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MONDAY, MAY 20, 1912.

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„Small,--Boi Te

Custard-Far Isi Chl

Barabas, fragrant, Centru-Ban Jhing

Bananas, (brides), Macao, --San Beung Chis.,

Chestnuts, Chinese,-Foong Eut

Carambola,ung Tau

Cocoaneta-Yoà Tes ....

Lemons, Chien-Ning Mong

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at Mortlaka in 20 min 38 sec aaturally Button Chop,-"Yeung Pei Kwat the lowest time on record, --- E

Subsequently the Unford and Cambridge presidents met, and it was agreed to row the race again, in view of the unsatisfactory

The first attempt to row the Oxford and Cambridge beatrics, is already reported, provided an occurrence unique in the history of boat racing. Both crews sakeHole.. 'but Oxford succeeded in emptying and re- floating their boat, and rowed on to the Saish. Mr F. L Fitama, the Umpire," declared it to be "no race, and by laws Romantic History of the Timur

bent mcing the Umpire's decision is

funi.

AN IMPERIAL JIWEL.

Diamond.

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There was a huge crowd at Putney, beb-An interesting at sy concerning "ow of elsewhere along the course, owing no boubt the lesser-known but one of the most to the fact that the race was rowed in the busutiful of the English Crown jewels morning instead of the afternoon, the atten-appeared in The Times lately. dance was hardly so large as usunt.—Tho weather was fine, but the wind die west the most adverse posible for the crews

Every schoolboy knows that the cele beated diamond known as the Koh-i-Noor (Mountain of Light) has formed part of the British Regalia since 1850. But the general public has been unaware that the gem known in the days of the Magul Empire as tho Khiraj-i-Alani" (Tribute of the Worki) and to European exporta sa the Timur Ruby has been included aming the Crown jewels of England for nearly as many years. Some experts, indeed, have supposed that it has been lost. It is the largest spinal ruby known, "weighing just over 302 carts, uncut but polished, and was probably discovered in one of the old ruby minca of Badskehen.

as

Leg, Young Pai Shoulder,-Young Shan

Pigs Chitlings-Cha Chong

Brain-Chu Know Feelin Chú Tark Fry-Chu Chak..

Head, Chu. Tau Heart, Chu Sum

Liver-Chu Con

Fork,

Chop-Chu Pai Kwa:...

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Leg, Chu Put

Fat or Lard,Chu Ysu

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„Heart,-Yeung Sum

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Mutton, Sang Yeung Yaw Vest-Ngau Ghai Yuk

i. Sausage,Nyau Uhai Chaung...

-Poultry.

Chicken-Kai Chai- Capons, Large, Small-Sin Kat

"The earliest historical records show that it was seized along with many other precious stones by the Ameer Timur, com- monly called Tamerlane by European historians, when ho plundered Delhi in Duces,—Ap 1398. The great Tartar conqueror stayed Doves-Pan Kau was in India for little over a year, and returned

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Limes (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Moong

Mangu, Manila,--Los Sung Mong

Mangosteens-San Chuk Tee

Oranges, (Capton-San-ating Tim Ching Ib Changes Sweet

Tears, American-Kam San Short Lay

(Cautua), Cooking,—Em Lay

Em Lay

Peanuts, Fa Sang

| Forsimmons large,—Fung Chie

Pineapples, Ist quality-Poon Pax Law each

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The race was started at 11.40.

Oxfurd begin at 35 and Cambridge at 37; the rowing being reasonably good the adverse circumstances, although there was naturally much splashing. For the first few strokes the honts man level: then OFOxford began slowly to forge ahead. Oppo- site the boat houses e editions were worse than ever and water spouted from £1,500,000 £1,123,000 the riggers and fell in sheets of spray 582,500 into the boats. After the first half-minute £383,000 Oxford slowed down and lengthened cut, bat Cambridge struggled to mafutain their fast stroke. In spite of their efforts, they began to drop rapidly astern, and after two minutes rowing were nearly a length to the INTEREST on deposite is allowed at Bombay.

bad, At the end of the concrete wall, 8 PER CENT. per annum. Depositora Caleatts.

Oxford were almost clear had from this Howrah. may transfer at their option balanses of

Sota Bahru, Kelantan,point they gained in rapidly that after $100 or more to the HONGEONG AND Barschi

Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. another minute's swing the race SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on Rangoon

Hongkong,

virtually over: Both crews slanted to the to Samarkand, taking all his hooty ithggs. Hen-Kai Tan FIXED DEPOSIT at. A PER-CENT. per Colombo;

Sanghai.

Surrey shole, to obtain ehelter and better hini.

Fowls, Canton,--Kai Kandy.

water as soon as possible. Oxford reached

THE LAND OF GENTL AGENTS IN Jarin Ms JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., the Mile Post in min 38, the slowest

Shab Abbas_, the greatest of the racetime on record, several lengths ahead. Satavi Kings of Persia, who in epnjunction.

The boats bail by this time shipped a with the British forces took the island t groat dan of water, bot it was now clest] Ormuz from the Portuguesa in 1622, was a that Cambridge were in worse straits than their opponents.

The gonnel of the Cam bridge ship was suspiciously near the water's edge, and, although the waves were loss high, the boat was so deeply immersed that every wave caught the riggers and shot water into her. Sio sank lower and lower, until, as Harrod's Wharf was ap pronched, it was evident that she must sink altogether in another minute or two: With: the cang hopeless, the coxswain steered close in shore, the men rowing on till their riggers were almost immersed. The stern sank first and immediately after. wards the whole boat was under water, The men tumbled out of her and, as it was quite impossible at that point of the bank to lift the boat and empty her, the race was ever for Cambridge."

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chier Manager. Hongkong, January 24, 1911.

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• Bongxug, March 28, 1912.

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THE EVENTS AT CHISWICK, BYOT." The steamers had hang back to give any assistance that might be necessary to the Cambridge, crew; but as the men were obviously in no danger most of the vessels following the race now went full speed. after Oxford. It appeared at first as if Oxford might still weather the course, but as they drove into mid-steam to make the centro arch of Hammersmith Bridgs they ran again intë terribly sough water. This About... £1,400,000 spoilt what little chance they had of EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK staying afloat. They reached Hammer ING BUSINESS transacted.

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wards made quickly for the Sartby shore, DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fized forone

They struggled on past the Doves, the year at 4", per annum or for shorter boat settling down at every stroke. They periods, at rates which may be ascertained auk just opposite the bottom of Chiswick HEAD OFFICE—AMSTERDAM

on application. HEAD AGENCY-BATAVIA, BILLS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED. Egot. Mr Bourne slipped over the side at BRANCHES-Singapore, Panzug,TANCES pado

MAILS and TELEGRAPHIO REMIT once, the water reaching up to his arm Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sour:baya,

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS pits, and began to draw the bont towards Djember, Cheribon, Tegal, Fecalongan

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and want derpyin water lifted the boat and partially emptied her.

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Although Dia crowd on the bank were Madre Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok,

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| OF CRE | loudly-exhorted to refmix from inter bama, Robo, Melbourne, Sydney, Now -York, San Franchody &0%, KO; à

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and ference, one man fingered the nong of thề Shares oftected

boat and a policeman pulled out ab ost by The Officers of the Bank are bound not the blade and bold it op temporarily. The to disclose the transaction of any of its laws of boat-racing provide that no trov customers.

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alabaží receive extraneous "assistance during Fare on pain of disqualification. It was the general opinion of those nesrest to the occurrence that the aber

construed tempted the

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Geese, WildS'hai,-Shang-ho Yen Ngoi pas Brask Deer, Wong Keng complant friend and ally of the Mogul Hare, Shangħai,---Tu Chai Emperor Jehangir, and presented the ruby | Partridge, Che Khoo to him in 1619. At that time the gem was Pheasant,Shan Ka inscribed with the names of Timur's son and grandson and of Shak Abbas himself.

Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kop

"

"These inscriptions no longer exist.

Boihow, Hot How Pak Kup and it is uncertain whether they bass Quail,Un-Chun been oblit ted" in the course of time or were actually remased by the order Rice Birds, Wo Fs Cheur Jehangir himself. At any rate, that Snipe,Sa-Choy Emperor at once had the names of himself and his father, Akbar the Great, engraved Turkeys Tock-Phor Kai Kung

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each

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The Last of the Delhi Emperor to inscribe his name was Mahomed. Farukh Wild Ducks, Bhai,Shang-kui Sui Ap Sigar. In the reign of his successor Nedir Shah invaded India and sacked Delhi Lex-Bui Ap Chai,

The loot carried away to bis capital, then Ispahar, included the Timur (17:19)

Wild Ducks Canten-Seng-Shing Sur Ap Ruly, as is shown by the following inscrip tion engraved in the cry tic style affected by Persian scholar of the day

Barbel-Ka-Yu

Fish.

This (is) the ruby from among the 25,000 gunuias jewels of the King of Kings the Dream,Bin Tu Sultan Sabib Qiran, which in the year 1153 from the (collection of) jewels of Bind- Canton Fresh Water Fish, ustan reached this place.

The date is that of the Hijrn-era, and] Carp,--LA Y corresponds with 1740 A.D. Sahib Qizi ("the Lord of the auspicious conjunction") Catfish-Chik. Ya is the name by which Timur has alway Coca-Mun Xu

Word been knowa in Asia sad the Moster

“On the annexation of the Punjab in | Cmbe—Hsi 1840, the Bored of Administration took over all the State jewels. The Koh-i-Noor Cuttle Fish-Muk Ya... was sent direct by the hands of a special Daba Many Yu the late Queen Victoria. Some of the Dace-Wong Mei Lun "Officer to England and at quce delivered to

more valuable gemy and articles found in the Toshakhana (treure house including Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa the Timer Ruby, were packed up in Labore Eels, Congor,—Hoi Maan and sent via Karachi and Landon.

Karachi and Bombay to

Fresh water, These were all displayed in the Great Eals, Yellow, Wong Sin load the Court of Directors of the East Frogs, Tien Kai Exhibition of 1881, and when thin wha India Company presented the roby to Garcu, Sek Paz Queen Victoris.

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BY THE POUND

Labris, Louch

Lobsters,

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Tuinelo, Siam,-Chim To Yan

* Shanghai,—La Eest

Wahab,-Hop Tue

Green, Sang Hop Tuc...

Water Melon,(Am.) Kom San Sai K wa ench

(China) Sai Kis

Grapes--Sang Pu Tai Tre

"Vegetables &o,

Amichokes, Shanghai.-Sheng-bri Az

Chi Cheuk

Ben (French), Macro-Oh Micon Pin Tan

(French), Shanghai, – Sheung Hai

Pin Tau

Sprout, Ah Cho,

Long,--Ton Ko

Best Roof-Hung Choi Tan

Brinjals, Green-Ching Tur

JP

Red-Hung Ker

Cabingo, Chinese, com,--Kai Choy

Cabbage Red-Hung Yea Choy

Cabbage, Shanghai,-Yeh Choi

Cave Shoota, bunch,→→→Kau Shan

- Cauliflower, Larys size,—Tai Yeh Chỏ Fa mch

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Medium size,Cheung Teh Cho J

Small size,-Sai Yen Choi Fa

Carrots,-Kim Shan

Celery, Chinese,Toug Ken Choi ...

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Chillies Dried,-Gon Lat Chiu

Red,-Hung Far

Green-Ching: Lat Chin

Curry Stuff, Haglish-Kir Lee Che Lia Cuevmber,Ching Kwa

Bitter Sqb-F ET

Garlic,--Que Tau

Ginger, young,Sun Tre Keung

old, Lo Beung

Horse Radish, Shai,-Lik Kan

Indian Coan,--Suka

Letture,-Yeung Fang Chri

Water Coerum-Ma Tai

Menderin,Kwai Lum. Ma Tei

Musams, Fresh,-Sang Cho Boo Musk Mela. Amer.-ham-ean Ilong Ckroen

Copa Liber-Young Chong Jan

Cice, Farg Chong Slangbai-Shorg-hoi CLong Tau Fayaw, lai qual--TagMm San Bru

End: -Chan Parsley,-Kon Cho Green Peas,--Ching Tau Potatoe, Sweet, Fan Sho Shanghai, Slagg de

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hubab (Fresh)-Tai Wong..

Shallota,Gop Chung-Tru Spinach

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