THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1519.
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
contest was held recently to select the most outstanding person over 80 years of age, and the winner was Dr Francis E. Townsend of old-nge-pension plan fame. In second place was George Bernard Shaw, the famous playwright, Arturo Toscanini was third, and fourth place went to Cornelius McGill. cudy, known to you and me as Connie Mack.
Jack and I thought that if we could get this foursome around a bridge table, probably mut one of them would make the mistako that one of our life masters made when today's hand was played in the world champion- ship individual tournament.
The opening lead king of clubs, and our life mas. ter friend In the East decided to be fancy, and not win the first trick in dummy, South continued with the ten of clubs, and when dummy's ace was
played,
Even
was the
North did not trung
discarded the five of hearts. now declarer had a chance to make the hand, but ut this point he led a diamond toward his queen. North won and led back a spade, which South won. Another club was North discarded returned and the other heart.
'OF PANTS?
OF PANTS WAS TOO
HOT!
Check Your Knowledge
capital
1. Reykjavik is the of what country?
2. Who is known as the builder of South Africa?
med? 3. For what Is Ecuador
4
Name the countries that produce the most fur bearing animals.
5. What important battle oc-
curred in 1060 A.D.7
6. Name the only Pope of English blood.
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Beautiful Victoria Falls
By TEMPLE MANNING
OUR
UN young friend who is cur
rently visiting friends In Africa is going on to see that wonder of wonders, Victoria Falls, We hope, too, that he will go on to Johannesburg and that he will visit that
most remarkable of animal preserves, Kruger National Park.
The Falls are
perhopn
the
most majestle sight on this old earth. Because Livingstone was Brst and last a missionary, many people are apt to pass over his wonderful record as an ex- plorer. It was David Living- stone who was the first whille man to sec Victorin Faila; was David Livingstone who in. 33 years travelled over 30,000 miles of country hitherto un- known to the white man. travelled not with an he tourage, but generally accom- panied by a native servant
and
en-
ог
two. He travelled about the darkest, dangerous continent un- armed, and unharmed by man or beast.
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
THE absurd story that a
horse dashed into a burning house at: Walsall; went up the chimney, and bit two firemen on the roof, has been so emphatic- ally denied that it, is prob ably true.
It is said that this horse was wearing a muzzle. When ""He chased an ex-Mayor down Pen sate street and galloped through an open door into a house where the plane-tuner was expected. Mrs Scarvey heard a sounding thought the piano were being kicked to pleces. Entering her drawing-room she found that this was indeed the case: When the plano-tuner arrived he was kicked through the scullery win- dow, "Just like anyone else," as Mrs Scarvey told the pollen f don't see what good thio muzzle said the blano-tuner run-
A view of Victoria Falls had constantly asked him if he had smoke that sounds to country and would go on to tell him of that part of the Zambesl, where from a distance of five or fully. six miles, they could 520 smoke and hear a strange sound Saleshorsemanship The rest is history.
The Victorian Falls, set at the brink of Northern Rhodesia, are
was"
seeing at any time ofURTHERMORE, Mother Hay-
worth Is been offered
Uncharted Territory As Livingstone went his way into uncharted, difficult territory he discovered half dozen great lakes and penetrated right into he had the Nile Basin. For nine years worth
worked in Bechuana- year, but are really at their horse as a wedding present by land, and then he had a sudden most majestic and amazlog desire to link up the interior from May up to and including with the sea and trace the August. For one thing there is course of the Zambesi River to no rain and the days are just the Indian Ocean. Tribesmen nicely warin, the nights cool,
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Willy Found a Strawberry
-But He Had a Hard Time Eating It-- By MAX TRELL
NARF and Hanid, the sha- dow-children with the turned-about
names, found their friend Willy Toad sitting on a toadstool, looking very dejected. They asked him anything was the matter, and after a mordenl or two silence, Willy replied that there
happened, Wuly?"
was.
If declarer had won the first trick with the ace of clubs in dummy, then quickly cashed What the king and nee of hearts and
nsked Hanid. Jed a small diamond toward the queen, he would have had no trouble at all to make the con- tract.
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"That's the trouble,” sighed Willy. "I'm not exactly sure what did hapen. But any way," I started out with something and I'm supposed to have half of it left, but I don't seem to be able to find it at all”.
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Willy saw a big, red strawberry.
these The great thing about falls is they can be viewed from almost every angle, and from vantage points built by Dame Nature herself. No need for such a look-out as the Suppen ston Bridge at Niagara. There are ledges, or
platforms with sort of raised up outledges that view. And offer a wonderful from right to left or vice versa, one can walk along the side of the chasm from end to end, and gaze at the falls im- mediately opposite, as though there was a stage spectacle and one was standing just in front. Graphic Description As for a word picture of the falls, we advise, you to read Livingstone's description, which is still the mest graphic and the Today there are, fine cams
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best.
sites
well
as A really luxurious hotel, probably, the world's best hotel in the wilda. (Tomorrow-Belence At Work)
the Aga Khan. I hope her ex- perience will be happier than that of nimqueenette "Butch" Dietrich, who was given a locso that turned out to be two sailors, She suspected a trick when the horse winked
her, and be- came certain when a voice from the tall should "Hiya, Butch!" It turned out that the horse had bei B. Knockerbicker that is "donated," by Farman fun,, head of the Mohotiny Trust, in order to advertise furry boots for pet dogs. Each sailor had a package of those boots.
Don't tell them I told
you
FOR
Big World Demand For
.
Silver Coins
com-
London, May 28,--The "Financial Times", menting today on Mexico's silver coltingo maves, 'sald Mexico had lost no time in
· formulating plans to "cash in" on the increased world demand for silver coinage.
The paper sald the enthusiasm now shown by the Mexican authorities for diver coinage was pre- aumably due to the pansion of the demand for "silver, colnago", from the
Chinese Interior,
the It contended. that boarding of silver had been stimulated there by in- dications · that: (ia Còm- `munist govemment would not prohibit its private poa- -session-United Press.
Increase In
Exports From Israel Predicted
THE BUSINESSMAN
Washington, May 20-United States Department of Commer ee trade experts think the new state of Israel will continue to contributions to pay for its cur- depend on foreign loans or rent requirements of capital goods.
Ja
Anglo-Pakistan Sterling Talks
ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT
EXPECTED
London, May 29. The new Anglo-Paltistan Sterling agreement, now, 'being `negotiated horo by the Sterling dolegations of the two countries, is expected to be of a year's duration, it was learned today.,
The present one-year Anglo-Pakistan finan- co agreement.expires on June 30 and the present negotiations will decide how much Sterling and how much in hard currencies Pakistani will re- ceive from: Britain under the new agreement. Negollallons are going on at tween the two countries. abigh oficial level between Pakistan's trade in 1940 left Afr Mumias Hassan, Joint the Dominion with an overall Secretary of Pakistan's Finance favourable balance of about Ministry, and Mr Mohammed £21,000,000, and this was be. Ismall, of the Pakistan Ministry lieved here id be a good augury For
Еселите Affairs, and for the present negotiations. officials of the British Trea- sury the Bank of England, the Board of Trade sed Ministry of Supply.
They will enter a ministerin stage this week with the arrivai here from Karachi by air tonight of Mr Ghulam Moham- med, Pakistan's Finance Minis-
ter.
the
One of Mr Mohammed's first official acts as leader of the Pakistan Sterling delegation will be to call on Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at No. 11 Downing Street.
He will be joined later this week by Me Zalid Hussan, Go- vernor of the State Bank of oficiat adviser to the Pakistan Pakistan, who will act as the delegation.
מדידי
Israel's export trade, not only question and
future
pullcles.
Mr Mohammed is inter likely to visit the United States to ex- plore the possibilities of in- creased trade between United States Reuter.
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the
and Pakistan.t
Big Increase
In American
Exports To Portugal
28,--United
to Portugal six times
atro The talks may
cover
•Lisbon.'. May Pakistan's future At the same time they look wards the open general ilcence during
attitude to States exports for u gradual increase
1048 were the Dominion's greater than the pre-war aver-
and from the newly developed in-
Import
export age, despite, Portugal's shortage
of dollars. dustries, but also from the pro-
The Pakistan delegation will
Goads production.
contos (a by Britain of capital equipment escudos)
conta were
Tram imported "As conditions become stabl- and other essential tised, the prospects for the de- Pakistan's present economy,
goods for America, while Portuguese ex-
port
to the United States The talks are also expected to trade of foreign
only 440,079 contos, one official cover the entire pattern of future renclicti
to oficial statistics trade and economic matters be-
cording
in Lisbon for the period citrus
January to November, 1948.
-Thus Portugal's trade balance showed a deficit of $74,400,000, the largest deficit for any country last year.
Jected expansion in agricultural probably press for the relense 31210 the value of 2,301-
CAN tell you who buys all this snoeis which nobody wants. There is a gang at work, and later on the snoek whil
turn up as the main ingredient in velopment the frozen yak patties imported should improve," from Tibet. At present
those who collect it are storing it in *It is expected that warehouses, and it is labelled "Jellied Cod from thejor expart and that Barbados."
YOUR BIRTHDAY
MONDAY, MAY 30.-
In fact, you are
This all sounded so myster- tous that Knarf and Hanld Ing, and finally he asked me begged Willy to tell them the to give him half of 'It 'I'm whole story,
sure you won't mind giving it Down The Road
to me, Willy he said, 'because "Well,"
said Willy, "I was you'll still have half of it left." hopping down the road past the
"And did you give him hair PORN. today, you have one of farm, but bellove that doing strawberry patch when all at of it?" Hanid wanted to know. those practical, clear-cut good begins at home and will once I apled n fine, big, julcy. Willy nodded. "I did indeed. minds, which sees through to carry this attitude into every strawberry. It was perfectly But I was beginning to get the heart of a problem instant thing you do. beautiful and my mouth was worried because, though I beginning to water at the had half of the strawberry left, thought of eating it. But just the half seemed to be getting no 1 was about to open my smaller and smaller. However, mouth and swallow it, a robin I opened my mouth for the came flying over to me."
third time and was just about "What did the robin want?"-to-swallow it who along came asked Knarf
a caterpillar, a snail, a sparrow, and a chipmunk, Each of theia asked me to give him half of my strawberry."
"And did you?" Knart and
exclaimed. Hanid
"The robin looked at the strawberry and sald it was one of the most beautiful he had ever seen. Then he asked me, please, to give him half of it You'll sull have half of it left, Willy, said the robia. So he flew off with half of it.
said.
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will continue to be Israel's ma-
progress HONGKONG
DANKS
SHARES
25
Chief of
from
wheat.
the United imports
States was
American exports to Portugal amounted to $89,311,000. com- Stockpared with $85,251,000 in 1947..
Was and
The
average for similar periods between 1936; and 1938 $10,500,000.-22.
Portuguese
exports to
wat
the
United States during the first
10:1030
11 months of 1948 amounted to 20 @ 1040 10 @ 1630 $18,250,000, compared with $18.- 210,000 for the similar period of 1147.
will be made In expanding the -London Express Service) export of cut diamonds, fertill- sers, chemicals, processed foods, and various local manufactures."
The trade experts believe that By STELLA because of the increasing cap-
The turnover on the domestic Industrial Exchange acity
this morning plants and the expansion in the $042,550.00. Transactions production of food, Imports of noon prices: certain manufactures and, to a lesser extent, foodstuffs will be BARES.DUYERS SELLERS SALES reduced, while the demand for
HK, Bank, . 1820 1580 Imported raw materials will be greatly increased.
East Asta.
125 Still 1y, Since you have a good. Your studious mind is acute "Israel appears to be entering | INSURANCES
Union. sense of analysis and sufficient and keen.
700 -730 100 2 700 a period of extensive develop- Imagination to figure out times much too serious for your
40 @ TIO ment." zaid
official, SHIPPING another solution to à perplexing mat- own good. You are very thrifty "which should result in far-
Asia Nav.
. 05g.
200 → 02c. ler, you probably will be called and always seem to have plenty reaching changes in the coun- DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart 123 120 upon often in an emergency. of money no matter how little try's general economy. Essentially a factual mind, it is you are curning-at-the-moment- little still facile enough to accept in- You could afford to bis novation if it proves practicall more expansive with your per- with well sonality as You go in for a lot of detall. worldly goods-without becom- and you never present your ing extravaganti decisions in generalities.
You can cite "chapter and verse" for your authority. Because of this characteristic, you would make good investigator, historian, reporter-or an attorney, I se
Fairness and impar
yes," said Willy, “be- cause each of them told me that if I only gave him. half "Then, continued Willy," would still have half left for opened my mouth again and I myself. And finally," said trained. was about to swallow the half Willy, when all of them went tiality are quantities which are of the strawberry when along away, I glanced down to look to be commended and you have come a beetle. He looked at the at my half of the strawberry, your full share You will al strawberry with a great long and it was no bigger than the ways be interested in social re head of a pla! Here-Just look Rupert & the Arrows-31st If!" And Willy held out his
Running up to his triend. Huperi Ende Bingo standing looking very
paw.
05
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Marriage to someone who un- derstands your ideals and yet can help you expand can bring exceptional happiness.
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 mulde.
TUESDAY, MAY 31
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)—— Head Of A Pín
Avold, worry although this may. Sure
enough the piece of be a day of unexpected changes strawberry was no bigger than Meet old friends; adjust your the head of a pin "Now what self with patience.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 28- Dec. 22)-Honour and integrity are important. Don't overlook detalls. Be honest with yourself and with others.
I can't understand," cald Willy, CANCER (June 23-July 23) CAPRICORN (Dea 22-Jan.
is how my half of strawberry-A generally propitious day got so small without my eating for both business and, personal
cat it
LEO (July 24-ADK... 23)— Examine your balance sheet;
20)Seek congenial companion- ship. You may wish to tako
a trip. It should be a good day for a start.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)
It even. But," he added brightly matters. Deal with your "jand the next moment, it still is lord, perhaps. my half and
I think I'll now. and
Willy was just opening his get everything in order. Avoid An adventure may be awaiting mouth to swallow his half of overexpansion. Markets appear enjoyable. Make the most of it. you. Even a surprise may be the strawberry when an
to be improving. ant
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)--- came along "Please, Willy Keep your
PISCES
(Feb. 20-Mar. 21)---- fonld Knard and
balance today no An Aggressive day. Make the heard the unt
matter of
how unsettled others most of all offered opportunities that ine, blg, red, juicy,, straw- berry. You'll still have half or are likely: It left."
glum. "Do come and have a gate, saving. ""Just give me hal may appear. important changes and you can make real progrČES
cries the little bear. It's just right for football. It's a lovely day. But the brainy pup hardly moves. ** thould think it is a lovely day. · 1.
"Won't Ahir fine westhus ever break 2 Rupert starts in bew,
'LIBRA
now.
of
"The objective appears to be a more balanced economy, with both industry and agriculture receiving careful attention."
Department
Commerce studies show that even before the war, industry was becoming increasingly important in Pales- tine. At the end of the war the principal industrica diamond-cutting, food, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
were
The Department estimates that Income from Industrial sources was about equal to income from agricultural production at the time of the establishment of the new state.--United Press,
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LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel, FIK Land, S'hal Land,
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Largest Portuguese exports to the United States ~ Worátcork, tinned fish, wines, and brandies. Sales of cork totalled $0,002,- 000, compared with $12,003,000 in 1947. Tinned fish (sardines, 600 er 13.80 etc.) $5.384,000 compared with $5,127,000 in 1947. Wines and brandies $772,000 compared with $371,000
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Foreigners
Germany
Macao
Electric. INDUSTRIALS
Cement:
Rope, STORES,
Dairy
In
·To Be Supplied By Germans
Berlin, May 23. - Foreign (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-baslitesmen, and member of 1% How'd you like this sort of} wish it wasn't 1”... he grumbles. Innld started walking --away, sible-perhaps only for the sum is an excellent day for it, All I can sand of Germany will: get And as Kharf bid A change of residence is pos- It contemplating marriage, this foreign missions in the Ameri- they saw Willy enco
moro mer.
Get into the country if workers, employed in selling are only German rations from: July slicing the strawberry in het
possible.
favoured, too. Anong kon
1, the American headquarters ment. ** i dan't understand he
they were quite sure that gaya.." Don't you like sunshine P**
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22), TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 217 sonounced today, Meanwhile neliber of them notices Willy hid, bo could ati keep and that a loss. So avold both being original and progressive.
no matter how small a piece-Worry can cause Indecision-Make business that the ball - has· starfed, ralling | «lving hatz. of it away, and, still by optinism. Examing all pro- All buying and selling is favour.to rely on, German,bourgé for
22. Fláse round An ACTO with
-anxiety." (0)
25. itapla wart of implement surely,
26. dos always to a loaded at
tude. (3)
196: On land'sha may own property. 20. the, ind part of your head. (4) Down
Mootball, cricket of just double desling 13-67
Chairejawa, are datened to of husbasida. {0}"
is naa pitan, baen. Ekened to 'Den-soup,' {9} | | d., toe Acrosa,
a. (cated urname
Your crater."
that might be
-One's permanet, inierees, (14)
Bes 6- Acros
Fastidious.. 403-
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Barum-carum, ` (9-8)
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down the slope.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
: have, half left for himself,
BRONCHO BILL
BRONCHO BILL TAKES HND MOYS DUT" ON THE PLAINS FOR ACTUAL: EXPERIENCE DETECTING INDIAN
AND BER MAGI
CAN END
| fécts, carefully.
Wild Training
HOLY SMOKESƒ. ANIMAL TRACKS, PIMEDAL WERE MADE BY A.-
"advances, by
By Harry F. O'Neill
* From that day, they will have
'their food, petrol (and-atcom- 'modation,...at present supplied through the "American" Army?
Watson
COTTONS
סאט
1232435
200 @ 20
15.70
In 1947.
Woollen carpets. Portuguese
a
growing export, increased from $100,000 in 1947 to $053,000 In 1946, Portuguese glass ex- Boris to the. United States are disappearing so much so that a Portuguese expert recently visite ed America to study local con- ditions and 10 prepare for Fortuguesa re-conquest of the American glasa markets- | United Press.
E-W Trade
"Talks Collapse
100 a 30
Geneva, May 28---The United 37% States today socused Eussia of bringing about a temporary
@ 800 collapse of negotiations here to
increase cast and' wert" trađe,/
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UK-Argentine Trade Pact Stalemate
Mr Paul Porter American: delegate to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, › said in an interview; that Boviot refusal to supply traglo Information frustrated the one-week-meeting 7 of the Economie Commission's trado committe
The by dolerates. from Russia, the United States and. 23 European nations.
sesalons
were attendea
Buenos Aires, Mày 20-It wai official. American state ment explained that the Western reliably learned today that the Mr Porter said: "The meeting Germany economy had recover-British trade delegation left the was a complete failure because od sufficiently to allow such Economic Council meeting this of the Soviet refusal to supply agencies and persons to be ac- afternoon, after nearly five hours Information required by the 'commodated without. indue of wrangling, unable to get d
Economic Commission Secret "Yea'"" or "No""'orswer on the basic farms of the proposed arist beyond that already published in the Soviet Union," Accredited press, radio and trade pact. news reel correspondents of the Twenty minutes after the de---United Press. four occuping Powers will not parture of the delegation, the bo faffected by the orders since pass the final decision to Fre
Argenuine councillors decided to they "fuift an essential function Ident Peron
straini 197
of thu occupation" "the
nouncement stated. "
The Minister: of the Treasury.
Exchange Rates
Mr Ramon Ceralio, said the unamcial
archinge:
The new regulation will apply coutely was sending report morning the following only to the American rone; and, 135vellent Peron, together with Sterling paino", note not" to the?"American""sectör
Berlin "whäre present
`annotincement sali
•an cilline of the proposed agres” 1.3, dular (ver Alone, but, refused to say, the dam Honia (paid CAN SEE on the Council'à' recrud, NIK JEWEL
Soendation."-- United Press,
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