1950-10-18 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

JACOBY DUMB-BELLS

ON BRIDGE

Right Defence Play Can Save the Day

By OSWALD JACOBY

E have come across a de

fensive play that was not of our Л Bir-

actually made in one recent dames," willes mingham errespondent.

"We discovered later on that the hand could have been sel by the proper play. However, we do not see how Went could have known that this was the correct play.

"West let the five of spades,

I'M GOING

WHY CATFISHING DON'T, YOU TRY TODAY WHAT SHOULD I US5)

MOUSE! FOR BAIT?

BY THE • WAY •

by

Beachcomber

I is coming to something morning walk, held 1,10

form.

ara

what-when a defenceless smart scarecrow on the scarecrow-a stolen.

clothes

FD

The Thorogrip flag

THE

long

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home

ense was held up yester. day owing to what is un- occur- fortunately R cominon

when Mr Tinklebury excited. becomes rence on Snapdriver

The theft is remarkable, be cause scurecrows are to badly dressed today. There wES time when the big lantied gen- Try used to send for soincone from their own tafloring den to measure the scarecrows the estate for a couple of suits, That, of course, explains Gee chiet of the deaf

who, on Thort-sighted peer

East played the queen, YOUR BIRTHDAY ·

South was with the ace. South

Ied

I small diamond, West

played the nine, dummy's Jack' finessed, anet East

WO

win

with the ace. East then return ed the seven of spades. South

ning

jock.

West

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18

in elbow again got wedged in the his mouth-strange as that may "I is a constitutional ami round.

commented a weakness, m'lud,”

Guareboote Mr Houryweather

shrewdly. Remarkable! rak

forward Cucklecarrot, leaning

and watching Mr Snapdriver's

an

By STELLAfforts to dislodge the intruding

elbow. Mr Gooseboote, in

helping attempt 10 lend

POCKET! CARTOON

* Aup inore trouble from von, No, 97, and I'll nee you're transferred to one of those new prisons witla- out nice blant walls!"

London Express Sarpton.

hand, got his elbow Interlock CHESS PROBLEM

ed with his colleague's, and the

them Bf

exenyed like

Interestin: Japanese wrestlers. "Is this a

30 are burn today, you who wille highly

court of law?" asked the judge i active letters, diaries or journals. fremendously

Contor- "or D played the

tiacastically. 10

let me Pray, made the fatal mistake of wind vergete. You must have

tionists Gala? all the Tactful, you know how with is kin

rometnog going

co-operate know." "Now South was sure 10 time. Progressive in your at make other people make s contract. He won the tides, you are always look with your plans. Your charm

pade return with the ten, looking into the future with m eye cad peronal magnetism his citus, and led from dim- improving etitrent ali- undoubtedly, make you a host In passing my inwards

queen of ons. You don't stop at play of friends. Fond of children,

GATHI that taxi-strikes heart. Fast could take

thebing, either, but are very like you would enjoy having a large

must not gerur, becaILE king of hearts, but could natly to autivate your ideas by family of your own. If denied ||

and this, you might wish to adopt campaigns

they make a bad impression on prevent South from making the conmmittees,

Any incon rome and bring them up contract with two spades, two other practical means. You are

plamin your own. Be cautions in mar-American tourists. hearts, our diamond and four best at lunge-menle

AP you are not suited to Venience to the natives in con-

unimportant. Detail is abhorrent to your. clubs.

hot are already "After the hand had been Whenever possible, and other all types and the one you wed natively

you must have similar ideals or you arently we

with shame because we do est played, mmebody pointed out to do the routine, while

happi-W complete *.nnot and

supply enough iced water, and That We could have defeated stay the "den man."

telephone ope have only ress. thr the contract by refusing second round of spades. When- ever East got the lead with his king of hearts, he would return

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Del 23)-- This day of achievement i you follow out your plans. It can be a hirbly restul Lorial stay, 100.

SCORPIO (Oet. 24-Nov, 20) --- conversation. 130 tactful In Don't promite inore then you deliver. Ly know you can future plans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-You may need to seek ad- vice on a difficult problem in- volving others. Avoid gossip.

CAPRICORN <Dec. 23-Jan.

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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN Hongkong Causes Rubber To Soar To

Highest for 25 Years

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Oct. 17.

Heavy buying by merchants in Hongkong and China has been a contributory factor in the acute shortage of supplics which yesterday caused the price of rubber to soar to its highest level since 1925.

The rearmament demand, superimposed on a heavy consumer demand is the chief factor in this risse.

Suez Canal Restrictions Condemned

Loton. Oct. 17.

Britain Refuses Temptation

London, Oct. 17

The Treasury today, ro fected # proposal In Parliament that it should follow the Canadian Government's policy for Canadian dollar and allow the Pound to find its own level,

the

When Sil Williams,

Herbert Conservative, urred this Mr Doutlas Jay, the Financial Secre- tary to the Treasury, re- piled briefly: "No, Sir."---- Reuter,

N.Y.

Cotton

Futures

New York, October 17.

In the last ten minutes UI

to thu

Rubber changed hands here. yesterday ut 45. Ed. a pound, which is well over double the price at which it would give trading, prices shot up the producers a reasonable re-daily permissible limit. turn and at which they have cling roid they would like to see it | stabilised.

long the price can he How maintained at this artificially ment may double high level is a matter for con-export jcclure, The only thing that also the could cause any drastic fall in Department announcement that ceilings 011 farm products

The against C.C.C. coflou added power to the buying. The strongth of the market to unconfirmed was attributed trade rumours that the govern-

the recent quota allotment aud repeated Agriculture

The International Chamber of price would be a business re- there -Shipping agreed at a meeting cession in America. here today that the restrieliver regulations recently imposed by the Egyptian Governmen 011 thipping passing through Suez Canal were "contrary to which the precepts of international are being usage."

Is no need for price

the

plu a tropical hurricane mov. But there is not much like. Ing across the Southem lip Bhood of that happening in the Florida, with fears of darnagu the near future-In fact, the rate at to the unpicked colton in

rearmament contracts Eastern und Central belt see-

'placed in Americntions. seems to indicate that the de-

The government weekly crop mand for raw materials will be

was summary

Interpreted further increased. Even favourably but the effect wan still when the American rearma- obscured by the threatened

in full situation regarding the export limit to the quota. The Agricidlure Secre- Brannan replying to the criticism among congress- man and growers said the re- ment announcement WOM "'12- terli export allocation." After

in a

A statement issued after the But why do White to play and mate in three.

meeting said that the Chamber! the Solution to yesterday's "deplored the interference with ment prograinme

international trade and shippingwing there Letife they are accustomed to lead problem:

which results from these excep amount of rubber Its Industries tary, Mr star be your in America? leave the an-

calls swer to the man who asked for. R-Q01, any; 2, Q or Ke Tates. tional regulations and

Ais upon a cup of tea and a kipper at the Pavillon d'Armenonville in the Huis de Boulogne.

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-

to if you can be helpful

derly friend, now is the time

to do that gond deed.

Watercress magnate sobi

scientist s N American

Con- discovered that the CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

of a telephone tinuous sound difficult day. The patient with Lell kills mice; just as the con- tactful with your tinuous sound of a muffin hell children and co-workers at the office,

kills dogs, and the continuous 23) Sud of a ten-ton church bell 24-Aug. LEO (July 1 ny be effent to keep makes elephants very ill. As a prombe, but it is wise to try!edem poet wrate:

don't promise Petching winkles from a farm- Next time

Jucar

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-wat not cure an old horse

may be found totlay. Honesty

his just spade. Went could then 20)-Caution and fact is needed The solution to some problem with no breath in his body. take the king and the rest

1 spades.

of L

with YOU relationships cthers. Be constructive in all criticism,

"Is this something that West should have known? Or Would

was you ray that West incky7"

-

I am sorry to say thuet West was not unlucky. He Shoulei have known what the tunikon

returned Bant

Was

the

When reven of spades, it should have been clear that he was return- in his top space. South was therefore marked with the jack South also and the ten. and the deure of spades, there was very little hal West count do to defeat the contract,

As a matter of fact, this is a tfandard defensive play. When the opening leader has begun a long it against no-trump, he Elio tid not alway hasten to teke a top card at the first op- portunity By ducking he may innke possible for his part- ner to lead the suit again when it has been fully established.

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(Jan. 21-Feb. AQUARIUS 19-1 detail work nerds do- Be ing, get it faished today, efficient and make every second count for progress.

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)--

1 concert An Invitation to

I go dancing may bing urtex- peeled pleasure into your life.

a the best polley. He smcere. Said the pale tutor

Outside the pione-factory Not much.

Your

In passing

Check

Knowledge

1. What is the literal mean- ing of Salomet

2. Name

Florlds.

SCIENTIST has said that hide from the best place atom bombs may be the chim- the capital of jer, us so few chimneys were demiolished by the two bonte One school

ehinneys. enor- chimneys,

3. Name the library la Eug-dropped on Japan. land to which a copy of every of thought is demunding houses

hundred of ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)—| hook published in Great Britain with

Another school suggests for | must be pent. The " ahead" lights are

communal commun 4. How did William Waits mots Don't waste time. Make you.

without houses attached, real progress toward your goal.

come to invent round shot?

units of per- sonnel would live and work. pre-by own view is that everybody ought to carry a stout umbrella,

-(London Express Service)

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)~ Stick

carefully-planned

to

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new Idea.

BOYS'

4. Name a manunal that is these chimneys

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capable of true fight?

6. How is

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(Answers on Page 8)

AND GIRLS'

A Nasty Trick on the Cat

-Birds, Mice Thought She Had It Coming- By MAX TRELL

started elizabing up to the top at Nu garden wall. Now usually no one minds when anyone climbo

HIRPIE Sparrow came to the

window-sil for his bread up to the top of the garden wall. crumbs. After he had pecked The children have done it many! down most of them, and he was tines. But this cat is different.!

to the Harden wall to From the 110 longer hungry, he said Kourt and Hanid, the Shadows maple tree where all the robins incet and wrens and thrushes turned-about numest with the "We played a trick in the cat every day to visit and to talk, Is And that's a very easy jump. this morning

what is cat ilid-all of a sud- den and when hardly anyone ex- pected her! She almost caught one of the young roblus. All tho birds were so frightened, and so

"You did!" said Hanid. "Whint did you do?" Knar!.

asked

"Well," said Chirple, "it wasn't nearly as much of a trick as that cat deserved. Becaue, a every- try, that they made up their one knows, she is a very dis- minds to puntal the cat in ruch agnin a way that she'd never agreeable animal and thinks of nothing all day--and all night. climb up a tree." too of all the birds she can spring on, and all the mice she eun catch.

Nasty Cal "Yesterday. Tor instance," Chirpie went on, this nasty eat

INTELLIGENCE TESSTE

TEAM RACE

By T. O. HARE

Unelt Timothy Zwrot my niece Yasta). Do come to the school aporia, There'll be fole of people you know, and a nice tea and belinva, 1 or not-I'm repre senting my house in the team

Close It'i bo vety

but we think

TRCé,

thing this on.

We may pul

"There are vires houses- Rone, Laurod and Hay (1m in Day. In case you've forgotten) and each of us has three representatives. Each bouse. I mean. TO TECO is litt mile The Best girl home scores one point: the second, two polnik; And so on. The house with the 2 lowest score wine the cup. Winnie Jukes (she's Laurell H

Cizi preity sure to be hist home, but her two smar-mentes aten' much good. So come i and give Bay the benest of your full-throated cheer

bay for day, in fact fi've just A thought of that one 11-Yours hopefully, Saria."

I went to the ports and bayed for Bay, as intuetrd. most The tram Ince was A exciting affair, for the three i hotter alt scored the ядре number of points Winnie è Jukes won, as expecter: her e younger #ster, Jenste, war niso representing Laurel; the came In just ahead of May Morris and behind May's Ella

fater

May and Elin were both representing those House Santa ran a good race, though one of tar team-mates, o toll mimi with i

to freckles, did even better. two ditis derdhented

Ilave many girls cate ntent of Santa S

In

Loxton Express Service,

(Salution on Page 33

MAGAZINE

Rupert and the Sketch Book-29

Rosalie still retuses to answer any questions, and at length Constable Growler smiles quietly. "It's no tood," he says. The only thing we can do is to make sure she gets home." And ting her up he trides away over the common with Rupert trotting behind him and feel.

ALL SKIRTS

"What did they decide la do?" : Knarf wanted to know, "I hope" It was a good trick. That cat is Tho pretty smart."

branch

didn't mice

Enaw

My

ing very relieved. At the door Mes. Pip greets them anxioussy. what a time you've been!" ahe crits. What's happened? And why has the policeman brought you back?" Rosalie remains silent, but Conarable Growler chuckles. "Ta all a mystery ma'am," be mys

Only Rupert can explain it." RESERVED

the around. She started after me al

all the way through, onco, licking her chops at the They just gnawed

it about thought of what a fine meal sho

"The first thing the birds did," half-way through. It was still was going to have the Instant Chirple answered, "was to go to strong enough to hold all the she caught me. But every time

ean use.

THEORISING

bales might

all governments, takluk into a count the terins of the Coaven- tion signed at Constantinople in

It is now being foreca that the review, he said a minimum 1888, to renew and intensity;

to the by next March or April. Ameri-of 2,000,000 their representations

a can supply of natural and raised. Government with Egyptian

Washington officials hinied a view to the prompt removal of synthetic rubber will be run-

ning close to two million tons a possibl increase of 500,000 the restrictions,"Reuter.

year or eight hundred thousand bales, but late in the day, the

ons more than the amount that ¦ rumours its industry can absorb present or foreseeable

Chicago Grain

Prices

Chicago, Oct. 17. futures continued and other

and

tlons.

circulated That the under minimum might be raised to comili-

4,000,000 bales.

The market closed 81 to 189 This theory, however, leaves poluta higher. Prices closed 10- out the American

stockpile day as follows- which can influence prices more;

than any other single faclor, October

Sput

40.75 nominal

37,301

consumer

re-

be any mealstance, there

Even if this forter, were removed | Deceinber

which is unlikely there is no March (1051)

believe that reason to

apart from day to day fluctuations due October

December to proill-taking and

and tempomry

39.63

39.74

39.60

39.73

23.10-33.00

3527

will March (1052) bie drop in price. Americon synthetic

resches the point)

33.12 nominal

-United

Press.

a narrow

weather

Soyb.on yesterday's advance

moved over HOIR range within yesterday's clue. The strength in soybeans Heoted disappointingly low cour- until the Iry offerings. Despite the ideal production harvesting

and where it is able to fill the pap] OUTWARD MAILS higher vegetable oil markets, between prccent ujyly and

Hales

appeared light demand. The relative strength in roy- to temp.r The beans tended setting interest h wheat. The was reported United Kingdoin

cargo of to have purchased a €.S. corn for shipment from Baltimore by the December.

hedging

Brst half of

No fresh expert business Wheat activity Some

In

Japan Invited To Participate

Flour Trported. wan

very slow. appeared traders are waiting for President Truman's speech, and apply believe that the speech influence the grain markets.

may

New York, Oct. 17. Japan won today invited to for membership of the International Silk Association, which is holding ♪ Congress here to improve quality. Wheat closed A to cent

About 130 delegates from cent lower

Britain. lower, corn was a

France, Switzerland, ocent higher, onts were / Nogway, Conatin, West Ger- cent higher to 4 cent lowermany, Aualdo, Belgium, Egypt,

higher cent

Spain, India, Italy, Holland and 27 cents

discuss scientifle Japan will research, price stabilisation and increase Japanese production as a means to make better silk.

rye was 4 to

2 to

and soybeans higher.

Prices closed today us foi- lows:-

Wheat-piles per busdiel

2.107 2.2012. 2.327-4. 2.24-14 2.124

Spot

December

March (1931)

Moy

July

Corn

St

1.5312

December

1.45

Math (10511

1,40

May

1.50-

[July

اتف

Bye

December May (10511

1431

1.45-1.47

OSTA

December Mared: (1951)

001

New York four-per 200 1. sack. $12.20-United Press.

Persia's Trade

Persla

Reprisal

Teheran, Oct. 17. today

doubled Cus-

duties On all importa from Britain and 20 other

the mice, who didn't like the cat birds, but not nearly strong she made a spring at me. 1 flow itoms any more than the birds did. enough to be able to hold a cat a little further They all met at the foot of the without breaking off. Then the. further off from her. I mean garden wall. I stood near the mee went back to their hiding and

Iittle

house just above the back si places. And now the birds had garden wall and the tree. where the cat was pretending tako a nap-to chirp out a warn- to try to ret the cat to come up

2.

nearer to

the

countries which restrict or bar Persian goods.

ad

ing in case she started to walk into the tres.

-«didn't,

Chirpic.

percent special 20 "And finally I flew to the top valorem duty will be imposed Cus- goods not subject to toward the wall. Fortunately she "I was asked to do " cala of the garden wall. Mistress Cat on

jumped right after me. Then Itoms duties, the Government hopped to the branch of the announced,

the mice Knart ex tree the one that. "You. Chlrple!"

All the other had gnawed at. and the mice worked out a plan, claimed. "And did you?"

branches higher up.

"So, sald Chirple, "the

Severni of the oldest and strong-

est mice climbed up the tree.

Then they started Knowing at

the first big braich, right at the

Broken Wing

Traders

birds were waiting in the new Custom rates to involve

The Japanese, who sent 27 experts, said that they would have to get permission from General Douglas MacArthur. to the Supreme Commander, apply but Mr Robert A. Hicker- Silk: Section son, chief of the

of SCAP Headquarters, who ac- companied them, said that per- mission would be granted. --- Reuter.

LONDON TIN MARKET

London, October 17. The tin market was Armer gain at the morning session to- <lay, The turnover WOR 100 tens, including 35 tong for cash. Prices closed today at the end of the official morning session as follows:

Spot Un, buyer Spot tin, seller

Businer done ut Three-monthr tin. buyer Three-montha un, setier.... Jusness done al Settlement

BAS-002

603

037

50

Ba2 -United Press.

Singapore Rubber Futures

Singapore, Oct, 17. Prices in the rubber futures market here closed today na follows:-

Number 1 ribber, per lb.

October

Novemly

17) - 123 -100 - 107 ico - 101 December Number rubber, October, 170 ~ 171 170 Number 3 rubber. October 19

100 - 100 Number rubber. Octobe

here expected the

in And oud-Britain

Increased dollar! denly she sprang on the branch.lability while favouring trade "I did indeed!" said Chirple Cr-r-rack! it went. Down went with the United States. spot where it sprouts out from proudly. "This is how I did it, I pus! Oh, how we laughol! low

America not one of the trunk. This was the branch pretended to have proken the mice muenked with Joy!

rates.Reuter. where all the birds usually met wing. I fell down right in ficat But the bat jut meowed and countries liable to the doubled lack crepe Birds and mice had a meeting, for their visits and their talks of the cat and started fultering länk away!"

the Spot rubber, unbaled

No. 1 pale crepe

262-103

143 - 140

Tha

General Polmaster wishes to remind members of The Pabile; that sorting of in- Ward 10.A.C. mail cesses at 7 fun and any malt remaining norted at that simno is cam-

the following morning picted before 9.m, except in the cam of Registered Mall which is completed in time to connect with the astornoan delivery of the day after urvival.

A ter

Christmas parcel and let- max

Lintted by sea to Kingdom per Corfu wil de closed as follows:

Gr.(. Hongkong - Farco's Ort. 24 Noon; her. p.m; Ord. C.P.G. Rowinon.—Par 5 v.m.

Oct. 28 11 MI celi p.m.; Ord. p.m.

This ma le expected to J. rive at London on or about No. Tember 27. The Pubile are T- Quested to past early, as this Will be the last opportunity to post parcels by sea to arrive fa La ima the United Kingdom for Christmas delivery.

The Postage rato (by sex Cards ta for ChristIMIRE open covers, bearing bot more

written than FIVE

words of greeting 13 cents Der Cover

not exceeding % ozs.

Unregistered letters and print. ed matter for Chlas melniand and Hainan island can be 4. repted at senders' tlak mod wil bo forwarded Ax Opportunity otters.

Unless otherwise stated. Ri ristered Articles by air of sta)

close and Parcel Potts Haur earlier than the ordinary mail. T malte close before t

Registered

Parcel InThe Posts close at 5 pm. on the brevious day, Malf are cloud it Kowloon Centra Jost Urica hear earlier than the G.P.O. closing Umes

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Closing Times By Air Talpeh, Japan & Seattle, 6 pm.

Clog Times By

Itonolulu, USA., Calado, Central & South America vla San Francisco. No Parcels for Canada), a pan.

Bombay & Karachi. 2 p.ta. Manila, 2 pan.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19* Closing Timey By Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Barn, Moonbam, Dar es Calro (Nairobi, Salaam. Bauritius & Jobannesburg via Calro). Roma & London, 'pm.

Ilangkok, Singapore, Djakarta, Sydney Auckland, ap.m. Haiphong. Hanol, Balgen. blanca & Paris: 0 pm.

Talpeh, pan.

Casa-

Closing Tistos. By Boa

Straits. Djakarta, Sourabaşı * Macasast 11 n..

Bangkok, Mauritius. Mombau, L. Marques & South Africa vis Durvan,

Rangoon & Calcutta, pm. Manila, 2 p.m.

a p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 Closing Times by Air

Singapore,

Colombo,

Barra, Child (Nabab

Bombay, Mombe

Dar es Salaam, Mauritius de Johannes-

1978 - 179. burg viæ, Cairo). Bome. ▲ London. -United Press.

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