THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1950.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
@JACOBY
DUMB-BELLS
HAVE YOU
ON BRIDGE ANY DISTANT
· Opponents Set By A Strategic Lead
By OSWALD JACODY
CHOOSING the correct cord Ulead from a sult Ja not always a matter of remembering something that you Jave. Eeen In a text book on contract bridge. The opening lead, to be aure, since it is often largely a matter of guesswork, must conform, non general rule, to the accepted practice.
After the dummy has gone down, however, a great deal moto information is available. The defenders can
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} have a favourite Dorothy Lamour an honorary. among the erotinisms of Field-Marshal and today, it is the thing called Director of Western Defence? Unesco. In case it might be
thought too highbrow, it fit valid?
called in Miss Myrna Loy.
MR
who "got more cheers than WR TINKLEBURY SNAP- Italy's President."
DRIVER, K.C., sprang a
often get YOUR BIRTHDAY··
better results by studying the
cards they seo and choosing
n card to at the exact situation than by following # rule.
general
When this hand was played in a recent team-of-four match, the bidding was the same a both tables; and in both cases, West opened the nino of clubs, In both cases, declarer won and the king of immediately led diamonds to set up thai sult,
Each East player immediately took the ace of diamonds and returned a heart. It was at this
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could win
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
By STELLA
10
in
the
If, by some glorious mis- surprise yesterday. He produced chance, Mr Bing Crosby had a document, convention, writ- Cone to Unesco, nnt! Miss Loy ten instrument or what no1, to St. Andrews....But you see purporting to be a charter of what I mean, even if I don't.
privilege granted by three What about making Miss
mesne lords ecclesiasticn) in the reign of Henry II.
the borough in which the Thoro- Krip works are now altuate cum
This charter em- habitatione, powered any house-owner The borough to fly flog on
of the year. (every day
Mr Honeyweather Goosebeote, K.C., countered by quoting a written cancellation of this you are born today, you arrange your life in accordance charter at the demand of the have considerable artistic with your own ideas and your Knights Pursuivant of
take Don't talent-and pame of the tem- "inspiration."
Court of Seigneurie, who claim- perament which goes
with it. advantage of this too much, for However, you have the desire to you will find out that a lot of led rights of custom by a writ
con of monitraverunt presented see any job you start, dashed inspiration and.
consequently you
10 work hurd at the Manortal court. Cocklecar- are timing thorough and efficient once you project.
rot interposed to say that get going. You are the type to fure best when faced with When it comes to marriage, they were going to argue in this cbstacles, for they give you an you must
in fashion, they might an well try Incentive to do your finest work, telecting your mate. It should to prove that people who make
understands When things are going snoothly, be someone who you are apl
to let down and your temperament and la will-orters base their claim to ad- shule along without putting out ing to co-operate with you
Someone born your ambitions, too much effort.
under the same nign will be to your personality, Music and Btersture are the attuned two fields in which you will be Such a team can bring success
Parents of children as well as happiness, happin born on this day thould make it sible for their
To find what the stars have
for tomorrow, study the art of their choice at in store
to
protony to
comes from
be cautious
in
gather Maudie
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
&
Cartels To Be
Chinese Operators German Electric In HK Selling Gold To Buy Sterling
London, Oct. 10.
Rubber was strong on the market today in both London, and Singapore, Prices were only slightly below the peaks touched before the North Korean collapse.
On the other hand, gold in Hongkong, which paced tin and rubber in the early stages of the Korea boom, turned weak today at not greatly above its pre-Korea price.
Chhese operators in Hong Kong were reported to be selling
Pounds sterling.
BIG CUT IN Fold and dollars and buying
hampton's frightfully pleasedU.S.
as she never thought, when the joined the Steel Board, that she'd chuse a major Cabinet row nearly
quickly."
Co
CHESS PROBLEM
in
By A. P. GULAJEW Black, 9 plecca,
vertise them on an ancien! rune Druids unearthed ni the Plougastel. To Mr Gooseboole's impatient "Why Plougastel?" the Judge retorted hotly, "Why not?"
select Perhaps she was bored
Let
a very carly age. All of you your birthday star and read the ben on this day probably will corresponding paragraph.
Conform to your birthday star be your tinatiflcult to convention. You will want to daily guide.
LIBRA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- new friends--ever, romance, Give children all the attention that is what you are seeking.
ey need today. You can mix busness and pleasure, too.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- handicap.
2
1
16
White, 11 pieces,
are in doubt White to play and mate in two.
on
Be energetic, for this is a day risky. Keep the peace now, it fees (the small
IRLS who χ about how to behave at s big dinner parly might do hel- ter than follow the example of a lady I have been reading about in my paper. She tied herself into a sunce knob the table, placed her forearm- and upper body on the table- CANCER (June 23-Joly 237-cloth. wrapped her legs round Don't Jet
aher week, and sipped champagne impallence be Arguments can be from a glass held between her daintly crooked)." I can add nothing to the pleture. But I suspect that (July 24-Aug. 23)the Fentlemen on either side of LEO
from a jance uyer found it diment to pretend News
ring the true facts. Don't pay that they had not noticed any- for much attention to rumour. thing odd going on. The crook-
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- 23-Jan. Your own ideas are apt to be project best. Follow them. Then pay success, attention to advice of others.
21-Feb.
Be resourceful.
the deuce of hearts. Declarer of accomplishment if you work ever, properly played a low heart and | hord, West won wit; the queen. Now Wes! could inke his nce of SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. harts and his ace of spades; if 22)-Take care of your pertonal he wished to do so, but nu business affairs today. Protect
all assets A social evening!
(Dec. CAPRICORN 20)-Start a difficult anticipation of Efficies y pays divideu,
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 19)--Worry won't help a thing! Everything seems to to very slowly indeed. Just be patient. PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- A quod day for taking care of Correspondence, We Your words seem 1 be at the end of
your pen.
When the hand was play in with the other room, East dreided that the d-fence was hopzters; unles several heart tricks could be won. This would be possible only if his partner and three of more hearts hinded by the A-K or A-Q. Even if West had this type of holding, however, it was neccesary for East to make the most of his one chance to load.
After analysing the situation In this way, this East player returned the jack of hearts!
the second The declarer in 100m was hopelzis agains, this Cefence. If he put up the king of hearts, West would take the pet and queen and follow with
toe, at any rate, showed that she had been decently brought up, and was exquisitely refined.
Air-minded fleas
Check Your PERFORMING fiens, weather-
Knowledge
1. Where is Micronesia? 2. Name the last book of the New Testament,
3.
What is a sandbank? 4. Name the river that forms the entire boundary be tween the state of Texas and
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Get an early start and comen- trate on a job that needs doing. You can Brish it.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)Mexico. Hely on your own stuming to- day to tackle a tough job. Help
5. What is a milch-cow? 6. What
mouninin
ystem
someone in distress if you can divides France from Spain? the eight of hearts. East would GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-- | overtake with the nine ofA new environment may bring i hearts, and, the defence would
therefore make
tricka
four heurt
Even if South played a low Icart on East's jack, a heart continuation would sure the defenders the tricks in thi sult. The ace of spades would then provide the setting triek.
CROSSWORD
Across
J. Pian Geliberately
(9)
iù à side that gives puúi nutione, (5)
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from the chimney.
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Arahom aseazit (4)
10. Prench read in a inte test.
J. To folk it's e88), (3)
(4)
19. Doubtless it made the rat ain. (5)
20. Ear 11minerited
21. Neckwear (8)
29. Mountain of Greece.
(14)
23. Pes or a rops Could he either.
24 Attie alster is so upset in such
diemal surroundings (D)
1. Pruit
Lor
Iwn
7. Terminates the dado. (3)
5. Lion and partners >
cally spotted i, (8)
Traces for a change. 10
No, too
Loyal, (4)
You shall not got his LINIA France. (6)
7. Found in an gid paremont (41
6 Paclits Ocean IND (0)
*quise enough to termo Eliza (1
Change the dose (4)
16. Snares (51
17. Droppers seem to ba alimched ta
them. (5)
The Professdra return. (3) Solution of centerðay'a punale, ~- AtreJal Your, karom, 14 [18: 11 yr 13,
BOYS'
(Answers on Page 8)
incels who
N
at London Airport. need no longer wander aboul at a loose end. There is to be a large hostel for animals and
have to make Journeys by nir. Great
carc will have to be exercised to get them on the right planes, Even a trained seeglamorezeptionette
And if dimeult would
to pick out a warthog is
a plane-load of faunclers. The entry of crocodile or a tiger would be more obvious, but no less nwk- ward. Down, Rover, down!
London Express Service)
AND GIRLS'
Christopher to the Rescue
He Helped the Moon Out of a Tree-
By MAX TRELL
"WHEN it is dark and overy-
one is asleep," Christopher Cricket was saying te Knorf and Hauld, ihe shadow-children with the turned-about nines.
plons at night when everyone is asleep?"
Lowered His Voice
his voice, as though he wanted Christopher Cileket Towered
"such strange things take place one else to hear what he was
as no one in the world would
believe. But we who stay awake
dear, the moon came down and nboul to say. "Last night, my
all night-1 and the cat and the Got stuck in a tree"
owl and the mice and the frogs- we know that they take place, because we have seen them,"
Kart and Hanid had met Christopher Cricket on the other
"Oh!" exclaimed Hankd. "What happened Üten?" asked Knarf. "Did it get out again?"
it
"Luckily," said Christopher, "1 side of the garden wall. He was happened to see . There sitting with his banjo over his kner walling for the first sturs branches. It couldn't get up and Was, ali targled up in the to appear in the sky. When the It couldn't roll down.
sturs
would begin to sing.
came out,
The
Christopher moment I saw I started calling
But there for help. All the cats came. All was still a little light in the sky. the mice came. All the owls and
a
Solution orablem:
to westerday's
1, P-K4, any; 2, Q, R, or P (dis) ch) mates.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
He came in last
By T. O. HARE
Rited me to the
Inter-House Sports at thes Planets Schouls, where his boy, Hebard was running for one of the five houses. Mercury Unfortunately Richard, in his inconerated mortifientian,
came in last
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BUDGET
Buying and forward covering of Sterling by people in many purlo of the world, including the United States and the Con- Washington, Oct. 10. Linerit,
much have brought The United States Budget money into London recently par- Bureau announced today aticularly In the past few days 0580,271,335 reduction in non-despite the authoritative denials defence appropriations,
of any revaluation of Sterling.
This influx has raised various Sterling rates, and har greatly | strengthened the prices of British
Government securities and of
Broken Up
Bonn, Oct. 10,
Thin Wextona Ailies are preparing to split up the two biggest electrical com)- bizes in West Germany, Siemens and AEG., an Allled source sald here to day
This will be the third concrete step taken by the Allies in decartellsing Ger- many's hugo industrial monopolies They have already formed regulations dividing up the I. G. Far- ben chemical combine and the six main steel firma.
The Allies, as a result of the recent Foreign Minis- ten* conference In New York, plan to give up their powers to decartelise Ger- massa Industry ricxt Jan- mary when they hand over control to the West Ger- Government — Reu-
MAN ich,
HONGKONG
SHARES
This is $30,271,335 above the
that minimum cut
Congress Jordered after voting the funds,
The Bureau's reductions for such things as diamond chores The tumover on the Stock tive fiscal year ending next June into which the money went.
Exchatige this morning was
und $237,674. Transactions 30-were approved by President Truman. They were spread over After rising strongly yester-noon closing prices were: 30 agencies In the executive day, Government securities turn- HHARES DUYKÜLM KELLERS SALIS branch, which shared in theed slightly reactionary today. $35,554,600,425 Appropriations
JK Dank. 1400 The strength of rubber today | INSURANCES Act to which the cuts applied.
Canton.... where lay mainly in the East
Union up a large recent heavy forward That Act made
sale: DOCKS, ETC. part of the nearly $54,000,000; have reduced the supply that offered for early de- 000 that Congress appropriated enn be for this year before recessing livery. until November 27-Keuter.
Attlee Urged
This shortage made business quiet and difficult today but prices bad to rise to the Eastern jevel-Rrater.
To Cat Social CHINA TRADE
Service Costs!
The
London, Oct. 10.
of Acociation
British Chambers of Commerce today urged the Government to cut Britain's £1,530,000,000 a year social services to prevent in- flation and thus better Aght the "cold war."
The present rate of social af overfull at a time Services employment discouraged work and was "inflammable fuel to the fires of inflation", the Asso- ciation told the Prime Minister,
Clement Attlee, Air
In
1
memorandum,
Another suggestion was that social services should be made separate self-supporting by a Face Three runners represented
universal levy outside the bud- cach of the
the live Buses Sear
get This would enable exfuling ing was on the urosi “points - De basis. the rat tesuty
taxes to be reduced.-Reuler. · scoring
LC OF
The second 2, Ani
The Brot time on record each house eineked uni the same number of
points No two hushers dead-heated, though - Pater and Paul Pry-
were identical twins who representing Venuss-were not more than six inches apart.
Of the toys taking part in the race, several others were known to me. Richard's Runert came in
. be WAR representing
Mercury Bam Stoat. running for Saturn, took third pince, and Freddie Fox, representing Neptune, was nieth,
Can you deduce what piners were decupira hy the threa representatives of Uranus?
(Solution on Pape 8)
MAGAZINE
Rupert and the Sketch Book-23
Rupert determines he must keep Rosalie in sight, so he doesn't wait to speak to the ticket-collector. The little truant runs right up the plate fora, find another way out, and, although rain has begun to fall, she makes straight for the town, with Rupert in pursuit. "I shall be able
ALL RIGHTS
"The Arefles Jew up with We all ran to their tiny lights. One by one
lianici cald: "What things do the frogs came. you mean, Chris? What takes the tree and shook it. Finally the they lit the stars again. And no moon fell out and went rolling one over knew that they had
Tile moor.'stdedemetes in iha branahon.
ever gong out. Oli, lots and lots down the hill and out of sight. But no one
of things happen at alight-queer else in the whole to things that don't bother world know anything about it.
anybody but the folks who stay overyone else is "And then, on another night," awake when Christopher
Cricket went on, fast asleep. Like the time when "the stars suddenly blinked the brook started running the themselves out."
"You mean," Knarf said, "that they blinked and blinked--and all at once they wont out?"
Christopher nodded. "They all went out ko tie jamps, Now
other way.
The Other Way
"What brook started running Hanid in a surprised voice. the other way, Christ" Raid
there woon't a cloud in the sky. They just went out Perhaps the "The little brook that runs wind blew them out. Yes, it
past the pine tree grove, then must have been the wind. It was crosses the road under the stone ulowing quite hard that night bridge ana goes off into the cow But "old-Christopher smiling, nature and beyond the hilla It
es lit them ali up again.”“”.
Romes running, as you know How?" Knarf and Hanid down from the mountains, Well, ane night the frogs, who used
wanted to know,
to catch her this time," he mutters. At that minute Rosalie decides to cross the road without looking to' ate if anything is coming. and a taxi driver shouts as he has to jam on his brakes. She gets over, but Rupert has to mop sharply, and loser
glu of her. RESERVED
WITH SOVIET SATELLITES
San Francisco, Oct, 10. Goods which Chinn does not have or has very little were landed in Tientsin the other day steamer, the 38. fcm Polish Warta,
The goods comprised the first shipment of industrial materials
BANKS
201800
K. Wharf..
250 670 700
BA
100 & 250
N. Pt. Whart
5.00 1000 5.00
Provident
12
Wheelock
LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel
1000 4 5.à 1000 5.00
8.30 6.60 200 30
111 Land 2. 421.
UTILITIE
Tram 1370 Star Ferry
7216
C. Ligt 10) 12.96
2500
14
100 72.
1000 13.
1230 13.
1000
300 19 13.10
300 44 13.30
500 6è 13.10
C. Light (N) 0.10 Electrio....
000
Telephone (0) 1155
12
10%
200 g) 11.00
152
300 € 13%
000 d 134
700 134
1000 11.06
Telephone (N) INDUÁTUALS
Cement
Repe
STOLES, ETC."
Dairy (0) 1375 1432
Dalry_(N)
Lane Crawford Watson COTTONS
EWO
20 100 2345
arranged under the Sinn-Polish Exchange Rates
and Sino...Czechoslovak trade agreements.
th
15.00 6.32
26.30
27.JD
17.15
12.90
Business was done in the local
market tomcial exchange Peking Radio, reporting this morning at the following raten
that several thou-sterling note (per 4) today, said
goods were un.U.S. dollar per $1) sand tons of
Indonesia guilders iper 100) loaded from the Warta.
These Scale (per 109) Included raw materials for In-Singapore Strafle) dustry,
agricultural machinery FIC plastres (per 100) and some finished goods from
New York Stock Polond.
Exchange
5
kinds of
Automobiles and all machinery made
นอ
the cargo from Czechoslovakia. OUTWARD . MAILS
When the Warta Falls for take from things as sausage tobucco, pepper- and for both Czechoslovakia.-
New York, Oct. 10. Europe She will Stocks dropped one to two China cuch
ranged eatings, tea, points. Special issues as much as
Iron, wolfram points lower, mint, pls siluation
destined The forelin
caused antimony, Tradets viewed Poland and rome concern. the
zue-Renter. Communist military ees in Indo-China and the of the at- Russian complaint tack by the American planes (on one of its Far Eastern air- Bekds with apprehension. They wondered what might be be- hind President Truman's nounced conference in the Paci fle with General MacArthur.
(113
TIN
LONDON
MARKET
London, October 10. Prices of spot in rocketed to The decline in the industrial the highest prices today at the averaged. The greatest in the morning session. The rise in last two weeks and lowered price since the close of business Rail on Monday afternoon amounted that average to 227.60. and utilities yielded u, few cents. to 17 pounds sterling. The turn- With no heavy waves of sell-over was 160 tons, including 10 ing to cloud the trading picture, tens for cash, the volume for the day slowed to 1,875,000 shares. Blue chips lost ground on the wide front. Molors weakened substantially, Rubbers declined sharply. Spot in buyer Spot Un, seller United Press.
Businvis done at Three-months tin, buyer Three-months tin, seller business done at Settlement
Freight Shipment Surcharge
Bombay, Oct. 10. Shipping interests here have decided to place a curcharg: of | 10 percent on freight shipments to Australia frem Indian ports, It was learned today.
The levy, effretive
to sit all night on the banks of third week of October, is the the brook where the ground to result of delay in
to
Australian
acute congcation
Egyptian Trade
Agreement
Cairo, Oct. 10.
Prieta elosed today at the end
of the omcini morning session as follows:-
600
243
SE
040 8140-433 BES United Press.
Singapore Rubber
Futuros
Singapore, Oct. 10. Prices in the rubber futures market here closed today as follows:-
Number i ruiter.
per 1b. October November December
Number 2 rubber.
October Number 3 rubber,
October
Number 4 rubber.
October Spot rubber, umbaled Black crepe No. 1 pale crepe
10015-1601 107-103 353-150
16755-100%
The
Postmaster
General wishes to remind members of the Pobile chat sorting of in- ward 10.A.C. ma!l ceaser it 7 p.m. and any mall remaining Unported at that time is com
morning plated the following before, except in the case of Registered Mix which completes in time to соилест with the afternoon delivery of the day after arrival.
Aportace malt to Uniša☛ Ktagdom per en Pyrrhus will be cloned an indicated below, This mall is expected to ITIVE AL Liverpool on or abvat Novem- Der 18, 1930.
"
Undered letters and print- ‚ædamaiter for China zosinland and flaen Island can be ac cepted at senders' risk and will be forwarded
opportunity offers.
Units otherwise stated, Nas gistered Articles (by air or sea) and Parcel Postal close One Hour exiller than the ordinary mall. It masts close before 1p JATI. Registered and Parcel Posts close at p.1. on the previous day. Malls are closed A Kowlcan Central Post Once earlier than the 0.10, closing times.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Closing Times By Ale
Taipeh,.m.
Cloding Times By Bea Stralis Ceylon, India, Madagascar, Aden, Euspt, Marseilles & United Kingdom via Liverpool, 2 pm.
Bangkok, 2 p.m.
Saigon, I p.m.
Fonnoia via Keckung, 3 pm‹ ̈ ̧
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
Closing Times By Air
Bangkok, 10 am. Canada V.B.A.. noon, Okinawa, 2 p.m.
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Baars, Calro (Nirodi, Mombasa, Dar e Salaam, Mauríflus & Johannesburg via Cairo), Rome & London, 5 pal
Bangkok, Bingapore & Djakarta,
p.m.
Italphong, Banol, Balgon, Cam- bianca Paris 6 pm. 30015-10715 Labuan. Bydney
Auckland,
10835-1815
109-170 137-199 173-170 -United Freas.
wel and marshy, began tolling ports caused by dock labour out loudly calling to everyone disputes and
come and see what Was there.---Reuter, happening. I went the owls and The mice and the cats all went. And when we reached the bank of the brook we saw that it had turned around. Instead of run- ning past the pine tree grove and under the stons bridge and into the cow pasture and bøyend the bill. It was running back into the mountains! Why it did
The Egyptian and West Ger- that, we never found out. I don't man
trade delegations have think it wanted to run into the completed negollations For 1
Loridon, Oct. 10. river and down to
Prices in, the rubber futures liked the mountains better. So now trade and payments ogrce-
ment, the Egyptian Foreign market hero closed today, Re there it was going back! But it
Ministry officially announced follows Boon found ouï it couldn't climb
today.
No. 1 nubber (in cents could into the mountains. It
pur-10.1 tome down but not go up. Ho it
Details would be announced.) November multaneously. in Frankfurt | Desembr turtled and in on the right way again. Bet no one know a thing and Calro after this agreement: NY Mach about this-no one but us, was signed-Reuter, MINER
ocean. It
London Rubber Futuros
5 pun.
Taipeh, 8 pm.
Closing Times By Ben Formosa via Keelung, DAM. Australia via Sydney, 11. Japan. 3 p.m.
Strails, Dakarta, Macassar, 2 pm.
Bourabaya
Bombay & Karachi, 2 p.m.. Honolulu, pm.
1
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1Í
Cloning Times By Air
Ja
Singapore, Calombo, Bombay |Basri, Calro (Nairobi, Momba
Dar es Salaam. Mauriikan, de, Jozinha nesburg via Cairo), norte de Lem- don, 8. D, TAVARAAN
Djakarta, Sydney. & Auckland vis Singapure, p
Manila, Honglini a USA, that
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