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HUAINAN MINING SHOWS PROFIT

Successful. Despite Depression

GREAT DEVEELOPMENTS ANTICIPATED

Wuhu.

As a bright exception to the general depression affecting the Chinese coal industry. the Huai nan Coal Mines in Anhwel Pro- vince are being run on a profit- able basis.

Under the efficient manage- ment of the National Reconstruc- tion Commission the mines have a daily output of about 5,000 tons of coal which, if sold at the average price of $10 per ton, would make a profit of $75,000 approximately.

Enormous Deposits

Situated at Haunchinshan, Lobo and Kintungkang on the.

Nineteen-month-old Sedell Gould,

of Detroit, is amazing observers by his feats of memory. She remem- bers the full names of visitors and can pick out any letter of the alpha- het.

loth bunk of the Huni River in CORRESPONDENCE Anhwei. these mines are excep. tionally rich in coal. According to the estimate of mining ex- perts. the total amount of coal to be won is over 100.000,000 'tona, which, should take at least) 200 years to exhaust.

Correspondence Sought

To the Editor.. "China Mail"]

THE CHINA MAIL: WEDNESDAY

AMERICAN MONEY

FOR GENEVA

Rockefeller Foundation

FEBRUARY 6, 1935

"To-day's Short Story.

Mr. Brittle

And Health Committee Comes Back

NEW OFFER OF $40,000

TO LEAGUE

By Frank Crew

THERE is an Italian proverb degree of happiness and consola The League of Nations can which says: "A beard well tion. have $200,000 (£40,000 at par) lathered is half shaved."

And that exactly, was what Mr. if it is willing to accept the To Mr. Edmund Brittle Brittle had tried to do; for, by the money. The offer has come from "Sturdy," as he was otherwise death of his wife whom the thea the Rockefeller Foundation in known to those of the theatrical tricnl world knew and loved" as America, and at its present sex:profession Who wore old enough to Cathy "Dawn-he'd lost not only a sion the League Council will remember his performance in "The great stage partnership but an in- have to say "Yes" or "No."

Master"-the precept was excellent spiration which gave existence to Judging from past experience, there enough. But diaduining the very his very life and art,

is not much doubt what the answer idea of putting it into execution

will be Regularly since the Unit-himself, he had, for over ten years, Why, therefore, could have blam- ed States became deeply interested gone daily to an establishment in aed him for indulging in a daily dis- in the social, humanitarian and treat off the Charing Cross-road course with the ever-kindly Mrs. health activities of the League, gen- where

:

he could depend upon Jukes, with the ever-deferential erous financial assistance has been Charles "the faithful employee forthcoming from across the Atlan-

jof Mrs. Jukes — preserving the tic. The League's budget is 80 velvetness of his fresh-complexion- small compared with the work that ed face.

..

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Travellers' Tales," by Allan Govan.

it does, and expenditure at Geneva Considering that Mr. Brittle had is so carefully scaled down, that been "resting" for far longer than have been curtailed but for these that his clothes hinted of a tallor many useful undertakings would he cared to remember; considering gifts from external sources. :

The Rockefeller Foundation has credit as he was wont, one might no longer willing to extend him been almost like a fairy godmother well have questioned the wisdom of "Charles," ad with the ever- to the League's Health Organisa- his doing what he did. When a man loquacious "Polly," the parrot, who tion. From which it may be gather passes the age of sixty, however, it took her stand near a pile of clean Sir. Being lonely twin-sisters this month is something of a re-uxuries of life which through long Mrs. Jukes didn't; she'd been on ed that the offer, to be considered hard to relinquish the little towels at the far end of the saloon? Owing to its fine quality the (ake 19) we would welcome friend-gular event. For some years past usage he has come to regard as enal has a rendy sale in the coun- ly correspondence with any of your grant has regularly been placed at essential. To this it must be added the

the halls" herself! she'd partnered tiy, especially at various places kindly disposed European or non the disposal of the Health Organ-that when a man has had a great "miraculous act" (proof, the ple- "Great Galvani" in hla along the Huai River, the Yang European readers, tze River, the. Lung-Hai' Railway, Our main interests are photo fighting discase throughout the will often, if he is sufficiently philo-saloon and showed her, resplendent isation and has been well-spent in joy suddenly snatched from him, he ture, dated 1884, which hung in the the south section of the Tientsin-graphy, postage-stamps Pukow Railway, and at the basin ing and we

and read-world. Apparently the Rockefeller sophic and courageous, turn to-in tights, poised on the shoulder of of the Poyang Lake in Kiangsi-ciprocate with those who write to Ault, and is taking a long view of

shall be happy to re- Foundation is satisfied with the rewards the littlest things for some the said gentleman); and what It is widely used in homes for us and send us personal or scenic its responsibilities in the matter,

Mrs; Jukes didn't know of the vicis:| cooking and, heating and in fac-snapshots, stamps or reading mat for the credit of $200,000 is for the

situdes of stage life wasn't worth tories for manufacturing pur-ter of any description.

knowing. Briettes and. 'petro-

years 1936 and 1937. We thank you for publishing this aderstood, are also letter and hope our appeal

friends will not be in vain.

poses. leum, it is inade from it.

Operations are in charge of mining experts commissioned by: the National Reconstruction] Commission. Modern scientific, methors have been introduced

both in mining and management. There are at present 30 pits,all equipped with modern plant, in-

cluding light railways, water supply, electric light, elevators, dredging machines, pumps and other requisites. The total num- ber of workers is said to be over 10,000.

Ancillary' Railway Building

Thelma and Marjorie Carsten. "Charmaine,"

St Leger Road, Claremont, Cape,

South Africa. ·

for

ECONOMIC REFORM

IN CANADA

Premier Foreshadows Wide Amendments INDUSTRIAL ABUSES UNDER INVESTIGATION

To facilitate communication between the mines and Wuhu,

Ottawa, Canade.. the Huainan Railway is being: Great Interest has been built by the National Reconstruc-aroused in Canada over the plan tion Commission. Already the advanced by the Prime Minister section between Loho and Tofei of Canada, Mr. R. B. Bennett, for has been completed, and opened a general reform of the existing to traffic, while construction of economic system in Canada. the remaining part is proceeding!

A point of particular interest прасе.

example of American money coming This, of course, is not the only

Into the coffers at Geneva The

United States, although a paying member of the International La-] bour Organisation, have not yet Joined the League. Consequently, whonever, America takes part in a League conference or committee,

UNREGISTERED : lor

'MUI TSAIS' Woman Fined $100 On Three Summonses

!,

EX-SPANISH RULER WINS LAWSUIT

Establishes Right To Mother's Property

MADRID DECISION INVALID IN ITALY

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It worried her, of course, to per ceive that his financial resources were, apparently, at a very low,ebb,] and it worried her exceedingly to think that, apart from tipping Charles for his attention, he should apend his money on bringing in, as he invariably did,, some choice tit- bits for Pollys delectation.. But apart from contriving, in the some ignorant critte is bound to

kindness of her heart, sometimes [complain that she is getting the]

Rome, Jan. 31.. Ito give him more change [benefit of the League without in-

The Spanish Court's decision than was due to him, what curring any of the expense. assumption is the result of a mis- inapplicable in Italy and the securi-Charles, that if, at last, his means This confiscating all crown property is could she do? She believed, with conception. In point of fact, the ties of his mother, deposited in an became so straitened as to, forbid United States pay their share of all Italian bank, belong to ex-King Al-him coming again to banter, affec League activities in which they fonso XIII, according to the judg-tionately with the bird, the last, officially participate.

ment given by the Milan Court in vital part of his life would go from the civil action brought by the Bank him.

Spain, against the former And by every token they were Spanish sovereign. ⠀ "2

[right. The securities at issue were pur- But when Mr. Brittle entered the chased by the Bank of Spain on saloon on that Christmas Eve, account of Queen Maria Christina, neither of them guessed at once mother of the ex-King, and deposit-that the end had come, and led with a Milan bank.

that he was as ill in his half- Plaintiffs based their claim on starved body as he was in his mind. As both of its terminals is the suggestion that the Gov- Appearing before Mr. Q. A. A.the contention that the ex-King lost in the vicinity of the es-lernment intends to create an MacFadyen

It was only when they watched at the Kowloon his rights as legatee to his mother him go rather more slowly than tuaries of rivers, the railway economic council, to be known as Magistracy this morning Fong by virtue of the decision of the usual towards the excited bird; upon completion will be a natural the Economic Council of Canada, Yuen Tsau, the wife of a Chinese Spanish republican regime to con- only when they heard himi say, with outlet for the coal and with the which will advise the Government merchant residing at No. 11, fiscate all property of the crown. improvement of communication on economic questions. and still better methods of pro- Bennett says also that he intends three

Mr. Cameron Road, was fined $100, on

a slight crack in his, voice: "Hallo, The Milan Court, disagreed and old timer! How are you?" that a duction and sale, now being con- to reorganise the civil service of three unregistered mui tais

summonses for keeping the Bank of Spain was ordered to whispering of the fearful truth templated by the National Recon- the country.

at pay casts of the case, while the struction Commission, a great in- For some months a commission)

the above address on January 28: securities were ordered to be sent bore down upon them.

Inspector Fraser, of the S.C.A.; to the ex-King-Havas. crease in the output is anticipat-has been investigating several stated that the first mui taai, Teol el Central News Agency. industries in an effort to discover Klu Moi, alias Sui Lung, aged 15 various other abuses which are years, had been given to the defen- claimed by some to exist in the dant nine years ago in Chu Chow,] industrial system. Mr. Bennett when the child's parents were un- says that "should the commission able to pay a loan of $150. find that the primary producer L Mat Li, alias Sui Lam, aged] has been denied his rightful pro-nine years, the second mui taxi, had] fit or that the consumer has had been given to the defendant at the to bear the excessive profits of beginning of 1988 in order to repay a dominant industry; if as a con- two loans of $50 and $80, in Chu sequence of this, the primary Chow, producer or the ultimate con- sumer has had his standards of The third mui teef, Cheng. So Brentford living adversely affected, action Lan, aged seven years, was also ob West Ham' will be taken to put and stop to tained in Chu Chow last year. The Manchester these inquities.".

child's parents saw that she was Newcastle

Blackpool Plymouth

are

ORIGIN OF MUCH USED WORD

Calendar As Synonym For Almanac

ROMANS.BORROWED IT FROM GREEKS

"Calendar," is a word of which

TREATED BADLY BEFORE.

HOME FOOTBALL

Bolton

(Resuks on Page 1)

SECOND DIVISION:

Table To Date

"Wotcher, Wotcher!": screached the parrot, moving excitedly, from one end of her perch to the other. "How do? What a lark! Be care ful now! D'you know what you're doing?' Ha, ha! Stop It! Stop! I'll cover you up.”

But Mr. Brittle didn't laugh na he would usually do. Quite aud- denly he looked an old, a very old man; and something in the very painfulness with which he moved P WDLFA Pt towards the chair caused "Mrs, 27 19 17 78 34 39 Jukes and the silent Charles to ex- 27:15° 86°61--37′36||

Goals

27 17 2 10 64 41 38 change a look of dismay

ent 23047 85 "Going away for Christmas, air?"!

34 the man asked, with a desperate

27-13 77 62 39, 33

(52 19 33 attempt to interpret the nervous

26

few who use it probably know the of reform will be measures of re-the defendant to take care of her. origin. It was the custom in An-lief to farmers. cient Rome from very early times facilities will

Included in the wide scheme being treated in a bad way an asked Notta Foresigns which his employer was, mak

Their credit Inspector Fraser went on to say Barnley

to fix a notice in a public place as through increasing loans from mut tsai in Kowloon and found out the first of each month came round. the Farm Loan. Board. This notice, which proclaimed the

be improved that a lady Inspector met the eldest Fulham

Foll

that she was a mui teni and was The prime minister also pro-living with two other, mui tsale. Southampton day, was put up so that the people poses a uniform minimum wage might remember

He added that all were being Norwich the religious scale for the Dominion and festivals, in which they would have uniform maximum working week. youngest one did not wish to leave Barnsley

Bradford C.

to take part.

From a Greek word meaning "T

call" or "I proclaim" these dates of

-Reuter..

a treated very well and that the

the defendant.

the first of the month came to be Coolie Fined After Being

styled the "kalends," and after a

time any book. or sheet referring tò these days was known as a "calen-

Unsuccessful Witness

Bradford

Port Vale: Swansea Notts County Oldham

27

22 10:47 15. 31:41 27

ing to him).

Mr. Brittle shivered, yet little

27 bends of perspiration were huddling

42 50 26 on his brow, "No, Charles; no, I

24 don't think so,” he said quietly- 2.26 9 6 11 50 46 2 24 somehow, strangely..."Of course," 27 9 5 13 37 42 23 he added, elinging to that same 27 78.12 38 65 2

→pride which had withheld him from 27418 10 81:43 21 .267 7.12-83 seeking the assistance of his friends, “It so. happens that I'm at 27 6 5 18 80.39 17 liberty, but He hesitated, 27 6:3 18 34 64 18 staring strangely, fixedly at the man's hand as it turned on the top of the gas-ring underneath the copper receptacle for "hot towels" I think I shall spend very quiet- ly alone

"Be careful, now screeched the The Australian, Federal Govern- parrot. : ""D'you, know what, you're

SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT OF

GOLD ORES maj

darium," From that we have taken Charged with the possession of at about, 3 p.m., the second accus- our modern word "calendar," 20 taels of raw oplum, Wong Yuen, ed approached the first defendant, Among the remains found at a coolle, was fined $2,000, in de stating that he was a detective Pompell was a square block of fault six months' hard labour, by from No.7. Police Station, and marble which WANT really, a spublic Mr. E. Wynne-Jones at the Cen- searched Almutarha vaqtitchef wahengềnment have made: $5,000 * Your calendar set up in the street just tral Magistracy this morning. In the meantime, however, two

for as we set up a public clock to tell Prior to his appearance before Indian constables came up and the scientia the time of day. On each side were Mr. E. 1. Wynne Jones, he appear arrested both of them." registered three months in pered as a witness against Yau Yinin repeating his evidence in pendicular columna, and a great Wing, who was charged with im-wliness box, first defend deal of useful Information-astro personating a police officer before various versions or nomical agricultural religious Mr. W. M. Thomson could not be relied on a

was given

It was alleged that on Saturday, Jaccused was discha

form examined

doing?

Poliy

Juke

sharpness born

nerve

than

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