BUTTERFIELD Wrand ŚWIRE.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. C
- SAILINGS TO: .... Singapore, Penang &
Belawan*...Did
“SZÉCIUEN""*
"SHENGKING"
"PAKHOI"
"HUNAN"
10 am.10
...Keeking
Balls from
Feb, 5 pm, 17th Feb, Curlódian Wharf
ARRIVALS FROM
21st Feb. 21st Feb.
Shanghaf
Tientsin
A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE
SAILINGS TO
Yokohama, Nagoya,
"CHANGTE"
ARRIVALS FROM
Yokkaichi & Kobu
Sam. 18th Feb.
"TAIYUAN”
Kobe
22nd Feb,
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & Port Said
"ASCANIUS“
Liverpool & Gera,
Dublin
Rotterdam,
Loads 23rd Feb.
Baflu 24th Feb.
"AGAPENOR"
Amsterdain, London &
Hamburg
23rd Feb.
24th Feb.
"TELEUS**
Marseilles, Livermo} & Glasgow
8th Mar.
"AUTOMEDON" Liverpool & Glasgow
"ATREUS"
Liverpool &
Dublin
13th Mar.
23rd Mar,
6th Mar.
14th Mar. 24th Mar.
Solla
Liverpool
G. "PELEUS”
Salled
8. "AUTOMEDON"
do
110
8. "BELLEROPUÓN"
+10
[R]
181 Feb.
2416 Feb.
3rd Mar,
4. "ATREUK"
Scheduled Ballings from Europe
G. "PATROCLUS"
S, ALCINOUS“
S. "ANTILOCHUS“
Safla Rotterdam
Salled
Arrives Hour Tour
In Port HW.
23rd Feb.
27th Feb.
10th Mar,
16th Mar.
2511. Mar, 2nd Apr. 7th Apr, 6. Enading talangow brinar Svecool. S. Loading Swanzes before Liverpool. ports to load and discharge carga. Carriers
opilari to proceed via sinter
8. "VYCLOPS“
DE LA RAMa Lines
ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS.
Balled
Art, H.K. In Puri, A-T
Hails N.Y.
"BATAAN"
Salla 8.F. Balled
"MUNCASTER CASTLE'
...do
- 00
6th Mar,
“TELEMACHUS"
"DONA NATI"
"MANGALORE"
- do -
do - 25th Feb,
18th Feb,
18th Mar,
3rd Mar. 19th Mar.
1st Apr.
17th Apr,
SAILINGS for NEW YORK, via SAN FRANCISCO,
LOS ANGELES, CRISTOBAL and JAPAN
"DONA AURORA"
"DONA ALICIA”
"BATAAN"
Loada
17th Feb.
4th Mar,
19th Mar.
Sals
18th Feb.
5th Mar.
20th Mar,
Accoya cargo for Kingston and to Central de South American porte on
sbrough bills of lading.
Tathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Itonto
TTK/Saigen/Singapore
(DC-4)
R/Bankkok/Singapora
IDC-
IIK/Manila/.N. Bornro
(DC-3)
HK/jano/itaiphong
(DC33)
1136/ Bangkok/Singapore
(DC-4)
HK//ngkok/ltangoon/
(DC-4)
Calcutta
Depart Rongkong
Monday 0.00 s.m.
9.00a.m. Tuesday
0,30
a.m. Tue. & FTL. 10.00 .. Wednesday
7.00 am - Thursday
12.00 noon Friday
All the above subject to Alteration without notice.
for particulary please apply tos.
Butterfield & Swire (Hongkong) Ltd.
1 Connaught Rd. Tel: 30331/8
Branch Office: 50 Connaught Rd. West.
Tel: 25873.32144.24878
EVERETT LINES
EVERETT ORIENT LINE
Fast regular freight-refrigerator--passenger service to Kores, Japan, Philippines, Indo- China, Slam, Malaya, Rangoon, Calcutta and Chittagong.
"NOREVERETT"
Arrives
Salts
Feb. 20 from Singapore, Feb, 20 for Kobe
"REBEVERETT"
Arrives Salis
Feb. 23 from Japan,
&
Yokohama,
Feb, 24 for Singapore,
Rungoon & Calcutta,
(Accepting carro for transhipment Kobe/Pusan and Kobe/Okinawa)
THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1954,
CHINA MAIL
HONGKONG PUBLISHED .DAILY (AFTERNOONS).
Price, 20 cents per copy.
Saturdays 30 cents. Subscription: $8.00 per month.
Postage China and Macao: $3,00 per month, UK., Brilah Possessions and other countries $1.00 per month
ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETE OF
HONG KONG
Annual Dinner and. Dance,
The
Society'n ̧ 'Anhuál
Dinner Dance will be
In Britain: "Things
Seldom
held in the Ponnula, Hager Have Been So Good
It Floor, on St. Patrick's Day, Wednesday, 17th March, 1964.
London, Feb. 14. While Americans are arguing whether there A circular
full giving
is a recession, Britain's economy is booming. details has been sent to mein
Production and employment are at record News contributions ware bere, but in the event of ned- levels, despite a drop in trade with the United
delivery, requested to apply to the Hop, States. Secretary for further copies. Government
DOMLÓ, should be mddressed to the Källor briwnese communicato advertisements to the Secretary.
Telephonel Hill (5 Liner). ·
KOWLOON OFFICE: Salisbury - Road,
Telephone: 82438, --
Classified Advertisements
20 WORDS $4.00 for 1 DAY PREPAID ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS. $1.50 PER DAY
10 cents FER WORD OVER 20
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Personal $5.00 per insertion not exceeding 25 words, 25 cents each additional word. ALTERNATE INSERTIONS
10% EXTRA
If not prepaid a booking for of 50 cents in charged.
MUSICAL
members
are
officiols and The fold and dollar reserves Early application for In-economists say they believe any of the whole sterling, aten stiil 'nt ita severe or prolonged American | are. climbing steadily vitations should be mado as recession would hit Britain and cates further into the blogit. numbers will strictly be the rest of the world.
Roll prices fave been steady limited. All applications
Vital British exports to the for almost a year. must reach the llon: Secre- United States slumped 10 per
ho recorded by the Wages tary before the 4th March. cent in the last three months of official index, have climbed 12 1954.
1959. But gures published in points since Prime Minister Sir:
Churchill's ement the last few days show the Bri- | Winston All Irishmen and women,sh economy is strengthening.ment took office in 1951, prices
Bo have climbed '11 points. and persons of Irish Associa-Things saldom have been tion, not yet, members, are
Last November the cordially invited to join the
Is what the figures working force resched Society. Membership applien- tion forms may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary.
D. R. BLAND Hon. Secretary, P. O. Box 015.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
... "CHANGTE"
Arra. 13th February 1051.
good
Here
show:
Employment was at ti time high in the closing months of last year. Unemployment 13 less than at the same time last stasoval In- year despite the
crease.
govern-
British
# re-
cord total of 22,400,000 out of a population of about 50,000,000. all-That is the highest in history and efter e semmai Aceline in December It was still a record total for that time of the year.
The latest figures show that number of Jan, 11, the registered unemployed was 372,000, which was 52,000 be low the same time in 1952.
STEEL OUTPUT UP
Stéci production last month was the highest for January in history.
Overbli
production
худа
LATEST
LP arrivale - Handel's Mentali, Acis and Galatra, Judas Maccabeus, Braum's German quit, complete Beethoven Quartets by Budapest String Quartet Damaged cargo of this yesset will steadily climbing, according to albums) Availabls D., A Des be surveyed by Biers. Goddard & the latest available statisties for Voeux Robdroom 1, and floor, tel. Douglas at Hesk Kong Kowloon late 1983..
Wharf Godown at 10.00 km op Wednesday 471 February and Thursday
30100.
FOR SALE
YE OLDE MILL A distinctive hand- made stationery. In boxes, 40 alueete notepaper, 50 envelopes. Post Evo fly. 9.00 per box. Duke By, sil,50 per box from "S, C. M. Post."
To ADVERTISERS
SUNDAY POST.HEBALD Space for commestal advertising should be Looked που later than noon on Wednesdays.
For the 8OUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL 48 hours before date of publication.
Special
on
1
Steal production last month was at the record high rate of 15,737,000 tons a year,
while the index for overall industrial production recovered from #1 1052 slump by climbing from 118
In Jan. 1958 to 132 last November,
18th February 1934. Farmers set new production and consignees representatives are records
jast year for wheat, requested 10 be present
during barley,
and polatcas
} survey.
BUTTERFIELD A SWIRE Agenta Australian-Oriental Line Ltd The Chipa Navigatish Co., Ltd.,
oats,
turnips.
Total coal production for this Industrial botic and share year is running slightly behind of last year but miners prices are just short of the all-that
agreed when they obtained a imme record,set in 1947.
reccot wage increase that it be reasonable to try to Increase production by an extra 5,000,000 tons.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
P.O. Box 68 Queen's Building
Tel: 26651
The fast m.v. "MEKONG”
will load in Keelung will load in Hongkong
for
14th February 16th February
MARSEILLES DJIBOUTI, PORT Announcements
SAID, ALEXANDRIA, Advertise- ALGIERS, ORAN, TANGÍER, CASABLANCA, LE HAYRE,
ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM & DUNKIRK
and Classified ments as usual.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
UP FIFTY MILES
NOW CAN SEE EARTH'S CURVATURE --PICKING UP SPEED EVERY SECOND--
SEE NOTHING YET EXCEPT SPACE-REACHING MAXIMUM SPEED--
NO SIGN OF WHAT WE THOUGHT
WE SAW ON THAT FILM--
MY HEAD'S REELING-WILL
BLACK OUT SOON
--HOPE THE AUTOMATIC
PARACHUTE
WORKS.
FERDINAND
Ring Out, Sweet Bells!
Penang,
NANCY
EVERETT STAR LINE
Fast regular freight-refrigerator-passenger service to Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indo- China, Slam, Malaya, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi and Persian Gulf Ports,
"STAR BETELGEUSE"
Arrivou Salls
A Charmer
MOST MEN FALL FOR
THE
SULTRY
TYPE OF WOMAN
Madras,
CHARM BOOK
Feb, 19 from Japan Feb, 20. for Singapore,
Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Khorramshahr, Basrah Bahrein.
"STAR" ARCTURUS”*
Arrives Sails
Mar. 2 from Singapore,
Mar 3 for Kobe & Yokohama. (Accepting carro for franshipment : Kobo/Pusan and Kòbe/Okinawa)
EVERETT STEAMSHIP, CORPORATION S/A
'(fnporporated in the Repubile of Pašuma Balang, 10 (irah Zimitse- MABINY)
AS
Queen's Building, Telephone 17205. Chinese Departments: Telaj
JOHNNY HAZARD
CPREPARE SOME ICE/ GHALL BE DONE: THERE:Í" ONE, MADRE GRATE : AT ONGEZA,
TO BE PACKEP/
199 Ning Tepan kader, da
I WONDER
IT SAYS HERE IT
WHAT
SULTRY MEANS
·ONE HUNDRED AND THE --PHARISELWN THE ONE HUNDRED AND
MEANS MOIST
DICTIONARY
would
Wheat production was up 18 per cent, barley up 11 per cent, octs up 7 per cent, potatoes up 8 per cent and fodder roots as a whole up 17 per cent.
Only in one place in town was business bad. The lunch counters and coffee shops <102
the stock exchange where brokers in their bowler hats and · striped pants used to lunch leisurely now report customers only grab a sandwich and run.--United Press.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
--GETTING DIZZIER--HARO FOR ME TO SEE NOW-- WAIT--I SEE-- SOMETHING- SOMETHING --OUT THERE
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
-ERNIC DUENHILL
By Frank Robbins
LIK WE HURRY....WE CAN STILL' BUT THEM ON BOARD THE BOATH) WHICH BAILD FROM THE HARBOR
P&O B.I. E&A
• Dine
COMPANIES
PENINSULAR ORIENTAL S.N. CO.
PASSENGER/FREIGHT`SERVICE -
Lanvin London Das Hongkong "CANTON"
„10th January in Port CHCARTILAGE - 4th February 4th March
southampton, Patt 'Spið, Adim,' bombay, Colombo,
krozkownfanti Kakyol'Hobighung Due London "CANTON" * 18th Webruary 18 March "CARTHAGE"
124 Apr "CORFU":
9th Apri *** 10th May *
17th March
Accepting cargo for audjujore, f'uning, delomka, Bombay,
POST 1-Adem, Port Bata & London
FREIGHT SERVICE
Outwarda
Airtres "TREVETLOE" 27th February
"SINGAPORE" 1st March
Homewards "SOUDAN”
Loading
5th March
From
UK. Continent,
Vin Ziraita ---
For
Peniuttu
Cebu, Singapore, Pori Swettenbame Colombo, Aden, Bori Bald.
*Geron Mars
scilice, Havre, London, Antwerp. Rotterdam, Hamburg & Copenhagen
With liberty to call at Belawan before..ur atter Stralfa Ports and at Bombay it inducement offers. Tanka
svaliablo for surro
in Bulk of ou Space for refrigerated cargo. Limited Passenger accommodation
BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.
"SANTHIA”
due zînd Jeh, from Japanı zak 24th Feb, for Bingapore, Penang,
Rangoon, & Calcutta "SIRDHANA” ane 27th Feb. from Calcuits, Rangoon
Be Straits
"WARLA”
L
sails 28th Feb. for Japan
sap
7th Mar. from Japan
aalle 8th Mar. for Singapore, Sangamn
& Chittagon
P. & O./B. I. JOINT SERVICE
"OZARDA"
"OBBA"
"ORMARA"
In Port
salin 15th Feb, dos and Feb. satis 23rd Feb.
from Bombay, Colombe & Straita
for Yokohama & Kobe from Japen
for Singapore, Colombo, Harschi Bombay B
direct Perlun Qui Ports via Bombay
due 21st Feb. from Karachi Bombay,
Colombo Be Strate malis 23rd Feb, tor Japaik,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD. "RASTERN"
"NELLORE"
"EASTERN"
"NELLORE"
due 20th Feb. from Australia salls 27th Feb, for Japans due 20th Mar, from Australia salle 22nd Mar, for Japan
Gus. 23rd Mar, from Jannn
- malls 24th-Mar, for Lac, Brisbane,
Bydney, Melbourne Adelaldo
due 24th Apr. from Japan
salls 25th Apr. for Auckland. Welling
ton, Bydney & Mel,
Bourne
All vessels have liberty to call at any ports on or off the route & the route & sailing at subject to change of amendment with or without notice.
At the
For full particulars apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. OF HONG KONG LTD,
Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
P.G.
For
Reservations Tel: 27880
DAIRY BOX
MILK
CHOCOLATES
Indo-China Not To Devalue
The Piastre
Handi, Indo-China, mes, 14.
Calth returned to Indo-Chinese finarielhi cicles today and local and French authöeflies Entegori- cally denied rumours that a devaluations of the pinstrès, Wär planned.
Near panic hit local banks and financiers after reports spread that French Defence Minister Reno Ploven was here to order a devaluation..
the in
M. Pleven today joined Vietnamcrr Government declaring "absolutely unfound- ed" the rumoured devaluation.
As a result foreign hard cur- rencies whose exchange rate skyrocketed on the official and Black money, market were juss in demand today. The U.S. dollars which in a few hours soared from 70 to 120 plastres on the Saiten lack market yes
terday was avaliable for 90 to 100 plailies today
Weighboring
in
¡team: of experts worked on: a report calling for, the establish ment of a strictly. Cambodian plastro to stress the country's independence from France and the two Associated States Lood and Vietnam believa
* Caribódíthy: ofisinin zy
the measure establishing a cur
Fenty Ìbaepéhathe Wfrom Fring
of
the
night, create initial
that it wouls. lead to an Incrossed prostige at hothioni