1950-06-19 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

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Opening-K

By WILLIAM T. McKENNEY

BRI

DUMBBELLS AROUND THE WORLD

ARE YOU A LATIN SCHOLAR:

NO, PROFESSOR ENGLISH

DECE

A nice place to

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

6.15 last night a queue

outside blocks of flats in which Trivia

have a conference A bean to form within the

By, TEMPLE MANNING

We were interested in would or could wish to fluxi, a the newsreel shots of the veritable treasure and pleasure Island, 1 literally bas "spicy meeting of the prime minis- breeze" as it In the home of ters of member countries of the cinnamon irce and other the British Commonwealth.

In

The meeting took place

na pleasant Ceylon, just about

n apot for n sension as

YODUJER MURTIDAY.......... By STELLA

MONDAY, JUNE 19

You are horn today, you relax for a few days--sometimes i

I are true sou you sex for a

Jes

a concertne }

quickly,

not like to be interfered the theatre or with, but are so much of a my will and your energy and

returning! oplinup. turu Beacher that you and your- self uncometously involved with Librn to master yourself. the affairs of others. You know how to take the initiative and are original in your approach to al problems,

Can

1

Inclined to melancholy traned to overwork.

your

Let your

ater

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN.

India is looking CHINA TO to Japan for her PUT WHEAT engineering goods

Bombay, June 18..

ON MARKET

San Francisco, June 18. There will be a regulating of wheat prices in different

Tansy ves. It bad become

Indian trade experts believe that this country parts of China and between known that the British star wa is looking to Japan as the biggest future supplier prices of wheat and other Loing chopping on the morning. The first to arrive and of heavy machinery and other engineering goods. graine when the Chinese Government in Poking on- Prewar Japan was known ters the wheat market in a to India largely as a pro-planned way this year. ducer of toys, crockery,

Reporting this

tonight. low priced textiles and

broadcast from he Chinese other cheap consumer goods.pital said that the China Food But Inst March Japan Company will be the buying secured an order for elec- rent for

Instruction from to trical machinery

theef Trade. value of Rs 1,500,000.

Australia will buy jute goods

A

take up her position

was Doris Gatnere, 3, The Drive, Maffic- carried a vacuum ham. She' Bask and a folding chair. Later, the crowd sang "Rule, Britan- nia" in her honour. By ɑ am. there were 2,304 people in the queue. Shortly after 8.30 there was a wild rush towards the entrance hall, as a sound hat been heard. The police, who kept the crowd at bay, explain-

Canberra, June 18. ed that a cat had knocked over

The Australian Govern- tin. At 9.30 a dusky gentle. man entered the building. There ment today approved the were cries of

of A£15,250,- Hitachi Company of Tokyo and tions to that remedies can be "It's a Mahara-expenditure in love with

her" 000 en jute goods and raw 10.000 KV turbo-alternator set will protect the consumer and called for the supply He's in

of a taken to keep prices level. This Twenty minutes later the dusky jute from India and Takis-with a 12,500 KVA transformer

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tan.

Ar

The spotted mouse

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Thic whether the

J. McEwen, the Com

Minister, Announcing sabl tlant 111 amount would buy 100,000 tons of Jute

Review

the State,

Under the Ministry

Standard prices aro to be The order was placed by the established by the Ministry, and government of Madras with the a cheek will be kept on fuelva-

Jove growers and merchants a complete with indoor and out- fair return, the broadcast cald. door switch gear for the govern. meat's thermal station exten-

lon.

turer.

firm

narrowly

NOT IN TIME

what they want after they had Gold their wheat surpluses.

It is added that private iner- chants are being encouraged to The Japanese did not get itsend their goods to these areas. becaure experts from Japan Co-operative societies will could not arrive in time due to play a big role in this purchas transportation dimeuitica before ing and pelling project-Reu- the lender was closed,

entleman stone. He explained to a group of hysterical girls that he was

20 prevent haplyazard con- not a Maharajah, but a chim-merce

petition and undue stimulation. ney-sweep. Then, at 18.12, the thi DRIDGE is 20

of prices consultative commit- itome of points,

stor appeared, and an uply

This n believed to be the first tees representing the State buy- and generally You

win

You are sympathetic, friendly

ich was with dificulty stem- Koods from India and 3,500 tons

of its kind to be evering concerns and private traderd more when you carry the ball

med by the police.

of raw Jute from Pakistan, to order that is, when you become the

and have a magnetic perronall-

be imported within

the next fiven to a Japaners manufac will be set up in various cities. ty. You are happient when supe

12 months. declarer. There are times when

rounded by there you love, Al-

SUPPLIES IN HAND side will gel way out of line

The Government would re- That Temple of the Sacred Tooth. for n on a

You can be quite imperitis at though your acquaintances may contract, and go

Ctrl+5/ in the Jumbres,

cover the total outlay by the missed a much biggr order to- The broadenst but you cannot times and do not forgive easy be

added that Kandy, Ceylon. friends can be

TIS ambition," says yale of the imports in Austra-wards the end of 1949, heavy penalty

and "HIS There in you fert

have been your intimate

It was Cotton, general goods, sait count on that to win.

that you

Jo breed the | da, he added. paper, "s to bid for wronged Although your per- numbered on the era of one amanatle spices. Towering palms,

valued at nearly Rs. 17,000,000 coal companies have been told never any necessity

I! world continue to buy and was for the are high you hand. tame unless there

supply of to keep urge supplies of essen- Food son ambitions

waving groves of lant barn-perfect spotted mouse" And

ambition now-

only until the normal machinery ta the

at hand Damodaral Foods

In arcas chance to make it, and biding are not always inclined to step

hods, Howers of every hue are very laulable To And what the stars have

adays, which cannot come under goods

Trade chanucts

ade-Valley firakund Project. creured

where surpluses verywhere.

are expected.. has become so well understood ahead fast enough, Learn not to

the beading of releasing energy quate supplies.-Reuter.

This will enable pensants to buy that a side usually known whe-Jose opportunities through lack in store for tomorrow, select

for destructive your birthday star and read the

Underground is great treasure,

fuctive purposes. ther or not they have a chance of aggresiveness.

There

rent rubles, sapphires, paragraph, be moody, your correspoliat

question fur game.

mouse-like creature" Textile Market be

birthday star be

the "spotted Some of meonstones and world's Rest and daily, guide.

fuest oriental The declarer abo has another

pearls seen by Herodotus hard by the 'of the Horse, the came from the waters about the Fountain advantage--the opponents can

lovely

the Hippocrene, was TUESDAY, JUNE 20

island. Colombo, the innin city. make a mistake, I do not argue

Murlopu or Spotted

New York, June 10. that it is more dileult to play a

itet on a plain around a cacle Mus

New York garment manufue- GEMINI (May 22-June 223 10une! improvement in terson-

of one of the finest harbours in Mouse mentioned by Cornelius good defensive game than an of

romantic, artistic work is al affair. A

orial the Eel.

of Nepos, and elastilled by Schot-tarers, na Industrial usera fensive game, but the defenders Creative and must be on their toes. For ex-favoured stay. Your intuitions day for you, ton,

Cinnamon Gardens, one of the tentels in 1804 as Mus Miseran-cotton fabires, got higher prices this week and a promise of ample, we generally try to avoid will help in steelsion.

charming or dus. Pasterity will dreide. AQUARIUS Jan. 21-Feb, how-spots, is as

It is made up of a

more to cotne, #lving declarer & suit and a

Raw CANCER (June 23-July 231-19)-Combine real and bug-ne ruff, but at time, as in today's 1:and. that may

only Take care of minor detail work nets relations effectively. Don't series of shaded roads lined Anti-T-Bomb braces? the

boudes attractive this Turning!

afternoon. let your imagination. ant

bungalows. The verdant this the pretty with you,

down, the glorious garden, the

is reported that n Czech vent of warm weather, com Co. paid recently that Indian with PISCES (Feb. 8-Mar. 31)-hedges ablaze

ientist has succeeded in makbined to strengthen an overall were surprised at Japan's caps definite employment scarlet ibiscus, certainly are a

and belts strong price structure.

elty to manufacture electrical There are

Your work should pleasing introduction to the is mng braces

Ilgher prices were announced equipment, because enough to mullify effects of the

they never advantages

for you at

this and

Trouser Bumu. A Trouser Bomb for flannel shirtings, hose and tenew that Japan was produc-futures in A favourite drive for the

dozen belting ducks. The recent ading such things. to n was exploded clase visiter is out to Mount Lavinia,

work denims and A wearing the new anti-T-vances in ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr 20)—on eight-mile road that offers a

are considered u fore- Exchange dmculties Bombs braces, and not one palmer to the upward revision however hampering trade with Pay attention to work detaila ir vely blending of ocean and

et breeches fell A spokesman this morning, Plan some relaxing mountain views framed in palmid yesterday. Without some the number of industrial Japan on as large 4 scale a

fabrics, Sateens, trees. The native shops are mure-

wide drills many socla) event for this evening.

of the business firms the tourist attractions, offering there will be a mad race, which belleved to be earmarked for the tent method is by barter.

Kind of International control

and tire

chafer fabrics are would like to tave. The pre- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) mutalwork, necklaces and other

wijl end in the abolition of hours are jewellery pieces, set with pearls,

advances as coine Morning and evening

producers definitely the

trousers." best for you. rabies, sapphires and

temporarily withdrew offerings. Afternoon may prove confusing, stones. And, oh, the bargaining!

-United Press,

way to defeat a contract.

Evening in doubtful.

Astains the four-heart contract

LEO July 21-Aug. #3) West cashed the king and are of clubs. East played the eight-spot Merchandising, tapecially in the and then the dence, asking his field of wearing apparel, equip-

The thirdment and applies is favored. partner to euntinue. club was lef, East won with the

VIKER (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- queen and decturer played the Morning and evening are your Jack, leaving East with the thir-best bours. Alterungn can bo teenth club.

tricky to be careful!

(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— Now East stopped to consider'

LIBRA

the South had opened the bidding Your personal efforts and with a spade, which meant that projection of your ideas and in- he had at least four and prob-dividuality will pay dividends ably five spades. He had shown today. up with thrro chibs. He must have at least

four-card heart i SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 23)- sult. Therefore it was fairly cer- Work hard this morning. The tain that he had only a single-nfternoon, don't permit wishful ton diamond.

thinking to fog issues

a

Eust knew that, if he led apade declarer probably would cash the are and king and ruft a spade in cummy, netting up that suit. If he led a diamond It would be won in duine wit the ace und then space would

be le

The only vince to defeat the contract was to lend the ten of

to establishi elubs, hoping trump trick-and it did. South discarded a rade, Wed trumped the nine of hearts anel With dummy trunp.d with the guven. Now declarer could not avoid the loss of a trump trick to East. Careful defence defeated contract,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Be progressive and you will get resuits. Follow your s tuitions thir evening atid play mafet

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) There..

Beneral, all-

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CHESS PROBLEM

By M. AUNE

Illack, 12 pieces.

1.9.

the

Check Your* Knowledge

1. Locale Asterion Island

2. Where

Janist Temple?

the

famous

3. What is the literal, trans- lation of the French expression "uble diote?

4. Name the British sover-

eign who ruled the langest,

ឆ. Who were the first people

to make use of ambulances?

the

four

peal

d. Name ages of man's developinent.

(Answers on Page 8)

INTELLIGENCE TEST

PEMMICAN'S SHELTER

By T. O. HARE

ONE PL the inventions not stilised in this war was the air-raid shelter devised by Profesor Pemmican. It was turned ment

by the Govern Impracticable in conception and extravagant in it demanda upon

avaliable materials

Tha Femmican Shelter was hollow cube of concrete. entered through a small aper ture, in which blocks of ic kama material, Buah with the walls were subsequently arted. When I asked the Professor about it recently, he I've forgotten H2 imensions recall that the outer edge of the clave was an exact number of feet, and Kint it was so many feet exactly Is thicknent This applies to the floor, elling and walls Also- wilowing

one cuble foot fe wastego in construction-ach shelter required just 10.03 euble feri al concrete

How thick were the walla

of the Professor's shelter ▼

(dolution on Page #)

11

White; 10 pieces. White to play and mate in two,

Saturday's Solution problem:

10

1. Q-R8, any: 2, Q, or-K! maten, i

10

CROSSWOR'D

Je 19

12

Acrust

1. Old, bat classically famous shop. 5. Baity, (i 11. Money extracted from Bill's desk, 14. A broken ronë. (4) (0) 13, set conversa of 4 Down. (55) 16. Kind of gloves that Tim Bent. (7) 10. Unexpected result of a crash between Ellen and Dick. (P) 20. It provides the rake's rein, (3, 1) 2. In this way the sun pretis

nothing for game. (3)

23. Flevated suren. (8)

Cautic. (D1

Down

John Macadam, for example, () Celestial nzine for our supers?

(408)

. With this in 14 the punishment

ready. (3)

The opposite of 13 Acros. (5)

7. Mysteriou, (D)

5. F17. (6)

The feature of this clue is that

there no south-esas. (4)

A broken rein, (4)

10. Lot it atrad. (4)

14. Bee Down, (8)

17. Poplar Hollywood composer, (*X

in. Part of a whip. (4)

IP. Enionire uitersãos in breakİDE

21. A OR DE water. (2)

be a pleasure TİLM

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with

BOYS'

AND

other

il

The Hitachi quotation for this project way said to be at least

the cheaper than

ter.

in the 20 percent ascended

th and necelerated the movement Strabismus Trouser Bomb of anther goods with the md- A spokesmon for Kotak

highest level in almost two years price quoted by other compet Soya beans lead

answer

10

~~(Lambon Express Service)

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Chirpie Makes a Discovery

-It's a Rocky Island That Disappears-

By MAX TRELL

thought I'd just fly down 11, 19 far as I could go. Well, I didn't CHRPIE SPARROW came to have to fly very far before 1 the window-sill for his bread- made my discovery. It was a crumbs. As soon as he spied rocky island, right

the Knauf raid Hand inside the middle of the river. room he tapped with his brok on the glars. opened the window."

quickly

A Discovery

"In fact," Chirpie went on be

Kuart or Banid could

They

"I've got news for you" said Chirpie

"I was out exploring fore early this morning. I maile interrupt, "this rocky island

discovery

inate the river into two rivers, "Oh!" exclaimed

The Koarf and one on each skip of it. Uanid together. Ther Knarf minute I saw it I knew that i raud: "What did you discover?". Wat a discovery," And Hamiti raid; you exploring:?**

"Where were "Why did you know that?"

·asked Hanid. Churpie didn't answer right “Beenuse, my dear, there was away. He ate few crunis no one on it! Mind you, I looked first. "Well," he finally said, "I very carefully.

I flew up and went exploring down the river down and around it several that runs through the town. You tines. know, I've often seen that river; and often wondered where I went after it ran through the

this town. So

morning

"I've got news for you,” sald Chirple.

But no-no it. It was empty. right down and took it."

one was ou So I ow

I

Hero Kuurf burst out with.

It was stuck wasn't it?"

BRONCHO BILL

GORKLEY'S FLIGHT LEADS PAST THE ARMY

POST AND BLL HAS CAPTAIN CAPTAIN ELKTON FOL LOW IN CHASING THE DESERTER MILES

FURTHER OH, THE YOUNG

SHERIFF

OVERTAKES

HIS QUARRY

JE

"Of course, it was stuck in the ground. All islands are stuck in the ground," said Chirpic. " took it in a different way. slood on top of the island and called out "This island belongs to Chirple Sparrow! That made it mine." he added to Knarf and lanid.

Rupert and Miranda—17

The sudden departure of the doll again takes Rupert by surprise, and she or many yank away before he Earth in pursuit. **Hi, come here," he cries, "You must back to Jennifer at once. You can't O dathing about on your own like

ALL RIGHTS

island. As

I toki you, it was rocky. 1.think it was just one But there were all big rock.

this." The little creature can move very fast, and keeps well aheal of tim until they reach a woodman's hut into which the disappears. Rupert hesitates at the door. Then he thinks again of Jennifer and marches in.

must persuade her in come hack at once." he mutters.

RESERVED

dimand

But there was nothing grow- ins."

I

"Nothing, Hanid.

Chirple?"

Just Rock

Both Kharf and Hanld asked Chirple quickly what he noticed.

that "I noticed

my island

was

Ketting

27 ITEMS

&

in Chicago

arc

Chicago, June 18. Soya beana led the grain strong start dur- ing active dealings on Satur- lay

on the board. of Trade, Most grain prices were up to- day. Soya beans

of July de- livery reached about $3.00 per bushel, which is nearly 13 eents up from the week's lowest of 2.0714.

Grains were belped mostly by the commission house buy- ing and short coverings. Some wheat demands are reported to be based on expectations of a

During the period July 1, Joan rate on the 1950 crop 1910, to June 30, 1950. the government of India allowed which will be announced soon... Prices closed lodny as follow:-- Wheat-rice per bushel,

2.10-1

The export of some 27 item valued at nearly $20,000,000.

Fit July

Outstanding among these September.

December were: cotton vahted at $8,000,-

March (1031) 000; of seeds and oil bearing ay

valued at $3,740,000; products Manganese

t|xok valued $1,618,000; iron ore valued at September about $1,000,000; sk:Ins and December hides valued at $1,000,000.

March (1051)

OTC

Corn

July

Stay

Пун

2.13-

1,45-84

3.42-35 -1.43

1.44-4

1.32-94

1.34-4

133-34

1.33-12

$.34-14

70-44-

21-3-2

India Imported mostly textile machinery, clectrical goods, September

and diesel engines

thale telephone

July wires.--United Press.

September

New York Floor-per 200 h, sack, unquoted United Preps.

HONGKONG OUTWARD MAILS

SHARES

Tran-actions at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning were worth $135,033.

M

UK Bank Fast Asla INSURANCES

Cantan

1300

10,000 ct 03

154 1233

101

Union....**

Underwriters

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf.. Dock ... Provident... S'ha Dock.. Wheelock

20

390

14

0.30

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Non quotations were: sorts of cliffs and valleys, and was getting smaller." caves and nooks, arid crannies.

"What! Oh! That couldn't be, SHARES BUYERS SELLERS BALES the There were int places where

GOVT. LOANS sun shone And covered-over Chirple!"

it "YCH, "How could you takes it, Chirple? places where it was

the ground. shady. There were little pools, smaller....smaller and smaller. DANKS

mean, the river—or the two rivers on either side of my island-kept getting closer

and asked closer. The water was creeping up. At Best the low, flat parts of the rock disappeared under the water,

then the higher parts. Al last there was nothing left; Not a bul just a tiny Hittle plece of stone in a brook. tree, not a bush, not a dandelion. roek, like Not even a blade of grass. It way And then I flew away,"

"Oh, I know what happened," just rock. Anyway, even so,, Knarf and Hanid immediately decided to live there. I could Hunid said."It was just the tide I bet it's gone in the river. the river lo rried they wanted to see it.

always fly across the meadows on either side and down again. I bet your island "Maybe

we can live there," find all the trees and bushes is as big as ever now, Chirpie!" said Knart eagerly.

and dandelions and grass that i But Chirpie didn't seem to care. "That's what I thought," sald wanted. Then I could By back "It's no good for living on. It's just a discovery-hat's 1." Chirple, and Knart and Hanid to my island. Then, all of

on eating his noticed that his voice became sudden I noticed something very And he went

breadcrumbs. sad. "It was such a lovely strange."

"Nothing

whatever.

1

a

LAND, ETC.

2.00

Unregistered letters and print- ed matters for China mainland & Tainan and can be accept- ed at senders' risk and will be forwarded as opportunity offers Unless otherwise stated, Ro- gistered Articles (by Air or ) and Parcel Posta close Ons Hour earlier than the ordinary mall. I mails close before 10 Regulated and Parest "Only closD # 5 p.. on to previous day. Malls are closed at Kowloon Central Post Omen one hour exifler than the G.P.O. closing Umes.

A.M..

MONDAY, JUNE 19 Closing Times By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bas- TA, Catro (Nairobi, Mombasa, Dares Salaam, Mauritius de Johan heaburg via Calio), Roine & Lon- don, p.m.

Closing Times By Bea Canada via Vancouver ДС.. p.m.

1000

3

Singapore. Djakarta, Sydney

B

20

7775

Auckland, & p.m.

Dangkok, & Columbo, 5. p.m.

Japan, 8 p.m..

*

10003.10 300 kr 215

Taipeh, Bp.m.

ISC Iotel

By

HK Land 3011 1.10

260 & 30

UTILITIES

Tram

11.70

C. Light (0) 10.20

11

500 10.00

C. Light (N) 7.00

Ahal Land Humphreya.

Electric

309 σ Ú

21210 000 10.0 370 10.75

241 25

200 60 750

1000 # 7.70

1000 7.90

2285002314

By Harry F. O'Neill 2014 101 100 101

Deadly Aim

THAT OUGHT TO STOP HIM/

OW? THE DEVIL

WOW! HE'S GOT A GOOD

GOT ME-BUT

| BEAD ON ME ALL RIGHT?

T'LL GET HØI HOW

Telephone INDUSTRIALS

Cement

Dairy

I. Crawfurd

Walzon...

Win. Powell

COTTONS

MIDCELLANEOUS

Asla Nay,

Ewe

Formosa via Keetung, 3 p.m. Honolulu, U.S.A., Central

*

匙

South America vía San Francisco, E p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Closing Times By Air Manila, Honolulu de U.S.A. (let- tern, second class mail and parcel) Guam (elters and second" class mail) Canada (lotters only). 8 p.m.

Saigon & Paris. 5 p.m.

Bangkok. 5 p..

Talpen, B p.m.

ศ

Clostor Times By Bas

Bangkok, 10 a.m.

FOTOS VIA Keelung, 2 p.m. Djakarta, Sourabaya &

12 v.m.

Macassar,

Strait & Hangoon, à p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Closing Times By Air Manila, 11 a.m.

Telpeh, p.m.

200 1311

20

500 20 1014 1000 11

3.10

100

3500

We

Aden.

Egypt London, 9 a.m.

(par).

treg). Noon (ord).

Canada,

Cen-

Strait

Closing Times By Sea

Ceylan,

Madagascar. “ Europe via It aith.

Sandakan, & am.

Honolulu. US.A..

tral & South American via Ban

Exchange Rates Francisco (No Parcels for Canada).

Business was done la the local unofcikl, exchange market morning at the following, rates;--

Sterling pound note (per E) US dollars (per #1) NET · gullders (per||100) Stam ticis per 100)

Bingapore (Straits)

FIC plastres (per 100)

Chin

p.m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

Closing Times By Air Canada & U.B.A.. 10 ́s.m1. Okinawa, 2 p.m.

Fangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, _Bas-i 15.30)]ra, Calro (Nairobi, Mombasa, Darea 8.912 Salaam. Mauritius de Johannesburg:

250 VIA

Home” &: London, 8 p.m 24.50ingspore. Diskarta

1.19 Colombo, “8”p.tn.

11.00 Haiphong, Kanol, Baigon & Paris,