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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1950,

ÉDITORS PRESS KERVICE, INC. - NUEVA YORK,

wer UMBER,

"What would you think if mommy and I went around riding tricycles through people's flower beds?"

Raises And Re-Bids

By M. HARRISON-GRAY

BEFORE dealing with jump

raises it is as well to consider opener's action after receiving a single raise in his sult.

He must first bear in mind that responder's strength limited. He is likely to have four trunips, but not less than 9 losers. The occasions where 10 opener can jump direct game after a single raise are therefore comparatively rare.

In the examples that follow, South In each case has open- ed One Heart and North has bid Two Hearts.

S. K Q 5; H. A.Q 10 8 3; D. A Q7; C. 10 6.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Indonesians May Be Strength

Allowed Entry

Of Grains

Into Philippines Markets

Manila, Oct. 31.

Chicago, Oct. 31.

lower, but

The treaty of commerce now being negotiated mostly fractionally

The grain markets opened between the Philippines and Indonesia may include later a strong undertone general a provision for legalising the entry of Indonesian ly developed and soybeans led a sharp prico advance. In early workers into the Philippines, especially Mindanao dealings, soybeans declined as island, during harvest and planting seasons, much as 3 cents a bushel. In later dealings, however, short It was reported to have been proposed by Dr Charles Tambu, Counsellor of the local Indonesian Embassy.

covering and new miylig Edito

a sharp upturn. This influenced

a buying furry in other grains. The opinion was volded that liberal deliveries expected lon Dr Tambu was quoted by the problem of Indonesians who Wednesday would be absorbed Manila Press as saying such a enter Mindanao illegally from readily by commercial interests. clause would settle the recurrent the Las Palmas islands to work For the most part other grains in abaca and other plantations, followed the action, of soybeans,

New York Foreign

Exchange

Hearts. South rebids Four But if the Ace of Diamonds is changed to the King, there are still only ave losers bút the danger of losing four tricks is increased. North's hand may be something like this:

S. J 7; H. K 9 7 5; D. 6 3;

As a general rule, his own hand should contain not more C. J985 2 than five losers, he should be satisfied

that at least eight

In this case opener

should

trumps are held in the two make a trial bid", so that the hands, and that his controls hand can if necessary, be play- are good enough to prevent ed: at the Three, level. the enemy taking four tricks quickly against a major suit

contract. Games in minor suits are rarely attempted.

TRY A PIC

FISH & CHII

they in

Sorry, Mac, but there's a

eilaus shortage of newsprint!"

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S. Q 10, H. A J 10 6 5; D.

Hearts:

The rebid is Four No useful purpose can be served by. mentioning Dia monds, since the odds against a slam are enormous. Such c bld can only help the,, op. ponents. 1

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S. A 7; H. A Q J 9; D. A Q-10 3; C....Q §. 2.

2

Now York, Oct. 31.

US$0.9531

Canada (dollar) England-official

*

unofficial

30-day futures 90-day futurės Australia (poimd), -... New Zealand (pound) South Africa (pound) Belgium franc) Denmark (krone) France (franc).

German

Notway (krone) Portugal (escudo) Spain (peseta) Sweden (krone) Switzerland-free

2.80-3/16 2.60 bid/- 243 asked

Reports from Mindanao re- cently said several hundred Indonesian nationals had come to the Philippines in violation of | the immigration laws.

The Foreign Office was re- ported to have requested the Indonesian embassy to make brrangements for their repatria- tlon-

The Philippine - Indonesian treaty of commerce is now under negotiation in Jakarta,

TRAVEL PAPERS

It was reported" Australia bought five cargoes, US, corn equal to 1,800,000 bushels,

oata

Wheat closed 4 to 1% cents higher, corn was 1 to 23% higher, to higher, ye to 2% higher and soy- beans 5% to 7a higher.

Prices closed today as fol- lows:- 195

Wheat-price per bushel

Foot December

Morch (1031)

May

July

Corn

Dr Tambu said his proposal to spat....

legalise, entry would enable December local

employers to negotiate March., (1051)

May with Indonesians who wanted to July work-for them here.

2.10

2.93-74-2.2 2.30-26-3.31

2:31-16-2.31

2.20.

1.58-1.50-12 1.80-25

05 --09%~1%

enter the Philippines with the New York. Flour-per 200, ib., sack. approval: of. the Filipino

workers

would

return home after their labour

Stagnant Market plantations In London Tin

2.00-3/16 2.8114

3.00%

Rye

016330

Decem

1455

*00263%

The Indonesian Government would provide the workers. with December -

(güilder)

travel papers to allow them to March-41951) -

2027

1405

1106%

$12:40-United Press.

0350

authorities.

.0265

.0937

2296

Indonesian

MIDDLE EAST

2.6912

.93125

on the Mindanao

2.8046-

.5375

The Indonesian

AMERICA

.1120

0550

1170

Columbia (peso)

5114

1.00

.1130

.0650

3004

to earn enough money to re-

.2104

.2030

.1705

.3010

.3395

Egypt (pound). Iran (tial) Iraq (dinar} Turkey (lira)

LATIN Argentine oficial, Brazil (cruzeiro) This hand is so powerfu Chile-free that opener must insist on game. contract: Experienc shows that a rebid of Four Hearts is usually safer than -i Three No-Trumps venture, in spite of the four-card trump suit. In No-Trumps there is a grave risk that declarer may be attacked in a weak spot and nable to develop his 9 tricks in time.

But in the next example al- lowance must be made for possibly shaded raise on three- card frump support.

Mexico (peso) Poru-free Uruguay (peso) Venezuela (bolivar)

PAR EAST India (rupee): Pakistan (rupee) Hongkong Netherland East

..Indies Singapore

Japan

360 yen to US$1 -United Press.

LONDON RUBBER

London, Oct. 31.

was completed.

Embassy

Counsellor said he had been informed that about 110, Indo-

There was

nosians are now held in Min- spot tin danao for illegal entry.

session. tons..

London, Oct. 31.

no business in morning during the

The turnover was 185

He proposed that

+ they be allowed to work in plantations.

Prices

closed today it, the

turn to their homes in the Las en of the official morning Palmas islands-United Press.

NY. RUBBER

New York, Oct. 31. Rubber futures moved up to the daily permissible limit to- day for the second session in a

session "as follows

Spot tin, buyers St tin, sellers Bruiness done

950

013

Three-months tin, buyers Three-monthe Un, sellers Business done at Settlement MAS

None 954 065

United Press.

row. The strength at the Sin- OUTWARD MAILS gapore and London market Prices in the rubber, futures | rèmained to be the dominasit S. 5; H. A K 6 3; D. A market here closed today as influence. Prices closed today as 9 3; C. K Q 10 5.

If South bids Four Hearts direct, he may not be able to stand being forced in Spades; there might be a safer contract in a minor.

BACKGROUNDS: Douglas MacArthur

'ti-coloured mätitle

follows:-

| No,.1 rubber, (In cents

per lb.) December

68-60-15 53-53-15

follows:- Spot December January (1951) March May 40-15-41 July -United Press.

January/March (1951) April/June July/September

70

€0.25 bid

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1th #Glosing Times By, Air

Formosa, G., p, m. Indo-China, French North Atrica and, France, 5 p.m.. gau,

-flosing Times By Béa Philippines, & France, 2 p.m. Malaya, Ceylon, Aden & Egypt, bidp.mine

57.00 bid

51.25

49.00 bid

-United Press.

No. 1 By MELVIN K. WHIITELEATHER and NORMAN MYERS

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but a many-times he was born and he was

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in the tough country along the West- i maty post on January 26,1880; Commander of Allied Forces, in bomb in history was dropped first rememories are of army #bie tanɔmoved step by step, ps a Japan and United Nations Com- (Japan),

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2.

Closing Times Dy Okinawa, 2 pm, 3-

Atr

- Burma, India, Pakistan,' ; Iraq, EgyptEast & South Africa, Mmuri- tils Great Britain, „Italy, and N.W. Europe. 3. p.m.

Glam Malaya, Indonesia, tralia & New Zealand, 15 p.m. *Japan, 7:6

p.m.

p.m.

Formosing Times By Bea Slam.

Noan.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Closing Times By Air Indo-China. French North Africa and France, 103.m.

Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, Aug 'tralia New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Erynt East & South Africa, Mauri- tius, Great Britain, Italy. and N.W. Europe

Philippines

U.S.A.

(lettere second class mall and parcals) Guam. (letters and second class mail), Canada. letters only), 5 p.m.

Formosa, 5. p.m...

Closing Times By Sea Howell, U.S.A.. Canada, Central

& South America. 2- pimien

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

Closing Times By, Alr Formosa 37p.m.5%. Slam Up.ma..