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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929,
CHINA FINANCIAL GOLD "FIND" NEAR
UNIFICATION.
MR. SQONG'S PLAN FOR HUPEH AND HUNAN.
NANKING TO COLLECT.]
Hankow, Apr. 15.
. In connexion with his plans for the financial unification of China,
Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance
MANILA:
GREATEST “STRIKE” IN
PHILIPPINES.
ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH PESOS 40,000,000:"
AFRICAN CAUSE CELEBRE.
WHITE FARMER TO GET TEN LASHES.
SENTENCE CONFIRMED
Pretoria, Apr. 15. The acting Minister of Justice has announced that the Cabinet, after fall, consideration, has de cided that it is unable to recom
exercise mercy in the case of the tention to establish a branch of!
white farmer, Jack Nafte, recent. Manila, Apr. 9. the Central Bank In Hunan, whilst
What is believed to be thtly sentenced to ten lashes and the old one in Hapeh (Hankow) greatest gold strike ever
seven years' hard labour for the made will be re-opened in the
near in
the Philippine Islands, and manslaughter of a native perhaps any place in the world,ployee. future.
The lashes, will accordingly, be has been uncovered In Bulacan Province on the site of the Metro- administered,
Minlater, has announced the in| CLAIMS ARE STAKED. mend the Governor-General to
It is not more than 25 miles
In future, the Bunan and Hupch Finance Ministries will bà re-politan Water District tunnel quired to remit all revenues to the connecting the Angat River with
Manila. Central Bank in Hankow which will be directly administered by from Manila. the 'Nanking Finance Ministry.
Surface traces of the vein have been followed for 0,000 feet. It Since his arrival in Hankow varies in width from 20 to 100. fect much of Mr. Soong's time has been Its depth no one knows. Indien occupied by plane for the Lions are, however, that it will 200 feet in the shallowest division of the revenue,
part places. The vein, according to of which will be used by the assays made and the extent of the local authorities for the Hupehyeing is estimated to be worth nt;
leant Posos 40,000,000. ' administration and civil service, while the remainder will be re- mitted to Nanking.
Militarists' Part.
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It was on the 6th instant that the Bothel (Transvaal) Circuit Court passed sentence, the severity of
which caused a sensation amongst farmers all over the country. General Hertzog, in view of the strength of popular feeling on the matter, ordered a postpone ment of the lashes, pending in vestigation, but the Cabinet has, a stated, now decided not to in terfere with the carrying out of the sentence.
Regarding the offence for which Nalle was sentenced, it was al- leged that the native was flogged "Rush" Forestalled.
severely, tled by a leg to a tree head downwards, and died from Possibilities of a gold rush are shock as a result of the injuries, remate. The vein has been follow which included broken ribs and ed from end to end and all sur-breastbone--Reuter. rounding territory has been stak- ed and claims have been register-
1 is likely that after the re organisation has been completed ed with the Bureau of Lands in
SENTENCED.
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the militists will have no Bay favour of employees and ropre MOTOR BOAT SEAMAN in the maller of collecting taxes,sentatives of the Atlantic, Gulf.
and Pacific Company. The com Mr. Soong has already indicated bined area of the claims is 5-10 that the panee Ministry in San-hectarea, king will pay the Hopeh and
lunan troops.
Hankow, Apr. 15. General Tao Wan-shun, (Com- mander of the Nanking 11th Division) which was among the first contingent of troups to enter Hankow, will shortly retire to Pengpu.
Liu's Interference,
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Hankow, Apr. 15. General Liu Holang is moving troops down river, ostensibly as in ally of Nanking, with the object of dislodging the Hupeh troops who are at present occupying Ichang. It is stated that the Sze- chuan troops have reached. Patung and panic exists at Ichang wherb | business is completely suspended. Meanwhile Nationalist troops are being brought up from Klukiang in very large numbers and it seeme that unless Hu Tsung-tao and Tao Chun surrender very soon Nanking will stage an extensive drive in order to clear Hupeh of the Wuhanite remnants. It is un- certain whether Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will welcome Liu Haiang's Interference as it would not be desirable from a Govern- ment point of view to allow Sze. chuanite control at lehang. Reuter.
„TROUBLESOME CAR
· DRIVER.
SENTENCED ON THIRTEEN SUMMONSES.
PLEADS GUILTY TO THREE OFFENCES.
Claim holders will not attempt to make an estimate on the value of the strike. Prospecting has
Ho Hi, à senman of the motor been completed, however, and assays sent to the huren of boat Whampoa, was heavily fined selence have resulted in returns of at the Marine Court this morning from $20 to $2,300 of pay per ton when he was brought up before the of ore. All assays have been Ilon, Commdr. G. F. Hole, RN., to made from surface finds and it is answer three charges, (a) för reasonably expected that values falling to stop when called upon will increase with depth.
by a police officer, (b) for unlaw- This huge find was made some fully having charge of a motor five months ago by George bont without a certificate of com- Cushing, tunnel foreman for the petency from the Harbour Master| Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Comas cowswain for vessels under 60 pany on the Ipo and of the Bicti-tons, and (e) for unlawfully hav
ing charge of a motor boat engine without a certificate of com
petency.
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We acknowledge with thanks further donation to the Fund for the relief of dis- tress amongat British, miners and their familles,, this being a sum of $5 sent by "Zena and Tamura.”
This brings the amount o far received by the Telegraph to 36,857 and £2 168.
The local Fund is being closed on the 29th inst., and farther donations will be most welcome.
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Defendant pleaded guilty on all charges and was fined $20 or twa weeks on the first count, $80 or three weeks on the second and $30 for three weeks on the third.
In the event of defondant not being able to pay the fines, the sentences are to run consecutively.
CHINESE RIOTING IN MANILA.
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bars were captured by the police and were brought to leadquarters. for evidence. None of the re- volvers and automatic pistols used in the melee were taken. Their wielders made good their escape.
Five empty shells from 32. calibre automatic pistols were discovered around the scene of the riot. A .45 calibre bullet was Ipo tunnel which is being built found embedded in a post located under contract for the Metropoli- on the corner of the street where Itan Water District. Cashing the fighting took place. Throe announced to other Americans other bullets were found on the working on the tunnel that he had walls of the house at 617 Calle discovered, a quartz vein which Soler.
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he suspected to contain gold and Scores of Chinese, participants nothing further was done with it in the open warfare, were able to for some time.
escape. Street operatives, assign- AT THE
A rather unusual traffic case was heard this morning, before Major C. Willson, when a Chinese was charged with driving car No. 434 without being licensed. There were also twelve other charges.
It was explained in Court that the
Claims Stoked.". defendant drave the car, which had
Later been parked at Winglok Street,
Cushing and without the proper driver's pert engineers employed by mission, and met with an accident Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Com-
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ed to the case, are hot on their trail. It is believed that police
to have the identity of some of them.
the
in Stanley Street, where he crash-pany, went to the location of the sibly one of the richest veins ever ed into a shop window, doing "And" and staked claims for eight uncovered.. damage to the extent of $80.. persons. Upon discovery that The result of Ewaki's report was Inspector Nicoll asked the only one claim.could be staked that members of the Atlantic, Gulf magistrate to take a serious view for one individual on each vein, and Pacific Company got busy and other members of the Atlantie staked out the rest of the territory, of the case, as the defendant's Gulf and Pacifa) Company were An area of 640 hectares was staked licence was suspended on March
out and claims were filed with the 2nd, and, in addition to this, he included as claim holders,
When William J. Shaw, prest; bureau of lands by 19 American has to answer a further eight dent of the Atlantic, Gulf and members of the firm. This detall summonses. He had also falled Pacific Company, and other mem-bas just been completed.
to pay fines on four old summonses,bers of the firm were notified by
on which account a warrant wag Cushing that gold claims were issued for his arrest,
being filed in their names, they
The summonses were read out accepted the information as a joke defendant who admitted his and paid very little attention to It. guilt on all the chargos.
to
The magistrate imposed a fine
of 850, or four weeks, on
Astounding Assay.
the Finally Cushing brought a charge brought against defendant sample of surface ore to Manila
science.
Company Belog Formed. Papers are now being drawn up by local attorneys for the forma- tion of the "Ipe Mining Company," with a capital of Pesos 400,000 to go ahead with development work. The tuttial deposit in this corpara- was made in a local bank yes- terday by Mr. Shaw, and no time
this morning, whilst on each of the and lad It assayed by the will be lost in tappir the vein. In four old summonses the defendant burenu of
The ore fuet, two shafts are now being was ordered to pay a fine of $28, was found to be worth Pesos ven on two different volna and for four weeks, and on each of the 4,600 per ton. Mr. Show and later a cross tunnel will be driven eight fresh summonses a fine of $5 others of the firm began to take to determine the extent of the pay or one week's imprisonment,
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Interest in the claims and made a ore.
trip to Bulacan to look them over. "The gold ore removed from the The voin of quaria was traced and voin will be left on the "dump"
a number of admples taken. The results were all considerably above the average.
until it is determined where the centre of netivities will be located. When this is decided, a mill will be erected to handle the ore and to extruct the bullion..
A Japanese mining engineer numed Ewuki Was engaged YOUNG and well established
and placed on the location Mr. Shaw is personally financing strawberry plants for sale. Wil to. check over the vein: the company until detailed develop- bear this year. $10.50 per bun- He Anished his work a few mont work has been completed and dred. Order through the Clover days ago and reported that it is until others of the firm can afford Flower Shop, Ice House St.
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