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號八廿月二十年七十叠百九千英

THORNE'S

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, FRIDAY DECEMBER 28, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

ETAREXBRIP

PRIUE,

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG

TEL. 618

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

DRAGON

AND OVERLAND

MOTOR CAR GO.

BOLE DISTRIBUTORS - FOR THE FAMOUS

TELEPHONE 483

COME” AND INSPECT -

CLRY HARLEY DAVIDWAN

EJTOR

OTCLASS

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or 4 INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours. of 9 A. to FM and F. to 4 PM,

will be required to produce

or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days am required to Register them- Jeived under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.RO Add at all Police Stations.

The Feasty for non compliance is s Ana not exceeding $50,

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

-MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE VARIED TER WEARKS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE |

COMPANY, Ind.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ·

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL

Funds at Yler DECEMBER, 19:4,

£23,970,967. 1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 U-Fire Funde... 3,837,017 NI-Life Annuity Funda... 17,567,59% Sinking Fund Account ...... 128 230

£22,970,387

Revonte Fire Branch, ******- £2.381,458

Life and Annuity

2.141.583 Branches...ompan Ravence Marine Department... 357.259 Other Receipts gumainanne 478,940

*£5,339,228

The Accumulative Pands of the various Benches are separately invested, And, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to wret the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Borizens..

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

TRAMWAYS

· LIMITEIN

TIME TABLE:

WEEK DÁT

COMPANY

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6.50 p.m. sod 9 p.m.. 9.30 p.m. to 11.00 pm. every half hour.

14.00 pm, 11.45 pm. every quarter of

8.80 s.m. to 10,30 km.kvory 15 minute

STRAND

GABLE LAID

·4 STRAND

" to 15"

5" to 15"

ČUNGULIENEN

3" to 10"

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

Prios, mopics and full particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & C Co General Managers,

Eqpgkong, April 11, 1813.

WATSON'S

COMPOUND

BALSAM OF ANISEED

Gives immediate relief in all

cases of

COUGHS AND COLDS.

Price: 50 cents and $1.00

per bottle.

FREPARED BY

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY. TEL. 16.

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AGENTS-

THE WAR

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Router's

GERMANY READY TO SIGN PEACE

THE TERME,

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27. A telegrant from Brestlig an nounces that the representatives of Austria, Gern and Russia. have resumed discussions, mainly dealing with the re-establishment of inter

CCLIYO.

LATEIL

Chino Hai

THE DRAMATIC CHANGES AT THE ADMIRALTY

HOW THE NEW APPOINTMENT IS REGARDED

LONDON, Dec 27 The dramatic changes

the Admiralty recalla Sir Erio Geddes audience with the King, on Christ- mas morning, at Sandringham,

An official telegram from Brest-cecasioned much speculation. litovsk, via Vienna, says that the

The new appointment has greatly

Delegates of the Central Powers surprised all, but it is genemy Fe declare that their Governments are garded as anti-submarine and inflica of the opinion that the principles of

of LOW

developments, especiall the Russian peace proposals can fornt in operations, rather than emphasi a basis for peace.

Ling the recent misadventures in the

The Central Powers will agree to North Sas an immediate peace on the principles

The Government is expected to

of no annexations and 16 no in supplement the present bald an demnities, and their Governments nouncement, taking the public more Join the Russians in condemning the into its confidence, and further exter continuation of the war with the sole sive changes on the Adminity Boud | object of conquest.

and in tho Naval,and the War Staffa The Delegates, solemnly declare ars believed probable.¦

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. that they are willing mmediately to The Daily Telegraph states "that

PORTLAND CEMENT

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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Adjoining the Tramway. Terminus 1,400 feet above Ben Level

A FIRST CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOCKISTS HOTEL.

Telephones in all rooms. First-cises Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladie rooms, Roof Gisalien

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aph add: "Peaceful

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1.(19 p.mbo 6.80 p

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10 minute

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Allies will adopt the principle of no annexations and zo indemni ties, regarding Germany and her Allies.

**

The cential part of the

of the German Colonics

constitutes German demands from which Ger many will never,, esist.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ALPINI RESOURCEFULNESS.

ENEMY KEPT IN PERPETUAL

**** STATE OF UNREST.

the decision was conveyed to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe before Christias,, and it wax generally known, in Neval circles that he had not been to his post at the Admiralty since Decent- Der 21

vacuation

Vice Admiral Rosalyn Wemyss is -best known for hitlisting ices in the landing and at Gallipoli "He 6-0 interests and unfailing goo bustour. and with a great sympathy for the younger generation in the Na has been Deputy First Sea Lord of the Admiralty for several months past.

The Times anticipates greater op portunities in store for the younger school, of seamen whose experientes LONDON, Dec. 27-

during the war will enable them to Reuter's Correspondent at the

operate vigorously, resou

uy and Headquarters of the Italian Army, progressively. Their advent would telegraphing on December 20, states be fully in accord with the war time that snow is falling heavily, making spirit and traditions of the Navy it most dificult for the con

continuance Referring to the of the Austro-German advance, lief that the expecially hampering them in bring energy and prevision, ing up supplies and moving big guns. that the cro

The suitability of the Italian Alpmier

present cha under these conditione" was again the present an demonstrated on Christmas Day Loverwhelming when a detachment, clad in white tively grappling

lent" bea

cked.

and looking like Pierrots, fell upon which the younger seamen, are

the Austrians, ton times outnumber

ing the Alpini The enemy ws*

driven beadlong down the mountain,

The inventiveness and resourceful leus of the Alpini in new method of attack is keeping the enemy in a perpetual state of unrest.

THE WESTERN FRONT

STER

HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY:

Loxnoy, Dec 27

THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

All the News of Hong and the Far Ea

YOU MAT RE

Field Marshal Sir Douglas" reports

vinced that, given a free hand

ean entirely overton

{

The Daily Mail states that

cont events made inevi Sir John Jellicoe's reti Erio Geddes dese

thanks for not shru painful-duty.

the Daily Cha

minst content hoping that thos the facts have bee

The Daily

can be There was hostile artillery activity securing competent

to the north-east of Ypres,

ANYIOLENT GERMAN:ATTACH

the north

DEFEATED

tion.

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