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THORNE'S

ESTABLISHED

號五廿月二年八十壹百九千叠英

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY

25 1

1918.

午戊次歲年七國華中

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BUSINESS NOTICES

THE

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

(FEBLISHED AVERY" MAIL DAY.)

Cuntains son Wenk's News

of Houstong and thài Par Ensi-

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per annem.

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

BOLE AGENTS-

A, S. WATSON & Co. Ld: WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. HONGKONG

ROTIOR

TY EUROPEËN NDA ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony abould apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours. +36. and 2 P.3 to 4 P.. of 9. to daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports er identification papers. All persons, with sertain exceptions, whe main in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Bexister them- solros under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. For of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

Tho Penalty for apa compliance is a ne not er sending $50,"

WORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE.

INSURANCE CO,

WHICH ARN PRITED TER SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

CONANY, LAD

and.

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

AL Funds at Slar Decenze, 1974,

£93.970,367.

TOTAL

-Authored Capital £6,000,000

Buharibed Capital 24,680,000 Paid-up Capital £,437,500

IL-Fire Fund...

3,637,047

Fund... 17,567,590 T-Li & Annuity

128,930 Sinking Fund Account ......

£23,970,367 £2,331,186 2,141,589

Berecze Fire Branch

Life and Annuity

Branche Reranos Marine Department... 337,239 Deder Receipts, pingepungongen. 173,940 *£5;332,928

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, sad, by

bi, Parliament, are set seide to meet the claims under the respectivo Depart scents of the Company's Boriness.

BHEWAN, TOMES & DO..

Agents'

PLA TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

ZIMITED

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TPAT

1.00 to 8.00 am...very 15 minuten. 8.00, 10.00 .... Every 10 lante 10.00am to 11.00 am... Every 15 mlber. 11.30a.m. to 32,45 p.m...Every 15 minuta. 12.45 pm to 1.16 p.m... Every 20 minuter. 1.15 p.m. b 1.45 p.m... Every 15 minute. 4.45pm to 2.15 Every 10 minutes ∙1.15pm to 5.00 p. Every 15 minutes. 6.30 pm, be 8.00p.m...Every 10 mieste.

1,50 p.m. and 9 pm, 50pm to 12.00 Pery half hour.

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100pm to 5.30 p.m... Every 18 infiziten. 3p. to 40 p... Every 10ialogh 6.00 pm to 6.30pm...Every 15 inkrabowe. 5.00pm to 6.00p y 10 minutes.

/NIGHT CARS is un-Work Dayou

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BP BOTAL UAES by arrangement as the Company's Soe, ALUZANERA Buzoiman' Des Your Bad Central Val

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Hangkong, April 11, 1911.

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THE WAR,

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

# Reuter's Seroses to the China Mastol

ENEMY RETIRES FROM" JERICHO.

LONDON, Feb. 23. An official message from Palestine states:-

The enemy retired from Jericho to the north of the Wadi Auja, leaving his posts on the high ground on the

left bank..

**

The enemy also retired to the east across the Jordan but is holding the bridge head at El Ghoranye.

JERICHO -CAPTURED.

-

AUSTRALIAN MOUNTED TROOPS ENTER THE CITY.

LONDON, Feb. 22. Our troops bare captured Jericho.

LLATER.

ENEMY ADVANCE IN RUSSIA,

LONDON, Feb. 23. - The Germans have advanced to an average of 60 miles in Russia since they resumed operations on February 18th. The only point where anything like a resistance was encountered war 4t Lemaal, where a small body of Russians fought overwhelming odds for a short time...

Léal is 80 miles to the south-west- of Reval and fifteen miles from the coust. Venden is 45 miles to the north-east of Riga, on the Petrograd- milway, and Volmar, on the same railway, is 20 miles north of Rigu and twelve miles from the coast."

Unofficial reports state that the Germans are advancing in the direc

An official report from Palestination of Vitebsk, which is 150 miles to the south-east of Dvinsk and 90 saya:-

Our forces advancing on Thursday miles north of Mobileff: Their scouts morning encountered small opposition appeared near Polotsk, half-way and at 8.20 the Australian mounted between. Vuebak and Dvinsk, whilst troops entered Juricho and established | Aolodatobno, which is 310 miles to

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Wadianja.

The weather is bad.

The casualtier on Wednesday were

alight. Forty-six Turks were taken prisoners.

We bars extended our positions north and north-eastward of Jerusalem.

EAST AFRICA

THE PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY.

LONDON, Feb. 28.

in the hands of the Germans whose cavalry is moving on to Mohileff

The every captured Riojitza, which is 60 miles to the north-east of. Dvinsk, and is advancing on Pakof

GERMAN OFFICUT MESSAGE. A Garman official message states Our troops in Esthonia are pressing Leastwards.

We occupied Wark, in Livonia, and Dubor.

An official message from Eust RUSSIAN REGIMENT PUTS ITSELF Africa, states:

4

We dislodged the enemy from the

AT GERMAN 'DISPOSAL.

Lujenda Valley and forced his retire. GERMANY HELPING THE

ment to the south towards the upper

Luriox river, taking some prisoners in the vicinities of Mtarika and Luvwm- bulaboma.

The Portuguese, re-occupied Malok. ter and the British are following up the main body of the enemy along and to the north of the Lurio river.

INTER-ALLIED SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.

LONDON, Feb. 22.

|

"STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.""

LONDON, Feb. 22,-

A German officiat report, transmitted by wireless states > je

We have occupied Raptal, Esthania The First Esthonian Regiment placet itself at the disposal of the German command

We are beyond Bounsburg, Walmar and Spandau, and entered Ringites Thence we advanced via Cintes and saidat the rejoicings of the inhabitants.

occupied Minsk.

Our assistance to Ukraine in the M Albert Thomas presided at struggle for freedom is progressing. We yesterday's inter-Allied Socialist Con-bave effected a junction with Ukramean ference, in London.

detachments at Novograd Volynsk. Other columns are marching og Dubno.

· REPUBLIC IN THE GHAYEST

DANGER"}

M. Thomas said that the discus- sions in Paris had assured the cer tainty of agreement in the common policy, based on the British Labour War aims memorandum which were so international and so humane that the enemy socialists would be able to accept it.

AN ORDER TO IMPEDE THE ENEMY'S ADVANCE

PETROCKAT, Feb. 22.

The Council of Commissaries har feared a Proclamation which says thiț the Republie is in the gmrat danger and it calls upon everyone to deford the positions to the last drop of blood, to remove rolling stock and destroy the railways babind them, and even the provisions: „which are in danger falling into the enem

The British section of the Confer jence refused to allow the Independent Labour Party of the British Socialist Party to be separately represented and a movement is afoot to form a British Trade Union Labour Party,

THE UKRAINE PEACE.

directs the raining of bastalions A-MODIFICATION FAILS TO EASE

Antene || trenches.

These battalions THE BITUATIONS SURUAL

inolare all the Bourgeois

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 22.

and women, who are plased under the

of the

The Foaniache Zeitung states that surveillance Dr. Seidler's statement that Cholm Resistors are to be abot.

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not eased the situation:

There were wild scenes in the Reichirath; the Slave and Czechs shouting down the Premier, and shrieking Lies Treachery t

One Czech socialist was forcibly retpoved.

RUSSIAN HAT

DISOR

ETELY

PETROCE

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