1948-02-25 — Page 14

ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

+

Incorporated in the Netherlands as KONINKLIJKE JAJCHENA-PAKETVAART LIJNEN N.V. AMSTERESAM

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE

"STRAAT SOENDA"

"THSADANE"

"FJIBADAK"

Due from

Japan & Shanghai,

27th February

In Port

Macassar & Java ports, 2nd March, Sallug for Amoy, 4th March

ASIA-AFRICA-SOUTH

"RUYS"

Sailing for Manila, Macassar, Bourabaya, Semarang & Batavia, 28th Feb.

'Batavia, Sepiarang.

Sourabaya &

Macassar,

16th March.

Batavia, Semarang, Sourabaya &

Alacassar,

on or about 28th March.

AMERICA SERVICE

Due from

In port

Loading for

Manila, Singapore. Batavia, Mauritius, Laurenco

Marques, Belrs,

Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Mosselbay, Capetown,

Buenos Aires, Monte-

video, Bantas, Ilio de Janeiro.

on or about

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

MINISTER OF FOOD SPIKES

London Stock Exchange

знам Винару, де

London, Feb, 20.

RECURITIEN;

Heitish Cam, 27546

YOU

Consenska Lean, 1953, 190)

SUNY

Funding Tran, Art, Lign/D

TORAL

War Land, 1966, 1932

tox

30%

Victory tozsebm, $17

113

RAILWAY HRAREA:

British Transport $%

DM-3/10

RUBBER BHARE81

Anglo-Busch Plantation of Jura

15/0

Gurls Kalumpont Rubber Fatale 17/0 Rubber antalton Invest. Trust 24/7

OIL SHARES:

Royal Dutch

2114

SHIPPING,

P. D. 8.N. Co., and, ...... GILTEDGENI

DE-

Funding Lainn. M

102

National War Banda, 2145

EP10:51

101

Sailing for

100th

1954/56

1014

22nd March,

Transhipment cargo on through bill of lading accepted for

Dar-Es-Salaam, Mombasa & Zanzibar.

"BOISSEVAIN”

South America

South Africa early April

South Africa South America end April

SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE

“HEINRICH JESSEN"

*VAN HEUTSZ"

Agents

“MEERKERK"

"GAASTERKERK"

Due from

Belawan, Dell,

Penang

Strigapore 2nd March

Salling for

Swatow & Amuy

Belawan, Dell,

Penang

Singapore

16th March

Saffing for

Swatow & Amoy.

Singapore-Penang Belawan Dell 12th March.

Singapore. Penang, Belawan, Dell, 26th March

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE SERVICE

Due from

Japan &

Shanghai,

on or about

10th March.

Europe.

On or about

5th March

"ALPHACCA”

Europe, un or about 2nd April.

Loading for

Manila/Singapore

Colombo/Suez/

Port Sald/

Alexandria / Genos/Marseilles/ Antwerp/Kolterdam / Amsterdam /Hamburg/ Copenhagen

Gothenburg/Oslo. on or about 10th March

Manila/Singapore/ Colombo/Bues/ Port Sald/ Alexandria

Genoa /Marseilles/

Antwerp /Rotterdam/

Amsterdam/liamburg/ Copenhagen/ Gothenburg/Oslo early April.

. Manila, Singapore,

Colombo, Suez,

Port Sald, Alexandria Genoa, Marsellies, Antwerp, Rotterdam,

Amsterdam. Hamburg. -Copenhagen,

Gothenburg, Oslo

early May,

Agents: SILVER LINE LTD.

"HENDONHALL"

ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

Due from'

Salling for U.S. Atlantic ports, D.B. Atlantic Coast on er about 9th March. Parts vis

Sinerpore and Sues.

KING'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD. TEL: SHIPPING DEPT. 28016

PASSAGE DEPT. 28017.

Chinese Agents, No. 82 Connaught Road, C.

TEL. 25133.

DE LA RAMA LINES

Londe

CXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

1

TO AND FROM PACIFIC ♣ ATLANTIC COASTA

Pacific Coast

Atiantle Const

Los Angelesn

From

U.S.A. LOADING DATES

Atlantic Coast )

Los Angeles

For

tlantic Coast

Los Angeles

San Francisco)

& Los Angelca)

Date

Late Feb.

Late March

Vossel

MY. "HEMLAND"

m.r. "BALI"

ARRIVALS

Date

In Port

Ktli, March

Vessel

in,y. "DONA NATI” my, "TONGHAP

Zoth March -M.V. “DONA ̧ANICETA”

SAILINGS

Dato

29th Feb,

18th March

26th March.

Vessel

m.y. "DONA. NATT”. m.y. "TAMARA”

m.v. "DONA ANICETA"

Early April m.v. "BATAAN"

BOOKING AGENTS for P.A.L.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated' in the Philippines)....

MARINA HOUSE

Telz. 23076-22075

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE

DEPENDENT. 28738+--20168:

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

18 `Connaught Rond; West,

SAILINGS

Stam Feb. 28thế

S.S. HUANG HSINGA

Cinto for?

TORY ATTACK

London, Feb. 24.

The Minister of Food (Mr. John Strachey) tô- night spiked a Conservative Party attack on the Anglo-Argentine, pact in the Commons with an offer to take the whole matter "to the country"-make it a general election issue— if the Conservatives were not satisfied. There was no Opposition reply.

wald

Mr. Strachey Conservative criticle appeared to be that Gay expunem should not have made sub Mantial Argentine purchases,

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

There was some retines In the mar

un the whole are steady with alg of

H.K. GOVT.. LOANS 4% Loan 102. 1% Loan (1935) 100xA. 1 Loan (1948) 100am.

In defence of the agreement, Mr.ket today accompanied by lacre lurr

said: Strachey

"The advantage over. Prices are somewhat irregular but and we believe they are substantial mix up.

nes, for this country are that je en- enables completion of a railway deal, which is of very real advantage to us, that our suberantial food pro- gramme can be carried through, that we open up to a very considerable There would be no difficulty in degree a market of the Argentine to "Clased to abuying that this agreement is very types of experts which Are wrongly in the interest of this cuum-, and that we have for the first these Thermously important

If you are prepared in put that the country, it is a proposition which the Guvernment is very ready debate on any public platform" he said,

Shell Trasport & Trading Co. 3-27/32" lie ansected and cheers from

..100%

Savings Bonds, 35%, twa5/65 -Savings Bundle, 26, 1968/70

National War Irmula, 1981/83...... 14/18/IG Savings Bonds, 31, 1965/75 ..%% Exchequer Bonds, 1942, 1980, 100 %% Redemption Stuck, 3, 190H/D0 98 POREMN BONUS:

Gerta Loan (Dawer) 751

Japanisse Ste. 1997/41

32%

Ampereen 0.5, 1024/5W

W245

Jap. B. Manchurian Rly., 1925 BANKSI

+-

14.1/10

Chartered Bank of 1A, & C B.K. Shanghai Ianking Corp. 11715 Mercantile Bank of India "A".. 21 MINING BHARES:

Consol. Goldfields of B. Amerles 12/8 .

Consol, The Mines of Burma

Indian Copper Corporation

New Union Gol:[Bebla

Orange Free Staten Trust Went Band Investment Trum

Developtaenia

Free Flat

Refrennd

Coma Main Reel

Saint HelenaN

Den Rue, ord.

8.A. Breweries

2/3

4/0

0/

50/3

42/15

BR/9 14/20%2 40/-

10/7/

-09/715

21/10/ 21/1024 30/.

41/%

100/-

West Driefontieus

Lydenburg Estairs

South African Township

Selection Trusts

South African Torbaniteg

6/3

Welkom Tobaero Becurities Trust Defer. 25 Grootvtal Mining

40/0 Totnesshurg Consolidated ... 11/ CHINESE EXTERNAL LOANA: Tientsin Pukum Railway, 5%. Lung Ying J, Hal Hlyn., 6, 1913 14 Reark, Lean, 5%, Tandon imum 23 Crip Loan, 6, 1912

01/

74

21

Hukunne Railwaya, 67, 1911

14

Honan Railway, 6%, 1905.... Shanghai Nanking Ralways, 86% 14 Kowloon Riya,, GF, Sterling Bojede · 14

14

-Beuter.

12

the Government bencher.

| transactions with the Argentine un Mr. Strachey arose After afinest sterling."-United Prean. two hours of Conservative speeches, to defend the agreement, He told the House of Commons Batly that would not disclose commodity prices paid Argentina because it would hamper negoistions, but he dentell that "Beftali wens paying £30 2 1011 for maize as one Conservative had. charged,

Shipments Of Gold

Washington, Feb. 24. Britain shipped US$182,807,- 707 worth of gold to the United States in January.

The Commerce Department reported this was more than half of the US$241,567,747 in gold shipped here in that month.

The Union of South Africa () shipped US$32,382,120 worth and Belgium and Luxembourg US89,970,104.

All the shipment were in gold bare except for Argentine with US$12,809.056 and Switzerland] with US$31,000 in gold coins.

Mostly, foreign countries sent gold to help pay trade deficita, Fereign owners, however, had US$374,032,784 worth of gold carmarked to them at the Federal Reserve Banks at the end of January. That was an increase of US$14,859,087 over December, 1947, - Associated

Presa.

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

13

[7

18.

19

121

23

27

29

Clues Acróss

.

1 Church

officials,

y Own,

s' Dadge.

9 Dwell.

10 Citatom.

11 Finlihed.

12 day

13 Reposes 16/Take ill.

13. Refrained:

1

from killing.

20 Slumber.

22 Mud,

23 Discovers.

25 Melody.

26. Freshens,

27 Went wrong.

21 Core

29 Took on

Yesterday's Crossword Acrous 15 Torrid, 3 Ledge, Ripe, 9 Pastor, 11 Cake, 12 Honest

5

10

Clues Down

1 Pieces of -jewellery.

2 Ravenf

3 Counsel..

4 Slim.

5 Stuck to,

6 Numb,

7. Fool,

14 Reucous.

15 Arcented. 16 Harmony.

17 Colonist

19 Worry,

21 Tenancy

atreement,

24 Flank,

20 Invert, 24 Railo, 25 Averti, 26

Urge, 27 Desks, 28 Endear..

U.S. Rent Control

Washington, Feb. 23.

In a special message to Congress today, President Truman asked for a rent contral Inw which would run for 14 months and an extension of financial gid for home building.

flo urged that this bo coupled with the long- range housing programme to Droducs one milton dwellings A Tear for the next decade.--Reuter,

Money Market

Gold opened at $358.50 a tael at $361.75, yesterday and closed with fluctuations ranging from $356 to $302.50 in the course of the day.

Plastres, after opening at $12.05 à 100, eased off to $11.85, but went up again to $11.95 at the close.

Chinese National Currency was quoted nominal at 10 cents for CN$10,000, both futures and spot. Ticals and NEI Guilders were unchanged from the previus day 100 res- at $25.00 and $30.80. pectively.

U.S. dollars continued on the up grade and business was done at $5.55.

sierting

was unchanged at $12.00, whilst Australian pounds eased off, after the previous day's rise to $12.53.

SILVER & GOLD MARKETS

London:

Silver, Spot, ftae ounce 45d; Far- ward, fine ounce 451,

Bar Gold, per fine ounce 172/1. New York-

Silver Bar (asked price) 74% Bar, Gold, per fine ounce (othicial) $35: (N.Y. unofficial) unquoted. Bombay

Silver: Ready, per 100 to 15! Rupees, 04 Annas; Forward, ungvoj. ed: Mawari (unofficial) unquoted: New Business, per 100 tolas 151, 02;

Gold, Delivered, per tola 107, 00 Forward, unquoted; Sovereign 69, 0

One tola is equal to 3/4th of an

ounce.

Buenos Airer=

Sovereign, buyers 70.00, ellers 71.00: U.S. Eagles, 126.00b, 123.00: Gold, Bar. Per Gramme, 6.60b, 6.85x. Bangkok

Bar, per bahweight of 15.244

$73 ticals.

Exchange Rate (Selling), Bangkok on New York T.T. 21.00, London 3100, Hong Kong 32

Gold price advanced in sympathy with Hong Kong Market closed ta-

morrow.

20406, 2000.

BANKS Bank X.D. .R.A. - 206an.

(Lon. Rex.) £117. Chartered Bank All 1/18n. Mercantile k A. & D. £2in. Bank of East Asia 125h, 137x.

INSURANCES

Cantro In 2048, 100m.

Union Ins. 785b, 7950, 29. Chino Underwriters 74. 7%. Mar. 1.K. Fire Insm. 18, 350, 330.

SHIPPING

Douglasre 260.

H.K. & M. Bleamboats 16.

Indo China (Prof.) 190n; (Del.) 300. Shell (Beurer) 18/10ķán,

Ualon Waterbonim (014) 5246, 321⁄45mm; (New) 483 400.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC. H.R. R. Where (Old) 1571 (Naw) (7% Pdf.) 105n; (New) (1, 18.) $124.

SD.

1. Ducks 34%, 86%«, 24/34%oni China Providents 18b, 254, 204/

Shanghai Dockyards 21, 20/27.

MINING

Baub Mines 0.10. ILK. Mine 03, 05.

LANDS, HOTELS A BLDG8.

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILING.S

REFRIGERATION-SPECIAL CARGO OIL TANKE

CARGOCÀIRE SPECIE

TO SAN FRANCISCO

*8.8, “Generaj Gordon” (via Manlià & Honolulu)

S9 "President Cleveland" (via Manila & Honolulu) 88 "General Meira” (vin.Manila) ..............................ikim 88 "General Gordon" (via Manila & Honolulu)

Mar. B Mar. 13 April 1

... April 24

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES 8.8. "President Taft" (via Shanghal)

Feb. 25

9

4

S.8. "President Pierce" (via Kobe & Yokofabia) 5.8. "President McKinley" (via Kobe & Yokohama) Mar. 23

...... Mar. S.8. "President Jefferson" (vla Kobe & Yokohama)... Apr.

TO NEW YORK BOSTON AND HAVANA VIA *

MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN, BOMBAY, SUEZ AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

68. "Mount Rogers"

58 "Furman Victory"

SS "Marine Leopard"

Feb. 23

4 Mar. 12

8.8. "President Buchanan" (Ex "Skidmore Victory") Mar. 19

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

St. George's Bldg.

Tel. Nos. 28172/28175.

Americam Pioneer Line

Arrivals from New York, Boston,

Other Atlantic Ports via Panama

8.8. "AMERICAN MERCHANT,"

5.8. "COURSER"

Sailings to Manila 8.8. "AMERICAN MERCHANT"

H. 6. Hoteis (X.D.) 205, 20%, 2014

8.6 "COURSER"

H.K. Lands (011) 896, 90%*; (New) AMA,

Shanghat Landa 6%b, 7%, 0.50/,70am. Humphreys alates (X.D.) 29. H.K. Bralties Ho..

Chines Estates 1985.

PUBLIC UTILITIES HK. Tramways 21, 24.16/24,15/20.00/ 24.10.

Teak Trame (Old) 2{b; (New) Ba. Star Ferrien 141a, 140wa.

Yaumati Ferzien 425, 46, 48ra. China Lights (Old)' 2ib, 245, 24/45/ 4.10: (New) 10% b. 1954, 191⁄4en..

H.K. Electrics (Old) Bib, 57/58%2 (New) 62b, 5.

Macan Electrics 21s. Sandakan Lights 10. Telephones (0)

(New) 6b,

Shanghal na n

4756, 40/48KK1

INDUSTRIALS Cald. Mucy (Ord.) 20. Caution for In.

Cements (Old) 32h, 29%», 41/39%==; (New) 1 10 9 / 3£ **.

H.K. Ropes 23, 24, 211⁄2 un,

"STORES &c.

Dairy Farms (K. Ris.) 66, 671⁄2

% (Righta} 44%%%%

Watson (X. Rta.) 3, 40, 51/52 (Righia) 200, 26, 30/20/20

Lane Crawforde bisa. -Sinceres-9.400.

China Emporium 126. Bun Co., Ltd. 10.

Kwong Bang long 205b, Wing On (B.K.) 14. Win. Powell., Ltd. 12% n.

MISCELLANEOUS

China Entertainmenta, 8514b, R.K. Constrictions' (Old) Bar (New) in. Vibro Filing in.

Maraman..vestmente. 13/85. Mariman (H.K.) *1,406.

COTTONS

Ewus 17b.

U.S. MARKETS. CLOSED

New York Feb, 24. Security aha, commodity ex- changes throughout the United States were closed on Monday in observanco of Washington's birthday-Associated Press,

Notice to Consignees WATERMAN. STEAMSHIP

CORPORATION 8.5.. "PONCE DE LEON"

Having arrived Hongkong consignees of cargo are hereby notified that all goods have been landed and placed at their U.S. $20.00 coin 20,106, Napoléon risk and expose Into the go- 4,200. Swiss Frade 1,950, Sovereign" downs of the Hongkong, and 3.200, U.S. Eagle ($10.00) 9,700. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Sovereigns (in free dollars per ounce) Co., Ltd. where delivery may $72.1, Napoleons (in free dollars, per be obtained as soon as the good ounce) $73.5. (unofficial calculation).

Paris Free Gold Prices

French Free Market Exchange Rates: are landed..

Opening Closin

Down>-1 Tips, 2- Rish, 3 Iron, Direct, . 5 - Legjort, 6 Descend, Emedded, 10 Total, 15 Reed, 14 U.S. Dollar Fra, 303.40 305.20 Pirates. – 15 Serious, 17. Inure, 19 Portuguese. Escudo 12.08 14 Pist," 16" Rinse, 18 Exfje, 19 Rendal Ravage, 21 Even, 22 Truê, 23 Tahr.

***

Pacific For Cars Lime, I'm

Fast Regulár & Tram-Pacific Service

DIRECT FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES'.

VESSELV

NEW YORK.CHICAGO DETROTT

No claims will be admitted: 12.01 after the goods have left the

godowns.

All broken chated and damaged goods are to be left in lhé godown where they will be examfried-In-the-presence of Meters......... Göddard And Dougla or the 25th & 26th Feb. at 10

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, conslandes must have a Re věžía Officér. In httendance when examining, damaged: "WALL. ible. Foods. All claimi riAIKKI

Due Feb. 20 Маг. 11

Die Mar. 1

Mar. 12

Sallings to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via Panama Canal

-Special Cargo Oil Tanks-

8.8. "STAGHOUND"

8.8. "AMERICAN MERCHANT"

1

1

J

Due Feb. 27 Säila Feb. 29 Mar, 20 Mar. 2)

For Full Particulars Call

UNITED STATES LINES

General Agents

Queen's Building,

Tel. 81251 (3 linas)

1.

The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd.

M.V. "NAGARA"

Loading-Hong Kong 24th-February-

M.V. "TONGHAI”

Loading Hong Kong 6th March

for

ADEN, FORT SAÍD, GENOÅ. MARSEILLES, ANTWERF, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), COPENHAGEN, OSLO

and GOTHENBURG

Tanks available suitable for the carriage of oil in Büte,

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

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS Sen

Direct to LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCÓ PORTLAND, VANCOUVER & SEATTLE, m.s. "BOUGAINVILLE”, UNAMR BAILING® 8th APRI

M-a.

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COASTTM “BOUGAINVILLE

DUE Ith MAI SAILING FOR SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM,

PENANG & BATAVIA:

5th MAI

PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION. BULK OIL TANKS.

Chinese Freight Agents.

HOO FOOK PING THE BANK LINE (CH) Lưới

Apply:-)

THE BANK LINE' (CHINA) LTD. King's Building," Tel. 2770

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN"!

M.V. MONGOLIA"

Loading about 13th March-A

the vessel must be presented to ADEN, PORT SAID, ANTWERP, RƠI

the Undersigned within four

|lour days of the ship's arrival,

| or, they will not be "rechimlabaj

OSLO, GOTHENBURG AND