1950-04-26 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

LESSON HAND

MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Follow Instruction In Careful Bidding

DUMB-BELLS

PATENT OFFICE

THESE CITY, SLICKERS CANT FOOL ME AGAIN

I ONCE BOUGHT THE BROOKLYN' BRIDGE

CHINA

FOR

SALE

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South Wesl North

MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE

They kidnapped a general

BY THE

WAY

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

FIRM

Britain to remain JAP WIRE quiet over her

sterling

by Beachcomber debts in

DY

ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT May 16 he was received by next Christmas the

London, Apr. 25.-Britain will take no deci- to sions with the United States affecting her Sterling a British brigadier as a pri- have carol-singing properly debts to Commonwealth nations without full prior

at Mersa organised,

W. Stanley Moss, (Harrap, 10/8, 190 pp.)

of soner

war

authorities hope

Children

who

wish to sing carola from consultations with the countries affected, a Trea- ON April 26, 1944, the Matruh. What took place house to house will have to sury spokesman. stated today.

Commander of the Ger- before and during those get a permit to apply for a He was commenting on Washington reports man forces in Crete, Major- three eventful weeks will licence. The licence must be of a British memorandum suggesting cancellation General Kreipe, left his surely rank as one of the signed by a JP, a school- of an equivalent amount of Sterling debt to them. II.Q. by car for his villa; on greatest adventures of the master, and an official of}

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Fast

Para Рава

YOUR BIRTHDAY..

Pan

Part

Double

20

WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

the

your

of

the

to

Germans

plan

new customs

structure

Bonn,

War. Designed to shatter the secret police.

The factual examination of the Sterling debt position had been the enemy's morale, the

in progress for tome time past, The children will then he lie spokesman recalled. By STELLA | Capture of General Kreipe interviewed by Ilome Ofice

Was an exploit bristling ometals medically examined, The tripartite Anglo-Amerl- That it co-analysed and kept under can-Canadian Commitice set up with difficulties.

abservation for two weeks, on last September at the time of WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

was successful is a tribute a diet. Their parents will also Britain's devaluation of Ster- both to the dash

be interviewed and given forms ling had been continuously at you are born today, your is a clentine trend in

of the

While singing, the work on this study and its re- smbition and energy appear nature and you might be in- British expedition, and

to children will

tinder the lation to Sterling-dollar prob- WHILE I am not going to try/limless. You will take on any terested in chemistry as a pro-the fervent loyalty of

tutelage of two or more paid in- leras.

Apr. 25. The to Justify

provided your Intercat fession. You have the gift that thing fuct

formers, and Ir money is given North and South to into a slum is aroused. There is nothing you the written Aa well

West German Cabinet to- the Cretan partisans. 6

10 them Commitice wiil

WIL The stage of making sugges-day considered the draft of contract on today's hand, it does will not promise, and no lengths spoken word and a talent for

examine

for the case to decide ions

possible lines of bring up a very good lesson in to which you will not go to making a dull subject sparkle

whether the hearers' impulse to netfon had now been reached, law to overhaul the Ger- bidding. South's bid of one dia- make your word good. Perhaps with originality.

The first problem was getting give preceded or followed the he sald, but added that they man Customs structure mond certainly is sound. There you would be wiser to promise

To the Island,

to After several singers' impulse nsk for were sill only in fentative form with a view to possible in- nre very few players with West's less in the first place.

You have considerable scif-

money. Those who find that Consequently, it would be a corporation in à European holding who would not bid one

confidence and what is called accessful attempts

to para carol-ringing outside houses error io regard the Brillan pode.

"staro presence," You are anchute, it was anally decided to interferes with their radio memorandum referred to in the Customs Union. excellent person to have around land by sen. The author (then listening will be invited to Washington reports In tiny The object of the change, in a crisis, Although many Captain Moss of the Coldstream Judge complaints with the sense as n definitive proposal | »bout which detalls are to be might not suspect it, you are Guards) was met on the beach Secret Carol Police.

for immediate action or decision, published Inter this week, is deeply emotional and

your by his co-partner in crime, Ma-

to put

customs charges on an home and family ties mean

EXAMINATION

u valorem instead of a piece great deal to you.

basis.

North's Jump to three hearts shows u very powerful hand with

control of at least two suits, Fast made a bit of there spades to how his partner that they might be in a position to take a sacrifice later and that he has come strength on the side, which his partner should reaike.

You have a pleasant persona- ty and OUTL which attracts friends into your orbit. You are tactful and diplomatic in deal- in with people and would do well in positions where you come in contact with the public. You

speak well and could

บ

or your

a

|jor "Paddy" Leigh-Fernier, and Venus in the Ascendant

a motley and colourful collection have of partisans.

be useful in

in pollues. You

To find what the stars however, have to have a definite In store for tomorrow, elect South showed his Jons; din-cause of ideal to fight for

read birthday star and mond suit ant now North nude you will become restless. You the corresponding paragraph. The first mistake when he bid fare not one to fit into what Is Let your birthday star be your four spadre,

Why

eve-bid | called "machine polities." There dally guide. When

the lead of another sult might defeat your contrael?

South was optimktie in bid- ding four no trump with three- small clube..

then four diamonds. Sa insorial. biddin six diamonds, he really wag ng optimist.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- If planning on building, now is

CAPRICORN

(Dec.

(XIII)

an outlying spur of the

HAS BIG ORDERS

Tokyo, Apr. 26. - A Kyodo news report from Oralca anid today that an Sumitomo Electric Industry export contract between the and an Indian firm has been concluded for 75 tons alu minlum wire amounting to $360,000.

Shipments will be made over three-month period starting

June.

Meanwhile, Kyodo claims in quiries concerning transmissiort wires were pouring in with Sumitomo -nfurte having rc- ceived inquiries amounting to $80,000,000.

expect

Informed rources Sumitomo to export $6,000,000 worth of wire this year to coun- tries including Australia, Pakis→→ tan, Indin, Red China and For- mośn-United Press.

N.Y. RUBBER MARKET

New York, Apr. 23.-Rubber

futures today closed 25 points lower

to 0 points higher on sales totalling 72 contracts.

Following a higher opening in line with London and Singapore, futures 1:171 Info technical Traders remded realising and hedge selling.

the reaction

as a natural development after

The cabinet Dlso appointed the recent persistent advance. nuter-ministerial committer

used, it is reported here.

It is thought very unlikely done by the

Prices closed as follows:-

Auglist

25.37 nominat 25.00 bid 24.70 nominal 24.40 traded

24.00 nominal 23.50 trailed

23.20 nomljal

2.93

22.70 inded

2.50 nominal.

20.30

2312-16

-United Press.

CHICAGO GRAIN.

PRICES

Chicago. April 25-The re

The whole relationship of the Sterling bloe and the Common- wealth to Europe and North under the chairmanship of Pro- Apelt fi cente ON

America wilt come Lap Moving by night and hiding

for fessor Ludwig Erhard, the Eco-May Karakoram footballs, not an examination during the. "Bnomics Minister, to prepare the June by day, they soon reached the CEE-throw from Dung stood the Three talks next month when ground for a second programme July vicinity of the German H.Q..

vast building; which was the netherds of closer co-ordination to prevent unemployment by September where they proceeded to make sense. So skilfully had it been and foreign policy between the cause of all this pernicious non-in defence. economic recovery

ery creating new jobs.

October THURSDAY, APRIL 27

careful plans,

November The programme Every routine surrounded by 12 lines of per-non-Communist Powers are dis-

will come) December TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)–

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. movement of the General was į manently electrifled barbed

into operallon this autumn and January (1951) will continue the work being February He really does Side-step legal matters pertain- 2)-Use your best Judgment, studied, and when thally hts wire, eight feet high, that high ant have any more than heading to, an

SPOT intended

existing journey, especially in some legal matter. car was brought to a standstill ficials hind to crawl through a

pro- vertised when he lid one and Afternoon and evening are Evening hours are excellent,

Jarder window in the kitchen that any proposal such as that, gramme. by a couple of "German mill-wing, thence on to the roof of a the memorandum would re- The Government also decided

pollecinen", 23-Jan.tary

everything eckehouse shed, and so into the sult in a decision before these to set up a refugee bank on 20)-Go slowly this morning went without a hitch.

main building. Every

Every morning exchanges and, in any ense. It capital to be provided by the in all contractual matters, In

expensive cars

thickly

kly is

that presumed

Commone Federal Treasury. The bank the afternoon and evening you

The car drove on-the Gen-/2red and each one empy

emply wealth members would be kept will Anance businesses and versal In soya bean futures will succeed.

as a discarded hat drove up to closely informed of any pro-ngrientural capital require- eral under the back seat. The the main gate, to deceive mal-posed decision in this field.

hl touched ments of refucces from East after the market AQUARIUS

21-Feb. most

new seasonal high levels to❤ hazardous and exciting contents, who often shot at one The "Big Three" talks will be German lands.

day had on adverse effect on up part of the operation was in of them. The high

between M Dean officials,

Acheron IL further approved a Brost other grains. bluing their way past twenty-inder window

Early buy meanwhile, arrived outside the United States Secretary of to enable next of

kin to det

in beans reflecter hedge four road blocks-receiving full and disguised as milkmen.

in milk

vans, Stale, Me Ernest Bevin, British clare civilian relations offeally fung agolest export sales of:+

At Foreign Minister, and M. Robert | dead after they have been miss- 250,000

bushels ralutes as they did so and then each corner of the building was Schuman

to Canada. French Foreigning for five years from the end PISCES

Prices closed as follows: (Feb. 20-Mar. 31)-being hunted all over the island a tower,

manned by med Minister,--Neuter.

of the war-Router.

WHEAT price per bushel, LEO (July 24-Aug.

23) Think any

decision involving by the exasperated Germans. police, with searchlights 50

Spot over very carefully

May powerful that when they were Conservative action is best Just money now, Avoid financial

this morning before committing extra-

used women four miles away. yourself, vagance if you are wise,

The photographs are of great complained that soicane was VIRGO

ARIES (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)—

(Mar. 22.Apr. 20) interest, and show something ofing on them. If this was a

fish warehouse, Krupp's was the carefree and determined and East has supported spades. Guard against faulty judgment ion of a legal matter until later spirit in which the exploit was

If possible postpone any discus- West, with

Bis holding JI Don't blame others if suine- spades should know that either thing Roes wrong.

on. Study all angles. North

South is void or

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Business matters need careful

When East doubled the six- diamond, bid was he asking bisa good time to carry through partner to lend a spade? Ordi-important parts of your blue narily, yes, but North has made prints.

In spades and Fast cur-bid has shown some side

strength.

Now, while it is true that the double of a six bid may assi you as the partner of the doubler, to

to lead your suit, or to lead the first suit hid by dummy. or to make an unusual ead. I dn not think in this case any of there theories apply.

South ha bid and rebid dia- mands, North ha bid hearts and made a eue-bid in spades

spaces,

Therefore, he

of

should use

(Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23)-19)-This morning Anish

on some job alrendy begun. Later Not a good time to selfle some new project. Postpone a on rest and relax. Prepare for contract or an agreement until a new start.

later.

little common rense and open a attention this morning. Pay at- club. You can see what hap-tention to all details.

three

East will cash the first

elul tricks white if a

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—

pade is opened declarer will Hold off this morning on come projected business deal. When

kepen

make 13 tricks.

Check Your

Knowledge

1. What is a gazonene?

2. What name is

given

by

American cowboys tu unbranded cattle?

3. Nan

"J'Accuse."

the author of

4. What do you call the res- piratory organ of a Ash?

5. What's the Highland Fling? 6. The bat is not a bird, whit

kit

(Answers on Page 8)

CROSSWORD

Across

1. It's a near sa possible.

Pierce. (0)

10, Young Tomas actua

been an old boy of school. (3)

11. Lafting birde.

101

pass Bway,

comes,

diMculties

LIGENCERTESTI

Japanese prints

By T. O. HARE

nice,

- Japanese prints are

Kunisada, aren't they?

ເວ

Kald

isaca correy're a Pussy Palette legacy from my unilat He oft his collection of prints-didn't you ever red 17o be divided i ATTUR me and my various Cousins A num of COREY accompanied the prints Ench

ut us was to get seven prints s1 feast ptus es in respect of S every print that went to some. I one else, Iris Ek in respect net rach of

own neints 1 Ingenious, rh ↑ *

scheme

mysi

↓ devised

Pussy, Jove1" shi

You'd have been i Interested in the division of my $ uncle's sports After a lot of discussion the whole thing wer Trably settled-in accord- ance with the terms of the will. of course and in the upibni each of us got a different num- I'm luce from the others

got the m1996 “ "Tow much did you get in

Der of

Cash?"corgotten" and 3

There

"Psy" "Not aint was only 2710 to be uncen out Aether."

How much cash wen PHRY "T

(Solution on Page 8)

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to bard

Santos

CHESS PROBLEM

13. It's not stealing if a brietor

taken it, (4

14. Get to a word on which to act.

(5)

16. It's Susan, however thin the clus

may beer (0)

17. Stir. t

10. Aombay received by the King,

(0)

21. Went to get an aniphibian.

(4)

23. Odd guren. (4) 24, Dellola, lui

This cance of being unraticui.

(D)

Down

2 The coat we can pay is sa far as

We can go. 101

3. Thers wild) fower widowers 14

wives do this to their husbands.

ודן

4. One thing you have in common

with the bottle. 14)

D. Maybe a likenema but not

speaking one. (0)

6. Hemmains. (5)

7. Being without tauit abnuld do

ver the right letters. (7)

D. Tolling water consumers to do

this seems to be no gooĞ, (7)

12. Birthmark of a Venuin 7 (0)·

15. Stitched with woods. (0)

10. Bingular bus broken conn. 14),

220. Zases. (4)

Bolution of retarday's

33. Aratři 18, 09: 14.

average.

FOR

By S. F. E. FLATAB

Black, 7 pieces.

25

纪

White, 0 places.

White to play and mate in two,

Solution

problem:

to

yesterday's

1, K-KI, 1... K-Q4, B—88;|

2, Q-KII; 1....... B-KS; 2, KI

Q2: (ch).

undertaken.

BOYS' AND

Hanid Asked a Question

nursery.

-(London Express Service)

GIRLS'

And Of Course Punch Had All the Answers- By MAX TRELL

HANID, the shadow-girl, found Mr Punch sitting In bis chair by the window, reading a book She went right up to him.

"And the Owl," continued Hank, "is supposed to be wise." "The Ow! is certainly wise," otreet Mr Punch. why anid

wondering was asking these things.

Being Clover

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London Silver

In London the allver price was also unchanged yesterday:

Silver, SPOT, per ounce Silver, FORWARD, per ounce

-United Press.

MAGAZINE

Rupert and the Dragon Pills-13

B

runs towards the turm worker. "Please. I'm looking for an escaped dragon: have vou seen i?" he asks. The other glares at him.' tell you what I've seen. young feller," he growls. "I was ittin' quiet as you please when this thing comes down from the sky

And 10

right to my "levenses." Rupert's surprise he waves the burnt-out stick of the rocket. "Ol my. I'm so sorry.” cries the little bear. "We didn't mean to happen, it was the Dragon, that set it ofl." "Oh, so you do know where it came from," shouts the Tan."Whatever next 1" ALL RIGHTS RESHIVED

I

d.

HONGKONG

SHARES

Transactions at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $3,030,

4 (1948) .. 3%

INSURANCES

45%

Noon quotations were! SHARES UTERS SELLERS SALES GOVT. LOANS

2,000 10

116

[id

563

1.40

12

34

Union LAND, ETC. Shai Land

UTILITIES

Tram

STORES, ETC.

Datry

WATSOT

The Sun

July

September December CORN

Spot

May

July

September

December

RYE

May

July

134 229-4 2.13-1

147-4

1.42-% -12

1,41-19

1.33-% -%

1.27-X

70--%

73-5 bin

NEW YORK FLOUR-per 200 Ib,

sack. 13.15 dollars.

-United Pres.

Rubber prices

down a little.

London. Apr. 25.-Rubber prices today fell back a little from very high opening levels and closed as follows:-

chor 2.10 Spot No. 1 (in pence

per 1.)

May June

July/September

October/December

Exchange Rates Starch (31)

flosiness was done in the logal unollicial exchange market this morning at the following rates:- Sterling pounul note iper £1

US dollars (per $1) NET guter (per 100) Siam teals ther 100) Singapore (Straits) ric paires (per 100y

NY FOREIGN EXCHANGE

2134-22

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2011-2014

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20-9/103%

10-2

United Press.

13.75 OUTWARD MAILS

0.10

$24.50 ་7.་འུ 12.10

Closing rates at 1 New York Foreign Exchange yesterday: Canada (dollar)) .. US$ 0.40-0/10 England-oficial

* unofficial

*** 30-day futures. 0-day fatures.

2.80-3/16

2.52 bid/

7.55 unked

270-7

"Ah, my dear," said Mr Punch, looking up at Hanid and puching his spectacles up to his forchead what is the difference between "Now what I'd like to know is, at the same time; "you look as bring clever and being wise?

have you

something very im Or are they both the same thing? portant to ask me."

Ifanid smiled. "Maybe it's im Mr Punch didn't answer at portant. Mr Punch. and maybe once. "Clever as a fox, Wise as it isn't. But there is somelling an owl," and heard him mum- I'd like to ask you."

bling to himself. At length he Mr. Punch walled for her to said aloud: "No, it's not quite the nsk.

same thing. I mean being clever "Well," sald Hanid, "this is and being wise. You know, when what I'd like to ask. The fox is I was n

boy I

I used to have fox supposed to be clever, isn't he?" and an owl for pets. But they did "Yes Indeed; he's the cleverest things differently, one from the of the animals."

other. For instance. would

got him into more trouble than fox. Once I gave him and the often send both the fox and the it was worth,"

owl a penny each.

watched owl to the grocery store' on "And what did the wise owl them both sitting with their errands. The store was quite far do?" Hanid asked,

I wondered what cach penny, and off,

"The owl," answered Mr was going to do with " "Now," Mr Punch went on, Punch, "was wice enough to "And what did they do?" Austalia (pound). "the elever fox would keep try- know that if you walked straight "The fox took his penny and Now Leaand

(pound) ing to find out ways to get to the to the store, bought what you had bought o

meSouth Africa bought a whistle. store in the quickest time. He

to buy and came right home whistle he stood on the corner (pound) would always look for the short- again, that was the best way of and played tunes, and people Belgium (trane) cals. When be found one short- all. You didn't waste time look- gave him ten pennies more. With Denmark krone)

France (franc) cut he would start looking for ing for short-cuts. You didn't the ten pennies and the whistle West German another and

and shorter one. He was tear your clothes or lose your be bought a kite. But the kite got

Deut climark. at Anding them, and money or clever very

danger of broken, and he traded it finally Holland fpuider)

|Italy-oficial otion

could he

to the store ting hit by automobiles. You ter stick of chewing gum." before I had time did everything carefully

And what did the owl do Portugal (escudo) to look around. But often, too, wisely."

his penny, Mr Punch" Spat (peseta) "He went out and bought a Sweden (krona) stick of chewing Kum right "But the clever fox had more away. And that's where he was Erypt (pound) over ditches, or he almost got fun than the wise old owl, didn't wish. He didn't have as much tran (rin)

frag (dinar) 2-hit by automobiles by darling he, Mr Punch?

fun (nor as much trouble elther) Turkey (ra) "Perhaps so," said Mr Punch, as the elever fox. But they both Hanid wanted to know about aeross the middle of the streel.

LATIN AMERIÇÃ the fox.

So that all in all his cleverness smiling. "I was very fond of that got a stick at chewing-gum." Argentine-omejal

Email feruzeiro) Bolivia

and be back t

he got himself lost, or he fore

For he lost his money Jumping

his clothes climbing over fences.

BRONCHO BILL

AGAIN THE RANGEST |

BOYS PAUSE PR THIS TIME TO DELAY INDIANS LANDINS LIPSTREAM TO AT-- TACK BRONCHO BILL FROM THE

REAR

For Good Measure

HOW LET'S HURRY ON]

TO JƠN BILka me

run any

Wise Old Owl

and

SUHILE NOW, WITH SEVERAL INDIANS

JED, DILL I ANGOUS TO MOVE ON-

QUICK, LEADPF

PORK MY BISONG AND LET'S GET

JUST A BECOND/

With

the

Norway (krone)

Switzerland-free

2.70-13/10 2.24

Unregistered letters and printe

ed matters for China mainland can be accepted at senders' risk and will be forwarded an oppor- tunity offers.

Mails Servtes (By air and wea) to Ilainan Island is temporarily suspended until further notice. Unless otherwise stated, Re- lasered Articles (by air or wea) and Parrel Posts close One Hour earlier than the ordinary mali, if mails close before 10 am.. Registered and Parcel Posta clono Ap.. on the previous day. STAR are rinsed at Kowloon Central Post Once one hour earlier than the G.1.0. closing times.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 204 Closing Times By Als Talpeh, 6 pm

Closing Times By Bra

Bangkok, 3 p.m.

Formosa via Keelung, 2 p.m. Manila. 3 p.n.

Batla. 9 B.

THURSDAY, APRIL, 27 Closing' Tinies By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Calro (Nairobi, Mainbass, Dares

Sanat, Mauritius and Johannesburg vin Cairo), Romo and London. p.in,

Bangkok, Singapore, Djakarta kod Colombo, p.m.

Labuan, Sydney and Auckland, B

Talpeh, 3 p.m.

Closing Tract By Sex

Sandakan, Va.m.

Ratgon, 10 a.m.

Straits. 11 a..

2.70-12

2.00-

0109-1 .1435

0029-11/17

4.20

20120 0011.#2 117

0314-

0918

.0937

22350

MIDDLE EAST

p.in.

2.45-14

03121

2.00-14 1575

1120

0550

1270

BI-V

Cuba (priO)

1.00

Mexico (peso)

1100

Peru-free

030

Unigusy (peso) .... Venezuela (bolivar)

3200

2010

FAR EAST

2100

.3039

1750

2010

3205

360 yen

to US$1.

(bollvinno) Chile-free

By Harry F. O'Neill Columbia pesa)

India (rupes) .....

Pakistan (rupco) Honghong Netherlandlands

East Indies Singapurd

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United Press.

New York Silver Prices on the New York silver market were unchanged yester- day:

Silver, per fine ounes, a quoted Handy & Harman, by Mers was 72 cents—Unlled Prem, --

USA, Canada, Central and South Parecia for Canada), 1 p.m.

Manka, 3 p.m

America via San Francisco (No

Korea wa Dahon, 1 pm. Japan...

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

Closing Times By Air

USA and Canada. 1 p.m. Japan, p.m.

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

Air Parcel Posts for Manila," Jono- tufu and USA, 8. p.m..

Picket

Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Mat. ters, Samples and Small Posis) for Menfia, Guam, Honolulu and USA, D.,

Singapore, Djakaris, Sydney and Auckland, í pin..

Haiphong. fiano), Saigon de Paris, 0 p.m.

Talpeh, p.m.

Claring Times By Bex Straits and Bangoon, "19 a.m.

Horea va Incuone 10

I

SATURDAY, APRIL 29 Closing Times Dy Air Mantin, 11 a.m. Bangkok, 6 p.m.

By Closing Times By Sea Straits and Caleutia, 3 p.m. Japan. 3 p.