1955-06-16 — Page 9

Doukhobor

Sect Appeal To UN

Nelson, B.C., June 15, Members ol British Columbia's unruly Sons of Freedom Doukhobor seet are making a new bid for the return of some 75 children forcibly separated from their parents since the beginning of 1951

The sect he appealed to the United Nations' Secretary- General, Mr Dag Hammerskydd to send a representative of the United Nations here to plzervu

Royal Commission

hea

which will affect them. The ap peal was made under an article of the United Nations geneside convention which states that a government may

forcibly

separate children at a minority religious group

From parrats.

their

The children were goined by Reval Canedion Mounted Pulle early last year after the Douk- hobor parents here refused to abide by a government order to send the children to public (state) schools. Since then, the children have been forced to attend

school at nearby New Exenver. where, the parents claim

they are being subjerted to "systematised brain-washing." The sert provides Western Canada with its most serious racial problem.

PUBLIC

SPOTLIGHT

To bring their problem into the public spotlight the sect frequently embarks on a pro- granite of arson, dynamiting. Since 1924. avi nude parades. there have been well over 500. and of home-burning CHYS cyramiting.

"Nudity is more passive pro-

test.

as

Doukhobors emerged Russio

s a set of dissident peasants,

who separated from

the

Orthodox Church in the 18th

For century

than a muru hundred years, their actions and beliefs led to intermittent con- Diet with state and derical

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1955.

TRADE and

COMMERCE SECTION

SECOND BIG OIL REFINERY Draw For Hongkong

Aerial view of the Shell Company's all relinery at North Geelong, Victoria.-Aust, Official Photo,

Triangular Cotton Trade Proposal

US-JAPAN-INDONESIA

--

Tokyo, June 15.

Japan has proposed a triangular trade in raw cotton and cotton products with the United States and Indonesia in an effort to alleviate a serious crisis facing its cotton industry.

authorities and to, persecution NEW YORK

and exile.

Seeking a land to which they could emigrate, the Doukhobora chose Canada and were immedi ately welcomed by a "govern- ment which wanted settlers. The first party arrived in Canada in 1839 ani was followed by further small groups until 1927. There is no accurate estima- tion of the number, of Donkho- bors

Canada today, in

bul

government officials believe that There are upward of 20.000, half of whom live in British

Columbia.

STOCK MARKET

New York, June 15. Strong demand for indus- trial shares today moved prices in that group to fur- ther new all-time high ground.

that day

Mr Toko Nagayama, director of the Trade Ministry's Textile Burcu said he presented plan to US Embassy officials

als

IN VICTORIA Australia Becoming Independent Of Imported Products

Melbourne, June 15.

With the completion in April, 1955, of Standard- Vacuum's £A20,000,000 petroleum refinery, Australia has taken another successful step in her £A100,000,000 plan to become independent of imported petroleum products.

The refinery, at Altona, nine miles from Melbourne, is the second big plant to have been built in the southernmost. mainland State of Victoria. Shell's new refinery, at Geelong 45 miles from Melbourne, began operations a year earlier.

Two more refinerics, both el multiplicity of petroleum pro- De cum thuets, inchiding hall Australia's which are scheduled pletion by the end of 1956, are present aviation gasoline being built a

sumption.

con-

KWINANA, Western

ORGANIC GROWTH Australia (Anglo-Iranian On Co Lad's £A40,000,• Refineries, however, are 000 project):

organic growths, and that at KURNELL. New South

Altona is no exception. Founda- Walts (Callex Oil (Aust) lions being dug

are

for the Pty Ltd's £ A25,000,000 rednery's £1,750,000 alkyla unit:

tion unit, which will utilise Recognising that ability to

gases (at present being burnt as retine petroleum: within her own

waste)

Lo produce 30,000,000 boundaries may some day be gallons of aviation spirit a year. come a necessity, Australia has

in Australia The only refinery here

this goal able to make gasoline been moving towards

of the His anxiety was spurred by

since the immediate post-high octane required air.

by ever stockpile of 500 000 bales of

Altona will be able to war era,

craft, collon yarn in Japanese ware- Vacuum's first project was supply more than halt Austra- houses-300,000 normal and their" basic Allona refinery.lin's requirements of aviation slump in colton sales both at completed in 1940 and capable fuels, including the three grades

The Government ordered a 12 of processing daily over 70,000 of jet fuels.

of crude oil into lubri gallons per cent rollback in yarn procating oils and bitumen.

The importance of the now ductior. beginning last month Fer the expanded project. refinery to Australia's industrial but the measure curted only

the Standard-Vacuum | future however,

was stressed by Mr slightly the flow of cotton yarn Refining Company

(Australia) Harry F. Prioleau, President of and cloth from mill into stready Pty Ltd was formed and in Standard-Vacuum Oil Company. bulging warehouses.

1951 began work to raise

Mr Prioleau pointed twelve-fold the refinery's daily Mr Nagayama's

agayama's plan was that intake capacity to 875.000 important saving in foreign ex-

gallons of crude oil. Output, change which will be effected

national security and the way Was to include

will be improved by the ready availability of refined products.

In 1954," he said, Australia used more than 24 times

hoine and abroad

EXCEEDS IMPORTS

the US itellver raw colton

a

but the

the

World Cotton volume of petroleum products

Markets

The scot Arst settled in Saskatchewan but

Gains moved to

throughout the list Japan and Japan send an however, British Columbia in 1908, when ranged from 2 to 3 prints, equivalent value of Japan-pro- the Saskatchewan Government Railroad shares, however, seed cotton cloth to Indonesia, stated that it intended to open measured by the averages, were the triangular deal to be can- schools in the settlements.

down a few, cents.

celled out then by Indonesia's Dealings were slightly under export to the US which tradi- THEIR BELIEFS

despite the demand tionaily exceed imports from Doukhobory belteve

industria shares. Sales

hat country. education is synonymous with receded to 2.650.000 shares from

Indonesia is traditionally evil. They abjeet to such sub-2,870,000 shares yesterday.

Koci customer for Japanese Some jects as national history on the

of today's decline in

cotton products but the Japanese grounds that it falls to condema volune was attributed to the

Government has placed stiff re

New York, Jann 15. wars and glorifies governments, market shutdown during a New strictions

that exports to Their beliefs are based on direct

defence drill York

Cotton prices today see-sawed City civil

country because of its failure to

trading revelation and guidance which Market news was generally on

settle a huge postwar trade debt in moderately active denies the need for a church the dull side. However, the Se

managed to show small gains with Japan. business forecasts organisation, and a denial of optimistic

Mr Nagayama said his plan most of the tine. again gave the list a boost. government authority and of the

would get around these. re- Evening-up operation in the right of

to use force in

AIRCRAFTS DEMANDED. anyone

strictions and help all three nearby July, delivery, before human affairs.

involved United first notice day June 24, proved Canada's

are met

companion feature to shipper covering against expiring For- divided into the main sections: The Union of Spiritual Com-

eign Operations Administration munities of Christ, The Society

cotton purchase grants to various of Independent

Doukhobors

Aircraft manufacturing issues | countries

good demand with El Press. Aircraft leading the way with a gain of 24 points to $29.

Bethlehem Steel featured in

its group. It rose 2% points to It is the $14.

The Sons of Freedors, and

latter body, numbering some 2,000.

General Motore highlighted in which is the chief its group with an improvement

on

a

used in 1928. During that same period her per-capita consump tion of eil more than doubled. NEW RESERVES

In

"Our own estimates indicate Australia's oil 1953 that needs will be more than 30 per cent above the 1954 figure.

"We are searching for new conlin- petroleum reserves in ental Australia and in Papua as well. Our share of the cost of this, to date, unsuccessful ex- ploration is now over £A7,000,- 009."

Government Bonds

The drawing of bonds of the 1934 and 1940 Loan Issues. under the Hongkong Dollar Ordin- ance, was conducted by Mr W. F. Kerr, Deputy Accountant-General yesterday afternoon at the office of the Accountant-Genera), Prince's Building, Ice House Street..

Mr Kerr was assisted by Mr Numbers drawn for Series D- |G. C. Jarvis, Senior Auditor of Bonds of $1,000 of 1940 Loan the Audit Department, Mr D.Issue (Tom bonds issued: 280) T. Smith of the Treasury, and were: 80, 240, 1, 177, 74, 93, 234, Mrs J. F. Chapman, Secretary 124, 60, 207 and 171

of Accountant-General.. Mr R. Numbers drawn for Series E C. Lemmon,

--Bonds of $5,000 of 1940 Loan

The drawing was made by Mrs Chapman and was super- vised by Mr Lemmon,

Issue (Total bonds issued: 208) were: 170, 70, 44, 47, 175, 119, 66. 180. 65 and 81,

Numbers drawn for Series F- Bonda of $10,000 of 1940 Loan

Drawn to the value of 1/25th of the amount issued, the bonds issue (Total bonds issued: 1.049) will be redeemable on July 13,

were: 568, 97, 687, 821, 370, 583, 1955, together with interest.

743, 752, 871, 1241, 587, 712, 107 Ninety-five numbers

were 353, 653. 395: 993, 843, 665, 84. drawn for Series A-Bonds of 831. 600. 260, 662. 300. 518, 942. $1,000 of 1934 Loan Issue (Total 575, 168, 337, 633, 493, 677. 65. bonds issued: 2,375). They were: 374, 876. 210, 134, 994, $1 and 1,723, 1.683, 790, 840, 2,023, 202.

1,392, 1,868, 1,701 1,028,

2.031 1465, 853, 1,543,

3

148,

1,244 1,657 1,579, 2,246, LONDON STOCK 892, 234, 2,212, 577, 407, 210,

767

1,293 1,170,

1.549. 1324 315, 1,237 1,706, 500,557, 439," 1,581, 518, 1,880. 1,479, 909, 9, 2 225, 1,314, 1.742 574, 187, 1.645.

1.153 2,295, 450,

2,196, 623.

MARKET

London, June 15. Profit-taking sent blue chip Industrial stocks down from one three shillings in moderate 2.229, 193, 920, 2,161, 1,511,

1,463.

trading today. 1.746

*929.

Settlement of the 17-day rail- 1,193, 919, 2,265, 1,263, 1,888, road strike brought some buy 1,304, 71, 1,393 598,

1,962,

Big Manchester 1.262

Contract

won

Manchester, June 15. A Manchester machine tools firm. David Brown' Limited, has £67,000 sterling order for a gant turbine machine from one of Japan's biggest shipbuilders, Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Company of Tokyo.

Japanese, American, Ger- man and Swiss firms also competed for the contract.

Japanese technicians visited each country before the order was placed.

A Company spokesman sald today the machine would be delivered next year.

Weighing 122 Lans, it will' be the first of its type to be exported to Japan since the war. It is designed for the production of main Proportion gears in modern

speed high

skips. the spokesman said. China Mall Special,

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

(From Our Correspondent)

Business done on the Hong-

Stock Exchange kong Mr Pricanu sald that il morning amounted to $701,427.- Australia could refine the whole 30. Noon quotations and

World Rubberite mill buying helped to of her estimated, consumption: murning's transactions:

Markets Members believe 2f 2 points to $102. Chrysler

t:ouble maker. Mer

firmly in the necessary conflict firmed.

between "good and government."

Metals shares had gains rang-

The leader of the Sons of Freeing to more than a point. dom is Stein Sorokin, a dis- Of the 1,201 issues traded, 587 placed person who arrived in finished higher, 310 declined and Canada in 1947.

in

noon. Anticipation of the settlement, sent prices soar- ing yesterday.

Gold and mining shares were slightly lower.

British

Government

bonds

ing into the market early 1.902, 921 1,354, 2.091, 1.416, the session but this petered out 2.342, 947, 759, 1,419, 553. 534. before 1,764, 516 1,010, 914, 707, 1.793, 2,081, 1,559 and 1,825.

Nurabers drawn tor Series B -Bonds of $5,000 of 1934 Loan Issue (Total bonds issued: 875) were: 294, 57, 281, 583, 728, were down £. Foreign bonds 480, 659, 580, 386, 743, 882were negleeled.United Press. 27, 574, 203, 508, 52, 850/84, 517, 510, 564, 759, 539, 72, 807, 586, 740, 175, 387, 862,

683, 872, 300 and 307. Numbers drawn for Series C Bonds of $10,000 of 1934 Loan Issue (Total bonds issued: 725) were: 898, 172, 133, 570, 77, 692, (per 10 205, 457, 332, 56, 370, 556, 14, 694, 12, 677, 242, 515, 629, 141, 417, 488, 276, 318, 175, 203, 408. 397 and 477.

335

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market morning at the following rateśc

Sterling notes (per £1 Indonesian rupiah per 1001 Siam ticals per 1007 Singapore (Serall) Indo-China piastres.

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Solls June 20

---- July

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July

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- Allg.

23 24

-- July 30

Aug

July

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July 28

3 July July 27

Loading for Kobo, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama,

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-- Aug. 19

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the

8UARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES BANKS

UK Bank ... 1570 10Ne 40 G 1000 40+1575

Union

SHIPPING

steady the price of the market, she could save about

import bill. Spot interests continued ta 000 on the annual

to export transfer positions in old crop and would be able July to later deliveries. Liver- finished petroleum products to pool brokers bought oid July her neighbours in the South INSURANCES against sales of December and Pacific and the Far East. March.

Open contracts in July at the start of trading today totalled 465,800 bales.

Singapore, June 15. The rubber market firmed on speculative buying and short 121 held unchanged, New highscovering. Futures: were registered by 89 stocks and No. 1 rubber per lb.

July

1957-196

New York Cotton Ex- 16 made new lows,

1042-104% August The New York Stock Ex-

September

unquoted

service bureau estimated | *ib.

domestic consumption July 103-104

of all bond

was. No. rubber per volume

No. 3 rubber per lb. July 14-09

colion in the four week period $5,510,000.

No. 4 rubber per in. July 16-17

ended May 28 totalled 685,000 The American Stock Exchange Spot rubber urbaled 108-1093

Blanket crepe

02-92

bales. This compared with 696,- volume was 1,050,000 shares.

No. pale grupe

bales, in the preceding tour There were no stock prices

AMSTERDAM received this morning.

DOW JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones closing averages were as follows: 30 tadustrials

Canadians, who refer to the consider the sect as "Douks," Dukhobers to be clannish, im- moral, unreliable, and antagonis-change tic. Doukhoborg" Azy that Canadians

are "immoral, self- indulgent, added. by learning and fuddled by high living."

LOST LAND

Although the arson and the nude parades draw the attention of the country to the Doukhɔ- bors, the most frequent viola- law connected with tians of

are

schools, and land ownership Most of the land

by the sent in province was bought by the Doukhobors but lost by mortgage

taxation registration,

thecupied

20 ralis

15 uities

$5 stocks

40

bonda

Comm. future price index

foreclosure in 1938. To prevent New York Foreign

wholesale eviction, the Govern~

ment took over the land," paid the debt, and tried to collect rents

This,

however, is regarded by the arcmbers as seizure by the Government.

Exchange...

New York, June 15.

$2.79%2 England official

2.7894 30-day tuturos

277-11/10 90-day futures

2784 2.201

110-111 000

Singapore

Stock Market

Singapore, June 10. Brokers today quoted, the

The market was irregular. week period and 645.000 bales following stock prices June 201

Prices today closed in guilders

per kilogramme, CIF July as IoLows;

3.62 pald 3.02 pald 2.00 nom.

paid

LUNDON The market was steady, Prices

Sept.

Nov./Dec.

--311-3124 "2912-2012 Jan/Mar. General marketa, cix, basis, ports:

30-3144 June

302-31 July Estate crepe thick June and

July

*** unquoted The New Yorld rubber prices were not available this morning. -United Press.

NEW YORK

Lombard

-547:2

51

Waterboat .. 19.20

DOCKS. ETC.

K. Whast.. 15 73 100 70 Dock

...... 23.50

200

Provicant (0) 13.40 13.60 1500 S'hai Dack. 11.40 300 Wheelock ....7.10 73% 1500 500

LAND, ETC.

.) 10.70 · HK Hotel HK Land 60:59 1440 Humphreys 10.60

RTS 6.10

4

.... 2.07 2.10 1000

Star 22.30 23.10 200 2

148 115 110 100

C. Light (0) 20,20 20.4) 2500

INDUSTRIALS

Cement 20.50 29.00 1125

1314

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-- July 12

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Aug

Я

-- Aug.

- Aug 22

- Sept. 14

14.23 800 28,11

1

700

161,03

441.95 No. 1 rubber

No. 2 rubber

61,18

No. 3 rubber

09.74 150.99

102.90 No. 1 crepe.

In the same period last year.

Batu Lintang Rubber Trading in the local market

Ltd.

Petrelcum Borneo was adjourned for a half-hour British

Byndicate after 1800 GMT during an air

Consolidated defence drill held for New York

Ord. City.

Co

Realty Opening

UTILITIES $1.52 Tram

258

Y'mati Terry

Tin

Fraser & Neave Lid. Ord. Fraser & Neave Lid.

32/5d

$1.88

C. Light (N) 16.50 18.10

United Fress,

aum, pref

$3.55

closed today in pence per lb. os follows:

Hongkong

sharehun

Electric

40 800

Prices of futures closed today

Banking Corp.

as follows;

Hongkong Tin Lid.

7/9d

Macie Elec. 10.30 Telephona

Settlement house term:

Spol

24,851

Kempas Ltd.

$1.00

Aug.

July/Sept.

33-341; 30%-30% 31-0122

July

24.03

Libras Rubber Estates Ltd.

$3.10%

Oct. Dec. Mar.

34.10

Malayan Breweries

$3.90%

New Serendah Rubber Co.

34.20-24-

Ltd.

$1.40

34.23

May

24,32

Petaling Tin LA.

Lid.

$4.12

Rafies Hotel

July Oct. Dec.

23.81

Singapore Cold Storage

$2.351 $1.02

Rodo

STORES,

1.80

South British Insurance Co.

33,44

228.00

Straits Straits

$13.50

$10.90

Wearne Bros.

-cd; I-xd: f-exdiy-China Mail Special,

·$2.02

LONDON METAL PRICES

bes.

Mar.

May

July

New York Wooltøp. Market

Oct.

Doc.

Exchange

--June 15.

New York

Lead

June

14.300

July

לצד 14

91.500

0.106

Paris.

3

Find

Tune July

11.08

Montreat

Amsterdam.

Brussels..

Copenhagen

Stockholm

Tin spot

July/Aug

New York, June 15. The tin market was firmer

Wooltop market was steady while other metals were also

Fulie closings American with 3 points higher to 4 points rio. Prices closed today in 273-5/16 sterling per long ton as follows: middling, in pence per lb, were lower-Prices in cents per ID,

buyers sellers as follows:

727728

LIVERPOOL.

Closing prices, were:

31:38

3-menti

Oct Nov

Copper spot

244198 Dec./Fans

3-month

333-33247 Mar/Apr.

Lend 1st half Jturias i

1024 102 May/June

·Were, July 3001 Octoberi BOAD December 36-27-28 30.12

770-1786

11700

"West Marks

1st half Sept.

102 10722 The Sao Patildfotion prices

Jubi October

Coppit Juns

zurich

40,155

Others

Wete

Faited

Sept.

00 DO

were not available.

United

Spot

Pros.

Press

Erças

September October December- 1746-1704 January

1111-173.52mments"

1711-1712 MAY

103.3-1700 my

$1975+16218) September

167_1CR5 October

1708 Valted. Piens.

December

July

Royal Commission's hearings here are designed to settle the future of the 20,000-odd acres

Australla

New Zealand South Africa Belgium

of land occupied by the Douk- | Holland hobors in the Kootenay Valley, Hongkong -China Mall Special.

NEW YORK METAL FUTURES

New York, June 15, Prices of metal futures closed today in cents per lb. as follows:

Other weru

D2DGEST

1700 unchanged. United

London Foreign

Londen, Jume 15.

NEW ORLEANS

Prices of futures closed today United Engineers Ord." as follows:

Spot July

33.90

34.08

34.17-18

34.90

34.40

34.00

Aug. 23 -Sept. 15

Loading for Kobe, Ojaka, Nagoya, Yokohamiz.

Arr. June 17

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Salls June 18

July

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Alig

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Sail Aug.

19

-- Sept.

1. Sept.

21.20,21,40.2900 @ 21.40

14 14:20 B00

Dairy ** Watson L-Crawford MISCELLANEOUS

Yangtze Allled

1000 4.77

London Wooltop

Market

London June 15 Wooltops futures market had Fan uneventful day with few price changes: Turnover was 49 lots,

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