1940-10-31 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BIG AIR

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"DOWN UNDER"

St. Dunstan's

Twenty-fifth

FINANCE & GENERAL

Finance and Commerce

Annual Report NATIONAL

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"I confess to the most poignant

heartbreak in the presence of these INDUSTRIAL

boys and more particularly when

they show such a zest for life and COOPERATIVES

an interest in their surroundings Australia's security and her and outlook," says Sir Ian Fraser, power to assist Britain with the large numbers of airmen necessary to establish the empire's air supremacy have been increased by one year's phenomenal expansion of the R.A.AF, to a point which, early in the war, might have ap peared unattainable,

The rapidity of the expansion introduced many special problems In addition to those which might have been expected to accompany normal growth. All of them have been surmounted without at any time halting the process 'strengthening the nation's

the

CHINA'S PRODUCTION -

OF GOLD

China is making progress in gold-mining under the Gold Min- ing Administration.

A record production of 350,000 ounces of gold is expected by the Administration by the end of this year. This will represent a seven- fold increase over the pre-war figure and at the present rate of $560 an ounce, it will mean an addition of almost $200,000,000 to the na- tional revenue

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CHUNGKING, Oct. 29 (Central) MP, a veteran blinded soldier-To augment the production of himself of the Great War, in the milltary articles and civilian dally Report for the year ended March necessities, the National Industrial 31st, 1940, of St. Dunstan's, of Cooperatives Headquarters is spar- which he is Chairman,

ing no effort to expand its organ-

Over 95 per cent of the outputtung reserve will soon be tapped. "I have been with blinded men isation in various war zones. To

comes from alluvial, mining, Two two bureaux are already at work, for twentyfour years now, since Inance Its steadily expanding lost my own sight on the Somme work,

Headquarters has important discoveries of the year one in the Yuanling-Taoyuan area At present, in 1916, he continues, "and know- obtained another grant of $1.000,- are located at Hweltung in western and the other in the Hweltung- ing how, in the atmosphere of St. 000 from the Supreme National Hunan close to the Kwelchow bor- Tsinghsien district.

der, and Kiangtaing near Chung-only 300 ounces are produced every Dunstan's, we recovered our nerve Defence Council,

king. Gold particles buried at the month and our spirit, and how, as the

Two new branches of the Head- former site are estimated, at 100,000 In addition, the Administration' years passed by, my 3,000 comrades quarters have recently been open ounces, while alluvial soll at the has established a bureau each hi of the old war came back to life ed, one In Honan and one in

latter place is believed to contain Chinghai and Honan and a Under of and normality and activity, I may | Cheklang.

the Honan

ut least 50,000 ounces:-

specting party in Klangsi and de-perhaps be considered to have got Branch, there are five sub-offices,

The Administration Is itself Yunnan. All in all, the Adminis- rences and striking power made used to blindness-to have become while the Cheklang branch has engaged in gold production. In tration has over 100 production necessary by the war.

tour. Each of the sub-offices Sikang, it has entered into à co-units washing gold along west directs a number of cooperatives. operative arrangement with the China rivers.

Plans are on foot for the open-provincial authorities. A joint gold Furthermore, the Administration

mining bureau has been formed. has done much to encourage al Meanwhile, the Administration has luvial mining by private interests. provided-half of the $600,000 Although its yearly budget of capital in the Mo Li Gold Mining $4,000,000 seems small; government Corporation, with the remainder banks have promised to place at from local merchants and bankers its disposal a sum of $3,000,000 to Units in Sikang are now capable be loaned to private mining con of producing 100 ounces a month. cerns.- Central News).

Progress made by the Empire Air Training Scheme is one of the outstanding successes achieved in the general expansion Within a few months the pilots, air obser- vers and wireless air gunners who will be Australia's representatives in the Empire force, which is being raised to gain and hold unchal- lengeable mastery of the air. will be leaving Australian training schools

18.993 MEN

tough:"

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TRAGIC THOUGHT It is a tragic thought, the Report adds, that the history of 1914-18 Ing of more branches in other war must be written again and newly-zones in order to hasten produc- blinded men added to our ranks, ton. but there is comfort in the know- Jedge that eye casualties of the present war have the experience and tradition of St. Dunstan's at their service.

These young men of the present war who have lost their sight are conquering blindness.

on the

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Product of Australia

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Obtainable, at

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Sole Agents

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DUTCH BULB INDUSTRY COMES

TO ENGLAND

Out of the catastrophe which has temporarily extinguished free Holland has come some gain for warring

Great Britain, That! Bain is the acquisition of the Ditch bulb industry.

When the Nazis swept into Hol- land they put a ban on bulb grow- ing, one of Holland's great and his- torie industries and main exports. Not content with that, the invaders set about the destruction of the bulb crops. For instance, the hage] tulip crops were fed to cattle.

I.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

Maraet was very quiet.

BUYERS

Eutels, $3.15. Lands, $30.25: Yaumati Ferries, $22.25. Electrics (Old), $36.50. Electrics (New), $36.25. Telephones (Old), $23.25. Hopes, $6.10. . Entertainments, $8.50.

SELLERS

Lunds. $31.

The Stock Exchange yesterday was An increase in production capacity

was expected soon. but there

DELHI CONFERENCE Two provinces of Ezechwan has some renewed interest in Indus- This fact is eloquently demon-trials in which brewerica

and been divided into three districts TO DISCUSS TRADE KAAF, enlistments are govern- strated by a reference in the Re-tobaccos were prominent.

for gold mining purposes. They AND INDUSTRY ed by the most stringent condi-part to several cases.

the

Tu Chialing.

and' olls, Trinidad issues follow Among

NEW DELHI, Oct. 30 (Reuter) tions. The high

menthiy standard of

private of the Black Watch, were supported. Giltedged stocks Yangtze Rivers with a physical and educational qualifica- aged 21, formerly coalminer, tions demanded are designed to blinded

were a fraction lower while Kaffira output of between 400 and 500 It is understood that the East- Franco-Belgian

were heavy.

onnées In Hunan, where the Hwelen Group Conference produce a force capable of quick frontier, is learning typewriting.

supplies is to be the scene of at Icast informal discussions thought, initiative and the Capa- "I think I shall manage it too," he

broad questions of trades and in city to withstand the strains of confidently remarked to Sir Ian

of the dustry cutside the scope ___modern warfare...

-one-day-

conference proper. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

'Several delegations are anxious BalNominat to take advantage of the presence

Holland's misfortune has result- of so many Empire representatives for this purpose, and it is be-ed in the stimulation of England's Lincolnshire's Little Holland, wi

divert to England this large and bulb-growing industry. In Lin $1230 leved that discussions between

colnshire already six thousand important export trade. £67

Department Commerce

For years there has been a wide- and daffodils. tulips actes of of India and the Government

hyacinths are under cultivation spread belief that Holland produc #171 start

of this areu ed the outstanding parent bulb and an extension is being planned to handle the stocks. Actually, Dutch growers,

The 31,787 recruits accepted up to the middle of August are repre- sentative of the nest type of young Australians. Of the men enfisted 8,419 have been accepted for air crews and 23,368 as the future ground staffs who will ser- vice the fighting planes.

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

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A Yorkshire lad, aged 21, serving STOCK EXCHANGE, in the Lancashire Fusillers, was blinded by a bomb explosion near

Друшт Bejlor Sales the Albert Canal. He was formerly in the employ of a North Country municipality and will be taken back when he has qualified as a telephone switchboard operator. "I intend to make good. Others have done It-some of the old St, Dur- staners, I mean-and I can do it es are well." He shows promise.

At present in training there are 2:014 pilots, air observers and wireless air gunners,

Actually in service 18.993 men.

there

A Sheffield colliery worker, aged Recruits now receiving technical28, blinded at Ypres, is fearning Instruction total approximately typewriting. He is extremely proud 5,000 The output of trained at ters has reached 650 a month.

The extent of the increase of manpower is most clearly shown by the contrast of the pre-war and present recruiting rates. Be fore the outbreak of war recruit- Ing of ground personnel. in all musterings, was at the rate of 900 a year. Now it is estimated at 18.500 a year.

that he has made a shopping bag -a gift to his mother-and a scart for a R.A.F, friend.

"I found my way alone to the bathroom this morning," proudly said another lad after a short time at the Hospital.

FIGHTING SPIRIT

These instances illustrate, in brief, the fighting spirit - which animates the blinded lads to con- quer blindness. and makes them feel that St. Dunstan's is a House of Hope and Opportunity. Many professions and handicrafts will

TRAINING SCHOOLS Training schools under the Em- pire Air Training Scheme have been opened in many parts of the country. There are now 25 schools be taught at St. Dunstan's but operating, the most recently open-

some of the young men are keen

ed being the bombing and gunnery to enter münitions and other fat-

school at Evan's Head. N.S.W.

The RAAF,

establishment

of

torles. Fruitful research which will the make this possible is proceeding. station at Amberley, The Report enumerates the fresh Queensland as a service flying burdens that the present war has training school and the formation imposed on St, Dunstan's.

of three new initial training

an

Dominion troops Sir Ian says

schools, two elementary flying are taking their place in the active training schools and

air, defence of the Mother, Country; their eye casualties will be cared navigation school. are planned.

The problem of securing a suff- or by St. Dunstan's. So also will cient number of skilled technicians members of the Merchant Service to meet immediate needs and the and regular policemen and aremon training of men for future needs blinded by enemy action, because was one of the most serious met they belong to uniformed quasi- and overcome by the Air Force. military services.

The demands of the expanded Air Force would have taxed the re-

ESSENTIAL NEEDS

At the request of the Ministry

sources of any highly industrialis-of Health, St. Dunstan's is to take ed nation.

civilian eye cases that might arise Australia was faced with the out of air raids, or amongst the necessity of meeting these heavy personnel of the Fishing Flects, demands, and, at the same time, through enemy action, for medical expanding her industries to pro and surgical treatment, and pro- vide munitions and other war sup: vide them with that early rehabili plies.

tation and adjustment to blindness Realising that industry would be which is so essential, unable to supply technicians in Sir Lan adds "St. Dunstan's will the required numbers the RAAF remain primarily a Service Institu- set up its own training organisation, and first amongst the claims tion. This work has been done so successfully that skilled fitters are upon our reserves will be the ex sential needs of the veterans to

being produced after four to nine whom assurances of life-long care months' intensive training under

have been given. We think our They have service conditions., proved themselves fully capable of subscribers will agree that these doing the work demanded of them assurances were right."

The inevitable consequence of

in the squadrons and training these assurances with the fresh

units,

responsibilities, however, is that

Behind the men in service and new funds must be collected for

in training a substantial reserve the new work of St. Dunstan's.

of 6,400 recruits has been built up.

These men will be drafted to the

new training schools as they open,

and wilj #fill vacancies as they

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English bulb-growing interests were bulbs of outstanding-merit, CONTROL BUREAU able to offer the United States, a The destruction by the Nazis of CHUNGKING, Oct. 30 (Central) big buyer af Dutch bulbs, 40 Holland's great stocks consequent- -Upon the recommendation of 000.000 English grown bulbs, to the ly will not affect the English

to grower's capacity take ON the National Food Control Bureau value of £250.000.

he t Since it is clear that this tadas-world exports, and these Yuan appointed the Executive $100 yesterday Mr. Hu Ming-tso, Direc- try cannot be restored in Holland already tackling in a spirit of

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