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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1946. .

Britain's Policy On Imperial Preference

London, June 5.

The Leader of the House of Commons, Mr. Herbert Morrison, said yesterday that any suggested reductions in British Imperial Trade Prefer- ences, as part of Anglo-American commercial bargaining, must be balanced against corres- ponding lower tariffs by other nations.

offices for. Box Nos. 47, 62, 81, In addition, he told delegates to the British Im-

82, 88.

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N.Y. EXCHANGE

New York, June à

NY. Exchanges:T.T. on Mon-

perial press conference, the reduction of any one preference will be made only with the consent of the countries which are receiving trade advantages from that particular prefer-

ence.

"Free trade policies decided [ since the war'a cud," Mr. Mor- rison said, "have been carried ow the quickly forward. We United States gratitude for their initiative in putting them forward."

"There

However, he puded: can be no question of Imperial Preference being given up as it were in the void.”

examined B "They will e part of the wider commercial picture," he said, nnd in the will take bargaining whicia place, any reductions which are Buggested will have to be weigh- the advantage to ed against the Commonwealth and Empire as well as to the world, of re-

luctions in trade barriers which are offered by other countries."

Defining Britain's comméïcial

BRIDGE NOTES

We saw this hand played the other day and decided to add it to our list of ways to insult your partner.

Soth, Denler East-West vulnerable

B. J 9 4 3 H. 3

SIAM CREDIT

Bangkok, Juna 5. The Siamese governmant announced today that Britain had agreed to unfreeze 50,- 000,000 of Siam's £10,000.- 000 credit in London with £1,000,000 becoming availabl immediately in cuak for rea- tarting trade. Diplomatic quarters here sald the out- look was favourable for the reopening of Siamoso banks. -Associated Press.

N.Y. STOCK MARKET

New York, June 5. N.Y. stocks dropped slightly in

a slow Fusion today. Virtually all groups steadied in the final

hour.

Traders Tall that

A technica correction of the elimb to 15-year peaks was inevitable.

The labour situation was stil considered as a bearish factor.

Transfers totalled shares.

I'Lge 7

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.

16 Pedder Street

Tel. 30311.

General Managers.

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

ARRIVALS

5.S. LOKSANG (Bon Line Berth)........from U.K. 5th June 5.5. YUENSANG

..From Calcutta via Singapore 9th June

SAILINGS

S.S. TAKSANG 9.S. WINGSANG 3.S. MAUSANG

S.S. WINGSANG 5.S. MAUSANG

S.S. SAMDART'

8.8. KWAISANG

S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS

H.S. TAKSANG

to Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 6th June .to Shanghail 6th June ..to Sandakan 12th June

IN PORT

Custodian's Wharf Anchorage KI ....Buoy A.13 Kowloon Dock

Kowloon Dock

Buoy B.3

All the abovo subject to alteration without notice.

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

D. 6 4 3 2

C. 9 9 6

8. 70 HAG 52 D. Q 3 10 8

B. 10 6 3

N

H. 8 7 4

W

D. KO 6

1,210,000

m.v. GLENOGLE

C. IV G 2

U. A 7 7 3

Dow Jones Averages

.$ 78.46

30 Industrials

210.03

8. AKQ

20 Rails

00.72

16 Utilities

43.47

Juneau 84.

8, K QJ 10 9 DA7

VK Q 4

goal as an ever sspanding world The bidding:

trade with

in-South

e-411

Al con- H

West

Pass Pass

gorated diamonds. and

Agonts:

THE GLEN LINE LTD.

Discharging Buoy All

Managing Agents ~

AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

Adams Express 225, Alaska American Ameri

Can 99, M.V. KAFIRISTAN From Melbourne, Sydney, Torokina.

American Smelting

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

Also Agents for PRINCE LINE LTD.

S.S. HASTINGS PARK from VANCOUVER Discharging at M.4

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS:

can Telephone 200%, American its resultant

North

East Tobacco 96, American Waterworks creases in production

2NT Insa 28, Anaconda Copper 48, sumption. Mr. Morrison

Pass Pas Aviation Corporation 11, Baldwin clared: " is for Beso masons) It was obviously impossible for 337, Barnsdall 3015. Bendix that His Majesty'e government North to take any netion over Aviation 52, Betheleham Steel has reached an agrement with South's unnecessary jump to four 100%, Boeing 28, Borden Co. 55. the United States sa the broad hearts, so South became declarer J.1. Case 51%, Chrysler 133 principles of commercial policy." and struggled in vain to make his Colgate 65, Commercial Solvents

a dia-

Corn Products 65%, Dupont Contrasting Britain's four-contract. West opened

Eastman to America's mond, and South won" and forced | 218%.

Kodak 254, page newspapers

out the Ace of trumps. West Electric Light & Power 28

South General Electric 48%, General} kier journals. Lir. Storrisonut suggested that "a de averag Patted the third round, drew Motors 784, Goodrich 75%, Good- ing in size woud be a good trumps, cashed the spades, and year 68, fomestake Mining idea." American newspapers then led clubs. Since he had te International Harvester 100%... were so large, he nuded, that lead from his own hand, he had International Papers 48, Inter- they were "impossible to read to lose two club tricks in addi-national Tel. & Tel. 25, John and almost imposable to carry tion to the

diamond Manville 100%, Kennecott Copper-

Ward 68 Montgomery

100,! Sundays... Asunciated already lost.

Now see how the bidding would National Distillers 85, National] S.S. "FOOCHOW" (No passengers) Press.

have gone if South had not tried Lead 39, New York Central K. S.S. "TSINAN” to insuit his partner by excluding 26, Packard Motors 10%, Pan him from the bidding. On the American Airways 19%, Pennuyl-' recond round, South should have vania R.R. 24”), Radio Corpora- | 5.S. “HANYANG" bid only three hearts. There was tion 154, Real Silk 20%, Republic no need to jump, since North was!

Steel 874,

Reynolds Tobacco | 5.5. "PAKHOг" (No passengers) obliged to keep going until gama 402, Schenley 86, Sears Hoe- (or a suitable penalty doub) buck 45%, Shell Oil 424, Socony was reached.

Vacuum 17%, Southern Pueiti S.S. "FUKIEN" (No passengers} 67% Standard Brands Standard Oil of Calif. GB, Stand-

1.985.

WHEAT PRICES teal 0.9, London 1.03%. Pari-

Chiengo, June 5. 84, Buenos Aires (free market) Chicago Grains Market: 24.45, Rio de Janeiro 5.25. Mexien Wheat (New Contracts, Au- 1.984. November 20.63, Amerdam (florir) 37.89.) pust Brussels 2.49, Batavia (guiderarch 1.98.

Bombay 37.90, Singapore 47.50.

(Old Contraets)--July 1,33%,

1.93, 25.06.-As-September

December 05. Ilong Kong

1.93%. ciated Press.

Corn: July 13, Rye: July 1.584, September 1.58 November 1.58%. December 1.684, March 1.58. Oats: July 0.87%, Winnipeg Rye Market:-July

Canberry, June 5. Australian woolmen yesterday announced they are prepared a sell any quantity of wool to any country except former enemies. Associated Press.

Always scly.

2.59, Press-

October

2.32.-Associated

on "Camel "Brand"

OTS:EGAMELS VARNISHES & LACQUERS

Monded by

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

SAILINGS TO U.K.

"BENVORLICH" loads for London via Straits -Mid June. "BENLEDI".

13

FREIGHT ONLY.

VESSELS DUE

Early July

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

20

heart and

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI

4 p.m. 6th Juno

SAILING TO SHANGHAI & NORTHERN

SAILING TO SAIGON

SAILING TO SINGAPORE

SAILING TO BANGKOK

SAILING TO CANTON

3 p.m. Bth Juno

PORTS

p.m. 13th Jung

3 p.m. 17th June

11 a.m. 7th June

North could then have bid three spades, showing his long suit. South would raise to four spades, ard Oil of New Jersey 70, STEAMER (No passengers)

365. and that contract would be mude Studebaker 37%, Union Bag with ease against normal de- Union Carbide 117, U.S. Rubber fence. Very tricky defence (47%, U.S. Steel 89%, Westing- S.S. "FATSHAN" diamond opening and persistent house 35, Youngstown Sheet & North to play carefully, but the diamond leads) would require | Tube 83%.---Associated Press,

point is that four spades would have been a logical and makably contract while four hearts was illogical and unmakable.

Yesterday, you were Merwin Maler's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:

S KJ 732

H 8 5 2

DJ 4

C 073

The bidding:

Maier Jacoby You

18

Schenken

20 (7) ANSWER: Pass. You have a good holding in spades, but the hand as a whole In not strong enough for a free raise. If your partner cannot find another bid by himself, game for your alde must be out of the question.

Score 100 per cent for pass, 50 per cent for two spades..

Question

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

Arrivals

Yesterday:-S.S. Loksang from U.K. and US, L.S.M. 379,

Scheduled Arrivals Today:-R.F.A. Empire Gordon, Tomorrow: S.S. Samphill from Mike, US Mattaponi, U.S.S. Tappahannock, U.S.S. Currier and S.S. MacMurray Victory.

Departures

Yesterday:-nil.

Scheduled Departures Today:-H.M.S. Duke of York

Subject to alteration without notics.

4 p.m. 12th June

4 p.m. 13th June

For Freight and Saloon Passages all lines, please apply

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Connaught Road, Central, Tolephone 30331 (Private exchange),

#1

#

Ship

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

From

for Sirrapore, S.5. Taksang for "SAMTYNE" Singapore, S.S. Wing Sung for

"TAIPO SHAN" Shanghai, H.M.S. Trafalgar for Shanghai and S.S. Bust for Hai-"OTRANTO" " phong.

Tomorrow:--ILM.S. Constance

Today you hold the same hand for, Kure. and the bidding continues: Maier Jacoby You Schenken

2C Pass Pass (7)

Pass

What do you bid7 (Answer Tomorrow).

1S

"BENLEDI"

"LOKSANG"

**

14

**

About end June

6th June

2D

For further particulars apply to

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York Building

Tel. 34165.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S. S. "Hai Yang"

Sailing for SWATOW On 5th June, 3 p.m.

Subject to alteration without Notice.

For Particulars of Freight & Passage.

Please apply to:---- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

P. GO. Bullding, 5th floor. Tel.: 23755,

or

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WORLD UNION SUPPORT

Washington, June 4.

NEW BANK

Karachi & Bombay

Due

Discharging

Fort Okha & Bombay

June 11th

U.K.

June 23rd

G.K.

Mid-July

"HICKORY MOUNT"

"OTRANTO" due Colombo June 11th, Singapore June 17th.

PRESIDENT Į BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD

Washington, June 4. Eugene Meyer, Editor and Publisher of the "Washington

Ship

Post" was today elected Pre-"SAMDART" sident of the 38-nation Interna- tional Bank.

The position gives Meyer a

Loading for

Madras

Ready

June 12th

dominant role in utilising the EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Bank's $7,500,000,000 nuects in

The maritimo negotiators of the Congress of Industrial Organizaresconstructing industry of war- tions received word today, from trampied nations and developing the Paris headquartera of the the industrially backward coun- World Federation of Trade-

Unions that all affiliated unions

tries.

are being informed of the mari- Meyer, in a slatement, sald time leaders ples to support the "the world is well aware of the shipping strike scheduled for food famino, We must become June 15.

equally aware that the world is starving for products of indua- try."Associated Press.

The maritimo union appealed for support of the strike ourlier from the dock workers of Brl- tain, France, Russia and other

countries,

The reply from Parla was sign ed by Loula Salliant, genera} secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions which claims 60,000,000 amliated members in | 40 countries.--Associated Presa.

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FRENCH ČOAL

* CRISIS'

London, June 5. tarday announced that Britain The British Foreign Ofico yes- (and the United States have pro-

mised to aid France In

solving her coal crisis.

France has been promised in- Looo, June G.. creased allotments by a coal or The British Acroplane Com-ganisation, increased shipments pany yesterday announced plansrom the United States and a loan from the American military conl for the manufacture of A Teserve---Associated Press. Atroom-lined touring car able of 90 miles, an hour and 124 miles per gallon of gasoline.

...Associated Press.

can-

London, June 5. The British "National Union of Seamon says that it has received no appeal from American unloa "New York, Juno 5. Jeaders for support of the Ualtol The American Iron and Stee! States shipping strike scheduled Institute today estimated that for June 16) - A spokesman for atsel milia operato at, 86,8 per cent the British. Union, asid: 4ho only of capaulty tata-week, compared Zulformation procelted concerned. Perith 48,0 Înal / week Afidelited, 4he threatened strike.-Associated

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