THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 1050.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
"KWEIYANG"
"SHENGKING"
*HANYANG
"SHANSI"
"FUKIEN"
"SHENGKING“ "YOCHOW"
"ANHUI"
"FUKIEN" "PAKHOI" "SHANSI" BIENGKING
"YOCHOW"
4
I
*WUSUKAI"
SAILINGS TO
Saigon & Bangkok. .Scelung
.Inchon? & Tientsin
Bangkok... Yokohama, Nagoya,
Osaka & Kobe Koulung Tsingtao? & Tientsin .Singapore, Penang
& Belawan
Sala from ARRIVALS FROM Indonesla & Straits Bangkok
Kobe.. Keelung Tientsin & Korea RIVER SERVICE Hongkong/Macao Dept Hongkong
2 p.m. dally except Wed. & Sun.
5 p.m. 6th Mar. 5 p.m. 0th Mar.*.
5 p.m. 8th Mar."
10 am. 8th Mar,
5 p.m. 9th Mar.
5 p.m. 13th Mar.
5 p.m. 16th Mar.*.
21st Mar. Custodian Whart.
8 alm. Oth Mar. 8 a.m. 8th Mar, Noon 6th Mar, p.m. 11th Mar. 11th Mur.
Macas/Hongkong Arr. Hongkong 7-a.m. Tues., Wed., Fri & Sat:
6 p.m. Sunday
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Scheduled Sallinge to Europe via Aden & Port Said.
......Havre & Liverpool
"PELEUS" "AUTOMEDON"
"CYCLOPS"
"AUTOMEDON"
... Genoa,
Marseilles,
Liverpool,
Glasgow
Bi
Liverpool & Glasgow
.U.K. & Rotterdam
Al. 6th Mar.
28th Mar. 7th Apr
vin Straits &
Manila
In Port
· "MACHAON"
....U.K. via Straits
13th Mar.
U.K. via Straits &
Manila
14th Mar.
U.K. via Stralts
24th Mar.
30th Mar.
30th Mar.
31st Mar.
.U.K. & Rotterdam
via Strolts
Straits
"CYCLOPS"
"PATROCLUS"
“ANTILOCHUS" ..U.K. vin Straits *ANKING"
"TELEMACIHUS" ..U.K. via Jeddah &
NEW YORK SERVICE
"AGAMEMNON" .. Arr. from USA.
-Carriers option to proceed via other Ports to loud & discharge cargo.
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE LTD./CHINA
NAVIGATION CO., LTD. JOINT SERVICE
BAILINGS TO
"TAIYUAN"
"CHANGSHA"
"TAIPING"
vio Manila
20th Mar,
.Sydney & Melbourne
15th Mar.
Japan
19th Mar.
Зарап
23rd Mar.
ARRIVALS FROM
.Japan
13th Mar.
"CHANGSHA'
..Australla & Manila
15th Mar.
• "TAIPING"
Australia & Manila Australia
19th Mar,
20th Mar,
"TAIYUAN"
"SOOCHOW"
All the above subject to alteration without notice. For Passang and Fraight particulars please apply to
1. CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL Tel. 30331/8 Private Exchange.
50: Connaught Rd West 25875 32144, 24878. BRANCH OFFICES
Chater Rd. Cable and Wireless Bldg. 27160.
OCEAN
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
EUROPEAN PAYMENTS N.Y. Stock P&O B.I. E&A
SYSTEM LIKELIHOOD
PAKISTAN TRÅDE WITH GERMANY
Frankfurt, March 14, The German-Pakistan trade agreement, providing for 11 trade of about 42,000,000 marks signed here cach way, wan today by Mr. Husnie Haswic, Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry for Economics in Karacht, und Dr. Hilger Non Scherpenberg, head of the West German Economic Ministry's trade department for the Sterl- ing Arca.
1
The Pakistan High Commis sioner in Briain. Mr. H. Rahim- tool, was present.
Under the
new Bgreemeni, which a German spokesman said is only a frame for liberal tride f+between the two "CountyTUS, PAKIR- tan will export primarily jute. cotton, wheat, hides and skins.
1
Exchange
New York, March 4..
Washington, March 4. The Marshalt Aid chief, Paul G. Hoffman, is pra- A surge of buying today was
pared to back his plan for a European Pay-
the Arst response to overnight news of the coal strike softlement. ́monta Unión' with $600,000,000 in 1950-51.
In the face of heavy prost-tak- Top-level officials expect the set-up of such a ing sales, which developed al- most immediately a little pro- Union, regarded as urgent for European re-
gress was made. More than 50′) Issues held at their highest prices covery, to begin operating within a few months.
for 1949 to 60. Steels, rails and The Union.would basically Offelals here, openly acknow-motors were bought and sold involve the creation of a cea-ledge that the Organisation, with heavily. Transfers were 940,000.
Among gainers were.Pittsburgh. tral clearing house to settle the dropping of quantitative res-
Chrysler, U.S. periodically trading debts be- rictions, will wipe out whole in- Consolidation Coal
dustries and badly huri special Sicel, Goodrich, Anaconda Cop tween the countries of Western Interests.
per, Dow Chemical, Allled Europe.
Chemical, Barnsdal Oil
dents in Europe.
It would end bilateral trade.
Each country's deficits with its neighbours would be offset against its surpluses with others so that only a single net settle ment between its Central Bank and the clearing house would be necessary.
Settlements would be in hard currency-gold or dollars.
д
Trade defeits would be finan- lena through the Union, entitelji=0>=}
multilateral basis. Economie
Ad.. Co-Operation ministration ofetais believe that the European cuirencies are now
Western Germany will supply on a suficiently realistig exchan capital goods, machinery, tools,ge level not to require revolua- chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
Today's negotiations failed to decide on prices and delivery terms of Pakistan wheat to Wes- tern Germany, the spokesman fold.
This was because Western Ger- many's present wheat needs do not justify importing as much as Pakistan expects to sell, he added.
"We made good progress in our talks and hope to agree on the. wheat question in about a week," he said.Reuter.
NOTICE' TO 'CONSIGNEES Consignees per STATES STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
5.5. OREGON"
are hereby notified that their cargo is being discharged into
British problem
But they remain convinced that Integration of their economies, the creation of a vast single Europe an market and the conversion of industry to a competitive basis is their only hope for economic sur- Vival.--Reuter.
MINERS' STRIKE SETTLED
Washington, March 4. Striving to get most America's 372,000 striking
of
Britain, it is recognised hers, miners back to the pits by poses a special problem through Monday, a Joint Committee her dual ties in Europe on the today hurriedly whipped into one hand and in the Common-final form the contract ending wealth and Sterling Area on the nation-wide soft
the other.
She is certain to approach the plan for such a payments union with extreme caution.
But Mr. Hoffman and Dr. Dirk U. Stikker, newly appointed head of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, are 'op- timistic.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
CONSIGNEES PER
STATES STEAMSHIP* COMPANY
5.5. "ARIZONA"
stoppage.
coal
The deadlock in the month-old dispute collapsed suddenly last night with a striking victory for the Union leader, Mr. John L Lewis, and his Unlied Miner- workers
Union who got a 70 cents n day wage increaso for their men.
When the news that the strike was almost over reached the White House, President Truman enncelled his request to Congress six hours earlier for emergency powers to seize and operate the mines.
The settlement is with Northern and Western mine-owers.
Southern operators, employing 125,000 miners, are still holding out but will probably fail into line
in the past.
the Hong Kong & Kowloon are hereby notified that their Wharf & Godown Co's godown cargo is being discharged into
Mr. Lewis has called his 100- where it will be at consignees the Hong Kong & Kowloon
meet risk and subject to the Wharf's Wharf & Godown Co's godownman Policy Committee to
somorrow. to ratify the new.con- where it will be at consignees tract. His assistante said that if terms and conditions of storage, frisk and subject to the Wharfsit is not ready in time the meeting and where delivery may be obtained.
terms and conditions of storage, will be delayed. and whorò delivery may be, First emergency shipments are Damaged packages are to be obtained.
expected to be rolling out of the left in the godowns for ex.
coalfields late on Tuesday. The amination by Consignees and left in the
Damaged packages are to be crisis which has forced more than
godowns for ex-225,000 workers in other indus the Company's surveyors, amination by Consignees and tries out of their jobs may be eas Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke the Company's surveyors, ing within a week. at 10a.m. on March 6, 1950. Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke To comply with the General at 10 a.m. on March 11, 1950. Bonded Warehouse Regulations, To comply with the General Re-Bonded Warehouse Regula- venue Officer in attendance tiors, consignees must have a when-damaged dutiablo-goods Revenue-Officer-in-attendaner are examined..
when damaged dutiable goods No claims will be admitted are examined. after the goods have left the No claims will be admitted costs, after months of insleting steamer's godowns, and all after the goods have left the which increased expenses.
that they would agree to nothing goods remaining undelivered steamer's godowns, and all after March 6, 1950 will be goods remaining undelivered fully for an increase in the $14.05 subject to rent.
after March 12, 1950-ŵil' be subject to rent.
AGENCIES, LTD, consignces must have f
FAR EAST SERVICE
From U. S. A. Ports
S.S.
"KEHREA"
Due on or about 10th March
Consignees are requested to arrange overside delivery, other- wise lighterage and landing charges will be for their account.
Agenta:
THE HONG KONG EASTERN SHIPPING CO., LTD.
Room 28, French Bank Building, 2nd Floor, Telephones: 32309 & 38661
ISTHMIAN LINE
Some estimates say that only 10,000,000 tons of coal are above ground throughout the United States. Fuel economy cuts reduced the operations of lead-
steel plants to 53 per cent of-normal.
demands which will add more The owners gave in to Union than $500,000 a day to production
i
Stocks
Dow Jones averages: 74.40; 20 Industrials 204.71; 18 Rails 60.00; Ulities 43.01.
Closing quotation:
21% Adama Express
Alaska Juneau 3% American Can 1111⁄2
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M
IT
Smelting 544 Telephone 1504% Tobacco 74%
Arome Waterworks 94% Aviation Corp 7%
Baldwin Locomotive 12% Barnsdall 51
Bendix Aviation 43%
Bethlehem Steel 34%
Boeing Aircraft 20% Barten
Borden Co. 514 Canadian
Pacific 15%.
J. I. Case 44%
Chrysler 66 Colgate 45%
Commercial Solvents 174
Com Products 89% Du Pont 62%
Eastman Kodak 40% Electric Light & Power 40% General Electric 404 Motors 78% Goodrich 84 Goodyear 49% Homestake Mining 45% International Harvester 27
Faper 36 Tel de Tel 13
1▸
Johns Manville 47% Kennecott Copper 58 Montgomery Ward 57 National Distillers 23% Load
38Th
New York Central 13% Packard Motors
Pan American Airways 10% Pennsylvania RR 174 Radio Corp. 15 Reming Rand 14 Republle Steel 27 Reynolds Tobacco 39 Schenley 30%
Scars 235
Shell Oil
Socony Vacuum 10% Southern Pacific 63 Standard Brands 23
Ou of Calif. 621⁄4 Oll of N. J. 66% Studebaker 28% Union Bag 28
1
Carbide 431⁄2 US Rubber 49 Sicel 314%
US Lines 16% Westinghouse 33% Youngstown Sheet & Tube 81% Gen. Pub. Utilities 17%
Some rallway issues attracted support in the bond market.
porated, U.S. Radiator-Associat- Higher-in-the-curb were Con- tinental Foundry, Sterling Incor ed Press.
But Mr. Lewis fought success-
basle daily woge to $14.75 and nn --- increase of 10 cents in the tonnage levy on all coal mined, to finance pensions and other benefits.
Mr. John D. Battle, Executive Vice-President of the National Coal Association, estimated that the strike cost the industry the mining of 50,000,000 tons of soft
All claims against the steamer must be presented to All claims against the the Undersigned on or before steamer must be presented to March 13, 1950 or they will the Undersigned on or before not be recognised.
March 20, 1950 or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be coal-Reuter. effected.
No Fire Insurance effected.
will be
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents
Hong Kong, March 2, 1950.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hong Kong, March 5, 1950.
(Rathmian Steamably Company, New York) ISBRANDTSEN S.S. CO.
DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK
TO OUR SHIPPING CLIENTELE
VIA LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA
*STEEL WORKEN"!
"STEEL NAVIGATOR”.
“STEEL ADVOCATE"
.11th 'Mar. .18th Apr. 3rd May
*Tanks avaliable for Bulk OIL,
SAILINGS TO SAIGON, BANGKOK, SOURABAYA, CHERIBON & DJAKARTA
-
EL NAVIGATOR”
VENDOR
YOYAGER".
NAVIGATOR"
14th Mar. 21st Mar -28th-Apri
ARRIVALS FROM U.S.A
Sails N. Y., Sail S.F.”, Duo ILK.;
Balled ":" Sailed 13th Mar. Balled 17th Mar. 20th Mar. 21st Mar, · 8th Apr. 27th Apr, 21st Apr.
2th wir with Nar
DOB"
STREL
GILMAN & CO. LTD.
Tel: 31148 2
ment HIN PATES COM
With reference to misinformation appearing in local press regarding ISBRANDTSEN vessels noncalling
at Tsingtao, we wish to advise that
all our vessels are scheduled for Tsingtao and I will sail direct for that port as advertised.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
SOLUTION TO WHEAT DISPUTE
Ottawa, Murch 4.2 Canada and the United States have found a solution to a three-month controversy over. wheat.
The United States Agricultural Secretary, Mr. Charles Brannan, and the Canadian Trade Minis-J ter, Mr. C, D. Howe, agreed yes- terday. to present a joint state- ment as a recommendation to the International Wheat Counell to a meeting in London on March 13.
B.S. "JEAN LAFITTE”. ·
The terms of the agreement Having arrived Hongkong were not disclosed, but. It is consignees of cargo are hereby understood that Canada and the notified that all goods have United States will present a joint risk and expense into the go-get Japan and Germany dura been landed and placed at their front at the Council meeting to downs of the Hong Kong & into the wheat pact.
This will mean an additional Kowloon Whart & Godown market under the pact of 100,000,- Co., Ltd., where delivery may 008 bushels of wheat a year, be obtained as soon as the |Reuter. goods are landed,
voted
No claims will be admitted NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES after the goods have left the godowns or failure to attend the survey.
on
March
·S./8 “FLYING, CLOUD."
COMPANIES
· PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.
PABBENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE
OUTWARDS
64. "CANTON"
LEAVED LONDON. Batted
EE "CARTHAGE”~~~~~ 9 ·Maret~~~~~
** "CORFU*
8th Apri!
Via Southampton. Fort Baid, Aden, Dombay,
LEAVES HONGKONG
Bingapore.
HOMEWARDS
* "CANTON"
18th March
8. "CARTHAGE"
14th Apri
- "CORFU”
18th Mar
** "CANTON"
9th Jute
A “CARTHAGE"
Tih July
4th August
KL "CORPOR
DUE. HONGKONG 18th March
1913 ASTŮ
· 8th May'
Colombo, Fernig á
DUE LONDON
17th April..
16th May
10th July
Sin August 8th September
Asorpting Cargo for Bingaporn, Fanung, Colombo, Bomber, Adem,
Fort Bald & London.
OUTWARDS
8. "BOCOTRA" RA. "BHILLONG*
. "BOCOTRA" HOMEWARDS
184. "SOCOTRA”
FREIGHT BERVICE
DUB HONGKONG 12th March
11th April
FROM
London & Continent.
LEAVES TIONG KONG
19th March LOADS HONGKONG
• Calla Alexandria,
18th April
-
FON
Kobe à Yokohama
FOR
Acoroting Curro ter Bingapore, Port Swittenham, Penang, Colom bo, Aden, Port Guld, Cenon, Marseille. London, Hambury, Ast wory & Rotterdam. With liberty to call xà Bombay if. Inducem em tr OSTATN
TANKS AVAILABLE FON CARRIAGE OF OIL IN BULK SPACE FOR REFRIGERATED CARGO. LIMITED PARSKIE. GER ACCOMMODATION,
BRITISH INDIA'S.N. CO., LTD.
due 15th Mar,
Pam "TAIRBA”
anila Ith Mar.
6. "BHTRALA"
-doe 14th Mar.
*ms. "BIRDHANA”
wills 18th Mar.
from Calcutta via Ran- roon trafia, for Japan.
from Calcutta via Man zoos & Stratta,
for Cairatie via Straits. from Japan... sally 18th Mar. for Calcutta via Straits."
dum 16th Mar.
Those ships have Rafrigerated Cargo spaoR.
P. & O./B.I. JOINT SERVICE.
. “FUNDUA”
A "KÝROB"
Ma. “PEMBA"
due 9th Mar,. from Japan.
salla 11th Har, for Straits, Colorido,
Bombay,
Karachi Persian Gulf."
due 19th Mar, from Perslän. Gulf via
Bombay & Stralia... From "Bombay
dos 'March
* Annupte nurgo on through 10le of Lading for Persian Cult Forts.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD.
sa "NELLORE” •
naľa Télb Mat, for Japan.
afle 18th Apr.
Rabaul, for Manila, Brisbane, Sydney, Mel- bourne, Adelaida „Wei- Engton Kylieïlon,
• Asorpta caran for New Linland a Puelle Tallind porte en throug billa of lading. -
All vonovla bare liberty to all at any parte on or off the route, and the route and sailings are sublset in thangs or amendment with or without ́nosios."
For full particulars apply to :- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
ISTHMIAN LINE
(Isthmian Steamship Company, New York)
S.S. “STEEL WORKER
LOADING 10th MARCH SAILING 11th MARCH.
FOR Y
LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK- via PANAMA CANAL Passenger Accommodation Available. TANKS AVAILABLE FOR BULK OIL
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Tel 31140.
Chinese Freight Agents:-HIN FÁT & CO., LTD. Tels: 28823, 28553 & 23488.).
SWEDISH EAST ASIA CO.,LTD
FARRIVALS FROM KUROPE
Kampen Balls for Kobo & Yokohama 25th Mar,
ELV. “NAGABA”
Where
m.v. HEMLAND”
m.v. “TONGĦAT” m.v. "BALI”
All broken; chafed and dam-
Consignees are hereby notif. aged goods are to be left in the ed that captioned vessel is due godown where they will be in this port on or about March examined in the presence, of 10, 1936. Mesara Goddard and Douglas All cargo will be delivered
01050,
at 10 ani.
overside to lighters. To comply with the General consignees do not provide their Bonded. Warehouse Regulations, own lighters, the Carrier re- consignee must have a Reserves the right to discharge. venue Officer attendance into lighters-provided by the when examining damaged dull Agents, all expenses, demur. able goods. All claims against rage, etc, to be account cargo the vessel murt; be presented to
Optional cargo will not be the undersigned within four wen days of the ship's arrival, discharged here unless notice or they will not be recognised. has been given prior to the
will be No-firm Insurance vessel's arrival, me
A. F. PATTISON & CO., General Agents:
(Sig
A. P. PATTISON & CO.
LEM & CO
March
[1980.
A BAILINGS TO BUR
my. “NAGARA”:/ my, HEMLAND"
"ADEN, FÜET SAID, GENOA CASABLANCA, SANTWE HAMBURG, COFENUAQI Passengerɔaccumu
Apr. Apt.
4th May.
#29th Air.
KRIJAM, BREBEN,77
GOTHENBUKO
GILMAN & CO. LTD.