1949-07-12 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

MCKENNEY

BRIDGE

ON

Hold-Up Play Can Cinch Doubtful Bid

BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY

SOME people may think that

top-ranking servicemen lead a glamorous life, but from my; Dociation with them, I find that the farther up the Indiler they go, the harder they work.

.

There was a time when I could get a chance to play a hand or two of bridge with the admiral, but now all we find time for is a Jitto dircumsion about certain

plays. We were discussing the hold-up play the other day, and there is a very good example of that play in today's hand.

DUMBBELLS SCIENCE AT WORK

I WISH YOU WOULD STOP REACHING FOR THINGS!

HAVEN YOU A TONGUE?

YES. BUT MY ARM IS LONGER

GOLDENROD GIVES NEW USEFUL OIL

By PAUL F. ELLIS

CCIENCE has found that golden- rod has another "use" be- sides making hay fever victims

sneeze.

The weed now can be made to yield a sweet all that imparts a liquorice flavour to sweets and chewing gum.

annual

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

ADDRESSING the Incor-

Society of Chartered Beeswax Sifters, Charlie Suet said:

"Sweet goldenrod grows wild

"There comes a point when a in open woods and on the edges certain commodity is so plentiful of fields and thickets, in a wide that rationing is more necessary Variety of soils, and reaches a

than when it was in short rup- height of from two to four feet Ply By an exhaustive process at maturity," Holland said, "Cul- of release and control, especial- tivation, of course,

ly with subaldy, a higher figure increases the height considerably. It has a for distribution may block the perennial root and grown and ingoing supplies by a lowering smooth of throughput. This produces a The

top, and the new value, perhaps the leaves have a distinctive odour temporary superflulty, which, only value, is reported in the when crushed,"

when the meana of purchase magazine Industrial and En- gincering

are extended muddenly, Chemistry of the

lead to a freezing of stocks.” American Chemical Society, by Bryant R. Holland, of the Texas Engineering Experiment station. Holland disclosed that a with variety of the plant known as sweet goldenrod has proved the most promising of the 30 species

Check Your Knowledge

1.

If you were the declarer, what would you do on

What Was the opening Lenin's body?

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AQ10043

4702

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Dealer

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2 N. T.

West North East I A 2. PASS Pau JN.T. Paza

Opening-♣ J

lead of the Jack of spades? Looking at the spade holding

does not give you the answer. You

must analyze the whole hand. You can see that in order to make the contract, you have to bring in the diamond sult. In case the diamond finesse loses to: Enst, you should try to exhaust his hand of spades, to West must be allowed to hold the

first trick.

Weat should continue with the ten of spades. Declarer will win this with the queen, and now he should take the diamond inesse. When the jack loses to the king of diamonds, East has no more spades, and has to shift to a heart or a club. If he shifts to a club, declarer must not risic the club finesse, but must play the ace. Now he is assured of fivo] diamonds, one club, two hearts and one spade for his contrack.

By Rt. C. NASCIMENTO

(UCF Tourney 57) Black, 8 pieces.

dona

2. Whose sword was called investigated. The plant grows Excalibur?

3. In whnt Hispano Suiza manufactured?

country were automobiles

4. Name the largest desert in the world.

5. What island is called the

4.

Name the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

wild from southern New Hamp- shire 10 Florida and west Missouri and Texas.

10

Other Unos Suggested The long lasting liquorice flavour is contained in a colour- cas oll with a pleasant odour

the conventional liquorice

FOR THE

Soviet Goods.

For Czechs

Pengue, July 11-Soviet Russia will deliver invest- 250-

meni Kooda iworth

000,000 Creola crowns to Czechoslovakla under . new trade plan between the two countries, waa aunounced here today.

The deliveries will come here this year as part of * general delivery pro gramme for the 1940-1950 period.

The agreement, recording to the Czech statement, THAUS "An

enlargement gdf the mutual `good

change" may

already

Breed between the two countries. The announcement follows the recent return of Czech delegation, fed by the Deputy Premier, M. Zdenek Fieriläger, which had talks in Moscow with M. Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet Foreign Minister, and M. Anastas Mikoyan, Deputy Chairman of the Council' of Mluliters Reuter,

Holland reported that culti- vation requires only control of weeds and grass and fertilisers are recommended since they auoso qu

·quija zno make for heavier stems with aur unop opren boded-Bujor relatively low oil content.

o poi si pus 41 og [MIJAN

Distillation Uned

Holland said Investigation has shown that the plants should be harvested when in full bloom

processed as soon as pos sible to avert loss of the highly volatile oil,

and

One way to recover the oll is by steam disulation, described

Ballet

was

AN aged grandmother daughter, who had become a taken to see her grand- renowned ballet-dancer, She told her old husband when she got home: "A foreigner in tights siung 'er good and proper against one o' them sham castles Wot they 'ave, an another blatte ways, then "'o took old of er legs and swung er round and round with 'er cad skimmin' the floor and left 'er in a 'cap. Then she got up, and was knocked down again, an' then she went orf the stage, staggerin,' with 'er 'ands to 'er 'cnd. What she secs in it all I dunno. Any'ow, the feller wot lald into 'er got chap with a toy bowermarrer." an 'eil of crack from a crazy

Alone with nature

Tulas-fringed

grot among the Lansy a weed

"Pearl of the Indian Occas?" similar to that of all of anise, as a simple and economlent plekced 'er up and flung 'er side- flavouring. The report auggests method in which 250 pounds of that all of goldenrod might be freshly cut goldenrod is placed used in insecticides

in a stul containing a wire rack, deodorants as well as chewing Steam is then admitted at the bottom of the still, and the oil gum and sweets.

is carried off as a vapour condensed.

(Answers in Column 4)

and

and

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE by gravity and the former can

East America, West America ·

-No-One Had Heard About Them But General Tin-

By MAX TRELL

"AH." General Tin was eay-

ing to Kharf and Hanid, the shadows, "what wonderful lands I travelled when I was travelling. It was quite long ago. But I remember them all. There were North America and South

America and West America-" America and Enst

"General Tin Hanid inter- rupted.

"Yes, my dear?" "There isn't any Bs East America,”

"Or West America said Knart.

It's

such place

either,"

Lear DRO. General Tin travelled to wonderful lands.

The oil and water separate be poured off. Batches of 150 to 250 pounds of goldenrod yield about three to five pounds of oil. Holland reported.—United Press

Answers

BUSINESSMAN

C'wealth Finance Ministers' Talks

CONCRETE RESULTS BELIEVED UNLIKELY

London, July 11-Unofficial London banking quarters doubted today whether the Conference of Commonwealth Finance Minis- ters, opening on Wednesday, could produce any more concrete results than the weekend British-Canadian-American talks have done.

Like Mr John Snyder, 'the United States Secretary of the Treasury, several of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers are coming to ask for various things from Britain.

Several intended coming for that purpose before Britain in- vited them to take part to joint measures for helping London's dollar reserves,

Britain can corn mora gold. at competitive prices, the things from South Africa by supplying, which. South Africa now has to Import from dollar sources. After the Snyder talks, most This raises the whole question of the

Issued of communique

British yesterday concerned

competitiveness, what Me witch the American also regard Spyder

had

been asking as the heart of the problem. unification of world trade. Only India and Pakistan one reticent paragraph was con- more of their exports

can send to the cerned with the things about dollar

area if they which Britain had been asking sterling suppliers of the things can und him.

for which they are at present Some of the Finance Minis- bartering some of their polen- ters will have to ask for things tal hard currency, exports. much more concrete than the Discrimination may be a side multilateral aspirations that Mr issue. If the Commonwealth Snyder wanted and obtained.

countries, or Russia, or any India and Pakistan, for exam- other soft currency supplier, con ple, will have to ask, both for send the things that at dollar releases from the central have to be bought for dollars, present reserves of the sterling area and and if they send them without for sterling releases which requiring payment in dollars or maintain employment here but or dollars worth, then Dre a drain on Britain's

re-bituation

be relieved. It olther or both of these provisos South Africa's Finance Minin-is unfulfilled. discrimination London, July 11r George ter, Mr N. C. Havenga, on his against dollar supplies does not Strauss, Minister of Supply, told arrival in London today, raised arise.-Router. a press, conference here today the

To the extent that such

UK Metal Prices Reduced

TO RELIEVE DOLLAR CRISIS

sources

con

FROM & warbler pops his tousled head that the prices of copper, lead point of investment in the CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE fast His nest, hidden from pry-duced tomorrow to bring them Africa's sterling. It reduces the ing eyes by the tall snodgrass into line with those current in quantity of gold which Britain and thick-growing chickflower, the United States. is but a short fight from the

can earn from South

Africa G wood where he finds the UC following culent parsley-fly: Hero

is a ton).

now prices (per of the South African gold loan. glory of tinkersfoot, dwarf

As the Finance Minister said, umbrella, sharksfin bugloss, reduction of £13.10.0.

Electrolytic Copper £104- sweet chumbril, Anselm's-wort

duckspur, St.

Good soft pig lead mopsy-reduction of £6.10.0.

£75-0 under-the-wall.

Good ordinary brand aine

replenishica South UK TALKS

The Ministry announced the after the impending repayment "USEFUL"

1. It was carefully preserved and is on public view, under glass, in Moscow. 2. King Ar- thur's. 3. France. 4. The Sahara Desert. 5. Ceylon.. 6. War, Famine, Death and Pes- tllence.

and

—(London Express Service) La reduction of £20.

nature of the market in non-ferrous metals, the Minister

YOUR BIRTHDAY,

secause of the present un-

By STELLA had instituted a new arrange.

Devaluation Still Rumoured

IV.

-SNYDER

the

сод

other

EU

Brussels, July 11-Mr John Snyder, United Btales Secretary of the Treasury,' who arrived in Brussels from London last night, told a press ference

today he thought his London falks had been "useful". ment under which users could

Mr Snyder sald his talks with buy forward up to six months

the British Prime Minister, Mr TUESDAY, JULY 12

requirements for copper and New York, July 11-The Clement Attlee, and General Tin smiled. "Just as

PORN today, you are

zine, and up to three months New York Times' London cor

would serve CHESS PROBLEM I thought," he said; "they've

you

excep- one person you

edmize extra- to your vagantly falls to meet your tests

for lead

respondent

for technical studies sald today: "In which would have to be made disappeared.

Strauss said that the extent spite of the emphatic reitera- before talks were resumed on But they

environment and if living among of perfection. You may be ex of the resultant to the Chancellor tien of denial of devaluation of

Mr were Meowl. It had legs like a cat incongenial individuals both there when I was young and a face like an owl. Some- unhappy surroundings you be have a great deal of personal on how futuro price movements loved here that it cannot be

or in pecting entirely too much! You of the Exchequer would depend the Pound Sterling. It to be at the beginning of September a great plty," he added. times it

Ministerial level in Washington "There were lots

New and of strange scumpered, and it loved You are highly individualistic from others.

sometimes come thwarted and unhappy. loyalty and expect the animals and birds and flowers mice, just as our cats and owls and may and life a little difficult

same affected the values of the stocks stoved off indefinitely and the Mr Snyder is officially visiting. there."

on hand. Today's cut in the marketa It is likely that there will be prices of base metals may be re- period of

expect

Brussels further a do. It slept all day, of course, until you set your own pattern but one love in your life. If this

for a conference with uneasy uncertainty the United States Treasury ro Knarf and Hanid wanted to and hunted all night,”

for living and then live up to does not develop into a marriage, measures to

garded as the first of the with recurrent rumours." presentative and other members know at once what sort of

relleve Britain's Drew Itt Once you have settled in your then you might live in single dollar crisi

Pearson, strange animals and birds, and Who-00-00?"

sydnicated of the American Embassy. "Did it," asked Koarf, "say own mind what you want to do, blessedness throughout the rest

columnist, sald today that Mr Asked whether he advocated flowers General Tin meant.

It relieves British metal goods John Snyder, United everything will go along steadily of your life.

Stater re-valuation of European cur- producers from the burden of Secretary of tho Treasury, rencles, "Well," sald General

General Tin shook his head, toward eventual success—and

Including Sterling. Mr Tin No Indeed. after thinking for a moment or

Snyder sald, "My position is I sald Why-yy possible fame.

Fond of Nature, you are able paying much higher prices for wants to devalue the Pound."

their You have good judgment, ex- to see its beauties and will want American and other hard cur to take over England as a son, Fund, which meets in Septem- raw "material than their "It might be cheaper for us that the International Monetary two: "West America

sald General Tin, hnd the ! Then strangest ones. In fact, it was a

remembering some more about cellent tasto and a discerning to spend at least part of your rency competitors have to pay takes in an aged parent," Pear-ber, is the place to discuss ex- covered with lakes and ponds, cups and strange and altogether. It was America; "there were the butter attract people into your orbit busy life of a great city is apt to strange land of West mind. You have the ability to time in the country since the

"change" rates."

One of the one on top of the other."

buttersaucera and and con become an important be distracting. You will bo

"The British were afluent International Monetary

purposes of the tulips and threelips, and ants Influence in your circle. happleat-if you can work in

when milking Asiatic colonies. and uncles, and caterpillars and

a metropolis if you can live in j

had been from its inception, to pussypillars,"

a suburb so that you can be un-

above starvation restricted at least part of the

while tionship to each other, he added. the Empire wore crmine. But time.

Mr Snyder denied that ho now the British have to live had brought any plan to on their own crowded Island Europe. He added that his trip with little help from Indepen- to London had been planned as dent Dominions. Tho samo

R

the

Lakes and Ponda "But General Tin!" Hanid in- terrupted again.

"How

con lakes and ponds be on top of Hanid to yesterday's cocia other?!?

White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two.

Solution

problem:

1, Q-KBS, 1

+

B-Kta (ch); 1

General Tin KtxKt;_2, "The strangest

K-BI,

KtxP; 2, B-R5 (dis ch); I... other; 2, KI-K ↑ (ch).

CROSSWORD

Across

1. This is a real blow. (9)

band & Will get high as the boxer

said in this class. 15, 8) Plants (0)

11. Bore of vige shas proated

12.

Bolloquially to doescribe the

sible, walking, (4)

17: Why leave a hire product for Bastonet (1). 19, fazul. (B)

20. One nish on tool, (3)

2. The

21. Bee and you are mining. (4)

Down

23. Sword without

suiting edge.

1. Could make a boda feit. (B-4) Grand Ib Dumbfoundad; but hot

Poollably tender. (4)

Nos Dice thing to make. (6)

A coin in the ash (8)

7. Goed. (4) 8. Bes

D. Initially you would thin

had been hung, (8)

14. Take this sort of wood. (4)

ba

100124 kala the clever ons always

keep them about them., (4) ̧.

10. Piesing. (3)·

10. For the stars of a ball game, '15). Salution of rulezdara Duztia ---äärega i

went right on.

bird was

the

General Tin stopped to catch his breath. As for Knaef and

they both stared Ceneral Tin in astonishment.

#t

* | Reuter."

You are fond of music and might even have talent along this line yourself. Children born on this day should always ba To and what the stars have in to cultivate their store for tomorrow, select your encouraged talents. You are idealistic and birthday star and read the cor- expect a great deal from all responding paragraph Let your humanity. Don't permit yourself birthday star be your daily to become disillusioned if some guide.

500 wrota.

Fund

NY FOREIGN Millions in those colonies lived examine exchange rates in rela-

EXCHANGE

Closing rates July 11.

4.09-3/75

Canada (dollar)...... US04-11/16 England-official England-inn!Ticia! England 30-day futures England 90-day futures Australia (pound) New Zealand (pound)

but all Belgium tres 23-Jannelgium (franc)

South Africa (pound)

Was Very Small "But East America was dlf- ferent," he continued. "It was

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Rupert & the Arrows-40 very small and so very, very

narrow that the four creatures New friends may brighten this 20)-A day of changes

CANCER (Juno 23-July 23)- who lived there had to stand day. If it is vacation time for for the best. Love and romance Denmark krone) on each other's backs. The fly you, a new romance may prove are in the air, too, stood on the frog's back, the

France-official Franco-éreo

Alter his tall. Rupert goes »vely carefully and chooses the gentleat slopes, but Bingo chinks of all he has been reading in his book, and getting more and more sure of himself he dashes down a hillside and next minute he has taken a tremendous tos head over heels in the snow. One of his akis comes off and u flung upwards, where it gets caught in the branches of a tree. Rupert has seen the, scellent and moves across anxiously to try. 16 help his pal.

ALL HIGHTS RESERVED.

BRONCHO BILL

VAIN

PAYIN PATRARMA JONES HER: FRET

LARIAT

frog stood on the crow's back, exciting,

got hungry and

fitable.

CAPRICORN (Dec.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) France-commercial the crow stood on the alligator's unexpected change is likely to take it. It will bring pleasure Holland hofficial LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-If you have a chance to travel, Holland (gulider) back, and the alligator stood on be for the better not for the and perhaps a new love. the ground. Then one day the

Italy-official frog got hungry and ate the worsel Travel ventures are pro-

Italy-export Norway (krone)- sweden (krane) spain (pesets) Switzerland-free Switzerland unofficial

MIDDLE EAST (Blar. 22-Apr, 20) Egypt (pound)

good, fran (ral)

Iraq (dinar)

fly, the crow

hungry and ate the crow."

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Portugal (escudo) pleasure, it should bring happy Whether a trip is for business or resulta Plan to enjoy yourself thoroughly. ARIES

ate the frog, the alligator got Unexpected pleasures and sur

(Aug. 24-Sept. 22).

prises can make this a very "My goodness!" Hanid ex-pleasant day. Romance can be claimed. "That left the alliga- yours for the asking. tor ali alone, didn't it? What LIBRA (Sept. 28-Oct. 23)-- The unexpected can be did he do?"

If Involved in legal matters. you know! Expect the best--and Turkey tea) work out a successful solution that is what you should have.

LATIN AMERICA today. It can be done now. today. You may celebrate. Argentine-oficial Success, if travelling.

Argentine-uneficial. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-Boltvia (boliviane)

·SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)-

Brazil fuzeiro)

3.99 13.00 3.23-1 4.02

4.00

0235

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2004071

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.0077-1

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January. Mr Suyder said that the

from milking Asia, and to true of the Dutch, once affluent carly as Last lesser extent the French, who

still have North Reuter,

Africa,"

"1

Primary purpose of his visit WEB

to consult United States: representatives and officials on Anancial and economic

devo lopments.

HONGKONG Belgian financial authorities "oit

SHARES

The turnover on

Exchange thi morning $130,750.00. Transactions

noon prices:

Mr Snyder said he would also hold informal conversations with.

problems of mutual interest to the United States and Belgium", -Router.

DUE IN ROME

Rome, July 11--Mr John the Stock Snyder, United States Secretary was of State, is expected to arrive and here on Thursday in the course of his fact-Anding European tour.

SHARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES ВАНКА

ICK Bank, East Asia,..

INSURANCES

Canton,

Unton,

IK, Fire, DOCKS, ETC.

1570 1890

+

380

N. P. Wharf, Provident,

S'hat Dock,

Wheelock,

LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel.

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"Just swam away." General Tin replied sadly. "He didn't like living all alone I guess. Yes, it's too bad-East and West Initiative and energy helps to Advertise, publicise or write a chitopelat America have disappeared, get what you want now. Pro- letter important to your future. Chile-free They were wonderfully strange crastination will only bring You may anticipato excellent Colombia (peso) lands to see.”.

failure.

Cuba (paso) results.

Mexico (peso) And General

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. Tin stood

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Peru-official up 22)-A new idea, it properly Travel for either business tall and straight, with

or Perutrea his publicised, can bring excellent pleasure and secure excellent Venezuela (bolivar)...

Uruguay (peso). musket over his shoulder, and rewards at this time. Moko pro- results winked.

from the change In

YAN EAST gress ow.

India (rupee). Pakistan (rupee) China (Nit. Dollar) Hongkong Netherlands Zast Indies

HOW

SADDLE

A HOBBY,

Derrick

18_READY,

BIR!

scene.

By Harry F. O'Neill Singapore (dollar)

GIDDAP/

Japan (en)

Free Supply Of

Tin In US

Land,

Bhai Land.. Tumphreys, UTILITIES

Tram,

ס

Electric,

2132-11.00

10 019

He will see the Prime Mini ter, Signor Aldido de Casperlj; the Foreign Minister, Count - Carlo Sforza, and the Treasury and Foreign Trade Ministers Reuter.

CHICAGO GRAINS

Chicago, July 11.-Prices in the grain market here today closed an

WHILAT-per bushel in cents.

.... 17.30 17.00 2000 1716 followi

5001715

INDUSTRIALS

| Cement;

STORES, ETC.

Dairy Watión,

EWO,

13.10

SPOT

13.10 July

13.30 September. 13.20 December

1520 March (1950) 13.20May

CORN. SPOT

500 N 0.30 1000,4.0.50.July

400 33 September December March (1900).

Exchange Rates

LMAY

RYE

July

September,

OATS. July. September-

NEW YORK..

sack, 1730 dollars.,^!

WINNIEG rentekhar

It was officially stated by COTTONS the American Consular-General In Hongkong yesterday that there is a free supply of tin plate in the United States,

It is expected that Usere will i-Büsinger, was done, in the focal bo an open and quota in the unofficial exchange markat fourth quartor, or, that quotas sterling pound note (per), 17.40 December

marding" as the following rates will be established whithin it, la, Ugandollar ((per, 91) stated, will,ban adequate i to VIC, plastreiki per 200)

1238 (July) meet the qualified needs of any, slam ucas(per 100) Country

ENERICHTSETE 1962-100)

Bingapore, (wieska);

This Zuly: pat

October -WINNIPKO SA

Octobar

30.30 December

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