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**ON YOUR NERVES.” When you have so far lost control of your nerves that you "dy to pinces" uver the least little noise or excitement it is high time to give your berves a rest, and to build up your blood. Teu
THE FRENCH "FRONT,
Lossos, Murch S.
A French communiqué reports: We successfully bombardel enemy organisations, north of the Aisne and
are keeping up on your nerves alone SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. on the left of the Mense.
Your pale, allow complexion shows that
your blood 15 thin and watery. Your
whole system is weak and run dora.
The drawn look, the sunken eyes, the Reuter's Service to the China Mail VIEWS OF THE GREAT RETREAT.
the loss in weight, are phic signs that the nerves and body are being poorly nourished. Your nervous energy. and will power are all that is stanshing between you and a complete nervous breakdown.
deepening lines about the mouth and
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They contain no opiates or harmful drugs. They give strength not atimula tion. Go to the cearest medicine dealer to-day and get a bottle of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for $1.50 or air bottles for 35 Or send for them direct to the De Williams Medicine Co., 66 Szachuen Raul Shangbai. The prices include postage.
THE
GREAT RETREAT.
GERMANY.
FURTHER REPORTS FROM BRITISH
CORRESPONDENTS. "
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE KING AND GENERAL NEVILLE.
GERMANY'S MEXICO
INTRIGUE.
EFFECT OF THE REVELATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
STRONG JAPANESE
REPUDIATION.
WASHINGTON, March 2 The revelation of German plotting in Mexico' has stirred the capital to im depths Congressmen have forgotten their differences, and are rallying to support the President.
LONDON, March 3. Flows of the great retreat, of which it is noteworthy the German people are still unaware, are most contradictory.
Mr. Flood, Chairman of the Forsigr The latest suggestion, based on Relations Committee, in introducting Berlin reports transmitted by a Berne into the House of Representatives correspondent of the fines, is that the Bill authorising the arming of merchant- BREAKING THE NEWS IN enemy may, after all. act on the defen-man, received an avation when he na sive in the West and attack the Russian serted the right of Americans to travel. northern front. The Correspondent,Ha added. We hope to uphold the however, point out that the reports right peacefully, but if this is impossible may be intended to divert Allied then it will be upheld by force of arros." Mr. Lansing has issued a statement US and cranitions to Russia so rendering an Anglo-Freach ofensive to the effect that he is confident that less formidable.
| México will dine he a party, te such a While the British Correspondentanze plot, adding "It is impossible to pablish most cautious. in chair statements all the details for fear of endangering regarding the retreat, French writers the lives of our informants."" assert that the Germans have destroyed a number of heavy guns, that the retreat is not strategic but forced, and that the new line the Germans age roaching is in
ndwise strong. It is calculated that it will tako the enemy three weeks to complete An official at the Embassy said that A Press Bureau communique their withdrawal to the Arras the idea of Japaa adhering to such a ates that H.M. The King has Cambral line, if such is their intention proposal was monstrous, impossible,
German ingenuity and energy in and outrageous. congratulated Field-Marshal
hampering pursuit has been successfully Douglas Haig qn the Army's splen countered by the British engineers dil and persistent pressure which building new roads and restoring fail has forced the enemy to quit care-ways behind the advance, almost as fast HE Undersigned having been appointed fully prepared and strongly fortified they had been destroyed. The British at one point are now almost on These succesIES, AGENTS for the COWIR HARBOUR positiona.
the outskirts of Barname, pushing VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote Majesty says, are a fitting sequel to towards Loupart Wood, which is a
pricon for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bunkers at SEBAT the fine achic Parents on the Sonims, network of wire inteaded to offer a TIK or SANDAKAN (British North and great credit is due to those strong resistance.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TRE Cadersigned have received in Tructions to sell by Public & terion.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
01
TUESDAY,
the 6th March, 1917, commencing
st 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 9,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice Hous. Baker,
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
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&c.
FOR SALE,
YACHT FOR SALE The Gual Class "TRECLA" Available Middle of March. 8950 Lieut. Call | A. V. ALEXANDER, 74 Punjabis, Kowloon.
Boogkook, Feb. 24, 1917.
F
150
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
Borneo.
GOAL.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK" er SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMFC PON DOAL (either cargo or Bankers) are exempt from payment of all Port charge.
As Follows —
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Állo
Tenais Poles and Nesting, &c, de Brass Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cota, etc.
(Ful Facticulara from Catalogue.)
HUGHES & BOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 91, 1917.
PONTES!
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PONTES PONIES ¦
PUBLIC ROUP.
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HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Roup,
on
WEDNESDAY,"
the 7th March, 1917, at 3 pm, at the Fountain, opposite the City Hall. A Large Number of WELL-KNOWN RACE PONIES, "A Quantity of SADDLERY, Including-
Racing and Polo Saddica, Bridles, Bita, Kree Cape, Muzzles, Blankets and Sundries.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Terms ---Carh.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong. Feb. 28, 1917,
FUBLIC
AUCTION.
1540
HE Undersigned have received in-
At Sabattik Steamers are berthed along- side the Company's wharf where there is minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sobattik Har beur)," Prices and all other information. Concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents.”
BRADLEY & CO., LTD..
Agenta. Cowie Harbour Cal Company, Limited.
MARTIN'S
APIOL &STFEL
FEJEPILLS
1. Tranch Ragouty low all Jonatantes.
MARTIN'S PIOL&STER
PILLS
1097
Loungs, March S.
Sir
His
responsible for drawing up the plans of the campaign.
Fick-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
warmly acknowledged Majesty's generous commendations.
bus
GENERAL NEVILLE'S
CONGRATULATIONS. »
Hi
REASSURING THE GERMAN PEOPLE.
· PRESS EXPLANATIONS.
A Japanese cfficial statement bas been issued scouting the idea that Japan would ever entertain such a proposal, and dwells on the good growing out of the friendship between Japan and the United States.
STATEMENT BY BARON MOTONO.
Special Food for Starved Nerves.
SANAPHOS
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General of the Forces..
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*Sanaphos ** la soli by sh. Camins. Stoota de held by, and request. for tamalas should be addressedlite Flescher & Co, seʻThe Qaven's Dispensary, Hong Kong
Whalasala Diszibasses for kadin: and. Yar Kast,>-Ducha Bessbarn. Laku Middlena Stre, England.
CHINA AND GERMANY.
GENERAL MAUDE'S TRIBUTE TOU
HIS TROOPS. <
Now Yous, March 9. A Tokyo message states that Barsa Motono, the Minister of Foreign A MEMORANDUM BY THE ALLIES. Affairs, told an Associated Press representative that he had received no proposal to join in a possible war. against the United States. He suid the ides was ridiculous and was telegraphs that the Allied Ministers based upon an outrageous presump. have presented a Memorandum to the and endurance of his troops.
Chinese Government sympathising with tion that Japan would abandon the their attitude towards Germany and devotion to duty, and the dash and
Allies.
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GERMAN JUSTIFICATION OF
AMSTERDAM, March 3.
THE INTRIGUE. Now that it is imposible any longer to conceal the retreat on the Ancre,
AMSTERDAM, Marah 3. the German Press, in one inspired ac Germany justifies her intrigue in од the General Nevillo, Commander-in-cord, has begun to publish explanations Mexico Against America
intended to reassure the population, ground that it constituted an intel the Western Front, has which has been disquieted for weeks figent anticipation, which was sub- Chief on congratulated General Sir William past by rumours of evacuation. The Robertson. Chief of the General papers now declare that they knew all sequently justified by Amarica aban- Staff of the British Army, on the about it since February, 20th. Hence doning neutrality.
treach- Germany is angry at the splendid fext of arms by the gallant they are delighted to observe the
ery" by which the intrigue was troops under General Maude in cap-enemy's astonishment."
The Frankfurler Zeitung "concludes discovered. turing Kut-el-Amara, and also upon the important brilliant successes on with assurances that "the thing is that- the Ancre which, he says, brilliantly Hindenburg has a hand in the game, opens the campaign of 1917.
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REPORTS BY PRESS CORRESPONDENTS.
LONDON, March. 38 The Times correspondent at Peking
LONDON, March 3 Mr. Climberlain, Secretary of State for India, has beartily con gratulated General Mauda, on his brilliant success and the galianatang General Maude, replying, anys the
promising favourable consideration of gallantry of his troops, both British such questions as the suspending of the and Indian, baye been matchless. Boxer priemaity payments during the
war andi revising the tariff in the event
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of Cbian effectively severing relations, PRISONERS-OF-WAR IN TURKEY. with. Germany and Austri
LONDON, March 8
THE INDIAN ARMY.
PAY AND PROMOTION GRIEVANCES TO BE REMEDIED.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Hope stated that the Government was doing its utmost to trace British and Indian prisoners-of-war in Tur key by means of enquiries through American and other channels.
The question of an Anglo-Turkish exchange of prisoners was being
LONDON, March 8. In the House of Commons. reply-considered. ing to Sir John Rees regarding the
and so for everything is going on exact AMERICA AND GERMANY, grievances of Indian Army officers. ly as he wishes."
HOGE NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 2. The Senate has passed a credit of
Mr. Austin Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India, announced that the Raj had carefully re-examined the question of pay and promotion and had been in communication with bimsuit and the War Office.
In view of the length of the war
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GENERAL SMUTS.
LONDON, March 5. The Press Bureau announces the Genem Smuts has been appointed
member of the Privy Council..
A STATE SHIPPING. SCHEME.
LONDON, March 3,
Finally, a long semi-official account, given in a communique, says the posi tions, which had beat shot to pieces; were evacuated according to plan, un- noticed by the enemy and without losses, while heroic rearguards indicted The Correspondente at the British heavy losses on the immensely more Headquarters, writing on Friday Dumpercus British. It concludes by say. G. 3535,000,000 under the Naval and the arduous campaign in which night, emphasise that the enemy ing "The Germans bare withdrawn
to higher ground from the horrible, Appropriation Bill without a division, the Indian army is engaged, be now carefully codecaled from the troop bottomless marah where the villand also the issue of C.$150,000,000 sanctioned, with the concurrence of the fact that they were retreating
are heaps of ruins the of Bonda to provide an emergency the War Office a further acceleration Prisonerg
of the time scale for promotion during taken Ak Gommecourt ges
wells filled up and the roads non- fund. refused to believe that their com existent. Here the British are exposed
It has also aanctioned G. $115,000,- the "war, and a grant of pay cor
It is understood that the Shipping rades had gone and that the fortress to the inclemencies of the weather and 000 for the President to expedite responding to rank..
Under the revised scheme, pro- Controller is contemplating a scheme for had been surrendered.. A dense the fire of German batteries toxined on naval construction and G.835,000,000
tion to the rank of Heutenant would the requisitioning of liners under which white fog to-day, succeeding a night every point. Therefore, all the trouble for additional submarines. of frost, hampered observation and of the British has been in vain. They
be after a year's service, to captain owners will constitute a Committes of LATER. delayed the drying of the ground and can only consolidate the ground and
after four years and to major after Management, whereon the Controller will be represented. The profits above Amendments to the Naval Bill fifteen years. the progress of the British advance. bring up artillery at the cost of heavy
those yielded by requisition ratés” will This scale of promotion would have sccrue to the State, and all competition The German retreat is necessarily sacrifces from the Germans, secure in have been adopted, making all slow, but the British have reached strong positions whence they await new appropriations available immediately a retrospective effect from Septem will be eliminated. The scheme wil instead of on July 1st and establish ber 9, 1915, and would carry areas firstly be applied to the Australia trade the enemy position of Achiat-le-Petit, attacks unweakened and unshaken." the Srat of the two remaining tranch The Fassische Zeitung explains the ing another Navy Yard on the Pacific of pay from September 1, 1916.
Clove retreat by declaring that Hindenburg's Coast. systems.. before Bapaume. fighting is proceeding in Louper policy has been a maximum concentra tion in order to forco a final decision in ORDER Wood, north of Warincourt, in the Spring Trench warfare will soon
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
To
action, OHERRY & 00.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNAD),
.
SATURDAY,
the 10th March, 1917, at 10.30 am, at their Sales Booms, No,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of · 'Tre Hover STREET, 'A`MISUELLANEOUS, STOOK,
Comprising:-
A variety of Press Material, including Serge and Alpaca, Hats and Hillinery, Counterpanés, Blankets, Towels, Men's Canvas Shoes, Toilet Soap, Perfumery, Sky &
cccsequence of the enemy trying to end, when the Germans will prove, recover the position, which he lost immeasurably superior to the British. too soon. The attempt failed. The The Foanische Zeitung describes the Bavarians also counter-attacked on retreat as a model operation. Thursday night near Tragsloy, bub It is noteworthy that, co-incident were driven back before reaching the with the Press explanations, the British Division, leaving fifty dead. Military Governor of Cologne threatens The enemy cow ate approximating to with severe imprisonment those "spread the general line which probably, they ing absurdly exaggerated rumoura,” will defend with a show of force, His present positions are most uncomfort abla Magyare filled with water, but defended by forests and wire, fed
·BRITISH MAN POWER.
NEW CHIEF OF AUSTRIAN GENERAL STAFF.
AMSTERDAM, March 3 Baron Arz von Strauszenberg supersedes von Hoetzendorf as Chief of the Austrian General Staff.
GERMANY DETAINING AMERICAN CONSULA,
Mr. Chamberlain said he was still LACONIA'S CAPTAIN EVADES THE communicating with the Raj in con-
PIRÁTER. nection with certain details, but be hoped the scheme would be published in a few weeks."
M
LONDON, March 35
In regard to sick-leave pay, the The captain of the Laconia domed Raj hod represented to him that the mufts before the sinking of bia ahip rates did not adequately meet the once the pirates' search for him was circumstances of officers badly fruitless. wounded or suffering from serious iliness contracted in the field or on þactive servíco, and he had asked the In South Landen yesterday (EDS War Office to concur in proposals for an old Londoner, recently) I witnessed granting better rates for such cases. spectacio of a kind. I have not sECTL- With regard to placing Indian London for many years. It was low
class funeral of the old-fashioned f officers ou ball pay after two years Four black burses
ench with velvet pal if unfit for duty in India, Mr. Cham-nodeach with heavy waving black plames berlain said he was not satisfied that drew the glass-sided bearse, in whi
was the WASHINGTON, March 3.
costly half pay would be altogether appro
coffin, laden with expan The top wreaths. Th
the heari give The State Department has been in-priate for the present conditions of was black with more plumes. Surely formed that Germany is detaining four the Indian Army."
war time is a curious time to select, Lod American, Consuls, until the German
He was consulting the Raj on this such an undearable revivali I may add Lonnos, March 3. Government is officially advised that the matter, and he had also tempered the that the rank of the decelsed, was lace The Press Bureau announces that United States allowing German rule regarding, officers removed from cated by the fact that the two mourning coaches which followed the hearse con tunioubtedly saceriór to those used by the ramp Council has ondered a Consols to proceed to the posts in South the effective list after two years.tained howler-batted gentlemen smoking PUBLICATIONS. have been
PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hoogkong Hotel Telephone No. 491.
'Hongkong: March 20, 1914.
"CHINA MAIL"
BTAINABLE at the CHITA MA
Offce, Wyndham Street, Hone Ots.
A number of Naw Kerveene Stoves. kong
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Hongkong. March 3, 1917. 1660 HONGKONG'S MUSICAL
FOR SALE.
at their Eales Rooms, No 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, SECOND HAND CONTRACTORS
··PLANT,"
·THEODOLITE AND LEVEL Full particulars may be had from the andersigned 127
**Farms as usual
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Auctionsern 1917.
Hongkong Feb.
HISTORY...
NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH
CHINA." (by Ber." G. A Bunbury, M. A.)
Part I-Mammals and Birds
Part II-Reptiles, Amy sibir und
Fishes
The advance İşa wonderfully stimulated the Britiah who are eager to show their skill in 'the open. Men actually request to be kept in the line when they fear they will be withdrawn to the rest billota..
Mr Beach Thomas (one of the corres pondenta) denies that the retreat is due to British gas-shella He says these are
REVISION OF EXEMPTIONS ORDERED.
THE AMERICANS OF THE WARROWDALE Irritation is being felt at the continued detention of the Americans from the Yarrowdale,
of the general superiority of the British of exemption of men under thirty assigned. artillery, our strategic plan and the one years of age. The Government German soldiers fear of another Somme impresses upon the tribunais that offensive.
the war is reaching a critical stage. It is imperative to obtain more men toe the Army, and exemption would in nowise be justified on the ground of employment or hardship, unlesä for the most exceptional reasons.
He mentions that among the German traps abandoneri were watches and saucepans lined with fulminate of
mercury.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST The Press Bureau intimates that
REPORT
the special arrangements: postponing the calling up of religious workers ivo been, terminated.
so Fjeld-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig|- reports. Further progress northward of Warlencourt and Estcourt and to the north-east of Puis eux-au-Mont
NEW ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.
THE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.
LONDON PEESS COMMENTS.
LONDON, March, 3.
employment either in India or Ghent Britain for a disabled officer.
He said the Raj sympathised and. co-operated with him very fully in the matter
INDIA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE WAR CABINET.
CATRO, March 3, A garden party we given in honour of H. H. the Maharaja of Bikanir at the British Residency,
LONDON, March 3
The Morning Post's" military texport deprecato a further advance
from Kut. He ways that it is time to Sir James Meston and Sir(S. P reduce to a minimum the forces engaged Sinha ara visiting Luxor, in Upper in distaat operations and concentrate on Egypt.
THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES
the defeat of Germany, ZA (Elstory of the Eastern We repulsed counter-attacks on
AMSTERDAM, March 8.
"The Times says that General Churches) tik gya
1,00 our advanced positions to the north-
east of Gucudocourt and to the According to Belgian correspon- Manda has completely restored British CHINESE SCHOOL BOOK
(am.Trz King," translate) north-west of Ligny Thillay, inflict dents, a new Zeppelin, making speed prestige in the Middle East, and adds trials at Ghent on February 25, that even those who look sakance at the by J. Elbel
20ing loss
caught fire and uplodel, the crew Mesopotamian adventure are bound to acknowledge that the achievement in of being but to death.
olid value and may have far reaching
STE BOBERT HARTS LAND- PORTAX MEMORANDUMA
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A result of to day's fighting on the Ancre is 128 prisoners
We'raided trenches in the neigh Belgian eye-witnesses were arrest bourhood of Angrescalonne and Leased and taken to GermANY
THE SILVER MARKEP.-
LONDON-March: 3.
iver is quoted at 371. Ther is an absence of competiton and the market is
The Man Who Gets There
1s the man who has blood Teal rich red blood and plenty of in his body
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
makes blood-Jots of $-
Iving, brala nourishing