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A GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held on Monday, 29th April, 1946, at 2.80 p.m. in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce, Room 30, Hong Kong. & Shanghai Bank Building, to nominate a Member of the Chamber for appointment to the Legislative Council.

Notice in writing of the Names of Candidates and their Proposers and Seconders to be lodged with the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at lensl 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meeting.

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U.S. Proposal For

Tariff Abolition

WASHINGTON, APRIL 26.

A PROPOSAL THAT ALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES JUNK THEIR TARIFFS IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE CONTINENT, HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES BYRNES, TO PRESENT TO THE PARIS FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING.

THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WOULD BE SPREAD

OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.

BRIDGE NOTES

South played today's hand in "wide open" style, but it was a ense in which desperate measures were required:

South, Dealer East-West vulnerable

8. AQ 7 4 3

H. 10 8

D. 8 5 4

C. 7 5 4

8. K 10 6

B. J 9 8

Hy. J 9 4

N

B. Q 7 0 3

DJ 10 0 3 W 0. K 10

E D. 7 2

S

0. Q 9 0 3

9. 52

B. AKD 2

D. AK 6

C. AJ 8 2

North

The bidding:

West

Paas

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Pass

3NT

Pass

the Quarter ending 30th June, 1946, are now due at the rate sauth

An 171 of $46. per line with

if n hand ZNT nchkitional $4.50 transmitter telephone is fitted. Pass Other services are charged at an increase of 50 per cent on the pre-war rates.

club

Officinis here said the pro- posal is part of the overall plan which Byrnes took to Paris for yesterdays opening of the can- ference which a designed to break the deadlock over the European peace settlements.

Howover the plan has caused a split among Byrnes' advisers. The heart of the proposal in that a United Nations regional aflice be opened at Geneva, to in- clude & European economic council, functioning under the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Filibuster

Washington, Apr. 26. Sonator Bilbo, Democrat of Mississippi, took the floor yesterday against the British loan proposal and served no- fied that it may take him un til next week to discuss # thoroughly.

Seunter Bilho in the past haa filibustered against meus- sure he disliked. He started talking this time after Sena- for Taft, Republican of Ohio, expressed his opposition to the British loan. Senator Taft proposed an outright gift of $1,260,000,000 instead of the- $3,750,000,000 orodit proposed.

Assoolated Press,

Firm Stand

By Lewis

L

coal

the line

Pennsylvania, Apr. 20. John L. Lewis, president of the American Federation of Labourers United mine workers, told the The task of the Geneva Coun- opening session of the Anthracite Coal Workers' and Bituminous cil would be to tackle European Convention yesterday that 100,000 economic problems on the constriking bituminous workers will tinent on a wide basis inatend continue to strike until their con- of according to national politi-tract demands have been met. cal boundaries or geography of! may be a week, a month or river, valley and port locations. even six weeks, but operations in Informed sources report that the bituminous industry will con- Byrnes is convinced that the tinue to be stopped," Lewis told European problems must be the convention.

Lewis blamed the United States a entinent-wide Steel Corporation for the East considered en Pass basis to prevent the formation deadlock. He said that "this huge L'ass of spheres of influence which has corporation is holding

given Russia complete domina against the UMW and any agree- West led the Queen of dia- tion of Eastern Europe.-Asso-ment on mine safety and human

and South shuddered ciated Press.

welfare. and no ordinary coal monds, when he saw the dummy. Ho

Russian Loan

producers dares to defy it to settle could see two heart tricks, two

the strike.' Washington, Apr, 26. diamonds and about one

The corporation spokesman re- trick. Four spade

Russia will be asked to make

frained from comment. Steel in- have re- needed to produce the game, for major revisiona in her secret

dustry representatives agreements with

ported that the dwindling coal the other sults could obviously economie

nutions, if supplies are threatening a com- produce little but the high cards.

requested pleta shutdown of many indus- How was be to get four tricks

from the trial plants-Associated Press. out of so ragged suit? To be gin with, he had to hope that the Kine was in the West hand, so that finesse would succeed. Then, in addition, he had to hope that each opponent had three officials who are preparing

And even if conditions for the possible arrival spades.

Sovict Financial Mie- were ideal, he still had to play a

sion on the suit correctly.

or about May 16 to The important point in the play begin negotiations for the loan. This is to inform my many

of the spade suit was to play a Russia's acceptance of the invitation is clients that having returned to low spade from each hand, allow-latest, American

to win the the Colony, 1 have this daying the opponents

ancertain because of the United trisk. South did that, and won assumed charge of the firm of

dikmend return. Then he led States, notice to Moscow that LAMMERT BROTHERS --

his remaining spade, took n deep general eroilomic conditions in Pedder Building,

finessed the spade Eastern Europe should be in- eluded in the loan talks.-Asso- einted Press

this Company have been lost, Until repairs to our Addresso- shareholders are requested to graph are completed, we are assist in the compilation of a unable to send out bills and new Share Register by furnish-subscribers are requested to pay ing the following information:

4th floor. Exchange Building.

Name. address. occupation. and fall particulars of shares held.

Forms for the above purpose may be had on application ju the Company.

P. E. d'Almada Remedios

Secretary.

THE VIBRO PILING

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLDING

P. & O, B.I. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING.

Messrs. Goddard & Dougla will attend at ro'a.m. on Monday and Thursdays within the free storage period to survey danged cargo, and consignees are request ed to have their representative present.

-MACKINNON, MACKENZI

Agents:-

& CO..

P. & O. S. N. Co.

B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd.

E. & A. S. S. Co., Ltd.

tricks wero

Eastern European the Comparty's Oflice,

HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.

NOTICE

1. E. LAMMERT. Hong Kong, April 25, 1946.

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224.

SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS

Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg., A.E.E. de Sousa, Auctioneer,

Telephone 31867.

KOWLOON AUCTION

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Kowloon.

Tel. 56125,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S. S. "HAI YANG"

Sailing for SWATOW 4th May. From Company's Wharf.

Subject to alteration without Notice:

For Particulars of Freight & Passage. Please apply to:---

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers.

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Tel. 23755.

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

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BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

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

vin Straits Mid May.

For particulars apply to

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

Telephone: 34165.

it failed, he would never get If it to dummy again and would be set four tricks. But the spade Queen held the trick, and the spade Ace cleared the sul South the

therefore made

his three no-trump contract. Note, however, that if South had tried to win the first apade trick he would have lost the contract. The finesse would have succeeded, but South would have been unable to get to duminy, after establish- ing the spade sult.

Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and. with neither side vulnerable, you held:

S 8

HAJ 63 D K 984

C 9632

Jacoby

The bidding. Schenken

Maior 20

she is to get the $1,000,000,000 Jean United States

by

This strategy IA disclosed American Government

Unfrozen

Washington, Apr. 20.

The US Treasury cater day announced the unfreezing of the asscts of Czechoslo vakia, and Luxembourg in the United States.

Those countries had report- ed, said the Treasury, that they are liberalizing restric- tions on transfero of funds to the United States Associat- ed Press.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

of

N.Y. STOCK MARKET

New York, Apr. 25. Prices continued to stumble in today's market in the New Yorki Stock Exchange although excep- tions were plentiful and late sup- port cut early losses which ran to four or more points.

Adams Express $224, Alaska Juneau 58, American Can $96, American Waterworks $25 Anacorda Copper

$46

Borden Co. $52, Commercial Solvents $24, General Electric $48, General Motors $78, Goodrich $81, Good- year $73, Homestake Mining 330%, International Tel. & Tel. 625,

Kannecott Copper $58,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

S.S. ESANG

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

10 Pedder Street

• Tol. 30311,

General Managers.

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

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

to Shanghai Oth May

9.8, KUTSANG (Operator F. & 0.) from Bombay (vía Singapore) 30th Apri S.S, ESANG

from Shanghai 2nd May

8.9. KWAISANG

IN PORT

.Kowloon Dock

.All the above subject to alteration without notice.

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

Agents;

THE GLEN LINE LTD.

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

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

Alko Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.

Managing Agents

AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS:

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI

S.S, "FOOCHOW" (No passengers)

5.S. "NINGHAP"

BAILING TO BANGKOK

LTD.

p.m. 30th April

4 p.m. lat Moy

No passengers-thereafter fortnightly sailings

S.N. "FATSHAN"

National Lead $374, New York For Central RR $26, Packard Motors

erican

Airways $214,

Pucifte $67 Standard Oil of Calit. $55,, Union Carbide $119, Youngs- towo Sheet & Tubo $70%, Asso- ciated Press.

WESTINGHOUSE LOAN

New York, Apr. 25. The Directors of Westinghouse; Electric have approved an agree ment for a loan of $8,000,000 effective May 1. The loan was arranged through the Chase No- tional Bank, acting for itself, and 54 other banks. Westinghouse workers have been on strike for

100 days.

You 15

Phys 20

Pass {7} ANSWER: Bid three diamonds, It's unlikely that your side can make a game, but your bid may

· Arrivals

The Directors declared a divid, "box" the next player out of the

Yesterday:----U.S. L.S.T.'.. 634, end of 25 cents a share each on auction. It has the further value 018 and 668, U.S.S. Norris, U.S.S. common and preferred stocks pay- of indicating to your partner the Ashtabula, H.M.S.

on May 20 to holders out Hart with ablo availability of a sound suit for a M.F.V. 1071 from Thursday Is record as from May 7, Similar: sacrifico if need should arise.

Score 100 per cent for three 604, 5.9. Foochow from

land, U.S. L.S.T:9 619, 660 and

Singa Previous quarters. Associated diamonds, 50 per cart for pass,

Pross pore, U.S.S. Parks, U.S.S. Taren- 30 per cent for two hearts.

L.C.I. tum from Singapore and (L) 172 from Cantor

Question

Today you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues: Schenken Jacoby You Maler

Pass

15 Pass 2D

Pras 3D⚫

PAS3 What do

Tomorrow).

49

2C 39

(2) you bid? (Answer

20TH. CENTURY

SUBSIDIARY SALE

Now York, Apr. 20.

Scheduled Arrivals Tomorrow: H.M.S. Barfcur from Shanghai and H.M.S. Whil- brel from Protas.

Departures

SAILING TO CANTON

8.00a.m. 28th April

Subject to alteration without notico.

For Freight and Saloon Passages all linos, please apply taş- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Connaught Road, Central, Telophone 30331 (Private exchanao).

For Passages other than Saloon to Coast Ports and Singapore,

please apply to:-

Messrs. NAM TAI

127, Des Voeux Road, Central: Telephone 20116,

;

Freight and Passages other than Saloon by S.S. “FATSHAN”

please apply to

THE CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE

Telephone 81110.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

Steamer

KUTSANG"

From

Bombay & Singapore

Da

end April

"FENGTIEN" United Kingdom via Singapore - Early May

payments have been made during BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CANADIAN LOAN

FOR FRANCE

SAILINGS FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

,LTD.

Ready

Andrel Phillp Finance EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., !

M. Philip stated that the work Lot M. Leon Blum's mission to the United States was progressing satisfactorily, but that it would be some weeks before its resoults were known-Router.

at

Steamer

"EMPIRE JOY"

Steamer

"KAIPÁKI"

For

Sydney

From

Australian Posta

Paris, Apr. 20. M. Minister, announced in the French Assembly today that Canada had Yesterday:

Veryan granted a loan of $240,000,000 at H.M.S. Bay and H.M.9. Whitesand Bay three per cent.

The loan is to be spent on pur- for Sydney, R.F.A.. Wave Ent- peror for Singapore, M.F.A. Salt chases in Canada. Flat for Kure and U.S.S. Norris and U.S.S. Raby for Shanghal.

Scheduled Departures Today:-LS.T.'s 8, 9, 303, 324 The 20th Century Fox an- und 381 for Subic, S.S. Tonfor nounced today that its theatre for Kipu and Shanghai, U.S.S. subsidiary, the National Theatres Kaskaskia for Bakroin and 3.3. Corporation,

conducted Tainan for Swatow and Shanghul, arrangements for private sale for $20,000,000 of the principa}| amount of its debt obligations to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., tho Bank of America and iho Chase National Bank.

The obligation bears an average inforest cost of about 2.82 cont.

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BETHLEHEM STÉEL

WARNERS STOCK

Now York, Apr. 25. Warner Brothers proveses to Increase the common stock from New York, Apr. 20. 7,500,000 shares to 10,000,000 Bethlehem Steel Corporation shares. today reported its first quarter The Company also proposes to income at $4,804,000, equal to increase the dividend rate by do por $1.07 per common share, compared claring a quarterly dividend pay- with $2.00 per share in the first able in October of 37-1/2 cents a Approximately $7,800,000 of quarter of 1945 and $0.20 per share on common stock after the the proceeds will be used to purahare in the Bnal quarter of 1945. split up. chase from the present holders a The directors declared the usual Hko amount of mortgage bonda dividend of $1.50 on the common Associated Press.

stock, payablo May 1,

NEW LEVER FIRM

In the first quarter of 1940, ordinary coals were increased as a respit of strikes which reduced income for that vorled.-—--Associat-

d Press.

Warner Brothers voted a regu lar quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share payable on July 8-As- sociated Press,

N. Y. COTTON ·

New York, Apr. 28. Cotton futures, prices rallied briskly today on a flurry of mill and New Orleans buying follow- Ing early declines.

London, Apr. 26. Lover Brothers Limited and Unilever Limited, one of the world's largest manufacturers of

N. Y. EXCHANGES Hoap products, announced yester. day the organisation of a new

Now York, Apr. 25. firm called Unilover Export Limit Foreign Exchange Marketp ad. The £240,000,000 paront can. T. on Montreal 96.871, Lon- carn now operates piante in the don 4.03, Táris $0.84, Buenos United States stub many other) Alrei $2440, Rio de Janeiro 35.25; sountriesociated Press Mexico 120.05.--Associated Press, 128.60.--Associated Press.

May 127.86 bid-cents per pound, July $27.92, October 27.04, Decemillor $27.04, March 128.00, Kay $27,97, Middling Spot.

early May

Due

3rd May

For full particulars apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4

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