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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GOLD FOUND IN KWANGTUNG.

DISCOVERY IN DESERTED WORKING.

WEDNESDAY,” MARCH 4, 1931.

OBITUARY.

WIFE OF SENIOR CLERK IN MARINE OFFICE.

The local Hindu community has suffered a great loss in the death of Mrs. Alátya Soonderam, which

THE REHABILITATION OF KWANGSI.

GEN. WANG SHAO-HUNG TO ASSUME POST.

Canton, Mar. 8. General Wang Shao-hung, the

“All Risks" Policy prominent financiers are talking occurred at her residence, No. 224 Rehabilitation Tupan of Kwangsi,

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Nanking, Feb. 24. While Government Jendors and about big allver and gold loans from Wanchai Road, yesterday after-will assume his post on April 1. abroad and the average Chinono citi-

In preparation for the organize- zen is bomoaning the continuous

Mrs. Soonderam, who was in her tion of the Tupan Office, General decline in the price of the white

| Kung Chib-yuan, former garrison was well-known tung provincial officials are seeking tion and generous nature having have been metal, some enterprising Kwang- Afty fifth year,

In Hongkong, her kind dispost- Wang Ching-chau, chief of staff, commandant of Wachow, and Mr.

to cure the trouble at its root by

commissioned by 2 largo efrele of

to return to bringing gold from underground. gained her If anything comes of the venture, it friends. Sho had been in bad General Wang

health for

Kwangsi. can safely be said that the present and her death was not unexpect a considerable time, phenomenal silver slump has, at least, been instrumental in hastened. Mrs. Soonderam, who had suffered from cancer, in under- ing the development of some of stood to have been the first per China's hidden treasure.

son to receive radium treatment It was recently reported from In this Colony, after the return of

of the Executive Yuan, accom- The deceased is survived by to enable them to go abroad at panied by the Kwangtung Provin- cial Commissioner of Reconstruc-on,

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tion and several mining experts of the Department of Reconstruction. visited a deserted gold mine in the Maofong Mountains in the neigh bourhood of Teengcheng City. about 26 miles from Canton. It is understood that washing of the ore from the forsaken claim for gold dlust by people living near tho mountains had been going on for Home years before 1914 when a com- pany was formed to explore the mine ayatematically, Subsequently. however, due to brigandage and soldiery, operation was suspended indefinitely until now when the res ponsible provincial authorities are considering resumption of opern- tions under the auspices of the Pro- vinelal Government.

Profitable Yield,

The Ironsido-Kwangs! lenders Id Chung-yen, Pel Chung-hel and Chang Fat-kwal have, according to a report, wired to General Wang Shro-hung urging him im- mediately to return

to Nanning to take over their troopa, so 09

daughter and her hus-an early date. General Wang

on Monday band, Mr. Soopin Soonderam, who left Hongkong Is an old servant of the Hongkong Canton, where he was Government. Mr. Soenderam holds view the Canton leaders for a the unique record of having been final understanding in regard to in ono department throughout the the rehabilitation problem. length of him

38 service of years. He la senior clork in the Mercantile Marine Office.

The funeral takes place to-day at the Hindu Cemetery, Happy Valley, the cortege leaving the

idence at 5.15 p.m.

Mr. Edgar Jadwin.

for to Inter

A recent unconfirmed report' is current that General Wu Ting- Re- yang, the newly appointed habilitation Vice-Tupan of Kwang- si, has declined to take up the renew post. General Wu was an ex- divisional commander of Kwangel and a former commissioner of the Department of Reconstruction, and he has rendered valuable service as a medium in the recent peaceful settlement of the Kwange situation.-Canton News Aponcy.

New York, Mar, 3. The death has occurred sudden ly of the distinguished engineer. Mr. Edgar Jadwin, who was at Panama in connexion with a meet- ing to determine whether the pre- posed Nicaraguan Canal could be built to relieve the inter-oceanic or whether the Panama traffic, Canal could be fitted with new locks.--Reuter's American Service.

According to results from a nam ber of assays of several specimen deposits from the mine, made by chemists of the Department, the average amount of gold per ton of the ore is 9 ounce, and of silver,

822 ounce. In other words, accord- of Mies M. S. Perry, ono of the

Aliss M. S. Perry, Shanghai has lost in the passing

A SEA PORT FOR KIANGSU.

MR. SUN FO HEAD OF PORT MISSION.

Nanking. Mar, 3. The Nanking Government has

ing to the present market value,kindest and most generous of per-appointed a Mission to study the one ton of the ore is worth approx-suns, and, testimony to this was advisability of building a modern imately Mex. $85.00 The entire shown by a large attendance of port at Haichow, in Kiangsu Pro deposit has been estimated at 2,400,- Friends, at sudden notice, at the vince. Mr. Sun Fo, the Minister 000 cubic feet which will be worth burial, says the N. C. D. News. of Railways, is Chairman of the $16,685,730 on the basis of one ton

re- Mission, and will shortly proceed Miss Perry is an old and to each 13 cubic feet.

A first-hand The Kwangtung Provincial De-pected resident of Shanghai and to Haichow to make partment of Reconstruction, in cal-resided for many years at 6 Tifeng study of the problem. The work of construction is expected to take Road. culating the necessary initial ex-

the operation of the Of a kind, penses for

Byarpathetic and ten years. mine,, arrives at the total sum of generous disposition she was loved $600,000. The mechanical equip by all who knew har and her death, ment will cost in the neighbourhood although she had been ill for INTERNATIONAL BANK

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. A fluid capital ported improved and her of $100,000 is also included in the friends had hopes of her complete FORMED BY BIG CONSORTIUM budget which in now under con- recovery.

Provincial au- sideration by the thorities.

It is expected that upon appro- val of the Department's pro- gramme, orders for the machinery will be immediately placed with foreign concern in Hongkong and operation will be started as soon

as

many

In her years of residence here she endeared herself to all and she was ever ready to give a helping hand to all in need, and it may therefore be appropriately, said that though she has gone she will not be forgotten.

To her nephew Mr. Sam Perry

s various preliminary prepara- deep sympathy is extended.

Llons are completed.

New Chapter in Mining History.

That the mine will prove profit-

able to the Provincial Government upon from the ore, it is 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. ample of the Black Mountain gold Considerable interest is being mine in the State of South Dakota in America. According to the ex- perts, the American mine is only producing an average of 0.3 ounce of pure gold to each ton of ore and is still making a fair profit.

evinced in provincial official circles in the present scheme, as it is be Ileved that in the event of the suc- cessful operation of the mine, a new chapter in the country's mining his- tory will be begun and other min-

In addition to the gold and silver feral deposits throughout the coun- which the authorities can count try will be exploited---Router.

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