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alse Passport Photos.
Developing and Printing for
Amateurs a Speciality.
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TEL 04.
No. 18.813.
THORNE'S
The China Ilail.
OLD VAT
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
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SOLE AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld.
WINE & SIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
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號三月四年七十壹百九千堂英
BUSINESS NOTIOES,
TABLISHED
1845
HONGKONG. TUESDAY, APRIL 9 1917:
巳丁大歲年六國民華中
BUSINESS NOTIOKZ
STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS
8,000 Tons, 4,000 Horse Power now Built. Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS,
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBOILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY.
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
PUBLISHED EVELY MAIL. DAY).
Cunini the Week's Newe at Hongkong and the
|Prices (including Postses) to sup
part of the world. SIX:
per sonuco, CA
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
LATEST
IMPORTANT ADVANCE
BY BRITISH.
TELEGRAM S.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN, Non ASIATICO
INDIAN desiring to lete the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 0A.M. to 1 PM. and 2 г.. to + r. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All pervins, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Reister them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forums of Registration giving the particulars Required may be obtained at the O.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
་་
The Penalty for non compliance is a Ane rot exceeding 850.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE, CO
IN WHICH ARR VESTED THE SHARES 07 THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.,
#nd
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
TOTAL
ASSURANCE CO.
Funds at 31ar Dece, 1914,
$23.970,367.
I-Anthoribed Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital
£2,437,6:00
n-Fire Fan.... 3,837,047 IT-Life & Annuity Funda.. 17,587,580 Sinking Fund Account....... 129,250
£23.970,357
Revenue Fire Branch... 381,450
$1
Lue and Annuity 1 2,141,535
Branches......... Reyenda Marine Department... Other Receipts .................
S$7,239
479,940
46,930,928
The Accumulativo Fands of the various Branches are separately invested, and, ry Act of Parliament, are set aside to ment the claims under the respective Depart- ments of the Company's Bariness.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Aventa
PEAK TRAMWAYS
LIMITED,
TIME TABLE.
COMPANY,
WEEK DAYB
7.00a.m. to 8.00 m...Every 15 minutes (8.00a.m. in 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 11.00a.m. to 11.00 am...Every 15 minutes, 11.9) am: to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutos. -12.45 p.m. to 1.16 p.m...Every laminata. 110 p.m. to 1.46 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 1.45pm to 9.18 p.m...Every 10 minuter. $2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 4.00p.m. to 8.00p.m. Every 10 minutos. NIGHT CARS.
8.50 p.m. "and 9 p.
9.30 p.m. to 12.00 P.. every half hour. 11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m; every quarter of
an boar.
7.30 AL
SUNDAYS.
8:00. o 10.30 am...Every 15 minuter. 10:30a.m. to 11 00 ....Every 10 minutes. 11.50a.m. to 19 Noon....Every 15 minuta. 13.00 noon to 100 p.m...Every 10 minute. 1.00 pm to 5.30 p.m...Erazy 13 mirabee. 5.31 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 10 t 6.00p.m. to 6.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.30pm b 8.00 p.m. Every 10 minmbos, NIGHT CARD 1s on Week Days.
Extes Car at 1 midnight.". SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Jompany's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS De Veux Road Central
Seson and punch tickets available for
all cars not already full running at the
time stated in the Company's time tables,
but not for special mar, can be obtained.
on appilation at the Company's Office
No Basson doket will be Iwued
till
payment therefor, has been made in Bank
Notes or by Chaqué or Compradore mder zepresenting Bant Notes
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS 'SON,
General Managers.li
DRAGON
AUDSON
AND
OVERLANU
MOTOR CARS
MOTOR
CAR CO
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
Tarнone 482.
COME AND INSPECT
BALENT
OBST
KARLEY DAVIDSON
CYCLE
BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
NESTOR
SANITARY FLUID.
A
RELIABLE DISINFECTANT.
Twa tablespoonful to a gallon of water for washing floors, &c., is most useful for the Destruction of Fleas,
Per Pint Tin
50 cents
Per Gallon Tin · $2.50
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
32, Queen's Road Central.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LJ.
Established 1883
-MANUFAUTUREKS CF
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.
5 to 15′′
CIRCUMFEREN. KL
3" to 10" Cieka
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length)
Prices, samples and full particulara will be forwarded on application to
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
Brown Brandy
WATSON'S
OLD
BROWN BRANDY
E
QUALITY.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION"
-THE TAIKOS DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG ETP.
-Talagrime A2.-
* "TAINOOBOCK"
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AGENTS:- BUTTERMELO & SWLKE -TILEPIONE No 212.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
ri
In Casks of 375 lbs. not.
In Enga- of $50 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
THE
GENERAL MANAGERS
HONGKONG HOTEL.
GRILL
BAK
AND
ROOM
J. EL TAGGART,
MANAGER.
HOTEL.
"ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP.
Adjoining the Tramway. Termiana, 1,400 feet above Sea Level FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL
Telephones in all rooms. First-cas. Cuisine, Lounge, Backing and Lading rooms, Roof Garden.
Terms-From: 5 per day mex.
Telegraph add: "Peaceful
PO. PLUSTER,
AS. WATSON & Co., Ltd., TO THOSE GOING HOME
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TELEPHONE NO. 616.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
G
(NOW RECONSTRUOTED",
NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER.MAKERS, BRASS ed IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty you experience. We own kwo Slipways and can accommodato apy Craft of 200 teen long
Town Ulor, 48, Connaught Road CentELL, Hongkong, Telephone No. 458, Shipyard Shum Sui-Po Kowloon, Hongkong,
Telephone No. 2. Estimates furnished un appli-tiva,
Higkong, April 1, 1912.
WONG TING WA, Manager
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THE DESPERATELY-DEFENDED TOWN OF CROISELLES CARRIED.
Lostos, April Reuter's conspondent at British Hondquarters in France, telegraph- ing on April 2. states:
WAR BABIES.
War babies are becoming a 'serious. "problem in Germany, where already 560,000 are supported by the State, THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The political situation in Germany
ps interesting. The Prussian ultra-conservatives are fighting tooth and nail to stein the growing more..
ment in favour of the reform of the Prussian electoral system which is We have made an important
the most antiquated in Europe, but advance on the more northern sector they find little sympathy elsewhere, and have carried the desperits The Liberal newspaper urge the
defended town of Croiselles, and also
change since Prussia cannot rerrain Longette, and the "stubbornly con- the only federal regime amidst a.
| tested "village"of. Doignies.
A British force, advancing from the direction of Vermand, cuptured' successively the village of Vile cholles aut Attily, so our line now forms an are around the upland on. which Bois de Holpon is situated
totally changed world."
„CASUALTIES IN THE FLYING
CORPS.
Losnos, April 2. The officiu! casualty lists for the
and is about till a lengue northweek-end include the names of 44 end west of Savy.
officets of the Flying Corps.
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Nearly 400 killed and wounded Germans were counted and picked up after we cecupied Savy;
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THE FRENCH PUSHING ON NEAR ST, QUENTIN.
LONDON, April 2.
A French commanïque states : Our patrola pashed on to the north east of Dalion and north of Casties, in the region of St.. Quentin, as far as the nemy's lines, which we found strongly bccupied.
Pursuing, our success south of Ailette, we threw back the Germans beyond Yauxillon..
We captured 120 prisoners and five machine guns yesterday, -
Our fire stopped several enemy
GROWING HOSTILITY TO "THE HOHENZOLLERNS.
INTERESTING FRENCH
SUGGESTION.
PARIS, April 2. The French Press is increasingly urging that the best method strengthen the movement against the Hohenzollerus in Germany, and to wist the German pence movement. is for the Allies to declare that they will not negotiate with the Kaiser.
RUSSIAN LABOUR LEADER'S VIEWS."
Petrograd, Apríl 2 Military demonstrations in favour
counter-attacks on the positions we of a republic contique. A reserve re-captured west of Maison-de-Cham-cavalry regiment, with all its officers pagne.
rode to the Duna carrying a hunner inscribed. "First Cavalry Regiment GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
of the Republican Guard."" Lesnos, April 2.
Addressing another demonstration A "German official message, trans-
outside the Duma, the Deputy ruitted by wireless, reports:
Skobeleff, who is also President-of Fighting, has developed on the
the Council of Workmen's and rouds, from Bapaume to Croiselles Soldiers' Delegates, said: ** The and to Cambrai and also to the west most redoubtable enemies of liberty of St. Quentin. Strong French and are the Kaiser and von Bothmann- British forces gained ground aftër Hollweg. We cannot shake hands heavy losses. The French progreas-with the German people until they el in the neighbourhoods of St. rid themselves of the cursed #chen Regny and the Oise canal.
zollerna."
THE STRENGTH OF THE ST. QUENTIN POSITION.
ENEMY'S NEW FIELD) AND LIGHT GUNS.
BULGARIA AND PEACE.
AMSTERDAM April 2 31. Radosla voff, the Premier in the Bulgarian Sobranje, like Dr. Beth- man-Hellweg und Count Czernin, Loxbox, April 1.... affectel stentatious delight in te The strength of the St. Quentin Russian revolution a conducing to position can be judged from the fact the renewal of the ancient friend.. that it is defended by many separate ship between the Russians and the belts of wire, and is well protected from the rear
Bulgarians.
The enemy is using a new field gun which outranges its predecessors by 2,000 yards. He is also employ. I ing light guns, each drawn by a pair of horses.
There are numerous traces of the effectiveness of our gunners. One German graveyard contains 2,000
graves
THE GREAT GERMAN GRAYEYARD ON THE SOMME.
SENTIMENTAL WRITING BY GERMAN WAR CORRE SPONDENTS.
THE STRIKE AT BARROW.
Lesbos, April 2. The Executivea, of the Trides Unions concerned in the trike st Barrow-in-Furness appealed to the strikers in the interests of themselves, and the Trade Unions and the nation to resume work and prevent the necessary strong measures by the authorities.
THE BRITISH REVENUE RETURRE
LONDON, April 1. Financial experts regard the revenue returtos extraordinary for testimony of the capacity Loknox, April 1
patriotism of the British taxpayer. German correspondents was genti The excess given the prospect of mental on the subject of the great the revenue for 1017 to 1918, on the German graveyard left behind on the existing bacity of not being less than Gomme front where every German £600,000,000 It is pointed out that village has sacrificed its manhood last year's Increase is more than German children whisper the word sufficient to cover the interest or Somme. No river runs so red the sinking fund of a £1,000,000,000
war.loons
with blood or is so flooded by fears. At the fame time the der exult over the deroat evacuated county
uts Indirect taxation, bontributed 2LI sol the percenta
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