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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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felt bound to support the amendment of the not aware that the structure was removed before | THE PUNJÒM MINING co., Limited. Colonial Surgeon
The amendment was put and carried.
AN APPLICATION, REFUSED.
An application was made for permission to use a well which the Board had ordered to be closed at 79, Jervois Street, ou the ground that the water had proved very useful.
The PRESIDENT said there was no necessity for the Board to depart from its decision, and the members agreed;
ADJOURNMENT.
The Board adjourned until Thursday week.
SENSATIONAL RUMOUR IN
HONGKONG.
ALLEGED PLOT TO WRECK THE HAWAIIAN
GOVERNMENT.
the summons was issued. Ho asked for a heavy penalty on the first charge, as the offence was serious, and for a nominal penalty in the other
cases.
said that two months ago the defendant come to Hou. F. A. Cooper, Director of Public Works,
this latrine on Crown land, near Myrtle Bauk. the P.W.D. offic and asked permission to erect
Wituss said which adjoins defendant's lot. the question would rest with the Governor, but witness could not recommend that sauction be given; but if defendant wished to pross his application he must send it in in writing. That was the last he heard of it until the building
was erected. --
Mr. Hastings said he did not deny that the shed was erected by him on Crown land. He asked his Worship to take into consideration the 20th July.
circumstances under which it was erected. The On Friday the Hongkong police received in. coolies' latrine attached to his house became an formation of a very startling nature. It is unbearable nuisance, It was only a few yards said that upwards of twenty Americans have from the house, and disinfectauts did not abate established a secret society, with Hongkong for the nuisance. The coolies became ill with fever, its centre, for the express object of wrecking latrine, and erect a small wooden shod on the and so he thought it necessary to close the the newly formed Hawaiian Governminut. The
Ho Americans, who arrived in the colony a few hillside. It was erected on the 16th ist. weeks ago, are said to be forming their plot as an
thought the P. W. P. would have had the act of revenge against the present officials who courtesy to give him notice that the hand was caused the dethronement of the Hawaiian Queen Crown property, and request him to remove some time ago. It is, of course, impossible to
the structure. On the 17th it came to his say as yet whether there is any truth in knowledge that an objection had been made, and the story, but it Camo from a fairly therefore he ordered the shed to be removed at reliable souren, and immediately it
and it was removed either on the afternoon once, was communicated to Hon. Commander W. C. H. of the 17th or the morning of the 18th. When the Hastings, the Acting Captain Superintendent, summonses were applied for there was no en- Inspector Stanton, Inspector Quincey, and Ser-croachment, as the shed had then been taken geant Holt were deputed to make enquiries. So He did not make a written application far very little information has been elicited, but to Mr. Cooper, because he thought there was so it is reported that two or three days ago the con-
much red tape in connection with the Depart stituents for the manufacture of nitro-glycerine ment that an application would be useless. were bought in the colony by au American, and
His Worship said he thought a fine of $10 that three or four members of the alleged secret would meet the case. society have gone to a village about twenty miles from Canton, to make dynamite bombs, which are to be used, it is said, to blow up the Hawaii- an Government buildings. The police officers are busily engaged in sifting the affair, and, if there exist any grounds for these alarming state. ments, the plot will be quickly brought to light.
21st July.
The police are still pursuing their enquiries into the sensational rumour we published on Saturday. They have ascertained that one man, who was formerly connected with the late Hawaiian Queen's army, has been talking about a plot to wreck the Hawaiian Government, but it is not yet certain whether the rumour has only bombast for its basis, and the detective officers are doing all they can to thoroughly probe the affair.
PROSECUTION BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
At the Magistracy on Saturday, before Hon, H. E. Wodehouse, Mr. J. Hastings, solicitor, The Retreat. Peak, was summoned by Mr. H. P. Tooker for (1) making an unauthorised encroach- ment on Crown land in contravention of section 77, sub-section 5, of Ordinance 15 of 1859; (2) for commencing a building without giving notici in writing to the Director of Public Works as required by section 70 of the Ordinance; and (3) for erecting on Crown land a shed or structure of wood without the previous sanction of the Director of Public Works, as required by section 50 of the Ordinance.
The summons for encroachment was taken first.
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down.
Mr. Tooker asked what about the other two
summonses.
His Worship said be understood that those summonses would be withdrawn. He supposed Mr. Tooker did not wish to be viudictive.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises the receipt of the following. report for June from Mr. Blamey, the manager.
at the mine:-
August Shaft 200 ft. Level.-The No. 2 East erosscut has been extended a further distance of 24 ft. 6 in., making it 397 ft. 6 in. from the main North crosscut. Nothing of value was met with, however, and as it is out beyond the supposed course of Gillies' Reef work there was disconti- nued, and the men brought back to open up.north in the early part of last month and referred to in and south on the course of the ore passed through
shows both copper and iron pyrites, but my last report. The ore we are driving on to .up this is not of sufficient value to mill.
Intermediate 140 ft. Level-All the stopes here continue to give their usual quantities of ore for the mill, and are without change to notice. The new shaft will connect with this level within the next two days, when after putting in the necessary timbers for the "Plat"
it will be continned down to the 200 ft. level.
110 ft. Lovel.-The only work going on at this point is the sinking of the new shaft, which, as just mentioned, will connect with the inter- imediate within the next two days. We shall now prepare for driving a crosscut east to inter- sect the course of Gillies' Reef at this level.
Upper Stopes.-These having become ex- hausted, work there has ceased. The small leader discovered in the north side of these stopes near the surface continues to yield ore of very good quality and gives promise of doing so for some little time longer.
Gillies' Roof Mill Gully Tunnel. The north drive here has been extended 45 feet, making it 357 feet from its month. It continues to give ore of fair grade for the mill, but I regret to say the reef is very much disturbed in places by the intrusion of dyke matter. The winze we were sinking at the date of my last report got entirely into dyke formation and as there is water to be contended with which makes the work expensive and progress slow, it was decided to wait till it was drained by the crosscut we are about to
543′ 6′′
Mr. Tooker replied that he did not. We understand that an application for a re begin at the 110. ft. lovel Angust shaft. hearing will be made.
Total drivage for month.. Ore mined. made up as follows:-
RESULT OF THE HONGKONG.
POLL.
The result of the poll taken in Hongkong to ascertain local opinion on the elections now pro- ceeding at home was declared as Saturday:-
Unionists Liberals
Majority for Unionists Three voting papers were spoiled,
follows on
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MACAO PLAGUE STATISTICS.
inst, there were forty-seven patients nuder treat- At the Lappa plague hospital on the 14th
ment and, the figures since are as follows:-
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New cases, Deaths. Discharges.
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Mr. E. Hazeland, assistant engineer in the P.W.D., said that on the 17th July he saw a At the Chinese hospital in Macao og the 14th wooden shed 'just below Rural Building Lot 65. inst. there were thirty-six patients undor trent- It was used as a latrine for Chinese servants.ment, and the figures since are as follows:- It was within the Pokfulam watershed area, and
New cases. Deaths Discharges. was on Crown land. The shed was about 3 ft. July 15 square by 8 ft. high. There had buno permis- sion to build it, nor application for the same. The shed was inflammble.
Mr. H. P. Tooker said he took out the sum- monses by instruction. In answer to the defen- dant he said that, as far as he knew, no notice was given to Mr. Hastings between July 16th, when witness became aware of the structure, and the date of the summons; Witness believed Mr. Cooper spoke to Mr. Hastings some weeks before the building was erected, and he was told that it could not be permitted. Witness was
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According to the China Gazette the Shanghai Municipal Council is going to erect several refuse destructors in Hongkow and the British settlement for the disposal of street garbage
August shaft Mill gully Upper stopes New leader
.725 tons.
tons. cwt. 545 0
110 10
19 10 50
Milling--This was carried on during 22 days with full battery, crushing 920 tons, yielding 376 oz. 4 dwt. of smelted gold, viz., 720 tons of ore from the mine for 347 oz. 4 dwts. gold and 197 tous beadings for 29 oz. You will see the quantity of ore milled is much below our average aud as this is owing to the worn-out state of the old battery, the foundations of which are quite rotten, we have decided to take it down and re-erect it, using only the very best timber in both the foundations and frames. This is a
pretty big job, but I am hoping it will be done without materially decreasing our monthly out- put of gold.
Cyanide Works-This was carried on to the 1st inst. when a stop was made for the clean-up. The result was sent you in due course, so I need not refer further to it here. It is now running ou tailings with about 5 per cent. of concentrates, and as Mr. White assures me bis extractions are good and the material operated on of very fair grade, I am hoping for fairly good results this month. We shall clea
up on the 3rd prox., by which time 750 tous will have been treated for the mouth. Of course, I need not tell yon that there are many little stoppages in the work, owing partly to the meu being now to it. A sall battery has beep erccted to crush the lumps of oxidized tailings and concentrates, which is doing its work very well indeed, and as this is rup off the water-wheel, the cost is trifling
General-We are giving duo attention to all work coming under this head.
Inbour. The supply of this is without change Health. This, I am pleased to say, is much better, the influenza and bronchitis having almost entirely left the camp.
Rainfall. This has been most unusually low, the total being inch only.
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