THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Issue 23, 28 January 1901, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

THE BRITISH BIOGRAPH.

The jj'iriuino British Biograph Company will begin their Walkato and Thames tour this evening at Hamilton, and exhibit to - morrow at Cambridge, Karangahake and Waihi to follow. The management take with them the complete exhibition, including electric lighting- installation, so that the show will not lack the merest detail necessary for the reproduction of the entertainment. DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY. A crowded audience assembled at the City Hall on Saturday evening, when another new and excellent programme was submitted by Mr Dixs Gaiety Company. Ferry, "The Human Frog," gave a. marvellously clever performance, and he was very warmly applauded. Mr Frtink Clark. Mr James Forrest, Mr Joe Cowan and the other vocalists had very flattering receptions and sang exceedingly well. Miss Eileen Boyd was very successful in "My Tea Party." Misses Olive Lenton and Ida Clarkson also scored high successes, and, like the others, were encored. Frank Clark,- as "The Coloured Major," was exceedingly amusing and clever. This very successful performance will be repeated this evening. The last six nights of Ferry, "The Human Frog," are announced. IRON CAP. The manager of the Iro-j Cap Company has now delivered 45 tons of ere at the New Alburnia battery, which will be treated in due course. The reef is looking well and the prospects of the mine are encouraging. FOUR-ENT-HAND. Very satisfactory reports are received regarding developments in. the New Four-in-Hand mine. The reef has widened out to six feet. The whole of this carries gold, and some of the stone is very rich, forty pounds of it, when treated seperately, having yielded .-£ 290. The next clean, up will not be for three weeks. MAY QUEEN EXTENDED,/

Crushing1 is proceeding, but as only! eight hour shifts were run and the quartz is hard, a large quantity lias not yet been treated. Two men. have been on a leading stope east from the rise. The reef varies from IS inches to 2ft in width, and shows nice colours of "-old. The reef also looks well in!, thereof of the drive at the extreme end of the block. WAIIII COitPANY. A circular has been issued to-local shareholders in the Waihi Company. regarding the issue of 10,000 additional share*. It states that shareholders will be enabled to apply tor the fractional parts of shares to►which they may be entitled in respect of their present holding, and on P/^ntatimx of a sufficient number of fractions, the holder will be entitled to allot ment of a full share. It is Proposed that payment for the new shares applied fol in New Zealand snail *. ;made by two equal instalments on. SS February and 18th *£& next The new shares will be e"**f*>fbe full dividend payable on lbt 1901. ■

(B y Telegraph.-Press Association.)

WESTPORT, this day. The Britannia (quartz) return is 12307-s retorted gold from 57 tons of stone.