April 14, 1900.j
receipt of news that the Russian Squadron has occupied a port in Corea."
'CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT..
WATER RETURN.
1899
1899 82,850,000 1,350,000
1900
237
GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDUNIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
The General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, Messrs.
following report from the mine, written by Mr. Lütgens, Einstmann Co., have received the
Thomas Waters, dated 3rd March
Our contemporary goes on to point out that. LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER- if Russia takes such action, it will be à direct
VOIRS ON THE 1ST APRIL. defiance to both Great Britain and Japan, and
LEVEL. also a breach of Conventions with both Powers (the Russian declaration after the evacuation of Tytam..... 5 ft. 5in. belex overflow 58ft. 8 in. below overflow Port Hamilton by Great Britain 15 years ago is
Pokfulam 37ft. 7in. below overflow 13ft. 4in, below overflow in itself a sufficient obstacle), and concludes:
Wongneicheong
38ft. Itin. below overflow STORAGE GALLONS. "Great Britain is engaged elsewhere, but her
During the past fortnight the contractors in 1900
the north level at the Great Eastern Main fleet is practically free, while it is not likely
74,791,000 | Shaft have advanced the bottom level 'a further that Japan would allow the gauntlet thus thrown down to remain unnoticed. We do not
37,320,000 distance of 19 feet 6 inches, making a total think it probable that Russia will go to work
1,176,000 of 128 ft. 6 inches from the crosscnt, the reef in in this way.
the present face measures two feet in thickness, and the last three feet driven has shown a little improvement in the quality of the stone, and judging from the samples taken the quarts should yield fully 5dwts, to the ton. I am saving the stone for battery treatment: On the 2nd of March the air became so bad in the Great 95,992,000 98,183,000 gals. Eastern bottom level north that the contract.
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AVENGING the bounDARY COMMISSION MURDERS.
From a letter written to The Rangoon Gazette from the camp of the Boundary Com. mission at Kinma we get some details of the punishment inflicted on the Was for the mur- der of the two Boundary Commissionres at Mong Tun. It appears that the Chinese General Liu requested British assistancețin administering this punishment, and the Reserve Escort was sent ap, bat could not arrive till the 24th February. The majority of the "Wild Was" disclaimed any connection with the murder and asserted that the Mong Tan Was had only been ins- tracted to block the roads leading to the hills. The unavoidable delay of the Escort was fortunate, for as the writer in The Gazette says: "The presence of this small race of savages on our borders, in their present defiant attitude. is as unbearable as it is unnecessary. moreover a direct encouragement to similar races now within our frontiers and temporarily moder- ately quiet to resist authority should circums- tances at any time lead them to conceive a hope that such resistance might be successful."
un-
It is
The Was attempted without success to treat with the Chinese. On the 26th February the Chinese drove them from a stockade, and later in the day a party of Durhams and Military Police burnt other strongholds and killed seven or more Was. On the 27th four villages were barat by the British and Chinese forces, after the latter had got into difficulties through am munition running short and had been rescued by our forces, Of the four villages burat," says the correspondent, “two were situated astride of the Salween-Mekong watershed, being thus partly in Chinese and partly in British territory. From this fact it would seem that a watershed in a country inhabited by hill-folk is not the best feature to select for a frontier." The Chinese burnt some more villages the same day. It was estimated that the total losses of the Was during the two days were between 50 and 60 killed, and many must have been wounded. Upwards of 2,000 houses were burnt together with a good deal of property. One Ghurka of the British force was killed, and four Chinese. The correspondent states that "if the behaviour of the Was met with may be taken as a criterion of Wa fighting power in general, it is evident that the subjugation of the entire tract will be a matter involving no great loss to us." He adds that "further trouble with the Was is not anticipated, as we shall very shortly be moving fu country where Chinese control is said to be more effective than it is about here."
The writer says, in anticipation of any sur. prise which might be expressed at the fact that the Boundary Commission "fought the battles of the Chinese":"No other course was open to us. We, as has been said before, were begged by General Liu to co-operate with him. The Chinese were in a situation in Mong Tun that they would have got out of indifferently well without our help. Had not a certain measure of punishment been meted out to the Was around Mong Tan, the rest would have been We had no reason to suppose that adequate redress for the cold-blooded murder of our two brother. officers would or could have been attained by the Chinese without our aid." Moreover, be shows in the course of his narrative that Chinese troops fought pluckily on ugh, though their want of discipline rendered successive co-oper- ation almost impossible.
emboldened without doubt
The freshets" in the Canton River are reported to be very strong.
Tytam Pokfulam Wongneicheong
Total ..... 84,200,000 113,287,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF
VICTORIA AND HELL DISTRict durING
THE MONTH OF MARCH.
Consumption Estimated popu-
lation
1899
199,501
1900
205,000 Consumption per
head per day... 15.5
15.45 gals CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH
OF MARCH,
1899
1900
27,900
ors had to stop work. And we are at present fixing a blower or fan at the bottom of the shaft to carry fresh air into the face, to drive the foul air out. I expect the Contractors to start driving on again or about the 9th of March. CALEDONIAN MAIN SHAFT.
A chamber 11 feet by 6 has been cut out, and we are at present fixing the frame, or 6,201,000 gals. opening out-set, in position, and timbering the straight shaft to the bottom of the "well hole, which will be completed about the 9th; when we will fix the guides, and get the cage working in the shaft as soon as possible. The water in this shaft is very heavy at pre- sent, which has retarded our progress whilst outting out the chamber, but I expect the water to ease considerably when the surround- ing country gets exhausted.
Consumption 5,714,000 Estimated popu-
lation
26,700 Consumption per head per day
6.8
7.17 gals. The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
R. D. ORMSBY,
Water Authority.
ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER- SOLE HOSPITALS.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals was held in the Alice Memorial Hospital on Fri. day, the 6th inst. In the absence of the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Chairman of the Com- mittee, it was proposed that the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai should preside. The others present were: Mr. A. Mackenzie, Hon. Treasurer; Rev. H. R. Wells, Mr. Wong Shing, and Dr. M. Gibson, Secretary.
After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed, Mr. Mackenzie presented the balance sheet for the year and drew attention to several items in the accounts. He said it was rather disappointing to find a falling off both in the European and Chinese subscriptions, the total subscriptions being $410.46 less than last year, while the working expenses were in- creased. He pointed and that the large balance this year was due to the receipt of the Young and Sharp bequests and that had these not been received the balance would have been much reduced on that of the previous year. The Belilios Medicine Fund had been invested in steamboat shares which are giving good interest. The question of bow to meet the call of the Land Investment Co. on the shares held by the Hospitals would require the consideration of the committee at an early date. He expressed the thanks of the committee for the balance of the Young bequest of $2,099.49 and the Sharp bequest of $500. The Treasurer's report was then adopted.
The superintendent (Dr R. M. Gibson) laid the report of the Hospitals on the table, and expressed regret that he had been compelled to be absent through ill health for a portion of the year.
I have stopped the tunnel on the Great East- ern lease for the present, the miners being now employed timbering the Caledonian Main Shaft. The contractors at the Caledonian Main Shaft started to work on the 26th February, and advanced the bottom level north eight feet aix inches, making the present face, twenty one feet from the cross out. The reef has opened out to two feet in thickness, but the quality of the quartz is too poor to put through the battery. The contractors have advanced the south level five feet, total from the crosscut five feet. On the 1st of Marob a small vein was cat in this level, worth about 6 dwts, to the ton.
Since writing the above we have been fortu- nate enough to strike a chute of stone in the Caledonian Underlie Shaft, and judging from several samples taken, I feel confident when the stone is put through the battery it will yield 10 dwts, to the ton. I expect to have the battery started on a trial orushing of stone raised from this point in about four weeks.
On the 6th of March the quartz in the bottom level north at the Cal-donian Main
Shaft improved considerably in quality, show- ing gold, fairly coarse, in the prospecting dish, and judging from samples taken out of the face, the stone should yield fally 6 dwts. to the ton, the reef now being three feet in thickness. I will be able to judge the value of this chute of stone better after a few more feet of driving has been done.
Things generally are on the improve, and I feel very sanguine that we are on the track to get payable gold-in quantity.
Yangtse, was launched at the Oriental Dock, The Pioneer, the new steamer for the Upper
invited to watch the launch and the christening Shanghai, on the 3rd inst. A large party was
The Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart was re-
was performed by Mrs. Archibald Little. The elected as Chairman for the ensuing year.
Pioneer was built by Messrs. Denny & Co., of Voter of thanks were accorded to Mr. Macther at the Oriental Dock. Her first trip up
Dumbarton, sent out in pieces, and put toge kenzu as Treasurer, Mr. David Wood as auditor the Yangtse is timed for 1st May. and Mr. Fung Wa Chnen, who had helped by collecting subscriptions for the Chinese com. munity. The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai was thanked for presiding.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals
· Tsoi Tse Mei A Patient
Li Tak Yang Ho Shun Chuen
$25
20
10
20
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Cochin-China, like most European colonies in the Far East, is complaining of the rise in the cost of living and is looking forward with fear to the future. M. Gaston Leriche, in the Mekong, pute down the dearness of living partly to the fact that the Asiatic population in the colony is stationary, making the production of the country also stationary, and says:—" When we treat the Chinese as men, and not, as boasts of burden, they will flook into the colony in hundreds of thousands and the produce of the soil will soon be increased a hundred-fold."
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