1950-10-31 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81,

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FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

@JACOBY

DUMB-BELLS

ON BRIDGE WHY DIDN'T

Hard Luck Joe Fouls Up Again

By OSWALD JACOBY

"WE almost made that nand,

Joc.

partner," rald Hard Luck

"You almost played it aight", North replied.

"Curiously enough, I'd have made the hand if I had been Hulle moro unlucky!" continued Joe, peoring his partner's in- trumps terripin "If all the

had been in one hand l'e have been able to continue the cros ruff,"

Juo was right, but so was his

BECAUSE I

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BY

THE • WAY by Beachcomber

• POCKET CARTOON

the

YOU STOP/ SOUNDED MY|

School," replied AT THE HORN BEFORE ITH unrivalled sklll the form

an off-band and CROSSING) THE ENGINEERİ

authorities waited un motorist in BLEW HIS fir traffic

became almost comewhat impudent manner, WHISTLE immobile

to hold their Dr Rhubarb: Article II traffle censUR,

a Nit not revertitive.

TOW Abracadabra is nothing While

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Just As a motorist acca chance of edging forward couple of inches he stopped and asked where he is going. Another way of whiling: away the time would be to have one of there

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we Mumbojumbalsts deny all categories but those which have been submitted to the theory of

the opposites,

Abracadabrists differentiate betw.cen porifive deniented quiz-games and non-positive opposites. Yet,

streets, buy

"It begins in their main contention were said the courfecus loglent,

bridise the

between oficial. And has eight legs. Fate Reality and Infinite Idea

"Newcastle Re- would broken, since

be

the Mind cannot deduce a low of opposites if come opposites mir man-1-ositive, Form in the symbolic stage can be appled

with 11.

What is it?"

partner. Joe would have made YOUR BIRTHDAY-··

his contract if he hatt played

it correctly.

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that which exists only in the Absolute, but form in the real stage presupporen not Idea but Reality, which brings us back again to Kant's view of Pure Reason. Abracadabra rejects ideal affaitles, and therefore can make a preliminary affr you are born today, you do best if you have home,mation only in so far as maiter It would be have such tremendous wife and family to look after. Precedis essence.

will to remember this. will give you a magnetism This

sense of

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31

to be

responsibility which will purHave you brought

Amount of personal that you are bound leader in any elrels in which you on to success,

You are versatile you move, ind can usually adopt yourself

Every

South ZA

Para

Your nuture is a sensitive one

You must learn to conquer

your music?

THE claini of a Webbmon solitude and dat he has taught a mouse when you must

V to play the plan must not be You biety.

taken literally. It does

to any atuation which presents your moods, for there are times itself. *Yng

are not, however, when you want asrive and often your other timen Intents he fallow until some have congenial

into are good critle of the arts and calls them jemergency

ས་་་ nction.

Then with enthusiasm you are fond of beauty in all its mean that the mouse alla down!

You arc

on a stool, flexes its paws and

of you finish a job with incredible forms of expression. Double

Moursery speed.

you have com-begin to play one happiest when

etudes. All it can mean plete harmony in your life. Taisky's

to your welfare that the little fellow pops up is important and if your environment is un- and down the keys, producing

discord::. Dut, slay Today, ot youmble, change it at once,

what je ofler To find what the stara have course, that is

slure for tomorrow, select meant by playing the your birthday star and read the So, my apologies, dear mouse, One day i errespondinit paraten ph. Let and pray continue. your birthday star your will invent for you, little music- maker, a murical cheese which daily guide.

will give forth a sweet note n every bite, thus combining art with gluttony.

and critcion cakes your self of ranfidence. You do your best Joe work when encouraged by come. You une you love and admire.

home- women, are admirable

others, and should

the king hearts, and dummy ruffed, immediately embarked cross-cuff after enching dummy's ace of clubs. He ruffed wmakers and club with the seven of spades make the one you and ruffed another heart with

flonally happy. dummy's three of spades. then ruffed another club with the eight of spades, and rulled his last heart with duminy's Ave of spades.

At this point it was clearly evident to Joe

wed exeep You inen wilt

in

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)--

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)— Pleasure may con to you in Make future plans. Auswer a that the crust-

Be friendly and <o- rome unexpected fashion. New letter. ruft could not

continued ba

-operative and all will be well, forever. In order to sel the stage enes may prove exciting.

for anther ruff in dummy, Jite

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.

GEMINI. (May 22-Jone 22)-- led a diamont from the chummy22)Diplomaty will solve your A new business tea can farther und fntered the jack from bit

Fron out previous your major interests now. Learn problems. wu. Juand,

how to save time in your work West won with the king of lingulen tuetfully. dinonds and returned

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23.Jau. CANCER (June 23-July 23)— singleton Trump. If West ad not 20)-Time if the essence, Just A day in which it is important held a trump to return,

now! Be prompt in taking care

that you avoid confusion of any would have been able

of rome important responsibility kind, Plan your day carefully.

Ils

or

to ruff

another diamond in dummy and

therefore would have made ha contract. This is what Joe meant

'AQUARIUS (Jan. 19)-Extendi

31-Feb.

may prove fruitful. Hear some good inusie this evening.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 21) the hospitality of save time and labour in some when he said that he was not your home to someone. Help a

fashion. A new idea unlucky enough.

hta co-worker solve sore difficult When West rturned singleton trump, dummy pilved problem. the queen, Fast covered with the king, and South wan with the acc. By this time. South had already taken elight trick but he could win only one more.

When he hopefully laid down the ace and a low diamond, Enst

PISCES (Feb. 29-Mar. 21)- Seek the advice of the how it needed. Timidity will frustrate

wins.

kuceess.

you can.

40

pian

--(Lowdon Express Service)

CHESS PROBLEM

By G and L MAY Black, 9 pleees.

R

White, 12 pieces.

A

ស ី

CINEMA FRICTS

TO GO UP SOON

Rohrls fenfu

"We must face faers, mesta Is Ava worth the increaseTM or do we admit the cinema encourages delinquency and fake music lessons,"

CROSSWORD

Actu

Having all the letters while ro only the first and part of thin Recond W. Wher * letter is dropped by

traiinport it leaves motor parrot-like bird. (4)

10. Peel the wrong way. (5)

п

12 Ofte numed for the purposes

of dugulse.

13. Here you'li aen dann in Oohana

old-timer will think of Atthur Ankey. 14

Col

14. Were they once star*?

least dauMCIDUA 17. Onviously tire

frasts. (5)

I tha. carrier the Indian tribal in: pelmet too. 13. 41

20. Eric's toe oni un inv

11

Maganatum.. lubricator

Down

21. Tear.

used

L. You can retrieve it from a mIRAT Ate. (9) 2 Girt am 14. 5. Royn! weight of Canada 0:

Anieren. 191

Why in hell a group of atare. Uruerally red to synthalie

willy. (3)

Nola tron the table, (5)

7 Neat or sungsters 7 (6)

coafu be gore (4)

3 They to unmarried. (9)

11

1

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Flood Of Cheap

Japanese Imports

Worries

America

Washington, Oct. 30,

}

Department of Commerce officials are dis- turbed by numerous complaints from United States manufacturing concertis about the low prices of apparel imports from Japan, and have transmitted questionnaires through SCAP regard ing various phases of Japanese production" and commerce.

Bell Report Discussion

Manila: Oct 31.

Top tenders of the Philippine Government and représentatives of Industrial, financial and yo nomic circies

began discussion of Implementing the Bell Mis sion recommendations amid re- poris that President Quirino and group of Administration Icad-

can supervision of motietary mit

er oppoard the plan for Amer to the country.

The President, Senator Tomas floor

Cabli, Senate majority leader, and other emelts were reliably reported to have ex- pressed strong opporition` to tiks American proposal to mainta close supervision over the

$250,000,000 grants and loans which

of

ex- -In the

survey mission heated by Mir

“A dozen for a dollar" cotton shirts imports in the first half of the year touched off manufac-penditure turers' complaints here with strenuous complaints from the National Association of Shirt, Pyjama and Sport Wear Manufacturers,

This gitation has been re- Hered by the oficial explona- tion that extremely low-priced importa were "distressed" trans- retions in sub-stanard shirts

aut were not expected to re-

qur.

Sharp Drop In Wall St.

New York, Oct. 30.

Now members of the South- Jom Cotton Mamifacturers As-|

sociation have made complaints; The market dropped sharply

baut imports of knitted cotton at mid-session nd woollen gloves from Japan, interpreted and indivichan

on

Daniel Bell recommenda fer this country in a five-year pro- Krumme intended to pul the Philippines back on its feet ced- numivally--United Press,

Development In

Pakistan

Karachi, Oef, 30. The Pakistan Government is what was confident of being able to meet anfavourable from home recourers 115

that part At the elose,

Its £208,000,000 six-year development plan not_covereil

t manufacturern dividend news. are raising questions about im-it showed a small deficit on the port of infants and children's | balance, upparel.

THYAT

Armco

by external finance. Dr Moh- mud Husain, Minister for State and Frontier Regions,

ald today.

Traders held off, because of

Othe Specimens of Japanese "a the coming elections dozen for a dollar** chiris noted the Federal restrictions which sold at retail for one and controls,

He estimated the zum re- dollar are noty circulating

Internal finances inquired from widely cracked around Washington. They ap-

| steels, substantially

with preferred losing over half the total, similar เบ

cempion 243

The six-year programme b Statler manufactured 3 points an shirt selling a $2.50 to $3.00 Chrysler lost nearly 3 General part of the Colombo plan for rosil, and have given an ex-Motors declined. Finstones co-operative economie develop

of dropped 2. Sate: totalled 1,700,- ment in South and South Ecat traordinary Imprenton

Arla, the outcome of the Com- Japan's capacity for production (000 shares. at extremely low costs.

monwealth meeting at Sydney averages at the in May, which discussed an afd

sheme

United

Dow Jones While commercial reactions end of the session were expected, both the Bureau follows --- of Customs and the Department

Sindustriale of Commerce are sensitive to rails the fact that various Congress- Fib utistics men have relayed complaints. 40 tionde

of Commerce The Department

has therefore rought detalled, objective Information from American officials in Tokyo.

Flood

226.42

60.701

+

40.29 101.30

United Prem.

New York Cotton

An official report said Japan's Futures Decline

knitted woollen glove exporin to the United States and Canada

were

New York, Oct. 30. 1948 34.025 as follows;

Cotten futures declined after dozen pairs valued at $02,700; 1649-408,188" "dozen patria from start. Prices dropped!

ንቑ frst half back irregularly to finish on a valued at $1,100,158;

nalt

of 1050-233,200 dozen pairs note of easiness and around the value: at $844,746.

Kaitted low for the day, Tuying in- cotton glove exports from Jaources, fettened considerably. terert, particulary frem tradic

span to the United Canada were the

15. le loop to one may hang? (5)

Tate neka berpins very boring

1. It inake for easier running. 34

puzzle, Across.

Baly Pambre: No: 111. Knual.

Bred; 5.

ited: 1. But, 14, Either, its, Aar, 17 Then, se. 19. Proud: 20

VIRGO (Aug. 34-Sept. 2)

cause Numerstandings

iMculties. Be prepared for Tact and diplomacy them and try to avoid them f

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 20)—

LIBRA (Sept. 23-OCL 23)- took the queen of diamonds A good day for writing. Make

bat al value: are well Some business venture should problem: cashed the Jack returned is low heart. Joe could balanced. Avold are tund of prove successful now. An even-1,- Kuz BP, any; 2, Q, R, or iron

ar runENÍ, make anty hla last trump.

of spades, and sure

Joe should have realised from the very start that he would have to tackle the diamonds eventually and at the oppon cata would probably

trunus fmmediately. That being the case, it was essential to try for two diamond tricks in high enrds,

31

The correct play was to lead a Alamand from the dummy at the second trielt. South Anesses the nek, and West wing with the king. When West returns trup, South wing in his own hant, ruffs n heart in chuy and then fires as the ten of in- mond.. When this Anese surereds South con cash

ace of amonds

the cross-ruff,

ing to listen to good music.

BOYS' AND

While to play and mate in two, Solutio# to yesterday's

matra.

Down. Tunked No. 25 tein; 24

"Ares Down: Megate Enib: 4. Drag: valander: 1. Ener 9. Adimu: 11. Den: 12 Breund EN Acrose

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Punch Was Writing Riddles

He Was Composing Them for His Nephew---

By MAX TRELL

writing different Ielters in the

letters the

Ilut alphabet.

and continue ARF and Hanid, the Shai. He isn't writing a letter to any-

Check Your

Knowledge

1. What was the

name of the

Hupe?

2.

Cape of

Name the smallest

1th coin.

3. Name

the

bium of Ireland.

original

ows with the turmel-about names, recing their friend Mr Punch busily teribbling with a pencil in his note-book, came

Body."

Words and Letters

nostried Air Punch

up to his desk and anked him "Abeolutely right.

nnin.

A letter is

So 2

if he were writing comtihleg made up of words, and words that they could see.

"or

COAT!!",

e made up of letters, letter is filled with letters, but

Mr Punch," writing letters doesn't have to Hank ald hurriedly, "if it's mean you're writing letter. a letter, or something like that. Oh, well, it does sound mixed Good

To tell you the we wouldn't want to read . up, doesn't it?

on, glancing and can truth," he went Letters ave privute Eng-

note-book, I'm only be opened by the perun down nt his they're sent to."

writing two or three riddies for Puncher. little nethew my "Quite right, my elettr, quite who lives in Twinkville in the right," remarked TVで Punch country of Snooze."

national en-

4. Name the smallest of the

anthropoid apes.

5. What is an isthmust

6. What and where

pampas?

(Answers on Page 8)

INTELLIGENCE TEST THE EGOIST

By T. O. HARE HERE'Sustrain trom

porn by Grandeza Graz. (Yok his faire veke really Grandeire This was due to a morical error"; but many thoughs the appeilation Öroduire appropriate, so one who had so old a hesɑ an h Young Chouiden.) The quaerain follows?

exemplifies

the

* This last

my theme

be'd Le:

How to

on hie

the ruinet S

Chia every schem

"Dacked DX Ana, Fingla

2. L'

There are. it will be noticed,

words: they are ponents of

aquara

Can gas construct the Word Moderat

Tolation en Pagu; 8)

fra

with a nod. "Well, this isn't a letter I'm writing, though I am writing letters."

Rupert's Climbing Adventure—8

it1

States and 1940-14,054

Apparently manufacturers hnd for the dozen palrs valued at $10,000 covered reqvirements

693.

to raise standards of living in under-developed areas.

A Standing Committee of ex- perts, meeting later in Colombo to work out delalls, agreed, to Invite all the non-Common- wealth countries of South and South East Asia to join in the

scheme, if they wished, on the

basis of equal right and privi-

leges with Commonwealth

| members-Reuler.

Grain Shipments

To

Japan

Tokyo, Oct 30.

Two Japanesa

ship.

Maru,

will carry the first December rain shipments from

and in the first half of 1950-20, prerent on the advance of the the Talkru Maru and Hikawa 023 dozen pairs valued at $7, park week or ten days.

Observers felt that the market i the United States to Japan. a technical General MacArthur'a head- In addition Japan shipped was over-ripe for

Pre-election anccr- quarters announced today. cotton riock and net set-back.

with together

the loves to the United States, tainties,

The Tolkyu Maru will load commodity in other Canodia

en 0,000 tons of wheat from and Central America ensiners

markets, plco helped

to blunt valued in 1949 at $110,212, and

Pacific northwest port on new buying

interest. Buyers December 8. The Hikawa Maru In the first half of 1950 at $71,- new

have 003.

woven

AMERICA CAN BE UNDERSOLD

apparently decided

10

the re-

San Franelsco on December 13.-United Prec

mack time, peating new de-vill pick up 7,000 tons of barley velopments especially

of Congress Late convening next month and the Gover ment November crop estimate to be published on November

had been

Manufacturers' complaints thus tar relate to apparel manufac- furers. But the rapid recovery 4. of the Japanese cotton textile

The news which industry and exportalion is also receiving careful attention in anticipated was apparently dis-

The

consensus both industrial and official circles, counted.

favoured an upward revision in estimate. It is believed Japan cau the next offleld cro

domestic undersell United States textiles Foreign and

Invest- in any competitive market. ment buying continued in new According to oficial statistics crop positions.

total Japanese exports of cotton The market opened 5 to 25 textiles In 1949 were 621,033,- points higher when top levels 000 square metres, and in the for the day were established. first ve months of 1050, 3,375,- The market finished with new 377,000 square metres,

losses of 30 Lo 40 points. Prices closed

Japan hag

made Greinary gains cotton

extra-follows:- textile spen

export to Paltiston and Siam. December

In 1949, exports to Siam were March (1951) 5,208,000 square metres, and in May

July

the Arst Ave months of this October

square metres. December year, 41,387,000 Exports to Pakistan were 33,- March (1952) 794.000 square metres in 1949, Pauline and Janet

and 72,455,000 square metres in five months of 1950.

1 do

The foosteps which the two nas Rupert smiles.

were teaching as how have heard come nearer, and next

because we're going mountain climb- moment the face of yet another

jug on that great rock by the མ*lhen it wr Guide appears through the bushes.

river. he replies, It is Beryl. She has a white stripe

get into trouble we can signal tor help. en her pocket, and looks worried.

"What a grand idea 1" The company will We say Pauline wgnalling SOS eries Beryl.

Then we'll look Do you jain up soon. everal times" site says.

aut for you." know if anything'e the matter?"

ALL RIGHT? RESERVED

Hand who

"Where's that?" Kaart asked.

Twinkville? It was "Where'a Where's the country of Snooze?" miled and exclaimed: "It's a "What?" said Knari, who

chair! "I don't know exactly." re- though this sounded somewhat pled Mr Punch,

"extent that

"Right as right can be!" sala mixed-up.

it takes nine or ten weeks to Mr Punch. But I just write the Hanid answered her brother get there,

address on an envelope and

suddenly was quite a few minutes later before Knart finally guessed IL He shouted: "It's water!"

Water, water "It is indeed!

especially Dn 11 everywhere. rainy day! And it does fill up an ocean, you know!"

sold she Hunid sho couldn't guess it.

"It could also be a couch or

before Mr Punch had tune 10, the mallman takes it right to a sofa," said Knart. "Mr Punch

means

that he's

Hitle Puncher's mailbox."

Punch resd off a riddle.

"May we hear the riddles, please?" Hanid asked,

L

"Certainly!" And Mr Punch we've read the first riddle.

I live in a house,

I don't sleep, I don't nap,

I always afand up

While folks alt in my lap. "I'm sure," Mr Punch chuck- ted, "that my nephew Puncher won't have any trouble guess- ing that, All he has to do is to look in almost any room of his house and he'll see the an- swer to the riddle."

Throo Answers

"So it could, my boy. Well, had three answers to that riddle. Now let's see how well you can do on this one."

See how I run!"

Just look at my motion

I can hide in a cup.

And fill up an occant

"My poor nephew Puncher!" Punch. "He'll And tighed Mr this one so eary he won't even bother thinking about it, es pecially if it's a rainy day. Don't you think so, my dears? Mr Punch walled for Kuarf Isn't it too easy?!! and Hand to guess the answer.

Japanese

sales to

Lextite

not yet in! Latin America are

Its bo great

volume, but

abic Hoved Japan would be

later to recover her pre-war markotr, especially in the Cen-1 American countrie tral

United Pre

Singapore Rubbor

Futuras

Singapore, Oct. 30. Prices in the rubber futures market here closed today as was sorry follows:-

2

"Well," said Mr Punch, "let's see about the third one. I've fust Anished writing it. When we

come over the hill,

The children zhout Gut alarms,

And how they run for their homes,

Number 1 bbber.

Number rubber,

· October .....

מז-191

today

41.00

40,10

40.33

30 DO-ER OX

10.34

35.10

35.03

35.90

-United Press.

LONDON TIN MARKET

Tin prices

London, Oct. 30.

jumped further today of the morning session. The turnover was 90 toas, in- cluding 50 tons for cash.

Prices

dosed today at the end of the omelat morning weerdon as follows:- Spot tin, buyer Spot in peller Tumminem done at Three-months tin, buyer Three-months tin, seller Businees done at Settlement

073

070-065

$30

940 970-265

970 -United Press.

Chicago Grains

Chicago, Oct. 30.

Prices in grain futures closed

ディー

OUTWARD MAILS

A felter and paree) mat for Great Britain and North West 'Europe wijl he despatched per * Denbighshire on Novem- ber 6, although parcels included In this mall will not stehen der livery before Christmas in Orest Britain, fe is anticipated that Iriters will do sui

Unless otherwise stated, Heg gistered Articles (by all or så) and Parcel Paris" closa On Hoor earlier than the ordinary malt. If malis close before 10 1.M, Registered, and Parcel Poat close at $ pm on the previous day. Male are closed at Kowloon Central Post Once Ana hour earlier than the G.P.O. closing Umer.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 "

Closing Times By Air

Hawall & U.S.A Phlippines.

clase mali (letters) second

and parcels), Guam, Hellery and second class mail), Canada, tetters only), 6 p.m.

Nam,p.m. Yormosa,

p.m.

Japan & U.S.A.. $ Closing Tires By Sea Indo-China, 2 p.m. Carade, p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Mataya,

Closing Timms By Air

Indonesia. Australia New Zealand, 10 a.m.

Formata, p.m.

&

Inda-China. French North Africa

and France. 3 p.m.

Cloning Times By Ben- Philippines & France. A p.m. Malaya. 2 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBERG I Closing Times By Air

Canada &c U.S.A., 11

..

Okinawa, 2 p.m.

Burma. India, Pakistan,

Iran,

Egypt, Eat & Bouth Africa, hari tin, Croat Britain, Italy and N.W. Europe, p.m..

A18-

Malaya, Indonesia, tralia & New Zealand, 5 p.m.

Japan, 5 p.m.

Formosa, pim.,

Closing Times By Hea

Ham, Noon.

WELDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Closing Times By Air Indo-China, Trench North Adrica and France, IG

Maluya, Indonesia, Ceylon, At- tralia, New Zealand, India, trag. Exypi, East South Africa, Matri tin Great Britain, Italy and, N.W. Europe, p.m.

per, Duober November

December

1814-10255 170-171

Number 2 rubber,

October Number 3 rubber, October.pars

100-101

130-100

today ng follwo:-

WUKAT

185-107

Spot rubber, unbaled

Spot

2.1015

300-100

December

Black crepe .....

150-200

March (1051)

2.3016

When

wo lako the sun our arms)

in

tio, 1 palp crepe

193-200

United Press.

May

July

2.1916

CORN

Spot

1.9415

December

March (1981).

MAY

1381

JUTY

RTZ

December

1.4% bla

OATS

8812

Stam, & p.m

& Now Vizekland.

This was the hardest one of

the antwer

• 4.

as

Phlippinoa, TAN GO Ứ D.S.A. (letters, second clus

parcela) Guam, viettors and scotia class mail), Canada. (letters only), 6 p.m.

Formose,p.ra.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER (4

all. Mr Punch, after waiting Exchange Rates for Knart and Hanid to guese at length said:

Businem wan dono -in the loent "Clouds, my dears-just clouds, unomictal. exchange market I hope Puncher likes my rid-morning at the folowing.raite

Sterlin" note (per £) An dles even though they're all US. dollars per 3.

03473

31 December. about such ordinary things. Indonesia guilders (per 100).

1830 March (1981)

143) maked Knarf frowned and gazed all Knart and Hanid didn't think. And he smiled and winkoder 100)

-Singapore (Siraita)

Aukenita WHITWA 11.30 New York Gauper 200 E. "Suck, around the room. So did Hanid, it was easy at all. In fact, it and smiled again.

·KIC-plastres (per 100) MARKER:1993] $1Z4Q==Vpštedu Press,

Caning Times By Air Formoss, 3 p.m.

3) Clowing Times By Con

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