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Buoyed by the end of the ail
atrike the N.Y. stock market to-
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1946.
United War On
World Famine
Washington, May 28.
day moved up to a DE Eighteen nations agreed to "considor the ad-
peak for more than 15 years on
an expanding volume.
Gains ran to more
than two points in the forenoon but thes were reduced in the majority at cases at the close.
Transfers
totalled 1,720,000 shares, the largest turnover since May 10.
Dow Jones Averages 30 Industriala
20 Ralls
b Utilities
$ 78.27 209.412 06.66 43.23
Adams Express 23, Alaska
Juneau 8%, 08.
American Smelting
73.
American Telephone 196 American Tobacco 99, American Waterworks 26, Anaconda Cop
Aviation Corporation per 43, 11, Barnsdall 30, Bendix Avia. tion, Bethlehem Steel 10895. Boxing 29. Borden Co. 55, J.I. Спис 18 Chrysler 130, Colgate 5 Commercial Solvants 20, Corn Products 62. Dupont 218, Eastman Kodak 251, General Elec tric 47, General Motors Goodyear 71%, International Har- vester 100%, International Paper 49, Johns Manville 165, Ken- necott Copper 69, Montgomery Ward 100% National Distillers 884, New York Central R.R. 26%, l'an America Airways Pennaylanin H.R. 41, Radio Corporation 16, Republic Steel 385, Reynolds Tobacco Schenley 84, Sears Roebuck 464, Vacuum FIELDGLASS "Zeiss": Anti-Shell Oil 30%, Socony
Pacific 66, Standard Southern growth lenges. Powerful night 17.
of visibility. Latest. Leathercased. Brands 49, Standard Oil
New "New" condition. Market, $375 Calif 58, Standard Oil of
76%, Studebaker Jersey
322 Write G.P.0. $450, Accept $150.
Union Carbide 119. U.S. Rubber Box No. 415.
77, US Steel 88, Wesh 1g- house 35, Youngstown Shee: f Tube R1-Associated Press.
FOR SALE
PREMISES WANTED
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
vantages of broad rationing," raise the flour extraction rate of bread to 85 per cent and reduce grain stocks wherever possible when the United Nations Food and Agricultural Conference ended today with a formal declaration of a united war against world famine on three fronts. The Director of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, Sir John Orr, ended the week-end meeting with the declaration "We will succeed. We cannot fail. We cannot fail because the peoples of the world will support us."
BRIDGE NOTES
There are some bidding situn-
Lions in which the experienced and thought pinyer knows that danger is ahead. If he is wise he posses at the first safe (or reasonably safe) contract in ur der to make sure of staying_uu! of trouble. Today's hand спле in point.
South, Dealer
North-South vulnerable'
8. 8:5
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D. K Q J 10 9
H. A 4 3
G. KJ954
C. 6
B.
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B. 9 5
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D. A 792 C. 8
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ED 364
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B. A XQ 10 7 4
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Box No.:
The
bidding:
Yesterday:8.5. Glenogle and South ILM.S. Suffolk from Singapore | C and S.S. Carlton Victory from 18 Shanghai.
West . Pass
Pass
28
Puss
Scheduled Arrivals
RS
l'ass
Today H.31. L.S.T, 3022 from Singapore and H.M.S.
40
Pass
Dbl.
3NT
49
Puss
Duke of
York from Australia.
Vic-
ENGLISH girl desires accommo- Idation in Kowloon, reasonably
close to the "Star" Ferry. Woulit | ke to share int or hame with English family. Write 89, China Majl."
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 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.
Arrivals
Tomorrow:-5.5. Arcadiu tory from San Francisco and S.S. Agnes from Saigon.
Departures
Yesterday: 5.5. Samlay Singapore and B.V.M.S. 2018. 2045, 2153 to sweeping.
Scheduled Departures Today:ILM.S. Courier for Mire and Fort Dunvegan for Tokyo.
Tomorrow:-II.M.S. Hart with L.C.T. 1241 for Takao.
U.S. TREASURY POSITION
Washington, May 28. The position of the U.S. Trea- sury on May 23, compared with the corresponding period a year Ingo was as follows:
Total debt: $2,2,991,671,000 and $238,211,647,000.
Gald Assets: and 20,270,571,000.
Pre98.
BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.
SAILINGS TO UK.
North
20 3D
11
The conference, which Sir John anid had "gurpassed our own intentions." unanimously agreed
on:
1. The establishment of A twenty-nation "International Food Emergency Council" to take over allocation duties of the Com- bined Food Board and be guided by an international Secretary-. General and Secretariat.
2. A series of principles and plans for allocation, conservation, of distribution and production food in the crucial 1960/47 har- vest period. This, in fact, will provide Council members with "targets"
and the body itself with basic directive.
The creation of a "World food intelligence service" to be run by the Food and Agricultural Or garisation and whose information will guide the work and decision: of the Emergency Council.
BRITISH SUPPORT
While the new Council has no greater power than the Combined Food Board, the Conference has East ordered Sir John Orr to proceed Pass with plans for a permanent world Pass food rathority, with executive Pass powers to control world scarcities world surpluses, Pas and distribute Pass which will be put up for the aus Pass Proval of 44 nations
FAO conference Inte in Augus
at a full
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SLIPPING DEPARTMENT
16 Pedder Street Tel. 80311,
General Managera,
INDO-CHINA S. N. CO., LTD.
S.S. TAKSANG S.S. WINGSANG S.S. MAUSANG
S.S. TAKSANG 5.S. WINGSANG S.S. HINSANG
S.S. SAMDANT 20. KWAISANG S.S. FOOSHING
S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS
ARRIVALS
SAILINGS
from Singapore 31st May from Shanghai 2nd June ..from Labuan 1st June
to Singapore & Penang 6th June ..to Shanghai 6th June .to Sandakan 15th June
IN PORT
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.Buoy A.13 ..Kowloon Dock Cosmopolitan Dock Kowloon Dock
All the above subject to alteration without notice.
All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
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AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE.
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Discharging Kowloon Wharves 3N
Londs for Sydney, Melbourne early June. also Brisbane if sufficient inducement.
Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.
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Pass Page
South played the hand as well To this plan, the chief of the as he could and was down only British delegation, Dr. Edith Sam- two tricks, for a penalty of 500 merskill, Parliamentary Secret- points. But he never should have ary to the Minister of Food, S.S. TSINAN" been at so high a contract; North pledged her country's support. should have passed at two spades: "We shall play our part in ay Consider the information availing the foundation of a long-term able to North at the point where
South bad bid two spades.
SAILING TO SINGAPORE ·
S.5. "NINGHAI"""
7 a.m. 30th May
SAILING FOR SHANGHAI
4 p.m. 1st June
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & TIENTSIN
3 p.m. 31st May
SALLING TO CANTON
9 a.m. 30th May
S.S. "FATSHAN"
world food policy, which will give M/V "YOCHOW" everyone enough to eat, will give By beginning with the clubs farmers security and thereby will and bidding the spades later on, afford the basis on which natious South showed that he and more of the world, in health and peace clubs than spades. (It was possi- and with understanding, can act ble, that he had two four-card together towards the construction* suits, but his next bid ruled that of a new and lasting inter- possibility out.) And by rebid-national commonwealth," she said. ding the spades, he showed that he had a five-card spade suit Hence he had at least six clubs
UNIVERSAL RATE
and only twa red cards at most. The most important part of the
only
If South had
two red work at the conference has been cards, North would not be well to establish a set of principles for off at a heart or diamond contract. nations to follow in meeting their realised that South would not give expected 10,000,000-ton wheat gan Furthermore, North should have own requirements in bridging the up his two suits just to let North in 1946/47.
up
could
Ren
"BENVORLICH" Baile for London via Straits--1st Week June. the line and giving the opponents
play the hand at a bad red trump It was agreed that the extrac $20,243,819,000 contract. Moreover, if-South-had tion rate of 85 per cent for bread Associated only two red cards, the North be made universal, that adultera
hand was practically worthless to tion of not less than per him. Ilence, further bilding
of potato flour, etc., be used in flour for human consumption, that not do the North-South cause any good and might lead to bread grains should not be fed to serious trouble.
livestock and that the rationing North should have stopped to distribution at once be considered. of bread and curtailment of flour reason this all out, and then he would have passed safely at two If any of these steps are found to be im- spaces, There's a big differenca by Individual nations between making 60 points below Practical, full and sufficient ron- sons must be given to the "Inter- 500 above the line.
national Food Emergency Coun- cil." Yesterday you were Oawald Jacoby's partner and, vulnerable against non-vulnerable opponents, you held:
FREIGHT ONLY.
VESSELS DUE
"BENVORLICH" from U.K, via Straits-2nd June
"BENLEDI"
"LOKSANG"
"AMMLA"
2nd half June
**
13
1st half Juno
12th June
"
17
from Melbourne
For further particulars apply to
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.
York Building
Tel. 34165.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S. S. "HAL 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. Tol. 24639.
9 8 5 3
•
H AQ 732 D A 42 C. 85
The bidding Schenken
Pass Pass
Pass
(7)"
aro
MESSAGE OF HOPE. Dr. Summerskill (Britain) said, "The people, of my country deeply disappointed. They now ex- perience privations which they never had to undergo during the war
She added, "I fear our present Jevel of consumption will affect our labour output. Wo shall not be able to export enough, unless
Maler Jacoby INT
2C -BC Pass. ANSWER: Pass. Your partner could have bid four clubs, two ort more no-trump, or he could have conference, raised the hearts. Instead of Rong forth a making any of these stronger bids. the people of Message of hope to
Subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight and Saloon Passages al lines, please apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, Central, Telephone 30331 (Private exchange).
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY
Ship
"SAMTYNE” "TAIPO SHAN"
"HICKORY MOUNT”
From
Karachi & Bombay Port Okha & Bombay
U.K.
Dus
Discharging *June 11th Mid-July
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Sailings to Straits, and India
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
Ship "KAIPAKI"
"KENILWORTH"
Ship
“KAIPAKI" be
our labour is fully productive."
Sir John Orr, winding up the
said:
"From here
world that from the coming harvest eaward every- he made a minimum rebid in his own auit. Game is very unlikely, done to ensure that the world wi!!
thing that can be done will
and a pass may save you from a bad contract.
work itself out of the present scarcity, and that nations will state cooperate to bring about of affairs in which hunger and malnutrition will ultimately be bandialed from the world, in always be assured of adequate re- which producors of food will
efforts.".. turn for thojr own Jacoby Router. You. Malor
Score 100 per cent for 60 per cont for the hearts.
pass,
Question
Today you hold the name but the bidding is different: Schenken
15
Pass 1NT Pase SH Pass Pass (7) What, do you bid? (Answer Tomorrow).
hand,
20 3D
́U.S. COTTON
New York, May 27.
N.Y. EXCHANGES
Now York, May. 27. Foreign Erchanges:- TIT. on Montreal 0.90%, London 4.08%; Paris 0.84%, Buenos Aires, (free market) 24.08, Rio do Janeiro 6.20, Maxico 20.66, · Am- sterdam (florin) 97.80, Brussels The NY Cotton futures mar Singapore 47.50, Bombay 30.35,
2.20, Batavia (guildor) $7.90, | kot sank into the day's low-ground Hong Kong 26.25/---Ázabeinted In late trading as a flurry of Press. trade and local selling met with an absence of mill buying,
July 27.70, October 28:00. December 28.17, March 28.31. May (1947) 28.00, July 28.28, Middling
28.06.
SPROW
GRAIN PRICES
Chicago, May 27. Oata:-August 0.84%, oplem-
ber 0.80%
All other grain prices · Kin Winnipeg May 271, Inty (May. 2947) ** 29.07 -Arnodlated | 2,63,1 October: 2.35%): Decembor,
2.20 ħld.--Associated Press.
Orleans Cotton: July 27.71 bla. October 27.08/28.00, changed. December 28.18/10, March 28.34.
Pr
From
Sydney
Sydney
Loading for
Sydney
For full particulars apply to~
Duo Discharging
Discharging
Ready
June 1st
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephono Nos. 27721-4;
(BLUE FUNNEL LINE
SAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL VIA STRAITS,
GLENAPP
CLENFINLAS ADRASTUS
80th May.
16th June
20th June
SAILING FOR LIVERPOOL VIA NEI, STRAITS,
PORT SAID & AMSTERDAM.
LAOMEDON
GLENFINLAS LAOMEDON PRIAM
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VESSEL DUE.
from U.K. via Strnita
→ do from New York and San Francisco.
25th Jung
6 June
mid-June
11 Juno
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS MEM
Telophone: 80398.