1949-04-22 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1949.

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Opening-Q

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

WHILE

today's hant

may seen pretty simple to the expert;

good players would go after the wrong suit,

MANY

When West opens the queen of spades, you know that you have two spade tricks and three heart trick You cannot hope for a fourth heart trick because the opponents' hearts will divided at least 4-3.

I TALKED TO A

I'D

VERY INTERESTING) LOVE

YOUNG MAN TODAY, HE

WAS A

TO MEET

HIM

ALL MY

BUDDHIST/GERANIUMS

ARE WILTING

UNUSUAL ANGLES

THE MODELS WITH THE

TEW

BROAD SHOULDERS

By ELIZABETH TOOMEY

YORK.-AIL

Nmodela aren't

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

THERE are to be experi

ments in "concentrating beer by freezing it." The result will probably be the issue of small beer-cubes to famous they get paid more." His own curvaceous wardrobe consists of about two State Refreshment Hoteis. loveller carrying Int-boxes. dozen suits, which he claims A drinker will show bla There is also the broad-shout- are all very conservative. counter-signed permit to the dered type with a brief case.

Catering Police at the door. Te Neckties are about, the most will then have his licence, pass, Male models, somehow don't important part of Д male certificate,

Anger print That's refo equipment.

card, attract the publicity that the model's

references, letter ΟΙ introduction hat-box set

ots. They don't, where the brief case comes in. and

other credentials

checked it seems,

carries an oven get na much Erik

extra shirt,

by the Reception Hostess, the money for their work,

imally while, ղու several

Liquor Police, sparo neckties along with him. tors and the Resident Controller, the Drink Inanec will hand his money to ever Deputy

Controller, who top example of the men who grin successfully for the tooth- turned on his famous grin for place it in

hglenic slot- companies, and look n cataloguo company, ho hod satisfactorily soulful in the no intention of turning Into a machine. Meanwhile an Official full-time model, He just need-chromium stool, and he will bo Jand lotion advertisements.

him to ed a little extra casa until he handed two beer-cubes "Jobriny He's making a very tuy could get an meting job.

machine, He will living at it, but not as much as the top cover girls get. They

THI suppose I had a very empowered, elther 10 for natural smlic," hc

said them on the spot or take them 2. With what do you asso-ace paid US$20 an hour

also way if signed for. I was of Duncan their time, Erik gets $15 an modestly. "And

because I'd been hour. It may well be the only pretty thin,

Smart-Allick to case in the land of men getting living on hot dogs and orange paid less than women for equal juice, so I photographed well"|Foulenough

Check Your Knowledge

1. Who directed Belindia"?

Erik Blythe is currently the

The first time Erik

pasto

cinte Phyfe?

The name

3. What is photophobla?

4. For what flower is Hol-work. Jat celebrated?

be

6. Define the term all."

"Inter

to

(Answers in Čolioni 3)

The diamond sult is the solid sult. You have only one post- tive loser in diamonds. You are three diamond bound to make tricks on soon as you knock out the ace. But add them to the five tricks in spades and hearts, and you have only eight tricks. Your contract is for nine.

If you knock out the diamond nice first, West will win and come back with another spade. Now when you go to establish the club trick, West will win with the co of clubs and run alf the balance of his spartes.

win

You should first

the opening spade lead. You can win it in either hand, but it mny be better to win it in the closed hand with the acc. then leod a

small club loword dummy's king. If West refuses to win, in dummy with take the trick

the king and come back with small club to your own hand. West has to win this trick, and you are assured of four club tricks, three hearts and spaces, the nine for your contract.

two tricks needed

CHESS PROBLEM

Makes Big Hit

every

Erik has no complaints. He 5. What and where Is the doesn't feel bla sex in being

discriminated against,

He was a smash hit in the Rialto?

catalogue circles. Before long "The girls have to Invest co he was grinning happily out of much more in their wardrobes almost

magazine. He be successful models," he held a pipe and looked like an explained. "It's only fair that outdoor man 10 sell tweeds

Or he donned white tails and looked like a slightly bored, but definitely intriguing. man of society.

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Knarf Was Very Puzzled

---He Didn't Understand About Ages---

By MAX TRELL

NARF and Janid, 11

shadow-children with the turned-about names, were tuk- ing a walk down the road. By and by, they saw a Httle puppy.

"He's very young." Hanid said. "He's only six months old"

"That's not very old.” said Knarf. A little further along, the rear, they saw a small girl. "Is she old?" asked Konrf.

"Not very," said Hanld. "But she's ten mex as old as the puppy She's five years old."

ak," pretty

saki "But Hanid didn't think

"That's Kuart.

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"There's

the

little girl's

mother," she said, pointing to the Kanrf asked about the turtle's ope doorway of the house, She's five

Be and

Overzeer

the

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The

FOR THE

Canada's Grain Surplus

For Britain

Montreal, Apr. 21.--Bri- tain will get record grain shipments from Canada tila year because western flour manufacturers alored more than they needed for the winter.

Shippers said that the result and surplus will be shipped overseas.

of

Tens of thousands bushels are being brought to Montreal elevators and storage companies estimate that they will have a total of about 0,000,000 bushels on hand by the time the firal grain ship of the aca- son docks at the part Unlied Press.

RUBBER

SLIGHTLY

FIRMER

New York, Apr. 21-Number 1 contract rubber fulures today closed unchanged to two points

BUSINESSMAN

Havenga Forecasts "Inevitable Change" In Price Of

Gold

THOUSANDS PLANNING

TO BENEFIT

Capetown, Apr. 21.-Mr Nicolaas Havenga, South African Minister of Finance, said today that thousands were planning to benefit from the "inovitable change" in the price of gold which, they saw, must come sooner or later.

The "manifest injustice” of the price of gold was being commented on in many said.

Mr Havenga, was replying in the House of Assembly here to eritielam by Mr Frederick Slur- rock, former Finance Minister, during the budget debate, that he had spoken hopefully about the gold "By

of

the Finance

quarters, he

JAPAN'S

EXPORT

TARGET

silent on this LOOK HERE! Have

subject, I should not have been you been

serving the best writing to

Interests of this nephew of yours? He's invented

South Africa and of our greatest the -lowest form I've ever come across; in fact, of sneaking

expert Industry," Minister sald. he's an unpaid informer.

balance of payments and of im-jisawa, haul of the Soames

Speaking

the Union's

Tokyo, Apr. 21.-—Mr J. Fa- on sales totalling 50 gang is split in two higher over it.

Japaneso port and we had the police in-a

Soames lost his head,contracts.

restrictions, the Minister Foreign Trade Bureau, today, sal that South Afrien still had outlined Japan's Import-export new lot

Standard futures we hadn't

closed un-n long way to go before the programme for tho next fiscal squared changed to two points higher on position was restored. Your nephew even como and told me that P-was work-

year. to

me a nominal basis.

"It is likely that we mny have to tic against

over the period Ing

He said projected exports- st me with L-and and when I offered him a quid,

Minor fluctuations accom- until the import restrictions are tota! US$800,000,000 of which textiles will account for 51 per- In securities minimum tures, incidentally, ure favour forged notes to bribe boys with taintles

toki had

him I always

reserves

14 require cent. machinery used and domestic business

percent, uncerments, he said.

and metala nine percent. brought senttered

The amounts for which new They get paid $25 an hour for caught him by the car, and offerings at the close, but the commitments could be entered

Other items, such as glass. asked posing in them. A tuxedo shot trying to buy his silence.

him if he Imagined I was Jist managed to close

a shade into for the first six months of coal, cement, tinned goods, lum- chinaware, miscellaneous goods, brings $22.00 an hour,

And better than the previous close, Dyes.

the second quota year beginning ber, farm and marine products, sale!

That's what Erik won't give his exact age,

July I would have to be cut to medicine and chemicals, will Parker warned

The Spot market ruled cor- allow overdrafts to be worked range from one to alx percent, against." though his years of experience

The little

beast is impossible! respondingly dull, partially re- off. put him in the thirtyish class. Before he left me, I said as Recting the limited shipment

Not more than about £45,- But he says a male model's graciously as I could, "Here's a offerings.

Mr Fujisawa sald projected 000,000 worth of new commit-imports total US$1,040,000,000 career span can be much longer real quid for you." He replied,

Apart from old lot purchases, ments could be undertaken for including textiles, raw materials than a girl's. The lines around "Real or forged. It's bribery,

dealers reported that factory la- non-sterling imports and £40,- as the top item. About 850,000 the eyes and the alightly gray-sir." I was so angry I couldn't ed temples only odd distinction.speak.

balen af raw cation, valued at

The white the and fail pic-he said, bold as brass, that Sunucu heaviness

panied a slow trade today. Con- in full effect by suspending our

ites with

the male models.

he

me

Weight is something else In darkest.Africa again. Erik g over six fcet

The pencil he bought, he said, full, but he's learned not to lose

his appealing, lean look. Right seemed to be just wood and now he weighs in at a lanky nothing else. (News Hem.)

153.

As the

old African "You cun saya. "When I put on weight." he horse to the water, but a pencil said, "it goes right to my face." must be lend:"

United Press,"

(London Express Service).

times as old as the little girl, and "Good morning," replied the YOUR BIRTHDAY..

lifty times as old as the puppy, tortoise. "What would you like She's about twenty-five years to know?"

By O. KUNETICKY, Black, 10 pieces.

old

EX

White, 8 pieces.

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White to play and mate in two,

Solution

problem:

to yesterday's

1, PB7; treat 2, R-B6 (ch). 1. RXP; 2, Ki—Kt6 (ch); i ... QxP; 2, RxQ (ch); i K-RS; 2, QXKP (ch).

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turbance. (0)

12 Excessive tear and toathing. 1) 14. Educate to be useful in traite

port. 13)

18. Nothing cân maka beer so biling. (4) 17. A deformed rider (5)

19. Boo Dawn.

31. Tell huns for a change. (8-0)

2. Retribution. (7)

23. Direction, (2)

Dawo

4. May cuanto tits way as bo gors

TO REA. (9) 2. Conventent. 10)

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il. The tuns diaria sinsta Y (4)

19. Wesded by implemant (4)

10. Often the schoolboy's penalty, (b)

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"My goodness!" said Knarf, "That girl's mother must be the oldest 4hing in the world!”

Not Very Old “No, no," sald Hanid.

"She's

"not very aid at all;"

terest was at sub-routine pro-000,000 for Sterling ad been $145,000,000, will be imported.

portions.

Once the overdraft

KOREAN TRADE

The consensus of opinion still cleared and the reserve restor-United Press. ing more decisive developments. Government did not intend to favours a trading market pend-ed, it would be possible to in- stall new tmport quotas. The

retain Import restrictions any Rubber longer thars

necessary, Air Havenga, added. Reuter.

Prices closed as follow:

Contract

proverb

Standard

Futures.

drive a

Apri

May

June

F

August

September

October

18.30 nominal

10.37

10.78

15.16

11.05

17.05 bl

17.85 nominat

November

17.75

December

17.03

January (1950)

17.30

17.40

March April

17.40

17.33

Standard Futures.

Contraci

April May

By STELLA February

"We'd like to know how old

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 you are,” "Well,"

replied the tortoise, ORN today, you are definitely what may. Since your vision scratching its head thoughtfully inclined toward music and is clear and your intuitions "en my last birthday 1 was 200 the arts. You also have dramatic strong, you rarely err in judg years "uld."

talent.

But, in addition, you are ment. Strong in your likes and the world?" asked Kantf.

"Are you the oldest thing in highly critical and have a keen dislikes, you often take an aver- sense of values. Hence, if you sien to a person or something. The tortoise shook its head, do not reach the top right away, Once this

Just then, they saw an old then pointed with its paw to anyou are apt to divert your gift change happens, nothing can

man passing down the road. He mak had white hair and was leaning

on a cane.

"How old is he?" Knarf asked, Hanid said she thought the cld man must be about seventy years old,

"Nobody can be older than him" vald Knurf.

know

and

This

tree, standing nearby.to some "When I was young" said the your enjoyment of the arts as a spoken than is diplomatic, but

other field reserving Sometimes you are more out tortelse, "that onk tree was hobby.

your personil churm Extremely fond of travel, you magnetism make up for already big and strong. I don't

how many birthdays it will had but it's much, much older roly visit most of the bluntness-at times not untinged places of the earth. You with wit. At heart you are kindly than I am."

enjoy the good things of life, but and domestic and will be hap By this time, Knarf-and are not overextravagant in your ple Banid, too--were positive that expenditures.

plest you wed at an early age What you have and.

wed in haste is something comparatively you should not do! way of material To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your Your sense of right and wrong birthday star and read the cor- is keen. Once you have made up responding paragraph. Let your your mind what is right, you birthday star be your daily will stick to your decision, come guide.

But Hanid only laughed. “Oh » the nak tree was the oldest thing must be of the best; but you are have a home of your own,

in the world. But they were satisfied

with

she said. "lots of things are uker. suddenly surprised to hear a little in the

But Knar didn't believe her until Anally they heard a rust- ing in the grass. It was a tortoise "Good morning." Hank said to the tortoise, We'd like to know something."

Rupert & the live toys-11

To Rupert's amazement, the moment he mentions the Golliwog's name the title toys turn and scutile away from him. "Hi where, are you off to?" he calls as he starts after them. "Oh, don't let Gally know where we are," pulls the little hippo. He would only take "Don't be silly," says Rupert. 1 can't call Golly. Sylvia has his whinie." He cans much faster than they can and soon makes them stop. "Now do, please; re me where you're from," he begs.

us back.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

BRONCHO

BILL

BRONCHO BILL LEARNE

HÖR A CHILD MISSING FROM

THE SETTLEMENT, AFTER

THE INDIAN RAID –

deep voice, coming from the trunk of the tree. It was the old kink talking:

"No, I'm not the oklest in the world, I've only had a hundred birthdays,"

few

"But what is the oldest thing

in the world?", Knnef asked.

Small and White

foods,

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

HONGKONG

SHARES

The turnover

Rubber Exchange this morning

was

Tokyo, Apr: 21-Two Ameri- can headquarters ofcials will By to Seoul tomorrow to sign a now $80,000,000 Japan-Korca trade pact and Anancial ar- rangement formally renewing the economic ties between the two countries.

Dr Sherwood Fine, director of economics and Anance in the headquarters staff, and Major

of the Adjutant- on the Stock A. J. Rehe,

General's office, will represent MacArthur 18.38 nominal $179,750.00. Transactiona

at and Douglas

the 10.37

signing, ceremonies on Saturday. noon Erices: United Press. SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES

- LONDON MARKET

London, Apr. 21, Prices in the rubber-market-here

today closed as follow- May in perice.per lb.) July/September October/December

BANKS

Konk.

INSURANCES

1700

-Cantag 243

Union.

Underwriter,

DOCKS, ETC.

105м

10

10%

K. Whart

-United Press.

CHICAGO

GRAINS

N. P. Wharf 511

Provident.

S'haf Deck,.

LAND, ETC.

XD

0%

132

賤

125

100

10

The agreement, reached here 40 1710 on March 24 by the Korean de-- 201710legation and SCAP oficials, is 200 se 753-4. 429)

expectedlo. facilitate the ex-. change of Japanese textibe equipment, rubber and other manufactured products and' ma- chinery parts for Korean mine- ral ones, sea foods and possibly rice.

The trading will be on a basis 22 500 11

HDD 113 of US dollars through the use of 100 e 536 Fetters of credit and other cus- tomary banking procedures, the

sald.- ometa) announcement United Press.

531 Shaf Land, 2.10 2.03

IK Hotel.

INK Land.

UTILITIES

Tram, XD

Star Ferry

XD

C. Ligie

(0).

119

C. Light

(N),

Chicago, Apr. 21.-Prices in

the grains market on the Board of Trade here today closed follow:--

WHEAT-price per bushel.

1.25-1-2 135-1.35-14

1.28- 1.17-32

Meetrie, XD Telephone INDUSTRIALS

Cement, XD STORES, ETC. Dairy XD Watson XD.

COTTONS

May July September December MAIZE

2.24-14- 1.07-11-2 1.97-14 1.99-1.00-

September December

KYE

May

1.20-14 131

Ewn.

WINNIPEG BYE

May July October

May

1.24-16 1.24-12-2

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- "It's lying right at your feet." A change, most likely for the Activity is today's keynote. All May answered the oki oak. "It's better, should follow on the heels things having to do with books small and white. You can pick of some news. Advertising and and publishing are favoured. it up and put it in your pocket. book promotion is advocated.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. You can throw it over the fence GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 22)-A short trip might bring July and it's thousands and millions Your patience should now be happiness. Also good for social of years old. It was here when rewarded in increased better and romantic adventures. this world began."

Iment at home and at work. Be And when Kharf and Hanid progressive now.

CAPRICORN (Dec.

23-Jan,

looked down, they saw a tiny CANCER (June 23-July 23)- 20)-Only fair for business-mat- WINNIPEG BARLEY

plans.

Love and

122-1

1.41-14

1.03-1.03-1

0.09-1

Untied Press.

German Trade Agreement

pebble, all white and clean and An active day, especially when ters, but especially good for July |round and bright, just as though it comes to new business Ideas romance. Starting a trip might October

it were, made yesterday.

and agreements. Make real prove fortunate. And 50 Knart and Hanid progress now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) found the very oldest thing in LED (July 24-Aug,, 23)—A -All should be harmonious on the world. And Knari picked it short business trip may bring the domestic scene, up and gave it to the puppy to an important advance in your marriage are especially favour- play with on their way home. prospects. Follow up yesterday's ed, too...

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21); CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE A huppy day for all your A new idea

con prove very netivities, especially those on the profitable. Try it out today and 1. Jean Negulesco 2. Furni-social front. Children enn bring tee how well it works. Venture ture making. 3. It is an you happiness. abnormal intolerenes. of light, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) 4. The talip. 5. It is a famous The more industry, and energy Publicise "a new den and see bridge that crosses the Grand you show the beller today's how well it catches on! You can Canal at Venice. 6. Among results will be. Follow up pre- make conspicuous progress now other things.

if you try. vlously made plans.

Answers

Chief's Approval

WE'LL FETCH HER BACK,

M'AM/

DON'T

INFORM THE FORT - IF

SHE IS TO BE SAVED, THIS 15

A ONE-MAN

JOB

SUCCESS.

17

117

13 13.40 1000 ** 13.70 2500 F 13,20

224

9 9.40 500 52 0,40

500 1,20 1189.20

321 1800 68 32

400 6 25 400

25

30

43

44 1500 44

1600431%

7.30

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FRIDAY, APRIL, 23 Closing Times By Alt

NY FOREIGN Hollow, Nanking, Tinglao, Swa

EXCHANGE

Argentine Peso

fometall Argentine Be (Uneficial) Australia

Drofil Belgium Canada

India

Frankfurt, Apr. 21-A trade chile, agreement was concluded today Englanti between Argentina and the three France western zones of Germany call-Mexico ing for US$58,800,000 in imports New Zealand and exports.

Peru Portugal According to the

greement, Bouth Africa

Bweden western Germany will Import Swirerinnd goods valued at US$33,800,000 Uruguay

By Harry F. O'Neill from Argentina between April Venezuela

25, 1949, and March 25, 1950. Netherlands

{AILIN' YOU, TORNADO P

"TAINT FAIR FER THET KID TOO ALONE

“I'M ATRAILIN'

MINAM

Batavia

Singapore The value of the exports from Hongkong western Germany has been kot Shanghai ut US$20,000,000.-United Press.

low, Amoy and Talpeh, 3.30 pm.

Manila, Honolulu, ÚSA & Canada, 4 p.m.

Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Hono- lulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) p.m.

Ordinary Airmail (Printed Maltors, Samples and Small Packet Posts) for Manlin, Guara, Honolulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 8 pm.

Shanghai, 0 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea

Closing rates,

Apr. 21.

US$0.2017

.2003 3.23-

13227-33 .03-0/18

0230 4.03-12

.0031-B/10

Ahanghai, 3 p.m.

.3024 ,2437 4.00

.0570

.0401

4.03-1

.2520

.4270

.3010

.3770

.4730

.2405

.0001

United Pres.

NY Seeds And Oils New York Metals

Italphong. 5p...

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Closing Times By Ale Swalow and Amoy, 8.30 a.m. (reg); Path (ord),

Shanghal, D a.m. (ren): 9:30a.m.

(ced).

Manila, 11.30 am,

Swatow, Amey, Shanghai, Nankisk, Taington, Chungking. Taipeh, kun ming and Calcutta, 3.30 p.m.

Hangkok, 5 p.m.

Closing Timer By Hea Manila, 2 p.m.

Austraila and New Zealand via Drlabans, p.m.

Straits, Aden, Egypt and Paroole only for Marselles, 3 p.m.

Ceylon, Madagascar and United Kingdom via London, p.m. (par)

6 p.. freg & ord).

Shanghel, Japan. Itonolulu, USA, Canada, Central and Bouth America New York, Apr. 21.

Closing prices via San Francisco. (No Parcels for Closing Prices Castor seed, per long ton, F.O.B. Iron ore

Abr. 21 Canada), 5 p.m. ipar, reg. & ord). Brazil.

(8-14 percent Iron) der ..................................... US$103 nom. Cotton weed. per long ton, F.O per short ton....... US$6.33-7.37 Ilvated lower port Lake Superior,

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Closing Times By Air Memphis.

40 nom. Copper (Electrolyte, Export) 70.D. Flax seed, per bushef, FO.D. MRI- New York, per 1,20 ct.

Hwalow and Amay, D a.m. "neapolis,

a nom. Zine (Prime Westom, New York) atl, per 10. In tank carn, per lb.

Nanking, Taingiao, Foochow Tal- Zinscod

13,70 efnan, cunning and Shanghai, 10 J FO.D. New York, .... 27.6 conta Manganese Electrofylle, BO.D per- Bangkok, Singapore,, Batavia, Co Pennut oll, per b. F.0.1, New

lombo, lydney and Auckland, 10a.m. York

129

Haiphong, Hanol, Balgon and Paris, 10. ..

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cent Manganese) delivered sant of Mistamippi tiver 12.00 nis:

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