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ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

Passanger and

Freight Sorrian

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE

*TASMAN"

"THBADAK"

*TJITJALENGKA”

TJISADANE'

Arrivals

fran Amoy

teth Jan,

In port

Cum Macar & Invaports

konsa Maesu F Javunetts

499 Pela

Sailings

to Javaports

* Масаваг

21st January. to Javaperta & Macassar

ard, February.

to Javaports

& Macfissar

Ard March.

to Javaports & Marossar 17th Feb

ASIA-AFRICA-SOLTH AMERICA SERVICE

~TEGALBENG

"RUYS"

'STRAAT MALAKKA"

“BOISSEVAIN"

Arrivals

in port

from

South America

South Afrken 17th January. firm

South Amerten

& South Arleta, 9th March. from

South American

A South Africa, 200th March,

Sailings

to Shanghal

14th January

to BUMI Atrico

A South America.

25th January.

to South Africa

& South America

25th February,

to South Africa

A South America,

29th March.

to South Africa

& South America, 18th April.

Transhipment rargo un through By 1 to Dar-Es-Salaam.

Mombasa, Zanzibar necepted on all saillaks,

SUMATRA-MALAYA-CHINA SERVICE

& Strolls

Britings

&B Deli,

4th Feb.

Arrivals

"VAN RIEMSOFIKA

1 172

to Strate

27th Jan.

"VAN DEUTSZ“

In port

**TASMAN"

1st

to Strait.

& B. Deli

20th Feb,

to Swałow

✔ Amay

9th Jan,

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

-520LENKERK"

Arrivals Tron Japa

& Shanghai

12 m.

"MECBUKIRK”

Ar dispo11.

RUNKERKS"

Sharghat 27th Janay.

Salllugs

to Europe vin Stralis,

12th Jan.

tu hurupe vin

Moruis & Straits,

28th January.

from Europe

to Europe vin

Black duzuly,

Manila & Strafts, Misd February.

Transhipment cargo an through Bs/1, accepted to

Mediterranean and Northern European ports.

Office Address: klag's Building, Phottes: 28015, 2801G & 28017 Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Ro.. Tel. 31196 & 21538

DE LA RAMA LINES

EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES

TO AND FROM PACIFIC ATLANTIC COASTS

ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO

m.v. "DONA ANICETA”

m.v. "TONGHAI”

22nd Jan.

7th Feb.

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST

VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

m.y. "BENARES" (Direct)

m.y. "DONA ANICETA”

19th Jan. 24th Jan.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(incorporated in the Phlippines)

MARINA HOUSE Toix. 28676-22675

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tels. 28738-20158

FASTEST DAILY SERVICE TO AND FROM MACAD

T.S.S. "MERRY MOLLER"

NOW IN DRYDOCK FOR SURVEY EXPECTED TO RE-COMMENCE SERVICE 10th JANUARY.1949,

MOLLERS' (HONGKONG) LIMITED

Queen's Ballding

HONG KONG.

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

1a Godnaught Road, West.

SAILINGS

Telaphans 21688

HAI HISIA. Singapore. Jan. 10 (With Passenger Accommodation) Gørge for Talno-T40, Hankow 4" Tieŋtald - acceptable

on through bills of lading.A

· For full particulate picsso apply to the sbora.--

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1949,

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

SINGAPORE BOOMING IN SPITE

OF TERRORIST WAR IN MALAYA

Singapore, January 9.

*** | Living in this city, thora is little to show that only a few miles away, on the mainland, Malaya is fighting a battle with terrorists.

London Shares In New York

London, January 9. The Evening Standard CityEditor says: Security sterling in New York is making a good recovery, although the rule which forbids the switching by Americans from one group of sterling securities, into another, has enused Vary- ing rates from various types of securities.

For example, the rate for British Government sceuri- in In $1.72 per sterling, British Industrials $1.70, Bhadestan Coppers $1.83. while "Kaffir sterling" commands $2.00.--Reuter,

Truman's Demand To Congress

Washingtes, Junuary 8. President Trinnan asked Con press today to art quickly in extending the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act until June 1951-nd without hampering restrictions placed on it by the last Congress.

Under the Act, Amerien feir the past six years has progres- sively reduced tarifs about 30

uer ernt.

Business here is booming. The hotels, restaurants and clubs are crowded. And the Bukit Timah race course has just ended its most successful season in history.

It is only occasionally that you realist: Ul an underlater! querila War Ba being roughl recuss the Straits of Juliore. Like when some planter stalls into the har af Rules Hotet with a ritie shoulder. Or the day over h's voller organised a read block on Anderson bralge in the centre of he city and searchert every man nd vehicle crussing it.

The posh switnming club has Just seitled a most unwariikr quealon. It veled that Agialle quests would not be admitted. It was contended that some mem- bring with thern hers might Asiatic women of easy virtue

There are roadblocks all over the island, but most of them are

only rot up late at night. And in general Europents #TU swayed through with ly glaner.

cursory

The terrorista are almost ex clusively non-English speaking Chinese, most of them Cam munista, 50 only the Chinna are searchod thoroughly HREW ALIME.

"Little Mon' Affected

for

Indonesians Selling Gold

Manlia, January b.

A parcel of 11.000 duneEN at saml.cetned .gold bullion Is reported to have been sold hare on behalf of the Indy netian Covernment at about $40 an ounce.

It is further reported that the Philippine Government has alvan permission to for. ward the gold to London for complete refining, after which it WHI

reahlpped Manila.Router.

to

WHEAT TALKS MEET A SNAG

New York Market Bogs Down

New York, Januzay 8,

inarket The stack

bogge down in typically slow Satur [dv` trading to end a wee mirked by the sharpest over

11 gain since October.

The advance ground to a hal

After Only

something Wik US$1,400,000,000 had been adde during the week to the marke e of all stocks irted the New York exchange.

Soluptay A husten seun rusting and +tan pekee Change % WOTE Julie vet Dyjdend in n merket with generally steady.

Uf the farem krænket 221 viventval an 2009 decline.

we be the Co Cuba men of prices with nie of mute daa Ako pents at one time.

ther forward leasers were Bethlehem Steel, Willys Ovezikret Muntgomery Ward. Woodworth, National Distiller, Pholpe Desige, Pepsi-Cola, 20th Century' Fox and 1'ockart.

Ottawa, January 8. Britain and Canada are hav- Jury ing trouble in completing their four-year wheat contrnet. It is the "Little men" who feel Ottawa sources claim tint the 11.45, The impact of the unrest must. United States is at least partly The Chinese becnie the police respon contract Canada zold

recrafts

Under the

155; Eterie Light and Tower 21% General Electric General ator

Slanted downward were Admiral Cor peration, General Modern, Gombrice £1.6 Rubber. Du Pont, Alife Chemical

Wel

Great Northern Choke und Cale, Linden Paellé, A lantic Comet Line at Standani Dut

Day Janes Averagest stocka 68.00; lo destens 21.41. ent $1,12: utilities

Cinefor Hit-Adam Extreme 375 Alaska Jouma N. American Caŋ, 24 Amnezioso. Tel, and Tel, H0%; Amerient teach them. The Indians and the

Toberen Gaj Anteomila Copper, #1 what to Britain in 1947 for US-Aviation Cor. 741 Baldwin Locsmativ Malay-particularly the latter-

ushal-fak under the 4 nedall 48% Bethlehem Blee because they are being woord is $1.53

for the police force and world price an In 1948 for US ring Aircraft 29: flerden Co

11: Candian Pheifio 144. 1. On $2.00. the special constabulary,

It a reported that they

Chryster 56% Culgate 34% The Europeans are not bother-have now agreed on US5.00,

Commercial Solventa 17: Corn Pregl Bat there ju luxurious ed a great deal.

a "estel." Britain The Tanglat Club has just hat 10 est make up for the low prices

at which Canado sold wheat heat its car park. 1 gununues

Goodrich : Goodyear 44% the start. In negotiating for the Hom stake Minteg 235 lolerbaik! is redate Wayr. except

llar. 27% International Paper 64 Inal year Cannda and Britain in- the three years demanded by the fewer planters and the time to tented in extend the recorul conternations Tel. and Tel. Juhns President,

drop by for a week-end,

Karstecedi Couper 144, tract for several years. But the tanville 4444; Anil Mr. Truman, in

when they du a letter to

Montgomery Ward G: National Dis United States syz this dnes net the head of the Committees they adher in

Hey 12 National Lend 329: Now Ught clusters, deating with tariffs, wald early soberly talking about the rituneet with the needs of the Inter-

York Centrid 13: Packard Mutura 45% Action la needed because nego. tion, Raffles Hotel is packet, as national, wheat group.-Associated | Lan-American Airways : Prunayan 1217 Brodka Corp. 14: Real Sik Republi Steel 20. Neyanide Tabmera 83%. Reberley 20%; Hrana Rhon buck 30 Shell Oil 18% Horony Vecumn 17 Southern Peelße 19; Stanl ard Brands 25%: Handard Oil of Calif 97 Standard Oil of NJ, 7%; Brude Unker 21: Balan ng 14: Disse Carbine : 1.8, Hubbur 41: 15.8. Steel 12 U. Litva 13: Westinghouse 20%; Youngstown Sheet and Tube 12%; General Public Ulti 11--- Associated!

The Act was renewed by the Republican-dominated Congress for one year instead of

Inst

hat

emine.

**Press.

tiations will start in April to it has been since the war enried. bring 13 mere' countries into a the race colusa netted about the agreement.

$7,900,000 in its Drst post-war

One limitation imposed by the seren.

gurlowns

last Congress won ti eluuce em-| Business in bowining and every powering the Tariff Commission | one seems to have plenty of

rubber to appone tariff cuts which might money, The

companies affect domestic producers.

have decided to get as much of The State Department has their produet down here ruther kald that this my wreck the than risk it in up-country

whole reciprocul programme. This has resulted in a recent drop Reuter.

in prices, buy that doesn't seem to have mate much difference.

There lu peace on the fabour front (with none of the strikes that have plagued this city since the war ended. And this is partly due to the terrorist activity kself, for the Communist leaders of the labour unions have had to go under. ground-or bave been arrested,

SHARE VALUES IN NEW YORK

New York, January 0. The New York Stock Exchange reports that the market valuz of of shores listed on December 31 was $67 018 000 000 us compared wih $85,466,000,000 on Novem- ber 30,

Grim Reality

JAPANESE YEN HOPES VANISH

·

Tokyo, January 8. Japanuse hopes that th establishment of à single ex- change rate for the yen will b "cushioned" were dispelled to day when the occupation But

I'ress.

SILVER AND

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES Cargo Of Tanks Refrigeration-Cargocairo

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO

"Fresident Wilson" (via Japan) ........................................................................ "General Gordon" (via Japan)

Jan 15 Jan, 30

"President Oléveland" (vín Japan)

Feb. 12

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

"President Taft“ (via Japan)

Jan. 18

"President Madison” (via Japan

Jan. 22

"Mankato Victory" (vla Manila)

Jan. 28

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA

"Dartmouth Victory" (calls Pacific, Coast)

ROUND-THE WORLD

Jan. 21

VIA SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ, ALEXAN- DRIA, MARSEILLES, GENOA, „NAPLES,

"President Jefferson"

"Marine Snapper"

BOSTON

"President Folk" (calls Manila) .....

St. George's Bldg.

NEW YORK and

Jan. 15 Feb. I

Feb.

Tel. Now. 28175 /28173

Americam Pioneer Line

Arrivals from New York, Boston, Other Atlantic Ports via Panama

"PIONEER WAVE" "PIONEER LAKE"

"PIONEER WAVE"

"PIONEER LAKE"

Sallings to Manila

Jan. 23

Jan. 30

Jan. 24 Jan. 31

Sallings to New York, Boston, Philadelpbla Baltimore & Other Atlantic Ports via

Panama Canal

Special Cargo Oll Tanks

"RESOLITTE* “COURSER"

Dae Jan, 15 Due Jan. 26

Salin Jan. 18 Salls Jan. 27

For Full Particulars Call

that the GOLD MARKETS UNITED STATES LINES

n'

horities announced Japanese Government shoul

Bombay:-Sliver, Ready, pe not give subsides to export in

100 tolas Rupees 178, Annas Br dustries after a single rute ha:

Forward per 100 tolus no trad buen fixed.

ing: Marwari (unofficial) The statement points out that | Leading; Golf, delivered, per tol subsidies to the export industry 113, 40, Forward (unofficial) n tv be interpreted by foreign treding: Gold, Søverolgu 14, 00 Stock issue

countries as an indication of the One tola is equal to 3/8th of a listed fotolled

reversion of $2,017,501,000 against $2,010.755.-

Japan's pro-war cunce. oot. The average value of all But just when you have, for- dumping polley.

Alexandria-Fine Gold (Dir- shares was 333.23 against $32.58. gotten all about terrorist and Tho establishment of a single hem) 150; Egyptian poun

The lo al horrowings of mem

the like, the grim reality of it ven exchange rate which was pro- (Found) 400: Sovereign (King bern against stock collateral on all in brought home. One of the mixed before the end of the current 413; Sovereign (Queen) 412 December 31 were $421.000.000 grey prison vans rolls pant you fiscal year; will clear the way for Napoleon (Louis) 340; Unlo ngulent $347,000,000. The per- on the street, the prisoners a thorough-going economic re-Latine ( coin of 20 france gold) centage of those to the market clinging to the wire to gaze at, covery programulo-Router. | value of all shares listed on De-

They will have the city.

compe cember 31 was 0.63 against 0.53. trom all parts of Malaya. -Reuter.

Those vans are usually taking their human cargo to a ship for St. John's Island in the harbour, Buck Falls, Pennsylvania. It is there that they are sletalnod

January 7. under the Emergency Regula

Foreign mision leaders of tions. And from there, some of Protestant denominations in the frouble-makers-those that right voted down a proposal to were not born in Singapore or john seven other agencies in a Malaya-may be deported back super-Protestani body. to China or wherever they come front-United Press.

GERMAN COAL PRODUCTION

Essen, January 8, The German coal authorities announce that West German coal production for 1048 totalled 87 million tons.

This is nearly 14 million tons over the 1947 figure and presents 74 per cent of the 1986 outpu-Reuter.

CAR PRODUCTION

Detroit, January 9,

PRINCE CHARLES ON THE RATION

London, Janitary 9. Prince Charles, Automotive News estimates the Elizabeth's

Princess week's American motor vehiclo Government

son. In gelting the ration of orange production at 95,000 units com-juice and cod liver all Just like pared with 70,000 last week-As-all the rest of the children in sociated Press..

Britain.

The all is from and the concen Pittsburgh, January 9.

trazed Juice is partly paid for Steel magazine

mys there ap- tis Food Ministry's Welfare pears to be little chance that sup Fund.

ply will oathalanco demand in any Parents buy the juice for five major steel products for months penca per ‚ bottla—Associated tá come.—àssociated Press.

Press.

PROTESTANTS' DECISION

#

The vote, after more than si hours of debalo, was 63 against merger, 51 in favour and 12 ab- staining.

3C; Turkish Gold Pound 320 Dailar (Amer, gold coin of! dollars) 440; Pure Sliver (pe Ku) 805.

Bangkaki-Gold, Dar, por baht weight of 15.244 Grammes un. quotad Exchango' Rate (Selting) 18.7; London 02.00; llong Kong Bangkok on Now York T.T

3.03.--Reuter.

Notice To Consignoes

8.8. "PRODUCE“ arrived 8.1.49

Damaged

ex this

The mission lenders met about mapping missionury strategy in areas taken over by the Com-vessel will be surveyed by munista.Associated Press.

FORD WORKERS LAID OFF Windsor, Ontario, January 0. Approximately 850 of 15,000 at the Ford Mota workers Company here word laid off this week because of the decline In DX-, ports which, the Company says, in duo to inport and exchange res- trictions. Associated Press.

Pacific Far East Live, Juc.

Fast Regular Trans-Pacific Service

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From

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San Francisc

Jan '11

Jan. 1

Los Angeles

Bez FranciaM

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Jam 20 Jan. 201

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"JOPLIN VICTORY"

"SKA BERPENT" 1.

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Bar Frindses.

San Francisco, Lee Anzalon, vis Shanghat, Koko & Yolathama, San Fransluce.

↑ Bulke Pofrigerated, Accepts Dry Cargo Bags Dosya.

For full particulara call General Agents, UNITED STATES LINÉK)CO., Quöen's Eida. Zwi, SERI

cargo

Mosars. Goddard and Douglas at Hong Kong & Kowloon Whatt and Godown Co. Ltd.'s Godown No. 47 from 10 am, on January 13 and 14, 1949, and consignees' representatives are requested to be present during the “survey. 2

WIRE,

BUTTERFIELD &

Agents, 'a Australian-Oriental Line, Ltch

Hong Kong, January 10, 1849,

Notice To Consignoos M.V, "RIIEXENOR?

Damaged cargo ex this vossol will bo "surveyed by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas

at Holt's Whaef from · 10 ·n.mi. on January 11 and 12, 1949, and consignacs are requested to have their representatives present during the survey.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agmts.

Hong Kong, January 10, 1949.

Queen's Building,

Company

Tel 81253, (8 tines)

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17th Jan.

ARRIVALS

GHI

FROM

8.8. "BENVEACKIE”

8.8. "BENVENDE" 8.8. "BENREOON"

U.K.

V.KK.

Early Feb.

U.K.

Early Feb.

SHIP

SAILINGS

TO

LOADINO

8.8, "RENVBACKIE“ 8.6. "BENVENUE"

8.8. "BENNEVIS"

5,5. "BENREDON"

Aden. Port ad, Buoy A. 19. Havre, London.

zurb Jan. Antwerp, Hotterdam Early Feb. Mamburg & Bull. 1of Half Feb.

For Further Particulars, Applu To- W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.

York Building.

Agents

Telephone: 94165,

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco & Los Angeles

M.S. “BOUGAINVILLE”

18th January

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIO. COAST

M.S. “BOUGAINVILLE” MS. FRANCISVILLE"

17th January

17th January

Salling to Singapore, Penang & Batavia M.S. "FRANCISVILLE"

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18th January

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