DE LA RAMA LINES
EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS VESSEL
DUE
3.S. PANAY
27 Aug.
*M.V. BENGAL
25 Aug M.V. TRAVANCORE 2 Sept.
M.V. DONA NATI 27 Sept.
LOADING FOR Manila (mincdiute
Discharge) Pacific Coast via Cebu Pacifo Conat vin Shanghai & Philippines Pacific/Atlantic Consts .( Accepts Passengers for Cebu)
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.
Pedder Building,
5th Floor
TEL: 28676
Cable Address:
"RAMA"
BUTTERFIELD¿]& SWIRE
1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephones: 30381-8 Private Exchange"
Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
""TSINAN" "FENGTIEN"
"HANYANG"
"FENGTIEN" HANYANG
"FATSHAN"
"AJAX"
"AJAX"
SAILINGS TO
Swatow & Shanghai 4 p.m. 25th Aug. Shanghal 4 pun. 26th Aug. Shanghal & Tientsin 4 p.m. 29th Aug.
ARRIVALS FROM
Whampoa 3 p.m. 26th Aug. Tentain and Shanghai 20th Aug. CANTON RIVER LINE
Arrives 3 p.m. 24th Aug. Snila 8 a.m. 26th Aug. Arrives 1 p.m. 28th Aug. Salls & a.m. 30th Aug.
Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE
NEW YORK SERVICE
Salling
20th Aug.
Arriving
23rd Aug,
U. K. SERVICE
Arriving
30th Aug. 29th Aug.
"GLENSTRAE"
"SAMJACK"
"BELLEROPHON"
Early Sept.
"BENRINNES"
Mid. Sept.
Agents:
For
New York
From
New York
From
U.K. vin Straits -do-
do-
-do-
AUSTRALIAN - ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.
"YOCHOW"
"TAIPING"
"TAIPING"
"YUNNAN*"*
Sailing
27th Aug. 5th Sept.
Arriving
3rd Sept. Mid Sept.
**For
Sydney & Melbourne
đo
: From
Australia via Japan. Australia
All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notics, For Passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S. S. "Haiyang"
Sailing for Swatow on or about 3rd Sept.
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Particulars of Freight & Passage. Please apply to:---
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers.
P. & Q. Building, 5th floor. Tel. 23755.
C
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT. 20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. 24639.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.
Speed-Frequency-Dependability
Refrigeration Special Cargo Oil TankaCargocaire-Specie ·
SAILING
SS. "GENERAL MEIGS"
23rd Aug.
S.S. "SAN MATEO VICTORY”
3.S. "GENERAL MEIGS"
28th Aug. 31st Aug.
FOR
S.S. "LOUIS MCHENRY HOWE 7th Sept. Singapore,
VESSEL
Exchanges In London
Manila (passage only) New York & Boston. Shanghai & San Fran- cisco.
Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Mar- seilles, New York & Boston.
2nd half Sept. New York & Boston, For Passage and Freight apply to:- AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.
St. George's Bidg.
THE CHINA MAIL,, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1946,
London, Aug. 21.
SHIP SINKING
London, Aug. 22.
The 7,000-ton British cargo steamer Mount Douglas Park, is reported in London to be sinking of Preparle Island,, off the coast of Burma.
On New York 4.025, 4.035, Mon- treal 4.02, 4.04, Zurich 17,34, 17.36,
Nino survivors, including a Stockholm 14,47, 14.50, Buenos Aires unquoted, Brazil 70.4410, Chinese from Bombay, hane There is Brazo
been picked up.. unquoted, (sellers) unquoted, Belgium every chance of the rest of 107.50, Paris & French Emplro the complement of 48 being 479.50, 480.00, Syria 881, 380, picked up, according to the Lisbon 99.80, 100.20. Swiss Bank ship's agents at Newcastle. Notes Middle 17.25, 17.50, Nether- Router. lands West Indies 7.68, Holland 10.03, Panama 4.02, 4.04, Den- 19.36. Prague 201,
Tel. No. 281,72/28175."
mark
202, No 19.08, 20.02,
Forward Rates: One Month: United States% *D, Canada 4p, D, Switzerland. D, Sweden
1 P.
40 1 D, Paris cents, 40 cents, Holland 1 cent
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD-
M.V. “TRAVANCORE”
MV. NAGARA”.
Outwards
duo Hongkong 2nd Septe .......due Hongkong End Sopt.
For further particulars, apply to:--- GILMAN & CO., LTD. (Shipping Dept. Phone 27871)
BRIDGE NOTES
1 cent.
Bank of England clearing Bates: Madrid 44.00, Italy 71.26. Free Market Rates: India 17.04, Zealand 124.37. 125, South Africa 18.00. Australia 125, 126.50, New 100, 180.50, Teheran Alexandria 97.375, 37.625, Sood results. For example:
North, Dealer pore 2/4-1/32, 24-4, Hongkong 2-1/10, 1/3-1/18, Philippines 8.10, 8.16, Rangoon 1//5-16/10, 1/8-1/18. Shanghai unquoted.
- When
at the everybody bridge table seems to be able to bid, somebody is
usually lying. When your partner happens to be the lar. you usually find yourself in hot, ner's falsehoods lead to very water, but sometimes your part
Both sides vulnerable
S. K J 7 4
London Stock Exchange
London, Aug. 21. Business on the stocks market today was restricted and only a few issues were prominent in deniings throughout the day.
Page
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
∙10 Padder · Streek
Tel. 80811,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA S. N. CO., LTD.
Koffies were prominent on Cape support, especially Western Hold- S.S. "EMPIRE PERLIS ings. Rhodesian coppers were also 8.5. “WINGSANG" firmer on news of the ending of TAKSANG”` the miners'、strikke.
SAILINGS
(no passengers) to Shanghai 25th Aug, to Shanghai 27th Aug. To Singappro & Penang 20th Aug. to Sandakan 20th Aug.
(No passengers)
Support In industrials remained is.9. "MAUSANG"
selective favoured.
with
Lobnecos
Lili
Indian operations were quiet S.S. "WINGSANG", apart from a small inquiry of SS. "EMPIRE PERLIS" Calcutta Electric. There was small (S.S, "TAKSANG"
textiles. provincial support for Rubbera and teas were again rather neglected.
1.
Consols, 2-1/2 per cent 1945/75 97, Conversion Lonn, 3 per cent 112-5/10, War Loan, 3 per cent
107, New War Loan, 4 per cent
100-11/10, Victory Bonds, 4 per
9.8. WOSANG S.9. "EMPIRE FARRAR” ¡S.S. "MAUSANG"
ARRIVALS
....trom Shanghai 23rd Aug. from Calcutta & Singapore 23rd. Aug. from Shungkai vin Keelung 25th Aug..
IN PORT
Subject to alteration without notice.
Kowloon Dock Kowloon Dock Buoy A.12.
cent 118-1/8, German Loan, 7 per All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as cent (Dawes), 10-3/4, Japanese } far as possible in advanos of the time at which they wish to leave Bonds, 5 per cent, 1907 21-1/4, Canton-Kowloon Railway 32, Tientsin Pultow Railway,
Agents: GLEN
6 per
S.S. "SAMSETTE"
cent 24, Lung-Taing U. Hal Rly,
15 per cent, 3013 21, Reorg, Loan, S.S. "PROMETHEUS”
5 per cent 1913. (London Iss) 10,15.9. "GLENAFFARIC Crisp Loan, 5 per cent, 1911 44, M.V. "GLENARTNEY”
H. A Q 7
Central American A/C Raten: H. Mexico 19.45, 10.65, Bogota 7.00, D. 8 7 8 7.06.-Reuter.
C. KQ72
Special A/C Rates: Lima 20.10, 26.16. Lapaz 168.62, 170.32, Val- paraiso 109.025, 101,809, Turkey | S. A 10 9 8, 520,
52
D. A K 10 6 4 C. 6
S. Q
N
H. 8 5 4
W
ED. 962
S
20, Honan Railway, 5 per cent,
C. J 10 9 8 43
8.03
N.Y. STOCK MARKET
LINE LTD.
... due from UK, 23rd Aug, .... due from UK. 7th Sept. ... duo from UK. Mid Sept. duo from U.K. End Sept.
London' about 20th Sept.
Hukuang Rallway, 6 per cent, 1911 M.V. "GLENSTRAE loads for Rotterdam, Antwerp Amsterdam &
1905 30, Shanghai-Nanking Roll- way, 5 per cent 27, Mercantile Bank of India, "A" 22-1/2, Char- H. K J 10 9 6 3 2 tered Bank of I. A. & C. 13-1/4,
D. Q J C. A 5 The bidding:
North
Dbl.
20.
Pasa
East South Pass
1H. 2H. 50.
P085
Now York. Aug, 21. ID. Wall Street opened steady and moderately active.
Assorted steels, rubbers, build-4H. ings, farm implements and ale GH.
Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
HK. & Shanghai Banking Cor- portation 90, Lydenburg Estates S.S, CANONBAR 125/7, South Africa Townships M.V. KAFIRISTAN West 31, Selection Trust 50/-, South S.S. PERIOD
13.
Africa Torbanites 11/6, Canadian 4C. Pacific 22-16/18, Mexican Eagles Pass 14/0.-Reuter,
Puss Pass
transports led a quiet up to one The bluding sounded a little
extension
point
of Tuesday's funny to West. He had offered technical recovery, although his four-club bid in good faith, numerous pivotals, notably motors, thinking that the East-West meat packings and chemicals wore cards were not much worse than unchanged or fractionally lower. the North-South strength. Yet Buying continued to be based on the opponents had blithely gal- pleasing carninge and dividends. loped up to a small slam, pay- and
business prospects, The Decontrol Board's restorano attention to the strong tion of controls brought new pres- bidding by West and East.
were If North and South sure en meat packings and related lines, while motors reflected the lying, West had little to worry opening of the labour drive for about, for then there would be West higher wages throughout the in-ne play for the slam. dustry,
would then only regret having The earlier improvement soon failed to double. But if East
elines 11 nomewhat
New York Exchanges
New York, Aug. 21. American 4.03-7/16, 4.03-9/16,
A/C Sterling American
due from Sydney, 24th Aug. ............................... due from Melbourne 2nd Sept. due from Sydney 3rd Sept
Agents: PRINCE LINE LTD. Chinese Freight Agents: CHEONG FAT CO., 54 Bonham Strand E. Tol: 20037.
Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA
STEAMSHIPS LTD.
A/C Sterling 3 Months 4.03-7/16, 8.5. HASTINGS PARK... due from VANCOUVER 27th Aug. 4.03-9/10, On Sweden 27.81, 27.84, 9.S. KITSILANO PARK due from Vancouver/Shanghai 12th Sept. France 84, 84%, Switzerland (Of- Switzerland fejal) 23.40, 23.66,
23.75 24.00, Spain 9.20, (Free) Portugal 4.04b. 4.068, Australia 3.23, Now Zealand. 8.20, Africa 402, British
Rave way to up to two point de- hnd teen lying-that is, if he 20.26. India 30.35, China th
3,3200
Argentine (Official 24.80,
increased lucked the value for the one hide (Free)
pressure encountered only different support.
од
10-
he had made then the alam While the list was dotted with might be a logical contract.
West thought about that for resistant spots,
motors, atecls, chemicals and department stores a while and reflected that he the decline uught to plan his defence on were prominent with few signs of a rally in evid- the assumption that East had a very weak hand. (If East Thin issues like Chrysler and showed up with strength, West American Telephone gave up four would just be agreeably aur points. Building shares grimaly prised). Now, West thought hung on to gains with news of why would East bid two clubs OPA price increases.
If he had auch a terribly weak hand?
ence.
Боте
24.70,
(om
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
- Ship
5.40, Bolivia (Olicial)
Free 2.38, Chilo
"STANHALL" Bolivia (Free)
"SAMDARING", 3,25, clal) 5.16, Chilo (Fres) Chile
"ATREUS" 60.08, (Export) 4.90, Colombia
Gun ATREUS" Cuba 100, Ecuador 7.00n, temala 100, Holland 37.78, Mexico "SAMDARING" 20.60, 20.03, Peru 16.5in, Uruguay "SAMETTRICK" 56.00b. Venezuela 29.90, Nether "BENALDER"
Indies
63.05, land West
Dutch Lon-
"TREVETHOE" Guiana 53.35, Montreal on don 4.02, Montreal on New York 97.000, Swiss Bank Notes rate 28.09, 30.00, Belgian Franc 2.28%, 2.28-Reuter, LONDON DISCOUNT
RATES
London, Aug. 21.
From
Karachi
U. K
U.K. KARACHI
NAVIGATION COMPANY
Due
Karachi via Shanghul-
25th August
27th August
29th August
29th August
27th August
KARACHI & BOMBAY
End-A
U.K.
Early September
U.K.
October
U.K.
October
Loads For
Ready
Mid-September
Mid-September
LTD.
Passengers and Freight to India
"GLENIFFER”
Ship
“SAMSOARING”
"SAMNEAGH"
UK. via Straits ACCEPTS CARGO FOR LONDON,
ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM BOMBAY
Rail equipments were resistant on estimates of substantia? pro- duction boosts in the second half of The answer was not hard to 1940 while farm implements were liscover. East's only reason for likewise supported by expectations buding with a weak hand must that sustained demand will be have been extreme shortness in made.
spadca together with Brokers see nothing alarming length in clubs. The marked
Day to Day Loan 4 per cent, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., in today's market action bat at the spade shoriness pointed to t Rame time are closely watching "killing" opening lead. West Short Money to 1 per cent. labour developments in view of the opened the Ace of spades, drop- Bank Blls. 3 Months 17/32 per Bank Bills, 6 Months 9/18 fears of new union wage demands on his partner's Queen. An-te Barents. Fino Trade Bills, now threatening motorcar manu- other spade, allowing East to 3 Months 1 to 1% per cent, Fine EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. facturers, which may conceivably ruff, defeated the contract.. Trado Bills, G Months 14 affect other industries.
"normal" lead Note that the
Treasury Bills, The market closed heavy,
of the club King allows South Months to 17/32 per cent, Clean
Treasury Bills, a Months to Adams Expres
Alaska to make thirteen tricks.
17/12 per cent.-Reuter. Juneau 7. American Can 100%,
19%%
American Smelting 00. American Yesterday you were
Oswald
Telephone 183, American Tobacco Jacoby's partner and, with nei-
93, American Waterworks 22%, ther side vulnerable you held: Anaconda Copper 45%, Aviation
Corporation 9, Baldwi Locomo
tive 30. Barnsdall 29%, Bendix
Aviation 46%
Bethlehem Steel
110%, Booing Aircraft 88%, Bor. des 52, Canadian Pacific 18.
dent Co
J. I. Cane 48%, Chrysler
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H. A
D. K J
2
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The bidding:
coleste 504, Commercial Schenken You Maler Jacoby
25%, Corn
db
Products 70%,
2005, Electric|
Light & Power Electric, 45%**
Goodrich 70%,
10. Pass 3D.
Ризв
Pass (7)
ANSWER: Bld three spades.
to
cent per
to
244
2
SHIP
"NELLORE"
"EASTERN"
SHIP
"NELLORE" "NELLORE"
REUTERS U,K.
INDEX
London, Aug. 21. Industrials 164.2, Kamra 116.0, Home Ralla 92.8. Commodity 284.3.Reuter.
CHICAGO GRAINS
Grain
Chicago, Aug. 22. prices dropped sub- General You're going to reach a game stantially on fairly heavy sell- commission houses. Motors
contract anyway, so there's no ing, by Goodyear harm in trying out the major Traders attributed some selling Homestako Mining 42, Tator-suit. Partner may have four to the Price Control Board's Harvester 93. Inter small spades, in which case four statement polating to large Paper 49, Johns Manville apades would be a fine contract; current and prospective feed 1382, Kennecott topper Montgomery Ward 79%, National otherwise, you probably will be grain supplies and decrease in able to play at three no-trump. the number of grain consuming Lead 37, Distillers 30, Na. Packard New York Central
Score 100 per cont for three animals. Motorn 8%, Pan American Air spades, 60 per cent for three
17, Pennsylvania RR 06%, no-trump. WAYA Radio Corporation 18%, Republie Steel B, Roynolds Tobacco 42 Schenley 04
S. K 8 2
Question Today you are Howard Roebuck Schenken's partner, and, with 43% Shell 01cocony
con neither side vulnerable, you Southern Pacific hold:. Vacuum 17%, 63, Standard Brands 45% Stan- dard Oil of Calif. 68, Standard of NJ. 78, Studebaker 81. Union Bag Union Carbide 108.-U.S... U.S. Steel 88% Westinghouse 30%, Young atown Sheet & Tube 794-Routor and Associated Press.
H. Q 5
D. AJ 7. 8
C. K 0 4 2 The bidding: Schenken Jacoby You Maier
Рова (1) 10. What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow).
FROM
AUSTRALIAN
PORTS AUSTRALIAN
PORTS
LOADS FOR
SHANGHAI SYDNEY
For full particulars apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Telephone Nos. 277214.
MAERSK
LINE
MÉS, "TREIN MAERSK”
DUE
Discharging
Early Sept.
READY
End August Mid-September
24th August." (No Passages avaliable),
.co.
Corn finished 8% to 4% lower, Loading for New York, Atlantic Porta vin Los Angeles, Panama Oats to 1% lower, and Barley 1 cent higher,-Associated Preas,
LONDON SILVER
ounce
& GOLD
London. Aug. 21, Silver, Spot, por fino 60d, Silver, Forward porno ounce 650, Dar.. Gold, Fine; oz. 172/3-Rentor,
N.Y. COTTON :
New York, Aug. 22.
Cotton futures gained slightly
in slow trading Futures closed 80 centa a bala lower to 60 conta higher.
October 35.70, December 25.72-
for Particulars please apply to:-
JEBSEN & CO., Agents
Pedder Ballding, 7th floor.
(Shipping Department Tol. No. 28862)
BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.
BAILINGS TO
ONLY.
| "HENBINNES" loads, VIA STRAITS.
BOMBAY SILVER & GOLD
"BENCRUACHAN” 81, March 35.00-04, May 35.20, MPIRE WITHAM". Tombay, Aug. 21.
July" 31,70, October 93.22, MI...) Rupeca anvas
107. 00dlingspot 30.52.–Associated 100 00: Prem.
London, Aug. 23.. A jolat British and American' commission to control shipping on the Rhine and its tributaries has been set up at Duisburg in the British. zone of Germany, the Coblenz Radio stated today. The Commission will control Silvor, Headr 180 miles of the river between | Bulver, Forward Databurg and Karlshuha on the Gold Dilivery ra... border of the United States Gold Forward- and French: zones, some 180 Sovereignin miles to the southRautaril
00
BouterRau
Alexandria, AusGEIR Gold, per fins ouned 167 Plastrés,
VESSELS DUE
second-half Sept.
mid. Sept.
mid: Sept.
„For particulars appër kos—- W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA)', LTD.
Tal, Bliss.
Tork Building