THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
•JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Defensive Leads Can Backfire
By OSWALD JACOBY
HIE hablla you form in de- Tensive piny are not neces Corily helpful when you are found player declarer. Onc
this out the hard way in a re- cent team match.
When this hand was played in
a team match, the bidding wan
the same at both tablet.
In both rooms, the West
player opened the queen of
DUMBBELLS AROUND THE WORLD
OH, DEAR!
HOW CAN
I FIND THE GOLF BAL
I LOST?
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
AF
Isle of Wight-the poet's country
A
By TEMPLE MANNING
TRAVEL itinerary takes on added delight when there is reason for a special objective,
the case of one of our In readers, it is the writing of a hook on that most illustrious of Victorian poets, Tennyson. We know that our friend is going
hearin. The defenders rattled YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA
off three heart tricks and then
shifted to clubs. Dectarer was in, and it was up to him to take
the rest of the tricks.
In the first room, South's Brat step was to lead the queen of spades. West covered with the king, and dummy won with the
ace.
MONDAY, JULY 3
are born today, you F you
lender are an optimist, a and an individualst. You have strong will and can never be be pushed unless you want ta
love and someone you Still feeling pleased with the by the success of the trump finesse, respect. You are a little too re-
talent. Use it declarer led another trump from Bring for your own good. You
the mix, have dummy. East played
Jack. publicise it more. and South played the When West failed to follow suit, groaned. South moaned East was sure to win a trump trick, which would cet the con- tract.
When the match was over, the lucitiers South player of the first fatur hove discovered room
na in 1-10 pades hui been
other room.
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instantly.
Both music and
literature are fields which appeal to you an a life profession. You of the fair sex might easily be attracted to the stage as a career. You could be a fine success and your fame may long outlive you.
Wurm and impulsive, you are very attractive to the members Marringe of the opposite sex.
exceptional should bring you
Follow your happiness.
right partner.
have an alert, tatellee You
the which goes to tual mind heart of a problem You usually come up with can- who Those structive advice,
counsel pay nitention to your are thore who will profit from In it.
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to enjoy her visit because her research will take her to one of the most delightful regions noy- where, the lovely green, genila Jole of Wight.
A pleasant aleamer run will her from Southampton
take
fuitions and you will find the Thatched cottage, Isle of Wight cross the Solent to Cowe, In
the Solent, pleaming tha western tideway to Southampton, stands the bar whose figurative
To find what the stars have store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the
paragraph. will corresponding Travol courelous, you
rtur be penbably virit most of the far your birthday
lifetime, daily guide. during your places
TUESDAY, JULY 4
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
BY THE Cotton and rice PRODUCING
WAY
by Beachcomber
Se powerful in conventionali ty that if human beings were abic to turn their ears instac out when they laughed you would find very few people availing themselves of this pri villege.
(C. Suci, Esq., at Petersbold.) Pastoral
Who fares to fearly Over the tur
Who but said Jennifer, Kuce-deep in fih? "Baaa" goes a sleep at her. "Mutad" poes
goat
Cows take a peep at her
Tarn operebat. Then, with a swishing tall Plod through the mire,, After mald Jennifer. Hone to the bure.
(Myrtle Ravensfoot) Filthy Zulit Fascists
friend, whom nothing escapes, sends me two more news itens.
MY French
hardest hit by
Korea trouble
Washington, July 2.
OIL IN BRITAIN
London, July 2.
Drilling for all in Britain, begun by the Anglo-Iranian Oll Company 14 years ago,
The implications of the Korean situation in has resulted in mineral dis- relation to world agriculture are in the early coveries of national impor tance although production stages of analysis here with experts' view that rice, of oil itself has not been wool, cotton, hard fibres and vegetable oils will be farge so far. the commodities most likely affected.
The earliest acute interest is whether the produced so far in Britain was Korean struggle will have political or economic 112,700 ton in 1943, but nearly repercussions elsewhere in Asia which would either 400 wells have been completed decrease production or increase consumption of
rice.
countries Asiatic
.and outlying islands grow 93 percent of the world's rice. The Asiatic shortage of rice in the postwar period was the most acute phase of the world food situation and led to expanded production in North and South America.
steel
Japan
prices up
one third
The Arst is a message from Moscow saying: "The Russian circus is flourishing, and showing The southeastern Asiate rico Immeasurable superiority over production is still far the decadient circuses of bour-normal and Europe therefore companies rolled up the #cols countries."
#
war-dance in caused .100
rituntion
the Pur Enst
under
prewar
should tend
La
The Largest annual total of ull
in various regions of England
and Scotland and good progress.
has been made in expanding re-- fineries and other plant,
Much valuable, geological and élentine datd has also boun Required, sold a stalement by the Chairman, Sir William Fraser, issued together with a full report today--Reuter
HONGKONG SHARES
Tokyo, July 1. Japan's three mafor steel
steel and steel prices on
Transactions at the Hongkong products from 17 to 36 per-
this morning Stock Exchange cent as the government on were worth $113,186. Saturday abolished the price;
Noon quotations were: ceilings an sicel materials
and slushed the subsidies to share veus BELLERS SALES the pig iron by almost half. COVE LOANS
Is not consuming in The second says that "Zulu quantiles. criticisms of
Experts said the world cotton Johannesburg
is again moving to Aftlens to fight,"
vanile surplus, but the strife Self-protection
expand the European need for Let crossing is so bautifully de. A MAN accused of kicking his cotton. Consumption tends to wife said the other day: "rise in perlods of military ten-
Siimulianeous action was AR- scribed in Tennyson's poem.
nounced by the Japan Steel unty kicked her when I had mylon.
woal stocks ac Tube
TWO Company. The world Cowes la
yachting lippers on." To avoid ini:under. a great
whe among those
in the war perlod sions
of Japan's high steel DOCKS, ETC. of the standing and the hone
Fuji centre,
works and thought it very decent of him gumulated
for the has been greatly reduced and Yojala iren Royal Yacht Squadron.
boots
hove not to wear
not yet on works-were formed nfter 1: Not
Cowes Kar
from
point to a
fore-the SCAP ordered the break-up summer occasion, he should have added sheep numbers Bouse, the
shadowing surpluses. Osborne Jume of Queen Victoria, and "It would have hurt my toes it recovered
I'd inken my slippers off." there she died. It is now Saval College.
No wonder
your
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may prove tedious. with
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South
West
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Pass 1A Pala Pass
The other declarer had, after gaining the lead, led the ten of spades ing.cad of the queen.
In the first room, when the spade queen wa led, West's play of the king did not reveal the complete trump situation. In the second room, when the ten was led, West's play of the king told the whole s.ory.
a small would have played Trump if he had been able to, because he would hope that his partner had a trump henour.
When West played the king) on the len, declarer won with dummy's ace and returned a trump. Fast played the six, and Aulessed the South condently seven. The rest, of course, was quite easy.
Check Yorr
Knowledge
1. Name the highest moun- tain peak in the United States.
2.
State the difference be-
tween a binny and a mulo.
3.
Nome the Greek equiva-
lent of the Roman orena.
4. Where is Lapland.
5. What people invented the lasso.
0. Complete
To err......"
this
saying,
(Answers on Page 81
CROSSWORD
kerttau
1. Alutions instrument that gives
Salon hope. 191
What quarrelsome women she'
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10. Bhow you razer so; a change
12 Jamais tube train 31
13 Vessel 191
14. Emphants by gortherner May
to by La. G
15. in wine countries they
third deurre to do this
the
10. Part of an ice-creata eurnet (3)
17 surrounds the fistener 101
18 Eggs (3)
20 Cuntry of anges to tär east. (4)
51. Rapla, 15)
22 The trust-eating pat. (0)
Kon
1. Une employed na this may be
expected to scan the vorge (Vi
2. In this MOT OF Diace tenant
Will and bat and a BIBIR (9)
The heart of voren 181
Innate character 101
5. Mume a mere túne
7 imbie (bi
2)
Halaman el the wrong sort 19
Itetime one's ine (01
11. Amhamador, `ida'
113, FAT from being│upkinsInE
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on thes always starte, note 18)
Ariens, one find at medisine.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- is Caution in health matters
Reserve morning hours for business.
social pleasures.
24.Aug. 23) important. LED (July The spotlight is yours today if mind paying the you don't
VIRGO
tuo
price demanded.
(Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- adventure. Avold being
waste make oine. Huste can today. Deliberation is best.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 23)- Delay and disappointments can bo Just events. postpone patient.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—
count. Your own elforis alone
they are your If delays come, own fault.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)-Be on guard against un- They can expected obstacles, he overcome by will power.
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan Attitude your own 20)-It is which will determine the final results, cond or H, of this day. (Jau. 21-Feb AQUARIUS
19) Early morning is the besi part of this day; afternoon is capricious; evening fair.
most
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- Morning hours are the favourable; to take of them.
te
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) Morning hours have much offer, if you take advantage et every opportunity. Plan a gala evening.
chimney.
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Notices went out
yesterday, military powers, In-
clienta The high mark of our friend':
Announced visit will be Freshwater Bay.
A 50-year-old pio con * 8
frat price
contruls skeleton was found in a Stafford cluding Soviet Russia, recently Government
the The bay is marked by tal
have been active purchasers of
materials
would clits of chalk topped by white
wool. Former supplies of coarse sice! (News item.)
Lian-bolished. second the subaldies lovely green helds and walls.
tron would be re- churia and China are no longer to the pig Above the loftiest cliff is an
avullable.
duced by 40 percent and third, tuna cross of gente marked How they brought the Hood and carpet wools from
the consumer price of plit fron of the Korean
be raised 22 would
bercent. The effects simply Tennyson.
Eituation on wheat are expected The announcement
today.
Just a short walk brings one the poet's home, Farringford. Blower-filled ret in lovely,
to
year
CHESS PROBLEM estul, with
By J. KISS
Black, 12 pieces.
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White, 10 pieces.
White to play and mate in two.
Solution
Saturday's problem:
to
advantage 1. KI-K5, any; 2, Q, B, or K!
BOYS'
mater.
to
carden. The massive cliffa chut off strong winds, so that, the round, the weather is
many
folks winter there rather choosing than abroad. Even on a January a walk one may enjoy day, along the Undercliff, a specta- cular terrace of chalk that leads to an immenso ridge.
His-
there "Your staying in nights wouldn't have anything to do with tha proposed TV link up with Paris woult it?
AND GIRLS'
The Milk Wagon Horse's Story
-He Told Rnarf About His Early Life- By MAX TRELL 4171ENE was I born? Is that Giddup, the Milk Waron Horse, to Kearf, the shadow-boy.
"What you arked mp4 had fire it goes over thila.
"Yes," Bald Knarf. wondering where
I..
wns
way, and that way, and every way as far as you can see. This grassy ground is called a plain.
into valleys. ometimes it dips But it always klepa going, on and on and on.
came Yoll
trom. Were you always a mlik wagon horse?
Ive here?"
Did you always
Giddap shook her big head
the
Snow On Their Heads
"There weren't many trees on manch where I was born,"
"0
forest Giddap continued;
And not many and no woods, brooks and ponds and streams. But there was plenty of gros
and plenty of big moun- "A ranch? What's a ranch?" tains with snow on their heads. Giddap looked surprised.
slowly from side to side.
"I
come from 'way out West. was born on a ranch."
the Rucky thought everyone knew what a tains. They're awful tall." runch wog! Well, a ranch is a
They were
Moun-
"Why was the snow on their
news from Alx to Ghent, (London Express Service)
DUTELUNENCE TESTE Number plates
.Br. J. O. HARE
Edward Carick. Sam
Junca, Henry Patter- suri Bud Ruy Butcher and parked their care side by ide at the Rolf club They wese intrigued to notice that the number-plates of their cars (not respec- tively were
SAM 2075 EDW 4504 HOY d183 11EN 8882
(1 looks. sald
though "09
Carter,
should swap the
round"
C. Light (0)
Kicciri... 2112 225
Triphone
INDUSTRIALS
Celent
Repr
STOILES, ETC.
Dairy
8888
1700
10.101
206 S
is effective
Watson!
1 Crawford COTTONS
23 18
2
Ewo....... 2.00
500 2.65
500 2.03
$600
0.
100 7.30
to be influenced by policies of large countries in respect to ae-
Jawats Iron Works lifted the curculating actual and potential
a pricau- domestle price of 10mm stan- reserve supplies as tionary measure against a pos-dard steel bar for August and delivery from September shle global struggle.
present $50 to $08 per ton and ainsisted that the price should be larger part of Western Europe raised to 73 for the company to has not yet definitely recovered | break even.
Some
experts feel
that
from postwar food deflcifs, and
MISCELLANEOUS
Asle Nav..075c. St. Jongkew
grain policies will be considered Spokesman said that Yajata Exchange Rates
by many countries in the lightd not do so, for the fear of strategical contingencies.
Sam
we
plates
sald had
RUBBER TROUBLE
Press The United States already reflects widespread up- prehension regarding natural world supplies rubber emergency. The
1
would for
Not a bit at IL* Roy Butcher, who been studying them in.. tenlly In one respect ear nwn the ear which it is most appropriate he should have
None of the others could And the clue to toy's tper. inference. fectly correct Can you And, if so, which was Roy Butcher's car?
(Solution on Pape 8)
MAGAZINE
Rupert and Miranda-29
The toy clown suddenly places the brown paper on the ground and unfolds it 10 its tubs size.
Now
amanda, ler's waste no more
enters to the plan with great joy and tes on the paper while the others wrap her up securely. The clown produces string and a new label from his pocket and finally Rupert lifts her up so that she car be put in the Princess's place on the
he says briskly. "You're Going to be given to a Princess and you live in a palace so mind you
table. The little doll beliave yourself."
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
"Oh yes. But they
weren'i
Some of the in-
sort of farm-only it's becs, heads?" Knurf wanted to know. after the cows and calves that much, much blazer. Tore uren't any Belds and meadows, "The snow fell en them in the belong to the rancher. And that wild Indians. not with walls and stone fences inter-time. But even in the is just how it came about," sald dians were cowboys, too. There Around them. There's just grassy summer-time it was so cold up Giddap. ground which stretches
were a freat many cowboys on our ranch,"
"But how did you become u inilk wagon horse, Giddap?"
Slam tenta (per 100)
Singapore 16tral)
FIC plastres (per 100)
5.93 2.00
25.10
1.71
Burner whe done in the local market neficial the
market this of dislocating
exchange Managements of the three steel morning at the following rates
said that the re- Sterling pound note (per ) 10.40 companies
NEI guiders (per 100) adhustments in export prices, dollars (per $11 would be announced later.
Now increases were 28 per- cent on 11 to 15 mm steel plate, in
sleel on 5.3 mm 22 percent world
,05 mm crists vire, 22 percent on demand also stimulate
and oll сорга, coconut vegetable oils. Since all veruments were secretive about It is Im- stock piling plans
actual possible to appraise the marketing effects of thio com- modities situation.
high grade steel sheet and 20 OUTWARD MAILS
percent on 20 mm heavy rail- EoUnited Press,
The Korean struggle has not so far Influenced major changes the United States' agricul- But the ltun- tural policies.
strengthened
!ft
tion
politically price support programmes.
An
the
unprecedented aspect of world agriculture situa tion is the recent trend toward
Grain prices
still advance
Chicago, July 1. Grain future's prices advan red on Chicago Board of Trade an Saturday farther and faster than any time since the Korean war news Arst hit the market,
Wheat
close United States-Argentine July soyabeans nearly jump→ economic cooperation. This ed the ten cent limit.
Malze could later become important closed up to 3-4%.
the agriculturally if
Oats were military was up 1-4 to 3. tension increases the demand
to 2-4 Soyabeans 1-2 up
for
farm products, enabling were up to 0-. All the whent more rational use of respective and maize futures along with production capacities,
FLAXSEED IN PLENTY
November, January and March soyabeans sold at new high for Prop year.
Prices clored today as follow Whest-price per bushel.
222 nominal
2.244-48 2.2734-16
For example, In the World War, on account of lack of co-
Spot Buenos July between operation Alres and Washington on pri-September cing policies, the United States December
farch (1971) fostered the maximumn domes-
May at Cora tle production of flaxseed
high cost and Spot an extremely
September imports from Argentin ceased. July
December This resulted in the use of March (1051)
and May wheat lands for flaxreed
Hyo accumulation of a large surplus
oil July of Baxseed
September
Mate
| September
and linseed which allit prevents interna- Jonal trade along lines former-July ly regarded as normal.
2,282
123 -1,2374 131 -1.01! 1.4971-150 1.42-71
1.304
1393-140
786-1 NEW YORK FLOUR-per 200 lb.
The Korean strife strengthen-sack, unquoted-United Press.
that the
ed the opinion here
formulation of another large United States cannot avoid the post-Marshall Plan for foreign aid.
LONG-RANGE
Soviet-Polish
trade agreement
Moscow, July 2
Monday,
Commencing from Juty, the Poste Restante and Enquiry Office at the General Post once, Hongkong will be opened from 9 am to 4 pm. only. On Sundays and Holidays the department will be entirely closed.
United Carthais
14!} to A Aurfaco Kingdom per RMB will be closed as follows:
GP.O.-Parents July 1,
Registered
Konican p.m. Ordinary C.P.O.Parcels July 6.3 PS. Į Registered 3 pm.; Ordinary
p.m.:
D.FF.
This mall is expected to ur- about rive at London on or August 8.
Contrancing from Tuesday, June 27, surface mail to Korea is temporary suspended until further notice.
Untestered tettare and print- ed matters for China mainland &ixinan Island can be accept- od at kenders' rich and will be forwarded as opportunity offers Unless otherwise stated, Mo. glstered Articles (by it or sex) Posts close... Unë And Parcel Hour earlier wan the ordinary mat. Imatis close before 10 Parral Registered and A., Pests close al 5 pm, on the
Mall are previous day, At Kowloon Central Post Unca one bour earlier than the G.P.0. closing times...
MONDAY, JULY 3 Closing Timed By Air U.S.A. & Canada, 2 pm
closed
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Calro (Nairobi, Manbad, Dares, Salaam, Mauritia & Johannesburg, via Cairo), Roine & Landon, a p.m. B Bingapore, Dikarta. Sydney Auckland, p.m.
Dangkok & Colombo, à p.m.
Japan. 5 pm.
Talpeh, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 4
Closing Times Dy Air Man, Honolulu & USA. (let- ters, second class mail and parcvIK. 5 p.m.
Guam, (letters and second class letters only), Salgon & Paris, ApJ
Bangkok, D.m
The conclusion of a Soviet-mail, Canada. Polish tends agreement for the seven years from 1051 to 1930,
Taipeh, Primes By Bas
Closing Sandakan...
this where their heads were that the
"Why did you have to look anow never meited all away. It
there all
My after the cows and calves?" the time. Woo
mother and I both stayed on the
A Horso Chuckle
With a more active trend to- Olddap sighed. "I grew old," time all our ronch, spending
economic political and Giddap nickered, which is a
she said, "I was no longer abic ward cating grass. I grew blg and
I could Etrong.
the horse's way of chuckling. run like
were a great to run fast enough. I was taker co-operation between American "On the ranch
They to market myself and sold. But republics over Korea, there is wind.
many cows and calves.
she added a prospect that the future plan providing for a 60 percent ex-
Formosa via Keelung. 2 p.m. next moment. up on the ranch, and I'm not unhappy,"
would have a broader geogra- pansion of the trade turnover, "Then one day," said Glüdap, grew
UBA Canada, Central & South (No phical base than the original was announced here today by I
Soviet news | Amerien via San Francisco, "my mother told
me that my when they were big and fat cheerfully the
Tass, the oficial
Parcels for Canadà), 1 bm. European recovery programme. work would soon begin.
I don't A man they were sent to market. But "No one rides on my back any
T
All long-range thinking about agency. don't see any more will come, she said to me. He sometimes they get lost, or they more.
A Soviet credit of 400 million It was our cowboys. wondered away. will teach you to walk and to
of the supply run and to gallop. He will sit Jah-the man who rode on my sows. But I do see lots of milk world agriculture
know.
So I'm not doing menoce to shipping lanes. New partial coverage You will carry hack and to find them and and milk comes from cows. account the potential submarine roubles has been, advanced for on your back.
Industrial equipment of synthetic for of him wherever he wants to go. bring them back. The man who you
I'm still naturni commodities would be Poland, the agency added. milk wagon hores.
A-Polish delegation headed At first you will not like to have rode on my back was a cow- such an odd thing at all, being substlutions
д important technical phase him ride on your back. You will boy."
he looking after the cows.”
especially dug by the Deputy Prime Minister, When Knart heard this
And the mekered decefully in future war thin throw him off. But later
pós-war M. Hilary Mine has left here extraordinary again, and bobbed her head up and down, delighted with her development is plastic Indus for home alter ending two
| weeks' talks Reuter. tries-United Press. - own little joke:
You will not mind: You will exclaimed: "Oh, Giddapt You
mw to like him, You will en were a cowboy's horse?**** joy going out with him-far,
*fer over
the
"Just replied Giddap. plains, looking "ld you abe. Indiana?”,
-
cee any
more
to
takes into
WEDESDAY, JULY S Closing Times By Abr
10
Manila, 11 am,
Taipeh. p.m.
Closing Times By Bos
Maalia, 3 pm.
Marettes, paí.
-US,A., CRALdá, Central, J. Borith Paris for Canada); Amykey vie, Ban- Franciers.
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