1955-02-09 — Page 9

Modern Science - Our Magic Carpet

Experts Telling World About Better Health

By JOE JONES

Travelling by car, truck and trailer, horse and wagon, aleigh, aircraft, canoe, dog slod, reindeer team and passenger boat - whatever means of transporta. tion is available nutritionists of the United States and other

telling the peoples of the world how to eat their way to better health.

private

countries are

enterprises ARC

and Co-

is one of the most opening.

lo valumble entributions Twortlich century science to- war! improving the well-being

of nukind

Tutalled tory of how mobile units of home economies

visit various

eletten Traing how the people Ping the must from the fort They hove," how 13 herede zuppilos of certain type of food, and how to modify diets takl by The nutrition 28

of Afori- the US. Department culture.

a small

10

For example, the Netherlands charl <m which amenants of food needed daily by homemaker and the expect. ant mother are compared.

COLOURING BOOK

Thailand shows the school- child what to eat by means of a colouring book.

An African film tells in beat story futon why many tablex cle, what can be dore to keep them alive, 4141<! how better ways of feeding carrie to une village.

A poster in France captioned "new thes-new Ideas" shows little schoolgirl drink - a pretty Ing milk and saying, "To grow big, I drink milk

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1955.

MPL

TRADE and COMMERCE SECTION

BOOMING BULL MARKETS Japan & Turkey

NEW YORK

STOCK

MARKET

IA

New York Has No

Present

Corner On

Upward Trend

New York, Feb. 8,

New York has no corner on a booming bull market, according to Business Week magazine.

Major stock exchange in most of the principal financial centres of the United Kingdom are having a bull movement of their own-in most cases a bigger and better one than that on the New York stock exchange.

BRITAIN

HONGKONG

STOCK EXCHANGE

(From Our Correspondent)

Business done on the Hong- kong Stock Exchange this morn- Ing mounted サイト $070,672.50. Noon quotations and the morn

n's transactions:

SHARES BUYERS NELLERS BALES

GOVT LOANS

3

BANKS

395034.

IIK Bank

New York. Feb. 8. Many methods are used This tremendous global pro- |

food arad

The stock market, nutrition

ripe gramme, in which governments, spread

Information.

for a shake-out after Its interntionnt agencies

steady advance to new high for the industrials, receded today on news of the poli- tical change in Russh.

The surprise newg from Russia offered reason for healta- tion and a ready CXCUBU for salling which was in the wind anywhy. The

Street consentus was the move represented more a normal technical reaction after the re- cent protracted advance than

Here is a canvass of leading bourses and stock exchanges: of any opinion on expression the switch of control in Russia.

Industrial trat cent over the

Subdued optimism ap- pas 161evel. Heaviest selling, it was noted, appeared

where has sure 40 per cent offerafts

above months, with expectations that pears to be the prevailing mood continue to hold now bolstered ira part by biggest prolits had been plles up early 1954 levels, and as much prices will

India's recently.

eent above Septem- [ thina, Steel shares, some olis s 55 per

gradunily ber.

1953. Prices still rodhue

{Industrial situation. and the motors also were hit

NETHERLANDS --- Slure to inch higher. The fast

September, 1850, group. General

• stock price

TOKYO. Prices have belund's pent emphasises

-Moura salt off nearly $3 re-

FRANCE-Prices 4151 the eva riten int than 50 pybs been casi, Interrupted only buying and enting

Nectar where Ci

disappointment withi

Parts bourre are now about 69 cent Mod authorities look | by irregular rises. Bankers now We get food is clean. A colour tim darentars" tandure to raise the

cent higher

In ahead with modest

that the event inching LAND ETC optimism, think strip designed for South amel dividend at de meeting late September, with nearly almost and funder gains are Expreted upward of the Japanese Enst Asia shows what foorts

yesterday when they announced all issues sharing In the rise, to be moderate.

muy continue under should be next to rice to ranke

peter of $75 a share for the

Oils

have specialty

bend

Hatoyama regime, but no Roxxi incals and improve health. new stock which will be offered popular, with a gain

314

WESTERN

GERMANY-e la re shareholders at a rate of one for

Industrial issues in Germany

general Business Week hove One up 75 per cent in

sald, buyers in foreign maskets UTILITIES the past 16 months,

Some have becn

the

Tram prompted by people feel that a perlod

some stimulations as their fellow "quiet stendžia veteri lica ahoad

Star Ferry bulls

the United States for the stock market. Almost

Yaumati Among nobody expects any real slump, the U.S. economy will remain these are: A faith that

Ferry

Thanks to

level of high cesnomic operations.

strong and assist in world re- covery; a belief that war is nat ITALY. There has been Indicat control

of money lots of speculation,

rates nixed in

by government's which with Investment buying

forced institutional has on expectations of improved pro- vestors to buy stocks in order income.-United

TALKS SOON,

ON FROZEN JAP ASSETS

Washington. Feb. 8. The United States will. invite Japan in about two weeks to begin discussions on possible return of 50:

worth million dollars

•J!!}£t!!e5° ft81s frozen this country since the second world war.

i

ufficla: whet A Unu à Statis disclosed this today emphasised would That the plombed talks not be regarded as negotiations but rather as exploratory changes on the machinery neces sary for unfreezing the aseT I.

This official

said the talks

with Japan would begin is abon us inliar dicussions with Genan delegation concerning $450 million work of frozen German arin were completed. The German assets were due to for discussion on Come up February 10 in Washington.

including Several Agencies the Foreign Agreemente Settle rent Commission, the Division of Alien Property Settlement of the Justice Department and State Department experts 1 International law are now lay- Uhe the Kroundwork for ing talks with Japan

EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVES

that belleved IL La ontotala of the Japanese Embassy here will represent Зарац

talks rather at the than a special delegation

from Tokyo,

tor

not hope Japan could quick action on unfreezing the The aim of assels but it was President Eisenhower to intro- duce new legislation to return funds in the near future, it was learned ometally.

source

A State Department pointed out that two bills were introduced In Congress last

tear for the year

return of assets of former

Bul enemy countries. President Elsenhower sub- to Inform Ger sequently had many that it was impossible to institute a programme for the return of assets at that time without

for United provision States war claims on a recip. rocal basin,

OTHER DIFFICULTIES

Although

COMIC BOOK

The Adven

The

A comic book, turen of Johnny Health, brings and nutritiona entertainment advice to Venezuelan boys and girls. "Chucuto," a Spanish apeaking rabbit, who resembles AI Capp's turous **shoe.** helps Johnny through his may aelventures while extolling dietary values of certain dishes. Meanwhile, the Interest of the people of the United States in favourite foods of other countries

further the introduction of quick-frozen, pre-cooked

Theat Mexican dinners. throo standard favourites enchiladas, refried beans, Swiss-Spanish frlcesplus hot sauce designed in heighten the flavour of these foods,

kindled with

L3 being

offer

arbd

As these dinners become more widely available the American public will become generally aware that the good friends und neighbours pouth of thie

border do eat something cise

besides Chile Con Carnel

Mob Storms Frankfurt

Police Lines

Frankfurt, Feb. 8. Angry anti-rearmament mobs stormed police lines tonight around a meeting

20,

13

BLOCK OF 500,000 Ther rights. traded on when-issued basis, opened on a block of 500,000 and continued active all day

Another big Bem of market news coming after the close was Western Union's Increased dividend and four-for-one spilt proposal- bit which sent the stock suuring on West Coast markets. It clored here સા coast $87.63, of $1.25, On the it moved up as high as $96.

Selling way the general rule, however, with 740 issum lower out of a total 1,250 traded while only 218 were higher.

Total turnover was 3,400,000

Aircrafts met, support just þe- fore the close, Dougles was on earlier, and so were Lockheed, Felt Bell Chance-Vought and child,

Oils tosses runged to $2.75. The New York Stock Exchange bond volume was $4,130,000.

The American Stock Exchange volume was 1,260,000 shares.

DOW-JONES AVERAGES

Dow Jones

closing

on Wall Street today were as follows:-

30 industrÍA ES

20 rutle..

15 miles

05 alɔcks

40 based

cent.

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BELGIUM-Stock prices Juve Improves 27

in Brussels

World Cotton

Markets

New, York, Feb. 8. Collon traders navigated close to share today while pondering the political picture in Russia and Formosa.

The effect of the news wos to curb selling pressure rather than create any concerted buying in-- terest, dealer salt.

After swaying within a 15 point range, the market closed in n reaction to show net losses 11 points. Opening prices were up 1 to off 2 points. Now Oricans closed off 8 to 1

ہے

5

points.

Most of the activity was given over to a routine ad Justments in the nearby March notice day- Feb. 21.

the

to

120000 n! 02!3

1997

2140 72140 34 2133 32:40

Trade Pact

Istanbul, Feb. 8. trade and Daysneni agreement between Japan and Turkey was signed at Ankara today

for $6,650,000, Japan will buy

chrome,

wool fleece, malt, cotion, oll ereds and leather from Turkey In exchange for cotton cloth, machines, tyres, newsprint and porce Iain during the first nix months of the agreement, -Reuter,

New York Sugar Market

New York, Feb. U.

World No. 4 sugor futures closed today 2 points lower to 1 point higher with sales of 67 contracts.

Domestic No. 6 sugar futures, closed point higher to 3 points' lower with sales of 225 con- tricts.

Switching

operations, tram nearby March to later positions dominated the world contract. contract developert mixed operations between tråde interests. Future closings:

1500 10 30 Domestle

INSURANCES

Union

13

Lombar Underwriters

90'

30

improving DOCKS, ETC

K. Whart Provident (12) 13.00 3800 300 + 15 og Lojo 13 70 500 15 00

04

34) 07

22070

13 20 13.01 5013

CLER

세

Trently bullish at present.

ductivity

Milan Ex- change. Italy's bigg, prices Press,

50 risen over

Dr cen since September, 1953. Most people seem to be moderntely optimiste.

SWITZERLAND Prices have improved only 11 per cent, with most shares on the country's largest bourse in Zurich moving to record highs, Prices have been steady have not had a big downward tumble so the meagre 11 per

und

cent rise is seen as an indica- tion of optimism.

-

maintain

in

Markets Not Startled By Moscow.

London, Feb. 8. News of Mr Malenkov's BOMBAY Prices, at resignation brought no startling one time 22 per cent higher,action in London or the Con-

tinental about now

19 per cent commodity market. соль above the September, 1053

are

Leading spot interests averagesimued to absorb March liquida- tion against sales of new crop months, supposedly to transfer hedge position forward Con- commission housed n:W

against crop iquidated March peition

Trading volumes and open interests in the Exchange today

100.70

14122

02.20

140.19

100.48 1GR 77

-United Press

Comm future price index

S'pore Hopes

where the West German For Revival Of

Chancellor,

Konrad Dr appealed

for

the

Adenauer, speedy ratification of Paris aereements to re-arm Western Germany.

before

Dr Adenauer bluntly rejected Socialist calls for a new Dour- Power conference with the Soviets on German re-unification rallification, and sold that

Mr Georg Malenkov's resignation showed the lossness of basing Western policy on Moscow's threats and promises.

use

Coconut Oil

Exports

WCTC: Month March

Mny

Volume Open interest

54,000

531300

43,200

1,174,600

July

30,700

685.100

October

30,100

217,700

December

7,100

132,000

March

2,000

70,000

May July

21400

01,000

200

1,000

Total

104.300

July

as follows:

Spot March

May

October December

March

May July

2,307,200 bales.

NEW YORK

World Rubber

The

Markets

Singapore, Feb. 8.

stock

exchange

10

Everywhere traders were showing great caution until the Implication of the news became clear.

Business slackened In come directions owing to uncertainty that has been created, especially to Mr Malenkov was associated in the public mind with a more friendly

Saviot

which policy followed Mr Stalin's death.

The

London Stock Exchange

rubber market opened | became rather hesitant on news lower on disappointment of after the opening with small London advices but again thero gains here and there. was good trade support at lower level and some factory buying, The values appreciated slightly towards the close and there was

Prices of futures closed today good demand for current menta

low grades. Future closings:

No. 1 rubber per lb.

Feb. 10271-103 Mar. 103-1031

Apr. unquoted

Feb, 102-1024

Feb. 99%-1001

Feb. 9914-2014

10276-10233

107-108

NEW ORLEANS

94.03 34.42-43

34.73

34.99

25.04

39.07 34.24

No. 2 rubber per lb.

No. 3 rubber per lb.

No. 4 rubber per lb. Spot rubber unbaled No. 1 pale crepe

24.13

34,40

34.73-74

35.00

35.06

35.43

30,61

Prices of futures closed today Blanket crepe as follows:

Spo

40

Singapore, Feb. 8. Coconut oli traders in Singa- pore hope for a revival of ex- ports to Communist China after oil shipments to that country dropped suddenly in September, last year.

Malaya's coconut all exports Majayn to China had steadily increased He told a mass meeting at the

to 2,000 tons per month unti Fair Hall Frankfurt

that Mr Malenkoy did not resign volum September when orders dropped

sharply for no speelfe reason. tarily, but was forged to resign.

Local reports mid China, after "After recent

developments being out of the market 20 how can anyone base his policy some months, had now made on mything that

per Ib., Ambrican comes out of inquiries on the price of oil and ene Russia," he said.

was looking for alzable quantity middling, 15/16 inch, were of the commodity for immediate "Malenicy did not resign, he several agencies working jointly was made to resign," he declar shipment.

INQUIRIES some | ed.---Unked Press

the Japanese peace tresty made provision for the protection of United States assets in Japun, there other difficulties in connection with unfreezing Japanese asteis here.

wirt

But

the United States Ad- ministration

today had

trying to formulate

legislation.

its

One official said that at the

very least Japan 'could expect

a plan soon for limited return SLASHINGS IN

of 1519. Japanese officials

have been recently going to the

the

Stato Department floor three times a week to help in drafting of a list of assets which Japan would like to 600 un- frozen-Reuter.

Saudi-Arabia

For

NAIROBI

Nairo, Feb. 8. the second successive

Will Withdraw Road, the commercial

A local coconut oil trader saíd the inquiries meant that either China was comparing the price

March

May

October

Drownber March May

July

Cotton

LIVERPOOL

futures closinga,

follows;

Mar/Apt.

May/June

Oct/Nov.

Dec/Jan.

July/Aug.

O

37,31

32.32

32.23

33.05

32.04

Omcial values for spot cations include:

of oil in Malaya with that pre-American middling 15/18th inch 32.07 American midding 15th inch .. 2917 valling in Indonesia and Coylon

Mexican middling

34.45 or had actual buying interest in Malaya and he hoped It was the latter case.

He said that should Chinn again decide to my coconut oller idle were as follows:

from Malaya it would strengthen night a young Asian man has

the local market considerably books slashed to death in a

because, there appeared to be a AVRÍZODĮ BEZECT,

recess of buying activity in Habarjan Singh Gill, 17, was. Europe, Malaya's best customer. attacked last night in Grogan

-France-Presse. Asian -eshiro, not far from the oltr centre. Ho was severely slashed and his tongue was cut The Saudi-Arabian Premier, out. He was found lying in the Crown Prince Feisal, told re-road and died in hospital two por pre today that his country would follow Egypt example hours later,

Cairo, Feb. B.

and withdraw from the Arab

London Foreign Exchange

Yesterday, the Nairubi polioo New York' Collective Security Pact it and appealed for help in their efforts. Montreal whơn Trng signal to pact with to solve the mystery of the Part

Turkey.

murder of another 20-yili old Princo Felent #nid: "We are Aalan Dujinder Dhir, who was

„Amsterdays.

In full agreement with Egypt on i also found slashed to destás ČIN - SPUTN foreign polley-United; Praze. | Nairobi, China Mall Special,

58-10/16

03-04

One or two of the leading industrial shares cased a few pence.

BASE METALS Base metals tended to sag ex- cept copper, which held steady. Rubber. moved fractionally higher, but this was mainly at- tributed to the Formosa situa- tion.

On the Continent, Frankfurt, Parks, Milan, Copenhagen and Oslo all reported no reaction on their shock exchanges to the news.

But most centres addodi that market operators wero showing extremely cautiousş at- Utudo for the

being. time

Wall advices from

NEW YORK Futures today closed 25 to $5

Early points higher with sales of 110 Street* (ndiented a predomina- contracts.

tion of stock market losses, Commission house and dealer mostly tmctions to $1.00 in buying, following in the wake good activity,

of Russian political uncertain-

Some Continental boursed

tics, rullled the market sharply (latterly eased. while London after a quiet start, with most of was inclined dull.-China Mail

grains being held to the Special.

tho

close,

In the spot market, factories were small senle buyers of one sheets, and later, the connumér demand Inggod with interest - in fair averago quality rubber low ebb.

·Future closings;

· Parch

Macy

July

September

Other were unchanged.

SAO PAULO Cotton futures,

in cruzeiros

December

March

30.50

30.30

30,20

31.50

31.00

tho

March

May

July

Oct

Deo.

LONDON

at

The market was very steady. Prices closed today in pence per

lb, as follows:

In the United States, average price of 16/10 midding at '10 designated spot markets: was unavailable today. Sales at these.....contres totalled 23,0667 bales United Pro

Exchange Rates

No. 1 spot Settlement house term:

Mach

April/Juno @_Juky/Sept.

Det/Dec. Cheverl-markala, elf

Mar

April

Entate crepe

thick,

301-3014

30-30 2012-20

* AMSTERDAM

* the ideals. The market was steady. Prices market?" this closed today in "guilders : per

kilográm,, elf, Feb. us follows:

kunofficiaí, ROTORADEN morning at the:

Indi cinema.ngTuzlak

kodkan chinari plastron (per 100);

Singapore

Stock Market

Singapore, Feb. 8. Brokers today quoted to fol- lowing stock prices;

Feb. 8 Feb. D Closing Opening

Brlish Borneo Petro-

leum Syndicate ... 33/- Consolidated Tin

Emelters, Ordinary 20/34 29/94 Finger and Neave Lid,

Ordinary Inpie

$2.02

$3.00

· 90,60°

Fraser and Nesve Lid..

1755% cum; pref /pep: 30.00 Hongkong & Shanghai ...Bank. Corporation.

(Colonial Register)

Malayan Bruweriks

Ramos Hotel

·Singappro. Cold

Blbrágo Bouth British

insiratice

vading

Straits

frais Blearn

United:

"Ordmas

Weine Erpik

Hon"kon #Tin

Mall Special.

دانه

22 05

Contract No. 4 (world) March

May

July

Seaber

Spot(cerate Contract No

March

May 200 71%

HK Hotel

HK Lane

Humphreys

Ready

21 2021 2021

JAL

170 181

July

September November Manch

May

Spot-cents

75 21.38x-duty)

100 6 102 100 @ ta Light (0) 17.00 17.00 500 17.00 5 Light (N) 1431⁄2 14.70 3000 14 60 Flectric

371 Telephone

INDUSTRIALS

Cement

38 1500 » 372;

32 TODU 6 K

*** 4 32 560324% 2000 32 50x32

42% 4344 200n 2 43

Dry Ib. fnb Chiba

Her

b. elf NY

5.40 United Prem.

New York Foreign

Exchange

New York, Feb. 1.

Engiand-unometal .....$2.65-2.07

South Africa

Belgium

Switzerland

Canadian dollar rate:

300 43

100

43%

Spot:

STORES. ETC.

Dairy f

close

23.10 13.30 1400 23,30 14 30 10 400 m 1435

high

tow

Future:

30-day

DO-day

8.90

0-month

4,2215 4.30

Watson

MISCELLANEOUS

Yangtze Vlica

EVER

2.78-13/14 0190 İ

2333

buyer nelieta

1.03-1/32 1.03-3/32 1.03-1/32 1.03-3/32 1.03-1/32 1.03-3/32

1.03-1/ 1.03

1.03-7/64 1,00-8/04

1.02-28/33 1.03

United Press.

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Feb. 23 from Manila. Feb. 24 for

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