Tuesday, July 18, -1897.
HONGKONG MALKET YUICES.
Corrected to Haturday, July 10, 1897, 41 1023 Cash per Dollar Muzican,
V PRVN
Highest. Lepeat. Chinese NamÉS,
Oak, Cik
Butcher Meat.
Bacon, English,
•
Ama. Bugar cured
| 1tke,
Platos
Pomfret, White
Pomfret, Black
*PANDA,
TEI
THE CHINA MAIL.
肉食
Bay.
Ib.
$20
Foushow,
-
220
*
Japan, cured
240
Beef, sirloin & prime cut, catly 140
來路烟爌肉 花旟爆猪肉 福州烟猪肉 日本盔業肉 扒
Bock Fish,
琵琶沙 石狗
Roach,
您
Salman, (Canto Shark,
260
馬友魚
50
Balt Fish,
100
Corned,
By
. eatly 140
鹹牛肉
Skate,
60
Shrimps
140
21
Roast,
130
燒牛肉
Snapper,
220
18oup,
100
J
粉肉
魚:
Soles;
200
Steak,
190
"
牛肉耙
Tanch,
Bullock's Brains,
Tongue fresh, each 200
per set
"
corned "
$10
Head,
Hoart,.
#
*
Hump, Salt
catty
140
Fout,
. Dach
1
Kidneya,
"
Tail,
100
34
Liver.
•, catty
3 3 23 898 8 8 2
50
Turbot,
100
左口您
歐牛利
Tuction, amali, fresh water, Whiting,
J1
200
麻雞
catty
70
長魚
500
White Bait,
90
̇飯魚仔
150⚫
Fruits
菓子
50
Apples, (California),
catty 500
牛腰
金山不禁
(Tientain}
牛蛙
(Japan),
230
70
牛肺
Tripe (undressed) catty 60 60
牛肚
Bananas, fragrant,
(brides),
40
CD
Calves Hand and Foot, set
500
牛仔頭
省攥香蕉 山香蕉
Chestnuta, Ühiness;,
·160
Hams, American,
lb.
$20
花嶼大爆
Carambola,
100
Chinese,
240
金華火腿
Cocoatuta,
each
50
Kuglich, Now,
+
'in
440
Ground Nuts,
catty
15
Japan cured,
280
日本大廳
Grapos;.
#
22
Shanghai,
220
Lemons, Chine,
200
Mutton Chop,
160
##
Peel,
L
160
Lichess, Dried,
260
21
Shoulder,.
120
Fresh,
160
17
Pigs' Chitlings,
catty 70
60
Lâmes,
檸檬
Et
Foot,
Fry,
110
Muhigo, (Saigon),
cách
. 160
(Alänila),
南芒菜 吕宋花
+ Eload,
each
500 450
Mangosteen,
dosen
山竹子
24
Heart,
60
40
Oranges, Sweet,
eatty 200
新會當機
Kidneys,
: pair
70
Green;
100
› Liver,
Pork, Chop,
lb. 160
肝
n
·Body
catly
180
Olivos,
Corned,
*
裁撤肉
euch
80
****
T
Leg,
190
Poars,
catty. 100
炒菜
FJ.
Fat or Lard,
150
(Tientsin),
800
天津古裝
Sheeps' Hend and Foot, not
350
Hoart,
J
-
.each
60
40
sach 130
Kidney; Lurex, Sucking Pigs, Suat, Beef,
70
13
(Siam}
catty
150 140
100
sach 81.75 $1.25
黏仔
Ib 110
77
Mutton,
100 生羊油
Teal,
calty 190
牛仔肉
17
Walnuts,
Poultry.
生口
Chicken,
230
Сиропи,
26)
Boshe, (French),
Ducks,
170
"
Dǝp,
esch
140
-
Long,."
Best Boot,
2
ench
Бо
Eggs, Hon
Fowls,
Duok.
. dor.
120
110
Brinjale, Groan,
cnity
catty
193
>>
Body
30
40
Goose,
160
"
"
TO
Haren,
Bach
80.
Mark Deer,.
17
Partridges,
Dabbage,
Bob
100
Pigeons,
170
Cauliflower,.
20
Fhozza
brace
Carrots,
.catty
70
Rice Birds,
dos.
Quail.
3
北油與心粱肝仔
Pine-apples,
2
Plan, Red,
Pamoto,
生牛油
Peach, (Sweet),
Baisins, Muscatel, Pudding,
Water Cheanuts, com. Mandarin,
Vegetables, do.
Artichokes, Shanghai, catty
一仔海 緻
Nolpe,
Turkeys, Cook,
Teal,.
· Wild Ducks, ‣
17
catty
460
Han,
360
• 11
水麵
Barbe),
Bream,
海鮮
Bramice,
Bamboo Shoots,
Cabbage, Chineas com, .
Calary, Chinese,
at
Engliab
Chilise Dried,
Red,
Curry Stub, English,
Cnonmbare,
Bittor Squaab,
Garlic,
Gligor, young,
Ruru Ridinh, Sud
Indian Oden,
Lettuce, (English),
Mushrooms, fresh,
נו
2 9 8 8 2 1988
喉糖
馬蹄
桂林馬蹄
菜蔬
70
08
AN ARABIAN TALE
his
TEN DAYS ON A BURNING COAL
SHIP.
Young Capperton of the 3rd Royal Wost Kilgarn Fusiliers had left his biogele stand
PART OF THE`onsw MissNo.12% ng up against the stable wall. He had
New York, June 11,Eighteen of the. |been to look at
at Gamecock,
Amb pony, crew of the ill-fated ship Buckhurd, which and Gamzeck's intelligent-looking lisad was was destroyed by fire off the Costa Rican
poked over the tall bar, bis
glation coast, arrived here to-day on the atosmihip following the ratedating form of his master Advance from Colon:
Intimations.
G. FALCONER & Co.,
wruck ave
| are the latter turned the corner of the westward of the Coata pewhere to the bungalow. Gamecock had gone through 500 nailed it more ljus tale auch of the this experience rather too often al late. Buckhurst, which was bound from Nowenstle He had never been so near to the bicycle N W to
8. W
Panama, with coal. · Absu before sint Ee regarded the machine attendoned by her crew, with her cargo blazing tively with just a dash of squina super- like a furnace in her hold, she blew up two! atticusmees in his gaze. But, after all, it was the Roadster who opened the con variation.
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So this is where you live; th The patroCocos island in Costa Rican waters, but the nisingly observed: Well, well, soma of fourth boat manned by the silmaker and us have to occupy verandahs and rooms of his crew has not been heard sorts, and some of us are very properly
The Buckhurst left Nescafe londed to rologated to stables. I must my I think the decks with ensl, on February 21. The verandahs are cleaner and smeller-first warning of the disaster came on April sweater
.. 34. On the evening of that day smoke The
speech was a rade one, and the fire was discovered issuing from the hatches. came into the Arab's eyes,
Four lines of hose the crew ran to the
Hin,
he snorted: don't be so fast to hatchway, and then, boring holes through the cover; trained cataracts into the volcano
make remarks.
P
1 beg your pardon, I'm sure acclaim-beneath. Yet great as was the power of
ed the like with haughty effusiveness, de- lighted with the affect of his malice, but- really don't you know, an organias- tion of electro-plate and Dunlop tyre is
these streams they seemed to have little effect on the faints.
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As the first night came on the captain stood over the roaring furnace below the helped the crew batton down every chink forward deck, and with his own hands bone in the hatches. Along toward morning a PRICE LISTS.
Look hero, olwerved the Arab bluntly: Iro often wanted to pick s
with you, and I'm inclined to think the now poril threatened the same. From
presont is an excellent opportunity. Bonife-like eraanies which with all their inge
fore Capperton-who, to give him his due. is really as good a youngster as ever parried get this vilo attack of whool
staggers"," What P
snapped out the machine.. Wheel staggers, reiterated Gamecock that's what I call it, any way though what on earth he can see in you I can't understand
The bioycle quirered with anppressed laughter.
Before he got the wheel slaggers, conti nued Gamecock warmly, I was everything to him, and I don't mean to stand it-there: that's all "
Oh you don't; eh? retorted thus Roadster with an aggravating tone of trium phant scepticisut. You don't r
No, I don't.
midars
nuity they could not choke, came the deadly fumes of the burning coal below. With it was the hot blast of the furnace, a hast that warped aven
source in the decka azul hatches, The
gua hung heavy about the seant openings and suffocated the men when they approached in their effort to atop the vents. Had the flames oven broken forth for their lives and then rush for the boats to give them a chance for one swift battle
it
might almost have been taken for a Godsend by the men.
But hour aftor hear it was the same, and then It became so day after day. Ton days
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struggle went on, and with every day the dock grew hotter and the minute of doom. came nearer, but still the captain kopt up hope The Roadster was practically
Stand by the
By said he a brand
the ship,
heit's our The salvation." new one, with all the latest improvements. For ten days the boats had bean pro- He looked very handsome with a streak of visioned, and each of four was ready for sunlight glinting co his handle bar and that moment when all bure for the vessel About the butted spokes of his should be abandoned. Eight o'cloak on wheel. At last he said softly the tenth day came, and with it the terrors heard Capperton tell Miss Bon Bouche this of the men possessed them beyond all morning that he thought biking infinitely
power subdue. superior to riding.
Oh did he exclaimed the Arale Indeed! He's teaching her to ri-I mean cycle, fan't he?' he added with a quiver of the nostril
Yes: and very good fun it is too.' 'Capperton-is-a-fool mid the Arab in measured tones.
'And Miss Bon Bouche ie-?"
eye.
About as artful as they make 'eni, ra
A gentle laugh seemed to trickle from under the saddle of the
machine. Haha i ho What it is to be jealous, to be aurs!!
No! replied the Arab za simly as he could, tri
twitching his ears and whisking his tail the while; I'm not a bit jealous of you, but I'm angry with Capperton. That I is dangerous, and bewoon
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W. N. WRIGHT, Proprietor. rush followed. Vainly the captain tried to drag them back, an then ho, too, wee taken with that fear of violent death that had turned the hearts of his men. So they clinched the rails, hurled themselves into the bosta and dropped into the sea.
to
For two hours the boats lay near the Buckhur and waited for the end. It
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saw the topmaet suddenly spring for Ward, a deep red flash, burst from her docks, and in the thundering rever- beration that followed they saw the im mense fabric collapse and sink beneath the sco. A moment later they were left thera in the stillness of the sea. Five hundred miles away they knew lay the island of Cocos-a more dot on the seas. So thuy For pushed away for that, and
after toiling for
Bon Bouche the other machine I can aight days thres boats reached that haven,"
ber and you
ace things are in a bad way.
to
Very likely, smiggered the Roadster. The fourth has not been heard from. Throa and, he added complacently, a lot of Panama,
weeks they slayed there and then went it's due to me."
I wish you could manage to give diss D. a spill,' artfully suggested the Arab.
Nonsense; laughed the cycle. That wouldn't really help your ideas in the least
INT've always noticed that when &inst w
sista a girl who has fallen off her biks, especially a girl like the Bon Bouche girl, He falls more hopelessly in love with hor
than ever.
"Is that a fact ?
It is, replied the Roadster decisively besicca
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it is not me, it is the other
machine she must tumble of
Yes: Inge, continued the Arab; out couldn't
you persuade the other machios, and arrange it somehow between the pair of you
Even if I could I wouldn't they're too
| far gone already; but trust me, there's nothing like a bicycle accident for leading up to the parson. dan
Not even kala juggahs?' suggested the
Arab.
No.
Nor amateur theatricals 7
No
Nor skittle gymkhanas ↑vana
Tut, tut exalined the Rusdster dis. dainfully... but here comes your What's he going to do 1.7. ma
куко
Take me to water, I fancy,' replied the
* Oh exclaimed the Roadster,
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Wrostock 29.5 Takip no Koshi... Nagasaki. Kagoshima
Bhorp P
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Canton
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Haiphong.
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Temperatuza
with a Manila 8.80 64
superior air: that's something to payer require
Jame
July 18th
Ne, I suppose not, rejoined the Arab, Wostock, 29.34 63 who by this time was outside his stall
but,
continued be with enddan kick at Takie
the gear case, you want that badly,
and
Kochi...
Kagoshim Guzaif,
that and that he added, smashing up
Up the Nagasaki.. кроков of the driver and damaging s
Arre, ohut cried the
astone
jumping out of the way of the
the resounding Sharp 2k,
FX 82
hots and trying in vain to rescue the A29.95 88 Swatow... 39,94 -85- Roadster. But it was no good, Gamecock
Canton 29
· pair
Fish.
calty
200
Bombay Ducks, .
O'ton Fresh Water Fink, satty
100 pieces 250
OATP,
Catfish,
Codfish, Salt,
Crabs,
Battle Flab,
Dab,
Daco,
Dog Fish,
100
Onions, Bombay,
Gress,
Shanghai,
Japan,
Okrock
English, Potatons, Sweet,
( as bee
but when Cappertno appeared on the
very shortly did with the outler
matry
Hals, Congor,
11
Frosh water,
Eels, Fellow,
File Fiab
Frogs
Fresh Fish,
Garoups,
Gudgeon,
Gurnard,
Hoerings,
moked
Exper
Bloo, bost quality, per pler
白仔
and
had by this time got the cycle on the Hong kong 233
regardless of any injuries to Flat Peak self was playing bavoc with
frame, handle bar, cranks and otetoras.
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Murder moaned the cyds faintly,
I shall be killed - But no one except Bolinao... Gamecord heard him, and he took no notice
of him. The syce, however, finally drag-
god and persuaded the carsged pony away,
Jame
TEED Bumidity,
Wind
Force.
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The Tide Table Iron Legs has bete
of the excited and interceted ; and trandredths, crowd were of a nature not translatable 2. Tamezrazom, in the skader in degrase | compiled by the Nation Almanno Offer into plain prose. I will not tell you what Capperton fled his
examining the pony'e fetlocka,
Fahrenheit,
* Fontion from the results of the mal
But after Tubers, in Wormentenre of saturasen, has observations taken by mivarm of a
hamblite of air zalerated" with metature being tie tide recording rastline in the
Tuin Shabani, darunk?
ing from scratches received in the engouin-
ter, he shook his at the noble animal
and exelsted as he glanced ist hils tha tervl Roadster D you for binoted bud.
quivalent thera o
mash 1 ur words
And lifted up his head and
gave vent to a triomphant neigh
Copperton, aureren – was mymething
philosophor
and the same evening.
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