NEW SOVIET
ARMY CHIEF VA
IN AUSTRIA
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1954,
TRADE and
COMIVIERCE SECTION
Colonel General Shadov, the newly appointed Soviet Army Chief in Austria, inspects a Guard of Honour when visiting the British Army Barracks at Schoenbrunn, Vienna,—Express Photo,
Greek Women Are Now Fighting For Their Rights
Athens, Sept. 9.
Greck women's organisations have united to fight for full equality of rights with men.
Although they won the right to vote in national elections in 1962 and there is at present one Greek woman Member of Parliament, men are still reluctant to relinquish to them such male strongholds as the diplo- matic service.
As member of the executive committee of the organisation known as "Women's Rights" told me; "Greek men are reluctant to grant further rights to women, and we believe that they will have to be forced by one means or another to make concessions."
Thie secretary of another women's organisation. the "Women Scientists' Association," Mrs Niki Goulandris, decided to force the Government's hand recently by applying for od mission to the examination for Embassy Attaches to be held on August 22.
A pretty 28-year-old brunette,
Wheat Support Price BRITAIN LOSING
May Drop In US Under New Law
Washington, Sept. 9.
The support price of next year's wheat crop may drop to about $2.06 a bushel under the new farm law, Government experts said here.
There are several "ifs," however. For example, Secretary of Agriculture, Ezra T. Benson has authority to peg prices higher than the minimum 824 per cent of parity-a fair earning price called for in the new law,
Another question is whether | minimum any way, the Depart- next year's crop will add to ment may not put the entire current surpluses which were 300,000,000 bushels in the ect- supported under the cld 89 per aside. cent of parity price formula.
Parity is formula
The now farm law provides calculated to give a
farmer a fair return for the set-aside of old stocks his crop.
of six commodities--wheat, cot Department of Agricultura ton, cottonseed oil, butter, dried experts are now figuring that milk and chease. But none of even if the maximum 600,000,000 this is supposed to be counted in bushels set-aside allowed under calculating support levels. the new low is not counted in
BASIC CRors
on
support calculations, on-hand the parity surpluses will drop price to 78 per cent.
This would force, Mr Benson 82% to 90 per
Because Crops
naw
supports On may range
basic from
cent of parity,
to raise the support price to depending on supplies, the set- 0234 per cent, as provided by aside figure is important. The the law, but it would mera w provides that Mr Benson can- $2.00 support price compared with this year's $2.50 under 90 per cent drops.
Mr
WINTER CROP
its
of New York Sugar
Market
mot put less than 400,000,000 bushels in the set-pside.
Ceiling For Barley Imports
Washington, Sept. 9. The United States Agri- culture Department recom- mended a ceiling of 10,- 400,000 bushels on Imports of barley, of which 2,190, 000 would conalsts of-barley malt.
Bald!
Department preliminary studies showed there was reason to believe that quantities Imported
were rendering the barley price support programine Ineffective and requested a tariff commission Investi- salion.
The barley quota was not absolute and an extra fen of 20 per cent of the wholesale foreign value en all barley importa ex- ceeding the, above- quota Was also called for.
On Wednesday, the Agri- culture ·Department commended
absolute
Import quota for oals of 40,000,000 bushels.-Renter.
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE
And
•
NIGERIAN TRADE TO W.
W. GERMANY
Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 9.
An intensive export drive by West Germany is making inroads into the once almost exclusively British market in Nigeria.
In this colony, with its 30,000,000 population; increased prosperity has meant increased OVETSSKR buying and new figures covering the period of January to March this year show that many big orders are going to Germany.
year.
many
In
World Cotton Markets
New York, Sept. 9.
United Kingdom exports to the eclony for the period from Janitary to March in 1953 totalled £15,128,300. For tho same period this year, they have dropped to £13,800,104, Mean- while, German exports over the same period have risen from £1,009,401 in 1933 to £2,880,227 this ye
As in
countries Europe, Nigerians are showing Cotton traders today took d a growing preference for Ger- breathing spell after exciting man care. Five times more were over price rise to seasonal highs Imported up to March this year following the lower Government than In the same period two crop estimate,
Future prices were submerged Sindtar gains are being made slightly below the previous close In the heavy vehlelen market. most of the time, Between January. and March, Realising and scattered hedge 28 coaches
and buses
came selling tricked into the from Germany compared with reflecting technical considera- enly twelve from the United lons and expectations for read- Kingdom.
justment of positions.
years ago.
FOOTWEAR
ring,
Domestic mills, shippers, and other trade interests absorbed
Probably the most startling most of the contracts, furnish- chunge in Nigeria's Import ing a scale-down pricó cushion. policy revealed by the new Trading volumes and oper figures is in leather footwear. interest in the Exchange In the
first quarter of 1952, were: £100,907 worth of British foot- Month wear went into the colony.
today
31
Votume
Open
Interest
October
181.300
FR1,500
December
144,000
471.100
March
75.000
€56.100
31,700
811,000
11.000
222,300
19,000
77,100
437,200
(bates)
2,413,400
NEW YORK
This
orders year, British totalled only £84,702 compared with
from May worth £ 111,825
July Germany, which had practically October
market here in footwear two December
Total years ago,
the
по
That is a lot of wheat until It is compared with this year's
(From Our Correspondent) record
supply of 1,884,000,000| estimates that bushcia The Dopartment
Business done on the Hong- domestic and keng
Stock Exchange this foreign buyers will acquire morning amounted to $178,100. 000,000,000 bushels,
leaving Noon
quotations 1,000,000,000 bushels on hand.
moming's transactions: SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES BANKS
HK Bɔnk .. 1710 1720
INSURANCES
Unlon 9071, D1S DOCKS, ETC.
Ha
SUPPLY AND PRICE
Drack....... Provident (old)
Wheelock
Benson must announce next year's supports soon. Winter wheat is being planted and the law requires hhn to fix supports all the seed is before
the ground,
One official said next year's set-aside figure May be nn- nounced along with the support | It is from this point that the price. He said that since prices | Department begins when cal- are going
foll to
below the culating the 1055 supply and price outlook. Omcials now figure that the carry-over, plus an 850,000,000 bushel crop next Mry Maritsa Thanopoulou, poulos, the Greek Minister
year and minus the 500,000,000 40-year-old secretory of the Justice, after the ratification to
bushel set-nside will bring "Women's Rights" organisa- enquire how far the Conven-
1953-58 supplies to 1,359,000,000 tion summed It up like this: tion was to be applied,
bushels, about 25.0 per cent
"Women still do not get Mr Theofanopoulos, who, at
New York, Sept. 9-above "normal" equal pay with men for equal 70, is one of Greece's most World No. 4 sugar futures Normal is expected derrand, work," she said, "and under prominent lawyers,
to 2 was reluct-closed unchanged
points plus 2 reserve allowance of the civil laws, a woman in sub-ant to consider all the women's lower with sales 46 contracts.1.000.000.000 bushels. The sliding- Ject to man's authority as re- Pleas He did, however, pro-
Domestle No. 6 sugar futures scale law requires that when kards both her husband
to and mise
Introduce in the near cloved unchanged to 1 point supplies exceed normal by 24 to UTILITIES her children. Nor does Greek ment a law allowing women to tracts.
future into the Greek parlin- lower with solds of 470 con- 20 per cent, props must be set
at least 78 per cent of parity.- become notaries and to be
United Press. accepted as
as witnesses in Court, He could not, he said, grant full political rights
and
expressed the opinion that this WLS & matter for consideration by the Government as a whole.
law admi1
of
Mrs Goulandris, who is a gradu- ate of the School of Political and Economic Sciences Athens University. created sensation among officials of the Greek Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
women
May
09
wit-
or be-
nesses, jurors, Judges Notarics. Nor
they come diplomats."
Mrs Thanopoulou emphasised, Registrar's department of the tno, that Greek women have Ministry
to hand in her ap-repeatedly asked for the aboli- pilcation.
tion of houses of prostitution. When
Affairs when she went to the
charg
10
seck superiors.
her
with presented
the secretary
hurried off of bis
#1
astounded,
the advice
Greek women's hopes for After a time, he returned to rectification of ali the dis Inform her that her application abilities which they still suffer, could be accepted, but that
are now focussed on the fact All
necessary
that the Greek Parliament
The Minister of Social Welfarb the
· has promised to examine
plea for the abolition of houses of prostitution.
who
Scattered light selling in the world contract was associated | with the idea that little cam be accomplished at the International Sugar Counch meetings to bolster the price situation this year.
Evening up operations in the November delivery domlouted the trade in the domestic con-
Grock women,
have tract. struggled to achieve equal rights for
more than 30 years ar convinced that they still have she must attach
hard work ahead befor?! much documents, including "certi- recently passed a law ratifying
they can hope to break down of army service or the International Convention of the reluctance of Greek men to exemption from service which Women's Political Rights. give up all their traditional pri- is essential
vileges.
ficate
before embarking
upon a diplomatic career in Under this Convention, Both теп and women Greece.
women must be accorded equal | Greece
now anxlously
are
HAND-LOOM
TEXTILE
DRIVE
Singapore, Sept. 9.
Two Indian marketing officers arrived
hore
Lo spearhead India's Intensive export drive
of
textiles in Southeast Asia.
LAND, ETC. HK Hotel HK Land
$720
man
14120 1800 14
1000 * 14.10
7.00 7.83 1600 700
03
10,00 11.30.1206 or 11 .. 5015
GD 300 400. 200 00 2001.
Humphreys Renity ..... 2.05
20.80
.10.40 18.00 600 2 18.06
137
Tran.. Star Ferry V'mati Ferry 153
C. Light (0) 15.40 151 800 335 C. Light (N) 12.30 1000 @ 12.40 Electric XD 315 325 Telephone 28.00 7.50 300 € 27
INDUSTRIALS
JARNÉ
Cement
STORES. ETC
Dairy
COTTONS
27.10
24.70 25 000 m 24,00
7.03
Textiles: MISCELLANEOUS
Allied.$.02154.071, 1000162
GRAIN
choes
Prices of futures closed today
as followe
Oct.
Dec
Mar
May
July Oot.
One of the principal advant- ages being offered by West Ger. long-term Importers credit. Buyers say that in some
West German manufac- Spot turers are satisfied with a cash the payment for one third of total cost on delivery, another third atter six months, and the remaining third after one year, Another factor affecting this chango towards Germany is that faster delivery is offered on Moll goods, China many
Special.
World Rubber
Markets
Singapore, Sept. D.
The market opened stendy and advanced on good trade and Prices some factory buying cased towards the close. Future closings were:
80-12:00
Spot rubber unbaled 60-6012 Blanket orope
No. 1 pale crepe..... 701-80
NEW YORK
NEW ORLEANS
35.20ra
34.47
34.80-81
25.43
33,48
33.01
33.000
54.33 38.30-23
Prices of futures closed today
as follows
Spot
Oct.
3445
Dec.
Mar.
May
July
Dec.
Mar.
LIVERPOOL
30.14b
Closing pricos, American middling cotton, 16/18 inch,`in pence garib, were as follows:-
Oct/Nov.
32.41.
Dec./Jan. Mar/Apr.
May/June
July/Aug.
"Karnak good/hilly/good 47,40
42.10
*40.40
Onfelal values for spot cotions,
pence per lb, included: Egyptian
Giza 30
Ahmount
Ameriem middling
Mexican middling
10/10th inch 33.13 ith inch 30.33
1-ând inch 33.06 Argentine No. 2 ... 31.05 flom. Others werd unchanged
SAO PAULO
Prices of futures in cruzeiros
4.03
No. 1 rubber per ib.
Sept.
07/10-09 0/16
Oct.
6916-699%
Future closings were: Contract No 4 (world)
Nov.
unquoted
Oct. Jan.
3.150
3.20
Mar.
CHICAGO
PRICES
No. 2 rubber per lb..
Aept.
0916-0031'
No. 3 rubber per lb.
Sept.
May July
No. 4 rubber per it.
3.10
Sput-icent
Cuba?
pur
3.10
for the sale
Chicago, Sept. 8.
Sept.
0022-67
hand-loom
Prices per bushel in cents:
G07-4114
Contract No.
Closing
Nov.
5.62
Prices
Mar.
5,30
May
8.440
July
0.37
One of the two officers, Mr G. Punnalah
Wheat, No. 2, red his, function | Spet
2105
217
Sept.
4.01
Nov.
Dee,
22116-12
Futures closed today. 13 to 37 points lower with sales of 50
Mar.
22214
contracts.
per kilo as followe
exy-duty)
AJV
***United Press,
May July
2301-92
Futuro closings were:
Oct.
20315-20
October
24.24
Dec.
December
124.24
Mar.
1704
March
24.24
Mary
105
May
24,35
July
15015-72
Jelg
24.33
24.35
100
1011
ባ
conscription
Ministry officialo apparently political rights with men in all watching Mrs Goulandels' efforts thought that this requirement fields.
be the Orst to
Greck woman would enable them to reject Mrs A deputation
Spot-cents per ib. cif NY representing diplomat, for hors is regarded as Goulandris' application
Greek women's organisa- since the
a test case in women's battle for there is
fortions, led by Mrs Thanopoulou, | equal rights in Greece.-China women in Greece, and there- visited Mr Kleanthis Theofano- fore no certificate of exemption. But Mrs Goulandris is de- termined to fight her case the bitter end.
to
"I shall even go to the State Council," she declared, "if the Ministry TOTUSCH my applica- tion on such grounds. For I am certain that Greece's Supreme Administrative Court will not accept an
La excuse which
based upon the exemption of
Greck women from constrip-
tion,"
Mail Special.
A NEW DRAFT
CONSTITUTION
FOR RED
CHINA
London, Sept. 9.
The new draft constitution for Communist China was
Grock Goverment quarters, approved today by the Council of the Central People's although unwilling to make any Government, the country's highest executive body, Peking
statement before they have
studied the legal' aspects of Mra radio reported.
Goulandirle case have declared
that Greece will abide by the
obligations deriving from
International Convention
Women's Rights.
Sinoo 1920,
The Chairman, Mao
the tung, and the
of
Chou En-lai,
equality
discussion.
even
New York Stock Market
New York, Sept. 9.
A late spurt in ralis enlivened a slow stock market session today. Dow-Jones closing averages were as follows
30 Industrials
20 valla...
15 utilities
15 stocks
115.00 128.75 100.35 Comm. future price index 113.50
-United Pres
49 Honda yaka
London Foreign Exchange
London, Sept. P. 2.11-13/13-11-18/16) 1234-116 11.727-11.471 139.06-129.49 IRA146-10.4%
Spat
Bald would not only to promote the Sept. sale of hand-loom textiles in Malaya, but also id Thailand and Indonesip and he is
making Singapore his headquarters, Ho Corn, No. 2, yellow sold similar Indian officials have sept. ben appointed In Colombo, Dec. Rangoon and Baghdad and they tay will act as liaison officers be- July tween Indica experters and local Rye Importers.
Mor
Sapt.
Dec.
The drive to sell Indian hand- 100m material will initially
Onta
Sept.
bei Dec.
Nov.
Jan.
operated by the Madras State Soybeans, Ne, 2, yellow Hand-loom Weavers Co-operative | "Spot Society Limited on behalf of the Sept. Indian-Hand-lesm Board, Mr Punnalah raid sales emporiums Mar. will be catablished in Singapore, May July Bangkok, Rangoon, Chilagong Barley," Kartichi and Aden United Spot
Preus,
LONDON WOOL. TOPS MARKET
101
September
LONDON The market was steady with 17:11 No. 1 Rss spot quoted at 20 11/16
pence per lb. Prices:
2094-3032 No. 1 rubber ftas spot
Settlement house term:
14712-55
7012
October
Oct/Dec.
Jan Mar.
30512-2
270 28114-14
2755-278 July/Sept.
Apr-June
September
28214-3 203
October
November
Estate creps thin on
140-150
New York flour,
200 lb. sack
914.20 United Press. WINNIPEG GRAIN PRICES
Winnipeg, Sept; 0. Prices per bushel in Canadian
Closing Prices
cents:
London, Sept. 9. Wool 10ps futures market weakeried dzain today, and Oats closed barely' steady, Turnover was 60 -Ipts. A
were unchanged United
Closing prices were:
Dee.
Zen.
But the greatest power ap- Prime Minister, pears to be vested in the Stand-
wero
of Congre#6,
New York present ing Committee at the meetbig in Peking, the which will be in permanent Montreal
Blocked Mark when the radio odded. The draft now session with the duly among Hamburg-
Arst National others of macting 'decrees and. Brumela "Women's Rights" organisation goes before the
Copenhagen which is dual interpreting the law. was founded in Greece, Greek People's Congress
Zurich The Chairman of this body is, for
Others women have made much proto meet later this month
further
bo
Press towards full trans
on paper at least, to with men.
more powerful than the Chair The constitution
min of the Republic, whore stricted automony
Uha dulles are confined principally various National minorities in to promulgatuig decisions of the Ching but names the National Standing Commities and Con People's Congress ca the supreme gress without the power to voto Kegliative body. It will meet then.
New York, Sept. 9. onto a year.
But despite
the
-apparent Santos "S" coffee futures fos superior power of the Chairman | day closed stondy, " of the Congress Blanding Com-
In 1930, they won the right to vote in municipal elections at the age of 30 and on con- dition that they could read and write.
In 1949, they obtained equal rights with men in munteipal elations, and were allowed to vole at the pro of 21. even they were: Silberales
grante re-
10
CHAIRMAN
NEW YORK COFFEE FUTURES
Oct.
Dec.
MRY
Ryo
Oct.
Deo.
-May
Barley
Oct.
Doo.
May
Mi
Firmered
Oct
Presa
May
The Congress will elect the mittee, it is thought here that In the spot market, 18 moved New York Foreign
Chairman of the Requblic, now Mao may be content to be up one ceny to
Their most signinggit victory post: expected to be plied by Chalmers of the Republic while pourd Closing In the battle for civle rishia Moo | Tatung. Its executive wielding real power as Chair, futures were: caire In 1952 when they were body will be the State Counell, man of the Centrals
corrisponding on the protht of the Compounder Party who
„But women sili do not union Government Administrativo structure for position in Yuno, Giya of rights, or
oundll, with the Prime Mini offerti
bricos for
Exchange
General markets, cif basi
AMSTERDAM
· ឥឥឥឥន
2034
10.13
In the United States, the aver- age price of 15/16 middling cotion at 10 designated spot markets was 34.18 conts a pound. Sales at these centres totalled 47,644 bales.-United Press,"",
Swedes Express Satisfaction
Washington, Sept. 9. Swedish officinis here ex- pressed satisfaction today as President Elsenhower's action in The market was steady. Prices turning down a recommendation plored today in guilders Der of the United States Tarlt
kilogram, CIF, Oct, as follows: ..
No. 1 rubber
No. 2 rubber
No. 1 crepe
No. 3 rubber
201 buyers Commission to increase the duty
2.00 puyarn on *130 buyers
Blandated
Ther
KHAN 7.28_Buyers Embassy in A
**United" Prep,
glass that the
out
In a nota to the Com
October
esid the main
merce Depa
the domestic
NEW YORK SILK dustry camo fresh machine
FUTURES
Now York, Sept.: 9,..
made glass, and not from hand- blown glass imports
Conserniently they endd, Wisen-
Silk futures today closed 2 hower in dismissing the applies- cents higher with sales of four, tion stave, the contracte.
Closing pricey were:
100
October!
December
2071
March
August
-United Press,
Sweden,
the some reasona as. Bal They said exports of, Swed Lager 4.au | hand-blown glass, to the United 460 Sigles averaged over $1,000,000 NING (4513 Fyearly,United Prom.
Utilted Press. ·
Exchange Rates NEW YORK COCOA
PRICES
CHARTERED BANK DIVIDEND
transits hond”