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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1950. *-**

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By WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY

VERY bridge player, at some time or other, gets a good story in connection with some hand. Bauer of New I saw Eugene York City the other night and he said, ". I'll bet you never saw a person play a hand al three no trump in which, with o singleton club in dunmy and two little clubs in his own hand, he had to lead clubs twice in order to make his contrael."

unbelievable. did 11

found The clubs could be divided five- why wouldn't the five, ond opponents cash their club tricks and rel the contract? Bouer

is true and said. "But it happened in Tournament."

the Metropolitan Prove his

paint. he gave no Bauer said to

ი.

Tell

hand. my readers

that he did not justify the bid- ding, but a true story in better than Action and three no trump was the final contract.

East won the opening lead of the five of hearts with the ace and returned the nine of hearts. Bauer, sitting South, won this trick with the queen in dummy. He saw he had two heart tricks and Ave dinmond tricks, which was only seven.

Maybe he could scare the opponents away from jeading clubs, so he led the king of clubs, West won the trick with West can tell the ace. Only

you why he continued with n heart, but he did. South won the trick with the ten-spot. Even now he only had eight tricks.

At this polut he cashed his five diamond tricks and the king of hearts. This left him with two little spades and the eight of club. Dummy had the king. jack and ten of spades. East, unfortunately, kept the queen of clubs and the ace-queen of apades.

Now Bauer said, "Believe it or not, I led the eight of clubs. Eas had to win the trick with the queen and there was nothing he could do but cash the are of spares and give me my ninih Trick with the king of spades."

INTELLIGENCE TEST

Conscientious parent

By T. O. HARE "always answer my daughter's questions truthfully. said Mrs. Fibs, Antrobus, smugly.

however

well-intentioned, unfavourably

must reast

en a child's unbringing."

What would you say it the naked you how old you asked somcene. I've

"Most mothers, noticed, are inclined to be vague about that

She did ask me that. only yesterday," said Mrs. Antrobu. She also asked

me what my own mother's age is 1 gave her a truth- ful answer. though not an intelligible one, Darling."

I said," I you squared your granny's age (in years), and also squared my age in year), and subtracted the socond squnro from

DUMB-BELLS

GOSH! IT WOULD BE CHEAPER FOR ME TO TRAVEL BY PULLMAN!,

PATENT OFFIC

SCHEDULE NEW FREIGHT RATES

BY GAR

UNUSUAL ANGLES

FOR

THE BUSINESSMAN

BY THE Singapore

WAY

firms E. GERMANY

He wants cartwheels by Beachcomber get $10m quotas

not wads

or

isn't

How true!

some of

,

for Jap trade

Purchases

t

RUSSIA

TRADING

COME time ago, a film magnate, resenting

London, Apr. 13. A trade agreement between sarenatic remarks about film RANK Lilly has a nice habby:

course this view money. But it's really more chared much by people in the stars, said: "They do more

culture than their Singapore, Apr. 13.-Singapore traders today Russin and the Soviet zone. Industry. I for

of Germany, calling for 35 and wallet than just any old money; and billfold

acquired from the government quotas totalling percent more trade between to Lilly it's a good deal more And a lot of people in places critics."

collecting thai

Indian lead where silver dollars are fairly

I are that that $10,000,000 (Straits currency) for imports from the two this year than last common don't take too kindly pennies,

to the "cart wheels."

bookworm and art connoisseur Japan under the 1949-50 trade agreement between was signed in Moscow on Wednesday night, Талд Lilly, a Spokane mining man.

"They wear out your pockets. Miss Dorothy Lamour supports Japan and the sterling area. of the American

11 theory and says that

news agency. reported to is president

For critics say, Also, "a pocketful this

under these Hard Money Association.

A Japanese steel executive day. he has takes you lat ilke a sinking pretty girl posed in n scanty 20 years

costume is a cultural achieve-

it saldthe agreement was more than

of ship."

must be completed said the Eastern Mining Metal exclusive use

ment." But knowing that deeds quotas

Company in Malaya has agreed signed by the Rapalon Trade championed

But Lilly is spending most of speak more loudly than words, before June and shipped to a proviso that Japanese ships Minister, M. A. Menshikov, and hard

or money, such as gold

hir spare time trying to beat

Bix carry 30 percent of the total the East German Foreign Trade silver, to replace paper money.

down

theso prejudices. On his he has given tongue is on imposing list of sarongs to museums to-add-to from Japan within

for Japanese Handke. reasons why the paper dollar the cultural level of the con months of the dates licences curfoes cubject to one and Supply Minister, George It said the Soviet Union will should be repineed by its silver munity,"

deliver grain, fats, ferrous and (Although he

that We may hope

to read son complete the distribution of vessels to enter Malayan water.

The executive, declared to

non-ferrous” metalo, trucks, would like to see all denomina-

county is not total allocation made

60 percent of the ore will be non tions of currency replaced with that our own

the Yawata Iron fertilisers, manganese ore, oil 10 the

of Singapore under the agree allocated to insensible

call

producis, coke and colton to hard money, Lilly concentrates

Bellishment.

Works and the remainder 12 East Germany, while East Ger his efforts in making the cart culture, and that the

Museum is negoliuting for Mr wheel universal.)

Danny Kaye's hat to put on Goods allowed to be imported the Hirohata, Kamaishi and the

plants of the Japan many will send raw material, other Wanlchi

machinery, cement, potassium, Julius Caesar's head. I suggest are textiles,

chemicals cement; Steel Manufacturing Company-salt,

and materials,

Fonds. United Press.

briquettes United Press, une of Mr Bing Crosby's shoes building for the Wallace Collection, Mr foodstuffs and sundry

up the biggest Groucho Marx'a moustache for Texilles take the Natural History Museum, share of the quotas, and a lifesize Etatue of Miss Betty Grable to crown the Shot

YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA counterpart,

FRIDAY, APRIL 14

IF you are born today, you are portant decisions.

Never

go

LASTS LONGER reason gives of seriousness and galety. When your considered

"First of all, they're chener you work, you work hard and you multiple excuses for chang- achieve excellent results. When in your mind, you will find that because they don't wear out like you piny, It is just as hard-and in the long run your original paper money does," he anys.

Then they're more sanitary; you appear to have forgotten all prenise was the wise one to fol-

low. Most of your mistakes in feja gert can't live on silver, And dollar the more weighty nspeels of life.

will come from second choices or you can't lose a silver

drop one you changes of mind. Once you have beenuse if you hear it clank." made a decision stick to it.

Lilly also points out that a You women are rather shy, and silver dollar is a good deal more apt to be thoroughly feminine" durable than paper. That is, it

In fairly equitable combination nainst your hunches, for even if

At these times, many people will underestimate your capabili- ties. This is n mistake, for when others are lax, you take ad- vantage of it and push ahead, Your ideals are high and your ideas original. And at just such a you will put over some moment new klea, unexpectedly, and cause surprise if not consterna- tion among the more conservative members of your circle.

Tower in 1951. Venus in the Ascendant

ETHERING

her

are Issued. The quotas authorisation,

:

steel und

IN JAP SHIPS

that

A Tokyo dispatch said In Malayan firm had contracted to supply the Steel and Iron Manufacturing Company, Japan's (III)major steel producer, with 300.. 000 tons of fron ore before the his newly end of August. as inen-say. You probably will you keep your life savings in appeal to their chivalry and pre-mattress and it catches fire, acquired baby yals to 5

Your

marriage there's little danger of lota if it's banku-tree at the door of the fectiveness.

Six Monastery Bells, Egham should be a happy one, if you In silver.

this typlent walked into Lily really gets follow the dictates of your heart

From here rolling with his "elincher."

ordered a Tibetan in, and

with Pana double brick-len, The only

decided to Ho brandy: have is hard

2 had

than no more

a playing card of the mysterious building on money is no more than an 10U, keep his ears open for any talk The atmosphere with 11 pipa. Money should be the frontier. ittree Things ព measure of was so foul that our hero had the greatest self vatur,

A medium of exchange to exercise

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your Since your bituitions are excep- birthday star and read the cor- tionally keen, you should depend, responding paragraph. Let your upon them when making im birthday car be your daily guide. SATURDAY, APRIL 15

rule now.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Sensible action this morning will result in added advances after lunch. Let reason

GEMINI (May 22-Juno 221 Unsettled conditions this morn

and careful ing need pailent attention. Relax and rock re creation later.

matters.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)....... Safeguard your progress up to now by being cautious and con- servative. Relax and rest this afternoon.

real money we

Paper! money.

of boiled

rubber.

Malaya to show BIF her timber

at

East Needs Japanese Rayon

con

Want To Go To Sea Again

Tokyo, Apr. 13-The Nippon Yusen Kaisha shipping line to- day joined the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and Mitsui incs in

General Douglas permission to

applying

for

the route to Bangkok,

Tokyo, Apr. 13. AMacArthur

mission, Thailand,

operate Japanese rayon

There Is which returned this week

keen competition from a tour of South-East among these firms to ply on this Pakistan, valttable route and a Japanese India, Asia,

in the bidding would Egypt, and the Near East, mean Japan's postwar debut on International ocean

success

declared that a heavy de- regular

COTTON TRADING

"COLOURLESS"

butter, yales, herdane, in London and Birmingham need of Japan's rayon yarn and lower in slow

Tibetan fiancurs,

EKS

Ane

mand existed in these areas routes. Reuter. for rayon and staple fibre, the leading Japanese_eco- LUBBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-

hours bring many Stick to the conventional path-and have storage value. Paper control. Everybody was smok-

13.nomic daily, Nippon Keizal, London, Apr. Hard money has all tamu, whose fragrance is Morning

the reported today. standi blend irritations, but diplomacy and tact way this morning. Not a time to money has the first two but noting those long cigars made of

and Malaya's Betge can solve problems in the after- be adventuresome In important the last.

According to members of the three."

Fair, Industries

New York, April 13.-Cotton South-East to British

mission. although scorched

Added

are in grent prices today drifted irregularly noon and evening.

these odours was the reek of which opens simultaneously dan countries

and colourless lack of import trading.

from The old crop months showed Urt, damp soot in May, will give special staple bre,

the relative mud, muck,

steadiness, while placing orders. and prominence to panels of at funds is hindering them

the stale catment, bad

positions felt mission new crop also the In India A Ash, rotting

day," least 14 different kinds of

more of

favourable for weight strong demand fald

the timber, merchant, using

used chiefly for found a Kapari diniect. "Indeed yes,"

rayon yom but catisfactory ar-weather news. The arrival of replied Egham, wondering what furniture making.

ac-light to moderate rains over the rangements for setting

Grean of Texas n day that was rot and would

and Oklahoma furnished the The export of these timbers to counts had to be set up before long-parched AI be like in such a place.

Britain substantially' increased exports could be increased.

Lack of that moment a voice naked for last year.

cotton batting in main selling' reason in deferred Stre

passibilities for contracts. the

Hul.

now until From One part of the stall will be India opened

the first merchant "Here I am," said Egham. A

devoted entirely to the display the sale of staple fibre batting swart

livery of

technicians could notice day for May contract on different kinds

25111 market of linned Japanese

experts predict a substantial volume of market for A good

rayon covering by mills against open A good demand in yarn existed In Egypt, but call sales.

that source forthcoming from duty of 40 per- since customs

levied on Japanese on all declines.

Rumours of a pending Russo- cent was goods, it would be very dif cult to make inroads, the infs-Egyptian barter deal, swapping slon cald-Ileuter.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 24)-Self-control is important

Sel this morning. Count ten before attempting to answer in wrath.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23)-20)-At home or at the office, he Placate those who neem deter guarded in all your contacts. will pay mined to make something of a Patience with others misunderstanding. Diplomacy good dividends.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19); pays off now.

work to Impulsiveness will LEO (July

Be discreet your disadvantage. in decisions and all should well with you.

24-Aug-

23)

If you are calm, you can control a situation where others have be- come excited. Self-control wins

now.

RO

PISCES (Feb. 28-Mar. 21)- If something unexpected appears VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) to spoil your morning, make the Hold to your course this morning. best of it. After lunch all is agtulo Get na important job completed. There is time enough later for smooth sailing. recrenilun.

Check Your Knowledge

1. What is

forter?

A

Job's com-

thut be 10

the 2. Nume

river Jums the entire boundary tween the state of Texas Mexico.

3. Deine Jingoisin.

4. What mountain systern divides France from Spain?

5. Who was king of Frange at the outbreak of the French Revolution?

0. What is the principal lan- Huge in Argentha?

(Answers on Page 8)

CROSSWORD

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10 19

10

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172

12

15

10

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the

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23

Brat, the difference would

bo 2720.

And what did darling

o that 7"

22

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old, mummy, aren't you? ·

She said:-Doh, you are

125

Much older than Fido.

Acr

1

This in cow motion on the

screen gives and a virareg viral

(3) 4. A muccensties stroke, 14) Nodding perhaps 101

How old is Mrs. Antrobus ?

(Solution on Paça 8)

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. VASTA..

Black, plecos.

1. In the vernacular “do » nunx * 1

(5)

14 fio. oriely, though a qualined

sirgeon, not under the M.O.JL.

(3)

18. Dropped on ↑ (51

19 Osme bied ? (4)

10 Most valuable diamond

can offer you. (3)

19 Deep waters. (4)

20. Ruler who returns trusty (4)

24. 0p up. 131,

23 There's trouble in this mustäder

dealer

(0)

21

To the A...1's around, (3)

213

What a complex network it. in.

(4)

151

Down

Sate

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ATOMIZERS]

Bro

2006

HELL

Lendon Express Service.

BOYS' AND

in KONECOL

and mid, approachexi

baby

Ereat lady of the land would pineapple. Two hundred thou-show the Indians the process of April

sand cases of Malayan tinned mixing the two kinds. taln purchase the yak pineapple were shipped to Brl-

follow me. from you. Proy Egham

dwarf, followed the little guessing the ass-whom he was to meet.

-(London Express Service)

GIRLS'

Mr. Punch Made Up Poems

-They Helped a Friend Learn the Alphabet-

"Oh, what a lovely alphabet By MAX TRELL

poem?" Honis exclaimed sud-

MR PUNCH, the puppet, seem- denly,

ed to be mumbling to him-

Mr Punch looked around in self as he sat in his rocking-chair

surpris. "I didn't know you under the window in the play-

"Did roum. Knart and Hanid heard were listening." he said. him from the door. They tip-tord you hear it all?" up close to Mr Punch and listen-

rd.

"A-B-C-D-E-F-G

fiches are

How many

sent

ten!

in the

Kharf and Hanid said they dkl.

Learn the Alphabet

"A le friend of mine," zaid Mr Punch, 's trying to learn the olphabet and I thought it might and be easier if I made up a poem or two with all the letters in it. He is also trying to learn his num- bers, from one to ien."

H-I-J-KL-M-N Fifty billion

A hundred

O-P-Q-I~~S~~T~U They multiply by ninety-two, VW-X-Y-Z Little shes in the seal"

17-12:

Puuch was thinking up pooms.

"I think," said Hanid, "that you ought to make up a poern about numbers, too. It's always easier to remember things if they're in a poem."

"Like," said Knarf:

Thirty days hath September April, June and November. Mr Punch smiled. "Yes, you're right. Well," he added, reaching for a pencil and some paper; number "let's all make up a poem together."

BRONCHO BILL

Mr Punch gave the Arst line:

One is a gun, Pop-Pop! Hanid gave the second line:

tain last year,

Other Malayan exhibits at the Fair will be nutmegs and spices, palm and other oils and rubber goods. Reuter.

MAGAZINE

Rupert and the Dragon Pills-3

after Pong-Ping. Rupen gazes "What's come over him" the murmure. "He's awfully short- tempered and somebody must have think made him awfully angry. I'd better follow and see that he doesn't get himsell into trouble." He keeps his pal in view. and returning to the village, sees him

ALL RIGHTS

The rest of the lines were as follows:

Four is door, Creak-Creak! Five is urrive, Choo-Choo! Six are some sticks, Crack-

Crackl

Seven is heaven, High-Sky! Eight en gate, Swing-Swing! Nine is a vine, Climb-Climb! Ten is a hen, Scratch-Scratch! "And now," said Mr Punch, after he had thanked Knarf and Hanid for their help, "the last

HIMP

march into the village shop. Peep ing inside he finds the little Peke shouting furiously and waving his parcel about, while Mr. Chimp. the shopman, gazes at him in bewilderment. I'm not wanted here," thinks the little beat. "Mt. Chimp's a nice old thing, he'll soon quietén him down."

RESERVED

Monday comes, Tuesday goes, Wednesday's line,

Thursday shines,

Friday blows, Saturday snows,

Sunday stays the longest while.

THEN

Monday comtes, Tuesday goes

cotton for either sugar or maize and Involving around 800,000 cantars, attracted trado atten- tion, but was not a market in-

30 COUNTRIES enco

TO TALK ABOUT FISH

Prices opened 1 point higher 1.10.7 points lower and closed

2 10 19 points lower, follows: May in cents per lb.) 32.48-60 July October Canberra, Apr. 13.-More December

Merch (1051) than 30 international ex- perts will meet in Australia July next week to discuss how best to stimulate the fishing industry of an area that

May

SPOT

32.83-64 30.74

20.54

30.55

30.60

30,02

33.00 nominal

Uniled Press.

matl to United A surface

Carthage Xingdom Der ILMS will be closed as follows:

stretches from India to OUTWARD MAILS Pakistan to Hawaii, and· from Korea to Tasmania, to help feed the increasing population.

Mr F. C. Spender, the Aus- tralian External Affairs Minister, will

their opening address session and afterwards hold an official reception for the dete- Rates, who will come from the United

the United King-

China,

Sta

Pakistan, Indonesia, Netherlands,

Indla

Tho

the Philippines.

Ceylon, Burma and Thailand.

For

For

their

the remainder of 11-day conference the delegates will

move to Cronulla, Sydney, to the Marine Biological Laboratory of the Australian Council for Scientifle and In- dustrial Research-Reuter.

Reactionary Grain Prices

Chicago,

"Mr Punch!" exclaimed Knari,

April 16-Grainu "you're starting all over again!"

"That," said Mr Punch, "today turned reactionary after a Two is n shoe, Squeak- thing my little friend wants to just what the days in the week mixed start.

Squeak! Knart gave the third line:

Three is a Bee, Hum-Hum!

learn are the days of the week. do!" I've looked in a big book and I've got a days-in-the-week poem right here,"

Their Only Chance

White, 6 pistes. White to play and mate in three, Solution to yesterday's problem,int

20 With only a onesietier clus 'I'm

not very clear

37 Beca that a Swede makes them.

14

1. He may get riled it you cant him

Jazz.

3. Upin gut, 18)

A repeated cry hi pubile that

never causes alarm. (4)

4. The meaning of this is doubtful,

101

7. Unwieldy, 101

Concerning sight, pouldly a frent

examination intiat ve mado, t

10. In the Cup Pinal two algas always

LTO. (7)

11. Unita. (51

12. A weed incinerator. (8)

17. Rosting uncimled. (3) 18. Astound, (b)

21. Thik jark lë noter caughs, 19)

Beguilen of father's puzala, -kerengi 1. Umpire:

Gradate: 14 Bruent 11. Bind: JV, Adents: 35. ADER} noth cum, 3d, eventi a fine!

Asst. Dopietat

WITH ARROWS TAUT ON BONSTROS AND DIPLES READY, CHIEF CRAZY POes WARRIORS BURROUND BROWCHO BILL. ANOI THE RESCUED LEADPANTS mu

AND WITH TROUBLE NEAR

HIS ONLY CHANCE TO ESCAPE IS }. OVER A CUPT

AND INTO THE TIGERS OF A.. RIVER 20 FRAT","

BELOW→→→

or R (ch, dis

And Knart and Hanld and Mr Punch all laughed heartily.

By Harry F. O'Neill

GET READY, LEADPANTS 7)

GPO-Registered April 14, 8.30 a.m.; Ordinary 9.10 m.

Kowloon CPO-Ordinary April 14, 2.30 .

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This mail is expected to ar- about rive at Loudon on or May 15.

Unregistered letters and print- ed mallets for China mainland Can be accepted at endder risk and will be forwarded as oppor tonily oftra.

Unless otherwise stated. Re- gistered Articles (by Air or Hea and 'arcel Posts close One Bour earlier than the ordinary mati. It malls close before 10 a Registered and Parcel Posts close 415 p.m. on the previous day. Kowloon Mais are closed st

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UNICA

FRIDAY, APRIL 14 Closing Times By Air Hothow, pm

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

Alr Parcel Posts for Mandia, Hon- tula and USA, I p.m.

Ordinery. Air Mail (Printed MAI- ters, Samples and Bmall Packet Posis) for Mandia, Guam, Honolulu and USA. 5 p.m.

Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney ana Auckland. 3 p.m.

Haiphong, anol, Saigon & Paris, 5 p.m.

Japan. 5. p.m.

Taipeh, 6 p.m

Closing Timer By Bea Honolulu, USA, Central and South

Djakarta, J p.m.

News of rain.over the south- west brought renewed liquida- America: Via San Francisco, 2 p.m. tion and hedge selling despite the continued dry conditions in the ble producing area of Kansas.

Conversely,

feed trains cased with the clearing condi- tions over the mid-west, which should facilitate new crop work for corn, ents and soy beans.

Prices closed as follows: WHEAT-price per bushel.

ЯРОТ

May

Tuy September December CORN SPOT

May

223-3-

2.05-11-2.00-1% 2.00-1-14 2.00-15

3.44

July

September

1,30-137-76 1.38 -1.37-14 1.32-16

December

RYK

Buy July

GATA

May

July

Manila, Motiritius, Mombasa Marques and South Africa via Du in D.

Balcon, 3 p.m.

Japan. 1 tim

SATURDAY, APRIL 15

Closing Times By Air Manila, 11 am.

Bangkok, 5 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea Holhow, D

Hondakan, Da.m.

Canada via Vancouver, B.C., 19

Korea vua Inchon 7 DJ

Japan. I pm

Formosa via Keelung. 3 p.m. Btrails and Calcutta, 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Closing Times By Air Saigon and Paris, 10 a.m Joshow, 10 a.m.

Closing Times By Ben Formosa via Kielung, .

MONDAY, APRIL 17 Closing Times By Alt Manila and Jesselton, 11 CSA and Canada, a pm.. Holbow, 4 1.171.

1.20-15 - 1 1.32-40

77-16-4 10-43-16 HEW YORK FLOUR er 200 to. Salaam. Mauritius and Johannesburg" via Cairo), Rome and Landen, B anck, 12.40 dollars.

Rangoon, Calculta. Karachi, Basra,

Mombasa. Cairo (Nairobi,

United Press. p.