1889-02-25 — Page 3

No. 8166-February 25, 1889,]

To-MORROW being the marriage day of the Chinese Emporor, the day will be held as a holiday by a part of the Chinese commu- nity. Permission has been given to them to fire oruckora. Weat of Pottinger Street.

A NEW store has been opened at Peking by Mr Redats, an enterprising Oormaa from Tiontain.

fire fall among inflammable material, which had smouldered aunoticed till next morn ing. Among the cargo was a consignmorz of matches, which would have given, the fire a dangerous start,

MEETING OF

THE CHINA MAIL

The Chairman-They are to be closed in a fortnight.

Mr Clourg-That will not be aufficient. The Chairman-Of course we shall do what is right and convenient for the in- torests of the company. Immediately after this confirmation is passed the books mast be closed.

Mr Georg-The shareholders will not THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.have reasonable time to have their shares A mosting of the Legislative Council was transforred. From Singapore, for instance,

it will not be possibla to send them in PROFESSON Church has bann vary successful held this afternoon. Present Bis Ex fortnight. at the silver minea in Mongolia, and has cellency Sir. G. William Dos Vænz, Gov. taken ont large quantities of good sliverload ore. Ten foruguera and two hundrodernor; Hon. Frederick Stewart, Colonial natives aru now employed as the mines. WE learn from the Chinese Times that Captain Le Boo, who was condemned to ozils on the frontier for saving his ship, the Yang-woo, from admiral Courbet at Fonchow, has fulfilled his term of banish ment at Kalgan and arrived at Tientsi looking for employment. He gives a very cheerful account of the life at Kalgan.

THE Chinese Times says:-The Imperial Government, at the instance of the Visaray Li, will probably maintain Yan, the Chi ness Resident in Coron, in his post at Seoul fur an indeficito time longer, if only to show they disregard the Corena King's proteat

The Chaiemann-Singaporo in within six days of us.

Bir Wotten-It is the duty of the par- Secretary; Hoa. A. J. Lasch, Aoting chasers. of shares immediately they get their shares to have them registered in Attorney General; Hoz. A. E. Wode house, Acting Oolonial Tronsurer; Hon. J. their own names. That is the position the directors have to take. They can't son- M. Frice, Surveyor General; Hon. W. M. sider the circumstances of every individual. Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police; They must go by some rule; they must Hon. P. Ryrie, Hou. Wong Shing, Hon. follow the proper and legal rale. If g - J. Bell-Irving, Hes. C, P. Chater, Hondemen close to hold their sharos in their B. Layton, and Mr Sath, Clerk of the pockets without regiatoring them, passing Ahaent Hon. T. Stewart them from one in another, they must sufler the inconveniasca, Thore is no objection Lucklart, Registrar General.

to postponing the confirmatory meeting for this resolution.

Councils,

The Colquial Secretary moved that the vow of $10,00 contribution to the relief of the famine in North Chine, and the revite of $17,602, recommended by the Finance Committen, be passed.

THE JURY LIST.

s most valuable property, but we mnnot expect operations to do more than pay their own expenses during at least another year of improvement

at that

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Punjom (Company's concession. Wire pro- been reduced By $36,000, bat owing to the HONGKONG RIFLE bable tecnie, important. The answer to scarcity of work, the reduction is not an The fog which provsilen that was Will subunit definita Der to large as the firestorm unticipated. Th-vented the spoon competition shareholders for entire property, the pro- new Dock is now putaplate ; but it has bayu: taking place. The range at 3 By an outlay of $20,000 the place could sent Company rossiping half interest in found necessary to do signs faither work clear, co the competition was, he be brought to a stays of progression similar new Company. A telogram was then re- in order to secure the permanent mately of latinico, and the spoon was won by Mi W. to that of Bentong, over which it as a ceived from Landon Will undertake to the entrance. The Western pior Soad D. Braidwood. great advautage in facilities of access and negotiate ou tories of your telegram, free projects beyond the Hue of the old sen-wall transport. At the end of a year a for pay of consulsion, will provide $20,000, and in its present condition might be seri ing wince would have been established working capital power of attorney will be ously injured by s typhoon. To render Urge this part of the Dock andure, the Dijestors returning a part of the outlay and securing required, debuis as to plaat &c.

have decided to recomaract this se wall a definitely favourable reputation for the matter forward all you can' district, into which by that timo numerous Mr Georg-Would you tell me who and bring it out in line with the piar hand. Mr W. D. Braidwood...

isoif the telegrams from London.

A further advantage to be derived from P.C. Warnock applicants will come for the lands which thus held by you and other concessionaries Me Woodin-Mr Melver, who is nogo- carrying out this work will be the great | P.C. A. Watson ... in Pahang. With a view to imitate the tiating there on our behalf with frienda conveniones of having a autficient, depth of Mr Walter Jackson successful methods of our Bentong nigh at Home.

water, so that large vissele may lay along.. | Mr Edgar Shepberd The Chairman-It was he that opened aide the son wall in safety at all, ntaton of P.0. W. Robertson bour I have counsalled Me Scaife to divide

thu bositors.

the tide, when wudurgoing repairs, whoreas: Mr Q. EL Thompson... his men over more land to take more ad.

Then there c

been vantage of local labour, whilst to infuso

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much time and money is lost when they MrA. Sholton Hoopor... new activity and special akili, and to asalat telpam sent by the Company offering have to remain at the bay. The contract Mr F. G. Collins...

the concession for £100,000, the pur for the new Aca-wall amounta to Me F. W. Watis.... hit especially in the work of further ex-

chasere to provide £50,000 working $15,8h, to which will have to be added Mr H. F. Hayllar ploration, I have called 3 Ulson, Sh_I

terme of this the salary of a European · and th Mr John Wilhgott perienced Australian tin miner, from Pun-capital, but the exot

telegram wors not read. In reply to that ¦ cost of iron piles provided by the Cơm, | Mr F. W. Orow ... om to Sangia Dur.

With regard to the puselbility of tin telegram there was one received from Lon-pany out of the stuck on hand. The Docka traced to the ruck matrix I can hardly ex don requiring the Company's approval. į and plant of the Company aro-now in a Mr Woodin caplained that the directors most efficient stato and capablo of executing

CHINESE ADDRESS TO THE HON. aggerate the importance which the dis cavery of tin lodes on your property would did not quite understand this telegram, and the most octensive repairs with facility and

J. STEWART LOCKHART, bear. Do till lately no such thing as a lode they replied Deem that your friends despatel. The returns for January are The following is a translation of an ad- was worked or even known to exist through- | accopt our offer subject to confirmation of are very antisfactory, showing'n nett profit drem-a quaint and rather unique pro- ont the many States, which have so long shardinlders. To this a reply was received of over $33,000, and I hope that having be-duotion in its wag-which was presented Such, however, to the following effect. Your offer is under pon so woll, we may continue to secora in- by some Chinese friends to the Bon. J.

I understand entira pro-creased earnings throughout the year. there are said to bo at Kuantan,' whore consideration.

Stewart Lockhart on the occasion of hig the Pabung corporation, la repóriod to perly £100,000,--present akareholders Thore being us questions, the Chairman marriage and of his leaving the Colony for be making a grand mining sudocas, and £30,000 and $50,000 working capital moved that the report and accounts as pre- a holiday :— such there may very possibly be in the vast Success may be considered certain. They sented by adopted and parsed, unexplored hul country which farishas had evidently misread, Mr Woodin -

Mr J. 13. Cox secunded and the notion4u ADvers from the Merchants of Hong keng to the Honourable.J. H. Stewart such abundant coarse tin are at Sungie plained, the Company's telegram asking was carried.

Lockhart, Protector of Chinese, Sir Foster proposed that the appofitment It has been well said that no great morit Dun and in other districts of Pahang. The £100,000. The directors replied "ur offer quest is well worthy of enterprise, Txat it is is £100,000 cash to present alaholics, and of Mr T. E. Davies and Mr N. A. Siobs to can be attained by a man without moral for you to decide how far in its prosecution you must end £50,000 in addition fee work-scata on the Board, in place of Mesars Helworth, and no great thing whatever can be you will take energetio menasca. Miring capital, the present Company res in tomley and Hoppins, be confirmed.

achieved by a man without intellectual Senile's work

has so far gone to determine ing buff fitorest in the new Company,'

My Sharp seconded, and the motion was

ability. From olden times, when they carried. some of

to others of importance. not entertain proposal Negotiations were

Mr Omwford proposed that the appoint. recorded meris on flags and robes, and his at of these points. I have now directed Then there was a reply from London cate

The Pinjra Gold Mine has beets and then abandoned, int, Mr Woodin explain- ment of Hon. B. Laytou nad Mr F. Dod-important services on bamboos and cloth, these who were distinguished in their day presently remains the chief feature of in-ed, the directors thought it advisable to well to seats on the Bourd bo confirmed.

and whose beneficent influence was trans- terest not only in this. Cumpouy's businges upon th m up before this meeting, and sent Mr Barou seconded, and the motion mitted to posterity, according to authentic but with the public generally as concerna a telegram to this effect:-There will be a mining in Pahang, Ou the map this mine meeting on the 25th to rame wlditional

history, were certainly all won of masterly with its surrounding establishments and capital, after which no further offer will be

such are worthy of notice in this connec intellect and large philanthropy. Only settlemeut occupies but a speck on the considered. To this a reply was received *I can outs arrange contral square mile of the hundred which yesterday morning, represent the Pinjom concession, and about £50,000 canb, £50,000 working capital, de-motion was carried. a half of which the goid-bearing formation soon's assistance.' may be said to cover. The actual spet which is known as the mine itself is again but an integral portion of the enormons The Chairman-The business for which deposit or or body with which we are ony this meeting was called being over, the dialowly becoming acquainted, and though is or may not yield in other portions desire to hear what Mr Becher had to say

ing that time?

Mr Georg-Would it not do to give throd wooks after the confirmation.

Mr Wottousaid that would not de. What The Acting Cobial Treasurer seconded would be the result if shares wont down dur-produced Straite tin. The decision is fouliah, as one

Mr Geury sald this had nothing to do of the first signs of disapproval and disgust and the motion was carried. will come from Japan, where the Tokio

His Excellancy said the next item on with the rise or fall of shares. Government regards the follics of Yeen in

the programme was the Jury list, the dis- The Ubairman thought three weeks was Corea, and consider his retention not only

cussion of which was generally held with a long time. A fortnight was the nonal injurions in a very gravo degren to China,

teral, and those who held shares at a great but also dangerous to Japan. The relations closed doors. It was kind of work that was between China and Japan, which ought too sully done by the Legislative Council, distance from the colozy could be telegraph. be cordial at all times, the common interest and that was, he prosumed, the reason why ed to if necessary.

Bir Wotton said the books muat at all being absolutely idor.bical, will now be it was not done in public. He had had

The course taken by Ohinn very little experience of the matter, bus hu events be closed immediately after the clouded dvor in this matter is perilous to her, and is could imagine cases in which it was unda parsing of this resolution

sirable that there should be publicity,

The Chairman said they were quite will contrary to international law as well as to morality sud prudence. It is ranily folly Thra might be things very notorious which it was not judicious to publish, and to insta on inflictins upon Corca, a man so mach dotested as Yaea is there, and he though he was all for publiaity he thought ought to be removed to somno place where on the whole it would be better to adhere

to the general practice. the special qualities which be has might be utilized.

This was agreed to.

THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA SAMANTAN BINING CO., LIMITED.

EFSOLUTION TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL.

Au extraordinary General bleeting of this Company was held this afternoon There were present Mesars W. G. Brodie,

ing to give reasonable but not aureusonable time. As an individual he was vory anxions to have this resolution confirmed."

Mr Georz-Then what do you propose to

The Chairman-I propose to give three weeks

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After some farther discussion this was agroed to, and the resolation on being put to the meeting was carried onanimously.

The Chairman gave notice that another meeting would be held on Monday, 18th March, for the purpose of confirming the resulation.

Tho Chairman-What Sassoon is I do not know. They cannot give we mure thac £50.0 0 We want £100,000.

((Chairman), E. L. Woodin, W. Watton, D. rectors thought it likely that you would waynites than the old opencast, it is from worth considerably more.

Owran to the opposition to the railway from Tien tain to Tungehow, we believe that no contract has been, or will be made at pre- Bent for the rails for which tenders were received by the Company in the 18th. Remours of repetition of some of the attempts which wore ads by foreigners at the previous inception of tenders to obtain undie vuuges over compotitors have perhaps no better foundation than the rum ours of diplomatle pressure being put on Gillies, W. H. Fay, T. E. Davies, diree the Directors to force them to purchase tors; . M. Becher, Manager; F. Dodwell materials with respect to the nationality of the makers rather than the interest of the J. C. Harmon, E. W. Rutter, E. Georg. Railway Company. The opposition to the J. A. Fredericks, J. B. Coughtria, G. G. extension of the railway appears to proceed from a combination of the Tutors of the Destop, R, Lyall, T. J. Rose, J. M. Emperor and a well-known member of the Manok, J. Hirst, J. Teung-Yauen whose daughter recently, S.

A. Joseph, D. Norenia, married into the eldest family

da Rozarie, J. C. dos Remedios, P. Cama, P. Jordan, J. P. Louble,

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was carried.

Mr W. Logge proposed that Mr W. H. Forbes aut Mr St. O. Michaelu, retiring directors, be re-elected.

Mr Geo. Murray Dain secondet, and the

The Obainoan intimated that the di vidend warrants would be ready to-morrow.

to us in bis latest letter. I will read you this that we nzo at present the only with our first for. I they like to givo us Foster. Mr J. S. Moses, and Hon. O. P.

course we would not sell without the ap-Cruickshank, Secretary. F. C.

what he says:-

Gentlemen,It is now nine months since I last had the honour to address you in person and a gear since I first entered the service of this Company, I think da justified in ping that this has been the first year of great activity and con- Atinnous work done at your phaos in Pabung, a half of which, sa you know, was consumed is making preparations for the trials carried out during the second half.

J. M. V. Figueiredo, C. A. Ozorio, E. da Silva, J. M. P. da Silva, share

China. They have gained over the Fifth Prince, Tun, the oldest surviving sun of the Em- poror Tao Kusug, a tuon who affiots austur- ity of life and is reputed poor. Such sien, when they possess courage, are very in- duential in China, and both the Sixthhelders, and A. O'D). Gourdin, Secretary. Prince, who is very rich, and the Seventh,

The advertisement calling the meeting who would probably like to be so, are accustomed to cover under the Insh of their basing been rest, somewhat free-spoken and out over-tem perate elder brother. The Censors have Also boon largely angered. They are not very expensive luxuries. All operations on the proposed railway nts of course postpon

ed sine die.Chinese Tima.

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The Chinese Times of the 2nd instant says that the upposition as Peking to the exten- sion of the railway to Tungchow is so zer-

ious that, as we have already announced,

as big as an Eng ish county.

In the

Mr Herg-Suppose the London people come up to the terzus you have proposed there will be no necessity to create new

Bhares.

tion.

Yuu, honoured Sir, have been oa a bright star shining down' on the lowly wood, is a In the quiet of your court the flowers have gentle wind blowing over the grassy plain. Iu falten undisturbed, and within the precincts of your juradiation the herb of felicity has grown Long have the people loved you as the sun, and your kindly influence has spread like the spring. By your vigorous treatment of kidnapping and slave-dealing the simple and foolish bave found protec tion. For the establishment of the Po- loung-kak both men and women owe you a debt of gratitude. Moreover you have thus savad people out of fire sud water and restored them to hearth and home; for which children may woll sing your praise and matrone bless you for overmore.

Mr Georg asked if the directors thought HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. £10,000 sufficient. So far as he under A weeting of the Hongkong Fire Insur. atoed, Mr Becher thought the property was ance Co. was held at the Company's office to-day The Hon. J. Bali Teving pranded, The Chisus Our idea is in userdanco and there were also presont :-kir F. T. P porumity of drawing elusions. That we happen to be working in this particular hole £100,000 and £50,000 for working expenses, Chuter, Consulting Committes; and Messrs in an accident das in the coprenince of to work conjointly, the property to be as E. George, H. Wicking, L. Dalrymple, commencing at the depth attained by the much oure as theirs, we would be willing to J. Edu, O. Uzuriu, Byramics, and Chinese rather than sinking on new ground submit the matter for your approval. Of Puorbhoy, shareholders, and Mr W. A.

What we call at other parts of the reef.

The Chairman stic-Gontlemen, as tho the Black Resfer Main lode," Iowaver, proval of the shareløblers. andhadly extende in great length and ineantime it is prudent to huld effects contained in the Report before you

Now that the crimson slippers are going. are well known to shareholders, with year breadth, as may be on by the raterop. The syndicate in Londons have no doa br and from all indicacions at the slight depth their own views on the subject. It is they permission I will take it as read. I rugset to move, and the fute is waiting to be played, we have reached i may be justified in pra- who have opened the negotiations and not that the rot profits for 1887, regarding ths with you, honoured Sir, it is, as when Le 'office first and marriage At our last meating I was unable to give dieting its equal ratinuity and grouter we. They have already eves up from distribution of which your sauction is re- took a wife, you more than a vague idea of your pro-richness in depth. I need dwell no more 880,000 and may give a good deal more quired today, contrast unfavourably with after; or like Su Tung-Po, when he went perty or to hold ou: any definitely lavintr- ก the broad aspect of the great value which We have got a property

nowned. By and, by will be seen in the scat metalliferous. It is upon satement of accounts presented a able prospects. I cas How tell you just such an already partially proved belt off aquare miles all citi extending over 250 / chusa of the previous year, but from the home and took his place ang the ro what you have got, whet in my opinion it is gold quartz bearing rock as this must al-

year ago, you would be prepared for this, of honour, and with head-dress gay docked with flowers, the bride illustrious as Un likely to become, and what steps are necessary ways represent, but hoping you felly ap-

and I have only to add that the losses under to arrive at further satisfactory resulta. preciate it, I would urge you to waste no

1587 policies have hoon usually heavy, Shiakwan or Mang Kwong; nen also the The Chairman -Gentlemon, you Under the terms of your cassion with time and apara au expense in opening up

mounting as they do to $158,764 In the presions olive branches will be growing on have heard the resolution read and I would the Sultan of 'shang you bad thesale right the whole of your property, and to maintain

face of the losses it is not thought advisable the lawn, the futaro glory of the State, just say a word or two in connection there to take up a much land as you wanted your claim to the rest of your concession by The Chairman-Of course pot. We to reduce the balance available for Bonus Thu praise of merit already grandly won, it with This meeting has been called, a

propused the creation of new shams just and Dividend by any addition to the Re-in most it that happiness all complete. the notice at rend indicates, for the within 200 square miles on condition of locating and prospecting on every part.

commencing to work on anoh within five To return to Punjom mine proper. I to be perfecty independent. When the serve Fund. With regard to the past year, should follow. And now, while all the purpoes of proposing a special resolution year You now have a British Residont think in my frequent reports, and par capital is paid up we will be all the may inform you that we are in a botter people of every grade and olses estrec to raise further capital for the develop in Pahang whoso comfirmation of your ticularly, the last, I have given you both in harder. Meantime, to save a good deal of position up to the prasent time, and it is and love you, while the maltitudes not ment of our property at Pahang.

rights means their protection by the worla and Ggurus all as facte concerning trouble, we would have sunselled your ne encouraging to note that, notwithstawling small to whom your virtue and geniality.

Lave

boen meat and drink, feel like cling- is ho, ed the shareholders will cone British government and whose aim it will this mine np to date and also any distinctly ceptance of the terms we proposed but obese computition and low rates, our Pre- to the same ponclusion as the directors be to sad the Sultan's territory prosper, favorable opicion of its prospects. Prees. Chou we kro, ruined our capital.remia Ireme is Jurger to the extent of ing to your carriage and laying their bodies before the wheels to prevent your going, as to the genuine value of their property, and consequently to give every encourage-suming therefore that you have seen assay will be in a very juder endent position with 636,dou, The tossus paid to let Decem

much more do we the elders of the people, she achemo is abandoned. The instigator | evidence of which has been obtained dur

ment to saterprise in the development of and raill returns sufficient to furun your own rich property to deal with. It is must be, as shown in the repole befe to be who, as we have waited on your illustrious of the opposition a member of several ing the past year. Mr Becher's latest re them concessions.

conclusions I will simply refer to these as likely that each time they come to a they amount to $19.485, to which have to be Boards, and is one of the ablest as well as

perts are in our hands, and he is here by

person or attended to your written instruc Throughout these areas there is literally the basis on which I have formed a similar will have to pay a little raure, as I have seen added claims in course of settlement re most courageous of Chinese officials, and appointment to confirm what he has writ-roum for hundreds of mines, which will though modified opinion to that which Mr happen,

presenting a sum of about $48,000, some of tions, have experienced so much coura: the combination embraces practically the ten. Our will has been at work for some undoubtedly noner or later End uthers Haughton firal expressed to you, namely,

Me Becher said as nobody had asked which have been advised from agencies tesy and gracious consideration, increas voting power of six Boarda with a strong muntle and come conclusions have been than ourselves eager to develops them, and that you have an enormous supply of quartz him any questions be presumed the meet- since the report was printed. Un the whole, ingly respect and honour you. While the contingent of men of rank, including a con-

arrived at na to what it may do when wit is for you to consider to what extent you whish should keep hundreds of houd of ing had no apecial points on which they however, our losses for 1888 are very much sound of your horses' tread is still andible ou the road, wa blesatyou, siderable number who are very near the reach richer parts of the lude at depth. It will take advantage of your present over-stamps in profitabile operation, and when wished to hear any further details Hale, than at this time last year on 1867 ac- Sir, with the song of the Marquis of Loo Tarone. The opposition is to the Vicary must be remembered that the quartz put

once the fact of its improvement in depth supposed they had got quite unough from the count, and the decrease of fires on native La as well as to his railway, and it is prac through the mill was not mined for the ship and rights.

Apart from the great returns which any is confirmed by our next year's airing ux- communications ho had sent. Bir Brodie riska is a mattor for congratulation. Be festive and glad with his beauteous wife and tically a challenge thrown down to him, mill, but simply fogad in course of saplers angle gold in mine may bring by boat plorations the scale which Puujura mines had expressed most of his sentimenta in fore moving the sdoption of the roport This hale old mother. We are reminded which he will be obliged to accept, Astin, much of it being loose staff which hade exploitation you have at your m may assume need only be limited at your what he had said. Hothought he had con- shall be glad to answer the questions of any on this occasion of the sweet pear tree regards the railway itself, the toes on to be cleared away to expose the lode at mediate disposal large areas of mineral pleasure.

vinced the directors, as he hepeal to shareholders requirlag further information.

There being no questions, which it was to scoridors or berging, Pahau be only sewly lands, the vnife of which is already se-

As the result of a year's work the mino convince the shareholders, that they really that the Chinese Times considers that there been emerging from the condition of the cognized in Bagland. But I must call and mill have been brought to the present had a very valuable property. He had The Chairman moved the adoption of

little to regret in the check which it has

unknown portions of the Malay Peninsula; your attention to the fact that prompt state of improvement, which is as much as taken a very long time to convinen kimall. the report. received. It had undertaken not to come within the Just few months it has received action is necessary to maintain and avail could have been done under the circum. Ho said nothing daring the whole of last Mr Byramjoo seconded and the motion pete at all with the boat traffic for goods, or the protection of the British Government, suurealves of these possession have unly and appliances the mine, can supply a

With the present working staff year, as they would and if they looked back was carried. with the cart traffic, and not to carry tri-

Bir Kde proposed that the appointment to his letters. Be confined bimself simply bute-rice or any other cargo usually carried the attention of the English and American now permitted the secomplishment of what quantity of quartz far above the capacity by boats. Ita sarning power would have mining publia. Sir Cecil Smith, the should have been done with the first of of the mill, but unly from a depth of 3 been reduced the passenger trahe, for Governor of Singapore, in speech your resources la much to be regretted feet below water level. It is ascertained which the tarif would necessarily have been lately delivered alluded to Pahang an Whilst therefore I might be excused it in that the average of this quartz covers will high, and when the gratuitous conveyance the richest state which had come un-

the interests of the mine I treated the ing but not other costs with the present of the wealthy official passengers and their dor the Ang. The country is undoubs-undertaking as of but a year's standing plant, which cau trest but 300 tons per suites is added to the other restrictions, edly rich in Auriferous and Stanniferous am bound to accept the case as it is, and mouth and does not suit the class of are. it is pretty clear to be seen that the net deposits, and we are assured that Puniam hope to convince you that in spito of past Thas the monthly yield of bullion may revenge of the Trentelu-Tangchow line has the r putation of being one of the two misfortune the prospect of a bright future cover about as fourth of the present ex would have been of the most attenuated richest districts in this famous gold bearing is at hand.

penses when crushing on this low grade, description. One of the great motives of region. This has been the opinion of the the opposition to the line seems to be the Chinese for scores of years-it has not be advise you to continus in the conesu naw

Vader all circumstances it in my duty to while any task of rich ore will imprese the ratio, and we have every reason to ex- fear of displacing a large quantity of labour; the belief of a day or two. and the only remedy is to show by the mind you 'that our's was the leading Com.

We would re- well begun, from which tangible returzspect a general improvement of the average have already commenced to be realised grade in depth together with the certainty example of western countries that these pany of the state, that several others are Having paid so much for the almost in that ench rich shouts exist. The rat ol fears are groundless and that so far from now rapidly advancing, and that it will be evitable experience of pioneers, and now jest of every gull mine is of course to sink depriving the population of means of five-well for us to make an offort to maintain come to the turning point within meaanr. on the richest parts of the reef, but with lihood, railwaya bave multiplied these ex-

our position, and it is with confidence is distance of a fortunate goal, it would out any adequate machinery we are unable ceedingly.-N..0. Daily News.

that the directors appeal to you for be a pity indeed to let others who are now to make the necessary progresu. Having tands to carry OU an enderrak crowding into the field go in and win ing which promises so well. Now I befurs you. beg to propose the following resolution :-

I will now give you a brief account of creased to the sum of 8000,000 legalis our stand to-day. 1ent in the Colony of Hongkong by the

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FIRE ON BOARD THE S.S. BENLAWERS.

Firo was discovered to have broken out

in the hold of the 8.8. Benlaiters (which

was anchored in midstream) about seven

not recognised for some time. A man on

and at the present moment is attracting

That advores circumstances

atances.

to reporting things as they wout an ad was of Mr Holiday to the Consulting: Com- never very sanguine, and coldy nothing witte be confirmed, and that he, together for crisis, believing in the rule that a with Mesars Bottomley, Chator, Fuster minor should always be sure of what he is and dose, be elected to the Committen talking about. He could only congratulate for the ensuing year. them now on the state in which things are Mr Wicking Buconded and the motion at present, and assure them that as long was carried.

which could never be cut down because of the grace and goodness of him who enca lodged under its shade. And a fondly wish that, on some early day, your return to office may be playfully tack by the childron riding on bamboo horses as was i that of Kwok 'np

Accept, honoured Sir, these rude and inadequate words of ours which we offer with the greatest sincerity and respect, praying that peace and all happiness may ever attend you.

Leung Wan-bou Wong Tat-k'in as he was connected with them no effort Mr Dalrymple proposed that Mr F. Lan Kwok-talonng would be spared to bring them into a Henderson bu confirmed as auditor and Wong Teản-tong butter condition and make a paying that he and Mr G. B. Coxon hu re-elected Ho Kai

Wal Ting-tsun mine of it as soon as possible. He did not for the ensuing year. think ho cosid say anything more to them Mr George seconded and the motion was Wong Ui

Wai Man-kwong except to thank them for having given him carried.

The Chairman intimated that the bonus Lan Shai-Chek their confidence so far-(Applente.)

and dividend warrants would be ready to- Lo Man-

Taeung Ying-long Wong-Chin-ts'un

This terminated the meeting.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY: The half yearly meeting of the Hong.

La Hok-lam

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Lau Man-ping

Sata-toi

HONGKONG AND CHINA BAX÷RY Co., LIMITED got a will, which is practically only fit for kong and Waingoa Duck Courpany was The seventeenth ordinary general meet- Crushing samples, our next aim should be said this afternoon. Han J. But Irving ing of the shareholders of the sumigaty was Li Sek-tan to iueroase ita efficiency so as to obtain the presided, and there were also present: held at Mesra Lane, Crawford and Co's Ng Shan-yən

of

That the Capital of the Company be in-affairs at your gold and tin mines as they maximum medinte ud moderate ra: Pocanesker, E. La Woodin, St. C. Michael | Crawford (Chairman), E. L Wolia. Ch'an Kü-nin profil from its operations. Messre W. H. Forbes, T. E. Davies, L | to-day. There were present Messrs H. Li Te'eung-kti

The

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and M. G. Farlino.

Wai Shong

creation of 30,00 New Shares of $10 each.

At Sungie Bua you are aware Mr Scaife qurements to achieve the objects are: teen, N. A. Sieba, F. Ddwall, Hoa. B. Wotton, J. McCallum, H. & Derson, E. Wai Kwak-tung Subject to any direction to the contrary is employed with a small party of Uhinese completo set of pumping and winding ma- Layton, Directors; and Mr. D. Gillies, & Whealler,

The Chiruan said-The report and aowai

Wei Lin Manager; and Mesars o'clock yesterday morning, one of the ores that may be given by the Meeting sanation coolies, and that with these he has only onery, capable of operating two deep Socretary and observing smoke, issing from the main ing the increase of Capital, all Now Sharon den at work during the last for months, replace the woya pow in the rail nietis E. Stirp. F. 7. P. Fuator, J. M. B. Ma- counts you have read, and I supposes I nay, Wai Ping-chi

shall be offered to the Members in propor

I visited the district on my first arrival i tega duw raill. Further, chado, G. Marray Kain, H. Crawford, As usual, take them as read. The state- H. Rurmue, W. Legge, J. H. Cox, Ement of accounts, is pretty much the same hatch. The vessel is now lying at one of the tion to the existing Shares held by thom, Pahang, up to which time u work had been the addition of a set of rolls, some new cou- centrators and amalgamatoy which would Kowloon Wharves, and the hold contained and such offer shall be made by notice done on this half of your concessions multiply the nili-capacity three to our Georg, and F. Grimble, Shareholdern marca last year, but this year, we do not have U Kwok-oi.

The Chairman said The Report having the bought of so much being carries frut epecifying the number of Sharer to which and I have now just revisited the scene of some eight hundred tons of general cargo the Member is entitled and limiting a tame his labour, in which meantime I have had to more thus Bath and not been ute hands for acne time, I will, the previous year. The report, although Oh'an Waishi An econ at the fire was noticed a signal for within which the affer if not accepted will to leave him to his own retures. The Caney out with your permission, follow the netal atis-aliort, I have little to add for As stated assistance was run up, which, however, was bo deemed to be declined, and After the result of my second inspection is to enlarge in the staff will be nadssary to carry vu tom, and take it as read. It is a sans of there, everything it in good artfur, and we

Ch'an Men-Shing work on proposed improved scale, but both deep regret to the Dirsutors that on this are ready as any time to undertake a sunch

Man Shit fan expiration of auch time or on the receipt of and confirm the opinions expressed in my an intimation from the Member to whom roport on this district, given you on 28th at cost and working expense should be accusion they have a less favourable report larger business should we use the gone H. M. 8. Imperietise, was the first to nolice such notice is given that he declines to February last year, and this is in spite of falls compensated by improved ruturas.

Bio years past. The large reduction of so mall is dividends can early to affected. Pin Lia-t'i

U Saving it, and on giving the alarm a detecbarent accept the Shares offered, such Sharee shall the failure of Mr Scrife's endeavours to may be able to get the mining inchinery subrait to you then has been the case for fortune to receive it. The Company beitig Leung Shia-hong.

with but little delay in Singapore, but it be dealt with by the Directors in their full his sanguine expectations.

revenus is, in the opinion of the Directors, I don't think I have anything more to add, would be some mouths before the additiona of men with pumps was desgatobed discretion.

As I told you in the raport rotorrad i

due in a grest. mesatte to the enhanced but if anyone wishes to ask any questions tho to the mill could be completed. Meantime

Ch'an L-long from the "yosol, By, tlio time they had

freights prevailing in urope, which have shall be glad to answer them. called Tin wiving of this class is you will be happy to hear that Mr Jolly induced owners to withdraw a large num

Motion--I suppose the land of the Kt Fuk-wai got on beard the Benlauers the re bad tion? obtained a strong hold, and for a long Mr Georg said he had much pleasure in as a simple business undertaking than other gear, by help of which a start to sink the cloerly burns out by comparing the foreign down as worth.

industry which way be regarded far more contriving temporary pumping and winding ber of vessels from the Olina trade. This is Company is of greater value than you put it ang fong time-defied all efforts to extinguish it.sconding the resolution. At the same time wining, es on lodes Hardly any plant

"Angust shaft” la probably subady made.

tondage of the port for last year with that | The Chairman-Certainly, it must Meanwhile notice had been sent to the be thought it was but right to state that required and very little skilled labor; ospital The lateat assays to handle very good of the preceding one.

The tonnage in 1887 The price of land has fuoreased, Harbour Ofice, and Mir Sampson, who hate the aliarubolders that only those that ep- only being necessarily invested in the from vaine to the quartz, which was taken in apunted to 4,907,014 en against 4,500,000MP We tium-It has not beeti reveled! poned to be there, immediately sent for the peared on this register at certain dale of advances on labor and improvements of average bulk samples in the prospect toor in 1888, and as the decrease in confined The Chairman-No, it has not really been Blasting fire engine, which son taken to the would be entitled to sharea, and they ought property. A certain knowledge, however, ing levels, mathely from 18 dwt. Lo over an resepla en uyed in the real trade, ifrovalued, bat it mittat cessarily be worth steamer as quickly as possible. The men be allowed time to have their shares trans is indispensible of alluvial tin mining gen ounce of gold por bot. These are especially necessarily follows that we had fewer of more of the Government Brigade who went with ferred to their own names before the books erally, of such sa ia applicable to the Stzaile escouraging with reference to Kelem- them to deck and repair Moreover, wo Mr Wution-Should it not to revalued the fire-engine set to work to pour water vere closed.

The Chairman There is not The Chairmat said time would be givandeposits, and of the locality in particulas, pang, where I hope before long to open up. I haŭ no vesela in haud requiring, exten- into the steamers bod, and this was

to locate the mines in the richest and most shall be glad to give information od abfportant contitets to build, so that as com-

sive repairs, neither have we had any im- much of it to value. favorable sites and work them to the great special point of

Will any gentlemau second that resolu

continued for several hour before and discretion would also be used by the the fire was checked. Shortly after director. Some weeks would be given, two, the fire being even then burning sy three weeks, and during that time it was fiercely, two engizes" from the Naval Loped all the shares would be applied for. Yard came to give sosistance, and no Mr Goor said there were a lot of shares withstanding the snormous quantity of held outside the Colony and the he ders /water that was after this poured into the must have reasonable time.

hold it was not till past four o'clock," when the water in the bold had reached the height of about eighteen feet, that the fire was completely gut under The whole of the cargo was of course destroyed, what was not barnt being spoilt by water, hat the rease itself, axoop: some slight damage to the desk, easped oninjured. The cause of the fire unknown, but it is supposed that some of the conție angaged in the hold in the previous day bad, in smoking, let

also judgment and rough engineering skumw and important urino

at advantage, and lastly, but most im- postal point of inquiry at the forthcoming pled with recent years, we tory Wall portant, business aptitude and experience

to deal with the ustive and 'Chiasts workers

are indispensible qualifications of the tas ousefni manager of Straits tin mines.

The Chair We alall give them three

In the course of operations. It is any to

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Ch'euk-bin. Ku'au-shang. Chuk-k'si.

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Tait-abang. Wing-sheung. Chck-k'si.

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Ken Bok-line

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was passed

Mr. Wodia proposed the re-election of

Ku Bung-tak Mr Worton conded and the motion Trang Analo

hit terminated the meeting.

Wong

Mr Wetton-Sull, there is something The Obstrung-Wall it all be cu rallie

There being no further quusiious, The Chairman proposed the adoption of

Chan Tetong.

Lien shank.

Marr ling

4. Tak-hing!!

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Hok-ming.

alias Wan-hing,

Ping do Boi-chil

alier Sun-ting

Tofan-fong

alias Ut-k'z Trasalsted by JoHN CHALMERS, Hongkong, 14th February, 1818,

bay that the business of the pans ous faithfully,

has been somewhat abnormal. In the re- M. BECARE,

port yon will observe that after deducting Manager.

sundry charges the profit is: 385,066, 75, the report and accountant Ng Sai-shang, The Chairman-This in the most of Mr suficient for dividend of 5 me cont for Mr M-Callum seconded, and the oction Wag Chan-sh weeks Bocios, that is to say five weeks calculate the chances of profit or lans as soon the subject of the mines, if so geskene for inforos the payment of which has conlting commitive

Becher's last lattes and, while we are on the half year, but from this eam has to be was carried,

deducted the lar

large amount of $34,939 ba z Whealler proposed the re-ceutica of from now, and after that the directora will

extent and average richness of the deposit, will be glad to give informationen as a reliable knowledge is obtained of the hat Roy question to put to år Becker he

tax earnings, and us

Me Dobson solouds, and the motion Yung Hai-pon will be glad to give urine on the Chalreisel, sommended, ghost stresit was greed to. qu the conditions of labor and the facilities of employing water power,

* man, with the assistance of Mr Woodin, you in August last, the wisest dourne to With regard to the immediate fature of weat on to give the history of the tele parane, in the interest of the shareholders, Al Whaaller as auditor. Sangie Dus I am still sanguine that grams that had passed with London rela. 1is to continue to write down our overdraft. it may be profitably worked on the tive to the soiling of the Coa property until it is brought within remotable gum present plan, and will eventually broom. The deat telegram was Desire refusal psss. The stock of materiala on and has

their discretion. They have five weeks from the present date at least.

Mr Georg-The shareholders will have afficient time to look after their sharen 1

The Chairman-They will have three wesks to apply for their sharon,

Me Georg--I moan that suffolent time should be given to transfer,

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