Caledonia

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Caledonia Effect of Japanese Activity

THE export of metals from New Cale donia is assuming proportions of in creasing importance. The development of the iron ore deposits by the Japanese is beginning to have an effect.

The iron mines at Goro, owned by Japanese interests, had produced 26,500 tons at the end of December, which were to be sent away during the ensuing week in three Japanese steamers.

On December 25, a Japanese steamer left Noumea with 1,344 tons of nickel ore, and 500 tons of scrap iron, for Japan, and three days later a German steamer arrived to load 4,000 tons of nickel ore for Krupps.

Japanese interests are taking a large quantity of equipment to New Caledonia, wherewith to modernise the nickel-smelt ing works at Kua, on the east coast of New Caledonia.