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BY WILLIAM E. MɑKENNEY real expert in To become a
the hand, you the play of
count the must learn how to distribution in your opponents" hands, Those who want to play "ple and enke" bridge just trum to luck, but you will enjoy the game more if you try to count out each hand.
on the
Today's lesson hand play appeared in a recent Iscue of The Bridge World. No mal-
the hand, ter how you bid think you will admit
that Ra mon on South opens the bid- ding. North and South are des thed to arrive at a slam con- a matter of foot, in tract An
would tournaments you mont And several tables playing the contract at seven
The opening
lead of the
reven of clubs in won in dummy
with the jack. To establish the
3. Name the oldest of
the
American Greek-letter societies
4. Give the ranks above and United below a colonel in the States Army.
What in the sterling area? of G. Name the composer "Tannhauser."
5.
RECORDED MUSIC
ARTISTIC RENDERING OF "BUTTERFLY"
By DELOS SMITH A HOLUMBIA'S opera collabo Max Rudolf, they have made
that maintains
ration with the New York Butterfly step above the
MBER
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FORTHE · BUSINESSMAN
BY THE Japs Warned
WAY Against
by Beachcomber Cartel System
IT is being said pretty free-
Tokyo, Dec. 14-A return
New Proposals For Currency Convertibility
Paris, Dec. 14.-Firm proposals designed to solve the overall question of currency convertibility will be submitted to the European Assembly's Economic Committee here, tomorrow, generally well informed sources said here tonight,
ly in Edinburgh that to the pre-war cartel system Mimsie Slopcorner refused, and the corollary practice of with almost overwhelming dumping experts would end dignity, a request from the Japan's chances of securing tariff world to elovallon OL como bas Metropolitan
Melropolitan perfor- Filthistan Trio that she favourable flower for the third time, now average
"Madame mance of a stock opern. would "hact as hour mos- agreements. Puccini's with
It would also react againat Bulterfly
her acceptance into, the Valdengo's baritone vocalisa-cott and pinnup lady, to Since "La Boheme" was the
un polut hat the plank with a munity of nations.
The proposals were work- econd of the three, it is odd lions could be described,
rather as
These views were expresseded out by the Monetary and terrine, that the
complets "with almost collaborators should critically
start the see-saw." be shaking Puccini's dust again They are firm while being enpharey wand as a signul to
firely liquid; Dowing
yet
animity" by high rigidly disciplined.
Mimalo left Edinburgh in tears, officials to Mr Edward C. Welsh, yesterday and today under chief of General MacArthur's the chairmanship of Mr Miss Steber is in the must-having expected
SO BOON.
But the entire Metropolitan
is
to
much more
com
un-
Washington Financini Committee here Tin Market
Practices Division,
Columbia for recordings-only cal pink. She makes the trite spectacular role in the Festival, who has returned to Japan alta: Ernst Wigforss, of Sweden. Stirred By those members of it who don't it's-the-woman-who-pays theme To make matters worse,
Excollant Choica
an
con-
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cur-
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moment
the
Ave weeks in the United States. Mr Welsh sald that from con-
The Sub-Committee on Com
versations he had held with mercial Policy, which also met S'pore Activity
Wester
so to the Organisation for European (Siraits) overnight.
have exclusive contracts with convincing, and that is artis- Macaroon of Macaroon made an of ill-natured comment on a Prese RCA Victor. And Victor would try. Technically it is one
and were
re-photograph of himself have the same difficulty
Columbia's very best LF
London Dec. L-The tin Gathering It recording Metropolitan pre-bost Butterfly you are going to Mimale, under which was writ State and Army Department yesterday and today, to under- the officials, it was plain that the stood to have produced certain of
deeply of positive proposals for enlarging market here has been International tariff policy sentations. That portion of the cordings, Artistically it is the len "The
tha from "Apart
sited by activity at Singa Japan would hinge on whether the European area of trade. wrote, company under exclusive con best Butterfly you are going to Clans,"
tako have for a long time. (10 12-foolish misprint,"
The Sub-Committee, it lapore, attributed to substantial tho cash buying of in by 2. Name the city which contract to Columbia could
inch standards in two vals, or "one has not heard of any Clan or not Japan would once more
Steel Corpora- Slopcorner in Scottish history," revert to the pre-war pattern of learned, has been occupied with itd States 10 bc the most no part,
three 12-Inch LP's).
giant export cartels.
the question of freeing trade tion All thoroughly Oriental city in
DIRECTED DUMPING
between Eastem and
The Singapore price on English War Drama
Kazbulah's Scottish blood
Washington officials believed Europe, although handicapped Wednesday morning came over its features and characteristics of any city in existence.
Taking the above into
(Straits)' per picul, The most imposing of
CRY of "Stop thief!" out that only under a cartel system to some extent by the lack of eminent choice. rent recordings is not music ide the
Edinburgh hotel could Japan practise Ühe kind of technical Information available showing a jump of almost $10 sideration, "Madame Butterfly" becomes
hut drama, and Impressive
directed dumping tactics Eleanor Steber was available to drama It is when a muste entrance soon emptied the
This reported American buy. sing
Clo-Cio-Ban. Guiseppo
ing wàs the more surprising in be had for viewer feels compelled to deal lounge. By the time the guests bitterly resented before the war. Economic Co-operation (OLEC)
"Any indication that this is but not yet publistiod. or two Valdengo was to
the that it followed New York re- It is understood that Sharpless, and Richard Tucker with it. It is "Prelude to Fearl returned,
*Harbour," issued on four 12-later, the plank was laid across happening would seriously im
Sub
Committee ports that there was no demandi for Pinkerton.
the Ashura's belly, and the game of pair Japan's chiar cre of colors Commercial
will propose an entirely novel for British-owned in from the The favourable tarif treatment Aided by lesser lights of the inch LP's in an album by
begun. hnd English maker, London.
veronations with which sho hopes were company and the Metropolitan
In a broader method of integrating European Straits aBoat to New York.
Spot tin rose another £3-0-0 19 which
likely For more than two hours and manager's expostulations
trado archestra
chorus under and
a half, these LP'a pour from drowned by weird Persian cries, to do business. your gramophone the 1990 pre- and by the applause and chat-sense, it would react against her arouse considerable controversy, today to £810-16-0 and three- months tin jumped to £683- -Router The acceptance in the community of the spectators. war convulsions and the war's ter
of Macaroon,
who nations," ldr Welsh said.
Japan's Pearl Harbour, Macaroon progress up
Competition among with the narrative enlivened had written a long letter to the
about the abuse of the exporters under free enterprise by the voices of the leading Press participants Chamberlain, Cameron tartan by the Persians, would result in more efficiency Churchill, Benes, Mannerheim, witnessed the display with dis- and lower production costs. But Queon Willielmina, Daladier, as
tasie. The Persians reply to individual exporters could not artificially slash prices in picked Reynaud, Roosevelt, Beaver his letter still rankled,
areas and drive out other na- supperise brook, Hiller, Mussolini, anony-
mought
tions' products from the Macaroon, to know what Kaz-et-United Press. mous fighting men and whining shriek of
grandmitber Messer-bulah's
Eng- McCapercailzio schnutts over embattled Jand.
(Answers in Column 4)
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Blinkie Mole Moved Away
-And Knart Hod Trouble Finding Him- By MAX TRELL
NARF, the shadow-boy with
fourth spade will not do much the turned about name, The whole hand dependepped on the stone that half good. upon locating the queen of dia covered the hole in the ground Somo players might bear the old apple tree stump monds. advise you to rod the jack of nnd by and by, a black beetle diamonds, and take a quick
If he hesitates stuck out his head. look at West.
queen.
or fumbles, maybe he has the If he quickly ond casually plays the four-spot, go
dummy's king up with
diamondi finesse Ute back.
and coming
club.
But suppose that West out- manoeuvres you in the guessing would be hafer to contest-it
You must eliminate the guess. Jose a spade some time; there is So lose it no place to put it. right away. Play a mall space the opponents win it. and let
lead another They will
in dummy with You win this the ace, cast the ace and idug of break, when they spaces, and
In all lead the other spade. probability East will discard a diamond, so you throw a dia- mond. Thon eash three rounds of hearts and the king of clubs.
out.
"Oh" said Knart in surprise. "I thought Dinkic Molo llved here
"He moved last week" said the beetle. "I'm Hving here now." The beetle didn't seem at all pleased to be disturbed. He started to go down to his hole again.
Blinkle Mole 14:29 "Where did move to?" Knart asked.
"Somewhere-or-Other," the beetle. With that, he went down into his hole.
cald "flow do you do?” the worm asked
Knarf.
"Where's Somewhere or
down Other?" Knarf shouted after him.
Kharf Hstened for a while but "Where- there was no answer. ever Somewhere-or-Other is," Knari said to himself, "I'm sure of one thing. It isn't here."
Another Hola
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(Tomorrow-Unusual Angles)
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1. Little cigar. 2. Damascus in
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of
whom fought at Floddum ho yes. you Ould Long Bong Baith,"
Chinoiserie
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from Muciic the battle of We wish the Sign as
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(News Item.)
the mar
to
Indian Move
To Import
NY FOREIGN More Cotton
10-0.
At the close of the oMcial morning session, the prices were as follow: Spot tin, buyers eliers Besines Dons at Three-months tin, buyers
Busine done at
Settlement prica
closing
Sterling
010-14
#11
Ba3-14
acliore ....
534
5A3-
583-
Turnover substantial at 1.30 tons.
The markat (urned cautious tho afternoon New Delhi, Dec. 14. ngain during India has decided to allo-session, preferring to see whe
EXCHANGE cate foreign exchange im-ther Singapore could hold their
Dec. 14.
Closing rate Canada (dollar) .. US$ 0.05-1
unofficial...
30-day futures. 00-day futures. Australia (pound).
Syria. 3. Phi Beta Kappa. 4. caw, but sold he did not harm England official Above: Brigadier General. Be.. low: Lieutenant Colonel, 5. The area within which international shot an arrow into a cono, transactions are based upon the it fell to carth, I knew not how. pound.
includes
Perhaps the tip of it was blunt.: Dominions, but not Canndo which is in the dollar area. 6. Perhaps I shot it back to front. Richard Wagner.
-London Express Service)
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the
A chipmunk looked out of the YOUR BIRTHDAY:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
dis
New Zealand
(pound)
South Africa
Holand (gullder) ily official in export a Korway (krone)
By STELLA Portugal (escado)
mediately for the import of vel after their sensational rise of some $12 (Straits) this week. 800,000 bales of cotton from Spoi tin closed at 6101% ster- tin various countries, including ling, while three-months hard currency arcas, to meet closed at. 584% sterling. 247 asked the cotton shortage.
A' Press
noto
arinouncing
The turnover for the whole day was 235 tons-United, Press,
this sad that of this quantity New York Rubber 220,000 bales had arready been
secured from East Africa by
bulk purchases jointly with United Kingdora liaw the Materials Commission.
Futures Market
New York, Dec, 14-Com- mission house liquidation and a pause in factory buying in- The not gave India's annual terest for spot rubber combined imports as approximately to halt the upswing in rubber the.. price futures today after had risen to new highs in. carly frading.
2.00-3/10 2.42 bid/ 2.00
2.00-1/18
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(pound)
2.00-14
Helgium (franc)
.0200-15
Denmark (krone)
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Cuba
four shouted into it. "Who lives down the patch when all at once heways are "pou al you take on the obligations of Columbla (peso)
Knarf walked a little further, Now see what you have found keeping his eyes on the ground. When you cash the long All at once he saw another hole, of clubs, East has to let go his just to one side of the clump of He knelt down and You have seen duides. jack of hearts.
three spades, him play hearts and two clubs. tore he originally had four dia- monds, which means that West diamond singleton hns Therefore
you lead the ten of win
There-here?"
diamonds, It in dubimy with the king, icad back a small dia- take the mond, and you can finesse mafely because you know that West does not have another diamond, as surely as if you had looked in East's hand and seen his queen,
CROSSWORD
ACTORS
L Fallacious to eny the girl scoreo
tarco pointa (1)
8. It's just proportion. 183
10. Pale sort of request.
21, Invalid (4)
12. Bhe needs nothing to become
Useful in catching horses.
4).
14. Would anyone dare to call this famous Orzok a corner boy T 10)
16. Only part of this land is our
ide the Caminonwealth 31
18. Bignides broken names, 151
19. Bomething fabulous starts
thoughts wandering. (4)
20 How a salior starta to border.
1. One brozen time.
23. Improper. (15).
(81
25 The way Evan snows, now
wind blow, "(4)
m
"How do you do?" said Knart.
I've been You
will need to be
more practical
Mexico (pelo) Peru-free Uruguay (peso) Venezuela
(bolivar)
India (rupee).
tongkong
The expected domestic crop be about Is understood to 2,800,000 bales, of which 200,- 000 have been earmarked for export.
Carry-over stocks with dian mills are estimated 1,300,000 balce and
'│
to Prices closed tinchanged
on såler 10 points lower, totalling 218 contracts.
Buoyancy at the start reflected In higher London and Singapora
at
the with
prices and reports of sub-
proposed increase of imports it stantial buying by Russia and Is stated here that there should by other European countrica
United Press. no immediate anxiety garding the supply position,
re-
If the export target of 80 Good Prices Paid
000,000 yards of cotton is ex- ceeded more cotton, it is under- stood, will be allowed to be im- ported-Reuter,
At Wool
Sales
Sydney, Dec. 14-This sea- son's record price for the State of 157 pence a pound, was obtained for 10 bales of 'super
HONGKONG. Merino, at Newcastle worl sales
hole. "I'm looking for any friend Blinkie Mole," sald Knart. "He Ilves Somewhere-or-Other."
"Everybody lives Somewhere
You are not one to care too said the Chipmunk.
DORN today, you
are a no- or-Other,
I live here."
tural teacher. You have a much for material gain "But
the work you Knarf walked slowly and sad- back to the house again, take love of books and a desire for you are doing
goes beyond enjoy, you don't care whether Argentine official. ly
Brazil (cruzeiru) the
acquisition, it is at a high or a small via path that led around the knowledge which mere personal
(ballyinno Some You want others to share and salary. If you have only your hill. "Every place is
self to provide for, then this Chile-oficial
But if⠀⠀ * free mon where-o-Other except the place enjoy the things you have
covered. Even if teaching is is all well and good. I'}) ever you're at," he sighed. "I don't and Blinkle
not your life
and caring for things marriage suppose Mole again." He was just passing
helping to others;
them with family, you
a Uttlo encouraging come heard someone calling, "Knarf their problems;
toward things! them in their work. A moment or two later, an Knari"
You have a deep insight into Ás a teacher, historian, Somewhere-Or-Other earthworm looked out. "How do
of all humanity minister or lecturer, you could you do?" said the earthworm.
great force in Krarf looked down and there, the problems
almost psychic Insight Into the world. "I'm looking for a place called beside an old log, he saw Blinkio and, at times, appear to show become a really
Perhaps this is Somewhere- or - Other where Mole. Knart ran over to him world affairs.
To find what the stars have joyfully. "Blinkle!
because by nature, you are ti Blinkie Mole lives."
for tomorrow, select an in store critic and unconsciously "Somewhere-or-Other? It's looking all over for you!
birthday star and read quickly and your
paragraph. not here. To tell you the truth, I moved away from your old place alyse everything
This can the corresponding Why and a beello told me you lived look for a solution.
in special Let your birthday star be your don't know where it.is.
daily guide. don't you try down at the foot of Somewhere-or-Other."
"Nonsense!" exclaimed Blin-make you valuable the hill, behind the raspberry
Paris, Dec. 14. The Foreign bush?
If ony place is Some kie, "I don't live Somewhere-or-ypes of work.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 Other) I live right here."
Ministry here hinted today that where-or-Other, that's it."
Knarf went down to the foot Knart was very
23- (Nov.
GEMINI (May 22-June 23) the month-old diplomatic war.
matters At
home between France and Poland SHARES DUYERS SELLERS BALES of the hill looked behind the Blinkle.
It should be harmonious You might block the renewal of the BANKS raspberry buch. Sure enough, glad Blinkle didn't live Some- Dec. 22)-Strange and exciting -Personal
may occur today!
office, too,~
Franco-Polish Trade nifter pushing some dried sticks whero-Or-Other. "It's the hard-things
the world to find could provo romance is really can do well at the a hole in est place in
you are diplomatic. away, he discovered the ground. "Blinkle? Blinkia It's never where you are, and a fact in your life.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- It's always where you aren't."
readjust. Not too good a day to begin Mole? Are you there?"
Stick to regular ments in your affairs, but save anything outine, Avold emo-
major changes until a business
tional attachments. little later.
(Ju 21-Feb. AQUARIUS 19)-A good-luck day if you are alert to opportunities. Re- celvo a surprise Invitation by letter. Accepti
glad to see
SAGITTARIUS But above all he was
- ₤20 W/CORN (Deo. 23- Jan.
Rupert and a Mare's Nest-27
The quick disappearance of the Rupert.11 sparrow puzzles seemed to be frightened of some
But why? thing." he murmurs. It's all so quiet up here. How he notices, with anxiety,
ever,
the
28. Bing about it for wrongdoing. (3)
1
In a valley near Plytnouth you'd
got a V.C. to ask it: 191
Down
1. Bounds as though no mbant don
Datched. (9) 2. Attract
8. You could say robust 191
Balighten. (0)
8. Capos are found in tit. 10)
D. Bort at siren that exudes · fram
plants (5) ·
"It miWays measures three feet. u. Why 1 151
13. Cato or soap. 10% sunt "a thin
(4)
14. Brake backwards. (4) 20 27% Bilitary order to avoid vstation
20: a passage where it follows
advertisements (43kg
smij
Eggs in lovable surroundings, (3): Bebead the wife of Jupiter.
Bolution of vinterday's lénalg
the nest.
At that that no other birds are flying say where near moment the great pile begins to creak and tremble, and, to Rupen's astonishment, head appears, horse's head wearing the royal seal.: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
BRONCHO BILL
any
minor
LEO (July 24-Aug. :·:23)— Avoid making a loan, even to close friend. Not a day to risk anything. Be on guard against misinformation.-
VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept 22)
Franco-Polish
Trade Threat
SHARES
was
today.
Values maintained the har dening tendency which prevailed yesterday and prices obtained
The turnover on the Stock were up to fivà percent higher. British and continental buyera this morning Exchange
and bli strongly for fleeces other Transactions $190.800:00,
than toplines-4ssociated noon prices:
Press.
UK Bank East Asia A spokesman said that the INSURANCES
Canton..NAKE 32,000,000,000-frane trade agree
Union and ment between France
IK Fire and expires on December 31.
SHIFTING France has been getting large supplies of coal from Poland which she would otherwise have DOCKS, ETC. France has been. sending Poland to buy with dollars. In return, other manufactured Cas
and "
FISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Don't be discouraged if per-anco-Polish trade hsa bulk-
Be conservative, even if things Look very exciting, Avoid ime pulsive action. If very surte, you act.
ARIES (Mar.
for new careful
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in the economic ae- LAND, ETC. large
HK Hotel.. £2.20 12.40 fairs appear to bog down. Bido
counts of both nations. French
HK Land
ADES your time patiently.
S'hai Land 2.20 21% LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct, 23) economic experts admitted that 22-Apr. 20) All that glitters, today, is not even a prolonged interruption in
but gold. Be more than ordinarily commercial relations with Fo- ULTILITIES
C. Light (0) A fine day for romance,
credits. land might have serious effects in extending
en the French recovery pro- not
so auspicious business operations. Concen- Be on your hard. SCORPIO, (Oct.
24-Nov. 22) gramme-United Press. trate on personal matters,
д brush can avoid 21-May 21) You TAURUS (Apr.
with Promote a new idea and you will have a chance to see it close. limbi put into operation. Be aggres- Don't get sive today.
Self-Defence
“GOTTA
BE CAREFUL NOW THAT HE
DOESN'T
ill fortune If you stick CHESS PROBLEM ›
to familiar routine. yourself out on a
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