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HANSON STATION..

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Eongkong, July 17, 1917

THE GREAT NORTHERN

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T. KRING,

Anting Superimendant.

Hongkong, July 17. 1917.

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COMMERCIAL UNIRS ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM this date until further notice

MIL GEORGE FREDRICK DUMBARTON has been appointed, Acting, Local Manager of the Hongkong" haunch of this Company,

W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS,

Manager for China.

1981

Hongkong, July 16, 1917

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

linterin dividend of 2-3) para e

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFTEU thas an

subject to deluetion of Income Tax. has been declared for the HALF TEAR ading th June 1917, at rate of 2/5 per dollar.

The dividend will be payable on and After Monday the 13th August, 1917, at the Offices of the Corporation, were Shareholders and requested to apply for Warrants.

The REGISTER of SHARES, of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY the 30th July, to SATURDAY the 11th August, Toth days inclusive) during which period no trans fer of shares can be registered,

By Order of the Court of 3Nvictors,

S. J. STABIL

Chiei Maunger...

1935

Hongkong July 12, 1917.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Three

and half Dollars per share for the-

six months ending 30th June,, 1017, will

be Payable on THURSDAY, 28th July

on which date Dividend Warrants may

CIHNA MAIL.

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The Standard Tobacco.

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FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS.

This Advertisement is issued by the

WORLD'S LOSSES FROM U-BOATS.

2.400.000 TONS SUNK THIS YEAR.

Pame, Mng, 25.

An important delte began this witër-;

be notained on application at the warfare, Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Continued in sortet, pany will be OLO-ED from WEDNES M. Ribat, at the outset of the sitting, DAY the 18th to THURSDAY the 26th July (both days inclusive) during which annored that the fovernment, while period no transfer of shans can be willing to answer any precise technical registered.

questions in a wiseret sitting, preferred to explain the situation to the country with the fullest.publicity,

By Order of the Board ofrectora...

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary, Hongkong, July 10, 1917. ., 1946

BEITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., Ltd.

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We have entered heavy and entel to improve the armament of patrol ves material losses, bus.cke country will hear els so ds to mulle them to employ a more rapid fire. Examples were not hega beraieality. With the cuptured tacking of trawlers which had already Purns tonnage and the tonnage pur-succesfully shelled submarines, Officera ehased and castracted, the Allied and neutral tounage at the beginning of 1917 w's shout the same as at the beginning

of the war.

"

For the first four months of 1917, the

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the merchant maring were being trained as gunners.

nee given him by the Naval Commix. After paying a tribute to the assist-

sión of the Chamber, Admiral Lacaze described the steps taken to establish

To-day

By

town in the Chamber upon the submarine total frases might be put at 4,300,000 wireless stations along the coasts sad

The debate is now being con.

turi. Taking into account the rate of false naval aviatica stations.

there was a sufficient number of these constructing, without being unduly

post on all the French enssin optimistic, our Josses for the year, it the Detober next ali French merchant ships enbaarine "warfare estiued with the would be armed with two 4.7in guns. same intensity, would be 4,500,000 toas, out of tonnage of ovet 40,500,000, an any one believe that this decrease in tonnage will prevent us from living," and can anybody baliw that the Cestna blockade nt' Allied porta is effective?

In there of a debite which con- stituted a violent attack on the Minister of Marine, striking figures were given by

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., M, Cts, a member of the Murine. Com-

LIMITED.

N "INTERIN DIVIDEND of Three Dollars per Mre for the six months and 30th June, 1917, will be Payable on THURSDAY, 26th July on which date Dividend Wartarts may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNES DAY the 18th, to THURSDAY the 26th July (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, A. SHELTON HOOFER,

|

With what the Allies are doing at pre sent in restricting imperts, we can, with our present tounage, meet the require ments of the Country and assure the trans.

mittee of the Chamber, as to the growth of the submarine warfare. Thus, in 1915, 1400 tons of shipping, were port of war rasterial. unk: in 1916; 2,079,000 tony; and in The Minister pointed out that the

I have always said, he concludedy that we would do the utmost possible, but these possibilities are liruited. If more can be done let the Chamber say so, and if it does cot believe me, let it make me responsible. As regards the employment of naval forces, that apper- tains to the executive officers. The recent conference at Corfu dictatal fresh measures, which for my part I approved, but our executive officers are under my ecntrol, and I alone ami resposible.'!

The majority of the Deputies cheered these statements. The discussion was jadjourned until tomorrow and the

the first four nuths of 1917. aboutgures of tonnage wok up to 3ay 23 Chamber rose-Renter. 2400,000 tons, or the equivalent of the showed a marked decrease, being only whole of the French mercantile marine | 200,000' tone, and he then gave statistics |

at the outbreak of the war. Due method proving thus the German blockade had

A Socialist journalist of Carrara gave

of meeting the submarine, nenace was to never been effective, since up to the pre the aume of Wagner to his newly-born build ship, but in 1936 the whole world's sent the Freudt ports had received a baby, but the local magistrates sanalled shipbuilding only reached 1,780,000 tons, many ships as they could accommodate the registration on the ground that it was The speaker pointed out that, until the These vessel had brought everything of unpatriotic and inopportune to give a Inst quarter of 1915, the launchings and which the country stood in need. During child such a water and that it would Hongkong, July 10, 1817. 1947 Sinkings more or less balanced, but that the mouth of March. 400,000 ton of prejudice the child's future.

goods entered French ports, and during April 4,300,000 tons.

Secretary

RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917.

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IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT THE RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK. HONGKONG, IS READY TO RECEIVE FURTHER SUBBORIFTIONS TO THE ABOVE LOAN UP TO THE 28th JULY, 1917

TISDALL, Manager

RUSSO-ASIATIO BANK

1940 Hongkong July 9, 1917.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CORNED BEEF

130

CORNED PORK.

Poz UP IN KEGS AND BARRELA

FOR

OK?OTES MERE. JAL

since then the situation had becnie serious without the Minister of Masina

| having done anything to keep the Com. mittee of the Chamber informed of the real state of affairs.

3 Cels, desiring to discus methods of defence in detail, moved that the Chamber kollat in secret, & demand which was adopted by a show of hands.

.

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“Mr. He states that it le prob the matrary, sathing, or almost able that there will be 6.000.000 toux of nothing, had enter German ports, and wheat in Australia by the end of mexi therefore it was incorrect to say that Sannary above the hajuirements for local bmarine warfare would result in consumption. A conference of the Fie lowing the war "We may suffer stil! more painful losses, Boid Admiral has decided to appoint a Wheat Storage mlers of the four wheat producing States Laze, but I think the situation can Commission to formulate a scheme for he looked in the face without weaknes the erection of suitable granaries.

without blind optimism, but without extensive apprehension.***

The Chamber is now sitting in secret,

Continuing, the Minister explained the at the reply of the Government to defensive methods, employed against. criticising and the figures quoted will submarines He stated that on his probably be given in "public sitting taking charge of the Ministry of Marine

NO BLOCKADE OF FRENCH PORTE.

one of his first cares was to bring French zoals up to their full working capa city, while every effort had been taken

ADMIRAL LACAZE B·FI FURZS:

ARE THESE YOUR

SYMPTOMS?

On the resumption of the public sitting, Do you and your breath bad in the Adriza Lasze

made & statement morning bad taste in the mouth, s ccated tongue 1-Ars you conslipested, regarding de results of the submarine mentally sluggish, dizzy, bilions war, in the course of which ho said. so try

Our enemies pretended that they would bring Great Britain and Trance to Chrír knees.I sald, and I repeat, after

Thy Lloyd Brarge and Lord Mer, the the submarins will do best us; (Lond

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