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MESSAGERIES M

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1951.

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Pakistan Launches Development Plan

Karachi, June 18.

A development plan to make Pakistan self- sufficient in "most urgently needed" manufactured goods within two years has been launched by the Pakistan Government.

A conference of the Central Cabinet Ministers and provincial Premiers, presided over by the Prime Minister, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, decided to give top priority to the plan, which is to cost the nation about £50 million.

£23 million will be always been considered an essent- Of this spent on developing industry, tially agricultural country. As a £12.5 million on power levelop.result, the nation's industrial de. ment. £7.5 million on shipping,velopinent has been retarded.. and £2.5 million on munications.

telecom-

It is estimated that the new New York Sugar

industries will raise the value

of

annual production in the

country by £00 million, and

effect a saving of £40 inillion

on Imports every year,

Futures

Further Newsprint Increases

New York, June 18. Three more Canadian paper companies have an- nounced a $10 a ton price increase for newsprint.

They ATC: Anglo-Canadian

FOR PORT LABOUR

Need For Remodelling Of Entire British Structure

London.

Port employers are likely to be confronted in the near future

with the problem of fixing a new wage scale for stevedores' and porters,

supervisors and foremen.

稽

In some ports the recent wage award of 2s per day to the men has ap- Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. ot Quebec, Consolidated Paper parently been interpreted to exclude permanent supervisory staffa with the re- Corp., Ltd. of Montreal and sult that a situation has arisen in which the difference in earnings between the International Paper Sales Co.dockers and the men who supervise them, places the latter in an undignified Ine, of Montreal.

position.

The action follows a similar increase announced last week

مادا

Abitibi Power and Paper The increases bring prices to

Co. of Montreal,

$116 a ton in New York City, and $112 in Canada,

Although this wage disparity existed before the recent wage award, it has since become more marked, taking into account the new piecework and bonus oppor tunities open to the men but not to the supervisory staffs.

to

ROYAL

Date

In Port

In Port

2nd July 5th July July

181 July

22nd June

طرت

Ship

PRIVAD

INTEROCEÁN......... LINES-

ARRIVALS

"TUWANGI" TASMAN" "TJITJALENGKA" **VAN BEUTAZ” "Y"

*TJIWANGI" "RUYS"

TASMAN"

From

8. Amatica, 8. Attica, Singapore, di“,

Salzen

Macassar, Java Ports à SingaDOPY Djakarta, & Dingapore

Macassar, Jaya Ports à Singapore Balewan Deli, Penang à KIRJADORE Japan

SAILINGS

TJITJALENGKA"

9th

June 2nd July

July 9th July 18th July

*VAN HEUTAZ” "BUYS"

По

Singaporn, Jays Ports à MACKLESP Japan

Japan

Singapore, Jaya Porta de Machtsar JADAR

Manila, Singapore, 8. Africa

B. America

Agents: HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE

ARRIVALS

Date

Ship

"KIELDBECHT" "KIELDRECKT" "AAGTEKERK" "AAGTEKERK"

11th July End July Mid Angsura

20th June July Fna July Mid August

vantafes of the various pur- chases; lifting potential of booms and masts; the Factory Acts as applied to ship working; how draw up and copy manifests and cargo profiles; how to plan a multi-port cargo With very little trouble super- to define the position of the with relation to the handling

In Port of discharge The companies blamed higher visors and foremen can estimate supervisor in post-war environ-facilities at ports of production costs for the rise. to a halfpenny the earnings of the ment, Some of the administrative, causes of spontaneous combus

America's Price Administrator men they engage, the wages being technical and personal problems tion stowage factors and flash Michael DiSalle was reported standardised and printed. On the of the foreman, peculiar to cer points; how to continue loading to have urged the Canadian other hand, the men falsely tain industries, will be covered;

and discharge during mechanleat Government to try to halt the assume the foremen to be in others vill be common in varying breakdown:

various hoisting increases. Most

of Canada's receipt of a greater wage under degrees to the dock industry. methods on drum and drum enri newsprint is used in American all conditions, with or without Resident tutors, with snow-appreciation of time and motion

overtime. The comparison being newspapers:

the meantime, Premier unfavourable to the foreman and ledge and experience of industrial studies; application of mechani- devices, unitisation And Maurice Duplessis of Quebec. supervisors has led to a near-conditions will survey the his- col

torical, economic and psycholo- everything practical.

palietisation of loads in faci where

51 per cent of Canadian strike in one port and dissatisfac-

that gical factors asked tion elsewhere.

influence newsprint is produced,

activities, while newsprint companies to give

management

Whatever courses may be de- special price consideration

selection Beside the wage grievance, representatives from 10 newspapers in Canuda, especial- there is friction between fore-of departments will discuss such Algned for the education of the ly in Quebec. He hinted that mon and supervisor. The latter specialist funcitons as time and worker in future, employers are

for preparation if this was not done the Pro-is a comparative newcomer to motion studies, education and insistent that emphasis must be vince might institute controls, the docks; in point of fact he training and personnel manage laid on Associated Press.

is often regarded as superfluous. ment. Lectures will be supple- mechanical era. It will be

waste of time to build up any groups, He may be without dock labour mented by discussion experience, visiting the job once

nee films, exercises in clear thinking, courses of instruction based on twice during the Or

visits to contrasting industries present methods of leading and to day and hy guidance for private beyond any doubt that the turn- discharge. It has been proved represent Д remate employer,

reading and study. delivering a message or assum- ing a superior position over the Toreman, who probably knows every trick on and under the board. These contracts are, to say the least of it, rarely con- ducive to good management, particularly if the foreman dis covers, by methods of his own, that the supervisor is pald lower wage than his own.

HONGKONG

SHARE MARKET

(From Our Correspondent)

Bushiess lone on the Stock Exchange this morning WDS valued at $109,955.30. Noon prices and the morning's trans-

actions:-

*

the

round of ships can be accom- Another course for foremen,plished in less than a quarter of from June 11 to June 10, will the time by the use of fewer examine, drstly the historical men and more special machines. economic and human factors that: form the background to indus- trial activity, and, secondly, show how these affect the status and responsibilities of the foreman, Lectures will be supplemented by

will be given for read-

idance roups and films,

electric and He

The education of the docker, therefore, must be practical. He will have to know how to drive and maintain, and be personally responsible for, fork-lift trucks, and elevating pla form machines,

cranes, mobile Of the 290,000 British fore-ing and private study. Although petro tractors and trailers. men spread over all industries, this cannot be as comprehensive will have to be trained to ap the most frustrated are perhaps us the preceding, course, the preciate his value not as a dock- the stevedores and quay fore opportunity to mix with repre er, but men, Their power has gone, industries should be valuable for chinery which will eliminate

for competition

In big has junior or prospective members of manual work, and according to.1

their

SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES between gangs and

scope

BANKS

HK Bank East Asia... 102

INSURANCES

Canton

240 XD

50 to 1405

Union XD.. 30 710 60 210 Underwriters 3 3.50 UK Fire ... 132 140 DOCKS, ETC:

PL

Whart XD

Duck

Provident Wheelock

-LAND, - ETC.

JK Hotel lik Land Shai Land Humphreys

UTILITIES

Train

$30 41

201%

2119

5

31% XB

1135

12

100 g 3

2000 @ 1.20

Light (0) 6.05 200

C. Light (N) 3.56

Teleplane

INDUSTRIALS

Elect (B) 5.78

Cement

2000 #

23 2334 1000 231; .. B

300 $3

10:0 15

Rupa ..... STORES, ETC.

Dairy ....... 121 12 200 m 12

1000 12.0 Watson ....

1035 317 ) Idli Crawford 25%%

COTTONS

Ewo

Bank То

2.25

Mission Egypt

bean

and i sentatives from many diferent d

as an operator handling

Bis

Skill in manipulation, in- destroyed.

their supervisory management and for

who men in the various pens, their those

have already taken crease the wages of each man in the now mechanical comple- of selection freedom

is often training courses organised by ment. takten away from them when their own company. strange men from other areas oro thrust upon them. The fore- man

to humour

the malingerer and

the agitator, whereas in the past the undesir- abie wn

was sacked forthwith often at the request of the remainder of the gang, who feared whole sale-dismissal.—

has

WASTE OF TIME

Now, the foremen say, the malingerer defies dismissal, be comes the mouthpiece and the pace-setter, and when taken to task, which is very rarely now, he emerges from the tribunal smiling and vindictive. The almost unanimous opinion of the foremen interviewed is that it is now a waste of time to report un offender, Foremen have to close their

cycs to breaches of discipline..

many

That there is a need for a He will have to be shown greater understanding of their that the costs of cargo handling responsibilities by all port are root costs; that when these workers has been shown by costs are high, as the result of the chairman of the Docks and restrictive practices and general Inland Waterways Executive, Inefficiency, the whole chain of who recently convened a con- handling costs to factory and ference of all interested port back again to the quayside

authorities,with must necessarily be raised, se. the result that the Institute of that he himself is responsible Transport, the City of Lon- for increasing retail prices, don College and the Association

and-harbour

as

231

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From

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SAILINGS

To

Japan via Manila, Manila, Singapure à Europe.

IxDan" via MESILA

Manila, Singapore & Europe

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PATTISON ORIENT LINE

LIMITED

SAILING TO NEW ZEALAND

9.S. "VALLES"

LOADING HONGKONG JUNE 24 FOR AUCKLAND & WELLINGTON.

12-14 Queen's Road C.

Tel: 25846.

TIN PRICE WAR COMING TO END

Washington, June. 18. The United States has reopened negotiations with Bolivia for the purchase of tin, RFC Adminis trator S. Symington said today.

He refused to name the price at which the United States offered to buy Bolivia's tin concen- · trates nor would he say whether a reply has been received.

The United States suspended į tin purchases from Bolivia in March as prices skyrocketed from the pre-Korean level of contract between 74 cents a pound to $1.88. The Bolivin ind the U.S. Government has sinco

since to $1.00.

70-Year-Old Leads Trip To The Arctic

expired and tin prices dropped Leads

London, Jime 18.' Thirty-two Britons are to. trek from Helsinki to the

Arctic Circle this month. Their leader is a 70-year old retired bank manager.

of Technical Institutions have EXAMPLE FROM HOLLAND combined to draw up a syllabus designed to cover the elemen-

Can this practical training be lary study of port traffic, work-initiated now? The Rotterdam Ing and finance.

Shipping Federation commenced courses in cargo handling on a SELECTED SUBJECTS

practical basis in September. their training 1949, using Tentatively the following school an old depot ship lent subjects have been selected as

by the port authorities. Up to beginning: Londing, disc the end of 1850 the federation ing and berthing

of vessels:ssued 289 certificates for warehousing; ports

part In had

competency. including

Mr Symington told a newB transhipment; layout of stevedores, 30 deck hands and

that the United conference terminal operations--road, rall The practice of hiring casual

and inland foremen and hatch foremen has

waterway course 20 cargo superintendente. The States "made an offer to Bolivia tions with been found to contain many

ports; equipment success of the experiment is, of which we think is a very fair dangers, particularly since de-

and appliances: lighterage faci- course, dependent on the att!- offer and that is substantially tles; history of dock labour tude of the port workers them-higher than 74 cents a pound. casualisation. In the past, the since

since 1887; port labour and selves.

We would be willing to buy tin road to permanent foremanship methods of payment; constitu

at a price well above the pre- lay along the path of

Mechanisation has spread, tion and functions of the No-'

Korcan price." butchman, hatch

and tional Dock, Labour Board; too, to Queensland ports, where handling through the phases where

Mr Symington hunted that the Commonwealth an passenger traffic working: in- |*| understanding of rigging, apli-dustrial relations and

Lin equipment pool has been form-

price

between cing, general deck work, boom minor subjects related to the od to Washington, June 18.

fork-trucks, tow

agency and foreign métal mar motors, The World Bank announced topping, heavy lifts, stowage whole scheme.

mobile cranes, pallets, kets was drawing to a close. today it is sending a four-man and, above all, an inherent

&c., to shipownere and steve- mission to Egypt to Inspect pro- ability to get the job started Arst

It would seem of great ad- dores. Some of the mechanised jects for which Bank aid may and finished first, were the vantage, to be in possession of gear has been sent to the ports be requested.

the rough-and-ready qualifica- a certificate showing proficiency of Darwin, Cairns Townsville, again buy tin on foreign mar They will carry light-aweight

Gladstone, and In at least some

kets. Monday's quotations The mission will

of the im- Rockbampion examine lions, Contract No. 6 closed here

added, word tents and two pairs of shoes for subjects portant

$1.00 a Irrigation, hydro-electric power,

mentioned, the value of the equipment now today one to two points higher fertiliser and steel plant pro-

pound, ho The position has degenerated but inquiries among

the current the journey, which is to be made about equal to dockers, reaching some £250,000. with sales totalling 401 contracts.jects, and discuss with Egyptian in the past the casual foreman disapproval of the

to such # degree that whereas foremen and employera reveal

mostly on foot. Singapore. academic This mechanical conception Prices at

RFC chief reiterated authorities methods of financing

The spread was reliable and ambitious for scope of both courses outlined hos

The loaders Mr. Stephen statements made by him to the the proposed investments there.

now he is often and no great desire on the part where a course of training has

effect that he is determined to Hilhouse, of Uxbridge, Middle» The mission, which has been permanency

break the influence of what he mx. With him will be his wing, invited by Egypt, In due to found in league with the men, of the employees to avail them been drawn up for the operators of the opportunities of the machinery concerned. It arrive in Calro on June 21. for a unwilling to speed up the job, selves

termed "foreign cartais.“

Kargaret: is obvious that the future of month's stay-Associated Press, ready to disperse private infor- offered.

British ports must follow these motion and disclose contents of special stowage cargo. Some Some employers say that, pro-mechanical trends. attempt to overcome this unre-viding there is sumcient demand lubility by making certain men in any port, the subjects can be weekly workers and assistant Imparted during the slack times,

New York, Jyne 18. - The plan is part of Pakistan's World sugar futures closed here six-year plan, announced last today unchanged to five points November, which in turn is part higher, with soles totalling 210 of the International Colombo contracts. plan for the Co-operative econonile development of South and South-East Asiu,

SHIPPING COMPANY

The short-term envisages the establishment of a national 15- ocean-going - vessel steamship company and the building of textile, steel, and cement fac- tories throughout the country, Among other things it aims at making Pokiston self-rumelent in drugs, medicines, paper, iron and steel, leather goods, tyres and tubes, edible oils, and fool- wear within two years.

Expenditure on' Telecom- munications provides for the Construction within a year of wire and cable planta and tele- phone and radio equipment fac- Lorlos. It also provides for the linking by radio of the federal capital of Karachi directly and Indopondently with provincial centres.

The significance of the plan is lis shift of emphasis from agri- cultural to Industrial develop- ment. Pakistan, rich in food grain and raw materials, has

Contract No. 4 (work) July September January March

7.05 nominal 7.05 bld

... 0.48

May July Septrinber Spol Contract No, S., July September January (1053) March

7.70

WOOL OUTPUT.

0.19 brid 4.17

1.10

H

HIGHER

8.00 nominai

May July September Spot

6,84

The

➡United Press.

Cotton

6.40

5.69

0.35

Futures In New York

Rome

lond

from

Amorica,

war

the

The party--the youngest is 17·

and

He indicated that the situa--are members of the Camping tion is getting to a point where Club of Great Britain

"oneq | Northern Ireland. the United States could

of

He had heard of one foreign group which held 4,000 tons of In off the market when prices rising after the Korean war broke out in the hope of

were

THE ADVENTUROUS

Mr Huhouze, swho has been e member of the club for 50 years,

foremen has been tried, but has mornings and afternoons, during London Rubbering as much as $5 a pound said today:

the periods of paid unemploy-

not met with success.

ment, instead of entailing the

Washington, June 18,

It follows that the super-expense of sending men or Agriculture Department

I foremen to distant courses of reported today that world wool visory structure should be production in 1915 was, estimal-modelled and a lolder of pro-struction.

Introduced something ed at 4,100,000,000 pounds, an molion

12,000,000 pounds like the following and in hacend Increase of over the revised 1950 total.

The

the

Futures

London, June 10. The most important subjcol

Prices of rubber futures closed ing order. (1) assistant foromen: quoted in the remeral scheme here today as follows: —— (2) foremen; (3) supervisors; is that of loading and dis Department, sald In- (4) superintendents. It is as charging ships and the general Number 1 rubber, in cents creases over

the positions and opinion of men, formen and pre-war sumed that

in all duties are defined and that the employers is that a practical us lovel were registered

entaiting "instruction October/December parts of the world except North staff, on a permanent basis, must schemo America where conditions are pass through the lower to the and drill in the various stages January/March now becoming more favourable higher grades. This rating is of cargo transfer would be more ca higher production. United based on the assumption. That

Preis. New York, June 18. Prices of cotton futures closed here today as follows:-

NY Stock Exchango Spet

July

October December

New York, June 10. Dow Jones average at the end March (1983)

the session.stpod as follows:-May

30. Industriale

utilities

40 bonda

303.00 July:

0.00 Detober

42.71 December 180.05

46.00 nominmi 37,45

14,00 bid'

United Press.

Exchange Rates

the methods of loading and dis- charge are to remain unaltered.

SPECIAL COURSES -

prontable and popular.

GREATEST INTEREST

per lb.

July/Begtember

"Some of us ́ólá

ones will probably not reach the Aretle Circle,, We' shal' igava that to the young adventumqua members.

INDONESIAN PROTEST Informed sources said today that the Indonesian Government has made vigorous representa

Mrs Hillhouse addedt "I am not tions against the action of the United States in slashing tin sond of walking, although I have prices to the level of $1.08 par been on many foreign trips with pound.

Indonesian officials informed the club. I am looking forward 4412-45

the United States that the recent to gesing Finland "WAN 421-43

The party will dy in a special tin-cutting actions wiped out 36-3031 1514-304 all the effect of American ly chartered nanoplane, Fares economic and military ald to will cost them 20 return. They Indandals-United Press,

expect to be eway a fortnighikime London Express Bervice........

---United Frest.

Supervisors and foremen, Japanese Bonds

example, are deeply, Interested The need for training for in the principes of stowage, has trim and stability of ships, management Deine was done in the local supervisory

market Uus been recognised at Jurion Manor, sirpsses and sirking on cargoen, morning at the following rates)-, Sterlin halo-iper The In Cheshire, Where A Curso for main causes of swending righ 14 delland #153,285 foremen wil commence on May, and ready meths of ventilation, Indonest guilders per 100) 230 20 and end on June, 1. The stresses, – sirain

stead and

·Biam · Urali(per 100) pric plasties (par. 100) „fees, 1339, industry in its human specie and nylon ropes, kas menDAKORI NU-

•25ingapore (Biraila):<

1.001

'course has been, designed to help i strains of whey ` famili

LONDON MARKET

London, Jring 18.

· Prices of in elóma here, today

at the end of the official' spoITI-

ing session as follows:

Spot i stjern

Lond, June 18.

Ipponpes bonds

0134

-Spot tin, sallaengipters

-10103

Bass done st

Three-month țin, bujang v

Three-months. iin, welers

Bunom done at

Bestlement

D1B $120

U.S. TREASURY

› Washington, June 15, Treasury position: f