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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1949.

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BY WILLIAM MCKENNEY WHEN you look today's hand over, you may say, that it g very simple, yet I think I could! write several articles about 11. It was played by four of the great- *** est players in the country. The defenders were Samuel Stayman

ID

JUST LOVE

TO SEE THE

A LITTLE

PERFORMING

DOGG!

AN IMPORTANT DECADE

IN RETROSPECT

COLONNADE

By Tom Driberg

(Pilot Press, 151.)

and

an

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the (l)erra'

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

AN glot fun in Covent Gar

or

entertaining.

of book scrap period.

The first section deals with the time when we were still hoping that something might be done to avert a cecond World.

recruits, sleepy and Check Yo War. Part two is of the war

period. It starts with the au- slightly surprised, nccepted

Tea and toast were thor's apology for prophesying pleasure.

Then the RSM heard that two new officers had turned up le in turn knocked, saluted, said One of the earliest entries in he would see about balmen for 2. What is electrum?

Part I is a delightful story, them, meanwhile, would they On what peninsula, are about "two young conserlpts who like any more tea and tonst.: "In the best interests of art." -

arrived late at night, (and cheer- Spain and Portugal located?

Helen 4. Who was

ful) at the camp to which they In what country was. Hitler had been told to report.

Can't wake everyone up for

N article about the poly- direction Indicated. There were den Opera, with a tenor many huts. They came, without singing in Italian and, a knowing it, to the ofteers' quar-soprano In German, mado "Now in this camp two beds me dig up an old suggestion Either have uns selection from the writ- are always kept ready made up of mine.

Ing of columnist Tom Driberg for visiting officers. These were gramophone records played between 1037 and 1947 maloes an unnecupled-1il the two recruit in the wings, while the

Informative funder'n into

eventful guest-house, saw them. In the singers merely mouth the clse dub tho morning a batman noticed that words, tho guest house was occupied voices. assumed that two officers had

I remember a love duet be arrived during the night; kneck-tween Rustiguzzi and Stummun- ed, saluted, offered tea,

drang. She sang in Italian, and the he replied with insults in The

Thuringian thloves' slang. When the pubile thought he was tell- he was her he loved Ing

her, calling her a hideous hell-cat soon as Rustiguzzi realised what was going on, she dropped Into low Calabrian. "This, was not, as a tool of a critic wrote

Knowledge

1. Name the seven dwarfs of "Snow White."

3.

Mitchell?

Porter

nine days earlier, "No war this brought.

crisia." The last section deals with 1045 to 1047.

The eloquence of

Mr. Gooseboots Na masterly speech for the

6. Name the Ibrary in Eng-you,' growled a military police told him about the recruits" lato defence Mr Honeyweather

Then the military policeman who had been on duty the night before happened to see the SM,

yet. arrival, asked if he'd seen them in "A horrible doubt crossed the RSM's mind. He went back to The visitors

of New York City in the West, born? and George Rapec, also of New

Here's couple of York City, in the East. Rapce land to which a copy of every man. We'll see to you in the

blankets-you'd better sleep had just won the world cham- book published in Great Britain morning,

the canteen. There's a stove in pionship

Individual must be sent. masters

there. They wandered off in the fournament.

The bidding shown. Is exactly the way it occurred at the table. West cashed the king and ace of hearts, then led the third heart which declarer ruffed with the three of spades. South then led a small diamond to dummy's king

(Answers in-Column 6)

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were still resting. the guest-houKU,

led the jack of spades and Rope The Furniture Can Get Angry d

covered with the king. Declarer won the trick with the ace and cashed the queen of spades.

Now you might say that all decinter had to do was to cash the ten of spades, picking up both of the defenders' remaining trumps, and you would be right. But suppose that the spades were divided 4-2-that is what the expert figures vil

ed

-It Gets Cross If It Isn't Dusted- By MAX TRELL

TUDY, wife of Mr Punch, was dusting the furniture. Knart Hanid, the shadow- and children with the turned-about names, each with a dust cloth, were helping her.

"Don't think for A minute.

If the spades had been divid-

4-2, declarer would have dears," Judy was saying, "that made his contract; but as it was, the furniture isn't glad to be Chairs and tables of the

greatest defen-kept clean.

It took one has been my 'pri-land beds, and lamps, don't ke

themselves to be covered with dust any more than you or 1 would. They feel very uncom- fortable when they're not clean.

Knarf, said: "Do they really mind, Judy?"

sive plays it vilege to see to set the contract.

South did not take the third round of trumps. Instead, he led a club to dummy's acc, came back to his hand with a club, then led the king of clubs. Af this point neither of the defen

"Mind? repeated Judy. "In- ders had a club, but if either deed they do. I once knew a

Judy dusted the table. one of them had ruffed this chair who was so angry at not trick, the contract would have being dusted regularly that he in the house was when they table had back found where the been made. Stayman discarded

Icanod himself just the seven of diamonds, having against the wall and wouldn't walked to. Fortunately, they to sweep diamonds

had the good sense played. the three of at trick four on dummy's king. let anyone sit on him."

"My goodness!" exclaimed up all the falling bread crumbs Belleve it or not, Rapee dis-

certainly from that moment on. Hani in alarm. carded the deuce of diamonds.

Now declarer was sure that wouldn't want that to happen table was glad to return to Ita

of our chairs! What did own place and to any

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FOR

Additional ECA Grant

To Holland

Washington, May 24. --The Economic Co- operation - Administra- tion today announced that it had allocsted'

to US$180.000

the Netherlands for the pur- chase of metallic oros and concentrates from Japan.

At the same time it decreased by US$75,000 an earlier allocation to Korea for railway equip». mont, and by US$220,- 000 a provious alloca- tion, to Korea for mis- cellaneous manufactur- commodities.-- United Press.

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RUBBER

MARKET

DECLINE

THE BUSINESSMAN

Severe Blow To UK Exporters

India, S. Africa. Impose

New Import Controls

London, May 24.-Within a week of each other, import restrictions from two Sterling countries, India and South Africa, have come as a severe blow to British exporters.

Both countries have clumped down on imports on similar grounds, namely, they could not afford the luxury of spending. Sterling at the rates they had reached in recent times, from the point of view of long- term national economy.

Apart from conserving their Sterling credits, these restrictions will help in bringing about à closer approach to an equilibrium in payments - ..with Britain.

In the matter of Sterling | arrangements, South Africa's politon le different from India's. South Africa has no Sterling balances. In this country like Choke

South of India, and

in Britain 'Africa's : purchases are financed by drawings from the 1948 gold loan to Britain of £80,000,000, part from her own current curningu.

Up to May 13, South Africa

New York, May 24-Number had used up £30,000,000 of this

Under the terms of the

1 contract rubber futures today loan. closed 50 to 65 points lower on loan Britain hes to repay this loan in gold after Sterling ad- sales totalling 181 contracts.

Is to Justments in 1951, and it

Protection

For USA Investors?

Under-Developed Areas Plan

May 24-The

Washuistan, Standard contract rubber the advantage of the Union to State Department has revealed futures closed 55 points lower. conserve as much of this loan as that the programme for ald to

British

Gooseboote made some very

aske telling points. He

three weeks" whether, after wrangling and argument, there was anyone in court,, from the could Judge downwards who "But it was still only a doubt. honestly say that he knew what He spoke politely, but guardedly, the case was about. "Mrs. Butter- ho nsked them

they scotch has been charged." who | wens er, they were oficers, said. "with breaking laws which no two Ministries interpret in they? weren't

himself He sense. Good lord no, no, old boy, the same

they. We've just been was by no means certain what degree of chemical foolery con- called up. We're recruita

under-developed areas of the The market opened easy and possible to be drawn in gold, What roared the RSM, stituted what the Ministry call-

from the

exporters world may include increased ed processing,

another called remained under constant pres 'T'H

anded give

States government You

treatment, and a third technical sure up to the close, Influenced point of view, although exports Walle

to these toast.

ese countries could be con-ulied

guarantees to business firms by lower London and Singapore sidered One expert had preparation.

these *"unrequited" Tom Driberg can be a very

willing to make foreign invest- restrictions aro bound hard hitter, when he has seen said that, in the eyes of the cables and the almost uller In-

to lead to wh

mentu something he doesn't like and, 10. Article 02-there was no

rather, of Regulation difference of consumer by further drops in Bri

British exports, interest, despite the fact that the especially of consumer goods,

In a brochure entitled "Point in these ten years, many things 001,

Four Programme" market was 14 cents below

the Depart- If alternate markets are not

cost of such he saw were in this category.

ment said the the synthetic price. Another

found, and expert penwiper.

alternate markets He has been a Member of Pay such thing as a mackerel-fin

was still "Indeter- guarantees

but bye-law which liament since 1942, and in this quoted

Dealer hedging was expedited for luxury and consumer goods minato"

would depend extent of capacity went to the Buchen-versed this decision. Sir Gregory by uncertainties about foreign are not easy to find, the whole largely upon the wald concentration comp in Batliwater denied that the fin

exchange and liquidation by process of Industrial clogging liability assumed by the govern- April 1945.

had been processed. It seemed

disheartened longs, although can be anticipated.

ment and the unpredictablo to him that this client was c

Сде Wall Street commission Thus Britain is faced with hazards of foreign investment, tiled to leave the court with-

her house became a small

scale the problem of having it both including nationalisation or con- out a mackerel-stained on

buyer of December:

ways keeping up

governments her volume Ascation by local character. (Laughter.)

of exports as well as keeping without adequate compensation, Despite the current very low down her advances to countries and the inability, of the investor prices, observers. bellove that from the Sterling balances.

to convert the currencies of bullish. confidenco la badly

other countries into dollars." shaken and that further declines

The Department is understood are likely to precede any

to contemplate only guaranteen that is technical rebound.

delegation visits this country into "non-business risks

risks 20

to the United States inves June, greater stress may well for aside from those normal to ve laid by Britain not on tho

rc-

He records his impressions of several visits to USA, of Spain during the civil war, of a Popal Coronation. He has been watch- ing the world carefully and con- This appeals to me tinuously for many years, and To shorten speeches Finland's

the

this book gives readers chance to look in retrospect at Premier wants MPs to stand on the important decade of 1937 one leg while speaking.

(News Item).

-London Express Service) (Tomorrow-Recorded Music)

1947.

The YOUR BIRTHDAY,..

was

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

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RAW MATERIALS It is therefore to be exported that when the Indian Bnancial

such as rate of spending by India, but any business operation, s loases due to competition. on the need, from Britain's

Best informed sources hero 17:20-21 traded point of view, of increasing said the point-four programme

Prices closed as follow No. Contract stubber Futures May

17.05 bid Juño

17.12 mostiinal-..

August September October

By STELLAly

never moved Stayman had held four spades,

the people who lived in the Itself away again. But the most another club, ho led

the house do to make him tet people suraking story at all

ORN today, your emotional toward all. Hold to your own which Stayman discarded

about the picture that hung on

Dnature is a very strong ideals but allow others fred- ten of diamonds. Rapee trumped sit on him again?"

wall, diamond

You must dom, as well! Knarf and Hanid both asked and positive one.

under strict It is likely that you women tell them about the always keep it

WIL

less serious-minded

CHESS PROBLEM

By T. EBEND (BCF Tourney 57) Black, 10 pieces.

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to

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Dusting And Polishing this trick, and led n which Stoyman trumped, thus "They had to dust him off defeating the contract one trick. from top to bottom, and polish Judy to

him with wax. But even so hu pleturo that hung on the wall. I control or it is apt to betray, than you men born on tills day. Well," said Judy, "It was a you. Never do things on im you will tend more toward the and creaking

Think carefully before kept grumbling

acting. of

You have

more than social and frivolous things lof for a long lima after that. And picture of Christopher Colum-pulse, there was another house, Judy hus-and-all bis men on one

sliare of temperamente. However, you have it in their ships. They were sailing your went on, "where no one

discover temper to your enemies and you to accomplish great things their way swept the crumbs often enough o

hard and make sacrifices for The ocean was all hence must always count ten if you are also willing to work from under the table. That America.

them You probably will bo them, and. It looked before you answer in onger. table became even angrier than

an around

But But, in addition, you have a happlest living in the country. fresh and blue and clean.

Christopher Columbus great deal of logic in your make An early marriage and a home "Did it do anything?" asked when

looked out through the picture-up. This unusual combination circle of your own would give Knart.

the tramo

of the of emotion and reason, it pro- your robust energies full outlet letting your manag- Judy nodded. "One fine day, It decided it had had enough of house where the plcture hung, perly used can augur very fine, as well

furniture success.

ing qualities exert themselves Your intuitions are keen, also, fully. You will mite a fine bread crumbs around its feet. he saw nothing but So it walked right out of the that needed dusting, Tug that and you probably will have a wife and mother.

that beatings, floors

the chair."

into

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nooded

stood itself next to the plane needed sweeping and cobwebs deep interest in the mysterious

of the ceiling.

White, 11 piecez. White to play and mate in tub. Solution to yesterday's

problem;

1, Q-Q3, any; 2, Q, R, or Kt

mates.

CROSSWORD

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landing place. 18)

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21. 1 loopNDIG.' (6); <

123, 114, WAS ABked why he persecuted

23. They aaturally stagger. '()

in principát.divisions of a kingdom.

2. IN DIOTIZER a dry shop, (B),

Get help from the maiden (S),

4.19* Sticky"ând'dirty. (6)

·B-Jib, "(4).

I Apparat cald, at aped. (5)

Mead whlobster' way

dining room imo the parlour and where there were no bread in all corners

was

LISS

very busy). shed, become

Rupert & the live toys-39 Day after day, he and his

and remain

Your spiritual To find what the stars have and the occult.

become over la store for tomorrow, select may

you grow older your birthday star and read the He thought sure that the chil-nature crumbs at all. You can't madren that lived in the house and you must always struggle corresponding paragraph.

developed as

Let gine how amazed

everyone would help

their mother (who woul

the in your religious expressions to your birthday star be your

Uberal daily guide. furniture bright and

THURSDAY, MAY 26. But sallors patiently walled, nothing happened. Finally, fust to teach them a lesson, he did very extraordinary thing."

asked he do?" "What did Knari.

Sailed Far Away Judy chuckled, "Perhaps you won't believe this. Portinps no one will. But this is what Chris-

Columbus... did. topher

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BCX.

November

December

January (1040)

17.18raded India's carnings in Sterling by guarantees may go much further selling Britain more of the raw than that, and protect United materials she needs.

Slates investers against some Britain at present not only political hazards as feels the shortage of raw mate- United Press. cho used to get rials which tha

17.10 nominat

17.03

17.00

1851 nominal

February

16.83

March

10.10

+

April May Juno

10.70

July

May

16.05 16,00 10.05 Standard Contract Rubber Futures.

14.80 nomina!

United Press.

CHICAGO

from India before, but she ins to find hard currency to buy them in other markets. On the side of Indin these raw mate- "rials are valuable dollar carners

to supplement tho

stender

quoti of dollars allowed by Britain

The advantage, therefore, in

Well,

Loan Talks

In Manila

Manila, May 24 Discussions

Affairs,

the coming Sterling talks is on the proposed $1,000,000 Ioan still with India, as it is as much to the Indonesian Repubile took in the Interest of Britain to place at the Foreign Office to- between the Under- GRAINS keep Indla supplied with Ster-day

Ing by further releases in Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Air. Felino Neri, Dr Alexander up her export

the Judonesian Foreign Maramis, Chicago, May 24-Chicago order to keep

drive.

The only why Britain

5M+ Charles and Minister, grains on the Board of Trade

can also hope to get more raw Tambu, the Indonesian Secre here today ruled steady to firm.

materials diverted to her wil Wheat responded to nows of be by a larger release of dollars tary-General of Foreign it was reliably learned. to meet India's pressing re- French inquiry for flour, along

A concreta proposal on the. with continued armness in the quirements of capital goods-loan application was presented

and reports of Reuter.

by the Indonesian negotiators, cash market

were held. further, delays in the harvest in

Preliminary talks

but the several weeks ago the south-western winter wheat country.

that the proposal be made in a concreto form-Reuter.

Prices closed as follow:- WHEAT--price per bushel,

July

1.00-3-%

September

December March (1950).

MAIZE

1.07-0 130-11-14 1.00

NYE

NY FOREIGN Philippine Government requested

EXCHANGE

Closing Rates May 24.

US$82077

Argentine Peso (Om- 13-14 137-14

clal)

.......... 1.17•ț1⁄2 | Argentine Peso

1,42-16 3.44

-United Press.

official): Australia Brazil Belgium

New York Metals

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)— decisions aren't promptly mado Bo If you can be ingenlus or inven- today. Rest on your cars. tive and come up with some now tactful.

CAPRICORN (Dec 23-Jam idea, success should be yours,

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- 20)-A neutral day, yet it can

Don't turn out better than expected if September Stick to routine today. go off at a tangent, and all will your attitude is positive and December energetic, be

·well."

July AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) September (July | 24-Aug. 23)-- LEO Don't be overoptimistic, but sea-General business affairs are ordered his ship turned around to it that you take full advan- good, but be cautious in dealing Alliage of every opportunity with

with members of the opposite salled far away offered. and they

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-- When the children looked at

VIRGO (Apr. 24-Sept. 22)- the picture the next morning, At length the little party teparatext that was left was, the ocean Markets are good.........: Just make Exterior influence are, apt to be. patient and co-operative în Columbus and his sure that the product you are erractic and disrupting, so be Christopher

everything and his ship had all dis-offering is tops and you will win

LIBRA appeared."

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20). (Sept 23-0ċL 23)- "Didn't

to your moorings. they

ever come Don't let Impulses rule the day. Make fast back?"

asked. Hankd

Salf-control is necessary if you Consolidate, previous gains, but Oh yes, replied Judy: "but are to make permanent gains. see that you are ready to go.

SCORPIO (Ost, 24-Nov. 22) ahead at the signal. « after the furniture was only

moyo... dusted; the rugs were beaten, To move slowly is to the floor was swept and the surely Just now. Don't take TAURUS (Apr. 31-May 21

Romanco and marriage. Make the, most of any oppor-- cobwebs were taken, down from risks.

tunity which may open to you the corner of the ceiling." And are favoured.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dee. today. Good for your efforts Judy chuckled. again

be impatient if while others have to wait. went on with her housecleaning: 22)-Don't

In

and each goes, his own way. another minule, Rupert alatt lá, surprise for the small messenger is in front of him again. Tell me," By the golliwog, urgently, are the giraffe and hippo all right Did they run away from the police Catation "No, we have them." cries, Rupert, **They'll never rug away again. They're much, 100. Thank good happy with us." nesse sighs Colly. Then perhaps my mistake won't malice, math, What mistake 2" asks Rupert.

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·I∙DECLARE I INDIANS. ART. BLESSING * IMBA WAY

Iron Ore (9% percent) Iron) delivered lowor port Lake Superior, per short ton. Copper (Electrolytic, Export F.0.3. New York per ID. .................. Zinc. Prime. Western,

New York, per 3b,

Canada

Chile England

Closing Prices New Zealand

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WEDNESDAY;; MAY": 13: Closing Times by Air Shanghai, Swatow, Amay, Talpeh, Kunming and Holbow, 3.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Bes

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Batavia, Bourabaya and Macasar, 3 p.m.

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a Seed, per bushel

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10.50

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