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SCOTCH WHISKY,
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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG, T16
號十二月九年七十壹百九千查英
ESTABLISHED
1845
SONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1917,
BUSINESS NOTICES
BUSINESS NOTIOES,
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.
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KOWLOON, BAY.
OVERLAND CHINA, MATE
(PUBLISHED. EVEST ---MAIL PAKIS
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of Hanzkong and thei Far Eart
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part of the world (813)
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THE WAR.
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TO-DAY'S
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC
INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply, in person at the i Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2 r.. to "r.x.
daily
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain "exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of
PERSONS CE 1016. For
of Registration
the particulars
equired may be obtained at the GP.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISE & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO
WHICH ARE VESTED the awakes OF THE OCEAN-MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ·
ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER, 1014,
+ £93.970:387.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000)
#
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 "Paid-up Caplink £2,437,500 II-Fire Funds.
3,837,047
17-Life & Annuity Fands... 27,567,800
Sinking Fond Account ..............
128,930
P23,972 367
$2,981,458
་་
Life and Annuity
2,141,5
Revenue Fire Branch
Branches... se Revenue Marine Department... $37.939 Other Receipts ......
478.94
£6,330,223
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.l
SHEWAN, TOMPS & CO.
Agents,
PEAE
TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LÁMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYN
a.m. to 8.m...Every 15 minuter 8.00 to 1000 m... Every 10minate. -10,00 am to 11,00
15 mfamber. 1a.m... Kerry 11.30am to 12.46 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 12.45 pg. to 1.15 p.m...very 10 minutes, 1.16 p.m. to 1.45pm...Eviry 15minate, 146 p.m. to 2.15pm...Every 10 minute. 15 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minut 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuto, ***GHT GARS.""
6.50 p.m. and ? p.m.. 4.30p.m. to 11:00
p.m.
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AND OVERLAND
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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.
i
Established 1883
-MANUFAUTUREKS OF:
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STRAND ---to 15′′ CIRCUMFERENCE.
GABLE LAID
СЕКСТМУНДАХ Е
4 STRAND
to 10 CIRCUNAFRENCH
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Pricus, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managems.
Hongkong. April 11, 1915.
WATSON'S
FORMAZONE
(REGISTERED).
A Itefreshing Invigorating and Palatable Drink.
"Particularly suited for Tennis, Shooting and
Bathing Parties.
Pints $1.20 Per Dozen. Splits 70 Cts.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
Telephone No. 436.
very half borr THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
hour.
21.00 pm to 11.43 r.m. every quarter of
7.30a.m. SUNDATE.
8.00. 10.30 am...Every 15minate. 10.30am 11.00's.... minate.
34.50 2.1 to 13 Moon Every 15 minutes. 14.00 noon to 100 p.m... Every 10 minut
1.08 pm to 5.30 pmvery 15 minor, 5.31pm to 5.00 pm... Every 10 minutes, 6.00pm to 6.30 p.m...Every 15 mianter, 10 minuter. 6.10 p.m to 8.00 pm...Every
NIGHT CARM as on Week Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra Car at 12 midnight. FEROLAL CAB8 by serangement at the Dompany's Office, ALEXANDA BUILDINGE Das Vasux Road Central
Besson and punch tickets avaliable loc all cate not already fall running at the time static in the Company's time tablets That dok for rpenir car, can be obtained w application at the Company's Office No Sesson, bioket will be landed payment therefor has been made it k Rotor or by Cheque,or Compradors, ader.
entlg Bank-
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THE WESTERN FRONT.
JERMAN NEED FOR ECONOMY OF MEN AND MUNITIONS.
AN ORDER BY GENERAL LEDENDORF
GERMANY AND BELGIUM
THE GERMAN REPLY TO THE PAPAL NOTE.
Losnos, Sept. 193 The German Prose continues to be agitated over the question as to whether the Government has decided to surrender Belgiving The Intest reports indicate that the Goverment has not yet committed itself.
is noteworthy that the Koel nische Volkszeitung now withdraws
Losnos, Sopr. 19," Confirming that the wastage of Gernu man-power is causing apprè, Diension in the German High Coms
mael, an American correspondent at] French Hindquarters-states that a capturedsforah Army Order, sign ed by General Landendorf, for the first the speaks of the ressity of romising life and declares that the ecerany, of men even more important than the economy of muni tions therefore i general reduction
The Forwarts, confirming this ly thejexpenditure of unitions cun suys however, that it is well-known. te ondered despite the fact that that the German reply will be in the consumption of shells for mor- accordaner With the Reichebag Fence "tars, umb" "hayy fold--howitzers is Resolution' and will-therefore-imply. nel whore the production. The readiness, in principle, to restore order therefore, recommends the Belgium, because the fope-expressly
previous staten ene and declares that. Belgium as not even men- tiened in the ferman reply to the Pope's Note.
| adoption of tactics which will lessen declared that the restoration of the installies, and also the utiuost Belgium was a necessary" basis” of
prate.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. womy of munitions
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs, not.
In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGFRS.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
GRILL
PEAK
AND
ROOM
J. H. TAGGART
MANAUH
HOTEL.
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP}
ning the Tramway Terminus, -1,400 feet above Ses-Level: FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.
Telephones in all rooms. First-class Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladi rooms, Root Garden.
Terms: From 85 per day Mexs
Telegraph add Pencetul."
P.O. PEUSTER
FOUNDERS. All work dunia in this establishment to guscanter. We hate TO THOSE GOING AWAY
over thirty years' experience. We own two lip-sys and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long
Towa (ifice, 48, CoNNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. Rungkan, Talejhino No. 48th, Sh praed: hum-ni-Pa. Kowlora. Hongkong, Hatsmates furnished on application,
fonskog. April 1, 1919.
Telephone No. 2,.
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KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS
Central Location,"
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"NOTHING SPECIAL TO REPORT."
Field Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig -states thering is nothing special to
report.
GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY AT
YPRES."
LATR Field Marshmal Sir Douglas Huig
reports:
There is great regiprocal artillery etivity on the. Ypres sector;
GERMANY PERTURBED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
REPLY:
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10. President Wilson's reply to the Pope's Notes perturbing the authori tles in Ghertrany who are continuing to organise pro-Kaiser demonstra tions,
The Cologne, Gazette, commenting ou the subject, admits that the Our aeroplanes, on Tuesday, de Entente diplomatists have already spite the most unfavourable weather, partially jeopardised German nationab continual to observe for our artillery,unity, a great part of the people being infatuated with a constitution", of One enemy machine was driven.
another character.. down. Two of outs lare, missing.
FRENCH NULLIFY ATTEMPTED ATTACKS.
Losnos, Sept. 19.
A French communiqué states:- Our fire nullified attempted attacks to the south of Juvincourt and to the rust of Creonné.
The artillery duel continues to be violent of the Beaupont and Beton- vaux fronts and on the right bank of the Meuse. The enemy was unable
HOLLAND AND THE PAPAL NOTE--
THE HAGUE, Sept. 19. The Foreign Minister has announced in the Chamber that Holland did not propose to take special steps to support the Pope's peace demarche,
STIMULATING PRONOUNCEMENTS
LONDON, Sept. 19. The interview with General Smut and L. Painleve's spech are regarded as timely and heart ang at a mment when Germany has resumed peace maneuvres A French communique states-in à form designed to reparage the A Gennah attack, on a salient to British pacifiste
to attuck,
LATER.
In Champagne in the region of Semmin and Teton, the barbardment ilively and sustained."
the west of Froidmont, Faru, wus The newspapers discredit the German repulsed after a short but violent stories of an impending evacuation of Belgium before they are com struggle,
pelled and estate that it ưu the British guns which are really the source of the German peace manmuvres, therefore if the British people are inclined to be disappointed at the supposed meagreness of the results on the Western Froat, they should ponder well over the observa- tions of General Smuts, who speaks
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Sept. 19. A German official message states: There has been intense enemy drun fire in Flanders,
A French attack on a three kilo foot merely with the authority. mustres front, to the weaf of the cf & great soldier (an a man -o Beaumont-Vachelauville road, brcke intellectual distinction, but as a mem- ber of the War Cabinet with access to all the sources of informat on For man of his cantion his tone is regarded as being singlarly confident,
down,
We shot down sixteen aeroplanes, Yesterslay
THE BALKANS
FRENCH CAPTURE A HEIGHT
Loxoox, Sept. 19. French Fuster communiqué
the lake region, the French ve CoTied beight, nine kilo motren to
Momuliste du Lake Orkla
CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
The
The clear and unfaltering note of M
Painleve's speech is welcomed as testif jag the marvellous steadfastness of French nation.
AMERICA'S DETERMINATION
ATLANTIC CITY, Sep
The Convention of the United Chambers of Commerce
by the Cabinet. Membe
nd Mr. Lane who made speeches announci mination to fight int
Luis, Sept. 19 coupelled to give Chamber has passed opvote the perce
nce in the Goy
sudressed