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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[September 26, 1895.
The Pavilion is in fairly good repair and the ground is in capital order. The pitch has been partially relaid and it is believed that the wickets standard of past years.
110 feet Level. The only work doing here Main Engine Shaft. This is now sunk and just now is the driving of two small levels for timbered to a depth of 78 feet below the 146 the better working of the deeper ground.
feet level. The ground still continues herd New Leader.—The various drives, stopes, and blasting, black slate intersected with the in the coming season will be at least up to the winzes on this leader continue to give us some fair grade ore and should do so for another month at least.
We have now connected with the 110 ft. level and thus proved that it is the continuance of Phillips leader worked some time ago at
Some and above this level.
The little drainage tunnel near the surface is now in sixty feet, and should be completed within the next fortnight.
Gillies' Reef, Mill Gully tunnel.-Very little work is being done at this point, as most of the ore has been taken out to "water level." We shall now attack this by means of a crosscut from the 110 feet level August shaft.
Total drivage for the month. .616 feet Ore mined..
.8584 tons
tons. cwt. 690 0 10
made up as follows :-
123
45
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August Shaft Mill Gully, New Leader Milling. This was carried on thirty-one days, being equivalent to twenty-one days with the full battery, crushing 800 tons of ore from the mine for a yield of 405 oz. 12 dwts. of smelted gold. The re-erection of the old twelve head of stamps was sufficiently advanced by the evening of the 23rd inst. to allow of crushing being started with them and they have since been running full time.
The carpenters are now engaged in putting in new timbers to support the stone breaker, and repairing the mill building generally. They are also laying down new blanket tables throughout the mill.
General.The usual attention is being given to all work coming under this head, and large additions have been made to our stock of firewood.
Labour. This is more plentiful than I have ever known it.
numerous small quartz leaders. The width is about the same. New quarters for the Euro-. pean staff have been provided for this section. All the framing for a hopper to hold 100 tons of quartz for filling railway trucks is up and ready for planking.
The bulk of the ore required to supply the mill is coming foom this section, fifteen bullock earts being constantly employed at this work. These I hope to do away with about the end of the present month, as I hope to have the railway at work as far as here by then, if the rails come forward to enable us to get them laid in time.
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Western Lode.-Stoping between the North and South air shafts is being continued as usual. Good gold can be seen in breaking the stone, but the lode is more broken and the crushing stuff not so wide. The drive going south from the No. 1 South air shaft is in 68 feet. There is still 5 ft. of quartz in the face of the drive, which shows a little gold, but is not payable. I have started to stope north on a small body of quartz run- ning parallel and about 40 ft west of the main stopes, in which a little gold can be got. This section and Bukit Koman continue to supply the bulk of the crushing stuff to the mill.
Battery-This has been kept steadily at work full time during the month (four weeks), during which time the battery has worked 605 hours, crushing 870 tons, which from a rough clean up on Monday last, 2nd inst, gave a yield of 1,030 ounces of amalgam. Crushing was resumed again on the same afternoon.
Railway-Work on this during the past fort- night has been almost at a standstill for want of railway material. A few coolies have been kept at work trimming banks and cutting water- drains. There are now about thirty coolies at work ballasting and laying rails as they arrive. Had it not been for the delay in getting forward the material from Pekan the whole job would have been finished and in running order by the
Health This is fairly good. Rainful. The total rainfall for the month end of this month. is 67 inches.
RAUB.
The following is the Mining Manager's re- port for the four weeks ending the 5th Septem- ber, 1895:-
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Raub Hole, No. 2 Shaft-The sinking of this shaft is proceeding slowly, owing to the want of proper pumps to overcome the water difficulty. Part of the new pump has been here for the past month, but until we get the re- mainder of it it is of no use to us. The shaft is now sunk to a depth of 96 ft. below the 120 ft. level, or 216 ft. from the surface. We have 4 ft. yet to sink before opening out. This I hope to have finished early in the ensuing week, when the work of cutting the plat will be started. I shall watch with interest the cutting of the lode at this depth, as it is 100 ft deeper than anything yet seen at Raub. The sinking of this shaft has been greatly delayed for want of a proper pump below the 120 ft.
level.
The only work being carried on in the stopes is on the ore chute south of the shaft. The ōre chute north of the shaft is now worked out, but there are still a number of small cross leaders to work, which I intend to work later! In the south stopes there are three faces at work rais- ing fair grade ore.
Bukit Koman.-There is no change to report from here, and the lode in the main workings still continues to show as large as ever. The lode has settled down on the timber from a soapy head about 15 to 20 ft. high, and for a length of about 350 feet, and has brought down from 1,000 to 1,500 tons of quartz. This has done no damage, but will effect a great saving in labour and dynamite, which will compensate for the heavy timber required to secure the ground. The work of extending the stopes is still being continued with the same favourable result, the lode showing no diminution either in size or prospects. A contract has been let to sink the No. 2 North air shaft from 70 feet (its present depth) to 120 feet.
As soon as the line is finished to Bukit Malacca and Jalis, it is my intention to open two fresh mines at these places by sinking two main engine shafts.
WM. BIBBY,
Mining Manager.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
The following is the report of the Hongkong Cricket Club for the season 1894-1895.
To the Members of the Hongkong Cricket Club.
Gentlemen, The Committee have the pleasure of presenting their annual report on the season 1894-1895.
The accounts, which are attached, show a balance of $2,468.68 to the credit of the Club
the 31st August, 1895
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The usual list of members, together with the batting and bowling average of the season, is annexed. It will be seen that the batting average list is headed by Mr. E. W. Maitland with 42.22, whilst Mr. J. G. Watson was most successful with the ball, taking 27 wickets at a
wicket. cost of 11.07 per
Only one score of over 100 was made viz., J. A. Lowson, 134.
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There are 347 members, of whom 44 are absent from the colony, and 33 naval subscribers. During the year there have been 80 new mem- bers, and 21 new naval subscribers.
The Lawn Tennis Championship Cup was won by Mr. C. M. Firth, who defeated Mr. C. C. Platt in the final tie; the Single Tennis Handicaps "A and B" classes fell to Mr. C. M. Firth and Mr. R. B. Garde, R.N., respectively; and the "Doubles" to Messrs. E. J. Grist and K. W. Mounsey; whilst Messrs. C. M. Firth and F. Maitland carried off the Professional pairs.
A proposition having been advanced by the Committee of the Racquet Court Club that the Hongkong Cricket Club should acquire the Racquet Courts and all the interests of the Racquet Court Club therein, the Committee of the Cricket Club went very fully into the question of the advisability of this transfer, and eventually submitted a scheme for their acquisi- tion, which obtained the sanction and approval of an extraordinary general meeting of members of the Club, held in the Cricket Pavilion on Monday, 4th March, 1895. The transfer has accordingly been made, the premises have been put in to a state of good repair, and regulations have been passed for their use. Both courts are now open.
The thanks of the Club are due to the Officers Commanding and the Officers of the 1st S. L. Infantry, of the Rifle Brigade, and of the Hongkong Regiment, as well as to Admirals Buller and Sir E. Freemantle, Captains McQuhae and Hallifax and the Officers of the flagship and of H.M.S. Undaunted for their kindness in allowing their bands to play on the ground during the matches.
The annual meeting for the purpose of receiving the Committee's report for the past season and electing the Committee for the com- ing season will be held in the Pavilion on Friday, 27th September, at 4.45 p.m.
A. J. LEACH, President (absent). A. COXON,
S. L. DARBY,
Captain ECCLES, R.B.
Dr. J. A. LoWSON,
F. MAITLAND, Hon. Treasurer. T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
A. K. TRAVERS,
Members of the Committee.
EDWARD A. RAM, Hon! Secretary.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
The annual meeting held on Thursday after- noon was well attended by the members. The Chairman, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, alluded to the satisfactory nature of the past; season: never had there been so many matches, never had the Club been more successful. The Rugby matches with the Navy left little to be desired, although on occasions the Club had to contend against adverse cir cumstances. A football competition had been the present season, all inaugurated for difficulty in connection with the regulations had been surmounted, and there was every pros- pect of football being improved, of more in- terest being taken, and of more players partici pating in the game. The adoption was seconded by Mr. P. G. Davies, R.A., and carried unanimously. The election of officers for the coming season was then proceeded with The President, after drawing attention to the ener getic and efficient services of Mr. E. F. Mackay, said that the latter no longer wished to under- take the duties of captain of the Association team. Mr. C. M. Firth was thereupon unani- A cordial invitation has been received from the mously elected to fill that post. The captain Singapore Cricket Club inviting an Eleven of of the Rugby team, Mr. G. H. Potts, the the Hongkong Cricket Club to visit Singapore Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. C. Cameron the Hon. and take part in a cricket fortnight which is to Secretary, Mr. F. Browne, were re-elected. A be held there during the Christmas holidays. bailot was then taken for five members of Com- The Committee hope that it may be found pos- mittee, after which Mr. G. H. Potts said that sible for the Club to avail itself of this invitation, they would all be glad for the present Pre- but have only felt able in the first instance to resident, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, to con- turn a qualified acceptation of it.
The Committee have to regret the loss (through absence from the colony) of a valued member of the Club in the person of Mr. A. J. Leach, who has accepted a Puisne Judgeship at Singapore. Mr. Leach was an old and en- thusiastic member of the Club, and has been for the past five years its much respected President. His presence in the field will be much missed.
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The Club played 14 matches, of which 12 were won, and 2 lost.
tinue as their head, and that it was their hope that he would remain as such for many years; he had done much to improve and advance
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