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HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1917.
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BUSINESS NOTICES,
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Applicants will be required to produce All Passports or identification papers persoza, with certain exceptices, who remain in the Colony for more thun 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulara. required may be obtained at the 6.F.O.. and at all Folice Stations.
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NIGHT CARE.
8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m... 9.30 p.m., to 11.60 p.m. every half bour.
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8.00a.m. to 10.30 Every 15 minute. 10.30a.m. to 11.00 .m...Every 10 minutes. 11.30am. to 12 Noon. Every 15 minutes, 12.00 soon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minute. 10 p.m to 5.30pm...very 15 minuten. 530p.m. to 8.00 ...Every 10 minutes. 600 p.m. to 6,80 p.m...Every 15 minates, 4.30pm to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minuten. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.
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Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
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EFFECTS OF THE WAR IN EUROPE.
FOOD AND FUEL RESTRICTIONS GENERAL.
AMERICA AND AUSTRIA.
REQUEST FOR A CLEAR AND FINAL
STATÉMENT...
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20.
The American Ambassador at Fionna has requested a clear and Anal statement: of Austria's, standpoint in regard to the submarine pélicy, and whether the as-
LONDON, Feb. 20. The cumulative offects of the war are manifest throughout Europe Fect and fuel restrictions are beconą įsurance given on the uccssion of the ing general.
inking of the Huona and Persia in Seutrals particularly are lackingeidents has been dinged or withdrawa in coal. Great Britain, despite the submarining, is bust served in a II | respects..
The hewspapers in France are single sheets, while Holland is with- France. out paper one day a week. in addition to neatless days and the prohibition of pustry, proposes the issue of bread cards shortly.
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BRAZIL AND GERMANY.
INFORMATION TO AVOID AVOID EXCUSES.
RIO DE JANTERO, Feb. 20, The Government states that it has" informed Germany of the whereabouts;
them.
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The general conditions are growing and the routes of the Brazilian ships worse in Scandinavia. Shortage of which are bound for Europe, so that coul has compelled the restriction of there shall be no excuse for submarining hours in which "schools, churches and factories are open. In Sweden sugar and soup cards have been Ismail.
THE WAR 'LOAN.
COMMENTS ON THE SUCCESS. COAL AT 216 A TON IN ROME,
The Italian Government has com
LONDON, Feb. 20. wandered the crops at 36-litre per The papers contrast the proofs of quintal, and fixed the price of the German exhaustion, as evidenced by next crop at 45 lire per quintul, top-the renewal of the appeal for gold ing to encourage new sowing. Breadornaments, with the splendid proof of and sugar tickets are expected. In British financial stability which enabled. the country to raise the largest loan: Rome, vask costs £10 sterling a ton
in history, besides, a reventie of and wood 784-
£500,000,000.
There is great distress in Spain owing to the stoppage of inglustries due to subinurining.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
'Loxtos, Feb. 20.
A French.communiqué stutex'! There is lively artillery work between the Oise and the Aisne, and in the sector of Ayocourt.
We curried out successful ccups de-main north of Flirey and west of! Wattwiller and brought back pri-
soners.
ATTACK ON A SMALL BRITISH POST.
LoxDos, Feb. 20. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
·City experts express the opinion that the Loan has revealed vast resources which may yet be untapped, promising even Letter results in the future. “Mr. Banat Law's figure is likely to be large fly exceeded, as hundreds of thousands
of applications are still outstanding.
The Times, interpreta the Loair'na an overwhelming vote of confidence in the War Cabinet.
THE GERMANS IN THE CHINA TREATY PORTS.
LONDON, Feb. 20. Mr. Balfour, replying to a question in the House of Commons, stated that there are 1 German Consulate, 2 German Post Offices, 2 German Banks, and 32 German commercial firme in British concessions in China, while there are only four British commercial frins in German Concessions.
THE CROWN COLONTES IND COMPULSION:
Under cover of a heavy bombard- ment; destroying our trench, strong enamy detachment, assisted by dammenwerfer, rushed Д sipall advanced post southward of Le
LONDON, FOL. 20. Transloy,
We entered and considerably for the Colonies, stated in the House of Mr. Walter Long, Secretary of State-
Armentieres ard eastward of Ypres. introducing a compulsory scheme in damaged enemy positions east of Commons that the question of
GERMAN REPORT. »
Ceylon similar to that in the Straits A German official report received by Settlements was under consideration. wireless states:
FERSIA
We repulsed British attacks west of THE STEEDISH GENDARMERIE IN Messines and on the Arton front. We captured points southward of Le Trans loy and north-east of Verdun.
TÜRKISH" POSTS IN BINAT PENINSULA CAPTURED.
LONDON, Teh 20.. An official report from Egypt states: We captured Turkish posts at. Nekhi and Bir-el-Hassens, in the Sinai Peninsula, securing prisoners sad booty
RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES.
LONDOS, Feb. 20.
A Russian official report received
by wireless states:
We repelled an attack north west of Podgritze;
Wo sank by Bubrirme a steamer and eight schooners phorus:
Boa
LONDON, Feb. 20 In the House of Commons, Ma Balfour, answering Coloned Yate, stated? that the Swedish gendarmerie in Persie would not be reorganised under fresh Swedish instructor.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. NEWS.
LONDON, Feb. 20, Consola 525, 848 unquoted
In lia Stocks 641, 555.
Day Longs f
·Rubber 401
Linseed, scarce 111'e%
Brown Cawnpore 23/6, sellers Rubber 391
Coconut 55, buyers
·BILYEE
steady.
LONDON, Feb. 20.
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