The Archive · 1896

5 Shares China Fire Insurat Company, Limited

Sundry debtors, Cost of materi 30th June, 1896—

By Shareholders for 12,500 shares of $125 each fully-paid up.

Reserve Fund Admirty Loan Exchange Adjustment at credit of this account, Sundry Ci Balance of Profit brought forward from Ao:

last count Profit Ist January to 30th June, 1896. To Cost of Latour, Material, and Working: Expenses at" the Company's three Establishments Interest really admirable fielding of the Police, a branch in which they show a distinct improvement every time they play; the destructive bowling of Lynch and Captain Mackenzie, against which the visitors were-apparently unable to make any. stand; and the free and easy manner in which Spong, Lynch, and Chilver dealt with the attack of the P.'& 0. Spong particularly, after one chance given in the very first over delivered to him, played a remarkably plucky and, careful innings, knocking up 33, his score including four 3's and six 2's. Lynch's score of 27 not out was also rather an exhibition of brisk but careful hitting, and Chilver's 18 included a couple of boundary hits for 5 each. The fielding of the visitors was loose, several chances being missed during the innings.

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