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BANK HOLIDAY,

TN accordance with Ordinanco No. 5.

I of 1914 the ENCHANGE BANKS

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINE. on SATURDAY, the 13th instant.

Hongkong, Dec. 18, 1917.

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT 6%%

WAR LOAN 1916

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

SCRIP CERTIFICATES may now be exchanged for definitive Fonds. Berip Certificates should be handed'in

as the Hongkong Office of the HONGKONG

A Shanowal BankINĂ CORPORATION and

Bonds of the same denominations will

be issued in exchange.

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Bengkoor Dec. 10, 1917

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In the Matter of THE COMPANIES CONSOLIDATION ACT

*1908.

In the Walter of NATIONAL BANK ·

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(r. LxQUIDATION).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Seventh and final return of Capital and Dividend at the rate of Forty Conta (Hongkong Currency), per share, will be paid on and after SATURDAY, the 22ud. day of DECEMBRE, 1917, at Noox 10 registered holders of A and B Shares upon Application to:-

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A. R'LOWE,

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Hong hoat Nov 1911

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In the Master of THE COMPANTES" CONSOLIDATION JACT, 1908

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GERMANY'S. ARMIES

INCREASE OF 822: BATPALIONS.

constituted on a basis of four regiments Austria's mobilisation effort since the to the division. By first crushing Fracca beginning of the War has been more, or, with the bulk of these, and then throwing has made the big increase. On the other less stationary, It is only Germay that

them on to the Russian Front by means hand, France, England, and Russia have Mr. Henry Wood, special correspondeat,of her system of strategic railways, she all been able to keep individual pace with In addition, the new of the United Press with the French counted on a quick and complete victory. Germany. Armies, in an article written at th. By Noyember of 1914, when the battle of reinforcements brought & Garmany, by the Yser was being fought, Germany had extreme degree by those brought to the Turkey and Bulgaria are set off to an beginning of Btober, gives the following found it necessary to increase her fighting Entente by Italy and Remania, apart secount of the enemy's situation in

divisions, on the two fronts, to 137. In from the help in men yet to come from regard to man-power :---

By an intensity of mobilisation the: September of 1015, towards the close of the United States. As a result the Allies haw drained Germany dry of every man the Rusisz campaign, the German disi-to-day have an ever-increasing numérical

capable of military service, the Germansions on the two fronts had been increased fighting divisions on the Frezen and the to 170 *

Russian Fronta have been practically: By this time Germany began to feel doubled since the lat "August, 1014.the pressure on her four new divisions, Despite this gigantic effort. Frane, and began the gradual transformation of England and Russia, the three original her division to a basis of three regimenta

the office of the Liquidator, Chartered Allies, have in every way, kept pace with earh, instead of four: the extrs regiment

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superiority, while Germany has already passed the point where she can fill up the losses now occurring in her ranks.

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Bank Building, 3 Queen's Road, Central, the result that, at the preseul time, thus saved went to constitute new divitives has been presented by Me, H

Hongkong on SATURDAY, 2nd December, 1917, at they still have numerical superiority. Insions. Toward the middle of the attack Warner Alien, who says that 4,500,000 Woon, precisely, for the purpose of having addition it has been definitely established on Verdun, about June, 1916, all of the trained men were mobilised in bid

account account of the

the Liquidster, abawing in which the Winding-up that the military value of the Allied German divisions had been reduced to the that 2,100,000 men were found perman- Master i the conducted and the i Mas boen

disposed of, laid

armies, as constituted at the present basis of three regiments only, By this anch meating, sad of hearing any time is constantly

ep the increase, while change and by a constant fine-combing ently unfit; that 200,000 men of military explanations that may be

abroad, and 500,000 are indis- Liquidator, and to pass his remuneration,

that of the German arany is unmistakably of the entire Empire for available men and also to wrdinary men vis v

the following Extra on the decline. Since the beginning of Germany was able to sugineat her divi.pensables. Thus 2,800,000 men are to

That

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Accounts and the War the new Allies that have joined sions on the Eastern and Western Bghting Bocuments of the Company and of the France, England, and Russia have farfronts to 178. The autumn and winter Laquidator thereof be retained by the

quidator, he undertaking to destroy exceeded, in the reinforcements of troops of 1918 witnessed Hindenburg's colossal the same at the expiration of five years which they have added to the Allied effort at mobilisation and creation of new from the Dissolution of the Company cause, those brought to Germany by the divisions. His planu included the

A. B. LOWE

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Hongkong, Ner. 3, 1917. 1979

Lge were

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be written of the total of 14,000,000 which he accepts as the maximum of German man-power of 11,200,000 men who were serving in 1014 or have been since called up or combed out... It is now believed that 1,889,055 were killed, or. missing and 3,922,320 were wounded. allies won over to her side. The definite incorporation of the inhabitants of Serbia, has proportion of the wounded may be figures and details of the latter will serve Poland, and other conquered districte regarded as permanently unit is a point to give an idea, as well, of the propor. As early as December, 1916, these efforts on which doctors differ; some would tionate growth of the Allies fighting had permitted an increase in the fighting reduce the total 4,791,075 to 4,500,000, CHINA MATT.” forces on the two principal fronte. On divishes of the two trants to 206. By others to 4,000,000 non-effectives. But In taking the higher rate of low we caz, the 1st August, 1014, when Germany had July, 1917, at the end of the French and not avoid the moneinsign that there re PUBLICATIONS. mobilised to the extent that the docmed Fuglish spring offensive, Hindenburg main at least 6.700,000 German soldiers

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