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JADE.
DEPOSIT FOUND IN NEW TERRITORIES.
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1926.
THE VICAR APOSTOLIC. | TACNA-ARICA DISPUTE. KWANGTUNG'S WAR.
YESTERDAY'S CATHOLIC
CEREMONIES.
Simultaneously with the dis. The ordination and consceration covery of pink and also of the Right Rev. Monsignor
" OFFICIALS UPHOLD PRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY,
Washington, June 18.
State Department officials are
[TROOPS CONCENTRATING. ON
KIANGSI.
Hankow, June 12.
is reported from Hunan that,
purple, green and eng suso de Valtorta, Vicar apostolic of Hong- inclined to the vow that, the ple- General Tons dang-Chi has been G
in the North West Transvaal, kong, in succession to the late South Africa, as reported by the Bishop Pozzoni took place at the Financial Timea and the local Roman Catholic Cathedral yester newspapers, we are pleased today. The service was conducted announce, that in spite of strike by His Grace Archblahop C. Con- troubles and other difficulties, and stantini, the Papal delogate at after six years of patient prospect-Peking. The assisting prelates ing, Mr. Tse Tsan-tai of Hongkong were the Bishops of Macao and has succeded in discovering four Canton. extensive deposits of pink, grey, purple, green and rose jade, and also "Han" jace, and chalcedony in his mines at Kuk Po. Cheung Pai-tao, Ap Chau, and Kat 0 in British Territory. Specimens of the jade and chalcedony may be
seen in his office at Messrs. She wan Tomes & Co, St. George's Building, Chater Road,
The original deposit of "Han" Jade in Chinese Turkestan has long been exhausted, and this new discovery of "Han" jade in Bri- tish Territory should be of grent interest to the Chinese, and all those who possess rare specimens (cameos) and collections of this kind of precious stone.
According to the Financial Times pink jade has not been available o any appreciable extent for 200 years, and a necklace of pure pink jade was publicly exhibited for the first time in the South African Pavilion at Wembley and priced at 450 guineas.
Owing to unfavourable weather, the procession to the Cathedral prior to the service was eliminated from the arrangements.
There was a large congregation at the impressive service and
blacltary Commission is authorised strongly reinforced from Canton to declare the Impossibility of and that General Yeh Kai-shin has holding a plebiscite in connexion been forced to retire. with the Tacna-Arića dispute, which authority can be exercised.
Certain Hupeh units have been, at any time before, during or after ordered nearer the Hunan border, the balloting. This conviction but whether this is a preparatory seems to forecast the rejec-advance to Yeh Kai-shin's neals- tion by the arbiter, President tance or merely a precaution Coolidge, of any appeal from against the invasion of Hupeh is Chile from the decision thar
not yet certain. 4 pleblacite impossible.- Router's American Service.
A large part of the Cantonese Northern expedition is concen- trating on the Kiangai border.
Meanwhile news from foreign
troops have invaded Western Hu- nan-Reuter.
special music was played by SHIPS' COOKS STRIKE. sources states that Kweichow
Bull appointing Father Valtorta Father A. Reganti. The Papal
as Bishop Apostolic of Hongkong was read by the Rev. Father, G. M. Spada (pro-Vicar Apostolic), and those present included the Con- us of Italy, France, Brazil. Nicaragua and Costa Rica, also representatives of various religious establishments in Macao, and the Chief of the Canons,
Immediately after the consecra, on the Vicar Apostolicy accom panied by his god-fathers, Mr. Chga Po-sien and Mr. H. Dixón, gufe his first blessing as Bishop.
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Public Reception.
Mr, A. L. Cerveira de Albuquerque
& Castro, Consul-General for
The pink jade discovered in Portugal was present at the ser Mr. Tse Tsan-tai's mines, apvice, representing the Governor of pears in veins in metamorphic Macho.
boulders of various shapes and After the service, the health of sizes and boulders and pebbles the new Bishop was toasted in the embedded in #. matrix as Italian Mission, and at. tiffin the binding, and hard as coment.
tonst Papal Delegate proposed a As always maintained by 31r. to the new Bishop wishing him Tse Tenu-tai, who has been study: suedesa in his work and exhorting ing the geology of the China Coast him to follow the example of his und Pacific Islands, the locality
projecessor. the late Bishop where the jade has been discover-
Pozzoni. ed, consists of submerged moun- tains, whose summits are now
islands.
It is an important and remark able fact that the colours of the jade discovered in South Africa and the New Territory are the
Music was
A letter was read from Cardinal Von Rossim, the head of foreign affairs at the Vatican, thanking Mistaken for Marble, Father Spada for the able way in Indeed, the whole cost has which he carried on the duties of boon swamped and drowned, and pro-Vicar Apostolic during the provides an interesting riddle for interim between the death of the our scientists and goologists. late Bishop and the appointment
At first, Mr. Tse Tsan-tat mis-of the new one. Look the jude boulders for colour- In the afternoon special ed "Ta-17 marble, but the envelop thanksgiving service was held, and ing matrix and the beautiful co- this was followed by a reception lours and exceptional hardness of
on the roof of the Mission House. the transingent stone, have con- There the Catholle community was vinced him that it is jade.
introduced to the new Bishop and the Papal delegate. provided by the band of the among Silesian Institute, and those present were the Hon. Mr.
The workings
H. W. Bird and Mrs. Bird. "extensive
Today's Arrangements. very the recovery.
A reception will be given by the at the Jade bouldera
and pebbles is Catholic Community difficult and laborious, owing to Theatre Royal this evening, when some of the deposits being below addresses will be presented to the sea level. But, with modern Vicar Apostolic. There will be no pumps, drills, and up-to-date ap- admission to the theatre after 5.45 pliances, it will not be a difficult p.m. and visitors are asked, to be matter to overcome such obstain their seats by 5.30. cles.
St. Joseph's College Troop of Mr. Tse Tsan-tai has sacrificed Boy Scouts will form a guard of great deal of his time and honour for His Excellency the fortune in the venture, and the Governor, who will inspect them on discovery of these valuable depo-his arrival,
game.
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*Are
not As yet, und of the
sits of jade is the reward of his indomitable pluck and persever-
ance.
Mr. Tse Tsan-tat is the sole pro- prietor of the Tai Hing Jade Mines Company, but we understand that is is his intention to seek flnuncia! assistance, in order that the dif- ferent deposits may be scientif cally and properly worked and developed.
AVIATION.
D'OISY NOW IN MOSCOW.
Moscow, June 13. D'Oisy the French aviator, has arrived here from Warsaw.
Reuter.
Chinese jade came originally from the Kaen Lun mountains of Chinese Turkestan, and is asso- the wearer, and owing to the great ciated with the gods of this legen- demand for Chinese jade in Lon- dlary region. Jade is famous don and New York and on the Con. throughout China for the benefi- tinent, this now discovery should. and protective influgice be of the greatest value and im- which it is reputed to posses and portance to the Colony of Hong- which it is supposed to exert on hong.
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