1950-08-11 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

•JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Player Gets Blamed For Passing Two-Bid

By OSWALD JACOBY

"PLEASE tell us who wan the

coward on this land," re- quests a Chicago reader. "We were the only pair that didn't bid three natrump un these cards in a duplicate game the other night.

"North enld he could hardly bid nolrump with three little spades and three little hearts. He also cald he didn't think

DUMB-BELLS UNUSUAL ANGLES BY THE

THE BLUEPERRY PIE HASA

STRANGE TASTE DEAR?

PERHAP

! PUT TOO MUCH BLUING

IN IT!

A Dog, A Vocalist

& Two Room-mates

Pudgie plays several pleces,

WAY

by Beachcomber

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Tin Prices Touch New Record High

London, Aug. 10.

The British Ministry of Supply warned. tin dealers this morning that they must no longer rely on the Ministry for supplies of tin. The announce-

CHICAGO

GRAIN

FUTURES

Chiengo, August 10. Grain futures were irregular today. Wheat trading was light, with short covering largely ro

for the afternoon Government crop re-

selling was prompted by thei war nowE.

sponsible for the Arm tone. Traders were waiting

ment came after the end of morning dealings in which prices had risen a further three to four pounds sterling, on top of yesterday's jump of £22, port before going too far. Early to £776.

MONG the unanswered A questions

of our time PUDGIE, a toy shepherd den

owned by Mrs C. D. Fonda among them "Nearer My God 10 is this: Do codfish talk to of Richmond, Virginin, is like Thee. "Blue Dell of Scotland," each other in the spawning most human beings in as much and "Silver Trends Among the

season? Norwegian selent- as she na trouble with her left Gold." paw. Pudgie is right-pawed. Mrs Fonda nays Pudgle reada ists, equipped with every-

She differs from most music, 100. She

thing but clephants, are asked

Although Rome Kuch

humans, however, in the thing reporter to select one of the setting out to probe this matter action by the Ministry had NEW YORK bearish crop report influenced

she has most trouble doing with above songs in a book, anto its bully depihs. Now it seems been more or less expected, her left paw, which in pinying place it on the music rack In to me that, just as mice make it was thought that prices

speciul set of "ilmen,

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enthedral front of the dog.

The reporter selected "Nearer My God to Thee." Puigie, with no directions from her mistress glanced at the muste and started

much of a raise of tree YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA for the right plece.

ellamonds with just two diamonds in his hand.

"South cold he could not bitl notrump with just one stopper in spades and with no really He said br good sult to run. would have been delighted to Eld three no-trump If North had rainert the diamonds.

"We asked some of the other they players how get to 1hree no-trump. Most of them bid the South [wp

no-Trump with hand after hearing about the clubs from north, is two frump a good, bid?

no-

How would this hand be bid.

by a pair of experts?"

Almost any pair of experts would surely get to three no- trump. They might get there

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which

D squeaking sound, called, by aesthetes, "ainging,"

might rise still higher. Some EXCHANGE

New York, Aug. 10. Foreign exchange elesing ten were: Canada (deltar) .... US$0.01 Eland-offcial

unoficial

30-day futuros 10-day futures Australian (pound) New Zealand (pound)

Helium Crane)

Today's announcement follow- forgeted indications yesterday Bint the Ministry was becoming a reluctant seller. Current prices all Africa (pound would show the Ministry anark (kront). excellent profit. But it has al-mance franci

of its stock ready sold much

States. mainly to the United directly or indirectly,

He heard the erecture murmur

rutch, "Gammon!”

.

Waterloo Wanda

Werl German Deutschra Holland fullder) Mely--offiginl

240-3/10 2.47 bid- 1.50 asked 2010-6/32 2.00-5/13

The good weather for crop development and the expected

fractional decline in corn. The lending operator was reported to have bought December corn. Country offerings still remained light. Soya beins were erratic.

At the close, wheat futures ruled up 1 to 1%, corn was off to t up, oats were ud, ryo was unchanged to up and soya beans to 1% up.

Prices closed as follow

Sput

September December

March (1031) May

WHEAT

2.10

CORN

15376 1414-4

1.47-1.4214

2.24%

2.7916

2.00%

010-5/0

.1435

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4.20

2647

11063

Norway (krone)

1405

Spot

Portugal (eseudo)

034316

Jonin

March (1951)

Kizeden (krone)

0937

MAY

1.40

2304

RTE

MIDDLE EAST

Feypt (pound)

(rim}) (dinat}

2.0015

03125

September December

1.37

2.01

DATS

5375

It may contemplate retaining Sosin (pereta) much or all of the remainier gwitzerland-free... for the British and American

Governments' own strategic

codfish probably make a dealers were believed to have CLund, series

or

of sounds, been making forward sales which in called, by scientists, in reliance on an assured: "talking." Professor Axel Gries, the famour Swedish ichthyolo supply from the Ministry's Holly Brooks has a hard time rue, claimed that he heard one stock.

to another: "Good keeping her mouth thut these cod say

mean. spawning-er, I

morn- clays.

And let

us not Holly's fans hear her ang aling" IF you are born today, you have upon. You will make an exed-

the right in

Allerjon Hotel Wordsworth's: are font of a cocktail lounge excellent expabilities and a tent parent and

in Cleveland, brilliant mind. You should de- comfortablk home life. You Ohio, where

she is employed On April days what was his rex like as a vocalist, velop your self-confidence more, members of the fair

hut Holly can't dearest with? since you are not always ready personal mery and will choose a much as move her lips---and converaction with some lovely

fish, to Buht for your own convid. colourful clothes and jewellery,che is not a ventriloquiri.

You are something of a Bright and gay as a rule, you

This frustrating magic

One day, while reading Shake. erfectionist and know how to will make in excellent hostess, performed with he ald of speare to a salmon, make the brot

You are of your oppor-

the type to

to save plan torrelence and it is all Sincere and honest, ahead and 15, through no cause Holly's listeners money. tuities, ou do not filer bluff or canou of your own, plans miscarry

The US Burea miscarry,

of Internal ruled that music ge in anything and can see you become unduly depressed, Revenue has hrough to the heart of a situa- believing that the fault lies in that comes from an instrument fun with ease.

yourself. Learn to acerpt an tax free but if it originates in of personal outside factor

an the cause! Per. vocal cord it is "enterinin. I plan to "make the nation-stockpiles,

alised industries more popu Pourage and although you countstence to an objective will ment" and people must pay a 20

Jar")

said to mean "bripiter THE afternoon, ufter the Turkey tra the cost of a project carefully bring about the required result. percent tax to hear it.

The willz Ministry's announcement, Miss

israllway stations." before embarking upon it, you

London Specially

for forward

LATIN AMERICA ballad

singing, accompanied by music relayed through loud-in her own piano playing. So the speakers would be more popular ilvery

closed at the all-immc Argentinomcini

to raz scruzeiro) patrons of the Allerton lounge if girl porters could be hired as ich record prices of £775

dance partners. The than who £800 to, compared with, Chile-free

| Columbla ·(pesu) can still hear that combination dance aboul tapping wheels £767 to £700 this morning.

Cuba (peo) without paying 20 percent more. Ou

be dressed in Lincoln

(pron) Holly's voice now comes from should

tee) while green, with a feather in his cap. a record every evening.

Rose-leaves should fall from the the accompanies herself on a

roof now and then, Finally, plano, LEO

24-Aug. 23)-- should be an auspicion, start. (July

announcements could Sydney There is on netive period ahead; Enjoy yourself.

Allerton Hotel, attractive: "Hello, folles! This {2} 12 thi thay I put all 90- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-manager of the

aid he devised the system "to Waterloo Wanda telling you portant personal affairs In Pleasure and entertainment is

the that the 0.15 dramatically on your schedule. Plau a roman inequity of the federal law and the dinner or entertainment this VIRGO (AUK,

to show by example how other 24-Sept, #2) evening, Let this be

vocalists can sing tax-free." an optimistic day.

* **

You have #lot

To And what the stars have

are ready to put all efforts into in store for tomorrow, select your is completion pnee it in begun. birthday star and read the cor- Kind and sympathetic, espes responding paragraph, Let your jelally to children, you must not birthday alar be your

permit yourself to be imposed gulde.

order.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12

daily

GEMINI (May 22-June. 23)

activities this

If you step up your social pro-et up on all

you

find that week end. Rest and relax. It gramme, finds are helpful.

will restore mental and physical 23-Oct, 23) energies. LIBRA (Sept. Use clear thinking when it

CANCER (June 23-July 23)-- cothes to consummating a con- A fine day to truet

spend near the Yesterday'n idea can be shore if you can. Rest, relax; put into operation. They do not

SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)— it close to nature.

Some experis would open the South hand with one diamond and then bid two no-trump at the next turn. esnsider this rebid of two no- trump as a very powerful bil They In a match-point game.

sort of bid of use it as a conventence.

the no-trump.

There is no trouble, of course, if South bids two no-trump. to raise to North in overjoyed

however, Many

experts, would not use the rebid of two no-trump with the South bandl. use this type of bid 10 a powerful hand. Instead they would bid only two din- monds,

a player The partner of such would unquestionably bid three diamonds with the North hand. After all, you can raise a rebl sult with any stron: doubleton In this In your partner's suit.

North has the strongest possible doubleton,

proper opinion.

While the freck end secus one for recreation and sports, you may make some important busi ness decision.

11

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-A shopping dry. planning your viention, this Is the time to set a bargain ward- robe.

(Dec. 23-Jan. CAPRICORN 120)-A meeting with friends, jold or new, either planned of seeldental, enn give exerptional

pleasure.

AQUARIUS. (Jan. 21-Feb. 18)-Make the most of th day as a social event. Play some activity which will give plea.

PISCES (Feb. 20-3far, 21)— Your health will benefit from a day of relaxation and pleasure.

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CHESS PROBLEM

By A. SAYER

Bleck, 1 pieces.

IA

White, 9 pieces. Visit friends if you White to play and mate in two, other words, South's

Solution

yesterday's to rebid is a matter of

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-problem: Some experts would A tine vacation slay. Perhaps 1, 13-Q3, any; 2, Q, or Kt (dia bid one way, some another you beginning yours.

LET

Itch, or ibi ch) mates, However, there is no way. doubt that North was timid to pais at two diamonds. I would

go so far as to say that he coward, but I would was a

that be suggest necessarily cautious.

no!

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more thau Missouri. after decade.

be for

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September December

3.00%

September

December

1120

17-7033 THIS New York Baur (per 200 #, sack) was quisted at $12.65.-United Prem

11550

0134

1.00

1130

Qua

Mexica

Tin for immediate delivery was "buyer only" at £780.

York (en- Dealers in Now

Felu

Uruguay (pei)............. Venezuela (bolivar)

.4050

.3010

FAR EAST

.......

2101

2030

.1703

.3040

3305

India (rupee) On the futures market, self- Takistan (upee) Is mighty Joneers sharty naised their asking Hongkung some. It's waiting for just prices. Heuter.

Setterland East*****

Indien you, at platform. And, folks,

London, Aug. 10. where do you think she's ulug

filngapore to stop? This'll slay you! She's The tin market reached new Japan stopping at Mothacton, Italtlesby, fantaste heights this morning Sudgefold, and Abbots Pudding under busing pressure which

Ol, and placed no limits Can you beat that?

on price. listen folks. You gotta change Prlecs closed as follows;-

at Mulsham for Beetleharrow. Why? Don't

ask me! My col- Spot buyers In 1939, as Patricia McMaster

Rent Spot Leliers league Inmp trimmer Fred Businesa done and Nancy Stice, they shared Grey, is now going to sing for Three months buyers the rane room while attending

you Mother Machree, Swing Three-months Tellers Win Woods

College, Fulton.it, Fred"

Business alone Settlement Missouri,

After graduation that year,

they attended one another's wedding.

This year, Patricia and Nancy were in Roin 630 at Deacences Hospital after giving birth daughters.

Something brewing

HOPE the report is true that a im chief said the other today, talking of music for a film, You can't monkey with Wagner." When I told this to Snert Vosha and his Hot-Time

Check YoUE Swingaroos, Vesha said, "Aw,

Knowledge

1. Name the largest

In the world.

desert

بالله

Z What stand is called "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"?

1. Name the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

the

4. What is a balalaika? 5. who

#ecording to Bible, saw "a ladder of angels"? 0. What is passementerie?

(Answers on Page 8)

Sellers

779%

780-770 767

7GU

763-705

700 United Press.

N.Y.

U.S. CROP ESTIMATES

Washington, Aug, 10,

The Auriculture Department today estimated the 1950 matze crop at 3,107,607,000

bushels

and the wheat crop at 006,400,-

The Department's 000 bushels, 300 yen to US$1 first estimate for 1950 soybean piextuction Wis 270,701,000 Bushels,

-Undled Pres.

Cotton Futures

New York, Aug. 10, Prices in collon futures here elmed today as follow:-

Spot ... Dctober

December

39.05 nominal

30.01

30.13

Only

March (1961)

50.14

Mar

K

July

37.03

October

33.00

December

34.00

United Press,

In Rubber

Landon, Aug. 10.

NEW ORLEANS MARKET the led

Following the collapse in New Orleans prices closed as Warner's boots.

prices in Singapore and London, follow! a bit, wid rubber in New

York opened October stuck in

up

A

da

Са

Spot..

permitted dally decline.March (1951)

Mey

July

nuts! We gonna outer dat niy an' pop him coloured scarfs brass ter mute 'em, kinda, an "ellers only" at the maximum recenter swell charua uv nifty peuter. talata-ta-la." "What's the 1 asked, "What the hell?" re- plied Vosha. "Dat don't make no difference to da band don't it. Wagner's got clans. You don't have ter hove no special film for

hot rendition uv dat huyế numbers."

--(London Express Service)

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Hanid Heard a Buzzing Sound

-And Her Brother Knarf Flew By-

By MAX TRELL

promised to give her a spoon- ful of honey. So she took off LIANID, the shadow-girl with her wings and gave them to me, the turned-about name, was They're beautiful wings." said iting

fer corner of the Knarf." "It's Wonderful buzzing room reading when all at once around with them on."

she was disturbed by n buzzing noise, It sounded like-"iške i

see

Hanid turned Knart around! to how the wings were nt-

humble bee," she was saying to tached to his back. They seem. herself as she looked up

ed to be stuck on with sticky

She was astonished the next Bioment

to see her brother paper. Kaart buzzing or bumbling Around the room. He was wear- ing a pair of bumble-bee wings.

"Knar!!" cried Hanid. "Come flying down here at once!"

"Watch me fly," said Knarf. Knart wasn't very good at

with

The bumble-bee wings. They weren't as easy to Karf immediately flew down y with as they looked. and alighted (not wit:out al went bumping into the most falling) on the edge of the and

falling down

wall, in a heap. table. "Where did you get those Hand had to keep picking him wings?" Hanid demanded.

up off the floor. He kept

into the

cupert and the Back-room Boy--17

As Rupert moves back to the comman he remembers the first prickly bush that had sprung up under his feet. 1' take a hit of that to the Professor," he think. "That was 2 mysterious as the other." Billy Gast is out again with his net, and Rupen tells him every

ALL RIGHTS

"I rented them," answered bumping

wall again bumble bee to get mad at me!" Knarf.

and again, and always falling "Elented them? From a bum- down in.

"I don't care if she's mad or heap. Finally, after ble bee?"

he learned how to swish around not," said Knarf." just before hitting the wall, he

Spoonful of Honey

"But went bump into the ceiling and "she'll fell all the way down to the you!" The bumble noor again in a heap.

"You'd

give them back," Hanid said, "before you

"That's right. bee naid I could have them.

better

one was bawing wood.

But

thing that has mappened. They reach the bush and, to his horror. the little bear sees that it, too, as turned black and died. "It's cer camily queer," says Billy, why are things happening to you and not to me?" He goes on his while Hapert feeling very thoughtful, rolls hame.. RESERVED

way

Hanid was so afraid of being atung that she immediately got several spoons and several jars of honey, and gave each one Knart," saldi Hanid the bumble bees spoonful of come here

and ating honey. After eating the honey

of

and buzzing around some more

as though they had half a mind Not Vory Smart

10 aling Hanid anyway just be- "Come here and sting me! How when they first got there, they cause they had been to angry really go and hurt yourself." can she come here and sting me finally buzzed away, taking the

But Knarf wouldn't give them when I've got her

wings? rented wings with them. back.

He spent

smart today, all maming You're not very

But even after they were gone, buzzing around, and making so Hanid."

Kaart refused to come out from much noise that several of the

At that moment Hanid heard under the carpet. Hanld had to neighbours looked out of win- dows and wondered if some on even louder buzzing just ster Knorf several times and

outalde, and the 'next instant a pull him by the leg before he bumble bees wou'd dare to show himself in "Wel," said Hanid at ins," whole swarm of

buzzing into the room. the room again "I shouldn't think you'd better start think some ing about where you are going bumble bees can be.

as angry as tave broken my promise,"

sold.

"I didn't Ace how she without wings. Kaart instantly took of his could get here wings and hid under the car- I forgot all about her friends.

The one pct. But poor Hanid was sur-

thing that bothered "We Hanid was that sho hadn't tried to her? She's going to be awe want that spoonful of honey! the wings. "And I was the one got alung" alio mad if you don't. You Your brother, promised to give that almost

friend a spoonful of honey sold, smiling as she thought of made a promise.. You'd better our ktop Jit, I wouldn't want a and he didn't do lu”

what had happened.

to

to got a spoonful of koney give the bumble bee for renting you her wings."

Knart inughed.

were all They

"Aren't you going to give it rounded by the bees.

ful

"Giro the wings back,” Hanid told her brother,

he

LONDON MARKET

London, Aug. 10. Prices in rubber futures here closed today as follows:-

No. 1 rubber, icts per

September.........

October/December

January/March

April/June

32-15

37.00

37.00

17.09

37.05

17.93

37.45 - 37.46 -United Press,

Bank Of England

Statement

London, Aug. 10.

The Bank of England state- ment for the week ending 20-15 nominal) August 0 reads as follows:- United Pres

Notes in circulation.. £1,329,350,000 202,204,000 tiublic deposita

Private deposits .... 343,611,000 Coverament *ecurities Otter Securities

SINGAPORE FUTURES

Singapore, Aug. 10.

Rubber futures closed today Receipts

as follows!~

800,311,000

36,435,000 27,010,000

United Press.

42

HONGKONG

Bank ratio

Number 1, August,

120

Number 1, September

122-120

Number 1. October

130-120

126 127

10-124

327-120

100-110 133-140

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Number 2, August

Number 1. August Number 4 August Spot unbaled Black crepe

No. 1 pole crepe

United 1*TESY.

Metal

Prices

Prices

New York, August 10,

SHARES

Moderate business

was done Ex- the Hongkong Stock change this morning, the turn- over being $100,908. The in- terest in Electrics was sustained, though fewer thares

i hunds

than yesterday.

changed

The

Shanghal Land, Shanghai.

In the metal market, popular Shanghal issues, such here closed unchanged, with the ne following exceptions:-

Docks buyers.

and Ewos, again had

Tin grado A (90,80 percent Transactions and noon prices or higher) New York, per lb follow:-

103.

SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALEN GOVT, LOANS

10,000 0S16

Scrap

lead, f,o.b. soft), United Press

per ton, 10-10.25,

BANKS

/heavy

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INTELLIGENCE TEST

THREE

·COLOURS

By T. O. HARE

TO-DAY'S test shouldn't take many minutes though you may not beat see how to set about solving i

have so marbles in a bag. They are of three colour; red. blue and yellow

I draw at random from the bak enough marules ibut anly just enough to ensure that 1

1 have drawn

wh.ch

yellow one, the a one I must draw is equal to twice the number of red marbles

If I draw i random enough marbles but only just enough

that (hsvo to make sure drawn at least one red one, the number which i must draw is equal to three times the murber of blue marbles.

How many morbies at exch

our are there in the ung

(cution on 'Puga 8)

(1048)

East Asin 101

380 300

INSURANCES

Union

SHIPPING

Asta Nav DOCKS, ETC. K. Whart

1500 or 6214€

53

400 21 63

100 63

Provident

202

0.50

Shal Dock

3.20

1000

3.20

LAND, ETC.

"JR Hate!

1000 4

6

HK Land

34

S'hal tand

UTILITIES

1.20

10

C. Light (0) 1.20

18?

1000

Tram

C. Light

Electric

Telephona Telephone fits 10 CLS INDUSTRIALS -

Cement

STORES, ETC.

Dairy

Dairy Its

Watson

COTTONS

Ewe

7%

2112

20%

000 20%

The malze forecast w na down slightly from the 3,175,- 602,000 estimated last month, but it in predicted that the crop vill still be the fifth largest in history,

The wheat production estimate was up slightly from the 950,- forecast last 530,000 bushels month.

The 1949 malze crop totalled 3.377,780 000 bushels, while the 1930-1940 crap was 2,000,032,- 000. The wheat crop last year was 1,148,403,000 bushels and the 10-year

wah averago 1,031,312,000.-United Fress.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unregisters &

Letters

printed matter for Chias main- land and linen stand can be

Recepted at sendete and will be forwarded

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Manila, lonolulu & USA, (letters, second la 170 and parcela), Guam (ielters and second class mail) Canada (letters only), # pan.

Singapore, Bjakaria, Bydney Auckland, pm,

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Closing Times By Rea

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 Closing Times By Alr

Manila, i am,

Bangkok, 5 pm.

Hanoi, Balgon & Paris, 3 p.m.

Cloding Times By Bea

Bangkok, B. Am.

Japan, D.m.

Djakarta, IV nás.

USA. Canada, Central & South America vis Ban Francisco, (No parcels for Canada), 2 p

Farmona Via Keelung, 3 pm. Manila, p.m.

Honolulu, p..

SUNDAY, AUGUST Closing Times By tea

Formosa via Keolung, am.

MONDAY, AUGUST 14

Cloding ses By Alr

Manila & Jesselton, 11 am. 1.9.A. & Canada, 2 pm.

Rangoon Calcutta, Farachi, Rasra, Cairo,

(Nairobi, Momban, Dares Salaam, Mauritius & Johannesburg via Cairo) Home & London, B. p.m. Singapuro, Djakarta, Bydney And (Auckland, á pán.

Bangkok and Colombo, 5 p.m. Japan. 6 p.m.

Talpeh, p.m.

Closing Times Xy Bea

Straits & Nargoon, 2 y.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST W Closing Times By-Alz

Manila, Honolulu de U,86.A. (bel= torn, mesolid clam -anali and pare

accotd class Guam, (lettors and mall) 0 p.m.

Exchange Rates cel

Business war,

done in the loent unofficial exchanzo market this morning at the following rates: Blering pound note (per C) 18.04 6.40 V.B. dollara (per 90)

Ingtonesia guilders (per 100)***

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HiLiT fical” (per 100)” gastar 27.0 Sinaprze

Fic plasices (per 10) massi

Canada, (leiters only) 5-p.m. Balgon & Paris. 5 p.m. Bangkok, p.m.

Talpe, m.

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Claing Times By Bu

Formovie Keelung, I p.m.