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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
WARNING
People's Bank plan to MINERS for channelling
the idle capital
OF BRITAIN
Nottingham, May 14- Lord Hyndley, the Chair man of the National Coal Board, warned Britain's minera today that the in-
to full its
WITHOUT the services gem of pur:at ray that to res is
San Francisco, May 14.-Peking. Radio re- dustry was in danger of to love forever. We know this of such luminaries as
doce sound a little overdone, but
ported tonight that an agreement with a private being unable Max Reinhardt, Toscanini, those who have visited Salzburg out of business.
Every day I read bits about banking group has been signed by the Tlentsin home and overseas commit- Lotto Lehmann and others will my that all this is an under-
quack relence, but I never come branch of the People's Bank of China, for the pur-ments during the next few of their stature, the glory statement.
Situated on the Salzach in a across the jovial lads who used of the music festival at
mountain valley in the Austrian to sell potions at fairs, In my pose of channelling idle capital into productive in- months.
have collected som vestment. Salzburg
somewhat Tyrol, towards the Bavarian time I Оне I found at dimmed.
Hexham, whence I set out to Every unit of the group being questioned, that he could will, during the first month COTTON COLUMN five million tons of coal between cure anything and everything, of the agreement, deposit when the moon was favourable. with the People's Bank 10
has
But nothing could rob place of its exquisite aud man-made beauty,
that natural It is a
Coup Series--Neither val. -
YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA'
Fast
בידיד
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
It
MONDAY, MAY 15
TF you ore born today, logic Your nature is a loving, kind- and intuition meet half way, hearted one. You are sympathette forceful type toward all those who are lesz and give you a
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sterious, you probably will have unusual powers in this direc- tion.
To find what the stars have in
Your orginality will help you A small club was d and toward success. You are not too dummy' Jack finessed. When it much interested in money-mak❤ Held, the four of spades was ing, merely as a means of getting played from dummy, decturer rich! You want something to hold store for tomorrow, select your nnessed the Jack an East's your interest. Then you put at birthday star and read the cor- nine dropped, warning declares your talents to work and you reponding paragraph, Let your that the two remaining trumps reneh success, sometimes despite birthday were in the West hand.
border, Salzburg is domluated beautics,
walk to Ayr. He admitted, on
Old homes near Satzburg.
1:
the
Another I met in
RUMOUR
and
hac
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nado
from State
In come
been
keeps pressure
futures
on
Speaking to the East Midland Consultative Committee here, he anid the miners, must produco
last month and next October, This is more than during the raine period last year-Reuter.
Rises in
textile spending
New York, May 13-Brood min rcale inquiries for cotton print
ter delivery and a noticeable clotha for third and fourth quar rise in consumer spending willı the advent of the warmer back- weather provided the
ground for better feeling in most of the basle textile markets this
cck.
the
Colton
goods
Francheville at Perigueus. Ha of the previous month, with
the Place percent of its total deposit Rain patter was enthralling,
a ribald Bong an additional five percent in punctuated by against the rostas who spend each subsequent month. their ven In Paristur night
a higher They will receive clubs. The peasants liked to interest rate of two
percent. hear about this, and bought his above that paid on Aved deposits. wares, which included a
boot-
The agreement comes into polish of super-natural power. force as from this mouth and three be effective for The man poured water over will
agreed de-
New York, May 14.---- newly polished shoe to prove months. The first Guard HIS is the fifth of a series of of mind. Learn how to use it pro- fortimate than yourself.
that the polish was indestructi-posit of six billion five hundred The more favourable tenor Tarticles on trump coups.
imposed upon.
ble. perly. Extremely critical, es- against being
I still have the leaflet million Communist dollars for those who res
of crop news this week was On the opening
with his song on it. end of the pecialty of literature and the Make sure that
this month has already eight of diamonds, declarer ris, you recognise only the best. Eeive your help are worthy of it.
Two political figures lodged with the People's Bank. featured by the develop- Tactful and diplomutie, you to wok, falent played the jack from dummy if you put this
ment of long-needed well with famous are able to get along
that C. Suet, and West's king held the trick, you might become
BUDGET PLANS A прреаг arts or all kinds of people. You
Esq.. may oppose Mira West returned a small diamond, critic, patron of the
In Hankow, the local People's over the western belt and Wretch In what that egregious Bank
comewhat it kept a gradual pressure hoping that his partner couldnunger of an art gallery. You calm and camposed an "ensy
beldam regards as her very own cimilar arrangements with pri- on cotton futures all week. ruff, but dummy's nine won are fond of organising something mark." But this is for from the
At Friday's close the
list returned new or different, and to promote truth. You know what you want by the great castle-fortress constituency for life, promises a vate banks. the trick. Declarer
out of life and go after it. At the southeastern corner of the good deal of fun. The fact that the six of spades from dummy new artist would give you
tracted to the occult end the my-beautiful Monchsberg,
Peking Radio also reporteduled 16 to 42 points lower than 430 feet Charlie Suet's sperches uro and finessed the ten-spot, which great deal of pleasure. held.
above the town. The view from wholly incomprehensible leads at Manchuria is fulling its the previous week.
1950 budget as planned. the View Tower along
many people to read into what
Figures for the first quarter Liquidation in May before its valley, over the city and to the he says what they want him to of the year showed that
noon on Tuesday, re-expiry at
distributors, mountains is glorious.
With Mrs Wretch there
industries along with the lower trend after several months dullness in One of the charmis of
Venues Her, meaning is no such luck.
according to the outside markets and recur-
apparel fabrics division, Italian
and always. always clear, Salzburg
schedule, and that la most rug rumoure that the gover- atmosphere, definite even though repulsive to anybody who
does elude exact description. not, at heart, a bit of a cock-hud been exceeded. Tax cal-early next season at 2 cints a
other spheres plan expectations ment might, sell nurplus stock remain cautious about predicting whether the situation has taken defnite turn. Much still de- slar be your daily But the many fountains, the ranch,
pound under cort, kept recent lection rose 44 percent and re-
rends on weather conditions, strictly Remissance churches anal An amazing experiment
and the attendant they cald, palaces, the occasional frescoes
construction bond sales 30 per buyers on the defensive, T Woggling Parva yesterday,] cent TUESDAY, MAY 16
above target ligures.--
of goods in retni Approval of the directors of movement en outer walls, in the narrow, A
the
Credit Cor- channels. Commodity crooked streets of the old town, while at work on his new Heuter. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec-
Dr. Strabismus a club, it would TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 211-
in the mysterious
poration would be required to ays space-rocket,
God
of Preserve) streets HeThe new moon means that per- 22)-If you hold property
have of vanishing (Whom
change the present sing policy. will assu small heart. sonul matters
that you make the most of your through archways under build- elected to return a
Utrecht succceded. for the frat The ten
from usual importance. Guard your Interests at this time. was played
ings
that are thrown boldly time in the history of the human U.S. Unemployment Furthermore, officials said that buyers to entertain commitments
Isolating the Sagging duramy, and although this was terests carefully.
CAPRICORN
(Ic. 23-Jan.Lacres them-all these, plus the race, in
lind winning card. dreineer
afternoon bright sunny light and the good element in a transmission
natured, apparently earefree insulation conductor. Using a that he must chorten realised
14-Tho during Washington, May An active day. See that every hours are gone for this comes Preple, add to the charms of the Croft insulator of low voltage. his hand in trump: 50
bis grazing that
Labour Department sald today rencon d-liberately lizended nirup move is made in the interest of Slow up
Iplace. Fuint an exert caution.
Fake strutled As for regular sightseeing, the shields with talconium wedges, America had improved sharply
employment conditions in on dummy's goud ten of hearts.something constructive.
AQUAPIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Orst objective is the howe of
inserted between the heive and
The this year, creating "good pros the Getreidegasse. 1 the ON CANCER (June 23-July 23-An impulsive, energetic, even Mozart
the three-phase charge. SOUS to your talents by emotional day. Keep things an Now it is a mureum.
employment was Measure up
Hedging against further re- year than last". of green light. The steel core of
The Department's Bureau of
Pessions out of loan stock ployed and the six of diamonds taking full advantage of all new in even keet for the best results.nre heard from the chimes result was a blinding flash of Pects that 1950 will be a better
Neshat, the ioniser disintegrated kaving Employment Security reported doubts on to whether the Uartled by declarer. Then opportunities offered.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-1 zovernment building. The main
between January an The good queen of diamonds was
rose expiry date of July 31st for the There are promises of excellent church is a replica of St Peters little heap of red-hot frag-that
The string connecting arch
1049 loan "employment
would be extended progress in the next four weeks. but somehow it is led from dummy. West refured
Is disappointin
quartz boss three-quarters of the nation's
to November or December also to trump, discarding the six or
Take full advantage of thern, Haydn, the composer, is barked
major production centres and injected a note of caution among clubs, and declarer discarded
22-Apr. 20)-in St Peter's Cemetery at the triple-frequency current hnd
In two-thirds of the country's ly nine of clubs.
If you pay attention to business, entrance of which
areas of heavy unemployment" buyers. efficient netions,
Benedictine Abbey of St Peter. you able to profit from Stfskeller, the cellar of the damaged the circuit breaker.
North now led his heart and
East went in with the nce. If
East returned
be into declarer's
queen.
He then by a small diamond and won In dunity with the
acc. The king of hearts
yourself!
un-
Guide.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) 90)-Morning
#inbition
LEO (July 31-Aur.
23)
seeking a better job or a new one-this is the day to get up early and after it!
VIRGO (Aug. 34-Sept 22)- The tide of affairs is now turning definitely in your direction. See that you henent by it.
The nee of clubs wat eashed, and new declarer led the jack of hearts from dummy. West was forced to trump with the eight of spades, declarer over- LIBRA (Sepi. 23-Oct. 23)-
the queen, and An over
Be calm active day. with trumped made the last
trick
with the and take stock of your affairs ta ace, scoring five-udd.
see that you make the most of benefits.
If West had trumped in on the damont, East would have been sprezed.
Check Your
1.
Knowledge
What is a trundle bed?
# What Is the popular
bottle-nosed
name for a
plain?
dol-
3. Who was Guiseppe Gari- baldi?
4. Name the two books that generally are considered to be Tolstoy's masterpieces.
5. What would you carry in a quiver?
the
0. What section of London,
to corresponds Eugland Latin Quarter of Paris, France? (Answers on Page 5)
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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 23)-- All partnership, matters are ex- cellent. The home front appears. well organized, too.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
WHIMSEY LODGE By T. O. HARE WHINSEY Lodge 10 high.
school- Clam "prep" £310 a year, plus a tow extran "Our football remitts Interest you," writes Afr. 1. l'an, the Headmaster.
w:12
SCHTER COMPOU this year, math playing one match acainet ench of the ousts, with two points ( testeals awarded for a win and con point for draw. If you want eosno data 2
No for a tent, here they are two matches produced Asmo result; there was NO CON
draw: 10 team ored ; Terani four goals 17 match; no match produced:
than live genia, The Gobuna defeated the Impa -0; the Kairing and the Ikies drew
The Bhal Labialwed, the following points and goals wrote
For AFTL
H
JM
Pla
2 Gobiru maa
14
CROSSWORD
S Paition ...
4 fimpa ......DA
*.1 believe that, from three data, you can deduce the 'rault of each gasne; though the problem has stumped our maha maele But his strong wuit is really football."
What Thus the remitt of the match between the Fairies and the Imper
(Solution on Page #5
4
$2
17
A
122
177
CHESS PROBLEM
By 8. F. E. FLATAU Black, 10 pieces.
73
Across
change. (0)
of wider it's are
Many Baharmen spend to at
L. Make ocrtain that i durse for a
a) tel
10:
2
time on thir. 17)
A regal look? (a)
#2 Couser Like a low FURALA TIYST.
13. Nothing upwote a
like crap. 14)
16. Purposes in res.
15. Found 10 the sun again. (2)
10. speckled (0)
20. Orday. [4]
21. Here you take out a seer. (8)
23. Docies of bony Bab. 163
24. Just species. (3)
Why, dir 1,169
Down
river. (1)
Lo one xing (anag), (0)
* Dickens called her litto. (4)
B.ncy using bata to do this. (4)
Broken oro, 131
You need rice to make thua, 10)
6. Deformed auks. (438
Ka sin for a change. (0)
moving
it's wry but
10)
citerent. 4)
rose to the willow. (5)
Put matter in the ocean, (6).
joen 10tter, minkurs, 14)
DoD are those.
-Prores a-liner.can look súly. (8)
White, 11 pieces,
White to play and mate in two.
Solution to
problem?
Saturday's
1, PXP, any; 2, R or P (die ch) mates,
and
when evening
ARIES (Mar.
BOYS'
5.00
these
of the the lower
AND
Gloria Doll Cried for Help
the
the
menis. the arc with the was not even trayed,
but a
-(London Express Servico)
GIRLS'
-And the Toys Were As Scared As She Was→→→
By MAX TRELL
[ISS. Gloría
and ran to Gloria's house with-
"What's the matter?" every-
Mul look at
Doll, who was out a second's delay. with her honey-coloured curls one asked. and her deep blue eyes, came running out of her house As fast as she could. "Help!" she cried. "Help Help!"
Walking Around
"There's Eomething iza 2113 house," said Gloria, "1's walk- ing around. I heard it."
This caused a good deal of excitement in the playroom (får
"What did it sound like?" Gloria
Doll's house stood in Mr Punch asked. of the corner
playroom, right "I don't know" said 'Glorin, under the window). Instantly I had feet and it was walk-
Tin, the tin soldier, ing. It
Cuur!
4 could hear its
General who was standing on hear the playroom door, come
ddyver with his musket
also
also
ground. But
fall. I had n
tall Ioshing it was too dark It's
came dashing "Or #tiger or
Going Down
-~-~Reuter.
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Dragon Pills—29.
The learned Chinoman seenta almost afraid of Rupen. "I must report this." he says, shakily. "Please come with me." With an attendant he leads Rupert to a dis- rant courtyard and bows before a still cider Chineman, very small and looking very wise. "Why, it's
now་
"Teddy."
Pong-Ping's friend the Mandarin." gasps Rupert. The older man gazes. at him mikly while the aller man tells the story as far as he knows it. The Mandarin nods slowly. have known Rupert before, and he is truthful. His coming is a mys- Tery, and I would hear the tale from hunichi.**
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
cents a
the
However, the
willingness of
the 1949 Farm Act inlight pro. to the end of the year may be a number of de- hibit a loss of as much as 2 encouraged by
Foremost pound on 1948 stocksveloping influence.
next marketing among there is the inflationary sentiment generated by renewed demands for higher wages and the determination of some pro- dyes to curtat operations be- cause of the shrinking margin of profit.
EXTENDED?
raw
PERSISTENT RISE
The persistent rire in wool prices provoked discussion on the prospects for increased competition from synthetics in the garment field.
A private crop survey in- dicated that farmers intend to plant 21,388.000 acres to cotton
The distribution of rayon gray this year. This Bgures compares goods remained quiet. Some with the recently revised
Jarne producers are reported to government allotment of 22,201-be changing to a five-day week 1000 acres and the 27,710,000
nerea planted last year.
and the smaller producers lo a three or four-day week.-United
Besides the Texás rains, the Press. central eastern belt section reperied generally favourable conditions in the eastern-belt- United Press,
NY Futures
Market
New York, May 13-After a narrowly iPregular opening in extremely dull dealings, colton futures swung forward near the close today and finished I to 10 points higher.
Traders ignored the erralle fluctuations of the grain market and followed more closely the rise in the stock market,
bales.
the Stuffed Bear roll for me to ace what it was.
still in there." himself out from under The
“It might be a lion," said
Also aiding the market was taking Karf. he was sofa where
the belief in cotton circles that nap, and
a leopard," over. Mr Punch Jumped out of said Hanid.
Mr Punch
looked at hmm...and alligators, Nothing experts for the full season will top 5,000,000 bales and domestic This rocking chair nud cume
**Maybe," said Teddy, "it's Teddy.
he said, to be afraid of, of course not consumption Agures will range dashing over. And Knurf and
bear. All right, let's all go al That's between 0,800,000 and 9,000,000 an alligator."
very brave R "you're Hanid. who
playing wero
"It might," said Mr Punch, aren't you? You're not afraid it, let's all go in!" on the other side of the a checkers
dragon. I've heard of of little, things like lions or
In the This was agreed to. So Knari the room, sprang to their teet
The sharp sell-off dragons getting into houses, tigers or leopards or alligators
Won blamed -especially small-sized dragons. or small-sized dragons? Bears and Hanid and Mr Punch and
Gloria all look ench previous session But whatever it is, it ought to aren't afraid of anything."
for some of the caution in this be made to po out of your I'm only a stuffed bear, others hands, and in they went. session, dealers said
"I-I'm
Prices closed as follows:- irouse, my dear Gloria."
said Teddy. "If I were a real They were no sooner inside the "That's
they heard a Spot in cents per 1.).. what I think," said bear, I'd
right in Gloria's doll-house than 100 Gloria,
house and chase out any animal squeak. This frightened them ay "Someone should go in at in the world.
Dul Fin not a all so much, that they tumbled July
"I've December once and chose it out."
Mr real bear, I'm just stuffed." together in a heap. Punch looked at General Tin. Then Teddy went back and him I've got him!" they heard March (1991)
1 think you shoul HO in, rolled under the sofa.
Mr Punch shouting. "Help! I've May July General."
"Knarf
and Hants,
what got him by the tall!" "Why-er, I'd be glad to," said about your going in? Don't tell General Tin. "Only I'm-cr, me you're afraid of little things
I have to stand on guard like tons or fl--" busy.
All Co In
even
October
October
They ali pulled Mr Punch out Into the light again, and Mir
at the playroom door to keep "Why don't you go in, Mr Punch pulled out-o out dangerous animals. I can't Punch?" said Hand. leave the door unguarded, you know." With that he marched right back to the playroom door. and stood there, very tall and "What's the matter?" everyone straight, with his musket over never
his shoulder. asked.
3-13
BRONCHO BILL
NOSING AROUND
AM
FOR CLUES ON A NEW GRIG OF HISH) WAY ROBBERS, BRONCHO BILL DROPS IN ON ARMY CAPTIUN:
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IDLAS ON THESE.
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33.20 32.44 22.58-50 31.20
31.07
31.0
3107
3001
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United Press.
Closnit prices at the New Orleans a kiss. cotton futures market on Saturday
were?
HONGKONG SHARES
Transactions at the Hongkeng Stack Exchange this morning were worth $175,549.25.
Noen quotations were: BABES BUYERS SELLERS SALES
BANKS
FTIS Bank East Asia INSURANCES
Union
Waterbeat SHIPPING DOCKS, ETC. 1. Whart
ovitent Why kick LAND, ETC. HK Hute? S'hal Land Humphreya UTILITIES
Tramp
1230 1243
10:
53215
20 40
34 20
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4009 1
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13
1000 111
2004 09a
500
21
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C. Light (0) 5 10.30 1300
C. Light (N) 420
Electric... 21 Telophone STORES, ETC.
Dairy
1425 500 47 14
32 32 1000 # 32
2013 2014
COTTONS
Wation .... Emporium
22
Ewo
1.60
BOC
MISTCELLANEOUS
Yangtze R Asia Nay. ....
2004 2
2500 £50
Exchange Ratca
Cuenes was done in the local market this unofficial exchange morning at the following tales
$11
Slam licals (per 100) Singapore (Siraita) FIC plastres (per 1001
& D
420-
18:30
11.05
B. dollars (per 100% mouse! AT NEW ORLEANS Sterling pound nole (per £1 15.47
NEI gulders Away it ran, into a hole in the wall. But Gloria thought Air a brave man Punch was such that sho gave him "Ah, never thought of that, "That's the best reword I ever Spot dear," he said. And May thought of that," said got, my
July Mr Punch. Lions
October and tigers, he was very pleased.
December March (1051)
July
Bargaining
NOTIRA JUST KEEPIH MY EYES AND EARS OPEN-
TELL YUH WHAT ---- YOU HELP FIND THAT_DESERTER. AND I'LL HELP YOU ON THOSE BANDITE
THAT'S
BARGAIN.
BIR/
By Harry F. O'Neill May
İPIEANWHILE, BLAZE GORMLEY HAS
WHIPPED MORE HORMATION ON COLD SHOMAENTS OUT OF THE WERK WELS FARGO
CLERK OM
BUD, IF YOU DOUBLI•CROSS ME I'LL KILL YOU OR MAYBE YOUR OLD HẪN - NOW GIT
OUT mw
October
32.25
32.18
32.44
31.13
31.02-03
31.04 bid 31.04
30,74 20.49 b United Pres.
Trade Exchange
Rio de Janeiro, May 14.-Aus- tria and Brazil Bave exchanged noies foreshadowing a trade ex- change amounting to $8,000,000 this year.
The agreement includes a nation clause most favoured covering customs duties and other export-import taxes, with certain specided exceptions.- Reuter,
MONDAY, MAY 1 Closing Times By Alt Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi,_Born, Cairo (Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar-es- Balsam, Mauritiue and Johannestrat via Catro), Roma And Londen, D.M.
Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney and Auckland, 5. p.m.
Bangkok and Colombo, 5 p.m. Japan, p.m.
Tolpel, 6 p.m.
Closing Times By Kon
Japan, 3 p.m.
Hangkok. 3 D.JA
TUESDAY, MAY 18 Closing Times By Alr Manila, Honolulu and USA (let- ters, second class mail and parcel). second clans (letters and Guam ms). Canada (letters only), 8 p.m.
Italphong anat Saigon, a p.m. Bangkok, à p.m., Taipeh. p.m.
Closing Times ny tea Straits, Djakaria, Sourabaya and Mincassar, Pa.m
Korea và Inchon, a P.. Saigon. p.m. Manila and barselites, à p.m.
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