1948-01-28 — Page 9

PACIFIC ORIENT EXPRESS LINE

MŰV. "VINGNES** .

LOADING HONGKONG ABOUT 28th FEBRUARY FOR PACIFIC COAST PORTS.

VIA SHANGHAI, TAKUBAR I PHILIPPINES

"Sailing from HONGKONG, SELANGHAI, MANILA

Direct to SAN FRANCISCO Anst PACIFIC COAST PORTS

M.V. "KOOKABURRA”,

· M.V. “VITO” ·

b

lending Hong Kong (If sufficient inducement)

March Mid Apell

Verarl's equipped with bulk oil storage facilities

Cargo and Passenger apply:---

MOLLERS" (HONGKONG) LTD, Agents

Queen's Building

Tel. 3116

2nd floor

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S.S. HAIYANG

Sailing For Swatow 1.00 P:M. 5th February

FROM DOUGLAS WIARF Subject in alteration without Notice.

For Particulars of Freight & Passag, Please aoply to:-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Manageri

P. & D. Building, 5th floor. Tel. No. 31281

or

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central, Tel. No. 24630.

BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.

5.S. "BENNEVIS” S.S. "BENVORLICH" S.S. "BENRINNESTM

S.S. "BENYORLICH"

ARRIVALS

FROM ULK...

UK .C.K.

LK.

SAILINGS

.U.K.

For Further Particulars, Andy To-

DUE

15th Feb. Late Feb. Early Murch

READY

Late Feb

WR. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.

Tork Building

? Agents

Telephone: 34165

THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP

CO. (1932) LTD.

s.s. "HONG SIANG”.

For SINGAPORE & PENANG

Loading

3RD FEB.

Sailing

4TH FEB.

Subject To Alteration Without Notice

For Further Particulars. Freight & Passage Apply:-- THE HO HONG CO. (CHINA) LTD.

Tels, 28127 & 25646

Tels. 28127 & 25646

STATES MARINE CORPORATION

of NEW YORK, NY.

S.S. "EMPIRE STATE":

due

9th February

from

NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, NORFOLK etc.

For further partículas apply:---

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Agents.

-Tel: 31148 `.

“SAILING DIRECT FOR BANGKOK

S. S. "PRODUCE“

LOADING 1st FEBRUARY 1948 SAILING 2nd FEBRUARY, 1948

For freight particulars apply to:

JEBSHUN SHIPPING CO.

Bonham Strand West

Tel: 25986.

MOW SANG SHIPPING

COMPANY.

2. Connsacht Road, W.

HONGKONG & MACAO LIN

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918,

Pound Not To Be Altered

No Change Despite Devaluation Of The

Franc: Precautions Taken Cripps Reports To The Commons

London, Jan. 26.

The British Government does not propose to alter".

the rate of sterling in relation to other curren- cies as a result of France's decision to devalue. the franc at its controlled rate and to recognise a free rate.

Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announcing this in the House of Commons to- night, said he did not believe such counter- action will be rendered necessary or advis-" able

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"Precautions would, however, have to help them by immediate ¿lacus. to be taken by sirain,

sions for the expansion of trade be- tween the france at the sterling areas KT char bask declared,

Stafford

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Tyrone Power Divorced

Los Angeles, Jan 26. The French-born film actress Annabella divorced. Tyrone Power inthe Superior Court here today.

She work

approval of alimony totalUnk at "least $50,000 yearly, less her earnings—Renter.

Divorces And Publicity

Blunders Caused Crash

Peninsular

GYIS NOS SEPARABIT

& Oriental

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

ARRIVALS

FROM

* DUE

5th Fab.

14th Feb.

16th Feb

77th Feb.

· XCHTZ"

"CASTLEDORE”

**TREVETHO

"CANTUN” "DILWARA".

TREVAYLOR” "TBESILLIANTM. "TREVAYLORTM

Bombay „Shanghai

E.K. via Siralta

UK. vin Straits

Shanghai

SAILINGS

TO

Shanghai &-Kobe Singapore, Fenang. Port Said, Genoa, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam

(Amsterdam)

28th Feb.

· 10th Mar,

11th March

BAILING

12th Feb,

SHIP

*TREYETROF":

LONDON, JAN. 27, BLUNDERS BY SIGNAL- «"CASTLEDORE” MEN WHO FORGOT THE TRAIN WERE THE PRI- MARY CAUSE OF THE 'SOUTH" CROYDON RAILWAY CRASH LAST OCTOBER. IN WHICH 32 WERE KILLED AND 183 INJURED.

The tragedy would not have occurred if colour light signall- ing and track circuiting hadi thus policy will be two-fold:

Sydney, Jan. 24. been installed between Batter- give any help we can to assist the

Publicity in divorce court sen Park and Coulsdons". French Guverneur in reaching their

trials, is beneficial, says Acting-These were the main points Njective of a fixed unitum cate

He from the summing-up of Str To early dare a possible and at The French Clovernment, how Justice Nield of Sydney

concluded thas straight etted two instances within one Alam Mount, chief inspecting the sang time, to rgke such mensures ever. Tas may prove necessary. h the in valuation was, for a number of sea- week

when newspaper re-officer bthe Railways, whoje! Ports: terval no limit the repercussions Gosons, impracticable for them

of divorce action report on, the,, crash was pub-i isther Cour own currency and any

testimony resulted in readers| hshed today. "ay the next step, we paid that corning to his court to refute currencies in which we are closely

The signalman we woul! will agree, to work in claims made by witnesses. It was a porter-signaiman, H. D. concerned

Sin Staffort sail the aftes bmediately for an expänsivm of trade week-chat visit in Paris, the had left for the provision of additionssidence has been given, and was recently demobbed from

established that WEN

falas Halter.. of Furley Oaks. He British technical statt there to work important supplies for French ecena- out, with the Freach Covernment, my if they could accept a suggestion the situation was exposed by the the Forces and was stated by

we understone, had British which,

heca Rewspaper publicity United Sir Alan to be not fully ex mase to them in Washington that the Press "

which the

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Government most fake..

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of sterling be sal, and we must, French capital held abroad therefore maintain our freedom takešany ardien which may be foundi ||

Greatest Case

Friendly Basis

The" French found themselves un able for the requirements of thei .. own economic position to depart

"I am action that we are comfrom their original methods." pelied to take, we shall, of course, exercing the greare care not to “ad! to the ditheulies of orig French friends morehan might prove in Evable.

M

Sie Scaffort saive shot in the Sub- sequens discussions in Paris, Avhich were again on the most friendly basis", the

French Premier, Ir is not intended to give facilities Robert Schuman, and, the Foreign fan the flight of capital frem: France Minister, 31. Georges Bidault, joined for currency, spernation Ur

for M. Mayer for the talks, at which he Partien lowrey one egerency animade his proposals again

another."

! both Brituio ad France

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perienced-Reuter.

Bizonia Exports In 1947

Berlin, Jan. 26. Goods and services delivered to 65 countries throughout the world from the combined Bri- tish and American Zones of Germany in 1947 amounted in value to $222,032,860, It was an- nounced today.

Of this total $36,378,354 re-from both Zones totalled $153,- sutted from the sale of manu-j 000,000 worth. The 1947 figures factured goods. The balance showed that the British Zone was derived from the sale of exported $20,081,664 worth of

Sir Stafford gave an assurance that Sir Stafford made comment coat and timber and from portmanufactured goods, ranging anxiou that these differences shoub varive, asked if he realised that the Director-General of the Joint machinery and machine tools.

were when Sir Wahtron Smithers, Consecharges and other services, the from ceramics and silver to not interfere with the "proposals of French Pecision had "completely Mr. East Bayip, the Foreign Secrewrecked the British Goverment

for a Western European union langing and cheap money policies.- inchaling these two countries. and Keuter. Valenz Bekkium, Bollad and Laxes bourg, with the possibility of others joining the union later,

Export Agency stated.

During 1946, before the com- bination of the Zones, exports

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

th.

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The Chancellor of "the Exchequer.

hes talks, said reporting on French regarded in as impradicatie at this stage in the evolution of their economic programme to determine new and fixel rate for the fear which would be appropriate.

Opinion Differ

Therefore, in their judgment, ir was necessary that, for the transitory period, part of the ouvertible cur- rencies coming to France should find their level through the operation of the free market.

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They came to the concision that if they accepted any of our sugges- tions, they would be unable to achieve, in full measure, the results for which they hoped from their pre- sent arrangement

“Although, all of us agreed "apan the extreme importance of working towards a greater convinic integra- __tim-of-Western" "Europe," the judg nent of the two sides upon the ef furt that the French' action was likely to have, differed.

"We held the view, that the par ticular methods which they were proposing were of less decisive value for them than they considerad, and that the adverse effects upon operation herween the

Md.

franc and other European currencies, which were likely to ensuz from their an- tion, were greater than they had es-

imated.

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+ Cogs,

7 Hanger-on.

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15 Effaced. 18 Entices.

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9 Specimen. f 'Timid. .3 Demure-

elsewhere.

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shaking

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10 Temperaic.

12 Hair.

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14 Method

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17 clean.

Orioman, 29 Lend, 30 Nose, 31 Boul- der, 32 Role.

"As a result, they decided to adopt method in the form which, M- Mayer had first explained to me, de spite the disapproval which they were conscious would be registered by the International Monetary Fund

"We regard this result as

Down: Ocglar. 3 Elated, 4 fortunate but nevertheless we are

Rapid, 4 Odious, 6 Raoch, 7 Nicks, anxious, as are the French Govern Coad, 9 Puma, 10 Pinnace, 11 Trio, 12 Stop, 14 Gape, 15. Exit, 16 Seer, ment, that this difference of opinion2 Sage, 14 Duchess, 17 Trade, 19 18. Insane, 20 Onder, Zi Signal, 23 should have no advise affect on our Noise, 22 Present, 26 Stir, 27 Sec, 238 Ratio, 21 Stool 25 Lepor Tesor general relations and topperation, uṛ

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In any way milirate against our come ing together for the purposes nounced by the Forriga Secretary, DD Thursday last and to which I found warraest / respoare, amongst":"all members of the French Government whom 1 met."

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Of his first interviews with M Mayer in London 10 days ago," the Chancellor of the Exchequer recalled "I emphasised that we were ammirely, in sympathy with the main objective which the French Government had in view, which was to scrive at realistic value "between the franc

dollar.

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I said that we were

support that objectire

but that we were gat, in

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to allopt.

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THE WHISKERS CLUB

The American Zone exported $16,296,690 worth. The 1947 report distinguished between ex- ports delivered and contracts signed, since a lapse of several mouths sometimes occurs be tween the contract and delivery. The total new contracts sign- ed for the bi-zone in 1947 were approximately $204,000,000."

The principal markets for bizonal exports were the United Kingdom, the United States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Den- mark. France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and "Switzer- land.

Trade and financial agree. ments reached with 19 Euro- pean Governments during the year laid the groundwork for an expansion of the bi-zone's ex- port trade.

The British and American Military Governments have an aggregate working capital of $151,000000 on deposit in banks

*CANTON"

.“DILWARA”

"TREVAYLOR" "TREVAYLOR"

TRESHLIAN"

British

16th Feb.

UK via Straits,,

Colombo and

Bombay

13rd Feb.

29th Feb.

2nd Mar

DK. and Continent

via Straite Shanghai

13th Mar.

U.K.

Shanghai

14th. Mar.

India

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SHIP

"SANGOLA"

SHIP

“SANGOLA”

SAILINGS

APCAR LINE

ARRIVALS

FROM

„Calcutta, via Strait SAILINGS

TO

„Calcutta viz Straits Rangoon & Madras

* Has Refrigerated Cargo Spáco.

Eastern

STA

DUX

18th Mar.

SAILING

28th Mar.

Australian

STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.

SHIPS

*NELLORE" “NANKIN"

ARRIVALS

from

Australia

Due

18th Feb.

End March

For full particulars apply to

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

WATERMAN

of the countries with which the STEAMSHIP

combined zones are doing busi÷ ness-Reuters

American Fuel Shortage

Chicago, Jan. 27. Twenty-six states have taken emergency measures to cope with fuel shortages, the Council of State Governments reported to. day..

Many city Governments also are taking emergency action, the American Municipal Asso ciation reported,

The oil shortages are most serious the groups Bald, ami

many states and cities are creat- ing fuel all pools, to supply hardship cases.

"Increased demande -ipon, all! production, by home and Indus- trial; fuséra ✨ were the major factors in” creating the crisis,

birt

:ities

transportation siso have arisen in many areas.

United Press?

LEND-LEASE NEGOTIATIONS

CORPORATION

MOBILE, ALAU.S.A:

Expected arrivals from U.S. Atlantic Porta S

14. “KYSKAZ

18. "PONCE DE LEON.

... about Bird February

LOADING FOR NEW YORK via PANAMA. L*. “KYSKA”..........

About 4th February For freight and further particulars apply:

WALLEM & COMPANY

Agents.

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Bide.

Chinese: Freight, Agenta: HIN FAT & 60, LTE, Tel: 2555%, 28821

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

M.Y. “INDIAN NAVIGATOR“

Boston

LOADS 6th FEBRUARY 1948

NEW YORKVIL PANAMA

& Baltimore