THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
. MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Slam Contracts Aren't Always Easy
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE
VIE American Contract Bridge League uses a master point rystem of awards for all thele throughout tournament held
the United States and Canada. Each tournament is given points according to its rating, the num- ber of sessions and number of pairs entered. The tremendous task of keeping these records conectly
Mick Ls handled by
R. F. S. Harria
Employees of the League sel-! dom And time to participate in n tournament, except when one la held in New York City. However, when the Metropolitan pair In played recently event was New York, Mrs Harris partici- pated in this event and gave me today's hand,
Mrs Harris, siting South, did not waste much time in getting to a little siam in no trump, but
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DUMB-BELLS
TREGISTIRLOUS LIMU PATENT OFFICE
YES,
YOUR PAINTING
REMINDS ME OF A LOT OF
LEONARDO DA VINCI !
$899
PEOPLE IMITATE MY WORK
AROUND THE WORLD
LEISURELY LISBON,
CITY OF CHARM
By TEMPLE MANNING
Tif not Alan, ali
BY THE
WAY by Beachcomber
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My dear air or madam, you must be a howling mass of calories. Our expert on "diet" Portugal's bas revealed that anybody who
E nicest places, oven For all its importance as an
main metropolis, for nil
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
German industrial PEKING TO production equal IRON ORE?
to 1936
figures
EXPORT
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Tokyo, Apr. 29. The first official offer to export iron ore was received April 18 from Communist Communist Party's organ China, Akahata, Japanese newspaper reported today.
Frankfurt, Apr. 23.-Germany's recovery in swims the Channel uses 10,000 the first two years of the Marshall Plan was today are those that rely on their busile." Lisbon is a lovely, eatorics. If you paddle for three charm and atmosphere, leisurely place, and beautifully minutes you probably 1000 one described as "almost phenomenal" by Mr. Robert who wallos a Hanes, chief of the Economic Co-Operation Ad- mile to get slim"
live themselves) ministration's (ECA's) special mission to Ger- Chien-ll, Vice-Minister of Tende
rather than on sightseeing, situated, too. It is on. and amusements, as their
tourist
attraction. Very
much in this category is
Lisbon, capital city of Por tugal.
YOUR BIRTHDAY........ By STELLA
ΤΕ
MONDAY, APRIL 24
IF you are born today, you to try out new schemes to rec Usually, since have a tremendously magnetic how they work. personality. You make friends you are careful to plan things easily because of your thoughtful well, they turn out and come- kindliness, You invite condences times even better than you and all who tell you their secrets 'anticipated. Put your talent for may be sure that they will be experimentation to work, for it held Inviolate. You would be can bring you fame as well as especially useful in some type of financial success. advisory capacity, where dealing with people and taking care of their needs and problems in essential
You have
Your self-confidence and pride
A
are part of your nature although you are quick to discern flattery, You have sharp sense of humour which, at times, is very subtle. Be careful that you do not hurt the feelings of those whore
as your minds are not as ngile Downl
strong mind and a firm will. You can do anything you choose to do. But if some thing does not interest you, you appear especially inept! This may be done quite conselously co that you will not be called upon To find what the stars have in to do diinsteful work. You have tore for tomorrow, select your a natural inquisitiveness and birthday star and rend the cor- like to know all there is to know responding paragraph. Let your Abou! something. You are birthday star be your daily original la your ideas and like fulde.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 213- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)—|
mado Normal duties along established More demands may be upon you, but your capabilities Hines are the best for you at this
cope with time. should be able to everything.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Hold to routine during the day, but when evening comes, plan tome special social pleasure."
The opening lead of the small club was won by Mrs Harris with
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- the king when East put on the jack, Now she cashed six spatet forth your best efforts along trieks. East was forcell to holdne defalte line of advance and the king-nine of hearts and the your goal should be reached. queen-eight of clubs, along with two lamoods.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-- 6. tariful and patient this morn- Mrs Harris cashed the see anding, showing good judgment in king of diamonds and the ace all decisions. Caution pays. of clubs. She now led a club which Enst had to win. The only thing East could do was to lead his king and nine away from of hearts, so he returned the ninc.
Mrs Harris won the trick In dummy with the queen of hearts and the ace of hearts gave her the trick necessary to make her slar.
CHESS PROBLEM
By D. C. LEAVER-
Black, G pieces.
HR
White, 8 pieces,
White to play and mate in 1100,
Solution1 to Saturday's problem:
1, R-Kt5, aan; 2, R, or K
CROSSWORD
Астова
1. Composure is needed to arrange :
cap sidy. 13)
8. The dentist'a locum ↑ (49)
11. la suot made to laterworvo, (0)
12 Deck (0)
1 Two way time. (6)
15. A prickly pear. (4)
17. A doctor should make them. (5)
10. You may solve this not knowing
i meaning. (7)
40. Menauro de weight differing for
arent articles.
(3)
22. She shows sloganon, (8)
93. Those who travel tha
Game for themanivoa
Down
Deposited. (*)
3. Hambling in sound. (0)
Promise there's nothing between me and you (3)
D. are one s náaly cut. 37)
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— Gather together all loose ends and ree that things are in order for the next important move.
LIBRA (Sept, 23-Oct. 23)- Stick to familiar routine early today. If planning social events, make them this evening.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
HE'S THINKING OF A NUMBER
by 1.0. HARE
"How
cald
Your mental
arithmette Cicely 7"
Di daughter
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[1]
- Not toc 701 I'm afraid.
- Then TVO #
they say on
战离 the rodio Bingo took out nis watch
-11 elve
torce
minutes for this one'
Go ahend. rald Cicely.
*1 trust get the usual
this
it
Sixpence is enough to
no
I'm thinking
I've aquared 4 number.
quared the square And I've multiplied the the
second
*quare
by
originai number So 1 now number of reven
have digits
R
ot You."
iz
Cicely
* Where do I come
You tell me the num
originally thought of
you'd like one
digit
o!
Q clue. If The last
my seven digit
number is 7."
flow quickly
can Vou
discover The number that
Dingo Orsi thought of ?
(Solution on Page 8)
Check Your
Knowledge
1. Name the two-oceans that
meet at the Strait of Magellon.
2. What Is a moat?
3. Name the four states in the
United States that begin with
the letter W.
4. What is tympanitis?
Nothing but a cat could make for 500.
this plant. (6)
7. The hight a man may rise to
V. The poor auder it (9)
10, deems to be plunged in thought
16.
213, Uncooked. (3) (5)
10 Hotted: be precise. (B) 20. Cours, (8)
al round 10 kit’begging lathern (3),
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec: 22)-When afternoon comes you
a new idea can promote anticipate excellent resulis.
Portu-
A Lisbon fish, wife on the waterfront.
gal's West const, to the south. It straggles over hills, with the usual warehouses, docks, quays, taverns, along the waterfront.
Steep Alloys
calorie. "A woman who walks a
wolk; they "will replace the weight lost by many.
eating one chocolate" Allow me to add that a woman who standa on her head on a warm cistern for four minutes lores 12 calories, but can replace them aft by eating three ounces of apple peel soaked in lemon juice.
In passing
THINGS are coming to a pretty
pass when the electors,
the
Commis World
Mr Hanes, who is also" economic adviser to
High American sioner, Mr James J. McCloy, stated that the West Ger- man Government reported duction to be at 100 in the index of industrial pro-
all people, begin to treat Cabinet March, equalling that of Ministers with disrespect, and | 1936.
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to them when even rude
This, he maid, was a rise of they tnik offensive nonsense.
case one
the previous point over The Press makes matters were month's Index, and 15 over by reporting not only the non-March of the previous year. sense talked by Ministers, but Mr flanen made his state also the criticisms of the nu-ment in on official announce
1040.
to Germany in
It said the offer was made in an oficial cable signed by Sha of the Chinese Communist go- In Peking, and
ven to the Society for the
Promotion
Trade in bank
to replace
U.S. aid?
in Tokyo.
Sino-Japanese
The Red newspaper did not reveal the price or quantity of iron ore offered to Japan nor did it explain possible connec tion between the project and SCAP controlled Japaneso foreign trade.--United Press.
Singapore
prices fluctuate
rubber
Washington, Apr. 28.- The World Bank President, Eugene Black, predicted to- day that the international lending agency with steadily dience. It hitling a man
nan ment rel
released by the E.C.A gain in importance as direct when he is up. I see that even Mission here, on the second American foreign aid pro- that stracious, courtly the old world Mr Bevan, is not anniversary of the first E,C.A gramines, such as the Mar-
shall Plan, come to an end. exempt from the irreverence of shipments
audiences. He
April, ate at which German political
has
He discussed the bank's role
Singapore, Apr. 28.-The been deeply hurt by exhibitions industry and agriculture has of bad manners. It seems de-progressed in the first two view.
in world affairs in a radio inter price of rubber fluctuated continuously during the past plorable that one so scusitive
In the meantime, the bank undertone is still
week and, although the Issued a Anancial
sound, statement
cau- showing that it has made a total operators have been uf 24
and tious, according to Lewis development Ioana totalling and Pent Limited, influen- $744,145,000 since it was estabtial rubber brokers, lished at the Bretton Woods conference of 1944. Of the total been inore
The firm said that there had inquiry by manu- loan commitments, $504,080,200 facturers, both at home-and was already paid out.
abroad and off-grades met with. better demand at the present
informers
In
Mr
work und
DEFEATIST
Hanes clatement
reconstruction
production for March
defeatist at-and it was necessary to launched to bo lower and this
the
European recovery gramme to All the gap.
LONG TERM NEEDS
pro-
in
today.
and retiring should be exposed years of the Marshall Plan has been almost phenomenal", he to the disapproval of people who
વાં The hillside streets are steep are not quite out of the bottom is beyond the expectations with apparently each hill hay-drawer.
of a great many of our top opti. ing its full quota of steep
mists. This dramatic recovery not only to the alleys, narrow winding streets, The subtle Captain
a tribute, beautiful #tleAPTAIN steps, steep
FOULENOUGH, Marshall Plan, but to German squares, and
many of the generally
a nove head determination, hard thoroughfares have picturesque in life's ordunun tasks, is or-faith in the future." if rather obscure names, except ranizing a paid squad of anti- those, of course, with n re-
Informers to spy on the pies.
The bank's net income during ligious connotation, such as, for The
anti-informers, hv by
the nine months ended en March differentials. the instance,
came Alley of the acting as agents provocateurs
Futures continued to be peg- 31 was reported at $9,850,859.Iceted and, with heavy offerings Faithful of God, and one
he sent a de. against innocent people, and three months after
Black said the bank was never from the United States for the state of German. dicated to the Miracle of St pretending to work with the fa-report on the
the EC.A. brad- meant to meet the emergency whole of..1950, buyers were not Anthony.
farmers, hope to land the economy to
which Many of there old streets are real
prevailed in accused situation fine quarters in which he น
at bargain interested; except Western Europe after the wor dark with decay bu despite mess.
the German Government of
nelers "Intexz-faire and this they are never depressing
titude in coping with its cron- Habitations that are now tene. From the world's belfry
mainly unem- omic problems, mainly andments were once palaces, with
TERE, for today,
which
also applies to Indonesia. Elme at thai is a veryployment
at beautiful
carvings of whole HE
Prices in the market of colourful tiles showing of this mud world. walls
large bat from the belfries
had reached almost 2,000,000.
closed as follows:- In โร
today's statement, here and there through the dirt doesn't know what to do with E.C.A oficial said that, since Black said, "The bank was
Number 1 rubber, May and grime of centuries. Square one hundred mullion lb. of sur-
(Stralis cents per lb.) 19-18,
when Marshall
created to meet long term needs Number 1 rubber, Plan
June windows and sleep
butler. Denmark doesn't materials first began to
remain in Europe Number 1 rubber, July roofs add their charm to the old plus
flow which will dormer
what lo know
do with 4% into Western
indus when the present emergency is Number rubber. May 63 quarters.
million
of surplus butter, trial production
Number 4 rubber, May 60 AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. The high parts of Lisbon look yet it is beyond the ingenuity bled. Steel output and vehicle in the amounts of aid provided | Spot rubber, unbaled
through of which hit
the ERP s logical Blanket C. rep. claim to govern production, both 19)-Don't stir things up this across the blue Tagus river to of those who morning.
is best pine woods backed by distant countries to get that butter to post-war records Inst Stains quo
month, to assume
that ERP countries No. 1 pale crepe Increase your personal contacts inauntains against which the
Increased more than 400 per- will look to the bank and to later.
private investors as the prin- In agriculture, basle crop pro-pal sources of foreign capital DOES man who informa duction surpassed all estimates, they need for sound long term
investment projects," due in great part, the statement
He said the bank is placing sald, to excellent crop returns in the past two years,
main emphasis on development also forecast that The statement stressed how-loans. He
Truman's "Point ever, that unemployment "la President
-Reuter. still serious."
Four" programme would make it easier for the bank to do its Job by providing well-planned projects and technical skill needed to carry them through-- United Press.
CAPRICORN
23-Jan.
(Dec. in come debt 20)-If there owing you, attempt to collect it this afternoon. You may be able
to!
America
white church and houses of the people who want to eat It. Almada stand out in beautiful As a matter of interest
Places to Sco
A
against someone In
the
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-tellet, Keep your mind on the job this moming. Afternoon may call for some social co-operation.
As for places to see, there Department which employs him the Avenida, the Museum of
get more or less pay than those ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)the Coaches, the
romanesque who spy only on the non-ofllelal Advance projects already under architecture of the Cathedral of
classes? and educational | St Vincente, as well as several way. Children matters can be important.
other churches.
BOYS'
AND
-(London Express Service)
GIRLS'
cent.
e
GM dou-over. As cutbacks take place Number 3 rubber, May
MAGAZINE
Why Roosters Crow at Dawn | Rupert and the Dragon Pills-11
-They Like to Tell People the Time-
By MAX TRELL
SHY," Haald, the shadow-
to tell her inore about this roost- er, Mr Punch nodded.
Es name was Henry, my girl, asked her friend Mr dear. He was quite beautiful to Punch, "do roosters always crow look at. He had wonderful brown at daybreak?"
and red feathers and he walked
"He
as
few
rot
Mr Punch smiled. "They like around my backyard as proud as
went to
to sleep, to tell people the time. Another a king.
always awake name for roasters everyone soon as it grew dark, and he
Awal knows-is cock. But moat roost was
the sun ers think that instead of being minutes before
แร Goon Ց Then,
he a cock they should spied the sun
be up. called called a
peeping up over a clock.
in fact," Mr Punch went on as he ilt his fence, stretch out his neck and
the hill, he would jump on
call out at the top
ፎሮ
a
and settled down for a story, once had a rooster who
ho was as good as my clock that anyone ever had. He was a good deal less trouble than a regular clock, too. I never had to wind him."
Hanid engerly asked Mr Punchi
The rooster crown at dawn.
Time to doodle-do, Time to doodle-do,
his voice:
Time to do what you must do! Cock-a-doodle-dol
"Well," continued Mr Punch
lie moment I heard him I used
NOW,
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ing again beyond them. Then he scuttles rapidly but of the garden and disappears. "Oh, deat, laught to have known that would happen if he saw the rocket," wails Pong- Ping. Why didn't think of it
The sudden firing of the rocket completely scares the pet dragon. With loud snort and breathing fire more furiously than ever, he leaps straight up into the air. He cannot By properly, but he beats his little wings and streaks over the sooner?" but Rupert runs to keep heads of the two little friends, land the dragon in sight.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Something Happened
| CHICAGO GRAIN
MARKET
1112
55
07
United Press.
HONGKONG
SHARES
Transactiona at Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $75,220,
Noon quotations were: SNARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES BANKS
30 1200
HK Bank East Asia INSURANCES
Utilett
DOCKS, ETC.
S'hat Dock.
LAND, ETC.
UTILITIES
104
5.70
S'hai Land 1.10 1.40 4000 1.20
2000 11.80 50 10.60
Tram
INDUSTRIALS
Cement
C. Eight 101.75
Chilcarte, April 22-Soya STORES, ETC.
beans paced a higher trend in the grain market today, clos-
Inst
Dairy
Watson
11.10
101120
35 36 21 24
N.Y. Scrap Metals
more than five cents n bushel higher on nearby months. Strength in the soya beans cash market reflected recent govem- Purve purchases and ment
Now Closing prices in the in thut heavy buying
com-York Scrap metals market on
Saturday were: nudity,
Other grains
Scrap
per followed soya
copper. F.O.B.
ton (ight) ..... $12.25 - 12.50
ton theavy soft) .... 3.30 - 0,75
beans higher, with wheat elos-Scrap lead, FOB. per Ing 1%-15% certs higher, corn
ton (No. 1 heavy smelting)
ocent higher, oats un-Scrap steel, F.O.B. per changed to cent higher, rye 1-1 cents higher.
All deliveries of soya beans moved into new sen- and com conal high ground, along with all wheat futures with the ex- ception of December whent.
July
23.00 -23.50 United Press,
Exchange Rates
*Business was done in the local unofficial exchange market £700 morning at the following rates?-
15.10 4.185
| U.S. dollars (per #1) NEI guilders (per 100) Siam ticals (per 100)
OUTWARD MAILS
"A real wrist-watch. Of course, the fence and begin scratching to spring up out of bed. I was roosters have no wrists because around for his breakfast. But one never late for school. My father they have no arms. But we at day a dreadful thing happened."
Buying also stemmed from a My taches the birthday wrist-watch was never late for work. mother was never late for break to Henry's leg with a tile strap.
Knarf looked alarmed, "What report lor'continued dry weather Sterling pound note (per )
throughout the
south-western could see that he
was
very fast. And everything was just on We
Mr Punch?" happened,
section of the country. with it.
He was very time.
Prices closed as follows: "One day, while Henry was snid Mir Punch,
not to wheck it
it against
ast walking through some wet grass WHEAT-price per bushel
to and stumps of trees, nor "everyone was happy with Henry 'the rooster and so grateful to get it wet when he went looking and had carefully taken off his spot
ing wrist-watch and
left
it on the May him for getting them up in time for worms in damp grass or at stump of a tree, a magpie swoop- September
Poor December that when Henry's birthday came the edge of rain puddles. And he ed down and stole it. around nil of us decided to give never let the hens or other roost- Henry! Ile was heartbroken. Ho
the timely him
ers peck at it. It was a precious never could a wonderful present." Mr Punch smiled and winked his eye. "It was the best present anyone ever thought of to give a rooster who got everyone up on time.'
"What was it?" Kaart asked. "It was
a wrist-watch," an- swered Mr Punch. "A wrist-watch!"
BRONCHO BILL
5. Give the Roman numeral
HAMBER BOYS POSTED
IN THE FILLS TO COVER
WITH HOSTILE INDIANS
did
6. From what country Columbus zall on his first trip to America?
(Answers on Page 8).
BRONCHO BILL'S TAK
MORE PROBBINS BATON. PURŠUME THEIR TUSCAN NS LEADER ACTORS ŠTHE FIVER P
call out
20.60
! Singapore (Strait)
18.24
234-
FIC plastres (per 100)
12.30
2.10-44-1 2,10-4% -%
2.11--1
CONN
1.43.7 1.41 - 1,41-3%
1.40.9
1.39-14-48
127-1
1.33.
134
70-70-1%
73.3% bid
gift. He guarded it carefully, again. You see, he had got used July
"And did he wind it up him to his watch. He never knew September
what time it was any more.
He December self?" Kpart wanted to know.
RIC "Oh, yes," said Mr Punch. didn't even try to guess. He just stay "And every morning, at six walked around, looking sad. As july
OATS o'clock sharp, he would jump on for that thievish magple," the fence and start crowing. He Punch sald, he called out the May July would keep crowing for five min- time. But it wasn't the same NEW YORK FLOUR-per 2009 lu.
Then he would jump off thing! It wasn't any good at all!" sack, 17.25 dollars.
-United Press,
uics.
Three in One
DIANABLE, ODPATRED, BEL ANO THE RES CUED LEADPANES LARKING STOP TO ENRAGE STRA WARRIORS IN >UND-NO-HANO COMBATTM
Mr
By Harry F. O'Neill
WYAL TWAT TAMES
|POLISH-E. GERMAN TRADE TALKS Berlin, Apr. 23,--An East German trade delegation headed by the Export Mialster, Herr George Handler, leit Berlin to night for Warsaw to negotiate a now
trade agreement Polund.
The delegation
with
was accom-
panied by Dr Bronievicz, head of the Polish trade reprezenta- tion with the East German Re- public,
recently re-
Herr Handke turned from Moscow after 'con- cluding a trade agreement with the Soviet Union,--Reuter,
MONDAY, APRIL 24 Closing Times By Air
Hothaw. 4 p.m.
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Baars, Cairo (Natrobl, Mombasa. Dares
Baleon, Mauritius and Johannesburg Via Cairo), Home and London, 5 pm. Singapore, Djakaria, Sydney and Auckland, 5 p.m.
Bangkox and Colombo, 5 p.m. Japan, p.m.
Taipeh, 8, p.m.
Cloring Times By Box
Bangkok, 3 p.m.
Formosa via Keelung, 3 p.m. Djakarta, Bourabaya & Macamat,
A p.tr.
Marselites. 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL
Closios Times by Hollow. 4 D.M,
Manila, Liuam, Honolulu, USA and Canada. 5.p.m.
Air Farcel Posts for Merlis, Moto- Lulu and USA, 5 p.m.
· Ordinary Ale Mall (Printed Mate tors. Samples and Small Packet Posts) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA, B p.m.
Haiphong and Saigon, 5 p.m. Bangkok, 8 p.m. Taipeh, p.in,
Closing Times By Bea Formosa via Keelung 9'40. Sandakan, Dem.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 Closing Times By Air
Manila, 11 am.
Hollow, 4 p.m. Taipei. p.m.
Closing Times By Bea Formosa Via Koeling; 3 p.m. USA, Canada, Centrál end - Bouth America via Ban Trancisco, IND Paresis for 'Canada); '3' p,mi
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