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By OSWALD JACOBY

was a nicely played WHAT

hand, partner," said Hard bad we Luck Joc. "I loo didn't bd gume. Should I have I really bid three diamonds? don't think that I could have bid three no-trump."

"You're got too many words In that sentence," said South mournfully. "You just don' think-period. You still haven't thought of what you choul. have donc."

While Joe in thinking that one over, let's see how the hand wa played at two no-trump.

West opened the king of clubs and South won with the ace.

DUMB-BELLS

WHAT DO THE LETTERS

R.S.V. P. ON THIS INVITATION MEAN?

DON'T YOU

•

BY

THE WAY by Beachcomber

Bach? the

READ the other day how with Beethoven and KNOW

out of IT'S

a conductor had to take "Six more bars

pecond movement, Joe, and FRENCH a piece of music at the gallop we've done it!**

FOR because the next item on But what did Burst say? REFRESHMENTS the programme was to broadcast.

be PROFESSOR SALPIGLOSSIS

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of the pure Ho quoles

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London Express Sertice

Bat Old Check Your

Knowledge

A FOR THE BUSINESSMANUSI Silver Rises Seven Geneva In

Cents Following

Mexican Halt

Washington, Oct. 26.

Conference Opens

Genova, Oct 20 Delegates from some 20 cou tries are attempting to draft an Internallónal agreement · un Mexico's decision to halt silver shipments to stabilise prices and trade la tia.

The conference the United States will not cost the United States the United Nations in an effort was called ty Treasury one cent more for silver for its dollars to bring stability in workd or other coins. It was explained the Treasury trade in tin, where prices have court to now highs since the buys silver only from United States mines at a set Korean war, legal price.

Commercial firms now must buy imported silver, so it is these private companies who affected by the Mexican move.

The Mexican government has nnnounced that offers by the to Bell sliver 1. As far as is known, where Bank of Mexico

It gave no offrial reason bir noted the move but one explanation

objects to my for this Rocksalt's Harmonies The only solution scrt of thing apart from Inter- inner Consciousness are fering with the programmes of Mumbojumbology.

me Kumunek which would be "gainst the DLC,

for Ravensblood, both of is to arrange sacrilege,

not

to be sought to prove that there is broadcast ilcms

rich no such thing as what Traum- shortened to t in. It

of verein called the Impossibility hooligans can cut off bits pletures to it their walls, why of the Subjective. can't inspectors do the

same in hi

think Frodnose: Do you ally paper la quite the place for this abstruse stuff?

Mystit: Certainly. The more

being cducaled ed7 ("celting culture") by all this

or of thing. —— Parson felled by enormous tomata PHOTOGRAPII of a lady with a fur covering for

recelver to recognise and her telephone

made before ma realise how important it is) the opportunity determination la excep- Krasp

for people to "expresa them tional. Once you

have made the next fellow.

zelves," Lady Cabstaniels, up your mind to do something,

in n.. simple frum You are emotional and--this who breakfasts

her thing will stop you doing it, and doing it well. You could bring serious conflict if mink stole thrown over

amount of you were not the type to have tau-de-ni rabardine, has ny; have a tremendous

n single ambition and stick to mink cosies for her egg-cups, entiniginem and you are able to

Those of you to keep the crits warm. their it relentlessly. timulate others *to put best efforts into a job, too. You who do not find yourselves in may not be intellectual,

Sol Horwasch are the one who is apt to get youth, are apt to become roll-'s human, as

YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLAk the feeder the more he were the first roada construcnd been withdrawn indefeltely.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

IF you are born today, your yeur ability

A

That

أناقة

the headlines-but you accept ang stones. But eventually, if said when his scriptwriter in- Mrs Tieman! the honours no graciously, that you roll for enough, you will corporated into "Gladstone" the no one can really objecti

flou your metler and success iscene in which '

hrows a custard pie at Mrs quickly yours.

Gackell.

You don't know what что- rastination means. You are

top always working at

Demonstrative in your affee-The swooning-fish eye speed fers, you want someone who ACE glamour receptionette and manage to get a job done will reciprocate in ind. Your Marloric Bucktonth has re

vested that Salho gives her twice as fast as someone else marriage should be a happy one

To and what the stars have

which hal swooning-fish eye night! Since you know your

select store for tomorrow,

ess with the new burhy eye- without swn mind, you act

Skr Hesitation, You

birthday slar and read brows (in four colours) often get the pur up on competitors this way the corresponding

to be sacked from paragraph was about -and what appears to be the Let your birthday far be your her job at an airport when Declarer Knocked out the ace Phand of Lady' Luck is merely daily guide,

friend told her about Shibbo diamonds, and West, deperately

Two days later men who had

fly to Puris Intended to

Amsterdorn were booking Karachi anti Nokul,

simply asked them to. are Only Snibho can give you the

swooning-ash cyr. (Advt).

-London Express Service)

in search of a sull, shifted to a heart. South won

in his oWI

ace

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

hand nud knocked out the of spades.

West could fake hi

SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 23) should find some excellent bar-heenuse she queen of clubs for the third de-

-Get all necessary work done gains, Household supplies fensive trick, but declarer cells morning. When evening. bert.

plan

won 10 tricks

omes, you

chD

Evidently South thought some-romance and happiness. thing had gone wrong with the "biddi Do you-are-whalin Decide for yourself before you

read on.

very foolish of Hard It was Luck Joe to bid two diamo.id with the North hand. ite shoul

clubs have doubled two penaltics.

on

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Business comes

today, Arst SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23. When afternoon arrives, You Dec, 22)-If members of your can relax a little, however family seem difficult, perhaps it could be partly your fault. Offer peace!

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)—. Some business deal may bc completed, but it might be well CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. lo posipone starting something 20)-All research fol

work.

ca. now. to do with pecially if it has writing, is weli favoured now. CANCER (June 23-July 23) One day for love and AQUARIUS

(Jan 21-Feb -A

Children's affairs Koud day for romance, Join friends in are especially in high favour.

which inter- ume enterprize

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- und a halets nil

Definitely a romontie day. A tell that

fine time to start B wedding trip. You can expect happiness.

Hin partner, had opened the bidding with one no-trump, thus | 19.)—This is a showing almost balf the high your hobby. card srengin of the deck. Norta had about a trick

and

could therefore

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- West have the rest of the high Revicit old friends and calch cards and that the East hang up on the news. You can e

Cer

joy yourself tremendously that must be a complete bus.

bands tainly the North-South

tar mare nigh-cari East-West DEL Ine

conmineu

strength hands.

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When a player bius no-trump, moreover, he guns.nety, exter three cards or a long double- ten as a mi in euth suit. North therefore had reason suppose that his own four clubs plus his parisers probablo three clubs would give the North- South has more clubs thin the opponents.

fu

Since North could tell that his side had mare high cards an more trumpa luan ne opponents, It was clearly impossible West to come close to maki.g two clubs, Hence North should have doubled.

very

viny.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Oct. 23)— The afternoon can be difficult. ÀRIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 201- Solve children's problems. It you are shopping now, you evening is good.

BOYS'

AND

Swimming Is Lots of Fun

-So Teddy Bear Wanted to Try It-

"Then

The

PINTELLIGENCE TESTË

INVITATION

By T. O. HARE

-HEROde

write

Badcer

my drattare.

meg

amuse YOU

which

It was sent to my younger daughter by fellow- member of her cricket team Are JOU a student f Coleridge?—1" forget

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Whether

you are or are not you are Enviind

remember that ite brica every abatros has it and that Chrisandi sistentty DALEIGUA

The enclosed

or

to

2. Name the most church in Great Britain.

the coinmon 3. What is

for

skin the name herpes zoster?

4. On what date did Japanese

accept the terms the Potsdam Declaration?

nrils! 5. Name the

who

The chief tin-producing coun

and the Belgian Congo, werd the conference, are represented at

along with major importing | countries - including the United States, United Kingdom and Franco.

Malaya, Bolivia, Indonesia

RAW WOOL

was it wanted roles suspended PRICES

It was Mexican

while I studied the new cx- disense port tax programme.

believed also

the the authorities apparently feel that of if the price of other metals, such as copper, lead and zinc, are rising because of defence production, then Mexican silver prices should receive a similar boost.

painted "The Angelus."

6. Where is Yale University?

(Answers on Page 8)

CROSSWORD

The

DISTURB

From Our Own Correspondent

+

London, Oct. 27.

A United Nations official said violent fluctuations in in prices were mainly caused by demands for tin, for

strategic uses. Ho said the normal commercial de- mand had to influence on world in prices. The spokes- Iman said the conference was Lstudying a draft agreement.prw

tin pared by the internationat study group to establish a tim counell, which would be mado up of adhering states and

bo

the administering and operating organ of the agreement,

TO

Mr. W. Nally, Socialist MP, One aspect of the draft agres- Mexican announcements asking the President of thment which has some similarity Immediately brought a rise in Board of Trade today "If he will to

international wheat thie commercial price, The New make stalement as in thr

agreement is the "buffer stock" York bullion) firm of Handy anticipated effects of present scheme, under which maximum and Harman quoted zilver

raw wool prices upon tenera and minimum prices would be 50 cents per ounce--a rise of

domestic textile established outside clothing and

which cents per ounce in the goods in the United Kingdom in would be considered undesir past week and a three-year new 1951 and what nelion he isable for tin prices to fluctuate. Fiigh. The rine may be re-taking, particularly in relation Tho

stack manager flected in retail prices on silver-to children's clothing, to mill-would buy tin

on the world ware, Jewellery and photo-rate the effects of major price market and sell tin from stock graphic im.

Incredzes upon families atin #1 effort to ofset Any Auctuations in price,-Uniteữ Prin

The Treasury's silver buying small Income levels." polletes have been set forth by 1940, Congress

law. In July, undered the Treasury to buy all

silver

at 80.5

newly mined

centa per ounce.

N.Y. Unless the

commercial price rises to this

Treasury

level, therefore, the cannot sell any of its hoarded

L. 16 Juagment of soloinen, 101

fus clue many be a pracurasiiver without loss.

11.

What Muine! Huboard a dog COT was not what he wanted

There Doining just

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12 Benevolent people are generally $3 By way of 137 14 sunt veraco (4)

What you may call x sida. (4)

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20 You'll always get dyer here. 14) 24 Starred in) 23 Wardship.

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(Solution on Page 8)

GIRLS'

nsked why," Teddy By MAX TRELL

him.elf, 1 swim ng is AU Stuffed Beur, much fun, and taking a bain TEDDY, the

is so mucli fun, doesn't any- asked everyone he met the wim.ng 28

let me to swimming one ever or take a bath?"

same question. Tuts of fun, isn't it?"

West would have been unhappy at contract of two clubs doubled. He would surely

"It certainly is" replied Mra lose two spades, three hearts,

She Wils and a diamond, together with Quack, the duck.

should anyone either two or three trump tricksurprised that

even ask such a question, At the very least he would be penalised 000

poluts. If slipped, he would lose polnis.

Either penalty would

the

the Sha- Knarf and Ionid, clows with the turned-abou names, happened to walk

U

the room just then and heard what Teddy was saying. Hani he

"Swimming? Nothing that took Teddy In her arms. "Teddy," 1,100 I'd rather dia, Teddy," an- she said, "t wouldn't do any

swered Alphonse,

gold good for you to try to swim, or Ash. He lived In the loss to take a bath." have

uquartum that glood under been for better than the measley the window

in the playroŋt. that North When

to Teddy, he spoke part-score contract and South actually reached. Even Alphonse stuck his nose right up

the glass if North and South had managed against

and opened to stagger ino game, they stand shut his mouth. He looked But it could not have made as many as if he were choking. points as by doubling two clubs.really didn't bother hun to talk

at all

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. LAUF

Black, places

White) 10 pieces.

Liked Swimming

Puuh-Pool

tho poodle sald Chirpic he 1lked awimming. Sparrow sald he didn't know about swimming, but he cer

enjoyed taking a bath, Canary also enjoyed fak- ing a bath,

tainly

The

"Why not?"

"You'd get soaked and you'd

sink,"

"Docs

the

Het

The wird led to being name 631

buffer

14

Foreign Bank Of England

Exchange

font Cozadn (dollar)

unoMelal

The Treasury has been buy- States Ing silver from United

for a operators mine time. But before July, 1046, England-officiat the price way 71.1 centa per jounce. A Treasury expert esti- mated that annual purchases of new silver run from 35,000,- +000-10-45,000,000 ounces

The amount of silver held by including river the Treasury,

totals 1,900,238- dollars now

of which about 961.2 ounces, 400,000,000

"on Ounces Inan" to various Federal govern ment agencies for use in ROV- projects. United

ernment Press.

ure

H

30-ay futures 90-day futures

Australla (pound) New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) “erne” Urɔact

Denmark (krone) France (franc) West German

terliemark folland (uilder) Italy-ocial Norway (krane) Portugal (ercade)

Spain (porela) Swedlon (krune) Bitzerland-free

Closing rota Ocinber za USFO.PS!

200-3/10 201 b. 2.64 asked 700-3/10 281

Statement

London, Oct. 20.

The Bank of England state- for the week ending ment

October 28, reads as follows :-

Noter in circulation

Public deposita

Private deposita

Goverment securities

1.273,020,00

Sterling

270 370,000

435.315,000

$53,273,0970 14,163,000

09,313,000

“MÜnited Press.

New York, Oct. 20.

The total dividends pact on common stock on the New York stock exchange hit a new high

In the

2.791

2.0015

Other securities Receipts

Munk Tatto

.1435

.002311

4.26

2627

1100%

U.S. PROSPERITY

.1403

0330

0155

.0037

.2307

MIDDLE EAST

of $3.374,055,000

first

Treu

Flypt, (pound)

Iria1 Iraq (inar)

2.694%

nine months

of the year,

the

the

official publication

of the

ex-

3.00K

_5515

change showed today,

It

To-

LATIN AMERICA

Aurenline-oficial

vented that the dividends repre rented an increase of $588,032,-

1120

Brar (eruzeira) Chite-free

1170

financial

311

1.00

1130

31030

300

(bolivar)

3008

YAR EAST

Inta (rupes) Pakistan (rupee) longkang

Indies

2:04

2030

and

.1705

mail

a.m.

Posts

MEXICO'S REASON Mexico City, October 26. The Central Bank of Mexico Turkey tira)

out of

cilver the stepped Acess

market to resume the minting of silver coins for South Amer ican and Near Eastern countries,

Mexican Informed

Bounda

tbou2D

ne'd be a

minister (31

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ACE

MAGAZINE

Rupert's Climbing Adventure-5

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116 to set all 41 ore on the long walk to begin he climb. bus Rupeer has a better idea. ** That hill rust by the river, and I have little boat not far from here." he

"No. "we row it there it will be much easier." So they se of down a matrow trach. Before they reach the ever a cheery voice kal

BAVI

you

them, and turning. they see the ailing fates of the small Guide. Pauline and Janet. "Hulk, we're mountain clumbing." cres Bingo, da come and som us." can't." says Pauline. **We're practising signalling 10 thự rear of the company, who are watch ing from over the river." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

We

sources reported tonight.

The sources said that Mexico bas minted "substantiat sums" of silver coins for both foreign and home consunplion recent- ly and is continuing to do so.

Bank Is

Columbia (pet) Cuba. (peza) Mexico (pers) Peru-free

Uruguay. (peso) Venezuela

expected to

Lebanon Singapore

Japan

The reach an ogrcement for coiningberland East silver pieces for shortly.

The sources said: Fullment ct such contracts is evidently more profitable for the Bank of Mexico than the usual exporta- tion of silver for the New York silver market."

not been

3040

3395

360 yen to US$1

United Press.

H.K. STOCK

MARKET

The Bank itself raid that 1- ver shipments by Mexlean min-- In companies have

On the Hongkong Stock Ex- stopped and that the Bank is change this morning transactions prepared to enter the market to a total value of $290,711 were whenever conditions warrant recorded. Noen quotations were:

United Press.

New York Sugar

Futures

New York, Oct. 23. World sugar

futures closed 5 Jower, today unchanged 10

tracts.

соп-

goldfish soaked? Does the duck sink?"

as he was you were bound to seeds, bugs from the bottom of with sales totalling 60

and sink the mu the pond and a soup bone." Knarf and Hanid chook their get soaked

ment

the stepped into

But Knart and Hand moly heads.

Contract No, G closed today water.

"The only thing to laughed when they heard Ted-

at I to 2 lower, with zuica all these strange du," Teddy told himself, is to dy ask for find out what these ducks and things, In the

ther Jotalling 13 contracts; end things eat. Then 1 eat the figured out a way for. Teddy

Pricca closed today as to get a swim without getting lows:- came thing."

Booked and sinking.

"Then why should I?"

"Because," said Kaarf, look

right in the face, ind Teddy

with "you're

stuffed

He looked into the aquarium, Goldfish

and all and ducks those other birds and onima Alphonse was coling some gold- that like swimming and bathing fish food. aren't. stuffed with rags.

In the garden the sparrows after butterflies "What are they stuffed with, were chasing

and ghofe, then?"

-SHARES BUYERA SELLERS CALES

BANKS

UK Bank.. INSURANCES

'Canton

DOCKS, ETC. K.. Whart

H.. Whari Dock

1400

300

200 a $2

1020 Provident....1230 S'hat Dock 4.10

400 2512 Wheelock .. ASES

100 @ LAND, ETC.

ic Hotel

2000 y a 50 4371 300 4. UK Land Shat Land 130 1.70 1000 115 UTILITIES

Tram 13.00 14.50 800 14.30 Star Ferry. 2015

m

Rie

000 or 21.1 percent over common dividends paid in the first three quarters of last year. -United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwise stated. Be eistered Articles (by air or sex) One Parcel Posts lon Hour earlier than the ordinary If mails close beform 10

Parcel Registered and

the close at Aps on previous day. Malia uro closed

it Kowloon Central Post Omca Bour earlier than Ons

O.P.0. lost times,

FRIDAY. peroner 21

the

Closing Times By Air Malaya. Indonesia, Ceylon Au

Trag Iralia, New Zealand, India. Erypt, East & South Africa, Mauri tun Great Britain, Italy and N.W. Europe. 0 pm.

Japan, 6 pm. Philippines,

Hawel!

f

U.8.A claw mali ANA tletters, second parcels), Guam (friters and second clam mali), Canada (letter only). 10 p.m.

Formor, 6 pm

Closing Times an Formosa, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBEIL 25

Closing Times Dv. Alr

1

Indo-China, Trench North Africa

France. 10 mm. Formola. 2 D

Blar..

se Closing' Times DF Bos Formosa, FUR

Malava, p

Philippines. 2 p.m.

U.S.A., Canada, Central & South

14 5500 y 13,90 | Amertes. 2 p.m.

ста

C. Light (0) 13.70 C. Light IN) 12

2000

1000

0.65

1000

ID

680 20 0,75

ful-

They stuffed him with big corks from a bottle.

three

Contract No. 4 (world) January (1051) Merch

5.20 bid

Electric

Telephone

(01 IN INDUSTRUAL

700 * 2014

2100 @ 2014

1114

105

100 1114

1

4.50 bid

4.89 bid

Tope STORES, ETC.

Dalry

Oh, it was wonderful! Knart May and Hanid put Teddy in

the spot July bath-tub and he floated around, and paddled around, and ewom

•

The canary in his coce w around, and ducked and splaat-January Neither Knarf 1100 Hanid

ed and kicked, and had

30 March were quite sure what all these cating, come seed.

much fun that he never want-ty other birds' and animals were

ed to get DuL stuffed with. "I guess they're stuffed Anuty sald

food," with

sald

Knur!

Across the Pond

Blay

Бре

4.19 nominal 8.03

Contract No. I

3.45 pominai

8.13 i

B.18 Azt

M.TO United Press.

N.Y. Tin Price

New York, Oct, 20. _bg-Prices hi ̈·the metal murket

Cement.... 13 14 000 1334

500 C 1010 200.14 |

142

2416 13 000 14.80)

1000 @ 14.90

Dalry (N) 125 134

SUNDAY, OCTODER `

Closing Times by Aff Philippines & UND, íì aÆ75. Formosa, 10 am.

Closing Times By Boa

"Manilo. 9 .m.

Formosa, 10 am.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

Closing Times By Air Formosa. 39 13. U.S.A. & Canada, 21.3. Burma, India, Pik Elypt, East &

Watson 12282316 101 2014 auritus Great Britain, Italy, and

Crawford

COFTONS

Ewo

N.W. Europe, # pr

Malaya, Indonesia,

Ceyte,

33.20 1875 210 AustraÍIK & New Zealand, & pr

MISCELLANEOUS

Entertain-

ment 13.79

200 14%

Exchange Rates ||||

Japan, 5, 1.

Blam, 5 p.m.

Closing Tintes Er Sen Formos, .. Japan, 11

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

Closing Times By Aiz Fompass. 9.30 am. Philippinen,

"From now on," he said an Mrs Quack was padding slowly

dried himself with a big + DECOFS the pond, ducking ber he

herd under the water now and turkish towel, "I'm not going "They're stuffed with what ten to gabble

and up something to eat, anything but corks "they cat,"

Hand or other ever

from the mud at the matchsticks and toothpicks und twigs and branches-but main- what they're stuffed bottom. "that's

ly corks from old bottles

Business was done in the locat with."

ucini

this, second ciim mait Pooh-Pooh the poodle was caure, they're the best thing in There closed today unchanged morning at the following rates Paresta), Quam Closters and, uncond All the rest of the morning gnawing at a big soup-bond Bathing except

the world for swimming

Sterling_nate, iper) 4) 20 10.15) clam mall) Canada (stars only). maybe told with the following exceptions) iris, collars (par 313/ 2016:0.3325 | 3 mm. Teddy consklared this maltet: 2500

Indonesia guliders, Ther. 100) 2. n.50" diam, 5. pana quite sure, that Yes, he was.

Teddy. I'll Os, food and butterfles and Grade A 109.80 percent cams fleas (per 100) 1, QXEP,' ang 2, Q, Kt, or P “Why can't I take s bath?" asked Kaart and Hand were right have to

and, Canary seeds and higher) New York, per- 118.78 Bingapore (51?alta)... cat Boldfish food, goats If you were tuffed with rasa, butterflies... and goats, canary" mudburs and soub böher, vid

Fic plastros (per 100) ((~Q) water,

White to play and mate in two,

Solution

problem:

10

yesterday'

19-21

Teddy.

i.

"Well."

Bold

nad

United Fram,

market

Mindrechina, French North - AltREM (-1.718 |·zad wurope, dip.m

13,10). Tormoja, Japan & UBA, B-DUR