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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1949.

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY WHILE kibitzing a few rub- Wbers of bridge at the New York' Alliletic Club recently, A saw Jack Kennedy play today's hand. When I remarked that he 'had handled it well, he said, "Thank you, but that is not what my partners say, 'most of the time

He told me that on one ocen-·| sion; he was playing in a game, in which one of the participants was a lady from Texas who was supposedly quite a good player. Jack said, "I couldn't do any thing right. If I made free no she showed me how 1 trump, could make four. When I made' an opening lead that beat her when she was my opponent, she criticised my lead and sold it was only tuck that defeated her contrnet. This went on for quite a while, but finally I said, Lady. we have pivoted four times, You have only had me for a partner once. Poor me, I have had me every hand,"

in the hand shown today.

"West made the rather unusual opening lead of the queen of diananda. Jack went up with dummy's king, East covered and Jack trumped with the three of small spades. Now he led o spade to dummy's see and led = small diamond, ruffing it high in his own hand with the jack

of spades. Another small spație was led in the hope that the king and ten would fall together, as they did.

East returned a club and Jack refused to take the finesse, He won the trick with the ace of clubs, ruffed the ten of clubs in dummy, and came back with the Jack of diamonds, upon which he discarded a heart from his own hand.

Next he led the nine of dla- monds from dummy, East cover-

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BOYS PAN

AROUND THE WORLD

The Wonders of Corinth.

By' TEMPLE MANNING WE hope that when: things

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the wouderful work undertaken by the American School of Classical Studies in Albens will be resumed. Its scientists and other experts -had dona Kiremendous job in Corinth when the recent war brought a half to the excavations. The school, Co years old this year, is the Joint undertaking of nino American universities colleges, boasts the largest and best library of anelert Greece in the world, and is one of the most interesting cultural Ingil- tutions on earth.

and

Much work had been done at Ancient Corinth, the city where Itved Paul with Aqulla the tent maker, and where he wrote his Epistles to the Thessalonians and where, six years later, in the house of Galus, he wrote the Epistles to the Romans and the Galatians.

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Temple of Apollo, Corinth.

Among the wonders of the excavations are the water- works and fountains, fed by Pegasus the winged horse came the spring of Pirene, whero to drinks and was captured.

Exciting Career There was and is much work to do in Corinth, for this old elty has had an exciting career. Corinth was at the apex of its glory hundreds of years before

during His era I Christ, and was a great centre for com- merce, and

rival of Rome in trade, A

Mediterranean of great purt.

It was said to have been twelve miles, in circumference.

The Corinth that we know to- day is a nice litio Greek town. not far from

era,

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

CIR GREGORY BATH- WATER, called as an the expert witness for Ministry of Hubbleblowing, Is one of the Government's foremost stultologists.

Human, vital, dynamic, thick myebrowed, Sir Gregory was for many years Rushton Lecturer in Comparative Faiultology ot Swindon University. "He' 18. Chairman of the Fin-Processing Commitice.

Cross-examined By Mr Goo$a~ boote, the famous scientist Sir Gregory Bathwater, said, “In my opinion pens wiped on unpro- cessed mackerel-fin would ignite and disintegrate, owing to the .combustible elements present lu the fibre of the fin."

FOR THE

£4,000,000

A Year Trade Pact

15.-A.

Teheran, MAY Kaido "ugreement between Persia' and Western Ger- many providing for a turn- over of £4,000,000 a year is being discussed, it was announced here today.

Persia, under the agree- meal, would export cotton, wool, bidem, oll, oilseeda dyestulls and minerals, in return for steel, drugs, machine.. tools, electric equipment and cameran.

Trade balances

would beattled quarterly fn sterling, it is reported. Reuter.

Optimistic

Cotton

Forecast

Snapdriver: Sir Gregory, ex- pert opinion says that a mackerel-din connot be fully processed. Would you agree to that?

Sir Gregory: It would A

de pend on what is meant by fully, and by processed. · ·.

Corklecarrot: What would you menn by 117

Ble

the 1948-40 world Gregory: Soaking fin in a solution of gum-varnish or detymol A.

a result of the work, water was again flowing out of the

AF niarble llon heads, done for centuries before the It had

Christian School had done a superb

The 108 of excavating the old aqueduct. Other work had been well ad- vanced on streets and shops of the old city, niss the ruins of the theatre and the western end

a 2,500 year magnificent Temple of of the Corinth Canal, five miles old

Apollo, with hugo from the excavated ruins.

columns over eight feet in diameter.

Flourishing Business Another discovery was that of the layout of the Corinthian oracle, who did the same flourishing business as that of Dolphi, even if not quite so renowned.

The

*Oracle Corinth was connected by a subterranean passageway fitted.

CARS MAGAZINE

A Dragon in the Playroom

"DID

-General Tin Found it a Place to Stay---

By MAX TRELL

ID you, ever see a dragon, General Tin?" Knarf and Hanld. the shadow-children with the turned-about names, askeri their friend the tin soldier. General Tin, who was standing very tall and straight at the play-room door, didn't move an inch. In fact, he didn't move at all. But after a moment of silence, he answered:

"I did." "You did

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dragon!" Hanid exclaimed. "Oh, how wonderful!"

"Where did you see it? What was it like? What wasit doing?" Knart cried.

Hanid begged General Tin to tell them all about the dragon.

"Well," said General Tin, as he took his musicet off his zhoulder and stood it on

wasn't "It

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the

General Tin thought he'd wind the dragon around a spool.

with a

at

a mouthplece that served as.a sort apeoking tube.. The priest crawled under-ground, and, by a bit of ventriloquism, pretended that his words of pru phecy and wisdom Issued from the

mouth of the arcle. Much work remained on the agshda of the American School just before the war, a pro- gramme which gave promise of even more fascinating excava- tlons. Perhaps before long the work will be resumed, and once more tourists will visit Corinth to seo, how the world lived in busy city centuries and centuries ago,

( Temɑrrow--Science At Work)

Gooseboote: Would that pre- vent Ignition?

Sir Gregory: No.

"What

Cockirearrot (hopelessly): On, Mrs B: May I ask a question mlord? (Judge nods.) the famin-well, what the 'ell te all thus about?" For

young diplomats

HERE are a few

for young diplomats be- more hints

ginning their careers in foreign countries:

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BUSINESSMAN

US Unlikely To Change Policy On Jap Reparations

Washington, May 16-Informed 2 sources expect some fiery sessions of the Far Eastern Commission over the United States decision on Japanese reparations, but they see few, if any, prospects of the American programme substantially amended..

countries

Some Far Eastern member Bro known to bo Indignant over the United States notice that i wants no further

from

Japan.

reparations

But informed sources point out that the United States has tried yainly over a long period to get agreement to any pro-

i gramme 'and has falled.

The reparations issue will be

the

subject of prolonged future

discussion, but tho United

being

Threat To

Cuban

Textile Industry

Annecy. (France), May 14.-

States hos made its position clear, and since it has the veto power it is not expected to deviato very far from it in the Cuba today told members of the future.

Geneva Agreement on Tarifi Delegates to the Commission and Trade that the Cuban tex- have submitted -the United ifle Industry would be "wiped States policy announcement to out" unless emergency measures. Washington, May 14-The their governments, Now they were taken to protect it. United States Department of must wall instructions

before Agriculture today estimated speaking on It formally in the

cotton produc Commission.-United Press. tion at about 20,140,000 bates, of 600 lbs each, which is 3,020,- 000 bales above the previous estimate.

has

P.I. AMBASSADOR "NOT SURPRISED"

Washington; May

Philippine

15-Tho

Ambassador

In an interview with

Twenty-three members of the Geneva Agreement are holding their third session here.

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Cuba la expected to ask meeting to allow it to withdraw concessions made to the United

States on textiles in 1948. At It sald most of the incrensed

that

time the United States, Mr Cuba and the other 21 members production in 1940-49 occurred

Joaquin Elizalde, said today that of the Agreement negotiated in the United States.

I added that world produc- he was hurt but not surprised mulli-lateral tarift agreement tion this consumption for the first time cut off further payment of re- world's trade.

year exceeds world by the United States move to covering two-thirds of the

since the war.

parations by Japan,

Mr Emilie Pando, of the Cuban delegation, The estimate for India

told The been reduced to 1,940,000 boles. United Press, Elizalde indicated industry Involved a capital in- the session that the Cuban textile from the previous estimate of that he felt the United States vestment of US$45,000,000 and 2,050,000, and to the smallest policy proposed last Thursday an erop for many years.

would lead the Far Easter of Department sald weather Commission to oblivion. conditions wore favourable for cotton throughout most of the African cotton areas.

its development, and in view of the Industry to reduce un- Egyptian production rose to Commission's basic Ineffective-employment, especially seasonal

of ness, it would seem a waste of unemployment in the the modißcation of the govern- ume and money to keep it func- ment's cotton acreage restric-Woning."-United Press. tions. Production in the Anglo- Egyptian Budan was up 16 per- sent. to 251,000 bairs-United

1,772,000 holes as a result

In Eastern Europe you must learn to distract your host's attention while changing glasses with him. Never drink out of the glass he has alled for pou: Distract his attention. that he gets the one he has filled for you. This can be done by suddenly pointing to the window over the street, and saying. "Ah! | Press. A procession! If

you carry designs for battleships or atom bomb figures in your despatch. casc, label them, respectively "Notes for à rock garden,” and Daphne's "Measurements for sun-room." Always put the shutters up on your

windows when you hear that the window- cleaner is coming.

--(London Express Service)

very big they're always lyin' down. YOUR BIRTHDAY.

dragon-only a mile or so long Anyway the dragon come craw

it was terribly thin. ling out of its book. It didn't You

It hadn't 5cc,

eaten like living inside the book any- hundreds and more."

ed with the ten-spot, Jack ruff-

then niffed the queen of anything for ed, clubs in dummy with the sever of spades. Now his eight of dia- hundreds of years. Its head was no larger than the head of a pin, monds picked up East's seven- spot, and on the six and four of and its tail was as fine as thread. diamonds he discarded the jack And It only had one eye."

"Oh, the poor thing!" Hanld and ten of hearts,-making-six- acid.

sighed.

Edge of Bookshelf

Check Your went on

Knowledge

1. Who was responsible for the process of posturising milk? Who discovered the Phil- lippine Islands?

2.

of the ostrich?

4. What is meant by an am-

bassador plenipotentiary?.

"I found it sitting on the edge of the bookshelf," General Tin

"Most dragons nowa days live inside of books, and this one had just come crow- out of the Golden Fairy Hng Tales. Do you know why suddenly asked. dragons are enlled dragons?? ho

- Knarf sald dragons WETO called dragons because that was their name.

General Tin shook his head.

who are

"Why didn't it?" Hanid wanted to know.

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mind.

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By

STELLA

MONDAY, MAY 16 DORN today, you havď Bhighly

reason for your being consider- perceptive was sad and lonely."

ed a harsh taskmaster. You have no patience at all Ceneral Tin said. "No one had You are very emotional but are

with able to analyse this and keep those who are opened the book to look at it in

mentally lazy. control. Those who use their breing to a long, long time. No one overything-well-under

Since your ambitions-are-vauntget out of physical labour 01 cares about me any mooing, you nover will be satisfied muscular work are those,

not going to go with second I'm sobbed buck in that book. Besides. it

you best. You

believe, who will get along in the world. said the next minute, I can willing to work hard for what find my place in it again. In you want and usually get it.

You have retentive memory going to stay right here in this room where I can see people and can carry a great deal of and where I can do something

detall in your mind Instead of just waiting to be upon it when needed. You are so Independent in thought and action that you are inclined to must always follow a leader. be impatient with those who

looked at."

"And what happened?" Kriarf naked. Did the dragon stay in

the room?"

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and call

There is considerable of the disciplinarian in your nature. Since you are able to others, yourself, you see obey the laws you make for little

TUESDAY,

Wooden Spool 3. Where is the native home "Dragons are called dragona

ziern "Oh, yes," said General Tin. because they're always draggin' "It wouldn't go back inside the their tails. It's just like lens hook. But it couldn't stay at

called Tons

because opened out

on the bookshelf either with its tail spread oll Rupert & the live toyr-31 | Bround. So I got an empty wooden spool. from the sewing basket and it wound itself neatly round and round it with its head stuck up through the top, and the one eye wide open, looking all around.

5. Lima is the capital of what country?

6. The coarse auter coat of

rye, wheat, com and other cereal is known as what?

(Answers in Column 6)

CROSSWORD S

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Han Jetter distorted

Ehrough a sting¥ (5-2)

10% Thiata, wwpyt-woented, ~(8)

Feeling more hopeful, the little party jetruff back to Nutwood. Ar1 the edge of the villige they meet Constable Growler and they all call gut, ""Good morning." To their

surprise he doesn't answer, but only gives a grunt and Jooley at them in

■ věty poculiar way, 'I; wonder what's gone wrong." whispers Rupen. Then the constable speaks. ***Just'a'moment.” bo'says. “Have ány of you young peoplé been plaga 'ing tricks with me ?” ** What #ver 'do you mean?W:\xays Sylvia, in bewilderment.

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19 and 28. Dog thas could make a

by grand too. (5, 4) 20

15. Vekamans. (8) 2

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TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- stimulating day. Select new ideas and turn them into oppor. lunities at once. Be progres-

sive.

GEMINI (May 22-Jáno 22)— A Bine day, especially for those on the home front. Wives and mothers are especially favour- sheed.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Promote your personal interests right now. See that everything you do counts for something im-

Your home and family tles are strong and you will be hap- plest if you wed at an early age and have a large family of your own. Dented this, you might devote a great part of your life to the teaching of children and young people.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. MAY 17

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Home matters good; business shows an Improvement. In fat, everything" is Пле jusi now!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.. 22)-A new job may turn out very well indeed. If your main Interest is in romance, that can be good, too,

CHICAGO GRAINS

Chicago, May 14 Grain prices on the Board of Trade here today closed Irregular after early casiness. Nearby contracts showed the best re- covery in wheat, with soy beans and lard the round performers.

He said: "After this

Inteal

Annual payment in wages US$20,000,000 to

10,000 their families, He said Cuba must diversify

anci workers

dustry.

ment

Euger in. Mr. Pando said his govern- believed that the Geneva Tokyo, May 14-More than Agreement on Tariffs and Trade persons, including high afforded the necessary means 300 government officials, participated "io prevent ruin of the Cuban today in the opening - of the textile Industry." Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The United States delegate, Mr Woodbury Willoughby, said The Exchanges throughout his government had an "impor Japan were closed nearly four tant Interer In the problem years ago on the orders of the and he would like to examina Allled authorities.

General the Cuban statement before Douglas MacArthur this week commenting authorised the re-opening of the Press. exchanges in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya-United Press.

best all US Loan For

Wheat prices closed 1/2 lower to 1-3/8 higher.

Corn

closed 1-1/8 lower to 1-1/8 higher. Onts closed 1/8 to 1 cent lower.

Rye closed un changed to 1 cent lower. Soy beans closed 1/4 lower to 1-5/0 her. Lard closed 20-to-23 higher.

Prices closed as follow: WULAT price per bushel,

May

2-24-1-2 1.97-15

1.34-16

July

CORN

May

July

OATS

May July

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07-26-13

01-10-02

-United Prop.

Gloomy US Tax

Estimate

Washington, May 15-Con- gressional tax experts today in-

Mexican

Oil Industry

->

it-United

Ministry of Supply Cuts

Metal Prices

were unable

London, May 15.--The Minis- try of Supply announced tonight a reduction in. Its selling · price for copper, lead and .zino. Mexico City, May 15,

At the British

Industries Reliable sources here said today Fair, which closed on Friday," that a lean of US$100,000,000 to British. manufacturers com- develop Mexico's rich olt plained that they resources would probably be to give overseas buyers quota granted soon by the United tions for orders because British- States government,

prices for non-ferrous metals These sources said the loan,

were higher than those abroad.

The sales director

of a putting American capital in the £1,200,000 combine Mexican oil business for the export trade has dropped to first time since 1938, would be quarter." administered by a joint United

Another director said: "The States-Mexican Board and would position is very serious. This enable Mexico to rebuild and in another example of bulk buy- modernise her reinerles

anding failing to keep in touch internoi oil transportation with world prices." system.

Among the

Said

Tho.

The new prices are £130 per ton for electrolytic copper, 205 projects tenta per ton for soft pig lead, and pected new gloom Into the tively agreed upon are the 283 per ton for zinc. The old Federal budget picture by building of several new reprices were coppe

copper £140, lead. estimating that the Treasury Anerics and construction of £100, zinc. £101. would get US$2,100,000,000 less pipelines. Including one con- Manufacturers claimed that than President Truman force- necting the Pacife and Atlantic in the United States

copper cast in the Ascal year beginning |--Oceans-United Press.

was £102 per tan, Iend. 280 on July

and zinc £70.—Reuter,

If Congress "should approve ali President Truman's spend- ing proposals the new forcecast would Indicate a government defcit in the neighbourhood of CAPRICORN. (Dec. 23-Jan. US$3,000,000,000 for the fiscal 201-Best for you to stress | yehr - 1950; unles, taxes are in- progress in business rather than social matters.

creased.

The President's estimate show- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. ed a deficit of US$878,000,000. perahps through 19) Make gains in business To offset this and permit a debt

unex-reduction he asked for US$4, pected stroke of good fortune. 000,000,000,-United Press. Be on the look out for st

"And when the children's mother came into the room the next morning, she spied it at ence. Oh! There's the spool of thread and a needlel' said. I wonder how they got there! That she put the dragon in her sewing basket. And, by and by," sald General Tin, "that dragon was on everybody's portant.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)— coals and skirts and dresses........ holding buttons together and If planning business expanelen, hiending tears. It was useful now if the time to do it! Make

hay while the sun shines. "But what hap dragon be- Fine employment potentials may nt last, and very happy."

happened to the VIRGO, (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- book where longed. General

Tin said be opened today. Take full ad- Hanid.

yantage of all offers now for

of your how for "Oh," replied, General Tin, business expansion. it's a funny thing. The page LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct. 23)- just became faded. Nobody A good all-around day for your could ever tell whether the activities. Love, romance and dragon was still there, or was courtship are definitely in the Kone

air, tool

THAT RIFLE.

·FLØPEARS. AND LEMME HOW MUH

Bomo

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 21)— Use your Imagination and. creative ideas for furtherance arts career in business or the ARIES (Mar. 23-Apr. 20)--- Another good day for all your endeavours. Sep. that all is happy and content

. on the marital front. 4,44

New York Ores

Closing pricen

May 14

Antimony, Amrican per

HONGKONG SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Exchange this morning $360,010,00. Transactions noon prices:N

London Stocks

Lethargic

London, May 44 Neither was the lifting of the Berin blockade and nor the Tory: triumphs in the Locat elections could raise the stock market here from deep' SHANEN BUYERS BELLENS SALES: Iethargy into which it has sunk

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BANKS

31K Hank. 1325

·ין:

10.1550

30 1930

over the past fortnight,

Industrial shares were all but 23401550mmobile, Ford Motors Based one shining.toʻ50/0 'and Rolls .009 --20.@. 635 – | Noyco eased ninepence..tó. 06/6.

****vőik shares. had, some violent 114 117 100 118

amovement but no sense of comm-*

17 mon outlook. Gold shares were or 1711 Idlo ull week unul, the end, when they woke up. United

1814-1814 1000,

cent) in bilk of ceridad fott FO.. Texas. US 0.35 INSURANCES Tin, Grade "A". (19,5 percent or Union

higher)

********* 1.03 DOCHE, ETC. „Tungsten," "powdered (30.8 persent 1. Wharf

or higher)__V2.10 wolframite (Chinese are containing

Dock' XD Tungsten Triaxiqu) · · 'duty......, paid, Fo.. New York,

short Provident. -15% 14.50/25.50 S'bal Dock, *Unlled. FrW. BAND, TTC)

HK Hotel), 1920:

1.80 Humphreys, "20.10. Washington, May 14 The UTILITIES United States Department

Tram, 14.70 of Agriculture: today announced

CeLight

(0) that United States March tk- ports of rice. totalled $1,000,000 lbs, a decline from, 20,000,000. Ibs in February, and 64,000,000 1bs in March, 1948.United

ton

Kick Back

By Harry F. O'Neill

WATCH HOW COULD KNOCK DOWN AN

“ABHOOTIN"

· THIS, POLÍLIN": ARCK, (MOPHEADE

US Rice Exports B'bal Land

Fress.

CHECK

YOUR KNOWLEDGE:

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1 Louis Pasteur. 2: Magellan

sin, 1521, 3. In the, deserta of

11.60 1214

C. Ligh

7.80 8.40

Mectric,

Airiba, and Arabla: An am ·Watson bassadora with full powers to

ruaka mirakiyz) Best Peru G COTTONE Bran.We

500

194

500 1000 @ 10.50

**** Exchange Rates

Businers

·5000 0.14.80 thoticial

p5839

was done in, tha, lõbu [oxchange ? market. This morning at the following “rates Bier) portande mold (për ) UA. dollar. (per -31) i

·FIC plastena (pes. 1603)

Blum 100 (per 1001 và

NEX guudnee (per 100) Singapore (Stralto). 3..fik,

New York Scrap

Cooper: JOB. per fatty

Closing prices May 16

* U819.40.9.71.