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New York, June 28, Silk industry sources today reported that recent offeringa of tailan silk at $11 per pound have attracted only a small nu.aber of buyers.
The International Statistical Burent, a private trade report- ing organization, tells ita clients "kok for raw silk to sell at least one-third lower over the next few months."
the
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1946.
U.S. Plans Big Rubber Reserve
(By Gareth Muchmore)
Bright Crop Prospects
Washington, Juno 23.
The United States depart ment of agriculture reported a thid-June survey of production: prospects, of, the mmjor growing areas indicated wheat crop of
New York, June 23, The United States rubber industry is planking to establish new reserves of national rubber and to make use of increased quantities of 1,033,139,000 bushels, an in- synthetic rubber, it is learned,
crease of approximately 7,500,-
said.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
AL
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
10 Pedder Street
Tel. 80311.
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA S. N. CO., LTD.
officials S.S. ESANG
S.S. KUTSANG S.S. YUENSANG Winter whent
prospects im- proved while spring prospects be used in Collyer believes that competi- declined-Associated Press. S.S. SAMDART
between to tion
natural
and
synthetic rabber will not de-NTERNATIONAL and south WAGE MINIMUM
velop before late in 1947 when market conditions west Pacific plantation produc- tion of rubber are more nearly to normal.
Seattle, June 23. The international labour or ganization, the Maritime Con- ference Wages and Hours Com mittee, voted today by 84 to 36 to approve the $64 monthly wage minimum for seafarers of all nationalities.
S.S. KWAIBANG S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS
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SAILINGS
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...from Swatow 25th June .from Singapore and Calcutta 28th June ...Shanghai 24th June IN PORT
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All Intending Passengers are requested to register their names far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.
As much as 150,000 to 200,000 tons of natural rub-009 over the June 1 forecast,
A crop of over 1,250,000,000 S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS ber may be placed in reserve during 1947, ac- bushels would be needed to meet S.S. ESANG cording to E. J. Thomas, president of the the unrestricted prospective domestic demands and foreign Commenting on the delay in! Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
requirements, offerings of Japanese silk
During 1947 the Velteil total of 237,852 tons were used, relief which expected to be sold by States rubber industry expects compared with
162,593 tons 21 government agency, the to import 350,000 tons to 400,- used in the first three months United
Commercial 000 tons of natural rubber, but of the pre-war year, 1940. State: Company.
will Statistical only 200,000 Bureau said "one significant manufacturing, according
was the present plans. result of this delay lenicthened period during which
Consumption In 1946 the market could work off pro-
United States consumption of ducts made of silk bought t
1946, of the high prices a short while ago." rubber during
natural and synthetic types, New York merebants have wili total about 200,000 tons, it
that customers ате
is estimated. Earlier this year, reported dissatisfied with the high prices it had been planned to use 600,- necessarily place 000 tons of synthetic and 300, which were Noun the silk stockings recently 000 tons of natural rubber
offered for sale. There is Thomas estimates
noiv that been considerable public resist 700,000 tons of this year's con- ance to the prices quoted for sumption will be of synthetic other silk products such as (yarn goods) the merchants also reported.
peline in natural rubber, Dr. R. P. Dins 1 n predicting
more of the Goodyear Company reports, prices, the Statistien
prediels im of less than said a reluction
provements that will permit a one-third Sum the current tire made of synthetic rubber The Arthur A. Penn is bring prices around $11 a pound-;}*, be driven 100,000 miles, oring rubber from the Nether- would not satisfy knitters and nearly twice the present endu- lands East Indies, the ship
prices Want
"It would be a reversal of stabilized at a low enough level race of tires. to permit vulane of selling.-|
whole experience if it synthetic) did not ultimately Associated Press.
breame superior to natural rubber)," said Dinsmore,
GENTLEMAN going abroad de-piece-gonds sires to improve fluency of spegel wishes assistance. Pleuse terms, lime, etcetra, to Box Nu. 95, "Chion Matt."
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Synthetic rubber tires still are not equal to tires made of
our
buit. he
.
The Manufactures Thomas said the automobile] New York, June 23.
tire manufacturing industry, Dean John Madden of the
world's greatest consumer of New York University reported? that the full debt service was rubber, is manufacturing at the paid last year on roughly half rate of 66,000,000 tires a year. of the total of $1,863,081.625 dobu 1. Collyer,
president of
Cargoes En Route As this is written, ship cargo reports show more carroes of rubber en route to this port from frazil than from the great plantations that normally pro- duce 90 percent of the world's rubber.
The ship Empire Lancaster, Balfe, Defoe, Empire Gindstone Lechistan, Sheridan and Wild Rover are bringing rubber from Bruzil.
Mandcran has rubber Trum the East Indies and Straits Settle- ments, and the Marine Arrow and Marine Flier are bringing rubber from the Straits, Settle ments.Associated Press.
1920 ALL OVER AGAIN?
The United States delegates refrained from voting on the grounds that the figure has no relation with the monetary economy of America.
almost Employer. delegates unanimously aligned in voting against worker and government delegates.-Associated Press.
PHILCO EXPORTS TO SHANGHAI
New York. June 22. The
of Commerce Journal quoted. Dempster Mcintosh, president of the Philco Inter- national Corporation as saying orders already placed for Chicago, June 23. Philco radio receivers and re- Retnil management must frigerators by the Central Radio seriously consider the pos Manufacturing works of Shang- sibility of a buyera strike about hai indicate the latter company of publicly offered forrige dol- the F Goodrich Company, the middle of 1947 in response may become one of the largest said the tire manufacturing into the currently rising prices. of t company's 140 export lar outstanding o
dustry could, if necessary, pro Robert Shook, director of re- diatributors.
iuer 85,000,000 19-15.
Lo 90,000,000
that the International) lle alder
despite the search of Dean Madden, director of the
of war. rnvagen Statistical Bureau said,
the Chinese University's Institute of Inter-tirs a year.
Collyer, in an estimate of
He told the National Retail purchasing power remained a rubber credits national Finance, said this re-
the consumption
Dry Goods Association That substantial market for Ameri- United States, said that in the
"many current first three
developments: can appliances and was rapidly point to a repetition of 1920-expantling-Associated Press. 1921. Associated Press.
Thousands shipped to Middle
Enst.
Quick shiparent of pressed bales of one thousand assorted garments.
Establish
confirmed
Dec.
31.
in payment of any quantity on presented a slight gain over the an English Bank,
M. Newman, (Contractors)
Ltd.
Heap Street, Manchester 7. England.
Cable Address: Harbinger.
of the foreign 1911 servicing debt.-Associated Press.
Tahiti, June 21. By orders of the French gov- eniment, all cupru from French Occanin, must be gent to Franco. Shipments to the United States west coast have ceased.
Associated Press,
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BRIDGE NOTES
"Why did you drop mo?" com plained South after the play of today's band. "There was game at either spades or hearts, but we played it for only a part score."
This was the hand: West, Dealer
North-South vulnerable
B. Q 3
1K 74 D. 7 0 2
0. A KJ 73
B. AK 982
4,1068
D. 4 10 8 9 (31)
B. J5 4 152
EUROPE'S MILLS
WORKING
Washington, June 23.
Agents:
THE GLEN LINE LTD.
M.V. GLENOGLE Sailing for United Kingdom, Antwerp.
S.S. NELEUS S.3. SAMSETTE
Amsterdam and Rotterdam 24th June due from United Kingdom early July due from United Kingdom mid July Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
M.V. NEWBROUGH
duo from Melbourne 11th July
Agents: PRINCE LINE LTD.
5.S. SAMAVON S.S. SAMTREDY
due from U.S.A. 24th Juno due from U.S.A. about mid July
Agents:
ANGLO-CANADIAN STEAMSHIPS LTD.
S.S. GARDEN PARK
arrived from Vancouver B-28 Buay
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS:
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SAILING TO SHANGHAI
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & NORTHERN PORTS
S.S. "THINAN”
$
2 p.m. 24th June
S.S. "HUPEH
TREASURY POSITION
Washington, June 23. The position of the United↑
SAILING TO BANGKOK States Treasury on June 13 S.S. "KWEIYANG" (Passenger anly)
SAILING TO AMOY & SWATOW i S.S. "ANHUI”
2 p.m. 24th June SAILING TO SINGAPORE & PENANG 5.8. "ANHUI" (Passengora only
Neon 30th June SAILING TO SINGAPORE S.S. “NINGUAP"
SAILING TO CANTON S.S. "FATSHAN".
2 p.m. 1st July
2 p.m. 27th Jung
4 p.m. 26th June
8 am. 27th June
Subject to alteration without notice.
The Senate agriculture com- compared with the correspond- mittee were told that war daming date of a year ago, is:
Total debt: $271,169,815,- aged European woolen milla are turning out finished goals 454.60 and $242,787,264,659.23. Gold Asseta: $20,270,036,- much faster than believed pos- 646.34 and $20,267,669,641.80.-- sible a year ago.
Associated Press.
An executive of the National Wool Trade Association so testi- fied as the committee contimed hearings on legislation to es- tablish a government wool pro- gramme.-Associated Press.
E DK4
9800 BURNING CEREALS!
Buenos Aires, June 23. President Juan Peron said here today that the Argentine could have abipped much more cereal to foreign countries but that huge quantities had had to-be-burned
BAQJU
N
W
8. 1076
DA 195
The bidding: West
North
East
15
L'ass
Pays
10
-b-o-
Pass
didn't
Pass spades?" North wanted
"Why, didn you
"My
heart
South
2 H
the
raise
to know bid," South said, in
All seriousness, "showed spade
wanted you to go an
support bidding
with the
• North sighed, but said nothing.
South's statement that the heart
bid
showed spude support betray-
because
CHINA MISSION
Washington, June 22. Eight agricultural specialists, Claude Hitchi- headed by Dr. soa, Vice-President und Dean of Agriculture at the University of California, left Washington
a mission to China.) today on Their plane's destination Shanghai-Associated Press.
New York, June 22
ja
of the shortage of fuel Directors of Textron, Jac.. and the problem was aggravated formerly the Atlantic Rayoll by the scarcity of tyres for trans-Corporation, voted today to sub- gort vehicles. For these reasons, mit to stockholders Aug. 15 a the present harvest had been ze- duced by about 25 per Router.
recapitalization cent.-
CHILE PRESIDENT
GRAVELY ILL
Santiago, June 23.
President
of The illness
ed as weird a notion of bidding Juan Antonio Rios took a turn
plan involving an increase- of the present | 1,700,000 shares of common stock to 4,000,000 and a 2 for 1 spilt of the present common shares.Associated Press,
New York, June 22. The Valspar Corporation and
practice as we have seen in way for the worse today and he was subsidiaries reported for the
a
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Mid-July
North's vulnerable overcail in reported in a very poor" con- six months ended May 81 a net BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
dition.
"BENLEDI" loads for London and Hull about Mid July "BENLOMOND" loads for 1,ondon about Mid August
VESSELS DUE
Vice about 10th July spades showed a strong five-card
President about end July sult at the very least. Since:
South held three spades, he knew Puhalde cancelled
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Alfredo all appoint that a gond trump suit was availments in order to be with the
Why, therefore, confuse president.-Associated Press. the issue by introducing another auit?
able.
After all, if North is to play the hand at spades, he doesn't have to know during the bidding where his partner's values Are; he will see them when the dummy goes down. The only sound rea Ron for bidding the heart is to deny-not confirm-support for spades. That's why North passed at two hearts; if South had no fit for spades, game was unlikely.
Yesterday, you
Dawold Jacoby's partner and, with-nei- ther alde vulnerable, you held;· . S A 10 7 5*2
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ས
wore
του
Maler
The biddings
Schenken Jacoby ID
PASS (1) ANSWER: Bid one spado. This is such a norinal one-over-one response that no other bid should seriously occur to you.
Score 100 por cent for one spado for any other bid.
Question
Small
profit of $299,000 equal to 59 on common share, cents ench compared with 25 cents for the period last year.-AB- same Nociated Press.
SHIP
"NIDAROS"
Ships Preparing For Pacific Service
.
·
Vashington, June 23. Reconversion Director John Snyder said today a large number of small vessels had been re- paired by the Army and Navy and turned over to China, the Philippines and UNRRA. He gaid steps are underway private repnir facilities aro to expedite the repair and dis- lacking," he said. "Accordingly posal of other vessels under small vessels are being repaired! 1,500 tons in the Faclile for the by the Army and Navy dopart- monta in existing repair yards rellot programme.
The vessels Include small and disposed of by the Office Com- freighters, landing craft, mine- of Foróign Liquidation meepera, tugs, lighters, river-missioner to the Chinese gov boats.
ornment, the Philippines com- Snyder sald the United Statos monwealth, UNRRA and other intends to assist in the relief Pacific areas and private com- and rehabilitation of the Pac-mercial companies."
fic, areas by restoring intor The announcement said the Today you hold, the same hand, island coastal and rivel small War Department was rehabili- and the bidding continuGA?
vessel traffic us promptly as tating army veracia at Manla Jacoby Schonken You Mater
while the Navywna doing ponsible. 1D
PAM "Due to the ravages of war. similar work on Navy vassals; INT
(9) What do you bid? (Answer most of the small craft in that in shipyarda in existing Pacific
area arėnot operatable and basas.Associated Press. Tomorrow).
Paks
Pas
18
..FROM
Calcutta
DUE
July 2nd.
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3rd July
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26th Juno
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