April 28, 1900.] –
HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR-
ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
On the 21st inst. an extinordinary general meet ing of shareholders in the above company was held at the offices of the General Managers (Messrs Shewan, Tomes and Co.), 9, Praya Central. Mr. H. Shewan presided, and there. were also present Messra D. Gillies, J. H. Lewis (Directors,, A. Babbington, C. Ewens and E. Kelly.
The CHAIRMAN said he begged to propose that the resolution passed at the extraordinary, general meeting held on the 3rd April
be now confirmed as a special resolution. The resolution was as follows:-That the new regulations, already approved by this meeting and for the purpose of iden- tification subscribed by the 'chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby approved and that such regulations be and the same are hereby adopted as the regulations of the Company to the exclusion of all the existing regulations thereof."
Mr. GILLIES seconded and the motion was carried.
This was all the business.
LONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
An extraordinary general meeting of share holders in the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, was held on the 24 inst. at noon. Mr. R. C. Wilcox presided and there were also present: Messrs. W. Parfitt (director). H. W. Looker (the company's solicitor), C. Mooney (Secre Lary), E. Georg, W. Hutton Potts, C. Palmer, J. H. Lewis, F. Henderson, P. Jordan, R. 8. Philpott, J. C. Peter, J. E. Gomes, G. T. Veitch. Hart Buck, Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tong, Lo Cheung Shiu, Chan Chan Nam, and Sang
Kee.
The SICRETARY read the notice convening the meeting.
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The CHAIRMAN - Gentlemen, in the ab- sence of the Chairman, who is serving on the jury at the Supreme Court, it has fallen to my lot to preside. The business before the meeting is very simple. It is merely to confirm the special resolution passed at the extraordinary general meeting of the company held on the 27th ult., which will now submitted for confirmation. Therefore, I have merely got to propose the following as a special resolution:-"That the New Regulations already approved by this meeting, and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby approved, and that such Regulations of the Company to the exclusion of all the existing Regulations thereof."
Mr. Lewis-I have much pleasure in ing.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Caledonian Main Shaft.-The opening out, or frame-set, has been fixed in position, and the shaft-timber completed to the bottom of the and made smaller to suit the shaft, which has well-hole. The cage and trucks have been cut
working satisfactorily. The contractors at this caused considerable delay, but they are now
further distance of 15ft., making the present shaft have advanced the bottom level north a face 36ft. from the crosscut. face is fully three feet in thickness, and from The reef in the
eight dwts. to the tou. We have twenty tons samples taken I should judge it to be worth of quartz from this level at the battery ready for crushing.
The reef in the
The contractors have advanced the bottom level south a further distance of 20ft., making a total of 29ft. from crosscut, face of this level is getting more defined, being now one foot six inches in thickness, containing a little gold too poor to put through the battery, but, judging from the appearance of the face, we shoul! see an improvement in this level shortly.
Caledonian Underlie Shaft.-The reef in the stope at the 120ft. level measures one foot eight inches in thickness, worth from eight to ten dwts. to the ton; we have eight tons of this stone at the surface. A little delay has been caused by foul air in this shaft, and we are at present engaged putting an air-shaft down through the old stopes, which will ventilate this part of the Mine. After the trial crushing is sink the underlie shaft to connect with the put through the mill, it will be necessary to bottom 150ft, level at the Caledonian Main Shaft, a distance of about 80ft.
Battery. We have arranged to put through about one mile and a half from Woodstock a crushing from the Woods-flat Mine situated Railway Station, fifteen tons of which has been delivered at the battery, and we expect the previously reported on this mine. After the start the battery on our trial crushings. abore has been treated, we will be ready to
remainder of the stone to arrive daily. I have
CORRESPONDENCE.
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REGINA v. GHEBA KHAN,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,'
Sir, Having regard to the remarks made by the Chief Justice from the Bench yesterday respecting the conduct of Captain Rowcroft of the Hongkong Regiment in rendering assis- tance to me in procuring evidence for the de- fence, I consider it my duty, in justice to that second-gentleman, to endeavour to make it clear
The motion was carried naanimously. The CHAIRMAN-That closes the business of the meeting, gentlemen. f have to thank you! for your atter dance.
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GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
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The General Agents, Messrs. Lütgens, Einstmanu & Co. have received the following Report, dated 17th March, from the Mining Manager, Mr. T. Waters:→→
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that, principally owing to the fact that Captain Rowcroft was not at liberty to make state- ments, but could only answer questions in the witness box, the Chief Justice entirely miscon ceived the action of Captain Rowcroft in the
matter.
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Upon his cross examination by the Attorney General he admitted that he had assisted me in obtaining the evidence of witnesses for the defence and he further said, in answer to a ques tion, that he had given no informatien to the prosecution, on which fact great stress was laid by the Attorney-General, with the result that the Chief Justice formed the erroneous impression that Captain Roweroft had, through out, manifested too great an interest in the prisoner and an insufficient desire to further the ends of justice. It may be also that the impression was created, or will possibly be created in the minds of the readers of the report of the proceedings in your paper, that Captain Roweroft was mainly instrumental in obtaining legal assistance for the prisoner.~ -
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During the past fortnight the contractors at the Great Eastern Main Shaft have advanced the bottom-level a further distance of 3ft. 6in. making a total of 134ft. 6in. from crosscu. The reef in the face is very much-broken at present, there being only leaders of quartz interspersed through the formation. On the 15th inst. the foul air became so bad that it was impossible for the contractors to continue working in the face, even when the fan was continually at Under these circumstances I consider it in work After conferring with Mr. Best we cnimbent upon me to make known publicly the decided to discontinue operations at this point, roal facts of the matter. In the first place T and drive the tunnel as speedily as possible, and was employed for the defence by the friends' if advisable with an air-shaft or winze from and countrymen of the prisoner, and I believe" the tunnel to interfect the bottom workings, as it was not-uutil I appeared at the Magistracy, Tunnel -The funnel has been advanced 19ft that it was known to any of the officers of the' from starting point on a lond channel three fost Hongkong Regiment that Dɛwan wo ployed, „Umtrying: -lehders of quartz-intermixed | The ofloor of that Regiment then deputed to through the formation.
Com, watch the proceedings was not Captain
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Roweroft but one of the lieutenants, and was not until some considérable time afterwards that I saw, or had any communication whatever Upon that occasion I had gone to Kowloon for with Capt. Roweroft with reference to the case.
tiou I could which might be of assistance to me the express purpose of obtaining all the informs-
soner, and I there saw 'the colonel of the in preparing the case for the defence of the pri-
tion with me, expressly directed Capt. Howcroft Hongkong Regiment who, after some conversa-
he could in obtaining evidence for the in my presence to render me every assistance of the defence-Capt. Roweroft then took me purposes
to the barracks where I interviewed the Jema- dar who gave evidence at the trial, and having carefully enquired into and considered the a list of the matter I subsequently gave to Capt. Rowcroft persons whose evidence. I required, the most important. of whom I had already, before meeting Capt. Rowcroft, sent for and examined in my office.
It will thus be seen that it was 【 who sought out Capt. Rowcroft, not he who volunteered assistance to me. Had the prosecution instead of placing the blind reliance they did upon the evidence of the two main witnesses on their behalf, taken the trouble to make the same enquiries that I made, and endeavoured to satis fy themselves as to the credibility of those two wituesses, there is not the least doubt that they have procured, through the assistance of Capt. Rowcroft, precisely the same information that I obtained. It cannot be supposed for a mo. Regiment would have refused such. assistance, ment that either he or the Colonel of bis
but, as Capt. Rowcroft stated in the witness box, "it was not, bis duty to give" (unasked) help to the prosecution in getting up their
17 case. It certainly appears to me that it was not his duty, after having assisted me at my request and upon the orders of defence, to voluntarily go and inform the his Colonel in obtaining evidence for the
prosecution of the nature of that evidence. Had he done so I should have had most just cause of complaint against him. I trust that I have now made it sufficiently clear that Captain Roweroft in trying, aa Le said he did, "to get evidence for the defence" in no way neglected or exceeded his duty, but that whatever he did was done by him at my request and in pursuance of orders given him by his colonel and further, as he himself stated in the witness box, “in. order to arrive at the truth."
Trusting also that you will accord space in your columns to this letter,-I am, sir, your obedient servant,
CHAS. D. WILKINSON, Solicitor for the prisoner Gheber Khan.
70, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Hongkong, 26th April, 1900.
THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN 1899.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.
DEAR SIR,-In his report for 1899 on the maintenance of roads and bridges in Victoria,· the Director of Public Works states that "the roads in the c.ty were kept in fairly good order during the year." This remark can hardly apply to Queen's Road East, the roads there, especially between the Cricket Ground and chai, being in a wretched condition. Arsenal Street, and along the Prays at Wan.
As these roads are frequented every afternoon by all classes of the public, on foot, on bicycles, in rickshaws and carriages, for the purpose of enjoying the evening breezes at Saukiwan, or they are of all the roads in the colony the most on their way to the various recreation grounds, important, and should always be kept in the best condition possible. The foot that they are practically the only roads in Hongkong avail. able for cyclists must also not be lost sight their needs deserve some consideratio and as their, number is daily, on the ino above remarks regarding the condf roads in question apply with hast in the case of any form of vehicular,
"T"trust this" grievance tention of the authoritiera out delay. I main, your obe
BONO PUBLICO. Hongkong, 20th April, 1900.
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