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PATENT OFFICE
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THEY MUST HAVE GONE
... BACK TO FETCH MORE ROCKS
CHESS PROBLEM
Earl
Pass
Pass
By B. SCHLOTTERBECK (HCF Tourney 57) Black, 8 pieces.
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
ARDS have a langunge all
their
will own. If you Isten to their language, R will often help you to put up a de- fence on a hand that will beat, the contract, as it did in today's hand.
won
II
West's opening lead of the
Was ten of hearts chummy with the queen, East dropping the deuce of hearts. Declarer then led a small spade from dummy and finessed the ten-spot, West winning with the queen.
West now played the nce of spades, on which East dropped the deuce
White, 9 pieces.
While to play and male in two Solution to yesterday's
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
BY THE M. Retsche
ARADE
CHASE AND SINKING
ONE
OF THE BISMARCK
WAY by Beachcomber
IN
wald's..
Most of these women come
n railway siding at Glossop 6,000 women NE of the most exciting and for its pursuers to intercept and cotton operatives will bo un- loading the first consign- chases in sink it. longest naval history began May 21, 1041, Had it not been for that ment of mint for the now with the escape of the German torpedo hit, the British ships sauce factory at St Os battleship Bismarck and cruiser
Baltic would have had to break off Prinz Eugen from the
the chase and return to port to Sca.
retuel and the Bismarck would Great Britain, fearful for her have made the safety of Brest from Peterborough, where, a Joiner drow up the programine. The mini arrives nlready Atlantic lifeline to the United Harbour.
shredded, and is then cut by the States, sent eight battleships and battle cruisers, two nircraft WYNDHAM LEWIS, the bad
Brenzer method before being In buskola specially packed carriers, four eight-incl fun
boy of English art, has ex-
woven at Chelmsford. A mix- erulsers, seven other cruisers,
amined the citizen of the future percent. yield from the mint 21 destroyers, six subinarines
and come up with a controver-in its natural state is expected, and countless chore-based air stal book on America as it is and the residue will be sent to craft lu pursuit.
now and as it may be in years the Ilemel Hempstead Expert-
come, America and the mental Station,
Six days and 3,000 miles to laice, the British Fleck Anally Cosmic Man (Doubleday, US$2.~ | Nationalised chess sank the Bismarck. But the '75).
Prinz Eagen got away complate-
ono
formidable
of a
ly and the chase cost us the with all of his observations on
No one reader could agree THE Irregular, condue!
chess-player who makes his own boards and men will prob- battle cruiser Hood, supposedly
the American way of life, forably lead to the nationalisation of its most capital ships, and the destroyer as he turns from one phase to of the game. A Chess Board some, will be established in one of the as well as hundred another he will please
Irritate others,
*He list#
Mashona of lives..
Franklin
D.
Alsiorle country mansions, with jobs for the gang, freo motor- curs, and all the rest of it. It The full story of the chose Roosevelt, for example, as the will be a new opening for the is told in The Bismarck Episode, third greatest U.S. President twelve £5,000-a-year
cificials by Capt. Russell
Grenfell behind Thomas Jefferson and who were thrown out of a job (Macmillan, US$3). Grenfell 18 Abraham
Lincoln President when the doubly redundant offteer of the Royal Navy Roosevelt had a nimble mind. Permanent Imports Commission and he bases his books not only he writes, but he remained a was merged in the Permanent on oficial dispatches covering politician
whose intellectual Imporis Committee. the incident, but on personal achievements
never measured A beautiful thorough- talks with the participants.
t
we
beard,
up to Jefferson's. He discloses that
were He takes a few swing at such
The two brothers are very about to give up the chase in Americana as soap operas, zoot despair when torpedo hit suits and the movies.
·D
He dis much alike except that the elder from British carrier-borne cusses
the American political ta taller and fatter and wears a plene disturbed the Bismarck's
(News Item). Ing Englishman.
ut diamonds. West problem: immediately shifted to a small, Ki(K(3)—Q4, any; 2, Q, B, steering apparatus and slowed scene at great length as a visit-beard. club. The ten was played from Rt, or P mates. dummy and East's jack held the 1
trick. Now the ace of clubs
was cashed
and the
was set one trick.
contract
East's discards of the deuce
of hearts and deuce
of dia-
monds told his partner that he of those did not want either suits led, and indicated, there- fore, that he did want a shift to clubs. Thus East and West profited from the language of cards.
If East Fund ntempted to
the battleship down sufficiently
RECALLING the old riddic,
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE through world government and except Evelyn Laye." Beard is a
Birds, Toads Weren't Singing
-They Said They Didn't Have a Song- By MAX TRELL
WONDER what's the mat- ter?" Kharf, the shadow-
with
turned-about the remarked to his sister
signal for a switch to clubs by playing a low club on the ace boy of trumps, Wes! night not have name,
been able to read it as a "come-Hanid. "I mean." he continued
deuce
on" in clubs. The negative
diamond signal of the painted a clearer picture,
AR
his sister glanced at him with a puzzled expression on her face, "why everyone was so quiet last
night." "Everyone?" said Hanid.
"Yes. No one song any songs last night. Christopher Cricket didn't. Willy Toad didn't. Flip Do you
Check Your the Bull Fror didn't
Knowledge
Niceto?
What
150
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carnivorous
think they all went away some- where else?"
Asks For More M-Aid
Paris, July French
Minister,
M.
Maurice Peluchië, was re- to have fold the ported United States Secretary of the Treasury.
John Snyder, today that America must grant more Maralal! ald and continue ti
beyond the 1952 deadline
bo Western Europe. is to put back on ia fost.
Informed sources said M. zavo Mr Snyder a Fetache four-polut outline for a European recovery plan. The
points were:
Restoration of couver-
tibility into dollars
of
"soft" currencies
Europe's "60
when the internal economis Elination of: rachi-country makes it possible,
Devaluation of over-valued European cur- rencies,
some
Stabilisation of European countries ping maximum freedom of exchange among them aimed toward a single western European mondiary system.
Suppression
trade barriers between Marshall plan countries. - United 1'ress.
of
RUBBER MARKET
DECLINE
eased under
New York, July 5.-Rubber His conclusion will and many "Why is Dernard Shaw like futures, today experienced the adherents that salvation of the Evelyn Laye? Because they slowest session in nearly two modern-world-can come only both have long white beards, monits.
In the absence of any buying that the United States is in dangerous word for the printers,
as was proved when it was re-interest, 'prices position to lead the way.
brown bread straggled over his although some contracts
traded in switching operations. waistcoat.
Market Interest appeared to
weckend be frozen by a carry-over of holiday spirit, uncertainties over sterling
(Tomorrow-Recorded
Music)
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
Small
of tem-
5.
6.
1 Plants that catch and de- your insects, and even
Ex-president animals, 2.
Meanwhile, Spain. 3. porary. 4. Very strong tea. The East India. Company Because it was purchased from a tribe of Indians named Man- hatlans.
ported that a certain Professor's light and scattered liquidation,
Epitaph
Of all who climb and nobly fall No mountain lover e'er was
bolder;
He fell in an attempt to scale
Lady Cabatanleigh's southern
shoulder.
Tail-picce
Giving the name of Leppard, a was reported to the police for trying to change his spots in |a grocer's shop.
Beachcomber News Agency.)
London Express Servico)
YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA
D
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
BORN today, you are artistic life to the clly to want to spend rand intellectual. Your suc- more than a few weeks at a time cess in life should come, to you at in the country.
bo
the
plus devaluation.
were
Big
Decline In Burma's Output
ONLY A THIRD OF
ITS PRE-WAR LEVEL
Rangoon, July 5-Burma's overall pro- duction was down to a third of its pre-war level, a Government spokesman said tonight in a broadcast over Rangoon Radio,
He called for the cultivation of 2,500,000 additional acres of land and the export of an- additional 500,000 tons of rice as part of the Government's 1949 plan to restore prewar production levels.
...
The spokesman estimated that
Во only percent of Burma's agricultural land Was being worked, that mineral, production was almost nil, timber produc- tion only 50 percent of capacity, mining, about 20 percent; and rubber production "insignifi-
cent"
The spokesman sold that the regretted that Government through force of circumstances Its assistance to the plan would be "negligible."
Agricultural projects original. ly planned had been revised to half the amount this year.
Their succeas
would depend mare on the "spontaneous efforts of the cultivalor."
The spokesman explained that the Government's efforts would be concentrated on, getting the cultivators and cultivation or- ganlsed-Router.
JAP PLANSTM FOR NEW
SHIPS
Tokyo, Jair 5--The Japanese- government has drafted a ̈pisn to construct 43 new merchant
vessels totalling 250,000 tons. during the current fiscal year, Increasing to 1.800,000 tons tho size of Japan's merchant marine, it was learned today.
It is understood that the O- cupation authorities have lotd the government they Wil authorice new construction only · on a ship to ship, basis.
SCAP officiais recently toki the United Press that facilities were available for the constrie- tion of 300,000 tons of shipping, for the home feet and another.
tans for export this
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Corrying France-oficial piling. Legislation
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export week. Meantime the trade has been notified that the govern- Norway, throne)
Portugal (escudo) ment will entertain offers. The | Spain (pereta) immediate course of the market Sweden (krona) is believed to depend on news Switzerland-free
unometal about stockpiling and sterling
Middle East devaluation.
Egypt (pound) Tran (rial) Turkey (America Argentino oficial
Prices closed 17 to 20 poials lower on sales, totalling 18 con tracts, as follow:-
July in cents per 1b). August
september November October
December
February
"I'm Hand shook her head. quite Gurc they were here. Knarf. I SOW
last them all
The shadows asked Chirple 1.
night before I went to bed."
why he didn't sing. plants?
Then why were they all so
"The reason is this. If no a comparatively early age, for You want to do things in your January: (1850)
be a 2. Who Is Alcala Zamora quiet? What happened?"
Hanld thought and thought. one has a song to sing, no one you know what you want and go own way and are apt to March Finally she Gald: "We'd better does any singing."
right after it. You men like re- little too impulsive for your own! He'd Knart and Hanid were asform and through politics will good. If you would take a second May 3. What is the meaning of ask Chirpie Sparrow.
why they were all So tonished. "They have no song want to help to straighten things look before you leap, you might June the Latin phrase "ad interim" know
quiet-last-night-Chirple-knows-to sing! Is that why- they were out for those less fortunate than. save yourself a lot of trouble July
August September common about everything that happens, all so quiet? But what can we yourself, Philosophy, psychology Inter. 4. Name
about everything that do? How can we get them and alf the social sciences appeal
You are apt to be impulsive SPOT beverage that can be used as and
for doesn't happen."
Another song?"
when it comes to love and to you especially. An emergency treatment
End Of Cardon
"Very simple," answered
You have talent in literature romance, as well, and must be severe burns.
to Chirple. "Make one up." and the arts, but whether you guarded in your attachments
will develop this side of your the opposite sex. You too often It wasn't as simple as Chirpic life, except as a hobby for your mistake a temporary infatuation
It took Knarf Sparrow said.
the rest of the own amusement is something for real love. Be cautious when and Hardd all
yourself, that you,
must answer.
er. it comes to selecting a life mate. afternoon to make up a song. There is a certain duality in your. "I think," said Hanid, "we'd nature which calls for plenty of
To find what the stars have in better make up a cheerful one," excitement. Although you enjoy store for tomorrow, select your
"I wonder," sald Knarf, "If
mostly as an birthday star and read the car- ali of Nature-It Is song will do for
observer of its beauty not as a responding paragraph.. Let your them, or should we make Puller of the soll. You enjoy, too birthday slar be your daily
the
Island of
4. Name the trading com-. So they went out to look for and found pony that old much to estab-Chirple Sparrow Iish England's dominating post-him sharpening his bill on the top of the stone wall at the end tion in India.
of the garden.
"There can only be one rea- son, Chirpie said after satisfy ing himself that his bill was sharp enough to catch a grass- hopper hopping at full speed.
"What's the reason?" asked Knari.
6. Why is Manhattan, on which New York City is located, so called?
(Answers in Column 4)
CROSSWORD
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1 and 2.
Actuss As any printing trade unios known, this appointmens GOCE DOS Bntall taking holy oiden. 16, 2, 3, 0). 8. Clear. (0) v. It may bỏ racred or profazie. (4) 11. The time to repay ↑ (30)
12. Exp. (3)
18. Colloquialty to result. (2,:, 1)
14. What a blow when times change'
(8)
10. Risky sort of complaint surely.
(4)
10. Bounds a peaceful spread „di
WATOF. (7)
23. Ost in soup for a change. 13,
4,21
23.- One" proper position in life, 151
26. The [M? of the teana. 14)
25. hed this will ndio (5)
30. A brokers post. (4)
Down
1. Plane it into a whirl, (4, 4)
2. Bell moving. (9)
Subjects of disentirse around a
was paradise. (4) ---
The ring pars of a turbins.
Boared la colourious fashion. Bea1 Adrowego, Messure,
10.29 be thus dated would öe nak
761
Lagrim (10) would'amiix. (3)..... Zybey are on opposite sides. (4)
Rupert & the Arrows-35
Mrs. Bear books out at the wild' weather, and dorm't know what 10 say to Bingo's idea. But Rupert smiles and looks excited. "Do let me go, Mummy," he cries, "I want to see these mysterious things that he has been making. His ideas gencially, go wrong, but in deep snow. like that it would be better if there were two of us. We could help each other. So she packs some things in a bag, and with Rupert on the ledge Bingo trudges steadily uphill on his snowshoea.
"ALL" REINIFS: MEHRRYRD,
BRONCHO BILL
one
Cricket,
one for Christopher another one for Willy Toad, much, the movement and busy guide..
and a third (and deep one) for Flip.
They finally decided to make up just one song, but with high and medium and low parts for each of the three singers. This is the song,
Gone is the sun Eep-eep
Chip-chip
Doom.
Gone is the sun
But the moon's begun
Ecp-rep
Chip-chip
Boom.
"Gone is the moon
Eep-cep Chip-chip Boom.
Gone is the moon But aun's coming soon
Exp-eep
Chip-chip
Boom.:
Christopher
Cricket,
THURSDAY, JULY 7
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-- An emotional day. If romantical ly inclined, this may be the day to make or receive a proposal. Anticipate happiness.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Not your day! Let others reap the benefits and you sit back, holding on fast to what you have! Caution,
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10.50 nominal
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10%
United Press. ·
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free
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Far East
Indin trupeni Pakistan rupee) Jiangkang Netherlands
East Indies
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1,00
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4.00
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2008.
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year.
The govemment's plan calle for loans to shipping companies contracting for new vesseja. to- talling more than 6,000,000,000 (US$15,000,000) or half the cstimated
contruct pr
усп
new
would come
from tho
US Aid Counterpart Fund.
money
of
the build, 20
total. 41 ships the
hapes.to government will be cargo vessels of 0,060 tons each, 14 cargo vessels t 0030-the 4,000 tons
class, and ebr 0037-1
tankers, including a 12,000-ton-
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was
These sizes would probably have to be reduced before they': would be canettoned by tho Occupation authorities.-United Press,
Financing Of Indian Development
Washington, July 5-An m nouncement la expected withinj of hydro
a few weeks on India's appli
the financing cation for
agricultural, several
electric and railway rehabilita-i, tion projects by the Interna- tional Bank for Reconstruction. and Development.
The Bank has before it the which of its mission report went to India last. January fo determine what projects might become the practical basis for
loan.
Indian Anarcial experts have been conferring with officinis of the Bank for several weeks and it is understood that agree ment has already been reach- 11600 ed on several projects.
The iurnover on the Stock Exchange this morning $320,545.00. Transactions and Berlin, Jaly 5A one-year noon prices: trade agreement between Poland SHARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES and the three Western zones of DANKS Germany was announced today by the United States, military government.
Poland will supply US$32,- LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Not AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) 000,000 worth of rye, sugar, magnesite to the the best day in the world to You may benefit through the oats, barley, eggs, poultry, pulp, tackle anything new. If you can help and co-operation of a men-wood, and
Be American, British and French postpone it, do so."
occupation arcos. proceed cautiously,
Otherwise bestefully,
of the opposite sex.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Scpl.,22)--
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)- The West zones will supply Be moderate in your expectations Morning hours for you are the Poland with 88,000,000 worth of
Conclude any today and they may even exceed best ones today.
ment. your hopes.
Take advantage of negotiations before lunch Ume. machinery, and industrial equip-
Then slow up; wait.
The remainder of the account good signs,
LIBRA (Sept, 23-Oct. 23)--- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-will be balanced with delivery This is a good day if you make Business is satisfactory, Court of optie goods, chemicals, metal
marringe plana are goods and other commoditics- It so. It things don't work out ship and
Associated Press. right, you will have only your especially good. self to blame.
TAURUS. (Apr...21-May 21) -- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)— Good on all fronts. Business A fairly beneficial day for busi partnerships are definitely prosness, but much better on the! pering. You can anticipate sue social front if it happens to be'
your vacation.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)— JAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo.
Willy Toad and Flip the Bull Frog cess. sang the song all that night.. it
anyone
was a cheerful song.. It didn't 22)-Be optimistic now and you If your job is dealing with the keep
awiłko (except will get exactly what you want. public, you may anticipate ex- the owls), and it made avery-Take the positive, constructive cellent results right now. Push
all interests. ono dream cheerful dreams.
altitude,
Cavalry Service
CHICAGO GRAINS
IIK Bank .. 1500 1500
East Atla 110 INSURANCES
Canton Union
N
Dock
10 1000
360
655
DOCKS, ETC,
K, Wharf.
10.112 Pt Wharf 61% 182
Provident
S'hal Dock... Wheelock ... 281
10
LAND, ETC.
J Hotel.. 12.15 12.40 1100
HK Land ... 50!! S'hal Lond..
1 UTILITIES
Tram...... 17,80 1035 500
1000
5:00
500
200 500 +1
500
However, the complete list of projects which India requires Anancing is still under discus sion.-Reuter,
"Round Robin"
Trade Pact
London, July 5-Radio Mos- cow reported today that Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia) and "round Finland had signed a robin" trade agreement in Moa cow last Wednesday involving total exchange of 300,000,000 roubles worth of goods during. 150 the next the agreement. Finland
Un
રી
13.3 Under
13.83
is to
to supply Russia with 100,-
-worth-of-pr©¬¬ 200 000,000 roubles 5000 fabricated houses, sowed timber,
C. Light (0) 13.60
14 1000
13,70
C. Light
Ats
10 10% 1000
SPOT July
September December
WIKAX=per bustsol in cenis,
1.911
1.03-1
Closing prices
July 4,
2.0040-101
By Harry F. O'Neill Match (1960)
WHEREA THAT, OTHER
BAND,COMIN, LIP FROM THE BOUTH
HEY THEY (RINT ÍMUUNS F THEY ARE
SOLDIERS!
OPPER
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SPOT
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September
December [March (19)
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September
· NET YORK FLOUR-
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300+ 0.30 small ships and other goods. 500 19.20
Russia will ship to Poland 5000.00 80,000,000
500 10,00
9xth
of food
500 10.00 and Czechia 20.000.000.
3000 47.10.00
1000 10.00 roubles worth of
500 10.00- Poland will.
34 341% 300 4 3414 with 80,000,000
Cerment.... 21
1.271
2.1776-1.10
STORES, ETC.
Dairy
1.3035
asked
TopRY 2007 $back ::11.95 dollars.
· RYE WINNIPEG berik bughalin renta
October
23% ked
WINNIPE
HARLEY
Watson
COTTONS
DANKE
24, 223% 200, F
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Yoad.
Finjand
worth of while Czechoslovakia is to
24 1000 à 3 ship Finland sugar, machinery 23and manufactured goods worth 20,000,000 roubles. United Press
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