A TALE OF TWO.
TRAVELLERS.
A Trip to Annem and Cambodia
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1913.
on was much smaller than the one CORRESPONDENCE.
we had travelled by to Phnem- penh and the upper deck, except a small piece reserved at the stern, was thick with uatives. As it was As Told by Themselves. too hot to sleep in the cabins, we had our beda arranged at one end (Continual From. Buturday.). of the ship after the dinner table After dejenner, which was ex- had been removed. Fortunately cellently cooked, we drove down to there were no mosquitoes and the the Palace of the King of Cam- plague of flying ants gradually bodge. As far as we could un-began to cease as the lights were derstand, he has been deposed, as
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MARKET
Hongkong. Jiue 26, 1913.
BUTCHER MEAT.
Beef Sirloin & Prine OutMei Lang Pa
Cornod,Hum Ngau Yuk...
Roast,-Shiu
Breast,-Nagu Lam
Soup, Tong Yuk
Steak,-Ngau Yuk Pa
FIR
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do. Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lau........ ⠀ Sarages,-Ngau Chaung .... Know...... Brook's Brains
Tongue fresh,-Ngaul..."
corned,-Ham Ngan Li
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Head, Ngau Tan „........ Heart, Ngau Burn
Bump, Salt,-Ngau Kin
Foot-Ngau Kaak
Tail,-Ngan Mei...
Tripe (undressed)--Ngan To Calves' Head & Feet,-Ngau-obai-lau-kark Mattor Ohop,-Young Pei Kwat
Leg,-Yeung Pai Shoulder, Young Shau Chitlings,--Chu Chong Brains, Chu Kuow
Pigs
33
肉食
PRICES.
Salmon,—Ma- Van Y
Shark,-Sa Yu
Skate, Po Yu
Shrimps,-Ha
W
A Snapper, Lap Yu
Jta.
ib. 18
18
$1
18
肉
12
ቡ
16
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18
牛肉器
19000000
28 牛柳
ip
pstsJ
lb. 12
Solos,-Tst Sa Yu
Tench,-Wan Yu
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Turbot,Cho How Yu
Turtles, small, freshwater,—Kork Yu
White Bait,-Ngau Yu Chai
FRUITS.
THE
lb. 34
37
13
8
26
20
.
22
19
沙魚
18
#
20
66
脚
菓子
Ota:
16. 30.
杏仁
Kho
30
44
20
天津华嘉
each
费枝
Chiu lb.3
4.
14
10
椰子
Apples (California)-Kam San Ping
(Chefoo)-Tin Chun Ping Kho
Bananas, fragrant, Canton,-San Shing Heung
(brides); Macao,-San Heung Chiu
#
Fresh,
1*1
America, Kum San Ning Moon
Lichees Dried,-Lai Chi, small Store
Limes, (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Moong
Mango, Manila, Lui Sung Mong
Mangosteens,-San Chuk Tse
Oranges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching'
Pears, (American), Kam San Shoot Lay
Pine-apples, 1st quality,-Poon Ti Paw Law each
山湖絲
谴
獻 本地波蘿
CHE
予定
41
20
K
35
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por vet 10.
牛腦
bach 45.
牛國
55
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鹹牛和
60
Almonds,-Hung Yau...
12
#
17.
» 15
牛別
17
Small, Hoi Tong
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Oustard,--Fan Lai Chi
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Kideoye, Ngau Yi
9
牛臘
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and
18
24
31
牛尾
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Chestnuts, Chinese,-Foong Lut
Liver, Ngau Kon
lb. 12
牛肝
Carambola-Young Tue...
6
牛肚
Cocoanuts,-Yeh Tse...
31
set $1
AND
Lemons, China,-Ning Moong
lb.. 25
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25
此
22
... 2
27
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Sweet
攫
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30
"
鞘
18
24
(Canton), Cooking, Sa Lay
enth 10
Peanuts, Fa Sang
8
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Persimmons Large,-Hung Chie
lb 24
猪肝
2nd
-Chung-tang Paw Law
23
猪排
Plantain,Tai Cheu
中等波
**
lb 3
Plums, Swatow, Hung Lai
**
Pamelo, Siam,-Chim Lo Yan
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27
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Shanghai,-Lo Kwat
24
猶
"
Bot 85
each 7
each
紅梨
上海骨
合桃
生食机 西瓜
lb. 25
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22
47
"
18
生牛油
25
19
18
仔牛肉
26
4
Tat
21
Foot,-Chu Kark
Fry,-Chu Chak
Hood,-Chu Tau....
Heart, Chu Sum...
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Kidneys, Chu Yiu... Liver,-Chu Cón Chop,--Chu Pai Kwat Corned,-Ham thu Yuk ... Leg,-Chu. Pe. Pat or Lard, Chi Yeu
put out. It was a quaint situation; To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Telegraph." he was always causing trouble on one half of the deck lay crowds owing to a propensity for cutting of natives, on the other half on up people to see what they were trestle beds in rows lay the
Arfter a treemenjus think I nade of. The present Palace was Europeans with no division what- built by King Norolom some 50 soever.
takes up my pen to tell yer About 7 a.m. next morning I am desgestid. Why am I years ago, the central building, the Wat Frah Keo, er Temple of
came to anchor at some the Emerald Buddha, is in modern distance from what appear-
desgustid? Weil because there Siamese style and covered with ed to be a semi-submerged alatagoing ter be any free bathin'. gilded pinnacles. The interior is forsat, no land of any sort being Wot is the govingmint athinking painted in colours and gold, the in sight. We were met by a of? Sometime last year M floor being covered with tiles of number of large rowing boats in Osborne got the govingmint ter silver. The subject of the paint to which we got and were soon ings are the contest between Rams under way through the forest, promise that they would give and Ravana and incidente in the which is mostly under water for $2,000 for fre3 bathin'. and now life of Buddha. In the centre of 6 months in the year. We jeet orcane? the Tramway Co. the ball is a status of Buddha on a travelled between the trees for a
sote up a throne, under a gilded canopy, space of about two hours when we also a large statue of green jade. had to stop owing to the water charges, mind yer charges, twent At their feet is a miscellaneous toing too shallow, We landed on ty centa a time each man for collection of what have presump the muddy banks and found wait the
ef ", the
tepts, the ably been gifts to the King; they ing for us some bullock carts. govingmint says as 'ow they sint extend from trumpery, looking The roughest part of our journey agoing to do anythink in the mat dolla and toys to gold inlaid now began, a journey in which ter. I read last week in 'yor paper opera glasses and pewter tea nearly every bone in the body felt as yer had seen one of the boss pota. Around the hall is a paved in danger of being broken. These blokes of the govingmint and he quadrangle bordered by a semi carte have no springs and the said that the tramway Co. made open gallery the interior wall of bullocks go straight forward, over no difference ter im and he was which is covered with paintings everything, no matter whether it agoing ter s 3nd the mony in of varied subjects, battles, proces is a fallon tree or a sudden drop free bathin'.Now 'e ess 'e sint and sions, goda and dancing girle; of two or three fet into a stream. wot I wante ter no is who of yer beyond this wall are the private We travelled in this fashion for is rite. There sint much freeness apartments and the women's about two hours through country when yer pays 20 cents a time quarters. Outside the quadrangle newly laid bare by the rocoding for a tent and sauvver 20 for yer are numerous buildings, mostly waters, where the natives were tram fair which
makes 40 rather dilapidated, consisting of a busy sowing, not planting, rice. conta últergether for one Pork, court house and residences of the At last aftor crossing a broadieh swim. Wy the toffs as 'ave a courtiers, in ono small temple is stream we arrived on a well-made lanch don't dib up as much as the Sword of ludra, said to have road recently constructed by the that. Now wot to a chap like been originally given to the Government which road will me ter do as can't afford it? I founder of the Khmer Empire by eventually join Phnom penh surpose we shall 'ave ter grin and Sheep Head and Feet, Tuu Kark Indra himself, and formerly kept and so give a means of com- bide it. Wot the govinmint says at Angkor Vat until the fall of the munication the distriot goes. It seems tor me that after Khmer Empire but where it has during the dry season, when the all the trouble they've had over been in the meantime appears to lake can no longer be orossed by the boycott and other things they be dubious.
a steamer. After a wait of about ought ter be more careful in wot After dinner we went to the an hour, a. motor to carry ten they 838. They talks erbout Philharmonic, There was nothing arrived and we proceeded along Honesty and always speaking the particularly noticeable about the new road running along the truth, wot will the Chinese think entertainment, so we soon slipped bank of the river "Siem Reap about 'em now? But wot can yer sway to our hotel and bed.
through forest and palm groves. except from a govingmint wota At Siem Reap, the headquarters always changin' erbout; one day of the Resident, one passes ana chap is in charge of the porlice! At 3 s.m. we boarded the stern old fort bristling with muzzle and then is put inter the post wheeler Bassac and soon after loading cannon; this was the last office, then they makes a beak of Chicken, Kai Chai, starting left the Mekong river for stronghold held by the King im and that pats mo in mind the Tonle Sap en route for the of Cambodia before
the of a yarn I heard the other day: Capons, Large, Small,
Ducks,-Ap great lake.
This stream is country was annexed by Siam Some kids was a playin' soldiers rather curious for 6 months in 1779 A.D. but is now used and one kid couldn't do nothing Doves, Pan Kau... Eggs. Hen-Kai Tan the water flewa one
way as a barrack for a company of rite the kid that was abossin'
Fowls, Canton,-Kai and for the other 6 monthe native troops under European the show sed to 'is site and man
Hainan, Hoi Nam K the reverse way. The reason Officers. An officer I spoke to "Kelly's no good, bring 'im
Geese,-Ngoi being that during the dry weather told me the whole of this out of the ranke and make the water runs out of the great district was very unhealthy during a Desifer ov 'im, that's all he Greco, Wild S'hai,Shang-ho Yea Ngoi
Ive jest eard Mask Deer,--Wong Kong lake, leaving it nearly dry most of the year and that they all worth for." except for
a few channels. suffered from fever, the natives enuvver yarn erhout a firm ovice Hare, Shanghai, Tu Chai
Partridge, Che Bhoo.... When the rainy season commences almost as badly as Europeans. cream sellers who's ergoin 'ter ave
Pheasant,Shan Kai the water from the Mekong After about an hour's run in the a meeting at out some cash as was
Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kup passes up thoas streams filling up motor we arrived at the bungalow took of 'em, but Bill Jones ses
Holbow,-Hai How Pak Kup, the lake which is of large extent, which was to be our home for the as how I hadn't better say any Quail,Um-Ohun some 200 kilometers long by next few days. It is situated think erLout it, as the case is sub 40 broad. With the water opposite to and distant about rose or eub jewdeeses or sub lice Birds, Wo Ea Cheul..
Snipe, Sa-Choy. from the Mekong comes large mile from the western face of somethink. I'noes anuvvST CR88 quantities of fish and as the of Angkor Vat, water falls the fish return to the Mekong: The natives put nets across the river and in the lake and very large quantities are caught. On the banks are numer- ous brick caldrons used for ex- tracting the oil from fish. The fish oil thus obtained is a large
Chapter VI.
to
(To be continued to-morrow).
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Heart-Yeung Sam Kidneys,-Yeung Yiu Liver,-Yeung Con
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Sucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Chá, Suet, Beef-Sang Nguu You...
Matton, Sang Young You Veul,-Ngan Chai Yuk
Sausages,--Ngan Chai Chaung ...
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11
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POULTRY:
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#
40
Walnuts,-Hop Tuo
上
Green, Sang Hop Tuo....
Water Melon, (Am.) Kom San Sai Kwa
(China) Sai Kwa...
Grapes, Sang Po Tai Tse
VEGETABLES, &c,
Artichokes, Shanghai, Sheung-hoi Ah Chi
Chouk
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Beans, (French), Macao,-Oh Moou Pin Tau
Sprout.-A.h Cho
Long-Tau Ko
Beet Root, Hung Choi Tau
| Brinjale, Green,-Ching Yuan
Red,-Hung Ker
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Cabbage, Chinese, com,-Kai Choy
菜蔬
2
(French) Shanghai,--Sheung Hai Pin Tau
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澳門邊宜
上海宜邊
6
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15
紅茄
12
芥菜
Cabbage Red,-Hung Yea Ohoy
Cabbage, Shanghai,-Yeh Chai
CtH
lb 32
Sin Kai
32
24
par
doz 20
lb 36
32
24
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上海彩類
#1
each
孟飯:
23
BFF
pair
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A
13
24
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20軍口台 20
dozen -
each
22
WEA
lb. 65
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Garlio,Que Tau
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of a chap as bought a lot ov Turkeys, Cook-Phor. Kai Kung
Na... biscuits to be made and wen they was made he couldn't pay for 'em but this case suffers from the sub, same as the other. Bill Jones, Wild Ducks Uanton-Sang-Shing Sui Ap
Hen, Wild Ducka, 'hai-Shang hoi Sai Ap Teal,-Sui Ap Chai,
item of trade-in this district and Expert from England Arrives in frightened of nothing. Well now Barbel-Ka Yu
ig valued at twenty mill-
ion francs per annum. The stream we were now in was much narrower than the river and the banks more densely covered with forest, villages being fewer. Towards evening we reached the great lake:
Manila.
Yours till death,
Dab, Sa Mang Yu
Dog FishTit Tu Sa
.PISH.
TURI
he 'as read this letter, sea as 'ow
THE NIPPON.
yer won't print. ibis letter, as yer
ande är tied by the govingmint
but I see yer will, as yer ain't
Cts.
B001.
I have fer stop as I hev no more Bream-Bin Yu
"Oping ter ear from yer Canton Fresh Water Fish, paper.
Carp,-La Yu..." on Catfish,Ohik Ya...
A
... lb. 24
20
-Hoi Sin Yu
18
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17
..
10
JOHN SMITH,
Codfish,Man Ya... Oraba, Hai
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16
16
Cattle Fish,Muk Yu
18
14
Dace, Wong Mei Lun...
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Interesting Wedding.
Eels, Congor-Bi Mann
Freeh water,Tam Sin Yu Fels, Yellow,Wong Bin ..
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William Moss, an expert of ma- rine matters sent out from Eng- land by the owners and under- writers of the hull of the Nippon to advise with Captain Eggert The Tonle Sap is 290 kilometers and Ker and Company as to the long its greatest breadth being 40 propor steps to pursue in the kilometers. The weason level is Nippon case, arrived on the Rubi 30 ft.above that of the dry. During yesterday, says the “Cablenews | the former season it overflows American" of Jaly 9. He was
The marriage took place on Frogs, Tien Kai its banks flooding the adjacent met at the dock by Captain Eg- forests which surround it, making gert and immediately got out to 12th ult. at St. George's, Han-Garoups-Sok Pan..... *** the forest appear to be growing get in touch with the latest turn over-square, of Me Reginald Lee Gudgeon, Pak Kup Yu out of the water. At this season in the affairs of the much disous them, son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Herringe, Teo Pak..... ... the lake, can be traversed by sed boat. When seen at the Leethans, of Elra Bank, York, and Halibut, Cheung Kwan Kup
"Cablenews- Jennie Marie Dorothy, only Labras,-Wong Fa Yu. steamers up to Battanbang, Manila Hotel by a but when the water recedes only American" reporter, Mr. Mcss daughter of Dr. T. Criochton Loach-Wu Yu small, saippans can follow the would not discuss the matter, Mugliston, formerly Colonial Lobsters, -Lang Ha creeks still left. The mud left saying, "I much prefer, that you Surgeon of Singapore and Penang. Mackerel, Chi Yu bare is planted with paddy which do not mention my name at all." The bride was attended by Miss Monk Fish, Mong Yu is said to be of very good quality There seemed to be nothing Gladys Laetham, and Mr Francis Mallet,Obsi Ya .... and better than grain elsewhere new on the Nippon yesterday H. Mugliston, late of Sudan Oysters,Sang Hoo
along the waterfront; the store of Civil Service, was best min. A Parroteh, Kai Kung Yu in Cambodia,
As soon as it was dark our information as to what I would reception was subsequently held Perch Tau Loo lights attracted a regular plague do if I were handling the case" of flying white ants and as dinner seems to have petered out. The at the Langham Hotel, and the Pike.Eaw Pong was served on the open deck, cutter Corregidor, which was ex- guests included Bir Edward and Plaice Pan In
Lady Russell, Sir Ernest and Pomfret, Black, Hak Chong More being no saloon, these pented frem Olongapo verterday Lady Birch, Sir John Andersony Potniret, White-Pak Chong
unintentionally part with the balance of the copra K.OMG., Sir George and Lady Prawns, Ming! Ha..... The menu They do not from the Nippon, will not arrive Murray, Mr Justice Braddell and Ray Paid ad however have any distinctive until this afternoon or possibly Mis Braddell, and Mr W. B. Rook b flavour. The sleazer we were to-morrow,
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1 lb.
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Water Cheemats, Ma Tai
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191
8 桂林黑殴 .30 生草菇 each12 lb '10
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10 .sach10
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Cane Shoots, bunch,--Kan Shun
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each
Cauliflower, Large size, Tai Yeh Cho Fa
Medium size,Cheung Yeh Cho Fa
Small size,-Sai Yen Choi Fa
Carrota,-Kam Sham
Celery, Chinese, Tong Kan Choi
Chillies Dried,-Gon Lat Chiu
Red,-Hung Far Chin
Green, Ching Lat Chin
Carry Stuff, English,Kar Leo Chu Lin
Cucumbers, Ohing Kwa
Bitter Squash,Fu Kwa
Ginger, young-Sun The Keung
Horse Radish, Shghai-Lik Kan
Indian Corn,-Bnk Mai
Lettuce,-Yeung Sang Choi
Mandarin-Kwai Lam Ma Tai
Mushrooms, Freeh, Sang Cho Koo...
Mush Melca. Amer.Kam-san Hong Kwa 01068
Onions Bombay,Young Chong Tau
Green-Bang Chang Shanghai,Shang-hoi Chong Tan
Papaya, lat qual,,-Tai Lan Sau Kua.......”
2nd
Chung
Parsley-Kun Cho
Green Peas-Ching Tau
Fotatoe's, Sweet,—Fan Chu
Shanghai, Shang-hoi Sha Tea
Japan-Yat Poon Shu Taa
Fooohow,-Foo-show Shu Taaï
Radiah,Hung Lo Pak Tuni
Rhubarb (Frab), Tai Wong,
Sage, Tra So
Shallots,-Gon Chung Tau
Spinach, Yin Choi
* 18 Tomatoes, ... Fan Ker
Tarosu Tant
impe Panti, (Long),-Lo Pak
3
English, Young Lo Pak
Vegetable Marrow-Chit Kwa
**
600
(American), Kam-san.Chit Ky
Water Creas, Sai Young Cho
Lily root, Lan Ngan
Tams,Ta Sha
The prions necessarily vary from day to day and
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Canitar
Board has no power to compel stallholders to sell at the priven quo
WBOWEN ROWLANDS
Secry long and tury Bour
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Pumpkin,Tong Kwa
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