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1845

HONGKONG. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTIO 62

THORNE'S

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No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

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4. SOLE AGENTS:

A.S, WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & 81IRIT MERCHANTS,

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TEL 016

號十月三年七十堂百九千壹英

BUSINESS NOTICES.

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS 8,000 Tons: 4,CCO Borse Fower now Buikt. 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 SHIPBOILDERS.

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巳丁次歲年六國民華中

THE

LATEST

THE

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. (PUBLISHED EYERT

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Curtains the Wook's Nawr of Hongkong and the Yar Fast

Prices (inclading Postsge) to ang

part of the world $13.

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WAR.

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NY EUROPEAN, Non ASIATIC

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Cautral Police Station between the tours of 9 A.M. to 1 v.3. and 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.

DRAGON

"HUDKOR

AND

OVERLAND

MOTOR CARS

MOTOR CAR GO.

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS” FOR THE FAMOUS

TELEPHONE 483.

COME AND INSFECT

GNTY

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Applicants will be required to produce BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.. Phports or identification papers. Al

persons, with certain" exceptians, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required te Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Farm of Registration giving the particulars, required may be obtained at the .P.O.

and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for por estoptience is s êne not exceeding $50.

PEAK

TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

COMPANY,

TIME TABLE.

WEEX DAYI.

7.00 am to 8.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00am to 10.00 .m...Every 10 minuten.. I am to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutos. 12.45 p.m. to 1:15p.m...Every 10 minutes. Ilbp.m. to 1.45pm...Every 15 minutos. 1.46 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. .15 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutos,

NIGHT CARS.

8.50 p.m. a 9.p.m. 9.50 p.m. to 11.00 pia. every hall hour.

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m., every-quarter of

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7,30a.m.

SUNDAYS. 9 00a.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15ʻzalasta: 10 30a.m. to 11.00 a.m...Every 10 minuter. 11.30am to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes.. 12.00 noon to 100p.m...Every 10 minatee. 1.00 pm to 5,50 p... Every 15 mianter. 5.30p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 misatee. 6.00p.m. to 6.30 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 8.30pm. 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. KIGHT CAR as on Week Days.

SATURDATE,

Extra Car at 18 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALETANTRA BUILDINGA" Des Voeux Road Central.

Besson and punch tickets available for all care not slysady full running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained a application at the Company's Office No Season ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Choque or Compradore order. representing Bank Notes.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers..

THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER

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VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

32, Queen's Road. Central, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LJ.

Established 1883

·MAN UFAUTUREKS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

1" to 15" CIACTATINEXGE.

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

6" to 15""

CIRCONTÉZKA E.

3" to 10"

CIRCONFETCH

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

Priors, ramples and full particulars wül be forwarded on spplication to

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11,"1812.

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TINGINEERS and SEIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS.”: All work dove in this ratablishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long rivo

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Hongkong April 1, 1912,

WONG PING WA, Manager.

TAIKOS DOCKYARD.

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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

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GENERAL," MANAGERS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

PEAK

J. E. TAGGART,

MANAGEÐ..

HOTEL

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Terminas, 1.400 feet above Sea Level. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.

Telephones in all rooms First-class Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies rooms, Boof Gardes,"

From $5 per day mex

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Commission Agents HONGKONG.

Branches

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China

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LL-ELECTRIC. Tuame Pam Entrance,

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Best of Food and Service.

TELEPHONE 373 Telegraphio ADDEENA:

*THE "OPERATIONS IN

MESOPOTAMIA..

FRENCH PREDICT GRAVE TROUBLE FOR TURKEY.

Paris, March 9.

FAR EASTERN SHIPPING.

EXTENSION OF THE REQUISI

5. TIONING SCHEME.

The Timur

LONDON, March 9. states that arrangem ments are being considered to extend The newspapers are directing great the shipping requisitioning "scheme, attention to the rapidity of the mentioned on March 3rd. to the British advance in Mesopotamia and services to India, Ceylon, Burmah, ・the' Straits Settlements, China. predict that it will have a

deep effect

Japan and the Persian Gulf shroughout Western Asia, and prob-

. The Times adds that with regard obly cause grave trouble for Turkey to the outward services is would

who must bitterly regres handing seem that business could be efficient- over several Divisions to Germany ly controlled by three main com mittees representing respectively and Bulguria when they are urgently needed at home.

(1) the Persian Gulf, Karachi `and Bombay; (3) Calcutta. Colombo and Burmah; and (3) the Far East

It will also be desirable to form THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION committees of management with

REPORT.

MR. ASQUITH DESIRES TO DISCUSS IT.

LONDON, Murch, "0. Mr. Asquithe has given notice of his intention to ask for an early opportunity for a discussion on the Dardanelle Commissiou's Report and also for the publication of the evidener on which it purports to be founded.

·AMERICANS OF THE YARNOW. DALE RELEASED.

AMSTERDAM, March 9. The neutrals who were brought to Germany on the Yatroudale. including the Americans. have been taleused.

AMERICAN "ARMED NEUTRALITY.""""

́PRESIDENT WILSON, AND THE ARMING OF MERCHANTMEN.

WASHINGTON, March 9.

Mr. Lansing, the Secretary of

respect to homeward loading.

THE WEATHER IN EUROPE.

FURIOUS GALE SWEEPS THE ANCRE BATTLEFIELD.

LONDON, March 8. A severe frost is general in Great Britain. There have been heavy sHOW. falls in many countries.

...

A correspondent at Headquarters states that on March 8 a furious gale was Aweeping the battlefield on the Ancre front, the blinding snow squalls some- times making it impossible to see more than a few hundred feet, hampering the aircraft and the troops working on the new lines,

The ground has frozen again, facilitat ing transport work.

The enemy are very active improving their front before Bapaume.

COUNT ZEPPELIN'S DEATH.

4

AMSTERDAM, March 8 Count Zeppelin's died at Charlotten burg, The cause of his death was inflammation of the lungs.

State, and Mr. Gregory. Attorney ANGRY IRISH NATIONALISTS AND General, hive both advised President

Wilson that he has full authority to

A

THE PREMIER.

LONDOS, March 9: arm merchantmen immediately, but In the House of Commons - the as the Senate has revised its rules. Nationaliste frequently interrupted, und in order to prevent further by questioning the Fremier during his Blibustering, it is believed that

speech. President Wilson will immediately call un extins session of Congress to couskler the matter.

GERMAN WIRELESS COMMUNICA: TION WITH MEXICÓ.

March 9

Mr. Dillon angrily asserted “You are turning your back on Home Rule"

When the Premier was dealing with the Polish paralel, Me. Dillows again interrupted, saying: "What will you say to the Sinn Feiners 1

The Rt Hon Lloyd George replied "I will say to them; You can have Home Role for the asking, but we will not put under your heel people who do The Government has been Beini

not want your rule." officially advised that Mexico City When the Nationalists left the House is in direct wireless coramunication they hook their fits in the direction with Germany, An Investigation of the Treasury bench. One shouted has been ordered.

AMERICAN PRECAUTIONARY, MEXBURES IN CUBA.

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"Hangali Corson,"

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The total output of the Kailan NEW Yong, March 9 Mining Administration's mines for the

ripes

Four hundred. American

week ending 24th February, amonated to 57,362 tons" and the sales during nave, been landed at Santiago-de-the period to 48,959 tona.

•Cuba as a precaution against a rebel attack

TERMS VERY MODERATE

FRENCH MOBILISATION 02.

A CIVILIANS.

PARIS, March 3

Ficy per cent, interest on, Josua remarks a writer in a home paper, would) have been scoffed at by the men who had -money to land in medieval times I

the 13th and 14th centuries the opusle rata scems to have been 20 per cont and in the

probably Preceding centuries it

bigner The rate of inte decreased with the Perise of The amended Government. Bill for with an occasional limitation the motilisa

ariges for State Elizabeth reduced

10 per conta both sexes 17 and 60 Prats,

cording to Nabuar the

la ten months year

TANG YUK DET

the late SIEN TING, 14EAGU

fand

1 Charles

per centipet ANDRIES

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