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Jumbo' Wilson writes
his war memoirs
EIGHT YEARS OVERSEAS 1030-1947
By Field-Marshal Lord Wilson of Libya O.C.B., G.R..., D.5.O., (Hutchinson, 25/-, 266 p.p.)
command the British Army In
turned home from
BY THE
WAY
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Japan's textiles are splitting
Rubber Trouble
PLEA TO
AVERT A
by Beachcomber the sterling area NEW CRISIS
SEE that the British Council is to sponsor a
film about the place of
New York, May 16.
He was commenting on
Shortly before the outbreak of forces Staff Mission in Washing: lea that cricket is a kind of reports from Japan that|
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
and can
the
แ
New York, May 16.-Mr A former occupation John L. Collyer, President
Lead
for
this
month
Argentine
rich Rubber Manufacturing
Company. today called on the United States Govbrn- ment to step up the produc- tion of syntheile rubber to avert a "possible new rub- ber crisis.
the
that Mr Collyer mid Government should act to offsel "the economie repercussions that may be caused by tho Communist-inspired stoppaged
Tokyo, May 10-A Japanese in the supply of rubber," in trade paper sald today that 4.500 view of the worsening situation tons of lead slabs worth £1,100,- in the Far East, 900 wbl be shipped to Argentina o had sent coples of his
in return for Argentine,colton.
synthetic to President
Enypt; right years later he re- cricket in our national life. official, who declined the use of his name, said he of the American B.F. Good-
the U.S.A. May I suggest that they did not think any plan for dividing sterling area after having fulled a variety should go very gingerly to textile markets would prove workable. of ecinmissions in the Near East work with the love theme? and Mediterranean, and having
It is important that foreign headed. 1045-47.
Firitil
HAL audiences should not get The
and textile interests there plan During 100.
ther right war in 1939, Field-Marsh Lord
Bohemian ragamadolio and Wilson of Libya-known affec nomentous years the author was um
I would like to offer the Anglo-American tumble-cum-trivy. I fionately to the Allied forces no closely connected with most some simple tale, thowingt how a cotton industry fact-finding "Jumbo"
appointed to of the political - Was
and military some
11 had to choose between afecting developments
cricket and love.
Of course, he group an arrangement under theatres in which he served.
girl which they would press for chooses cricket, and the R121 loves him all the more for dog increasing Japan's spindle- One of the most persistent of the decent, clean thing, and re-nge from 4,000,000 to 6,000,- the politient problems was the mains his Hood friend. The 000 in exchange for erifical relationship between the Bulgarians ought to revel in
not to dump British Embassy in Cairo and the that. It might even make them promise Eryption Government, calmina take up ezkrikicz (with a bomb textiles mud for splitting up Ing in the dramatic
events of for a
A ball). There might be a the sterling textile areas.
plan for maximum You have the ability to make February 4, 1942.
wilch deendent Seche
"I have studied the allutation have
French the inventive mind, hosts of friends of both sexes.
ог Spanish By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY IF you are born today, you
cricketer at first hand," he said. "I
The paper said the shipment rubber production Whether 111 111 laboratory, You enjoy social life
On this occasion the Bit yields to the advances of seems pretty certain that Japan will be made by the Toko Shoji Tan and all members of his fier
home, you
fat à certain amount of pleasure ambasador forced the king of pretty vampire on the eve of a are
along with cannot get
only Kaishr, who shed the agree-Cabinet, he told reporters. and from this type having! new
of the fair sex Expt to change his govern-Test Match, and brings her into 4,000,000 spindles when you ment with the L.A.P.-Argentine | interesting ideas which, if put However, you
11,000.000 government trade agency. prove must limit your social activities met ander threat of removal the pavilion while his alde is consider ny had Inie operation,
An lacrense may
will throne,
his batting-the dirty eac You are not highly valuable.
if you are to devole yourself to
Briti:1 surrounded by enfure routine and it nny kind of serious work. you and yourself in a monu will find that to much plea, and tanka in the court-in passing
sure-socking minimises the sand tous job, get out of 1 un sure-
in this fura ns you can Only way will you make the most of
or life.
You always
be doing 7: thing at if the job t The world changdeur hip mac. - 1015 individual trament frant gets done faster than you the Albert and Plotip Steiner Hank, then you work on some Trophy was won by More Þin at New York
for the second Line The year there were players in the event, and offer of gruelling play, five sessions Elis came out on top, as he bed tione in 1940.
THE
Th
Terez
always
E eu play is one of the mort valuable assets of the expert car player, a fact well demonstrated championship tournaments held
Mais comes one yes in New York.
was re- champitship events
tricted to the finest players in the weath, I know you an improve your bridge by learni some of the plays they azed thom tournament
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thing else. Learn to ronserve your physal strength. For ↑ Sk
metimes yn overstrain your self und 11 that the body in weak, when the spirit and mind are witting!
of relaxation.
You
effect of your serious work.
You are a perfectionist and sometimes this tends to make you over-critical. Don't become
faultfinder.
If you n chronie
nut criticise, be constructive fad a remedy for the error.
To find what the stars have in stop for tourmw, select your birthday star and read the cor- repealing paragraph. Let your be your daily birthday
Kuide. THURSDAY, MAY 18
Make Thes
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- well-planned programme today well get exetent results, Know where you are going and
A rather unte Els employeel usual and play to make his con-A
heurt on today tract of fer hand. Study the play of the cards carefully. Then when you meet similar situation year 17. you will be able to win a top on the hand if you follow . Eine et Jalay.
start butt
GEMINI May 22-June 221--
But make Routine will be best.
for all plans carefully netivities Progr: 5. Howly.
even
future if
The opening lead of the kans CANCER (June 23-July 33)~~
of diamonds was won in dummy An energetle with the nee
day.
Start
Elis (North) then Journey or a new job. Accept a
too. De ruunds f tricontract, if offered, took two
Avelop plans. which ret up Ext's quceni.
bed, won FL LEO small club was
(July 24-Aug. 23)- dummy with the ace, and a club Al advertising and
winning with Jects are highly favoured today, especially Morning hours Food. Use them.
returned, West
the queen.
2
West lurned diamond A club which Elis trumped. was led and trumped in lumenv
with the right of hearts. Next a diamond was led from dumany and trumped with the five of
hearts.
Another club was then led, on which East discarded the queen c diamonds, Elis trumped in dummy with the ten of hearts and returned a diamond, trump- ing in his own hand with the seven of hearts.
East Was helpters. If the queen trumped with hearts, all he could do was to
But win his ace of spades.
he refused to trump (which he did) and discarded a spade, all to lead * Els had to do was
dummy's queen, pade toward and his contract was made.
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. ELLERMAN Black, 10 pieces.
2
yesterday's
White, & pieces.
White to play and mate in two.
Solution
problem:
.10
1, RBP. 1... R-B6 (dis ch); 2, R-4; 1... R-RG (dis ch);
2. R-B4 (ch); 1
K-RG; 2.
K-KI (e) 1 ... KXR; 2,
P-DR (Q) (ch): 1... KtxP; 2. R-Kts (ch); 1
2, KtXP (ch).
Kt-DG;
INTELLIGENCE TEST
Rightvale
By T. O. HARE
in one of those villages which are almost wholly out of touch with the
belong to one 1th denizens all FUI. or the other of two clans. The never tell ties. Ang never tell the
Truth,
Itabbilt
encountered v
visited Richt-
vain und WINE 10.
the "ince" We ordered a round of two of drinks and in due course Biked the Ave whether they were Forthrights or Downrights. Rabbitt jotzed Down their replies........
Jonalı said: "Only two of
Downrights?
these present Jonah's one of
Eljhar salt. " the forthrights.”
Saul aid: I'm a Foriltight:
so:ja Gideon,
Gideon kid; ~Both Jonah and Bilhu pre Downright"
Rabakkuk sate: only one Forthrighi: Jonah's
“Ot how many of the five la it pomiuļa" to deduce the sur-
London Haprara Beretom
on Page ()
are
Art pro-
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept 22)-
promote GOD A fine day to new, creative isa. Get moving constructive in comic now.
his
Bu
before the war. anist comm
rakl He
the American Government had been building
I said the londing wat ex- gradually since the end of stockpile of crude "But as to dividing steritagected to start inte this month. the war a
rubber for an all-out shooting -Uniled Press. area textiles among Britain, the
war." United States and Japan, I can- not see our government ogrEU- Ing to such an errant ment
WOULD IT HURT
NAPOLEON once said, "Mm, de Genlis talks about virtue The author was very entiral
and war a later as though she had invented it." of this action late helped to prevent a repent in Letresses' publicity men are
Οι
situation is that "The basic purely today beginning to talk abou performaner,
Lord motherhood as though they bad the textile businen is 60 per- happenings, military
ent of Japan's export business. Wilson describes in detail those vented it.
United States Would it inert in which he was closely involved. Mrs. Rumpus in
trouble again trade?
It depends on where Ta meeting of the Friends of Japanese products are sold and FOR PRESTIGE
A Culture Clarkel Herborough at what price.
"It is apparent that the United Branch, Airs Fibblestone in the States textile industry grew as chair, her dog Nupsie under a result of the war. Mrs Rumpus rose and waved a
We have to
of
Commencing with the success ful British advance against the Italian in Cyrenalen, be reen leaflet, crying, "The PEN. Club face the fact that Germany
the txtile market on to tell of the campaign in Is a hive of Conservatives!" Mrand Japan, which were out
during the all Greece, where Amall British Fibblestone retorted, with great wear, are coming back..
army fought a callant rearguard dignity, "Very likely,
"Tasically, I do not think it la actions largely for reasons of are discussing literacy in
good idea to divide the textile Swedish Lapland." Everything."
They will come to wertige.
dhouted Mrs Rumpus, "is riddled markets,
tome other type of agreement. beastilness!" the with reactionary
A free approach to the problem. asked to leave rather
than controls, 1: She was ther
order."United Prof.
23-Jan.
a bottle at
Chicago Grain
HONGKONG
SHARES
Transactlens at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $118,155.50.
Neon quotations were: SHARES BUYERS SELLLES SALES
BANICS
1 Hank Fast Ada INSURANCES
Dion
DOCKS, ETC.
Provident. Wheelock
LAND, ETC.
101
1233
476
330
1.00
21
600 21
HK Hote
BIS
in
UNLITEs
Shai Land:
1
Fram
2000 1150
Light (0)
900 10.20
C. Bent (N) 4.90
S
CO
10
0.00
Electrie... RING
Telepitona... 144
INDUSTRIALS
Grain
Rope ..........
13
700 32 3502
today in Prekres: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Conditions at hone ገና should be well as at the offer exceptionally good just now.
the Maldie East. From (Dec. CAPRICORN 20)-A day of changes--but author proceeded to the Suprenie
for the Mediterrane Command, and which she did, with a parting all of them definitely better! Your ambitions are then, in January 1915, took an yell: "Expose the Capitalists"
is appcintment in Washington. A nest of rowdies being falled.
When you threu! AQUARIES (Jan, 21-Feb. 19) This faal mission Involved hin
had to make -An excellent day. You can in the atom bomb plan, as well
sure it was an empty one. The produce a ton rate now. Se as the Yalta and Potstiam con- Swinburne, you that something is accomplished."
post hall an uncanny knack of futures PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)-
undermined the co-operative If you are
Reading through Lord Wily's catching the missile neatly in but after that selling In soya
one hand. If it was half-full, beans how allied he at once drank heartily, and list on the board of trade.
May wheat And July onta PSCELLANEOUS those who want to help, you book, one can see can secure a definite advantage. Strategy gradually took shape in the laughs was on whoever threw
Middle East and Medi- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-the
rhortly after opening, but from that point the market was governed by liquidation in
oya beans-United Press,
with
ferences.
Chicago, May 10,-
opened higher today,
season
entire
Take
a journey, especially errancan theatres of war. Husally Bi Morris, hot from reached new high levels for the
should, therefore, literary project
it is in connection
direction veloping.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Your plans should develop to your liking today. The persona} angle can be important.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— bustness Combine social and projects with thorough success..
Check Your
Knowledge
Kelmscott.
with
some memoirs
you
are
de prove of considerable value to all interested in recent history-
BOYS'
(Mrs "Freddie" Upchurch: 'Neath Chelsen Skies.)
London Express Service)
AND GIRLS'
Ting-a-Ling Tells a Tall Tale
-It Was About the People of Two Towns
By MAX TRELL
NARF and Humid,
the
with the
Very-Much, and the other was called Very-Very-Much."
Strango Names
the common shadow-chlidren in 1. What name for the disease Vincent's turned-about names. were sit-
"Want strange natnes, Ting- the cherry angina?
Ling under Hetrning to Ting-a-bing as he a-Ling exclaimed Hania. told them a story.
2. What name did give to the Patile Ocean?
Balboa
3. What is the principal lan-
guage uken in Mexico?
4. Who said "All, men
great in their dreams?"
are
of
5. Give the boundaries
the United States.
6. What was the White Rab- bit in Allee In Wonderland looking for?
(Answers on Page 5)
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(4) 18. The one who does, has some
thing. (4)
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pame, 8)...
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Threefold: 10, Roe; 11,
Choler:
it," he said-
true
in those
"They Ting-a-Ling smiled. really weren't very strange to "My story," said Ting-a-Ling the people who lived
about the people who lived two towns. For in the town there the caller Not-Very-Much, in two different towns on sides of the same river. I call wasn't very much of anything:
-not very
much to cal, not In drink, not very very much The Story of the Twu Towns
not very much But in the After Knart and Hanid, who much to wear. were very fond of Ting-a-Ling's to have fun with,
bad made themelves town of Very-Very-Much there was a good deal of everything- comfortable
possible under the cherry tree, Ting-a- plenty of food, plenty of people, plenty of wonderful things to Ling began as follows.
stories,
as
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Dragon Pills—31
is
The Mandarin miles. lucky for you that Pong-Ping gave you those dragon pills." he says. "He and are the only people in the world who khow how to make them. And now to find your pet dragon. See. I have two pei dragons of my own. Perhaps the other has
ALL RIGHTS
do.
"Now these two towns sall were on the
as I bunks of the
"Well." said
out "Now," said Ting-a-Ling, "as "they found
the peuple better to eat just you might imagine.
same river. One was enlled Not-
7-24
People from Very-Very-Much town were well fed,
all.
a
posed them." And he leads the way on 10 his private terrace. "No." says Ruperi. "The one 1.
He disappeared want in't here. into a crack as soon as we arrived and came up to try to enter my cell through the earth." Mandarin thinks, and then bangs a gong loudly.
RESERVED
STORES, ETC.
Datry
Walion COTTONS
Ewo
Yangise
Aka Nay.
RUSSIA BUYING
He could not estimate the size of the storkplie, but added. "I can say this is not enough.”
Replying in questions, he sait the British. Dutch and French lo Russin. were selling rubber "What Russia is trying to do Is of rubber by us would certainly rot in a tailspin, and a shortage lead to this," he added.
Mr Collyer claimed that the proposed Havana Chatter for an International trade organisation, Low being considered by Con- would encourage the for- press, mation of the same type of enr- tels that have
In the past re- strleted crude rubber production, rairing prices and retarding the normid increase in rubber con- sumption."-Reuter.
Sugar Quiet
New York, May
16.-World
sugar futures today closed 1 to
100 1.002 points lower on sales totalling
1non
~
4000 !
050
Exchange Rates
Eliminera was done in the local
cxchange unoftletal
market this morning at the following rates Sterling pound note per £} US dollars (per si) NEI guilders (per 1001 Slam teals per 100 Singapore (Straits) FIC tastres
per 100)
13 contracts.
Domestic sugar futures closed no sales To- unchanged, with
ported.
Contract No. 6 closed changed to 1 point higher sales totalling 14 contracts.
Prices closed as follows:-- Contract No. (world). July in cents per 18.) 4.18 bid September
uni-
O
15.30
6.03
4.03
4.12 bul
43.00 January 11051)
nominal
1.0
March
11.50
SPOT
3.85 4.18
Contract No. 5 (domestic).
July
5.0 nominal
September
November
5,24
Contract No.
13.19 ble
9.24 bit
Rubber Futures
Firmer
New York, May 16.-Firm-
September November SI'OT
GAT DIE
3.20
-United Press.
ness at London caused a firmer OUTWARD MAILS
trend in rubber futures today, with active position closing un- changed to 35 cents lower. Activity slackened on the rise. however, with sales of 59 con- tracts
proving the smallest volume since April 14th, when
ale totalled 51 contracta.
Prices clored as follow- SPOT in cents
per b
May Jutic
The
July
August
them all away, of Ting-a-Ling you threw
them iny that it was never played with
mor enough than more-or kept wanting
In other of one of the towns were very to eat too much. Because if you and more new ones. happy, while the people of the ate too much-which the people words," said Ting-a-Ling, "the
town ol Very-Very-
town other town were not happy at of the
people who lived in the
were Much always
Very-Very-Much did-you
almost of vers always got
unhappy,
while so greedy and (ummy-ache,
didn't enjoy the "The people who lived in the that by and by you
people who lived in the town of Very-Very-Much must your dinners at att. 1 war the tow of Not-Very Much were have been the ones who were same with drinking. If you had happy with the things that they ice-cream soda, or one had, and were too busy working class of lemonade, everything to have time to envy anybody
One. But if you had two, who had more than they had." "That's what J'O!! would was
or even four Ice-creami "And what happened finally?" "But or three. think," said Ting-n-Ling. they weren't happy at all. It sodus or glasses of lemonade Knarf and Hand both wanted was the town across the river at one time, you were sure not to know.
more of them for the town of Not-Very-Much to want any
long, long time after.
happy!" Knart exclaimed. "They had lots of everything."
which was the happy place,"
.
Too Many Toys
"And it was the
"They built a bridge between Ting-a-Lag towns. the two
the, thes sald. "They shared sume with they had. The town of Very. clothes to Very-Much sent food and drink You soon got tired of all and clothes and toys aeross the
Not And it was the same river. And the town of
over their many toys te Very-Much sent much to with having 100
play with. After a little while, happiness."
"But how could the people who lived in the town of Not- Very Much be happy." Hanid having arked, "when they didn't have wear. much to cat. or much to drink, of them. or much to wear, or have fun with?"
BRONCHO BILL
THE YOUNG - SHERIFF AND A DOSTOR ARRIVE AT GORMLEY'S ELDORADO, VYHZITE A HIRELING HAS JUST SHOT A TROUBLE-MAKING STRANGERTM
LIVE
The Sheriff's Decision
100 many
GENTS, I'M LOCKING UP ALL
• YOU'R
Septmber October
November
December
January 1851) February March
37.35 nominal
27.03 20,55 traded
29.49 nominal 24.33 traded 23.80 nominal 27.25
22.30 bla 22.30 nominat 32.00
21.00 nominal United Press,
At Singapore
Singapore, May 16.-Prices in the rubber market here (closed as follows:-
Nunber 1 rubber, May,
per than
June July
today
27-12-14
75-7-70-1
73-14-15
13.73.14
30-54-71
6-09-1
77-0-8-7
D)-2-62 74-14-75 United Press,
Number 2 rubber., May Number 3 rubbre, May ..
Number 4 rubler, May Spot rubber, unhaled.
nanket C. rep.
No.1 pale crepe/
At London
16. Prices in London, May the rubber market here today closed as follows:- Number I rubber, Spot,
per lb.
June
By Harry F. O'Neill October/December
HID, YOU CAN'T
DO THIS I RUN A
RESPECTABLE PLACE~
THESE STRANGERS
STARTED THIS
FIGHT
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WEDNESDAY, MAY IT Closing Times By Ala Talpeb. 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Sea
Manila and Marselilcs, to a.m. Stralia. 11 .m
(No
USA, Canada, Central and South America vie San Francisco Parcels for Canada), 2 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 18 Closing Times By Air Hangoon, Calcutta, Iarachi, Barn, Calro (Nairobi, Mombas. Dar-es Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg via Cairo), Rome and London, mum .
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Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta, 3
27-24-24-16
pence
23-7-7 22--1 10--%
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10-12-12
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FRIDAY, MAY 19:
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Haiphong,
New Orleans Cotton kartu, Sydney and
Closing prices at the New Orleans futures market yester-
day were:-
July
October
SPOT in cents
per 1,1
32.46
May
22.34
(expired noun)
32.57
31.13-14
December
Marcit (1951) May
July
October
31.04
31,04 bid 31.03 bid
p.m.
anal, Saigon & Patte
Cloring Times By Bea Sandakan, a.m.
Formosa vin Keelung, 9 a.m. Straits. Noon,
SATURDAY, MAY 20
Closing Timea By Air
Manila. "A.M.
Bangkok, & p.m.
Closing Times By Bra
Bangkok, 10 xum,
Australia and New Zealand. via Sydney, 1 p.m.
Straits. Ceylon, Madagascar, Aden,
30.72 bld Egypt and United Kingdom vi 23.45 big London, pim.. (par); 4 p.m. (reg); United Prem,
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