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DE LA RAMA

RAMA LINES

EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS

m.v. Bengal due 28 Aug. m.v. Dona Nati due 6 Oet.

From Pacific Coast via Manila Londs for San Francisco & Los Angeles

From New York via Manila Loads for Los Angeles & New York.

THE DE LA Rama SteamSHIP CO. INC.

Pedder Building

5th Floor

TEL: 23670

Cable Address:

"RAMA"

DE LA RAMA LINES

S.S. PANAY

LOADS FOR MANILA 30th AUG.

Offering immediate discharge at Company's own wharf at Manlia

(NO PASSENGERS ACCEPTED)

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephones: 80331-8 Private Exchange.

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"NEWCHWANG" "SHANTUNG"

"FUKIEN"

"NEWCHWANG"

“HANYANG

"SHANTUNG”

"FUKIEN"

*TSINAN"

"HANYANG”

"FATSHAN”

SAILINGS TO

Swatow 4 p.m. 18th Aug. Saigon and Bangkok p.m. 10th Aug Singapore, Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya 2 p.m. 20th Aug. --Swatow & Foochow 2 p.m. 20th Aug. Shanghai Telngtao & Tientsin 4 p.m. 25th Aug.

ARRIVALS FROM

Shanghal 10th Aug.

Shanghai 17th Aug. Shanghai 22nd Aug.

Tientsin and Shanghai 22nd Aug.

CANTON RIVER LINE

Arrives Noon 18th Aug. Solls 10 a.m. 18th Aug. Arrives 2 pm. 20th Aug. Soils a.m. 22nd Aug.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE VAILING TO PORT SAID, LIVERPOOL VIA STRAITS."

"MENELAUS"

"AJAX"

21st August 3rd Sept.

VESSELS DUE

"GLENSTRAE"

"BELLEROPHON"

"SAMJACK"

"BENRINNES"..

30th August Early Sopt. 29th August Mid Sept.

"AJAX" ......from New York via Shanghai 20th August

AUSTRALIAN

"DUNTROON" "YOCHOW" "TAIPING"

Agents:

-

ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

SAILINGS TO

.Shanghai on or about 18th Aug. on or aliout 24th Aug. Sydney on or about 5th Sept.

Sydney Melbourne

ARRIVALS FROM

"TAIPING".. from Australia via Japan on or about 3rd Sept.

All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notice, For Pastage and Freight Particulare Apply To The Above.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S. S. "Halyang"

Sailing for Swatow & Amoy on 21st Aug. at 3 p.m.

Subject to alteration without Notice

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

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

Of

Tel. 23755.

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20-Connaught Road, Central. Tel. 24639.

- AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.

Speed-Frequency Dependability

Refrigeration Special Cargo Oil Tanka-Cargacalre-Specia

A VESSEL

SAILING

FOR

Brd week Shanghai, San Fran-

Aug. cisco & Los Angeles..

S.8. "SAN MATEO VICTORY" 3rd week New York & Boston.

S.S. GENERAL MEIGS"

S.S. GENERAL MEIGS”.

· AUS 20th Aug. Manila (passage only) and Aug. Shanghal & San Fran-

cisco.

For Passsgo and Freight apply to:-

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.

St. George'n Bldg.

Tel. No. 28172/28175,

THE CHINA. MAIL, FRIDAY, AGUST 16, 1946.

London Stock Exchange

Although

*.***

lage f

t

N.Y. STOCK Exchanges In JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

MARKET

London

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT 10 Pedder Street Tel. 30311.

General Managara.

INDO-CHINA 5. N. CO., LTD

SAILINGS

(No Passenger) to Shanghai 20th Aug, (no passengers) to Straits and Colcutta 20th Aug. to Shanghai 22nd Aug.

ARRIVALS

from Straits 15th Aug. from Sandakan 20th Aug, Calcutta & Singapore 20th Aug. Shanghai viu Kecking 24th Au IN PORT

Kowloon Dock Buoy

Kowloon Dock

Buoy B.4.

New York, Aug. 14, Closing stock market quota- tions: Londen, Aug. 14.

London, Aug. 14. Adams there was

Alaska nothing

Express 20,

Oh New York -4.025, 4.035, way of busi- Juneau 7%, American Con 101, Montreal 4,02, 4.84, Zürich 17,34,, outstanding in the ness, most sections of the stocks American Smelting C, Ameri-17.30, Stockholm 14.47, 14.50,

Telephone 1984, rother more can

American Stockholm 14.47, 14.30; Buenos market today were

American Water-Alres active, with the provinces talding Tobacco 93%,

unquoled, Brazil 70.4000, S.S. "HANGSANG" more interest over a wide runge.works 22%, Anaconda Copper 47. Brazil (sellers) unquoted, Uru-S.S. "LOKSANG" good average Aviation Corporation 0%, Bald-guay unquoted, Belgium 167,50, There Wan turnover in giltedgeda which were win Locomotive 31, Barnsdall Paris & French Empire 479.50, S.S. "EMPIRE PERLIS

Aviation 301. Bendix occasionally 1/10 higher.

45%, 480.30, Syria 801, 885, Lisbon South African gold mines and Bethlehem Steel 112, Bacing Air-00.00, 100.20, Swiss Bank Notes

fair attention craft 20%, Borden Co. 52, Cand Middle 17.25, 17,50, Netherlands 5.S. "LOKSANG" coppers attracted

SS. "MAUSANG” sections were rather diuh Pacific 181, J. 1, Caso 47%, West Indies 7.50, Holland 10.03, but both overshadowed by labour troubles. Chrysler 110, Colgate 505, Corn Panama 4.02, 404, Denmark 18.32, SS. EMPIRE PERLIS

Diamonds, however, were firm, Products 89, Dupont de Nemours 1030, Prague 201, 202, Norway SS. "TAKSANG" the market following the news of 215, Eastman Kodak 237, Electric 10.98, 20.22.

Power 23%, General Forward Rates! One Month: good diamonds sales in Kimber Light &

Electric 30%, General Motors United States P, D, Canada

IS.S. HANGSANG ley.

There were no outstanding | 88%. Gondrich 7, Goodyear 70, 1/4 p. 1/4 D, Switzerland p. 5.S. WOSANG

Mining 43, fentures in industrials. Irons and Homestake

Inter-D, Sweden 1% p, 11⁄41⁄21⁄2D, Paris (S.S. "KWAISANG" Harvester 04, steels failed to respond to the in-national

Inter-140 cents, 40 cents, Holland 1 cent, S.8. OCEAN VISCOUNT crease of two per cent in the price national Paper 51%, International cent

İS.S. "EMPIRE FARRAR” Tel. & Tel 23, Johns Manville

Bank of England clearing S.S. "LOKSANG", Kennecott Copper 581 rates: Madrid 44.00, Italy 71.25, Foreign bonds were generally 13815,

Montgomery Ward 80%, National very quiet.

Free Market Rates: India 17.04, 31%, National Lead 18.00, Australia 125, 125.50, New Consols, 2 per cent 1945/75 Distillers

York Central 06-15/10, Conversion Loan, 3%,37%, New

23. Zealand 124.37, 125, South Africa per cent 112-3/18, War Loan, 34 Packard Motors 7, Pan-Ameri-100, 100.50, Teheran 128, 130, per cent 108-15/16, New War can Airways 18%, Pennsylvania Alexandria 87.376, 97.625, Singa Loan, 3 per cent 100-11/10, Vic-RR. 37, Radio Corporation 13%, poro 2/4-1/32, 2/4-1/4, Hong Loty Bonds, 4 per cent 110-1/16, Republic Steel 37, Reynolds Kong -15/16, 1/3-1/10, Philip- German Loan, 7 per cent (Dawes) Tobacco 50, Schenley 90%, Seare pines 6.10, 8.13, Rangoon 1/5-9.9. 'EMPIRE WALLACE... from Singapore Discharging A13

43%, Shell Oil 11, Japanese Bonds, 6 per cent, Roebuck

38, 15/16, 1/6-1/16. Shanghai 7000 S.S. "SAMSETTE"...... due from United Kingdom*20th Aug. • 1907 22, Canton-Kowloon Railway Socony Vacuum 181, Southern sellers.

S.S. "PROMETHEUS" ... 21. Tientsin Pukow Railway, 6 Pacific 62, Standard Brands 15%,

Special A/C Rates: Lima 25.10.S.S. GLENSTRAE LOADS FOR ROTTERDAM, ANTWERF

due from United Kingdom 5th Sept per cent 26, Lung-Taing U. Hal Standard Oll of Calif. 59%, Stan- 20.18. Lopaz 188.62, 170.32, Val-

AMSTERDAM & LONDON 15TH AUG. Rly, 5 per cent, 1913 21. Reorg,dard Oll of NJ. 78%, Studebaker paraiso 100.625, 101,360, Turkey Loan, 5 per cent 1913 (London 33, Union Bag 37%, Union Car-1520. Iss) 50, Crisp Lonn, 5 per cent, bide 113, U.S. Rubber 73%, U.S. Central American A/C Rates: Steel 90%, Westinghouse 31, Mexico 19.45, 19.05, Bogota 7.00, 191 47, Hukuang Railway, 5 per cent, 1911 28. Honan Railway, 5 per Youngstown Sheet & Tube 02 7.06. Reuter. cent, 1905 31, Shanghai-Nanking Associated Press. Railway, 5 per cent 28, Mercan-

of steel.

tile Rank of India, "A" 21% GOLD FLOWN TO

Chartered Bank of L. A. & C.

13-1/16, H. K. & Shanghul Bank- LONDON

ing Corporation 89%, Lydenburg Estates 110/10, South Africa

London. Aug. 14. Townships 29/0, Selection Trust

Mexican gold coins, worth 48/9, South Africa Torbanites 12/1,

about £60,000 were flown from Canadian Pacific 22-11/16, Mexi-New York to a London airport can Eagles 14/0.-Router,

New York Exchanges

today. It is understood that the coins are for a Manchester firm.

The value indicates that these are some of the coine stamped 37.6 grammes fine gold, which Mexico mints and sells for export at about $60, equalling $40.6 per fine ounce of gold. These gold movements seem to be becoming more frequent.

Anti-Inflation Measure

New Delhi, Aug. 14. The reduction of import duties on gold and silver was not unexpected in Indiu.

Buoy A.14

... Machio's Wharf Kowloon Wharf 69.

Subfoot to alteration without notion. All intending Passengera ara requested to register their names far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave

Agonts: GLEN LINE. LTD.

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

9.3. CANON BAR M.V. KAFIRISTAN

S.S. DEVON

........duo from Sydney 22nd Aug. .................................... đưe froin Melbourne 2nd Sept.

Discharging B.27

Agents: PRINCE LINE LTD.

S.S. SAMTREDY

arrived from USA. Discharging No. 1 Kowloon Wharf LOADING FOR NEW YORK vin STRAITS-20th AUG. Chinese Freight Agents: CHEONG FAT CO., 64 Bonham Strand E. Tel: 20037.

When the imposition of a duty on gold and an increase in the duty on silver was 011- nounced last February, provi- sion was made for a variation of rates from time to time in order to secure a reasonable approximation of world prices. 59.

The duties were imposed in order to prevent speculation and to save the Indian bullion It is understood that a price structure from u crash Syrian firm recently got An had large imports suddenly be-

Agents: ANGLO - CANADIAN SHIPPING CO., LTD.

HASTINGS PARK

hip

Adua from VANCOUVER 27th Aug.

PENINSULAR & ́ORIENTAL · STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

New York, Aug. 14. American A/C Sterling 4.03- 7/16, 4,03-9/16, American A/C Sterling 3 Months 4.03-7/16, 4.03- 0/16, On Sweden 27.81, 27.84. France 84, 84, Switzerland (Of- | alloention of $2,000,000 for come avaliable. ficial) 23.40, 23.55. Switzerland goods from the United States imports of gold have been (Free) 24.00 offered, Spain 9.20, which proved unobtainable. Ac-practically nil for the last few | "ATREUS" Portugal 4.04b, 4.005, Australia cordingly the Syrian firm ap months and the effect of the "SAMDARING" 3.23, Now Zealand 3.25, South plied for and got permission to duties, therefore, was mainly "SAMETTRICK"

The use the $2,000,000 to import inflationary:

reduction BENALDER" Africa 4.02%, British East Africa 20.25, India 30.33, China unquot-gold into Syria. All supplies, should serve as an anti-infla- ed, Argentine (Oficial) 20.78, however, seem very readily at-tionary measure-Reuter. Argentino (Free) 24.87 offered, sorbed.-Reuter, Brazil 5,36, Bolivin (Official) 2.00. Bolivia (Free) 2.38, Chile

delal) 5.16, Chile (Free) 525 LONDON DISCOUNT Chile (Export) 4.00, Colombia RATES

50.98, Cuba 100, Ecuador 7.00n, Guatemala

100, Holland 37.78,

London, Aug. 14.

Ship "SAMSOARING""

CAR PRICES UP

Washington, Aug. 14. The O.P.A. has gone to work "SAMNEAGH" fon another boost in the prices of automobiles-one slated to push

From

U.K. KARACHI

KARACHI & BOMBAY

U.K.

Londe For

Du

End-August End-August

End-August

Early September

Ready

. Mid-September

Mid-September

U.K. via Straits ACCEPTS CARGO FOR LONDON,

ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM

BOMBAY

per cent, the total BRITISH INDIA STEAM,NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Mexico 20.00, 20.63, Peru 15.50n, Day to Day Loan per cent, to around 25 Uruguay 58.00b, Venezuela 20.00. Short Money. % to 1 per cent, average hike over the 1942 cell- Auto prices were boosted West Indies 53.05, Bank Bills, 3 Months 17/32 perings. Dutch Gulana 53.35, Montreal on cent, Bank Bills 6 Months 9/10 to 7.3 per cent. yesterday.

The Imminent additional price

Netherland

Passengers and Freight to India

London 4.02, Montreal on New per cent, Fine Trade Bills, 3

cent, Increase is estimated by O.P.A. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

SHIP

York 97,250, Swiss Bank: Notes months 1 to 1 per

1 Months officials at about three per cent Bilis, rates 29.00, Belgian Franc 2.28%, Fine-

Trade

Trea- and is required by the new price 2.283-Reuter,

136 to 2% per cent,

to reestablish dealers' sury Bills, 2 Months to 17/32 controls per cent, Treasury Bills 3 Months pre-war handling charges.-As-"NELLORE”

to 17/32 per cent.--Reuter.

PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPETITION

Washington, Aug, 16.

U.S. COTTON

New York, Aug. 14.

Catton futures ranged widely in

sociated Press.

BOMBAY SILVER

& GOLD

Bombay, Aug. 14. A freighter service to help

Silver, Rendy 182 Rupees, 08 American ship lines to replace quiet trading today. Commission Annas per 100 tolas, Silver, For- Japanese carriers in whole or house profit-taking and hedging ward 164 Rupees 08 Ammas per tolos. Gold Delivery 95 in part" as dominant Pacific, depressed the market as much as 100 operators, was proposed by the $1.75 a bale in early dealings with Rupees, 08 Annas per toin, Gold Grace Line at tifo Maritime prices Inter moving irregularly Forward 60 Kupees, 02 Aunts per Commission hearing today,

higher on mill buying and short tola. Sovereign Mr. R. R. Adams, the Grace covering. Futures closed Line President, said "The Paci-higher to 35 cents lower. ific is changed. Our competition October 33.80, December 38.00- will be European rather than 02, March 35.83-05, May 35.45-48, Japanese and great opportunity July 35.08, October 32.10-12.

$1.25!

is presented to the shipping in- New Orleans closed very steady. dustry in this country."

October 35.10, December 30.00-

Reuter.

unquoted.-

LONDON SILVER

· & GOLD

London, Aug. 14. Silver, Spot, per fine oz. 55d The Grace Line proposal is to00, March 35.02-95, May 35.59 per cent, Silver, Forward per Ane Gold, operate four senworthy cargo July 35.00. Spot cotton steady to oz. 65/d per cent, Bar vessels running from California 75 cents higher; middling 35,65. Fine, ez.. 172/3 per cent.-Reuter. lo the Orient-Associated —Associated Press. .Prens.

:

Colombo, Aug. 15 The Governor of Ceylon, Sir! Henry Moore, who is at present: h London, has been asked by the Board of Ministers to con vey personally to the King and Queen, Ceylon's Invitation that Thoir Majesties should be pre- sent at the inauguration of the Gold, per fine ounce 100 Plas-new constitution of Ceylon next

year-Reuter

REUTERS UK. INDEX CHICAGO GRAINS

London, Aug. 14. Industrials 153.7, 153.7. Kaffers Chicago, Aug. 14. Grains wenkened toward the 118:1, 115.8, Home Rails 93.1 03.0, close of today's market un con-Commodity 204.8, 204.3.. tinued good crop reports and ad- ditional rain in the corn belt.

Selling developed in oats after

Alexandrio, Aug. 14.

a arm start; corn weakened in-tres-Reuter. sympathy. Corn finished 1 'cont lower; oats the lower to the higher. Barley was untraded-- Associated Press.

Buffalo, Aug. 14. The National Gypsum Com pany has halted the production of

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

M.V. "TRAVANCORE" M.V. "NAGARA”

gypsum sheathing and pharply M.V. “BALI” reduced the output of gypsum M.V, "TRAVANCORE" lath because of "unfavourable" OPA, price cellings.

Tho

said *thoir Company machines were being used to ordinary to turn out capacity wallboard' which can be sold "at: fair, profi,Associated Press.

Outwards

doo Hongkong 2nd Bopl ..duo Hongkong End Sept.

about 18th August second half Sept

Homewards.

Londing for Port Haid, Marseille. Antwerp, Rotterdam,

Copenhagen, Dalo and Gothenburg. For further particulars, apply to:-

GILMAN & CO., LTD. (Shipping Dept. · Phone 27871).

"EASTERN"

FROM.

AUSTRÁLIAN

PORTS AUSTRALIAN

PORTS

For full particulars apply to

DUE

AUGUST 18TH.

EARLY SEPT.

+

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4. MAERSK LINE

M.S. "TREIN MAERSK”

Loading for New York, Atlantic Ports via Los Angeles, Panama

21th August. (No Passages available)

for Particulars please apply w:-

JEBSEN & CO., Agents

Podder Building, 7th floor. (Shipping Department Tel. No. 22862)

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

SAILINGS TO U.K. VIA STRAITS. FREIGHT ONLY,

"BENRINNES" loads for UK.

"BENCRUACHAN”

"EMPIRE WITHAM"

VESSELS DUE

For particulars apply to:--

second half Sept.

mid. Sept. mld: Sept.

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

-York Building

S.S."SHAHIN”

Tel. 84105..

Salling for HOIHOW & KEELUNG

Room 280

Loading 16th August, 1946

Sailing 18th August, 1946

For Freight Apply To:-

M. NEMAZEE

Prince's Building

*Tel. 88781 & 81130