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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1948.,
ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
Incorporated in the Katheriacichs as
KONINKLIJKE JAVA CHINA-PAKETVAART LINEN H. V. AMSTERDAM
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE
Due from
Sailing for
Batavia, Semarang, Nourabaya &
Macassar,
28th March.
"THIBADAK"
Manila & Amoy 26th March
"TJITJALENGKA” T1 port
Manila and Antoy 4th April'
Batavin, Semarang.
Hourabaya, Biscasar 14th April.
ASIA-AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE
"RUYB"
Due from
Shanghai
29th March.
Loading for Maulia, Singapore. Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco na
Marques, Beira,
Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth,
Mosselbay, Capetown,
Buenos Aires, Monte-
video, Santos, Blo
de Janeiro.
28th March,
Sailing
5pm. 31st March,
Transhipment cargo on through bill of indling accepted for
Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa & Zanzibar.
"BOISSEVAIN"
Soutir America
South Africa
Mild April.
South Africa
South America
end Apri
•
SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE
VAN HEUTSZ"
Agents
GAASTERKERK"
"ALPHACCA”
"RIDDERKERK"
Due from Swatow & Amoy, 31st March.
Sailing for Singapore, Penang, Belawan, Dell, Bad April.
HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE SERVICE
Duc from
Shanghai,
4th April
Europe.
on or about
2nd April.
Europe,
tarly May
Loading for. Manila/Singapore / Colombo/Sues / Port Said/ Alexandria
Genoa/Marseillen/ Antwerp /Rotterdam/ Amsterdam/Hamburg/ Copenhagen / Gothenburg/Oslo
4th APRIL
Maniin, Singapore, Colombo, Bucs,
Port Said, Alexandria Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp. Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo early May.. Manila/Singapūra Colombo /Sues/ Fort Sald/
Alexandria / Genoa /Marseilles/ Antwerp/Rotterdam / Amsterdam /Hamburg/ Copenhagen / Gothenburg /Oslo early June.
Agents: SILVER LINE LTD.
*SILVERBRIAR"
ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
U.S. Atlantic U.S. Allantle ports, late purts via Sucz April
KING'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD TEL: SHIPPING DEPT. 28016 PASSAGE DEPT. 28017.
Chinese Agents, No. 82 Connaught_Road, _C. TEL. 25133.
DE LA RAMA LINES
Leadi
EXPRESS CANgo Liner seRVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTE
LOADING DATES IN U.S.A.
Atlantic Coast”
via
Los Angeles
To inques
From
Atlantic Coast
vis
Los Angeles Pacifio: Const
For
Manila- atlantic Const
Los Angeles
- Bate
Late March
带
Early April
-ARRIVALS
Data
20th March
8th April
Mid April
SAILINGS
Date
24th March
Vessel
m.v. "HALF"
9.8. "DONA AURORA"
Vessel
miv, “DONA ÁNICETA"
m.v. "MINDORO
1.v. "ANDAMAN"
Veroni
1. "ESCALANTE"
-25th March. ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄m.v. “DONA÷ANICETA"
Mid April
m.v. **TAMARA”
---BOOKING AGENTS for P.A.L
FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
COMMUNISM IN FAR EAST Activities Of Red Agitation Bureau
The Rice Crisis In Shanghai
Shanghai, Mar. 22. The rice crisis in Shanghai bàs been aggravated in the past 24 hours when the price of the best grade rice touched a new record 7CN$4,500,000 per picul of 170
1b
Rice merchants birmed the rise on the greatly increased outlay involved in transportation "rucial entertainment.“
They, asserted that farmers, at present, refuse to sell their stock ive to price fluctuations and that It required n
falk 14 of
and -nterlulnment before they can be of Teleuse some persuaded to their stocks.
Infiltrating In Organisations
London, Mar. 21.
Too little attention is being paid to the recurrent Communist activities in the Far East which were often camouflaged by "youth congresses" and under the auspices of various benevolent societies, official quarters concerned with in- vestigating Communist activities in Europe said today.
Investigations in Europe in- anddicated that Russia-directed Com- munist activities will go "under- the Western anti- ground" if Communist efforts prevail, and call a halt to Communist expan- klon.
The Central Committee' in Lan- don
is already prepared for the Communist eventuality that the party will be declared illegal and plants have been made for print. ing, publishing and distributing Communist pamphlets under- Ersund.
usual,
Government circles, as attributed the rise to manipula- ttons by unscrupulous merchants. --Router.
Canton Navy Activities
Canton, Mar. 22. Commodore Yang Yuan-chung confirmed today he would take over the post of commandant. of the Fourth Naval District with headquarters in Canton on March 22. He will succeed Commodore Y. L. King (Chin Ilun) who will be appointed to
command the Kochung Formoen.
In
Expansion Over?
America
Hit By
Floods
#
Chicago, Mar. 21. Spring floods hit the Middle
and West United States ktorm Inshed the Northwestern States an the three-day toll of weather deaths across the na-
There are also indications that Russin did not contemplate any greater expansion further west-tion rose to 55. ward.
This conclusion was substan- tinted by the fact that Russia's manpower and strength iles in
her For East territory suits these conditions best,
seas,
In Manchuria and North Koren, Russia controls rich mineral re sources, and neighbouring unlike those in Europe, offer con- veniunt ports for warships submarines.
und
Most Active The Agitation Bureau of the
Yang suid he will obtain three main operation centres more warships to suppress Organizing .. Bureau, Political piracy and smuggling but that Bureau and Agitation Bureau-Is a good many naval vessels were most nelive in the Far East. It needed on the Yangtze River control operations infiltrating to fighting services, police, social and in North China. He said 18
services, local government and the Navy la cooperating closely councils, resident movements and with the military and the cus- educational establishments. toms in proventing smuggling. It was expecially setive among The Commodore said that a what investigators called "various floating
drydock in Ampy goody-gordy societies" connected which can accommodate ships with youth movements and cul-
tural relations-United Press, of 4,000 ions with 18 feet draught, will be sent to Canton and that In the futuro Naval Headquarters will Whampoa Island.
be in
Reversing
Yang added that throughout Inflation
the Pacific war he was at first Naval liaison officer and later assistant Naval attache in the. Chinese Embassy in Washing- ton, DC-Associated Press,
H.K. Stock Exchange
A quiet and flatbres day.
• H.K. GOVT, LOANE
4% Loan 101n.
#%% Lome (1034) #1⁄2b. 4 Loma (1943) (90
BANKB
KK, & 6 Bank 20306, 2000s, 2010an,
(140. Ret.) 21700 Chartered Bank £11 11/200 Mercantile k. A. & B. 211% n. Bank of East Asia. 1290. INBURANCEA Canton In 408n.
Union Ins. THIb, 300%. China Underwriters ka. H.K. Fire In: X. $. Jzon.
SHIPPING
Douglaves 260n.
I. K. & M. Steambonta 10.
Indo China (Pret) 100m.
Indu Chinas (Def.). 2001.
Belia (Meurer). 76/1a.
U. Waterbosta 454,
DOCKS, WHARYES, GODOWNS, ETC,
HK. K. Whaṛver (Old) 1801.
(New) (F. Td) 1874b, 160. (Naw) (P. Pd) 1985,
I.K. Docks B15,
China Providenin 111⁄2b, 244, 291⁄2 mm. #'hal Dockyards 20n.
MINING
Haub Mines 6,405, ?«,^&3⁄41⁄2ok. ILK Mines 03.
LANDS, HOTELS HLDGS.
IL B. Hotels 195, 1944, - 15/104 m. 1.K. Lande (01) #21⁄4b. 28xn. H.K. Lands (New)] 93b, 92 Ikua. S'hai Lande tv.
Humphrey Estates 25. R.K. Brallies +18. Chinese Estates 190.
The Mississippi River and some of its tributarles surged some over the lowlands into towns of Iown and Illinois. Flood conditions were worst at Keokuk and Ottumwa in Iowa,
Alexandria in Quiney in Illinois, which was hit by serious spring floods last year. Floods also plagued Dakota, bectiona of North Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Thunder showers and light rains fell today from Texas northeastward into the Great Lakes region, causing addition- al hardship to areas swept by tornadoes on Thursday and Friday.
1.K. Missouri and
In the Northwest, torrential rains and 50-mph winds lashed the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Oregon and swept as Idaho. The inland as far storm crippled two small craft.
United Press.
Vicar Tries An Experiment
Bollon Mar. 23.
Rome, Mar. 21. The Italian Ministry of the Treasury announced today that circulation of Bunk of Italy:
A Bolton Vicar and 38 of his notes between Feb. 1 and 20
today began, a congregation was reduced by 29,516,000,000 week-long experiment In living on as little food as the' Ger-
Money Market re
Financial circles hailed the mans. Gold went on the down grade announcement as indicating a yesterday as it slid down to reversal of the inflationary Stopford and his wife are par- $31.50 a tael shortly after. open-trend,
Both the Virar, the Rev.
ticipating in the experiment.
PUBLIC UTILITIES Tramway X I. 22, 23.
יו
Peak Trams (Old) 2în. Peak Trams (New) 16. Star Furles 180.
Yaumati Perikes (31,
. Lights (Old) £3.55b, 23% 7.001a. C. Lights (New) 10% k ILK Elrerie 60%, 81%. 616/00%
Mono Eletric 21 Sandakan Lights 10b, Telephones (Old) 4875#. Telephone Now) 484. Bhanghai Con 45.
INDUSTRIALS Cald Mace. (Dal), Sim. Canton Ice 71.
Cements X. D. 42. 4254/8/25% ca. I.K. Rope 1,226,
STORES &c., Dairy Farm (X. Itta.) 62x. Dairy Farms Right St, 31/87 (Gun, Watsons (X, Btu) Gib, xx. 051
·Wathons-·Rights palm venama p Lane, Crawforde '694, Binserre 9.20n.
Chine Emporium 130.
Bun Co., Ltd. '8545, Kwong Bang Hong 203sn. Wise On H.K.) (140. Wm. Powell, Lad Izn.
MISCELLANEOUS China Entertainments 8. I.K. Constructions (Old) db, H.K. Constructions (New) Bn. Vibro Piling 1. Mereman Investmenia 19/0. Maraman, (H.M.) 1.400.
COTTONS
Ewon 15, 20
POISON GAS CHARGE
Ing at $336. At the cless it re- The Finnnce Minister,
The food saved by this Holy |
Belgrade, Mar. 21. covered slightly to $332.25.
Giuseppe Pella, told the Pro Week act will be sent to a Lon The "Free" Greek Hadlo, maui- U.S. dollars remained steady at vincial Economic Council last don fund with a request that tared here. tonight, and that Greek $5.73 for notes, $5.88 for drafts night that the reduction in cir- it be sent to children in Eu-Government troops had used poison and $5.95 for TT.
Sterling was quoted at $13.20.[ culation indicated the increased rope.
gas against the guerillas on March and Australian pounds at 31251 confidence of savers in the
Rations allowed to each of 15 in the Kastoria Nestorija - nector Pinstres opened at $12.35 fell anfety of their bank deposits. the people taking part in the in Western Macedonia-Reuter, to $12.25 and 'closed at $1280 Ho said Italy could meet
programme for a week will be 100.
fature extraordinary expendi-six small loaves of bread, two * National Chinese
Currency fulures had a marketless day at tures without resorting to the new banknoten. "Spot printing of 10 cents for CN$10,000. dropped from 13.6 cents to 12.8 solely by "contributions provid-
ed by the Marghall Plan." United Press. A
cents.
Ticals and NEI Guilders both declined to $27.20 and: $31.30 100 respectively.
WAGE DISPUTE
CEYLON POUND
BALANCËS **
London, Mar. 21.
Shanghai, Mar, 22. The local Labour Arbitration Committee, at the request of the Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Cey- Social Affairs Bureau, will begin lon's Minister for Home Affairs, easidering today the delicate arrived here by air night for problem of solving the difficul-discussions with the Treasury on ties of local manufacturers; || who Ceylon's sterling balances med claim that mounting wages paid paid
__Ha_is_also_to__falk with the Lo-workers are proving beyond
of n
ounces of butter, two pounds of potatoes, eight ounces
of sugar, four ounces of meat and one pound of vegetables.-As- sociated Press.
Notice To Consignees
Notice To Consignees
CONSIGNEES PER CANADA *A, ABIATIC' LINKS: LTD.
8.8. "LAKESIDE"
are hereby notified that their cargo is being discharged into "Kowloon the Hongkong Wharf & Godown Co's kodown M.V. "AJAX”
where it will be af consignoe's Damaged cargo ex the above risk' and subject to the Wharf's vessel will be surveyed at terms and conditions of stor Holts Whiff between the hours ago and where delivery may of 10 b.m. 10 12 noon on 125th be obtained.
$54.
ז
March, 1948, and consignées Damaged packages are to bo representatives are requested laft is ines the Godowns for their capacity, Pike u čas Mudister for Civil Aviation, Lord to be present during the surves, examination by Consignées nod
The Investigation was ordered Nathan on the question
the Company'snukigürveyors. following a flood of appeals from Singapore-Calcmbo-London air BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Messrs Goddard & Polzins at Industries for mithorisation to link, which, he will.
suggest,
Agents. pay wages on the basis of the should be operated by Ceylon in
am. on the 27th March. of living index' of the pre-cooperation with
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. ceding month because of anan- Overseas Alsways Corporalica Hongkong, 22nd March, 1948.
احمر
(Incorporated. In the Philippines)
MARINA HOUSE
This. 23676-2267A,
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Wert Pilot Tels. 28788-20158
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
clal dimculty-Reuler.
DIREC
IBAN FRAN
Heuter.
made a
Pacific For Ents
Len
cific Service
YORE CHICAGO
PRESIDENT LINFR
SAILINGS
REFRIGERATION—SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKB"
CARGOCAIRE SPECIE
TO SAN FRANCISCO
April ... April 24
8.8. "General Meigs" (vla. Manila Only) 8.8. "General Gordon" (vlà Sħanghai) 8.8, "President Cleveland” (via Shanghal) ...... May 8.8. "General Meigs" (via Manila & Honolulu) ......... May 15 TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES (VIA KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
8.8. "President McKinley":
8.8. "President Jefferson" (call Honolulu) ..................... 8.8. "President Madison”'
8.8. "President Grah!""
Mar 24 Apr. musu... April · 8. April 20
TO NEW YORK BOSTON AND HAVANA VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY, SUEZ” AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
8.S. 'President Fillmore" (Ex "Rutland Victory") ...... Apr.
S.8. "President Tyler" (Ex "Iraz Victory")
8.5. "President Monroe"
8.8. "Scott 'E' Land""......
Apr. ...ADT.:28 Mar, 3
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES,
UL. George's Bldg.
LTD
Tel. Nos. 23173 /28175
Americam Pioneer Linc
وشراء
Arrivals from New York, Boston,
Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
8. "PIONEER WAVE"
6.8. "DURANGO VICTORY",
Sallings to Manila
5.8. "PIONEER WAVE"
8.8. "DURANGO VICTORY"
Due
Saila Apr. 2 9
Sailings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports' Via"
B.S. "COURSER"
Panama Canal
-Special Cargo Oil Tanks-
Due Apr, 3 Salle, Apr.
For Full Particulars Call
UNITED STATES LINES
General Agents
Queen's Building,
Tel. 81251 (8 lines)
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS.
Direct to LOS ANGELES; SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND, VANCOUVER & SEATTLE.
SAILING 6th ́ ́APRIL-
m.s. "BOUGAINVILLE" ::..:
m.8.
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST "ROSEVILLE".
DUE APR. Srd SAILING FOR SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM,
PENANG & BATAVIA.
APR 4th
PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION. BULK OIL TANKS
Chinese Freight Agents.
HOO FOOK PING
THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd
applytes 197199) THE BANK LINE
(CHINA) LTD. « "Klag's Building, Tel: 27792
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
M.Y. “TAMERLANE”.
Loads 23rd March 1948
NEW YORK via PANAMA calling at
Yokohama, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama, New York, Boston, Philadelphia "&"Baltimore
For freight and further particulare apply to:
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Beagkong & Shanghal Bank Bldg.
10 with the General THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
To comply
Bonded Warehouse Regulation consignees mit have Re vende. Quicer in attefdalice whch damaged dutiable goods dré kxamined. Shake
Nocialna will be admitted after the goods have Hit the dreamer's godowns, and Al goods - remaining undelivered after the 29th March will be subject to rent.
All claima stasmer "mus the} undaral:
OF COPENHAGEN
M.V. KAMBODIA
Loading about 20th APRIL
SAID
WERP
OSTO
NU COPENHAGEN
S.S. CHIN HSIN
Ban
Cargo
+