Today's Advertisements.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
OF
MISS JANET WALDORF
AT
THEATRE
ROVAL
TO-NIGHT
(THURSDAY), the 28th September, 1899,
16
in
'INGOMAR,”
"THE BARBARIAN
Assisted by the A. D. C.,
Rnd
NORVAL MCGREGOR.
JANET WOLDORF
iks
* PARTHENIA."
NORVAL MCGREGOR
as INGOMAR
FULL CASTE OF CHARACTERS.
PRIGES
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Trament's will be available after the Per- formance.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1899.
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To-day's Advertisement.
NOTICE.
RECENT appointments at the Admiralty have V. B. 0.'s ANNUAL AQUATIO
been made as followLieut, and Commanders. R. J. B. Keyes, to the Fame, and Edward Kelly, to the Whiting." Lieutenant-Claud II. Sinclair, to the Alting. Sub-Lieutenam.→ W. Tomkinson, to the Fame. All reappointed, on commissioning, undated,
THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE- DONIAN GOLD MINING CO. LIMITED.
WE stated yesterday that Messy. Sassoon & |HAREHOLDERS in the above Company | Go, had to pay fines for non-compliance with are requested to attend a PRIVATE | lime-washing orders; but it appears that, al MEETING to be held on WEDNESDAY, the 4th October, 11.30 4.3. at the Office of though Messrs. Sasson & Co. were summoned to the court, the lessees of the property actually the Company, o, Praya Central.
paid the lines. The authorities, however, only recognise the registered owner and accordingly proceed against him.
LUETGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 25th September, 1899.
Intimation.
SEEDSMEN.
OUR SHIPMENTS OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
MR Toyokawa Ryochi, from a banker's point of view, gives his opinion of the Kyushu Rail- way question. His carnest wishes are to seve peace between the two factions. The Mitsal Bank holds about 20 million yen worth of shares as security, and the Mitsu Bishi, No. 1,
SPORTS.
INCREASE OF SANITARY STAFF.
The report of the Committee composed of the President, Medical Officer of Health and Mr. Osborne, on the above subject has been circulated to the members of the Sanitary Board 11 is as follows:-
We have carefully considered the question of the necessity for additions to the present Sanitary Board staff, and are of the opinion that an assistant Medical Officer of Health should be obtained from England at as early a date as practicable
Stopa No-This stops, with the other work being done on ore is giving us all the ore we can handle at the mine at present, and as it operis up is proving the ore body it is on to be even more extensive in width than it first ap peared to be as developed by crosscut No. L- We are taking out the are here some 30 feet thick, which is not yet its full thicknáss,
Level No. 2. (100 foot level.) South drive from crosscut No. 1-Driven 12 feet, making total of $3 feet from crosscut on the tode, which continues fairly well defined only and of but low grade. He should possess a Diploma in Public Northwest dnve from shaft.-This was dis-
frain shaft. This Health, should be under 30 years of age and continued, there being no particular indications should be appointed to the Sanitary Depart of anything of value aliead of it now, inent but on the understanding that in cases of South drive from northwest drive from emergency his services must be at the dis-shaft,-Driven 3 feet from last, above men- posal of the Medical Department of the Colony. tioned drive on what appears to be a lode or He should receive a salary of $2,400 per annum lode formation, and which gives us some ore, rising by annual increments of $300 to $3,600 but only, a limited quantity of comparatively per annum, together with quarters ur a house low grade ore has as yet developed here. allowance of $720 per annum and conveyance allowance of $288 per annum
This drive will cut the ore that showed well in the north drive from crossrut No. 1 which had to be stopped because of a heavy run of ground therein.
Uprise No. 1. Continued up on the lode 13 level No. 2. The lode is fairly well defined feet, making a total distance of 24 feet up from and soinewhat larger than it was before herein during the month, being from 4 feet to 8 feet thick in places, but is still of fair, rather low Product.Almost everything from the work- ings at this level was sent to the mill.
Shaft This was sunk 11 feet and kept, timbered as near to the bottom as advisable.
SWAHL
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. Yesterday's programine ended a very success. ful meeting, the weather on each of the thres days being very fine. Tho. ladies patrgnised yesterday's events in great number, and pro- minent among them were Lady Blake, Com modore Mrs. Powell, Commander Mrs. Häst- ings, Madune Volpicelle, etc. A. A. Alyes was the winner of the championship prize, presented by Commander lastings for obtain. ing most-points in non-handicap events. The greasy pole event was included in the day's programme and was won by Herbst at the first ime of asking. On weaching the bos a duck and pig we
were liberated, and, as on the day previous, there was a scrumble in the water with the swimmers. C. Logan caught the pig and Herbst the duck.
The band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers discoursed some very sweet music during the afternoon.
After the reports the prizes were presented by We also recommend the appointment of Lady Blake in the gymnasium, where three First Class Inpectors, and two additional A. S. WATSON & Co., . too, and Teikoku Shogyo Bank have each big audience assembled. Commander as Second Class Inspectors of nuisances, whose
LIMITED.
of them from a million yen to 5 million yen lowing remarks:-Ladies and gentlemen,nection with overcrowding, house drainage, lings opened the proceedings with the fol services will be mainly employed in con- worth. If the strife continues the price of We have now arrived at the end of three and the prevention of food adulterations and as shares may fall 10 per cent. in so and cause days good sport, and it only remains to reasons of this increase of staff we would give panic in the markets as large. Japan Mail.
present the prizes to the successful com
in addition to those mentioned by the Medical petitors. seninre to express the opinion that
Officer of Health in his report to the Sub-grade only. WE Japan Herald) hear that some foreign the racing this year has been of a very high Committee under date of july 21st, 1899, the fact standard, and probably the most agreeable ten (1) that Bubonic Plague may now be said to firms have converted themselves into Japanese-ture of it all is that we have so my promising fave become endemic in the Clay and will companies. As such they are Japanese juridicat young swimmers coming on, As a Club it has therefore require the greatest vigilance on the persons, and claim that they can buy and own been a source of great satisfaction to us to see part of the Sanitary staff to hold it in check and
and just as Japanese subjects. This is im- the growing interest of His Excellency, our that during the five years 1891-1898 the No.3 Adit level. (Formerly No. 3 cutting.) portant, and although no oficial statement to President, in our aptatic entertainments, and it Sanitary Board received most valuable assis- This level or drive here was extended 55 feet, that effect has been given out, it seems as if
bas given as great pleasure to have Lady Ithike tance from the Police Department in combati- making it a total length of 245 feet and stop with us to-claty. Our pleasure, however, is ing the various outbreaks of Bubonic Plague-ped, nothing of any value of promise having Dr. Lönholm was correct. By this method
not analloyed. We must not forget that this thus during 1894 they had the exclusive ser been cut in it and there being no indications foreigners can easily evade the law, that they is probably the last aquatic sports that will vices of 13 European police officers during a seeming to warrant driving this further. cannot bofil property as their own, by simply be held within the Club's enclosure. We period of two months, while in 1898 equally forming, partnerships with members of their.
have been tenants of this site for very many valuable assistance was rendered, but during years. We hear that we are about to be evict the present year it has been found quite im- family, have them registered as Japanese com-
ed. The writ has not been served, but we ex possible by the Hon, Captain Superintendent panies, and through this process. become pect the landlord's man any day. We are liable of Police to spare any European Police for It was sunk 35ft, the lode continuing fairly
to eviction any day, and that without compensa Hese SEEDS are supplied to us į Japanese juridical persons.
this work, and we are given to understand that well defined though small, but getting larger in Gon. I fear we could not hope to be successful we cannot count upon the assistance of the the bottom, and carries some gold all the way. abe by the best growers in the World. | THE annual meeting of the
in any claim for compensation on the score of police in future, and other reliable Euro- Surface prospecting-some work was done It is particularly ropested that care | Andrew's Society was held on Thiesday after improvements on our property, but it must be pean assistance has not been obtainable, within this direction here, by which the ore above be taken when sowing, and super-dent, presided, in the absence of Mr. 3. J. Bell-
bone in mind that we have been tenants on the exception of the few Volunteers whe mentioned shaft is on, was located northerly sufferance here, and having du security of kindly came forward for a few weeks at what across a creek and gully, where some work vision exercised over Chinese gar Irving, who resigned the office of President on
tenure the Committee was not justified in erect- proved to be the close of the epidemic. The | will be doue on it. deners, whose incompetener in deal his departure from the colony in May last.
ing more permanent buildings than the present. assistance of the Volunteers is also not to be But though they are not entitled to compen- reckoned upon in future as the feeling amongst ing with the seeds may sometimes | Captain Anderson was elected President for the sation for improvements to the property, on the the community is that the Government ought lead to disappointing results.
other hand we have contributed very largely to
to provide a statt that should not require Volun- rasuing year, Hon. T. H. Whitehead Vice-
the improvement of the manhood of the colony,teer aid except in cases of grave emergency President, Mr. 3. R. Crawford Hon. Treasures, and are on that account entitled to some!
Each of the Drainage Inspectors will require and Mr. D. Wood Hon. Secretary. The ballot consideration. (Hear, hear) We venture to Chinese foreman at a salary of $10 rising to for the Committee resulted in the election of
think that the Hongkong Volunteers Corps owe
$12 a month. something to us, as we have been instrumental Mr. Mary Bain, Mr. J. C. Peter, Dr.
in developing the thews and sinews of the Kennic, and Mr. J, McKie. It was decided to members. (fear, hear.) We hope some day celebris St. Andrew's Day by a „Boll.
to see the Club housed in better quarters. It is essential to any will ordered community the it should have some sort of association for the cultivation of manly sport, and the members of this Chily feel that they cân appear fait consideration and for assistance in securing with confidence to the proper authorities for another suitable site on which to continue the good work the Club was founded to foster, Applause.) I have now much pleasure in asking Lady Blake to present the prizes.
Soldiers and Sailous in Uniform, garents. Seas on sale at Roisgos's Prash Co Hongkong, 28th September, 1899. CLEOZA
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL HE Company's Steamship.
TH
Capt
.
** BALFONG" Laver, all be despatched
TOSSABHUT, the 29th instant.
Tur Exean or l'assage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE. Agents. Hongkong, 28th September, 1899.
[12348 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Chartered Steamship
"NANYANG,"
Captain Lehmann. will be despritched for the above Port, on SATURDAY, the goth instan
at to A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Cn.. General Mangers. Hongkong, 28th September, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSU
THE Company's Steamship
*FORMOSA.“ Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Parts, no SUNDAY, the 1st Octob at Daylight.
For Freight on Passinge, apply tor
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 28th September, 1899. [13374
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGITAL AND KOBE.
THE Company's Steanship
**AUSENAN,"
Captain Andersen, will be despatched as above. on SUNDAY, the ist Octobe
The attention of Passengers, is diregied to the Superior Accommodation öffered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. 38th September, 1899. CHINA NAVIGATION-COMPANY, LIMITED.
Hongkong, 28th
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FOR. PORT DÄRWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
HE Company's Steamship THE
"TAIYUAN," Captain Nelson, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 3rd October.
The attention of Passengers is directed to The Superior Accommodation 'uffered by this Steamer The First-class Saloon is situated forwant of the Engines. A Refrigerating Clumber ensures The Supply of Fresh
Provisions during the entire voyage..
A duly quatified Surgeon is carried at the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
N.Retum Tickets issued by this Coun pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co, and vice versa. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong, 28th September, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship
"TAIYUAN,
Captain Nelson, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the and Detóber.
The attention of Passengers' is directed the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. First Class Saloon is situated for ward of the Engines,
A duly qualifier Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light,
For Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,, "Agents.
Hongkong, 28th September, 1890.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
• FOR LONDON VÍA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"SARPEDON,"
OR THE SEASON 1899,1900 ARE NOW
READY FOR DELIVERY. Orders are executed from New Stock only.
Prived Catalognes, with Hints for Gardening, can be obtained
on application.
CLAY'S FERTILIZER ¿ Supplies natural nourishment to the soil. IN PINS.
10lbs, each 25.
$150
RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS.
The Best and Cheapest Machines in The Market. Supplied af
Manueturer's F
Frieus FERMINGER'S MANUAL OF GARDEN- ING FOR THE TROPICS PRICE $7.50.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited..
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.-
The Hongkong
elegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1899,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
EARTHQUAKE AT DARJEELING.
Hongkong. St.
mon. Captain G. C. Anderson, Vice-Presi-
The Tokyo Asahi contained a statement the other day to the effect that the German Lloyd Steamship Company bad withdrawn from the Union of ten Companies including the Nippon Yusen Kaisha --which rules the freights going from orcoming to Japan. We (Japan Herald's, are authoritised by Messrs, H. Altens & Co. the agents of the North German Lloyd, to say that the above report is totally without foundation and that they, have no intention whatever of withdrawing from the figight conference. Moreover by virtue of their posi-¡ tion as members of the conference they can safely afirm that the S.Y.K. las no such intention either. It is a pity, adds our content- porary, that repons of this kind should he published without proper investigation of their truth or falsity
Two enquiries were held this afternoon at the Magistacy into the circumstances attending the death of a Chinese woman who was found hanging in a pig-sty in Little Hongkong and the other of a Chinaman who was found dead in Pohang Street on the 22nd instant. Dr. Lowson gave evidence in the latter case that death was caused by hemorrhage into the
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A beautiful banquet of flowers was presented to Lady Blake by the Chairman of the Club after the prizes had been distributed, and one of the most sucessful meetings ever held concluded with three cheers for her ladyship. MEMBERS' RACE--Two Lengths (Handicap
Two prizes. First prize presented by Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M.G. First in garh
heat to swim in thak
First Heat. .Owen
F. P. Musso. S. R. Moore
F. M. Rosa Pereira......
J. H. R. Hance.... A.E. S. Alves
Times, 55 sec.
A. J. Mackie J. C. Logan...... R. Henderson
1. Grant Smith. A. H. Alves
Times, 58 sec.
LONDON, Septeniber 26th. Earthquakes and landstips have occurred at Dariveling, Upwards of two hundred people have been killed, instuling several Europeans | abdomen by a ruptured spleen. Indian con- and immense damage has been done.
stable 798 gave evidence of linding the dead body on some steps and taking it to the testified to having received the body, which Central Police Station. Inspector MacNab. has not been identified. The mon might pos
THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
make enquires at the Tung Wa Hospital.
Mr., Chamberlain's despatch of the 2200 August says that the Government is compelled to absolutely deny and repudiate the assertionsibly have fallen down the steps. Adjourned to of the Transval that it is an international Sovereign State, and that the Transvaal must have know a beforehand that the conditions of non-interference and suzerainty attached to the franchise proposals were totally inadmissable.
THE SOUDAN,
The Sirdar is making preparations to attack the Khalifa win has established himself near Jehelgedir.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says
On the 28th at 11.55 am, the barometer has Gillen in Japan, risen elsewhere except in the Philippines. The depressium lying near S. Formosa yesterday seems to have filled atpy, The Nonbern depression has moved Eastward over N.E. Japan. High pressare area over China. Gradients rather steep with strong monsoon on the coast and in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST --Fres: N. winds; fair.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ox Taimostan last night there was an exten sive grass fire.
THE Consul-General has been notified by cablegram of Admiral Dewey's arrival in New
York.
THE further bearing of the Hunghóm marder case, remanded from yesterday, was resumed to-day, and again adjourneil,
Tix annual general meeting of the Hongkong Blockey Club will be held to-morrow in the Cricket Pavilion at 5.75 pon.
Miss Janet Waldorf and Company give their Captain Grier, will he despatched as above | last performance to-night at the Theatre Royal. on "WEDNESDAY, the 4th October.
Miss Waldorf as "Parthenia" is well worth seeing.
| For Freight, apply to
Of the other enquiry, Choi Chung, a Chinese woman,-living at Little Hongkong, said that on the real instant, at 3.00, p.m., she w deceased chopping up regetables. At 430 she weninto the pig-sty and saw her handing by a red scarf round her from a bemu Witness's husband reported the inatter to the police. Deceased had hanged herself because her husband was ill, and the family was re- duced in circumstances. She had previously threatened to commit suicide. She had been married ten years and lid not quarrel. She appeared to be in her normal frame of mind on the day she hanged herself.
Dr. Lowson gave evidence of having made a post-mortem examination and arrived at Use conclusion that the immediate cause of death was strangulation. In addition, there was a considerable mflamed gland on the right sideof the neck and elsewhere; these had the appear ance of being plague, and he thought at the time that the woman had been suffering from plague, but had no means at hand to make a fulter examination. His Honour therefore gake a verdict. of suicide, committed whilst deceased was in an unsound mind.
APPOINTMENT OF A SELECT COMMITTEE.
H. A. Lammert R. Lapsley J. Mills...... A. Humphreys.
W. White..
10.
Second Heal
Owes !
11
J
11
Third Heat.
.......Owes f...
0.
19 4
Time, so 15 sec.
Fourth Heat F. Silva Nello
.Owes o... 1. M.Roza Pereira...... E. Herbst.......
7
Frank Jorge.....
Time, 60 sec.
Lammert.. Logan.
Time, so sec.
Final
+1
Y... 11
"G"
Go
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*We also recommend that the clerical staff of the Department should be strengthened by placing the temporary Portuguese clerk, who was appointed in April 1893, on the perman- ent staff and by the addition of another Chinese clerk at a salary of $30 a month.
Extract from Report of the Medical Officer of Health in the Select Committee.
mittee to the following matters which, in my I beg now to direct the attention of the Com-
opinion, cannot be adequately dealt with by the present staff and which, it may well be argued, are entitled to receive more attention in the future than it has been possible to give to them in the past
1. OVERCROWDING The abatement of overcrowding necessarily involves night visita i domiciliary visits between the hours of 18 p.m. and 5 am. (vide S. g of Ord. 15 of 1894) and this work is at present done by one of the First Class Inspectors, but in order to be effective and to have any appreciable result such visits should be made every night, and this can hardly be done by an inspector who has in addition the Supervision of two Health Districts, of several cemeteries and of the limewashing of tenement dwellings. Night visits frequently involve prosecutions and I place both these matters in the hands of the same man with also the service of all Sanitary Board notices as eviglence of such service is required when | prosecuting, and i consider that at least two additional Inspectors could devote the whole of their time to night visitations and prosec tions and that their services are necessary if any systematic attempt is to be made to deal with the question of overcrowding..
2. ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS:- Early in 1890 the Government, at the instigation
2 of the Sanitary Board, passed an ordinance deal-
о
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Five started in the final en account of Mackie and Logan tiging in the second heat. Lan mert got the best of Logan by about two yards, A very good race.
RUNNING HEADERS FROM SPRING BOARD,--
Two prizes.
J. M. S. Machado A. A. Alrcs..... F. W. White R. Lapsley Frank jorge A. E. 5. Alves J. H. R. Hance
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3
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Some very good diving was done by the tied, but on diving again the latter was awarded seven competitors. A. A. Alves and Machado premier position.
WATER POLO (Teams of seven);-
White
J. M. S. Machado, C. E. A. Hance E. Herbst R-Lapsley Frank Jorge R. Henderson A. E. S. Alves (Capt.)
Red
F. M. Roza Péreima J. H. R. Jance
A. Loureiro
H. A. Lammert A. Humphreys W. Armstrong
:
A. A. Alves (Capt.), For sometime it looked as if the sides were. very equally matched, and the first, half ended with no scole, although the goal-keepers had At a meeting of the Samtary Board held u
to handle startly on two or three occasions. June 17th, 1895, the President proposed the appointment of a select committee for the pur. A. Alves doing smart work in scoring bree The second half proved very one-sided indeed, pose of house to house visitation, the removal goals; Humphries put another through, and of illegal cubicles and cockiolls, the stopping the game fished:-Reds 4, Whites o. of illegal occupation of basements and the oc cupation of commun lodging houses. The question has now risen concerning this select committee Dr. Clark, in his minute, saying that the committee has practically ceased to exisi, or at least it does not exercise its functions and har-suggesting that a fresh resolution, making the into a committee for the above purposes. The "Medical Officer of Health and flie Secretary"
question was brought before the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon when the Presid ent (Dr. Alkinson) proposed-That the Medics! Officer of Health and the Secretary be appoint TO-DAY is the birthday of Their Majesties, theed a Select Committee, under the provisions of
section 3 of Ordinance 1 of 1895, for the pur
·Consul-General, was "at home" from Fam. to pose of granting permits for the construction 1 p.m. The members of the Club Lusitano and maintenance of cocklofts and cubicles, and held a dance last night in honour of the anni with sections 6, 7, and 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1894 for the occupation of basements in accordance [1235a versary,
and the Byelaws made under that Ordinance.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
- Hongkong, 28th September, 1899.
"BEN” LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
HE Steamshup
"DENLARIG,"
The U. S. S. Princeton which arrived in bour this morning flew the Stars and Stripes at her fore, She is conveying the Hon. E. H. Conder, U. S. Minister a Peking, on athur of inspection of the various consulates.
Captain Krobble, will be despaclied as above King and Queen of Portugal, Mr. A. G. Roínano, on SATURDAY, the 7th October. For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 28th September, 1899.
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Do.
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THE PLAGUE. Cases reported to 27th instant......4468
do. during past 24 hours...
Total... 1,468, Deaths reportedo 27th instant f
dating past 24 hours
Tainl... 1401
To
Diamond cut Diamad." Ma mither sent me for a pun'o' beef, ant's tag be betther than hame, mlad, an' teller inither the bay the last, wi mac lat or lines in it." Gang
checoc."
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No. 3 Workings. Shaft-This was started on a small lode or leader near the mouth of adit tunnel driven southerly thereon some lew months ago.
GUDAU.
Level No. South drive. Driven 36 feet on the lode or vein which continued about as it showed per last month's report, when this. drive was stopped, it seeming from other work done that it is not the "Gubat" lode proper it is on, and the ore it is on does not appear to be worth developing further.
Crosscut west from south Drive. This was driven 30.8, and stopped. It passed through a small lode on which a winze, and drives northerly were started per below, and which is most surely the Gubau" tode proper
Winze from surfaces.-This was sunk 34 fect, most of the way on a'small lode, about, i foot to feetthick, and connected with level No. 1. feet on the lode, which is from about foot North drive from Winze.-This was driven to 2 feet thick carrying fair gold all the way and parts of it proved rich, assaying several ounces of gold to the ton.
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South drive from Winze.--This was driven t 24 feet on lode-like formation and leaders and stopped, they not appearing to be worth follow- ing further.
MANIK
A little further prospecting was done here and a little low grade ore mined, but nothing of value or promise being found work was again discontinued at this point.
PATREONARDO-GÈneral erosvACTINCI^~
A little general prospecting was done over our territory and quite a little quartz found, but nothing of value was discovered.
ma on
REDUCTION WORKS. Mill-14 of our za stamps were "Headings" and 8 stamps and one concentrator. full and two concentrators 13 days of the time on Tankong ore, treating ore and yielding pro- duct as follows:-
Ore Tons. Amalgam lullion
Dir.
"
*Concentrates Gold Estimated 1,000
Tons dry find it. weight. Concentr
0
Headings 1,7925 453-30 139.06 Tankang 866 124.40 43.66 50 223.44
Total 3,6585 577.70 202.73 50 22344 "Assay value Tankong 4 oz. 9 dwts. 9 grs. Bullion Assay here, Gold; 873.6 fine, value, Silver 109.15
3.229. 5d. Total valuc, 23:14:58 per oz.
LABOUR,
Chinese labour for mining work continue's short.
ing with the question of the Adulteration of Food | 63: 14:26. and Drugs, but this ordinance has practically re mined a deal leyer since it was passed owing to the absence of any staff to administer it. During 1898 only 35 samples were analysed in accordance with the provisions of this Ordi ∙nance, and of these no less than 27 were specimens of wines and spirits mostly forward- ed by the Police, nine of these specimens were found to be adulterated, while of six samples of milk submitted during the yeat no less than were found adulterated, and in view of the many cases of Typhoid Fever which are tra- ccable to the adulterated milk I consider that it behoves the Sanitary Board to recommend the employment of one Inspector who shali, devote the whole of his time to the administration of this Ordinance, with a view to the protection of the community from such discases us arise from adulterated or decomposed food.
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WATER POWER.
The rainfall was ample to enable us to run the mill by water power with the exception of a few days, during the moth, when steam auxillary power had to be used therein.
HEALTH This has been very good generally, during the month.
RINDERPEST..
The following reports from Inspector A. Watson has been circulated to the members of the Sanitary Board, 18th September :----
September, 15th..
I have the honour to report that on the 12th instant. 38 animals were admitted into cattle depot from Nam Hung, Three were
the 14th instant symptoms of tinderpest to-day, and the other two are very bad. appeared in all three, One died about † à.m The remaining 35 showed no signs of disease and have all since been slaughtered,
September, 16th,
House DRAINAGE :-During the past two or three years great progress has been made with the re-drainage of the domestic buildings of the Colony, in accordance with the scheme of separate drainage inaugurated by Mr. Chad sulfering from fever, one jor, the other two wick and Mr. Cooper and as a natural conse-103:21 kept them under observation and on quence in dealing with Chinese who have no and traps, the number of choked drains and practical knowledge of underground drains broken traps on private premises which are reported daily is becoming very large indeed, and think that the time has now arrived for the Board to recommend the appointment have the honour to report that I have of one or more Inspectors to devote the whole carried our your orders with reference to the of their time to the abatement of drainage two anitnals suffering from rinderpest, in the nuisances. There is little doubt that at no very | segegration "shed at Kennedy Town "1' shot. distant date at least three such inspectors. will them yesterday and saw their carcasses Birried, be required, but it is possible that at first two and that the coolies who buried them thoroughly would suffice, although I must point out that disinfected their persons and clothing, a this is a class of work which is most important Sir, I bave the honour, to report that on the preservation of health and that we are as the 16th inst two calves arrived at the yet by no means sure that Bubonic Plague does cattle depot from Nam Tae, both suffering not bear an intimate relationship to a sewage from rinderpest and very sick 14 had
C contaminated soil.
them at: Concejsegregated, and as I expected they died during the night. On the 17th. instant. animals were admitted Into
34 cattle depot from Vam Hung. Three were sick, two suffering other one altowed strong from rinderpest, and disease, well advanced, the e symptoms of Pleuro Pueumonia, temp. fog 3, hurd breathing, excessive thirst, yellowish dis- charge from nose, refusal of food and rauzzle dry and hot. I dont think any one of the three- will recover, To-day all three are very bad, and have acute diarh pen and copious discharge. from nose and mouth,
PUNJOM MINING CO., LIMITED.
Mr. Bailey's report on the work done at the Punjom gold mines during August is as follows
TANKONG.
Adit levels.-A little low grade ore was stoped from these levels and sent to the mill during the ninath.
Level Na 1-7(50 foot level.) North drive from crasscat No. This was discontinued for the present, the are it was on having cut out and it being impracticable to continue it Dow, and keep up the work being done in other parts of the mine:
¿September 19th,"
I have the honour to report that I shot the three sick animals in the sagegration shed, yesterday, and their carcasses buried in tho hillside.
Stope No. 1-An uprise was put through to the adit levels from the stope a distance 22 ft Minute by Medical Officer of Health being practically a part of it. This uprise was These two animals have been slaughtered on on good are all the way and this stope continues the authority of the President de improving in, regularity somewhat as the stope is required by Hyclaw & Schedule A Ord to give us considerable good ore, the are body. The Board's concurrence in this proceedin
progressos.
1887.
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