EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
Reuter's Serolos to the China Molkj
HAWKER INTERVIEWED.
Loypos, May 27th. Mr. Harry Hawker and Capt. Mae kenzie reve made a triumphal pre Kress through Scotland to London. The tain was besieged by crowds fighting to
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
SILYER.
LONDON, May 29th.. Messrs. Montagu & Co.'s raport stated than the inclination of the price is gen Prally upward Quotations for cash nad two months delivery are identical with buyers for the latter well in evidence.
At the lower level of about 3rd sellers: LONDON, May 27th. On arrival at King's Cross Station,
to await favourable rates.
shake hands with the aviatora.
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which was densely thronged, Mr. Hawker and Capt. Grieve got one of the most remarkable stations ever given to any They ware seized by a body of Australian diggers and carried shoulder-high inte Pastor Road. They were crowned with douch hats, an Australian custom, con ferring the highest popular honour,
The huge crowder assembled at Euston Road at rst did not recozcise the wir
en in Australian hats. Then they gave the two aimden a tremendous ovation.
The airmen were placed in an open car Which proceeded slowly, along an arrang- ed route, to the Royal Aero Club,
It was intended to hold a civic resep tion, with the Mayor present at the Station, together with a large number at fistinguished military men and civilians bat Australians, declaring it was Australia's Day took the affair en tirely into their own hands.
· LONDON, Mag, 27th, Mr. Harry Hawker and Capt. Grieve, interviewed by the Prity Mail, declared that their start was due to the Americans' fight to the Azores.
airmen,
The Sopwith start was splendid. The the start, only ate one sand, wich piece, with some chocolate, and drank four cups of coffee each
Mr. Inwker, after that, did not eat for 12 hours, owing to sea-sickness,
It was like looking for a small motor boat in a heavy sea when they few down to look for a ship. When they alighted on the se, they were knee-deep in the water, and big waves occasionally dashed! over the upper plane. Meanwhile, theit! Hittle bout was afloat beside the wichine,) dancing like a cork.
They were picked up, au 8, 30, after they had been lying for H hours: They were in the water for 10 minutes.
Mr. Hawker declared when they sparted * We moe ft. It was a rert: 100 to 1 on."
The machine floated well They ex
preted a north-easterly wind for a shon Biar then a northewest, brt netually found a strong northerly wind and ran into a depression which had worked up from the Azores. it Th
weather
however, hindsunce. The fight would have been omplished bus for the boiling water trouble
WAN.
1
The wireless was not a great sucerss Capt. Grieve sat out a message over 30 minutes, but no reply was received. He later signalled 80.8.
R minutes, but the wireless stopped spark ing at 1.30 1.10.
every
Capt. Grieve found they were 150 mile south of their enorme, owing to the drif They then altered their course north wwards, with a view to raching the tra
of ships.
Mr. Towker med 10 gallons of petrol out of the 340 he carried
Giving another interview to the Balk But, when he entered into
# mon
detailed description of the incident nt his flight. Mr. Hawker said:- After four hours, the visibility becam bad and heavy cloud banks were encour
*">d; Eventually we eneauntered heavy storm and rain squalls.
After 6 hours, we were forced t descend several thousand feet on accoun of the choking of the filter. Alter this everything went well for a few hours and then the circulation sesten: wa again choked.
The temperature of th water rose to boiling point. We realise that until the pipe was cleared we could not rise auch higher without using lot of motor power.
When we bad boy about 12 hour on the way, the circulation system wa still bad: We changed our course and hegan to fly diagonally across the mai shipping route for hours.
When we sighted the Mury we sen up distress signals which were answer promptly. We landed in the water abend of the stemmer. The sea was very rough, and it was paly, nt great risi that the crew succeeded jo launching small boat.
SOUTH AFRICA TAKES STEPS TO KEEP OUT BOLSHEVISM.
CAPETOWN, May 23rd:
A Bill extending the operation of th Public Welfare Acts contains important amendments directed against Bolshevis It prohibits the publigation of matter mehership of associations advocating violence in order to effect changes in political, industrial, or economic eendi Hons, or publication natter inciting the natives.
It also provides for the registration and identification of aliens.
THE DIAMONDS TAXATION BILL
In the Assembly, during the Commit tre stage, the Diamonds Taxation Bill. with the proposal to reduce the tax on alluvials by five per cent., was nexatived
40 votes to 38
Lexuos, May 28th. Reuter is informed that the national services for which the Imperial Govern hent are giving a gift of railway materials worth £500,000 related specite services rendered by the South African Railways to the Imperial autho- ritics.
BERLIN PRESS BITTER.
Paris, May 30th.
to
A Havas message bay All Berlin is accupied in reading the couplete text of the German counter-pro- posals.
The Liberal Press declares that there is no expectation that the Entente will practically recognize that Germany, being a new democracy, hus abandoned all idea of militarism and imperialist con servation.
The Press is bitter against the docu- ment, summing up: The Allies Rak us to subunit to murder. We ask, ourselves,
to be allowed to commit auieide."
DUFF, NOT HOPE.
LONDON, May 29th.
The Times states it is understood that Rear Admiral G. P. Hope has been select nd as Commander-in-Chief of the Chind Station.
LONDON, May 30th.
The Times statre that Vice Admiral Bir A. L. Duff, not Rene-Admiral Hope, will be appointed to the Ching Command,
THE CHINA MALL.
SINGAPORE SHIPPING
CASE
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN QUEENSLAND.)
J
GENERAL MANAGER'S PRO- GRESS RBPORT FOR FOUR WEEK! ENDING APRIL 28, 1918.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919,
DIGGERS IN COLOMBO.
COLD SHOULDER TO THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER.
WEATHER REPORT.
Jano 42: 12%. CT-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure has decreased considersL·ly at Weihaiwoi, and
Under the above headings "A Bad alightly elsewhere; it is lowest ufor Boy" writes in the Sydney Sun of March 14-
Tongking.
Hongkong Ralafall for the 24 hours. Total since January 1st, 15.40 Inches, eding st to Am to-ding, 0.01 inch. against sa average of 28.35 inches.
Forecast for the 9t hours ending at
freight $14,574 and commission in proportion at 29 per cent. They charged them that amount because Latham and Co. pald that sum to The further public examination of and Co. claimed to have been Slang Huah.. He knew that Ying Lee Mr. Harold Latham in bankruptcy overcharged $1,215. He " could was continued, by Mr. Valpy, before pot explain why they thought they Mr. Justice Whitley, in the Supreme Huah were agents for the steamer had been overcharged. Siang Court at Singapore on May 22. Mr. which took the sandalwood. He
As a bad Australian who has twice C. Everitt being also with Mr. Valpy could not possibly say what the
dodged the gangway picquet and The petitioner, who was wearing concern him. He believed the owners hand you my report on your mining bad Digger who is charged with
owners got out of it. It did not
spent shore leave, in Colombo, let me Gentlemen, berewith beg to speak my piece concerning the bold, coon on the 5th. are less inclined to operate, preferring the ubiquitous rose in the lappet of were in China. All he could say was and milling operations for four weeks looting in Colombo. Of the many winds, moderate; fine to cloudy, ve-
The Shanghai exchange rate is 3/8d his coat, said his firm had some deal that he was told the freight was so ending April 26, 1919. per tael 1 is reported that small pur-ings with the Rev. Mr. Hillyard at much and that be paid that amount.
thousands of Australian troops touch-sional ran chases have been made in America oa
The accompanying sheet of mine ing at Colombo I'venture, to say that China account. The shipment of about Bangkok, and petitioner bought and Petitioner agreed with Ying Lee and measurements and assay returns the riotous element represents a very No.
t-Formoes Channel: The same, as 87,000 ounces has been made to Shane sold certain shares for him. His Co. to tranship sandalwood by the shows a total of 540 ft., made up of small percentage indeed. het beginning in May.
firm remitted to Hillyard $2,500.a too; but 32 tons were shut out, and 472 ft, crosscutting, as against a pounds the average" Aussie" is care Kohar and the note agreedon, was $63 10 ft. sinking, 58 ft. driving, and
1-South coast of China between. London, May 29th. The silver market in steady:
"wad" of ten or twenty Songkong sad Lamooks. The same as Shown page 61 of 3 ledger peti- which was shipped by the Buwa total of 449 ft. for the previous four less of his money. He buys not Ho gking and Hainan. The same as
No.
IF THEY DON'T SIGN..
4-Nouth part of China between for himself, and having but a very No. 1. elementary knowledge of values, he rapidly tires of argument and pays treble the value of the article.
PAR13, May 30th..
A Havas message says:--- The whole tone of the German proposals Is such that the Berlin Government can bardly believe that they will be taken seriously
The German Government will be well advised to remember that the bour is approaching when no bluff will avail.
The Allies will be united wher, Germany refuses to sign the Treaty, and war will be renewed in its sharpest form.
COST OF LIVING IN FRANCE.
PARIS, May 30th.. A Havas message says:-- According to the Statistical Depart nent of the French Minister of the interior. the average Increase in price
raper, sine: 1910, amounts to 999 per sent.
VIEWS AND NEWS OF HAYAS.
ALLIES PRICE FOR RECOGNI TION OF NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
PARIS, May 28.
The French Government plans to levy new taxes amounting to 1.280
'tioner said
BT. KOMAN. 910 ft. Level-The north drive has been extended 5 ft., making a total of 212 ft. The lode matter 52 ins. wide assays 1 dwt.
1 ft. Total 210 ft. The lode 52 ins. wide gives 1 dwt.
The south drive has been driven
Maru at $55 a ton. They charged weeks. that' that was the Rev. Mr. Hillyard's account. The Fetitioner charged $63 because that at the same rate of $63 a ton. draft appeared there as $2,744.76. was the rate agreed upon. They were, Then, subsequently, he bought 1,000 he supposed, agents for Ying Lee and Ulu Pandans for him and the account Co., but he thought that Latham and as shown in that ledger left a balance Co. If the freight went up, would of $925 to the reverend gentleman's have had to pay the difference. On credit. He could not explain why those conditions he therefore thought that draft was entered as $2.744.76, the firm was justified in charging the therefore there was $244.76 due to did not know that that rate had been instead of $2,500. It would appear higher rate. As a matter of fact he his credit. Petitioner could not explain entered. If it had been referred to why such an entry was made. He him he would have charged them agreed that the amount ought to what he actually paid. On January have appeared as $2,500. He assumed 41919, 416 tons of sandalwood were there was an error in the account shipped by the Van Chon. That of $244.76, business to Mr Ort on December 28, (Mr. Or) and not by the petitioner, He transferred the was a transaction by the new firth
1978. expired, and there were no negotia-Co.,
At that time charters had At that time Ying Lee and Ltd., had, probably. not
go
winze 6 ft. has been added, making 840 ft. Level. To the drive to the
a total of 42 ft. The lode 52 ins, wide is low grade.
Crosscutting-For stope-filling. 139 ft.
STOPES
lode 100 ins, wide worth 1f dwi.
Above the 940 ft. level, one stope, Above the 840 ft. level, one stepe, Tode 88 ins, wide worth 10 dwts. lode 201 ins wide worth 4 dwts.
Above the 740 ft. level, two stopes, Above the 640 ft. level, two stopes, lode 155 ins. wide worth 44 dwts.
Above the 540 ft. level, one stope, lode 111-ins. wide worth 2 dwts.
ANDERSON MINE..
if the principal necessaries of life iations proceeding for the chartering by then received notice of the of the Taizan Maru. That was a charge in their firm The amount charter from Java to Marseilles, He for freight charged was $24,460.50 had nothing to do with it. A firm by whereas Ying Lee and Co. claimed the name of Madrigal and Company that they had been over-charged more had correspondence with Latham and than $10,000. He knew that that Co. by cable respecting the charter freight was not paid to the K. P. M. of the Makaria, and that was for direct. The K. P. M. sometimes ler: charter to Java. Madrigal and put cargo space to a broker. The 660 ft. Level. The main crosscut Company, however, would not let broker paid for the space and got east has been extended 9 ft. Total 65 her to Java and 30 that what freight he could. That amount, ft. charter fell through. Mr. Ort so far as he knew, was paid to such The north drive has been advanced negotiated for another charter for the a broker. He did not remember 5 ft., making a total of 23 ft. The same steamer which also fell through what freight be charged. The ship-ode 56 ins. wide gives 11 dwt. Latham and Co.,had previous dealings per was practically at the mercy of The south drive has been taken with Madrigal and Company and the broker. Those were the best from 23 ft. to 31 ft. on a lode 55 ins petitioner gave them notice about terms Latham and Co. could get. wide assaying 1 dwt the end of the year regarding the Mansfield and Co. had asked a 360 ft. Level-The north drive has transfer to Mr. Ort's pro-higher rate. They wanted 375. been driven 5 ft., making a total of posed charter was to Basra. Peti-The rate paid was 350. He could 900 ft. At this point crosscuts have tioner put through a charter of the not explain why Ying Lee and Co. been put off to the east and wes: 3 Sakai Maru. He did not know who expected them to pay a cheaper rate. ft. and 12 ft., respectively. The hitroduced that business. He had He owed Good-all and Co. £15,000 ground passed through is very much heard of a man named Vizconde. He odd for money borrowed, he believed, broken and of no value. wrote a letter on February 26, 1919. to Messrs. Sisson and Delay saying then in the business as capital has been advanced 5 ft., bringing the that as soon as the matter was finish was insufficient. In fact he actually total to 1,481 ft. The lode 51 ins. ed Latham and Co. would pay M. borrowed from Goodall and Company wide assays 64 dwts. Vizconde what was due to him.
£25,000. He wanted the amount for Crosscutting-Fór his share business. He did SOME CLAIM DISPUTES.
admit that borrowing $25,000 at He signed at that stage as Latham that time necessarily showed that and Co., in the sense of liquidation.. the business was in a poor state. He He got the information on which kept the ordinary books of brokers that letter was based from Ort. such as ledgers, and so forth. He Evidently Ort had arranged the did not know how often the books commission with the map, but had were balanced. not informed the petitioner. Mr. Ort latterly arranged most of the shipping charters. He certainly did
illion and to Next u loun of 25 millions in Frame. The project will he sububted by M. Klotz, at the next essions of the Chuber of Deputies and Senate. It is intended to max the conruption d both gas wid electricsty. tobecor,
fermented Pegato, istio, anger, 'unitend water. leak lenses, ut watches. Cus petras duties atul regnes ingressol being the war.. The Government wi propise a monopoig of gasoline and petroleum,
The French Minister for Public Works states that the railway service will be consembly improved us son as demobilisation is completed.
The American mission organized by is French Frostitute in the tnite bates has arrived in Puris. The bjest of the visit of this is sir is to find me what are
th articles, rither in their tow state, or manufacturel, wisich France and her Peonies con sin the United States, wishing for a closer compen the between both countries.
General Facalle, cantauder of the two French armies of ovesipution, isas arrived un.. Cohleietz for a r red cometence witle General Agett vo emergency plans for an mbeninge it the Geusins hould not signs the The furs of atr Allied pic terms, igdvance increase daly through west- en Geniny.
Great Britain. Frauke and Japut Enly in regnize the Kottelaak tomment. Great Britain is de tranding the concession of certain aights: France is insisting that the Russin debt be assumed, unid Japan
insisting as the railroad con ersions ami istries agrungements bond with the old Russian Empire
perpetuated by the new Gover
ment.
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JAPANES
SHIPPING AND IN IAN TRADE.
The 0... opened negotiations direct with the British Admission to Tokyo and the Indian Government coneering the restrictions upon the Japanese ships plying in Inding waters, but it is now reported shut the Japanese Cavernment opened a Jornal negotiation on the sune ques tion with the Indian authorities through the Japanese Consul at Cal-
Cura.
To the protest of the U.S.K. the Indian authorities answered that, before the sugar testinulated at Cal outta was cleared, the ships joming the Bengal Conference alone would be permitted to participate in ludian trude. The 0.5.K. is desirous of running the Jupun-Calcutta line, and the experts from: Japan to India mainly consist of cotton fabrics, ement, postery, glass ware, watches, enamelled wafe, and others.
BIG FIRE IN JAPAN.
A fre broke out at Yonezawa o the forenoon of May 19. The fumes, fanned by # nobh-westerly win. spread in all directions and burat down over two thouund hoones. The fire we put out by 2.50 p.m. The extent of damage and the cause of the fire ure unknow.. Mony buildings. including the Prefectun! Technical School, the County Office, the Municipal Council Hall, the Commercial Museum, Count Uye augi's residence, etc.,
were.de. stroyed."
in August, 1918. Petitioner required 260 ft. Level. The north drive
GENERAL AFFAIRS. Mr. Valpy (smilingly):
not 156 ft.
Your
so in that case. If the commission memory is rather irregularMr.Latham, was anything out of the way Mr. Mr. Valpy then proceeded to put some Ort ought 10 have consulted general questions. Had you a regular petitioner. Vizconde, in petitioner's balance sheet? he asked. My son opinion, did nothing for his com used to do that. It did not matter mission. They could have got the who did it--My son used to do it charter without Viconde. Petitioner every six months. knew nothing about the details arranging the commission. He had frequent shipping dealings with Yeu Chic Moh "and Co. Petitioner was concerned in the charter of the Kamor. He had vouchers to collect
Were they audited?—No, The Hongkong Bank.
What bank do you bank with
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Not in any Chinese ones ?-No. In June, 1918, what profits did from Bangkok to the amount of you dispose to the War Tax Depart $1,528.43, and on May 15, 1918, ment? cannot remember wrote to Yeo Chip Moh saying he
Do your books show that profit? would let them have his cheque as -Yes. Soon he received payment. Peti- tioner actually received payment on July 4, 1918, and later petitioner had to pay back $9035 out of that. What did it fetch -About $10,000. The actual money was
What was done with the money? paid to Yep Chip Moh and Co.1-Paid it to Goodall and Company.
never
th
Was your furniture in Rogie sold in September, 1918, by public auc- tion?-Yes.
Which reduced the debt to $15,000?. Yes.
STOPES.
stope-filling.
Wich his
Touts lie in wait for him at every lamp post. In five minutes he has waiting platoon, the eyes of each member skinned for his rupees, For) a time he regards the situation as the hire of a gharry does not rid him highly humorous, but finding that
of the nuisance, he tries, in good Australian, to let the native know that his presence is disturbing the landscape.
-Hoaghong to Cap Rock, SW,
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
Station,
Hakodate
JUNE 4, 1919.-6..
Hour
Barumeter a Sea Lovel.
The much oiled native merely cheap necklace, remarking: "What grins, however, and produces a
from the grimy recesses of his loin d you give, Australia?" or may be, F'divostock 35.
cloth be will drag out three Tokio moonstones, which the Aussie" Rochi being rejected with scorn, the lowly Karoshima may purchase for 25s. The offer Nagasaki.
gradual stages, brings down his price (shi'ims...
"Ram Sammy," disciple of
bizas by Naha...... to two shillings, crying aloud to his valand gods that he is a poor man. Some times the stones change hands at Bankow two shillings but as I have known a chang certain sergeant to buy them in the
Kicking' Pettah at 2d. per stone, there appears Shangha to, be good grounds for saying that Gutzlaff the Colombo native is certainly
"wily."
dwi 6 -29.62
* 29.12
-20.70
Sharp Pk...09.7 Amoy 6.9.12 Swato Taihoku. Taichu
THOUSANDS SPENT. Thousands upon thousands of Tainan.... pounds have been spent by Austra Koshun..... lian troops in Colombo, and because Pascadcres a small section bas got over jubilant. Canton the Times of Ceylon intimates that
Hongkong. Some authorities are of opinion Macso....
Gop Rock...
5.69
1
that the Australian Government Wachow88.! should send a warship and maintain | Pakboi a naval picquet."
TERRRR=RES8222Beez
29.75
€ 29.75
.H
26.10
→ 99.75
4.76
99.74
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Bolbow What "authority" should do (and Phulen *72) I refer particularly to the military St James Tourene.... "Brass Hats") is the closer supervi- Aparri ..... sion of third rate hotels and native Dagupan... drinking houses right in Colombo Manila these unscrupulous people is of a par follo burgh itself. The spirit dispensed by Legaspi
Tacloban ticularly fiery nature, and I have seen Surigaon my own gharrydriver, after one glass Gran of the native" toddy," quite drunk. Labasa
Runners" can be met with at any street comer, ready. and willing to take you to these low-down hotels and dens, where once inside the native alchemist gets busy with his dope." The Erst drink has been has been extended 6 ft. Total 379 ft. the undoing of many Australians, has been driven 13 ft., bringing the ramshackle
The north drive on the 300 ft. lode for it has led him further down the total to 83 ft. The lode 39 ins. gives native quarters, and he has lived to streets of Colombo's
lode 123 ins. wide worth 1 dwt.
Above the 460 ft. level, one stope,
lode 123 ins. wide worth 74 dwts.
Above the 360 ft. level, one stope, Above the 260 ft level, one stope, lode 141 ins. wide worth 34 dwts.
Above the 160 ft. level, two stops, lode, 184 ins. wide 'worth 4 dwts.
DERRICKS SHAFT.
100 ft. Level-The main crosscut
42 dwts.
On the 375 ft. lode a drive to the north has been taken 4 ft. on a lode 54 ins. wide assaying 10 dwta., and to the south 4 ft. on a lode 60 ins wide worth 2 dwts.
sunk 5 ft., making total depth 53 ft.
The winze from surface has been Crosscutting. For stope-filling,
147 ft.
STOPES.
On the 65 ft. lode, one stope, lode 19 ins, wide worth 13 dwts.
On the 300 ft. lode, one stope, lode 54 ins, wide worth 2 dwts..
GENERAL
During the early part of the month joint on the pipe line at the power station caused a stoppage of 34
a
He thought the matter was over- looked. They did not ask for the money, he forgot to pay it, and they frequently paid Latham and Co. you admitted in your preliminary hours.
As a matter of fact Mr. Latham larger amounts afterwards. Regard. examination that in September, 1918, The resistance of Bukit Koman ing the Selun, the charterer he the prospects were rather hopeless? hoist gave considerable trouble and believed was in the name of YeoIf Government had not taken delayed work for several days. Chip Mob, and petitioner acted for control of the Norwegian steamers the charterers. Two owners of the things would have been all right. 1 and a new one has been put in. vessels were Norwegians. The Anglo- would not admit that the position at Siam Corporation, Ltd., were the that time was hopeless. I did not agents for the owners. Latham and actually stop payment till I filed my Co. had to render accounts to the petition. Anglo-Siam Corporation. They got their figures from Yeo Chip Moh insolvency?-I have already told What were the causes of your and passed them on to Bangkok to you. the Anglo-Siam Corporation and You have given as one cause in the account they gave an losses in your share department and item of 4,771 rupees as equal lack of capital. Do you attribute it to $3,936.01 which was actually to anything else? Will you, admit a mistake of $528.15. Petitioner that your insolvency is largely due to entered $3,956 for bunker coal and extravagances. Between three of
$3,044 for vouchers to come, and the you $231,000 was spent in the space Anglo Siam Corporation disputed of three years. I admit that' extra those items. Petitioner. asked Yeo vagance was one of the causes of Chip Moh for explanations but could my failure.
not get any. Neither petitioner nor
Benjamin was paid $2,500 a month.
his Erm had ever taken any of those Was that pot too mitch-He had to monies. His arm simply passed on work,
curse his few hours ashore.
CLEARING UP.
"
arojured we
Wind
Humidity.
Direction.
16818181968882|||
Force.
Weather.
C. W. Jereza, Chief Arist Bangkong Observatory, June 4, 1319.
Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in 1. BAROMETER, roduced to 32 degr inces, tenths and hundredths.
1 TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de trees Fahrenheit.
2 Humpiry, in perontage of satura moisture being 100.
tion, the humidity of air baturated
4. DIRECTION OF Worn, to two points. 5. FOR OF Bedford Beala..
WID, according to
letached cloud d drizzling rain, I fog, 6. STATE OF WRATHER, b hoe sky, a
thunder, y visibility dew, wet gloomy, ball, 1 lightning, overcast, p passing showerz, q squal, r rain, 1 mow
rath
7. Bax in inches tenths and bon-
HONGKONG TIDES,
Must Australians themselves clean up Colombo as they did the lewd and licentious Cairo? Let "authority" children who openly canvas for in Colombo remove forthwith the
clients to visit the infamous houses of its native quarters. It seems impossible for them to fix some its native traders. These rapacious, standard of commercial honesty on piratical, smooth-tongued, and shady gentlemen have, during the four
The Wide-table given below has been years troops have been touching at compiled at the National Almanac Office their gates, reaped many harvests, in London from the result of the analysis and if one of them has lot two of observations taken by means of an hundred rupees, let it be borne in interstile fide-recording machine in the mind that many times two hundred Water Police Fasin at Trim Sha Teat have been filched from the furing the year 1908-9.
barbarous" Australians.
zero of the table corresponds with" the "naice" people of Chart, which has been found to be 4 tent the sero of the sanding in the Admiralty Colombo endeavoured to place inches below mean sea-level
Had
rational amusement before their oversea brethren, instead of leaving it to the one institution (the Austra
an YM.C.A.) even the few larriking
A rock-breaker at the battery broke Milling sheet for four weeks ending April 26, 1919.
Bukit Koman.-50 stamps ran 23might have held their hands, but it days. Lost time 5 days due to would appear that the Aussie is a repair power, clean up and repairs. shortage of ore, Koman hoist under social pariah, who, on no account, must touch the hem of Colombo's very hoity toity and very, English Stone crushed:
sassiety." As it is, the homecoming warrior must seek his own entertain- ment, but within a very confined area, for at a dozen points in and around Colombo the "Out of bounda" sign warns him away.
KATAKA
Bt. Koman... · 1,506 tons. Anderson Stope surface... Junction....... Derricks...
1,573
175
2
252
21
378
#3
3,884 tons.
Huntington Milla idle.-No spares. Total ore crushed in
Koman Mills...... 3,884 tona.
Amalgam. Retorted. Smelted
029,
Oz3.
029.
Battery...1,955 791 786.48 Bukit Malacca.-(2) Huntington
those figures taking them to bel Other people in Singapore work correct. Chop Kin Ki Seng. of but do not get $2,500 admit Bangkok, claimed $2,000 in the same Benjamin's drawings were high. Mills ran 23.4 days. Lost time 4.6 connection. It was part of their have no proposal to make by way of duty as brokers to check the figures compensation.
by vouchers. The engineer would Mr. Valpy said that that concluded give a receipt for the bunker coal. his examination of the petitioner, but Petitioner admitted that if he checked that Mr. Everitt had some questions the accounts they should have found to put to him. out the mistake about the rupee exchange.
A K.P.M. CUSTOM.
For about a year petitioner's firm
His Lordship said he feared, he could not go on any further.
days due to broken die rings, power, repairs, and clean up.
Surface Ore Treated:-
Rt. Koman...... 1,690 tons. Malacca. 1,668
3,358 tons. Amalgam collected 457 oz. pro- Mr. Everitt (smiling). I hope notducing 220 ozs. retorted, yielding my Lord.
218.76 ozs. smelted gold... The examination by Mr. Everitt Average field per ton,
had dealings with Yeng Lee and Co., was postponed for 30 May and,
+
Stamps. 4. 05 dwts.
Malacca - 1,302. Value of Tailings... .860 Totals Ore crushed 7242 tons.
Ltd., Hongkong, in transhipping in all probability, will take place be- Average yield per ton, sandalwood, He admitted tranship: fore the acting Chief Justice; before ping some by, the Hain Kong in whom the examination in the initial August 1918. They charged as stages was conducted."
ide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard To obtain the depth of water on the dd foetinches, and on the ganga at Lamoat Dock, Aberdour, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
June 6 to 11, 1919.
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The fact remains that soldiers on leave in Colombo are left to fend for sm themselves, the civic and military Mos. authorities caring little for his physlem 10 cal or moral well being Colombo has a wealthy community, but where are the buffots and huts which may be found in all other outposts of the Empire?.
The hardest worked "man Colombo to-day is Mr. Soul Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. With him the "40 tour week" does not apply, yet how many of Colombo's leisured classes. are belping him in the good work of providing legitimate entertainment for war-weary Diggers?
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Amalgam collected.2,412.000 ozs. Smelted gold...1,005240 Average yield per
ton2.914 dwts. Fineness of bullion...906.8/1000
W. H. MARTIN,
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