1950-05-23 — Page 12

ROYAL INTEROGJA M

SINGAPORE, JAVA

PORTS and

MACASSAR

"VAN HEUT62"

"TJIBODAS"*

"TJITJALENGKA"

"TASMAN"

"VAN HEUTSZ * -

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

10th Jung

24th May 31st May

28th May

0th Jung

25th June

*not gulling Gingapore ..

**only to Bingapore,, Penang & Bal Dell

6 'MANILA, EAST &

SOUTH AFRICA &

SOUTH AMERICA

"TJISADANE" "DERLAGE!

30th June 1st July

10th June

14th June

6th July

"TEGELBERG"

In Port

"TJIKAMPEK"

18th June

"STRAAT 8OENDA"

18th June

"RUYS"

0th July

27th July

JAPAN

"TJIMENTENG"

In Port

24th May

"TJIBADANE"

8th June

"TJIBODAS”

"TJIKAMPEK"

"TEGELBERG"

4th July

"RUY8"

26th July

2nd Juno 16th June 19th June 10th July

Agents: HOLLAND-EAST ÁSIA LINE

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

EUROPE via MANILA

and MALAYA

"RYNKERK"

"LANGLEEBCOT"

early June

"MARIEKERK”

early July

6th Juna early July carly Aug.

Through DE/L lesued to

Mediterranean and Northern

European porta.

JAPAN

"RYNKERK"

"LANGLEESCOT"

"MARIEKERK"

. ស

6th June

early July early Avg.

early June

early July

KING'S-BUILDING, TELEPHONES; PRO15-TO 28017

A CHINES), AGENTS, M, CONNAUGIET, BUAD, A. "IGNS 4190, 25133

POTTE

ISTHMIAN LINE

(:thmian Steamship Company, New York)

DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS TO NEW YORK

VIA LOS ANGELES AND PANAMA

CIHANCE

AND COMMERCE.

WORLD RICE OROPS WEEKLY AT PRE-WAR LEVEL

Hồng Kông Stock Exchange

Washington, May 21.

Word nas produeh8h has again, reached pre-war Toyple and may exceed it during the 1950 to 1951 season, according to international fadd experts cfidched to the Unữod Nationis, During the coming season there may be surpluses in Western producing nations but post-war shortages in the Orient are expected to con- tinue...

This says the Food and A duil and uninteresting Agriculture Organisation in a world ripe survey, is likely to be the result of short crops in

market.

B.K. GOVT. LOANS

6% Loan, Abenem megyek -- si Loan 1024 & 19(0) 9AL. #%% Loan (1948) 97%

BANKS

1.K. B. Bank. Í25ða, -1240ma.

(Lun. Reg.) £781. Chartered Bank. 20 1/198. Kerentile Bank A. & D. £tta. Bank of East Asia 101b, 10am.

INSURANCES

Canton lur. 280n.

Union Ina. Ex.Dly, 610h. Ohlum Underwriters in. 1.K. Fire n. 299.

SHIPPING

Iouglas 200n.

ILK. AM. Resibosts Hg. Indo Chinas (Prod.) 9.

Daf. 18.

When enzer) 08/155. Dusun Waterboats 29. Ania Nav, 030, G.

DOCKS, WHARVES, CODOWNS, Éte I. AR. Whurres 85.

Nurth Polt Wharton &Gớn, Bhanghai Hongkow Wharves 10n. IK, Dock# 141⁄4áng

China Previdenti D.Gana. Bhanghai Dockyards 2b, 2.40m. Wheelocks 216.

MINING

Baub Miren 4,700,

B. Mins 01.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDES.

H. & 9. Hotels. 11. 1.K. Larute 1.

Shanghai and Xh, tam.

Humphreya An.

JK, Reniti 2.

Chinese Estates 324n.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H.K. Tramwayn 10.70pm.

"STEEL SURVEYOR” "STEEL EXECUTIVE"

22nd June 23rd July

Peak Trams (OH) EXDIY, 10n.

(Now) ExDlv. En.

Tanks available for Bulk Oil,

Klar Fereles qün,

SAILINGS TO SAIGON, BANGKOK &:

DJAKARTA (BATAVIA)

"STEEL SEAFARER" "STEEL ROVER" "STEEL ADMIKAL"

ARRIVALS FROM U.S.A.

"STEEL SEAFARER" "STEEL ROVER" "STEEL ADMIRAL"

C. Lights 40ld) 0,88sm.

(New) 4,200.

1

ILK, Electrics. 21%ak

Maceo Electrica. C.llte. 17, EaRt.

11, Rights ini Sandakan Lights Bin. Telephones 14m.

145m.

24th June

16th July

16th Aug.

Shanghai Gr

Call. Hecp, (Ord) 21n. Canton fees 3. Cementa 110.

Sally N. Y. Sails S,F. Duo H.K. 3rd June 24th June Sailed 6th June 24th June 15th July 7th July 25th July 15th Aug.

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Tel 31146 · ·-

Chiness Fright Agents:-HIN FAT & CO. LTD. Tels: 28823, 25553 & 28483.

m.v. “BALI"

SWEDISH EAST ASIA CO.,LTD.

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

S. "HAI HING"

.30th May

3rd June

m.y. "SUMATRA” m.v. "MINDORO"

End Junc

.End July

SAILINGS TO EUROFE

my. "BALP

.15th Juno

m.v. "SUMATRA”

.15th July

FOR

ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, BREMEN, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO

& GOTHENBURG Deoptanks available for Bulkoil

GILMAN

TEL.: 31149

LTD.

INDUSTRIALB

11.K. Jupre in.

STORES. Etc.

Dairy Farme 36. Water 22n.

J. Cawforda Za.

Sinceren 230n,

China "Emporium 0.

Hun Co., Ltd. In

Kwonz, Bot long (39m.

Wing On (HK) $25.

Wm. Powell, Ltd, Ex.Dlv, je

MISCELLANEOUS

China Entertainmenta 440. R.K. Constructions (015) 1,806.

(New) 1.8in. Tilings 11-

Vibra

Mamman Jovestnente 2/-0.

Marapan (1)

Shanghai Loan in.

Yangtakes 2.60s.

COTTONS

Ewor 1.70b, 1.80.

RUBBER, pic. COMPANIES

Alma Estatos 14. Anglo-Dutch, ap. Anglo-Jayan '5156. Batu Aname.1.150.

Dula Plantation 468, Chemor United Un. Cheng Rubber

10.

Dinica: Rubborn 1ūn. Keta. Ilahtne. „Kab. 19 Kroewosk ¿Javes .169. Langkate in.

11

Padang Rubbery, „dik Regaḥ Rübkers - Aib.

Bubber Trusts 1.5, 2, . Bampreza Robbers 1994.

Bemambu Rubbers 106, 25. Sharbat Kedahi in. Shanghai-Malanje 101, Bhanghai Pahang 605. Bhanchal Bumatras 10. Bea Manasia 305. Sungei „Duris 180. Taupa, Meraba, Alb. Rebane Rubbers «19h, Zlanabe Bubber 190,

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Money Market

M.S. "KOREA"

Loading about 10th June

ADEN, FORT SAID, GENOA,

BOTTERDAM, HAMBURG, OSLO,

GOTHENBURU, & COPENHAGEN

available for the carriage of oil-in bulk

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

US Dollars opened yesterday At UK$1.07 1⁄2 and closed $0.05% R

TT opened at HK$8.13 and Pelosed at $0.11,

Sterling was down 30K15.25 Australian pounds, were light Ty, lower at HK$1659.

Plastres remained nominal at HK$17 @ 100.

Ticals went up to 13F NEI Culders dropped to HKS 9.40 455100.45

TRAFFIC EEMENTS

East, growing population and lack of means to distribute

Western surplusch, ple improving, production, | Hie volume of rice in inter

the pre-war 40 per cent belontinues of about figure, was stated,

Frede

The world is expected to pro- duce 147,000,000 tons of ricd (Daddy), during the 1949 to 1850 scason, the FAO sald, compared with 149,300,000 tons before the

war,

Total

experts for 1040 ' were 3,532,000 metric tons compared during with 0,702,000 per year the period of 1534.10. 1938.

Imports during 1949, the FAQ sald, were about 3,500,000 compared with the pre-war aver- age of 8,400,000 tons.

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Cause of shortage For East countries are expect ed to produce 186,100,000 tons of paddy during the current season of the world total of 147,000,000 tons. The Imports 10r 1949 to 50 are estimated 2,733,000 Lond compared with €,400,000 tons annually during the

thousands of metric toris cleaned rice).

of

Inila 810, Jupar 1st, china 130, Maluya $16, Coylon 301, Indore

340, Hong Kong 82. Philps ines 130, South Korea and the gines put Bakistan 04,000-Associated Press.

.1

U.S. falls behind in shipping

Washington, May 21.

METALS

REVIEW

New York, May 21. Dommand for copper continued urgent last week aftor the long expected price boost of one cent a pound to 20 cents. Ing for more zinc than was

Andous buyers also were seeki

available.

ord price Chinese tungsten were advanced 60 cents a to unit to US$10-US$19.30, Now York. The move was alributed be importers to uncertainty over Chinese Communist policies on supplying the market. European tungaten buying also was reported to be increasing.

Aluminium prices advinced. In the first price change since Octo- ber 14, 1949. Aluminiuri I pl and ingot form was advanced half cent a pound by Aluminium Corporation of America. Prices for other alurainlum products will intreased shortly, ALCOA

said.

The Company sald mounting cants caused the upturn,

The two-cent-a-pound import tax on copper will be reimposed on July 1, unless Congress arts. to In connection with the cele-extend proscht- legislation sus bration of "National Maritime thrif extension is awaiting action pending it. A bill to continue the Day on May 22, the join by the House Ways and Menns Committee for the American Committee, which had its hande Merchant Marine, which is the full in other tax matters. spokesman for private shipping Supporters of the bill contend Industry, said the United States that turi is pooded to protect shipbuilding industry is at a American minats from the com dangerously low paint, while petition of lower cost foreign Oppenents-many of them! both metal. foreign competition in building and operation has in large fabrlestors of copper-con-

Fond

that a tarift would soon re crbased

suit f higher copper prices tha The Committee reported that would cost Anicflcan consumers,

Reverd struction or ordered by all coun- Douglas, Channan trice comprise 6,841,000 dead- Copper and Brass, wrote to chair- weight tons, of which 1,012,000 are man Robert L. Doulton (Demo passchger, 2,502,000 Treighter and crat. North Carolina), 5,288,009 tankers.

House Ways and Means Comunit the last week saying that reopen

mines would ing of exhausted add only a trickle to domestic supplies and at fantastic prices.

period of 1934 to 1925-war-böse merchant vessels partly under con- millions of dollars. C. Donald

|

Population increases in the Fur East is the principal cause for cereal shortages in that area, the report

sold. While demestic pro-

The United Kingdom leads with is about at pre-w levels,

are below

the pre-war 2,280,000 tons, Norway is second Ogure. The gap between rice with 2,168.000; France third, 098,- supplies and requirements

of 000 tons; Panama, fourth, 563,000 those regions is being partially tons; and Siveden Arth, 550,000 alled by increased wheat coarse grains supplies.

and tons.

In

United States merchant vessels under construction are only 187,- Barod on Information thu 000 tons, including 60,000 passen- far available, the FAD Bald ger, 12,000 freighter and 110,000 algnificant changes both

tankers. The U.S. total is report Holume and direction of insered to be less than Japan which has national Flee trade are. Indl 187,000 tons.

The United Kingdom total of cated. Supplies avaliable for export from South East Ask the merchant. feet in 1949 was countries are expected to de reported to be 21,831,000 tons in

vessels, while the United. 2,500 cline.

States private non-government Burma's current available expect was 14,171,000.

According to the Unlied States ports are estimated at 830,0001 tons, compared with 1,100,000 Maritime Commission statisiles, lens reported shipped during 1949. the United States (otal of mer- Information from French Indo- chant fleet. In 1949, Government China Is.

FAO said, but 11 ,scarce,

It plus private ships, nusibered 3. 1950 exports

ocean-going vessels. will d be sharply to -normal. Thailand, however

deadweight tonnage of 37,417,100. sup

is reported to have increased This compared with the total mer plies, for export, present estimates chant, ficct of the British Empire being, 1,300,000 tons compared countries, 3,146 of 25,088,000 tons

alightly more than 500,000-United Press.

wilb

tons for 1948,

Þhddy intimötes

The FAO gave these estmates

• THE

of paddy production for the 1949:

STEEL OUTPUT IN UK

anglou, May 21.

the

to 1950. season: tin mullons of

tous) meric

The United Kingdom produced Burma 4.70, Clan 44.5, Tulwan 4,139,600 tons of steel in 1.08, India 30.0, Indo-Chipp 0.5, first quarter of 1950, the Foreign Indonesia 78.01, Japan 11.510 Commerce Weeidy And today South Korea 2.966, Philippines This was more than 200,000 tong oyer the production for the ramp 2,530.

The 1949 imports by Far East period st your-Associated countries, pecording to FAO: (in] Press, 1. nama as

Business operations

in America recover

the

Domhand for lead was not int cuvy this past week. Zine tra ders saw little chance of casing the supply pinch for the next several weeks at least,

Quicksilver was bubig, offered ist wock at US$70 US$72 flask, depending on the size of orders. The market was sluggishi and oversupplied.

Major non-ferrous metal prices: Copper, 20.50 cents a pound, domestic and foreign, New York. 1.cod-12 cents a polind, New York; foreign, 11.50 cents, Gulf ports.

Zinc-12 cents. East St. Loula; Aluminium-174 cents, ingots; 164 cents, pigs, shipping points.

Antimony-27.75 cents a pound, cised. New bulk, Laredo, York; 24.50 cents Manganese-79.618.2 cents lang ton unit, cif U.S. porte.

Ferro manganeso US$172 US$ 175 a gross ton, shipping point.

Nickel-42,97 cents, New York. Platinum -- US$65 wholesale; US$60 retail, New York.

Silver -72.75 cents an ounce, New York.

Tin, 17 cents pound, New Yaris-Associated Press.

BASIL BROOKE IN CANADA

Hamilton, Ontario, May 21. Hamilton police said today that special police assigned to Sic Basil Brooke, Premier of Northern Ire land, during his kanjilisti visit on Saturday were a routine and fire- cautionary measura pecorded t

alanlaries

all

tion

high ranking

police assigned 12 officers to Sir Baall's bodyguard in add-

nagcipate ony

Bho Si Bakit ng bill Were just eldicling

his own persphpt esepi

New.York, May 31. e large turn-out

hallday and

all s Record high steel production makers this summer

signs polot to record expendi

frouble featured a broad

recovery

tures for travel, entertainment, haur movement in U.S.

business and recreatios,

Terpo dollars by. Sir Basil visited and on operations this week.

turn over fast when they get inte on his way back to Toronto from the sponding streame

Niagara Falls where, he had spent Slowed down only temporarily Inaltation are, that some 400 the day-United Press.

by the short-rellrond strike, the p00 Ualted States cluizens will do small spring boom in business abroad the year Andepend and Industry resumed the for somet

ward push well fortified with to 0.700,000.

favourable developments, ...

How

Included wer

were a strong stock doller

Steel

per

$400,000,000

Is D

ambera nad

at 101.3

the highest

tons in history-

CHILE TO FIGHT INFLATION

market firmly anchored to a now high since July 1848, a sudden

Santiago de Chile Moy 21. pick-up in business in primary

The Chilean Government plans and secondary textile markets,

to hold a progressively, fighter heavy demand for non-ferrous

refn on prices and wilzés, tá com- metals, which resulted in a one-1,394,000.

bnt inflation, the President, Senpr rent a pound increase in copper prices, and overall Industrial Ce nulgut harrowly rotssed a Gabriel Gonzales Fideis, said production equalling or closely new high mark. There were when he opened Parliament here approaching the beat. Agates 179,000: cóm, and track ser today,

He emphasised Chiller need fo since the end of the war, bled in this country apo. Canada,

Retail trade also was better only 460 Under last week's all-intensify industrialisation, so that this week and new orders, for time high

the country could, develop, iGi. own raw materials and gradually become independent of farcign goods-Bouter,

delivery all the way into the mild. The coming building ads dle of summer indicated that try coared to higher, marks this merchants expect volume to hold i week with so stan of a let-up

In crufa up. Unless there is a new steady pace was sp

Washington, May 21. flare-up on the labour front or all produciles, soft coal output

Koren'à 1949 ·zobáččo Crop “was W ponerated Las developments, not now foreseen, ess

Ten's week. To

cara varled more than 70,000,000 bbind "com- economists expect the nation'

Stromi high markspared with less than 10,000,000. economy to maintain a wife pace env

rough the remainder of

pounds in 1948, 1he US. DA- the second quarters pol

partment of Commerce reported today---Associated Pres

There sill is-lige backlog of (demand for new motor, cars, and- trucks, raw, houses and the mile" situde of things that go to maks "them" a home, “and, an (of Kather

In addition, the current.

tually

Seven ployees of the. Buenos Alros bilice

The Global Fleet

TO HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO vio JAPAN

Třòsident Cleveland”.............Atr. May 28 **öneral Gordoni"

"Frealdent Wilson"

•••••Am. June 19.

............Arr, Junė 19 TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS

via JAPAN "President Harrison" "President McKinley"

Balls MAY Salla June 20 Sails June ANGELESİ.

0

Arr. June 5 Salls Juno 7 Arr. June 12 Salls June 12

TO NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & BOSTON' via PACIFIC COAST & PANAMA Président Tyler" "Willametto Victory" ....... Arr. July 13

Arr. Junb 10:

ROUND THE WORLD

Sails June 1 Sails July 14

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, COCHIN BOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ, FORT SAID, "ALEXANDBIA, NAPLES, MARSEILLÈS, GENOA, NEW YORK and BOSTON "President Van Buren" "President Jefferson"

TO JAVA & STRAITS

"Willamette Victory" St. George's Bldg.

.Arr. May 24 Arr. May 28

Sails May 25

Sails May 30

Arg. June D

Salls June 10 Tel. 28172/5

BEN LINE

SHIP "DENWYVIS" "DENARTY”.

"BENVORLICH"

"BENMACDHUI"

1"BENLOMOND"

"BENALDER" "BENAVON" "BENVENUE"

“BENMACDHUI”

"BENAVON" *BENWYYIB"

"PENARTY"

*BENVORLICH"

BENALDER"

"BENVENUE”.

FROM TAL ARRIVALS

- FROM

- U.K. via Singapore.

SAILINGS

DUR

In Port

on or abt. 6th June

"

London "Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hall.

Liverpool,

....Dublin,

Rotterdam, • Ham burg.

Genoa, Le Havre, ́Lon-" don 4 Hamburg-

Liverpool, Gissgow, Dublin, Antwerp 4 Rotterdam.

† Accepta Cargo ter Japan.

11th June

21st Junt

26th Juna

2nd July

#

:16th July

20th July

Loading on or abt.

26th Jung

20th July,

Buoy A to

40th June-

+

14th Juna 8th July

31st July

* Accepta Cargo for Havre,

Via Malaya, Colombo, Port Budan, Adan, and Suez Canal.

For Further Particulars, Apply

TO-

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

Agents

York Building.

Telophone: 34165.

"LA MARSEILLAISE Roundtrip to JAPAN 10 DAYS

HONGKONG

HONGKONG

(5 in Japan)

sailing 30th May 8 p.m.

Yokohama and Kobe,

← arrival 10th June 8 a.m.

1st Class

Tourist

HK$810 to 975 HK$585 to 615

Excursions in Japan arranged on application.

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