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Rotoloon Supplement

Haxo Koxo, March 25, 1933.

NOISY NOISES

KOWLOON AS A BLACK COUNTRY

IRON MINING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

Kowloon as the centre of a formed a Company called the Hong prosperous iron mining and smelt Kong Iron Mining Company, Ltd, ing industry is reasonable for the purpose of prospecting in prospect of the near future, accord- the New Territories. Abort ing to an effcial of the Now Terri- $100,000 was expended in the pre- tories Iron Mining Company, Ltd.,liminary work and the engineers which is at present working a valu engaged on the site setimated the able ming on the slopes of Ma On probable amount of ore reserves nt Shan, near Shutin. It is estimated approximately 3,000,000 tons, there are over 350,000 tons of ord that in the present workings alone, available for exploitation, and an assay carried out by a metallurgist yield of pure iron in the deposits in 1929 showed that the average was 65 per cent.

to

Early Prospects. The original intention of the Company was to erect a furnace and smelt the ore on the spot, but too low to justify the capital ex- an estimate of 850,000 was obviously penditure necessary to finance such

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"A NOISY noise nunoys an oyster," declares the nursery tongue. twisters. This is 'unnatural his tory, since an oyster to the best of our knowledge has no ears, and be sides, what could be more grimly gilent than the unfathomed depths of ocean Yet breating it as a simile only, we may find a parable in the phrase. If a noisy noise At present the ore is shipped to project on the scale contemplated. consumers in its unrefined state, The proposition, therefore, was oan andog a thick-skulled, insen

u later on, when conditions in dropped for the time being, al sible, sluggish mollusc in the bat

China have settled down, it is hoped though it is odd that no steps were tom of the ocean bed, what must to smelt it on the spot and export aken to market the ore. Apparent. the cabaret bands in the Nathan the pig iron to adjacent countries. ly in thow days the demand for Rond, sound like to delicate eare Far East is very large and if the supply from North China was The demand for pig iron in the iron ore was not so keen, or the f residents in the adjoining flats? manufacturers were able to supply sufficient to meet all Japanese re- Usually it takes little less than it at a sufficiently competitive quirements. At any rate, the fact an explosion to annoy people who price, the profits would be cons that the mine remained idle for

siderable.

twenty years until the Government have grown accustomed to the in-

Enormous Cont.

stepped in and cancelled the dease. cessant din of Chinese streets, and Whilst it is possible to manufac The mine has now been leased by when residents begin to complain ure cast iron locally, it is not ex- the Hong Kong Government to the

pected that the Company will present about a cabaret hand we can be-

Company (recently attempt to make steel here organised and made into a limited lieve that all is not well with the at the moment, owing the concern) under a mining losse of mugio-or the musiciana. Onenormous cost involved by the seventy-five years. The ore is, on Bessemer process and in the con- tenant bemoans the fact that he traction furnaces and rolling quality, the bodies in some places the whole, of excellent average cannot sleep until midnight, owing mills, At one time the late Sir having been enriched by invasions to the cacophonic melodies which Paul Chator entertained the ampf iron-bearing solutions, so that bition of making steel in the replacements of other minerals in blare from saxaphones and exhaust Colony, hut was advised by exporte the parent rock has been so com ed pirnos at tht and of his build to abandon the idea.

plote in places as to constitute ́al- ing. He has tried staffing cotton

The mine on Ma On Shan was most pure ore. formerly owned by Sir Paul, who wol into his ears, and even "argu. ing with his wife, but the shrill syncopation penetrates every sound- MOTOR ACCIDENTS proof device be has invented. There is always something rather funny about a man who is tormented by music, but if he is deprived of sleep until the break of dawn he will get desperate though he be the most ardent music-lover. The jazz played by the Kowloon caba- reta is monotonous and agonising; it sounds like a bilions attack feels disagreeable. That these noc- tumnal revelries should be permit ted when they rch residente of their rest is most peculiar. It sug- gests that the autorities consider a cabaret is necessary to the welfare of the community, and that the midnight pleasures of a few bright

FOUR CASES REPORTED

Four motor accidents, three in the Colony and one on the Mainland were reported to the Police on Thursday,

(To be continued.)

A MODERN CRUSOE

Rubber Planter's Island

Life

"Islands are romantic in books, films and from the shore," drily driver of a motor lorry stated that Malayan rubber planter, to a Daily. In hia report, Pang Jon, the commented Mr. J. H Pynes, a when he was driving along Fanling Press representative.

When you Road and when near Tai Wai vil have to live on them," he added, lage he swerved to pass a station- romance gives way to boredom."

ry lorry-but-in-doing-so-his-own-Mr Pynce, who has been staying vehicle ran off the road. It cap at the Peninsular. Hotel with Mrs. tized into a paddy field, but nobody Pynes, left on the ss. Resolute on was injured.

Thursday and is spending part of

motor lorry occurred near the Naval the North. The Manager of a larg

A collision between a tram and a his leave on a tour of Japan and Yard. When about to pass a rubber estate, be lives on an island tramcar the driver of the lorry was in the Rhio Strait, a few hours by

forced to swerve in order to avoid appeared from the side of the rond hitting a ricksha which suddenly The larry hit the tram but no damage was sustained.

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he said that it was lonely but civi the life he and Mrs. Pynes lead,

lised. They did not suffer the privations of Robinson Crusoe, but they did not see other white peo ple for months on end, consequently There was

Dalbar Khan, an Indian driver of a public motor car reported that it was a bit lonely. some one maliciously damaged the plenty of work on the estate to kesp hood, born, switch and lights of his their minde occupied, however, and car whilst it was parked in Chat-when they were feeling depressed ham Road. The damage was eat they would switch on the radio or mated at 600.

play a rubber of two handed Bridge The island was densely wooded and abounded in wild pig, deer and other game which provided good sport and helped to reduce the cost of living. There was always some thing going on in the village to divert the mind, and periodically the Tamils would hold a feast or a festival, and the Malays would enact a play. It was a lazy, care free life and one grow very fon1 of it. There were worse things thon being a rubber planter, he im-

young people are more important than the undisturbed sleep of those who have to be in their offices at regular hours every morning. I we must have cabarets in Kowloog, why must they be situated in the very centre of a residential area, instead of in the quarter that devoted to restaurante, cinemas and other places of public entertain ment where a little more noise would make no difference! One does not suppose that if the caba Whilst walking along Wongnei rets were moved further down, the chong Road, Chinese student was street they would lose their clien- struck by a motor cycle, and re- tale on the contrary, the restau-ceived minor injuries to his leg. rant area is much gayer than the neighbourhood in which the caba- rets are now situated. Most of the cocupants of these flats were there. long before the era of dancing sondemies, and it is a trifle unfair- that they should suddenly be sub- jected to noctural disturbances without receiving some kind of com- pensation. There can be no gain- Tho Kowloon Branch of the agined. I'm quite a monarch in saying the fact that they have a Helena May Institute will be remov.my island, he laughed, but lave legitimate grievance. Whether, fed from No. 8 Aimai Villas; to No.kings get fed up with that threa they unite in lodging a protest 168, 170, Boundary Street (opposite Its good to back to with the authorities, any steps will La Salle College) on April 1st,exte world again Hong Kong is Just bit or augland, if you shut hoa, nóng to the all”

HELENA MAY INSTITITE

KOWLOON BRANCH OPENS

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fe taken to abate the nuisance is Bus No. 8.

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Jones, 4 Fox Trot, 5 Fox Trot, đ| should not Fox Trot, Walts, 8 Fox Trot, resams

PROGRAMME FOR TO-NIGHT. | Fox Trot, 10 Paul Jones,

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Interval

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Cricket Club whichi is 'tihad to be Trot, 14, Fox gin a6.9 pm, and end at. 1.30 a.m. Fox Trot *-1 For Trok > Fox Trot, 3 Paul se

WHIST DRIVE

land a tenant is not permitted to mises more sprejous and cons play a cornet in his flat after ten The public rooms, are larger and c'clock or otherwise to upset as there will he more &ccommodation tranquility of his neighbour and for the library Light refreshments will be served as batherto. Applica-

An enjoyable whist drive, organis on may be made to the matroned by the Secretary was held in No 8 Aimai Villas. the European Y.M.C.A. (West but 16 is hoped that the branch will Lounge) on Thursday evening, there the meet the needs and receive support being thisy-saven tables in play. dr of meinbors.

Bridge was kian played. The by The official opening will take place winters for Whist were:-L cabarets on Tuesday, April 18th, no 6 p.m., | Mrs. Haven'; He, ME F márely add l when all members and friends are Bridge: Ladies, Mrs. V.

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