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雙九十月正年八十壹百九千峰英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

已丁次歲年七國民華中

*THE

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL (PUBLISHED AVERT MAIL DARI

Cuntaina tas Week's New of hongkong and that

Frios (including Posings) to any part of the world sta

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

No. 17,068.

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BOLE AGENTS ¿ A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld

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TEL $14

NOTICE.

MY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN ring to leave the Colour should apply in person at the Central Folies Station between the hours of 9 AL to 1 Pal- and 1 PM, to 4 7.3.

aly

Applicants will be required to produce Pansporta or identification papers. All persoas, with certain exceptions, who sustin in the Caloy for more than 7 daya ay required to Register them- elves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulare required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is s Be not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

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Courant, Lang and

THE RAILWAY' PASSENGERS' ASSURANOL, 00,

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Authorised Capital £1,000,000, Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500

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3,997,047

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· €29,570,367)

£X,381,456°

Life and Annuity 3,141,599

Branebo... Ravence Marins Department... 837 233 Other Receipt an -478,940

£5,339,226

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TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS

1 Reuter's Service to the China Mail.

DEBATE IN REICHSTAG

DR. KUEHLMANN'S EXPECTATIONS.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28,

The debate in the Reichstag con- tinued on Saturday.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

RENEWED ACTIVITY.

SEVERE FIGHTING NORTH OF YPRES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.

Tha War Secretary's weekly reyisw... speaks of renewed activity on the Western Front, including the region.

The speakeri, sa on the previous day

"were generally critical; even the pan-Germans did not venture to ir violent annexationist vieta.

The Socialist, Herr David, and the bordering on the North Sea where Progressive, Herr Naumann, de- there has been severe fighting. manded a definite pronouncement on A carefully co-ordinated Britiab the subject of Belgium; the serious operation in concert with land bat consideration of President Wilson's teries in the area north of Epres peace proposals; the repudiation of subjected the German defences at undisciplined advocates of conquest Ostend and the surrounding country like "Admiral von Tirpitz and the to д severe bombardment."

The Fatherland Party and better guaran-British did not attempt an infant tecs for the right of self-determins-action." tion by border peoples.

The Secretary for War mentions

Dr. vod Kuehlmann, replying, pro- the attack upon the French at Nieu- mised to do his best to broaden the port, cabled on the 23rd inst., and representative bodies of the occupied says it was more than a simple raid,

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debate he would resume the difficult negotiations at Brestlitovsk with the increased certainty that they would result in an honourable perce

LABOUR TROUBLES AT BERLIN.

attack before mentioned.

Referring to Italy the Review - presses the opinion that the enemy has temporarily abandoned the at tempt to reach the plains. The Secretary for War thinks the Aus brians are planning to shift the attack further west.

The Review concludes by saying LONDON, Jan, 29..

that the general strike at Vienna and Apparently there is labour trouble other upheavals against the Mou of a more or less sericus character

general situation.

at Berlin, but only scraps of news archy will inevitably react on the are reaching the Neutral capitaly.

Reports have reached Amsterdam that the Independent Socialists have distributed pamphlet in the streets advising a general striks. Several of the distributors have

been arrested.

The newspapers, including the

THE BRITISH FRONT.

London, Jan. 28. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig reports:-

The enemy mided our advanced

Forwarts, advise workmes not to posts north-east of Langemarck. strike. It is not clear whether an Three of our men are misung. actual strike prevails.

THE GERMAN PRESS AND THE SITUATION.

REBUKED FOR POLITICAL IMPRUDENCE,

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28. The Norddeutsche Zeitung rebukes the German Press for its lack of poli- licul prudence, ahown in critically contrasting Count Bertling's and Count Czernin's speeches. It endea vours to disprove the imputation that serious differences are revealed be tween Berlin and Vienna.

AUSTRIAS ATTITUDE TOWARDS AMERICA

PAN-GERMAN PRESS FURIOUS.

We dispersed strong hostile recon-

noitring to the south-east of Lever guler,

Hostile artillery is active on the south-west of Cambrai, northward of Lens and in the Passchendaele sector:

FRENCH RAIDS ON ENEMY LINES.

LOYDON, Jan. 23.

A French communiqué alates— We made various successful mid on the enemy's lines in Champagné and north of. St. Mihiel, bringing back prisonera.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY...

LONDON, JAH. 28. The Admiralty reports: Our Noval aircraft bombed Aertrycke aerodroma and Engel dump. The ekods.

ren dered bservation of results difficult

All our machines returned,

·BRITISH AIR RAID ON MANNHEIMG

LONDON," Jan. 28;

AMSTELUAM, Jan. 28. The Vienna Correspondent of the Cologne Gasette states that Count Czernin told the Austrian Delegation"

A telegram from Geneva says that that his speech in the Reichsratit travellers from Mannheim state that wae communicated to President the British air raid, on January 24, Wilson before its delivery

* caused a tremendous panio. The

The truouncement was greeted people rushed into the streets, ball with cheer

clothed, and an angry crowd, after The pan German Press is furious the departure of the raiders, collect at Count Czernin's attitude towarded shouting for peace.

America, which is described as dangering Germanƒ a interests...

The Washington Corespondent of the Morning Font states thub official circles know that Austris, is BAXIOUS to conclude a separate ence with. America, but in restrained by leaf oi Berlung: Austria, knows that'¿unk..

MORE FOOD RIOTS IN AUSTRIA.

ZURICH,

A message from Vienna states that 8,000 persons demonstrated at Frague, sgaİNKU

of the dour

Emaibed: sho

rioters with

potatoes