THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMEN
1949.
Pare
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HEINRICH
SAILINGS TO
JESSENT
Amoy
Swalow
"SHENGKING"
Kobe & Yokohamna
"NINGĦAI"
"SOOCHOW"
"SHENGKING"
HEINRICH
JESSEN"
"FENGTIEN"
“HANYANG
"TSINAN
"SHENGKING"
HEINRICH
JESSEN"
"FENGTIEN”
"SHANSI
"HANYANG"
“SZECHUEN”
1
*FATSHAN"
“WUSUEH"
Inchon
Moji
Swatow
10 am. 23th Sept.
6 p.m. 25th Sept.*
5 p.m. 26th Sept.
Pusan
&
5 p.m. 27th Sept.
Singapore & Penang Singapore, Macassar, Sourabaya, Sama- rang Batavia Bangkok
• Sails from ARRIVALS FROM Swatow Swatow
Amoy
Kobe A Rechung Inchon & Pusan
.Kabe
6 pm 27th Sept.*
Noon 30th Sept.
6th Oct.?
5 p.m. 9th Oct, Custodian Whart
a.m. 26/27th Sept. 7 am. 27th Sept.
a.m. 27/28th Sept. 2/3rd Oct. 3rd Oct. 5th Oct
Sibu & Brunette 1st week Oct. RIVER SERVICE →
Hongkong/Canton Canton/Hongkong
Dept. Hongkong
Midnight
25th Sept
Midnight
26th & 29th Sept.
Hongkong/Macao
Dept. Hongkang
Art. Hongkong
am. 27th Sept.
7 am 28th Sept.
& 1st Oct.
Macao/Hongkong
“WUSUKA"
.2 p.m. Saturday ..
Arr. Hongkong
4.43 p.m. Sunday
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Schedule Sailings to Europe via Aden, Port Said..
Tangier. Liverpool &
Glasgow
"CALCHAS"
25th Sept.
"AGAPENOR"
Tangier, Havre &
Liverpool
9th Oct.
"AENEAS"
Genoa, Marseilles,
Liverpool & Glasgow
26th Oct
ARRIVALS FROM
"AENEAS"
UK via Straits
30th Sept.
"AUTOMEDON”
12th Oct.
"DYMAS"
22nd Sept.
"CYCLOPS”
28th Oct.
"EURYMEDON"
30th Oct.
NEW YORK SERVICE
TELEMACHUS" ..Arr. from U.S.A.
via Manila
25th Oct.
Carriers option to proceed via other Ports to Joad & discharge cargo.
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE LTD./CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. JOINT SERVICE
**TAIPING"
"CHANGTE"
"TAIPING"
"CHANGTE”
SAILINGS TO ...... Sydney & Melbourne
...Kure
ARRIVALS FROM Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns & Manila Sydney. Brisbane &
Cairns
14th Oct.
14th Oct.
7th/8th Oct.
10th Oct.
All the above subject to alteration without notice. For Passage and Freight particulars please apply to
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BRANCH OFFICES:
1950
HONG KONG
DOLLAR DIRECTORY
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PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEXT
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1950 EDITION
FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
DEVALUATION EFFECTS NOW BEING REALISED
NORWAY'S MERCHANT MARINE
Oslo, September 23. The Norwegian merchant marine has passed its prt-wa peak, according to the latest Nor- wegian statistics Veritas
London, September 24.
The full effects of Britain's devaluation of the pound are only now becoming 'apparent to business- men here,
The question of the new sterling prices that Britons must pay is proving for more complicated than was implied in the broadcast by the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, "Sir Stafford Cripps, which set world currencies tumbling last week-end." Devaluation has caused a rise
This is in spite of the
fact
tics published by in starking prices which is not that Australia has devalued, and Con Canadianbeat that almost all her wheat is sold which have also
countries
Wheat Prices
is com
NEW AIR PACT
New Delhi, September 24. India and the Philippines will sign a bilateral air, pact in the middle of October, it was ofti- cially learned today-Associated Press
POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails
OUTWARD SEA MAIL TO CE
A surface mail to United Kingdoor via Para per RMS "Canton" will be closed as followsze
Gro:
Parcels.. September 25. Rex. 9, September 30,
Sogberaber Kewison CPO:
Parteis 5 pm, September Res. 1,30 m, September 10. Ord. 1a.m. September 30,
expected to
strive t
TA mail i
London on or about October 21, 2345. is Unregistered onerespondence only for
Total tonnage at July 1, 1949 United States metals. Persian outo was 4.19 million tons 2,047 ves-and other hard currency values devalued.
It applies to any soft currency sels. (This figure does not in-. clude ships under 100 tone). Ird currencies. For example, in prides which are linked with
The wheat position January, 1940., Norway possessed
devalued, plicated by the fact that. though
price 1955 vessels, totaling 1.74 million countries which have
prices under the the agreed maximum World The maximum At the end of this figure had been reduced to International agreement automa- below the current market price Stanchai Train and acespied China tically rise, s.ce they were of wheat sold outside the agreean be acepted at senders risk, and wil 2.7 million tons.
ment,
business very little based on gold.
Canada has already raised her being done at it. wheat agreement price by the The United States subsidises rlier than the ordinary mail.. If mala
her devaluation. wheat exports under
tons.
tralian
Commerce
is
|be forwarded as opportunity offer.'
otherwise
Registered Unic
stated. Articks, and Parcel Posts close 30 minut
Of the present-day tonnage, 3 million tons are motorships, 19 million tons steamers. Tanker all extent of
the inter-close before 14 th Registered and 53.10. 品 the tonnage is 1.94 million tons.
Net increase for the first half Even more strikingly, the Aus-cational agreement, but finds fen Parcel Ponts close at
Minister buyers. Simultaneously, it is previous day.
Mals are closed at Kowloon Central of 1949 was 87 vessels totaling
that deva-shipping buge quantities of un-
Post Office half an hour earlier than the 283,000
tons. Sixty-eight ships yesterday estimated
a windfall subsidised wheat, nominally at
GPO closing times. are newly built and total 261.200luation would mean
million higher price but in fact as a tons. Out of this latest are between 16 and 20
ift under Marshall aid or with Australian pounds
next 41 are
foreign built (237,600
United States Army, money, to wheat crop. tons). Twelve of the foreign
Germany and Japan, built vessels are tankers. Sotalling 114,300 tons-six built in Sweden, six in the United Kingdojn.
ת!
paber
RADIO
Of the remaining foreign built;
were constructed ships, 15 Sweden, one in Denmark, one in Belgium, one in the Netherlands, one in one in Germany and obe
This is Radio Hong Kong broad- The United Kingdom casting on a frequency of 545 in Italy. built a further nine three of kilocycles per second and, on 9.52 which were stearoers.
megacycles per second in the 31 Forty-two ships, totalling 39-metre band. 500 tons, were purchased abroad H.K.T. daring the first six months of P.M. 1949.
During the same period, 14 vessels totally 5.000 tons were wrecked, six more totalling 14,900 tons were sold abroad. Three small steamers were scrapped.— United Press
IRISH RAILWAY IN BAD STATE
Dublin September 24. A leading tockholder of the Great Northern) · Eailway · urged here nationalisation of the Great Northern Railay.
He said the Governments of the Republic of land and of No-- thern Ireland, which have trouble agreeing on anything, must get together on that matter quick.
Programze Summary.
Bread in Britain. has been raised by a penny a leaf, up- posedly because of the higher cost of its Canadian wheat con- tent. But it can be readily cal- culated that this increase In the cost of Canadian wheat amounts to less than a half- that the penny per loaf, and increase in the cost of all im- ported wheat is much less than a penny.
Freight Rates
This implies not only that the 12.30-"Hong Kong Calling"-- Daily
British Food Ministry had made 12.32 "Band Call"-BBC Variety Orno allowance for other increases
chestra Conducted by Rae gen Kin with Janet Davis Chorus (BBCTS).
1.00 Plana · Parade”—with
and
Ernutia
Lou Williams and Kereton and Kaye On Two Pianos). 1.15-News, Weather Report and An-
nouncement. —intertuGE.
1.30Orchestral Selections. 200-Close Down,
in costs, it also implies an inten- tion to reduce the subsidy en bread, so as to compensate higher subsidies on other foods, whose costs are likely to rise, but whose selling prices in Britain are not being raised for the present. the other hand,
there is Calling-Pro-scope for falls in soft currency gramme Starmary. 6-Childrens Hall Hour. Presented prices which are not linked to
by Jack Frost (Studio).
dollar prices. For example, the 60-It's Swing Time-with "Collec freight rate for grain from Aus- tralia to Ceylon has fallen rather sharply, and even at the decline there are more ships than cargoes, Devaluation has caused a fall
6.00 Hong Kong
tors Items".
760-Strings with Wings" The **** Melacaring Orchestra with Mellicent Phillips and Wilfred BIO (ORES).
MONDAY, SEPTEMEKE 25
·Cosing Times by Alz, Airmail for Swatow, (Reg.) ii am.
(Ord) 11.35 ..
Airmell for Manlia, USA and Canada.
(Reg.) 130 (Ont} 2 p.m. Airmail for Hofhow, (Beg.) I p.m.
(Dr.) 3.30 p.m.. Airmail
LOT Taipch: Almail for Swalow: Aitund for Llachow and Kunming: Alemail for Changking and Chenstu. (Rex) # på (OR)
3,30 1.1.
Airmail for Bangkok, Rangoon, 'Cal cutta, Karachi, Barra, Cairo (Náro bi, Mombas, Darer Saleem. Mauri
viz Cairo). Lis and Johannesburg
CPO: Rame and Londen, Kowiosn
(Bex.) < p. 10rd.) 4.33 D.: GTO (Eez) 440 pm (Ordy & pon. Airma for Juban, (Reg.) 430 pm,
(Ord.) $ p.m.
Closing Times by Sen Bangkok, a..
Manila. 3 p.
Japan, pan.
Kores via Izchool, 2 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Closing Times by Al Airmail for Swatow, (Reg.) 11 s.m.
(Ord) 11.30 1.30. Airmat for Chungking and Chentu
Airmail for Kanming. (Rep.) 3 pil.
(C) 3.83 1.30.
Airmat for Talpeh: Airmail for Epi- bow; Kim for Swatom, (EZE) 3 pm. (Cr) 3:30 pm. Airmail for Manila, Cum, Honolulu, USA and Canada, (Reg.) 4.30 $3, (Or: & pan
Air Parcels Ports for Manila,” Honolulu and USA, (Kowloon CPG) £30 pi (GPO). §. p.
7.00 Portuguese Half Hour. (Studio). 8.00 World News and News Analysis of more than 35 per cent in the
(London Relay).
Ordinary rus.dollar equivalent of that freight rate The Scope for declines
8.35 --Linda Cater Talks on
(Studio).
1. Like What I Like"-Present-
ed by Roger Marshmont (Stu-15 the greatest in such commodi- ties as oils and fats, where the
dio).
9.00 "From the Editorials" (London (soft_currency prices were pre- Nor-9.10Weather Report.
viously more than 44 per cent
than dollar
The stockholder was Chairman Fred Stoney for the Great thern Railwa- Shareholders' Pro tection Associatioon.
He told the Association that the Railway, running between Dublin and Belfast, los £235,000 in the fint half of this year. He said every employee had been told his job night run out at a week's notic-Associated Press.
CHROME PRICES
931-The Ugly Duckling" by A. A dearer
Milne. "Forces_Theatre" Pre-Reuter, duced for the Garrison Players by Les Payne. (Studio).
Concato Grosso in G Minor Op. 3. No. 2 The Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conducted by Antonio Guarnier Leigh's Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra.
Katheen Lazi (Piano) with the Boyd Neel String Orchestra 10.05-Royal Welsh Male Choir. 10.15-Spanish Nights-A Programme of Spanish Muse of the Old and Introduced ..by New World. Bettina. (Studic).
$.45 Concerto"Vicaldi's
London, September 25. The Ministry.ot Supply an-10.30-Dance to Freddy Marta and His Orchestra. Guest Artistes: nounces new selling prices for
The Four King Sisters. Philippine Refactory chrome, ef-11.00-Radio News Eeel. (London Re- fective September 13.
New price for deliveries direct 11.45-Weather Report and Summary from ship is £ 11s 6 (US$24.01) 1120 Close Downl
a toa compar to the former price of Lars. For daiveries from stores £9 2s (US$26.- 32) against the old prize of US$- 25.41-Associated Press.
Rediffusion
H.K.T
A.M.
1.00--Up with the Su.
1231.
of News.
Notice To Consignees Consignees Per
STATES STEAMSHIP COMPANY
prices.-
DEVALUATION
IN AUSTRIA?
Wien, September 24..
A special economic conference to discuss the future of the Austrian schling will be held in Vienna on Monday.
Results of the meeting will be made known to the Government | before the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Unofficial sources here believe
Airmali (printed matters, samples and small packet posts) 102 Manila, Guam, Bouchalu and USA (Kowloon CPO) – 4.30
(GPO
I p.m.
Airmail for Bangkok, (Paz-) 630 pm,
(Ord.) 21.
Airmail for Hanoi and Baigon, (Rex.)
<30 pm. (OTC) $ 725.
Airmail for Singapore and Sotrabaya,
(Reg.) 4.30 pm (Ord.) & pan.
Notice To Consignees”
FROM UNITED KINGDOM PORTS & STRAITS
Consignees per ms.. "SOCOTRA” arrived 25th September, 1949.
the conference will lead to the are hereby notified that their eventual devaluation of the cargo will be discharged into schilling-Associated Press.
the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., where it will lie at consignees* risk and expense and subject to terms and conditions of storage of the Hongkong & Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd. The cargo is expect- ed to be ready for delivery from the Godown on and after the 26th September, 1949.
Notice To Consignees CONSIGNEES PER BARBER- WILHELMSEN LINE
M.V. "TARN”
B.S. "WYOMING”
are hereby notified that their are bereby notified that their carge is being discharged into cargo is being discharged into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co's godown the Hongkong & Kowloon
where it will be at consignees Whart & Godown Co's godown risks and subject to the Wharf's where it will be at Consignces risk and subject to the Wharf's terms and conditions of storage, and where delivery may be terms and conditions of storage, obtained. king Glass-and where delivery may be
obtained..
1.1-Setting Up Exerisca.
73-Musical Clock
TAS-Cyma Time.
8.00 News and Weather ForeCBL).
B.15 Easy Listening.
845-Through the
A Programme tar women.
9.00-Good Morning.
Cargo is considered as being accepted in good order and condition by consigners, unless broken, chafed and damaged packages are left in the Go- down for subsequent examina- tion by Messrs. Goddard & Damaged packages are to be Douglas in the presence of con- 9.59-blonday's "Music-bijanila Helay,
ex-signees, at 10 am. on the 28th 10.00-Merning Medley.
Damaged packages are to be left in the godowns for 10.30-Console Keyboard-Manda Re-left in the godowns for exam-
amination by Consignees and and 29th September, 1949. 11.00-Muse for alll-Manik, Belay. ination by Consignees and the the Company's surveyors,
To comply with the General Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at Carmichael & Clarke at 10 10 am on the 24th September, Bonded Warehouse Regulation, consignees must have a Revenue a.m. on September 27,
To comply with the General Officer in attendance when To comply with General Bonded Warehouse Regula-dutiable goods are examined. Bonded Warehouse Regulations tions, consignees must have a
All damaged cargo claims Consignees must have a Re-Revenue Officer in attendance venue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods against the steamer must be Clawhen damaged dutiable goods are examined.
P.M.
12.00 Hong Kong Stock
Report
32,15----Novalimat.
12.15-Tune Time.
12.30-Interval Signal.
1232–For Call
1.00-Plano,
1-15-New
1.33...Orchestral Concert.
Exchange
2.00 Afternoon Mmicals Light
zical Music
4.15—Today's Choice.
430Vocally Yours-Bing
Peggy Lee, Evelyn Knick.
Crobby.
are examined.
presented to the undersigned on or before the 18th October,
No claims will be admitted 1849 or they will not be re- No claims will be admitted af the goods have left the cognised. after the goods have left the steamer's godowns, and all No fire insurance will be 5.16.Children's Corner with Nora steamer's godown, and all goods goods remaining undelivered effected.
5.00 Music Makers.
Stevens
5.30m-Harmony Hall
3.45 Radio Headliners.
6.00-Kingdom of Swing.
6.30 The Jumping Jacks
6.45-Do You Remember? (Pekin
Sredicate) data fo
7.00 Candlelight and Sürer (Rondon).
1,45–The Super-Cola Programme.
8.0
BBC News.
8.15 The Stars Sing (Nertie(s),»/
8.30-The Dairy Farm Programme
remaining undelivered after after the 25th September, 1949 September 27, 1949, will be will be subject to rent. subject to rent.
*All
aims against
the
No claims will be admitted after the goods have been taken delivery of ex ship's side or All claims against the stea-steamer must be presented to alternatively ex the Hongkong mer must be presented to the the Undersigned on or before & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Undersigned 1023 OF
before the 1st October, 1949 or they Co.'s premises unless a joint October 4, 1949, or they will will not be recognised.
Allen Roth's Symphony of Malout be recognised. smRedinomion Request Show-Com
dy.
ducted by. Norma Stevens.
No Fire Insurance will be No fire insurance will be effected, or
survey has previously been effected.
DODWELL & CO, LTD.
30-The Carrier Prograccine-Music effected.
of Manhattan...
10.00–BBC World News:--
10 10 Local Negidle
10.35--London -
Melodic
20,45—— Music for Dancing.
1100 Stardust. 9.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
11.15 Soft Lights and Sweet Mude Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 1949. Hong Kong, Sept 20, 1949.
Manila Bolay.com
Midnight, Close down. »
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agents,
P. & O. 5. N. Co
Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 1949,
P&O. B.L. E&A
COMPANIES
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.
PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE
OUTWARDS
LA "CANTON
SA "CARTRÄGE”
LA "CORJU”
KE "CANTON"
LEAVES LONDON
Sailed
Sand
20th October
17th November
DUE HONGKONG
26th Septembe
24th October
1st November
19th December
Vis Southampton, Port Said, Aden. Bottber, Colombo, Penang à
HOMEWARDS
-A "CANTON"
Влакроп
LEAVES HONGKONG
30th September
15th November
3. "CARTHAGE”
19th October
A "CANTON"
12 "CARTHAGE"
3rd December
20th January
DUR LONDON
Est October
25th NovesE
28th December
Hird farest
2013 February *
Via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Aden and Fort Sald.
OUTWARDS
"SOCOTIA"
24 "SKULLONE”
"SOUDAK"
FREIGHT SERVICE
· DUE HONGKONG
JA Port
I
10th October
24th November
FROM
London Continent
ris Gencs & Stratta
All ships proceed to Hobe & Yokohama,
LOADS FONGKONG
#trd October
HOMEWARDS
- "EOCOTRATM
"EBULLONG" •
17th November
FOR
Busks.
Colombo,
Bow 143. Genos Marseilles, London, Hemtors, Antwerp
♣ Botterdam
Tanky available
• Fitted with Cargocars old ventilation. for carriage of où in baik. Space for refrigerated Limited passenger accommodation,
BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.
34. “IZIRALATM
"ANCOLA"
MA "BIRDHANA”
Cae2 Sept. salis Int Oct. Lue 7th Det
9 Oct die 10th Oct.
from Calcutta via Streika. for Caletta via Stormita, from Japan,
for Calcutta via Straits. from Calentia vis tra
stile 17 Oct for Japan
• "These ships 22va Refrigerated Cargo spaos.
P.&O./BL JOINT SERVICE
# "PUNDUATM
$4. "CORALSTONE”
doe 6th Oct. sils th Oct.
čoe
4th Oct
sale 7 Oct
From Jepan,' ter
Streita, Madena, Bombay Persian Gul
from Persian Gulf vis Eingapore.
Lor Japan.
* Accepts trigo on through Bill of Lading for Persina Gaif Port.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co., Ltd.
*4 "EASTERN"
***EASTERN"
stils 20th Oct
kads early Nov.
for-Yokohama, Kobe &
Kurk for
Manila, Rabaul Brisbane, Sydney. Mal bourte, Adalade & Nee Zealand porte' directi
Accepts cargo for Preise Islands paris on through bills of lading.
For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
ISTHMIAN LINE
(Isthmian Steamship Company, New York)
ARRIVALS FROM U.S.A.
S.S. "STEEL WORKER"
Salls for Saigon, Bangkok & Batavia S.S. “STEEL ADMIRAL"
4th October
-5th October
2nd November
SAILINGS TO U.S.A. via PANAMA
S.S. "STEEL EXECUTIVE"
for
30th October
LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA and NEW ORLEANS
GILMAN & CO.,
Tel. 31146
LTD.
Chinese Freight Agents:-EIN FAT & CO., LTD. Tels: 23823, 25553 & 23483.
my. "BENGAL”.
.15th November
SWEDISH EAST ASIA. CO.,LTD
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE
SAILINGS TO EUROPE
M.V. "HEMLAND
Loading 19th October
For
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, TANGIERS, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP BOTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM) HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Tel: 31146.