rs at the
December 31, 1896.7
THE PUNJOJI
NING COMPANY
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE BEPORT
WORKING ACcount, 18rOCTOBER, 1895, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER 1896,
Dre
410.4
18 the
for presentation
To cost of mining
To coat of milling
ordinary general
To cost of caleining.
$80,877:09 38,074.33 5,740.66
ables and
oredit an handsat
124,692.08 18,253.18
over would: prove of much analysis, no othe
$1,232.54
1,594.02
2,966.96
with the quitecome
Charges on gold, shipment
1,778.38
Gold purchases
158.37
Payment to Toh Kaya at Lipis
360.00
be
be held at the office of the Company,
entral, at noon to-morrow directors beg to submit the report and accounts for the year ending the
arnings for the year ending the mber last, after paying all charges
penses, and including the “sum forward from last year, amounts to 781
$
the directors recommend that the accumu ted dividend on the 30,000 preference shares, amounting to 50 cents per share, or $15,150 be paid to preference shareholders; that a dividend for the year of 5 per cent., or $11,869.80. aid to the ordinary shareholders, and the bai $15,658.01, be carried to. new account.
No writing down of property appears in the statement, as many additions and improvements ere made which have been included in the ing account, so that in the returns from value of machinery, plant, &c., is given t109,977, whereas the value, as per the ac- counts presented, is only $76,480.08, showing a surplus of $33,496.92.
The machinery and plant have all been well looked after, and are now in excellent working order, so that good results may be expected in the current year.
DIRECTORS,
Mr. Robert Shewan resigned on leaving the Colony in August last, and Mr. C. A. Tomes was invited to the vacancy; this appointment requires confirmation at this meeting. Messrs. D. Gillies, and W. R. Loxley retire in accord- ance with paragraph 104 of Articles of Associa tion, but being eligible, offer themselves for re- election.
AUDITORS.
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Henderson and W. H. Gaskell, and the directors recommend these gentlemen for re-
D. GILLIES,
Chairman.
election:
Hongkong, December 26th, 1896.
BALANCE SHEET, ON 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1898. CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES.
- Ordinary capital) 60,000 shares at
$240,000.00 Los 651 shares not yet allotted.... 2,604.00
$
C.
237,396.00 Preference capital, 30,000 shares at 31......... 30,000.00 Accounts payable:---
Manager at Punjom
$13,354.58
F. D. Miles & Co.
Pekan a
agency
47 582.85
Byme & Co.
248.07
Suspense
1,630.00
Deponit account with employées.
100.00
Directors and auditors' fees
2,650.00
Marine insurance on gold to
London, &c...
1,160.00
Royalty to Castel Co.
1,787.46
alance at credit of working account
Cost of estate
PROPERTY AND ASSETS.
Machinery and plant
Punjom
in hand at Punjom and at Punjom
ngkong and 8'hai Bank, Hongkong ngkong and S'hai Bánk, Singapore
dön
155,821.76 46,358:15
-To cost of cyanide working
To sundry charges :—
Insurance
Travelling expenses.... Upkeep of polios
To head office expenses Tò legal expenASI To Gubau prospecting To telegrams
To manager's salary and office expenses To agency. commissions at Singapore and Pekan and general expenses at Punjom To royalty to Sultan of Pahang To approximate royalty, to Cassel Company To auditors' fees To directors' fees
-
To hotel and hospital expenses To land cultivation To transport account.. To balance
Cr.
By balance from last year's account By gold-account By interest.... By transfer fees
· By license fees By exchange
By profit on sale of opium By profit on sale of provisions
CRICKET.
$3,090.96 2,705.16
With the undon by the Club, with
countered, a score
been surpassed. But disaster loomed
soene from the first
ithon
8,090:27 from the merits of Howard's bowling 4,507:11 wickets were, to everyone s surprise
12.60
for a
ive:
420.55 a paltry 45 runs! Ram and Cox 396.50 the tide, the Secretary by sound and 11,122.62 défensive tactics and the recruit from Shangha by a vigorous offensive game. They showed 7,249.51 in short, what two men, though in straits, may 13,096.59 do when in earnest and put on their mettle.
1,787.46
Sixty runs was the tale of their partne 2,500.00
ship: 150.00 Unfortunately when Smith came in Ram 807.90 display was closed by one-of Blease's peculiars. 98.00 His 38 was the best innings on his side and 10,060.05
gave rise to often expressed regrets that ho so 42,677.61 seldom is seen in match play Gillingham
helped Smith to put on 28 runs, be $245,981.93 the underhand bowler very well, bat failed to get hold of one from Vallings.Kew WAS $ C. 12,929.79
last man and had orders to play a strictly 226,738.53 defensive game; this he did, but Vallings 96.20 broke down his defence. Johnstone kept 1.75 wicket as only an old hand at the job knows 296.80 how, and Trotman dismissed. Cox by a very
$2.74
catch. At one time Howard's well judged analysis read 12 overs, 6 maidens, 12 runs, and 5,796.12 | 4 wickets !
8245,981.93
H.K.C.C. V UNITED SERVICES, and by want of practice on the part of its best Weakened by the absence of its best stumper bats, small wonder the Club tasted the bitterness of defeat in Xmas Day and Boxing Day's match. It was just this absence of practice that spelled rain for the Club; and surely no business can be so pressing as not to allow half an hour at the nets three times a week, which would be sufficient to train the eye to the flight of the ball, the vagaries of the light, and the space of the ground. It really was heart-'| rending to see batsmen like Maitland, Beas- ley, Hancock, Anton, and Ward compile a despicable 30 between them. If the last four wickets put on 100 runs, what ought the first six best wickets to have done ? To {those in earnest, failure is the best incentive: may we hope that, first for sake of the game and next in the interests of the Club,
members will not allow their skill to vanish for -want of contant exercise ?
*
The United Services began none too well. 21,511.43 and had lost five wickets for 77, to 42,077.61 which Howard, and Vallings were the chief contributors, the former playing excellent $331,585.04.orioket. The fortunes of the side were retrieved by Perry, Ayscough, and Johnston, who took the total to 142 before they were separated, the R.N. man being taken by Ward after a hard hit in- 10,000.00 ninge Fairie next partnered his captain, and 20,708.75 the pair, by very sound batting, added another 3,266.85 40 before stumps were drawn. On resuming on 7,051.74 Saturday, the Surgeon Major did not long trou- 4,875.33 ble the field, as he was smartly captured at cover 2,779:28 1,291.06 point and returned to the Pavilion with & wel 10,112:27 played and serviceable 35 to his account.
Two
8,120.64 runs later Fairie was well caught by Hancock, 914.25 the bowler, who exhibited a length of reach 1,072.55 surpassing all family and club expectations. 13,251.30 he made. Arbuthnot established his claim to 8,201.58 The retiring batsman well deserved all the runs
117.29 281-80 6,061:04
be called up higher
nised in the sec
which was, revog- he accuniulated
215:13|| 60 by vigorous methods, bringing
the match to
Juck has dog
his
for Bad that this
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With a lead of 73 the United Services batted again. The chief incidents were dashing catch in the slips, the smart stopping and throwing in of Cox-who, with more practice on this ground, should also sustain hi reputation as a bowler and the confident bat ting of Arbuthnot and Dyson, who ran up 60 not out and 52 ǹct out respectively
of whom showed great interest in the game and The ladies' marquee was full of visitors, some summed up the capabilities of their respective heroes in language that discovered a lack of unanimity of opinion.
the Band of the W. Y. Regiment splendidly By the kindness of Col. Gordon and officers, rendered a good programme, which included : an item by the accomplished band-master, Mr. Bentley.
Appended are the score and analysis
ARMY AND NAVY.-
Capt. Langhorne, R.A., kot
1st Innings.
out
2nd Innings.
Capt. Dyson, A.P.D., e and
b.Hancock.
10 hot out T. Howard, W.Y.R., b Ser- Rev. G. Vallings, o and b
combe Smith ...
27
18
Sercombe Smith Lt. Perry-Ayscough, R.N.,
Ward, b Gillingham Capt. Trotman, R.M:LI,
• Kew, bSercombe Smith Surgeon-Major Johnston, A.M.S., Gillingham, b Lieut. Arbuthnot, R.N.,
Sercombe Smith
35
not out
C. Gordon, W.X.R., b Han--
cook
QM.S. Serg. Blease, R.A.,
1.b.w. Bercomb Smith Lt. Fairie, R.Ne and
Hancock
* Extras
18 not out
Sercombe
fancool
BOWING ANALYSIS
First Inni
AS Overs Maid, Ru P. A. Cox**3′15 Hancock...... 24.2 N
SercombeSmith 18 EW. Maitland 10 Gillingham 9 E. Ma
Beasley
nith
Wiiles NB Vickets
success comes with
upon the eve of his
wickets fell
Bat
done
throwing
on
of Cox being
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