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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940.

Settlement Of

U.S. Coal Strike

WASHINGTON, MAY 30,

THE GOVERNMENT SETTLED THE SOFT COAL STRIKE TODAY ON TERMS GIVING 400,000 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR UNITED MINE WORKERS $1.85 A DAY PAY INCREASE AND A WELFARE FUND FINANCED BY COAL ROYALTIES AND OTHER CONCESSIONS.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT WAS..MADE BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR KRUG WHO, AS BOSS OF THE GOVERNMENT SEIZED MINES, NEGOTIAT- ED AND SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH JOHN L. LEWIS, MINE UNION CHIEF IN THE PRESENCE OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN,

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS Arrivals

Yesterday-S.S. Arendin Vic fixed tory from San Francisco, 1.M.S. Bermuda from exercises, 11.D.M.L. from trials, U.S.S. Orleck, S.S. Hain Rock and $.S. Hiram.

WE BUY OR SELL wutch. fountainpens, curio, camera, tule

lighters silverware.

and jude. Apply Al-Mong Store, Stanley Street.

scope,

LADIES AND BABIES rejuice and be glad for your old favau rite "EATCO" will soon be back in Hongkong.

HALF A MILLION

MEN'S SECOND-HAND JACKETS and TROUSERS suitable for Hongkong trade at FOUR SHILLINGS cach.

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. Newman, (Contractors)

Ltd.

Hemp Street. Manchester 7.. England.

Cable Address: Harbinger.

GOOD NEWS FOR MOTORISTS

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Charleston, May 30, Chemists have concocted new synthetic oil that "run" even when the temparature goes down to 40 degrees below zero. On the other extreme, this possible answer to that cranky automobile motor on cold morn- inga can withstand heat up to 470 degrees.

Developed in a synthesizing process from natural or other hydro-carbon casus, the manu- facturers say the oil may make seasonal changes of oil in the crankcase a thing of the past. -Associated Press.

Scheduled Arrivals Today-U.S.S. Sprangler from Swatow,

.F.A. Tancred from Kure, B.Y.M.S. 2017 and 2015 from sweeping and S.S. Tuksang from Singapore.

Departures

Yesterday:-S.S.

Ninghai for Singapore. U.S.S. Raby for Tsing tao and H.M.S. Hart with LC.T. 1241 for Takao (Formosa),

Scheduled Departures Today:-S.S. Hiram for Swa- tow and U.S.S. Currier for Shang bai.

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'The nation's industrial dis- putes picture assumed at least temporarily a bright hue.

With the return of the miners the strike idle will be cut to around 170,000 which is the lowest figure since shortly after the surrender of Japa However, the AFL and UMW notified the anthracite operators they would not agree to an ex- tension of the present contract which enda at midnight on Thursday and that a work stop- page of 76,000 hard coal miners would be called,

N.Y. STOCK MARKET

New York, May 29,

A number of strong stocka con- tinued to louch now Jovels while many leaders stumbled insistent proft-taking.

Earnings, split-s

future,

over an

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

16 Pedder Street

Tel. 30311.

General Managers.

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

dividend- and

prospects st!!! buoyed favourite shares. Numerous customers enaked in, howovar, on the idea that the settlement of the coal atrike which Wall Street had expected mamen- 9.S. TAKSANG tarily may have been partly dis S.S. MAUSANG counted by the lengthy up-awing. S.S. WINGSANG

Salen totalled 1,090,000 shares. Dow Jones Averages

70,41 30 Industrial

212.50 S.S. TAKSANG 20 Rails

07:37 S.S. WINGSANG 49.74 8.3. EMPIRE PERLIS

1 Utilities

5.0, AWAISANG

ARRIVALS

SAILINGS

.from Singapore 31st May from Labuan 1st June from Shanghal 2nd June

to Slugapore & Penang 6th June ..to Shanghai 8th June ..to Sandakan 15th June

IN PORT

.....Buoy A.13

.Kowloon Dock

.Kowloon Dock

All the above subject to alteration without notice.

Adams Express 24, Alaska Juneau 9%, American Can 102%, American Smelting 60%, Ameri- S.S. SAMDART cun Telephono 108, American Tobacco 99, American Waters.S. EMPIRE PERLIS 20% Aviation Corporation 11. works 26%, Anaconda Copper I akiwin 4, Barnsdall 30, Bendix Aviation 62%, Bethlehem Steel 110%, Bosing 29%, Borden All Intending Passengers are requested to register their names as Co. 65, Canadian Pacific 19,

J.I. Case 61, Chrysler 137%, Colgate far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave. 54, Commercial Solventa 30%, Corn Products 64, Dupont 219, Eastman Kodak 256, Electric Light & Power 28%, General Elec. trie 40's, General Motors 76%, Goodrich 80, Homestake Mining Harvester International the 100% Enternational Paper 49%,

International Tel. & Tel

20 coal Johns Monville 159, Kennecott Copper Montgomery Ward

48%

The headquarters of one of the largest districts of United Mine Workers announc ed "We think that the strike is over."

District officials said they 101 National Distillers 87. would get a daily wage increase National Lead 39%, New

York of $1.85 (Ds. Bd).

A royalty of five cents (3d) on ench ton of coal mined for the miners' health fund and GRAIN MARKETS $100 (25) vacation pay.

Chiengo, May 29, Favourable growing wouther and increased country offering wenkened Outs futures. March Corn delivery broke from its cell ing for the first time in severni

Wheat: July 183';, 1.992, September 183. Novem- her 1.93%. December 1.93 March 18,

days.

August

Agents:

THE GLEN LINE LTD.

m.v. GLENOGLE 5.6. EMPIRE PARK

Discharging to Holt's Wharf .. Discharging to Holt's Wharf

Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

Central R.K. 275, Packard M.V. KAFIRISTAN From Melbourne, Sydney, Torokina.

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Discharging Kowloon Wharves 3N Loads for Sydney, Af elbourne early June. aleo Brisbane if sufflelent inducement.

Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Motors 10, Pan American Air- ways 10%, Pennsylvania R.R. 42 Radio Corporation 16, Re- public Steet 38, Reynolds To Strike Measure

bacco 45, Schenley

Scars 82, Roebuck 47, Shell Oil 41%, Socony Meanwhile, a sweeping per- Vacuum 17, mancat measure to curb strikes 68%, Standard Brands 40, Stand- Southern Pacine and other trade union activities ard Oil of Calif. 68%, Standard S.S. HASTINGS PARK..from VANCOUVER Discharging at-M.4 was passed by the House of Oil of New Jersey 76%, Stude Representatives by 280 votes to baker 354. Union Bag 38. 130 and sent to President Tru- Union Carbide 119%, U.S. Rubber

77%, U.S. Steel 91%, Westing man for signature.

While the House of Represen-house 36. Youngstown Shest & tatives was endorsing the anti-

Tube 81.Associated Press. Corn: July 1.234. September strike measure, the Senate pre- 1.21, January 1.40 March.pared for a quick-vote-on-Praxis)~~ 1.464

dent Truman's draft proposal Outs: July 0.83, August 0.83.under which the President September 0.80%, November could call up into the armed 0.8414 December 0.81, March services men who refuse to work in industries taken over by the Rye: July 1.48%, September 1.18 November 16315. Decem Government--Associated Press ber 1.48, March 1.53%.

and Reuter. Barley:aly 1.26%, Septem her 1.26. November 1.30%, Formber 1.26, March 1.30%,

0.84

Winnipeg Rye Market: May 2.61. asked, July 2.53 asked. Octo- ber 2.25 bid, December 2.10 oskod.-Associated Press.

N.Y. EXCHANGES

New York, May 29. Foreign Exchanges:-

Lon

"Double-Cross"

BRIDGE

NOTES

AGENTS:,

CHINA-NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

of the expert is that he plays a 5.5. “TSINAN"

One of the distinguishing marks hand in such a fasition that he has some extra chance to make a hand which most players would miles. For example:

South, Dealer Both sides vulnerable

'Cleveland, Ohio, May 30. Mr. A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen, left for New York to day for an address which he

B. QJ 8 said would expose what he des- 10 6 2 cribed as n "double-cross" by D. QJ 109 President Truman in the recent 0. J 100 railway strike.

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SAILING FOR SHANGHAI

4 pm. 4th June

SAILING TO SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO & TIENTSIN M/V "YOCHOW" (No deck passengers)

3 p.m. 31st May

SAILING TU CANTON

10 p.m. 3rd June

Subject to alteration without notice.

For Freight and Saloon PalBages all lino», pieuse appt we;

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

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

6. 10 7 0 5

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I.T. on Montreal 0.90%, don 4.034, Pazia 84. Buenos Aires (free market) 24.65, Rio de ing.

Interviewed here before Jeny- Janeiro 5.25, Mexico 20.05, Ans that labour legislation proposed Mr. Whitney Indicated terdam (florin) 37.80, Brussel by the President 2,29, Batavia (guilder)

now before Singapore 47.60, Bombay 30.35, Congress might lead to unifica Hong Kong 25.06-Associated tion of all railroad brotherhoods The bidding:

and unions into a single group South to provide a solid front-As- sociated Press.

Press.

37.90.

New York, May 29. The International Statistical United States Bureau today estimated that the

will receive ap proximately 100,000 bales of silk from Japan this year.Associated

Press.

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

SAILINGS TO U.K.

"BENVORLICH" loads for London via Straits-10th June.

FREIGHT ONLY.

VESSELS DUE

"BENVORLICH" from U.K. via Straits-5th June

"BENLEDI"

"LOKSANG"

M

20

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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

Ship

"SAMTYNE"

TAIPO SHAN"

NAVIGATION COMPANY

G.M. DIVIDEND

Weat opened the Queen of dia- monds, and South looked at the New York, May 30. dummy and congratulated himself Directors of the General Motora on being in an excellent contract. Corporation

the reduera

cont The contract was a lay-de.n. Zor pany's dividend to 50 cents a com- twerve tricks in the trumps west non share, payable June 10 to evenly split or if the King of stockholders of record May 17, hearts happened to be in the West compared with 75 cents a share hand. The adde were about two paid quarterly on the common to one that one of these conditions"HICKORY MOUNT" shares since March, 1944. General would obtain and there was also Motors factories were out of pro- an extra chance.

duction for more than 100 daya during a strike

South won

opening lead

Frum

Karachi & Bombay Port Okha & Bombay

U.K.

Duu

Discharging

June 11th Mid-July

which recently with dummy's King of Diamonds BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD

was settled-Associated Press.

U.S. COTTON

New York, May 29, The N.Y, cotton futures marke: today closed with a small act loss on profit-taking, after having About end June advanced to new seasonal

highs earlier in the day.

July 1st half June

27.93, October 28.214 December 28.40, March 29.53, May (1947) 28.00, July 28.62, Middling Spot 28.55.

For further particulars apply to W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

York Building

-

Tel. 34165.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S. S. "HAI YANG"

Sailing for SWATOW

On or about. June 4th

Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

General Managers.

"P. &.0. Building, 5th floor. Tel: 28755,

or

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

New Orleans Cotton:-July- 27.90, October 28.24/26, December 29.43/44, March 28.58, May (1947) 28.00-Associated Press.

MERCE

U.S. TRADE

Washington, May 29. The U.S. Department of Com- today announced that March exports totalled $788,000, 000 and imports $384,000,000. Exports were $187,000,000 higher than February.

Industrial machinery accounted for a $22,000,000 Increase. Raw cotton, tobacco and wheat exporta also increased. „

Imports were $07,000,000 above February-Associated Press.

STEEL PRODUCTION

Now York, May 30,

Ship

and laid down the two top trumps. When East showed out on the second round of trumps, most players would take the heart finesse, at once, thinking it their "SAMDART" only chance. But South saw no reno renson to rush matters; the heart finesse could be taken later on.

First, South tried out the clubs. When the Queen produced the nine of clubs from West, South began

Un

Loadi..g for

Madras

Ready

June 8th

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Ship

“KENILWORTH"

Ship

to hope. Ells hopes were con- firmed when dummy's high cuba drow West's ten and Jack. setting "KAIPAKI”. up the eight of cuba ns a wine. On the Ace and eight of clubs. South discarded two hearts, thus making a heart Une so necessary.

Note that if the clubs had fa||- | “KAIPAKI” ed to split favourably, South could havo regained the lead by ruling dummy's fourth club; and then he could take the heart Ancase. Trying for, the clubs therefore couldn't lose anything, and actu- ally made the difference between making and losing the contract.

Yesterday you were Howard Schenkon's partner, and, with both aides vulnerable, you hold.

8 QJ6 H. KJ 7 8 2 D. A.Q0:

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The bidding:

The "Iron Age," national me...] Jacoby and-working paper, said today that

18

Schenken Dbl.

From

Sydney

Sydney

Loading for

Sydney

For full particulars apply to

Die

Discharging

Discharging

Rendy

June 1st

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4. ·

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL VIA STRAITS.

GLENAPP

*Mater. You Pass (1)

CLENFINLAS ADRASTUS

the stool industry will return to ANSWER:". Did two hearts. full rate production in. about Your partner has a strong hand three wooks after the coal miners; and you have a pood suit and return to work.

better than average atrength. The The paper said it will taka from, jump bid la necessary to show one week to 10 days for an ample your strength. flow of staal to reach the stem. plants.—Associated

1 London. May ko

Score 100 pár sent for two hearts, 40 per cent for one heart.

Question

The coal mining industry, to-day Today you hold the same hane, reported that Bejlajne, coal pro-'and the aldding continues: duction, lan that third quarters of Jacoby, Bohenken - Maler

1st June

16th June

20th June

SAILING FOR LIVERPOOL VIA NEI, STRAITS, PORT SAID & AMSTERDAM. LAOMEDON

GLENFINLAS“ LAOMEDON PRIAM

VESSEL DUE from-U.K. vlá. Straits

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from New York and Ban FranciNCO,

35th

June

6 June

mid-June

Passage and Freight Partibulata apply. BUTTERFIELD & SWI