summer. He was quite ahaldsome fellow, as snow men go. with a big black hut and a fine thick cane and big brass buttons down the front of him. He even had a com- cob pipe, slicking out of his mouth. For several days he stood there, look- ing us If he had lived in that garden oll his life (which maybe he had). and seeming to suy fut he never thlended to leave it, even when the

weather grew warm.

The Wind Blow

distance

the

pointer

the

1

were on edge after being stung by Allied Powers the name on South Africa's gold output the trea

IN

100

while the echo la amplified to pass a In passing current from the pointer through the paper, marking the paper in theN my strident process. The

flirted

much was called hnd moved when the mark was recorded "fast." Both words now belong to a can be read off directly as the depth past as remote as the great days of of water: It is not unly accurate to the Druids, so that I was surprised about an inch in shallow water, but the other day to hear a girl say of it also indientes the shoals of fish.

presence of another, "She's very fast." I might Thus the

echo-

have known that she was referring sounder gear cuables "blind" lishing to be carried out at night.

in athletic sports, The to skill new method is expected to double evidently to one of those galumphing, pilchard catches during the coming big-boned creatures who have about seven-months' senson.

as much use for sentimental badinago or they have for a parasal or a fan.

(Tomorrow-Book

Parade)

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

By STELLA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

"But." Chirpi Sparrow went on, be far away, for there were his one end of it to the other, Because tries to learn a little something new

Bur

The snowman stood in the garden

winter nest," said Chirple, "and I thought of how disappointed the PORN today, you are a real travel can be very valuable in a position children would be when they woke ter and never want to stay for of responsibility. up the next morning and saw that long in one place. You are fond of Your memory is excellent

and their snow man was gone. But seeing the world and will go from you have an inquiring mind which where had he gone to? He couldn't

of this trait, you should make it a cach day. Hence your stora of "o one can be sure of what can and his buttons and his corncob pipe, point to see that your career allows knowledge is continually growing happen, and a snow man is no wiser He was senttered over the garden. you to travel or you may be un- and you are able to call upon it in

Lanyone else. For last night. If only somebody could get him to happy.

later years. You

would make after everyone in the house was fast-

again. So I gether

called down as could: Snow man! You are one to make a good-im-believed thoroughly in your client!- good defence attorney, provided you osicen, a great wind-blew up and letullyns I

roaring and swirling and where are you?" Then from all pression upon those you meet. Sen- sweeping up and down the garden, parts of the garden, I heard a voice sitive to the opinions of others, you You might seek a career on the

4 when finally it blew away,

saying: Here's my teg! Here's my always try not to give offence and stage or in ms since your dramatic nothing was left of the snow ma

in arm! Here's my sel Here's my are friendly

congenial with and imitative powers are better but his black hal little row

car!' ow of

But all I could see as far as almost everyone.

than average. Marriage is some- brass button

I looked was snow. and his corncob pipe.

thing you must consider carefully The rest of him had quite disap-

You have a great deal of deter- if you are to find complete hap-| "Then suddenly I knew peared goodness-known-where. And

minstion and once you inve

set pintss. the moon shone down brightly and do. I flew down to the barn and your mind on something, you are everything was still and cold.

woke up the mice. They I flew to not likely to have it changed. No

what the slors have in "Now I looked down from the cor- Then I flew around some more and sent themselves,

the tree and woke up the squirrel, matter how many dificulties pre- store for tomorrow, select your where I have my woke up

you usually are birthday star and rend the corres- the chipmunk and the able to find a way out, You remain ponding paragraph. Let your birth- beaver and the mole and the badger calm in a crisis and because of this day star be your daily milde. and the dog and the ent, and I cent ench one of them to different parts of the

Kather the

wend

4]

起

White. 9 pieces.

White to ploy and mate in tro

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, B-K1, any: 2. Q.8 4ch dis ch, or dul ch), B, or Kr mates.

CROSSWORD

20

10

Across

1. Mill dance Jag-1 (3-0)

and . What the raven drew inv..........

(0, 61

U. As a drink it will do at a pinch.

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10 and it. No, this is not won ty

the winning bro. 13, 31

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14. Pormal. 15

12. Where Wedgwood pattery

(nado (7)

13. Dry surt at raid suraty. 14|||

10 Gore upset. (4)

1 Artest in slang taabion, (31

10 Cunning (4)

21. His .. changes in India.'16)

22. A loud cry,, tšk.

23. Army forination, (6)

Down

1. Anything outside the law in on

2. Used to be used napathindark

(8)

3. It's on the riu, 18:

4. Expirenaing denial. (0)

3. An old keyed musical instru

ten. (5)

7. He Actua

1. Curtai screening

Apartments. (6)

11. See 10 Acru.

13. Burrowing rostent, 1863

17. The at word. 14)

20. Spring. (3)

HWAENTA

Solution of vrsterday's vurrie,—derovs

4. Onmaakri 0 and if (tain cath and

[dous; B. Envoy: 10 Rosebud; i1, 2011, 3.World, 15. Word 16, Tipo: 111 Orta: 19 18 30,

Dewas 21.

PAN THATE

Kandwork; 3 Tab; 7. Urustor:

1222

nooke 4 Lane: 6

. Nee 3. Aerom! 12, Lore: 13, whale: 14. Öller:" 17, Fin.

nor of the barn

Rupert's Elfin Bell—5

Still techny very Inquisinve. Rupert runs to ask his mother, but the doesn't pretend to know the dstawer. So long as the bonfire amuke blows the other way, and doesn': till my cottage, and doesn't fill other people's cottages, bar's all care!" she says. Rupert gha **I wonder if anyirody knows what happens to it." he murmurs....As that moment the gate opens and Bill appeats again. "I say. Nispert, the cipses are back in the wood." he cries. **Come and see if they can answer your question.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

RED

10-27

RYDER

garden

what to

and

(Feb.

+

To find

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

them

as

snow man together again. And AQUARIUS Jan, 21-Feb. 19)- LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23)- little by little, we all put together An emotional day when unexpected Make progress if you retrain from 12ls arnis

and his legs and his head changes may interfere with your being overcritical. Avold gossip. It and his feet until, just as the moon

nusual programme of activity. Re- went down, and the morning sun

could hurt someone's reputation. main calm. came up, there he stood again, with

VIGO PISCES

(Aug. 24-Sept. 20-Mar. 21)-

22)- his hat and his brass buttons and his Changes may bring you added re-

Deinitely a poor day for you, Put corncob pipe. The only thing that

out the breaks and consider all e- that sponsibilities. Welcome was missing was the lip of his nose.

tions before committing yourself. they may also bring an advance- The wind hind blown that into the ment in your job. chimney and into the fire and it had

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23)- melted all away. But the children ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) A friendly day. Your personal | never notleed it.

All they saw when You may be somewhat adventure- magnitude will determine, to a high they woke up, was their snow mon,

some today and anticipate good degree, the friends you make now. as big, and as strong, and as hand results. De alert for opportunity, some as he ever was"

SCORPIO

(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- You may be templed to heed im- (Apr. 21-May 21)- puice when TAURUS Music and the

it' comes to romance. others arts are, A new job also may offer Interest- favoured. Personal popularity can ing.possibilities. stimulate success in these fields,

GEMINI (Bay 22-June 22)- An active day. Guard against minor. 1. It is a contraction of the ex- pressions "bob down and hope for frictions in business or at the office ine best." 2. Because it occurred on

due to high-tension speed. St. Bartholomew's feast day.

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

a new idea, try out I taking a journey, you may meet In Edinburgh, Scat-If you have land. 5. Macduff. U. Mary Wollstone- your pinn. Chances for success to a new friend who will prove im- trafi Godwin, second wife of the d ture excellent. Romance 1s portant lo your future. De recep-

good, too.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

poet Shelley.

I HOPED YOU'D TRY

TO USE MY GUN. HANLONEZ EMPTIED

IT BEFORE"]

THREW IT UP

HERE?

Answers

3

also.

Now They're Even

[10-27

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)Be prepared for an unforeseen change. Anticipata

romantic episode.

Tive.

#

By Fred Harman

several

A

chose, baricr

currency

to

com-

as

a measure of values, a status which and it is in South Africa's highest in- will begin trade talks in Tokyo on

countries terest to

to uphold. It was believed in London tonight February 15, hoping for a one-year that another type of transaction to £75,000,000 agreement with Japan. benefit South African gold is under

A trade agreement reached lost discussion, besides the November between

.pucan- the Common-‡ nounced by wealth and occupied Japan provided Finance Minister today.

South African for a minimum trado volume of Whether this additional trans- £55.000,000,

action would prove feasible wng Anglo-American talks arc now not expected to be known for a going on in Washington to determine month or no-Reuter, what

part colton will play in the new agreement,

the

BIG DECLINE

on

of

Both British and American coiton Interests are concerned about the effects of Japanese compeition their textile industries, Boardi Tracie omeals declared. Associated Press.

HONGKONG

SHARES

This morning's turnover on the Stock Exchange was $260,200.00 Transactions and noon prices;

SULARES HUYERS SELLERS RALES GOVT, LOANS

INSURANCES

Canton Underwriters.

DOCKS, ETC.

230 1925

IN RUBBER

FUTURES

1

New-York. Feb. 7-Number" contract rubber futures closed 45 to 01 points Jawer, and standard trast futures, closed 40 to 42 points lower.

con-

Prices favoured the downside all dny in line with lower cables from London and Singapore. Influencing factors behind the .price slump

com-

were the weakness in other modities and the drop in the pricd

15 of ribbed smoked sheets to 19-%

cents a pound from 18-4 cents.

There is a feeling throughout the trade that Tudonesian rubber pro- duction is likely to take

sharp

turn upwards.

4% Loan

101

31⁄2 (1040)

101

BANKS

II Bank

falo

175

5.20

145

GO 140

140

75

201

450 en 19.20

t

+

15.30 15,00

GA BOT 2.10

3.40 8500 3.30

10

Moreh April

May

K. Whart (0) K. Wharf (N) N. PL. Whart Dock Provident

LAND, ETC.

HK Hutel- HK Land Shhat Land

Humphreys (0) Humihreys (N) 1312 14 UTILITIES

Tram ... ** Star Ferry... C. Light (0)

The general belief is that there, is

a major downward adjustment rubber prices at hand.

Standart contract rubber Futures

500 15.70sed on follow

February

10.20 nominal

10.18 Did 19.00 naminai

10,00 bld

United Press,

LONDON MARKET London, Feb. 7-Prices in the rubber market here today elased as follow:-- April/June in pence per lb.), 10+k Juty/September

-204 Unlied Preka,

20.10 21.40, 1800 21

157

13.10 15.60

500 1000

10.40

1,30

500

10 30

C. Light (N).

11.30 #1!

200

114

509

11.40

1500

11,40

39 40

300

40

500 201

3515

200

35

40% 4134

2132 600 12

4414

4315

0.70

Australia

Brazi

Electric

Trieshone INDUSTRIALS

Cement Roda STORES, ETC.

Jalry 101 Dairy (N)

COTTONS

Favo

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment.

**

Argentine's

Exports Fall

Buenos Aires, Feb. 7-Argentina's chief exports fell badly during the past year, according to the Boston Bank January Letter, which given privalo estimates, since Govern ment Agures have not been avail- able since last June,

The Letter says that beef export Aguren are down 25 percent from 1947, mutton and lamb shipments down 40 percent, and that groin shipments are down 40 percent during the last half of 1040, com- pared with the second half of 1947. The Ban also reports thint foreign wool salen dropped 10 percent against the same perlod Inst year.

United Press.

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Closing Daten Feb. 7.

Argentine Pesy tOfficial) UB50,2077 Argentine Peng (Unoficial)..

Belgium Canada Chifo England

France

12003

3,239

10000

1022074

4.0333

003115

India

13(24

Mexico

i450

New Zealand

Paru

Portugal

South Africa Swedes Switzerland

ray Netherlands Venezuela

Batavia Вілкарете

Hongkong

Shanghai

United Pre

2010

3773

2500

.0270

Exchange Rates

oficial exchange market this morning at Thusiness was done in the local un- the following Tales: Hterling paund note (per 1) 11.3, dollar (per's!) Gold bars (per tel) in tirain (per 100) FIC pinstres (per 100) NET gulters (per 100) Gold yuan (per yuan)

18.20

8.12 310.00 4.00

24.50

30.10

1000