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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927.
21 YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPH" FILES.
The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week 'onded July 7th, 1906,
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DIVINATION CUPS. GO
GOLD MINING IN NORTH MANCHURIA.
A FLOURISHING INDUSTRY.
covering an area of a dozen square li, is located about 35 H from Shih- wel. The total yearly output from this region in 1920 was estimated. at 220 catties, of which 188 cattica wont to the Kwang Hain Company. Annual Output.
A COMPANY THAT FAILED.
The statutory first meeting of the creditors and abareholders of
Algun, Huma and Lopch are Cup of Knowledge, Limited, Mitre three gold mining districts in Hel- The average total yearly output chambers, Mitre-Street, B.C., was Jungkiang province, where eleven of gold from the different mines in held last month at the Carey mining companies are operating, Heilungkiang province is believed The rate of the dollar en de street offices of the Board of employing a total of over 3,000 to amount to 3,340-3,584 cattles, mand was 25. 1 8/3d.
Trade, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
miners.
the bulk of which is produced in Mr. E. T. A. Phillips, Official |
the mines loented in the Helho cir- Among those who took part in Receiver, reported that the com Besides the foregoing concerns euit. This figure does not, how the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve pany was formed as a private com- which are financed by Chinese, ever, include cortain quantities shoot wero Messrs, P. P. J. Wode-pany in March, 1924, with a there are a British and a number procured by ponchers house, C. E. H. Beavis, and E. nominal capital of £3,000. The of American 'intorests also work authorised mino workers. W. Terry.
business transacted by the coming in those regions. The total There is n touch of romance in pany consisted solely of the sale output of gold during the last
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A wild deer was found swim- ming between Stonecutter's Is land and the mainland.
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A series of open-air promenade concerts, under the auspices of the Volunteer Corps, was ingu gurated. Mr. George Grimble conducted.
Business was commenced by the Harbour Department in its new offices in Connaught "Road Central (New Prava), nearly op- posite the Iongkong, Canton and Macno Steamboat Company's wharf,
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of cups and saucers, the cup, two years is reported to have drop-the story of gold mining in the described as the "cup of know-ped from 19,925 entties to 2,785 Heilungkiang backwoods. About ledge," having miniature playing 3,340 catties. The decreased pro- forty years ago, the rich gold veina cards printed inside,
duction has compelled the mining at certain places in these regions.
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lodged, but the unsecured liabili- ties were roughly, cstimated at £1.500 and at present no assets had been discovered.
The liquidation was left in the hands of the Official Receiver.
THEATRE AND CINEMA.
expenses.
A booklet with an illustration companies to limit their working wore first brought to light. There The Director of Public Works reported progress during the year of the cup, and bearing the title scopo,, while the total number of was an immediate rush for the "A Key to the Mysteries of Divina- miners employed by the different gold fields. Among the planger of the Naval Yard extension and tlon," was published which form companies has been reduced from gold sockers, there were many Taikoo Dockyard. blocks of buildings on the Praya ed the basis of telling fortunes by 15,000 to 8,000. The Tai Ping, coolies, unemployed miners, and. Reclamation, including
the combination of cards and ten Company, for instance, suffered adventurors from Siberia. Final Mansions, King's Building, York leaves. Two stands were rented acrious losses last autumn owingly they all formed a sort of "ro Building and Royal Building were at the British Empire Exhibition to scarcity of output. It is esti-public in the new territory. The completed during the year. The at Wembley, and, in addition to mated that if each miner procures mines held out such rich promises the sales effected at the Exhibi- 0.0536 ounces of pure gold a day, that there used to be a saying that Matilda Hospital and the new Military Hospital at Bowen Road tion, a certain amount of business the company would make a mode- gold could be obtained in lumpa were nearing completion at the was done with wholesale housea rate profit, but, if the figure drops by simply removing the green turf 0.036 ounces, the proceeds from the surface of the earth.. close of the year. Work had be and otherwise, but the company'a to gun on Rennie's Flour Mill at operations resulted in a net loss would be barely enough to cover Many actually found themselves rich over-night. Both Chinese Junk Bay.
The Kowloon-Canton of £2,330 down to March, 1926.
coolies and Russian adventurers Railway was surveyed and the
Comparatively small business
Generally speaking, the com- greatly swelled the population of transacted subsequently.] work of construction begun. Directors went out...to Australia,panies adopt the bydraulic mining the "Republic," which at one time New Zealand; and Philadelphia to process and use American style beasted 8,000. "citizens." The It was reported that the nego-exploit the "cup" but their activi- sluices. Occasionally, gold nug "Republic" was not amenable to tiations between the Colonial ties did not appear to have result-gets of notable size are obtained, Chinese jurisdiction, and the Government and the Military Au-ed in any benefit to the company, although the bulk is obtained from leaders or chieftains often took thorities for exchanges of land No statement of affairs had been the sand or in small particles. On the law into their own hands. It had been practically brought to a
the average, 2,785 catties of gold is estimated that several thousand conclusion.
sand or ore yield about 0.1608 peods of pure gold were procured ounces of pure gold, but occasion by the gold seekers before the "Re- ally the figure reaches as high as public" was suppressed by Chinese 4.8 ounces of pure gold from the authorities. At present, although same quantity of ore..
the "Republic" has been wiped out The miners work about 250 days of extence, groups of private gold a year. They are paid either wage, seekers are still frequently met or contract rates. In the latter with in those regions. They often case, the foremen or contractor is organise themselves into groups responsible for the miners and of 20 or 30 men each and roam also for supervising his work over the countryside in search of " The miner is required to sell all gold. A class of small shops have the gold he gets to the companies been opened in the neighbourhood at the rate of 0.1072 ounces for $3. of Heiho to export gold, collected".. This rate is, of course, much lower principally from this class of free- The National Theatre in Oslo than the current market prico.
lance gold seckers--Chincoo The Rev. C. H. Hickling and has had financial difficulties from At the headquarters of the min-Beonomic Bulletin. Mrs. Hickling celebrated their the start. The theatre is supposing companies, a number of armed silver wedding. Mr. Hickling deed to produce only dramas ef high guards are stationed for the main cided to remain as Paster of the literary value, to employ only the tenance of order as well as for Union Church for another term very best players, and to charge the protection of the companies' According to the most recent es- of Ave years.
such low prices that all classes of property. They are usually de timate of the Canadian Govern- the population can afford to go. tachments of regular troops and ment Bureau of Statistics, the Among those arriving in the The Norwegian Storting has de collect a tax on the companies' population of Canada as at June 1, Colony was Mr. L. S. Greenhill, clined even the smallest financial output: In the neighbourhood of 1926, was 9,380,300. At the cen" who came out on the P.S. Nubia. uid. An original way out of the the mining camps, small market sus taken. in June, 1921, the popu difficulties has now been found. towns have sprung up to supply lation of the Dominion was 8,788,- The municipality of Oslo, which the needs of the miners,
343. This latest estimate shows. has taken over all the cinemas in
Two of the more important gold that the Province of Ontario has the city, has decided that a portion mines in those regions are worth the largest population in the Do-. of the entrance money from the mentioning in detail. The Muer- minion with 3,145,600; Quebec cinemas shall go to the theatre. kan gold ming, which is situated next with 2,661,800; Saskatchewan The latest British production in at some distance west of Nung-third with 821,000 and "the other EXCELLENT PICTURE AT THE Oslo is "Week-End," by Noel Co- kiangsien, is operated by a Chin-provinces as follows: Manitoba, ward. The acting was brilliant, ene company with a total yearly 639,000; Alberta, 607,000; Kritish but the piece failed to arouse output of 139-167 catties of gold. Columbia. 668,400; Nova Scotia, much interest because the atmos The gold mine at Kilalin was for 640,000; New Brunswick, 407,200; A picture featuring the popular phere of the play was too English merly operated by Russian capital-Prince Edward Island, 87,000; and talented Laura La Plate is and too unfamiliar to the Norwe, ints but is now worked by the Northwest Territories, 8,850, and always sure of a welcome recep-gian public.
Kwang sin Co. This claim, Yukon Territory, 3,450. » tion in Hongkong, this being more particularly so when such ́a high class production as "Butter- flies in the Rain," which is show- ing at the Queen's Theatre unti) Saturday, can be seen, There were large audiences yesterday.
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ROMANCE AND · LAUGHTER. "
QUEEN'S.
The film, which is adapted from the story by Androw Soutar, enables Laura La Plante to fulfil a role for which she is partleu- larly adapted, that of an aristo- crat "Butterfly.". How she tries to shook the man who loves her, whom she considers an upstart because he is the son of a miner although he owns an adjoining estate, but how he marries her In the end,, winning both her love and the respect of the aristocrats, must be seen to be appreciated.
James. Kirkwood is in the lend with Laura La Plante, and the two together make a very attractive leading pair.
Although this film has its more serious and tense situations there is plenty of humour, which iz forthcoming in the most unexpect ed places.
"Butterflies in the Rain" is certainly picture to go and see, and ranks with the best in which Laura La Plante has been featur-
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