1950-03-15 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

of a

DUMBBELLS MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE

WHAT BAIT SHOULD!

USE TO CATCH CATFISH?

WHY

TRY

A MOUSE

TALE OF YOUNG GIRL

LED INTO CRIME

DEAR LIFE

By II. E. Bates, (Michael Joseph, 1/0)

And

al

English town; the time the Immediate postwar years;

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

TELL me your symp-

"Toma, sir."

"I have no symptoms. Dr and Ravensfoot-Moodle."

the tragedy... universal and syroplonialle.

to

Д

"Ah! That is bad. Prob ably what we call nihilosis. THE

whole sordid story of

This is the story of Laura. It has no serious effects, un- | how

War poverty,

clever, prolly, with a will

less you begin' to give up hopeless environment cali get on, but thwarted by a

lend

brutal foster father, and under-going to the doctor, bellev most unconsciously young girl to crime is brilliant mined by the wretchedness of ing that you have not got ly told in this short and power- a shim basement. It is only nihilogis after all.

Ciny. The the Canadian deserier, ful novel of H.E. Bates

GRY might develop paraimonia

this, war-senrred who can free her from all 13 any seene

her c free her, too, from emor even double parsimonia," "And what are the symptoms ployer, the unctuous Mr Steer- con, and be the means of pay-of that?"

YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA of the crucity of her step-

this

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15

however many mike difficult robbery for you to find a suitable mar- ringe partner. Use groat care in selecting one or considerable un happiness might ensue.

TF you are born today, you have however, and always make the very beat pos- sible use of your opportunities, Cultivate self-reliance and cell ussurance for you are often too liring and timid for your own

te

You know how to dress well and the casual assessment

comir.

That

by lack of medical attention."

anonymous

pills

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Increase

Bid For Trade INTERNATIONAL

CONTROL FOR TIN EXPECTED

From Our Own Corres-

London,

pondent

March 14.

Talks aru now going on in London between repte- sentatives of the United Kingdom and the Indone sian Republic to draw up a trade agreement between the two countries.

Although no official re- ports are avaliable, it has been slated that the two working to- parties are warda

agreement to raise the level of trade to

£14,000,000 cack way.

11J1

HONGKONG

SHARES

The meeting of the Tin Study Group in Paris on Monday, March 20, will be an historic occasion for two reasons-(1) it will in all probability decido to introduce an international scheme to regulate tin production; and (2) it will be the first meeting of the Group at which the new United States of Indonesia will have their own independent repre- sentative.

Mr Djuanda, the Indonesian Minister of Eco- nomic Affairs, will no doubt discuss the question of Indonesian representation at the Tin Study Group meeting with the Netherlands Government.

Unofficial opluton in London prob- change this morning, tranene-nbly agree to "torne

International restriction reheme" tions recorded up to noon were of a total value of $82,002. Noon quotations were:

On, the Hongkong Stock Ex-. is that Indonesia would form of N.Y. FOREIGN

Union

1K Fire SHIPPING

Asia Nay... DOCIA, ETC.

N. PL. Wharf Dock Provident

1415 XD

UPO MOT

210.

01420

3580 / 90 cts

"A disinclination to visit the to a father.

Trapped by Clay's di-doctor, amounting atmast arming smile and manner, the phobia or mania." "How do you

think I got yields, only to realize that there is no turning back. From re-hilosis?"

and to robbery,

from "Undoubtedly by nol consult- In Venge

murder... the one of us before. 10

"Could it have been prevent- vortex is irresistible,

It is not just the plot which "Only If you had become i makes this a book to be read, Nihllosis is not, properly speak-

It is a kind of SHARES DUYERS BELLERS BALES but the skill of the author in ing, an illness.

MK Bank You have considerable draina-depleting the mental sickness unhealthy health-state induced BANKS

Fat Asia Then the

INSURANCES of life, (Snbbo?) changed hands. hands taken from an article in the other direction or you will sex have what is called "style," the indifference to cruelty

cultivate an extenor bravado which is actually quite contrary how to make the best possible which are the rent evils under A harridan with measles

the third MEANWHILE, on to your true nature.

effect on the least possible in-lying the Individual and inter-

noor, Dr Cutparcel, who national outrages times.

substitutes a ringside for a bed- You have the capacity for in-

site manner, was confronted by. and

of writing Joyal In the ort

H.E.

highly burn harridan with Bates spiring He-long friendship and this can prove a thort novel,

a wig?" be barked. With a clear and precise style, you want great help to you in furthering proved himself to be a master. wealth of tow-coloured hair. "Do "Certainly not," replied the har- 1ridan. he takes us from one scene to

***I've got-" "Oh, I those out picking

aid Culparcel. To and what the stars have in another,

harridan ald MINThe infuriated store for tomorrow, select your simple yet telling details that you've got one."

either

nas. icily: I've got measles." So he STORES, ETC 204 274 000 Ft 27 birthday star and read the cor- immediately responding paragraph. Let your character

two daily Home life in the basement, the sent her down to Ravensfoot-

Moodle, who poured out birthday star

the beating up of Oakley guide.

junk ward, and-best of al-lasers of whisky, and said: THURSDAY, MARCH 16

the affair in the toy shop, are "Drink this and I don't mind

if I join you." which

Obviously 23-Oct. 23) epizoden LINKA (Sept,

forgettable.

And for pipes, stere

ND now, for all piculasterers New Social and business assets

combined advantageously

of strong Cotton Futures be

written by Mr I. T. Sun in the December Issue of The Bridge World.

about In talking to Mr Sun this set of hands, he told me that be thought the average player was too excited and anxious to complete a hand and trusted too much to luck. In China, he sald, be careful fo plan you must everything well, otherwise you do not live long and he gives an example in today's hand to bring out this point.

Won

Being highly intuitive and n times cinatioun, I might be well for you to give any new rut- restion considered thought be inre acting upon it. This is not to say you are not to play your

"hunchies"-bui give chance, as well.

reason your career.

You have a social nature and ennnot endure being alone tug get depressed and much as you lonesome. You de like to hold to your own individuality at times,

be your

There is no problem to the hand if you know which way te play the clubs, but why guess?

Mr Sun, citing South,

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Ue opening lend of the three Intuitions should lend you ear- of diamond with the king. He rectly today when it comes to

Find hap now. Make definite advances. and romance. nce and king at love cashed. Us spades, then led a heart which plnera. West won with the nee.

West now cashed the queen of spades and East was forced to discard a heart. The five of dia- monds was played by West and won in dummy with the nec.

and jack of Then the queen hearts were cashed and now, as Mr Sun caid, "Lead the eight of diamonds and

worry do not which hand wins it. They will have to lead clubs, which given you a free finesse; or if they lead a heart or a diamond, you will get a sluff and a ruff."

CHESS PROBLEM

By F. B. PHELPS

Black, 6 places. (X+ 2964)

R

12

White, 11 pieces,

White to play and rate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem!

1, Q-QR8, any 2, Q. or P (dia du mates.

CROSSWORD

Acrosi Poot and mouth disosao. 17 Paron is sizually want a child to B. Ukmq. (4) Do this, (4)

10. Each sat to become a falittu)

companion. 175)

14. Wrap with a twist. (4)

1. Sticky sort of siren. (5)

15. Married in two directions, all for

a turalp. 18)

16. Could be a good draw. (1)

18. You read this in one. (4)

can

of modern

the

has

Sum ΟΣ surroundings.

in

remain

un-

"(10) Except as pwspaper:

Wheelock

LAND, ETC.

If it were found that the main and consuming producing countries were in favour of Britain is belleved to be i favour of a restriction scheme, but America's attitude is des cribed as "extremely wary."

EXCHANGES

Canada (dollar) England-eficiat

America naturally looks at England-unomcla! the question from the point of England-30-day view

of 11 consumer-the futures....... world's largest-and it cannot England-00-day be expected eye with

to see eye 10

future........

Closing rates

March 14.

US$0.00-3/10 2.00-3/14 2.43 but 2.18 Baked

2.0011

A

18.00

2.7031

12 100 124%

100 20

Australia (pound) producing countries New Zealand (pound)

2.241

7.7015

UTILITIES

Tram

Star Ferry

IK Hotel XD 9.30 9.70

al Land.. 114

14.50 200

12 XD

1100 11.40 C. Light (0) 1152 C Light (N) 4 1.00 1233840

14.70

In every detail.

The maln purpose of a Denmark (krone) restriellon scheme would be to moment prevent what at the seems to be an alarming possi- Roland (Fuilder)

Italy-offtal bility that production will

Norway (krone)

2.001 South Africa (pound) Belgium franci

.02004

1455

France-frano

00204

West German Deutsch-

mark

4.20

2034

0010)

1403

0347

0018

would be Sweden (krona)

Switzerland-free ensuo

J037

M131

MIDDLE EAST

20012

03120

2.801%

.3373

Dalry Watson

COTTONS

40%

Crawford 21

43 XD 72

Ewo

12003

Orleans

Mny

21.74-78

Closing prices

March 14,

31.20

31.07-48

30.07

29.06 bid

29.84 bid

20.70 bid

29.20 bid

31.55

-United Press.

English prose which go to the It concerns a SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)COMES THE BLIND FURY2ne of those wafts

head like wine. By Douglas Rutherford helpful to all' ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Be friendly and

wages agreement, and is a cut-March in cents per lb.) (Faber, 9/6)

Scottish ting from

July Gains made during the past two those less fortunate than your-

In wasn't

in October Special agent Regan days should be consolidated now self. Mechanical projects are

hereunder all December too happy one chill morning sub-clause (if) so that results begin to appear favoured.

call from his times already fixed on the basis starch (1951)

May to your benefit.

im July SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. when he got a

to London of any time rate in force

of this stor TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21-22)-All lines of activity can be partner, telephoning

date And hel

mediately before

tother that the jo

the journey- when Harry agreement of Cementing new friendships can furthered advantageously if you from a Paris night club.

wasn't happler

time add to your prestige and speed combine them carefully.

Forsyth's voice died out, and he man's current minimum

Aman

reduced by such up your success formula. Be en-

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. heard the throb of a dance band rate shall be

will result in the terprising.

Axed 20)-New idens should be de-as the receiver dangled from percentages as

Don't be timid about veloped.

Harry's hand, That was

was just product of such already

by time multiplied such time moved

Business wRA done in the local tiris market introducing them now. Promote beginning, but Regan

exchango never stopped rate being equal to the product Unofficial fast and

reduced multiplied morning at the following rates and tulvertise.

moving until he had straightened of the time ro AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) things out in a Swiss villa which by the new appropriate currenttering pound note, (per £) 15.40

NEI, guilder (per 100) Morning hours are very im- didn't as n ruis invite visilors or minimum time rate made effec- US dollars (per $i) five by the interim cast of living slam ticas (pct, 109) portant. Make the most of all police inquiries.

Singapore (Straits) agreement 1040." benefits. Consolidate gains and

FIC plastres (per 100) advance materially.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- The demand for your type of talent should be increased now, so give the job everything you have.

CANCER (June 23-July 233~ Merchandising demands, as well shopping needs, as personal

hould be easy to fulfil at this time.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 237- All work gains made recently should be consolidated. Make the most of your increased status; udd to presilge.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 221- Inventive Ideas can further your aims, Consolidate friendships and make the most of all con- tucts.

INTELLIGENCE TEST

OCTAHEDRAL

by T. C. HARE

B

D

JIE diagram represents To ukeleton (unde of wire) of regular meta- hedron. This solid gure has eight faces each of which is on equilateral triangle. It has six corners. marked A B C D E F

coloured have Bix

Two are blue; twn are red; two are yellow. propose to attach one bend to each corner of my #keletal octahedron.

] beads.

strance-

[low Many ments of tho six beads are there which are basically different 7

(Solution on Pops )

20. A cure for unbleached in. Check Your

21. It appears in Down, (3)

22 Mineral with a soapy fool. (4)

23. A savoury dish, (4),

Hmooth sort of keele, (0)

Yeast has been the cattle of a

lot of them. 10)

Down

Buggests rising temperature. (4)

2. Beutel Patros

Knowledge

1. For what afflictions is the mp, American drug benadryl used?

(0) 8. leceive a coward, (4) Get them from a rare teat

5. You Ang ft in all papers. (31

6. No one is this before his aiders. 9. Jus little bone. (71 Untamed, (5)

is Mand with the kid of a coupin

of opporn (0)

18. What a little duck i0_18 (_{4},

37. The Dest omnly for deery (5)

1 One cati make bundreds with

ble and, (5)

19 Bharp canins ery. (4)

2. Name min.

the sunshine vila-

3. What is the female name for fox?

4. What textile is "king" in the United States?

which 5. In

Shakespeare

Upiution of sterday's bustle. Aerts: play would you find the charac-

Vratimaiy D. Bent; 10." Mat; 11.001: ter Sir Andrew Aguecheck? 12. Orux: Oral; 14. Bow: 15. A.TOI

376 Porri

18 Bhod: 30. Tee' 99,

Dasma Vibrani: %, feoren;

6. Who discovered oxygen?

·(Anewere on Page 8)

BOYS'

Mr.

be

(Tomorrow-Recorded Music)

AND

-London Express Service.

GIRLS'

Punch Received a Letter

But the Postman Didn't Deliver It-

By MAX TRELL

6XFELL,"

"WELL

Kart

shadow-children

aid land at last. "A letter on the window?"

said Mr Punch as "I don't see anything 'cept and Hanid, the some frost," said Knart, peering

the closer. with

into turned-about names, came the room; "I have just received from a very good friend a letter of

sak Hanid, wondering of Mr who the good friend Punch might be. Ile had quite

good many of them,

The Letter

Would you care to see the letter?" Mr Punch continued.

Knarf and Hanid both on- swered promptly would,

"That's it," Mr Punch smiled. That's the letter. It's from my $4 good friend Jackson Frost,

It's written in frost. ulurally I'd be very surprised to see it written in anything else. can't write

with a pen or a pencil on paper, you know."

"Why can't he?" usked Knarf. the "He can't because One, That they (p) in the

pen would freeze, lead in the Two. because the is-all of it." Mr pencil would turn into an icicle

den.

Exchange Rates

MAGAZINE

Rupert and the Caravan-24

Locking at the things that Beppa has knocked from the shelf Rupert gives a start. "There's at open Clasp knife 1" he whispers. Oh, if only we could use it." Sitting down he manages to pick it up. Sailor Sam geta 4 excited as he. They both work themselves up to

6373 22.50 21.00

18.00

12.00

theit feet, and soon they are sitting back to back on a wooden case. "You'd better vie the knife," says Rupert, passing it over. So Sam takes it in his strong hands and, feeling gently so as not to hurt the little bear, he works the blade against the corde binding his wrisus. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

know how."*

Mr Punch.

"It's

There Punch said, waving at the win- the instant he put his hand on girl throwing crumbs to them. letter," said dow that looked out on the gari, and Three, because the paper The boy and Birl looked like easy enough to read when you

would

and crack get frezen

"What does the letter mean?" Knarf and Hunit gazed at the into a thousand pieces and to Knart and Hanid. window in surprise and not a come--as far as you could tell Kmart asked Mir Punch..

So, all this little in bewilderment. "Letter?" lakes of snow.

being 50, Jackson always wres his letters on window-glass."

kar

tu

were

far outstrip consumption that Portugal (escude) the tin industry would fall upon Spain (prseta)

bnd closed,

times. mines

unemployment

and those countries whose economy rests to a large extent on the Industry, would be faced FRP pound)

fran (rial) politien tron (dinar) with

dangerous 0

Turkey (ra) situation,

43

I

LATIN AMERICA America cannet be expected to see this unpleasant possibility | Argentine-offlelal quite

vividly as do such trazil (eruzeiro) countries as Malaya and Indo-tolivia thaliviano)

Chile-free ****** a section of Columbia (peso) teast nesia. At American, opinton would look Cuba (pro)

Mexico (pepu)

upon the proposed scheme as a

by means

which producing Peru-free

Uruguay spero) countries could keep the pries | Venezuela (volívar)

of tin at an unduly high level..

BUFFER STOCK

.1120

.0559

.230

0170

1,00

.1100

QG00

1023

3010

FAR EAST

India (rupee) Pakistan rupee) Hongkong Netherlands East

2103

2000

.1750

.3040

J2283

300 yen to US$1

-United Press.

It has been suggested by Indies authoritative observers that the Singapore draft scheme thrashed out by Japan the Working Committee of the Tin Study Group will include a proposal for the reconstitution or the Tin Buffer Stock, opinion differs as Stock will be administered,

but

to how the OUTWARD MAILS

The chief function of such a Stock would be to prevent a rublen slump in price resuiting order for in- from a large stance, for the American strate gle stockpile, The Buffer Stock would be comprised of surplu

prestamabis. output and would,

be administered by the Tiu for Study Group Purchases

American Stockpile would

tlic

Is

be drawn from the buffer stock, ther by

what preventing known on the Stock Exchange as a "disturbance of free market quotations."

A

If one large producing coun- try dissociated itself from such scheme, obviously. It could not work, but opinion in London is that agreement in some form In Parls and will be reached

resirletion International schette will be adopted.

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Barter Trade With Korea

Tokyo, Mar.

14-The In-

ternational Trade ond Industry:

Ministry

measures

Announced toclay 10 slep up the im- of miscellaneous goods from Koren unier the barter system.

portation

Goods to be imported include laver, dricd trepang, beef, pyrite, Iron and other.

Japan will export, as colla-

A

surface

United mall to Kingdon via forts per RMS be closed 23 Canton follows: GPO-Parcels, arch 17, 3 p.. Isegistered, March 18, 11 am.; Ordinary, noon.

Kowloon Cro-Parrets, March 17, 5 p.m.; Registered, March 21, 10.m.; Ordinary, March 18,

Jim.

This mail is expected to arrive at London on or about April 17, 1050.

Unregistered Lettere only for Canton, Swalow, Amoy, Foo

and chow, Shanghai, Tientido North China can be accepted at senders' risk and will he forwarded as opportunity otterr.

Unless otherwise stated, Re- glstered Articles (by Air of Bea) and Parcel Posts close une tour earlier then the ordinary mall. If all closo before 10 am, Registered and Parcel Posta close at & p.m. on the previous day. Malia are closed at Kowloom Post olee one hour Central martier than the G.P.O. cloalog times.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Closing Times By Air Hothow, 4 pm. Taipeh, B p.m.

Closing Timer By Bea Formosa via Keelung. 3 p.m. Rangkuk, 3 p.in -

THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Closing Times By Ar Canada and USA. 11.11. Okinawa and Tokyo, pan. Hollow, p.m.

Rangoon, Caleuits. Karachi,_fiasta, Cairo Nairobi. Mombasa. Dar-ca Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg via Cairo), llame and Lundem, 6 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore. Djakarta and Colombo, p.m.

Labuan, Sydney and Auckland, B

,i

Frost-letter Kharf and Danid, I am sorry 1 read it to you, my dears. to say, didn't quite believe what read to thera It says: "Dear Punch. (It saust Mr Punch hnd

They the frost-letter. Knarf and Hand had gone up be to me because it's written on out of

he was just the

and window

were my window). I'm sending a big were sure that czanining the frost-letter snow-fall today. The hills and making it up.

the and to the trees seem

and the closely. There didn't

Path wil

be

with

You can imagine how nston- be any words in it at all; just felds

covered pictures.

snow snow, The brook will be frozen. ished they were, later that day. There

the snow start falling. covered hills, and pine trees But in the house where Kharf to ree

teral goods chemicals, drugs,"Tilpen. 1. p.m. with

on their and fanid live, it will be cheer- And more astonishing still was snow dusted

printing ink, dyestuffs, bamboo, branches, and a winding, ice ful and warm, with a fine Are it that the hills and the fields covered path that glistened in going all day long. Please tell and the trees and the path and

rayon products, medical. io- became covered

struments, glass, celluloid pro- from Knart

and Hanid not to forget the brook all

ducts, pottery, watches, radio zen brook with the

sels, etc. but through

the ice and the and have plenty to eat, the spar- they saw all that, and saw, too,

warm fire they The announcement sald the rocks all

little wearing

round rows will be cold and hungry, what a fine,

houro-and how

will be imple- show-hals. Finally,

borter system far in the Tell Knarf and Hanid to be sure had

to

mented through letters ot distance, was a tiny house with to scatter some crumbs on the many good things they had smoke curling

the kitchen ent; they promptly remembered

credit issued simultaneously by up out of the snow, just outside

and most important both sides.-United Press. lots of the last Good-bye and chimney and a flock of sparrows door. standing in the snow before one fun. Your good friend, Jackson message in the Jeller. And they of the doors, with a bay and a Frost.... And that's the whole DID feed the sparrow!

the sunlight, and a I take all that, even though they are warm with snow and Ice. And when

"Here's the letter," Punch sald,

BRONCHO BILL

DRAWING ATTENTION

OF BOY RANGERS MARY FROM THEIR ACTIVITIES, TRAUBEL'S: CONHANDIS DIG A DEEP EXTCH PROM SADDLE RIVER, UNNOTICED A

The Volunteer

WAL, WHORS GONNA VOLUNTEER TO PLANT THE GURPOWDER ON THE BLOPE OF PINNACLE ROCK AND BLAST THAT SHALE INTO THE RIVER 7

In the

By Harry F. O'Neill New York Rubber

WHOEVER

DOES, B09s.

15 LIKELY TO

GIT KILLED

IN HIS OWN

LANDSLIDE

WHY YOU YALLER-LIVERED COYOTES! I'LL DO IT MYSELF

Futures

Closing Times By Bea Japan, n Salgon, 10 am. Hohow. I p.m. Bangkok, 3 p.. Monita, 3 p.in. Australia and Sydney. 1 p.m.

Korca và kichon, 4 pis

New Zealand via

FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Closing Timen By Air

USA and Canada, 1 pm. Holmw, 4 pm,

Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, 5 p.m.

Air Parcel Posts for Mania, Hong- lula and USA, 5 pm.

Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Mat- Lera. Bamples and mail Packet Posts) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu New York, March 14-Rub-and USA, 63.172. ber futures today

closed five points lower to five points

Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney and higher on sales totalling 49 con- Auckland, 5 p.m.

Haiphong, Hanot, Saigon and Paris, 4 pm.

Taipeh, Ap.m.

Prices closed as follow:-

tracis.

March

in centa

per 1b.)

April

May

Juna

July

August

September October

November

December January (1981) ΒΡΟΣ

19.43 bld

12.25 nominal

10.00 traded 18.00 nominal 16.73-75 trait 16.00 nominal 18.6 traded 38.43 nominal

Prem

Closing Times By, des

Honolulu, UBA, Canada, Central and South America via Ban Trm- claco (No Parcels for Canada), a p.m.

Japan. 3 p.m.

Btrails, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mauri- Alus, East & Bouth Africs, Bombay, Aden, Egypt and Europe via, LoOGA don, 8 pm. (par): 11 sun. (rog to- morrow) Boots. Cord, to-endrrow).