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CAR CEILINGS

RAISED

Washington, May 26, The Office of Price Adminis- tration today raised retail prico ceilings for 16 makes of new automobiles tu off-act the higher costs of steel, other material and parts,

The OPA and the increases range from eight per cent above tho presont ceilings.

The increases apply to cars built by Chrysler, Ford, Gon- oral Motors, Hudson, Nash, Packard and Studebaker.

reason

The OPA, which hinted at possible Further price increases FOR SALE

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'BECHE-DE-MER high

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for sale to best offers per b

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F.O.. Fiji Ports. Offers will be suitable for Hongkong trade

at FOUR SHILLINGS cach.

accepted for one ton or more. Cable or write by Air Mail to V. Bagar, Box 92, Lantoka, Fiji.

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PREMISES WANTED

Thousands shipped to Middle

East.

Quick shipment of pressed bales of one thousand assorted garments.

Establish confirmed credits in payment of any quantity on an English Bank,

M. Nowman, (Contractors)

Ltd.

Heap Street, Manchester 7. England. Cable Address: Harbinger.

S.S. "EMPIRE GUNFLEET"

that

Consignees are advised final Survey of damaged pack- will be heli in the ges Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd s premises at 9.00 o,m. 011 Tuesday and Wednesday, 28th and 29th May.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents.

ENGLISH girl desires accomayo- lation in Kowloon, reasonably close to the "Star" Ferry. Would like to share flat or home with English family. Write Box No. BURNS, PHILIP & CO., LTD. 89, "China Maj."

NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU

TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU

FREIGHT TARIFF

Effective from 15th June, 1946, all surcharges will be eliminated and the equivalent of the surcharges incorporated in revised basic rates of freight.

A new tariff is in course of preparation' and shippers are requested to obtain information on freight rates from their shipping companies,

P. M, COTTON

Secretary

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS Secretaric

TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT

BUREAU

HONG KONG, 23rd May, 1946.

NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

SAILINGS TO U.K.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1946.

N. China Trade Hit By Tie-Up

Pago 7

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

10 Pedder Street

Tel. 80311.

General Managers.

INDO-CHINA S. Ñ. ĈO., LTD.

TIENTSIN, MÁY 26. VIRTUALLY, NO RAW WOOL HAS REACHED TIENTSIN) SINCE THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, BECAUSE- OF CONTINUED DISRUPTION OF RAIL COMMUNICA- TIONS WITH PRODUCING AREAS SUCH AS SHAN- TUNG PROVINCE, INNER MONGOLIA AND WEST CHINA, WRITES THE U.S. OFFICIAL "FOREIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY," REVIEWING TRADE CON-9.9. TAKSANG DITIONS NORTH CHINA FOR MARCH.

THE SMALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY ARRIVE IN 1946

9.8. KWAISANG S.S. FOOSHING

ARE EXPECTED TO DO NO MORE THAN MEET MINI~ | 5.8. TAKSANG MUM LOCAL REQUIREMENTS; NO WOOL EXPORTS $.9. WINGSANG MAY BE EXPECTED FOR SOME TIME TO COME. IN 5.S. HINSANG 1936 TIENTSIN EXPORTED 25,000,000 POUNDS OF

5.8. SAMDART RAW WOOL TO THE U.S.A. Moreover no export surplus of cotton, even the rough staple variety known as Hai Ho which la used for mixing with wool, can be expected for two or three seasons. Collections about half a million piouls, or a 1945-46 crop are estimated at quarter of the requirements of local milla.

BRIDGE

NOTES

ARRIVALS

SAILINGS

from Singapore 31st May

to Singapore & Penang 6th June ...to Shanghai 6th Juno to Sandakan 16th Juno

IN PORT

..Bupy A.13 .Kowloon Dock ..Buoy, B.3 ..Cosmopolitan Dock

All the above subject to alteration without notice.

S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS

"Some time ago," recalls 1rom the| Philadelphia reader, “you discuss-

the hand the I'm worried about. All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as ed a bidding problem similt th

But, as I remember it, there was a four-card pads sult in the hard you discussed. What would you do with this hand

South, Dealer North-South vulnerable

8. K.8 9 H. 0

The bristle trade was Iess seriously interfered with by the Japanese than many others and some 10,000 to 15,000 cases arc for export. reported available Some of these however, are poorly dressed and a fair share of the stocks are held by people unfamiliar with the trade. In 6. 05 view of a number of factors X J8664) some exporters are unwilling to D.16 offer cargo.

D. KQ 082

C. 10 G

N

W

0.8 & 2

S

8. Q 1042

Q10 ED 8 7 6 U. 4-3

B. AJ 10

# 7 3

Dark Outlook There are considerable quan- tities of raw furs available for! export in Tientsin, including Japanese mink, but no export- able stocks of raw goatskins: the Japanese export embargo South and monopoly virtually destroy- 10 ed this trade.

D. A 10 4 CAKQJ9

The bidding:

2NT

Pasa

far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave.

Agents:

THE GLEN LINE LTD.

m.v. GLENOGLE

..Du from United Kingdom 27th May

8.3. EMPIRE PARK Due from United Kingdom about 27th May

Managing Agents

AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

M.V. KAFIRISTAN From Melbourne, Sydney, Torokina,

Discharging Kowloon Wharves 3N Loads for Sydney, Melbourne early June. also Brisbane if sufficient inducement.

Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.

West North

East

Раяз

ID 3NT

-Pass

✓

Puss 8.3. HASTINGS PARK

from VANCOUVER due 20th May

BUTTERFIELD

AGENTS:

SWIRE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Pass Pass The carpet and rug industry: is facing difficulties from dis- defenders rattled off the first six "West opened a heart, and the perant of Inbour, lack

of tricks. As you can note, we had material and wear and tear of ve clubs ice-cold. But if North plant. There are considerably had held the King of hearts In- less than 100,000 square feet of stead of spades, we might have standard 90-line carpets and been better off at three no-trump less than 250,000 feet'of hooked4 than at five clubs. Anyway, we rugs available for export.

never know how to bid this type of hand correctly. What ought! we do?"

We're going to recommend an unusual bid, used by all experts but not known to the general S.S. TSINAN" bridge public. South's second bid should be one spade-even though he has only a three-card apade

To the extent that Tientsin's ability to buy foreign goods de- pends on its ability to ship its own goods abroad, the outlook for resumption of commercial import trade on an important basis, concludes the review, is likewise dark.-Reuter.

U.S. Silver Request

New York, May 25. A group of U.S. manufacturers of allver has formed a committee to urge the government to dal silver from the Treasury becauas supplies are inadequate for manu- facturing,

suit!

Just consider what his alterna- Lives are. If he bids two no- trump, he is just hoping wildly that the combined hands have heart stopper. A good deal of the time, therefore, ho should expect to be set, as our correspondent was. And if South bids three clubs, he just passes the buck to North. North has space and diamonds stopped but has to guess about hearts; and if North had the red suits stopped, he would William G. Thurber, chairman still have to guess about spadek. But South removes the guesses of the committee, estimated that by bidding one spade. Now three supplies in January equalled about suits have been bid, and North 30 per cent of requirements, sup should not bid no-trump without plies available in February were stopper in the fourth suit. about 15 per cent of needs and Morcover, if North docs avoid that in March barely. 10 per cent notrump, South can be sure that of requirements were filled, and the hearts are unstopped. In this said supplies have continued to

case, auch bidding would lead to decline.

a five-club contract, since North's Under American law, silver reluctance to hid no-trump would 71 cents an ounce, but silver tell South exactly what he want bought by the Treasury may noted to know about the heart situa be sold for less than $1.29. During | tion. the war, the Treasury was per-

S.S. "HANYANG"

S.S. "NINGHAI"..

S.S. "FATSHAN”

SAILING FOR SHANGHAI

4 pm. 28th May

p.m. 31st May

SAILING TO SINGAPORE

4 p.m. 28th May

SAILING TO CANTON

9 a.m. 30th May

Subject to alteration without notice.

For Freight and Saloon Pasenges all linos, please apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Connaught Road, Central, Telo phone 30331 (Privato exchange).

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

Ship

"SAMTYNE"

NAVIGATION COMPANY

From

Karachi & Bombay Port Okha & Bombay

mitted to sell silver for 72.11 Yesterday you were Oswald "TAIPO SHAN" cents an ounce as an emergency Jacoby's partner and. vulnerable "HICKORY MOUNT"

against non-vulnerable opponents, you held:

measure.

Thurber estimates the Govern-- ment has about 226,000,000 ounces

"BENVORLICH" sails for London vin Straits-1st Weck June, more silver than required for

FREIGHT ONLY.

VESSELS DUE

"BENVORLICH" from U.K. via Straits-- 2nd June

"BENLEDI"

#

F

"

"

"LOKSANG"

"AMMLA"

2nd half June

1st half June

12th June

#

*

from Melbourne

For further particulars apply to

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

York Building

Tel. 94105.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S..S. "HAI YANG"

Sailing for SWATOW

On 28th May at Noon,

Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

General Managers.

P. & O. Building,, 5th floor, Tel, 23755.

or

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT. 20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel, 24639.

❤

monetary and currency purposes. --Arcociated Press.

U.S. Buying In War Years

S 8 5 3 HAQ 7 3 2 D A 42 C 65

Tho bidding: Schenken. You Majer Jacoby

Pass *INT

19

Pass

2C

U.K.

Duo

In Port June 11th Mid-July

BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD

Sailings to Straits and India

ANSWER: Bid, two hearts. You EASTERN &AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

know that your partner has

not afford to make

Washington, May 20. Civilian agencies of the U.S. Government spent $4,869,000 000 abroad for copper, sugars rubbor, tin and othor commodi- ties between July 1, 1940, and Dec. 21, 1945, the Department hearts, 30 per cent for three

ever more

a good hand since he has made ri Vulnerable overcall, but you can-

Ship since you have no fit for clubs "KAIPAKI”

a jump bid

and are not sure that your part. ner has a fit for hearts,

* "KENILWORTH" Score 100 per cent for two

Ship

"KAIPAKI"

hearts.

19

Pass Pass

INT

Pass

20

2N'T

21

(7) What do you bid? (Answer Tomorrow).

of Commerce reported today.

The Rubber Development

Question Corporation's buying of rubber

Today you hold the same hand, from the Far East may reach and this bidding continues: $150,000,000 during 1946 and Schenken You Maier Jacoby

Pass in 1947 and the Agricultural Department lo still buying Cuban Sugar near its wartime rate, the report said.

Other protrekmme call for Continuing purchases of naveral commodities. The Department

San Francisco, May 24. report said "Although come

Chinese import. firms today_re. Government programme have been cancelled to permit private bristles with the latest quotation ported a brisk Inquiry for hog importers to resume trading, at 32.80 per pound. In the past the cancellation has not been the price paid has gone as high advisable or possible in many as $30.05 ner pound.—Associated casca,”—-ARsociated Press.

DUTCH-BELGIAN AGREEMENTS

Brussels, May 25.

Press.

BRISTLES DEMAND

TUNGSTEN PRICES

San Francisco, May 25. The following are the latest New York tungsten quotations of

Trado and financial agree F.O.D. imports from China: 05 ments between Belgium and the per cent Wolframite, $7.80 per Netherlands were signed here ton. 70 per cent wolframite-$8.40 today by the Belgian Foreign ner ton-Associated Pross. Minister, Paul Jenrl Spnalt,

and the Netherlands Finance Minister, P. Liöftinek.

New York, May 20. Baldwin Locomotive Works The trade agreement rogul- today declared, a ́50-cent divid- ates the system of commercial ond to a common share payable exchanges between, tha.. Nother, on June 29 to holders on record lands andBolglume. Customs on Juno. 18.. The last somi union for one year from Juño: 1 annual dividend phid was. 75 next to May 81, 1947;—Router.: cents.--Associated Press,,

From

Sydney

Sydney

Londing for

Sydney

For full particulara apply to

Due

Discharging

Discharging

Ready

May 27th

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4,

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL VIA STRAITS.

GLENAPP

30th May

ADRASTUS

6th Juno

CLENFINLAS.

15th June

SAILING FOR LIVERPOOL VIA NEI, STRAITS,

PORT SAID & AMSTERDAM, LAOMEDON

GLENFINLAS LAOMEDON

PRIAM

20th June

VESSEL DUE. from U.K, via Straits

do

lato: May'

carly, June

from New York and San Franoloco,

carly June

For Passage and Freight Particulara apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS

Telephone: 80988.)