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New York, June 28, Silk industry sources today reported that recent offeringa of tailan silk at $11 per pound have attracted only a small nu.aber of buyers.

The International Statistical Burent, a private trade report- ing organization, tells ita clients "kok for raw silk to sell at least one-third lower over the next few months."

the

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1946.

U.S. Plans Big Rubber Reserve

(By Gareth Muchmore)

Bright Crop Prospects

Washington, Juno 23.

The United States depart ment of agriculture reported a thid-June survey of production: prospects, of, the mmjor growing areas indicated wheat crop of

New York, June 23, The United States rubber industry is planking to establish new reserves of national rubber and to make use of increased quantities of 1,033,139,000 bushels, an in- synthetic rubber, it is learned,

crease of approximately 7,500,-

said.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

AL

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

10 Pedder Street

Tel. 80311.

General Managers.

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

officials S.S. ESANG

S.S. KUTSANG S.S. YUENSANG Winter whent

prospects im- proved while spring prospects be used in Collyer believes that competi- declined-Associated Press. S.S. SAMDART

between to tion

natural

and

synthetic rabber will not de-NTERNATIONAL and south WAGE MINIMUM

velop before late in 1947 when market conditions west Pacific plantation produc- tion of rubber are more nearly to normal.

Seattle, June 23. The international labour or ganization, the Maritime Con- ference Wages and Hours Com mittee, voted today by 84 to 36 to approve the $64 monthly wage minimum for seafarers of all nationalities.

S.S. KWAIBANG S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS

M.V. HICKORY CREST

SAILINGS

to Straits and Calcutta 27th June to Shanghai and Tientsin 28th Juno ARRIVALS

...from Swatow 25th June .from Singapore and Calcutta 28th June ...Shanghai 24th June IN PORT

..Buoy A.13

Kowloon Dock

Kowloon Dock .T.S.R. Wharf.

All the above subject to alteration with notice.

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

As much as 150,000 to 200,000 tons of natural rub-009 over the June 1 forecast,

A crop of over 1,250,000,000 S.S. EMPIRE PERLIS ber may be placed in reserve during 1947, ac- bushels would be needed to meet S.S. ESANG cording to E. J. Thomas, president of the the unrestricted prospective domestic demands and foreign Commenting on the delay in! Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

requirements, offerings of Japanese silk

During 1947 the Velteil total of 237,852 tons were used, relief which expected to be sold by States rubber industry expects compared with

162,593 tons 21 government agency, the to import 350,000 tons to 400,- used in the first three months United

Commercial 000 tons of natural rubber, but of the pre-war year, 1940. State: Company.

will Statistical only 200,000 Bureau said "one significant manufacturing, according

was the present plans. result of this delay lenicthened period during which

Consumption In 1946 the market could work off pro-

United States consumption of ducts made of silk bought t

1946, of the high prices a short while ago." rubber during

natural and synthetic types, New York merebants have wili total about 200,000 tons, it

that customers ате

is estimated. Earlier this year, reported dissatisfied with the high prices it had been planned to use 600,- necessarily place 000 tons of synthetic and 300, which were Noun the silk stockings recently 000 tons of natural rubber

offered for sale. There is Thomas estimates

noiv that been considerable public resist 700,000 tons of this year's con- ance to the prices quoted for sumption will be of synthetic other silk products such as (yarn goods) the merchants also reported.

peline in natural rubber, Dr. R. P. Dins 1 n predicting

more of the Goodyear Company reports, prices, the Statistien

prediels im of less than said a reluction

provements that will permit a one-third Sum the current tire made of synthetic rubber The Arthur A. Penn is bring prices around $11 a pound-;}*, be driven 100,000 miles, oring rubber from the Nether- would not satisfy knitters and nearly twice the present endu- lands East Indies, the ship

prices Want

"It would be a reversal of stabilized at a low enough level race of tires. to permit vulane of selling.-|

whole experience if it synthetic) did not ultimately Associated Press.

breame superior to natural rubber)," said Dinsmore,

GENTLEMAN going abroad de-piece-gonds sires to improve fluency of spegel wishes assistance. Pleuse terms, lime, etcetra, to Box Nu. 95, "Chion Matt."

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Bureau

FOREIGN DEBT SERVICE

Synthetic rubber tires still are not equal to tires made of

our

buit. he

.

The Manufactures Thomas said the automobile] New York, June 23.

tire manufacturing industry, Dean John Madden of the

world's greatest consumer of New York University reported? that the full debt service was rubber, is manufacturing at the paid last year on roughly half rate of 66,000,000 tires a year. of the total of $1,863,081.625 dobu 1. Collyer,

president of

Cargoes En Route As this is written, ship cargo reports show more carroes of rubber en route to this port from frazil than from the great plantations that normally pro- duce 90 percent of the world's rubber.

The ship Empire Lancaster, Balfe, Defoe, Empire Gindstone Lechistan, Sheridan and Wild Rover are bringing rubber from Bruzil.

Mandcran has rubber Trum the East Indies and Straits Settle- ments, and the Marine Arrow and Marine Flier are bringing rubber from the Straits, Settle ments.Associated Press.

1920 ALL OVER AGAIN?

The United States delegates refrained from voting on the grounds that the figure has no relation with the monetary economy of America.

almost Employer. delegates unanimously aligned in voting against worker and government delegates.-Associated Press.

PHILCO EXPORTS TO SHANGHAI

New York. June 22. The

of Commerce Journal quoted. Dempster Mcintosh, president of the Philco Inter- national Corporation as saying orders already placed for Chicago, June 23. Philco radio receivers and re- Retnil management must frigerators by the Central Radio seriously consider the pos Manufacturing works of Shang- sibility of a buyera strike about hai indicate the latter company of publicly offered forrige dol- the F Goodrich Company, the middle of 1947 in response may become one of the largest said the tire manufacturing into the currently rising prices. of t company's 140 export lar outstanding o

dustry could, if necessary, pro Robert Shook, director of re- diatributors.

iuer 85,000,000 19-15.

Lo 90,000,000

that the International) lle alder

despite the search of Dean Madden, director of the

of war. rnvagen Statistical Bureau said,

the Chinese University's Institute of Inter-tirs a year.

Collyer, in an estimate of

He told the National Retail purchasing power remained a rubber credits national Finance, said this re-

the consumption

Dry Goods Association That substantial market for Ameri- United States, said that in the

"many current first three

developments: can appliances and was rapidly point to a repetition of 1920-expantling-Associated Press. 1921. Associated Press.

Thousands shipped to Middle

Enst.

Quick shiparent of pressed bales of one thousand assorted garments.

Establish

confirmed

Dec.

31.

in payment of any quantity on presented a slight gain over the an English Bank,

M. Newman, (Contractors)

Ltd.

Heap Street, Manchester 7. England.

Cable Address: Harbinger.

of the foreign 1911 servicing debt.-Associated Press.

Tahiti, June 21. By orders of the French gov- eniment, all cupru from French Occanin, must be gent to Franco. Shipments to the United States west coast have ceased.

Associated Press,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S. S. "Hai Yang" ·

Sailing on or about 2nd July Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

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General Managers.

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

or

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CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. 24639.

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

SAILINGS TO U.S. VIA STRAITS.

FREIGHT ONLY.

in

months of 1946 a

BRIDGE NOTES

"Why did you drop mo?" com plained South after the play of today's band. "There was game at either spades or hearts, but we played it for only a part score."

This was the hand: West, Dealer

North-South vulnerable

B. Q 3

1K 74 D. 7 0 2

0. A KJ 73

B. AK 982

4,1068

D. 4 10 8 9 (31)

B. J5 4 152

EUROPE'S MILLS

WORKING

Washington, June 23.

Agents:

THE GLEN LINE LTD.

M.V. GLENOGLE Sailing for United Kingdom, Antwerp.

S.S. NELEUS S.3. SAMSETTE

Amsterdam and Rotterdam 24th June due from United Kingdom early July due from United Kingdom mid July Managing Agents AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

M.V. NEWBROUGH

duo from Melbourne 11th July

Agents: PRINCE LINE LTD.

5.S. SAMAVON S.S. SAMTREDY

due from U.S.A. 24th Juno due from U.S.A. about mid July

Agents:

ANGLO-CANADIAN STEAMSHIPS LTD.

S.S. GARDEN PARK

arrived from Vancouver B-28 Buay

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS:

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI

SAILING TO SHANGHAI & NORTHERN PORTS

S.S. "THINAN”

$

2 p.m. 24th June

S.S. "HUPEH

TREASURY POSITION

Washington, June 23. The position of the United↑

SAILING TO BANGKOK States Treasury on June 13 S.S. "KWEIYANG" (Passenger anly)

SAILING TO AMOY & SWATOW i S.S. "ANHUI”

2 p.m. 24th June SAILING TO SINGAPORE & PENANG 5.8. "ANHUI" (Passengora only

Neon 30th June SAILING TO SINGAPORE S.S. “NINGUAP"

SAILING TO CANTON S.S. "FATSHAN".

2 p.m. 1st July

2 p.m. 27th Jung

4 p.m. 26th June

8 am. 27th June

Subject to alteration without notice.

The Senate agriculture com- compared with the correspond- mittee were told that war daming date of a year ago, is:

Total debt: $271,169,815,- aged European woolen milla are turning out finished goals 454.60 and $242,787,264,659.23. Gold Asseta: $20,270,036,- much faster than believed pos- 646.34 and $20,267,669,641.80.-- sible a year ago.

Associated Press.

An executive of the National Wool Trade Association so testi- fied as the committee contimed hearings on legislation to es- tablish a government wool pro- gramme.-Associated Press.

E DK4

9800 BURNING CEREALS!

Buenos Aires, June 23. President Juan Peron said here today that the Argentine could have abipped much more cereal to foreign countries but that huge quantities had had to-be-burned

BAQJU

N

W

8. 1076

DA 195

The bidding: West

North

East

15

L'ass

Pays

10

-b-o-

Pass

didn't

Pass spades?" North wanted

"Why, didn you

"My

heart

South

2 H

the

raise

to know bid," South said, in

All seriousness, "showed spade

wanted you to go an

support bidding

with the

• North sighed, but said nothing.

South's statement that the heart

bid

showed spude support betray-

because

CHINA MISSION

Washington, June 22. Eight agricultural specialists, Claude Hitchi- headed by Dr. soa, Vice-President und Dean of Agriculture at the University of California, left Washington

a mission to China.) today on Their plane's destination Shanghai-Associated Press.

New York, June 22

ja

of the shortage of fuel Directors of Textron, Jac.. and the problem was aggravated formerly the Atlantic Rayoll by the scarcity of tyres for trans-Corporation, voted today to sub- gort vehicles. For these reasons, mit to stockholders Aug. 15 a the present harvest had been ze- duced by about 25 per Router.

recapitalization cent.-

CHILE PRESIDENT

GRAVELY ILL

Santiago, June 23.

President

of The illness

ed as weird a notion of bidding Juan Antonio Rios took a turn

plan involving an increase- of the present | 1,700,000 shares of common stock to 4,000,000 and a 2 for 1 spilt of the present common shares.Associated Press,

New York, June 22. The Valspar Corporation and

practice as we have seen in way for the worse today and he was subsidiaries reported for the

a

For Freight and Saloon Passages all linės, „please apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Connaught Read, Central, Telephono 30331 (Privato exchange).

Ship

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

"HONG KHENG"

"SAMVANNAH" "HICKORY MIGUNT"

From

Bom bay Bombay

U.K.

Due

July 1st, July 4th..

Mid-July

North's vulnerable overcail in reported in a very poor" con- six months ended May 81 a net BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD

dition.

"BENLEDI" loads for London and Hull about Mid July "BENLOMOND" loads for 1,ondon about Mid August

VESSELS DUE

Vice about 10th July spades showed a strong five-card

President about end July sult at the very least. Since:

South held three spades, he knew Puhalde cancelled

"BENLEDI” "BENLOMOND"

For particulars apply to:-

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

York Building

Tel. 84165.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

SAILING TO AUSTRALIA,

"Priam" salls for Sydney on or about 24th Juno For particulars apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Tel, 30331/b

SCOFIELD LINE

S. S. "BARBARA C""

expected to arrive from Manila about 20th June Sailing for Amoy about 26th June

For Freight & Passage Fores

Apply:-

A. E. GERONDAL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Union Building

Tel. 33687

Alfredo all appoint that a gond trump suit was availments in order to be with the

Why, therefore, confuse president.-Associated Press. the issue by introducing another auit?

able.

After all, if North is to play the hand at spades, he doesn't have to know during the bidding where his partner's values Are; he will see them when the dummy goes down. The only sound rea Ron for bidding the heart is to deny-not confirm-support for spades. That's why North passed at two hearts; if South had no fit for spades, game was unlikely.

Yesterday, you

Dawold Jacoby's partner and, with-nei- ther alde vulnerable, you held;· . S A 10 7 5*2

0794

ས

wore

του

Maler

The biddings

Schenken Jacoby ID

PASS (1) ANSWER: Bid one spado. This is such a norinal one-over-one response that no other bid should seriously occur to you.

Score 100 por cent for one spado for any other bid.

Question

Small

profit of $299,000 equal to 59 on common share, cents ench compared with 25 cents for the period last year.-AB- same Nociated Press.

SHIP

"NIDAROS"

Ships Preparing For Pacific Service

.

·

Vashington, June 23. Reconversion Director John Snyder said today a large number of small vessels had been re- paired by the Army and Navy and turned over to China, the Philippines and UNRRA. He gaid steps are underway private repnir facilities aro to expedite the repair and dis- lacking," he said. "Accordingly posal of other vessels under small vessels are being repaired! 1,500 tons in the Faclile for the by the Army and Navy dopart- monta in existing repair yards rellot programme.

The vessels Include small and disposed of by the Office Com- freighters, landing craft, mine- of Foróign Liquidation meepera, tugs, lighters, river-missioner to the Chinese gov boats.

ornment, the Philippines com- Snyder sald the United Statos monwealth, UNRRA and other intends to assist in the relief Pacific areas and private com- and rehabilitation of the Pac-mercial companies."

fic, areas by restoring intor The announcement said the Today you hold, the same hand, island coastal and rivel small War Department was rehabili- and the bidding continuGA?

vessel traffic us promptly as tating army veracia at Manla Jacoby Schonken You Mater

while the Navywna doing ponsible. 1D

PAM "Due to the ravages of war. similar work on Navy vassals; INT

(9) What do you bid? (Answer most of the small craft in that in shipyarda in existing Pacific

area arėnot operatable and basas.Associated Press. Tomorrow).

Paks

Pas

18

..FROM

Calcutta

DUE

July 2nd.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Passengers and freight to Australia.

For full particulary apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone No. 27721-4.

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL VIA STRAITS.

ADRASTUS

25th June TEUCER

3rd July

SAILING FOR_LIVERPO OL VIA N.E.I; STRAITS.

PORT SAID & AMSTERDAM.

·LAOMEDON ..

26th Juno

VESSEL DUE. MENELAUS from U.K. via Straita

early July For Passage and Freight Particulare apply to:-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS

Telephone: 80838.