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MARKET PRODUCE IN HONGKONG.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Soof Aricin-Med Lang Pa'... lb. 20
Ots.
- The SS
40
Jana 15th, 1990.
Butcher Meat.
Poultry.
Prime Ca1... ***
Comed,-Fam Ngao Yak.
20
Roast,Shio
10
Chicken-Kai Tua!... Capone, Small,-8in Kal ... Capons, Large,-5in Ka! ....... Duck,-Ap
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Breast, Kam
16
Bosp-Tong Fel
16
Blak,-Ngau Yok Pa
30
Beak Bizioin-Ngao Laz 19
30
Fowls, Canton,-Bal..... ... ..... 47
Baamgen - Nga Cheung,
Is
Bullock's Brator, -Neas No par set 10
Toogne, freeh-Ngan El each 50 Targue, corned-Ham Nguo L cach 60 cents Head, - Ngan Tat... ench $100, Reart. Ngan Sam... lb., 19 Hemp. Sup-gae Kin. 1$ Foot, Kgan Keuk...ach 10 10 Eldera-Ngan Ilt..
Ngan Ha?» ".15 Idrer,-Ngan Kon. b. Tripe (undressed), Ngan To ib. 6 Dobro' Hand and Feet,-Ngau-tsal-
b-keak ---
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Dor-Pan Kau
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Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan (cooking) per dos. at Egg Hen-Kai Tan (fresh).....per dos
+
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Fowls, Bainan,-Hol Nagyerde Geoss-ligo
fa Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kapsch 40
Echow,Rol Hinc Pak Kap
each 30 Turkeys, Cock,--Fe Kal Kang Th. 70 Turkey, Boz-Fo Kal Ka
... each Bripe-Sha Tsuk Pheasant,-Shan Kalem me Quali-On Chan Partridges, -Che En
+
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THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS."
(Bozier's Service to the China Mail)
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Staver, June 18th HMS. Renown, with the Prince of Wales on board, arrived off the Heads this morning, escorted by Australian destroyers alongside
and aeroplanes over bead. It was an impaing scene as the slip entered the harbour between a sea- lane of masses of water-craft of every description. All the vantage points were occupied ly flag-futtering and "cheering bumanity.
STONEY, June 16th.
The city had been preparing for weeks
*
At Admiralty Hone, the Prince of Wales shook bands with ten Victoria
Crues winners.
THE POLAR BASIN.
AMUNDSENS DARING
HORENIE.
PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS.
A correspondent writes to the Times of May 2
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS.
SILK AS EXCURITY.
SHOULD SHAKY CONCERNS BE
ALLOWED TO SMASH.
On account of the present econo- mic slump, many silk, dealers in The dispatch from Captain Amund Japan are in serious dificulties: they sen published in The Times on cannot get money, owag to the cau Saturday, clears up some of the tious attitude of banks in general. questions raised by the briet and About two years ago, the Yokohama ambiguous messages that have come Specie Bank and other banks in to hand during the past few weeks,
These messages had given rise not Yokohama got together and fixed a unnaturally to the idea that, baulked Standard value for raw, silk as to outdo Malbourne's reception of the in his efforts to enter the Arctic pack security from the merchants for their Prise
of Wales and venes of warmhearted at a point suitable for the projected advances. The standard fixed at the welcome were witnessed today. All dis-drift across the Polar Basin, Amund. time was 1700 per bale' containing
including tinguished Prime Minister, the State purpose of the expedition and to unchanged in spite of the sovere the Governor sen had decided to abandon the main 16 kwan (one kwan equals 8.28 lbs.) and this standard has since been left General, the Premier, the Judges
dges. Admirals, Generals content himself with accomplishing vicissitudes that overtook the market and Senators
the greeted royal guest. the navigation of the North-East during the interval. The effect of the The Prince inspected Digger
guards of honour, and proceeded through fans Passage by sailing through B present slump, however, is so Bevere miles of decorated and cheering streets Strait to the Alaskan port of Namely felt that the, banks concerned The Prince talied and greeted a company achievement. Only once before, by instant and decided to lower the old That in itself would be no mean once again met together on the 27th k incapacitated soldiers
Baroo Nordenskiold, the famous standard to Y500 per bale, which Swedish explorer, in the Vega Expedi was enforced from the same day. tion of 1878-80, has this extremely This is but inevitable considering the At the Commnwealth bangart to-night, difficult rante been traversed in its fact that the market has for some the Prince of Wales paid a glowing trientirety. Amundsen in the "Mand" is time now suffered collapse after said that he had been travelling in the on the point of accomplishing it, and collapse, never knowing how far it | Empire ever ace peace was signed. The when his vessel reaches the Strait be would go down, and the banks are! more he travelled the pore he realised will have to his credit the unique apparently rapidly losing their faith what a privilege it was to see and live record of having been the first to in the lasting properties of silk, which with the Empire's mea at the war front navigate the North-West Passage the dealers in difficulties are very
oyal Highness said it was the through its entire length, and second British subjects on tetive service who gave to complete the hardly less difficult Pressing in urging them to accept as security for the funds which they hir the first real initiation into the spirit passage from North Cape of Norway need so very badly to-day. Such a of the Empire
He owed them much for
for to the East Cape of Siberia. That situation is partly due to the conting that alone
He would never forge the with the first attainment of the Southed difficulties of the Mogi firm, which splendid impression they conveyed of the force and unity which made the British Pole, is a triple triumph unsurpassed the most influential firm in the commonwealth of nations such a living. by any ploceer in the regions around silk trade in Japan. Speaking of the which won the war had everywhere been the Poles,
Mogi 6 m, it is reported that already invincible power. British determination
not Amundsen, however, has
about 80 per cent of the staff at the handed
down by their pioneer ancestors, abandoned the purpose for which he head office of the company in Yoko- Shan-sheng Tim Chang 1. 24 who, by sheer grit and vision of judgment, left Norway in 1918. As soon as hama have been discharged as a
had teil up. British institutions times
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Maison Chep-Yeung Pel Kwai lb. SE
3 Leg. Yeang Pel... ... Shoulder-Year Sha... 98 32 Kaddis,-Young On Yok.. Pig's Chitlings-Chu Chong
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15
Brados,--Cba No... par seb Feet-Cha Reak
2
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Almonds,--Hang Yan Jb. 43. Apples. (Califorais)—Kaṁ Shan?
Ping Et Bananas, (bride's), Macao-Sim Heong Chin Carambola-Yeung To........ Coconuts-Te The...
äch ID Lemona, China-Ling Mung... Ib. 8 Lemons, (Amarlı), -Kam Shan..
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Fry, Chu Chap...
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Ling Mang... each
14
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51 эт
Liches, Dried, (mali stone),-
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Oranges, Tim Chang ........
30
26
3:
Head-Cha Tae
Heart-Chu Ba
Kidneys-Cha Tlo.....
Lira, Che Kon ...
Pack Chop,--Chu Fal Kwai ................
Lez-Cha Pel...
Lin-Che Hat TD's
Fat of Lard,-Cha Yad......... Woop's Head and Feet,-Yeung
Tan-Kenk...***
Hairt-Yeung Sam... each 10 Kidneys,-Yeung Yin each 19 Liver.Yeong Kolb, Baking Pian, te order,—Chu Tsai,, 24 20 Sas, Beef,--Shang Ngan Yeo .... 11
Hotton,Shang Trung Yan,, 5 Fal-Fgs Tea! Yuk...: 20 Sarzig-Ngan Teal Cheun-20 No. I... Tb. ts
Hartal-Ka Yo..........
Besam,-Pin Fah
Canton Fresh Water Fiab.-
Chep-14 Ya
Onish-Chik Ya
Ondish,-Mun Ya
Costa-Hal...
Gabela Fish-Mck Ya
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Tai Chi Kon lb 1.30 Oranges, (Canton), Sweet-
30
bute to the Empire's opercas people, and
of
Royal
Pear,(Canton), Cooking,-Sh Li, 20 peze. Ho pani tribute to the the ice opens this spring or early rescit of its present difficult position.
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12
3
Peanuts, Fa Shang ... Persimmons, Large-Hong Tre, Plantain,-Tai Chin... Pamela, Blam,-Tsim Lo Yan sach 13. Walnziz,-Hop To Grapes. Po Tui Tax ...
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Vegetables, &c.
K4 Trol (Shanghai)-Ts Troi...
Tb. 24
Cass Shoots, banch,-Kan Stan Chellifower (Large),-Yö Tuol Fa each --- (Medium), 幛
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the Empire, I recognised that the fact, remained that the life of the Empire, its character and destiny, had been made, and always would be made, by the peoples of the Empire whe cordreted their own affairs. He concluded by saying that be beras pourineed that a Australia stood by the Empire so would the Empire stand by Australia for all time..
of June 15th.
Fish.
OM,
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Artichokes Ah Chi Cheatsch Bears, Sproct-Nga To... lb a
Long-Tau Kok Beet Root-Hog Tool Tax Bitter Squash,-Yo Kwa ... Brinjala, Grean-Ching YonKwa,, Fad,Bung Ka..... ... 19 Cabbage Chiness, (common)-
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Soil Slo XO
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SOVIET AND OLD TREATY.
26
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45
18
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Dab,-Sha Ming Ta...
40
Dace-Wong Mel Lap
Deg Fish,-Tit To Sha...
12
11
Zela, Coager,-Hol Man
10
Fresh water.--Tam Shui Ya
15
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Yellow-Wong Sia ...
30
Troga.—To Kale um im n
40
Cucumbers,-Ching Ewench £
Garoape,-Ebek Pad...
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Garlic-Bum-Ib-$--
Gudgeon-Pak Kap T...
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Herritics, Teo Fck...
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Ginger, ok,-Lo Kong +++
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Msibat.-Cheung Kwan Kay....... .
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Horseradish, Shanghai,—Lik Kao ... 15 Indian Corn-Shok Maibach 6 Lettres,-Tenng Shang Tsolb.
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Water Checkinte, -M1 Tai
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(Small) Caro-Kam Shen ... ... Ib. 8 Celery Chinese-Tong Kan Tool $ Chillies, Dried,-Kon Lat Chiz, 22
Red-Hang Fa Chiu.... Green-Ching Lat Chu,, 6 Carry Stuff, Engilah,-K. Li Chu Lin
10
lb. 10
Tam Ma Tal... (31 Mushrooms, Fresh,Shang Iso Ka Ib. 35 Okres
... Ib. 10
They
Many speculative merchants, seem dom of the great statesmen and the shit summer, be intends to leave bi
wister quarters at Aion Island. to be awakening to a sense of their of the great commanders who had served
Proceed to Nome, presumably to refit folly in the past, now that they have and re-provision his ship, and then to witnessed the extremely precarious re-enter the Arctic Ocean ja the hope nature of their business, and are that the vessel may be frasca into thinking of a ratura to genuine the pack ice near Wrangel Island at transactions, but this must be no a favourable point for a four or five doubt with great reluctance. They years's drift across the Arctic Basin do not fail to attacic the Government, The decision is another proof of the laying the responsibility for the intrepid courage which has distin present slump at its door. guished all his Polar work. Amundsen.
seem to forget their own short- has never yet failed to do what he coming in doing 83. They say NEW ITALIAN CABINET.
set out to accomplish, no matter that the Government should have how arduous or prolonged the effort. Rex, June. 16th.
taken "precautionary " IDeasures The new Cabinet has been definitely con- His career does, indeed, include one long ago, at least when the armistice stituted. Signor Giolitti is Premier and occasion when, by a sudden change was proclaimed in the autumn of Minister of the Interior; Signor Stora of plan, he abandoned one objective 1918. But it never did so, with the becomes Foreign Minister; Signor Rossi and attained another.
result that "get-rich-quick" is Minister of the Colonies; Signor When in 1911. Amund sailed mania ran away with the whole Bonomi, Minister of War; and Admiral frum Christiania, ostensibly on the Sechi, Minister of Marine
country. Prices soared up un project which he is now striving to ceasingly, especially during the early achieve, he suddenly altered the part of the present year, encouraged course of his ship (the ram"), and by an unreasoning faith in the con- making straight for the Antarctic tinuance of the boom. instead of the Arctic, snatched from.
While the complaining speculators Lexbox, Jane 16th, In connection with the Tiner statement Captain Scott the honours of the blame the Government for not saving South Pole. In this case he is adhering them from themselves, there are a Copenhagen message states tha: M. Litvinoff has denied that stoutly to his criginal scheme, and some economists who think that the the Serie: Government intended to demand there is litle reason to doubt that present is a golden chance to extir the execution of the former treaties, includ- with ordinary good fortune he will pate a noxious financial growth, un. ing the Treaty of Lendon of 1315 accord-return to civilisation after traversing worthy of being saved, and very ing to which Constantinople is to be the Arctic Ocean from Bering Strait largely responsible for the ever in- Įgivea to Rússia.
to Spitsbergen,
creasing cost of living. They say The message from Amundsen that the Government, instead of tak discloses the interesting fact that a ing the so-called anti-depressive...or.. resolute but vain attempt was made ameliorative measures, which it has GENDA, June 16th, to force the "Mand" into the pack last under contemplation but which are The International Shipping Conference autumn. This was at a point well nothing but makeshifts, should leave has been inaugurated as a section of the to the east of the New Siberia Islands, things as they are for the time being, League of Nations. Twenty Eve countries where, strangely enough, the drift of at least for six months or so, with a are represented, including Canada, India, the pack was found to be southerly view to bringing fully home the and Australia. The delegates alse com prised a number of shipowners and repre. had no alternative but to give up ness to the minds of the people. If
instead of northerly, and Amundsen
precarious neture of speculative busi sentatives of the Seamen's Unions.
the attempt for the season and search the Government, they continue, for the winter quarters, which he meddles in the present situation ultimately found at Alion Island in a reckless manner, only thinking When be re-enters the Arctic Ocean of the present moment, it will be this autumn, the chances of a impossible for it to avoid the future favourable grip should be more repetition of a crisis such as is now hopeful,
witnessed. They advocate a cool Wrangel Island is well to the east attitude on the part of the Govern of the position where Amundsen ment. for the time being, or even that made his effort last year and is more the Government should take drastic in the track of the trans-Polar cur measures instead of mere makeshifts FRENCH BATTALION CAPTURED.
rent on which he is relying. The for getting over the present crisis. plan he formulated 10 years ago con It is most important that the PARIS, June 17th. The Temps, announcing the captare of templated entering the drift, even unsound. elements, by which French battalion in Cilicia, deolares farther to the east, for he then pre are meant speculative gamblers, that the affair is a bitter reminder of the pored to proceed by Bering Strait, should be eradicated once for all, difhealties of the Allies task in the along the Alaskan Coast to Point they say. So long as the people do Orient Heavy responsibilities have been Barrow, and make his throw from not carry on a genuine business, incurred, and those farecting the policy there.
Japan's trade, this school of thought concludes, camot be free from a grave 1 The
are emps urges the establishment a wasted two years by choosing the danger of irremediable collapse. Constantinople of & Government recog
SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
HUNGARY LEADS.
BUDAPEST, June 17th. The Minister of Justice has introduced in the National Assembly a Eill providing 3 corporal punishment for male profiteers, 10 with the maximum of twenty-five strokes
3 with the birch.
Onions, Bombay,--Young Chong Tan Ih.10 Onious, Green, Shang Chang Ib. Onions, Shanghai,-Sheng-hoi
Camp Ty H Parsley,-Kun Teolus Potato, Sweet-Fan She...
Japanese,-Yxt Fun She Tilb. American,-Fa Ki Shu Teal Ib.
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Pampita-Tung Hwa
Pic-Fa Pau Fong-
Pision,-Pan Ya...
20
Pomfret, Elack,-Hak Chong
Pomfret, White,-Pak Chong..
Prawn-Ming Ha...
Bay-Fri Fa Sha
lb. 4
Rock Fish-Shek Kan Kung.
18
14
Radish, Hang Lo Fax Teat
3
Rhubarb (Fresh)-Tai Wong
10
TT
Shallots, Kong Chong Tan...
Spinach,-Tin Two!...
Tomatoes,Fan Ko
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Tacos,Wa Tan.....
Tarzips, Fanti, (Long)-Lo Pak
Vegetable Mazzon, Teit Kwa...
Water Crem-Sai Yerng Taol...
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Torila, mali, fresh wakat.-
Kenk T, 1.00 -
Lily root,-Lia Ngan...
Tims-Tri Shu .......
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It may be said that Amundsen has
aded by the more reasonable elementa Siberian route instead of the more Ameag the
the Nationalists and more truly redirect route through Bering Strait. presenting the mase of the Turkish nation. But while so far he has failed in his The captured battalion previously cocu main purpose, be has added lustre to pied. Bozanti, 35 miles north-west of Adana, a magnificent record by this voyage A French marching colum la formation of the Mand" and will start afresh succeeded in forcing a passage, and pro- in the coming autumn with good ceeded towards the coast, but, when 12 prospects of ultimate success. miles from Adana; the abortage of ammuni tion obliged it to capitulate."
BRITISH COMMITMENTS IN-PERSIA.
LONDON, June 18th.
NO MORE. “PUSSY.
...FOOTERS."
U. 8. TALE OF BRITISH REQUEST.
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Charles Palmer, Mr. Bonar Law that the Government fully realized the neces sty of cutting down military expenditure wherever possible. There was no question Under the title "American 'drý] of increasing our commitments in Mesopo lecturers exasperate British," the tania or Persia. Ou the contrary, the Government was endeavouring to redzos New York newspapers in their Lond don despatches report a growing movement in Great Britain in favour of a request being addressed to the State Department to forbid any further voyagings of "Pussyfooters" to England, K
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PERSIA AND JAPAN.
Lostor, June 16th.
The Persian Foreign Minister, Prince. It has been pointed out here on Firouz, gave banquet at Claridge's in more than one occasion that the honour of the Council of the League of remedy lies in the hands of the Nationa
The Japanese Ambeenador.,
to the toast of the Lengan cord panding British Government which is at-per agreed fect liberty to treat Pussyfooters"
with Prince Pizour desire of épening com. ↑ as undesirable aliens and deport them mercial" relations between Persia. And just as the American Government is Japan which at present were most meagre, deporting undesirable allens from bat ke was confident that they would be: increased anxin as the result of improved Russia and other Bolshevist breeding,
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