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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"HUNAN"

SAILINGS TO

Inchon it Phan

"HEINRICH JESSEN"S'pore & Penang

"SHENGKING"

"PRODUCE'

TSINAN

"NINGHAI"

"TENGTIEN"

......Slianghai

Swatow & Bangkok .... Swatow

„Singapore & Penang Nagasaki, Yokohama &

Kobe

* Bally from Custódian Wharf

*TSINAN"

"ANHUI"

"NEWCHWANG"

HUPEH“. **MUNCIPING

"YOCHOW

"FENGTIEN"

"FUKIEN"

ARRIVALS FROM

Swałow

S'pore & Rolhow Singapore

Koren & Keelong...... #FISIPAN=&batalakan

Bangkok, Salgón &

Swatow

Java, S'pore & Elbu Japan, Shanghai &

Keelung

RIVER

SERVICE

10 a.m. 21st Jan.

4 pm. 20th Jan,

4 p.m. 22nd Jan. 3 p.m. 23rd Jan. noon 25th Jan, 20th Jan.

4 p.m. lat Feb,

Da.m. 23rd Jan.

25th Jan.

27th Jan.

27th Jan.

27th Jan

27/28th Jan.

28th Jan.

30th Jan.

"FATSHAN" Balls for Canton 11 p.m. 23rd7, 25th & 27th Jan.

Arrives from Canton 7 a.m. 25th?, 27th & 29th-Jan. "WUSUEM" Salin for Canton 11 p.m. 21st, 24th & 28th Jan.

Arrives from Canton 7 a.m, 23rd, 20th & 28th Jan.

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SCHEDULE SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL

"ALNKAS"

"ANCHISES"

"CYCLOPS"

via Aden & Port Said.

Via Genon & Marseilles

24th Jan.

via Casablanten

0th Feb.

Via Genoa & Marselites

Alo GLASGOW

23rd Feb.

Arrivals from

U.K. vin Straits

26th Jan, 30th Jan.

10th Feb.

14th Feb.

-TANTALUIS "

"CYCLOPS "ACHILLES" "MEDON"

U.K. via Straits & Manila

NEW YORK SERVICE

"MEMNON" "AJAX"

"MEMNON“

Arrivals from

U.S.A. vin Manila

In port

2nd March

Sailings To

„Halifax, Boston & New York

via Sucz

21st Jan,

Carriers option to proceed via other Ports to load and discharge

cargo.:

Agents: Australian-Griental Line, Ltd.

Sallings to

"CHANGTE" "SHANST"

Japan

4th Feb.

Sydney. Melbourne 82

Brisbane

10th Jan,

"CHANGTE" "SHANSI"

Arrivals from

Sydney & Brisbane Sydney, Brisbane &

- Manila

30th Jan

3rd Feb.

All The Above Subject To Alteration Without::Notion

General Agents for:

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS,, SKYWAYS (FAR EAST) LTD. '

Booking Agents for: B.0.A.C.,_..C.N.A.C.,_H.K._ AIRWAYS.

P.O.A.S., P.A.A., P.A.L, and NWA.

For Passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.

CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL.

hopes:

Ps2232331/8/ Péyatë. Exchange/

50. Coganuglit. Bi Wa Tels. 25873, 32)41. 243782

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

S.S. "HAIYANG "'

SAILING TO SWATOW ONLY MONDAY 24th JANUARY

FROM DOUGLAS WEARF

Subject to alteration without Notios.

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

P. ♣ (), Buliding, 5th floor. Tel. No, 81281

糖

CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.

20 Connaught Road, Central. Tol No. 24689D

HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

S,S. "MEERKERK"

LOADING ON/ABOUT 29th JAN,

FOR

MANILA, SINGAPORE, ZADEN, SUEZ, · FORT SAID, ALEX- ANDRIA, GENOA,' MARSEILLES. - ANTWERP, `ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, GOTHENBURG &

OSLO...

ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

incorporated in the Netherlands ne Koninklijke Java-China-Paketraart Lijnen. N.L.

Amsterdam ~ ANDH

Buliding, Connaught Road. Tela. 20010, 20010, 20017.|||||

L. THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1940. 1

ASIAN REGIONAL DEFENCE ENCOURAGED BY BRITAIN

Vampire Jets For france

London, January 19.. An official of the Alr Ministry stated today that a plan to build up the French Alr ·Force as part of the Western Union defence pro- gramme was the outcome of talks between the British and French Gorvice Chiefs,

Thirty Vampire Jet fight. ore will be sont to Franco this year-Router.

Coalition Cabinet

In Greece

London, January 20.

Formation of the South East Asia regional defonce schamo was initiated by Australia but encour- aged by Britain's Commonwealth Relations and · Colonial Officos.

Discussions so far.have been purely informal. The scheme onvisaged is part of the Australian long-

1

torm foreign policy as voiced by the Ministor of External Affairs, Herbert Evatt.

Dr. Evatt is known to take the view that Britain's preoccupation with Western European pro- cludes her active interest in Far Eastern defence, for which rea- Bon Australia must take the lead for Commonwealth affairs in the Pacific.

convinced

American Union and the Western Union, did the Eastern countries become perturbed? A strong Asian bloc' would be one of the world's beat factors for finding pence."

Not Imperialists

New Head of Central Bank?

Shanghal, January 20. Shanghal financial clroles are buzzing with reports that B.Y. Liu, prominent Chinese .finance *nd Government figure for years and recently direstor of the Allen Proper. tics Administration, will shortly become Governor of the Central Bank of China, the affelst bank.

O.K. Yul, one-tima Minis tor of Finance, at present heade the Central, Bank. Associated Press.

Gold Output

Manilo, January 20. pines last year rose 220 percent Gold production in the Philip- from 1947. Rapid rehabilitation of gold and other war-wrecked mines brought the metal output to nearly one-fourth of normal pre-war pro. duetion.

He remarked that, the can. ference was called at Indlan The rapid spread of

Com-

Prime Minister Pandit Nehru's munison In Balo

to be A42 an!4 prompting efforts to speed

He added: "Orientals regional pact moves.

We show no Imperialism. meet Australian sources point out

only to exchange ideas. We bn- that Australla already has a de-tieve in peace and this call for tence pact with

New Zealand. the conference has been made No other South East Aslan pact within the framework of the exists at present, but the Aus United Nations." Athens, January 19. tralian government Is

Thero is nothing racial about Greek political leaders agreed that India alone, among all Asian the Asian conference. It is not a tonight to form coalition countries, has the strength and coloured

conference

aimed Gold mince milled 347,478 tons government of five parties un-stability to provide bulwark

Communist menace.

against the West, he stated.

of ore worth US$7,284,427. This der the Liberal leader, Themis against the tocles Sophoulis.

Reports from Sydney said that United Nations recommendations tans valued at

"The Netherlands fouted the compared with an output of 81,599 US$2,265,370 in Prime Minister, Joseph Chifley, and therefore we are meeting to 1947. King Paul had called for

exert mural pressuro on the Chrome ore mined in 1048 had Kovernment of national salvation. the hope of democracy lies in a United Nations to achieve a just a value of US$2,369,041 and The Social Democrats refused to strong friendly India rather than and

peace."-United copper ore, US$1,061,800,--10- take part. Sophoulis and the in the French or Dutch armed Press.

clated Presa, Populist lender, Constantin Tanl-forces, dare, reached agreement after Tsaldaris had asked for a writ- ten explanation of the new Gov- ernment's intended polley.

and Dr. Evett are convinced that a

The Suprome Defence Council is abolished. It is replaced by a Wor Council under the war-time Commander-in-Chief, General Al- exander Papagos,

Factor For Peace

In this connection, authorita- tive sources point out that Aus- tralia has been invited to attend the Asian conference on Thurs- day.

Mr. Chifley is reported regard Mr. Nahru

the world's six ablest men.

In New Delhi

to

of

today, General

lasting

Durban

Returning

To Normal

Durban, January 19.

Carlos Romulo, Philippine dele-The death roll in the three-day race riots rose to 129

M. Taaldaris said tonight that Partlament will be summoned Immediately after the new Cah-gate to the Asian conterence, sald inct has been sworn In.

The former Governor of the Bank of Greece, M. Alexander Diomeden, has

has withdrawn his pre- vious reservations and has agreed 10 be

be Vice-Premier.

that a strong Aalon bice will be one of the world's best factors for peace.

General Romulo Baid: "The

world's stepchildren are gather ing here more than 1,600,000,000 strong in an effort to exert moral pressure on the United Nations to solve the Indonesian problem"

The Western

with police patrols still bringing in bodies of Indians and Africans from outlying areas.

are

aro

Many Indians

afraid to fall in with requests to return to work from Indian organira- tione. They are Keeping within short distance of polico stations. Two rehabilitation committees have been formed to survey the the refugeeS position and get

Intensive patrols continue throughout Durban and Pleter- Athens police headquarters to-

maritzburg to control isolated The total casualties day accused Communists of salm-

incidents in the two trouble spots taging the city's telephone com-

owmentions by blowing up

world should listed at more than 1,240, telephone box in the main street have no suspicion of the Arian

First estimates in Durban to The explosion injured a. passer-Conference's aims, he said.

"Why should the Western na-day show that about 100 Indian

back to their jobs and homes. A The Police have made some tions have suspicions? When the houses were burned down com

United States organised the Pan-plotely in the Indian residential Corporation official said there area. Others are unfit for occupa-

are about 1,500 African refugees tion because they have beenn various areas and this figure

is Increasing stripped bare by looters.

by.

arrests-cuter.

Okinawa Defence To Be Tested

Okinawa, January 20. Defence of this Westernmost American Pacific out-

-post_is_being_tested_in_intensive war games.

swirling around some of the same terrain which was won in the bitter campaign of 1945.

Some 10,000 Air Force officers Air Force poraonnel on the been mobilised to and men have been put back on island have

Durban is returning to normal rapidly today. More Indians and Africans went back to work and all trouble spots are quiet.

The Indian refugees remaining fin camps number nearly 20,000.

Indian bus ́ownicтs report that almost full flects of native buses are back in operation, but Muni- cipal officials say many Africans The last serious incident re- prefer to walk rather than travel ported was the shooting in the on these buses. shoulder of an African Inst night The South African Institute of by an Indian, who was tackled Race Relations, in a resolution by o elvillan, disarmed and hand-today, asked the Government lo ed over to the police.

include Indian -and: African Later a small Indian shanty members, as well as Europeans, was burned down in the Durban on the commission to inquire suburb of Cató Manor.

Into the Durban riots-Reuter.

the

Peninsular

& Oriental

AQUIS NOS SEPAR

tho

the

a wartime footing for three-day fight of attacks on the airstrips. manoeuvres ending (tomorrow Key defence points are night.

Dadena airfield near beaches Their job is to prevent a utilised by American, landing theoretical

and attempt to forces in April 1945 enemy neutralise Okinawa by bombs or Naha airstrip, scene of tough to pul its major airstrips out of aghting in the same campaign. operation with paratroop land- The Island has assumed a war- inge. A seaborne thrust against time wir including black-outs, Okliawa is not likely because air raid sirens and strict security possession of the island uld regulations.

would not justify the cost,

are Present manoeuvres American bombers of

for more the most comprehensive Fifth Air Force in Japan and the than a year for the air force.gar- 20th Air Force in Guam will risen on the Island. Their re- make simulated bombing runs sults will be surveyed closely for against the island

of defence and its two possible alterations major air fields. Defenders in-strategy.

considered a key clude more than

50 let fighters and "Black Widows" per-point in the network of American manently based here.

Prelfie bases. It is within bombing The problem also presumes range of Siberia and will itself that "attacking" B-20's will bej be under enemy attack in event able to convoy transports carrying of Pacide hostilities.---Associated paratroopers.

Okinawa is

Press,

KOREA STEAMSHIP COMPANY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION' REPUBLIC OF KOREA

DIRECT LINER SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG AND KOREA S.S. "KUMCHON", 4800 D. W. TONS LOADING 26th JANUARY

for

INCHON AND PUSAN, KOREA

For Freight and, further particulars,

Apply to!

A.P. PATTISON & COMPANY

Of Shanghal, Hongkong, Soul Pusan, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobo, Osaka, Nagoya, Talpah and Keelung, Pl DRAGGENERAL AGENTS

CHARTERED BANK BLDG., TEL. 25348

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE:~,

20, Connaught Road C. Tel.: 24639.-

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

M.V. "TREVEAN "

Loads February 2nd 1949 for:--

STRAITS, BOMBAY, KARACHI, LONDON and CONTINENT

Also accepts cargo on through Bills of Lading for PERSIAN GULF and EAST AFRICA PORTS

via BOMBAY.

For Space and further details apply to:

· MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents

P. & O, Building, Hong Kong.

Tol. 27721 (4 Lines).

The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd. M.V. "TONGHAI

Loading 7th February

for

ADEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM) HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO

and GOTHENBURG.

For further particulars apply:-

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Agents. Tel: 31148

P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.

OUTWARDS.

* "CARTILACY"

*.*. *CORPU**

sa. "CANTONTM

Via Bouthamp

HOMEWARDS *"CANTON"

"CARTHAGE"

PASSENGER BERVICE

LEAVES LONDON

Helled

· Red February

10th March

DUÈ HONGKONG

18th February

Eth March

11th Aprit

Port Bald, Aden, Bombay, Calamba, Parang a

.

Bingapore,

LEAVES HONGKONG

Mist January

28th FebruaIT

24th March

15th April

18th May

9th June

DDE LONDON

Bizi February

ffat March'

1614 April

10th May

18th Jun

17th July

* "CONFUM 14. "CANTON**

"CARTHAGE" 2. "CORPU" Via Blogapore, Penang, Colombo, Dombey, Aden'✯ Port Bald.

FREIGHT SERVICE

14. "BUNATM"

In port Buoy A1.

anija Zial Jan, for London & ContineDL

win Btrafts & Colombo,

Acerola cargo for Bombay, Karachi and Persian Gulf Porta via Colombo.

... "TREVEAN"

"BOMALY”

4. "TREVINCE"

MA TREVELYAN"

"OOMALI"

dua 1st Feb. from Japan & Shanghat. Baile Brd Fob, for Biraits, Dombay, Karni

ehl, London A Contin

dus 20th Feb, from London & Continent

vin Straits,

due 20th Feb. from London Continent via Strails. saila 28th Feb. for Bhanghal & Japan.

2nd Mar, from London & Cont|nent due

vin Strait

antin Mid March for London Continent.

"DURAT" Bled with`GANGOCAINE and *BOMALI" with DRIHOLD, yalama of ventilation, and both abips have apuče for refrigerated cargo and oil in bulk.

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

"BIRDHANA” (Aprar Line)

"BUIRALA"

(Apcas Line)

* "BOIBALA”

(Apeur Line)

* "BANGOLA"

(Aptar Line)

due 13rd Jan. from Japan and Amoy, saila 20th Jan, for Singapore, Penang,

Rangoon & Calcutta, Ane 23rd Jan, from Calcutta via Nangoon Benita

die

20th Jan. for Amey and Jayan,

9th Feb. from Jepan & Amir. salle 18th Feb, for Atralia, Rangoon &

Calcutta

►

dus 14th Fab, from Osleutia via Btralia, - maila 17th Fab. for Ames, and Japaň.

All these ships have Ratrizerated Ŭarge spas.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.Ê. Co., Ltd.

***NANEDGW

** "KASTEIN"

loada in New Zatland & Australia Im January February, for Hong Kong, Shanghai & Japan,

londe in Australia in February for Hong

Kope. Shanghel & Japan,

For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4.

ISTHMIAN LINE

(Kathman Steamship Co. of NY).

13th Feb.

ARRIVALS FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST

Discharging 8.8. "STREL. ADMIRAL"

SAILINGS TO U.S.A. via PANAMA

Loading 2nd Mar. B.S. "STEEL WOEKER” ...............as man

for

LOS ANGELES, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA and BOSTON.. For further particulare apply: am

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Agents. Tel. 31146

# Chinese Freight Agents

HIN FAT & CO., LTD. Tols: 28828, 24553 & 25183

The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., Ltd.

M.V. BENGAL

i

M.V. TONGHAI M.V. BALI

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

Discharging SAILINGS TO EUROPE

Loading

For

Mid Feb.

7th Feb. Early Mar

ADEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM),

· ILAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG. For further particulars apply)--

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Agents Tel:81148,