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No. 17.029.

從二十月二十年七十壹百九千壹英

SONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1917,

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THORNE'S

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BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

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NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 LM01 P. and 27.M to 4PM. daily.

Applicants will be required to producs Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe for more than main in the Colony

Y days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forme Registration ving the particulars. required may be obtained at the (.P.0. and at all Police Stations.

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Authorised Capital £8,000,000,

Babauribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capiin!£4,487,500

--Fire Fund.......... 3,837,047 -Life & Annuity Fends... 17,567,50 Sinking Fand Account .............

128.230

***£23,870,367

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2,141,69%

3547,939

478,940

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Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

WINES AND SPIRITS

ASSORTED CASES FOR XMÁS.

£5,239,238 3 Bota St.. Estaphe laret.

2.

Light Dry Sherry

Port Full Bodied Gin

meet

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GERMANY" AND PEACE

BRITAIN APPROACHED

HER GREATEST CHEMICAL WORKS STATEMENT BY MR. BALFOUR.

DESTROYED.

WHAT THIS MEANS, TO GERMANY..

LONDON, Dec 11. Mr. Balfour, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons that in September list the Government received from Ger many a communication sent through

LONDON, Dec. 11. In connection with the report cabled on November 2nd that the neutral diplomatic channel, that large chemical works at Griesbeim Germany would be glad to make Klaktoon, near Frankfort, had been a communication to the British destroyed, owing to an explosion, it Government regarding peace. The is authoritatively stated that it is Government replied that they were now certain that the explosion com- prepared to receive any communiene pletely destroyed one of the greatest tion Germany desired to make to Imunition factories in the world, by them, and discusa it with the

which the Gericans suffered a dis| Allies." The Government informed aster comparable to a very serious France, Italy, Japan, Russia, and military defeat, in its effect on the the United States of the German here of the war

suggestion, and of their reply. Now The factory covered over 4 acres answer had been returned and no and was of prime importance as a other official, communication had source of synthetic, nitrates. It also been received.

plaved a leading part in the produc

tion of poison gas, tear shells, and GERMANY AND RUSSIAN-

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. poison shells, of which it was the

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. net.

'In Bags at 250 Ibs, net.

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greatest centre of manufacture in Germany, producing nearly 600,000 cubic feet of poison gas daily in 1016

The factory also supplied large quantities of electrolytic hydrogen for the inflation of Zeppelins, and possessed three reserve gasometers

CONDITIONS.

"ASTONISHINGLY. FAR-

REACHING.”

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 11: A semi-official saitement published in Berlin-states that in the recens

with a total capacity of over 300,000 Armistice ncgotiations, the Burglars cubic feet. So important was it in conditions were astonishingly far this respect that a Zeppelin shed reaching, considering Russia's mili- It says Germany, usually containing two or three air tary situation. chips was erected close to the work islands in the Gulf of Bign and not could not agree to evacuate the It is reputed to be the only factory

to withdraw troops from the Easters turning out saltpetre for the manu-

The statement concludes: * In the ten days truce which was finally agreed upon we see a good angur for the future:

MR. CHURCHILL ON THE WAR SITUATION.

UNBENDING" RESOLUTION:

LOYDON, Dec 11 Hom

facture of black powders, which it front for sirontas, which Russia clemanded. However, after further produced at the rate of 1,000 tons

discussion an agreement was reach daily. It supplied five nitro- glycerine and dynamite factories, evacuation of the islands, which ed, except on the question of the two powder works, including that at admits of no discussion." Bottwell-one of the most import ant in Germany-with... all noda nitrate and concentrated sulphuric acid they required. It also manu factured large quantities of the ex- plosive tonite. The disaster affecta every concern in Germany, both by cutting off supplies which many of} them formerly drew from Griesheim und by necessitating making good the loss of those supplies from plant nirendy working to the maximum.

The B The death of scores of trained Churchill. speaking workmen and specialists in the fac frankly dealt with the resent' bry will make the task of coping favourable war situation with this deficit all the more difficult, entirely due, he said, to the ever if the material losa can be that Russia had been thoroug replaced. The problem of collecting beaten by Germs arms and Germa miscellaneous quantities of explo intrigue and gold which had robbed sives and acids from various quarters the Allies of the prize when it WA and conveying them over greater almost within their grasp But bound to increase Germany's transferings we did not deserve. (Lond distances, thus made necessary, is would not bend under perils and sur

port difficulties, which are already cheers. Our hims were exneti most pressing. The works cannot be what they were in August 10 reconstituted in wartime, and sooner when Belgium was invaded. or later Germany must show on the would not dimmish those uncha fighting fronts the effects of this is one jot or tittle. staggering blow

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CHRISTMAS

that

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ZURICH Dec 11

the authorities

the

Surgomaster, declare

reserves of bread.

never been a moment when putriotic men hed than at present for sophistries and dangerous Our sole war sun was hat the pet petrators of innumeri should not profit by themtx emergh stronger than before. war MAQUI ME George's and Preside

The rights and

native populations

He could not

gitustion arising

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