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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO.

TELLERS.IN

AMERICAN AND TTALIAN MARBLE

AND HONGKONG GRANITE. CEMETERY MEMORIALS. Dasigns and Peless on application.

NOW LEADY.

O, 47, QUENN'A BOLD CENTOLL (2857

THE

IRECTORY BRONICLE AND DIRECTOR

FOR

THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDY, JUNE 418, 199),

THE RAUÐ AUSTRALIAN GOLD prospect of floating soother Company would but even if the declelun to tara the Mount and daughter. He borrowed money from

AMINING CO., LIMITED, “ Cabar Singh at this rate of 10 per centr be rather remcte $300,000 would be reustin Hotel into barracks be adhered to wo month witanes was so preced that he had to

The following is the annual report quired to dover the parcha of the property do not think residents in the neighbourhooday this high rate Cabar Singh red lim

The Directors have to plegance to present bore and a further 8100,000 for furniture, stock, will find the conditions of life rendered and so be lid to go into the Boskruptcy Court,

He had paid sums each wook to a creuiter who with the Balison theck and Proof, and Ice and working orpital, making a total of much less agreeable by the neighbourhood had sed in, for the purpose of postponing count for the year ending 31st March, 1892, the $400,000, on which lith or no recurt of the soldier. Simla survives as a perfect the case from week to week. The compratore Singapore connats drporated therein having could be lonked for. The hotel could not be social contre though the soldier lives at to the Naval Tard, she paid witness his ealy, toen closed on 28th February zura efficiently worked than it has been by Jalegh, Mussoorie exlets though Landora lent hun money at the rate of 180 per cent, Various schemes for obtaining natiereed gold per annum and deduated the leterost from bla emit have engegal, the careful attention of both the present propriotors, Em it is understood is close by it, and a great social catastrophe salary. In this way from $20 to 280 a month the Brisbane and Singapore Boards, and it lets been that they have only suceded in making it need pot odeur because our countrymen in lund besa dednoted. The Naval authorities digially decided to add 40 stazipers to the present just know of this system. Nine of the creditere aller, the whele plant to be worked by electricity To provide funds for tile expenditure ou pits cover working expenses in the necessary the army come in some proportion to Vicbelonged to the Asiatic Artillery Hu poceoung, che 104100 unistied, contributing share allowance for depreciation and it may be toria Penk

were offered for aule by loader, and realised average price of carly 191, 7d, or a premium of takon for granted that if they had bean

posed to pay is creditors $40 month until 50 par cont of the deble had been paid; it wald difflonizier and he exeacted's trust ded; but all these sreditors had been paid

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA INDO CHINA.making large, profits they would not have The steamer Glengarry, from Middlesbro take four years to do that. In 1889 he wait 9. Di per share,

STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA, SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &., &,

WITH WHICH APE INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY

AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST OR THE FAR EAST. FOR

1897..

THE THTY-EIFER ANNUAL Idade, which will be found, as hitherto, more full and accurate than its pradecessore..

Royal Oclave-Complete with MansandPlans pp. 1,340, 57. Directory only, pp. 872, $3.50.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTADLI 3030 A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OF AURATED WATER FACTORY is titted with the bust Buglish Machinery, eploying the latest improvements in the trado.

The Purest Ingraouls only are used; and the niest Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throughout.

London, are Straite, left Singapore for this part yesterday afternoon.

To-dry being the thiness Midsummer Fasti is obrerved as a haildas at the Kowicon Customs establishment,

booa desirous of selling the property. A public company would drofore have small

The ateamer Suitsney, from Caloutta and chance of earning dividads, and as shares | Struits, left Slugapore for this port yesterday are generally valued in the market novordan.. ing to the dividends and or expected the stock of the Company sauld necessarily stand at a heavy discont. It is of little use trying to import philanthropie con sideratione into public company mutters, and in the present case the philanthropic feelings of the investing public would er tainly not be stirred on behalf of the small

and opulent pootion of the community who can afford to live at Mount Austin while their less fortunate foller colonists have to bene the best below. the property is to be by any means saved for civilian an aliye supposing the military authcritics willing to forego their largoin-it seems to na it must be principally by the efforts of the small and opulent action already re ferred to. If they are prepared to put up $400,000 and to run the datel on cooperative or club lines possibly the thing might be done; but we fear their opulence will be found to fall rather short of compliance. with that requirement

It may be interesting at the present time to The Water usol is proved by repeated glauco at the movement which has been Analyses lo be Absulately Pure.

For COAST Ponts, Wutors are paolted and phabad on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packogas znd- Emption when received in good order.

going on for many years it for placing the English soldier in a better position to stand tropical climates by Lanting him on the higher grounds in India and the colonies. The terrible death and sekacss rates of the troops in the West and Test Indies in past Compterfoil Order Books applied sa ad times has been the driving force moving the plieron

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Our Registered Telegraphio Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,” And all signed message's addressed thus will

receive prompt attention.

The following is List of Waters always

kept realy in Stook

PURE ARRATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER

BARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that eppour to have been used for any other purpose then that of containing Aorated Waters, as such Bottles are never ised again by ns.

authorities in this matter. In India Tonbur

in the Hills north of Eayrah was the first place in the Himalayas oceupied by the soldier. This nas about 1830. Simla entoe ialo our hands in the later Thirties," and with it came Kassovlis, Sabathoo, and Dagshai The annexation of the Punjab brought Murree, and eventually Dalhousie and Dharmsala, and of later years the long

Surgeon Colonel Bratt har kindly consented, if a class of at least twelve can be formed, to deliver a course of fous of five bactures to gentlemen upon ambulanss treatwout and 9.15 pm at the Monat Austi Hotel Smoking guitary questions, on te sching a wok, at will be allowed. Gentiomer desiring join the abova cipes are requested to communicate with Mr. H. E. Felicek at the Mount Austin Hotel or at 19, Bank Buildings, carly as possible.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, SUPPLIED TO THE " DAILY PEEJN"" |

LONDON, 1st June.

THE NEW BELGIAN CHINESE LOAN

The amount of the Chine loan now being mixed in Higium is £3,500,000. The syndicate receives the orelusive privilege of furushing tailway material and supplying engineers for building the important Lucs in future,

JAPAN

THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND..

York A despatch from Honelalu to New York states that the Hawaiiau Gorerament has not fed the Japanese Minister that it will not recode from its position on the Japanese Emi- grativa question.

THE NEW JAPANESE LOAN, The new Japanese loan was covered several times an hour after its ice in London at 1 per cent. premiumi, v

FROM TONZIN PAPERS_ INCREASE OF THE GERMAN ARTILLERY.

PABI, 27th May. The Reichstag has voted the second reading of a credit of 30 millions for artillery.

OPENING OF THE VEST RIVER. We bare zocoived from the Colonial Sears targ's in a copy of the following telegram which has been received from Her Majesty's

In accordance with this Articles of Association, al the Directors Mer De Burgh Terme Robert Philp George Federick Sect, and James I'myth, And the Auditor, Mr. T. A. Bond, relife, but are eligible for reelection, and offer themselves, no wordingly

will devolve upon the meeting to the Auditor's reneration

(Signed)

DE BURGH PERSE

Chairman

rushing. It was thought at fret that then I 1,000ft, we shall be able to work a good ertent were two distinct lodes running parpiled to each of it from this shaft, as a depth of between ether, but absagnant explerations has proved it i 4001k, and 300ft

This has been kept going full time during the year, 14,0961 tons have bean crushed, boing 1955 tons more then during the year pravions This is entirely due to having railway transport to the raill.

to be ons great fode, which carries fair gold all When the above sinking is completed, and through Ne stoping has been done in this orosents driven to this lede, there will be a very loyal for 300 feet. In the foes of the drive, the large osserva of ere available in these lovele. lode is a good deal broken up. There is about BATTERY. 90 Test et arushing stuff, which carries very fair gold. Near the face of this drive, crosspuls were put in both east and west to test the country, that cast was put in 49 feat nothing an get in it, except plenty of retarthat to the woit was put in 26 fest, 20 feet of this being in quarte louders and hooks of quartz the face of the drive being in sloan country,

I am now extending the main loval and shall did not consider it advisable to go further. continue to do soprog

Several short grossouts have been put through the lode, and a drive 150 feet long driven on the west side of it, showing good gold the whels distance.

The main lerot going south has been extended 369 feet, making the total distanse from tho crosscut 5704 foot. The whole distance has beon in a lode from 13 feet to 15 feet wide, and carrica good gold the whole way. The only work done over the book of this lovet for tho last 400 feet is to bring in the leading store for about 200 fect of backs available for stoping over the part of the level, it ling under the highest part of the hill.

This average per ton is also better by 2 dwts. 11+ gs. from the differant mines during the your

The following is the number of tons crushed

Bukit Koman

Baub Hole, No. 9 Bhaft Western Lado

..

10,9431 toza,

1,569 1,584

Total Tons

14,096) giving a total yield of 8,659 ozs 16 dusts, 12 gre, of melted gold, being an average of 12 dầu. 131 grs. per ton.

The number of toss ernshed since the Com-" pary started work is 14354, yielding 29,214.oz. 8 dwts. 0 grs, of soulle gold.

The cost of orushing during to your under review is 81.23 per ton, and the cost of transport

went down and Lolost all his moboy.ad got BANCE SHEET TOOTH YEAR ENDING Ile Maud, 1897 the purpose of ventilation. There are now, from the different mines to the mill $0.15,

¡~" (Ineseparating Stogrpore Balazoto 28th Feb,, 1817.).

·AADILITIES. Stat Merch, 1897- To capital 200,000 are

El each

The examination was closed, C. A Sousa was the nost debtor.: examined. He also is a writer in the Naval Yard, being in the same offee as Barretto, the last named labtor. Witness said he had been so the rat Tard twelve years. Unfors that he was a stack. and share broker on his own account Hie salary was NOW. 590. When he was a broker be made $300 or $400 a month, but the markot into debt. When lie went to the Naval Yard be oved from $1,700 to $1,800. He bought shares ne su investment, not as a speculation, and he borrowest money upon llum. His pro father, whoso doble due to money loan asuiz- sent difficulty was caused by the death of bis thou witness had to pay. That was in 1690, and the amount was over $30 He pall lose. debts by Farrowing other money. His total debts were now 86,852,59, which was practically all horrowed money. He had also borrowed to $300 irom the Ngral Yard compradora, to whom. ho gavo premissory nolo for $600. Of this thero was owing $480. Money lending was not allowed in the Naval Yard, and it was dono without the knowledge of the authorities,

His Lordship said the authorities would know of the practice now.

Trom unished that, 10,000

Kurs at £hich

200,000.00.

10,000, Ø1Ø ̄

190.000 0 0 Vivalled capital de 140,000

abures at de, 2d. por share, 43, 180.18

dry creditors

divide is

Tn unpaid

Drikans

Brisbane No ikiend auct Sings pers

Bingapore

proat and les

Coatinuing witness said he had orioned $1,235 Frors Mir. Guides to pay off his India reditors, who charged $120 to $180 per ontlet Marsh, 1867,

per annum.

The oxamination was closed.

By mining propeity (aomlar]) By whinery By plant.

By tools, implementą, & stores By railway.

Dybalaga asia și Equit, hoppos

By tomber

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting

meeting of the Sonitary Board was held yesterday afternoon them were also present-Hon. F. H. May Acting Colonial Surgeon) presided and (Captain: Superintendent of Police), Hou Cheatham toting Director of Pablin Works, Dr. Chark (Medical Officer of Health). ME N J: Ede, and AT: H. McCallum (Secretary)

MINTIES,

The JM Atkinsony f

The inutes of the previous zesting, voro read and confirmed

R

PLAGUE IN BOMBAY From the 2nd April to 4th May, inclusive, thero were 383 cases of plague in Bombay aud mburbs and 311 deathe, a rang

PEAGUE IN AMOX, the follow

ing telegram which he had received from the British Consul of Amoy Bubonic plague. broken out at Ameyl Gardner."

The following minutes were appended. MY EDR Vessels coming from Amoy should certainly all be inspected immediately But is it necessary to proclaim it an infested part in order to do this?

The Medical Offer Health Recommend

3y faraiture-Singapore and

· Baub

47 10 316 3 0.

Istimate that there is an average height of 130 foot of backs available for storing, extending the whole length of this loyol, about 1,039) feat; about one-fifth of this has been worked out. Taking the average width of orushing stuff as 12 feel 180, fort, and deducting ono-Efth as 146,668 68 being worked out, gives 92,597 tous of crashing 540 76 stuff available over the bank of this level at the

45 148 presint time. 7:18 0

7,862 40 2001.17 11 £167;2:1113

E

making the total goat of treating the ore from the time of leaving the mines $1.36 per ten,

Boreral attempts have been made to indaca parties to undertake the tranment of the tail. iugs from the mill, but so far without suocess. Inteference to extension of crushing msobinery, I have nothing to add to my leat year's report in fast, I am more convinced than aver that. what I then recommended was the right 'thing' to do. It is much to he regretted Bust other opinions have been obtained. I think share. holders hardly realise the magnitude of the pro- porty they are dealing with, Thera in one thing certain, that is this property is to ws more that Borntched during the lifetime of the youngest shareholder, it will have to be worked on a more extensiro scale than has yet been thought of.

The accompanying logitudinal plan of the Laser will give abareholders some slight idea, of the great extent of land that has not yet bon even tonohet, and also the small extent that has been worked of that opened up.

Both faoss of the level are being extended in good payable ory, the lodo in the north face being fully 30 ft. wide, and the south face 14 ft. The latter bes 2 miles and the formor 3 miles to go before arriving at the boundary. Every foot along the bottom of this level carries pay able goli. Af the data of my last report, the whait had been sok 108ft. below the 146 ft invol; preparation was then being man to cut the 121,864 170 Plat, and drive to cut the lode at 100 It. Balow £6,769 80

the No. I level. The fode was met with at 20 I also savlogo working placis of the different ft. in from the shaft, and the foot-wall reached esations of the minos, made up to date. 1,182.0

at 31: ft. Where cut, the lode was 12 ft. wide ・・・・ RAILWAY, in the back, sur 14 ft. in the bottom of the isvel, the whole width currying good payable gold. Drives were then started both north and south on the course of the ledo, that going north is now in 81 ft. from the crossoul, and carries good regablo gold all the way; the lode is evid The following table will show the cost of and wall defined the whole way, most is now ? ft. | mining, ora-raising, transport, and crushing wide in the face, and making widor..

$

335 00

27 3:0

305 11-0

....179 15 0

* 13,092. 7.5, By estimated value of 26th riding, vii.

---15931 018, fròng 2,230 ters of stan 26,00380 By hakanes to trodit of No. 3 divband Decount--

By balance to oredit of old dividend account.

Sisgagno By cash balance.

Singapoto

Baute

Brine

13.3 11a

In the love going south there is about 4 ft 759 186 of mullock on the footwall side of the lode, which is being out over the mullook up as it 4719carris no golt; outside of this, on the banging side of the lude, is from 8 ft to 10 ft. of quarte, which carries good payable gold all through This level is in 101 ft, from the prossent, and 5,762 18 all quartz broken from Korn has been sent to

the mill. £57,32111 The footwall of the lode is clean and well delued, and has a nies soft fumu betwoon it. 4 and the lode, It is one of the most permanent looking lodes I have ever soon, nod looks as if it would continge as far as we like to follow it. The Inte is very hard and solid and Chinese mixers can only make slow progress with tho work. Book drille would effect a great saving in time in working this ground.

To directors and auditors feet, salarice,"

1 March, 187, PROFIT AND Ivo

longce and interest

To wages and expenser at

Raub, inchadling cost, uf Singapore olice, and

irector fes

To stores, truly,

-Tu Cuel

To tumbje

line of military station on the Murree, Minister at Peking regarding the opening of the Governor in Council to proclaim the To depreciation.

the West Ilireren

Abbottabad Road, which now literally ris tles with English soldier Nynse Taal and Chinese Govornout opening West River Darjeeling are also implant stations, bet and Forts June 3r Until Consular Officers the soldier's friend," Lord Narin Orare appointed at New Ports, Consul Brenan MAGDALA, by the opening up of the large is in charge of West Rivor question- stations of Reneo-Est and Chakrata, MACDONALD.”.

conferred azt be on the scldiers serving in Bergal. The same chier de veloped Fachinari in the Central Pro vinices. Wellington in the Madras Nilchirris is also au imperlar military hill. siztion. All these stations are from 6,000 to 7,000 feet high and u-day one-third of the English troops in India are in the Himalayas er Nilghir, and the number is being constantly incremad. In Mauritius place to Curepipe, and the sea-level garrison A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. of Port Louis has been reduced to a mini- znam. In the West Indies the name of THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Sir WILLIAM Goma remains as a historic Hongkong. 14th Aprfi, 1897.

29 Landmark, inasmuch as by the occupation of the station of Nevuute be removed the English soldier to the mountains and

XOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

SUPREME COURT.

3rd Jusse.

IN BANKRUPTCY

BEFORE SI JOHN CARRINGTON (CHIEF JUSTICE)

port of Amuy as a place infected with plague, Medical buspection will then follow."

Tho Captain Superintendent of Polico

F

d.

emonts 15,163.12. J

2.10)

1,683

497 18

-18,058 17. 8

Marinery and plat Burling

Bailway and grarti hopper

gapore)

To dividends

No. 2 dividend old, pers

· No. 13 dividend of la per

baru

9,505 06

and the Acting Director of Public Worksture (Rash and bin agreed with those mitatus.

In answer u. 6 PRESIDENT the SECRETARY said there was no lotter from the Governsient giving particulare of the outbreak.

The PRESIDENT thought it would be vel to uscartzin, the extent of the outbreak beforo taking tags, The Fort Medical Officer in the Toate dom.... meantime could be instructed to "keep a dose. look out on ships coming from Amoy.

Tho suggestion was agreed to.

THE REMOVAL OF INFECTED PERSONE The Medien Officer of Health wrote Boggsting that in accordance with by-law. 19 of the re by-laws made under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, the Banitary Based TUBLIC EXAMINATION OF "DEBTONS; "

shond appoint the Civil Hospital and the E. E. da Silva came up for his public ex- Kentsdytown Hospital as places to which amination.

officers of the Board may remove parena suer. conducted the examinar Bryk Daphne in Berghinlarin

stated by Mr. Dennys appeared for Indiontagious disease as may be from time to time

par, or sack other epidemie, endemicall creditor and Mr HW Looker also re- daly notified in the Government Güzelte

TED PRESIDENT proposed that the sugges Presantel-creditors.

The debtor was called and, in answer to Mr. Bing he adopted Brass Sheplurai, said he was a clark in the

The resulation was carried, China Sugar Refinery, Linked, East Point. stary was $150 a spouth und lie bid Lecaivod Fut the work ended and the coresponding He had held the position for twelve rear. His

MORTALITY STATISTICS. was 17.6, against 27.5 for the that sals pince 1884. He had no property

latter mit of 1891, when his first wife became the earresponding period of that your children. He brst got inti di culties in the May the death rate was 16.5 us against 299 for ill and afterwards died; thus a varred debts The Board Lejonened until next Thursday

ADJOURNMENT CA and borrowed money to pay them off. Hiz

He week after considering in private the states wife was ill for about even months. borrowed further szins to pay of the fuss for 1593, loans and interest. Captain O'Keefe lent aim S60, the security, being a joint pro- missory note, which witness and a Mr. Herd signed. This was friendly an Wituess received $140 and Mir Herd received. $160 Mr. Hord ad not repaid the $160)

1st April, 1897. by talarca down y gold accent

Nat proces of 5,858 oz. of gold fr

14,096 tent al mape (including value

of 20th crushing, Ti8., 1,834 ozaj froom. 72,939 tone of stone), uller: payment of

1,079

14,230 00

2,301 17 11 £38,308 5.7

z d

·4;250 101 1

17

Royalty, ost of tarit, insurance, c. 31,067

150 120 By raas Feed

£36,208 $7. By tainnce down

£2,367 17 11

This has continued to work in a most satin- tastory manner during the year, and has proved one of the best investments the Company aver made, in fact it would have been impossible to. oral the quantity of stuff we have without it.

for the year- Labour and European supervision Frowood

Oil and Lighting Merry Wear and fear, molading shoes, dies,

creens, liners, oto Sandrics...

Total cost of Crushing .. finuinge from miles to will Cost of raising ore...

$0.49 0

5016

100%

6:09

13:04

3:05

$1.23 30

16:00

-5,23 00

$6.61.90 The whole of this has been charged to work. ing expenses..

All improvements, development work and ad- difion to machinery, have been paid for out of the earnings of the mine..iy

In addition to this, 135,000 tons of ure have

I have started to sink a winzo tó évások. the No. 1 and 2 levels, 150 fl. sath in the No. 1been added to the reserve. This could have book

·level.

mide much larger if there had been any nos

Taking the average width of the lode besity to do so. tween the two levels at 10ft, by the depth The whole of the machinery is in first-class 100 by the length of Icde proved in No. 1 working order, antailed statements of which, to lovel, given about 74,4 tons as the one soul.gether with stock sheets, you will find attached. able between these two levels at the present

ELECTRIC INSTALLATION,

timo, and as these levels can be extended in- All the monessary surrays; "lovela, sud-gang- definitely, it is difficult to place a limit on the inge for this works have been completed, annaber of tons available. In making up this together with plane and specifications, which calculation I have made no allowance for these been sent to the Tirantors. I And from. Header formation in the engine-shaft, but, as ofors mailo by manufacturers, that the installa

bou can be put it for fully 20 per cent. less than tl belt of leader country is several foot wide and carries some very good gold, the tonnage the estimate given in my lust annual report

now 10 it I have the honour to be, geutlowen, yone obe available here is considerable. double-acting steam pump bus been placed in diant servant,

Wm. BIBBX the shaft to replace the former ono. Daring the monster it has taken this pump all it could

Manager: lo te koop the mine free of water, the pump making from 30 to 40 strokes per minute, raising the water 220 ft. to the Adit.

SAJPPING·KÁZORTS.

Doring the months of November and De

The Chinese stearner rafung from Shang- bi 20th May, hnd thick fog as far as Turnabout. cember, over 13/20 of the ore crushed came from Bukit Koman, principally from the Tland; thence fair with squnds and light &W. different, drives, fàs, average, being “our le wad, dwis pur son. As the quantity crushed wal The British steamer Hong Leong, from 2,407 tons I think this a finir lest of its value. Singapore 28th May, had light 8.W. wind and It is my intention during the present your the clear weather throughout the passage start two new engine shafts, the on Bukit lang. 110.15 E, from New York for Hongkong to sink the main shaft another 100 ft., and to May 31st spoke Bidston Hill, in lat: 10.11 N. Jolt Ketshif about 1,500 ft. north of present 102 days out. shaft, one about the same distence south ou the sont slope of Bukit Koman. Those shafte will eventually he connected with the presvut Bakit Kona werking. As the old nativa distance, I have every reason to believe the lode will be continuous al

USLY comment oss volating to thrnovs columns greatly reduced the sidness of the troops, beyond his salary. Ho Judan seila and five week of last year, and for the week onded the steady improvement in the prospects of the workings ara continuas over the whole of this

should be addrevood 10 TE DITOR.

Correspondents niant forward thesername and addig with consticatione addressed to the Elfor, an

for publication, but as aidence of peod faith.

suite of the paper only.

Were it not for the weessity of keeping English troops as a fil-means of in-

A letter for publiation should be written en ontaining order near the arge Indian cities fully one balf or more of the troops there would be in the Hills.

No trony Souly signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be farfod

Ondera tor eziya main of PAINT FREs should be scat before i won on day of publication. After that how the supply is limited. Dily refplied for Cos

Telegrantes Afloss Pitsin. Cods.

FÒ, Bom V 'felephone No. IZ

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, June 4th, 1897,

The sale of the Mount Austin Hotel to the Millery authohing is regarded by many can public cainuity, asit no doubt is, from the point of view of the European resident com- munity For lo gerrien, on the other hand, the "equisition of such a galendid sauntering is an mistakeable hoon, and from a strategical as well as a hygiene point

It mast Dever be forgotten that the soldier's life in the English army is one of intense climatic strain From India there

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do we hold ourselves responsible for the

opinions expressed by our correspondenta,»

and Brkit Malucos, will give over a mile of non- tianons worlänge

Tain, with the workings at Bukit Jellis Besar

Tus following is the mining managers annual report for the year ending February 28, 1897

Chantiemenin laying before you my report for the pur under review, it affords me great pleasure to congratulate the shareholders on different mines, and the large additions made to Our Ore ZGUMITHS, which I now estimato it about in the actual quantity available. This could 185,000 tons, and believe this to to greatly with-

hars buon largely incressed if necessary - The quantity of ore crushed during the your sino 14090 inone ielding B38 ora là do tu 12 gra. of smalted gold, being an ovizage of 12 dwia

Several years ago, a tunnel was put into this. 1st gis per ton. This is an increase of 1,855 hilt for a distance of 396 ft. on the course of the tous over the guanlity-crushed last year, and loda which traverses the bill from north to is dos satirely to the facility of transport south The lode in phone is from 8ft. to 10 ft. afforded by the railway. The old le 2635 ous wide, aut carries good gold all the way in. I I dwie 12 grs batter. The greater portion of estimate the ore broken from this tuonol to vield 10 dwte, to 12 dva per ton. There are Bukit Koum, as well for the future of tunnel; this could not be crushed, as there were

DUKIT JELLJE BESAR.

he left the colony about six months ago THE SALE OF THE MOUNT AUSTIN this ore lias gone from development work at about 250 tons stacked at the entrance to the

pyrantin

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are, however, other sites on which a seng modern Continental Sine places its pistol follow and so ha kad to go into the torium might be erested, unit the strategica ne it were at the head of avery citizen ago copoiderations involved are not en vital that twenty years and ashy of him “ your money the military ecqupation of Victorian Peak or your life, and compels its citizens to can be considered absolutely essential to the garrison to distant comes nolens volens safety of the colony There is a zoverant nader conscription res. The English un fort, we liry, aiming at the retention people up to this date have carape this

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are year after year retiring to England erowds of soldiers who refits at any price and it was thought he was in Shanghai. The to re-engage, as they find the soldier's life interest paid to Captain O'Keefo was 8 per cent. per unnu In 1893 and 1816 witness formed In India extremely hard to bear and devoid some money from A Hing, an iron broker, at

The total quantity of ore crushed by the no means of getting it to tho will before the Company to iztais 1,354 tone, yielding 29,214 railway was made. The entrance to the tunnel of nearly all the enjoyments of existence, the rate of a little less in 50 per out, por Cost has put an aspect upon the purchassors, dieta, & ges of gold, forth £108,781 12 7 has been repaired and re-timbered; and all is

anom. He also borrowed aliout $350 from a How to induce them to reengage, hay, professional mons tender named Mrhomed, of the Mount Austin Hotel which is the torrs The following are the details of the work now in order to start work at any time. Tizors even to enlist, the probans of the English dighine aecurity for $70 and receiving half comforting to the civil commanity of this done in the tiperont mises daring, the year

klier-statesma The wore conscrip the amount. The leader einrged 120 por centory. If he is right in his contention in RAUB HOLE

In this section work has been confined to Whenever witness borrowed it does not pay to courtruct bones at the Pook tien is a very ugly ee, but the words he paid oror previous dosas. He also unles for very high jontals it meas that the developing the main ore chute, which bae now "universu sorrice? arstill less easy to di- signed sourly for $180 and received $300 from Jess fortunate members of the community net dipped away to the south of the No. Shaft geat. Fireside Imperialsts who coros their Cabal Singh, s profesional nioney lender. Her blow Those prerer men and women. This oro chuts lips to the south at a uniform rate had also borrowol 3800 from an Inglism whose chance is cery formate of ever seeing their of 1 in 5. It has been worked out for a dia walnutsand their wine max mentally whole at the rule of from 56 to 92 per cent par

native and again excopt on a fleeting rhit will fange of over 80 ft, and shome no sign of continents to the English flag bear to forunum. He did not think when he ferroved us not only to spend weary years in a region giving out or getting poorer. At the date of

climato, but will have to do so on the lower lovel get that these annexa ust be garr-money at such exorbitant rites of interest at What ifference in the case of the soldier. Ho my last part, the loyal at 316 ft., was bang boes sunk to a clapth of hers, this list hom

be would be lauded in the Bankruploy Court.

extanded with the object of cutting the ere comes lieke a young wan, for a limited period chats at this depth. This drive is now in 330 ft. continued to a depth of 343ft. Considerablo and if by uitzortuno his health is impaired kis from the cross, and has not yet cut therore diffinity was experienced in sinkding the shaft.

to 32,635 aut early the whole of that re flankrupter Court. His abilities oled tory kantle bim hours sguin,

Your correspondent suggests a remedy, that hate, but I am daily cupooting it will do as wing to the heavy water met with in sinking. At the date of my list report, the No. 1 taking two Bin, pamps working at stroke, presented borrowed money. Its hed consented

this public should buy back the Hotel from the Winza ensesting the 120 ft and 218 ft. | making from 10 to 30 strokes per minute to to pay 250 a month matil he had paid off 50 dry authorities. There are two difficulties levels, was Using anok. This has since broken kop the shaft fraa of water. Opening eet was per cent. of his abilities, and most of those be overcome. AN EN

through, and a drive put in out from the put in at Jafft, unda erosont entried in 72ft. creditors bed agreed to that proposal To get enough money together to downzo on the course of the lodo al 37 ft. down, at ft. in, the lods formstion was met with

Me and the ore cbate was out at this point. The this proved to be over 30ft wide, composed of By Mr. Robison-Witness lived in Shelley Strest and paid 635 a month runt. He did not

got the military authorities to charts at or is as rich and Inegn here as in uy qarte fondors and late. A little gold vas got past with the bargain.

part of its course. We are now worklog the where the lode was first cut, but nothing pay- able. After passing through the lode, I came As regards the first, it fe confidently stopes above the back of this daire, which con of the Hotel for the use of the public, and | blood tax, and they sue the risk and the if an armugeingut could be arrived at by wear and tear of intoxation and conques paid in rickales coolio a month. He hate those in a position to know that it tas in to turn out a fair quantity of first-class back and put in a drive on the course of the lode, on the west aids, 6711. At about 9016 in to lose the Mount Ausan Hotel the mopoy A second luze hen been suuk at 234 ft. m this drive some very good gold was met with which the military could be ustorded an and profit in their baltos as the finged the Court to heliers that the debis wers bublic bad been aware that they were likely ra

incurred solely owing to the illness of members equally good and isceptable site for a sana extends its sway. The untion escapes this of his family. The first debt smonated to world have been found to buy it. The public tu corect the informeliate drive with its but prove to hot limited exfont a little gold torium elsewhere it would give much terrible tax only on the policy of day by $300 and it had now growth $2,601) as he find original herbe lost, let-bottom level, and we are how taking down (he was got all along this dravo, but I hardly talk never been bis overtake the original debt, over this bailling and it will fairly be calmo gaarts in this winze. We have taken down the it is payable, Thare are about 150 tous ut satisfaction. Of is, however, wo dear day and hour by hour investigating the although he did his boss to do on. In pse days that some consideration is due to them on there for 40 ft. and it continues to show good quarte which have some from these workings. they can be canshed and their value ascertained there is little prospect In the first place, causes which operato again the soldier's he was paying $45 a month for rent, Captain score alene.

As regards, the second, would it be tarposible got to that depth

As soon as the ore chate is cut in the bottom when opportunity scars. it is not casy to move the War Ofice life and health and by loing all it can to O'Keefe sus hier For the full sm to inches the military, authorities to forego the drive, we shall start to step away this oro front internet Captain O'Krofe received ona krun. Da under any circumstances, and as the decision remove or minis these causes. So storest Wituess had no receipts and nothing bargain they have inado, which will deprive the to acquire the Mount Austin Hotel pas long as it does this it may entis: to show that his bail pait of our que debe vit community of such a great publie onrenahop this blook, which I osfimate to yield from After the chute is worked out to this wel been arrived at after long wad unitare cou- volunteer army; when it fails in it the borrowed money. He bil latterly, paid 280 a and the colony 62 anok su sitisation to visitors 4,000 to 5,000 tons of first-las oro

as the Mount Arglin Hotel, which is like a different system will bara te be adapted te mouth to pay off interest, He did not coneider sideration, and is bead on good reasons froia one reapuren is comflory military service he was swindling or robbing the Inline wheh upon as a sustoriam by residents in Singure, follow it as it will not pay to sink straight

Saigor, Manila, Conton and all sustering shafts to do so The borrowed money from them in 15890), *** military point of view, we can hardly for all classes and all rauki The mo

«ports, M His Lordship told Mir. Bobinaen not to 130

A good deal of prospecting work is being expect that it will be immediately revomaj nient conscription come many reforms in mul a term aa robbing alese he could show

Arecont suggestion for the Jubilee inert done in the 316 It. level. A drive is being put the "Queen's Link" Inclines ong to think thefin north on the lode formation. This fine is out of considerailon for the intereste of that rection of the European community

row he must have known that he site for z military cantonment ou the high levels, Cozimation is about 6 in. wide in the face of the Mr. Robinson said that when the debtor Mowit Cameron is an equally good if not better now in 199 it from the frossent; the lode that wishes to line the Peak. It may indirect pressure of us and brothers could not repay the

Happy Valley, which in tow largely the to carry this drive back to the No. 1 Shaft and sash e situ would be convesieritly near the drive, but partics no gold. It is my intention His Lordabip said professional money landers: be urged that the military, could find other serving actually in the ranks of the pray were quite capable of taking cxis of theaeglvas, military, rusreation und parade ground is intues of about 400 ft from the crossout sites that would inswor their purpose equally nodenturing its drawkitelt and the presence. quarto fertler questions, witness and lie. We would not be dealing with a commsrais) The main crosscut is being extended wost

WESTERN LODE MITSUBISS well, for instance, Mount Caroline or Mount in the ranks of highly connected man ahlo was quite willing for hit ila to be lusursa for body who desire of make a profit, but will a from the shaft, and is now in 125 ft. At this

A good deal of sloping has been done bero great state donartmout who, white.anting from Cameron, but to that the tuply would pro- to express their opinion and who must be the benefit of his creditors. It was not correst their own point of view, are not uproindful of point a gold baring formation 3 ft. wide has during the year, and a large extent of new

that he orcived 104 from Cabal Bingh bably be that all other neailably aftes had listened, to, Reforms could certridly

internete other than their own just bom cut, but I cannot say much about it ground operind up, a good deal of which suit the In answer to his Lordelup tho debtor said be

yet. This is a purely prospecting drive, sui - maius to be worked. This lode is very irregular ** I think the solony would do wil to take this intend to continas it until I out the and patohy at the end of 1896, not requiring bern considered before the purchase of the come, but at the cost of the blood-tax. Eng married his second wife two years age because matter into serious consideration while there is Westaca Lalo line, about 500 ft. in. This the ore, is I could not ernah what was conning there was no one to look after the children. sulla vitios of averting nach a public low- Mount Austin Hotel was decided upon. Ushmen more ratium set their many The marriage cost a little over $100

drive goes right under the old original Raub from develepmont work at. Bakit Komau, and YOUT Aisunitë, kuverer, thut tho Was Ofee advantages in escaping from this servitude,

Holy workings; so if the rich suali leaders go. Raub Hols, I apcided to stop all work in the Tar Offeinl Receiver app led for the asasine

e

in these, markinga, continne dowu, we should stopes, and push un witlisinking theshaft. Sink-

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WOL aver in principle, the and in return are as ane willing to pay tion to be closed

got thom in this drive

wing way started below the No. 2 Level on the 16th financial

question would still re for all reasonable refuges in the soldier's Lordship granted the application

Inis de La Barretto was next colled for ex

There are still a number of rich small oross-Desember lost, and is now down 74 ft. making main. A contract of sale has been on life. Un of those refirm in this colony is to uoluation by the Official Receiver

Self toning printing paper is a novelty that laudare to work in the old workings, but as we total depth from collar of shaft 230 ft. Open- tered tate and if the War Office ngreca to give to the coloier and to his wife and

Mr. Robinson appeared for Indina creditors amateur photogesphere will approofete. It is do not require the staff thess can be worked ating sote have been placed in position, and we are Tha dobtor said he was weller in the Naval prepared by conting the paper with a odhadian sofas future fams relinquish the property the purchate money | child a share-o jual my fair share—ng the Yard and had held the position nearly twenty emulsion mixed with the aures and thotoping

BURYF ROMAN, Xov oniing No. 3 Flat pt. 10 ft. below o

I think it not advisable to place the levels will have to be find other by the public advantages of the higher level climate, year in Bury w 120 a month less in humile, and when printed behind a negative The work of developing this great wine has too far apart owing to the irroguine "no- cumo tax. His debts ymonated to 84,541,88, in- in the usual way it gives directly the clear of baan stondily carried on during the year, with time of Ella todo. As soon as the plat is or the parties or immediately interested Whethior in order to dethat it is necessary cluding about $1,500 secured out joint promissory vedinurity Haisled prints instead of a redolour very favourable resulta MALANG MA ished, I intend driving, to cat the lode,{ in the matter. As our correspondent to dislodge any portice of the civilian com- notos. The great bulk of this wober was bor. The print, whao a trifle darker than is disired, la de No-1. Lavel, the main drive going which I estimate will be cut at belwoen Colonist" renirds us, the public hes munity, or whether a stable site coal sot owed frem money lendars since 1892. in fixed in the usual typesulphite of soda soli north has bean salanded 2054 feet inahing total 90ff and 40ft, in from the shaft. As soon as Some were paid va by mousey borrowed tion: The prints are sent to equal those paste distance from the cruesout 4632 feet. The lode, thus dravo is finished I intend to remuno suking. alrendy lost mondly 8600,000 on the build- be found elsewhere, is another question, from money-lendeix The debt grein the ordinary or to appearance, mit to be in this drive is from 20 foot to in foot wide, the the shaft for two inere level. Should the Ranb lag, and in view of that experience the already referred to in precoding article. nearred or account of the illnere of his wife: quile da perminient.

-whole of which is being went to the mill for Hole ore chato continua to this distance, bout

the inner life of the soldier and his log-frani se false pretence. ment and surroundings will come of the

Tiongkong, 3rd June, 1891,

COLONIST

Owing to the heavy cost of kasping the mino

firewood during the monsoon, I decided to close free of water, and the diffulty of getting in the mine down for the present. This place is certainly worth further prospecting," but the grast difficulty is the heavy water to contend with

A small prospecting shaft was sunk, 160 21. south of the Engine Shaft, to a depth of 60 ft., partly through old native workings. A drivo wis also put in west 76 ft./ most of the way in-quarte patinesst 6 ft. but nothing gaf is it: one way

prospects were got in leaders in the shaft, bat mixed with slate, but aio-gold. Bame very good they were not burge enough to pay for working.

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