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tly straight forward. It ot a case of deliberate fraud.
Mr H. Lamb for Woolley said had paid 100 per cent purchase x on all raw materials he bought. e had now left the Army with an emplary character. Reuter.
GRAIN QUOTATIONS
Chicago, Mar. 21. To-day's grain quotations follow:
Wheat May high 183.50, low 183.50, close 183.50 d: July 183.50 bid.
Corn
May 121.50 bid: July 121.50 bid.
Oats
May 83.00 bid: July 0.75 to 80.875.-
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The following recently arrived elegrams are
AMENITIES FOR TARS
Converted Merchant Ship
Popular at Kure
COST OF THREE MILLION
The amenities ship Menestheus, hich arrived recently in Kure, ritish Commonwealth occupation ort in Japan, has been described a sailor as being like an oasis f sunshine in a desert of snow, leet and rain.
The ship is open daily to RN nd merchant ship personnel in Jure, which now include the Duke
York and the destroyers Comet nd Cossack which were, until re- ently, in Hongkong.
Originally a merchant ship, enestheus was converted its pre- nt task in Vancouver at a cost £3,000,000 and now carries a rewery, cafeteria and bars for Ricers and ratings, as well as a opping centre, tailor, cobbler, ty cleaning service, lending brary of books and a library of
amophone records.
Sailors crowd the ship every ght for cinema shows and con- rts by the Royal Marine Band om the Royal Marines School of usic and occasionally the Fleet self puts on a revue, such as Pacific Showboat" which was pre- nted on Menestheus recently.
MERSEY SHIP AFIRE
American Vessel Carrying German POW's
BURSTING OF OIL PIPE
Liverpool, Mar. 21. Fire broke out this morning in e engine room of the 5,124 ton merican vessel, Cape Douglas, ing in the Mersey. She had on ard 1,000 German prisoners-of- ar from San Francisco and had rived in the river during the ght, waiting for the tide to berth
Liverpool landing stage.
The fire started in the engine om at about 9.45 a.m. but by 11 m. firemen with breathing ap- ratus quickly had the flames der control.
The outbreak was caused by an
SHIPPING · NEWS
Port Directory
Cruiser: Euryalus, 12 Buoy: Bermuda, North Arni.
Minelayer: Apollo, No. 1.
Destroyers: Cockade. No. 8; Dock; Hogue, Swinging Ship: Finnisterre, Aber- deen Dry Dock; Trafalgar. No, 5.
Submarines: Talent, on Springdale: Tally Ho. on talent,
Escort vessels: Ra Head, No. 6 Buoy; Woodcock $5; possum, Escort Duties: Wumbrei, A.D. 18: Pheasant, exercising: Crane, Escort Duties; White- sand Bay, B28; Redpole B25; Veryan Bay, M7; Cauvery S4: Black Swan on Rame Head
Portuguese Sloop: Goncato Velho, Tai-
Koo.
M3;
Merchant ships: Anhui, Taikoo; Agnes, Anchored off Yaumati; Empire Perlis, Holt's No. 1; G. R. Clarke, E14; Helikon, E4: Jaarstroom, Taikoo Dock Dock; Sarpen, Wall; Promise Kowloon E1: Unita, M11; Tonjer, Taikoo; Han- yang,
B2;
Shenking, Sugar Refinery S Wharf: Sam Dauntless, Machies Wharf Masbate, West Point; Empire Mortimer, Kowloon No. 3: Empire Charmain. Esang; Taksang. Holt's: Doctor Likes: Hickory Crest, Machies Wharf: Samvan-S nah, Machies Wharf; William Meredith E10; China Mail: Dunera, Kowloon 25: Foochow; Frank B. Kellogg: Garden Park; Tsnin Wan; Glenartney. Kowloon 2N, Hupeh. M12; Kweyang: Ocean Pil- grim: Sea Wall; Thomas Ilartley; Wing-
Hospital ships: Helena Modjeska Kowloon 4 South.
Empire Clyde, A7;
A Store Carriers: Fernmoor, M4; Slesvig, Cosmopolitan Dry Dock; H.M A.S. Whang Pu, Machies Wharf,
sang.
Ships Administered By Commodore Minesweepers: Jewel. Welcome, Aire, Courier, Wave, sweeping: Serene, Liberty, West Wall: Kelantan No. 7 Buoy.
B.Y.M.S.: 2246, 2281, Wellington Trot; 2153, 2080, 2018, 2064, 2045. on Kelantan: 2017 Aberdeen.
Dan Layers: MFV 280, Survey; MFV's 1092, 1156 on Kelantan; Orsay, sweeping: Trodday, Eduardo (MFV 2046), Tidal
Basin.
Oilers: Wave King. A9 Buoy: Vaeport. Hongkong Dry Dock; Wave Emperor, E2; Wave Governor, M5; Wave Monareli, on Wave Governor.
Small Oilers: Brown Ranger. on Bermuda, Celerol, Darst Creek, Rapidol, Salt Flat, Coaling Camber.
Water Boats: Loma Novia. Seven
Sis- ters, Coaling Camber; S.V.Y17 Kowloon Boat Camber.
Air Store Issuing Ship: Fort Colville, AL
N.S.I.S.: Bacchus, A14 Buoy: Fort Sandusky, A12; Hickory Crest, Machies Wharf.
V.S.I.S. Fort Constantine, A1; Fort Duquesne, No. 18 Buoy.
A.S.I.S.: Hickory Glen, D4 Boom Layers: Baronia, Barbaín, Boom Defence Depot, Kowloon,
Crane Ship: Seishu Maru. Wellington Wall.
Repair Ship: Springdale. Tidal Basin. Depot Ship: Aorangi, M1; Aire, Dock West Wall
Salvage Vessels: Salvictor, Taikoo: King Salvor, Prince Salvor, Wellington Wall.
H.D.M.L. Flotilla: 1080. 1150, 1108. on patrol; 1105. Wellington Rasin; 1098 A.S.R.; 1107, Aberdeen: 1082, Survey. 1106 on Kelantan.
Rockwing, Rockcliffe, Rockpidgeon, Rock- Tugs: Empire Sam, Empire Josennine,
land, on Tidal Basin,
L.C.IS: 11, 12, 123, 163, 172, 218, Coaling
Camber, Kowloon.
U.S. Task Force 74
Vestal. A17. Kaskaskia. A5; Lignite, Brister, U.S. Anchorage; Parks B15; APL 11. B2: ATR 79, B21; DD934, D15; LCs (FF), B12: YMS 313, on Vestal: YO 176, on LST 991; YO 68. on APL 11; YP 348,
B16; AOG 10. LCS 32. 97. YO 79, YF 735,
738 and YP 641, all U.S. Anchorage: ATF 93, on YP 641: Charla, A18; YMS 8, 329, 338, 363, 836, 313; Tamalpais, near A1; Kermit Roosevelt, B21: APD 81, S9; Kennegage, A5; Los Angeles.
Departures
-pipe burst, which caught fire Hongai; Helga Moller for Hongai; HMS
d squirted oil all round gine room.
the
Later to-day, a luggage boat ent alongside the ship and took all prisoners-of-war and Bri- h Army personnel.
During February there Were yen outbreaks of fire in ships Liverpool docks and further ee on March 1. There was a e on the liner Queen Elizabeth Southampton on March 8.—
uter.
BRITAIN'S TRADE
Exports for Month Show Steady Rise
DVERSE BALANCE DOWN
London, Mar. 21. Britain's trade is still going well ahead and figures issued by the Board of Trade to-day show ex- ports
last month amounted to £60,000,000, a rise of £2,000,000, compared with the longer month of January.
Our adverse balance-the dif- ference between imports and ex- ports of goods-dropped to the lowest figure for a great number of years £15,683,989.
Yesterday: HMS Whilesand Bay for
Pheasant for Subic; USS Kretchmer for Shanghai.
Arrivals
Yesterday: Foochow from Shanghal; Garden Park from Singapore; HMS Black Swan from Shanghai: Dunera from Singapore: USS Spangler: Glenartney from Singapore; Ocean Pilgrim from Singapore; Thomas Hartley from Nilgalu. Projected Arrivals
To-day: USS Gary from Shanghai: HMS Bonaventure from Townsville; USS Los Angeles from Amoy; USS Cuiner from Guam: Crista from Singapore.
To-morrow: HMS Bartizan, Barmond from Singapore.
Projected Departures To-day: Hickory Crest for Sydney: HMIS Čauvery, Wingsang for Swatow: HMS Hogue for Shanghai: HMS Black Swan for Sydney: Fort Sandusky for Tokyo; Fort Duquesne for Tokyo; Empire Perlis for Sandakan.
To-morrow: USS tolandia for Shanghai; E Sang for Shanghai.
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered mail closes a quarter of an hour and parcel mail half an hour before slated mailing times.
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Saturday, March 23. Wuchow (Wig Sing) 4 pm.
Saigon (Promise) 2 p.m. Canton. Shanghai (Air 3.15 p.m. Swatow (Wing Sang) noon. Sydney (HMS Black Swan, 4 p.m. Macao, Tsinshan Kwong Sai) 9 a.m. Shanghai (HMS Hogue 10 a.m. Sandakan (Empire Perlis) 10 a.m. Japan (Fort Sandusky) 11 am. Kongmoon (Fook Hoi) 4 p.m. Canton (By train) p.m. Shanghai (HMS Hogue) 3 run. Swabue (Kwong Fat I) 3 p.m. Amoy (Wing Ping) 10 am.
Sunday, March 24 Macao, Tsinshan (Kwong Fook Cheung) 9 a.m.
Formosa via Keelung (Sarpen) noon. Canton (train) 4 p.m.
Monday, March 25
London. Calcutta, Rangoon.
Durban,
S
Canton, Hoihow (Air) 3.30 p.m. Macao. Tsinshan (Kwong Sail 9 a.m. Canton (By train) .. Shanghai (Glenartney) 10 am.
S.
February's increase was chiefly due to the rise by £3,900,000 Singapore, Sydney (Air) 2 p.m. pounds for manufactured goods, which accounted for £1,200,000- such as woollens and worsteds-
clothes which went up by £800,000. These, however, were partly offset by the fall in export of food and tobacco. Reuter.
THE MONEY MARKET
The Chinese dollar remained awaiting collection weak yesterday at about $23.875 e to insufficient address, at the to NC$10,000, elivery Office of Cable and Wire-
Pure gold was sold ss Ltd:
at about $400 per tael. The pound 2052/16 Mar. Liangseng Hong-sellers at $117.20; the Australian sterling had buyers at $16.90 and ng. from Shanghai. 2060/17 Mar. Pehoe, Hkg.. from pound buyers at $12.45 and sellers
ires;
at $12.65; and the United States
2077/17 Mar. Quekkaikee China dollar buyers at $4.50 and sellers tilding Hkg,, from Sandringham. 2066/16 Mar. Chan Yew, 144 West
at $1.70. es Voeux Rd. 4-f.. Hkg.. from
w York.
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COTTON QUOTATIONS
Tuesday, March 26
Canton (Fatshan) 9.30 p.m. Shanghai (Glenartney) 10 am. Honolulu (Doctor Lyker) 4 p.m. Chungking (air 3.30 p.m.
Friday, March 29 Shanghai (Foochow) lu a.m.
Friday April 5 USA, Canada, Central & S. America, via San Francisco Sovereign of the Seas)
Shanghai (Mangolia) 4 p.n.
10
a.m.
AIR MAIL TO AFRICA
As from next Monday, regular weekly air mail service from Hong- operate. kong to Durban, South Africa, will
HONGKONG DOLLAR
T/T London
1/2.27/32 52.9/16 823
247
T/T Singapore T/T India
T/T U.S.A.
at
New York, Mar. 21. To-day's cotton quotations follow: Spot 27.48 nominal; May 26.50; 26.90;
July October 26.82; December 26.80; March 26.80; May 26.77 bid: July 26.75 noninal-United Press.
T/T Manila T/T Canada T/T France T/T Switzerland T/T Australia
50.1/16
273%
2970
107
1/63
U.S. Cross rate
London
4.02% 4.03%
2095/19 Mar. Mis Pang Cam Mui, Ground Flr. Tungchoy St., ongkok. Hkg.. from Liverpool. Complete up-to-date lists of un- livered telegrams are posted
Telegram cceptance Counter, and a.30 in the eneral Post Office,
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