December 3, 1896.1
Did
ever used any other ruler since you chool P No, except one in my is three inches shorter
u reply to Mr. Piercy when he told you what the boy said P-A few minutes after- wards I asked him the dates and pointed out the epanor
When did you first hear of the fall I cau- not say what day, but it was before the enquiry Commenced.
When Hung Piu Iu ran away, did you report it to Mr. Piercy that night?—No, because Mr. Pieroy was at dinner. Boys have run away for less things than that and it was not necessary to tell Mr. Piercy. Hung Pin Iu's statement is inaccurate.
Do I understand you to say that masters are allowed to punish at their own discretion ?--Yes. Whenever he thinks it necessary? They do not have to report to the head master for his decision NJ.
Why could you not have reported his unis- conduct to Mr. Piercy, to have the punishment decided upon after due consideration ?-It was not necessary to report it to Mr. Piercy.
Is it true that Leung Hing Wan was whipped by the headmaster because he was crying out in consequence of you caning him? -The boy shouted"and got into a temper and used some Chinese expressions. Kong San was struck in the face and not on the side.
Haven't you a habit of prodding boys with your fingers ?-If I do prod them it is with my open fingers or thumb.
What part of the body ?-Only under the arms. If a boy gets that he usually smiles; they do not consider it a punishment.
Do they like the slapping? You say they like the prodding-I do not say they like it. The slapping is a punishment.
By Mr. Deacon-The deceased was not bright; he was usually moody and sad. I would go so far as to say that he was morose, and probably he would be revengeful. He would certainly resent what I said. Assuming he was revengeful that would account for the statement he made at the hospital. I came straight out from St. Mathew's School, Bolton', England. I had been there about five years. After an interval of two years, when I was in St. Mark's College, Chelsea, I returned to the school for eighteen months. The Bolton school was a mixed school and there were about 450 pupils there. I have had con- siderable experience in school life. acquainted with the method of punishment. I certainly say that the Diocesan School is. not in any way excessive in regard to the punishment. The food is good and sound; the boys seem to thrive on it. Some of the food they take is the same as that we take ourselves. The curriculum is quite satisfactory. The English Education Department recognises every certificated teacher as qualified to punish a boy at his own discretion.
This concluded the evidence.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING
COMPANY LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to shareholders at the second ordinary meeting to be held at the Company's offices, 38 & 40, Queen's Road Central, on the 5th of December, at Noon
To the shareholders of the New Balmoral Mining Co., Limited. Gentlemen,We beg to lay before you the report and statement of accounts from the 1st July, 1895, to the 30th of September last, as handed to us by your late General Manager on that date.
The sum of $16,398.62 has been expended on the mines, $9,938.38 on the batteries, and $28,920.13 on salaries, sawmill, and general expenses at the mines, or $55,257.13 out of the total expenditure of $68,387.70.
The gold won from crushing realized $16,141.00.. The Eureka Mine was sold on the 6th of January last to the Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited, for the sum of $25,000 in cash and $10,000 in 2,000 fully paid-up "A shares in that Company.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. James H. Cox, who offers himself for re-election.
JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1896.
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To the General Mi moral Gold Mining
31
the New Bal
On receipt of your telegra stant, to know what amount required to make the Queens menced a full enquiry which me, one day excepting, till now, and have now got to the bottom of the can write definitely upon the subject
mine
that
The exhaustive enquiry. I have made has than I had before, and I am satis me a much more favourable opinion of
the Eureks, it will prove very valuable after the worked in a proper manner on similar lines to
To make a permanent mine of it which shall preparatory work is finished. keep the battery going night and day, Sundays excepted, for years to come, I estimate the preparatory work will cost quite £2,000 spent on the mine clear of all money owing at the present time.
must be moved and the poppet heads stren
The engine boiler and house at the Queens
weak that if not supported by four steel wir ened. In respect to the latter, they are
rope stays they would blow down. The batter engine and boiler at the Balmoral was beauti- fully set up and housed by your late manager, but in the wrong place, so that half the boiler power was lost in pumping, in fact more than BALANCE SHEET, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1896.
half, for they had frequently to stop the LIABILITIES.
stamps, when they had only ten going, to 150,000.00 pump water. I would recommend 10 of these! 18,000.00 stamps or more to be erected near the Queens', 13,738.91 and the rest of the machinery at Balmoral to be erected as close as possible to its work, $181,738.91 about 70 feet lower down the hill near the dam. If your mines had been placed under the man- agement of good practical up-to-date miners, your original capital was amply sufficient to have done all necessary preparatory work and thoroughly developed the mines, and gone on crushing night and day for 30 years or more, with every prospect of better results the deeper you got down.
To capital-50,000 shares of $3 each...............
To accounts payable
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His Worship, in addressing the jury, said they had to decide whether Tong Wing came by his death as the result of a fall or whether he received a blow on the head which caused the† hemorrhage. If he came by his death as the result of a fall the verdict would be one of accidental death and if as the result of a blow the verdict would be one either of death from misadventure or manslaughter. His Worship then pointed out the law bearing on the case and said that with the exception of the state- ment made by the deceased there was absolutely no evidence whatever against Mr. Ralphs. Not one of the witnesses called had said that Mr. Ralphs struck Tong Wing or them on the head. Of course if the Jury thought that Mr. Ralphs had inflicted the blow with the pointer then they must return a verdict of manslaugh. ter against him, as the pointer was an unlawful and unauthorised weapon to use, the cane being the legal weapon in the school.
To loan
ASSETS.
By property:
Comprising the Balmoral, Queen, and Grant Mines; as per last
account
Less not proceeds
Eureka Mine
Less profit on 1,345 shares allotted on Tender
8
C.
$20,997.42
$31,182.38
$2,591.00 33,723.38
$211.62 6,313.94
6,525.56
805.82
By plant at mines and live stook By cash in hand By cash in Australia
By stores at mine
By 2,000 Olivers A shares By 2,000 Olivers B shares
By balance still due on sale of Eureka Mine... By accounts receivable.
By working account at debit, 30th
June, 1895
$76,162.22 Less value of plant transferred. 12,746.29
$63,415.93
By
balance, working account to 30th June, 1896, in Australia, and 30th September, 1896, head office
37,274.04 9,518.08
10.000.00 2,000.00 2,001.15 368.47
49,769.86
113,185.79
$181,738.01-
WORKING ACCOUNT.
From 1st July, 1885, to 30th June, 1896, in Australia. From 1st July, 1895, to 30th September, 1896, at head office, Hongkong. Preliminary expenses Legal expenses" Telegrame
Head office, rent Head office, salary. Advertising
Charges, postages, and stationery at head office
Interest
Loss on sale of stores. Eureka mine
Queen mine
Balmoral mine
Grant mine Oliver's battery Balmoral battery General expenses Saw mill...
Australian management and salaries
The jury after a minute's private consulta- Directors and auditor's fees tion unanimously returned the following verdict Accidental death, the result of a
The Federated Native States and the colony of the Straits Settlements have jointly donated $500 to the Pasteur Institute at Saigon, as a token of grati
Gold account Transfer fees Exchange Balance
300.00 206.63
I append minute of a conversation with the: Government Inspector of Mines on 26th Sep- tember.
Report by Mr. Oglethorpe, confirmed by Mr. Willmott.
Plan of the mine, showing old and new work and proposed preparatory work.
Plan of Queens' mine shaft (old shaft.) Two plans, showing construction of chambers leading from shaft, showing opening sets and ground plan.
Photographs have gone on under a separate cover. Mr. T. Cash has found alluvial gold in the gull between your prospecting shaft and the Oliven
I recommend the issue of preference shares for $75,000, which should be ample to clear off all liabilities and conduct the mines to a successful issue.
JNO. D. HUMPHREYS.
27th September, 1896.
MINUTE OF A CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR OF MINES ON 26TH SEPTEMBER, 1896,
This gentleman is of opinion that most of the 1,100.97 money spent on the mines of the Balmoral 400.00 Company, up to the time Mr. Willmott took 1,200.00 | charge, was wasted.
70.54
That if the money had been spent on y para 1,842.83
tory work with a set purpose in view in opening 1,641.81
55.29 up the reef at the Queens', deepening the shaft 100.00 to a depth to meet the lower tunnels of the Grant 9,330.47 Mine, and extending the lower tunnel of the 1,822.25 Grant to the Queens' shaft, there would have 5,145.90 been enough quartz in sight and overhead to 7,070.80 keep the battery going night and day continu- 16,498.20 ously while a fresh block was in course of pre- 806.08 paration for working when the first was ex 11,615.85 hausted, so that crushing would have gone on 6,312.50 continuously for years. The preparatory work would take a year, and after that the profit should $68,387.70 have been sufficient to pay dividends and develop all the others without further cap $16.141.00
thought the yield would be no less 10.50 2,466.34
the ton, and on this system this w 49,769.86 as 3 dwts, ought to pay current
preparatory outlay taga
2,867.58
$68,387,70
He spoke highly of 1 work Willmott. Up-to-date overy
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