1949-10-11 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

. MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Two Jump Bids Questioned Here

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

ARK WARNOW, the must-

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director of "Your Hit Parade," dropped In at my offico the other day.

Mark

had this fol from 1938 to 1947, then

he took

created the

"Sound Of."

Ume off

and

Army show,

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A STEAK · WITHOUT ONIONS!

PATENT OFFIC

SORRY,

SIR WE HAVE NO ONIONS!

Now he is back Check Your

on "Your Hit Parade."

out herw tunes

I wanted to and the ten leading selected, and I learned that

fre

it

Knowledge

1. What is the function

takes a staff of mathematicians the pituitary gland? to tabulate the

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and records sold.

tion service also

This tabulin- 3. How is pumice formed? keeps. track

What 4

was the name Sherlock Holmes' brother?

of all the songs played on the radio stations throughout the country.

Mark

says it takes a lot of different Гогия of reluxation 10 keep

crew of 40

Of cours cards play an important part. He claims he In a poor in rummy

player filmself. He

musicians happy.

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said the boys get into ni kl arguments in bridge and there was plenty of argument both sides on today's hand.

South claimed

that North's Jump to four spades

thowed him a very powerful hand and he was justled in bidding six spades. North claimed that

5. New South Wales la state in what country?

[SCIENCE AT WORK BY THE

RADIO WAVES BOUNCE

OFF THE MOON

of radio communicationa based I call a new system of radio on the reflection of short waves communications off the moon.

periments that the moon sometimes sending back short wave broadcasts from Rio de

that

WAY by Beachcomber

WITH a whoop like the

bloodcurdling war-cry DELMO LANDINI, a radio the phenomenon we had noted

teclinician who learned his that July," Landini said. "Dut of the Kuppakawice Indians trade under Guglielmo Marconl; I went on working alone and in Vermont, a gentleman has patented in Italy a system after 10 years worked out what who must surely be n for both pseudo-paychopathophysiciat medium and long distances, His patent application states on micro waves reflected from or something announced the that his system is the result of the moon."

"Landini sald

other day that the human 19 years of research, which be with his system, the reception race is growing smaller and gan in July 1930. He and Mar- in Italy of signals from the smaller. As liners and air- coni noticed during their ex- Antipodes has been "extremely craft are growing bigger

was easy" and said:

and bigger there will come "With my system, broadcasts a day when, all foreign from Sydney, Buenos Aires or New York, travel being banned to con- beamed at the moan and then serve worthless paper money, back to earth, will be picked up everybody will be able to go without dimculty."

nowhere, and we shall all Landini's system depends on need microscopes to see each. an instrument which can mala- other. I hope the insects tain

transmitters.com- stantly aimed at the moon. The will eat the politicians be scientist sald cautiously that he fore they grow too tiny to believed his system would work be visible. for radio-telephone communica-

tions and television.

Janeiro.

Landini said he and Marconi went to work on the problem, attempting to work out a sys- oftem to make short wave broad- casts carry farther with clearer is signals. He said they worked on a sample channel from Romo the southern tip of Argen- afting, with the moon acting as a sort of relay station for the a short wave signal.

Disraeli

d. What name 'did give to the Engilsh Derby?

Research Completed "Marconi died before (Answers at foot of Column 11 could complete his research

radio

Australia,

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To sceptics ho pointed to re- he search workers who in the 01 post-war period have been able to "bounce" rodar signals of the moon and record them back

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Knarf Went Fishing for Stars

IT

But General Tin Said He Couldn't Keep. Them- By MAX TRELL

wie a bright moonlight night Knurf, the Shadow, quietly 1iptoed over to the corner where his sister Hand was sleeping and tepped her lightly on the should- "Hanid!" be whispered.

1'Г

"Wake up!"

couldn't

A this Hanid, whe imngine what was the matter, spaung to her feet in alarm. Sho made much nolas that Teddy the Stuffed Bear. Mr Punch, General Tim the tin soldier, and Mary-Jane the rag-doll all woke up and begon asking: "What's the matter? What's the matter?" Nothing's the matter," Knart attis just woke Hanid up to tell her that the moon was shin- Ing and that it was a wonderful night to go down to the pond."

"Why?" asked everyone else in the room.

Tosh for the stars, that's

South should have used the why," answered Knarf.

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bid of four Maybe he had some-

Bluckwood trump.

thing there.

When West opened

queen

Foolish Idea

At first everyone thought this was a very foulish Iden, on ac- the jack count of you can't fish for stars

of hearts, South won with the in the pond because, as everyone.

and immediately ceeded to discard

pknows, the stars are in the sky. losing diamond on the third

"Oh, no! They're in the pond," heart. East argued

Insisted Kmart. 1 saw then that his partner there." should have laid down the ace

1

hearts

CROSSWORD

that

on earth with an "echo,”

(Tomorrow-Book Parade)

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. CHICCO Black, 13 pieces.

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White, 10 pieces.

Campaign song

THE Tory counter-stroke to the Labour complaint about propaganda in fish queues, has boon swift and telling. It la in the form of

the stirring song which I print below.

I

Idly

was standin' one day in a

fish queue,

musin", as time drifted

by:

I was guessin' what dainty I'd 'ave fer me lunch 'Addock-Ins? Codskin-rolls?

Kipper-ple?

When

up come politely

a stranger

Ant' raisin' 'is cloosy tie, 'Emys In a kindly Etonian

voke,

A

'e gives me smile:

Refrain: A woman's best

Tory.

a beautiful

friend is a

'E Alla all the kitchens with

fish,

You'll

Ble toith the table,

Di-gestin

dish.

No more

Cách

your fect on

moo-tritions

queues. No more

rations. No nothin.

All your troubles tofll comel

FOR THE

Americans To Pay More

For Diamonds

New York, Oct. 10.—The devaluation of sterling will Increase the dollar price of Clamonds sold-in America by 40 percent, a survey of leading diamond exchanges here disclosed, according to the New York Iterald Tribune.

"Coupled with this de- velopment are Increased sales of diamonds totalling" millions of dollars in- vestors in the United States, South America and Western Europe,"

the newspaper

These investors него "anxions to have a hedgo ngainat further posallyle -currency drops around the

world."-Reuter.

Bald.

New Trade Agreement With Japan

May Be Announced Within Few Days

Tokyo, Oct. 10.-A trade agreement between Japan and the Sterling Area for 1949-50, under which Japan

BUSINESSMAN

Big Expansion Of

Oil

Production Planned

Now York, Oct. 9.—The biggest oil ex- pansion programme in history is being planned by British, Amorican and Dutch oil companios in areas outside North America and Eastern Europe, the New York Times reported today.

The companies plan to

spend between $2,000,000 US Shipping.

000 and $3,000,000,000 to complete a 65 percent expan. sion of facilities, the news- paper said.

A

summary of Individual plans submitted by the British and the British-Dutch COM- ponics to panic

their respective Governments, and by the United States companies to the Marshall | Aid Administration, showed that these organisations anticipated Fincreasing crude oil production ito 4,802,000 barrels a day by } 1953.

Official's

Warning

"We Have Lost

Our Mastery"

Duluth, (Minnesota) Oct. 10- Major-General Phillp Fleming, clairman of the United States This was exclusive of any in Maritime Commission, wald to

and

day that Amerlez's Acel

merchant

crease In Canada, Mexico the United States. The amount would be an Increase of nearly

loot Ita wartime with 1948, the newspaper sald. 2,000,000 barrels daily compared mastery of the ceas,

He said the United States British would be “in a very bad way for Dutch companies intended to troopship" if an increase crude oil production by should arise, roughly 15 percent each year in

Ave-year programme.

It added that tho

They esumated that

"Remember,

emergency

although 30 built almost 6,000 ships during this the war, we bullt no passenger

is expected to take greatly would provide all for their own vessels," he said. Increased

needs and those of other non- American refineries,

quantities

of

wool, rubber, crude oil and ably a surplus which they hoped

possibly food from Sterling to sell to America.-Reuter. Aren sources, is to be an-j nounced within a few days,

usually reliable source

annual now

legates to the American Federa- with prob- General Feming told de

tion of Labour's 68th convention that orders being placed for modern pas- senger ships could put America back into the top spot in the world by 1051,

stated here today. NY FOREIGN

An

announcement Wos- ex- pected earlier

this week-end,

but a Sterling Aren spokesman EXCHANGE

said that the negotiators were still awaiting final instructions from their Government.

Canada (dollar) The new arrangement is ex-England-ictal unofiletal pected to provide for a greatly increased volume of balanced the Tory's a woman's trade and a substantial increase

30-day futures 1-day best friend.

futurca In the volume of Sterling ex- ports to Japan.--Reuter.

to an end.

Punch said they'd sell the stars, them floating on top of the water!"

Everyone had a

turn fishing for the stars.

"What will we do with them when we have a full jur?" Ted- rly naked.

White to play and mate in 1100,

Solution

Saturday's problem,

If

only you

vote for

the

to

TOTY

FOT

1, R-KIS, #ates.

2. Q. or Kt

(London Express Service)

REPORTS DENIED

C

y na said: "We'll keep them YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA Menzies, Australian trade coun-taly meel

Mr Punch said: We'll sell them to the fireflies."

and

have

will

export

He revealed that the Com- mission "in co-operation with steamship companies, has placed contracts for the construction of

passenger and combination passenger-cargo vessels which will be delivered into service two or three 261 bid within the next 2,72 asked years."

2.001

Closing rates

Oct. 10, US$0.00%

2.201

201

Australia (pound)... New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) Belgium (franc) Denmark krone) France free ******* commercial..

2.24

2.76

2.0012

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1400

DEZIA 0028?

Holland' (guilder)

2640

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1410

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LATIN AMERICA

Norway" (krone)

Argentino unoMelal Brazil (cruzeiroj stelivin (boliviano) Chilo-oficial

free Colombia (peto) Mexico (peroj Cuba (peso)

l'eromelal

** free

(bolivar)

as energetic as yourself, if you arrangement was made public Venezucia

Last year the draft of the Uruguay (pem)....

FAR EAST

Tokyo, Oct. 10-Mr II.

sellor and spokesman for the sterling aren trade delegation in Portugal (encudo) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Ono To Wear

Tokyo, today denied local press Spain (pecta) lanid said: "I'd like one to DORN today, you are highly

reports that negotiation of the Bweden (krona) You Like to wear in my hair."

play host

or current

Switzerland-free year's sterling arca- artistic original, invenitive hostess to your friends and en- Japan trade

MIDDLE EAST -But General Tim said: "There's

arrangement has Egypt (pound) only one thing to do with star which is likely to accompany are times, however, when you

temperament tertain them in high style. There been concluded. the Finally General Tim, who had

Iran (tab) of spades first. However, travelled a great deal, and had

that you fish out of the pond.

iraq (dinor) think that was a wenk

You probably are apt to be moody' and You hide the far under a rock, these attributes.

(11) The Sterling area delegates Turkey Brgu- ment. The jack of

seen lots

of things, and knew and on the first cloudy night you word and should cultivate this you know. This can be a cause onczics

have the gift of the written withdraw socially from those are still awaiting final instruc- looks like the natural opening ded his head,

about almost everything, nod- pour them back into the pond."

their government," and it was unfortunate

"Knart may be Knarf and Hanid and Mr talent, for it can bring you fame for real misunderstanding uns Mr Menzies said, East held the nee of diamunds

right. Now and then, on very Punch and Teddy and Mary-

as well as financial success. your friends know that when Instead of the ace of hearts.

special nights, the stars are in Jane all wanted to know why

Fortunately, you have a con- you play-you play; but when He repeated earlier state- the pond. But," he added, "It you had to do that.

selentious and thorough nature you are hard at work on some would be made

ments that an announcement easy to fish for them.

"It's only fair," said the Gen- and like to see

"at an early "I know it," said Knarf. "You eral. The stars don't belong to oner it has been begun.

job well done, new project, you concentrate on date" in regard to the outcome need a uct with a long stick. And us.

You it to the exclusion of all else.

of the talks, They belong to everybody, know that a large part of "in- you also need a

When you wed, you big for to put And when it's a cloudy night spiration" is perspiration! Since select someone as ambitious and might stars in after you fish them and the stars don't shine in the you are willing to work hard for

sky, you have to throw them ham

do this and your interests are before the final approval of the India (rupeo) changed their minds, and they can climb up into the sky again, you are one to find a way, around beatable combinationt had back into the pond so that they the best, you can have it

Never daunted by obstacles, similar-you can make an an-governmenta concerned, and Hongkong all made themselves ready to go and shine as they always do. It or over them easily. You have

SCAP, had been obtained. ishing for stars in the pond, would be a pity if we took all

To and what the stars have Hani found a net (which the the

a great deal of physical and in store

Jiji Press reported on Satur- for tomorrow, stars.

select children used for the goldish), Just being able

Isn't it enough fun nervous energy and once you your birthday star and read the day that an agreement had been and Teddy found

for want something, you will put corresponding paragraph.

reached for the exchange of a long stick. them?"

hemi Mary-Jane and Mr Punch both

Let $350,000,000 worth of Kopda discovered & jur. It used to have era! Tim was right.

So they all decided that Gen-forth all your efforts toward that your birthday star be your daily under the new arrangement.

And when tool. jelly in it, but now it was they had n

Mr Menzies did not refer to empty.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

delbils of the reported draft Then they all set out.

terms, which Jiji attributed to There they arel There are night when it was cloudy they In the field of minar merchandi- The unexpected

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 20)— a “most reliable source,”-United tite stars!" Teddy exclaimed poured them back into the pond.

ja to be ex-Press. Definitely un when they reached the edge of and let them get back into the sing, you may anticipate a good pected.

erratic the pond, "There are millions of sky and shine for everybody.

Markets show an upward day, so be guarded in all your trend.

efforts. Move caullously. SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- A little extra effort today can An unsure day. Added work show especially good results. also. can bring Increased Good news and a short journey ponsibilities. Make slight gains are in prospect.

if you are astute,

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Acrits

Order of the appie klad is ship

shape. (3)

Mona makes it and radio Mons

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(4)

10 Concerning

Thin layer to be found in brief

Ilminster visit.

3 Turns people green 7 (4)

Found in several Edipus riddles.

(4)

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10. Disparaged. (7)

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A sharp (0)

26. Magistrate's drinking cup (8)

Moab after friend 181

Unwa

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Seat monopolises moal of the

European capitat. (4)

9. Dal ton at the anab. (?)

one duck is est frea

(8)

5. The mater scema to be taking

up a tough profesion. 181

a. Scatter his

them fall. (0)

and make

t. Penny plain but coloured after

tup. (5)

d. Encroach upon. 101

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be ofensant on the thiviers

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this reatin, this England." 14)

20. Epithet usually kept for chanka

and applca, (4)

T. Accompanios cr7 (9)

Árum DEG noon gets around. (3)

By this

time every que

to fish

full jar, twinkling

with stars, they hid the jar un-

der a stone. And the very next

Rupert at Rocky Bay-1

Rupen has been promised, a week's holiday at the seaside by His father, and all is bustle and excilement at the Beata antiage. Mrs. Bear is not going with them, but she does all their packing to make sure that they 'take all they need, and soon they are waiting for

ALL RIGHTS

BRONCHO BILL

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

1. At the base of the brain which controls all the glants of the body. 2. Windpipe. 3..It is Java from volcanoes. The pores are made by bubbles of gas 4. Mycraft Holmes. 5. Australia. 0. Blue Ribbon of the Turt.

HIB BOYB

THE

"Yes,

the bus for Nutwood Station, Rupert's best friends, Bill and Algy, come to see him a **It looks like being lovely and sunny." saya Bill."You are lucky," but I wish that some of iny. pals were going with me," says Rupert. "Never mind, you may make sama. new ones there." miles Algy. RESERVED,

day.

·SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.

gulde.

res-

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Subtle Influences may attempt

CHICAGO

GRAINS

Chicago,

Oct.

8.

1165 1550

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3000

3010

2110 1000

United Prem.

HONGKONG SHARES

The turnover on the Exchange this morning $202,302,00 Transactions noon prices:

Stock Was

He said one of the ships on order was "a large, high-speed passenger liner which will carry nearly as many passengers and maintain the same trans-Atlantie schedules as the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth-Britain's foremost luxury liners-United Press

Big Cotton Harvest Predicted

Washington, Oct. -16. — Thie Department of Agriculture to- day

forecast a 1949 colton harvest of 15,449,000 bales-le largest in 12 years,

On the basis of this forecast the Secretary of Agriculture Mr Charles Brannan, is expect- ed this week to proclaim rigid production controls on the 1850 crop to hold down surpluses. The controls would be aimed AL reducing plantings and growers who falled to comply would be subject to stiff penal- {ly taxes.

The estimate is 503,000 bales, or 3 percent Jarger than and offelal September forecast

the 14 and

is based on a survey made on October 1. The crop was men-

SHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES sured in bales of 500 lbs grosa.

COVT. LOANS

31 (1048), 100

316%

100

BANKS

IIK Bank.

1470

10

001460 1450

Wheat

22)--Unexpected changes with highly emotional import need to control your life. Be indefutures, under the influence of your very careful attention at pendent and work out your own quidation and hedging, sold at INSURANCES this time.

destiny now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 24)-A poor day. Adversity rather than progress is in the air. Move cautiously indeed in every way.

now lows for the session today, CANCER (June 23-July 23) | They had loses of more than Adhere to the strict letter of two cents and maize and sale the law. Don't try to evade 'i boli slid lower, Soya beans responsibility. Be strict with developed a moderately strong yourself!

rally in the closing dealings. LEO

Prices closed as follows:- WHEAT-price per bushel,

*.07 2.1174-2.12

2.073

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fed, 19)

(July 24-Aug. 23) -If you are alert and aggre If you can be aggressively pro- sive, you can make a fair day gressive without being impul SPOT out of a poor one Make a real sive, you may anticipato

some December,

March (1050) May July

effort.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)-- Enterprise can make gains, but you will need to put out a lot of effort. By Itzelf, not a good day ot all!

•

Making à Hit

COURBE THE PLACE AIN'T ON FIRE. MAMA JONES HAS GOT THE MISERIES AND

MARY JANES, DOIN)

THE COOKIN

"HOW.COME÷SHES

MAKING SO MUKH

SMOK

progress.

Avold extravagance. A neutral day, in which a calm, quiet per- severance can bring apprecia~ ble gains.

By Harry F. O'Neill

WAL,

I LIKE PITATER

BROWN

Union.

weight,

The

crop, as forecast,

is

larger than last year's produc-

tion of 14,868,000 bates, which

was the biggest since

1937.

2 a 1400 During the ten years from 1938- 1450 1947, cotton crops have averaged 10 1450 11,300,000 bales.

BRE

AB.R.

650

G55

53 653

SHIPPING .

Asla Nav... DOCKS, ETC.

50c,

K. Wharf,

Provident, Wheelock,

2.1334-2.13 LAND, ETC.

103 100 100

9.00 10.10 200 10

24

2013

In Land, ..

$21

1,50

S'hat Land,

1.75

CORN. POT December March (1050)" May July.

UTILITIES

.34

Fram 10.-13.00

2.10

1.214 bld

1.22.

1.21%.

C. Light (0) 10.20 Electric,

1055

1.4032

1.63

0796 00 bid

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December

May (1930)

OATS.

December

May (1050)

NEW YORK FLOUR--per 200 th sack. 12.20 dollare.

...WINNIPEG MARKET

RYE.

Telephone,..

'INDUSTRIALS,

Ropo, 1214

STORES, ETC.

Dairy,

Watson.

Lano

Crawford.,.

500

The 1949

yield is computed That nt 280.2 lbs per acre. compares with a record high level of 313.1 lbs last year and a ten-year average of 254 lbs.

United Press.

FUTURES STRONGER

Now, York, Oct. 10-Ia' the

market here ootton

today. futures strengthened after shaky start.

y

500 15.10 estimg

15.10

500 a 13.10

37%

Exchange Rates

Traders took the unexpected- Government crop in their stride. After momentary quiver of selling, prices became firmer as traders recalled the supporting effect of the loan programme ană pros-

the reimposition of pecto for production and marketing con

trols, next year.

The new crop months showed'

·relative buoyancy on the rise, additional deriving

strength from reports that the adminis irallon remains in favour of 80%

percent supports for busic crops-United Press.

Businees was done in the local New York Motals

October

December May (1050)

BARLEY,

October Desinber May(1000)

FOATS.

Octoling December

Slamicals (per 100) Press, Singapore" (Biza!!)"

ปปร

Unofficial exchored market morning at the following rales :-t Sterling pound anto (per 15.00 US. dullars (per: 91) A

FIO plastres (por 100)) NEI gildern (per 100)

0.0

merket remained unchanged today New York, Qof-Prices in this with the following excepilons:

· 21,80- Lead (common, New York) per ib.. 25.80 14.25 cento, 20.30

Berup land, F.0.3. per ton (heavy 10,10soft) $6.76-10.00-United Press,