1947-01-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1947.

DE LA RAMA LINES Big Market For Goods London

VESSEL

1. "BALI"

ARRIVALS

DATE

FROM

21st Jun. New York via Manila

San Francisco via Manila. Cebu & Manila.

m.v. "TRAVANCORE" 23rd Jan. B.S. "LUZON"

3. CEBU”

VESSEL

m.v. "BALI"

3.5. "LUZON"

6.5. "CERU”

m. "HAINAN"

25th Jan.

8th Feb.

DATE

Cebd & Manila.

"DEPARTURES

SAILING FOR

25th Jan., New York vin Honolulu..

1st Feb. Manila & Cebu.

13th Feb. Manila & Cebu, -

20th Feb. Pacific Coast via Honolulu.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.

Pedder Building

TEL: 23678.

Chinese Shipping Offer

Tel. 23738/20153

SOVIET BUYING IN SINGAPORE

the

Singapore, Jan, 19. The "Free Prose" market correspondent reported that local dealers purchased 6,000 tons of rubber for pccount of Soviet Union" and are seeking another 4.000. The Soviet trade

preach- tative in-CAI arrived Singapore to study the mar Let situation af Malaya and to investigate the possibilities between of fature trade Malava and Enssi-Åaso- ciated Press.

N.Y. Stock

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Market

1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephones: 30881-8 Private Exchange,

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"HANYANG

"TSINAN"

"NANCHANG"

"SHANTUNG"

SHENGRING"

POYANG" SHANTUNG" "SHENGKING"

"NANCHANG" "SINKIANG"

SAILINGS TO

Shanghai 4 p.m. 20th Jan. Shanghai 4 p.m. 25th Jan. Singapure & Penang 4 p.m. 26th Jan. Swatow Neon 2 pan. 28th Jan. ... Shanghai 4 p.m., 28th Jan.

ARRIVALS FROM

New York, Jan. 18. Heavy rly buying on the misck ex• change followed the restorations of mar- el trading and despite the subsequent

profil carhipe the ransket lenders finish

A spatly werk sesersity on the alte.

Extreme advances ut two or more bolts were roduced in the majority of cases at the plane.

Nalls were exceptionally crow

wery chewerd boy Brokerage quarters Federal Reserve Board action but the | sought was expreng shui the return | ka the 25 jos cent niargin' effectfyr Fel, at wont trave the market in relatively thin shape. Transactions have been a cash basis almost a year.

WALA

An Indientius the indation prak may have prased and henceforth Securitk ht have to contend with cerinizi amuunta of deiniton paýchoduar

Sales totalled 790,000 shares,

-Bangkok-&-Saigon 20th Joan suested-Reserve Board

action Swatow 21st Jan. Shanghai 21st Jan. Kwongchewwan 22nd Jan. .... Singapore 22nd Jan, Bangkok, Saigon & Swalow 27th Jan. Macassar 28th Jan.

"KWEIYANG"

"FOOCHOW"

- CANTON

RIVER LINE

"FATSHAN"

.Sails 9 a.m. 21st Jan, Arrives 2 a.m. 23rd Jan.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

PRIAM"

"TEUCER "MENELAUS"

U, K. SERVICE.

Arriving

At

20th Jan.

Sailing

27th Jan. Mid Feb.

from

UK. via Strails.

For Liverpool and Glasgow."

"Genos, Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.

"TAIFING"

"YOCHOW"

19th

201

Heavy Luggage

Passenger

TAIPING"

Arriving

4th Feb.

Salling

200: Jan, Launch Service

Murry Pier

3 .. 2.30) ..

From

Australia via Kure.

For

Sydney, Melbourne.

1st Week Feb. Accepts Cargo To New Zealand Perts On

Through Bills Of Lading.

Police Pier

3.15 p.m.

2.45 24.01.

Sydney.

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

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S.S. "HAIYANG”

Sailing for Swatow & Foochow on or about 24th January, 1947.

Subject to alteration without Notice.

For Particulars of" Freight & Passage, Please apply to:-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO..

General Managers.

P. &0. Building, 6th floor. Tel. No. 31281

of

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. No. 24639

MAERSK LINE

LOADING FOR NEW YORK, ATLANTIC FORTS,

LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA

MS. “SALLY MAERSK”

M.S. "MARCHEN MAERSK"

Dow Jones Averateci

In America

Washington, Jan, 19.

Indicative of the great market for nearly all goods, including imports, in the United States are estimates of the Department of Commerce that Americans spent on goods and services « during the year à total of $127,000,000,000. The Commerce Department's, estimate is $21,000,- 000,000 greater than the total consumer spend- in 1945, and is equal to $900 per person.

Higher prices were respon- $12,000,000,000 above such sible in part for the large in- ing in 1945. crease over spending in previous years. The Department estimated prices in 1946 averaged 10 cent higher than in 1945, and | more than 40 per cent higher than prices in 1941,

Exchanges

Lottelen, Jan. I.

Page

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

On New York 4.827, 4.032 -Montreal 4.037, 4.032 Zurich 19.34, 17.36, «Stock- holm 24.87, 14.80, Bijenos Aires unguste. Trax{176.441#, Brazil (sclers) ungünted. Uranuny ungusted.. Beltium 176.81, 1376,7%, Pacis French Empire". 479,50, 13. Lisbon - 13.80, 480,30, Syrla 380,. 100.20; Swiss Bank Notes Middle 17.20. S.S. HESANG” 11.40. Netherlands West Indien 2.58,SS. WINGSANG"

Netherlands East Indies. 10.69, 10.70, Hal-

· SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

16 Pedder Street

Tel. 30311.

General Managers.

--D

INDO-CHINA S N. CO., LTD.

SAILINGS

and 10.61. Panama 4.82, 404, Denmark S.S. "TAKSANG" |10.50, -39,80, Prague 281, 20%, Norway 30.03. Palestine ***. 100%.

13.6%,

| Philippines 8,00, 8.14.

Forward rates,

Switzerland 1

가

S.S. TAKSANG" United SS. "WINGSANG"

Free markel rales: India 17,04, 1884,

to Singapore & Penang 20th Jan. to Stanghal 25th Ján. to Straits & Calcutta 27th Jan.

ARRIVALS

from Singapore & Bangkok 24th Jan. from Singapore & Saigon 24th Jan, IN PORT

alongside Cozmo. Dock. ..... Kowloon Dock ......Kowloon Whart No. 3. Buoy B.4.

one month! spend-states. & D. Cand D. % A 114 D. Sweden 156 a 1% 13. Paris 40 conta, 40 meta% Durable Goods

Holland 1 cent, 1 cont

SS. "EMPIRE WITHAM" Unak. of England dearing rates Mad SS. "KINSANG" The expenditure per

for durable 44,08, aly TC goods-furniture, household an

İSS. "LOKSANĠ" pliances,' automobiles, jewelry | Australis, 155, 395.80, New Zealand; 124.17, |$.5, "ESANG" and other Casting articles--was | 128, dith Afrins 196, 189.50, Tcheren estimated at $14,000,000,000. An 128, 130, Alexandrin 95.37 37.025. Konghang Singapore 1/61/18, 2/646.

Subject to alteration without notice. increase of 80 per cent from

1/2-15/10 1/3-1/16. Philippines 8.10. 1945 and an increase of 50 per

Rangoon 1/5-15/16, 1/8-1/19, A¤ kucnding Passengers are requested to register their manA ĮMA rent from 1941.

Shanghai unquoted. Spending on durable, "goods Special A/C Rates: Lima 29.10, 20.15, far as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leane would have

risen an additional | Lapax 10862, 110.25, Valparaiso : 100,625, $4,000,000,000 ar automobiles 191.360, Turkey 3128.40, 1139.6.1 been available, the Department Uruguay 1.36. 7.20.

Centrá Amerienn A/C rates: Mexleu estimated. Spending for auto-

19.45, 19.65, Bogota 7.00, 7.0%.--Reuter. mobiles in 1946, despite their scarcity, totalled

$2,500,000,030

There also was a larger volume of goods, however, as a result of production from factories which during the war were making munitions and other supplies for the armed services.

Spending on non-durable goods as food, clothing, tobacco, ---such gasoline, and other disposable articles-totalled about $77,000.- 000,000 during 1946, n rise of

POST OFFICE NOTICES

Outward Mails

ป

- CHINESE-NEW-YRAR_HOLIDAYS_

On Wednesday, January 22, 1947, the General Punt Office, Kawisin Central Pat Ofce and the other Branch - Post Ofiera will be entirely close

On Thursday, January 23, 1947, the General Post Offer, Kawloon Contral Font

Stack 45.36, 20. Inshustrials 175.92. 3 10re will be open from 8 năm, to 10 am. Rail 40.07, 10. Utilities 36,75,

Choing quotatioma:

Adam Exprema 10%. Alnuka Junėse.

American Can 15, American Smrit

ing 17, American Telephone 17

Americas

American

Tabarro,

-

23+1

|

more than in 1945.

American spending for services such as housing, medical care and recreation increased more than 10 per cent above ID45. to a total of $37,500,000,000, the Department's estimate showed.

Services, aside from the hiring of domestic servants, required 10 per cent more money during 1946. than in 1946-Associated Press.

New York Exchanges

New York, Jan. 13. American A/C Sterling 4.02% 2.0%. Amerkan A/C Sterling 3 Months 4.83-18/10, 4.09-1/14, On Sweden 27.81%. 27.88 France é, A. Switzerlan† (0)Meli) 24.00, 24.25, Switzerland (Free) 25.9, 25.00, Buain ab afferet, Portugal

London

Money Mart

Lohdon, Jan. 18.

It has been a difficult week in Lombard Street and on two oc-

Agents: GLEN LINE LTD.

MY. GLENOGLE S.S. "SAMBAY"

S.S. "FORT LOUISBOURG” MV. “GLENBEG”

due from UK-25th Jan. due from UK.-1st Feb. due from UK. Early Feb. Loads for Amsterdam Rotterdam, Antwerp and London about 20th Feb.

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

ensions a shortage of credit has M.V. KAFIRISTAN necessitated

the market calling

for some measure of resistance

from the authorities.

Midweek saw clearing banki

calling in money which is some-M.V. HINDUSTAN- what unusual at this time of the year.

During the week, the banks were still buyers of March bills. The contraction of £15,786,000 in bankers' balances to 298,704,000 in

(Loads Early Feb. for Sandakan, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide also accepts Cargo on through bills of lading for New Zealand.

due from Australia Erid Feb.

Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA'

STEAMSHIPS LTD.

utated, Rezintered South Africa, 403. British East Africa the latest Bank of England (S.S. "LAKE CHILLIWACK"....due. from Vancouver 31st Jan,

Unless otherwise Articles anul Parcel Posts clone 50 minutes parller than the tike slated brow:

for all hosine, and the other Branch Park Offers will be open from 8 man, £ 1.. for sale of stamps only.

There will be año, delivery of Ordinary correspondence ni 10 am.. and one col leelion from the Pillar-Boses only Waterworks 20% Anunds 39January 25, 1947 Aviation Corporation 6. Heldwin Lassa The Money Order Office will be entirely

Berandall contolive - 20%.

23, Bendix

elored during the Holidays. Aviation 37, Betalin Steel 11%. Boeing Aircraft 19, flurden Co. 194. Canadian Paeffe 12, J. 1. Char G Chrysler 90%. Culzew 4x1. Gumamedial Solvents 23, Corn Producia C3, Dupent 180, Beatris Leh & Power 10%, Gel- iral Electric 37. General Motors 50%. Goodrich 64. Goodyear G Inter. national Harvester 75%. Interstational Paper 48, laternational Tel & Tel 25. Johns Manville 139. Kenneert Copper 47. Montgomery Ward 28, National Distillers 194, Nushunul Dead 33%. Now York Central 187, Puckar! Motor 41⁄4, Pan Amerlan Airways 12%, Petiny. vhain RR, 25%. Radio Corporation Bk. | Real, Blk 16, Sepublie Steel 1755, Roy-

Hole Tobacco 7. Sears Loebuck 3631) 3 p.m., Orl. 80 p

MONDAY, JAN, 20 Airmat for Manila P. Dy (R.) 9.80 m. (Ord,) 30 m.

Bangkok By Sen) 10 Halphones Sea) 10 am. Swalow By Seal 10a.m. Suwita y Sea). Num. Kolhow and Pakhol (By Sen) No. Shanghai- (By Sa) 2 p.m.

Alri

Airmail for Balgon, Singapod, Columba Bylury, Auckland and London (By Air

Alemull for Cantun, Amoy. Fouchw

Shell O 20%, Високу Улечит 147%, Southern Penile 42, Standard Brands Shanghai (By Air) (Reg.) 3 p

(Or 149 p.m. 35%. Standard Oil of Calif. 7 Stan- dard Oil of NJ. GR., Studebaker 21. Balan Day 8, Union Carbide 931. 0.8. Rubber 63. U.S. Surel 71. Wenting- Most 24%. Youngstown Sheet & Toàn G. Greybound 34-Ansteinted Prest.

Macza, Tainshan and Bheklif (ly, Sent. 1 pin.

"

LONDON SILVER & GOLD

Canton (dy Trnáv) - 4_ pan.

TUESDAY, JAN: 21 Shanghai (y Sex) 19 azn. Swator lly Sea) 10`LM. Manila P.1. Ty Sun) Noon. Manila P., iffy Bea) ↑ p.m..

U.S.A, Central and South Amerien au Canada via Ban Francisco y So) (Par. and Neg.) 2.10 p.m., (Ded.) 2 12.m.

per

weekly return suggests that more 20.30, India 30.50, Shanghai 13.50. Ar institutions

have succeeded in gentine (Omelal) 20.77, Argentine (Free) 24.40 offered, Brazil 5.44 offered, Bolivia getting nearer to the agreed res (Omelet) 2.25, Balicia (Frie) can, Chite Juced basic eight per cent cation (Den) 5.16. Chile (Free) 300, 400, than at the end of December. Chile (Export) 4.00, Colombia $7.14. when the average deposits cover 4.04, Australia..13, New Zealand 3.24. varied between & to 8 Cuba 100,-Econdar 7.50n, Guatemala 100,

cent. Holland, 57.80, Mexicu 20.60n, Peru 15.53 offered. Uruguay 86.25m, Venezuela 20.90.

The bank relara also revealed Netherlands West Indies 81.08, Dutch a further contraction of 416,500,- Gulana 53.85, Montreat en Londen 4.0, 000 in notes in circulation, mak

York .150, Swissing the total retorn in notes issu- | Bank Notes role 25.54, 28.55, Belgium Frase 2.28 offered, Pount Nutes 200, 295.

ed since the Christmas peak £42,- 750,000, --Reuter.

Montreal году Дубная

PRICES TO RISE?

This represents 66 per cent of the pre-holiday increase now re- turned to the bank.

Thence to Takao, Tsingtao.

PRINCE LINE

U.S.A. PACIFIC COAST-

"FAR EAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON-NEW YORK

S.S. "SAMTREDY"-Due from New York via Shanghai

25th January.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Tel. 30311

Chinese Freight Agents:-CHEONG FAT CO.

54, Bonham Strand.

Telephone 20087

This reflux of surrency has sa far been more rapid than a year Detroit, Jan. 18. ago and within the next fortnight. Walter Reutler, President of it will be finally made clear the CIO United Auto Workers whether or not the Christmas ex- Union, said today UAW economists •pansion was in some measure duc predicted that all prices except

to non-seasonal factors. food would continue to rise. He The return also shows that the said the union would continue to expansion of £16,500,000 in press its ght for a 23 and one banks' reserve to #65,750,000 re- Alsmall for Bangoon, Calcuits, Drib, half per cent hourly wage

from insulting

the note Influx (Johnaneuburg and Calro (By Air) (Hesz.)

found little in the credit base 3 pm (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.

Airmall for Chungking (direct) (y Reuther said the portal-to-

which showed but a modest de- cline on the week. Patri itt.) 3 nm (Ord.) 3.30.

Alransil for Cantan, Lluchow and Kan-Portal pay suits now before the

Applications for £170,000,000 ming (By Air) (Ret.), 3.m., for have nothing to do with Treasury bills totalled £273,365,- BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST PORTS, SHANGHAI & HONGKONG

wages," and regardless of their 000, of which £105,000,000 were Airmail for Amoy, Shanghai, Nankin disposition the UAW would con- allotted, with the market receiv- la, Forward 94: Sovereins ankow, Taingian and Pelping (By Airtinue its 1947 wage campaigning about $1 per cent of its ap-

(Bea.) 1 p.m., (Ord.) 8.30 p.m.

United Press.

plications.Reuter. Mecno, Talashan and Stekk) (By Sexy

London. Jan. 2, Silver Spet. Der fne oz. 53142, Far ward per fine ox. BK 14 d. Bar Gold, Fine, E173/3: London free market Silver. per ounce (11⁄4d.--Heuter.

Bombay, Jan. 18, lver, Rowly 153 open 15 Arman per 100 tulus, Forward (Mar. Tactile. ment} E39, 05: Gold, "Delivery 105, 09

67, 94 euch.---Neuter.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 18. Sovereign, busara 50.50, mallera 90.50; *U.S, 120 Engle, buyers *111ft, sellers 112,50: Geld, Bar pre") gratume, buyers Gal, weitern 8.05,-Reuter.

Zurich, Jan. 1R.

Zurich in Lendon 1935, New York 4.30, l'aris .162. Brussels 0.87%. | Amsterdam 162,20; Lizbon 14,75, Buetios 'Airea 104.60, Baekholm 119.02. Madrid 10.25.—Ieuter,

1.40 ..

411,794

Canton Train) 4p.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Balgon By Bra】 10 am. Macau, Tainolan and Sbekkl (Jy Sex) Įra.m.

(By Alri

Conton (y Train) 10.m. Airmail for Kaihow only (Reg.) -0,58° x.m., (Ord.) 10 a.m.

Airmail for Canton and Foochow (By Air) (Jer.) ·9.30 a.m., (Ord.)' 10 am.

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

12

8

19th & 20th Jan.

23

about 20th Feb.

25

28

crease,

"

JAVA - CHINA - JAPAN LIJN N.V.

King's Building, Connaught Road,

Tel: Shipping Dept. 28016. Passage Dept. 28027. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 25133.

Bbla

m.8. "TJISADANE”

1.3. "TJIBADAK"

Ship

das from

Balavis, Buntok, Singapore, 6th Feb.

Апрат,

11th Feb

Java porta"

Bid Feb.

due from

Blagapore,

th Feb.

Halling for

Seilig for Swałow & Amoy; 4th Feb.

Pacific Transport Lines Inc.-

REGULAR SERVICE WITH FAST MODERN FREIGHTERS

S.S. “CAPITAL VICTORY" '

Due from Pacific Coast via Shanghai 30th. Jan.

FOR FÜLL PARTICULARS APPLY TO:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

16 Pedder Street.

SHIP

Telephone 30211.. CHINESE DEPT 31458

"FORT DAUPHIN"

FROM

Bombay

DUE

-20th Jan.

"EMPIRE GAZELLE”

Karachi & Bombay

End Jan.

U.K.

U.K.

Early Feb. -Early Feb,

March

TREWIDDEN"

| "AMMLA"

"SAMFEUGH"

ma. "TJITJALENGKA”

Amoy/Buanghai

Ruh Feb,

Tarakan, Macawear & Java, 12iir Feb.

Amoy/Shanghai

ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., LTD. -(DELI STRAITS CHINA LINE)

m.s. "VAN HEUTSZ"

(ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE).

Ship

m.s. "RUYS"

Skl

8.5. "HOPEPEAK"

due from

In part Reconditioning

In Dock

sailing for

Miles/Bouth America early March, '1967.

SILVER LINE LTD.

Eu from New York Bhanghel.

Dlh Fel

Belling

Manila

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

Ship

8. "HELLENIC"

8.8. THORBECKE"

dug fram

Balling for Rotterdam/Antwerp/ _Bingapore/Colombo/ Genon/Portals/ Port Bald/AntyAID/

Bingapore Early Feb. 1947. Proceeding to Shanghai

Rotterdam/Copenhagen/ Gothenburg/Oslo.

and-abrary....

Rostariam/Antwerp Blogapore/Cakmbs/.

Gense/Post Bald/ Fort Sald/Antwerp/

Bingapore/Manila. Rotterdam/Copenhagen/

Roth Feb. 1947. · Gruenburg/Oslo."," Mid=" Proceeding to Shangtal March, 2017,

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

SHIP

"TREWIDDEN"*.

ARRIVALS ·

U.K.

SAILINGS

LOADS FOR

Straits & U.K.

READY

End. Feb.

* Accepts curga for Lundén, Antwerp and Rottendam

British India S. N. Co., Ltd.

SHIP

"EMPIRE PLANET"

ARRIVALS

FROM

..Calcutta

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

****ARRIVALS

* For Freight and Particulars please apply to:

JEBSEN & CO.

Agents

Pedder Building, 7th floor,

Shipping Department Tel. No. 22862)

Clues Across

1. Old-fashlyn 18. Stop.

ed rifle..

5. Ulmost extent

STAN LINE

8. Tea-shop.

e. Intentional

disregard,

Clues Down

strongth. 2. Slender...35. Violent

storm.

1. Disorder.

10. Shivering

fit.

3. Résound.

20. Sets in the

4. Gossip.

ground.

5. In front.

24. Impel.

12. Proposed for 25. Close to.

discussion. 28. Sediment.

Direct Slay for VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND:-14. Gala. MV. "STANHALL"Logging at HK. about Feb. 20th. 16. Unusual.

Cargo Tanks for Bulk Oil Available For freight and particulars apply

WALLEM & CO., Agents.

Tel. 34177-9.

27. Not heavy. 38. Accompany. Saturday's Crossword

ACROSS: 1. Cross 4-Stupor

6. Bulky. -

17. Evicts.

19. Fit for cul-

Livation.

7. Subterranean

21, Spares.

passagen..

10. Pierces,

22. Storage

chamber. 13. Malicious tall 23. Rain heavily. 14, Losing...

8. Porter; 10. Amass; 12. German: Siege; 5. Team; 6. Peanut; 7; Rest 14. Relieve; 17. Dude; 10. Evicted, 9. Reverse, 11. Madcap; -13. ted: 20. Respire: 22. Oncé: 28. Revenge; 15. Even 16.3mpels; 18: Snapped; 27. Allege; 20% Pulse; Dent; 20, Romped; 21 Scales; 24. 30. Ermine; 31, Desist; 32. Event Aerip 25. Prime; 20. Dwell; 28.

DOWN:-Caper; 2. April; 3 Lens

BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.

9.5. "BENLEDI”

ARRIVALS

SHIP

EASTERN"

FROM

Australian Ports SAILINGS

DUE

20th, Jari..

READY

End Feb.

LOADS FOR

Australia

SHIP

End, Jan "EASTERN"

*Accepts cargo for New Zealand Porty on througli bills of lading

For Further Particulars, Apply To WR-LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.,

York Building,

Agents.

Telephone: 84165.

for full paritculare apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4.