THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MÔNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919.
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NE of these days, I am go log to get our Burgen Kenteral, Scheele,
PATENT OFFICE
·YES, DEAR AND GET A TAXI WANT
TO SEE EDINBURGH CASTLE, THE EIFFEL TOWER AND THE LEANING
TOWER OF PISA
AROUND THE WORLD:
Sorrento Peninsula, Italy
By TEMPLE MANNING TT is good to see that Capri has
made a wonderful comeback. and that it in again the mecea of prople who like to sojourn in beauty for a while.
Facing the castern edge of Capri Patut Campanella, the cape that marks the end of the lovely Sarrento peninsula. This bit of land, that embraces so nuch that is lovely, extently westward from the hilly coast of Campanila, with the Day of Naples to the north and the Gulf of Salerno en the south.
Famous for Roses
A few miles below, on the shore of Salerno Galf, is all that retnahm of Paestum, the famous
Check Your Greek city of the sixth century
Knowledge
1. Nume the author of the poem "A Belle Danes Sans Merel."
N.C. The locality was famous for y roses, and even today some of the richly perfumed Paestum rose" Krow will, bicoming twice a year.
Amal, Sorrento Peninsula, Italy
100 teet Jonit, having 36 elty columns 26 feet high amor
The ancient Poseidonia, af Poseidon, once stood here, on Where and what in the the border between Campinta Innel Lucanta. In the ninth cen- tury the Mostems destroyed the TOWN,
the green plain along the traconst Wha
Levant.
For what is Molokai, one of the Hawaiion Islands, widely known?
while
aban-
than 7 feet in diameter.
Lovely Old Town
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
I were asked to
Prodnose:
You aren't,
You
Myself: Very well. take over for today.
Prodnoses Willingly.... As
once
Inore
the festive season approaches, the housew
Myself: Thank you. That will enough. If I were asked to present a cups for the
champion phrase of the
week, it would Ko o the man who is reported to have said: "An International World Government of scientists would soon restore confidence und tranquillity, as it would be o guarantee against the misuse of dangerous inventions."
"Some Peaceful Tomorrow: Aspects of Germ Warfare."
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN ||| Buyers"
US Unions To Demand More Wage Increases
Washington, Feb. 26.—The Congress of Industrial Organisation announced today that its unions will seek major wage rises, more. welfare funds and shorter working weeks in 1949 contract talks to be held during the next sixty days.
T
Mr John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, is also expected to ask the coal in- dustry for new contract talk by May 1.
These nottees
Many other United States) half of February. This is the unions say in the currentne number na a year ago.
are fled by issues of their nowspapers by the Unions or management that the fall in the cost of under the Thit-Hartley Law iving during the last four and advbe the government of Oh, I say, look here!
months has been too small failure to reach an agreement Being a resident of Hay-drive for a 1949 wage risc: DEAR Mr Editor,
to, warrant any delay in the with only 30 days to go before
the existing contract expires.
The Service expects overage upward of, 400 notices
of the negotiating May or June-United Press.
senson, In
ward's Heath, I was naturally Interested in the announcement The American Federation of At the herd of the gulf is the that a well-known cock had sent Labour has already stated that week from now to the peak lovely old
Salemo. town of
a model of Greenwich Observa-
workers should receive at least the Greek Salernum. tory in spinach to our cookery Salerno is the 11th exhibition. On inquiry. found Cathedral of St.that there is no such exhibition
The
4. Why is pors wine to enll-doned, for it was found to be e
Gem of malarial. The ruins consist of con
15181 century towers
Matthew.
Dr Icord A.
Raine, jer? into a bridge
large St. Angelo. of Monte here, and nobody had heard of
5. Ju which climate do many well-preserved Dr Scheele asked me which people tend to live longer, in and wally and three la mort
Important in bridge, the tropies or in temperate and temples. built in The Dorie the bidding or the play. I moderntely cold climates?
style and regarded as the finest then asked him
which Win 4. What is the salinieter ned examples of Greek architre more important in his profer: {for?
Work
NKOM,
medication or surgery. Of course. Be rådestepped that
"Naturally." be snid, "It all depends upon the casas," "And the sanie Un
In frue bridge," mald, "Many a fine bridge hand cling on the table
beenuse of curviess play."
A
That is why I have selected
bird
atur na
today
haud.
normal
lesson
West's
The bidding follows
course,
and opening lead must be the king
ten
(Austers in Column 81
ture outside of Athem. derful Indeed is - the great temple to Poseidon or Neptune,
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Pooh-Pooh Was Very Puzzled
-The French Poodle Said 'Bon Jour"- By MAX TRELL
Handel, FNARF aa
the shadow - children with the noticed! Bre
of diamonds. East makes a mer
when play
he overtakes with the age and immediately Pool-Pooh, the Poodle, coming returns the six of diamonds back from a walk with a very West wing tsin trick with the puzzled expression on his face. queen and lays down the
They watched him sit down on of diamonds.
The back steps of the house and declver scratch his head with his paw. which made Knart and Hanid clummy
East quite sure that he was puzzled
the about something. with
careless
Now, will trump this in with
the ten of sunden, would overtrump
Jack, nad South still would Finally. Knart and Haniet
have to lose a club trick.
Flut
careful declarer will make a safety play. Instead of trump ing the ten of danonds is dummy, he will simply disears) dumny's losing deuce of club
There is nothing. East can do then. If he trumps, that is the
inst trick
sitle
walked over and sat down, be- hton. "What's bothering you. Pooh-Poob, dear?" Hani asked.
WEIT!
Pooh, seratelling his head agnia. "I never knew it," said Pooh-
"What didn't you know?" shed Konrf.
knew there will never the defenders muke. If he does not trump, three words for everything," West will hold the trick, and it'
Shadows Puzzled he continues a diamond, clarer will be able to trump anything trumps with.
that
#1-22.
Fooh-ooh couldn't understand
the new dog.
That was saki Hamid.
a French poodle."
Sorrento
which forms the the model. Somebody has been
cut pulling Beachcomber's leg. pentsula, has
Yra faithfully. tong the face of its limeston clits a wonderful rond white,
(Mrs.) Julin Bancroft. with a diversity of scenery. The poetry of slow aboubtedly one of the world's most picturesque drives.
coast line at 100 feet or more
come
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n five percent wage rise this year, despite the declining liv- hg costs.
The Nationst foremen's - stitute-Management Orgusa- tion estimated that the fourth round of pay rises has to Lar averaged D.9 cents per hour, This is slightly. more than a motion ave percent Increase of average
workers.
reported The Institute
that pay rises ranged two and a half to 40 cents an hour in nimost 1,000 contracts surveyed.
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said con- tract negotiating had headed into its Spring boom 011 same schedule as in 1948.
The
Service received "strike", notices in the
The road follows the rugged CHEFFIELD'S "Industrini hourly carongs fur factory
Pageant of Production," above the sea. Dattes here at expressing the there are pretty little villages and tobacco shortages in song, food, housing, of white-washed houses set in humour, and dance," should set glowing garden and greenery, fashion. I am
am planning perilously along the documentary perched
pantominic, with cliits The most
famous of Little West Riding Hood, the these-lhe despair Of artisis fairy Output (who teapa the Gap. who
from all over the with the old witch Redisreinsla - world to capture its charms ontida in hot pursuit), and the
Amalfi, Built on canvas is
Giant Scoreboard roaring out the edge of deep ravine the number of work-hours gained which opens out of the sea, the per unit of personnel. A Quese little town seems succession ballet will give
a chance of termced gardens above its demonstrate the Static Ballet at little harbour. In and near the Its best, each movement being a uny beach, there used to he miracle of poise, and the essence same macaroni factories,
of the poetry of perpetual slow Above the western
of edge motion. the town, and now used as an hotel, is FL magnificent ok
n
beauti-
Capuchin monastery, fully set some 230 feet the Sen. Even the people from Cupri, when they do stir of the island and come over to Sorrento, admit that Amalfi something pretty special.
(Tomorrow--Science At Work)
Paukergrad
to
to
DUCHAREST Is in future to be above, known among tre demo. crats as Paukergrad, as a tribute Marshalissimo Mrs Pauker, the Rore of Old Omsk, Rumania's own atom bombsk, so bright and so breezy, so free and so easy. with every Dick, Harry, and Tomsk
the
000 Brst
Value Of
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"Gradual Recession' Predicted For America
Feb.
Wellesley Hills, (Mass.) 26.-Roger Balison, the economist who predict ed the 1920 stock market crash.
forecasts in the following interview a
FTB dual business recession for the United States.
Ile says feeling
"People are again pinched for money.
Japan To US Competition in most industries
'Overrated'
gucis so," said Proh-Pooh YOUR BIRTHDAY........ BY STELLA probably wanted to impress on
redding.
beginning to become troublesome. Supply lines are getting clogged with goods. The publle has used up a good part of its war savings. With many more concerns manufacturing New York, Feb, 20The all kinds of products and with magazine Business Week, coro- mas more people without menting on the meaning of available savings, unemploy- Army Secretary Kenneth Royall's ment is sure to increase-then remarks in Tokyo, sald today the "vicious etrcle" which caused that Washington does not think the expansion is bound to work Japan is recovering fast enough, in reverse.
The magazine said Mr Royall
"On the other hand, I do not SCAP that "economic recovery expect a sudden drop, as oc- cannot be held up in the name curred in 1920/21 and 1930 and Japan's 1937. This will be due to new of military necessity. WHA Khurt and
strategic value to the United Erst Humid's turn to
be puzzled.
PORN today, you have many without doing any hormi different.
States has been overrated inventions, unemployment in- You S
surance,
minimum wages, re- They asked Pooh-ooh te <-
D capabilities, but they need He was very long and his legs
regulations, are not demonstrative when it Tokyo anyhow. It is time to talk laxed instalment
in- plain what he meant by paying were so short that bis stoninch, the propag development to bear comes to showing your affec- about stability. That means there
of United States three words for touched the ground." wero
fruit
You spend a little too tiona either, and might
tall depen Royall intended to warn everything. So Pooh-Pooh tokl
"That was a German dachs-nuch time daydreaming and not deeply in love
and tie obicet
in's right-wing Yoshida's them.
enough time
to make of your affections might never working
Yoshida know! Be a
100, those dreams come true.
ittle anore ex-| YOU You have a keen mind and pressive if you don't want to Japan's strategic value for alltion can prevent a red-area of the house it the end of the "Well," he continued, as soon are something of a philospher: run the chance of missing that tives, firstly, to convince General time the abnormal price boom it's worth. He has three objec; | depression from following some- street, I heard there were two as I saw these two new dogs, You may find that you are "one arl only."
MacArthur that the rightists which we have enjoyed for the new dogs there and I wanted I wagged my tail and said-good- | deeply interested in religious You have tremendous de- to say hello to them. So down morning. And then a strange malters, and if so trained in termination,
should have a free hand in past seven or eight years, but thing tuppened. Instead of an youth might wish to enter the your mind is
Food morning. swering
the Church. You are an omnivor- something.
de-
over-
CHESS PROBLEM
1
By P. BARRON Black, 6 pieces.
White, 5 pieces.
White to play and wate in Iwo.
Solution
problem:
fo
Saturday's
1. KK5, v...KNKE: 3, Q-
Q7; 1...others; 2. Q-Q4.
CROSSWORD
Across
23
#5
1 and 6. It can be inado from cach
inn mug. (7)
3. To bo good one he must speak
well. (0)
12. Draped, (4)
11. Hurry up 1 (3)
1. Taxon from the pantry. (3)
14. It could describe linkug paper,
16. Entitie. (di
Jo 18. Burprisingly he comes from the
Nure. (4)
20. They are erected only to be
knocked down. (4-4)
22. Opening tona. (B)
24. Joining up again. (7)
2. Another storia. (4)
15. Oricke, may bo, but
huw
1. The time you met
my
(0)
underband. 13)
Down
2. What makes the hare clang?
d. A young whalo. (4)
4. Nothing stops me going to dine.
101 6. Its
0. Ben 1 Acrons.
for a change. 141
I can't become so grotesque. (81
0. It's just a intent difference. (01
10. Store you should behave in
hatigo 141
15. Over there
Cat-esil, (0)
101
Despatched. (4)
19. Day. (5)
ite was a patient man. (3)
Now
It
"Just a Httle while ago." her aid, "I look a walk dower to
I went, and when i reached the house, I saw the two new dogs, standing just behind the white picket feare,
"One of them was a tail dog His with a black woolly coat.
a was legs were shaved and his hack. But his real and chest and the tip of his tail was thick with fur le lunked [lion."
Rupert's Elfin Bell-22
At last Hupert and Bill see a speck
of light at the end of the long tunnel, and the little car slows down of its own accord before being They stopped by a block of stone. find that they have run right out of the mountain and are at the edge of great precipice. Nexi moment an excitent little elf in a guard's cap has teapt in front of them. "Who are you, and whom are you doing on our secret railway?" he demands, point. ing angrily and looking fierce. allow no strangers here!!
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
"What was the other dog like?" asked Knart.
"The other dog," said Pooh- Fooh, "was entirely
hund," said Hanid.
Panh --Pooh---- nodded · again:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28
however,
once
Mr.
nid.
ment
government has been playing
more liberal small loan opera- tions, and highly organised
labour unions.
"No prilicial or other legisla-
Rush In S. Africa
7
Johannesburg, Feb. 27, A buying runk
han started in anticipation of scareltics, following tho announcement by the Fin ance Minister, Dr N. C Havenga, of plans for im- port controls.
by
Yesterday was described bankers Boul shop- keepers as the busiest trail- Ing day sluce Chrisinias, Thero
long queuta outalda iquor stores and chemist Women
rushed
were
to buy coametles, perfumes, manicure sets and similar articles.
So far, the Government given no official in- dication what, imports are be banned, hat Dr Ilavengs told the Assem
Jas
10
ly that the new controls would apply to imports from
as well, an
sterling non-sterling areas.
Permits would be re- quired for hnporilng goods not on, the prolilbited list, he tald-Reuter.
Russian Aid For Poland
Warsaw, Feb. 27-Poland expects Russia to start de- liveries soon of $450 milion worth of capital goods to boost Polish industrial pro-·· duction.
Announcing this today, Dr Stefan Jedrychowski, Vice- Chairman of the Central Plan- had abandoned hope of getting ning Board, said that Poland help from the Untied States.
"Poland cannot expect to get assistance from the United States
since export licences have been refused, in spite of the fact that Poland paid in advance for goods she ordered," Dr Jedrychowski sald.
He added that the supplies from Russia would form foundation of Poland's
the
new
six-year recovery programme.
The Parliamentary Economic Planning Commission has pre- dicted that total industrial pro- duction this year will increase 20 percent
1048,-A550-- ciated Press.
over
ARGENTINE
CONTROLS RELAXED
Buenos Aires,
Feb.
20.- The Central Bank today ms- tored to private hands-five change operations groups of minor foreign ex- when. It nuthorised banks and money changers to deal direct with all countries, except Germany and
Japanese internal affairs, second- lexislation van change the shape Japan, for the following: really set Un
xenuinely
int-
which
1y, to get as many dollars out of of such a depressive area, French Poodle said Ben Jour Lous reader and probably from terested), you have a high de the United States as possible:
"Legislation can taper it 015 ft ] the Germ Dachshund earllest childhood will Lake gree of concentration
and thirdly, to have the United said 'Guten Morgen?"
your recreation out in reading can be used effectively in gain-States occupation troops quellence, instead of saying that a "It all means the same thing?
any internal resistance United crisis is just ahead of us, as I raid Hanid. “Bon jour in French for gond-morning, and Guten Morgen is the way you say in German."
"That's what I thought," saidī Paul-Pooh, “but I wondered, if all those words meant Kond- morning, why couldn't they just `say good-morning and be done
with it? Why should there be three different ways of the same thing?"
Different Languages
ying
[ruther than in active play and ing suveins.
toris.
To And what the stars have Being rather quiet and re in store for tramorrow, select served, you are
nol one to your birthday star and read force yourself into the centre the corresponding paragraph. of attention. You could be- Let Your birthday star be your come a little more aggressive daily guide.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
PISCES (reb. 20.Mar. 21)—– VIRGO (Aug. 24-Srpl. 22)—— A good day for either business Postpone
Press.
HONGKONG
SHARES
preached in 1920, when there were no
or other "oxygen" drugs available in Washington, I now say that we have started to walk down the stairs" and will not reach the Isavement until 1952 or 1953.
Flære is nothing to worry about now. Both the employ- ment figures and the unemploy-
a journey if it is The turnover on the stock ment figures for the past few
01 personal improvement, possible. All advertising and Marriage plans are favoured, promotional schemes for selling:
are good.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-- Far on the home front; ex- "That's because there are difcellent for business. Make the ferent languages," said Hani.
most of all potential gains at "What happened next?" sakthis time.
Kharf.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0cl 23)- A fair-to-middling day. Don't crowd your luck; be careful of all detall and things should work out well.
patience.
"Not much," said Pooh-Pooh, TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) "I said 'so-long) See you again!", A new opportunity may be yours -Be cautious to avoid nny and the French Poodle said 'Au if you are early and quick to accident-especially if you are revolr! and the German Dachs-seize it. Get a good start this, attempting la travel, Exert hund answered Auf Widene morning.
"Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. hen. I suppose they all meant
GEMINI (May 22-June 23-22)-A better than average day the same thing, too?"
Take care of all important detail for business and romance, but work in connection with taxes, not too good for taking Property or business expansion. pleasure trip
CAPRICORN (Dec.
Khurf and Hand was stre they did,
But
"You see?" sud Pooh-Pooh. Three words for everything! there was one thing we did. that made me sure we were all glad to meet each other. It was dog-language, and we all did it just alike."
"What was that?" Knarf and WeHand both asked.
"We all wagged our
talls," said Pooh-Pooh,
BRONCHO BILL
THESE HGN ACOMIN' LOOK LIKE A NECKTIE PARTY,
RIGHT ENOUGH,
"QUICK ?
UNDER THESE BUFFALO
HIDEG
To Save a Life-
BURK YOU DON'T
DESERVE IT, Bur) I'LL TRY TO SEND,
TEM AWAY P
CANCER (June 23-July, 23)---
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percent political estimates and guesses put out by Washington. prices were:
SHAKES ́BUYERS SELLERS SALES GOVT. LOANS
102
40,000 103
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HK Bank
Fant Asta
INSURANCES
Canton
Ifalon
11K Fire
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1700
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10 137
355 370
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50 140
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A good bustness day, but apt to 20)- If secking a Job, you be confusing when it comes to should be able to find just what personal matters. Don't stress you want now. romance.
start
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time. If you cart.
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CHICAGO GRAINS
Chicago,
Feb.
20,--Closing
prices of grains on the Chicago Board of Trade today were:
WHEAT-price per bushel.
May
July
September
December parcel
MARZE
Kariter
Tren otherwise stated, re- plstered articles And pasts cluso 30 minutes
han the ordinary mall. If mails cioso before 10 m., registered and parcel posts close at 5 pm. an Cie prevlans day.
Male are closed at Kowloon Central Port omen balf an hour earlier than the U20 closing Untes
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Closing Times By Air
Shanghat, Norking, Tsingtao, Kun- ming, Liuchow, Swatnw, Arany, Tal peli and Focchiow 3.30 p.m.
Saigon and Parts Ap..
་
Caling Tunes By Bes Parcels only for Canada via Van- couver, B.C. a p.m.
Formosa via Keelung 3 pan. Tannkong (via Canton)
p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Closing Times By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bas Brein, Alexandria (Nairobi. Johannes. Home and Londen (CPO) 4.30 p.m. (GPO) & p.4.
Exchange Rates org and Marelles vs Alexandria)
Manlia Henotuit, USA And
Business Was done in the local unofficial exchange market in Canada B p.n. morning at the following ratest- steriing pound note (per 1) 18.25 tutu & USA (CPO) 430 pin; (GPO) Air Parent Porth for Manila, Hono-
U.S. döflar (por $1).
Gold bars (per the)
FIC plastres (per 100)
Blom tients (per 100)
NEI guliders (per 100) Gold yuan (per yuan)
.1430 303.04
pin.
0.123 Ordinary Airmail (Printed Mailers, 24.00 Samples and Amati Pachol Post) for 31.60 tanlin, Cuam, Honoluit, and USA
0923 (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 8 p.m.
Aloy July Septemb
2.104-4
1.9215-1,03
1.9214-6
1.0415
1.323-1
1.2512
December
ΠΤΕ
1,13
May
129
July
1.2015
WINNIPEG RYE
May
3.1046
July
3.15EL
Drtuber
WINNIPEG BARLEY
May
1.03%
July
0.07
October
0.0015
United Preza.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
'and
1. John Keats. 2. A general name for the regions adjoining the shore of the east Mediler- ranena, Le, the coast lands of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece. 3. For its leper colony. 4. Derived its name from the elty of Oporio. 5. In temperate and mederately cold climates. 4. A form of hydrometer used to measure the salinity of a salt solution.
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