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BUSINESS NOTICES,

SONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 11, 1917

BUSINESS NOTICES

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

THORNE'S

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS.

A. S. WATSON & Co, Lu.

WINE & 81IRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.. * ·-

2. 016.

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,

W. S. BAILEY & Co. Ltd.

ENGINEERS and" SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

NOTICE...

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FUDSON

AND

OVERLAND

MOTOR

CARS

t

SCMENT

DHET HARLEY DAVIDION MOTOR

CTULES

NY EUROPEAN Not ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 8 to 1 and 2PM. daily

...

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with sertain exception, who remain in the Colony for morn than 7 days are required to Register them- elves under the REGISTRATION of

of

ORDINANCE 1916. Forms

hoti giving tha particulars quired may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is s ans not exceeding $50

PEAK

TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WERK BATH

T.00..0 8.00.Every 10 minutes. 8.00am to 10.00 a.m...Evary 10 minutes, 10,00a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.89 a, i, to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 11.45 p.m. b 1.15 p.m... Every

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TIOFT GAIN.

2.00 p.m. and 9 p.m. 4.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour.

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

an hour..

7.50x

SURDAYZ 8.00a.m. to 10.80 x.m... Every 15 miṇärer. 10.30a.m. to 11 10.m... Forary 10 minutos. $1.80.m. be 12 Noon....Fivery 15 minnten. 16.00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 minster, 1.00 pm to 5.30p.m...rery 15 minutes. 5.30 p.m. to 5.50 p.m... Every 10 mlaare. 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Frary 15 minuter, 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS WA on Week Days.

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• Season and punch tickets available for Pal may not already full ranuing at the time stated in the Campany's time tables, „but not for special eara, can be obtained o application at the Company's Offee- Na Besson ticket will be issued until

· payment therefor has been made in Bank

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and

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Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 % Paid-up Capital summiin. £2,477,000 -Firs Funds

BMZ.

UI-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,58), Sinking Fund Acouus 193.231

TAIPHONE 45%.

COME AND INSPECT

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

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" to 15"

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4 STRANB

3" to 10"

5" to 15"

CORE VETWEEN E.

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

Prise, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Gmeral Managem

Hongkong, April 11, 1918.

WATSON'S

B

BRANDY.

Superior Old Cognac.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, :

Telephone No. 616.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUOTED).

TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, "BOILER-MAKE+S, BRASS and TRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment le guarantee. We bare over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and cya Locommodate any craft.

of 200. fest long.

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WONG PING W. Homager

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Life and Anuuity

Branche..

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Central Location.

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TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

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PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

LATEST

TELEGRAMS,

(Reuter's Service to the Chino MaZA

SENSATIONAL ENEMY AIR MACHINES IN GULF

DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA:

GENERAL KORNILOFF DEMANDS SUPREME

POWER.

M. KERENSKY REFUSES AND RELIEYES HIM OF

EIS POST

PETRDORAB, Sept. 10. M. Kerensky, in a preclamation, announces that General Kormiloff has demanded that he shall hand over) all civil and military powers to the Generalissime who would fonn a new Government.

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OF RIGA.

ATTACKING. TORPEDO BOATS.

Laspor, Sept. 10

A Russian official mesange atatem: In the direction of Riga, in this region of Pskov, our rearguarda sza holding back attacks on the Burtnek line.

Enemy hydroplanes in the Baltic dropped forty bombs on the batteries it Tzerel without result,

Sixteen air machines twice attack: and our torpedo-bouts in the Gulf of Rign without result.

Enemy mine-sweepers are working at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga.

An enemy submarine blew up & tug in the Gulf of Finland.

-THE EXODUS FROM PETROGRAD,

;" M. Kerensky refuses and orders

LONDON, Sept. 10. Generi Kornilo to hand over the a growing pervousued. The depart Telegrams froin Petrograd indicite

post

of Commanders.Chief to ing trains are crowded and there are

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. peral Klembovsky, the Com, long queues all the stations and

PORTLAND CEMENT

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In Casks of 375 lbs, net.

In Bags et 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

THE

GENERAL MANAGERS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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KAIPING

INDUSTRIAL

FOUNDRY AND

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POR. ALL

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DIENTEIN, NORTH CHINA,

mander-in-Chief, on the Northern Front, who will be provisionally Generalissimo, but remaining t Pysoff...

ill

M. Kerensky also proclaims ar tial law in the town and the districts of Petrograd, and appeals to all citizens to maintain, order for the defence of the country.

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LATER "General Korniloff's demand for supreine power was conveyed to M. Kerensky by the ex-Premier, Prince Ivett.

booking offices."

The detrand said that General Komiloff would form a new Gover- ment at his pleasure. The authen- . ticity of the summons was confirmed | Lip u telegraphic conversation between General Korniloff and M. Kerensky.

M. Kerensky's proclamation con- ties: Considering the demand as an attempt in certain quarters to

The Government is offering facili ties for the removal of stores, carg und' private effects,

QERMAN BEST REGIMENTS FOR RIGA FRONT.

www

PETROGRAD, Sept. 10

that the thermoans have sent their: It is reported from Headquarters

best regiments, including nearly the whole Gird, from the South-West Front,, to the North.

THE DEPRECIATION OF THE ROUBLE.

LONDON, Sept.10. The Rouble is steadily depreciating," 30thly, being equal to £1.

P

GERMAN MESSAGE.

Loxboy, Sept. 10. German official message "states: We repulsed the Russo-Romanians bitween the Trotis and Oiloz Valley

profit by the country's difficult situa- THE ALLIES AND SWEDEN.

tion, Arul to establish a state of things contrary to the arms of the Revolu tion, the Government has recognised the ressity of charging me, for the safety

NO ACTION CONTEMPLATED.

Lovnos, Sept. 10 Keuter learns that no action is

the Fatherland and the contemplated by the Allies regaling freedom of the Republican régime, the redish diselcsures. It is not to take urgent and indispensable a question of a quarrel of the Allies mesures to cut the roots of all and the Swedish people, who are attempts against the suprerue power expected to strongly disavow what of the Revolution.".

I happened, but it is hoped that the Swedish Government will take? an early opportunity of explaining the affair. It is well-known that there all militarist group in Sweden who might approve such hehaviour as has occurred, but it i

FOSSIBILITÉ OF CIVIL WAX.

MESSAGE BY M. KERENSKY

LONDON, Sept. 10.

A wireless report. Buys!-- M. Kerensky has sent a message to the Military and Civil authorities. throughout Russia declaring that General Komiloff han betrayed the Fatherland and the Revolution and flat Generul Lukomsky in also a traitor because he has refused the Provisionul Government's order to take over General Korniloft's com

confidently expected that the bulk of the Swedish people will share the ew of the world at large regarding the iniquitous and barbarous intrigues

of Cermany

COUNT: LUXBURG FORMERLY AT CALCUTTA

LONDOS, Sept. 11:

and, indicating the powibility of

The Daily Express draws attention civil war the front dengut

to the fact that Count Luxburg was komi aft" will be punished for formerly the German Consulat treachery. The Government is taking

mensures to prevent General Korni- Iloff directing detachmente.

The Petrogrid Workmen's Com- mitten suggests that the Amay” and Navy will refuse to obey the orders

Calcutta,

REPORTED BIG PURCHASE OF SILVER/FRÓMIGHTYEDAR

LOX

of General Komiloft and Gendrut The Times New “Lukomsky

(It will be Loticed that we

rives the name of the General appol

by the Provisual

Commander in Chist

while snother dr

bough

Gaver frou