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Paso 13

ROYAL

INTEROCEAN

LINES

JAVA PORTS and MAGASSAR DEOS.

"TJITJALENGKA”

**TJIBADAK"

"TJITJALENGKA”

"BOISSEVAIN”

"STRAAT SOENDA"

"TEGELBERG"

**TJIKAMPEK”.

SAILINGS

1st Nov. 15th Nov. 3rd Dec.

MANILA

SAILINGS

8th Nov.

ARETVALS

28th Oct. 10th Nov. '29th Nov.

ARRIVALS

30th Nov.

28th Dec.

25th Jan.

10th Nov. 8th Dec.

* No passenger accommodation available...

|– SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELL

-"TJITJALENGKA”

"VAN HEUTSZ”

“TJITJALENGKA”

PROSPERSAILINGS ARRIVALS

* Calling Singapore only.

1st Nov.

28th Oct.

17th Nov.

12th Nav.

3rd Dec.

29th Nov.

EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

"BOISSEVAIN"

"STRAAT SOENDA"

"TEGELBERG"

"TJIKAMPEK**

ARRIVALS

SAILINGS

,8th Nov.

30th Sov.

28th Dec.

10th Nov.

. 25th Jan.

8th Dec."

Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques direct. Transhipment cargo accepted on through B's/L to Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanzibat.

* No passenger accommodation available.

JAPAN

SAILINGS

ARRIVALS

*STRAAT SOENDA” .....

9th Nov.

23rd Nov..

TEGELBERG”

12th Nov.

24th Nov.

10th Dec.

21st Dec.

"TJIKAMPEK”*

* No passenger accommodation available.

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA

#MOLENKERK”

"MEERKERK"

SAILINGS

9th Nov. ...Early Dec.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25,- 1949.

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

Hồng Kong Stock Exchange

A fairish amount of bustness | passed today at rates which shoir some improvement on those of last week.

B.X. GOVT, LOANS

13 Loan 1004 m.

I Loan (1934 2.1946) · LOGƏL 345 Loan (1948) 100, 10ka Plus Int BANKS

F.K. & S. Bank 1450k, 1475,/3SONG,

-4lan, Nagi).. KUR Chartered · Sink #29 15/16GLUATE RANGES Mercantile Bank A. & B. £Ita Bark of East Ania $585.

-----INSURANCES

Canton In. Ziüse,

Union Ins. 675%, Gâăm, £80xx. China Underwriters Slim

KK Fire Lae. 2106, 215na,

SHIPPING

Dounlanes 26th.

H.K. & M. Steamboats 11a, Indo Chiam (Perl.) 15%%%

(Def.) 27. Shells, (Brazery 64/4bn. Union Waterboats $15. Axia Nav. TOA

DOCKS. WHARVES, GODOWNS. Ete. HR & K. Wharven 165b. 11, 16. North Point Wharven ölig Tần

Shanghai Hongkew Warren 140. FK Duka 1724h, 15 44%, 173%/19mm. China Providents 13%, 114, Shanghai Dockyards ÷b, de Wheelucka K

MINING

Barb Mines Llca.

HK. Mines 1.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.

B. & S. Hotel 21.40b, 113k 11,20/Stea. H.X. Landa 22, 57mm.

Shanghai Lands 24h, 2ườn, 2.30am Humphreys arb.

HK. Realties *101.

Chinese Extaten 14ûn.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H.K, Tramwaja Jējb, 16.706, 1620/2 Peak Trama · (0%) 15h.

New) 10.

Star Ferrier 85b.

C. Lights 101 12:30, 128, 12.50/74,

(New) 9.968, 9ện, 9.211/.40×9. HX. Electrian Slab, 31liva.

ARRIVALS

In Port Early Nov.

Macau Electrics

Sandakan Lights

Transhipment cargo accepted on through B's/L to India,

Mediterranean and Northern European. ports.

"MOLENKERK”

"MEERKERK”

JAPAN

SAILINGS

24th Oct. Early Nov.

ARRIVALS

8th Nov.

Early. Dec.

KING'S BUILDING: TELS: 28015 to 28017 CHINESE AGENTS: 82. Combie Ro.C.Tels: 31196-25133

DE LA RAMA LINES

ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST

>> VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCÓ

m.v. "DONA NATT"

m.v. "TONGHAI”

7th. Nov.

Late Nov.

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

m.v. "DONA NATI” .(Cails Japan)

.Late Nov.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP. CO., INC.

(Indorporated in the Philippinee)

MARINA HOUSE Tels. 2367822675

CHINESE SHIPPING OFFICH Tela, 2373820153

AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC LINE

EXPRESS SERVICE

"CITOS"

Loading 29th October

for

Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide

via

Manila and Rabaul

Transhipment cargo accepted for Fiji and New Zealand

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Agents

Tel. 23021/6

Telephoto 18%,

Shanatai Gat 115m.

INDUSTRIALS

Call Miez, (016) 25.601. Canton Ice $14

Cements 204 b. Siss

EX Roper 105.

STORES. Etc.

Dairy Farm 41, 43», £*£8,

Walkers 43, 42/431531.

L. Crawfords 1846 Sinceres X.D. 4470.

China Emporium 8b.

Sun Co. Ltd. 2.555.

Kwong Sang Hong Bex. Wing. On (H.K.) 72%

Wa. Powell, Ltd. 91⁄2

MISCELLANEOUS

Chiza Entertainments 14n. H.K. Comtractions (Qld) 24th.

(New) 128.

Viro Piling 150.

Maraman Investiments 9/-p. Maremaa (K.K) 25. Shanghai Loan 1,500 Yangtze 2.40n.

COTTONS Evo 4.50b; 51%/6...

KÜRDER, Efe, COMPANIES Alma Estates 74, Anglo-Dutch. „21.

Age 31.

Eats Anamis 10%.

Bute Plantations in. Cheer United 40%. Cheng Rubbers .2cm, Consolidated Rubbere in. Dominion Rubbers ft. Langka in. Repab Rabbers „Sün. Robber Testo JA.

Samagaga Rubbers 851, Semamba Bubbers 22n. Shangka Kedah 14. Shanghai-Melayu 120.

** Shanghai Sunutras In Satge Duria 13442. Tanah Meraks 501- Tebeng Rubbers Alv. Zianabe Rubbers in.

JAP PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED

Washington, October 22.

The United States Department

from

JUTE PRICE

COAL, STEEL STRIKES IN U.S. CAUSE INDUSTRIAL SLUMP

New York, October 23.

Coal and steel strikes caused curtailed operations in every phase of U. S. business and industry this week. The nation appeared to be headed into one of the gravest economic crisis in history, The booming motor car industry made ready to

trim operations in part or in full, depending on the steel, stocks of individual, makers. The sprawling metalworking industry. – developed the first faint signs of the creeping paralysis that is destined to overtake it unless it gets its daily ration of steel and iron ; an uncer tain future held the nation's railroads in suspense with some of its trunk lines suf- fering heavily from loss of traffic and faced with the possibility of reducing passenger schedules to conservé coat.-

Possible shortage of steel ties, for baling cotton at the height of the picking season worried Southern farmers and business- men. New Englanders fretted over a possible gas shortage due to the low coal streks of its big- gest producer and Florida citrus were confronted with growers

the possibility of a shortage. of lin cans at the height of the pack-

ing season.

off workers and make necessary adjustments fo any situation arising from labour-management fight.

Strong Price

of

Truman May Intervene

Washington, defober 25 United States economists today predicted that Presi. have to dent Truman will Intervene in the nation-wide coal and steel strikes.

The strikes, in their fifth week, affect nearly 1,000,000 workers in the coal and steel industries. They threaten to paralyse transport and indus- try throughout the country uniers tome settlement is reached this week-Reuter-

Copper Money Market

In America

New York, October 23." Copper buyers continued to

US dollars opened yesterday

at HK$6.03 and closed at $6.08 after going up to $6.10

TT opened at $6.04% and was put through up to $8.17.

Sterling was unchanged at Australian HK$15.55.

12.40.

pounds, continuing

un-at HK$11.90 a 100, as were Ticals

at HK$27 à 100.

NEI Guilders were quoted at HK$24.50 a 100.

Industrial plants by the dozens began to reduce operations, lay take sizable tonnages this other week and the price, 17% meet cents, was called very strong.to climb, yesterday reached HK$ the All major nonferrous metals Piastres were again unchanged An prices, however, were accurate count of the number of changed.. people made temporarily idle by Resistiry the

for pressure cutbacks and closings was out of higher prices in copper was the the question but the total obfear that the steel strike might be viously was large and growing long prolonged. This would lead steadily.

to elesing down, The office help at Jones ard

which operations industries Laughlin Steel Corporation were are among copper's major CUS- told their present pay, would be:

tomers--cars, home appliance whittled down if the strike last-,

and other electrical equipment. ed much longer.

Grim View

the

10

slowing

CTC min and Smelters Union members continued to strike at

boom,

Notice To Consignees

CONSIGNEES PEE STATES STEAMSHIP

COMPANY

S.S. "MONTANA”

the Carteret Copper Refinery of are hereby notified that their The Secretary of Commerce American Metal Company. New cargo is being discharged into Jersey, strikebound since July 2 the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Mr. Charles Sawyer, took with the loss of 31,000 tons out- & Godown Co.'s godown where extremely grim view of

it will be at Consignees risk the put a month. of unemployment angle

Factors in the strong demand and subject to the Wharf's strikes. He said, "If the steel

for supper include the building terms and conditions of storage, strike runs to December

depleted inventories of will idle 5,000,000 workers and fabricators. threats of strikes st obtained.

and where delivery may be seriously. damage tation's}

copper smelters and the strikes in economy."

industry which as a sub- around this already doomy pic torn users to copper

though stitute. ture,

some cconomists

Demand for lead picked up a they saw a faint wisp of inda- ticnary smoke curl up from the little. The steel strike kept de current scenes of friction within mand for prime, Western zine at A standsti, galvanizers being the national economy.

stymied by the lack of steel.

Tin buying slowed to a walk

To paint 1. real dark border the aluminum

Labour strife tends to distort whatever positive signs there are

Damaged packages are to be left in the godowns for exam- nation by Consignees and Com- Surveyors, Messrs. at. 10 pany's Carmichael & Clarke a.m. on October 27, 1949.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations Re- Consignees must have a

attendance vence Officer in Mexican when damaged dutiable goods

are examined.

price was

LN-

at the moment that another spin because the coal and steel strikes of the price wheel is in the works. affected the tin plate industry. Things in the grocery store, hard- Domestic demand for silver led ware store, lumber yard and the to heavy buying from

sources. The like cost a little more lately.

This week, for instance, there changed.---Associated Press. was the fourth round of price in-) creases in retail coffee, an up-f ward trend prevails in, sugar, beef cattle hit 1949 peaks at Chi- cago twice this week, shoe manu- From facturers got together in

New York. and solemnly warned. "The outlook with respect to -shoe prices is not as favourable from the standpoint of the buying pub-

it was a year ago,'

lic

કીડ

Goods Valued More

Notice To Consignees

CALCUTTA, HANGOON

& STRAITS

Consignees per

8.9. "TAIELA”

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the steamer's godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after October 28, 1949 will be subject to rent

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the un- dersigned on or beföre Novem- ber 4, 1949, or they will not are hereby notified that their be recognised, cargo will be discharged into

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents.

the Hong Kong & Kowloon No Fire Insurance will be Ore prominent New York Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., effected, textile distributor, put an lá where it will He at consignees teresting sant on the nation risk, and expense and subject wry view in talking about a sudden upsurge in demand for to tents and conditions of sil kinds of cloth, goods. He storage of the Hong Kong & Laid it appeared poopts valued Kowloon Whart & Godow goods more than they did Co. Ltd. The cargo, is ex- pected to be ready for delivery money.

from the Godown on and after October 25, 1949,

sale

Hong Kong. October 21, 1949.

Notice To Consignees

M/V BORGHOLT Cargo is considered as being Having arrived Hong Kong accepted in good order and consignees of cargo are hereby: condition by consignees, unless notified that all goods have.. broken, chafed and damaged been landed and placed at their packages are left in the Go- risk and expense into the go- down for subsequent examina- downs of the Hong Kong and

on by Messrs Goddard & Kowloon Wharf and Godown- Douglas in the presence of Co., Ltd. where delivery, may consignees, at 10 a.m. o be obtained as soon as the goods

are

are landed.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the

·of Commerce recommended today Retail trade volume sagged that American importers pay from that of a year ago to all greater attention to a wide varie-areas. Trade was especially slack

product up in areas where strike repercus orsions were the strongest Whole eign Commerce

at make the "

publica- orders were

not so disap tion. devoted to Information on in-pointing but here, too, tremors ternational trading opportunities from the strike fronts were fell Tennis and badminton rackets: in a drop in Christmas buying for and many other types of sporting stores in the regions. where pure goods topped the list of import chasing power has been cut down opportunities'

Japanese to zero or close to manufacturing companies lis

it listed

The Industrial production Thade by the Department.

October 27 and 31, 1849, Other products mentioned were poor comparison with the pre-

To comply with the General hosiery, machine tools, electrical vions/week and downright bad

Warehouse. Régula- instruments, hardware, glassware comparisons with a year ago. As Bonded and toys-Associated. Press.

usual; steel

and coal production tion, consignees must have a were hit the hardest and railroads Revenue Officer in attendance godowns or failure to attend were a close second.

HMM when s dutiable- goods

the survey, Car output this week could be

examined. called steady but it may be the

-----All broken, chafed and dam- last week stich a label will be All damaged cargo claims aged goods are to be left in the in order until the labour question against the steamer must be godown where they will be resolves itself. Associated Press presented to the undersigned examined in the presence of on or before November 15, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas 1949 or they will not be on October 26, 1949, at 10 am. To comply with the General will be Bonded Warehouse Regula- tions, consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance remained unchanged owing in Pakistan is shipping 50,000 tons No claims will be admitted when examining damaged duti- the high price she would have to of wheat to Middle Eastern cou after the goods have been able goods. All claims against pay in Indian rupees."

tries, the Pakistan Food Minister, taken delivery of ex ship the vessel must be presented to Today's "Juta Ordinance", Mc Abdus Sattar Firzada, Gald side or alternatively ex the which is to come into the body. He did not name the couns Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf the Undersigned within four mediately, also allows the Fukis tries.

& Godown Co, premises teen days of the ship's arrival, agents and brokers to store India had asket Pakistan

Government to bus Petone The Minister told Reuter that unless a joint survey has pre- or they will not be recognised. and sell "jate, regulate, baling

“Karachi, October

The Pakistan Government to night took powers to fix mini mum selling price) for jute -dar-

since. India, which formerly, bought 60

per stopped boring of the crop,

“WEEKLY CHINA MAIL" in the emergency that has arisen

CONTAINING ALL THE LOCAL NEWS

OF THE WEEK FROM THE

“CHINA MAIL" & "SUNDAY HERALD"

Price 50 Cents

· ON SALE EVERY THURSDAY.

India stopped purchases after | the devaluation of... the. Indian while the Pakistan rupee

tax

PAKISTAN WHEAT recognised.

SHIPMENTS

Labore

to

No fire insurance effected.

erges, and establish akute pet her requirements of grain viously been effected.

board to supervise all dealings in and this was being Onsidered jate, its storage, transport and Pakistan would be willing to ex

The Government quisition

any baling storage place The

can

Situation rusted by India's refusal to re- press or mikinam čognise. Pakistan's non-devalua

Reuters

AMERICAN. PRESIDENT LINES

The Global Fier

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO

"President Wilson"

"General Gordon" "President Cleveland"

via JAPAN

Arr. Nov -4 „Arr. Növ. + Arr. Nov. 29

Sails Nov. 4

Sails Nov. 5

Sails Nov. 30

TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via JAPAN

"President Madison" "President Harrison" "President Pierce".

Arr. Oct. 26

Salls Oet 2 ....... Arr. Nov. 5-Sails-Nov. - -6 Arr. Nov. 8 Sails Nov. 9,

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA

"Marine Shapper" President Johnson

Art. Oct. 30. Sails Oct. 21 Arr:Nov. 291) Sails Nov.-36-

ROUND THE WORLD:

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

"Mount Davis" "Mount Mansfield"

Arr. Nov. & Sails Nov. ..Arr. Nov. 13.

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"President Fillmore"

Opposite Star. Ferry

.Am. Nov. 18

Sails Nov. 15

Sails Nov. 19 Tel 28172/5.

BEN LINE

SHIP

ARRIVALS

FROM

DUE

U.K. via Singapore -

27th Oct.

31st Oct.

19th. Nov.

-ɗo- -do-

21st Nov.

28th Nov.

10th Dee

"BENVENUE” "BENLEDİ”. "RENLAWERS” "BENBINNES”

*“BENARTY”.

"BENVOELICH”

SHIP BENVENUE” "BENLAWERS”

"BENLEDI”

"BENWYVIS"

"BENELANES”

"BENARTY"

SAILINGS

TO London, Antwerp, Batterdam, Hami J'burg & Hull Genoa, Liverpool, Glasgow, Leith & : Dublin

Liverpool, Glasgow,'". Dublin, Havre & Hull

Genoa, London & Leith

Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Havre, Ant. werp, Botterdam & Hamburg

LOADING 30th Oct 23rd Nov.

5th Nov.

20th Nov..

22nd Nov.

20th Dec.

vis Malaya, Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan & other way parts.

• Accepts cargo for Japan.

† Accepts cargo for Feychelles.

For Further Particulars, Apply Tomm W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Agents

York Building.

Telephone: 34165.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

S.S. "SERAMPORE"

LOADING ABOUT 30th OCTOBER for

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, PORTLAND, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

M.S. “KAMBODIA”

LOADING ABOUT 12th NOVEMBER for

ADEN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, GENOA, ANTWERP, BOTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG & COPENHAGEN Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk.

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

Tel 84111 & 34112

KLAVENESS LINE

SAILINGS

Direct to Los Angeles, in 16 days Thence. San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland M.S. "FRANCISVILLE":

29th Oct

#

22nd Oct. $21st Nov

ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST

M.S. "BOUGAINVILLE" M.S. CASTLEVILLE”

Sailing to Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Belawan & Batavia

M.S. "CASTLEVILLE”

No fire insurance will be ef- MACKINNON MACKENZIE fected

Agents,

BL SN Co., Ltd.

prices has not yet been anno Lion decisions, is clarified" be Hong Kong, October 25, 1949,

-Penter

WALLEM & CO.

Agents, Telephone 34177-8.

Fassenger Accommodation

Chinese Freight Agents, “HOO FOOK PING

Tel. 27192.

-King's Balding,

Hong Kong, October 20, 1949.

2 p.m. 25th Oct. Bulk Oil Tanks "Applys

THE BANK LINE

́(CHINA) LTD, THE BANK LE (Chga) LAG,