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The China Mail.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL- PUBLIERKO KYRKE

MAIL, DAY)

Curbsima she, Wook's Howa

For Bast

Prices (including Postage to any "part of the world. 319)

CABLISHED

1845

No. 17.094....

戮八十月二十年七十登百九十餐英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

________ETARFANATO

THORNE'S

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

10

SOLE AGENTS.

"A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,,

KONGKONG,

Tz. 618

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

BIDSON

1

OVERLAND

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

TELIFEONE 482.

COME AND INSPECT

BILENT

HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR CYCLER

NOTICB.

ANY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours. of 9 AM. 1 P.M. and 8 P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.

Applicatis will be required to produce All Passports or kientification papers, persons, with certain exceptions, whe orain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Form of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. soil at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non complizues is a fins not exceeding $50,

MOTOR

CARS

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.

Established 1883

"MANUFAUTURKAS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE VESTED THE "KILARKS Or THE DURAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL

AL FUNDS AT 91st Dacuare, 1915, },!

£29.970,381.

Authorised Capital £6,000,000.

Babecribed. Capital 24,500,000

Paid-up Capital £2.4.7,500

Fire Fand

HI-Life & Annuity Funds. 17,567,50

Binting Fand Account ...

Revenge Fire Branch

Life and Annuity

Branches Berente Marine Department... Other Receipta

STRAND

" to 15"

CIBCTAFERENCE,

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

a" to 10"

6" to 15"

CACUMULIN K

*CIRCUMFERENCE

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

Prince, samples and full particulum will be forwarded on app festion te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Omeral Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

WINES AND SPIRITS

ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.-.

2,637,047

128,530

£23,970,367

£2,381,455. 9,141,599

478,915

£6,389,028 3 Bots St. Estephe Claret

(2. Light Dry Sherry

Fart Full Bodied Gin

Case No. 2-528.

Set

The Accumulative Funds of the various 2 Branches are separately invested, and, by 2 Act of Parliament, are set aside the claims under the respective apart. ments of the Company's Borinees.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00:

Arents,

PAR TRAMWAYS JURPANY

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK BLY

7.00 to 8.00 am... Every 15 minutes 8:00a.m. to 10.00 sm... Every 10minatee. 10.00 to 11.00 am...Every 15 minutes, 11.30 a.. to 13.45pm...Every 15 minutes, 18.46 p.m. to 1:15 pm...Ersty 10 minuter. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 pm...brary 16 minuter. 145 p.m. to £15 p.m...Every 10 minuter,

15 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 15 minases. 5.00 juz to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minus.

TIONS DARAJA

6.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 380 p.m. to £100 p.m. every half hour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 pm, every quarter of

an hour

7.30 Scudamo

8.80 m. be 10.59 &m.. Every 15 minutes,

10.30 am to 11 00 .very 10 minuter. 150, be 13 Noon vany 15 minutes, 2:00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 mlantes." 1.00pm to 5.30 p.mery 15 minutes. 5.30pm to 5.00 pm. Eery 10 micote 600p.m. to 5.80 p.m... Every 15 minuter" 6.505.m to 8,00p.m. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS on Wool Days.

BATUEDRIK

Eaten Our ab 19 ealdnight, SPECIAL CARB by arrangement at thé Company'e Ofion. AEXANDRA BULLONGE

Das York Road Omiral Me

- Case No. 1.— $92, (..

1 Bot. St. Marceau Champagne

1 Burgundy Beaune

3 Bots St. Estephe Claret

1 Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman'a

1

1

Fort Superior Light Invalid

Bot. St. Marceau Champame

1 Bot. Superior Old Cogane 11. Very Old Lqneur Scotch Whisky |

E Quality Dewar's Scotch Whisky

1 Bot. Superior Old Liqueur Cognac

Tory Quality

Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

→

Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Gin

Orange Curacza

· Caso No. 2.—$38.

Old Brown Sherry. EE Quality.

8 Beta Superior Old Port. "D" Qeality

1 Bot. Very Finest Old Brown Brandy Quality

Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

Quality

A. S.

1 Bot. Kilty Liqueur Whisky (Guaran

teed 50 years old)

5 Bota St. Julien Claret

1 Bot. Gin

Orange Curacao.

CASES PUT UP TO ORDER

SUN & CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

TEL 616.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO.,

(HOW RECONSTRUCTED).

LTD.

FINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPLY

OF HONGKONG LTP:

- TELEGRAMIC/ *** *"TAINBOCK".

#ACENTS:--- BUTTERELS & SWAKE

- TELEPHONE A°2 212

PRIDE, $8.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

STRUGGLE, DIMINISHES İN INTENSITYA

Losnos, Dec. 17

An Italian official message statész

Between the Brenta and the Piave

to the Chinos M.

BRITISH LABOUR AND

THE WAR AIMS,

NOTABLE MANIFESTO,

London, Dec. 17.

The Parliamentary Committer, the

the struggla diminished in intensity Trade Union Congress, and the on Friday evening, and it had not Executive of the Labour Party have Increased on Saturday.

inued a staternent on the war aims. which will be submitted to a Nation) Labour Conference to be held in London on December 28,

A prompt counterattack drove back an attempted advance in the Col-della-Berretta region:

ENEMY GAINING INSIGNIFICANT BALIENTS AT GREIT CÖST.

The statement re-affirms the de aration adopted by the Athed Con- ference and by the Allied Socialist. LONDON, Dec. 17 Labour Parties on February 11 Reuter's Correspondent at Italian 1015, and says that the fundamental Headquarters states that General purpose of the British Labour Move- Krobutin has been chosen to comment in supporting the continuance mand the Austrian Divisions which of the war is that the world may be have been transferred from the Tren made safe for Democracy. It urges timo to the Western Front General the suppression of secret diplomacy, Hoetzendorf's and Genemi von Parliamentary control of foreign Buelow's troops are continuing daily, policy, the universal abolition of their savage attacks between the compulsory military service, the Pavo and the Brenta but they are limitation of armaments, the aboli

firms, the establishment of a League of Nations, an International High Court and the formation of a international legislature.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. gaining only insignificant salients, at tion of profi-making by armament

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Chake of 875 lbs, net,

In Bags, of 250 iba nas.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS"

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. EL TAGGART

MANAGER.

PEAK HOTEL.

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Telephones in all rooms. Kunst-es Cuisine, Lounge, Emcking, and achie roots, Roof Garden

Terma :--From 85 per day Mer,

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Manager

FOUNDERS, All work done in this tablishment, la guaranteed We have TO THOSE GOING AWAY

orer thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate soy craft

50 food longe

Towe Office, 18, CONTAUGHT, ROAD CAT Boogkong. Telephone No. 45. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Fo, Kowloon, Hongkong, Eatrestes furnished en spplication,

Hangtong, April 1, 1918.

Telephone No. 94

WỒNG HING WA, Manager

KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS

Central Location;

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time stated to the Company time.

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GERMAN REPORT::

LONDOS, Dec. 17.

A German official message states: The Austro-Hungarians took Reveral hundred prisoners, to the south of Cot Caprile.

English attacks, to the south Monte Fonnesecca, broke down.

of

While repudiating war conquesta, the manifesto insists upon the neces sity for restitution and reparation and certain territorial readjustments.. It emphatically insists that the foremost condition of peace must be repara A SERIOUS PHASE REACHED.

tion by Germany, under the direction of an International Commissier for LONDON, Dec. 17.

the wrong done to Belgium and the The Daily Mail Correspondent at restoration of Belgien independence. Italian Headquarters states that the It reaffirms the reprobation of the fighting on the Piave, side of Mont crime whereby Alsace and Lorraine Grappa bus reached a serious phase.

were tom from France and suggests The Germans are persistent that the inhabitants of Alsace and attacking on a salient, one-and-a-half

Lorraine should decide their OWD miles, broad.

destiny under the protection of the League of Nations. It proposes that the reorganisation of the Balkan peoples shall be settled by an Inter Since the British troops took over national Commission and supports their sector, there has been no the claim that the unredeemed Italians should be united with Italy infantry action.

The waters of the Fave are form and that the people of Poland must ing an unpassable barrier but the be allowed to settle their own Austrian gunners have intensified destiny. It also hopes that a free their fire and have demolished most Jewish State in Palestine wil b of the houses at Montello. The established. British less affected by the cun nonade than by the cold.

The cold is very bitter and the Italian garrisons are subjected to a physical effort, unprecedented in the whole war.

Sre

THE WESTERN FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 17. Field-Matshal Sir Douglas Haig states there is nothing to report.

SNOWSTORM AND GALE AT THE

FRONT!

LONDON, DEC 17.

A telegram from Headquarters stales that a snow storm and north-westerly gale are raging in the Cambrai regioni..

The Manifesto further saya tha the peoples freed from the execrated rule of the Turks ehould be admini tered by a Commission under the League of Nations, and that Con stantinople should he made a kroe neutralised port. It proposes that the conquered territories of tropical Africa shall be transferred to the League of Nations for admimattition as a single and independent Airean

It

opposes an economic war in peace, but says that British Lebour will not be satiated, unle full free judicial investigatious made into the accusations of

THE CAILLAUX AFFAIR against particular govern

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S

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THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE

ATTITUDE..

persona, especially

life and property of and other non-com women und, obidz:

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