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The China Mail

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1845

No. 16.759.

鏡十三年七十登百丸千恵美・

BUSINESS NOTICES

HONGKONG. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTIOKS

已丁火歳年六國民華中央

THORNE'S

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

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SOLE AGENTS :

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld.

*WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGBONG..

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

8,000 Tons, 4,000 Horse Fower now Bulkt. Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

Prompt Attention and Shipment t

Destination.

INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDARS.

KOWLOON BAY"

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

(PUBLISHED EVERY MAIL DAY,

Contains the Wook's New of Hongkong, and the

Far East.

Prise (including Postacy) to any part of the world 813,

DEE KARUM

PRICE. 39 00 Per Month

THE

WAR.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail. }

NOTICE.

...

H.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

!KUDSON

A TERLAND

CARS

NY EUROPEAN, Non ASIATIC se | Les;XOTOR"

INDIAN desiring to leave the Gelony should apply in person at the Central Felice Station between the heaIN

of 8 to 1 P.. and 3 mm. to 4 2.1. daily.

Applicants will be required to predaca Paporta or identification papers. All persona, with certain exceptions,ho remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1816. Forms of Registration giving the particnara required may be obtained at the 6.7.0. and at all Police Station.

The Penalty for nos sempliance is s Se not exceeding $50.

PEAK

TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

FIMIZED.

TIME TABLE.

WIEN DAY...

7.00.. to 8.00 sm...Every 10 minajes, 3.00 to 10.00 ....Üusj 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 11:30am to 12.45 p.m...Erary 15 minutes 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 1.15 p.m. bo 1.43 p.m...Every 15 minuta, 1.45p.m. to 2.15 p....Every 10 minutes. 215pm to 5.00 p...Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m.50 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes:

XIGEET CAKE.

8.50 p.m. and 9 pm, 9.30 pm to 11.00 p. Every bit hour.

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 pm. every quarter of '

7:30a.m...

10 hour...

SUNDAYS.

8.00 ... bo 10.30 am...Every 15 minutes. 10.30am to 11.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 11.30am to 12 Noon...Every 15 minuta. 18.00 noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00pm to 8.00 pm...Every 15 minutos. 5.00pm bo 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minut, 6.00p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 7.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m... Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.

&

SATURDAYI. Bates Our ab 19 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at tha "Dompany's Office, 'ALEXANDEL BUILDINGS" Des Voeux Road Central.

Besson and punch Hokete available for all car not already full ranning at the "kite stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's Offic No Son tekst will be issued until payment therefor nas boen meda in Bankr Notes or by Cheque or Compradors order representing Bank Notes.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,

General Bongwr

THE FIRST CHINEHL NEWSPAPER

EVER ISSUED UNDER...

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COME AND INSPECT

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BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

ANISEED AND LICORICE

COUGH BALSAM.

FOR THE RELIEF OF ALL CATARREAL COMPLAINTS SCUE AS COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, AND SORENESS OF THE CREST.

PRICE 50 CENTS AND $1.00 PER BOTTLE.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

•

BUILDERS

OF SHIPS & ENGRES

OF EVERY "DESCRIPTION

-THE TRIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPULY

OF HONGKONG BY.

– TERGRING»AND. - ***TAXOBOCK"

AGENTS:- ButterNews & Swice →TELEPIDE 1o 213 —

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,LD.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY. PORTLAND CEMENT

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Lð.

Established 1883

-MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

4" to 18"

5" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.

3" to 10"

QIRCUNFTRANCE,

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

Prises, maples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Co., General Manager.

Blangkong, April 13, 1911

PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.

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THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

TRINKERS and BHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRAES and IRON FOUNDERS.. Al work done in this ablishes santo We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and caar sodommodate any c of 200 lush low

Town Office L DOWNEY HOLD Cat Hongkong. Telemone No. 450.

Telephone No. 5." Shipyard: Bhum-S-Po, Kowloon, Himatng, Existen furnished on sprekktian.

WONG PING WA Maman

Bongiquepril

Ta Casies of STá lbs. net.

In` Baga of. 250 fbs.. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGER.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. K. TAGGART,

KANAOHR

PEAK HOTEL.

ADMINAELY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP.

Adjoining the Tramway Terminus. 1,400 foot above Sen. Level FIEST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.

Telephones in all roma." First-cizas rooms, Roof Garden.

Term From $5

PATELL & CO.

Lounge, Smoking and Ladier

"Telegraph add: Pencoful,"

P.O. PEUSTER,

Manager:

FIGHTING ON THE

ZLOTALIPA.

RUSSIANS TAKE AND DEMOLISH TURKISH FIRST LINE,

+

LoNDox, Jan. 20.. The Russian official report says:

We attacked with the bayonet south-west of Potatory, to the south |

THE ATTEMPTED OUT- RAGE IN SPAIN.

The man

MADRID, Jan. 39: arrested in connection

with the attempt to cause disaster to a train, by which King Alphonso was rolling is a native of Barcelona named

Duran.

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A Portuguese has also been arrested, of Brzeshany, taking the first line, bat it is believed that he is innocent.

It is reported that, un infernal machine, capable of blowing up a tmin has boon discovered at Bilbao

and repelled maging Turkish counter- attacks. We esploded, six Turkish mine galleries, demolished the

trenches and withdrew. The Turks twice attacked but were driven back.

ENEMY REPORT.

LATER.

A German official report says: Tha Turks repulsed strong Russian attacks on the Zlotalipa (south-east of Lemberg).

RUSSIANS TAKE A THOUSAND PRISONERS.

LONDON, Jua. 20.

A Russian official report says: We took 1,080 prisoners on Saturday in a battle north-east of Jakobsui.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

MORE BRITISH RAIDS.

TRANSPORT REPORTED SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN.

FULL OF TROOPS.

Loxo, Jan. 20.

A Berlin official report states: One of our submarines' sank in ten minutes on January 25th in armed enemy transport full of troops, `- ing castward, 250 miles east of Malta. The transport was accom panied by a French torpede-bout.

ANTI-SUBMARINE MEASURES,

PARIS, Jan. 27. Admiral Coisi, of the Italian Navy passing through Paris on his way to Italy, said he was must satiñed with Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the results of the Naval Conference in reports:

London. Be declared that the most We mided lines north-east of vigorous, measures against aubmarinos Vermelles, bombed dug-outs and were unanimously decided upon. inflicted many casualties."

"We entered positions north-east of Armentieres, reached the third line and destroyed dug-outa with occu- panta, killing many Germans in the trenches and taking some prisoners.

THE GERMAN VERSION.

A German official report, received by wireless, states:

We repulsed three English waves with heavy losses corthward of Armentières.,

THE "LAURENTIQ”

LONDON, Jan. 27. There are no further details' conceau- ing the sinking of the Laurenlic

A PRIZE COURT · JUDGMENT

RESERTED.

Eepeated French attacks on Hill SUBMARINE FEAT IN THE SEA 304 proved unsuccessful.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, Jan. 29. A French communiqué states that there has been reciprocal artillery activity at Hill 204 and on the left of the Meuse and long-rings artillery work in Lomme.

BRIGADIER LONG KILLED IN ACTION.

LONDON, Jan. 29. Brigadier General Long, son of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been killed in action.

OF MARMORA.

LONDON, Jan. 29. The Prize Court has reserved judg ment in the claim of Commander Boyle, V.C. of submarine E14 for prize money for sinking in the Sea of Marmora a Turkish guabost and a transport with 6,000 troops who were all drowned,

The Judge pointed out that it the troops were included in the rockoning the prize money would be increased from £2,000 to $31,000.

THE - CANADIAN WAR APPROPRIATION.

OTTAWA, Jan. 29. Sir Robert Borden, the Prime. Minister, has explained that large proportion of the proposed War The deceased officer served in the

Appropriation of £100,000,000 would Scots Greys in the South African be advanced to Great Britain for the KING EDWARD HOTEL was, where he did good work and purpose of financing Briten pur

received mpid promotion.

* Central Location

LL Entrance,

chases of war material from Canada. The Dominion had already advanced

Importers-Exporters A B F GERMAN ATTACK AT HARTMANN £50,000,000.

Commission Agents

HONGKONG

Branchegy

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Oldna

European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout.

-Best of Food and Servies

MYINTOKIA

TANG YUK DENTIST, IDDOMEST

the lato BEEKING,

§14 D'AQUILAR SISTER.

STERMA VIRY MODERATE

Consultations frece

WEILERKOP?.

LONDON, Jan. 29.

A French.communiqué states:

A German attack at Hartmann Weilerkoot was easily repulsed.

An anamy seroplane was brought down.

***Our seroplanes bombed railway itations at Athier, Bavy and Etrellers

··LORD MILKER AT PETROGRAD,

PETROGRAD, Jan. 29

Lori Milnor has omved here to

attend an important comerence of

the Al é

(Continued on, Page 6.)

THE ARMING OF MERCHANTMENA

A NORTHOLIFFE ASSERTION.

The London correspondent of the New York Times cabled last month an interview with Lord Forthcliffe, in which the following statements wer “Britain is met using more than 65- cent. of her malonal and Imperial ene In the conduct of the war, Barrera 'n man and mony power kan practi entenced We Are going to merchantmen and we will put where they can get subutari