London, Aug. 9.
Sir Paul Chater arrived in Lon-_ don yesterday. In the course of an interview he said that. his visit was connected with the development of coal-mining in China.
There was a great deal of coal in China, he said, and he expressed the opinion that, when the state of the country was quieter, coal-mining would be undertaken pro-' perly. When this was done ho hoped to organize an iron and steel works in the British territory near Hongkong.
"Hongkong has given me a great deal and I hope to be able to do something for it in return. If I can leave the iron industry as a (heritage, I shall be glad."—Reu-: ter's Special Service.
As a result of the Yellow River flooding its banks, over 1,000- people are believed to have been drowned in northern Shantung within the last two weeks.. Two. villages appear to have been wiped out at one spot alone, the survivors from them being only 60 or 70 people.
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