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MUMEYA Japanese Photographers

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also Pasaport Photes

Doralepias and Frinting for

Amateurs ■ Speciality.

No. 8 Queen'cRose C'entrai

'T'RE. 954.

No. 16.776.

The China Mail.

THORNE'S

OLD VAT

No. 4.

"SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS: A.S. WATSON & Co, Ed.. WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTE, HONGKONG

ESTABLISHE

ISHED

九十月二年七十度百丸千登期

BUSINESS - NOTICES,

1845

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

8,000 Tons, 4,000 Horse Power now Bulk. 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 SHIPEDILDARY.

KOWLOON "BAY"

已了大錢年六國華中

THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL (PUBLISHED | NVERT":

'MAIL: DAY.)

Coning the Wook's New

of Hongkong and the 2-

Far East

Prims (including Powerge) to anf part of the world $12.

por nav

PRICE $300 Per Month

THE WAR.

LATEST

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Haïti, }

BRITISH SUCCESS ON THE

"ANCRE.

NOTICE

EUROPEAN, Non ASIATIC oc AINDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the "Cantral Police Station between the beurs f.9 1.M. to... and 2 r.. to 4 2.M.

daily

Applicants will be required to preduss Reports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe main in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them- salves under the REGISTRATION 1 PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916 Forms of Registration giving the particularu required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations..

The Penalty for nan complisam is a 'fre not axceeding 850,

РЕАК

TRAMWAYS COMPART,

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAY..

7.00. do 8.00 h...Every 15 minutes. 8.00. 20.00 mlm... Rvary minute. ... 11.00 ....very 15 minuto. 11:30am to 12.68 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 13.45pm to 1.16 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.16 p.m.bo 1.40 pins. Every 15 minuta. 1.40 p.m. to 2.15 p...Every 10 minutes. £15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minator.

NIGHT CARI

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. every half bour..

11.00 p.is. to 11.45 påm every quarter of

sn hour.

2.30a.m.

SUNDAYS."

3.00.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15 minuter. 14.30a.m. to 11.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 11.90.m. to 12 Nood....Every 15 minutes, 1.00 noon to 1.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. 1.00pm to 5.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 53 p.m. to 4.00p.m... Every 10 minutes. 4,00p.m.. 6.30 p.m.Every 18 minutos. 6.30pm, b: 8.00 pm... Every 10 minutes, XIGET VARS sa on Week Days.

SATURDAYI-

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS" Des Voeur Road Contra

Season and punch tickets available for Aila not already full running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, hit nut for special care, can be obtained no application at the Company's Off- No Season ticket, will be ined until payment therafor has been mado in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compredare order representing Bank Notes.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

HE FIRST CHİNEZE NEWSPAPER

FVER 195UED-UNDER-

DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO

HUMAN

AID" OVERLAXU

CORS

BEST

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

Taraoni fi

COME AND INSPECT

KARLIT DATDION MOTOZ

CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

ANISEED AND LICORICE

COUGH BALSAM.

FOR THE RELIEF OF ALL CATARRHAL COMPLAINTS SUCH AS COUGHS, COLDS, BOARSENESS, AND SORENESS OF THE CHEST.

PRICE 50 CENTS AND $1.00 PER BOTTLE.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE THKOU DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY HONGKONG ETP.

„AGENTS:- SUTTERFELD & Swice: -TELEPHONE 12-

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO..LD.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY. PORTLAND CEMENT

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.

Establishe 1883

-MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

·STRAND

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

1" to 15"

5" to 15"

9" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE

SIRCCAVERASCO.

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

Price, amples and full particulare will be forwarded on application to

Shewap, Tomes

Hongkong; Epril 11, 1818.

PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.

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PUILIBEN EVERY MORNINA,

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- NORTH, CHINA,

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VARIOUS PURISM IN ÚHZWA AND JAPAN,

$17.00 per Annum univered in Hongkons 17.00 total Comms Ports

WILLISTO STERET, BOULOTE,

General Manager,

B01

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

E

-QUALITY.-

YEARS IN WOOD.

In Casks of 875 lbs not.

Raga of 250 Iks. Det.

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GENERAL MANAG)

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL ROOM

PEAB

J. H. TAGGART,

MANAGER.

HOTEL

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Terminus 100 feet abaya Sen Lerel. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL

Telephones in all roking,

rooms, Boof Garden; ·

Terms From

PATELL & GO

Cuisine Lounge, Smoking, and fadire

elegraph'add: Peaceful,"

PO. PLUSTER

Manager,

KIING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location

4.

774, PRISONERS.

A GERMAN OFFENSIVE NEAR DVINSK,

LONDON, Feb. 18.

A Russian official report states.

GERMAN ATTACKS ON BRITISH The Germans, clad in white are

NEW POSITIONS FAIL.

り

TONDON, Feh. T

acrile

took the offensive to the south-west of

Dvinsk and penetrated our front line

We immediately threw then, qạt."

Fickt-Marshal Sir Donglas Hai Wo surprised and captured without a

reports:

We took 74+ prisoners on the Anere on Saturday.

shot fortified height south-west of Ok

Three waves of German infantry this AMERICA AND GERMANY. morning, accompanied by supporting

TREATY.

troops, attacked our new positions at THE FULFILMENT OF AN ANCIENT Baillescourt Farm. They came under our concentrated artillery fire and did not reach our lines. They were driven back with heavy losses."

We entered positions at night south west and north-west of Arras, south of Fauquissart, and north of Ypres. We indicted many casualties and took 19 prisoners,

We repulsed aiders'south of Xpres GERMAN REPORT.

A German official report states:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.

It is officially announced that the United States rigards the Treaty with Prusaia in 1799, promising pro- tection for their respective subjects and property in case of war, as being in force.

Amerien has already praclaimed that German ships will not be seized or used by the American Gover

We repulsed strong English detachment in case of war.. ments north of Armentieres, south-west

of-Lille, north-of-La Bassee Canal and THE FROTECTION OF AMERICAN near Ransart

LIVES AND PROPERTY.

The enemy renewed his attack astride the Ancre with varying results. WeJOINT took 130 prisoners and gave up the foremost craters

We repulsed a violent Eaglish attack southward of Pys.

"

·ENEMY' AIRSHIPS BOMA BOULOGNE.

LONDON, Feb. 18

A German official report states that German airship on the sight of the 18/17 bombed the town and barbour of Boulogne.

FRENCH PATROL ENCOUNTERS...

LONDON, Feb. 18.

SESSION OF CONGRESS

EXPECTED.

New York, Feb. 18 The Press agrees that President Wilson will shortly a Joint Sushion of Congress for authority to take means for the protection of American lives, and property from submariniani.

It is generally assumed that Con gress will accede, to this finding the passage of an emer request

Honey appropriation of not less thun, $50,000,000 to be placed at the President's disposition.

It is stated that President Wilson has had a conference with the Con-

A French communiqué reports patro-gressional leaders at the Capitol. encounters, especially in the actors

Troyon Les Chambrettes and north- THE SCARCITY OF POTATOES IN west of Badon Villera."

A detachment-penetrated an enemy pach'st Le Pretre Wood and destroyed works and dug-out..

ENGLIED.

Loxbox, Feb. .Is. Mr. Lloyd George last night tele graphed the Lord Mayor of Manchester

GERMAN CASUALTIES IN JANUARY. saying that the War Cabinet had con

sidered the difficulties which had arisen, Lesbos, Feb. 18. from the operation of the Food Con The Press Bureau states that the troller's order of the 1st January fixing official German casualty lists for the prices of potatoes. “These diffienitien January-casualties not necessarily iul had been increased by the recent pro sorred in January-give a total of fongad frost The prices had beca 77,332, of whom 14,192 were killed. readjusted as the result of a conferen

between the Departments and traders. -GERMAN ATROCITIES.

and were now fired: so as to enable, retailers to charge Id per pound to March 31st, and 1fd. from that data to

FIXLINGS OF "X"RUBBLAN COMMISSION.

the end of June,

The newspapers consider that My

LONDON Feb. 18 Lloyd George's interventionat Reuter learns that the Russian the eleventh hour is an effect Commission of Eiquily into the to avert potato war. People German atrocities reports that everywhere were murmuring about the sickening cruelties took place. Un- dearth and dearness of potatoes, due to armed and wounded soldiers were the alleged withholding of stocks murdered in cold bland prisonero retailers have been refusing to boy and farmers for botter prices while the war were hurned alive and Sisters of bad threatened that no potatoes would Mercy were violated Explosive be available to-morrow. For instan bullets were enormously used and famine is already ailed to exa

‚A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., Importers-Exportere AL Biar Ta Pam Entrance, the enemy, poured corrosive duids, on It is stated that the usual weekly, out

[WINE (AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEFONE No.618.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD,

NOW.RECONSTRUCTED)

TINGINEERS And BHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS: BRAKH LE FOUNDERS AL Fork done'in this establishment is guara

over thirty-yoaTS" Experience.

of 2001 feas lomas ve

wwown two Silpwars and capac

Town Offer, 43. Cown»nart Hoan Cazal Hongkongs

Shipyard Shum Sut Po Kowloon, Hinna

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Kectia Lifts, Fans and Lighting, wounded soldiers put of the Ormskirk ditrice is 4,00 Taropean Baths and Sairy Fitings, Hot and Cold Water System throughont.

A member of the German Red tone, but this mouth not a hundred to Best of Food and Service

Crows Staff twice shot with a revolver have bean sold by rail, yet it if a wounded soldier, who had asked to estimated that over 20,000 tom ara the bandaged.

Available in tenmile dins of Ormskirk

Commission Agents

HONGKONG

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the Late SIE 14DAQUILAR

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Constitution Fres

A particularly fiendish case was that of Comauck prisoner from

The police at Drogheila, Lerich

when an unsuccessful attempt to and other markets rirekin vainpelled

extort information a We Tide He was tortured by

electric needle connected to bis wounded leg for haifur hour

Ti victim; heroicall

The Cossuc

dealers to shil

FOOD RATIONS IN HOLLAND

and to