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THORNE'S

ESTABLISHED

1845

四月正年八十叠百九千登英

SONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

已一次歲年七國民華中

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

T. 1க.

NOTICE.

EUROPEAN Non-ASIATIC of AINDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Polico Station between the boare of L.M. to 1 P.M. And 2 F.3. to 4 F/M. daily.

All

Applicants will be required to producs Paspor or identification papers. persons, with certain exceptions, whe rearmin in the Colony for more than

rays are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Fors

Registration giving the particulara. saqnized may be obtained at the G.P.O. sad at all Folice Stations

The Penalty for non complimeon is s Be not exaeading $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

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WHICH, ANH VEGYEŃ THE SHARM OF, THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

VORTANT, IZD

and

THE RAILWAY" FASSENGERS

ASSURANCE. CO..

NOTAL FUXIM at 31st December, 1914,

£23.870,387.

I-Authorised Capital £6,000, one

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital .............................22,437,500-

I-Fire Funds,

...... 9,897,047

II-e & Annuity Fanda... 17,567,550

100 on

Sinking Food Acooral ...... 128,201

Revonte Fire Branch............

Branches.....

£28,970,967

£2,381,466

Life and Annuity 2,141,699 Revance Marine Department... 357.299 Other Receipts

478,940

$5,539,228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Beanebes are separately invested, and, by Ash of Parliament, are net neids to meet tku elaina nodar the respective Depart meate of the Company's Buriness.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

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WINX DAT

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1.15 p.m. be 1.45 p....Every 15 minores, 2.45pm. to 2.16 p.m...Every 10 minute... 9.15 pum, bo 6,00 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 6.00 pm.to 8:00 p.m...Every 10 minutes,

2:00 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1.30 p.m. to 11.00 p...every half hour.

11.00 p.m. 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

an hour

7.30.

BORDATE

8,80 a.m, bo 10,30 am... Every 15 minotis, 10.30a.m. to 11.00 ... KranyiⱭ minuten. 11.30a.m. by 12 Noon Every 18 minuter. 12.00 noen to 100 p.m...Every 10 mi

1.00 pm to 5.30 pm...very 10 minutes, 5.30 p.m. to 1,90 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 1,60 p.m. to 6.50 p.mm.....Every 15 minuİON. 6,30 pm to 8.00 p/m...Evory 10 minuter. NIGHT CARNne on Wook Day."

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*Säilings :-To Macao daily at 8 aim. (Sandaya 9 am) and

2 p. (Sundays 1 pm.).

From Macao daily at 7.30 am and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.),

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or from Messrs. Thos. Coox & Sos, Booking Agents, Hongkong...

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Hongkong April 11, 1912.

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

RUSSO-GERMAN

PEACE DRAMA.

**THE MASK HAS FALLEN.””

TROTZKY ON GERMANY'S".

HYPOCRITICAL PEACE PROPOSALS.

to the China" Mail I

This may be inferred from a res. markable cle published in the Sovjetravestin, and

repro- duced pamphlet form, in the" Cheeman language, by the governing authorities, with a view to ita dis tribution among the German troops at the Front.

The article, which is beaded "The Mask is Torn Of declares that the conditions submitted to the Russian Peuce Delegation shows that

all the Austrian and German pro.........- mises of a democratic peace are urbonscionable lies."

PETROGRAD, Jun. 3. M. Trotzky, addressing a meeting of the Central Committee of the of the mailed fist" in Poland and After describing various exhibitions Soviets, mordantly unmasked what Lithuania, by the enslavement, he described as the hypocritical peace shootings and starvation of the proposals af Germany.

He declared that his Government Germain Earons and Polish land- population," the article says only and the workers would never consent owners ask for annexution to

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to such conditions as Germany wish-manz. These are the people

ed to impose. If the Central Power Austria and Germany assume speak did not consent loyally to the free for the entire population is regarda disposal of the destinies of the Polish seif-determination which in thi and Lettish nations, it would be sense, means nothing but the vialu- urgently necessary courageously to defend the Russian Revolution.

tion of the will of the mass of work-

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CHINA LAT

The German Government desires Soviets passed a resolution declaring that the refusal of the Representaestern frontier from the Russian to free" the peoples of the Russian tives of Germany to admit the tree Revolution and to subjugate them fight of oppressed nations colonies, seized before the war, to dispose of their own destiny signified

that the German authorities neg adopting their old anexationist policy, Austria, and Germany refuse to guarantee immediately and irre-

with German capital; to impose an Austrian monarchy on Poland and to

ske German duchies of Lithuanio,

The article concluties by saying: On such a basis the Bussian Gorem

vocably the removal of their troops ment can never enter into negotiu from Foland. Lithuania, Courlandtions. The mask has fallen and the and parts of Livonia and Esthonia, word is now with you. German soldiers and workmen. Rise, sol- The free affirmation of the will of the populations of the occupied counters of Germany, for a revolution tries is impossible until the populaary struggle against a prolonged wet. tions return. The allegation of the Fire no further shot on the Busin Gernian Delegates that the will of Front, do not be the executione a the peoples of these countries has of Russians and the Revolution. already been manifested is without Let not a single regiment proceed

to the other Fronts. If you wish foundation, because the peoples of

general pence, enable the people the occupied countries, could not

come to their sense express their will under martial law and a military censorship. Wel defend the right of Poland, Lithuanis and Courland to diapose of their own destiny really and freely. We any to the peoples of Austria, Germany,

LONDON, Jan. 8.· Bulgaria and Turkey Remember

M. Litvinoff, who has been up that the conclusion of an immediate pointed as Provisional Plenipoten democratic peace will depend, above tisry" to London, is a prominent all, on you. All the peoples of London Russian, associated with the Europe look to you who are exhaust-Russian Portical Exiles Society, and ed and bled by an unprecedented war holds a post in the Russian Gove that you will not permit the Austrianment. Commission in London. and German Imperialists to make

RUSSIA'S PLENIPOTENTIAE

LONDON.

Mer

war on Bevolutionary Bussin for the RUSSIAN. REVOLUTIONARIES SHOT

BY RUMANIANS. subjection of Poland, Lithuania, Courland and Armenis..

PETROGRAD, Jan 8,

on all Fronts were telegraphically Subsequently, the representatives

The Revolutionaries mentioned in previous telegram were shot after: sumunaned to Petrograd. They ad- the Rumanian troops had occupied mitted that the situation on the Leovo and other villages in Bessa Front is distressing but declared rabia the Arny would defend the Fussin The Ukranian Rada has banded Revolution; but they demanded over the Jessy Ugent railway to the bread and boots.

Rumanians

No supplice are being sent bo tire Fourth Armywhose Ukranian unite Tave not recognised General Teher- batched and the Rada.

of

THE MASK IS TORN OFF

RUSSIAN APPEAL TO GERMAN It was the Military Revolutionar

Committee of this Army which, was SOLDIERS TO REVOLT

invited to Jassy arrested and one mem LONDON, Jan. 8.

Committee was shot, M. Trotzky e speech to the C Central

The Humaman Legati Committee of the Soviets is the first official news received in London that to M. Trataky there had been a rupture of the peace not aware of? Begotiations and even yet, the terris but there has to which M Trotzky takes! have not been disclosed.

apparently true that German

Vattitude taint Polan

But it in

Russian troo

the