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BUSINESS NOTICES.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918,
BUSINESS NOTICES
已丁大妻年七國良華中,
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY,
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SOLE AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON
WINE. &'SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG":
T: 018
"NOTICE,
NY EUROPEAN Non ABLATIO-or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at this Gentral Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 5 P.M.. to 4 P. M.
produce
Applicants will be required to Passports or identification papers. All persona, with certain exceptions, vic casin in the Colony for more than
to Register them-
f days are requGISTRATION of #vos under the FERSONS ORDINANCE 1918, Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O.
and at all Police Stations.
K
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG - CANTON LINE,
Sailings-To Cazten daily at 5 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 pm. From Canten daily at a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.
SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
ازه
HONGKONG MAGAO LINE.
Sailings-To Macao dally at 9 am. (Sundays: 9 am) and
p.m. (Sundays: 1. p.m.).
From Macao daily at 7.30 am and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Fürther information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S CYNICE, Hotel Manics,
or from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Box, Booking Agetta, Hongkong.
The Penalty for non compliance is DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.
ne not exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISH ' & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO:
WHICH ANN YRÉZKO ZEN KILAKKA THE OCHAN MARINE INSURANCE
CONTANT, IND
and
30% RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
TUTAL B
¡JTAL Forde at Bier Dicussen, 1914, £33,970,967.
Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Babeoribed Capital £4,500,000.
Paid-up Caplt. sacoma. Ku2,437,500 Fire Funds....... 3,837,047 KI-Life & Annuity Fonda... 17,567,590
Sinking Fund Aunt
198,990
£23,370,367
Ravenne Fire Brush: £2,381,458
Life and Annuity
Branche....dois lyri
2,141,583
"Revenge Marine Department... 337,299
Usher Receiptso vaikamsmandare
478,940
£5,339,228
The Acemmnlative Funds of the various Branches are sepaistaly invisted, and, by Act of Parliament, are set seide to meet the claims under the respectiva. Depart»: mat of the Company's Burinces.
SHEWAN, TOMES, & 00,
vents.
PETRAMWAYS
LIMITED
TIME TABLE,
WEEK DÁT
'COMPANY.
1,60 m., 8:00 am...Every 35 mlautes. 8.00 10,00 s.m...Every 10 minutes. 18.00am to 11.00 1.30...Every 15 mleton. 11.30am to 12.45 pm...Every 15 minutes. 11.45 p.m. to: 1.15 pat....... Erny 10 minutes, 1.lip.m. to £46 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 1,35 jam, to: 2.15 p.m...Every 10 malustes, £25 p.m. to 45,00 pan alivery 15 minutas, 6.00pm to 8:00 p....Every 10 mlaube
TIGHT CARS
gem, and 9 p.m.2001L00
p.zo, every half hout. 11.00 p.m. to 12:48 pm, every quaster
"My hour"
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100 pum to 5.30 p.mumivery 15 malambon, K9) p.m. bo_1.00 p.m... lvary 10 mipuhata. 400 p.m. to: 5.50) pomenergy 15 mimion. 1.30 p.m. to 8.00 pz..Every 10 minutes,
MIGHT CABH 14.95 Wook Days,
“Kúbu Cár 14 12 makinight.
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OVELLAND
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•MAN UFAUTURERS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
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GABLI LAID
" to 16":
5 to 16" CIRCURFIKEN L
4.STRAND
8 to 10% GIECOPYTREN CR
Oil Drilling Cables of soy size up to 3,000 feet in length Price, samples and foll particulars will be forwarded on syplication te
Shewan, Tomes &c Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1812.
WATSON'S
COMPOUND
BALSAM OF ANISEED
Gives immediate relief in all
cases of
COUGHS AND COLDS.
Prices: 50 cents and $1.00-
per Bottle.
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HONGKONG, DISPENSAET.
one No. 18.
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WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
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THE WESTERN FRONT.
THE ENEMY'S IMPENDING
OFFENSIVE.
THE CROWN PRINCE'S REVENGE.
PARIS, Jan. 18. §. The Matis publishes a statement by an eminent neutral, who arrived from Berlin on January 7, declaring that the Germans will unch & supreme offensive at Verden, which is intended to be the Crown Prince's rovenge, with big diversions in Italy and in the direction of Calais, as soon as the weather permits.
NIGHT. PATRÓL ENCOUNTERS.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
A GERMAN PROTEST REPEATED.
"AMSTRIDAY, Jan. 18.
"A telegram from Brastlitovas received via Berlin, states that at the plenary sitting on Jamiary 12, General Hoffmann gain protested gairsh the Russian wireless pro Faganda because it transgressed the terms of the armistice and is in- tended to carry civil war and revolu.. ticu into the Central Empires.
M. Trotzky replied that the amis- tice in no wise restricted the expres sion of Russian opinion.
Di. Kuehlmann declared that non- interference in Russian affairs was
LONDON, Jan 13.fixed principle of the German Gorçm- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haigment which however demanded reports:
complete reciprocity,
There were night patrol encounters, to the south-east of Arpentieres.
THE WAR IN THE AIR.
LONDON, Jan. 18.
A French communiqué states: Between January 1st and 10th we brought down fifteen enemy aero- planes and the destruction of twelve. others a moet probible, but has not been confirmed.
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In Bags of 250 iba. nat.
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GERMEN PRISONERS REPATRIATED
FROM ENGLAND.
M. Trotzky replied that the Ru sian Government would regard it se a step forward if Germany, freely. and frankly, expressed views regard- ug the internal conditions of Russia,
PACKING THE CONSTITUENT.
ASSEMBLY.
LONDON Jan. 18.
A Russian official message atates that the Centro Executive of the Councils of Workinen's and Soldier AMSTERDAM, Jpn. 13. Delegates and the Persanta Deputies Three Dutch ships with German bare sued a decree giving the local prisoners of war and civilians have Councils power to re-elect or to arrived at Rotterdam from England. recall members of the Constituent They include von Mueller, the Cap- Assembly in all ass where they do tain of the Emden, Wallis, the Cap- not express tüc views of the labou tain of the Blucher, and a son of ing maasss. Admiral you Tirpitz and also many infantry officers who were captured in South West Afties.
The Germans acknowledged the good tone which marked the British conduct towards themselves
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE.
LONDON, Jab 18. An Italian official message states: The artillery was active in the Asiago Plateau, to the eastward or the Playe Vecchia
..
The British batteries secured many direct bits on hostile emplacement, on the left bank of the Fiare.
ARAB OPERATIONS - AGAINST HEDIAZ RAILWAY
LONDON Jan. 18. Official confirmation has been obtained of the success of the Arab Operaticos against the Hedjaz rail way, to the north of Maan
During the three days the first werk in January, the Arabs took possession of an important portion of the line wrecking and burning the rolling stock and damaging bridges The raiders retired with prisone and booty
THE OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA
THE GERMAN BGE THAT
ESCAL
AMSTERDAM
EATER
A statement by the Maximas list News Agency shows that the decree of the Executive of the Council ol Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates is intended to bring about the redali For the re-election of all anti
Maximalist
the Constituent Assembly.
The News Agency states that the Peasants Congress of the Twelfth Army has decided to recall the three, Social Revolutionaries of the whom it elected.
A number of the Government have decided similarly
NAVY CH A SOLUNTARY BASIS
LONDON Jan. 18. An All-Ukranian Sea Congress har been summoned at Kief January 28, to discuss questions relating fo the Ukranian Constituent Assexhly, and reports of the Black Sen Fleet to Ukrania. Also the reorganiza deb of the Navy on a voluntary bow and the organisation of Trade Unions
THE ARGENTINE WHEAT CROF PURCHASED BY THE ALLIES,
AD
BUENOS AIRES Jan 187
riant ingreement has been
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the
the Argentes
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