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BUSINESS NOTIUES,

THORNE'S

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

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NOTICE.

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

days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of

EUZEBON

OVERLAND

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BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Form THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

of "Registration giving the particulara

required may be obtained at the G.P.O.

at all Foliee Stations.

The Penalty for con compliance is s

Bima not sxceeding $50,

NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE 00.

WHICH ARE VENTED THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LED,,

"and

178E RAILWAY" PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUNDS SE SISE DICEMIER, 1914,

£23.970,387,

K-Authorland Capital £6,000,000

Saberibed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital ...................................££,432,800

KI-Illa & Annuity Funds... 17,507,500

-Fire Funds

3,837,647

Sinking Fand account

Bevense Fire Branch,

128,230

£23,970, 347 £281,185

Branchenver

2,141,593

537.239

478,940

Life and Langity

Revenus Marine Department. Other Receipts

Established 1883

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4 STRAND

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Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 19:

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ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.

£5,339,928 a Boa St. Estephe Claret

2

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Part Full Bodied Gin

*

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h

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24

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WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

Reuters Service to the Ohma · Mfast. 1

THE CONVOY DISASTER.

STORIES AT THE INQUESTS.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, Dec. 18.

UKRANIANS REIZE GUNS AND AMMUNITION,

LONDON, Dec. 18, At an inquest, held at a north-

Reuter's Correspondent at Petro- eastern port, on thres of the crew grid reports that a telegram frem of one of the lost trawlers, the Skip- Kieff states that during the disarm per stated that the trawler was not ing of the Maximalist units the armed. She was fishing with five Ukranian troops seized 72 guns, other vessels, when he heard gunfire. 850 machine-guns and 5,000,000 He went on deck and saw three cartridges.

destroyers, which were stationary. The Ukranian Diet bas issued a 200 yards distant firing very hard. declaration refusing to recognize the He "slone was unwounded. The Peoples' Commissioners as a governe destroyers steamed off without offer ment for the whole of the Russian ing wasistance. Subsequently, a Republic. "British destroyer came up and rescued the survivors.

THE POPE AND TERUSILENT.

POME, DEL 18.

The Messagero says tha communicating with the Bishops that the Vatican will condemn any in the belligerens countries stating Christian country assisting the Turka in an attempt to reconquer Jeru salern

At an inquest held at the same port on five Swedes belonging to the Swedish steamer which was toc- pedoed at four o'clock in the mornis ing, on December 12, while in co voy, the survivora said that the to pedo cut the vessel in two. Sixteen of the crew were killed and twenty are missing" "All the bouts were

on board for four hours till they were, rescued by a British destroyer. The two halves of the vessel were towed in with the men on board.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. umashed and the survivors remained 1 CONSUMERS' COUNCIL IN THE

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FOOD MINISTRY.

LONDON DEC. 15.

In the House of Commons, Mire Clynes, Parliamentary Under-Scure- tary to the Ministry of Food, repre senting the Food Controller, antisp crew of twelve, of one rounced the establishment of the trawlers, were saved in the Consumer Council at the Foot trawler's own bout.

Ministry, with representatives of all The casualties sustained on the working classes, including women. Palew were an'officer and three men The Council will protect the u killed and two men seriously injured. terests of consumers with regard te

Information regarding the surprices and other food problema vivors of the Partridge is not com

"PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED piete but & British Naval Attaché

STATES. in Holland has telegraphed that it is reported from Kiel that threa officers and 21 men of the Pdetridge and 26. men from the trawlers have been brought in. ten of whom are wounded

PRESS COMMENTS ON THE DISASTER.

Londos, Dec. 18. The Daily Telegraph states that the destruction of the convoy further demonstrates the urgency of the man-power problem, not entirely for

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HOUSE PASSES THE RESOLUTION.

WASHINGTON, Déc. 18.0 The House of Representatives has adopted the Prohibition Resolution, which prevents the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors through- out the United States, by 232 votes to 128.

DEATH OF DR. GARRET

ANDERSON.

LONDON, Dec 18 the Army, but for the Navy, which «The death is announced of Dr. is handicapped by an insufficiency of Elizabeth Garrett Andarson, BLD destroyers and other small craft, (Paris), Dr. Anderson was the first owing to the shortage of labour and lady doctor and the first lady to be [steel

apported Mayor of an English The Daily New states that the borough

two incidents are calculated to con- The College of Surg vert disquiet regarding the capacity sicians refused to sam of the Admiralty into positivate their exa anxiety

The Daily Mail asks why the find ing of the Court Martial in connec

tion with the last North Sea affair was net published.

mitted to the examinat

can to the New Hoy of Apothecaries. She

and President of the East.

of the British Medical Asso was the wife of the Inte Anderson, I.P. shipowner and manag director of the Orient Line. Dr. Ande

The Daily Chronicle points out the musgnificent work of the Fleet in en was elected to the first many waters and the small number for London, and in 1908. of disasters but any the serous Mayor of her native boroug feature in the painful reflection cast burgh

on the administrat

the Grand Fleet, and

Court of Enquiry the

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be appointed

and

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explanation

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