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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

[Bilerfàild 4 Swin thongkong) Liday

CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

"YOCHOW””.

“SHENGKING"

"HOOCHOW"

"FENGNING”

"FUNING"

"SHANBI"

“HUNAN"

"SHENGKING" "FUKTEN"

“KONTUM"

BAILINGS TO Pnom Dinh

•Keelung

Bangkok

Kobe

.Djakarta, Semarang, Sourabaya & Maonster rohuta 匙 Kobe Yokohama, Nagoya,

Tientsin Keelug

Singapore, Penang & Port Swettenham... Baron & Pnom Penh Tientsin

Salls from

"HUPEH"

ARRIVALS FROM

"800CHOW"

Kobe

"FENGNING"

Kobe

"FUNING"

Singapore

"SHANSI"

Bangkok

"HUNAN"

Tientsin

"SHENGHING"

.Keelung

"FUKIEN"

.Kobe

10 a.m. 10th May

p.m. 10th May* 10 am. 11th May

10 a.m. 13th May

10 nm. 14 May

10 am. 15th May 10 am. 17th Muy

5 pin 17th May*

10 am, 10th May ID am. 20th May 10:am. 23rd May Custodian Whart"

Noon. 8th May

10th May

10th May

12th May

13th May

7am. 15th May 17th May

A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE

SAILINGS TO

...Sydney & Melbourne

Sydney & Melbourne

Noon 11th May 23rd May 20th May 31st May

"CHANGTE"

"TAIYUAN"

"TAIPING"

Japan

"CHANGSHA"

Japan

ARRIVALS FROM

"CHANGTE"

"TAIYUAN”

"TAIPING"

"CHANGSHA"

Kure Moji Austraila Manila

R: ..Australia &c Manila

In Port

21st May 26th May

27th May

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & Port Sald

"AUTOMEDON"

"CALCHAS"

"TYRNHUS"

"CYCLOPS"

"BELLEROPHON"

Genoa, London, Rotter-

dani

Hamburg

Liverpool & Dublin

Marsellles, Liverpool

& Glasgow.........

Jeddah, London &

Hotterdam

Dublin & Liverpool

Scheduled Sallings from Europe

S, "AUTOMEDON"

G. "BELLEROPION"

galls

22nd May ist. June

6th June

15th June 26th Junc

Hong Kont

Liverpool

Sallo Rotterdam

Arrives

Sailed

G. "PYRRHIUS“ "ATREUS"

do

Salled

40

do

15th May 17th May 23rd May 31st May

6. "CYCLOPS"

5th May

G. "PELEUS

12th May

16th May

B. "ANTILOCHUS”

18th May

G. "AUTOLYCUS"

25th May

10th June 17th June 23rd Juna 1st July 11th July

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1952.

CHINA MAIL

JETE=WINDHAM STRESSING

HONGKONG PUBLISHED DAILY (AFTERNOONS)

Prica, 20 cents por copy.

Baturdays 30 conts Subscription: $0.00 per month. Postage: Chine and Moso $1.00 per month, UK. Brillal Possessions and other countries $3.00 per month.

Kent Has

"The Finest

i

Fighter Base'

London, May 7.

Malaya Worried

Sharp Fall In Of Rubber

By

Price Of

Singapore, May 7.

Mansion Alteld, Kent, now occupied by a jet wing of the United States Air Force, la "the finest fighter base in the world." This is the view of the Americon communding officer, Malaya over the sharp fall in the price of rubber Colonel Phillp Ardery,

He took over command of the in the past two days of nearly 12 cents to 93%

this Straits cents per pound.

· Perturbation is being felt in rubber circles in

News contributions, always welslation after arriving in come, should be addressed to the Editor.

communications country in November.

The Colonel, who in civilian and advertisements to the Secretary,”

inces

Tolophanet 20011 (5∙Linus). KOWLOON OFFICE;

Ballebury Road Telephons: 82611.

Classified Advertisements

20 WORDS $4.00 for 1 DAY PREPAID ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS

$1.50 PER DAY 10 cents PER WORD OVER 20 Births, Deaths, Marriages, Personal $5.00 per insertion not exceeding 25 words, 25 cents each additional word. ALTERNATE INSERTIONS 10% EXTRA

If not prepaid a booking for of 60 cents is charged.

FOR SALE

YE OLDE MILL A distinctive hand- made stationery. in boxes, be sheets nutepaper. 50 envelopes, Post Svo fly. $0.50 per bov, Duke dy. $11.50 per. box from "S. C. M,

COLUMBIA

COPPERPLATE PEN- CfLS. J and D 132 per gross, $3 per dozen $0.30 each on sale at

s. C. M. Fost."

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

I

M/V MAGAMEMNON" Damaged cargo ex-this verul will o Goddard 2 surveyed by Mestra, Baugias at Find's Wharf Iran 10 a.m. on May 10, 1952, and consignees are requested to have their representa- Ilves present during the survey....... BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta

Hong Kong, May 8, 1952,

Singapore dealers said the drop was caused

1

life is a lawyer, made his first by a rush to sell on the part of Federation pro- visit to this country about nine ducers and small-holders who had feared a further years ago, when he landed a Liberator aircraft

at an RAF fall in prices. station near Norwich,

"It was

at the time of the be Bald. 1000-bomber raids," "When I heard the skies thun dering with the sound

and heard tic craft engines, planes return at dawn, I pro- mised myself never to forget what the RAF were doing in the war.

of air-

Tib Brush-owned Stralis

Fow deaters were unaffected rimes in an editorial today by the plunge of prices except sold forward, supported this view but added: speculators who

some indication he said. There was yesterday that most of this stock

Today prices rallied 1% cents has been disposed of: it so the from Tuesday's closing on the market ought to show signs of cessation of selling by nervous recovery by the end of the week, holders,

circles here Official

to com- but it is clearly going to be are at present reticent

for some ment, while traders preferred to extremely sensitive Ule time."

"watch for a while." The paper said Malaya will be if rubber holds at fortunate labout a Straits dollar for the

next few

months and perhaps still_mare fortunate if it holds NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES at 75 cents around the end of

the year.

the RAF and the USAF is a "The spirit of unlly between magnificent thing, and is nome- officers and thing which my men will always remember."

Consignees per STATES BTEAMSHIP COMPANY

** "WASHINGTON"

But neither figure will be possible unless America

buys for stockpiles.

Rubber elreles claimed that even if the price could be main tained at an average of one Straits dollar a pound, the value this year of Malaya's rubber would be down by two hundred million Straits dollars-Reuter..

Dispute Over Water;

Other Singapore rubber dealers Buid a lack of foreign are hereby notified that their earge orders was another cause of the

being discharged into the Hong-price drop. kong & Kowloon Whart & Godown

of the Rubber Co's godown where it will be at A spokesman

1n. Council

Kuala consignees risk and subject to the Producers Wharl's terma

ere delivers may be Lumpur said the fall might be storage, and where delivery may be

due to the transition period of obtained,

Washington, May 7. change-over from Government

dispute four-year-old to private buying in America

a between India and Pakistan over and might be temporary,

water rights reached Washing- recent trends.

had ton today. caused much uneasiness to pro-

Damaged packages are to be left in the godowns for examination by Consignees and the Company's sur- veyors Mears. Comichael, & Clarke though at 10 a. on the 5th May, 1952.

To comply with the General Bond- ducers.

signee must have a Revenue Offer

ed Warehouse Regulations, con- The price for top quality

in attendance when damaged dutiable rubber today closed at 054 goods are examined,

a pound

cents

No claims will be admitted after yesterday,

the goods have left the steamer's endown, and all goods remaming undelivered after the 10th May, 1952, will be subject to rent.

against 08%

OFFICIAL'S VIEW

A

•

conference here was at- tended by engineers from both countries and representatives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-

ment.

The dispute concerns Mr Ng Quee Lam, Vice-supply of water to Pakistan's of the Singapore irrigation canals from the Inklus Trade

Association, River system passing through Chinese

traders, India”

All claims against the steamer must President be presented to the Undersigned on Rubber ar before the 23rd May, 1952, or they representing will not be recognised,....

P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL 5.N. CO.'

PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Leaves Landon.

2nd April

Outwarde "CARTHAGE” "CHIUSAN"

"CORFU"

0th April

Port

Arrives Hongkong In

In Part

2nd June

Via Southampton, Port Bald, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang & Bingapore,

Homewarda

"OHUSAN"

· “CARTHAGE"

"CORFU”

Leaves Hongkong

Rih May.

9th May

1) June

Due London

And June

9th June

Bib July

Accepting cargo for Bingapore, Penang, Colombo, Bost-

Outwards "TRESILLIAN"

Homewards "SINGAPORE"

accepting

bay, Aden & London.

FREIGHT SERVICE

Arrives Hongkong

10th May

Salling

20th May

+

for CATEG

From

UK & Continent

For

Straile, Colombo, Aden. Genoa, Marseilles, London

& Continent

Swettenham,

Singapore, Por Penang, Colombo, Aden, achos, Marseilles, London, Hamburg, Antwerp & Rotterdam; with liberty to call at Bombay if inducement offers. Tanks available for carriage of oil in Bulk. Space for refrigerated cargo. Limited passenger accommodation.

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

due Bth May

sails

Bth May

"SANGOLA”

+

"SİRDHANA”

due 18th May

of 13h May

tram Japan

for Singapore.

Penang. Hangcon

& Calcutt

from Calcutta,

Rangoon, Penang Be Singapore for Japan

(These vessels have refrigerated cargo space)

P. & O./B. I. JOINT SERVICE

the

"ORDIA"

"OBRA"

"ORMARA"

guid today that the Ottawa The conference, according to No Fire Insurance will be effected. Į conference should Investigate Bank sources, will continue in- the natural rubber situation in definitely and no public 'an- further nouncement will be made' until

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents

MANDRAKE the MAGICIAN

PARE

{(I HOPE THIS ISN'T A

INVISI

| WILD-GOOSE CHASE-

2nd June

14th May

14th June

S. "ANCHISES"

5th June

G. Loading Glasgow, before Liverpool.

B. Loading Swansea, before Liverpool. Carriers' option to proceed vis other ports to load & discharge cargo,

DE LA RAMa Lines

SAILING for KINGSTON & NEW YORK via JAPAN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL

"AGAMEMNON"

ARRIVING via MANILA FROM. U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS

"DONA AURORA"

"DONA ALICIA"

Lathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

Bouto

Departa Hongkong

Arriven II.K. (on return) 1K/Bangkok/Singapore (DC-4) 730 a.m. Mon. Thurs. 0.45 a.m. Tues. Fri. (Contiecta at Bangkok with U.B.A. ta Rangoon)

3.30 p.m. Wed, 4.45 .m. Wed. 4.45 p.m. Wed. Sat.

→K/Hanoi/fulphung (DC-3) 11.49 a.m. Tues. HK/Saigon/Singapore (DE-4) 10,43 a.m. Tues. BK/Manilv/D.N. Borneo (DC-3) 7,00 a.m. Tues. Fri.

All the above subject to Alleration without notice. For passage and Freight Particulars please apply to

1 CONNAUGHT RD C

BRANCH OFFICES 50 Connaught Rd. West;

30331/8 4878

THIS CARS

| HOT, I'D

BETTER DITCH IT HERE.

I'M COUNTING ON HIM TO LEAD ME TO THE • MYSTERIOUS CRIME

RING--

to

order

ศ prevent price drop in Malaya.

It has ended,-Router,

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

WHILE HE WAS IN JAIL, TEN ROBBERIES. WERE COMMITTED BY A PERSON OR PERSONS WHO LOOKED JUST LIKE HIM-~AND LEFT HIS FINGERPRINTS--

due 12th May sails 13th May due 20th May

Balls 21st May due 20th May" salis 22nd May

"OLINDA"

due th May Balls 20th May

from Persian Gulf for Jupan

from Rangoon & Singapore for "Japan from Japan for Singapore, Colombo, Bombay & persian Gul from. Persian Gulf for Japan

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD.

"NANKIN"

due 8th May ' salla 12th May

from Japan for Port Moresby, Sydney, Brisbane, Dunedin, Lyttelton & Auckland

All vessels have liberty to call at any ports on or off the route & the route & sailing are subject to change or amendment with or without notice.

MACKINNO

culars apply for

ENZIE & CO

BEND LINE BENLINE

TO ANS

6th June

14th May

FERDINAND

Tie-dy Decision

By Mik

|| Cope, 1952 by United Feature Syndiente, inc.

NANCY

"BENLEDI"

"BENDOKAN" "BENMACDHUI" "BENVORLICH" "RENWYVIS"

"BENLEDI"

*"BENDORAN"

"BENMACDNUI"

"BENVORLICH"

8"BENWYVIB"

ARRIVALS

FROM

Japan

U.K. via Singapore Упрал .D.K. vía Singapore UK via Singapore BAILINGS

DUE

on or abt. 15th May

17th May

28th May

14th June

Loading on or abt.

(Dirent to Singapore,

thence Liverpool! Dublin & Hamborg,

London, Rotterdam & Hull

(Direct to Bingapore, thenco Havre, Lon don & Antwerp.

Kure, Yokohama & Kobe,

| Antwerp.

Calls Manlis, Cebu, Tawau & Sandakan.

# Calls Manila,

All Vessels accept Carro for Aden, Suez, and Port Said.

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

HI', NANCY.

WHERE ARE

YA ?

York Building.

Havre, Liverpost, Glasgow

Agents

21st May

29th May

10th June

18th June

Telephone 34165!

What A Pinch!

JOHNNY HAZARD

I'M IN HERE BRUSHING MY

TEETH

→ERNIA BUSHMILLER.

SORRY I'M LATE,

BUT I FORGOT ALL ABOUT OUR

DATE

-APR-4

By Ernie Bushmiller

I CAN'T STAND ABSENT- MINDED

PEOPLE

MONSTER OʻLOGY

WESS,” TH" INSCRIPTION YOU QILKOTE PROVES 'IS MY RING, JOHNNY / H

CHECK,,WEE PORRIE RIGHT NOW I'M SURE THE RING IS IN THE HANDS OF A MAN NAMED OR, ANTONIJ

·HE STOLE IT FROM ME... AND I WANT TO

FIND OUT, VILY!

·SO. LADDIE, SINCE.. 'TIS MY RING THAT'S GTOLEN, I'M GOING.

= WITH VE!

By Frank Robbins

Dino

At the

P.G.

For

Reservations. Tel: 27880

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Toffee

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AIRFIELD SABOTAGE THEORY

Washington, May 7.

The representative of the buliders of American air bases In

French Morocco today charged that delaying and bar- gaining tactics by the French Government helped to delay the vast airfield con

construction pro- gramme there,

The

Con-

builders, Allas tractors, a group of five inde.. pendent furms, appeared betere a Senato investigating committee to defend themedves against Allegations of waste and mis- management in the hitherto secret works,

Mr JB. Bonny of the Atlas group declared that the builders had been hampered by confusion and uncertainties,

This, he said, was created by Insufficient and delayed United States Government funds, of countermanded orders, lick

plans and cbstructions posed by the French Pro'cetorata Govern- munt.

He urged the committee to give full weight to the possibility that there may be a definite effort under way by those whose interests would be served to dis- rupt

the" construction of these bases by any means possiblą,

Questioned by the Committee, Mr Bonny saft that he was re- ferring to the Soviet Union and did not intend his statement to reflect on other witnesses.

He said that the contractors had suspected some raboinge in the work and had transmitted their staplelons to the Army De- partment--Router.

Now U.S. Envoy

Rome, May 7.3 Ellsworth Bunker, new US Ambassador to Italy, presented) hie credentials to President Lalg!" **Elipudiatíí Quicinale Palaco

today, Mr. Bunker, whose lust, post, was Buenos. Aires, succeeded James C. Dunn, now US Ambassador to Franco.

-Associated Press,