This picture shows an operator checking the valves on one of the main pipe tracks
(A Shell Photograph). at the new Shell refinery at Geelong, Australia
This New
£10 Refinery Is
Million
The Biggest In Australia
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1954,
Last Thursday, the Governor General of Australia. Field Marshal Sir William Slim opened the new EA 10 million Shell It is the first of refinery at Geelong, near Melbourne, Victoria. the new Australian refineries to come on stream under the oil industry's post-war building programme.
With a capacity of about 1 million tons a year, Geelong is the biggest refinery in Australia. Together with the existing refinery at Clyde, Shell will now have a total refinery capacity of about 2 million tons a year in Australia.
The crude oil to be refined at Geelong will come from the Middle East and the Seria oilfield of British Borneo, both virtually 100. ster- ling sources of supply.
The
Ceremony
afflelals 11:11CH marked the urbed and semi-detached houses; Visiting tegçles
who have seen this hostel des- first stage of the ronstuction of with two to three bedrooms,
cribed it as "effering the best the Lelinery which, when
that we lo Wonkers faculties completed, will make it the most
have yet seen' modern in Australia
"The
and administration amenities blocks in the refinery been built of reinforccti have ennerete and brick and designed The ament- in a madern style.
been nes black hats with changing roums.
a few
the pr The next stage in grube is the construction of a catalytic erucking unut, work un which 14 to hogar week. Thi
thue for pletion about the middle of next year and will have nake your capacity of about 650,000 tons a It will have the effect of Year
12) 1 converting envy
fractions
BELT
la motor spirit thus making
Important contribution Australia's requirements of this Cominodity.
To bring the crude oil into the refinery. which is about Ave mies to the north of the city on the lure of Corle Bay, the Geelong Harbour Trust buaid- ing a half-mile long jette which will be able to accommodate :
ceon-going tankers of up t
18.000 d.w. tons
simultaneously from
and will
built being
both ends
be completed next two or three months.
it
The housing estate, which can, If necesstrs, accommodale 150 be complete with houses, will
emerities. up-to-dute
Shopping anluchtun
small Morts oval for centre and a
football, cricket Australian
suntable fo a vinalles wound
tennis curts and kaming pael Marcommodate
provided showers.
and three glass-enclosed dining rooms capable of seating a lotni single men well equipped modern hostel, of 230 people. Sun-porches are consisting
of ten blocks was also provided
relax. LA 220,000, staff can
built at a cost of
where
off-duty
New Observatory Plan For South Africa
The Hague, Mar. 23.
six European from
Leading astronomers
the countries decided at a meeting at Leiden to seek
In addition to the erade die tillation unit, ancillary
ment
power
equip
funds to build a £1,250,000 observatory in South Africa.
TRADE and COMMERCE SECTION
JAPAN CUTTING BRITISH CAR
IMPORTS
Sterling Shortage Blamed
GERMAN COMPETITION
GROWING
STRONGER
Japanese Government
Tokyo, Mar. 23.
cuts in currency available for foreign cars is intensifying com- petition between agents for German and British manufactured vehicles.
His "System"
Far East to Benefit
Came Good America Sends Abroad
Barcelona, Mar. 23.
Don Juan Comas won Spain's biggest ever food- hall pools prizo of 3,102,704 pessías (£28,200 sterling) thanks to an extensive file on plubs, players, arounds → and referees' idiosyncrasies.
Велог Comas, an surance clerk, claipied he had worked systematically on these fles which had brought him in "several small wins slready. in- cluding one for 470.000 pesetas (£4,000 sterling),
He filed in "handreds" of lines al two pesetar (fourpence) each. every wook.
He is a fourth year ex- ternal undergraduste of law at Barcelona Univer- sity.---China Mail Special.
year, Fords from NEW YORK
With poor highways and crowded cities, Japan has been turning increasingly to the small Euro- pean and British makes of motorcar to solve her transport problems. Last Dagenham, Vauxhalls, Austins, Morris, Triumphs and other cars of British make were scen in Tokyo in ever increasing numbers.
Now, Volkswagens, Opels, Hansa-Borgwards, Taunus, and Mercedes cars from Germany; Renaults, Fiats Citroens, Simcas and Peugeots from France; and from Italy are showing up on the streets, though most appear as taxis, because the big taxi companies are given favoured-customer treatment by the sales agencies,
Sweden
13
duties and x will reduce
the
The
merc
said
after
an
STOCK
MARKET
$172 Million In Surplus Food Products
Washington, Mar. 23.
Eleven countries have received or been promised more than 172 million dollars' worth of American surplus food and farm products since last July 1, officials of the Foreign Operations Administration have disclosed. These surplus commodities are direct grants under the United States Mutual Security Programme.
millions of Estimates totalling many more dollars for other allocations made after December 31 are not yet available.
In addition, the United States Grants under the mutual has allocated 757,200 tons of security programping werd wheat for the famine rellef In coliars):
Iin
Agia., Latin-America, Africa and Britain-frozen beef 17,250,- the Middle East Reculving this |000; tobacco 20,000,000; dried ald were: Pakistan 700,000 tons; prunes 5,000,000; lund 8,000,000; Bolivia 45,000 tons; Libyn 2,200 cottonseed oil 11,000,000. tons; and Jordan 10,000 tons.
South Korea received 623,000 dollars worth of barley through the Korean reconstruction pro- granime.
Meat, bread grains, fats and
New York, Mar. 23. A late wave of realising oils, dairy products and dried put the stock market vegetables and fruits, to a total its worst shake-value of 14,062,000 dollars, were through out in a month on increased sent for the relier of civilians
In East Germany. activity today.
Market commentators said the selling developed when traders decided to take profits in the mainstay of the market
pient sessions.
In
too. represented
spokesman
that with some samples of the Saab, enough parts would be imported
The
ears to enable Japanese factories to lurger Americur
during assemble 7,200 cars, Importa- which became popular
Aircraft stocks were the the occupation of Japan, are tion of completed cars would be
tim the injority, Although limited to "cover whatever de-feature of the markel all day...
there this year Japan's budget proficiency
standing out among the leaders be may
during
early irregularity, but Kramme suggests that high imports of cars in parts.'
Crities state that Government pacing the decline just before
the close. eesh available for Detroit pro- plans to cut imports do not dirrels,
far enough. They argue that as Government "miss- Jian is in the
of midst Japanese
pluns terity budget"
together economic crisis, "luxury L-
should be cul t< with a shortage of sterling have ports" resulted in a cul in the number Ţininimum.
Turnover for the day vi Cabinet Ministers, senler Gov- of cars
from imported being
shares
the Tiritub. West Germany
industrial 181,000 and ernment officials and
heaviest since March 1
and the United States. Britain | lenders are often criticised for compared with 1,800,000 shares makers are the most adversely buying frequently the Iniest
yesterday. affected because of Japan's low model.
Out of a total of 1,207 issues Some Japanese have suggested stering
traded. 710 closed lower, 233 A Japanese Trade Ministry that car imports should be stop-
There
80 higher.
new spokesman said. "Japan's ster-pect
But the Jap highs, only two new lows. vmpletely. Hop
continues to unese industry's production
Curtiss-Wright
was active diminish, but she has a surplus target for 1954 is 8,500 curs,
leader for the second day, her cleating account with less then half the demand;
blocks ranging to 21,000 shares. West
"Therefore Many manufacturers have an- Germany
It closed unchanged at 9%. Cermin car manufacturers orenounced that they intend to use t
Republic, Glenn but Lockheed, methods in on advantageous position," he mass-production
they
are hampered in
Consolidated Vultee, their Martin, said.
Grumman
active also. development plans by high pro- IMPORTS REDUCED
points During the fiscal year 1953-54 duction costs and lack of capital. They closed to 1
lower. the Trade Ministry allocated a-China Mail Special. total of 18,131.700 dollars to car Importers.
In
WCFC
reserves
bulansee
In
1
or
Germany Seeks
More Trade
With Red China
were
were
HONGKONG
STOCK EXCHANGE
West 2,000,000,
Germany Soybeans tobacco 60,000,000; cotton 3,000,000,
Norway-bread grainn, 045,- 000: maize 030,000; fats and oll 1,325,000.
Formosa (Nationalist China)—– barley 2,000,000; brend grains 7,206,000; fats and oils 4.132,000. Finland tobacco 3,000,000: cotton 2,000,000 (Finland સંકષ
the not participate in
Mutual Detence Programme but may buy surplus commodities with
her own currency),
Yugoslavia-bread grains, 6, 050,000; cotton 3,200,000; lard 2,100,000,
Brach-groundnuts 1,035,000. Japan-wheat 50,000,000. Netherlands - bread 0,500,000.
grains
Greece-fats and oils 197,000; meat 888,000: dried vegetables 02.000.
Spain cotton 4,040,000,
(From Our Correspondent)
Business on the Stock Ex- change this morning amounted to $846,519.50. Noon quotations China Mall Special. and the morning's dealings:- RHARES DUYKRS SELLERS RALES BANKS
TIK Bank... 169 1700
65 1663
10 1700 51700
NOTICE
The following advertisement has appeared in United Kingdom
$3400 361 | papers;—
East Asia INBURANCES
ότι
Union
170
800
Underwriters 7.20
Lombard
SHIPPING
Asta Nav
1.15
DOCKS, ETC Hongkew Dock XD Provident 10)
XD B'hal Dock Wheelock
10.40
7 D
H DOO
7.5
100
7.00
4000
7.03
5000 pe 8
Losses in the ralls ranged to nedrly 2 points in Rock Island and Southern Railway.
Losses In the oils ranged to 4 points
ita lo Amerada, 2% Seaboard 2
ail in Shell,
| high-priced issues, Texas Com-
my fell 14. pany
The NY Stock Exchange bond volume was $3,270,000.
American The
change shares.
Stock
Ex-
volume was 540,000
Dow Jones
4000 *** 1.43
3000 8
| MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND CIVIL”AVIA', ION
1.
SHIP FOR SALE
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation invites offers
for the purchase from him of the undermentioned ship "as 7.03 vin
at Hong Kong after 7.15 lying"
removal of certain Naval equip- 928ment and stores. If purchasta
for
2000
B
200
500+
LAND, ETC.
HK Hote!
9.10 p.20 2006
300
1000
9.30
0,20
..00
1.49
IK Land
S'hai Land
scrap, certain other equip ment wifi not be included in 18.00 the sale and will be removed 000 2000 before delivery to purchaser.
Humphreys 18.00 18.00 1000
Realty closing averages UTILITIES
Tram XD
290.02
100.81
$0.29
13.17
100,90
178.43
United Press,
Of the total, 3,930,- 000 dollars went to importers of British cars, 2.607,000 dollars to und importers of German ears,
7,000,000 dollars to im about porters of American cars.
According to the Trade Minis- allocations for British cars try
reduced by approximately were 44 per
for the rent
October. 1953-March
1934 period. During the same period, allocations for "
Communist China must be German curs were reduced by
made into "a good export field". cent. approximately 7 per
were: During the
40 industrials Auril-September tor West Germany, according to 1953 perled.
dallars German Transport Minister, Dr 20 Talla 2,500,000
Christoph Seebohm, a 15 ties cre allocated to Importers of Hans
63 stocks Bonn report states. British cars 1.500.000 dollars to
40 bonds To 700 members of Hamburg's Comm, future price index importers of derman cars. the October-March 1954 perlod, wealthy East Asia Club Dr 1.436.100 dollars were allocated Scebohm said: "I do not think L107,000 we have played our last cord in for British cars And dollars for Gen
the Fur East. Germun cars.
"We Germans are old friends; The Ministry spokesman said
But we thut German
the peoples there. manufacturers or
much es must go along with new ideas were not affected to director of the
nover trying to dominate For years, astronomers have from Belgium,
the British during the October- and
Singapore, Mar. 23. of Belgium; observatory in the Royal Observatory
March period because Japan them.
The market opened steady on wanted an
"German ships are once again southern hemisphere comparable Professor. A. Dunjon of FranSE,
"had a better payment position
Red trade demand but eased later with West Germany than with being allowed to load at
and selling Chinese to the best in the north. Owing director of the Paris Observatory,
proft-taking and ports
keep on we the sterlinge area." to the curvature of the earth, it who was accompanied by Dr A.
fighting to Inercose our export from Federation centres. Future to Couder, an astronomer from the is difficult, if not impossible. to
"In addition, Japun
closings were: cbserve and study certain parts Paris Observatory and an expert
trade agreement with West Ger-effort telescope technique;
More freighters would soon be No. 1 rubber per ib. Apt 393-06 many Dut only R payments
May 557-304% from Redman
the
June B-Bo Mcunt fessor
sterling launched and, added Dr See- with agreement
bohm, he hoped Germen Federal No. 2 rubber pr ib. Apetii - ΟΙ of Cambridge
Nu, area."
4475-0434 D. Observatory; Professors
funds would be made available "NOT FAR ENOUGH"
No. 4 Lindblad. K. Lundmark and
During 1953 - 54, currency to help shipping onterprises. thus a big gap to K. G. Malmquist front Sweden,
allocations were made for and the existing directors
the Stockholm,
import of approximately 10,000 telescopes
Lund and Uppsala observatories hemisphere
80 respectively; and two Dutch pro- to Professur ext year the tankage only part of the way to meet fessors in addition
consist: fat 21 electric A survey team of experts is expected to go to the station, pump stations Union this year to choose a site on which to build the ethyl-blending plant.
first major telescope in the southern hemisphere— probably a 120-inch instrument, second in size only to the giant 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar, California.
and an
The power station generales enough electricity by means of its steam turbine driven alter- nator sets to make the refinery
outside independent of of supply. Fresh water for the obtained botlers is
from the publie water supply system and cooling water is pumped from
the sea.
sources
Underground Pipeline
There
of the universe from the Call-on R
fornian
observatorles:
are over 30 storage Palomar, Mount Wilson, and the Britain, director tanks at present in the refinery, new Lick Observatory. some for receiving crude oil and
athers for storing refined pro-
ducts. Their overall
is more than
"caletac,000 tons
completel
the
will
tanks
capacity be
There is Alled, smaller
When southern
complex 15
of some 60 storage consist
with a total capacity of about 400,000 tons.
which
in
the
сал
of
Pro-
the need.
Oort.
A Dutch scientist, Mr J. it. Bannier, said matters
A "Blind Spot"
were
They all agreed on the m
Installation at
at Newport, a suburb Bloemfontein,, for Anancial and observation.
Melbourne
of the
The whole has been
cars.
has
the
Because of the "austerity New York Sugar
by
Mr planned budget"
the Yoshida's Government, number of cars imported during Oscal 1054-55 is not expected to exceed 8,000.
Market
New York, Mar, 23.
Market
New York, Mar. 23. World No. 4 sugar futures to day closed 1 point higher to 1
Singapore Rubber Market
Snot rubber tabaled Blanket crepe
11
631-3456
55-837 50.2011
No. 1 pale crepe ........ 63-8415 United Press. NEW YORK MARKET
New York, Mar. 23. Rubber futures today closed with 25 to 40 points lower sides of 37 contracts.
Scattered Iquidation,
plus
point lower with sales of 158,hedge selling ond, the slow de-
#wand
for spot rubber were price-shaping factors.
500 6 18.00 2.10 2.15 1000 or 219
29.10 500 20 200 59
2. Offers for this ship will be considered from any person and should be mado in writing to the Secretary, Ministry of 23:00 Transport and Civil Aviation, 200 20.30 Roon 4017, Berkeley Square
1000+ 20 500 20
300
C. Light (0) 14.90 10.00 2000
C. Light (N) 13.40 13.80
Electric
... 31
12
16.99 House, London, W.i. Envelopes 500 + 10.00 1000 16.00 should be clearly marked "offer 500 10.90 to purchase" and should reach 300. 10.30 the Ministry on or before 16th 1000+ 10.80
500
16.30 April, 1054.
00 13.00
800 13,90
200 m 32
3.
"MAINE" IN. Hospital
$2.2'. 500 1
1000 or 33
100 32
20.70 500 4 20,00
1000 13.00 Ship of about 7515 G.R.T, 4205 192 13.90 N.R.T. Length 429.3'. Breadth
Built 1925 by Ansaldo, San Georgio, Engines by Ansaldo, Sampierdarenn., stoum turbines D.R. geared to 2 shafts. 4 watertube bollers 27.00 and 2 single boilers. H.P. 5500, 1000 77.00 Max. Seagoing speed 13 knots,
27.90 500 6 27.80
Telephons INDUSTRIALS'
Cernent
17.70 13 STORES, ETC."
Dalry ..... 27.00 27.80 1000
L. Crawford,
19.30 19
1.00
200
100
300
27,90
37.00
Ship is under the care of
the Commodore-in-Chorge, Hong
200 or 27.90: Kong, to whom applitions to
27.80 inspect should be addressed,
1800 27,70.
12020 7.60
-4. Further
particulars and ca 250 copies of the form of purchase agreement can be oblaktied from the Ministry of Transport and The Civil Aviation, Room 4018, at 7.10 the above address. (Telephono
9404. No. Mayfair
Watson
...At
500
COTTONS
Textile Corp. 1.60 7% 300 500 3000-
20
73%
MISCELLANEOUS
Yangtze
500
6.00
Yaumatt
4000
0.00 2330).
140
Allied
Invest
50 133
Extension
will not Minister 4.10 1500 4.0733 accept responsibility for any
1000
4.06
0. The
omissions errors or
in tho particulars and description of
has been done in No. 1 sheets, London Foreign the ship or for any information
June arrival at 20 cents; No. Rss spot were quoted at 204 cents a pound. Future closings
Exchange
London, Mar, 23.
which the person submitting an offer may have obtained from any person whomsoever,
6. The Minister does not bind
London foreign exchange 10-himself to accept any offer fór
were:
in
MAY
20.10
July
20.08
Sept.
20.09
Dec.
20,10
day closed as follows:-
March
20.10
New York
3.8156.3.81 9/10
May
70.10
Montreal
United Pron.
Amsterdam
10,8435-10.0436
Brumais
340.10-139.1211
LONDON MARKET
Preducts leaving the refinery brought to a head when Harvard i will travel either by son or by University stated its intention
the road, or through a 36 mile long of
Domestle No. 6 sugar futures portance of building a teles New York Cotton contracts. relinquishing its own in the southern hemisphere in
In the spot market dealers underground pipeline
clored unchanged to 2 points
con- reported a four-sized business delivers to the Company's main observatory in South Africa, the all the comparative "bilad spot"
lower with sales of 240 Boyden Observatory, near
In present day astronomical
tructs,
World futures, trading ruled ore | other reasons.
Feeling that A 200 - Inch Jength
pipeline
be unneces-
Now crop deliverles led cottonquist and steady while traders wrapped in a special type of Tho Directur of Leiden instrument would
futures into lower ground after awaited developments in the raw woven glass Abre-a rovolu-
market." a mixed start today. Vol Observatory, Professor Jan Oort, sarily powerful and expensive, the 120-Inch size, they chose
Scattered Ulquidailonz and one of the world's leading tionary technique in Australie.
similar
News of light to moderato to the telescope now
'offset Night this It is intended to
in the drought-ridden domestic futures to pump both astronomers, heard about
completion for the Lick rains there petrol and diesel oll through the and folt
southwest put a damper an trade covering. Dealers and the was a chancervatory in California.
Interest and Deck He com-
buying
tas Strike
virtualy missed.. pipe, avoiding inter-mixing by not to be
recent This
One great advantage of this with prominent choice
brought unloading of raw sugar careful pressure control.
was that the United promoted realising.
the around
day's to a halt at: New York, Closing astronomerS technique of handling two dismunicated
abroad, and as a
The agreed to make States in direct result
a preliminary meeting designs
Future closings: similar refined ells
lowest levels the list was off 11 of this ultra-modem
Opening prices Contract No. 4 (world) contact with each other-is on- took place
to 28 points.: last
instrument
of available free
were up 3 to off 6 points. Now My other first in Australia. The summer, followed by a more REUTE
July 13 to 14 pipeline's delivery capacity of formal meeting at the end of th
Orleans closed off
September chote
Afrien South
October 23,600
polata. gallons of motor spirit January.
because atmospheric conditions
Trading volumes and openCnuary an hour is more than double the
March: there are considered excellent rate in The six countries represented for observation better, present consumption
Interesis in the Exchange today for
May. JUY Melboume... The pipeline self were West Germany,
were: Belgium instance, than in Australls and Month Volume
Spot-(cents per Ib. fob Cuba) Britain, France, Sweden and the because of the cost RA 500,000.
May posalbulity.
Contracs, 'No B 238.500 About a mile to the west of Netherlands.
July.
1,100 the refinery
10.10 using the Boyden halte, But the Company is developing a housing estate for Delegates were Professors O. they preferred not to commit members of the statt Forty Heckmann and A. Unsould from themselves to this site until they the had sent : exparta to survay houses have already been built Germany, directors of and further Go are in the course Hamburg and Kiel observatories other possible areas. – Chinia of construction. These are de- respective Dr P, Bourgeold Mall Special,
In
Leiden
Yo
get Bea
Open
Interest
751,400
Copenhagen Orlo ¡London; Mar, 28,
was i Pari
Stockholm
The rubber market quietly steady with No. 1. Ras Zurich
spot quoted at 18-7/10 pence. Frices:
No. 1: Ras spotted 1094+1846 Settlement house torm:RAN
20%-101
May
luptember.
March
apotafolita per lui dit
April
purchasó and his decision in 2.73 1/16-27394 any case must be accepted as
Anal.
10.41-194145.
-20.00-20.004;
06177-003. 14.05.04 12744-12.247 -United Press.
Exchange Rates
A. W. WOOD.
Signed by authority of the Minister of Transport -ána Civil Aviation at Berkeley Square House, London, W., *this 3rd day of March, 1954.
In Hong Kong further particu Turá and coples of the form of Business was done, in the local 'purchase agreement may be '301-1436 | ungmelal
exchange market is this obtained from the Sea Transport morning al- the following ventestan
Once of the Commodordă
Bierling note (per 21S Indonesian rupiah" (per 100) 210-6/13). Singapore "(Biraitor TR KRES
• Pross, Inda-China plastres (por, 2003)
#49 Forces Hongzona. «(25cien * NO. 241XI, extrusion, 218).
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.