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ROYAL INTERCEAN LINES

"TASMAN

Pusonger-and

Freight Burios

JAVA-CHINA SERVICE

Arrivals BEEN Sallinge

In port..

"TJITIALENGKA"

THIBADAK

In port

"TJISADANK”

from Mascassar

& Javaports 3rd March.

from Macassar * Javaports

17th March.

to Manila

8th March.

to Invaports & Macassar 5th March.

Lo Shanghal 5th March. to Javaporia & Macassar 17th March. to Shanghai 19th March, to Javaports & Macassar 31st March,

ASEA-AFRICAN-AMERIGA-SERVICE-—–—–

'RI FA”

'STRAAT MALAKKA"

ROISSEVAIN"

Arrivals

In port

from

South Africa, 5th March.

from

South America

& South Africa,

'STRAAT SQENDA"

Bist March, In port.

Sallings

to South Africa

24th February

& South America

5.

P.M.

to South Africa

& South America,

23rd March.

to South Africa

& South America,

21st April

to South Africa

& South America, 18th May.

A Steumors Calling Mombasa & L. Marques Dircet

Transhipment cargo on through Bs/L to Dar-Es-Salaam, Zanzibar, accepted on all sailings, SUMATRA-MALAYA—CHINA SERVICE

WAN HEUTSZ"

"VAN RIEMUDIJK"

Arrivals

from Amoy

& Swalow,

28th Feb.

from B. Dell & S'pore 8th Mar.

to Straits

Sailings

& B. Dell

27th Feb.

to Straits

& B. Dell 14th March.

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

RIJNKEBR*

"MELISKERK"

*MARIEKERK"

"MOLENKERK"

Arrivals

from Furope 22nd Feb.

from Europo

4th March,

from Europe

Early April.

from Europe

Early May

Sailings

to S'hal, Japan

vln. Keelung

r Feb.

to Europe via

Manila & Straits,

Mil March.

to Stal, Jupan

6th March.

to Europe vin

Mandla & Straits

end March.

to Europe via

Manila & Straits,

Mid April..

to Europe via

Manila, & Strålts Mid May.

Trasshipment cargo on through Bs/1. accepted to

Mediterranean and Northern European poris.

Office Addrean: King's Building, Phones: 29015, 28010 & 28017

Tei, 31198 & 91538 Chinese Agents: 82, Connaught Ra..

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 8.3. "DONA AURORA”.

m,Y. "BENARES“

11th Apr. End Apr.

SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES

m.y. "BATAAN" (Direct)

m.y. "BENGAL"

s.s. "DONA AURORA”

22nd Fob. 5th Mar. 15th Apr.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

(Incorporated in the Philippines).

MARINA HOUSE

Tala. 23676-9207#

:: CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICE Tela. 25788-20155

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

OF COPENHAGEN

M.S. "MONGOLIA”

LOADING ABOUT 10th MARCH

for

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM,

HAMBURG, OSLO GOTHENBURG AND COPENILAGEN,

Tanks available to the carriage of oil in bulk.

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

· Tel.: 34111 & 34112,

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

18 Connaught Road Wast

SAILINGS

Telephone 31683

Feb. 24

THE 'CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, “FEBRUARY. 21, 1949.

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

HINT OF DEVALUATION Berlin Panic

OF UNREALISTIC RATES

APL Ship Not To

Load Cargo

London, February 19.

The United States Secrotary of, the Treasury, Mr. Snyder's remarks about exploring devaluation marit serious attention.

The International Monetary Fund's attempt to stabilise unrealistic exchange rates is increas- ingly under pressure. Wrong rates seem

major reason why Britain in 12 months Pelping, February 20. to June, 1950-lve years after. Trentmericane you had ended ill

nead

4

Jáp Textiles

As Eastern Mark Drops

Berlin, February 20. Rumours of an impending Soviet Zone currency reform caused a near financial panic in Berlin today as the value of the Russian-backed Eastern Deutschmark fell 60 per cent.

Western Rector The official currency exchanges wore offering six Eastern marks for one West mark this morning while some sidewalk operators werd giving

President Lines say that tho $940,000,000 in the Called Menace chi

in-

to maintain charity President Fillmore will not

definitely dreary living standards; load. cargo Or passengers

at why

Britain also needs, heavy Taku Bar because no regulations | borrowings from Australhi by the have yet been formulaled on enlargement of Australia's ster- lng balances (since the exchange. The subject.

rate between Australia and Bel- tain is unquestionably wrone}, and why Britain in turn has this to donate £123,000,000 to year European countries whose cut- rencies are too dear against ster- ting. plus further unrequited ex- uf Eastern ports by reductions and Middle-Eastern sterling bal- адеев

The President Fillmore arrived at Taku Bar, the sea coast an- chorage down river from Tien- tsin,

Friday 011

ta discharge cargo. TL J Bie Arst foreign vessel to stop at Tuku Bor since the Reds took over.

The

harter South China ships. Greater Shanghai. Ir loading at Chinwangtao how coal from the Kallan Mines, North West of Tlentein,

The ship arrived at the Red- held port on Friday night with 30,000 bags of flour.

It is the first exchange ship to operate between the Communist North and Nationalist South Associated Press.

N.Y. Stock Exchange

་ས་

There Ard Soverat pointer. that the is becoming too costly to continue Indefinitely:

Firstly, Mr. Snyder's sugges» tion that the United States should secretly explore with European countries the question of whe-

ther they should devalue, since

It is of grave and direct concern

to the United States when a European country, by over-

[173

his

Manchester, February 20.

President E. A. Carpenter of Manchester's Chamber of ́ "The Commerda warna: menace of Japanese competi tion becomes daily more im. minent.

Hif the Japanese are com. pelled to rely almost entirely on their catton industry to maintain their economy, I am afraid our hopes or, Indeed. the assurance given of full the Lan- employment in cashire Industry, will have been

vain."--Associated Prest.

tn

of the ECA mission in Britain}' that Britain cannot rely on her present substantial exports of Automobiles..

between the two currencies had been fairly stable at 3.50 to one. The Red ammy newspaper, Taegliche Rundschau, denied the currency

reports reform

and blamed the panic оп Party speculation.

Socialist

However, the East Zone econo- mle administration has taken no stops to halt the East mark drop in value.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

Paabus Cargo Qll Tanks,

Refrigeration-Cargocaire

Mar. 5

TO HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO "President Wilson" (via Shanghai & Japan) ..... "General Gordon" (via Shanghai &Janan) "President 'Cleveland" (via Shanghal & Japan)

Mar. 20 Apr. 2

TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

via SHANGHAI & JAPAN-

"President McKinley" tomlis Shanghal)' "President Taft" "President Madison" (omits Shanghai).

1

Mar. 1

Mar. 17

Mar. 31

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON VIA PANAMA

"President Fillmore' (calls"Facune“ "President Tyler" (calls Pacific Coast)

• Mar. 28

ROUND-THE WORLD VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHI, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, NEW YORK and BOSTON

"Mount Mansfield* (Singapore Direct) "President Monroe" The American-licensed "nowa" | "President Buelianan" paper. Tagesspiegel, said Com- unist ofetats have lost faith in the East. mark and agents of the Communist Party and Economic Commissoin were trying to unload the Soviet-backed currency. United Press.

JAPAN OPEN TO TOURISTS

valuing its currency tends to re- tord its exports or misdirect t trade, thus increasing its West- bemphere defielt und 1: calls on United States aid,

Secondly, the forthright assee • finns by the South African Elu-

nce Minister--much

more im- than

devniuntioni Durlan! denlul ur processed roll sales. that unitess

International The Moretary Fund faces the task of New York, February 20. establishing reasonable parliy The stock market looked a hit between gold and paper roopy as 11 ended a week mngk-rencies, its purpose of maintain-stat ed by a longest stride ahead intaining exchange stability

fall: that

present curiously at good money buys less and le Losse's slightly

outweighed while people are willing to sell roaching in which the franc car polus in a repeat of Friday's per- fall desirable commodities

for forie definitely stabilised.-Reuter formance. but the week addel shout US$900,000,000 to the marersatz money; and that the dis- equilibrium between gold and

Fourthly, the remark by the Chalyman of the United States) San. Francisco. February 19 Senate Foreign Relations Con- Mr. George Killion, President Me. Fin- of the American President (replying to letter's point

that Britain's pro Steamship Lines, snld today gramme, even with $940,000,000 that General MacArthur's deci of US, ald is very tight) that the United States also has a tight sion to lift the restrictions on programme na witness President travel to Japan will greatly Truman's request for $1,000,000,- benght the transportation com-

panies serving the Pacific. 900 more tuxes.

month.

Mr. Killion said the schedules | Fifthly, the recent remarkable of the passenger liners President disinflation of French farm prices. Cleveland and President Wilson While there is no rate at which and also General Gordon

and The French franc Can be Curstabilised, Franco

General Melgs will be revised to hardly

provide greater opportunities for the unrealistic rates visiting and sightseeing in Japan. He said the company will now ap-be able to book "package tours":

through Japan without the need

wift

riticise elsewhere.

Conditions

can

Reem to be

PRICE INDEX

New York, February 20. The Associated Press Index of

tourists to obtain military permits.-United Press.

SILVER AND

think wholesale commodity prices advan- GOLD MARKETS]

ket value of all listed stocks. commates requires Interna-

In

Saturday slow

trading. | tional nction, though this is not etalling only 350,000 shares, the subject on which the South market seemed to be in a breath-African

ar spell while walling for Cor-aloud.

Administration gress to act on policies.

Virgin in

Carolinn Chemien took a wide price swing, droppin 1 1/8 to 8 7/8 nt one time or news of a large decline in net profit for the last six months of last year.

Bethlehem

Also lower were Steel, General Motors,

Sears Roebuck, Glenn Martin, Genera! Electric. Owens Illinois, Amori-,

Mission Corporation.

Treasury can

"Very Tight"

Thirdly, the remark to Con- Finietter (head gress by Mr.

Notice To Consignees

CONSIGNEES PER STATES STEAMSHIP COMPANY

S.S. "IDAHO"

the

ced this week for the first time j in eight wecks.

At 167.77, it compared

with

103.70 a week ago-largest and Aince last May 21-Arsociated

Freas

Notice To Consignoes

CONSIGNEES PER BARBER- WILHELMSEN LINE

M/V "TRITON"

can Tobacco, Santa Fe Southern are hereby notified that their Pacife, Atlantic Coast Line and cargo is being discharged into are hereby notified that their Kowloon cargo is being discharged into Hongkong & Dow Jones Averages: Stocks Wharf & Godown Co's godown the Hongkong & Kowloon 03.06; 20 Industrials 174.53; 15 where it will be at Consignees Wharf & Godo.vn Co's godown Rais 48.09; 10 Utilities 34.55.

Closing stock quotations: Alas-risk and subject to the wharfs where it will be at Consignees *ka Juneau 34:

terms and conditions of storage, risk and subject to the Wharf's American Can 87; American Sinelting 499: and where delivery may be ob-terms and conditions of storage, und where delivery ́may be, ob-" American

Telephone

1477tained.

tained. American Tobacco 05%; Amari can Walervorks

Antronda Damaged packges are to be

Damaged packages are to be Copper 22. Artation Corp, left in the godowns for ex-

the godowns for ex- Bendix Aviation amination by Consignees and left in

Carmichael & Clarke at 10 a.m. Goddard & Douglas at 10 am. Company's Surveyors, Messrs.mination by Consignees and Company's Surveyors, Messrs. on 23rd February.

on 23rd February.

To comply

Parsdall 414.

33: Bethlehem Steel 31; B Aircraft 22; Border Co. Canngdian Pacific 13;

535 Commercial Solvents. 1876

Products (0%; Du Pont 184: Eastman Kodak 44%

Electric

Doin

Light & Power 22

aro

Bombay! Silver, Ready, per 100 Jolas Rupees 180, Annas 04; For- ward no trading: Marwari (un- official) no trading: Gold, deliver ed, (momelat) 710 trading: Goli, Sovereign 70, 10. (One tola is

per telu

119, 00: Forward-

[equal to 4th of an Gold (Dir.

Alexandria: Fine hem) 147; Egyptian pound (Found) 440; Sovereign (King) 389; Sovereign (Queen) 387; Na- poleon (Louis) 315; Union Latine (1 coin of 20 francs-gold) 275; Turkish Cold pound 310; Dollar American gold coin of 6 dollars) 420: Pure Silver (per Klo) 800. Bangkok: Gold, Bar, per baht- of 15.244 grammes 525 weight

leals. Exchange Rate (Selling). Bangkok on New York T.T. 20.00; London 62.20; Hong Kong 3.00.

MAERSK LINE

Notice To Consignees

The M/V "SALLY MAERSK having arrived from New York and Ports of -call. General To comply with

with General) Consignees of Cargo are here- Bonded Warehouse' Regulations General consignees must have a Revenue Bonded Warehouse Regulations by notilled that their goods are Electric 365; ' General Motors Officer in attendance when consignees must have it Revenue being landed and placed at 58; Goodrich SB: Goodyear damaged dutlable goods

Oficer in attendance when their risk and expense into the 42% Homostako Mining

dutiable goods are examined. Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf, &Godown Company's godowns International Paper 474; In- No claim will be admitted No claim

will be admitted at Kowloon, where delivery Manville 30; Kennecott Copper after the goods have left the after the goods have left the may be obtained as soon as the

godown, and all goods are landed. 48: Montgomery Ward 531 Steamer's godown, and al! Steamer's National Distillers 184; National goods remaining undelivered goods remaining undelivered Load 32 New York Central 11: after the 24th February 1949 after the 24th February 1949 Fackard

will be subject to rent: Motors Pan American will be subject to rent. Airways B Pennsylvania RR 16% Radio Corp. 1155 Real

International Harvaster 2412 Examined.

ternational Tel de Tel 0; Johns

11: Republic Stool 24%; Reynolds Tobacco 37: Schenley 21% Scars Roebuck 33/4: Sholl Oil 33 Bocany Vacuum

1614;

Souther Pacific 43; Standard Brands.

Standard Oll of Call

"

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has

|| been "Kiven 48 hours prior to

All claims against the stea- All claims against the stea-vessel's arrival, but carried on mer must be presented to the mer must be presented to the from port to port to the final Undersigned on or before the Undersigned on or before the port of call to which the option 3rd March, 1949, or they will 3rd March, 1940 or they will extends. not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be] Oll of N.J' Standard

67% effected: Studebaker 18%; Union Bak 28% Union Carbide 83%; US. Rubber 30% US Steel 71; US Lines 18; Westinghouse 231 Youngstown

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents,

Sheet & Tube 80%; Gen. P.b. Hong Kong, Feb. 18, 1940) Ututes 12%Associated Press.

not be recognised.

No claims will be admitted. No Fire Insurance will be after the Goods have left 'the' effected.

Godowns, and all goods (re- thaining undelivered after the DODWELL & CO,. LTD. 28th February, 1949, will bej

Agents,

subject to rent.

Hong Kong, Feb. 16, 1949,

Pacific Far East Line, Inc.

East Regular Trans-Pacific Service

DIEBOT

KAN – FRANCINYO, LOS ANGELAR

8.S. LIN SHEN; Swatow & Shanghai. Feb. 21

S.S. HAI KANG, Shanghai

(With Pa enger Accommodation),

"FLYING DRAGON. ↑

"LUXEMBOURG VICTORY"

PARONG BANKI

"GREAT REPUBLIC" ↑

· "BURFRISI" ↑

·HIULM „LUCKENBACIE"

Tientsin moceptable

Ban, Pradelice

DE OVERLAND NEW YORK-CHATO-DETROIT:TOKO? KONTREAL, AND ALL AMERICAMUN DAMADIAN ÇITIRA

Max.

Mar.

Pully - Refrigerated "koovita","Dry Cargo 'But Bank.

sali Cloneral-Agenta-UNITED-STATES

Ban Francisco A Los Angsisa,

fan Pesachión”&`Lee Angelee

· Kan Francisco › Direct Ban Pekarlsen & Los Angele

All broken, chated, and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 25th February, 1940; 10a.m. by out Surveyors Mestra. Goddard. & Douglas.

To comply with the General; Eonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dullable · goods. ·pro examined.

All claims must reach us befora. the 21st March, 1949, of they will not be recognized.--

No Insurance will be affectedį

JEBSEN & CO., Agents,

Kong, Feb

21, 1949.

Mar. 14

Max. 23

Apr. 2

ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO

"President Tyler":

Fób. 23

"President, Fillmore

Feb, 28

Tel No. 28172/2517)

8 George'n Bids.

American Pioneer Line

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

"PIONEER COVE" "PIONEER SEA"

*PIONEER COVE" "PIONEER SEA"

Sailings to Manila

Feb. 23 Mar. 1

+

Feb. 23

Mar. 2

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

Shanghai, Japan & Panama Canal

"PIONEER LAKE" -"PIONEER COVE" "PIONEER SEA”

---Special Cargo Oll Tanks-

Due Feb. 26

Due Mar. 18

Due Mar. 20

Salls Feb 27 Sails Mar. 17 Salls Mar. 21

For Full Particulats Call

ال الداكنة

The above list indicates the principial ports of loading and Foi dischargé as presently intended, but not their rotation further information see schedule at the Company's Office.

UNITED STATES LINES

"..

Queen's Building,

Company

Tel. 31251 (3 lines)

BEND LINE

SHIP

"BENDORAN" "DENLAWERS" “SALMONIER" · "BENVORLICH" "BENALBANACII" "BENCLEUCH" +"BENCRUACHAN"

*"DENDORAN"

"BENLAWERS" "BENALBANACH" "DENOLEUOI": „ *BENVOELICH"

• Calls Port Sudan.

ARRIVALS

FROM

UK.

Japan U.K.

SAILINGS

TO

Liverpool

London, Antwerp, --Rotterdanı 8 HuİL

Calls Dar-es-Salaam.

† Accepts Cargo fot Japan.

BUE

abt. 24th Feb, abt. 25th Feb.

1st half Mar.

End Feb./beg. Mar. Ist half Mar. 2nd half. Mar.

...Liverpool, Hayre, Antwerp, Rotter- dám & Hamburg, the the gel vete

Erid Mar.

LOADING

20th F60 27th Feb, 1st half. Mar. 2nd half Mar:

For Further Particulars, Apply Tomm.

*End Mar.

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

York Ballding,

Telephone: 34165.

KLAVENESS LINE

PUNANE ZALANA MENGIKU

こ

SAILINGS

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

28th Feb,

M.S. “FRANCISVILLE”

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST M.S. "CASTLEVILLE”

Salling to 'Singapore, Port Swettenham Penang & Batavia M.S: "CASTLEVILLE

Fassenger Accommodation- Chiness/Fraight Agents, HOO FOOK PING

21st Feb.

22nd Feb,

- Bulk Oil Tanks Apply

THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.

THE BANK LINE (CHINA). Ltd. King's. Building/Tek CUTTER

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