1948-02-06 — Page 9

FASTEST DAILY SERVICE TO AND FROM MACAU

T.S.S. "MERRY MOLLER"

Leaving Hong Kong a.m. Leaving Macau 2.00 p.m.

Daily from lol On Wharf Dally

Times subject to alteration without notice

TICKETS OBTAINABLE ON BOARD ONLY.

MOLLERS' (HONGKONG) LIMITED

Queen's Building,

HONG HONG.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

8.8.

“HAIYANG"

Sailing For Swatow

1.00 P.M. 11th February

FROM DOUGLAS WHARF Subject to alteration without Notice.

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

P. 40. Building, 5th floor. Tel. No. 81281

OF

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Rond. Central. Tel. No. 24639

BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.

SHIP

8.5. "BENNEVIS" 8.S. "BENYORLICH" 8.S. "BENRINNES"

S.S. "BENYORLICH"

ARRIVALS

FROM UK.

DUE

U.K.

.U.K.

15th Feb. Late Feb.

U.K.

Farly March

SAILINGS

READY

U.K.

Late Feb.

For Further Particulars, Apply To-

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

York Ballding

Agents

Telephone: 34786.

ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY

FROM PACIFIC COAST

8.3. STEEL DIRECTOR ...........due Hong Kong about 15th Feb. FROM ATLANTIC COAST.

8.5: STEEL ARCHITECT...hading New York etc. end Jan. S.S. ALLEGHENY VICTORY

For further particulars apply:-

GILMAN

&

carly Feb.

CO., LTD.

Agents.

Tel. 31146

ISBRANDTSEN CO., INC.

"FLYING

STEAMSHIP DIVISION

ENTERPRISE"

FROM

USA, via

Ports

Middle of Feb,

SAILS

Shanghai, Jinsen, Fosan, Yokohama 19th Feb.

A. P. PATTISON & CO.

GENERAL AGENTS, CHINA, FORMOSA & RONGKONG CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. TEL: 28116.

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE:

20 Connaught Road. C. Tel. 24039.

STATES MARINE CORPORATION

of NEW YORK, NY.

S.S. "EMPIRE STATE"

13th February

due

from

NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, NORFOLK etc.

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

Agents.

Tel: 31146

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1048,

NEW RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

Five Lines On Manchurian Borders

Part Of Post-War

Five-Year Plan

London, Feb. 5. Russia is currently building five new railways to the borders of Manchuria and its satellite Re- public of Outer Mongolia, the official organ of the Ministry of Education, the Russian Soviet Federation "Geografia V. Shkole” said in the latest issue, which has just arrived in London. The five new rail lines-three of which will run to Manchurian territories under Chinese Com- munist control-are part of a 2,800-mile track being laid in the first post-war five-year plan, the publication said.

сил

a that one line. 100 The third line of 80 miles will run Janiles long, would tank Vlag Tide, Jalouse parallel to the Pacific Least at Lake Baikal, with Naushkia [from] Barauneski. north

ans the Mongood border

Vladivostok, to Poset, key Pacific port A second hue will com from the Fier the Russian-Chinese-Korean station at

Be the

Northern Frontier triangle-United Press. Manchurian line to the Mongol bor der at Soloves sk

The Russian rail construction pro gramme in die Mongol border aren is coordinated with development of in Ooter Mongolia,

which in turn is based as the new Mongolian by year plan, the first to be nupted by the People's Republic

Mongolian

news genev

Link With N.M.R. The otheal Sos ant Tass, imponed from Vlan Bator (the Mongolian rapituly that dis plan pinvited for a 25 per cent inczase in rantor vehicles in Mongolia. These vehicles will be imported from Rus

sta over the two new projected rad Baes leading up the Mongol bor. der, Tas

raport

wal

1f3****་, Mongolia will vatile to Russia in a large

Thi Mongolian People's Republic, unter Hve year plan, with 174 ezease cattle productions up to 31,000, Cheats, Las

Fassxplained.

at the three til jus to be built to the hote ཎཿཝནཾ(「བྷཎནཾ links wit The Numbers Momhatian Railway amul passes through "liberated ser. sitors," while the other two link with the trans ideerian, tiltan,

Near Border

PROTEST BY CHINA

Kunming, Feb. 5. The Special Commission- er's Office of the Foreign Affairs

Ministry today Judged a strong protest with the French Consulate in Kunming over the Dec. 27 incident, demanding an assurance from French an- thorities of no re-occur. ance of such an Incident and reserving right to claim compensation.

On Dec. 27, 1947, about 100 armed soldiers crossed the

Indo-China - Yunnan border into Kiangcheng- halen, firing at Chinese vi- Ingers and taking away large quantities of mer- chandise-Central News.

AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY MEETING

The change of name of the International Assur- ance Company, Ltd., to American Interna- tional Assurance Company, Ltd., which was forecast by the Chairman of the Company's Board at the Twelfth Annual General Meet- ing on Dec. 8, 1947, when is was revealed that American International Underwriters now owned more than 50 per cent of the shares, brings to fruition a project for centralising

Japanese Troops At Large

SHANGHAI, FEB, 5. THERE ARE ABOUT 1,500 JAPANESE SOLDIERS OPERATING IN THE MOUN. TAINS BETWEEN KIRIN AND THE MOUTH OF THE, TUMANN RIVER, NORTH OF THE KOREAN BORDER NOW IN CHINESE COM- MUNIST HANDS, ACCORD- ING TO A NORTH CHINA NEWS AGENCY DISPATCH | FROM CHANGCHUN QUOT- ING A CHINESE REFUGEE.

There Japanese soldiers, rem. nants of the defeated Kwan- tung Army, are said to be raid- ing Chinese villages at night.

Recently the Chinese Com- munist Command placed posters in all villages in the area offer. ing rewards for Information

ading to the location of this roving band,

The refugee was also quoted As revealing that in the Com- munist field hospitals a number) cf Japanese giris, former Jap- anese Red Cross employees, are employed as well as

Reveral Japanese doctors.-Reuter.

Humphreys

the extensive insurance interes controlled Estate

by this American enterprise in this part of the world.

The American International the issue office, both for life and Assurance Company, Ltd. has other forms of insurance.

Total Assets

Profit

The Directors of Humphreys Estate

& Finance Company Ltd., anmaunce that the amount at Cerdic of Prokt

of $1

taken over, and wil in future service, the Life Portfolios of: the Asin Life Insurance Com- Among the American Com-and Loss Account for the year ended pany and the U.S. Life Insur- panies represented by "Amin. 1st December 1947 mounted to The Russian publication said vhr Sine would ran from Kharanur wed

ance Company (in Hongkong tasco" are, the Hanover Fire $669,956.66 which, added to the sum

It has also acquired a Insurance Co. ward througle Manchuria to Donau)

of New York; of $29,820.87 brought forward from the Firemen's Insurance Co. of the Account, leaves $698,786.73 close controlling interest in the Car-Newark, N. J... the Commercial on the Argon Ricre, in the

available. for appropriation. weigtzbauthored of the Chinese bor- dinal Insurance

Company of Casualty

At the forthcoming Annual Meet de. I said the second line would

Insurance Co. of ing

of Share Holders the Directors Birobidzban City

with Manila, and the

Compagnie Newark, NJ.; the New Hampi recommend that this sum be ap Iroinskese an the left bank of the Franco-Americaine d'Assurances shire Fire Insurance Co. of Newpropriated as follow

laven; the National Union Fire To Pay

a Dividend of Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, per Share

hare (Fret of Tax) $200,000.00 PA. and the Security Insurance To Pay a Boon of $1 per Co. of New Haven, several of To Transfer to General

Share (Free of Taxi.. ta stimulate Jewish colonization. 1921, and the International As- which handla marine and other

surance Company, Ltd. incor- types of insurance, in addition To Transfer to Provision pointed In 1981, ceased writing to fire riska.

for Special Repairs and Life Insurance after Pearl Har The total asнely of the In- Renewals bour, but still retain considera-surance Companies of the To Transfer to Provision be life insurance on their booka. "Amintarco" group (exclusive) for Taxes and Contin- Servicing of the life insurance of Companies for which it only To Carry Forward of both Companies has now been acts as agenta) amount to overj transferred to the

Aunur Nivry, which forms the Rus

Chiterse order.

This was described as a lifeline for the Jewish ancenemaas province

of Birobidzha and may be calculət-

ecl

Intasco Changes Name

Ar au Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders in the Enter national Asstraver Company 1,til..

Lin French Indo-China.

The Asin Life Insurance Com. pany which was incorporated in

American HK$23,500,000. Assurance Com-

The Directors of "Amintasco"

1. rnational pany. Ltd. at Hong Kong, and are:

gencies

Peninsular

KET

& Oriental

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

"CANTON" "CASTLEDOKE" "TREVAYLOR" "DILWARA” "THESILLIAN" "TREVAYLOR" "DILWARA"

SHIP

"CASTLEDORE” "CANTON"

"TREVAYLOR" "DILWARA"

"TRESILLIAN” "TREVAYLOR"

"DILWARA"

British

ARRIVALS

FROM

U.K. via Siraits

...............BombaY

..U.H. via Straits

U.K. via Biruita :

U.K. vin Straits Shanghai

SAILINGS

TO

Shanrbal & Koba U.K, vis Straits, Colombo and Bombay

Shanghai

Kure

DUI

16th Feb. 17th Feb.

29th Feb.

5th Mar.

10th Mar.

11th March 20th March

BAILING

19th Feb.

23rd Feb.

3rd Mar.

Tth Mar.

14th Mar.

‚U.K._and Continent

18th Mar.

Shanghai

via Straits

U.K. via Straits

23rd Mar.

India

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SHIP

"OZARDA"

SHIP

"SANGOLA"

SHIP

"SANGOLA”

SAILINGS

TO

Singapore, Penang, Colombo Bombay

APCAR LINE

ARRIVALS

FROM

„Calcutta vla. Strait

SAILINGS

TO

...........Calentia via Strafta Rangoon & Madras

Has Refrigerated Cargo Space.

Eastern

HAUSTRALL

SAILING

6th Feb.

DUN

7th Mar.

SAILING

20th Mar.

Australian

STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED

200,000,00

150,000.00

35,000.00

SHIPS

"NELLORE”

70,000.00

"NANKIN"

43,785.73

$698,786.73

this Company will in future write G.V. Starr (Chairman) G. D. CONFISCATION

And car

accident

REQUEST REFUSED

life insurance in close connection | Litchfield, C. H. Duff, Lat Im-. with its associated or controlled tong. J. R. Jones, M. C. R.

in Hong Kong. Shim, G.W. Brazier companies held at the Company Head Office Malaya, French Indo-China. The ging

(Mana- 12-14 (ren's Road Central, vesters

Director) and K.G.W. des a special resolution was unani. Company will also be in a posi-Woodhead, C.B.E. (Director and

to change the nation to handle all other classes Secretary). of the rernational

A request for confiscation of thational Assurance Com-f Insurance-especlafly marine.!

The Head Office is at 12-14 pany, fd, to the American later- | fire, motor

Queen's Road, Central, Hongefused by Mr. Latimer at Kow

CN$4.460.000 (HK$171) was national Assurance Company, Lad. either itself ar by rein. Kong and the Company will also locn Magistracy yesterday when

with Lloyde, London be operating in Singapore and 27-year-old Fung Fuo, W, Brazier was elected Arting Chair.ind the powerful American com- Malaya, Siam, French Indo-chant, appeared

panies for which American In China, Borneo, Sarawak and the breaking Defence (Financo) Re- man The mumber of shares iepie. serred by shareholders in person, arternational Underwriters, Ltd., Netherlands East Indies.

gulations by Importing EXCCAS by proxies, was 148,417, 4'5.

are agenta. Hong Kong will be

currency into the Colony.

RO Millington said that search at the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station on Tuesday evening revealed that defendant had CN$4,400,000 in excess of

In the absence of M. C.

V. Start. Chairman of the Board. Mr. Kieorge

surance

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

13

10

03

20

21

22

23

124

27

28

29

30

18

26

INFORMATION PLEASE

# mor.

charged with

On Jan. 11 at 10.45 pm at the permitted CN$1,000,000. King's Rond, 10 yards East of (HK$100)

A

Fung said that the junction of North Point

he had only

him and CN$5,000,000 with Road, Chinese male name and address unknown, age about 30 extra when he (the friend) left friend passed over to him the seura, sound teeth, height 5' 5' him at Chung Muk-chau Station. Greased in black, with a black His friend missed the train, and padded cotton coat, was knocked down by a public vehicle and fatally injured.

Will anyone who witnessed the accident or can give any Information as to the identity of the deceased, please communi. cate with the Divisional Superin. tendent, Traffic Branch, Central| Polico Station, Hong Kong. Telepone No. 89846.

result he had the extra

currency

Mr. Latimer, giving defendant i the benefit of the doubt, crdered the money to be returned and acquitted him.

FOOD PARCELS FUND

Mr. R. Johannessen -$500,- Total $33,118.59.

THE WHISKERS CLUB

ARRIVALS

from

Australia

For full particulars apply to

Dee

20th Fab.

End March

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4.

WATERMAN!

STEAMSHIP

CORPORATION

MOBILE, ALA.U.S.A:

Expected arrivals from U.S. Atlantic Ports:---

*.*. "KYSKA” B.E. "PONCE DE LEON" BS. "LASALLE”

• In Port about Lird February

.... early March

LOADING FOR NEW YORK vis PANAMA

"

8.S. KYSKA "

ON THE 6TH FEBRUARY -

For freight and further particulars apply:—

WALLEM & COMPANY

Agents

Hongkong Shanghai Hank Bldg.

Chinese Freight Agents: HIN FAT & CO., LTD.

Tel: 25553, 28823 a 12453,

SAILING DIRECT FOR BANGKOK

S. S. "PRODUCE"

LOADING 5th FEBRUARY, 1948 SAILING 6th FEBRUARY, 1948

· For freight particulars apply to:

JEBSHUN SHIPPING CO.

"Bonham*Strand West.

Tel. ES906.

Clues Across

1 Deceives.

4 Frafic.

8 Colour.

10 Fabric.

12 Commission. 14 Arbiter.

17 Ceremony,

19 Detectives.

20

Argue.

22 On the tiicl.

tered side.

23 Chastising. 27 Minister. 29 Preliminary

faces.

30 Fur.

31 Refrain

from.

32 Ilcsiben.

Yesterday's Crossword

→

32

Clues Down

1 Undersea

worker.

2 Congeing

evidence.

3 Guide.

3 Indium coin.

6 Brigand.

7 Thrusts.

Kind of table.

It Invasion.

Is Whtedness.

16 D

18 Attenuated.

20 Spurted,

21 Flower

divisions. Menude.

24

25 Cake

26 28 Egyptian goddess.

Inexperienced.

13 Set free.

Acrons>~3 Aglator, Curt, Dewa Scum, ✈ Brag,:4 Gall, Miexcley, 11 Migrated, 11 Aboy, 15 5 Tond, 6' Tüth, 7 Rusty; 9 Major, || Corporal, Renowned, 19 Myth, 21 10 Redan,' 23 Teony, 14. Ovest, 16 Generate, 21 Followed, 26 Zine, 27 Renew, 17 Loped, 19 Multi, 30 Tella, ] Inspects,

21 Genc 27 Neck, 23. Avid, 24. Eigh}

493.

Toddios had given Whisk and ¿When the puffs that followed

Bnow the Crow three goes-

ads at what, they had for-

· gotten." Before they'd had' even one: try: there was 1 "pop"-#tagiraound, that al- Wayne" kacant : somebody

the pop had cleared, Whisk aid Snow. **W: A hugo Easter egg Red Cap with gorgeous ribbon. "I did the remombering," laushed Tod- dles, "and I did the "wish.””.

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

M.V. “INDIAN NAVIGATOR” LOADS' 5th & 6th FEBRUARY 1948 for

NEW YORK vis PANAMA

calling at

Yokohama, San Francisco, Los Angeles,' Fanama,

Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore

For freight and further particularu

Sprly 90:---

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents Hongkong & Shanghai Bank: Bidg. Telephone: 23021.