ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
KONINKLIJKE JAVA-CHINA-PAKETVAART LIJNEN N.V.
(Incorporated in the Netherlands)
King'e Building. Connaught Road, Tel: Shipping Dept. 28016. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No, 82, Tel. 25138.
CHINA and JAPAN LINES
“TJIBADAK”
"TJISADANE”
DUE FROM
Swatow and Amoy 20th January
Java ports MACA
and Manila
18th January
Bailing for
Amoy & Manis
SAILING-FOR Batasia, Semarang, Sourabaya &
Масакзак
24th Jan.
Batavia, Semarang,
Macassar &
Soerabaya
31st January.
ORIENT-JAVA-AFRICA LINE
SOUTH-ATLANTIC LINE
TEGELBERG
Due from
Loading for
South America Manila, Singapore,
22nd Jan,
South Africa
Kailing for
Khanghal
5th Feb.
Mauritius,
Lourenco
Marques, Beira, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth,
Mosselbay, Capetown, Duenos Aires, Monte- video. Santos, Ria de Janeiro.
12th Feb.
Salling 14th Feb.
Transbipment cargo on through bill of lading accepted for Dar-Eq-Balaam. Mombam & Zanıbar.
“STRAAT
SOENDA"
RUYS
South America, South Africa 25th Jan.
South America
South Africs 29th Jan.
Shanghai, Yokohama 27th Jan.
South Afrien South America 10th March
DELI-STRAITS-CHINA LINE
Due from
"VAN HEUTSZ” Belawan Deli,
Penang, Singapore
18th Jan. Satling fur Swatow & Amoy
"HEINRICHJESSEN"
Agenti
DUE FROM Belawan Deli Penang &
Singapore
29th Jan.
Salling for
Salling for Singapore, Penang & deiawan Dell
27th Jan.
Swatow & Amoy
SAILING FOR Singapore-Penang Belawan Dell 8th Feb.
HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
"LEOPOLDSKERK” Due from
Japan & Shanghat, 10th Feb.
*MOLENKERK" Europe on or
about 25th Jan.
Sailing for Shanghai
& Japani
"ALPHERAT”
In Port
Loading for
Manila/Singapore/ Colombo/Port Said/ Alexandria, Genoa/Marseilles/ Antwerp/Rotterdam/
Amsterdam /Hamburg/
Copenhagen/ Gothenburg/ Oslo, 11th Feb,
Manila/Singapore / Columbo/Port Said/ Alexandria
Genoa/Marseilles/ Antwerp /Rotterdam / Amsterdam /Hamburg/ Copenhagen/ Gothenburg (UKIO on or about 23th Feb,
Manlin/Singapore
Colombo/Port Sald / Alexandria /
Genoa /Marseilles / Antwerp/Rotterdam/ Amsterdam /Hamburg / Copenhagen, Gothenburg/Oslo
early March.
Agents: SILVER LINE LTD.
"HENDONHALL" Due from
Sailing for
U.S. Atlantic ports, U.S. Atlantic Coast late February
Ports via Singapore and Suez,
DE LA RAMA LINES
Loads
WXPRESS CArgo liner SERVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS
U.S.A, LOADING DATES
Aliantic Coast
via
Los Angeles
From
Atlantic Coast )
Los Angeles
For
San Francisco.
Los Angeles > atlantic Coast)
The
Los Angeles
Date
Vexel
m.v. "DONA ANICETA" m.v. "MINDORO"
Late Jan. Early Feb.
ARRIVALS
Data
22nd Jan. 28th Jan. Late Feb.
SAILINGS
Date
23rd Jan.
1st Feb.
Late Feb.
Vessel
m.v. "ANDAMAN”
8.5. "DONA AURORA” m.v. "DONA NATT”
Vessel
mv. "ANDAMAN”
5.8, “DONA AURORA”
m:v. "DONA NATI”
BOOKING AGENTS for P.A.L
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
MARINA HOUSE:
Tele. 28676--22675.
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE
Tela. 2878820153
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
·Rond Weat.
8:S: HAI HRIA
SAILINGS
THE CHINA MAIL, BATU RDAY, JANUARY 17,, 1948.
JAPAN "WORKSHOP OF ASIA" U.S. Dollars Essential To Recovery
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
The market has ruled Irregular this week. Buyers have been herltant, abi when they made short appearances Ball- ere have followed the lend of heallation, if not metumily disappearing. This attitude and Car" has affected the week's turnover, which has been a non- paratively poor one. In spite of the gen- ural uncertainty of the trend of the mer. ket, quotations at the close show remark-) shly small variations, they are either on
par with those of Isat work, or show
slight advances. Curlowly enough quota- lions of four Bircks, which are regarded na sound investmenia, show a slicks fall. however, sellers of them have alnow by come abarni. The Exchange will be alone on Monday, 10th and Turader, Büth at 11.30 1,2,
4%
HE. GOVT. LOANS
10. Máte Gown 100b. X. Ints.
BANKS
...ank 2013, 100%.
(Lon. Bea.) £121. Chartered Bank 11 7/101, Mercantile Dk. A. & D. sila. Jank of East Asia 1261⁄4k
INSURANCES
Canton In STOK, Búča. Union In TORD.
China Underwriters 14b. SL.K. Fire Ina. 3106.
BUIFTING
Dovalises 180%. Edon. H.K. & M. Steamboats in. Indo China (Pref) 100%, Indo China (Def.) soon. Bbells (Boater) 18/0jn.
U. Waterbosta (011) 476 In
U. Waterboala (Now) 44U.
DOCK, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H.K.K. Wharves (Old) 1645.
(Haw) (F. Pd) 148m.
(Naw) (P. II) 0.
1. Ducks #ib. 350, 94%/3% mm.
China Provident× 281gb, 24, 235/%/%
幽降。
8'haf Dockyardı 123%), 88am.
HINING
Rab Mines &.
ILK. Mines 0$b.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.
f. 8. Hotels 28«, 2436/36 m.
H.K. Lands - (0%) 80b.
2. H. and (Kam) 794 n. S'hai Lands $Yb, Bs, 4.66**. Humphreys, Exterm 28%b. Üks. 2.K. Renées 1Bn. Chinme Estates 180n.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ILK. Tramways, 15%%b, 2336/26am Peak Trume (DB9) 176.
Peak Trama (New) 9n.
Star Ferries 128b;
€ Klykt (014) - #0% »»,
G. Lishi (New) 165n.
H.K. Electrics (Old) 82%1⁄2b, 61, 88% LX. Electrics (Naw) 50k, 10 % us. Macao Electriem 286. Bandakan Lischka Jūs, Telethones (01) 40% Telephones (New) 28% 0.
INDUSTRIALS
Cold, Marg. (Ord.) 20b, Call. Maeg, (Pref.) ka. Canton Iron 700.
Cemonta (Qld) ́82b, #2u. Gemente (Now). 30% ca. 1.K., Hopes zen.
STORES &
Dairy Farma (X. Kta.) 65, STILAR. Dairy Farms Bights tín, dünk. Watsons 72h.
Lade, Crawforda 621⁄41⁄2b, $5. Sincere 9,300,
Ching Empèrlum izada.
San Co., Ltd. 6.
Kwong Base Ilang zdob
Wing On (H.K.)
0.
Wm. Powell, Ltd. 121⁄4n.
MISCELLANEOUS
China Entertainments 34 HK. Constructions (Old) 8k 1.R. Constructione (New) $0. Vibro Filing 100.
Marson Investments 11/85, Marman, (H.R.) #1.803.,
7 COTTONS
Ewos 1616h, 18%/17/192500. Shanghai #b.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLDING
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING
Must Be Allowed Expansion
New York, Jan. 16.
An expanding economy backed by American dol
lars is essential to the restoration of Japan as the "workshop of Asia," according to Sir George Sansom, Professor of Japanese Studles at Columbia University.
London Stock Exchange
SECURITIES,
London, Jan. 16.
82-14
British Consola, 1948/15 Conversion Loan, 31⁄41⁄4%, 1981 106
118-% 203-7/14 348-36
Most of the Allies will agree, obscure, or shall it be left to Fundins Loan. 1948/90 Sir George says, that Japon take its own course on the ap-War, Loan, 11⁄2%, 1962 must be permitted to raise her sumption that the Allied Powers War Loan, 15. economy to a "tolerable" aland will not put their faith in auto-Vielory Bonds, 45%
RAILWAY BRAVES: ard of living.
matic safely devices but will British Transport 15% exercise vigilanco and detcr- INDUSTRIALS mination when those qualities A
Dunlop Rubber Co., and. are most needed?
But, he asks, "What is a tolerable standard? Can it be reached without permitting Japan to retain asCU which her victors had counted upon as reparations? Can Japan en-
NEW FRANC RATE?
Paris, Jan. 16.
A new exchange rate for the French franc will he one of the main points to Į be discussed between Sir Stafford Cripps the British Chancellor of the Exche- quer, and M. Rene Meyer, the French Finance Minis- ter, who left for Anglo- French talks in London to- day.
to usually according rellable sources here.
A possibility being ch- visaged In France is that of a general new alignment of currencies which would in- clude a change in the pre- sent sterling-dollar rate but which would silt put the franc at a higher rate in relation to sterling than the present rate of 48D francs to the pound Heu-
Ler,
+
218-16
98-7/18
$-11/13
77/10%
81/73%
"It cannot be denied that, if Imperial Tobacca Japan is to becoine once more RUBBER BARES: the workshop of Asia, she can- Al-Dutch Plantation of Java 1679 not be permanently held at Rubber Plantation Invest. Trust 28/1 fixed level of production end; MINKS, trade. She must be permitted, Barn Corp.
| Gipsis Kalampong Rubber Eslate 10%-
Crown Hines
Booner or later, an economy Nandrdroog Mines copable of expansion."
U.S. Support
Rand Min
Spring Min
Bub-Navis
Taroy Tin Co.
Unton Corporation
Floral Dutch
Sir Gerge, aenerts that thosO DI BUARES, who are concerned about Japan Blwil. Transport Co ese commercial competition "CAN WHIPPING:
+
1740/81
1984/66
PRESIDENT-
LINER
»
Sailings
REFRIGERATION-SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKS—
CARGOCAIRE-SPECIE
TO SAN FRANCISCO 88 "President Cleveland" (via Bhanghai, Yokohama &
Jan. 20. Honolulu) som
Jan. 21 88 "General Gordon" (via Manila & Honohalu) 88 "Generai Meira" (via Shanghal, Yokohama &
Honolulu) Feb. 14
0 BS "General Gordon” (vla Manila & Honolulu) ......... Mar.
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES 88 President afcKinley""(viaTM Shanghai & Yokohama) Jan. 21. 83 Kulovis Victory” (via Manila and Cebu)
Jan. 22 89 "President Jefferson” (8. F. Direct)
**** Jan. 30 88 "President Madison” (8. F. Direct)
***************
Feb. 11
TO NEW YORK AND HAVANA VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY,
SUEZ AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
65 "President Polk”
Jan. 20
Feb. 10
Feb. 21
Mar.
8
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
88 "Mount Davis"
7f-
SS. "Mount Rogers"
4-3/1 11/3
88 "Marine Leopard"
6.16/16
8/0
心箱
St. George's Bldg:
210/-
21-4
2-11/01
61/6
· 102-
102-4
101-4 100-4
argue with some force that, if, P. & D. 8.N. Co. ord. the Japanese, economy, is, to beOILTEDGES: encouraged to expand, it will in Coremon Loan. 3. 1043/63 101-
Funding Loan, 3% its early stages be tied to the National War Bonds, 24% American economy, because i must be supported by American |- · 1988/8A credits, or investments?"
National War Bonde, 1001/63 102-46 He points out that even with Havings Bond, 3, 1978/64 101- the best of Intentions,, it will be Savings. Bends, 4%, 1960/10
.. 101-44 difficult to avold some dis-Bains, Bende, 3%. 1948/75 100-
Exchequer Bónda, 1050..../ ́180-11/16 crimination against the com-Redemption Stock. 3. 1968/90 09-11⁄2 morcial interests of other Allied † POREIGN BONDS:
M countries if the "workshop of Brian Loan, (Dawn) 75%
Japke 5%, 1907/47. ...... ཐ་་ Asia" policy is pursued to ex Japan. 1926/19
18-1 tremes. He cites, the United . B. Manchurian Rly., 1925 29 Kingdom as one country 'likely | BANB to suffer if the Japanese texille Chartered Bank of 1 AC 11-7/10 Industry and, merchant shipping Mercantile Bank of India "A" 11- are too liberally, assisted in BUNING SHARES: their development:
+
R.K." Shanghat Banking Corp. 11-
· Consol, Goldfalds of B. America 10% Oppeal. Tin Migre of. Duran • • B/R gage in profitable foreign trade.
Sir George concludes that. It Indian Copper Corporation without a Bizcable. merchant marine? Is it possible, without would not be difficult to reach N Unlen Goldbelda
a compromise If the issues to be West Rand Investment Trust checking legitimate growth, to settled at the peace conterence Fre States. Developments guard against the development were purely economic. "But darand
a few selected strategic mate- | rials?
Orange Fr Btaten Trunt ...
of war Industries lo Japan by the issues will not be purely on Main Reef imposing controls on the use of economic. They never
Saint Helena are De La Rue, ord. Strategic considerations will be ab. Breweries present in the mind of all those Wet Driéfonsin "And, finally, is it really pos- around the Conference table, South African Townshipa
Ladenburg Estales sible. to plan the economy though they may not figure on Bellion Truste Japun for a future. which is the agenda."-United -Press.
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A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
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↓
10
1
12
13
25
20
Clues Across
Conundrum,
Megers. Goddard & Douglas [27 will attend at 10 am, on Mon- days and Thursdays within the free storage period to survey damaged cargo, and consignees are requested to have their representatives present. Unless consignage representatives art present at the Burvey no claims can thereafter be admitted,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agente
& CO
P&OS. N. Co. BIB N. Co., Ltd. E.A 8.8. Co., Ltd.
DIRECT
1 Correc. & Voice, 9 Coin. 11 Elevate, 12 Wonder. 14 Soft hair. 16 Extent.
11 Banlah,
19 Comfortable. 20 Cbleť
24 Exhausted.
25 Military
display.
· 26 Hastened,
27 Song
28 Obsilnate,
Clues Down
1 Jacquilous. 2 Consider.
S: Deo, 4.Tedm
3 Forsaken.
6 Wrecking. -7: Came out."
10 Warble.
13 Declined fa
....acrept
14 Vernacular, 15.Opulent. 17 Baring
tool.
19: Formed, 21 'Skirting. 22; Peated. 23 Repair,
Tel No. 28172/28175
Americam Promeer Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston,
· Other Atlantic Ports via Panama "SPITFIRE"
In Port
A.B. B.S. "GOLDEN WEST"
Due Jan. 28
Sailings to Manila 8.5. "GOLDEN WEST" 8.8. "STAGHOUND"
Sails Jan. 24 Salla, Feb.
45. "SPITFIRE"
Solls Jan. 20
Sailings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports vla Panama Canal -Special Cargo O Tanks-
For Full Particulars Call
UNITED STATES LINES CO.
General Agents
Tel. 81261 (3 lines)
4/10 7/9 59/444 18/
15/7/2
18/734
$9/-
60/-
48/-
814, Queen's Building,
171/
100/10
11/2
21/1014
60/1%
H
Bouth African, Torbanli Welkom
60/43% „Tabasco Bectrifies Trust Defer. *-*
Gruótyle) - Mliving
ANSTSA Johanambury Consolidated.... 100/ CHINESE EXTERNAL LOANS: Tientsin Pukow Baljwar, 5% 18
| Láng Ting U. Nal Rb... 8%, 191 18
Reség Lown, 85%. London Luxe 13-
EB Drigh Kasi, A7, 1911
12 Hops Rallway, 5%, 10%......... Shanghai Nanking Hallways, 57% 13 Kowloon Canton, Railway 55%
Sterling lands.
13
| Hukoang, “Müllwayo, Fri. 1911 .. 1#
-Reyler.
Money Market
A
News of the Canton. Incident yesterday afternoon, caused spurt in gold 50 $321.25 a lael, after opening at 1812.50. Clos- *ing" at $820.50 there was still & preponderance of buyers,
Plastres opened at $11.371⁄2 and rose to $11.47% 100. In the afternoon the rate was nominal at the latter figure.
¡Chinese National Currency was quoted nominal at 38% ·cts. for futures and 371⁄2cts. for spot (for CN810,000).
Ticals eased off to $25,50 a 100, whilst NEI Guilders - ap- procisted to $27.80 a 100.
The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd.
M.V.
“NAGARA
Loading Hong Kong 18th February
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP,` BOTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), COPENHAGEN, OSLO
and GOTHENBURG
Tanks available suitable for the carriage of oil in Balk.
For further particulars apply to:- GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Agents, Telephone 81148.
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
Direct to LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND, VANCOUVER & SEATTLE,
at
to
ma. "CASTLEVILLE". m.v. "FRANCISVILLE"
· U.S.` dollars were sold $4.09. Sterling caned off $13:18nominal, Australian pounds were quoted at $12.52.
In Shanghai yesterday (ac- Cording to Reuter) the open market rates were unchanged and at CN$112,000 (buyers) CN$115,000, "(sollers) ·` for the U.B." dollar," and "CN$370,000, Rebøydra), ----` arig CN$380,000 24 (sellers) for Sterling,
20 Enlists, 21, Rang 25 Civil, Yesterday's, Crossword Lariat, 23 Ament, 26. Fester...
Dawn. Diaclose, 24-10terval, 3 Acro-1 Dainty, Spasm, 7 Set-Toll, 5 Peculiar, 6 Street, 9 Press, 15 te, & Score, 10 Lard, 12 Drilled, 15 Dominion, 12 Ducis, 13 Loyalist, 14 Vogue, 16 Iota, 17 Seams, 19 Essay, Daughter, 11 Ensign, 22 Wave.
Pacific For Cast Line, live.
Fast Regular - Trans-Pacific
SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES
SVEJSEL
OVERLAND
NEW YORK CHICAGO-DETROIT-TORONTO, MONTREAL AND ALL AMERICAN & CANADIAN OTFIES.
Arrivin
Telephone 31638.
*.*. *TAGIFIO BEAR""
DRAGON”
In
Jan.
Carmo Ser Töing-T
Singapore Jan. 26th.
¿ Hankaw & Tivoisin -acceptable ་།་་
ed through
of lading.
San Francico
SILVER & GOLD MARKETS
London
per fine ounce 418;
Silvery bad. Forward,
But: Gold, por fine ounce 172/9. Now.Torki
Silver Bar (asked price) 74/cts. Har, Gold, per fine outer, (official) $33 (N.X. Unofficial). Sunquoted. Tomber per 100 10łas, to quoteds Forward unquoted; Matwari
188, Rupees 13, Angus,
Bilver
"delivered, per tola, unquoted)
uhgustedBoysteign
6회
Das Tola la requal to 1/4ths of an
buyers 67.30, settore
3pt Up, Ragles,, 124.006, 126.004;
ati Ghimne, 6.10b, 6.10.
1809) Ucali. Exchange, Rants'
SAILING 6th FEB.
SAILING 6th MAR.
VARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST ........-
ms. STIRLINGVILLE" m.s. "BOUGAINVILLE
FASSENGER ACCOMMODATION.
Chiness Freight Agents. HOO FOOK PING THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd.
DUE 16th FEB. DUE 23rd FEB. BULK OIL TANKS
Apply:
THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD. King's Buliding. Tol, 27792
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
M.S. "MALACCA" M
·loading about 8th February-
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM
OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGE
milkhié for the Carriage of Oil in Bark. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
ADÓVE
.11.20-