THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
NI DUMBBELLS MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
LESSON HAND
MIKENNEY ON BRIDGI
Trumped Own Ace To Win This One
By WILLIAM E. MoKENNEY
RECENTLY, on
my
Way to
Washington, D. C., I citting in the dining car and as I paged through the menu I found today's hand. The author's name was not given, so I cannot give him credit for il.
I have seen many bridge hands
FREGISTEREO USLIM PATENT OFFICE
FOOTBALL
IS MY FAVORITE GAME, WHAT IS YOURS
00
2019
FRIED VENISON
WITH THE CHINESE
IN CHINATOWN
KINFOLK
By Pearl S. Buck (Methuen, 410 pp.) THE life, problems and Tjoy of problems and living in New York'e China town provide material for a richly human story by this popular author who por trays the Chinese character so warmly.
where the proper play is to YOUR BIRTHDAY ·
trump your partner's nce. Mast
of these triek-type hands I have net before, but I must admit
never
seen
I have
this play before. The unusual fenture of this hand is that you have to
and you trump your own fee, have to do it on the very first play. If you do not, you just cannot make your contract,
East and West did some nice blckling to try to keep North from bidding five bearts.
However,
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Double
East probably made a mistako in doubling.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
13
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
It is the family of Dr Liang THE placing
of that plaque on the house in who had for many years been teaching Chinese philosophy in Cheynowalk where Rossetti American collegas, where, "he lived has raked up all the hoped, crude young Americans old stories of that nest of might imbibe from him the
But nobody bas
mes was a surgeon
It down
waa
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
WHAT THE BUDGET MEANS:
An extra pint and a packet of fags a week working man
for the
London, Apr. 18.-The Labour government announced on Tuesday a one-sixth reduction in income tax for the lower income brackets. With another general election expected before the end of the year, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, aimed this major tax con- cession in his 1950-51 budget at the lower paid men and women who form the backbone of the Labour Party.
In
war
Other fax changes Included: 1 Bookanakers who handle fixed odd football pools, will be taxed.
2 Materials used memorials in places of worship will be free of purchase tax.
3 Comunercial vehicles wil be subject to a 3314 percent tax, to restrict the excessive volume coming ou
market"
TO SEE HOW U.S. MINE COAL
Tokyl,
Apr.
10-A six- Japaness coal man mission 61 nining experts will leave Haneda airport for the United. States on April 20 un an Inspec- flon four of conl
mines and plants. to the home mining equipment will
spiritual nourishment which he rascals.
ited to think had kept Chint told how Rossetti outraged intuel for four thousand years." Swinburne' by marking his Ils sons, James and Peter, place in a beautiful produc- aro very different other.
from caction of the Kelmscott Press James and his alm พอส to return to with a rasher of bacon, China where he could help his
Meredith sent for Morris, and cuffering people who were SUN
the two of them demanded that Aghting the Communist Armies
mies the rasher be withdrawn. While Ho. falked to his father who
Swinburne, 'baif-naked, By STELLAdvised him against going, but
Sir Staford toki Parlin duction on beer. Instead ho eventually he made it clear that roaring in a corner, Carlyle and he was going anyway. Peter Froude.
George Eliot arrived with ment that the tax on the announced that its strength will
be increased. Rossetti, who was a first £50 of taxable income: is the rebel of the family and he gets involved with the Com- one of his difficult moods, with will be reduced from 3 to drew the rasher, and substituted There ore Lwo TË
you are born today, you find yourself committed to the munists.
and Louise, fried egg. Meredith left in a 2/6 per £, and on the next a talent
promies daughters Mary, women have
for impossible! Better to design. Ford
who loves an American boy.
rage. nearly knocking "down | £200 from 6s to 5s per £. of good clothes less and deliver more.
Harriet Martineau, who wan yourself,
delight in you will
Your moods are apt to be t
STABILITY
coming up the sinies. Carlyle Britons will thus pay £11-3-0 designing them for others, and ful and unless you can learn to
of with Rossetti, while less on their nist £230 could make a successful career find a way of moderating your In Mrs Liang, though she does reasoned
part in the George Ellot, in hysteries, took warned income under the new of It.
pessimism as well as your extra-not take a large ordinary optimism, you may finduction of the story, is really the up a coal-scuttle and jammed rutes equal to about a pint of a pack of cigarettes over Froude's head. beer and Although you make friends yourself going through life on strength and unity of the fat Harriet Martineau
bustling about
received a per week. cantly, your native wit and, at an emotional seesaw which will In New York,
Sir Stafford estimated that times, caustic comment
In- have
as well as your friends with the housework, and bicker-cup of coffee in the face as she you,
and she the government will spend £3,- lined to alienate people. You and relatives, in a continuous ing with her learned husband, entered the room,
490,000,000 in 1950-51, ngainst an are adaptable and can ndjust
or back in their ancestral village knocked Morris down with
of £3,375,000,000 from the bandits, chair. That was the position, expenditure Be cautious in marriage. You in danger yourself to all kinds of changing of turmoil.
last year. conditions. Don't let this assel will need someone with similar there is always a stability and roughly, when Ruskin arrived.
In Mrs Liang, Venus in the
biggest becoine a Hability by being so changeable that you are never intellectual talents but possessing permanence
mixture
single ilem, but socini services, of wisdom, impatience steadying emotionat influence
Ascendant (VI) including the burgeoning two quite sure where you are going! if you are to find a permanent and love.
There is, in the writing of You
He said: "Our very favourable have
Iremendous contentment. Д
"I KNOW," said Dingi-Poos, year-old National Pearl S. Buck, an assertion that amount of self-confidence and
To and what the stars have the ancient wisdom of Chinese Europe are being Buttered by
"that the foul dovecotes of vice, ran a close second.
Industrial results over the past because of this are willing to In store for tomorrow the civilisation has not died in the bourgeois talk of a mysterious cluding the fealth Service, will down by the weight of laxation. Defence will cost £780,820,- year show conclusively that we 000, while social services, in-are not, In fact, being crushed promise to do anything, whether your birthday star and read the
terrible
and long conflicts that or not you are trained or fitted corresponding paragraph, Let Terri
"And is building near here."
"When production-productivi for it. De a little slower to make your birthday star be your have wrecked the country from there such a building?" inquired cost £756,538,000.
end to end. The patience, and the
ty products, and all the rest of subtle English promises, or one day you may guide,
philosophy that is based upon "Aha!" replied the provocative agent.
STRONGER BEER
to indices of industrial activity the importance of family love,
are at the highest levels ever THURSDAY, APRIL 20
cannot be destroyed, and in this beauty. "Meanwhile," she con
The Income tax cut
known in this country, it is nat SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)-novel of a typical Chinese family tinued, "you, of course, are here
to admire the scenery, or perhaps ubout the ANIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 201-
concession Justifiable to say that our indus- only If you have been neglecting I money is owing you, make as a promise that greatness of Wills an irresistible lift of offered to the taxpayers any-try in weighed down and render- your letter writing, catch up serious attempt
her brows smile of wicked where in the budget, except for ed incapable."--United Press. with it today. A letter can be now. It can be helpful to you.
conquettishness, she turned the * reduction of from 66 2/3 to 33 Important:
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec
alego-battery of her glorious 1/3 percent in sales tax TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-22)-The emphasis is on domoz-
eyes full on the hapless victim high-priced private cars.
Sir Stafford's With a muffled of her wiles.
upper middle classes and the wealthy. They included:
daily
11 to collect
Chinese civilization and culture will return.
an otherwise de-write to relatives. Make a tle and social life just now.
short Journey to visit them if Partnership matters should bel it will bring pleasure and hap- consolidated. piness.
clarer might have become little careless in the play.
You can see when West opens with the king of diamonds, de-Apply clarer can win it with the acc, but if he does he can only get into dummy once. He can lead a spade and then take the heart finesse. Now when he leads a club West will trump.
CAPRICORN
(Dec.
23-Jun. GEMINI (May 22-June 227-20)-Make best possible use of yourzeit to personal the next two days. You will problems during the next three find that you can make excellent days and you will be substan- headway. tially rewarded.
AQUARIUS (Гал. 21-Feb. CANCER (June 23-July 23)- 18)-Make hay while the sun Intuitions should guide you shines! This is a time for you wizely today. Pay attention to to take full advantage of good However, if declarer trumps your hunches for the best re- prospects. his nce of diamonds in dummy at sults.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21) — trick one, he can lead the five of
24-Aug. 23)----
An active day. Use your brain. day. You can advance your interests heart and finesse the ten-spot. A friendly, co-operative
best tactfulness greatly. When it holds he can go over to Exhibit your the ace of spades in dununy and and you will succeed lead the eight of hearts. Once tionally well. again he can take the fnesst. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— Now he can play the ace of hearts Two lines of action my_ba und pick up Enst'o king.
brought into some single effort which can bring about exccp- tonal success.
in this way declarer will lose only one spade and one club trick, making five-old.
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excep-
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct, 23)~- Mind over matter, today, will create a good attitude. Make the most of all your opportuni- 11es.
BOYS'
Stithe-
Like the Government, intend to ignore this defeat"
AND
Christopher Told a Story
-The Two Shadows Listened Intently-
By MAX TRELL
in
and
Defence WES the
Health Ser-
Wad
on
onth Egham swept her into his increases almed posed tax
he
at the
1 The tax on petrol will be 18 per doubled from Od to
27
NO CRUSHING Although the Treasury Issued a White Paper last week, point- ing out that an average of
cent of each Brilon's person- per al Income was tax, Sir Stafford contended that the nation is not being overtaxed.
World Bank
Lends India
arms. The next moment Was hurtling over her left shoulder. As he picked himself out of a tub of noisome herbs he said: "Where did you learn to do that?" "In the ballet," bo doubled, too, on June 1, but repiled the unpredictable witch, that has been done every sum- with silver
of mer. cascade
"It would melodious laughter. be-a feather in your bowler, would it not," she said, "If you could return with the true story building?" of
this so-called Egham nodded warlly,
-(London Express Service}
gallon. The petrol ration will $18
ย
2 Tax-free gifts of company shares to company executives, including those made last year, will be subject to surtax.
The Chancellor had been ex-
pected to make some tax re-
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
they were going to nk him to do. But he pretended to look:
USUALLY after ever except very puzzled and worried unt!
the house was asleep,
either
CHESS PROBLEM Knart and Hand, the Shadows, Tell us a story."
Knarf or Hanid said:
1. What Hamlet called "picture
In tie. (0)
7. 11eward or avened? (7),
11. roken date. (3)
12. 13'4 a sort of tower, 10)
2
10. What the lute kave. (8)
13. Poliowa a car over the noor, (3)
14. Wooden coller containing tables
of the isw. 13)
10. Par of the day 1 become
nymph of Paradíno, (6)
17. The wang of Eden, (E
4
10. Obviously takes more than two
to make a riot. (4)
20. Bhawia worn by men in Mextro. 171 21. Trained fruit trees, 19)
In
1. Would you call it a mouth coas ›
101
2 When did Verno write the Three
Artikelcers"1 (5)
B. It's old to the Scot, (4),
Closely and armiy put together.
EAS
8. In the U.8.A. it could be a but
(4)
d. Do people take part in them with
crose purpose? (0)
7. The pronta of an undertaking.
(7)
a In
battle rarely saked seldom given, (3)
tor.
9. There you have finer gir,, (O)). 15. One rube8 for soup! Well, well i
(81
14. retain, (4)
In The boy tums at the head of
the dale. (0)
Bolution of westerday's travels. —Acres: "Corines: 8. Oresalon: 11. Tray: 12. 15. Balm: 14. Yes; 15. Derm: IR
23. Team: 23. Extra: 25 Dark, Dawni
Nogoman; 3. Henní: 4. Curat: 3 Toll: 6. Once
10 Bober 15,
Tope; 10.21, BGE: 22. TEG.
C
By ARTHUR A. PAUL
Black, 3 pieces.
Q
White, & picces, White to play and mate in two
Solution
yesterday'a problem:
to
1. K-B7, 1... P-33 (dis ck); 2, Kt-D7 (dis ch); 1 ... P—B4| (ilis c); 2, Kl-Q7 (día ch);} 1... K-B§ 2, B-Q7 (ch); 1........ others; 2, Kt-K14 (ch).
Check Your
Knowledge
1. Name the king of England who signed the Magia Carta.
2. Who พดค Charles Lut- widge Dodgson?
3. Which falls more quickly--|
a heavy or a light object?
4. What is a necrologist?
5. What is a heptagon?
0. Name the mythological dog which had three heads.
(Answers on Page 8)
CHANGE FOR £1 INTELLIGENCE
By T. O. HARE "Have you any loose silver,
dear?
suld MIL Minus to Professor Minus. want change for a pound."
The Professor took out a handful of silver, and flang it an the table.
Mrs. Minus counted It "Exactly a pound's worth How fortunate ?'
The Professor peered at the colns. *You notice, Moille," 'ho said, "that the coins which
have come down ¿have a face value of 164,,„Gda
Hends
that
TEST.. * I hadn't polleed,” ·
Bald Mrs. Minur. "What of it?
The odda ogolnet happening," said Minan dreamily, are 20 to 3.1'11 give you the silver, Mollle-- all of 16-if you can tell ma what the odds wouli be against the coina that come downs 'Heads? having a face value of bs. 6d.
*** Don't be silly” said Mrs. Minuts. I could never work that out
CALE YOU?
Christopher Cricket would come out from behind the loose brick
asleep
Rupert and the Dragon Pills—7
"A story? A story?" Christo- "I don't In the fireplace where he was pher would exclaim.
But if they spending the winter. uld know any story,"
He would
long enough, and kept look around. As soon as he saw besed
telling him to try with all his his friends Knarf and Hand he
remember if he
did would
"Everyone say:
fast might to
know a story, he would finally yely
smile again and inurmur as he Pang-Ping fastena a strong leash potten you, but I'll soon make him And he goes into a his head:
friendly." 10 hi ali
dragon and brings him shook
But it's not a very good: away from the wall. The little
small room and unfastens the leash. To Rupert's surprise the dragon at creature catches sight, af Rupert, The only little story.
good
and prances about suspiciously and once becomes quiet, and looks At this Christopher would about it is that it really happen-
expectantly as the little Peke opens blows some hot smoke into his He paused, took a glanco edit
drawer and takes out a glass jar face. "Don't be afraid of 1'm." his loose around the room to make sure brick and bring out a very
smiles Pong-Ping.
full of large pills. "He has for.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED small cricket-fiddle. "Shall 1
"Yes,"
Christopher," Knor and Hand would generally re- ply. "Everyone
is fast, fast asleep."
reach
back behind
ht
Oh,
sleen even
the loys, were Then he began.
Knarf
play a tune to make them dream "For the last few nights,
belter?" he shall I nol?"
11
He
would ask.
knew, of
SCO
Million
Tho
visit
Washington to
to meet officials of the Bureau of Mines after at- tending a meeting of United. States coal mine operators to be held three days at Cincinnati.
The group is expected to visit West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiano, Illinois, Wyoming and Washington-United Press
HONGKONG SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkong
Stock Exchange
this morning
were worth $89,950.
Noon quotations were:
BHAKER BUYERS BELLENS KALES BANKB
HK Bank.. East Asia. INSURANCES
Union DOCKS. ETC, K. Wharf Wheelock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel UTILITIES
Tram
C. Light (NY STORES. ETC.
WaLeon
21 # 1300
204
.
560
0135
300 20
0.20
12.00
8.10.
1400 ด
MISCELLANEOUS Asia Nav, ...,
200
TOU 300 (
Washington, Apr. 18.- The International Bank an- nounced today it had grant- ed a loan of $18,500,000 to India for further develop Exchange Rates
ment of the Damodar River Valley. The Bank said the loan would be used to finance part of the cost of the Bokaro-Konar project, which would include the largest steam electric plant in India.
The loan agreement as signed here today by
Indian Ambassador,... Mrs Vijaya. Lakshmi Pandit, and Mr Robert Garner, Vice-President of the
Bank.
the
Burdess was done in the ideal unofficial exeliange market 1719 morning at the following reins
Steritng pound note (per, 21 18.85
U.8. dollars (per $1)
NEI guilders (per 100) Blam ticals (per 1003 Singapore (Straile) FIC plastres (per 100)
Union Insurance Annual Meeting
0.10
14.50
The ordinary yearly meeting
The loan is for a term of 20 of shareholders of the Union years and carries an Interest Insurance Society of Canton,
rate of three percent, plus con- Ltd. is to be held on May 25.
Subject to audit, the Directors mission at one percent. This commission is allocated to the will recommend payment of a Bank's eserve fund. Amortisa-dividend of £1 12, 0d a share. tion
to
payments calculated retire the loan by maturity will stort
April 16, 1055
This is the third
made to
India by the International Bank. OUtward MAILS On August 18 last, a loan of $34,000,000 was granted for the reconstruction and development of Indian railways.
A
S10,000,000 loan was made
on September 20, 1949, for the
of Improvement production.
agricultural
FOR COAL MINES
The Bank cald that the latest
But I couldn't re- ordinary sight. I saw a score of and Hania,,
I've been and tried.
..the tails long, furry tails. .member.
weren't any out
There from behind my If they asked him not to play cuming
"And then, last night it was, of cats. the fire-place and hop-
It heads, or eyes, or paws. There loan would finance dollar pay- tune, he would smile and briek say: "What then shall I do?"
a strange thing happened.
all standing ments from January 1 this year just talis, ping up to the window-sill on
and swishing in the United States and Canada course, what the other side of the room. The was just about this time. The were
straight he both of you had finally gone off
upright,
For for power-house equipment for thete shining all ubon Tras
The house was dark, to and fro in the wind. In sleep. nights. I could
they stayed the Bokaro thermal plant, con far down
equipment for the hill.
struction I could see down to the Nothing made any sound at all. several moments brook. With
Ight Even the cat, who sometimes there, then off they went, and the moonlight
on her disappeared over the hill into Konar Dam, conductors and ac- the transmission cessories for 50 brightly, I could foes prowling about
equipment
for
sub- make out the silver ripples and cushion-toes looking for mice, die darkness. Just the talls of
In the corner cats, mind you! Just cat-tails, lines,
stations, and ocean freight and ciles where the water of the had curled up
with her eyes shut.
nd all at once I remem- other EXPELSES payable. in brook flowed against a sunken
"Suddenly, from right under branch, or made its way around the window, I tward a noise. It bered what it was that was dollars.
Christopher could see the moon shining on the brook.
BRONCHO BILL
Dining
cats!
Unregistered letters and print. nd matters for China mainland can be accepted at senders' risk and will be forwarded as oppor- tunity offers.
Unless otherwise winted, na- gistered Articles (by Air or Bea) and Parcel Posts close One Hour earlier than the ordinary mall, It malls close before 30 m. Registered and Parcel Poste clos At 5 p.m. on the previous day. Rials are closed at Kowloon
hour Central Post Güles and sariler than the G.P.0, closing
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 Closing Times By Air
Hothow, 4 p.m.
the
Japan, b p.m.
The balance of the cost of the a moss-covered rock.
"And
brook.
It was sald Christopher, sounded like a swith. Just like missing from the edge of the
the clump of project about $34,500,000— "And yet,"
A 6-W-1-4-1.
cot-tails that had grown there, would be finished from India's "something seemed to be miss-
tall
and grand, all through the own resources. These funds in-
dollar payments
1, 1950. The Bank said:
Talpeh 6 p.m.
Closing Times Dy Bea
Straits, Aden, Farot & Marsalen.
3 pm
Halphong and Batton, 3 pm.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Closing Times By Air Holhow, 4 p.m.
Bangkok, Bingapore, Djakarta, Co-
lombo. Sydney and Auckland, 8" pas.
Talpeħ, 5. p.m.
Closing Times By Sea
Sandakan, OEM,
Formom vis Keelung. 9 a.m. Bangkok, 10 am. Stratta, Noon.
"What was it, Christopher?" and eddies in the brook were as were, under the window-sill, on made before January subston-via San Francisco, 2 pa.
"That's it. I couldn't remem
ber.
I knew it was something that used to be there. But what Extraordinary Sight it was exactly I couldn't re- member. I tried and tried.
USA. Central and South America
Hothow, 2 p.m.
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New zealand vis Bydney, 3 pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 21 Closing Timer Dy Al USA and Canada, 1 pm. Hothow, 4_pm. Bangkok, Bangoon, Calcutta, Hara cht, Bara, Cairo (Nairobi, Mombasa,
Mauritius
Ing. Something that was there "I hopped across the room. ali spring and summer and au- sprang up to the window-zil). I
It peered out. The moon was just spring and summer and autumn cludo sterling, Swiss francs, tumn there no longer,
and rupees Was
they And there going down. The sliver ripples and now-with the winter-had had gone
cond away! away,"
faint as a dying candle. Knarf interrupted.
their way over the hill. There
Uial increase in the availablity "Swish, went the sound again.
in the of electrical energy were the missing cat-talls! And Swish-swish!
that's my tile story, which you can believe or not, just as you Damodar Valley region will bo "And there, just under the please.
Only-it really hop-key factor in raising India's coal output and in lowering the window-sill, I saw an extra- pened!".
cost of coal production. Bokaro-Komar project will pro- vide at reasonable rates the needed electrical urgently energy for the expansion of coal Canada, production
the and electrification of the coal minej" -Reuter.
Sitting Ducks
ÎN PURSUIT OF FLEEING FUINGER DOVE, SEVERAL BLACKFOOT IHOANS RUSH DOWN TO THOR CANORS
By Harry F. O'Neill
THEIR ARROWB PETE COMING TOO CLOSE,
LEADPANTIS
{GULP)}]] THE BREE FROM THAT ONE.
COULD GIVE MË D-NEUMONIA »
of the
DerverSalaam, Matutum and Josian
panila, Guam, Bonadu, USA and
p.m.
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Hono». furtherfulu and UBA, B. pa..
Ordinary Air Mail: (Printed : 3822- ters, Samples and Small Packat Posia), "for", Manila, Guam, Hone las and USA, pay
Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney (and Auckland, 8 p.m.
Haiphong. Hanoi Balion & Paris, 1 pm.
"Jap Copper For Philippines
tons
Taibel
Tokyo, Apr. 18-The Mining Company will ship 900 of électrolytic соррег, valued at $210,000 to the Philip pines, the JB Press reported from. Osaka' today,
The contract for export of the commodity
was concluded..re
Japan, 6 p.m.
Talpen, d pan."
Closing Times Dy’Kan' Formosa, via Keelung. 2 p.MI Japan. p.m.
HATURDAY, APRIL 1 Victozing Times Dy: Ale
Manila, It Th
·Bangkok, 8 p.3.
Closing Times'-Dy Has
· Canada (via (Vancouver,733.0
cently and the letter of creditStralia, Ceylon, Madagascar, Allen has already been received by the | Herpt and Unilza Kurdom. Japaneve firip-United Press,
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