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ESTABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

BUSINESS FOTICES.

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,

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applicants will be required to pred BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

ports or identification papers. All persens, with certain exceptions, whe Asin in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them- Sves under the REGISTRATION

PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forma of Registration giving the particulars. required may be obtained at the '6.1.0.

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The Penalty for now camphamon je a fed not exceeding $50.

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TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

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7.00 am to 8.00 ....Every 15 minutes. 8.00am to 10,00 a... Every 10 minutes. 3.00 m, to 11.00 m. Every 15 minazen 11.50a.m. to 12,45 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 2.45 p.m. to. 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutos 1.15p.m. to 145 p....Every 15 minutes, 1.45p.m. to 2.16 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 2.15 to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m. to 200 p.m... Every 10 minuter, XIGHT SARK

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Extra dar at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA Buildings' De Vaux Road Central.

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Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

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KING EDWARD HOTEL

Losbox, Feb., 15. The latest g sinkings reported are the steamer Foreland (British), three British and ene Norweginn small craft. Total, including the Efrin, 14,000 toxin, ANOTHER MERCHANT CAPTAIN

PRISONER.

THE FIGHTING IN S. E. EUROPE.

A BRITISH ATTACK.

Losos, Feb. 15. The recrudescence of fighting on the Ramanian and Macedonian fronts is not merely the result of enemy aggressive A ness, for a telegram from Salonikareports that a British attack ajected the Bulgarians.from a redoubt in the hill LONDON, Feb. 15.

southwest of Deiran on the 10th insty Survivors of the Sazonia stute maintained the ground against counter that the ship was shelled before she attacks, and took prisoners,

Was sunk

il

The captain was taken! prisoner, the boatswain died of wounds and four of the crew were wounded, including an American.

THE ARMING OF MERCHANT

-SHIPS-

LONDON, Feb. 15. Lord Curzon stated in the House of Fords that nearly 50 per cent. more mureliant ships were armed now! than at the beginning of December.

FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

GERMAN VERSION.

Paralovo, mentioned in the commen

qués, is ten miles east of Monastir.

The German counterstroke described in the communiqués recaptured part of" the ground won by the Russians when they drove the enemy back to the borders of Bakovina a fortnight ago.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT...-

BATTLE IN PROGRESS NEAR ZLOTCHEY.

LONDON, Feb. 15... A Russian official report states that the enemy attacked, south eastward of loteber, and that a battle is proceeding

GERMAN REPORT.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 74 An inspired article in the German

A German official report states: Ww newspapers states that though sub stormed northward of the railway marines will not attnék neutral between Złoczow and Tarnopol, penetrat warships, the latter, in view of the ed one hundred metres, and remained mine danger, enter the war zone at Ave hours "We destroyed extensive their own risk. Whether convoyed "mine shafts and took 21 prisoners. or, ferchantman in the war We have also effectively, bombarded zone is exposed to intense sub the barbouring military establishment turinista." For instance, Nor at Galatz.

wegian steamers bound" for Great

Britain would not be immune, THE WESTERN FRONT. though convoyed by Norwegian warships.

RAIDING OPERATIONS ON BRITISH FRONT.

LABOUR IN BRITISH SHIPYARDS.

LONDON, Feb. 15.

Sir Leo Chiozza Mousy, in the House of Commons, stated that there are 4,000° mofe men in the shipyards, to-day than at the outbreak of the waĽ.

THE HEROISM OF THE MERCHANT BEAMEN.

LONDON, Feb, 15, Ag an instance of the heroism of merchant seamen, it is stated that the survivors of the Fedamore, immediately they arrived in Londen, went to the offices of the owners and re-azgaged for

* voyage to New York.

ACCUMULATION OF CARGOES IN AMERICAN PORTS.

LONDON, Feb. 13. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Heig repórte:

A successful raid was carried out north-cost of Guendecourt.

Enemy ruiding parties to the north of Loos and westward, of Messines were caught by our artillery and machine-gun fire and dispersed. A third party reached a post to the. north-east of Loos, "but were driven of with lusses.

FRENCH ACTIVITIES.

.

LONDON, Feb. 14. French communiqué states: In the Puisailine district between the Oise and the Aisne detachments entered the second Gorman line, wrecked works LONDON, Feb. 15.

and dug-outs, and inflicted considerable There is an immense accumulation of losses on the enemy. goods in Amercan porta owing to ships "There has been violent artillery work not sailing A million tons of steel for in the La Tourbe sector and considerable export are detained in New York The patrol activity alsewhere in Champagne, movement of grain has been disarranged. An enemy aeroplane was brought by the congestion on the railway's

down on fire. FACTORIES SHUTTING DOWN.

A French air squadron, successfully bombed

bivouaci

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., Importers-Exporters A Life and Higiniog, po tags which will not sail until the artillery, vigorously counter day o

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Thirty of the leading rallways have agreed virtually not to accept shipments FURIOUS GERMAN BOMBARDMENT T

for export to the eastern seaboard "till " Central Location

the congestion is relieved. Trains at

LONDON, Feb. 16. Il: Exactaio Traxi Fame Intrates, porta are unable to unload through lack European Batha 'wid· Sanimry-Fittings,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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FUNGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERE, BRALS and IDOS LFOUNDERS. All work done this establishmeen is guaranteeri: “ Wa hava over thirty years' experiense. We own two Süpware and commaste soy walk of 200 feet los

Town Ofón, R. Coengar foan, Ozsinal Hongkong. Telephone No. 450. WNY Rhipyard: Shum Sm-Fo, Kowloop, Betamistos tarnteked éw application.

Fonerome, April 1911.

ONG PENG WA. Mandore

Commission Agents

HONGKONG.

Branches

SAN FRANCISCO, CAT. TOKOHAMA, JAPAN BOMBAY, INDIA.

HANKOW

-CANTON

A French commuique states Enemy.

Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Government provides the means of furiously bombarded the Maisons de

Best of Food and Service

TELATHONE

convoys Factories are shutting down Campaigns sector

in Chicago and other cities in the interior There is also an artillery dnel on the and there is a general lessening of pro right of the Mouse duction in many lines, owing to freight | diffenities.

MORE HOMES ON BRUGES HARBOUR.

LONDON, Feb. 15.9 The Admiralty, amounces that

again ou the 14th inst ponsiderable weight of bambe

GERMANS MASSING "IN SCHLESWICK

LONDON, Tel

It is reported from Derimark that German troops are tocaingin Schleswig THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION.

TANG YUK TETIR

the late SIEN, JING,

drop "on the

wither

Feb

Bruges Ode

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