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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1949.

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Opening-J BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

my

PARK LANPHEAR of St. Paul,

Minn., president of the Min- nesath bridge unit, sent me to- day's lesson tand. Park wrote that the Minnesota crowd many learn a few lessons from the eastern experts who attend the St. Paul Winter Carnival cham- pionships; but they also are counting on giving a few bridge

lessons themselves.

Park suggested that I include in my lesson hands a few for the real beginner at bridge, kuch ns today's hand. Although this hand is simple, it does provide a good lesson for the beginner.

GOSH! DID YOU EXPECT ΜΕ ΤΟ *STAGGER OUT?

MOMENTS

RECORDED MUSICA.

BEETHOVEN'S PIANO

THUMPINGS AT 14

By DELOS SMITH'

BY THE WAY

Australian

by Beachcomber' Iron Workers'

Dicu! Que le son du Quera

cat triste au fond du bois.

WH

THAT is called "an epi- demic of coughing among horses" has stopped

in parts

women

ΟΙ

PECAUSE you admire beyond in Italian: "Gentle listeners, 1 hunting

mensure the man, you aro am Pietro Mascagni." It is Leicestershire. fascinated by a view of the perfunctory speech,

yet it in

Well, I'm not so sure. Very child, litle Ludwig Beethoven, affecting The time was April uxe 14 years. And you have the 1910, the world was on fire with often horses have no other way of showing their impatience to view because ef recording of war, yet this man. 70 years uit be off, when people stand chat- of the boy's "concerto" by with five more years to live, was tering at the meet. Again,

orches- Orazio Frugoni, plantat, and the gathered with La Scale's

in bowler hats some- Pro-Musica Chamber Orchestra tra and chorus

horses make even tho 4 cast 21 times and under Paul Paray, (Polydar principals for

such a

benign laugh, and, as any vet will fell purpose au commemorating the you, a horse's laugh, sounds like Vox; three 12-inch.)

50th anniversary of an opera ita Even with Beethoven you dis- Masengni

cough. You can only tell by spoke with loving the look in lis oyes that it is Check Your from the boy good will for all, and then amused.

tially removed from the bay raised my baton, as he said, It was sald of a certain god- who was argumentative too, and and conducted a complete perdess of the shires that the rode Industrious and capable of giv formante of his "Cavalleria, well that she seemed to be

off vistuna and fragments of beauty. Of course, the boy didn't Rusticana." (RCA Victory eleven part of the horse. "To me, know as much or feel as deeply or have as much to ray but he spoke with force

and confid-

Knowledge

1. How did the explorer Boald Amundren lom his life?

How long did

2.

Shakespeare live?

noted?

William ence.

two wives 4. Name the Napoleon Bonaparte,

of

12-Inch.)

FO.T.)

Strike Threat

Sydney, Apr., 6.--Aus- tralian fron workers today. threatened # nation-wide strike unless the arbitra- Sta court tion

reversed decision to gaol the Cam- munist assistant Secretary of the Iron-workers AssO- elation, J. MoPhillips, for one month.

Fourteen thousand Sydney Iron-workers will го on strike tomorrow until further notice.

The Union threatened

a nation-wide sizike un- less McPhillips' gaol sen- tence was lifted within » week.United Press.

Argentine

THE

warning Trade Talks

the

Suspended

sak an atrabillous follower, damned ani- "she's the whole Beniamino Gigli was the

niul." Turiddo and la commendable (QUORN away, Back at 4.30 vocal and histrionie estate; and Linn Bruna Rasa

was the There is no question of the Santuzza. The choral passages The Headmaster's 3. For what is Easter Island authenticity of the piano score, drag, but a tighter, more forceful

not N but the orchestral tuft! is "re- culmination probably la

headmaster delivered an constructed" from "Indications." possible for the gramophone, de. the Sixth Form Hall

visual magnetism. Frugoni's playing is pleasurably prived of sensitive. At points, he goes in Orchestral and vocal tones are address, caliing attention to the ពព enthusiastic thumping, rich and spacious in what is, all-tendency of a few dcluded boys |to sail in question the sporting traditions of Narkover. He said: attributing to littia

demoralising which your imagination has no in-all, an excellent recording.

The French Organists Nothing is more

and stultifying

to youth than that Placed on five 12-inch records the

must be iden

honesty

¤ doc- in an album are typical works lowered to the level of

French organ com-trinaire system of universal of seven posers of the 19th and 20th cen- frustration. Honesty should he turies--Charles Marie Widor, the basis of an adaptable code behaviour, allowing for Fugene Gigout, Leon Boellman, of

enterprise, Louis Vierne, "the bEnd organist | imagination will note that the observe

5. Witch as the most impor- tant fur-bearing animal of the British Isles?

0. What

famous book did Johanna Spyrl write?

(Answers in Column 4)

to

trouble

Ludwig

Involving album Another sentiment is one which begins with an oki strong voice saying

Regardless of the method of bid- BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

ding you use, you should have no trouble in arriving at six no trump. There is no problem on the first trick; it can be won in either hand. Now the beginner may cash out three spade tricks, three heart tricks and three club tricks, before starting on the

diamond sult

It is obvious that declarer must win three diamond tricks to make his contract, and he cannot get

them

until

he

All About How Books Are Madel

-Mr. Punch Told Knarf and Hanid..

By MAX TRELL

R PUNCH was putting on

MR

a

his spectacles utid Just ready to open up getting book, when he heard a voice raying: "Mr Punch, how are Lonks made?”

knocks out the ace of diamonds, He has all of the high diamonds nds in the deck to do it with, so he should lead diamonds. If He Mr Punch looked up in sur- opponents do not win the first prise. It was Knarf, the one, he leads another diamond.shadow-boy with the turned- If they do not win the second, about name. Mr Punch smiled. he leads the third.

**Ilaw are books made?" Mr Punch repealed.

"In that what you sald?"

Of course, if they do not win that one, he has his three dia- mont tricks and he can then go ahead and eash the three spades, three hearts and the other two

Knart said that was what he raid.

clubs. which give him twelve Mr Punch pushed his spec- tricks for the small slanı

CHESS PROBLEM

By U. O. BUDDE Black, & vieces

}

2-3 forehead. An artist maken picturca to illus back on his tacles

trate, the book. "Well, it's quite a long story. First someone has to write the book.

fle's called the author." "The author?" said Knart.

Same As Writer

years to wrile out all the words of a book, even though it takes

ambi-

come

boy

in

of Notre Dame," Marcel Dupre, tion.. and youthful Jehan Alain, who objections to gambling was killed in World War 11. from the losers. Do the winners They are played on the organ ever complain? Does the

SL who acquires of Columbia

a place University's St

school team, Paul Chapel by E. Power Bibe ever snivel? Ne. It is the boy wise outlay, by This kind of album is more enjoyable to the specialist than who has not the wits to get to the general listener and so is en who talks of bribery and highly recommended to organ corruption. Boys, if killjoy prig enthusiasts for sure, sharp de- gishness raises its hideous head lineation of music ranging from here where our fathers drank the 'dull to tho exalting of the Plerian spring, we must (Columbin; Bve 12-inch.)

eut it off (To-morrow—Unusual Angles.) Spoilsports.

WHAT Is the Government

nirnid to net

BUSINESSMAN

Little Prospect Of Large Scale US Aid For Asia

New York, Apr. 6,--The Australian econo“. mist, Mr E. E. Word, writing in the Far Eastern Survey, said today that there was little prospect of large scale financial assistance for Asia through the medium of the United Nations Commission for Asia and the Far East;

What's more, he said, "Tho matter now rests with Indivi- dual countries to deal separately private Investory. inter- national Investment agencles or governments," he said,

д

the

Mr Ward,

Australian delegate to ECAFE, 'recalled

of the ihat during a session Commission held Inst Automa In Australia I was proposed to start a live-year reconstruction plan in ECAFE countries,

India Invites Foreign Investments

Now

6. The

Delhi, Apr. Indian Prime Minister, Pandit The estimated overall cost Jawaharlal Nehru, today Invited would be US$13,800,000,000, of foreign businessmen to invest which US$6,400,000,000 would capitat in Indian development be available in the local areas on a par with Indian inves Buch the remainder require‹l {tors. from outside.

bid tp.

'Pandit Nehru," in a. Mr Ward added: "The United "speed the development of our States delegale, however, told country" promised, foreigners, the Commission in unequivocal the same Investment safeguards Indian as those enjoyed by Buenos Aires, Apr. 6.With terms that his government did

not favour the exception of Friday's con-

programme for businesonen. between

Belilah reconstruction and development thio ference Ambasador and the Argentine such as that before the Com- Foreign Minister, all trade talks mission."-United Press. 113 vie been

fn- suspended definitely, it was reported today.

from Apart

# desire the reaction budget debate,

to

aller

the

Brtinin's main reason for the suspension of the talks is the impact of wage Increases granted to 60,-

workers In 000

the ment packing Industry.

·

HONGKONG

SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning was $100,743.00. that Transactions and noon prices:

RHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES BANKS

An economle survey in the Weekly Financier said Britain's latest offer was One Peso and 140 to 50 centavos per kilogram of meat.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE people who live near footh/ght have to be raised to at

Answers

grounds, and object to having their property destroyed by the 1. In the Arctic in 1928 while crowd? If those who cannot get Assist in the in to see a match are forced to attempting to rescue of the Noble expedition. burn down the houses in the 2. Fifty-two years (1504 to neighbourhood. to get a good It will ba 1816). 3. For many large pre- view of the game, historic statues. 4. Josephine because the Government failed Beauharnals and Maria Louisa, to evict these reactionaries, and

nughter of the Emperor of to allow their houses to be t Austria.

The mala. 0. taken over by the people "Heidi."

geod time for the kick-ofL

5.

:

sonicone else only a little while YOUR BIRTHDAY.... By

to read it."

"And then what happens?" Mr Punch nodded. "The

said Kuurf. "How do the words author is the same as the writer, that the author writes get all put But of course," Mr Punch added together so that they look like

"the author the next moment,

to a regular book?" doesn't welle the book like a re- gular book. He writes it "Finally," replied Mr Punch, sheets of paper with a pencil or "the author finishes writing all

But his words. Then an artist reads and a pen or on a typewriter.

them

he and

rankes all the words and there."

pictures." "Like

someone letter?" Karf said.

on

writing A

in

STELLA

The survey added that when the full impact of the wage in- creases was known the offer

lensi Pesos 1.70-United Press.

FOOTNOTE. The price of meat to British housewives was raised 4 lb in the 1940-30 Budget

presented Stafford Cripps yesterday. page 1.

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1 Bank, DOCKS, ETC.

Dock, LAND, ETC.

IIK Hotel, XD

24

5 1710

2001240 11K Land

55 50 S'hai Land, 2.60 2.80 300 64 2.70 UTILITIES

Humphreys, 12% 1200 13%

Tram. XD .17 C. Light (0).

10

Ł

13.00 1500

13,60

132

Sir Sec

400

13.60 13.70

C. Light flta

Electric, XD

Swoden, Russia To Exchange Goods

Moscow,

new

Apr. 0.-Sweden

Soviet

will send Soviet Russia ball and THURSDAY, APRIL 7

roller bearings and other high- grade steel products in exchange chock serious interests. You can be-for fertilisers, asbestos, lubri- RON today, you are

full of energy and initia come the centre of your group,cating oils and minerals, under tive, ready to start anything at for

¤ you are on Interesting and

Soviet-Swedish trade the slightest hint. Your in- excellent conversationalist when agreement, the official tultions are exceptionally keen a subject interests you. Other-

Er news agency, Tass, said today-- will withdraw Into Reuter. rule you can make wise, you 69 a the decisions off the top of your your Ivory tower and those not head" without having to think knowing you will consider you "the cach, single move over carefully, reserved-even a little "uppity,"

This helps to put you in front of many of your competitors.

"Oh," said Knurf, "Sort of like that," answered artist another man?"

"Sometimes the author draws Mr Punch, "only much longer.

his own pictures. But most of And it isn't a letter to any one

it's another man. person it's to anyone in the the times, whole world who wants to read Then, when all the pictures are . It's like a long, long letter, drawn, and all the words are written, they're given to a sent without an envelope so that

then a lot printer. And everyone who wishes to can wonderful things happen." read it. It sometimes takes an

"What things?" asked Knari. auther a great many months. and sometimes great many K-BC; -2.

Printing Press P-Q6: 2 K-KIS; 3, K-

White, 5 pieces.

White to play and mate in two.

Solution

to

problem.

1. KL-R3. I

B-K6; 1

B-K (ch); 1

yesterday's

21

of

"The words that the author

You women are not as fond of the domestic routine in your homes as you might be, If you are to carry on a career alon with home-making it might be well for you to have help with the domestic front or you may neglect it to the discontent of your husband and family.

You are, actually, fond of the occult and the mysterious as u study. One warning: keep one foot solidly on the ground. Treat the matter objectively in stead of subjectively and you will find things work out betler for you.

To And what the stars have Although you cannot endure in store for tomorrow, select the trivialities of social parties your birthday star and read the a gre corresponding paragraph. Let and the like, you are

star and congenial soul your birthday

be your garious

Kt2; 1. a. KжKt; 2, Q—KKt6. | Rupert's Elfin Bell-56 wrote and the pictures that the among those who have similar, daily gulde.

CROSSWORD

Aalton

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noventry.

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13. Menured up. 15)

14. Container y

18. A sortamalt nawk, 181

10. It's no eaver swallow. (4)

Bu Sees Down

20. How Hamho would remove nu

expression of countenance 185

21. You may or may not learn gultu

I

Int frotr

Boun

Where the King's Prize winner

at Binire takes inny n look (9)

. It' GLAVOLY

3 AND 14 Fin gener and the

general kitstalat might any.

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10)

5. Kipang ni that the most is like

the Woral esat of hero. 141 Clasp. (7)

. Kingdom. IDI

10. Hos product of a setoot of

note

19. A pinat responsible for Contar

clash. (4)

le alteration. j41

centre 01 the Maja)

Peninsula 141

BOTULID of yesterday'a persia – Arront

Archunend:

A to Faili

Dare: 16

#nd 18, Vinayard: 19. top: al Bera: 22T0; 25 Bene: 24 Ends: 5 Dar

.. ARXPRYAte: 2. Kat Below.

Alloweds. Estround 19 Anyho

Term 127

FRIDAY, APRIL 8

RUBBER

MARKET

DECLINE

Telephone STORES, ETC.

Dairy (0),

Dairy (New).

9.70 1500 0,00 3000.00

He assured would-be inves- tors that there would be no restriction on the withdrawal of foreign investment, and foreign only profits would be subject to the regulations applicable to everyou.

over

He added: "If India should to tako over feel it necessary

foreign business," the government would stond ready und equitable" to pay a "fair compensation.

He said that eventually the nation's businesses should re- turn to Iadion hands.-United Press.

DEARER CLOTH

New Delhi, Apr. 6.Indla has raised the prices of all cor ton-cloth and cotton-yarı, with effect from last Friday.

The Indian Ministry of Indus- try and Supply announced that course varieties of cotton-cloth have been raised by Ove per cent medium 3-1/4 to four per- cent and superlor Ave percent. range between

34% 1200 33 Yam increases

500 332 five and slx percent.United 400274 Press.

1:00 37

100

295

400

33

CHICAGO

GRAINS

Chicago,

NY FOREIGN

EXCHANGE ·

Argentine Peso 10m-

cin)) Argentine Peso (Un

official)

Apr. 6.-In the Australia

Brazi Grains market on the Board of Dolum Trade here today, whent prices allied briskly at mid-session Chile

Canada

after an Irregular start, moving gland (30 Days)

France up 3 cents a bushel, and then fidia cased

under late | Mexico partially hedging and realising, pending New Zealand Washington developments on the Portugal farm programme.

Closing Plates April 4,

US$0.2017

2003

3.237%

.0060

0227/

03-0,10

0230

2013/0

.0031.7/10

3024

.1437

Peru

.0070

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

2.172:- 1.03-1.91

1.3394-96 1.32%

Prices closed ns follow:

WHEAT-price per bushel,

7054-33

Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands

Batavin Singapore Hongkong Shanghal

May

July

CORN

May

July

New York, Apr. 6-Number 1 contrast rubber futures today May closed 15 to 18 points lower on sales totalling 72 contracts.

Standard futures closed 13 to

OATS

July

-United Press,

ofter a

Key To Asian SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-dealer selling When London Development

dividends.

United

China Produce Quotations

York,

artist drew are all printed by n printing press on sheets of paper, į each the size of the page of a ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-15 points lower nominally, regular book. Then" said Mr Love and marriage, as well as Energy counts now. for future Punch, "The pages are all num- all' business matters, appear progress. Romance also is im- The market cased bered and bound together and a well-favoured again. Take ad- proved. Optimism pays good steady opening and trading was cover is put around them. And vantage of opportunities.

quiet under quldation und then, at last, you have your re- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- rular book,"

Skics are brighter now. Con- Happiness is once more in pros-fatted to hold the early gains

New York. Apr. 0. New Haven, Apr. 4.-Profesor Aniseed oil, per ib. F.0.11 New "Are a lot of books made at centrate on home affairs and in peet and the silver lining to past

the slightly because of and Knart wanted todeniing with one time?"

the welfare of clouds is now showing for you!. increased March shipments to Edward Rubens, of Cornell Uni-

........ US$ 0.40/50 oil, per IE, FO.. New know.

children.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. the United States from Singa- versily, said today that Japan Caseta

York,

7.10/343 GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 22)-A good day for a wedding pare.

was the key to Asia's economic

Адат враг. perth, F.O.D. New *"Yes, indeed," said Mr Punch, The tide has turned for you. if

you are planning one-or lo

recovery and development.

York.

2.75/3.25 "and that's what's so wonderful Things are much better and you attend someone else's. Make Pressure of dealer offerings Ire told a joint meeting of the Sandalwend, in drums, depending about the printing press. The have a chance to advance your progress.

weighed on the physical mar-American-Oriental society and on quantity & quality, 13.00 nom. When he has shed speaking author writes his words once. future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan.ket, where continued slow fac- the Far Eastern Association that Tung ob, in tank cars, FOB. New

York per tb, the Autumn El disappears and thiThe artist draws his pictures

demand

... 0.20 not. "CANCER (June 23-July 23)— 20)-New Idens can be money- tory

discouraged “Japan has long supplied the

Beryllium 10 to 13) percent) per tittle pals see no more of him.

once.

ton. Then the printing press Publishing is particularly, fa- makers now, so be as inventive buyers who had counted on a main integration for Asia's eco-

T....................... 20.00/30.00 Feeling very thoughtful. Rupen prices ure words and pictures

voured. "Anticipate good trade as you can on your old job or in technical recovery:

nomy."-United Press.

Atolybdenum (00 percent) per follows the fence and leads Bill inver

........... 0.54 and prints them over and over potentials.

a new one.

now Jus cottage. Mr. Bear meris them.

Bgain-hundreds and hundreds LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) Why, Rupert, where have you of books, enough for everyone to Push all those delayed plans

-Prospects been he cries. We have been

dre brightening for read from the time he first now. Postpone a journey, how- worrying about you, Were you Just

learns to read until the time ever, if you can do so. Other of an opportunity offered now. in this awful for?” Rupert smiles, "Oh, diddy, P've just fearned that

when he's an old man like me wise. everything is better.

PISCES (Feb, 20-Alar. 21)- you shouldn't call a tog awful unless

and has to wear spectacles.” VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-

many day with Mr Punch | Conditions And with. that,

are definitely Im. An active pushed his spectacles down to proving now, Take full advan- changes in store. They can be April his nose again, smiled, and tage of opportunities efter inves- for the best if you work things Jung

right. opened his book.

it lasts too long," he says. Thien

sceug how puzzled his lather looks.

he tells him the whole adventure.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,

BRONCHO BILL

WHILE

BRONCHO BILL : IS BRINGING IN AN INDIAN CHIEF TO HOLD AD HOSTAGE, SETTLERS DEFEND THEIR VILLAGE AGAINST THE

BIOUX *rt

ANOTHER

tigating.

One-Man Fort

IPKID PLAILING TOMAHAWKS AND

FLYING

WS,THERE ARE

•

business. Take full advantage

•

In-

rentiment remains Market mixed, with few traders

definite 10 form, any clined opinion either way for the time being.

Prices closeti na follow-

May

19.30 pominal

10.40.

18.27

18.

18.00 bld

Jb.

-United Press,

New York Metals NY Seeds And Oils

Closing Prices

April 0. Iron ore 185 percent Iron) deliver- ed lower port Lake Superior, per whort ton, U$0.35-2.35 10 07 poutnal Copper Electrolytis. Export FAS New York, per 1b... 235 cents Zinc, (Prime Western, New York) per 1. ........ 18.10 conta Manganese (Electrolytic, 19.9 pers e Manganeso) deilvered anst of Micalesippi River,

32.00 cents United Fress.

17.03

17.00 numiant 17.85

July

By Harry F. O'Neill November

August September October

"THARO

TOO

December January February

17.78

17,50

TOO MANY

MANY, ME EYE;

March

OF THEM,

I KIN HANDL

April

17.00 17.45

HUNNERT

'EM ALL

May June

$7.50

17.43

18.20 nominal 10.40

United Press.

BANTY

Standard tubber Fulures. April May

LONDON MARKET

London, Apr. 6. Prices in the rubber market here

today closed as follow May tin pence per lb.) Jub/September October/December

Exchange Rates

Business - Was done In 11:0 Incl

unofficial

market this

exchanga morning at the following rates

April 0

Closing Prices

Castor seed, per long ten. FOB.

Breelt. Colton seed, per long ten, F03,

Memphis,

....... 60 nm.

Flax seed, por Bushel, F.O.D. Min-

neopolis.

Linseed oil, per lb. in tank cars,

F.O.. New York,

27.6 centa I'canut oll, per lb, Fon. Now 12 cents York.

United Press.

China Bristles

New York, Apr. 0.. Delsties, F.O.D. New York, per iby

follow:-

Ifankow, regular at

bortmerite, ****... US$0.00 nom.

Sterling pound note (per £1) 15.00 Chungking, regular. ss-

0.23 Bartments are 317.00. Shanghai, reguitar, as-

.0.69 sariments A

US dollar per $1}

Gold bars (per thei)

FIC plastres (per. 100)

11-1/10

Atom ticals (per 100)

101 101

NEI guldiers (per 100) Gold Yuan (per 100 yuan)))

10.03

-United Pros.

Bingapore (Straits)

3.60

2.00

.7.30.

-United Press.

34.00 Tintain, 28% 1.sharts; 35.40 | Tienido, „(26′E - TORU-