THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 4 1010
THE MARARAJAH OR MOUR BRAN).
THE BOLLYWOOD ROAD DIS- TURBANCE.
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
VISIT TO THE ITALIAN CONVENT,
31st ull,
The Italian Convent in Hongkong was bon- oured by a visit from His Highness the Maharajah of Mourbhanj shortly before noob. to-day. The visit to an establishment which, by reason of its wide functions of a benevolent and educational character, almost assumes the features of a quasi-public institution, denotes His Highness' interest, not only in the beautiful sights of Hongkong and its lodustrial and com." mercial Institutions, but in those also having for their object the care of the poor, the upbring log of the young, and the forming of character by an educational system adapted strictly in accordance with. Govermental requiremeals,
On arrival at the Convent, His Highnes was received by the Superioress, Mother Teresa Martinoin, His Lordship Withop Pozzoal and Chevalier Z. Volpicatli, Consal General for Italy In Hongkong, who takes a very lively interest in the work and development of the Italian -Convent schools,
At the invitation of the Superioress the Maharajah made an lespoction ofthe school and throughout the orphanage, bojß in its Chinese and European sections. The kindergarten and Infant class rooms, werd the first to be visited, and as usual'on such occasions, the distinguished visitor was pleased to note the bright and cheeriol faces of the tiny "toss" who.regarded their surranadings and employ. ment with a happy coautoaance. The classes of the primary schools were then visited and u few questions from the visits clicited in formative answers Irom the teachers add in telligent replies from the girls themselves. Crossing aver from the old Chvent building to the new and siately stricture on the grounds of "Rasebill" the higher standards Were good brough, the beautiful chapel with its decorative stained glass windows being a subject of note èu route. The visitors could not fail to observe the spacious caracter of the falty class rooms which provide our only ample floor space for the number of scholars in sach, but are so thoroughly well lighted and ventilated that make them the vary models of apartments of the kind in a large day and boarding school like the Convep!.
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INTERESTING CROSS-EXAMINATION OF
COMPLAINANT, *JA
1st inst.
CONSOLIDATED MALAY ROBBER.
MANAGER'S REPORT FOR THE FOUR WERKS DIVIDENDS OF 30 PER CENT THE SHARES
ENDING APRIL, 13,"
The Chairman and Directors, Raub Ant tralian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Slogapore. Mining and Milling Report for the four weeks Gentlemen.-i bag to submit the following
Before Mr. E R. Halli'ax, at the Magistracy this morning the case was resumed in which Miss Della Jrard, of Nu. 49, Hollywood Road, summoned S. M. E. Allana and D. R. Captain for alleged assault in May fast. Mr. W. E. Lending April 23, 1910. Shenton appeared for the-complainant and Messrs. M. R. Harris and F. P. Hest represent- ed Captala and Alianu, respectively..
Cross-examined by Mr. Harris, complainant stated that she did not know why Captain went to her bous on the date of the assault but he must have gone thern for the purpose of assault. og her. She could give no other reason. She did not samember asking him to come to her house. She was quite certain that she did not ask Captain to pay his chits on the date of the assault. She ordered him out of the bonsa from the 1st of April.
Mr. Harris-At one lime you were on very friendly terms with Captain?
Complainant-Weil, yes (This lu soldo voca), You received money from him?—Yes, but I returned it all to him
You sometimes quatrolled with bin?-Yes, about money matters.
You nayar quarrelled with him on other sub- jets No, always about money, ;'
Merely a business acquaintance, eh? -You. You fought with him sometimes?-Yas, also about money.
His Worship Fought?
Mr. Harris-Yes, your Worship (To the complainant)-You never fought with the defendant through the effects of drink?
Dever druk..
ever?-Well, to a certain extent. (Handing complainant a note)-ls that your signature 2-1. can't say whether the signature is miae or not..
Mr. Harris (reading the lellor)-The letter says "My dear Captain,-1 am so sorg for what I said and did to you last night and ask your pardon. I promise I shall never insult you oy more. I am willing to keep with you $50, which I shall forfeit if I get drunk again." Did you write that letter?—No.
Did you sign the letter ?-1 may have si,ned it but I did not write the letter.
You were at one time living with Captain I never did,
(Handing complainant a photograph)-That's
a photograph of you both?
Yes.
o you still deny having lived with Captain? Why, costatuly.
Are there none ol bit clothes in your house
Was there nothing"ut all a fortnight ago?—. Nothing at all.
(Handing witness a letter)-Did you write, that letter?-That's a-chit I wrote three years
go.
A very pleasing ceremony took place when the visitors assembled in the room set apart for the Boarders. A little Parsee girl-Miss Beatrice Elias-who, by the way, an orphap child, took the Maharajsh by surprise when "she begged leave to say a lew words on behalf of the pupils of the school on the occasion of so distinguished ́n visit. She said: Your Highness,-I is a great honour to us-Nothing at allg that Your Highness has seen fit to visit the Italian Convent and this school. We wish to thank you very much, indeed, for so distin gaibed a visit and for Your Highness laterent In the institution, which it evinces. You can feel sure that so mach kindness is not lost on us or on the Santers who uk utter and Instruct the large number of children under their kind care. We appreciate very highly the trouble you have taken in coming to the Convent, especially when your stay in Hong- - kong is going to be such a short one. Before Your Highness leaves, we wish to say that we will not forget your visit to us, and that we will pray that Your Highness.may have a safe and pleasant voyage round the world and that when you reach home in India'you will some.. times think of the Italian Couvent schools In Hongkong.
The Maharajab spoke bricßy in.reply and expressed the pleasure it had given him to go to the Convent and his thanks to the Su perioress for the opportunity she had given him to go over such an admirable Institution, lo fact, he had no idea that Hongkong possessed an lostitation of that size with the object and scope it had laid down to carry out., His High nes again thanked the Sisters for the trouble they had gone through in showing him over the buildings.
Then His Highness visited the needlework department with the large number of Chinese girls engaged their fiae drawn work. He Inquired of the Reverend Mother how it was that she managed to make provision for such a large number of orphan children and what became of them all ia after years,
To these and all other questions which followed, Mother Martinola gave suitable r plies, laying stress on her acknowledgment of the munificence and assistance of benevolent citle in Hongkong and visitors who came from time to time.
The drawing and painting class was also visited, and in this department, too, His High ness was pleased to testify to the careful teach- ing of the Sister jo charge who, since the lostitu- tion of the class, has tur ed out quite a dom ber of young lady artistes in the persons of willing Chinese girls.
Just before leaving, the children were enjoying their mid-day recess in the large playground when Hii Highness had occasion to see thes at play,id the same way that he saw them at work just an hour ago.
The Maharajah of Mouthbapj's visit to the Convent was quite an interesting event..
We understand that His Highness is the guest of Sir Hormusjee N. Mody at Buxey. Lodge." The Maharajah will continue his voyage from Hoogkong on Saturday next
GUEST OF SIR ENRY AND LADY MAY.
1st jest. Tho, Mubarajab of Mourbbatj dined at "Mountain Lodge" with His Excellency the Oficer Administering the Goverement and Lady May on the grst ult, and stayed until the . Ist jast..
The Chief Justice and Colonel St. John, Mrs. St. John and Miss St. John were among the small party invited to meet His Highness.
SELANGOR RUBBER REPORT.
AN IMPOSING DIVIDEND,
Mr. Harris at this point proceeded to read the letter, which began with "Darling" and stated in effect that coniplainant was in love with Captain jadi that shs wished she could Rei rid of a certain party and always be with bim.
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(To the complainant)-Way did you write that letter? Because I was afraid of him.
Did you take out that photograph with him also because you were afraid of him? To tell- the truth, I was afraid of him,
Why? Because be always'uked to threaten
me."
Who is your husband?--I have no husband. Wasu's your husband a man named beevader? -No,
Were you not married in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Hongkong?
Mr. Sherlod I object
Mr. Harris-1 am eatitled to ask the ques tions because I want to show that complainant was not afraid of Captain. She bas summoned the defendant for assault for purposes of black mail and has accused him of striking ber on the arm while la her house. That letier could not have been written by a woman who was afraid of Captain.
Who was the gentleman in the house on the night ni the assault?-A chap named Robert son
I thought so. Have you ever heard of a chap named Carruchers?—No.
Never No.
Did this ebap Robertson have a moustache? -He used 10.
BUKIT KOMAN,
Main Shaft-The fixing of "planger lift and new main rods, also new balance box" at No. level, is proceeding satisfactorily, and, as already stated, should be completed in the month of May.
DKING SPLIT.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.D
·ENJOYABLE' ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A.
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RUBBER COMPANIES'.
MEETINGS.
HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS PARA, RUBBER, 28th ult.
Sir Frank A. Swettenham, presiding at the Before an interested audience in the hall of meeting of the Highlands and Lowlands Para The Timis of April 28 says:-The fourth
the Chinese Y.M.CA. last night, Steven's Rubber Company, Limited, sald that their ordinary general meeting of the Consolidated popular operetta "Beauty and the Beast" was property was divided into three estates, the first at the London Chamber of Commerce, Cannonarii (s. We all know the irresistible charm some years, and the third would begin to do so Malay Rubber Estates, Ltd. was held yesterday produced by a company of clever juvenile two of which had been producing rubber for Street, Mr. George G. Andaison presiding.
with which a pince is invested when interpret next year. As regarded the Ayar Kuning pro. The chairman said:-The total crop from
ed by children with their usual naivald, and perly, it was one of the best hili estates known three estates for the past your amounted
the charm which pervaded the place last night anywhere. It contained 3,108 acres of rubber, to 215,893lb., su, increase of that of the was all the more enhanced because the parts and the trans were well-grown and the place previous year of 104.3081b, on average Field
were well algned with careful regard to the free from weeds. On both the Highlands and 3.77ib, per free. Atheriou estate produced fact that a part should be entrusted to a parti- the Data Uajor extates the supply of labour 106,140lb Ainsdalo, 85,0881b, and Leigh,
cular child best suited for his or her tempera- 440ft Laval North.-Main drive advanced 74.556lb.; and I should add that on Ainsdalo
was ample and the health excellent. These ment, as was the case last night. The piece has 16ft, total 56yft, the lode of about the same 16,800 and on Leigh. d,goo of the treat were
Iwo.estates had produced last year 348,359 Ibej been re-arranged by Professor Danenberg and -value as when last reported on.
young and only lightly tapped. The average
Judging by the good account which the chil to 283 lbs, to the acro. The average was not of dry rubber from 1,230 acids. That was equal 440ft Level,-No. 3 Winza South sunk tofte price realized was 79. 1.07d. per lb., agains!
drea gave of themselves at the initial perform high because about 19,000 troes bad base tap, and has now reached the required depth; the
41. 2.27d, par lb. for 1908. The total amount of charge of the juveniles have tried in the course party was capable of, he might tell them that ance last night, it is evident that those in ped for the first time, but to show what the pro- $40ft level South has not quite reached this profit available for distribution is £57,723, and wlase, but should connect during the next four is it is proposed to deal with an followsfaction as possible. One or two of the players 162 acres with 7,283 trees, of which 562 had been "of the rebearrals to bring them"io as near per.. one block of treas on the Batu Dejor estate of wacks.
Interim dividend of 20 per cent percent, he showed signs of stage fright but this was only na tapped for the first time last Apr, hun giron tax £12,401; fijal dividend of 65 per cent, free fund accouet, £3.000; Carrying forward £6,18. sequent perfomaccas which are to be given. Their entire crop of rubber for the year 1909 of income-tax, £37.304; and general reserve
tural od as naturally will disappear in the sub-an average of nearly 8 lbs. of rubber per tree.. One fact which elicited the admiration of the had been sold at such a price as to give an Audience was the remarkable ease with which average of about 78 4d net par ib.after deduct the children acted in spite of a small stage. It lag the sale charges and commission, which was a decided handicap but they made the best amounted to about 7d par ib. They had nevar sold forward a singla pound of subber, and time at the fostoightly sales. Their capital bad beas after tints they had obtained the highest prices called ap and expended. The shareholders had received a circular under date of 20th insty explaining the decision the directors had arrived at, whereby they won!! racelva's certain number of shares in a Dow company free of cost while the rest of the shares would be allotted to them pro rats to their present holdings if they desired to take them up. What ever shares were not subscribed would be taken by the Highlands and Lowlands Rubber Company, and none of them would go to the public. The position and prospects were most satisfactory.
The 440ft Leval Stopes produced during the four weeks 1,047 tous of are assaying 3.50 d
per ton.
advanced 20 ft., Lotal 73 ft. from cross-cut, 5. Levat N from E. Cross-cut
the lode averaging 34 inches wide and the assay value 7.87 dets per ton.
540 FC LEVEL Sourit, at FT. DRIVE advanced 15 ft. total 2zó ft. this drive should connect with No. 2. Winza S...shortly.
547 FT. LEVEL SOUTH, 9 FT. DRIVE Advanced 12. f, and connected with cross-cut from 121 ft. drive. It will not be necessary
to extend this drive
THE STOPES between the 540 (1. level S. 449 filevel produced about 500 tons of ore; this, from gift. level Stope, Station Drive Stope, and Intermediate Drives and stope.
STOPÉ MINE.
160PT. LEVEL NORTH.-Main drive extended .22 ft, total 4(2·ft, the tade continges about the same in value as when last reported on..
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160 FT. LEVEL SOUTH-No. 3 wiozs sunk at ft., total 9 f. This winxt has passed through the .. tode and is now in country rock; it should be connected with the main drive $. from Anderson in about 20 days.
THE STOPE above the 160 ft. level produced 1,235 tons of ore, the quality being rather lower than usual, as a low grads block was removed during the four weeks under review.
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ANDERSON'S.
160 F. LEVEL NORTH-Main drive ad- nected with No, a wiszą sunk from 162 ft. Level vanced 8 ft., total 331 ft., at, this point it coo.
„Stope" Mios.
260 FT. LEVEL SOUTH.-Main Drive extend lada bs been thrown to the W. A cross-cut ed 27 fi, total 250 ft., apparently a part of the will be put out in this W. direction to test the ground.
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260 FT. LEVEL SOUTH -drive on E. Inde advanced 23. total length 5. This inde bas every appearance of the lode driven ou in formed, but is poor. the level above, it is about aft. wide S. well
THE STOPES-on the W. loda (branch) pro. duced during the four weeks about 440 toas the Mine, about 8 dwis. per ton. of ore, assaying, according to samples taken in
GENERAL.
AN AIR SHAFT OR SHUTE- belog sunk about 250 ft. N. of Anderson's to connect with the 165 ft. level Stope (Stope Mine). This will se ve to send into the mine stone for Stops refilling, consequently when it is connected cross-cutting for refilling can be dispensed with In this part of 160 ft. level Stops.
BUKIT MALACCA-Mills are temporarily shut down, the machinery is being thoroughly overhauled. Probably the Mills will start up again by the middle of the next four weeks:
MILLIG SHEAT-for, four week's ending April 13, 1910,
BUKIT KOMAN,,
From the last-mentioned sum the directors' extra remuneration, as provided by the articles of association, will fall to be deduciad. At our last mosting reference was made to the cost of wooding, and I am glad to state that our anticl. pations as to the reduction we expected to make have been more than realized, the cost last year being Stogo lass than to 19of, although an additional area was taken in. The company's own hospital has bees in use for some months with mast satisfactory results, as there has and list of sick, and the bospital is rouch ap been a marked improvement in the death-rate precisted by the coolles. The supply of labour is satisfactory, and the manager reports that the general appearance of the estates has much improved.
PROSPECTS.
As, to the prospec's far the current year up to the end of March the crop secured amounted to 68,18516, an increase of 27,19 lb. on the crop, barvested for the same period last year, and the manager's estimate for this year is 365,000lb, which the directors will not be surprised to see exceeded. If present prices are malutaloed throughout the year the results for 1910 should be particularly gratify- tion as to the probable dividend. There have ing, and each of you may make his own calcula already been two or three estimates made and published, and I am loclined to recommend sent to wait and see for themselves. The shareholders-to use a phrase in vogue at pre- cost of our rubber is f. o. b. approximately fd. perib, and the total London charges appearing cd. per lb.-figures which, of courie, do aut.in- in the account sales bring the cost to sell to 18. clude any proportion of the general estate ex- penditure or administration charges.
In common with many rubber companies we have given, the following subscriptions)— To the Malaya Reserch Fund, £15, and to the Tropical School of Mediciae, £50; and as there is no doubt that much useful informal on will be obtained from the expert investigation to be made by the first named fund, and in.
creased knowledge for the benefit of our various staff and labour forces through the medium of the latter institution I am sure that these pay. ments will meet with you approval, (Hear, hear) now beg to move the adoption of the roport and accounts.
PIULANTHROPISTS.
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Mr. J. L. Shand, in seconding the motion, said: When we met last year Icongratulated you on our having been able to declare a divi dend of 17 per cent., which was considerably' more than we had expected to be able to pay, and think I have caure still more to con able to recommend n dividend for the year of Bo gratulate you this year on the directors being per cent. I also mentioned last year that the average net price we had obtained for our rub. 40 STAMPS ran agity days. Loss of 1.83 daysbee in the previous year was 45, hd, per lb.,.and caused by breaking of two Cam shafts and re-that we had begun the year well by selling our placing them with new anos, cleaning up, etc., first two or three consignments at an average of etc.
55, per lb. 1 hoped in my heart of hearts that we might be able to maintain that average, though I did eat feel very sure of it but none of us, in our wildest dreams,, thought our average price of 45, ad. per lb. would be convered into a net average of 75, 20. this year. Many offers have been made to us from
rabber philanthropists" in all parts world-from Colombo, New York, and ele whole to place us in a comfortable position by buying our crops in advance, but so far we have refused these philanthropic advances. (Hear, hear.) I think that we have a happy new year before us.
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STONE CRUSHED :-
Itukit Koman
Stope
Anderson
5,73 100s.
919
120
HUNTINGTON MILL rau 26,66
'Hew long did be stay in your house 7-days Loss of 1.33 days for you. lew days.
Did you, write to Captain that you would withdraw the case if he paid you some money?—No.
Would you have withdrawn the case if he had paid you $1,030?~~Certainly not,
At this stage of the proceedings, an old Par see gentleman was called into the Court-room.
Me, Harris-Lo you remember the gentle man coming, to your house? Yes, be asked ma to withdraw the case against Captain and I refused.
Then when your solicitor, wrote saying.he would withdraw the case on payment of $2,000, he was acting without instructions don' koow.
You remember discussing the matter' with the lady next door in No. 5i-Yes,
. You knew Grace Tennyson 1-Yes.
She was deported, wasn't she?—I don't know, Very well, you don't know anything After the ufo adjournment, complainant's
· cross-examidation WAS continued, ip iho course of which she said she did.not support Mr. Robertson. She was not in the habit of supporting any man. The only man who got any money out of her was Coptals. He had borrowed, $2,000 from her at the time of his bankruptcy and had only paid her back $1,000.
Elsa Silver, of No. 49, Hollywood Road, spake to seeing Miss Huard assaulted by Cap- tain and after further evidence the case was adjourned for one week,
SIAMESE MINISTER TO TOKIO.
eral repairs and clean up. STONE CRUSHED :-
Bukit Komad 125 loss, Stope
132
*277 tons.
457 LOBE,
Total 3.228 tons. 1,933 OLI.
19 1,137.475 1
7.047 dwts.
Producing Amalgam. Retori gald Bullion Average yield per ton
value of tailings 1.2 BUKIT MALACCA, MILLS. Crushed 39 tons of stone from Anderson,
Stope Mine.
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Total 411 tons producing
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the
The motion was carried unanimously and ibe dividend recommended was declared,
THE SHARES.
Aa extraordinary general meeting was after wards held, at which the chairman proposed: That each of the existing Lt shares be divided into in fully paid up shares of 25, each. He explained that the desire to have the shares split did aot emanate from the directors, who were disposed to leave the mailer entirely in
Amalgam 239 oz. Retort gold 43 ozs. Bul the hands of the shareholders and not vote lion 41 023,
Totals.-Tons crashed
3,639 3,071 OET, 1,202
·1,278.4150 906.098
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Amalgam Retort gold Bullion Average fineness
yield për ton
6 476 dwts. Grit Mills: Amalgam 96 ors: Kotert gold' 34 rs. Bullion 31 oz.
Wildey Tables; Amalgam 26nzs. Retort gold 8 oz. Bullion 8 czs.
Chili Mill: Amalgan in oz. Retort gold 3 ots. Bullion 3 GEE.
Mortar boxes: Bullion recovered 78 ox...
WM. J. OATES,
Manager.
CHINA'S CURRENCY.
eilber one way or the other.
The resolution was carried.
RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDA, The following summarised reports of rubber campaniles come to band by the last mail
Is their" report the directors of Shelford Rubber Estate, recommend a dividend of 7 per cent, for the year 1909, as compared with 1 per cent. for 1908, carrying forward £939. The report of Kapar Para for 1909 states the profit is £7.330 available for division.
The board recommend a dividend of to per cent., making 32 per cent. in all, leaving £330 to be carried forward. f:
of it,
shared by Misses Alice and Evelyn Danesberg With regard to the casi, honours must be in the roles Beauty and the Beast, respectively. The former rendered her various songs in a fat, rich voice, which is, however, capable of improvement while the latter's mellow notes and flae acting were very much admired. As the servant of "The Beast" Master Francisco Antonio mede "he best of a small part and caused bo' little merriment in bis duet with Miss Faany Leung, who took the role of Cas sim's daughter. The others were all good and came in for their share of applause.
Charlie Loung.
The cast was as follows: Cassim...... An Eastern Merchant... Master Emerald" Cassim's Daughter"... Miss
"Do."
Rubr..........
In the course of the discussion, the chairman was asked whether it was: proposed to sub- Fanny Leung, divide the shares toto shores of 25, each, and ...Missin reply he said that, loasmuch as that com- Beadly......
Molly Danesberg. pany had a capital of 300,00 in £t shares, to "Do."
......Missplit the shares would give them thres million Alice Danenberg.
25, shares, which he did not think a desirabla. Bay. Sorvant to the Beast Master The Beast... A Prince under a Spall"...Miss amount.
Evelyn Danenberg.
LINGGI 'PLANTATIONS. Francisco Antonio At the annual meeting of the Eloggi' Planta.
Fairy ..." The Wicked Fairy"
......Missons, on and ult., Sir W. H. treacher, who pre- Acizia Lopes, sided, stated that the ant price obtained for the
........Miss
rubber was 65. 18d per ib. This might not be Bishop of the East.... Master Arthur Kow.holders but, compared with certain other, Jurgu Maud Kaw. quite up to the expectations of some share.
Mary.........
"Da"
GYPSIES, PAGES, VASSALS, COURT PARTY, ETC
Miss May Leonard.
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Lizzin Leonard, Delminda Lopar
Lena Mackenzie, Maud Kow.
Miss Bessie Danenberg. Violat Danenberg
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Alda Leon.. Anizia Lopes. Carmelina Leon. Sociedade Philharmonica. The orchestra was The music was supplied by members of the composed as follows:-Violia; Mrs. 1. M. 5. Rosario, H. M. M. Komedios, F. B. Silva, Baptista. C. M. 8. Alves, A. M. S. Rosario.
Viola: Mr. L. A. V. Ribeiro. ↑
Obou: Mr. S. Pinna..
Flute: Messrs. J. D. Osmund, F. X. V. Ribeiro, Jor
Clarionet: Messrs. A. E. S. Alves, M. A. Fernandes.
Cornet: Mr. P. M. Rodrigues. Horn: Mr. M. A. Figueiredo. Cornet: Mr. I. da Costa. Euphonium: Mr. A. F. Osmund. Baritone Mr. O, H. Osmund. Double Bass: Mr. F. N. Sequeira. Conductor: Prof. F, Gonzales,
The various arrangements were as follows:
·Scenery............
........ Mr. Y. abbas,
Mra Leod, Wardrobe,........
Mr. Danenberg.
Stage manager, Mr, Wm. Schmidt, Hail manager, Mr. E. Leong. Orchestration arranged by Prof. F. Gonzales. Synopsis Translated into Cuidase by Miss Wan Kwai Ching,
Scenery Painted by......Mr. Tsang Cha
of the Theatre Royal, City Hall. We are requested to state that the perform ance to-night is for members only but the public will have an opportunity of witnessing iha operetta on the 30th May and the 1st, 3rd and 4th June. The charges of admission are $2 and $ and tickets may be obtained on the premises of the Y. M. C. A,, ;'
Consul General James T. Du Bois, U.S.' called attention to the continued growth in im. portance of Singapore as the docking and shipping centre of that part of the world. He
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producing companies it was not unsatisfactory. In 1909 they harvested 545,atolb of rubber against 240.000lb the year before. They had out of an estimated output of 850,000lb. In view sold forward 168,000lb of rubber at 6s. per lb., of the present sentiment as to the probable trand of value being rather to higher than' lower prices, the directors.did not propose as at present advised to make any more forward iales. In the meantime, they had been at the producing stage for some time, so that a con market before the great rise of prices. siderable proportion of their stock came on the
With regard to the future of prices, he had Do information that was not available to all the probability was that the present price would shareholders. For some time to come the be attained. Some authorities bald that it would increase. It was possible to arrange forward sales for 1910 at 118,6d, per l
lb, and for 1911 at 101. 6d. per lh.
A great improvement in the work of tapping was visible on their estates. There was DO canse of alarm with regard to rost disease, while white ants were easily copad with by means of a destroyer now in use. The present cultivated areas from 4 259 acres to 5,000 acres policy as to extensions was to increase their
as soon as practicable. This would leave them
present, as the staf would be fully occupied with a reserve of about 5,000 acres, the dara lopment of which would stand over for the
for the time baing with the extensions to which Lo had referred. For this programme and m more extended fature programme they had ample fands, without encroaching upon the capital profits from the recent distribution, of shares.
GEDONG PERAK RUBDER ESTATE. Rubbar Estate, Limited, was held in London, The statutory meeting of the Gedong Perak
had issued 36,000 shares, on which the sum of Mt. J. L. Shand, who presided, said that they
129 od each had been"paid, and it was satisfac- tory to find that these shares were standing at SINGAPORE AS A NAVAL BASE. a handsome premium already. In registration feer they had received £9 58. They had paid £10,000 out of the £11,000, which was the cash purchase consideration of the company, and the other payments were corporation of the company there was not much all in order, At this early dale after the in-
nows to give the shareholders, “but, so far, all they had was good news. They had had a report from their visiting agent, in which be stated that the i5o acres of rubber which had always been kept clean were growing remark ably well, and that the 150 acres which had not been very well cultivated were being cleaned up as rapidly as possible, and that there was every prospect of their rapidly expanding also. Arrangements were also being made to develop the resources of the company as fast as possible by opening up new land, although there was same difficulty in securing labour..
says:-
Singapore it is said, will be the headquarters of the western division of the Eastern Fleet. Already Blakan Mati Island, just south of Singapore, is the embryo of what may become an important paval depo', and the newly arranged Keppel Harbour machine shops will eventually be equipped with averything neces sary in dockyard repairs. The new docks under cnstruction by the Tanjong Pagar Dack Board will have when completed one of the largest dry docks in the world, capable of accommodating the biggest ship afloat or any that may be built for many years. It is of the type at Gibraltar and Malta, bot larger and
! SHELFORD RUBBER ESTATE, better than either. Its length is. 850 ft.en.
The report of the Shelford Rubber Estate, trance, roo ft wide, and depth of water on sill Limited, statos that the yield of dry subber at high tide is ft. As the largest war vessel for the year to Deceraber 31 amounted to launched this year the "Neptune," with 20,000 33,097) lbs, and this was obtained from 195 tons, is only 480 ft. long, with an 86-foot beam, acres, a considerable portion of which was the now dock on the blocks will will have 380ft. only tapped towards the end of the year: to spare, with a clearance of 14 ft. at the dock
This compares with 23,8281 tbs, for last year of 19,230 tons, is only 17 ft wide, It is wat likely mate of rubber to be obtained for this year. cntrance. As the draught of the "Vanguard" and 11,548 lbs for the yaar before. The st Excellent progress is disclosed la the report. of the Selangor Rubber Company. The out-
A STANDARD FIXED,
that the "Neptuns * will exceed 18 ft. so there 11.75,000 lbs. The average price received for put of dry rubber la 1959 was 326,654 lbs, as compared with only 189,979 lbs in the previous
Peking, May 24,
would be 7 ft clear under the koel at the dock last year's crop works out at 74, of per lb for 1909 states that the profits amonated to
sill. These facilities for docking large ships as compared with 48, td. for 1978 and 38, 914. year, while the average price nbtained shows
The Government has fixed us China's stan-
will mean much for Singapore in the near for 1907. All expenditure of every nature, with an improvement of is zed at 6s 7d perib. The
£113,662. After deducting two dividends cach dard of currency a dollar weighing seven and of 74 per ceat, there rematos a balance of
future, for the increasing status of Singapore the exception of the cost of the factory and one-fifth candareens, with subsidiary coins of revenue for the year is 18,8is, as against
fifty, twenty five and ten cents of silver and a 68,733, making with 66,337 brought forward
as a naval port will tend to add to the value machinery, elc. erected at the end of the year £28,485 for 1908, wbile, as announced last week, evening.
and importance of the port as a place of call has been debited to ravonua. The labour force from 1908, 475,070. The directors recommend the dividend has been increased from 71 to the
five ceat place of nickel, with five ore milles of
for the mercantile marine. It will be a natural Gnal dividend of yo per cent., less tax, mak.
'was somewhat short during the year, but is Imposing figure of 2873 per cent. While provid- His Siamese Majesty's acting Consul, Sir H.N.
His Excellency was received on arrival by copper, all of fixed values in decimal ratio.
base for the coming Australian fleet, and as a now satisfactory. The condition of the estate. Ing for this fine distribution, the directors are Mody. The Minister then proceeded by tram
The coins are to be legal tender without dising a lotal distribution of 35, por cent, for the
part of docking and fitting it will naturally remains excellent. The sum at the credit of Able to allow £1,500 for depreciation and to to the Peak Hotel where he had lunch. In the gradually circalate. The Board of Finance Asiatic Robber and Produce Company, Lid,, mitable", type, three second class cruisers of balsace of the preliminary expenses and
count throughout Chine, where they will year 1900, carrying forward £13,578.
be used by the proposed Indian feet. The profit and loss account amounts to 47,814 | out. transfar 15,500 to the reserve to be applied in
A later London wire says: The London proposal to obtain one cruiser of the "lado. of this the directors recommend that the the first instance to the company's capital ro-
alierooon the distinguished visitors want for a will supervise the now issue and the provincia! quirements. Costs were not as low as they the City of Victoria and its juburbs.
matar drive and visited the principal rights in mints will cease the old coinage when the Can-pays sa per cent, and carries forward 5,200, the "Bristol type, six tiver gunboats, and brokerage connected with the formation of the should have been last year, averaging 19.6
tral Government Mist begins the paw. The The Seremban Rubber Estate Company pays three submarines to constitute the Australian company ba now written off, "¿3,000, lesving a cants In January last the cost had declined
Taching Bank will effect the exchange of the 12 per cent, in respect of the half-year, July-unit, together with similar Indian and Chinam of £5,814. The directors recommand Leat to it.73 cents, so that a material, improvement
old coinage for the now-N. G. D. News, under this bead is to be expected in the current year. The output for 1910 la expected to exceed 450,000 lbs.
THERE are no less than 6,0&t industrial guilds In Japan according to investigations recently made by the Government, Ofthrae, son were agricoliurat golids, while 170 were trade guilds. Hogo prefecture contains the greatest numbar of Industrial guilds, which total no less than 430, while the Hokkaido comes last on the list
ARRIVAL AT BONGKONG, His Excellency Phya Maha Nubhab, His of Tokio, Japan, and his family, arrived at Siamare Majesty's new Minister to the Court Hongkong by the Imperial. German Mail .. Yorck on Wednesday morning en rouls to Japan, and is leaving by the same steamer this
A DELIGHTFUL example of the "spoof" pro- spectas is that of the Simpul Celmon Bakit Limited "The subscription list will stay open Schop Robber Investment Trust Corporation, until all tba mugs are caught." "The vendors The company has been formed (inter alieas) will take cash and the public the shares (D.V for the purpose primarily of exploiting the in habitants of the Benighted Kingdom and secur Ing their money before L. George does. It proposed, if thought fi, to acquire a conces slon of, laud in the centre of Africa from the Klage of Borrok-Boroh and Katri-Ovah, [ & G&A News 72
The Golconda Malay report states the bal. ance of profit, after writing off purchase pro. perty account 1,833 and estate development £3,761, is £19,386 A dividend of 25 per cent. in declared and £gu carried forward.
The report of Highlands and Lowlands,
December.
units, would constitute a minimum çastern ■ dividend of 1 per cent, free of income tax, float of 39 ships, and Singapore would become should now be declared; thin: will absorb property of Dr. Strong of Zamboanga, has been that it must not be assumed that New York is THE Basilan Rubber Plantation, formerly the in the course of a Consular report it is stated portant one. Singapore is the gateway for subject to directors food. "
the natural naval base, certainly the most im 64,875, learing £939 to be carried forward,
acquired by Mr. O, H. Catestix of Mauilac Eldorado for the workingman. The ex
all ships steamlug from the Occident to the
the hands of a company soon to be formed for stantly rising, adds the report, that a man in The property, is all likelihood, will he put in penses of living are so high and are so con- the Australian, Indian, and China squadrons islands of the Now Hebrides is tartible, saldi Orient and vice versa, and it is believed that Tix position of a women in the cannibal! its development. only after a careful ex mination of the property, wages is as well, if not better, off than his fel-work of building the great docks is proceed. Colonial Institute. Sold by her father at an: The purchase was made regular work in the United Kingdom at lower fleet with headquarters at Singapore. The Commissioner, to an audience at the RoyalĄ may in the fatore constitute a great enaters Captain E. G. Rason, the late Rosidant Deputy had been made by several rubber experts, low workman in New York at higher wagas, ing with energy. Over $10,000,000 will be early age for thres pigs, if the panaway kee Samples of the robber sant to London two months ago were quoted at Y5.31 pound at a home. It is estimated that to livain decancy a eighth greatest port in the world, and the new arrow through her instep, or to have 4ka sinews ( while if he is out of work, he is better off at expanded: Slegapore already ranks as the was liable to be pinned to the ground with?? YE time when fine hard Fare was selling for no man, his wife and a couple of children must construction will give it as fins docking facts of the back of ber call and bee thigh water centaros less.
spand just £100 4 1945,
Lition sa any port in the past,
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