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The China Itail.
ESTABLISHDD
北三廿月四年八十壹百九千奎英
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918. “
BUSINESS NOTICES,
BUSINESS FOTIOES
TAXBEINATT -
OVENLAND OHINA, MAN. (FUBLISHED, EVERY
~MAL DAY.)
Cozina sao-Wock's Nowe of Hongkong and "thil." Far Earl N
Prions (inaloding Pociage) in
· part of the world: St#.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
No 17,198.
THORNE'S
OLD VATW. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
-10%-
SOLE AGENTS:
A,S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
HONGKONG.
TL 615.
NOTICE.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MAQAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Facingn
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC THE PUBLIC IS gons & Carton will come into fore on 25th March, 1916.
INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 A.M. 10 17.M. and 2 P.M. to 4 F.. dally
Applicants will be required to produca Passports or identification papers All persona, with sertain exceptions, whe camsin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulary required may be obtained at the G.7.0. sad at all Police Stations,
The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
WHOM ALL VITED THE CHABRS OF
OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LAD..
and
(THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE 00.
FUND AT 31st Decaмaan, 1914,
TOTAL £$9,970,987.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000,
Subscribed Capital £4,500,90
Paid-up Capital £9,437,500 -Fire Fund
**** 8,857,047.
111-Lis & Annuity Funds. 17,567,500
Sinking Fond account...
128.230
£78,170,367
Revenue Fire Branch... £2,381,458
2,141,598
Life and Annuity
Branches Berence Marine Department... $57,239 Other Receipte
478940
£5,339.228
The Accumulare Funds of the various Benches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aaide to meet the claims onder the respective Depart menta of the Company's Boriaces.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agaris,
AF TRAMWAYS COMPANY.
LIMITED
PEAR
TIME TABLE.
-WERK DAT
*: 1.00 mm. 56 +18.00a.m...Every 15 kantos. 8,00a.m. to 10.00 am. Every 10 minutes 10.00am to 11,00. Every 15 minutes, 11.30am to 145 p.m...Eray 15 minutne 18.45 p.m. 1.15 p.m...Erary 10 minutes 1.15 p.m. be 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes
146 pm to 2:15 pm...Every 10 minutes 7.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Evary 15 minutes. -.06 p.m. to 9.00 pm.vary 10mluntes.
6.60 p.m. and, pot, 1.30 pm to 11.00
p.m. orory kall boar
11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of
xa bone
1.30am.
SUNDAYS 8.00am to 10,80 min Every trainates. 30.30am, to 11.00 ...Every 10 miniato. 11.90m, to 12 Nach...Every 15 mlentes. 32.00 noon pe 10p.m...Every 10 mater
1.00p.m be 5.30....Krey 18 mitjubas, 6.31pm. to 5.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes." 5.00 p.m, be 6. p.m...very 15 zdanie 6.30p.m. to 8.0) p.m... Brary 10 minute MIGHT AR on Weak Days:
鲜
Extra ORF at 19 midnight
SPECIAL CAR8 by arrangement at the
Company's Office, KLRXANDRA BUYLDIRON Des Voeux Read Cratral
Besson and pasch toeris available for All are not sirasdy full running at the sms sented in the Company'd time table, hat not fouincial mark, can be obtamad
the Company's
Saloon, Single
Return
and Class, Single
Deck ...
Dayboats.
$5.00
8.00
200
1.00
Nightboats.
$7.00
19.00
1.80
.00..
In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a specia 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11. and Chinese Currency $11.88 available one way by Railway and the other by the Company's vessels will also be issued."
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m- (Sundays excepted) and 10 2.m. From Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4pm.
SERVICE OF YES HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
Salling:-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and
? p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).
From Maeso daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Further information may be obtained at the Couraxr's Grnea, Hotel Mansices, or from Messrs. Troe. Coox & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong
PVAC
OUR GIANT
LAVENDER
•TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION"
-THE THIVES DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY HONG KONG LTD.
*TALKIE DOCK"
AGENTS:- SVITECHFLO & Swice
-TELEPHONE 4° 213-
DRAGON MOTOR CAR
GO.
Reuter's Service to the China Hail.:
BRITISH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
A STRONG ATTACK DEFEATED.
SHARP LOCAL FIGHTING.
TROUBLOUS IRELAND.
CATHOLIC CLERGY ADMINISTER ANTI-CONSCRIPTION PLEDGE.
FRAILWAYS AND POST OFFICES CONTROLLED BY MILITARY.
Losbox, April 22.2 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huis Ireland yesterday preached, com The Catholic clergy throughout
reports:
LONDON, April 22
12.20 p.m.
demning conscription.
There was a strong loeul attack accorapuated by heavy shelling, last night against our positions in the | neighbourhood of Mesnil and north-
ward of Albert. After sharp fights| ing, during which the enemy wp:| tured an advanced post, the attack and telephone exchanges. was repulsed.
The priests, in many instances, afterwards administered the anti-
conscription pledge to huge crowds.
The Military have taken over the principal Trish railways, post offices
CONVOY OF SHIPS TO DUTCH INDIES.
FOR COMMODITIES URGENTLY NEEDED BY NETHERLANDS.
We improved our positions slightly at night-thne in the Villers Breton- neux. Albert and Robecq sectors, and captured prisoners and machine- guns during the waribus raide south-
THE HAGUE, April 22. ward and northward of Lens.
Captain Rambonnet, the Minifter There was "considerable mutua)
for the Navy, has announced in the artillery firing in the diferent secFirst Chamber that the Government tors, the enemy's fire being chiefly intends to send a convoy of ships directed on our positions astride the to the Dutch East Indies with its Somme and the Ancre, also in the
own coul, escorted by a warship, in Festubert and neighbourhood of
order to bring back certain members of the Government and to fetch eur. Forest,
tain commodities urgently needed by the Government.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
HUDSOX
-[11
OVERLAND
MOTOR CARS
MEET BARLET DAVIDSON MOTOR
#YOLES
Sieppe
TALCUM
Is rapidly becoming as popu- lar as our well-known Laven- der Water. Blended with the] Purest and Softest Powder, is the Sweet Fragrance of Laven- der, and the Effect on the Skin is Delightfully Cooling and Soothing.
1-lb. Size Price $1.00.
A. S. WATSON &
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG DISI ENBARY,
Tai. 16
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.
Established 1883
·MANUFLUTUREKS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
TELEPHONE 159
COME AND INSPECT
BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
'la Casks of 375 lbs., not
In Bags of 250 lbs. nat.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
£3. H TAGGARE:
MANAGER
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level
STRAND
CARLE LAID
4 STRAND
to 15′′
5 to 15
18% to 10%-- CIACOMINICA.
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of
Mrs. BLAIR.
TO THOSE GOING AWAY
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Pricos, suples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong. April 11, 1912,
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MORE POWERFUL THRUST EXPECTED.
AMERICAN VIEW.
WASHINGTON, April 22.
The Societary for War la his Weekly Review Buys:-
EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
TWO TOWNS WRECKED.
Los ANOELES, April 22. There has been an earthquake iz
Su for the enemy's enormous Southern California and é pretion of sacrifices have not produced the West Arizona.
Therefore the
Two towns have been wrecked, more powerful besides much minor damage.
resulta.
expect.
thrust elsewhere, if the drive to the Channel fails.
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS
FOE AGAIN UNSUCCESSFUL.
LONDON, April 22, 8.55 p.m.
A French ecommuniqué states: An enemy uid was repulsed last night cast of the Avre in the region
AMERICAN WOMEN HELD TO RANSOM IN CHINA.
SERIOUS ASPECT OF INTERNAL SITUATION
PEKING, April 22, Two American women missionarice have been kidnapped by brigands at Kiangsu on the Shantung border and
held to ransom.
The brigandage and lawlessness of
the solliery and a decreasing respect
for foreign life and property are
of Thennes. We took prisoner. anxing the serious aspects of the
An eneiny a cast of Rheims was
equally unsuccesful.
internal situation.
The two missionarira, mentioned in
There was artillery activity at this telegrain have been released by the various points of the front.
FAMOUS "AIRMAN MEETS HIS DEATH.
TO BE BURLED WITH MILITARY HONOURS.
Losnow, April 22, 8.15 pm Beuters Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing on Mon day, saya
banditED]
THE SILVER MARKET,
LONDON, April 22.
The Silver Market is steady:
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·CONSULS' SALARIES,
TRAINING FOR NEW CAREERS
Bir Arthur Steel Maitiand, the head of the new Department for Overseas Trade, gave an ergunt recently of the consple of commerce who are to be appointed to encourage British trade after the war.
The new esteer opening for mart of knowledge and prouse will be in thro
The famous airman, Richthofen, WAR brought down in the Somme Valley yesterday. His body has been recovered and is being buried with smilitary honours to-day gradent
It is anticipated that the ceremony will be very impressive and worthy of the fallen irinan's, remarkable record
ATROCITIES IN CAPTURED
RUSSIAN TOENSAMEN
RUSSIA & PROTEST TO GERMANY:
Moscow April 22,
the Government
againat
Fussian tow
Commissioners of Trade within the British Empire Number is be increased from 4 to 16: 13 appointments already sanctioned. Salarica: Grade 121,00 to £1,800 Grade 2, £700 to £900; Grade a, £x to £700,
2. Commercial attaches in foreign countries The best men picked from the Consular Service falarica, in the
£1,50£1,100, 800, 2000
by local allowances ford
very! for office maintenance. The principal Attaché must be able to giro" 4" ref serdomit suster of the country asfa whole he will control the consuls of his கம்
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