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歡三月正年八十壹百九千春英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

已丁大歲年七國華中

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

BOLE AGENTS.

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

TEL."618

NOTICE.

FY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC of A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the "Central Police Station between the hours of 9 to 1 P.. and 3PM to 4 PM.

applicants will be required to produce Famport or identification papers. All persoca, with vertain exceptions, whe

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY,

Steam and Moto

Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT" SERVIČE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT,

CO., LTD. AND TEE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

.HONGKONG CANTON LINE.

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Sailings-To Canton daily at 8am (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m.

From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays' excepted) and' ̈4 p.m..

SERVICE or THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

-

+

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

Sailings-To Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays 9 am) and

2 pm (Sundays. 1 p.m.).

From Macno daily at 1:30 am. and 2 p.m. (Bupdays 3 p.ž.).

remain in the Colony for more than Further information may to obtained at the CosFANY'S OFFICE, Botel Mansions,

days are requirel to Register them-

selves under

the REGISTRATION of

FERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forios

of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the CP:6.

add at all Police Stations.

or ftom Messrs. Tron. Cook & Box, Booking Agents, Hongkong."

The Fenalty for non compliance is DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

fine not exceeding $50,

KORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COL -

WHICH ABB VISITED ZITH ATLARI ON, THE OCEAN-MARINE INSURANCE

JOMPANY, Len!?!

and

BEE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL

OTAL FUNDS. 47 81st Dress, 1914, £93.970,367.

I-Authorised. Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capial................................ £S, €57,500. -Fire Funds

3,837,047

KI-Lifs & Annuity Fund... 17,567,590 Sinking Fund Account ...... 18,230

Barque Fire Branch

Branchen...

£23,070,567

£2,381,456

Life and Annuity 2,141,598 Revende. Marine Department... 337.239 Other Raceipts,

TRADIN 478,940 £5,539,223

Tyke Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately investod, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to wat the claims under the respectiva Depart

end of the Company's Bu-ineeg.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.............

Agent

EAE TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAY

FW a.m. 16 8,00 1.2...Every 15 minutes. 2.00am, bo 10,00 sm... Every 10 minutes. 10,00's.m. to 11.00 sm.Every 15 minutzi, 11.39 am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 29.45 p.m. to 1.16 p.m... Every 10 minute

1.16 p.m. to. 1:45 p.m..Every 15 minutes. 1. p. to 2:15 pm. Every 10 minutos, 1.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m... Every 15 minuta. 6.00pm to 8,00p.m...Every 10 minutes,

VIGHT DAME

1.50 p.m. sod ̧ 9 pm, 1:30 pm to 11.00

pm.every half hout.

AND

、 OVERLAND

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Hoogkong, April 11, 1918.

WATSON'S

COLD CURE TABLETS.

CURE A COLD IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLY TIME. AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA and MALARIAL HEADACHE.

Copy of repeat order tecently received from England --

"All Saints Lodge," Hawley, Blackwater, Hants.

Mrs. will be much obliged by Messrs. WATSON sending to her by post

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 v.m. every quarter of 10 bottles of their Cold Car". She will be glad to have these as soon as possible,

\7:30 am

un hoor

SUNDATE.

1,00 am to 10.90 6. m...Erezy 15 mfonter. 10:30 am to 11 00 sm. Avery10 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 19 Noon ik Arapy:18 minutes, 12.00 nodo te 100p.m...Every 10 mítiirto 10 pm to 7:30 pm... Every 15 min 6.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m... Every 10 minuter. 6,30 pm, to 0.39 p/m -- Evwy 15 minubed, €30.6m 8.00 p m... Every 10 minutes, NIGHT. CARS us on Week Days,

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as the is to-day sending her last bottle to her son (Capt of the Buffs), who is

at the front and Binda the Tabloids excellent for stopping Cold."

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-DISPENSARY. Telephone 10,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

1080

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KERS,

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• BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEE SING COMPANY

*

OF HONGKONG LTD.

TELEGUIMIC, ADD.

ACENTS:- BUTTERHELD & SWEE

-TELEPANE 212

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Contains with Wook's News of Monterong and tõs

Prons (including Pothes) to by

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PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the China Mait. Į

ANTI-PEACE PROPAGANDA IN GERMAN TRENCHES.

AN INTERESTING SIDELIGHT.

LONDON, Jan. 2.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH CAPTURES IN DECEMBER.

Loyoos, Jan. 3... Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig roparta

An attempted raid by the enemy German peace manoeuvres at Brest- A significant sidelight on the early this morning north-eastward of litovsk is the extraordinary anti- Locs was repulsed.

During December we took 1,016 to the Petit Parisien, the Germanu peace propaganda which, according High Command is conducting in the- trenches.

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German prisoners including 12 officers, and captured guns ond 103 machine-guns."

-Our aeroplanes, last night, dropped a hundred boribs on billets, in the neighbourhood of, Roulers and Menin. Several direct hits were observed. A moving train, which was also bombed, was hit..

BRITISH REPULSE SEVERAL RAIDS.

LONDON, Jan. 2. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:

Our artillery broke up three eneiny

A document,circulated among the German troops declares that the Scheidemann peace which the Ger

man delegates at Bresilitovsk have accepted would ruin Germany, for whose

future development the possession of the Brie and Longwy busing and the economic and military control of Belgium, are essential,

The Petit Parisien asserts that this policy of the High Command is to of the soldiers. combat the war weariness and misery

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.ding parties, to the south-east of THE GERMANS AND EVACUATION,

PORTLAND CEMENT

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In Bags at 250 lbs. nov.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

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Our patrols attacked the energ

PETROGRAD, Jan. 2

potrols on "no man's land; infliet-The Delegates at Brestlilovsk hava ing casualties and securing prisoners.

We repulsed other raids, to the south of Lens, at Hill 70, near the Menin Road, and to the north of Passchendaele

GERMAN REPORT.

A German official message stotea the total English prisoners taken, to the south of Marcoing, during the past few days, is 500.

FRENCH BRING DOWN SIX AEROPLANES.

Lostos, Jan. 2.

turned to Petrograd.

They state that the Germans have expressed their readiness to evacuate White Russia, but have declined so withdraw troops from Rig, Libau and other similar bases, except in the event of a general peace.

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AMONG THE

·ALLIES.

LONDON Jan. 2. The Times Washington Corresp÷a. dent states that exchanges of views

A French communiqué states that are proceeding between London, four aeroplanes were brought down Faris and Washington regarding the and two others were seriously damform of the reply t to the Austo aged and fell in their own lines.

German terms, when they are pre sented to the Allies by the Lo sheviks.

BRITISH CAPTURES IN

1817.

It has not been decided whether President Wilson: Mr. Lloyd George or MClemenceau shall reply, hut the reply will correspond with Pre- sident Wilson's utterances and will Lostos, Jan. 2.

probably contain a re-atatement of During last year, the British cap- the Allies war aims in the shape

of tured 73,000 prisoners, 149 hebryan appeal to enemy peoples, over the

beads of their rulers.

guns,

382

field

guns, 848 trench mortars and 2,639 machine guns, ou the Western Frob.

THE ITALIAN FRONT

ENEMY UNDER PRESSURE ABANDONS ZENSON BRIDGE HEAD.

LONDON, Jan. 1A

BRITISH KAYAL CHANGES,

Jan 2

has retired at

Admiral Siz Arthu Farquhar, K.C.B his own request."

Vice-Admiral Sir George Patey KCVO, has been promoted to the rank of Admiral.

-IMPENDING RETIREMENT OF BRITISH AMBASSADORS.

An Italian official message states. that owing to our energetic pressure A WORD FOR NEW DIPLOMACT since December 27, de enemy has abandoned the bridge-head at Zenson and fins crossed to the left bank of

the Faye, suffering heavy lows,

We now hold the whole of the Zenson Bend:

LONDO's Jan. 2. The Daily Chronicle-referring to rumours that Sir George Buchanan Ambasador to Russin Lord

of Thame, Ambassador to France The crexy; bombed, during the and Bir Cecil Spring-Rice Ambue Fight Vicenza, Bassano, Custer Bador to the United Stat Franco, and Teriso: Thirteen people to resign expresses the were killed and 44, were wounded.

ZENEMYSMUNITION DEPYTS

their successors will

frorn butaide the diplomatic service.

THE DRAIN ON THE MAN-POWEZ

MEN OF 80 RECALLED