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從四廿月二十年七十登百九千登英

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES,

THORNE'S.

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

TEL. 618

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 AM to 1 P.M. and SF.M.

ST. 16 4PX.

daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are punired so Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONE ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Fegistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at sil Folice Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a fne not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO

WICH ARM TRAYED THE KELEN. OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD... and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL

LYTÁL Fists at Sior Degausas, 1914, £23.970.367

1-Authorised Capital £5,000,0P

Babsoribed Ospital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital.com £3,477,300 -Fire Fundi.

3,037,047

10-Lifs & Annuity Fonds........ 17,567,500 Sinking Fund Account ................ 128,230

Perine Fire Branch

P23,070,367 £2,953,456

$141,599

Life and Annuity

Branchen... Revenue. Marine Department... 337.239 Other Receipts, vermaadisamanenza

478.940

£6,139,228

The Accumulative Funds of the various | Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to ment the crime under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Boriness.

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A penta,

PEAK TRAMWAYS JUMPANY |

LIMITED"

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAY

Mi

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Hongkong April 11, 1913,"

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WINES AND SPIRITS

ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.

Bate St Eatophe Claret

Light Dry Sherry

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BUSINESS NOTICES

A WOSLO WAS REF_TATION for

over TAKEE QUARTERS of a GESTURE

WILKINSON'S

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Router's Service to the China May

ANOTHER AIR RAID ATTEMPTED.

Loynoy, Dec. 93.

RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

GERMANY WANTS - OTHER "BELLI GERENTS TO PARTICIPATE

Losso Dec 22

It is officially announced that an air-raid was attempted at aix o'clock in the evening, on the Kentish Coasta

Che raider was forced to descend} hear the coast and its crew of three dent states it is reported from Breathtovak that the German repre vero captured; alivo.

The Timsa Petrograd Correspon

A second attack developed at halfsentatives have emphasised the desir- - post-nino and a few bombs were ability of all belligerents participat dropped on the Isle of Thanet, but ing in the peace negotiations and it there were no casualties and no was accordingly decided to invite damage was done.

France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States to send delegates to the pourparters.

LATER.

The Press Bureau announces that in last night's air-raid there were no casualties and no damage was done

FOOD AND TONNAGE,

APPEAL BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE

·TO, AGRICULTURISTS.

LONDON, Dec. 20.

The Germans are disposed to accept the principle of no annexa- ticus and no indemnities, but ha made reservations regarding the righ of nationalities to disposs

elves.

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A POWERFUL ARMY TO FIGHT

AGAINST THE KAISER.

Mr. Lloyd George, addressing 1A MAXIMALIST POSSIBILITY. conference of the War Agricultural Committees, said the struggle had

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Reuters

PETROGRAD Dec. 29.

LONDON, Dec. 23.

sponder at Petros

atates

become largely a question of ton The Maximalist News Agency nage, therefore, the home production quotes M. Trotzky se saying **** must be intensified. We wanted the Raiser were able to attack us 3,000,000 acres cultivated and they and to propose peace terms onarcus, had got 100 days in which to accom for the Revolution, we should create plish the task. The Goverment powerful army to fight against the Loped to release skilled ploughmen Kaiser. from the army and bad decided to facilitate the employment of -- whe prischersHe appealed for the

speaking at a meet greater use of women on farms. There would be 8,000 tractors work-

ingin celebi of the armistice: gaidy We did not overthrow the ing by the midds of Alarch He Tear and the Bourgeoisie in order to urged the County Committees to den tall on our kness and beg the Kaiser ruthlessly with farmers not making for peace if we are offered un the best use of their land. In order cceptable conditions we will ask the to compensate for the loss of ships, Constituent Assembly to decide, and many imports must be cut down and if the Assembly agrees then the the deficiency in food must be made Maxmalist Party will leave the up; otherwise the fibre of the Race Assembly and we will invoke all to would deteriorate, as had already

u holy war against Imperialism m all countries. If, owing to economic ruin, we are unable to fight for bur ideals, we will tell our foreign com mdes that the struggle is not ended but only postpcried, similarly to 1905- (the year when peace was signed with Japan).

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Hongkong. April 1, 1919.

Telephone No.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 23. Field-Marshal Sir, Douglas Hug reports:

We inflicted casualties in patrol encounters, to the south of Cambri. There was increased activity by the hostile artillery, from Armentieres to Langemarck.

BRITISH ADYANCE POSTS DRIVEN INA

LOYDON, Dec. 28. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

DISTINCTIONS OF ARMY BINK

ABOLISHEDA

OFFICERS MOBBED BY SOLDIERY

Dez 22. The Morning Post Petrograd Cor respondent states that de croo issued by the Bolsheviks abolishinge/ distinctions of rank in the arm

caused an increase of

officers, especially in the

When the news of the depree.

Under cover of a heavy barrage yesterday afternoon, the enemy locally attacked near the Ypres ed the Front, the said Staden, railway and drove in our the officers and killed them if they

refused to strip off their epaucites advance poste a short distance on a

therefore, the officers largely dean 700 yards, front.

mufti and disappeared ing to their homes in Caucasus

There was hostile artillery setivity at Gheluvelt and Poelcapelle.

GERMAN REPORT

A German official message states An enterprise on the Bocsinghe, Staden railway resulted in the cap- ture of 60 English prisoners,

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