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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1946.
Japan Buyer Of
Strike Effect JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
American Cotton On Steel
WASHINGTON, APRÍL 15.
Production
AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS MAY GET A MAJOR SHARE IN JAPANESE PURCHASES EXPECTED TO
Cleveland, Ohio, Apr. 15. ANNUALLY TOTAL OVER ONE MILLION BALES
The magazine "Steel" Baid UNDER AN AGREEMENT REPORTED TO BE UNDER yesterday that production of CONSIDERATION BY THE ALLIED CONTROL COM-steel sheets, which are among the most critical of all products. MISSION.
SENATORS WHO HAVE BEEN CONSULTED ABOUT NECOTIATIONS NOW IN PROGRESS SAID THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT THE UNITED STATES MAY BE ASSIGNED 65 PER CENT OF THE IMPORT QUOTAS EXPECTED TO BE SET UP UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GENERAL MACARTHUR, Meanwhile, Senatcra from
of supplies were either cutail-cotton States plan a new fight ad or stopped.
A serious shortage of coppor was further aggravated by a strike in the Montana mines. in the The strongest spoke wheel of Industry was the re- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES cord-breaking consumer spend
ing as the Easter season drew HOLDING
P. & O., B.I. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING. Messrs. Goddard & Dough will attend at to a.m. on Monday and Thursdays within the free storage period to survey damaged cargo, and consignees are request ed to have their representative present.
nearer.
BRIDGE NOTES
against the order by economic atabilizer Chester Bowles in-
Simple analysis directed Eart creasing margin requirements
cotton futurea trading to to the swindle in today's hand: on $50-a bale.
Senator Maybank, Democrat of South Carolina, said Bowles action is likely to bring a short crop next year with resulting price increases.
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The bidding:
B. U B Dun and Bradstreet found re-
Senator Thomas. Democrat of H. A 38 @ tall sales above the heavy vo
Oklahoma, Chairman of the D. QJ 10 8 lume in the preceding week and from 23 to 27 per cent above Senate Agriculture Committee, 0, 10 6 2 those of 1945. The automobile promised retaliatory measures is not lifted output was the highest yet at-if Bowles' order
war. 49,425 and said any attempt made to tained since the units as against 47, 736 units extend the life of the Office of The stock Price Administration beyond be countered by week previously. market flirted with the 15-year July would highest record attained in Feb-is seeking to remove all con MAGKINNON, MACKENZIE Į ruary, but receded when prices trols over farm commodities.
Agents:-
& CO.
P. & O. S. N, Co.
B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd.
E. & A. S. S. Co., Ltd.
THE MARINE ENGINEERS
GUILD OF CHINA
NOTICE
British Proposal renched within a fraction of the
State Department officials are former peak prices,
Stock sales declined to 7,590.- reported to be working fast, from 8.128.650 meanwhile, to get through an 990 shares.
the previous week. agreement on the sale of cotton shares of The turnover in bonds amount to the Japanese in the hope that ed to $30,834,300 as against its announcement might soften
the $24.975,200 of previous some southern Staten opposi- llen that has arisen in the week.
Most of the company news is Senate to the proposed $3,750,-
T
on the bright side with reports 000 British loan.
Under the proposed agree
of expansion, now products, debt
North. East
IC
23
s
PASS
Paus Puss
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
10 Pedder Street. Tel. 80311.
General Managers. INDO-CHINA S.N." CO., LTD.
SAILINGS
how not yet been materially af- 5.S. FOOSHING (No Passengers) .................to BANGKOK 18th April to Shanghai 200 April fected by the soft coal strike 9.3. WOSANG but that the output of plates, 9.9. YUENSANG Singapore, Penang, Calcutta 21st April bars and rails had been soveroly.
ARRIVALS curtailed.
It said another week of the s.s. WOSANG strike may sco' considerable of- fect on sheets. The demand for all products remains strong, it said, notably for small diameter bars and light flat-rolled pro- ducts.
The fuel situation adds to the uncertainty and Bome mills operating on a quarterly quots. which recently planned to nn- nounce third quarter quotas at this time, have postponed action for at least two weeks,
S.S. KWAISANG s.3. YUENSANG S.S. FOOSHING
IN PORT
from Shanghai 16th April
Kowloon Dock .Kowloon Dock Buoy ...Busy BA
All the abovo subject to alteration without notice,
All intending Passengers are requested to register their names a far às possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
Because of the fuel shortago, blast furnaces are being banked and the pig iron supply is much curtailed, though every effort is M.V. GLENOGLE being made or distribute it as widely as possible, the magazine unid. It added that foundries are operating at a low rate in the face of heavy backloga of orders and a better labour sup
recent months. West ply Soalit
than in IS
Pass Foundries also are unable to ob- 3NT
of Bufficient Paas tnin
quantities PASS
Pass BC
Ulster Linen
West opened the Queen of dia- The estimated rale of produc- monds. South winning with the tion last week dropped six points Ace, South then led the Queen of to 75.6 per cent of capacity,
a finesse, and East spades for won with the pads King. Fast Associated Press, then thought bricly--very briefly and executed a neat swindle by Before we see what happened, returning the Queen of hearts. let's examine the reasons for East's lead. The opening lead had told him that South had both the Ace and King of diamonds; West could not have the diamond for if he had held it he
Markets
A Special General meeting of compared with 87.1 of the pre- in the 25-year pre-war period. Kink, have led the King rathor not only to recapture her pre-
members will be held at the Office,
Floor. Brd
vlous week. Freight-car lo
clearances, and record ment the reported Japanese im- breaking orders. Steel produc-port quotas would be set on tion renched 78.3 per cent. asbasis of sales to that country American negotiators are push- Untings were 644,663 unita as com.in this plan as an alternative Building. 3 Pedder Street, at pared to 809,142 units. Crude Eestion to a British Empire five years before the outbreak of 4 pm. on Tuesday, 16th April, oil production was 4,446.400 proposal that the base cover only barrels as compared with 4 the war. During that period In- 424,160 barrels. — Associated din bartered cotton to Japan Press Secretary.
while the United States was vir- tually frozen from the market. New York. Apr. 15. The Coen-Coin Company and its Associated Press. consolidated subsidiarios reparted
1946.
J. WATSON,
KOWLOON OPTICAL CO.
Refracting and Manufacturing
Opticians
P. M. Wright, D.O.S. (U.S.A.J
Optometrist-in-Charge
563, Nathan Rd., Kowloon.
1945, or 5.67 a common share, compared with $25,021,000
BEN LINE STEAMERS}{LIMITED.
S.S. "BENVORLICH" expected to arrive from U.K.,
via Straits Mid May,
For particulars apply to:-
or Share-holders of the
Wobl
Belfast, April 15. Northern Ireland is working
herself as a than the Queen of diamonds. The war markets for Irish linen,
could be sot. defence could obviously win no but to establish trick. The contract
satomers she looks particularly to only if three heart club tricks, nor any further trump rayon goods exporter. For cus- therefore,
Tefore the war
Ulster was tricks could be won. Those tricks the Americas. could be won If West had both Acc and King of hearts (unlikely known for its production of in view of the bidding and West's prime 100 percent flax fabrics. manufacturers in that opening lead) or if West had the Now
South area have developed a distinc- and Jack-provided Ace an
Irish "non tive and colorful
East had led from the
Agents:
THE GLEN LINE LTD.
from United Kingdom End April. PRINCE LINE LTD.
M.V. SCOTTISH PRINCE Arr. from San Francisco 10th Apr (Dangerous Goods' Anchorago-Stonecutters Island),
Managing Agents
AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS:
CHINA NAVIGATION CÒ., LTD.
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SAILING TO SHANGHAI
SAILING TO SINGAPORE
4 p.m. 26th April
S.S. "TSINAN" (No deck passengers y
8.5. "KWEIYANG"
SAILING TO BANGKOK No passengers thereafter fortnightly salinga 8NINGHAI”`
SAILING TO CANTON
9.00 a.m. 20th April 8.3. "FATSHAN”
Noon 19th April
4 p.m. 23rd April
Subject to altoration without notice.
For Freight and Saloon Passages all lines, please apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Connaught Road, Central, Telephone 30391 (Privato exchange).
....
For Pasanges other than Saloon to Coast Ports and Singaporo,
please apply to:-
Mesurs. NAM TAI
127, Des Voeux Road, Central: Telephono 20110.
So For Freight and Passages other than Saloon by S.S. "FATSHAN”
please apply to:-
wil 15. contract by playing a great has been the development}
ten
a net profit of $25,124,000 for CEBU OIL COMPANY STOCK | cam wont happened. South finish" rayon fabric, and they]
Manila, April 15.
Par. thought, reasonably enough, that hope to make this less costly Queen-product attractive as an export. If that were the The use $5.64 a common-share for 1944-East Oil Development Company Jack of hearts.
of rayon in linen Apociated Press.
which is drilling in Northern case, It would be fatal to play Cebu Island. today approved the king, for West would take the manufature is an extension of the custom that flax factories tripling the Company's one mil- Ace and return the suit through the carry a number of a lion DeBOR stack te permit the dummy's ten
ten, and South would
British utility Trone-American Corporation of lose three heart tricks. But if cotton looms.
LONG San Francisco to subscribe to East had the Jack of hearts as needs currently, have resulted in
the Queon, South could expansion of this custom. one third of the shares.
Andres Soriano, the Far-East Company President, and today low heart. For then if East con- of long staple rayon production that he was securing equipment tinued with the Jack, South would that nearly half the 1944 tex- by Irigh milis and engineers from the United play the King, thereby setting up tiles produced
or winning that consisted of rayon or mixed States to continue work on the dummy's
trick at once; and if East con- project, Work was halted and tinued with a
low heart, South rayou-and-linen articles.
Exports were cut sharply dur- all machinery was destroyed on could play low, and duminy's ten orders from the United States would force West to put up theng the war. Textile shipments from Irish porta last year in- a low tiuded a comprehensive range of heart, and there went his con- dumusk, sheetings, embroidery tract East continued with a low linens, cambrics, kitchen goods, glass cloths, towels,, heart, and West took two more crashes, ANACONDA COPPER
heart tricks.
Buiting and costume linens.- New York, Apr. 15.
Associated Press. Anaconda Copper Mining
Yesterday you were Howard Company said today the prin Schenken's partner and, non-vul- cipal causes for a 35 per centnerable against valorable oppon- drop in its net income for 1945 ents, you held. were the refusal of the Office
W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd., Agents, Telephone: 34105.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
Vossel Marine Leopard Edward B. Haines Marine Star Flying Mist
Iraq "Victory Carlton Victory Marine Saupper A Vessel Marine Flier
From
Boston
Die
H'Kong Sails For
Manila, San F'cisco April 17
Shanghai. April 17 Penang
Mid April
Manila, San Fcisco April 24 San F'claco End April San F'eiaco End April San F'cisco End April Sen F'eisco 1st May San F'claco Mid May
Army in 1942, to prevent oil couth therefore played
from reaching the Japanese,-- Associated Press.
Alexandria, SHANGHAI EXCHANGES
Naples, Genoa, Mar-
Sea Shark
San F'cisco 17th May
Colombe,
mbay, Suez, Port
Said
Marine Leopard
Maring Snapper
Manila
Manila
Mid May
Mid May
Rosoluto
Mount Mansfield
Vouse?
N.Y
May '15 San Faisco End May
and Panama.
San
par
Shanghai, Apr. 16.
The
Maler
19 25
2D
+
PARS
double. A
THE METAL MARKETS
THE CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE
Telephone 81110.
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
SAILING TO U.K.
"LYCAON" sails for Port Said; Liverpool via Straits,
at the end of April..
Accepts cargo for European Continental ports other than Mediterranean ports. VESSEL DUE.
"LYCAON" from US via Straits 3rd week April. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS
Telephone: 30338
PENINSULAR & -ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION. COMPANY
From
Steamer
Bombay & Singapore "KUTSANG" "FENGTIEN" United Kingdoti via Singapore
KJ97 HAJ4 of Price Administration to ad-
DK 10 5 3 just prices after. V-J day and
A 10
New York, April 15. Manila.
recoversion of the copper and
bidding:
The British elimination of You Jacoby Schenkon
lead and subsidico on copper, N.Y, via Singapore brass fabricatifig industry.
Pazs Colombo Penang,
The company reported net in
zinc by hiking their prices, and Bombay, Suez, Port come last year of $20,402.000, Said, Alexandria, Na- equal to $2.35 per capital share, ANSWER: Paas: You can pro-American negotiations for the ples, Genos,
Mar- compared with $31,423,000, or bably beat two spades about a importation of Canadian. Mexi $3.62 a share in 1944-Asso-trick or so, but that is not a real can and Peruvian lead to relieve domestic shortage vin Singapore, cinted Press.
certainty if the diamond Ace is the acute behind you, You may not do highlighted the week in the well, furthermore, against three metal market.
The British also took spot- dlameade; and that may become the contract if you
alicing the price from appro- Opening exchange rates on the pars at this, stage may pay big light in the aluminum fieid by dividends the opponente con-imately 15 cents to 12 cents a via Shanghal Shanghai market today were: Fcisco Los An-
ounce: buying, inue to bid, as is quite possible. Gold CN$167,500; selling, CN$158,000:
Score 100 per cent for pass, 20 pound. The United States price remained at 15 cents. The Bri- via Shanghai, US dollar in black market:
216,000 tish arranged for QUESTION Felsco, Los An- buying, CN42,000; selling, ON$2 per cont for double. geles & Panama. 100: Hongkong, old note, buying.
Today hold the samo hand, metric tons to be delivered dur
ing 1946 and 1947 from Canada. Shanghal.
ON$380, selling CN3800: How
on Canadian aluminum moto, buying CN3380; selling, and the bidding continues:
Maler
You
Jacoby Schenken Duty CN$390,Asociated Press.
2D Pass
Pasi 18
2NT PASY ls three cents a pound. 29. "PasA
Copper prices in Britain NOTICE-
BNT (7) What do you' bid? (Anwar raised to 1294 cents a pogod
which is close to the world mar- "EMPIRE TRAIL" Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Temerrow).
ko quotation. TENDERS ARE INVITED
The British raised lead prices FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO
to eight cents. against the Unit- STEEL GENERAL CARGO
Washington, Apr. 15. ed States LIGHTERS AS THEY LIE SUB-
Soft coal production fell to conts.
Zinc has been act by the Bri- Ching Porte. MERGED IN THE CAUSE 850,000 tons in the first weak
WAYS BAY TYPHOON of work stoppago in the mines tish at seven conts a pound al- SHELTER.
manned by the United Mine though the world price is Workers Union of John L. around eight cents Associated] "EMPIRE JOY" SUCCESSFUL TENDERER Lewis. This compares with an Press MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE output of 13,270,000 in the week STEPS TO LIFT AND REMOVE ended March 30.0- THE LIGHTERS, ENERGY
N.Y. vla Singapore Colombo, Penang, Bombay, Suez, Port "Said,
Alexandria, Naples, Gonon, Mar. Béllies.
Wostor. Pacific Interport Service
From Fort Amsterdam Bangkok
S'pore Fort Rensselaer
Bangkok Coastal Navigator. B'pore & Bangkok
Fort Wilhoimus S'pore &
Bangkok
Дне II'Kong Mid April
Early May.
Saile
Mid May
For Swatow.
China Ports.
End May.
China Ports, For space, rates, and information, call ". AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD., AGENTS FOR
U.S. WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION
Telephones: '28174 — Freight Department,
28178 (Passenger
28172
General Agent, ze
Chinasó Department, ( Alfred O'Hoy) Telephone AT408 Omoe: St. George's Building, 7 Koukalipti Hond uistel
Address offers to **MESORS. JARDINE, MATHE
COAL OUTPUT
Secretary of Interior Krug, who also in Solid Fuel Admini trator, said that about 200 soit coal mines continued via Hon in the Arst,
Dus
end April end April
imported into the United States BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Steamer
Loading for
Ready
18th April
ceilings of 0-1/2 EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
New-York, April 14.
The production of whisky,! neutral spirits, gin, brandy and). rum, totaled: 24,828,000 gallóría) February, ad increase of 142 Our cent, over tho. 10 240 ODO allons in the same": "fonti” of AMBER 1944, De Hquor, Industries tres
acted tod Vallsocial Frakk
Steamer
Steamer
"KAIPAKI":
Loading for
Sydney
From
"Australian Ports. For full partienis ACKINNON, MAC
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Carly May
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