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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1950.
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Kronborg Castle in Denmark by Beachcomber
By TEMPLE MANNING
SHOUT WE E read with great interest
Helsingor is 25 miles north of 100D morning, ladies! Many THAT a report of the performance Copenhagen, on the Oresund, true-blue British girls feel
American company of and the road leads through 0 FAR by nn
today that the age of men's "Hamlet"
Elsinore n!
Castle, section that is compounded by domination
thing of the tion is a Shakespeare Riviera which was what
qualities beautiful past. Their proud spirits revoli IL And it took us back villas, fine estates, a
beautiful at the idea of eniled
ALL Idea of having to ask and the lovely to Elsinore, or, rather, beach, fancy
"mere
male"
or "handyman" Helsingor, and Kronborg Castle, flowers
tasks about the simple His real name.
house, such as puiting in a new bath, re-slating the roof,
The excursion to Heislogor, a "must" for visitors to Copen- "musi
hagen, in theer joy
We have
never met a traveller t Den- mark who hasn' dwrit at length on its mony and varied the delights, part of which journey itself
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Australia Urges
New Departure
Melbourne, Feb, 12 The Australian Govern- ment has asked American bil companies to consider estabilahing refineries in Amiralls, the "Melbourne Sun"
reported in a dis- patch from Canberra for tomorrow's edition.
The purpose of the move was to oblain reüned oil the sterling Jargely from
only area with
A small dollar content, the report
sala-Reuter.
| cutting a hole in the drawing- WORLD'S
room ceiling to allow the gases from the kiddy's chemistry ex- periments to escape before the vicar arrives.
A girl of Independent spirit will wish to tackle such simple things without putting herself under any obligation to the so-
ailed "stronger sex." then, are some hints:-
Herr,
RUBBER
OUTPUT
How to make dainty objects bynthetic
melon seeds: DYC Rom"
rubber
THE BUSINESSMAN
Solution Sought To Sterling Balances Problem
Washington, Feb. 12-Recent economic de velopments in Britain may have intensified pres- sure to seek a settlement of her vast internal sterling liabilities, an article in the official Foreign Commerce Weekly said today.
It pointed out that the solution to the sterling balances problem must take into account not only economic but equally complex social and political
factors as well.
"Moreover, such
tion cannot be the
A solu-
result
solely of British policy with U.S. To Simplify
Landou, Feb. 12. The world production of natural and
dropped
other 1949, according to a preliminary dried melon seeds pretty pastelsurvey of the world' rubber shades, string them on to stout, position prepared by the flubber copper wire and knit them into Study Group and published to such useful
objects as (5) m plate rack. (b) a tuning fork and (c) a lttle rurtain to hide the beer staing on a loved ones | teard.
To cut a bulife in halves; Ty Arst with a sharp penkalfe
balances,
Customs Methods
respect to these but must be negotiated with| the
countries in. volved," the article said.
TYMYY difficulties dy not 311671 thni na adequate sellement of the ster ·
Watke pout, but they do point to why 201 minted at 1,482,300 long tons, the problem of sterling balances compared with 1,520,000 in 1940, my constitue to intuence the but consumptions Ines cared frommlerntleman trade and Brucial
In 1948 to polley of the United Kingdom NA
sotme time to conti
The total production of it baloners natural rubber in 19AD IN
1.420 000
If
The
jotag louis
this should be found unsati-for-1,427,800 long tons in 1949 tory, "make do" with the whole Tedine should be dabbed
testi
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40.332 bong tons compare
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13
the rubber outside Russo Sabuities were given as with 53.14141 in 1948 at was; patel with
lower than Dant for the United Shakers alertes
$14.9
sterling
3. 233 malhom aat later 30, 1940, 3.700 17001 at the tal of 1946, a duelion 1500 and 1951 みいぐ
MARKED SHIFT actele de a marke
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New York. Feb. 12--The United States Treasury has pre- pured a Bill to simplity Amert- procedure which wifi be a great help in increasing Amprcan imports, the New York Tunes sale today
get bule,
The poper expected the Dud- heerl which hav checking The Bill, to clear 11 shortly Strong Government B:-ured for the ball, the Timea said, ainer |1 Wha designed to bring the customa Ingulation inte hese with the
led American policy Contaong 2mports
The
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super welt
Alted that the complex American customs for-
modities, particularly the method of endoading fernika badrated with potented foreign espoolers dengute versprocal her
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There is no opening that own defeat the contract, or the two losing clubs cuti be discurged on the king and queen of heart: and the x artnds raffed
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1. Whe was known as "glorifer of the American girl"?
2 Locate the Island of Zea. land.
Name the greatest phys
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What is Zionism”
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clan of ancient times
5.
Name the largest port
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(Answers on Page 8)
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INTELLIGENCE TEST
Cricket at Tallyho
by T. O. HARE
A Tallyho College, the - semtuary for young sportsmen," there are tag you may know) six houses The Cricket Cup, for which the several houses compete during the summer term, hi contested on a Irague
cach r the JÈX houses meets ench of the uthers once. There matches are played simultaneously on each at five successive Saturday
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This summer tho out- sanding match on the tirat Saturday wat between Quorn and Henley: Quorn won by three runs. On the second Saturday Quorn defeated Wimbledon by in Ihrdngs and 90 runa. On
third Lite
Saturday Wimbledon, pinying lie). voir, declared at 253 for no wicket On the Temarth Saturday, Lord's tied with Henley
Which bouse played Twickenham on the fifth Saturday"
(Solution on Pape A)
CHESS PROBLEM
By O. STOCCI
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14. Hibernating rodents. (7)
13. Piludere Christian name, 181.
A. Direct with authority.
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Aimonta acure. (8)
25. Moulding. (4)
26. Evidently you did. or did you?
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aght think. 19
a. Treasure when it's not yours, (6)
4. Continental (0)
5. One of the distes. (4)
2. 110 may take your predge. (8)
He's tens at Christman (4)
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10. A disputable point, in a vintter
of the
18. You wouldn't siek a Dati to hate.
dona this on the river (6)
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19'; it couldība an atom. 1 (3) 47.
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While, 11 pieces.
White to play and mate in two,
1, Q-R8, any; 2, Q, R, or P (dis
Stay Be this sad make a denial. (8)||ch) mates."
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desalong 195 that there have ertimmter of rome of the truted Kingdoncs Fustellities froth which tations.
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1 tent States and Condla the leading racers of
Futter. That TRUXE ROOM! Agure being hot E France. Heuler
Pakistan
Rupee The creditor
Feli London.
12. PRISEND's High Constanzioner
to Britain, My Habib Unlimiteola, returned to London by ser today after a DE nationalize
werks' visit to Pakistan NEX for a change.
He sand that his what had con ine tax for instance?
{{': Fr being far too well run as it is
vinced him that the decision of the Pakistan Government not to Small advertisement
devalue Ita Tupee has been taken in the best interests of the country's trade and ~(London Express Servter) | promomy. »Reuter
Tay bite thing for sale one jiy
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Someone Called the Shadows
K
--It Was Their Old Friend, King Nep-
By MAX TRELL
NARF and Harald were walk
ing or the brook, not fat
from the got where the wil-
hinte
***
Here I un" said Pan.
Hand Folded
Kuart and Haud saw MOLISE
how dips into the water, when one lying on top of a daisy with they heard onione calling their his Jan folded
haines,
Gaume
betand his
A moment or two later head, inking a sun-bath. He King Nep, dressed in bright looked half like a boy, and bulf
me down green robe which
like t
for he had tiny Kent, and a hat made hooves instead of his toes.
feet and bis
His ears were long ond He Anally sat up and Good day to you buth,"
of bits of silverlent twined to legs were covered with shaggy gether, stuck his head out from behind a bracht
ve
pointed.
illed.
Ahoy there?" he said. been looking all over for you!" he said.
Khart and Hanid hurried over to the bush.
Π
"I'd like to very good, friend af mine. denly shouted.
"Pan."
King Nep, "has charge of all The Heids, and introduce you to meadow, and woods and hills.”
and a very old, "Used
suid Pan, to have" Pan" he sud- lying back on his folded hands| E there, Pan! again.
72-72 |
King Nep peeked from behind ■ bush.
Well, Lead
to have.
Just
niku
I used to have charge
Rupert and the Snuff-box-29
13
Al length their clothes are dry.
Bell though Algy'a collar wobbly shape, and when they are dressed the two pala say good-bye to their kind friends and wi of hotme. Ar they enter Nutwond village they meri Freddy and Ferdy Fux, who
by
The
river.
Where did they get that wonderful Rupert Leuit 7" mutters Ferdy. decides not to say anything about then thick down
"That spull-box belonged to the old Admiral," he umiles.
hum you had found it, and he is going to give you a present next time he stes you!"
And, following hu example, Algy wules, town,
RESERVAD
stare
102
"They
weni
for
amazement, blackberries.
ALL RIGHTS
But in less time thun It takes and
to tell it there enme answering pushed
King
Nep were being further And further Finally they saw Pan
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Afr
import
Afriena est.
The
has enough export supplies of coal
kecomotives -- the type Mr Dixon The Con-
Union apparently
Pakistan requires, told on interviewer. troiler sal
( mutht be expan fed ka eessfully
pressure for
Turther exert
to those which can be expertest to co-opvente with the British efforts lo krej these funds under control," the orth- ele sald --Reuter.
SPECULATION
ON AUSSIE POUND VALUE
he bad been im-
į pressed by the kind and helpful
atutude of Government and, trade officials.
He wil Inspect entilerics and the chief coal exporting porta befor relurning to Pakistan.→ Reuter
Chicago Grain Market
Chiengo, Feb. 11. Crain
New York, Feb 12--The New York Tunes sait today that Estracura were circulating New York's foreign exchange futures today met proat-taking thist the Australian after yesterday's rise. Pound would roun be revalued to bring it to parity with the Pound Sterling
marketa
of
After a
lower start, the market tried to regain is equilibrium, only to fall back under the pressure of #quldøtion. Reports that по export business had been work- ed overnight brought some sell- Ing.
WHEAT-price per bushi,
2.15 2.17 2.07-15 1,88-4
its Brann- The newspaper, in cial section, sued that because price of the rumours the Australian Pounds for delivery next stunner had risen to $2.2014 compared with the regular price of $2 and one-quarter cent
that The Times reported Australian banking interests in December
insisted that the SPOT New
York
revaluation reports were specu- lation.
SPOT
March
May
July September
CORLY
31arch
May
British July dealers
September that the Pound December netback if the
Some
Sterling fat
would suffer
Labour Government
was re-
HYE Mar
July
OATS May
July
turned to power in the Febru agy 23 Election, the paper said. -Router.
HONGKONG
SHARES
all the Seven Seas and every calls back from all parts of the back. thing that swam in them. That's meadow. Then caine the hum jumping on the back of a dra- when used to be called Nep- of wings and the campering on By and skimming off, fel-
Rut Pan and scurrying and scratching of lowed by all the other crea June Instead of Nep.
And long after he had still has charge of lots of things hundreds of litle feet. An in- tures.
later the whole meadow vanished over the woods on the stent little things," King Nep add-
was crowded
with flying and opposite side of the brook they Hongkong littlo things?" hopping and darting things: could still hear the shrill notes showed
bees, dragon-flies, moths, of his pipe, still tickling their transactions up
crickets, grass- cars like Uny feathers.
ants, chip-
cd.
"Like what Knart asked.
Monday's business
the Stock Exchange activity. the to noon being
some
of a volume totalling $102,- 603.75 in value.
$30
At this Pan sprang #ghtly of butterflies,
daisy. the
Out of his back hoppers, beetles,
Noon quotations were: "Yes," King Nep said to Knart pocket he took a small pipe- munks.
and Hanid "It's a fute, my dears,"
Droning And Squesking said
as they walked SHARES NØYERS SELLERS SALES
INSURANCES
$40 16 es Union King Nep in a low voice-made They all set up a chirping and slowly back to the edge of the
"Pan lili out of a hollow twig, and blew
has lots of DOCKS. ETC. droning and a squealing as brook,
100 300 107 K. Whart several shrili notes on it. *The they
Pan. friends. Not many people re- crowded around
# Pt. Whari 5.00 notes were so shrill and so high were here! What do you want member him any more not the
Dock once did long, long that Knarf and Hanid felt them us to do!" they seemed to be way they
Provident. 41,70 Wheelock ++ ago but the little things do. rather than heard. them. They asking.
come to him when LAND ETC. were like a fine feather ticking There were so many bugs and They stil
10 Hotel 11,20 HK Land'.. Knart and fanid he calls... they still obey."
Humphreys . 10% UTILITIES
their cars.
BRONCHO BILL
BEN TRAUBEU VOULDNĚT BE TRYING
TO STEAL OUR VALLEY
IF MY HUSBAND WAS
IWELL ENOUGH TO
FIGHT BACK
insects that
The Snake Coils
THET YOUR HUSBAND TMAR, MRS W-BSONTM TROUBLE
SHERIFFS, IF BEN TRAUBEL HAS HARMED HIM, THAT
SKLINK HAD BETTER; DO SOME FAST
PERNING
By Harry F. O'Neill
THIS TIME, WEBISON'S GREEDY NEIGHBOR CALLING AT THE RECORD OFFICE -
WITH SOME SUCHT ALTERATIONS IN THE DEED, JOE SYKEN,
WESSCH'S VALLEY
19 MINE
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Exchange Rates oooo pra: (GPO)
Business was done in the local unomelal
·market axchange
the morning at the following ratos 1 Sterling pound note (per 2) 15.43
bp.m.
Japan. 3 p.nt.
Singapore, Batavia, Sydney', ana Auckland, B p.m.
O
Tangkek and Colombo, 8 DHễn Taipeh, 5 p.m.
U.S. dollare"(per $1}
Cad Closing Times By
A
NEW mulders iper -100)
23,10
%
Formosa via Kemung, 2 pun,
Blamticals: (per 100%
25.00
"Haiphong, 3 PANJ
Singapore (falta)
18.23
FIC piastres (per 100).
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