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deeper here into more settled conntry, but our pamps are not sufficiently powerful to deal with the water we should meet with. The pre- sent work is merely prospecting, to be followed later by more permanent work for the more systematic development of the mine.
Bukit Hitam. This is a low hill surrounded by swamps, situated halfway between Raub and Bukit Koman, and on the Raub Hole line of country. It has been worked right across the hill from swamp to swamp. The Malays tell some wonderful stories of its richness, but no one knows by whom it was worked. Of course, the stories about it can be taken for what they are worth. I have heard too many Malay stories to take any notice of them. It is evident that gold must have been got here, as all of this work would not be done for nothing. I am sinking a shaft 7 ft. by 4 ft clear of timber to a depth of 70 ft. or 80 ft. and intend to cross-cut under the old workings to see what there is to be found. The shaft is now down 35 ft. and timbered.
Western Lode. The cross-out at No. 3 level is in 86 ft. from the shaft, nothing having been found beyond 63 ft. I came back and opened out north on the quartz out 17 ft. in from the shaft. 58 ft. has been driven on this, the face of the drive being all in quartz, but no gold can be got in it. I intend to carry this drive in for some distance, as I believe that the gold got in the levels above has dipped north, and by driving in that direction we shall come on it. Battery-This has been kept going full time, except the time lost cleaning up. On Monday last, 4th instant, a general clean-up took place for the months of March and April. 2,420 tons were crushed, yielding 2,555 ozs. 10 dwts. of melted gold, being an average of Loz, 1 dwt. 3 grs. per ton of ore. the highest yield per ton of ore for a long time, and the record yield of gold got by this Company at a clean-up, on which I beg to con- gratulate the shareholders.
This is
The yield is nothing exceptional; it is the large quantity of similar grade ore we have in réserve and ready for working,
The following are the quantities crushed from
the different mines :----
Bukit Koman Raub Hole...
$5
2272 tons
148
2,420
"
Crushing was resumed at 7 p.m. the same night, and has continned steadily since.
WM. BIBBY, Mining Manager, The Singapore Free Press comments on the
above as follows :-
All who have expressed any misgivings as to the last Ranb outturn as being just too good, can refer, for complete information, to the mining report published to-day. Nearly eleven- twelfths of the stuff crushed to make that return of 1 oz. 1 dwt. 3 grs. per ton came from the workings at Bukit Koman. Here, as the report shows, the reef is of really unusually large dimension, so much so that the levels which penetrate it horizontally leave a consider able unascertained thickness of gold bearing quartz untouched as they are driven along. In No. 1 Level, North, about 9 ft. wide is taken out to make the level tunnel, but for ventila tion's sake near the mouth of the level a thick- ness from 25 ft. to 46 ft. is taken out, all of which goes to the mill. Going south the lode at this level is from 1t ft. to 16 ft. wide. In the No. 2 level about 100 yds. below. No. 1 it averages about 11 ft. wide. Between these two levels perpendicular shafts have to be made here and there, for the sake of ventilation, called winzes. Now all the stone sent to the battery comes merely from the horizontal levels, the ventilation stopes, and the winzes; and nearly all the gold produced in the last orush has therefore come from what is not to be accounted mining but as "dead work,” or opening up," which would have to be done any way even if a reef had to be looked for. And yet all that has been done through a part only of the really imply
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. come not from mining so much as from the mere opening up, And the profits from open- ing up at one part of the Raub concession are paying for all the prospecting and development work going on at other parts, such as Bukit Jalis and Bukit Hitam. The improvement in the crushing returns, as can be now under- stood, are purely automatic, being depen dent on a general improvement in the quality of the quartz removed in the course of driving the requisite levels and in sinking the connecting winzes. That improve- ment cannot be predicted, it cannot be told by inspection, for the only real test is the smelting of the amalgam taken from the copper plates in the battery. We think it proper to say so much simply to remove an impression that may exist, namely, that the improved crush has been "arranged for" in any way. The stone had to be removed to give access to the reef and the simple fact is that it has turned out on being crushed to contain rather more gold than was anticipated.
JAPAN BREWERY COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following are the report and accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1897, presented at the twelfth ordinary general meeting of shareholders, held at the Company's offices at the Brewery, No. 123, Bluff, Yokohama, on Monday, 17th May:-
The Directors have the pleasure to present herewith the accounts of the Company for the business year ended 31st March, 1897.
The sales of the past year again show a large increase, and there are good indications of a further satisfactory development of the Com- pany's business to be expected during the year
into which we have now entered.
Large new stables for the increased number of horses required, with quarters for the bet- toes, have been completed on Lot No 104-E, and the increased business necessitated a further enlargement of cellarage and other buildings which have been executed during the year qnder review.
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The Directors, though regretting their ability to declare a dividend on the years wor ing, have now every reason to believe that, with the improved position of the Company, at the end of the current year it will be again placed on a dividend paying basis.
The Foochow Road branch has been re- opened, and shows improved results.
The drug department has increased, notably the export branch, as is evident by the larger amount of book debts owing to the Company.
The aërated water branch has been well maintained and there is no reason that it should not continue to show a good result.
In consequence of unavoidable change of pre- mises, temporary accommodation has been se- Directors cured in Thorne's Buildings. are now keeping a watchful eye on any more suitable position that may become available, and are glad to be able to state that the enforced change has not affected the public support accorded to the business, which con- continues to be satisfactory.
In compliance with the Articles of Associa tion Dr. Macleod retires by rotation, but offers himself for re-election. Mr. F. W. Such has left Shanghai on a short visit home, and during his absence his seat on the Board will be occupied by Mr. H. J. Such.
Mr. Drummond Hay, the auditor, offers himself for re-election.
THE END OF THE PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
GENERAL AMNESTY AND RELEASE OF PRISONERS.
The following proclamation was issued by
the 17th May: the Governor-General of the Philippines on
The province of Cavite is subject to the s legitimate authorities; throughout the Philip- pine territory flies the flag of Spain, never humbled and always victorious. Of the rebel. lion which sought to efface every trace of culture and which was initiated with most atrocious crimes, there remains only the record of its The working account for the year shows a aberrations and infamies; of its notorious hosts there remain a few bands who without profit of $93,713.99, which, added to the sum of $8,879.00 brought forward from last year, home or rest wander as fugitives to be gradu- makes the profit and loss amount to $103,592.99.ally dispersed or to become gangs of robbers.
From this sum an interim dividend of 10 per cent., amounting to $15,000, which was paid in -November, 1896, has to be deducted, together with Directors' fees and part bonus to staff paid, amounting to $2,250.
This leaves a balance of $86,342.99 for distri-
of as follows:--
bution, which the Directors propose to dispose To payment of a final dividend for the
year of 15 per cent. To Reserve fund... To Bonus to staff
As the result of the brilliant and rapid campaign waged against the traitors and disloyal there appear in the national history new pages of imperishable glory written in the generous blood of our invincible soldiers.
The nation will celebrate this happy termina tion of the war coincidently with the birth- day of its August Sovereign, and associating himself with the national jubilee and interpret ..$22,500.00 | ing the noble sentiments of the Spanish people, 50,000.00 King Alfonso XIII., ever clement and magna. 4,041.00 nimous, deigns to celebrate the triumph with 9,801.99 an act which, drying tears and pardoning errors and excesses, will contribute to the work $86,342.99 of pacification. Owing to the departure for Europe of Mr. J. Dodds, the Directors have invited Mr. W. R. Bennett to a seat on the Board.
To be carried forward to next year
The retiring Directors are Messrs. W. Gordon and J. D. Hutchison, who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JAMES STEWART, Secretary.
Yokohama, 10th May, 1897.
J. LLEWELLYN AND CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report of the directors for presentation to the shareholders at the eighth annual meeting to be held at Shanghai on the 25th May:-
In submitting to the shareholders the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1896, the Directors are able to congratulate the shareholders on the satisfactory progress in the
termediate of the reef.
Mining would business of the Company.
and
an
upper
stoping out of all of the in-
of reef between a lower level. Nothing of that really yet disturbed and it is there fore, as the phrase goes, "in sight." Properly speaking, all the gold from Bukit Koman has
It will be seen from the annexed accounts that the balance standing to the debit of profit and loss account on the 31st December, 1895, viz., $11,267:94, has been worked off, and this account now stands at $306,29 to credit, to carry forward to 1897.
Responding to the purpose of His Majesty and in the exercise of my functions as General- in-Chief of this Army, and of the special and full powers with which I am invested, I hereby decree as follows:-
Article I-I concede exemption from all punishment, with the sole exceptions mentioned in the following article, to all those who have taken part in the actual rebellion, appearing amongst the armed insurgents or in any other way contributing to the ends of the insurrec- tion.
Article H.-There are excepted from the grace conceded in the preceding article —
1.-Promoters of the rebellion who have suffered no punishment for the offences in respect of which prosecutions are pending against them.
Those comprised in this category will obtain, according to their antecedents and the import- ance of the parts they have taken, complete indulgence or simply the commutation of their punishment for the next lower grade in the same scale or for that of banishment or per petual exile.
2-Soldiers who, being on active service, have made attempts on the lives of their officers. Those included in this category will be tried only for the crime of insult to superiors,
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