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TIENTSIN.
· (From Our Own Correspondent.)
Tientsin, June 26. DEPARTURE OF GENERAL CREAGH.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1903.
ENTERING AN UNOPENED PORT.
CAPTAIN OF "BENVENUE FINED.
A few days ago the Benvenue, of the "Ben" line of steamers, arrived at Kobe from home ports. The vessel had not been long in the harbour before the master, Captain Webster, received a.suminens to attend before the Cus
toms authorities, by whom he was examined on complying with the summons, and fined Y15, his offence being, it appears, an infringe ment of Article 8 of the Customs Law.
Seen by a representative of the loal Chronicle the Capt in said the Benvenus which left Kobe on the 5th September last year for Yokohama was light, carrying only two hundred Tons' of cargo, and had the coast on her lee. The weather grew hourly worse and under these disadvantages, with the object. of protecting his ship, crew, and cargo, he made for the nearest harbour, which hap pened to be the almost land-locked Kada Bay in Kishu, For two days, the Captain said a terrific typhoon blew outside, and. even in the safe harbour of Kada Bay, the Benvenue, with all available anchors in use, came near being driven ashore. On the second day of their stay in "pert," the steamer was boarded by twelve policemen, who could not
Major General O'Moore Creagh, v. c, c. u., accompanied by Mrs. Creaghand Capt St. John A.D.C, left Tientsin for home this morning, via Ching Wang-tao, Dalny and Siberia, amidst every demonstration of esteem and affection on the part of the military and civilian community. The Railway Swion has seen many demon- strations during the last three years, but it is doubtful if a single one showed such unanimity and heartine sol feeling as that to-day. General Rohrscheidt sent round the German band to the British lead-Qarters to serenade the tra- vellers during breakfast, and he himself ac- companied by a great crowd of German officers The French, went over to the Station. Italians, Japanese and Chinese sent guards of bonour and martial music in abundance, and these with a company of the XXI P.I. with the Regimental Band niade a brave show on the platform. The Commanding Officers of all the foreign contingents were present with their staffs, and a huge number of other officers off duty. The Hai Kwang Tuntar,
venture afløst earlier because of the storm. Mr. Tong, was present. and Commander
The police obtained the particulars, they re- Lew, Naval autaché to the Viceroy, accom panied the piny to Ching Wang at His quired and left, the fien enne afterwards con- Excellency the Viceroy's command. General tinuing its voyage to Yokohama, and from Creagh inspected the guards of honour before there on to England, the Captain thinking As in entra ning and expressed his warm appreciation nothing more about the incident. of te compliment. Mrs. Creagh was thed cating the nature of the weather on that recipient of numerous bouquets from ladies of occasion, Captain Webster remarks that on all nationalities who braved the rain and dis- that voyage the Glen k left Kobe a little later comfort to give the party a warm send off than the evenge and took three days to reach After a long interval spent in shaking hands Yokohama, which was dore with cargo and with early two hundred ladies, officers and vessel damaged, while the German nail from c.vilians, the travellers stepped on board the Yokohama also took three days to reach Kobe. train, which steamed slowly out amidst great cheerig and waving of handkerchiefs. "Not the least imposing and peising part of the demonstration was the contingent of Chinese police under Mr. Ro-s, accompanied by the fine Viceregal but under Major Wong, which was very much to the tore with 1 ritish tunɛs. The inclement weather, for rain is with us once mare, but seemed to intensify the meaning of the whole ceremony
THE NEW COMMANDE 2.
Information reached Tientsin this morning that Bng-General Francis Ventris su ceads General O'Monte Creagh in the North China Cominand. General Ventris' Command in India is the Poona distri t. He is the son of the Rev. E. V. Ventris.f Church Aston, Salon, and he entered the army in 1875 obtaining his Colonelcy in 1889 He served with distinction in the Nile Expedition and was mentioued in dispatches, receiving the medal with clasps and the Khedive's star. He was with the Egyptian Field Force in 1885-86 as D.A.A and Q.M.G. and did n table work with the Intelli- He gence Derartment in India in 1895-97. attained his Brigadier Gene alship in 1897. Mrs. Ventrs is a daughter of Major General Horatio Nelson Davies; we have not heard whether she will accompany General Ventris to China. In the meantime Lt-Cel. C. N. Watts, 1st Sherwood Foresters, will assume command of this Station.
Captain Webster also had something to say with regard to port regulations. He had been charged with a breach of the Customs Law. In Japan, he said, they were expected to know the regulations of the parts before they entered them. In Hongkong and other parts a Cap tain an entering a port was supplied with a copy of the part's regulations, which was ex pected to be returned before the vessel fi. in these cases a Captain had an opportunity of learning the rules in force, but this method was not in vogue in Japan, although the Customs authorities were not slow in enforcing the pen alty for infringement against all and sundry.
The Chronicle understands that the fine has not been paid, and says the rase may come before the Courts. It is extraordinary if in future foreign vessels are to understand that they can only enter unopen ports for shelter in bad weather at the risk of fine. The decision, as it starts, seems to us in flat d'efiance of both
law and treaty."
The Article allged to have been infringed runs as follows:--"A vess I engaged in foreign trade may not enter or leave an unopen port, but this does not apply to vessels in distress or to other cases where unavoidable circumstances exist. When a vessel engaged in foreign trade has entered an unapen port. for any of the above reasons, the master shall forthwith report the reason to a Customs official, or, if there no be Customs official, to a police officer." Punish ment for infringement of this rule is a fine ant
There was great talk at one time of our dropping to a Colonel's or even Major's com-exceeding Y2,000. Now, as the master's mand when General Creagh was removed, but they have thought better of it for the present, Perha;s we have to thank Russia.
- MANCHURIA.
There seems nothing particularly fresh in re- gard to Newchwang and Manchuria. The Russians are still siting tight is the port and do not allow the Customs Tantai to go near the place. From Pekin one hears at one mo- ment that the Chinese have signed everything and the next that they have signed nothing. The rumoured ar angement with Japan about Corea is however absolutely untrue.
There is no stir anywhere and nothing doing except slack trade, a'd hat seems to be a pecu- liarly active infectious disease.
A letter I have j. st this moment received from Te Chow says:-At Te how we saw a quantity of old iron, old engines, bailers and Castings with many parts missing covered with rust too, being scharged near the new arsenal now being built there. The arsenal is being transferred to Te Chow and the site is a large and convenient one, where it will be far from foreign a mies and yet connected with Tientsin by river. The method of discharging the cargo was primitive, and one wondered that the expe rienced Director had not introduced a crane and pullies. The whole country side is enjoying peace and quietness in spite of the forebodingsol home papers that Boxerism is about to vent its vengeance once again. One wishes that the law of Ameri a and England could be set in motion agains! these men who spre.d such false alarms and cause so much unnecessary pain and anxiety to home friends, But Ananias and Sapphira are hard to repress when there is hope of gain, even thos, b it be through decep tion. However, some of us have cycled and carted along large districts and everywhere the same calm prevails, o reviling of foreign visitors, no unkindness, but courtesy and wel Ior this we are duly grateful. Mission work moves forward without let or intrance from outside and the scattered Christians are being brought together and the churches are being reorganized."
The above is very encouraging reading and my friend is
shrewd man, but one cannot help wondering why the Chinese themselves do not share the hopeful confi ence of many foreigners. The more well-informed Chinese do little but shake their heads and prophesy trouble and curiously ecough they always speak as if such trouble would come from within and not without."
come.
THE GROUNDING OF THE STEAMER.“ AUSTRALIANS
THE CAPTAIN N T TORLANE,
The Court of Marine Inquiry at Sydney held an inquiry into the gronding of the .. and Company's steamer Aralin about 7.30 p.m. on May 22nd last, whilst on a voyage from China to Australia."
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evidence shows, it was impossible to make such a report before the police came off, be- cause of the bad weather, and yet the Customs regard the offence as one to be met by a fine, Though the fine is a nominal one, the principle at stake is important.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR S..S."CO,
AND THE ORIENT
The Robert Dollar Steamship Company is at the present time casting env.ous eyes upon the Orient. They see in this portion of the world great opportunities for business. The Shanghai Times says that a representative of the well known Dollar Line spent several days in Shanghai, leaving the city but a short time ago for Japan. At that time, partial arrangements were perfected for the handling of cargoes, which are to be brought from the Pacific States to China porte. interests are vast throughout Washington and Calfornia from a shipping standpoint. The company own and control a large number of freight carriers which regularly operate be tween Seattle, Tacom, Portland, and several California poris.
The Dollar
PHILIPPINES CURRENCY,
$2,003,000 ARRIVE.
The transport "Logan, which arrived at Manila on the 26th ult, brought two million of the new Philippine pesos.
The new pesos were taken to the Insular Treasury the next morning. The amount came in rood boxes, each box containing. $2,000. After it was counted and receipted for the Insular Treasurer deposited $500,000 in each of the following depositories: the Hongkong Bank, Chartered Bank, Guaranty Trust Com pany, and the international Trust Company... The receipta and shipments of the new currency are as follows:
Received per Transport. Thomas June 3, 1903 ....
Received per Transport Logan, June 26, 1903 ...
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$1,200,000
2,000,000
Amount now on hand in the Treasury...
3,320 The new shipments are to be received as follows: On July 1, will be shipped from San
Francisco ...
... $1,500,0-0 May 27, will be shipped from New-
York on the Bricchull Probable amount on band in the
Treasury August 1 .... June 8, shipped from New York Du
2,000,000
6,750,000
the Indrades
580,000 The shipments of Subsidiary Coinage to be received as follows:
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Due in Manila by August 5, per Zudradre: In ro-centavos 100,000 peros In centavus
In centavos
8,000" 2,500 13
110,500 μ Due in Manila about August 5 per Shimos: In pesos 550,000 pesos In 20-centavos 100,0:0
In S-centavos $1,250 ye
701,250 $ 811,750 Total probable amount on hand by
August 10,..
$8,091,750
It is not known when, the change of currency will be made, but the following Washington telegram to the Salt Lake Herald
dated May 11th says, in this connection:~-
Secretary Root, Mr. Ide of the Philippine commission, Mr. Edwards, of the insular bureau, and members of the monetary com. mission, held a conference to-day and discussed the Philippine money situation in its relation to the operation of the new currency laws for the islands.
After the conference a cable message was sent to Governor Taft for this information, as follows:
Henry C. Ide, Charles A. Conant and Pro- fessor Jeremiah W. Jenks recommend that no time be fixed for the establishment of gold standard until full preparations have been made, covering in detail methods of maintain- ing parity. Letters will be mailed you in a few days, Recommend continuing present policy as to fixing ratio between Mexican and United Recommend no legislation States currency. 10 interfere with either import er export of Mexican dollars.
THE STRANDING OF THE
"SUMNER."
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BOW LOW, IN WATER." The U. S. A. T. Sumner' van' on a reef off the coast of Ambos Camarines some time, dur- ing the fourth of July and she now lies opposite the pueblo of Mauban with several large holes in her bottam. Three of the bow compart ments are filled with water and while there is no danger of her sinking, it will be necessary for the vessel to be conveyed back to Manila, and possibly towed with the assistance of her own steam. The transport is bow-low in the
water.
Reports as to how the accident occurred are as yet meagre, says the Cablenews, but enough is-known to warrant the statement that the transport must be taken to Hongkong and be repaired there in the, drydocks before she can makes her trip to New York. This will be at least two months and possibly three. Major General George W. Davis and party, with many other prominent military officers were scheduled to return to the United States the latter part of this month on the Sumner, but this accident will upset all their plans. There is a bare passibility that the Sheridan, now en route from San Francisco, may make the trip instead of the Sumner, but anything that is said about the proposed voyage is at this time mere speculation. The 5th Infantry, which should have sailed on the Sumner, may now return direct to San Francisco.
The 4th Infantry which arrived in the Philip- pines on the Logan, was transhipped in Manila Bay to the Sunner and she went south a few days ago to distribute the companies at various stations in that part of Luzon. She had put troops off at several places and was en route to Atimonan to drop Companies K and L, when she ran on the reef. The accident is believed to have occurred off Mauban or Daet. Ap- parently the accident accurred at partially low tide, because when high tide came in the vessel floated off the reef without incident further than the filling of the compartments where ne immense steel plates had been punctured, and the settling of the vessel's bow. She now lies with her stern high in the air.
After its call at Atimonan the transport should have called at Uact and there put off Com panies I and M for that station and Companies A, B and C for Nueva Caceres, the capital city. of Ambos Camarines, together with the head- quarters, field staff and band of the regiment,
The Ingalls being in the harbour yesterday (5th inst.) when the Chief Quartermaster of the division received a telegraphic report of the accident, he issued "hurry orders for that vessel to sail to the relief of the disabled transport. At the same time the chartered transports Lal-loc and Proteus, which are in southern waters in the vicinity of Ambos Cumarines, were given telegraphic orders to take the troops and supplies off the Sumner and continue the distribution which has been interrupted by the mishap, and pick up the troops of the 26th Infantry which are scheduled to return to the United States on the Logan, a duty which had been assigned
to the Sumner.
Major James B. Aleshire, who has just been relieved as Depot. Quarter-master in Manila "Recommend ultimately taking up Filipino and who was in change of the Army Transport Spanish currency at approximate bullion value. Service here, should have returned to the States on the Sumter. When seen yesterday (sth inst.) Recommend that Mexicans be not taken up at concerning the mishap by a representative of the any time by Philippine government, but their
Cablenews, he confirmed the report and added use discouraged by receiving them for govern-fat he felt no anxiety about the safety of the ment dues only for rates below bullion value after sufficient supply of new currency is on hand to meet wants of Philippines. Secretary of War approves all these resolutions.
"(Signed) EDWARDS."
· THE MYSTERIOUS CATTLE
DISEASE.
OUTBREAK IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The lack of sympathy between the various gaces is of the greatest use, rendering control possible by a handful of Europeans.
WATER, TIMBER, &c.
Surface water is only too plentiful at all. seasons, but causes considerable deposit ia' boilers. The mine water is not suitable får. boilers or battery.
POWER.
tion arises, why should the Cadet-a neceisarily intelligent student, as the fact of his having passed into the Service attests--why should he finve to be expatriated in order to pick up Cantonese? The answer to this has long been that he can learn the dialect in no more con venient locality. This is a statement that can. now be refuted by facts. Some six weeks ago,
Timber adapted to ordinary mining and con- Mr. J. A Russella son of Mr. John Russell, the well known Director of the F. M. S. Government Press at Kuala Lumpur pre-cat-struction is fairly abundant within an easy ed himself before Mr. Hare, the Secretary for radius, Bay 1 to 1 mile. Round logs, 16 ft. Chinese Affairs for the F. M. S. and them st. long by & in. to ta in. diameter, cost 45 c. (d) each; tough slabs, 6 ft. x 6 in. x 1 — 14 ids., $12 (205) per too square.timber 8 in. x 8 in. eminent sinclogue in the country, to undergo the regular examination for qualifying Cadets in Cantonese, Mr. Russell, who is not a Gadet, and
I c. (zd.) per foot; 12 in. x 12 in. 25 c. (5d.)
Fireweed ranges in price from $3 per cord is not yet twenty-one, succeeded in passing the
(6 ft. x 6 ft.) of 2 ft. wood to $7 per cord 5 ft. written examination "with credit" and the oral examination "with great credit the exami-wood, split and staked alongside rail. The nation having lasted a week. Now, Mr. Russell harder woods being excluded, by law from use as fuel, what is cut for this purpose is of very has never been East of the Peninsula, and is.
poor description, and in this essentially, wet withal the youngest,man-the first youth, one
climate it becomes most extravagant as a might say--who has passed the examination
'meáns of raising steam, requisite to qualify Cadets in Chinese. It was unnecessary for him to do so, yet he did it "off his own bit," so to speak, and is now com-
The recognition of the value of the motive mencing the study of the flakka dialect, which
power afforded by the Sempan River has bean is the language almost entirely in vogue among
quite the most satisfactory feature of the past the coolies and others who work in the mirties
management, and its partial utilization has of the Native States. So far as we can gather, meant much to the Company. The pity is that Mr. Russell acquired all the Chinese he knows
more use has not been made of it. While two -written and conversational-in Kuala Lum-
out of the three generators at Sempan are al- pur. The knowledge that he there assimilated
ways standing idle, and motors and cables are has more than satisfied the examiner. It would therefore seem plain to the most casual obser- stowed away in the store, s'eam boilers have
been multiplied all over the property. ver that what Mr. J. A. Russell (wet. XX) has
The total monthly cost of running the Power been able to accomplish on his own account Station and transmitting current, including under now existing circumstances, and white
salarics, wages, and stores, but not allowing carning his living at his profession during the day-might also be accomplished by a Cadet for depreciation, is about $1,400. This affords some 300 effective h.p. at the motors, so that holding aspirations in that direction, especially if he had nothing else to do save to study, and the cost per h.p. is about $4 (75. 6d) per were to be assisted in his studies by a Govern-month; but as we use only one-third of the ment whose object it is to produce Cacts with power available, the cost is trebled-say $14, or about 235. 4d per h.p. per month. For knowledge of Cantonese, even at the cost of
comparison it may be said that, on the Rand, sending thent to Canton to learn that dialect
steam power costs about 875. per h.p. per. month, and that electric power is sold at 693, The application of our spare electrical power to hauling, hoisting and pumping, in any new development work of importance, would effect a most substantial saving; and even, its much wider application to road transport, thus lessen- ing the cast of importing food supplies, is not to be lost sight of, the high wages ruling in Pahang being due to the dearness of rics, &c., on this side of the mountains.
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RAUB GOLD MÏNING CO.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT, 1902-1993.
To the Chairman. Directors and Shareholders of The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited. Gentlemen, In submitting the following re- port upon the past year's operations at your mines and mills, it is necessary to premise that, owing to the change of management which oc curred about the beginning of jane, there has been lacking that continuity of system which would render it easy to compare one year with another. Indeed, in many respects it has been found desirable to reverse previous practice.
Arriving in what was a new country both is iny Mine Manager and to myself, and ignorant alike of the languages, of the several kinds of labour, and of the local conditions generally, we had perforce to proceed tardily at first with the work of reorganization, though the need for wholesale depar ure from the old grooves was
obvious enough.
STAFF.
In no respect perhaps has there been greater change than in the number and personnel of the staff.
The Engineering and Electrical Branch to tailed no less than nine Europeans, with salaries aggregating nearly £3,600 a year. More work is now done, and better done, by three Euro- peans costing £1,250, with the aid of three Eu asians at £400.
disabled transport. He said that while the accident will cause the departure of the Sunker via the Suez Canal; to be delayed, he did not The Underground Staff numbered twelve, believe there was the slightest chance of any and were paid over £3,500 per annurn; they other transport making the trip at this time. are replaced by three, who receive £200 The Logan, the only other transport plying Some irresponsible and anonymous comment has been made on the innovation here intro- between the United States and Manila that is in the harbour, is scheduled to return to Sanduced of employing a certain amount of Chinese Francisco and that she most undoubtedly would supervision in lien of white control entirely. You need entertain no apprehension about it. go by the Pacific Route."
The plan has now had nine months' fair trial, and we are more than ever satisfied of its com plete success.
Just how long a time will be required to repair the Summer cannot be estimated until she is placed in drydock and the exact amount At a recent ineeting of the Hongkong of damage done to her bottom, ascertained; Sanitary Board, a minute was read from Mr. but in the opinion of Major Aleshire, no matter how late she may be in sailing homeward, she A. Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, re- porting an outbreak of disease in the Kennedy-will be the next transport to make the voyage lawn cattle depôts. The President then stated the Government had authorised investigation into the disease, and that $1,500 had been voted to begin with. The actual cause of the disease was not known, and to ascertain what it was the Government Barteriologist and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon were pursuing investiga.
It is understood that the Dollar Line bastions. received substantial encouragement in the busi- ness circles of Shanghai. Belote leaving, the company's representative declared, that Dallar steamers woull make regular calls at that port, bringing cargoes of lumber from Puget Sound ports, as well as supplies and products from California. The steamships Stanley Dollar and the M. S. Dollar, frmerly the Arad, are to be used in the Oriental traffic, besides which the company operates the coast ing steamers James Dollar, Melville Dollar, Grace Dolar, Robert Dollar, Noyo orguoin, and Rival.
We now learn from the Manila. Times, of 30th ult, that a disease new in the Philippines has broken out among the caribao which have been shipped from Shanghal under the govern ment's contract, and it seems somewhat similar to that which has been affecting the cattle in the Kennedytown depots. The Times says the disease is called vari usly cattle plague or bovine pest and scientifically belongs to the Of the hemorrhagic septicaemia group. seventy five carbiao so far received six have died, one having succumbed within a week of its arrival. The other cattle have been qua- The intial trip of the Stanley Dillar, santined and are being watched carefully. There formefly the old United States transport Egbert, is some doute, as to whether the cattle con bringing a cargo of flour from Tacoma, Washiracted the disease in China or on board an in-. ington, to the Orient a few inonths ago demons-f cred ship while on the way over, and in order. trated the fact that the new venture of the toclear up this point orders have been sent to the Dollar people was a paying one
government specialist in Shanghai to examire all the cattle there. If the disease is found to
The latest stear er sent out by the company was the M. S. Dallar which left Tacoma with 300 a feet of lumber, destined or Shanghai. This steamer is due at Puget Sound for an- other cargo in August,
RUSSIA'S PROGRESS IN ASIA: According to the Mercury a report was current in Shanghai on 1st inst that a number of officers and men of the Japanese Reserve living there have received orders to return to Japan to ja ́n their regiments. This would lend colours to reports coming from Japan that a clash with Russia is imminent, which may not be confined to the Far East alone. It is stated that bath in London and Tokio the feeling seems to be that Russia must not be allowed to strengthen her military position in the Neater and in the Far East any further.
to New York.
The Summer has met with so many acci-
dents, of late that she is now regarded as the "koodoo ship of the Army Transport Service. Her list trip from San Francisco incapacitated ber refrigerating plant so as to delay her in Honolulu for a week and she had hardly left the Hawaiian metropolis when her ice-plant brote down again. When she arrived here all of her meatsandvegetables had been thrown overboard, and while she was scheduled to return to the United States via the Suez almost immediately she was compelled to lie here for repairs and the Autrich, which was stationed here as an emergency transport, was sent over that course in her stead.
It is believed that by the time the fagalls reaches Daet, the Sumner will have succeeded in making that port, and on this supposition the former transport has-orders to proceed direct to that harbour. all particulars of the accident are expected to-day (6th inst) by the Chief Quartermaster of the Division.
The Battery and Cyanide Plant occupied five Europeans at a total of £1,700 yearly. Operations are now carried on more satisfact- only by two for £65, with the help of Balay
shift bosses.
General Management has varied but little in cost--four Europeans at £2.370 being followed by three who are paid £2,800.
The total economy in salaries amounts to about 50% or considerably over £5,co> annu- ally, and nearly equivalent to $2 per ton.
LABOUR
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About mid-August a very serious interruption to our power supply from Sempan was caused by an inrush of old tailings from the stream-tin workings above us, whereby the plant was very much damaged, and a stoppage was created till well into the following October. The inci- dent was brought about by a flagrant violation of this Company's rights, which it is to be hoped will not occur again, now that a properly qua- lified Inspector of Mines bas taken up the duties in the district,
MINING.
Viewed on the Surface, this property embraces a very large area of country manifesting twa, marked characteristics—a series of disconnect- ed and irregular knolls or rounded hills, very closely and heavily timbered, and intervening patches of flat ground which are either lakes
This is traversed diagonally. or swamps, across its greatest length by a zone of lode- carrying slates. Outside this zone, which has known width of about 400, to 500 feet, per- haps more, very little prospecting has been done, the dense jungle and vegetable matter forming a hindrance. Along the zone, in those portions which emerge from the swamps, there are many evidences of superficial workings of uncertain age, and beneath these are the only loads on which any modern mining has been done.
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The salient features of the lodes are very simple, quite normal, and fairly persistent.
(a) They invariably follow the bedding
planes of the slate country, which be sides being turned up on its edge, has in some places been much disturbed, and in others strongly faulted. (6.) They are generally more or less lenticular in shape, thinning out at the edges both in length and depth.
(c) Within the zobe are a number of parallel lodes, some four or five, at distances varying from a few feet to several hundred. They each make and pinch by turns according to no set rule. (d) The dip varies from the vertical to a few
degrees on either side
(e) While the gold contents may be said to be confined to shoots or-bands, there is absolutely no rule for the occurence of these shoots, nor for their length, thickness or value. They are regular only in this, that they always pitch from the south to north. Even the distribution of the ghithwithin the shoots themselves (pllows no law that we are able to discover. Sometimes the value is well dispersed throughout the lode, sometimes the hanging wall is richest. Indeed often a tiny saam- in the " causing" or even beyond that in the "country" itself will carry more gold than a 3 lode, ve Accurate sampling and valuation therefore become well-nigh impracticable, and the pre- paration of as ay plans and close computation of "are reserves", very simple in:konie intoes, would here involve so much labour, and be so liable to repeated error, and it is only done in a modified way. A few actual examples taken. records will illustrate the flucination in sizes and values of sir peg BEN
(a.) 6in17,4 dwt, (c) 66 in. 14103 dwt.
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be prevalent there it is probable that shipment readers: something in the contractors-for example, the men of each from one page (a week's'assays) four nine
of cattle on the govenment contract will be stopped and a cattle quarant ne established against Shangbai and Hongkong where a dis- case supposed to be the same has been found among the cattle. So far all the animals afflicted have died and the statistics of the disease show a mortality of roo% in Minnesota in gor, and from to to go per cent in rcoz. Several animals inoculated with the dise se. at the government laboratories died of it within, twenty-four hou's. The discovery of disease among cattle imported from Hongkong and the surra and prevalence of such diseases as rinderpest among the cattle of the other. enuntries of the Orient from which cattle are exported to the Philippines emphasizes the need of a quarantine station for cattle at this port
The labour question in these States is cer- tainly not one to cause anxiety, either on the score of supply, quality or cost. It would be hard to imagine a country better off in this highly important respect: Underground, the Chinaman, taken all round, has absolutely no rival. He is hard-working and enduring beyand any other race-while, brown; or black-in this climate; he gives many evidence of ingentily, and his love of gambling makes bim prefer piecework. He has his faults of course. He will steal anything and everything, though he been, as there always will be with any labour, may have no use for it whatever, and there has some petty pilfering of gold. But this would be reduced to a minimum if the captures effected CADETS AND CANTONESE
by our energetic Police Inspector were followed by more appropriate sentences from the Bench, The following article from the Shrasis Times Again, the Chinaman's anxiety, not to allow will probably be of interest to some of our another to reap any reward from his labour often operates detrimentally against a party of It cass the Government neighbourhood of $5,000 tu send a Cadet to shift insist on firing their own holes, whether Canton for the purpose of his, a quiring the the shots will be effective or not. But his work Cantonese dialect on the spo", as d thus qualify is astonishingly cheap, especially if a le ing hims If for the Chinese Protectorate or any patience and trouble be taken to instruct him. other depar ment of the Straits. Civil Service No better evidence of the capabilities of these wherein Knowledge of some Chinese dialect Chinese miners could be wanted than the way. is essential. The theory is that Chinese may in which they carried out the work of straighten- not be acquired outside of China, and the king and retimbering Koman Shaft, under con. practically thorough knowledge of one dialect ditions that the white miners would not face. is necessary before the student should attempt Stice June, statistics have been carefully to learn another. China, as everybody in the kept of the prices paid to contractors and from Fast well know, is literally speckled with these the following averages have been arrived dialects-all of them utterly different so far at as the actual words whereof they consist Sinking Main Shafts...557.50 (969) per foot.
Singing Winzes, &c.... 2400 (40%) are concerned, hit all using the same written language. Therefore it comes about that" Driving Levels 12:00 (205) whereas one man might use the word "which," Friving Crosscuts...... 8.00 (138,4d) as a relative pronoun, and another man would
Stoping. 4.10(35.6d.) perton. pronounce the word that," the two men Out of the gross sums earned, the con ractors would use the same dengraph in writing it repay the Company for explosives and candles When the Cader is sent to Canton, he has à used, so that only the cost of steel and cols doleful time of it as a rule, and his practical has to be added to the above figures. With Another big cut in first class passage rates
The special commissioner of the Daily News, expatriation for a term of years in his early such prices ruling there is clearly not much has been made, says the Manila Times of 29th in a message from Sofia, states that informs manhood occasionally renders: him different to economy to be ga ned in adopting air drills ul. Messrs Smith, Bell and Co. announce that tion has just come to hand which throws this confreres when he returns to his own sphere and importing white miners to use them, on and after July set they will carry passengers lurid light on the intensity of, the feeling. But then it is necessary that somebody in Go- The average wages earned by Chinese miners to Hongkong by their favorite steamers Sung- against Tur-ish misrule that animates the verament service should be ab'e to unders and in contracts have been approximately as fol- kiang and Wuching at the low rate of $10 revolutionaries and their leaders, and at thee language of the ubiquitous Chiraman; so lows
Sinking Main Shafts, 780 c. (18. dd.) per shift Mexican, and $35 for the round trip ticket, same time throws into sharp contrast Eastern ra it somebody must. In this town alone,
Winzes. &C. ******
of 8 hours. It is the intention of the management to run and Western methods of agitation and revoluwo have some 20,000 pisgishly ignorant Chi-
Driving Levels and 65 c. (19. Id.) per shift the steamers on regular schedule, and theretion
leaders, he learns, have nese coolic who hire always getting themselves
Crasscuts
of 8 hours. The revolutionary leaders, he learns, have into trouble through their lack of knowledge.. will be sailings from Manila and from Hong-
60 c (18) Fer shift of kong every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
at the present moment in their possession aAs Colonel Pennefather explained the other
8 houT large quantity of Ladian plague bacillus, with day, in his Rep it as Inspector General of the die determination to infect Constantinople, Police, there is only one available official of Our engine-driver, stakers, pumpmen, plaimen Salonika, and even Berlin. If within eght Government who understands their dialect-the and bracemen, and the battery crew mainly days after this warning, they say in effct, the Hokien and when one of them has to ex-nre Malays, caroing on an average a shade over Great Powers do not guaran de the execution plan any trouble he might as well be a 60 c per eight hours. They serve exceedingly of the Berlin Treaty, then we die. But we shall clocking dorking hen for all that any European well and can be relied on always as a check not die alone, for there shall follow us into the or native official that he is ever likely so find, upon the cheating proclivities of the Chuese, grave myriads of people in Europe Europe, is able to understand anent his grievance.in Counting trucks and so on, which has robbed us of our liberty.
From this it may well be seen that it is A few K'ings are engaged on the electric, This dread means of achieving their objects absolutely necessary that certain officials plant and in the battery. Policing is done by
should know Chinese. At this point the ques-Sikha they threaten to adopt as a last resource.”
THE MANILA-HONGKONG RUN.
Mr. Cargill, who represented the Superinten dent of Navigation, said that the master, Captain Walter G. Arthur, would tell the Court that after passing Pipon Island light, off Cooktown, on the Queensland ro st, about half a mile off, he shaped the customary course, south to degrees east, and that, after running a certain time; he ascertained from the log at 7 p.m. that the vessel had come six, and a half miles. He held the ship in south 35 degrees east, the vessel then making for Barros Point which he could plainly see at 7.15 p.m. 1 eing satisfied as to the position. of the vessel, he went to the chart room to have dinner, the third officer being in charge. About 7:30 p.m. the officer in charge told him the compass showed a four point bearing, which, information he verified for bimsell. The vessel took the round Ma. J. Howard Moore, of the American To a few minutes late, and remained there, until bacco Company, who is now, in Bangkok, has 5 o'clock the following morning, and was then lately made a journey through some of the floated off. As a result of the accid at, three famine-stricken districts of Kwangzi He plates had to be ta....en oui, as they had been assured the Slam Observer that the reports of dented. This entailed an expenditure of about the terrible distress of the people are bat ex £200. The actual spot where the vessel ground-Inverted. Wives and children has been sold ed was known as Hugh Reef
for foot, and Mr. Moore h's himself seen people who have been thus sold and has seen. alhots offered for sale as slaves,
The Court, after heating evidence, found that the captain was not in any way to blame.
THREAT TO USE PLAGUE BACILLUS
Sloping
03:25
6266
68.05
16,00
(0).
1.66
()·48
2001
48
50
mile
2.66
48 mil
60, 3002 5653.25 boy 2-34
nil
410-19.0
If the inches be mullied by the det; to ob Lain the true average of size values, a most exaggerated figure will be arrived at, becama it is impossible to correrly Kauge and reduce to its right proportions the length of the rich shot in each case,
fine Plans and sections have, however, been Prepared, and a reference to them will help. materially in understanding the following ro marks on our mining operations
are at Bukit Koman and Bukit Hitam. Of th
be any existing wo kings of importance total recorded output up to date, rüher mora than 180,000 tons, «fully twoahirds, has come from Koman, and nearly half the remainder from Hitam
BUKIT-KOMAN, ABREGAT
The main shaft on the 8th February was 347 ft deep, with sinking in full progress The do 4 level 340 ft, has been opened out and prepared for further substantial work main lode, cut in the Shaft, is being driven on N. and S, from the crosscut at this level, and though scarcely an tig as in Nos. 2 and 3 still fully 3ft, thick and cantes cold.
One wints (0) has already been pushed down from No-3 at about 25 ft. So of the shaft, And connected with No. This carr
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