S
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST
BANKING CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG..
Authorised Capital
850,000:0001
Issued and fully Paid up..$20,000,000 Reserve Funda
Sterling,500,000*
Silvar.828,000,000
Reserve Liability of $30,000,000
Proprietore
COURT OF DIRECTORS: “' G. M. Toung, Haq-Chairman, HP. White, Esq.-Deputy Chairinan.. WEL. Bell, Bag | Hon. Mr. A.D. Langi: D. G. M. Barnard, Haq La Pastendes.
...Compton, Esq. A Plummer. He Ken. Mr. P.H. Holyoak) T. G. Wall, Sec
CHIEF MANAGER!
A. H. BABLOW, Esq.
Manager: Shanghai-G.. H. STITT; E4. LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FRIED DEPOSITS received for one year of shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms, which will be quoted
application.
Hongkong, 20h, May: 1925.. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THRE
NECE. bustors of the above Bank fa conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION Rules may be obtained on application...
INTEREST on deposits is calculated on the lowest balance during each com plated Calendar Month at 3 per cent. per annum. Should there be no balanse on sny day in a month no interest. will be allowed for that month,
Depositors may transfer at their option. Balence of 8100 or mora to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- to be plisoad on FIXED DEPOSIT 10. CURRENT RATES.
For the HoranONG, LUMANGHAL
BANKING COMPORATION), „
A.H BARLOW,
Chief Manag Mot Hongkong, 7th January 1925.
ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG. De Vaux Road Cantral, Hongkong.
Authorized Capital
Paid-up Capital... Reserve Fund 1926
DIRECTORS
$10,000,000 B,000,000 1,200
Mok Ching Kong |
Wong Yun Tong
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow-Chairman..
Fung Ping Shan Lt Koon Chur PE. Kwok
Ng. Ching Lak Fong Wal Ting
Euruh Tai
Kan Ying:
Po
Chan Ching Shak
Every description of Banking" "and" Exchange business transacted Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to
FAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong. 8th February, 192
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO.CHINOISE pour le
Commerce at L'Industrie (Incorporated In France).
5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rao St.-Lazare,
Part
pla Resurres........
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
· RUBBER MARKET.
Cabled Quotations. From Singapore...
(By Courtesy of Messrs.. Carroll Bros:)
Singapore, Feb. 10. The rubber market is active. Raw rubber is now quotad at $1.10 per Ib.
Quotations are:
Allenbys
Alor Gajahe.
Ayer Panas
Indragiris Jerams Jimahs Kedahs
DE!
Straits.
.$
3:35
2.40
Ayer Moleks
275
1250
Balgownies
4 75
Bassetts
1.45
Brogas....
1.70
Bukit Jelotongs
1.25
Bukit Katils em
1:40
Changkat Serdangs
8.35
Connemaras.
2:75:
Glenealies
2:30
8:50:
1,00
2:05
3.Bo
Fra 20.000.000,- Pr.11.160.009).
Kempas
9:00
Kuala Sidima
410
Lunass
18:00
Malaka Findas
2.90
15
#Paris
BRANCHES
Lyons
Malakoffs
Haigon.
Halphong
Poking: Canton
Marien Hanoi Tiental
Mandai Tekongs
Mayfields..
12:50
Ulu Benuts.
.80
New Serendahs
4:30
Nyalas
13:50
Fajums:
13:00
Punggors
· 1.35.
Sandycrofts,
4.25
Scudais ........
3.15
Sungei Bagans.
5:00
Tapahs
*850
Tambalaka
*1.35
Teluk Ansong.
17:50:
United Malaccas
2.80
Utan Simpana
483
Special Working Capital... Tre 80.000.000,-
Shanghai
Hongkong:
BANTERS: "
FRANCE: Bonfate Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banqua "de Faris et des Pays Bas LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd.
NEW YORK - Irving Bank, Columbia
Trust Ob...
Every description of Banking, and Exchange Business Transacted. Corro spondents throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 1st December, 1926,
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE: 18, Boulevard Hansson, Parla
Fra: 72,000,000:00) Subscribed Capital Pak-Up Capital... 89,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Resorts Fund paste Fr. 59,607,289.54 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
Bangkok
Battarubang Danton
Dijke
FUTL-HAyard!
Haiphong
Eankow
BRANCHES Kanoi Hongkong.
Noumea
Papeate Peking
Prom Tinh
BANKERS:
Pondicherry Falzon Sharp tint Błagapors Tientsin Toerene Yannanfu
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Ari Gredit Lronosis; Banque de Paris ab don Pays-Bas, Credit Industriel et Commercial Hocfoto: Generaley
IN LONDON: The National Frorinolal & Union Bank of England. ; Comptoir Rational'd' Escompte de Paris Credit Lyonnala IN NEW YORK J. P. Morgan & Co. Franoli Araerlos Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Carrant Acostinis and Fixed Deposits according to sprangerment.
Every daription of Banking and Exchange Bulbs transacted
A LECOT,
Manager. Hongkongy 11th December, 1925.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)"
ESTABLIKED 184 Haxor: BRAÑO RAND-1900; Authorised Capital 0,150,000,000 £22,500,0W! Paid-Up Capital... 50,000,000 £6,686,071 Reserys Fand... 20,588,861: 2.7,711,498 Special Reserve. 2,660,000 1,533,230, HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia.
BRANCHES Bandiermain Bandong Caletta Djokjakarta
Kota-Badja
Padang
Panax
Rotterdam
Kingapore [ugal
Cheribon
Bombay Djember The Hague Kobe #
Kedin Hacamat Palembang Felong Frationsk Rangoon Bhanghai Samerang
Boerhaa 80s: alcarta (Balt Tilatja Weltevreden
LONDON BANKERS!— National Frovincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world: BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION."-
15
M. J. HERBSCHLEB,
Agent.
Hongkong, November 4, 1924.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK, LTD.
Established" 1880.
Capital (full paid-up). Yen 100,000,000 Razorva Fund
Ten 83,500,000
Head Oncer-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies atí
Batavia,
Bombay.
Buenos Ayred.
Calcutta.
Canton.
Changchun.
Newchwang.
New York Osaka Peking. Rangoon Rio de Janeiro, Balgond Tangtion (Mulden). San Francisco,
Bentle Semarang, -Shang)
Dairen (Dainy).
Hamburg.
Hankow.
Harbin, Honolulu.
Karachi.
Koba
London.
Los Angeles,
inay. Hentai Tokyo
Taingiau?
divostock,
|
W
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 18583.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON..
...£3,000,000 24,000,000
.£8,000,000
Paid-up Capital Resorve Fund Reserva Liability of Pro-
prietors FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
4-75.
RUBBER RESTRICTION
.85
Acting upor a suggestion made arrangements were made by the by the Negri Sembilan D.P.A., Central Pahang Planters' Associa- tion to hold a public meeting in Bentong with a view to passing the following resolution:-"That this-meeting, representative of all classes of the community is of opinion that it is essential to the future prosperity of the country that restriction of rubber ex- port be permanently "maintained:" The Chinese Town Hall in which the meeting was held was packed Mr. R. G. Young took the chair and spoke at some length on the aspects of the rubber position and the great danger there existed of the bottom falling out of the market if restriction, which had achieved so much, were removed: while production was still in ex- THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. cess of consumption. Mr. Young's speech was, ably translated in (Taiwan Ginko.)
Chinese and Malay. The resolu tion was, carried unanimously. It has been arranged to hold similar meetings, in Raub, Kuala Lipis and Jerantut, the result of which will in due course be transmitted through the Central Pahang Planters Association to the Chief Secretary, to Govern- ment.
A.. H. FERGUSON, Manager. Hongkong, 18th April, 1925.
Incorporated by Special Imperfal Charter, 1899.
2.
Yen 45,000,000 Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up)....... Yen 89,375,000
Osaka.
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa
BRANCHES: JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Giran, Kagi, Karenko, FORMOSA:
Keelung, Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Taichu, Tainan, .. Tukio, Tamani, Toyon, Helton, Taitoh, CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy,
Foochow Swatow, Canton, OTHERS: Hongkong.
Singapore,
SHARE REPORT.
The Singapore 'Market.
Singapore, Jan. 29. Messrs. Macphail & Co., Ltd.,
Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, report:- Calcutta,
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and Parr's Bank..
The Bank how Correspondente to the Commercial Dentrom In the Earopean Continenty Run, Mani liria, Tainster, Juma, IndoCulea, sam, India, Philippines Indirile, Java, Africa, 20.
interest allow an Current Accounts, and Fixed Dəgonila st rains wiilch will be quoted" on applica
T. TAKAGI,
Manngor.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
#1
8, Des Vaux Boad Central" " Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.
Rubber Local $1.15
Rubbers. Shares are firmer. Jerams are quoted 1.377-1.422 and Ulu Benuts 66-68 cents. New Seudals have buyers at 2.60, Glenealys at 2.15 and Colins burghs at 4. United Malaccas are quoted 2.60-2.60 and Mulaka Pindas 2.62-2.67. Bassetts are Sungei quoted 1.30.-1.35 and Takangs at 66-70 cents. Tapahs offer at 29 and Pajams át 14.75
Mining-Shares are quiet. Kundangs have buyers at 293. 6d, Ratruts 10s. 9d, and K. L.
THE BANK OF CHINA.Tins 31s. 3d. cum all. Nawng
行銀國中
(8pecially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 2nd of November, 1017).
Pets are quoted 1.5214-1.5714 and Johana 55-58 cents. Puchongs offer at 88, prem. and Tejas have sellers at par. Ulu Benuts are quoted 1.574-1.66 and Hitamg
Authorland Capital $80,000,000.00 1.3714-1.45. Pengkalens offer at $18,278,800.00 16s, for arrival and Tekkas at 21s, Paid-up Capital Eeserve Fund
0,699,425.24 General Unchanged,
HEAD OFFICE; PEKING,
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Latent at
London Rubber Market quotations "despatched 6.25 p.m. on 28th inst. by Henry Gardner and Co. Ltd: L. S. 4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over R.S.S. Spot in warehouse 28. China and Correspondents in Europe. 94d, C.I.F. London/New York America, and other parts of the world. 28. 9d. shipment, February 28, London Bankers: The National Provin-9d, LS. Crepe 28, 8d, New
cial and Union Bank of England,,Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Company of New York Spot landed 28, 984d. Mar
ket firm.
Tork New York Bankers: - The Irving
National Ban
The Equitabla Trust Company of New
York,
Interest allowed on Current, Accounta and Fixed Deposita, --Tarina on applicá- Nagasaki. Nagora.
Evary description of Banking Best terset allowed on Current Accountanana kesanneted Deposits received for fixed perioda a
Loans granted on approved sserziklós, rates to be obtained on application.
Special facilities for Home Exchange ORARIMA De
*Manager.
1th September 51GT SURELE KE
Poor Jimeon had lost an arm in a train smash, and eventually his pal Jilligan came to visit him.
PEKING BONDS.
Reported Acceptance By Banks.
E
taken to bring the true facts of the case before the American public Commenting upon the report the "Monthly Review" says To tà an accepted fact that inflation- Fary methods of finance lead, for a time to commartial activity, and it is equally admitted that the sacrifices necessary for the re- The Shanghai correspondent of storation of a sound financial the "Wah Kiu Yat Po" cables position may temporarily give rise to, or aggravate, a commer- follows
The Bank of China and the cial depression. It is curious, Communications Bank. have however, thas while the world at undertaken to accept (for circula-large seizes upon the fact that the tion treasury bonds of the ostensible prosperity prevalling in Peking Government) to the value inflationary countries is transitory and artificial, the converse of the of $1,000,000 each.
Three other banks (one of argument, although known, is fre- which is the Ylen Yich) will each quently overlooked, with the con- take $500,000,
sequence that, instead of appre- However, money owing to the clating that Great Britain's post- respective banks) will be deducted war difficulties have, to a consi- (from the proceeds) so that the derable extent, been due to an ad- Ministry of Finance will only re-mirable determination to build ceive just on $2,000,000.
...
"DOWN AND OUT!"
What Some Americans Think:
only upon solid foundations, there is à disposition,, when discussing: the depression, which has prevail ed in this country, to seek other explanations, usually inadequate and frequently unjustifiable. For this reason, it is very desirable The "Monthly Review pub that the above-quoted extract ished by Barclay's Bank, com-should receive the widest pub
licity." im mented last month on the pression in America that Bri- taim WIN "down" and out." Striking evidence of this feeling in America was given in the re- port of Col the Hon.. F. Vernon Wiley and Mr. Guy Locoek, who visited the States on behalf of the Federation of British In- dustries. They stated:-
that.
nrê
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY.
W. A. Harriman, of New York,.son of the late railroad king, and himself a shinping magnate, has been to where he has a väst Russi manganose concession in full opera
tion.
HONGKONG
Beat Siriotu:
1926.
HONGKONG TIDE.
The tide-table given below has bee compiled at the National Almanan: Offlon in London from the result of the snalysis of observations taken byt means of an automatic tide-recording machine In the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tral during the years 1908-9
The sero of the table corresponda with the zero of the sounding in the Ad- miralty: Chart, which; has bem found to bed feet 3 inches below mean, son-loveli.
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gangu at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fost: inches to the height givan in- the table.
February to 11, 1926,
B:OR WATER IT
H-LOW- WATER
Hoogk.co Standard: Height, STEZKE
1.
¡feli.
1101
5.
7
6.3 13
2.0
'10
1.6
00
9 m
10:51: im 9:40:1
MARKET PRODUCE
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
'Prime. Cut.....
Corned
H
P
Rosat:
→ Breast. " Soup
"We are well aware conditions in England are far- from satisfactory, that we going through difficult times and that a hard struggle is ahead of us. But in the United States, even in the most friend. ly disposed quarters, the gen- eral impression seems to be that England is definitely down and out. All our difficulties are exaggerated, and the pro- gress we have made towards
12. Sausager reconstruction ignored. We are painted as being at the mercy Bullock's Brains:
One hears of Communists.
out-of- that
our plants are date, our methods antiquated, we cannot compete, our spirit has deserted us, and the British workman neither can "nor will work. "Not one man .. in:
abundred realises that
the Unemployment. Insurance Scheme is a 'contributory sys-
M.
February 3, June, June,
1920 1918 1914. Ctz. Cls. Cis.' 3224 12! 30/ .29 12: $2 23: 12: 22
$2.00
Chicken Capons, Binall.
Capons, Large....dia!..... Duck".
Poultry.
821
30 20 18
Doves
28 20- 18
Eggs, Hen (cooking).... *-
J
Stook Stoak Sirlufm
**
33:
***
22
Bigga, Han (fresh)
"45
..
"
20
36.
Fowls, Canton
4
#
10.
40
26:
20
Fowla, Hainan
per cat. 15.
10 12:
Geeso
Tongue,, fresh.
each 80
50
80
Tongue, cornedi
80
$1.50
-$1.20).
ib. 24
14
20
18:
H
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.10. 12
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15 10
12:
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25 20
22
Ib
22 18: 14'
12
7
17
Head
Heart
Hump, Salt
"Feet
Kidneys
Tail
10
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下落
Tripe
tem. They practically all re- Calves' Head & Feat. 4 set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 gard it as a purely pauperis-Mutton "Chep ing scheme of
Tanner
Government
searce, and they are totally anaware of the reasons. and of operation of the scheme, and of the abnormal causes which have led to the present position.
Pig's Chitlings-
Log
*
"The foregoing may appear to be exaggeration, but we can - Reclare with all sincerity that it is an accurate picture of what the majority of Amer-
eans think of England. Not Fork Chop only is this doing the prestige
Loin of Great Britain infinite harm. it is also losing us business, and of that we have definite proof. As an instance of shortly this we learned that before our arrival, one of the for biggest buying concerns general goods held a Confer. ence of Directors and Mar agers to settle on their policy of foreign purchases during the next few months. They "decided" on a programme of three million dollars, but in view of their information as Barbal to the state of affairs in Great Britain they held that it was.
Canton Fresh useless to attempt to obtain
Water Fish. supplies "from us, and they allocated only 76,000 dollars for Carg
Catfish purchases in England."
Codfish Continuing, the report says:
This
impression of the
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Hothow
Turkeys, Cock ... Turkeys, Hon
Snipe *Pheasant.
Quail Partridges
本地
Almonds
Apples California)
Oranger
Peanuta
Persimmons, Large- Plantain
Puragio, Biam
Walnuts:
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Fruits..
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10:31
February 5, June, Juna,
1026. 1918 1914. Clay Clay CLs.
lb. "65:
30 31
"7
60
28 80
PH
85
28 30
4823 21
each" 30
per: oz. 30
22.- 21
18
40 25 20
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38 24
88
28
52:
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#
each! 45
30
82:
28
1b.. $1.00
51. 85.
22
"
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Vegetables, &c.
+ B..
55 28
5.
Leg
56. 28
Shoulder
$8-24
+:
"
- Saddle
鞍肉
55
re
40 35-
40
Brain's
Per set 3
27 12:
20 24
$1
Feet.
20: lb.
15
Bananas: (bride's) Carambola
8
4
12
Fry
40:
15 18
N
Cocoanuts
Beach 14
10. 10
Head
24
20
N
Lemons, Chine
lb. 15 7"
Heart
each 15
10: 10:
Lemona, (America), & each 8
8
"Kidneys..
10" 12:
Liver
1
猪肝
16.
52.
8.
30 24
Lichess, Dried
荔枝干
80
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Oranges (Canton)
·蔡會證 и
16
猪排骨
*25 49
23
20.
猪。
11
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12.
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48
11
28 27
I'
10
12
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糖
26
21
197
12
Sheep's. Head & Fest.. per eot 20
60
70
5.
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Heart
#
each .15.
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12
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15 10/2 10
J
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ББ 23 26.
Grapes
lb. 16 80
15
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22
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Mutton
55
201 24
2
Veal
36.
20 19
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Sausages
40 20.
20
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32
sach
Fish.
小
19
24
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58
26 20 16.
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8
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28
18
16
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10
17
Brinjals, Green
8
#
20 16
27%
Red
9
イン
#
. 20. 12
9
Cabbage, Chinese
8.
26, 20
25
(Shanghai)
15
Cane Shoots, bunch
B
17
16 16. 12
Cauliflower (Large)
ench 18
65 28 16
(Medium
15
20. 10
(Small)
轉榮花
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Carrots
Ib.
10
10.
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#
20 10
Celery, Chinezo
21
12. 10
Chillies, Dried
26
25
20 10
18.
8
20
10
ench
B
lb.
8:
10.
10 10
sach 80
8.
8
+45
10
Bream
Craba
gradual decline of England Cattle: Fish
is
a catastrophe, and that Dab
it exists is largely our
own Dace.
Fresh Water
20
Yellow
fault. The extracts from the Dog Flab British Press which find their Eels, Conger "way into the American papers," the articles written by, some of our fellow countrymen for the
Frogs ... American Press, and the
which Garoupa pessimistic way in visitors from England to the Gudgeon. United States describe the Herrings state of affairs at "home, have Halbat
all conspired to create a totally Labrus
false impression in the Amer- Loach. can mlad The American 18 Lobsters
not Mackerel
an optimist and he does
understand our national habit Munk Fish of self-depreciation, with the Mullet. takes All Oysters. result that he
the pessimistle talk he hears Parrot Fab as being the literal truth, and Porch probably an under statement Piko
of the gravity of the situation, Plalee.
During our visit we were Pomfret, Black fortunate enough to have the Pomfret, White opportunity, at public meetings Prawns and privately, to dispel some of Ray these false impressions, and to Rock Fish auren-American-friends, Rash that Great Britain, although Salmon admittedly facing difficult Shark times, was by no means on the skate point of throwing up the Shrimps sponge. Such efforts at ex- Snapper. plaining the position are only Sales a drop in the bucket, and we Tench would most earnestly urge that Turbat #ry - Bome concerted stapa should be Tatles, small,
"You will males that arm awful, old chap," said Jillgan mourn fully, and added, it's a big loss
*I wish it had been the other" answe the injurled one, just as molimfullyLook at the fine tattoos I had on the one. lost."
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50 25 28:
23 10 18 20 80
76
80 12 26
85
Artichokes
Bennes, Sprout
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SEVEREKHE
紅花椒
82. 40 30
24 18 15 32 .22 18 26 18 28 34 -22-18 22) 24 8221
*60
8020 20 42 32. 28. 38-18
83. 45.
"Red
Green
Curry Stuff, English Cucumbers
Garlic
Ginger, Young....
Old Horseradish, Shaoghal..
Indian Corn Lettuce
Water Chestuoti kaka
Mandarin
Mushrooms, Fresh-
Okroen Méde Onions, Bombay
„Green
Shanghal
Potito, Sweet
E. Japanese
Pumpkin
Ankerican
日本
-40
30
-16 29
1497
16
20 VIK
20
16 9
72 28 14.
45 20 20.
Parsley
'50 86
80
82
13 18
22 16
Radlab
Phubarh
10
Shallots
10.
Spin ch
85
Tomatoes
Татов
Tornips, Pant Vegetable Marro Water Crese
Water Lilly Boot
44
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