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rni VSVAAL GOLD OUTPUT AND LABOUR RETURNS. PUBLIC COMPANIES. THE TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1905. Tetal veaa. cmksi Increase of In weight, and JSjQB Ib vale as wmpered with October 1903.

R1IT is eatiefactorv, November being a SCTdtioii In Novwaber. 1904, was JfjtKm. of to fold of th valoe of Cl.tf7.947. al rail etc raooth for the last three UbC TTitw i. i a lftl tormFmU Rfortt of mm, Pnblte Meetly that rderrd lre days before rarh Meeting take eaawe.

in caarro or rrporttap eatd prf ig t. faoaatrnd) ironU copses are require, the. charge for printing stscfc rm eopie W. per thousand word, for enrr, thousond (or start of a themmmd) copies. Wl UrfJ on applieaf ion to Tn Mmcu of PBKTN STKDICATK (LIMITED).

The report of th directors, sritk. sreooeti liiJl ruT ooaaplesity l.tj3 1.690 a prtfw.ni the teal accounts HBfi I PW ad a the coartracUoa of tha 1.S.U.K2S 1.TM.T34 reilwav mmi dmlnn. 1.1M.4U meted to the sa.trv4so.dcr. from tim. uZZ ITZLZIZ MUn! MSLttS 1JMJM PL.T'? wWcfc Pam.oesef thaapadioato ST i.ow.it IjtwMt.

i.tm.s4 tu 1.15. 1.3.46S l.K,4M i board. ndr 1I Uireh 11 Dmg. 1.1TS.SU l.SX.SO. 1,78,124 Deorasber IMS, and Julv 14, 1906.

rT.v 1.SUS.167 1 TaSIMT JnUoa of tha railway froai tha Chiau. ood feld. XISJSO.MS XW.021.0O to Taokoa on tb. Wai Rirw. All work wi.

ViTirT Uaoi n. The following cablegram pira cariy iwji, and the rmilwar hndl aJ. Chamber at Johannesburg ba.i also been Qoveniiooot in Juno. 1805. The.

total ranwny. Mrluivo tha branch d.hc.M to m.rr. during Xorwabor, aion milaa. and tha agraad coat amon ri 2J f1 oUia atock. Tha coat Uf tha railway haa wmtmrX Nowwabar 713 TT 10 va.cau by the iamw of JiZpk7ed.tendof Nrr.n,ber S2.K1 UoTwuat guW hood, baring interrt at 5 per TMoahtegraro call, attention to the fact that at Np coeMneociaf 1C, during whkh periinl the railway Ibr cad Novitnhi th wre 243 liatirea 10 ha worked by the Kyadicate on bshulf of the I'hiwwe Maiocd in Ike itwatemrand Native Labonr orcnrait.

Tha avnJi. ate recpivimi 2u ml th ImnciiUoD compound under the ayatem which v. The whoU work of cob hjitMa lairoauci xriponing uc aistriou A oaa aeH locreaaaa or 1, ahowa la tha iSg.V aW.aL (f the week, j. JiTvSFhTjS7 afraand jj; 17 871 a Friday aooun JwllWiJa.i MINING OUTPUTS. AMgilikiii nwki.

aiin err iueM aw Unwu un the rail I carried out by Meaara. Mlnea. The the rrerall lerted by the ryadio encinewr, Mr. Alexander Keid, and ahafu wsa coaaaaeaoad about tha aw y. Uonaiderahla diOculUei wer.

i a to be expected, but ther were overcome, aed October of thi. ymm a band of coal paaW n.rouch et a depth of ad the chief nnnlng enmeer reporU that he anticipate! tha main aeam will total depth from aurface of ab.n.t 560ft. All tha CHINESE LABOUR OX THE RAND. (rxoat on conaafumajii.) JOHAXNKSBCRQ, Nov. 13, BwO be reewmbered that a few weeks ago the Upatatire Council passed au Ordinance contain kg leaaeotarr regulation regarding the saaki.i in nr of Chinese.

This Ordinance eoo sutatra the outward Ttaible sign of the new eawaw taanguratcd by the present Superintend ast of Chinese. Mr. J. W. Jatnieson.

Finding a eawfctioB of things rapidly approaching chaos, Mr. Janueson has set himself to reorganise tkt whole aystem of the control of the Chinese on tar Bud. and starts with the Arm conviction of aaferiat success. The one thing needful eo eratioc on the part of mineownera and GoYern am is not likely to he denied him. It has been aafcaaatlr established that a knowledge of the (hhaasf, their character, and customs, is essential BTtbur adequate control accordingly, it ia only aarxl that every one connected with the mines aassM be anxious to stand aside, as far as possible, at brour of the new superintendent and his ttmhlr stair of inspectors.

The first step to beUken ta hria; the Chineae back to a proper respect for th law and Government of the countrr In th aa of badly drafted notices on chance sheets nd "Pnn ilf, conUinin'g the latest pajar ere issued imposing proclamations aremriT amrded in the language appreciated ot far Cbjaamrn. setting forth their duties and 4awpaawas. together with the pains and penalties sap as Icr breaches of the law. In the words of asof these proclamations, it is no longer a ralid 49ss lor a Chinaman to plead ignorance 4 Uw is his first duty on naswhaj a country to acquaint himself with ks laws and customs, and now these laws are clearly brought to his notice. sidings, is pieud snd in working order.

TJ nasna accompany the report, one on a small seal, showinf the line of railway from Taokou to present terminus at Pa a distance of 00. miles, and the other on a lsrer acale showing the Ja Mei Sen Collieries, wiU the area of the land attached thereto. It ia the intention of the board, in the ensuing rear to "ska aiiaiisusiauu for starting work within the svndi cate a area of conceraion in Shan si. Th railway agreement with the Chinee tiorernment provides fo? the Mtenaioo of the railway to the coalfields of Shuts). The agreement the Itritiah and Chinees Corporation (Limited), referred to ia the directors' circular letter dated December S.

1003. resulted in tha formation of the Chinese Central Rail way Limited i atria in 1904, Soon after thi. dale negotiation, for the amalgamation of Bnt.ah ad Kreoch interest, in railway construction in China wer cominenced, and finally conducted to a satisfactory conclusion, with the approval of hoth the British and rrench Oovr rnmenta, on QaloboT ino5. Accordias Decemhcr 31. 1904, the smdicate ld 45,780 in caah, sad 70.44 in investments the con 7T in China were valued on December 31, ffflS faU 411'MKl 1904, at having been expended in the four vears.

Mr. George Jamieson. C.M.G., who baa been resident in China since August, 1900, ia atill detained la OahaaoB busineaa of the syndicate. A letter from him coverinc a report from Mr. Alexander Reid, chief mmassT laaakasV and the rrport itself, containing the latest inforrr.ation, accompahy the report, aince the preparation of which the following telegram has been received from the chief in.

nina: excellent anthracite PJft. thieknes haa Seen proved by advance boring No. 2 nit at a depth of 592ft, Ma. Jamieson Lrrntn. The letter to the secretary from Mr.

George Jamieson l. Al.lt.. encl. sing Mr. Alexander Reid's report, ia dated the 10th inst.

calling for a report oa the present position and prospec' of the mines reached roe when on a visit to the works in Hunan, and I at once requested Mr. BaM la nie. to, Kovm V. ST ekt ar OoitosT Maa uTirE? PROVISION'S, Qr or i ioss. TTT' Pwaaa.

aawva. ash aaaaWaa. ti KTMTTkr I I W.tJ.tiMjn Caswse ana wilb a fair issWrThna kaaa UB 441 tJB 5CJ5llij3 assail hrt' aTlai mmrf daT ten ioo Oold. RMnra for f.rtnihl JSaytwA fS a. a.

fl. B. ml i 5 lrsaul.IlO, I.e.. VlDjjroW BraallUn Eo1m.u3,'i1,170TO,l Val i8 Ji I M. HOME MARKETS.

F.bru.rr March. (3 ,11... J.i Nh roe with such inf. give. I now beg to enclose his report, which give, a auinrnsry of proceeding, up to date' and the tusl position.

feature in it is that the aaWv eoxabined in the Chinaman with the most TJ a Th of 483ft. Taas, a asatie tendencies. Accordinarlr while th clively that the coal Natty of the law is being impressed upon fouod opth ajpi mhaalilj alaTtft. lJurmg'my murt have easy access to tie ear of ataWail a Tk.1 Bd to 'XoaM. ttkeabont dav.

to fiink through the HOft. at nee. lne basia of the new system of con intervening Mack ahale before coal ia reached. That mat every mine shall be visited once1: KS tours by a irernment inspector, who thing like reasonable v. ttle difficulties anH 1 conveyed this informal eased he.

pass nmmarr sentence i fraaj Ilonan dated the 12th. tsent it is onlv nossible outlet, for 1 (he Wei River, ttu. Ij.h.n h'urs. but with the increase in tCTT.l .7 respectively in I a in actors from to 11 the Tien tsin mket we havcT. peamm ssrpervision will be complete.

know that we can sell coal readilv bore st 11 the Rand from Chinese crime and i7'ht oan do the same thing both ii ul ement that has come over native mines, the bulk nar i a rx Hirers has been eliminated, 'ho town, and along the li are not great but the Red Door Society til the crim TV ers. rrlati Sanuutirm known been 1 and eons' hkU ilJ mOSt there accustomed to 'the use fta be two or three bad miataken it will be v. tot Han OPC TrrT long sojourn deman. at the aocietr is thus able ,1 TJ I On the whole, I the memhera hate already been Unit. howeTe' ilway ha.

been coal from th I have! therefore markrts. The demand st first will i.t will grow rer. toefbture the elimination of "ren foTThS. WA further powers sre conferred on AkT1! LH'H 30 31, 1911, and r.uea. a time honoured princinle raised hT debenti unese justice is community of responai i XI 00,000 of this has been sppropriate.1 od it would facilitate the detee und to meet extenJonxpendil intrxxtuced on the P'netration of anv beeaeb .1.

"Se has artual Trongdocri are not dis cross earnings hessj aaosaaawd by ZSSr wooW be understood bv J4 f'r I and th net earnings ut wosud act as deterrent to all I bj ts more than 35 per cent. present narbouring a criminal rtj" Ji o' 4sn Sirrence a. BblstTi in ended September 30 ioter proviiion sTrlT proceeding dU. a net profit of X51.72A. Adding 53.274 the SaH, a of lawl, that hL to authoritica.

hrterieal aUrm from which Johannes icted aa auttering there Bar sense of uneasiness tbuVr It 00 the implied Jg of British Colonial Government to 7 ChliMate, I hare sarbsaeCl to explain how these dia arose, and I have now pointed out the Utea to tk impossible fatcre. Mistakes there have be ill ess osrk)B' UQLO GERMAN RE LA TI0NS. fc Tltt editor OT THE TDCBL yo ommiwee, i am desired I forward, and deductinc film an une, mere reroa.n. a aiossnie wuance of 92,503. The directors reorrtnmenda dividend of 15s.

a share, free of tax, amounting to 3700, making a total pavment of 10 per cent, for the year, and leaving to bo carried forward. The general busineaa of the companv ahowa an mcrisass compared with last year, and althouih the price of raw material is still vcrv hiKh, th. flu, tuV tiona have not hewn greet, and therefore better price, have been obtained for manufactured goods. The cable department, besides having other smaller work in hand. i.

at present engaged in the manufacture of 1,300 nautical mile, of submarine telegraph cable which will be laid by the company's cibl steamer Silvcrtown between Shanghai and Manila in March next, SmccR AM) CO. (LtstrrtTi). The directors, in th report for the year ended August 31, stale that the profits from all aoorees amount to 11.478, and. after idowing for depreciations on plant, land, there i. net profit of After mrriding debenture for 15 month, to August there remains 706 in redncUoo of last year's deficjency.

Considerable pro Ugr tained in the report of Mr. Boos Wolverhampton. v.meniary Secretary of the Board of reoorted sr. law?" "Vket, Gerraanv lata 'a marker of ao So larfJ ssearesraxlwdtst Zn S5 marks, or In round nam eta4. uVb.

Ik, this has necessitated a larga preliminary part of which (8,800) appssrs for th present upon Ui hslanns shut. Biurr Crcut Oosrr.xv (Umitkd). Th directors, (n the report to September 30, regret to state that there is net loss of 3,090, this adverse result being chiefly due to th manufacture of motor cycles having proved dlBBStrnni. there beias a oonsidorsblv re.lirl X. I 'r th' mnd owin 'set that the their motor tricars.

raalixing $21,903.88, an average of f8.ll per acre. except India. portent that the ui be made cJar. atitkfally, AVEBURY. Company DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED.

Earan. Eluson, aid Co. LtMrran). Th directors have declared aa interim dividend of 5s. per share on th ordinary shares, being at the rate of 10 per cent, per aamun for the half ywar ending December 11 Scottish Amcricax Mortg aor CoMraxr (Uamo).

The dirsctoi haw deelared an interim dividend at the 5 'J II seaoa for the half year ended November 80 last, PToa, Ehd, asm Co. (UMrrn). The director. 'I a aW drvtdaed ef immt making wrth tmwim diykW paid MpsreeaT for th. year ended Haptamksr 9 last, ksevsag lit? aarry ferasara.

Iwm AitD CoMrAAT (LtMtTaD). The dJreBtor. resotn. Illlltlallajlia. par aattV am the A esttfaaarr and I.

at 31s.d..ab, rernl nrer. at 31a. 4Sd, stkBS V. 3d. r.lOT.rr.

Walla, pmpi 1. obtain. hie Walla. NoTMBher txvembrr. at 31s.

6.1. Cbo aarat. It sun ted .1 34.. and Usn.il 31.. M.

r.reel. eM. No. 1 Northern 33s. TSd, ami mlied American, Janoar) P.nrusrr.

for 21s. 3d. BaaLXT rather draw. NIM.ieff. 13.000,,..

aw Amy. DeswaW. o4.l to Oontinenl at 90s. ML Kwusidj. II TBI.

I. held for 30a. I i.ra.ia 3Ji3.no la.ll 1.733.410 1 307JS woou Cala off ed rr. I r.l. rslo.

Tb. net aWe fc.uil wniSi rlifcI tnu ml JTli, lrilA" 'ore numls of home snd fore, SclSSnl'S has hem Wnrar. Aawrlr tip, HKKK mnK. i eadv .1 the decline. 8le.

rli.nied this eek. e.rept tll malUng lrlv trade i. rbOdh. AMnRtUGCTHIUK. Iksc.

9. nnrrnajth. wvek BSS SBaSM tr.de CARLWLR, Dec I. Oats nariev ipsiaam it lilll l.ixn R. Iler.

a. Rnfliah wheal was In fair n.sl, Shout 1.U tet. ruleJ dsll but 3d tVXr.TXZ AwaSwairi, .17, I NT. St Kit! SI K.Y,. Dec.

J. The trade formlllirur aJ a m. w. 32.. to, wuslyia.

mJSmTmiPB'l tt? I.K1C1T1. Dec. 9. rullausaluti of I swe ff JMX lantjjKl Hwtarawear sssl easlsaveX ftsls sssss as latlan' faVeuTaad BV.ssaV tWai rlXd'JTh "a'Tcf, "ToIXtaUaT Bekej tAasssm. fcgL The of ai.cWu.

tor MM rear ars had to commenc. tfftiS Ml S.UVJ WiU do Hrfmulh. cVhwartw. sad Co. resort (rod onoetition .1 mndfX sartb.1 the sake closed with 3rlrlt MlTTAIs.

saMttS Srwg aasttfc. CATTLK. LKirCR TKK Dec. 9 Ther. clsnu nt.

ef We bred V. aM Iraaiwawtsasaa1swalli orer te.r aule rnada up 'kI'IIw. re'pTJujd bVa Jrith l'lSTnd'imieli in llshtlT la bujera'' fat our. iSl pure, oh? ake and 17 Rar. rakes aran aad lw.

MBaSSesa meal 1. we k' IO. l.Jt make, tiel a. 5 id Mid.ni nftal, jdilr a. about l.smtr kattakdsslMsn taji i tmi mt asssss i as jam bwaa 49a loTesss rwilisi atiillii ae raaW arasss ske aw Vsfai? Cswaax ros tvWT awe Oajrs fWlili iiq Taw aesse aw u.

jd. to i. a fZuLu: ii at Jr Mi: JlllLt gt rsw7. Srz zsir Ti7 CAMBKIDCK LSI VRRSI TY PRESS. St.

Dnrjrun hous. F.u Une, which was tUl recently occupied by the hluj.t,I Brm Meaara. Ssmpson tow, Marstoo, aod baa now been taken by the Syadics nf the Cearidr, Cniveraity Press their mv.tation of fJa.STn.ijc,, astuntsy morning to see the rooTss oa the gronad floor is aasaa part, aa haieksomely flttesi with pubJicaii.ji. mm amnmm be dispUyed upward, is in tb.0 fTrl' awTbC nvr present were the Master of rtUmTySJTt Hris. the JWjt iXr ttmmSntSEnt Professor Mayor, Dr.

W. B. Mas. IV rn, lull. I.r.

Colcnvl Caldwell. Mr'. W. nmnbCT of I'ading Vice fhancellor, in an smosinr speech, iiiianiis tbe toast of "The Tniversity ITem! cLmdgeTpay.ni ia tbe present by tieJZ i2 r. JUv, Mr.

Wright, Mr. WmBmi, Mr. MaaosT and asm. The baaaSMse done was now three tdases whet it i been, and the Pre. with thorn of Oxford sod London.

Ia replying to the aairman of the Syndics (Dr. A. W. Ward, Camkridg era. the rJ ta.

side with the Clarendon Pre. tat it was nc that. the advtce of the late Mr. C. J.

Clay, C. P. Oay sod Sir. Lock, iu id ky il 1871 little had been pa Wished bet Bible, and Praver booka ther had been nothing like the Divinitv book, of th. which the Pres.

owed much to the co operation of the Dean of ilalsil i mm) 4w The Pre had now aanakeeed to the twofold duties of education and eel. The need whfctThl 15 Piw aartsa. edocat.on an.1 later the Press tad taken in harritS advancement of wneoce and learning, and eveWoured to Me its pukhcations represeatative of their proa. "I I collecuoe of the pen ef sat atoasas men ot K.ence Adams. Stokes.

Kelvin, aed saSaw V. VS T7 7 I OO JH nT. AawvynUn. M.rch A el ''ieaa JJ iliirTrtlri aSS ka and I i.ne r4alBSeat.7,UTc.M lKDaiaaaa. at.rk.i ia.tr.

aiu. buver. .1 kj r.r. Bht l. c.

O. th. but tb. ia tS esllvwy is r.la. Wareh ia lJml USMT with a ralhw betw, demand sa n.

jur. anw BULMER'S CIDER. TV Sparkling, Brilliant White Wine of England. FOXWHELP AND KINGSTON BLACK. 20s.

per doz. BOTTLES. 6d. per doz. HALF BOTTLES.

Either Medium Sweet or Dry Quality can now be supplied to order. or half tettta will mt fa wcaswerex, aws rr swaWey The Cider Dance is to be the novelty of the approaching Christtnat Festivities. To make a dance a success the drinks provided must be beyond reproach. Cheap Champagne has now become an impossibility. Good Champagne ia ruinous in price, Cupa are often regarded with suapicion.

the question is, "What toiive?" suitable for Ball Suppers, 001 0 "nM ar No. 2 is the best Cider obtainable, and is the solution of the difficulty. It is a brilliant, Sparkling Wine, for the methods of the Champagne makers have been applied in every detail to the celebrated "Vintage Apples" of which it is compoaod. BULMER'S CIDER i Cider, and will stand comparison with tha This Brand, as now offered. finest cuveea of any Foreign origin.

Why does this unique Cider combine all the qualities to be looked for in a drink for Because it stimulates without reaction, it cools instead of heating the system, it qtMncJ thirst as only a drink derived from the apple can, and effects next morninc are surprisingly satisfactory that for this reason alone it should be drunk by all recently to i id It is th.e.foe. system as any alcoholic beverage. This is a great admissii iperance reformer, admits that the little pernicious to the nervoua from a great authority. List of inexpensive varieties of Cider and Perry from H. P.

BULMER Cm Hereford. DERRY 3 TOMS GREAT SALE Silks and Velvets THIS DAY AND WILL C0.VTISUE IWTli STOCK IS XBAVST BD. we shall offer rrswe 1111 211. DERRY 6 TOMS, Kensington High Street, London. W.

Grosgrain FOUNDATION SILKS in over 400 shades. Ureal Price SALE PRICK Having purchased a Manufacturer's Stock of fashionable Vetvete the whole at the following ridiculous prices TARDS ostjax rrncB. 4000 jILN VDLVKT5 Both Plain and Mirroired, all shades and black. YAKD6. 3000 RICH SILK VELVETS All shades and black, suitable for Costumes, etc.

1349 CHIFFON VELVETS 111 Silk, and fartiionaMe for Costumes, all shades and black. 3" 416 AMP 51 61 1.