ROYAL
|E INTEROCEANI
LINES
JAVA PORTS and MAGASSAR
SAILINGS ARRIVALS
1st Nov..
15th Nov. 3rd Dec.
"TJTJALENGKA”
"TJIBADAK
“TIITJALENGKA"
MANILA
"STRAATSOENDA”
"BOISSEVAIN”
"TEGELBERG”
"TJIKAMPEK**
SAILINGS
8th Nov, 30th Nov. 28th Dec. 25th Jan.
10th Nov. 29th Nov.
ARRIVALS
10th Nov.
8th Dec.
*No passenger accommodation available.
SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI
*TJITJALENGKA"
"VAN HEUTSZ”
TJITJALENGKATM*
* Calling Singapore only.
VSAILINGS--5 ARRIVALS
1st Nov.
In Port
19th Nov.
3rd Dec.
12th Nov. 29th Nov.
EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH
"BOISSEVAIN”
"STRAAT SOENDA"
"TIGELBERG”
"TJIKAMPEK**
+
་་
AMERICA ARRIVALS
SAILINGS
8th Nov.
30th Nov.
29th Dec.
25th Jan.
10th Nov. 8th Dec.
Calling at Mombasa & L. Marques direct. Transhipment cargo accepted on through B's/L te
- Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanzibar.,
* No passenger accommodation available.
"STRAAT SOENDA"
"TEGELBERG"
TJIKAMPER"*
TEGELBERG"
JAPAN
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
.9th Nov.
24th Nov.
12th Nov.
24th Nov.
10th Dec.
21st Dec.
15th Dec.
26th Dec.
* No passenger accommodation available.
Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA
"MOLENKERK"
"MEERKERK”·
SAILINGS
9th Nov.
ARRIVALS
....Early Dec Early Nov.
Transhipment cargo accepted on through B's/L to India,
Mediterranean and Northern European ports.
"MOLENKERK”
"MEERKERK”
JAPAN
SAILINGS
ARRIVALS
Early Nov.
8th Nov. Early Dec.
KING'S BUILDING: TELS: 28015 to 28017 CHINESE AGENTS: 82.Connaught Ra.C. Teis: 31196-25133
DE LA
RAMA LINES
ARRIVING FROM US. ATLANTIC COAST VIA LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO
m.y. "DONA NATI"
m.v. "TONGHAI"
7th. Nov. ...Late Nov.
SAILING FOR U.S. ATLANTIC COAST VIA SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
m.v. "DONA NÁTI” .............(Calls Japan)Late Nov.
THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
(Incorporated a the Philippines)
CHINESE SHIFFING OFFICE Tels, 2372820153
MARINA BOURE
Tels. 23676–22675
AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC LINE
EXPRESS SERVICE
"CITOS"
Loading 31st October
for
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide
Manila and Rabaul
Transhipment cargo accepted for Fiji and New Zealand
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Agents
Tel. 28021/8
"WEEKLY CHINA MAIL"
CONTAINING ALL THE LOCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK FROM THE
“CHINA MAIL” & “SUNDAY HERALD“
Price 50 Cents
ON SALE EVERY THURSDAY.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1949.
FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
ECONOMIC UNITY IN EUROPE ESSENTIAL
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Tabre has been a fair forn-over this week, and rates established week at the beginning of the have kept remarkably steady. Market at the close has livered! ** with 1.23 improvement prices.
EK. GOVT. LOANS Loan 100 Plus int. 34% Low (1934 & 1943) 2008 3) Lowa (1948) icon.
BANKS F.KS Bank 140, 1485,790ER,
(Mon. Reg.) £41;n. Chartered Bank 50 127150 Mercantile Bank A. & £ Hank East Asia 100,
INSURANCES
Carion 173. Zcbn.
Union Ins €76b. 690a, 650sa, Chinx Underwriters Sign. H.K. Fire Ins. 2356
SHIPPING
Douglases 20ôm. H.K & M. Stentonta 11m. Indo China 1Prefa vein,
(De) 0.
Shells (Besar) 64
Lafon Waterkanta Ata.
Ai Nav. lib.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ELL HR & K Whorem Icfb. 1. North Point Wharver Jik Shanghai Hongkow Wharven 101. E.K. Docks 1940. 18/79'era Chiruvidania Ild, van, Stanchal Dockyards rù, SAI.
A'banInch 29th, 200, 20
MINING
Raub Mine 5.654.
H.K. Miamiem.
LANDS. HOTELS & BLOGS
H. S Hotels (18, 1926, 1014. M.K. Landa. Zan
Shanghai Lands 2.505, 2atısa,
Humphreys 164
MK, Reollies 2.105.
Chinese Estates 34°n...
PUBLIC UTILITIES
in
IX. Tramways 16.40%, 1854, 16.20/1⁄2. Peak Trams (ul) 15.
(New) 100,
Star Ferrine Sch.
C.Asch:
(New) 12.1Gb, 184, 12.30/.Cika
(New) 5.6th, 3.5x, 93%/Gent.
H.K. Electrics 32, 135, 12/221;a.
Haean Bertries 33% x.
Sandakan Lights Sn
Telephones 155, 15,751230 Shanghai Gas 1995.
INDUSTRIALS
Cild, Xarm, 1014.) 25.500. Canton Tew 3. Cemenia Zib. Zia. ILK. Ropes 131⁄2,
STORES. Ele, Dairy Farms (21), REEF 12 Watsons 48, 669, 44%/60900
Crawfords Isb.
Sinceres 4.0.
China Emperium &ch.
See Ca, LA MAKA.
I won Sang Hong tòa
Wing On (H.K.) 52n.
W. Powell, Leł. 9».
MISCELLANEOUS
China Entertainments. No.
HA Constructions (Old) 2.40%.
(New) 1200.
Vibra Filios 15.
Marman Investments 9/in.
Markman (HK) 24.
Stanghal Loan Lin
COTTONS
Evon 6%. 74, 135/2004,
RUBBER Etc. COMPANIES
Alma Estaten 24a.
Anglo-Dutch 3.
Aarlo-Java E. Belu Anam
.490.
250.
Bete Pantaisoma za. Chemor United .40s. Cheng Rubber Consolidated Rubbers 1a, Dominion Enbbery In. Langketa in. Repah Rubbers 200. Rubber Trate Zn. Samagaga Hubbers $50. Semamba Rubbers 256. Shanghai Kedahg 1ìáh Shanghai-Melayu 12n. Shanghai Sumatras in. Sungei Detis 1512m Tanah Merah 502. Tebong Rubbers Ale. Zing Rabbers in.
FORD PENSION PLAN
Ford
Montreal, October 27,
New York Stock Exchange
New York, October 27.
Mr. Paul Hoffman, Economic Co-Operation Ad- ministrator, today declared that higher pro- ductivity alone was not a solution to durable The stock market scored its European recovery and called on Western card successive advance today. Europe to achieve economic unification within three days, the market value out undue delay.
increased by of all listed stock once than $1,000,000,000, Volume
He told the Canadian Chamber of Commerce here today was the third highest of that if Western Europe become strong and individual stocks changed hands- prosperous and worked together with Canada the broadest market of the year. hundred and ninety ad- and the United States, Russian Communism Faced
declinete rise
• would be stopped and destroyed in the not appeared to stenahram the hope of quick settlement of too distant future.
the steel and coal strikes although there was no evidence pointing desin that direction.
He spoke of the "Red ter
For" and said that the Krem Jap Price
lin's "ruthless drive" for power must be contained, in the first instance, within its present boundaries.
He said he could not see how the Kremlin could even hold whet it had now, unless Communism conquered Western Europe to get the steel, coal and all of Western Europe and the Near East and the SKILLS
of Western Europears, which Russia needed.
In his opinion, the Kremlin could not even succeed in conso-
lidating net
her present position such resources and skills denied her.
If
were
He asked his audience to re- member that Russia's conquests had been conquests of overwhelm- majorities by minorities and Given any kind of a break said. these majorities will assert them- selves anew.
"When the break will come no one can predict with cer- tainty. Perhaps it will be ati Stalin's death because be is the only Russian leader who com mands the respect of both thei colonels and the commissari.”
Single Market
In order to win against the ideology and the godlessness of Russia, the free nations must winį on the economic front, Mr. Hoff- man said.
He told the Chamber that it was in Europe's own interest to create a single market of 275,000, 000 consumers and declared that
سفر
Order Gets
UK Criticism
Arthur's
London October 27. General Douglas Mac- order 'abolishing floor prices for Japanese ex- ports has produced some eri- ticism in Britain, especially from textile interests.
The "Daily Graphic" said today that both British and today Australian textile manufac.
that the order
turers fear means a trade war with Ja- FAR dernite General Mac- Arthur's Instructions that da- panese exporters should not - violata fair trade practices.
Board of Trade spokesman said that the question le stlji under discussion by the Board of Trade, the Foreign Office and the Treasury- Associated Press
BANK ADVANCES TO ISRAEL
dividends
Extra or Increased and a number of good earnings reports helped sustain the mood. A total of 126 issues reached new high
One stock-Chesapeake and Ohio-touched bottom, recovered slightly and closed lower at
AMERICAN. PRESIDENT LINES
The Global For
TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO
"President Wilson" "General Gordon" "President Cleveland”
via JAPAN
Arr. Nov
Sails Nov. 3
Arr. Nov. 4
Sails Nov. 5
Arr. Nov. 29
Sails Nov. 30
TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
"President Harrison" "President Pierce" "President McKinley"
vio JAPAN
.... Arr. Nov. 5
Sails Nov. G
...Arr. Nov.
8
Sails Nov. 9
... Art. Nov. 27 Sails Nov. 28
TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE. & BOSTON via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA
Marine Snapper"
Sails Oct. 31
President Johnson" Art Nov. 29 Salls Nov 30 ROUND THE WORLD-
VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, KARACHII, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NEW YORK and BÓSTON
Arr. Nov. 4
"Mount Davis"
Mount Mansfield"
Ars. Nov. 11
TO JAVA
& STRAITS
26
20 Industrials
Dow Jones averagest Stocks
67.79
190.36.
"President Fillmore"...
Opposite Star Ferry
Arr. Nov. 18.
*49.10.
39.81.
1 Rails
10 Utilities
Closing
quotations
Adams Express 32
Alask
Juneau 37%
American Can 98%
American Smelting 49 American Telephone 144 American Tobacco "734
Waterworks &14
Amarisan
Anscenda Aviation Com
5% Baldwin Leccraptive 10. Barnsdall 5214 Barnsdal 52 Bendix Aviation 334
Bethlehem Steet: 284 Boeing Aircraft 25% Borden Co. 4714 Canadian Pacific 14 Canadian F
J. 1. Case 424
Chrysler 54%
Colgate 42%
Commercial Solvents 175
Products 65%
Cam Por
Du Pont 575%
Eastman Kodak 45%
General Electric 38 General Motors 67 Goodrich 12 Goodyear 40
Mining 494
anal Harvester 23
International Paper 65 International Tel & Tel 9
Washington, October 27. The Export-Import Bank has extended to Israel US$20,000,- 300 more from the original
Johns Manville 42 that Europe $100,000,000 credit for use in financing industrial projects. This has brought advances to
it was only within the framework
economic unity could become truly self-support- ing
Mr. Hoffman called on Britain, Israel by the Bank to $73,350,- the United States and Canada to 000. refrain from imposing restrictions
This credit of $20,000,000 is for which would retard the Bowfinancing purchases in the United
to
the Western
temis-
asserted
imports phere.
Mr. Hoffman
that Europe will this year eam
States of equipment, materials | and services designed to contri- bute to Israeli industriad develop-i
US$4,000,000,000 less than it must Bank said a considerable
spend in order to buy necessary ixports.
The Problem
number af small firms in Israel would receive credits, including firms engaged in food processing. Mr. Hoffman said that the pro- textiles, chemicals and phar- gress of Marshall Plan countries | maceutical products, and working was going according to schedule, and building. materials-United but added that heavier output of Press. commodities is not enough to put
Western Europe on its economic
fest
OXD
Europe must in its
in- terest achieve without undue delay economic unlication which
create a single market of
Money Market
the 275,000,000 consumers, for US dollars opened yesterday at
whom
mamdacturers European
HK$6.06 and closed at $6.07%
and farmers can sell frealy" he These were the lowest and highest
said.
European productivity has in- creased to the point where the problem now is to sell rather than turn out the goods, he went on. -Retter and United Press.
JAP TRADERS FOR EGYPT
Two
Tokyo, October 27,
rates of the day.
T was put through from HK$-
6.13.
Sterling went up-five cents to BE#76.66
um-
2 pounds wers at 1X 12.20. Plastres were again quoted no- minal at KSILO 1 103.
Ticals at HE$27 100 were unchanged from the previous day VET Gallders opened at HK
42
Kennecott Copper Montgomery Ward 52% National Distillers 21 National Lead 23 New York Central 10 Packard Moters 3%
Pan American Airways 9: Pennsylvania RB 144
Corp. 122
Radio Co Real Silk 11 Remington Rand (10%
Steel 22
Bermolds Tobacco 39
Schenley 291% Sears Roebuck 43 Shdi Oil 40
Shell
Socony Vacuum 17 Southern Pacific 451
Standard Brands 22
Standard Oil of Calif. 97%
Oil of N. J. 73
Union Carbide 41
US Rubber 35%
US Steel 2534
US Lines 1%
Westinghouse. 294
Youngstown Sheet & Tube 6911⁄2 Gen Pub. Utilities 15%
AssociatedPress.
LONDON STOCKS
London, October 27. British Government bonds 00- tinued a week-long slump today. Heavy selling forced thousands of pounds off the value of gilt- edged securities. Four per cent Consols
£1-1/4 to dropped
Japanese traders will 2460 a 100 and closed at $25 £300.15 At one time-this year,
leave for Egypt soon to represent
the Nichimin' Jitsuğya Campany and Gosho Company)!
The Egyptian
Tokyo,
Government,
through the British Mission in has granted permission for the two Japanese companies to send their representatives (to Egypt United Press.
U.S. BUDGET
Washington, October 27.
`UK AVIATION ́ INDUSTRY
they were worth £110-5/8. War lean 3-1/2 per cents fell 7/8 to
£89-1/2,
The Treasury's 2-1/2 per cent bonds were off 1/4 at 66-3/4. Par for each issue is £100.
Financial Times index 101.1, off
London, October 27. Britain's growing aviation in-1.8-Associated Press. dustry exported more in the first aine months this
1948.
- year than all of Society of British
The United States Federal bus- Aireral Constructors szin foreign
get for the next fiscal year will cales. through September exceed-
tonight
Detroit, October 27,
be between $40,000,000,000 and ad £26,000,000 £1,000,000 over workers have accepted $45,000,000,000, Mr. Frank Pace, last year's total The announce the company's $100 a monu United States Budget Director, ment said This is at an annual **** rate of £35,000,000 well ahead pension plan, the first in the disclosed- moter car industry.
Mr. Pace said that the selling of the industry's 1949 target of
military
litary expenditures for the £38,000,000.-*** Applying to
Most expor Ford's 115,000; next fiscal year, had been set at
were jet and production workers the plan is $13,000,000,000 excluding Items propeller driver warplanes and estimated to cost the company for stock-piling and foreign mili- piston engined transports--Asso $20,000,000 a year. Reuter, tary aid. Reuber.
"PACIFIC BEAR” "PHILIPPINE BEAR" "SEA BERPENT" 4 *CALIFORNIA BEAR"
“SURPRISE”
ciated Press.
Pacific Far East Live Juc.
Fast Regular Tramp-Pacific Service
LOS ANGELES
Frym
San Francisco
Ban Francisco
Esa Franciaco
Sea Fresclare
* San Fernchen
UVERLAND
NEW YORK-CHICAGO-DETROIT-ZUBONTO, MONTREAL AND ALL AMERIGAN & CAMANIAN CUZZI,
NOT,
Ban Francisco &. Los Angeles Hola Kobe & Yokohama,”
Yokohama
San Franēžas & Los Angeles. Ban Francisci & Der Lagrios
* Fully Refrigerated Accent Der Cozzo East Sound, t
particulars est. General Agente.
BILOTA, IL25)
NY COTTON
New York October 27. Catton closed 40 to 65 lower.
December
March
May
July
October
Middling Spot
-29.76.
29.76 -- 77,
29.74-75.
29.33,
27.83.
40.31 cominal. Associated Press.
GRANT TO UK
Washington, October 21.
The Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration today granted Britain US$8,000,000 for the purchase of 6,560 metric tons of American fine cured tobacco.
Delivery will be carly in 1950. Associated Press,
Notice To Consignées.
$.3. “CICLOPE”. Arriving Hong Kong on or about 12th November, 1949. All consignees are hereby ad- vised Messrs Hong Kong Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd. are appointed agents.
THE HONG KONG EASTERN SHIPPING .CO., LTD.,
Agents Telephone 32369,
Hong Kong October 28, 1849.
Sails Nov. 5
Sails Nov. 13
Sails Nov. 39
Tel 28172/5.
BEN LINE
SHIP "BENVENUE" "BENLEDI" "BENLAWERS”
"BENRINNES”
*""BENARTY”
"BENYORLICH
SHIP **BENVENUE"
"BENLAWERS”
"RENLEDI"
"BENWIVIS”
"BENRINNES”
"BENARTY”
ARRIVALS
FROM
DUR
„UK. via Singapore
In Port
31st Oel.
19th Nov.
Z1st Nov.
28th Nov,
10th Dee.
SAILINGS
TO
London, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Ham- burg & Hull Genoa, Liverpool, Glasgow & Leith.. ALiverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Havre & Hall
Genoa, London & Leith Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Havre, Ant- werp, Rotterdam & Hamburg
LOADING
31st Oct.
Zard Nov.
5th Nov.
26th Nov.
22nd Nev.
20th Dec.
via Malaya, Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan & other way ports
⚫ Accepts carge for Japan.
† Accepts cargo for Seychelles.
For Further Particulars. Apply To- ̈
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
York Building.
Agents
Telephone: 34185,
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
S.S. "SERAMPORE"
LOADING ABOUT 31st OCTOBER
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, PORTLAND, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER
M.S. "KAMBODIA"
LOADING ABOUT 12th NOVEMBER ·
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, TRIESTE, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG,
COPENHAGEN GDYNIA, HELSINGFORS, &
Tanks available for the carriage of oil in bulk
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
Queen's Bldg, Znd floor.
Tel: 34111 & 84112
KLAVENESS LINE
SAILINGS
Direct to Los Angeles, in 16 days Thence San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle & Portland M.S. "FRANCISVILLE“
29th Oct.
ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC COAST.
M.S. BOUGAINVILLE“
M.S. “SUNNYVILLE”?
21st Nov.
215 Dec.
23th Nov.
Sailing to Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Belawan & Batavia
M.S. "BOUGAINVILLE“
Passenger Acetmmodation Chinese-Freight Agente, HOO FOOK PING
King's
Balk Oll Tanks Apply
THE BANK LINE
(CHINA) LTD.
ilding Tel. 27792. THE BANK LINE (China) LAL
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