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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

FOR

MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS UNUSUAL ANGLES BY THE 12,000 Private

ON BRIDGE

Ability. Not Luck, Usually Wins Out

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

DRIDGE players will tell you

that the game of bridge is not bascil on luck, but on solence. However, Donald Rich- ards, the young baritone, be- lleves that luck does play a part in life.

MY BOAT HAS BEEN

LOST AT SEA?

WHY DON'T YOU PUT AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER

PEOPLE?

BATS HATE

THEY

DON'T CARE

ONE

weeks

when

WAY

by Beachcomber

A

him

NEAT little homily about meeting rough

NE of the most popular ile 'ximately 25 percent of their words and violent actions conceptions about bats is body weight, but gained it back with calm courtesy omitted

In about four that they are mad at people.

to mention that this nd- Bats don't care about people, hibernation ended,

It was discovered, however, mirable restraint often yet their prime enemy is prob

That the bats did need water makes matters worse. ably man.

That and a wealth of other and humidity during that time. hitherto to-known facts about They wake up every few days

My beetle-browed reader will water. Or learned remember (or forget-what care bats are the result of a study and seele

on the I?) one of those rows into every phase of the life of this by placing sand

which the bat made by Dr Rober! T floor of the refrigerated room, poor old Socrates was always Our Professor of Biology at the Every few days he inspected having with that shrow Xantippe. University of San Francisco. the room and found fresh bat After roaring and bawling at Dr Orr, in his studies over a Tracks on the floor. that bats vain, she empiled a great Jar of dirty water over his head. two-year period, observed

Whereupon Socrates, instead of ordering her from the-room, shook his dripping head like a dog, and rema

remarked with a Inzy Athenian drawl, imitated from Anaxagoras,

"Alter

under one usually expects rain." If the philosopher really thought that was the way to stop a born brawler, he was soon disabused, If it be true that ho married her to mortify himself, he chose well.

Check Yo bals under every condition. Be must

noc where the temperature con

He got us start in singing because an ogenes called him up one day, Wilking he was some- body else. To this day Donald does not know who they thought ho was but they told him they had him booked for six weeks at the Hollywood Beach Hotel in Florida for $175. It was not until he wan on the trafn that he learned it was $175 a week.

Upon his arrival at the hotel, ing of G-1?

2. What country lends in he handed the orchestra leader

"Where four songson

Are your the world's production of fine orchestrations?" he was asked. Inens?

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Donald looked bewildered. but

1.

Knowledge

It was found also .hibernate

In a locality cause of their stand-offish,

stant. If the weather turns sud- turnal hablis, the little

Jan)- mals with a 14-inch wingspread denly warm, they awaken and for food. What is the literal mean had to be trapped and brought swarm out to look

the insects into enptivity before much study But in the winter could be made.

which bats thrive on are scarce and many of the bats die.

What mousseline? 3.

How do you address n Cardinal?

5, Where is kaur! obtained? What were the family names of Romeo and Juliet in

of Shakespeare's play

thal name?

(Answers in Column 4)

balit

UC-

Hibernation Studied Orr and special engen to study their hibernation tivities during the winter. Ife placed the bats in refrigerated room with the temperature con- dc- stant between 40 and 50 Brees.

Life Span Uncertain Female bats give birth only once a year and their babies aro comparable. to born feet first, human, birth,

"The fe span of the bats has not been determined yet," Orr In passing said.

Some of his years old and are still well he addect. But in the cast," lost appro-

"bats have been reported at 13 and 14 years of age and si going strong."

The bats were given no food for four and a half months. They suffered no ill effects. I they was found

bals are

threo

Let us move as steadily we can, not advancing into the future' backwards.

(The Home Secretary).

Enterprises In Mukden

San Francisco, Aur 11— The Communist-controlled Pelping Radio reported fonight that exporters Teensed by the East Chula

Bureau

Foreign Trade

were permitted to buy native products in North Chins for shipment abroad.

By the end of July, the Radio reported, 630 im- porters and 727 exporters had, oblained import and export licences from the Trade Bureau.

It was also reported that Mukden now hnd nearly 12,000 private enterprises and more than 22,000 merchants---Reuter,

RUBBER

PRICES

FALTER

THE BUSINESSMAN

London Concern At Plight Of Shanghai Firms

STEPS TO BREAK.

BLOCKADE

DEMANDED

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

London, Aug. 11-Urgent concern is felt by all connected with China trade here at the plight of British firms in Shanghai,

Diplomatic steps are hard to devise. Business- men remaining in Shanghai are hampered by the Jack of consular recognition.

The local Communist authoriË- | tles are negligibly affected by The Nationalist blockade but arc | apparenity willing to asaisi Bri- lish shipping anxious to break through it with anti-aircrafi protection.

reaching!

Cominunienilons London from Shanghat express doubls concerning the current

New York, Aug, 11-Rubber British polley. prices today wobbled at the close of business, erasing near-

Will the British assume the

ly all the earlier small gains Initiative with naval forces for

the merchants

OYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE The bat's prime enens prob. Foulenough's Restaurant under technical realising, plus joining with

hedging and selling, credited to|ngninst the blockade?

Ting-a-Ling Tells a Story

-He Says a Weeping Willow Really Weeps- By MAX TRELL

luck stayed with him. "Go to | 64JING-A-LING" said Hanid,

bed. Donald," aufd the orchestra lender.

the shadow-girl with name, "why By working all night, the turned-about the director had musie prepared is this treg called the Weep- for Donald the next day.

ing Willow? Does it He has gone a long way since weep?"

then.

Some players blame bad fuck for losing a.contract, but ability will win in most cases. In to day's hand, if declarer tries to establish the spade suit first, he can eastly be defeated. But if he starts the diamond suit right nway, he probably will make spade, two hearts, two diamonds and four clubs.

really

For a moment Ting-a-Ling Hanid was silent. He and were sitting on the bank of the brook, and over the brook hung the Weeping Willow. Its slender green branches droop- ed over

almost the water, touching it as it flowed slowly past. It looked quite sad.

Ting-4-Llog nnolly spoke. "Yes," be answered; "the Of Course

with double- | Weeping Willow really weeps, dummy defence, West could you come

the early in Jump in with the ace of dias | morning, just as

The sun rises monds. shift to a spade, and and the air is allel with

welll when Enst wins the spade trick, mist, you

pee the lears he can lead hearts. But that is on the branches, dripping one rather dificult defence even by one into the brook. when you are looking at all of the cards, isn't it?

CHESS PROBLEM

By 1. LARSEN

(BCF Tourney SG)

Black, 10 pieces.

Hanid listened to Ting-a-Ling's olory.

felt happy never

unless she was with her master. She

"And why does it weep?" obeyed him in everything.

Ting-a-Ling went tell you.

For

It's ni

on.

old,

וןידיי

ful dog. She had long silky pick hair that reached

to

some

for

ably is man, Orr sald, and that seems to be true only in part of the world. In the Orient

omens bats are considered

good luck.

this

of

WN3

Part of Orr's research done during a night's stay in bat cave in San Louis County. The bats didn't make any attempt to attack us," Ori said. "In fact, they did their best to stay away. Bats are sinort animals.

CHECK

YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

1. Government Issue. 2. re- Jand. 3. French tuslin. 4, 1is Eminence. 5. A valuable resin

and hard timber obtained from

coniferous tree of New Zea- land. 6. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.

of hors d'oeuvres

look like a

of

the

+

Czech-Indian

Trade Pact Overhauled

"More Realistic" Quotas Fixed

"GROWING PESSIMISM" street barrow, But the astonish plus the sustained high rate of

domestic consumption and the Londoni, Aug. 11.-The_carly names given to the dishes, sentiment expressed in congres optimism with Ing

which British favouring

in China

Prague, Aug. 11-Cartho- CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH has chart readers, who recollected

|slovakia and India have con- decided to go into the res-that realstanco had previously

Or is the policy exactly simi-cluded a new trade agreement, taurant business. His chef, who been met in actuals above the fur to the United States policy, fixing "more realistio" quoina looks as though he were capabia 10% cent level.

which is presumed to be for the under their agreement of Murch of killing not only the beasts At the same time there were

20 to enable India to adjust a required for food, but also the reports of

deficit improved inquiries Nationalist blockade?

ol 15,000,000 runeca, hat and an enormous spoon to few big and small factories,

market from a customers, has only a high while in the Spot

At present seems that all which has developed in trade prove that he is what he claims "Firestone" was accredited a British policy in China is wait- under it.

early in for a United States lend, will import from Czechoslovakia Among the new Items India buyer to be. His cellarer, recently moderuto

despite the expressed demands during the course of the agree sent down from Dartmoor, prob-ufloats, ably hos

an extensive enough

remains of British Far Eastern lateresisment, which runs till the end of Market sentiment. knowledge of polsons to den!

to break the this year,

will mixed, but the undercurrent is for active steps

be tanning with

the queer collection of

O apparently flowing more In blockade before Shanghai trad-machinery, liquid gold, ultra- wines which Foulenough hus pe favour of the upside. Potential quired. The waiters have that

marine and bronze powder. bulls emplacise the declining ers all go bankrupt.

She will increase her Imports shifty air which makes the tray rate of production in the east,

of diesel engines, compressors, Industriel sewing machines, shoe-making machinery, agricul tural mochittery and well pumps. outrageous prices sional

Indian Imports of tobacco charged, will very likely start as

working machines, moulding Increased buying for the stock-commercial interests pile with the double motive of viewed the Communist occupowder, feather trimmings and

Britain's

financial pallon of Shanghat has given frult presses will be removed Proving

But bears keep har-way

growing pessimism, from schedules. ping on the uncertainty over according to commercial reports

ndian imports of saccharine, machinery fot paper, new government buying.

the ceramic industry, wood- Prices closed six points higher from China today..

cameras, working machines, to three points lower on sales

Efforts made by representa-

equipment And 00 contracts,

photographic Lives of

commercial straw-board, will British

also be re- Interests in London to press for duced.

the British An official source netian by

here ex- firmer

facilitate aplained that the March agreem Foreign Office to

for an which provided freer flow of shipping to Comment,

worth 32,- exchange of goods munst-held ports áre sald to be 500,000 rupees, axed controls meeting with no success,

and the.

run on the restaurant,

London Express Servics).

follow:-

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

By STELLA totalling

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12

reason.

clreles

August (in cents per

1b.)

September October

November

May Jung

да

10.53 nominal 10.5000 traded 10.44 nominal

10,20-22 traded

16.12 nominai 18.01

14.00 bid"

13.83 nominał

15.15

...

15.70 15.03

+

15.00

14.45

to

on the Czechoslovak side, but left the Indian alde governed On the basis of reports from only by conditions of the freq British commercial firms in market. China to London It is now ex-;

One result 10-9/16

pected that the Chinese Com- Indian importers

of United Press. munist regime will pursue the quantities LONDON MARKET

same polley in regard to British which, because of quality, prico London, Aug, 11-Prices in the

various or late delivery, had not at- rubber market here today closed as trade interests as tho

trnoted local buyers.

September

SPOT

had been that

had bought Czech

goods

"Every day, when the wea- fine," Ting-a-Ling was old her

continued,

are one of the time. Eventually Willow

and her BORN Inday, you

you will December story. But perhaps you've little master

to those who seem to be born be vindicated, and often start a January (1950) came down never heard II. Yet it is sit at the edge of the brook, to good fortune. You may have new fashlen. Once you make surcha

February true.

it happened 1 And every day, just

before

fore hazards and temporary troubles up your mind to something. It is April the time of bur grandfathers. It was time to return home, to meet, but no matter what the made up for eternity!

Long Ago

This is a good characteristic July the boy would bld Willow to crisis, you always "land, on "Once, in that old time so wait at the edge of the brook your fcet and usually into it it does not deteriorate into August

wondered long ago, there was a beauti- while he

to something better. Actually, it stubbornness or

without his is not so much a matter of luck Guard against this and you will as it is your Innate ability to be all right. Your strong fooling make the best possible use of all for Justice helps you to right your talents.

many a wrong done to other. You have a distinct gift for hero. 15-no-greater protagonist September in pence per 1b.) 1045 Eastern European satellites in the bad tended to restrict

for good than

10.7/10 other governments during eccent

years, presumably roused for some "cause,"

Untied Pres. Romantic and

tions from Moscow. will probably have more than before you make one romanco You of the

tair SCX eru flirtatious and must avoid hurting others by your philandering.

flower's almost mother. the ground. Her eyes

were "Then

day one

the Ue deep green, like grass on the

did not go down to the her brook Willow came to his He was lying in bed.

name."

c.” said Ting-a-Ling, "was Willow."

"Just like the name of the tree?" sald Hand.

room.

1

10

1

the tree. Now this beautiful there. I'll dog had a master. The mas- Don'

ter

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in three. yesterday's 1. R-QBI, any; 2, Q. or Ki

Solution

problem:

mates.

t.

10

CROSSWORD

Acron

cumcient so make a man gjint.

Neeh ragman is a this of this, (7)

This torn is an excellent example.

13)

13, MAYH, somóbody's acquaintance.

go

soon

011

her and sald: the written word, an excellent But he patted

down to the brook, Wil- sense of the dramatie, and a feel- 'Go low, to the

ploce where we ing for analysis. You probably "Yes. Just like the name of always sit, aind wait for me could write good fiction. Since come... you also have a good speaking far away. I'D soun voice, you might do well on the was a young boy with a come...

tecture platform. Many born. face and golden curls. "So Willow went down to pale

this day find their best ex- He was not a strong boy, and tho edge of the brook and

theatre-but often, when he walked down waited patiently for her little pression in the

Usually in the producing, rather to sit at the edge of the

master to come. But the day than the acting end.

didn't come. an Willow passed and he brook, he leaned and rested until he felt strong And the next

day passed, enough to wolk 011 again.. and the next...and

happy to have him many

But still dnys. She was Test OF her. Indeed, she little boy didn't come.

still she waited.

Kept On Waiting

/

Rupert's Queer Path-11

When she has bished her quee words about the crazy path Tigerlily quicily turn to go back to het house, but Rupert and Bill hurry to Oh, please don't go away stop her,

Do tell us if there bega Rupert. is any way of making the pal

until we know what you mean."

The

There's one in life for averybody.better, I'm sure Daddy would want

it to be the best possible.

girl 31

:amiles mysteriously. Very well," she says. "You want 'real'crazy path. I give you one. think I know how, do it all 'myself. You come and watch."

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

14. Bronka leg. 14!

10 This man is munily mocisted

with ep. 143

17. Bort of festion you might get of

you eat lion, (5),

20. Think of a list, 14).

22 Uztely Ustaber in the multitude. (8) 23. Have deep sorrow (0) 24.. Your. Sun. may, be faulty, without

one. 13)

25. X equals #° (3)

20. Moaninglom to the nudist 3, 181

Bawa.

1. Thu makeup la a mona (eng, (7)

25 Even in ENO ROO ̄IS WIll maid a

man, all. (0)

* You expect a well known poet

to love this. (6)

Nock part. (4) - 8. Astound. 15) sintesi, about 11.

12

There's nothin Caspidared, diáridod buffalo-mjik butleri (4) 1%- Low a dog sust will do this giới

Liro P (U)

15. With tom in fein') 11'm dead, (0)

10. A stockpot Ingredient. (87-

18. Make a inta unange, ti

19. Some of them contain tatik, t4)

21. Stars on the to repisen. (3)

dotution of yesterday'a 'pumO

Ixınbus: 0,

"And when

when October/December

January/March

you are

amorous, you

10%

your selection of a life partner, NY FOREIGN

To and what the sinrs have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor- You are original and hold to responding paragraph. Let your many your own ideas no matter how birthday star be your daily

the

far-fetched they may seem at gulde. But

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

the can

EXCHANGE

Canada (dollar) England-official England-90-day futures Australia (pound). New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound). Belgium (franc) France-oficial

Closing rates "August 19.

USF0.05.1

prople came LEO (Juls 24-Aug. 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Denmark (krone) and told her not to wait any Avold being too adventuresome 19)-New employment oppor-France-free ..........

master when it more, that her little

comes to

up France-commercial business tunities may be opening

Holland (gulder) would never come again, she Keep a level head in a crisis and unexpectedly. Welsh your detalyameful wouldn't move. She had pro-all is well.

cisions carefully before acting. Italy-export for him mised to wait

$10

PICES -VIRGO -(Aug. 24-Bept. 22)———-

(Feb. 20-Mar, 21) Norway (krone) Tong he took.. matter how

If you

morning Portugal (escudo) you get, an early Anger is your worst enemy.

Spain (perein) and and

knew that by she

come and they Avoid impulsive action and you start, you can be assured of a Sweden Krona) by he would

avold

day. Avold misunderstandings successful

acting Switzerland-froo together at would sit

MIDDLE EAST impulsively.

Egypt (pound) ........ edge of the brook all through with others,

ABIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-iron (rial) the long afternoon just

Balanced judgment In deciding Turkey (líza) ................

LATIN AMERICA Argentine-official important matters will work out advantageously. Don't be hasty. Argentne-unofficial TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) Brazil (cruzeiro)

be pre-Bolivia (boliviane) Unwise schemes may

Chile-ocial sented to you, so use your best | Chile-free judgment in making decisions Colombla (pero)

Mexico (pema) about them today, -

Peru-officiat GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Peru-free... If you can postpone signing a Uruguay (peso)

Venezuela (ballvar) If paper, especially a legal one.

FAR EAST would probably work out better India (rupce)

Pakistan rupes) In the long- -run.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-Hongkong dollar)..... Office workers are favoured, Netherlands East Indies Things should go well with workers at home, too, if you are patient.

came

Trends aro

LIBRA' (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— they always did. So the Silck 'to rouilue today. Don't be kept on walling.

too experimental Conservative And one day a kind elf action is best just now." took pity on the faithful Wit-

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)— low, for now sometimes tears A poor day, especially for travel

to her eyes when she by water.

not thought of her little

master propitious, so be extra. cautious and how lonely he must be in everything. all by himself; and the elf

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. changed her into a tree: Her

logg 22)-Use reasons Instead of im- long silky hair

became long green branches, and her tears pulse in making decisions and all dew. will go well. Haste only makes the morning. And stil she keeps waiting waste.

CAPRICORN by the edge of the brook... suil waiting and weeping for 20)A day with many threaten

pro-ing difficulties which can` down to her so overcome If you remain calm,

efficient and reasonable..

became

her Uttlo master who

mised to pro

long, long

BRONCHO BILL

DROP THAT GUN.

·MISTER ·

OUCH! (YOUR LITTLE

Down but Not Out

CHO WILL FAILS TO HEAR HADY BOY RANGER RIDE UP-

HIM

{ HOW/MISTER- I RECKON

SHERIFF WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU AND YOUR PARD WHO WENT OVER THE ROCK

bo

By Harry F. O'Neill

THE_OTHER MAN RECOVERS AILD CLIMBS BACK WITHIN GUN RANGE

ILL FOA THE BRAM,COON LIT A DEAD "ON 'EMY

on instruc-recipocal trading because goods although debited to India, were not actually. bringing cash re- turns.

SQUEEZED OUT

India had therefore failed to

As a result of that polley Bri buy from Czechoslovakta up to Lish enterprises Inve been the agreed quolas, and had de gradually squeezed out by pro-veloped a 15,000,000 rupees de- hibitive taxation, fines and other Bicit.Reuter. anti-capitalist measures.

British

must

commercial reports NY BLACK

from Shanghai and Tientsin say 493-1/16 that all foreign commercial firma 7,00-15

be registered with the 3.23-

newly established North China Communist Foreign Trade Con- trol Bureau. Qualifications take account of capital, trade record and relationships

.0220

import

PEPPER

New York, Aug. 11-Black

un-

with North pepper futures gained renewed strength today, with Black Lampong on Spot two cents while White Licences granted by the Con-higher at $1.4

spot remained trol Bureau virtually restrict Muntok

and

to changed at $1.80 nominal. exporting

Hölders barter system.

Dealers and grinders snapped mtry of such licences

offerings a up the Umited commodities with foreign CX- sellers continued to hold "back change obtained only from ex- because of the high replacement 10 prices in the primary murkele and uncertainty over shipments from the producing areas.

Prices closed as follow: September (price per

16.)

4.02

4.03

1090

.004071

0030-2

.0037-1

Chian firms.

707

.0017-Ta

0007-T 2026

0401-15 | Importing .0917

the

323

4:15

03125 3378

2977

2004

0650

0133

.02.30

0100

1100

.1550

10500

3010

3024

4030

2400 9707 --United Press.

NEW YORK

COTTON

port and are not allowed purchase additional exchange in the money market.

ADJUSTED WITH HK

China People's | October"

North Bank controls foreign exchange December, and exchange rates are adjust. | March ed day by day in accordance May with cross rates on the Hong- SPOT kong market.

$1.44 asked

1.44 asked 1,20 bld

1.10 bid 1.03 bid

The

January (1050)

SPOT (White

Muntok)

1.00 nominal

The People's, Bank has no foreign exchange funds and the only exchange available is that earned from exports and from funds remiltod, from Chinese living abroad.

aro

Reports say that, capitat goods and Industrial material urgently required in North China but the country

04 bid

1:40 nominal

United Press.

Bank Of China

Besieged

Caleutia, Aur.-IS-A crowd

of Calentia Chinese, today, do- 翹 BO

poor, that no factory con afford monstrated in front of the Closing prices to make purchases in sufficient

Aug. 11.

Oelober in cents per

1.)

20,00-7

December

20.94-5

March 11050)

**** 29,89

May

20.76-

July

20.23

October

December

BPOT

27.31

7.43

27.2 nominal

United Press

NEW ORLEANS MARKET

offices. of the Bank of China here, demanding the casting

of Chinese National Savings

quantitier.

British commercial firms' ro-Certificates in Indian currency.

The Bank

authorities "ex- extracts from ports. Includo

Com-plained that payment in foreign directives issued by tho munists, with which they are currency was impossible with purging any of those Communist out the sanction of the Chinese leaders showing willingness to Government."

The demonstrators, who re tolerate foreign enterprises,

fused to accept this explanation, One such directive said. "Up

the whereupon police difficulties. In sorgd factories arrived and dispersed them. Two the supply of raw materials and Chinese were arres

arrested. is not well.. co- production

Large numbers in Calcutta's ordinated. In order to overcome "Chinn Town" aro understand to 27.24 bid these difficulties wo must learn have invested heavily in Chih- from the experiences of Bovios eso Natonal Savings Certificates Busila!—United-Press,

during the late-war/^-^Reuser/

Closing prices * Aug. 31. October (in "cente per iv.) 20.00

10 DX-4 December

March 1950)

May

·July:

October

December UPO

29.60

29.00

29.00

30.15

Press.

to the present we have many Bank.ound the doors of the