L THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1950.
ROYAL-INTEROC1; AN LINES
SINGAPORE, JAVA
PORTS and
MACASSAR
"TJITJALENGKA"
"VAN HEUTSZ"*
"TJIBADANE"
* Only to S'pore, Penang & B. Del
• MAÑILA, EAST &
SOUTH AFRICA &
SOUTH AMERICA
"BOIBGEVAIN"
"STRAAT BOENDA".* "STRAAT MALAKKA" "TEGELBERO”
ARRIVALS SAILINGS
5th Apr.
7th Apr,
21st Apr.
9th Apr.
13th Apr.
28th Apr.
10th Apr.
13th Apr.
12th Apr.
13th May
4th May
1st June
not calling Manila
JAPAN
"BOISSEVAIN"
9th Apr.
"STRAAT BOENDA"
17th Apr,
"BTRAAT MALAKKA"
2nd May
14th Apr.
"TEGELBERG"
31st May
18th May
EUROPE via MANILA
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
and MALAYA
"HOOGKERK"
"MEERKERK"
"RYNKERK"
* ARRIVALS SAILINGS
10th April early May
8th Apr. 2nd May
sarly June
to
Through Be/L frued
Mediterranean and Northern
Europson ports.
JAPAN
"HOOGXEAK”
"MEERKERK"
"RYNKERK"
• 7th Apr. 1st May Early June
17th Apr])
early May
KING'S BUILDING" TELEPHONES;/20015") TO- 280172
SO CHINESESAGENTSTFUL CONNAUGHT ROAD: GS HANGSH 1923 19
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
INAUGURATING NEW FORTNIGHTLY
EXPRESS SERVICE
*
M.V. “'TALLEYRAND '
LOADING 17th APRIL
FOR
PÁCIFIC AND ATLANTIC COASTS
Via Japon.
Transhipment cargo accepted for
South American and West Indies Ports.
Agents
-DODWELL_&_CO......,-
Telephones: 28021/6
-LTD.
LINES
DE LA RAMA
Sailing to New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Via Japan and Pacific-coast ports
'M.V. "AGAMEMNON”
.23rd Apr.
M.S. "DONA NATI”
4th May
Arriving via Manilg from
U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS
M.S. "DONA ANICETA"
S.S. "TRAVANCORE”
dua 3rd May
.duo 12th May
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
1, Connaught Road, C.
1
Tel. 30331/8
U.S. ORIENT MERCHANT LINE.
SHIP
B. “ANNITOA"
"VASSILIB"
## "SOROL"
ARRIVALS
FROM.
EAST COAST/U.S.A.
Abt
DUE
18th Apr.
6th May, 10th May
سبة
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
York Bullding.
AGENTS.
Tcl 34165
TAI HANG JEWELLERY Wholesalers of CUT DIAMONDS
Aw: Bola Agents For Me
Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd.
Réom
burg, South: Afrion".
Bank of Ean
FINANCE
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
A little more interest in the
AND
COMMERCE
FAST ACTION NOTED IN U.S. BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AS STEEL OUTPUT HIGH
New York, April 2,
Market was observable yesterday. A twelve-month ́high in steel production sot the
INK GOYT, LOANS :
* Iman 2001. B176 Lown (1924 & 2040) 98b. 14% Lown (1948) 07m.
BANKH
11.K. & §. Bank 18463, 13564, 2150/45am. (Ton. Reg.) £800,
Chartered Bank 9/16. Mercantip kok do A B. £n Bank of East Asia 106),
INSURANCES
Canton Ina, 218n.
Union Ina. 18UD, 5054, 690km. China Underwelters 30. H.K. Fire Ins, 115n.
Donzi
SHIPPING
200.
ILK. & M. Steambonta 11. Indo Chinas (Prof.) #9%&#.
(Def.) 2000.. Shell (Bearer) 05/14 Union Waterbomla 264, Asin Nav. Ján,
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, Etc. J.K.K. Wharves 15.
North Paint Wharven 6.COM.
Shanchal Honskew Wharves - Íîn,
1.K. k 17.
China Provklerita 12.1ila; Shaushal Dickyarda 40, Wheelocks M.
SITNING
Raub Mines Glyn, H., Mines 01.
F
́LANDA, HOTELA & ALDGA. 11. & 8. Hotela Dl, 9.30/5.CD18. H.K. Lansia 450,
Shanghal IBands 1,606,
Humphreys #ljo.
JL.K. "Renities 2n.
Chinese Estates Ex.Dlv. 124n.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H.K. Teamwng 13.80/13.00. Peak Tram (Old) 17.
(New), D5,
Biar Forries 8311⁄2 *.
C. Lights (01) 118.
(New) H.10b,
H
I.K. Electrics 27.
Macau Electrica 2831, Bandakan Lights 29ún. Telephones in.
Shanghai Gu 14 n..
INDUSTRIAL: Cali. Mace, (Urd.) Zin, Conlan teen &n,
Cementa Fix.Righta 11.20h, 11,00%, 11 jan. I.K. Ropes in
STORES, Etc.
Dairy Farms 391ğa.
Watsons Ex.Rishta 271, 2615n, Sira, 1. Crawforda 21146, 22. Sincere -.8.
China Emperium 16.
Sun Co., Lt. 11.
Kwons Bang Miura Bib.
Wing On (H.K.) 6. Wm. Powell, Etú, Dijn,
MISCELLANEOUS
· China Entertalamente Iba, 1.K. Constructiona (0) 2.401,
(New) 1.80.
- Vibra ̃Tlilnge~11 14 h.~~
Maraman Investments. B/-n, Marmon (K) 1. Shanghai Ioan 1.30h. Yangtzen b
Eos 38.
COTTONS
RUBBER, ste, COMPANIES Alma Estates 759. Ankh Dutch đơn
Anglo-Java In.
Batu Anama İn Bute Piantations,601, Chemor United 50b. Chenu Rubber .18%, Consolidated Rubbers 2h, Dominion Rubbers 1.30. Koła Dakroe .50b. Kroemek Javas ‚155. Langkala "
Bepah Rubberm 20. Rubber Trusta 3a, 24jam. Samayaza Rubbers 01b. Bemambu Rubbers Rüb. Shanghai Keluhu 4%%, 4% 20. Shanghai-Malaya 105. Shanghai Pahang 66b, Shanghai Sumatras .600. Sua Manggis „10b. Bengel Durts 101. Tanah Merahs 58h. Tebong Rubbers „156. Zianabe Rubber Bön.
Money Market
11 a 100,
pace for fast action in business and industry this wook.
Other major measurements of industrial activity held close to the best marks since the end of the coal strike with another good turnout of cars a feature.
ap-
cur-
A balky stock market and dis-( pressing for deliveries of appointment in some quarters over rently tight supply products are the draggy trend in Easter
placing new orders cautiously. parel sales were the principal
Labour developments unfavourable factors,
"Labour developments in the car industry are being watched closely, cutbacks in steal needs being anticipated in the event of General Motors, planta are
Here are the good and bad sides of
the national business picture as the second
quarter gets under way:
Variety on metal mart; silver down
New York, April 2 The non-ferrous metals market offered plenty of variety this week. Zinc prices advanced, silver and tin de
for lead clined, demand Easter
perked up and a supply pinch threatened in copper.
Analysts were split concerning reasons for the fallure of the indles to rush into department stores and buy a lot of Anery thus for. Some thought it was because too much of the current family Income was being
television spent on cara
Bets. washers, furniture and electric appliances, leaving little for any thing else except the most essen. tial liems.
#truck."
K
silver skidded Foreign origin 1-% cents an ounce this week in two reductions to 71-4 cents ounco, New York. The The building Industry-resl-changes were the first since July dential and tommercial-s the 9, 1940. Abnormally heavy im- Others thought unfavourable hottest thing in the country al poris of silver from Japan, Hong weather plus A tendency to the moment. There is still heavy Kong, Europe and the Near East postpone the major buying spree demand for cars, television sets, found buying interest dull here, until the last minute, accounter steel and other metal products, trade sources reported, resulting for the fact that retail sales for house furnishings, natural gas, in price concessions.
the country us a whole were barely even with the previous week and averaged four per cent underyear ago..
The magazine "Steel" Intro - duced this note of caution in Ita weekly summary:
"Despite the strong market positlan, uncertainty business after mid-year persists. purchasers, while
Industrial
diesel engines, electric utfitles, chemicals, plastics, labour savinji : devices, paper and paper pro ducts, and jet propulsion equip ment...
129
AMERICAN. PRESIDENT. LINES
The Global Fleet
TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO
via JAPAN ·
"President Cleveland” ........Arr. Apr. 13 "General Gordon" "President Wilson”
...Arr. Apr. 28 ....... Arr. May 2
Salls Apr. 14 Salls Apr. 29
Salla May 3
4.
TO SAN FRANCISCO, & LOS ANGELES via JAPAN "President Harrison”. ..Arr. Apr.
Salls Apr. 5 "President McKinley".............Arr. Apr. 13 Salls Apr. 13 TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA
"President Johnson”
.Arr. Apr. 15, Salle Apr. 1b "President Fillmore"...Arr. May 13 Sails May 14 ROUND THE WORLD
+
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ, FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON "President Monroe"
Arr. Apr. T Salls Apr. 8 "President Buchanan". ....... Arr. Apr. 10 Salls Apr. 18
TO JAVA & STRAITS "President Fillmore" ........Arr. Apr. 8 St. George's Bldg,
· Salls Apr. Tel. 28172/5.
BEN LINE
7 AND
ARRIVALS
FROM
SHIP "BENLAWERS"
U.K. via Bingapore,
"BENVANNOCH"
17
"BENNEVIS"
Tin prices lost ground all week and ended 2-4 cents a pound tower at 74-% cents, New York. Sales were few and far between, Less favourable conditions preed weakness in the London and The slipping quotations reflect- vall in retali trade, particularly textiles and other
good, Singapore markets which were soft current Machine tools are not in
reported to be unsettled by do- for heavy demand 18 they have velopments at the meeting of the been. The oll Industry is faced International Tin Study Group in
Paris, with overproduction problems.
Zine rose a quarter cent Unemployment is rising to pound to 10-14 and suppliers point where government officials were reported unable to satisfy profess to be worried. Foreign demand at the new level. Cop- the decline. Farm per also was in tight supply, Income is estimated to be 10 to 15 Some producers are already in a per cent lower than last year. fairly well sold out position be- Many business men wonder whe-cause of ther to proceed with additional threats.
uncertainty over strikė Sales of copper for and modernisation pro- March delivery grammes in view of the steadily to total around 107,000 tons and were estimated rising costs of raw materials, for April shipment about 60,000 drives for free persions ari
tons so far. The price was strong higher wages.
at 18-14 cents.
Consumer
Cotton wants trade is on
new tariff policy in
U.S.expansion
Palm Beach, April 2. American cotton textile manufacturers called on the government to adopt a tariff policy that would protect the industry and its half million employees from reviving low wage. foreign textile indus- tries.
At the same time, the American manufacturers decided to join the British next month in sending a group to Japan to study the "in" dustry in that country where the mills recently were ordered to be returned to Japanese control by SCAP.
A lot
"BENATTOW"
“BENCRUACHANG
"BENWYVIS"
"BENCLEUCH" "DENVORLICH" "BENARTY" "BENMACDHUI" "BENALDER"
buying sharply
of lead this week
"BENATTOW". "BENCLEUCH" "BENMACDHUI"
dabt people are in for things they have bought on quickened time and will not have much compared with the slow pace of monoy to spend anything the previous week. The market but debts and necesalties for quotation of 10 cents, New months to come,
held unchanged.
Scrap
Snyder optimistic
York
AVIA
Icad
ead supplies were drying up
The smelting charge for lead bat-
lery plates was down to around The secretary of the Treasury, $45 a ton as the week ended com- Mr. John W. Snyder, leaned far pared with only $60 only little to the side of optimism however, ovar week
# in an appraisal "of the business Press. altuntion this week, He told a
| saving bond gathering that busi- ness prospects were strengthened
Bgo-Associated
by a 213 billion dollar a year SHIP MOVEMENTS flow of personal fticome and by 40 billion dollars in savings bonds held by Individuals.
by
The 53. American Reporter (V.10-In) is now due here on April 5.
She will bo moored to Busy A-6
cargo.
The tariff resolution, adopted The stock market had one at the closing session of the tts worst weeks in a year. Up- American Cotton Manufacturers ward of 1,250,000,000 was clipped Institute convention here, asked from the quoted values of listed for discharging/loading of her the government to adopt as fun- | shares
recurrent selling damental in all decisions the waves that caught everyona by principle that the United States surprise and were accompanied must be kept strong if it is to by no specifle news. In the ab- maintain leadership economic adjustment.
For protection
world
The manufacturers sald that part of the free enterprise system in America has been the main- tenance by government of neces- sary torin duties to protect workers and industries from un- fair foreign competition,
"Imports into the United States
of commodities produced
sence of anything better, brokers laid it to technical factors asso- elated with the long advance.- Associated Presa.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
CONSIGNEES PER AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC
LINE
ma.. "ABOS".
MAERSK LINE NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
The M/V "GERTRUDE MAERSK" having · arrived from New York and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo aro
hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their
risk and expenses Into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Go- down Company's godowns 'at
In are hereby notified that their Kowloon, where delivery may
foreign countries by workers ear cargo is being discharged into be obtained as soon as the goods ning as little as 10 and 15 cents the Hong Kong & Kowloon are landed. an hour are in fact imports of
low foreign labour costa and thus Wharf & Godown Co's godown
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the
"DENNEVIS"
"BENVANNOCH" .. "BENWYVIS" "BENARTY"
"BENLAWERS” "BENGRUACHAN"
"BENVORLIGH"
"BENALDER"
SAILINGS
#
#
DUR
IN PORT
in Port.
16th Apr.
on or abt, 27th Apr.
30th Apr.
8th May
11th May
27th May 6th June
11th Juna
London, Antwerp, Retterdam, Hamburg
H
26th June
Loading on or abe
20th Apr.
15th May
Hull,
15th June
Genoa, Liverpool, Avon.
mouth, Le Havre, & Hamburg.
30th Apr.
6th Apr.
12th May
10th June
Liverpool, Dublin,
Glasgow,
Buoy A. 9
Havre, Ant-
Genos, Avonmouth, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hall,
werp & Rotterdam.
4.
3rd May
30th May
29th June
“Via” Malaya,” Colombo, Port Budan, Aden, and Guez Canal,
† Accepts Cargo for Japan.
For Further Particulars, Apply To→ W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Agents
York Building.
Telephone: 34165.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
M.S. “SELANDIA”
Loading about 8th April
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA,
ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO,
GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.
Tel. 34111 & 34112
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
constitute a real threat to the where it will be at consignees, Optional cargo will not be Americon cotton textile industry risic and subject to the Wharfs, landed here, unless notice has which pays wages averaging $1.20 terms and conditions of storage, been given 48 hours prior to an hour" the resolution said. and where delivery may be vessel's arrival, but carried on
obtained.
from port to port to the final The manufacturers asserted
port of call to which the option US dollars opened yesterday at that United States tariff duties on HK$6.244 and closed at $0.25. cotton products have been reduc- left in the godowns for ex-
Damaged packages are to be extends. Highest and lowest rates of the ed by an average of approx amination by Consignees and day were $0.28% and 30.2415. mately 25 per cent in the last 10
IT was put through from HK-years, while in the same period the Company's surveyor Godowns, and all goods remain 0.31% and $0.32.
labour costs have mounted more Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke Sterling opened at HK$15.38 than 200 per cent.
at 10 am on April 6, 1950, ing undelivered after April and closed at $15.30,
0,- 1930, will be subject to Australian pounds opened at They added that the effective- To comply with the General; rent: HK$12.80 and closed at $12,85.ness of the remaining U.S. tariff | Bonded Warchouse Regula-
Plastres. wore stationary at dulles on cotton. textile products tors, consignees must have a damaged Goods are to be left All broken, chafed, “'and have been seriously jeopardised Revenue Officer in attendance Ticals were lower at HK$27 a as a result of many foreign coun- when damaged dutiable goods in the Godowns, where they 100.
tries devaluing their currency←
will be examined on April "NEI Guilders were stationary Associated Press.
are examined. -*
6, 1930, at 10 am. by our at $7 a 100.
No claims will be admitted Surveyors, Mesars. Goddards & after the goods have left the Douglas. steamer's" - godowns, and al
To comply with the General goods; remaining undelivered after April 7, 1980, will be consignees must have■
Bonded Warehouse Regulations M/V. "AGAMEMNON".
subject to rent
·Bo- Venuo Officer din attendance M.5. "SUNNYVILLE” Damaged cargo ex this vessel Damaged cargo ex this vessel All claims against the when damaged dutiable goods M.S. FRANCISVILLE". I will be surveyed at Holt's will be surveyed at Holt's steamer must be presented to are examined. Whart between 10 am. and Wharf between 10 am; "ant noon on April 4, 1050; and con- | ricon on April 4, 1950, and corn the Undersigned on or before All claims must reach uis
April 147-1960,9
will afgrices are requested to have signees 'azú requested, 10 flava no bas (Doo gulsed their representatives present their representatives, present during the survey,
during the survoy
A to No Fire Irurance will be
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE,
CO, LTD.
Hong Kong April.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
M/V “DONA NATI!!
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenin
Hong Kong, April 3, 1960.
Direct to Los Angeles, in 16 days. Thence Son Francisco, Vancouver, Soaftie & Portland M.S. "BOUGAINVILLE”
130th Apr. 30th May
M.S. "SUNNYVALEROM PACIFIC COAST.
ARRIVALS
21st Apr. 22nd May
Sailing to Singapore, Port Swettenhan
Penang & Batavia
before May 2, 1950, or they will not be recognised.
M.5:
No Inturance will be affected.
TENBSY
Accoming
TO LOS
Chinese
HOO, FOOK
11950
Hong Kong April 2, 1950.
Apr
Hulk Oil Tanks