1950-05-26 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

. McKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Withheld Honours Can Save Day

By WILLIAM E. MCKENNET

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TOLDING the king, queen and a small card of a cult, most players would not healfate

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afety Insurance that pays divi- dends at the end.

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entry to Irummediate

dummy for the needed ch finesse. However, a little study showed him a pitfah. It would establish a Dnessing situation in the heart mult if the club queen was held by West- Justead of winning the trick, declarer put on the four of hearts from dummy.

and

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Film star hates

wearing shoes

has confessed

By PATRICIA CLARY

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And In Peoria,

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

down from

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN,

CO-OPS HELP

Food shortage Southeast Asia's OUT CHINA'S biggest worry now

PEASANTS

San Francisco, May 25.- Marketing and supply co, the way the Bonaigo pass to the

Washington, May. 24.-Sir John Kotelawala, operatives in Cheklang Pro- vince have handled trade great red sandstone gorges Ceylon's Minister for Works and Transport, today amounting to more than 10 could of the

Noguera Pallaresa said that the most urgent problem facing Southeast billion Communist dollars in A BEAUTIFUL movie star ont a passion as you

to

the happy traveller was strange, uncontrollable ob- "It enuses my friends no end wont to drink at an inn in Asia was the increasing cost of food. He called the first quarter of 1950, for a revision of existing commodity arrangements. Peking Radio reported to Esterri de

night. session. But probers into of embarrassment, though," the the village of

silent cun atd. "I just can't control myAneu, kept by

He also told press con- getting their trade from them. morals Hollywood

This represented one-third of The result is that production E self."

Pyrenean.

ference here that the lead-low and prices are high," He the value of "eide occupations" breathe easy.

undertaken by peasants, the Eve Arden's big desire is to

One day, in the midst of a era of the five new indepen-said,

He is expected to call on Pre- | radio rnid, It's in

discussion, this man broke his dent countries of Southeast

White at the take off her shoes.

It added, "This co-operativa He said, "The reason Asia-India, Pakistan, Ceysident Truman silence,

the general House to discuss unhappy in Le-

Asin trading greatly reduced CX- why' inen are cause Governments Interfern inlon, Burma and Indonesia

problems al Southeast their affairs. That is why I am could lead their countries and will leave for Montrent onlultation of peasants by middle- annual men and helped to organiso Attend the an anarchist. I am not one of into increasing happiness if Friday 10 the International people to take up side occupa tions and revive dying handi Civil Aviation Organisation. →→→

cratiz Reuter.

YOUR BIRTHDAY.... By STELLA

you are

FRIDAY, MAY 26

are by nature

born today, you results by concentrating on one restless, Job, reserving other activities at Belive person. You always must avocations. have something going on. If there isn't enough to be done. You will stir things up so that there will be. wealth and

You are fond of

the thirs that money can buy. Con equently, you are willing to work hard in your youth to that, later on, what you want you can have and enjoy.

You are

a loyal friend, but

enemy- once you become an you can be a very biter one You do not farget or forgive an injury easily. Learn not to hold 11 is not worthy of Erudges. you

Something of

paragraph.

Let

MISS Arden's obsession doesn't seem in stem from her background, as

her nearly all relatives own, and wear, shoe And they don't seem any more Bke monkeys to her than any body else's relatives.

"I think better and feel bet ter without shoes I have a betler disposition," she said. "I act better, 100,"

For that reason, she showed on the set of "Tea for Two" at Warners, elegantly and groomed and barefoot.

"Where are your shoes?" - quired director David Butler.

her

room,"

hout

The truth about Kenya

at one and the same time. Make your birthday star and read the stockings, sure that you don't scatter your corresponding energies jou widely for offer your birthday star for your day pals gleaming cheerily undertruder. iveness. You might t better gulde.

the lights.

int there

of

Rubber spot highest for

22 years

New York, May 25.---

Co-operatives have been sol up in 70 out of Chickiang'u 74 - counties.Reuter,

HONGKONG SHARES

Transactions at the Hongkong

this Rubber futures today show- Stock Exchange morning

renewed strength in were worth: $46,307.

Noon quotations were:

.. 1533

those anarchists who throw bombs-that is interfering, Just given reasonable support by meeting of

ere the older democracies. like a Government. I live here

"The difficulties of all these quietly, and I ignore all Gov-

If everybody

rest ernments.

did countries and of the I would be happier Southeast Asia have one com- that. ward." And a wise old male-on factor the abject poverty

£1 gowned teer sold, after mement's of their people," he said.

"Our immediate fight in on thought, "I doubt whether life

us already. It is a battle is as simple as that."

against

disease And hunger, norance. This is the breeding Kround of Communism which ACTS BAREFOOTED

democracy through MAN in Kenya "was bitten threatens A by a crocodile

out Asia," which he

Criticising

the International "Oh, in my dressing

his bed" (morning kept under Mis Arden returned airily paper). It is a pretty commen- Wheat Agreement he said that "Unless you're going to *piritual

century

are still more for her wheat inports sed pioneer, you must not be dis-my feet in this scent, I'd rather on this so-called twentieth Ceylon had to pay 40 percent

n result people

of devaluation but their bees n who keep regardless of there had been no correspond-netive dealings, rising to SHARES BUYGOS SELLERS SALES Inordinately fond of travel, mayed if recognition of your leave them there"

for themselves, somewhat delayed. Unless it's absolutely neces the claims of crocodiles.

In the prices of new seasonal high levels as DANKS you probably will visit a lurge talent is

Anying Inercase

1K Bak marriage should be r

principal exports the Spot market set a new End Asia. 101 would have given Ceylon's part of the world during your Your

sary, Miss Arden does most of decent mon upy and lasting one.

INSURANCES Jifetime.

Interests are happy Your

the crocodile, and tea and rubber.

22-year high level.

Untion rule you are To find what the sims have her acting without thoes, the bed to variel, and as a

With roles totalling 243 con- | DOCKS, HTC." selectrometines even without slept under it himself. No won-

HELP TOO LATE

Duck [der

tracts, the list closed 50 to 70 the noble beast, after a working on half a dozen projects in store far tomorrow,

red-polished

Inight of discomfort, bit the in-

The Poirit Four programme points higher.

of COIL- The apprehension and other nid schemes brought new hope to the people of South-sumers over future supplies in Another cultural triumph

cast Asia, but their problems view of the threatened spread ut When long shots or full-

TS length shots necessary, blackmailer, who is afraid were so urgent and so enormous Communism in Southeast Asia Es second wife will tell hi that there was genuine ap- and the hoarding of supplies in De Miss Arden. grudgingly coa GEMINI (May 22-Junr 233-up for your consideration,

third wife about him, Justined prehension that help might come Indonesia have been increasing and be wholly insteadily because of the high rate in bribing his daughter by his foo routine for judiciotis in making all decisions, centr. to familiar

As wife

consumption. best sitecras today. Don't try

to shoot them both? adering to the United States) The worst blow of Miss A That is the problemi posed in a

that imports dur AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 15)

appears ton too many innovations,

professional career

law --Rest and relax. De only teen's

requiring the production of Ing June will not be sufficient dynamic dramn fell vital, human.

from con- Produced last a fixed percentage of synthetle to satisfy demands must necessary and important about three years ago when she called "Chunks."

at the tiny Murguc rubber, he said, "Many millions sumers and for the replacement the night things now. Concorve energies, appeared in "The Voice of

Theatre, this polguant essay in in Southeast Asia, whose sole of government rubber.

reduction in Turtle."

realism tells the pitiful story of means of livelihood is the pro- Thus another

the down-and-out duction of natural rubber, only the small United States free She had to play a whole Chunks,

Hangster against whom life's ask for the right that the product supply is to be expected during closeup of her dice are loaded scene with a

from the mo- should be allowed to compete on the next two months.

Prices closed as follows:-- he kills his emits own merits in the factories foot, encased in a shoe, while Itinent when

and ployer In order to curry favour of the world's largest consumer." | Spot (In (wirled

twitched ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-

with a rival firm. The last Act her to wriggled

reflect

unbearably moving is saltust Personal relations cun prove

when, Instead of paying the important to your major pro-emotions.

#iri for the double murder, Sir John advocated lifting | August "That was the most horrible Chunks Kives her away to the controls on industrial produc- September

October "I police, ject. Work plans out carefully.

saying: "I wanan Roon in Japan and Germany. November TAURUS (Apr. 21-May) day of my life," she said.

him- and re- straight,"

"While both Japan and Ger-December Follow your normal Saturday went home and absolutely

Resulta Jouli be fused to wear oven bedroom self,

many are vanquished countries, January 1951)

March routine.

some people are in the bape of February slippers for a week."

April

Stick

SATURDAY, MAY 27

CANCELL (June 23-July 23)— somewhat ad- Temiguelen are verse. Cultivate patience and Melency in fate of difficulty, 24-Aug. 23)

LEO

(July

East returned a heart the suit cleared; but when the Avold starting a new project un-

was taken and club finesse West was in the lead, he had it later. Stick to routine and

South all will be well. more hearts and

230 made three trump. Had South won the first heart lead, he would have made only even tricks.

110

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. VASTA

Black, 14 pieces.

11ac

1

1

Ο

White, & pieces.

White to play and mate in three,

Solution

problem:

to yesterday's

2. K-B5, any: 2, R, or Kt fch. or dis ch) mates.

CROSSWORD

2. A ous)

$ 189

Across ductor in novel out of

U. The help a maica. (3

maiden gives to

B. One of the three Afuskalcers. (5)

11. its peculiar sound is so canily

recognisable 14)

12. A h in a urn: as the con-

trary! (7)

14. Unreal 10)

15 As Carco as it may be, it's neces

Mary. 141

10. This is a boas in the arm, 141

I. Part of this weight is heavier

than the whale. (8)

20. The lalo of wiles. (5)

21. Briefly the man with the whistle.

(3)

23. Now to select a word to in

this empty space. 171

24. Usual tickname for the offico

boy. (4)

23 Resor for a change. (B)

Dawn

1. If one nuds a pun fail to explatit

Its meaning. It's distressing. 171

2. There's an unsuureted trap in

this 171

4oken opent 15

He could have been an inca. 14)

8. Lettuce. 131

1. oderick was his name. (31

9. iletore ten it's a speed-up. (3)

10. For piala speading it is called

this.. (5)

11. Una always worize to hear of it

being in the jute, el

13. This is often shut up in a cot,

17. You should keep your bena ADOTE tbu. 147 18. Not at home. (4) AV. Intentionel errore, (4)

farma (3)

21. been growing on me 22. Animal protection.

Batution of sterday's gassin-106!! Porndt 2004: 2-Ata: 9, howani

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) --- Some kind of relaxation will be best for today. You can't work all time!

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) Plan everything carefully before you net and all should go wel with your ambitions now.

23-Oct. 23)- Your talents and your ability to auspicious nów. produce results will bring the rewards you desire.

LIBRA (Sept.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Social tendencler are in the foreground. Plan to entertain successfully.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Co over your budget care- fully. Be thrifty now if you are to work things out.

CAPRICORN (net. 23-Jan. 20)-Major projects

was

and

BOYS' AND

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Polsons

(Lotion press Servier)

HIGH PRICES

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

The Bird's Feeding Station

--Chirric Sparrow Couldn't Understand It-

At this moment Hanid came By MAX TRELL

along.

"Chirple Just found a res place with a roof and windows regular ♫ may come TS like

taurant," Chirpie Sparrow and food all around. He thinks

*i1 saying.

walk

restaurant. Except that in it's a through a door and there's the it's up in a tree." four-all you want to cat-ly- ing right there for you to eat. It has a roof and windows and wonderfull" -It's simply

said with a cheerfut

INTELLIGENCE TEST BATTLESHIRE

by T. O. HARE wander if cricket cialis- telons have noticed 3010 Interesting facis about those doughly bata men. Bludcen." Whoppi and Trust÷all of witn retired last season after playing for many years tur Battleshire?

Yougees gross total. over the years, was exactly the same as Thrusts. Bludgeon's annual toul was on the average, 330 more than Whoppit's bul Whoppit's War on the averige. 300 more than Thrust's. On the other hand, Thrust had been in county crickel three years longer than' Whoppit and Alx

longer years Bludgeon.

than

How does the talið hum, ber of mums amassed by Whoppit compare with

e

total amassed by Blodgrau or by Thrust?

(Solution on Pope 8)

Check Your

Knowledge

1. Where born?

was Rembrandt

2. Name the largest and

most important museum in the

United States.

3. Where is Afghanistan?

4. In music, what diminuendo?

La

what about.

Was

"In a Maple tree," added Chirple, nodding.

1

said LFOW

"Really?" said Hanid. Chirple

"It's

In

tree," up chirp.

Chirple, "but it didn't "What is?" Knarf asked, for there. I mean, it didn't grow he cotidn't quite make out like an apple, or a pear, or a talking peach Chirpie

mean," or a plum, I "This thing that looks like a ad Chirple, lowering his voice and looking around, "It was restaurant, but isn't really a built by Somebody. restaurant because it's up in a tree. Restaurants aren't usually put up in the tree by Some- body. And Svinebedy puts food? up in trees, are they?"

"I don't think so." replied in it."

Kaarf.

Chirple told Knarf about the feeding station.

11

WAS

Rupert and the Dragon Pills—39

going to turn over and come Rupert's departure a so sitien

down. All at once there is a pul that he loses sight of the starting place at once. For some maintais and the great conteiner, with Ruperi

in it, drops off. he is quite dared, but atte: a time

**I say, 1 shail land with an awful bang he he opens his eyes and fud. the

hins. rocket areaking rough Rest

But, unknown to Rasps. layers of cloud, Gradually changes something is happening aberg his

bead. ita direction. and roata along as if

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

is (1?"

"It's a Feeding Station," sald Hanid,

10

이

1

1.)

May

Junc

July

cents per

29-u - 7 29.55 bid 223 nominal 20.25 traded 20.35 nominal 27.55-37 traded

27.00 nominal

26.40

23.80-03 traded 25.40 nominal

25.00

**

24.20 -Unlied Press.

At London London, May 25. The rubber market was firm all day today and prices closed as follows:- Spot No. 1 rubber, in

24-1- pence per lb.

24-44-14 July....

Audunt

September

October/December January/March (1991)

24-2-1 23-1-6

20-7-7/1 -United Prom,

London Tin Market

London, May 23.-The tin market opened steady, with a

this decline Flight

morning. Pricca cloned an folows at the

of the end

officin! morning session:- Spot Un, buyers

seller Business done at Settlement price... Tumover large at

|

602-19 sterling | 003-2 506-15-003-2 602-13

220 tons -United Press.

Grade A Tin New Yok, May 25,-Prices in today re- the Metals Market mained unchanged with the fol- "For feeding." Hanld repeat-lowing exception -

"A" (0.00 Tin, Grade ed.

higher? percent New York, per ib. 79-15 cents

United Press.

Somebody "Which

It's a Knart askisl.

"For feeling whom? "Oh-40 that's what it is," "That's what I don't know," said Chirple, trying to sound as shame to see all those beautiful,

cake crumbs and if he knew exactly what that bread and sald Chirple.

"A not know whom they're for. I didn't. which he meant, Knart and Hanid decided Feeding Station, eh?" He flew don't suppose they're for cows, sheep, or dogs, or cols. have a look at up to the nearest branch and or they'd better

restaurant-in-the-free. looked at it for several minutes They wouldn't be for let's my this

he for a hungry sparrow?" Finally Chirple flew ahead of them to without talking.

said: "If it's a station, where show them the way.

are the trains?"

Sure enough, there it was, n regulor little house with n roof

"It's not a Railroad Station, and windows and a big open Chirpie!" said Knart.. door. And

Jusicie

the house

was a large heap of crumbs.

"You see," said Chirple: "It's

like

a restaurant. Except that how can a restaurant get up tree without Somebody in a putting it there?"

Knart and Hanid only hind to take one look at it to know what it'renity was.

BRONCHO BILL

IT IS DAWN.AS

PÅ BRONCHO BILL,

THE TEMPORARY I

SHERIFF RETURNS |

AFTER A FRUIT- 1099 ALL-NIGHT BEARDH FOR AN

ARMY DESERTER-

the

5. What is the only natural source of water supply in Bermuda Islands?

6. Broom corn

I used for the manufacture of what pro-

• God; 4.Konterus. Peyri - ducts?

-(Answers on Page 3) ・・・

VÝDA, BLACKIE:

THE EXPRESS OFFICE

IS OPEN POWERFUL,

EARLY

A Hard Job

}

Dr

Pakistan's gift to Arabs

Karachi, May 25.-Arab re- "Of course they are!" Kuart fugees in the Middle East are to and Honid both shouted. "It's rece about 841,000 pounds of Inn gift of 100,000 rupees to the a Bird Feeding Station. Some-Pakiran whical through a Pakis- Dady who lives in that house

Nations United

Infernational nt the other end of the garden

Emergency Fund, put it up in the tree. Some Children's

authoritative body put the crumbs in, just according to an for hungry

Jike you, suuree here.

Wheat shipments are due to Chirplel"

beglu next month.-lieuter,

birds

'what I thought it **Thul's

Chirple didn't say

another wasn't," said Chirpic, Train

hard job getting word. He just hopped inside would have up in that tree, wouldn't they? his own private restaurant-in- Now what's it a station for?" the-tree and started eating.

Dawn Discovery

RECKON WE BETTER HAVI LOOK BEE,

NY Sugar Market

New York, May 25-World

101238 ·

530

10 # 340

13.00

300 14

Provident

9.60

S'hat Dock Wheelock

1100

2.10 ·

500

21

0.20

I

Tram... 10

Telephonie

74

13xD

13

LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel Who) Land

UTILITIES

Star Ferry

INDUSTRIALS

Rope STORES, ETC Empor Ben ΣΟΤΤΟΝΗ

Ewe.. I SO

D. 1000 DX%

MISCELLANEOUS 2.00

Yangine 4

750 1.00

Aela Nav.. c3c, 70c. 4500 550.

Exchange Rates

in It was done the Incal

market Unofficial exchange morning at the following rates. Sterling pound nute (per £) US dollars (per 81) NEI Funders (per 100) Stam Heats (per 100)

Shrgapore (Stralis) FIC pastron (per 100)

AID FOR OIL

title

10.11 0.068

,00

24,00

1.70

134

25. Modern Paris, May equipment bought with Marshall Plan dollars will intensify oll production In North Africa, the Fxonomic Co-operation Adminis tration announced bere today,

The ECA said it had approved $1300000 in credits for French

Invernment - -controlled drilling and prospecting corn- panies in Algeria and Motaceo. Similar aid to Tunisin was being

Gnsidered-Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

On tenday, May 29, the Girner and Kowloon Post omre Central Post Office will be open From Ha.m. to Noon. The other Branch Post Offices from.. To 10 m. There will be e delivery of ordinary and re- st 10 Ilstered correspondence a.m. and one collection only The from the pillar boxes. Money Order Omee, Poste es- tartle and Wireless Licensing

will be closed.

итка

Umegistered letters and printe rd matters for this mainland' & Mainan and can be accepted at anders' risk and will he for- warded as opportunity offers.

Unies otherwise stated, e- Alstered Articles (by alt or wea) and Parcel Posts close one lear earlier :an the ordinary melk If malik close before 10 ........ egltered and Parcel Poste clos at 5.m, on the previous day- Mai are closed at Kowloon Central Post Once one bour earlier than the 0.5.0. closing Limes.

FRIDAY, MAY 20 Closing Times By Air Japan. & p.m. MAMIIN. Forkluta and USA, (let- tems, eccond class inalt and parcel),

(letters and second clo

Guam

Singapore, Blakarto, Sydney mod malli, Canada (letters only), & p.m.

Auckland. & p.m.

Haiphong. Ifanni, Saigon & Pari $ 1,..

Talpeh, 5 p.m.

By Harry F. O'Neill sugar futures today closed 1 to 3 points higher on sales totalling

HE RECOVERS THE WOUNDED CLERK

HOW WHO IN

TARNATION WOULD WANT

ID BIET LUKE P

#B contracts.

Domestic sugar futures closed

no sales unchanged, with

ported

Contract No. 8 closed

IC-

tin-

changed to 1 point lower, with

a totalling 84 contracts.

Prices closed as follows: Contract No. 4 (World),

July in cents per ib.) 4.23 traded

September

January (105)

March

HPOT

4.19 traded

|

3.91 nomina! 3.72

4.20

8.23 nominal .8.20

Contract No. 8 (Domestic).

Beptember

November

Contract No. 1.

July

September

November BPOT.

6.23 traded

Closing Times By.Bra bania, 3 p.m.. !a(phong, 2 ptn.

Strails, Hangoon and Calcutta, P

p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

Clothe Times Fly Afr

Mantle, a.m.

Bangkok. 6 p.m.

Closing Times By Bea. Bangkok, 10 a.m.

Canada via Vancouver, B.C., 3 p.m.

Bandakan, 3.)

Strait jakarta, Sourabaya and

SUNDAY, MAY 2#

Closing Times By Atr Salgon and Paris, 10 a.m.

Closing Times By des Bangkok, Dom.

Japan, Da.m.

MONDAY, MAY 19. Closing Times By Air Manila and Jesselton, 11 a.m. USA and Canada, Noonų, Rangoon,, Calcutta, Karachi, Dark, Calro Nairobi. Mombasa, Dat-06- Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg | via Cairo), Rome and Londan, Hoon, Singapore, Djakarta, . Sydney and Auckland, Moon.

Jangkok and Colombo, Noon. Joan, Noon.

Tilpe, Noan

Closing Times By Bes ́ „Straits and Rangoon, 19 a.m.

Honolulu, USA, Canada, Centrál 537-28 traded and South Americs Via Bàn Tan

·631) traded "| Staco (No Parcels for Cocądki,

0.05 nomini United Press. „Formosa via Eedlung. ð a.m..