1939-10-12 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 12, 1939

MINING DEVELOPMENT

...

IN SOUTH AFRICA

Capetown, To-day.

IN SOUTH AFRICA, it is expected that the war will lead to the development of the Dominion's mineral ores.`

It is calculated that the Dominion will produce en- ough for her own requirements and also will be able to ship the surplus to Great Britain and the Allies.

It

FOOD RATIONING IN ITALY

Rome, To-day.

Rome was announced by radio last night that although food and other necessaries have not yet been rationed, it may be come necessary to do so.

As a precaution, a census is be- ing taken of supplies-Reuter.

PROSPEROUS YEAR IN N.T.

The annual report

of

the

Dis-

trict Officer, North, Mr. J. Barrow, reveals that the people of the District

balanced by the necessity of har

South Africa contains nearly all the metals and oils required by moderri industry, though only the more ac- cessible products are now being worked.

Mining products are exported as raw materials, the finished articles being mainly imported.

LARGE RESERVES

Among the base metals in South Africa are asbestos, chrome and man- ganese. There are large reserves of these, and also iron, copper, tin and vanadium.

The recent advance in technical skill will enable most of the problems of plant and equipment to be solved locally.

An estimate made two years ago placed the value of South Africa's untouched base minerals at over

£30,000,000. Reuter.

STUBBS RD. ACCIDENT AFTERMATH

enjoyed. in 1938 unusual prosperity, Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest which was not altogether counter this morning, Mr. L. B. bouring refugee relatives or friends, Holmes of No, 199, The Peak, and which resulted in a decrcase in unemployment.

Under favourable conditions both

crops of rice were above the average and prices were good, especially to- wards the end of the year, as result of the hostilities in China.

was summoned for failing to keep to the left in Stubbs Road on September 14.

Mr. F. G. Nigel, of Johnson, Stokes and Master, pleaded not guilty on be- half of defendant.

The strong demand, for the same Inspector F. J. Clarke said that about reason, for poultry, pigs, and cattle, 3.40 p.m. he was called to an accident assured farmers of good prices for in Stubbs Road near Ling Nam Col- these, 100. The idea of growing lege. He found an army lorry, No. vegetables in winter is now generally | 4825, on top of a white rock, with the accepted. Both in volume of output radiator against an electric transform- and in quality last winter showed aer. The lorry was badly damaged. A great advance, and the demand in-soldier was injured as a result of the creased considerably.

Large modern farms, dealing in fruit, vegetables, poultry, pigs, and honey, continue to increase in num- ber. The owners nearly all make roads to them, which benefits the District as a whole, since the roads are mostly over Crown Land, and public.

These farms and the fish-ponds shared in the boorn.

The same strong demand benefited the sea-folk, and the waters of the District were apparently sufficiently richly stocked to satisfy these people;

in spite of the fact that the sea-folk were at times about four times as numerous as usual, particularly in the weeks following the Japanese landing in Bias Bay.

crash. The width of the road was 21 feet, and there were two skid marks on the road.

ARMY DRIVER'S STORY Private F. J. Byfood, of the Middle- sex Regiment, said he was driving down Stubbs Road with a party of soldiers at a speed..of.12 miles an hour.

On rounding a bend, he saw a car, No. 2190, rapidly approaching from the opposite direction on the wrong side of the road. He quickly pulled to left and the lorry mounted a rock. With Cpl. Hoare, he got out, and found

the

a soldier lying on the road on right side of the truck. The oncoming car had already passed, but stopped about 30 yards away. The soldier, i several passenger in his truck, was thrown out when the lorry crashed against pineapples

the transformer. renewed

Pineapples did badly and leases of land on which were grown were not expiry.

WENT OFF

ON JOYRIDE

on

Summoned before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen. this morning, Gunner

Cpl. A. Hoare said he was sitting next to Pte. Byfood. He also saw car No. 2100 coming towards the lorry on the wrong side of the road.

Mr. Forrest later adjourned case to October 18.

MAN IN RICKSHA STABBED

the

Larthe, of the 12th. Battery, R.A., A Chinese riding in a ricksha in was fined $20 for driving a private] Canton Road,' near Jordan Road, at' car, No. 2395, without 1 driving about 3 o'clock this morning was held licence, and without the owner's per-up by two men armed with daggers, mission.

One of them stabbed him in the Trame Sub-Inspector J. Scrim said arm, after which they stole money, a that Gunner Bartlett hired the car watch, a gold chain- and a fountain from the owner and drove it to pen to a total value of $232.30. Whitfield Barracks accomptinled

by

accused and another gunner. Afte The Japanese Consulate-General in they alighted from the car, accused Hong Kong is to remove this week- drove it away and returned after end to No: 2, Connnught Road, top seven hours..

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