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499 Pela
Sailings
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ard, February.
to Javaports
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Ard March.
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'STRAAT MALAKKA"
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Arrivals
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from
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South Afrken 17th January. firm
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Sailings
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14th January
to BUMI Atrico
A South America.
25th January.
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& South America
25th February,
to South Africa
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20th Feb,
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12th Jan.
tu hurupe vin
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from Europe
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Black duzuly,
Manila & Strafts, Misd February.
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HONG KONG.
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
1a Godnaught Road, West.
SAILINGS
Telaphans 21688
HAI HISIA. Singapore. Jan. 10 (With Passenger Accommodation) Gørge for Talno-T40, Hankow 4" Tieŋtald - acceptable
on through bills of lading.A
· For full particulate picsso apply to the sbora.--
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1949,
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
SINGAPORE BOOMING IN SPITE
OF TERRORIST WAR IN MALAYA
Singapore, January 9.
*** | Living in this city, thora is little to show that only a few miles away, on the mainland, Malaya is fighting a battle with terrorists.
London Shares In New York
London, January 9. The Evening Standard CityEditor says: Security sterling in New York is making a good recovery, although the rule which forbids the switching by Americans from one group of sterling securities, into another, has enused Vary- ing rates from various types of securities.
For example, the rate for British Government sceuri- in In $1.72 per sterling, British Industrials $1.70, Bhadestan Coppers $1.83. while "Kaffir sterling" commands $2.00.--Reuter,
Truman's Demand To Congress
Washingtes, Junuary 8. President Trinnan asked Con press today to art quickly in extending the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act until June 1951-nd without hampering restrictions placed on it by the last Congress.
Under the Act, Amerien feir the past six years has progres- sively reduced tarifs about 30
uer ernt.
Business here is booming. The hotels, restaurants and clubs are crowded. And the Bukit Timah race course has just ended its most successful season in history.
It is only occasionally that you realist: Ul an underlater! querila War Ba being roughl recuss the Straits of Juliore. Like when some planter stalls into the har af Rules Hotet with a ritie shoulder. Or the day over h's voller organised a read block on Anderson bralge in the centre of he city and searchert every man nd vehicle crussing it.
The posh switnming club has Just seitled a most unwariikr quealon. It veled that Agialle quests would not be admitted. It was contended that some mem- bring with thern hers might Asiatic women of easy virtue
There are roadblocks all over the island, but most of them are
only rot up late at night. And in general Europents #TU swayed through with ly glaner.
cursory
The terrorista are almost ex clusively non-English speaking Chinese, most of them Cam munista, 50 only the Chinna are searchod thoroughly HREW ALIME.
"Little Mon' Affected
for
Indonesians Selling Gold
Manlia, January b.
A parcel of 11.000 duneEN at saml.cetned .gold bullion Is reported to have been sold hare on behalf of the Indy netian Covernment at about $40 an ounce.
It is further reported that the Philippine Government has alvan permission to for. ward the gold to London for complete refining, after which it WHI
reahlpped Manila.Router.
to
WHEAT TALKS MEET A SNAG
New York Market Bogs Down
New York, Januzay 8,
inarket The stack
bogge down in typically slow Satur [dv` trading to end a wee mirked by the sharpest over
11 gain since October.
The advance ground to a hal
After Only
something Wik US$1,400,000,000 had been adde during the week to the marke e of all stocks irted the New York exchange.
Soluptay A husten seun rusting and +tan pekee Change % WOTE Julie vet Dyjdend in n merket with generally steady.
Uf the farem krænket 221 viventval an 2009 decline.
we be the Co Cuba men of prices with nie of mute daa Ako pents at one time.
ther forward leasers were Bethlehem Steel, Willys Ovezikret Muntgomery Ward. Woodworth, National Distiller, Pholpe Desige, Pepsi-Cola, 20th Century' Fox and 1'ockart.
Ottawa, January 8. Britain and Canada are hav- Jury ing trouble in completing their four-year wheat contrnet. It is the "Little men" who feel Ottawa sources claim tint the 11.45, The impact of the unrest must. United States is at least partly The Chinese becnie the police respon contract Canada zold
recrafts
Under the
155; Eterie Light and Tower 21% General Electric General ator
Slanted downward were Admiral Cor peration, General Modern, Gombrice £1.6 Rubber. Du Pont, Alife Chemical
Wel
Great Northern Choke und Cale, Linden Paellé, A lantic Comet Line at Standani Dut
Day Janes Averagest stocka 68.00; lo destens 21.41. ent $1,12: utilities
Cinefor Hit-Adam Extreme 375 Alaska Jouma N. American Caŋ, 24 Amnezioso. Tel, and Tel, H0%; Amerient teach them. The Indians and the
Toberen Gaj Anteomila Copper, #1 what to Britain in 1947 for US-Aviation Cor. 741 Baldwin Locsmativ Malay-particularly the latter-
ushal-fak under the 4 nedall 48% Bethlehem Blee because they are being woord is $1.53
for the police force and world price an In 1948 for US ring Aircraft 29: flerden Co
11: Candian Pheifio 144. 1. On $2.00. the special constabulary,
It a reported that they
Chryster 56% Culgate 34% The Europeans are not bother-have now agreed on US5.00,
Commercial Solventa 17: Corn Pregl Bat there ju luxurious ed a great deal.
a "estel." Britain The Tanglat Club has just hat 10 est make up for the low prices
at which Canado sold wheat heat its car park. 1 gununues
Goodrich : Goodyear 44% the start. In negotiating for the Hom stake Minteg 235 lolerbaik! is redate Wayr. except
llar. 27% International Paper 64 Inal year Cannda and Britain in- the three years demanded by the fewer planters and the time to tented in extend the recorul conternations Tel. and Tel. Juhns President,
drop by for a week-end,
Karstecedi Couper 144, tract for several years. But the tanville 4444; Anil Mr. Truman, in
when they du a letter to
Montgomery Ward G: National Dis United States syz this dnes net the head of the Committees they adher in
Hey 12 National Lend 329: Now Ught clusters, deating with tariffs, wald early soberly talking about the rituneet with the needs of the Inter-
York Centrid 13: Packard Mutura 45% Action la needed because nego. tion, Raffles Hotel is packet, as national, wheat group.-Associated | Lan-American Airways : Prunayan 1217 Brodka Corp. 14: Real Sik Republi Steel 20. Neyanide Tabmera 83%. Reberley 20%; Hrana Rhon buck 30 Shell Oil 18% Horony Vecumn 17 Southern Peelße 19; Stanl ard Brands 25%: Handard Oil of Calif 97 Standard Oil of NJ, 7%; Brude Unker 21: Balan ng 14: Disse Carbine : 1.8, Hubbur 41: 15.8. Steel 12 U. Litva 13: Westinghouse 20%; Youngstown Sheet and Tube 12%; General Public Ulti 11--- Associated!
The Act was renewed by the Republican-dominated Congress for one year instead of
Inst
hat
emine.
**Press.
tiations will start in April to it has been since the war enried. bring 13 mere' countries into a the race colusa netted about the agreement.
$7,900,000 in its Drst post-war
One limitation imposed by the seren.
gurlowns
last Congress won ti eluuce em-| Business in bowining and every powering the Tariff Commission | one seems to have plenty of
rubber to appone tariff cuts which might money, The
companies affect domestic producers.
have decided to get as much of The State Department has their produet down here ruther kald that this my wreck the than risk it in up-country
whole reciprocul programme. This has resulted in a recent drop Reuter.
in prices, buy that doesn't seem to have mate much difference.
There lu peace on the fabour front (with none of the strikes that have plagued this city since the war ended. And this is partly due to the terrorist activity kself, for the Communist leaders of the labour unions have had to go under. ground-or bave been arrested,
SHARE VALUES IN NEW YORK
New York, January 0. The New York Stock Exchange reports that the market valuz of of shores listed on December 31 was $67 018 000 000 us compared wih $85,466,000,000 on Novem- ber 30,
Grim Reality
JAPANESE YEN HOPES VANISH
·
Tokyo, January 8. Japanuse hopes that th establishment of à single ex- change rate for the yen will b "cushioned" were dispelled to day when the occupation But
I'ress.
SILVER AND
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES Cargo Of Tanks Refrigeration-Cargocairo
TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO
"Fresident Wilson" (via Japan) ........................................................................ "General Gordon" (via Japan)
Jan 15 Jan, 30
"President Oléveland" (vín Japan)
Feb. 12
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
"President Taft“ (via Japan)
Jan. 18
"President Madison” (via Japan
Jan. 22
"Mankato Victory" (vla Manila)
Jan. 28
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA
"Dartmouth Victory" (calls Pacific, Coast)
ROUND-THE WORLD
Jan. 21
VIA SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ, ALEXAN- DRIA, MARSEILLES, GENOA, „NAPLES,
"President Jefferson"
"Marine Snapper"
BOSTON
"President Folk" (calls Manila) .....
St. George's Bldg.
NEW YORK and
Jan. 15 Feb. I
Feb.
Tel. Now. 28175 /28173
Americam Pioneer Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
"PIONEER WAVE" "PIONEER LAKE"
"PIONEER WAVE"
"PIONEER LAKE"
Sallings to Manila
Jan. 23
Jan. 30
Jan. 24 Jan. 31
Sallings to New York, Boston, Philadelpbla Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via
Panama Canal
Special Cargo Oll Tanks
"RESOLITTE* “COURSER"
Dae Jan, 15 Due Jan. 26
Salin Jan. 18 Salls Jan. 27
For Full Particulars Call
that the GOLD MARKETS UNITED STATES LINES
n'
horities announced Japanese Government shoul
Bombay:-Sliver, Ready, pe not give subsides to export in
100 tolas Rupees 178, Annas Br dustries after a single rute ha:
Forward per 100 tolus no trad buen fixed.
ing: Marwari (unofficial) The statement points out that | Leading; Golf, delivered, per tol subsidies to the export industry 113, 40, Forward (unofficial) n tv be interpreted by foreign treding: Gold, Søverolgu 14, 00 Stock issue
countries as an indication of the One tola is equal to 3/8th of a listed fotolled
reversion of $2,017,501,000 against $2,010.755.-
Japan's pro-war cunce. oot. The average value of all But just when you have, for- dumping polley.
Alexandria-Fine Gold (Dir- shares was 333.23 against $32.58. gotten all about terrorist and Tho establishment of a single hem) 150; Egyptian poun
The lo al horrowings of mem
the like, the grim reality of it ven exchange rate which was pro- (Found) 400: Sovereign (King bern against stock collateral on all in brought home. One of the mixed before the end of the current 413; Sovereign (Queen) 412 December 31 were $421.000.000 grey prison vans rolls pant you fiscal year; will clear the way for Napoleon (Louis) 340; Unlo ngulent $347,000,000. The per- on the street, the prisoners a thorough-going economic re-Latine ( coin of 20 france gold) centage of those to the market clinging to the wire to gaze at, covery programulo-Router. | value of all shares listed on De-
They will have the city.
compe cember 31 was 0.63 against 0.53. trom all parts of Malaya. -Reuter.
Those vans are usually taking their human cargo to a ship for St. John's Island in the harbour, Buck Falls, Pennsylvania. It is there that they are sletalnod
January 7. under the Emergency Regula
Foreign mision leaders of tions. And from there, some of Protestant denominations in the frouble-makers-those that right voted down a proposal to were not born in Singapore or john seven other agencies in a Malaya-may be deported back super-Protestani body. to China or wherever they come front-United Press.
GERMAN COAL PRODUCTION
Essen, January 8, The German coal authorities announce that West German coal production for 1048 totalled 87 million tons.
This is nearly 14 million tons over the 1947 figure and presents 74 per cent of the 1986 outpu-Reuter.
CAR PRODUCTION
Detroit, January 9,
PRINCE CHARLES ON THE RATION
London, Janitary 9. Prince Charles, Automotive News estimates the Elizabeth's
Princess week's American motor vehiclo Government
son. In gelting the ration of orange production at 95,000 units com-juice and cod liver all Just like pared with 70,000 last week-As-all the rest of the children in sociated Press..
Britain.
The all is from and the concen Pittsburgh, January 9.
trazed Juice is partly paid for Steel magazine
mys there ap- tis Food Ministry's Welfare pears to be little chance that sup Fund.
ply will oathalanco demand in any Parents buy the juice for five major steel products for months penca per ‚ bottla—Associated tá come.—àssociated Press.
Press.
PROTESTANTS' DECISION
#
The vote, after more than si hours of debalo, was 63 against merger, 51 in favour and 12 ab- staining.
3C; Turkish Gold Pound 320 Dailar (Amer, gold coin of! dollars) 440; Pure Sliver (pe Ku) 805.
Bangkaki-Gold, Dar, por baht weight of 15.244 Grammes un. quotad Exchango' Rate (Selting) 18.7; London 02.00; llong Kong Bangkok on Now York T.T
3.03.--Reuter.
Notice To Consignoes
8.8. "PRODUCE“ arrived 8.1.49
Damaged
ex this
The mission lenders met about mapping missionury strategy in areas taken over by the Com-vessel will be surveyed by munista.Associated Press.
FORD WORKERS LAID OFF Windsor, Ontario, January 0. Approximately 850 of 15,000 at the Ford Mota workers Company here word laid off this week because of the decline In DX-, ports which, the Company says, in duo to inport and exchange res- trictions. Associated Press.
Pacific Far East Live, Juc.
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Hong Kong, January 10, 1849,
Notice To Consignoos M.V, "RIIEXENOR?
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at Holt's Whaef from · 10 ·n.mi. on January 11 and 12, 1949, and consignacs are requested to have their representatives present during the survey.
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