1950-04-06 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

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MCKENNEY

YOUR BIRTHDAY........

By STELLA

ON BRIDGE

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

you are born today, you have goal as fast as you might wish. tremendous talents, but must You have a gift for whity

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RECORDED MUSIC

RECORDINGS THE NAZIS OVERLOOKED

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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Russia Planning

Rubber boom, but- INDUSTRY MAY PREFER

To Industrialise North-West China SYNTHETIC

From Our Own Correspondent

London, Apr. 5.

The

San Francisco, Apr. 5.--The Chinese news- paper Kwang Ming, organ of the China Democratic League published in Peking, said today that the boom in rubber which has establishment of the three Sino-Soviet joint stock been going on for some days. — largely because of the companies was an important step toward turning

acute shortage of nearby

100 thin. Your best sue well in public. At least, you will Ceas will come through careful be an entertaining host or hostess specialisation in one definite and will give a great deal of TO incidental sentiment needs his art that he lives into this field. Leave your other interests pleasure to your friends.

exercised over day, despite the physical death for after hours!

Your nature is an ardent one memorial album for Joseph Nazism brought about. artistic Ал

temperament and I is likely that you will have Schmidl, who was among the The Nazis tried to destroy accompanies your artistic talents, a number of romances before best of pre-Iltier

German every Schmidt muster rescue See that it does not become over you settle down to selecting one tenors. The wondrous musical but among those [they], ayer- demanding of others. You are the as a partner for life. Get your and

human

qualities

of his looked were of one aria each or who 7-type can' work exceptionally emotions under control and keep singing are more than enough from Halevy's "La Juive" and

hard on things that interest you them there!

to carry

Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera," the project. and

I almost be lazy about matter,

To find what the stars have in That he

the German both sung in German, and, Unless you learn to do some birthday star and read the cor- because he was a Jew loved by Meyer-Helmund which routine drudgery-long with responding paragraph. Let your the mass of the people, evokes up the album. Recording is

The newspaper said that the i the pleasant work-you may birthday star be your dally only sympathy. Still it is by somewhat antedated without de-

JU". | north-west.

China, corner of find you are not reaching your guide.

too much from content.

a third funken; three 12-

ent which occupied 73 rpm's

or one 10-inch China's territory, was rich in Mineral resources but thinly LP.3

populated. The creation of the Sir Thomas Beecham's hall- Petroleum and Aviation Com-ba mark mark is all over one of his last panies

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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

THE

open

SUAL

that do not hold your cttention. store for tomorrow, select your artist most hated by the Nazis, of Leoncavallo, Tosto China from an agricultural to an industrial.count supplies and the failure of

One tu

FRIDAY, APRIL 7

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Definitely a promising day. Some legal question could be decided In your favour. Business is pro- Stable.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)— team-of- Some pending problem will be E national four championship in 1940 solved today and bring a project ended in a three-way Ule.

successful conclusion. Make was n New York team (consisting gains.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- of Jack Shore. Richard Kohn, Larry Hirsch and Lee Hazen.) Use this day for something One was a team assembled from vitally important. You can make four different cities, E. N. Marcus it a red-letter day in your life if of Boston: Mrs J. E. Folline of you Richmond,

J. Ludwig Vai Kubakilan of Philadelphia, Pa., at 1. O. Jolinson and

of Spartan- burg,

S, C. The inird team was Alvin Londy, Elmer 1. Schwartz, of Arthur S. Goldsmith, all Cleveland, O; and Jeff Glick of Miami, Flu.. a former Cleve lander, and Sol Mogul of New York.

The sull-directing play was used successfully to defeat Esat's contract of four hearts in today's hand, which was taken from the national open team-of-four con- test.

L

try.

LINA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-- Exert your beat energies and you may achievo unusual success in whatever you set out to do, Make progresa.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— An increase In Income or a real business profit is in store if you

efficiently. work things

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-A fine day for some Im- portant undertaking. Carry out a plan, previously made, to com- picilon.

CAPRICORN (Deo. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23) 20)-The outlook is decidedly All projects press to our propitious, if planning a mar- social and business plans to your

riage, thin would be a fine day Iegal distinct advantage. Solve

for it. problem.

23)- (July 24-Aur, LEO Unusual prospects Your happiness are in store now. Take of a new full advantage opportunity opening up.

VIRGO (Aur, 24-Sept. 22)— An optimistic attitude can count for a lot today. Take the positive position. You can get what you

want.

for

IF you are born today, you are If East had doubled instead of exceptionally intuitive. Your Lidding four hearts ble side energy and ambition are high might have gotten into three 10 and you are willing and able to trump, which can be made, but work hard for what you want at four hearts the contract was out of life. You are considered defented when South opened the "lucky." Actually. great deal five of spades.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) A romantic day and wonderful prospects for all your future Make or receive Д plans. proposal.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)— Combine business and #ocial affairs

with excellent resulta Meet an important contact. Use

of this good fortune comes from the quite ready to continuo

Own

You have a deep love of nature and enjoy being in the country. You are not one, however, to from the competitive retreat world for long and once your energies have been restored, you lent return

You enjoy having your Declarer, trying to make Southur ability to get a lot of work

done quickly as well as your home where you can invite those believe that North held te talent for getting the jump on of similar cultural or intellectual spades, played the jack from a competitor by paying attention tastes. Be very careful in the dummy and dropped the ten spot 10

your hunches.

selection of a life partner, for it from his own hand. The queen You want wealth, for you your choler is not a wise one, of hearts was cashed and then know that it will buy many of you will regret it, and seek com- small diamond played to de- the pleasures you desire.

There

panionship elsewhere.

To find what the stars have in clarer's king. South won the trick is a deep love of beauty in your

select your with the nce,

nature and you want everything store for tomorrow, He now employed the suit-di-you own to be of the best. You birthday star and read the cor- recting play. He returned the refuse anything second rate. This responding paragraph. Let your as for birthday siar be your daily deuce of spades. Declarer played goes for people as well

Kuldo. low and North ruffed the trick things! with the four of hearts.

11s partner's deuce of spades

told him to return the lower of

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

ARIES (Mar, 22-Apr. 20) early. Plan for an enjoyable

the two unbid suits which, in this Save a little time 1 klay for plea- case, was a club. South won the sure. Finish

club return with the ace and led another spade which gave his partner a second ruff, defeating the contract one trick.

Check Your

up your business

BY THE

WAY

week-end.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—

If you have shopping to do, get It dono early Plan some in- teresting entertainment for the evening hours.

GEMINI (May 22-Jano 22)— Pay careful attention to all credits and business deals. Estate matters also may need your wise decision.

Knowledge by Beachcomber Finish business

1. What wpa the ancient

name of the Dardanelles?

2. Who invented the

choscope?

bron-

3. How long

dld Edward VIII of England reign?

4. In what country is Lake Lucerne?

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

carly and then concentrate on week-end plen- CHELSEA COUNCIL haa|sures at home. Entertain your.

manded that bita sumes at

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — off Cheyne walk

Take care of an employment shall have their rubbish re- problem this morning. When of afternoon comes, get out into the moved daily, instead pitching it into the Thames.country if you can,

moored

The Saucy Mrs Fiubiter, flug-,, VIRGO (Aug. 21-Sept. 23) ship of Sir Ewart Hodgson, If handling real estate, you Admiral in charge of the Lots should make a pront right now. 5. Why is vermicelli so call-Road Power House, can hardly Spend the afternoon in pleasure.

be said to be moored as there is

LIBRA (Spet, 23-Oct. 23)- not much left of the old hulk to Take care of necessary

ed?

Roses" so called?

INTELLIGENCE TEST

Three

girls

By T. O. HARE

WENT to tes yesterday with an old friend. Mrs. Allsporta. She has three daughters: Amella, Bella and Cella. On the doorstep I met another friend, who remarked that her own daughter WAD spending a yaching hou day at Sandville with one of Mrs. Allsports giris.

Over tho Teacups 1: turned out that all three of

the due on holl.

day

interests are diversified. One Isat Mudville: one at Rockville. one at Sandville. To make the thing more confusing. one is playing tennir, one luchting, and one la playing golf.

It further

transpired that Amella le moi at Sand, ville, that Cella is not at Mudulile, and that the girl who plays golf is not at Rockville, I tried to dia cover who the yachting enthusiast la bul could anly find out that she is not Cella.

Who playing golf, and where?

(Solutions on Papa 8)

Stoltz, and -make

try with the aid of the Soviet Union.

would

quickly shorten the great North-

recordings. for RCA Victor distances to Sibelius Second Symphony, in

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and

Butter bacon prices

the Indonesian currency manipulations to entico out large stocks held in that country-continues today.

In a very firm market, the spot price advanced to well abayo in Od a pound-a new record,

The price of No. 1 ribbed immediate

pence buyers, and 13-9/18tha

inclined

p. with his Royal Philharmonic. West while the Non-Ferroup in Britain delivery went out to 1844cha First, knowingoes; he under-capital and technique urgently linca the amalgamation

Apr. 5.-The to sellers, London, of its needed for the exploitation of disjointed thenes

into

Some observers are Food Minister,. Mr Maurice advance is not as cheer- miracle of a whole texturo. the aren's resources.

GOLD BY THE TON Webb, today announced in ful as it might stem. They seo Second, sonority in the best

in the price of the possibility that if the trend In sound

Quoted sense:

Communist crcases Infused

with

broadcast tonight, the news-butter and bacon which will continues, the price of natural nobility.

north- Victor had this one la the paper said, "Once the

raise the average Briton's rubber will so far outstrip that works when Sir Thomas bowled west is exploited there la no

national cost of living "just over of synthetic that the natural product might lose some of the it ever by delecting to Columbia. doubt that Chinese It has

favour it has recently won in been issued

without Sconomy will see great develop half a point."

ments and prosperity, by add- Mr Webb told the Commons | America fanfare, to avoid exploiting a

and cause manufac“, industrialised north- that the price of butter would | turern

on to fall back

the rival's guy. But Victor shoulding an

west to the industrial north-bo raised fourpence to is 10d cheaper synthetle. have no regrets. Its catalogue east. will list for

per pound, beginning on April 23. some

years the richest trave

incomplete Bacon, he said, would be in- of Beecham re cordings in existence, to which data, oil deposita in Shenai, creased twopence to bring it to this one is o

Kansu and Sinklang amounted an average price of 25 od a (Five 12-Inch

tons while two

pound to 200,000,000 gold mines 7-inch 45 rpm's.)

In Sinklang and Mr Webb said that the extra Chinghal alone have deposits cost per consumer would be of 30,000,000 taels,

about 11⁄2d per week. He said, "Once tapped, the

great "It will involve an increase

worthy addition. 78 rpm's or five

RAVE ABOUT THIS

Also quietly issued by Victor

10 "According

is Leonard Bernstein's conduct-north-west will be comparable in the cost of living index of

Rice

U.S. aid to Argentina?

Washington, Apr. 5. The

Imports Inne bebing buld to farmers for mic help to Argentina. Singapore

Dean

ing. with, the RCA Victor with Soviet Siberia, greatly, ad- just over half a point." Symphony, of Aaron Copland's vancing the industrialisation of The increase was made neces-Secretary of State, Mr ballet score, "Billy the Kid." Ching-Reuter.

tary by the recent removal of clicson, sald today that the Victor was caught unaware

the feeding stuffs subsidy to United States was considering with him, too, when he went

farmers and the igher prices suggestions for extending econo- OVEY to Columbia. You can respect Bernstein's

milk and meat. Mr Webb said Mr. Acheson said that without admiring this

would be entirely natural for that if all subsidies were re- Job, a routine one done on

moved, butter would cost an- the United States to grant loans Nor does the music Singapore, Apr,

5-The other shilling per pound and to Argentina as a result of the stand up well in abbreviated Governments of the Federation bacon would cost another is 2d highly encouraging steps being. form isolated from the theatre. of Malaya and Singapore at per pound-United Press. taken by bath Governments to (Three 12-inch 78 rpm's of nounced today that while con-

straighten out their economie three seven-inch 45 rpm's,)

DUMBBELLS semi-Ry

WHAT IS AN OCTOROON

IT MUST BE AN

EIGHT SIDED CUSPIDOR

BY

But

sense

The

tinuing to import aft rice for

These

Coal To Aussie

a symphonie recording to issue on ration, they will permit SA And India Send rave about Is George Szell's commercial imporia of certain rending with his Cleveland qualities from Thailand with

Adelalde. Apr. South Orchestra of Haydn's 02nd, cffect from April 15, 1930. Africa and India will be the in G, the so-called "Oxford."

ore: Оле Here is musical

main suppliers of 855,000 tons whole-grain of coal to Australia, tenders for percent and hundred Categories musical skill on na extra-G grades (C-1 and C-3

which were- accepted by the ordinarily; high level. Take broken); Infested rice; Loon- Commonwealth. Victorian and nole of this orchestra. Szall

zain; Glutinous rice. has made it a front runner, com-

South Australian Governments Imports from Indo-China will at a conference here, parable to any.

And on the paru

ba confined to cargo rice and Twenty-seven countries offer reverse side of the Columbia

damaged rice. Imports from❘ed tenders. 12-Inch LP is a highly competent Burma will noi at present performance of Haydn's 101st.

The price was not disclosed. but the fact that the quantity be permitted.

Re-export of commercially was Increased from the original Imported grades will be per- ly planned 500,000 tons, is seen as an indication that the price mited subject to foreign ex- change regulations.-Reuter. was favourable,--Reuler,

in D. The Clock, by the Philadelphia Orchestra under

GAR Ormandy.

BOYS'

-Delos Smith.

AND

GIRLS'

Knarf Heard a Funny Noise

For three

People

routine or

Hoard Footsteps

MAGAZINE

Rupert and the Caravan

--An Animal With Dozens of Legs Made It- By MAX TRELL

every direction, he couldn't see anyone, KNARF, the shadow-boy with'

the turned-about name, was

Then all at once he heard sunning himself on a rock when more footsteps than he could he began hearing a curious count. "It's dozens and dozens noise. He opened his eyes, sat of people, a whole crowd

of up and listened.

them! But where are they?" At Arst the noise sounded like "Who?" asked a very small several footsteps "I think two

but very harsh little voice. Kre coming

Knarf looked down at

the said to himself. He look rock. The only thing he could The caretaker, to the gunwale.

bug. listening. This

"I Just heard a lot of people rubbish fall through the bottom end.

Ume he heard

even more foot-

aald, coming," knarf "Cinders,

peering SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)~~| steps. Moreover they sounded The boat, envelopes, and potato peelings Finish up something already louder than before. "It's more around again "You didn't hear

them, did make a good solid_foundation," begun. Then devote the balance than two or three people who

you? "No," said the bug. "I didn't; she, "for a barque what of the day to your usual Satur- are coming; It's five or six

of hear bas

better days, and day routine. Shop.

hear anybody," he "There

have must

been couldn't see worse."

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.

in dozens and dozens of them. I 1 only mention all this, in case.

could tell from their footsteps." friends. My friend (Sec "Picturesque Riverside 22)-You should consolidate the

"You don't sny," said weck's gains now. Plan for a Craft" by Commodore Bulb.)

pleasure trip to vialt friends.

CAPRICORN (Deo. 28-Jan.

6. Why was the "War of the moor, and anyhow she is munt the office and clear the decked around but could see no one, kee-was n

Mrs Withersedge, Just lets the at home for an enjoyable week Knari kept

(Answers on Pape 8)

of

CROSSWORD

Abrosa

1. Eve and pas of the United States seem to have sunlar maze-up. (6) maior. 131.

4. Adged to in becomes a fabulous

6 Aerial apectacie of PRIMARY

colours.. (7).

Femou prophet of

10 Touches the material. (4)”

(4)

11 To the don they are visin ames

12. Worn out (4) 18 Contrary to sporting serumqular

you cut acosa in d

soys

seen

The tin rush

I

A&L often smelled

asked how

old

We 20)-This is a day in which your our tin in the old personal alms and desires may days. It had to be done by be gratified. Get exactly what

hand. in rough-and-ready you want.

We used to freeze it by way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

leaving it out all night in the Make the most of some advan-

and then, when it was winter, brittle, we broke it into bits. It tage or opportunity offered to snapped quile casily alter a hard you yesterday. Don't delay fur- frost. The fragments were her in accepting.

then heated in a big copper pan

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)-

over a are of wood until they All gains made in the past few became soft enough to roll into days now should culminate in an Little balls. Then, when these important and lasting success. began to volatilise, we strained them through a wire steve, and collected what fell through into heaps. These heaps were then loaded in carts and taken into

registered it, weighed it. entered the amount in a book, cach

CHESS PROBLEM

By 11: WEENINK

and

Bläck, 10 pieces.

11. Camivorous quadruped of the Kumalong, where the assessor

dog tribe. 105

18 Meity dectaions are reversed on

this: 101

19 Hitant claim by the stons 181 while we boys shot at

20 It's high. (9)

ai What the lodger did.temporarily, other before going to the saloon,

(5)

2. Uninteresting. (5)

Blowb

Slight confusion

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1. polind to an 'aystar shell ' '6)

2. Bare the ornament, tel

4. This is often led to wedliack."

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A WHT 3win) (4).

Forete!!" (4)

D. Strips of palm leat. (8)

7. smark.(b) B. An accident,

11 Or sword compilers are said to

need one. Agu

15.40 old, öne ir citally, a cast-oft

14.. Operate upon in masesga F-Cane Lulaby (4)

tôi.

18. Untiquibly what you want. 192

77. A chitis greeting, 19).

MAN in a West End hotel ordered a

30s, bottle

He was Chateau Cluzon, 1943 served with a champagne bottle thick green liquid. full of a Asking why the wine was in this bottle, which was labelled Finest Old Vintage Port, he was told that it was a cocktail mix- ture called Cariaca. "But

or.

dered Chateau Cluzon," he said.

While 10 pieces).

Sotution to 點出

problems

"It says in, the list that it's a White to play and mate in three. Sloto, Man] LA Ume:RM. Iclaret," "There's no such wine," Taria 10:53906; 31 said the walter. The

Mounia was invented and put on the list

tive class to the place. 1 Q-BS BR 29,

100

them." But still, though peered as hard as he could

UK

bug.

"Strange.

+

"But they all disappeared,"

was

Rupert starts the loog. difficult In the climb up the cliff path. darkness he cannot see he is on the right track or not, and he pauses An to shout for Sailor Sam. answering call just above him guides him to the right spot. and he finds hie triend gazing andly at the dim shape of the ship xả it warts out to

43

12. *There goes my last chance moani Samt. of that creature,” "And to think that i neatly caught

"Cheer up," y that pirate

Things may Ruperi breathlessly. not be as bad as that. Jual wait and we what I've brought you. Roderigo doesn't know that I've go it."

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Hen only Imagine walking into a store and

the has two. My friend rabbit only saying-Please give me a hun- has four. My friend beetle only dred pairs of shoes and stock- has six or eight. My friend Ings" "Do dazen or so. I

"I caterpillar has

taking a little walk by don't know how I ever got so let you ever trip over all your

said the bug.

myself. You don't think

could

ave heard me?"

you many legs. They're quite a lot

of trouble."

Knart said: What do you do then he took a good look at the with them ali?”

"Oh,

" said Knari.

But

bug for the first time and he exclaimed in surprise! "Say! You've got dozens and

of

Keep in Step

"Well, I walk around. 00 dozens them, just Uke most people do

"So I have," sald the bug. "You're a centipeder

what-a-pede?"

"A centipede. You've got

hundred legs.”

The centipede sintled. "Now ond then I might stumble. But that's one of the good things about having so many legs, and feet. I never fall down. If you have two legs you almost always fall,

I guess. "Oh, yes," asked Knarf. with their legs. They keep in step "I wish I could lend you scma by themacives But the trouble of my legs. But I can't get them comes when I sit down. Some oft. And besides, I'm pretty used of them streich out. Some of to having them. I don't think I a them bend over. Some of them could get along with two, or four, start crossing over each other, or six, or eight, or even a dozen

relations. Reuter.

JAP TEXTILES TO S. AFRICA

Apr.

5.-JapancaU

Durban,

£600,000. textle goods worth will begin to arrive in South Africa next month, it was arinounced today by Mr. K. Gama, first Japanese business- man to visit the Union since :: the war.

Mr Gama, who is canvassing orders for a leading firm of ex- porters, sald that consignments, Including

rayon · piece-goods, spun гауоп, printed cotton picce-goods and Buiting materials, would begin to arrive at the end of May.

"We want to work on a bar- ter system-give and take," Mr Gana added.

"We want your raw wool and hides with which to make | shoes,"~Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

Oa Felday, Saturday and Mon- day, April 7, 8 and 18, Ute General Post Önce and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 am, to Noon. The other Branch Post Offices from 8 atd. 10 2.0. There will be one delivery of ordinary, and regis tered correspondence at 10 ans. and one callscilon only from the pillar boxen during the holidays (except Sanday). The Money Order Olica and Wireless Licens ing ʊmes will be closed entirely. The Post Restants will be open on Saturday only.

Unregistered letters and print- ed matters for China maininud can be accepted at senders' viak and will be forwarded as oppor. tunity offers.

Unless otherwise stated, · Res Ristered Arilcim (by Alt or Bes). and Parcel Posta close Une Hour earlier than the ordinary mali. mails close before 10 math, egistered and Parcel Posts close ad pm, on the previous day, KASI are closed at Kowloon' Central Post üfles -

hour earlier than the G.P.O. closing

THURSDAY, APRIL, ■ Closing Times. By Air

Hakow,

p..

Bangkok, Singapore.. Djakaria, Co- lombo, Sydney and Auckland, pm,

Taipeh, p.m.

Closing Times By Bex Formosa via Keelung: 3 p.7.

Bangkok, 3 p...

FRIDAY, APRIL, 1 Closing Times By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. Darra,

DET-484- To tell you the truth," said And the rest of them sprawl legs any more. I riced all I've Cure (Nairobi) Mombas the bug, "I've never counted around every way you can think got." And the centipede Upped vis Carol, Home and London, WooRY, Salam, Mauritius and Johannesburg "I'm a centipede!” the animal them. But I seem to have of. But I'm glad I don't have 10 his cap, and marched off, tramp USA and Canada, Noon

more of them than most of my wear shoes and stockings. Just ing libs a whole crowd of people.

BRONCHO BILL

Sweating It Out

COSAK ON, FILLERS

OFF WITH

THE TRAIL LEADS

By Harry F. O'Neill.

Ifa xain,

Manlia, Guam, and Honolulu, Noon, Ale Parent Posts for Mantia, Hona lund USA, Neon.

Ordinary Air Mail (Printed -Mai- fers Samples and Small PACIE

and

Tow Hoor Guam Honolulu“

No

A senyor Djakaris,· Bydney and Haiphong. Hanol, Balgon-&' Pazīs Noon

Taipeh Noon,

Bothow. Noon.

Closing Timer; By Sans

Formosa via Keclungs-D amor; Bangkok, Noon,NJANG Brisbane " Nowa

Mania; Mo01-)

NATURDAY: "APRIL. ; Closing Times-By- Alt "Manila, ('11 "AMENTENGA

Bangkak, Noona San Ciping Times By Australia, sedykow