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ESTABLISHED 1845
No. 17.028. ·
THORNE'S
撃五月二十年七十叠百九千叠英
BUSINESS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917.
NOTICES'
BUSINESS NOTICES
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
*COLE AGENTS.
A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
·HONGKONG,
TIL. 616.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Oastings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,
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DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
EDGAN
AND
OVERLAND.
KOTOS
CARS
SOLE" DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS A
TELEPHONE 482.
COME AND INSPECT
GXEY
HAZENT DAVIDSOM
MOTOR CYCLES.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
BUILDERS OF SHIPS ENGINES •
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
TRIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPAKY
OF HONGKONG LTP-
~TECECLINIC AID. -
HIRE.
NOTICE.
ANY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM. 0 1.7.K. and 2 p.m. to P.M.
applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them solves under the REGISTRATION of
PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms
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BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR
of Registration giving the particulam THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.
required may be obtained at the G.F.O.
and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance iss
Que not exceeding $50,
Established 1883
-MANUFACTURERS ÖF.
1
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
NORTH 'BEITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO%
Ci
WHICH AXE VEŞIKO TEX SHARES OT THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE,
COMPANY, TAD..
and.
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE 00
TOTAL FUNIM AF Sier Dronksex, 1914,
£93.970,367,
Anthorised Capita} £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 "Paid-up Caplía! ...................................£2,437,500 JI-Fies Fundîmecennis 3,897,047 ÏII-Life, & Annuity Funda... 17,567,590.
Sinking Fund, Accüust mis
Ravonne Fire Branch...
1:8,230
£29,#70,967
2,281,456 Zile and Annuity
-2,141,593 Branche, Rerenca Marine Department... 337,239 Other Receipta gobove $78,940
25,339 228
TOGE
The Accumulative Funda of the various Bichos are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside. the claims under the respective Depart mate of the Company's Burinces.
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Apesa
AK TRAMWAYS JUMPANY
LIMITED
Psar
TIME TABLE,
WEEE DAYS
8:00a.m...Every 15 mimtos- 1:00 km. 9 8.00 to 10.00a.m... Every 10 minutes. 19.00 1.m to 11.00 Every 15 minuter. 11.80 to 12.45 pm. Every 15 minutes. 19.45 p.m. to 1.15 p... Every 10 minuter.
1.16 p.m. to
to 145 p.m...Every 15 minator. hp.m. to 2.15 p.m... Every 10 minutos, 16 p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 15 mineler, 5.00 p.m. ba 8.00p.m... Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS
6,50 p.m. sod 9 p.m.. .50 p.m. to 11.00 P. every half bour).
11.00 to 11.45 nm, every quarter of
an-bour
7.80 LM.
8.00am to 10.5 156 15 minutes, 1.30 to 11:00 1.m... Every 10 min ater 11.30am, bo 18 Noon Every 15 minutes. 18.00 soon to 100 pz.Every 10 minutes
1.00 pm to 5.30pm.very 15 minuts. 5.81pm to 5.00 pm Every 10 minuta. 4.00 pm, to 5.30 p.... Every 15 minute, dum to 8.00pm. Hvery 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS as on Wook Days,
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Be a Daneh tickets, avaliable for allow ont alrosty full rausing at the
GABLE LAID
́4 STRAND
" to 15"
5" to 16"
3 to 10"..
CARCERERRES. L.
CIRCUN GI
CIRCVRFT LINCE.
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 2,000 feet in length
Prices, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application. Se
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1912,
WATSON'S
COMPOUND
BALSAM OF ANISEED
Gives immediate relief in all
cases of
COUGH.
Price
50 cents and $1.00
per bottle.
-PREPARED ONLY, BY
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG - DISPENSARY, TEL. 16.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
INGINEERS SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and TRUS FOUNDERS: All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommosaiale any, srait or a long longe experien
Town Office, 45, CONNACORE ROAD DERESAL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 400 Shipyard: Shum Sal-Po, Kowloon, Hongitong, Estimates furnished on application,"
Hongkong, April 1, 1912,
Telephone No. 8,
WONG FING Wh. Manageme
KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS
Central Location
ALL ELDEN TEATO Pam Entr Maria Life Fans Api European Baths and Sanitary flot and Cold Water System, Chron
time stated in the Company's time tables, for special care, ou be obtained ications as the Company's Claim - Best of Food and Serv
antil
USSION.
ACENTS SUTTERANDA SWLCE — TELEFKONG. 3o 213
已丁大贱年大國民華中
PRICE, $8.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
Service to the Chino Mail. 1
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
CRANE DE 973 th met
-In Bags of 250 Ihe. not.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGÄRT
MANAGER,
HONGKONG
HOTEL.
WILL
THE Management beg to announce that as from lat December
1917, the HONGKONG HOTEL ORCHESTRA PLAY DAILY (Sundays excepted) as follows :—
IN THE MAIN LOUNGE From 11.30 m to 1 pm.
From 5 p.m. to 7 pm.
IN THE GRILL ROOM From 8 pm to 10 pm
A series of TEA DANCES will be held during the Winter Months cachy Tuesday and Friday commencing on 11th December, 1917.
Dancing p to 7 pm
Special DINNER DANCES will be held on CHRISTMAS NIGHT. BOXING NIGHT and NEW YEARS EVE
For THE HONGKONG HOTEL COT., LTD
PEAK
Road
ADMIRA
JB TAGGABT,
Hanage
HOTEL.
THE RUSSIAN
DRAMA.
AN EXPECTED CLASH.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 4.
A CONGRESS OF THE FIFTH ARMY,
LONDON, Dec.
A Russian official message states A telegram from General Skling sky, President of the Congress of the Fifth Army, says that the peace delegation from the Council of the
General Krylenko's adjutant has People Commissaries, at the m telegraphed that the Commander-invitation of the Congress, arrived at Chief has arrived at Vitebsk with Dvinsk on Sunday. detachments from the Petrograd yarrison and that the Cossacks are gathering on their flanks and reur.
Reading between the lines of the despatch, a collision is momentarily possible.
Arcording to other sources, a first small clash has already occurred; and
there were some casualties.
REPORTED ESCAPE OF GENERAL
KORNILOFF ·
It is circumstantially report ul that General Korniloff estuped, on Dec. 2
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONE.
UKRANIANS HOSTILE.
Speeches by the delegates prow scked lounds of applause, and the destroy all the wusp nests of counter- Congress solemnly promised to revolution, which were obstacles to peace, particularly the neata cf General Dukhonin, General Getz, General Arksentief and other trai tors to the revolution, althing at Mohileff.
The delegater departed, the G man delegates receiving them in the evening, in the neutral zone.
There was a demonstration at Drinsk when banners displayed thei inscription Long Live the Conn cil."
The Peoples Commissaries are to control production and will abaliab secrecy
La the trenches the spirits of the
LONDON, Dec. 4 The Daily Chronicle Petrograd Correspondent states thut the peace delegates to the Germans mumber inen are high. four and are accompanied by two Colonele of the Genem Staff who do not sympathise with the idea of fun molated peace, but are going to protect the military interests of the Russian and Allied Fronts during the negotiations:
..
THE INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE
STATEMENT BY AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE.
PARIS, Dec. 4. The Inter-Allied Conference ins closed.
General Trotsky informed the American Attaché that every stage of the negotiations would be publish. ed and discussed by the Soviet..
The Ukranian War Secretary has ordered, the Ukranian troops not to Colonel House said there had been Support the Bolshevik peace a co-ordination and unity of purpose. manœuvres as involving the risk of promising great resulte in the future a breach in the Russian Front and and he was profoundly convinced the invasion of, Ukrania:
that we should by that means reachr The Daily News Petrograd Cor our goul. He paid a tribute to the respondent states that the peoples great deeds of France saying that Commissaries have issued, a mani-America was honoured by being festo to German soldiers which will allowed to fight on the side of so be scattered broadcast in the German gallant z comrade. and Austrian armies by aeroplanes.
REPORTED SURRENDER OF THE GENERAL STAFF.
LONDON, Dec. 4
M. Clemenceau, the French Premier said that it was longer a question of great or little nations. All peo fight ing for the urne ideal
ther
The Petrograd Maximalist News and liberty were great:
theb
Agency states that a telegram from would succeed in attainio General Krylenko announces that the dent by dint of sacrifices which General Staff has surrendered to the would soon be magnificently recom-
peased- Maximalista
·RUSSIAN GENERAL LYNCHED.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GENERALISSIMO.
LONDOS, Dec. 4.
STATEMENT BY FRENCH FOREIGN.
MINISTER.OR
PARIS Dec 4: M. Pichon, the Foreign Minister has
announced that the Allied Con
A Russian official message states ference has given happy results that General Krylenko, in a pro- practically nesuring unity of, sction clamation; states that he has entered economically, fincially and militar Mobileff at the head of the revoluily The needs of the Allies regard- tionary troops, and to-day surrounded ing finance, munitions, transport and the Headquarters without fighting supplies have been most carefully removing the last obstacle to peúcs,
studied, and the decisions woul
• He strongly condemns the not of guarantee them every satis lynch law practised upon General The creation of a Suprema Inte Dukhonin and adds that popular Allied Navul Committee was hatred surpassed the limits of reason. upon while unity of military He says Despite all efforts to had been certainly realised
Alhed General Staff save Greperat Dubhonia, he was working according thrown out
kit of a hola trum of Diplomatically ac Mobileft station, and
ral Kment had been-g
tere bett
Komiloff's flight the preceding day
caused this excesse
Genery); Krylank
FIRE AT NEW YORK.
EXTR