THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1948,
\ROYAL” INTEROCEAN LINES
Incorporated in thề Katharianda as
KONNOISKE JAMY-CRNA-BAJETMART LIJNEN KAZ AMSTERDAM Í
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE
Arrivals
"TJISADANE"
from Amoy
-10th July
.
*TJIBADAK"
"TJITJALENGKA”.
from Macnsvar anr* Javaports 20th July,
from Macassar
& Javaports
3rd August.
Satloge
to Javaporis
& Macassar 21st July
to Javaports and Macassar 4th August..
to Javaports
& Macassa 15th August.
ASIA-AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE
RUYS"
Arrivals
trom
South Africa
South America
2nd August
"STRAAT MALAKKA" from
South Africa
14th August
Ballitig
to Shanghai
& Japan
4th August,
to South Afrien
South America
- via Manila
Strails & Batavia 23rd August
to South Africa & South America via Manila Stralis &
Batavia 30th Sept.
Transhipment cargo on through Us/L to Dar-Es-Salaam,
Mombasa, Zanzibar sccupied on ali salilogs, SUMATRA--MALAYA~CHINA SERVICE
"VAN BEUTSZ"
HEINRICH JESSEN”
Arrival
from B. Deli & Stralis
5th August
from B. Beli
& Straits:
10th August
Ballings
to Swatow & Amoy
4th August. io Swatow & Amày 11th August.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
"MOLENKERK?
Tanks Available
Arrivals
from Japan
& Shanghai,
24th July, from Europe
for oil in bulk
"MEERKERK“ "ANNENKERK"
7th August
from Europe
End August
Bailings
to Europe
via Manila & Straits
20th July.
fo Europe
vla Straita
8th September
to Europe
vio Struits
Mid September
Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L accepted to
Mediterranean and Northern European porta.
Agents: SILVER LINE LTD.
"SILVERSANDAL"
Arrivals
from U.S.
Atlantle Porta
Mid August
Office Address; King's Building,
Chinese Agents: 82. Connau ghi Rd.,
DE LA
Salling
to Atlantic Ports
and U.S.
End August
Phones: 28016 & 28017 Tel. 31196 & 21535
RAMA LINES
#xpress cargo linké seRVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COAST.
LOADING DATES IN U.S.A.
Loade
Atlantic Coast
Los Angele
Frum
stantie Consi
Los Angeles
Cate
Mid. July Early Aug.
ARRIVALS
Date
24th July
m.y. "TONGHAI”
m.v. ""MINDORO"
Yoskel
my. "DONA NATT" 19th August m.v. "DONA ANICETA"
SAILINGS
For
Dale.
Atlantic Com
28th July
Los Angele
m.v. "DONA NATI"
24th August 10.7, “DONA ANICETA"
455
BOOKING AGENTS for PAL
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
FINANCE
ANC COMMERCE
MAYOR'S OPTIMISTIC MOOD
Stabilising Of Chinese Commodities. BY THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST ?
Forced To Kiss Joe's Portrait
Berlin, July 17. Buchenwald, dreaded Nazi concentration
camp, now holds 10,000 prisoners of the MVD, Russian Security Police, according to the of ficial British newspaper, Die
Welt.
Among them nye 170 women. Most of the prisoners are in- tellectuals, and the paper. Many were stated to have been arrest ed for criticising Soviet policy other for alleged capionage for Western power and none had been tried.
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Camp treatment was reported not particularly brutal, though
living conditions and food were poor, and attempted excupes were punished by bein. tied to a cross for several hours. If any pri scher excuped, guards seized any elvillan to make up the numbers. #nid to be branded on the shoulder with hammer and sickle and forced to kiss a portřall of General- issimo Stalin, when. caught stealing food.
Woman werd
The American-sponsored paper, Neue Zeitung sald that only former Naris
had been freed 'camps under the recent So- vlet amnesty. About half of the 12,000 inmates of Brandenburg camp had died since 1945 through disease and bad food, it added.- Reuter. ✓
SILVER AND |GOLD MARKETS
Shanghai, July 18. Commodity prices in Ching should be relatively stable by and after the middle of August if the Chinese Government can handle and utilize: American aid supplies coming soon to China, Mayor K. C. Wu declared in an interview yos-- terday afternoon,
Mayor Wu, who called on Premier Wong Wen-hao during his recent Nanking visit,' re- ported to the Executive Yuan President Shanghal's financial
and the and price situation difficulties facing the City Government.
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Wang Yun-wu; exchanged views with the Mayor on how lo stabilise the finance market in Shanghal.
PATCHY
MONEY MARKET
London, July 17. Conditions in London's money market this week were des- cribed as patchy. There was Meanwhile, thousands of Shang- one period of acute shortage hal Inbourers were today will occasioned by heavy payments without their pay for the rat for Treasury bills and by some. half of July because of the in-calling in of Ioans, Ability of the barks 10 meet- cash demands.
The majority of banks yester day limited withdrawals to CNS 5,000,000 which is less than one American dollar at the black market rale per cheque.
Only Temporary?
* 15
Bome banks discontinued the
Wall St
In A Dilemma
New York, July 17. Wall Street's sharp break on Thursday and Friday was due to President Truman's surprise call for a special ses- sion of Congress, much more than Russia's reply to the Berlin natd..
President Truman's strategy, regarded as an astute bontical 'move and somewhat 'endangering Dewey's prospects, in 'naturally disliked on Wall Street, particu larly as the Yenewed uptrend in to strength living costs tends Truman's demand for renewing prico controls,
Other
which President
In this instance, direct assis-Truman iniends to rate alto dis- lance was provided on a fairly turls business sentiment, includ large sente, On Tuesday, marketing Government finnurced housing. hounes fud an easy passage with and the higher session is unlikely to accomplish anything but t in unused surplus at the end of the day's trading. Subsequently, political free gift, which might
ny; disturb busine however, supplies dried up and Wall difficult
Street is In a dilemma returned, because it dislikes the present In necessitating little offelst sisationary trend as much as it tance.
conditions
៧, featured large increase in' hes
solling
Trading in discounts was small dislikes Truman's proposed cures,
Formerly Inflation, bencülipd.pro time-honoured, custom of clost and was all in September its but nowadays. it squeezes ing on Saturday afternoon and The Bank of England return polifical riske of raising
maturities.
them between rising costs kept open in the hope of mi 16 calving is fresh supply of bank Totas-from the Central Bank. ive nole circulation: demand for prices-Reufor
noics This, however, falfed to ma
was exceptional and result. red in an increase torailao.
This caused severe contraction of which was at notes in the banking department £20,000,000 ns compared with the level of £63- 000,000 in March last.
Applications for £170,000,000
Local bankers,
nevertheless, thought the present diinculties only temporary since the Central Bank must have anticipated the recent trends of the Chinese dol
of £10,000,000. REUTER
tar, whose depreciation assumed Treasury bills totalled 2279,750,- extreme form Kitely
Was
000 of which £170,000,000 They believed that the authori-allotted at an average rate of tén perties will shortly sue larger de- shillings and 1.55 pence per cent..
nomination notes.-Reuter.
Bombay: Silver: Ready, 100 tolas, 173 Rupees, 10 Annas; Forward, per 100 talas, 173, 10; Marwari (unofficial) 173, 00 Gold: Delivered, per lola 112, 08; Forward (unofficial) 112, 08 Sovereign 75, 00. (One
ne tola is equal to th of an ounce.
Buenos Alcam-Sovereign, buy- ers 08.00, sellers 103.00 US Eagles 185.00b, 175.00s; Gold, Bar, per gramme 9.50b, 10.80s.
Alexandria:Gold, рег "dir!
163 plastres; Egyptian pound 405; Sovereign 4821%; Tur- key pound 300; Napoleon 370; Dollars (plece de cinq), 485; Sil-
rhom"
ver (plastres) per Kilogram 825. (One "slimhem" is equal to 1710th of an ounce.)
Bangkok: Gold, Bar, per baht- weight of 15,244 grammes,uda-- quoted; Exchange Rate (selling), Bangkok on New York T.T. 20.25, | Lexion 60,50, Hong Kong 3.70.
-Reuter.
Canton, July 10..
The birth rate in Canton ex- ceeded the death rate in June.
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Reuter.
CHINESE KILLED
MAN ASKED TO LEAVE
Belgrade, July 17. Reuter's correspondent, Peter Furst, has been ordered to leave Yugoslavin by July 20, the Ministry' dr. Interior said today.
IN NAURU CLASH
Sydney, July 17.
Four Chinese wore killed in a clash with Australian officials on the Pacific island of Nauru when hundreds of Chinese labourers, armed with spears, clubs and axes, rofused to embark for China at the end of their term of two years. service on the island.
The officials were members of the Australian administration on Nauru, otherwise known R
The Minisley said that it re- fused to extend Furst's visa which expires on July 20. be
se "his' reporting in the last months hail, been hostile, false and tendientious:""
Furst's Earlier this month, wife, June Cannon, correspon- dent for the Leftist agency. Yugoslavia. Telepress, was
expelled from
Both are United States citizens. -United Press.
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July 21 August 3
... August 1
...................................... August 7
... August 2L
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES President McKinley", (via Japan and Honelalu) "President Jefferson'
"President Madison"
Sing July 23
August
ka....... --August 14
Tọ NEW YORK, BALTIMORE and BOSTON; via PANAMA
"Furman Victory, (vla, San Francisco) "President Tyler" (via San Francisco)
ROUND-THE-WORLD
August 15 Sept. 14
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI,
SUEZ, ALEXANDRIA, NARLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
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"President Buchanan" (calls Karachi & Bombay). July 23 "President Filmore (calls Karachi) "President Monros"
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August 3
August 17
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July Aug
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Sallings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via
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8
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The labourers erected bar- ricades and hurled a shower of stones at the Australian Pleasant Island, which lies on ficials, who had ordered them the equator due west of the Gill-US to lay down their weapons, bett Islands. the reports said:
The Chinese made a rush for- ward and shots which were fired During last month 635 boys and over their heads failed to stop the 536 girls were born, while
013 advance.
Two Chinese men and 428 women died.-Reu-shot dead and two others, ser
werd ter.
ously wounded, died later.
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
16 Connaught Road West,
(Incorporated in the Philippints) MARÍNA HOUSE
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICES.S. TIEH CHIAO Tell. 28876-22670
Tela. 28788-20168 S.S. HAI TAI S.S. HAL SIU S.S. CHI KUANG
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ISBRANDTSEN
“Isbrandtzen Company Inc.
20 Broadway,
New York
FROM
WAR, HABT. ♥ STRAITS, • INDIA • PERSZÁM QULE
UR. A CONYNKER • WINDIES
"FLYING!
· STEAMSHIT,' DIVISION
Now York vin
Bianlia" and porta Yokohama.
TRADER"4us. Taty Pe
A. P. PATTISON & CO.
GENERAL AGENTS, CHINA, FORMOSA, N," HONGKONG
CHARTERED BANK BUILDING JEZER
SHIPPINGY OFER
S.S. PI PEH
SAILINGS
Telephone. 31693.
Shanghal July 19 Tsam Kong July 20 Singapore, Rangoon July 20 Shanghal July 20 Shanghai July 27
Cargo for Teing-Tao, Hanlow & Tientsin acceptable Pia
"on through bills of lading.
FOR FULL PARTICULARS PLEASE APPLY TO
APPLY TO THE ABOVE
The Chinese labourers, 1,500 of whom were due to leave after their, period of service, refused to hoard the Brillsh steamer company. Hellkon, owned by à Hong Kong
LOWER
Washington, July 17. dropped 1.6 percent to -Sales of 1277 companies in the about US$27,000,000. during the Securities Commission reported first quarter of this year, the today.
Trends were mixed, compared with the previous three, months. Sules of 317 department stores jumped 248 per cent. However, Mr. C. Ward, Australian Minis- of 18.1 per cent and five cigarette 1 distilleries showed a decline ter for External Territories, decompanied reported a drop of clined to content on the reports
until he had received official intured tind a half; per cent white forthation Rester, T
10 automobile edipantes: declined 23 per cent Associated Press.
WESTINGHOUSE OFFER
EUROPE'S FOOD
Washington, July 17. The U.S. Department of Agri culture forecast a 38 per cent in New York, July 17.
trease in European production A U.S. $80,000,000 offering by
of bread graffithis-védr Hovdr the Westinghouse Electric Cor last, excluding the Soviet Union. poration was the livellest bit of This would have Europe's. pro- news fa tlle bond market thith duction about 13 per cent below week.
the 1935-49 overage.
This year's wheat crop was The new Westinghouse issue estimated
at 1,450,000,000 represented the largest public bushels with all countries show offering of an industrial bonding increases. Substantial imk isus since the marketing of ports will still be needed Asso US$100,000,000 in Socony Vacuumciated Press,
debentures in June 1940.-1
Tite Westinghouse 2.05 per cent, debentures were priced at 1.01 per cent and aerted interest, The issue was bvorsubscribed Associated Press.
Pacific Far East Live Juc.
Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service
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BY CARGO
PRICE INDEX
New York, July 17. Making He fourth consecutive Friday to Friday decline, the Ap sociated Press composite of 30 wholesale commodity prices Afood at 189.29 tompared with 185.01 n week cartier and 102.52 1 year ago.
DE:
Components declining included. grains and cottori and livestock, Industrials mild food wilymikood Associated Press
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15 AM RH, West Foldt,
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Queen's Building, modes 24 Tel. 31251 (8 lines)
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5th AUGUST
6th SEPT.
2716 JULY
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST. m.s. ROSEVİLEMUSEETING
SAILING FOR SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM;
PENANG & BATAVIA. PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION.
Chinge Freight Agenta, HOO FOOK FING THE BANK LINE (China) Léik"
**** 3015 JULY
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THE BANK LINE
(CHINA) LTD
"King" füliding! Tol, 27792
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
M.S. MALACCA"
loading about 30th
COLOMBO, ADEN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDI UENDA,TA
CASABLAN
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