THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949.
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY | leom?
TODAY'S lespont hand on the
2. What name la given to the net of throwing cargo into the ocean to lighten n vessel?
piny was given to me by 1ra Slamser, who is associated with the Mayfair Bridge Club 3
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SHORE DOES IT AGAIN
BY DAVID C. WHITNEY
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HAVE always favoured plenty of stage direc QULTRY, southern voiced Dinah by Joel. Herron. Some of the
Shore has A fine new lastelessly arranged numbers tions, whatever one is writ album for Columbia, "Reminice are. "Alma Mater "Anchors ing about, in order to lend a ing" The eight tunes include Aweigh" and "Netre Damo dramatic quality to the most quite a few of those which she Victory March.".
tedious prose. '. recorded during the War for
I'гodnose: Yes, But what transcription. brandcards
are you writing about? "Servicemen"EVOTEESKU
Myself: Beshiew-me, good Prodnose, thort's n question that goes to the very root the Doubtless the answer matter.
to
New Singles
Good new singles, are:
The late Buddy Clark singing will come to light in time. Do "A Dreamer's Holiday”. and "Envy"
Phil Harris spooning
(Columbia)....Gaudy but persist, fond Prodnose, and
his way all will be well, through "Row, Row, Row" and Basic Shakespeare
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None 0* This Jelly Roll" (Victor)....
HEAR that the works of Shakespeare arc 10 be translated into "basic English," in order to help foreigners to understand what Shakespeare's poetry tight have been like if he and written with a more re- stricted vocabulary, and in an idiom more sulled to the sent day. It was felt that the rewriting of his plays for film- production did not extend the appeal of his works to a widg enough audience.
pre-
The songs show all of Dinah's versatility, and the rhythm ac- companiment never takes the play away from her voice. Some of the better tunes are "Lille White Lies," "Ma Curly Hended Babby," "They Can't Take That From Me" and "Now Away That You're Gone,"
"Jolson Sings Again" ja a three-disc album
Fans of Hot Lips Page should of six tunes from the motion picture of the be amazed and pleased with his unusual recording of "That same name as recorded by six of RCA Victor's top artists. The Lucky Old Sun," coupled with songs are "Sonny Boy," Vaughn "I Never Seo Maggie Alone" Monror: "1 11 True What They (Harmony)....A cinch to be pallone Sny About Dixie," "Baby Face" top best-aller is Art Mooney's Sammy Knye: "Toot, Toot, coupling of "Toot, Tool, Tootsie" Maggie Toolsle," Tony Martin; "After with "I Never You're Gone," Count Baste, and Alone" (M-G-M).... "Only
You." Have Eyes for
Kolarov, the real power be- Fast climbing star Mindy
hind the R.O.T., would prob- Tammy Dorsey.
Carron's newest
"Lonely are Girl" and "You're Differently applaud the "base" ides. He stated recently that All (Victor)... Jack Smith with the poetry written hitherto makea Noro Mornies orchestra have a
that can enly be understood by the capl- pair of Latin rhythm numberse of a vocabulary in "Babalu" and "Linda Mujer" takist class. A Committee Of
Workers would Rive (Varsity)
Shakespeare far more in tune with the class struggle. In passing
of New York City. He thought, was the Brille of Trafalgar It was a good lesson in tuning, | fenght? and I agree that it is.
The opening lead of the jack of hearts was won in dummy with the quern, Declarar could Bee that he was goin to Jum twa spode irleks 3d it wen to be dificult to krop going from losing two club Tricks
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Declarer led a small trum dummy, West pinyed e Jthe 10-
queen was finesses,
and
East won with the king.
Hack came another beart which
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If anyone and it is doubt Fu-like to henr jazzed up famous college Preordings of tunes. M-0-M
bos such an albuth in Campus Days," with berbertra and chorus conducted
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
A small and was play What Was Willy Toad Up To?
declurer went up with
the nee The seven of diamongtha was led and the queen Uneused. On the nce of duuronda u three of clubs Wi discarded
The seven of hearts was played, won with the ace, and the last heart was raffed with duminy's lost trump.
The four of dinnertils Was pånyed and trumped by the de- churer with a small space. Now al this point declaren Ind Trump, throwing Fast In the
lend. All Eant could do wus to cosh his ace of clubs and give declarer & club træk,
CHESS PROBLEM
By J, O. DE LACERDA Black, & picosa.
White, 70 plures. White to play and mate in 1Ĺ10).
Solution to yesterday's problem:
piates,
-He Was Dressed for a Big Painting Job—
By MAX TRELL
Į NARF and Hand, the sha- dow-children with the turned- abou! names, were walking down the shady path to the pond when they saw Willy Tond hop- jing toward them. He was went- ing a white cap, a pair of green
(which overalls
Was ruther strange for a tond!), and he was carrying a big pot of paint out of which a large brush was stick- ing, and several pieces of white cardboard (which stenuger!).
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even
Willy stopped. Knarf and lin- ald stopped. They all sold, good- morning.
Then Willy anid: "Well, good- bye. I'm certainly busy."
Hop Off
He started to hop off, but Knart and Hanid held him back.
"Walt a minute. Willy! you can't go until you tell us what you're doing with that pot paint" sold Knack.
of
"And with those cardboards" said Honid.
"Let go!" cried Willy, trying to
get loose. "I'm pointing signs!
LcRO
Koart and Ronid let Willy go. "What signs? For whom?”
they demanded.
"For the bees," said Willy.
"The bees? Slams for the bees?
What kind of signs?"
Then Willy explained. He said
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FOR
Efficiency Exhibition's
Bad Start
THE BUSINESSMAN ___ |
South Africa May
be-
St London, Nov. 8—Ã_bus]- ness efficiency exhibition had an unfortunato ginning here today
With the failure of a microphone through which the former Foreign Minister, Mr An- thony Eden, was to make an opening speech. casional words
* know he unke "the" wom the kpeaker Introducing. Mr Eden were heard becauZO of an intermittent Kault,
Kär Eden's, speech” went
over clearly.
Among the exhibits waO 儡 phoneile, shorthand machine which a trained operator can use for al- whe- most any language, ther he knows it or not. Reuter.
Confidence
In Future
Of India Expressed
Soon Make
Sale
Big
Of Sovereigns
ROYALTY PAYMENTS BY U.9 OIL COMPANY
London, Nov. 9.-Rumours were again cur- rent in some well informed quarters here this morning that South Africa may soon be able to announce a large sale of minted sovercigns at a high price in Sterling,
Experts were far from deriding these reports. A bullion expert described them as "very interest- ing" and added that the deal "could be" though he did not indicate that it had already been con- summated.
an has
It is believed that American oil company to pay much the official gold price for these sovereigns since it needs them for oil royalties in Saudi Arabia.
higher than Tea
One very high authority sald: "There might well be a very great deal in the reports,”*
Won't Be Much Dearer
London, Nov. 9.- The
It is known that the South average sterling cost of ten
African Finance Minister, Mr
London, Nov. 9. -Sir Geoffrey A. Clarke, Chair. C. Havenga, la keen on auth
under existing Ministry of man of the Calcutta Tram-ales of gold at higher than Food contracts will be only November day in 1785 aways Company, told a meet- the officia! Sterling price, even slightly increased because newly commissioned Artil- ing of shareholders today though the latter was sharply of the devaluation of the Is" (Columbin} Cute-voterd
lery lieutenant, aged 16, arrived that he had "great belief in raised by the devaluation of Cooked,
pound, Parliament was tolii Valentine rings "I'm
on foot and covered with the the future of India" both as Sterling,
You Don't Know What Love
Boil and Toasted" and "Please Take Me Hom This Moment" (M-G-M)
(Tomorrow Unusual
rt of travel in the town of
tea
It is understood that off royal today. Val nee, and took a room in a fan industrial country and in ties to the ruler of Saudi Arabia Major Tuflon Beamish, Con-
nie His name was Napolcas fevery other way.
have to be paid in sovereigns.servativi, had asked what effect years Some Afty
Sovereigna are now scarce, nonu devaluigion had upon Govern~ Angles; Bonaparte,
later two English travelleri saw Sir Geoffrey, who was having been minted In either ment contracts 1p import the plaque on the cafe, and ask- | speaking Itt the Company's Britain or South Afrien for from the Duminions. jed to see Napoleon's room, Annual general meeting, added many years.
Je also asked what price tartled mald said, "He's not up that if he, personally, had a
would be paid in future, how "Not up!" excinlined the large sum of money to Invest he
far this was agreed to by the Have Hers, laughing. "Why, he's would be delighted to invest it
and what effect the BLOWITS been dead for years!" "Dond,"
in Zulia.
Unless King Ibn Saud is will. Bew prices would have on viel the maid. "He's as healthy
ing to change the royalties Itture prices of tea in Britain. 1. Edmund Cartwright
ither of you! At that His renrks were applauded | ngreement, or unless the British,
Pac- Dr Edith Summerskill, Jettison. 3. France and Span
moment the proprietor can be shareholders.
South African, Australian or
to 1be against England. 4
liamentary Secretary Califorala downstairs, having heard the
New Zealand Governments are
Ministry of Food, replied that the Company's future willing to coin sovereigns
affect En devaluation would only
CHECK
YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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Answers
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Term
ALMOST DOUBLE
"Gentlemen," hr said of tic Sea 6. A learned t's right. I am Napsicon-prospects, Sir Geoffrey saic, specially for the purpose. It apa relatively small quantity ot Hierary minded woman.
I'm afraid, only Napuleos "An undertaking such as this, pears that the American nil com- tea--from Pakistan. derived from the Bas-Bleu Club | Fierun, the proprietor of
formed to supply cheap trans-pany will have no choice but tu of Paris which was attended by cate
part to
a elty ke Calcutta, get South Africa to mint them the literary savantes.
cannot stand still, and we have as manufactured gold articles at ir propranume for future exten- the free market price of gold.
thic
--(London Express Service]
Willy Toall holl a big paint spot. YOUR BIRTHDAY ... By STELLA piement."
details and will neglect things which should be done. Learn to "write it down" and you will And increases that your ecelency materially.
Knori and Hunid said it all sounded like a wonderful idea;
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 at they told Willy they would be glad to help him. With that DORN today, the stars have Willy laid all the cardboards out given you
exceptional tal- on the grass, under a willow
cats. But, as if not to make life tree, and began painting them.
100 easy for you, there may be The first sign that Willy painted rend:
B-ware of B's! The second signa read: B-Cardful of Bat
The third sign read:
If You C the B'a Don't bother them please. "That's a rhyme-aign, Willy," ald Knart.
It," agreed Willy. Then he that he had noticed that people painted another sign reading:
didn't liko bees much. That's because bees.
ssung," said Willy. "But they won't sting, unless
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many hurdles to leap before
fame and success are reached. It Is as if you had a handicap to genius. However, if you are per- servering and courageous, you I will find that ultimately yours may become one of the great nomes in the world.
The average sterling eust of all teos under existing Ministry contracts would be only slight
paid ly increased. The prices sions and Improvements which If South Africa obtained the varied considerably necording It will take many years to im-free
market price-In
default to quality, she added. of any cheaper supply--It might Negollation of next year's
very bigh. The ofcial supplies had not yet begun.- Outstanding commitments value of the sovereign in paper Reuter. chown on the balance. sheet,
£2.0 but in the Middle East R "including the cost of new cars
is worth about paper £5 and and
miscellaneous nearly £6 in Bombay, sundry equipment," Agured at £275,- 000,
"In
Any sovereigns manufactured in South Africa for this purpose will FUTURE TENURE
presumably show the head of King George VI. addition to
Paper this, the
would equiol more than £21 that the fur- Wo
per ounce of gold. That would, to be un-
£5
per sovereign
HONGKONG SHARES
*4:
The turnover
on the 'Stock be much higher than the off-Exchange this "morning WUS and cial price of £12% per ounce 9693,363.20 Transaction since devaluation, and £8,6, per@noon prices: ounce before
SHARES BUYERS, SELLERS SALES. devaluution.
BANICA
UK Dank. Xeno 1500 80 1150. INSURANGES
Your convictions are strong- You once you set upon them. have a feeling for literature, Board estimate poetry and music. You probably ther improvements will follow one of the arts as a dertaken over the next five hobby if not as your profession. years will require some £225,- Your Intuitions are keen and you 000," he said," Your very vermtility may should be guided by them for
The Chairman stated that It Reuter. prove an early handicap. Able to best results. Deeply spiritual by do so many things well and with nature, you might be inclined to was not intended to commit the case, you may not put as much enter the Church. But in any Company to any further large effort into your work as you event, you will always want to capital expenditure until the
should. Or, on the other hand, do your share in helping to make future tenure of the Company NY FOREIGN
Your
Lastes and temperament.
the authorities cun-
you may scatter your interests the world a better place in which could be satisfactorily agreed somebody bathers them. And if It was the largest sign of all, too widely. Learn to concentrate to live, Wed someone of similar with 1, B-Kt3, any; 2, Q., you let them alone, they don't do and Willy thought it was the on one thing at a time.
And once you anything at all-just buzz about best. So did Kaart and Hanid. deals are high. their buzz-ness, I mean business. Then they helped Willy put all have learned to cultivate a "one store for tomorrow, select your that uncertainty
track mind", you will succeed,
Like so many people who have too many irons in the Are, you are often absent-minded about guide.
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Dorn
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A red coz thoard ship. (7)
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So I decided to paint some signs, The signs will keep people away from been, and becs away from people. If you like," said Willy to Knarf and Henid, “you can help me put up the signs in the right places after I Anish printing them,"
the signs in different parts of the meadow and
garden, especially near the clover patch and the rose blossoms.
"Now," sald Willy, greatly pleased, "If everyone reads those signs tid obeys them, no one will ever be siung ngairit"
Rupert at Rocky Bay-27
The old Collector waves his arma "He has caught one of the rarest about in excitement, and ia just crabs in the world, I don't suppose starting to explain whan. Mr. Assi there is another one like it in Bag *and Grandpa Mouse come bound land if he' 'give it to me it will the corner to find out why Rupert make the finest thing in my col and *Mast have disappeared. lection" But grandpa only looks When he has been introduced the mystified, "What's that 2" he Collector turns to the ancient mouse.
"My "Ratus his done grantų. "D'you know what your clever something alever? I don't believe grandson has done? The Jerica.it. · He couldn't."
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23. Biù of metal round in cometa." (3)
"Solution of yesterday's puzzie. Across:
BRONCHO BILL
cerned.
Sir Geoffrey told shareholders about this was causing the Directors great concern. star be your dolly
To find what the stars love in
birthday star and read the cor- responding paragraph. Let your birthday
But as a result of converse- tions held at the end of last year between the Premier of
EXCHANGE
Canada (doitar) England-official
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30-day futurez 90-day futures
New Zealand (pound)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 SCORPIO (Od, 24-Nov. 22)— TAULUS (Apr. 21-May·21) West Bengal, the Minister of Australia (pound)
A moderately improved day In Finance, and Mr David Webb, South Africa (pound) The greatest care in all mat. ters, be they personal or bual which your personal initiative of the Company, "It might be Belgium (frane) ness, must be taken today, will determine the degree of your possible to reach en agreement Denmark (krone) Opposition is apparent. Fight persona) success,
acceptable to both the Govern France-official GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- ment and the shareholders, as folland (guilder) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. Make sure that today's kica is n
to the future tenure of the lay-official 22)-Guard your possessions to sound one on which to expend which the Government is in- Portugal (scuda)
Company and the terms on Norway (krone) day. A loss of personal property your energies. Once decided, by theft can be averted with forge ahead.
terested, and negotiations will Spain (pereta), be continued
as opportunity Sweden (krosa) offers."--Reuter.
proper care.
(Dec.
23-Jan.
CAPRICORN 20) Consider all angles very carefully bet
before
making definite decisions on weighty problems Don't be extravagant.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) A day in which false promises may sure you to extravagancer. Be extremely enutious in making any commitment.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21). Be realistic in malding plans. Daydreams can be fun but must be made practical for proper ap plication to life.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)—| | There can
be opposition from outside to your plans. Be diplo- matie in overcoming it and you
ean make progress.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Tako * short trip necessary, but Dostpone decisions on very im- portant matters until some better time.
British Car
Industry's
Records
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- Good news may be expected 10- day. Write an important letter Love and for good results. romance are favoured.
London, Nov. 9. The LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) British Society of Motor ANIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)—An uncertain day, so avoid all risky Guard your resources carefully. Manufacturers and Traders. expanalon plans involving new Carelessness through fire or capital until you can think things theft can be averted by exerting announced today that the
September weekly due, caution,
output averaged 8,700 cars, the highest since the war, and By Harry F. O'Neill 4,500 commercial vehicles,
an all-time record.
over.
Down and Oút
CANGEAR THAT
TO CIVILIZATION, NOW
BOX ON
total
A greater car, export than ever before was achieved with the consignment of more thon 24,500 vehicles. Commer- clal velitele exports, at 2,300, numbered only, slightly less than the all-time record of May last. The Society: anid that thesa
export
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India (rupeo) Hongkong
NY Oils Market
Afarao
Electric... Telephono INDUSTRIALS
Cement
Пара New York, Nov. Prices in this STORES, ETC.
Dairy with the following exceptions
Watson PEANUT OIL Spot
market remained unchanged today
per tb, in tank cars; 10,000 pounds, crudo, FO.. shipping point
11 cents asked. LINSEED OIL, (n.tarik
17,4 cents United PrC56.
cars, New York) per · 10,
200.69.10.19,
DOD 10.10. 500 10404 200 & 10.49
200 10.30
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Entertainment
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new export levels wire not at NY Metals Market Exchange Rates
tributable to devaluation, the jina effects of which would not be metale market here today remained unofficial exchange
Now, Kork, Nov.-Prices Intheuslicer was done in the local visible for some weeks. A
marketwathi unchanged with the,, following,ex inerving at the following rates septign=19
Bigeling pound note: (per 10.00) Larger, shipments to Australia.
zime Western)
US dollars · (per (81)
10.00 vere chiefly responsible for the *New York, per-12,avan 10.79:cente| VICE:plashes" (per 100) NE: uidora, (per":200)
23.00 Increased export Ogures. SCRAR COPPER, TO. Reuter. Pis
per;ton,: (light) 77727,810,80/10778. ¡Bleus fficales(per 100) (200 at 20 20.00 United - Frosi Eingapore (straila); coville, 10.34
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