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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1918.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE-
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
TO
THE CHINA MAIL.
PETROGRAD A DESERT.
POPULATION FLOCKING FROM "DEAD CITY.
SILENCE AND SETTLED GLOOM.
wearily and indifferently of lose and pain and death.
-
There is little news from the outside world. Of the fate of relations and friends no word coace, or rumours-filter through that have no worth or meaning. We know little of what Russia is thinking and doing,
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MARSEILLES AND LONDON, the whirlwind, and in the knell one hears Tolshevik Ereny
TAKING PASSroken and CarOO. TO
STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, KO
Steamers
to
Leare Hongkong
Colombo
Noon
Connecting Mail Steamor froma Colombo.
Due
Dao. Marseilles London
1917,
1917.
When Passengers chenga Steamers at COLOMBO
Ia Finland there is an indeterminate For the last few months, writes Dr. bartist of civil war. Near Ele, the Harold Willisins in the Daily Chroni-krantas, abandoned for the moment fele, muffled bell has been tolling in by the Germans, are hard pressed by the
General Alexeieff's : force seems to have retreated to some- where Bear Tsaritsyn, and in various parts of the the neighbourhood st
Cossack territory Cossack detachments are carrying on a guerilla warfare. From the east cound vague rumours that are regard... fed here as portents of Japanese inter-
an echo of the grin prophecy of the Old Belieyers to Peter the Great Peters Fburg will be a desert." Perhaps this is a were táty, perhaps alter the extastropha at the deluge Petersburg will shine forth Jaguin in pride and glory, but today there is an inexpressible sadness in this one imperial city.
The streets are very quiet tow-they
vention.
Most of the British colony have left, and the faw Englishmen who still remain ask one another when and where they are
which the Consulate is utterly weary, it the Consulate, and if there is one word of
passports." Petrograd is beecming
Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in have nevar heen se quiet since the begining. The Embasy is now occupied by
Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAL MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
S. &
Leave Hongkong About
Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan between Porte of Call free of charge. Retaru Tickets ars availabio by Messagerins Maritimes Company.
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
(Neo-
Transhipment). IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL" STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, FORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMEO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING 1st and 2ND "SAROUN PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES. · Proposed SAILINGS :,
STLIVIES
Teava
H'IONG
LEATE S'PORS
Dus at 'BEILLES
about
about
if calling about
Dua LODOX abous
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Farnished with an Electric Beading Lamp
Round-the-World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines.
Return Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Porta for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignments expect. I of which they have received documents
or advice.
.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Burveyors. Messa Goddard and Douglas, at 10 a.m. an Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Datos of Sailings abc., apply to..
P. L. KNIGHT.
*cting Superintendent.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S. S. CHINA.
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
.
SAN FRANCISCO
· VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU.
JUNE 21st and"AUGUST 31st, 1918,
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH ULASS PASSENGER.
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE BATES,
̧0. HL" KITTER,
· Princa's Buildings,
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Les Bouss Street.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAT, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Etosmern of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE
PROPOSED SAILING.
-Connecting with
PROM COLORING
KZCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR Im and 2nd Class Paskoli.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE,
Berular Direct Service trom JAPAN, CHINA Lad STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAFE TOWN, calling *: MAURITIUS:n route and sording, the Quickest Freight Tansport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
For dates of departare, Bases of Freight, suply to
THE BANK LINE" LIMITED
Maximing
ELLERMAN" LINE (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.),
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT,
TIR PARTICULARS OF SAILINGE SHIPPERS ARE EXQUISTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED
m00sad via Bass Canal or Wace of Good Hopeat Owners, option. to/Change without noties,
THE BANK LINE LAK
aing of the wrap-und in the evraings the stillness of the dimly-lighted thorough fares is fraught with foreboding!
The turbulent emotions of the year revolution we exhausted, the fever is slackening, be pulse of life is very low. And the depression, the foreboding, are Barticulate. They cannot be summed ty as the dread of any deánite calamity—a the fear of the Germans, as feurs unrestrained anarchy. They are the gloomier herause they are inactievdate, because they come of a sense of empti | Dess, of the ebbing away of life.
of
Theme has been a great edus The Cavernment is migrating to Moscow, and |
▲ desert.
INTIMATIONS
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PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U.S
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OPERATING THE NEW PIEST CLASS STEAMERS “ECUADOR," “VENEZUELA ” and “COLOMBIA,” 14,000 Tous each. HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO. vis SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU. The Sunshine, Belt.
The most Comfortable Route to America and Europe.
Sailings from "Hongkong së Noon --
8.8, "ECUADOR" 8.8. "COLOMBIA". AS "VENEZUELA®
„WEDNESDAY, May stod, 1918 WEDNESDAY, Jus 19th. 19th „WEDNESDAY, July 17th, 1916
These Stemmer have the most modern equipment including overbond alectric fans, and elootele lighting ALL, LOWER BARTHS and large comfortable Staterooms (All single and two berths only),
The Safety and Comfort of Prasengereis our first consideration. Special care is given to the suistar and the attendance ou
pastengera, canot be surpassed, i "Tickets are interobangeable with the Toyo Kisen Eaiths and the
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Id For further Information, rates, literature, schedules etc, apply to
AUCOMPANY'S OFFICE ↳ Alexandrs Buildings, TELEPHONE 141. ́
Chater Road...
BANKS:
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HONGKONG CORPORATION.
RECORDS.
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RESTAVA FUNDS---
Sterling
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Home 19931
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The Wart...
Lantern Land..
has let fall hints that Moscow is to be) 7953(Our own Dear Flag Proclaimed the capital. The Council of
the People's Commissarios will bare its! seat in the Kremlin; Lenin will sit in thei reas of the predecessors of Peter the Great, and the Nevs will be deserted.
The Ministries have nearly completed their evacuation Tous of goods have) been dispatched seath and cast, and to-night or to-morrow night those mem bars of the Government who still retain
will leave for Moscow,
AXUDES FROM THE CITY.
Power is leaving Petrograd, and the population, seized by vague sların, has been flocking out of the city. Day after
day a queue of many thousands waited
on the Nevsky for permits to leave the city. Day after day overcrowded trains moved of south and eat, soldiers in the forefront and dismissed workmen, and all that
miscelianents mass of humanity that
is afraid of starvation, airaid of uzemploy- ment, afraid of the invader and of un- ksowa calamities. Many thousuade who could not go by the trains went off on foot
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through the snow, and many who had FLEAS MOTHS ready money to spare bized sledges and went driving off on a pilgrimage into the depths of Russia.
Yet there
was no noise, to outward Bigns of panic. There was a strange hush about it all, a sad and patient resignation as though in the presence of unintelligible, inexorable fate. And those who remain go wandering about the streets, vaguely, Lupelessly asking for an explanation of, a He that has TOWE meaningless...
There are provisions; somehow, the city still lives from bead to mouth with a gurious, sorely-burassed ingenuity. This week the refrigerators, ware emptied and the contents allotted among the popula tion as a parting gift so that for a few days each family had extrá allowances of Buur and dried vegetables and fed an frozen good. And supply rains still code ja irregularly and in dribless, but still they come,
SHOTS IS THE NIGHT, The trans have, no stores of fuel, but
from me to time they buy remnants
MARTIN'S
APIOL STEEL
SPILLS
JA Z Praksh Mesirudy forači KHONCHARATLLAR" "shousands of lundian always keep a-bes_ of Maraca 250% be the basin, so that on the fear! sgt, at my Tompslarity of the Syrena Wholly done may be admisit and Those tha
secured, tham, brown chake kate
• AL Cammdan and Sharma sell them Strousbat the Waid, or pot, kon mir,
MARTIN'S
SAPIOL SSTEEL
FADIPILLS
BANK
8. H. Dodwell, Eaq.] E. V. D. Park, Esq. Gabbey, Esq. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr..
C.
D. Landale, Hon. Mr. H. Shellim,
W. L. Pattanden, Esq.
Chiky MANAOKE, Hongkong-N.J. STABB, Esq,
MANAGER: Shanghai–A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.
LONDON BÀNISSED-LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BAXX, LIMEN
HONGKONG-LITEREST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annon on th daily balance
O FIXED DEPORTS:-1 For 3 months 2 per cent. per annum.
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N. J. STABB,
Chiet Manager. Hongkong, March 23, 1918
·HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE business of the shove Banir la conducted by thẻ HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COB-
RELEVI
FUND
(£8,350,000
80,000,000 (25,000,000
}f. 11,505,455m (£ 966.292
HEAD OFFICIS---AMSTERDAM, Srsochoqat
The Hague Rotterdam HEAD AGENCY-BATAVIA, Branches at
BANDIERMASTE
BANDINU, Силация,
DJ! DICKSAKARTA
KOTA RADJA,
MAXIRAR,
MEDAJ,
PADANG PALEMBANG, PEKALONGAN,
•PERANG, PORKANAS
BANGOON
SUKARANG
SHANGHAI,
SOPRAMATA,
BETRAKARTA (Boloj
Tense Truck (Dell) TEGAL TIZOK BEZONS THILAZZAR WELTAVARDEX.
Carepondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Foudiaherry, Calendar Bangkok Saigon, Halphong, Hanet, Amoy, Yoko hama Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney, New York,
San Francisco, &c. $0. LUIDOR BATTIRE: The Union of London and Emithe Bank, Limited,
The Bank buys and solis and receives
VISITORS AT THE HUI
- HONGKONG HOTE
Mr.D. Abraham. Mrs. B. A. Bennett Mr M. D. Abrams Mr. and Mrs' T. H Mis A. G. Anderson, Kino a
Mr J. EL. Baring Mrs B. Elements Mr H. A Baxter Mr A. Erober Princess Sadhira Mr. F: Kulka
-Manda» of Goosh Mr and Mrs J, SC
Beher
Lachlan Mrs E R. Beliline Me The Larenz
Mr R. J. Birbeck
Mr J. D. Birrell
Mr C. O. Bohanan
Mr and MA,
Bobst
Me W. Bowers
and Mrs Ca Lazitaen
Mr. H. Lay LDA Legendre
Me and Mrs J.-J3
Leiria
Capt. & Mrs Branch M-C. A. Lemon MrP. Bremir Mr D. BL. Lethbridge Mr and Mrs F. G. Me and Men D. Le
Bromley and child – Lewin. Mr W. G. Erowell – Mr C. Little
**
Mr J. A. H. Brown Mr Robt. L. Laan.
Mr FR. A. Brown Mr H.. F. Loose
Mr N. Burns Mr G. Ladia MR. y. Cameron Major and Mi D. Mr T. W. Campbell to Macdonaldson Mr & Mr Carpenter Ur G. W. Mackian Me and Mrs
Chilcen
Mi W. H. Claire Mr W. E. Clarke."
Mr. P. Coard
Mr J. J. Connell"
Me S. E Cornish
Hr G.E.M
He Cl. M. Moines Mr D. C. Meintoab Mr A, E, Mober Mr and Mrs W. P.
MM B. Nickalaam
Mr J.D. Courtney Mr J. S. Nicolas
Dr and Mrs HLIA P. K. Offbky
Cumming 4. Mr 8. §. Perij
Mr E. Dahlin Mrs F. E. Laris Miss B. Decker Mr E. L Delaney Mr J. Dewar Mr A. E. Dixie Capt. Dominsch Mr G. J. Donnell Mir . 8. Douglass Mr P. de Groot
Dapres
MrW.T. Esaley
Mme. E Emault
Mr L. F. Pfffter: Mrs Pritchard and
children Mr. H. Bay Miss F. Bosy MED. Reichelman Mr H. Bishwood Mr D. Ritchie Me RR. Baxburg Mr T. Samime Mrs Peter Sen Mr C... Segbr
Mrs E. Sheeha
Mr G. A. Forhen · Mrs. G. Sharwockt. Mr R. N. Ford
sad
Capt. D. A Forms Mr and Mrs F. ds
Mr M. S. H. Frank Mrs A. Fraser
Mr T. D. Frawley
r 0: 8. Gill
Mr Geo. F. Glen Mrs S. Goesler
Mr. M. Slade
MrA. W. P. Spiers Me A. W. van der
Star
Mr J. E. Steele
Mr and Mrs I. Gray Mes C. M. Stopland
Mr E. L. Greenberg MrA. T. Stithhe
Mr and Mrs Geo. Mr F. A. Baile bond
Grimble
Mr Bruce Sutherland
Mias D. Grimbla
V
Grimbla
Misa
fr G. H. Guest
Capt. T. P. Hall
Me G. Barper
Misa Sweetland.
Mr. O. P. Templeto Mr F. G.Thrapson
Mr P. Thomas
Dr. J. 5. Thyssen
Mr J.C. B. van BookMr E. Valmant, Mr C. A. Henderson Mr Thon, Viet Mr
Mr and Mrs H, VE Mr A.Shelton Hooper Vleuten Mr D. J. van Houten Me W. J.
YEH Wagd Capt. R. Tanes lendoak Mrand
Mrs EL A. Mr C. Wede Irving Me and Mrs E Mr J. JepperLAS Weymouth Mr F. Eosalsed Mr G. G. Wood Me E. M. Joseph Me and Mr B. Mr and Mm N. B. Wylis
Kursajis
Mr G. Wyss Mr H Keller
PEAK HOTEL.
for collection Bills of Manhangs laser Mr and Mrs R. F. J. Me and M- Goo Letters of credit on It Branches and
Adams
Lazamenta Correspondents in the by the Mr J. E. Beldam". Mr T. W. Mana Ooptinent, in Grash Britain, America, Mr. B. Bird
Capt.&MrsMacaulay.
and Australis, and transacts banking Mr and Mrs DK. RA.MO business of avmy description.
MrE F. Mattingk-y J. F. VAN REES,
Mr and Mrs 0. T. Mrs Moore
Breakapear Manager Hongkong, Sept. 23, 1917.
PORATION. Rules may be obtained on THE application.
INTEREST on deposits is silowed, on
the minimum monthly balances at $1
FER CENT per annum. Depositon
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
Feanizten 1880.
Mr and Mer GS P.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Nightingal
· Carter
Lt.Col and Mrs.
Mr and Mrs F.. W. Thursby Foll
Cary
Mr T. La Perkins Mr W. H. Price
Mrs Clay Mr & Mrs Coppin Mrs J. B. Cormack
Mrs E. Cortis
Mr and Mm.P. E
Banger
Mr.W. E. Robertz
- Capt. & Mrs DongisaMrs Salvesen.
| Mr and Mrs Eaton Hins Skinder (20
and children Me.Evans
Mr&Mrs Findley
Smith
Mr Denman Fuller Mr & Mrs V. Findhy
may transfer at their option balances of AUTHORIZED CAPITALI 48,000,000.00 Mrs Fyson
$100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANE, to be placed on FLIED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT.
„DET BONE).
For the Hongkong and Abangha Banking Corporatio
N. J. STABE,
Chief Manager
Hongkong May 14, 1916.
Paid ur GazTAŽIU REWERY FUND
» 38,000,000.00 Mr and Mrs A. D. Mr Hugin Egy 23,100,000.00 N. T. Gibbins Me and Mre P. G.
HEAD OFICE-YOKOHAMA
BOMDAT
BRAJOKER AND · AGENCLES ATY
NEWORTING NEW YO ОБАЖА
517 BURNO ATZES CALOUIZA CHLAND CHUTHA Porte DAIIN (DAZ) -Rasoo
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FRAPTORS
FERILA (McxISH) SAN FRANCISCO Harkow Hoverver
HARR KAI YUEDE Koir LONDON
SHANGHAI SHIMOTORE
SINGAPORE SOFELBAYA BYDNEY
TOKYO
TRNOTU
Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Deposita received for fixed perioda st to be obtained on application.
KISHI ONO,”
-Manage.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CRAWIEŻ
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
STAPLE1,200,000
LOS ANGELES Basakys Fog M
£2,000,000
Στο Researys Laabiety OF PRO-MAKIA Irom factories that are closing down, and SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL ... France 48,000,000
£1,200,000 NGAKAKE struggle along with interruptions Half Pats Ur CAPITAL
22,500,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General the cabmen have gore home to their (1/3 of the Capital, é: France 15,000,030
subscribed by the Government of Banking business transacted. villages, often selling their horses for
the Chinese Regüblic). ment before they go, for horse-meat is now a recognised article of diet, even in many families that were once well-to-de, And the horses that remain arm_dying," Day after day one sees them fall in the street, gathering round them a doleful crowd of idie onlookers. They die anil their bodies lie in the snow unburied for sunny days.
Cosirman of the Board
of Director: .................ANDLE BERTUIRLOT, General Manager. J. PERNÓTTL,
lost of the big theatres are deserted. and it is the easiest thing in the world In how to get tickets, for the onee 'crowded.
To the night one hears shots, unintelli gible fusillades. A few nights ago there was a ratli of rides in my neighbour hood, and in the morning Phasers by found the bodies of six young men, students as I afterwards discovered, shot heaven knows why it RET
All goods Cledges and motor pay and lorríva hate beet requisitioned for the avacuetion, and their moveme for: Cie last week bere conmiluted almost fize sole traffe of this once, great ind centre And In the settled gloom is no pice
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Interend allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposite is Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on applicatio
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- M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter perioda at rafes which will be quoted on application.
1. C. DOWNING,
Manager. Hongkong, May 7, 1917..
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
BANKERS.
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