1949-11-07 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS AROUND THE WORLD__

ON BRIDGE Players Can't Make A Wrong Play Here

BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY

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BY THE WAY

1949.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Truman May Sales Of British

Town in Southern Yugoslavia by Beachcomber Be Asked To Goods In

By TEMPLE MANNING

COME of the most fascinating

blends of the old and the new, the Oriental and the Oc- eldenial, are to be found in the Balkans places that wo revisit in memory.

often

One of our favourite "mind" Journeys is in Skoplje, na Amazing town

Yugoslavia. That

in Southern

Is. It would

nt

be amazing anywhere else, but_

Balkans it seems in the home and just rim-of-the-mik-- Two Worlds ·

the

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Knowledge

trict, and it

had been laid out in a good representation of French suburban town, but with beautiful terrace estes re- miniscent of Old Vienna. Broad women handsome boulevards, Kowned in Parisian frocks facsimiles thereol. harkisome theatre, and opera house, well-run, municipally- med electricity plant, a real "Tally Read hotel and Ane reatua- Seven This were all part of Housek

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Mosque in Skoplje.

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ALAN DENT, the dramatic critic, has never heard a skylark

The

ovidence

Break Strike

Washington, Nov. 6-Conl the industry officials said today

for this statement comes from Me Dent àlmselt. He wrote other day, after describing lyric as bad urnithology. the ports, skylarks do not sing

suppose there they chortle

"Pace

that they expect the Federal

Director, Mediation

Mr Cyrus, Ching, to deride by is no sound on this earth less Wedndalay night whether like chortling than the song of to ask President Truman to a skylark. The poets are not break the 49-day-old

such fools, after all, Perhaps

U.S.

NO NOTABLE SPURT

AFTER DEVALUATION

soft New York, Nov. 6-Eight weeks after the

Mr Dent was thinking of that coal-strike-through Govern-devaluation of sterling, British goods in this market tabelais-of-the-birds thement intervention.

starling.

IN

do not seem to be showing any notable spurt in

They were of the opinion that consumption.

Mr Ching would have "a pretty

The only exception is in motor cars, one of good iten" of what the Govern ment's future move should be Britain's minor dollar-earners. And the slight

all-important con-

Iwo

after fereres tonuotrdwa

rise in British car sales is taken as part of the over- The first of these is a meeting all hunger for cars generally, the Americani indus-

This ought to bring dollars a vallant attempt to attract tourists of discernment and Laste

new superglamour- tuzuridrome (hotel) in Instifing

pet telephones beside

dorts' bods, for the little creatures to bark Into. Over each human in Chiengo between the

that shower, so being's bed is there is no need to get up for a bath. Telephone, radilo Rel, and radio- mosque electric manicuror ship, ranging from a

The controlled beauty-treatment to an ancient synagogue.

included machinery are all built into the Morque congregation

by Yugoslavs of the Moslem faith, bed which, pressing and some Turks. The

synn-chromium button, can be moved by to the dressing table and back. frequented Rogue

ance The roc's Sephardic Jews whose

CRR from lors had been expeiled

THE

hill slope i Dominating a for Greck

Orthodox with the Romur church not far away.

How things are now with the hives

do T Skoplje, But we learn that much the D

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church, Catholic

United

Gilt-Edgeds"

Steadier

Mineworkers' President, Mr John try having an exceptional sales year.

*Lewis, and his 200-man

The RUCCESA of British national policy committee. Before leaving for Chicago, Mr Lewis cars is due to the averags of that future union $400 to $500 difference in indiented

be decided a price Lurategy would

from the bigger. The this

Committee session.

Mr Lewis heavier low-price American! follows the course

ears and the ability to de- dictntes.

will be a liver immediately, something Secondly, there

belwren Me not all American makers

can do. conference here Ching and the President of the Southern Coal Producers' Asso- ciation It

that understood

asked Southern

Mi

to

the

02) their carda

But in other lines this is not Journal of Com- 20 and the

this sampling of how British goods are going:

merce gives

In London

A

London, Nov. 5.--Strong Govern- rumours that the ment is contemplating "top" loan with a life of up Smoking pipes-Increase

A mixed inquiries.

but not in orders.to 10 years had

effect on British funds this ex-Prices remain unchanged.

week.

Spain by Ferdinand and Iraars contemplated X-raying of a roc's egg which has been in the Melbourne Museum since 1862 will give a fillip to this sort nt thing. Two years ago it was

"Any 1 suggested that the egg should be Chiog has carefully cleaned. All Australia

table." | fell into two enmps. One jot sold

They recently broke off weeks this was vandailsm. The other of fuille negotinton with the las maid it would bring out new

Mr Ching is also Bights. But it was never cleaned union.

pected to confer on Wednesday and Western because, according to one autho

with Northern rity. "People had had warning producers United Press. from what happened to a Turner in the National Gallery," Egypt, Egypt!

not know

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In-

Rainwear-Increase

The lonn, it is entleipated, quiries, mainly from "bargnin-

would be a conversion offer to Orders hearser."

up come-holders

£780,000,000 what, but British mills, booked |1-447 Exchequer Bonds, due up, ask for longer delivery.

for redemption next year,

FL

of the

Woolens -Creat therrase

Earlier in the week a general usquiries, some increase in r

in Improvement

"gili-edged" iters. Some

in- milla have

Securities had been reen, At rruised prices 10 percent,

the close, however, almost all others continue to give full de- gains of long-dated stocks had valuation benefits pending been last un the talk

prchenfuled costs

Gloves Onters and inquiries,

price in

sonte

Washington. Nov 6.Ander improved, but pressare from the United States, cresses are expected.

!b multi-billion dollar Inter- antiral Monetary Fund

of the

possible conversion offer.

The rather more slemly ten- , deney in "giit-edgede" helped It the industrial market, burlness and movements

have

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South

is normal, tended to

comparatively African

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small.

gold

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weeks

A German copper

2 100th part of a mark

Archipelago Bismarck

lightening up its dulla nii to! Facile group of islands in the

Wpa dise 20s | member countries, if

Cutlery Business New Iniles east of thril} p

New | closed luday.

uut not eat the flood expected; went on. the group Included in

The American move is promp- in fals usually one of Britain's g One day we would like to Guinea,

Trented by the

in the foreign market, are New Britain, New

fear that, when benvy

Many dollar-eurners. again, nal

Min Aunsiralty. 3. Price includ-Marshall Plan assistance ends in buyers

cleared await

inven- enemy bans were outstanding change in the Balkans, pestapan

Japanese luana gained as much Something 1052, the United

TIM £ on renewed hopes of an We will'

Machinery-Orders have in-ently peace treaty.-United

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10-3

"A sich in time saves nine," nid Methis.

Clad to Know "We're very glast to know Blac

Mullie," Grandfinther yuta,

set 121 for sale tank.

If the ace-tjucen *12

that

Grandfather Methie was.

to explain. ** s something if you mTEÍ

4

extras. ing achieved. 5. My other seit. (Tomorrow-Selence At Work). S. Troops.

right away, you ena do with YOUR BIRTHDAY..

unar were

fitt sutch, But if you Knarf aisu Kreeled Grand-

lazy and put off mænd- Then he saldi

It's ing until another day, the lear hearts is in front of the king-father Methie

We can't stay very long. and almost dirurer-time. eryone at to hurry hume

setially

nek.

Now look t thr- und AT that

you cau

them combinations

exis which

It is the type of hand he I d knust jonable

to make it wrong play

CHESS PROBLEM

By E B. COOK Black, pieces.

anid

We have

will get worve and you will DORN todiny.

D ties

MONDAY. NOVEMBER 7

By

STELLA

your sensibili- words, but others may not be exceptionally so quick to forget and forgiv. to count ten-before-

have to use

stliches nine where before you only needed one But aid Grandfather cube and your intuitlam are, Learn a! times, almos prophetic. handf Methie, taking another breath, You have a deep understand- it doesn't

only mean those things about mending and sew-

ing.

Doy.

A this Cirandfather Methle who seemed to be able to be quite well when he wanted to) he yu say "Hurry? hurry?"

"Yes," suit Knarf

hurry, Iny "Never Hasks makes waste."

"Oh, that's Honid exclaimed.

King Nep took aside. father Methir

"My proverbs-

What are proverbs?" Kuart claimed. interrupled to ask.

expressions Proverbs like haste makes waste' or 'look nodded. before you leap. You see," wonderful

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has to be done right away, you work or in selling,

much later when it gets you

could

cultivate

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in

Although you all the beautiful money can buy, one for putting the grindstone. will easily

are fond of things which you are not

Nations will i tries. have gone through its dollar re-

sources

This would wipe out

the world's last majur source of | creased, but not to the extent Press. quick dollar help.

The US Government, it wEH diplomatic quarters, learned in

hoped for. Inquiries are henvy.

Chinn-Price cuts ja samo

CX-

Silk Industry

In orders in

To Appeal

has advanced the proposal that stances stimuinled more buy

fund henceforthing, but this has quickly tapered the 41-nation oblin from any country apply-off and there has not been any ing for dollars. n specific date material crease for repayment. Asspelated this, another of Britain's beavy

money-makers, Press.

NY COTTON

FUTURES

#1

There has bech

feeting among some business leaders that the effects of devaluation for some will not be realised iline.

Mr Warren Lee Plerson, chair- Trans-World Airlines.

men of

ot the thoughts Ind molivations uf athers and It can also mean about would be

Interested build-

your nose to duing

as in the your lessons

Your talents ing a house or fixing a brok-pychology as well

becul sciences. You

probably If you do whatever

bring you a fairly would do well in personnal

But you proverb!" en toy,

provided comfortable living.

New York, Nov. 5.-Cot- and a former head of the Export аго have to do nine mes

to become rich, you will

ton futures showed an un- Import Bank, said recenly: Kwart and won't

need to concentrate on money-

PRODUCTION COSTS "Old Grand-

You have the talent,dertone of firmness through- not the inclination. The out the week, in spite of "We may not be fully able

however, can be irregular fluctuations.

to judge the effects of currency possibly two nearby devaluation

well years." to set

is always using

BIT

worse.

Thero!"

ir your ap-making. more spontaneity

be sure

your life part- that you are

Late December

in the perlod

delivery rose

Some

for

businessmen

To MacArthur

6. The Tokyo, Nov. Japanese silk industry and the Government's Raw Silk

peal to General MacArthur Bureau have agreed to ap for postponement of his order abolishing floor prices on Japanese silk exports from January 1,

While most scetions of Japanese business welcome the of the minimum expect climination

system, silk ex- in devalued price contral costa production

in rise. It will take porters fear its application to

proach to other.

You have an inquirint nund Knart ex- goodness!"

with latter, and are never satisfied! "And one little pro-

quired. You want to superficialities.

In selecting verb means all that!"

Methio get at the root of any problem Grandfather Old

the bottom. ner, taj and solve it-from That's

what's

You are fond of travel tovishing your affections upon above the 30-cent line about

proverbs, up!

want

to visit all of someone who is worthy of your the highest price on the board and will Kn Nep said smiling, and They're very short and they're the tar places of earth during deep loyaltics.

in nearly two months. father Meule is very old and

At the elow on Friday the countries To find what the stars have

llat was

to 21 points--58 some time, they say, before this the depressed Industry will ruin many American holders of Kilk select Your nerves are high-strung in store for tomorrow,

stockpiles and further frighten to go home, Old Grand-

your temper is easily your birthday

star and read centa to $1.05 per bale-higher is put into balance.

manufacturers' Others insist that currency foreign textile father Methie sang a provand

Too often your Im- the corresponding paragraph.

devolustion is merely a fore-away from silk. This is how it aroused.

guide your actions. Let your birthday star be your pulses Later on, you regret angry dolly guide.

101

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50 are

proverbs. I think he

very true."

maci

were

all born at the

But let's go back."

ma

the proverbs be Uses Just before Knart and Hantd your lifetime,

When they

were surprised

Grandfather

ten

sume lefl

A stick in time saves nine,

my dear,

went back they soug for them.

to see Old went: Melhio sewibit a in the sleeve of his cont "A stitch In time saves nine,“ Saturday'ı | he said.

proverb "What

While, 5 plecos,

to

White to play and mate in two.

Solution

problem:

that Ques

1. Q-, any; 2, Q. B, or K11 mean?" Kuarf wanted to know.

matca.

CROSSWORD

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1. Associated with sound. (0) 4. Skating can be done on

outside. 10)

the

8. Do start with the main end in

the realta. (0)

deer and,

10. Hlas kentas to grand (4)

Isbra (5)

13.

14. Robert' has ample coln in small change. (01, 18. Idle bur (8) 13, Nina's lamp is on the level. (0) 10. Non-clerical discovery is the gain

co Festival. 14)

20 At Troy a horse was used to end

21 ford of the mint family. (date

22. Form' to be found in

23. 11ds & nat perhaps. (6)

Young II.

Down

with polca, (B)

pel car by trial and error.

5. Mind" noise to a

exton

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messuiradie

6. To be seen in a algu, omen or

portent (8)

7. Take Art from saven. (6)

9. German camp for prisoners of (kitwary-40)

11. Australian bear. Ha 3-Look, It's w-upside down. (drank)

12. Laterally destroyed by "Lodubetassa,

23. for young man couldn't afford a

10scite niza 187 Perpier piter:none;(4) m

Sub water runs so deep: Great oaks from little acoras

grow.

So, look before you leap.

Rupert at Rocky Bay-24

standing, looking very ashamed and being lded by his grandfather. "never did know such' scatter brained young scamp." says the ancient mouse. "The cry idea of .getting on a train without a ticket i

than the previous week.

in nearby Resiliency liveries reflected optimistic re

of the real problem

pro ports from the dry goods trade, runner

in the greater efficiency, lower along with the break

duction costs, greater outpul. in steel strike and covering

That advance of the first notice day

was the keynote of a on world on November 25. President preliminary survey

devaluation recently Truman's approval of the farm bill and anticipation of sustain-fed by the National Foreign prices. 22-June 2e)/ed mill demand for Spot cotton rade Council,, one of the most

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- Deonitely a poor day for you.

not be as

currency

international

Yugoslavia Grows More

Cotton

Press reports Gay that tho Burcou will Balc the Silk Supreme

Commander to post- pone at least until next June of silk floor the removal

A

competitive

scramble for

Government would also suffer

heavy

losses on silk it has bought up at fixed prices, Bilk Bureau officials are expected to point out-United Press,

CHICAGO GRAINS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23) TAURUS (APT. 21-May 21) -Although the outside world -You can achieve harmony by but post- a dif- fact and diplomacy, may be going through fcult period, your own pra- pone. important decisions until jects should prosper.

a better day. Be astute. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23- GEMINI (May

were supplementary Influences. around to

The hesitancy apparent ai influential trade associations in slik export sales would so de- Dec. 22) Haste makes trouble -Go the long way

commerce press prices that the Japanese today. Procced slowly and avoid an argument. Agree not

the middle of the week, traders the Be thrifty, eau- and you can avold to disagree! carefully

said, reflected the liquidation field.-United Press. difficulty. Be meticulous in tous and all will be well. of a sizeable long position and detail work.

CANCER (June 23-July 23) the tendency of southern hedgo CAPRICORN

to increase As the (Dec. 23-Jan. Only neutral! Go along with offerings 20)-Be very tactful with your the tide. Save aggressiveness average

price rose slightly relatives to avoid complica for a better day.

above the loan level. tions. Better not to make a loan if you can avoid it.

CROP REPORT AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Avoid travel. Your judgment

in what may 10)Be conservative

keen as it A Government expert sald Be tactful, too, in should be you spend.

either.

that the Agriculture Department bales of romantic affairs.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- may hold 3,000,000 PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-

Make careful plans row but cotton under price support More adverse tan otherwise,

action positive

until operations at the end of the crop He on all delay

1.

6.-Yugo- Nov. caution is needed

Frankfurt, A time to rest and season on next August con- later on. Walt for action; fronts.

think things over!

ctavia han stepped up domestic apot estimated the prospective total serve your resources,,

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-carryover then at about 8,250,- cotton growing, so that it will December 22-Apr. 20)- ARIES (Mar.

be overcome 000 bales, which would be more cover 14 percent of its textile March (1030) most ac- Restrictions can causes

If you cotton than that consumed by industry's needs this year, the sy Avold by diplomatic action careful.

tactful with friends, all the domestle mills net deuson offelal new agency Taslug". or high are ladders

should go smoothly.

and nearly twice as much as reported today. Guard against loss.

was exported.

It said that before the war March (1050) Traders paid little attention to

was a minor May By Harry F. O'Neill the Government crop report, cotton growing

in the country'sПYE scheduled for publication on element November 8. Private estimates agricultural chemo and do- Desember

than May (1050)

GATS cotton met less Indicated that there, would be mentie

December

73-7 half of one percent of textile

May (1930)

21-35 bia Altile change,

NEW YORK FLOUR per 200 the On Saturday cotton futures needs. closed three to nine points lower

however, eight sack. 12.40 dollars. This your"," than on Friday in dull dealings. times as much land was sown

United Press.

When he is feeling better "Raktus wants to go in fishing, but a shout from the shore makes them both Luth "It's Grandpa Mouse she's .come to take you home.". kayn

Rupert. "Oh dear. I'm afraid Mr. Dear and Rupert hadn's lound you, you might have been in this is the end of your holiday,

places. few minutes later Rastus la prison by now. You're a disgrace."; And

9.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

BRONCHO BILL

THE BAND'S HORSE BOLTS AND BRONCHO BILL DIVEB FOR THE UNSEATED RIDER, AS THE

AIFLE GORS OFF

Carelessness cidents, so be slimbing

Unseen Odds

"WHILE HIDING NEARBY, THE

ROOKED DEPUTY WATCHES

"BLASH HAS LOST, HIS SIX- SHOOTER HE'S GOMER, IF THAT GITS BACK HIS AIMLE

to cotton as in pre-wor years, and farm co-operatives put over half of their landlo

Closing prices collon.

NEW ORLEANS MARKET

December (in 'centa March 1930).

per

Nov. 5 ****. 20.07-03

20.01

$23:01

22.47.

Closing prices

Nov. I.

WHEAT-price per bushel.

2.11-11-2.1

July

CORN

Spat

Deogenber

July

1.30-1:

1.45-14-16

26-08

WINNIPEG MÄRKET

21-0

78-4% naked

1.55-159-16 2.04 asked

"DATS' December May (1950) July" KRYE special, December produc-May (1050)

The agency said that collon growers are given favours to encourage

tion and their returns average July YES

per ($280) 27,95 13,000 dinars

37.80 hectare, compared with

BARLEY

December onlyMay (1050)

27.tbld 3,300 dinars for wheat United July

20.88 1

United Press,Press.

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