1949-08-15 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

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ON BRIDGE

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DUMB-BELLS

PREGISTEREOUS PAIENT OFFICE

EVERY TIME THEY FIRE ONE OF THOSE BIG GUNS FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS GOES UP IN SMOKE!

WHY

DON'T THEY USE SMOKELESS POWDER

CHESS PROBLEM

Bouth

12 N. T. Pass

Pasa

West North East

ON. T.

Pass

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By K. & E. LARSEN

Black, 9 places.

Opening- &

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

JUST received a letter with

an interesting hand from

Mrs George E. Ellison, of New

Martinsville, W. Va. She is the

daughter of Mrs Mary Flasher,

a wriler for the

Citizen. Mrs Flasher

book

sometime

wrote

entitled

"You Too Can Play Bridge." which has proved quite popular. Mrs Ellison is following in footsteps. After mother's

her attending Ohio State University, Miami University and Univer- sity of Mexico, she started out writing for weekiles.

Mrs Ellison and that 100 many people are inclined to with a forcing two-bid

open when they have a strong hand. While a forcing two-bld should only be made when you have an absolute kame in you own your own hand, a bid of two no trump shows an exceptionally stromi hand, but not necessarily ond that has game in itself.

Of course, that was all the information West needed to Jump to six no trump, in to- day's hund. There are several

of play. You

lines

will

#

might try to set up the spade suit and then squeeze either East or

This line of play West. work because on the fifth spade Enst will have to discard

diamond. club or

Mrs Elson, however, tried for the simple diamond finesse. She cashed the ace of clubs. Went over the queen of clubs and led the jack of diamonds. East covered and on the fourth diamond East had to let go of a spado or a club, which dllow- ed Mrs Ellison to make seven

odd.

I

Check Your Knowledge

1. What is kept In magazine of a ship?

the

2. Whose poetry and whose preaching influenced the life of Michelangelo?

3.

Name the year In Virginia was discovered.

which

4. Name two seas containing

the name of China.

What was

Saint Paul's

name before his conversion?

6. Name the author of "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.'

屬

AROUND THE V

The East Coast of Africa.

By TEMPLE MANNING

SOME of the

world's most

wonderful journeys are to be made, not in places that are famous or popular or well publicised, but

littlo along

known lanes njid paths.

For

the example

voyage around the east coast of Afrien is one

one of the most entrancing, the most colourful, the most Interesting in all the world. The ports of call include Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Suez and Port Sald. Why, the very names have ex“ eltement and charm!

Three Powers

Along the stretch of a single coust one sees the work of three

colonisers. powers 25 Portuguese nt Lourenco ques end Mozambique, British at Mombasa,

Wor.

Thu Mag-

the

Thatched huts, East Afrien

the

the

BY THE

WAY by Beachcomber

WAS wondering how long

It would be before people began to -psycho-analyse animals. Now I see that a woman in America who was bitten by her dog has called In a psychiatrist.

Obviously nobody would have the heart to

Д destroy dan- gerous deg. If the owner could produce a certificate from a psychiatrist stating that the dog was suffering from a Cerberus complex, and seventeen sup- pressed urges, including Кор- pelmeister's,

Chez Foulenough

In

WHEN you hear someone say- Wing.

They do the lobster most extraordinary way of It's called. and the beautiful buildings, its cafes, the this new place. Germans--although, of course, bustle

I' don't Avenida Lobster Cherche-Midi. along Tanganyika bas not been Aguilar, the handsome Vasco da quite know whether I like it or unler German rule since the Gama Gardens,

not"-when you hear this conclusion of the First World Polono aide of

and,

on easy. To all attempts to capture the gardens.

Nationals secret recipe, Foulenough re- The comprehensive Lourenco Marques in some Muscum. It is dimcult to realise lles, "One of the first things

old Vaurien taught me when thing to see, but then, so is that, in 1870, what there was

was a settlement was at Larue's in the Place do any one of the parts named, of the place Just a Dttle. way

on n spit of land about a mile Madeleine was that n beyond the amenitien of town are the long and less than half a mile restaurateur never gives away a recipe:' One important point marsh- thatched but villages beneath broad, surrounded by

about this dish appears to be the cocoa palms, surrounded by, land,

that the ideal wine to go with heavy White, 8 pieces.

tropical growth

it is raiber expensive-36g. 9d. White to play and mate in two. liat indefinable something of

a bottle. "If I were dining here Saturday's the Dark Continent that is like

nyself,"

Foulenough, Knys unto RO other. Surveying

wouldn't look at any other wine problem:

Marques, with its

with such a dish. To

one per- shining mosaic pavements, Its

spicacious iner

who Raid,

Solution

to

1, Q2-B8, any; 2. Q, R, or Kt Lourenco (ch, or dia chì males,

and

S AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

A Woodpecker Always Knocks

He Has a Very Good Reason for Doing So-

By MAX TRELL

NABF, the Shade, was sit- ting under the tree at the he back of the garden, when heard someone knocking.

There

He looked armand. weren't any doors for anyone to be knocking nt, not out in the garden. Finally he looked up. It was a woodpecker, knocking at the tree.

Knarf had never spoken to a woodpecker before. So he de- cided to speak to this onc. "Good-morning." he said.

Knock, knock, went the wood- pecker.

"Why are you knocking liko said Knort in a loud

| that?" voice.

At this the woodpecker stop- ped and looked down at Knatt. "Oh," he said, have you been talking to me?"

"Yes," said Knart. good-morning and you didn't hear me."

"Sorry." answered the wood- peeker. "Good-morning to you." "Then 1-naked-why-were-you- knocking Bike that?"

Knarf beard the woodpecker krocking.

at almost the same time.

"Dld you and asked Knarf a few minutes later.

"Oh, yes "Who?" "Bugs and things. They were all very nice."

is

Food

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Atomic Power

PI To Insist On

For Industry Cash Reparations

From Japanese

Australia's Plan

of

Adelaide, Aug. 14- Australia's Minister Peal-war Reconstruction. Mr John Dedmail; sald today that ho was con- sidering submitting to the Federal Cabinet A long- range programme for the development of Industrial power from atomic energy in Australia.

Air Dedman sald that the proposal had nothing to do with the construc- lion of alomlo bombs. Australia was much Loo -small a country. for such work, which was beyond

South

Its resources.

He added

Australia

Australian

Was

ibat

the only

Stato

where

waa

urantum-bearing

010

being exploited. Reuter.

Expansion Of

World Trade

Only Solution

To UK Crisis

River Retort

Beyond the city there Marracuene, a nice river resort That is popular not only with the town dwellers and visitors but with hippopotami. Watching "Odd. It doesn't taste like Th huge creatures suming lobster at all," the Captain themselves and laking their piled, "No, of course not. It's Washington, Aug. case at this little resort, it is one of the special Arcachon Assistant hard to believe that later on, lobsters." one will be back in town, sip-

pink a beverage at the Praca Epitaph Sete de Marco, listening the

Land, or, as a alternative, Here lies a

There will be a date at Polano Besch with its renity fabulous hotel.

tourist

Secretary

Company,

QUIRINO'S STATEMENT

Los Angeles, Aug. 14.-The Philippines Re- public-will insist on cash reparations to keep Japan from re-establishing her predomination of Far Eastern industry and trade, the Philippine Presi dent, Mr Elpidio Quirino, told a Press conference here today.

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Mr Quirino is on his way home after discus- sions in Washington with President Truman.

He said he and Mr Truman talked over the prob. lem of Japanese reparations.

Mr Quirino sale he could only give his own opinions on the matter, which would eventually be settled by the Far Eastern Reparations Com- mission, but In speaking for the Philippines, he

was cit phalie that the Republle would not be satisfled with machinery and machine tools.

of

New Aviation Company

In Australia

He said: "You may be sure wo will, insist upon payment every centavo of Japanese re- Adelaide, Aug. 14-A new parations and will exact payment | Brillslt-Australian aviation for all damages and for the last company registered here with drop of Filipino blood."

a nominal capital of £1,000,- 000 (Australian) President Quirino explained itself "entlecly

will devote to long-range that if Japan continued to give weapons", according to a state- machinery and innchine tools to ment today by Mr Araúson, ↑ 13. The the Philippines she would have Chairman of

the South · Aus- build new and better of Com

tralian Industries Advisory machinery to take its place.

ace | Comumfitce, Blaisdell, merce, Air Thomas

That, in turn, would put Japan And the President of the Ameri- in a stronger position in the Mr Branson said that the can Ligurian

air long run, and she would domin-company-ke Fairey Clyder most inquisitive Redvers Ople, sald in a broad.ate the Philippines and the rest Aviation Company Proprietory joint venture by cast debate on the British finau. of the Far East with her better Limited-was Who said, "See Naples and clal crisis that Britain's prob. manufacturing methods.

the Fairey Aviation Company Limited of Middlesex, England, lems merely reflected broader] President Quirino, advocate and the Clyde Enginering Com~ world problems, which could vi a Pacific union of Für Elk pany, of Sydney. only be solved by increasing torn nations, said he had

discussed his plan "officially" the volume of world trade and with Mr Truman

The new Company was under and he ex-contract in the British Ministry lowering trade barriers.

pressed the hope that China of Supply, he added, could still be saved from the They said that these objec- Communists." WANDSWORTH: This district isilves

The Company would under- could bo attained by

take no private work and would called after the great English restoring high level Inter- "I do not know anything about concentrate all its Australian Doct

William Wandsworth, national lending, making curren- the military situation in China, activities at Salisbury, 12 miles wha lived here for many cies convertible, and ather mea-

he said." but I do know that a from Adelaide years.

large portion of China has not -(London Express Service)

been conquered by the Reds.

An offelal of the Common- Mr Oplo sald that there

pm sure that China is not hope-wealth Long-Range should be a three or four-year less from the economic and Establishment said. "That the.

for programme

making the political view. The Communists Company planned to set up an necessary readjustments to at- can conquer territory but they aeronaulteni research YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA tain these objectives. He said cannot

station conquer the heurts which would be an extension A

of the work done by the Com

dic."

He perred-into-the-crater- of

Vesuvius, and cried, "There's

in this than meets the eye!" or-Foreign tourists", guide

Twenty-five milea upland from Marracuene is the health resort of Namnatha, with its medicinal springs, nursery, and i splendid

trco

phanage motetained. from the proceeds of the provincial lottery, tickels for which are taken by people all over South Africa.

(Tomorrow-Selence At Work)

or

to many

sures.

others

STERLING AREA

Mr Blaisdell sold that the

reserved sterling trading area should be but linked with:

conver- by exchange States should

He said that the United take a lead in making foreign investments_and should adopt a policy of in- creasing imports.

nol

Weapons

"As a neighbour I would help pay for the British Ministry

of Supply.Reuter. Chiang Kai-shek if I could. It la up to the American people to decide whether they, too, want to help. That is not my affair.” -Unlied Press.

CHICAGO GRAINS

Havenga For New

Sails York

that It Britain was to increase of the people. her exports by 75 percent of MONDAY, AUGUST 15

their pre-war volume, world trade in general would have to You must guard against be-increase at that rate. Here the woodpecker knocked BORN today, your birthdny is

100 one of the strongest in the coming self-centered several times again, and stuck sign. The stars have given you egotistical, for with his beak in the cracks and open-n multitude of talents and if things in your favour and ings in the bark. He did it every you make the best possible use success coming so easily you are time he knockeri. "I suid knocked and stuck his beak in life. In youth, plan what you it has to offer is yours for the his best of them, you can progress far in apt to think the world and all want and then go after it. You asking. Always remember that

Ubility. anyone in?" have the physical stamina to you have to keep on producing forge ahead and your tact and to stay at the top.

Southampton, Aug. 13. The patience-can-serve you well. Something of a skeptic at

South African--Finance Minis- heart you have to dry out a

ler, Mr N. C. Havengo, salled You have considerable in thing before you will give your

aboard the Queen Mary today. Пvends over all those with sanction. But you are always The Duke University econo-

for New York, after saying "Were they glad to see you?" whom you consu.in contact and ready to try out something new mist. Mr Calvin Hoover, said

that he was well satisfed': "No, I guess not," repiled the if your Ideals are held high, at least once.

that ald to Britain under the

Chicago,

Aug. 13. Grain with the progress of his finan woodpecker slowly. "But they you can accomplish a great deal

lower today and Ighly emotional, you should Minrshall Plan should be in- prices were

talks in cint were nice just the same. They of good.

London. The results may be find

warned that the buying was limited. Outside Mc Havenga, who JR cam- happiness in marriage, greased, but tasted fine."

more apparent after your life- You will want thorough. and United States Congress was not markets were generally lower paigning for an increase in the "They tasted Bne!" Knar! ex-ilme than before and your fams complete devotion and you will likely to favour more multi- with only Winnipeg pats and price of gold, will conter with

lateralism without significant barley showing gains. claimed. "You went in and ate should long outlive you. Your per reciprocate

sonal magnetism is outstanding them up?"

To find what the stars have demonstrations of..."quid

Prices closed as follow:- "That's why I knock tell and if you make the right use in store for tomorrow, select quo" resulting from

policy. them I'm coming," sold

WHEAT-price per bushel. the of it you will find yourself, at your birthday star and read Die

1.92 woodpecker. "If they don't care the head of some large en corresponding paragraph,

2.00-16-1 to stay and be caten up, they terprise at an carly age. Great your birthday star be your daily cau run and hide. It's fair success should be yours

guide. enough."

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16

Wants To Come In

"For the same reason that (Answers at feat of Columin.) everybody knocks." sald the Woodpecker, "To tell whoever Is living inside that I want to corne In."

the tree? You can't get in the tree!"

“Just," said the woodpecker, "in the bark part of the tree. added the next And Just," he moment, "with the end of my beak."

CROSSWORD

Дето

7. Enough to make any dar pulp,

(7)

10. By no means commonplace, (4)

il one way to copy ten and reach

the top. (0)

12. an equivalent of Thi 13. Initially a tough trooper who Lakes nothing from a cry for Help, (2)

15. This tanker may be outlawed, (4) 15. This axle is part of the Nest, 3) 10. it has often proved to be nothina

but mirago, 15))

19. Thila eminity là security against |

102 (3)

1. The ad who went on so di

cover gravity. (6)

13, his quo is a cracker bon-bon, {4}

54. It's on its way. (5)

12. He's a nobleman, (4)

Only a trife. (4) ~

27. Discard. (5).

10. The man who dora this at the

wicket in asking for tesuble, (8)-

Down

1.

from which you will get à firas): ico, (D)

2. this or a ministar. (4)

3. This chord is a bothous pro-

duct. (7)

4. When the man brekka'a

te ladividual and private,

3. A Javanego iron. (4) 20

Funny that thứ

stuff showjd

inako walls boom. [9]

"1. Defensiva support. {6}

Da Portuguesa money, (HEL

Late alterations? Ho, bartase.

maybe. (9)

Age & auro atsteld. (3)

the boys (

it. Founder of the

fraternity (6)

housebost

22. It returne to % dictator. (4)

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Answers

:-12). Ammunition.. 2. The poetry

and of Dante

Lie preaching of Savonarola. 3, 1584.4 The East China Sea and the South China Sea) 5. Saul. 4. Robert Louis Steven-

"IN

Rupert's Qucer Path-13

the

Tigerlily works very slowly and Rupera and Bill get more and more puzzled. What сап the be doing?" whispers Dil Che stones are not changing colour and They move they're not moving." closer and gaze more intently little girl reaches the last siab on the path. She sprinkles it with powder and spends quite a long time on it, muttering her strange words and waving her wand over it. Suddenly with a loud track the great.stone olits right across before their eyes 1 ALL RIGHTS 'RESERVED.

BRONCHO BILL

LET'S GET- HOME, CHISELI "TOOTH THE

WHOLE TROOPS

LOOKIN' FOR

THOSE STRANGERS ARE UP TO {GOMETHING,

Not Fair At 'All

A

Let

pro

such

Spot

Mr Ople said that Britain September still had to tackle the problem December

March (1030) of cutting costs. Under bl-later-May alism or multi-lateralism, Bri- CORN tain still had to face the fact Spot that she was consuming more September

December than she was producing.

March (1050)

RYE

Black Pepper

OATI

2.04-18-2.04-23 204-16-2.03

2.00-1-1

1-26-44-120

1.10-1.19-4 1.12-14-36 1,15-5 1.07-12-1.17

1,47-15 150+V+1.50

05-14-11 04-14

NEW YORK FLOUR-per 200 lb. sack, 11.40 dollars

RYE

October

May (1030)

BARLEY

October December May, 11000)

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Do possible resulta. Honesty is Knarf was about to say he your best business during the always the best polley. didn't think that was fair at all. afternoon and evening hours. AQUARIUS' (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) But at that moment the wood-The signs

Mr Blaisdell said that it was ore right. Make Romance is definitely in the no criticism of Britain to sug-September pecker uttered a squawk of dis- progress.

air. A marriage would be under gest that her may

goals had been and flew up in the air,

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- excellent auspices,

too am vitious and the time set September beating his wings furlously.

Business conditions improve and PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- for achieving them too short,-) December Knarf wondered why the woodpecker was

you will and that things go well. Good signs for domestle welfare. United Press. 60 excited.

at home. Love and marriage Marriages should turn out well Then suddenly Knart noticed |

are favoured. that the cat was in the tree,

today, You can also deal with about to make a spring.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 23)- the public. Combina business and pleasure, ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) — "GO AWAY

away, you monster!" the You can make money now It Alertness will pay dividends woodpecker screamed. "You you are wise and astute. The now. Advertising, especially by see!" the woodpecker cried, late hours are best,

mail, can bring excellent results. flying up and down in front of

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)— SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Knart.

"She wants to eat mo-Inllative is what counts now. Aggressiveness in business pays up. But does she knock to tell you are aggressive, you can off right now. Sign a contract. me she's coming? Does she even

what you waat. Write an Important letter. get exactly meow? No! She just creeps up All is favourable.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- New York, Aug. 13.-Black without a sound and jumps: And

became SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dee, Sign, anything you say I'm not fair!"

of importance pepper prices 2)-A good day for contracts, and it will be all right. A con- after a slight lapse earlier in And with that the woodpecker Mara important. Iotter and advantage,

Is also

favoured, tract should turn

out to your the week, and are about equal

10 last week's closing levels. flew off, angrier than ever.

"Well," thought Kharf to him- get exozilent results.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)—

The supply situation remains self Inter; "he le fairer than the CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jaw. Advertising definitely does pay.

poor. Brokers believe that the But I wonder what those 20)--Be co-operative with others. If a contract is pending, close it shortage is the direct cause of bugs and things think?"

and you can secure the best satisfactorily now.

cat.

QUICK,

Write an

Night Treachery

THAT OUGHT TO BREAK

THEIR

DEADWOOD/SNUB

THE ROPE 'ROUND THAT

THEB! HYAR COMB

THE BRATES,

NECKS

Prices Firmer

By Harry F. O'Neill prices were also high.

Armer

1.30-14. 1.24-14-

1.37

1.17-36

1.13-12- 1,11-7 United Prers.

Czechs Seek

PI Trade

American officials in Washing

ton

and attend 0:0 Interna-

tional Monctury Fund Con- ference thero In September,

United Press,

OUTWARD MAILS

Unregistered correspondence only for Shanghal, Tiantain and North China cần be accepted at senders risk, and will be for- warded as opportunity offers.

Uniere - otherwise stated re- gistered

parcel articles and ports close 30 minutes earüoz than the ordinary mail. II MAJLI clone before 10a.m., registered and parcel posta close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Malia, are closed at Kowloon Central Post Ofice half an hour earlier than the G..o. closing timLEN,

TO-DAY

Closing Times By Air Taipeh and Hathow, Reg. 3 pmą Ord. 3.30 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy Lluchow, Kunming. Chungking and Chengtu, Reg. 3 pan; Ord. 230 p.m.

Bangkok. Rangroom.

Calculte. Karachi, Basra, Nairobi, Mombasa, Dares Salaam, Mauritius, Johannes. burg & Cairo via Karacfil), AlexaET- dris, Home and London. Kowieni CHO. Res. 4 p.m.; Ord. 4.30 p.m.; GPO, Reg. 4.30 p.m.; Ord. 5 pm,

Singapore, Reg. 430 pm; Ord. 0

p.m.

Closing Times Xy Bea that Japan, USA, Central and South. Governmerica via Ban Francisco, l'ar.

2.30 p.m.; Meg. 3.30 p.m.;

Ord. p.m.

Manila, Aug. 13.- Foreign higher prices. The Spot price Office sources said today on Friday was $1.40 per pound. the Czechoslovakian Futures remained high. Foreignment was proposing to send

trade mission to the Philippines to survey the possibilities. of Brokers sold that there was Czech-Philippines trade no relief in Hight unless the barter. United States market became higher than foreign markats,- United Press.

Hoffman in Paris

the

Swatow. 3 p.m.,

Halhow, Fakhoi. via Hollow and

Straits, 3 p.m.

by

Blanila, 3 pm,

k

то-моляой

Closing Times By Air- Swalow and Arnoy, Reg. 8.30 am: The proposal was referred to ord. 9 am.

the Swatow, Foochow and Kumming. Foreign Ofee by Philippine Embassy in Washing-Reg. 3 p.m.; Ord. 3.30 p.m.

Tatých and Amoy, Beg,. a p.m.t ton, to which it was originally ord 3.30m, Honolulu, USA and

JASMANIA, Canade,

sent,

The source said that barfer would be necessary in trading With Czechoslovákia owing to the latter's "soft currency.".

Ports for Monlia, Tionó Ar Parce0 pm; Ord. 8. D.M. lulu and. USA, Kowloon CPO, 420 p.m.; OPO, 4 pm.

Ordinsty" "Alt Mall (Prisled. Mate":

and Smal tere, Samples

Packet Posts) for Mamija, Guam, Honolulu

Go, ap.m.

URA, Kowloon CPO, 450 D.mk:

· Dangkok," "Reg. 4.30 p.m.; Ord., i

Paris, Aug. 14-Mr. · Paul Hoffman, chief of the Economic It is understood that the Co-operation Administration, at Foreign Office will consult Pre- Tived In Poris today on his rident Quiting before declalon Danyang European Inspection tour-As-is made on the Czech prapofapan.ca pum. sociated Press. ~

tal.-United ·Presa.

Closing Times By Bas

E Manila, Batavia, Sourabaya Macassar, 2 pm.