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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

GOLD FOUND IN KWANGTUNG.

DISCOVERY IN DESERTED WORKING.

ing the development of some of China's hidden treasure.

It was recently reported from Canton that President Tai Chi-tno

visited

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931.

OBITUARY.

WIFE OF SENIOR CLERK IN MARINE OFFICE.

noon.

in

Dr. Montgomery from Home.

THE REHABILITATION OF KWANGSI.

GEN. WANG SHAO-HUNG TO ASSUME POST.

been General Wang Kwangsi.

return

to

to Nanning

The local Hindu community has

Canton, Mar, 3. autored a great loss in the death Nanking, Feb. 24.

General Wang Shao-hung, the Wille Government leaders and of Mrs. Alaiya Soonderam, which prominent financiers are talking occurred at her residence, No. 224 Rehabilitation Tupan of Kwangel, About big silver and gold loans from Wanchai Road, yesterday after-will assume his post on April 1. In preparation for the organiza- abrond and the average Chinowe citi-

lion of the Tupan Office, General zen la bemonning the continuous

Mrs. Seonderna, who was in her Kung Chil-yuan, former garrison decline in the price of the white

wne well-known commandant of Wuchow, and Mr. metal, some enterprising Kwang- Afty-fifth year.

her kind diaposi-Wang Ching-chau, chief of staff, commissioned by tung provincial officials are secking in Hongkong,

a large circle of

to to cure the trouble at its root by tion and generous nature having bringing gold from underground. Kained her If anything comes of the venture. It friends. She had been in bad

unexpect The Ironside-Kwongal leaders can safely be said that the present health for a considerable time, phenomenal silver slump has, at and her death was not

under-Chang Fat-kwal have, according lenat, been instrumental in hastened. Mr. Soonderam, who had Li Chung-yon, Pei Chung-hai and

suffered from cancer, in atood to have been the first per- to a report, wired to General on to receive radium treatment Wang Shao-hung urging him im- to take over their troops, so as of the Executive Yuan, accom-

The deceased is survived by a to enable them to go abroad at General Wang this Colony, after the return of mediately to return panied by the Kwangtung Provin

Hon, anughter and her hus- an early date.

on Monday for ein! Commissioner of Reconstruc-

of band, Mr. Scopin Soonderam, who left Hongkong

to inter tlon and several mining the Department of Reconstruction, is an old servant of the Hongkong Canton, where he was

deserted gold mine in the Government. Mr. Soonderam holds view the Canton leaders for a Maufong Mountains in the neigh-the unique record of having been final understanding in regard to

In one department throughout the the rehabilitation problem. bourhood of Thengcheng City,

of his service of 38

A recent unconfirmed report in about 20 miles from Canton. It is length

He is senior clerk in the current that General Wu Ting- understood that washing of the ore

yang, the newly appointed Ile- from the forunken claim for gold Mercantile Marine Office.

The funeral takes place to-day habilitation Vlee-Tupan of Kwang- near the dust Try people living mountains had been going on for at the Hindu Cemetery, Happy sí, han declined to take up the Valley, the cortege leaving the renew post. General Wu was an ex- divisional commander of Kwangs! some years before 1914 when a com-

of commissioner and a former TRARY was formed to explore the sidence at 5.15 p.m.

the Department of Reconstruction, mine systematically. Subsequently,

New York, Mar. 3. however, due to brigandage and

and he has rendered valuable soldiery, operation was suspended

The death has occurred sudden-service as a medium in the recent Indefinitely until now when the res ponsible provincial authorities are ly of the distinguished engineer, peaceful settlement of the Kwangai considering resumption of opera Mr. Edgar Jadwin, who was a situation-Canton News Agency. tions under the auspices of the Pro. Panama in connexion with a meet- ing to determine whether the pro- vincial Government.

posed Nicaraguan Canal could ba Profitable Ylelit.

built to relieve the inter-oceanic l'anama or whether the Aerording to resulta from a num-traffic, ber of assays of several specimen Canal could be fitted with new deposits from the mine, made by locks. Reuter's American Service. chemists of the Department, the average amount of gold per ton of the ore is 9 ounce, and of silver, .822 ounce.

years.

Mr. Edgar Jadwin.

of the

A SEA PORT FOR KIANGSU.

MR SUN FO HEAD OF PORT MISSION.

Nunking, Mar. 8. The Nanking Government has

Miss M. S. Perry. Shanghai has lost in the passing In other words, accord-or Miss M. S. Perry, one ing to the present market value, kindest and most generous of per-appointed Mission to study the

ia worth approx-

was advisability of building a modera Mons, and, testimony to this one ton of the ore

The entire shown by a large attendance of port at Haichow, in Kiangnu Pro- imately Mex. $86.00 leposit has been estimated at 2,400,- friends, at sudden netice, at the vince. Mr. Sun Fo, the Minister of Railways, fa Chairman of the 000 cuble feet which will be worth burial, says the N. C. D. News. $15,685,730 on the basis of one ton

Miss Perry is an old and re-Mission, and will shortly proceed each 13 cubic feet. The Kwongtang Provincial Despected resident of Shanghal and to Haichow to make a first-hand of construction is expected to take partment of Reconstruction, in cal resided for many years at 6 Tifeng study of the problem. The work

ten years. and culating the necessary initial ex-Road, of of the

a kind, sympathetic the operation penses for

generous disposition she was loved mine, arrives at the total sum of

The mechanical equip by all who knew her and her death. $650,000.

ili

to

for INTERNATIONAL BANK

ment will cost in the neighbourhood although she had been as a FOR REAL ESTATE.

of $400,000 while various construc- several months, has come tion expenses will amount to appro-shock for her condition was re- ximately $150,000. fluid capital ported improved and ho

many

IN SWITZERLAND. of $100,000 is also included in the friends had hopes of her complete FORMED BY BIG CONSORTIUM budget which is now under con-recovery. sideration by the thorities.

val of

the

Provincial au- In her years of residence here she endeared herself to all and she It is expected that apon appro-was ever ready to give a helping pro hand to. all in need. and it may Department's gramme, orders for the machinery therefore be appropriately said will be inmediately placed with a that though she has gone she will foreign concern in Hongkong and not be forgotten. operation will be started as soon

To her nephew Mr. Sam Perry as various preliminary prepara-deep sympathy is extended, tions are completed.

New Chapter in lining History.

That the mine will prove profit-

able to the Provincial Government upon from the ore, it le expected is pointed out by the Department's that there will be other by-products mining experts who cited the ex-which will further swell the profits. Considerable Interest is being ample of the Black Mountain gold mine in the State of South Dakota evinced in provincial oficial circles in America. According to the ex-in the present scheme, as it is be ports, the American mine la only lieved that in the event of the suc- producing an average of 0.8 ounce cessful operation of the mine, a new of pure gold to each ton of ore and chapter in the country's mining his tury will be 'begun and other min- is still making a fair profit.

In addition to the gold and silver eral deposits throughout the coun- which the authorities can country will be exploited-Router,

Bale, Mar. 3. International Mortgage An

founded to-day by a Bank was consortium of twenty-two British, French, American, Swedish, Swiss and German financial establish- ments, which share the capital. of 26,000,000 gold franca.

The bank will

deal in real estate in Europe-Reuter.

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