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SCOTCH WHISKY.
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A.S, WATSON & Co, Ld.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGHONG.
T. 016.
NOT LUE.
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BLISHED 1845
HONGKONG. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917,
BUSINESS NOTICES &
BUSINESS NOTICES.
STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS
8,000 Tons, 4,000 Horse Power now Built. Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Suppies. Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBOILDARS.
KOWLOON BAN
MOTOR
CAR GO.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
DRAGON
14
HUDRON
ANDI OVERLAND
MOTOE
CARS
NY EUROPEAN, Non 'ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours
9 ... to 1PM. Bad 2 P. M. to 4 P.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to pradace Pawport or identification papers, All trsons, with certain exceptions, who ania in the Colony for more than idays are required to Register them- sures under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms. of Registration giving the particulars nquired may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.
PEAK
TRAMWAYS. COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME, TABLE.
WIE DAYS.
1.004.m to 200 m...Every 15 minutes. 3.00 in. 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutæ. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.45 p.m. to 1.15 p....Every 10 minutes. 1.10 p.m. to 1.46 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 1.45 p.m. to 2.16 p.m...Every 10 minutes.. 2.16 p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 15 minuten. 6.00pm.to 8.00p.m...Every 10minator.
NIGHT CARA
8.60 p.m. and 7p.m., 9.80 p.m. to 11.00. P.. wery half hour."
.
11.00 pm. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of
7.30 2,
AD bont.
SUBDATE
8.00am to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes. 10.30... to 11.00a.m. Every 10 minuta. 11.30a.m. to 12 Koon....Every 15 minuter 19.00 noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.20 p.m...Every 15 minutos. 6,31p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minuses. 100p.m. to 6.30p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT (JARS as on Week Days:
SATURDAYS.
Extra Car at 13 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement as the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA Buildings' De Vin Road Central
Sowon and peach tickete available for
all cars not already fall running at the imo stated to the Company's thins tables, but not for special cars can be obtained on application at the Company's Oce No Season ticket will be inmed until payment therefor bas been made in Bank Artea or by Chaque or Compradore order representing Bank Notes.
JOHN D. BUMPEREYS & SON,
General Managjeri.
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PRICE 50 CENTS AND $1.00 PER BOTTLE.
•TAIKOO DOCKYARD
•BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
THE TUDO. DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,LD.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY PORTLAND CEMENT
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.
Established 1883.
MANUFACTURERS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
to 15"
OTECUMTERENCE.
GABLE LAID
6" to 15"
4 STRAND
3" to 10"
GOLQUEFERENCE.
CIREENPENLLACH
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Prises, amples and fall particulars will be forwarded on appliestien to
Shewan, Tomes & Co., Omeral Manager.
Haarkong, April 11, 1915.
WATSONS
PERY OLD BOY
Scotch Whisky
WATSON'S
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601
In Casks of 375 Iba, "not"
In Bags of 350 lbs. not.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL & MANAGER,
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART,
MANAGER
PEAK HOTEL.
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Termins, 1,400 feet above Sea Level
THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL
THE
FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD WIDE
ADVERTISING.
A. S TEM ACo., Ltd.,|
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WINK AND SPIRIT „MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.
Na 616.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
INVIDERS ad SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERE, SHARE and THÔN FOUNDERS. All work done in this outablishment guaranteed. We hate over thirty your axperiences Woown two Supwan and can accommodata say orali (of 200 feet Touri
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Telephone No. Shipyard Bham-Sal-Po, Kowloon, Hmong Trimiter/fuziabad in spyretion.
Hoogkeneprít
WING FING, WAV Manage
Telephones in all root. First-class Cuisine, Lounge, Bioking and Lad rooms, Roof Garden.
Terme-From $5 per day mer.
Telegraph add: Peaceful,”
F.O. PEUSTER
Manager
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BRITISH ADMIRALTY'S COMMENT.
LONDON, Feb 7
AMERICA'S MILITARY
PROGRAMINE.
Lomox, Feb. 7.
The Morning Post's corresponded
at Washington cables that President Wilson, in consultation with the
Secretary of State for the Navy and Serretary of State for War. bas
An Admiralty commeniqué stato the Port diciale carrying passengers from Tontou to Australia. was torpedoel without waning on Saturday. The practically determined on the milk passengers were luled at Vigo.
The Perovian sailing ship Lorton was apk by submarine on Monday in Spanish territorial waters..
The Adminity comments that these incidents emphasise the withdrawal of
try programme in the event of war.. It is recognised that the United States is unable to send an expedit tionary force to Europe for some
Germany's pledge to the United States months; therefore American assist- not to sink passenger ships without ance for the Allies would be, findly, warning and claim the consideration of Naval minely the patrol of the neutrals.
SHIPS SUNK
53 SUNK THIS MONTH.
LONDON, Fel. .. 7,50 km.
Sovan British, five Norwegian, ships; one Swedish, cne, Spanish, one Danish
od one Rusian bave been sunk. -«
6.30 p.m.
South Atlantic, releasing British and
French cruisers.
The feasibility of convoys has been discussed, "and is considered not to”
he practicable.
A swarm of fast motorboats would assist the destroyer flotillas.
ANXIOUS AMERICANS IN
BERLIN
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.
The silkings raportisl in February
A despatch from Rerlin states thot number 38, of which 22 aggregating the see at the 'American Embasty 54,600 tons have been sunk in the on the stir inst. reculled the situa past twenty-four hours. The latter
Crowds of tion in August 1914.* figure includes 18 British.
anxious Americans blocked the com ridors seeking advice. The passport department was working at th highest pressure.
The list soniprises some of the German ruder's victins.
?!
No great anxiety is falt as is was anticipated that the daily average of the sinkings would be raised for a short period.
1.83 p.m: The following ships have been sunk Steamer Huistwood (British); barque Gamefall (Russian).
Four of the Hurstwood'a crow were killed.
i
The crowds auguraented by nany British and other belligerent. nationals clanouring for advice.
GERMAN SHIPS AT MANILA.
THE BELGIAN, RELIEF SHIPS. AMERICAN NAVY TAKES CHARGE
OF 11. The Danish steamer Larakruse- is believed to have, been sunk. SBe
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. carried a cargo of maize for the The Naval authori es at Manila the Belgian Relief Commission. The have taken charge of sinking of this ship is contrary to the German, merchantmen: The crow Genan asurance to the American have been removed. Load Spanish Ministers at Brussels,
that Belgian Belief Ships should not be interfered with. Eight relief ships are now at sea and thirty are hold
Should in various ports. they be delayed another week many people in Belgium and the North of France will starve.
AN ADMIRAL'S VIEW. In the House of Commons Admiral Sir Hedworth Maux declared that there was every reason to hope that the same success which had attend. ed the destruction of Zeppelins was
seventeen
GERMAN SHIPS AT HONOLULU.
་་
NINE WITH 'BOILERS WRECKED.
LONDON, Feb. 7.
The engines of nine German vessels at Honolulu have been disabled and their boiler wrecked. The crews have been arrested and placed under guard..
Fin a fair way of being realised in INTERNED GERMAN MERCHANT.
countering subzaarines,
MEN AT PUERTO RICO.
SURROUNDED BY MILITARY GUARDS
ANOTHER BRITISH MERCHANT .
CAPTAIN A
PRISONER.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
VIGO, Feb. T.'
PUERTO RICO, Feb. 7. Military guards surround the intermed
Central Location
PATELL & CO. Importers-Exporters A Elodie lifta, Pans ad brace, from Brazil but comprised 89 of the the shipm The American guardship
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
Branches
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY," INDIA. Clina?
HANKOW
CASTRON
The survivors landed from a Dutch German merchant shipe Odenwald and LL ELECTIO TRAME F Entrance, bip, mentioned yesterday, were not President. The crews are confined to European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, crow and seven passengers of the British
Iinsen is watching. Hat and Cold Water System throughout ship Fort Adelaide, whose captala was
Bast of Food and Service
TELEPHONI 373. TELEGRAFFIC Andres.
VICTORIL
WITCHELL, Manager.
TANG YUX IXTET, BUCIORBOK
the late BIEN TING,
14 AGUILAR BELZET.
TERMS YERY MODERATE
Consultation from
taken prisquer by a submarine; and 66 sesmen from three Norwegian ships.
GERMANY, RELEASES AMERICAN PRISONERS.
AMSTERDAM, Fab. 7.
THE AUSTRIAN 'IMBASSADER ING
IMRHICA.
NEW YORK Feb, 1 The Nein Fort Herald demend that passports should be handed to Count> Tarnowake, the Austro-Hungariae
The Venische Zeitung states that 72 Ambassador who arrived to-day, as the Americans, who were prisoners on board sanguncement of the German threst the Farradale, bare been releand oneniphasises that the Prussian and Ameria are declaring that they were Lot aware Austan organisations when they joined their vessels that armed merchant-men were regarded by Garumny Wiestip
identical
Continged from Poga 6.)