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' OVERLAND `CHINA MAIL

The China Mail.

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OLD VAT

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SCOTCH WHISKY,

SODE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGHONG,

TEL 016

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ESTABLISHED

1845

TONGKONG. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1917,

BUSINESS NOTICES ·

BUSINESS NOTICES,

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS. 8,000 Tons, 4,000 Horse Power now Built. Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies." Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destination: INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY

長再次歲年六國民華中

THE

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MAIL DAY

Contains the Week's News

of Hongkong and the Far Fart.

Prions (including Posings) to any part of the world, 13.

PRICE. 83.00 Paz Month

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service, to the China Mail.)

THE KAISER ON HIMSELF.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN, Fon ASIATIU ar INDIAN desiring to leave the Coboy should apply in person at täs Contral Police Station between the horr of 9 A.M. të 1 P., and P.M. to 4.2.1. Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persona, with certain exceptions, whe rusain in the Colony, for more than 7 days are required to Register them. selves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Registration giving the partienlar required may be obtained at than G.P.O.. sod at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non mpliance it a fre not exceeding $50.

CAK TRAMWAIS · COMPANY,

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LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEZE DATE.

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·5.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutos.

NIGHT QARZ-

6.40 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11.00

.m, every half hour.

11.00 pm to 11.40 p.m. Try quarter of

* an hour.

7.30a.m. SURBATE

8.00 .. to 10:30a.m...Every i6 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.00 a.m...Every 10 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 12 Nocs....Every 15 minute. 18.00 noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 100 p.m to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6,00 p.m, to 7.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 7.90 p. t. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minuten.. NIGHT CAPS as on Week Days.

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IN WHICH ARE VEFIED TUN (KARKI OF «CHE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

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£23,970,367. I-Authorised Opital £6,000,000. Babscribed Ospital £4,500,000 "Paid-up Capital £32,417,500 -Fire Fand

3,837,047 T17- Láfa & Annuity Funda... 27,567,500 Sinking Fund Accouný............ 128,290

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"£29,370,567

837,999 478,040

46,339,228

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be of the Company's Baslaca.

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PRICES MODERATE.

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AGENTS:- BUTTERHELD & Swice -==Tuenok $212 —

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,LD

VICTORIA DISPENSARY. PORTLAND CEMENT

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., LA.

Established 1883.

- MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

to 13' MACENTERENCE,

GABLE LAID

+ STRAND

5° to 16' CERENCA..

g" to 10"

· CIACOVANCK.

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length

Prices, samples and fall particolare will be forwarded on appliation to

Shewan, Tomes & Co., General Monager."

Hongkong, April 12, 191a

BOL

GILBEY'S SPEY-ROYAL

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

IS. GUARANTEED TO BE MADE FROM

PURE MALTED BARLEY IN A POT STILL

10 YEARS OLD.

SOLE AGENTS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Telephone. No. 818.

THE KWONG HIP LONG CO., LTD.

(HOW RECONSTRUCTED).

PNGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IROS BOUNDERS. All work done in this establish is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any mas of 200 Zooi lom

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WONG PING WA, Mainon

jxd4 In Casks of 375 lbs. not.

In Bags of 280 lbs. not.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANASTIR,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL

PEAK

AND

ROOM

3. HL TAGGART,

· MANADER.

HOTEL,

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Terminna, 1,400 Leet above Sea Levd.) FIRST-CLASS FAMILY CRESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL. Telephones in all forint: Past-slair Outing, Longs, Sinaking and Endien romos, Roof Garden. !

Term Frock 85 pur day mex,

Telegraph add: *Paooful'

P. C. PEUSTER,

Managers.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

PATELL & CO. Importers-Exporters A Moto Latta, Fans and Fighting.

Commission Agents HONGKONG.

Branches

SAN FRANCISCO, 'UAL. TOKOHAMA, JAPAN, BOMBAY, INDIA.

China:

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HIS EXCUSE FOR THE PEACE NOTE.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15.

FURTHER PROGRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

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LONDON, Jan. 15.

An official report from. Mesopotamia

The Norklenkaher Zeitung: publishes anys. letter which the Kaiser addressed to

We have progrossed eastward, and

Dr. Bethnan-Hollweg, on October 31st westward of Kut-al-Amars, and arcept for a small area north-east of Kut-al- saying:-

"The enemy peoples have been kept Amara, the whole right bank enstward in the war by lies and frauds, because of Shatt-al-Hai has been cleared of the their rulers are without the moral enemy.

courage to speak the word of peace. It

is necessary to and a ruler who has a conscience, who feels that he is respon

heart sible to God who has A for his own and enemy peoples, who is indifferent 10

wilful

GD

A NEW AUSTRIAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION."

ROME, Jan. 15.

Austrian reports state that important

misrepresentation of his action, and contingents of Austrian and Bavarino who possesses the will to free the world troops are concentrating at Innsbruck of its sufferings.

to be trained for mountain warface with

"I have the courage, and, trusting in a view to a new "punitive expedition' God, I shall dare to take this step. against. Italy on the Trentino front in

the Spring.

Please draft Notes "on these lines, submit them to me, and make all arrangements accessory without delay."

GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

LONDON Jan 15,

A French communique states tha

THE BALKAN SITUATION there is fairly great artillery activity

ADMIRAL FOURNIER'S VIEWS.

PAXIS, Jan. 15.

Admiral Fournier (who was recently the Naval Commander-in-Chief in the gean Sea) writing in the Metin of his visita to the Russo-Rumaniar front states the Taar. informed him that in a faw weeks the situation in the Balkaris Would assume a different aspect--

at Avre and between the Aians and Argonne.

KING TO PRESENT MEDAL TO JAPANESE SOLDIER.

SEVENTY WOUNDS.

Lospox, Jan. 15.

H. M. The King has comented to present

Admiral Fournier anticipatas that the the Military Medal to a Japanese enemy will be mastered, as his progressoldier, Private Ohara of the Middleser will be stopped by cold and exhaustion Regiment now in hospital at Edmonton. while his increasingly heavy losses will with seventy wounds. paralyas his efforts towards Saloniks.

FLOODS AND SNOWSTORMS IN

MACEDONIA. ^

LONDON, Jan. 15:

A Franch communiqué states:— Bad weather in Macedonia has caused numerous foods and there are heavy snowstorms in the Lake Prespa region. The Italiana repulsed an attack by the enemy and destroyed a munition depot at Putures, north of Armistus.

Ohara joined the Sikhs in India on :the outbreak of the war, but was afterwards transferred to the Middlesex Regiment.

He was formerly a journalist at Tokyo.

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THE SINKING OF THE BLUCHER

PRIZE COURT AWARDS.

LONDON, Jan. 18. The Prize Court has awarded £5,250: to a number of British warships for tinking the German battleship Blucher

SHIPS SUNK.

There have been engagements south in the battle of the Dogger Bank on of Lake Ochrida, particularly near January 24, 1915. Veliterns, where a detachment from Indo-China went into action. Another detachment is slightly progressing beyond Srats.

EXPLOSION ON JAPANESE BATTLE-CRUISER.

400 CASUALTIES.

TOSYO, Jan. 12. An explosion occurred in the magazine of the Japanese battle cruiser Taukubo, while she was at anchor in the harbour of Yokosuka,

It is estimated that there were 400 casualties.:

SOUTH AFRICA AND THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

European Baths and· Banimry" Titilaga | GENERAL SMUTS TO REPRE- | Hot and Cold Water Bystem thronghost.

* Best of Food and Service.

- Taazzmory, $73. TRENGRAFIIO ÁRSKIM.

VICTORIA.

WITCHELL

TANS TUK TITI, moore the lato STENING,

14 DE AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Cocultation Zrea..

BENT THE UNION.

LONDON, Jan. 15.

LONDON, Jan. 15, The following vessels have been su Beaufront, Brentwood (British); Festfold (Norwegian), Boangelos (Greek), and the sailing ship Ruby (Russian):

· DUTCH" ARREST A GERMAN SUBMARINE

FLUSHING, Jan. 15.

A Dutch warship brought in a Germza submarine which it found in Dutch.

The subrzarine will territorial watera

be interned.

*. LATER. The submarine was released after investigation, and she was conducted outside territorial waters.

(Continued on Page 6.)

THE CARBO COMMAND."

The "Tribuna's' Gorizia corresponden states that General Boehmermolli, bo was recently commanding in Galicia, It is officially announced that as has taken over the Carso command from argent affairs prevent General Botha General Baroevitch who has been

removed in

In consequence of his mistakes leaving South Africa, the Imperial 80,000 Germans have arrived in anti Government has acceded to cipation of a new Italian offensive. the Union Government's requests to

Router wires that Mrs Austen Chan release General Simute (*) from the berlain has given birth to a son! East African Command at the early in liest opportunity to enable him to represent South Africa on the War Conference

we

{". The mounaga reader." request ralesse South East African commsed.

sume South to be telegerphic mitits tion of Smuts E

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER

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