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JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN N.V.
King's Building, Connaught Road,
Tel: Shipping Dept. 28010. Passage Dept 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 25188.
Ship
Pis. “THITJALENGKA" Macassar, Java
B.N. TIADAR"
Ship RUYS
due from
porla & Singapore, 18th August, Saling for Amoy
& Shanghai,
21st AugusĖ
Japan, Shanghai
Agents
& Aoy,
21st August
Sailing for Manila, 5th Sept. Salling for Java porin & Macassar, 18th Sept.
K.P.M. LINE
Kingapore, Java ports & Macassar. 24th August
(ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE).
due from
South America &
South Africa,
23rd August
Salling for
Shanghai. 24th
Angust
Suitable cargo lanks for bulk oll
Loading for
Manila, Singapore, Maurus, Beira, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth.
Mosselbay. Capetown, Buenos Aires, Monte- vidre. Santos, Nio de Janeiro,
4th September
Transhipment enrgo on, through bill of lading accepted for Dar-Es-Salaam, Mombasa & Zanzibar.
"STRAAT MALAKKA"
South America
South Afrien
& South Africa.
South America,
15th Sept.
Ship
31st August.
Sailing for Shanghai,
1st September
(DELI-STRAITS-CHINA LINE)
due from
"VAN HEITSZ" Belawan Bell, Penang
& Singapore,
21st August
Sailing for
"HEINRICH JESSEN"
"BOISSEVAIN"
Ship
sailing for Singapore. Penang & Belawan Dell, 31st August
Swajow & Amoy,
3rd Aug.
Singapore. Penang & Belawan Dell, 13th September
Singapore. 23rd September
In Talkoo dock for reconversion
Agents SILVER LINE LTD.
due from
m.. "SILVERSANDAL" fa port
Sailing for
Phillppinges. Straits
and West coast of India.
early September
ms. "HENDONHALL' U.S. Atlanile ports
via Manus &
Shangbal
on or about 31st
Angust.
U.S. Atlantic ports via Straits
and Colombo,
early September..
HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
Agents
Ship
due from
L. ERASMUS"
Europe
15. "HUGO de VRIES'
18th Aug.
.. Europo
18th August
Suttable cargo tanks for bulk oll
2.3. "RREDERO"
Europe
Loading for:
Manila/Singapore/
Colombo/Suex/Port Sald/
Genga/Marsellies/
Antwerp/Rotterdam/
Amsterdam/llamburg/ Copenhagen/Gothen burg/Oslo, 24th August.
Männila/Bingapore/ Colombo/Buaz/Port Said/ Gonea/Marseilles/ Antwerp/Rotterdam/ Ansaterdam/Hamburg/ Copenhagen/Gotben- burg Oslo.
10th September.
Mania/Singapore
End September Colombo/Suck/Port Sald/
Genoa /Marseilles, Antwerp/Rotterdam/ Amsterdam/Hamburg/ Copenhagen/Gotherburg/
Oslo.
Alrat balf October.
Peninsular. & Oriental S.N. Co.
sine
*TREWORLAS”
'STRATHNAVER" DAN-Y-BRYN"
"THESILLIAN"
"PUNDUA"
ARRIVALS
"EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND"
"TREWIDDEN"
SHIP
FROM
UK. Genas,
DIE
Rombay, Colombo
Discharging
19th August 20th August
..U.K. & Straits
.Bombay
& Karachi
U.K. .Genoa,
Bombay, Colombo
& Straits.
Karachi
& Bombay
UK
&
Singapore,
UK, Genes.
Bombay, Colombo
& Straits.
SAILINGS
24th August
28th August
5th September
September
READY
Loading." Salle 18th Aug. 20th August 7th September
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1047.
STERLING BALANCES PACT British Finance Agreement With India
H.K. Stock
Exchange
Most of the week the mærket has been
Assets Transfer To London
London, Aug. 14. -
under the shadow of Labour uncent and Britain's agreement with India on India's sterling
ita possible repercussions. · Uncertainty ba
to who may eventually be Hvolved thrudd
La struggle between a few employers and employed came about kw tcneed nerviand are, Quotations have declined though there to sign that resistance point not far off. There ATO two notablo
balances provides that the Indian Reserve Bank's sterling assets of £1;160,000,000 will be transferred to a "number two account" at the Bank of Engand, it was announced today.
exceptions. H.K. Elchieles bara atendid Of these assets, £35,000,000 will be released, plus £30,000,000 for a working balance. Other re- leases include pensions payable by the Gov- ernment of India, pending their capitalisation. The other points in the agree- ment are:
La buying rate of $74 after ustunline between $75 to $7214 asid nuuln back to #74 mad Chins flents (014) have consinally remained in demand from 17 to $3.
It.. art. Loandi 4
Less 2006- 1955% Tema 10in
Bank K. 4 B. Bank 197bb, 20, 10fes, n. Bex.) 110nt Chartered Hank 11: Mercantile Bank A. & 13. 4226; Bank of Fast Asia 1198.
Ingoramars: Cegion Ine. 391b; Valon Tu«. 760b, 790, 770m: China Underwritega 5b, kan: H.K. Vire Ine. 218.
Shipping: Bewinnen 245,5; H.K. A M. Steamboats : Indo Chinna (Pref.) Jola. ¿Def.)
India can draw on the ster- ling balance for voluntary re- parations of British owned as- Meta.
India will not restrict remit- tances of savings owned, by j Britons coming home from In-
Sun Shella (enter) / din. Union Waterbenta (0918) 4349, (New 40% 0
"Darks, Whaçies, Godowns, sic.: H.K. &- K. Wharven C. H. an: ILK. Blocks 374, SK*, 37/ks: Chine Proellenta 2416. 24rn: Mannehal Dockrunde 15995; Wharves OX. Ntr.) 1620, (lights) Gon,
Hlaing) Raul Alture 784 INK. Mines iets, A.
tand, Intela & Hidza. .. Intele 24: 91.56.1.nds (Qts 791, AD/%/ |*, (New) To: Shanghai Lands 31⁄2 1: ILIC. Realised Humphreys Falates 20:
tries 22m Samlakna Liukin 13n; Tele #komen 2015 4G, (New; 35.
The agreement covers the period from July 16 to Dec. 31.
Shipping Ban Modified
Sydney. Aug. 13. Eighteen Australian Unions modified their ban on Dutch ship- ping today.
AR
Authoritative comment in London on the agreement dia- closed that India, ikke Iraq, will remain in the sterling area.
Imports Margin
N.Y. Stock Market
New York, Adg. 15, The stock market observed V-J modeat day anniversary with
; and selective reenvery, althougit dealings were rointively Blow. Short evering and investment nibbling, based on hours of an autumn rally, also persilent good dividends, bolstered individual fa- vourites.
Transfers tetailed €80.000
ahares. Galters included Undor-
It embraces the whole of India wood Corp., United States Cyp- sum, Santa Fe. Grent Northern it exists today and thus Rallway,
Burlington Mills, Ameri covers both dominions as they can Woulion.
Among laggards. will exist tomorrow.
were Rexall Drug, J. C. Penney, Woolworth.
Dow
Jonen Averages: Stock 04.31, 20 Industriais 179.87. 13 Rail 48.70, 10 Utilities 35.50. Closing stock quotations:* Adama Express | 1836. Aisaka Junen's 5%, American Cary 18, American Ame The release of £65,000,000 in 8955. American Telephons 1604 plus the further amounts for American Tobacco 76%, American Water pensions and certain other pur- works 10%. Anaconda Copper 70%, Avto- tion Corp. 0, Haldwin Lonomatier 17. poacs are large in relation to Badal 21. Bendix Aviation เม Britain's limited resourcon, but] Bethlehem Besi 83%. Hoelog Alrerat? 17, leave only a narrow margin for Rarden Co. 41. Canadian Pacife 11%. India's essential imports.
I. 1. Case 39, Chrysler 59, Colgate 439. Commercial folvents 25%. Corn Proshuteta Since the sterling balances 6 Dubent 189, Eastman Kodak 4. Flee comprise a'most the whole of the Light & Power 16%, General Electric India's foreign resources Bri-%. General Motors 65%, Goodrich 31, Goodyens #13. Otryhound 10%. Doma tain had to provide a working atake Mining 46, International Harvester balance.
8 International Paper 4815., Inter The unreleased balance will national Tel, & Tel. 114. Jahre Menville not be formally frozen.
43. Kennett Copper 4419. Montgomery Word 60%, National Bullers 2011.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
REFRIGERATION-SPECIAL CARGO OIL TÅNES-
CARGOCAIRE-SPECIE
SAILINGS
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
88 "General Gerdon"
88 "President Taft" (vla Yokohama)
88 "Marine Adder"
9.8. "Marine Swallow”
Aug.
21
Aug.
39
Sept.
1
Sept..
13
*NOTE: Third Class Passage Fare from Hongkong to facilio Coast is US$175.00 Thus 13858,00 for persons who are not U.S. Citizens
NEW YORK AND HAVANA VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY, SUEZ AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
85 "Mount Mansfield"
68 "President Monroe"
MANILA
88 "Marino Adder" SSGENERAL MEIGS"
Aug.
Sept
26 11
ANA.
30
Sept.
20
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
"St. George's Bldg.
Tel. Nos. 28172/28173
Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
TRANS PACIFIC SAILINGS · To San Francisco & Los Angeles
SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKS
Duo
| 105; Chinese Estates ipon.
Public Utless 11.K. Tramways 24155, 25, 20: Peak Trams 10 in.
New) : Bine Ferries 136: Ynumnil The ban, previously applying to Ferries 17: Chion Lights 101142 17.90%,all Dutch shipping, now will be 118%% 17%/1nan, (New) 12540 Simited to transpart engaged in Since it is wholly owned by National Lead 37. New York Central 14%. Fireteien 7411, 759, 36/78»n: Mueno Vlna. the movement of service person- the Reserve Bank of India, its Packard Motors & Pan American Alzwazn
nel," armaments, munitiona
working can be arranged be- 10%. Panmaylvania RR 19. Radio Corp. u'o Industrlatz Canton Ires 7%; Cement. goods for
by the Dutch
tween that bank and the Bank, Republic Steel 20%. Reynolds Toba
S.S. "CHINA eo 40%. Schenley 20, Bears Roebuck 19, grity.
Rightgainst the Indonesian Republic. BON /**
of England. Unlike the cases Shell Oul 12, Bucony Vacuum 10%. Bland.
Aug. 19- The Union representatives alas
8.S. "CHINA BEAR" of Egypt and Iraq, the British fard Deanda 80%, Standard Dil of Calif.
22 asked the government not to allow Dotch military personnel to load Treasury in thus issuing an 60. Standard Olt of NJ. 27%, Budebak
S.S. "GREAT REPUBLIC" 24 Dulch vessels “in Australian ports ¦ freezing order. Also unlike 21%. Union Ting 34, Union Carbide 106%
UB, Rubber 40, UB. BrNo1 72, V.B. Idnes 5.5. "FLYING SCUD" Sept. 5 Sept. 6 with military equipment.-Aso-Egypt and Iraq, the sterling, Westinghouse 23, Youngstown Rhet Kwns Hand More 215; Wing On Aciated Press.
balances of Indian banks are & Tum 17% 2 Gen. Pub. Účílá 14%, – unaffected-Router.
Associated Prena,
DONG: JL.K. Hope 19ạn,
Biores & Delry Farma 71b, Tian: Wataona 471gb, 59, 61/Emma; Lane, Craw Ford 30u. Blucenes 116; Chien Emporium
Cod. An
Converted 14 Hun
1000; Wm. Puwell, Ltd. Gn. Miscellaneous: China,
Eteriniamenta
15710; H.K. Constructions" (9N) T, (New)
Go Virb Piling 65: Marsman Invest- ment 13.30: Marwoman (36K) 1/4n.
Catteno: Evɔ vlch.
NEW REFUGEE
SHIP
1
BUENOS AIRES EXCHANGE
Reuter.
Buenos Aires, Aug. 14. Buents Alres On London buyers 16.30, sejlers 16.32; New York 404.50, 404.75; Franco 338.76, 339.76; Belgium 9.2, 9.28; Spain 27.62; Algiers, Aug. 14.
Sweion 112.50, 118.80; The Paducah, a 916.ton for Brazil 22.18; Switzerland 94.75.- mer coual guard vessel flying the Panama lag and manned by Americank, put in at Bona, Algeria, for revictualling inat night, apparently under the eye of a British warship, a report reaching here said today.
It was believed in Algiers that the Paducah was a Jewish immigration ship bound for Italy from Bayonne.--Reuter,
ALEXANDRIA BULLION
Alexandria, Aug. 14. Guld, per "Birrbem
157 plastros, Egyptian pound 460 Sovereign 495, Turkish pound 350, Napoleon 350, Dollar (picer de cing) 460, Sitver (plastres) per Kilogram. 840.-Reuter,
LONDON SILVER
& GOLD
London, Aug. 14, Silver, Spot, per fine ounce 30%d, Forward 305d; Bar, Gold, Fine, ounce 172/3; U.S. per fine ounce $35; U.S. (New York Free Markat) $450.-Beuter,
TO
"TREVAYLOR” •
Straits, & U.K.
"SCYTHIA”
Singapore & U.K.
(Passengers Only)
122
(Passengers only)
& UK.
"TRESILLIAN" •
Straits Genoa & U.K.
Mid September
"EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND" ...Singapore.
• Accepis cargo for London, Antwerp & Rotterdam.. Also Eccepts cargo for Madras on through bills of lading.
British India
S. N. Co.. /
Passengers & freight to Straits, Bangoon & Calcutta
Easter
SHIP
& Australian S. S. Co., Ltd.
*EMPIRE ATUELSTAN"
"NANÍLIN”
"NELLORE”
ARRIVALS
FROM
Melbourne & Sydney
•Assiralla & New Zealand
Melbourne,d Bydney & Buva
For full particulars apply to
BOMBAY SILVER & GOLD
Bombay, Aug. 14. Silver, Ready, per 100 tola 175 Rupees, 10 Anna; New Settle ment (Unofficial) 170, 12; For word for 100 tolag 178, 10; Guld, delivered, per talas 109, 00; For ward, 108, 12; Sovereign, Bach unquoted-Reiter.
NEW YORK, SILVER PRICES
Emergency Measures In Rumania
Bucharest, Aug. 14. Government officials said a special Parliamentary session would convene at 10 o'clock tonight to enact emergency currency
to` measures equalize wealth and turn back prices to the 1938 level. Proposed exchange ratios for.
For workers: 240 new le for the now currency which is ex- one million uld. For businessmen: pected to be issued tomorrow 170 for one million. For "others:"
94.
were reported unofficially to vary from 240 new lel for 1,000,000 £5 Sume over 30,000,000 lei will for workers to 94 new let for non. he "blocked," according to ot. workers.
nelals, who emphasized that they Prices under the proposed legis. would not be confiscated.
rent astronomical level of 40,000 tel for a kilo of sugar to 36 lei
lation will plummet from the cur
New York, Aug. 14.
ounce.-64cts-Router.
Silver, bar (neked price) per un the new scale.
U.K. INDEX
London. Aug. 14. Industrial 330.2. Raffirs 102.1. Home Rails DC.1. Commodity | 3328.—Router.
ARGENTINE GOLD
Buenos Aires, Aug. 14. Sovereign buyers 00.00, sellers 08.00: U.S. $20 Eagle 116.00, 119.00; Gold, Bar, Gramme, 5.60, 5.75.-Beuter.
A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
27
Clues Across
1. Make:20. Mamboe of
tipanelaj
1
provision.
DUE
4. Throu
fold.
the stoat
family,
22. Irefund.
23. Altéelos
8. Sluggish, 27. Command.
18th August 10. Current 12. Ransom, 14. Tres from blame. 17. Grant:
End August
Early Beptember.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
19. Meanwhile.
20. Kind of leather.
30, Menu.
31 Snuggle, 02. Lou
***
Yesterday's Crossword
2
[18]
Clues Down
1. Additional
2. Popular
game,
3., Eddy.
expert.
26
16. Rudo fellow. 16. Unlocked.
18. Terribia," " 5. Discourteous. 20. Individual),
First book. 21. Defamatory
7. Value
highly.
9. Chango
direction.
11. Nook,,
18. Toath
1tatements.
· 24. Bobor,
25. Join
20. Scrts,
28. Ifnder.
Down:-1 Cib:, 2. Hhan;:4 Thors
Acro. Stoppago: BLair: 0 6 Pall; 6 Arena; Extol,
| Regiment; 11. Puntoral: 12 «Tell: | Rover; 10 Gaped; 18 Alcha;, 14
10. Pocheredje 31839 Buligalep:-10. Pollal 10 River: 17. Dirkat Beck) £1-Reckless; £5 Impluvos, Limitti 220 Capark - Ria-Raut | | 38. 129 Fairs 27 Throttle,
Tou sa Mang 24 Spry.
Persons with money deposited in the bank in 1938 or before may convert at one to one, according to proposed plans.
Crowds jammed' Bucharest Prices put back to the 1938 shops again today in last-minute level would show 25 lei per kilo efforts to dispose of the old manoy of meat Instead of the present 170 and several persons were report on the legai market and 50,000 ed injured in the crush to get into on the black market. Shnes now stores.
legally priced at 500,000
andi Prices in recent days have 1,600.000 on the black market doubled and trebled пл non. would drop to 300 and sugar from rationed and black market goods 500,000 black market, to 35 under in the fight to dump paper money the new level-United Press, for hard goods.
ZURICH FOREIGN EXCHANGES'
Legislation has been postponed | to the last minute in the Govern. ment's effort to thwart specula. tors, officials explained? The
Zurich, Aug. 14. three-day period, for declaration
Zurich On London 17.36, New of money will end as Parliament York 4.30, Paris 3.02, Brunnels | 8.87. Amsterdam 162.30. Lisbou Well-informed officials said the 1825, Buenos Aires 105.50, Stock- following conversion rates would hdim 110.03, Madrid_39,76 -Rev- no doubl be established:
ter.
convence,
DODWELL CASTLE LINE
S.S. “ALPHA MOOI”
LOADING ABOUT 26th AUGUST
FOR
· NEW YORK & BOSTON ·
VIA SUEZ
Calling At
Mobile, New Orleans, Baltimore & Philadelphia
FÖR FREIGHT AND FURTHER PARTICULARS 'APPLY TO:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents. Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Bldg. Tel. No. 28021.
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
M.Y.“TEMERAIRE“
LOADING ABOUT 27TH AUGUST for
NEW YORK vla PANAMA calling at
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama, Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore
For freight and further particgiers:apply to ---- DODWELL
IT & CO., LTD., Ag
VICTORY"
Saila
Aug. 20
Via Yokolama Via Shanghal
& Yokohama Via OkinawIL Vin Okinawa
Americam Pioneer Li
Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
5. "STAGHOUND"".
5.M. "GOLDEN WEST"
Due Aug, 25th Duo Sept. 5th
Sallings to New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama Canal ".
·SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKS —
8. "LOOKOUT" 1.3. "STAGHOUND"
For Full Particulars Call
Salla Aug. 18th. Sails Sept. 14th
UNITED STATES LINES CO.
General Agents
314, Queen's Building.
Tel. 31261*(3 lines)
The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co. Ltd.
OUTWARDS TO SHANGHAI
Discharging 11.K, 25th August.
early Sept. middle Sept.
M.V. "FORMOSA"
M.V: "TONGHAI" M.V. "BENARES"
+
HOMEWARDS TO EUROPE
M.V. "NAGARA” MV, "FORMOSA” MY., "TONGRAI”
PUMAYA, S
In Fort.
loading .K. 28th August. .loading H., middle Beptember LOADING FOR
GENOA, MARSEILLES," ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM COPENHAGEN, USIO AND GOTHENBURG·
Tanks available suitable for the carriage of oil in bulk.
For further particulara apply to:
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Agents, Telephone, 31146.
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS:
Direct to LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, VANCOUVER & SEATTLE.
m.a. "ROSEVILLED
m.s. "CASTLEVILLE”
SAILING 6th SEPT. SAILING. 745 OCT.
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST
m.8. "CASTLEVILLE"
**SAILING FOR SINGAPORE
PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION.
Chinese Freight Agents,
· HOO FOOK PING
DUE 1st SEPT. .3rd SEPT. BULK OIL TANKS..
Apply:
THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD,
THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd.,' 'King's "Building. Tel. 27709
HONGKONG-MACAO
LINE
Hongkong Departure: Macao Departure: SS. “KWONG TUNG”
Odd Days. (August): 12 noon
Even Days (August) 11
S.S. "KWONG BAI”.
Even Days (August): 12 noon. Sallings on Saturdays: 2.00 p.m. Instead of 12:00 noon,"
Odd". Daya (August).; 11 )
Sailings' on, Sunday: 0.00 p.m. Instead of ||11,00 | | 0.1") ||
For Passago and Freight -Particulars
Flenzo apply today"
MOW SANG SHIPPING CO.
Connaught Rond, West