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BUSINESS NOTIQES

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

Beuter's Service to the China Hail, }

No. 17,061.

THORNE'S

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

BÓLE AGENTS.

A,S. WATSON & Co. Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTE,

HONGKONG.

TIL 818:

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Balony abould apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours 9 to 1 F., and 3 r.M. to & F36

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Applicants will be required to produce Preperta e identifestion papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, The main in the Colony for more than

days are required to Register them- ives under the REGISTRATION of PERSONE ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Hegistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. med at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non complianco is s Éna not erosedling $50,

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INSURANCE CO,

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DORTANT, Lau

And

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ASSURANOR 00,

TOTAL FEXPE AT SLEZ Izzaman, 1914,

$23,970,367.

T-Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital .............................£2,427,500 Fire Fundamentezem 3,837,047 NI-Life & Annuity Fonda... 17,567,690

Binking Fund Accommă pant

188,230

£25,970,367

2,741,689

Revenue Fire Bran££,381,458

Life and Annuity

·Brancheteist."'benres:

Rerence Marine Départment... EST,220 Other Receipts dirigiornamentirana

$78,940

£3,390,208

The Accumulative Funds of the various | Branches are separately invested, and, by Ask of Parliament, are set side to meet the claims under the respective Depart- west of the Company's Bariness.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta.

PRE TRAMWAYS OUMPANY.

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Hongkong, April 11, 1978.

WATSON'S

COLD CURE TABLETS.

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THE IFALIAN FRONT.

BY TRADE UNIONISTS.

LONDON, Jan. 19. Mr. Lloyd George, after his speech en the Man-Power question to the reprosentatives of the Trade Unions,

invited and answered a number of questions regarding the advisability of negotiating with the Germans when the latter were alleged to be whining and squealing for peace. | Mr Lloyd George replied that the Germans were always ready for peace at their own price, which we were

ENEMY ATTACK ON A WIDE FRONT ARRESTED.

LONDON, Jan. 19.

An Italian officiul message states Our artillery arrested an attack a wide front, at the bridgebear at Caposile.

LONDON, Jan 20.

A British official report from the Ilian Front says:

During the past week firing bas been possible only on two days. We destroyed six aeroplanes without loas to ourselves..

There has been active artillery

A BIG FIRE.

not prepared to pay. The moment work and patrols daily, the Germans. show a disposition to negotiate an equitable terms, there would be no reluctance to negotiate. Asked whether or not the best way of ascertaining the opinion of the German people was to aliów British representatives to meet representa- tives of other Powers at Stockholm or elsewhere, the Premier replied by pointing out that the German repre-

An Italian official message say¥ the British batteries caused a big fire to the south of Sernaglia.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

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Government.

A Delegate: Not necessarily Mr. Lloyd George: You can only make peace with a Government. If that Government does not representi the people of Germany let them change it, and it this Government does not represent the people of this

country they can charge it.

A Delegate: Give us the opportu

nity.

Mr. Lloyd George: "We have given you the best opportunity in the Franchise Bill, by adding 8,000,000 to the electorate. You can have the opportunity any time you like. The Government does not shrink from is. A voice: On the new register? Mr. Lloyd George The new regie

"NOTHING INTERESTING.

LONDON, Jan. 19. Field-Marshal, Sir Douglas Haig: atates there is nothing interesting to report

"DRASTIC CHANGES.”

LONDON, Jan. 19. The Times states that Field- farshal Sir Douglas Haig is making drastic changes, including the ap pointment of Sir Herbert Lawrence, as his Chief of Staff,

GERMAN TROOPS TRANSFERRED AFTER THE ARMISTICE.

LONDON, Jan. 20. Peuter learn from statements made by German deserters regarding the movements of German troops

ter is not ready. Do you want on from the East Front to the West

election on the old register? (Chorus

of No.Very well.

•

Front, that it is clear that both the

Blat and 42nd Divisions were trans-

The Premier was considerably ferred from the East affor the

hockled regarding the objections to

armistice was signed.

OSTEND BOMBARDED.

LONDON, JAN. 20

an international workers' conference, apart from the Governments, and he reiterated that all the Allies and America had agreed that negotin- tions could only be conducted by the German official report by wire representatives of the Governments lese states that Ostend has been

bombarded from the sea. and by, no sections of the people,

Mr. Lloyd George emphasised the difficulty of deciding when it was

AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN desirable to enter a peace conference

BELGIUM. without putting our heads into a noose. He was convinced that a conference at present would aggrav. ate and not improve matters.

A delegate asked whether Presi dent Wilson's reference to the free dom of the sesa accorded with the

views of the British Government?

The Premier replied, emphasising that Britain was in a very tafelent position from America or any con tinental country. We must guard very carefully against any

to interfere with our capacity to protect our slices, shipping and Overseas Communications,

A delegata aske what was meant by reconsideration of the position of

Lorraine?

Premier replied that the

THE HAGUE, JAN, 20. The newspaper Les Nouvelles states that the Belgian province of Limburg is filled with Austrian troops who arrived leat week...

AUSTRIAN | MUNITION WORKERS ON STRIKE.

ZURICH Jan 20 Zelegrus state that the munition

workers in Vienna and in many pro

iucial towns in Austria have struck, ostensibly owing to the reduction of the Austrian flour ration, bus the movement is also said to have a pro peace and anti-German character.

British people would stand by BRITAIN'S ASSURANCES

TO SWITZERLAND.

peace im2

till the question of Alsace-

ForLine was settleds

LUBTRILIIN HERS,

Reu

Gove

that: