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also Paaspors Photos

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BUSINESS NOTIONS,

HONGKONG, MONDAY JANUARY 28, 1918

BUSINESS NOTICES

已丁大歳年七國民中

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS:

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld

-WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

ROTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours

X to 1P.M. and 2 PM to 4 P.M. Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, he

in in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- melves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forma of Registration. giving the particular required may be obtained at the G.P.O.

ad at all Police Stations.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDIRS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vesselton,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, GANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-CANTON. LINK, AND

Sailings: To Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 pm. From Canton daily at a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm. SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, QANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-MAGAO LINE.

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

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

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

Farther information may be obtained at the COMPANY's Orrica, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Tros: Cook & Ser. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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The Penalty for non compliance is a DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

"Be not exceeding $50

HORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INBURANCE 00.

TEICH ARE TRUTES' TER ZHARKE' or TEN OUSAN HARINE INSURANCE

Costany, Lan

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

METÁL

ASSURANCE. D0fpiteste

STAL FUNDS AT Slar Drozmaza, 1914,

£23,970,367,

T-Authorised Capital £6,000,000,

-Fire Funds

3,837,047

128,250

£23,970,367

▼

OPKLAND

-MOTOR VARS

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

TELEPHONE 483).

COME AND INSPECT

GREY

HARLEY DAVIDSON

MOPOR

CECLES

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

·MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

CABLE. LAID

STRAND

4.STRAND

1" to 18"

« ČIRCUMFIKIR E

3" to 10" ÖZEGDEFERENCE

・B" to 15"

Subscribed Capital £4,500,00

Paid-up Capital.£3,437,500

M-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,667,590

Sinking Fund Account ............

Devonte Fire Exoch...

£2,331,456 Life and Annuity

`2,141,583 Branches.tutoTENA Revenue Marine Department... 837, 239 Other Ravipts

476,840

55,339,298

The ́Azcumulative. Funds of the various Branches ara separately invested, and; by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Burinese.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

CERGURTIZNCE.

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 9,000 feet in length Pries, samples and fail particulars will be forwarded on application te.

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

PEAK TRAMWATE COMPANY,

7:00 am: to.

LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DEY

(R) atmetery 15 minutes. 8.80a.m. to 10.00 am... Every 10 mizaten. 10.00 to LL00 ...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.45pm..Frey 15 minutes. 12.45p.m. to 1.16 p.m...Every 15 minutes. *1155,ta, to 145 p.m. Hvery 15 minutes, 45.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 45pm. to 15.03 p.m.Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 8.00p.m. Every 10 minutes.

$.50 pused 9 p. 30 p. bo 11.00 p. very half hour,

11.00 pm to 11,45 p.m. every gister of

'an' bone

7.30 a..

BUDDATE

+11.00 mm, bo 10.30 am...Uvay 15 minutes. 20.30 .. to 11.YMYK, Kyory:10 minutes, 11.30 a.zs. En 19 Noon Every 15 miantes 25.00 coon to 10 pm. Every 10 anlierben 100 pa bo 5.30 p.ta.....Every 15 minuter 6,59 pm to 8:00 p.m...Every 10 salonta 6.00pm to 6.30 p.m. Every 15 minuter 6.500m to 8.00 pm... Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS au on Wook Daya,

SATURDATE.

Extra Car sb 19 midnight. SPEZIAL CARS by arrangement at the Contiphery's DiNS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS', (Des Your Bond Oostzal. --"

5. Bamazes will punch tickets

all exes wou miroudly fall running in the

Mmá slated to the Company's time table

"an application as klo

WATSON'S

* OLD

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ZIA PHONE No. 616

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

SHIP

RECONSTRUCTED)

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

THE TAKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY -

OF HONGKONG LTD.

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·AGENTS-

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lba net.

In- Engs 02 250 lbs. 'nè

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

Just received a Shipment of GIMBALL'S AMERICAN

CHOCOLATE.

Prices Moderate.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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Prices (including, Fosbags) in any

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

1 Rewer's Service to the Chino Mail. I

CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIA.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

MAXIMALISTS CLAIM · SUCCESSES IN SOUTH RUSSIA.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 27, HOSTILE ARTILLEY ACTIVITY.

The Maximalists claim saCCESSES. at varicus places in the south of Russia, notably at Sebustopol, where,

it is reported; the naval forces. sided! with the Soviets and the Rada was dispersed.

POLES FIGHTING RUSSIANS,

PETROGRAD, Jan. 27.

Owing to the Maximaliste arresting the leaders of the Polish military organisations the Polish Legionaries have occupied several railway stations in Moghileff and have dis- armed the Russian garrisons.

STARVATION THREATENING

PETROGRAD.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 27. Owing to the Peasants refusing to soll grain for depreciated paper roubles, the closing of the Ukranian and other granaries, and the dis organisation of transport, the inhabit ante of Petrograd, including many thousands of undisciplined soldiery will shortly be faced with starvation

CIVIL WAR SPREADING IN FINLAND

PETROGRAD, Jan. 27. It appears that civil war is spread ing in Finland where the Russian soldiers and sailors are apparently co-operating with the Finnish Red Guards.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

HARD FIGHTING IN THE AIR.

LONDON, Jan. 27, Field-Marshal Siz Douglas Haig reports

of

The enemy raided a post southward

Fontaine-les-Crossïlles.

An enemy party. was driven of northward of Passchendaele... Elastille artillery was active at Bavrincourt and Poolcapelle.

We captured a few prisoners in patrol encounters southward of Cambrai. Hostile artillery is "active" in "the Scarpe Valley.

GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporting on aviation, anya :---

There has been grant activity of the northern front-

We dropped over three hundred bomba on Courtrisi, Ledoghemmand. Douai railway stations, on an, aerodrome c at Courtrai and on billets to the west of. Cambrai

M One pilot machine-gunned st Douse

hanger

We brought down seven of the enemy's machines and dra others were rendered uncontrollable.

Two of our machines are missing. one of which was seen to collide with an enemy machine during a combat

"Our night fliers bombed aerodromes and billets at Ghent, Court and Rouler

All the machine retarded.

in town.

S

We also bombed the Mannheim factories, hitting a factory and docks

"We also bombed barracks and the railway station at Treves, steel works at Thiourille and railway stations at Saarbrucken and Oberbullig

Our pilots report large explosions at all objectives and large fires at Treves. One of our machines is missing. *

·ERENCH ACTIVITY,

LONDON, JL. 26.

A Frenchcommuniquéreports artillery sctions, sometimes violent, în the Buttér da Mesnil and Mort Homme Bectory. bat bo latantry action.

French anti-aircraft guns brought

| down thino Gorman machines on Friday. | ENEMY RAID UN FRENCH FAILS.

LONDON, Jun 27 LANDON, JAIL 26.

A French communiqué anys that there Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig,

was a lively artillery duel at Caurieres reporting on aviation, states:- "

Wood, where an enemy raid failed. Our aeroplanes bombed large rail- MORE OF FRENCH LINE TAKEN Tioway sidings at Courtrai and billets at

Roulere.⠀

ADMIRAHLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAFA Adjoining the Tramway Terminus 1400 feet above Sea Levo, FIEST CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOCEISTS HOTEL:

Telephones in all rooms. First-cir

pcans, Boot Garden,

Tema From 85 gse day

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Locati

Auklastele Lift Fab and Lighting. European-Bating ard Banitary Fittings Hot sod Cold Water System, throughout. Best of Food and Service.

isine, Lounge, Emoking and Lading.

raph add” · Fenceful,“ POPEUSTER

Manager

WAI KEB

TLAG & SAILMAKEE

No. 123, Dea Yous Bond Centra. Top-For HCNGKONO

Telephone No.

Tsite.

Sydney

HENEW EXENON REMEDT.

THERAPION NO.1

THERAPION NO 2 THERAPION NL3

There was hard fighting all along the line, which resulfed greatly in our favour.

We brought down ten and drove down six enemy machines. One of ours is missing...

Our night fliers, last night, dropped | eigo tons of bombs, bombing five large aerodromes in the neighbour hood of Ghent and billets in the

One vicinity of Douai. hundred and sixty bombs were dropped on a new aerodrome, to the west of Tourni.

All our machines returned!

THE DEMOCRATISATION OF THE RUSSIAN, NAYY

PETROGRAD, Jan. 27

OVER BY BRITISH -

LONDON, Jan. 25. Router's special Correspondent the British Front states that the Britual have taken over more of the French line.

· The · British *· Front now extends. slightly south of St. Quentin.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY,

LONDON, Jan. 18. The Admiralty announce that aircraft bomber and hit an nerodrome et Var sensare today,GANG All our machines returned. Daring patrole on Wednesday, w destroyed two epamy machiner and shot down two uncontrollable.

One of our machines is missing.

OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE,

GOOD AERIAL WORK

LONDON? Jang-ca An official despatch from Palestine states

A decree bus been issued providing that the personnel of the Navy shall be cousiek of citizens, all having the Bume rights and that every sailor

Our aeroplanes bombed campe and shall be entitled to belong to any depots westward of Bobustish add

political party and to profess openly obtained several direct fits. They also

Jurprised two thousand troops in clove. his viewa

The decree also provides that the formation southward of Nabits and dropped half a ton of bombe on them entire commanding personnel shall be before they could disperse. They also

elected by universal sufrage

THE BILYER MARKET

{ bombed a camp of mounted “froop,

stampeding the

animals,

GAYATRE PRICE OP TEL

In connection with the Foo

Jan 262 Silver quoted of 43. Market is very quict:

THE PLIGUE IN NORTH CHINA at fate

Jan. 27.2

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but