ROYAL
INTEROCEAN
ELINES
JAVA FORTS and MACASSAR:
·SAILINGS 'S^ËRRIVALS
19th Jan.
**TUTJALENGKA"
THBADAK"
MANILA
SAILINGS
1st Jan. I
12th Jan,
TEGELBERG”*
TJIKAMPEK"
"RUYS"
*Londing 30th Dec. only.
31st Dec. n.m.
25th Jun.
23rd Feb.
AKRIVALS
SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI
"TJITJALENGKA
"VAN HEUTSZ"
"TJIBADAK"
• Calling Slogopore only.
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
7th Jan.
5th Jan. 12th Jan.
1st Ban
10th Jan.
12th Jan,
EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA
"TEGELBERG“+
"TJIKAMPEK"
"RUYS"
"TJIRADANE"
• Louding 30th Dec. only.
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
31st Dee 25th Jan.
a.m.
23rd Feb.
74b Jan.
Calling at Mombase & L. Marques direct Transhipment cargo secopted on through B's/I. te
Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar.
*TEGELBERG"
TJISADANE"
"HUYS"
JAPAN
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
30th Dep.
28th Ber
9th Jan.
9th Juss.
Agents: HOLLAND—EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA
“RIDDERKERK”
"LANGLEESCOT'
SAILINGS
9th Jun.
Early Feb.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1919.
FINANCE
AND
COMMERCE
JAPANESE STAPLE FOOD PRODUCTION
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
-;
There is nothing to repurt.
ILK, GOVT. LOANS
en tot
by Sonn (19ặt ▲ 1940) 100b. Sa tomt 1948 101.
LANKI
帐 A S Hank :070n,
stem. Reg.) ANG 1. Meranti Bank A. & U, & tām.
mak of Feel Auks TOAD
INSURANGKA
доль Umaston Jns, 1. TIM 677. орона 297 orwritere On
Fir 1, 201,
Dongliere 2000
HITIPPING
AM. Nimbeste 11. Sto China titret.) notón.
Def, 210EN. Shell Beareri 10/20%2
Wall 27.
Ara Nav £ Jule.
DOCRA. WHARVES, BONOWNS, BU.. H.. Wharvon 11.
North Potut Wharves $40. truongthinh tomake Whara Lớp
7 K Tonk R.
Chiron Providenta 1244 m.
Shanghai Dobkyardı 91⁄4n.
W 335
MNING
Kasb Mujer Fly N
71 Nines (11
LANDS, HOTELS BLDGA HB Hotels 170.
HK
Incuba Gina
All mods 100.
Humphreys TOXO
ARRIVALS
12
Chi
Mid Jun.
HIN
Transhipment cargo nere pted on through B's/L, (0,
Mediterranena and Northern European ports.
"RIDDERKERK”
Beattie 7106
Patates 1400 PUBLIC UTILITIES Tramways Bon Tamena (0) 137.
(New)
(New) 8.50m.
titat
rai 929
JAPAN
*
delta (0) 11.00m
XK
Election 20 n.
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
M
Mid Jan.
8th Jan
Early Feb.
* LANGLEESCOT""
KING'S BUILDING. TELS 28015 1 28017 Chinese Agents; 82 Curmavant RD. C Tris 31196-25133
U. S. ORIENT MERCHANT LINE.
SHIP
"PANAGHIA. K” "CLEO"
"AGATHI"
"ANDRBAS”
SHIP
"GLEO"
"ADATHI"
"ANDREAB
ARRIVALS
FROM
DUB
NEW YORK & HOUSTON. 24th Jan, NEW YORK & GULF FORTS.4% Fab. BALTIMORE, NEW YORK,
& PHILADELPHIA,,A HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS,
& NEW YORK.
SAILINGS
TO
MANILA.
-do-
-do-
2nd Half Jan.
1st Half Feb.
LOADING.
6th Feb.
2nd Half Jan. 1st Half Feb.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
York Buliding
AGENTS.
Tel. 34105
AT YOUR
SERVICE
NEW EXPRESS SERVICE FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST
43 DAYS TRANSIT TIME NEW YORK/HONG KONG
Vessel
Sailing Arliving.
American Reporter January
Pioneer Lako Pioneer Sca Pioneer Tich
Now York, Hong Kong
February „January, 25 -- Märch·· February 18 March „February 25- April
WHEN: ARRANGING SHIPMENTS FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST, FORTS SPECIFY AMERICAM PIONEER LINE WE ARE ALWAYS WAT YOU SERVICESAR,
UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY Queen's Building Telephodes 312519
Electric 2.
Bowlakuiz Lighed 0345. Telephones X 1 In Shanghal na n
INDUSTRIALS Mer Hd 200. Ca Canton fees 1, p. Cement 25th
B 10.
STORES. Elt.
Dairy Farm 42%
Watsura în
L, Crawford 19. Sincera 4 the
China oborium lob
Bun Co, Lt 2.00.
Xw Bank Buns 105n.
Wine On (R) 72.
Powell, Ltd. 06
MISCELLANEOUS
China Entry Lainments 141⁄2b.
11. Constructions (014) 2.10.
(New) 1.00.
Vibro Pines ton..
Matron Investments 9/-a. Mara (11.K.) 7. Bhanchal Loan isa. Yangtones An
Emmi 10a
COTTONS
RUNNER, Fle. COMPANIES Almo tal ion. Anglo-Dyteli, 2004
.fom
Angled In. Batu Amine Hute Plantations Chemor United 200. Chest Rubbery 10m.. Consolated Rabbers in. Donation tubber in. Lankalin.
tepuh Rubbers 10. Rubber Trust
Barongana Rubbers „GOD. Rememb Rubliers Jin.
Shanghai Krinha 26 n. Bhanickal-Matsya lin. Blanħal Pelang 26. Shanghai Gumatene in. Banget Durl. 20 Tosh Meraha 50%. Tetums Rubbers 20n. Ziangbe Nobberw to,
Money Market
Tokyo, December 27.
Officials in Gonaral. MacArthur's "Headquarters say that staple food production in Japan in 1949 was the highest "sinco the occupation began in 1945,
New York Stock Exchange
New York, December 37. The stock market started to lower prico ground According to statistics compiled by the Japanese settle into
late today. The decline was not themselves, the total output of staple foods proncumeed but 肆 good many
were tons in brown rice leaders
shoved untu th: was 14.4 million metric
minus column. Trading volum equivalents.
was about 1,500,000. This represents a slight in-, other element of society. Thus, Benguet Consolidated mining
the Government should continue lost year and is
Mock won the Aftcently must bc- to make every effort to only to the pre-war
รมมะctive
Issue
with 1,900 share equitable allocation of quotas changing hands
117- at 1-5/8 and the continued - maintenance }
changed. of a crop-reporting organization free of political pressures,
Prease over second peak of 1930.
Mark B. Williamson, chief of the Agriculture division In C2- teral MacArthur's leadquarters.
said:
"At the termination of hostill- les of World War II staple food at Hty production in Japan was
lowosi laval since the turn the century. The staple crops In 1845. yloided only 90 million me-
tric tons, in brown rice equival
VELLA, compared with 1031-40 average of 13,000,000 metría funs and a wartime peal of 14,000, 000 metric tons in 1942,"
im-
Japan has required food ports to feed ità proplo even in
"Production incentivey should be provided, consistent with the nced for a stable farm economy and food production needs of the
If these things country.
aro done, there is no doubt thnt farmers will cont!hua- to responda
ni unsintingly to the challenge Japon's requirements."-United Pres.
Ziangbe, Rubber
periods of high production. The The year
ended December
low 1846 crop yields placed the 13), 1948, was financially a dis country's food supply in Juopar-arinting one for the Ziangbe "Agriculturists in the Japanese Chairman, Board of Directors. Rubber Company Limited. The Government aui, specialistp · Ja appropriate staff sections In OcMr. W A. Welch, told the an- cupation Headquarters moved nual general meeting of sbarc- immediately at the beginning of holders yesterday that a 1093 the occupation to stimulate crop of £305.2.2, was suffered. production.' Mi Willams said The loss was made up nearly
"Fertiliaur
argent entirely
by omro expenses in problem. Tho supply had Haig Kong The rotat debit dropped far below. Japancru̸ l'o-
bilarion
on the Pront and Loss quirements, Domestic produs Account is £1,703, D. 8, which has lion of this item was Kiven
been carried forward. bigh priority, and large amounts
ları Was
were imported. By extraordinary efforts on the part of everyone concerned fertiliser supplies - crossed unch year, until at pre- sant the emisumption. 4 sching pre-war lavels,
"Seed
appro-
Increast
Mr. Welch added that it is not yet possible to present accounts for two subsidiary companies, as
It la
is not yet possible to assess the losses during the war years of
EC-
Kalt Minggie Estate was Steady increases
covered · In 1948 and was in pro- Improvement, more duction Lom July of that year. A effective contrat, of insects and considerable sum had to be spent dinones, and an
in on starting up again. Unfortunate- the supply of other tasssary by the Estate was attached in production materials also have May 1949. This attack was beaten Alded farmers
Increasing off by the manager and the estate production.
quards,
This atiwok-ba na ad- erop verze effect on the labout;
"Stearly ingradser
111
yields have resulter Crom the
In June the security position programmes instituted. Follow-he
became to acute that no mary Ing the 1940 law, tuini
Baplem
topping was
was possible,, and as much food production jumped to 12.5 movable property as possible wa million metric tons brown rice taken to safety to Tillatjap. equivalents in 1040, remalnod
The manager and his subor- remained to look after the
about the some in 1047, and in-dinate, staff, however,
on the
The C estrite was
greased sharply to 14.3 million matric tons in 1948.
The 194 Company's affairs.
estate total was the highest since 1938, and was nie per cent above the rought into fupping again in 1931-40 average.
"Preliminary estimates of the
and
August 1949.
Pasawahaft Estate was brought
In November 1948.
Dow Jones averages: Stock 70.81; 20 Industrials 188.28; 1 Rails 21.23: 10 Utilities 40.95.
Closing quotations: Adants Express 221⁄4 Alsaka Juneau 3 American Can 106
Smelting 544 Telephone 145 Tobncen 744
Waterworks 7% Anaconda Copper 20% Aviation Corp, 536 Baldwin Locomotive 10% Barnsdall 50% Bendix Aviation 34t Bethlehem Stor Ji
Boeing Aircraft 23 Borden Co. 49%
Canadian Pacino 13%
I. Caso, 39%
Chrysler 054-
Colgate 42 4
Commercial Solvents 10%
Corn Products 71% Du Pont 01
Eastman Kodak 40% General Electric 41
Motors 10% Goodrich 89% Goodyear Homestake Mining 46 International Harvester 27%
Paper 364
434
Tel & Tal 9% Johns Manville 47 Kennecott Copper 50% Montgomery Ward 53% National Distillers 22
Lead 37 New York
10 Central Puckausi Motors 3%
Pan American Airways 0
Pennsylvania RA 10%
Radio
Cory.
12% Remington Rand 11
Repubile Stool 23
Tobacco 36% Schenley 29%
Reynolds
Soars Roebuck 43%
FONER Shot Oil 37%
Bacony Vacuum 10% Southern Pacific 494% Standard Brands 20%
Oil of Cult 60% Oll of N. J. 60th Studebaker 28 Union Bag 28%
Carbide 44%
US Rubber 377)
In
2
1940 the manager wa? He *fortunately got and turned up agaðri about
crop reporting service, Ministry upuction under great dim- of Agriculture
Forcalry, place 1948 staple toxi pruduc tton at 14.4 million metrie brown rico equivalents, This slight increase over the 1948 production.
"Rico al 9.8
million
Long
to be the highest since the end has ceased. "
"Steel 20
Lines 15
Westinghouse 31%
Youngstown Shoot & Tube 18 Gen. Pub. Utilities 16% American Bahiar Car WOR the curb. Losers In- bj.higher-In
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES
pix w
weaks later. It has been quite Impossible to re-occupy this Es metric tato since this occurrence. tona and the, combined
The opening of wheat
of these Estates huzpluded Cities Service and Inter- Petroleum-Associated barley crops at 2.4 million metric-cost a lot of,
national and
this has tons respectively are estimated not been retoy, I
an production Frens Certain payments on of hostilities, Sweet potato pro-account of insurance have been duction ut 1.7
million metric rodelve however. An application tona, brown rice equivalents, is har bear made to the econ the second highest on record, ex-struction Bank for help na-the cended only by the 1940, crop. Company's lances are very low "White potato production at, and it is hoped that a substantial 430,000 metric tons, brown ricel Iodn
loan may be
be granted. equivalents, is the highest roened, slightly above
oni
samain:“ property,
M/V "DEUCALION"
sel will be surveyed at Holt's Damaged cargu ex this, ves-,
Wharf "Between 19-a.m. and
the probandbeardio-Estate, the Com- nöbn' on December 28,” · 1949) | vious high of 1940 Those es been recovered or visited, and no
has no and consignees are requested timates are subject to revision more, Information about it is to to have their representatives with the receipt of later informan and, except that it is understood present during the survey.
que that it had been very extensivaly
tion:
Marked improvement
BUTTERFIELD
& SWIRE,
Agents
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
"The progresalvó” Incedano Ing Prerent at the meeting were food-production, together, with Mr. W/A. Welch' (Chairman), substantial food. Importa, & has 1 Messra. H. Kadoorié, A.E., Pollion brought about a marked
( MY «G:A.-Bmith (rè Hong Kong, Dec. 27, 1040 provement in Japan's, food po-
tho Secretaries & ..........sition," said Mn Williamson, 27 General Managers, J, Wattle &
"A major, share of the credit Co., Ltd.), and Shareholders, ros Rates quoted at the Chinese for this belongs to the farmersi presenting 81,300 shares. Cons Gold and Silver Exchange altar of Japan, who are Laditionally the Christmas holidays were bits, working and who hero INCOME TAX IN
US dollars, opened at HX40:533ven their full co-operation, inv and closed at $0.30%, after a ghost, attacking the country a food spall at $8:59. Y
US dollars were sold for HK$0.50% down to $6.68%.
Wan
stationary at
IL
9.5. "HURRICANE”
Having arrived. Hongkong JAPAN
consignees of cargo are hereby problem. The Japanese farmark
notified that all goods havd Tokyo, December 28: has proved that he will produce at
been landed and placed at their The Japanese Government, is given the Sterling
materials for pro pinning to Tesser, the rates or drake and expense into the go- HK-duction The supply of those some tax for the foreigner the downs of the Hong Kong & $18.25
de materials has been steadily In Finance Ministar Hayato Kowloon Whart & Chedown Australian pounds were un
creasing a
and should continue 19 Ikeda, said at a Press conference Co., Lt where delivery any changed at 106412.00.000,
Increase Piastres, though quoted nomin Tarmers and the Government Mr. Toda, however, said for goods are landed
yesterday be obtained as soon as the at, wore markedd up to HK$14.00 musk, continue to work together eigners would have u gray, the a100, as compared with HK$13.30 agriculture is to prosper: The same corporation; tax at Japancsfter the goods have luft the No claims will be admitted Government. must keep falt
On Faturday barda amekunk
Ticals were unchanged at with those who till the spil and $27 1005 TOURER whose Industrious and patriotic NEI Gulders opened at HKS contribution to national rehab 21.80 100 and closed at $23ation has been second to no
DE LA RAMA LINES
ABRIVING FROM US. ATLANTIC CO VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FEANCE. M.V. STRAVANC MYHALLAND?***
·SAILING, FOR
NTIC COAS
Doc.
NOTICE
He said the present tax law discouraged the Introduction of godowns or failure to attend foreign capital info Japan Some the survey. special measures must be taken to All broken, chaled, and dam- decrease income tax rates forged goods are to be left in the cigners, or to raise their personal exemption rates-Reuter provali godown where they will be mained in the présenté af Messrs. Goddard and Douglas oh December 31, 1949 at 10
To comply with the Generat Bonded Warehouse Régulations,. consignda' must have Ca:^«Re• vent "Oficer >bi@attendance Consignces of cargo arrived when examining dartaged dutl- per thu abave Vessel on which able tobda Alleeldima ogalnat Gener vacago haur beer cum the eradi must be presented to tho underuigned within four- diyil of "the" aliip's arrival, will not be recognised,
9.5. “HUPEN”
Arrived Hong' Koug 20th Trecember, IND
WA
will
AMERICAN. PRESIDENT LINES
The Global Fixer
TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO
"Prezident, Cleveland
"President Wilson"
"General Gordon”-
via JAPAN
.Arr. Jan.
13
Salls Jan. 14
Arr. Jan. Ark Fob.
20
3
Sails Jan. 30 Salls Fob. 4
TO SAN FRANCISCÓ" &. LOS ANGELES
"President Madison" "President Pierce"
via JAPAN
........Arr. Dec. 30. Soils Dec. 31 Art. Jan. 9 Sails Jan. 10
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA
"President Fillmore” "President Tyler"
In Port Arr. Jan.
Sally Dec. 20 24 Salla Jan. Z5
ROUND THE WORLD
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ. FORT SAID, ALEXANDITA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES. GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
"Presidout Harding" "President Van Buren"
In Port Art. Joa.
Salls Dec. 31 B Sails Jan. 12
TO JAVÄ & STRAITS
"President Grant"
Opposite Star Ferry
Arr. Jan. 13
Seils Jan.
Tel. 2817275
14
BENQ LINE
TO ARB FROM TAX
ARRIVALS
FROM
DUE
4th Jan,
SHIP
"BENLOMOND"
U.K. via Bingapore,
"BENVORLICH" "BENVRACKIE" "DENCLEUCH"
4th Jan.
*"BENDORAN"
5th Jan. 14th Jan.
"BENMACDHUS "BENALDER" "BENMHOR" "BENAVON"
BHJP
"DENLOMOND" "SENOLEUCH" "BENALDER”
"BENVORLICH"
"BENVRACKIE" "BENMHOR"
"BENMACDHUS" "BENAVONIA
SAILINGS
TQ
Antwerp, Hamburg
London, Rotterdam - Huti
Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Antwerp & Mavro,
Genoa, Avonmouth, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Huil,
21st Jan. 27th Jan. 10th Feb.
12th Feb. 25th Feb.
¿
LOADING 6th Jan. 18th Jan.
15th Feb,
8th Jan.
8th Jan,
16th Feb.
3tat Jan.
and
28th Feb.
Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Havre. Antwerp.
Via Malaya,' Colomba, Adon, Port Sudan, mand: other Way-Ports.
*Accopta Cargo for Japan.
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MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, GOTHENBURG, and OSLO
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M.S.
“SUNNYVILLE
aver, Seattle & Portländ
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