1946-08-23 — Page 7

DE LA RAMA LINES

EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS VESSEL

DUE

3.S. PANAY

27 Aug.

*M.V. BENGAL

25 Aug M.V. TRAVANCORE 2 Sept.

M.V. DONA NATI 27 Sept.

LOADING FOR Manila (mincdiute

Discharge) Pacific Coast via Cebu Pacifo Conat vin Shanghai & Philippines Pacific/Atlantic Consts .( Accepts Passengers for Cebu)

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.

Pedder Building,

5th Floor

TEL: 28676

Cable Address:

"RAMA"

BUTTERFIELD¿]& SWIRE

1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephones: 30381-8 Private Exchange"

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

""TSINAN" "FENGTIEN"

"HANYANG"

"FENGTIEN" HANYANG

"FATSHAN"

"AJAX"

"AJAX"

SAILINGS TO

Swatow & Shanghai 4 p.m. 25th Aug. Shanghal 4 pun. 26th Aug. Shanghal & Tientsin 4 p.m. 29th Aug.

ARRIVALS FROM

Whampoa 3 p.m. 26th Aug. Tentain and Shanghai 20th Aug. CANTON RIVER LINE

Arrives 3 p.m. 24th Aug. Snila 8 a.m. 26th Aug. Arrives 1 p.m. 28th Aug. Salls & a.m. 30th Aug.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

NEW YORK SERVICE

Salling

20th Aug.

Arriving

23rd Aug,

U. K. SERVICE

Arriving

30th Aug. 29th Aug.

"GLENSTRAE"

"SAMJACK"

"BELLEROPHON"

Early Sept.

"BENRINNES"

Mid. Sept.

Agents:

For

New York

From

New York

From

U.K. vin Straits -do-

do-

-do-

AUSTRALIAN - ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

"YOCHOW"

"TAIPING"

"TAIPING"

"YUNNAN*"*

Sailing

27th Aug. 5th Sept.

Arriving

3rd Sept. Mid Sept.

**For

Sydney & Melbourne

đo

: From

Australia via Japan. Australia

All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notics, For Passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S. S. "Haiyang"

Sailing for Swatow on or about 3rd Sept.

Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

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

C

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

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.

Speed-Frequency-Dependability

Refrigeration Special Cargo Oil TankaCargocaire-Specie ·

SAILING

SS. "GENERAL MEIGS"

23rd Aug.

S.S. "SAN MATEO VICTORY”

3.S. "GENERAL MEIGS"

28th Aug. 31st Aug.

FOR

S.S. "LOUIS MCHENRY HOWE 7th Sept. Singapore,

VESSEL

Exchanges In London

Manila (passage only) New York & Boston. Shanghai & San Fran- cisco.

Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Mar- seilles, New York & Boston.

2nd half Sept. New York & Boston, For Passage and Freight apply to:- AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.

St. George's Bidg.

THE CHINA MAIL,, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1946,

London, Aug. 21.

SHIP SINKING

London, Aug. 22.

The 7,000-ton British cargo steamer Mount Douglas Park, is reported in London to be sinking of Preparle Island,, off the coast of Burma.

On New York 4.025, 4.035, Mon- treal 4.02, 4.04, Zurich 17,34, 17.36,

Nino survivors, including a Stockholm 14,47, 14.50, Buenos Aires unquoted, Brazil 70.4410, Chinese from Bombay, hane There is Brazo

been picked up.. unquoted, (sellers) unquoted, Belgium every chance of the rest of 107.50, Paris & French Emplro the complement of 48 being 479.50, 480.00, Syria 881, 380, picked up, according to the Lisbon 99.80, 100.20. Swiss Bank ship's agents at Newcastle. Notes Middle 17.25, 17.50, Nether- Router. lands West Indies 7.68, Holland 10.03, Panama 4.02, 4.04, Den- 19.36. Prague 201,

Tel. No. 281,72/28175."

mark

202, No 19.08, 20.02,

Forward Rates: One Month: United States% *D, Canada 4p, D, Switzerland. D, Sweden

1 P.

40 1 D, Paris cents, 40 cents, Holland 1 cent

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD-

M.V. “TRAVANCORE”

MV. NAGARA”.

Outwards

duo Hongkong 2nd Septe .......due Hongkong End Sopt.

For further particulars, apply to:--- GILMAN & CO., LTD. (Shipping Dept. Phone 27871)

BRIDGE NOTES

1 cent.

Bank of England clearing Bates: Madrid 44.00, Italy 71.26. Free Market Rates: India 17.04, Zealand 124.37. 125, South Africa 18.00. Australia 125, 126.50, New 100, 180.50, Teheran Alexandria 97.375, 37.625, Sood results. For example:

North, Dealer pore 2/4-1/32, 24-4, Hongkong 2-1/10, 1/3-1/18, Philippines 8.10, 8.16, Rangoon 1//5-16/10, 1/8-1/18. Shanghai unquoted.

- When

at the everybody bridge table seems to be able to bid, somebody is

usually lying. When your partner happens to be the lar. you usually find yourself in hot, ner's falsehoods lead to very water, but sometimes your part

Both sides vulnerable

S. K J 7 4

London Stock Exchange

London, Aug. 21. Business on the stocks market today was restricted and only a few issues were prominent in deniings throughout the day.

Page

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

∙10 Padder · Streek

Tel. 80811,

General Managers.

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

Koffies were prominent on Cape support, especially Western Hold- S.S. "EMPIRE PERLIS ings. Rhodesian coppers were also 8.5. “WINGSANG" firmer on news of the ending of TAKSANG”` the miners'、strikke.

SAILINGS

(no passengers) to Shanghai 25th Aug, to Shanghai 27th Aug. To Singappro & Penang 20th Aug. to Sandakan 20th Aug.

(No passengers)

Support In industrials remained is.9. "MAUSANG"

selective favoured.

with

Lobnecos

Lili

Indian operations were quiet S.S. "WINGSANG", apart from a small inquiry of SS. "EMPIRE PERLIS" Calcutta Electric. There was small (S.S, "TAKSANG"

textiles. provincial support for Rubbera and teas were again rather neglected.

1.

Consols, 2-1/2 per cent 1945/75 97, Conversion Lonn, 3 per cent 112-5/10, War Loan, 3 per cent

107, New War Loan, 4 per cent

100-11/10, Victory Bonds, 4 per

9.8. WOSANG S.9. "EMPIRE FARRAR” ¡S.S. "MAUSANG"

ARRIVALS

....trom Shanghai 23rd Aug. from Calcutta & Singapore 23rd. Aug. from Shungkai vin Keelung 25th Aug..

IN PORT

Subject to alteration without notice.

Kowloon Dock Kowloon Dock Buoy A.12.

cent 118-1/8, German Loan, 7 per All intending Passengers are requested to register their names as cent (Dawes), 10-3/4, Japanese } far as possible in advanos of the time at which they wish to leave Bonds, 5 per cent, 1907 21-1/4, Canton-Kowloon Railway 32, Tientsin Pultow Railway,

Agents: GLEN

6 per

S.S. "SAMSETTE"

cent 24, Lung-Taing U. Hal Rly,

15 per cent, 3013 21, Reorg, Loan, S.S. "PROMETHEUS”

5 per cent 1913. (London Iss) 10,15.9. "GLENAFFARIC Crisp Loan, 5 per cent, 1911 44, M.V. "GLENARTNEY”

H. A Q 7

Central American A/C Raten: H. Mexico 19.45, 10.65, Bogota 7.00, D. 8 7 8 7.06.-Reuter.

C. KQ72

Special A/C Rates: Lima 20.10, 26.16. Lapaz 168.62, 170.32, Val- paraiso 109.025, 101,809, Turkey | S. A 10 9 8, 520,

52

D. A K 10 6 4 C. 6

S. Q

N

H. 8 5 4

W

ED. 962

S

20, Honan Railway, 5 per cent,

C. J 10 9 8 43

8.03

N.Y. STOCK MARKET

LINE LTD.

... due from UK, 23rd Aug, .... due from UK. 7th Sept. ... duo from UK. Mid Sept. duo from U.K. End Sept.

London' about 20th Sept.

Hukuang Rallway, 6 per cent, 1911 M.V. "GLENSTRAE loads for Rotterdam, Antwerp Amsterdam &

1905 30, Shanghai-Nanking Roll- way, 5 per cent 27, Mercantile Bank of India, "A" 22-1/2, Char- H. K J 10 9 6 3 2 tered Bank of I. A. & C. 13-1/4,

D. Q J C. A 5 The bidding:

North

Dbl.

20.

Pasa

East South Pass

1H. 2H. 50.

P085

Now York. Aug, 21. ID. Wall Street opened steady and moderately active.

Assorted steels, rubbers, build-4H. ings, farm implements and ale GH.

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

HK. & Shanghai Banking Cor- portation 90, Lydenburg Estates S.S, CANONBAR 125/7, South Africa Townships M.V. KAFIRISTAN West 31, Selection Trust 50/-, South S.S. PERIOD

13.

Africa Torbanites 11/6, Canadian 4C. Pacific 22-16/18, Mexican Eagles Pass 14/0.-Reuter,

Puss Pass

transports led a quiet up to one The bluding sounded a little

extension

point

of Tuesday's funny to West. He had offered technical recovery, although his four-club bid in good faith, numerous pivotals, notably motors, thinking that the East-West meat packings and chemicals wore cards were not much worse than unchanged or fractionally lower. the North-South strength. Yet Buying continued to be based on the opponents had blithely gal- pleasing carninge and dividends. loped up to a small slam, pay- and

business prospects, The Decontrol Board's restorano attention to the strong tion of controls brought new pres- bidding by West and East.

were If North and South sure en meat packings and related lines, while motors reflected the lying, West had little to worry opening of the labour drive for about, for then there would be West higher wages throughout the in-ne play for the slam. dustry,

would then only regret having The earlier improvement soon failed to double. But if East

elines 11 nomewhat

New York Exchanges

New York, Aug. 21. American 4.03-7/16, 4.03-9/16,

A/C Sterling American

due from Sydney, 24th Aug. ............................... due from Melbourne 2nd Sept. due from Sydney 3rd Sept

Agents: PRINCE LINE LTD. Chinese Freight Agents: CHEONG FAT CO., 54 Bonham Strand E. Tol: 20037.

Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA

STEAMSHIPS LTD.

A/C Sterling 3 Months 4.03-7/16, 8.5. HASTINGS PARK... due from VANCOUVER 27th Aug. 4.03-9/10, On Sweden 27.81, 27.84, 9.S. KITSILANO PARK due from Vancouver/Shanghai 12th Sept. France 84, 84%, Switzerland (Of- Switzerland fejal) 23.40, 23.66,

23.75 24.00, Spain 9.20, (Free) Portugal 4.04b. 4.068, Australia 3.23, Now Zealand. 8.20, Africa 402, British

Rave way to up to two point de- hnd teen lying-that is, if he 20.26. India 30.35, China th

3,3200

Argentine (Official 24.80,

increased lucked the value for the one hide (Free)

pressure encountered only different support.

од

10-

he had made then the alam While the list was dotted with might be a logical contract.

West thought about that for resistant spots,

motors, atecls, chemicals and department stores a while and reflected that he the decline uught to plan his defence on were prominent with few signs of a rally in evid- the assumption that East had a very weak hand. (If East Thin issues like Chrysler and showed up with strength, West American Telephone gave up four would just be agreeably aur points. Building shares grimaly prised). Now, West thought hung on to gains with news of why would East bid two clubs OPA price increases.

If he had auch a terribly weak hand?

ence.

Боте

24.70,

(om

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

- Ship

5.40, Bolivia (Olicial)

Free 2.38, Chilo

"STANHALL" Bolivia (Free)

"SAMDARING", 3,25, clal) 5.16, Chilo (Fres) Chile

"ATREUS" 60.08, (Export) 4.90, Colombia

Gun ATREUS" Cuba 100, Ecuador 7.00n, temala 100, Holland 37.78, Mexico "SAMDARING" 20.60, 20.03, Peru 16.5in, Uruguay "SAMETTRICK" 56.00b. Venezuela 29.90, Nether "BENALDER"

Indies

63.05, land West

Dutch Lon-

"TREVETHOE" Guiana 53.35, Montreal on don 4.02, Montreal on New York 97.000, Swiss Bank Notes rate 28.09, 30.00, Belgian Franc 2.28%, 2.28-Reuter, LONDON DISCOUNT

RATES

London, Aug. 21.

From

Karachi

U. K

U.K. KARACHI

NAVIGATION COMPANY

Due

Karachi via Shanghul-

25th August

27th August

29th August

29th August

27th August

KARACHI & BOMBAY

End-A

U.K.

Early September

U.K.

October

U.K.

October

Loads For

Ready

Mid-September

Mid-September

LTD.

Passengers and Freight to India

"GLENIFFER”

Ship

“SAMSOARING”

"SAMNEAGH"

UK. via Straits ACCEPTS CARGO FOR LONDON,

ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM BOMBAY

Rail equipments were resistant on estimates of substantia? pro- duction boosts in the second half of The answer was not hard to 1940 while farm implements were liscover. East's only reason for likewise supported by expectations buding with a weak hand must that sustained demand will be have been extreme shortness in made.

spadca together with Brokers see nothing alarming length in clubs. The marked

Day to Day Loan 4 per cent, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., in today's market action bat at the spade shoriness pointed to t Rame time are closely watching "killing" opening lead. West Short Money to 1 per cent. labour developments in view of the opened the Ace of spades, drop- Bank Blls. 3 Months 17/32 per Bank Bills, 6 Months 9/18 fears of new union wage demands on his partner's Queen. An-te Barents. Fino Trade Bills, now threatening motorcar manu- other spade, allowing East to 3 Months 1 to 1% per cent, Fine EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. facturers, which may conceivably ruff, defeated the contract.. Trado Bills, G Months 14 affect other industries.

"normal" lead Note that the

Treasury Bills, The market closed heavy,

of the club King allows South Months to 17/32 per cent, Clean

Treasury Bills, a Months to Adams Expres

Alaska to make thirteen tricks.

17/12 per cent.-Reuter. Juneau 7. American Can 100%,

19%%

American Smelting 00. American Yesterday you were

Oswald

Telephone 183, American Tobacco Jacoby's partner and, with nei-

93, American Waterworks 22%, ther side vulnerable you held: Anaconda Copper 45%, Aviation

Corporation 9, Baldwi Locomo

tive 30. Barnsdall 29%, Bendix

Aviation 46%

Bethlehem Steel

110%, Booing Aircraft 88%, Bor. des 52, Canadian Pacific 18.

dent Co

J. I. Cane 48%, Chrysler

S. K J 5 2

H. A

D. K J

2

C. QJ C 5

The bidding:

coleste 504, Commercial Schenken You Maler Jacoby

25%, Corn

db

Products 70%,

2005, Electric|

Light & Power Electric, 45%**

Goodrich 70%,

10. Pass 3D.

Ризв

Pass (7)

ANSWER: Bld three spades.

to

cent per

to

244

2

SHIP

"NELLORE"

"EASTERN"

SHIP

"NELLORE" "NELLORE"

REUTERS U,K.

INDEX

London, Aug. 21. Industrials 164.2, Kamra 116.0, Home Ralla 92.8. Commodity 284.3.Reuter.

CHICAGO GRAINS

Grain

Chicago, Aug. 22. prices dropped sub- General You're going to reach a game stantially on fairly heavy sell- commission houses. Motors

contract anyway, so there's no ing, by Goodyear harm in trying out the major Traders attributed some selling Homestako Mining 42, Tator-suit. Partner may have four to the Price Control Board's Harvester 93. Inter small spades, in which case four statement polating to large Paper 49, Johns Manville apades would be a fine contract; current and prospective feed 1382, Kennecott topper Montgomery Ward 79%, National otherwise, you probably will be grain supplies and decrease in able to play at three no-trump. the number of grain consuming Lead 37, Distillers 30, Na. Packard New York Central

Score 100 per cont for three animals. Motorn 8%, Pan American Air spades, 60 per cent for three

17, Pennsylvania RR 06%, no-trump. WAYA Radio Corporation 18%, Republie Steel B, Roynolds Tobacco 42 Schenley 04

S. K 8 2

Question Today you are Howard Roebuck Schenken's partner, and, with 43% Shell 01cocony

con neither side vulnerable, you Southern Pacific hold:. Vacuum 17%, 63, Standard Brands 45% Stan- dard Oil of Calif. 68, Standard of NJ. 78, Studebaker 81. Union Bag Union Carbide 108.-U.S... U.S. Steel 88% Westinghouse 30%, Young atown Sheet & Tube 794-Routor and Associated Press.

H. Q 5

D. AJ 7. 8

C. K 0 4 2 The bidding: Schenken Jacoby You Maier

Рова (1) 10. What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow).

FROM

AUSTRALIAN

PORTS AUSTRALIAN

PORTS

LOADS FOR

SHANGHAI SYDNEY

For full particulars apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

Telephone Nos. 277214.

MAERSK

LINE

MÉS, "TREIN MAERSK”

DUE

Discharging

Early Sept.

READY

End August Mid-September

24th August." (No Passages avaliable),

.co.

Corn finished 8% to 4% lower, Loading for New York, Atlantic Porta vin Los Angeles, Panama Oats to 1% lower, and Barley 1 cent higher,-Associated Preas,

LONDON SILVER

ounce

& GOLD

London. Aug. 21, Silver, Spot, por fino 60d, Silver, Forward porno ounce 650, Dar.. Gold, Fine; oz. 172/3-Rentor,

N.Y. COTTON :

New York, Aug. 22.

Cotton futures gained slightly

in slow trading Futures closed 80 centa a bala lower to 60 conta higher.

October 35.70, December 25.72-

for Particulars please apply to:-

JEBSEN & CO., Agents

Pedder Ballding, 7th floor.

(Shipping Department Tol. No. 28862)

BEN LINE STEAMERS LIMITED.

BAILINGS TO

ONLY.

| "HENBINNES" loads, VIA STRAITS.

BOMBAY SILVER & GOLD

"BENCRUACHAN” 81, March 35.00-04, May 35.20, MPIRE WITHAM". Tombay, Aug. 21.

July" 31,70, October 93.22, MI...) Rupeca anvas

107. 00dlingspot 30.52.–Associated 100 00: Prem.

London, Aug. 23.. A jolat British and American' commission to control shipping on the Rhine and its tributaries has been set up at Duisburg in the British. zone of Germany, the Coblenz Radio stated today. The Commission will control Silvor, Headr 180 miles of the river between | Bulver, Forward Databurg and Karlshuha on the Gold Dilivery ra... border of the United States Gold Forward- and French: zones, some 180 Sovereignin miles to the southRautaril

00

BouterRau

Alexandria, AusGEIR Gold, per fins ouned 167 Plastrés,

VESSELS DUE

second-half Sept.

mid. Sept.

mid: Sept.

„For particulars appër kos—- W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA)', LTD.

Tal, Bliss.

Tork Building