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戮八十月二十年七十登百九十餐英
BUSINESS NOTICES,
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917.
BUSINESS NOTICES
________ETARFANATO
THORNE'S
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
10
SOLE AGENTS.
"A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,,
KONGKONG,
Tz. 618
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.
BIDSON
1
OVERLAND
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
TELIFEONE 482.
COME AND INSPECT
BILENT
HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR CYCLER
NOTICB.
ANY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours. of 9 AM. 1 P.M. and 8 P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.
Applicatis will be required to produce All Passports or kientification papers, persons, with certain exceptions, whe orain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Form of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. soil at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non complizues is a fins not exceeding $50,
MOTOR
CARS
BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.
Established 1883
"MANUFAUTURKAS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE VESTED THE "KILARKS Or THE DURAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL
AL FUNDS AT 91st Dacuare, 1915, },!
£29.970,381.
Authorised Capital £6,000,000.
Babecribed. Capital 24,500,000
Paid-up Capital £2.4.7,500
Fire Fand
HI-Life & Annuity Funds. 17,567,50
Binting Fand Account ...
Revenge Fire Branch
Life and Annuity
Branches Berente Marine Department... Other Receipta
STRAND
" to 15"
CIBCTAFERENCE,
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
a" to 10"
6" to 15"
CACUMULIN K
*CIRCUMFERENCE
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Prince, samples and full particulum will be forwarded on app festion te
Shewan, Tomes & Co. Omeral Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1913.
WINES AND SPIRITS
ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.-.
2,637,047
128,530
£23,970,367
£2,381,455. 9,141,599
478,915
£6,389,028 3 Bots St. Estephe Claret
(2. Light Dry Sherry
Fart Full Bodied Gin
Case No. 2-528.
Set
The Accumulative Funds of the various 2 Branches are separately invested, and, by 2 Act of Parliament, are set aside the claims under the respective apart. ments of the Company's Borinees.
SHEWAN, TOMES & 00:
Arents,
PAR TRAMWAYS JURPANY
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
WEEK BLY
7.00 to 8.00 am... Every 15 minutes 8:00a.m. to 10.00 sm... Every 10minatee. 10.00 to 11.00 am...Every 15 minutes, 11.30 a.. to 13.45pm...Every 15 minutes, 18.46 p.m. to 1:15 pm...Ersty 10 minuter. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 pm...brary 16 minuter. 145 p.m. to £15 p.m...Every 10 minuter,
15 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 15 minases. 5.00 juz to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minus.
TIONS DARAJA
6.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 380 p.m. to £100 p.m. every half hour.
11.00 pm to 11.45 pm, every quarter of
an hour
7.30 Scudamo
8.80 m. be 10.59 &m.. Every 15 minutes,
10.30 am to 11 00 .very 10 minuter. 150, be 13 Noon vany 15 minutes, 2:00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 mlantes." 1.00pm to 5.30 p.mery 15 minutes. 5.30pm to 5.00 pm. Eery 10 micote 600p.m. to 5.80 p.m... Every 15 minuter" 6.505.m to 8,00p.m. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS on Wool Days.
BATUEDRIK
Eaten Our ab 19 ealdnight, SPECIAL CARB by arrangement at thé Company'e Ofion. AEXANDRA BULLONGE
Das York Road Omiral Me
- Case No. 1.— $92, (..
1 Bot. St. Marceau Champagne
1 Burgundy Beaune
3 Bots St. Estephe Claret
1 Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman'a
1
1
Fort Superior Light Invalid
Bot. St. Marceau Champame
1 Bot. Superior Old Cogane 11. Very Old Lqneur Scotch Whisky |
E Quality Dewar's Scotch Whisky
1 Bot. Superior Old Liqueur Cognac
Tory Quality
Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
→
Dewar's Scotch Whisky
Gin
Orange Curacza
· Caso No. 2.—$38.
Old Brown Sherry. EE Quality.
8 Beta Superior Old Port. "D" Qeality
1 Bot. Very Finest Old Brown Brandy Quality
Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
Quality
A. S.
1 Bot. Kilty Liqueur Whisky (Guaran
teed 50 years old)
5 Bota St. Julien Claret
1 Bot. Gin
Orange Curacao.
CASES PUT UP TO ORDER
SUN & CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
TEL 616.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO.,
(HOW RECONSTRUCTED).
LTD.
FINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON
TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPLY
OF HONGKONG LTP:
- TELEGRAMIC/ *** *"TAINBOCK".
#ACENTS:--- BUTTERELS & SWAKE
- TELEPHONE A°2 212
PRIDE, $8.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
STRUGGLE, DIMINISHES İN INTENSITYA
Losnos, Dec. 17
An Italian official message statész
Between the Brenta and the Piave
to the Chinos M.
BRITISH LABOUR AND
THE WAR AIMS,
NOTABLE MANIFESTO,
London, Dec. 17.
The Parliamentary Committer, the
the struggla diminished in intensity Trade Union Congress, and the on Friday evening, and it had not Executive of the Labour Party have Increased on Saturday.
inued a staternent on the war aims. which will be submitted to a Nation) Labour Conference to be held in London on December 28,
A prompt counterattack drove back an attempted advance in the Col-della-Berretta region:
ENEMY GAINING INSIGNIFICANT BALIENTS AT GREIT CÖST.
The statement re-affirms the de aration adopted by the Athed Con- ference and by the Allied Socialist. LONDON, Dec. 17 Labour Parties on February 11 Reuter's Correspondent at Italian 1015, and says that the fundamental Headquarters states that General purpose of the British Labour Move- Krobutin has been chosen to comment in supporting the continuance mand the Austrian Divisions which of the war is that the world may be have been transferred from the Tren made safe for Democracy. It urges timo to the Western Front General the suppression of secret diplomacy, Hoetzendorf's and Genemi von Parliamentary control of foreign Buelow's troops are continuing daily, policy, the universal abolition of their savage attacks between the compulsory military service, the Pavo and the Brenta but they are limitation of armaments, the aboli
firms, the establishment of a League of Nations, an International High Court and the formation of a international legislature.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. gaining only insignificant salients, at tion of profi-making by armament
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Chake of 875 lbs, net,
In Bags, of 250 iba nas.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS"
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. EL TAGGART
MANAGER.
PEAK HOTEL.
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP- Adjoining the Tramway Terminus. 1,400 feet above Bes Leva FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL
Telephones in all rooms. Kunst-es Cuisine, Lounge, Emcking, and achie roots, Roof Garden
Terma :--From 85 per day Mer,
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Manager
FOUNDERS, All work done in this tablishment, la guaranteed We have TO THOSE GOING AWAY
orer thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate soy craft
50 food longe
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Hangtong, April 1, 1918.
Telephone No. 94
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KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS
Central Location;
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GERMAN REPORT::
LONDOS, Dec. 17.
A German official message states: The Austro-Hungarians took Reveral hundred prisoners, to the south of Cot Caprile.
English attacks, to the south Monte Fonnesecca, broke down.
of
While repudiating war conquesta, the manifesto insists upon the neces sity for restitution and reparation and certain territorial readjustments.. It emphatically insists that the foremost condition of peace must be repara A SERIOUS PHASE REACHED.
tion by Germany, under the direction of an International Commissier for LONDON, Dec. 17.
the wrong done to Belgium and the The Daily Mail Correspondent at restoration of Belgien independence. Italian Headquarters states that the It reaffirms the reprobation of the fighting on the Piave, side of Mont crime whereby Alsace and Lorraine Grappa bus reached a serious phase.
were tom from France and suggests The Germans are persistent that the inhabitants of Alsace and attacking on a salient, one-and-a-half
Lorraine should decide their OWD miles, broad.
destiny under the protection of the League of Nations. It proposes that the reorganisation of the Balkan peoples shall be settled by an Inter Since the British troops took over national Commission and supports their sector, there has been no the claim that the unredeemed Italians should be united with Italy infantry action.
The waters of the Fave are form and that the people of Poland must ing an unpassable barrier but the be allowed to settle their own Austrian gunners have intensified destiny. It also hopes that a free their fire and have demolished most Jewish State in Palestine wil b of the houses at Montello. The established. British less affected by the cun nonade than by the cold.
The cold is very bitter and the Italian garrisons are subjected to a physical effort, unprecedented in the whole war.
Sre
THE WESTERN FRONT.
LONDON, Dec. 17. Field-Matshal Sir Douglas Haig states there is nothing to report.
SNOWSTORM AND GALE AT THE
FRONT!
LONDON, DEC 17.
A telegram from Headquarters stales that a snow storm and north-westerly gale are raging in the Cambrai regioni..
The Manifesto further saya tha the peoples freed from the execrated rule of the Turks ehould be admini tered by a Commission under the League of Nations, and that Con stantinople should he made a kroe neutralised port. It proposes that the conquered territories of tropical Africa shall be transferred to the League of Nations for admimattition as a single and independent Airean
It
opposes an economic war in peace, but says that British Lebour will not be satiated, unle full free judicial investigatious made into the accusations of
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