MESSAGERIES
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Dec. 7
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Outward For
Marselles Homeward Fut
Halphons, human
N. Afsen & Europe Manila, Kalguo &
Marselies
N. Afia & Furope
↑ freight for Saigon, Port Said, Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Tangier, Casablanca, Havre, Dunkirk, Antwerp &
Rotterdam.
Subject To Change Without Notier
CIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
P.O. Box 53. Hongkong
Queen's Building (gr. floor) Tel. 26651 (3 lines).
Cost Of Saigon Living Called
Astronomical
Saigon. Nov. 6.
This capital city of Vietnam
the "Paris of the East"
often called
is, like most of the rest
of the world, daily facing rising costs of living, but somehow, it manages to keep on thriving.
Some of the prices prevailing here can only This is especially be described astrometrical.
frue for the foreigners, including the hundreds of Americans working here with the US. Legation.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1951.
No Reason To Fear Japan?
Singapore, Nov. 6.
Ispan cannot produce an freely aud as cheaply a she could before the war because her workers now demand more Day and better treatment, says Dr Alagappa Chettiar, a visit ing Indian texule magnato.
Dr Alagappa sald country Beed now be afraid of Japan's coinmersial The change in Competition.
he com- mented. is healthy for all, Including Japan,
outlook in Japan,
Пт
large
D
owns Alagappa number of textile mills. India exports about 1,000,000,000 yards tex- tiles every year, he said, of
production ber annual
of
about 5.600,000,000 yards.
-Associated Press.
HONGKONG
SHARE MARKET
(From Our Correspondent)
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The new 1952 Vauxhall, which has just arrived in Hongkong. It is imported by
China International Motors.
Appeal To Labour On Wage Issue
New York, Nov. 5. Price stabiliser Michael Disalle asked labour tonight to "temper their demands" for but the CIO served more pay notice that it would fight for higher wages and liberal Gov- emment rules on wage stabilisa
tion.
a
Mr Disalle told the 131) nual CIO convention that "strong, anti-inflation program- me" needs "a strong programme of direct wage com
controls," addressed the convention shortly after the convention resolutions committee made public a sharply worded criticism of the Wage Stabilisation Bourd and warned that the CIO "will never sub- mil to discriminatory wage freezes or unfair policles of any other kind
A NEW LOOK VAUXHALL
Sleek, streamlined and roomy. the new 1952 Vauxhall which has just arrived in Hongkong has R
different completely
trom appearance
the 1960 model
able
conveyance.
Indonesian Economic
Position
Djakarta, Nov. 6.
world markets
DAL
ARRIVALS
From
Penang, Belawan Beli & Singapore Japan
Macassar, Java Ports & Stogapore Macassar, Balikpapan & Singapore Djakarta & Singapore
Japan
Macassar, Java Ports & Skagupote Japan
Date
Port
J0th Now. 14th Nov.
15th Nov.
Ship
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18th Nov.
19th Nov.
20th Nov.
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21st Nov.
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& Macassar
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General Agents: HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE
ÅRRIVALS
Dato
In Port
18th Nov.
13th Dec.
15th 100.
5th Ja
7th Nov. 22nd Nov.
12th Dec,
19th Doc. 7th Jan,
Dr
was of
In spite of record prices paid The American look, combined i
on war-jittery with British engines, finish and for Indonesian tin, rubber and durability-and at 0 reason-cil, Indonesia's economic pošl- able, middle-car price, make it tien is weak. the ideal family
than This was stard bv Being longer and wider the old inodel, there is comfort- Soroso Wii jodihardjo, head of the Directorate for Trade and seating space for six people,
the Ministry of and more leg room. Again, both Industry of
and Velox have Wyvern
Affairs. Economic
He A conference Identical
bodies, except for addressing quarter of an inch difference in economic officials, height and one or two details He
"Any drop in prices at pre- which are different in the sent being paid for our main Velux. Both have the same export products would seriously horse power as the old models-harm Indonesia's economy," Dr the Wyvern having four Soroso said. cylinders and twelve
and the Velox
factor Another unfavourable power,
was the fact that some products, cylinders and eighteen borse-
rubber, do not reach power. There is a difference of notabiy 140 pounds in weight between world markets directly but via
The the two NOW
ot bruik cars, the Velox Singapore.
Indonesian smallholders' rubber being slightly heavier.
is processed and traded in the Innovations are Inany
and British Crown Colony. Dr fascinating. Among them
are Soroso said energetic efforts and forward- must be made to process crude push-button hinge doors, sliding locks and rubber at home, because to-
boot which self-opening
18 day "another country controls operated by a button below the
large share of our export pre- which, when ducts." rear seat, and closed down, is automatically
President Truman sent a le ter
to the convention today warning thal "obstruction and confusion and false propaganda" at home will hamper the rearmament programme in the coming "cru- cla!" year
Defence
mann also
horse- 6ix
Production Ad- ministration Manley Fleish
spoke at the ban- quet, telling the delegates that locked. It is an enormous boot, 19 1000 1875
1952 will be a "year of duc sion" in rearming.
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ALL IMPORTED Clang and everything else
de-
in the high mater brackets As one American wand cribed it "You can buy a lar US$2.98 house dress here for US$40 to $50."
Practically everything en sal here is
imported froan France. If you're lucky enough to fed items that come from the United States
or England the pries are skyhigh,
Drinks and entertainment m night clubs also seem to be almost out of reach of The average foreigner,
Fur
rlane, à bullie of wo called American Soft drink. bottled in France, sells for ning
piastres, or U.S.45 cents. A boitie
of French
blake total
17.vat: Ind
Dubin
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wax
for winuming, golf, ten them spurts neer k
A few mile *Patronat
the twin city Choles 400,000 Chast Cogulated be
and entertain- amiine casin
htly draw es of the meds of people.
Cine casino Operator in Cholo; nightly "take" Pearled as high as 1,000. -
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mid
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much Joseps
grumbling He remain
Saigon - sade in lote, hundreds of miles to the
French and Vie'names. forces bottle to keep the army Ha Chi Minh of Communist from taking over Indo-Ching Atreated Press.
Railway Strike
In America
Washington, Nov. 6. Alsace beer brings The Brotherhood of Locome-
i
13 plastres, or 65 U.S. conts. Aive Firemen and Enginemen few rounds of imported Scoten today called a strike of about And soda, and you have a b.5.000 men on four major rail- for U.S. $15 to $20.
เส
was to begin on Thursday.
The Government has already head of the steps 10 strike.
President Turan ercated an Every hotel and apartment
o deal with bulding is seemingly over-mergency board
Finding a place to live Saigon is really the piece de laken
resistance.
crowded. If you're lucky enough
to get an apartment, you must
The strike.
The strike
is scheduled to
pay out the equivalent of thou-start on Thursday birt under the
sands of American dollars 25 tea money" or "key money," in addition to whatever rent may reach.
your
Hotels all post notices that no one is to stay more than
law
the President's action bars a strike for at least 60 days.
suid that Provident Truman
dispute threatened to inter- the rupt inter-Sta.e commerce 90 seriously as to deprive certain sections of the country of essen-
eight days. None of them want tipi Iransportation services and permament residents-that Interfere with the operations of foreigners with jobs here who the railways by the Army may intend to stay a year or so. Rouler.
CONSTANT HOWL
But pressure from the right| sources has broken down hotel managements to the point where they have supplied a number of Buites or rooms to foreign per- gonnel doing a job here in the interest of the French or the Nietnamese.
thode
Sill,
ECA Official's
New Post
2609
Refineries
For India
Earlier,
C10
with a completely fat floor, for the
Dr Soroso further criticised import of capital goods
the spare wheel is stored under which, he said, was positively the car, and slides out when a inadequate. "If this country is
in the boot button
rehabilitated, is pushed, to be fully the car has a smaller turning import of capital goods needed
President Philip Murray formally rejected about an AFL offer to talk
two big labour circle, a merging the
<rganisations.
ventilation for built-in
reconstruction must
an
Ship
“ABENDIKERK"
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From
Japan
Europe & Singapore Japan
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Europe & Bingapore Japán
SAILINGS
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Manila, Singapore & Europe Japan via Manila
Manis, Bingapore & Europe Japan via Mahila
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MAERSK LINE
FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO: NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE & PHILADELPHIA, via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS A NGELES AND PANAMA.
NEXT SAILINGS
M.S. "SALLY MAERSK"
the
M.S. "LEXA MAERSK”
Nov. 16 Nov. 30
MS. "ANNA MAERSK”
Dec. 16
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M.S. "LEISE MAERSK"
Nov. 80
M.S. "GRETE MAERSK"
Dec. 20
Decrease In Earnings
up considerably," for stepped control system, Theostat adjusting the brightness of pane! said.Associated Press.
and
eleven-gallon resolution lights wage The CIO's which was revealed today and petrol tank among the many new
is expected to be ap- features. which
the delegates also proved by
Colours are the same attrac- made it clear that the CIO wil not take a no-strike pledge it tive shades used on the present bul the Velox Government officials reek one. Vauxhall, The resolutions committee said upholstery has a distinctive two. New Delhi, Nov. 6
or instance the of the
the CIO will not permit any tone finish; establish- Prospects
The Mediterranean blue body has "undermine thing ment of three oil refineries in
fundamental rights of workers two shades of grey inside. India in the next three years.
to organise 16 bargain colles- are bright.
tively and take concerted action
mutual protection." in their United Press.
Three world oil companies -- the Standard Vacuum and Cal- tex companies of Americs and Burmese Oil Company of Bri- lain had offered to build the relineries in India at an estimet- $30,000,000 each. ed cost of The
combines BTL operating in opposition to each other but in conjunction.
Officials of the Minis vy Na ural Resources and Scientif Research held a three-day con- ference recently at which they
representatives
to
Pittsburgh, Nov. 6. With the new length and all
The earnings of US. steel these additions, there is only a companies are decreasing al- matter of pounds between the though sales and production weight
old and пеш of the
are booming. Vauxhall. Compared with every other make of car in the game class, the new model certainly emerges on every score with
Grain Prices flying colours.
In Chicago
Chicago, Nov. 8. Prices of grain futures closed. today as follows:- WHEAT-price per bushel.
Spot
December
March (1982)
May
July
of the mel Standard Vacuum Ou Company. Dr Shantiewarup_ Bhatnagar, of the Minis ry, was secretary reported to have discussed de- tails of the refinery projects | CORN during his recent trip to the United States United Press.
The Rubber
Markets
Lendon, Nov. 6. Prices of rubber futures closed today as follows:-
in cents per iv. Doomber
2.534
2.304%-% 2.59%-
2.4735-5
Spot
1.7715
Number 1 rubber,
and Europe. --
December
1.18
May (1952)
1.844-1
July
1.83
January March
RYE
December
201
March (1962)
1.99
DATS
December
0755-82
Returning
Normal
To
New York, Nov. 6. Mammoth New York Harbour is slowly coming back to life, with more and more AFL long- shoremen returning to work on the strike-bound waterfront.
Customs A check by U.S. officials showed that at least $,000 stevedores worked on Mon- day on 31 ships-arid at 21 piers, exclusive of Army plera. Li was. the busiest day in weeks.
Meanwhile, a New York State, fnct-Rading panel started its investigation of the 33-day-old, billion dollar wildest wall-put by insurgent members of the AFL International Longshore- mon's Association (ITA). — Associated Press
United States tomorrow vin Exchange Rates
March (1952)
New York. Fou
per 200. Ib. mack -Gotted Prem.
Syndicate Buys Firm
London, Nov. 7.
A British syndicate today bought for £300,000 control 'of Darwin's, the Shefeld atcel
April/Jime July/September
45-40 48-31 (1932) 442-
43-4332
411⁄2 nominal -United Pres.
SINGAPORE MÁRKÉT -
Singapore, Nov. 6.
Prices of rubber futures closed
Soday as followe
Number 2 rubber, për ib.
November
Desember
Jamuny (1062)
Number: 1 rubber,
November
Number 3 guliber,
November ** Number 4 rubber,
November Spot Fubber, unbated Black crepe (No. 1 palé crepe
are
For Freight and Further Particulars please apply to:-
AGENTS:
JEBSEN & CO.
Pedder Building
Tel: Nos. 36066-9.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES | NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Income reports for the third quarter of 1951 how the tour
CONSIGNEES PER dargest steel producers making more and more Steel AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC LINE but showing dwindling profits.
m.s. "AROB
.
Consignees per
"BENCRUACHAN"
are hereby notified that their cargo is being discharged into the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Codown Co's godowns, where it will be at Consignees risk and subject to the
and What's terms
condition of storage, and where delivery may be dbtained:
Net profis of the Big Four dropped a total of $38,105,407 are hereby noted that their cargo during the quarter ender is being discharged into, the Hong- September 30. Their combined kong & Kowloon Co's godown where It will be at consignees rick and income in the quarter was $66, subject to the Wharf's terms and 994,195 compared to $105,099,-condition of storage, and where do
Doniaged packages are to be left 802 in the second three-month very may be obtained, period.
Damaged packages are, to be tefd in the Godowns for exmination by
Carmichael MegaTs The same Arms earned $73,- in the godown for examination by Consignees and the Company's pur- 600,943 less in the 1951 third Connect and the Company's mir Clarke, at 10 an. 9th November,
veyors, Mesara Carmichael & Clarke 1951. quarter than they did in the a: dpm. on the 7th November. third
of quarter
1950-A-1051. sociated Press.
veyors,
and
To
with the General cumply Bonded Warehouse Regulations the To comply with General Consignees must have a Revende Bonded Warehouse Regulations, con- Officer in attendance when damaged Aignees must have a Revenue Officer. dulable goods are examined, in attendance when damaged duti
No claims will be admitted after NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES able goods are examined.
the goods have left the stedmer
goods remalang No claims will be admitted after godowns, and alt the goods have left the steamer's undelivered after the 10th November, Rodown, and all in goods remaining 1951, wie be subject to rent, undelivered, after the 8th November.. 1951 will be subject to rent.
/Y "DONA NATI"
All claima against the steamer must be presented to the under- Damaged cargo ex this vessel will
All claims against the steamer afgned on or before the 24th Novem- te surveyed by Messrs. Goddard &mist be presented to the Underber, 1561, or they will not be re Douglas at Holt's Wharf from 10 am: "ned on or before the 15th Novem- Cognised, on November 8, 1951 and consignees ber, 1961, or they will not be re- are requested to have their represen-cognised. 1819415214 tatives present during the survey. 162-16895
15236-46
34854-1672
24136142
1914-12
10835-100% -150×150 -United Press,
firm whose former Chat, LONDON
An
Dr Narayka Das Chopra," Indian, is serving three year in prison for fraud.
The controlling interest was formerly held by the Nakrab di Prince, Indian Bhopal, on Durough the Habon Coffipar
A London frui
Thompson Sc brokers, and Co., is bood which bought
Tulpel. Nov, 0. Dr Raymond, T. Moyer retiring director of ECA in But, even them, there's a con- Formosa who rotilmed here stant howl about prices from
from a Manila enough to get a yesterday Jucky
meeting is Jenying for. .the Hotel
robm, v
A little wonder. fairly decent room with bath at Hongkong to take up fils new the best of the els run Post with the Ford Foundation.
BusinessWA done in the local), B. Allen Gritin, programme ANAMANIAüxchange- market this for 125, idh e mare. ground a total of 310 plastres, ur U.8. $15.50 per day for the director of the Far East section morning As The blowing sets Darwin's
of the Mutual Security Adminis 3. Bolum ber 11, These costs of living have fralion, has flown to Bangkok Indona Wilder meant that foreign governments and is expected to With TOMA per 2005 have to pay big ol' and livlily at a later date United Previ FID pingūros (par. 300)
/Sterling" NODEVA PERI
Ringapore
Neuter.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
DODWELL CO., LTD. "Agenth
Hongkong. November 1, 1951.
Hongkong, 1st November, 1951.
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
W. R LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. Agente,
Den Line Steamers, Ltd.
Hongkong, 4th November, 1951.
Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
·Fait Regular Trans-Pacific Service
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MARKET
DIRECT
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London, Nov, ů. Frices of in were firm this morning Tumover was 80 tons, Guam, Marinas Islands. Alloranesian, Kalands - Régulár Bervice direct or with Transhipment. including 15 tons for cash,
Steel
of
Prices cloned at the end of
the official morning session, as
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