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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918.
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BUSINESS NOTIOES,
BUSINESS NOTIQES
OVERLAND CHINA KUL (PUBLISHED, EVELI
MAIL DAY.)
Cuating caà Wook's Mans
of Hongkong and that Far East
Prions (including Foringo) in magt
part of the world. $13).
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
Beuter's Service to the China Hail, }
No. 17,061.
THORNE'S
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,
BÓLE AGENTS.
A,S. WATSON & Co. Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTE,
HONGKONG.
TIL 818:
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Balony abould apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours 9 to 1 F., and 3 r.M. to & F36
"
Applicants will be required to produce Preperta e identifestion papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, The main in the Colony for more than
days are required to Register them- ives under the REGISTRATION of PERSONE ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Hegistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. med at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non complianco is s Éna not erosedling $50,
KDETH BRITISH & MEROANELLE
INSURANCE CO,
WHICH ARE TESTED THE SHAKKE OF THE OCEAN MARINE INBUBANCE
DORTANT, Lau
And
ME RAILWAŸ PASSENGERS -
ASSURANOR 00,
TOTAL FEXPE AT SLEZ Izzaman, 1914,
$23,970,367.
T-Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital .............................£2,427,500 Fire Fundamentezem 3,837,047 NI-Life & Annuity Fonda... 17,567,690
Binking Fund Accommă pant
188,230
£25,970,367
2,741,689
Revenue Fire Bran££,381,458
Life and Annuity
·Brancheteist."'benres:
Rerence Marine Départment... EST,220 Other Receipts dirigiornamentirana
$78,940
£3,390,208
The Accumulative Funds of the various | Branches are separately invested, and, by Ask of Parliament, are set side to meet the claims under the respective Depart- west of the Company's Bariness.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agenta.
PRE TRAMWAYS OUMPANY.
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
**TIKK DAT
£,00 m, to 8,50 advery 15 minuten... 1,00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m... Every 10 minutes. 18,00 m to 11:00 am...Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m...Every 25 minutes, 12.46 p.m. to 1,15 jam,...Kvary 10minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 145 pm. Istury 15 minuton, 1:15 p.m. bo 2.15 pm. Every 10 mfantas £15 p.m. to 6.00p.m.vary 15 mi 1.00p.m. to 8.00 p!Every 10 mlaabes,
SZONY CAMI
4.30 p.m. and #p.m. $30 pm to 11.00.
• p.m. every half hour.,
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Sveam and Motor: Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THỂ HỌNGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
· KONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and .4 p.m.
EERVICE or THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-HAQAO `LINE.
Sailings: To Maco daily at 8 am. (Sundays. 9 mm) and
3 pm. (Sundays 1 pm).
From Maese daily at 7.30 am. and 9 pm. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Purther information may be obtained at the Company's Orries, Hotel Mansions,
or from Messrs. Taos, Cook & Box, Booking Agents, Hongkong,
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GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
5" to 15"
COCORRER ALT
3" to 10"
Oil Drilling Cables of any size uplo 5,000 feet in length.
Prious, samples and fall particolars will be forwarded on application te
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1978.
WATSON'S
COLD CURE TABLETS.
OURE "A COLD IN THE SHORTEST. FOSSIBLE TIMES AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA and MALARIAL HEADACHE.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES.
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
-THE TUXO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPLY
OF HONGKONG LTD.
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AGENTS:- BUTTERHELD & Swee --TELLANONE N° 232 ---
PRIME MINISTER HECKLED.
THE IFALIAN FRONT.
BY TRADE UNIONISTS.
LONDON, Jan. 19. Mr. Lloyd George, after his speech en the Man-Power question to the reprosentatives of the Trade Unions,
invited and answered a number of questions regarding the advisability of negotiating with the Germans when the latter were alleged to be whining and squealing for peace. | Mr Lloyd George replied that the Germans were always ready for peace at their own price, which we were
ENEMY ATTACK ON A WIDE FRONT ARRESTED.
LONDON, Jan. 19.
An Italian officiul message states Our artillery arrested an attack a wide front, at the bridgebear at Caposile.
LONDON, Jan 20.
A British official report from the Ilian Front says:
During the past week firing bas been possible only on two days. We destroyed six aeroplanes without loas to ourselves..
There has been active artillery
A BIG FIRE.
not prepared to pay. The moment work and patrols daily, the Germans. show a disposition to negotiate an equitable terms, there would be no reluctance to negotiate. Asked whether or not the best way of ascertaining the opinion of the German people was to aliów British representatives to meet representa- tives of other Powers at Stockholm or elsewhere, the Premier replied by pointing out that the German repre-
An Italian official message say¥ the British batteries caused a big fire to the south of Sernaglia.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LDentatives would be chosen by the
PORTLAND CEMENT
Copy of repeat order recently received from England:
"All Saints' Lodge," Hosley, Blackwater, Hants.
roon
Mrs. Will be much obliged by Mesars. WATSON sending to her by post
10 bottles of their "Cold Cure. She will be glad to have these as soon as possible,
p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of as abe is to day sending her last hottie to her son (Capt. -———) of the Bufia), who is
at the front and finds the Tabloids excellent for stopping Cold.
SUNDAY,
28:30 à,m: to 11:00 am..Every:10 minutes, -21:30 xxx, be 11 Nom surgry li minutes. 28.00 noon to 1:00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1:00pm to 5.30 p.miselővery 15 minutes. 5.30pm 6:00pm. Every 10 minutes, 1:00 pm to 8.30 pm.., Every
1,30 p. x. bo ̈ 8.00 plin, 48
HIGHT CAR15 8800
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Bon And peach ticksin, avaliable for NË DETS DOS armdy: full femning ah thứ mese stated in the Company's time tables,
not for
talsed
PREPARED ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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Government.
A Delegate: Not necessarily Mr. Lloyd George: You can only make peace with a Government. If that Government does not representi the people of Germany let them change it, and it this Government does not represent the people of this
country they can charge it.
A Delegate: Give us the opportu
nity.
Mr. Lloyd George: "We have given you the best opportunity in the Franchise Bill, by adding 8,000,000 to the electorate. You can have the opportunity any time you like. The Government does not shrink from is. A voice: On the new register? Mr. Lloyd George The new regie
"NOTHING INTERESTING.
LONDON, Jan. 19. Field-Marshal, Sir Douglas Haig: atates there is nothing interesting to report
"DRASTIC CHANGES.”
LONDON, Jan. 19. The Times states that Field- farshal Sir Douglas Haig is making drastic changes, including the ap pointment of Sir Herbert Lawrence, as his Chief of Staff,
GERMAN TROOPS TRANSFERRED AFTER THE ARMISTICE.
LONDON, Jan. 20. Peuter learn from statements made by German deserters regarding the movements of German troops
ter is not ready. Do you want on from the East Front to the West
election on the old register? (Chorus
of No.Very well.
•
Front, that it is clear that both the
Blat and 42nd Divisions were trans-
The Premier was considerably ferred from the East affor the
hockled regarding the objections to
armistice was signed.
OSTEND BOMBARDED.
LONDON, JAN. 20
an international workers' conference, apart from the Governments, and he reiterated that all the Allies and America had agreed that negotin- tions could only be conducted by the German official report by wire representatives of the Governments lese states that Ostend has been
bombarded from the sea. and by, no sections of the people,
Mr. Lloyd George emphasised the difficulty of deciding when it was
AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN desirable to enter a peace conference
BELGIUM. without putting our heads into a noose. He was convinced that a conference at present would aggrav. ate and not improve matters.
A delegate asked whether Presi dent Wilson's reference to the free dom of the sesa accorded with the
views of the British Government?
The Premier replied, emphasising that Britain was in a very tafelent position from America or any con tinental country. We must guard very carefully against any
to interfere with our capacity to protect our slices, shipping and Overseas Communications,
A delegata aske what was meant by reconsideration of the position of
Lorraine?
Premier replied that the
THE HAGUE, JAN, 20. The newspaper Les Nouvelles states that the Belgian province of Limburg is filled with Austrian troops who arrived leat week...
AUSTRIAN | MUNITION WORKERS ON STRIKE.
ZURICH Jan 20 Zelegrus state that the munition
workers in Vienna and in many pro
iucial towns in Austria have struck, ostensibly owing to the reduction of the Austrian flour ration, bus the movement is also said to have a pro peace and anti-German character.
British people would stand by BRITAIN'S ASSURANCES
TO SWITZERLAND.
peace im2
till the question of Alsace-
ForLine was settleds
LUBTRILIIN HERS,
Reu
Gove
that: