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AING CO., LIMITED.
with his fellow men. The English are a horse | THE JELEBU MINING AND TRAD- loving nation and as horses take a prominent part in the game it is not surprising that our men have taken as enthusiastically to Polo as ducks take to water. Adventure is still dear to the hearts of the many who agree with Lind-year ;- say Gordon that
No game was over yet worth a rap For rational man to play,
In which no disaster, no mishap, Could possibly and its way. Though sometimes sneered at, the China pony is not only very useful, but he is also distinctly averse to colliding, hence our having escaped during the last eleven years from serious acci- dent. Mr. Jorrocks said "'untin" is the sport of kings, the "himage" of war, and all the gilt with only 25 per cent. of the danger," and he also reminded those who were in the habit of turning up late for the start that punctuality is the "purliteness of Princes." I deplore that so few civilians join the ranks of our playing members, and I cannot comprehend why they delay in their own interests and for our mutual benefit. Polo was introduced bere by the gallant and sporting Major Walter Fletcher, a distin- guished officer in the Royal Artillery, and not only at home, but in India, America, Australia, the Cape and elsewhere, it is steadily gaining a firmer root and a stronger hold in public favour. It occupies a unique position in the field of sports and games, inasmuch as it partakes of the best qualities of both. A well developed body and a well informed; mind are necessary partners for intellectual and material triumphs, and nothing contributes so much in their favour the exhi- as the health giving exercise lirating and noble game, yields. Our friendly contests inspire good fellowship, the very wine of life, and tend to make us all boys of equal age, a joy to each other, a praise to them who do well, and a terror to evil doers. I could go on talking for an hour on the happy memories as- sociated with the game and of the rare good fel- lows in successive Regiments who have helped so materially to keep the sport alive and flourish. ing, but the night is far advanced. In one word, let me say that in no Regiment have we had more thorough or more eminent sportsmen than we find in the West Yorkshire. I give you the toast of "Sport," coupled with the name of the genial and soldierly Major Grant Dalton. (Prolonged cheers).
Major GRANT DALTON said-Mr. Whitehead and gentlemen, I thank you most cordially for your Chairman's highly complimentary re. ferences to my Regiment, and for the kind manner in which you have received them. I refoice in that sport flourishes in Hongkong, as all healthy recreation not only tends to make man full of life, but renders him capable of appreciating some of its purest and greatest pleasures. The ordinary China pony may not be a handsome animal, but his useful. ness, pluck, and endurance are greatly to be admired. heartily appreciate the kind and sporting feeling in which we have been received in Hongkong, and thank you again for the honour you have done me in coupling my name with the toast of" Sport," which includes our, many grand games. I sincerely hope that "Sport" will live long here and elsewhere. (Applause).
A number of other toasts were proposed, in- cluding the health of Mr. May, of the Naval playing members, to which Commanders Smith Dorrian and the Hon. G. A. Hardinge replied, the health of the
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ladies," to which as the youngest present Mr. C. W. Gordon re- sporded in a humorous and witty but brief
speech, followed by several songs, and a con- vivial evening terminated with the singing of
And Lang Syne."
A horrible sight was witnessed near the upper Waterfall on Saturday afternoon (10th April), says the Hiogo News. Having divested himself of most of his clothing, a man cut his throat deeply on the right side and followed it up with a harakiri slash below. He was still living when found, and a regular crowd gathered at the spot before he was removed to the hospital. The would-be suicide is said to have been
a laundryman who offended both his onstomers and his colleagues in the recent
- troubles.
The following is the report for the last half.
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Singapore, 15th April, 1897., To the shareholders of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Limited.
Your Directors beg to submit a statement of the Company's accounts for the period from August 9th, 1896, to February 2nd, 1897, being the second half of the eighth year of the Com- pany's existence by the Chinese calendar. The accounts show a loss on the half year of $20,006.48,
occur.
JELEBU.
[April 28, 1807
DIRECTORS AND AUDITOR,
In accordance with the Articles of Association Mr. A. Reid retires from the Board, but offers himself for re-election. In consequence of the departure of Mr. MacBean there is another vacancy on the Board. The shareholders are invited to fill the vacancy at the general meat ing. The auditor, Mr. A. J. Gunn, retires from office, but offers himself for re-election.
J. P. JOAQUIM Directors. ARNOT REID, HUTTENBACH BROS. & Co., General Agents.
RAUB.
The Manager's Report for the five weeks en- ding on 7th April, 1897, runs as follows:-
All advancing on alluvial mines has been
Raub Hole Section.-In the 220 feet level, stopped. The inferior quality of the labour the work of extending the different levels is and the low price of tin had continued to make proceeding satisfactorily. In the main level the business too risky. All outstanding ad-going south, we have not yet succeeded in cut- vances ($10,943) have been written off. A por- ting the main ore-chute, although we are in much further than where I had expected to do tion of these may, however, be recovered, ar-
80. The ground for the last 30 feet is very rangements having been made with towkays to work the mines. The Company will pay cash much disturbed and thrown about by two cross- on delivery of ore only, or may advance
courses; what effect these may have on the against visible ore or other good security course of the ore chute it is difficut to say. Further losses through advances should not It is my intention to continue the level for some The store-business has also been distance further: it is now in 380 feet from the closed, as, through the stopping of advances, crosscut. In the stopes coming in over the the turnover had become so small as to be back of this level from the No. 2 winze, the unremunerative. A further report by expert lode is from 6 to 8 inches wide, and carries a little gold, but we are hardly up to the metallurgists on the 25 tons of lodestuff from the Rinlode has been received, confirming in main ore-chute yet. There is a large extent of substance the favourable preliminary report good ground to take out from here to the in- referred to in the report of the previous half termediate drive. In the stopes over the inter- year. Prospecting operations, have been con-
mediate drive, we are now getting near the top edge of the ore-chute. The lode is small, 4 to tinued on the lines of Mr. Bibby's no com- mendations. These will, it is expected, be 6 inches, but carries very good gold, In the soon advanced sufficiently to admit of a final main drive going north there is no change to decision being arrived at as regards working report; the ground still continues very hard this lode. The prospects seem very promising. black slate with about 4 inches of a lode. The lode outlay written off would have been formation, but no gold. I do not expect to get greater but for the fact that all tin won during gold in this drive till I get a decided change in the operations has been credited to this account. the country. In the crosscut going west from If the lode is to be worked, the question may the engine shaft there is no change in the arise whether the unemployed funds (about country rock, since we passed through the gold- $100,000) are sufficient to provide for full work bearing formation at 125 feet in from the shaft. The country is hard black slate, It is ing capital.
my intention to shortly open out on the gold- As anticipated in the last report little pro-bearing formation to see what it is like; there gress has been made during the period under is a good deal of water making from it, which review. Prospecting work has been carried on I consider to be a favourable sign. on a small scale, leading to discoveries of some alluvial ground which, with a constant water supply, would, it is believed, be payable. Mines, previously opened, continue, also in the absence of a constant water-supply, to give moderate returns only. The absence of water during too great a part of the year seems, so far, to be the main obstacle against alluvial mining by Chinese and natives on similar lines to those adopted in the Federated Malay States. Investigations are being made as to the best manner of remedying this. The North Hill range has been farther prospected and shows favourable indications. The small ship ment of quartz, referred to in the last report, has been sent to Europe to be crushed, and telegraphic information has been received that the results, so far obtained, justify a favourable view of the prospects. As soon as further supplementary advices by letter are to hand, careful calculations will be made as to the probable results of working this lode. !
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General.-In the main, the Company must look to lode mining. In the meantime, and pending lode development, it is the policy to promote general business, as trading in ore, opium, liquors, and in forest-produce, and in general to conduct operations on such a basis as to make expenses. This policy has been already followed during the last half year, and it will be found from the accounts that, not taking into account the losses on advances and cost of lode-prospecting, the result of trading has been a small profit which, it is hoped, will gradually increase.
ACCOUNTS.
The
Bukit Koman. This section still continues to develop very well all through, In the drive going north at the No. 1 level the lode in the face is I cannot say how wide. We are taking 7 feet in the drive, and allowing the remainder to stand. It is more solid and better defined than it has been for a long distance and shows a little gold. Further back in the drive we are taking the lode out for the full width, 40 to 45 feet, the whole of which is being sent to the mill. In the south end the lode in the face of the drive is 11 feet wide and carries good gold all through. The ground cu each side of the lode is harder and better standing ground · than we have had for some time. leading slope coming in over this level is 13 feet wide and carries good gold all through; it is all being sent to the mill for crushing. In the stopes going in from No. 2 to No. 1 air shafts we are raising the richest stone ever got in the mine. The richest is 3 feet wide, and from this to the hanging wall we have 7 to 8 feet of fair ore in which good payable gold can be seen. There appears to be a large extent of this ground, as from the No. 2 air shaft to the face of the level is fully 400 feet of solid ground, which is almost untouched, and contains many thousands of tons of first class ore. In the No. 2 level the lode continues to show very fair gold in both faces. In the face going north the lode is fully 8 feet wide, solid, and well defined, and better progress is being made in extending the drive. Going south there is still from 3 to 4 feet of mullock on the foot-wall side of the lode, which is being sent over the mullock tip.
After writing off the usual depreciation for the hanging wall is about 8tside of this on
plant, $10,943 for Jelebu advances, $1,771 for Maliwun advances, $8,785 for work upon lodes at Jelebu and Maliwun, there remains at the debit of profit and loss account the sum of $20,006.48, which sum, together with $6,781.10 from the previous half year, your Directors propose to be carried forward.
of good pay. able ore. This winze being sunk to connect the Nos. 1 and 2 levels is now down to 20 feet in the lode, with good payable gold showing in the bottom. There is still 70 feet to sink to connect it with the level below.
Bukit Jellis.-We have put a double acting steam pump in the shaft, and are now driving
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