THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1050.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Card of Entry Is Defence Weapon
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY THE average bridge pinyer is
apt to overlook the impor lance of conserving re-entries in in partner's hand. If your partner may hold the setting
DUMB-BELLS MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
TOO BAD!
MRS. SMITH
DIED OF GASTRITIS! SAID THAT
tricks, think twice before you. follow the old rule, "Kecond hand low." By playing high accond hand, you may give your of entry he partner the card needs in order to cash his es- tabllabed cards.
In today's hard this sort of co-operation between
the de fenders brought About The defeat of a contract that her- wise could have been made.
On the opening lear of the East played of spades, Reven
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A TOWN LIKE ALICE, from self-sacrifice in adver- old as Time.
by Nevil Shute
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YOUR BIRTHDAY............ By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
Im-
sity.
When she bust (if I may so express myself) upon the world
Some
who carried
a presence as
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who wrote the
Pardonable error
Inay
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Foreign firms pulling out of Shanghai
from the north.
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INDIA IS NEEDING
CAPITAL
London, June 6.-India needs very considerable new capital investment to finance : her development plans, and ትቢ prepared to accept
try on mutually advantage-
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The Pakistan and Burmese rupees have been foreign capital into the coun- Noel Strachan, a London soll people had zen nothing like added to the list of official foreign exchange quota ous terma, M. G. W. Tyson, citor, was appointed trustee for her since the eccentric Baroness tions of the People's Bank of China "because of Editor of Capital, of Cal THIS fine new novel by the estate of a wealthy ellent Kuypersenge.
Nevil Shute is a story who stipulated that the money silver ladder for small admirers increasing trade with these countries," according culta, told a joint niceting
to climb,
The Pakistan of the East India Associaí when they wished to to financial circles in Hongkong. upon his to
and the Oversens of remarkable pluck and should later devolve
Donald Paget The whisper
naughtiness rupee is quoted at 10,650 Jen Min Piao and the tion In her great Harland and other
League here. the love that
can spring phew,
latter having, however, died as Wolf ear. Toklay Lady Caustan- Burmese rupee at 7,400.
But ho doubiou whother a prisoner of war while working leigh is still as formidable
much hne Chase Bank, are now awaiting
British thero Meanwhile,
American voice like the upon the Burnia-Stam rallway, ever, with 冯
permission from capital would be avaliable a walst that been
for the the necessary his sister Jean was left as solo foghorn of Ailly,
no change in
the authorities to close.
Immediate investment in India.. only on army could encircle, beneficiary.
foreign exchange rates in and a
overwhelming
tho unemploy- Meanwhile, an
He said, "Until the Indian in- Sunchun found the girl in as the Matterhorn, I shall short- Shanghai for almost
month, with thement situation shows no tm- vestor is again able to demon- London, and was surprised toy have the pleasure of publish entire
ovu.country's future it is ung learn that with part of the ing extracts from her autobio- Pound Sterling at 97,600: Provement, according to arrivals strate his own confidence in his The Shanghal Federation of ikely that foreign capital will are born today, your ever, and if someone you help nioney she intended to provide raphy, "It Was Fun Being Me," the Hongkong dollar at 6,000 an execrable title chosen T.T. and-5,700 cash, and the
be forthcoming in any quantity." TF you
Industry and Commerce has Intuitions are exceptionally disregards you, the chances are an obscure Malayan village with the poor hack
United States dollar 37,000 approached trade guilds to ask One of the reasons why should learn to that you will not offer assistance well. It was then that he book keen and you
For a second time. You are not one heard her extraordinary story.
T.T. and 35,200 cash,
their members to donate
money was no longer available follow them implicitly,
for investment either rympathy or
Shanghai's Indian merchants, amount equivalent to one day's in India yon, first decisions are always to wante
Average total
to that wages pald
the national income had Second guesses energy.
Jean Paget was with a party the best ones.
numbering about 20, recently enly serve to confure the issue, Your moods need careful con-of English women and children | CONTEMPORARY thinkers, held a three-hour meeting with their employees for the relief been redistributed in the last city's half a million two or three years and the old when they
frantic with anxiety, were trolling. You are inclined to be in Malaya,
Mer of the the International Trade as far as you are concerned.
traditional
the Investors liko by the advancing be pardoned for getting con- chants Assvelation where they jobless,-Neuter.
Princes and big land-ownerO You are particularly fond of overemotional and need to curb raptured
fused. In many Japanese. Not wanting to ne-
cares bamboo teamed the Chinese Govern- rousle and might have real talent your tongue when angry,
hud disappeared. 18 quite different commodate them, the local shoot Were flown to performer trained from pulsiveness
mment's tax polley and the pro- from following your intuitions Jap
Japanero commanders childhood. Studious by nature,
made actresses and bed-jackets to etdure for registration for taxa- font of reading
the two mixed up in them move from place to place animals in the Zoo.
tion purposes. and Don't you are
' fool. Many of the mothers
Reports reaching here sald Jarge your mind. will wont probably ibrary
You have a deep and lasting died, and Jean took charge of The Narkover scandal
that the registration of foreign of your own. You have
THE WORLD should be thirst for knowledge love. Your marriage
Arms for one of the babies,
the purpose of "de deep
The Governing Body mocratic appraisal of taxation Are never satisfied until you a very happy one. You wamen will
After a time she met an Aus therefore, deem it essential that is making slow headway. new sub- are good managers and have explored evely
At Singapore make excellent help-mates for tratton, Joe Harman, who was you, as headmaster, ject thoroughly.
In the past month only 208 Something of a philosopher in your husbands,
employed as a truck-driver, andplain how these ridiculous and foreign firms are raid to have
rumours originated. registered,
Singapore, June To find what the stars have who managed to steal for them harmful
and
various the understand your own life, you the trials and problems of others in store for
tomorrow, releetme chickens belonging to a You should also, at once, in trade, guilds have now been in-the rubber murket here today
ofleer. He
help to speed up closed as follow:-- was caught, entegorical denial of the news-structed to and are usually able to give your birthday star and read the Jun
paragraph. Let crucided and flogged. excellent help as well as advice, corresponding
paper report of bookies in con-registration to permit the work Number 1 rubber, pet th
appraisal to begin. You like to know that your your birthday star be your dally
trol of a house at Nurkover. it of
Many enterprises are reported advice is being followed, how inuide.
was this report, no doubt, which
to be refusing to register because led to the receipt by us of a letter offering to establish they are doing no business, After the war, while arrang- training stables in the annexe to The truth
MANY JOBLESS then if you are wise, you can circum- remain calm, nothing can hurting for the well to be dug for the Music Schools.
village that had once been about the School, in its prezent
More
120 banks thon vent ali difcuties today, Brain you.
her home, Jean was amazed to regrettable ern of deeny, is hor-
the Shanghai have closed and 60 work is a great help just now!
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- hear that Joe Harman had rifying enough, without
inrests can pitch your survivest the atrocity, and she addition of such fantastle stories factories have been removed to CANCER (June 23-July 23)- New
High. Make therefore left for Australia to the one to which we refer the interior in the first year of Honours and recognition for work energiet at a new done in the past can come to definite progres: in something and him. At that time he was Your will, of course, dianiss Mr the city's "liberation," acending
in England bolding for her, but Warblow at once, if there is the to Chinese press reports.
Shanghai Don't celebrate too you now.
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)on his return they married and lightest truths in the report that much this evening.
settled in the Northern Ter
he has become a bookle. Mean from Government and foreign Spot No rubber, in penca
private com hanks, aside! LEO (July 24-Auk. 23)- Your
while, I am requested to say, banks, as against over 200 last per b
July on behalf of the Governors, May when the People's Libera Augint Be alert to possible disturbing Make full use of them at this titory.
Not only in this novel the
that they expect from you, as
September undercurrenti. Correct them and time for the best progress
wisely,
work of a born story-teller, but headmaster, untiring vigilance, Įtion Army entered the city.
The
Neiterlandsch Indischo October/Deceinber make real progress
episode is based on you depende the moral wel-Handelsbank closed down in the TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-the Maluyan
augment the on the true experiences of a
school in a
two well- Self-control will
year, while past best plans, young Dutch woman in Sumatrfare of a great
known American Institutions. fulfilment of your Optimism and aggressiveness was as a tribute to her that period of stress.
the National City Bank and the the author wrote the book.
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returned and e control was spade beaten one trick, as the ace of hearts was an entry in West's tand for enshing the establish- ed spades.
Your
Check
Knowledge
1.
come
ritory?
When did Palestine be-
British mandated ter
2. The cities of Delft (Hol- Innd), Dresden (Germany) and Lemoges (France) are for the manufacture of product?
famous what
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- and then net accordingly. If you
VIRGO 1 Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-- Be practical and you may en- counter a good, new idea in the midst of monotonous routine.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- All things should work out to Your CO- your advantage.
workers and associates can be helpful, too.
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SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)— Be careful not to be too advets-
After- turesome this morning.
noon and evening are the best for you.
even
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 223-Be progressive in your most routine fasics. Initia- tive will pay well today. Use
3. What "Rare Ben"?
poet
was
called Tit
CAPRICORN
im; ortant.
ARIES
own
Days.
talents will count.
BOYS'
Act
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HE SURVIVED
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should ex-
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in
June
August
Prices in
Mr Tyson said that this re- distribution had been brought- about, among other factors, by what he called the "notorious Liaquat Al Khan budget of February, 1947." That budget, while claiming to ensure distri butive justice had struck at both the Investors' capacity to save and the inxlucements to do so.
Turning to
British Invest- ments in India, Mr. Tyren sald July
that the attitude of mind which DG-DI-12
for so long saw something evil Number 2 rubber, June 0345 Number 3 rubber, June 01-12-01-15
In everything British, especially trading connection the British Number 4 rubber, June.. 90-00-3 Spot rubber, unbated 03-%%-34
with India, had largely dicop- 77-9-70 Blankel C. rep. Nu, 1 pale crepe
3-3-4-14 peared. United Press.
At London
London, Junc
6-London rubber market was erratic today, but managed to accomplish ifttle has only 80 business.
Prices closed as follow:--
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Playroom's Secret Door
Christopher Told the Shadows About It-
By MAX TRELL INARF and Hank, the Shad- the turned-about ows with
(Dec. 23-Jan. 4. Empire Day is celebrated Avoid getting into names, knew about the little cursions. An argument is very poor policy today. Be concilla- lory.
in
of commemoration
event?
what
5. Did Cleopatra live before!
or after Christ?
(Answers on Page B)
CROSSWORD
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Across 2. Denna badly and becomTIES WHONF
deceptive. (8)
7. One being vary almilar to the
other, (6)
I material to Nab. (4)
9. Taken from a solo sin thes can
17)
be com o bare fun so why
not here. (5)
19. Fashionable la tennis-out of
date in crickət (3)
10. Must be tired carrying a hefty
youth for motion. (7)
17. To catch the dah use a dingi
light line, 13)
10. One could make this even odd.
(0)
20. Unniting as palat can be. (8)
23. Pigeon will known in India. (D)
24 Witnesses the test rate of scor
ing (0)
Down
1. Healthizera, [91
The start of Acrom, (3)
Well-known and favourite abruh.
(D)
1. One of those sporting, runners in
competitive sport (3)
Polson. D
& Measures Laxen to produce this
QUEzia. (3)
10. Join Noel in producing natursi
81
(5)
11 He's big man in nurseryland. 12. Definitely sharp, foi 14. Those oupe will never inebriate. 26. ATTIVOS, and in pounda and shl-
Lage, too. (8)
19. One part of the church. 143
41. Taken from the speriment. 131
1. Attached to the car it's stepped
On (8)
Bahrilen of TÜNETANY'S DRELIS,
Hound: 10, SANNI 20, Canoori
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) own position -Analyse your
saw that Christopher was right. It was a little door.
Through A Crack Christopher had met them as cise in the u everyone secret door behind the curtain soon that openedd on
of house-except Lola, who was a the Land Make-Believe. They had gone cal-was psteep. Then he showed Live bookshelves by squeezing! through It several times on ad- them how to get behind ventures with General Tin the through a crack in the side near Lin soldier.
But it was Christopher Cricket
secret door,
the wall.
CHESS PROBLEM who told them about the other much larger than a matchbox.
By A. ELLERMAN Black, 14 pieces.
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White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two.
Solution
problem:
to
yesterday's
1, Q-KIG. 1...P-Q3; 2. Q-R7;
1
... P-Kt?; 2, B-Q6 (ch);
1
... K-B3; 2, Q-Q8 (ch);
... PXB; 2, QXP (ch).
INTELLIGENCE TEST
Joe likes sums
By T. O. HARE
LIKE
school
u DOW -Very much, thank you."
Suma.
You'r
tond of
they beli
You, A. * İve Riwaya found dgures Lornetin used to EVENT sume for myself "
i do tall, poo," sat. JOR "ile's one you multiply Dads are by Mum's age, and then multiply the difference between Dad's age and my kid sirler's age by the difference between Muñ's age and my *** and L. you then add the two products together they come to exactly 3000,".
thought fades for a text,
Here was
younger than ala mother, and heather do quare older than Joe's
Flow old to Joe?
(Solution on Page 3)
It was behind the bookshelves --behind all the books. It was so dark there that you could hardly see anything. But Christopher a door there was Crickel said there all right. And after awhile, when Knart and Hanid's eyes got used to the darkness a little, they
"Who's calling, please?" The little man asked.
It was a very small door, not
Kourt turned the knob once or twitt
"It's locked," sald Christopher. Then Hanid rapped on it. "No one ever answers," sald Christopher. "Pre knocked lots of times."
All at once Kart exclaimer "look! Here's a bell!"*
Rupert and Miranda—7
While the little friends look on expectandy Jennifer begins to tell "When I woke on her story. Christmas-morning I looked to ave what Santa Claus had brought me, but there was nothing anywhere except some string and this piece of paper lying on the floor." They
spread out the sheet and search The only it carefully for dues. marks they can find are the words "For Jennifer," written clearly on une side. Well, that's extraordi nary." murmurs Rupert. "There muil have been a present wrapped in this paper. But what on earth has happened to it?"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
"I'm Hanid," said Hanid. "I'm Knart," said Knärf., "I'm Christopher Cricket," said Christopher Cricket.
No
January/March (1031)
United Premi
HONGKONG
SHARES
Transactions at the, Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $132,451.50.
THEIR MASTERS Indians fell that they were house, masters in their own
to differentiate and, unlike Burma, hadronate no disposition between Indian and non-Indian business.
However, new British Eusiness coming into the country had not only found it necessary from a legal point of view but also ex- other 07) tremely desirable grounds, to sock close collabora- tion with Indian capital and per- sonnel.
and Indian capital,
and
British management
enterprise mixer
were now inextricably
and relatively few wholly Bn-
rh firms remained.
In
would the future much
on the next General depend Election but he was confident that "any promise that Nehru 23 15 will, so far underwrites SHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES humanly possible, bo imple-
Noon quotations were:
DANKS
- HK Bank ...7243
East Asia. INSURANCES
Union DOCKS, ETC.
Dock
Provident
..543
31243mented to the full-Reuter.
14 1411⁄2 1000 e 14
500 0 0.30 2100 2.00 ག 22 500 21
15121.50
Shat Dock 210 Wheelock ...
LAND, ETC.
IK Hole!
HK LATU
S'hai Land
UTILITIES
0.10
1.30
Trans....... 10.10 11.30 1000 31 Star Ferry
+
Electric... 2013
e Light (0) 0.60 Telephone HN INDUSTRIALS
Cement.....
STORES, ETC.
Dairy
Watson
COTTONS
1213
400 21
1000 1000 10.50 200+ 10.23
23 2315 950 23
2.70 0000 2.00 MISCELLANEOUS
Aula Nav 675 25e 1500 70c
Ewo
Exchange Rates
US dollars (per $1)
sure you think this is a mouse- hole. But it isn't. I don't know what it is really. But I'm sure Lola a mouse-hole." it's not Sure enough, it was a regular
She just didn't say anything.
Taslaces was done in the locat door-bell, with a button to push.
market This unomcial exchangO But the whole thing was hardly
"I'm Lola, I'm a cat," said Lola purred as the padded along. any bigger than the head of a pln. the cat, much to the surprise cf. And suddenly they came to the morning at the following rates: However, Kaart pressed the but ton, and from far-off they could everyone but the man in the blue end of the hallway, and there Sterling pound note (per 41 15.30
sult. He carefully wrote all the in front of them-was the siran NE guiders (Der 100) "All geat looking city they had ever Siam ticals (per 1001 hear the sound of chirnes. A sec names down on the pad, ond Inter they heard the snap of right," he said at last; "you can seen. It was built on top of a hill Singapore (Straits) a latch and then the door open all go in.
But mind you don's and it seemed to be made of all FIC plastres (per 1001 the odds-and-ends you could ed,
steal anything that docen't be long to you," he added warn think of old pins and needles,
without empty boxes, spools ingly.
thread, pleces of string, and hundreds of bottles of every size and
Forgot About It
chape and colour. Knarf just had time to point
Tin Firmer
5.00 2.20 23.00 1.70
London, June 6.-The tin mor- was closed this morning,
a sign read-ket
A little man in a blue suit with gold buttons, and short pants and a three-cornerod hat was stand- Но Ing there, bowing politely. had enormous cars and an even more enormous black pencil be- Hanld wondered, as she walked hind each car. After he had in, how anybody could steal any ing: "Odds 'n Ends Town" when armer but quiet, with only 50 finished bowing polltely, he took thing that did belong to you. But Lola jumped for a piece of string tons changing lands. a large pad out of his coat poc- she forgot all about it as soon as lying on the ground. And instant-
Spot rose from and vanished ket, removed one of the penells they all got inside and began ly-everything
a long hallway they heard a voice saying: "Mind G03-34 and 3 months was from behind his ear, and asked, walking down
steal anything
that from 7s Ed to 004. "Who's calling, picase?"
Lola was padding along by her you don't
Prices closed as follow at the "Why, it's just us," said Hanid, side. You shouldn't have came, doesn't belong to you-but you "Who's us?" inquired the man you know," Hanld said to her in dia!" and they were all end of the official morning
"I'm back in the playroom once more, juession:- in the blue suit,
a scolding sort of voice.
BRONCHO BILL
GIT DOWN INTO THAT TIRNEL | BND BLAST THAT KID EMERINTA
Above and Below
MEANWHILE, IN THE PAS
SAGE JUMM HEARS FOOTFALLS
HYAR
HOMES TROUBLE,
"YTILL UP TO
PIN THE NOURIS
-M PATSONER
IM CALLS, MOBI/ DONT SHOUT? THE KIDS EVOLDWY ME HOSTMES?
By Harry F. O'Neill
ROW KEEP GONE AND DOWT FORGET HY BUNES AT YOUR BACKİ
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OUTWARD MAILS
B, Live On Thursday, June General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be apete from 8 am. to Nosh. The other Branch Post Offices from am. to 1a.m. There will be ono delivery of ordinary and regis tered correspondence at 10a.m. and one collection only from the pillar boxes. The Money Order Offer, Paste testanie and Wire- be Jess Licensing Ulee will closed.
A surface mall to United King- dom per RMS Canton will be closed as follows:
C.P.O. Parcels inne 1, Noon; Registered June B. 9 a.m.; Or
Kowloon dinary June 5, 10 A.ME. C.P.D.-Parcels June 8, Noon; Registered June 8, Noin; Or
This mall dinary June 9, a.m. is expected to arrive at Londo on or about July 10.
Unregistered jettera and print- ed mailers for China mainland & Hainan Island can be accepted at sender sink and will be tax- warded as opportunity offers.
Unless otherwise staled, Ne- glatered Articles (by air or sex) and Parcel Forta döne One Nosur earlier than the ordinary mail. If malls eldve before 10 ... Registered and Parcel Peste loc at p.m. on the previous day. Mala are closed at Kowloom Central Post Ofte one hoar Fariler than the S.P.0. closing
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Closing Times By Al Taipeh, 8 D.M.
Closing Times By Sea
Inphot. 3 pm.
THURSDAY, JUNE # Closing Times By Als Canada and USA, 10 m. Okinawa, Noon.
Bangoon, Calcutta, Karachi_finers; Catro (Nairobi. Membass. Dar-es Salaam. Mauriilus and Johannesburg via Cairo), Rome and London, Neon, Bangkok, Singapore, Diskarta and Colombo, Noon,
Haphong. Tiano) Salion & Parks on.
Tapch. Noon
Labuan. Bydney
and
Auckland,
Closing Timan By Sea Bangkok, 10 ..
Spol in, bişyer
603-!!
Noon.
Spot tin, seller
0001-34 G03-14-14 Buiner done ot
60% Three-months tin, buyers Three-montha tia, seller.. 001-$5 Business done.. Settlement price
No 803-1 United Press.
COPRA DULL
New
York,
copro dull
Junc 0.-The
market has remained
Sellers'
Formosa via Keelung, 10 x.m. Manila. 10 .. Japan, Neon.
Rangoon and Calcutta, Noon. Streitz, Ceylon, Madagascar, Born- bay. Aden, Egypt and United_King- dom via London, Hoon (per); 9 aim, (reg. to-morrow): 10 m. ford, to morrow).
FRIDAY, JUNE # Closing Tinen By Air USA and Canada, 1 p.m... Joan, p.m.
Manila, Honoluhi and USA (let-
Quim
today with the buyer'sters, second class mail and puremic), (letter, and second CIAJE mal, Canada (lellers only), 6.p.m. interest at minimum.
Blagapore, Djakarte, Sydney and Auckland, pm,
idors were ranged from 175 dollars down 10 172.50 dollars short ton c. i, f. Pacific Coast.
In livery
coconut oil June de- was quoted nominally 13 cents.and July at 33 cents pound, 1 o. b. mill-United Press
Talpeh, p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Closing Times By Alt Manila. 114. Bangkok, ♬ p.m.
Hanoi and Balgon, 8'p.m.
Closing Times By HIA/ Kanda, Saigon, Ceylon, Mačažis- car, Keypt and Marseilles, (3-pima
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