140
220
1
200
链沙魚
菓子
THE CHIN
THE ISLAND OF 500 Cast away in the Indian. fragment rejected in the cor Africa, very mountainous and practically harbourlass, the isla is, perhaps, as little known as ed island on the globe. Geogr
African, though really it is A two raonths on this wi from end to end, with
trying to unravel some of its an
shrouded in mystary, and
tilien entré with bracketed with the land of pictorial decorations in the te
el Bahari, na resorted to by the spices, frankincense and myrr) probably correct, for it is
As pr
that no one given spot in rese cients could produce at one a time so many of the coveted
that day the ruby-coloured dr
++
Draco Rinnabari af Pliny),
of frankincense, SOYOT myrth, bosidos many other va producing trees, mid alces
collent
ent quality
Dr Schweinfurth sees in the Hindoo origin, and t
Socotra
of the Hindeo name for the. Sukutura, which the Grocks
dasy-going fashion changed into
this is very ingenious, and ver
xect When the Porturgause
1538, they found tho Amb. sho
Fat the capital, culled Zoko, n
and still called Suk, a survivi
f the ancient name. The pres
of th
called Tamarida by Arabs a
and Hadito
is quite of a mole
struction in natives, rame is apparently a Latinise Arabie tumar, or date fruit largely cultivated there. Th
of Zoko is a delicious spot, at are buried in groves of palm
side of large and deep lag
water; this lagoon is only
the mes by à narrow belt of seems to me highly probab was the ancient bosta in search of the pre harbour,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1897.
HONG KONG MARKET PRILEL,
Corrected to Saturday, July 3. 1897,
At 1020 Cash per Dollar Mexican,
Highest. Lowest,
Cash.
Plaice,
Pomfret, White
12
200
白蝦
Chines Namen.
Pomfret, Black
190
*T
Butcher Meat.
肉食
Frawin
250
明蠟
Bay.
我琶沙
spon
Rock Fish,
90
Bacon, English,'
1b.
來路烟猪肉
3
石狗县
ing
Roach,
華
and to
Ame. Eugar cured
320
Fuochow,
220
23
7
Japan, cured
品州规猪肉 Bhark。
日本集肉 240
Sen, (Canton),
200
馬友魚
thing about its
rictto Bey, the ominent
***prezent
50
Salt Fish,
100
Beof sirloin & prime cut, catty 140
Skato,
Corned,
. catty 140
鹹牛肉
Shrimps,
KOBAT,
130
W кр
64K
Snapper,
Soup,
100
T
肉
Soles,
1) Stoak,
120
*N
4 肉耙
Tench,
Bullock's Brains,.
むり per but
50
Turbot,
"I
Torgues, each
250
→
413
corned
310
鹹牛利
"
Hload,
500
+
牛湖
Turtles, small, trush water,
Whiting,
White Bait,.
160
*
"
, catly
70
ן. י
Heart, .
150
+
1+
Hump, Salt
cutty
140
牛腩
Fruits
Feut,
Euch 60
00
Apples, (California),
catty 300
CUTA
Kiduoys,
60
23
Tail,
100
午油
. 22
(Tientsin),
(Japan)
天津平禁
230
B
日本平基
Liver,
catty
ΤΟ
午安
Tripo (undressed) catty 60
60
Calves Head and Feet, est
500
-
牛仔歐脚
Bananas, irarunt,
(brides),
Chestnuts, Chinese,.
7
40
省香療
50
山香蕉
180
Hama, America,
lb.
120
Carambola,
100
.
楊桃
"A Chineso,
240
金雞火燒
Cocoanuts.
each 60
,
English, New,
410
Ground Nuts,
catty 40
>
Japan cured,
280
日本火腿
Grapes,
170
"
33
鮮樫子
TJ
Shanghai,
230
上海火腿
| Lemons, China,
200
11
Mutton Chop,
100
Peal
27
21
Lug,
160
**
Lichees, Dried,
260
荔枝輪
Shoulder,
120
手
2
Fresh,
150
1
נו
荔枝
Piga' Chitlings,
. cnity
70
50
Limes,
2)
·檸檬
Foot,
110
Mango, (Saigon), i
esch
17
安南若某
"Fry,
100
(Manila),.
31
呂宋芒
Head,
Jivkart,
, sach
EQU 460
Mangosteen,.
. dozon
19,
50
40
Oranges, Sweet,
catty 180
新會甜橙
11 Kidneya,
paiz
70
*
Liver,
Ib.
160
豬服
Green, Rudy
100
+
*
Pork, Chop,
⚫ catty 180
Corned,
桜豬肉
Leg,
100
猫
Olivos,
Pine-apples,
Pears
"
白灣
. each 100
本地波羅
catty 100
炒菜
Fat or Lard,
Shoops' Head and Fees, set
160
1
精油
utsia),
300
天津雪梨
350
Plum, Red,
60
가
紅氣
Heart.
4
each
60
Kilbeya,
70
• £1
Livor
lb. 150 140
Sucking Pigs,
each $1.76 $1,25
$Ë } ཚེ
40
越心
Pumalo,
.. each 130
" (Siam),
esits 100
頗雞袖
Peach, (Swoot);
100
黏純
猪仔
Raisins, Muscatel,
23
Szet, Boof,
Veal,
Mutton,
ib,
110
***
}}
Pudding,.
100
生鲜油
Water Chesnuts, com,
40
calty 130
牛仔肉
Mandarin,
60.
桂林馬蹄
Poultry.
生日
Walnuts,
180
Vegetables, &c.
Chicken,
catty
230
Sff
菜蔬
Capons,
263,
31
|Artichokes, Shangkal, . catty
Beans, (Froneb),'.
上海
110
>
Ducka,
160
*
Dave,
esch
140
Long,
Best Root,
I 2)
. each
Eggs, Hen
, dos,
120
Duck
110
Brinjals, Green,
catty
"
Fovia,.
catty
190
12
Red,
Gdead,
160
Harea,
each
仔
Musk Deer,.
Partridges,
Pigeons,
Pheasant,
Rice Birds,
Quail.
Snipe, Turkeys, Cook,
. Hen,
Teal,
Wild Ducks,
Burbel,
Bream,
270
. braca
do
11
catty
400
380
, esch
pair
. alty
200
1
BO
Bombay Ducka,
100 pieses 250
O'ton Fresh Water Fish, "catay.
上海山
Brassica,
Bamboo Shoot
Cabbage, Chinend som
Cabbage,
Cauliflower,.
Carrota,
Celery, Chinese,
27
English,.
Uhilles Dried,
• #1
• Bach 100
y catty
#
Red,
海鲜
Curry Stuff, English,
Ühaqumbara,
+
Bitter Squash,
Garlic,
Ginger, young,
Horas Radiah, S'hai,
Indian Corn,
|Lettuce, (English),
Mushrooms, Fresh,
נו
1
"
#1
- pisos
ich
Onions, Bombay, • .
• tatky
130
30
10
4.10
1988 1 392 391221 § 6 7 8 8 9 8 2 8 9 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 188 ? 2 1 3 6 3 1 8 9 8 |
120
100
Catfish,
魚
#1
Green,
PI
Shanghal,
Codfish, Salt,
BO
Japan,
Grat
160
Okrosaj -
Castle Fiab,
墨魚
"
Dxb,
DND,
60
沙孟飯:
Farley, English,.
Potatoes, Sweet,..
00
bundle 10
catty
Shar ghal,
Dog Fish,
Japan,
Eels, Congur,
Armortean,
"
Fresh water,
300
Foochow
Bale, Yellow,
File Fish,
Frogs,
160
Macso,
Pumpkin,
Puriline,
Papaw
Radials,
Fresh Fish,
Garoupa,
Gudgeon,
Gurnard,
Horrings,
Halibut,
box
cotty.
180
Labran
Losch,
Lobsters,
Mackerely
Monk Fish,
Mallet,
dosen
Rion, Bost quality, par pieni, $4.50
Contabi
Shalota, Spinage, (Chinese)
Spilusos,
Snake Gourd
basty
山竹子
KAM
慘芹茶
BEYA
上海機仔:
本懂仔
蕭聖仔
美
工仔
Vagulable
(Long)
一個基
of the island found shelter.
Dasll
and
coast of Arabia sords.ms these silted up harbours, const of Socotra is similar,
or hers as they
deep
and risning over a mile
view at Suk over the vide
with palm groves, on to the jo
Mount Haghier rising famo
I think, to
to be placed amo
enchanting pictures I have o
Extensive excavation at S
bably bring to light sone
in
of the earlier inhabitants of ti
would have to le docp, a
it ww
have been erected hero; a
tools would have
where. Much is said by old
the Greek colonisty wha Ca
ancient times, but I cannot
that the Hellenic world neve much in this directi terprise mach
did, they have left no
trade
their existence thers. The i
we found on the island.
Ethiopic. We got one at 1
rated,
near Kalenzio, vers but in Ethiople char
| dato ; we gut another inscril
east of the island,
besring
ing; and the large flat, inse
Eriosh, on the northern com
store that could casily e
Wo
pobbles, is covered with
graffiti, exactly similar to
and around Aksum
in Abys
pert-like-trails-of-Ethiop
rude drawings interspersed of-- tamely,
Since the heavy settlemont, which passed Buakes, and so forth. Conspicuous amongst off must satisfactorily, a steady business
these are the numerous representations of has beer transacted.
Hongkong Banks,
two feet side by side, with a cross fre- China Sugars, Hongkong & Whampo quently inserted in one of them; there Docks have all improved their position,
are many separate crosses, too, on this whilst Mining stocka have all suffered & fist surface crosses in circles, just a slight decline.
actly
like what one gets on Ethiopic:
Bunks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks сойни Hard by this flat, inacrthed surface have continued in demand, and shares have are many tombs of an ancient date. These hoen taken off the market at 138 and 189 tombs, which are found dotted over the is-
bear a remarkable resemblance to the on time. The latest quotation from Lon- land
per vent. premicn and at
at equivalent rates toint of the Bedja race ono dwelling on don is £43 10. Nationals remain un- the shores of the Red Sea to the nort
north of changed with buyers
$23. at Suakim, and subject to the Ethiopian on-
Marine Insurance China Traders ara peror; they consist of cormous blocks of unhewn stone inserted in the ground to at TL 188. Unions are been sold, and anted at 97, North Chinas are offering. enoircle and eover the tombs; and this are enquired for at $225. Straits have de- fotoas another link connecting the remains clined to $17 salos. Cantons have been on the island with Abyssinia.
$180. placed at An extract from an interes day ride by the late sold and are in request at $103. Bong
Fire Insuransis-China Fires have been
J. Theodore Bent, in the Wineteenth Century,
CHINA QOAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
Wl'ostook.
Tokio
Kochi..... Nagasaki... Kagoshima Gutzlaft....
REGISTER
July 6th-AT 4P.M.
Barometer.
32318111 | ¦ ¦ ¦ Temperation,
PL.. 29.76 6080
Shary P Amoy
Swatow....40-72| 79° Canton....49, 87- Hongkong 20.71 80 89
29.69
Vlot, Pask Gap Rock $9.70 Масао..... Haiphong Bolinao.19.79 Manila... 29.7) 84 Q.8. Jame:***
Wostook.
Tokio
Kochi......
Nagmaaki..
Kagoshima
Guzaf
ゆせる
trestion.
• 1 !
July 7th. 19.
Sharp F0.85 61 89 a
Swatow 11:29:36 ES
Canton
Hongkong(29.04
Vist Peab
Gap
Macan
Rock(29.83
Haiphong. 80 72 Bolinao...29.84| Maula. 29.88 O.S.Jemes-
Weather.
BAUM
F. G. Frôù, doing Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 7th, 18DT.
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2. Taxemirsak, in the shade, in Gegress
n
*** 8. HamLorax, in percentage of saturation, tha
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Low Water Or MR. L. Dalrymple Me H. W. Enmaker 929) Humphreys Estate have dinary Speing Tidee, which has been fond Me and Mrs R. Dizane a. Findly andth
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are casier
with
To obtain the depth of water on
Bud family
A.
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der Harde & childMr David Wood
8227 and
been
at
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