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CAR CEILINGS
RAISED
Washington, May 26, The Office of Price Adminis- tration today raised retail prico ceilings for 16 makes of new automobiles tu off-act the higher costs of steel, other material and parts,
The OPA and the increases range from eight per cent above tho presont ceilings.
The increases apply to cars built by Chrysler, Ford, Gon- oral Motors, Hudson, Nash, Packard and Studebaker.
reason
The OPA, which hinted at possible Further price increases FOR SALE
for new cars, said the principal for the new general FIELDGLASS "Zeiss": Anti-price increase was the $5 a ton growth lenses. Powerful night increase in the price of steel visibility. Latest. Leathercased. granted when atcel workers won "New" condition. Market, $376 the wage increase controversy. 8450. Accent $150. Write G.P.O. Associated Press. Box No. 416.
'BECHE-DE-MER high
quality
for sale to best offers per b
HALF A MILLION MEN'S SECOND-HAND JACKETS and TROUSERS
F.O.. Fiji Ports. Offers will be suitable for Hongkong trade
at FOUR SHILLINGS cach.
accepted for one ton or more. Cable or write by Air Mail to V. Bagar, Box 92, Lantoka, Fiji.
WANTED KNOWN
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PREMISES WANTED
Thousands shipped to Middle
East.
Quick shipment of pressed bales of one thousand assorted garments.
Establish confirmed credits in payment of any quantity on an English Bank,
M. Nowman, (Contractors)
Ltd.
Heap Street, Manchester 7. England. Cable Address: Harbinger.
S.S. "EMPIRE GUNFLEET"
that
Consignees are advised final Survey of damaged pack- will be heli in the ges Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd s premises at 9.00 o,m. 011 Tuesday and Wednesday, 28th and 29th May.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents.
ENGLISH girl desires accomayo- lation in Kowloon, reasonably close to the "Star" Ferry. Would like to share flat or home with English family. Write Box No. BURNS, PHILIP & CO., LTD. 89, "China Maj."
NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU
TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
FREIGHT TARIFF
Effective from 15th June, 1946, all surcharges will be eliminated and the equivalent of the surcharges incorporated in revised basic rates of freight.
A new tariff is in course of preparation' and shippers are requested to obtain information on freight rates from their shipping companies,
P. M, COTTON
Secretary
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS Secretaric
TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT
BUREAU
HONG KONG, 23rd May, 1946.
NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU
BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.
SAILINGS TO U.K.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1946.
N. China Trade Hit By Tie-Up
Pago 7
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
10 Pedder Street
Tel. 80311.
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA S. Ñ. ĈO., LTD.
TIENTSIN, MÁY 26. VIRTUALLY, NO RAW WOOL HAS REACHED TIENTSIN) SINCE THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, BECAUSE- OF CONTINUED DISRUPTION OF RAIL COMMUNICA- TIONS WITH PRODUCING AREAS SUCH AS SHAN- TUNG PROVINCE, INNER MONGOLIA AND WEST CHINA, WRITES THE U.S. OFFICIAL "FOREIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY," REVIEWING TRADE CON-9.9. TAKSANG DITIONS NORTH CHINA FOR MARCH.
THE SMALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY ARRIVE IN 1946
9.8. KWAISANG S.S. FOOSHING
ARE EXPECTED TO DO NO MORE THAN MEET MINI~ | 5.8. TAKSANG MUM LOCAL REQUIREMENTS; NO WOOL EXPORTS $.9. WINGSANG MAY BE EXPECTED FOR SOME TIME TO COME. IN 5.S. HINSANG 1936 TIENTSIN EXPORTED 25,000,000 POUNDS OF
5.8. SAMDART RAW WOOL TO THE U.S.A. Moreover no export surplus of cotton, even the rough staple variety known as Hai Ho which la used for mixing with wool, can be expected for two or three seasons. Collections about half a million piouls, or a 1945-46 crop are estimated at quarter of the requirements of local milla.
BRIDGE
NOTES
ARRIVALS
SAILINGS
from Singapore 31st May
to Singapore & Penang 6th June ...to Shanghai 6th Juno to Sandakan 16th Juno
IN PORT
..Bupy A.13 .Kowloon Dock ..Buoy, B.3 ..Cosmopolitan Dock
All the above subject to alteration without notice.
S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS
"Some time ago," recalls 1rom the| Philadelphia reader, “you discuss-
the hand the I'm worried about. All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as ed a bidding problem similt th
But, as I remember it, there was a four-card pads sult in the hard you discussed. What would you do with this hand
South, Dealer North-South vulnerable
8. K.8 9 H. 0
The bristle trade was Iess seriously interfered with by the Japanese than many others and some 10,000 to 15,000 cases arc for export. reported available Some of these however, are poorly dressed and a fair share of the stocks are held by people unfamiliar with the trade. In 6. 05 view of a number of factors X J8664) some exporters are unwilling to D.16 offer cargo.
D. KQ 082
C. 10 G
N
W
0.8 & 2
S
8. Q 1042
Q10 ED 8 7 6 U. 4-3
B. AJ 10
# 7 3
Dark Outlook There are considerable quan- tities of raw furs available for! export in Tientsin, including Japanese mink, but no export- able stocks of raw goatskins: the Japanese export embargo South and monopoly virtually destroy- 10 ed this trade.
D. A 10 4 CAKQJ9
The bidding:
2NT
Pasa
far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
Agents:
THE GLEN LINE LTD.
m.v. GLENOGLE
..Du from United Kingdom 27th May
8.3. EMPIRE PARK Due from United Kingdom about 27th May
Managing Agents
AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
M.V. KAFIRISTAN From Melbourne, Sydney, Torokina,
Discharging Kowloon Wharves 3N Loads for Sydney, Melbourne early June. also Brisbane if sufficient inducement.
Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.
West North
East
Раяз
ID 3NT
-Pass
✓
Puss 8.3. HASTINGS PARK
from VANCOUVER due 20th May
BUTTERFIELD
AGENTS:
SWIRE
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Pass Pass The carpet and rug industry: is facing difficulties from dis- defenders rattled off the first six "West opened a heart, and the perant of Inbour, lack
of tricks. As you can note, we had material and wear and tear of ve clubs ice-cold. But if North plant. There are considerably had held the King of hearts In- less than 100,000 square feet of stead of spades, we might have standard 90-line carpets and been better off at three no-trump less than 250,000 feet'of hooked4 than at five clubs. Anyway, we rugs available for export.
never know how to bid this type of hand correctly. What ought! we do?"
We're going to recommend an unusual bid, used by all experts but not known to the general S.S. TSINAN" bridge public. South's second bid should be one spade-even though he has only a three-card apade
To the extent that Tientsin's ability to buy foreign goods de- pends on its ability to ship its own goods abroad, the outlook for resumption of commercial import trade on an important basis, concludes the review, is likewise dark.-Reuter.
U.S. Silver Request
New York, May 25. A group of U.S. manufacturers of allver has formed a committee to urge the government to dal silver from the Treasury becauas supplies are inadequate for manu- facturing,
suit!
Just consider what his alterna- Lives are. If he bids two no- trump, he is just hoping wildly that the combined hands have heart stopper. A good deal of the time, therefore, ho should expect to be set, as our correspondent was. And if South bids three clubs, he just passes the buck to North. North has space and diamonds stopped but has to guess about hearts; and if North had the red suits stopped, he would William G. Thurber, chairman still have to guess about spadek. But South removes the guesses of the committee, estimated that by bidding one spade. Now three supplies in January equalled about suits have been bid, and North 30 per cent of requirements, sup should not bid no-trump without plies available in February were stopper in the fourth suit. about 15 per cent of needs and Morcover, if North docs avoid that in March barely. 10 per cent notrump, South can be sure that of requirements were filled, and the hearts are unstopped. In this said supplies have continued to
case, auch bidding would lead to decline.
a five-club contract, since North's Under American law, silver reluctance to hid no-trump would 71 cents an ounce, but silver tell South exactly what he want bought by the Treasury may noted to know about the heart situa be sold for less than $1.29. During | tion. the war, the Treasury was per-
S.S. "HANYANG"
S.S. "NINGHAI"..
S.S. "FATSHAN”
SAILING FOR SHANGHAI
4 pm. 28th May
p.m. 31st May
SAILING TO SINGAPORE
4 p.m. 28th May
SAILING TO CANTON
9 a.m. 30th May
Subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight and Saloon Pasenges all linos, please apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, Central, Telo phone 30331 (Privato exchange).
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
Ship
"SAMTYNE"
NAVIGATION COMPANY
From
Karachi & Bombay Port Okha & Bombay
mitted to sell silver for 72.11 Yesterday you were Oswald "TAIPO SHAN" cents an ounce as an emergency Jacoby's partner and. vulnerable "HICKORY MOUNT"
against non-vulnerable opponents, you held:
measure.
Thurber estimates the Govern-- ment has about 226,000,000 ounces
"BENVORLICH" sails for London vin Straits-1st Weck June, more silver than required for
FREIGHT ONLY.
VESSELS DUE
"BENVORLICH" from U.K. via Straits-- 2nd June
"BENLEDI"
#
F
"
"
"LOKSANG"
"AMMLA"
2nd half June
1st half June
12th June
#
*
from Melbourne
For further particulars apply to
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.
York Building
Tel. 94105.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S..S. "HAI YANG"
Sailing for SWATOW
On 28th May at Noon,
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.
❤
monetary and currency purposes. --Arcociated Press.
U.S. Buying In War Years
S 8 5 3 HAQ 7 3 2 D A 42 C 65
Tho bidding: Schenken. You Majer Jacoby
Pass *INT
19
Pass
2C
U.K.
Duo
In Port June 11th Mid-July
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
Sailings to Straits and India
ANSWER: Bid, two hearts. You EASTERN &AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
know that your partner has
not afford to make
Washington, May 20. Civilian agencies of the U.S. Government spent $4,869,000 000 abroad for copper, sugars rubbor, tin and othor commodi- ties between July 1, 1940, and Dec. 21, 1945, the Department hearts, 30 per cent for three
ever more
a good hand since he has made ri Vulnerable overcall, but you can-
Ship since you have no fit for clubs "KAIPAKI”
a jump bid
and are not sure that your part. ner has a fit for hearts,
* "KENILWORTH" Score 100 per cent for two
Ship
"KAIPAKI"
hearts.
19
Pass Pass
INT
Pass
20
2N'T
21
(7) What do you bid? (Answer Tomorrow).
of Commerce reported today.
The Rubber Development
Question Corporation's buying of rubber
Today you hold the same hand, from the Far East may reach and this bidding continues: $150,000,000 during 1946 and Schenken You Maier Jacoby
Pass in 1947 and the Agricultural Department lo still buying Cuban Sugar near its wartime rate, the report said.
Other protrekmme call for Continuing purchases of naveral commodities. The Department
San Francisco, May 24. report said "Although come
Chinese import. firms today_re. Government programme have been cancelled to permit private bristles with the latest quotation ported a brisk Inquiry for hog importers to resume trading, at 32.80 per pound. In the past the cancellation has not been the price paid has gone as high advisable or possible in many as $30.05 ner pound.—Associated casca,”—-ARsociated Press.
DUTCH-BELGIAN AGREEMENTS
Brussels, May 25.
Press.
BRISTLES DEMAND
TUNGSTEN PRICES
San Francisco, May 25. The following are the latest New York tungsten quotations of
Trado and financial agree F.O.D. imports from China: 05 ments between Belgium and the per cent Wolframite, $7.80 per Netherlands were signed here ton. 70 per cent wolframite-$8.40 today by the Belgian Foreign ner ton-Associated Pross. Minister, Paul Jenrl Spnalt,
and the Netherlands Finance Minister, P. Liöftinek.
New York, May 20. Baldwin Locomotive Works The trade agreement rogul- today declared, a ́50-cent divid- ates the system of commercial ond to a common share payable exchanges between, tha.. Nother, on June 29 to holders on record lands andBolglume. Customs on Juno. 18.. The last somi union for one year from Juño: 1 annual dividend phid was. 75 next to May 81, 1947;—Router.: cents.--Associated Press,,
From
Sydney
Sydney
Londing for
Sydney
For full particulara apply to
Due
Discharging
Discharging
Ready
May 27th
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4,
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
SAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL VIA STRAITS.
GLENAPP
30th May
ADRASTUS
6th Juno
CLENFINLAS.
15th June
SAILING FOR LIVERPOOL VIA NEI, STRAITS,
PORT SAID & AMSTERDAM, LAOMEDON
GLENFINLAS LAOMEDON
PRIAM
20th June
VESSEL DUE. from U.K, via Straits
do
lato: May'
carly, June
from New York and San Franoloco,
carly June
For Passage and Freight Particulara apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS
Telephone: 80988.)