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PUBLIC AUCTION
re-
The Undersigned have ceived instructions from The Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction on
·
Tuonday, the 14th. May, 1946. commencing at 10.30 .m. at the Premises of China Provident Godowns
39/40. West Point.
Just The THE biggest news for you.
Exquisite inde-gold unpacked
car-rings. bracelets,
washable purc
silk Aing
necklace,
fingerings.
embroidered garments, etc. grand exhibition of China's Finest carved teak-camphor-lined chests Warramed prewar-made, Mode Elite, 20 Queen'a Road Central.
TUITION GIVEN
CANTONESE AND MANDARIN Jessons given in group or private- ly by expert teacher with young indy assistants. Moderate charges. Write Box No. 79, "China Mail."
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLDING
P. & O., B.1. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING.
Messrs. Goddard & Douglas will attend at 10 am. on Monday
and Thursdays within the fr storage period to survey damaged cargo, and consignees are request ed to have their representative present.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agents:-
& CO.
P. & O. S. N. C.- B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd.
E. & A. 9. S. Co., Ltd.
39 LOTS OF
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.
comprising:
Broken Steel Cabinets, *Coal,
Lathes,
Bristles,
Native Paper,
Cotton Waste,
Boat Sail,
Dyes.
Rosin,
Lime,
Nails,
Etc., Etc., Etc.
THE CUINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1940.
"Bretton Woods"
Bonds Offere
WASHINGTON, MAY 13.
| THE WORLD BANK WILL OFFER INVESTORS ITS EIRST ISSUE OF "BRETTON WOODS BONDS"' PROBABLY
WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. FEDERAL OF- FICIALS PREDICT. A WILLING MARKET. ALTHOUGH A COMPLETELY NEW TYPE" OF SECURITY, THE BONDS WILL BE REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, THEY WERE APPROVED LAST MONTH IN NEW YORK AS INVESTMENTS FOR SAVINGS BANKS AND TRUST FUNDS.
BRIDGE NOTES
The Crime shown today is very easy to miss, for most rlayers would automatically stray from the straight and narrow path in nctual play:
South, Dealer
Both skies vulnerable
B. K 702
Н. 3 5 4
D K Q J 10 5 C. 8
B. S
019
984
B. QJ 4 E. 7 8 2
W
E DO Z
S
6. A 10 9 8 3'
I
Individual Americans have the cash and bank deposits to buy up many times the volumet of bonds the bank, can issue, but federal officials believe sonte period of "education" may be necessary to overcome initial skepticları,
BRITISH TRADE
London, May 13.
* Britain', "imports in the
first quarter of this totalled £278,000,000 or
000,000 more than exporta of £184,000,000 during the same period, according to the Board of Trade Journal,
Exports for the quarter b creased £65,000,000 compared with the final three months of 1945-Associated Press.
Westinghouse Loan
Pittsburgh, May 13. The Westinghouse Electric Corp. has announced that it is negotiating an $80,000.000 loan to meet financial obligations and to put through a $62,000;-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
16 Pedder Street
Tel. 80311.
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA'S. N. CO., LTD.
S.S. ESANG
SAILINGS
..to Shanghai 14th May S.S. KUTSANG....to Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 15th May ARRIVALS
S.S. WINGSANG
IN PORT S.S. EWAISANG S.S.KUTSANG (Operators P. & 0.) S.S. ESANG
from Shanghai 18th May
.Kowloon Dock Buoy A 8. Custodian "Wharf
All the above subject to alteration without notion.
Contrary to common belief, 000 expansion and improve- All Intending Passengers are requested to register their names as the International Bank for Re-ment programme, construction, and Development Gwilym A. Price, Westing-
can depend only to a small ex- teht for funds on the subscrip- tions of its 38 member govern
ments.
This is because the member governmenta may be called on for only 20 por cent of their
Kar as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
Agents:
THE GLEN LINE LTD.
house president, sald in his an- nual statement to stockholders that the loan, effective May 1, would be for a two-year period
an option to renew for .. GLENOGLE ....Due from United Kingdom about 22nd May with three additional ⚫ycara,
1. EMPIRE PARK..Doo from United Kingdom about 27th May Declaring It was impossible m.v. GLENAPP Sailing for U.K., Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam about 18th May
a. A 70 total $9,100,000,000 subscrip-to give a completo report of tions at any one time.. Thal company business during the bank must
float bonds (or first quarter of 1946 because of guarantee the bonds of member nations) in order to raise the capital to finance reconstruc tion projects, in war-trampled
BAK 10 0
D 7 8
C 10 5
The bidding:
West
EC
North
2D 35
East Pusa Pass
The above Premises vil be open to inspection on 11th. May, South 1946, between 10.00 a.m. and 15 noon, and or 13th. May, 1946, 2H between 10.00 a.m. and noon, 45 and between 2.00 jim. and 4.80 p.m.
the Gazette.
Lo
Pass Pres
Рляз Радя West opened the King of clubs
countries.
Own Bonds
Investors in the United States, Canada and a few other
93-day strike of CIO workers, Price estimated that "net sales) billed during January, Febru
Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
ary and March average about M.V. KAFIRISTAN Duo from Melbourne, Sydney, Toroklas
$10,000,000 a' mouth," compared with an average of more than $57,000,000 a month in 1945- Associated Press,
4th. week May Loads for Sydney, Melbourne Mid-Juno also Brisbane if sufficient inducement -
Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.
untrada and the AUTO PRODUCTION 5.$. WINDERMERE PARK From VANCOUVER duo 14th May
major potential acures. of lend-
Detroit, May 13. Passenger automobile and truck
production in the United States and Canada this week is estimated by Ward's Automotive Reports ut 70,225 last week.
units compared with 67,000
and then shifted to the Queen of hearts. South won with the King The Auction is subject to the of heurts and cashed the Ace and
capital. According to Conditions of Sule published in King of spades, sighing din- the 9th. March, 1946. issue of The King of diamonds viser on foreign investments, appointedly when the suit failed Walter C. Loucheim, SEC's ad- held the next trick, but the Queen the bonds, probably will be list of diamonds forced out West's ed on foreign trading centres, Ace. Went led the Queen of
clubs,
In the opinion of Loucheim dummy ruling; and North led the and some others, the bank will Jack of diamonds, East ruffing.
Assemblies during the similar East hopefully returned a heart, of foreign
not for some time offer bonds week in 1941 which was the last but South
governments under full year of pre-war production the Ace and its own put up led the three of spades (carefully vestors at the outset, they feel,
guarantee. Most in-totalled 132,380 units.
This late output represented a saved for this purpose) to dun-
is indicated for next falling off is
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS
Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Hement, French Bank Bldg A.E.B. de Sauan, Auctioneer. Telephone 31867,
Queen's Camera Exchange
& Studio
Specialists in
PRINTING, DEVELOPING & ENLARGING.
Prompt and Satisfactory Service.
33 Queen's Road C. (next-Queen's Theatre), Telephone 24120.
BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.
SAILINGS TO UK.
"BENVORLICH" sails for London via Straits-Early June.
FREIGHT ONLY.
VESSELS DUE
"BENVORLICH". from `U.K. via Straits-2nd half May.
"RENLEDI"
"LOKSANG".
♫
Mid June.
Fr
*
+
from Melbourne
End May'.
Ent May
"AMMLA”
For further particulara apply to
W. R. LOXLEY & CÒ. (CHINA), LTD.
York Building
Tel. 34
34165
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S-S. "HAI YANG "
Sailing for SWATOW On or about 19th May.
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Particulars of Fraight & Passage. Please apply to:- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO..
General Managers.
P. &.0. Building, 5th floor. Tel. 23755.
or
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.
20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. 24639.
diamonds allowed South ny's seven. And then the ten of would prefer the bank's ownew post-war high but a sharp to dis-bonds to those of foreign coun-week with General Motors. Ford
trics.Associated Press.
card: the remaining heart.
We assure you a crime committed in the play hand. See
if you can before you read on.
Was
of this
apot it
Sugar In 1949
Batavia, May 13.
sugar re-
East was the criminal; and his So many Java crime took place at the very first finerles were converted by the trick! Correct play is for Last to Japanese to production of such. overtake the club King with the
club Are! Then East can return things as cement, alcohol, ben-
heart through South. The rico), paper fenders could then plog away at hearts persistently and would just have time to win a heart trick in addition to one trick in each of the other quita.
wero
Yesterday you
Oswald Jacoby's partner and with both side vulnerable, you held:
S.K 4
II Q7 63
DK 8 3
CQ 7 8 2
The bidding: Jacoby Schenken
You Maier Pass
15
Pass INT 1H
P18
(7) ANSWER: Bid three hearts. Since your hand is a maximum for the response of one no-trump, you must inako another bld | show, your extra strength. The only question is whether to bid i three or four hearts.
Score 100 per cent for threa hearts, 70 per cent for four hearts, 20 per cent for two no- trump.
-
Question
Today you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different: Jacoby
Schenken You Maler Pass INT Pass
1S
2D
PASS. (7)
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS:
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
the coal
9.3. "ANHUI"
8 p.m. 17th May BAILING TO SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO AND TIENTSIN. and Chrysler beginning a progress. "HUPEH" (No passengers) sive shut-down due to freight em- [
Noon-18th May from bargo resulting strike-Associated Press,
SAILING TO BANG KOK via SWATOW S.S. "KŴEIYANG"
SAILING TO SINGAPORE
Noon 20th May
OIL EARNINGS
SAILING TO CANTON
9 a.m. 18th May
New York, May 13.
earn-
Subject to alteration without notice.
The Creole Petroleum Corpora- S.S. "FATSHAN" and lubricating oil tion, a subsidiary of the Stand- that production of sugar in ard Oil of New Jersey. today
delayed, the reported Java will be
ted its first quarter Netherlands Indies government ings at $24,000,000, after deduc- tions for estimated normal taxes, reported after a survey Tho report said it was doubtful that This figuro compares with corn- equal to 90 cents a capital share. sugar could be exported from ings of $18,000,000 or 82 cents a Java before
1949, Associated share in the similar period last Press.
year.--Associated Press. Þ
No Hope Of
Of Exports From Indies Yet
Batavia, May 13.
Revival, of the commerce of the Netherlands East Indies,
- source of some of the world's' vitally needed com
moditics - oil, rubber, tobacco, tea and sugar, among other things-myst await settlement of the political problems of the islands and a return of peace. and stability of government.
What do You bid? (Answer awaiting an opportunity
Tomorrow).
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
Arrivals
At present control of the islands is divided between the Allied and Indonesian military forces.
American and British business are present, however, agenta
to be. their work. Most of the "Americans
represent petroleum companies. Standard-Vacuum hal restored partial production, but must rebuild its largest refinery at Palembang, on Sumatra.
There also are many represen atives of American rubber com. panics. The General Motors Cor- poration automobilo assembly fac |
Batavis port, is in limited production.
British Agents
Sing tory at Tanjoengpriok,
Yesterday:9.9. Salween and S.S. Fukwang from M.F.A. Wave Sovereign Singapore, S.B. City of Lille and S.S. Topa Topa from Shanghai, M.F.A. Empire Damsel from Shanghai and H.M.S, Courier and H.M.B. Serene from exercises..
Scheduled Arrivals in Today:9.9. Helikon from a
gon
Tomorrow-M.F.A. War Bha rata from Singapore and H.S. Karan from Kure.
Departures
..
* Yesterday--8.3. Yochow for Shanghal and U.S.S. Parks, Scheduled Departures Today:-5.5, Kutsang for Bin- Fomorrow:-U.S.S. Lignite.
gapore.
Brisbane, May 18.
The Queensland Canegrow
ers Council has recommendod
to
A British-American Tobacco Company representativo is tres but so far has been resume cigarette manufacture
Anong British company agents here are representatives of con terna doing business in sugar. rubber,
petroleum and axport: import trade..
Netherlands Antaresis дго at- tempting to restore production of kapok,
copra, tin, palm oil, spices. quiaino and coffee,
Nearly all these groups must mako largo expenditures for re- habilitation of factories.--Asso, ciated Press.
PARAMOUNT REPORT
New York, May 13..
For Freight and Saloon Passages all lines, please apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, Central, Telophons 30331 (Private exchange),
Ship
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY
From
Karachi
"STANHALL" "MYRTLEBANK” "SAMTYNE
Duo
May 20th
Bombay
May 20th
Karachi & Bombay
May 25th
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
Sailings to Straits and India
Paramount Pictures Incorpora- EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD
tion today reported for the quar ter ending March 30 estimated consolidated earnings at $11,587,- 000 after all. charges, including estimated provisions for taxes on income.
The estimated earnings aro equal to $3.00 each on the 3,752,- 000 shares of common stock
out- standing. The
includo earnings $3,086,000
representing Para- mount's direct and Indirect In- terest as a stockholder in the combined undistributed oarnings of the partially owned non- consolidated subsidiaries,
Earnings for the first quarter. of 1945 were estimated at $4,997,- 000 equal to $1.07. per share. Associated Press.
UNITED AIRLINES
Chicago, May 13. The United Airlines Incorpora- ed today reported that its first quarter socords showed a not long, after taxes of $321,000, equivalent to 30 cents a common share This fuse compares with a profit of $1,179,000 for the first quarter of 1945 equal to 70 canta a "sharo.
Vice attri-
Hythe, May 13. Fishermon trawling in Dunge-President of the company
Anancial John Newe tliat. 10 privately owned Bugarness Bay have been complain-buted the loss to the transition mills in Queensland with a capl-, Ing recently, of heavy damage from
to pasop-limo tal value of 45,000,000 should to their nets »from the sunken
wartime
conditions, expansion af operating bo acquired for conversion to remains of flying bombs and the airline mileague and incresson" cooperative mills.Associated aircraft shot down during the in personnel and, wage rates Press.
war,Associated Press.
Associated Prosti
Ship "KAIPAKI" "KENILWORTH"
From Sydney
Sydney
For full particulars apply to
Due Discharging May 19th
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
SAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL. VIA STRAITS,
LYCAON.
GLAUCUS ADRASTUS
·CLENFINLAS
E, LAOMEDON
GLENTINLAS LAOMEDON PRIAM
15th May
18th May
1st June
7th Juno
20th Jung
VESSEL DUE. from U.K, vin Straits
late "May
đo from New York and San Francisco,"
early June
carly June
For Passage and Freight Particulars apply
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS
Telephone: 80888.