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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1917,

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

"Taking PasSENGERA AND CARGO TO STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, 20.

Steamere

Lease • Connecting intl

Due Dos at Hoogkong

Marseilles Steamer from 30

London Colombo

1917.

1917.

Noon

Colombogen

When Pasongor change Steamers at COLOMBO,

THE CHINA MAIL.

SIDELIGHTS FRON

GERMANY.

A ROSY VISION OF THE FUTURE PEACE.

DISARMAMENT BOTH ON LAND AND SEA,

Every sort of tinge is given to the Chancellor's peace offer by the German Press, from the "Frankfurter Zeitung, with its apocalyptic vision of a new world to the Fan-German organs, which it is evidentare being restrained with difficulty. Special interest attaches to the Frankfurter's" plowlings if only venuse is a believed to have been of late the chosen mouthpiece of the Chancellor

What, the "Frankfuèrter" forsces is counter request from the Entente for, a

agemoedation in the ouncesting Seamer from COLOMBO ią definitely reserved in statement of Germany's tem:is

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Lino..

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

S. S.

YOKOHAMA.

Leave Hongkong. About

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Paasongers may travel by Railway in Japan hotroon Pürte at Call free of charge. Retura: Tisketa aro available by Massagurise Maritimes Compaar.

(Non-

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Tenshipment IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMBO AND PORT SAID,

CARRYING 14T AND 2 SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED KATES.

STEL

PROPORED SAILINGS:

Lears

E'LONG

CERTE S'PORL

Dua &t M'SITILES.

about

About

Due" ifalling! LONDON

about

about

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

English aide no one would believe in the purely defensive character of our fleet, and in particulṛ the number" of out large ships gave rise to extraordinary nervousness on the other side of the hannel. The German feet has bril. Han ly fulfilled its defensive task in de fendin, our coasts and keeping open the Hence it may well be thought that withe.

with it injury to this defensive duty fixed relationship between the German and the English Heets might be reached."..

THE FREEDOx or TH BRAS.

VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.

HONGKONG · HOTEL

Sir E. V. Adama Mr and Mrs A, EL Mrs H. Adam shi Hyken & children Mr E. Anderson Mr P. J. Janssen Mr H. Mnemy Bain Mr E. M. Josoph

ir J. H. Boring Mr F. H. Kales Mr W. L. L. Barker Mr N. R. Karanjia Mr RM. Bartlett Afr M. A.

Kati Mr and Mrs J. Me C. King

Pastow

and Irs F. L

T.

and Mrs H. A. Baxter and child Mr R. H. Beavan Mr R. E. Belilios Mrs E. R. Belibios Mr

SA Kuyh Mr and Mrs J. E

Lariby Mrs & Lapid Mrs J. J.

H. E. Laver Birbeck

Mr

Leiria

Such an arrangement, under which Germany would definitely restrict her shipbuilding programme, would of course form part of a farmaching arrangement for the whole of Europe. The other Eu- rop ropean ziral Powers would have

come MrR JU into the arrangement. But England's Mr D. Bisasker Mr Mrs Colbourne

Frank Mr 5. T. Bitting.

Little position is peculis, and the fuerter says frankly that it would be Mr A.

A. A. Brown Mr. 8. Longfeld unfair to come to a general agreement Mr and Mrs E. & Mr A. Lunnings on the limitation of naval armaments Caldwell Major D. Macdonald at the same moment-the United States Mr D. E. CapplemanDr&Mrs. Marriott were free to builla float that would Miss Chisholm Mr FB. Marshall cause anxiety to England

regarding her

Mr WE Clarke Mr. H. E. Mashin

3. A Me Conant Capt. J. agreed to

to Mr G. L Courtney

Cullock My J. D. Courtner Mr & Mrs Mclaner Me F. W. Cox Mr ID. McNicoll Mr N. Croucher Mr G. Mellis. Mr W. Darby Mr and Mrs. J. G." Mr WP. Davenport Melrose Mr and Mis F. F. Mr J. Merecki

Davis

Mrs W. H. Moore W.DEC

С.Г. Москал Hrs G. A. Morse and 22 children

This mover."

should be met. "Germany must demon- strate that it is not for us a mere move. on the political chess-board, but a serious effort for the sake of humanity to bring this destructive war tonn und for both belligerent camps. It then develops its ideas as to the probable couïse of negotiations if they are entered into

"Certainly, it says, "it is not easy to imagine in the midst of a war bf sich ferocity that the war aims on both sides are reconcilable with one another. In fact. we must take it for certain that st the beginning of the negotiations aforoad gult will be found between the demands of both siles, but that will only is conrage those who have not, looked back

This land however, H.A.R {

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bo now international sea-law, and to en- trusting the ordering of so trafic to an organisation built up among the patiens. In this arrangement Eng land would recognise the right of the sea, and would abandon her absolute dominion and her claim to the sole right of policing the sea.

far the Frankfuerter A glimpse of the other side of the picture, however, is given by Herr Georg Bernhard in the Fussische Zeitung." He is all for a ponce "honourable to both sides," yet he gives a waring that the war map of Europe is to be taken into account

Mr and Mrs G.

Dremk

Capt. J. Dowar

Miss H. F. Malder Mr Towley

Mr A. E. Murch Mr M. Drevaril Miss M. E. Daffy MrJ. NiCCIFOR My and Xra A. W. Mr and Mry J. D.

Eastman

Northcombe Mr & Mrs F. Edsell Më”. & Mrs J. Parsons

and child SA

Mrx T Fairley

over the history of previous conclusions Out.earmies will have to take the con- CAP. Ford

of penes and have forgotten what has been declared in the course of the war by the statesuren and politicians of enemy States to their wai-uims ↑

A LEAGUE OF PKAUR,

The best course, in its opinion, would be **for botli sidles to cunnaunicate their demands to one another, after which thei representatives of the negotiating States

·would meet together." The mere fact of their neeting would be an event fall of promise. It then proceeds to read the signs in its own way. Lord Grey's speech at the Bote! Cecil and Herr von. Bethmann-Hollweg's reply, accepting the the war are coupled with the pledge in the German Note that the pence proposals which the Central Powers! will bring into the negotiations will provide

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Mail Liños

Round the World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the Principal

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Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled. or altered with var notice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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Consignoes are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrived of consignments expected of which they have roccived documents .or advice.

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Cousignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Goddard and Doaghas, at 10 a... a Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten-days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Chings will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns."

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conviction. The factors that will operate Banbul which was a necessary inunda to. this; end it enumerates--the coaomic-

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neist

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