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蟹大十月二年八十壹百九千雙英

HONGKONG, BATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918

午戊次歲年七國民爭中

BUSINESS NOTICES

THE

· OVERLAND CHINA: KAIL

(PUBLISHED EVERY

-HAIL DAY.) ́·

Ourtains dae Wook'n Nawa of Hongkong and the Far Eari.

Prises (including Posings) to ser

part of the work).

No. 17,083.

THORNB'g →

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS;

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld:

WINE & AFIKIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

TEL. 616

NOTICE.'

MY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Golony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 ra and 2 PM to 4 P.M. daly

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identifestion papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who main in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Begister them- pives under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. mad at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exneading: $0.

FORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE, CO,

WHICH ARE TESTED TIEN. ERARKs or THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LED.

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE Co.

#TOTAL FUNDS az 31st Decemven, 1914,

£23,970,387

TOTAL

-Authorised Capital £6,000,000, Enbscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital ...£2,437,500 -Fire Funds............................................ 3,837,047 II-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,507,500 Sinking Fund Account ................ 129,230

£23,970,987

Foronus Fire Brach...... £2,881,458

Lifa and Annuity Branched quen Reveans Marine Department... Other Receipta mariamomema

2,141,693

337,239

478,940

**£5,399,128

The Accumulative Fànds of the various Branchoe are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to moes the claims under the respectiva Espart monks of the Company's Business.

BHEWAN. TOMES & CO.,

PEAK

TRAMWAYS' COMPANY.

· LIMITED |

TIME TABLE

WERK DAY

1,09 am to 8,0a.m... Kyery 15 minutes. 8.00 s.m. by 30,00a.m.., Erory 10 zilantes. 20,00a.m. to 11,00 am...Erny 15 minition," 11,90a.m. to 12.45 p.m.Every 15 minutes. 145 pm to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 mainten 1.15pm.to 1:45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1 pm to 2.15 pm Every 10 maliutos. 15p..to 6.00p.m...Evay 15 minnies. 1.00p.m. to. 8.00 p.m... Every 10 mfutben WIGHT CARS

-6.50 p.m. kód 9p... 9.30 p. to 11.00 pm. Avery half hour.

21.90 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. every quarter of

Mean boor?!

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0.00 to 301,30 y 15 súlnukas; 20-30m to 11 10. Every 10 minuter. 11:30a.m. to 12 Food....Every 15 minties, 12.00 noon to 10) p.m... Every 10 minutes, 1.1.00pm to 0.50 p.m... Every 15 minsites, 537pb0.00 pm... Every 10 mduatwa. 10pm to 5.30 p.m... Every 15 montre, 6.30pta 8,00 pm. Erary 10 minubes,

MIGHT DAF as on

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Bob for special or can be obtained

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Bream and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, JANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-CANTON LINK.

Bailings-To Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 pm. From Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and « p.m. SERVICE oF THE SONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

I

HUNGKONG-MACAO LINE

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

2 p.m. (Sandays 1 p.m.).

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

Further information may be obtained at the Courant's Orvice, Hotel Mansions, or from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Boy, Bocking Agents, Fongkong.

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BUSINESS NOTICES:

A WOSLD-WIDE REP¿TATION for

OFER THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY

WILKINSON'S

ESSENOR, OR FLUND EXTRACT" OF RED JAMAICA.

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TAIKOO DOCKYARD:

BUILDERS OF

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DESCRIPTION

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•HONG KONG ITP.

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the China Wail.)

THE RUSSIAN

"PEACE."

JOY IN GERMANY NOT

UNALLOYED..

HEROIC DEEDS.

TWELVE MORE Y.C.'S.

EqyDox, Fub, 12. Another series of herole acta is

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13:

·New from Berlin indicates that gazetted in connection with the the joyfut reception given by the award of twelve Victoria Crosses. population to M. Trotzky's anomal. Seven of those who won them sacri ous Russ Quadruplice peaca declara- ficed their lives. tion is not shared by the Press which

The exploita include that of the dwella on Gehang's difficulties in late Lieut. Colonel Neville Elliott

futuro dealings with Russia.

FRENCH PRESS COMMENT.

PARIS, Feb. 13.

Cooper, Royal Fusiliers, who on leaming that the enemy had broken through an outpost line and was

The French Press, commenting on advancing across the open rushed the Ukraine Peace, emphasises that out of his dug-out; mounted the Germany has courted trouble with parapet and dashed forward calling! Poland by allocating three Polish the reserve company and details of provingas to the Ukranians, and con- the battalion headquarters to fol- sequently the Polish army will still play a part in the struggle.

AUSTRIAN POLISH PARTY'S ATTITUDE.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13. A Vianna message states that the Austrian Polish Party has broken of reations with the Vienna Govern

ment, because the Ukraine Peace has assigned the Cholm Government to Ukraine.

THE TRUCULENCE OF THE KAISER.

low. Absolutely unarmed be made a bee line for the enemy, and, lead- ing our men, forced back the enemy 600 yards. He was severely wound- ed when forty yards ahoad, when he signalled as follows: Withdrawn

realising insuperable odds regard- less of the knowledge that he must be taken prisoner.

Royal Fusiliers, though ordered to The late Captain Walter Stone,

withdraw his company and lease a rear-guard owing to an expected. attack remained when be realised.

The Kaiser has resumed his trucu- the respected rapidity of the, lent tone over the result of the onslaught. He proceeded to tele Ukraine Feace. He has telegraphed phone macet valuable information to Count Hertling that the cordon of under a tremendous bombardment Germany's enemies has at length and wae seen fighting to the fast been broken by the victorious der when the rearguard was surrounded

and cut to pieces,

maa armies,

He also telegraphed to the Manag ing Director of the Norddeutsche Lloyd that the German sword had opened a door which must lead to general peace.

Lieutenant Samuel Wallace, Field. Artillery, when the personnel of his Battery had been reduced to five and surrounded, maintained the fire by swinging trails round close together,

GERMANY'S GAINS TOO enabling the men to serve the guns,

MODEST."

thereby rendering very valuable sup port to other troops. Ha was in Westfaelische action eight hours.

Tho Rheinisch Zeitung in a remarkable article,

Sergeant Cyril Gourley, Field

says Germany's gains from Russia Artillery, though closely beset, fired

are too modest. Germany must have all Poland and White Russia. enemy view the whole day and kept a gun at short range and in full

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Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

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SCOTCH WHISKY.

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THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

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ign of 250 thu. not.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

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MANAGER

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explosive forces which are bound to affect the German masses and enthe Manchester Regiment, despite. The late Private Walter Mills,of danger the monarchies. Therefore being badly gassed, continued to reckoning with Great Britain re bomb a strong enemy patrol single- mains inevitable. Without the handed until the arrival of reinforce sen a cultured people cannot ments. The enemy was sorely. de- prosper"

feated owing to his exertions and the line was retained intact. Mill died from gas-poisoning.

ITALY AND THE WAR

SPEECH BY THE ITALIAN PREMIER.

In

NATIVE CHRISTIAN LABOUR. CORPS.

ROME, Feb. 18... a speech delivered in the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Orlando

LONDON, Feb. 12. emphasised Italy & inflexible deter

Hoping to encourage retraiting for mination to continue the war from the Labour Corps the Government has motiver of self-preservation and the Society's Missionaries to mine double asked some of the Church Misionary

attainment of her national ideals.

The deliberations at Veenilles, he

of their companies

Christians and to surd, had inspired the fullest cam chaplains. In descrdance with this Badm accompany themes officers and fidence which could be humanly free of the Bociety's missionaries are forseen: One factor alone" which

now in France in charge of the Indiens must greatly improve the situation working behind the lines, four are lo was the growing American assistance Franco in charge of the Chinese whils The Versailles Conference emphas sid

eight are serving with the Labour Corpa the recessity of close Allied cohesion in Africa on the West Front, concurrently with freedom and responsibility for uch Allied Command. Buch auto- nonous command was due to roas sons of general utility and not con alderations of national amour propre

NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSSES,

OVER A MILLION TONS.

LONDON, Feb 13

To January 31st. 714 Norwegian

ggre

ing to

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HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

Order for Infantry Battalion by: Major