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觀七月三年八十壹百九千叠英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

1845

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

“午戊大臣年七國民華中

OVERLAND CHINA MUL (PUBLIBERO BVERT MAIL DAY.)

Ouning 108 Week's News

of Hongkonge and the Far East

Prices (onluding Poebige) be any part of the world. 813-

par, annnin

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

THORNE'S

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

NOLE AGENTS: A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG. TEL. Ge

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to me the Colony should apply in person at the Contral Police Station between the hours of 9 10 .. and 3 r.a. to 4.x.

daily

at will be required to produce Applicanta Faceparts or identification pspars. All persons, with certain exceptions, who demia in the Colony for more than ? days are required to Register them- elves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Begistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.PO. and at all Police Stations

The Fenalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.

WHICH 133 TINTED TER SHAKES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSUBANGE

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAT PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

STATAL FUNDS 17 Sia Decrmaxx, 1914,

£95,970,367.

-Anthorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,00

Paid-up Capital -£2,437,500

I-Firs Fund

Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590 Binking and Account ...........

Kevante Fire Branch

+

3,857,047

128,220

£23,270,267

£9,383,456

5,141,503

387,439

$78,940

Life and Annuity

Branchenver Berence Marine Department... Other Receipta micro

The Accumulative Funde of the varioue Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are not side to meet the slims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Borines.

ps

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agata

TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED

TIME TAHLE,

WERE BAT

1.00 .. to 8.00 am...very 16 minutes. 8.00am to 10,00 m... Every 10:

10.00 to 11.00a.m...Every 15 mlnubes.. 11.20m 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 12.45pm. o p.m...Every 10 minibar.

115 4.15p.c. o.141 p.m... Every 15 minnies. 1.bp.m. to 2.15 p... Every 10 minuése,

•1.16p.m. to 5.00 pit.Every 15 minutos. 1.00pm to 8.00 pm... Evity 10.malubon

TIENT CARE

$50 p.m. and p.m., 9.30 pm to 11.00 p. every half hour. 11.00

11.45 p.m., every quazher, of

bour

2.00 bo 10.30 ETSY Dias

- to 1100 m.rary 10 de

13.50 to 18 Nooo... Every 15 munk

19.00 sasnite 1 packs Every

1.00pm bo p

tp.m. to 6.00pm.Every 10 mlunte 00pm to 6.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 120 pm ba 8.00 pm..Every 10 mdiruber NIGHT UAE as oz Wick Daye.

BATUNDATI

25Metro Car në 19′′ usidrigare. SPECIAL CABB by arrangeman at the -Company's Once, AIZAREA BUILDTEGR Des You's Road, Captral

exam and punch tickom srullabla Igr

all cars Dog Breedy fall running at the

tim's stated in the Company's 'time kabinu,

Dick for special cure, dan be condiostion at the Compan

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG - CANTON - LINK, ··

Bailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 s.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m. SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD, HONGKONG MACAO LINE.

Baitings-To Macao daily at 8 am. (Bundays 9 am) and

9 p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).

Frein Mass daily at 7.30 am. and p.m. (Sundays 3 pm.).

Further information may be obtained at the Courant's Office, Estel Mansions,

or from Mesars. Twos Coox & Ear, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

***NESTOR' SANITARY FLUID.

A Reliable Disinfectant, Germicide, Antiseptic and Deodorant, non-Poisonous,

Per gallon tim

Per pint the ...

$2.50

10 cents.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Telephone 295.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1885

-MANUFAUTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

3" to 15"

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

9" to 10".

5′′ to 15′′-

CIRCUMFER 1.

CILLTATYTENCE

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length

Prices, samples and full particular will be forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers,

Hongkong, April 11, ‘1919.

THE

over thirty

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

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

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE” No. 516.

KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

"(NOW:"RECONSTI

and BHIPE ILDERS, BOILER-MAKIES, BEL

"work" done in this establishment in gundi BW. -We-pan two Blipways and can maócz

YAIKOG DOCKYARD

ERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES--

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

-THE THIKDO DOCKYARD & ENGJUETING

HONGKONG LTP.

AGENES-

Reuter's. Servsce to the Chino Mail.

THE SUBMARINE. MENACE

GRATIFYING STATEMENT BY BIR ERIC GEDDES.

Losnos, Mar. 5. In the further course of his speech of the Naval Estimates (reported under the beading Earlier Tele grams), Sir Erio Geddes, Firat Lord of the Admiralty, reiterated that the submarine menace was held; beit, was not as yet mastered, submarines

He being increasingly destroyed. was confident that their destruction would increase, and he knew that German submarine crews were grow ingly becoming reluctant to put to sen, especially those operating in the North Sea and the North Atlantic- Channel. The chances of sub; marines in those waters returning home were about one in four, and

recently the British and Americans had been sinking submarines in home

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

Losnoy, Mar. "5. Fiell-Maraba Sir Douglas Haig reports

Our rald on Warneton isat night met with a strong resistance, at least forty of the enemy being killed.

Nevertheless, we reached the second line and beat uff two counter attacks, inflicting further lowes,

Our casualties are light."" The enemy raided two posts at

St. Quentin and Epeby,

Four of our men are missing. Enemy artillery "firing is active- between Flesquieres and the Scorpe.

FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES,

Pants, Mar. 6.

A communiqué states:

a somewhat violent. There was

Meuse, especially in the region of artillery, duel on the right of the

the Fosses Wood and the Vosges,

waters as fast as the enemy were also marked enemy artillery firing building. Great Britain, and the in the Voslú sector.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. Allies were now able to devote more

PORTLAND

attention to the Mediterranean, which had been regarded by the North Sea submarine pommandera në

CEMENTture (Laughter.). The enemy

Casks of 275 lbs. "Beta

Bags of 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENREAL MANAGERİ.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL

ROOM

"J. HL TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

cortinued to increasingly exaggerate

FRANCE'S MAN-POWER.

1919 CLASS CALLED TO THE

· COLOURS.

PARIS, Mar. Sav The Cabinet has approved of the the tonnage sunk in order to hearten calling up of the 1010 class. the people and the losses of convoy

ed ships continued low, the enemy often being assisted by izsufficient precautions as regarde lights on ships. Absolutely complete darkness was essential for protection,

Submarines were operating inshore, thus giving in creusing opportunities to patrol craft

increasingly

and aircraft to attack them, and enabling a greater amount of salvage.

Sir Eric Geddes concluded by pay- ing a worm tribute to the Navy and the Mercantile fariney, especially the destroyers and escorting craft. The Navy was indeed the shield of the Allies (Cheers.)

THE QUESTION OF DARKEN

́ ́ING SHIPS, *.

LATER.

BRITISH PRISCHERS IN GERMANY.

MORE PROOFS OF CRUELTY.

LONDON Mar. Beuter learns that fresh evidence will be soon furnished to Parliament

ill-treatment recently accorded to British prisoners behind the German tires, including underfeeding, OTCX- work and employment under fire.

THE CAMBRAI DESPATCH

BRITISH PRESS CRITISMS. LONDON, Mar, 5;

Most of the newspapers complain that Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig's Cembru Despatch affords insufficient material to apportion bhme but all the journals declans that the British gains at Cambrai were greater than those of the Germans.

The following is an amplification of Sir Erie Credden appeal as ra gards the darkening of ships: 1.

The Times says. "We have bezid am most seriously concerned with Sted by the lemon of the success the increasing number of vessels of the German counter-attack. lout at night-time, which is cften due to negligence. Unless all pavi gational lights are screened or extin guished, darkness does "Sfford any protection. The slightest visible was said about the number of British

The Daily News says:** The ras sponsibility cannot be visited upon Sir Dougies Haig or General Byng,

The Chronicle objects, that nothing"

16 Minutes from Landing Stage. light is an excellent target, enabling guns captured and the prisoners

Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

TO THOSE GOING AWAY

Keep in touch with local Happenings

"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

ORDER

the News of Hongkong and the Far East,

the invisible submarine to secure a taken good attacking position. Our own

The Morning Post says It was

s great British victory, justifying the Hantringing of belis

submarine commanders are con startly reporting that our steamer navigate at night-time with briliant lights. Another report shows that

The Daily Mail sys

The

during one hour only ons out of eight Despatch shows the decisive import ahipa hava properly darkened their

fights. Of the other, seven" were visible from four to ten miles. There

Ance of air forces.

The Manchester Guardian says The Despatch does not explain

fore, I appeal to shipmasters and the why the Headquarters staff did not big initial British expect such aY Fress to give prominence to the

success, otherwina Frenah help following points. To obey Instruc-

could have been sceured to develop, tions, to

good look-our- und

if Apparently the staff at Head to thorou

ken abip:

quarters did not realise the bigni of the stake,

MR. ASQUITH'S EXHORTATION.

Mr Asquith following Sir Pric Geddes,

that the First triumph bed Fordha not indi

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orte

The Westminster Casette says Cambru would have been

Dougla extent ficient forces to retrieve the sit and the tion when the Germans

THE KING AND GENERAL.

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