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To Increase

Shipments

Of US Rice

Washington, Nov, 0. The United States ly to send 2,420,055 more 100-pound bags of, rice to foreign consumers by the end of this year than was originally planned.

The Agricultural Department announced an increase in the 10 9,100,065 rico export quota

initial export bags from ап allocation of 7,280,000 bags oft-

pouriced in September..

go

The three largest. Increases bags: to Japan, 000,000

HONGKONG

SHARE MARKET

(From Our Correspondent)

Business done on the Stock Exchange this morning amount- ed to $360,869.40. Noon prices

and the morning's trans- actions:

Output In Backward Countries Could Be Increased

Colombo Plan Progress

Colombo, Nov, & Returning from a tour of the South-East Allah coun- tha Colesbó tries wishin Plan, Mr Geoffrey Wilson, Chief of the Bureau of Technical, Co-operation for South and South-East Asia, 1014

conference today that the Colombo Plan had caught on in mit the countries in the region,

Mr Wilson deðlared thAS he was much impressed at the progress made ekpe. cially in relation to the programune

traling of technistan, France- Presse,

Promoting Private Investment.

American Schome.

and

Argument For Introducing Modern Farming Methods

London, Nov. G.

Gluts, scarcities and famines have posed problems to the people's rulers since the beginning of history.

Today, though transport, communications and organisations are better than ever before, the people of the majority of the under-developed countries eat no more and no better than their ill-nourished ancestors.

Indeed, three-quarters of the world's population have scarcely benefited from modern agricultural developmėnis,

Mr

In his new book. "Britain's may become net Importers, Food

K. O. Throughout, though, there is n Supplies," Fenelon

wide and vast potential awaiting develop- tobulated review of the varied ment. Iraq, particularly, is well aspects of world food production placed with ferille soll and and distribution, He stresses all abundant water- the technical still be made to boost food out.

In

Progress that can the Tits and Files from

Aut the great undeveloped spaces of the world,

0

Africa Despite post war

African

dietary development, standards

remaln among the He notes that "standards of lowest in the world, There are agriculture vary so greatly that great potentialities for develop- the food output per worker is ment in

The

the con- country: tinent sometimes ten times greater the "empty" one. Taken as a whole, comparatively advanced

than, in the under

territories. It is the least well documented, This means that In the and only a fragmentary pictura advanced States one farm of the food and agricultural) family

and four situation is possible. Iceds itself others, while in the backward territories a farm family can

Even

simple

0.0

MOST BACKWARD

Steel For U.K. Yards

Shipbuilders To Be

Given Moro

London, Nov. 6.

Shipbuilders learned with

steel

He reviews the world's main cwt, are produced in India likelihood of further increases, areas;

and Pakistan and 34 cwt. In Borneo.

The explanation

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SAILING.

Nov, 11

Nov.

15

Nov. 11

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Mautina, B. Africa & 8. Ametică Aingapore, E. & 8. Africa

DJakarta,

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Nov. 1

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Nov. 20

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Malta... Bingapora. Bijakaits, Mauritius, 8. Africa 3 B. America Singapore, S. & D. Africa

Blogspore,

JAPAN

Jakarta, Semarang,

Atsgapore. bjakarta.

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Japan

Semarang

Bligapore, Djakarta, Mauritius,

8. Africa & 8. Ametica Manila, sikɣapore & K. Aftlen

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Japan; JAPAN

Macastur, Surabais. Semarang,

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Nov.

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From

TEL. 28015/18.

CHINESE AGENTS: 82 CONNAUGHT RD. C, TELS, 31100, 20133

some degree of satisfaction | T11SADANE” that the Admiralty had un- Washington, Nov. 6. produce only enough to feed

India, Pakistan and the Far dertaken that their alloca- The United States Goy-itself and half another family

Enst These areas arc pre- tion of steel would be in- ernment today announced at a much lower standard.

dominantly rice

But, cating.

creased next quarter by 9 improvements,

generally speaking, an intense campaign to en-

such as the use of better hand with the exception of China and

they are percent over courage private investment implements, belter seed, crop Japan, among

the present in 35 countries receiving aid rotations, fertilisers and insec-ward and inefficient farming

the most back-quarter. under President Truman's

tleide and simple Irrigating

Whercus

This is not nearly enough to "Point Four" programme pumps could Increase productions in the world.

cwt, of

please them, but they consider up to 50 per cent in even

milled rice are that if the shortage ΟΙ produced per acre in Japan only has been arrested and there is for under-developed areas, short time In these territories.

The State Department other Government departments are trying to increase still

AMERICAN SURPLUBES

of the low further such investment, recent-

yields obtained in most countries ly reported to have reached a

Since the rationing scheme record high level.

Europe. This continent is the of Asia is to be found in the was resumed in February, the The State Department said most intensely farmed large amall size of forms three-industry has not enjoyed a full Investors can help send techni-region in the world, due to its quarters are of three heres or delivery of allocations.

heavy rents For cal men to countries that need pressure of population, technical less and the

the first and second rich It, and

efficiency that their efforts

solls and charged. Cultivators

are too quarters of the year the alloca- may benest the world's dollar

favourable climate.

poor to purchasO Even modest tions were the same, then for Northe equipment, and shortage,

Output po acre

primitive tools the third, there was some re- West Europe which specialisen almilar to those

duction. Pressure to boar centuries in mixed farming is nearly three ago are still

the

Government brought an In- limos as high as in South-East 1{ the Ear

which trease of percent in Europe, whose dominant feature includes some

tion for foreign visitors Reuler.

AID TO P.L'

Manila, Nov. 6. Future American economic aid

bound

Pa

4

Lo continue

emplast

the prospects are much more healthy.

on

of the tnost fourth quarter and now an ad-

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The attitude of the ship- builders has not changed in the

Their view past months. that a 50 percent increase over the allocations is required work before the industry can all out on its big order books, and deliver completed ships in Cus-

It would further the campaign by encouraging favourable con- ditions for both local and foreign capitul in the 35 countries, bring

is the cultivation of grains crops, densely populated areas in the ditional 9 percent is promised. business The ing Investors and

low productivity ef world, is to achieve Ilving opportunities together and gathering background Informn agriculture in the South-East is standards comparable with those until the of the West, it must inevitably geguire a wider know- Import food and produce more modern farming export goods to pay for it. technique.

Population is increasing rapidly, North America. With huge partly due to the lengthening of farmland areas, farming is less life, resulting from an increased emelency knowledge of modern medicine. measured in terms of crop yields But agricultural methods have alone is lower than in some of not kept pace, mainly because of The European countries.

the apathy of farmers Surpluses have always passants. The new shift in policy was presented a major problem. Ways announced at the first Press and means of satisfactorily dis- conference given by Dr Renne posing of them have not yet since his return on Sunday from been worked out, although one channels and tube wells, is just a month's round of consulta-suggestion is that they should starting to show good results. lions in Washington.

be given to Aslatle countries

will be diverted to inclusiriailso- tion of the Philippines, declared Dr Roland R. Renne, chief of the U.S. Mutual Security Agency mission here,

intensive

and

"There is a general apprecia- which undertake to raise their in official circles in own low standards of cultivation tion Washington of the need for had productivity. increased diversification in Philippine economy," Dr Renne

said.

RISING COSTS

on

nfid

In India, however, a big pro-

gramme

to establish nutherous small works such as dams,

SOIL EROSION

All in all, Africa and the East are stirring, and will inevitably demand higher food standards in the future.

Much can be done. Output in agriculture in

quicker. time to satisfy

tomers,

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abroad.

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Nov. 18 Dec. 2 Dec.

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Dec. 1

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Meeting Of Malaya-India

Rubber Producers

Trade Sets

A Record

are one thip of 1,600 gross tons in Germany, two ships totalling 23,300 tons in Japan, and live ships totalling 19,950 tons in Holland These

figures

have may cause some speculation for, in these days, it is rare for a completely British shipowning South America. 'in the "This diversification must be Argentine, costs of agricultural per person

company to order new tonnage Compared with the reflected in increasing industrial production have been rising Africa is only one-eighth, of a preceding quarter, there was an development, particularly in the steeply, during the past 20 years tom, in Asia less than a quarter increase of four ships totalling processing of products in great without any proportionate in of a ton,

But in mechanised 10,350 tons in tonnage for Bri- abundance in this country."

im productivity. North Amerlea it is two and a

lalu under construction in the Dr Renne sold more of forth-55030.

Mechanisation

Netherlands. large half torts. coming U.S. financial assistance scale could transform Argentina's

It was under the heading of to the Philippines would be in agriculture, but

To alleviate shortages, agricul- that country that the first en- the form of loans and less in the ment's monopoly hus diverted the Europe, cant be greatly increased

the Govern tural productivity, even in try of a British vosdel untier form of grants.

construction its Dr Renne saw no indication in profits of agricultural production and world trade in foodstuffs yard appeared in the post-war

Singapore, Nov. 7.

Singapore, Nov. 8. Washington of an alleged trand to industrial and other develop-

Further, waste, in- returns; expanded. Some 400,000 tractors, eluding supplies

tho those for

Maldyan trado with India In to cut down on American economis

Preparatory talks for a meet devoured by rats quarter of 1951 recorded 0110 mic and technical assistance to usefully employed on the present loss of about 33 million tons of

been estimated, could be and mice, which accounts for the vessel of 600 tons, presumably

ing in London in January of August created à record, for in the Philippines,

the Working Party of the Inter- that month the balance of Indo- a coaster, the launch of which "On the contrary," he added, cultivated aren,

national Rubber Study Group. Malayan trade was in favour of bread grains and rice, can be

was recently reported. In on

Uruguay, aince the

which opened last Tuesday in Malaya There are other coasters on

For the first time, Malaya the part of the American public there has been a trend towards cut down considerably.

Djakarta between Malayan and order and the present figure of of the progress being made in more Intensive farming and sell erosion can be combated by

planting wind breaks, by the 19,950 tons includes a tahker

Indonesian representatives, have tent more to India than sho re- sélyed. Malaya exported M$13.- the Philippines," Associated pasture is now being ploughed up introduction of binding granges, for the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum

just ended, for sowing with wheat and crop rotations, contour plough Co., Ltd., which is part of the

Informed sources stated that 999,948 worth of goods to Intlin imported 45311,505,080. Insced.

and by a general correct Royal Dutch Shell group. Also ing

the talks were designed to reach And

Detalled trade statistics In Braill, only four per cent | utilisation of land and water: to be constructed in the Nether-

a better understanding between ports and experts are not yet of the country is cultivated. But World opinion and internal lands, are two, cargo motor- Indonesian

Malayan

available, but the sharp 'rise" in In addition to being the world's | demand will not

delegates over the rubber pro-patroleum exports may be one tolerate that | ships of 0,300 tons. Geadweight greatest coffee producer, it *ex- ¦ masses of the people in such for London

crs' stand at the final meet of the reasons for the favour- ducers owners, and as ports cocob, maize, rice, bran. countries us Algeria, Burma,

there are other Anglo-Saxoning of the working party.

able trade balance. the London, Nov. 6.

tankers to be laid down,

India that It was assumed sugar and fruit. The potentiall India and Pakistan,

experts to Malaya" in Ceylon volume of tonnage building in An association of all importers ties of the country are enar- Morocco, Tunisia and Japari

working party had been given August were M$3,300,000 more of tea in the French zone

of mous.

should subsist un less than Holland to British account may the task of formulating a broad- than in July, M$5,100,000 more Morocco is about to be created, |

and New Zealand. 2,000 calories daily. London be

increase. Australia

e expected to

Iy ly based agreement between than according to a message in to Increased agricultural produc- Express Service.

This.

and also apply to Ger- rubber

Proda

than in May: For the con- moro. day's Financial Times.

many, as orders placed by two sumers for a workable scheme first eight months of the

year The paper's correspondent in lon in Australia is bound up

companies for six ships with for

stablising prices.

the overall trade balance was sem with the provision of railways. Casablanca wrote that a

been. ond Gürman yard” have

scheme, If passed by the M$2,000,000 in favour of India porary committee for this asso-roads and water supplies. For

announced. It would scom thịt working group, will be rub igaldst Malaya. In the corras. ciation has already been elected, the next decade or so the con-

the Japanese reference to mitted to the members of the ponding period last year, the "One of the first decisions of tribution to world food supplies

two ships dach of 17.680 tons International Rubber Study balance was M$91,000,000 in building at the Mitsubishi yurd, Group for approval and rati- favour of India. Nagasaki, to the account of the

for fication by governments Standard-Vacuum Transporit- implementation France Press. tion Co., Ltd.

Prest

-

1405 14:23 20 1435

180

J

SHARES DUYERS SELLEND SALES

BANKO

IIK Bank East Asia

INSURANCES

Canton

Union stee

Underwriters

Indonesia 600,000 bogs and SHIPPING Cuba 100,000 bags.

This brings the total for there DOCKS, ETC.

countries to, respectively,

2.100,000: 1,000,000 and 2,750,-

000.

The U.S. will DISO send

300,000 bags to Korea,

which

was

not included in the original

list.

The Department said the in-

crease was made possible pri-

K. Who?

付

780

I

Asia Nav.

.. 1.40

00

$ 200

Back.....

NFL Whart

.11.50 31.00

12.00

Provident Wheelock

in the estimated 1952 tico, crop | LAND, INC.

marily by a substantial increase

over the August crop wtimate

on which the initial allocation

was basedReuter.

LONDON TIN

MARKET

London, Nov. 6. The tin market was firm this morning. Turbovor was 110 tons including 80 tons for cash. Prices closed at the end of the}

ression official troming follows:

Spot in, buyers

Apot fi cotiera

Datumiem done at

05

LY

.....

DIS

520

963-001

*T¥\res¬montha tas, kliýers ... 842 (0. "Three-monthia tirs mellers 20 143: Buster'dome at Settlement

I Hotel

arc Land

JUC Land Shai Land

Humphrom UTILITIES

Star Ferry

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Morocco Tea Association

Bis the now association is expected can be considerable, but beyond to be the creation of a reserve that period it appears doubtful stock of tea equivalent to if there will be any large ex- Morocco's normal requirements for at least three months," the message added.-Router.

200 @ 52.

0.019 6.70 2200 € 0,00

2001 01

1.00 13.30

$0.10 20.30 000 m 2020 600 21:20.20

C. Light (0) 9.00 9.73 500 Do

C., Light, (N) 0.40 ÕIG Electric ... 22.00 23:30 Telephone 7.30 INDUSTRIALS

Cement

COTTONS

Bwo

-United Pres.

portable surplus.

In New Zealand, the large surplus of food is unlikely to be diminished in the near future by COTTON MARKET increased demands from the

home, markot.

New Orleans, Nov. 0. Cotion futures closed 95 cents

to $1.95 a balo higher. December March

9.00 May

October

P70 July

40100 1000 21. 0.05

13 € 5.00 ** 101010.30. 100 g K810

19,00 20.10.500

0.00 $.50 1000

2000

40,00

36.20-28

PRIMITIVE METHODS Middle East, Agricultural 36.56

methods are, in general, primi- 30.74

tive and a deep-rooted tendency 30.43-60 to cling to extremely complicated

£5.55 Associatdi Press.

And

Exchange Rates

In New York

New York, Nov. 6. Closing foreign exchange; Canadian dollar in New York open market 3 per cent premium

or 103.00 U.S. cents, off % of A cent. Britaini

$1.00 off Britain

30-day features. 13.79 oft B/18 10-qny, features $3.7916 of 24 10-day feallton $1.70% off

***** 2.00 .00 Belgium

-Atrociated Press.

New York, Nov. 0. Automobiles led the stock market, foder, the higher gains ranging frons fractions to share, while dractional losses were plentiful,

34.91 bid customs of land toure severely NY Stock Exchange Spot cotton closed $1.78 a Hindery efforts to improve balo higher.

farming efficiency. Ment Midding

duction rucelves,scant attention, | os catile, are

partly as kept draught animals, partly for their milk and hides, and purity, as

Indicato Atrica to owner's social, sintus.

The under developed countries can expand cultivation to feed their growing populations, but tho Folder" countries like Egypt |

Copra Quotation

New York, Nov. 6.

Copra was quoted today at $206 per short tort, Cocoanut oil was quoted at 18 2.30 cents a pound, asked United

Pross

起

their

#

Exchange Rates

8075

Businem was done in the local unomela exchange market this morning, at the following rates: UB. dollar (Der $i)....... Starting note iper £1). 10.39 Indonesian: guildēru (per 100) 2730 Blam Benis per 100) .... Singapore (Straits)

1833 FIG pissires (per 1003 ...” 11,60

JAPANESE BONDS

London, Nov. 0. •* ̈

Japanese bonds

at 71%

“A” (48. o 11809) "B" (49, of 18101 JCH (ON DE 1987)

1914

"D" (of 1034)

1011

"E" (5 of 1030)

147 00-5/10

-Press.

One million twa, hundred muisend shares were traded. Railroads, some atecla and petroleums joined the rise-Consola Associated Prese.

and

the

of im

Juno and M$3,800,000

The drop may largely be ac- counted for in the sharp de slide in the export of textiles from India to Malaya, but in

New York Sugar July India regained her place

Futures

New York, Nov, 0.

World sugar futures steadied

today on short covering while domestic futures were firegulat in a mixed trade.

Contract No. 4 (World):

4.00 nominal

-January

March

July

September October January Spol

Contract No. January Meron MAY July September November Spoti

3.73 bid

3.73 bid

2.74 bid

3.77 bid

7,83 nominal

as No. 1 supplier of textiles to Maloya United Press.

Rubber Futures

In S'pore

Singapore, Nov. 8.

Prices of rubber futures

eloped today as follows

| Number 1 rubber,

ger, 167 December

January

Tebruary Number 1 rubber,

|_ December -

8.00 momimal Number a rubber,

5.48

8.75 dias

Jatled Prezi,

December Mumber

Spot rubber, unbated- Blanket crede No. 1 pala STOPA /.......

辣

300-101