1897-07-07 — Page 5

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

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The Tide Table given below has been compiled by the Nautical Almacao Office in

TEAK HOTSI

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BRAVA Mr T. W. Hornby

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Clarke

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more can be placed at the rate Kowloon Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsul during the Me & Sim 3. Collina W. Nicholson bach Me E. 3. Marian Lands have changed hands at 3105 and years 1887-8-8. B20 West Points have been negotiated at

Me A. J. Pamint The zero of

and family the table is Tom

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

and cales have been made to be 2 feet below mean sea leveling

are casier

with

To obtain the depth of water on

Bud family

A.

and Mr. P. and on the gauge at Lamunt Dod Marsad Mra 0,.VooRey, Valling

der Harde & childMr David Wood

8227 and

been

at

salesongkong Hotels are o

fered, and shares har

the tada

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936 Electrics are in given in the table, demand" at 87}) Ropes have been sold at $170, and are, stoady at the gate Tramways have been done at 8116, wo have been taken off the market to a can- Siddrable extent at Th. 11 and T2 116.

Watsons have changed hande at 810

A.

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