London via Bombay, 3rd December.
At the dinner of the British North Borneo Company there were two hundred guess, Mr. R. B. Martin, MP., being in the Chair... Mr. Cowie lin his spe-ch announced the hope that the Government would assist the Company to raise a loan of half-a-rullion seriing wherewith it feould redeem its debentures and prosecut+ promising develop ments.
Sir George Taubman Goldie advocated the wholesale introduction of Chinese labour.
Reuter is informed that the Company has applied to the Government to lend it, or vutrantee a loan of, half-a million sterling at three per cent.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.