1947-01-21 — Page 7

DE LA RAMA LINES

VESSEL "

mv. "BALI"

ARRIVALS

DATE

FROM

21st Jan. New York via Manila

m.v. "TRAVANCORE 23rd Jan. San Francisco via Mando. B.B. "LUZON"

3. "CEBU"

VESSEL

"my. "BALI"

25th Jan, Cebu & Manila.

8th Feb. Cebu & Manila.

DEPARTURES

DATE

25th Jan.

"LUZON"

1st Feb.

"CEBU"

mv. "HAINAN"

SAILING FOR

New York via Honolulu,

Manila & Cebu.

13th Feb. Manila & Cebu. •

20th Feb. Pacific Coast via Honolulu.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO. INC.

... Pedder Building

TEL: 28076

Chinese Shipping" Office

Tel. 23788/20153

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

1, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL Telephone: 80881-8 Private Exchange, ⠀⠀

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

*TSINAK" "NANCHANG" "SHANTUNG“ "SHENCKING"

"SHENGKING" "NANCHANG"

****SINKIANG"

"KWEIYANG" "FOOCHOW"

"FATSHAN"

TEUCER"

SAILINGS TO

Shanghai 4 pm, 25th Jan. Singapore & Penang ph. 28th Jan.

Swatow Noon 28th Jan. Shanghai p.m. 28th: Jan..

ARRIVALS FROM

Shanghai 22nd Jan. Kwongchswwan 21st Jan. Singapore 25th Jan. Bangkok, Salgón & Swatow 27th Jan. Macassar 28th Jan.

CANTON RIVER LINE

Arrives a.m. 23rd Jan. Sails 10 am. 26th Jan. Arrives 11 am. 27th Jan.

Sails 1a.m. 29th Jun.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

MENELAUS"

U, K. SERVICE

Sailing

27th Jan. Mid Feb.

For

Liverpool and Glasgow,

Genoa, Marseilles, Havre Liverpool and. Glasgow.

Agents: Australian-Oriental Line, Ltd.

**TAIPING"

* "TAIPING"

Arriving,

4th Feb, Saling

1st Week Feb.

From

Australia via Kure.

• Accepts Cargo To New Zealand Ports On

Through Bill Of Lading.

al For

Sydney.

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

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S.S. "HAIYANG"

Sailing for Swatow & Foochow

the 25th January, 1947.

Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK. & Co.

General Managers,

P. & O. Building. 6th floor. Tel. No. 31281

or

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central. Tel. No. 24639

South Africa Monte Video

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947.

Page

Future Prospects In Free More Gold JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Market Price

Of Silver

New York, Jan. 20. Handy and Herman, silver dealers, said today the free market price of silver would undoubtedly decline below 80 cents an ounce if offerings other than new production were pressed for salė. 1.

י,

"Offers and request for bida also came from China and the

Commenting on the recent severe decline in the silver price the company said in a digest of its 31st annual review of the silver market; *The market weakness which prevailed during December was caused initially by London's effort early in the month to sell silver in New York as a result of the sharp decline in the Indian mar- ket which had previously been above Londen.

silver "India's bearishness on brought forth the sume actual offerings from that quarter as well as a food p inquiries 70- garding the New York market's ability to absorb sales,

POST OFFICE NOTICES

Outward Mails

CRINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS Ba Ww!tenday, January 1947. The Getter) Post Offre, Kewkon Central Pal Ofee and the other Bratch Post Ofers, will be entirely cloană,

On Thursday, January 23, 1947, the | General Port Offfer, KuMenu Central P'u«i Offer, will be open from 9am, to 10 a.m.

for all business, whit the other Branch

You

Alees will be uten from domum, te 10 a.m. for male of klanıyın only,

There will be une delivery of Ordinary correspondence el 10 m. and one eul- lection from the Pillins-Baxis only Junuary 20, 1947.

cloned during the Holidays.

•

•

Unti

Iegisteret uller wing Artielen anderer) Pasta cluse 30. minutes

Near East. The decline which commended on Dec, 19 and con- tinued for the balance of the year was brought about not by actual or threatencil excess offer- ings but by the dwindling of de- |mand to neaf vanishing point.”

Lack Of Dollars Purchases from abroad coukl not be made, the report said, be- cause of lack of dollar exchange. The price has continued to decline thue far in January. Bullion dealers said there is evidence of "a hayers' strike un the theory the price has been too high.)

Handy and Hartman estimated total United States consumption in arts and industries for 1946 at

165,000,000, ounces.

Most of this went to pescelane unes. More than half was employ- ed in sterling and plated silver ware.

The total. the

company said.

was about three times more than that consumed just before the war.

Declining Market

Declaring that production should show some increase the

The Money Order 0fee will be entirely company said "it would appear as if the tate: industrial demand of North South America would

and about ousel the western hemis phere mine production excluding the United States output which will be absorbed by the treasury. However there are other sup- the extent of some mil- io plies Canada via San. Fracheinen (ly Soma Howlions of ounces which will be available for sale in New York. "Without some additional sup-

warker then the time atated below:

TUESDAY, JAN, 2 Shanghai (By Srú) 19 um. Marlin P.. +By Sea) Non. Shanuhalily Sep)

m.

U.S.A., Central and South America in}

Tot C.Po. Par. and Best.) 20.. (0%) 2.30 pm: 6.9.0., ¿Por; anul Hrz.} 2.30 p.m. Ord.] 2 p.m.

Altmail for Hangets, Calcutta, Dribl.port therefore we can foresee a

Johannesburg and Cuiro (y Air) Kow- loom CPU, (Reg.) 231 num., (Ord) 3 p.m.; 6.1.0% (Reg.) i pim., (Ord.) 1,30

..

Airmail for Chungking (direct) By ASF) Chloe' a. pm. {B} 339 pm.

Almail for Centon. Liurhow and Kya ming (By Ar) (Reg.) I pai, (ant) 3.30 p.m.

Airmail for Amoy, Shanghai, Nankiai.

· Korkow, Tolnglao and Pelping (By Alt Liter) 3p.my. (Ord.) 3.30 pm.

Macua, Tainehan and Shekk! [By Sw}

4 D.EL.

Cantim By Tenia) 4 pm,

RECONCILED,

10 HURT

Rome, Jan. 19. Ten people, were injured in n clash at a "reconcilia- tionTM

between CerenIDNY former partisen fighters and ez-Fascists at Rome Univer- aity today.

The trouble, which started when some of those present Fascist sanga, ended after the polite derived. Reuter.

sang

H.K. Trade

Figures

Produced

Washington, Jan. 20. Gold production in 1946 totalled 1,503,558 ounces—58 per cent! above 1945 but still far below the levels--the Bureau ef pretvar Mines reported today.

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT 18 Pedder Street Tel. 30311.

General Managers.

INDO CHINA S N. CO., LTD.

The bureau said production has S.S. "ESANG" been increasing since July 1, 1945 SS, "WINGSANG" when the war production board's (S,5," "TAKSANG” order holding down, production during the war years was res-

cinded.

S.S. "TAKSANG" 18.5. "WINGSANG" 1946 California regained the SS. "HANGSANG" premier position as gold producer which it had held most of the

time from 1848 to 1942 with S.S. "EMPIRE WITHAM” total of 348,100 ounces. Utah. S.S. "HINSÅNG" which was first in 1945, droppeil | 8.5. "LOKSANG"

to third. South Dakota Was S.S. "ESANG"

secand.

15

Although production "jumped in 1946 greater production was- nampered by stoppages at tan eminex and smelters, the bureau";

suid.

Higher costs, it said, restrained many pre-war operators from re- opening their properties.

remained an- The price of gola

SAILINGS

..to Singapore' & Fenang, 21st Jan. ....... to Shanghai 27th Jan,

to Strafts & Calcutta 27th Jan.

ARRIVALS

from Singapore & Bongicok 24th Jan,

.from Singapore & Saigon 24th Jan.,

from Sandakan 26th Jan.

IN PORT

alongside Custodian's Whari.

.... Kowloon Dock. Kowloon Wharf No. 1. Buoy B.4.

Subject to alteration without notics.

All intending Passengers are requested to register their humea as far as possible in advance of, the sime at which they wish to leave

Agents: GLEN LINE LTD.

M.V. GLENOGLE SS. "SAMBAY"

The Statistical Ofice of the. Imports and Exports Depart- ment reports that imports of murchandise into the Colony of Hong Kong during the month changed at the Treasury buying of December, 1946 amounted to rate of USER an ounce whereas SS. "FORT LOUISBOURG" a declared value of $113.435.479 prices of sther metals rose sub-MY, "GLENBEG" as eqmpared with $54,810,639 stantially in most jastances.

Despite the adverse price situa- in the month of December, 1939. tion gold was

the only major Exports k merchandise metal produced in larger quantity totalled a declared value of last year than in 1945-Associat- $72,435,558 as compared with ed. Press. $46,736,393.

Annual imports for the year 1946 amounted to a declared value of $933,474,552 as com- pared with $594,199,224 in the year 1939.

1

H.K. Stock totalled Exchange

Annual exports $765,634,950 as compared with $593,385,203.

Atok Gold Mining

1

market which af the best might maintain a level in the low 80 cents range but which would un- doubtedly decline still further if offerings other than new produc· tion were pressed for sale"-A-outstanding shares, sociated Press,

At a special Meeting of Stock- holders of the Ator Gold Mining Co. held on Jan. 16, it was un- animously approved to incrense the paid-up capital stock by twenty per cent of the present

STEEL OPTIMISM

Cleveland, Jan. 20. Steet operators have less fear By Alt of a strike in the industry this year than heretofore and are planning production schedulea on the basis of uninterrupted output, the magazine Steel decinsed, 11

· THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Airmail for Halhow only. (Rev.) 9.30 am.. (Ord.) 19.

Airmail for Canton and Poochow (By Air) (Reg. 0.30 am. (Ord.5 10 4.10.

· Airmail' for Ames, Shanghel, Nanking, Herkow, Tsingtan' and Peping 15 Air (Re), a.m., (Ord.) 14 m

Manila By Sea) (D xan.

Amoy and Swalow (By Son) 10 am, Magpo. Teinshan and Sheḥ31 (Dy Seni 170 a..

Canton (ly Train T

In fact," the magazine a5-

serted, "it is believed that most of them are selling on a quarter- ly basis and will have (salch quota) allotinents set up by Feb.

I whether or not wage is com- (epleted by that me."-Associated

Press. 10 am.

FRIDAY, JAN. 24 Airmail for Manip ¡By Air) 3.40 a.m., (Onk) 10 a.m.

Forman vlu Bertung By Srd) Swatow Oly Sen) 2 pm. Blangy Seat 3 mL- Airmail for Caatan, Funclaw, Chung- Link and Kunming (By A&} {Hen} '*** 37. ((rd) 3 p.m.

Airmall for Amur, Shanghel, Nanklez. Hankow, Thingtao ani" Peiping (y Air

R230 pm., (Ont.), 3

.

Airmail Tur Sulgon, Singapure, Colom

Delhi, Sydney and Auckland (Ty Air) (e) 1.30 pm.. (Onl) 3 D

Airmail for llangkok, Raumuon, Calcut in, "Karachi. Esura. Cairo, Johannesbenz, Augenta, Marseilles, London. New Tork and Canale (By Air) (Ref.) à p (ON) .30 pm,

Macao, Platban and Shokki (By Bea) 4.

Cantar By Tealni 4 p.m.

Buenos Ayres.

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CARGO"ACCEPTED FOR ALL SOUTH AFRICAN & RIVER

M.V. “TAYBANK”

PLATE PORTS.

... SAILING 5th FEBRUARY,

For further particulars apply to

THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.

King's Building,

Telephone 27791-27792 *

TRADE TALKS

Budapest, Jan. 19.

A Hungarian trade delegation is leaving for Moscow to discuss the renewal of the Russo-Hun- garian trade agreement which expired at the end of 1936.

The transfer books will be closed from noon, Jan. 26 to Jan. 31.

Stockholders of record of Jah.

Yesterday's Hong Kong Stock Ex cunge quotations yesterday were: ————B.K, — Govt. -- Lovas---45 – Luon—-1073,-

107A: 116 Loon (1954) $25.

Banka, Hong Kong Bank 1475n; Hubg Kong Can. Reg.)

Chartered

due from UK 25th Jan, due from UK-1st Feb. due from U.K. Early Feb. Loads for Amsterdam Rotterdam, Antwerp and London about 22nd Feb.

4

Managing Agents: AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE

{M.V. KAFIRISTAN

M.V. HINDUST.

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

due from Australia End Feb.

Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA

STEAMSHIPS LTD.

Hank 12n; Hank of East Asia 12. S.S. "LAKE CHILLIWACK",

Insurances. Canton In. 148h, 326 Union ins, ôtôb, 6001: China Under- writers ! H.K. Fire Ins, 2455, 24GS,

Shipping. Douglasca. 2000; H.K. Steamboats, 12n: Indo Chinna Pref) { 120n. (Def.) 250m: Sbells Hom/OT) 36/3: Unlan Waterbosta 20793, 25on.

Dicks, Wharves, Godwens, Etc. H.K. & K. Wharven 1405, 14ûna: ILK Docka

1: Providesta" 14%), 150, 14 Sima.

Mixing, Bouls 4.800; I.K. Nings 4

cents p.

Lands, Betala & Didri. H. & 8. Holzis 1946, 18x; R.K. Landı 78%%, 80%. 70an. 475 Debentures 19th: Humphreys 19%; H.K. Realties 18 103日は Chiper Estates (55),

due from Vancouver 31st Jan. Thence to Takao, Tsingtao.

PRINCE LINE

U.S.A. PACIFIC COAST-

FAR EAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON-NEW YORK

Pablic Utilities, H. Tramways 29. S.S. "SAMTREDY"-Due from New York via Shanghai

29th January.

Star Ferries ash; Yuma Ferries 22:

Industrial

25, are entitled to subscribe to the Peak Troms (Old) 11 (New) 5: New issue at the rate of twenty: China Lights (0) 175, 11, (New) percent of their holdings at the job: B.. Electric 20, in: Mon Zle. price of fifty centavos per share. tries 194: Telimbones (Old) 146, (New) must be made at the time of cementa 18b; 11K Re 9%,

Payment for the New Issue 1940. 14.

Cantoo Ice 1% bi expires on subscription

Stares, &c. Dairy" Farms 12b; Watsonii March 15, 1947.

(25%), 20/20sa; Lane, Crawfords 223. Sincere : China Emporium 4%6: San Lid, 176b: Kwong Bang Bona 101: Wier On (H.K.) 3.

Miscellaneous Entertainments 2cb: Constructions (01) 4%n; Vibra sh; Narbona Inv. (HE) «/- 1. 1

which

Auto Workers'

Demands

Detrait, Jan, 201

The Congress of Indústrial Or- ganizations United Auto Work-| crs have no intention of giving ground on their 1947 wage in- Crease demands, President Walter Reither said:

The Union seeks a 23 cents an hour increase, Contentious that the cost of living is going) down were assailed by Reuther as propaganda" inspired by "people trying to impede our wage pro-,

Trade talks between Hungarian and French representatives are to be held in Budapest, and Hun-gramme." gary is also taking up trade con- tracts with Belgium and the Netherlands. Reuter.

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

13 4

10

WARNING TO RETAILERS

in

...

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Tel. 30311

Chinese Freight Agents:-CHEONG FAT CO.

Telephone 20037

54, Bonham Strand.

Pacific Transport Lines Inc.

REGULAR SERVICE WITH FAST MODERN FREIGHTERS

BETWEEN PACIFÍccoast ports, sHANGHAT & HONGKONG

New York, Jan. 20. The National retail dry goods that retailers must get back to association convention warned Due normal competitive conditions,

This was the dominant them of the convention last week, at- tended by 6,000 merchants.

"Customers market" is coming fast and merchants must think Car prices, he said, can move now of quality, service and price only one Way-down."

because, as President Benjamin "In a year car prices will be Namm said, "the mad scramble lower and wages higher-and pro- of consumers for merchandis fita substantial." -Anspeiated has come to an end."--Associated. Press.

Press.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN - LIJN N.V.

King'a Buliding, Connaught Road,

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

BAID

m.s. "TJISADANE"

13

14

115

5.3. "TJIBADAK"

des from

Bataria, Muntek, Singapore Theb.

Japan,

Salling for Amoy/thanthal

Bib Feb.

!!

S.S. "CAPITAL VICTORY” - from Pacific Coast via Shanghai

FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO

30th. Jan.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

10 Pedder Street.

Telephone 30311. CHINESE DEPT 3148.

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

SHIP"

"FORT DAUPHIN" "EMPIRE GAZELLE

"TIEWIDDEN" "AMMLA" "SAMFEUGH"

11th Feb.

Java porta

Torakani "Macassar & Java, 13th Fe

Amoy/Blangbal

SHIP

TREWIDDEN"*

Nid Fel

ARRIVALS

FROM

Bombay

Karachi & Bombay

U.K.

U.K.

U.K, SAILINGS

LOADS FOR

Straits & U.K.

DUE

Discharging

End Jan... Early Feb. Early Feb. March

READY

STAN LINE

16.

18

120 121

22

23

124

126

*

27

Direct Sailing for VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND: MV. “ŠTANHALL” ...... Loading at HK, about Feb. 20th..

Cargo Tanks for Bulk Oil, Available

For freight and particulars apply to

WALLEM & CO., Agents.

Tel. 94177-9.

BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.'

8.8. BENLEDY".

ARRIVALS

For Further Particulars, Andy To-

End Jan.

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

Agents.

York Buliding.

Telephone:

Clues Across

1. Eunt around 18. Frank,

for food. 20. Saltpetre.

B. Aspect. 22. Heavenly.

8. Sufficient.body.

10,

Convince. 21. Lady. Roof pro- 25. Me Jection.

11. Wide.

12. Sour

26. Sundry,

27. Hinder. 28. Trample. 12. Cat in two. 29. Seed used

insoup.

16. Withdraw, NALE

Yesterday's Crossword

Clues Down

1. Part, 2. Confine.

3. Clothing.

4. Camo out.,

5. Gratified.

6. Took the

top place.

robe.

15. Retaliation. 16. Moved fur-

tively. 17. Stronghold. 19. Fleet. 21. Losfor.

7. Investment. 24. Mud -

14. Ceremonial

Drive: 25. Beside; 20. Silt; 27, “Light;"28.~ Escort.

m... "THTJALENGKA” “

15

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

Skip

m.B. "VAN HEUTSZ"

dze from Singapore,

4th Feb.

Swalow & ANT.

th-Feb,***

(ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE).

m.s. "RUYS"

due from

luport Reconditioning.

In Dock

End Feb.

* Accepta corge for London, Antwerp and Rottendam,

British India S. N. Co., Ltd.

ARRIVALS

FROM..

Calcutta

DUE

29th Jan,

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

ARRIVALS

SHIP

anting for Afrita/Booth America early March, 1947.

"EMPIRE PLANET"

SILVER LINE LTD.

Aao Trom

Bailing jer

65. "EDWARD BRUCE" -

Shenghal

SHIP

"EASTERN"

FROM

Australian Porta SAILINGS

LOADS FOR

Shanghai ..Australla

29th Jan.

4. "HOPEPEAK” New York, E. Shanghal

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE-

52. "HELLENIC"

DOWN 1. Mess; 2 Slim; 3.48. THORBECKE"

4. Tattle; 6. Landing; : 6:4|| ACROSBI 1. Musket; 5. Limit; Mivo; 7. Tunnels;: 10. Gores;

8. Care; D. Slight; 11. Arson; 12 | 13. Brundal, 14. Failing; 13. Tem- Mooted; 14. Fote; 18, Novel; 18. i post; 17.. Ousts; :10, Arable; - 21.1

Conno; 19. Azue; -20, Plarité; 24, Nets; 22. Bilo; 23. Pelt.

Baiting for Kellerdam/Antwerpƒ', Singapore/Colombo/ Genos/Port_hald/ Port Maldfakk#wy/

Blagapore Battardand/Copenhagen/. Early Feb. 1947. Gothenburn/Delk, Prooooding La Bulughul and Februnt7.

· Rosturänin/Autwerp, Gianniscire/Colemobes/.

Gemon/Part Bală!” “Pors-Balájkolmeen/

Bisyspora/Mazlla Bellardaya/Copilhagen? 29th Feb. 1947); Gothenburg/Cho, Mid-

· Prooseling to zounahaf die March, 1941.

SHIP

"EASTERN"

"EASTERN"@

DUE

Discharging

READT

سی

26th Jan End Feb.

Accepts cargo for Now Zealand Ports on through bills of lading.

For full particulars apply to

“MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos: 27721-4