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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

A youngsters we were taught

to count 10 before saying something we might be sorry for. Here is a good rule for every

bridge player to adopt-before

playing to the first trick, stop at least long enough to count 10,

I have seen experts take 20 minutes

thought for

before playing to the first trick in an Important tournament match,

the newcoiner yet

often calls

out immediately the card to be played from dummy to the first

trick.

DUMB-BELLS

REGISTEREO URÍ

TODAY 18 MY MOTHERS WEDDING DAY!

PATENT OFFICE

REALLY?

'MY MOTHER WAS MARRIED

YEARS AGO!

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

1. San Salvador in the West Indies. 2. In Japan, about 1871. 3. Asa Yocison.” 4. Damascus, 5. To work. (Czech-robotti), 6. Because it was originally made by heating the horns and hoots.

UNUSUAL ANGLES

IF YOU SEE THINGS,

YOU'RE NORMAL

· Philadeplila—If you you're eping things, normal. If you don't, mat.

think lusion-blind and can't recognise you're them. If one sees an Illusion you're proves one is normal.

That to the state of affairs at Franklin Institute here.

It's time to worry when one

doesn't see them.

The illusions at the Institute- were baiting, until they were explained.

The Institute put on the lar- gest collection of illusions on

It was puzzling to pass your earth to prove that illusions are

hand through a pot of roses and normal--and fun.

nover touch a rose. They weren't There was an upside down in the pot. They were behind goldfish bowl, a room that tilted it. It was ridiculously easy rest of the world crazily, to understand, once it was ex-

car that plained. Mirrors, a stationary motor moved and roses that were thero and weren't. You could watch a talking hend--with no body to support it--or a motionless dag appearing to wave.

the

Some Not Normal Psychologists estimate that 20 percent of the population is il

..

Same Old Trick

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

REFER the correspondent who naks where journal- fats get their knowledge of out-of-the way subjects. to "Pickwick Papers.”

When Mr Pickwick naked Mr Pott, the editor, where his crilic got his knowledge of Chinese Metaphysics, Mr Pott replied, "He crammed for IL Pott went on to explain that the critic took down the Encyclopaedio Britannica," and "read for metaphysics under the letter M. and for China under the lot- ter C, and combined the in- formallon siri"

2.

4

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE goldfish bowl suspended from me end knocked "ork for not

I

Mr. Punch Wrote Riddles

Na

-And He Asked the Shadows to Guess Them-- By MAX TRELL.

the

7 NARF and Hand,

Eháslow-children with the turned-about names, noticed a sly look on Mr Punch's face us he sat In his rocking-chair When the dummy goes down, under

the playroom window. review the bidding in your Knarf saw that Mr Paneli had mind. It will help you to place missing high cards.

Then a note-book in which he had

You just been writing start to count your tricks. may And that with a contract But Hand

something

that

decided for 10 tricks, you can count would be better not to ask Mr 20. sho only nine. Then you must look Punch any questions, for

to develop the 10th and Knarf just waited by the A Way

side of the rocking-chair, noi trick.

Today's play will look very saying anything at all. easy to you because you can see all the hands. But suppose that you were looking only at the South cards and at the dummy in the Nerth. When the jack of diamonds was led, would you go right up with the ace in order to discard à losing club from your hand? That would be the wrong play.

of

113 Finally Mr Punch sald:

like to suppose you'd both know what I've written in my note-book?"

"It isn't polite to ask," said Hanld. "But I think I know,"

"Oh, you do, do you?"

3-26

Mr. Punch.was busy writing riddles.

"Po-ta-to!" shouted Knarf, glving the last word (and the answer) to the riddle.

Mr Punch nodded. #Very

"It's some new riddies," said good, Kharf. Now the second

In order to make the contract, you

have to find the king clubs on your right, or you must Hanid. get rid of both your small clubs. Therefore you must play the queen of diamonds from dummy on trick one, and discard the three of clubs from the South band, when the queen holds the trick,

Then cash the ace of diamonds and discard the eight of clubs, You concedo a heart trick and you have no problem. But I you go up with the ace of dia monds at trick one, and the club nesse loses, you will lose..a club and a heart.

Guessed Correctly

riddle, "This follows:

went as

Folks all say I'm good to ent But no one seems to like

me:

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

US Demand Govt. Considers

Reopening Of Metal Exchange

For Jap

Trade Overhaul

San Francited, Dar. 20. Tuổ San Francisco Chamber of Com

meroo claimed today that American nccupation officials were "retarding the development

of United Blates-Japaneso trade."

for

London, May 26. — Mr George Strauss, Minister of Supply, told Parliament today that the British Government was still con- sidering the re-opening of the London Metal Exchange.

The Opposition had urged this in a debate on the Government's bulk buying of food and raw materials,

Chamber officials called correction of the present oc- cupation headquarters contracts,

The Chamber's board of Mir directors issued a statement to- Exchange day, which demo

demanded:

Food

Strauss sald the Metal

Was

operated efficiently

Red Cotton Exchange Working

In Tientsin

in conditions of free Inler- "That Allied Headquarters

riero |·national trade and free conver- Implement promptly a cause pro-sation of currency. The same

viding for the return to the buyer explanation du

of the involes value of ship- It did п closed the 'secret of the talking

service to Industry ments which have failed to pass and

of head, the trick seen at nearly Mrs Butterscoth sums up examination by

some national the United economic and financial valuo. every side-show. The body be-

States

and Drugs Ad- longing to the head was cloverly

But it was certain that if it concealed in a glass caso,-

MR B BUTTERSCOTCH : |**2* Allied Headquarters were opened under present M'lord, I 'ave a The tilted room dropped your gents ero saya

request. Tho

amend their forms of contract to conditions, with the existing there's 黯 lore stomach down to your knees: ogin' sellin' processed mackerel

accord with world trailo prac- | restrictions--the Janbility to Wico in food products, Its 13-degree angle made

which buy freely In dollar countries [*] on for pen-wipers, and I've 'ad

makes the seller entirely res-and the inability to export ponsible for failure of his mer-metal freely the

look like as though it knowin' abaht it. Well, celling

what

from Britain in wants is to be told this lore in chandise to pass inspection by dollar countries--it were hanging upside down.

was ex- San Francisco, May 26-Tho Your body tried to stand words I can understand, and as Drugs Administraton."

In the United States Pure Foods and ceedingly doubiful whether or Cotton Yarn and Fabrio Ex- vertical to the earth but your you none of you made up

not a free market would exist change Market set up in Tien-

has eyes tried

what I

Jesterday

started tell your mind that ver

Izolu various ayer minds

at all in anything like the pre- fain

working, tho Communist-con- the room was vertical. Later

trolled Pelping Radio reported you got used to the idea and was processed, stand without were able to

processed, ter-processed or what 'ave you,

last night. leaning dangerously. But when ow could I be expected to know you walked out of the room the what none a' you lot knows? rest of the world was tilted. An' If the Jore's so

A spokesman said: bloomin' United Press.

clear. .on the

matter, 'ow is it can only come from SCAP as She would not be assured of thoing in various parts of Commu- that none

they on you can agree

determine the terms of Import of those sterling non-nist-controlled China.

melals coming here abah! what it means? An' if I sale and act as fiscal agents in ferrous

It sald that a Co-operative was endangerin' the renim by the handling of funds,United under bulk-purchasing agree-alore just set up in Tientsin was

CHESS PROBLEM

By C. G. RAINS (BCF Tourney 511 Dack, 11 pieces.

White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution to pesterday's problem:

1, Kt-RG, 1...K any; 2, PEs I wish I were less good to eat (Q, d), and 3, R mates, he.

At this Mr Punch laughed and said that Hand had guess-

"And now," ed correctly.

said, as he opened the note book, "I'd be willing to rend you my riddles if you'd like to It wouldn't," ho hear them. added, "be polite if I read them to you unless you really did want to bear them."

And had more folks to liko

mt

The

A VAL

Yessed,

un-condemned by the Puro Foodn

quar-

sellin' twopennorth o' stuff, why wasn't the spy what bought endangerin it too? If 'e knew it was wrong to buy it, why Isn't 'e ere to 'ave 'is blasted 'end cut orf, like me? Didn't 'e the to break encourage me bloomin' lore by askin' for a pen-wiper? Haxessory afore and arter the crime, that's what І вауз.

In passing

THE

just

THE statement I have

read, that the American Air Force is capable of inflicting 10 million casualties in a single day, is probably meant to cheer us up. Anyhow, far from

ing me Mr Huxley's Des

of despair, such talk

me that we must be nearing the end of an era of lunacy, and that very soon mankind will re- discover the use of its reason.

[London Expreza Service)

Chamber claimed that, foodstuffs had been

war sense. and Drugs Administration and There would be a very serious returned to sellers without re-risk that any fall of the Brillah free market would cause 'n drain payments to buyers.

Redrcas an Britain's dollar resources.

Press.

RUBBER

STILL

FALLING

ments.

The Radio also gave news about Co-operative stores opera-

doing away with middlemen's Britain would then have to profts by directly buying and make up her requirements with selling for other Co-operatives. dollar purchases from the United

The store had 45,000,000 States or Canada. "Most careful consideration" would have to be Communist dollars worth of

goods on consignment given before any decision was bought for its clients, the Radio made-Reuter.

reported. It was also helping 10 other Co-operatives In sell- ing linseed, Ünseed oil, skins, wheat, four and cation yarn.

HONGKONG

The

SHARES

or

Co-operatives were now ob- laining cheaper industrial goods than previously, the Radio said. This was so because the central |Co-operative body was buying from public trading companies turnover on the Stock at a lower rate than the market this morning was price Purchased commoditics

Transactions and went

New York, May 26-Number 1. contract rubber futures today closed 12 to 20 points lower on sales totalling 152 contracts,

went May delivery

of the board at noon 40 points below the previous close.

Standard contract May futures Exchange went off the board. 50 points $665,079.00. lower.

noon prices: Futures bounced back after a miRES DUYENS SELLERS SALES held areas-Reuter." weak start, caused by lower BANKS Landon and Singapore cables, had forced the list to new sea- sonal lows

A paucity of offerings from the Far East, plus evidence of Wall Street investment demand, helped to turn the tide, although realising and hedge selling right

Hanld said: "Is it Spinach, YOUR BIRTHDAY.... by STELLAt the close again forced the

Mr Punch?"

"Yes indeed! Poor Spineen, It's an unhappy vegetable. But "Of course

It, you we do!" Knarf people do really like

oven and Hand both said,

quite as sweet as carrots or

BORN today,

FRIDAY, MAY 27

you

have a cellent

propagandist-even

though it isn't Bensitive and artistic nature, politician or a statesman-pro-apparently anxious know. Check-Your "Well," said Mr Punch: "I'll beets." Then Mr Punch read You are probably good at all vided you had a "platform" in

Knowledge

1. Where did Jand on hia

America?

- They're ~ all --the-next-riddle.

"give you "a" hint."

about vegetables, Now listen very carefully and

see how

many of them you can guess.” Columbus Then Mr Punch read tho Arst

first voyage to vegetable-riddle. It went-

2. Where was the vehlelo jinricksha first used?

3. What is Al Jolson's real name?

4. Name the oldest city in the world that is still in exis- lence.

5. What is the literal mean- ing of robot?

6. Why Is ammonia come- times called spirits of hart- shorn?

(Answers in Column 2)

CROSSWORD

当

Across

2

L. From which you get a true sole. 2.6, Espounded,, (i) 10, Not Besh of the thigh. of the

call (4)

U be borne..(4) 311. Red or command? 15). $129 Itolp that will give you know- 1150 Con, this for: barrpOOD., 19).

17A-Beerna to be a grippingavili. (4) *10^ Pean til Animat form. $222,"Alma, Can chauke' to be little or Som grand, at some gamer14)

42%. Apada rut: but can be put back mum like this. (8);

25. KUTEDDIADO

Down

sel, Westona, that might recall some N.Implement. 181

Can yoday down this would be dicta

E..AppenGLE, (D) MITROVO KIM, extracted from Jula

•W?" Nothing; Eṣeglaziz, can make tha

21088 rin," (3) Actiear" breakup. (a) pont

Binaka - fisty (short, (5)

gua payment foods ready money.

U ETAMU 18. A play upon - words.

She Commanding, Oliceritia)

briday!u ptrekks, Acrbes:

Deep in the ground

I grow, grow, grow.

The summer goes Slow, slow, slow, The farmer beads Low, low, low; Aud digs me up-

The sun is bot

But I'm no fool."

I ile in the shade;

work requiring manual dexterity, which believed.

you

patient.

If so trained, you probably Personally, you are ambitious would make a good surgeon, for to reach fame and success. But other qualifications you want to reach it through you have which would be of help to you effective work rather than by in this profession, as well. Just feel me! I'm cool!

favour, alone. Hence, you are, a and You are gentle

eager to

conscientious worker. Kharf and Hanid both hest-help those who are less for-

Петр

You have a quick temper and tated. "What!" exclaimed Mrtunate than yourself. In addition, Punch: "you don't know the you are a born fighter for the must learn to curb it. Bo diplo

Learn the matic and tactful. one vegetable that's cooler than rights of others and would battle secret of the kid glove enclosing all the rest? Do I have to give for the life of your

Also, you may become an iron fist-if you must use ploneer in the field of ideas, for force!

to take any you are not one stotila quo as final. If you can see a better way

to do some thing, you will fight for that Fortunately at that Instant against all kinds of odds. In birthday star be your dally

Punch's wife Judy came fact, you would make an ex-' guide. out with a tray of sandwiches. And when Hanid caught a glimpse of what was between

you the answer?".

Rupert & the Arrows-1 Mr

*

The winter weather is subay bur very cold; so, keep themselves warm. Rupert and his father go out to chap. pile of wood for their Ore. For hith an hour they work cheerfully and then Mr. Bear smiles. **Now you've carried · sorne", play," he says. "Why not run off and find your pals for a game?” Rupert... scampers into the courage and comen out with 'a 'fine big ball. "J' take this with me," he laughis was Uncle Bruno's Christmas present to me and this is mst the day for football, Now to find my pils”.

„ALL"RIGHTS RESERVED,

Tray Of Sandwiches

j

1

To find what the stars love in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor responding paragraph. Let your

SATURDAY, MAY 28

into lower ground, While shipment offerings tapered off, dealers surmised that a fair amount of Hongkong offerings were still hanging over the market, where sellers were to unload because

of political conditions at home.

With slow-factory-de- mand for actuals the effect of latter offerings has been magnified.

Sentiment after the close of business

mixed. Sorac WAS observers looked for a further possible sell-out, with the mar

scheduled to be closed Tuesday morning. Other obser-

Friday

-until night

the

from

vers felt that reservations from here would invite covering for the long weekend,

Prices closed as follow- No I Contract Rubber Patares.

10.00 bid- May

closed at noort. 17.00 nominai 17.00

Juna July August September October November

December January (1956)

18.75 pominat 10.72 bi 15.62 nomina)

16.55

18.40

10,43

1..30

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. the two slices of bread flot GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Judy kept pointing right at it),Write Important letters. Initia- 22)-A good day to continue the

tive and brain work pay off start begun yesterday. on some February she said: "Cucumber!"

of

Bo March Importance. right now. Make the most of project

April nggressive,

Mày course)" smiled Mr Opportunity.

(June 23-July 23)- CANCELL

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. June Punch. "But it's a good thing fairly good day for business. 20)-More of a social than a July

15.28 that Judy came out. Without but for most of you, romance is business day. Increase friend- Standard Contract Futures-slay

1024 nominal-closed at boots. her, you never would have the real fenture. Have fun! ships; seck a new romance, if

-United Press. guessed it."

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--An you wish. unexpected romantic episode is likely to be offered you. It is a pleasure to be enjoyed.

"Humph," said Judy to Me Punch: "you're not as clever na you think you are, Mr Punch. Try to guess this riddle if you

can.

Can't see, can't talk Can't run, can't walk, Can't loan, can't sway, But 1, can hear what the

crickets say.

LONDON MARKET

London, May 26, Prices in the rubber market here

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) You should have an improved sense of values today. Emotions today closed as follow

July in pence per lb.) .... 10-8/18 can be balanced properly now.

PISCES; (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)mm || October/December Now fields may be opened to January/March

It you. Study or write letters

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)... A productive day if you stick to business efficiently. Bo

Both mall- order and direct selling, are you have neglected them lately. Lavoured.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)

-United Press.

HK Bank, 1800

Xast Asia, INSURANCES

Unfor

DOCKS, ETC. K. Whart Dock, XD Provident, S'hal Dock,

LAND, ETC.

IK Hotel,

"IK Land.

·S'hal Lana,

1800

10

1000

30 0 10.30

115

000

184 176 .2013

12.00 13 101

500 0 21

4000 @ 11.

13.10 1500 17:30

3 3.70 4000

to

Co-operatives various parts of Communist-

NY FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Closing Pricer.

Argention Peso (OM-

cut)

Argentine Peso (Va-

official)

Australia

| trazil

Belghum Canada

May 20..

US$0 2077

2006

0227-31

0330

0017-

India

Humphreys, UTILITIES

Tram,

Mexico

1225

New Zealand

17.10 17.30 1300 17 Peru

1000 17.00 Portugal

.0530

0104

1000 18.Bweden

2000 a 17.00 South Africa

4.03-1

Star Ferry, . C. Light

104

1000 3.60

2500 60 3,50 4000 3.50

Chille England.

France

500 17.80 Switzerland

(0), .... 14.10 14.30 1000 14,

C. Light

Its

Electric,

Uruguay

Vencrucia

Netherlands

600 14.10 Betavis

1000 141 Birgapore 500-14.30 Hongkong 500 14.40 Shanghai

.... 10.10 10.30 1300

10.10

2000 o 10.

500 10.30

1000

1000 10.30

35 3512 600

Telephone 2015 INDUSTRIALS

20 Cement,

Nope,.

STORES, ETC. Dalry XD Watson

200 35. 200 3514

3200 ** 313 200 # 33%

*Untled

401-15/16

CHICAGO GRAINS

Chicago, May 26.

Prices in the grains on the Board

of Trade market here today closed as follow-m

WHEAT-price per bushel

231

1015

37

July

September

47

Becember

COTTONS

Ewo,

March (1950)

0.00

MAIZE

0.40

July

BIL

Beptember

2,70

December

1000 $ 0.00

RYE

LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ch, 23)- Home and family matters, are NY Seeds And Oile China Produce

socially pleasant and happy favoured, If day. Marriage made today, could beckons.

unwed, romance You can trust your be among those made in heaven! emollans today. Judy whispered to. Kaart SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)---- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--- and Hanid: "It's Corn, which | New contacts, especially in busi- Follow up yesterday's · advan- has care to hear.” But Mrness, are well-favoured. Your. Laget and see that the best Punch kept thinking and think- social and romantic lite is possible use of all opportunity V^;] Ing: mind "atlil• couldn't guts, happy, too,

if mado.

BRONCHO BILL

WIGHT THAD A'HOSS/ BRONCHO BILL RAISED HECK, WHEN WEL RE LATE: WORL

RANGER MEETINSI

BARK

PAW LEN VUM THE OLD GRAY

MARS

Mounted Rangers

By Harry F. O'Neill

Castor" sved," per

Closing Prices May 20.

long ton. F.0.1, Brazil up.........., 199 101.

Cotton red,' per long toh, F.0.0.

·Memphile on Fax *send, per #bushe?, -2.0.1. Minneapolis... Linseed oil, · pèr ih, in tank cars. F.O.B. Now York

*** Peanut oil, per 16.-7.0.1, New York-

Quotations

New York, May 26,

Closing Prices Aniseed oil, per Ib.

3,0.3. New York US$ 75.00 Casalan oll, a per

LOB. New York, Agerkakgat, per the

1.6-210 cents 12 103, New-York

cente traded ited Presi,

Sandalwood, in drume, depending on quenil-

2 July

Reptember

Winnipeg market)

BYE

MAY

. July

October

BARLEY

May

July

October

1.03-4-34

1.00-16-1.57 1.04-4

New York Scrap:

Closing Prices.

May", 26]

Copper, FOD..per lon.

270-2.03

fr & quality 15,71 nom. Steer Thingoll, in link cars, NI

Beryllium €10, to=1?

percenty per fod.

(No. Ling)

Cheati

25.00/30.00

Molybdenum, (90) párdNGURAN

New York Ores

Closing Prices.

cent) per the PRAE

Une Day Exchange Rates

letals