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MUMEYA
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The China Mail.
ESTABLISHED
1845
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 1917,
ETARTADETT
BUSINESS NOTICES
No. 16.957. “
THORNE'S
OLD VAT
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
10-
BOLF"AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld}|
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG
TEL. fil.
號九十月九年七十壹百九千登英
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 Supplies, Prompt Attention and Shipraent to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS,
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd
Li
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY,
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL (PUBLISHED SVAZÝ
MAIL DAY.) Cuahine Las Wook SANGWE of Hongkong and the} Hat Eart
Prions (including Posts to any part of the world, $13.
PRIQE, $3.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
NOTTOE.
ANY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of A.M. to 1 par. and 2 PM to 4 PM. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than
days are required to Register them. solves under the REGISTRATION of PERSON'S ORDINANCE 1918, Forms: of Registration giving the particulars equired may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance isis. Ane not excreding Bac,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE";
11
INSURANCE CO¿.
*UCH ARE VERTED THE SHARM OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
"COMPANY, LTD.,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
"KOTAL FUNDS at 31st Decembes, 1914,
£23.970,367.
TOTA
1-Authorised Capital $8,000,000|
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital
£2,457.500
-Fize Funda... 3,837,047
FIT-Life & Annuity Funds.... 17,567,KAN
Sinking Fund Account ......
Revenue Fire Branch,
*
1282300
£95,970,367
£2,381,458-
Life and Annuity.) 2,141,583
Branches... Revenus Marine Department... Other Receipts
$3.239
478.940
£0.339.228
The Accumulative Funds of the various Brancher are separately invested, and, by Ast of Parliament, are set aside to meet healsims under the respective Dupart- isate of the Compuqy's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents,
PEAK TRAMWAYS JUBIPANY,
JAMETED.
TIME TABLE,
WEEK, DAYW
-1.00 .in. to 800 xim... Every 15 minutes. -18.00 am, to 10.00 a.m... Every 10 minuter. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 am... Every 15 minute. 11.80a.m. to 12.45 p.m... Every 15 minuter, 14.45pm, to 1.15 p....Every 14 minat. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45pm... Every 16 minster, 1.4 p.m. to 215 p.m...Every 10 minuta. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 18 minutos, 6.00p.m. to 5.00p.m... Hvery 10 minuter.
NIGHT CARS,”
4,50 p.m. and #p.m. 9.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour.
11:00 pm-6-11.45-p. every quarter of
La bout.
7.30a.m. SUNDATI
8.00 10,30 .m...Every 15 minutes, 30.30a.m. to £1 00 Cm...Every 10 minute? 14.80a.m. to 12 Noon Every 15 metra.
MOTOR CAR GO.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
DRAGON
FUDSON
AND'
OVERLAND
MOTOR
CARS
BEST
TELEPHONE 482.
TAIKOG DOCKYARD.
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION |
-THE TNKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY HONGKONG LTD.
SILENT
GREY
* HARLEY
DAVIESON MOTOR CYCLES
~ TELEGRIMIC
*"TAIXOOXCK"
"COME AND INSPECT
CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld..
Established 1883 -MANUFAUTURKES OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND "to 15
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
3" to 10"
CYRENFEZDET QUE
5" to 15" CIRCUMIEREY K
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Price, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application be
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Manajome.
Hongkong April 11, 1912.
BY APPOINTMENT.
WATSON'S
STONE GINGER-BEER
The wily steamended Stuur Ginger-Beer in the Eny East.
The real cham' of Stone Ginger-Beer is the flavour produced
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by partial fermentation without this no Stone Ginger-Beer can be said to be genuine.
TRADE
$1.00 per dozen.
MAKK
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
ม
AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
Telephone 438"
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUOTED).
TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and TRON
#
R AGENTS- BUTTERRED-A "Suite →TELEPHONE 4o 212 —
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 875 lbs. net..
In Bags of 250 lbs. wet:
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
THE
JENERAL MANAGERS.
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
PEAK
J. H. TAGGART.
MANAGER.
HOTEL.
"ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VISTORIA GAPĮ Adjoining the Tramway Terminus. 1300 feet above Sea Lered FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.
Telephones in all rooms. First-cuses Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies rooms, Boof Garde
Terms -From 45 per day Mex,
Telegraph add: * Pésceful.”.
P. O. PEUSTER.
Manager.
12.00 Doon to 100 p.m...Evazy 10minate, FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We hareOF THOSE GOING AWAY&
1.00pm to 5.30p.m...very 15 minuter 5.30pm to 5.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 8.00 pm to 6.80 p.m.: Every 15 minutes. 8.30pm to 8,80p ...Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS an on Weak Days.
HATUNDATH"
Extes Car at 13 midnight.
over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craf of 200 fest long.
Town Office, 48, CoxrAUGHT ROAD DENTAL Hongkong. Telephone No. 49. Shipyard Shum-Sai-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong,··
Telephone No. 9, Botimates furnished an application,
WONG PING WA, Memager,
Bonaloog, April 1, 1013.
SPFOTAL DABS by arrangementet the KING EDWARD HOTEL
Jampany's Office, ALSTAD
Des Your Rond Ceritral."
BUILDTACE'
Besson and punch tickets available for
Central Location..
all me not already fall running at the ALL ELECTRIC TEAM Pana Entrance,
time stated in the Company's time tables,
A Flectric Lifta. Fina and Lighting
but not for special care, can be abiained Baroposa Baths and Sanitary Fittings,
on application as the Company's Oes Hub and Cold Water Bratam throughout.
Key Bowson ticket will be insuod antll payment therefor, has been made in Bak Nobos or by Cheque or Compradora der representlig Bank Notes.
KOHN D. HUMPHREYS SON, 5. Genaral Manajerizin
Best of Food and Service.
TELETRONE 873 TELEGRAFI20„, ANDAZBE
WITCHELE Manager.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION
15, Morrison Hill Road.
TANG
YUK DENTIST, suoressor of the late STENATING
STYAGUILAR STRELT.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation fro
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THE NEW GERMAN | HOLLAND'S DIFFICULTIES
"PEACE MOVEMENT."
PREPARING THE NATION FOR A "CLIMB DOWN."
Taxpos, Sept. 18.
ATTEMPTS MADE FROM DIFFER- ENT SIDES TO END THE WAR.^^ THE GROWING DISTRESS.:
ful.
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After a week's careful preparation,
Thx HAGUE, Sept. 18. The Queen's speech at the open- Germany has huneber a newing of the States General stated called pence movement through the that the prospects for the coming medium of a reply to the Pope's winter were not very satisfactory. Note."
The perual wording of the reply is to end the war had been unsuccess Attempts made from different, sides not yet known, butamid a tangle of contradictory statements can be dis-]
"We continue ready to ward off certul an apparent disposition on possible transgressions of our neu the part of the Germans to quit |trality... Belgium. There
are, however,
It becoming continually more grounds for suspicion of the genuine difficult to supply the people with ness of this, but Dr. Erzberger, in
the necessaries of life and raw o signifient speech yesterday, de-
material. clared that theraet.not be con- quests of any kind, “we are making long strives towards peace!".
The pan-Germans a testing at any arrangement. Some newspapers incirding the notorious Tages Zeitung, have been sup pressed.
Trifle with the Colonies is in- creusingly hampered. For the neces•* sury export-of-Indian products the ate nosily pro-requisite tonnage is lacking, while adequate, necessary exports from elsewhere is impossible.
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Everything at present points to in effort by the German Goverment to prepare the people for a climb down, but, owing to the new recent proofs. of German duplicity, the Allies refuse to commit themselves in any way. until the enemy's bena-fides, the beyond doubt.
LATER,
The collaboration of all classes. is morë, than, ever essential in order to maintain ourselves amid the groverit ing distress of the nations.
GERMANY'S POSITION.
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di
THE VIEWS OF GENERAL SMUTS.
THE PEACE QUESTION.
In umsetion with the new Ger-
PARIS, Sept. 18: Interviewed by the Correspondent na pence manyvre the Roelnische at Le Journal in London, Ceneral Folkszeitung entroborates the state-Smuts, referring to Germany a pre-
er of the Tiger Zeitung hat Germany has decided to the claim to Belgif.
According to the "Korinische Zeitung this decision is embodied
in the Garmin reply to the Lupul Note, but the Dutch paper Tÿd.
future
sent position, id She has little or no improvement to hope for Cat anyone doubt, on the other band. the growing feelings of terror, which themselves side by side against her, -possess her as she sees nations range
he food problem becoming daily declare that the decisions aroused · niore and more, acute her economife", sich insality among the pan-Ger mans that Conference at Berliner uaine more and more de
hopelessly compromised,
on Sunday deleted it from the reply tested? In short, she is faced with. substituting perely assurance of
the prospect of being strangled to willingness to discuss terus.
death unless the Entente re-opens the doors of the world to her. What ARGENTINE AND
does the future offer her, even on GERMANY.
the impossible.hypothesis of a rever- sal of the illitary situation? There: is nothing that Germany longs for nore ardently than peset. All her people feel that their position is BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 18. desperate, but before thinking of The Argentine Minister at Berlin telegraphe that the Gorman Under-nished with the military imperialist. peace we inust be certain of having
Secretary for Foreign Affairs has
Before accepting any peace those declared that Germany regrets the Luburg affair and disapproves of the who are charged with the destinies of nations should give serious effec Luxburg" telegrame
tion to the terms, for on the peace The Argentine Government conat we sign will depend, for u siders the above declaration insuf
AN INSUFFICIENT GERMAN DECLARATION.
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ficient, and awaits a formal Note.
ANOTHER ALLY.
COSTA RICA BREAKS OFF RELA
·TIONS 'AND INTERNS GERMANS"
generation, the ponce and future of the whole world. The stake is the largest that the human race has aver played for, Patience and confidence ure all we now need in order to be certain of gaining it.
"This war is a war of machinery Instructed by experience we have SAN JOSE, Sept. 18. adopted tactics which may not be The Republic of Costa Rica has very showy, but their results broken off diplomatic relations with are mathematically certain. Our tactics consist of progressing by Germany,
The President of Costa Rica disadvances strictly limited on ground rendered impossible to hold by the covered that the German residents | superiority of our urtillery, Theso were conspiring against the Govern- tactics cost the minimum to us but ment, and there have been several inflict a maximum of losies upon the enemy If the public understand arrests.
these nethods and their success,
"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL" All Germans in Costa Rican ports there will be no more question te
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have been ordered to be interned. gaming winning To-day we have [The Republic of Costs Hict embraces won, and the Gerinsus know it quite an aten of 23,000-English miles and a well. The final result of the per population of shout 420,000. The chief 'sistent pressure of our army is well exports
(1014) are coffee (£959,687), unticipated in Germany.des Esanse (£972,620) gold and silver reassuring communiqués, German Sullion (£182,869), eso, hardwoods, military victories in the Fastcan rabber, skins and hides. The imports not make up or her c ura dry goods, hardware, provisiony, rail world sense.Hence, et -way-material, machinezy, puuts and desire for peace. But d general merchandise, 68.37 per cent of horror of the carnage, we the imports in 1914 eure from the United titre" the lesson is gra States; from the United Kingdoms in the heart of the Cer 14.10 from Germany 3.98 from France "fruny other countries.
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