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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949,
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BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
PRACTICALLY every bridge
book that is written reaches my dicek, but it is surprisingly difficult for me to keep these books.
Recently I was looking for a book written by Mrs Olive Peter- son of Miladelphia and the late Milton C. Work, publiched to 1933, and entitled "One Hundred and One Celebrated Hands In Contract Bridge." The book was gone. To my amazement, I found that even Mrs Peterson did not have a copy of the book, How- ever, she promised to try to locate one for me, and shortly thereafter I received # copy from William F. Sands of Hatt dondek, N. J.
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Delightful Town to Visit
By TEMPLE MANNING TALKING with an ometal of
the European Recovery Prognumme I learned how things are going in beautiful and sunny Italy, It Isn't only in new Industries, in increased efficiency and production, bul also in little things, our friend told us.
For instance, he had occasion to visit Viareggio, that most beautiful resort and shipbuild- ing and fishing centre · lucked on a lovely corner of the
were
| Mediterranean roast. And what pleased him was not only the activity in the workaday world, but that
there ngain
busy artists from everywhere sketching and painting this de lightful town. And how much there is to see and register!
Shallow Bays
of
Viareggio, Kaly
fullan towns.
of the Carrara Mountains. The and small tall umbrella
pines catch the sunlight, to the ground.
which glints through smocks.
BY THE WAY
FOR THE... BUSINESSMAN
Pound Not To by Beachcomber Be Devalued,
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NAPDRIVER: In Articles 91-1107 inclu- sive of the Mackerel-Fins (Processing) Order. De- fence of the Realm Regula- tion 08642, it is laid down that the only kind of pen- wiper which may be sold in the open atreet from bar- row, handcart, perambula- tor, wheelbarrow, or small refuse eart is one made of felt.
Mrs Huilerscotch: I bet none o you gents 'ad ever 'card ol 01-1107 Inkerlusive tut you 'ad ter bring up somethin' agin me.
Cockiecarrot: Mirs
Butter- scotch, do you know what con- tempt of court is?
Mrs D If I don't by this time,
your worship, it ain't, frough any fault of these re gents, if so I may call 'em.
Snapdriver: Mrs Butter- scotch, you seem to forget you are on trial.
your
Own.
Then up come
one for twopence.
The coast at Viareggio Is lù- riented by a series of shallow
Busy Shipyard bays. All along the sandy beach When last we saw Viareggio, are vast
streiches dark, the shipyard was n busy, bust fragrant pine woods, and be- ling place specialising in the hind them rise the great ranges building and repair of large
Gooseboote: Will you tell the court in coastal vessels and
words Alongsido
exactly what happened? the
Nr 1: I was running up from the
thinkin' o' The tall pine sca. to the canal that goes to nothin' when up come, a silmy On its bank stands Not knowin' 'e was a dirly spy. trunks frame lovely pictures of Pisa.
bloke and arst fer a pen-wippr. mountain and
and, the great quas tower that used to told 'Im sen, colours of the mountains seem serve, and probably still doce, to be for ever changing.
na the town
gaol. It is
saidi
another dirty The town itself is some dis- to have been bullt by the Spy, what 'ad bin 'idin' be'ind lance from the pine woods and people of Genoa during their pub, and 'e starts a lot o' stuff is made up of rows of straight great days, but for what par- about countervenin' the realin, streets with low, green-shutter- pose we have never discovered the law. Then I'm dragged
and 'awls me orf for breakin' ed houses. To the north is the despite all the legend rallway that runs
to Genca, speculation
There isn't and on the south is the sea. Thero is a
Viareggio from
Gooseboote: In other words, uniformity about
sightseeing R |1, KI-K14, any; 2, Q. or Kt the broad sunny
unaware that streets and angle,"
but it is a wonderful you were
were breaking the law? houses, which is rare in spot in which to just rest and the the best in the book, so I amį mates.
enjoy
Mrs B.: nature in one
Quick ort of the Elving it to you today.
beniga
of her mark, aren't yer? A nod's as The opening
moods. One
strolls good as a crack over the 'cod pine
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White, 9 pirera. White to play and mate in three, Solution 10 Saturday's
problem:
and
much to see in
'ere to listen to a lot o' baby tnik.
spaces by South asks partner BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE Pous wood shady walks of the to a blind" 'oras like Foll
to with nees. North bids
When
two no trump, he
denies holding any
.or a
aces, and
Shadows Help the Pixies
-In Spring They Had a Lot To Do- By MAX TRELL
NARF, the shadow-boy with
also denies holding three kings king-queen and a king. South's bid of four no trump Is the Blackwood convention
for øsking
kings, not aces, and the five heart response shows
The six spade bld: two kings. by South signs the bidding off, In the play West opens the four of hearts.
which South wing. Now if South runs off the spado sul trying to squeeze the opponent, they can take two diamond tricks and defeat the | O'Cheer Hall. I can hear them all contract, if they discard cor- running up and down and talk- rectly.
Iour
But if South, after winning!
the ace
co
the turned-about name, lis- tened for several moments with his car to the little hote at the foot of the Old Oak Tree. Then he tumed to his sister Hanid and said: "The Pixies are all busy in
ini
"I wonder what they're so
of hearts, cashes the busy about?" Hanid said.
of clubs and then
"They've nirendy planted their
leads the deuce of spades, deliberate Spring vegetables. They've done ly giving up J trick, there their Spring cleaning They've beat the hand, given the inside of O'Cheer Hall is no way to East will win the Arst spade a new coat of paint. I can't im trick with the eight-spot, amlagine what they can be sa bury now declarer has an entry into; about." dummy--the seven of spades. He can disenrd the queen and four of diamonds on dummy's two kings.
Check Your Knowledge
L
What in lum? Name the two oceans that meet at the Strait of Magellan.
3. What is a moat?
4.
wich?
5.
Who Invented the sand- Name the four states in the United States that begin with the letter. W.
0. Are bats blind? (Answers at foot of Column.)
CROSSWORD
terms
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as all the particulars
the hog run big, tv
Conveyance. (3)
and 10. E mrant nie
interval. 101
11. When one la called
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43. A uront discovery. 18).
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16. Hard & atone and dushi
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18. Hee Down
di. The ate of being kindled.
23. To Bherlock
elementary. "
Down
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1. She gives you the manage
2. Egg on. 10
8. Singularly quite a lot have boer
int down. 131
4. the tub wsi, call it na evr={$$##
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But it could he hauer ! with
something has been bailed. 1
Bend word to this mounta
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and 18. Where you may have &
round liebo. (4-5)
10. See Act.
12. 11 take a long time fur wage
141
14. Any teat has been suspendri.
37.
by it (1)
26 Bhonid Al to do this, 14.
se achool of booteleaners (3)
20. The back of a sedan. (3)
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
ele.
1. An alkali metallte ment. 2. The Atlantic. and Pacific Oceans. 3. A water
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el ditch around a castle. 4. The Fourth Earl of Sandwich when he called for two slices of bread with it slab of boot between 5. Wyoming, Wiscon sin. Washington and. West Vir ginia, 8. No They have small, but very, keen eyes.
Heard Voices
One Pixie was painting a sun- flower,
At that moment, a Hitle head was stuck out of the hole. It was down the narrow winding stair- Pixie O'Benn. "heard your case that led into O'Cheer fall voices." he said. "We're very in the roots of the Old Oak. The
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stairs with these things as soon
you
or slia in the
(Cockiccarrot laughs loudly, shelter
of one of the curious but
lous and checks himself muddenly), pleturesque thatched hop- huts on the sea shore, or walks Do you cultivate about the
PIRZZA
d'Axeglio facing the cea.
Ready for Business
A
of
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car-glamour? TINY dab is enough, says In Spring, all the little shops not to fish, but to the possible fashion-writer, referring, along the square take down the arrival ahulters and get ready for women for painting their ears. among business, as do all the old-type But I knew bothing machines. Everything lascoing a line
a woman who, hustle
of and busile, for gain marked "Wet Point," the
season Is here
ran her und Via-right
can along reggio Kelo
them, from ready for the west to cast, then her left ear, hordes visitors who turu from east to west, and turned
each year for the season, up at dhuner for a few weeks, or for just a "simply dripped glamour," in with ears, that short vacation.
quote a guest.
up
ing
Near to Viareggio is charm- Pietra Santa, with iLs lovely old square, its cathedral, quaint old-world city gate and the fountains against the hill which rises steeply behind the lovely little town. (Tomorrow-Selence At Work)
Brea railings
Are you cultured?
Platinus wrote 54 Aeneids and was famous for his Neapoll- tantam,
WHAT is wrong with that sentence?
Says Cripps
Rome, Apr. 30.---Sir. Stafford Cripps, Britain's Chancellor of the Ex- choquor, said today that no "dovaluation of the pound sterling was being. contemplated.
Britain's chief arrived yesterday For talks with Italian officials.
economic
Ho will visit southern Italy next week for a brief holiday.-United Press.
Swedish Trade
Talks With Turkey
on
Stockholm, Apr. 30. The present, negotiations in Ankara on the Turkish-Swedish pay. ments are expected to be fol- lowed in May or early June by negotiations In Stockholm the list of goods to be ex- changed after
the current agreement on trade
and pay ments expires on June 15,
Swedish exporters belleve that the same pattern of pay- ments will be used for the new agreement.
was
The overall figures so for on the exchange of goods after the current agreement signed on June 15, 1948, gave Turkey a slight export gain pver Sweden of 104,000 Swedish kroner worth of goods United Press.
CHICAGO
GRAINS
Chicago, Apr. 30. Prices in the grain market on the Earn Trade here today closed as follower WHEAT price per bushel.
2.17-4-3
1.94-3-15 1.94-13- 1.00--
1.32-24-74 1.32-4- 1.25-1 1.14-78-1.13
May July
September
December
MAIZE
-(London Express Service).
May July
September December
Mey
July
1.22 1.24-15
WINNIPEG BYE
May
Juty
October
YOUR BIRTHDAY........... By STELLAYE
ceptional.
MONDAY, MAY 2
you have a ПАС
Your quick mind penetrates to the heart of a problem. in- stantly, and you can't see why others haven't the same ability. It would be well for you to become a ille more forebeat ing with other's less talented than yourself.
busy downstairs" Before Knart voices of the Pixies sounded PORN today your originality Hanid could ask what the louder than ever and they heard and inventiveness are out- Pixies were busy about, footsteps pattering around. Then standing. If possible, you will Pixie O'Bean continued: "Wo they went inside,
try a new way of doing some need some red paint, some green Pixie O'Bean came rushing up thing. Your
adaptability to all paint, some blue paint, come to them gladly. "You're just in kinds_of_circunstances is ex- yellow paint, and some oilcloth, time!"
This can work to Please get them for us. You'll
All the other Pixles were sit-your advantage if you keep find the door open when you ing at work tables with paint your idents high and adapt up- come back. Come right down brushes and scissors.
Fond of music and the arts, "What isward. cried Hanid
you may have some talent, but everyone doing?"
Since and Kaart. Pixie O'Dean showed memory it is easy for you to
it is likely that you will use It only us them, as he took them around remember names and faces us
hobby. During the carly O'Cheer Hall. Some of the Pixles well as
part of your life, facts. You may be your abillies may not be fully were painting bird feathers red. outwardly jovial, and "Those are for the robins," sak genial, but when
con appreciated. Thus, it is likely Il comes to your successes will come later Pixie O'Bear.
making close. friends you are on Some Pixies were painting very selective. You are enough feathers blue. "Those are for the of an individualist not to want in store for tomorrow.
To find what the stars have selcet blue jays."
10 interfere with others. You your rarely, if ever, give advice and the
birthday star and read corresponding you are equally close-mouthed Let your birthday star be your paragraph. about your affuirs.
daily gulde.
10
as you can get them." With that. Pixie O'Bean popped his head in again, and left Kimrf and Hanid wonder what the Pixies were going to do with so many dif. ferent coloured paints. "And that piece of ollcloth," reminded ilanld.
However, Knart and Hanid sel about getting the paints and the oilcloth. A few minutes later, their arms laden, they started
On one work table, there were a crowd of beetles and dragon flies and caterpillars. Several Pixies were splashing them with yellow paint. "But what are you Rupert & the live toys-19 | going to do with the ollcloth and
the green paint?" Knart asked.
Last Toblo
What Mrs. Bear has said doesn't keep Rupert awake, and he sleeps soundly. But in the middle of the night he sits up suddenly and switches on the light." 'Now, why did I do that he murmurs. "What disturbed me? Something must be happening somewhere." He peeps through the window, but the night is very dark. Thien. ha heare tiny noises.
Good gracious,
I do believe the giraffe and hippo
are moving about down below {" he whipers. "I must see what's the matter.””
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ·
BRONCHO BILL
Pixie O'Dean took them to the last table. There stood a whole family of frogs. With their scls-
TUESDAY, MAY 3
WINNIPEG BARLEY
MAY July Qctober
Canadian Govt. Expected To Relax Austerity
Before June
Election
Ottawa, May. 1-Rélaxation of some of the Canadian government's austerity measures is regarded as a certainty between now and the general election on June 27.
The government has indicated from time to time that the re- gulations will be ensed as the country's supply of gold and United States proved.
dollars la m
Recent government announce- ments indicate considerable im- provement In the exchange position.
It is thought likely that- the government will increate the nanul allotments of dollars for travel south of the border.
most All US Surplus
Goods In Far East Sold
Observers note that the hell-
Washington, Apr. 30.- The day season is approaching. The State Department today sent to allotment is $150 in United States funds to each individual Congress is 13th quarterly re- who wants to take a trip to the Fort on the disposal of surplus US. The addition of perhaps
property abroad.
other US$100 to this amount It disclosed that the Fhilip- might not tax the country's pines bought surplus goods dollar fund too heavily.
originally valued at $1,000,000,- 000 for $137,000,000.
one
The government made major concession to tourists at
The report said that practi- the years
end. It announced cally all the surplus in the that Canadians travelling to Far East had been the US could bring back US$100 though
sold, al- not delivered to the worth of American goods duty purchasers. free-Associated Press.
Farm Strike
Called
In Italy
In the Pacific Far East area, which includes China and the. Philippines, but excludes Dur- ma and India, these was a total of $390,004,300 worth declared surplus.
In the case of the Philippines purchases, a substantial part of the surplus was donated under Philippine rehabilitation programme.
the
The report added that it i impossible at present to give a detailed summary of sales in
Rome, Apr. 30.-Communist Labour officials today called the Far East. The total amount nation-wide strike of Italy's of property transferred under
Chinesc 2,000,000 farm workers for next the
and Philippine week.
agreements are awaiting docu- mentation, and, In the case of The strike is intended to en-the Philippines, will possibl force demands for higher wages rot be complete until after the and contracts,-
close of the fiscal year-Loilel Press,
.c
At the same me the Chemi- cal Industry Workers' Union announced that it would strike on Tuesday unless its wage de- mands were granted.
The Bank of Italy ended the second week of its strike with- out any sign of a seltlement.
The Communist party issued a May Day manifesto calling for higher wages.
Jap-Pakistan Trade Pact
Karachi, May L-Three mem- bers of the SCAP-sponsored Japanese trade mission 10 Pakistan left corly this morning
1.20-1
Rome will be virtually for Tokyo by Pan American 121-1 bid closed city tomorrow in honour Airways.
1.01-
1.13-7-1.1801 May Day. All transport will 1,04-24-1.01 | stop and all shops will be shut. Mr E. B. Blatchley, a SCAP Kelzo Fukai and The Communist Labour leader, official, nnel United Press.
Giuseppe de Vittorio, will ad-Wakich! Toh, who arrived in dress
party rally-United Karachi on February 27, cons Press.
pleted their mission yesterday
Bank Shares
Decline
London, Apr. 30-The Stock Market here this week, although called "quiet," inflicted sharp shooting pains on some peopic here and there.
Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corpora-
tien saw their expensive shares
after concluding
| Japan-Pakistan |ment,
provisionnt
trade ngree-
HONGKONG Jupan last week. The Blatchley
The
SHARES
turnover on the Stock $139,500.00 Transactions Exchange this morning Was noon prices:
1600
134
and
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21, SCORPIO (Oct, 21-Nov, 221 drop £11 to £00-10-0 on the SHARES HUTERS BELLERS SALES Avoid all kinds of complien Don't think the world is
sweeping advance of the Chinese BANKS tions. Undercurrents may in- against
Communists. This
JIK Bank, illustrates you. Perhaps you the difficulties with which in-
East Aula... luence your life. Regard them haven't been co-operating
INSURANCES carefully,
enough. Reorganize your fronted.
vestors are nowadays сол- Canton..... GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- plans
Fors, Pixie O'Scowl, Pixie Mc- Matters of the affections are SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23- Reports that the Berlin Glagle, and Fixle O'Long cut the favoured as well us general Dec. 22)-New opportunities, blockade might allcloth into little vesis and dip-business .it
soon be lifted you click to especially in the business leid, draw attention to Europe. There ped them with paint Then they familiar activities
turn up today and may prove was a surprising demand for spotted them with yellow, dried CANCER (June 23-July 23) profitable.
Czech @ percents, which Jumped them and put them on the frogs-Property matiers can bo CAPRICORN
(Dec, 23-Jan. £6 to £83.-United Press. They're not so beautiful," cald handled successfully now. Keep 20)--Make a definite advance Fixie O'Bean, "but frogs like your mind strictly on business. on all fronts Domestic and vests and they have to be water-Not too good for romance,
social, as well as business, are proof. This is certainty a busy time for us. But it's going to get even busier,"
"When?" asked Hanid.
21-Feb. Cotton Surplus
Anticipated
favoured. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) AQUARIUS (Jan. A fairly good day for all 10)-It job hunting, you should merchandising. You can sell be able to find what you want sald more. by maki friends and today. The public buying
influencing
now; sell goods profitably.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Make general gaine although they may appear more evident on the domestic rather than the business front.
"In the summer time," Pixle O'Bean. "You have no idea what a job it is to keep painting VIRGO. (Aug, 24-Sept. 22)-- the buttercups yellow, the daisles Get busy today. If you've yellow and white, the huckleber- beon dreaming of romance,
1 Fire, DOCKS, ETC.
K. Wharf.. Dock Provident,
330 350
174
S'hal Dock, LAND, ETC.
IK Hatch, 10.10
S'hat Land, . UTILITIES
Tram,
Star Ferry, C. Light
(0),
C. Light
B1
Electric, Macao
10 200 a 17% 500 12,00 7100 7
800 6 1012 1000 1020
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STORYS, ETC.
Dairy XD
30
31 100
300
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Watson
43 1100
of
Emporium,
the
Brussels, Apr. 30.-The In- ternational Colton
Advisory Commitice today advised lis Stonding Committee Washington to find ways
rics purple, the apples green and make those dreams come true. red and the grass-the millions Take the initiative. of blades of grass-green. I LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- ARIES, (Mar. 22-Apr.. 20)-increasing the world consump- sometimes think that no one Partnerships, both domestic Don't expect the spectacular tion of cotton to balance works ns hard as a Pixie, and and business, are now favour- today. Things will
anticipated world surplus. no one knows how hard a 'Pixieed. Make definite silvances in along normally if you put forth works,
all felds,
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normal energy.
move
By Harry F. O'Neill that the world production for
ACROSS THE STREAM, THE OLD DEPUTY HAS BEEN WATCHING BILL'S PROGRESS N
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TROUBLE THET
KIDʻLL NEBO [ME. NOW~r
A survey of the world cotton situation published during the 60-day meeting here estimated
;1918-49 would be 10 percent higher than the preceding sea- son. It said that for the first time since the end of the War, world production would exceed market demands. — United Press.
Exchange Rates
Demand For
# 88-90
Red Currency
Hanover, Apr, 30.-German Bank Oficials here reported to- day that the possibility of the lifting of the Berlin blockade had caused a heavy demand. for Russian zone currency.
In two days the price of 100 enst marks rose from 10.00 to Butethem was done
bi the local 20 west marks, unofficial exchango IRATKO thoming at the following rates. Sterling pounds note (per 1) 16.11 US, allar (per '$1)
0.24 FIC plastres (per 100)
10.53 -20.18
Siam Uicata (per 100 (NEI mulders, (ver 100)
¡Singapore) (Strafta)
***
One
currency
Four. engineering experts of the seven-man mission left for
party 19 expected Teach Tokio on May 3.-United Press.
to
OUTWARD MAILS-
USA, Canada, Central and South America via San Francisco.. (No Parcels for Canada), 3 p...
Commencing from Tuesday, May 3, and until further notice, the outward, air mail to United Kingdom will be closed on Tues days and Thursday: cro, Kowipan, 4.10 p.m.; and GPO, Dongkont, 5 p.m. (Registered mait half an hour earlier).
Commencing from Tariday, May 3, and until further notica the outward air mail to Singapotu will be closed as follows:
Torsdays and Thursday OPO, registered, 439 pm; -or- ' dinary, 3 pm. cro, registered, a p.m.; ordinary, 4.30 p.m.
Bundays.Oro, registered, pra (aturday); ordinary, am. (Sunday), ÜPO, rexlitered. (30 p.m. (Bakurday); ordinary, 15 a.m. (Sunday).
Daless otherwise stated, to Kirtered arifeles and parcel posta close 30 minutes caritar than the ordinary mail. I mails close before 10 am, registered and parcel porta close at 5 p.m. on the previous day, Malls are eloned at Kowloon Central Post Once half an hour earlier thas the GPO closing times,
MONDAY MAY 2
Closing Times By Air Shanghai, Tsingtao, Kunming, Luchow, Bwvalow, Amey and Taipeh.
3.30 p.m..
►
U.S.A..
Closing Times By Sea
Canada, Central, South America via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) 3 pm.
Formons, via Takoo. 3 p.m. Manin p.1.
Swalow 3pm.
Bhanghai and Japan 3 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 3 Closing Times By Air Nalcola Mombasa. Dares Salaam, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi (Daira, Mauritius, Johannesburg, and Calro via Kanchi) Alexandet, lomo and London (Kowloon C.P.0) 4.30 pm (G.P,0.)
p.m. Bingapore, 5 p.m..
Malay flabolulu, USA. and
exchange bureau reported that 600 per sons were buying large numbers | Canada'd p.m. of cast marks 'overy day. 10.00 United Press.
32.70
Air Parcel Posts for Mansa, Hono«" hulu and U2.A. (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (OPO) I p.m.
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