1950-10-09 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1950:

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

JACOBY DUMB-BELLS

ON BRIDGE

Tourney Tension Tells on Players

In

By OSWALD JACOBY

the tension of tournothert

and stranger lines of play de- velop. Players who are models of enutim suddenly blestam out with risky blue and foolhardy plays. Players who are known for their enterprising spirit suddenly dry up and allow the opponents to steal the hand at seme ridiculously low contract.

Today's hand. for

example,

was played in a recent tourna- ment in a way that would sur-

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POCKET CARTOON

by Beachcomber

effect of the entry Grable could be brought over

THATS of radio and, film stars to play at Wimbledon, Mr Dan- into championship golf is Kaye to row at Henley, and Mr Humphrey Bogart to ritte IVE GOT that tedious descriptions of at Ancol, the season would be

golf matches are giving just dantly,

D

ADAALS "THANKS"

BAR

KAY WORTH

place to toliaus descriptions of the antics of the stars.

Whether golf is a duller sub- ject than the smiles and fests those of the idols I leave to who care o straw about either. But I hope that somebody like Mr Sinatra will be invited to play for Lancashire in a cricket

match:

prise you unless you were used YOUR BIRTHDAY

to the strange things that hop-

pen to goud players when the

going gets tough.

The band was bid to pades at several tables, was an excellent contract, rather dificult to reach.

six This but

with

und

# MISS

Belly

Tin-and the buffer pool

~TEEL having been taken off

the ration.

would you naturally expect tinplate to be released at the same time. But . And why? Aha. Because of the after failure of attempts to crtablish a buffer poul. Produc- tion Haverns the situation. Without production there can benn distribution, and the pre- rent price mechanism, a neces- STY accompaniment to the exchange By STELLA manipulation of the

rates, forces down the price nrul Trevents stabilisation, and co hurders the allocation of serves. A team of tin experts Journey to recently underloolt Afghanistan. The report pub- lished on their return empha- ises the fact that it is shortage of tinplate whleb In keeping it on the ration. This is only part of the truth. The real trouble the lack of a buffer pool of

people, places

and considerable case. Your life work should be con- nected with handling people, for you understand them and know how to get them to co-operate with you,

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

remember you are born today, you At one table, a trump

names with have an exceptional sense of led, This made it very chsy for declaree. 11e won in stum. Jestire. Although you feel thing: led keenly and at times can be a my. ruffed रा low club, another trump to dummy, and creature of moods, you know ruffed another Inw club. H Hat pelf-control is one of the inen drew the last trump, en- best assets in reaching taceets, tered dummy with a diamond, Since you

want and ran the long and by now! established clubs. Six pader earn that lesson early in life.

with an overtrick gave him

very ine neorel

the

At three tables player chose the vastly superior opening lead of the three

some part

Modern methods

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paper reports of the Most Popular Professor. When he suspects find his class is bored to death with a lecture,

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about

"Yes, you! How

taking over awhile?"

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White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in three,

Solution

Saturday's problem:

PxP, any; 2, Q, Kt, or P (dis ch) wates.

FOR

THE BUSINESSMAN

Big Development Scheme Urged For N. Australia

Darwin, Australia, Oct. 8. An uneasy feeling prevails in this vulnerable "backdoor" area of Australia.

Eight years ago the Japanese threatened the virtually unprotected wide open spaces of the Northern Territory and Queensland, Darwin still bears scars of World War II inflicted by Japanese bombers.

New York Stock

Exchange

But apart from much plan- ning, little has been done since. Recently the Minister for Fuel and Shipping, Mr George Mc- Cleay, made 0 flying trip through New Guinea and the Esplug northern territory of Australia.

of ni isted shares. neglected. He called the rail-

the ways

on

the

No Intention To Revalue Pound

New York, Oal. B., The British Secretair

of State for Economio Affairs, Mr Hugh Gall- kell. replied with an eme phatio "no" when repor

term naked him Loday whether he would discus revaluation of the Pound during his visit to the United States.

Mr Galiskell, hero for

normal meetings with American and Canadian Government officials, mid arrival by air from

Na

London, "There is no in- tention to revalne the pound. Therefore, I 4. not think it would ofte up for discussion in the courwo of my visit.

anyone "It

has arty doubt about this I suggest that they use their com mon sense for a moment for they will see how vert unwise it would the for Britain to make any such move al present."-Reuter.

New York, October 7. McCleny sold what Impressed Stocks Jose to new 20-year him most about the Northern [highs during the past week and Territory wur the frightening gained nearly $2,000,000,000 in extent to which it had been value Traders concentrale! market news and ignored the whairt facilities, he added, "had furcin situation and higher to be seen to be believed." taxes here and to come to talk of

marrin higher margins,

Milltary establishments built news was affecting the indivi-under the whip and spur of the dunt shares and the groups sent feared Japanese invasion once them up or down. it was good accommodated 120,000 troops on or bad. In moit ́instances, the he Atherton Tableland 121 Wall Street construed the news North Queensland, Surplus is favourable.

("disposal" sales have practically

wiped them out.

"prehistoric." Darwin TEXTILE

same

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A story that Chrysler was going to split up the stock, The Marreba fighter and ured many traders into that bomber airstrips, 50 infles west issue. At the

American time, the of Cairns, used by General Motors new stock re- planes taiding off for the Coral presenting the 2 for 1 split re- Sea battle, are losing a hopeless eently was heavily traded at fight against the encroaching the new high. With steel mills jungle, turning out more steel than ot any time in the history, steel

ran up to new high. for Dutch New Guinea have Railroad earnings showed a given Australians much further total about two and half times almouth the jittera. Occupation empty hat." That secure::

year ago for August and just us by Indonezdan forces of the Aru attention of the most disgrun-

the estimated good in But prevention is

Agure Islands only 400 miles from 2. On what peninsula are showing for led dullard.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

ocial conduct,

He (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) —

cautious The domestic scene will offer a when making new friends, too,

today. number of advantages Home decorations are favoured,

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22) Be alert to everything that goes Realm and hold to your best decisions for

diamonds. This happened to jon, knock out the side entry to themiginat eluba

results,

At-one-ruch-table declarer took the ace of diamonds, din-

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. Purani iwe damonos on the top

matters -Personat the contrari22) fresce

When prove annoying.

MON

cluby, and staked

The art

Take care of this lost, he was down oncmportant business details now,

At another table, declarer hoped for a 2-2 break of the CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan- trumpa. Ho took the see uf

20) friendly day. diamonds, ruffed a low club,

c dis and led a truing to dummy,

correspondence. ruffed another tow club,

Wheats,

the next trump to dummy_dir= closed the bad break, declarer

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ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)---- A day for love and romance.

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or

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Check Your stocks

Knowledge

1.

What a pullient?

he entered the lecture hall on Rat was Nellle Melba's 19-year highs-United Press.

If

3.

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a camel, poured water all over mountain called?

4. What is a bare place in a his notes and his desk, set fire

5.

Fremler Soekarno's demands

DEALINGS IN N.Y.

New York, Oct. 7. Anticipating of a 'let-up in urgency of military buying mid taultiplying signs of the prico resistance became apparent in the basic textile markels,

Irt

wpol

Karment

raw wool

In cotton goods, the pressure of sale offerings at prices below the mill basis, particularly la

the print cloth division had

ផ sobering effect on the genera market.

fabrics, manufacturers warned that the skyhigh prices of would

F encourage

Greater manipulation of, synthetic fibres

with wool yarns. Buy. ern in other parts of the world Development of the meat in- apparently hoped for levelling

the first

off

in price Important

structure. They ¡dustry is

Also, min-

argued that during World' War step to be expreted.

II. the

cotton textile industry ing engineers have claimed that

vn fhad supplied

to his chair, blow pepper at the sometimes referred to as "The GRAIN PRICES posits int the far north

IN What is the literal monn-

Name the author who 13

students, and had a girl bug- | Bird of AVOR.” piper in a backless mackintosh to

ing of atom? play an accompaniment to lecture.

Get engaged. This can be your "We are just friends" big day. Expect happiness.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-VERY morning: This is more of a social than bushers day. Plan friendly dinner party.

bla

and every

4 evening, with sickening re- ilarly, these words are al- tributed to some girl who has

GEMINI (May 22-June 22) -- | danced with a man, or divorced Research Is fnvoured today. Your him, or rang him up to the Rudies can be important"

HOW. telephone, or been seen talking) Don't neglect them.

to him somewhere.

I think

buf

CANCER (Jutic 23-July 23) that the people who get daily Make A day in which to enjoy your-publicity are beginning to mut- care of your self. Social pleasures are more ter these words in their sleep. Bring joy 10 important than work right now. The other day a

man and his LEO (July 24-Aur. 23) wife were dancing together. A 21-Feb. A pood day for all kinds of stranger approached them, improve merchandisant. You can And before he could speak, or photo-

but bargains if shopping, independent

graph them, they said together. #11 argument

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just VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- with a anlle, If your

are practica), friends," ideas them lo PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) follow

Successful 11 caled for in your conclusion.

If not, drop them.

knew he was in trouble. He19)usiness should hopefully led bath top clubs, but West ruffed and ret QUI TOW

safely

with a diamond. South conciliatory eventually lost two more heart could arise.

tricks, going down two.

At the third table, declarer Tact is played the band just as any fine player would in a regular club Fame, with tournament tension remuved. After taking

the Brst trick with the ace vi diamonds, be returned

B II mond. East won all led heart, but South put up the ace at once. He then ruffed a din- mond in dummy, discarded the hearts on dummy's loy clubs, cashed the king of spades, und ruffed a heart to regain the lead. The trumps provided the rest of the tricks.

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BOYS' AND

Christopher Heard Voices

are

(London Express Service)

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(Answers on Page 3)

INTELLIGENCE TEST

The Differentials

By T. O. HARE THE Differentiau -

tust CRUCHE to

1a 10metimes

influential which allusion made in Para ament-operile

behind the scenes personnel l something mystery in hip official"

Aquinas fut chamber

CHICAGO

active

inr

but

1'rices closed today as fol. lows

2

the

mary compare favourably in size and force far larger than new.

In collon

print goods, 80 richness with the treat allaval deposits of Malaya, In

square. 4-yard number was sold aldition to tin, iron, wolfram, zine, down to 26-1/2 cents a yard on Chicago, Oct. 7.

resules, but as the second hand lead, bauxite, antimony, coal, futures

offering tapered off, the market Soybeans

displayed

silver and other tone somewhat irregular

worked back cent. Mills minerals exist in paying quan- Friday

dealings.

to generally continued

held trade was slow in other grains half of Australla,

tilles in the undeveloped upper around 28.

Much Interest centred on the government cotton

Grop report to be lasued on Monday. Traders expect a reduction of 300,000 Australiane who are not

bales from the last oßleial guro prepared to admit defeat and of 0,882,000. The opinion was

country

the Immediate 10

that

market yield their other peoples," said the Mel-trend would be influenced by the prospective bales for new burne Argus-United Press.

crop and any ensuing develop. ments in the raw cotton market. The burlap market ruled strong with prices at the highest level in history. But netual business

ot minimum.United

Price per bushel: Spot

WHEAT

2.17% 23030

7.201

2.13

COHN

March 11951)

May July

Their A

Spot December March (1951) May July

1,50: 1.52

RYX

December

1.4476

| May

1301 Did

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capacity, each member Kosowny kin Diferentas Cognomen." I am known a

and my Differential

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We recently appointed a Commission on Polar Expion- Sur la chairman who Boina (No. 70) and sta members were Cato (No. 35) and Homer (NO

Who

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this President. Erasmus "

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GIRLS' MAGAZINE

-They Came from Folks Who Were Lost--- By MAX TRELL

"NOW if you were as

a

us I am," Chuslopher Cric-

ket said to Kharf and Hand, the

Bofter Explain

This puzzled Kaart and Hanid more than ever, so Christopher: Cricket, after smiling to himself

shadow-children with the turn for a second, decided he'd bettET

ed-about names, and you took explain.

a walk down the street, you'd

"Now these people-the ones

be surprised at all the people that are lost-aren't exactly the who call out to you! And why kind of people you may

do they call out to you?

cause they're lost?"

tonished.

Be-

thinking about. In fact, I'm quite sure that you'll vo sur- "Lost!" cul Hanid, quite as priced when I tell you who they are. But let me tell you about the walk that look this mOITI- under- ing. And then you'll stand exactly whom I mean,”

Christopher paused

to smile

"You

meun, Chris," sau |Knarf, "that they're people who

don't know their way home?"

"Oh, Boy

know their way to himself again (he was really i home all right. They know enjoyinst his little joke); finally

10. lärdu, vis s rise, may land og where they live. But they can he continued:

horn (8) 11. Paroliage. (7) get back."

12. Three at cards. 14)

13. ARKITE the wary they are unES

tra 15)

15. This is volution, thi

17. After this any would be a prayer

of supplication.

1. til 19)

1. What you may and to do in

ertrent. (3)

22. The women do this on the cand.

14)

23. terunaive speech for a hot crler.

10)

24 Alleged to lond enchantment. (8)

BAWD

1. Property turned out it is enough

to make a watch reel. 19.

2. May have been accomplished br

savesdropping 10

3. This woula

include

Stra

Bad

nothing mine to produce polion.

(4)

4. flow a species of butterdy may

ELTRY (5)

6. It is customary to jog atong at

this pace. (4)

a. Hostile 1ocuraton but not by sea

or mad

13. 41

7. To the sailor a monastery. (8)

& Letters of credit 7 12!

9. 12 6 tre, 19)

14. Bort of cla. b)

20. May be uttered piously or foully.

The scholar's sinpition to 18

DG RAS are different (8E

20. Ons of Kasiand's rooms DrillAME:

"Why not?"

"Because

They

can't

that's why not!"

"Well, I was walking down Main Street in town whern all the people hurry this why and walk, that way, going in and out of the different stores, when all of a sudden I heard someone call- ing: Hey there Wait a minute: Keyl'

Chelatopher looked down.

-Anc and sharp. I

I looked all around,

Rupert and the Sketch Book-21

Rupert tugs at the stap. It is still, and before he can let the window down the train has cleared the wration and is slipping through the countryside. He calls for help without getting any reply, "Now we are in a fix." he says diamaliy "Nobody knows we're here. We

ALL RIGHTS

"Who was it, Chris?" Knarf and Would asked eagerly.

"A pin."

"Ok"

"A jest pin," said Christopher. "It belonged to a little pin whe lived down the street. She had taken the pin and put it in ner cent to hold a little flower. But

haven't got any tickets, and we don't know where the train's going. and it's all your fault I What on earth made you run away from Constable Growler like that? Don't you like him?" Rosalie doun't sheik By this time thoroughly frightened, and begins to ery loudly. RESERVED

answer.

only

It up. But they couldn't even see it lying in the crack.

May

|not quoted.-United FrCK.

"Development of this area is a task to appeal to the ma gination and practical sense of

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N.Y. Cotton

Futures

up

was

Prest.

Pepper Quotations

New York, Qet, 7, Cotton futures

moved brickly, despite recurring the

New York, Oct. 1, 80% - flurries of liquidation and hedge

Pepper

considerably New York Hour-per 200 18. sack, relling. Prices on Friday closed higher and firmer in this week. at 40 to 98 polnis $2 to $4.00

The previous week's largo at- In bale higher than the previous rivals were sold and the future week. The anticipation of arrivals are not so heavy. India lower government crop forecast on Monday appeared to be market factor. deminating the

LONDON SHARE

MARKET

The

A

nive average

private estimates indicated on October

1, the prospect

of 0,511,200

8.812 080

quotations were higher than, re- seller's here. Offers were few— United Press.

On Monday, October 5,

Omeo and Ken General Port loon Central Post Once will be open from 8 am, to nisan. The other Branch Port Ome from i am to 10 a

London Oct. 7. Gilt edged stocks had been

on Friday tales, compared with OUTWARD MAILS creeping up until

vious official estimate of night that the Financial Times baies and last year's crop of index of government Stocks 10,127,000.

Avernige guess of the stood at he highest point since (62 members of the cotton ex- July 1949.

change was at 9,503,000 bales.

One survey said that the crop For most part, they ascribe had fallen back sharply in the the phenomenon to the deeply Western sections during the Ingrained British habit of buy past month, but the Eastern Ing government stocks in the belt showed little change.

was Another umes

survey said that the stress, There apathy the

weevil damage was far greater foreign market

for than the norinni condition in Prices drifted and dropped lack of interest. The Japanese all sections. The weevil damage little had reached the Western Texas and the Oklahoma arcas,

of

and German issues were easier, but there were no move ments of any great importance, -United Très.

Singapore Rubber

Futures

Today, prices backed away from high near the close, but were stili steady. Trading was active throughout most of the session. The market closed and point lower to 15 higher. Prices rose $1.20 a balo..

Prices

closexi

today follows;--

13.03 40,12 40.71-40.00 40.52

Spot

Singapore, Oct 7. October Prices in the rubber futures December market here closed today as March (1931) follca :- Number 1 rubber, per iu.

October

November

December

The pin also told me that

Number a rubber, October there were lots and lots of other Number 3 rubber, October lost people-big pins, little pins, Number 4 rubber, October safely pins, hair pins, Clothes Spot rubber. untaled

Black crepo And also lost pins, hat plas.

No. 1 pală crepe pennies and rubber bands, and stamps, and clips und rings, unt bits of string and ribbon. Pool things they all lle there hardly anyone ever finds them again!"

and

"It was a very fine little voler while she was running along the stopped. street, the pin and the flower I could dropped off. They both shouted after the little girl. She didn't

"Did you take the lo pl hear them. She left them there

Wani and ran away.

back to the little girl7** Poor little lost

naked.

see lota of people, of course. But the voice didn't come from any of them! No, it seemed to

pin!" the come from somewhere on pavement, right near where 1

"And what happened to the

was standing. Just then the flower?" Knarf wanted to know.

voice called but again.

*Look down! I'm in the crack in the sidewalk!*

Picked it Up

"So I looked down in the

The pin told me that some- crack in

said the sidewalk.”*

one else had come along and "Christopher;"........"And

I picked it up... But, qo, una found the one who was calling bothered to pick up the pin me!"

Maybe they would have picked

there

153 154 130 - 131

MAY July October 750 - 160 December

March (1932)

1553-155

157 158

130157

150-181

49.30

13.05

33.20 -United Pre

Py

133-135 New Orleans Market

103 170

United Press.

Yugoslavia Trade

Fair

Belgrade, Oct. 0.

arc

лято

41.10

Spot Juty (1032) October December

-United Premt.

A record number of foreign METAL MARKET

at this year's Arms exhibited Christopher Cricket shook his

trade fair, which

New York, Oct. 7. international head. "I couldn't," he sighed.

Prices in the metal market "I had to leave it there. But ended here tonight. The Com-

Director, BI. mercial

Fedor here closed today unchanged sold: perhaps someone else found it. Zigic,

"We

very with the following exceptiant;--- I hope.40. A pin 1st much laatisfied." Food lying in a crack in the Heavy machinery and xidewalk. All it can do is turi chine tools were the principal mostly purchases, But Yugos Taly....and dimppear.

Cound from Britain and West Ger maybe it will be

many--Reuter, hope sot”.

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Tin, Grade A 199.30 per-

rent or bigant)

York, per lb. ................. 107.50. Scrap Steef, 7.0.3. per

ton, (No. · boavy: woels, fond this).

United

The

There will be one delivery of Grautary and registered corre pondence at 10 min. and one col- jertion

only.from the Fular Вожак

Order Omce, and Wireless Peste BETRATÉG Licensing Omice will be closed.

Unregistered factors' and print. ed maller for China MAINIANI and Hainan Island can be ac cepted at senders risk and wil be forwarded as opportunity offers.

And

Unless otherwise stated. Be gistered Artición (D7 air or sen) Parra Posta close (na Hour earlier than the ordinary mail. If malis dar before 11 Registered and Parcel Posts close a-5 p.m. on the previous day. Mafie are closel at Kowloon Central Post omes One home TĒLAT Ch the G.P.0. closing tuned.

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ENCNDAY, OCTUBRE 3 Closing Times by. Aiz UBA, “Canada Ribbe; Rangoon, Caleutia; Karachi, Baxen, Darei Cairo Cairobi, Morskiana, Salam Mauritius de Johannesburg | VER ERŐPU), Horta de Eandon, Noon.

Singapore.. Diakarta, Colombo, Sydney & Auckinna, Hoon.

Bangkok, Woof

Japan. Noors,

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Closter Times By Jes Formnia via Keelung, Noon.

TURBDAY, OCTOBERG. 19

Closing Times By Air

Taipeh, Z NASTY,

class

Manila, Hoctolulm & U.S.A. (let- ters, wecond class mail' and Parcels Guam (letters and second mati) Canada, Cluttere only), 8 pm. Balgon, Camblanes a Porisi, o pan, Bangkok, D..

Talpet, Japan ♬ Seattle, à p.m.

Closing Times By Sea Hapro B ĐƯỢC

Strata,

Hambay

pan.

Permits), 2 pm, · WEDNESDATEOCTOBER 11

Closing Thons: By AD

Djakarta,“), Bydney & Auckland, - kas image

Valpet, B. p.m.

Clos - Times by Bea · Hangkok Noort,

Mavila, Is Marijune ✯ Byuth Africa vis Durban,, 3, 14TB.

Birdies/Ollon; "Mandazione, Adem

(via' Liverpool, 's" pm. "

Formosa via Kithing, a pm.