1910-05-30 — Page 3

Intimation.

Powell's

Furnishing

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY

Intimations

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN CONSULATE.

NOTICE:

of IMPERIAL

REMOVED 10 3, QUEEN'S - BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR, hilberto occupied by the Norwegian Vice-Consulate. Telephone No. 634

"Hoogkong, 18h Mäy, roto

7401

TRUSSIAN CONSULATE has been

· BANK HOLIDAY.

Iace Government Noticeion N. 13375 TN accordance with Ordinances. No, a of 1875 27th inst., the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busl ness on FRIDAY, the grd juna.

png, 28th May:rota.

Department FRENCH STORE.

FIRST FLOOR”

Alexandra

NOTICE.

1402

"We bug to inform our numerous customers and the public in general

THE CLIMAX OF THY ROBBAK

MANIA.

On that extraordinary Monday morning a baker's dozen of prospectuses were advertised -maid than half of them connected with rubber. They invited the public to sign on for nearly hve milione merling, which even in bess spacious days is a pretty large order, Eight were rubber companies which called for close on a million of capital, the exset total having been £955,000. The banka taking in the subscriptions were rusbed by mobs, of commissionaries, messenger boys, and street men, women, and children. Brokers, clerks,

Buildings. that we have been appointed Agent or treable themestere

CURTAINS

MADRAS MUSLIN

Ecru

White and Frilled 2 Sides

52 in. 60 in, and 70 în..

wide

in various patterns.

FLOUNCED MADRAS BRISE BLINDS.

White and Ecru 24 in and 36 in. long.

HARNESS MUSLIN

in

White and Ecru

Frilled 2 Sides

in Spot and Fancy

signs.

for the "CREME SIMON" and all Simon's Produces for Toilet Requisites, Perfumery, Powder, Boap, etc.

147

INSPECTION SOLICITED. Anhang 211 Jänuary, rosa.

'. BLACKHEAD & Co $HIP-UHANDLERS," SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISIONTM MER. CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS

AND GENERAL COMMISSON

AGENTS,

GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GHÖRGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG, SJAP AND SOIA MANUFACTURERS

SOLA A TENTS 'FOR

2

HARTMANN'S RAUTJEN'S GENUINE

COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT ZA ELRA'S FATINT MOTOR

DROUES

ACH

&c.

Sala Agenti par FERGUSON'S SPECIAL OREAM And

. O, SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH

WHISKY, &c.

EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORMS AND REQUISITES

ALWAYS IN-STOUX..

1Y

·RFAVORABLE PRICES,

Honokong, rth March, rear.

De-

HARNESS MUSLIN

in

White and Eèru unfrilled, 48 in. wide various sizes of Spot and

Fancy Patterns.

PLAIN BOOK Muslin Curtains Frilled

all round

3 yards long

in Whits and Ecru “ $4.50 per pair.

LACE CURTAINS in great variety in

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▲ TOO STABLE,

LEIGHTON HILL ROAD, (pixt to No. 1, Police Station).

ITAS established à SHOEING. FORGE at & FORs and ies can be shod by EXPERIENCED

a

THE COUNCR OF CAVIARE.

MAY 30 Taro

SHONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET

PRIORS.

LED

Shark-Sa Ya minam Skate--Po Yu Shrimps-Ha

BUTCHER MEAT,

Gents,

Solas--Tat Sa Yinininaonu 3- Tench-Wan Yt ..........................................anentner D1, TurbotCho How Yummier ||- Turtles, small,frosh water-Kock Yu. „ Walta Ball Ngân Từ Chal

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Sir Conan Doyla's "creepy" Ettia curtalo. ralier, in which a pot of caviare strows the stage with dead, and dying as effeciually as Corrected 27th May 2910, 200 cis, per 5 Mar Snapper Lap Yauge Hamist, kasi diwn vidnewed atttention to that Russian delicacy, which, by resson alike of ite high price and of the Required taste which alone appreciates its pecollar savour, bas al- ways besa proverbially unappreciated by the moltitudo, As a matter of fact, not all caviare comes from the sturgeon, since, like other foods, twosfully adulterated with the ros of caviare, however, is the eggs of the femtio inferior fiber prepared in similar fashion. Truo

posters" fought their way to the counters to

sturgeon, and the sturgeon is so interesting a throw in "their applications, in a very few

fish an to be worth studying. In the popular miuutes two of the companies were oversabled he sturgeon is vaguely associated with scribed and the lists cinsed to the grant dis Russia, one of the chief places of its origin, and enest of disappointed applicants. Later on in with Royalty, because, lo obedience to do to the day there were dealings in these much repealed Act of Edward III., all' "whales and covered lottery tickets at 100 and foo per great sturgeons" taken on our coasts belong

by right to the Kin~. : .. cent premium. Two-shilling shares were run

Lookedat superficially, with the printedanout after at 749, 140 5d. and 15, whils for £1 thares as much as £7 was cheerfully paid, or and the month benca h the head, the sturgeon rather promised. All there fanatic' transic» | suggests a shark out of drawing, and„as'a mat- flops nra dona for "goecial mattiamant later of fact, the "gannids, of which it is oda other words on long credit. There may be occupy a place intermediate between the no money to put up for several months, and cartilaginous shuks, and bony fishes like the in the interval prices are expected to double cod and salmon. Further paints of resem

blança' between „shuk andralurgeon are to be While this, was going on in Bishopsgate. found in the common possession of a breath- street, an equally mad outburst of rubber ing bole (or spiracle) above the head, is the gambling was taking place in the Stock Ex abnormal sealer, and in the softness of the change itself. Monday is always a busy moru bones. For all its formidable appearance, la ing in the Rabber-Dil-emwd, “Rrokers swarmereat, manvurs the result of its grant ́elzs, and in with bundles of orders from country clients, in spite of a bloodthirsty reputation with which many of them probably written on Sunday Rondalet credited it, the sturgeon seems to be after a hard day's study of rabber circulars and no more fierce in character than a grey mullet or a carp. It hay in fact, been unable tó keep price lists, Hondreds of members having "flower" no private accouet rush in to son 'Its place in the bittle of life, and li's tribe in a how the market looks. If it has a runaway dwindling oan, which, like the more ancest Appearance they treat themselves to a fowards and the fightless birds, has gone under more of their pet gamble, but If It sags they unload a few hundreds From the Consol Market. end of the House a scathing mass of brokers and clusterı can boʻznan swaying bither and thither, shouting, perspirlae, and boom ing" kemaniacs,

"

THE SOUTH SEA ISLAND STAGE. It is quite evident that the rubber boom has reached its South Sna Teland singe, All bounds of reason and safety have been pissed, and the only reason why the collapso holds off le that a large proportion of the deallug has been done on the deferred payment plen. One work a City editor who has takes some trouble to get at the facts estimated that the contingent Habilities on new rabber companler were not. less than twenty millions sterling. Stece thes at least two millions mora have been added by the new issues of the past few days. When the special settlements are coming along rapidly and the fancy premiums have to be paid in hard cash the trouble will begio. A jako gani round the House that rabbar saltlamante aro -taking up, so mach of the committon's time that they have had to shelve the nàw rules for the present.

the struggle. A'curious and ingenious ex- planation of its peculiar armour was ́elven by. Owen, who regarded it as a provision, against. the baulks of drif wood in the Russian astuaries of its home.

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- From time to time « sturgeon of large size le caught in the trawl on our coasts, or dwan in our rivers... Indeed, there is a family in Notting- bamshire which claims that no member of its hauts dies until a sturgenn has been coght In that part of tho Trènt. Its flesh tastes not un- like that of the toony, and'is, “in fact, more like meat than Ash, and 'fshmongers say that ou measuring thirty-six lochas at its greatest circumference in the best for table purpose Fifteen years'ngo, a sturgeon weighing a couple of boodredweight could be bought at Billings rate for as many sovereigns and retalled st sixpence the pound. Today, for some reason or other not easily explained, since the apply is unchanged and the demund dass not appear, much greater. the prica, both wholesale and. retall, has doubled -F. G. Affalo in Poll Mall Ganet's.

Public Company

Many sensational stories ara, aflat ‘about fròpending revelations at the special settlement,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Oze comparatively small braker lost himself altogether in the muititude of his dealings "for": special." He saked a friend to look through NOTWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ORDIN TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE that the his books and tell him how he stood. TheARY GENERAL MEETING of this Com result of the inquiry was rather startling, for be was liable to take new shares to the amount of fully a million sterling It is quite common to have 60,000 or 70,000 shares open for "speciof,"

It is not the phates themselves that are the

danger, but the abuurd. premiums that have heep piled upon them. One big rubber trast was an vigorously boosted that its original capital of £200,000 shot up to £700,000 before It was a week old. The shates put into it appreciated about £20,000'while the prospectus was belog printed. They were £30,000 higher on the day of issue thma they hid barn whos At the Stables or anywhere in Hongkong does not follow, however, that the vendors last | inrned over by the vendors to the company. It (51 per animal,"

SHANGHAI FARPIKES by arrangement.

Shosing of Horses and Pavies also under. taken at Kowloon on receipt of Owners' instructions.

PRICES:

Ai Kowloon, $3 per Adimal,

̧A TOO'STABLE,

Leighton Hill Road.

(271

- nayong: 33rd March, rota

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTIANO GEMENT.

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la Caths of 375 lbs. net 85.30 per Cask er Factory.

In Naga of ago bx ust $8.45 per Bag ex Factory. SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

General Managara..

Hangkang,ith Angost, Epiß.

FORNITORY WAREHOUSE

that F0,000. It is quite as likely that they made twice or jhree "ilmes as much by their apparent 'self-denial.

WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

Assuming that the climax cannot now ba

the question is how it is most to

pany (since its Registration) will be held at the Offices, of the Company in Alexandra Build ings on TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at Nons, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Acccounts to srat Decembar, 1909.

The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 26 h last, to WEDNESDAY, the fist fane, both days inclusive, during which period so trasfer af Shares can be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 1st May, 1910.

(190

Notice of Firm.

NOTICE.

COMMERCIAL

-Dated the 3rd May, 19107 1

Boof siriola & prime cut--Mei Lung Fa X

,,Gorned-Ham Ngan Yak iç

Rosit-Sblu

11

1

Breast-Ngou Lam ............s gi Boup, Tong Yuk

Stoak-Ngan Yak Pa

20

FRUITS.

Almond-Hang Yan.....

Apples, (California)-Kam San Fing

23

22,

25

20

FE

30

26

11

9

each.

30

60

BS

12

Sirloin-Ngau Lau Sausages,-Ngan Yuk Channg Bullock's Bratas, Know...... par sat

Tongue fresh-Ngau L

corned-Ham Ngau. Li

, Houl Ngan Tha

Vo 'Heart-Ngau Sum...............per

|| Hump, Salt-Ngau Kin wie ji

Feet Ngau Kesk

Ko...............

(Chefoo)-T. Chon Plug

Small-Hol Toog.................................... j

ย Onstard-Fan Lal Ghl....konch Bananas, fragrant, Cauton-Sang Sheng

Heung Oblau mă (bridos), Macao-San Houng Chia 18. Obosimnis, Okinese-Foong Lätur, Carambola-Young Tour Cocoanuts-Yah Tsa minimisach Grapes-Sin Tal T............. Lempos, Oblan-Ning Moong...

each

Kidueys-Ngau Yia......i kar Tall-Ngan Me! ................................. is

Liver Ngan Con

9

18

14

6

12

`99 Trips (androssod)-Ngnu To........... Calves' Head and Feul-Ngau-chal-

ina-keck....

...sat $1.00

Mutton Lop-Young Pal Kwat sideb | Log-Yeung Fei. curiosemine 33

Shoulder-Young: Shau

Pigs

Chiplings-Chỉ cheong

Brains-Ohl Know.....per.sot

73

Amer--Kom San Ning Moong: Lichoes, Small-Stone-Lal Chi Con

*

*

Fresh, Lal Ch!

Limes, (Saigon)-Sal Kung Niug

Moong.......

| Mango, Manila-Lul Song Mong..... 31 Mango, Solgan-Sal Kùng Moong áo|| Mangosteens, San Chuk Tai per doz

43

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12

14

| Oranges, Thin Chang simonaħ

Smali-Tal Kot..........Calty Mandarin-Tim Keti Olvas--Pak Lam ..................................J ...as Passion Frail ch nonusers th

........each. 11

....pair

Fast-Chi Kook...................

Fry-Oh Ohak

Head-Chi Ta

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Hear-Chi Sum.....

Kidanys-Oh! Ylu

Livar-Ob! Kon

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Pock, Chop-Oh! Pai Kwat .gy'

Corned-Ham Dhp Yuk

30

Log-Cho Pel

Fat of Lard-Cho You Dow............p Sheep's Head and Fast-Yeung Tan

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Hear Young Sami.......och Kidneys-Young Vie Liver-Yeung O Sucking Pigs, To Order—Ohu Chal,.. is: Sue! Best Sing Ngun Yan ...

Malion-Sang Yaung Yên DONAR HE Vesi-Ngao Chal Yak..............

Skospzet-Ngan Chai Yok Tong..

POULTRY.

Chickau—Kal Chal incont

if | f'can, (American). Kam Sao Shut Lịt

(Castor), Cooking--Sa Ll...

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8 l'enoots-Fa Sing onenousimuutos Persimmons, Largo,-Hung Chis................ Plan-apples, tat quality—Shaung Pesa

Ti Paw-law ..........................ach and cooking-Chung-tang Haw-law napovedusiu

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Platalar Tai Chi¤ .....................--

Plams, Swatow-Hung La! .............

Pumalo, Slam-Ubim Lo Yau .....ich

50 Wales, Inp Tea

6

Gros-Sang flop Tou k

"9 Shanghai Lo Kirat.....

10

34

32

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25

10

VEGETABLES, &c. Artichokes, Shanghal,-Sheung Hoj Ab

20sap, (French) Macao-Oh Moon Pis

Uspons, Large, Small-Sic Kal................... 3. Ducks ApRDANINACHOK Doves--Pan Kan ............... Eggs, Hen-Kal Tab........ Fowls, Canton-Kit

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30

..each „par doz .....

G.

Beans, (French), Shanghal-Steung Hoi-

Pin Təqa Baans, Sprost-Ah Ckolanni....................” Beans, Long-Tau Kok ........

Best Root-Kung Choi Tâu.......... nach Brinjale, Green--Chang Yuza" Ker ...... **Bdujais, Red-Hang Keresztéletesstake, Bamboo Shoote--Chook Shua... 24 Cabbage, Chinçso, com.—Kal Chuy..... Cabbage, Rod-Kal Lan Tasch 15

Cabbago, (Shanghål)-Yeh Gay......... Cane Bronts; bunch-Kad Sau Cauliflower, Large size-Tal Ych.Chol'

FA

..each. Caulifower, Medium size--Cheung Yeh

Cholla

..sach › Cauliflower, Small size-Sal Yah: Chol-fa

Carrots-Kam Shun

Hatsan-Hol-Nam-Kal------33

--Nga

Gcaso, Wild Shanghal-Sheung Hol Ye

Ngo

Huck Dear-Wong Keng....each Hars--To Chal............ Partridge-Oke Khoc.............

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Celery, Chlusse-Tong Kan Choy' ................ Colory, English-Yeung Kan Choi ...............

saslary, White-Pak Yeung Kan Chol... Okilifas, Dried-Oos Lat.Ohit ......andaran

Rød--Hung Fa

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Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kuper bach

Hellow-Hothow Pak Kup „

Alee Birds-Wo Få Chook.....doen Jalpe-Sa Chu! Turkeys, Cock-Fo Kai Kung'..... per E-

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Na Wild Ducks, Shanghai, Sul-appale wild Decks Canton-Sang Shing Sal TRADING | Teal, Shanghal, Sul Ap Chäf

LO YUK KEE,

Manager.

fat off at are the specific risks and dangers C COMPANY, Merchants and Commis which the rubber “häomers", bave to be on sion Agents, have this day been established at |their ganid ngalow? Thoy datter themsolves | Na. *j, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 200

that they are qulia safe is rubber commanda Floor. its present abnormal price. But that is only one of the risks bay bave to canalder. From a purely financial polat of view such wild speculation on this must be suicidal, no malier 551] · how profitable the subject may be cu which it is bated. Even if 198. robber were guaranteed for five years ahead the boom could not be carried on fit balf or quarter of that time, simply because it could not be donoced. There are too many "wild men" in it, ton many small gambiórs, and, worst of all, 100 many. West End plungers. It is said that smart clubs in Piccadilly and Fall, Mall have underwritten new issues so asgerly that they took everything

LI KWONG LOONG & CO. offered to ibens. Thay will inevitably be lands

* * * * *

CABINET-MAKERE AND ART DECORATORI», from Shanghal, ·has re-opened their FURNITURE STORE

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No. 19, Des Vœux Road CentrRAL. The only Shop to Hongkong with this mame

HIGH-CLASS VORNITORE

White, Ivory and Ecru. We of erez, daicription can be made to

POWELL'S

Alexandra

Buildings

ordar in any design required.

Have been patronised by the Hongkong | Qlok, Hongkong Hotel Telegraph Co. Mesir, A. 5. Watson & Co. Firma and other Inding Establishments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made as to the Suparios Workmanship and Materiel of the Furniture, c, sapplied.

Manors. A. §. Watson Co., Ltd., wilta ko follows:

We have pleasure in stating that Mr. L.I KWONG.LOONG- furnished the Aonere to enr Dispensary and gava uz every saite. faction."

(Sd)-A. 5. Watson & 00.

15th May, 18j1, ORDERS punctually attended to, and

CHARGES most moderate,

AN INSPECTION INVITED, Wongrong, th-Bugral, stof,

ed with thousands of shares when Capel-court and Mincing-lane have no farther use for them. A second specific danger in the risk of money squeeze in the autumn. If Mr. Lloyd George remains till then at the head of our unfortunate Exchequer, and if Mr Pierpont Morgan get tired of shouldering Wall street, there may be an autuma crisis quite beyond any recent experience. A bad braak in Wall

OSMAN &

.

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CASUM,

1 & 8, D'AGUILAK" STRELT.

JUST UNPACKÈD Ladies' Trimmed and Untrimmed

RIBBONS, FLOWERS

& FEATHERS.

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MUBLIN and FIGURED VÕILES,

31

Ap.

FISH.

Barbel-Ka Yo 'indimen

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per pals

1

TATIONS 100

Curry St, English-Ka Lee Choj Lu

Cacomber-Cheng Kwa

70

Vittar Squash-Fa Kwą

Garlic-Star Tau..........

60

...

Ginger, young-Süa 'Tar Keung `........

· old-Lo Keung ................

30

Horse Radish, Shanghai-Lik Kà¤..... A 1:95 Indian Com-Suk Mal ......................................place Lattace-Yeung Sang Chol

Bach

Water Chesnuts-Mu Tal mom a

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· Mandarin—Kwei Luni Ma Tai,

Musk Melon ..................

Mushrooms, Fresh-Sang Cho Kho...............

“io Onions, Bombay-Yeung Chung Tan ... Groen-Sang Change mana -S'hal-Sheung Hol Chung Tau

Japan-Yat Food'

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20 Okmer-Ma Ket .............................

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Bream-Bla Y...................................................divene n Canton Fresh Water Fish-He! Bin Yu Garp-L! Y¤ dynamonemies Catfish--Chik Y□......................... || Codesh-Man Yü..............rossinudki. 19 Grabs Halterofsehakonea,j). Battle Fish-Muk Y¤...............makananda gi Dab-Sa Mang Ya odmum 21 16 Dace-Wong Mel Läu masasaman, K~~ Dog Fish-Tit To Så minnemia 11 Kala, Congor-Hal Man Yu momuimej

Trash water-Tam Sni Ya nosi m- Yellow-Wong Slamminpour's Frogs-Tian' Kal

Gadgoon-Pak Kap Y¤ man ja G-Sek Pan

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street would, as usual, be immediately follow. IIATS, ed by a "alump” in American motor.cam and probably also in diamonds. Every American is a' 'millionare-Flop the Instal. mant plan." When things go wrong with him and he cannat keep up his Instalments, down goes his automobile and away go hla wife's diamonds. There is so more demand for new machines, and last year's output of 100,000 may suddenly drop to 100,000. The most petent cause of exlating famine prices | LACE ADİ EMBROIDERIES a speciality. Mallathal Yu of rubber is undoubtedly the enormous Ameri- can consumption, chiefly for motor-cars. When | that slackens there will be no more fantino, and a awing back from 128, 6d, to s8, od, par pound would be only a repetition of maricas exper ience of two years ago.

'TABLE LINENS, SERVIETTES and

HOUSEHOLD LINENS.

Samples on application,

A third danger in the discovery of rubber substitutes of commercial value. There are al- ready suvarat soberlintes in the laboratory stago, and any day their manufacture may be so much improved as to make them market able. This is pook-poobed by rubber author Ities an a bagay, but at least one novalty, before the publia kse got beyond the experimental serouted

Coast Port Orders carefully

Parsley, English-Young Dn Fal ....B Gresa Ferheng Tav..............

| Potatoes, Swait--Tan Bhai

12

10

30

17

Shanghal-Sheung itol: Sha

Japan-Yat-Poon She Teal American-Ya Ki

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Foocker-Fak Chan Shu Tal Macai-Oh Muon

36 Pumpkin-Toong Kwa

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Tomatoes-Fan Ker..

Taros-Wa Tan verimata,

Engilsh-Yeung Low Fak,place

Yogetable Marrow-Chit Kwa Water Cresses-Sal Yeang Ukol

Caltrope-Lan Kollinger

Lily Roots-Lla diga, star Vage-Tal Shoesanses person an

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· Radisk--Finng Lo Pak Tra!

13

Rhubarbe Entant a

Herringe To Fak mizernens p Halibet-Okeung Kwan Ya KEMAN, JE

Shalois-Bon Chung Tana

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Spinage (Chinese)--Paw Okəf

| Labeus-Wong Ya Yonansminstonest ja

Losch-Wu Yisciamo Lobelars-Long Ha permintaan 15" Mackerel-Uhi Ya mantrasepname' di 24 Monk Fish-Mon YD DISEASE BË -

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Spinach-Yin Cho!

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Taralys, Pan-t! (Long)~Low Pak

2. -16

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15,

9

18

The prices necessarily vary (13 | and the Sanitary Boardžas

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stalikaidāms to sell at the.

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