1950-05-05 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

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DUMB-BELLS PRUNUSUAL ANGLES

HE HAS THE PATIENCE OF JOB!

I NEVER

KNEW JOB PRACTICED MEDICINE

Running cars on water

N

and kerosene

Increasing number

per cars drive on kerosene and a carburetter, called. tripol. water, and their owners are can all happy.

They get more

cca fuel cost and a motor that don't "knock."

YOUR BIRTHDAY....

It

engine, tu combustion

moothly, fed with Bô peterni

ever, would

By

STELLA

Instrument board.

NO KNOCK

FRIDAY, MAY 5'

tu

BY THE

WAY

FOR THE

BUSINESSMAN

Fluctuations in rubber dealings

by Beachcomber "inevitable"

CANOUGH vin

ENOUGH, having be

come

R

sald

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)'

in full.

JAP PLAN FOR MORE TEXTILES

with the on-

alon would arrive here on

Proposals for Increasing tho of Japanese number

colton

The statements indicated that

Tokyo, May 4.-Japanese officials and textile lenders have started talking about London, May 4. The belief that further the need for expanding the friendly with Cart Ahlstedt of Liu Koplin wealthy family, is to spend violent fluctuations are almost inevitable in future industry's production today Aswedish trucks and passen- southern Sweden, has invented

the rubber dealings is expressed in the authoritative coincidental try with them. He hinted weekly rubber market report issued by Lewis and nouncement that an Anglo- be fixed on any pasuline that he was at one time a Pent Ltd. They say that if the official returns for American cotton textile mis-

private detective, and the lery to rig out an elephant rains have held up production, the present period mbat kerosene ani 20 percent water, lady, who has enough jewel. April output in Malaya confirm reports that heavy son wou

Petrol le sul necessary for a Maharajah's wedding, of shortage may be extended, start and worm the motor, hew-how asked him to keep an

Referring to the Inter-)any estimate above 430,000 tons spindles by 50 to 100 percent year should be were voiced today by the Minis-

ter of Trade, Solāro Takass, and- national Rubber the cylinders eye on her treasures.

Study produced Inst otherwise,

treated with the utmost reserve prominent Ocuka textile manu-

if the amount 11 ap-facturers. corrode. That is done

"If they're safe with me," said Group which is at present Eve rasily with a bulton on the Foulenough, "they're tafe with meeting in Paris, the report preaching what last year's crepa anyone." There was an awkward anys their deliberations must produced, did not necessarily

an offensive in talks with the silence. "menat to say,"

delegation of American and Bri- Foulenough, if they are safenevitably have direct bear- follow that it would be exported the Japanese planned to go on tish textiles experts next week. with anyone, they are not safeing on the Shaefer Acti

So far as consumption with me." "Anyhow," he con- which expires at the end of

both the United concerneil,

CHECK THE THREAT A car with a tripol carburetter tinued, "what I mean is that if June and is due for renewal. States and Britain had made a born today, you dencies, for you are a little too

les they are not safe with anyone, 30-40

Coverning lentiafations percent

Agures

Japanese promising IF you are

the United States compulsory have a lot of personal pride fond of the luxuries of life for consumes

kerosene than it uses gasoline they are nut safe with me.". A n maid entered

red use of synthetic rubber is ex-for the first quarter of the year sources said they expected the and want the best there is to your own good,

You of the folr sex are flirto- with a common gas carburetter, moment later life. of the most popular offer In

You are

to the hostess, and whispered

with the Arthur has allowed to come to 000 tong compared seconit tions and your magnetle

from United States

Japan only

"privata presidente of the American satisfied with anything

cooking: cherry are empty." manufacturers

for an increase correrponding period for 1949

restrictive You are quite emotional sonality draws runny friends to experiments and tests,

Should these high figures be

Beck capacity" to Contract Fridge League was the rate,

It

kely that you

nonchalantly pro in synthetic supplies.

the throughout kek. Foulenough ofond must learn to curb

your you.

doesn't lute Benjamin M. Golder

agreements with the Japanese maininined The molor would make a highly successful

ineed a match nul tried to light

On the natural production

semed that synthetle livide up world markets und. Thiladelphia, Pa., who served in moods. Cultivate self-eontrol,

social even if the number of revolu- career out of being a

is as low ne

ide. the it with his cigarette.

report continues,year, it

could be materially check the threat of Japancso 1946. Colonel Colder WON

But yo have

in per minute intellec

Communist activi supplies Philadelphia Practical

usinesslike, belle. Land

apart from successful

200, he said.,

present competition with American and Venus in the Ascendant

tles and higher ruling prices, Increased above" attorney, member of the state with a real talent for figures and tual talents, as well, and shoul

for the time production level of about 550,- British textile Industries. should be make a 1tle more use of them.

(XX) | Malaya appears later congress-moneymaking, you

tested ha cat- Jegislature an

Ahlstedt has

omcial sald To find what the stars have

One American being to have passed her peak 000 tons a yes, without causing successful able to carve out a

probably will be in store for tomorrow, select buretter by deiving a truck 75.-

Occupation Beadquarters would miles without even five S the party went round the level. The output may be further undue Increase in stocks of

armly oppose any such scheme, known to career. You

Let minutes of moter fervice. The Aarehouse chum noticed hundenpped should the present natural rubber.

-United Press. bridge players and his assolates rich at some time in your life, your birthday star and read the 000

Whether you le rich will de correspondini paragraph.

be your motor was clean inside, almost many locked doors. Every time measures apainst bandliry

intensified. all over the country, never claimed to be an expert player.pend a great deal upon whether your birthday ar He got more fan out of watch-You curb your extravagant fen- daily guide. ing people enjoy themselves at bridge, but when he did play.' he played harrl.

Pazo Opening-2

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

ONE

very

mnn.

Ben, As he was

#

never

SATURDAY, MAY G

This

start. The

15

occupation

per-Ahl: tedt claims after a year of say the three bottles of Pected to be subject to strong showed an Increase of over 35,1mission-which General Muc-

proper use of it: Be progressive and positive in your attitudes.

shiny, be claimed.

pressure

Interest

the

be

To study rubber

to be u wish he expressed

Jooked anything that

CONSUMPTION UP shown

It would also be of suspicious he was airily put off. USED IN WAR

"Could we see in there what's to note the estimate of this

12 that

big year's production by the Indone- thumping-like TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-

**That,"

cian delegates. In their opinion The principle of using watermachines?" he asked. I recall clever defensive Don't depart from your normal

jucrase the

said Dingi-Poos, "is where the SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)-In

frozen make many routine today if you can help

has already mackerel pre Be conservative.

The personal element is import- [coraburtion engine partner couletil.

the enormous power plants. During Combine business entreil nviation.

the while GEMINI (May 22-June 2) ant today.

#gliter rather dangerous war certain types of

DL arc plne motors got an injection" machines

a sudden "What's water, 1 gave

behind that god day suelally as well as and pleasure successfully.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.f productive one, professionally.

piny I wen years ago. Hi

the

have defeated the contract im- mediately, hnd he made spectacular opening of the klan continued with a small diamond. of diamonds, and when it held

pades would

setting trick.

of

Make gain but move cautious-2)-Use your best judgment

ly.

сод-

toward

today and you can make die- finite progress ullinate goal.

you

Tert of

پودا

New York Sugar questions

Futures

of

to

U.S. GOLD FOR ARGENTINE

Buenos Aires, May 4-It was officially announced on Thursday that Argentina Sir Arthur Hitton Poynton,hought from the United

under-Secretary 4.-World assistant New York, May

accompanies the States 44,322.1 kilograms of State, who h-sugar futures today closed un-Colonial Secretary, on his tour gold in 1949, worth $50,000,- to the Far East during the 000, and 16,258 kilograms Parliamentary reeess, will make

of the condi- from Switzerland, worth 80. particular study tions of the rubber estates and million Swiss francs ($10,-

000,000).

the test the blood of the sharks," with no sales reported.

Contract No. & closed 1 to

"Pure

work.A increase of the moter's strength. "Kippers being varnished." re-

plied Bumpov. Once a The third diamond could have

your Bul Ahlstedt

e!r+:::'; porter" passed wheeling a large changed to 1 point lower.

Domestic sugar futures close the uce been ruffed and

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

why the

tray know

of retorts and test-tubes water makes

We unchanged to point higher, the If you combine social and bust- have been

stronger. He di-led with strange liquids. We mudor ness matters, you should have

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. the

the misses

theory that

, and she pointed journey excellent

said Dingi-Poos, resulta A

20)-A wonder-working day imk

water in split up in its elements,

"Fish can be successful.

23) you know exactly what 24-Aug.

Nation's 89 contracts. A LEO (July

It takes exactly as much nery

Prices closed as follows:- Prunience will be to your ad- want out of life. Go out after regen and oxygen, because to a large notice which said, 2 points higher on sales totalling

to split water as is preduced Birthright." Once, from behind

Contract No. 4 (World) a voice Act wisely and

29 brid Vantage.

Join a massive from door, a 21-Feb. when the (Jan.

two elements

July in cents per lb.) AQUARIUS structively

CHIL

4.27 bid heard and yout

September saying "It will kill at Exert again. 19) Action counts new,

4.14 nominal January (1951)... distance of a mile, without con- complish conklerable,

4.02 4.20 Ite thinks steam makes the tact with the object." "Evidently March VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- all your talents and make full

use of your personality.

PISCES A day for planning entertain-

(Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-combustion

complete for your smoother promising day ment. Obey your intuitions if

Go out after land increases the octane vahe you are to be really successful. A

Get it (Sept 23-Oct. 23) major interests.

of the fuel. ARIES (Mar. 22. Apr. 20)- strong day if you make the what you want now.

business Complete important and then devote yourself social pleasure. Visit relatives.

However, East made the ner- the deuce of mal opening of hearts, the sult which Ben, sit- had bid. The ten ting West, was played from dummy

which Ben put on the jack,

Do- North won with the ace. clarer immediately led the six of clubs and won the trick In queen. The king dummy, with

eashed, declarer of clubs wo discarding the eight of hearts. The next play by declarer was the king of sputes which Ben won with the ore.

At

LIBRA

AS-

this point Den analysed CHESS PROBLEM

the hand very well. He knew North could not have another heart, alherwise he would have tried to disrarti it on the ace of clubs. He knew North had four

or five diamonds in his hand.

It is true that North -might have the king of diamonds, bul Ben figured he had nothing to lose by playing a small diamond, which he did. East won the trick with the king and returned the six of diamonds. Bea won with the nee and returned a small diamol, which his part- ner rufico.

fine play the By this very contract was defeated one trick.

Check Your

Knowledge

1. How many toes has

the

2.

fox?

What is the native home

of the Barbary ape?

3. What reglan is known as

the "Bread Basket of Europe"?

4. What department of

newspaper office is called

5. What United States canol

morgue?

By F. RDUCH

Black, 10 pieces.

1

11

121

White, & pleces,

BOYS'

la the motora bleater gone bad, or some-SPOT Contract No. 5 (Domestic)

and more

"I'm

no theorist."

commented

Bumpov, July thing."

September They passed a hastening on. man Who was throwing fish Noveither scales on to the floor of what SPOT

3.08 numinal

13

523

5.23

Contract No.

September

November

he said. looked like a laboratory. "Feed-July to "My carburetter is the result or ling time," said Dingi-Poos.

practical teste,"

AND

The Very Best Magician

ME

-That's What Merlin Insisted He Was

By MAX TRELL

ile

(London Express Service)

6.23 traded

3.29 bid 4.30 nominat United Press.

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

"Well, because I'm probably the best magician in the world,' ERLIN, the Magiclun, was I'm able to do tricks of magic sitting on the edge of the that no one else can do. For bookcase, smiling as usual: he inlance. I've been able to change was myself into anything I feel like enjoyed everything.

this very being. Pee changed myself into enjoying something

all kinds of animals-tons, minute.

the tires, elephants, kanarcos. I've changed nyrelf into all kinds of yesterday's Shadows, bad

talkin birds, and all kinds of fish, and about different things to Mertin all kinds of plants

and trees 1. Q-81, any; 2, K (dis ch), R, Then Merlin, after listening for

a while quite attentively, and and bushes." r. Ki males.

nodding his head now and then,

White to play and mate in three.

Solution to

problem:

10

મી

the

CROSSWORD

carries more traffic than

the

Panama or Suez Canals?

127

6. How did the Sargasso Sea

124

get its name?

20

(Answers on Page 8)

Across

1y of extin qubilly,

in the air." #41

(0)

BBmart and dainty 14

INTELLIGENCE TEST

Five brief-cases by T. O. HARE "I will interest you,"

said my

friend Rabbilt. I am, gas you may know, a civil servunt, and I've recently been modo a member of on inter-departmental com. milice. There are five of us; and each of us has been Alven a shiny leather brief- case. They all look alike the brief-cases, 1 mean- with the result that, the other day, each of us took 10

away the case belonging w tell me, Mr. Hare: in how many different ways could the brief-cases have been distributed so that sot eno of us had his own? We went into a huddle about it, and we made the answer

one of the others,

ford" I said, "I've -forgolten what the answer Sa. But surely. Habbiit. you can be a glaTIDO Last forty-ive 'le wrong.”

Why that forty-five" be sarong?

(Homation on Papi 4),·

The nutrient four (4)

11. Even in Scotland it has no key,

Measure.

13. Liquid sustenance. (4)

14. The common gul. 13)

15. When you do.

you have

the

return in your 111 14)

it, era you have * CUA .

17. Conveyance.

#

nweetener, 18)

23. Argired. (4)

The little wa

nursery.

hear from the

21. Unnatural (51

25. Only the head has this but eton't tell him he is one. 10)

20. A wit in front of such

woman, would dry up. (3)

Dow

1.

L. 30 tập so the hiD CO SAU ĐẠI

ita paint (0)

2. This young lady is the Klave

&

of Cut a five-card, 100, 181

Often wed as a ayinlol. (01

Doe needs a lot of sheets for stin (41

John un

rant chu 183

14

the

Engilsb-

6. Just a mere repetition. (#)

7. The loaor does. (4)

9. It's in your sock-stocking

you, madam | (4)

1. Onpaio

15. Deltor, "tin said, than being rich.

In. Drab. (8) 18. could have come from the Nore.

245

(3) 20. An American vil

21 A cite to be conquered.

12. Found in qurious surroundings,

18)

Solution of yesterday's puzzle, Across:

Kei: 3. Arabla

E

Knurf

and Ifanid,

been

finally started himself.

"Was it ftm changing your- talking about self

things?" unto all those "As you well know," he said, "I'm probably the best Hand asked. magician in the

Vory 'Funny

"Yes indeed,"

said Merlin, And then, suddenly,

world. I say "probably because no one can ever be too sure about anything. except perhaps that 2 and 2 smiling.

זיי

Rupert and the Dragon Pills-21

on the dragon's back are not sharp and he keeps hit balance while the pet dragon sits happily beside him. At length they fly our of the cloud "What and glide downwards,

buildings." extraordinary

The great dragon does not Land again. After circling three or four times it strikes away strongly los the upper sit and is soon soaring through a high belt of cloud. Rupert feel quite dared and clings on tightly. To his relies the spiker

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

B

Rupert. "Where

11ys

have brought us earth can he

tin

mines.

He has played a large part in negotiations on rubber and tin

Beth transactions were made

in rerent years and is seeking at the official price of 35 dollars an opportunity to make personal an ounce.

with the Contacts these industries.

leaders

Finance

Minister

Alfredo During the two months tour, Gomez Morales made the

be visiting velation to a press conference Sir Arthur will Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak when he explaind Peron's state and Hongkong-Our Own, Cor-me..t en May 1 in his message respondent.

NY Foreign

Exchange

Closing rates

the New York Foreign Exchange yesterday were: Canada (dollar) ... US$0.20-3/16 England-oMelal

unofficial

30-day futurea 90-day future.

Austraila (pound) New Zealand (pounds South Africa (pound) Belgium (franc)

Denmark (krone)

France (transl West Germa

Deutschmark Holland (gulider) Italy-omeinl Norway (krone) Portugal (encudo) Spain (peseta) Sweden Krona) Switzerland-free

MIDDLE EAST

Egypt (pound) Trat (rini) Iraq (dinar] Turkey (15)

2.80-3/16

2.33 bid/-

2.50 asked

270-1

2.70-%

2.23-

2.79-12

200-1

0100-1

1453 .0034-11/16

0C3D

4.20

2035

1100- 1403 .0340-15 .0010 BU37

2.00-15 03124

319.15

LATIN AMERICA Argentine-oficial Brazil Teruela) Bolivia boliviano)

3375

1120

JICU

100

.1360

.0650

3780

3010

FAR EAST

2100

2030

1730

3040

3305

Chile-free............... Columbia (pess} Cuba (pesu)

Venezuela

360 yen to US$1. United Press.

he started to laugh. "I was though I'm probably the greatest Then I said my mogle words Mexico (peto)

(boltvar) make 4, or that if you throw just thinking of something very, magician in the world, it was and after about an hour or so of Peru-free appie into the air it is pretty very funny, he said.

stilin bit of trouble. And most saying them (for changing into Uruguay (pesal certain to come down again.

Knarf and Hand begged Mer- of the trouble came after I had the moon needs a lot of magic

words) found myself in the Inella rupee) ..... lin to tell them what it was changed myself into it.

tky, right over a high church Pakistan trupee) he was thinking of

Into a Lion

steeple. It was pretty pleasant langkong...

Netherlands East said Merlin, "Once,"

there. and looking Indies "You see, my dears, if you being up decited to change myself into something that no one had ever change yourself into a lion, or down at all the lights In the singapore changed himself into before. I an elephant, or a butterfly, or windows, and throwing moon-Japan

around on the punds waz an ordinary enough thing. an eagle, or an oak tree, or even beams

had quite forgot- mountain, there are and lakes. Everyone in the world knew it. into They had all seen it hundreds always more llons and elephants ten about the, real moon until there it was, and cagles and suddenly-well, and hundreds of times. But it and butterfles

clouds away, as was the only thing of its kind. ook trees and mountains around. pushing the

'Get There wasn't another one like So nobody pays much attention. angry as can be. It came right

Dut changing yourself into the up to me, face to face, "What was it, Mr Merlin?" moon is a different story. The out it ronted.

"The next second it puffed it- Knarf said.

first thing you have to do is to

disappear, self out and gave a blow like

at Hongkong Transactions The make the old moon

otherwise you'll have two moons a great wind. The clouds rotfed

There was thunder Stock Exchange this morning At this both Knart and Hanid in the sky. And that's sure to uver me.

lightning. And down were worth $301,175.

pieces-a

Noon quotations were:, exclaimed in astonishment: "You cause a lot of excitement.

"So I gathered up a lot of came in a thousand the into changed yourself

up thousand pieces of moonbeams," SILARES BUYERS SELLERS BALES and piled them clouds moon!"

until it And Merlin, thinking about this] GOVT. LOANS "Well," continued Merlin. "It around the old moon

31550 (1040) of sight. adventure, laughed again. out trouble. was a bit of

Even was completely

Surprise in Town

Then Merlin said his maglo

words.

Merlin smiled again.

mioon."

BRONCHO BILL

WOUNDED,

A RANGER

BOY 15 RETURNED TO HEAD- QUARTERS AND WHEN BRONCHO BILL GORD FOR THE DOCTOR HE RECEIVES A SURPRISE

•AND YOU BAY OUR SHERIFFIS BEEN SHOT UP?

NOT FATALLY~ BUT OUR SETTLEMENT 13 WITHOUT IN OFFICER AND LAWLESSNEDS

IS RAMPANT =

and

By Harry F. O'Neill

CITIZENS ARE WORRIED

LAD.

LOCK

WE NEED

HUH?

HYAR COMES OUR

ANSWER!

YOUR

„HELP/

A

J

HONGKONG SHARES

BANKS

ilk Bank INSURANCES

Union

LAND, ETC 3 Land

Humplireys UTILITIES

Tram

C. Light (N) Electric

STONES, ETC.

Watson

to Congress that Argentina had

recently bought 80 tons of gold abroad. Gomez Morales

said

harl

that his goverment purchased the gold "to preserve our reserves against fluctuations of currencies","

1949 He recalled that in Argentine suspended gold and foreign currency backing of the that the on the grounds best support was own production,

the country's

Gomez Morales asserted that the gold operation was not speculative, but only a monetary transaction-United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

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Mall Service (By ald and sea) to lainan sing is temporarily suspended until further solice.

Unless otherwise stated, Re- gistered Articles (by alt or scal and Parcel Posts Close One Bour earlier than the ordinary mall. If malls close before 10 a.m.. Heghtered and Parcel Poste clean At 3 p.m. on the previous day. Malls are closed at Kowloon Central Post Office one bour ariler than the U.P.0. closing Limex.

FRIDAY, MAY 5 Closing Times. By Air

Jopen, p.m.

Manila. Guam.

and Canada, 0 p.m. Air Porcel Posi

Honolulu.

USA

for Menila.

Honolulu and USA, 1 p.m.

Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Met- ters, Samples and small Packet Posi) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA. 3 p.m.

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

Malphms, Yanol. Sucon ở Parts 15 p.m.

Talpeh. 6 p.m.

Closing Times By Sex

Manila, 3 p.m.

Farmoin via Keelung, 3 p. Bangkok, 3 p.in.

SATURDAY, MAY 8

Closing Times By Air

Mantle, 1 ..

Bangkok, p.m.

Closing Times By Sex

luphong, 3 Đ

Manlio, 3 p.m.

Hiralte, Lourenco Marquer. Mom- bass and South Africa via Durban, 12435 p.m.

145,000 08

1240

535

20

70 @ 540

-200 638

500 2015

500. 6 000 700 @ 20% 1000 # 20

1300

21%

Exchange Rates

Business was done in the local nometal

exchange market thi

morning at the following rates:-- Sterling pound note (per ) 15.00 US dollars (per $1)

SUNDAY, MAY 1 Closing Times By Air Saigon and Paris, 10 n.m.

MONDAY, MAY S

.

Closing Times By Air Manila and Jesselton, JI ■.m. UBA and Canada, 2 p.m.

Dares-

Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bass, Cairo (Nairobi, Mombura, Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg

Calrol. Rome and London.

D.m.

Bingapore, Djakarts, Sydney and Auckland. 3 p.m.

Bangkok and Colombo, & p.m.

Japan, 5 p.m.

Talpen, 5p.m.

Closing Times Dộ: Sea

Stralls and Aden. 1 p.m.

cer,

Manila, Saigon, Ceylon, Madagaz-.

Smuritius. – Yast and South Africa, Egypt and Marseilles, 1 p.m..

Japan, p.m.

0.13

NET guilders (per 100)

2.00

Blam "Alcala (per 100)

20,00

Bingapore

(Brit)

18.20

FTC plastron (per 100)

13.15

sar, 0 p.m.

Djakarta, Bourabaya and Matzo«