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MUMETA Japanese Photographers. All kinds of Photographia Work done in latest styley also Fassport Photos

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Amateurs a Speciali ty....

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No. 16.767.

The China Mail.

THORNE'S

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

1:0

SOLE AGENTS:

A.S, WATSON & Co, Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGHONG.

T. 016.

NOT LUE.

统八月二年七十安百九千登邦

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BLISHED 1845

HONGKONG. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 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 Suppies. Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBOILDARS.

KOWLOON BAN

MOTOR

CAR GO.

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

DRAGON

14

HUDRON

ANDI OVERLAND

MOTOE

CARS

NY EUROPEAN, Non 'ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours

9 ... to 1PM. Bad 2 P. M. to 4 P.M. daily.

Applicants will be required to pradace Pawport or identification papers, All trsons, with certain exceptions, who ania in the Colony for more than idays are required to Register them- sures under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms. of Registration giving the particulars nquired may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.

PEAK

TRAMWAYS. COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME, TABLE.

WIE DAYS.

1.004.m to 200 m...Every 15 minutes. 3.00 in. 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutæ. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.45 p.m. to 1.15 p....Every 10 minutes. 1.10 p.m. to 1.46 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 1.45 p.m. to 2.16 p.m...Every 10 minutes.. 2.16 p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 15 minuten. 6.00pm.to 8.00p.m...Every 10minator.

NIGHT CARA

8.60 p.m. and 7p.m., 9.80 p.m. to 11.00. P.. wery half hour."

.

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

7.30 2,

AD bont.

SUBDATE

8.00am to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes. 10.30... to 11.00a.m. Every 10 minuta. 11.30a.m. to 12 Koon....Every 15 minuter 19.00 noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.20 p.m...Every 15 minutos. 6,31p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minuses. 100p.m. to 6.30p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT (JARS as on Week Days:

SATURDAYS.

Extra Car at 13 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement as the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA Buildings' De Vin Road Central

Sowon and peach tickete available for

all cars not already fall running at the imo stated to the Company's thins tables, but not for special cars can be obtained on application at the Company's Oce No Season ticket will be inmed until payment therefor bas been made in Bank Artea or by Chaque or Compradore order representing Bank Notes.

JOHN D. BUMPEREYS & SON,

General Managjeri.

THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER

EVER ISSUED UNDER PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.

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COME AND INSPECT

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GERY

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ANISEED AND LICORICE

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FOR THE RELIEF OF ALL CATARRHAL COMPLAINTS SUCH AS COUGES, COLDS, HOARSENESS AND SORENESS OF THE CHEST.

PRICE 50 CENTS AND $1.00 PER BOTTLE.

•TAIKOO DOCKYARD

•BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

THE TUDO. DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG LTP.

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已丁大満年六國民華中

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,LD.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY PORTLAND CEMENT

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.

Established 1883.

MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

to 15"

OTECUMTERENCE.

GABLE LAID

6" to 15"

4 STRAND

3" to 10"

GOLQUEFERENCE.

CIREENPENLLACH

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

Prises, amples and fall particulars will be forwarded on appliestien to

Shewan, Tomes & Co., Omeral Manager.

Haarkong, April 11, 1915.

WATSONS

PERY OLD BOY

Scotch Whisky

WATSON'S

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601

In Casks of 375 Iba, "not"

In Bags of 350 lbs. not.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL & MANAGER,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART,

MANAGER

PEAK HOTEL.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Termins, 1,400 feet above Sea Level

THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL

THE

FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD WIDE

ADVERTISING.

A. S TEM ACo., Ltd.,|

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WINK AND SPIRIT „MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.

Na 616.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

INVIDERS ad SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERE, SHARE and THÔN FOUNDERS. All work done in this outablishment guaranteed. We hate over thirty your axperiences Woown two Supwan and can accommodata say orali (of 200 feet Touri

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Telephone No. Shipyard Bham-Sal-Po, Kowloon, Hmong Trimiter/fuziabad in spyretion.

Hoogkeneprít

WING FING, WAV Manage

Telephones in all root. First-class Cuisine, Lounge, Bioking and Lad rooms, Roof Garden.

Terme-From $5 per day mer.

Telegraph add: Peaceful,”

F.O. PEUSTER

Manager

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UNRESTRICTED

SUBMARINISM

COMMENCED.

BRITISH ADMIRALTY'S COMMENT.

LONDON, Feb 7

AMERICA'S MILITARY

PROGRAMINE.

Lomox, Feb. 7.

The Morning Post's corresponded

at Washington cables that President Wilson, in consultation with the

Secretary of State for the Navy and Serretary of State for War. bas

An Admiralty commeniqué stato the Port diciale carrying passengers from Tontou to Australia. was torpedoel without waning on Saturday. The practically determined on the milk passengers were luled at Vigo.

The Perovian sailing ship Lorton was apk by submarine on Monday in Spanish territorial waters..

The Adminity comments that these incidents emphasise the withdrawal of

try programme in the event of war.. It is recognised that the United States is unable to send an expedit tionary force to Europe for some

Germany's pledge to the United States months; therefore American assist- not to sink passenger ships without ance for the Allies would be, findly, warning and claim the consideration of Naval minely the patrol of the neutrals.

SHIPS SUNK

53 SUNK THIS MONTH.

LONDON, Fel. .. 7,50 km.

Sovan British, five Norwegian, ships; one Swedish, cne, Spanish, one Danish

od one Rusian bave been sunk. -«

6.30 p.m.

South Atlantic, releasing British and

French cruisers.

The feasibility of convoys has been discussed, "and is considered not to”

he practicable.

A swarm of fast motorboats would assist the destroyer flotillas.

ANXIOUS AMERICANS IN

BERLIN

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.

The silkings raportisl in February

A despatch from Rerlin states thot number 38, of which 22 aggregating the see at the 'American Embasty 54,600 tons have been sunk in the on the stir inst. reculled the situa past twenty-four hours. The latter

Crowds of tion in August 1914.* figure includes 18 British.

anxious Americans blocked the com ridors seeking advice. The passport department was working at th highest pressure.

The list soniprises some of the German ruder's victins.

?!

No great anxiety is falt as is was anticipated that the daily average of the sinkings would be raised for a short period.

1.83 p.m: The following ships have been sunk Steamer Huistwood (British); barque Gamefall (Russian).

Four of the Hurstwood'a crow were killed.

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The crowds auguraented by nany British and other belligerent. nationals clanouring for advice.

GERMAN SHIPS AT MANILA.

THE BELGIAN, RELIEF SHIPS. AMERICAN NAVY TAKES CHARGE

OF 11. The Danish steamer Larakruse- is believed to have, been sunk. SBe

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. carried a cargo of maize for the The Naval authori es at Manila the Belgian Relief Commission. The have taken charge of sinking of this ship is contrary to the German, merchantmen: The crow Genan asurance to the American have been removed. Load Spanish Ministers at Brussels,

that Belgian Belief Ships should not be interfered with. Eight relief ships are now at sea and thirty are hold

Should in various ports. they be delayed another week many people in Belgium and the North of France will starve.

AN ADMIRAL'S VIEW. In the House of Commons Admiral Sir Hedworth Maux declared that there was every reason to hope that the same success which had attend. ed the destruction of Zeppelins was

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GERMAN SHIPS AT HONOLULU.

་་

NINE WITH 'BOILERS WRECKED.

LONDON, Feb. 7.

The engines of nine German vessels at Honolulu have been disabled and their boiler wrecked. The crews have been arrested and placed under guard..

Fin a fair way of being realised in INTERNED GERMAN MERCHANT.

countering subzaarines,

MEN AT PUERTO RICO.

SURROUNDED BY MILITARY GUARDS

ANOTHER BRITISH MERCHANT .

CAPTAIN A

PRISONER.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

VIGO, Feb. T.'

PUERTO RICO, Feb. 7. Military guards surround the intermed

Central Location

PATELL & CO. Importers-Exporters A Elodie lifta, Pans ad brace, from Brazil but comprised 89 of the the shipm The American guardship

Commission Agents

HONGKONG.

Branches

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY," INDIA. Clina?

HANKOW

CASTRON

The survivors landed from a Dutch German merchant shipe Odenwald and LL ELECTIO TRAME F Entrance, bip, mentioned yesterday, were not President. The crews are confined to European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, crow and seven passengers of the British

Iinsen is watching. Hat and Cold Water System throughout ship Fort Adelaide, whose captala was

Bast of Food and Service

TELEPHONI 373. TELEGRAFFIC Andres.

VICTORIL

WITCHELL, Manager.

TANG YUX IXTET, BUCIORBOK

the late BIEN TING,

14 AGUILAR BELZET.

TERMS YERY MODERATE

Consultation from

taken prisquer by a submarine; and 66 sesmen from three Norwegian ships.

GERMANY, RELEASES AMERICAN PRISONERS.

AMSTERDAM, Fab. 7.

THE AUSTRIAN 'IMBASSADER ING

IMRHICA.

NEW YORK Feb, 1 The Nein Fort Herald demend that passports should be handed to Count> Tarnowake, the Austro-Hungariae

The Venische Zeitung states that 72 Ambassador who arrived to-day, as the Americans, who were prisoners on board sanguncement of the German threst the Farradale, bare been releand oneniphasises that the Prussian and Ameria are declaring that they were Lot aware Austan organisations when they joined their vessels that armed merchant-men were regarded by Garumny Wiestip

identical

Continged from Poga 6.)