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Sails SAN FRANCISCO JULY 4 Londe NEW YORK AUGUST Vis PACIFIC COAST
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THE CHINA -MAIL TUESDAY, JULY 2
1946.
Price Lids
Lids Off: U.S. Has Uneasy Week-end
Washington, July 1.
With the lid off prices, effective at midnight Sun- day, millions of bewildered Americans plung- ed into an uneasy weekend, while the leaders of both sides in the long battle of the Office of Price Administration Issued predictions rang- ing from "disaster" to "long-range betterment, of every individual.”. Labour leaders generally supported President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Congressional Price Control Bill and many forecast unrest and labour trouble all over the nation.
Except in the state of New Business leaders, while agree- ing with the Union officials York and Washington, the cost that price rises were coming, of shelter began to soar with felt that the flow of produc-tenants caught in the housing tion would soon atabilize the shortage and unable to bargain situation.
with the landlords,
f
Great Pressure President Truman threw the for the veto, of responsibility
Shortage To Continue Two Years?
Washington, July 1. Expecting the world food short-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT-
10 Pedder Street
Tel. 80311.
General Managers..
INDO-CHINA S. N. CO., LTD.
S.8. KWAISANG 9.9. YUENSANG AS. KUTSANG
S.S. WINGSANG
sgo to continue at least two more 5.5, KUTSANG years, the Agricultural Depart-S.S. WINGSANG ment today called on farmers to plant more land with more crops for harvest la 1947 than in any B.S. KWAISANG year since 1938.
M.V. HICKORY CREST S.S. YUENSANG
The Department set the national) planting goal at 71,700,000 acres
with
70,057,000 seeded compared for this year's crop and 78,891,- 900 seeded in 1936.
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
to Swatow 3rd July to Shanghai 4th July to Shanghai 6th July to Shanghal 8th July
...from Stagapore and Calcutta 4th July from Shanghai 3rd July IN PORT
Kowloon Dock .T.S.R. Wharf. „Custodian's Wharf
All the above subject to alteration without notice,
With yields equal to those of the All intending Passengers are requested to register their names a
over
Wholesalers expected to nen" the commodity price list go up- ward immediately but they dis agreed on whether the climb would be sustained or whether Price Control B to Congress Plast few years, this nereage wow far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave. the prices would level off in a
give the country its fourth con- Becutive crop of
1,000,000,- short time.
ADO bushois.
Present prospects. point to crop of 1,033,000,000
this year compared to last year's record S.S. NELEUS crop of 1,123,000,000 and an 5.8. SAMSETTE average crop of 825.000.000,
BRIDGE NOTES
"Please comment on this hand," requests a Chicago reader. "We'd tro to find out what you think of the bidding and the opening lead:
North, Dealer North-South vulnerable
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The bidding: North East
for failure "to protect us all from the great pressure now upon us, leading us to a disastrous in- flation unless we havo brains to resist them."
He said Congress should im- mediately pass a resolution con- tinuing the present Prico Ad- ministration controls until Con- gress can pass a workable bill.
He repeated his warning is- sued in the veto message that as a result of no price "contrel there would bo a spiral of wages and prices-Associated Press.
Collision Off Pt. Said
the
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This year's crop. however, will not meet the unrestricted domestic and foreign demand.-Associated Press.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
Arrivals
Yesterday:-R.F.A.
Agents: GLEN LINE LTD.
dun from United Kingdom 5th July dus from United Kingdom mid July
Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
5.5. SJOBRIS S.S. NEWBROUGH
....due from Sydney 1st July due from Melbourne 11th July
Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.
5.3. SAMAVON Jaastroom
from Australla, H.D.M.L. 1108 S.S, SAMTREDY from Macao, U.S.S. Swenson, H.M.S. Bonaventure from Singa- pore, Baron Stranener from Bang- kok.
Scheduled Arrivals Today:H.M.S. Trafalgar from: Shanghai, S.S.Kutsa from
from Calcutta. S.S. Hong ng Singapore, SS. Chungking, 5.S. Samsavannak
S.S. GARDEN PARK
Port Said, July 1. The Ellerman liner "City of Hongkong" (9,000 tons) bound for the United Kingdom from South
West India with more than 250 pas- Pass 1K
3D
collided Passengers,
early this Dbl. Pask Passmorning, 7D
after leaving here, Tomorrow:-U.S.5. Arequipa. Pass
Pass with Pass Redbl
Departures 10,000 ton British "West decided that North had
ship cargo
"Rippingham Yesterday-S.S. Mindoro for Folid hearts and that it was vila Grange," inward bound with a Shanghai, Empire Perlis for! to take a trick at once if Che
cargo of meat from Argentine. Singapore, and Samdart for Van- Grand Slam was to bo defeated.
The "City of Hongkong" auf- couver. That could be done only it East
damage to Scheduled Departures an Ace or a void sult; and fered such severe
Today:-S.S. King Alfred forl spades were lon-her bows that the local authori West's because
H.M.S. Crane was more ties were not willing to allow Vancouver,
for S.S. cer, he decided East likely to be void of spades than her re-enter port until Singapore and U.K.. Moipla tow- and H.M.S. Phen- therefore He
Jrd
certify that she is ing T.F. of clubhereupon he saw that his danger et sinking or blocking sunt to patrol.
ing had been all wrong, for the fairway. took the apades Act,
The Rippinghun Grange was ended the party, of hit on the port side and the course. North and South con- No. 2 hatch was opened up,
each
other for the bidding; then they pounced on East for with the result that over 700
-tons of frezen leading and on Weat for lea under water.--Reuter. what do you think?"
sured
Д
one
to
meat are now
Discharging 5-N Kowloon .duo from U.S.A. mid July
Also Agents for:
..discharging at Kowloon 1 N.
BUTTERFIELD
AGENTS:
& SWIRE
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILING TO SHANGHAI
"PAKHOI (No Passengers)
4 p.m. 2nd July SAILING TO SHANGHAI & NORTHERN PORTS
Tomorrow S.S. Kwelyank for 5.5, “HUPEH Bangkok. H.M.S. Rame Head for Kure, S.S. Shantung for Swatow. 9.S. “ANHUI" (Passengers only)
ad S.S. Esane for Shanghai,
EGYPT LOOKS FOR CHINA CONTRACTS Shanghai, July 1. Egyptian merchants are anxi- New-York, July-1ous to contact Chinese firms for An underwriting group head- the exchange of Egyptian raw
SHARE OFFER
We agree with the opening lead and with West's reasoning. We don't mind feeling a bit
a-bit-silip-if- our lend defeats Grand Slam! East's double wae rather un-
ed by Kuhn Loeb and Company cotton for Chinese products, ne- wise
It was more likely
than not an unusual lead from and EH-Rollin and Sons are cording-to-well-informed-bual- produce West whereas a pass would al-offering to the public on Mon-ness circles here."
sliares at $4.50, Negotiations have been start- most surely induce West to lead day 149,000
of the
suits. There cumulative convertible prefered between certain Chinese firms unbid was an even chance. In that case, red series A of the Willy's Over- with Egyptian interests for the that West would lead a spade. land Motory, Incorporated, at conclusion of a barter agree-
As between North and South, $100, as part of a $21,000,000 ment.-Reuter.. wa pince the blame on Seath for expansion financing programme. Jumping to three diamonds. Such Associated Press, a bid shows a great deal more! high-card strength at least an Ace more than he held. North cannot be criticised for bidding a Grand Slam, although there
STRIKES FORECAST
COMMODITY HIGH
New York, July 1. Advancing for the ninth con- the Associated The magazine "Steel" predict-secutive year,
Cloveland, July 1.
was Jittle need to bid it thened material shortage and strikes Press composite showed
and there.
Yesterday you were Ogwald Jacoby's partner and, with noi ther side vulnerable, you held:
SA 10 6 5
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94
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K 8 4 2
The biddingć s
0 374
Jacoby
1II
3D
Schenken
Рака
You
Maler 18 Pasa
Pass (7) ANSWER: Bld four diamonds. cannot bid three no-trump sinco that would guarantee a club stopper; hence four diamonds is the only reasonable response to your partner's forcing bid:
Score 100 per cent for four din- monda, 30 per cent for three no- trump.
Question
Today you hold the same band, but the bidding is different: Jacoby Schenken You Mater
1H
SH
Pass 18 Pass (7) What do you
bid? Tomorrow),
Pass
T
(Answer
that
in the coal and steel industries, wholesale commodity prices dur- ended June 28 reducing the manufacture of ing the week farm equipment 25 to 30 per attained a new high of 122.28 cent this year, as compared with as compared with 121.31 a week
aga and 109.45 a year ago. ad-
Grains and cotton climbed to National steel-making
week from 85. to 174.49 and food to 92.93, both vanced last
at new highs,-i BB per cent capacity.-Associat- of which are
Associated Press.. ed Press.
1941.
Allied Indecision Leads
2 p.m. 6th July
SAILING TO SINGAPORE & PENANG
2 p.m. 2nd July
5.S. "FATSHAN!!..
10 am. 6th July
Subject to alteration without motion.
SAILING TO GANTON.
For Freight and Saloon Passages all lines, please apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, Central, Telephone 30301 (Private exchange).
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
Ship "HONG KHENG” "SAMVANNAH” "HICKORY MOUNT"
From
Bombay. Bombay
UK.
Due
July 3rd. July 4th. Mid-July
LTD.
DUE
July 1st.
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,
SHIP
"NIDAROS"
FROM
Calcutta
To Stagnant Germany EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
renowed
Berlin, July 1.
1
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, military governor of the American zone of Germany, today des- cribed German economy as almost stagnant- because of the inability of the occupying powers to agree on a common policy. The general in his monthly heavily. Polish Jews for the report
his demand greatest part. for fulfilment of the Potsdam 3. Importa at the expense of agreement to administer Ger- taxpayers in other countries do not offer permanent economic many as an economic unit,
He declared that the removal recovery for Germany. of reparations goods from the American zone was halted to avoid placing "additional finah Consignees are informed that cial liability. upon the United Survey of the second discharge States."
S.S. "AMMLA”
NOTICE TO
CONSIGNEES
Wednesday, on
4. Budget position is botter the than expected: Two of threa states in the United States zone abowed substantial sur- plusca.
The general said German ex the above will be held by our Major polate in McNarney's
production was insufficient to Surveyors, Mesars, Goddard & report were: NA Douglas,
31, Exports from the zone provide even the minimum stan- 3rd July, 1946, in the premises have dropped to four percent of dard of living prescribed in the of the Hong Kong & Kowloon the value of imported goods In Potsdam agreement, and that Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. at the future the general export crowding of displaced persons 10.00 nm. Consignees who have marketing programme will pro has been marked by an increase
ex-of crimeAssociated Prossi about 10th July dutiable, cargo for Survey will bably stress the need for
New York, July 1. about end July arrange further attendance of a porting to the United States in
Customs Official.
exchange for dollars to buy
As for the tured, weeks, onding] ve food, a po dohady for quay len sinuatums --- 16,% Totall | Sales were TON & CO. 3 Budget Position -0,002,000, a 30 pté, sent vain. The infiltration zor disifover the corresponding, 1945 Thong Tis increasing period. Associated Press.
"BENLEDI" londa for London and Hull about Mi4 July "BENLOMOND loads for London about Mid August
VESSELS DUE TO
"BENLEDI
HENLOMOND!
V
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early July
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