ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
Rosenger-and
Freight Source
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE
*Arrivziq
from Shanghai
& Amoy
Int Fob
In port
"TJITJALENGKA”
"TJIHADAK"
"VAN HEUTSZ"
In port
"TJISADANE"
from Macassar Javnports
4th Feb..
Ballings
to Javapurts & Macassar
3rd March
to Javaporte &Macatser 3rd February,
to Swatow, Amoy, Manila .4th Feb,
to Javaports
& Mocassar 17th Feb
ASIA-AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE
"RUXS"
Arrivals
In port
"STRAAT SOENDA"
from
"BOISSEVAIN"
South Africa, 12th February. from
31st March, fron
South America
& South Africa,
"STRAAT MALAKKA”
South America
South Africa, 5th March.
Sailings
to South-Africa
23rd February.
to South Africa
& South America, 21st March.
to South Africa
& South America,
18th April
to South Africa
& South America, 12 May.
Transhipment cargo on through Ba/L to Day-Ex-HalanTVE.
Zanzibar accepted on all sailings.
SUMATRA-MALAYA—CHINA SERVICE
Arrivals
Ballings
"VAN RIEMSDIJK"
from B. Dell
to Straits
& Straits
& B. Dell,
29th Jan.
"VAN HEUTSZ”
In port
8th Feb.
to Swatow, Amoy
& Manila
Lo Strails
4th February,
& B. Dell
20th Feb.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
"MEERHERE",
-RIJNKERK*
"MELISKENK"
"MARIEKERK"
Arrivals
from Japan,
Shanghai 1st Feb.
from Europe
0th. Feb.
from Europa Early March..
from Europa Early April.
Ballings
to Europe vin
Manila & Strafta,
2nd Feb.
to S'hal, Japan
via Koclung
8th Feb.
to Europe via
End Feb.
to Europe vin
Manila & Straits
Mid. March,
to Europe vla
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949.
FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
GERMANS HAVE HIGHER LIVING
STANDARD THAN ENGLISHMEN
London Stock Exchange
trinis,
Frankfurt, January 25.
Things are so tough for the average German middle. class family that another cut in the standard of living will drive it right down to the British lovel.
That, doesn't apply to Ber- lin, where the Soviet blockade' and the Anglo-American air- liff have produced a special
„But It is a fret that in the London, January 25. There were but few Items of
Western zones of Germany, in "interest in the
this third and perhaps most eri- Lontion Stock Exchange today to relieve the idle tical winter of peace, the spectre and colourless markets. Prices of a decline to the austerity exis- generally held quietly steady at
tence of
Britain is victorious previous closing levels, but nome haunting the head of many of a firmness was to be seen in indus-German household.
Already German are eyeing fearfully the first signs of such economic retreat. The new Western-backed currency is be ginning to deteriorate. Cigarettes, the infallible inilex, are rising in | price on the blackmarket. They self now for about $3 a pack, ap- Palestine prace prospects brought in proximately four times the price
.
Tobaccos and textile preponded to small
demand and showed Improvements; cement whitarr notched guise of a few pence. Trane and steels, however, were Izelined tower,
Insiitutional support for very shortulated pledged stocks resulted in fractional Ein in these figues, Others rented ately bat with a well undertone.
WIL
Ass-Iranian wor
Itapement in
buyer at efl sherra. aisons, and there Anglo-Egyptian Blißekle,
Central European Imars in the foreign bond section
moved lightly higher Foreign ralla spent an Hile day with few
changes of note)
Irregularity was seen in Bouth African miniaze. Dividend papers were better on əmali boying, but developers were out of favour and genetwily esaler on dribbling takes from Cape and local operators. BECURITIES
1
British Console,
... AD Conversion Lown, 1927%, 1981.. `106-10/14 Funding Loan, 12, 1900/99 .. 115-9/16 War Loan, BT, 1032
when the new deutschemark was Introduced.
British Trade
In China
ע הוענחם
Britain will continue to maintain and develop her comisarelal Interests In Chips whenever alraumstances per- mit the Overseas Trade 800- rotary, Mr Arthur Bottom. Jey, saldin at Parliamentary reply today,
But it was not pokalble to make a reallitio, anzuserhahi of the 'trade prospects In the ́proicht · alrouinstarices, ha
added Router, reses.
that would Broadway:
not have shamed
They were eating.from a menu which would have surprised and bewildered most Brilons, restrict- ed as they are to three-course meals costing no more than
Not all Germans, of course, can afford to eat at luxury restaur
Hồng Kong Stock Exchange
Raton remain steady though the short session: was not productive of a large turnover. H.K. GOVT. LOANS1.
* Loan 1cin.
Loan (102) ★ ̋2040) 100m.
$ Loan (1948) 100%, BANÍCH
RK. & 8. Bank 18875, 1836.
(Lon. Rew) 2106, 4107. Chartered Bank: £18-3/18n. Mercantile Bank A. & D. #Ha. Bank of Ea AMK 1450, INSURANCESİ
Calon Ins. STON,
Union 2hs. 72ch.
China Underwriters $0.
LK Fire Ine, 245b. SHIPPING:
Douglas 1871.
H.K. M. Stenzhoul 1, Indo Chinas (Prof.) \DEN.
(Def) 200%. Shells (Denter) 75/n/ Union Waterbate 179. * Asla Nav. 1.05, 2.35
But though his money is buy ing less, the vanquished German is better off in sainte respects than his victorious British counterpart, Standing bealde a few tattered Wehrmacht veterans, I stuck my ants, where wine is plentiful at DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, EL
against the plate glass win-foud is near pre-war standards. dow of a sumptuous new restaur. To bring German ant on the Bahnofplatz-forther
Hindenburgplatz-and watched well-end dinnere eating in a
leather and chromium setting
National War Hends, 245561"
100-10/32 102
2024
103-5/4
100%
War Lontt, $1
100
Victory Banda," 45%
115 x
1040/61
INDUSTRIALA:
ING2/54
Drkish American Tobacen Inf
1986/50
Manila & Strafts,
QU. leeland)
BJi
1051/65
Imperial Chemtext Indust, ond, 18/734
Savings Bonde, 31
Imperial Tobneen Co. (of 0.11.
1055/40
101-6/10
and Ireland)
1000/70
102% ext
TEA SHARES:
1086/75
301-16/38
A Consolidates Tes
21/0
Exchequer Honds, 1, 1950 109-17/32
Asim Frontier Ten
10/
Redemption Blocks. 8%, 1986/06 10914
Maalia & Straits, Mid April.
Awam Tes Compani
18/.
FOREIGN BONDSE
Dobers Ten Company
27/0
German Exit' (Pawen) 75
74
Exsp, of India & Ceylon Tra Ca. 185-
Japanese 6, 1907/47
20
Imperia) Tea Company
28/3
Japanema Grá, 1924/50
MINH NHẬT BIẾT
*... 2834
Firms Corp.
6/9
Crown Mines
3-3/18
Nandyfroom Mines
12/5
Rand Mines
4%%%
Spring Mines
7/14
34
1/1
200/-
Chartered Bank of I, A. & G. 1-3/1 Hong Kong Shanghai Bank 1073 Mercanile Henk of India "A" 24 CHINESE EXTERNAL LOANS: Tilin-Pukow Railway, 5% + -Long-Tainu-U-Hai Riyai, Gự%, 2018
Reura. Land, GLon! leave, 12 24 Crisp Loan, G1012. Hukunnu Hallways; &é, 191! .. (Lamar Railway, BC, 1995. Shanghai Nanking Niyo,, 5%.. Kowloon Canton Hallways, lik
Aterling Bonda
14
»
9
+
11
Reuler.
Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L accepted to
Mediterranean and Northern European ports,
Office Address: King's Ballding, Phones: 28015, 28016 & 28017 Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Rd., Tel. 31106 & 21633
DE LA RAMA LINES
EXPRESS CARGO, LINER SERVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC' &`ATLANTIC COASTS
ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO.
m.v. "DONA ANICETA” m.v. "TONGHAI”
30th Jan. 8th Feb.
SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST. VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
m.v. "DONA ANICETA”
1st Feb.
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. (atoronix ta thả Philippine).
CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE
Telx. 20788-20163
MARINA HOUSE Tel. 28076-2267#
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
M.S. "MALACCA"
Loading about 10th FEBRUARY
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG "AND COPENHAGEN.
Tanks available for the carriages of "oll in bulk.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.
TOL 34111 & 34112,
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
15. Gennaught Road:WE
5:8; HAT RANG SIS. HAL TER
SAILINGS
Bob Nigels
Union Corporation
OIL BHARES1
Regal Dutch Co.
Bhell Transport & Trading Co. SHIPPING:
T. O. Steam Navia. Co., ord. 61/7
GILTEDGED:
....... 204
Funding war, 3%
Jap. E. Manchurian Ris,, 0%, 1923 10 BANKS!
1
middle-class family life into perspective, here.
s comparison of the guaranteed weekly rationis per person in Bri- tain and Germany:
MeatBritish about 12 ounces; German four ounces.
Drend-British unrationgi; Ger- In two and one-fifth ounces.
eight
ounces; Fat-British
Gorman seven ounces. '
Ers-British one weekly; Ger-
all unrationed.
mali
Sugar Briush 10 ounces, Ger. man 13 outices.
Milk-Britich 2 pints; German 1 pints.
On the face of it, that would give the British the better of it. But where the German Has the edge is in the well-piled and smoothly operating black market where anything is, avaliable ul any time at a price.
There is nothing remotely re sembling it in Britain. The Lon don black market. for example, is not only very small but very hard to And
сал
Meat on the German, black market,
which runs wide-open, is 80 cents, a pound, all of it, you
buy. Pork and poultry, es pecially, are plentiful. Bread is 70 cents a-pound, sugar $1.50 a pound egas 30 cents each. Cheese is plentiful and cheap.
The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd. German family of two or
M.V. "TONGHAI”
Loading 8th February
for
ADEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM). HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO and GOTHENBURG.
Tanks avaliable suitable for carriage of oll in bulk,
For further particulars apply:-
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Agonte.
Tol. 31145
FASTEST DAILY SERVICE TO AND FROM MACAU
2008
T.S.S. "MERRY MOLLER"
NÓW. IN DRYDOCK FOR SURVEY
EXPECTED TO RESUME SERVICE SHORTLY
MOLLERS' (HONGKONG), LIMITED
Queen's Building
HONG TÙNG
threa
aver
• wage-camers, each male- ing $20 or $25 week, which is In good middic
middle-class wage, can
afford at least $12) a month, and often more, on the blackmarket. The supplement to the regular rations which that provides would make the
mouth 어
of Germany's
British conqueror water.
A good pair of shoes, sells in Germany for about $10. In. Eri- tain the price is closer to $20,
ILK. K. Wanttes (Did) 140b,
(3ław) 1385! North Point Wharves H Sh. Hanskew- Wharves fin I.K. Docks 24ÝL, 201⁄4À” China Providenta 19b, 39KL
hanghai Horcruede · 21358,' i Wheelock, 288. MINING
·
Hand Mines 14** I.K. Mines „oth, 0135am- LANDS, HOTALS', AND BUILDINGS:
II. & E. Hotela 18,
ILK. Lads 48 1⁄21⁄2Ð ̧
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
Cargo Oll Tanks Refrigeration Cargocairo
TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO
"General' Gordon“ (via Shanglini & Japan), ........... |"Frinidhuť: Glöveland" (vla-Shanghai & Japan),
"General Meiss? (vin Marilla):
Fot. - 1 Feb. 12
Feb. 18
„TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES via SHANGHAI & JAPAN
"President Piarca"
Feb, 10
"Presidens #fdKinley
Feb. 28
"President TaftTM
Mar. 17
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON
VIA PANAMA
"Mankato Victory" (cmils' Pacfflo' Coast).
«fresident- Fillmote" (calls Facļtic Coast)
ROUND-THE WORLD.
Feb. 9
Mar. 10.
VIA MANILA, BINGAPORE; COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ, FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"Marine Baapper" (omits Manila)
Feb. 6
"President, Fo"
razie stor
"Mount Davis" "-
“Mount Mansfield" (omits Mañlla)'
Feb. 8 -Fob, 10 Mar. 6
Tel, Nos: 28172 /Z8173
81. George's Bidr.
Americum Promeer Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
"PIONEER LAKE" "PIONEER COVE"
+
Sailings to Manila
Slangbal Lansda B.902% ki, 4/29506. Humphreys (014) 10.
"PIONEER LAKE" "TIONEER COVE"
(New)- 33,
II.K. Resities 2b.
Chinese Katalam 1700,
ruaLIC UTILITIES:
I.K. Tramwayn 21:108, 21.40m; 23.20mm. Peak Train (OH) 21á
-(Now) Ta
Star Ferries 191⁄2
0. Lights (Old) 14.00h, -16.7JR) --
(New) Iib.
H
1.5. Electrics #%»; 37SİNG: · Macno Elevitles 27, 28148 Sandakan Lights 15%
Telephones 15,
Shanghai Gás 6351 INDUSTRIALS:
Guld. Maca) (Ord.), ZAL Canton lces Th
Cresents 41
H.K. Ropes Zib, 2135m; 2004; STURES
Datry Paris' {G}%4}_ 44%%%%; £ls,
(New) 425, 446.
Watsons (Old) €¢b, 414% 40,05.
(NEW) 570.
L. Cranfords (Old).
Bizarren 6
(New)
China Emporium 201
But Co., Ltd. d
Event band Hon
100k
Wike On. (ILE) DE', Wm. Poi,, Ltd. -1Jn. MISCELLANEOUR:
China Entertainments 15 HK Constructions.(018)-,66,
(New) 4
M
Vilmos (Old)" som
(Nom), 14
Mareman Investulanta: 1/-ne Horan' (ILK) 1986, Kia Bhanghai Loan 2.175; Tags ib.
A good suit in Germany costs | COTTONS. about $45. Including the cost of
Ewo D.tcb. 0.70m
buying coupons for it in the RUBBER, ETC., COMPANIES, blackmarket. A Briton would be
to do as well for $80.
lavbe it is a good thing that i
the
of war remains and rubble or that. American, British and French occupation troops still walk the streets of the Western zones. of Germany.
Otherwise, Germans, reading about/conditions in Britain might. find it easy to forget who won the war.---United Press,
Anglo-Javas -81⁄2Ð Cheng Rubbers Tin Consolidated Rubbers #D.. Dominion Rubbere 20. Kota Bakror Shi Padang Robbers In Kubber. Trusta 236a.. Samangoựm-Hubbera 1-101. Shanghai Pahang. 20. Tanah Merahu 42m -- Telong, klubbers, „50%. Zangbe, Kadeří, 615 :
SILVER AND
Money Market GOLD MARKETS
Gold yesterday was on the 4214d, Forward 4214d; Bar, Gold, London: Silver, Spot fine. ounce climb, opening at HK$312 and per fine ounce 172/8.5/ closing at $315.
US dollars improved to HK$5.10 New York: Sliver, Bar,' (asked after opening at $5.00, ** was price), 70 cta.; Bar: Gold, par fine Bold at HK$5.12,
Wounce (officiul) $35. Gold Yuan was quoted at 2.0 tolas Rupees 182. Annas.00: For
Bombay Silver, Ready, per 100 no trading; Marwari (~ cents for Canton remittances, and 2.2 cents for Shanghai remited, per tola 115, 09; Forward (un-
ceists for Hong Kong, delivery, 24,9) no trading, Gold, deliver
tances
Plastres opened at: HK$860 cign 74, 04. (One tola is equal oficial) no trading: Gold, Bover- 100
and remained unchanged throughout the day. -
Ticals
opened at Har 100 and closed at $24,30.
balit
to th of an oùncò.) 32
Bar, Bangkok: Gold, Weight of 15.244 grammes un- quoted Exchange Hate (Selling) NEW Guilders closed at
• mi New: Zack T.T. 19.00; Bangkok HK$31.50 d. 200 after opening at London 62.00; Hong Kong 3.39.
$32.
Sterling dropped to HK$15.50 Hemd panties and Australiary. pounds, wore (Sound)^% quotėdṛst" HK$12.56)7490
Pacific Far East Live,
Ogth: (Dir.
pound
Latine. (1 coin of 10 franice, gold)
Cold: poun
the
dollars)
OTELLAND
Mariol
[frano
#MONTREAL AND ALL AWANIGANTA, GAN
Fast Regular - Trans-Pacific Service,
"FRANCISCO, "LOS ANGELEA
-"JOPLIN, VICTORY"
"LASTEMIDUNG TEOTOKYS
"FLYING BRAUDTE=" CORRATE REPUHEZO".
Feb. 1 Feb. 19
Feb. 2
Feb 20
Sallings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via
"PIONEER WAVE"
"COURSKB"
"PIONEER LAKE"
Panama Canal
Special Cargo Oll Tanks-
In port
Da, Feb, 15 Due Feb. 25
For Full Particulars Call
Bails Jan. 28 Sails-Feb. 18.
Bails Feb. 27
UNITED STATES LINES
Queen's Building,
Company
Tel. 31251, (3⋅ Unes),
BEN LINE
"BENREOC
"BENREOCIT"!"
PAS FAS%
ARRIVALS
FROM,
UK
SAILINGS
DUE
Early Feb.
London
vin Aden, Port Said, Havre & Antwerp,
EXPRESS SERVICE
Direct Hong Hong-London
2 tabout 28 days)*
LOADING
1st half Feb.
“BENVENUE""'
via Singapore
LOADING K/Whart
(Also accepts cargo for Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hull & Hamburg).
⠀⠀ For Further Particulars, Apply To” W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (GHINA), LTD.
-York-Building,
Agents
-Telephone: 34105.
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
Direct to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver,
Seattle & Portland
MS. "FRANCISVILLE
28th Feb.
DE ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIO COAST-
M.S. "CASTI
Sailing to Si
MON
16th Feb.9 wettenham & Batavia-
**317th Feb. Work Ou Tanks
THE BANK LINE
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