NEW BRITISH TERRITORY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 11110, 6 May 1911, Page 3

NEW BRITISH TERRITORY.

GOLD AND BUBBEB. "I come from Kclanta, a tract of land on llin border of Siani recently acquired by Great. Britain," said Mr. J. I l '. Hell, a passenger, who stepped ashore at Sydney from the Singapore steamer Mntaram on Thursday last. "It is only about twelve, months ago since Great Britain took the country over, and' already there is a great change there It is going to bo a grand country. There, is gold there, and river dredging operations and quartz crushing bavo produced excellent results." "Any chance for Australians there?" he was asked. "Yes, there • is. Men of the right stamp. The territory comprises some 80(10 square miles of country. We are only live degrees from the equator, but it is a good climate, the average- temperature being 92 degrees. It is . very healthy there, and we are right in the cpnt.ro of the rubber-producing districts —in the- very thick' of them, in fact. Besides gold dredging there is plenty of timber to work, and of course the rubber business. Half the country so far belongs to one big company. British rule is doing wonders for tho nlace. Yes, it is going to he one of tho finest countries in that part of the world." "Are there many Europeans there?" "Xot yet. There are only eighty or ninety of us altogether, but as soon as tho place heroines known you'll find them flookitii; in. Climate and working condiiions would suit Australians.' ,