1946-11-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1946.

Para

DE LA RAMA LINES China's New Barriers London Stock JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS

VESSEL

DUE

SAILING FOR

M.V. BENARES

14th Dec.

San Francisco & Los Angeles,

KV, DONA ANICETA

Mid Dec.

Honolulu & Atlantic"

Const.

SS. ESCALANTE

Early Jan.

Honolulu, Pacific &

Late Jan.

Pacific & Atlantic Coasts.

M.V. BALI

Atlantic Coasts.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP.CO. INC.

Pedder Building

TEL: 23676

Chinese Shipping Office. Tel. 23733/20153

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephones; 60881-8 Private Exchange.

Agenti: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"FOOCHOW

"ANHUI"

"HUNAN"

"FENGTIEN" "KWEIYANG" "PAKHOI" "NEWCHWANG”

SAILINGS TO

Amoy & Shanghai 7 a.m. 20th Nov. Amoy & Swatow 7 a. 22nd Nev. Shanghai, Tsingtao & Tientsin 4 p.m. 22nd Nov, Shanghai 4 p.m. 22nd Nov. Swatow & Bangkok 4 p.m. 24th Nov. Shanghai 4 p.m. 24th Nov. Singapore & Penang 4 p.m. 24th Nov. ARRIVALS FROM

Shanghai 20th Nov. Shanghai 21st Nov. Singapore 21st Nov.

#NANCHANG" "NEWCHWANG" "ANHUE

CANTON RIVER LINE

"FATSHAN"

Arrives 4.30 p.ni, 20th Nov. Solls am, 22nd Nov, Arfives 10 a.m. 24th Nov. Sails 10 a.m. 26th Nov

Agenta: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

“SINKIANG"

"GLENFINLAS"

ן

POLENSTRAE”

From

UK SERVICE

Arriving

End. Nov.

4th Dec.

Sailing

1st Week Doc.

For

L'pool via Strait,

UK via Straits.

-d

Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.

Arriving

"PORT DARWIN"

"YUNNAN"

3rd Dec. 4th Dec,

**TAIPING"

5th Dec,

Salling

"TAIPING"

'7th Dec.

"YUNNAN"

11th Dec.

From

Australia via Straits Australia Australia via Kure

For1

Sydney

Sydney, Melbourne

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

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S.S. "HAIYANG”

Sailing for Swatow and Amoy - On or about 27th November. Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

General Managers.

P. & O, Building, 5th floor. Tel. 20765,

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central- Tel. 21639.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.

Speed---Frequency-Dependability

Refrigeration Special Cargo Of Tanks-Cargocaire-Specie

SAILING

40.'

To

Foreign Trade

N.Y. Stock Market

New York, Nov. 19. The stock market generally vontinued downward with Wal Street pessimism blamed mainly on the threat to industry of the possible nationwide coal strike.

the technicat however, was the excep. tional timidity of liquidation.

Stumblers included Dow Chemical, Santa Fe. Norfolk and Westerp.

Among the modest gainers were Phelps Dodge, and Air Reduction Transfers were around 800,000 among the smallcat for a full sea sion in several months.

Tac Dow Jones Averages: Stocks

61.25; 20 Industriais

35.03,

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Shanghai, Nov. 19,

Exchange

Lunden, Nov. 18,

The interest of the Loaden Stock Exchange was almost ca- tirely confined to gold minings. today, Hopes of some taxation re-

The "revised temporary foreign trade regulations" lief in South African mines ell-

issued by the Chinese Government over the week-end mean complete regimentation of foreign trade.

Imports are divided into three main classes-the first definitely and permanently prohibited. the second temporarily suspended and the third permitted but subject to fixed quotas and import licences, Only against suck licences will

the Central Bank of China Sian Treaty

grant foreign exchange.

Signed

.

To sum up, iniports arriving in China without license will: be refused admittance regardless of whether or not foreign ex-

Paris, Nov. 19. change is required from the Cen-1 tral Bank.

The Qual D'Orsay an Goods affected are Usted in nounced yesterday the Bve schedules but ne details are signing of a French- given for quotas nor is treatment Siamese accord provid- {mentioned.

raged Cape entiment and the was soon taken up by Lon- don.

Some appreciable gains were recorded on the day.

Elsewhere,

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

16 Pedder Street Tel. 30313.

General Managers. INDO CHINA S N. CO., LTD,

S.S. TAKSANG"

giftedgeds Lost S.S. WINGSANG".

1/16th, following scale selling.

some smal: S.S. "HINSANG"

5.S. "WOSANG" Industrials produced a number 5.S. KWAISANG" of small improvements but busi

ness was small. Cils were dufl.

The foreign

market pravides.s. "HINSANG" one or two features, particularly s.s. "WOSANG”. among Europeai bonds.

Elsewhere,

absence of

ness resulted in a very uninterest

S.3. "KWAISANG"

ing day with the markets gens.S. "EMPIRE WITHAM" erally

quietly

arre throughout. Consols,

SAILINGS

(No passengers) to Singapore 20th Nov. to Shanghai 21st Nov, to ‘Sandakan #22nd Nov,

to Keelung & Shanghai 25th Nov.

to Shanghai & Tientsin 27th Nov,

ARRIVALS

* from Shangfal 30th Nov.

IN PORT

from Bangkok via. Saigon 23rd Nov. ·

from Sandakan 24ţh. Nov.

dongside Cosmu, Deck. Buoy B.3. Custodian Wharf,

sols, 24, 2945/75 99-3/16. S.S. "TAKSANG" War Loun, 357 107-16/10/1 Nors Conversion Loan, 3%, 1154/10. S.S. "WINGSANG" War Loan, 108, Victor,

Subject to alteration without notice.' Bonds, 123%, Saving Benas, 3, 1980/70 3, 1955/65 103

Saving Bonds. An intending Passengers are requested to register their names di 69-0/16, Savias Loan, 7, (Dawes) 10,

167.01; 15 Rails 48.50; 10 Utüities of imports at present under waying for withdrawal of Bonds, 3%, 1965/75, 112-5-16, far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to legva

Closing quotations:

Adains Express

15 Alaska

Juneau 6, American. ·Can 1871⁄4)

American Smeting 495, Ameri-

German

Railway

SU. Fai Rý 34

24.

."

Agents: GLEN LINE LTD.

Taikoo Dock. Loads for UK., Rotterdam' Ant- werp Amsterdam-Mid Dec.

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINĄ LINE

Siamese troops from dis- Japanese Bonds, 5%, 1907 214, Proper Machinery puted territory along Canton-Kowlo can Telephone 1624, American As a prohibited list already the French Chinese Tientsin Pukow Railway,

LV. "GLENSTRAE" Tobacco 84, American Water- existed and the Central Bank Frontier.

1918 Luan, 5, 118 (Lon-MLV, "GLENAPP” works 15 Anaconda Copper 32. partially controlled imports by Aviation Corporation 6, Baldwin granting or withholding exchange, ton and a Foreign Office spokes 1911 47. Huang

The past was signed in Washing- don Iss) 47 Crisp Loan, 5%, Locomotive 19 Barnsdal 23, the new regulations actually only man said it would permit "the 1911 27. Honan Laivas 65

Radway. Bendix Aviation 30's, Bethlehem represent an overall rigid exten-freestablishment of friendly re- Steel $91, Boting Aircraft 20%,sion of imports control and the lations between France and Slam Railway, 5

1903 $2 Shangh-Saring Borden Co. 47 Canadian Pacifi: substition of a properly organised

274 Mercantile 12, J. I. Cau: 33. Chrysler

'By the accord, 84.

Bank of Indis. 4

Char Colete 47, Commercial Soivents machinery for the forme hap no longer to oppose Siam's entry tered Bank of I. A. & C. 111018, M.V. NEWBROUGH

Dupont azard and complicated methods. into the United Nations. 20 Corn Product 15, — Elec-}

H.K 70,

& Shangan Banine Lurp 87 Lydenburg Estates 87/6, 172, Eastman

Siam agrees to evacuate the dis- South Africa Townships 24/10 M.V. KAFIRISTAN tric Light & Power 15, Genera. Cepend D whether import puted territory, which the Gov- Selection Electric 36

General Meters licences are equitable allocated crnment coded to Slam in a pact African Torbanites 12/, Canadian

40

Soul M. DAGHESTAN 595. Goodrich 624, Goodyear but it to tua early to judge the with the Japanese in 1941, with- Pagine 17, Mezian Eagles 15/',

Homestake Mining In- is in 20 days, and diplomatic ternational Harvester 69,

full reactions

newtons are to be reestablished be Thal Paper 47

measures.

tween the two countries "imme- diately. Associated Press.

Internation

& Tel 10. Johns 126 Reanesota Copper Mentgomery Ward National

Distillers 211

al

Lea] 30%. New York Central 15% Packard Motors, Fan-Ameri- can Airways 12%, Pennsylvania RR 26, Radio Corporation 9%, Real Silk Republic Steel 26%,

Reynolds Tobacco 39, Scheries

59% Sears Krebuck $76, Shel O 30%, Socony Vacuum 144, Southern Pacile 45%, Standard Brands 38% Standard Oil of Calif. 53, Standard Oil of NJ. Ge, Studebaker 20 Union Bag 19, Union Carbido 89%, U.S. Rub- ber 53% U.S. Steel 70%, Wes- iinghouse 22, Youngstown Sheet & Tube 634.-Associated Press.

}-

It would seem that much-will

to

the

W

France agrees

COTTON MARKET Soviet Wants

New York, Nov. 19. After indecisive price move- mexts in the forenoon, retto.: futures market turned steady or more axgressive mill buying. along with shou covering.

Futures dose 80 cents to 173 a bale higher.

Dec. 31.96; March 31.21-28 May 30.40-41 Jay. 28-02-95; Oct. 25.78 nominal; Dec. 25.34 nominal; March 24,90 motinal; Middling at 32.38 nominal-Associated Preas.

Suicide Rate In U.S. On The Increase

(By Alton L. Blakeslee)

New York, Nov. 18.

Now, that the war is over, more Americans are committing suicide. More people crack up in peacetime, says Dr. Louis I. Dublin, statis- tician and vice-president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

il

The suicide rate always goes wide scale to eliminate or reduce down in wartime but rises after-insecurity for the individual will ward. Dr. Dublin's figures show help clieck the toll of suicide."-- that most of the suicides are city Associated Press, dwellers and mostly men. There usually are 13,000 to 14,000 sui-

cides yearly in the United States Manchester Bus

And Tram Strike

-зbout twice the number of homicides

During the second world war, The suicide rate declined about 30 per cent. Dr. Dublin explained that war brings more jobs, more community consciousness and the sense of national unity and as a result people tend to forget their personal troubles.

Readjustments

This wartime decline in suleide occurs in all countries. But peace ime changes the picture. Recon- version eliminates jobs and per. Isonal problems become or appear greater. There are many personal readjustments, particularly for veterans.

الدين

After the first world war, the American suicide rate did not be- gin to rise until 1920. This time, the increase came much more

Manchester, Nov. 18. Over half a million Manches- ter workers had to walk or hitch-hike in pouring rain to day as the city's bus and tram services came to a standstill following n lightning strike by 5,000 transport workers.

Her Share

Late Success, N.Y., Nov. 18.

Bussia today protested against the "unjust attitude" towards the Soviet Union in apportionment by the United. Nations of the assets of the League of Nations,

Trust

Rubber Exchange Reopens

London. Nov. 19. The London Rubber Exchange, closed during the war, reopened yesterday with Government per mission, but dealing was confined to futures sincs traders are not. permitted to import rubber unti, January 1.

Discharging Kowloon No, 1.

• Sails for Shanghai about 25th Nov, due from Australia about 11th Dec. due from Australię Mid Dec.

Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA

STEAMSHIPS LTD.

S.S. “LAKE NIPIGON! due from Vancouver Shanghai 22nd Nov,

loads for Vancouver 24th Nov.

Agents: MANILA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

T.S.S. "MAYON"

Accepts Cargo and Passengers for Manija Salling about 24th Nov

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

SHIP

The London exchange handled the bulk of world rubber trading in the days before Government bulk The Russian delegate told the

purchasing United Nations

rivate international trading "SAMADANG" Budgetary in

"SAMLAMU". wool, fur, coffee, bristles Committee that Russia had quicksilver and, to-sotne exten, "GLENIFFER been a member of the League sugar is now permitted, but the TREVAYLOR" and had fully met her financial reopening of the Liverpool cotton "ARUNDEL CASTLE" obligations, but was not in-market has been ruled out and the "TINGSANG" cluded in the apportionment to London metal exchange remains TREVEAN the various states decided upon closed. Associated Press.

last April.

"Russia has an indubitable

..

FROM Bombay via Kure

DUE

24th November

Bombay

26th November

U.K.

29th November

U.K.

30th November

U.K.:

3rd December

Bam hay

U.K.

"RENALDER"

SHIP

U.K

...: LOADS FOR

5th December December December

READY

25th November

Washington, Nov. 19. The Treasury position on Nov. right to participation," he said. 14, compared with the correspond "SAMADANG" Singapore, Penang & Bimbuy 26th November

The French delegate approving date last year:

"TREVETHOE" Straits & UK ed the Russian statement and Debt: $262,023,744,477.81 and "ARUNDEL CASTLE" U.K.. undertook Lo introduce the $263.273.232.867.71; Gold assets: (Passengers only)

$20,419,087,976,30 and $20,033, TREVAYLOR" The British delegate • asked '953,772-49—Associated Press. for time to consider the mat- ter and further discussion was Fosponed-Reuter.

resolution.

11

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

"GLENAPP"

Damaged cargo ex the above

Washington, Nov. 19 The Civilian Production. Ad- ministration has announced the end of import restrictions on Manila hemp and the discontinu- $ ance of Government purchases.

The action does not mean that vessel will be surveyed at Holt's the shortage is over, bat has ra- Wharf between the hours of 16 sulted from negotiations initiated am and 12 noon on 21st and by the Pippines Government | 22nd November 1946 and con- "to re-establish a free market? signees representatives are re- Associated Press.

quested to be present during the | survey.

Νον. 19.

Alexandria's

cotton exchange closed since 1940-will reopen in January or February, the Fin- ance Minister Abdel Rahman el Bay Beyannounced Monday.—|

Reuter.

It is the biggest stoppage7 Manchester has experienced since the 1926. general strike. The dispute began on Saturday when 1,000 workers at one main depot struck because a driver was dismissed for alleged dan- gerous driving. A mass meet. ing of strikers was held to- day.-Reuter.

quickly, indicating that the age Vicious Circle

and war has had greater and deeper effects on the United 88. "VANDERBILT VICTORY.24th Nov. New York & Boston, States. So far, this year's sui- via San Francisco, Los. ¡cide rate has risen about 30 per Angeles and Panama. cent above the 1945 rgie. The in- crease was mostly among urban

For Passage and Freight apply to:- AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.

Et, George's Bldg.

Tel No. 28177/78178. -

THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., (1932) LTD.

S.S. "HONG KHENG”

Expected to arrive from Swatow 21st Nov.

LOADING

21st November

BAILING 22nd November

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,

B.S. "HONG SIANG” EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FROM STRAITS END NOVEMBER.

For freight and passage particulars apply: THE HO HONG CO. (CHINA) LTD., Bonham Strand W., Tel. 25646 & 26127

Subject to biterati su without notice.

Tuen

In Germany

Hamburg, Nov. 18.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong. 20th Nov., 1945.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.

King's Building, Connaught Road,

Tel: Shipping Dept 28016. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 25133.

Ship

ms. "TJISADANE”

3.2, "TJIBADAK"

m., "TJITJALENGKA"

Bus from Java/Singapore

95th Nov amber."

Java Mid Dec.

Java Mid Dec.

Kalling faz Amoy Dec.. Itt. Shanghal Dee., 41h.

Bwatow/Amły

Amoy/Skanstal

ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

(DELI STRAITS CHINA LINE).

Bhip

fus from

High British Military Govern ment afcials favour a six month

··· Baillig for. "moratorium" on coal expertis, "VAN HEUTSZ" Belawan_Dell/Penank/"____ Gwatów/Amer from the Buhr.

Singapore 20th, Nov. 22nd Nov. (ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE),

Though mindful of the needs. of other European counteles who depend of Rohr coal for the re- toration of their economy, they Point out that the development of

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Germag economic crisis must

Dr. Dublin says this indicates at many suicides, were veterans but the rate at present, la slowing up, indicating that they are mak ing adjustments. Dr. Dublin says suicide is characteristle of the most advanced or individual peo- ple. It is common among sophis be stopped before machinery and transport become virtually ne ticated city dwellers but rare lese. among farrers and labourers. It is mostly a phenomenon of cifles" where stresses of life are greater.

Complex Problem:

Six months without coal ex ports would give the Military Government sufficient time to res- tored German plants to a better 'tate and would finally result

prodaction

Bhip

Balling for

"STRAAT SOENDA" Singapore early Dee. Bingapore; Batavia,

Xin from

Durban, Capitova, Buenos Alena, Bazitòs,”

· Rio de Janeiro: if gut.

Aclant „Inducerent

calling at

Balyon/Bangkok/

Manelijng/Raunion,

Madagascar(Balzo/

Louresco-Marques/

Monkey, Fert Elisabeth/East London/ Monteridoo perly

SILVER LINE, LTD.

vicious m... "SILVERTEAK", US., Atlantia & Pacie

Paris via Bhangka

27th Nov..

Balling for

A wartime survey in Detroit, showed that 40 per cent of suf

Aa one bigh official said. "You cide attempts among men were must first pojme the pump. The attributed to health, 30 per whale German economy ir cent to domestic difficulties and bound up 4 per cent to love affairs:

Among wohen, domestic trou- bles were the motive for 55 per cent, health 2 per cent and love nflatra 10 per cent.

circle which can only be broken by making more coal available to German industry, he said.'...

HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE

The Ruhr miners told Air Marshall Sir Sholto Douglas, the Commander-in-Chief on his tour ma "PHILAF" Sulade attempts from love of Dusseldorf on Friday that if Zales were barely, carried outÉ S

Dublin commented: "Suicide is would like it to go to industry, they received more coal they and will remain a very complex not to the domestic market just problem. We can he confident to fill empty fireplaces Associat-

hit whatever we can do on a ed Fro

Botterdam/Antywy /

Bingapore, karly

Belllag for Shanghai/Singapore / Colombo/Park – Bald/

Capasharany Cothen

offers

End December

End December

:

U. K. *Accepts cargo for Persian Gulf *Accepts cargo for London, Antwerp & Hotteranm.

British India S. N. Co., Ltd.

SHIP

FOR Singapore & Calcutta (Passengers only).

"RAJULA”

SAILS

Early December

Eastern & Australian S.S. Co., Ltd.

SHIP “RAYNELLA”

SHIP "NELLORE"

FROM Rabaul LOADS FOR Australia

For full particulars apply to

QUE Mid December READY

Early January

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Telephone Nos. 27721-4.

PRINCE LINE

USA-FAR EAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON-NEW YORK

MV. "SCOTTISH PEINCE"..

DUE 20th, NOV. Loads for DAVAO, Singapore and U.S.A. Atlantic Ports about End November.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Tel. 80311

Chinese Freight Agents-CHEONG FAT CO.

Telephone 20037

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

M.V.

NAGARA”

loading for

Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Lisbon, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo & Gothenburg.

Also accept cargo for Persian Gulf.

27th November

For further particulara, apply to:-- GILMAN & CO., LTD.

44 Des Voeux Road, C.

¡Agentia

Telephone 27871.