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ment of the Hou, J. J Bell-Irving as director in place of the Hon. J. J. Keswick be confirmed.
Hon. C. P. CHATER seconded. Carried.
Mr. Ports proposed the re-election of Messrs. Dalrymple and Kramer, retiring directors.
Mr. PERRY seconded, Carried.
Mr. BURDER proposed the re-election of Messrs G. Stewart and J. C. Peter as auditors.
Mr. TERRY seconded. Carried.
The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, that concludes the business of the meeting. I am much obliged to you for your attendance, and I hope that when we meet again next year we shall be able to show you even better results.
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
The following is the aunual report of the Raub Anstralian Gold Mining Co., Limited :-
The Directors present herewith the balance sheet and profit and loss account for the year ending 31st March last, Singapore accounts to 28th February be- ing incorporated.
The Manager's report enclosed deals exhaustively with the work carried on at the mines during the period under review, and speaks for itself. Larger gold returns were anticipated, but unforeseen difficul- ties, especially those caused by an abnormally wet season, have occasionally delayed operations. All de- velopment has been aid for from the proceeds of the mines.
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It is intended to construct and equip a light rail. way so as to connect the mines with the battery, thus superseding the present mode of carriage by bullock drays.
The Board will at the annual meeting recommend
the reduction of their number to four,
In accordance with the articles of association all the directors, Messrs. De Burgh Persze, Robert Philp, Maurice Hume Black, Frederick Johnson, and George Frederick Scott, and the auditors, Mesars W. Kobertson Strong and T. A. Boad retire, bat are eligible for re-election. It will devolve upon the meeting to fix the auditors' remuneration.
DE BUEGE Persse,
Chairman.
BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st
MARCH, 1895.
31st March, 1895.
LIABILITIES. Dr.
£1 each.
.200,000 0 0
Less unissued shares, 10,000
10,000 00
190,000 0 0
To capital 200,600 shares at £ 8. d.
shares at £1 each
Uncalled capital on 140,000
shares at 6s. 2d. per share 43,166 13 4
To sundry creditors *
To unclaimed dividends-
Singapore.
Brisbade
London Bank of Australia, o/d..
+
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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1st April, 1894. To balance down 31st March, 1895.
[June 26, 1895 road should be prohibited, as it was some years s. d. ago.-Yours, &c.,
A PEAKITE.
PROFIT AND Loss.
1,755 5 11
698 16 1
B. d.
To directors' and auditors' fees, salaries,
and charges.....
To wages and expenses at Raub, including cost of Singapore office and d direc- tors' fees...
To stores, tools, and imple-
ments To fuel
To timber.
To depreciation, furniture... To depreciation, plant..
3
10,180 0
352 0 3
707 5 7
104 12 4
130 1 0
4 18
1
1st April. To balance down.... 31st March, 1895. By gold account-
Net proceeds: 3,413 ozs. of gold from
6,459 tons of stone (including estima ted value of January and February crushing, viz., 700 ozs. from 1,667 tons of stone) after payment of roy. alty, cost of transit, insurance, &c... By net proceeds 868 bags of concentrates By rent received for farm By balance down
134 19 1
£13,932 19 10
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Hongkong, 21st June, 1895.
THE CHINESE IN THE PUBLIC GARDENS.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESH.' SIR, I am compelled with reluctance to ask you the favour of a small space in your valuable paper to ventilate a grievance of long standing, If I am not mistaken much has already 11,843 18 9 been written re the above subject. Yet the powers that be" seem not to take the slightest heed. One has only to take a stroll up there during the evening, say between five and seven, to see whether I am within the mark in saying that this class of people-of course I mean the low class (far from wounding the feeling of any respectable member of the Chinese community) should not be allowed to make use of the Gar. dens, to say nothing of the Band night, for the sake of common decency. As 'your readers are undoubtedly aware of their customs and be- haviour, It is needless for me to mention them here, but suffice it to say that the sooner the powers that be" put a stop to it the better. Yours truly,
1,369 13 10 a. d.
12,165 12 6
265 13 6
112 0 0 1,389 13 10
£13,932 19 10
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION:
Twenty-six members were present on Satur. day to compete for the Short Range Cup, which was won by Mr. McDonald. The Spoons were won by Capt Ferguson, R B., Private Godbeer, R.B., Sapper Pritchard. R.E., Sapper Thomp son, R.E.. Private Priddle, R.B., and Sapper Lawson, R.E. The following were the best
scores:
D. McDonald
Capt. Ferguson, R.B. Private Godbeer, R.B Sapper Pritchard, R.E! Sapper Thompson, R.E. Private Priddle, R.B. Sapper Lawson, R.E.
500
600 H'cap Total. yards. yards. points.
30 10
តតតតពគគគគគ
គគគគគគគ
60
8ZRAADE493 93 9
30
30
32
31 26
57
27 27
t
57
33
21
57
A
27
24
55
54
25 28
53
22
-28
19
4 .... 53 6 53
Corporal Woolridge, R.B. 29 25
H. McPhail
8. d.
W. Duncan W. Stewart..
-146,833 6 8 1,616 4 0
21 19 6 8 1 0
30 0 6 16 15 9
£148,496 6 11
This includes £1,552 15s. 4d. on account of R
Sefton's shares.
31st March, 1895.
ASSETS. Cr.
By mining property (nominal)
By machinery.
By plant
27,619 0 0 366 0 0
By tools, implements, and
stores
753 0.0
By buildings
1,478 0 0
By timber
By firewood.
By furniture-Singapore and
Raub.
180 0 0
By railway
25 0 0
By concentrates.
35 0 0 38 0 0
By value of estimated proportion of eigh- teenth crushing belonging to year end. ing 28th February, viz., 700 ozs. gold from 1,667 tons of stone
£
8. d. 113,237 12 10
By balance to credit dividend account:— £ 21 196 8 1 0
£427 16 11. 389 12 10
Singapore.....
Brisbane....
By cash balance, Singapore.
By cash balance, Ranb
By profit and loss account
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opiniors
expressed by our Correspondents.
BATTERY PATHWAY,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS. SIR-Some months ago, what might have been a very serious accident occurred in Battery Pathway in front of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's offices and overlooking the back court- yard of Beaconsfield Arcade. A lady riding in a ricksba was coming from the direction of the Cathedral and the two coolies in charge lost control of it at the top of the hill, and all were carried with tremendous force against a small three barrier rail protecting the pathway from the precipitous stode wall of the back court. yard. Fortunately the 'ricksha fell outward, and beyond a severe shaking no one was the worse. The top bar of the iron railing, however, was broken and has since been removed, but so far there is no sign of its being replaced. The second bar is only about two feet from the ground a dark night to anyone not acquainted 10,404 0 0 and on
25.00 with the road and the sharp turning a false step at this spot would mean instant death. It cer- tainly appears to me to be the duty of the Government to see that this danger to human life is at once removed.
2,502 10 0
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PRO BONO PUBLICO.
Hongkong, 21st June, 1895.
THE PUBLICATION OF PLAGUE
STATISTICS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS. DEAR SIR,-Being interested in the shipping trade of this port, and more especially in con- nection with the neighbouring Spanish colony, it has occurred to me more than once to ask you what possible good is obtained by the publicity which unfortunately exist in Hongkong. The now given to the few sporadic cases of plague Health Officer grants clean bills of health to all ships leaving the port, from which it would ap- pear that the sanitary condition of the place is satisfactory and free from infection, and still the daily papers publish plague statistics which can only convey to the outsider a totally differ. ent opinion. I have been told that this is done with a view to prevent exaggerated re ports being invented by our neighbours, which might have an injurious effect upon trade, bat it should be remembered that the neighbours who give us most trouble in this respect do not give the Hongkong authorities oredit for their honest intentions. I have heard it remarked by Spanish officials, that if the authorities hers ad- mit ten cases of plague, the actual figures would be nearer 100, whilst if no returns were published their estimate would probably be con- siderably less; and I am assured that under pre- sent circumstances no quarantine restrictions would be enforced. In these matters we would do well to follow the example of our Spanish and French neighbours, whose method, although perhaps somewhat out of date, is most decidedly
·less injurious to the interests of the colony than our own system.
It appears to me that so long as the sanitary condition of the colony is sufficiently satisfac- tory for the Health Officer to issue clean bills of health it is the duty of the authorities to facili tate and not to hinder the trade of the colony, and since it can be clearly proved that their gratuitous announcements in the daily press of each sporadic case of plague is not only ab. solutely useless, but causes considerable loss of time and money, they cannot surely see the necessity of continuing such a ruinous policy. Perhaps the authorities would realize the disastrous effect of their inconsistent method if a few of the large steamship companies were to adopt the determination, which you in- formed your readers has been recently arrived at by the owners of the new line of Spanish steamers, and leave Hongkong out of their - itinerary until all quarantine restrictions against the port are removed.
When we have to submit to such absurd sani...... tary_regulations as are at present in force în Manila, which have undergone no modifications While on this subject it must occur to anyone during the past 400 years, I think a little consi- coming or going to the fram that Battery Path-deration might be extended by the local authori.... 30 0 6 way is not a tit place for 'rickshas. Brokers con- ties in favour of the shipping interests, which tinually are seen going down with only two constitute the backbone of the colony. It may coolies at full speed having no control of the car- not be generally known that according to one ofɛ riage and pedestrians are in constant danger of these 400 year old regulations quarantine re being run over from behind or have to jump to one strictions cannot be removed until 30 days side down a steep embankment at the risk of have transpired without a single case of plague. breaking their necks. 'Ricksha traffic on this being officially declared, and this was actually
817 9 9
1,389 13 10
£148,496 611
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