CLASSIFIED Britain To ADVERTISING Make New
20 WORDS' 82 FOR CHE INSERTION PREPAID, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERTION
Replies are
$2
awaiting at our
Proposals
Washington, March 28, Britain is to propose an aliend- ment to the Bretton Woods Inter- national provisions. which will allow any country to devalue, its from currency if it is suffering "chronie unemployment," resulting
offices for Box Nas. 23, 33, 36, from adverse balance of payments
47, 62.
In international trade. It was au- thoritatively stated in Washington to-night..
THE CHINA MÁIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1946.
Stalin Sets
A
New Objective
Moscow, March 28.
Generalissimo Joseph Stalin has set the Soviet oll industry a new objective — 60,000,000 tons a year. To achieve this figure a thorough reorganisation of the industry is underway.
The
Debate On
biggest and latest step, in the realignment is the divis
One: ion of the oil industry commissariat into two. commissariat will control oil fields and enterprises In western and southern areas of the Soviet Union; the other is responsible for those in the eastern regions. The reorganisation followa WANTED KNOWN
The proposal will be admitted to the meating of the Monetary the line already taken since the
on May 1 wdr in other commissariats. NOWHERE ELSE can you see Fund in Washington
is expected to The history of the Soviet oll a magnificent accepted, it for yourself such
of rapid de- collection of "pre-war mado" ex-meet opposition in some quarters industry. is one quisitely-carved teak-camphor would dominate Britain's internal On the eve of World War I, lined cheata
shown by situation as a result of hor comin 1918, Russin's Ennual pro- Modo Elite, 22 Queen's Road mitmonts to the. Fund. Central. Also unpacked directly
Under the provisions of the duction was 9,000,000 tons. In from Soochow "Finest" pure silk Fund no at present drawn up. the 13 years ending with 1940, kimonos member countries will be allowed production was 31,000,000 tone. embroidered pyjamas, etc. with "washablo" embroiderler. to devalue their currencies by 10 The need for all will increase per cent without the consent of sharply during the fourth Five- Sooing is belloving!
the Fund.
Year Plan, which began this year, owing to the gradual de- velopment of industry.
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PREMISES WANTED
BRITISHER with family requires furnished flat/house from June ar carilor. Write Box No. 74, "China Mall."
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers,
Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224
HONG KONG CLUB
Britain that external forces velopment in recent years. Cotton In
An additional devaluation of 10 per cent will be permitted members of the Fund are con- vinced that a change is necessary to correct the "fundamental dis- equilibrium."
Such "disequilibrium" has not
A greatly expanded automo- bile industry, increased output of tracters and internal combus- tion engines working on oil, and
The Commons
Llyerpool, March 28.
BRIDGE NOTES
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The bidding:
The strenuous opposition of the Cotton Associations to the Govern. Bouth mort's now cotton policy will │10. reach a climax to-day when the 18. House of Commons will debate ONT the whole question.
Seemingly, the future of the local market has developed into a isso and the rote will
West made the "killing" opening land of the Jack of diamonds, South thought for a few seconds before an played card from the dummy.. Ha
and hence needed two săditional tricks
yet been duined, however, and the growth of navigation are the raillow, to allow could run fivo olubs and two diamonds,
Britain's proposal is that the salient factors in this estimat- "number one symptom" of it swalled huge new demand.. be unemployment. Reuter.
REPATRIATION NOTICE NO. 67.
Security Concorn -
clear ent party lines.
The local trade hopes that the to make bla contract. But getting Acting President of the Board of those tricks would not be easy if the
will Trade
to kive the be able
onamy were on their toes. cotton market delegates at to
"In order to win two tricks he would A Soviet económic expert,u'a
day meeting
in London some do have to lead both spades and hearts, writing in Moscow Journal,, information on the compeal-giving the opponents two chances to said: "The expansion of the tlon and constitution of the Cor lead. One of those chances would oll industry is also a manifesta-ton Purchase Commission
which
allow them to knock out the second tion of the concern of the Soviet will shortly be set up, and also stopper la diamonds, the other chance Union for its security. It should some hint on the prospects for would allow them to run the diamonds. be recalled that a well developed absorption of members of the As-If each opponit had four diamonde,
sociation
and their staffs into the no harm would come of it; but domestic oil industry was one Socia organisation.
otherwise, Bouth would be pretty sure of the factors that ensured the
to lose three diamonds, and two aces. victory in the Soviet Union wur."
Authorities here claim that The following should stand the Soviet Union holda first | by :-
place in the world for its serves of all.
Russia's first great oil produc- tion area
was the Apaheron peninsula, near Baku. which was
S.S. "BONAVENTURE" expected to leave for AUS- TRALIA on
or about the 3rd April, 1946. In view of the approaching Date and time of embarkation resumption of activities of the will be published when they are Club, will resident members known. please register their names and addresses with the undersigned! 4s soon as possible.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS..
Accountants,
HONG KONG CLUB,
Mercantile Bank Building.
2nd Floor,
Hong Kong, 26th March, 1946.
NOTICE.
Major C. K. I. Begley. Mr. V. M. Benwel Mr. E. M. G. Hazon.
Mr. W. MacFarlane,
Mr. J. R. Sykes.
Mr. Tang Ying Lam.
Mr. C. E. Wong Mr. F. V. Wong.
Med . L. INIT children.
and
Dr. & Mrs. K. C. three children.
Mr. Geo. Mar.
Will anybody possessing in-Ja, Mar. formation as to the whereabouts of:--
MISS REBECCA JUBAH
MISS RAMAH JUDAH
MR. TUNKU ABDULLAH please communiente with the Secretariat, Civil Affairs Ad- ministration, C.S.0. Building, Lower Albert Read.
The last known address of the Misses Judah was "The Den,"
H.K.V.D.C.
Shippers report keon inquiry from India in anticipation of the relaxation of import restrictions on cotton into India..
Recent atatistics received from re-Brazil show that between Feb. 25 and March 4, cotton clearances from Santos included about 95,000 bales to Shanghal-Router.
being exploited before World N.Y. Stock
War I. Since the advent of the Soviet regime, the development
of mother large arra has been. Markets
three carried out-the rpion between the Volga and the Urals, known
Yeu and
the second Baku. Here, the output rose several times In the course of the war.
New York, March 28, Prices on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday were generally lower, although there was a little etivity in steel, rail. motor-car and rubber issued which lost on reactions of above a dollar a aburo,
25
8rd Apřil
CALAN, Co. Wharf
B3 Kowloon Dook
All the above Subject to Alteration without Noties, PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER THEIR NAMES AS FAR AS POSSIBLE IN ADVANCE OF THE DATES UPON
WHICH THEY INTEND TO LEAVE,
SHIPPING
GLEN LINE LTD.-
Also Agents for
PRINCE LINE LTD.
Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
Telephone No. 80311
DEPT.-Ground Flr., Jardine's Bldg., 18, Pedder Street.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS:
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
It took Bouth only few soconds to soo his danger, and oven less tins than that to find a way out of his troubles, Hasimply won the Arst diamond trick and led the King of bearts,
East should have known batter, but 8.5. "HANYANG" the hope of shutting out dummy;" decided to hold up his heart Ace in
haarė suit. Then South knocked out the spade àce and took his nine tricks before the opponents could and out what had hit them.
•
5.S. "TSINAN"
SAILING TO SWATOW
SAILING TO SHANGHAI
SAILING TO SINGAPORE
Via Swatow and Amoy. SAILING TO TIENTSIN
8.3. "KWEIYANG”? N
Yesterday you wero Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with neither sido vulnerable, S.S. "FOOCHOW" you bold!
B. 107
D. Q 10 5 B
0. AQ 774
Vin Shanghal and Northern Ports
suelent Indjicement. SAILING TO CANTON
JS, "FATSHAN”
You (?)
Sey bottom drilling has been Mr. Geo., P. Ma and Master extended near Baky and hun-
The downward trend was attributed to
The bidding: drede of new oil derricks will speculative selling and profit-taking. Mr. Ellis Joseph.
Jacoby
Schankas riac from the
Bustness done totalled nearly 1,000,000 Malor Gaspian Sen in
18.
-PLSE shares.-Dow Jones Averages: $74.57: 80 1H.' fields the near future. Fresh
Industrimla" $108,58 20 Raile ww2 have been opened in the loata. Closing prices: Adams Ex.
ANSWER: Bid two clubs, Gams is unlikely unless your partner can find few years in the Kazakhstan, presa 2311⁄2 Alaske Juneau 5% ; American Uzbekistan, Turkmenia, Georgia Can 9715: American smelting 67: Another constructive bid. If you bid two, notrump, and your partoar bids and the Far East, areas. Reu- American ter,
three spades, you will not be suta whather ho.is trying to reach game or trylog to wriggle out of a dangerous notrump contract.
Lt. & Mrs. R. Stenp. Cpl. 1. G. Sullivan. Spr. A. D. Wong Yee. Miss Rose Gock Henson.
Mstr. Guy Gock Honson.
Castle Road, Ilong Kong, and Hong Kong, March 28, 1946.
they were last heard of in 1941.
son
Mr. Tunku Abdullah is the
of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan and was last heard of in November, 1945.
NOTICE
REPATRIATION OFFICE. Bretton Woods
Attacked
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE
Telephoss
190:
American
.
QUESTION
To day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continuos: Malor
Jacoby Bchonken You 1H... 3D.
Pats Paes
яд
18. 30. What do TOU bid
CONTROLS LIFTED
Singapore, March 28.
Tobacco 62: Anaconda Copper, 40: Armour 14: Aviation Corp, 12: Baldwin 821: Darnedali 28%; Bendix 525 Bethlehem Steel 103: Boeing 83: Barden 63: Canadian Pacile). Cras 235: Chrysler 1984: Colgate 40%. Corn Pro- -ducta 62 Commerela? Bolvents 20% Du Pont 199%stan Kodak 219 Electrio Light and Power 20%: General Canberra, March 28.
Electif #7; General Motors 72% : Good. Minister of Transport Edward ich 83: Goodrear; Homestake 50%; Ward, who strongly attacked the International Harvester 1954: Interna Bretton Woods agreement in a
tional Paper 45% International Tele-To-morrow). radio broadcast last night, was ox-phone 21: Johns Manville 158£ Kannecott pressing his own views, Prime Copper - 05: Montgomery
Ward Minister Joseph B. Chidey told National Distillers 12%; National Less. the House of Representatives. 30% - Dew York Central RR · 275: Chifley declared that any an-Packard 10: Pan American Airways nouncement of sho government's 22% Pennsylvania RR 48: Radio Corp. Bretton Woods 15% Real Bik: Repablie Rieel 8: policy regarding by the leader of Reynolds Tobacco 42: Behepley 98th: fleurs with Malaya, Australia has lifted would be
Noeback 431⁄44; Shell Oil 34; Bossing In due course. - government
Vaanam 16: Southern Ward said that the agreement
Pacific 61% 48; Standard 011 of would enthrone a world dictator-andard Brands
Calif. 43: Standard On of NJ, 08 ship of private finance more com-
Studebaker 816: Ualas Bar 30: Union Tender form can be obtained WHITTY STREET TERMINUS plote and terrible than any Hitlerde 111% UB. Rubber #8: T.8,
only.
rite dream. He asserted it. would at 58% Westinghouer & Youngs on application at Section VI of
set up controls which would ro- pwp 473% Asbelated. Press, Naval Store Department, HM.
nations to There will be no intervening states and would make every
dace smaller Dockyard between 9.30-11.30
stopping places and intending a.m. from 28th. March to 18 PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE tool of International Inance. Ward government the mouthpiece and April 1946 except Sunday, and should be returned in a sealed] PERMITTED TO JOIN OR added that it would present-a now THE CARS BE- menace to world peace-Associat- cover addressed to Suptg: Naval LEAVE Store Officer, H.M, Dockyard,TWEEN THESE POINTS, Hong Kong on or before noon Wednesday the Srd. April 1946.
Pending reopening of Kennedy Town Praya area tu Kenorni Tenders are invited for the public traffic a temporary 15 purchase of 800 No. Empty minutes Tramway Service will Drums of 45 Galls. Capacity now commence between and about 3 Tons of old Stee! KENNEDY TOWN MARKET Wire Rope ranging from 3/16"}
and to 2" dia..
BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION. HONG KONG
3
POLICE AND PRISONS BRANCE
NOTICE
With effect from April 1st, 1946, Lt. Col. La A. Thomas will assume charge of the Police in Hong Kong Island with his office at Central Police Station Buildings. Tel. No. 89295,' |
Members of the public who wish to report to the "police on matters affecting the Island" of
*From MONDAY, 1ST APRIL, 1946 us follows
FIRST-CAR will leave:-,
WHITTY STREET 6.40 am. KENNEDY TOWN 6.51 0.81. LAST CAR will leave:-
WHITTY STREET 5.45 p.m. KENNEDY TOWN 5.51 p.m..
FARES
1st Class 10 cents. 3rd Class 8 cents.
TICKETS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE. Avaliable on the car of
issus only. MARKET PRODUCE WILL NOT BE CARRIED,
W. F. SIMMONS, Acting General Managor.
bhp
ed Press.
U.S. COTTON
vassal
'; New York, March 28, Colion futuros closed 15 to 80 orta a bale higher on Wednesday.
March!
27,00 bid July
27.11 October
27.08-04 Dedeinber
97.05 March
17.09 id May
27.12 8pot
27.12 Hason
market good but gulet.- Associated Press.
New Orleans, March 28, New Orionas cotton folures alosed to 48 canta a, bale higher;
· May.
26.94 bid .. July
27.04 October
17.02 27.05.07.
December Mardi
#7-09 Bia
CAR PRODUCTION
In an effort to encourago trade
controls on many items formerly under un export ban, Claude Massey, Australian Government Commissionor in Malaya, said yes- terday.
Malays will receive a stare of the one million tons of foodstuffs which Australia is exporting this year. Massey added Associated, Press.
TEXAS REPORT
Detroit,
28. Mar.. "The automobile industry faces the prospect of greatly increased
New York, March 29. production for this week and next The consolidated not proît for month. Increased schedules are the Texas company,
one of, the on the calendar for Ford. Dodge. nation's leading oil concerns, was Chrysler Plymouth, Desoto and 151,860,000 after deducting ali Nash cars. The assembly lines of charges, interest and taxes of last General Gener
Motors closed since
year, the company reported. November, may get back i
into pro
Noon 80th March
4 p.m. 5th April
Noon 6th April
4 p. 5th April
8.00 a.m. 30th Marel
Subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight and Saloon Passages all lines.
please apply to:--
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Connaught Road, Central,, Tele phone.80331 (Private exchange)
For Passages other than Saloon to Swatow and Shanghai
please apply to:-:
Messrs. NAM 'TAI'
127, Des Voeux Road, Central: Telephone 20118
For. Passages other than Baloon by S.S. "FATSHAN,"
please apply to:-
THE CHINA TRAVEL SE RVICE: Tolophons 31118.
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
"Lycaon" expected to arrivé from U. K.
via Straits mid April.
For Page and Freight Particulars,
apply
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS
Telephone: 2587<
The East Asiatic Co., Ltd.
of Copenhagen.
OUTWARDS:
This is aquivalent to $4.61 porma. "Mongolia" duo at flengkong : duction next week. Packard ex-share, compared with $54,516,000 pects to remain closed subther or $4.85 per share in 1944-A- má. "Eina" due at Hongkong: three wooks due to curtailment in sociated Press. the bearing subply:
It is estimated that with Gene ral Motors and Packard back into production the overall output of the industry could come close to 100,000 units weekly by May 16. 25Associated Pres
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SILK CARGO
San Francisco, March 28. American President lines stato
LOWRE FARES
The Hague, March 28. The Dutch Air Line, KLM., to lawor its faros on all its inter national: sir services by 20 per
ount from April 1, when the com- pany will greatly. Increaïd "the number of Its routes, it was ADẹ nounced here today
Tho, boekholm Copenhagen,
HOMEWARDS: M.S."MONGOLIA "
loading, here 2nd of April for
about 10th: April -middle of Jun
Port Said, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Copenhagen
and probably Oslo, Gothenburg
For further particulars apply to:
foot to onte a bals higher, Leociated that a cargo: of 1,200 balas of Amsterdamynd Geneva service, is The East Aslatio Co., Ltd.
Prat,
.045.
mociated Press?
Japanese raw silk the first enter-Among those to be, started on
the
in California port since Pearl April 1-Renter Harbour-da "ell roule, here and Nèw York,-March-20,
dus în April 1 Foreign, Pechanga zim
COTTON EXPORTS ́! Canadian (Open Market) .... 10.#T! This carro will be reabipped to
Washington, March 28. Frans (Frans) ve
Camuferaz/dilla for stockings and · The governkrossir mundanood that Argintina (free)
linkurie "An, earlier shipment -ar cotton textiles vaporim during the Tired at: Reattle, recently, Asso- | latter part of the month of April dated Pron. A Will be about "ming partent less SERVICE AUCTION ROOMER DIE Atlantic City, March 28,
than the Arat quickej chat The United Nation Hand
"The Hajuo, March 29.
the civilian production Auctioneen, Surveyora, ☀ ote | Rehabilitation Basement, French Bank Bldg Boobal Committed of, Fond, called annormoed that the Dutch AE.B. de Sousa, Auctioneers to adopt rigorous food controls, from the Unite States
upen" "members nations last night Minlater has obtained far Telephone 81887-
Including rationing where it may and import Banks kuutost ver be recsELTY:PÄÄSSOciated Press/ trodit” of U3320,090,000,-Ret
Hong Kong will avoid delay by Hong Kong, March 20, 1946--- applying to Lt. Col. Thomas in stead of to the Commissioner of Police.
CH. SAMSON. Commissioner of Palco Hong Kong, March 26, 1946,
Queen's Bldg, 2nd floor,
SHELL ISSUE /
Tel. 86111 & 84118,
OIL RESERVES
New York, March: 28.
Now York March 28. Shell Union are reported to be The humuni estimate of larnde completing?; arrangementais 014 oil reserves in the United with the securities excitat: cum ap of Dec. 81, 1945, miamion; datay
The Dutch Ministry of Finance ericson bald that textilbs set apart bond issue a $128,000,000.||the American petróleu
Zor
showed resurres to Proceeds will retiro-$83,000 460 |,000.
swhich He Ka But landing debt and will provide of 976,682,000 barrels additional working capital.
ciated Pres