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PREMISES TO LET

PEAK MANSIONS :!-

5-roomed fata,"

$ roomed flats

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD

DISTRICT.

1 4 roomed flata

4-8 roomed residences.

CAMBAY BUI DINGS:

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CHEUNG SHA WAN:

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KOWLOON. CITY:

1-roomed flats.

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ODOWNS TO LET-One large concrete 3-storied godown, foor space about 14,000 sq. ft, at No. 290, Hennessy Road. Two large godown ench about 8,000 sq. ft. at present occupying by British American To- bacco Co., Occupation from lat Jan.

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1936 Two large godowns each about "House", 196 The Peak. Four

2,000 sq. ft. in King Ming Rond, Causeway Bay, opponite Messrs Butterfield & Swire's Coal Godown. Apply: KWONG SANG NG LTD GP.O. Box No. 320.

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Two Studio Recitals 12.30-1.10 p.m. European Pro-

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12.30 p.m. Recorded Music 1 D..

Local Time. and Weather Report.

1.30pm. Reuter Press Bulletins,

Rugby Press News, etc. 1.40 p.m. A Relay of the Rotary 3 Club Timn Speech "from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 2.10 p.m. (Approx) Close Down.

SEPTEMBER 3, 1935.

CHANGE IN THE

MANAGEMENT

"Raub's" Hold Their Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of The Raub Australian Gold Mining. Company, Limited," held in Bris- bane on the 27th of Angust, 1935,

the chairman said: and in reviewing the year's work

The year Just past has been à very anxious and strenuous period for your Directors. It has seen a change in the mine management, a serious decline in the recovery of gold, owing to the cutting out of a rich are-shoot upon which the some years, and dimeuit conditions mine had largely depended for

for the newly appointed Manager, consequent upon the depleted con- dition of the mine when, he took command.

The opportunity of serving you will7p. Chinese Programme. be a pleasure and your commands will

Til p.m. European Programme,“ have our best attention.

7-7.30 pm. Light Opera” and

It would entail a very lengthly Musical Comedy.

speech for me to give you in detail Selection-The Dubarry.

all the various happenings of the Vocal"Gems-A Country Girl

financial year, Suffice it to say Selection-Rose Marie,

that, on the retirement in June Vocal Gems-The Desert Song.

1934- of Mr. A. S. Lilburne, who 7.30 -7.40 p.m. "The Thistle" bad Alled the position of General (Selection of Scottish Melo-Manager at Raub for about 16 dies) (Myddleton). 7.40-8 p.m. From the Studio, ~-

"A Tour of Inner Mongolia "

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8 pm. Local Time and Weather Report; Closing Local Stock Quotations, 8.05-8.15 pm Three Songs By

Richard. Crooks (Tezior), A

1. Serenade ("The Student

Prince") (Romberg)..

3. Love Everlasting (Friml). 3. Vienna, City of my

Dreams (Siecznski).

8.158.30 p.m. From the Studio.

Selections by The Waikiki

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years, the Board selected Mr. J. C. Coldham, BE., to take his place. This gentleman arrived at the mine in September 1934, and subsequently furnished the Board with a comprehensive report, ex- tracts from which were supplied to shareholders. There is no room for doubt that when Mr. Coldham assumed charge, the mine was in a very depleted condition..

The Board did not receive Mr. Coldham's comprehensive Report until February 1835, and it com- Alcted to such an extent with what we had been led to believe by the previous Manager, that, with the full concurrence of Mr. Coldham, it was decided to obtain the services of another Mining: Engineer of repute to furnish an independent report. We were for tunate enough to secure the ser- 5. That's what the lel said vices of Mr. R.J.D. Richardson,

Programme

1. Akaka Falls,

2. Eleu, Miki miki,

3 Beautiful Kaala..

4. Haunlel Bay.

to me

8.30-9 p.m. Variety.

Piano Bolos Judy

Stars tell on Alabama....CRI

rolf Gibbons. Vocal-What's the Reason...The

Mills Brothers. ^ Songs-If all the world were miné Your dog's home again. Gracle

Fields. Saxophone Solo-I Love the

Moon, Howard Jacobs,

Vocal--Why don't you practice what you preach....The Boswell. Bisters.

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Orchestra-Memories of Noratio

Nicholls

6-9.15 p.m. A Relay of the Da

ventry New Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter)

915-9.30 p.m. The Band of HM.

Grenadier Guards Marche Lorraine (Ganne). Belphegor-Quick March (Brep-

sant).

Marching with Sousa, 9.30–10 p.m. From the Studio.

A Concert Violin-Prue. Lewis.

Tenor L Char Chi Accompanist ---- Lindsay

Lafford, FRC.O. (CHM), LRAM, AR.C.M.

Programme

1. Violin Solos Selected.

A

2. Songs: In the Garden of

Tomorrow.....Deppen

the Managing Director of Austral Malay Tin Co., Ltd., who had had extensive experience of gold min- ing, and who was then in the East

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On 13th April 1935, Mr. Hienaro- son, having commenced his in- vestigation, wrote the following letter to the Board:-

SIX MILLION

DOLLARS

Spent By Straits P. W. D.

Singapore, Aug. 28. Nearly $8,000,000 was spent by may be called sources of supply the Straits Settlements PW.D. last of prontable ore for the mill, year, according to the report sign- although these sources are ated by Major R. L Nunn which present somewhat limited. To was laid on the table of the Legis- develop more of these sources lauve Council on Monday.

Of this $3,675,000 was spent in. of supply is by far the most urgent necessity on the mine, Singapore $335,112 In Penang. "This work is going on and It | $558,907 in Province Wellesley and appears to me to be on right $810,554 in Malacca. Points from. Mnes. Ita success or otherwise the report are: is a matter for the future to decide.

MINING

The length of roads maintained. ed Singapore. Island outside muni- cipal limita was 109] miles,"the ex- "penditure upon which averaged | $800 per mile.

The practice is not econom3 cal, being hampered by, many The new convict prison · under- factors, such as shafts of in- construction about 11 miles from

• adequate. size to allow large Singapore on the Changi Road will trucks to be used, winding plant provide accommodation for 568 too weak for fast haulage, too prisoners, together with quarters. - mych handling of ore under-† för the "prison staff. -

ground in some cases, poor fa- cilities for stope filling, lack of connections between the various sharts on proper levels thereby necessitating undue pumping and trucking expense, and other disadvantages.

MILLING

The stamp battery is fairly. efficient for its type and the → recovery by amalgamation, from

a very amenable ore, is good.

CYANIDE PLANT

This is frankly very poor, and I greatly doubt whether apart from the amalgamation after roasting and grinding, the proceeds of whch are credited to the Cyanide Plant, this plant la at present recovering enough to pay for its operation cost. Drastic alterations Bre necessary.

GENERAL

very

NOKMAL YEAR

The dredger Mudlark was em- ployed in the Singapore river throughout the year, the dredginga. " being transported by mud-boats for the filling on the Beach Road Re- clamation area. The dredge is now working on the upper reaches of the river near the Kim Beng Bridge- which is the furthest point up the river ever attempted,

The Electrical Engineer was call- ed upon to discuss and arrange with Messrs. General Electric Com-

any, a contract for an electrical supply installation for the town of Brunel

have been a more normal year than The year 1934 may be said to

has been experienced for some time.

Following the years of rapidly in- creasing expenditure on public ser- vices, there was the somewhat vio lent reaction occasioned by the "great slump", resulting In devere I am much impressed with the period under review has, how- retrenchment. The position during

the possibilities of the Mine and feel confident that, providprovement and a return to more ever, shown signs of steady im- ed a really vigorous policy of development is pursued many

Labour and materials wers more sources of supply of pro-readily obtainable early in the year. fitable" ore" will be discovered, but there was a definite "hardening and extensions. of

mown of the market later on in the sources proved:"/

year.

norma conditions.

You must remember that when that was written, Mr. Coldham had already been on the mine for some six months, and had already which should rightly have been "Mr. "Coldham mentioned that proceeded to rectify what he had spread over a number of years in the Walking Directors might seen to be wrong.

the past. A great amount of old like to have a brief preliminary Mr. Richardson's final report, machinery and plant, which was report from me now. Naturally, extracts from which were also worn out and antiquated, has to my Investigation is far from published, went further towards be replaced, whilst the battery, complete but I forward the fol~ | confirm'ng what the new Manager which only a short while before lowing notes for what they are had said, and expressed the opin was reported to be as good as new, worth .as Impressions after ion that he was "well qualified to was found to be in a very bad spending "nearly a week on the undertake all the duties necessary | condition, and has had to be gra- Mine and after having Inspect to reorganise the mine and ad-dually overhauled. Much develop- ed many of the underground | minister it on right lines."

ment work is being paid for out workings.

I hope that what I am telling yon of mming costs from month to Briefly, I may say that Mr. will dispel any last doubts you month, and the expenditure bas Coldham's Report of February may have na "to Mr." Coldham's already been justified. Against all » 5th gives an admirable, general | capabilities, arising out of malic-this, the General Manager is mak- survey of the state of affairs, lous statements which have been ing every effort to economise in though. I differ from... him in circulated.

other directions, and has already. some respects.

ORE RESERVES

The Board is satisfied that the commenced the gradual reduction adverse figures of production dur-of certain contract prices for lab- Mr. Coldham In hila Reporting the latter period of the last our, which were found to be ex- states "There are no reserves in nuancial year, are not due to any cessive. All these things naturally the Mine." So far as I have fault or lack of skill or attention take time, and it must be borne on the part of the present Mana- in mind that Mr. Coldham has not Been at present I confirm this, using the term "ore reserves" er. For your reassurance, they yet been on the mine for lz take this opportunity of Inform-monthe, during which time he with its property accepted

ing you of their continued confid- has already achieved much - meaning. But this statement,

REPORT SATISFACTORY although true, does not convey ence in his skill and ability, the whole truth. In my opinion,

*THE FUTURE

As regards the Belinsing leases,

-the conditions here are✨ such It seems to me that no good prospecting which a large sum An; Sweet Mystery of that there never has been and purpose can now be served by of money has been expended, Life.....Herbert.

Roses.....Adams,

3. Violin Solos Selected.

4. Bongs:-Berceuse de Jo-

celyn.....Godard.

Si Vous L'Aviez Com pris.............Denza,

10 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins,

10.05-11. p.m. Dance Music.

| 11 pm. Close: Down,

·BERLIN PROGRAMMK

tham

never will be any considerable probing further into what had oc- possibilities which we were pre- body of proved are reserves, and curred prior to September 1934 viously led to believe were dis- the expense of blocking out and I trust that you will agree with tinctly promising, Mr. sampling most of the irregular me in adopting this attitude, and reported that prior to hisap. ore bodies which occur, so that propose therefore to deal with paintment, the shafts had they could properly be classed the future possibilities of the been allowed to in with as ore reserves, would be quite Mine. You will have been pleas causing the loss of the unjustified. In place of ore re-ed to note that the monthly re-

part of the money previously ex- serves however, there are what coveries of gold race the end of pendeds Inspections had not

the financial year have been

disclosed any results which steadily increasing, until they now encouraging, and undoubtedly almost approximate what we were very considerable expenditure wont to expecta

would have been necessary Although the average quality of dewater the shafts and undertake the ore has been gradually im a plan of systematic development. proving, it is not possible to makeThis combined with the extreme a definite statement as to what a difficulties of transport, and the

RADIO MANILA

pm Call DJQ, DJA, DJB 6 pmSong and Movie Magazine

(Gerol, Engl

of the Air... German Folk Song.

6.30 pm-Spa'sh Informational

Period,

Programme Forecast 1Germ

Engl),

0.15 0.01-Home music by Johann

Sebastian Bach.

| The Leipzig Cambe-Quartet.

9.45 pm-News in English on DJQ DJA and in Dutch on DJB. 19 pm Variety Concert. 11:15 pm

in German on DJO DJA and DJB. 11.30 pmCurrent Events. 11.40 p.m-Folk-Muste

12.15 8.m

rmani Art Educa–

Reich

6.40pm English Informational future normal monthly recovery necessity of concentrating efforts

Period

665 p.m.--Stock quotations, through

the courtesy of Swan, Culbert son and Fritz. 7pm-Radio Shopper.

the

may be until the active policy of at Raub, decided your Directors development which to being daily to cease further prost proceeded with, has larger que "At the mo

7.16 pm--The Town Orler presents | cations

a quarter bour of melody 7.30 pm-Pacific Commercial Co

Two men Chairman

UP. Conservatory Musicale in Fersee and behalf of Chevrolet cars

palda 8.30 pm-Ɛystex Newspaper- Ad- : minë sin

ventures an

cial year,

45 – pm - Stock i quotations and have indi

loest market reparts.

|with 6.5. President Hooing

disclosed leas being disposed able ore.

ominal consideratio which had been spent cordingly written out

nela by a transfer from reserves. ront and Loss

net pront of £83,138:0:8 talising, development ex- incurred, and considered to be of

the

DJA

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DIA

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