THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1948.
ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
Incorporated in the Netherlands as ' » KONINKLIJKE JAWA-CHINA-PAKETVAART LIJNEN NE. V AMSTERDAM
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVIĆE
Arrivals
"TJITJALENGKA” lo port
Ballings
to Java Poris
* Maenssur
701 July
-fra- amandibulavapirta-
fith July
Macassar
"TJSADANE”
& Javaporta,
21st July.
"TĴIBADAK"
from Murto
and Lavaports
20th July
to Javaporty
BAR Messir 4th August.
́ASIA-AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE
“TEGELBERG"
"RUYS"
from
Arrival
South America, South Africa, Bath Finc
from
South Afric South America
Penth July
*STRAAT MALAKKA"
f
South Afrek Fath August
Salling
to Shanghal
& Japan
28th June 5 p.in.
to South Africa,
Soulle America,
izth July,
to South Africa
South America
von Maila
Straits & Bainvia
15th August
to South Africa & South America via Manila Straits & Batavia 24th Sept.
Transhipment earga on through Ba/L to Dar-Es-Salaam,
Mombasa, Zanzibar accepted un all sailings.
SUMATRA-MALAYA—CHINA SERVICE
Arrivals
Sailings
"SAN HEITSZ"
from
to Straits Be
IV Del
B Dels
and Strails
ith July
From 1 Thi
to Stalls
A Strad
"HEINRICH JESSEN"
2016, June
10th July
ABDCB 18th July
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
'MARIEKERK"
“MOLENKERK"
Tonks Aviolable fox all in bulk
"MEERKKIOC"
Arrival
Froni Japan & Shangİtal 28th Jusse
from Europe. 28th June –
End July
Bailings
to Europe via Straits
29th June
to Europe
via Straits,
28 July
End August
Transhipment cargo on through Bs/1. accepted to
Mediterranean and Northern European porta,
Agents: SILVER LINE LTD.
“SILVERBRIAR"
Arrivals
Office Address: King's Bullding:
Sallings
-lo-US
25th June
va Shanghai
Phones: 28016 & 28017
DE LA RAMA LINES
Londa
XPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS
LOADING DATES-IN-U.S.A. --
Atlantic CoASÍ
vis
Los Angelo
From
Atlantic Const
vla
Los Angeles
For
Atlantic Coast
Loa Angelo
Allantic Coast via 1
-Kan"Fräncisco
& Los Angeles
Date
Early July Late July
ARRIVALS
Date
In port
Bild. July
Mid. Angust
SAILINGS
Dato
23th June Alid. July
Verrel
m.v. "TONGHAI"
BY. "MINDORO".
Vessel
18. "DONA Aurora” m.y. "DONA NATI“
m.v. "DONA ANICETA"
Yourol
P
8.5. "DONA AURORA“ *.v. "DONA NATI”
38th June
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THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated in the Philippines)
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tols. 28788-20168
MARINA HOUSE
Tels. 23676-22675
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
13-Connaught Road-Wat
SAILINGS
"Täisphőks"31633,
S.S. HAI HSUAN Singapore & Bangkok June 28
S:S. LIN SHEN
S.S. TSAI ER
Shanghal June 28 ('Bangkok July 2
(With Passenger accommodation)'
Cargo for Tsing-Tao, Hankowe & Tientsin addeptable.
on through 'bills of lading......
FOR FULL PARTICULARS PLEASE APPLY TO THE ABOVE.
TAY KEE & CO.
STEVEDORES, TRANSPORTERS, 4 GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Suppliers of `Junks; Barges?" If #tóim2 Launches..
Special Work for Heavy Caigoes, 'reliable
and reasonable obarges."
Tels: 31518 & 28836. 5th Floor, Dayld House No. (7) Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong,
FINANCE
AND
COMMERCE
RUSSIA ACCEPTS BRITISH OFFER
4
OF TALKS ON LONG-TERM TRADING
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
There is nothing new to reguri,
ILK, GOVT, LOANS,
445 1/wn 1015,
11 tamn (1084) 30km.
$15 I
BANKRI
H.K. A 8.
(1948) 101% n.
Bank 21fren.
(kon, Reg. £1200, Chartered Bank In! Meremaille Hurk A. & 11. 22 Brock of Erst Asia 201N, INSURANCES:
Cat 3, 3054,
Uniom Ins. 778, 175..
Chion Underwriters 3. ILK, Fire Ins, 200%. HHIPPING
Donglunes
2870.
‚ H.K., & M., Sightbontë 16n,
Inda Cheuns (ret i 954; def.) rada Khella citeater) 18/10.
If Waterbomba 276,
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC. HK K Wharves (17) 15mm, süben.
-436) (P. Pà) 199.
DEK. Jacka 20, 3215x,
Phin Providente 234
Shengal Dockyarde 2014«. MINING,
Iob Mines #, h.
1.K. Mura 035.
LANIN, HOTELA & W.DGY,
11. B. Hotel 191.b. 17 969, 57an, 16.K. 1 22 łyk, man, mazná San Shanglosi Latul Al, Qʻz
Humphreys Estates 2344,
1.K. Beahle MR.
Chinese Extat 1900.
PUBLIC RTILITIES,
H.K Tramways 21h, 23'; *,
Man
Peak Trame (OH) 224*, (New) in. Star Ferries 1391%*
C. Laghia (old) 246, 24. 24va.
(New) 20 hm
ILK. Electrics sulya, 46%zabim, Mano Eletrica 200,
Soninkaa Light 14yn.
Telephonien 45,
Shanghel Gem Glyn
INDUSTRIAL51
fluid. Kant, Hird.) 24h.
Canina 1 în
ILK, Rupea D14),
STONES &
Dairy Farma 1934) 45.
(New) 32
51. Watsons (DIN GTE, SSA, GRAN,
*Now] 644x, 24%%/%**, Lane, Crawfords Bie, - Blowers 7
Chios Emporium 134, 12.49μà
Sun C., Fact, 94n.
Kwan Bathe Hong 1964.
Wing On (H.K.) 1301.
W Powell, 14. fan. MISCELLANEOUS:
China Entertalaziente
477.
16., Constructions 493) Gn; (N) B. "Vilirón, (X"" They wer etiklitay ko.
Marsman Envralmenta 13/36. Marsman (IK) IND COTTONNI
Eww rb, 1014 M.
AUBRERS, ETC.. COMPANIES:
Anglo-Javas Alyn.
Consolidated. Hubbers, In.. Kota Bahrom 23.
Padrug Rubbers 1.485. Hubber Trusts "Clým. Somaiya Rubbers 1%n. Bhanuhul abans a Tanah Bershy 14 n. Telong Bubber Dr Zlunghe Rubbers 7.
SILVER AND GOLD MARKETS
London, Juno-23-
Soviet Russia has accepted on invitation from Bri- tajn to open talks on a long term trade agree- ment, it was officially announced today.
The Soviet Ambassador in
London has informed the Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade. British
Mr. Harold Wilson, that he has accepted his suggestion for Jast trade talks. Mr. Wilson month approached the Soviet Ambassador with a proposal to trade open discussions on α pact which would provide ex- change of n wide range gonds.
of
Initial exploratory talks will be opened shortly, probably in London, but no date bas as yet been fixed. Mr. Wilson recently
nnounced that he would him- self contiuel the falks. Negotin-
tions in Moscow would be con- ] »� ructed by Mr. A. G. Bottomley. Secretary for Overseas Trade.
Virtually Everything
Britain his prepared d list of Fords which could be supplied to Russia covering "virtually everything
Briti in exports." Quantities and proportions will have to be negotiated, it was learned,
British official quarters en. visage a long term treaty ex- tending over a period of sev eral yours and providing for substantial increases of volume In both directions on a basis of agreed schedulcs of dollvery. The decision is in line with Britain's insistence on divorcing trade arrangements from political
ahd
on expending trade with Russia and Eastern Europe countries in the Soviet sphere to relieve pressure arising out of the dollar shortage.--United Press.
1990e
Extremely Apologetic
Vienna, June 23.
The Russian Commander in
Vienna-was-stated-today-to-be "extremely apologetic" over the shooting of a French mem- her of an international patrol by a Russian soldier,
was
Sergeant Andre Mestois killed almost instantly when the Russian, sald
said to be drunk at the time, opened fire on the patrol with a machine pistol.
A British member of the patrol, Lance Corporal Basil Levy cs- Russian caped
bul injury, member was seriously wounded. The American member WAK slightly wounded by flying glass 19 bullets crashed through the windscreen of the patrol car.- Associated Press,
A
Money Market
Shipbuilding
London, June' 23.
Mr. W. J. Edwards, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, told the House of Commons to day that British ships expect to complete more than 1,000,. 000 gross tons of new mor. chant shipping this year.
This compares with 862,687 tone in 1938 and 948,847 tons of last year-United Press.
Freight War?
Batavia. June 23.
A freight war between ship- ping companies trading be- tween Indonesia and Australia may follow the lifting of the ban on Dutch ships by the
Australian waterside workers.
The .ban imposed during the Dutch pulice action against the Indonesian Republicans Inst year was fitted in May.
Blue Funnel line The British
advertised special freight today reductions, following the depar- ture for Freemantle yesterday of the Dutch vessel Maetsuycker of 4,181 tons.
Dutch ships did not trade re gularly between Australia and Indonesia before the war. Some sources said that if a war de-
from veloped, rates
Singapore and Ceylon to Australa might be affected ---Reuter.
Lovett Denies Rumours
Washington, June 23. The U.S. Under Secretary of
State, Robert Lovett, said em phatically today that there is no truth in published reports that America is seether to gain con- trol of the pound sterling in re- turn for American aid under the European Recovery Programme.
Mr. Lovett mode this reply to press conference-question-about- ress of discussions with the progress of Britain over a long-range ugree-
conditions the ment on
of Mar- shall Plan assistance.
The only concern of the Unit-. that the
London Stock Exchange
London, June '23. The continuation of the strike of dockworkers restricted trail- ing in the London stock markets today. Business was at
were Prices ebb.
of
move to lower
note marked
evident.
SECURITIES; British Consoli,” 274e1
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
REFRIGERATION—SPECIAL CARGO OIL TYNES-
CARGOCAIRE SPECIE.
TO MANILA
"General Melga"
"Mount Rogers' "Alarine Leopard"
July July „July 17
TO SAN FRANCISCO
"General Meles” (yla.Manila). "President Witson" (vin Shanghal) "General Gordon"
July 3 July 17
(via Shanghai)
July 31
'TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
"President Grant"
June 28
"President Tafi"
July
"President Pierce"
July
To NEW YORK, BALTIMORE and BOSTON via PANAMA
"President Harding"
"Furman Victory'
TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON
July August
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, - COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY,
SUEZ AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
"Mount Rogers" fcalls Karagh!)......
a low inciled 10
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War Lan, 34
Victory lumala, se
British Trapress
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General Agents:
Northwest Airlines
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
......
16-3/10 152-3/10
1154 102-30/16 174-11/16 116
96-11/30
St. George Bldg.
Portland Cemret Co., und, British-American Tubuero
J. & 1. Conta, orsk.
Paning Rubber C, ord. Mak & Speseer, und, Pack Jahtuen, ord, Smear Sute
imperial Chemicals
Standart Motor, urd.
Wiekera L:D., med.
נ/12
July July 17
3
Tel. Nos. 38172 /28175
American Pioneer Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
-10.32 GL/41%
10/-
14/12
45/3
24/
ZK/9
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19/2
Albæk Bil
25/*1/
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8-29/3
:STAGHOUND"
"RESOLUTE"
Charter Bank
12
"COURSER"
22
1387.
"BTAGHOUND"
2/
"RESOLUTE"
€1/9
"COUESER"
OIL SHARES.
Hong Kong & Shaoghal Stark 1203 Mercnukile
OIL.:
Bari
Aukle-American Corporation Brilla's Huema British Burnca --Imiter,
Argentine Money Market
Buenos Aires, June 23. The Argentine Central Bank announced it the oflein) "reg inarket" buying rate la now 480 pesos to 100 United States dol. lars.
The previous rate was around 403.
Although the Central Bank has free not yet announced a new market rate for sterling, one of banks told the largest foreign Reuter that the Central Bank is
ving free markel 19.34 pesos.-Reuter.
sterling at
Sailings to Manila
July 18
July
July 30
July 19
July
July
Sallings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via
"PIONEER RAY" "STAGHOUND"
Panama Canal
-Speela) Cargo Oil Tanks---
..................................... Due July 14
Due Aug.
G
Falls July 15 Sails Aug.
8
For Full Particulars Coll
UNITED STATES LINES
General Agents.
Queen's Building,
Tel. 31251 (3 Lines)
H.K. & MACAO LINE
S.S. "KWONG SAP””
DOCKING from 23rd to 25th AND WILL RESUME HER
SS. “KWONG TUNG
HONG KONG DEPARTURE:
4.00 P.M. DAILY
MACAO DEPARTURE:
MAERSK LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
The m/v "GERTRUDE ed States, he gain, is
arrived Marshall Plan-countries put into- MAERSK having. practice the financial principies from New York and Ports they have advocated as a means of call, Consignees of Cargo of hastening recovery.—Associat-
are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk and expense into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kow- Yau Cheong Shipping Co. Mow Sang Shipping Co.
Gold continued quiet yesterday, with neither buyers or sellers willing to operate.
Opening at $324.75 tacl ited Press. ciropped to $323.26, closing nt 25 cents better. The opening was the highest rate of the day.
*
Deliveries totalled 6,170 taels, of which 2,170 were official and 4,000 unofficial.
Plastres opened at $11.32% a 100, climbed to $11.40, and closed at $11.35. Chinese
National
Currency
Bombay: Silver: Ready, ".' per 100 tolas, 178 Rupees, 02 Annas; Marwari-(unofcial), 175, 00terday as it close at 21 cents.
SILVER DEMAND
New York, June 23. Silver demand from specialis- ed consumers today helped to "maintain a turnover of 250,000 cunces at 74-7/8 cents per ounce. The trude reported that Chi- again going to nese omelals Washington to resume discus-
Ard
loon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed..
Optional cargo will not be
Forward, per 100 tolas, 178, 02; went further down the scale yestions-targeted-at-obtaining-large/landed here, unless notice has Gold: Deilvored,-per' tola, 115, for futures- and -20%-cents-for.quantities of silver to help Ching been given. 48 hours prior to:
02; Forward (unofficial), 114, 12: Sovereign, 75, 08. (One tola is equal to th of an ounce.)
"Buenos Aires: Sovereign, buy- ers 05.00, sellers 100.00; U.S. Engles, buyers 165.00, sellers 175.00: Gold, Bur, per buyers
0.001,
sellers 10.00 Alexandria: Gold, per
"dir- rhem" 101 plastres; Egyptian pound 480; Sovereign 493, Turkey pound 360; Napoleon 370; Dollars (plece de cing) 400; Silver (plas tres per Kilogram)
825. "dirrbem"
equals
of an ounce.)
17101
-vessel's arrival, but carried. spot
stabile her currency. (for CN$10,000). It had
Bullion
dealers, however, on from port to port to the opened at 24 and 27 cents respec- tively.
tellerate that China will not be final port of call to which the Ticals were-easter-at-$25.00-a able to obtain the necessary option extends. 300.
quantities because of the limited NEI Guilders remained steady supplies.-Reuter. ut $40.50 a 100.
U.S. dollars remained un- changed at $5.43.
Sterling appreciated further to $14.50, while Australian pounts were unchanged at $12.53.
U.K. GIFT TO FIJI
London, June 23.
Notice To Consignces
S.S. "AGAMEMNON"
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods re- maining undelivered after the 30th JUNE, 1948, 'will be sub-
Ject to rent.
All broken, chated, and dam- Damaged cargo ex the 'above aged Goods are to be left in (One
vessel will be surveyed at the Godowns, where they will Holt's Wharf between 10 a.m. be examined or 29th June, Parla: Napoleon 4,100 fra.; French 10 tranc coins 1,820; Swits Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech to 12 noon on 28th June, 1948, 1940 at 10 a.m. by our Sur- Goddard & frame 3,900; Union Latine 3,750; Jones said today that the govern- and consignees representatives veyors, Messrs.
are requested to be
Douglas.
To comply with the Gonoral Bonded Warehouse Regulations 'have' a "Re- consignées must "venue" Officer tri attendance Hong Kong, 24th June, 1948. when damaged duttable goods
present
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, „Agents.
Sovereign 5,150; Half Sovereigns ment has decided to make Fiji a 2,250: US Dollars coin (320) gift of £2,000,000 advanced-in during the survey. 10,800; U.S. Dollars coin ($19) loans between 1843 and 1940.
The reason, he explained in the 8,350; Sovereigns (in free dollars per ounce) $71.3, Napoleona"(In | House of Commons, is that Filt Irce dollars per ounce) $71.7; spent "substantial argounts" of its U.S. Dollar nöjes (in black- bwn' funds for defehce purposen market) 357-Reuter.
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For
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53. "GREAT" REPUBLIC"
In port San Francisco
one. The Rip Tritice.. Jaly. 2! San Francisco
July 6 Bar Francisco
June 27 San Francisco
via Manila
Jane 20
July 3
7
Juty: 7
San Francisco via Okinawa San?Francisco via S'hai & Fran. San Francisco;-;
REFRIGERATION AZ DRY “CARGO
́CARGO""OIL TANKS
For full particulara call Glentralagenta, UNITED STATESTINES VIKTQtroctva akig. TeL 31,201.
are examined.
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All claims must reach before the 24th July, 1948, or-they-will-not-bo-recognized.
cd,
No Insurance will be effect-
JEDSEN &.CO., Agents
Hong Kong 24th June, 1948.
انونية حين عن الله أعلل
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TEL. NO. 21208 TELEGRAMI SHIPMANLEK.. LIGENGED BOARDING HOUSE
SHIP'S CHI
SAILING FROM 26th JUNE
At 2.00 P.M.
130, Des Voeux Rd. C., 2nd Fi. Telephones: 31022, 20010
•
· 10.00 A.M. DAILY
3, Connaught Rd. W., 1st Fi. Telophone: 31006
Subject to alteration without notice.
For passage and-Freight particulare please apply to above.
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
Direct to LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO · VANCOUVER, SEATTLE & PORTLAND ··
m.s. "FRANCISVILLE" m.s. "BOUGAINVILLE"
6th JULY 6th AUGUST
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST .... BAILING FOR SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM,
PENANG & BATAVIA.
----231-JUNE-
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Chinese Freight Agents.
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THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd.
Apply:
THE BANK-LINE-
(CHINA) LTD.
King's Bullding. Tel. 2770%
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN`*
M.S. "MORELIA
loading about 30th June ****
-for-
!!
-ADEN, "ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND COPENHAGEN
Tanks: avaliable for the carriage of oil in bulk,
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. */
Queen's Bldg., End floor, 19