DE LA RAMA LINES
VESSEL "
mv. "BALI"
ARRIVALS
DATE
FROM
21st Jan. New York via Manila
m.v. "TRAVANCORE 23rd Jan. San Francisco via Mando. B.B. "LUZON"
3. "CEBU"
VESSEL
"my. "BALI"
25th Jan, Cebu & Manila.
8th Feb. Cebu & Manila.
DEPARTURES
DATE
25th Jan.
"LUZON"
1st Feb.
"CEBU"
mv. "HAINAN"
SAILING FOR
New York via Honolulu,
Manila & Cebu.
13th Feb. Manila & Cebu. •
20th Feb. Pacific Coast via Honolulu.
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.
... Pedder Building
TEL: 28076
Chinese Shipping" Office
Tel. 23788/20153
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
1, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephone: 80881-8 Private Exchange, ⠀⠀
Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
*TSINAK" "NANCHANG" "SHANTUNG“ "SHENCKING"
"SHENGKING" "NANCHANG"
****SINKIANG"
"KWEIYANG" "FOOCHOW"
"FATSHAN"
TEUCER"
SAILINGS TO
Shanghai 4 pm, 25th Jan. Singapore & Penang ph. 28th Jan.
Swatow Noon 28th Jan. Shanghai p.m. 28th: Jan..
ARRIVALS FROM
Shanghai 22nd Jan. Kwongchswwan 21st Jan. Singapore 25th Jan. Bangkok, Salgón & Swatow 27th Jan. Macassar 28th Jan.
CANTON RIVER LINE
Arrives a.m. 23rd Jan. Sails 10 am. 26th Jan. Arrives 11 am. 27th Jan.
Sails 1a.m. 29th Jun.
Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE
MENELAUS"
U, K. SERVICE
Sailing
27th Jan. Mid Feb.
For
Liverpool and Glasgow,
Genoa, Marseilles, Havre Liverpool and. Glasgow.
Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.
**TAIPING"
* "TAIPING"
Arriving,
4th Feb, Saling
1st Week Feb.
From
Australia via Kure.
• Accepts Cargo To New Zealand Ports On
Through Bill Of Lading.
al For
Sydney.
All The Above Subicct To Alteration Without Notice. For Passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S.S. "HAIYANG"
Sailing for Swatow & Foochow
the 25th January, 1947.
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Particulars of Freight & Passage, Please apply to:--
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK. & Co.
General Managers,
P. & O. Building. 6th floor. Tel. No. 31281
or
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.
20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. No. 24639
South Africa Monte Video
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947.
Page
Future Prospects In Free More Gold JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Market Price
Of Silver
New York, Jan. 20. Handy and Herman, silver dealers, said today the free market price of silver would undoubtedly decline below 80 cents an ounce if offerings other than new production were pressed for salė. 1.
י,
"Offers and request for bida also came from China and the
Commenting on the recent severe decline in the silver price the company said in a digest of its 31st annual review of the silver market; *The market weakness which prevailed during December was caused initially by London's effort early in the month to sell silver in New York as a result of the sharp decline in the Indian mar- ket which had previously been above Londen.
silver "India's bearishness on brought forth the sume actual offerings from that quarter as well as a food p inquiries 70- garding the New York market's ability to absorb sales,
POST OFFICE NOTICES
Outward Mails
CRINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS Ba Ww!tenday, January 1947. The Getter) Post Offre, Kewkon Central Pal Ofee and the other Bratch Post Ofers, will be entirely cloană,
On Thursday, January 23, 1947, the | General Port Offfer, KuMenu Central P'u«i Offer, will be open from 9am, to 10 a.m.
for all business, whit the other Branch
You
Alees will be uten from domum, te 10 a.m. for male of klanıyın only,
There will be une delivery of Ordinary correspondence el 10 m. and one eul- lection from the Pillins-Baxis only Junuary 20, 1947.
cloned during the Holidays.
•
•
Unti
Iegisteret uller wing Artielen anderer) Pasta cluse 30. minutes
Near East. The decline which commended on Dec, 19 and con- tinued for the balance of the year was brought about not by actual or threatencil excess offer- ings but by the dwindling of de- |mand to neaf vanishing point.”
Lack Of Dollars Purchases from abroad coukl not be made, the report said, be- cause of lack of dollar exchange. The price has continued to decline thue far in January. Bullion dealers said there is evidence of "a hayers' strike un the theory the price has been too high.)
Handy and Hartman estimated total United States consumption in arts and industries for 1946 at
165,000,000, ounces.
Most of this went to pescelane unes. More than half was employ- ed in sterling and plated silver ware.
The total. the
company said.
was about three times more than that consumed just before the war.
Declining Market
Declaring that production should show some increase the
The Money Order 0fee will be entirely company said "it would appear as if the tate: industrial demand of North South America would
and about ousel the western hemis phere mine production excluding the United States output which will be absorbed by the treasury. However there are other sup- the extent of some mil- io plies Canada via San. Fracheinen (ly Soma Howlions of ounces which will be available for sale in New York. "Without some additional sup-
warker then the time atated below:
TUESDAY, JAN, 2 Shanghai (By Srú) 19 um. Marlin P.. +By Sea) Non. Shanuhalily Sep)
m.
U.S.A., Central and South America in}
Tot C.Po. Par. and Best.) 20.. (0%) 2.30 pm: 6.9.0., ¿Por; anul Hrz.} 2.30 p.m. Ord.] 2 p.m.
Altmail for Hangets, Calcutta, Dribl.port therefore we can foresee a
Johannesburg and Cuiro (y Air) Kow- loom CPU, (Reg.) 231 num., (Ord) 3 p.m.; 6.1.0% (Reg.) i pim., (Ord.) 1,30
..
Airmail for Chungking (direct) By ASF) Chloe' a. pm. {B} 339 pm.
Almail for Centon. Liurhow and Kya ming (By Ar) (Reg.) I pai, (ant) 3.30 p.m.
Airmail for Amoy, Shanghai, Nankiai.
· Korkow, Tolnglao and Pelping (By Alt Liter) 3p.my. (Ord.) 3.30 pm.
Macua, Tainehan and Shekk! [By Sw}
4 D.EL.
Cantim By Tenia) 4 pm,
RECONCILED,
10 HURT
Rome, Jan. 19. Ten people, were injured in n clash at a "reconcilia- tionTM
between CerenIDNY former partisen fighters and ez-Fascists at Rome Univer- aity today.
The trouble, which started when some of those present Fascist sanga, ended after the polite derived. Reuter.
sang
H.K. Trade
Figures
Produced
Washington, Jan. 20. Gold production in 1946 totalled 1,503,558 ounces—58 per cent! above 1945 but still far below the levels--the Bureau ef pretvar Mines reported today.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT 18 Pedder Street Tel. 30311.
General Managers.
INDO CHINA S N. CO., LTD.
The bureau said production has S.S. "ESANG" been increasing since July 1, 1945 SS, "WINGSANG" when the war production board's (S,5," "TAKSANG” order holding down, production during the war years was res-
cinded.
S.S. "TAKSANG" 18.5. "WINGSANG" 1946 California regained the SS. "HANGSANG" premier position as gold producer which it had held most of the
time from 1848 to 1942 with S.S. "EMPIRE WITHAM” total of 348,100 ounces. Utah. S.S. "HINSÅNG" which was first in 1945, droppeil | 8.5. "LOKSANG"
to third. South Dakota Was S.S. "ESANG"
secand.
15
Although production "jumped in 1946 greater production was- nampered by stoppages at tan eminex and smelters, the bureau";
suid.
Higher costs, it said, restrained many pre-war operators from re- opening their properties.
remained an- The price of gola
SAILINGS
..to Singapore' & Fenang, 21st Jan. ....... to Shanghai 27th Jan,
to Strafts & Calcutta 27th Jan.
ARRIVALS
from Singapore & Bongicok 24th Jan,
.from Singapore & Saigon 24th Jan.,
from Sandakan 26th Jan.
IN PORT
alongside Custodian's Whari.
.... Kowloon Dock. Kowloon Wharf No. 1. Buoy B.4.
Subject to alteration without notics.
All intending Passengers are requested to register their humea as far as possible in advance of, the sime at which they wish to leave
Agents: GLEN LINE LTD.
M.V. GLENOGLE SS. "SAMBAY"
The Statistical Ofice of the. Imports and Exports Depart- ment reports that imports of murchandise into the Colony of Hong Kong during the month changed at the Treasury buying of December, 1946 amounted to rate of USER an ounce whereas SS. "FORT LOUISBOURG" a declared value of $113.435.479 prices of sther metals rose sub-MY, "GLENBEG" as eqmpared with $54,810,639 stantially in most jastances.
Despite the adverse price situa- in the month of December, 1939. tion gold was
the only major Exports k merchandise metal produced in larger quantity totalled a declared value of last year than in 1945-Associat- $72,435,558 as compared with ed. Press. $46,736,393.
Annual imports for the year 1946 amounted to a declared value of $933,474,552 as com- pared with $594,199,224 in the year 1939.
1
H.K. Stock totalled Exchange
Annual exports $765,634,950 as compared with $593,385,203.
Atok Gold Mining
1
market which af the best might maintain a level in the low 80 cents range but which would un- doubtedly decline still further if offerings other than new produc· tion were pressed for sale"-A-outstanding shares, sociated Press,
At a special Meeting of Stock- holders of the Ator Gold Mining Co. held on Jan. 16, it was un- animously approved to incrense the paid-up capital stock by twenty per cent of the present
STEEL OPTIMISM
Cleveland, Jan. 20. Steet operators have less fear By Alt of a strike in the industry this year than heretofore and are planning production schedulea on the basis of uninterrupted output, the magazine Steel decinsed, 11
· THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Airmail for Halhow only. (Rev.) 9.30 am.. (Ord.) 19.
Airmail for Canton and Poochow (By Air) (Reg. 0.30 am. (Ord.5 10 4.10.
· Airmail' for Ames, Shanghel, Nanking, Herkow, Tsingtan' and Peping 15 Air (Re), a.m., (Ord.) 14 m
Manila By Sea) (D xan.
Amoy and Swalow (By Son) 10 am, Magpo. Teinshan and Sheḥ31 (Dy Seni 170 a..
Canton (ly Train T
In fact," the magazine a5-
serted, "it is believed that most of them are selling on a quarter- ly basis and will have (salch quota) allotinents set up by Feb.
I whether or not wage is com- (epleted by that me."-Associated
Press. 10 am.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24 Airmail for Manip ¡By Air) 3.40 a.m., (Onk) 10 a.m.
Forman vlu Bertung By Srd) Swatow Oly Sen) 2 pm. Blangy Seat 3 mL- Airmail for Caatan, Funclaw, Chung- Link and Kunming (By A&} {Hen} '*** 37. ((rd) 3 p.m.
Airmall for Amur, Shanghel, Nanklez. Hankow, Thingtao ani" Peiping (y Air
R230 pm., (Ont.), 3
.
Airmail Tur Sulgon, Singapure, Colom
Delhi, Sydney and Auckland (Ty Air) (e) 1.30 pm.. (Onl) 3 D
Airmail for llangkok, Raumuon, Calcut in, "Karachi. Esura. Cairo, Johannesbenz, Augenta, Marseilles, London. New Tork and Canale (By Air) (Ref.) à p (ON) .30 pm,
Macao, Platban and Shokki (By Bea) 4.
Cantar By Tealni 4 p.m.
Buenos Ayres.
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CARGO"ACCEPTED FOR ALL SOUTH AFRICAN & RIVER
M.V. “TAYBANK”
PLATE PORTS.
... SAILING 5th FEBRUARY,
For further particulars apply to
THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.
King's Building,
Telephone 27791-27792 *
TRADE TALKS
Budapest, Jan. 19.
A Hungarian trade delegation is leaving for Moscow to discuss the renewal of the Russo-Hun- garian trade agreement which expired at the end of 1936.
The transfer books will be closed from noon, Jan. 26 to Jan. 31.
Stockholders of record of Jah.
Yesterday's Hong Kong Stock Ex cunge quotations yesterday were: ————B.K, — Govt. -- Lovas---45 – Luon—-1073,-
107A: 116 Loon (1954) $25.
Banka, Hong Kong Bank 1475n; Hubg Kong Can. Reg.)
Chartered
due from UK 25th Jan, due from UK-1st Feb. due from U.K. Early Feb. Loads for Amsterdam Rotterdam, Antwerp and London about 22nd Feb.
4
Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
{M.V. KAFIRISTAN
M.V. HINDUST.
(Loads Early Feb. for Sandakan, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide also accepts Cargo on through Bills of lading for New Zealand.
due from Australia End Feb.
Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA
STEAMSHIPS LTD.
Hank 12n; Hank of East Asia 12. S.S. "LAKE CHILLIWACK",
Insurances. Canton In. 148h, 326 Union ins, ôtôb, 6001: China Under- writers ! H.K. Fire Ins, 2455, 24GS,
Shipping. Douglasca. 2000; H.K. Steamboats, 12n: Indo Chinna Pref) { 120n. (Def.) 250m: Sbells Hom/OT) 36/3: Unlan Waterbosta 20793, 25on.
Dicks, Wharves, Godwens, Etc. H.K. & K. Wharven 1405, 14ûna: ILK Docka
1: Providesta" 14%), 150, 14 Sima.
Mixing, Bouls 4.800; I.K. Nings 4
cents p.
Lands, Betala & Didri. H. & 8. Holzis 1946, 18x; R.K. Landı 78%%, 80%. 70an. 475 Debentures 19th: Humphreys 19%; H.K. Realties 18 103日は Chiper Estates (55),
due from Vancouver 31st Jan. Thence to Takao, Tsingtao.
PRINCE LINE
U.S.A. PACIFIC COAST-
FAR EAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON-NEW YORK
Pablic Utilities, H. Tramways 29. S.S. "SAMTREDY"-Due from New York via Shanghai
29th January.
Star Ferries ash; Yuma Ferries 22:
Industrial
25, are entitled to subscribe to the Peak Troms (Old) 11 (New) 5: New issue at the rate of twenty: China Lights (0) 175, 11, (New) percent of their holdings at the job: B.. Electric 20, in: Mon Zle. price of fifty centavos per share. tries 194: Telimbones (Old) 146, (New) must be made at the time of cementa 18b; 11K Re 9%,
Payment for the New Issue 1940. 14.
Cantoo Ice 1% bi expires on subscription
Stares, &c. Dairy" Farms 12b; Watsonii March 15, 1947.
(25%), 20/20sa; Lane, Crawfords 223. Sincere : China Emporium 4%6: San Lid, 176b: Kwong Bang Bona 101: Wier On (H.K.) 3.
Miscellaneous Entertainments 2cb: Constructions (01) 4%n; Vibra sh; Narbona Inv. (HE) «/- 1. 1
which
Auto Workers'
Demands
Detrait, Jan, 201
The Congress of Indústrial Or- ganizations United Auto Work-| crs have no intention of giving ground on their 1947 wage in- Crease demands, President Walter Reither said:
The Union seeks a 23 cents an hour increase, Contentious that the cost of living is going) down were assailed by Reuther as propaganda" inspired by "people trying to impede our wage pro-,
Trade talks between Hungarian and French representatives are to be held in Budapest, and Hun-gramme." gary is also taking up trade con- tracts with Belgium and the Netherlands. Reuter.
A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
13 4
10
WARNING TO RETAILERS
in
...
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30311
Chinese Freight Agents:-CHEONG FAT CO.
Telephone 20037
54, Bonham Strand.
Pacific Transport Lines Inc.
REGULAR SERVICE WITH FAST MODERN FREIGHTERS
BETWEEN PACIFÍccoast ports, sHANGHAT & HONGKONG
New York, Jan. 20. The National retail dry goods that retailers must get back to association convention warned Due normal competitive conditions,
This was the dominant them of the convention last week, at- tended by 6,000 merchants.
"Customers market" is coming fast and merchants must think Car prices, he said, can move now of quality, service and price only one Way-down."
because, as President Benjamin "In a year car prices will be Namm said, "the mad scramble lower and wages higher-and pro- of consumers for merchandis fita substantial." -Anspeiated has come to an end."--Associated. Press.
Press.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN - LIJN N.V.
King'a Buliding, Connaught Road,
Tel: Shipping Dept. 28016. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 25133.
BAID
m.s. "TJISADANE"
13
14
115
5.3. "TJIBADAK"
des from
Bataria, Muntek, Singapore Theb.
Japan,
Salling for Amoy/thanthal
Bib Feb.
!!
S.S. "CAPITAL VICTORY” - from Pacific Coast via Shanghai
FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO
30th. Jan.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
10 Pedder Street.
Telephone 30311. CHINESE DEPT 3148.
Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.
SHIP"
"FORT DAUPHIN" "EMPIRE GAZELLE
"TIEWIDDEN" "AMMLA" "SAMFEUGH"
11th Feb.
Java porta
Torakani "Macassar & Java, 13th Fe
Amoy/Blangbal
SHIP
TREWIDDEN"*
Nid Fel
ARRIVALS
FROM
Bombay
Karachi & Bombay
U.K.
U.K.
U.K, SAILINGS
LOADS FOR
Straits & U.K.
DUE
Discharging
End Jan... Early Feb. Early Feb. March
READY
STAN LINE
16.
18
120 121
22
23
124
126
*
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Direct Sailing for VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND: MV. “ŠTANHALL” ...... Loading at HK, about Feb. 20th..
Cargo Tanks for Bulk Oil, Available
For freight and particulars apply to
WALLEM & CO., Agents.
Tel. 94177-9.
BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.'
8.8. BENLEDY".
ARRIVALS
For Further Particulars, Andy To-
End Jan.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.,
Agents.
York Buliding.
Telephone:
Clues Across
1. Eunt around 18. Frank,
for food. 20. Saltpetre.
B. Aspect. 22. Heavenly.
8. Sufficient.body.
10,
Convince. 21. Lady. Roof pro- 25. Me Jection.
11. Wide.
12. Sour
26. Sundry,
27. Hinder. 28. Trample. 12. Cat in two. 29. Seed used
insoup.
16. Withdraw, NALE
Yesterday's Crossword
Clues Down
1. Part, 2. Confine.
3. Clothing.
4. Camo out.,
5. Gratified.
6. Took the
top place.
robe.
15. Retaliation. 16. Moved fur-
tively. 17. Stronghold. 19. Fleet. 21. Losfor.
7. Investment. 24. Mud -
14. Ceremonial
Drive: 25. Beside; 20. Silt; 27, “Light;"28.~ Escort.
m... "THTJALENGKA” “
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ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (DELI STRAITS CHINA LINE)
Skip
m.B. "VAN HEUTSZ"
dze from Singapore,
4th Feb.
Swalow & ANT.
th-Feb,***
(ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE).
m.s. "RUYS"
due from
luport Reconditioning.
In Dock
End Feb.
* Accepta corge for London, Antwerp and Rottendam,
British India S. N. Co., Ltd.
ARRIVALS
FROM..
Calcutta
DUE
29th Jan,
Eastern & Australian S. S. Co., Ltd.
ARRIVALS
SHIP
anting for Afrita/Booth America early March, 1947.
"EMPIRE PLANET"
SILVER LINE LTD.
Aao Trom
Bailing jer
65. "EDWARD BRUCE" -
Shenghal
SHIP
"EASTERN"
FROM
Australian Porta SAILINGS
LOADS FOR
Shanghai ..Australla
29th Jan.
4. "HOPEPEAK” New York, E. Shanghal
HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE-
52. "HELLENIC"
DOWN 1. Mess; 2 Slim; 3.48. THORBECKE"
4. Tattle; 6. Landing; : 6:4|| ACROSBI 1. Musket; 5. Limit; Mivo; 7. Tunnels;: 10. Gores;
8. Care; D. Slight; 11. Arson; 12 | 13. Brundal, 14. Failing; 13. Tem- Mooted; 14. Fote; 18, Novel; 18. i post; 17.. Ousts; :10, Arable; - 21.1
Conno; 19. Azue; -20, Plarité; 24, Nets; 22. Bilo; 23. Pelt.
Baiting for Kellerdam/Antwerpƒ', Singapore/Colombo/ Genos/Port_hald/ Port Maldfakk#wy/
Blagapore Battardand/Copenhagen/. Early Feb. 1947. Gothenburn/Delk, Prooooding La Bulughul and Februnt7.
· Rosturänin/Autwerp, Gianniscire/Colemobes/.
Gemon/Part Bală!” “Pors-Balájkolmeen/
Bisyspora/Mazlla Bellardaya/Copilhagen? 29th Feb. 1947); Gothenburg/Cho, Mid-
· Prooseling to zounahaf die March, 1941.
SHIP
"EASTERN"
"EASTERN"@
DUE
Discharging
READT
سی
26th Jan End Feb.
Accepts cargo for Now Zealand Ports on through bills of lading.
For full particulars apply to
“MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos: 27721-4