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BUSINESS NOTICES
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1917.
BUSINESS NOTIOES
巳丁大成年六國民華中
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4 SCOTCH WHISKY.
WATSON & Co. Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
HONGKONG,
TIL $16
· ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY,
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,
DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.
**D80%
SQLÈ DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
•TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES.
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
GIZY
BARLEY -DAVIDSON
-THE JUCO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING
- OF HONGKONG ALTP.
COMPART
-TALEGRAME
AGENTS:- BUTTERFIELD & Since
NOTICE.
MY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIO
INDIAN desiring to leave the ony should apply in person at the Catral Police Station between the hours OFUM. to 3 and 2 to 4-P. M.
Appleants will be required to produce Paarporis er identification papers. All porozu, with certain exceptions, whe rein the Colony for more than "days" are" required to Register them- elves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms Registration giving the particulars uired may be obtained at the G.P.O. tut Polios Stations
Penalty for non compliance is mot accoading $50,0
1
ÖVERLAID
MOTOR
CAR
Treno 482
CÔME AND INSPECT
BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go.. Ld.
Established 1885
—MANUFAUTUREKS OF
PURE Manila ROPE
NORTH' BRITISH FERCANTILE
--INSURANCK 00.
WHICH ARE VRIZED THE AMARIG OF PAS OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
"ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL FUND AT $167 Dacarica, 1974,
£99,970,367,
1---Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Bubscribed Capital £4,500,00 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 -Fire Funda............................................ 3,837,047 HI-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,500
Linking Fund Account
123.290
223,870,307
Ravenue Fire Branch...... $2,391,436
Life and Apanity Į 2,141,599
Branchospasms. (
Revenue Marine Department...
Other Receipta
937,239 478,940
25,339,228
The Accumulative Funda of the various Benches are separately invoted, and, "by Act of Parliament, are net wide to meet the claims under the respective Depart
obs of the Company's Busines
SECEWAN, TOMES &.00.,
Agenți,
PAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY.
1.
LIMITED
TIME TABLE,
WINE DAY
1.00 ., to 8.00 ....Every 16 uzinutes. 8.00 .. to 10.00a.m... 7 10 minutes 10.00am to 11,60 m...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 19.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Eraj 10 minute. 1.16 p.m. to 1.40 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 9.16 p.m. Every 10 mínal
15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Evay 15 minutes,
1.00p.m. b 8.00p.m... Brgy 10 minuta
VIGHT GAZI
.
6.80 p.m. and 9 p. 9.80pm to 11:00
p.m. every half boer.
11.00 p.m. in 11.45 p.. every quarter of
7.BILE
an boar
BONDATE.
STRAND
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
3" to 18"
5 to 15
3" to 10" CIRCUMFIKANER.
DIRCUMF FREME.
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Priers, amples and full particular-wil be forwarded-
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Manager
Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
WATSON'S
COMPOUND
BALSAM OF ANISEED
Gives immediate relief in all cases of
COUGHS AND COLDS.
Price: 50 cents and $1.00 per bottle
PREPARED BY
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
DISPENSA LTD.
HONGEONG
TEL. 16.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW. RECONSTRUCTED).
8.60a.m. bo 10.30 Km... Every 15 minute, TANOINEERS And SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON
10.30am to 11 00 ....10 reinate
ד
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 275 lba. nst.
In Bags of 254 (ha neš.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
́GENERAL · MÅNAGERS.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J.. H. TAGGART
MANAGER.
PEAK HOTEL.
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP
Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1400 foot above Ben Lever. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.
Telephones in all rooms. First-cases Cuisine, Lounge, Emoking and Ladies is, Roof Gaedan.
From 66 per day)
Telegraph add "Peaceful
F.O PRUSTER,
FOUNDERS. All work done in this rabinhman in guaranteed. We have TO THOSE GOING AWAY
11.30 m. do 19 Noon Every 15 miantes over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any
Tows Offoe, 45, CONTAUGHT ROAD Oma, Hongkong. Telephone No. 4. Shipyard: Shum-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong, Estimates furnished on application,"
12.00 boon to 100 pimuky 10 minuter. of 900 feet loog
1.00pm to 5.30 pm... Hwery 15 minuta, 5.30pm.be 4.00p.m... Ewy 10 minuter. 5.00 p.m. be 6.30pm... Eyny 15 minites. 4.30pm to 8.00 p.m...Ever 10 minutes. NIGHT VARS5 as on Week Dayan.
SATURDAYA
Extra Car st 19 midnight.
SPECIAL CARB by arrangement at the
Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BULLorade" |
Des Vaux. Road Central
A
Houstong, April 1, 1918.
Telephone No. 8, WONG PING WA, Monager
KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS
"Central Location
Samacu od panely bickets wallable for L KIRTIN Tum Fam Entrance,
all cum not surendy full ruming at the Alectric Lifts Fans and Lighting.
time stated in the Company's se tables, but not for special cars, can be obtaland on application at the Copay's Offco We Benaces, ticket will be road – kuta peymook therefor his been made in Bank dotis ir by Cheque or Costpridors order
JOHN DE
IMPERIIS & SON,
European Bathe and Banitary Fitinge Hot and Cold Water Bystem throughout. Best of Food and Servios.
878
FG. MOUSSION.
15, Morrison Hill Road.
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#the late SIEN TING,
TA, D'AGUILAR STREET,
TERUB
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THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
Router Service to the Chma Mart I
THE WESTERN FRONT.
ELEVEN ENEMY MACHINES
BROUGHT DOWN.
LONDON, Dec. 80, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports —
FURTHER BRITISH ADVANCE IN PALESTINE.
LONDON, Dec. 20.
An official despatch from Palest no states:
We drove back the enemy
day, and advanced our line to
We repulsed a local attack in the depth of two miles on a thirteen neighbourhood of the Ypres-Staden mile front
milway
We drove off miders to the north. This advance has given us the high
ground at Rasar Kubesauda which of Pusschendaele.
four miles from Jerusalem and one LATER
mile to the north of the Jericho Road Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
to Anata, Erram and Kulundis. The reports:-
two latter places are to the east and west of the Nablus Roud, five miles to the north of Jerusalem and Beitanin.
There was hostile artillery activity in the neighbourhood of Hargioqurt, to the south and west of Lens and to the east and north-cast of Fpres
Our aeroplanes, yesterday, dropped
over 100 bombs on three aerodromes to the north of Lille Seven hostile machines were brought down and the anti-aircraft gina shot down four others. Three of our machines are missing.
THE BOMBING RAID ON.
MANNHEIM.
LATEST PARTICULARS,
--
Losnos, Dec. 20 Further official information of the bombing raid on Mannheim, on December 24, shows that in the morning, two of our formions of ten machines, crossed the line at a hoight of 9,000 feet and arrived at their objective simultaneously, de spite heavy and accurate anti-aircraft fire. They dropped sixteen 112- pound bombs and two 280-pound bombs, from a height of 18,000 feet.
Four bursts were observed in the
main station, several on the Lanz works, two on Ludjigshafen and severn! on a munitions factory be tween Mundenheim und Rheingoan- beim.
Two enemy formations of eleven machines were encountered but they did not attempt attack at close
range.
The anti-aircraft defences around Manube which appeared to be strong, brought down one of our machines.
GERMANY'S TREATMENT OF AMERICAN PRISONERS,
difficulties of the ground, despite The Irish troops overcame the
considerable opposition:
BERLIN JEWS AND PALESTINE
THE EAQUE, Dec 29. The Jewish Correspondent Bureau has received & telegram from Berlin. Announcing that the German Zodiat Association has passed a resolution. greeting with satisfaction the fact that Great Britain has officially re- cognised the right of the Jewish people to national existence Palestine.
COLLISIONS IN POSEN AND
LONDON, Deo. 80 Two trains collided at Spormas, in Posen.
All the carriages were destroyed and thirteen people were killed and 70 injured.
Eighty people were killed and 80 injured in a collision in Bussian Poland.
FURTHER AMERICAN LOINS TO
ALLIES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Mr. McAdoo has authorised further loan of $685,000,000 Great Britain; $155,000,000 France, $7,500,000 to Belgium and $1,000,000 to Serbia, making the total advances $4,286,400,000.
GERMAN HOPES DISAPPOINTED.
ZURICH, Dec 80.
The Secretary of the German War Provisioning Bureau, in an interview admitted that it was impossible for
get an
LONDON, Dec. 29. Beuter's Correspondent at Ameri- unn Headquarters in France atates Germany to hope that the American authorities have ciabler quantity of foodstuffs learned from an authentic source that Russi Germany is tresting American pri Boners with very much less considera tion than the British and French; indeed, it is believed that they are trusted as the Russians were treated, and the world knows what that
mesns.
ANOTHER SHIPPING COMBINE.
LONDON Dec. 28 The Harrison. Linhas required
the major portion of Megers. Bankan. Gilmour & Co. Fleet,
It is expected that the United gross tonnage of which is 860,00 Staten will take steps to secure to.. amelioration.
BENEMY AIR-RAID ON PADUA.
LONDOS, Dec 80 Reuter a Correspondent at British Headquarters in Italy.stuten:
A raid was carried out on Pedua.
at nine in the evening of December
The price puid has not been. published
[According to a recent
Kankin, Gilmoux & Co. Ltd., owned 16 vesels.T
THE PREMIER'S. CLEMENCY.
LONDON, Dec 29,
28 in bright moonlight 16 is officially announ
Eight bombs were dropped on the Ms. Alice Whelden has
the request of Mr Lloyd
centre of the town and the casualier released. were mostly among worden and Mrs. Wheldon was sentenced childi
“Tears" prisonment, at the Old Luckily, the priceless architectural on March 10 last for camures escaped
the life of Mr. Floyd
AN ARREST FOR TREASON INSA NEROGIA
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