TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911."
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FOR THE HOT SEASON
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those of Aurelian, containing not only the strange city but miles of crumbled ruins and gardens and dingy temples: vast plaine Impressions of Japan and Chiraqutside, bristling with gavea, and here
BRITISK PRESTIGE AND RADICAL POLICE. The Observer publishes the two following lettors from the Far East. They are from
and there grazing focks; the ruined tomba
sut, with just such an avenue of ponderosa of the first Ming Emperors, a for miles stone images as one as so often photo
the distance hold hills very like the Alban Mountains..
a distinguished American Professor of Li-raphed from the Ming tombsheronbouts temture now journeying in Chins' and Japan. With the travel impressidre, which are vivid and interesting to theni soires, are mingled, it will be quen solle giare reflections upon the effect of the present course of our Heme polities in lovering British prostiga abroad-
liganeshita, Japan,
July 16, 1911.
Nest day or went up the Yangtzau ta | --tanku, as pleasant a river journey as I know anywhere. Thenca two days of rail-' way brought us hare; and hero, what with sight-seeing and friends, time has fed liko magic. Our one excursion has been to the classic Ming Tombs, the Great Wall, forty ** Dear ----When your letter camer ifty miles away but now easily accessible wo were still in the whirl of our Japanese one is in lumemorial China, roadless, "Al- by railway. Once slighted from the train, journey, more interesting, if possible, then that in China. Now at last we have fled with the incredible skill of these "strauge moet pathless, half-lessilato, balf-cultivatel to the hills for a breath of higher air befuro people. In all respects that excursion is our long, damp Pacific voyage.
among the two or three most impressive I Presidant Taft's letters have made tomber. The Tembe of the Rings et here in Japan something like guests of the Thobes and the ruins of Mycene and REASONABLE PRICES, nation. The Foreign Ofica put a special Tirgus are the caly things I instantly.
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Weismann, Limited.
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secretary, at our disposal, who took charge We have had the luck to mess two of of all our engagements and movements the Imperial Princes, uncles of the ruling capital fellow, who took his dog199 Emperor. They gave us a grand dinner Harvard. We wors received by the the other night, when all the other guests; Emperor, a strangely grave, stolid, gentle except the American Minister and his wife, old man, who somehow seemed to carry and one other, wero Chiness of the highest the weight of more history than anyone else rank. It was like a feast in Byzantium, to I ever san. We were dined by Cabinet f the music of the Imperial band, trained by Hinistors and Elder Statesman, he well as Europeans. They played, among other. by University people and franciers,
"At Eyota a villa, royal'in scalo, was put nt our disposal, and the Governor's carriage, too, with surning formen, when we were
dua a temples which had produced their treasures for our inspection. Then we had a wondrous woek-oud at the country hous of a descendant of 700 years of Daimiot, who still lives within sight of the shrines of his ancestora and the ruins of their castle, possesses their records back to the thirteenth century and is recaired by the 989 people of the region, country folk, retired generis, manufacturers, local notabies, etc., with something like sovereign honours, And I have prowled in country temples dearhore with the hand of the Archeological Department in search of national treasurós, and have had two incredibly medieval days
things, a Chinesa song of triumph, strange. minor musin, using in rhythm, and now and then broken by a choral shout; the sort of misle to which Justinian might have
dined.
**China, in brief, seems to me not half Ro alion as I had supposed it; but rather what it really is, the poraistort though tarnished survival of a society and a poliöy contemporary with that of Imperial Rome,
Feng one has travelled not only far in earthly space, but rastly far back in human timq;"
MACAO JOTTINGS.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
"MACAO, September 16 THE RIFLE COur.. Our civilian riffo corps made a very
1 course of errection, at No. 6, DESODOWN No. 4, NEW PRAYA, under the vast cypresses on the holy creditable show on their first appearance at
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Bhaddist cookery almost starved mo, Mount of Royasso, where the exquisits
"Japan is harder to formulate than either China of India, and no one who knows either of them daros to generalise. On the whole, however, E-como nearest
them, to the Renaissance. There was a understanding things here when I like
wonderful high old civilisation, curiously different from any in Europe, but in same respects singularly like that of Greene Unlike Greece, it was politically stable until. forced for sulf-preservation Inte contact, if not conflict, with the Western, world. Thus it could survive only by absorbing Western culture in some such mood as that in which Petmarch drank in that of antiquity. Yet its own character to European officials and merchantain this was a firmly established and its own Colony for over ten years.
He has a good method of training Euro-ariceatral tradition was so passionately
YEE SANG FAT & CO.,
B4, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, June 20, 1911.
NOTICE.
80
R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate Mversed in literature, has bedh a teacher
in possessed of a first rate certificate sa a
BONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET
PRICES,
Salmque,—Ma Fâu Ya...
Corrected to Thursday, September 14th "ISIT
At 100 cents per Dollar Al'zivan
Butcher Meat.
Beef Sirloin & Prime Cut-Mei Lung Fa
Corned-Ham Ngau Tak Roast,-Shiu Breast,-Nagu Lam
*
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Sonn-Tong Yuk!
12
Steak,Ngau Yak Ps-
Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Leu
Bullock's Braina
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corned-Ham Ngau
Head, Ngan Tun ..... Hoast, Ngau Sum
Hump, Salt-Ngau Kip - Feet, Ngau Ear
Kidneys,ga. Viu.
Tail-Ngan Mai
Liver,-Ngau Kon
ぐ
05
肉食
尾龍扒」
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Care Hend & Feet-Ngau-chai-tau-kark, at 81
Tripe (undressed)-Ngau Ta
Mutton Chop,-Young Pei Kwat
T
Leg,--Yeung Pai
"Shoulder,-Yourig Shan Pigs Chitlings--Chu Chong
JA
Braine-Chu Know Fect,-"Chu Kark
Fry, Chu Chak Bead,--Chu Tau Heart,-Chu Sun Kidnoys, Chu Yiu Liver-Chu Con
Pork, Chop,-Chu Pai Kwa
1b
וד
牛仔頭脚
Shark, Sa In.
Skate, -Fa Yit"
Shrimp,-Ha
Snapper,—Lap Ti Soles, Tat Sa Tu
Tench-Wad Ta
Turbor,-Cho How Yu
Turtlas, small, fresh water,-Kürk Ya
White-Dait,-Ngau Ep Chat ---
Fruits.
Almonds, Hung You
Apples (California)—Khun Sun Ping Elo
(Chefoo)--Tin Chunying Khe
Bananna, fragrant, Canton, San Shing
Hourg Chin
Chostruts, Chinese,-Foong Lat
America--Kum San Ning Moon
Fresh
11
鮪魚
24链炒鱼
鯇魚
左口魚
銀魚仔
菓子
25 杏仁惠
23 金生平業
esch 10
海棠
荔枝乾
荔枝
Limes, (Snigop)—Sai Kung Ning Moong cochBINI
Mango, Manila,-Lai Sung Mong
Margoateens,-San Chuck The
B*
daz
山竹子
Oranges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching the
Dhanges Sweet
Pears, (American)--Kam San Shoot Lay
17
(Canton), Cooking,--Sa Lay
Peanuts, -Fa Sang
Persimmons Large-Rung Chie
̇甜橙
金山專業
10、花生30
Pine-apples, 1st quality,-Poon TiFarLawench 10
- 2nd ,,-Chung-tang Paw Law,,-
紅榨
20烧牛肉
10.
牛腩
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20
牛肉把
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20
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2.1
40
Бист
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9
牛辍
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+
90
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牛脷
18 天津本茶
Sunil,-Hei Tong
Jan
Custard-Fan Lai Chi...
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1
240
111
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Hamanus (brides), Alucao-San Houng Chiu
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20
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牛腩
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Caramboln,-Yeung Tue
牛國
18
Caconzate,eh Teo....
11 12
Temons, Chim,-Ning Moong
牛肝
牛肚
Lichecs Dried,Lai Chi, mall Stono
羊牌骨
羊
20
羊手
20
猪翻
... par set 24
豬腳、
lb 19
糕腳
21
23
猪雜
10
豬頭
the
each 13
精心
16 30
猪肝
.20
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·猪排費
鹹猪肉
24
15
金猪油
羊頭獅
9
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羊肝
20
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20
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20
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生日
17
Sprout,th Cho
116
30
剩仔
Long,-Tau Ko
8
茅茶
39 錢期
荳角
Best Root,-Hung Choi Tan
sach 2
1
... sich
18班鳩
Brinjala,[Green,-Ching Yuan
,,Red,-Hung Ke
par dor 24
紅珠
Cabbage, Chinese, com-Kai Choy
8
36
2
20
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10
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26
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11
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11.
Sheeps' Hand and Fest,-Young Tau Kark set 50
Haft, Yeung Sum #
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Kidneys-Young Yiu-
+1
Liver-Young Cop
Sucking Pige, To Order Chu. Chai ...
Saat, Beaf-Sang Ngau Ya
13
Matton, Sang Young Yau Veal,-Ngau Chai Yuk”
Sausage---Ngau Chal Chaung...
Poultry.
the range in Coloran. Most of the mum- bars areyouths still in their teens though several have already secured many a tempt- ing bag of game. But it only adds to their dexterity to say that out" of the 35 who turned up at the Brst practies 32 hit the Chicken,--Kai Chal bullseye at very fair range. The little Capons, Large, Small-Sin si
Ducks,-Ap local garrison on 5th October next, when it
Dores,-Pan Kau is hoped that the Vasco da Gama and Sangga Hen-Kai Tan Rafael will already be herd so that their crows may also take part
Fowls,Canten,-Kai
force la-just being initiated, in drill exercíso to the general revïaw of the preparatory
COMING CELEBRATIONS.- With the object of assisting the general endeavour to heighten the affect of the celebrations the Committee are supplying national fags; fancy lanterns, etc. to the public at moderato pricus.
DALDOING.
The progress of the dredging operations.
to 15th August and an additional 600 matras till ist inst. The work is reported as having been most satisfactorily effected by Mesars Macdonald and Co. coording to the reading of the contract."
peaza to pass in the Chinese examination, and cherished that at heart Japan is still wholly is returned officially as at 600 metres up Chinesa teacher. He has also a good know devotedly Japanese. And this means not leden of Mandarin,
Those who intend learning the Cheporial impulso at least, as vo under language are requested to write care of stand the word. Japan, I think, still had China Mail office or direct to 37. Holly the intelligence to perceive that the true wood Road, 1st floor,*
Hource of her national power has been the Hongkong, Donor our 24, 1910.
purity of her blood and the concentration of it sphere of insulence. ****
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NORTH BRITISH & MERUANTILLE
----~ INSURANCE CO.
THE STAMP MUDDLE, Alas for the eternal them in the side! It is a meagre solace to learn when paticnca
Hainan,-Hoi Nam Kõi Geese,-Ngoi
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Geese, Wild S'hai,--Shang-hoi YeaNgoi pair Musk Dear,-Wong Keng Hare, Shanghai,—To Chai Partridge, Cho Khoo Pheasant, Shan Kai Pigeons, Canton, Pak Kup
Hollow-Hai How Pak Kup.
Rice Birds,Wo Fa Chuk, Quai, Un Chúa
Saipo,--Choy Turkeys, Cock-Phor Kai Kung
י '
Hom
dozor
onchr
60
Sui Ap
Fish.
"For two reasons Kores is necessary is at its lowest ebb that the postage stamps, Wild Ducks,S'hai,Shang-hci Bul Ap pair The immense increase in population which recently came to hand are not of the leal-Evi Ap Chai, ooods the capacity of the islands; and more permanent issue that was expected, bat Wild Ducks Cariton threateningly still, the whole of Japan merely a fresh supply of the old stock which I have seen is to all appearance, 80 bearing the transverse surcharge "Ro geologically rotten that you can almost publica," Needless to say they are not on anywhere start a landslide with a walking sala za the Fost Office staff have mors to Barbel,-Ea Tu MOTAL FUNDS AT Slar DECEMBER, 1910 stick. At any moment you feel a catas do than attend on philatelists.The over- tophe might shake half the country out sight of the Lisbon Government in this
Bream-Bin Yu
WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO.
-1-£21,252,699.
羊腰
Plantain,-Tai Chen
Plus-Swator, Hung Bai.i
melo, Sim,-Chim Lo Yau
Shanghai-Lo Kwat
Walnuts,-Hop Tuo
Green, Sang Hop Tuo...,
中等波霸
13
coch 14 邐蘿柚
一上海勞骨
Water Melon (Am) Kom San Sai Kanch — (China) Eni Kws
#ff Grapes,--Sabz Fo Tai Tre
Vegetables &o,'
*
Artichokes, Shanghai,-Shoung-hoí Àh' g.
Chi Cheuk
Bonna, (French), Macao,Ch Moon Pin Tau,
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(French), Shanghai-Sheng Hai
Pin Tau
Red-Hung Far
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合機:
生合桃
̇金山西 西瓜
生菩提子
菜蔬
澳門邊苔
上海邊巷
紅菜
杏元茄:
荞茶
禾花費
海鮮
Cane Shoots, busch,-Kau Shun...
Cauliflower, Largo sizo,-Tai Yeh Cho Fa each
Medium sicc,Cheung Yeh Cho Fa
Small size-Sai Yen Choi Fa
Carrots,Kam Shap
5
Celery, Chinese,Tong Kan Choi a
English,-Yeung
Chillies Dried,-Gou Eat Chin
Green-Ching Lat Chiu
Curry Stuff, English,--Kar Leo Uhu Lia
- Cucumbers,—Ching Kwa
Bitter Squash-Fa Kwa'
Garlic, Que Tau"
Gingery young,-Sun Tso Koung-
Horse Radish, Shai,- Lik Kan Indian Corn,-Suk Mai
BT
大郵茶花
̇中梛茶花 如梛茶花
唐芹秦
old,-L Keung...
Mushrooms, Fresh,-Sang Cho Eoo
12
力极
each
· 11 加魚
Lettuce-Yeung Bang Chol
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[--Authorised Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £3,814,845
11
2
Revenue Fire Branch... Life & Anniity Branches... Other Receipts,
of babitabic condition. Beyond the scope regard has not only been a tax on the busy Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Hơi Sin Yu. Fald-up Capital £1,667,997 6.0 of these inexorable impulses to expansion public, but it has lost to the local treasury Care-Là Yu IT-Firo Funds... 3,842,215 42 III-Iafed Annuity Funds 15,845,125 9 7 na Japanese desires to expand. There are pretty pront of about $25,000, let alone
Sinking Fund occupb
97,366 180 fow, I believe, who do not regret the that it has hampered merchants and con £21,252,099-17-3 need which came fifty years ago to end the sequently commercial activity in Macro to
wondrous inciation by which the Shogunexo little extent 9,373,269 17 -7
preserved the national integrity; but this
Water Chesnuts,Ma Tai
fb
6 馬蹄
25、 海鮮魚
Mandarin,--Kwai Lum Ma Tai
11
26. 桂林陽路
Catfish.-Chik Tu
18赤鱼
Codfish,-Men Yu Orabe,--Hai
Cuttle Fih,-Muk Yu
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10
1,954,631 9 2 regret is like that of loyal Americans that It was officially stated at San Sebastian | Dab,—Sa Mang Tu
843,314 108 the revolution had to be the price of our on August 10, that the recent mutiny on Dace Wong Mes Lan...... £4,271,216 17 6 nationality, and thus we spring from aboard the Spanish cruiser Numancia, in
consequence of which one man was chot at Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa
Late Departments are free from liability in one so powerful as to control the modern imprisonment for life, was of a political
The Accumulated Funds of the Fire and disrupted British Empire instead of from Cadiz and six otfiers were condemned to Eels, Congor,Hol Mann appe
· each other. ** SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
{Agents.
world,
93
JAPANESE MAKERS.
character. The object of the mutincera sa
"I grow unintentionally declamatory disclosed during the Court martial was to Some words in your letter, however, war- obtain possession of the cruisor," and to rant me. I hope, in adding that, no far as I proced to Malaga and there attempt to can obrarve, the course of the present proclaim a Republic, ji m Government in England has undoubtedly diminished British prestige in the Far East. Of course, I have been thrown mostly with Americans and their eyuy pathisers. What startles mo, however, is Footwear that in Chi and Japan the casual traveller
EVERY KIND
DT.
MADE
TO
is so little aware of British presence. In- stead of Imperial dominion, British indo once bara asems,-to, sach passing-eya”,nk" mine, to stand for little more than that of
ORDER any other foreign lover. In Jepss almost
CHERRY & CO,,"
35, WELLINGTON STREET.
ong, May 5, 1010.
as much emphasis was put on our Ameri can 4th of July asthad been put a few days earlier on the Curonation. It seems to me as if Radicallem were really shaking the foundation of the Empire."
Poking, May 22, 1911" "DearYour letter has followed shore, where we have come from £hangin for a week or ten days.
First we went for a night to Kanking Chinco Romu walls as tremendou
as
The Man Who Gets There
Is the man who has blood... rtal de red blood and plenty of in his body, WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER CIL COMPOUND makes blood-lots of l-life giving, brala nourishing, strength replenishing blood..
OF ALL CHEMISTS
PRICES: $125 and 82.25.
~~~~Freali water,—Tam Sia
Eols, Yellow,Wong Sin Froga,-Ties Bai Jaroupa, Sek Pan Gudgeon,-Pak Kup Tu Herrings, ---"Teo Pak
Halibut, Cheung Kwan Kop Labrun-Wong Fa Yu Loach, Wu Yu Lobsters,-Lung Ba
Mackerel,Chi Yu
བྲཱཋཧྨབླློ སྱཱ ཋ ཋ ལྤ ཿ 2 ཏཱ སྤུ སྐ
双油黃餸
田期
石班
魚 魚
白鲐魚:
18
自白:
32.將軍印
加蝦
28
∙BER
Monk Fal-Mong Yd
23
Mullet, Chai Yu
26
魚
Oysters-Sing Hoo
20
4
Parrotfish-Kai Kung Ya Perch, Tau Loo
Piko-Fa Paw Poung
Plaice-Pan Yu
Pomfret, Black-Hak Chong
Pomfret, White, Pak Chong Pawnabling Ha
Bay-Pai Pa
Hook Fish,-
Musk Melen, Amar-Kam-an Hong Kwa each-GUI
Okroos,
Onions, Bombay,-Young Chong Tau
'17
Green,➡Bang Chong
Shanghai, Shang-hoi Chong Tao
Papaw, lot goal, Tai Hari Sau Kun
2nd
Parley-Kun Cho
Green Pesa,-Ching Tax
Potatop, Sweet-Fan Blu-
Shanghal,Shang-hoi Shu fed-
Japan,Yat Poon Shu Taxi...
American-F KI
Foochow --Fook-chow She Tasi
pkin,--Tong Kwa
Badish,-Hung Lo Pak Trai
Rubab (Fresh),—Tai Woog 58
Tao So
Shallots,Gon Chung Tau
Spinach,-Yin Choi
Tomatoes, Fan Ker
Taron Wu Tân ...
BAR Tips, Punti, (Long),—Lo Pak 願鱔
班魚!
黑槍
白蚣, 明蝦
琵琶沙洲 石狗發
English,Young Lo Pak.
Vegetable Marrow,--Chit. Kan ...
fam. Kam-ern Obili kwa
Water Cross,--Bai Young Cho
Lily root-Jan Ngai
Yams,Ta Bha
15
洋葱事
上海荵集
中萬壽
紅益菌
大资
∵紫鮮:
番茄 芋頭
洋機 節瓜 金山猫
西洋菜
大腿
The prices necessarily vary from day to day and the Baz
ry Bourd has be
prices voted,
Le power to compel stalbelda
W. BOWEN