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ENGINEERING AND

NEW POWER HOUSE FOR MANILA

FOR BALATOE MINING COMPANY

Manila-On a site adjoining the recently expanded mill of the Bala-

the United Sintes.

SULPHURIC ACID WORKS

PLANNED

The Bureau of Reconstruction is

HÒNG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932.

BUILDING

KWANGTUNG GOVT. WEAVING WORKS

SILK MANUFACTORY TO BE ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR

working on plans for the establish- inent in the province of a sulphu ric works. It has been estimated that a sum of over $620,000 will be

With reference to the plans required to set up the proposal the Kwangtung Provincial Go to Mining Company, foundations works which will be able to pro- ernment for the establishment of are being prepared for the ereduce 15 tons of sulphuric acid dai- number of weaving works in the tion of a steel power house, 45 byly. This quantity will be sul province with the object of meet 35 fent which will soon arrive from cient for the industrial needs fing needs of the public in getting the province at the present mo-home-made clothing materials, it In this new power house will be ment. It is also hoped that with is learned that the two represen. installed the first unit of addition the commodity procurable locally, tatives of the Reconstruction Bu al power which will take up then impetus will be given to indus- reau, who went up to Shanghai to dry season load. This unit, which trial enterprises. It is hoped that investigate industrial conditions, will arrive shortly, consists of two the present plans for the works have concluded the purchases of will be put into operation early the necessary machinery for the 025 .p. Worthington, Diesel on.

next year.

silk weaving works which will do, gines; and two 300 'k.w. G. E. gen-

the first to be opened. A site for rrators which will deliver 830 k..

this plant has been chosen in Ro at the mine olevation of 3,000 feet.

nam in the vicinity of the present Provision will be made in the

Government Cement Works, and it new power house for a second unit

It is expected that this point is stated that work in connection it required. Owing to the expan- will be reached next- February with the building of the factory sin of mines and wills at both This shift, which will be six by and the installation will be taken Balaton and Autamok £2

power gis fret, will, connect all levels fup inmediately so that the works

storage raises will be driven at the same time that work starts on the shaft.

lund is being pulled that is yond the expacity of the Age 'River power plant especially in the season of low water.

Storage Tank Installed. Orders have placed for a 150,000! gallon tank for the storage of furi} oll, which will be installed on the hill overlooking the mill, giving a gravity flow to the power house This new. tank will increase the storage especially to 185,000 gal.

lons.

suspended until the shaft is rais ed.

mine. Three thr

All ore from the mine will be dumped in these storage raises when they are completed.

According to the estimates of H W. Evans, general superintendent, and acting general manager, the mine wil be able to deliver al; ore through the, vannel by August 1, thereby eliminating the use of, tha over-head tram from the mine the mill,

At the mine a duplicate of the

Work is steadily progressing on the drain tunnel, from which ulti- mawly all are will be taken from the mine to the mill. This tunnel! has now advanced 4,400 feet from Ingersoll Rand compressor will be the portal, which is across the installed sometime towards the end river from the mill site. When the i

will increase drain tunnel inects the shaft at of Druember. Thin 5,700 feet, all further work will be the air capacity to 34,000 cubic

(Continued on next column.) feet.

may be expected to operate begin ning with Juno next your.

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THE TREASURY AND

'DUMMY" GUNS

REFUSAL TO PUBLISH A LETTER

An effort was made in the House

Elzear, Mrs. Colquhoun, Mr. A. C., of Commons to "draw" the Trea- Thomas, Mr. Mayward, Mr. Tsury in regard to the disclosure Goldenburg, Mr. A. Wong, dr. J. made in the Daily Express of the Peng, Mr. L. Chang, Mr. P. Chao,

Mr. S. W. Chow, Mr. W. T. Kee, proposal to send ships of the Bri- Mr. 8. H. Ko, Mr. Y. Yao, Mr. R.tish Navy to sea with guns that Surtow, Mr. S. Quine, Mr. A. Tang, could not fire Mr. B. Tang, Mr. B. Latto, Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Hamilton and four children, Pryt. H. J. Sark, Pret,

But the Treasury refused to be drawn. Mr. Romer asked for the A. W. Blaker, Mr. and Mrs. Under publication of the letter which, wood Mr. I. Kokunal and three i children, Mrs. C. J. Baker, Mr. staggered the admirals by its abi It. T. Shah, Rev. and Mrs. Hut-jection to expenditure on equip. chinson, Hon. and Mrs. Stirling of ment without which the naval guns Keir, Ales. Blal nad infant, Mr. Mrs. Clotrey and two children, and Mrs. W. B. Boyes, Hey and would have been useless.

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Departures.

Mr. Hore-Belisha replied that! the letter did not bear the inter-

fused to publia). it, pretation put on it. But he re

"The Chancellor of the Esch quer," he said, "does not propose to depart from the usual practic: that letters from the Treasury'.to departments on financial matters should not, in the public interest, be published."

There was then a difference of opinion between the Treasury and the Admiralty over expenditure on director equipment for firing for the guns of the battleships Nelson and Rodney.

The following passengers sailed for Vancouver vid coast ports by the R.M.S. Empress of Canada yesterday Mr. L. R. Andrews, The disclosure to which, the ques Mr. M. Berry, Dr. T. M. Burton, tion referred was made in a report Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Blood-Smyth, of the Select Committee on Public Miss F. Berger, dr. and Mrs. A. D. Funds, and related to a period in Bennett, 31r. A. Buttce, Lt.-H. E. 1930, when the Socialist Govern- Brooks, Mr. C. W. Cumming, Mr.ment was in power. Chen Chang Lok, Miss E. Camp- bell, Miss D. Campbell, Mr., atid Mrs. Chan Yee, Suen, Lt. W. T. Colman, Mr. Cheang Yam Ting, Plans are also under considera-| Mrs. Chan Wai She, Mr. Chung C. tion for the opening of the other Wing, Mr. K. K. Chau, Mr. Chu. factories, those for the weaving of Chi Kong, Mr. C. Encarnacao, Mr. coiton cloths. The Reconstruction M. Flores, Mrs. J. Fulker, Mr. Bureau is negotiating for the pur- chase of the machinery of these latter factories from Great Britain and it is expected that these works may also be established na early date. They will if possible be located in the same area as thut of the silk works.

at

The Reconstruction Burenu plan that, as far as possible, all mate rials used in connection with these work should be local products from the province itself. In the building of these factories, the Government is taking a lead and expects thus to interest private capital in the industrial develop- ment of the province, which has to far been totally neglected.-

that, as nobody expected their was going to be a war for ever su many years, it did not matter whether the guns in the ships were able to be fired or not?

"The Treasury took the view,” said Sir Oswyn Murray, Perman- Fung Ou, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gerent Secretary of the Admiralty, in rard, Mrs. T. E. Glantberg, Mr. his evidence before the committee, C. II. Houre, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.- Hicks, Mr. Kwok Chan Tin, Mrs. Kaw Yuen K, Son, Mr. P. H. Lafee, Mr. Y. K. Lum, Mr. Lee Bike Pui, Mr. Lui Wai Nam, Mr. Lati Bing Sam, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Lee, Mrs. E, A. Maumee, Mr. Mak Ho, Mrs. R. A. Meredith, Mr. Ma King Ho, Mrs. J. F. Maaghan, Mrs. K. Nagai, Mr. J. S. Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. G. Pickering and family, Mr. G. R. Payne, Mr. Paul Au, Mrs. Pang Moo Yin, Mr. and Mrs, K. S. Robertson and family, Miss M. F. Riley, Mr. and Mrs Schunist and family, Lt, D. M. Sundt, Capt. J. W. Schart, Mr. Soo (Continued on Aext Column:)

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