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Queen's Building (gr. floor) Tel, 26651 (3 Wnes).
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NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE & PHILADELPHIA vis SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA.
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NEXT SAILINGS
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M.S. "HULDA MAERSK"
M.S. "TREIN MAERSK"
M.S.
Feb. 16
Mur, 2
Mar. 16
ARRIVALS
FROM
U.S.A.
Feb. 17
Feb. 29
"TREIN MAERSK”
M.S. "PETER MAERSK"
M.S. "NICOLINE MAERSK"
Mar. 16
For Freight and Further Particulars please apply to:
AGENTS:
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Pedder Building,
Tel: Nos. 36066-9.
PATTISON ORIENT LINE
LIMITED
s.s. "LAURE PATTISON"
Due From:
In Port
12-14 Queen's Road, Central.
Sails For:
DIRECT Pusan & Japan Feb. 17th 1952.
CHINESE AGENTS;
Tel. 25346.
OVERSEAS CHINESE STEAMSHIP CO.
48, Bonham Strand, West, let Floor. Tels. 26127, 31118 & 31119.
Britain's Pulp Prices Decision Under Fire
Stockholm, Feb. 14. The Conservative newspaper Svenska Dagbladet today termed Britain's decision to peg Im- ported pulp prices "brusque" and hinted at possible prisals.
FQ-
Brkish (Tho
Ministry of Materials yesterday laid down a maximum price schedule, most of them about 20 per cent below the existing Scandinavian prices, Chemlent pulp, now £105 to 120 ton, was fixed
maximum
Stock Exchange Closed
In conformity with the London Stock Exchange, the Hongkong Stock Ex- chance is closed today as a mark of respect to the late Kir George VI, whose funeral takes place today.
Thursday's deliveries will be made on Monday, Feb. 18.
Air Services
Of Future
London, Feb. 14: City-to-city air services of
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1952.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Proposal to change a
Ship's parap
We, The Western Steamship Company, Limited, China
Buliding. Hongkong, hereby give notice that
in
consequence of our proposal, the We have applied to Minister of Transport, under Section 47 of the Morchant
Act, Shipping
1894, In the Steamship respect of "Empire Jamalça" of HONG Official KONG REGISTRY
180079, Gross Number tonnage 3698 tons, Registered tonnage 2257 tons, heretofore
to
owned by The Western Steamship Company, Limited, Hongkong for permission to change her name "Westway" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong a owned by The Western Steamship Company, Limited, Hongkong,
Any objection to the pro- posed change of name must be sent to The Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this advertise- ment.
THE WESTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Dated at Hong Kong the 14th February, 1952.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Proposal to change
Ship's name
We. Mollers' Limited of. Queen's Building, HONG KONG, hereby give notice that in consequence of Company Policy, we have applied to the Minister of Transport, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the motor ship "Daisy Moller" of HONG
KONG REGISTRY Official Number 191190, Gross tonnage 18.74 tons, Register tonnage 10.81 tons, heretofore owned by Mollers Limited for permission to change her
Large-Scale Traffic In Strategic War
Materials
For Reds
COPPER AND COBALT
Brussels, Feb. 14.
A steady flow of strategic war metals, bought in Britain and the U.S. and destined for Iron Cur- tain countries, is passing through Belgium. The metals include large quantities of copper and cobalt.
The traffic is controlled by a
"metal ring"
BRITISH LEAD FOR
from an apartment house in a side-street off the AMERICA
Brussels Gare du Nord.
Supervising the traffic is the American director of three Belgian companies.
A Loan Will Cost Vore
London, Feb. 24. Lgans to consells by the Government are to cost more, the Treasury announces.
The interest rates on
15-year loans will so up by 3 per cent, and for more than 15 years by per con la 4.4 per cent. This is the xeogal ingresso Pince the Tories esmo to power. Loans for council houses are not affected, for the increased costs will In be off-mel by a riso subsidies
Japanese To Operate
In Malaya
CONTRACT WITH MINING FIRM
Takyo, Feb. 14. The Kokan Mining Com- pany of Tokyo will operate the Tamangan iron mine of
London, Feb. 14. Britain will soon start ship- And while the operators of ping 30,000 long tons of lead to the traffle alt back in their officos | the United Statca, and collect tremendous pick- The sale price is belleved to ings from each deal, they are be about $12,000,000. comforted by the knowledge that the Belgian police are powerless to act against them.
One recent shipment of US. copper suld to Czechoslovakia brought them
a clear trading Prent of £2,500
The lead is understood to he destined for United States stock- piles, which were lowered late in 1051 when 30,000 tons were released to defence industries.
The Ministry of Materials In all cases the metals were could not confirm Amgrican re- brought abroad in Belgian ports that the deal had been trones-a bard currency and settled but an announcement is shipped to
in transit, expected later today.
destination
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Japan
Djakarta, Tiirebon
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Djakiɣta & Singapore
General Agents,
HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE
SAILINGS TO EUROPE
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Moy
"AAGTEKERK"
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SAILINGS FROM EUROPE.-.-.
Buja Hotterdam
Arrives Hongkong
"ABENDSKEAK”
Salled Jan, 31st
Mar,
"KIELDRECHT
MAX.
th
Apr. 10th
·"AAGTEKERE"
Apr.
th
May
10th
MAY
-And
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May 28th
July
shipping The lead agreement follows agent said it is comparatively the British sale of 25,000 thus at easy to ship the metals to a da- į rubber to the United States and alivation behind the Iron Cur-the exchange agreement of Com- monwealth tin and aluminium tein.
The reason for this," he ex-for American steel. plained, "Is that transactions made in Belgium are subject to The deals were the result of practically no control in Hol-the recent Churchill-Truman land. The Dutch are only too talks in Washington. They are accept the shipping designed both to improve boli pleased to
orders and earn Belgian cur-countries' stock of raw materials | “Hoo¤KLIK"
and Britain's dollar carnings Reuter.
rency,"
BUYING AGENTS Since the war a series of Rus- sion ships have been under re- pair in Antwerp harbour,
Soviet authorities have rented- a large villa near the port to house a group of Russian en- gincera to supervise the work.
Crews from these vessels are
also lodged in the villa. They
are not allowed to mingle with the population in Antwerp,
It is believed that these. engineers are buying agents for the metal supplies.
Funds to pay for the copper
Lower
Trend
On Chicago
Grain Market
Chicago, Feb, 14. Prices of grain futurez wera
and cobalt deals come from the lower today. sale of diamonds smuggled
Wheat futures closed to 1%.
name to "Marine Messenger" Malaya, the Kakan Mining from Russia and sold on the ower and soybeans, to 24
and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of HONG KONG as owned by Mollers' Limited.
Any objection to the pro- posed change of name must be sent to the REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING at HONG KONG within SEVEN days from the appearance of this advertisement..
Dated at HONG KONG the 15th day of February 1962.
MOLLERS' LIMITED.
J. R. E. HARRISON,
Secretary.
FOREIGN
EXCHANGES
IN NY
New York, Feb. 14,
Canada England offelst unofficial.-
30-day futurer 90-day futures Australia New Zealand South Africa
Belgium
Deninatk
Franco
West Germaniy
Balland
Italy
NOTWAY
Portugal
Bpain
Sweden, Switzerland
1910.99-13/10.
2.10-3/16
2.30 bid/ 2.30 naked
2.71-11/16 2.309%
2,221
ly
The
Aroups
2.444
1.29
Company said today. · · Antwerp black market. During
The provisional contract was the war more than £200,000,000 lower,
pui- Prices closed at the end of signed recently between the worth of diamonds were
by the Germans in Kokon Mining Company and aged Metal Export Incorporation of Western Europe and later fell the session as follows
It is into Russian hands.
be-
Wheat price per bushel New York
2.5416 nominal The contract calls for virtual- leved that theee, diamonds are Spot
CEC in Antwerp.
March
2.5211. the now being reso
resold in
May
2,4071-4 a full operation of
The "metal
have July vast International contacts. September Malayan iron mine for 21 years by the Japanese mining company. VARE
will supply They are known to have been December
.Corn company
recent
nylon Japanese mining technicians, connected with
frauds in Britain when
nylons Spot equipment and materials neces- fraue
were purchased ostensibly for May sary for the davetomeeat.
According to the agreement, Belgium-but the majority of July
September were diverted to
the December Kokan Mining Company will which
ByG pay about 10 per cent of the black market-London Express
March ton. for the Service.
May mining cost per
Data Metal Export Corporation in dollar or Found currency.
During the term of contract, firm is responsible the Japanese for purchasing of materials and Installation of machinery for the operation.
the
The Kokan Mining Company will spead about 1,000,000,000 (about US$2,777,777) for yen the development. Eighty per cent of the sum will be financed by the Export Hand of Japan and the rest by other private banks-Associated Press.
The Rubber
..
Markets
Prices
of
London, Feb. 14,
rubber futures closed today of follows:- Nugher 1 rubber, in centa
por ID.
Apr/June
July/September
United Press SINGAPORE MARKET
Singaporo, Feb. 14.
2.7354
1010836
602-9/10
4.20
March
2630
Apry
.1400
0370
0205
2280
aircraft that can rise ilke hover-y
2.00
Prices
of rubber closed, today as follows:-. Number, i ribljor, per lk..
futures
caizo
Tebruary
288:
planes in the middle of cities, frag
R.D1
Match
11934-120 319-1101
then, once clear. of the rooftops, Turkey
5376
April
has
£40,
dy like ordinary aeroplanes.
Number 2 rubber,
British designers are working Latin America
February jan
119-117
Number rubber,
that
on plans to give aircraft "the Dumall best of both world
Présent hoverplanes are much The
newspaper, said Sweden would lose 350 miliony slower than normat
Argentino
.0715
0500
Tebruary
Number 4 rubbar,
of
ata mechanical pulp, which ranged between £42 and was net -230 2, 0.)
crowns. (about
couting the, future may be operated by Middle East"
Bolivia Chile winged Columbia
Cuba 2012 million machines. One aim now is to Mexies
"It produce
"half-and-half Pari
Uruguay which will reach 200.m.p.h.
and 'much foreign currency wood and paper prices fell 10 per cent and pulp pelees felt. 20 per cent below the October and November level.
But it cald that the Swedish Government could not be freed from responsibility.
in
a
A possibility being studied is Veficiels to ranke a convertible aircraft. Far East
India which rotor-blades on 4 Pakistan movable axis could be changed tongkang from the top of the machine to Indonesia the front to form a propeller, London Express Service,
The Liberal Stockholm news- рарег, Atuation aggravated because of fears, that simimr measures would be taken, against: timber. and paper "unless the industry "'értóšilng kanika expécted! from the Governmăntă în ¿jbis connee- Hon takes:countermeasures, and show a litle backbone, Reuter
Tidnigen found the Exchange Rates
4.10
2080
February
Spot rubber, unbaled
Black crepa
No. 1 pala EEDO.
Easier Tone
In London
London, Feb. 14.
The Stock Exchange markets were generally casier today, with buyers holding of. in view of Budget uncertainties and the overnight fall in Wall Street.
March
March May
1.0244-44 1,0434-12 1,55-1416
1.05-1.5514
$1
B3-63}
"OVERLIGEL"
Japanese Desire For Empire Raw Materials
Tokyo, Feb. 14. Japan wants to open talks with the Sterling Area soon to obtain more key materials for her industries.
Kyodo News Agency said a formal request for the talks will be handed shortly to N. S., Roberts, United Kingdom Minister in charge of commercial affairs.
Financial circles said that the
Pound Sterling reserve in Japan
fotglied £85,000,000 at the en DYE-STUFF
of January.
Japan seek such items
wheat, barley, sugar, fron ore,
raw cotton rice.
The Japanese Government has
New York your per 200 lb. Sack. decided to hold up the shipment 12.00-United Press.
Adverse Trade Balance
of 109,000 tons of steet to Br talp as long as raw materials are not provided in return for steel, it was learned on high BU-
tarity.
PLANT
FOR INDIA
New York, Feb. 14.
The Premier, Shigeru Yo- A merger of Indian capital shian, is reported to have in-and American technical know- formed the Minister of Interna-
Trace and Hopal
Industry, how will result next month in Ryutaro Takahashi, of the de- India's first dyestuff und, phar- cision,
maceutical plant at Bulsor, near The Yamata Iron and Steel Bombay: Copmany signed a tentative con-
Jerusalem, Feb. 14. Iarzel imports for the first FI months of 1951 totalled 103 mil- Lesses of up to one shilling lion Israeli Pounds as against.rget on January 20 with Bri- were widespread in industrials exports of only 10 million, the and there was dullness in oils Finance Minister, Dr. Kaplan, and shipping. Gold shares, with sald today, a selected firmness, provided a few bright, spals.
But the Agure for Importa did Tho Stock Exchange will be not include money spent abroad closed on Friday for the funeral en detence, which was suil a
secret, he added, of King George VI.
daily Times' The Financial
་
Dr Kaplan told a Press C9 Index of Longan stacks was 113. ference here that the Govery q 0.7mAssociated Press.
ment's first aim was to close this adverse balance of trade
Referring to coverage for tho Itraeli Pound, he said that the lotul Treasury and land banda itsued: as backing did not.exceed. 140. million Israel Pounds. No new, onda had been issued in the Inat aux mouthReuter.
Weekly Bank Statement
London, Feb. 14. The Bank of England state- for the week ending ment Feb. 19 reads as follows:
..
American Cyanamid Company steel representatives for 189,000 tons of steel products today that the plant will and the contract has been pre-begin operation next month sented to the Government for through an unusual arrangement. approveCESS STERLING
in Indian-Americaníbusiness re- : lations.
The merger of Indian capital
Informed circles observed that the Japanese Government would disapprove the contract unless Britain agrees to export and American technical know- important raw materials which how created the Indiah Company Japan needs for her Industries-Atul Limited. in return for steel.
refusal The Government.
contract approve circles sold was ascribed to the huge pling up of, Pound Steding in Jopan.
to theso
The Government has been anxious to get rid of their Sterling
The British representatives,
have so far rojected. the
'India's bankers and business- men subscribed 90 per cent 'of "Alul's' 'capital, and American
Cyunamid put up 10 per cent.
•
The Indians requested this contribution by: American Cyanamia as a tangible token cf the United States corpora- tion's serious interest in Atul's 20-year programme for deve- chemical Industry,
Notey in circulation 23000000 New York Sugar Japoneze proposal for the ex-lopment of a full-scale Indian.
11894-41415 | Publie deposits.....
11481-1101 11019-120 18-01
143-144 -kinitoď: PreER
LONDON TIN
MARKET
Lendon, Feb. 14,
Private deposite Government
Other securiiion.
Receipts
Dank ratio
30,198,000
364,532,000.
327,743,000
44,112,000 41,270,000
United Pr
BUDGET CUTS SUGGESTED
10.3
Washington, Feb. 14, Senator Willian Byrd, Deo- Turnover was erat of Virginia, today suggested
Prices of flowere firmer
d'şian, ta.
this morning,
'Miners' Extra Pay
Moxico City, Feb, 1
50 tons, Including 20 tans for a cut in the United States budget CAAH.
for 1952-1953 from the prodesed Prices closed at the end of $85,144,000,000, to,
of the.. the oficial, morning session de and elimina tolloys spot tin, buyers
Business was done in the local Mexico's, Subeme, Court ruler
exchan official
market this yesterday. thot-miners working
In temperatures above: 1910 muiness done at morning at the following rates:--| 4.6. dollar iper. plarliner fótalper)
1664 groc are ontitled to in peso Three-mo aktorm (nez (100) din dætre a day. A peso is worth
Busnom gangiat Blemicals. (per 100):
3750 114 cents, U.S. — Amociaterl
194 Singapore (Stratts), (Bovalino FICK piastrum"(rer (100) ·
1254 Press.
980
Lood, co mam pdf for:
ald
He told the Press auch steps would prevent destruction; at the United States currency and. the subsequent chaos-Franco- Presse
Futures
New York, Feb. 14, World sugar. futures closed today 2 lower to 3 higher with sales totaling 351 contracts,
Contract No. 6 clored 4 lower to 2 higher, with sales totalling 618 contract.
Prices closed as follows: Contract No. 4 (woj
March
May
July September November *Anat
November Spot
port of raw materials in return for steel on several occasions
here' are The programme fa almed at observere end....
making India independent of pessimistle over the prospects
sources 'for its. for the shipment of steel produtside supply
mambler needs,--Associated, Fross." and Press ducts.Associated Franco-Presse,
TRACTORS FOR
The
AUSTRALIA
Canberra, Feb. 14:
National Development
Minister, Mr Spooner; an
COTTON
IN NEW
Cotton futures closed today"
closed
as
New York,. Feb, 14..
nounced today that Australia is around the highs and up 20 to importing 3,000 crawler tractors points, Prices oping from the United States this follows
year if available Contractors res
ublic authorities
for use by sput
In the timber Industry, dengan ajo
the purchases,
Dollars for
have bega, allocated under the
he disclosed.
dollar loan,
United Prosser
4047-40.30
Prest.