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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTIOES

已丁大歲年七國民華中

OVERLAND CHINA MAI (PUBLISHED BURNÍ "MAIL DAY.).

Cuntalna mão Wonk's Newa of Hongkong and the} The Eagl

Price (ibaluding Posings), ba sny part of, the world. 813)

per annum.

No. 17,058.

THORNE'S.

BUSINESS

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

--

SOLE AGENTS:

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,,

HONGKONG,

TX 616

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

τι

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JUINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-DANTON L'INE,

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.

L

INDIAN desiring to leave the SERVICE or THI HONGKONG,' CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 12 nd 2 PM to 4 P.X. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. A Parsons, with certain exceptions, The remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- alves under the REGISTRATION of PRESONS ORDINANCE 1914. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is s free not spreding $50,

FORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH AXE VIRKER TIM SHAKES OF THE OCEAN. MARINE INSURANCE

COMTANT, LED.,.

101

THE RAILWAY. "PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE 00,

TUTAL

RUTAL FUEDE AT J1ST DECEMIR, 1914,

£25,970,387,

P-Authorland Capital £5,000,000

Subscribed Ospital £4,500,00% Paid-up Capital ...£2,437,500 H-Fun Funds....... 9,837,047 HI-Life & Annuity Fonds... 17,567,590

Sinking Fund Account

Berenze Fire State

128,230

£23,070,367 £2,531,458

Life and Acuity 1,141,689

Branches............

Ravenna Marine Department... 337,239 Other Reneipts annenie 478,040

£5,339,028

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, aro sut side to meet she claims under the respective Depart wents of the Company's Buriness.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenti..

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED

TIME, TABLE

WERK DAY

-7.00's. 3o 8.00 ...Every 15 inington 8.00, b 10.00 sm...ry limington. 10.00am to 11.00 am...Erary 15 intistes. 11.30am to 12.45 p.m... Every 15 minutas, 12.45pm to 115p.Every 10 minutos. 1.15pm, bo 1.45 p.m...Livery 15 minutes, 145 p.m. be 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutos; 45 pm to 5.00 pum,Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 8:00p.m...Byty 10 minutes.

BRUSZEN DAIR

4.30pm and 9 p.m. .30 p.m. to LL00

--- p.m. avery balf hour.

10:00 pm to 11.45 m every quarter of

$.00amp 20.30 T7 15 miatae. 300a.m. to 11.00 10 mín. 11.30a.m. to 12 NoonEvery 15 minutes. 22.00 soon-to 100p.Every 10 minutes; 1.00pm to 5.30p.m...Every 1j sinutes, 30p.m. to 8.00p.m...Erary 10 minutes. 4:00 pm to 6.mp.m...Ery 15 minubaé. 4.30p.m. ba 8.00 p m... Every 10 minutes.

· FIGHT QARM 38 on Week Days.

SATURDAYE.

fen Cur-ab. 13 midnight SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company'" Dios, Alexandra Builovnas" Bes Vanix. Róed Fentral: *

Ben and peach tickets available for mih, pary mos niready full running at the time stated in the Company's tune tables, bat nok for, special cars géan be obtained appliantion' ar the Company's Office

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. Sailings-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and

2 pm. (Sundays 1 pm.).

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

Further information may be obtained at the Conrad's Orvicz, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Thos. Coos & Ser. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO,

HUDSON

AND OVERLLED

MOTOR

AA24

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

TALETTONI 482

COME AND INSPECT

HARLEY

DAVIDSON MOTOR

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TIKOS DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG LTD.

-TRGANIC AD,

AGENTS:- SUTTERHELD & SWIce

-TRENOK # 212 -

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

·CY CAM

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

Established 1885

•MANUFAUTEREAS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND...

to 16

GABLE LAID 5" to 18"

4 STRAND

3" to 10".

Cacnicas

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 8,000 feet in length

Prices, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewar, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Blangkong, April 11, 1919.

WATSON'S

COMPOUND

BALSAM OF ANISEED

Gives immediate relief in all

cases of

COUGHS AND COLDS.

Prices: 50 cents and $1.00

per Bottle.

PREPARED BT

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG, DISPENSARY. Telephone No.-18.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW

ANGISEERS SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON

FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guarkali qwer thirty your experienon. We own two Slipways and ens soppa

dan Lantray. Houghing

VONG FING WA

PRICE, $8.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

1 Reuter's Bervice to the Chino Mail.)

RUSSIAN ARMY PERISHING

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FROM FAMINE.

RUSSIAN APPEAL.

"Losnos, Jan. 16.

BRITISH AERIAL BOMBING ACTIVITY.

Lostos, Jan. 16, 12.35 8.m. Fiel-Marshal Sir Douglas Hag

reporta:--

A Russian wireless appeal to all says: "Immediate help is necessary for the Army which is .There We a parishing from famine. Provisioning activity. has ceased and severi regimante are without bread and horses are with. out fodder. Every citizen in Bussia, do your duty and work."

ད

the usual artillery

Our aeroplanes, last night, dropped a ton of bombe on Thionville steel works, midway between Luxemburg and Metz A further half ton of

The appeal directs the Colmeils and Soviets to do everything neces- kombe was dropped on two large rail.. sary, even to take work compulsory,ng junctions in the neighbourhood to ensure the feeding of the Armies of Metz. There was considerable and says that attempts by milway-anti-aircraft and searchlight barriga. men and cthers to capture military

All our machines returned. food, will be severely punished."

THE BALKAN FRONT.

BULGARS ATTEMPTING TO FRATERNISE WITH

* BERBIANS.

AUSTRIA OFFERS SERBIA

PEACE

LONDON, Jan. 16. Reuter's Correspondent at Serbian

PORTLAND CEMENT Hendrets, Solegraphing on Janu-

„în Caaks of 375 1h. mat.

In Bags of 250 lbs. neš. "

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Losnos, Jan. 18, 11.55 ... Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states:-

There is nothing to report.

ENEMY ATTACK ON FRENCH FRONT BROKEN.

LONDON, Jan. 15. French communiqué states:- On the right of the Meuse, on

ay 14, states that the Bulgurs are enemy attack at Bois-le-Chaume, on unsuccessfully attempting to repeat a front of 200 metres, was broken up the enemy tactics on the Italjun by our artillery

Front, to fraternise and to sow dis A few of the enemy gained a foot</ sension among the Serbians by pro-ing in an advanced element but were paganda from aircraft.

Fimmediately thrown out,

Frequent deserters emphasise th` | food shortage, high prices and war weariness in Bulgaris

Austria recently offered the Ser- Liane peace, promising to surrender Bosnia and Herzgovinia with an out.

fet to the Adriatic Sea, thus repeat-

1

SUCCESSFUL FRENCH ATTACK/

LONDON, Jan. 16.

A Gerinan official message states : The French attacked to the north

ing" the offer made by ex-King of Badonviller and penetrated, the

Constantine in September 1915, front trenches

before the big invasion.;

THE ARREST OF THE RUMANIAN LEGATION STAFF

ÄN ALLIED PROTEST.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 16.. The representatives of the Allies and the United States, following a conference, visited M. Lenin and

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ITALIANS REPULSE COUNTER-

ATTACKS.

LONDON, Jan. 16.

An Italian official message states We repulsed counter-attacks i the regions of Monte Asolone and

strongly protested against the arrest Caposile

of the Rumunian Legation Staff, The English brought down threa aeroplanea and the Italians brought

expressing indignation at this breach

of diplomatic usage, and demanding. their release

M. Lenin undertook to confer with the Peoples Commissioners and to communicate the result.

THE CAILLAUX

SENSATION.

DISCOVERY OF DOCUMENTS.

ROXE, Jan, 16. The newspapers allege the dis- covery of documents proving that M. Caillau plotted with Almereyda Belo and Cavallini and proposed a

down two.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Jan. 16.

A German official message states: We repulsed the Italians, to the south of Monte Fontanasecca.

GERMANY AND HOSPITAL SHIPS

PREPARING THE WAY FOR I

RENEWED CAMPAIGN,"

LONDON, Jan. 16

A German wireless message falsely plan for estranging France and Italy stated that four Spanish, a vál ofi from Great Britain and that he also

cera recently returned to Madrid sought to obtain control of the owing to the muse by the Entente, Government of France, in order to of hospitat ships, thus searningly effect radical changes while main taining its republican form.

CYPHER TELEGRAMS FROM

ARGENTINE, MATTRE

Paris, Jan. 15 newspapera state that the afroad of M Cailla followed the recejp

from Mr.

Lausing tenta

•Count

revea

icating the con legrams between. Count Bernstori

held of the Fre Bueals After 40 the

when

preparing the way for reuswed campaign against bcapital ships.

The Admiralty, has received the following message from the Spanish- Commissioner on board the Rewa

disembarked at Gibraltar

antee that all the conditions upon were scrupulously

been