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二月二年八十亹百九千登英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2,

BUSINESS NOTICES

1918.

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OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD. A WORLD-W.DE REP TATION for

No. 4.

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SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS.

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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS HONGKONG,

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AXY EUROPEAN Nos ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Galony, should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bourn of 9 L.. to 1 F. and P.. to 4 P.M. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Begister thera

elves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Form

of Registration giving the particulars

required may be obtained at the G.P.O.

and at all Police Stations.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Sveam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MADAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sunday) excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily sta.. (Sundays excepted) and 4pm. SERVICE or TM HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

Sailings-To Macao daily st 8 a.m. (Sundays, am) and

2 p.m. (Sundays 1 p.)

From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundays 9 p.m.).

Further information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Taos. Cooz & Sos, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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The Pensity for not compliance is a DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

Eine not exceeding $50,

FORTH BRITISE & HEROANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ABA VISTID TER BEARJE ON"; THT DOLAN HARINE INSURANCE

Comrary, Læd

And

THE HAILWAY PASSENGERS

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FUTAL FUNDe at 31x7 Dxcraxas, 1914,

£23,970,387.

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Sinking Famil Abcount

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837.239

478,940

25,339,998

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AK TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

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PEAS

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all me not alpady full summing at the

time sigind in the. Company's time table,

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Hongkong, April 11, 1919.

COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS.

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail. 1

THE STRIKE MOVEMENT

IN GERMANY.

ARE THE STRIKERS ENCOURAGED

FROM HIGH QUARTERS? “

Lossoy, Jan. 31. There is still some suspicion here: regarding the strikes in Germany:

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

AN UNFORTUNATE PEACE POSSIBLE.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.

M. Trotzky, addressing the Soviets Congress, foreshadowed the per-

LIFE

peace.

For example, referring to the state-sibility of an unfortunate. ** ment by the Forwaerts: "Now the

ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON M, LENIN'S British and French workmen con show whether they mean paste at seriously aš the Germans," the Times suggests the possibility of the so-called spontaneous strikes having that another attempt on M. Lenin's been encouraged by high quarters in life has been defeated.

LONDON, Feb. 1.

A telegram from Petrograd states

order to convey a false idea that A student entered the Smolny. democmtic ideals will be satisfied and Institute and fired a revolver at that the German militarists are quite | M. Lenin, but missed him. ready to acquiesce in such a schorns, The student was arrested. provided they retain the means to restore their power. But the move- ment may be difficult to control when once started.

NO INDICATION OF SLACKENING.

Loxbox, Feb. 1. There is no indication of the strike movement in Germany slackening.

TARTARS 1. BOLSHEVIKS.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.. The Tartárs in the Crimes are challenging the Bolshevik supremacy. They have accepted the proffered aid of the Ukranians and of the Tauride and Kherson Governments. A mixed Tartar and Ukranian regiment is

In the Bavarian Lower House the reported to have disarmed a force of Minister of the Interior denounced sailors, and Red Guards at Bakchi- the strikers and asked: Would saraf and fighting has begun between. they destroy what their own sons the Cossacks and the Bolsheviks in

Astrakhan. - have built up in the battle-field?"

Herr Hammerschied, a Liberal Deputy, declared that the strikers were endangering the success of the giant attack which was intended to bring about a decision in Germany's favour.

The Kruca Zeitung suggests that the food allowance to the strikers should be cut down.

THE PRUSSIAN METHOD AT

HAMBURG.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31. The Cologne Gazette states that the military authorities have ordered all the Hamburg workmen to resume work and have intimated that those liable to military service, failing to return to work immediately, will be incorporated in the Army and forced to work.

BOLSHEVIKS SELZE RUMANIAN SHIPPING,

PernookAD, Feb. 1 It is reported that the Bolsheviki. have seized the Rumanian shipping in the Russian Black Sea ports:

BOLSHEVIKS OCCUPY KIEFF.

PETRONOAD, Jan. 31.

The Bolshevik troops have occu pied Kief, the town surrendering after four shots.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDOy, Jan. 81. Field-Marahal Sir Douglas Haig, reports:-

Our patrols secured prisoners various Rectors

There has been hostile” artillery

THE AIR-RAID ON PARIS, activity to the south of the Arra

THE CASUALTIES.

Cambrai Road,

•LATHE

We auccessfully repulsed an at. tempted raid, to the west of Arleux- LONDON, Jan. 81.

en-Gabelle capturing some prisoner. A French official message staten

There was hostile artillery activity that four enemy air squadrons croesed in the neighbourhoods of Gouzeau the lines, to the north at Compiegne, court and Lens. !

ying at a great altitude owing to the elmarness of the atmosphere, and BRITISH AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY approached Faris from the north and Field-Mambat Sir Douglas Esig.. the north-east, dropping bombs sue reporting on aviation, states Cessively on several suburban dis- We heavily bombed on aerodrome. triots. They then few over Paris, to the south of Ghent, a dump to the chiefly on the right of the Seine, east of Roulers, and railway sidings where they dropped, almost all their at Courtrai

bombe in a few moments.

We sho machine gunned, troops, About 20 people were killed and transports and batteries in action. 50 injured, - including numerous "We brought down four machine? women and children.

and drove down four out

of control Two hospitals were hit and several and shot down another by gunfire, buildings were burned and damag d. All our machines returne

There were several air fghts and to the north of Foris one German acroplane was brought down and the two occupants taken prisoners...

French seroplane had to land, baying its occupauls wounded.

LATER

A French communiqué states that the casuartica of the a raid aro 80 people killed, including 22 in Paris. and 14 in the suburbs: 100 in jured, including 114 in Paris and 78

the suburbs

At the Thor casualties

women, si

include

-We bombed, during the night, dumps, billete and rullway stations

-NATAL AIRCRAFT, ACTIVITY.

LONDON Feb 1

An Admiralty communiqué states that Naval aircraft bombed the aero drome and a dump at Engel. Direct bits were made and fires were started.

All our machines returned

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