1949-05-06 — Page 15

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, MAY 1949, LINGAM

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

LESSON HAND

McKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Jump Bid to Three Stronger Than Four

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

THERE aru THERE

of

to sup-

two lines thought in regard porting your partner's opening bid. We all know that if puriner of one of a opens with a bid

suit, next hand preses and you bid two of the same suit, you show a very weak hand, It just as weak as one no trump, bidding two of your but by partner's suit, you say that you hold four of them.

opinion The difference

in connection with a Occurs Jump to three or four over your partner's bid of one of a sult. Most of the better players today use the jump to three over one use the

13

of

a stronger bid than the jump to four over one. I do not like to jump to three unless I have control of two sults.

In today' hand many of you would open the bidding with one diamond,

and I do not say that

is not the correct bld. Neverthe- less, when the hand was played, South did open the bidding with one heart.

Now what should North do? He has a pretty strong hand and tome players would bid three hearts, but those who insist control of two upon having sults for the jump from one to four three would jump to hearts with North's hand. South bids Ave diamonds, as he should, North should not bid Ave hearts,

it

DUMB-BELLS

YOUR

CAR 'GONE!

IT MUST HAVE BEEN STOLEN!

PATENT OFFICE

OH, NO! WE HAVE

IT INSURED AGAINST THEFT!

UNUSUAL ANGLES

SHE'S SEARCHED FOR

GHOSTS

FOR 30

YEARS

By CLAIRE COX

DOSE Mackenberg of New year, she said. Some of them

Rork is going to five up make a much as $2,000

CHESS PROBLEM pointing," she said. "I'd love to

By J. J. RIETVELD (BCF Tourney 57)

Black, 11 plecer.

White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two.

Solution

yesterday's prouichs:

to

1, K-B2; threat 2, Q-B2,

was Harry

Iro

Miss

BY THE -WAY

by Beachcomber

VIOLENT attack

A people who attack and

giggle during. serlous playa to mention the omitted worst pest of all,

tho

This is the man who, moment someone maves a leg, or whispers a word to his com- panion, shouts "Shi Shi Sh! Quiot please l" at the top of his valce. It is always the pooplo who disko distractions at the theatre who make the most noise, The mackerel-fin case

"The best cities for mediums Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and St. Louis, she said, "but you'll find 'em дго suckers,

Bnapdriver: I ask the fury to anywhere there and there art muckers - Just consider what would happen to about everywhere!

this country if everybody sold processed mackerel-ins for pen- usually wipers. Mackenberg, posing as a wife or a widow. attended thousands of seances. She has never been married actually, but mediums have provided 1,000 "dead hus- banda" for her to talk to, and once the voice of an allegedly "dead child cried out to her through the dark and called her "Mommy,"

the ghost if she doesn't find a week, and by conjuring up all real, honest-to-goodness ghost manner of ectoplasm with eerie voices, they advise individuals pretty soon.

She's been searching in par- on how to make out wills, what lours, aitics and cellars for n business ventures to take, and bona fide house haunter for 30 how to cure aching backs.

But every singlo years now. spine-tingling one of them has turned out to be an impostor.

dienp Awfully **It's really

solid ghost I find one good

have a could sit down and pleasant chat with

Miss Mackenberg once

the late assistant to Houdini, who won fame as on She helped him escape artist. into straightjackets, trunks and anol cells and then left him to get out the best he could. She him in exposing also alded

third-rate spirit mediums magicians "who could only fool an audience in the dark."

Sinco Houdini's death in

Mackenberk 1020,

MERD plugged away at his work. Sho has dropped in on thousands of alleged spirit mediums, always hoping that shell And one with a direct line to the hereafter, but every time she comes away sadly disappointed.

nx

har

Average Income

she said, there Right now, 1

are 150,000 persons in' the U.S. coll themselves spirit average iza- $200,000,000 a ceme 15 about

RXRP: 2, Q-R4; 1.. p-KG. 2. Q-QK1; who RXKIP; 2, Ki(B2)-Q (ch);

R-HI; 2, Px[{#Q},

mediums. Their

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Christopher Made a Discovery

-It Was a Wonderful Kind of a Glass--

By MAX TRELL

said "WELL,"

Christopher Cricket to Knarf, the shadow boy with the turned-about name, I discovered a wonderful thing in this house last night."

Christopher Cricket was spen- ding the winter in a niche be-

when tween two loose bricks In the fireplace, Each night, every-

rep one in the house was fast asleep, crept out to take upstairs and Christopher bis evening stroll downstairs and all through the rooms. He never disturbed any- thing. though occasionally he would let himself in a corner or un the edge of a rug and chirp out a song.

that Knart asked what it was

the magnifying glass. Christopher discovered in the Christopher put his foot under house that was so wonderful.

Remember that when partner opened the bidding with a heart, North was undecided whether to bid three or four hearts. Having chosen the weaker bid of four hearts, when his partner shows a desire to try for a slam, Northro

the strain off take the must hand by going to six hearts,

If North held six clubs to the queen-ten and live clubs to the n'no-spot, his correct bid over ane heart would be four hearts. partner blda five Then when diamonds North would sign the hand off by bidding Ave hearts:

Check Yorrased

Knowledge

1.

What country

Was

tho

J-21

has

Just Paint

As an exposer of mediums, Miss Mackenberg has testined in court cases involving wills

Influenced allegedly

by She gives mediums,

perfor- mances at private parties, for a fee, in which she shows the tricks of the trade of mediums.

Ал unlikely

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Revival Of

Free Gold Trade Urged

Washington, May Волно

Pat Senator

McCarran (Democrat, Nevada) today called, for Congresional of Dui to the frco Fold

approval revive market,

which would allow private citizens lo. well gold at the highest prices they could ret,

In a statement to the Benator

Com- Banking millee, Mr McCarran sald for gold a free market

the for would facilitate mulation of A sound monetary policy and pro- mote domestic and inter- national tablty.--United Press

Cocklecarrot: contingency. It is body's cup of tea.

Goost boote: One result would be cleaner pens.

Cooklecarrot: The Post Office take up the authorities might Idea.

1 not every-

Snapdriver: We are straying, m'lud, from the point.

of

Cocklecarrot: What point? If there ever was one, it has be come hidden amid a mass Irrelevant chatter. Thus-

Mrs D: 'Ear, 'ear. Ow they 0.60 on my lordship!. Chatter. do Fo chat

Cocklecarrol: This Mrs But- open. dis- terscotch, is not an cussion.

O.K. Ave it out Mrs B: 'atween yer. I'm in no 'urry.

'Ave yer fun, geala.

Snapdriver: I subunit, m'lud, that no plea of assumpsit holds.

Gooseboote: shie

Caveat emptar covers it.

Snapdriver: I think not. A mackerel-fin sold for twopence

Buid pro quo.

But not a lacsio Gooseboote:

Ectoplasth, that filmy stuff

is

DIF on

that floats around, usually Just phosphorescent paint cloth which the medium either wears or waves around, caid. Some mediums she knows are ventriloquists and loss their voices around like hot potato. Almost all of them are quite agile, fitting around in

dark rooms in the role of ghosts, banging people

head with horns and performing all manner of hocus pocus.

on

the

RUBBER MARKET

GAINS

HK Delegates'

Big

Orders

For Machinery

VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM SECTION OF BIF

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

London, May 5-Several thousand pounds worth of orders for machinery were placed today by members of the Hongkong trade mission visit- ing the engineering and hardware section of the British Industries Fair at Birmingham.

was can-

Among the equipment wanted by the dele- gates to re-equip Hongkong, factories. ning, cold storage, needlemaking and machinery.

Mr ฟ.

Montgomery.

United Kingdom Trade Com- missioner, who led today's party to Birmingham, told me that both Britlatz Am

oversçan

buyers had shown Interest in Hongkong's products.

ot

He hoped negotiations New York, May 5-Number 1 present being carried on with contract rubber futures today the Board of Trade would result closed 10 to 20 points higher an in some relaxation of import restrictions, and enable firm or- ders to be placed for Hongkong futures goods.

sales totalling 73 contracts,

contract Standard closed 15 points lower nominal basis.

on a

for

£2,000

I understand that Mrs Elmu Kelly, of Cothay Publicity, The market opened steady placed an order and closed firm, edging upwards worth of teleprinters and simi-

nervouslar equipment. in quiet dealings shorts retreated. Denler buying was encouraged by evidence of

pare.

of

Mr Hop W. Yung, of

he

blankets

bakery

Europe's Industrial Output Up 16% In 1948

Geneva. May 5.Industrial production in Europe rose by 16 per cent in 1948, and agricul tural production by 12 per cent,

Ho according to the second post-

prepared by the Commission for

Economic of mackin-Europe.

worth The figures covered Europe,

Re

In Russia, the except Russia. wanted

ICE report said, Industrial pro- other and

a broadening of consumer in Wah, and Co., told me he had war survey

£1,009 worth terest in Spot supplies, and by bought

for cleadiness at London and Singa- plastic material

toshes

and

£500 of worsted material. Anticipation

that government added stockpile buying and renewed woollen

harvest grain cent and the concern over political develop-textiles but had not yet placed duction increased by 27 per- ments in the Far East were ad-orders because prompt delivery reached its pre-war level. Like

ditional background influences. could not be assured.

The ECE noted that the pro- Mr A. Kwang, managing direc-ductivity in European industry for of Alexandra James Co., appeared to have risen by about here to buy refrigerating plant nine percent, and that the in- and agricultural machinery, has crease in both industrial produ- It was noted that world in- changed his mind and will now tion and in productivity of dustrial rubber stocks in the first walt to see how the China altua- labour was greater than In 1957.

placing quarter dropped about 50,000 tion develops before tons, while consumption excbed-orders.

fidet,

Mrs B.:

Hi Is there an in- terpretator in the 'ouse? ut UNO?

Cocklecarrot: Necnon possu-

Some dealers reported that mus, presume, Mr Gooseboote?

had been done Gooseboote:

y'ludship good business.

with factories at "good prices" pleases. It is a matter of in- sufficient warranty per te. As carly as Justinian.

As

$ A

A lot of the old seance tricks are passe now, Miss Mackenberg Bald. Levitation-that's when the table leaves the floor - isn't done any moro, Neither are rappings on tables, automa- Mrs B: Oh, far earlier, matey! tic writing and crystal gazing. Im an' Percy! The

rely mediums

on (Here the Court rises in impo-ed production by about 40,000 the delegation do not share Mr Increused by 30 per seduced ectoplasm, mind reading and ghosts now, she said.-United Press.

tent wrath.)

-(Landon Express Service)

The

and

Derby,

imporis from overseas by seven percent "as abnormal requirements, mainly from the Western hemisphere, diminish-

The report said the volumo.of Europe I understand that the rest of overseas exports from tons,

Kwang's pessimistic view,

was enter delegation Fears that Communist ad- vances might spread southward tained at a lunch given by the from China led some observers management committee of the to belleve that the tendency Birmingham BIF, and attended ed." hereafter would be to transfer by members of the elty's Cham- It said: "With the exception ber of Commerce, the mayors of YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA stocks into the consuming areas.

of a few countries, notably. Italy, Newport, Cardif

and Belgium

the While market sentiment was, the Rt. Hon. R. S. Hudson, Germany, unemployment

of Birming- Hungary, the deputy mayor

Western and Soviet zones af mixed, the consensus of opinion ham,

of Agriculture, indicated a preference for the former Minister

members of the Hardware mained very low. Continued long side for the time being.

Trade Alliance, representatives absence of ranss unemployment Prices closed as follow:- of the Australian and Canadian was a major reason for the re

being so No, I contract Rubber Futures.

and a deputation covery of production 18.33

bid

spapermen..

much faster than after the first Juno

10.30 nominal

August September

ORN today, you

FRIDAY, MAY 6

by are

Rather reserved

person

by nature, nature an artist. Whether you do not make friends carily. has been ac- you will develop your talents Once a

of confidants, you are loyal and May- any one-of-the-arts-is some-cepted into your small-circio thing you, alone, can answer

the average. July You are fond of success in the sincere beyond

A partnership in business, with material world nndi you may not want to make the sacrifices someone who shares your ideals "It means that things look big-necessary to achieve first place. could provo very successful.

And

place in anything second would never hold your interealt You

2. MA at the lunch, Mr U. world war,”

the leader of

delegation,

last year's trade

10.25

16.17

10.10 bid

October November December

18.05 nominal

18.00

17.05 bid

has to offer. By nature, a

Be very careful in selecting You are not easy to please. builder, you have a temperament as well as

January (1050)

February

17.78

17.70 "

Aprü

May

17.03 17.00

NO,"

14

June

July

17.35 17.00

18.70 nominal United Press.

morrow London.

first to enact minimum wage you see yourself in it," expla wonderful," Christopher went on. ", want only the best that your marriago partner, for you

Jegislation?

dersehen"?

plald

colours

dicate?

Holland.

6.

What is a lapidary? (Answers in Column 6)

Rupert & the live toys

411-

}

March

the

quoted

RETURN TO ECONOMIC STABILITY

turnover in Hongkong, and said: "I believe

The report noted that with 17.06 nominal these figures can be expanded in

future, and it's up to you to do the rise in product'on and a tendency to full employment, showed a will stay at European countries The delegation

to monctity Stratford-on-Avon tonight and gradual return Standard Contract Rubber Futures, visit large engineering firms fo- stability,

to before returning

LONDON MARKET

London, May 5

Prices in the rubber market baro today closed as follow:-

May (in pence per lb.).... 10-13/10 July/September

October/December

"It was on a table lying on the rest of the words in the book. top of an open book," said Chris- The glass made them took big- topher. "It was a large round-ger

"Oh, I know," said Knart. "1 glass about half as big as a sâu- cer, with a long black handle."

That's a fine big name," said "Was it a looking class?" Knart was a magnifying glass."

Christopher Cricket. "What does repeated it mean?" "Looking glass?" Christopher. "What's that?"

ger when you look through it,' Samo as Mirror "If you look in a looking glass, said Knart.

thought it was "I certainly ed Knuri. "A looking glass is

"I never

saw anything before must be constructive in your a temper and must learn to 2. What is the meaning of the same as a mirror"

Christopher shook his head. It that made things get so big. 1 put

the capacity for seeing you are to find permanent hap-May the German phrase "out Wie-wasn't a looking glass, When I one of my feet under this mag-thinking and your actions. You got both well under control if

looked in it, I could see right nifying glass, and I ever would have

an fcialities. You have 3. When was the Diesel en- through to the other side. As I have believed a cricket could that which lies behind super piness.

intellect and Arc To find what the stars have tomorrow, select ging invented?.

said before, it was lying on top have such big feet! There was a

and read 4. What do the designs and of an open book. I could see the penny lying on the table close quisitivo

knowledge. Be warned against your birthday star of Scotch

In-words through the glass. They by. I pushed it under the glass, always trying to achieve more in store for

paragrapli. corresponding too the interests is a scattering your looked enormous, But the words too. Suddenly that penny became

glass Name the largest city in really weren't any bigger than 03 big as a plate. "This gusht to widely or you may not reach Let your birthday star be your

daily guide. wonderful thing, myself. It makes the tiniest the plundcle of success.

And just 23 things enormous..

SATURDAY, MAY 7 about that time I began to foel

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) So I scurried very hungry.

I could

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 233 about the kitchen but all I and was a tiny crumb. It was A day of unexpected change If planning a journey, start A today, for the stars say it will a possible Journey.

propitious beginning. hardly enough for

my dinner, and

may prove be

Otherwise, a neutral day. Then all at once, I remembered now acquaintance

(Nov. 23- SAGITTARIUS about the magnifying glass, So I exciting.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- crumb up to the dragged the

Sull observe caution in all im- Dec. 221-Bo careful in eu A loss in the It under table, and put

It a jour business dealings, porlant decisions. Bless."

may be possible today unless you are "And what happened?" asked nay is necessary, it

undertaken successfully.

very careful

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. Knart.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)

your energy and You should 20)-Guard -Be aggressive.

Important savo it for the "A most wonderful thing in get what you want today. the world," replied Christopher. I

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- things. Examine all details.

AQUARIUS (Julie 21-Feb. That tiny crumb became as big General business la stimulated. 19)Nows from a distance may as a whole loaf of bread. Now

The path of romance should change your mind about some it was more than I needed for dinner. I can't tell you howe smoother now, too. Be cau- thing important, Plan a jour-

tious if travelling.

ney, perhaps happy I felt until I ate it."

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- "Why?" asked Knari. "What

be a Your Intuitions should

bo careful on the If driving, was the matter?"

Romanco may blossom Christopher Cricket sighed. good guide for you now. Bus-

a great galn

bring you now and But ne "It was still just a crumb.

the next friends of the opposite sex. deal of happiness. even so," he added

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)— "A LIBRA (Sepl. 23-Oct. 23)- moment, cheerfully again, magnifying glass is a wonderful Unexpected changes con cause Be very careful in what you thing even though it makes havoc or they can be another sign. Best not to make verbal unless you are If you commitments things only seem bigger than landmark in progress

very sure, indeed. make them that. they really are."

CROSSWORD

IR

12

Across

1 a sufrented price. (9)

7. Wavea (9)

9. During this ruu get a bot drug

17

10. Attempts for efts to make. (7)

13. On this many ship has fou

dored, (4)

I in which you una nait pigs.

17. Buder, Ry

10. The power of retaining mental

impressions. (5)

19. Petitious alorica. (0)

21. They pilates to the early moil.

10. 13-81

Down

1. It's treacherous, movable by the

s and given you t

feeling. (4)

Where you are most likely to

find the asco. (D.

M. Peculiar chap this

+D!

Surface:knd with matted geass

foot (4)-

b. Even a fool can took tika tét!m, aby;

6. The bull of the Zodiao. (0)

Brozes parze ununtly of

thor

11. Don Jovera will recognise this as

& GR to Dointars to stop (4)

12. Tuli grasada, (0)

15. Forenean, (2).

20. Thus to, begin the song (2)

Seeing the Golliwog so angry. Rupert tells him at what hap pened." The giraffe and the hippo did so want to belong to some body." he says, "but they've gone. and I've no idea where they can be know Golly not. now.' where they are," he cries. "I went down your chimney and opened the window and took them back 10 Santa Claus'a Castle. You've waned too much of my time, and we're very cross with you." "So that's how the window was opened!" sighs Rupert "Oh, dear, I didn' mean any harm,"

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

BRONCHO BILL

Tiny Crumb

shows

Hairbreadth Escape

VESAN- WHILE WRITING FOR BILL AND OLD TORNADO

IKE TO

PINO AN EXTRA CANOE

PADDLE.

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DISCOV».

Canderinga • row. D. Vine

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a

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BUT A BALL, PROM BILES RIFLE DROPS THB.BIOLDU ABCHI IR ABOUT TO SCALP THE RES-

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183

1024 United Press.

China Producé

Quotations

New York, May 5,

Closing Prices New Aniseed oil, per b. F.O..

US$0.70-80 York. CHAxta ail, per 1b, F.O.D. Now

York,

133-225 Agar, per

New 3b, F.OR Apar

York, .............................. 2.75-3.25 Sandalwood, in drums, depending on

1270 nom. quantity &c quality, Tung oll, in tank cars, F.O.B, New York. sobbingngo 0.20 nom. Beryllium, (10 to. 12 percent) per 23.00/30.00 ton. Molybdenum 100 percent) per lb. 0,54

-United, Presa.

Closing Prices

May 4. Castor seed, per long to, F... ..... US$103, Brazil, Cotton red. per long ton F.O.8. - 40. Memphis,

HONGKONG SHARES

It pointed out that high levels. of employment would depend on the ability of European coun-- necessary tries to purchase the raw materials from abroad. It said that without United States. assistance Europe could Ananced only two-thirds of its. imports from overseas during 1948.

The problem of Overseas payments remains, morning was therefore, the report said, the Transactions and most threatening

The turnover on the Stock balance of Exchange

this

$825,455:00

noon prices!

SHARES DUYEN: SELLERS SALES TANKS

HK Bank, 1550

INSURANCES

Union,

Underwriters

IIK Fire.

DOCKS, ETC.

LAND, ETC.

*670 000

07 < 075

10000

8.20

220

T

K. Wharf ..

110

N. P. Wharf 5.30 Dock,

4

20

21

S'hal Dock,

7.10

IK Hotel

11.20

10

1535 10 200' o 18.30

Star Ferry

C, Light (0)

1000 € 13.10

1000 13.10

Juk Lond. Flohreys, UTILITIES

Tram,

Europe's

aspect of económic situation, even though the balance of payments deficit in 1948 was one-quarter lower than in 1947. -United Press.

NY FOREIGN EXCHANGE

15.40 Argentine Peso 600.15

(Oficial)

15 # 110 | Argentine Peso 200110

800 13.20 1200 13

2009‘G# 13.10

(Unomictal) Austraila

razli

algium

Canada

Chile

1500 13 England-30 day tulures

England 60 day fult

NY Seeds And Oils

C. Lights

500 1,00

Franco

1800

9.20

India

de 0.10

Mexico

New Zealand

1000 # 9.10

1000

700.

3600

Flax seed, per biishel, F.O.D. Min.

menpolis.

•Electric

300 32

d Linseed oil, per ib, in tank care. A centa ron. New York.

1315 cents United Fre7.

Macao Electrle 24

Telephone ...

Peanut oil. per ib. F.O.D. New

York,

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRIALS

1. Now Zealand in 1804, 2:

Answers

ཝ

200 61.32

Peru

Portugal

South Africa Sweden Switzerland

Uruguay

500 325 Verzuela

Netherlands

23141-Batavia

140 33

3800

600 6 2115

700 34

21

Singapore Hongkong

Bhanghai

300

200

216

Closing rites

MAY ..

US$0.2017.

2005

3.23-25

.0000

.04-15/10

.0130

3,3T 00.17%

.1275

C$50

.3770

4730

„2430

United Prem.

Exchange Rates

2131

Business way dóna in the local unoticial RPÜRGES market this morning 'mi: the ; following Yntes

#21

3131 Eleriing pounds note, (per:

37.9. dollar({per31)

IC: plastres (per 100)

415 Biam tockis (per 100) 17:

NEX gulders",{por 2100);

4.80 8.50 1000 0 5.20" Singapore. (Birahti) ce

1) 10.30

'11.30

18.1

Coment

Till we meet again. 9. About STORES, ETC, 1000. 4. The clans and red- ments to which the wearers balongi 02: Amsterdam.

Dairy, XD..Biji,

A

worker in precious stones.

Watson (X, RIL). COTTONS.

Ewo

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