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POFT OBJOY. "Works), Dri established a very difficult to lowerable the Cino winning. Baron garla to two, and Dir H. MoC Fit With Mu decline in the valuo - off-legend GYNY

silver, which is at last waking itself From Tonkin papre barn that the felt even in China, the tendency of wages, body of the chief engineer of the steamer, S. Warnock has been found in the Larbour at we should thinks, will be upward rathat Keto with numerous wounds on the ad It a dowow Moreover, Industrial was unknown whether it was a one of ardor

for nocidast, dovolopment will in China as elsewhere lend to a higher standard of living, which in turn moms a higher rate of wages

An Allahabad telegram of the 19th July in thejianguor Gazette states that by the middle of October, giren ordinary conditions, it; in hoped all State relief worke will be closed down leaving the previades just in the position in which they were at the same time last year, but with hope abend instead of the drond" prospect

faminn.

·MINUTES”

REPORTE

The Surveyor's scour quarterly sport le 1807 was laid on the table. Repairs to training arrangemente barn boentearried out in 43 in. stances during the quarter, making a total of 14 for the half year. There have beon 230 houses in hand for repairs during the half year and 85 are carried forward. Twenty-four curti- fontes have bass granted during the quartor to houses us having boon built in accordance will the provisions of section 74 of Ordinance 24 of 1884.95

dion to which the plant has recently boon die covered growing, wild in vacio pr of the: odantry,

The export of this valuable commodity co- Lunes to be estafactory,

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* There has been a considerable ingresss in the export of timber during the year andas roview, and still greater activity may be expooted in course of time, more partied Erly on the Wout Ucast, after tes arection of the saw mill re- terrori de under the heading of "Railway"

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North Drivő, 5The lode in this lase in chouet

Shizu, which has lately, boom drawn to RGAIN. videvi nice soddquarta, carryingyde geld, #Most of the roads" mentioned in Ravort, off this remarkable fibre, there is Tory, resson to ront 2 noy in'e total distance from the main Producer for 1895 have been considerably ex- kope that operations on a large, male will be

tended and improved, and further davelorgan te

need before longs: Bukit Jolfo Besar.–– Sindo tho kai repové wo in this areater stashoing constantly, curled Thodlieults walch kimə time prosanted itsoft Ofear of Health), | havo driven a further distance, south of 24 1*, on at all tho utetiani by the rarique, district of prouring a sudiolent sumber of plants for a' Secretary!

qu the lode, making a total distance of 6álů, ofloors, of the lowest possible opet to the Cón- - aige dialating, has been overcome bri mesa south fròja tha Wout orosinut, ouerying, very | palp. In fact, with the arception of the

oment numery as flapong, in addi- The mortes of the tact meeting were reed good gold all the way. Before leaving, Mr Penotu Gorge Brad and the Sababan Bale Bibby located a site for a néziuruak engine | Hoad all roads have been made, without say and coufirmed.

shift to work the love at a depth, the present: Increase of the permanent states AN shaft use only a prospecting a ham po hapolloin effect of road development cleared the id to so she collar, and have ezak freddyppizens, and de and timbered the char: to a depth of evas 18 ft. completed both the valan of the surrounding This eluft is 14 ft by it, clear of timber sud Land and the ravenna of the. Company, will be is being timbered with 8 In, by 4 in Senah materially inerosasdegn tirabar. Wa ara also driving an adit a few feet.

GOLD above the level of the swamp to carry of the, From time to time hopes have boden helt mine water from the pumps, and, by doing to the existence of payable gold in the Come so, savu about ft. of pumping

*pany's territory. The court are now gied to Bukit Hitam. This prospecting skaft is now be able to report the formation of the British sunk and ticilored to a depth of 59 ft At this North Borneo Gold Syndicate the prospectus The report of Inspector William Fisher, the depth the water proved too strong for manual of which was recently sirpalated amongst the In conclading this report the Court of eller performing the dates of the Colonial labour, and wo, had to stop it for the prosent murekektors The syncipate coafoodho Director bars mueli pleasureżdz, Goelifying ter Teterinary Surgeon, chewed that during the As soon as I can spam a pump. I will resume rights granted to Mr. Fisher by the Chartered the goal and andres shown by Governor, T'eau- quarter ended 80th Jane last no case of infer- sinking bars, as I think this place warrants & Company for dredging in the Sagazin zirar fort sal all their offloats. It is to their loyal and its fributaries, and a dredger on the at-operation that the cetaparatively satisfactory ties or contagious disease among animals had good trial been brought to his notice. The markets and

Western Loth-As the date of the mat re slinghtorieuses are in good working order.port, we had commenged cross-cutting East and Nipon ons Punto, to allo sto of results of the year revuls due. Considering be shipped, when construintal, to this trans of that the best of many of the vocant develop West to try and pick up a payable ora shoot.. operations and placed ynder the superintenda mente, to which reference has boon made, haa For the weak ended 17th Jaly the rate of The East oros-out was driran 20 ft, and the one of Mr. Ress Proust, & mining engineer of yet been falt, and constaring that chle

West cross ont a f, but nothing payable considerable experience, who will horangay vary mall portion of the Company's vast antim as against 17.5 for the corresponding was ent. We have stopped this for the provant. tast the value of the river toponit and there benditory 91,000 square miles is affected by period of last year. For the week anded 24th Battery. This has boon kapt going steadily is every reason to hope that the prophecies these developments, the courts of opinion July the rate was 25.5 sa compared with 20.5 during the past month: On Monday, the 5th of the late Captain Beaston, MA Hoary that the ranth of the years working min

inst, a general clean-up of the battery trak Walker, Mr. Skertolley and others, as to their based upon as s. favcumbin auguity for the for the corresponding period of last year.

place for the 9 weeks ending on the above data, richnone will be shortly verižni

nare -when 2,198 tons of quartz yielded 2119 oz. 15. Mr. Skertohlay washed twenty yards of

date. O gr. smelted gold, being an average of gravel, which averaged 2 dwts to the yard RIPPING IN 1896/ 17 dwis. gs. por ton of ore crushed. The tal. the above spots (indicated on an junctipany g lowing are the particulars of the ore crushcut), which was relente) at ranĈOES,

Dakit Koman.... Raub Hole

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As to China's competition will other con trios, Sr NICHOLAS HANNES says that one circumstaués consollug to British trade in "that she will only be affected in the ameof "way as every other nation, and that as her "trade with Chinn is larger than thuit of The Hongkong, Canton and Moore Stoc "Any other nation Chinn's prosperity is boat Company's Couton Wuchow steamore are wo learn, running guy rogularly with instead likely to be of more advantage to hering conger tralls but viny little cargo "than to any other country." In the Those vessels have been made more anitable for the trade by taking the masts out. fitting weantime it is ther refreshing, cabins en dock, putting in skylights, and in-mortality in the colony was 20.2 per 1,000 par

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED these days of jeremiads on the decline of British trade, to find that the Conent General at Shanghai docs not deem it necess ary to adopt a passimistic tone. A table if given showing the imports into Shanghai, and their origin, for the years 1852, 1894, 1895, and 1896, on which the Consul General comments as follows:-" From this table it appeare that if percentages are "looked nt, countries other than Great Bri- "tain have increased their trade more rapidly "tban.we have; their rate of increase being at the rate of about 68 per cent, whereas ours has only been at the rate of 23 per "cent. It is to be noted, however, that our "import trade is three times so great as that of all ethor ssuntrios pat together; that in 1882 it was 78 per cent. of the whole, "in 1894 it was 76 per cent, in 1895 it was

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OUR ABRATED WATER FACTOST is Alted with the best English Wanbinary, are bodying the latest Improvements in the trade.

The Purost Ingredients only as need, and

the utmost Care and Cleanliness-szervized in the Manufacture throughout,

greasing the ventilation generally, under the experintendence of Capt. Clarke,

A Canton correspondent writes At the American Consulets on the 7th July there was a large gathering of laties and gentlemen both foreign and untive of varions foreign missions to witness the marriage of Bliss Annie Song, the oldest daughter of the late Song Nik Hing, of the Armerkan Board Mission, Foodhow, to Mr. Banjeman Cutter Pandall, itil engineor. and use conacted with the British and Foreign Bible Bociety of Canton and Eroaga. The happy pair retired to their home later on to hold a reception of their many foreign and native friends, and loft soon afterwards for Macno to spend their hennymoon.

An interesting in connection with the loss of 5,000 oversigns from the P. & O. Com pany's R.M.B. Orear, which occurred at Evduoy or Melbourne some time ago, is now before the law courts. The reators of the Queensland National Bank, the shippers of the £5,000 which was stolen, have brought an sotien amount of their loss. Sir. James Charles Mathew, a judge of the Queen's Bench Divi ion of the High Court of Justice, who tried the preliminary issue, has ruled that the ordinary waranty of the company involved the obligation to provide a bullion-room capable of resisting thines.

The Water" uso do prored by repeat i 70 per cent, and in 1896 it was 75 por "gainst the P. & Q. Company to recover the

Analysis to be Absolutely Fare.

"MORTALITY RETURNS.

ADJOURNNENA

The Board adjourned until Thursday week.

CORRESPONDENCE:

(We donut hold ourselves responsible for the

opinione expressed by per correspondents]

SHANGHAI FONCE AND GAN-

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FEÉXH." DEAR SIR-Notising your remark se to whether the Shanghai Police scandal was thoroughly investigated I have taken the liberty of sending you a few notes, as I was present at the trial. y opinion then was that a most impartat and searching Evestigation du made and as I believe Mr. Drummond defended the prisoner the defence was in good hands.-- Yours faithfully,

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Bir Nicholas Hannen, Lours, General at The late Captian L. D. Beeston, reported to Shanghai, in his report, for 1800 Incorporüber the Charteret Company on another part of the the following memorsiuum, supplef by him by

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one of the largest shipping frak 2,438

If the head of the bele tiver was systematic In 1896 shiprong, taking all over the worki Battery rosemod erosing at 10 pm, the smally worked by vessels capable of raising and passed throagis period of depression, faring overing, and has continued steadily since.

washing 300 tons por day, I should say mash which rates of freight were redgood balang what General The hunth of the camp, I zegrat ton should yield from 3 trys In the miin had ever provingsly been knowit te ontward to say, has not improved, at present: Mr. Bib stranim, below the barriers, say one ounce to business from Great Britain to Chips sod Japan by said three of the European eta era on sick the ton. From the indications, the did not share learo

gold is getting heavier and in better quality go shipments pr notjelly of machidery, as we second, and the rivers running in on the embeh ware made ochoth countries dur right bank containing gold coin to indicate the year following the war, a but the existence of heavy deposits in the neigh Homewards Wes Krimposable to fillmors SAD DEATH OF CAPTAIN HECTOR bourhood of Bilamas to creation of both than a whol xelion on the fonusge tant cama treads to the southward or silittle eastward of out, and umbers of steamers had to fill up in Singapore. 28th July, south. Up the Bole got eplendid the Stally at races equivalent to 55 por ten We regret to record the death of Captain, seegite. The Chiness get 16 awid in the cradles The coating rado of China was altogethor HERBERT PRICE. Alexander Hooter, of the e. a New Yung, which the Malays got over 10. among them in the overloaded with tormaga, owing chidiy Hongkong, 5th August, 1897,

took pines last night as the result of an unfort hovlis Result for the day slightly over 208, Marge number of small Norwegian and German "eant, not a very material' 'falling off."

saate accident. The deceased appears to have The working is cray and the gold rams well hokaamera which had been attracted out hem by (Enciceure.)

gone on bond his steamor, which was to have into the bank. There will be a great field ap the high ratas of freight raling during the, wAY For Joer PORTS, Waters are packed and In fact there has been no falling off at

About nine years ago the Shanglisi Police sailed this morning, about 9 o'clock leet ovaning this river, as the gold has come downstream between China and Japan, when large numbers placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and all. The fallacy of taking percentages

made several important raids on gambling and gone to his room. About 11-30 ho esan Picked specks of gold off the bed rook in of cemeals were required for transport parpates the full amount allowed for Packages and of increase as a basis of comparison has

dams in 14 Hangkew, a sparsely populated out of his cabin on deck and stumbling in the working The Chines mudo $.50 per man this vak stranica and with thebddition or a con Empties when received in good order.

ontakt of the Hungkar Settlement: These darks over some curs lying about be full over for the day. • Worked up the Bolerotable umber of new stentabra to the fects of often been pointed out, as it alwaya gives a

dens were wooden shanties erected for the bon into the water, a distance of about 14 getting more into the bank. The cradle got the local com jest Shortly after the war ter, Counterfoil Order Books supplied on ad. Eetitious advantage to the smaller figures. The American papers often that our purpose of gambling. The approaches, part or 15 feat. Attracted by the sound of the nosely 1 oz. of gold the Mu gut na ranch,minated the charters of all the steamern takon plication.

The total foreign imports into the port Admiral 3ffler will be the treat Commander-is-cularly from the Settlement, are well zarded splash the sailers and the chief officer. Mr. In the two days have got altogher 41 am up by the Vensaree as transport wore finished, by spies, no it was extremely dificult to take eller at once came on deck and shouted for and goki not diminishing Prokpopted and and a large faltens of tounsgs was released, of Shanghai in 1882 amounted to a value Chief of the Parife squadron. La autioipation them by surprise. However, Chief Inspector sampan, fut Capt. Hector was apparently-nado found the wit histice up the big which competra for a Grade Whipb; in fact, was of E, Ta. 54,903,000, and in 1896 to of the stavcession-of-Rear-Admin Beardale, Cameron, by attacking them on all sides with the wrze.for his iamluntary plange and was field here...

My reduced comillaribly m volums by the natural 130,098,000, showing an increase of Tis.

tions show a yield of even lidt, per ton of rest of this compofition, which maids Helf-felt Should the result of the gold syndicate sopra depresion, and requien following the war. The 75,105,000, ofthis increase great Britain and

vel the profits of the Chartered Company, mil hd the your was a heavy fall in all const her possessions claim Tls. 58,794,000, or 713

will ultimately bosom planomenally large, insing freight watch the minds of the year had the terms of the concession provide for the allot reached a love of less than half of what was per cent, radother countries Tv. 21,371,000,

ment to the Company of one-fifth of al capital ruling at the sans tide in 1896 Meat of the raised to work the alaposita,

outarde bonage run under monthly sharters,

Year expire etsamers found it very difficult

efinen most oharters, and: zády of tuam comm, poted for the ordinary coasting bustusan which the heads of the regular boasting There was to improvement in rate

ight any by the end of the jaar,

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Qar Registered Tulographia Adilzas is ---

“DISPENSARY, HONGKONGË----

And all signyl messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always. kept ready in Stook:-

PURE AERATED WATER

JODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SÉLTZER WÁTER-

LITHIA WATER ***.

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALF

GINGERADE No Credit giver for Bottles that look dirty e greasy, or that appear to have been used for Boys other purpose than that of 'containing Aerstad Walers, as such Bottles are nover used again by u

workmen at Mare island are pushing repairs ca the cruiser Baltimore, and it is expected she will be completed early in August, so the now flag officer of the Preiße squadron may fly his on board that ressed and prozed in her to Honolula to relieve the Philadelphia. Tap posed by the department to bring the Phudet

The Ballimore and the Marion will be retained

ut Bunctulu.

The following extract from the statistics of slow Chut a very and yield of gold per ton can be undo comperative

or 288 per cent. This is a fairer as well as a homo, lay her up for the present und put more satisfactory way of stating the position. hor in more efficient condition than she is now the gambles. Thin led to su investigation, was conrayed to his room by Mr. Mellor and the New Zealand Government, for 1880 BOon as the charters mada zagly in the The abova caloalations, however, it should be noted, are to son extent, vitiated by the fact that the origin of the goods imported from Hongkong is unknown, and the whole amount is put down as British, where in fact a large proportion of it is foreign.

The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Medusu, lefs Singapore for this pori yesterday morcing.

Mr. Howard Newton, who was for many

years Anuistaal Municipal Engineer at Singa- pore, and who last year was appointed Execu. fire Engineer of Waterworks to the Bombay Municipality, died at Bombay on the 27th July of cholera.

We are indebted to Sener Joe de Nava for a copy of the following telegram from the Manila Observatory-Manila, 5th July. The depression announced has crossed the Philipple Islavils by the B. of Luzon, Piron to the W.N.Ward it seems now to the 9.9.7: ef

AS. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Maio, e pallet 13,

THE HONGKONG DISPENBARY.,

· Hongkong, 15th April, 1897.

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MARKJAGE

On the 7th July, at the American Consalate, Can- tan, by the Rev. II. Sure, BESSEMAN G. RAN 241, C., Bio British and Foreign Bible Socioty, 16 ANNIE, ellet diughter of the late BONG NIE TING, Amering Board Mission, Foochow [1302

An afficial telegram, dated Lybos, leth July,

Hon. H. E. Wodehouse hold an inquest at the Magistracy yesterday on the body of a Chino man who died in the Government Civil Hospital. He was admitted into the horpital from the Tung Wa Hospital on the 2014 inst. suffering from a galf inflicted wound in the throat. On the Ist inst. be was lying in bed in No. 14 ward when he told the attendant that he saw the davil. In order to escape the evil one the poor fellow jamped out of bed and leapt over the rerandah. He died "the following morning, death having resulted gross internal Igmorrlage. had bribed him to insotion fond His Worship roturaed a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane,

Mra Henniker-Heaton, wife of the popular Member for Canterbury (says the Colonies and die) has some reason to be proud of the part which her child-x are playing in the Diamond Jubilee elebration. One son, who is on the Fritanniz, formed with 136 other little chaps the guard of honour at Buckigham Palace on Jubilee Day, and the Queen was very much in terested in the gallant little sailors. The second son, who has just rotumed from the

stoaders

"It is found that the cost of raising, 50 tɔnə of silt (sand) per hour made a prost in at meaths of £1,600 from, a yield of 2178 gens

ridendo per two paying expenses, and but when the northern farm closed many of dividends.

etés, ogladó steamers, finding it impossible to The dredger which it being seuraat te napable, res remunerative carployment, left the const of lifting and tresting 450 tons in eight bears, making their way down to the Straits with and when it is canadered that there is space gust and thenier made to Barepe whore, towards for a very large number of dragers to work the end of the year, a coasterable adranoo in simultanevusly; some idea may be forms of the fregat had boon reported. The supply of extensive operations which will be carried on if tonnage being maca reduced by those do the first dredger in excessful de

Departures prospects for 1897 are much brightar.

breaking them up a completely that garbling op by a sampan, and Mr. Meller at ones bad a wall organised body of men, succeeded in seen to be swimming strongly. He was picked in the Settlements secrets lost an impes the gangway lowered and went to arist Capt. tbility. Immediately after these rids there Heater on to the landing stage. Once there was found posted up on the gate of the beasted to be left alone for a little until he Contral Police Station notice nocasing one recovered a breath, after which he said "all Taag, writer in the smploy of the Super: right," and the chief officer helped him up the intendent of Police, of receiving bribes from gangway. On reaching the deck Capt. Hector with the reaalt that Yang accused Chist the chief engineer, Mr. Andersor It was Inspootor Cameron and others of reiving sean that the deceased had swallowed no water. bribes. The Inspentor had, however, in the but he vory soon began to show signs of giving meantime, received sufficient information to way in the trees and he was assisted to his bed. jutify him in making a formal charges against The deosased then begun to breathe with difi- Yang ant the rane was tried at the Mixedonlty, and Mr. Mellor fearing thathead in upo Caurt and lasted several days. It was shears patio at raired him, and with Mr. Anderson. that Yang Led received-bribes from-the-gam-rondhared all the stance in his power. As blurs for Laspector Cameron and other members Captain Hector began to breathe Bure freely of the Force on the understanding that they were it was hoped that the worst was past, but Mr. net to be molested. It unfortunately happoned Melor degning it bast to call in medical assist that just at this Ume Inspecter Cameron was auce set out for shore with that object. Capt more energetic than ever and the very men who Hector, however, grow word, and died a for minutes only aftor Mr. Mellor but left, themselves ruined and many in gard. Yang and within ten or fiftzen minutes of the time of was than interviewed by then and made many the gooident, Capt. Hoster was well known examses, but their misfortunes had made them in the East and much resproted amongst his

GOLD MINING IN INDIA. « desperate, and dually during the night they profession: Formerly he was, we believe, in the pested a notice on the Police Station gate employ of the P. and 1. Co., and for some little

“Guld-mining attracta mora widespread atter Yang was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. time after that saw servicein Japan. For the

linu- from the investing pubic than any other last 12 or 1 years, however, ho has been run-

The importance of Britnel Bay as a cooling industry in the world principally an doubt, on ning trom Chins ports and From Bingapore, the

station from an imperial point of view has mount of the nuns of gall, bab, grantar portion of the time in the stoomer Nut frequently been referred to and owing to its from the spoulative nature of the impestment Yong, of which vessel ho was in command at the † vist coal resources, it must cub, day become an especially in the ageller stages of the mining time of his death. Unseasod, who was important factor in Eastern devaluiente operations This gold mining in Tuls years of age, was a native of Stonehaven. The main point however, for the momans, is though a very email industry in comparison

that its cheep coal attracts vosals fnding with the

itornis South The funeral of the Into Capt. Hector, of the between China and Europe, thereby chauring std. Australia, 10k at

times, and especially in recent years, bead closely stalled In Istize the Cemetery, the Rev. W. Murray officiating.

Conviat steals at TEODEUM and reading the burial servies in a most mapres

Tho systematic working of the petroleum Bonielength with the subject, ita sive, wamer. There were a large number of depcsite on the West Coast has at last, tesb maly of the progress of the several of the officers of Lodge Zetland in the the seafaring community present, together with taken in hand.

wines and tavir Buns being espe fast, of which the deceased was mombot. The coffin was born to the grave by eight the ingest yesterday the coroner returned verdict of failure of the heart's action swing to immersion, the deceased having saffered from o weak heart-Free Press.

RADE.

The following is the Acting Mausger's Report for the five weeks exiling the 22nd July, 1897, to the Directors of the Raab Australian Gold Miring Company, Limited:---

Gentlemen--I have the honour, to horowith

on the above date.

29th July...

Steady work is being carried on at the coal Khines in Labuan. The accompanying photos graph will prove interesting it shows tareo occan-going steamers and three local boats, all busily engaged in taking in soul !

has been received in Japan to the effect at China station, where he has been three years in forward you my report for the five weeks, onding steamer Name Yong, took place last ováning at low froights for the produce of the county. Fake on techn. Sena cf thei

the crop of silk cocoons in France this year is 15 to 20 per cent. less than that of last year, par eat less. The raw silk market is quit, The orop in Italy is estimated to be about 10 fint quotations are firm.

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A concession has been granted, to au mfvon- tial firit, and the hecmary boring machizer

The court attach tonkidumbre importance to

tho Undaunted (Lord Charles Boroxford's old ships, is on HM S. Edgar Rf the Noral Eariaw at Spithond. The eldest sno in ourdain of bis honor to receive the Queen at Eben on Wol- house at Eton, and forwnd one of the guard of nesday svening. All these promising ads are, Like their toother, Australius for and the premiom of eli par cent. On and after the 1st to be congratulated on having so many children

Clean Japanalo yan wors yesterday at a great Postal Reformer and his amiablo wile are feet in clean country with not a sign of bearers, personal friends of tize decyzsed. At has already heen vrocted Se Otober next these coins will be czoliangeable taking such a prominent part in the Diamond La Japan for the gold anlas of the new currency, Jubilatione. and in view of the declive in silver they are being eagerly bought up. The conversion will prove rather an expensive operation for Japan. unlets silver should recover during the next two months, of who unfortunately there appeare but little prospect.

THE PROGRESS OF BRITISH

"NORTH "BORNEO,

Attaohod to the Directors' report and balance

TELEGRAPH,

the development of faus am bistry, and as it is in capable heads and likely to prosecuted with vigour, it should have change cart bearing on the revenue and general prosperity of the coun- Ter try at no distant date.

ТОВА The crop grown in- 1505 Bremarkable: in point of yield, and there every bipps that when all comes to be sold the gask will be proved to be equally output in 1896 2007 rest it on all for 1996 mated it nearly 15,000: false, cipated, vill realisë áhögt. the best price for las yeste winst be the Han de Ver with 150 bales, Warrer AINES

The New duzdan Bamso

Raub Hole-No, 2 shaft, 2 fact level. As already reported, we have for the present stopped cut east and west from the end of this drive, the main south drive and have started to cross toj try and ploks up the gold bearing shoot of are again. The werk grossout is now about quarts on it. I have stopped this and ex FEW OTossentting Bast, and am about 3 ft. in with quartz leaders showing in the face, but as yet I have not soon any geld on them. I will As was anticipated the production of conting this-orossent a for foot farther, and Mikado" at the Theatre Royal by Pollard's should we not out any quartz, will stop it pati Juvenile Opera Compary w witnessed by te stopas are brought up to the fars.

Stopes.In the leading stope ever the bank packed houses both on Wednesday night and

of the south level, the loce is only a few inches Heat night. It was well knows that the

thick of low-grade ore. In the other stopss A meeting of the Ezovative Conzail will be strongest efforts had beat put forward to make held to day to consider tab aharge of nocepting the production a great 02988, 10 und gorgeous ever this, the lode inscases in se up to scout sheet for presentation at the half-carly moet 1 inches in the top stope, and carries vary ing of the shareholders of the British North bribes proferrel against Mr. Osmead of the dresses having been probased in Japan and good gold. There is no work being dette shore Borneo Co. is a report on the progress of the Registrar-Gonoral's Department, and Sanitary special scenery painted by local artists, but it is the intermediate laval, as the ore shoot is colens, from which we take the following:— Inspector Hore. We presume the suspended questionable whether even the management police officers will be dealt with by the Captain looked for such a magnificent performance of worked out. In thy stepen going north from

tho No. 2 winze, the loco in the foos of the The 8th of April, 1897, will always terrain Superintendent of Palice and it is in bo hoped this exceedingly pretty opers. The audience Inading stope small but carries fair gold. In red letter day in the annals of British North that his decision will soon be made known were surprised at the brilliant sits the next stopes the lode i inzgor and carries Borno. On that date the first through tale- The may have been under suspension for a long of the juveniles and consequently almost better gold.

gian was received from Sandakaa and a con West Crosscut-There is no change to repert gratulatory reply sent the same day. Beplanted on a vary is SOUL SAYS S time, and it is only fair to them that the public asdless rounds of ipplanes were givin during Hongkong, Aroust 6th, 187 should speadily know of their guilt or inuance the evening, while the stage management did Lero. The small rich leader that we were curry. thon, with a few interruptions, telegraphic of 697-balas, 772

not fail in a single instance. Every one of

We are communication has been maintained. The cab Altogether thin guar, his A telegram from the Japanese Minister sturen knows the lgbt, catoby music associated in with this drive has cut out.

for tobacco, antara dinen, Washington announces the imposition of a with The Mikado bat well as it is known it still in uico black slate. The water in this of the work up to the end of the your was about

drive has ensed off very much. The total dis- £12,000, which is somewhat in rows of the no doubt, prova baribal 10 per cent. ad valorem duty on silk bänker is always pleasingly refreaking and over a

That when it is considered that the Sobacco cultug the col chiefs, in addition to the general daty on silk captable, ani we are confident that if a tance of this crosscut from the shaft is now 282 estimates

lizo has been carried throngh 300 miles of consumption of Batno to 50 to the company get challe goods. Persekin is to pay duty ranging from Mikado" is produced once more during the

North-Drive, en löda termination. — There is jungh and primeval forest, and therefore, to dig stilligtenter, itsats goods. Peishal rice will be taxed 2 cents doive the thinks of a big section of the public no change winter to the drive the feet of shop, plus which before ite tution WILS funded rivet cat pe nouud and be rewarded with another fall bringe. Tko store still continues in the face, but does not practically unknown, the excess of expenditure growing capabilition of S

enry any gold. The total distano this drive is over the estimates is by no means surpring The joint-comtitles hus also revised the duties to artists have been highly praised in Every now in is 194 feet. to be paid on dants, fans, straw.braid, sada place they have visited and there can be 20

The court are conflent that the money has (a kind of ribbon), camphor, and paper goods. guostion that they hara well deserved this lode will avengo fully 9 feet think of good belographs into the colony will be the means of Bukit Kenian No. 1 Lere North This boon well spent, and that the introduction of The other duties will be approved as originally The Pirates of Feuczce will be produced to the beat gold I have seen in immuntiataly have, a beneficial effect on the

favourabla - opinion of the public. To-night soil quacis, which carries very fair gold fostering and facilitating trade, which should all for the prospects of the baituzo tum the

this part of the mine for many months. In revenue. Uploaders on the web sido of the lode, I

The Daily Press.

The Shanghai Consular trade report for 1896 is written by SieNicholas J, HANKEN, the Consul General, and is an interesting and instructive ducument. For gore years past the report has been written by Mr. Jasistas, the Cansul, who is now absent on leave. Mt. JAMIESON, as is well know, is a pronounced bimetallist. The Consul General or reserval as to the advantages of the silver standard, and, în fact, does not commit himself to an

drafted

One of the Ping-on Company's steam-taun- ches, the Lee-fat, was we hear, seized on Satur

aid there should be another large audioncel

RALLWAY.

day last at Saumbni by Rost-oflear starrison THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHI-able to work these to advantage, as we have Mr. West, who, as shareholders are aware, wort

und auff for having consueled a large quantity silk piece goods on card. The Chinese on board fast tried to bribe the Chinese watcher who went to board the vessel by filling his houda with silver, but he at once reported the matter, with the above reguit The launch and goods.

1ER AT SHANGHAI,

TES ACCUSED ACQUITTED.

The onlaration of coffee contin

other depa the Kudat district and in Troyance

some of the flanks of The Compnay to Day

Neart recrutly evolved an Aplication from

COCOARUTE

allowed to open a coffee plantation on and bordering on the railway have also suon very good gold. We are now The railway is being rapidly pushed on by suk an air that No. 3 Howth This shaft art from England baly in 1896 to undertakes neigbourhand of Bandatin and the Govern

Orar 1,000 nëeres have been planted up ia tha. holed through to the top stopes on leader construction. He has, up to date, completed formation at a depth of 63 feet, and has greatly eight miles of earthworks and four miles oft have agreed to remit poll tax on cord improved the centiation in this part of the rolls. The distance between Bukow, the anticipated list the fruit of this valuable, ustan

of the planting of a certain area yourly mine. In staking this air shuft, we unit some sent starting point, and the Fadas river, is about will before long form an importantutem in, labe leaders over 16 In, tulck in which very nice nine miles. In order to connect the rivers bo

expression of his own opinion on the eubjout, though he notes the fact that the majority of commercial meu at Shanghai believo that a silver-using country has an advantage. - If there is my such advantage China, he says, or the enterprain WCB are able to be confsosted by Commissioner SPECIAL TELEGTÀY TO THE DAILY PRIAJ• gold could be teen the prospects in this part had to work backwards from the ports of the compared

of other nations who leave made her Hancook; but the lannon was allowed to proceed

their feld of labour, is going to try und make the most of 16, and the present gonsration will receivu an object lesson in the good or evil effects of having the cheaper metal as a monetary standard.. In twenty-ave years if to change Lakes plado an the relativo antes of gold und, alve, we shall be able to see

offres:

whether the who advocate the silver standard are right

wenty-five years is rather, a long time to waif, We

on Sunday under arrest of a European offlear as

far as Wuchew. This is one of the many launches

According to a Bombay telegram of the 27th July in the Lagoon Carette the plug no returns

Shanghai, 5th Angush

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:/

endent of

of the mine have, if anything, improrol sineo Padae. This plan will no doubt, facilitate on REE CULTIVATION. Rishard H Byor: quartermaster on the P & the last report. This drive is now in a total atraction, and news of the completion of this An stated by Governor Beaufort, the soset,“ ronning wader official sanctard will special pristane Thames, was tried at Shanghai to-day distauon from the main crescut of 478 foot section of the linant an early late is confidently with a view to encourage the malves to giv

In the South Legal, the prospects are not expected. The sncompanying photographs inveties, and tas make tra oruntry vilege to zon only and which many not carry for the maushughter of a coolie whom, it was nearly as good as they were, the quarton the very clear ides of the work, bat hir: West Catade applies, ripped a smel Antren dhe

sur

alaged, he pushed into the rivay The accused foot wall haring entirely out out, and, with the whey ending them home, pointed-ons that the imported article. This in the will go doabt exception of a quarts Inn fer cousionally, there reolious shown must not be considered complete have the ellept of hanging larger area ista

cultivation. was acquitted.

is on quarta in the free whatever. In the free as the full complement of sleepers balnot, when of the drite the water hier moed off. I take the photographs were taken, been played in pen,

An intersting this as an indication that we are getting into | tion Banther ron of country. This devo is now in'o The Erst locomotice was shipped on the 26th fuerits in alarting total distance from the main crosscut of 6 instant. The style of engine salooted is end of which proved that chees fost

I will continue it a low fost farther, and the mat useful for construction purposes and this coat xful tre then crossout to the cast to try and pick up the for the haulage of timber. Larger locomotives if systemically cultiv tro again but

with tenders will, of course, be necessary when grows In the Leading Stopo over the lack of this drive, and about 60. Exom the fase, we are protest made by Dr. Wair, the Health Offco that the King of Grodce is prepared to abdicalking it not about 12.de. It is very mallooky, marly all the solid gaacts having against the reduction of the staff is now justified in the event of the Fowors instituting a con

cut out There are several quarta leaders will be employad, sõit it is expected the whole of the extra kards | trol of the Groekt finnuges.

for that day showed five now, cases, one dontli and 98 deaths from bil namens It is now feared that a regraderance of plague is threatened, mtul that in its worab and most vienient for Ti phaumentoplague. A post mortem of op jouse revealed unmisjusable signs of this, and now that the Presidency Plug Commiten has been taken over from General Gatanze by Sir James Camp- hell strict presantions will be rezumed. The

temporada)

From a ddrferpoodant we (Singapore. Frac

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS.

TRX LONDON, 3rd August. GREECE AND THE FOWEBS” The Foreign Minister at Athens has declared

THE TURKISH NAVT,

the line is open for tralie. By referring to the quantities, and wi ba

exp on the covar, sheroholders will be able to collection by tas antires, the Garrer

idensify the course of the railway and Stapong, instenoted district officer La buy the interior ternions, which is just beyond the get as it fade a sady entrance to the Pental Gorge

plan to the

the stope Whare to take it out the width, cut with him the first eight milon of mile. At the manniasture and export of this The Saltox has instituted a Naval Commisso as to work them leader the earthwork is now ready for laying the tides to ingressa sery inegaly,

believe, however, that Coinn's prosperity Amanufacturing country dopende o much on the monetary standard as sectos so be generally support. With ber large conguing markets, an abundant supply of pys) learn that ale, Gang Eng Song whe foesion ander his presidency, with the object of Labour, and bur manufacturing and trad lady done so much for the poor Uhinese of reviving Turkish Naval Power

by ficlides generally, it world seem that Sisgaparo, has tot forgotten the line of his The Turkish squadron has left the Darda Chine is bound to prosper, lever her facefuthors. In the district of Rom Tor nene nelles for Civte

provided

Anoy, the native place of it. Eng Bong's bat the Coafoestors, kraborty hajan has worked at haven industry and commeryd among the people and for want of funds the

Fairusse An hinga taur khere his bann, unable to render, suff

As An Ny to the poor. On being of this, ME pikes, Big Seng at once sent home, pecuniary aid to any the Chong Kung hospital at tant, place and, lis concaguance of this waistance, the estrices of ÓNU MUTÓ ALIM doctors have booh sectired hý

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wages than the same classe

flatures Court alson The poor people are now

not only receiv energiaze mečlivel kreatment but

GREAT BRITAIN AND SIAM,

The King of Sang had a long conferents with Lord Sullsbury yesterday.

Comox KOURIN PAFDEMAN

SEDITION AT FOMBAY

ve Patin, 20th July. Numerous arrenti have been rande ab Bombay

free medisines were, and ex all, borgere for distorsity downtdi England. Am

piled to all tho jeste at the expence of our #rested are a native member of th

Italy. He adds, howevor that with the reamous Singapore friend.

2 Air Shafs there is no change to ropte The hits been unford and will be shipped at an age onto 3 bath the Ear Dainly This stone in about Lift vele, and continues the early fiatalosa Chile Mlaball - oniliyle bel Ban

often, bean missti na to, vad m

In the 2nd Stope opening south from the No. j belands of there, a further con miles of milk your a

1. Wince No. 1 South to connect

care very níos geld and testions having shareholders will be of the Fakest Byalfede

laval is now down a total depth of 69ft and picseed to sara the one of the largest and

the mangeONS

liye mil round the cass

zarries fair gold, thowchon of it is being sent to most important timber companies in the world Aytunde the mil for cashing y

bus agreed to preot a saw milli at the coastal which No Bouth Air Ehaft This air shaft is terminne the railway, capable of creating Britials North Bornes heng 002, south from the No: Bonth thousand tons of Limbor ver mouth, which, in

• aif shaft, tu ventilafe, and get timber brid itself, will go for in providing myable traza mallook into the atopes. It is dewan tror 70ft, Further, it may, be mentioned tuleb the wild | bsung kemijng to that the suits and la non in mitos galid Chatte, whrer Cards & Vidny which mit fret pendetste brit Fatz gold. I don't know the sing of the Jule- Beqofart" to "mahst

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