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INTIMATIONS:

NOTICE.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that in

accordance with REGULATIONS, published under GOVERNMENT NOTE- FICATION NO. 514 of 23rd November, 1017, commencing from 1st January Dost all PRIVATE RICKSHAS have to be LICENSED at an Annual License' Fee of $10, payable in advance.

Ricksha-drivers have to be Licensed

at a Feo of 30 cents half-yearly.

C McI. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police 2100

Bongkang, Dec. 17, 1917.

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THE SHELL TRANSPORT &

TRADING CO., LTD.

"

December 13th, 1917.

UCORDING to telegraphic advices received to-day, the Shell Trans- port & Trading Co. Ltd. have declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND on the

Ordinary Shares of the Company at the rate of 2/- per sbare free of income tax.! payable January 5th. 1918 (Coupon No. 29).

For THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co.

(Soura Onia) LTD.,

N. L. WATSON.

Hongkong. Dec. 13, 1917.

2395

-THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

FÜRCHASING ELEC.

BTRICAL APPLIANCES for use in

connection with the Company's supply, Consaiders are recommended to com- municate with the Undersigned with a

view to ascertaining-

1. If the Appliances, and their use, are in accordance with the Com- pany's Regulations.

2. If the Wiring of the precisa.

where it is intended to instal such Appliances is suitable.

It is important that the foregoing. information should be obtained from the Company, as not only does the neclect to do so endanger property by fire but in addition may lead to a con travention of the Ordinance.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO..

Agenik, Hongkong, Dec. 15, 1917

$346

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

NOTIFICATION,

18 HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 8th Jacurry proximo, &t 3 pa at the Public Works Department, and bufore a Committee presided by the Engineer Director of the Public Works, TENDERS will be received for the Contract of "ERECTION OF A HUILDING for the Colonial Secretary's Qfice."

The conditions of the tendering, the specifications and the plans of the build ing are open to the public at the Public Works Department and in the Portu-

THE CHINA MALL

A Quarter Deck Council-Unanimous decision in favour of

FELUCCA EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES

Possess an individuality and distinction that never fails to charm,

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.

WAR ITEMS.

GERMAN RULE IN TURKEY.

Bays:

Nicholas, has secured a divorce from his wife, Prince Natalie, on the ground of incompatibility of charseter.

King Nicholas has undertaken the care of the children of the union.

AUSTRO-GERMAN FRICTION.

London October 9-The Amatersdam correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" bave learned from reliable sources that serious friction exists be tween Austria and Germany Germany

TRANSPORT ECONOMIES. sent 100,0 troops to Austria, the latter London, October 21.-Owing to the country being required to find food for shortage of tonnage and petrol, the them. Austria resisted this move, Government has propounded a scheme pointing out her food shortage. Germany to economise in home transport. A road has stopped.

in October.

The

guese Consulate in Hongkong, where rendering Enver Pasha's position dithealt, land since erle ils for Hainansport board has been-formed. But

London, October 19.-A report from Athens states that the situation in The Liberals are Turkey is critical. co-operating with the Old Turka, and are openly gaining public support, this Several mob outbreaks, however, have bean suppressed. The populace, which is suffering from famine, is on the vorge of rebellion against the Young Turks 4381 and Germans.

they can be examined all week days.

Maceo Public Works Department, 8th December, 1917

RAUL M. DE FARIA ≈ MARIA,

Engineer Director.

"Hongkong, Dec. 14, 1917.

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THE KAISER AT GALLIPOLI.

London, October 23.–The Kaiser, who is at present in Turkey, visited Gallipoli and the Dardanelles on board the battle cruiser Goeben. He also visited German

troops on the Asiatic coas, and bestowed decorations.

dispute remains unsettled."

COALSCARCE IN ITALY.

The Washington correspondent of New York" Sun" states that advices received from Rome how that Italy is threatened with a coal famine. There will be no ccal for household use this winter.

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EMBARGO AGAINST NEUTRALS.

London, October 20.-The newspapers command America's trade embargo against neutrals.

chers, bakers and grocers will be com pelled to use the same vans, and trades men will be

restricted to certain areas, exchanging customers with others in order to prevent the overlapping of deli- veries. Pleasure motoring will be a Runishable offence."

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Count Reventlow, in an article in the States Embassy explaining that repeated 19th Cetober. of theBERINKA UNITE

"Deutsche Tager-zeitung,” states that the Kaiser visited Constantinople in order to assure the Turkish Government that Germany would guarantee the integrity of the Turkish Empire, includ iog Egypt.

War powers,

late in August Trade Board, which

and

the

the

or

The breadth of the powers to be exercised by the American Government ander the Trading-with-the-Enemy Act is mesaured by the additional adminis tretive machinery called into being by the President's executive order, A Note has been issued by the United says the New York

Adminis Scan- trative requests to Holland and the

Board, crested" dinavian countries for information as to replaced their consumption and production and inherita its pow requirements of commodities essential xact with little shed met. to their national life!

new datics of controling by-license of such cases of response. They had also disregardind the the warning that any vital supplies ex-

as the President may by pro articles Portation THE DESPOILING OF BELGIUM.

be clamation designate; of allies would be ported to Germany or her allies

contacty deducted Erou

on the portion of foodstuf Lascanco of Licenses to trade Official advices received at Washington and other commodities which those indirectly with or for any enemy or show that Germany continues to bleed neutral countries' receive from America person of enemy connection; of control- Belguim financially, and also of work-America was still prepared to helping the licensing of enemy businesses in

them com- this by ng men and materials. Incalculable modities which she could il afford to companies

exporting to neutrals

country other than enemy insurance" of controlling, the grant economic waste has been inflicted. Bel gian workmen have been seduced or that such commodities would not be here of power to masume a new pace. but aba must bave guarantees to enemies and enemy allies in business. forced to work on the German front in thened against her and her Allies by In addition to this War Tr France and in German factories. Ger-

der prolonging the

the war

Council there is an advisory War Trade Board There is a new Censorship Board; Secretary of the Treasury receives functions portant new

in the regulation foreign exchange and the transfer of builion of evidences of credit, the control of insurance companies, and the control of messagon of any sort going to an enemy or enemy ally; and the Federal Trade Commission

many is conducting bar insidious re eruiting uninterruptedly. Bhe has also levied war contributions totailing nearly £58,000,000, and fines totalling £8,000, 06.

THE NEW GERMAN LOAN,

•London, October 21-A message re- TEL. 1332ceived in Amsterdam from Berlin states | ⠀

German war loan is £625,000,000.

spare,

ARSENAL FOR AMERIGAN TROOPE.

It is announced that the United States will spend £20,000,000 in constructing an ordnance depôt and arsenal for the American troops in France,

that the "provisional!" total of the new THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

VESA-DWELLINGS VOUS

The German Reichstag committee bas Earrie GovRNMENT TO BUILD 300,000 beca-informed by its advisers that for ther limitation of the bread raion is

year is assured.

LONDON DIRECTORY.necessary as the grain supply for the

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with the provisions of the Act regarding patents. Finally, there is to be an Alien Property Custodian who may damand the s

property

London, October 20-The Government as well as a The Ret will |

apon

is building 100,000 workmen's dwellings obviously permit our Government to

standard designs to meet urgent impose & check of greater

completeness needs arising from the war. Later on, upon exports to Europe which might 2011 900 more will be built in anticipation reach. Germany or her allies. The Arma of requiroments after the war: All the most likely to attempt evasion, of the houses have been designed on a generous scale, and are provided with substantial gardena pored

A RECRUITING, SCANDAL,

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in

*American “trada

created under the Enc

Espionage Act are brought under close contro exportations following a a circuitous route from America to Germans operating nentral countries can be directly re- TORGNgulated or cut off. No enemy permitted to sortir ve business in United State will London, October 21. The case be allowed to use scent of his funds to which Dre Bishop and Sinclair, medical assist his home land. The vestiges to Ger officers at Whitehall recruiting depot mau infuence upon A were charged together with five city and mannfacture will be still further lians, with having fraudulently weand reduced if any Teutonic firms have been

2 medical exempting certificates to

maintaining

close relations with Ger- recruits, was concluded yesterday.

many or Austria they will probably g was alleged in evidence that defendants out of business and when the paukini charged recruite: Ello to secure exemption of imports comes it will certainly tions for them.

include any articles Elay be sold Bishop was sentenced to twelve here to the ultimate mastenal banet-of mouths

The act does not Two

were

many or her allice or to any such radical

point

in striving tenced to twe

mon

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