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BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

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OVERLAND CHINA MAJE:

(PUBLISHBA AVERT, MAIL DAY.) -

at Hazucking.and.the

Prinos (pdluding Postsgs) to any

puit of the vacid $12,

No. 17,091.

THORNE'S,

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

No. 4.

ናኑ

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS. A,S. WATSON & Co. Ld

WINK & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGEDNG.

Txim 578.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or

INDIAN desiring to leave thei Golony should apply in person at the Central Pelice Station between the hours of 9 to 1∙P.M. and 2 rm, tǝ 4 e.x.. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports er identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more

tham

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS)

'KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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

Bailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at a a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.

SERVICE or HONGEONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

Ballings-To Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays 5 am) and

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

From Maans daily at 7.30 am. and ≈ p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.)-

7 days are required to Register them- Further information may be obtained at the COMPANT'S OFFICE, Hetal Mansions,

Balves under the REGISTRATION of

PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms

of Registration giving the particulars

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

mod as all Polise Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is s Eine not execeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE YESTER TRE SHAHZK OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSUBANDE

GORANT, LED, and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

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TOTAL

Authorised Capital £5,000,000 Subscribed Capital' £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital, 7,600 HiFire Fund 3,897,047 HI-Ilie & Annuity Funds... 17,567,890

Sinking Fund count

Revenue Fire Branch.

Life and Annuity

Branche...YES. Borence Marine Department... Other Faceipts meer some

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129 230

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2,141,589

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1" to 15"

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TIME TABLE.

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en spplication at the Company's Clo

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 8,000 feet in length

Prises, samples and full particulars will be forwarded an application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Gmeral Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE No. $16.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

EBS RDSHIPBUILDERE, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON POUNDERS. All work done in this establishness, in goseantand. Weber

now. We own tro Blipways and a socommodate any cus

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

Canks of 275 lbe, net.-

Bags of 250 lbs." net.

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's

to the China Koil. )

"THE WESTERN FRONT.

LONDOS, Feb. 25.

Field-Maishal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-"

We repulsed raiders, to the east of Armentieren.

There was hostile artillery activity to the south-west of Cambrai and on the Messines sector.

BELGIUM THE PIVOT OF THE

WAR."

THE VIEWS OF ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 23. Addressing the Fatherland Party at Cologne, on February 20, Admiral von Tirpitz said:

"We must show that we are superior

to England in tenacity. The Western

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

SOVIETS DIECUTIVE AGREES TO PEACE TERMS

PETROGRAD, Feb. 25. The Central Executive Committee of the Soviets has sgrond to the

terms by 156 votes to 85

There were 26 abstencious.

THE UKRANIAN PEACE TREATY. RATIFIED BY REICHSTAG.

AMSTERDAM, Fau 23.

A message from Berlin states that the Reichstag has ratified the UkraniSE pence treaty.

GERMAN MILITARY ACTION IN RUSSIA

Powers constitute our greatest danger. AUSTRIA NOT PARTICIPATING.. Unhappily, intensive submarine warfare has so long been delayed that the enemy's counter-measures impeded its speedy effect. We shall, however, bold

"LONDON, Feb. 09. A message from Vienna states that of February 22, in the Lower House, Dr. Seidler emphasised that Austria-Hun out longer than England!

gery was not participating in the Ger Admiral von Tirpitz concluded by man military action against Russia declaring that the question of Belgium (Applause). remained the pivot of the war,

GIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S THANKS TO WHY AUSTRIA WAS PREPARED TO

*** SHANGHAL'

CEDE CHOLM.

LONDON Feb. 31,

AMSTERDAM, Fah, 23. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a The Frankfurtra Viena Correspondent letter to the Uverseas Club, thanking explains that Count Czarnin's resolve to the Shanghai branch for the donationcade Cholm to Ukraine is due to anxiety of £1,300 for humpers for the Front, to ennclude peace and thereby keep up says:-"This is a practical demonstra the Austrian spints and to score off tion that Britons oversea are prepared M. Trotzky. to undergo great sacrifices for the common cause and is most encouraging for everyone fighting in France."

IMPRESSIONS OF THE KAISER.

NEW: BOOK BY MR. GERRARD.

LONDON, Feb. 23. The Times publishes the first instal. ment of a new book on Germany by the ex-American Gerrard."

Ambassador, Mr.

Thess considerations even out eighted the certainty of alienating Polish support

-UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO SECURE DITTKÄN'S RELEUZ.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 18. The Reichstag has rejected thể proposal to release Hart Dittmann for the duration of the session.

The minority was composed of Poler of both socialistic partics..

...CONFERENCE OF ENEMY.

MONARCHS

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 24. The Emperor Charles conferred with

In this book Mr. Gerrard gives his impressions of the Kaiser mad the workings of absolute monarchial rule the Kaiser at Main Headquarters, Field To illustrate the Kaiser'e craft, Mr. Marahal von Hindenburg General Gerrard reveals an incident at the Ludendorf, the Chief of the Austro- New Year's reception in 1914, when Hangarian General Staff am General the Kaiser excited the curiosity of Top Arz attended. other diplomats by conversing the TURKS RE-OCCUPYING ARMENIA longest with Mr. Gerrard and the Turkish Ambasandort: Mr. Gerrgid

Bays

LONDON, Feb.

The Turks are rapidly reoccupy

What the Kaiser said to me shows ing. Armanis, following up their his subtlety of purpose. The Kairer entry into the important osatre of

Erzinjad, aad

they hars now occupied talked to me at length about what be

cilled Japan's designs on the United Platana, which is only eight miles from states. He warned me that Mexico was that all t

Trebizond.

fall of Japanese spies with an army of pote

Japanese Colonels. He also spoke about THE SECRET BALLOT IN PRUSSIA France, saying that he had made very effort to make up with France, but tha French refused to meet his overtares and he would not try again.

on to heal the

breach between France and GermanY,

Fittle did I know then the purpose at

BERLIN FURIOUS AT ITS

REFUSAL

ZUBICI Fob. 35.

The Berlin newspapers contain mor

the back of that conversation, but it is mous headlines recording the relual

clear now that the Emperor, wished to the Constitutions, Reform

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have the Geverament of the United to accept the Governm States perenaded through me, that he equal and direct, secret. was really trying to keep Europe at Prissia

The fury of the pap peace and that the responsibility for

the Left France. But the referince to Jaganday.c and the alleged hostility against us on that the

the tyra the part of the fanciful bolds Japanese in Mexico, made me onder at the time Thern were many.

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