1949-09-27 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE.

Here's Jump Bid That Tells Story

Bobel

AARA

❤ KQ 100

ABO

A87

109.7

N.

40053

003

W

*

E

+QJ

| 40142

$

⚫ 10,02

2

Deolar 4QJ100

VAJ752

●K7543

4K

AQJ

Rubber-Neither vul.

Boath Weat North

1

Ром

3

Pass

3

Pass

- 4N.T.

Pass

恋

Pors

*

Pass

7N.T. Pass Pons Pors

Opening-Q

20

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

DUMBBELLS

REGISTERED US PATENT OFFICE

THE

PAPER SAYS RAIN TODAY!

GRACIOUS!

I HOPE

NOT:| WANT

TO WATER THE FLOWERS

THIS AFTERNOON

Check Your Knowledge

1. When

WOS

***34*31- broking" regulated by govern- ment?

2. What island is composed almost entirely of # vnat #lacier?

3.

What is a Portuguese

Who discovered Canada?

THE popularity of bridge man-of-war?

tournaments in increasing

4.

throughout the country. bc- What does R.S.V.P. stand cause they provide men and for?

SCIENCE AT WORK

ANIMALS RESPOND ΤΟ DRUGS FOR HUMANS

NEW

By PAUL F. ELLIS

BY THE WAY

FOR THE

Propaganda Drive

by Beachcomber For Rubber

Ncelebrates

TEXT wook Nantwich the annual bodge-fair, it which little dog-kennels made of ginger- bread are sold to the add- resemblo mark-boya.

it

drugs, primarily de- of cancer, and some valoped to combat disease human cancer.

These boys, dressed in green in man, are now being used to Kelly said there are invest!~ | peaked"

сара and overalls, keep zoo animals healthy. gations under way now to de-assemble in Kersey-street, cry- Penicillin and the sulin termino whether primates-ing "A nidmark! Andmark!" drugs have been

for particularly chimpanzees, Instance They then make a Bre of wood-

Infectious might be effective in treating

better laboratory shavings and dance round diseases in the lower animals, animal in cancer research the widdershins, occasionally stop- according to Dr Arthur Kelly, mice or the guinea pig. The ping to hit each other with the research director of one of the trouble, however, is to raise the big bags of lard which they

chimp in captivity. The most unusual hospitals.

100 carry slung between two poler His hospital is in an isolated has had unusually good success wrapped in sacking. The origins cection of the jungle-like San in raising families of chimps.

of these weltd cus

customs are lost Diego zoo, one of the world's When a zoo animal dies, ain the mist of pre-history, but autopsy is performed to de-the whole thing is supposed to primates -- monkeys, termine just what caused death symbolise the spirit of Nant- The

gorilla Kelly fald that from the wich. See Mra Rivolvo's are especially responsive to the autopsy it can be determined "Round and found the May-

certain zoo familynoic: Nantwich and the same drugs that are administer- whether a

should be placed in quarantineMovement").. n ed to human beings, adding little more evidence that

man and monkey may be distant re- Kelly's job La latives. It is keep the zoo animals healthy.

largest. chimpanzees and the

tho

Seals Have Ulcers In research, it has been found that neals, like man, are plagued by ulcers. Not exactly women of all ages an opportu-

Did Jullus Caesar live same type, but, ulcers just the nity to compete in an intellec- before or after Christ?

same. Almost all animals, in- fual pastime with players from (Answers at foot of Column 1)cluding the Ash, have all types

different sections of the coun- try. Don't think you haye to be an expert to compete in a tour- nament. There are lot of people who attend tournaments just to see Al Sobel, a flonal tournament director, can- duct one of his quiz games alter the tournament is over.

na-

In my opinion Al la one of the greatest quiz masters in the country. He is known, all over the country, and

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Cricket Was a Good Musician

-He Had the Best Kind of Teachers-- By MAX TRELL

asked

dayNARF Fome

to

Christopher

bridge players would like to see Cricket how he had learned him in competition with some

to play his guitar, so well, and of the quiz musters on radio.

Christopher Cricket sald: "To Al seldom gets a chance begin with, I don't think I play play except

very well. Secondly, in an occasional It rubber bridge game. When he guitar n't very hard to play. turn- go tum-tum, tum...or pluck-pluck, pluck-

is in a game, you can rest of- You just sured that everybody has n lot

of fun, but with all his clown-pluck. Thirdly. If you sing ing, he usually wins,

loud enough, you don't hear the Today's hand is one he play-guitar at all. And fourthly, I by a lot of ed down in Virginia not long was taught to ago. I want you to notlee very good teachers."

"Oh," sald Knarf. "That's

three club bid. He did not want what I wanted to know. About to Jump Into three no trump,

the leachers,

If he bid three hearts, It would the

I mean. Who

not tell the true story of his we they, Christopher?"

hand. He made a jump shift bld, which is a game demand bid and a mild stam try,

CROSSWORD

the

"Professor Brook was

ont.

Cristopher Celekot, playing his guliar.

Professor Onl wna another. Professor Wind WAS a third.

or what can be done to prevent The insults continue

other members from becoming sick.

CHESS PROBLEM

ONE rarely

hears

Folk

Colombo, Sept. 20.—The Ceylon Planters' Associa tion is sending a dopala- tion to Mr Dudley Sevana- rake, Ceyloness Agricniture Minister, with a proposal to levy 20 cents per 100 lbs. in rubber exported, in ald of a natural rubber propaganda drive in the United States.

The love is worked out on the rubber tonnage ex- ported by Ceylon in 1949.

The scheme calls for an expenditure of $1,500,000, -Neuter.

S. Africa Cuts

Imports Of

of Lady Raw Materials

now, except complains

of

For this

Johannesburg, Bept. 20—Im-

present

Imports from Sterling areas will continue

at the present

BUSINESSMAN

US Reciprocal Trade Act Extended

"WE MUST REDUCE OUR

BARRIERS," SAYS TRUMAN

Washington, Sept. 26.

President Truman

today signed a Bill extending the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act until 1951.

The President said that it would aid "an ex- panded world trade at a time when it is most urgently needed."

The legislation, extending the law for the sixth time since it was first passed in 1934, gives the Pre- sident a free hand to work out treaties with other nations to lower tariffs.

Under Uils measure, he cau

cut import duties on

countries make

those

"The maintenance

British Car Factories Need Steel

tho

Cabstarleig Specimons Sent Out The autopsy

when she ars specimens sent to

different anonymous letters. ma n'y

con-one-time queen of the social port of raw materials to South agree to laboralories for study in

world made moro enemies with Africa from hardl currency arileles from other countrica nection with human disease.

One of Dr Kelly's oldest her wicked tongue than friends areas in the first six months of when charges is Irish, South with her wicked parties. I see next year will be cut to 50 per almillar concessions to the United

He is 25 that she has been complaining quota.

cent of American monkey.

import Staten. years 75 years in the human race.

old, equivalent to about of postcards calling her Mount

Ttia Horrible, the

Matterhorn For

President said: "Wc མས་ The exceptional traft of Irish,

Beginners. Babg Bulldozer,

must reduce our own barriers, wherever possible, to permit our according to Kelly, is the fact Dame Tank, Millie the rate. that he still becomes a father Mammoth, and so on. One card

people the freest access to the once a year. His offspring have said,

Announcing this today to the foreign goods they may want to "If you were laid end to been sent to many other zoos. end you'd reach from

the convention of the South African buy.

Chamber of Indus- (Tomorrow-Book Pamde)

Magple to Berwick-on-Tweed." Federated

London, Sept. 20.--British car and the factories are working at only Another sald simply, "Whale tries, Mr Eric H. Louw, Minis- meat for the million. A third ter for Economie Affairs, said enlargement of our export mur-65 percent, of capacity because asked,

"How do they felher phase system of import con-kets are unpossible without o

of the steet shortage, substantial you in a storm?"

expansion of trol was being Introduced.

our British car manufacturer, Lord imports. As the world's greatest Nuffield, revealed today. Evans the Hearse

The first phase would be the creditor nation. It is our special cut in dollar imports. In the responsibility to welcome Im- Lord Nuffield said that the recond phase import quotas ports. would be considered on a seler.

only hope for Britain's return to world commercial tive basis and on the esentiality

was "to remove the dead hand power of the industries concerned,

at controls so that all manufac turers can work out their own Mr Louw said that there was suitl his nose over

receiving, our commercial salvation, Llangollen bildge when he met "possibly a brighter side to this assistance in securing aceded picture. The pllocation scheme Imports to become self-support- a young Viennese pea-pushing

"Give us more steel, increase, the towards him. But Viennese does

ing through a liberal expansion the availability of labour and hind a stout callco.covering over has the prospect

possible in-llow of capital, nor of the international exchange homes in which to house the his nose, which enabled

of a British of goods in the competitive people and then we can use our him to Jerk the pea harder and even to loan being secured been taken world markets. top it with the side of his nose. into consideration, Evans at once protested that "Both these eventuallies may this use of a

vering was de- permit of some measure of re- }

and in a laxation of import control," he my can we basing the moment of anger he bashed his sald.-Reuter. pea so hard that he made his nose bleed. The pen rolled inla the River Dee, and the Viennese. laughing heartily, propelled his pea on its way.

By L. LINDNER Black, 14 pieces.

White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem;

And there were several others." heard Professor Brook gurgle

Knarf rald

and splash and drip and murmur.. B-K18, any: 2, Q, B, or Ki Christopher's teachers seemed to have strange I did what he said for me to do. males." mean they're I practised making

on Knarf added. sounds my guitar. They "But they sound liko other weren't exactly the same sounds,

nomes. "I don't really strange,"

things"

Samo Things "They aren't," said Christopher.

the same

protests TAVANS the Hearse of Aber- bananer was in a scene the other day at the Internationat Eisteddfod. He was pushing the

Dea

-(London Express Service)

couldn't do them YOUR BIRTHDAY........ STELLA

of course. I as well as he did. But I did my best.

By

not inke account

of A

"We envisage a re-establish ment of an economie balance in the world which will permit our neighbours now

ONLY WAY

productive power to the fullest extent,

"We have peddled dreams for "Only in such a world econo- too long. It is true that the foresee the main- people's standard of living is tenance of an adequate and ris- measured by production and not ing standard of living when our by talk and

paper work."... programmes of dnancial assis- United Press. iance terminate."

NY COTTON Referring to the recent tarifl

MARKET

and trade negotiations at An- necy, France, President Truman said: "Beyond completing the Annecy negotiations, I intend 10 uso the authority given to me by this legislation to proceed New York, Sept. 26--Cotton with negotiations under tho futures today opened steady general agreement to make it

West German

Trade Pact

and closed firm, edzing upwards in even more effective docu- With E. Zone gradually to reach the best levels ment."

and

and

on sinco

The opening lead of Queen of clubs was won

dummy. At this point it did not look us it Al had much chance to make the hand. He played five rounds of hearts. Remembering Al's three club bid, East decided to hold his four clubs. One of his discardu

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 "And then I went to Professor was that little deuce of dis- They're the same things. Pro- Oak because that's where Pro- monds, and

story. The there fessor Brook was really a brook, fessor Brook told me to go next. BORN today, you are a real op- personality. Your temper is high

at the close of trading. was to the story. The queene was

timist. You have the capacity and you must learn to get it well

Mr Truman running water. And Tve taught you all the sounds I

urged Congres- jack of diamonds from the West Professor Oak

Increased hedge selling against sional approval of the Charter Frankfurt, Sept. 20-A trade hand, and the ten-nine of dia-

grew in the know sald Professor Brook. for always looking on the bright under control if you are not to be

side of things. You enjoy having known as "too temperamental to large mies in the Spot market for an international trade or agreement between Western monds from the East hand round. He was a tree. As for Professor Oak will teach you

ones that only he your own way about things and handle"! High spirits and a high reflected the expansion of pick-ganisation.

Germany and the Soviet Zone But in dropped on the ace and king,rofessor Wind, he was always some new

intend getting

it if humanly pos- temper go hand in hand. blowing-around, here and there, knows"

gloning

was announced here today by a activities, and the contract was "made.

sible. The stars have given you without self-control they can matched with equally good de- As Mr-Truman-signed-the spokesman of the United States" I never saw him. But I felt

"And what kind of sounds did outstanding talents, so that with bring a great deal of unhap-mand from mills and exporters.Bill, trade agreements with 10 High Commission in Germany. hime

the oak tree teach you?" Knarf the proper use of them there is piness.

more countries were nearing "But Christopher Kharf ex- asked.

Deeply affectionate, you will Spot house selling in October completion for ittle that can stand in the way

his signature

No figures were disclosed, but claimed in astonishment. "How "Professor Oak," said Christo- of your eventual success

need the constant encouragement delivery and evening up before carly next month,

announcement giving do- could a brook, an oak tree, and pher, made me sit next to he It is very likely that you will of those you love. When it comes the first notice day tomorrow

falls is expected tomorrow. the wind teach you how to play trunk and listen carefully, just be drawn to some phase of the to marriage, select carefully for supplied another trading fer- The new tariff-cutting pocis The West German Ministry the guitar?"

will be with Denmark, Finland, of Food Agriculture announced "Best teachers in the world," as Professor Brook did. Then theatre. You have a fine voles, there can be only one career in ture.

heard him rustling and whisper-which if trained might become

your family-and that is yours!

Italy, Greece, Sweden, the Do-today that an a "result of said Christopher. *Now take

Buoyancy in the new Find someone who believes in

crop minican Republic, Haiti, Liberia, negotiations carried professional asset Professor Brook, for instance, and creaking and sighing. paramount"

Nicaragua, last May an agreement had been So I practised making

there

be Britain was asking for offers Reuter. concert stage are all likely to sp yourself and

reached under wheth, large peal to you.

Your emotional tremendous happiness in store.

deliveries of food and fodder nature is strong and you are able To find what the stars have in

from

Soviet Zone to to project this dramatic effect to store for tomorrow, select your

Western Germany were OX- bring results.

birthday star and read the cor-

pectett, Those of the fair sex are very responding paragraph. Let your attractive and have a magnetle birthday star be your daily guide

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Top Of Hill

23-Oct. 23)- "Then I went and sat on top in dealing with members of the of the hill, and sure enough, | opposite sex thow diplomacy and Professor Wind came along, patience. There can be difficulties blowing round and round. And unless you are coreful. the had

scorrio (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)— more sounds to teach

fairly good day, especially fot than Professor Brook and Professor Oak put together. He those in retail merchandising

There is made puffy sounds, and

a sales pick-up right blowy counds, and whistling Bounds,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 21-Dec and mapping sounds. And he

22)-Make moderate advances i carried up sounds of

of children laughing, and cows mooing, and you are shrewd in taking ful sheep bleating, and crows caw-

advantage of all potentials. Ad vance carefully. ing, and horse, neighing, and

fr sli by his side. Just listen rounds on my guitar until a The stage, screen, radio or the you as much as you believe in positions followed reports thai Uruguay

finally

o me, Christopher. he'd say. Professor Oak said: 'Christopher, Listen

very carefully. Then I've taught you all the sounds make the same sounds, that I know. Now go and sit on top of make.

the hill and by and by Professor *So," sold Christopher, "Wind will blow along and teach Ulstened very carefully. Then I you some sounds that only he

Fo

12)

21

knows.

122

|'Rupert's Qucer Path-50

Arrasa

up comes the

sato a fur sightmare. (0)

bookmaker's

U. Last word. (0)

10. Not necessarily a backward ad-

murai.

11. Up to date with a dog in front.

Th

13. Placid like Rome thighteaser, tel

Tiny slant is corrected at once.

DI

10-20111st knotter, (4)

20 Blasticity. (47

23 t'u dučkling was famous, 14:

24 Orar Wrote his at Stuke Pozes 151 45. Coes with thrme. 10t When repeated the salior becomes

chemien) or savage. (3) 31. Formerly upset with coin. เร

Down

L. If nurture can add to the com

zor. (05.

2. On the stoltered sido. (4)

3. Taken in a num. (7)

4. Uncominos enangca in the rear.

(4)

3. Called by the piper bayer. 141

Ornament of furniture or dies

found in deltan seldom, id)

#. It gets dreadful After the frat

Ave hundred, 79)

. Con thin for satisfaction. (4) 12 Un this Attempt in Ireland. 19 18. úver names African country, fo) 10. Today it in called a date. (8) 17. in the diocese this would be

decrepit with age. (3)

19. The tender must be accepted: 18) 21. Brietly examine. (3) 24. Cow house apparently built by a

KADDET, ((4))

BA

Bolution of veslegday's puzzle.--Acrossi 2. Olan 4. Egri 6. Reception; 19, BAT- ferinck; 13. Örek; 14, Kat: 15. Basió: 16. Desist 19. Too; #3, Katugry:

25, Union; go. Yes Eewar, t. Granada;, 9. LANG Nems

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGI- Answers

1. In the 18th century it grow Mo, beɛn regular · · business and 'was regulated by Act of Parlin- ment.2. Greenland. 3A 'species ⠀⠀of- fellyfish. di Lelt Erlemon. 5. Repondes Bil vous -pinit:d, "Before, ANDE

my

and

A

LIBRA (Sept.

now,

ducks quacking, and chickens CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan

20)-Heed your intuitions if you clucking, and roosters erowing. And I tried as hard as I could are to make the right decision to practise making all those present. Precautions are ne-

Christopher shook his rounds." head. "But I didn't succeed foo

As soon as the two friends have shot out at the cave the trap-door clama quickly and silently, and they Gind themselves sprawled on top of it. Feeling very dazed, they all up and look around.” They, are in the middle of a rather stänge. room. "I say." whispers Rupert, in great well." relief, this looks like a real room.

I do believe we are out of Crazy Land at last.” He latens intently. **Yes, ha breather excitedly. "There's someone talking beyond that curtain, and I know whose voice. it is 1

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

BRONCHO BILL

cessary.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) -Inrmony at home and at the But you play well, Christo- and diplomatic.

office is yours if you are pation) Keep things pher" Knarf Insisted. "I don't moving smoothly. know anyone else, who plays a PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)— guitar better. You'rts much, Curb impulses.

Look carefully. much better than the rock, the before you leap into something tres, and the wind! Really you new. Know where you are going arol"

to land!

Sudden Stop

BAVICHE LAST

GLOBE UP

can

on

an undisclosed amount of expectations that non plus the Senate may take up the long-pending Farm Price Sup- port Bill this week.

Despite heavy Spot market sales, some quarters indicated

Reopening Of

that farmers are still holding Metal Market

part of their crep for impound- ing under the loan in the event of a price decline.

polnis

Prices opened two lower to two points higher and closed Ave to 17 points higher.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Morning hours bring the best re- suils. Afternoon may be erratic, so go slowly then on making de- cisions.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May. 21)- United Press. Slight improvements develop in all channels of netivity but don't try to push things too fast. Take what comes.

GEMINI May 22-June 22)-! If the unexpected arises today, be prepared to meet it emelently with calm decision. Results con then be good.

NY FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Canada (dollar) England-oficial England-unoMelal

Closing rates

Bept. 26 ..US$0.00%

2.00

CANCER (June 23-July 23)— Marriages are favoured as well ng a new romance if it is offered. Be careful if planning a journey,

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Not.

All Australia. (pound) good day for travel,

avert New Zealand. (pound) changes bring hazard so

Bouth Afrten (pound) them if you can. Bo tactful.

Belgium (franc) VIRGO (Aur: 24-Sept. 22) Denmark (krofa) Moderation in all things now will France-free

Franco-commercial bring the best results. Your affolland (guilder) fections should prove the true fals-amlein), barometer today.

Italy-export Norway (krone) Portugal (eseudo) Spain (peseta) Sweden #kron)

By Harry F. O'Neill Switzerland-free

7.75 blu

"No Surprise"

Brussels, Sept. 26-OMetals of Belgium's "Union Minlere," the largest mining company in, the Belgian Congo, conferred · throughout today after the Bri- tish Ministry of Supply's deci- sion to reopen the London metal market for dealings in tin.

the

East German representatives. here said that Dr Josef Orlopp, President of the Eastern Zone'r foreign, and inter-zonal trade section, would come to Frank- furt later this week to initial the agreement.-Reuter.

HONGKONG SHARES

A Company spokesman sald The turnover on the Stock that the British decision came Exchange this morning, was as no surprise to Belgian tin $110,423.00. Transactions and producers,

noon prices:

DOCKS, ETC.

IC. Whart

Dock.

་་

SHANES BUYERS BELLENS 'RALES A Hogue report said that DANKS Dutch tin circles viewed the HK Bank, 1500 1550 10 @ 1530

INSURANCES decision with "interest."

1K Fire Such a move was not unex 2.10 asked pected but there was some doubt as to how it would affect the tin market.

Prominent Amsterdam metal dealers said they would "ap- plaud" n general reopening of the London Metal Exchange. Itcuter.

DEVALUATION

DIFFICULTIES

2.25

2.00%

2. B012

.82022

.1480

2040

,001B

.0010

.1410

7350

1040

MIDDLE EAST

2.60

.001:20

.0575

LATIN AMERICA

Brazil (cruzeiro)

.0030

Bolivia (balizado)

Chile-official -- Chile-free

.0335

Colombia (peso)

.0112

.1100

.1880.

osto

and

Egypt (pound)

Iran (rial) Iraq (disar) Turkey (lira)

Cuba (pesO) Mexico (peso), -Paru-official-

Peru-tres.· "Visiguny · (pinso), Venezuela, (bolivar)

FAR EAST

'India - (rupee)

Hongkong

Wheelock, LAND, ETC.

HK Land, an UTILITIES

:

100

200 (18

25

200. 23

ED

100 @ 20-

ja 500 15.40

200 * 15-60

Tram. XD. 25.00

Star Ferry

10005

C. Light (0), 11.20 11,80 2000 11.30

C. Light (8),

0 0.00

200 @ 11.20

1000 # 11.29

1000 @ 11.30.

Electric, XD 2014 50-500 © 2016

Macao

Electric, 2015

Telephone. INDUSTRIALS

Coment.

Dairy

The Hague, Sept. 20-Sup- ples of sugar Beet to two big STORES, ETC. factories at Sas Van Gent, on Watson, tho, Dutch-Belgian frontier, MISCEL stopped today because of deva- Tuation dimodities, between the Belgian frade and the Ditch

Entert

10100 101

10 1931 150 9 1015

Exchange Rates

It was Icarned here..

refused to their wages in the Dutch factories, of the difference in Builnews was done in the local

market the Irana unofficial exchange

น evaluation between

morning at the 'milowing rules by le guilder represents a Blering pound inte per es wenge cut, pent

>This Dutch Cabinet was meet- ing to discuss the matter, it was

Press, learned

Reuter

U.B. dollars! (per #1}); TIC plastres (per 100,

NEL KÜLSŐere iper: 100)

in tests per 100) ingapore (Biralin) (40)