To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
SHORT RANGE CUP & SPOONS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1899.
_________ Intimation.
TOMORROW (SATURDAY), the 5th A. S. WATSON & Co.,
instant, at 4 PM.
Ranges. 5oo and toɑ yards.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Hon. Sec.
Hongkong, 4th August, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, CHEFOO & TIENTSIN.
THE Company's Steamship
THE
"NANCHANG,"
LIMITED:
·MANUFACTURERS OF
AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of our manu-- Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above facture are sold throughout the Far TO-MORROW, the sth instant.
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong, 4th August, 1899,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO, THE Company's Chartered Steamship
"NANYANG · Captain Lehmann, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 6th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
*****DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,.
General Mangers.
Hongkong, 4th August, 1899
100%
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
:
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
HE Company's Steamship THE
"CHANGSHA,”·
Captain Moore, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the gih instani.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. N.B.-Return Tickets issued by this 'Com- pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN ANDY AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. ind vice verså.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 4th August, 1899.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship
CHANGSHA,” Captain Moure, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 9th instant.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. First Class Saloon is situated for ward of the Engines.
kade Barrens (darilynman nimi zääche nilgho For Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 4th August, 1899.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,
(1005a
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, CALCUTTA, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, FIUME AND TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to South Africa, PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK SEA,
East and are invariably preferred on necount of their excellence.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
#CRICKET.
LONDON, July 1st.
The Australians have beaten tha M. C. C. by
nine wickets.
·ITALY IN CHINA:
The Alilan Corriere in an inspired article states that Italy has definitely abandoned her cinim on Sanmun Bay and does, not intend tẹ 'demand another station.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA. ', M. Delcasé has gone to St. Petersburg on a visit to Count Muravieff. Significance is attached to this after the raprochement between France and Germany which the Russian press viewed with suspicion.
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THE COLONIAL LOANS, BILL. The Colonial Loans Bill provides £500,000 for Malay States railways to connect the exist ing lines and for the extension of the Perak
ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran-in to Penang. teed. The best inpterials only are used, ˆ
WEATHER REPORT.
to the East of the Balingtang Channel, Pressure
is highest over E. Japan. Gradients increasing
THE PRICES are only, half tluse The Observatory report says:-
On the 4th at 11.10 am. The buremeter has charged in England.
fallen moderately over S. China and the Philip!' WATERS MANUFACTURED } pines. A depression, which will probably niove BY US are acknowledged by the towards W.N.W., has developed in the Pacific leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production,, -
Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.B.. CASTS.W. & N.W, winds, light to moderate B.C.L., F.R.S., FUS., &c., the greatest living authority on Water, reports us follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture:
NOTE ROBBERY:
HIGHWAY ROBBERT.
TAIPOHU,
There have been so many highway rob- A glanco n the map of the new territo The last time the steamship Express of beries, committed on European Indies lately, shows that the villager composing Tapohtiare China was in these waters, that is Juno 8th that there has been something like a panic situated at the head of one of the smaller bays, the engineer named Mr. Gillespie, lost some existing among the fairer portion of the com which form Mirs Bay proper, Leading into Canadian and U.S. notes, amounting to $114, munity who feared, going out of their houses this small bay from Mirs Bay is a long and after dark. The palice have been subjected bread channel known as Tolo Channel, beauti- from a soapstone box kept in his drawer. The to a good deal, of abuse, and unpleasant fully sichered by high land on either side and day previous to his discovering his loss, he had ness has reigned supreme, so it is not to capable of affording safe anchorage for occan occasion to go to the box along with the be wondered at that when, by the smartness going craft of the greatest burden. The charts sanipan man, who was generally employed by and public spirit displayed by Mr. Berwick show a dotted line running momss the bay in the engineers and other members of the ship's from Mrs. Chunnet was brought to justice, the the ebbing tide which leaves dry, hard, sandy a scoundrel who attempted to snatch a purse front of Taipohu this line marka the extent of crew, so that when he found the votes missing police should want to find out if the man was shore; that is to say the tide recedes from half - Chan Tstin"The "boaliban was, suspected and not associated in any way with the highway to three quarters of a mile. At high tide this. when four... as given in charge. Unfortunately robberies that have lately disgraced the city, is covered with about three feet of water and is the case could not then be disposed of and lins and before sentence was passed upon him they wonderfully flat, having a very gentle slope to been hanging on ever since, until this morning, asked Mr. Gompertz to give them three days the water, A short distance away from low when it came before Mr. Gompertz at the longer to make enquiries. These three days water mark (if the expression is allowable) Magistracy, Mr. Looker appeared for the defen-have been most profitably employed under the the depth increases to 1 and 12 feet It dant, and subjected the witnesses to a very able management of Inspector Hanna. The will also be noticed that an island is shown, searching cross-examination. Mr. Gillespie prisoner, along with others, was taken round la through which the dotted lines passes and gave evidence as regards the missing of the different ladies, who had been molested, and it will be seen therefore that this is only an notes and also as far as he could teil of their two of them (Mrs. Felix Partewsky and Miss island at high water, but it the dead low tide characteristics, which certainly amounted to Carrol) had no difficulty in identifying the only the side facing the bay is washed by the sea, at present there is a bamboo pier erected very little. Only some of them were Canadian. prisoner. A money-changer was also called and identified This morning at the Magistracy Mrs. Fellxon this side, at which sampans and rowing the man as having changed some Canadian Fastewsky, a German lady, gave damming boats can land at any time, while at high water notes about that date, but in cross-examination evidence against the prisoner, more especially boats can reach the man-land. From this was not so certain of the time or other neces- when she described how, after the brutal assualt island to Taipohu it is a little under a mile to sary details. Mr., Gompertz, after hearing the the man had run away for about 15 yards and walk round the shore, but with a little wading case for the prosecution and Mr. Looker's then walked along most unconcernedly, fanning over a small creek the distance is muco address, discharged the prisoner as he did not himself, so that attention should not be attracted shortened, the hand sand not being at all consider the evidence was clear that the notes towards him. The police asked for a further bad for walking on. We are informeil changed by the defendant were those, which remand until next Wednesday to enable Miss that a roadway is to be built from this island Carrol to give evidence, when no doubt the to this shore of sufficient.height to be above had belonged to the complainant.
prisoner, to quote from the signboard will the surface at the highest tides. This be prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the roadway will be very inexpensive, as the dis- lan" The police are greatly to be complimented tance is short, the tide does not rise more than for the energy which they have exhibited, and three or four feet and the foundation does not it must not be forgotten that the acquisition of required any especial preparation, but it will be the new territory has thrown a great deal more of the greatest use as a constant means of
-mainland, as no doubt for some time to come worked to their utmost capacity."
parties will land there. A new permanent pier, reaching into deep water, is also shortly to be constructed, so that launches of light draught will be able to come alongside.
A CHINESE CARTOONIST.
Mr. Afong, the photographer, sends us a
for N.E. winds in the Formosa Channel, for cartoon by Mr. Tse Tsan Tai, entitled "The work, on-a body of men who were already communication between the island and the
NW. winds on the S. coast of China. FORE
fair.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Tux Universal Gazetle says that officials who have seen the Empress Dowager represent her as looking very thin and carewom of late, com- ispared with her appearance of last autumn.
17 is rumoured in native circles at Shanghai that intelligence has been received from Pek ing announcing that the Emperor has grown worse in his illness and that Kang Yi will hasten immediately back to Peking.
It possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and of most excellent quality for "drinking.”
A. 8. WATSON & Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
BIRTH. On the 29th of july, at No. 46, Sinza Road Shanghai, the wife of WALTER T. PHIPPS, of
a son.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1899. NOTES AND COMMENT..
心
of the cartoon consists of a map of the Far Situation in the Far East." The ground work
open
East. Advancing froin the north, with one paw in Shensi, the other in Shansi and a hind leg just entering Corca is the Russian Bear, with wide open eyes and "CONQUEST" written upon his forehead. Seated well in the middle of the Yangtze Valley is Great Britain, repre- sented by what may be taken for either an over-fed bulldog or a well-developed. pug. The dog is apparently falling asleep, one eye being already closed, while the smug com placency depicted upon his face is an excellent expression of the British policy of "drift." The Dog is too sleepy to care for the antics of the other animals around him, and, possibly, the closing of one eye inay mean that the door advertised in capital letters across his chest, is fast closing. Facing the Dog is a very slim-limbed frog, hearing upon his back the legend FASHODA COLONIAL EXPANSION. With his left hand lie is grabbing at Szechuan, while Hainan is grasped by his right. His head appears to be burrowing into a hole on the borders of Yunnan, Perched upon the Philippines is the "Bird of Freedom," bearing the motto "BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER," and apparently contemplating a tweak of the Dog's tail as a gentle reminder that it is time he became alive to the advance of the Bear from behind. Shan- tung is wreathed by a German sausage (rather bad taste, as the German eagle, would have done equally well, and cartoons can be funny without giving offense) from which Wei-hai-wei projects, while Japan, depicted by the Rising Sun excluming. "John Bull and I will watch the Bear is attempting pin into Corea with his foot and has Closing. Needless to say the hap py family of boasts leaves but little of China to be seen.
AJAPANESE paper reports that several ship: owners at Canton, thinking that vessels engaged in the Borneo trade would derive an advantage if they sailed under the Japanese flag, propose to register their ships in the names of Japanese. THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals
Mrs. Ng Ho Shi, per Dr. Ho Kai 50. Lin Sin Wan (l'atient) -
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FRANG Buckland, the naturalist, whien collect ing information about White, of Selborne, met with an old lady who professed to have seen him, "a whitehaired old gent who used to walk about his gaple with a crocodile." "Wasn't
aprtoise
ggested Backland. The old
furren birds.
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DR. HANSLICK of Vienna tells of having asked Schumann how he got on with Wagner. "Not at all," he replied. He talks at such a rate I can't get a word in edgoways. Shortly after this Dr. Hanslick met Wagner, and put
Apparently there is something going on in Peking, and something of a mysterious na ture too, to judge by the different reports that are in circulation. It is asserted by onc of our northern exchanges that the Empress Dowager has been striving to enter into a secret treaty with Japan whereby that Power is to guarantee the integrity of the Yangtze "I can't get on with him at all,” replied similar question to him about Schumaan.. Valley, receiving in return privileges in the shape of mining and railway concessions Wagner. "ile just looks at me with a vacant upon a large scale. Japan is also to under-state, and never says a word."" take the drilling of the Chinese army and will control the navy likewise, giving back to China the captured ships, in order that the bik and Valuables are transhipped unity. Japan is also to take over the whole of
navy way not be merely an imaginary quant. the Chin Merchants feet of steamers,""
LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS.)
THE Company's Stearnship
"MORAVIA,"
Captain S. Calabrest, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 11th instant.
arrival at Bombay into an accelerated liner,
For information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, h August, 1899-
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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FROM -BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
t
STRAITS. THE J. & U. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"CHUSAN," Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo -
From London, &c., er S.S. Victoria. From Calcutta, ex S.S. Palawan. From Persian Gulf, er B. I. S. N. and B. & P., 5. N. Co's Steamers.
M. TO-DAY.
3
Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before
Goods not cleared by the roll instant, at 4P.M., will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in
case whatever....
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here; after which no Claims will be recognised.
H.A. RITCHIE
Superintendent
Hongkang, 4th August, 1809,
For Sale.
#NOW READY.'
Although the Empresa Dowager is capable of any act of a surprising nature, we do not fancy that our contemporary has got hold of the right end of the story. Doubtless the Empress Dowager would be only too willing to allow Japan to back, her in her designs, but we fancy that Japan has too much sense to be drawn into any scheme which would tend to make the Yangtze Valley uncomfort- able for Great Britain. Japan could not afford to make an enemy of us at the present moment and would certainly be wise enough to see that any interference as regards the Yangleze Valley would be running directly in the iceth of British enterprise. We think that the Yangtze Valley must be left out of the calculation.
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GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
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HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
ENGINEER COMPANY,
Doubtless, at some distant time the sca came up mach lurther into the shore, nnd To-day copies of orders relating to the the three hillocks that now nte at hight water Engineer Company were received by the mem-thark were islands, the Chinese, or denudation bers, which show that active instruction is at filling up the land, at the foot of the ouce to be taken in hand and the efficiency of mountains, at the base of which the vilinges this useful branch of the Corps, it is to be rebuilt, and converting the land o hoped, will speedily be accomplished. The reclaimed into paddy fields. Anyway, cat course of instruction consists of Icctures to the present time there are three or four be given on Monday and Friday. the 7th and 11th inst at 6.30 p.m. at small hillocks, about too feet high, between the villages and the sea, rhich even the Submarine Mining Office, Wellington Barracks and, starting from Monday, the 14th now flows past them (at high water) to another much lower rising ground, on which a small inst., drills with electric lighting at Stone Chinese village is built. On the top of these cutters Island, launches being provided to enable members to attend Certificates, carry quarters. The one on the left (facing the sea) four hills the Europeafs have taken up their ing certain advantages are to be issued 10 has been chosen on which to erect the members by the a. C. Submarine Miners when Governer's bungalow, while the highest one, a they have qualified themselves little way to the right rear, on which the British This Company, considering the interesting tag was hoisted last April, is taken to build and important work they have to perform, the permanent polico quarters, the erection of ought to become the most popular unit in the which is fast approaching completion. On the Colony,
other two mounds are at present situated matsheus for the police and the official build- ings which, of course, will be incorporated in the perindnent police quarters.
H.M.S. HUMBER.”
SMOKING CONCERT.
Standing on the end, hill, the one on which the Governor's bungalow is built, five Chinete Since the present crew of H.M.S, Humber villages can be seen, dotted around the coust, have been on this station, they have made and from the rising ground mentioned above, to many friends amongst their naval comrades on the hills now in European occupation the Chin- the other warships, and also with the Royal ́ose have built a stone wall, or roadway. This Engineers, and as a token of their appreciation ernbankment prevents the tide from reaching of the manner in which they have been pre- the back of the hills, the level space now being yously entertained, it was decided by the used as paddy fields and supports two viilages, member of
lesez, dark that they obtaining the fresh water supply so necessary should return the compliment. A committes for paddy cultivation direct from the hills In Chairman (RE Gavanagh), Vice Chair their immediate rear-This embankment has man (F. Cook), and a Treasurer (JH to cross the Taipo creek by means of a well. Johnson), were appointed to consider the bullt stone bridge, built by the Chinese some form that the function should take. They fiventy years ago, and leads through the decided upon having a dinner followed by a Chinese village, to the opposite side of smoking concert to which they could invite the bay, on to Sam-Chun. It will therefore their friends, and the Praya East Hotel was be seen that it acts as sort of dám, the selected as offering the best accommodation land behind it night, up to foot of the and value for money. Captain Davidson RN mountains being reclaimed and used as of the Humber, was approached and readily gave paddy fields. At a rough calculation we should his permission and assisted the men in every way say there was at low water square mile of that laid in his power. Last night was the date flat land, about a quarter of this is already, as fixed, and under the hospitable management of described, under cultivation, We know that Mr. Faurich, the landlord of the hotel; the functidal waves and typhoons occur on this coast lion was in every way, an undoubted success, and de an immense amount of damage but still IN connection with the voyage home of H. M. Grafton, it is interesting to know that Capt,
about sixty sitting down to dinner, which was we do not think we shut, be fat out in greatly appreciated. ·
prophesying that the sea will have to brother, Admiral Sir John Fisher, Commander different mines to above date (3rd July) Banking concert started, Mr. Isbel acting as accom- question of expense, and expense in its thra
W. Fisher may have to salute the flag of his
The following is the work done in the the verandais facing the barbour, and the smok ments of western civilization. It is a After dinner as adjournment was made to give up its mastury before the rising require in Chief in the Mediterranean, with the usual of England Mine.-No. i Stope over the mine seventeen guns. Sir John Fisher, who was a level is now 34 feet along the reef. Na 2 Stepe Clarke, Christie, Howells, Kittle, Johnson, will yield We made enquiries of the panist to the following Messrs. Judge, Wyatt, is governed by the interest which its ontlay. British representative of the late l'eace Confer23 feet. No. 3: 14 feet S. N. 4, 8 feet, the reef Forrester, Cook, Ades raud MacDonald, cadets who are now staying at the oficial build ence, was previously in command on the North all through will average about 15 inches wide who obliged during the evening with songs ings and were informed that the climate was American station in the Renown,
and should yield when crushed about one
dances and recitations. ounce per ton, the main drive North is now
exceptionally fine, the police, at first, did suffer from fever when too near the paddy fields bur "THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment wide and carries very rich looking nineral and in 64 feet, the reef in the face is about 6 inches will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow about s dwie of gold per ton. At 60 feet, this
since their quarters had been shifted, there had been very few cases amongst then, Every (Saturday) evening from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
reef went out to almost a thread of stone and
evening a beautiful cool breeze, sprang up froin A meeting of the Legislative Council will be the N. E. enabling a good night's rest to be The following is the programme:-'
held on Tuesday next, at 3 p.m. MarchWith flying esto
Uurath. -Cayalina.......... Anua Holena "honizetit, Valse "Hare Gulshan." Arranged by Sheikh Abdul. --Famata...." Grand Caprice Hongrois" Ketterer.
Mazurka
Desalon
...... Tschaikowsky, Polka
.:"La Chaito
...Fehrbach, "GOD SAVE THE QUER."
THE charge against Abdul Raman, formerly employed as clerk in the Hongkong Post Office, was disposed of yesterday aftempen at the Magistracy, A
ONL of Dr. W. G. Grace's servants had a holi day some time ago and went to Madame Tussaud's. I suppose you saw ine there said the Doctor on her return. Ob no sir, was the reply. You see, it cost sixpence extra to get into the Chamber of Horrors. The ex That-japan has been approached by Chind upon some important question there can beplanation was evidently given in perfect in- no doubt, otherwise how is the visit of the cence, and the famous cricketer is very fond Japanese Admiral to Peking and the review of telling the yarn against himself. of Chinese troops by Japanese officers, as advised by our Tientsin correspondent the other day, to be accounted for? We certain ly think that the view taken by cur corres. pondent is the correct one, and that if any arrangement has been entered into with
Prisoner not being able to speak English fluent Japan it is much more likely to be aimed at ly made a written, statement, in which, after Russia than at Great Britain. We do not enunciating his duties while employed at the for a moment mean to insinuate that the Registration Department from May and to June. Empress Dowager would not attempt to formgrd, he drew attention to the fact of how unsafe [I-wan alliance hostile to Great Britain, for we the room was, as both officers and coolies of believe that nothing would please her better, the Registration and CP. O departments but we do not for a moment believe that she have free access. Blame was also attached could make such an alliance with Japan
to the officer who closed the Chusan mail, for not carrying out efficiently his duties, which would have revealed the fact that the parcel was missing at the time, and not allowed two months to elapse before the charge was brought against him. He left the P.O. to take up a better appointment at Shanghai, but as a still better one was offered in the Ordnance Store at Hongkong he had remained, if he were guilty he certainly would have left, the Colony. He refered His Worship to his late, employers.
and
and asked to have sreakths:10:his honesty:
HONGKONG BACES, 1899.
The Peking correspondent of the North China Daily News, however, states that the plans of the Dowager have been upset and the negotiations have fallen through. How much truth there may or may not be in this statement we are unable to say, but it is FABULATED STATEMENTS of PLACED dent that the Enipress if anxious to arrest
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'S
ACCOUNT OF THE 1899 BAJE MEETING G
and UNPLACED PONIES, JOCKEYS and
OWNERS
PRICE TO CENTS;
limited Number pri
The Manuge
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the gradual absorption of China and is Btriving her best to do: army tog
the effect
Hongkong, 4th August, 1899. The General Agents of the Great Easter and datedonian Gold Mining Co Limited, Messrs. Luigenis, Einstmanu & Co., have received the following report from the mines, written by Mr. Thomas, Cash
only a trace of gold and as the prospects have improved so much and the main wall is much more defined I would advise you to extend the drive say another 20 feet,
Rise and Shine Mine. The drive to connect the main shaft with the winzé 27 feet north
COUNCIL MEETING.
BUSINESS
obtained.
new deau
rising Individuals will be found their wants. We also learnt thất
was-rich in minerals and every Farmost happy future fors
FROM HOME PAPERS.
rof Public Works also informed us 1. Report of the Finance Committee (No. 3) thara good carriage road was being constructed 2. Question by the Hon.T. H. White under the supervision of Mr. Hughes, along head
give the face of the hills, connecting: Kowloon with Will the Government lay upon the table Talipohu.The length of this road will bo 14 has been completed and securely timbered. copy of Despatch. No. 107 of 28th April last to miles and the heaviest gradients will only be The under-hand steping can now be carried on the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and its one in with very little dead work. The first stope enclosures, regarding the recent disturbances in nice hour's bicycle ride from Kowloon: People ty, so that it will make Taipohu a North from main shaft has been taken along connection with the taking over of the New Ter must have exercise, and they will faver the reef 12 feet by a depth of 7 feet. At present ritory leased by China to Great Britain by the refreshment half way if juis obtainable. No SÕIDA the reef will average 15 x 18 inches wide and June Convention of last year and any offer doubt pects of this mine very much, and think the the home authorities bearing on the subject? the should yield 25 dwts. per ton. I like the pro despatches from the Colonial Government to o reef will be quite 2 or 3 feet wide when we get
Question by the Hon. E... R. Belilios thing into settled country, Just now the reef is CMG, greatly knocked about by faults in the rock. Referring to the report by the Honourable.]; Zulu Mince—All repairs to the timber in the H. Stewart Lockhart on the Kowloon Exten main level have been completed and undersion to the Colony, will the Government state of the main shaft. The stopes have been taken to in paragraph under head of Revenue, hand: stoping is now being carried on South what is the source of the information referred. along the reef 14 feet by a depth of feet. The 13 of the Blue Booky stating Bu reef is 18 inches wide and should yield from 25 formation derived from manther source to 30 dwts. per ton. I am unable to say very estimated that the annual revenue of much about this reef at present as it will take tion of the Sun On District contained wil about a month to prove the length of the chule the leased area amounts to $160,000, of stone North and South $15,000 this being an increase of more Caledonian Ming--The old main underlie | a lakh dollars on the estimate given shaft has been retimbered to the bottom level Sun On District Magistrate for the territory also a new bucket and ladder way put in the question
one in the old workings which will take,
·whole 'depil. After some" few repairs to be. think, about a week, we can then start to sink the air shaft to connect with the new main shaft. There is a great quantity of stone in sight North of the old main underlie shaft and sure it will more than pay for breaking, as the when it is driven on and opened up.. I feel expense to get it to the battery will be very small. This has been a very good mine in former days and I think when it is developed it will prove a very sound property,
THE PLAGUE.
Casea repartē
paldring
ORDERS OF THE
I. Second reading of the Bill entitled Ordinance to amend Women and Girls Ordinance, 2. Second reading of the Ordinance for the Natur Second reading o Cheuk Hin alias Yeung Ordinance for the prev ment of Opium on board -4. Committee on the nance to amend the hance,