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FOR

MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Good Opening Lead Sets This Contract

BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY

o you remember the Direc Pickens sisters? Jane Pic- kena dropped in to see me the other day. She had just com- pleted a little pleture called "My Jane is alway. Silent Love." Introducing a new song on her programme, "The Jpna Pickens Show, heard on Sunday after- noons.. A few weeks ago sho Introduced the song entitled "One Sunday Afternoon."

Jane told me that Michae T. Gottlieb is giving her bridge lessons. While Miko's name in bridge news often not in the these days, he was recognised na one of the world's best. When it came to opening leads, you

always could

depend upon Mike. Tako today's hand, for average player example. The probably would lead the king of diamonds against tho

heart contract, but not

He led the

four Mike.

ace of diamonds,

and continued with the three- spol.

There may be some declarer

would go who

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MOMENTS

AROUND THE WORLD

Tropical Island of Borneo

By TEMPLE MANNING BORNEO, Jying between Cole-

and the Malay Penin- sula, is the third largest island in the world. It is carved up like the proverbial melon. The northwest. portion is British North Boraco, and southwest of this division is Brunet, also Bri- tish controlled. The remainder of the northwest coastal region le the semi-independent region. now a of Sarawak, which is Dritish colony. The remainder of the island of Borneo has been part of the Dutch colonial em- Island,

It is a mountainous with most of the chains radiat-

central

region. ing from the with the highest peak, Mt. Kino- balu, 13,451 feet high, set with-

in 75 miles of the northern

A

extremo

is

on

of the island, Slug Nativa in cande, Sarawak, Borneo. tlp dish, winding rivers offer the only means of inland transpor- lation, which means, of course, that the native population tends to live beside them.

Tropical island

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BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

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CRICKETERS

SNUBBED

TT has occurred to me that if, throughout the com- ing year, I use cricket head- Ines for my paragraphs, people will say, "Ah! Wo It must get that paper. has a column about cricket every day; even in the win- ter. What enterprise!" Japanese out for a duck

the other day,

REPORTED with restraint and good taste, the incident in the Japanese the Financo Parliament when Minister chased Miss Yamashita along a lobby, roaring words of love, caught her ("to him" the she-novelists say), and rain- face. ed kisses on her upturned

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Borneo-Balikpapan-

bers have quarrelled violently off-shore and there is another good pru- see now that two other Mem-

One threw down about it. the ducing held on the inland of Tarakan, near

and challenged the other Klove Britis const. The

duci. "But," says my paper northern

Was fields, closely grouped together.proudly, "the man who

coal, rubber

at Brunei and Sarawak. challenged was Liberal. His real tropical are Borneo in island, well watered, extensive, Gold, diamonds, lying directly on the equator and resin are other important answer was to file a sult. "It is Thus, we hope, old Japan It is hot and terribly huld sources of wealth. Then there more democratie," he said. Good

the fragrant, aromatic

in a similar situation. Inland and run its industries splees, a trade empire in them-would our own Liberal M.P.s net really earn their money. One selves.

and those that administer the are

SCRBON

011

No Largo Towns

commercial

A sticky wicket

may

another, rung into there is no real relief from the

days heat. Few

Ato There are no large towns on

the sticky

Island. The capital of

Captain Foulenough without rain, and in the season between November to May the Dutch Borneo is Banjarmasin,THE rumour that a nephew of the Barito river near

the enter Narkover next term has tropical storms are dreadful.

The mineral wealth is tro south coast. There is Samarin-

scholastic world. It is known mendous, with the oilfields the da, near the mouth of the Kulaleated great exellement in the main attraction. One of the river, and Pontianak, near the that the Captain and Dr Smart- greatest holds in the Far East mouth of the Kapuas river, both Allick met a few days ago, and centres, their conversation is said to have small or Lauching of Sarawak, & tanturned on the financial aspect of

affair. The the

The Captain, not un- in Dritish North Borneo, and naturally, wants some guarantee Brunei in British North Borneo that if he gives the boy a large

of allowance the money w

will be are the only other centres any importance.

used to cover such expenses as Much of the island is steamy, place in the football team and well-nigh a few prizes and cups, and not moist jungle, with impenetrable growths of ferns, to feather the nausealing nest and parasitic plants of the more venal masters, some Tree rowth is rich, including of whom charge as much as ven impressively large pounds for a good half-term re- a wonderful, tree-the tapan.

Small tigers and small pan- thers are at home in the sodden

BOYS' AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Mr. Punch Could Do Anything

-He Even Talked to a Robin on the Phone- By MAX TRELL

North

Pata

14

Pass

2❤ ་་

Pass 3་

Pass

Pass Pass

Pass

Opening- A

3

UNARF

.queen in dummy, but I doubt would play . I think.unyane low and let it ride around, to the ten-spot, hoping that East would have to go up with the king.

But East won the trick with the jack and immediately re- turned a diamond, wifely Mike won with the king. Now he shifted to a spade and dummy's

Dut there queen won. nothing declarer could do that would prevent Mike from mak- ing the queen of hearts, and scting the contract one trick.

wal

Check Your

Knowledge

the

the

Janid. and shadow-children with turned-about mames, were sur- prised when they entered tho friend playroom to find their

over the

Mr Punch speaking telephone. What was so sur

it wasn't £3 prising was that regular telephone. it was a toy, telephone. It had some wires: bust, a Knart and Hand could the wires. clearly see, none of

walls. of the went into any They just lay called very com- Jap. fortably in

Mr Punch's he there

was Nevertheless, speaking in a very loud voice.

poet and Hanid On noticing Knart and standing beside hini, Mr Punch Punch was talking to a robin on the

said into the telephone: "Just a moment, Red. Knart and Hanid have just come into the room."

telephone.

With that he

port.

FOR THE, BUSINESSMAN

UK Seeks New Decline In United

Agreement

States Exports With Russia

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London, Mar. 12- Is Antiounced today that Bri- Lain had asked Bussla reopen mezoilations on

BETEO- Anglo-Soviet trade mout.

Board of Trade omelain Bald that Britain now want- ed a one-year trade pact with Russia. Nerotiallons for a long-term agreement broke down in January, and Brilain has given up hope of a long-term samo- manb at present,

The new Anglo-Soviet negotiations are proposed

in

A note which Bir Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, has sent to The details have Moscow. not been released, but the note presumably went to the newly appointed Soviet Minister of Foreign Trado. M. Menshikov, - United Press,

PI Biggest

of US Buyer Cigarettes

To Far East

Washington, Mar. 12.-United States ex- ports to Far Eastern areas amounted to 15 per cent of the total of U.S. exports last year, and that total was $12,614,000,000.

The total was an 18 percent drop on the the year 1947 figures, while imports during rose to $7,070,000,000,-23 percent above the corresponding 1947 figure.

These figures were released ly an article in the earrent issue of the foreign commerce weekly publication of the United States Commerce Department,

The article said that the arca, Including couthern and castern New Zealand, Asia, Australla, and Oceania, had increased in importance ag a markot for United States merchandise.

India's Output

Up In 1948

But Stool, Coal Lag Behind

It said that exports were ap- proximately the same as in 1947, of 19 but showed a decrease percent from 1936-1938

Exports to Australia dropped Bombay, Mar. 19.—India' 52 percent, to $114,000,000 in | Industrial output during 1948.

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Increased contiderably com- The 'aruele said: "This

pared with the year before in duction le also accounted for by almost all the major industries the objectiva of the British

except stcol and coal, Commonwealth of Nations of cording to Government of In- minimising the drain upon the als Ministry of Industries and

Commerce report.

dollar resources of the sterling pren." nren,"

had

the

The

-0%

Commodities which showed a The report blamed the rexluc- notable rise in production in- tien in exports on, firstly, the

clude cloth and yarn, cement, in diminishing dollar supplies paper, electrical goods, heavy most foreign countries, which chemlents, metals and alloys, 13. The resulted in their tightening up machine tools, sugar and salt. Washington, Mar.

Report said that the Cen- Philippines are America's best Import controls: secondly, the

continuing

world tral Board of Transport's deci- shortage of customer for cigarettes, with a total of 11,500,000,000 imported supplies of a number of com- sion to provide 100 percent nodities like Iron and steel,

major industries-iron and stech, last year.

That was close to half of all which caused the United States movement facilities to the three

lextiles, and to restrict the export of these

cemen! had US cigarette exports, and mora

fact brought about a considerabio than double America's pre-war commodities: thirdly. shipments to the entire world. that trade in a number of other improvement in the dispatch of

decreaser, w

Fiw materials and Dnished Between them, the Philip commodities

smoked mainly as a result of the ex-onde

Konda. pines and Hongkong

in production abroad, The installation of a number 12,248,000,000 American pansion

loť new electrical units helped Hongkong's rotably in ccal and textiles in cigarettes in, 1948.

Europe.

the production of diesel engines share was 748,000,000.

On the other hand there are to rise from 701 in 1947 to 054 Increases were also Total US exports for the year a few factors which, the article in 1948.

in the production of were 25,000,000,000. This repre- said, tended to sustain the ex-recorded sents 75,000,000 lbs of leaf to port trade. They included the motor batteries, dry cells and bacco. The annual average large United States wheat crop, electric bulbs.

was an increase of American exports for the years which enabled it to supply the 1934 to. 1930 were Icss than heavy European requirements of 521,000,000 yards in cloth pro

from 3,010,000,000 duction, 5,000,000,000,

the European Recovery Pm-

In 1947 to 4,337,000,000 gramme, and the initial opera- yaria tion of duty and other conces yards in 1949.

cement and stons granted by countries parti Production

1,500,000 cipating in the Geneva Con- paper improved to

tons and 100,000 tons respec 1948. ny

compared fively in

1,400,000 tons and 93,000 tons in 1947,

In announcing these figures US Department of Commerce attributed the post war smoking boom to the fact that US armed forces Introduced American brands throughout the world during the war.

Jungles. Crocodiles lurk in the Homburger sandwich Бматра us do snakes, from giant bon constrictors down to A MAN saw the word ham-today the

but dangerous adders. A burger on a menu the other smal

deer that is day, and at once ordered one. Animals include

size of a hare, and there After one bite into a substance are flying frogs

like the rim of an old hat, he took his pencil and changed the (Tomorrow-Science At Work) to an "."

the

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YOUR BIRTHDAY..........

By STELLA

MONDAY, MARCH 14

The value of 1948 shipments | was $67,770,000, compared with $50,021,000 in 1947.--Associated Press.

Record East

Then Mr Punch turned with a to the telephone and continued: BORN today, you have a talent as exelting to you as anything African Sisal

1. On which side of a man's he's spending the winter."

hat is the bow placed?

2. Who was in charge of the building of the Panama Canal?

3. Name the commander of, the American fleet in the Baitle

Bay of Manila

during the Spanish-American War.

4. Did Beethoven compose symphonier most of his great before or after he became deaf?

6. The Arabian Sea is part of what ocean?

0. Wunt is yerba mate?

(Answers at foot of Column)

CROSSWORD

AEMIAN.

and D. 17. makes the accons in

hard. tha

to's an expert ng mako-up. 181 Twenty COTOR 7.1

What a baty loox 143

Evidently nut

doen. +41

A good thrills so wild. 11 Bmall mountain lake. (s) Many lose thousand like this..

(3)

I, I carnen from rose-petala. (8)

10. Very hard water. (3)

11. Bharp rising-ridge of mountain,

(5)

la. Many fair-goers do" on inethg Aunt Sally. (3) 23. €00 + Doyn.

DOT

71: Who mares ben a firm 1-fi

-(0) Hampera (not. 10

and 23. Important American town

on its own oceso. 6, 4)

6. Intellectual. (8) 6. Seo 1 Aerose.

8.Whirlpool. (8)

D. It can catch. (3)

10. It makes ten koe. (2-8)

ið, stayed, 451

19, Dabend. 14

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

1. The left alde. 2. George Washington Goethals. 3. Com- modore George Dowey. 4. Alter ho became dest.-8. The Indian Ocean. 1. A beverage used in South America Instead of tea. :

Knart and Hanid gasped in astonishment. "You're talking to a robin on the telephone!" cried Hanid.

"No one can speak to robins on the telephone!" added Knart.

A Wonderful Thing

No, they

Onc

Crop Forecast

ference in 1947.-United Press.

Benelux Move

Toward Free Trade

Thero

with

a

try, the

Sonp production also showca market rise, from 80,000 tons in 1947 to 190,000 tons last year. The report said that labour troubles. transport difficulties, and mechanical breakdowns

on the steel indus told heavily

which production of declined from 800,000 tons in The flague, Alar. 13-Bel-1047 to 850,000 tons in 1948.

The production of coal, glass, glum, Holland and Luxembourg today announced that all trade and enamel were also declined

between barriers

three slightly over the same period.→→

United Press. countries will be abolished by

1. 1950. The

July

60

the

•

to free

help

Big Russian

hope that it will be the first Wheat Crop

all

over

turned back

for the professions which else in the world, smile-to-Kuart-and-Hanid and So you're having a good time,"

exactness You may You have genial-personally. "I'm Lalking explained;

to Mr Punch said. "ch, Red? Knarf call for

music. and know how to mix well with

announcement is the believe I'in and your best feld in

of the Itobin Redbreast. He just called and Hanid don't

people. But

first dramatic result down South where me from

really speaking to you. Ha, ha mathematics or the sciences. It varying types of

The Marshall Plati's drive like a group don't think you're untrained in these, you will be you have to

Washington, Mar, 12. "yourself out.

to of goods Department of Agriculture to the flow 10 speaking to me either. But tell good at management accounting, people to put

The Otherwise, you may prefer

day said that British East European recovery. of me, Red, have you been seeing statistical work or that of

remain with the friendship

African sisal producilon in Many western diplomats al- any of our old garden friends laboratory technician.

matter your books and studies. Once It is likely that no

1949 may reach 400,000,000 lbs. Kunri

tearing down of and Hand watched what your work is, you always you have given your friendship

output was re-step to the In 1948 the where you're living now?"

lba. trade restrictions wish it is for life and your loyalties

357,400,000 he listened in will love music and may Mr Punch as

deep some are very

Washington, Mar. 12. - The indeed. Your ported to be to become proficient on silence for a moment or two.

compared with considerably less Europe.

300,000,000 in most recent Sixty-three officials and ex-Department of Agriculture to- Then they heard him say: "Oh, instrument for your own enjoy marriage-even if a late

professional should be very happy,

the Benelux states day reported that Russia har- the ment, If not is a the Larks, you've scen

want every- Swallows and the Wrens? Be performer. You

To find what the stars have The increased production was worked out the programme dur-vested a billion bushel wheat Ing four-day meeting They crop Jast year for the first sure to give them our regards. thing in life to be full of move-

tomorrow, select said to be the result principally announced that by July 1 next time since the wor Tell them we'll be looking for ment. colour and excitement. In store for

read them this Spring back in the But your definition of "excite your birthday star and

corresponding paragraph. garden. Where have you got ment" is not always social the

Ah.

new Let your birthday star be your your nest? « banana tree. right neur u In the field of ideas can prove daily guide. bunch of

And ripe bananas. neighbours are parrots and monkeys-and aligators and hippopotamuses. I lizards and bet they're lots of fun. Only don't get too near the alliga tors. They bite."

Mr Punch only smiled again, "The telephone is a wonderful thing." he said. "If you get the right number, you can talk Pardon me anyone. Please have to finish speaking."

Rupert's Elfin Bell-34 your

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Now that his journey has bee successful. Rupert begins to get very inquisitive. "I've never met Autumn Elves before," he says as they go Do tell me back into the Castle. what you have to do." Suddenly they hear running lees. and.nexi minute Dill and the smaller eli dash

Oh. Rupert. up to join them.

you thank goodness I've found again, shouts the little badger. What's going on here ? What is this place? The Ell Leades miles. Here's another inquisitive person, he says.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

BRONCHO BILL

THE SHERIFF WAS OVER- POWERED AND HYD PRISONER

TAKEN M

Something 1 see. I amusement.

that

TUESDAY, MARCH 15

·PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21) An unexpected occurrence may

made upset previously

plans. overcome Obstacles may be easily

If you are forewarned. ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- unsteady day for most pro- gramme, although emotional in- terests appear to be in an ex- cellent aspect.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Make sure that you are taking the, proper care of your health. Regulate Avoid over-exposure. your habits.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Och 23)-—-—-

during the Morning hours are all right, but conillet may arise afternoon. Be prepared to exeri tact.

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cause bo CL

laughing Br Punch was heartily when Knarf shouted: "I want to speak to Red too!" Alas, just as Mr Funch was about to hand the telephone to

Knarf,

face

changed hig

"Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— "Hello, hello" he said into the

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- several times. "My telephone

unreliable. Protect your health and guard hours are Hoodness, we've been cut off Early

decisions your budget. Business prospects Postpone important Isn't that a shome?"

Knarf and Hanid agreed that until after luncheon, if you can. look better.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 22)-The fair sex may it certainly was a shame es-

it meant pecially since.

Lack of harmony is avident dimculties todo, they couldn't be sure whether right now, so be very careful of diplomatic and understanding as Mr Punch was really talking

possible.

23-Jan. (Dec. CAPRICORN to Robin or was just pretend-all contacts, business or social,

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

yesterday begun news 20)-Plans "If I only knew Red Robin's Uncertainty and delayed

cause for careful may be profitably developed number in that banann tree," can be the

understanding this morning. Slow down when Be Mr Punch sighed, "I'd call thinking.

afternoon comes. AQUARIUS him back. But you know how with those who are sorrowful..

LEO

(July 24-Aug. 23- hard 11 is 10 telephone anyone when all you know about is Take care of business affairs 10)-Be diplomatie and that he is lving in a banana during the morning hours. Be insist upon impulsive decisions. matter is the best tree somewhere. In the middle careful of personal matters in Mind over

the afternoon. of a jungle."

ing.

WHAT'S THE VENUCI LON MANNING

Mob Verdict

"GUILTY? ANY. WHITE MAN WHO TRADES OUNS TO

ĮNJUNG DESERVES

·TO DIE

HYARB THE ROPE!

STRING HIM/

UP/

rule!

:

(Jan.

21-Feb.

don't

By Harry F., O'Neill

TO BREAK UP THE MOS, BILL STARTS A RELYN-RYWAY CAREENING DOWN THE ROAD

years.

perts of

the produ-

The United States, as frontiers world's greatest whent

cer, moved the Soviet Union

second Inta

place. Conada dropped to third place.

of The Department's Office

said that Foreign Agriculture

economic 1. All among the countries, such the guvernment control of ex- poris, will be abolished.

2. Benelux currencies will be freely convertible,

3. Belgium and Luxembourg

of a better labour supply.

The Department sald that year: rite exports from French Indo- China were being delayed by the lack of supplies at ports and the revolutionaries

continue to Intercept the

rough rice on a way to the port areas.

It said, that I conditions im- will grant loans to the Nether the Russian estimate had been by over 100,000,000 might be lauds, proved. Indo-Chinn

who in return will de- raised lbs ration able to export 000,000,000

all commodities except bushels on the basis of new In-

formation. this year, but noted that the coal-United Press. 1948 exports amounted to only 430,000,000 lbs, compared with the pre-war figure of 3,000,000- 000 lbs.

The Department also reported that Ecundor's rice crop this year is now forecast at 8,000,000 Iba bushels,

200,000,000 or milled, compared with 6,954,000 bushels

lba or 200,000,000 milled in the previous harvest. United Press.

Italo-German Trade Pact

A

Frankfurt, Mar. - 12.-The American-licensed Denn News that Agency today reported Italian and Soviel Zone German delegates have signed a £250,- 000 trade agreement at Leipzig. The agreement has been sub- mitted to the Soviet Military Government for final approval. It was said to provide for the suaply of machines, glass, che-

ceramica

and dyes, micals, musleni instruments from Ger- many In return for food, mer cury, hemp, sulphur, and pyrites from Italy-United Press.

Exchange Rates.

Business was done in the local this unofficial ekchange YTLBY ket moming at the following rates Sterling pound pate iper 1) 1512

HONGKONG

SHARES

The turnover on the

Stock

The total crop is placed ot 1,025,000,000 bushels. That compares with the United of States 1040 production

tho 1,238,000,000 bushels and 1947 Soviet crop of 850,000,000 bushels.-Unlied Press.

Exchange this morning amount OUTWARD MAILS

ed

10 $328,521.00 Transactions

and noon prices:

SHARES BUYERS BELLENS-BALES

BANKS

1K Bank

INSURANCES

1700 50 @ 1750

373

130 130

Canton Union ...

700 linderwriters. 8.20 12 Fire DOCKS, ETC.

K. What N.J. Whart

IK Hotel, LAND, ETC.

XDe IK Land... 3715 Shal Land, 3.15 Humphreys, UTILITIES

300 7 6.30 100 € 350

2000 g 03

14.00 250 @ 14:30

14

Tram, XD. 10.50 10.30 300

T

10.20

C.'Light (0) 14,00

200 * 10 1403 * ID 2000 * 14.70

600 14.70

B00

5:00

1.00 14.70 1000 14.70

2500 14,00

C. Light (N)

Electric, XD.

10.30 433 10.70 333 10.70 37

MACGO

Electric 25.00

Telephono. 30%

INDUSTRIALS

Cement, XD - 3013 200 y 3511⁄2 Rope

STORES, ETC.

U.3. dollar.fver, #1)

Gold bars (per tael)

Dalry (0) B.17 Dairy (New) 304.00 Watson, XD

4014

PIC plastres (per 100)

10.173 COTTONS

Siam cals (per 100)

24.38

Ewo

0.10

NKI guliders (per 100)

31.00

Gold Yuan (per 100 yuan)

123

100 2

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Closing Times 'Dy Sea

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