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upon his throne. There will then be no dif. o ultyin executing this fellow.
CHINESE EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Mr. HAMILTON SHARP seconded. They could not have better men, he thought.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. WALKER next proposed the re-election of The Ministers of the various countries have Mr. F. Henderson as auditor, and the motion held a meeting, and negotiations will be opened being seconded by Mr. LING WONG, was carried in the course of a few days. The Chinese here unanimously. expect the main matters to be settled soon; but The CHAIRMAN, in terminating the proceed. as to the details, without a doubt these willings, said dividend warrants could be had to- take at least a year to arrange. They may be day (Saturday) on application to the secretary. settled in Europe by arbitration.
TIENTSIN NOTES.
The following items are from the P. & T. Times of the 10th inst.:-
It is reported that Count von Waldersee will probably winter in Tientsin, but will visit Pao tingfu and Shanhaikwan before establishing his headquarters here.
For the next two months all British com- manding officers are to carry out a course of instruction in transport packing and loading, as those details are of utmost importance in expeditions.
PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
REPORT BY MR KERFOOT HUGHES.
Mr. W. Kerfoot Huges, the Manager at the Mines of the Punjom Mining Co., Ltd., has submitted a report dated Panggong, October 16, to Mr. W. H. Gaskell, Secretary of the Company, on the present condition and future prospects of the Company. Mr. Hughes says that on his arrival at the mines on 1st January there was no responsible person in charge of the property, which was in a very neglected state. General renovating work was immediately com- We regret to learn that Mr. Green has ty-menced and has, and is being pursued. He phoid fever as a resultant of his late sufferings, attributes the cause of the delay in getting but is happily doing well so far.
the machinery in order to the fact that they had not had the staff of mechanics to complete within the time the immense amount of work in hand. He then proceeds :-
The second auction of confiscated goods took place in the Lyceum on Wednesday. It was on a much smaller scale, but prices ruled upward.
The coolies working for the Japanese in the reconstruction of their settlement are mostly arrayed in military uniforms which the Japanese c'iscovered in the Taotai's yamên, to distinguish them from the coolies of other nationals.
Chinese are dressing up in foreign clothes and intimidating natives residing in the out- skirts of the Native City.
The natives at Machikow have presented the American camp in Taka Road with two large silk umbrellas, in recognition of their kind treatment of the Chinese. The presentation of silk umbrellas to the foreign members of the Provincial Government is the latest device for extorting money from well-to-do Chinese in the City. Foreign officials therefore will doubtless be rather chary of receiving the same.
DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LTD.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The fourth ordinary yearly meeting of the Dairy Farm Company was held in the Company's depot, Wyndham Street, on Friday, 16th inst., at noon. Captain A. Tillett occupied the chair, the other gentlemen present being Dr. Noble and Mr. Maitland, (directors), Mr. W. H. Potts (secretary), Mr. A. Walker (manager), and Messrs. Hamilton Sharp and Ling Wong.
The SECRETARY read the report convening the meeting, and
The CHAIRMAN said-The report has been in your hands now for some days, and we will adopt the usual custom and consider it as read. Your board are pleased that they are able to present you with a more favourable account than on former occasions, and trust that we may be as fortunate in the future. As mention- ed in the report, we have to deplore the loss of Captain Burnie, who, you are aware, was, for many years, a most energetic member of your board. We have had our troubles at the farm and a certain amount of sickness during the past year, but the experience gained in the past has stood us in good stead and enabled us to prevent anything seriously approaching an epidemic. I do not see that any useful will be served by enlarging any further on mat- ters connected with our Company, and propose to allow report and accounts to speak for them- selves.
purpose
Mr.HAMILTON SHARP seconded. He had taken a very warm interest in the affairs of the com- pany ever since its commencement, although he could not lay claim to being at any time a large shareholder. It was merely by way of giving weight to his position as seconder that he made
mention of these facts.
The report was unanimously adopted and the accounts passed.
Mr. WALKER proposed the re-election to the board of directors of Captain Tillett and Dr. Noble, whose terms of office had now expired, and who, being eligible, offered themselves for re-election.
I wrote to Hongkong for this class of work men shortly after I arrived, but as none could be got there (the fountain head) owing to the briskness of business, nor at Singapore for the same reasons, nor elsewhere en route, it has been Hobson's choice with me and delay has been the consequence; neither have we had all the ma terials necessary at hand nor the appliances to combined, and the want of a competent engi put everything into working order.
neer, has been a most serious drawback, and also cause of additional delay, but we are getting on with it as speedily as circumstances will permit.
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belt, with good prospects and plenty of milling stuff at hand easily broken at moderate cost. A small prospecting winse at a depth of 32 foot developed a reef with indications of gold stone too promising to be neglected.
Mill Gully Shaft. The position of which has been most carefully considered, and was located to prove the lode which is dipping East and which it is hoped will be cut in the Shaft at about 150 feet, and also prove this under- ground from which very good results are con- fidently expected.
South Jalis Shaft--The prospect of this shaft is unquestionably a very hopeful one. Visible gold has been in evidence at the 33 feet in the small prospecting shaft, which is now being enlarged to a 10 by 5 working shaft, and some rich leaders have been cut in a small drive started at the 40 feet lovel. Appearances at present are highly satisfactory and the indications of permanence are as cer tain as any such indications can be in mining; an assay of stone from this shaft gave a return of 13 dwts. 144 grains of fine gold per ton, and, as it was not by any means the richest that has been found in the same shaft, this must be re- garded as eminently satisfactory.
It is also worthy of note that the tendency of the Government is to reduce the area of all leases, certain high officials contending for a 25 acres maximum, the quit rent now asked and paid for leases is $1 per acre per annum as against our nominal rental of one dollar per annum for the whole concession, including the privilege of selling opium, which might be made to yield $3,000 per annum, with active mining.
EXTENSION OF THE ITALIAN CONVENT.
at the disposal of the Italian Convent advan- Owing to great overpressure on the space
tage was taken of the offer of Mrs. Forbes to purchase Rose Hill" as an extension to the buildings. also mention that until the shutting-up of the Guban Establishment much of the fitters time was taken up to provide for the urgent wants from that quarter, and latterly the Dam has been a great and constant drain on the re- sources of the fitting shop, and all the black- smiths of No. 2 shop, have been exclusively employed with dam requirements and no extra blacksmiths could be picked up in these parts.
The present condition, although apparently not so roseate, is perfectly sound and genuine, and all the work which has been done is sub- stantial and under control. The machinery and plant are being, and will be, put as soon as possible into serviceable condition and every- thing in readiness for use at a moment's notice. There are in stock some powerful and valuable pieces of machinery, consisting of engines, boi- lers, pipes &c., &c., also very many other valu- able fittings and brassware in the fitters' store room, enough to carry on great developments without much further outlay of money,
The Mill Plant is our weakest point; still it is good enough and will not require further ex- penditure, beyond wages and the ordinary, wear and tear, to do good service for some time yet. It is The water wheel is an immense power. difficult to overestimate its importance, should we be successful in finding payable quartz in the underground levels in this vicinity and at Swah, from whence I anticipate that we shall receive in the near future payable stone in abundance. The present position is also very materially improved by the near completion of our enormous and lasting reservoir-the greater part of the cost of which has fortunately been already passed through our books.
I think that the present condition is really good, sound, and worthy of confidence.
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The Future Prospects Are promising if the work of development be carried out with vigour and energy. The concession is not only undoubtedly rich and valuable in itself but it has rights and privileges which no one in the future can possibly hope to obtain in Pahang. It has one at least rich gold belt which extends from the centre of the concession up to the northern boundary line, a distance of five miles, very little of which has ever been touched be- yond a little apathetic ben-scratching on the surface here and there.
Swah, Which is now accessible by a newly. made cart road, is an extensive district on this
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