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OUR TRADE
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London, May 18. Britain intends to negotiate a trade treaty with China, H. A Marquand, Sectory of Overscan Trade, told the House of Commons today,
"I cannot, of bourse, Bay how far it would be similar to that now being negotiated between the United States and Chinese governmente," Mir, Marquand told
a ques- Lionier who asked whether "Britain would attempt
match United States com- marco in China-Associated Pros.
N.Y. STOCK MARKET
New York, May 16. Stock prices retreated for the third consecutive session althoug
and selected in a few utilities dustrials gained. Losses ranged from fractions to around three, points:
Altogether 1,020,000 shares were traded. Dow Jones Averages 30 Industriala
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1946.
Bad Conditions In East Indies
(By MARC PURDUE)
BATAVIA, MAY 16. CONDITION IN THE OUTER ISLANDS OF THE NETHER- LANDS EAST INDIES ARE SO UNSATISFACTORY THẤT THE WORLD MAY HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE OBTAINING VITAL RAW MATERIALS FROM. THEM SAYS LT.-COL. LEONARD WESTON OF THE U.S. ARMY.
Meanwhile
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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
18 Padder Street Tel. 80811.
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA S. N. Com
SAILINGS
S.S. WINGSANG
IN. PORT
3.8. KWAISANG S.S. WINGSANG
LTD.
Shanghai 21st May
Kowloon Dock: Custodian's Wharf
(Former OSK)
All the above subject to alteration without notion
All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as ensential ··relíóf | far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
Agents:
THE GLEN LINE LTD.
Due from United Kingdom about 26th May
about 21st May
THE OFFICER, MAKING A SURVEY FOR THE UNITED STATES, SAID THOUSANDS OF TONS OF URGENTLY NEEDED COMMODITIES WERE AVAILABLE ON THE ISLANDS BUT ADDED THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO.... GET NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES PRODUCE UNTIL SEA TRANSPORT IS PROVIDED IN QUANTITY AND SUCH ITEMS AS MEDICINES, CLOTHING, FOOD, TOOLS, BUILDING MATERIALS, FUEL AND CON .SUMER GOODS ARE DELIVERED. . CONT Weston has been assigned the task of determining war dam- supplies and incentive goods ages, rehabilitation and relief without which the natives are needs, where Japanese stock- unwilling to work are lying at piles are usable and whether Sourabaya and Makassar. The surplus American army and islanders are not interested in m.v. GLENOGLE”.... navy supplies in the South working for money until they. EMPIRE PARK.Due from United Kingdom about 27th May $ 76.25 Pacifle may be substituted for can purchase food, clothing and $206.67 items ordered in the United other necessities. Consequont-v. GLENAPP Salling for U.K, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam
ly resin remains in the jungles, 20 Rails
03.78 States. 15 Utilities
42.73 Inter-island shipping would kapok in the trees, coconuts
he said, if the rot unharvested Adams Express $22%, Alaska be available,
an untapped- Juneau, 38, American Can $95, Netherlands East Indies gov- rubber treca are reverting to WANTED for European Office American Smelting $07, Ameri- arnment's import and export jungle growth.
Kowloon,
Portuguelcan Telephone $104, Anaconda
organization would consent to female shorthand, typist. Write Copper $46 Aviation Corpora use small Chinese owned craft. tion $11, Baldwin $34%, Barnsdail Box No. 88, "China China."
$284, Bendix Aviation $48, The reason given why this la Bethlehem Steel $1043, Boeing not done, Weston says, is that feel they cannot $26% Canadian Pacific $184, the Dutch
the ships' owners be Chrysler $128, Colgate $51% trust Commercial Solvents $20%, Corn cause they might steal the Products $69, Dupont $207, cargoes.. Eastman Kodak $250, Electric General Light & Power $27% Electric $401, General Motors
the victorious western allies $10%, Goodrich $70, Goodyear
are letting them down.. Homestake Mining $45,
Already some Chinese, resent- International Harvester
$95,
South probably overbld a bit ful because of shipping cop- International Paper $40, Inter- national Tel, & Tel. $24, Johas in the band below, but made up trols, are smuggling the outer Manville $156. Kennocott Copper for it by auperlative play:
South. Dealer $67, Montgomery Ward $98, No- $82, Nationa! tional Distillers Lead $88% New York Contral RR $25%, Packard Motors $9 Pan American Airways $19, $40% Radle
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HALF A MILLION MEN'S SECOND-HAND JACKETS and TROUSERS suitable for Hongkong trade at FOUR SHILLINGS each.
Thousands shipped to Middle East.
Quick shipment of pressed bates of one thousand assorted garments.
Establish confirmed credits in payment of any quantity on an English Bank.
M. Newman, (Contracto Ltd.
Heap Street, Manchester 7. England. Cable Address: Harbinger,
MORE NEWSPRINT
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BRIDGE NOTES
North-South vulnerable
H. Ko D A 95
C. AQJ 10 94
Republic Steel $36, Reynolds 8. 8
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Tobacco $44%, Schenley $70%, H. J 10 7 0 2 Scary Roebuck $47, Shell Oil D. 10 8 8 2W $40%, Socony Vacuum $16, Southern Pacific $00%, Standard
Brands $62, Standard Oil of Calif, $56%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 877, Studebaker $81, Union Bag $33, Union Carbide $117, U.S. Rubber $77%, U.S. Steel $84, Westinghouse $345, Youngstown Sheet & Tube $755
New York, May 14. Newsprint paper production in the United States, Newfoundland and Canada totalled 480,003 tons-Associated Press.
in March, the News Print Service Bureau reports. The total com- pared with 411,720 tons in March of 1945.
U.S. COTTON
New York, May 16, New York Cotton:-May $20.98 bid, July $27.19, October $27.39, December $27.50. March $27.58, Middling Spot $27.78,
New
0.85 @
B. A 10 4 2 £ 8 5 ED KQ178
U. G 2
B. XJ97 63 H.AQ 94
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4. K7 Tho bidding: South 18
West North
Bast
Pass
20.
28
Baas
3D
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4C
Paso
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69
Pass Pass
Smuggling Starts The outer islands, including Celebes and Borneo, for most part are peaceful and the people friendly to Westerners, looking to them for help. Weston says, however, that the current good- w may turn to animosity if relief is not forthcoming and
M.V.
Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE KAFIRISTAN Due from Melbourne, Sydney, Toroklos
Loads for Sydney, Melbourne Mid-June also Brisbane if suicient inducement.
24th May
Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD,
the islanders get the idea that SS. WINDERMERE PARK, arrived from VANCOUVER A13 Buoy
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS:
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILING TO BANG KOK vid SWATOW
landa' meager stockpiles of rubber and other produce into Malaya, where they exchange which they can it for goods sell for exorbitant prices.
Wesion was full of praise for Dutch officials of the outer islands, who are improving tools and other equipment from scrap. He belleves foreign in vestments would apur rehabili- tation but finds foreign frms reluctant to risk capital, while
economy the Indies'
remains 8.9. “ANHUI” under full government, control. -Associated Press.
Vinson On
PassA
Pass Pass
GS Pass West opened the deuce of dis Storos of nowaprint on hand at the end of March totalled 129,309
monds, dummy winning with the Ace. South then made the key tons in Conada, 7,252 tons in United States and 72,216 tons in
Cotton:-May play by leading a diamond from Nowfoundland.
aggregale $26.00, July $27.01/07, October the dummy and rulling it in his total of 208,770
compared $27.86/18, December $27.48/40, own hand. The reason for this with 180,884 tons at the end of Murch $27.58 bid, Middling Spot piny will soon become apparent February-Associated Press. $20.95.Associated Press.
The
tona
Orleans
BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.
SAILINGS TO U.K.
..
"BENVORLICH" sails for Lon don via Straits-Early June.
FREIGHT ONLY.
VESSELS DUE
"DENVORLICH" from U.K. via Straits-2nd half May.
“EĚNLEDI”
"LOKSANG"
"AMMLA”
Mid June.
End May.
from Melbourne.
End May
For further particulars apply to
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.
York Building
Tel. 84165.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
Subject.
HAL YANG "
Sailing for SWATOW On or about 19th May.
without Notice.
ight & Passage,
AIK & CO.
South next led a low trump, dummy playing the Queen, and Fast winning with the Ace. East returned a heart, and South won with the Ace. The lead of the King of spades then showed the sad truth: East had the rest of the trumps and would win a trump trick unless South found come way to take a trump finesse without the aid of a trump load from the dummy.
But it was precisely for that reason that South had ruffed a diamond at the second trick. And now he led a low club to dummy's
The Loan
Washington, May 10.
U.S. Secretary of the Trea. Bury Fred Vinson today agreed that the $3,750,000,000 British loan would at least temporary result in two world economic bloca Anglo-American versus Russian. the House Testifying before Banking Committee which is con sidering the loan. Vinson agreed with Representative Crawford that at present "there is no way that blocs, can avoid two economic
Vinson said that "about 76 par cent of the world trade is in the British and American «aros. If there can be an understandin on currency and trade practices in that area, one might hope it will extend further and encom pass more than 75 per cent." Associated Press.
sine and ruffed dummy's remal CHICAGO GRAINS ing diamond. At this point South
chicago, May 18. had reduced his trump holding to the Jack and nine, while Fast Chicago Grain- Futures:- had the fou and four of trumps Wheat July 1836, AuFust, The stage was act for the coup. $1.03 September 21.83, Navena Declarer led the club Kiar ber $1.63-12 December $1.984, overtaking with, dummy's Ace. March $1.984, Then the clubs were led one after Corn: May 81.21 another If East chose to ruit,
$1.21. South could over ruff, draw the January $131 March $1.81-12. last trump, and get back to dum-On May 80.88, July 30.88, with the heart King to con- Adrust $0.86%, September 30,824, my tinue with the clubs. And it | November: $0.846,5
July
B.S. "KWEIYANG"
8 p.m. 17th May SAILING TO SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO AND TIENTSIN. S.S. "HUPEH" (No passengers) (
Noon 19th May SAILING TO SINGAPORE & PENANG
4 p.m. 20th May
SAILING TO CANTON
S.S. "FATSHAN”
ad18th May,
Subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight and Baloon Passages all lines, please apply to:im
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, Central, Telephone 80331 (Private (exchange),
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
Ship、
NAVIGATION COMPANY
"MYRTLEBANK" “STANHALLI” "SAMTYNE"
From Bombay Karachi
Due
Karachi & Bombay,
May 19th May 20th May.
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
Sailings to Straits and India
September 31.21-1/2 EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD
Ship
*March 80.84 KAIPAKI
East chose not to ruit, South 8031 March 12, July #1485 "KENILWORTH"
September $1.18% November #1535 December $148, March $1.83-1/2****
would almply discard hearts un- til finally East and South Chiu) nothing but trumns left to play. And then dummy could lend any card to not as a means of fines- ing trumps.
2ND AVEA Yesterday you were David Brace Burnstone's partner, with Winnipeg Bye May $2.08 both sides vulnerable, you held: saked, July 32.52%, October
3217%, bide-Associated Press,
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The bidding! Let
Barley:-May$1.28% July $1.2854):September 7:31.26-1/2, November 1.81, December $1.18 March 31.81-1/2.
Yon Schenken, Burnstone Maler New Yor 181 Pa
INT Pang
LANSWER)-Bld two hearts, hare more then a minimum onh
florin
INGES
From Sydney Sydney
For full partiouinca, apply to
Due. Discharging May 19th
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
phone Nos. 27721-4:
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
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