1949-05-26 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1949.

FOR

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Lays Off Twice To Set This Contract

'RY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

ONE thing that makes bridge

popular is

that a player

never becomes to good that he is perfect. Sometimes a tourno- ment player who is not classed

DUMBBELLS MENT OFFICE

I'DIDN'T GET STUNG

WHEN I REMOVED THE WASPS

NEST

ON

OH.

THE NO-I

RECORDED MUSIC

[OTHER] KEPT TUNEFUL FOLK-COWBOY

HAND THE

YOU OTHER MIGHT HAND HAVE! IN MY POCKET

as an expert will make a play Check Your

that is missed by one who is considered tops in the country.

This hand occurred in one of the earlier matches and Robert Abolen of New York City, sit- ting North, made a play that set the contract.

Knowledge

3. Name the most castern town in North America.

SONG CATCHES ON

By DAVID C. WHITNEY

BY THE

WAY by Beachcomber

T

teeth talks an-

nounced for May 26 will Jut how take place until

|June 14.

The Suet touch

However, worth noting aro Total intake proteins t ¡NCE in a while'a folk-cowboy

tune comes along and catches Dinah Shore's singing of "A above prewar at the moment,

(Mr John Strachey). everybody's fancy. There have Wonderful Guy" (Columbia),

of "Ball QUOTE this only to show been "Home on the Range" and Peggy Lee's version "Cool Water, and now comes Ha's (Capliol) and Eve Young's I that Ministers do really talle another called "Rilders In the "A Cock-Eyed Optimist (VIC the wretched Jargon of Charlie Suct. Imagine the mentality of a man who refers to food for

and his Sky." Written by

forest tor). Al Goodman

out on ranger, Stan Jones, and dis orchestra havo turned covered by Eden Ahbez, com- all-instrumental two-sided 12- pozer of "Nature Boy," the piece inch record with selection from is exciting and catches the six of the "South Pacific" hits

(Victor). drama of the Old West.

4. Locate the Admiralty Ispanies bre lands.

Some other now

human beings as "Intake of pro-

teine".

Cocklècarrot sums 'up

The Jury, if I may use such a term of the 12 gadgets who However, the jury may decide that this unfortunato singles: woman, knowingly and in full possession of her so-called

sold unproces

Was

Ignorance

DS ás

HK Buyers Order Cycles From Britain

mien

Birmingham, May 25— Two Hongkong business-

today placed order with sirmingham factory for 2,500 cycles. lo be delivered monthly.

They said they did not think

the situation in China would affect their business.

+

Loo

The visitors, who came to Britain for the Briksh Industries Fair, were Buttong Cheung, Managing Director, and L. Mok, Director of the Flug Cycles Ltd., Hongkong,

Their order was placed with the Hercules Cycles Company. Birmingham- Router.

THE BUSINESSMAN

Indian Envoy's Appeal For US Assistance

New York, May 25-India's new Ambas sador to the United States, Mrs V. Pandit, today warned that the American programme for a balanced development of all peoples in the world would fail unless there was a “radical change" in the attitude of some big powers. Sho was speaking to India League of America dur- ing a dinner in her honour at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel,

Mr Pandit appealed for American capital and technical assistance in agriculture and

Industry-do chable India

raise the her

millions.

Sho Fald:

raising

the

te

living standards of

"The problem of the standard of living

of the masses is not, however,

the problem of India alone.

"It is the problem of more than three-quarters

of

the

ANOTHER peoples and governments of the

of

RUBBER

DECLINE

the

1

·

would

The

New York, May 25-Number positive

Japanese Reparations Suspension

To Bo Discussed

In FEC

for foreign

May-

The first record companies to rush the number on to wax were today's

Columbla, using Burl Ives; RCA occurred оп That

Victor with Vaughn Monroe and hand in the recent Vanderbil

M-G-M with Derry Falligant. Lorenzo Fuller is outstanding Cup tournament of Charles S.

1. Name the national dance Although Ives' voice is best, the with his singing of "Too Darn faculties,

Good Harry

er-that Lochridge, Leo Hazen,

ls, processed, or and of Argentina.

Monroe record has a superior Hot" (Columbia).. J. Fishbein, Morrie Elis

ver it was, makerel-fina production, with a male chorus boogie-woogle can be heard with Larry Hirsch, all of New York City.

2. From what is cocaine obchunting of the legendary ghost T. J. Fowler's recording of "Tsh-wipers-er-pen-wipers

J. Boogle" (National).

twopence per wiper. If this bo

e problem of world peace London, May 20-The ̈ Un- riders.

The Wabash Cannon Ball' sung so, they will, as responsible de-

is inseparable, from the problem der - Secretary tained?

by the Galli Sisters (M-G-fenders of the Realm, no doubt

of under- Affairs, Mr Christopher of development Maurice Chevalier's demand the utmost rigour M).

It is for hew, told the House of Com- the "Au Printemps dans les Squares the law. This jury, on

developed countries. this reason that India welcomed mons today that the cancella- a Paris" and "Le Symphonie des other hand, may find that Semelles de Bois (Viclor).... defendant.

sunk in

President Truman's Point-tour tion of Japanese reparations. "Portrait of blackest

that sho

Programme as one of the most would be discussed by the Far And Jack Finn's

a processed

sed from

to the Eastern Commission.. contributions Jennie" (M-G-M),

could not tell a

ed in, and

Answering questions in the an unprocessed

Houre, Mr Mayhew said that (Tomorrow-Unusual

non-cognisanclusive. Then, no

of Regulations 1 contract rubber futures today solution of present day world

closed five to 15 points lower on problems

គ no there had been "Colonial territories can

Anglo- 04-1700

contracts numbering 72. doubt, these they will exercise

Shendard futures, which close longer be regarded as sources American consultations before their discretion, and recommend

the tomorrow, closed five points of food or material for imperial the United States statement on countries in order to maintain May 12 that it had been de- leniency, thus tempering the

lower nominally, "of the " legal

The futures market rallied the industrial supremacy they elded to suspend Japanese re- CHESS PROBLEM appalling majesty of the

wind to the

the unshorn mackerel

slightly today After a weak held in the past.

He said: "Consultations on: "India will be fin seller. Personally,

opening, only to fade out again at the close. The inability of the appointed if this great idea is to the proposals set out in that market to hold the rally was founder en the rocks of narrow statement will probably take or of power ploce with ail interested go- disappointing to traders, who national interests had counted on a more sustained polities, which so unfortunately vernments in the Far Eastern

Commission." dominate the International scene technical rebound:

the today."-United Press, failure of

stockplie buying to develop is becoming accentuated by the prolonged

Waz

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King of spades and Aboles let

it hold the trick. When

the

queen of spades was led, he again let it hold.

5. Are ladybugs harmful?

useful

The big stars of all the com- concentrating these days on recording as many as possible of the hits from Rodgers and Hammerstein's new musical, or "South Pacific." Few of the re- cordings are outstanding enough to rate special mention, for al- 6. Where and what is Medi-good it is dat compared to the though the music is undeniably cine Hat?

recent flood of outstanding songs "Kiss Mc from Cole Porter's Kate."

(Answers in Column 1),

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Knarf Saw a Large House

-And Hanid Told Him Who Lived There By MAX TRELL

INARF

and Hanid, the the A shadow-children with

10 turned-about

names, came

a large house with a big door and high, wide, windows. They sicpped for a moment to Joote

"It certainly is t at it.

ble house," said Knarf. "I wonder who yes in it."

Hand, who was older ihan her brother, and had been to Ho did not win until the third round of the house before, replied with tpades was led. Then he return sunile: "Hundreds and hun- ed a heart. Declarer was in, but dreds of people live in this It's just filled Knart. there was no way that he could house,

with people. Lola of them aro get into dummy.

people you know, too!"

When the hand was played at the other table, the expert sitting in the North position won the first heart trick with the ace and returned a heart; but when East played the king of spades, North won with the acc.

Ho led another heart, East ace of dia. won, cashed the monds, then cashed the queen of spades. When the jack fell, all East had to do was to cash the king of hearts, lead a small spade over to dummy's nine-spot und cash the balance of the diamonds.

CROSSWORD

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CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

wollde 2: Thoi tango

South American, ahr

plant lice's

From oses,

Knarfjooked surprised hear this. "Oh, who are they?"

1

اورم

1a

By P. BARRON

Black, 2 pieces.

Angles)

White, 4 pieces. White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's

problem:

I

was

can

say that the whole raga

and tumble-cum-trivy of this alleged case has confirm

must

ed my ballef that eternal barty is the price of vigilance, and that justice, qua justice, be done. Boo-hoo

HARROWING stories of how

over

Blen potent

our actors and-setresses are delay in granting the necessary

make the devoted public cry its eyes out. Ono. of them leaves his hat outside in his car to It avoid cloak-room expenses,

cutting down their expenses will reminded

that

and fears

congressmen

may move to reduce the funds.

gravely dis-

parations

HONGKONG

SHARES

Meanwhile factory buying in- terest remains at a minimum,

the Stock business with consumers influenced by

recession The turnover on domestic fears. vers who turned to the 5047,620.09. Transactions

morning was Exchange this

and bear side last week are inclined noon prices;

Observers.

to the view that the market may SHARES DUYENS SELLERS BALES level off here, but other aunr- BANKS

you see a man groping in the gutters of Mayfair for cigarette

probably Mr butts, It is And the lady who wears only one shoe at a time is Miss Even the "big executives" clean shirts with second- hand indiarubber from the tops Mr of disused pencils, and

of Rank's braces

made arc

-(Lonitor Express Service). Mar

their own

1, P-KG, any; 2, Q, R, B, or Kt string mates.

3-25 YOUR BIRTHDAY...

Knart asked about the large house.

4

·

surprised "They live

was more

ever.

"Yes," sald Hanid, a big room in that house and But It's all lined with shelves. they don't always stay on their "They chelves," Honid added, often leave that house and go into other people's homes

a while."

mannent success.

By

THURSDAY, MAY. 26

IIK Bank,

Canton,

tem are expecting a further de cline unless consumer buying in-INSURANCES terest can be revived.

Prices closed as follow:---- No, I Contract Rubber Futures.

17.00 bid

Juno July August

STELLA Delber

17.08 .nominal. 17.12 traded 17.07 nominat 17.002 traded 10.08 nominal

September

November

16.11

January (1250j

10.01

February

10.70

March

18.69

ADMI

10,60

May

10.65

16.50

10.49

follow!

NY FOREIGN EXCHANGE

friend- Very loyal in your

June PORN today, you have a rest-

July "there said Hould, "Well,"

"Each one stays on a shelf," less nature and must be ships, you are one to stand by

Blandard Contract Rubber Futurer

16.13 nominat May continually active to be content. those you love through thick and said Hanld. and Alice are Aladdin,

United Press. there is a practical and thin. Your marriage should However, and

for you

LONDON MARKET Little Red Riding Hood,

Knari

streak in your nature which be a very happy one, Hansel and Gretel, and Hans.

are willing to go more than half makes you turn most of your way when it comes to giving

London. May 23-Prices in the Brinker and Little Miss Muf! than

energy-to-some-constructive- and Old King Cole, and the shelves?"

good. It you can keep interest and sharing what you have rubber market hero today closed_as Since your intuitions are ex- July (in pence per 1b.) ...... 109/10; Sleeping Beauty, and Cinder-

"There's ed in

1019 job you will expend ex-

1012 January/March cila, and Snow White and the

ceptional energy to keep it ceptionally strong. you MHE October/Desember

United Press. Seven Dwarfs."

moving. Your industry will sur always heed them. To disregard to discardi a pass that of others; promotions them would be

which

many da will come and with them, per precious gift whi Big House

not hove. You may listen to the But when it You are very fond of music advice of others. for

to acting, do na you and probably have some talent comes "They all live in that house?"

in that direction. In fact, you think best. Never let yourself Hanid hou- exclaimed Knarf.

may have a gift for composing, be persuaded against your bet- ded. Knarf looked at the house again. "It's a pretty big house," Knarf wanted to know more But this must be developed at fer judgment.

pay To find what the stars have select Ilfe ho said: "but I don't think it's about this. Just as Hanid was an early age it it is.

dividends *os

career. in store for tomorrow, big enough

of them! about to start explaining, sh Otherwise, your musical talents your birthday star and read the for all

noticed several boys and girls ll be more for your own in- corresponding paragraph. Lei Where do they all stay?".

the sidewalk.

be your terest and entertainment than your birthday star coming along Each of them was

daily guide. carrying for professional use.

FRIDAY, MAY 27 'Rupert & the live toys-40 several books. She pointed out the boys and girls to Knarf. "Just watch," she said, "these

GEMINI (May 22-June 22) boys and girls are going into this house, They're bringing-Deal with the "boss" at the offee and ask for what you back some of those people I

then want. You might even get that and told you about,

raise if you've earned It. they're going to take others back home with them again."

When your letter reached Santa Claus he told me to bring you the two toys," explains Golly. And'i forgot to take them to him first so that he could un-magic them. They'll have to stay as they are until he come next Christmas Hearing voices. Constable Growler hurries. up and. In great astonishment. hears the story again from Gally, "Then that's all right, an far as I'm con cerned," he deciates. " needis'e -worry anymore, Good, that mitans we're all happy. smiles Rupert

pome

Sure enough, the boys, and the girls went directly into house and came out again a short time later, carrying other

CANCER (June 23-July 23) --Get a better job--or a promo- tion in the one you have. Ro

is smiled upon once

-mance

more, too.

LEO (July 24-Auz. 23)--- A good day to put a new idea

Plans, pro Into production.

Argentine Peso

(Omcial) Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia Brazil

Belgium Canada Chile

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 123- Dec. 22)-Now business loca- tions may be sought. Move in, England if you are changing your resi-

dence.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan 20)--Some important wish may be granted today. I secking advancement in your job, ask for

what you want how.

(Jan, 21-Feb. AQUARIUS 19)-A day for making profit. You can gain an advancement оп your Job II you work things viously made, should now be

right,

too.

(Feb. 20-Mar. 21) By this time, Kaart was so executed

VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept. 22)- PISCES

Don't curious to know how Aladdin Moderately good both at home Opportunity beckons.

you are un- and Alice and all the other and at the office. Take full ad- miss out because

prepared. It may not come people that Hanid had

twice.

books......

* men vantage of all offers for advance:

23-Ost. 23) LIBRA

doned could live on shelves ment. SoyL

and go out from time to time

to, visit at the homes of differ-You may try out your wings to ent boys and girls, that he day. Plans for expansion aught favour asked Ilanid.if they couldn't go to workout in your Inside and look around.

Closing Rates

May 13,

Union.

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf

1875 7000

50

1515

120

040 500

12355

N. P. Whart 82% Dock,

Provident. 12.40 S'hal Dock. Wheelock

LAND, ETC. SIIC Hotel,

JIK Land.

S'hot Land,

Humphreys, UTILITIES Tram,

9.20 27

12.40

23 330

128 100 1216

*600 in 20

04

He said he could not agree with the contention that Britain

hould make a protest, similar · to that made by the Philippines, sgainst the United States decl slon,

attitude whit

mada "Our

be elear in due course," he said. United Press,""

CHEAPER. SILK

Tokyo, May 25-The Japan- ese Government decided today. to put slik on an equal footing with other textiles from.next Friday.

The Government did so in its race for international markets. by Ughtening controls over ray silk and cocoon

A

Government, spokesman said that decontrol would even- 500 @ 20tually, reduce the domestic price 13. 1000 111 of raw silk to a level where the. Industry could compete with other texilles for foreign mar- kels.

13 2000 @ 13.

200 12.20

Distribution control over rawy " 600 17.40 silk will be retained until the. 500 a 13. Government develops working 1000 13.30 programme to stimulate silk ex- 1000 1

ports hit by the new exchange 314 3.00 2000 31

spokesman added: rate, the

54

1000

3.70

10

17.00

Reuter.

10 750 1614

500 16,70

000 # 17.

2400-6-1714

100.0 13.

506

1000 14.

C. Tight

(0),

13.00

C. Light

Itis

0.20

500

D.

500

...

WANT. MORE DOLKS

Washington, May 25 United 1000 17.03 States oficials sald today they did not see any possible way of 1320 meeting the demands of the United States film industry for carnings from more dollar 7.20 Japan, even if the film com- panies were prepared to carry out their threat to send no more. Alms to Japan.

0.40

800 94

10.

20.1-

Representatives of the Motion

3336 Picture

500 4 1.00

Becirte, ... 3414

400 24

Macso

Electrie Telephone.*

Ø 60 ค

400

22%

2000

Cement, Ilope,

15.60 107% 500 0

1.23-3

STORES, ETC.

Dairy

35

480. 33

10237-21

96-3/10 .0233

Watson

43

47 1000 8 4435

4.03-3/18 COTTONS

.0017-1

Ewo

120

US$ 0.2017

9050*

„302* 1280

Franco

Jadia Mexico

New Zealand Peru

4.01

.0630

Portugal

South Africa Bwedent

Bwitzerland

Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands

Batavia Singapore

(Mar. 22-Apr. 20) ARIES

fine day for all your pro Jects. Take full advantage of all caster, opportunities for advancement

1010

INDUSTRIALS

50 1250

500 43

400 0.30

1000 7.20 800 740

CHICAGO GRAINS

•

informed

Association have

For Dressinen In charge

and...Army:

oficials that they will be forced to suspend shipments of nims permitted to unless they are

convert much

larger amounts of their Yen earnings-in Japan Into Dollars,

Producers

that they insist must be allowed to convert at least US$2,180,000 worth of Ten during the scal year beginning

In July-United Press.

Harriman To Meet Cripps

London, May 25-The United States roving Ambassador, Mr 1.08-1-W. Averell Harriman, and the 106-14-Chanecilor of the Exchequer, Cripps, will meet Sir Stafford 123-15-here this week, and informed

may dis sources

Chicago, May 25,--Prices, in the grains on the Board of Trade market here today closed as follow-

WHEAT price per bushel, July

CORN July September

OATS September

Hongkong Shanghai

**United

NY Seeds And Oils September

Closing Prices May 15.

Hanid said: "Of course." And in they both weat-lato the Publie Library."

seed, per long ton. F.O.D. Brazlia UB0103 ROW.

Cottoned, per now.

TAURUS

tong (Apr. 21-May 21).

fon, F.O.B. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Memphis best Love and romance are only is not your --Impulse

per husholF.OE guide today. Think things out fair, but business 16 definitely Tax sued,

Minneapolis wh carefully. before acting. Guard good. Sick to that and you can

succeed.

Lintved, oil, per ib. against, accident.

4.in... tank cara:

FO.D. New York, Pennut oil, per in,"

Fon. New York

-27.6-27.6, čís.

Uniform Power

cent

THEY'VE

MAME

-THE-ENDING ALL RIGHTS· REGENVED. Another adventure «loniprrow.

BRONCHO BILL

HAVE YOU MADK' UP YOUR MIND-(m NG THE

By Harry F. O'Neill

HEY, MAW! I WANNA JOIN THE RANGERS AND \HELP, SCOUT INJUNG

DAVID YOU:

traded United Press.

1.25-18

they

CUSE uation of tish Pound. United Prest Oneil Brilish quarters.

Britain Buying

how

ever, maintain their opposition to devaluation, indr Insist that Mr Harriman and Sir Stafford

Son discusións:

Tinned Fish-

of the

'payments.

Under this programme,

Washhistori, May 25-Britain lerod tho Marshall

trades

Plan,

lá aback in the market for European nations gluhr ald tinned dah, for the first time each other to cover unfavour- Bioce 1947 the Economic Cable tende balances

operation

"Actininistration still

The Belgian Premier; # Mi-

Paul Henri: Spank, « is axpected

New York Metals today authorisations to dold the two statesmartin

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port Lake

per short ton

Cooper

JOB, New York,

Zina. Primary Me

The

Closing So that the United King- talks on the plane Unjuries,

May 23.

has been authorised to

US$0,800,000 worth?)-of

Saltiniqued (flas

„UB$4.34-7.35 }3tales and 2, 550m tha?, United

Most of it wilt be Carudian

(with about JUSTA JED, Carmarked

of California Berdites

Exchange

Funofficial @coráman

morning at she-followtra Biering pounds: note (pej FIC plastreit bem: 100MG

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