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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1946.

Call For Return To

U.S. Car Production New High

Detroit. Apr. 23.

Reports Ward's Automotive todny estimated this week's pro- duction of passenger

automo biles and trucka in the United States and Canada at 57,665 units, the highest single week's output thus far in the car in dustry's post-war operations.

Private Trade

WASHINGTON, APRIL 23.

BRIDGE NOTES

"Thin type of hand always THE UNITED STATES HAS INFORMED GOVERNMENTS

brings us to grief," writes a Can- WHICH HAVE PURCHASING MISSIONS IN THIS necticut reader. "Even if woj COUNTRY THAT IT HOPES THEY WILL SHUT land in the right contract, it's by THEM DOWN AND THAT TRADE WILL DE RESTOR-guesswork rather than skill.

North, Dealer ED TO PRIVATE CHANNELS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

Both sides vulnerable. SURPLUS PURCHASES OF FOOD AND GOVERNMENT

U.S. Foreign

Loans

Washington, Apr. 21.

B. 9 € 2

H, 10 6 5

8. I 10 7 D H. AQ4 D. Ď

D. A 390 W 0.8 5

Pago 7

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

9.9. YUENSANG S.S. TAKSANG

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

16.Pedder Street

Tel. 30311.

General Managera.

INDO-CHINA S.N. CO., LTD.

SAILINGS

Singapore, Penang, Calcutta 20th April .to Swatow 25th April

ARRIVALS

9.9. KUTSANG (Operator P. & 0.) from Bombay (vin Singapore) 20th April from Shanghai 2nd May

8. AB 4

S.S. ESANG

IN

9.S. KWAISANG

B. QJ B

E. 1 6 D

ED. KQ84 0.7 43

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S.S. YUENSANG

5.S. TAKSANG

IN PORT

Kowloon Dock

.Buoy B. 2 Buoy B.5

All the above subject to alteration without notice.

All intending Passengers are requested to register their names an far as possible, in advance of the, time at which they wish to leave.

D. 10 7 0

CQ 10 0

The hidding:

of

North

East

South"

Weat

Pass

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Pars

PASS

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Pazs

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Pass

Agents:

THE GLEN LINE LTD.

Duo from United Kingdom 2nd week May M.V. GLENOGLE M.V. GLENAPP

...about 10th May Loading for U.K, & North Continental Ports.

PROPERTY ARE EXCEPTED. THE ADMINISTRATION IS OPPOSED TO PLANS FOR TURNING TEMPORARY WAR-TIME PURCHASING AGENCIES INTO PER- MANENT INSTITUTIONS. The Export and Import Bank | half-yearly report states: "Ex- porters generally fear that the The previous high was last activities of missions may lead permanent establish- week's 49,125 vehicles. In the to their comparable week of 1941, whichment as the regular or principal of car channels through which coun- was the Inst full year

factories astries will carry out their future manufacturing,

The trade with the United States. sembled 99,945 unila. highest week's production of Many purchasing missions de- It was learned yesterday that

134,682 care and signed to meet the exigencies of the Export-Import Bank 1941 was

would Washington is being pushed to ic trucks assembled in the period war-time procurement

need to continue operations dur-let the general investing public 30

participate in fts loan to foreign Pass ending June 14.

Ward's commented that "the ing the transitional period.

of strikes in These should be subject to condi nations.

At the moment the bank is

"West led a diamond, and the moting wave component producing plants and tions.

pressure from enemy took the first five tricks Export and Import Bank offi- under strong shortages of basic materials are holding schedules to less than cials say that six months should other government agencies to with great gusto. As you'll not half the industry's present cn-be An adequate transitional open its $200,000,000 loan to we had game in spades, heprts, or The effects of the period. The report also states: tho Netherlands Government clubs-but not no-trump. But it pacity." prevailing coul strike. are also in making reconstruction loans for wider participation by pri- all scomed quite logical to us seen.-Associated Press.

to liberaled and war-devastated vate banks, trust funds and in- then, and we still don't see how wo could have avoided the danger countrica the Export and Import dividual corporations. This woa Bank has been guided by a de-reported by government officials of a setup sult being run against sire to restore foreign trade to not connected with the bank whe "South pointed out that I might|

a singleton private channels as quickly an said the movement sprang from very well have held

Council | heart and three diamonds to the the National Advisory on international monetary and Ace-Queen. In that event no- Gavernments' Right

financial problems so-called trump would be the right spot for my point N.A.Gheaded by Secretary the hand. And, from Quick shipment of pressed bales

American officials realise that of the Treasury Fred Vinson. of view, South's spade and dia- of one thousand assorted garent gain by contract following last other Governments have per-

Some officials otel that the mond holdings might have been again no- Friday's Announcement of tom feet right to determine their toption of auch general policy exchanged, and then

for com-

the right con- in government programme

bating famine in Europe and Asia. Wn purchasing methods. They might permit private sharing in trump would be

"Our trouble is that we some- May Rye was quoted at $2.58-578 wonder if those Governments the $1,000,000,000 loan asked

that the by Russia.

Limes get to a suit contract and per bushel, setting a new all-time accept the corollary

United States has a perfect Holland has a good credit

sometimes to a no-trump contract high

Prices in the Chicace Grain Ex-right to determine her selling record and the rapid improve-on hands of this sort. But even 3.S. "TSINAN" éhange closed as follows:

HALF A MILLION MEN'S SECOND-HAND JACKETS and TROUSERS Suitable for Hongkong trade at FOUR SHILLINGS each.

Thousands shipped to Middle

East

ments.

Establish confirmed credits payment of any quantity on English Bank.

an

M. Newman, (Contractors)

Ltd.

Heap Street, Manchester 7. England.

Cable Address: Harbinger,

KOWLOON AUCTION

HOUSE

(Auctioneers, etc.)

No. 504, Nathan Rd. (1st El.). Kowloon.

Tel. 50125.

[

Chicago Grains

Chicage, Apr. 22. Another jump in the five-cent limited permitted in one session was recorded by May Rye in ita second consecutive day of a five-

the

possible".

115.

tract.

Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.

Managing Agents

AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE.

BUTTERFIELD &

AGENTS:

SWIRE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI

Wheat:July $1,83 per hushel / policies and credit programme? ment since the war of many of when the contract is correct, it's S.S. "FOOCHOW" (No passengers)

The problem, if not carefully her bonds are potentially accept September $183, December

handled, is likely to arouse anger able to private layers, N.A.C. $1.83, May (1947) $1.835.

contend-Associated Rye-May $2.58, July $148, on both sides of the Atlantic members September $0.43'2, December and complaints of outside presPress.

sure on domestic policies,

$1.48 May $1.21, July London reports that the Bri-

September $121,

Dats:-May $0.83, July $0.82, September $0.80%-4 December $0.80′* -, -—-—--Associated Press.

TREASURY POSITION

Washington, Apr. 22. The position of the TreasuXYun

SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS April 18 compared with the cor-

Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Btment, French Bank Bldg., A.E.E. de Sousa,.Auctioneer. Telephone 31867.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned has received Instructions from the Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction, commencing at 10.30

A.M..

on WEDNESDAY, the 24th April, 1946,

at the premises of CHINA PROVIDENT GODOWNS 39 AND 40,

KENNEDY TOWN,

65 Lots Of Miscellaneous Goods,

comprising:

Newsprint,

Chiese Lettor Paper,

Printed Forms,

Chinese Inkpots,

Shipping Tags,

Mosquito Destroyer,

Stencil Boards,

Duplicating Outfits,

Glassware and Chinaware,

Empty Drums,

Kapok.

Rubber Shoes,

Etc., Etc.. Etc.

The above, Premises will bo

open to inspection on 22nd and

23rd April, 1946, between

responding date a year ago was as follows:

(This year)

Total debt-

(last year)

$274,351,921,000 $235,485,504,000

Gold Asset

$ 20,250,844,000* $ 20,395,800,000 -Associated Press.

Battle-In Detroit

Detroit, Apr. 23..

N.Y. STOCK MARKETS

more by luck than brains. Isn't there a safer way to make this S.S. "NINGHAI"

sort of decision?"

There is. North's second bid should be ons spade rather than three clubs. There if South bis 8.3. one no-trump. he promises at least a semi-stopper in diamonds. Actually, South should bid two clubs over one spade-hinting, by 15 avoiding no-trump that ho weak in the unbid North bids three heartsindicat-

Yesterday you

were Merwin

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A J.10 3 2

H K Q5

DQ 10 2

C J.4

SAILING TO BANGKOK

Noon 20th April 4 p. 30th April

4 p.m. 20th April

8.00 a.. 28th April

No passengers-thereafter fortnightly salings

BAILING TO CANTON “FATSHAN"

Subjcal to alteration without notico,

For Freight and Saloon Passages all lines, please apply to:-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Connaught Road, Central, Telephone 30331 (Privato exchange).

For Pasanges other than Saloon to Coast Ports and Singapore,

please apply to:

Messrs. NAM TAI

127, Des Voeux Road, Central: Telephone 20116.

please apply to:-

THE CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE

Telophone 81116.

tish Government favours centra- Barley: May $1.20 July liked bulk-buying for many pro- $1.285, September $1.26, Decem-ducts have created an unfavour- ber $1,264

able reaction. It is argued that the purpose and spirit of the

New York, Apr. 22. British loan agreement was to Fractional advances predominat- enable Britain to return to nored in the New York stock marketing, by bidding three suits, ex- were:-- treme shortness in the fourth suit. mal privato mothods. -

today. Closing prices

Adams Express $23 Alaska From there on, South's--bidding Juneau $9, American Can $98, might lead to any suit game con- American Smelting American tract but it would not lead to Telephone $104, American Tobacco campo in no-trump unless he had o $94%, American Waterworks $26%, sure stopper in diamonds.

Aviation Anaconda Copper $47%, Corporation $12, Baldwin $314,

Bendix Aviation Maier's partner and, with neither For Freight and Passages other than Sakon by S.8. "FATSHAN” Barnedall 350%, Bethlehem Stoel $106,aldo vulnerable, you held: $66% Boeing $284, Borden Co. The biggest and probably one Canadian Pacille $20%, J.I. Case of the bitterest battles in auto-$47, Chrysler $133, Colgate — mobile manufacturing history is Commercial Solvents Corn Pro- beginning to take shape as the duets Dalectric Light & Eastman Ko- Chevrolet division of the Gene-1dak ral Motors Corporation and the

General Electric $47,

The bidding: Goodrich Ford Motor Company prepare 382, Goodyear $70,

General Motors $74%,

Homestake Schenken to battle for leadership in the

Mining

Pass. $284, International Har- low-priced field.

vester $95, International Paper. The fight is expected to get $1, International Te&Tel.

Pass (7) under way in earnest when all $25 Johns Manvile $102, Ken- obstacles are eliminated and

Montgomery necott Copper

ANSWER: Bid two spades. output is resunied.

Ward

National Distillers $92**, Chevrolet gets the lion's share $70k, National Lead $38%, New Partner'a reopening bid shows a of approximately $600,000,000 York Central HR $274, Packard strong hand with good chances that General Motors has get Motors

$10. Pennsylvanin

rebid. With a slightly stronger. diamond holding, you would pre- "FENGTIEN" Ford has an estimated 320,000, $42, Radio Cor $16, Itent Silk fer the rehid of two no-trump: as $31, Repubile Steel 333%, Reynolds

it in, your better course "In addition to their standard Tobacco $44% Schenley $77, Scars show that your spades are rebid.

Roebuck $45, Shell Oil $30, dable. models, both have Announced Westinghouse $34, Youngstown Score 100 per cent plans for production, perhaps in Sheet & Tulfe $71%-Associated spades. 60 per cent for 1947, of new low-priced, light-Press.

trump, 30 per cent weight cars, No details have

cluba, 20 per cent for pass,

Question

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers,

Pedder Building, Telephone Ne, 20224.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received instructions from The Custodian

Power

2D

You 18 Pass Pasa Pass

Jacoby. Maler

2C 211

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

From

Steamer

of Property to call by Public aside for post-war expansion; ways $214. Pan-American Air- for game so you must find some] ""KUTSANG"

Auction on

Friday, the 26th. April, 1946 commencing at 10.30 am.

at the Premises of

The Kung On Godown,

The Praya, West Point

000.

J

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

been disclosed. It

har

been

suggested in severn! industry

circles that the new units muy

14 LOTS OF

comprising:-

Account Books, Stationery,

Straw Matting, Broken Furniture,

Cow Hide, Oil Residues,

Cotton Rags

and

Old Iron Hoopa

Etc., Etc.

FACTORIES SAVING

Detroit, Apr. 29.

RR

ts to

Dal

Bombay & Singapore United Kingdom via Singapore

end Apr end Apri

for two BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

two no

for three

SAILINGS FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

be just what Ford and Chey- Apprehensive of a possible Today you hold the same hand, EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

rolet will need to carry their steel famine, the automobile in- but the bidding is different: battle for leadership into the dustry, which has been operat-Schenken foreign as well as the domesticing for monthe under restrict market. Associated Press.

ed supplies is wasting none of ita available stock.

N. Y. COTTON

Now York, Apr. 22.

The Dodgo division of Chry- sler: Corporation reports con- Liquidation and hedgtig increas-servation in its pressed steel ed materially near the close of the department is saving 300 tone cotton futures market today, send- of steel weekly and not a pound

The above Premises will being prices down $0.56 to $1.45 als wasted. 10.00 a.m. and Noon. and open to inspection on 24th, and bale at the end of the session,

Other units of the industry between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. | 26th. April, 1946, between 10.00 The expected unfavourable dove-

can be The Auction is subject to them. and Noon and between lopments at Washington in con are making similar use of every Conditions of Sale published in 2.00 p.m. and 4 p.m.

nection with the Senate action on plece of metal that

utilized. the Price. Control Bill was

among the 9 March, 1940, issue of

The Auction is subject to the the fastors making for the In-

The steel shortage continues the Gazette.

to limit production in all car Conditions of Sale published increasing selline, brokers said. the 9th. March, 1946, issue of $27.70/82, October $27.83, Decem-Press.

May $27.66 cents per pound, July making companies--Agacinted the Gazetto.

ber $27.82, Match $27.82/80, May: $27.81, Middling Spot Associated Press.

A. E. B. de SOUSA,

Auctioneer. Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1946.--

LAMMERT BROS...

Auctioneers.

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

S.S. "BENVORLICH" expected to arrive from U.K.,

via Straits Mid May.

For particulars apply to

W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd., Agents.

Telephone: 34165,

$28.26.-

RETAIL PRICES

N. Y. EXCHANGES

You

Pass

1$

Pass

Jacoby 'Maler Pass 3D, 2D

35 77) Pass What do you bid? (Answer: Tomorrow).

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

Arrivals

Yesterday--S.S, Sim Dauntless from Milke, U.S.S. Currlor. 9.9, Marddu from Australia and 3.3, William Sprule from Shanghai.

Scheduled Arrivals Today:-U.S. L.S.T.. 494, 522, 641, 010 & 055, Ü.9.8. Obstructor, HM.S, Whimbrol from Pratan, S.S. Crista and S.9. Edna from Sinum-

Tomorrow:

ow:-U.S.S. Ashtabula,

pore.

New York, Avr. 22. Foreign Exchange Market clos ing rates Washington, Apr. 23. T.T, on Montreal $90.81%, Lon- The Ofice of Price Adminle- 1 don mutilated, Paris $0.84%, IL.M.9. Comet from Hainan, R.F.A. tration announced today that Buenos Aires $24.46, de Wave Covernor from Singapore, and retail prices for the new Pack-Janeiro $8.25, Mexico $20.06.19.8; Helikan from Saigon. ard automobiles will range from Associated Press,

$171 to $307, higher than 1042

prices. The new prices apply NEW ORLEANS COTTON

to cars, built by the Packard Company prior to tho recent wage increase, OPA said. Off cials sold this means there may bo a further increase Intor Ansociated. Frena...

8.9. Waside Park from Jalgon,

Departures

Yesterday:-H.MAS. Murchl New Orleans, Apr. 22. son: for Moratai, L.GJ.” (L) . 172 $0.75 a bale lower....

Cation futuron, closed 0.5 to for Canton and L.8.1.3011 for

Singapore 2

May $27.63b-cente por pound July #27.70, October $27.76/70 27 | Decembar,-Associated Press..

Scheduled Departures Today—HMS,, Whimbrel for

Pratian.

Steamer

"EMPIRE JOY"

Steamer

* "KAIPAKI"

Loading for

Sydney

From

Australian Perts For full particulars' apply to MÁCKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Telephone Nos. 27721-4

Ready

early Ma

Dur

3rd May

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SAILING TO U.K.

"LYCAON" sails for Port Said, 'Liverpool via

Straits and week of May. -Accepts cargo for European Continental ports other than Mediterrancari ports.

-VESSEL DUE

"LYCAON" from UK. vin Straits at the 1st week of May.

For Passage and Freight Particulars apply to:-.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS

T

Telephone: 30238.