ROYAL INTERCEAN LINES
"TASMAN
Pusonger-and
Freight Burios
JAVA-CHINA SERVICE
Arrivals BEEN Sallinge
In port..
"TJITIALENGKA"
THIBADAK
In port
"TJISADANK”
from Mascassar
& Javaports 3rd March.
from Macassar * Javaports
17th March.
to Manila
8th March.
to Invaports & Macassar 5th March.
Lo Shanghal 5th March. to Javaporia & Macassar 17th March. to Shanghai 19th March, to Javaports & Macassar 31st March,
ASEA-AFRICAN-AMERIGA-SERVICE-—–—–
'RI FA”
'STRAAT MALAKKA"
ROISSEVAIN"
Arrivals
In port
from
South Africa, 5th March.
from
South America
& South Africa,
'STRAAT SQENDA"
Bist March, In port.
Sallings
to South Africa
24th February
& South America
5.
P.M.
to South Africa
& South America,
23rd March.
to South Africa
& South America,
21st April
to South Africa
& South America, 18th May.
A Steumors Calling Mombasa & L. Marques Dircet
Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L to Dar-Es-Salaam, Zanzibar, accepted on all sailings, SUMATRA-MALAYA—CHINA SERVICE
WAN HEUTSZ"
"VAN RIEMUDIJK"
Arrivals
from Amoy
& Swalow,
28th Feb.
from B. Dell & S'pore 8th Mar.
to Straits
Sailings
& B. Dell
27th Feb.
to Straits
& B. Dell 14th March.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
RIJNKEBR*
"MELISKERK"
*MARIEKERK"
"MOLENKERK"
Arrivals
from Furope 22nd Feb.
from Europo
4th March,
from Europe
Early April.
from Europe
Early May
Sailings
to S'hal, Japan
vln. Keelung
r Feb.
to Europe via
Manila & Straits,
Mil March.
to Stal, Jupan
6th March.
to Europe vin
Mandla & Straits
end March.
to Europe via
Manila & Straits,
Mid April..
to Europe via
Manila, & Strålts Mid May.
Trasshipment cargo on through Bs/1. accepted to
Mediterranean and Northern European poris.
Office Addrean: King's Building, Phones: 29015, 28010 & 28017
Tei, 31198 & 91538 Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Ra..
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 8.3. "DONA AURORA”.
m,Y. "BENARES“
11th Apr. End Apr.
SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES
m.y. "BATAAN" (Direct)
m.y. "BENGAL"
s.s. "DONA AURORA”
22nd Fob. 5th Mar. 15th Apr.
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated in the Philippines).
MARINA HOUSE
Tala. 23676-9207#
:: CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tela. 25788-20155
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
OF COPENHAGEN
M.S. "MONGOLIA”
LOADING ABOUT 10th MARCH
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,
HAMBURG, OSLO GOTHENBURG AND COPENILAGEN,
Tanks available to the carriage of oil in bulk.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Bldg, 2nd floor.
· Tel.: 34111 & 34112,
CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
18 Connaught Road Wast
SAILINGS
Telephone 31683
Feb. 24
THE 'CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, “FEBRUARY. 21, 1949.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
HINT OF DEVALUATION Berlin Panic
OF UNREALISTIC RATES
APL Ship Not To
Load Cargo
London, February 19.
The United States Secrotary of, the Treasury, Mr. Snyder's remarks about exploring devaluation marit serious attention.
The International Monetary Fund's attempt to stabilise unrealistic exchange rates is increas- ingly under pressure. Wrong rates seem
major reason why Britain in 12 months Pelping, February 20. to June, 1950-lve years after. Trentmericane you had ended ill
nead
4
Jáp Textiles
As Eastern Mark Drops
Berlin, February 20. Rumours of an impending Soviet Zone currency reform caused a near financial panic in Berlin today as the value of the Russian-backed Eastern Deutschmark fell 60 per cent.
Western Rector The official currency exchanges wore offering six Eastern marks for one West mark this morning while some sidewalk operators werd giving
President Lines say that tho $940,000,000 in the Called Menace chi
in-
to maintain charity President Fillmore will not
definitely dreary living standards; load. cargo Or passengers
at why
Britain also needs, heavy Taku Bar because no regulations | borrowings from Australhi by the have yet been formulaled on enlargement of Australia's ster- lng balances (since the exchange. The subject.
rate between Australia and Bel- tain is unquestionably wrone}, and why Britain in turn has this to donate £123,000,000 to year European countries whose cut- rencies are too dear against ster- ting. plus further unrequited ex- uf Eastern ports by reductions and Middle-Eastern sterling bal- адеев
The President Fillmore arrived at Taku Bar, the sea coast an- chorage down river from Tien- tsin,
Friday 011
ta discharge cargo. TL J Bie Arst foreign vessel to stop at Tuku Bor since the Reds took over.
The
harter South China ships. Greater Shanghai. Ir loading at Chinwangtao how coal from the Kallan Mines, North West of Tlentein,
The ship arrived at the Red- held port on Friday night with 30,000 bags of flour.
It is the first exchange ship to operate between the Communist North and Nationalist South Associated Press.
N.Y. Stock Exchange
་ས་
There Ard Soverat pointer. that the is becoming too costly to continue Indefinitely:
Firstly, Mr. Snyder's sugges» tion that the United States should secretly explore with European countries the question of whe-
ther they should devalue, since
It is of grave and direct concern
to the United States when a European country, by over-
[173
his
Manchester, February 20.
President E. A. Carpenter of Manchester's Chamber of ́ "The Commerda warna: menace of Japanese competi tion becomes daily more im. minent.
Hif the Japanese are com. pelled to rely almost entirely on their catton industry to maintain their economy, I am afraid our hopes or, Indeed. the assurance given of full the Lan- employment in cashire Industry, will have been
vain."--Associated Prest.
tn
of the ECA mission in Britain}' that Britain cannot rely on her present substantial exports of Automobiles..
between the two currencies had been fairly stable at 3.50 to one. The Red ammy newspaper, Taegliche Rundschau, denied the currency
reports reform
and blamed the panic оп Party speculation.
Socialist
However, the East Zone econo- mle administration has taken no stops to halt the East mark drop in value.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
Paabus Cargo Qll Tanks,
Refrigeration-Cargocaire
Mar. 5
TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO "President Wilson" (via Shanghai & Japan) ..... "General Gordon" (via Shanghai &Janan) "President 'Cleveland" (via Shanghal & Japan)
Mar. 20 Apr. 2
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI & JAPAN-
"President McKinley" tomlis Shanghal)' "President Taft" "President Madison" (omits Shanghai).
1
Mar. 1
Mar. 17
Mar. 31
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA
"President Fillmore' (calls"Facune“ "President Tyler" (calls Pacific Coast)
• Mar. 28
ROUND-THE WORLD VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"Mount Mansfield* (Singapore Direct) "President Monroe" The American-licensed "nowa" | "President Buelianan" paper. Tagesspiegel, said Com- unist ofetats have lost faith in the East. mark and agents of the Communist Party and Economic Commissoin were trying to unload the Soviet-backed currency. United Press.
JAPAN OPEN TO TOURISTS
valuing its currency tends to re- tord its exports or misdirect t trade, thus increasing its West- bemphere defielt und 1: calls on United States aid,
Secondly, the forthright assee • finns by the South African Elu-
nce Minister--much
more im- than
devniuntioni Durlan! denlul ur processed roll sales. that unitess
International The Moretary Fund faces the task of New York, February 20. establishing reasonable parliy The stock market looked a hit between gold and paper roopy as 11 ended a week mngk-rencies, its purpose of maintain-stat ed by a longest stride ahead intaining exchange stability
fall: that
present curiously at good money buys less and le Losse's slightly
outweighed while people are willing to sell roaching in which the franc car polus in a repeat of Friday's per- fall desirable commodities
for forie definitely stabilised.-Reuter formance. but the week addel shout US$900,000,000 to the marersatz money; and that the dis- equilibrium between gold and
Fourthly, the remark by the Chalyman of the United States) San. Francisco. February 19 Senate Foreign Relations Con- Mr. George Killion, President Me. Fin- of the American President (replying to letter's point
that Britain's pro Steamship Lines, snld today gramme, even with $940,000,000 that General MacArthur's deci of US, ald is very tight) that the United States also has a tight sion to lift the restrictions on programme na witness President travel to Japan will greatly Truman's request for $1,000,000,- benght the transportation com-
panies serving the Pacific. 900 more tuxes.
month.
Mr. Killion said the schedules | Fifthly, the recent remarkable of the passenger liners President disinflation of French farm prices. Cleveland and President Wilson While there is no rate at which and also General Gordon
and The French franc Can be Curstabilised, Franco
General Melgs will be revised to hardly
provide greater opportunities for the unrealistic rates visiting and sightseeing in Japan. He said the company will now ap-be able to book "package tours":
through Japan without the need
wift
riticise elsewhere.
Conditions
can
Reem to be
PRICE INDEX
New York, February 20. The Associated Press Index of
tourists to obtain military permits.-United Press.
SILVER AND
think wholesale commodity prices advan- GOLD MARKETS]
ket value of all listed stocks. commates requires Interna-
In
Saturday slow
trading. | tional nction, though this is not etalling only 350,000 shares, the subject on which the South market seemed to be in a breath-African
ar spell while walling for Cor-aloud.
Administration gress to act on policies.
Virgin in
Carolinn Chemien took a wide price swing, droppin 1 1/8 to 8 7/8 nt one time or news of a large decline in net profit for the last six months of last year.
Bethlehem
Also lower were Steel, General Motors,
Sears Roebuck, Glenn Martin, Genera! Electric. Owens Illinois, Amori-,
Mission Corporation.
Treasury can
"Very Tight"
Thirdly, the remark to Con- Finietter (head gress by Mr.
Notice To Consignees
CONSIGNEES PER STATES STEAMSHIP COMPANY
S.S. "IDAHO"
the
ced this week for the first time j in eight wecks.
At 167.77, it compared
with
103.70 a week ago-largest and Aince last May 21-Arsociated
Freas
Notice To Consignoes
CONSIGNEES PER BARBER- WILHELMSEN LINE
M/V "TRITON"
can Tobacco, Santa Fe Southern are hereby notified that their Pacife, Atlantic Coast Line and cargo is being discharged into are hereby notified that their Kowloon cargo is being discharged into Hongkong & Dow Jones Averages: Stocks Wharf & Godown Co's godown the Hongkong & Kowloon 03.06; 20 Industrials 174.53; 15 where it will be at Consignees Wharf & Godo.vn Co's godown Rais 48.09; 10 Utilities 34.55.
Closing stock quotations: Alas-risk and subject to the wharfs where it will be at Consignees *ka Juneau 34:
terms and conditions of storage, risk and subject to the Wharf's American Can 87; American Sinelting 499: and where delivery may be ob-terms and conditions of storage, und where delivery ́may be, ob-" American
Telephone
1477tained.
tained. American Tobacco 05%; Amari can Walervorks
Antronda Damaged packges are to be
Damaged packages are to be Copper 22. Artation Corp, left in the godowns for ex-
the godowns for ex- Bendix Aviation amination by Consignees and left in
Carmichael & Clarke at 10 a.m. Goddard & Douglas at 10 am. Company's Surveyors, Messrs.mination by Consignees and Company's Surveyors, Messrs. on 23rd February.
on 23rd February.
To comply
Parsdall 414.
33: Bethlehem Steel 31; B Aircraft 22; Border Co. Canngdian Pacific 13;
535 Commercial Solvents. 1876
Products (0%; Du Pont 184: Eastman Kodak 44%
Electric
Doin
Light & Power 22
aro
Bombay! Silver, Ready, per 100 Jolas Rupees 180, Annas 04; For- ward no trading: Marwari (un- official) no trading: Gold, deliver ed, (momelat) 710 trading: Goli, Sovereign 70, 10. (One tola is
per telu
119, 00: Forward-
[equal to 4th of an Gold (Dir.
Alexandria: Fine hem) 147; Egyptian pound (Found) 440; Sovereign (King) 389; Sovereign (Queen) 387; Na- poleon (Louis) 315; Union Latine (1 coin of 20 francs-gold) 275; Turkish Cold pound 310; Dollar American gold coin of 6 dollars) 420: Pure Silver (per Klo) 800. Bangkok: Gold, Bar, per baht- of 15.244 grammes 525 weight
leals. Exchange Rate (Selling). Bangkok on New York T.T. 20.00; London 62.20; Hong Kong 3.00.
MAERSK LINE
Notice To Consignees
The M/V "SALLY MAERSK having arrived from New York and Ports of -call. General To comply with
with General) Consignees of Cargo are here- Bonded Warehouse' Regulations General consignees must have a Revenue Bonded Warehouse Regulations by notilled that their goods are Electric 365; ' General Motors Officer in attendance when consignees must have it Revenue being landed and placed at 58; Goodrich SB: Goodyear damaged dutlable goods
Oficer in attendance when their risk and expense into the 42% Homostako Mining
dutiable goods are examined. Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf, &Godown Company's godowns International Paper 474; In- No claim will be admitted No claim
will be admitted at Kowloon, where delivery Manville 30; Kennecott Copper after the goods have left the after the goods have left the may be obtained as soon as the
godown, and all goods are landed. 48: Montgomery Ward 531 Steamer's godown, and al! Steamer's National Distillers 184; National goods remaining undelivered goods remaining undelivered Load 32 New York Central 11: after the 24th February 1949 after the 24th February 1949 Fackard
will be subject to rent: Motors Pan American will be subject to rent. Airways B Pennsylvania RR 16% Radio Corp. 1155 Real
International Harvaster 2412 Examined.
ternational Tel de Tel 0; Johns
11: Republic Stool 24%; Reynolds Tobacco 37: Schenley 21% Scars Roebuck 33/4: Sholl Oil 33 Bocany Vacuum
1614;
Souther Pacific 43; Standard Brands.
Standard Oll of Call
"
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has
|| been "Kiven 48 hours prior to
All claims against the stea- All claims against the stea-vessel's arrival, but carried on mer must be presented to the mer must be presented to the from port to port to the final Undersigned on or before the Undersigned on or before the port of call to which the option 3rd March, 1949, or they will 3rd March, 1940 or they will extends. not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be] Oll of N.J' Standard
67% effected: Studebaker 18%; Union Bak 28% Union Carbide 83%; US. Rubber 30% US Steel 71; US Lines 18; Westinghouse 231 Youngstown
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents,
Sheet & Tube 80%; Gen. P.b. Hong Kong, Feb. 18, 1940) Ututes 12%Associated Press.
not be recognised.
No claims will be admitted. No Fire Insurance will be after the Goods have left 'the' effected.
Godowns, and all goods (re- thaining undelivered after the DODWELL & CO,. LTD. 28th February, 1949, will bej
Agents,
subject to rent.
Hong Kong, Feb. 16, 1949,
Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
East Regular Trans-Pacific Service
DIEBOT
KAN – FRANCINYO, LOS ANGELAR
8.S. LIN SHEN; Swatow & Shanghai. Feb. 21
S.S. HAI KANG, Shanghai
(With Pa enger Accommodation),
"FLYING DRAGON. ↑
"LUXEMBOURG VICTORY"
PARONG BANKI
"GREAT REPUBLIC" ↑
· "BURFRISI" ↑
·HIULM „LUCKENBACIE"
Tientsin moceptable
Ban, Pradelice
DE OVERLAND NEW YORK-CHATO-DETROIT:TOKO? KONTREAL, AND ALL AMERICAMUN DAMADIAN ÇITIRA
Max.
Mar.
Pully - Refrigerated "koovita","Dry Cargo 'But Bank.
sali Cloneral-Agenta-UNITED-STATES
Ban Francisco A Los Angsisa,
fan Pesachión”&`Lee Angelee
· Kan Francisco › Direct Ban Pekarlsen & Los Angele
All broken, chated, and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 25th February, 1940; 10a.m. by out Surveyors Mestra. Goddard. & Douglas.
To comply with the General; Eonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dullable · goods. ·pro examined.
All claims must reach us befora. the 21st March, 1949, of they will not be recognized.--
No Insurance will be affectedį
JEBSEN & CO., Agents,
Kong, Feb
21, 1949.
Mar. 14
Max. 23
Apr. 2
ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO
"President Tyler":
Fób. 23
"President, Fillmore
Feb, 28
Tel No. 28172/2517)
8 George'n Bids.
American Pioneer Line
Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama
"PIONEER COVE" "PIONEER SEA"
*PIONEER COVE" "PIONEER SEA"
Sailings to Manila
Feb. 23 Mar. 1
+
Feb. 23
Mar. 2
Sailings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via art
Shanghai, Japan & Panama Canal
"PIONEER LAKE" -"PIONEER COVE" "PIONEER SEA”
---Special Cargo Oll Tanks-
Due Feb. 26
Due Mar. 18
Due Mar. 20
Salls Feb 27 Sails Mar. 17 Salls Mar. 21
For Full Particulats Call
ال الداكنة
The above list indicates the principial ports of loading and Foi dischargé as presently intended, but not their rotation further information see schedule at the Company's Office.
UNITED STATES LINES
"..
Queen's Building,
Company
Tel. 31251 (3 lines)
BEND LINE
SHIP
"BENDORAN" "DENLAWERS" “SALMONIER" · "BENVORLICH" "BENALBANACII" "BENCLEUCH" +"BENCRUACHAN"
*"DENDORAN"
"BENLAWERS" "BENALBANACH" "DENOLEUOI": „ *BENVOELICH"
• Calls Port Sudan.
ARRIVALS
FROM
UK.
Japan U.K.
SAILINGS
TO
Liverpool
London, Antwerp, --Rotterdanı 8 HuİL
Calls Dar-es-Salaam.
† Accepts Cargo fot Japan.
BUE
abt. 24th Feb, abt. 25th Feb.
1st half Mar.
End Feb./beg. Mar. Ist half Mar. 2nd half. Mar.
...Liverpool, Hayre, Antwerp, Rotter- dám & Hamburg, the the gel vete
Erid Mar.
LOADING
20th F60 27th Feb, 1st half. Mar. 2nd half Mar:
For Further Particulars, Apply Tomm.
*End Mar.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA). LTD. Agents
York Ballding,
Telephone: 34165.
KLAVENESS LINE
PUNANE ZALANA MENGIKU
こ
SAILINGS
Direct to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Fortland
28th Feb,
M.S. “FRANCISVILLE”
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST M.S. "CASTLEVILLE”
Salling to 'Singapore, Port Swettenham Penang & Batavia M.S: "CASTLEVILLE
Fassenger Accommodation- Chiness/Fraight Agents, HOO FOOK PING
21st Feb.
22nd Feb,
- Bulk Oil Tanks Apply
THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.
THE BANK LINE (CHINA). Ltd. King's. Building/Tek CUTTER
کو