1950-03-17 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1950.

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

VERY capable player on the of Chinese boys in New York is Mr Dong Kingman, who is also an outstanding artist. One of his pictures recently won Colour the American Water Society award.

DUMB-BELLS

AND BRING

SOME

UNUSUAL ANGLES

BUTTERMILK COLLEEN FINDS FROGS

I WANT TO MAKE SOME, BUTTER!

ARE. GOOD BUSINESS

FROGS to most

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

STURDY plea

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

SENATE

Tin Restriction

EASIER ON Proposals: Chinese

OIL RIFT

that Washington,

15.-Mr A schoolboys should be Tom Connally (Democrat senar tor, Texas). Chairman of the By DERRY MORAN

taught to write legibly re- Senats Foreign Relations Com- people are surrounding her home at Kels, calls the story of the tem-mittee, today agreed to modify doctor who an amendment he had proposed unpleasant, County Meath, Kathleen Morris peramental

Marshall Plan legislation singnant counted the frogs she saw wrote out a prescription.

which would have prohibited one way of keeping her mind It was used by the patient Britain discriminating against occupied.'

na a licence to build a dog-American-produced oll. kennel.

frogs. slippery

in thinge ponds and ditches,

YOUR BIRTHDAY

ed she got

After a closed meeting of the

Reveal Interest

(FROM OUR OWN correspondeNT) London, Mar. 16. I understand that the Nationalist Government of China has appointed a delegation to represent them at next Monday's meeting of the Tin Study Group in Paris.

Although the Nationalists have not definitely indicated their intention to attend the meeting, the official view of the Secretariat of the Group at The Hague, Holland, is that China is a member of the Group and have a legal right to send a delegation.

the Nationalists will ob- }

unable to end a

out II. Kuockerbicker III, six weeks ago, as an easing of delegation from: Formosa, it is HONGKONG

It is not so to a pretty Irish

One day she took one honig girl who has built up a profit-

and put in a small ornamental able business from them.

A literary councillor who had Senator Foreign Relations Com- Years ago,

leng walks pond in her parents' garden. on through

the lanes

and felds

When the first frog disappear-en it sold it as a letter from mittee. Mr Connally told repor- rat frog disappears Henry James to Edmund Gose, ter fention because he regarded

modification The man who bought It saw one more to keep it company that something was wrong, and the latest British proposals, sub- Soon the pond was full of frogs

Fulyato By STELLA rowing fat and contented on cold it to the American collector mitted to the State Department

Kathleen's lavish feeding,

ns a fragment of the original the radical position which Bri- expected that their representn- taken up lives will be sent to Paris from bad

originally score of Debussy's "Jardin Sous tots

Embassies of their La Plule." Finding it unplay- when she originally announced Idea Develops

a the imposition of restrictions on Europe. able a pianist sold it On a trip to Dublin, a medical museum in Jonkoping as part of the Import of dollar oil.

a forged XVIIth century copy' Mr Connally said that he did detalls of these hundreds of frog dissected in

new British proposals. He made medical classes, und Kathleen Therd the matter rests at pre-

it clear, however, that he was now satisfied that it was not had an idea.

Marshall Plan necessary for Jegislation to be amended in

FRIDAY, MARCH 17

IF you are born today, you have Don't let pessimistle moods con- a serious, contemplative na frot your actions, for their ne-

to

tola

ture, yet, you can be congenial alive influence will slow up ana/student friend told her of the for the famous Codex of Upmalo, not live the

garious.

But you

show this lighter side of yourself only to your closest friends. To the ma- jority of people you are a rather cold, analytical and severe in- dividual. Rather retiring, you let others make social advances.

and at times exceptionally gre- harm your work.

You will be happlest when

are the equal surrounded by those whore tal- to You also

need ents and ludis

emotional side of of your own. your nature to be happy in life express the and in your work. It is likely that an early marriage and the responsibilities of a family your own will give you the m~! potus you need. Wed someone wito is naturally optimistic.

changed.

You have a positive and in Mr Dong points out a very Interesting duplicate polat in to-dividualistic nature. Your ideas are usually your own. You will day's hand. While it is true, stick to them unless offered very the way the cards lay, seven excellent and conclusive evi-

be made, it de-dence diamonds

that they should be pends

a successful finesse upon

bid b and few players will doubtful grand slam.

Most of the players stopped at six diamonds and made seven. trump is the However, six no better tournament contract, bul It takes very careful play to make this contract, as Mr Dong points out.

queen of hearts

inte putening lend of the was won with the ace. Now the nine of spaties was played and won in dummy The ten of clubs with the oce was led and Enst refused to When it held, declarer had to be careful or he would get himself blocked in one hand or the other.

cover.

of

profitable

She wrote to the college, and within a week had an order for several dozen frogs. That was the beginning of n business, now employing Mou- reen full-time and dozens jot local children part-time.

sent,

An error somewhere

TVE seen six doctors in this "I building, wild an Irate manu

to

the terms which he originally proposed.Iteuler.

posibly be suffering from six N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGES

Closing rates

March 10,

.... US$9.00-5/10

Ravensfoot-Moodle, "and 1 fall to understand how I can

all I Today, at 23, Maureen is an different diseases when

business

about was my niece's fat} woman came

"You did not make it established who has contracts with most feet"

not the you were To find what the stars have in Irish and English universities clear that

consignments of 10 patient," said Moodle. "Surely store for tomorrow, select your to supply

out replied the man,

"and, Canada (dollar) เพ birthday star and read the cor-dozen frogs and more at a time. that is for you doctors to And

The small pond has been re- anyhow, why should her flatganniciat responding paragraph, Let your

by a large concrete tank feet give me mumps, debility

30-day futures birthday stor

swarming with hundreds of the and-and-the doctor on

20-day Hures I was Australia (pound) told me guide.

croalding jumpers, and orders floor above you

a hunchback, due to still leap in.

lack of New Zealand (pound) SATURDAY, MARCH 18

South Africa (pound) enid riboflavin." "Flat feet" sure if her She's not

Denmark (krone) Moodle, may be integ

You don't catch

There is a rather melancholy In you and you must alrealt cultivate looking on the bright side of life as much as you can.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar.

be your daily

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept, 22)--

The new moon should bring your contacts, and opportunities are good to ent, but intends to personal matters-into-the-fore--create and improve. You can button-hole the first Frenchman Around. Make the best use of get what you want in the next the meets and and out.

few weeks. potentialties.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) A day in which your "bunches" may prove more accurate than your considered opinions., Heed them carefully.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) At this point he must cash his

winning A progressive month ahead for five diamond tricks, the fifth diamond In dummy, you, if you take full advantage then lead the seven of clubs and of your Increasing opportunities Anesse

This will to advance. the Jack. Jenve

a spade, declarer with

GEMINI (May 22-June 23)- heart and two clubs, as one of Make detailed business plans for the hearts was discarded on the

the weeks ahead. With the prop- fifth diamond.

excellent progress East

to the cards er planning, la down underlined, queen-ten of spades can be made.

king-nine of clubs.

Combine

CANCER (June 23-July 23)- It is not too difficult for the Romance may enter the pleure. declarer to count East's hand It can be furthered by your pro- down, so the ace of clubs is grens in your career.

queen of both. cashed. Then the clubs is played, throwing East In the lead. East has to return n spade into dummy's king-jack.

Check Your Knowledge

1. Name

the author

"Divine Comedy."

2. What is a neophyte?

3. What

of

was

the ancient

name of France?

4. Where was the St Bernard

dog originally bred?

5.

What country is known

ng the Holy Land?

6. What is regarded as the

national game of Canada?

(Answers on Page 6)

CROSSWORD

ACTUA

I. This contract should include so

oyen out of order. (8)

D. This pas in Wlid. 10)

10. Svery Tales has it at heart. (8)

11. sight and page of u open

book 151

12. Nothing rura about tria. (4)

13. Given ten she becomes Int. (3)

1. The water of PTOBCE. (3)

17. Man of the name of Archer ? (0)

10. Even a tam breaks this limb. (3)

20. Partition. (4)

22. Ching securely to the Boscobal

oak at the timu.

(0)

24. A bond of wilen 143

25. Ohilque aqullateral parallelogram.

101

17. Cuinmotion, including

s. 141

26. Projecting part of a wheel. (E)

20. lore the ark & hold aloft i Low D

1. Barece na an eye envering. 181

2. Thosa, in l'est match, do but

score quickly. (4)

8. You may have to leave tha

space empty, but no mattor 1 (0)

4. None can give atmospheric ga

better war this (4)

b. 6 vaulted pasange, found in N

roguish manner. (71

B. Joner 7 (41

7. What a small ord it is, (35)

6. Time a prisoner has to undergo

when

Judge in thik (0)

14. U.H.D. and the B.B.0 pecialise

In the (B)

16. Cunning. 14)

17. Where that run 4.ti. came from.

1. Poasenn. (3)

1. Sounds deenet for cows (1

These hiven records (3)

Valuatio

23. You may viedge to him in dol

land. (

25 You and this in Prança, (3) Solution of yesterday's puzzle. Aeros:

Down Buestion

24-Aug. 23)- LEO (July Business affairs are importantį now. See that all details are taken care of und that you plan emciently.

MINTELLIGENCE TEST

HOUSING ESTATE by 7. O. HARE

W

There

sume criticism by the rule. payers of the new nousing sinte at Much Spending Its site is (as showal perfect square. each side being three-quarter of utio

louses are only to be bull! on

shaded the

these (Ariangular areas.

twu

triangles

Ideatical proportions

ofe The

Intervening space down the centre of which an avenue from West to East, is

to be occupied by

munal garden

■ com.

It is the develion of 10 much space to this garden that has provoked adverse

31 criticism.

Occupier seven-twelfths of the area of the estate.

What is the length of the central avenact

(Salution on Page 8)

CHESS PROBLEM

By B. GIOBEL

Black, 8 placca,

White, 10 pieces. While to play and mate in two.

Solution to Vesterday's problem:

Dog Helps Out

Her faithful right-hand man from those carly days has been shaggy and cheeky

•

be infectious" Belgium (franc)

man. France-frane

matk

hunchback West German Deutsch-

Holland (guilder) from someone else's flat feet"

Italy-ociat "Give your niece these

"WE raid Moodle,

cura Norway (krose) hey

Portuga! (Freudə) her Blat feet?" and the maSpain (pereta) "If anything won't, they won't," Sweden (krona) Switzerland-free replied Moodis rather thickly.

2.00-3/16

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2.70%

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ГАЛ ГАБТ

3010

2100

2030

Frynt (pound)

(rin) Izna Marginal note

1109 (dinar) Turkey (ita)

LATIN AMERICA THE man who has complainca

Argentine-metal that he was "uxed to stream-razil (cruzeiro) Une the economy target" may nolivia (hollvinne) was not pruned to bridge the Columbia (peso)

Cuba (peso) consider himself lucky that he Chile-free

gop.

Mexico (peso) Peru-fice Uruguay (pesni Venezuela

LIBRA (Sent, 23-Oct, 23)- A. fresh, stimulating outlook on life can be an important factor in

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)-Tunpy, a your #etting what you want now.

Set a new schedule in operation cocker spaniel, according to carefully made

Business is big enough to em- plans. It should work out bene-

ploy a "staff" of several dozen fetally.

girls of the SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. small boys and

These go Du! 22)-All your home interests neighbourhood. are especially stressed. They, in into the fields after school and your profes-"bring tem back alive" to the tank, where each cruaker carns furn, can further

a couple of pennies. sional career.

23-Jati CAPRICORN (Dec.

Sometimes she goes out after 20)-Mental concentration and i

with a

Britain's future is no football re-frogs herself, armed study will bring excellent turns during the next few weeks, long stlek, bar, high boots and to be kicked around the arena

of political strife. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) gloves. -Nomance

mbined On can be

the lapel of her tweed with business effectively. Follow walking coat she wears a ilny

gold frog-United Press. intuitions carefully,

1, KK8, 1K-B4; 2, Qx BP (ch); 1.. P-K5; 2, Q-B4;

KKS: 2. KtXP (ch);| others; 2, Q-QJ (chs),

BOYS'

AND

Oh! I say, look here!

(Leading article.) (London Express Service)

GIRLS'

Music Came From the Brook

And the Shadows Found King Nep Dancing To It -

By MAX TRELL

and over the low stone fence, and past the marsh-flowers and LNARF and Hanid, the shadow- the clump of all cat-talls. And children with the turned finally, when they got around about names, thought it very the trunk of the willow and odd to be hearing music coming reached the edge of the brook at from the brook. Bird-songs, and the point where it rippled and Insect-hums, and cricket-chirps, swirled past the mossy rocks, and fron-cranks and whip-poor- they saw the whole thing. will-walls-all those sounds were ordinary and to be expect- ed. But music! No!

However, the music sounded elear and sharp. More than that, it sounded lively and Jelly, like & sort of dance. In fact, as Khart and Hauld

(belivar)

India (rupee) Pakistan (rupee)

Hongkong Netherland East

Endle Singapore

| Japan

1750

1640

3283

onc

in

SHARES

The Tin Study Group meet- Betler business was done on ing will be vitally Important to the Stock Exchange thle the tin industry.

morning, the transactions up to Member nations will discuss noon being of a total value of $200,000. Noon quotations were: proposal to ask the Secretary- SHARES SELLERS BUYERS BALES General of the United Nations| BANKS to convene an International con- HK Bank

XD...... an inter-

East Asia ference to consider national restriction scheme for INSURANCES tir.

Fire

1423

30 @ 1430

103

300

210

Dock

LAND, ETC.

10.60

HK Hotel XÞ 0.43

BK Land XD

44

UTILITIES

3000 @ 13.00

Star Ferry

XD

IK Electric

XD

This is generally believed to DOCKS, ETC. be the only method of guaran leeing a stable market in the pie- commodity. Essential requisite of any such agreement is the fullest participation of nations; if one the producing large producer dissents the main Intrpose

of the agreement is

| defeated.

USE QUESTIONED

In this respect, the usefulness

of a delegation from the Na- of China tionalist Government

int a meeling to explore means by_ which an agreement can be reached, is open to question- They are not in effective con- trol of any of China's in mines or potential in producing arces in no and they are certainly

Com- position to commit the munist nuthorities to an agree- ment, the team of which would probably oblige them to restrict the output of tin to a limit fixed by quota.

Tram XB

13.00

.... 03

#T

C. Light (0) 11.7

C. Light (N) (%

STORES, ETC.

Dairy Farm Watson XD

42

Lane Craw'd 2114 COTTONS

FWO 3.05 MISCELLANEOUS

Sal Land -S'hai -- Dock-

Asla

1.40 1.00 -அ--

Nav, noc.

140

27 2000 of 274

3000 11.70

1000 11.80

Chicago Grain Market

16 Grain Chicago, Mnr. prices today became firmer, despite persistent liquidation In March. Later months met

good support from commercial

Should the Nationalists attend the meeting, a situation similar interests and exporters follow- to that causing a deadlock in the ing the fallure of the predicted

to materialise in Council coul Securtly

arise. raina

Eastern Kansas sections Czechoslovakla is the only out

the

and

of the other fourteen member also the government buying of eo-cash wheat on the Pacle Coast nallons (including British

which is a Soviet for export, satellite, but the United King-

lonies) dom, British Colonies, the In- ¡SPOT

300 yen to US$1 will be

-United PreKN,

MAGAZINE

Rupert and the

The door of the caravan does not Sailor long resist the weight of Sam's shoulder, and the top flies to pieces so that he can open the lower ball. "I don't like smashing bus that acoun. drel deserves no consideration from 4. Conte on, we must take cover. while we make plans." They move

ALL RIGHTS

It was their friend King Nep (little King Nep who once, long ago, used to be called King Nep- tone and was Ruler of the Seven Mighty Seas)-yes, it was King Nep himself, dancing with two

things," he says. came closer to the strange little people dressed (as brook (for they had decided to it seemed at first) in black suits what was happen with white vests. They appeared see exactly h), they heard the sound of to have tilek, stubby arms and feet stomping in time with the very long noses. inusle, and of several voices say- ing: "Oh, oh!" and "Eh, ch!"

Pine Trees

But on coming closer, Knart

I'd like you all to meet Kunri

and Hanid were startled to see that the two dancing partners of They hurried past the row of King Nep weren't people at all, and Hanid." pine trees, and across the road. They were penguinal

King Nep was dancing?

Caravan-26

into the shade of the bushes, and Now Beppo follows them closely. to find out why they are treating me like this. says Sam grimly. "But oh, I wish I knew who that accend man was." "I do believe saw him last night." says Rupert suddenly. He was up against the sky and dressed in funny clothes," RESERVED

"They wear these heavy black sults and white vests because it's

Prices closed as follow:- WHEAT-price per bushet.

Starchi

dian' and Indonesian delegations.

representing govern-May nients which have recognised July the Communist Government of September

China.

July

224

7.20.-2.21 LAT-12 107-1 2.00-00-

132-184%

December CORN SPOT

1.35 131

1.31-1-%

1.28

1.20 -1.20-%

136-19

1.36-44

72-4

In the event of the Nation- | March alists attending, It is unlikely May that these nations would raise September any objections, but it is reen December as a possiblity that the Czech delegation might imitate tacties of the Russians in the Security Council und stage walk-out.

the May

July

GATS

May

This might happen July

NEW YORK FLOUR-per 200 lb.

if the Nationalists were given sack, 12.13 dollars.

the right to vote for or against

an international tin commodity agreement-and in the prezent circunstances tint right is un- disputable.

NEGLIGIBLE

-United Press.

NY Rubber Futures

New York, Mar. 16.-Rubber

However, sources close to the futures today closed 23 to 60

in industry in Lonion dly-

points higher on sales totalling.

count the part Chinn can 123 contracts.

Prices closed as follow:- Is adopted. They hold the view Marcht (in cents pir

b.) that the Production of Chinese APER

play in any agreement If one

mines is negligible that even without their participation, scheme could work. They are

scheme

May

the

June July

In no position to wreck such a August

as the Bailvian pro-September ducers caused to break down October before the war.

It

ther fore

November December

January (1951)'

to

is difficult understand what motive Chiang The five penguins all stood in so chilly where they come from," Kal-slick had in appointing a a row and bowed. They bowed King Nep salt. "The South Pole delegation to Monday's meet- When they looked further they so low that Knart and Hanid is just as cold na the North Pole, ing. maw three other penguins were thought for sure they were going even though you might think it making the music, One was to fall over on their noses, or would be warmer down playing a ndule, one was beating rather, on their beaks. But they than it is up north."

drum and the third was blow-

shell.

look like feathers."

Come-

south. The only plausible explana-

tion is that he intends to remain

February

20.25 traded 10.97 note! 19.68-70

traded

19.47 nominat 10. bid 10.11 nominal 1801 traded

18.60 nominal 30.73

38.60 10.55 10.60

Uniled Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Closing Times By Air Hollow, p.m.

Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Hono- Iuin and USA. 3 pm,

Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Mal- tera, Samples and Small Packet Posis) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA, 5 pm

Singapore, Djakarta, Sydner and Auckland, 5 pm.

nanaged catch themselves in "Why, they aren't sults of member of all International ing on a horn made of a large time, and tilted back the other clothes at all," Knart suddenly holies set up under the United

way. For several minutes they exclaimed after examining one Nations until the last possible Canada, p

back continued rocking

and of the penguins closely. They moment, even when such mem-

bership entirely pointless. At this moment King Nep no forth ke roly-polys. ticed Knurt and Hand and at once slopped dancing to come "They're wonderful

"Of course, of course," said over to them with the two pen- dians," King Nep whispered to King Nep smillug. "Penguins are

Knart and Hanld. "They're al- birds. Of course their sults are London guins

feather. And their flippers are "They're old friends of mine, ways doing funny trieks" he explained, "and they've come

winga. But they never fly. They up for a visit from the South

swim. All right-let's finish our dancel" And the mucle started Pale. They live near the South Pole, you know. Come here, the "They want you to shake up again, and Koarf and Hanid each took a penguin by the flip- rest of you," King Nep sald, hands," said King Nep. culling to the three penguins Knart and Hand shook hands per, and they all danced round

ond round. who were making the music, with them.

BRONCHO BILL

SHELTERED

FROM THE STORM, BOSS TRAUBEL'S SON AND THE COWHANDS AWAIT THE EXPLOSION THRT WILL START A LANDSLIDE OF SHALE ROCK

HID. YER OLD MAN DURE IS COUNTIN' DEATH

By this me they all got them selves qulet again. Then they all put out their flippers.

Treacherous Footing

JEB TO STEAL WESSONS WATER —– TAIST WORTH ITS

THE LONG WAIT IS TOO MUCH FOR JOHNNY'S NERVED

DON'T DO IT. PRN me YOU MIGHT

GIT CAUGHT IN THAT-

HIGH

By Harry F. O'Neill

UP IN THE SHALL OF PINNACLE ROCK, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE WHOLE ISLOFIZ

ÖLD TRAUKSELDŹ

Rubber

Futures

13

London, Mar. 16.-Prices

closed as follow the rubber market here today

SPOT ( pence per

10-32-7/10

10-0/10- 16-1-0/10

13--13/14

April/June July/Eeptenber October/December 15-716-15

January/March (1951) 18-15-15

Singapore Rubber

Untied Press.

Futures

Closing prices March 10.

Number 1 Rubber April..

MAY

Anat" rubber, unbase FBlanket:~C~ Repr

No. 3, piše creDa

1-5315

Haiphong.

Paris, 6 pan.

Hanol,

Taipeh, p.m.

Saigon and

Closing Times By Ben Strolls, Coylon. Madagascar, Maur- tlus, East & South Africa, Bombay, Aden, Egypt and Europe vis Lon- dom. p.m. (par); 11 am. (reg to- morrow: noon ford to-morrow).

RATURDAY, MARCH 18 Closing Times By Alt Manita, 11 am.

Bangkok, 8p.n

Closing Times By Ben Hoihow. 3 p.m..

tionatulu. USA, Canada, Central and South America via San Fran cisco (No Parcels for Canada), 2 p.m.

Korea via Inchon, 3 p Tangoon and Calcutta, 3 pm Formosa via Keelung, 3 in.

SUNDAY, MARCH 19 Closing Times By Air Saigon and Paris, 10 m. Holhow, 10 r.

Exchange

Rates

Business was done in the Jocal Unofficial exchadro

market, thận

morning at the following rates: Sterling pound note (per 2)..15.40 1.6. dollars (per:91) 8414 NEI guildets er 150)

Blar ticala (per 1001)

Sugapore (Btraits) AN FIC plastres (por. 100) (UEA

مرد

28.00 19.10