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annum, portage included-yable in adutton for such, but unfortunately lest it from her new cart on the way hoone on the vigil of the ceremony. At the church gate of her leas, in explanation of the homelier the next moming she told the good prist fate she would be obliged to servo. "Mary, I shall get the mutton back in All cur learned societies should sub-fu. When he had called the bauns for the thao if it has been leest in the parish," sai
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1806.
HONGKONG ́MARLET PRICES. Borrected: La- Baturday, September 10, 1896.
*4 1020 Cash per Dollar Mexican,
PASOR
Bijlen. Larna
Perda
satty
PIRA
Pisine,
Chinese Names,
Pomfret, White,
260
白灣
Butcher. Mest.
肉食
Pomfret, Black
120
Bacon, English,
lb.
Ame, bugar oured;
320
Foochow
151
Japaa, oured.
IDO
Beef sirloin & prime cut. catty 140
Y
Corned,
eatly
140
Roast,
140
22
Soup,
100
Stock,
· 140
Bullock's Brains,
per set
00
Tengum fresh,, sach 350
coffed,
350
Itead,
500
Huart, .
100
Hump, Balt
casty
140
Fent,
..oach
80
Kiduaya,
50
13
Tail,
100
Liver,
catty
70
Trips (undressed) eatty 60
Calves Head and Foot, sot
600
Hama, American,
1b.
320
280
Chinese,
་་
English, Now,
· 400
Japan cured,
250
13
Shanghai,
180
Mutton Chep,
150
Lug
1.00
Shoalder,
120
22
Pig Chillings,
70
10
Frot,
LIO
1 SLUTS SUITS UUTUUDE
來路烟猪肉 Book Fish 花旗焖猪肉 Kogsh
*Tawur, Ray
明蝦
琵琶沙
石狗公
Bainion, (Canton), 日本猶肉 | Shark,
E扒 鹹牛肉
- CSU 馬友魚
60
Salt Fish,
Skate,
50
燒牛肉
Shrimps,
140
湯肉
Snapper,
200
魚
牛肉耙
Soles,
160
牛腦
Tench,
摊沙魚 魷魚
牛腩..
Turbot,
130
左口魚
斷牛科
Turtles, amsi, frenli watuay (at 200
魚
牛頭:
Whiting.
Calty.
長
403
White Ban
牛料
Fruits.
牛肉
菓子
牛腰
牛尾
Apples, (California),
(Tenisin),
160 - catly
100
天津平
牛肝
فول
- (3) Spamma),
BATA
*#
Banas, fragrant,
牛仔頭脚
íbrides),
30
****
山香菜
花旗火腿
Chestnuts, Chinese,.
160
金華火腿
Garambola,
80
楊桃
Cocoanuts,
cach
50
來路火腿 : 日本火腿
Ground Nuts,
catty 100
花生
上海火腿
Grapes,..
189
鮮提子
Lemonis, China,
68
檸檬
**
羊眦
St
Peal
豬餅
15
**
Lichiees. Dried,
249
荔枝黏
猶藏
Fresh,
荔枝
Limes.
樓梯
精脚
Slaugo, (Saigon),
Bach
女南芒菓 -
,, Fry:
160
搖雅
(Manila),
**
Head,
Heart.
such
500- 460
60
1
,, Kidneys,
• pais
J
Liver,
Ib.
140
Pork, Chop,
catly
100
14
Corned,
#T
Leg,
予
190
·But or Lard,
Shoops' Head and Fast, ect
Heart, Kidneys, Läror,
TO
lb.
160 140
Sucking Pige,
each $1.70 81.25
Duet, Beef,
110
Mutton,
100
Yeah,
catty 130
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dozen
山较于
40
新會甜橙
- Green,
特橙
Rod,
紅桔
發牌背
Olives,
80
白曬
鹹豬肉
Pine-apples,
each
50
本地菠蘿
猪眦
Pears
catty BO
羊腰
羊肝
130 猪油
350 羊頭牌
each 50 羊心
Peach, (real),
Raisins, Muscatel,
沙梨
» (Tientsin),
100
19
天津雪梨
Pumelo,
tach
60
碌柚
[Biam},
. catty .70
選雞柚
of
甜桃
豬仔 生牛油 生羊油 牛仔肉
F
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*
味醬
Water Chesnuts,.com.
40
馬蹄
21
19
Mandarin,
40
12
桂林馬蹄
Walnuts,
120
A*
Poultry.
生日
Vegetables, &o.
蕖蔬
Chicken,
catty
200
Artichokes, Shanghai,
eatly
Capens,
360
Ducks,
160
Πότου,
Dach
Bean, (French),
» Long,
Best Root,
Egy, Hea
Fowls,
, doa.
120
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[
catty
170
Ginest,
Bures,
Munk Deer,
210
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Bramics,
Bamboo Shoots,
Cabbage, Chinese com,
Cabbego, Shanghai,
Ach
Brinjala, Green,
catky
Red,
17
"
J
Partridges,
Cauliflower,.
Pigeons,
180
"
白機
Pheasant,
brass $150
上海山
Rice Birds,
dos.
500
quati
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Carrots,
Calery, Chiness,
Ergilah,
Chilles Dried,
Unipe,
100
Red,
Turkey, Cosky
燒餅
Teal,
Wild Ducks,
Pair
水安 上海水锅
Fish,
Barbal,
·cally: 160-
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驢魚:
Bombay Ducks,
O'ton Fresh Water Fish,
100 places
sty
海鮮
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海鮮魚
赤魚
JJ
Curry Stut, English
Bitter Bgitus,
Garlic,
Ginger, young,
Bucos Radiah, S'hai,
Indian Commy.
Lettuce, (English),
Mushrooms, Fresh, -
Catone, Bombay,
Unenkabera,
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160
ÜFINIONS OF THE FEESS
soribe to this scholarly and enterprising time, he went on. And the mother steve-Northern Christian Advoriti (US)
of this good girl has lost the leg of mutton
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The China Review ****hus an ex cellent tablo: contouts.Celestial Empire Ths Publication always contains subjects interest to sojourners to the For East and the present issue will hold favourable if not, six, the mutton has been found who was going round the world without advantagedar comparison, with precodingFaix I dunner, sit, but it's found, for 1 China into Thibet, and over the Himalayas "And who found it sat bis reverans.oney, spoka nirity of walking though numbers.Celestial Brapire.
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"This number contains several articles cains along the road and it wasn't there."
of interest and value '-- North-China Zerald. tions, the following being told of the inhabitants, and calculating tist the rising Of Irish society there are any offer. the way he expressed it) on the epitable The China Review for September October barnisa Brummell, Lord Allen, who was these were before the war. After that we!
ground' would lake him a week to cross
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very punch from Allen's box. On the docur's rican papers with wonderful yarns about interesting and readable anniber. Lecrologuta will find an interesting and fire art had
going, the candy crapsied the box into the cycling
Wei hai wd to Chomulpo and relilled it
thence to Chefuo, all in ten days or so, These Maying Valuable contribution by Dr. Fritsch, doctor's fingers always smell so of pulse." in the depth of the Manchurian winter. ม the Anvant of Precipitation (in and Show) of Poking," short the rehnits
of observations made at the Imperial Russ 上海了治竹
sian Observatory at Paing, from 1841 to Notes on the Butch Uccupation 佛西邊室 1580,
of Fermes," by Mr. Geo, Phillips, contains
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sexae intersting intcrtion, although much of it is saved-hand. The Notices of
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In this connection may be muntioned the Strange to say, we have not seen any Comecent ef an Irish servant to whom the report of her having interviewed any suther told the
the question whether he ate vegetables, Please put in something of the sort, Annie!
of Brummell's story
*зply Emperors in this part of the world.perties end at the same time being of an Uh, yes, I tras a sin it didn't choke hits,' said Faddy. American writer, mentioning the plague in I once ate a pea.'. Arrah, It is never too late to mand. Another The author was in Australia in the early Hongkong in 1804, said the city was the New Books inclzas most generous and day, sad rolatu many remarkable - capital of Kwangtung Province. The war A, S. WATSON & Co., Hongkong.
okdents connected with his sojourn in the itself was a fruitful cause of
use of offence the appreciative view of "The Java Ulasio young colony, ayong which the reader British press spoke of ironclads st Seoul, of Nau-fu," and the land will be sited by the story of a dog that and all mannerisimilar absurdities; and the wo as anent very terening for Chose picland poketo, by the account of the American edition of the Benito of Reviews Dvity Ac
A substantial and shable so which fendant
Hictive whe sent messages
tar. His published a picture of Tehoto, in Korea, distanou by breaking off not long ago. And now we have this all students of Cana and the China would farya and letting them float down the river, eminent literary luminaries starting from do well to patrikrystallen am
aud the tale of the abandoned god London to yela wound the world, with November-Drember anser of chim tha; yielded the author ader, at his souls cursful preparatory studies of its the Creme Frio Restaus kas varloty slut frst ses ching, an excellent retum, by the geography that they consider Kobo and manat, but the few articles are exy baro-way, for the writing suin that he paid for yogo are sotas distance sport. Simul
The opening paper By
Harbor
the pisporry. The stories that the author taneously, our attention is directed to pro The Textement in thi
tell of his political assoumtes will doubt amusing but deplorable cases of treet: of a question that suht kuvua
iguere less brvo attractions for many readers.in quarters where it becomes a serious bo of rest
AND great stportance in the pa: He anaw Figott, and prides himself (as offence. Brooke's Guralicas's standan al all saisaiguide Parker's Short karaca da Socis ethors do) on having been the first work supposed to be revised and brought
up to date, dostibes Hyogo an to suspect him of his velebrated forgery; are continued, and a goodly instainer of and he was on friendly terms with Famell, thems travels is the sterior of Chia is of whats he relates
д.
Give M Me F H. Balfour conduce a Partall was not prosent when Pigott
port
On
the souli side of Niphess island, Japan, to be opened to Europaans on January 1600 1603 This of
of course was written a fow
paper of zome length suited "The SE broke dort in als dress daatnination. I decades ago, and still remains unaltem tu perur Chory, founder of the
the Chines 1. met him
coming
pire," which will be read with goals of Court, and told him. He was as at the iron gates of the interest by students of Chinese history
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catty
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Parsing, English,”.
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por
of the
to be Authentle for reference at the present subsequent exditions of the book, profesaing A few short notios of New Books and an area had told him I had drone time. And the American edition of the
Encyclopedia Britanniaas
22. Baye number of Notes and Queries, one of which a farling, but said, "Well they
Bot
Hiogo, or Ou Chinese Oaths in Weatery Forcee him ponal servitude," and passed on.'
indist him for perjury, but I shall get
Fiogo, a seaport town of JR. pan, in the island of Nippon and province and-,Java" might appr priately havo ben
Tint the author knows scanti Idzami Sea, or Bay of
of Setiu, on the western shore of the placed under a separate heading, complete hape are then he cares to
of Usaks about forty the number.K. diely Press,
aupublished Listory of Ireland may be easi uiles south-west of
Kisto, with which it Tresher's Great Elecont contains they surmised, and severed glimpses of politi. ss land railway communication since 1874. following notice of the China Reviscal movements behind the scenes present It was opened to foreign counters in 1880, The present publication, judging by the themselves in the course of his long string and since that date it has risen with the number now balore us, is intended so of anecdotes. He also throws light on his maritimne siburb of Kobe (the Gate of God) scrapy a position, as regards China and the own impulsive character by more than one to be a place of
of 50,000, or, scarding to neighbouring countries, some what similar violent episode of essentially Hibernian other authorities, 80,000 or 30,000 inhabi in that which has beets filled in India by the quality. The author has seen many countants. I harbour, formerly dangarons, Calcutta Review. Dus great degree of attrios, and ban been in contact with a varie has, by the construction of a costly brank- 上海蔥囊 tention that has been bestowed of into years ty of people in widely-different walks of water, been ordered one of the most
upon the investigation of Chinese literaturo, life. His antiquities,
and social developments,
experiences have been more serviceable in the king
kingdom. to Hay varied than those of most people, and he is It would be streat to see this 'oostly nothing of Linguistic studies, has led to the so rarely gifted that the humorous side of breakwater which makes the port # accumulation of importans seres of inform them is that which has lived longest in his wonderfully serviceable. We are
reflection. It is fairly obvious that the waiting to see it, and we shall have to wait, printed page is not his best medium, but it
it may be for yaurs and it may be for
ation, rendering some sugh channel of pub Ucity'
as is now provided extremely desir atle; and cantributions of much interest may ficly be locket or irout the ammbers of the foreign consuler secret, the Chinese Customs sirgs, and the missionary body,
Hung whose a high degree of Chiners. scholarship a nov Assiduously cultivated,
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Some translations from China
urala and playears marked by both accuracy and fra
Furling
楷仔茶
Frog,
簡耀
Pabaw
Fresh Blah,
-鮮魚
Hadis
紅糖白仔
石藏
Hon, best quality, per pleal,
84.80
上日常
自蛤
84.30
中白酒
Ay
Hangs
bake Gourd
Tarsipe, Ponk, (Lough
職
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