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JAVA-CHINA-PAKETVAART LIJNEN N.V.

((JAVA-CHINA-PACKET LINES LM.)

King's Building. Connaught 'Road,

Tel: Shipping Dept. 28010. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 25138

CHINA and JAPAN LINES

“TJIMENTENG" Due from

Shanghai

20th Dec.

“TJTJALENGKA”

Salling for

Manila, Tarakau, Mnenssor Java poris

20th Dec.

Duc from Macassar and

Java ports 30th Deó

Salling for

Batavia, Sermarang,

Macassar & Sociabaya

5th Jan.

ORIENT-JAVÄ-AFRICA LINE

SOUTH-ATLANTIC LINE

Due from

"STRAAT

MALAKKA"

In Port

Loading for

Manila, Singapore,

Mauritius,

Lourenco

Marques, Deira,

Durban, East London,

Port Ellabeth,

Mosselbay, Capetown, Buenos Aires, Monte- video. Bantos, :Blo de Janeiro.

26th Dec.

Transhipment cargo on through bill of lading accepted for Dar-En-Salaam. Mombasa & Zanzibar.

"STRAAT

SOENDA"

South America, South Africa

23rd Jan. 1948.

South Africa,

South America

8th Feb, 1948.

DELI-STRAITS-CHINA LINE

"VAN HEUTSZ”

"HEINRICH

JESSEN"

Agent's

Due from

In Port

Swatow & Amoy

8th Jan 1948

Salling for Skrapure, Penang & dewan Del 25th Dec.

Singapore, Penang

& Belawan Dell

9th Jan. 1948.

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

"LEOPOLDSKERK” Dad from

Europe,

on or about 5th Jan.

Sailing for Shanghai & Japan

"MOLENKERK” Due from

Europe

on or about 16th Jan.

"ALPHIERAT""

In Part

DE LA

Landing for

Manila /Singapore/ Colombo/

Port Sald/Inita/

Genna/Marseilles/ Antwerp/

/Rotterdam/

Amsterdam/Hamburg/ Copenhagen / Gothenburg/

Oslo, beginning of February 1948.

Loading for Manita/Singapore /

Colombo/

/

Port Sald/Halfn/ Genoa/Marsellles/ Antwerp /Rotterdam Amsterdam /Hamburg / Copenhagen/ Gothenburg/ Middle of Feb.

Loading for

Manila/Singapore Colombo/P. Sald/Halfa Genoa/Marseilles/ Antwerp/Rotterdam/ Anisterdam /Humburg/ Copenhagen/Gothenburg. end of Feb.

LA RAMA

RAMA LINES

EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTA

U.S.A, LOADING DATES

Loads.

Late

Vessel

Atlantic Const

Mid. Jan.

Late Jan.

m.v. "TONGHAI" m.y. "DONA ANICETA"

via

Los Angeles

From

Pacific Coast Atlantic Coast

Los Angeles

ARRIVALS

Date -

1st Jan. 20th Jan. Late Jan.

SAILINGS

Vessel

m.v. "MANGALORE"

'm.v. "ANDAMAN”

9.5. "DONA AURORA”

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1947.

BRITAIN'S EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN STERLING

London Stock Exchange

London, Dec. 23.

Landon, Dec. 23.

Britain is reshaping her international trade and financial agreements for the second time within a year in an effort to strengthen the Pound Sterling as the world's most desirable currency next to dollars.

The collapse of dollars convertibllly | Sween

ΟΤΟΠΣ

the two monetary last August pulled the props from will show an increase in the next the earlier financlat edifice.

12 months", the Announcement Convertibility

The feature of today's stock ra45

Among

проек

have

with added. EXTcements

new plan han

La

H.K. Stock Exchange

44.Lown

› Blanken ›¥1,K. &-8. Dank, 1970b, (Lon. Res.) 310: Chartered £115: Mercantile Uk. A & D. £11 Bank of East Asin' 1190.

360b,

a

186:

N.Y. Stock

Market

New York, Dec, 24. Halle stondled the stock market with selected ail, steela and Industrials Although other nations had been shaped

The two dalagations have a nerotiating good revureties Sterling jouned to resume the exchange af

their discus.many pivotal failed to make the grade. permit

Volume crossed the million share mark armong these other countries with the sions after Christmas. Reuter.

Tor the eighth assecomkre tuil amalan backing of it eventual-converilibility.

·with transfers totailing 1,650,000 shares. Touching year's binda «wers Union Pacific for dollar*..

dollars. the conficience in

up 4 at 162, nola Centra) up" twi markets was the Sitroness of prices which were hneked by surplus foot

10. Bouthern Pacife, he at 49%. generally

Ohio OH up 14 at $5. considering the mali

pronkl and machinery production,

UA Swo* or so Wero Alwad ono or volume of trading, which took place.

been transferred i some

Bloolat D, Bathlabem Blee 105%. On ladustriais, goor!

measure to Sterling.

The short week's trading has not eno the dialde were General Motors Good were provided by motor shares on Tibe

staunched-Fabled the market to get lato la · real. your, ›Montgomery Ward. Dowlag, Douglas

amovni of basinere, Aircraft, American Telephone. hopes of increases in steel allocations. Sterling our into the work to make stride: The amall

14/07, Dow Jones Averages:-Stocks which tobacco and textiler al en-

I done has been almost entirely at boyuta'' its-own

wasmoweich “tivo "made countered all investment support.

Britain"

the prices, and these have been on devende 20 Industriala 190.71.16 Rails 12.45, 10 supports. One

ULINter 38,86. was interest in gilreriged section

negotiation of trade agreements that in acklo.

BIẾN Đ H.K. Gave. Loans:

Cloning

Espress quotations Adams negligible and this market failed to

hilateral barter. 1926 1015. amount olmont to

17%. Alaska Joneku €, American Can 18. record any change of note on the day. The other is financial agreements"

Emelting 200| American

6032 American Very much the same can be said for under which some countries agreed

Telephone 150%. Amerionu Tobacco:7 1⁄2. oils, whilst among mining sections

Anaconda $4. to virtual baiding of limited cash

American Waterworke changes were very few and far be

balances without demanding gold or

Copper 34%, Aviation Corp. 436. Baldwin insurances Canton 20s.

Locomotive 14%, Barnsdati 89%, Vendix | tween.

dollars for them.

Bethlehem Bleel 108 %, Union Ina, 700%, 760m: China Underwrit- } Aviation 30%.

Boeing 'Aircraft 23%. Horden Co. 41. r; H.X. Fire Ins. Iob,

Shipping: Douglasen 2001: EK. à M. Canadian Poelde 11%, J. 1. Case $6%. Commercial Steamboats 14h: Indo Chinas [Pref.) Crysler 3%, Colgate 44,

(Bearer) Solvent 32. Corn Products 94%. Dupont Some of these new agreements “are]{ 100: (Def.) 100m: Khella

Electric already completed, others are being X. Hts.. 72/61; U. Waterbosts (Old) 186. Easton Kodak 443.

Géneral · Electric negotiated

Light & Pawer 17%. and still others *are** #New) 4in.

Oyodrich General Motors 671⁄21⁄2. Ducks, Wherres, Godowns, Etc. I.K. 4 | 8656. scheduled for negotiations early in harves (C. Rtn.) 2005, 110: (X. 68%. Goodyear 44%. Greyhound the new year.

Kta.) tn: Rights 175, 1849;.ILK. Docka Homestake Mining 28%. 30 Chin Providents 218, 2lsa; 8'hat, Karvester 014. Internation

55%, International Dockyards 17.

Minio: Raub Mines 5n; K. Mines Johns Manville 406. Kennecott Copper 47 Montgomery Ward 65%, National .0266,

Lands, Hotel & Bidgaı 11. & 8. Hotela Dlatiliera 21, National Lead B, New York 22% 23, 22% 2.8. Lande Old) Central 15, Packard Motore B, Pan Am

Pennsylvania R 77h: (New) 74n: 8'hai Landsb, 8.85; crican Airways 8%, Humphreys Estates Zib, 239, 28an; H. 18, Radio Corp. 04, Republic Steel 974;,

Beynolds Tobacco 41, Schenley 82 K. Beatles 18h: Chinese Estates 186.

Oil 88% industrial

Pabile Utilities: ILK. Triaway. #2b:{Bare Rooback 87. Bhell gradually Peak Trams (Old) 18% (New) On: Bocany Vacuum 17. Southern

the Star Ferrier 180: Yauraati Fervlen 29: 494%. Standard Brands 26. Standard Pound, and making trade agreements C. Lights (Old) 1946, 19: New Oll of Calif. 62%. Standard Oil of N. 3. b. 78%. Studebaker 21%. Union Ung 85%. 144b: .K. easier to negotiate.

Hana Union Carbide 101%. US Rubber 46%. *

46b, 47: An example is the Runse-British 40/48% (Now)

Westing- Electrica 24:

Lagbts itn, UB Beel 80, UB Lines 21%. agreement, established "in principle" Telephones (Old) 410; (New) . house 80%. Youngstown Sheet Tube but not yet signed. The negotiation da; Canton less 7:

Industrimi: Call Me (Ord.) 20: 10%. Gen. Pub. Utilities 12.-Associat- Cemented Press, leading to exchange of Russian

Į

Ultimate 'Reality

Some acretive buying, however, was noticeable in Kafirs but this had dried up by midday leaving this market quietly steady.

Commodity issues were alin firm, were particularly tea shares, which again sought after in hopes of an in

in producer of the price of this commodity.

Argentine rails hardenet on anti- cipations that special Argentine congress which tabled for this week-arcen revolves around the ultimate reality in a world of end will ratify the take-over agree-economic

abortages; that the, value of any coun try's currency is closely related to its production of goods,

thent.

A

The whole programme, de Feta

Tronary and Hoard of Trade

SECURITIES 1

British Consols, 1949/10....

#ZAL

Conversion Down, 31914, 198).

ዲሱ ጓ

Fundles Loan, 1989/90

112

Wer man, 324, 1932

[+

Increased British production such items as coal and machinery in

War Loon, MA

102

more sulid

Victory Bombs, 403

114

INDUSTRIALS:

Associated Portland Cement Co. 12/-

British American Tobarte Go,, ord, 0-3/16 British Celanese, atıl,

24/0

Carreran 16, "A", ort.

644

11/0

40/-

Distler Co. ord.

31/6

Danley Robber Co., and,

TR 14

Imperial Chemical Industries, oed. Imperial Tobacco Go, tof (2.3), ♣

Irrianit)

52/3

G

BANKS:

J. & 15, Costs, ord.

d'octubifs ord,

Chartered tank of I.A. C... 11%% R.K. & Shanghal Banking Corp. 119% Mercantile Bank of India, "A" 20% MINING SHARES:

New Union Goldfields

Con Mal Reef

Aint Helena

of

grain.

Electrics (010)

Sandakatt

and timber far British machinery and (0) 31, 2014 (New) 20%; H.K. electrical goods, twice previously Ropes 20, broke den because the British could not promine delivery They

refuse

guarantees, but emphasise that pro- spects of delivery now are much het-Powell, Ltd) 141⁄2n,

ter.

Blarte &c.: Dairy Farma GRAU, X. M of the goods. Walons tie: Lane, Crawfords 60x

Sincere », Kitam; China Emporium Government

13: Bun Co, Ltd. 6.30; Kwong Band one 505n, Wing On (H.X.) 140n: We

China Entertainments BUscellaneous I 37% H.K. Constructions (0) 4 (New) Br; Vilard Ping Glyn: Ma investments 13/5 Maramab (HK) 1/Gn.

fellena: "Ewm 125mm.

The Pattern

in

This pact, however, does not volve kindred financial negotiation

for it is designed 'lo work out at an eventual even exchange.

Consul, Goldfields of 9. Amerles

715,

Consol. Tin Mince of Varma

4%-

Indian Copper Corporatiun

2/0

Theta Free States Trust West Rand Investment Trust

SD/4N

30/1012

Free State Developtsents Roederand

13/0

10/14,

41/20

The "pattem agreement" for new series of financial pacts

the

was

69/c

hoy.

made with Belgium this autumn,

Britain and Belgium agreed to

hold

Bao. Breweries

171/

West Driefontions

150/-

Lydenburg Estairs

25/-

South African Townshi

22/1

Selection Trunte......

AI-

Buth African Torbanites

6/101

Welkom

91/70

Tobsero Securities Trust Birkev. Grootvlei Mining

2-7/16 29/1

De La Itur, ori.

Beuter.

JAPANESE WAGE INCREASE

Tokyo, Dec. 23.

The Premier's Office announc-

Money Market

10

Gold continued

its upswing yesterday, gaining another points to close at $292 a tael,

It opened at $280.75, and was up to £12,000,000 worth of each down to $278 for a time before wher's currency which either might heavy buying started the spurt hain in the swing of trade. Their which brought it up to $208.75 trade involves mainly the exchange It cosed off slightly at the

of British iron and steel manufae close.

tures for Belgian Rax,

Piastres made another climb

After either one has that amount yesterday and closed at $11.00 a they agreed. discuss possibilities of 100. Opening rate was $11.87%, converting it into other currencies and highest rate of the day was but there is no automatic conversion. $11.95.

Holland has a similar agreement. Chinese National Currency with a £10,000,000 balance ceiling. futures were quoted nominal at The ceiling is about reached.-A 32 cents for CN$10,000. Spot sociated Press,

opened at 42 cts and closed at 43

Good Progress

Londen, Dec. 23...

cts.

U.S. dollers were up and closed yesterday at $.02.

Sterling was easier at $18.30 & ed today that wages, both "good progress" in the financial cd at $12.51.

The Treasury tonight reported Australian pounds were unchang manual and white-collared, in and trade talks and discussiona October had increased more than un new arrangements to be inde 100, whilst NEI Guilders weaken- Ticals were firmer at $28.50 a three times the average received between the sterline area and thead to $20.00. three months ago.

Dutch monetary prea for 1048,

The talk have been going on Netherlands and Brush Govern- for the past 10 days between ment representatives.

Manual workern received an average of 3,757 yen and white- collared workers 6,172 yen in October.-United Press.

M/V. "VITO"

Tel

#

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

REFRIGERATION-SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKS---

GARGOCAIRE-SPECIE

TO SAN FRANCISCO-

88 General Meles" (via Shanghai & Yokohama)

... Dec. 31 ... Jan. 12 88 "Marine Swallow" (via Shanghai & Yokohama) 89 "General Gordon" (vin Maņlia & Honolulu) ......... Jan. 21 Note: Third Class Passage Pare from Hongkong to Pacie Coart to US$200.00 plus US$8.00 for persons who are not U.S. Citizens.

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

·88 "President Taft" (vin Shangbal) 88 "President Plerco" (8. F. Direct)

85:"Clovis Victory" (via Manila and Cebu)

BK. President McKenley" (Via Manila)

Dec. 30

Jan, 14 Jan. 18

1

Jan 25-7

TO NEW YORK AND HAVANA VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY,

SUEZ AND MEDITERRANEAN FORTS

88 "Marine Snapper"" (culls Karachi)

58

President Monroe"

$8 "Marine Füler"

63 "President Polk"

.Dec. 30

Jan.

Jan. 10

Jan. 26

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

St. Georre's Bldg.

11.

Internation

Tel

Paper 12.

Pacifo

New York, Dec. 24.

commodity AJ US security and markets will be closed on Christmas Day, resuming trade sext day. The London Stock Exchange will close at 2 p.m, on Dec. 24.and will reopen on Dec. 29-Associated Press,

- Tel Nos. 28172/28175

Pacific For Cart Line, Jus

TRANS PACIFIC SAILINGS To San Francisco & Los Angeles -SPECIAL CARGO DIL TANKS

Salle

B.8. "CHINA BEAR"

3.8. "FLEET WOOD"

8.8. "SURPRISE"

8.8. "PACIFIC BEAR" 8.8. "FLYING DRAGON"

Due

Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Via Yokohama &

Okinawa Jan

1 Jan, 2 Vir Okinawa Jan. 12 Jan, 13 Vin Okinawa Jan. 14 Jan, 15 Directi Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Via Okinawa

American Promeer Line

Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama 8.8. "PIONEER SEA" 6.8.

"SPITFIRE" New York, Dec. 24, Crade rubber futures closed 20 to 47 higher. Sales were 124 .contracte.

8.3. "PIONEER SEA" March 22.00, May 21.09, July 20.65, September 20:40 asked.

22 No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets suminal--Associated Press.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

CONSIGNEES PER BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE'

M/V "LIDVARD"

are hereby notified that the cargo is being discharged into the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

Godown Co's godown where it will at Consigness' risk and sub- ject to the whart's terms and conditions of storage, and where delivery may be obtained.

.Damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns for examina-i tion by Consignees and Com- pany's surveyors, Messrs. God. From North West American dard & Douglas at 10a.m. on every possibility that trade bo Parts, San Francisco, Manila 31at December.

arrived 24th December, 1947.

"Thero is

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

2,

Date

Vessel

}

24th Jan.

m.v. "ANDAMAN"

9

Late Jan.

S.S. "DONA AURORA"

10

For

San Francisco

& Los Angeles )

Atlantic Coast

vis

Los Angeles

BOOKING AGENTS for P.A.L.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

Tels. 2367622675

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE

Tols. 28798-20163

MARINA HOUSE

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

18 Connaught Road West,

S.S. HAI HISUAN

S.S. HAI HSIN

SAILINGS

Telephone 3AGES.

18

33

5

16

19. 20

22

23 24

Clues Across

3 Feeble 7 Special

aptitude!"

A Gheene,

9 Monster,

21 Refuge. 22 Split

41 Pick

29 Lifelcases.

29

› Chuus Dawn

1 Stant..

2 Ertér,

5. Strongbotil, 4*Luminous

etrele. circle.

17 Convene.

11.Greedy.

"

20 Warded off.

24. Combine.

LEFE

10. Summary.

12 Compitsey..

Bangkok Dec. 31 Singapore Jan. 215

Cargo for Tring-Táp, Hankow & Tientsin” acceptable

on through bills of

FOR FULL-BARTIDULKANS `PLEASE "APPLY TO THE ABOVE

A

Bela od

19. Country

house.

10. Blopper.

11 Meditate.

32 Sangl.

13 Measure of

length

uday's Crossword

Decamp

-sheep.

15: Nollary.

10 Biter,

Ibex, Þ. Downsz Bogy)

27-Responsibility. * Carryco order.

Bagio, 10 Exxel, 1) Gaps, 13 Riesníu- | 9. Dipnotion (8-10); don, 15 Hota, 16 Talo, 19

Promi- | Spice, 15. Repèl,

denta, 27 Lärg, 24 Dates, 41 Ralog. Sprar, 18 June

To comply with General Bond. Damaged cargo ex this vossoled Warehouse Regulations con- Revenuc will be surveyed in the premises aiguses must have"

in attendance when of the Hongkong & Kowloon Officer Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd. be-damaged duttable goode are ex- tween the hours of 10 am, and amined.

11 a.m. on Monday, 29th Decem- ber, 1917.

No claim will be admitted after the goods have left tho Consignees

all are advised to Steamer's godowns, and have the Representatives pre- goods remaining underlivered sent during the survey.

after the 1st January 1948 will be subject to rent,

Consignees are warned that -claims for damage or shortage

All claims against the steamei may not be decepted If the dam must be presented to the under- age is not surveyed by January, 1948 or they will not be bigned on .or before the 11th Goddarů & Douglas in the pre-l sante of Consignées Representa recognised. tives at this appointe) time.

MÖLLERS” (HONGKONG)

LIMITED.

Agants to Paclite Orient Express Line.

Na Fire Inzurging, will be el-} fected.

וי

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 26th December 1947.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

・

DO

allery for Swatow only

FROM DOIR

Dua Dec. 26

Jan. 8

Suila Dec. 27

Sailings to Manila Sailings to New York, Boston. Other Atlantic Ports via Panama Canal - SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKS --

*3.8. "LOOKOUT"

8.8. "SPITFIRE"

B.B. "PIONEER SEA"

Salls Dec. 28

Satla Jan.

9 13

* Arriving New York on or about Jan. 30, 1948..

For Full Particulars Call

UNITED STATES LINES CO.

General Agents

814, Queen's Building,

Tol. 31251 (8 lines)

The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd.

M.V. "MANGALORE" Loading Hong Kong 3rd Jan. 1948

for

ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), COPENHAGEN OSLO and GOTHENBURG.

M.V. "BENGAL'

Loading Hong Kong 10th January 1948.

for

and GOTHENBURG

ADEN, FORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), COPENHAGEN, OSLO

Tanks available suitable for the carriage of oil in Bulk. -

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

Agents, Telephone 81143.

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND, VANCOUVER & SEATTLE m.s. "ROSEVILLE"

.... SAILING. 18th JAN. ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COASTS m.s." CASTLEVILLE"

DUE 1t JAN. SAILING FOR SINGAPORE PORT

SWETTENHAM & PENANG 2n₫ TAN, PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION. BULK OIL TANKS {}\

Chinese Freight Agents..

HOO FOOK PING

THE BANK LINE (China) Ltd

Apply:

THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD. King's Buliding. Tel. 27700

MOW SANG SHIPPING

COMPANY.

Combacht Road, Want:

HONGKONG & MACAO LINE

IK. Departure:

FIL PKWONG BATH

MACAO DOMÍ

10.00

Bubject to klteration without notios.