1950-07-17 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1950.

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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"SDENGKING"

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SAILINGS TO

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• Salls from ARRIVALS FROM

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pore Indonesia & Singa-

pore Bangkok & Saigon Knbe & Keelung

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Kobe

"SINKIANG"

Tientsin

"SHENGKING"

Keelung

"HUNAN"

Tientsin

3. p.m. 18th July*

6 p.m. 20th July

5 p.m. 21st July

5-p.m. 23rd July

6 p.m. 24th July Custodian Wharf.

10th/20th July

10th/20th July

20th July 20th/21st July

21st July 21st July 21st/22nd July

23rd July 25th/26th July

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SAILINGS TO

Japan

Japan ...

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1st Aug. 2nd Aug. 21st Aug.

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Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & Part Bald.

"AENEAS"

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FINANCE

AND

COMMERCE

Australia still plagued by acute shortages

Sydnoy, July 15.

PRICES IN U.S. Australia is growing up, but it has bad growing

SHOW INCREASE

Washington, July 15. The Government today re- ported a sharp rise in whole- sale prices due to the Korean crisis.

pains,

They are reflected in grave shortages that are

spoiling the orderly growth of this new coun- try.

These shortages range from bricks, steel, cement and timber for houses mid city buildings, to The Bureau of Labour Statis-wire for fencing your farm or

grazing property. tles said the average price ad- vanced 1.8 per cent in the week ended July 11.

0,3

It added that the Korean con- filet had a marked effect most commodities.

The BL

BLS index went to 161.8 (meaning that per cent of the 1920 average.

The index July 4 was 150.) A year ago

was 154.

The Index peak was 170.3 1048.

of

There is a shortage tolc- phones to put in a house or office block that might be bulit, a shortage of electricity and house. hold gas, and 1 very serious shortage of coal.

of

There is another shortage, labour men and women to Ali vacant positions in offices,

fac- iftories, and on farms.

on

in

Food prices during the week ending July 11 went up 4.1 per cent and meat prices 7.5 cent.

Hand in hand with the short- age of labour is a desire on the and part of the working man woman to do less and less work for more and more money. There per is a lack of responsibility, because

the

knows that if he employee leaves he will have no trouble in Increases ranged as high as 17 per cent for rubber to a post-getting a job next day.

As a

general rule, you will war high of 38.5 cents a pound. -Ascociated Press.

make more money in Australia you are a sklled tradesman, a small shopkeeper, or even an un- skilled labourer, than if you are an office worker,

BURMESE TRADE MISSION TO UK

"CHANGTE" "ANKING"

Australia & Manila Australia & Ocean

28th July

Island

29th July

"CHANGTE"

Japan.

18th Aug.

...Dublin & Liverpool

27th July

Rangoon, July 15. The Виштеле Commerce will Minister, U Kyaw Mylni, shortly leal, a trade delegation to and Britain, the United States Europe.

to

Holland & Ham- burg

29th July

ARRIVALS FROM

17th July

26th July

3rd Aug.

U.K. via Straits &

Manila

12th Aug.

15th Aug.

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"CYCLOPS"

"ULYSSES"

*ANTILOCHUS"

....U.K. & Rotterdam

via Strails

U.K. via Straits U.K. via Stralis

U.K. via Straits &

Labuan

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"PERSEUS"

UK. & Rotterdam

via Straits

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DE LA RAMA LINES

10th Aug, 24th Aug.

Sailing to NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, vin JAPAN, PACIFIC COAST PORTS & CURACAO

"HALLAND"

17th July

Arriving vio MANILA from U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST

PORTS

.21st July

"AJAX"

Carriers option to proceed via other ports to load & discharge cargo.

All the above subject to alteration without notice. For Passage and Freight particulars please apply to

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.Aug.

5

.Aug. 13

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The delegation is expected include a member of the Anti- Fascist People's Freedom Leongus, the Government Party, and a re- presentative of the Burmese Trading community.-Reuter,

A small shopkeeper, or email building contractor will make more than a university profes sor: carpenter will maka more than a salaried solicitar; an unskilled man, such as a builder's labourer, will make more than a bank clerk.

Biggest worry

So, if you come to Australia today as a migrant, the least of your worries will be getting a job. Your biggest worry will be

Japan wants coal from North China

New York, July 15.

Exploitation of North China's iron ore and cool resources is the one way that Japan can in- crease her steel production without aid from the United States, according to a Japanese steel official.

is very

Last-minute P&O B.I. E&A

attempt to rally

New York, July 15. The stock market rounded out a 'losing week with a last-minute attempt at re- covery.

Friday the market · ad- . On vanced for the first time during the week-but after about US$- 3,000,000 had been lopped off the market value of all slocks_listed on the exchange. The Friday

to get a sullable house or apart- your family to- ment to keep gother.

Some migrant families are ilving apart in rooms today-just because they have been unable to get a house or apartment.

Many of the younger Austra-rally cut the loss by one-third.

Friday marked the end of tho lians are in the same boat. But third week that the market has they are able to live with in- had to evaluate the results of laws, have obtained government--

President Harry Truman's revi-

Eastern built houses after years of walt-sion of our For

policy. results Measured in dollars, the ing, or inherited homes.

You can buy or build (it may have not been exactly encourag take two years) a house herë.

Valug The paper. Ing.

or ut But prices are high. A three-sted stocks has plunged roughly bedroom place costs around 3.000 US$7,500,000,000. Australian pounds, which is six gross salary for a bank years clerk. That is too big a liability for the average working man to undertake.

When will

this shortage be overcome? No one will guess, but the government is trying to over- come it by bringing in building workers among migrants.

Shortage of office space is just as bad. If not, worse. Many men have bought and closed down thriving little businesses, just to get office or shop space.

Few new hotels are being built. The result in that virtual- ly every hotel room in the occupied every night. if you want to stay in a hotel, should book in a month

country

you ahead.

Cool shortage Coal ranks with building as a | major shortage. Not enough is being mined to meet the rapidly rising demand of this country's new Industries. They are often running at half speed.

Railways, power stations, steel milis,

and gas works all suffer from shortage of conl. Some elites,

especially Sydney, have blackouts from time to time, partly because of insufficient or Interior coal, and partly because

insufficient generators.. These thortages, combined with rising costs of food, have made

migrants

discontented. Some have gone back to their homeland, Others are sticking it out, hoping for the day when: Australia catches up with its ris- ing population. Associated Press.

of

many

PRICE CONTROL MOVE IN BONN

to

The decline, of course, is no dis- incasure of approval or approval of a new foreign policy. It represents the first shocked response to what may turn our to be a

a change, modified or not, from a pence to a war economy. Several times during the week the market tried to dig in for a rally. Even the Friday advance, however, had no real strength. When the market closed for thei week, prices were generally set- uling.

The week's gyrations in the exchange were again compounded mainly of a mixture of confusion, hope and fear. Now and then a bit of common sense was evidenu but the other flavours were too strong for common sense to naku much impression.

B

Tuesday's market, for instance, was one of the most remarkable displays that Wall Street has seen in Q long time. The marked sizable overall loss closed with after heavy trading and zig zag

The price course,

price pattern

TCUBL was foggy, to say the leut

Not only did the market per- form with extraordinary agility but the financial district offered an extraordinary variety of opin- ion for the market's action. Rum- ours of a peace offensive some salil, touched of heavy selling, Other brokers were just as urd that the rumours acted us a prop under declining prices.--Asso- clated Press.

PAKISTAN PACT WITH AUSTRIA

London, July 15. Pakistan and Austria today ini- tialled a one-year trade agree- ment here under which the total volume of trade both ways will amount to about £4,000,000,

The agreement was initialled by members of the offelal six-man Government delegation representatives

Pakistan

Takeshi Okamura told the "At, present we are importing United Press such exploita- Malaya and India and from the some from the Philippines,

Bonn, July 15. tion would enable Japan to United States, but that

The West German government compete in the Oriental mar-expensive. For example, coking was defeated in Parliament to ket.

coal for Japan from the United day when the majority Christian States costs $23 per ton whereas Democrats bolted and backed a

Socialist-sponsored measure here it is $7.50 to 38 per ton."

To All the gap. Japan

reimpose price control and sub- now in Britain and Was encouraging domestig

sidies on bread. mining

of the Austrian Government. but it supplies_only_half of

The defeat- does not mean the It is subject to the approval of resignation-of-the-Government, Japan's needs.

the

two

Governments concerned. but several Cabinet Ministers

Under the

Pakistan the agreement Pak threatened to resign because of will export 10

to Austria raw the setback. The defeat was materials like jute, cotton and great that the vote, taken by a

Mr. Okamura explained that so dependent was Japan on Chinese natural resources that the great Yawata steel and iron works were purposely located at the Northern and Kyushu fal

of

Island as con- venient to transportation.

Mr. Okamura said Japan at

a steel capacity present has 5,000,000 long tons yearly, In- cluding alloy castings and gings. Exports last year amount- ed to 400.000 tons, including finished steel.

ok

tor.

"Our critical problem is raw materials, especially coking coal, Iron ore and scrap," he said,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES Consignees par AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC

LINE

1.5. "AROS"

|

The ure was under 50 per cent krade

and coke more than 25 per cent ash.

He had discussions with US.

agreed

Agriculture and State Deport ment officials, who

the

steel industry in Japan can be maintained and contribute to a prosperous Japanese economy.

send textiles, juta manufactures, show of hands, was not even wheat and Austria, in return, will counted. It t was the most stunning defeat in the Coalition Govern pig iron and hard metal products. ment's 10-month rule.

This is the first official trade The Socialists had demanded agreement between the two coun

and that the 80,000,000-mark month- stant

Austrian re- Mr. Okamura sald the the threely subsidy on imported wheat be bases for a modern economy are

revived because of rocketing presentatives held trade talks in electric power, coal, and fron bread prices, The Sociallats London from July 7 to July 13 and steel. With the present ime

warned that unless soaring prices through the good offices of the port

policy

the provision and were stopped, Germany's power-Pakistan High Commissioner here, ultimate growth of the Japanese ful trade unions would be mobi-Pakistan has no diplomatic : re- steel industry would depend on ized for measures, presumably presentation with the exploitation of North China by strikes.United Press. resources.-United Press.

MOBILISATION OF

INDUSTRY? .

Washington, July 15.

McGrath, sald the Justice De- The Altorney-General, Howard partment aludying procedures

are hereby notified that their cargo is being discharged into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co's godown where it will be of consignees to be followed if the Korean war risk and subject to the Wharf's makes Industrial mobilisation Terms and conditions of storage, necessary. and where delivery may be obtained.

Damaged packages are to be left in the godowns for EX- amination by Consignees and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke at 10 am. on July 22, 1950.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must have a Re venue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

At the same timo, the Secretary of Labour, Maurico Tobin, said the National Security Resources Board is looking into the ques- tion of manpower mobilisation.

Mr. McGrath, Mr. Tobin and other Cabinet members mes for a briefing with President Truman on the Korean war. They discuss- ed not only the military picture, but also domestic problems that might arise as a result of the conflict.

answer

The Attorney-General said_no decisions were reached. The De- fence Secretary, Loule Johnson,

to refused

reporters questions as to the possibility of No claims will be admitted economic controls on the home front. He said: "Any discussion of after the goods have left the controls must

tho come from steamer's godowns, and all | President.” goods remaining undelivered With industrial production after July 23, 1050 will be breaking all peacetime records, the Government is trying to de- subject to rent.

termine how much of it: must be war- diverted to the Korean. United Press.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the-Undersigned on or before July 30, 1950 or they will not be' recognised.

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Hong Kong, July 10, 19807

EXPEDITION TO - ANTARCTIC

Canberra, July 15, The External Affairs, Ministor, Percy Spender, said today - thái -Australia will send an expedition to the Antarctic In December, 1982, to establish, and dialnțatą station” there: A-"new:firessdl would be built for the unreal- Hion: United Pro

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Router.

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