Count Geloes d'Eisloo, the firat Nethor-Jander to take up laud in British North Borneo, described in the Java papers as the Land left Sand: for Singapore Iit of the ed April by the se, Banca. Count Gelves, who was the Governor's xuost during stay, appeared much pierised and (at the liberal lines on which wont of this territory is carried arch regime in pleased with the freediin of intercourse 1g betwen the Kuropears a ese, Sulus, Malaya and other wait The Count obtained on favourable terns the lenss for 999 years of 26,000 of lund in the vieinily of the Ranow ig) with the 4,000 acres alrendy taken up by his og Mr. Porsyn, " total nereage of 30,! 09 acres. He also-made certain propositions, which have bon forwarded for thy consideration df tive Court of Directors, for the ounces of, mineral rights on the Segama river. ed the Suan Lambar Sabah Land Farming Camp id to have formed a high opinion of the quality of the tobacco. It appears that one leaf of tobuceo from the Banguey Estate hind found its way to Tava, which did not stand the burning whereas the Suan Lambar tobsceo demonstrated to burn beautifully. Surely it must be to the advantage of planters that their numbers country.
ould be i-creased, with the result of etter communication, cheaper supply of labour, attaps, and go forth, and it is difficult to understand how the solitary bad leaf found its way to Java, On the 13th April the Chinese Sabah Land Farming Company had ready packed 110 bales of 117 pounds of tobacco each, and are only waiting for mara to pack the ainder of their crop of about 430 piculs. a large quantity of the mats the Mauxzer had been destroyed by rats Mr. Gi Marndu Bay in the ultimo with ths view of map-ering the tobacco operations of the Germ Borneo Company and of Mr, Persyn, and to obtain packing mats fom the latter. We learn that the Borneo Company, Bu grey, have 50 bales of tobxcou ready f shipment by the as. Palnam in about fortnivht's time, As we yo to press we are informed that Mr. Gibson has been successful in obtaining mats and expects to ship the whole of this year's crop by Hong Ann in " f 19 German Borneo Ca: arrangemel th Hole for U.rough Bills of Ladi nam, Captain Koss, Mr. H. Walker returned from the Se-gama on the 9th April with Mr. Ah Chee, leaving Captain Beeston to prosecute his relies further up the river, where he will be accompanied by Mr. Callaghan of in Beeston is of op ow Sal Pangut's Campong is not rich pay working, but above that, the river working will pay Chinese and Alnlays well for some time to come, its richness improving as the river is nsconded. " The gold is confined to the bed of the stream, bei continually washed down from the soures or the upper waters, 60 that in all probability the ground will take a long time to work out. Mer, Al Chao appears ranch pioused with what he saw and intends 10 commence operations xt once.
We hear that the r f the Tawar expedition have even exceeded the expect a formed by the Resident Mr. G. ment, and agreed to To show that they really have already sent in part of the Poll 1 which would be due from them in about one month's time,—British North Borneo Herald.
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