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ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES

Rosenger-and

Freight Source

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE

*Arrivziq

from Shanghai

& Amoy

Int Fob

In port

"TJITJALENGKA”

"TJIHADAK"

"VAN HEUTSZ"

In port

"TJISADANE"

from Macassar Javnports

4th Feb..

Ballings

to Javapurts & Macassar

3rd March

to Javaporte &Macatser 3rd February,

to Swatow, Amoy, Manila .4th Feb,

to Javaports

& Mocassar 17th Feb

ASIA-AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE

"RUXS"

Arrivals

In port

"STRAAT SOENDA"

from

"BOISSEVAIN"

South Africa, 12th February. from

31st March, fron

South America

& South Africa,

"STRAAT MALAKKA”

South America

South Africa, 5th March.

Sailings

to South-Africa

23rd February.

to South Africa

& South America, 21st March.

to South Africa

& South America,

18th April

to South Africa

& South America, 12 May.

Transhipment cargo on through Ba/L to Day-Ex-HalanTVE.

Zanzibar accepted on all sailings.

SUMATRA-MALAYA—CHINA SERVICE

Arrivals

Ballings

"VAN RIEMSDIJK"

from B. Dell

to Straits

& Straits

& B. Dell,

29th Jan.

"VAN HEUTSZ”

In port

8th Feb.

to Swatow, Amoy

& Manila

Lo Strails

4th February,

& B. Dell

20th Feb.

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

"MEERHERE",

-RIJNKERK*

"MELISKENK"

"MARIEKERK"

Arrivals

from Japan,

Shanghai 1st Feb.

from Europe

0th. Feb.

from Europa Early March..

from Europa Early April.

Ballings

to Europe vin

Manila & Strafta,

2nd Feb.

to S'hal, Japan

via Koclung

8th Feb.

to Europe via

End Feb.

to Europe vin

Manila & Straits

Mid. March,

to Europe vla

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949.

FINANCE AND

COMMERCE

GERMANS HAVE HIGHER LIVING

STANDARD THAN ENGLISHMEN

London Stock Exchange

trinis,

Frankfurt, January 25.

Things are so tough for the average German middle. class family that another cut in the standard of living will drive it right down to the British lovel.

That, doesn't apply to Ber- lin, where the Soviet blockade' and the Anglo-American air- liff have produced a special

„But It is a fret that in the London, January 25. There were but few Items of

Western zones of Germany, in "interest in the

this third and perhaps most eri- Lontion Stock Exchange today to relieve the idle tical winter of peace, the spectre and colourless markets. Prices of a decline to the austerity exis- generally held quietly steady at

tence of

Britain is victorious previous closing levels, but nome haunting the head of many of a firmness was to be seen in indus-German household.

Already German are eyeing fearfully the first signs of such economic retreat. The new Western-backed currency is be ginning to deteriorate. Cigarettes, the infallible inilex, are rising in | price on the blackmarket. They self now for about $3 a pack, ap- Palestine prace prospects brought in proximately four times the price

.

Tobaccos and textile preponded to small

demand and showed Improvements; cement whitarr notched guise of a few pence. Trane and steels, however, were Izelined tower,

Insiitutional support for very shortulated pledged stocks resulted in fractional Ein in these figues, Others rented ately bat with a well undertone.

WIL

Ass-Iranian wor

Itapement in

buyer at efl sherra. aisons, and there Anglo-Egyptian Blißekle,

Central European Imars in the foreign bond section

moved lightly higher Foreign ralla spent an Hile day with few

changes of note)

Irregularity was seen in Bouth African miniaze. Dividend papers were better on əmali boying, but developers were out of favour and genetwily esaler on dribbling takes from Cape and local operators. BECURITIES

1

British Console,

... AD Conversion Lown, 1927%, 1981.. `106-10/14 Funding Loan, 12, 1900/99 .. 115-9/16 War Loan, BT, 1032

when the new deutschemark was Introduced.

British Trade

In China

ע הוענחם

Britain will continue to maintain and develop her comisarelal Interests In Chips whenever alraumstances per- mit the Overseas Trade 800- rotary, Mr Arthur Bottom. Jey, saldin at Parliamentary reply today,

But it was not pokalble to make a reallitio, anzuserhahi of the 'trade prospects In the ́proicht · alrouinstarices, ha

added Router, reses.

that would Broadway:

not have shamed

They were eating.from a menu which would have surprised and bewildered most Brilons, restrict- ed as they are to three-course meals costing no more than

Not all Germans, of course, can afford to eat at luxury restaur

Hồng Kong Stock Exchange

Raton remain steady though the short session: was not productive of a large turnover. H.K. GOVT. LOANS1.

* Loan 1cin.

Loan (102) ★ ̋2040) 100m.

$ Loan (1948) 100%, BANÍCH

RK. & 8. Bank 18875, 1836.

(Lon. Rew) 2106, 4107. Chartered Bank: £18-3/18n. Mercantile Bank A. & D. #Ha. Bank of Ea AMK 1450, INSURANCESİ

Calon Ins. STON,

Union 2hs. 72ch.

China Underwriters $0.

LK Fire Ine, 245b. SHIPPING:

Douglas 1871.

H.K. M. Stenzhoul 1, Indo Chinas (Prof.) \DEN.

(Def) 200%. Shells (Denter) 75/n/ Union Waterbate 179. * Asla Nav. 1.05, 2.35

But though his money is buy ing less, the vanquished German is better off in sainte respects than his victorious British counterpart, Standing bealde a few tattered Wehrmacht veterans, I stuck my ants, where wine is plentiful at DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, EL

against the plate glass win-foud is near pre-war standards. dow of a sumptuous new restaur. To bring German ant on the Bahnofplatz-forther

Hindenburgplatz-and watched well-end dinnere eating in a

leather and chromium setting

National War Hends, 245561"

100-10/32 102

2024

103-5/4

100%

War Lontt, $1

100

Victory Banda," 45%

115 x

1040/61

INDUSTRIALA:

ING2/54

Drkish American Tobacen Inf

1986/50

Manila & Strafts,

QU. leeland)

BJi

1051/65

Imperial Chemtext Indust, ond, 18/734

Savings Bonde, 31

Imperial Tobneen Co. (of 0.11.

1055/40

101-6/10

and Ireland)

1000/70

102% ext

TEA SHARES:

1086/75

301-16/38

A Consolidates Tes

21/0

Exchequer Honds, 1, 1950 109-17/32

Asim Frontier Ten

10/

Redemption Blocks. 8%, 1986/06 10914

Maalia & Straits, Mid April.

Awam Tes Compani

18/.

FOREIGN BONDSE

Dobers Ten Company

27/0

German Exit' (Pawen) 75

74

Exsp, of India & Ceylon Tra Ca. 185-

Japanese 6, 1907/47

20

Imperia) Tea Company

28/3

Japanema Grá, 1924/50

MINH NHẬT BIẾT

*... 2834

Firms Corp.

6/9

Crown Mines

3-3/18

Nandyfroom Mines

12/5

Rand Mines

4%%%

Spring Mines

7/14

34

1/1

200/-

Chartered Bank of I, A. & G. 1-3/1 Hong Kong Shanghai Bank 1073 Mercanile Henk of India "A" 24 CHINESE EXTERNAL LOANS: Tilin-Pukow Railway, 5% + -Long-Tainu-U-Hai Riyai, Gự%, 2018

Reura. Land, GLon! leave, 12 24 Crisp Loan, G1012. Hukunnu Hallways; &é, 191! .. (Lamar Railway, BC, 1995. Shanghai Nanking Niyo,, 5%.. Kowloon Canton Hallways, lik

Aterling Bonda

14

»

9

+

11

Reuler.

Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L accepted to

Mediterranean and Northern European ports,

Office Address: King's Ballding, Phones: 28015, 28016 & 28017 Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Rd., Tel. 31106 & 21633

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”

30th Jan. 8th Feb.

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST. VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

m.v. "DONA ANICETA”

1st Feb.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. (atoronix ta thả Philippine).

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE

Telx. 20788-20163

MARINA HOUSE Tel. 28076-2267#

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN

M.S. "MALACCA"

Loading about 10th FEBRUARY

for

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG "AND COPENHAGEN.

Tanks available for the carriages of "oll in bulk.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor.

TOL 34111 & 34112,

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

15. Gennaught Road:WE

5:8; HAT RANG SIS. HAL TER

SAILINGS

Bob Nigels

Union Corporation

OIL BHARES1

Regal Dutch Co.

Bhell Transport & Trading Co. SHIPPING:

T. O. Steam Navia. Co., ord. 61/7

GILTEDGED:

....... 204

Funding war, 3%

Jap. E. Manchurian Ris,, 0%, 1923 10 BANKS!

1

middle-class family life into perspective, here.

s comparison of the guaranteed weekly rationis per person in Bri- tain and Germany:

MeatBritish about 12 ounces; German four ounces.

Drend-British unrationgi; Ger- In two and one-fifth ounces.

eight

ounces; Fat-British

Gorman seven ounces. '

Ers-British one weekly; Ger-

all unrationed.

mali

Sugar Briush 10 ounces, Ger. man 13 outices.

Milk-Britich 2 pints; German 1 pints.

On the face of it, that would give the British the better of it. But where the German Has the edge is in the well-piled and smoothly operating black market where anything is, avaliable ul any time at a price.

There is nothing remotely re sembling it in Britain. The Lon don black market. for example, is not only very small but very hard to And

сал

Meat on the German, black market,

which runs wide-open, is 80 cents, a pound, all of it, you

buy. Pork and poultry, es pecially, are plentiful. Bread is 70 cents a-pound, sugar $1.50 a pound egas 30 cents each. Cheese is plentiful and cheap.

The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd. German family of two or

M.V. "TONGHAI”

Loading 8th February

for

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

Tanks avaliable suitable for carriage of oll in bulk,

For further particulars apply:-

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Agonte.

Tol. 31145

FASTEST DAILY SERVICE TO AND FROM MACAU

2008

T.S.S. "MERRY MOLLER"

NÓW. IN DRYDOCK FOR SURVEY

EXPECTED TO RESUME SERVICE SHORTLY

MOLLERS' (HONGKONG), LIMITED

Queen's Building

HONG TÙNG

threa

aver

• wage-camers, each male- ing $20 or $25 week, which is In good middic

middle-class wage, can

afford at least $12) a month, and often more, on the blackmarket. The supplement to the regular rations which that provides would make the

mouth 어

of Germany's

British conqueror water.

A good pair of shoes, sells in Germany for about $10. In. Eri- tain the price is closer to $20,

ILK. K. Wanttes (Did) 140b,

(3ław) 1385! North Point Wharves H Sh. Hanskew- Wharves fin I.K. Docks 24ÝL, 201⁄4À” China Providenta 19b, 39KL

hanghai Horcruede · 21358,' i Wheelock, 288. MINING

·

Hand Mines 14** I.K. Mines „oth, 0135am- LANDS, HOTALS', AND BUILDINGS:

II. & E. Hotela 18,

ILK. Lads 48 1⁄21⁄2Ð ̧

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

Cargo Oll Tanks Refrigeration Cargocairo

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO

"General' Gordon“ (via Shanglini & Japan), ........... |"Frinidhuť: Glöveland" (vla-Shanghai & Japan),

"General Meiss? (vin Marilla):

Fot. - 1 Feb. 12

Feb. 18

„TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES via SHANGHAI & JAPAN

"President Piarca"

Feb, 10

"Presidens #fdKinley

Feb. 28

"President TaftTM

Mar. 17

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON

VIA PANAMA

"Mankato Victory" (cmils' Pacfflo' Coast).

«fresident- Fillmote" (calls Facļtic Coast)

ROUND-THE WORLD.

Feb. 9

Mar. 10.

VIA MANILA, BINGAPORE; COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ, FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, NEW YORK and BOSTON

"Marine Baapper" (omits Manila)

Feb. 6

"President, Fo"

razie stor

"Mount Davis" "-

“Mount Mansfield" (omits Mañlla)'

Feb. 8 -Fob, 10 Mar. 6

Tel, Nos: 28172 /Z8173

81. George's Bidr.

Americum Promeer Line

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

"PIONEER LAKE" "PIONEER COVE"

+

Sailings to Manila

Slangbal Lansda B.902% ki, 4/29506. Humphreys (014) 10.

"PIONEER LAKE" "TIONEER COVE"

(New)- 33,

II.K. Resities 2b.

Chinese Katalam 1700,

ruaLIC UTILITIES:

I.K. Tramwayn 21:108, 21.40m; 23.20mm. Peak Train (OH) 21á

-(Now) Ta

Star Ferries 191⁄2

0. Lights (Old) 14.00h, -16.7JR) --

(New) Iib.

H

1.5. Electrics #%»; 37SİNG: · Macno Elevitles 27, 28148 Sandakan Lights 15%

Telephones 15,

Shanghai Gás 6351 INDUSTRIALS:

Guld. Maca) (Ord.), ZAL Canton lces Th

Cresents 41

H.K. Ropes Zib, 2135m; 2004; STURES

Datry Paris' {G}%4}_ 44%%%%; £ls,

(New) 425, 446.

Watsons (Old) €¢b, 414% 40,05.

(NEW) 570.

L. Cranfords (Old).

Bizarren 6

(New)

China Emporium 201

But Co., Ltd. d

Event band Hon

100k

Wike On. (ILE) DE', Wm. Poi,, Ltd. -1Jn. MISCELLANEOUR:

China Entertainments 15 HK Constructions.(018)-,66,

(New) 4

M

Vilmos (Old)" som

(Nom), 14

Mareman Investulanta: 1/-ne Horan' (ILK) 1986, Kia Bhanghai Loan 2.175; Tags ib.

A good suit in Germany costs | COTTONS. about $45. Including the cost of

Ewo D.tcb. 0.70m

buying coupons for it in the RUBBER, ETC., COMPANIES, blackmarket. A Briton would be

to do as well for $80.

lavbe it is a good thing that i

the

of war remains and rubble or that. American, British and French occupation troops still walk the streets of the Western zones. of Germany.

Otherwise, Germans, reading about/conditions in Britain might. find it easy to forget who won the war.---United Press,

Anglo-Javas -81⁄2Ð Cheng Rubbers Tin Consolidated Rubbers #D.. Dominion Rubbere 20. Kota Bakror Shi Padang Robbers In Kubber. Trusta 236a.. Samangoựm-Hubbera 1-101. Shanghai Pahang. 20. Tanah Merahu 42m -- Telong, klubbers, „50%. Zangbe, Kadeří, 615 :

SILVER AND

Money Market GOLD MARKETS

Gold yesterday was on the 4214d, Forward 4214d; Bar, Gold, London: Silver, Spot fine. ounce climb, opening at HK$312 and per fine ounce 172/8.5/ closing at $315.

US dollars improved to HK$5.10 New York: Sliver, Bar,' (asked after opening at $5.00, ** was price), 70 cta.; Bar: Gold, par fine Bold at HK$5.12,

Wounce (officiul) $35. Gold Yuan was quoted at 2.0 tolas Rupees 182. Annas.00: For

Bombay Silver, Ready, per 100 no trading; Marwari (~ cents for Canton remittances, and 2.2 cents for Shanghai remited, per tola 115, 09; Forward (un-

ceists for Hong Kong, delivery, 24,9) no trading, Gold, deliver

tances

Plastres opened at: HK$860 cign 74, 04. (One tola is equal oficial) no trading: Gold, Bover- 100

and remained unchanged throughout the day. -

Ticals

opened at Har 100 and closed at $24,30.

balit

to th of an oùncò.) 32

Bar, Bangkok: Gold, Weight of 15.244 grammes un- quoted Exchange Hate (Selling) NEW Guilders closed at

• mi New: Zack T.T. 19.00; Bangkok HK$31.50 d. 200 after opening at London 62.00; Hong Kong 3.39.

$32.

Sterling dropped to HK$15.50 Hemd panties and Australiary. pounds, wore (Sound)^% quotėdṛst" HK$12.56)7490

Pacific Far East Live,

Ogth: (Dir.

pound

Latine. (1 coin of 10 franice, gold)

Cold: poun

the

dollars)

OTELLAND

Mariol

[frano

#MONTREAL AND ALL AWANIGANTA, GAN

Fast Regular - Trans-Pacific Service,

"FRANCISCO, "LOS ANGELEA

-"JOPLIN, VICTORY"

"LASTEMIDUNG TEOTOKYS

"FLYING BRAUDTE=" CORRATE REPUHEZO".

Feb. 1 Feb. 19

Feb. 2

Feb 20

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

"PIONEER WAVE"

"COURSKB"

"PIONEER LAKE"

Panama Canal

Special Cargo Oll Tanks-

In port

Da, Feb, 15 Due Feb. 25

For Full Particulars Call

Bails Jan. 28 Sails-Feb. 18.

Bails Feb. 27

UNITED STATES LINES

Queen's Building,

Company

Tel. 31251, (3⋅ Unes),

BEN LINE

"BENREOC

"BENREOCIT"!"

PAS FAS%

ARRIVALS

FROM,

UK

SAILINGS

DUE

Early Feb.

London

vin Aden, Port Said, Havre & Antwerp,

EXPRESS SERVICE

Direct Hong Hong-London

2 tabout 28 days)*

LOADING

1st half Feb.

“BENVENUE""'

via Singapore

LOADING K/Whart

(Also accepts cargo for Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hull & Hamburg).

⠀⠀ For Further Particulars, Apply To” W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (GHINA), LTD.

-York-Building,

Agents

-Telephone: 34105.

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver,

Seattle & Portland

MS. "FRANCISVILLE

28th Feb.

DE ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIO COAST-

M.S. "CASTI

Sailing to Si

MON

16th Feb.9 wettenham & Batavia-

**317th Feb. Work Ou Tanks

THE BANK LINE

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