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The China Mail.
OVERLAND CHINA MAJE (PUBLISHED EVERY
MAIL DATY
of Hongkong and the
Prions Chaindang Postage) to any part at the world 113,
ESTABLISHED
1845
-TXL $54
No. 17,098.
THORNE'S
從十二月二十年七十壹百九千叠英
BUSINESS NOTICES
HONGKONG, THUNDAY, DECEMBER, 20, 1917.
巳丁大歲年六國良華中
BUSINESS NOTICES
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS:
A, S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
·T 16:
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN' Non ASIATIC of INDIAN desiring to leave the Colgay should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 r.. sad gr... to F.X. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce AU Poonports or identification papers. persons, with certain arceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
4.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR ĜO.
STROON
AND
OVERLAND
かんぱ
BOLA DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
TELEPHONE 482.
COME AND INSPECT
TAIKOS D
OF SHIPS
BUILDERS OF
& ENGINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
RARITY DAVIDSON
-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CONFANY
MOTOX
CYCLDE
OF HONGYONG LTD.
~TELEGRAMIC ADD- TKDOCK"
.BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
PERSONS ORDINANCE 1919 For THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.
of Registration giving the particulars
required may be obtained at the G.P.D.
at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a
Gas not exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
... INSURANOR 00,
WHICH ARE VARTED THE SHAEM Or" THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
CORFANY, LID.,.
and
TBE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE 00,
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AL PONDR AT SAT DECEK122, 1014,
£23.970,367.
TOTAL F
1-Authorized Capital £6,000,000
Babescribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 -Fire Fund............... 9,837,047 Funds... 17,667,5A0 1-Lifa & Angcity'
Sinking Fund Accou
Koreane Fire Branch
128.290
£29,970,587. £2,381,458 2,141,599
Life and Annuity
Branches.... Revenge Marine Department... $37,239 Other Receipt P
478,940
Established 1883
- MAN UF AUTURERS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
"to 16
CIRCUMYTRENCE.
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
3" to 10"
CIRCUMFERET E
6" to 15"
Стасситватся
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 9,000 feet in length
Prices, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to...
"Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
WINES AND SPIRITS
ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.
25,338,2283 Bota St. Estophe Claret Light Dry Sherry Port Full Bodied Gio
The Accumulare Fands of the various Branches are separately invaated, and, by Ant of Parliament, are set naide to meet The claims under the respective L'apart ment of the Company's Buineos.
SHEWAN, TOMES & 00,
PRAK
Agents.
Case No. 1-$23.
1 Bot. St. Marceau Champagne 1,
Burgandy Beanne
3 Bota Bt. Estophe Claret
|1 Bot. Superior Old Cognac
Very Old Lqueur Scotch Whisky
E Quality Dewar's Ecotch Whisky
Case No. 2.-528.
1 Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's
} Fort Superior Light Invalid
#
1 Bot. Superior Old Liqueur Cognac
Verge Quality
Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Scotch Whisky
11
Gin
Orange Curacao
Caso No.
3-832.
Bot. St. Marceau Champagne TRAMWAYS JOMPANY 1 Old Brown Sherry. EE Quality Bots Superior Old Port. "D" Quality LIMITED
Bot. Very Finest Old Brown Brandy
Quality
4
TIME TABLE.
WEBÉ DAY
7.00 .. 8.00 Every 15 minutes. 8.00a.m. 10.00 ...Every 10 minutes 10,06 am, to 1100 Every 15 minutes. 59am to 19.45 pm...Every 15 minutas 12.45 p.. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 mineben. 2.15 p.m. io. 145 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 2pm to 2.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes 415 pm to 5.00 pm...Every 15 minutes 6.00 p.m, to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes,
1.30 pm, and 9 p.m., 12.30 pm to 11.00 p.m. every half bout.
11.00 pm to 11 45 p.m. every quarter of
1.50 1.
hour
BUNDAYS,
Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
"E Quality
Bot Kilty Liqueur Whisky (Guaran-
toed 20 years old)
3 Bots St. Julien Claret
Bot. Gia
Orange Curacao.
SPECIAL CABES PUT UP TO ORDER
A. S. WATSON
* CO., LTD.;
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
TEL 616.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW. RECONSTRUCTED).
8.00 am to 10.30 am. Every 15 minutes.NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BELASS and IRON
10.30 to 11.00 sm. varr10 minutes.
180 m bo 13 Noomvery 15 minutes 18.00 Doon to 1.00p.m. Frey 10 tube, 1.09 pm to 6.30 p.ra...very 15 minutes 5.30 p.m. to: 5.00p.m... Every 10 minut 600p.m. to 8.90 p.m. Every 15 minuter. 6.30pm to 5,000 m... Every 10 mlentes, KIGHT CARS zu Week Daya.
BABATURDATE
Extra: Car at 12 midnight w SPBOLAL CAD19 by strengvinent at the Szanownyip ChBon; kturavera BUILDINGS" Des Vaux Row Central par
Sesson at panel Lickats svailable for DETE DOL Airely fall, reoning at the
bed in the Company's time tables
AGENTS BUTTERREO & Swice -TELEPHONE #012
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
↑ Router's Service to the China Mail.
ANOTHER AIR RAID,
ON KENT, EZSEX AND LONDON
DISTRICT.
LONDON, Dec. 19
FOOD CONTROLLER ON THE WAR
CONTROLLER TAKING STEPS TO END FOOD QUEUES
COMPULSORY RATIONING
PROBABLE
It is officially announced that acroplanes crossed the Kent and Essar coasta, at a quarter past six
LONDON, Dec. 13, in the evening, and some reached the Loudon district and droppedler, addressing the London Boroughs Lord Rhondda, the Food Consol bombs. They also dropped bomby Food Committees, said that he was
on Kent and Essex.
Reports of the casualties and damage have not been received.
· Our guns and aeroplanes engaged the enemy.
LATER.
Yesterday evening's first seroplane raid took place while the moon was so young that it was a thin sickle in Lan inky skyer
The firing was intermittent for over two hours but was less intence than usual. Many workers in the West End had barely started home wards when the raid began. The pedestrians quickly disappeared in
taking steps to end the food queue which were centres of discontent. The question was mainly one of dis- tribution. The local Committees ha large discretion and should initiste schemes for stopping the queues, as Birmingham, Sheffield and other He was places had already done. considering a proposal for compelling every customer for butter and triår sunne to register at one shop. His was a thankless task, but he did not intend to resign and would take drastic action in the interest of the nation. He was not afraid of vested interests and there was no fear of the Germans starving them out. There would be privations and the. people must-tighten their belts, but there was no fear of losing the war LONDON, Dec. 10. if the people showed the grit which Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haighe knew they would. The tonnage, reports
question would get worse before it We repulsed raiders, to the south would get better. Steps were being ól- Fontaine-les-Croiselles. Pre taken that would leave no room for The hostile artillery was active, to profiteering and if all traders regie- the east of Büllecourt, between Lens tered the transgressors could be and Armentieres and to the east and struck off the register, north of Ypres..
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. the shelters.
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Caaks of 375 lbs. net,
In Bags of 250,1b#. XI.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERI
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
PEAK
J. H. TAGGART
MANAGER.
HOTEL.
"ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP
Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 feet above Ses
Level FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Our seroplanes, on Monday, bombed an aerodrome near Courtrui, Boulers station, an aerodrome at Ledeghem and stations at denin
We brought down two enemy machines and one of ours is missing:
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE STAFF.
Replying to questions, Lord Rhondda said that there was zot enough margarine, butter and bacon in the country. The quantity of. margarine-produced was rapidly in- creasing and next suramer it would be quadruple the quantity produced in 1915, but the supply from Béandi- navia was likely to be restricted. The food position generally was using great anriety for the future. LONDON, Dec. 10.
There was no danger of a famine The Times states that it is under of meat, but there was likely to be stood that Field-Marshal Sir Douglas a great shortage of wheat. The poi Haig is making important changes in tion was more serious than it was the Staff at Headquarters which has two months ago, owing to the de practically been unaltered since themands of France and Italy, and time of Field-Mafshal Sir Jobs compulsory. rationing was probable. He added that with regard to mest if the breeders did not supply cattle at fixed prices he would not hesitate to commandeer cattle. They might have to control the whole supplies List of margarine, as he multiple shops were encouraging LONDON, Dec. 18.queues for the purpose of advertise- ment. The price of milk this winter. would not be changed but it would
Prench..
There is not the slightest sugges tion of a change in the High Com mand.
THE "FRENCH FRONT.
A French communiqué states: There was somewhat intense artil
lery duelling on the right bank of be three ball pence a gallon cheaper
Telephones in, al rooms First-cues Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Loothe Meuso, especially in the region rooms, Roof Garden,
of Caurieres Wood and at Bezon Tecs-From 85 per day Mex
Telegraph add Pencetal.
PO PLUSTEE
FOUNDERS. All work done in this tablishment is gurated. We have TO THOSE GOING AWAY
over thirty yes experience. We own two Slipways and cam socommodate any mali of 200 feet long.
Town Offios, 48, Conradun? ReAD ÜLEKAL, Bougkung, Telephone No, sh Shipyard-Shum-Bai-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong, Katmates farnished on application,
Hongkong, April 1, 1912.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location
LU ELECTRIC TRAMY PAN, Electric Lifbe."- B'ang and European Baths and Basibary Hot and Cold Water Senters thro Best of Food and Be
Telephone No.
WORD-PING WB, Koma
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THOBENEMY-ATTACKS" FAILA
LONDON, Deo. 19.1 An Italian official report states-
in the summer. The supply of tea would shortly be sufficient and it would belong to the Government which could do what it liked with
In the House of Commons, Mr Clynes, Parliamentary Under-Secre tary to the Minister of Food, repre Benting the Food Controller, referring to the proposed measures for the
The eremy launched attacks from better distribution of food said that the north-east and the north against Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller the Solaiol salient, The French and took the vow that tes in Italian artillery broke up the former food All Indian and
A Division of German duegera carried required would be purchased and out the latter, which failed after sported and supplies would desperate struggle, PA
early in 1918 Distributio begin early ing
GERMAN REPORTAG
TONDOK Dec, 18.
A German oficial mesenge states. There was f
uary.
and the average
would
and the Plave
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