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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLDING
F. & O., B.I. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING.
Messrs. Goddard & Douglas will attend at 10 a.m. on Monday and Thursdays within the fie storage period to survey damaged cargo, atul consignees are request- ed to have their representative present.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agents
..
& CO.
P. & O. S. N. Co.
B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd.
E. & A. S. S. Co., Ltd.
HALF A MILLION MEN'S SECOND-HAND JACKETS and TROUSERS Suitable for Hongkong trade at FOUR SHILLINGS each.
Thousands shipped to Middle
Earr
Quick shipment of pressed bales of une thousand assorted gar menu.
Establish confirmed credits in payment of any quantity on English Bank.
M. Newman, (Contractors)
Ltd.
Heap Street, Manchester 7. England,
Chhia Address: Harbinger.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Surveyors
The
and Appraisers,
Pedder Buikling. Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Undersigned have ceived instructions from The Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 7th May, 1046.
commencing at 19.30 a.m.
..
at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building (Basement), Hong Kung
62 LOTS OF
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
comprising:
Stored at Arnhold's' Yard, K. M. L. 90, Ma Tau Wei Road, Kowloon.
2 Junk Hulls, Large Dock Winch, Angie Bars, Vertical Furnace, Overload Crane, Timber, Scrap Iron, Slipways,
efe.
Stored at Jordan Road Godown. K. M. L. 49.
Laundry Machines, Bollers. Pipes, Girders. Iron Scrap, etc. Stored at Gascoigne Road. (Kowloon Indian Tennis Club).
Oil Refining Apparatus. Stored at Wing On Foundry, No. 21 Bedford Road, Kowloon,
THE CHINA MAIL, Saturday, MAY 4, 1946.
Shipbuilding Achievement Britain Ahead Of Rest of World
LONDON, MAY 3.
MERCHANT VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN BRI-
N.Y. STOCK MARKET
New York, May 2. Specialiazed demand continued to bring wide gains today to nã sorted thin issues while many leaders were forced to give ground under light selling pressure,
Spilt-ups of dividenda and earn- TISH SHIPYARDS AT THE END OF MARCH REACH- Îngs and hopes of price, control ED: 1,676,104 TONS-DOUBLE THE CORRESPONDxation inspired mild optimism.
Industrial curtailments resulting i ING
1938 AND THE from the coal strike brought peas- TONNAGE AT THE END OF HIGHEST FIGure recorDED SINCE JUNE 1922.
Shares traded totalled 1,000,000) THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF MERCHANT. VESSELS UNDER
for the day. CONSTRUCTION ABROAD WAS 1,580,823 TONS, SO Dow Jones Industrial THAT BRITISH SHILBUILDERS ARE AHEAD OF THE 30 Industrials
20 Nails REST OF THE WORLD BY A CONSIDERABLE MAR-1 CIN.
BRIDGE NOTES
The bidding of today's hand. was hopelessly unsound, but the play was interesting.
North. Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
S. & 3
H. A QB T2 D. A Q4 2
Returns
to
mium.
Utilities
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
9.S. TAKSANG 9.S. ESANG
S.S. KUTSANG.
$ 76.48 204.98
S.5. ESANG
64.20
9.8. KWAISANG
43.14 Alaska Adams Express $22, Details of this remarkable Juneau 88% American Can 594, achievement of British ship-
American Sinelting $68, Ameri
Ameriena yards are contained in Lloyds Tobacco 508, American Water-
can Telephone $10, Register of Shipbuilding Re-
works $25%, Anaconda Copper tures published today.
$40%, Aviation Corporation $10%, The U.S.4. is next in order of im Bendix Aviation $48, Bethlehem
show that Baldwin $33, Barnadall $20
pertance
Britain with
Borden Steel $106, Boeing $27%, 587,278 tons. (35.3 per cent of Co. $55, Canadian Pacific $18,
128.1 the British figure) Sweden fol. J. I. $40, Chrysler lown with 205,015 tons, (12,2
Commercial Solvents per cent), Italy 166,190 tons $210,
$24 $63,
Corn Products $61, Dupont 9.3 per cent); Holland 141,915 Electric Light & Power
Eastman Kodak $251,
$2712 tons (8.4 per cent); Spain General Electric $455, Generat 110,974 toпk (6.6 per cent); Motors $73, Goodrlok $80, Good- Belgium 104,940 tons (6.3 per year $75%
764, Homestake Mining 103,005 $48, International Harves
Harvester 393
Ral Paper car
$40, Inter- Tel. Tel, $25, Johns
SKIPPING DEPARTMENT
16 Pedder Street
Tol. 80311.
General Manageri. INDO-CHINA 5.N. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS
..to Singapore & Penang 6th May .......to Shanghal 10th May to Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 14th May
ARRIVALS
"IN PORT
.5. TAKSANG 3.9. KUTSANG (Operators P, & 0.)
from Shanghai 6th May
Kowloon Dock Kowloon Wharf Buoy B.4
All the above subject to alteration without potten.
All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
Aposta:
THE GLEN LINE LTD.
m.v. GLENOGLE...Duo from United Kingdom about 16th May m.v. GLENAPP
......about 18th May Loading for U.K. & Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Antwerp, sa. EMPIRE PARK
Due from United Kingdom about 27th May
Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE.
Britain completed 71,000 tona
Lona Manville $167, Kennecott Cop- M.V. KAFIRISTAN Due from Melbourne, Sydney, Torokina
of shipping and Inid down a
C. K 6
B. Q 9 7 4
H. J 6 3 D. 10 8 3 0. Q 7 3
B. J
IN
B. K 04
W
E
D, K 9 7 4
cent>
S
Q. J 10 9 5 2
and Denmark tons (6.2 per cent).
In March of this
8. AK 10 8 6 2
E 105
D JO
CA 8 4
The bidding: Fust North
South
1II 3D
Past
29
Puss
35
19
Pass 05
Pung
Pusa
Dbi. Pass
further
136,000
gross
Ward
8984 Mistillere. 274.
for the first three months of Nations, Backard Motors
Lead
the year. 248,000 tons were
357,000
West completed and were laid down. Pass
To make possible this vastly Pass increased shipbuilding pro-
Pass
Poss
Serap from. Pig Iron. -
West, for reasons known only Stored at
to himself, opened the Jack of hearts, and South thought for a Custodian K.1 Godown,
moment. It seemed highly pro Kowloon,
Labie that East had both red 10,000
Cardboard, Kings for bls double; so either Sheets
of bath be talked out Gross Cardboard. 4,287 had to 210
Kings, or South had to Reams Paper,
South had to hope for a very favourable trump situation.
he
4th week May Loads for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne Mid-June.
2!
Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.
Steel 8.8. WINDERMERE PARK From VANCOUVER about 12th May.
Radio
$4491,
Pan American Airways $20, tons Pennsylvania RR $424.*
Corporation $10, $33, Reynolds Schenley $77%, 547 Shell O Vacuum
ramme--the success of which is élosely inked with the pro-
Scara Roebuck $39, Socony $16%, Southern Pacifie russ of the British drive Standard Oll of Calif.
Standard Brands $62, nearly 230,000 people are today
$55 employed in the United King-Standard Oil of New Jersey $78% dom's Shipbuilding and Repair-Union Carbide $118, U.S. Rub- Studebaker $20%, Union Bag $34. ing Yards. This represents an ber $701, U.9. Steel $923%, increase of nearly 60 per cent Westinghouse $34, Youngstown pre-war figure of Sheet & Tube 570.-Associated
Ser-Press. Press
on the 145,000.-London
The above Premises where After arriving at this conclu-1 více.
the goods are
stored will be
South sion,
put up dummy's heart | Ace and
returned the hear: calmly ret open to inspection on 4th May: deuce. East naturally thought his and partner had led from the Jack- 12.00 noon, and on 6th May ten of hearts, so he played the
1946, between 10,00 a.m.
1946, 12.00 2.00 p.m. und 4.00 p.m.
between 10.00
and nnon,
"Monarch" Ready
London, May 3.
After touring the
་
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
Arrivals.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS:
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILING TO SW ATOW & AMOY
S.S. "ANHUI”
Noon 12th May SAILING TO SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO AND TIENTSIN, M.V. "YOCHOW"
STEAMER
Festerday: H.M.T. Enticer S.S. "FATSHAN"
The new telegraph ship; "Monarch," the world's largest a.m. and nine of hearts; and South won cable laying and repair ship, between with the heart ten! South nest which was built in Newcastle
laid
down the Ace of trumps, and for the British General Post The Auction is subject to theist's Jack gave him food for Office, is in the West India from Singapore, U.S. L.S.T.'a 228)
thought. Before deciding on his Conditions of Sale published next trump play, however, South Docks, hure, ready for the sea. and 960, U.3.S. Greenwich Bay in the 9th March, 1946, issue went after the diamonds. Ho Ted
vessel, and 3.8. Mausang from Singapore. of the Gazette.
Scheduled Arrivals the five of diamonds from his own which has a gross tonnage of; hand, winning with dummy's Ace 8,950 tons and is 476 feet over. Today: S.S. Wuchang and and then returned the deues of all, the Postmaster-General, 5.9. Wushush from Singapore, diamonds from the dummy. East Lord Listowel, said it repre- IM.S. Bigbury Bay from Shang thought and squirmed and final-sented a great achievement forthal, U.S.S. Cummings and L.S.T. ly played a low diamond-and British engineering, especially 660 from Saigon, H.M.S. Wood- South won with the diamond Jacki since it had been constructed so cock from Pratas, U.S. L.S.T.
Having wice awindled East,
72. 632, 686, 038 and 046, 8.6. Bust that impresses Neches.
from
Singapore and U.S.S.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers,
led to the club King, ruffed
The thing
crew,"
Lord
SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS South could now turn to West. He soon after the war..
third round of diamonds, cashed me about her in an unfogettable Tomorrow:-S.S. Fengtion from Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. the club Ace, ruffed a club in way la the up-to-date accommo- Singapore. Begiment, French Bank Bldg., dummy, and ruffed a third round dation for the
Departures A.E.E. de Souza, Auctioneer.
of hearts.
At this stage Souta Listowel added. Telephone $1857.
Yesterday:-F.S. Duquesne tor and West had only trumps left. The "Monarch" hus four Shanghai, H.M.8. South then led the eight of trumps cylindrical cable tanks, each 41 Shanghai and H.M.S. Maruon for Lagos for and West was helpless. He could feet in diameter, which provide Singapore. win with the nine of trumps, but a total coiling capacity of 125,- would then have to lead from his 1000 cubic feet. This would en-
Scheduled Departures
Hart for and 9.5. Haiyang for
BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.
SAILINGS TO U.K.
"BENVORLICH" sails for Lon don via Straits-Early June.
FREIGHT ONLY.
VESSELS DUE
"BENVORLICH" from U. K. via Straits-2nd half May.
"BENLEDI"
"LOKSANG"
"AMMLA"
P
from Melbourne
Mid June.
End May.
End May
For further particulars apply to W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building
Tel. 34165.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S. S. "HAIYÁNG "
Salling for SWATOW 4th May. From Company's Wharf.
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Particulars of Freight & Passage, Please apply to:-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers.
P&O. Building, 5th floor. Tel, 23755.
or
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.
20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. 24639.
Queen-seven up to South's King-able her to carry 2,500 nautical Pratas
Today:H.MIS.
ton!
10
25
20
miles of deep sea submarine cable, enough to lay a cable be tween England and the United States in one voyage
or
Swatow,
Chicago Grains
Chicago, May 2.
Short covering near the close
of the Chicago Grain market sent
Question Today you hold the same hard and the bidding continues: Schenken Jacoby You Maler Dbl. Разз
With a crew of 130 aboard, Pass (7)
she could remain at sea for 100 What do you bid? (Answer daya without re-fuelling Tomorrow)
entering port.--Reuter. To Build Dock TIDEWATER OIL
Oule, May 9. New York, May 3. British shipyards will make Président Willlam F. Humphrey | two new sections for the float. today predicted a rapid expansioning dock at Bergen, in Western of the Tidewater Associated Oil Norway, to repince those dum- Company's foreign business.. aged beyond repair when the the Department of Agriculture
the
4 p.m. 12th May
SAILING TO BANGKOK
20th May
BAILING TO CANTON
9 a.m. 6th May
Subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight and Saloon Pasinges all Hnas, please apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, Central, Telephone 30331 (Private exchange),
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
Steamer
"KUTSANG"
From
Bombay & Singapore
Discharging
Duc
"FENGTIEN" United Kingdom via Singapore
May 5th
May Rye five cents higher. Buy: BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
ing was based on the increase in
prices of Winnipeg Rye of five eents in ber deliveries.
Oats were weak on additional mid-west rains and the report by
October and Decem
SAILINGS FOR STRAITS AND INDIA
Ready
Before the war, the Tidewater dock was sunk markets
by a one-man that only five million to six mil- EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. included
China,
torpedo in September, 1944. lion bushels of corn purchased, by Philippines and Indio.
Humphrey told the annual ineet Two other sections have already the harbour ing that the first quarter, income been raised from WAS $3,474,601 or $0.54 a share, bed-Router. compared with $0.69 a share, in the first quarter of last year.-- Associated Press. PAGE-7
U. S. COTTON
Steel Output Drops
Government under the bonus plan will be for export. Ryn in sym- pathy lifted Ont prices at the close.
Steamer
"EMPIRE JOY"
Steamer
"KAIPAKI"
For
Sydney
From
Australian Ports
Bye-May $2.07% per bushel. Oats July $0.83 per bushel. Winnipeg. Ryo:-May $2.83. July $2.00, October $2.00, December $1.07 —ssociated
Press,
HECHT, LEVIS TO
OPEN IN H.K.
Now York, May 2.
New York, May 2. New York Cotton:-May $27.50, The trade paper "Iron Age" 10~) July $27.50/57, October $27.60/62, day reported that steel ingot ou December $27.06, March $27.07, put dropped-6 points, this week May, Middiing Spot 828.14. to 68% per cent of capacity as a
· London, May 2. "We shall be forming an asso. New Orleans Cotton: May result of dwindlin eoɗl supplies. $27.51 bid. Jaly
$27.52, October A sharper drop is forecast for clated company in Hongkong in $27.66/69, December $27.03, March
conjunction with certain Chinose week.. next $27.68 bid, Middling Spot $27.07. The paper said the coalahut. friends of high standing, and we
Associated Press.
down has resulted in the loss of bellove that not only are local one million tons in steel inot import and export, but that it trading prospects good for both Another loss of 750,000 tons its In with the general policy, of expected next week.
Another effect of the coal shut the group to cover Malaya, Indo- down 15. forealiadowed by reports China and China with their own that coal supplies of some Mr. Walter Fletcher, Chairman mubaldiary businesses," announces razds are dangerously low which may result in the curtalling of Hecht, Levis and Kabin; rubber dealers and merchants, ́in his any freight hauls.
nual speech-Router
OIL PRODUCTION
Now York, May 9, The American Petroleum Insi luto today reported that the daily Krosa crudo oll
production last wook decreased by 14,250 barrels ie 4,072,000 barrels.
The total estimated production of gasoline is given as 14,228,000 barrels Associated Press.
N.'Y. EXCHANGES, A
New York, May 2. Foreign Exchange Markoj :--- T.T. on Montreal $90.81% London $4.08, Paris 30.84%, Buonos) Aires (free market) $24.00, Rio de Janeiro 35.25; Maxleo $20.05. Associated Press...
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The volume of steel orders has increased this week.
The "Iron Age"! anid that" cnaes of black market transactions In steel are becoming more frequent.
Associated Press.
Now York, May 8,- The Atlas Powder Corporation has recuded its common dividend to 50 cents a share, it was-report-
RAIL STATISTICS
Washington, May Ṛ. The Association of American Tailrends today reported that 659,952 cars of revenue freight wore londed inst week. 2
This figure represents. crease of 1.4 per cent over the g préceding wook and a doorwaso of
ed today. The previous dividend 20.7 from the corresponding week was 75 Ccenta. Agsociated Press. a-year ako-Associated Press.
For full particulars apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Telophone No. 27721-4
early May
Dur
May 9th
BLUE, FUNNEL LINE
SAILING TO'U.K. "LYCAON", sails for Port Said, Liverpool via
Straits 2nd week of May. VESSEL DUE... "LYCAON" from UK. via Strait Ist week of May,
For Pastage and Freight Particulars apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS
Telephone: 30338,