MARSMAN MINE'S VAST
OUTPUT
Producing Plants Under Experienced Engineers
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OVER P600,000 IN GOLD
SHIPPED MONTHLY
have
Paracale, San
The activities of Marsman and Company have expanded consider- ably during the past six months; and several new management operating contracts
been signed and projects already in operation have been enlarged con- siderably. The company now has management agreements with five producing properties: Itogon and Suyor Consolidated in the Bagulo district United Mauricio, and Coco Grove in the Paracale-Mambuldo district. Be sides these, which produce more than P600,000 a month in gold, the Marsman interests are developing 4 chromite property for the Asoje Mining Company In Zambales à gold placer property for Gold Poc- ket Mines, Inc.. in Nueva Ecija: gold properties at the North Min- danao Venture, the Mindanao Min ing Company: Bued River Syndl cate and the Tinga Gold Mining Company.
For the first time in Philippine history, a local mining concern un. dertook the development or a pm- perty abroad, when Marsman and Company signed contracts in May, with the Colonial government of Hong Kong for the prospecting, development, and operation of tungsten ore deposite near Kow- loan.
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ITOGON
The Itogon Mining Company "is the oldest producing property of the Marsmian interests. Production was first started in 1928 and since that time the plant has produced nearly P11,000.000 (through June
3. During the first six months of 1938. the company shipped over P1,275,000.
HONG KONG DAN PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936,
SANCTIONS TO BE LIFTED
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENT
MADE
Orders-In-Council
The following "Government Gazette Extraordinary" was pu- blished yesterday.
It is hereby notified that, in view of the proposals adopted by the Co-ordinating Committee of the League of Nations that the
the
Governments of Members of the League should abrogate on 15th July the restrictive measures taken by them in connection with
NEW SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
SYSTEM TO COME IN FORCE NEXT YEAR
Recommendations Of H. M's. Inspector
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The 103rd Meeting of the Board of Education was held on Monday, July 13.
There were present:
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SESSIONS TO COMMENCE ON MONDAY
NINE CASES ON LIST
One case of manslaughter, two cases concerning piracy on junka are included in the nine CASES which will come up for trial at the next Criminal Sessions which will begin on Monday next.
The following are the cases: Pow Wah, 24, an ́ unemployed
Director Education, Mr. G. R. bookeeper and formerly an attice- boy in the employ of the late Mr. Sayer, B.A. Chairman.
Inspector of English Schools, manslaughter of Wong Lau, 15, a F. C. Jenkin, charged with the
Mr. T. R. Rowell, B.Sc.
Inspector of Vernacular Schools, Mr. V. P. Law.
newspaper hawker, on board the ss. Lee Hong on June 28;
Tang Cheong, 31, and Lau Mun, Sir W. W. Hornell K. CIE.unemployed seamen, charged with
M, Li Tsz Fong.
the dispute between Ethiopia and Italy, His Majesty has made on the 10th day of July. 1936, an Or-M.A.. İLD. der in Council, intituled The Treat of Peace (Covenant of the League of Nations: Order, 1938," revoking the Treaty, of Peace (Covenant of the League of Na-
Itogon has been enlarged to capacity of 15,000 tons a month, and by the end of 1936 this figure will be raised to 30.000 tons. Itoons Order of the 25th October, gon has an authorized capital of 20,000,000 shapes of 10 centavos par value, P2,000,000. Capital Issued is 19,811,200
No. 887 in the "Hong Kong Goy- 1935 (published by Notification
ernment Gazette" of the 15th No vember. 1935), and Orders of the 9th and 19th November, 1935 (pu-
shares, and the Det worth is P2,360,765. Ore reserves ny of January 1 1936 were 440.460blished by Notification. No. 16 in tons valued at P9.851.425 (average the "Gazette" of the 3rd January, value P22.38 per ton).
1936) as from the 15th July, 1938.
R. R. Allison, general superinten dent of Itogon, left Manlia early in July on a vacation trip to the United States. During his absence Warren Gilkison will be acting ge- neral superintendent.
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SUYOC CONSOLIDATED
Suyoc Consolidated, was brought into production in August, 1934, its total production to date has been about P1.700.000. Since the first of this year the capacity has been brought to 5,000 tons month. ly, and a further increase now be ing carried figure to 6,000 tons by the end of out will bring this
OPERATING COMPANY Maraman and Company is the operating company of Marsian' | 1938. Investments, Ltd., which was" or- ganized in London for the purpose of consolidating and financing the Marsman interests
Marsman Investments, td.. 13 headed by 3. H Marsman, chair- man of the board of directors, and Major A. Beckerles, B. 8. Ohniek, G. W. Kerr and H. P. L. Jollye, di- "rectors, Th, London committee is composed of L. E., B. Roman, Dr. A Wynberg. Mrs. M. A. Maraman and E. W. B. Leake. At the time the company was formed in Lon- don, shares to the value of 24,250,- 000 were allowed and the sum of P1,415,000 was subscribed.
The balance sheet of the com- pany as of April 30, 1936, shows an increase in market valuation of P3,180,230 The policy of general expansion which has been carried on by Marsman and Company dur- ing the past six months his call- ed for the provision of further funds, and an additional P750,000 was subscribed in London, bring- ing the total amount of subscribed capital made available. London P2,165,000.
NET WORTH P1,686,349 Marsman and Company, itself has a net worth of P1,888,349, ac- cording to its balance sheet as of April 30, consisting of 158,060 shares of non-par value issued.
The board of directors of this company is interlocking to a eer- tain extent with that of Marsmal Investments, Ltd., and has the fol- lowing members: J. H. Maraman, chairman; A. Welhaven. B. 8. Oh nick, E. Madsen, J. O. Enberg, W. H. Brown. A. Beckerlex, T. J. WO!E, and A. F. Kelly.
Marsman and Company was the Arst to organize a board of con- aulting engineers, and a geological Deld engineering section in the Philippines. In addition to these two groupa, each of the companies onder Marsman management has its own technical start.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS The board of consulting engin- eers is composed of J. O. Enberg. A. Welhaven, man; A. Beckerleg, A. Welhaveri, J. O. Greenan, J. B. Sta- pler, G. W. Kerr, J. B. Findley, and CA Weekley. The engineers in
at 12,500,000 shares of ten centa- Suyoc has an 'authorized capital
vos erich, P1.250,000 of which the Issued. The are reserves as of January 1, 1988,
642,346 (average value 26.11 were 101,270 tons, valued at P2,-
ton).
entire amount WON
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R. W. Crosby general superin- tendent of Suyog Consolidated.
UNITED
PARAÇALE
WILLI
United Paracale was the first plant to start production in the Paracale-Mambulao district since the revival of that region brought about through the efforts of the Marsman interests. The mill started in May, 1935, and to date has produced some P1,250,000. Since the first of 1938 the mill ca- pacity has been increased to 10,500. tons a month, which was effective In May, 1936.
United Paracale has an authoriz- ed capital of 10,000,000 shares of ten centavos each, of which 6,000,- 000 shares were issued. The net worth is PT66.763. Ore reserves on January were estimated at 298,854 tons, valued at P5.311 500 (average value of P17.80 ton).
J. E. Atkinson is general super- intendent of United Paracle.
SAN MAURICIO
San Mauricio is one of the most nteresting properties in the Para- cale area, since it has been operat
ed
at intervals by English, Spa nish, and native miners since an- cent times. Development work warranted the construction of a mill early in 1936, and a 150-ton was started on March 10. plant This capacity will be doubled as soon as developments permit.
San Mauricio has an authorized capital of 8.000.000 shares of par value of ten centavos. Of this, 5,- 600,000 shares were issued. The net worth is P539,638. Ore reserves on January 1 were, 98,930 tons, valued at P3,407,550 (average value
P35.00).
H. L. Barr is general superinten dent of San Maurielo.
COCO GROVE
The application of the Order Council of the 10th July, 1936. is similar to that of the Order of the 25th October, 1935, and it is pro- vided that the revocation of the former Orders shall not affect:-
(a) their previous operation or anything duly done or suffered
der any of them:
(b) any rights, privileges, obli- sations or habilides acquired, ac- cruing or incurred under any of them:
Han. Dr. S. W. Tso. C.B.E, LAD. Mr. B. Wylie.
Rev. F. Short,
piracy of a trading junk at Shau The Mun on April 29;
Tsang Yau, “30, Li Choi, 29. Chan
·Fat. 30, Lal Ping, allas Wong Kam, 31, and Chan Chuen, 21, charged Secretary-Mr. E. J. Edwards.
with armed robbery on an un- The Board considered the Direc-licensed junk off Tung Long Island tor's proposals for the subtitution on May 31 of a Class 2 School Certificate Examination Гот all English Schools for the present Class I
Examination.
The Board unanimour'y adopted the proposals, the objects and rea- sons of which are set forth in the appended communique, and agreed that the new Examination should be held for the first time at the end of the next Summer Term- June, July, 1937.
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Wong On, 40-year old clerk and intérpreter in the Sanitary Depart- ment, charged with receiving a bribe of $5 from one Yłu Shu;
Txol Chu, 20-year old unemploy-" ed, charged with robbing, with vio- lence, a Japanese woman named. Ai Ichi Kawa at Eastern Hospital Road on June 21;
Lau Kwok-hang, charged with possession and uttering Counter- felt coins.
Chan Kwan, 34, charged with possession of 201 counterfeit Hong Kcpa ten-cent pieces;
La Nam, 30, an earth coolle, charged with enticing away a seven-year-old child named Yeung Sik-ping:
THE COMMUNIQUE With a view to implemenung certain recommendations made by Mr. Burney" H.M's Inspector, in his recent report on" local education, the Director of Education is in-
Lau Sau-ying and Chan Sze, wo- stituting a common Class 2 exa- (d) any investigation, legal promination for all local English men, charged with uttering and
any such ceeding a remedy in respect of schools. Government and "Grant-possession of forged bank-notes.
right, privilege, obli-in-ald.” gation, liability penalty, forfel The Examination will be con- ture or punishment as aforesaid; trolled by a Syndicate, under the
and any such investigation, legal Chairmanship of an Inspector of RESIGNATION OF proceeding or remedy may be continued or reforced, and, any such penalty, liability, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the said Orders had not beeb revoked.
A copy of the Order in Council will be published in the "Hong Kong Government Gazette" when 1 is received in the Colony.
MISUNDERSTANDING
CLEARED UP.
Summons Dismissed
English Schools appointed by the Director, and consisting of the heads of participating provided schools: and of such participating Grant schools as accept the Direc- tor's invitation to membership.
It will be beld for the first time towards the end of the next sum- mer term-that is to say in June or July 1937. **
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BRITON DEMANDED
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, June 27.
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The resignation of Mr. A. Camp- In order that Class 2 students of bell, the British Commissioner of the current year may not forgo a
Chinese. Customs at Tsingtao, and chance of securing a School Certi- an apology by Sir Frederick Maze, ficate it is hoped that the Bong inspector-General of Chinese Cus- Konk University will continue to toms, were demanded by a mass hold its present Class 1 examina- meeting of Japanese residents at tion in 1937. But thereafter it is". Tsingtao, North Ching, yesterday. Intended that Class 1 will become They held a protest meeting over a special or matriculation class. the recent firing upon a Japanese limited to holders of Class 2 certi- ship by Chinese Customs cutters. acates; and the Hong Kong Uni- versity is being invited to formu- late and acquaint the Director trai was revealed before Mr. Qment in so far as any modifica
with ita matriculation require- A. A Macfadyen at the Kowloontion of current requirements is in- Magistracy yesterday when Chau Chik-Jang was summoned for falling to comply with a Magis- trate's order dated April 22, 1936, ordering him to clear and vacate an area in Austin Road, Mr. H.
An apparent misunderstanding between the authorities and the master of the Hung Sang Com- pany. No. 250 Queen's Road Cen-
Peploe, land gailiff, appeared for the prosecution while Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks was for the defence.
ellent, Mr. Brooks said it ap- In mitigation on behalf of his
peared to be quite apparent there had been a misunderstanding · be- tween the two parties. When the order was made against the de-
Volved]
Japanese allege that the ship was fired upon while adrift in a fog off the Shantung coast, out- side Chinese waters, and that se-
veral of the crew were wounded.
The Chinese claimed that the ship was a smuggler, and that she opened fire first.
SHOULD BE HELD FARLIER The view of Mr. Burney briefly is that in order that mare pupils. may be examined than at present survive to Class 1; in order that low the lead of the provided the examination may be an exa- schools, and devote a reasonable. mination for boys and giris" and period of time in school hours to and in order that those who stay not for young men and women: regular Physical Training.
on at school with a view to being admitted to a University may have
ALMOST THE SAME The new examination, following a year or two's post-certificate broadly (mutatis mutandis) the
fendant, he (Mr. Brooks) applied work, the Bchool Certificate Exa-ines of the old," requires of all, for a permit to be renewed butination should be held a year or it was refused the same day. De-two earlier, and should be con- fendant was, however, given three trolled by those responsible for the
weeks from June 24 to clear the area and understood that this
cleared a week ago.
Mr. Peploe agreed that this was so and said that the P.WD. were not pressing the case.
The summons was dismissed.
schools.
whether boy or girl, to show some attainment in English; in a second language; in the speculative ścien
ces (Mathematics and Sé:ence— | Girls can take Doxiestic Economy
The Director, "after careful cox- permission only expired yesterday sideration of the present school for Science); and in the exact and that the area had been course comes to the conclusion Sciences (History and Geography); that, although it is not possible to and affords them the opportunity go further, effect can be given now of showing their attainments also to this recommendation by sub-in a variety of optiona! subjects: stituting for the certificate exa- the broad object being (as indicat~ mination at Class 1. a certificate ed above), while not neglecting examination at Class 2-one year those who contemplate purrsing The largest gold placer operation
earlier. He reaches, in fact the their academic studies further, to in the Islands, and one of the
conclusion that, with little or no provide a sound general education largest of the world, is that of Marsman engineers estimate modification of the current acade (and a useful certificate) for those, Coco Grove, Inc., which the Mars- around 10,000,000 cubic yards with mic curriculum from Class 8 to at least equally numerous, who the geological and field engineering man interests operate in Paracole at least P.35 in gold a yard. Class 2, a course complete in itself normally leave school and enter section are E. W. Bedford, L W. Bay. Three dredges are now en- When gold-recovery, starta at provided ready to hand. The employment at this stage. (Bucharah, D. W. Blythe, J. Agaged in working over the rich full capacity at Coco Grove, the substantial change la to be, looked
Kyte, G. H. Newman, G. G. Bcott sands of this bay, and a monthly total production should be well for rather in the altered curricu- does not claim to be an external and 8. D. Rohrer,
sardage of at least 400,000 cubic over P1,000,000 a month about lum of Class 1 wb'ch hence for-test; for although there is nothing In addition to these engineering raids is expected.
one-third of the total amount now ward will be a post-certincate, to prevent the controlling Syndi- groups the company has a ma-" The Coco Grove claims were produced by all of the pre-treating | pre-University class, like a Sixth cate seeking individual examiners chinery and supply department, worked over to some extent by plants now operating.
Form in England.
from outside, it is practically cer- headed by C. H. Hirst manager, | previous dredging, companies, - in The other operations of Mars- He uses the expression "acade-tain (and indeed implett in the with G. H. Evans purchasing ag- the period from 1900-1907. The man and Company include a num-ralc curriculum deliberately: for basic idea) that it will mainly rely dredges now being used have been ber of development projects on Mr. Burney stresses also the tm-upon internal examiners Bat rehandling this ground up to the claims located from one end of portance of providing in the car this being so, the machinery is de present, and more than P250.000❘ the Islands to the other. The com-riculum rather more liberally for signed to discount; so far as possi- has been produced. The cubic pany operates its mine manage the broad human needs of the ble, the objections (real or ima Yardage tested was 14,328,000, and ment department for the benefit children.
ginary) to such a system by pu
ent; H' A. Ottiger, manager, Ba- gulu branch, and H. J. H. Maclean, Paracale branch manager. It has an insurance department with F,
.The examination cannot and
J Courtney as manager, and an accounting department in which J. the value per yard is estimatest at of all claim owners and companies. It is the Director's intention, inlating for two examiners for each Hunter is assistant to the treasur. P.708; thus the total gold content who wish the services of experien- point of fact, shortly to invite the subject, one of whom the Grant er, R. O. Allen is chief accountant, of the sands is P10,154,748.. More | end and reliable mining engineem. Grant schools, or such as have not schools will be invited to supply. and C.. E. Straft is chief commer-yardage is said to exist in the ad which they would otherwise be un- already taken the step, (and it is while the other will be supplied by cial accountan
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