1950-02-24 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

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WHY DIDN'T YOU WATER

THE RUBBER

PLANT WHILE

I WAS AWAY?

I THOUGHT

IT WAS

WATER- PROOF

UNUSUAL ANGLES”.

"EVEREST WAS

ALIVE"

SAID CAPTAIN NOEL

RITISH mountaineers and BRITI

scientists who have been aching since the war ended to make another attempt to con- quer Mount Everest, have de- cided that they must postpone all plans, perhaps indefinitely.

Everest the highest of all mountains, 29,002 feet above sea level-har defeated every effort to scale it; and has meant death and disaster for several expedi-

tions.

Lama

be allowed

BY THE

WAY:

by Beachcomber

TAVERY once in a while a

E grant feeling of nausen

tion

FOR

ROPE DIVIDEND

At a meeting held rester- day the Directors of the Hongkong Rope Manufac- turing Co., Ltd. decided to recommend at the forth-

coming Annual General Meeting, payment, subject to audit, of a Dividend of $1.00 per share and a Bonus of $1.00 per share, bolh free of tax.

Rubber Mills Compelled To Close Down

THE

BUSINESSMAN

Trade

Rivalry Of Pakistan And India Deplored.

Karachi, Feb. 23. The stoppage of trade between India and Pakistan was "adversely affect- ing the economy of the Commonwealth as a whole," Mr B. R. Graham, President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Pakistan, said here to day.

Addressing the annuali Conference of the Associa-

tion, which is being attend Manila Free

ed by the Governor-General, Mr Khwaja Nazimuddin, he

23. -- Two said: "I would particularly Trade Zone

YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA hopes that a change in the starter in Mr Churchill. Same-hundred Singapore rubber mills ask the Indian Republic to

ban, but the latest report is that Churchill as a really kissable to shortage of raw

but Miss Roman has her normally imported from Indone-speed her attitude towards Revived

Tibetana have always been uneary about efforts to climb the overwhelms us.

mountain "Goddess That's all-but we just sacred Mother of the Huts" They said didn't want you to think it would anger their gods,

that you were suffering Dajal In 1947, the announced that no more foreign alone. expeditions would Inside

"until his horo-Whoo, whoo! Tibet scope was more propitious."

This ban reflected in part A MISS RUTH ROMAN, mo- pleture actress giving the country Tibeton fears that might become involved in out-ther addreza na "Hollywood," has side strife Chinese civil war, gone to far beyond the bounds tagin na to name world's cold of Indian troubles, and the

theTen Mort Kizable Men." war being waged through

Mr Althought

Cripps isn't work.

Britain hig

Singapore, Feb. one Earlier last year thero wero mentioned,

wo have never seen Mr closed last year in Singapore duo

materials review with all possible Tibetan regime might end the how

there is no hope for years."

type, but

views.

Sho makes an sin. Only 150 mills in the Pakistan'a - nou-devaluation

* but The great mountain has own

Manila, Feb, 23.-An Ameri- It

"Kirk their capacity is restricted by a

can port commissioner sald VF you are born today, artistic with a periodic push, you can always had a sinister reputation, luminating remark in her final colony ore mill working,

fascinallon for summing-up.

The trade dispute had brought establishment in Manila of a after suc- and a strange

film star, is one continued shortage of raw rub- an accumulate success with

Douging, the climbers.

"disastrous losses" to the comforeign trade zone" or "free BY WILLIAM E. MoKENNEX otherwise practical nature to cess.

The first attempt to scale kissable man, I kissed him in ber.

of both make

You are a fine friend and your you fomething of a con-

Zone" will increado waterfront The Champlon-Whoo, whool"

Lee Kong Chlan, prominent merelal communiuer

and he hoped It KNOW that a great many ofiction to even your best loyalties are life long. You will was in 1921.

Since then seven expeditions This bears out our contention Singapore rubber merchant, sald countrien

would not continue,

"parti- business. friends. Your ideals are high be happiest if you live in the

attempts have that Missa Roman is an owl

the uncertaintler caused by the solo

cularly when the rising tide of want

changeover of administration in Communiam in the East makes the best there country surrounded by your own and two

tinva and you

Fashion news willing to make family. Fond of animals, you failed. A score of men ore

Indonesin was the chief enuse it all the more essential for the seem to have exceptional talents died.

The first stage of an assaultHILE sitting on the kitchen for the diminished rubber ex-democratic nationa, to stick to and quiet.

on Everest is comparatively easy. We sing for the kettle porta to Singapore. In other in taming them and making them

uwn foreign trade zone where Kether." words if you can't get what you love you.

goods may be stored for in- but the Anal 12,000 feet is a yard

fascinating lie cold, however, the situa- The Governor-General denied definite periods without pay- want by peaceful means, you will Your Intuition often reaches by yard nightmare in appalling to boil we found a

improve, that Pakistan Was recking sit back and

walt for a more prychle proportions and you nl-conditions of snow, wind and paragraph under the milk jug. It tion would in time

ment of duly. Admiral Rowe read: "Neat nigger-brown because Indonesin was anxious absolute economic independence was on a goodwill mission spon- opportune time rather than give ways must guard against misus cold.

molcakin jackets and long to obtain U.S. dollar payments from India, Pakistan seeks to sored by the Seattle Chamber battle.

ing this gift for commercial

tronisers instead of striped ice for her rubber exports. Con- divorco politics and trade and of Commerce. rain. If your ideals are kept

from in- ensure that it will not be em- high, no harm can come to others because of your unusual gin.

cts and knee breeches is the siderable shipments

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my bridge fans are reading my Canasta column, which I am writing twice a week. If you read the column. you will have noticed that each week 1 consult with John Crawford of Philadel- phla

who is rated as the out- standing canasta player of the country. He also is one of the greatest card players in the world and in today's hand he gives you a great lesson on the play of the hand.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

talents combine

But

You

beauty certain compromis for peace,

This may make for harmony in your life, but it may not make It is a rather difficult hand to you-rich!-Yet-you-areproviient bid. North, by his cue bid of two enough to get into some kind of clubs, showed ព tremendoun qulet routine which will make hand. When South bid and re-you economically Independent, bid hearts, North took a lot upon ved to romeone who is an himself by jumping to slx hearts.bitious for you, there

Imits you may

"After all," said Crawford, "I may have had five or six little hearts, but when your partner) puts you into a contract it is not; up to you to start to criticise his bidding, if you have a possible chance to make the hand."

Crawford, sitting South, trump- ed the opening lead of the king of clubs with the deuce of hearts, He thought for a long time. Should he cash the age of hearts and then lead a small heart?

Crawford said, "If I did I could see that West would simply lead

another club. I would have to ruff in dummy and Went would; be bound to make another trick,

1.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor- responding paragraph. Let your are few birthday star be your daily not achieve guide.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)~~ A friendly day. Social events including your intimate circle of friends should bring happiness and joy,

AÑIES (Mar, 22-Apr, 20)-A short journey may bring pleasure to you and your close relatives. Outdoor sports also would prove beneficial.

WHITE WILDERNESS The world is a wilderness of white. There arc blizzards, avalanches, hurricanes,

new...

policy."

And then somebody had forn/donesia had been made to the barrazed by essential supplies:

cice In 1924 and 1933 men Cycling

elective port official of Seattle, pointed to the Northwest city's

Rear Admiral Gordon Rowe,

US. at a discount of about being intermittently denied to for Manila Arst came to the

Pakistan's

a hunk out of the paper. I three-fourili cents (U.S.) com- it in support of political of Men must столя bad slopes

goodness' sake, used to wear prepared to pay. without a handhold, clearing worried us for hours, Who, for pared to what Singapore was icetives," he and.

Jackets

would have hit and -knee

Devaluation show that every inch of snow before they striped

Omelst statistica

economy

and can advance.

breeches?

Singapore rubber imports from brought misery Finally,

rocks overhanging

to her people, drive them

We seem to remember that Indonesin dropped to 187,003 to a narrow gully

he said. The Government was to the last pyramid. the

Wheelers tons in 1940, the lowest in three considering a return to a more old Sydenham Cjub

Singaporo used to wear years.

Imported liberal Import policy but at 259,081 tons of Indonesian

present there were ample stocks Don't let recreation Interfere Then the rareled atmosphere but then we used to have

them-literally took their pill-box hata and bugles ns to 255,760 tons in 1848-50-

Reuter. with cultural and Intellectual

fashion writer ciated Press. and no projects which must be cum-breath awr

Tibetan

have would have let that pass pleted first,

porters, who

Besides, since the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-given limited help in these ex-noticed.

the club in 1008 If you take an active interest in peditions, have talked fearfully ladies joined

guardians of the the old 5.W.C.C. uniform hins community projects, you will be about other liberally rewarded by the hap- peaks. piness of others

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)got within 1,000 feet of the peak. striped conts and there little rubber in 1947, but it dropped of essential goods in Pakistan

nway.

changed somewhat, and it is now Markets In London

Mark Timo

HONGKONG SHARES

Plans for creating a free zona.

attention of customs authorities. two years ago. They Wern shelved after the administration. fulled to win an appropriation.- Associated Press

New York Rubber

Futures

New York, Feb. 23.-Rubber: futures today closed for points, higher on sales totalling 30' contracta.

Prices closed as follow:-

February

per lb.)

London, Feb. 23.-The Lon- stock market marked Ulme

clay- Thursday-election

On the Hongkong Stock Ex-

this a quietly firm change

trans- Many brokers were ab-actions up to noon were valued Merch sent on electioneering duties, at $61,535.

investors generally held

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23-Dec. riding the British climbers, too, fotter hunt or a new night-club, and presented

and

to wear hairy legs de rigueur They spoke of "snow nymphs,"

and an alpaca jacket. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-

snowmen, high Complete any important business Take a recreational trip if you "abominable

Striped jackets moleskin before evening. Reinx, then, and can. Perhaps an important fet-impassive gods and fiery forms wearing flowing robea and

Jackels we deelded it must be ton int lions. Glore up your energles. Be ter needs writing, also.

something to do with elther an on politie with relatives.

And GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 22)-Do some important per-

malign and and fell into an uneasy, dream-front Add found something because dummy would be locked An especially auspicious day for sonal analysis today.

intested sleep., all your activities. Slow down, unings up and see if sets and terrifying in the mountain.

"Everest was alive," said Cop- Babilities counterbalance.

Five o'clock this morning off. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan,tain Noel after the 1921 attempt.

crawling about the Mallory (killed

three years found us

International 20)-Follow your normal activi

an infernal kitchen floor in the grey dawn-- ties during the daytime. When later) wrote: "It's

and we found the missing piece.generally dull. evening com

comes, be prepared for mountain."

...is the new uni- Another expedition. declared It read:

rose two shillings played another club. Crawford, LEO (July 24-ADE. 23)-

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) that two gigantic creatures flew form for prisoners in Scotland." very carefully, trumped this

We'd never have thought that and sixpence. Ninety day fut- off seven chilings Sports may take some of your You may need patience right above them with such a spread triek with the ace of hearts.

morning, now to cope with This

a series of of wings that all became dark one up. attention.

pence, Associated! the howling wind favoured. At complicated circumstances.

Be and

stilled. politic.

So at trick two Crawford play-[however, when evening comes. ed the seven of hearts from

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- ilummy. Wost won the trick

A good day for shopping or with the king and tried to put up the best defence he could. He paying a visit to members of the

family at a short distance,

of merchandising Ho then played the ten hearts and overlook it in his tend a lecture this evening.

own hand with the queen, Ic picked up the last trump and the balance of his losers were discarded on the good diamonds.

Check Your

Knowledge

1. What free verse?

2. Name the first ship to cross the Atlantic under steam propulsion.

3. Who searched for the

Golden Fleece? (mythology).

4. What is a humbuzz?

5. What heavenly body con-

trols the earth's tides?

6. Give the literal meaning

of the word atom? ·

(Auswers on Page 8)

CROSSWORD

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1. One ut the twelve triber,

4. Painous race of fighting females

10)

B. Sometimes called sture). (3)

10 Pamor for ito parting ways

11. Unroyal killing. 13:

12 Itemorso. 101

#4)

14. Materia)

La the

17. This to a fittin atreet

meeting. (3)

10. Toots would change store. Voen

tor an undertone (5)

19. This monta■ tins, 141

20. By no meann unbalanced

23. Deich unete.. (3)

in wasting time (0)

(4)

35. Put on a crunt you get animaIA

20. The kind of tyrio we permit in

moderation. 13)*

27. Strive to get some fasteners, (5)

But

4 stere you have everything, 191

-INTELLIGENCE "TEST

FOUR COLOURS

by T. O. HARE

B

Daca of the tour faces of

a regular tetrahedron

11 divided as shown into four equilateral triangles. I am given four colours with which to paint this Enlid, and I must paint It in necordance with following rules:

the

(I) Only two colours to

be used on

face.

еде

(2) Four triangles to

be painted in each

of the four colours.

(3) No two triangles having one side in common to be painted the

maine

colour.

In how many diferent ways could I paint mu tetrahedron 7

(Solution on Popa 3)

CHESS PROBLEM

By G. CHISTOFFANINI Black, 10 pieces.

*

4, Unlimited. (8) 6. Blang.

151

3. The crown of the head. (RE

8. A penny short of over. (3)

ZWHEN A good" fervant takes and

a bad one cOLA. (8)

V.. Many readpre appreciate this in-

yeahon. T

9. Often broken tok gain, (0)

:16. Tear in the zerp. (0)

15. The one from whom the old ran ?

10)

10. Poem of sorta. ( Anh nằm là kho

20./Easter Estropean States

t

22,1 Ports stoty miasure the it.A.F uld have put her so the west

24, Bag the wrong way G

Botution of reakerdus'a girdle. »• Across 9. JÚKRAST: 24 AWD 3. Anode, 13 filter; El Axs: 34" Tzing: 35" stun, VADO 17: Pun 19, Meed; J Food EMT 2420boe: tid. Lite-sord Пана Pastora 18ye." Ansiastaavad, kalegs.

Humas & Wize: 20 Daunl Kor: M. Br. K1. Rob; 92001 -

Enerva 17, Poalt 18. In: 19

White, 12 pieces,

1.

White to play and mate in two.

Solution2 to yesterday's problem:

1, Kt Kts; any; 2, N, Kt (dis ch), or P. (Q, or B ch) mates..

Innovations.

BOYS'

AND

What Do Clocks Tick For?

-Mr. Punch Found Out the Answer --

By MAX TRELL

Knarf

"WHY

66%/HY,"

asked

was

Cash tin

-(London Express Service).

ures wero and Fix Press.

morning.

April

Noon quotations were:

May

Jutic

BUARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES

| July

Aujust

shares

were

RANKS

September

HKC Bank

1470

100

November

210

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

"But clocks can't talk," Knarf found himself about to say. be remembered Mr Then suddenly

Punch, "do clocks niways that clocks did talk. They cald

Ko tick-tock?"

tick-lock. "Oh," sald Knorf,

"and what did the old Grand-

Mr Punch smiled. "It's a father's Clock answer when you curious thing," he said, still smil- asked him?"

ing, "that when I was a boy of

"Well,

or

he rattled once. your age, I once asked exactly

he gave himself a the same question.

Only," he twice, and added, "Instead of asking some chake or two, then he pointed at body-as you are asking me me with one of his hands and

asked the only one who might cald in

really know

asked n cluck."

"A clock!"

I the answer.

a very hoarse voice:

It's incorrect to think

And wrong to go and say

clock That every single

Says tick-tock every day. "Oh, is it wrong? I said in father's clock in our house," Mr great dismay to the old Grand- Punch sak. "I asked hini."

"There was

Grand- an old

Punch questioned the clock.

BRONCHO BILL

father's Clock. What else can a clock say sir?' ''

"Then," said Mr Punch, "the old clock pointed his other hand at me and said:

A clock can change its mind (And does it, never fear) Instead of tick-and-tock It's tock-and-tick you hear

"And that," said Mr Punch,

ald Grand "was what the father's Clock told me."

Rupert and the Caravan-8

Alter climbing the hill Ruperi finds the wood gets thinner, and then he reaches clear country. Ahead of him is long wooden shack. That's Sailor Sam's home." he says, "I must tell him about the caravan." As he reaches the shack his friend comes ous, and to Rupert's surprise Sam doesn't

welcome him with ⚫ smile. anything you look very solema to wrong? aike the little

bear.

And day." Sam states at him. well may look solemn, young

he Rupen.'

declares gravely. come inside and ser **fur you

'Tis a what's happened!

business.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

difference. For instance, suppose you said head-over-heels,"

Yes?" sald Knarf.

East Asin

Union TIK Fun.... DOCKS, ETC.

INSURANCES

Dock

Providea!

Shad

ID 40 19 100 % 1024 11,00 Dock 4.10 O 1000 6 5 15

11

LAND, ETC.

ik Hotel.. 10.50 11.20 200

IIK Lond

Shin) Land

Humphreys UTILITIES

"

10

49 50

2500

October

December

cents fin

10.25 nominal 10.25 hld

January (1931)

10.21 nominat 30.20 traded

18.07 nominal

10.75 traded

10.65 nominat

18.03 bid

10.41 nominat

18.20

18.15 ald

18,10 nominal United Press,

Landon, Feb. 23.-The tin market here had a dull semion today and priers closed as follow:- Spat tin, buyers

tellets 10.00 nusinem dono at

1a 600 11

Tram**** 13 15.60

Star Ferry

C. LIEK (0) 11 50

94

C. L (N) BLO (90

Electric... 30 Telephone 1035 INDUSTRIALS

Coment

Rap ETC. ATORES, Dairy

Watson

COTTONS

13

2004 30

20 27 250 2615

3.00

50 200 40

200 8 4034

Intra European

Payments

London,

Three-inonths Lin. buyers

"ellers Business-alt.

Feb. 23. - The Treasury announced today that In the seventh settlernent under the Intra-European payments scheme bad

of January, a total of £10,174,990

from was drawn

either of them But what do mean?" Knarf asked Mr Punch.

moment said:

the United Kingdom.

Applications were: £1,207,057; Grecce £1,085,714; Turkey

10

sterling

500

6,00

099-2

682-1

503

Bettlement price ........

Turnover for the morning-only 10 107,United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unregistered Letters only_for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Feo- chow, Shanghai, Tientsin and North China can be accepted risk and will he at sender' forwarded as opportunity offers.

Unters otherwise stated. Jan. latered Articles and Parcel Fosts close One Hour earlier than the ordinary mail. If malin close before 10 am, Registered and Parcel Posts clone at 5 pa on the previous day. Maits are closed at Kowloon Central Post umco one hour earlier than the O... closing times.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Closing Times By Alx

Holbow, 4 p.m.

Bianlia, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, 3 pm

for

Air Parcel Poste

Mantis. Austria Itonolulu and USA, (CPO) 4 pm: £807,143; (GPO) 5 pm. West Ger-

the

anal, Saigon and Parts, B p.

Talpel, p.m.

Ordinary Air Mali (Printed Mai- lera, Samples and Small Packet "I mean, are clocks saying any-many £7,014,205.

Turkey has now used up the Pola), for Afanlin, Guam, Honolulu thing when they say tick-tock $12,000,000 worth of sterling

and USA (CPO) 4 p.m.; (GPO) B "That wouldn't be at all like or fock-lick?"

Kranted Mr Punch

bilateral AU her was silent a drawing rights by the United heels-over-head. Or if you said Inside-out, that would be much

Singapore, Batavia, Sydney and or two. Finally he

Auckland, 0 pm. Kingdom. She has begun to different from outside-in,"

"No one knows for cure. Knart agreed that his was Perhaps they're saying: Play-draw on her multilateral draw- right.

time; play-time. Or work-ume; ing rights by exercsing them in And," Mr Punch continued, werk-time. Or sleep-time, sleep-favour of Britain to meet her

But one thing you con requirements for sterling. "If you said-I want sugar in me.

wouldn't be of be quito euro my tea; that

of. If a

clock statement said-Reier. all the same thing as gaying-1 doesn't say tick-tock, or tock- want tea in my sugar."

tick, you can be sure what that "it means!" said Knari, "No," wouldn't."

"So you see, my boy, that for "Perhaps not," Mr Punch re- a clock to plied, nodding his

in likely to be the same as tock- agreement. "But then again, tiek. But then again, maybe it he nodded.

deal of is." there may be a great

think there's very difference," Knarf said, tick-tock and lock-.

"I don't

rauch

"between

tick."

кня з днем нет

THERE WAS A BUGHT MAE ERROR IN THE WESSON DEED, AS YOU CAN SEE 15 PROPERTY BIOPS

OLD TORNADO IKE VISITS

THE RECORDS

OFFICE

ONE MILE FURTHER

BAST

head

Challenged

- AND SKOOLE AVER VALLEY BELONGS TO HE - DEN TRUILIBEL /

WAL, I RECKON

TON WESSON'S

GOT NO LEGAL

· RIGHT TO THET

7LAND AFTER,

ING.

} BUT WHEN

TRAUBELS

FOREMAN

·TIMES TO RUNS CROOKED-T COYS INTO NSPUTED TERRITON

means," sald Kaart

my tick-tock isn't statly, "that the

WAR'S ON,

BRAKE I

clock has

Bir Punch Emiled again. And

And, he

Bome more.

smiled

་་

HK Dollar In Slight Drop

Cx-

London, Feb. 23-The change rate of the Hongkong dollar was altered on Thursday

to is 2-13/10d-1s. 2-29/32d.

ia. 3-1/16d,

By Harry F. O'Neill Previously it was 18. 2-27/320.-

rate changed The Singapore to 2s. 4-1/16-25, 4-3/16d. Pre- vlously it was 2s. 4-1/320.-20. 4-5/324.

Other rates remained 1*11* changed.-United Press.

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the local

Closing Times Dy Sca

Japan. 3 p.m.

Bangkok, 3 pm.

Korea vie Ine hơn. 7 pH. Manila, Saigon and Marseilles, p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Closing Times By Air

Manlia. 11 am. Bangkok, 5 p.m.

Closing Times By Bon

Salcon, 15 Am. Marlin, 10 .. Straits,

6 p.m.

Rangoon

and Calcutta,

Japan. Honolulu, USA, Canada, |Central and South America vin Raŋ. Francisco (No Parcals for Causda),

9.00 Formosa vie Keelung, 2 p.m.

BUNDAY, FENNTARY ZA Closing Times By Air Saigon aarl Paris, 10 a.m. Rothow, 10 am.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Closing Times By Ale Manila and Sandakan, 11 ain. USA and Canada. 7 p.m. RAGEORI, Calcutta, Karachi, Bama.

unaRicial exchange markei This Calro (Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar-es- morning at the following rates: Salaam, Mauritius and ZohanDERDALE-

Sterling pound nots (pir)

U.S. dollars (per $1). NEI gulders (per 100) Blar ticals (per 100) Singapore (Straits)

ric plastres iper 100)

Name and

London, 15.10 via: Cairo), 63 (CRDi 230 Đ, (Heli b Đài 34.40 | cord); (GPO) §, pm, 200 20.50 Japan, p.m.,

18.00

Bingapore, Batavia. Bydney, thăi

p.m.

10.10 Auckland,