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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

.MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

This 'Sure' Contracti Can Be Defeated

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

NE of the keenest annlysts of bridgette B. Shelte

wold of New York City. "Frei- die," as he is known to his asto- eintes, has prepared many hand for irklu

has

writers

13 and

probably helped Inor

bridge authors with their books

than any other writer.

DUMB-BELLS

PATENT OFFICE

I WANT ONE OF THOSE ELECTRIC FANS THAT OSCULATE!

In the October Issue of The Check

bridge Work, Shehwold had an

entitled vt article

Fancy Hands." One of them whN day's hand.

SCIÈNCE AT WORK:

FLIES LEARN HOW ΤΟ

TAKE POISON & LIVE

By PAUL F. ELLIS

FLIES in America have been developing n resistance to DDT, their pawerful enemy. Now word comes that African, Euro- pean and Asiatic files also are learning how to take" the pol-

on and live.

The new "report was inade by Paol Bierstein, public health engineer for the World Hentth Organisation, who said that new synthetle drms, will replace DDT In few years in the Bght against Bies,

Your ports that DDT still remains the

Knowledge

Bierstein, now in Geneva, re-

mos! effective weapon agalust malarial mosquitori

He suld the programme of ma- Inria reduction in Greece, car- the dearted out by the American mis nion, bas surveeded.

East whe the opening lead of 1 Who conceived. the three of clubs with the queen, that result in the first prae- Kow Shehwold asks his readers at the of the Red Cross tu try to find a way to detent | Sigvent

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the contract.

that

fart know: he can got only one club trick, and to diamond tricks are in sight. The bidding indinates that declarer will not lose husro than one le trick. It looks us if the only heart trick the defenders can win is the king of hearts.

For

mitent What place

FOR

BY THE WAY

Review Of

by Beachcomber

A racial

pattern of roads, with residential neighbourhood The latest word 'comes from units grouped around the town Helsinkl. There, it was an- centre, nounced that antabus tablets will;

be supplied free to all alcoholles,THIS gruesome incnnta- from a The drug was developed by Drtion is taken Erik Jacobsen,

description of what is to be "Britain's Finest Town."

Now Dotergants

I learn, without inquiry, that State Refreshment Houses Nos. 7841-7046 in Zunes 18-24 of real- Development of a new series dentint neighbourhood unit. No. soap sub-432(b) will be thatched with of "multi-cleanser"

Ell that supposedly stilutes gery Instantly besides remov-crimson plastic straw, and that Ing dirt has been reported to the each S... will have attached

to it a Tudor petrol pump. Aniçrican Chemical Society.

*

*

Hilaire

The new detergents were de

Many years ago Mr. scientists of New veloped by York University and St John's | Belloc,

who #aw what was University. Some of the new coming, wrote these words; products, it was said. are 40

From the fowns all kuns have bren drinen, from the villages patent that a teaspoonful of de tergent is enough to yield a pal-

must. No conscious efforts, no lon of saids, and at the same time Bond-street nastiness of jnisc “Malaria there has been pretty match the bactericidal strength conservation, will save the be well Heled," he said.

of a pound of carbolic acid.

taved Toofa

Change your hearts The new products are known or you will lose your hins, and technically 05 "morpholinium you tell deserve to have lost them. But when you have lost alkyl sulfates,“

your inna, drop pour emply les, for pon teill have lost the at of England.

Even the guerillas en-operated, head. Planes carrying says permitted to My of BDT were over guerilla territory and guerilla lender who captured come menbers of the American misston ordered them to "spray his men," Berste reporter.

Anti-Alcoholic Drug

The new drug known as an- tabus gettint wide Az 112 Europe i na nient agatust al- [coholism.

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Chirpie Sparrow's Confusion

-Why Were Baby Animals Called Something Different? -

By MAX TRELL

CHRISE Sparrow come to the

Sheinwold says that caredel window silt for his bread analysis shows that possible leud is

The

only

thi hearts, righ tuto queen. West plays the spot and dummy's jack wins the

lesl trick. A parte is

from dummy. West wins with the ace at turns the fair, of hearts

WA

crunts, and Kharf and Hamid, of the

tr slanelow-children with www-turned-aboul names, burrieri lo

the window to greet hits and to All est if there was Day Bews.

·For Chirpis always seemed lo know what was happening. He not around a pout ival, “News? Jut New

Now, 11 2219 200

11

Now, says Sheinweld. yourself in declarer's place. the deuce of hearts Kingleton. tu

LIST with duminy's ace of haris at trick for means that it will be ruled West must hold the king of hearts--who would feart away from the Ha right into the

Seclover ace-tren-Jack" plays dummy's queen of hearts

Fast on the four-spot. With

With the king and retinos The six of hearts. Declarer know; at oner He has to that he is dead. follow to the heart, and West ruffs with the five of spacten

like u defeating what looks absolutely sure contract,

CHECK

YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

1

and Chirpe, after he had enten everal rules. "Ah, yes," he sauf presently, there have berta state a number of babaes hom over at the zom."

Keart and instantly

albi svertred to know what were born. The bear hari baby" Crud Churjar.

11-25

The eagle and its little englet.

Stellve

Wh

Volpini at alle

Jamd.

#uta eah, run eaglet,

The horse-baby is called a rich

1 1a rub," sarf Chir- ple, "And the vagtle hard a

mby."

(Tomorrow-Midweek Book Parade)

What next?

CHESS PROBLEMA conscated by the Cristions

A

By VANE BOR Hack. 7 pieces

White, 10 pieces,

MAN who had his bestiares

olicials at a port the other day has received them back, with an apalogy It was explained to him that many travellers smuggling sticks of liquorice in- to England by using them Licos. Any man with very long trousers covering his feet is asked to pull them up, so th01 bis "loves" any be examined,

Spinach Obscrvatory

EAR Sír,

What

DEA

all the fuss about? 1 visited this famous model of 1 is Greenwich Observatory,

UK Sugar

Position

London,

Feb. 29.An early return to free trading on

international BUNAR markets; with prices again determined by supply and demand, was predicted in London financial quartern today.

Reviewing Britain's posl- ilon, the Financial Times said her sugar consumption would soon be do percent of what it was before the

war.

of

Increasing supplies sugar are arriving in Bri- taln from the Common- wealth. In 1944 the per- centage of Commonwealth sugar in the whole of Bri- fan's Imports was 17 per- cent. This year it is ex- pectel to exceed 50 percent.

Untied Press.

British Loan For Burma?

THE BUSINESSMAN

INDIA CRITICISED FOR NON-STERLING TRADE AGREEMENTS

London, Feb. 28.--India's bi-lateral trade agreements with non-sterling countries were strongly criticised in a Financial Times editorial today.

Headed "India's Rights and Duties," the editorial reviewed the findings of the Joint Anglo-Indian Consultative Committee.

It included three "impor-1 The editorial said one of the tant discoveries:" (1) Indin greatest concerns to Britain was n tendency on the part of the had not made greater use Indian Government 10 barter than had been expected of away, under bi-Interni deals dollar conversion facilities; with non-sterling countries, vital (2) India was using up her raw materials she is well aware free sterling at a greater and other parts of the sterling

rate

to

are urgently needed in Britain

"Such practices

seem to be to reconcila

than had been antici-area.. pated; (3) pasential mate- rials normally supplied to quite Impossible Britain were being diverted with one of the basic principles at present governing the conduct non-sterling countries of sterling area countries- under bi-lateral agreements, namely, that in framing Import- export policies the participating countries should have regard to the dollar position of the sterling area as a whole," the editorial commented,

American

Economy

Vital To World

New Delhi, Feb. 28.—Reli- i able sources said today that Britain has tentatively offer- Chiengo, Feb. 28. The

loan ed £25,000,000

to United States Secretary of Burma

of the Commerce, Mr Charles Saw- four-power conference held yer, today told the Foreign that Conference here on Burma's problems. Trade

Altending the conference are America's responsibility in:

world

as a result

| Ladka, Australia, Britain and

Ceylon.

was economy

"05.

In a message to Burma, sug-brond as the world itself.”

He said: "What takes place in gesting the loan, Britain asked

affects all other wir economy how the money would be used.

She is also understood to have nations. To a great extent our Burmese economic progress has been tho- asked whether the Government would seek to join tivated by the desire or Ameri- can businessmen to make pro- forces with the Karens in oppos-

Ais.

on a tiny scale, and to me iting the Communists. looked like nothing but a mass

of spinach. don't nee what such experiments have in com- rn with art. My, father, yours

"The profit system has worked and must be preserved. In this country, however, responsibill- ties are 50 vast, horizons thbroad, and problems so difficult, that we cannot limit our thinking to proft alone, We must think

Ina

Whether the loan is actually how made will depend upon Burma answers the inquiries,

understood that It is

herself with White to play and mute in two, ago, used to carve large patuties associated

in the semblance uf buman British note. frem, but neither he Lor any. The conferener i reported to

where that he have discussed of the family claimed was an artist.

d other countries togel offer Yes, truly.

to mediate in the dispute be- Nesta Galbraith.

And the 114617 the Karens

Solution to westerday's problem:

1, Q.-Q. ang: 2. Q inates,

YOUR BIRTHDAY..

t

TUESDAY, MARCH 1

"Was that a cub, too Kuarf animal friends have strange goes a long way toward making

naked....

An Eaglet

Chirpie shook his head. 1. Henri Durant, French baby eagle is called an eagler And the deer had a baby, too." humanitarian. 2. Thomas Gains-

Hand said: "That can't be a borough. 3. 925 parts pure silver

be an eaglet. cub and it can't and 75 parts copper. 4. Iran oc-

deer baby called, the western and cupies

larger What is a af part

the

Ironian Chirpie?", Plateau,

the between

rivers Turis In south- Indus and

Richard western

Asia. 5. (Richard the Lion-Hearted), 0. Cydonia, a town in Crete.

Kreat

CROSSWORD

Aeron

1. Hesting pince where they

out no doubt. (0-31

What

I

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In dire chake wo see, 191

will be carried a long way

uciore reaching Wembley. 43)

12. Any recent Hundred ? 10

13. Exelnination. 12)

14. Hurry up1 (3)

16 bonk rikht througn. Cus

17. Maybe a courtesy title only. 13

19 and 21. Danny boy la upset at

toring a lettori (7)

22 ConveyRTICO,

140

2

. inter used as at hnwors

199

23. A broken tier. 16.

26. Tis said that i'vou do you love

a friend. 141

27 edge: the yellow lower-de-Juce

(31

Ho Before and alter night. (31

Down

1. it makes the chat stare

2. Cede. 151

2. Restrain within Cerisha

-181

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Bul.

4. Always. IDE

ênis quin in a Hah. 43)

0. The refuse of grain. 14

D. testing pince or copy 7 )

19. Platz, t)

12. tell of the rate rau. (21

15 Sacred music. (4)

1. Not all your eye. L

10 5 InL LITTER ABNthior IREKK

(4)

21, Beo lu Aerors

24. This rim is a pain la the head

(3)

dotullan of reglerdas a Duzxin, --Archi

and Machink qur, Orator: Jon: 19. Ciad; 13 Ant: 14. PhimBY: Nami Hero: 20 Nine-pins: [MEREO) 23 unde; 24 Reunion, 25, Lau Unai Momentuṛti 2, Archangel, a

Caiz:84, fodine: 5., Er6a; D, Bee 1 Azzoua: Anilegu 170 Talent; 10. Rome: 15. (Yonder:" "19," "LUNUN 19 MAR 21, MAXI

"A deer baby is called a doe," Chirpie said, "The horse had a baby too." Chirpie went on. "I's

Rupert's Elfin Bell-23

The little guard looks so very angry that Rupert hurries to explai his errand. "There's a terrible leak of fog around Nutwood," he says. It's 100 much for your elves to mend, and they've sent us to ask for help from Elfin Castle.” Then he tell how he met the first elf, and shows the other his Blán Deli and the cap badge. Gradually the guard's expression changes. “It is a strange story," he says," but you are very brave. I see must help you on your way. Follow me carefully."

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

BRONCHO BILL

DEADWI MYAR & MORE

RIFLES TOLIVAR KANNING AIMS TO

TRADE TO

raines

are

By

STELLA

DORN today, you are a very since you know how to keep a B

can he entrusted practical, methodical soul. secret; you

and con- exactly with important jobs You seem to know R volt."

where you are going and wilf Adential information.

Your Intuitions are keen and get ther "What a lot of strange baby exert fill effort

matter what kin of a In your ne names" Hanid sald.

Frank and outspoken

might get into ambitions, you let the work dilemma yout

of because

sonicene else's "Yes," sni Chirpie. eating know that

expect to you

you are usually crumbs, "all some more

my successful. This positive attitude machinations.

out very easily, able to climb You are ingenious and usually Take that come true. for their babies. the dois, "for"""ftistance?""

The slurs have been kind in are able to think up new ways

"Their babies

called Elving you a number of talents and even short cuts to doing a job. You dislike routine and and although life may not be popnes," Knarf sahl promptly.

easy, you will have the courage consequently do everything you it or do it the and tenacity

your ena to unload "That's right," said Chirple, to a proper conclusion, no fastest possible way. how

Your marriage should be a mony disappointments occur.

- very happy one, for you make Their babies are colles kit-

You have executive abilly a sympathetic and understand- lens," sald Hanid.

and know how to give orders so ing mate.

To find what the stars have "Yes," said Chirpie. "and the that your subordinates enjoy

for tomorrow, select cows' babies are called calves, following them. You are tactful, in store

and persuasive-a your birthday star and read the chlekens babies are diplomatic

Let and the

are combination that is very diflicult corresponding paragraph. chicks, and ducks' babies ducklings, and the geese's babies to beat. Even you women are your birthday star be your daily

the "big business" type and guide. are called gostins."

"and take the cals-"

"Frogs babies me called tad- poles," Hunid sold.

Called Caterpillars

matter

to follow

minor

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

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

if Be even

eminently practical today worry Try riot la

topsy-turvy in and all things should work out things appear

Use evening for self- Be calin properly. your personal world.

improvement. "Butterfly babies: are called and all will be well.

LIBRA (Spl, 23-Oct. 23) ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 203- caterpillars," said Knart, quite proud of himself for having Love and romance are favoured. Not too stable a day, no be everything you do, thought of this,

but if planning a journey, be careful of 'called careful that haste does not cause You can avoid upset by assiduous

caution. an accident.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) (Apr. 21-May 21)- TAURUS

H new health and avoid If selecting:

partner in "And goats babies are called Guard your kids," Kaart bruke in, even Recidents, especially you are some enterprise, be very careful prouder of this than he was of planning to travel. Be cautions. in making your choice.

"Sheep's babies are Jambs," said Hanid,

the caterpillars.

a

Burmese

Press.

לא

in terit of our world-wide

responsibilities and

ties.

satisfy

They should, in particular, lako

reasonable steps to the needs of other sterling area countries for CS- sential goods.

"If India persists in her pre- sent atitude she may eventually And she is retarding her own re- covery

and endingering her place high on the list of ap- plicants for exports of essentials from other sterling countries".m United Press.

RUBBER

MARKET

HIGHER

New York, Feb. 28.-Number contract rubber futures today closed three to 13 points higher on sales totalling 02 contructs.

Standard rubber futures closed seven points lower, with only (one rale" reported.

The market was higher, but the extreme ging were pared opportuni- later in the session when the Lotion market enged from its

Mr Sawyer said that fear and highs and because of a let-up in

demand. Government--Uniolinscurity were the chief barriers factory

bought MD- Ho prosperous world trude, and i

building:

stronger

Re- 111

in the forenoon, economies was one of the most cent opinions in regard to the effective ways to create con-trend of the market are UJ- Adence.

elanged, with a trading market expected nearby ark! the majority leaning to the bear side in regard to the longer term. Prices closed as follow:- No. 1 Contract Talber Futured.

Mayhew's UN Speech

He admitted that the invest- iment of American capital in other nations futures would be fully effective only as those tations made strenuous efforts to stabilise their own egonomies, Anri

He

United praised

States M

secrets"

businessmen

with

the Trea-training of foreign staffs lo

Jtuie

September

fems established abroad-March

United Press..

HONGKONG

SHARES

18.33 hat

18.41 nominal 18.30 traded

1.20 nominal

10.20 traded

11.04 nominat

17 traded 97.93 nominat 11.08 nomina) 14.03 H

E+

November December January 11950;

17.78-

17.73 1. 17.0

2

17.63

78.63 ominal

10.43

18.34

Apri

May Standard Contract Rubber Futures. March

Aurd May

London, Feb. 28.—OMcials businessmen for their willing- July here today hastened to re-ess to share "so-called trade t move any impression that abroad and advocated the Oeisher conflict between sury and the Foreign Office lake over the responsibility in had been caused by a speech their own countries of American Febranty at the United Nations last week by Mr Christopher Mayhew, Under-Secretary of Stute for Foreign Affairs.

Because of Mr Mayhew's an- nouncement that Britain "hud the her recovery." completed United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee was today inquiring into Britain's European Recovery Programme needs.

The Foreign Office said today the Ernest Bevin, Mr Foreign Secretary, Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had together decided to issue a weekend atate, ment that United States ald was stiil vital to Britain's full econo- mic recovery.

that

Sir

This Foreign Offee declaration was believed to be in answer to ERP In- the suggestions that formation Office of the Treasury had taken its own initiative in "answering Mr Mayhew."

Today's Foreign Office state- ment said the weekend Treasury statement was issued on behalf the of Sir Stafford Cripps as result of consultations between Foreign the Treasury and the Offcc.

This morning's turnover on

the Stock Exchange was $81,- 070.00, Transactions and noon prices were: SHARES GOVT. LOANS

45 Loan, BANKS

1 Bank East Asio

BUYERS SELLERS SALES

INSURANCES

Union Underwriters HK Fire DOCKS. ETC,"

K. Whart N.P. What! Dork

$10,000 103

40. 138

30730

500 25

1000 1750

137

ioo

5.40

263

143

25

Provident S'hi Dock,

XD

10.20

121%

13-159 Co

3.60 3.00 1314

300 61

19 19.00

LAND, ETC. HK Hotel HK Land

S'hal Land Humphreys

C. Light 101 14.30 14.00

UTILITIES

Team

C. Light (N)

Electric

that a

"The Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had together gone into the mat-

Telephone ter very thoroughly and had STORES, ETC.

Watson, XD reached the conclusion statement to clarify the position COTTONS

Ewo Government of His Majesty's

desirable," the Foreign WAR Office added.--Reuter.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dee. Ceneral business conditions im

22)-Do all you can by mail. of his prove especially if you push Personal contact will not be as Chirpie ate the rest

ideas. Avold crumbs in silence, then he said: advertising

effective as putting it in writing. remembered love tangle.

CAPRICORN "Oh, yes, I just

(Dec. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23)-- something else. The people who

advertis- 20)-A new job for which you Involving live in Die house at the end of Contracts,

adapted may especially mall-order-are re the road also find a baby." ing-capecially

your Take come

way. Grasp the now. excellent right

opportunity at once. advantage of them.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) 24-Aug. LEO

23)- (July

favoured. It, your good day for all employees. Writing is Don't be too adventuresome, but mind is active and in good Ukraine Record anticipate normal procedures to working order, excellent results

are assured! be successful..

At once Knart and Hanto both shouted: "A real, regular baby! What's it called, Chirpie?"

"Just a baby," said Chirple, And he flew off.

Trying a Ruse

ZS AND INAZO

THE BUFFALO HIDES HE'S AGITTIN'

PER THEM-

A

Moscow, Feb. 28-Tho Ukraine record vegetable harvested u

oil crop last year,

Pravda reported that the Re-

10.80

30

33

54

4050

NY FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

By Harry F. O'Neill publie delivered 11,172,000 lbs Argentine Peso (Metal) US$0.2077

B**ER, AH!

GULP!

LOOK, GENTS! AINT THAT MISTER

WHAR?

LET'S

MANNING ACOMIN

GIT HIM!

YONDER

(Unofficial)

more of all all crops-including Argentine Peso sunflower seeds, rape, soy, line Australia

seed and other-to the state in Denzil

Chile

it said this? Belgliam 1940 than in 1040. would do much toward making Canada vegetable oils mere plentiful in England' 1019.Associated Press.

United Press,

LONDON MARKET London, Feb. 20-Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follow:- May in pence per lb.)... July/September

October/December

11-1/16

10-11/10

10% United Press,

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Closing Times By Air Swalow, Amoy. Nanking, Tsingtao and Heinow, 3.30 p.m.

Shanghal, p.m.

Manila, Honolulu, USA & Canada, 6 B.m.

Air Parcel Posts for Mania, Hono lulu and USA, (CPO) 4.30 p.m.I (GPO) p.m.

Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Mat- Jers. Samples and Small Packet Posta) for Manis, Guam, Honolulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.: (GPO)

Bangkok, p.m.

Closing Times By Bea Forinoka via Keelung. 3 p.m. Mania, 3pm.

Straits, 3 p.m.

Shanghai, 3 p.m.

Bangkak, Noon.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 · Closing Times By Alr - Swalow and "Amay, 0.30 (regia D a.m. (ord).

.m.

Shanghai, 0 a.m. (regi; 9.30 a.m. fordi.

Mantia, 12.30 p.m:

Shanghal, Nanking, Tsingtao, Swa- tow, Anuy, Tatman and Foochow, 3.30 p.m.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta. Karu- cht train. Alexandria Nairobi, Jolien

and Marseiller via Itoms and London. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.: (GPO) 5 p.m.

Closing Times By Rew Formon via Keelung and Shang-

Cleslog Bates

Feb. 21.

2003

3232

Deci

27

023

0230

4.03%

France

0031%

Indin

3021

Mexico

1425

New Zealand

402

bal, 10 a.m.

0315

Portugeni

OICA

South Afrien

4.0014

27:15

this Switzerland

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4350

2010

3710

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2400

Exchange Rates

in the loent | Sweden Suancun was dele

excitance market unoficial morning at the following lates:m Sterilna pound note (per 1)

U., dollar per $15

Gold bora (per the) FIC plastres (per 100)

Sam ticals (per 100) NEI guliders (per 100) Gold yunn (per yuan)

Uruguay 15.15 Venezuela 5.145 Netherlands 303.50 atavia

0.10 Ringapore 24.00 | jangkong

31.50 Shanghai .0023/17

0274 United Press

Japan, 10a.m.

Tinkong via Canton. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

Closing Times y Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. Tah-

Johan.

relo. Alexandria (Nairobi, nosburg and Marwilles vin Alexan- drial Raine and London. (CPO) 4.30 p.. (GPO) B p.m.

Dangkok. Singapore, Batavia, Co Jombo, Sydney & Auckland,

Japan, & p.m.

Salgon and Paris, 5 p.m.

p.m.