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shall be offered to the phils including share- I had not; anak very far, about fifty fast, but baldern) in such manner sud stomach times and on aaoh conditious on the Board way deformitio."

Dr. NOBLE seconded. Carried not.com.

we had not come on any workable quarts yet Hs mid "You may have to sink half a dozen shafin and you will be very hunky then if you get any at that depth ?. So that our prospects are nei Ou the motion of Hon. C. P. CHATER, so bad. We have been working at some distanse conded by Mr. Da Poza, the following from the mine as you may soo. We did this not selation was unanimously confirmed:That only with the prospect of getting good stuff and Article No. VI. Subsection of the strengthening our calorops, but also because it Company's Articles of Association be altered is necessary as Company we should work as by inserting therein in lieu of the gares much as possible of our property. In this work $90,000," the figures $100,000," and in ilen we as spending a little money and necessarily of the Sigures 3,000 the @gures 10,000.** this money appear from time to time in the mo This concluded the business of the meeting. counts, and therefore lately they are heavier than they would be from Punjom mine in particular, but all these expanese are for a comparatively new mine, and Ba Mr Booher says, pioneering bas to be paid for, but I think there can be no doubt wa sro near the end of sur pioneering. Mr. Beohor is at home and no doubt now capital will soon be enlisted for oor work. In that case there is mo The third ordinary half-yearly meeting of saying, but what we may have a brilliant fature shareholders in the above Company was held before us. Beforo proposing the adoption of the at their offices, Hongkong, on the 5th report and soreants I shall be glad, as far as I inst. for the purpose of receiving the re-

o, to answer any questions which rosy be sakod. Mr.WOOLLEY-Tues in the report of Mr.Becher port of the Directors together with a state- ment of accounts to the 30th September 1888. that certain portions of our property bare been let There were prosent-Mr. W. G. Brodie (Chatrout an planting concessions? May I ask what

a) Hon. C. P. Chater, Messrs. T. E. Davies, W. H. Ray, E. L. Woodin, D. Gillies (Diree tors); F. Bedwell, D. Brandt. T. Fredericks, C. A. Ozorio, W. Logge. W. C. Marry K. Soares, E. B. Jover. E. J. Haghes, J. F. C. de Roza, A. Yockney, A. Woolley, E J. Cox

THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA SAMANTAN MINING: COMPANY,

LIMITED.

A. O'D. Gourdin (Becretary) duo

The following is the

REPORT.

condition and had them almost satirely erected; they are now in good working order, but no great a mount of stamping wargocomplished, as the manipula- tion of the ors required further additions to the machinery in use to bring out anything like the assay. valnes of the oren crushed.

Mr. Bachar la spdesing in London the seossary Vanura and other machinery wanted, and he is sino procuring all the Fauging machinery which is re- quired, and this will shortly be out and is position, and will enable us to proceed with the sinking of our shaft, whob in mention in abeyanow

SUNGRIE DEAT

the nature of the escussions and whether they are likely to bring in any revenue?

certainly. There is no doubt Mr. Bochor has The CBAKMAN-They will bring in cetenue, made such arrangements as actually been done

Mr. WOOLLEY-You do not know what has

The CHAIRMAN No, we have no particulara.. The arrangements were only made immediately before Mr. Becher went home. I should be

The CHAIRMAN-It in not advanced to the miners individually. It is advanced through the towkaya, that in, the headmen.

Mr. LEGGE-I know what towkay means.

to 0.

The CHAIRMAN Well, they are responsile Mr. LeerDo you think that is sufficiat

Dar working at funghie Danie now sąder the n-40curity P perintendance of an experienced ma, and prospecte there aro, reported to be promising. STEAM LAUNCH.

Unfortunately our wiern wheeler Sri Pahang wa jost in December last, canning muab ínconva: IEROD, The luguranos Companies have paid the $20,000

MAIL BUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

RRIATE FUND,

Mr. Brandt---understand, as far as I read, that you intend to go on working this tin con To balance on 30th Jan, 1880 cession energetically Padang

The GKLIBMAN Certainly.

-N.100 cm ra

AUGUST 10:1⁄2, 1984,

DHAPTER OF CHINESE HORRORS.

$1,100.600.00 A CASTORSE COURTROOM, EATING BAM00

MOUTH-BLAPPING AND ANKLE-SMASHING. HOW HEADS ARE UHOPPED OFF IN CHINA.

LEY ARRANGNMENT STER THE AUTHOR]

ME BRANDT Can you tell me how many By balance on Slat Becember 18854,800,000.00 miners there are at work on it ?

By amount transferred from proft and

Rosanesonat

TAS CHAIRMANAbout fifty. Mr. BRANDTla that a?? ?

The CHAIRMAN--That is mil at present ba out the men who has taken charge bar not been there much more than a mouth or perhaps two months. He only went after Mr. Booker ift. M. BRANDT-You intend to attract a good many thera PA

The CHAIRMAN—Yes, i good many.

Mr. Buasir¬The prospects are that there will be earnings from there soon, are they not f The CHAIRMAN-Cortainly there should be. Mr. BRANDTI understand that such work has very qaler returns? W

The CHAIRMAN Yea, there should be

quick to turns, Mr. Watson made very good returns out of his own work at this place and I think we should do well. If there are no further questiona I beg to move the adoption of the report and no- counts.

Mr DoDWELL. seconded. Carried unansmonėly

The meeting then forminated,

what has been used for the coolie houses!

100,000,00

$4,400,000.0

1.G. 13, Nowitz, Chief Nanagar,

A. W. MAPELAND, Chiat Acountant W. H. FORMS, H. L. DALITHérom, Direstora. 8. C. Micra MILANO YAŞ Hongkong, 7th August, 1899.

SUPREME COURT,

7th August.

amount of $76,000. He moved for town to eat

would mention here that his chort claimed for

Header, he warned. £ £ave looked uporabbed one of bin kases rigorously for a coupletion to some extent, may be ranked with the

being cruelly tortured. I havo atrod in the chamlion where human beings are slaughtered ilka pige; my boots have dripped with the blood of my fellow-creatures. I must dies memory with my pan. Therefore, gentle reader, unless your nerves are fairly strong, and your taste healthily gory, pass this latter by. Tarn rather to the haralsa ditorial

BALLWAYS IN CHINA. Amonget other things, his ankle bones bad been cracked by being hammered with a pleos of wood shaped like a child's crtokat. His torturan IMPORTANT MEMORIAL PROM, THE GOVER- ended for the moment white wore looking at

NOR OF KIANOSU, hira. Two attendante loonud, the coel, and 16 The Mercury of the 30th July anvan ta fell in heap. They rollal him off the chain day's native papara appicem importier nomo and set him on his feet. The moment they rial on the genation callways generally in let ro te saak liku a linli-filed sack. So they Chins by the Governor of this urinon. Th.. stretchol him out on the foor and each of them writer, who has evidently studd the ques of minutos. But it was no use, he was attarly other high Chiness offline who advocate the incapabh of even standing and had to be draggonera! introduction of the iron-horse inta red away. As we passed out, a woman was before Chine for both military and commercial rossCES. the magistrate, giving evidence. Her testimony. The memorial is a very formidable document in however, was either ast tran enough ar not length, and we must therefore in dealing with it, prompt enough, in the oflcist's pinion, for be entice ourselves to a sketch of its most valient had resurse to the truth-compeller," This is feature. The Governor of Kiungan, it would a pleasing little instrument reserved exclusively seem from his utterances, is driven to recogeita for the fair sex, shaped eriotly like the thick sols the importance of. China following the ovizpla of a Mimer, split on the sola part and fustored of all other civilized conatries, principally be at the heel. With this tie with received a cause be is afraid that in the grand mes Chlor slap across the month which rang out like a may be watatripped, if she does not keep up with pistol-slot

the times, and be deprived of some of her forri

The CHAIRMAN--We have all to security any one can obtain under the circumstances.

Mr. LEGGE Do you think it is a good security? The CHAIRMAN--It is fairly good. Mr. Laaer-We will pass that, then. I see in the sccounts pon state Manager at Farjon, 84,322,18. Do I understand that the Manager is owed that, or that it is in the hands of the Manager?

The CHAIRMAN-It is money in the hands of the Manager, as managar, not as en individual A Committon had been formed in London compound It might perhaps have been better pat as" here. They will go down by the vert steamer, leaving the widow absolutly belpless in respect the only piece of official apparatus, and bebind it {row the drying ground of a potter who lives Japan, which he says along with another

which is to boat $10,000,

for, which she was insured, and we bare now almost wait to be latbed now boat to replace her. The Capital of the Company has been increased by the immo of 20,000-tally paid-up tharen of $10, any $200,000.

LONDON COMMITTAR

of Mr. C. D Bottomley, Mr. F. D. Sassoon. Mein hand." It has been accounted for in sub

Alex. Malver. Mr. Adolf Andre, and the 'Senior Fartner of Mere. James Morrison & Co., to not for the Company in the sale of any portion of our 001- cassions which it may be thought adringble to die, norm.of, and Mr. Bechor, who is in Londoa, will ad- wise and work with them

Lazing Mr. Becher's absence, Mr. Jain Hardie,

a gentleman of mining experience in the Fat, bas boia appolzed Resident Manager at Panjna.

W. G. BRODIE, Chairmwa

====

Hengkong Bank, zod deponit Nachinery and plant, construction, build-

150,000.00

1ST APRIL, 1888, TO SÓTH ŠEPTENDER, 1888.

ASSETS.

Coet of patate,

inga at Punjom and Semantan...

Stemm-launch Sri Pahang......

Steam-anch Maude i

Steal lighter

Stamp mill plant

Saw ill plant.....

Water wheel

Instruments and tools at Funjom and 58-

Insatan...........

Furniture at office...

2,106.92

2,03.12 380.88

Furniture at mines and Bangbie Dua......................

-1,319.09

Stores and provisions...

Potty cash

Speale at mine

Opitim at mines...... Manager at Panjom.. Jama Morrison 2. Co. Sundry debtora ......................

Baskuse

3.13.29

quent accounta

Mr. Leger We have no subsequent accounts. The CHAIGNAN-I may inform you-

seat account.

The CHAIRMAN Certainly, I have said so. Mr. LEGGE That is all I wanted to know.

117.08 your question P

Our CARMAN-Then why do you repeat M. Lucer-Because no answer was given to

104.96

34.80 it the Brst time.. 4,228.18

The CHAIBRA-It was most distinolly

1,807 32 Abowered; as atraightforwardly answered as ... Ít 148,es could possibly be.

LIABILITIES.

399, 750.00 3469.40

45.00

By mispenae scout-

By capital

By Syme & Co...........

Balance due at mines.....

Call to be refunded........

By Hongkong Bank current accopint.....

By accounts payable.....

· Mr. LEDGE—I suppose it is fair to ask why the

The CHATEMAN-Were you not here when I explained that at the beginning of the meeting ?

Mr. LEGGE-I was.

"

however.

no satisfactorily P

The CHAIRMAN—lu about`a month or a month and half.

Mr. BRANDT--Sufficient to load the ship! The Carman-Well, that depends on size of the ship.

Mr. BRANDT That is very satisfactory. suppose you will be able to get a vessel.

The CHAIRMAN-YES.

The meeting then ferminsterl.

ING CORPORATION.

the

The following is the forty-eighth report of The CHAIRMAN--Then I can say no more the Court of Directors to the ordinary half than that. We are powerless have to compel yearly general meeting of shareholders to be I men to do their duties in Fazjom. It fakos a 16.19

considerable time here to communiste with held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday 3,409,40

15.00 them if anything is wrong with the acccante- the 24th Augnai, st nou :- Home | sometimes a couple of moątkis. $106,671.99 Mr. LEGOR-Quito right, but this is nie Banking Corporation.

months.

nther

It was in Cantau, city like no other Chinese IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

city I have seen, a colnesal human ant-hill, an endless labyrinth of strests a dozen fest wide BEFORE ME. FIELDING CLARKS,

and a soere high, crowded from daylight to dark

It is only fair to add that the Chinese havatories, if she lags behind hoe sighbours in ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

with a double stream of men and women, emctly they aw far from adhering to it. By Chinese ations of the Russian railway constructors on her

a. Hort of rational theory of torture, although offsusive and defensive preparations. The oper TAM KWAN CRE €. Yau Mi Ho like the double stream between an aut-hill and a law no prisoner can be punished until he has North-western frontier, and the fears of aggra In this suit Mr. B. Robinson made an ex parte areas. All this mones of humanity is presided confessed his guilt... Therefors thay first provesion when that power completes the grooved Trans- motional behalf of the defondant to set aside an order of the court and vary the certificate of over by the most foreigner-hating Viceroy in him galty and than torture him until he con- Siberian project are put forward by him at an the Registrar accordingly.

Chine, and therefore it may be imagined what fesses the accuracy of their vordiat. The more serly stage of his memorials making reso Mr. Robinson said by this order Tam Asun is the temper of the populace, especially as the you refact on this logic the more surprising it why Catus should here a long railway in her booomas Te assist in its comprehension I pro. northern territory. He points out, with truth THE DARVEL BAY TRADING COM be indebted to the estate of Tsu Aohol to the Flowery Kingdom,

of whom his client was the widow, was declared to Cantonese are the most turbulent people of the enred, by the aid of the Conan and a omple and fores, that wher the Trans-Siberian rail- of dollars, a complete st of instruments of way te duished it will be very easy matter FANT, LIMITED-

azide that order bessuse of serious mistakes in it. During the day the streets of Canton are in torture-light bamboo, heavy bamboo, ankle for Russian troops to be transported from one The statutory mosting of the above Company Theaction aroseout of the administration of a will, somi-obasarity, as they are alused in at the top emisher, month-slapper, thumb-squecer, and point to arother, and he instances the Amour

aundry others.

provicces as parts then in vital need of pre was held at the office of the General Managers The original plaintiff and defendant being the be broad strips of cisth and long advertising It is, however, the last act of the theams of bection by Chize if China wishes to retain Messrs. Reuter, Brockelmann & Co.) Queen's eventore. The testator died in January 1870, agent for the half year ending th September, 18988,

The directors have zew the pleasure to subrait the glad if I could give you r further information Rosd, Hongkong, on the 8th August. "Thers and prohata was obtained by the original plain treamere; butst night they are so blank as Tar. Chinese justice that is the great revelation. Ithem. He is in favour of a main time Eron Is will be seen that our outlay in working Account will then be placed in your hands.

but, doubt es we shall have some soon and it wors present cars. H, Heyn (Chairman) E. tiff and defendant in the present suit, the pro- torns. Public safety and order are supposed to smilined to think that nobody can olsin ta Tiantain to Shan-hai kwam, which is exactly wit Anunta to $14,434.18, the sum of $12,406.30.

Chinesscharacter who has not. witnesseds Chinas advics have adrnoated. He also adrises, an ex- beng disbursed at Sungbio Dun, mostly in noracers to Mr. Lade-I think it is hardly worth white,C. Wileng, F. Dodwell (Directors). O. Brandt, F.perty being sworn under 877,000. The next be preserved by cocasional posts of solliers, with have an adequate and surate appreciation of all strategists who have giroa China gratuitons Papp, R. Fuhrmannin. F. Hohnks, and C.point he would call his lordship's attention to enllation of weapons and instruments of tor Miners, and in stores and provisions for them, narly seeing how far back those scoonnis go, Klagemann.

execution. This is not difficult to do at Canton. tension from this line to Ha-lung-king, or the and one varg material to his aliens, although the hung up outside to strike terror into the the the Canton river swarme with phates, and 4 moor region with branch lines to Kirin, and all of which we expect will be zerazered out of their September 1998, to ask many questions about

The CHAIRMAN said-Gontlomon, this is the it had been overlooked hitherto, WAB that carnings.

During the six months much work was amplish the report or figure, still I may nak was or statutory meeting of the Darrel Bay Trading In September 1870 over one-third of that villy-disposed. But, as may be imagined. crime when thean gentry are caught they generally get Ning-kata. Thoadvantages of tapping the vast short shrift. A few bambooinge, to bagin with, but almost nakdown, rescoes of the distast ed in opening up the mire at Penjom, sada number two questions. In the second paragraph of Compaay, held in accordano with the Ordin-ostato was cold. It also appianod from the of every kind is rife in Canton, and so bad is the then several months in prison and it is not provinces of Yunnan and Kincoh are pointed of drifis from the shaft worn driven, in some of which the report it in stated that the outlay

suce of 1865. I have only to tell you that-all Registrar's certificate that there was a mort reputation of the place that vary often a servant necessary to explain what a Chinese prison font and the Governor thinks a railway should errouraging prospects were found. Work has since in the working account amounts to $14,424.19, the shares have been applied for and allotted. gage of $20,000, which, with the interest, was from other part of China, travelling with his with lille to eat and a stiff course of torture, and be run through these regions He slaa advies hean commenced at several outlying points at a dia. the Burs of $12,408.90, having been din tance from where the reef appeared, sul fair samples buried at Sunghie Dus, mostly in advances If any one has any questions to ask I shall be the pail of. An arrangement was then made master, will rather forfeit his situation than thon one fino morning a short sharp shock? at the consienation of a branch line to Kaldja. Ea of quarts have been obtained,

And where the orimo is, the exention-ground. If you care to peompany further revenda the ultimate extension of Mr. Bosher found the stampa in pivery inefient to minors and in stores and provitious to the very glad to answer thom; if not, therals no far. I between the original pisintiff and defendant that acosmpany bis thoro.

ther business to by transacted,"

one should manage the property at Hoiping in there is the punishment too. It by no means me there, I will try to place the sanne before you, the line in South-westerly direction to nearly all of which it is expected will be raṀ

Mr. BRANDTIs the werk going on entis-China and the other this in Hongkong, and he fallows in China that the person punished is the The execution is fixed for half-past four, no at Kashgar. He then proceeds to soak of the covered. I should like to know whether this faetorily P money has been advanced to the miners with or ) without mecarity.

The CHAIZHANThe reports that come from sabsistence money and for the maintenace of criminal, but there is enough cruelty in Canton four the guide cemee for an at Shamoon, the importazes of being able to transport troops to glut an Alva Respect for the reseros of an Foreiga Quarter of Canton, and our chairs sarry quickly into these revious and dilates upon the Captain Rothbart are satisfactory, but they one of the children whe resided sutirely in Hong-ccasional forsignar causes a good deal of it to as rapidly through the adgy alleys of the native advantage which it would be to have s now fald cannot show anything for their work yet be kong for ten years and was educated there he hid, and the spectacle of a man hung up in a city. Until we get close to the spot there is no to which the people could heart from the cause they had frst to build the coolie houses. Another point is wished to draw bis lordship'a page to sisire to death in public is not a doze sigu of anything unusual There saddenir wo more congested province, by which their own They have out roads through the woods, but attention to war that the account books

But I ran into a jammed crowd at the end of a long position would be improved, and by the cultiva and particularly arrow street. The chair tien of large tracts, at proesnt neproductive, most of the wood has been end for coolie of Tam Asun were in the possession of mon one there as it is in other narie. houses, boats, &e. The amount of timber we bava plaintiff. This was supported by the affidavit of thinks I can describe enough to satisfy you

Mr. Johnson, who was at that time solicitor for The magistrate sat in lis Yamen disrensing enoties, however, plunge straight into it and it the country rendered as much richer. He sho at present amounts to 250 tona or 8,500 feet.

Mr. BRANDT That in for shipment, boyond the defendant, and also by the evidence of Tans Justice. He was a bonerotant looking man of gives way before us till we are brought up by a points to the importance of improving the masts Ayan who swore that he handed these books to perlings forty, with an intellectual forehead and huge pair of wooden gates goarded by a little of communication botes the capital, Peking, The CHAIRMAN Yes, sacceding to the last Tam Ke Ping in 1876 The next point, follow- euermaus pair of specioler a glanced up group of soldiers. To bear those men talk you and the Southern provin, and states that avery. at ne na we entered, visibly annoyed at the in would suppose that they would die then and there day thepresent rente by arocksand canals is becomi Ing a chronological sequence of the principal trusion and hardly rotuming our salutating rather than lat as pass, but, the production of ing mors neked up and insuficient, and ka new they have that ready for shipment.

MT. BRANDT-I suppose that a shipment erents in the case, was the appointment of a Chi But as we were under the wir of cimsal for a couple of teu oout pieces works a miracle and farther thinks that a line along the Yaugh

ne e gentleman as receiver in 189). From that whom Chiness oficialdon has no terrore what they open the rates for us, vaiuly trying to stop should be a matter for futurs consideration. Re my be exported to arrive shortly?

The CHAIRMAN Yes There has been some date, till 1835 nothing further was done andver, a fact of which the Cantante subcrition the rash of nativos that follows us in and carries giver a fairly correct history of railway develop diffealty in obtaining poulies. We had chalisa if, se was contended, there had, bena lachen on his heve kad repeated a periures, we made purssives as befers it right into the middle of the open ment in other countries mentioning that rail. engaged for shipment, but some of them have not olient side, he could only reply that the other quite at home. There was little of the pomp et space. It is a bare piece of ground. fifty yards rays were first tried in Barland, where he says gone to Darrel Bay, but have remained bore. side had been equally guilty. In July, 1885, the Western law in the scene before us. The magis long by a dozen wide, between two houses, whose their general adoption was slow, and had Besides that wo thought of sending 50 coolies original defendant died and the whole of his me by the Memnon, but she left before they arrived merande and booke were-sized by the plaintiff,t's own obair, draped with red cloth movered blank walls hom it in on three sides. To-day it to overcome prejudices. He then passes with itscriptions in large characters, was almost is the erasation-ground; yesterday and tomor to the rapid slaides of the iron-horse of proving anything. About that time the pre- Mr. BRANDT Captain Rothbart has not en sent defondant becoming dissatisfied with her were grouped half a dozer of the big rad pro there. There is no platform, no reped-off space, insignifionat catey, Turkey, is far before China station ambrellas of which every. Chinese nothing but this bare bit of dirty ground so inmeans of rapid communication. He then touches countered any diffien ties? Everything is going solicitor zufortunately changed them, patting foil is so proud. Before him was a large open prawdad with Chinese that we are forced into the upon the very practical point as to how Chisa

her affairs in the haude of Mosers, Densys and The CHAIRMAN-Yes. in does not complain Moop. These gentlemen had naturally note and a motley crowd, in which the most middle, not more than four feet from ghatever is to raise the pecuniary wherewithal for the M.LEGI su only dealing with the preof anything; on the oogtrary, be somers that intricate knowledge of the facts of the case conspicuous figure were the filthy blackguards is to take place. It is to use to try to gut enterprises. He introduced it with a neat lis from the beginning which were the posses bustess is to clear a way before their master iu

in red bats, known as "Yamen-runnern." whose further off-here we are and here we must stop. ding at the grasping of foreign financiers in er money is in hand, in proof of

The CHAIRMAN-We are entisfied that the well satisfied with the Government there.

Suddhaly the gates are thrown open again, acting eight or ten per cent. from China for lon Mr. Brand--Have yon any idea when wasion of Mr. Johnson, and hence when Mr. the streets and do anything else that he wish sad dcomed by a bowl of dought from the whereas they could only get three par con i st which we

Brereton, who was instructed, by thom, moved Lave subsequent accouata in our possession expect the first shipment of timber here!

The CHAIRNAN-We have been trying to the Court to set seide the order, the Chiefwn to the administration of torture. The crowd a strange and ghuaily procession comes home. Is thinks that this alone should catre It is merely a balance in hand, auch abaya vortal, to avoid chartering one, but Justice overruled him and confirmed the carti- busily, while seroral persoas before him gibbled making a fine pretence of clearing the way.tal to build her railways. Hertrongly advocate

magistenta hizusallat perfectly silent writing tumbling in. First a few ragamuffin soldiers, China to panse before she resorts to foreign capi cashier might have. We have to sand at have not sacceeded yet. I suppose we shall have deste. There was again a change of solicitors all at the same time. These work persauddly Thon & file of coolice carrying the victims in that they should be constructed with native Becker $5,000 at a time. We have to Ed to charter a Teel unises we get ona very soon. in September 1867, when Mr. Webber took up the plaintiff, the defendant, and the polioston. small shallow baskets sing to bamboo poles, ospital, of which he thinks there is sufficient to 35,000.00 guard with it and it would be very expensive

to send remittances overy week to place which presents the arrival of the theber shortly?.

Mr. BEANU That is the only reason that the matter and be storially, samsted the cam After a while the magistrate interrupted one of As so sa aach pair reach the midle of the carry out the work by legroos. That this

by taking the evidence of the accountant. Mr. 35,681.91 is so hard to roach. The Government provides 18,005.43

The CHAINAN Yes, we aball charter a Brereton again more the Court upon this the speakers with a monosyllabis spoken in a low space they stoop and pitch their living burden money could be obtained in the country he thinks, a guard for which we have to pay..

tons without even raising his head, but the effect out and run off. The prisonsra ara chained and that native spitalist would subscribe to 1,000.00

steamer if we do not get one very shortly. affidavit and upon the question of maintenanos was ongical. The trend fall hooks, sut, out of hand and foot and are perfectly helplase. The railway enterprise is shown by the liberality of M: LEGGE-1 will thank you to give a stenight. 433.07

Mr. BEARDT-When will you have sufficient but his application was dismissed. 2,33,57 forward answer to a straightforward question.

timber ready to ship?

His Lordship suid surely there must be a limit the little group in front of the chair wrung his exemtuner stands by and paints out where the support which they bars given to the Chine 14691 Tie CHAIRMAN-1 haze given you that.

to these applications. They could not go on ap could realize what had happened, balf a dozen pairs exactly like any

bands and heared a theatrical sigh. Before we each hod is to be dumped. He is dressed Merchants Steam Navigation Company. He Mr. Lucar-Ie the moucy in the manager's

ccolta presant, farther arges as an argument in favour of the plying over and over again. bands?

of very willing hands were helping him to let down without any badge of office whatever. The condoption of railways, that the Chinese were st Mr. Robinson said he was now applying his trousera, and when this was accomplished to damned mon have saoh a long folded piece of Arst upgoed in skamera and talographs, which different and stronger grounds to those on which the satisfaction of everybody he laid himself face paper is a split bamboo stuck into their pigtail; have now been firmly establiated, and with great the former applications were made. The applica Ition of Mr. Brereton had been refused on the downwards on the floor. Then one of the "razpon which is written their orine and the war and important advantages to the country.

In concluding his memorial he adds that he nars stepped forward with the bamboo, a strip rant of axovation. One after another they ar grounds hid down it the case of Earl of Bath of this toughest of plants, three fest long, two rive and are alung out. Will the procession not in farbar of telegraphs, railway, sad Earl of Bradford. Vesey. Sen. 625., where it was held that where judgment had boon givon the inches wide, and half sa inch thick Squatting never and 7 how many can there be this is more steamers when he was an ofles! in Toking, bab Court would not open up a ess, areas if errors by the side of the victim and holding the bamboo than we bargained for. At last over the hands after coming out of the raptal he has found that were afterwards defected, if the applicant would perfectly horizantal close to the flesh, he began of the crowd we as the hate of two petty man the constraction of railways is of argout in

to rain light blows co the men's butlooks. At during, and behind them the gates are shut, portance. get no benefit therefrom. The present caso warst tho. performagge looked like a fares, the The tale of men is fifteen, and the executioner $106,71.90 report only carries us down to September. 1888 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. different. He (Mr. Robinson) based his applicablowe were so light and the receiver of them so has arrmged them in two rowe, about two yards

THE ASCENT TO LAOKAY. tion on mistakes which had not been discovered indifferent. But as the shower of tape continued apart and all fang one way. All except one until the prosent year and which would materially with Teonotonous persistence I bathunght me of som perfectly callous, and he had probably beari

The Courrier d'Haiphong of the 6th Augut alter the case of the widow, if rectified. The most serious mistakes occurred in items 1, 2, 3 the old fendish torture of driving a mau mad by drugged with opium, a luat privilege which the publishes a detailed account compiled from the and 4 of the certificate. In the first iton thore letting a drop of water fall every minute on his prisoner's friends can always obtain by bribery log book, of the recent seat to Lwokay by was an maission of 32,573 The next item to machina-lika rap-tap-tap, zap-tap-tap, a deep chat, with the spectators, and one man was whao! steamor. The Loney left. Hanoi at 6.30 shaved head. After a few more minutes of the. They exchange remarks, some of them evidently Musers Marty and d'Abbadie's little stern- which he would call attention was the selling of part of the property for 199,000. Portion of groan broke from the prisoner's lips. I walked carried in singing and kept up his strain almost moo the 7th Jalg. having on board M. this was used to pay off the mortgage of 820,000 to look at him and saw that his flesh was blasto the list: The oxentinors there are now Abbadia, fr. Friogurt, Commandant Grégoire, To the Proprietore of the Hongkong & Shanghai and interest thereon and the remaining with blood, and whores at first he had lain quiet up his trousers and sleeves and deliberately by a captain of the same nationality named A-Ka under the fogging. Then it became congested two of them-atap forward. The youngar tucks M. Repton, and an Anuazite crew commanded 88,00) was disbursed to pay the debts of the ter- of his own accord, nor a dizen mon were holding selects a sword from several lying close by, while Arrived at Vietri at 8 pm. 8th July. -—--Lafte GENTLEMEN,The Directors have now to submittator. The plaintiff himself admitted that the him tight. The crowd gazed at him with broad the other, an elder han, collects the strips of 5 am, arrived at Ten-bai at 10.30 pm. The CHAZAMAN-That is very true, but there and balance sheet for the half-year ending With June, defendant had paid all debts and funeral ex-price on their faces, breaking out from time paper into a sheaf and lays them on one side. Jaly.Laft Yon-bai at 10a.m. and short

to you a Conseil Stutoreak of the satin of the Bank' was the issue of new capital and the work bere, 1939.

penses of the testator. The next point he would 2018 for which fresh men would have had to be

[to time to suppeonard Hi-yah" as he Then he places himself behind the front after ascended the Thack-tach rapid. Hers non raros for that mora. Izolding 50,874.57 refer to was the reduction in the amount of writhed in special pain or fried out in agony, mats of the nearest row and takes him by the commonoad the diffealtian. The venant dec engaged if the work was to be completed in the balance brought forward from last secount, after pay 13,330.60s, so the sorts were postponed, that is ing a charge dedesing Interest paid and one, as taken to refer to the years from 1870 to 1879 sntinued, the man who wielded the baraboo pitt and stards at the left of the kneeling aan. at a rate of three or four matron & Record. rents rosived. The figures given had been And all this time the ceaseless slower of slow shoulders. The younger, man walks forward Fuccessively to Eve rapida where the current rat the work of preparing them for the auditar was making provision for bad sed combiful account, where they referred to the years 1876 to 1870ting not a particle suora force into the last strokeThe fatal moment has come. There is an inst-These were 12,409.20 postponed.

amount to $770,088.14, of which, after taking out res

the rapids of Thack-boï-ooi. Mr. Lzaai-You way that very likely ispriation 3767,388.14

masoration to directors, there remains for appro. only. He (Mr. Robinson could prove that from than into the first. At length be magistrato ant's bah and avery one of the two ora of Thack-van-cai, Thack-maci-ci, Thack-bon, and

1870-to-1876-no-xhe took place in the venti two or two and a half months we shall get the From this sam, the directers recommend the par while from 1876 to 7580 there was a rapid rise. dropped another word and the torture steppod as condemned men behind twists his head round Thack-dos. Having vermounted them the accounts for Jane.

most of a dividend of ans Dand and ter killing If they took the year 1976 as a basis for the saddenly as it had begun, the prisoner was Kfted and cranes bis ueak to see. I will not attempt Laskey arrived at 5 p.m. below the rapid of parare, which will absorb 1100,000,

The differencs in Exchange between a fd, the ritents it would renee this item by about $19,000 bis feet and led across the court to lean against to describe the amotions of such a moment the Thanh-hat, which was examined with a view to most vital matter to his client. Then there the wall. For obvious reasons he could not be horror, the swtal repulsion, the wish that yon ending it next day, 10th July-Out

"accommodated with a chair."

had never come, the sickening fear that you will of the shallowness of the wotor and the strength Thanext person to be called tip was a policeman. be splashed with the blood, and yet the holpless of the warrent, which had increased, it was decid the magistrate put a question or two to him and fascination that keeps pour eyes gined to every e to ascend the rapid by the assistance of a listened pationbly for a while to his rambling detail. The knife is raised. It les short broad tow-line. The Commandant at Las sent coolle ind effusive replies. Then se before the fatal bladed, two-handed sword, weighted at the back and a calian rope, and at 3.15 8.m. a start was moodyllable dropped from his lips. With the and evidatly as sharp as rasor

mado. The two frat steps had been ascended For a second it is poised in the air, as the and at 9,50 the vessel was before the third and greatest promptitudo the poliorman prepared His Lordship asid he did not quite follow mell, usumed the regulation attitude and the executioner takes aim. Thon it falls, Thore in mort. difficult; when the 70s broka and the The Hon. J. Bali-Irving having cosigned on leaving Mr. Bobinson on this question of maintenance. dagellation boger again. But I noticed that no great apparent effort. It simply falls, and vessel's stora touched a bank of end the Colony, the Directors bar bed the Hon. J He was patisted on the question of rents and is zouded Altarther different front moreover sperus to fall slowly. But when it being swang round by the current the gronnit Mr. T. B. Davien to fill the mat rated by Mr. Knewick to join the Board: the Dizoniors also invited mistakes which were apparent on the face of the before, anch sherpes and shriller, like wood comes to the man's neck it does not stop. It keeps t

At this timo the water was falling 2,951.62 time? I do not went actual details-roughly. f. Hotlonley. Bath these appointment requiredeal with matters not apparent on the face of Aash. So I draw near to eximine. Baze snough, right through the flesh and you are only recalled off. A rope wax passed to the shore. but order, but he was not satisfied so to his power to alios apen wood, rather than would falling upon on falling. With ghastly slowness it passes ranidly and it was impossible to get har confirmation at blaia wiecking. The CHAIRMAN-For the half year ending Mr. 2 Jackson med vid Moleen, who { 17.29 Margh something less than the half year for Office on fai Jass in place of Mr.

there was a vital difference The policeman had from your momentary stapor when the beat the current was so strong that to do this 44942 which you have the figures, was disbursed signed. Mr. John Valter sammad charge of the that there should be some allowance made for the aus of wax, and on this the blows fell, taking for (notion of a second two dazzling jets of the water had fallen ställ lower and it was im Mr. Bebinson said thore could be no doubt attached a small piece of word to his leg by springs forward and rollover and over, while coorpied overal hours, and who it was finished. 390,00 About $35,000 has been spent out of 3200,000.

Shanghai Branch on les May in place of Mc. 6, 150.00

Mr, LEGGE Did you say just now in sponk in the management in London.

Cameron, who will be coolated with Mr Jackans child who had lived and be educated in Hangs more effect upon his person than if they had scarlet bood burst out and fall in a graceful carve possible to pull her off the bank. The water oon

Long Taking his ten years' living there, at a bren, delivered on the sole of $148,218,64ing to the secretary that part of this was spent

book. The to the gronod. Then the great rush of blood, tinued falling, and there was nothing left to be Tusetts | in a new launch ?.

most moderate rate; it would amount to $3,000 teand was perfectie transparent--everybody in comas sel floods the spot. As soon as the blow dous but to wait for freshet, whick came ou The CHAIRMAN-- YO

He trusted also on re-gozuideration big Lordship. the room, including themagistrata bfmself, much has fallen the second executioner pitches the the 18th, after eight days' weary waiting". While wunld see his way to allow for the maintenance se known what was her paning, Thes another body forward with a loud "Hoagh," it furables the vessel was aground Dr. From t | of different members of the family on their visits seonliarity of Chinese justice is evidently that in a sbacelesa herp, and from every throat goes to return to his duties, and Commandant Gra

to Hongkong.

panishment of au crdieary offender is one up a lord "Ho," sxpressive of pleasure and goire, who was stok, returced to Huasi in a sam Hie Lordship said with regard to the boy, of thing, while that of an erring oloial is quiet approval of the stroke.

paa 18th July,The water ross rapidly, but | course if he were maintainad and educated there

shother. I learned that the policeman was But there is no cause, theexecutionereteps over it was night before the vessel flosted, and the should be an allowance, but with respect to the ordered to be bambooed for not bringing in the corpe to the front man in the second rank, current was so strong that the cables parted and vite of the other members of the family hepchener whom the tang israda bad ordered him the knife rises again, it falls, another bead roll she slid over the bar and fall without receiving $-. did not see how any allowane could ba waño 7,500,000.00 Mr. Robinson aid the other items to which toproduse. When theskampunishment was over away, mother double burst of his follows it, any damage into the pool below. 10th July 4,300,000.00 be wished to call bin Tardship's attention were thing and reared his daties about the court. shouts "Hough and the crowd, shouta Ho the Lackay put on all steam, and passed up the hejnepod briskly to his foot, adjusted him the headliss body is aboved forward, the assistant The water had risen to three metros. At 9 am, 250,000.00 an advance at time of the marriage of two of the younger sons; a large item for repairs and

While we had been watobing the process of Two men are dead. Then the headsnn steps rapid, arriving at 1 p.m. off the village of Tesi

*There 58,950,090.62 insurance, st allowance for houses unlet and an eating bamboo far different punishments back to be second man of the front row and the but, Lam.)-20th July--Left at 1 pm.

was a constant suocession of rapids, and the were going on in another part of the court-room, operation is repeated. allowance, for payment of testators' debts..

His Lordship granted a rule nisi, bet said he noticed by us. The bamboo is not so varg Two things strike you the brutal matter-of. navigation was diftoalt. The rapids were pass- thought Mr. Robinsou should pay the costs far removed from still axlent civilised deter-fect-ness of the whole performance, and the axed as fallows Thank chot 1.30: Thack-ng-col, mat methods, but what"wma" now before us ra- traordinary case with which a human head can be 220; Thack-van-lah. 3.00; Thank-you-buob. when the other side appeared to show cause

alled the most brutal ages. In one corner a chopped off. As a whole it is precisely like a $15 (violent currunt); Thack-roa 5.00 (strong Mr. Robinson said he would advies bis dient man had boon find hand and foot on a small bench drove of piss driven into the shambles and stuck currant): Thack-ion, 6.00, the last being the to do so.

the length of his back, in such a manner that his and in detail it fiores no more difficult most ditioult of nil. At 615 the steamer an body was bont as far back as it could possibly be than spilling a tarnip with a carring knife or ebored below Bas-ha. 21st July.—Left at 5 am. retched in the form of a circle, ha back roating lapping off a thistle with cane. Chop, chop, The Thack-ban rapid was passed at 7 am : at on the flat at of the bench and his arma and shop, the heads roll off ons after the other in 7.30 arrived at Bao-ha. Left again at 11. The legs fastened to the four tags. Then the whole as many seconde. When the seventh man is rooks

MOTO · RÉWÉPORE › and tha fair, man and bench, had been filled forward reached, either because the knite is blanted or difficulties increased, although the tur. 41ibrested upon two feet and upon the man's the executioner misses his blow, the nook is only rent was not running so strongly. Other CHINESE CHARACTERISTICE. two knesa, almost falling over-simçut but not cut half through. Hat still he does not stop. He rapida were passed as follows-Tosok-be at quite The position of the miserable wretch cones qu'ekly back, takes another knife, passes 13.30, Thack-ouy, 1.15 (violent rout) Thank TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY PRES"

was as grotesque na it was exquisitely painfu), ci to the next man, and only comes back to finish van, 2.14, Thack-thon, 4 30. Arrived ab. Phu-lo DEAR BB-The author of the papers on a hands and feet were bins, his eyes pretended, the wretced seventh when all the other heals at 3 pm Julyftar leaving Pha-lo at "Chinese Characteristics," so appourlog in the mouth gapel convulsively like's dying ish, ere lying in bloody pools in front of the shoulder 30 m. a secession of repids was mat where NC Daily News, and some of which I note you and he had evidently been in that position to which carried them a few moments before. And the current was very strong. At noon. ascend- 923,453.33 occasionally reprint, is very clever and emusling that he was on the eve of losing conscious every mat has watched the death of all those in ing Thock-he rapid, where he pass is very nar 107,460.04 ing writer, no doubt. He is also a good observer. And he was apparently forgotium A front of bus with a horrid animal-like curiosi, row, the stammer grounded on a sand bank, but af kuman natore, doubtless, but may be be a far boys stood gasing at him open-mouthed, and then, beat his own, neck to the knife. The got eff easily, and having issuaded the back. $120.010.440.25 Christian He does not seem to heed in the least but nobody sise paid any more teation to place is ankle-deep in biool, the spectators are can chiah rapid, anchored et p.m. in sight of the mying about the beam and the moto Is him than if he had been a piece of furniture. yelling with delight and frenzy, the heads are Lackay, but too late to reach the town, 29rd there, for instanou, not enough absance of sin. This was bough for my companions and they like bowl on a green, the horrible helios July. The currant had at no period of the sarity in Europeans? Are we less conventions; left the room. But how is the Western world to bodies are lying all about in ghastly grotesque voyage been so strong team had been in our talk, g., to unereloome visitors, grooting know what the Celestial Empire really is unless attitude, the ozecutioner is soarlst to the knoos kapt up constantly, for sixteen days, and the them with apparent cordiality while wighing to pople are willing to see and hear of its inno-and his hands are dripping. Take my word for day was passed in cleaning, the boilor in peder is,cod.co be relieved of their presence. The whole series merable horrors? The atterly mistakimitation it that by this titus you are fouling very sick to obtain a good head of steam for the of articles aremas peronted by spirit of unfair of China which is so wide-spremt at home is due Fortunately you are hot stained long. The next day to reach Inokay. 24th July.--At 6 400,000.00 news to Chinese, which sun only be explained | in great part, to this very nawillingnate to look | momsat, loat head is of the oreerd is gone the vassal passed the rapid one kilomètre by the msajimption that the author. has never | straight in the face what French writer has with rush, except a score of arabins who begin below Lackay and at 9 a., anchored off the critically observed Europeans of Americans. He si wall oniled the "rotien East.

skylarking with the bodies and pushing each town, amidet the cheers of all the French resid evidently does not know the characteristics of In another corner så uafortunate gresture other into the blood. The bodies are thrown onte, who had gathered on the river bank, and his hyn nation or he could uerer write in such was undergoing the punishment called bacel infu a pond and the heade are plastered up in to the great Funder of the Chinthe Com

satiaded way about the Chinese Finallying on chains. a thin strong ord had been big earthsowaro jars and stacked up with those madent Vimard, in command at Luokay, gave a 307-32 is there not a want of sharity and of easier fastened to his thumb and great toos and passed already mind the wall of this potter's fald... I breakfast in honour of the erent, and in the tion in the author having thought fe to pablish over a hook mi an spright post. Then by pall had a few minutes conversation with the ex- evening a dinner was given on board the stORDER, such papers in China, where a good number of ing it rettetently he is of course lifted off the soutioner afterwards. Decapitation, he told me, which was illuminated. There were also illu Chinese gentlemen cannot help bearing about ground, hia kuses: being, the lowest part of big was ant pocupation of bis family, it is minations on shore. 25th July-Left Laokay them I hope the author will make some amenda body. Under them all chalu, with sharp only a perquisite. But the burns le not what at 12.30 pa, at 9p. passed hu-lo, and at 48,876.67 by instituting an antinged comparison between | "ped kinky, bad werd besa colled in a drel, nk it was. Formerly be used to get two dollarna rired at Eno-hon at 5p.m/28th July. Left at Chinese and Wasters, criticising our own - gdy ubor oodle a rope on the desk. The cardhood for dl be out off; now, he only gets Sity, 6 m, and at 8p.az, arrived at Lam. 27th July, tiona az olcsely and severely as be ona the nativen und them beon slackando fill the whole weight of outs. Its hardly worth while chopping wou Laft at 6.9 m, passed Whack-hed at: 7.50, - 725,938.67 whom wo Ive--I remain, dear Sir, the man rusted upon his icou and bir katse heads of si that rate. But then it doesn't take arrived at Yen-halar noon, left against. 3. p.m.

yours very truly,

Sammadde vested upon the chain. The process seamy simple very long. Would I buy his sword P. Certainly, and arrived at Khem Khé at 7 pm. 28th July.— *3779,088.14

JUDÉK bat the result is awful And this man had been | Niña dollaries

↑ Loft ut 7 am, arrived at Vietri at noon, left at HERBY NORMAN. 1.30p.m., and arrived at Hanoist b p.m.

WORKING ACCOUNT,

To belance Jan: scoopsh

To einend head office, seat and

To salarios at

office expenses at Hongkong and Fanjom

To legal exposed, appears

To disbursemente stean-launches Sri Pa

3 .. 102,583.1

10.00

7,

To hebursemente tin concession

To exchange...

739,42

To transport maahinory and stores

1,508 20

hang and Maude, and agencias at Kunk Lamper and Pekan

4,913,30

To tonds and bridgoa, mining exploitationa

and explorations

Ta botel and travelling exponies.......

To stamp millworking Beconat

To water supply..

· police

To labour account

To gold concentrmina ...

In Transport of doglian

To plank and wood servant

To abipment of ore to San Francisco

To frowood and charcoal son

To general and swaying arpama

To Royalty Sultan of Pahang.......

To tradway account.........

Te debursements stamp mill, machinery

and plant

To dan and water expply

To commissio

To compensation

To auditors' Zone

By earnings alema-launch ôri Pokerp....

My interest

By Sealer few.......

Balaen

L. & O. E.

The CHATEMAN-I do not think there is any doubt about i

2,78147

Mr. LEGE-That is a little stronger, $44,45 491,60

The CHAIRMAN-The accounts are in band 138.78 now-for March at any rate. 206.48 Mr. LEGGE-Well we will come down to the 1,031.72 present day

We have a new capital of 8200.000 which has been absoribed for and paid for I 225.00 believe Y

15.77 The CHAIRMAN-Yes, all but $683.

247,00

217. Mr. Luson-May I ask what disposition

344.59 has been made of the new capital at the prese

225.

612 80

will do.

1,033,39 Mr. LEGGE—What has been done with the

$59.07 $20,000 for insurance?

84.25

146,682.29 The CHAIRMAN-It has been credited to the

NoBonet, of course.

$140,228.64

4. O'D. GOURDIN, Sacretary.

Hongkong, and Angust, 1880,

· Mr. LEGGE—As ̈fer`nɛ you know then at the present moment we have about $160,000 or

·3170,000-left?A

The CHAIRMAN-Yo

The CHAIRMAx-Perfectly trus

Mr. LEGG Is it true that letters or BODA-

munications are frequently dealt with before ar tan members of the Board have seen them?

· The CHAIRMAN-I am not aware of it. Mr. LEGGS-I understand such is the com mon belief.

The CHAIRMAN mid-Gentleman, I suposarkings of the concern, is it true that certain Mr. LaosComing to the more intimate we may take this report sa read. The directors mambors of the Board had not seen the printed would have wished to have placed these figures notice which I received through the post until before you some time ago, but so far as the 10 they received it through the pot? counts were soncerned, things were not in a good stato when Mr. Becher got to Panjem and part of his duties, besides bis professional duties, was to get these accounts de p and a very hand duty it was to him. Sinos he took them in hand he has buen able to send as-is fact wo got them some months ago the soconuts which are now before you. These might have been presented to you then but there intervened the proessity of issning now share capital and this need a good deal of work in the oflos here That again, I may say,cased a couple of months' further, delay than would otherwise have hap paned. Mr. Becher has since been able to for ward that department vary considerably and the accounts there are now in very much better order, and I may tell you that the next balf-yearly 'so counts will be very likely in your hands two to three months from to-day. The current BOOGERfs are coming to hand and it is very unlikely indeed that you will have any further experience of this

The CHAIRMAN may tell you that official lettare addressed by Mr. Becher to Hongkong are opened in presnos of all the directors who care to sea them. They ire never opoged antil they come.

Mr. LEGGE-Is it a fact, or a misstatement on the part of the public, that telegram always or frequently some mutilated ♬

· “a ke CHAIRMAN-They bave done so twice. one?

Mr. Leas-Can they be interpreted by any

The Chairman--Certainly not.

Mr. LEGGE What do you do with them ! The CHAIRMAN We keep them. You can

kind. I need surosly go farther into particnee them if you care to. If there is anything lars pu the state of things in Pavjo than is in the telegrams worth knowing, I dare say you premented in this report and we may be know it we con as say one also.

at which the Dividend in doclared, and B. bid., the

frate of the day. amounts to $191,780.82.

They recommend transforming $100,000, to the Credit or Bare Fund, which will then stand at $1,400,000. Proft and Loza Acccant.

The Balance of $2,807.39 to be carried to Now

DIGICTORS.

Those who

was the claim for visintenaTOS. were living at Hoi Ping olsimed for rasintenance and surely they had a right to claim the same Hongkong. Moreover one of the younger abdran for the best part of ten years had live at the family house in Hongkong.

of the London the deeres.

AUDITORI, M The wonents have bean audited by the. Han, Phineas Byrie and Mr. Tuliactor RendersII.

W. H. FORBES, Chairman

Hongkong, Bil August, 1968.

ABSTRAỰT OF ASENTs and Liabilities, 3TH JUNE, 1880. TABILIZING

Paid-up capital Marine insurance sccount Resetre and Deposits Notesin circulation...$ 5,928,397.90 83,880,629,42

Bitla payable.including drafts on Lon

doo Bankers and short sight drawings on London offon against hille reorita ablo and ballien shipments). Profit and loss account...

Cash

vetmanis, vi

16,109,307, 49 772 088.14

$120,019,448.25

£100,000 21 pm onut, Consols... £180,0002 per cent. Inilan Govern-[·

ment sterling lown....

The shore lodged with the Hank of

Engiand as special London LeMe 2,560,540.54 Re:8,000,000, Indian 4

per cent, Gort, loan, 2,125,545,94

Hills dishaunted, loans and oredita.............. Bills receivable Bank premises. Dend stock

ta disgotora......

10,885,025.5

1,736,496.48

47,621,960, 02

see from the report that has been put Mr. LEGGE-Ton used the word "probably " in your hands. Unfortunately you only very often in the course of your sides. Of course

Profit and Loss ACCOUNT, WTH JUNE, 1898. received it today, as it only mached here I understand that it is a matter of probability Tu sants written, off-Gentes tipo

Dr. 48 hours ago, but probably most of you had whether things turn out rightly or wrongly. time to read it being coming here. It gives us whather successfully or unsuccessfully, but wach 70 dividend count £1 10s. per share good deal of informationes to the present position references as you made to the Australian en-To dividend adjustment account i-Dit.

on 60,000 shares-£90,000 at 4s. 6d. of the anairs at the misses and shows a very fair gineer you met the other day, and ou condition of things. There has been a great deal to things being very probable. I think wo of underground work going on at Panjom. They may put on the other side have driven there 1300 than 1,000 feet of drifis very improbable. I tatak it would be better

ference in mohange between da. Od., the mata at whick the dividend te deḍarad;

es being and le. Ojd., the current rate of the day 191,.

a may be on from the plan kera. They have only to give facte instead of probabilition only gone 50 feet in depth but there was no reason

why we should not meet at that dapch with rouli

The CHAIRMAT is matter of opinica.

Mr. BRANDY-May I ask you, Mr. Chairman,

To reserve landed 100,000.00

To balance carried forward, to nexé half-,

. YORK

of rains and at different places we have had whether the tin mining has produced any mara really very good prospects. We might have gone inge for the present balf-year I underland desper down, at the same time, if we had had the that the returns in this department are unally By balance of anticided prodie, let machinery, and we can only say that by driving every quick,

much as we have wo have a good deal of informa

tion now and it is very probable indeed that when

© we do sink, we shall know where to sink; sad that

The CHAIRMAN-We hope so.

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- is worth a good deal of money. A few days ago. no sottal earnings?

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The CHAIRMAN-There are some, but not very

has been through Fakang, and I mid that we important.

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3772,088.14

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