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No. 17.025.

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THORNE'S

BUSINESS NOTICES

HONGKONG. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1817.

BUSINESS NOTICES

ETARFANEOP

OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

"SOLE AGENTËV

WATSON & Co, Ld:

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

THL 616.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,"

DRAGON MOTOR

CAR CO

AND:

OVERLAND

MOTOR

CARO

SOLE. DISTRIBUTORS FOE THE FAMOUS

OREY

FALLEY' DAVIDSON MOTOR

A

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non AFLATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours

of 9 A.01 P.M. and 2 P.B. to 1 F..

..

dailyphicate will be required to produce Passports or identification papers

oersons, with certain exceptiosis, whe resin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms af Registration giving the particula required may be obtained at the G.P.O. add at all Police Stations

The Focalty for non compliance is s Sne not exceeding $50.

1

TELIFEGNI 48A.

COME AND INSPECT

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883.

-MANUFAUTURERE OF.

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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH AKA VIATED, TEN ARABEU OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

„COMPANY, LED..

ADE ****

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE 00

TOTAL

AL Funds at 31st Decemsen, 1914,

£93.970,367.

1--Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capiat.£2,437,500 II-Fire Fund.......................................... 3,837,047 III-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,690 Sinking Fund Account ....... "129,230

£23,970,967

Rovence Fire Branch..................... #387,438

Life and Annuity

2,141,593 "Branches... Revenge Marine Department... 937,239 Other Receipts

478.9%

26,339,298

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, ara ket «síče ( pret the claims under the respective. Depart- ments, of the Company's Burians..

SHEWAS. TOMES & CO.

"Agenta,*

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WITE BATH

COMPANY

..

·7.00 h. 3o. $.00 1.m...Every 15 minuter. 8.00 am, be 20:00 «im...Every 10 minute : 10.00a.m. to LL00 m...Every 15 minute, 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minuter, 17.45pm. So 1.16 p...Every 10 minuta,

1.16 p.m. to 1.45p.task-very 9.15 p.m. Every

18: minute. 10 minutes. , 1,00 Monery 15 minute]

6.00p.m. to 8.00p.m.: Every 10 minute

VIGENT CARS

and 9 p.m., 9.80 p.m. to-11.00, p.m. every hell bóst

11.00 p.m. to 11,45 0,m. every quarter of

7,308, 2016

as bour

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4 STRAND

1" to 15"

5 to 15% CIRSTRIKKEN,

3" to 10"

CIRCTMYFRENOM,

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

Pricis, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on spplication te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Gmeral Managers,

Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

WINES AND SPIRITS

ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.

a Bots St. Estephe Claret Light Dry Sherry' Port Full Bodied Olin *

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Case No. 1.-$22,

Bot. St. Marceau Champagne

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1

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B

Very Old Laueur Scotch Whisky

CE Quality

Dewar's Scotch Whinky

Case No. 2-528; }

1 Bot Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's

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• Case No.

1 Bot. St. Marceau Champagne:

Old Brown Sherry. BR.Quality.

Buts Superior Old Port. "D" Quality

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17

Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

dge Quality:

Dewar's dcotch Whisky

Gin

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Bots 8t. Julien Claret

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Quality

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E Quality

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SPECIAL CASES FUT UP TO ORDER:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS TEL 616.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

“(NOW RECONSTRUCTED

8.00am to 10,30 every 15 minute, TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and TRUS

10:30 am to 11.004.m., Krary 10 minats

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SATURBATE.

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LI FOUNDERS. All work die in this etablishment is guaranteed. We hard orer thirty year experience. We own two Bligways and can accommodate kay craft r: 200 feet long.

Town Office, 48, Connaughz Road, GOTTLAL, Hongkong, Talaphous No. 450. Shipyard: Sham Sai-Po, Kowloon

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Bonploor, April 1, 1919.

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KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS

Central Locsiasa,

LL EXTIN TRAD Paw Entran

· Electrio Lifbé"Pane und Lighti Buropean Baths and Sanitary Fittings

Bon, and Teach kickets argilahis for sit not already fall running at the bos wesbad fy, the Company's time tables, bat notice special ciri, ma de abestrid | Bot en application at the Company

Cold Water System throughout.

Best of Food and Se

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

THE TRIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CUMPANY

HONGKONG LTD. •

ACENTS BUTTERHELD & Swice -TSLAPHONE = 12-

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

la'' Baga of 350 lbs. nat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAḍPUS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

H TAGGART

MANAGER

HONGKONG

HOTEL

THE Management ber to announce that as from 1st December, 1917, the "HONGKONG HOTEL ORCHESTRA - WILL PLAY DAILY (Sundays excepted) as follows:

IN THE MAIN LOUNGE From 11.30 to 1 pm

From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m...

IN THE GRILL ROOM.

From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

OLTEA DANCES will be held during the Winter Months

and Friday commencing on 11th December, 1917. pm to 7pm

DINHER DANOES will be held on CHRISTMAS NIGHT BOXING NIGHT and KEW TEARS EVE

For THE HONGKONO HOTEL COT.

ong, Dec. 1, 1917.

J. H. TAGGART,

PEAK HOTEL,

as

PRICE $3.00 Per Mon

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS

ANOTHER

#Reuter's Service.

ENGLAND

AID ON.

BY TWENTY-FIVE MACHINES,

TWO ENEMY MACHINES. BROUGHT DOWN..

LONDON, The

THE CAMERAI REGION.

ENEMY ATTACKS · REPULSED,

Loxnos, Dec. B. "Field-Marshal" Sir Douglas Enig

reports.

Two minor enemy attacks, in the neighbourhood of Gannulieu, wer officially announced that 5cessfully repulsed." enerny aeroplanes participated in a

There was local fighting, to oús raid on England, early this morning, advantage, in the neighbourhood-a The first group, st 1.50 a. La Vacqueries, more serious bombed places on and rear the Rentenem attack, in this area, and of coast, and a second proceeded-up the considerable force, in the afternoon, Thames, penetrating some distance was repulsed after severe fighting..

to Kent. Both groups carried out preliminary attacks with the object of drawing the anti-aircraft gunfire and exhausting the defences. A our-later-a-serious attack developed Between 1a.m. and 4.30 am two groups of machines crossed the where we slightly improved our posí Essex cost and three groups crossed tions and also pulsed reconnaitring the Kent coast, converging towards parties. Loudon, in an effort to deliver five simultaneous attacks, from the north-east, the east and the south west.

- The gunfire turned back one group | and not more than ave or six huchiues penetrated London,

ALARM LASTS THREE AND A HALF HOURS.

Loxbox, Deg. 8.

Our artillery broke up the enemy infantry advancing to attack in the neighbourhood of Bourton Wood and. Moeuvres.

The hostile artillery was active to the north of the Menin Road,

́SIR DOUGLAS HAJO'S LATEST REPORT

Losnos, Dsc B. Field-Marsha Sir Douglas Haiz

reports

Our troops, on Tuesday without enemy interfere drew a short distance to the West from Noyelles-sur-Laso

After a quiet moonlight period the Bourier Wool sahent. London was startled late this morn.elsery wis not aware of the more

ing, by an air-raid warning. It was ment until late yesterday!

·bright starlight with a faint waning We prior to our withdrawals moon and Erosty. The few rest systematically destroyed the enemy dents in the City and the incoming fieldworks in the abandoned area. workers went to the shelters quietly

We repulsel attacks in the neigh- and promptly. The boom of the tourhtad gå kø Vacquire and ed cnûnonude was bear, followed by vanced our line slightly to the scuth. the sound of aircraft engines. Thwest of the village, during the night.") alurin lasted altogether three hours

DEATH OF BRITAIN'S "YOUNGEST and a half.

GENERAL.

A few explosive bombs and a lurge number of incendiary boibs fell in various districts...

LONDON, Dec. 0 Brigadier-Geneal R. B. Bradford,

The defences brought down. two aged 36, the youngest officer to attain

machines. The crews, the men such, were captured alive.

A number of fres occurred in London, but were speedily got under control

The casualties are believed to humil light.

A number of our templanes went up and ull landed safely.

THE CASUALTIES.

LATE

that rank, has lied of wounds.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ENEMY RESUMING HIS ATTICKÉ

Lasnax, Deo: 162 Bouter's Correspondent at Ika Headguarters states thut the of winter conditions is the gre rassistance to the enemy resuming, his attacks with forces and more powerful

In the House of Commons, Boner Law stated that the casual ties in the air-raid were three killed

and 10 iujured in Londen, and four while, the Italians killed and 11 injured outside London.

BRITISH AIR RAIDS.

Londay, Dec. 8.

strengthened their defences,

the ardour and faith of the cop prprise new success

The Austro-German plán seem... Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, be to concentrate their lorces on t reporting on aviation, states: - | Asiago Fuatan and also to thei

Our aircraft, yesterday, dropped of Monte Grappu towar

118' bombs: oir un nerodrome, to the

north of Dount und un villages and Valley, somewhere ne machine-gun emplacements for the hoping to reach the Yen battle area.

ab. Bawunot,

They also fired several rounds on enemy troops: g

* None of our machines are missing, We raided, this afternoon, large milway junctions and sidings at, the Zweibrucken works and at Saar brucken, ecuring many direct hits and causing two large fires

The an aireraft firing was heavy and courate, but all our machines returned, A

NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

G. MOUSSION

~14, Mortisen Hill, Hoa.

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