1950-03-10 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, "FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1950.

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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY TODAY'S and gives you a lesson you may not have an occasion to use for a long tune, but remember, it well because it may help you to win a contract this year.

During the course of the bid- ding East was quite confidenti could that North and South make four spades, which they can. Ife did not expect to make ive hearts, but bid it merely as when the a tarrifice. However, dummy went down he could not see any reason why it should not be made.

East won the opening lead of the six of diamonds in dummy; with the ace. He correctly rend the lend as a singleton. He knew he had to lose a spade and the aco. of trump, but how could he You might prevent that ruff? Bay, let East lend

a trump and trust to luck.

However, there is a safe way to play the hand. You know that most of the high cards have to be in the South hand to justify his vulnerable bid.

So lead the ace of clubs and of clubs. then lead the queen When North does not cover, dis card the seven of spades. It is a loser anyway. South has to win with the king. Now he cannot get North in the lead to return a diamond,

If, however, you lead a trump, after winning the opening lead, South will win It with the uce and lend the king of spades North will not hesitate, but will overtake it with the ace and re- turn a Wamond and your con- tract will be defeated,

Check Your

Knowledge

What is an ambivert?

1.

2.

What is olla-podrida?

3.

What part of Russia was

rold to the United States

1807?

in

DUMB-BELLS

IS THIS FOR CONVERSION

OR

GRACIOUS

ISITA

BANK

REDEMPTION, OR A

MADAM?

TELLER

CHURCH

I'm in?

TH

OKUSU

ANGLES

SUICIDAL LEMMINGS

BY THE

WAY by Beachcomber

ON MARCH TO DEATH THERE has a deor of as

would'

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Communist HEAVY STRAIN OF

STERLING DEBT REPAYMENTS

Trading Treasuries

the Cuties: Communief Minister

San Francisco, Mar, 9-Pek- appeared re-

ing Radio reported tonight that: be enormous house in a West of Trade and the People's Bank End district inhabited large- of China had jointly decided to This freak obsession for deathly by doctors a plate bearing establish treasuries for State- owned trading concerns in Pek- Tientsin, Shanghai

TUE

deep as relf-destruction call of the Jured the lemming into his deterred. periodical and fatal migration to the sea nguin this year.

Arctic

ing, rudent has run in the femming farally the name "Dr H. St. G. St. E. The ittile

centuries, to the point Ravensfoot-Mooile." doesn't know it, but the trek for

the polar regions to the where the little rodent has he from

his death march. come a symbol tea is open But even if the lemming were urge. aware of the watery grave at the end of the migration, it that the urge for is doubtful

of tho

Ignore Obstacles

resemblance

Ilankow.

Manchester, Mar. 9.-

The Manchester Guardian in its main editorial this morning dis- cussed the effects of Sterling debts repayments on British economy and argued that overall repay- andments of these debts, both in the interest of the creditor countries and of Britain, should not be more than at the very most £100,000,000 a year.

This name is already begin- suicide

In thesc ellies, all

money ning to be talked of in medical

The editorial was commenting on the problem circles and in the little news-collected by State-owned trading be deposited Paper paragraphs. The owner concerns would of the name is said to bear a daily at the Banks, which would of these balances raised by Mr Anthony Eden in to exercise the function of the the House of Commons debate on the King's Ad- remarkable Every two to four years, ac- Cantal

to treasuries, the Radio said. Captain Foulenough, and

nene cording

U.S. Nationali to the Geographile Society, the lene attracting large number of

patients. From a lady whorst steps in

State revenue and Estimating the mings uccumb to their tears

ancestral drive dry ears

thought she was suffering from expenditure in order to provide debts at some £3,200,000,- N.Y. FOREIGN

with the and seek relief in mass flight of the Outer Lobe) I have heard

YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA and liter

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

be

It is likely that you will very intuitive-even somewhat prychle. Although not necessarily

credulotis on this score, you not soft at plicnometin which you cannot understand. You are; open to conviction.

In hordes, the rodent: swarm down the

The lemmings are kin to the familiar house and field mice, They are four or five inches long and tawny-yellowish in colour. They have a chert tall, furry feet and small cars.

the

astonishingly

beautiful

Disease

It added that

"

these are the dress. gigantic plan to

the State

been

means fo

overall!

(though not probably so

de-fighting the war."

50 bilion dollars were

further re-

HONGKONG SHARES

The paper suggested, "What must be done now is to fix the rate at which we can afford to repay for the next few year,"

EXCHANGES

England-oficial

Closing rates March P.

... US4000-3/16

mountains, swim the story of her fet visit to Dr minimise the budget defcit and 000, the paper said, "Muchi

to fight price Inflation. Ravensfoot-Moodle. rivers, drive through forests,

Such freamies had already much as is often assumed) and advance

and we incurred at such coun- slowly towards The higher the fewer

set up in Peking Tientsin. Within 24 hours of tries ns India and Egypt It Canada (dollar) the sea regardless of obstacles. to hold their

beautiful their establishment Thousands dic

the AN during

moficial**** #s you do

receptionist named Claudia Communist tandards high, even F you are born today, your you expect them

magnetic personality is

30-day futures But thede in Motte ushered her into posited, the Radio

D0-day futureu criticlem you one to three years.

presence. Thi Doctor ported.--Reuter. definite asset to you in your yourself, you tend to be -con-migration, which may last from march of the survivors never

looked at her lobes through

Australia (pound) work. You have many new and structive in any

New Zealand (pound) ccares until they reach the eca.

South Africa (pound) microscope and said: "Too much original ideas which might never make.

into which they

and plungo

Belgium (frand) starch in the blood-stresin." get into production unless you

Discussing the strain of un-Deninark throne) drowni.

then gave her a note to a col- knew how to promole them. But you have a talent for influencing

floor "who

requited export during the post France-franc

West German Deutsch- league on

three years on British economy. mark others which proves very use-

An even specializes in starch."

the paper sald that the releases steland (guilder) ful.

more

receptionist,

from the Sterling, balances were Italy-oficial named Mim! Latour, led the

£157,000,000 in 1047, £207, Norway (krona) tady in.

Portugal (estudo) This second doctor

Large dealings In Government 000,000 in 1948 and of the rate Spain (pesela). tapped her back with a gavel,

her elbow, and told] Loans

on the of £275,000,000 a year during sweden (kronal were reported peered

she had a tendency to H.K. Ther

Stock Exchange this the arst nine months of 1049, Switzerland-trea Logendr Discounted

dollcocephalism. He despatch-morning, Normat transactions without including the drawings Egypt (pound) E ed her one

floor higher to a

were of a total value of $233,- not covered by formal agree-fran trial)

Iraq (dinar) Legend has it that the migrat- man who specializes in dolico-

Turkey (Bra) fing lemmings in

030 up to noon. Noon quota- mente. northern

Another beautiful To find what the stars have in Scandinavia march to the North

tions were:

Estimating that most of the named Baba Die-SHARES DUYERS SELLERS BALES little lore for tomorrow, select your Sep and try to swim it in a vain (denhoICT,

abroad in Argentine omelat capital investment

Brazil (cruzeiro) brought her to "GOVT. LOANS birthday star and read the corsearch for the lost continent at

at very

effect also went to buy British olivia (boliviano) ugly, pug-nose man, who Another explanation hit her knee-cap with his responding paragraph. Let your Atlantis,

315 (1040)

exports without current repay Calle-free be your birthday star

dally for the strange behaviour of the and said she was suffering from

ment. the paper argued that Columbia (pesa) .... animal i that hc 13 simply

Mexico (pesa) gulde.

dedelency of txdelllum.

After DANKS

last year between £400,000,000 Cuba thesol

worth following the

of Peru-free ancestral migra-de

£500,000,000 floors and three

and three more tory habita dinting back to the

British goods were exported Uruguay (pes)

tbollvar) "beautiful receptionists SATURDAY, MARCH 11"

more day, when the North Sea might and three more doctors,

without carning Imports, repre- Venezuris the have been a land mass.

a dirty bill of

senting about one quarter of India trupee) lady left with

805ail British exports. health and a bottle of anony- mous pills.

You are sometimes rather dog matte in your opinions and could learn to be a little more flexibls re- without its hurting your

Frank putation for solidarity. and honest in your dealings, you however, lo Ict ore not one, others take advantage of you, You know what you want out of life and are more then a determined to get it.

kind and At heart you are sympathette to others. Although

to

arts and having Fond of the some talent yourself, you will be happlest if you are wed someone who shares your ideas us well, as your hobbles,

sports just now,

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SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 23)- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--- Combine business and pleasure. Build up your business reserves

Modern experts, however, and take a careful look at that tend to dismiss such theories Perhaps a trip will bring new

and explain the migratory ha- opportunities and new friend- budget! Be thrifty right now, ships.

bills of the lemmings ar nothing Marginal note. SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec-but an enforced response to the

DUSHING ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 203-22)-Buying and selling in re rodent's version of the Mal-

my way through n chunk of 1948 "poetry," The emphasis for you is on en- estate could be fortunate for you thusian law-it's just a case of

of those lines of tertainment.

Outdoor

lemmings and not thought too many

Yeats: might be favoured, too. Build up

enough Arctle mors. health.

Fortunately for the lemming tribe, there always seem to be n social misfits among the few

who | lemmings-those

prefer A life in the Arctle to death.

of the colony AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) | small segment GEMINI (May 22-June 22)—A public function may bring does not. join in the trek but Get outdoors and into some kind about your meeting with an old remains in the deserted home of sports netivity which will friend or the making of a new to establish a new crop.Unite bull the health and steady the one. here".

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Today is favourable for your interests, especially if they are on the side of social activities.

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Join with others in some cocin fun. Plan an outdoor activity for healthful build-up.

LEO (July 24-Aur 23)- Finish your work early so that you may have the balance of the day and evening for recreation,

24-Sept. 22) VIRGO (Aur. Finish up that shopping and get; your wardrobe really ready for spring. Romance may be aliead.

23-Oct, 23) LIBRA (Sept. Combine business and pleasure. Perhaps a business luncheon will

4. What do these stand for? bring happy results.

Conn.: F.R.C.P.; B.O.T.

5. Who Is known as

"father of angling"?

the

6. What bodies of water re

separated

Peninsula?

by

the Yuvalan

(Auswers on Page 8)

CROSSWORD

A

ya

1. Commonplace remark

Across

made restraint

with

(D)

freedom

mostly

from

6. iccgarded as the greatest of

virtues. (7)

Larger and molaier than an air.

V. Vessel of sorts, 161

11. A branch of the military service.

12. Izalod as butainens, 15)

15 Three-quartors of B Across. (3) 17. U. (8)

14. A hut from the US.A. (4)

19. Responsible, possibly. for much

learning. (0)

20. Noet, I do ace a phantom (7)

1. Hell may be this, but one seems

to draw & nɔgative conclusion.

Down

(7)

1. Put

loman in a position s

Chief, (07

2. Eta a rash tin that gotu a stain, 3. Irritate (3) This is only one third of a pipe,

8. What

00.303 cut of an to

hamper will be short lived. (0) Wil zeep float afloat. (E)

7. fi in short supply just now. (3)

10. Where, in Bomeret, you are

instructed continuously to

reproach, (7).

14. Trod on far allent approach, 101

13. Skirting that meaba nothing to

father. (6)

14. Brink up the retinuo. (8)

16. Consumed. (3)

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Franco 114.

INTELLIGENCE TESTE

FIVE FANCIFUL FATHERS

FIVE

By T. O. HARE

ame

lall close friends employed in the business) are Alpers. Frank, George, James. Time and Waller, (These are their aur- names.) Each, as it happens,

has two sons; and each thought It would be a plexing later to give rach et bis toni, ni his Christian name, the surname of one of his four friends No the ten boys comprise twa Franks, two Georges, iwo Jameses, two Thomas and two Waiters

The anmake

Walter's two boys bath named one man Frank The namesakes ot Mr. Jsmes's two boys both named one son George Nether of Mr. Frank'A 1070 16

Walter.

What are ibe nanies of Mir Thomas's boys!

(Solution on Page 8)

CHESS PROBLEM

By V. K. R. MENON Black, 10 pieces.

1

White, 0 pieces, While to play and mate in two.

Soluiton to 'yesterday's problem:

1. KB3. 1... PxKt;' 2, R- KI; 1. KXR; 3, Q-KI (ch); P-KS; 2, Q--KI2 (ch); K-B7; 3, Q---K£1'⋅ (ch).

(Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Increase your business potential, but don't overlook the social and romantic side of life, either,

BOYS'

Presa.

AND

sword upataire.

For sword, read radio-ret.

(London Express Service)

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GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Knarf Found a Pretty Daisy

And It Turned Out to Be An Amazing Flower- By MAX TRELL started running off. Hanid started

running off, 100, "NARF found the daisy first

had already pulled it up when Hanid came up. She looked nilt "It's a beautiful daisy," she said. "What are you going to do with it?"

"I'm going to bring it home and put it in a vase," Knari said.

At that Instant another voice sald loudly: "Where?"

Knarf and Hanld both looked around. But there was no one there but themselves. "Where?" you repented the volce. "And needn't be so stupid. I'm right in your hand, young man!"

"Oh! It's the daisy!" Hanit ex- claimed in astonishment. Knarf was so alarmed to hear a daisy straightway speaking that he

Can't Grow

"Come back!" the daisy shout- ed indignantly. "This is no place to leave me! Put me back in the ground. I can't grow here."

For a moment or two the shaddow-children stood and looked back nt the fallen daisy. not being able to make up their mds whether to go back or to run off. They finally went back.

"That's better." the daisy sald when they were right over her again. "Now pick me up, make a little hole and plant me again. How would you like to be left here?"

"II guess I wouldn't like it," Knarf stammered.

Rupert and the

The man grabs Rupert before he can run away and hustles him into the shack. What are you doing here?" cries the little bear. "Why Isn't Sailor Sam here? Where is he?" The other doesn't answer, but. fastening the door, he marchei, across to a hatch leading into an

Caravan-20

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FAR EAST

2100

Pakistan rupee) Hongkong Netherlands East

Indies Singapore

2030

.1750

3640

9215

30 yen to USJI

-United Pres.

The paper said that the effect Japan

of this policy was directly in- flationary at home and abroad. British frms which could sell 14.60 casily and protably to these

115 Sterling countries had no

rca-

771 son to try their fortunes in the markcls riskier

of North

America.

The Manchester Guardian

Nationalisation Campaign

Progue,

said: "With much of the world Flovakia's

surplus.-we we have a trade

Mar.

9.---Czecho-

financial polley this

year is to "press on with na-

spend less on imports than itionalisation and force out the 120

And capitalist element," the Finance spends

our exports. on

Jaroslav Kabes, 3.80 yet Sterling Is everywhere

darkness

inner toom and begins to talk gruffly, in a foreign language. To Rupert's astonishment another voice answers him from the beyond the hatch. "There's some- one else in there, and it certainly isn't Sam," thinks Rupen. "Who ever can it be? Oh dear, I do wish I could understand what they say."

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

"It's a tall china jar, There'll

Minister, Mr announced today.

soft currency which no one anxicus to hold. That is the

(To was presenting to the measure of how much we have National Assembly bik Budget overdone the release of Ster-jestimates for 1050, the second ling from the balances.

year of the Five-Year Tian.

Total revenue or 1050 wes estimated

131,230,000,000

ni our obliga-

"No one questions either our obligation to meet tions or our self-interest in help ing countries in such difficulties as in India. But how much can we do?

crowns as against total expend!- ture estimated at 131,557,000,000

crowns, leaving a turplus of 373,000,000 crowns.

"We shall not help to preserve India from Communism by "based

on

#*

Describing the budget

the building of bringing the Sterling Area dowi Socialism". Mr Kabes said that In bankruptcy. We shall not

expenditure on capital Invest- discharge our moral obligation ments had been assessed at by overstraining ourselves 50 48,000,000,000 crowns. Social much that our creditors' Ster- and health expenditure accoun-

ling becomes less and less in ted for 26.3 percent of all ex-

real value."

A GET TOGETHER?

Saying that was a reason- able guess that India's spendings from her Sterling balances will amount to some £100,000,000 in the current 12 months compared with £170,000,000 in the Inst 12, the paper said that against this must be set varlaus increases in the repayments to our smaller creditors.

on

"There is no sign that balances the Government will do more than Impose a slight slowing down."

The paper concluded, "The Get all our

"It's inside the house where "Indeed you wouldn't. You'd be plenty of room for you to the children live," sald Knart. dropped it on the ground and dry up. You'd wither. You'd be stretch out your stem. And the "It's a wonderful place. Daisies only course is to

Or else," the vase will be filled with water so don't usually grow there at all. ereditors together and agree on good for nothing,

But it's wonderful just the same. added, sounding angry again, you won't dry up."

You'll sco Mother and Father. a total for the repayments we can make now. In their in- "you'd be blown around by the

"Ah," said the daisy, sounding You'll like them. And you'll see terests us well as ours it cannot wind-carried In the alt-fall

up In a pasture and be eaten up by pleasant for the first time since the children. They'll laugh and

be more than, at the very most, a sheep. I suppose you think that Knart plcked her. "That doesn't they'll play. You'll be one of the £100,000,000 a year." Reuter.

sound quite as bad as being calen family" is fun, do you?”

up by n sheop."

"Pick me up," the daisy sald.

BRONCHO BILL

WHAT'S YER SCHEME,

LAD - TO TAKE BADDLE

RIVER AWAY FROM

TOM WESSON

Knart said he didn't think be- Ing eaten up by a sheep would be any kind of fun at all.

Top Of Table

"And above all," said Hanid, holding the daisy up and danc

2

during

1940

were

penditure, cultural tasks" for 11.00 percent and economic of the purposes 32.07 percent total-Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

FRIDAY, MARCH 10 Closing Times By Air Molhow, p.m.

Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, & p.m.

Air Parcel Posts for Menila, Honolulu and USA. (Kowloon CPO) 4 p.: (GPO) p.m.

Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Mat ters, Samples and Small Packet Posts) for Manils, Guam, Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 4 p.m.; (GPO) 6 P.Djakaria, Sydney and

Singapore, Auckland, pm.

Haiphong. Hanol Salgon & Paris,

p.m.

Talpeh. p.m.

Japan, 6pm,

Closing Times By Sea Halpisong. 3 D...

Forinesa via Keelung, 3 p.m. Bangkok, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11 Closing Times By Air

Manita, 11 M.M.

Bangkok, 5 p.m.

Closing Times By Ses Hothow, 9 am.

Manila, 10 R.M.

1949 RELEASES London, Mar. 0-Mr Hugh ing around with her, "they'll all Gaitskell, Minister for Economic "And," continued Hanid, "we'll love you! I'm sure of if They'll Affairs, told Parliament today "But we weren't going to do that," Hanld put in as she gently keep the vase on top of a table all love to have you living in the In a written reply that Sterling

releases picked the daisy up again, being in the children's room. You'll be house!" careful not to press the stem too able to see everything that hap-

£218,000,000, The daisy was quite content to hard for fear of getting her angry pans."

let herself be carried home. She These releases, ho said, had South America Via San Francisco

been made under arrangement} again. "We were going to put you

"Children's room?" said the stood up very straight in the vase

Ceylon, India, Brazil, in a vase."

daisy doubtfully. Where's the dy ghe children's

room and with "I've never been in a vase be- children's room? Is it anything. watched everything that hap- Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, fore, dear," said the daisy, like being in a ditch? I don't like pened. But she didn't say another Sweden and Uruguay.-Reuter.

word. "What's it like?”

being in a ditch you know."

RIDE A LITTLE FURTHER, PAN AND

ILL SHOW YUM?:

Johnny's Plan

BET THAT CRUMBUN PINNACLE ROCK ACROSS THE RIVER -- A

Japan, USA, Canada, Central and

(No Parcele for Canada), 2. p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 12 Closing Times By Air Bangkok, hangoon, Calcutta, Kara-

chi, lisara, Calro (Nairobi Mombear, Dar-es-Salaam, Mauritius & Johan

nesburg via Cairo), Rome and Lon- don, (Kowloon CPO) D a.m.; (GPO) 10_a.m.

Saigon and Paris, 10 am.

By Harry F. O'Neill New York Rubber how,

BIG LANDSUDE Ở SHALE, MIGHT ** STEER THE STREAM OVER AROUND THIS SIDE Ở MT, BALDY~ THEN

TO BE ON OUR LAND

Futures

New York, Mar. 0.-Hubber futures today closed three pointa higher to three points lower on sales totalling 69 contracts.

There were reports that the E.C.A may resume, buying in the British market next week. Prices closed as follow:- March (in cents per

tb.

April

MAY

June

Fuly

KID,

August

YOU'VE

| Bøptember

ΗΠ

1.

October

November

Décer

Jussianty (1981)

10.00 nominal 10.42

H+

19.25-30

1011 nominat

Closing Times By Bea Mania, 9 m.

MONDAY, MARCH 13 Closing Times By Air Manila and Sandakan, 11-a70, UBA and Canada. 2 p.m. Holhow, 4 p.m.

Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bagra, Calro (Nitrobl, Mombasa. Dar-06- Salaam, Mauritius and Johannasburg VIR Cairo), Rome and London,

Kowloon CPO) 130 p.m. (18); p.m. ford): (GPO) 5 p.m.

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the loan 18,28

unofficial exchange market 18.69 nominal morning, at the following raters

Bloeling pound note (pm £) 15.30- 18.66 nominal US dollars (per $1)

10.80

18.03 - 20.

1840 18.35 United-Prem

36

NE' Tulkdere. (per 100)

Stem teal (pur-100)

Singapore (Birnien)

| XICA planten..(PIT

· 24,70