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MUMEYA

Japanese" Photographer!

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also Farport Fhotos) -

Developing and Printing for Amateur a Speciality.

WS, Queen's Boise Contral TL 254,

No. 17.108

The China Mail.

OVERLAND CHINA HAIL (POBLIARAD LTERY

MAIL DAFR

-Cuntains too Weekskows of Hongkong and the Far Eart

Prices (including Postage) to any

ESTABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

午戊年七民等中

PRICE: $3.00 Per Month.

THORNE'S

·雙八十月三年八十壹百九千登英

BUSINESS NOTICES:

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS ♪ A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTA

WONGKONG,

416-

ROTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to ears the Colony should apply in person at the Central Folice Station between the bours of 9 AM to 12. sad 97.1 to 4 P.M. daily

Applicants will be required to producs Praporis identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe pain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register then- solves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forma of Registration giving the particular required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and stal Police Stations.

The Penalty for not compliance is a fine not exseeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

|-

INSURANCE CO.

FROM AX VIED THE ANLARS OF THY OCEAN MARINE INSUBANG

COMPANY, LED., and

THE. RAILWAY PASSENGERS.

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FENT AS Size Dzemaza, 1814,

£33,970,367.

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subsoribed. Capical £4,500,000

Paid-up Ceplial £2,437, 500 11-Fire Fund...

3,557,047

111-Ilie & Annuity Funds... 17,567,690

Sinking Fund Account k

128,250

£23,970;667 $2,331,458 dfs and Annuity 2,141,489

Branchen Revenue Marine Department... 377, 230 Other Basip evenimenteren. $78, 940

£5,339,25

Bereane Fire Branch

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by "Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the chime 'under, the respostive Depart | ments of the Company's Burizers.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

Agenta,

AT TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

pr LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

TONG DAT

9.00a.m. 8.00 atvery 15 minutes. 8:00a.m. to. 10.00 a.mi.. Eyury, 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 Every 15 minutes, 14.50 am to 12, 15 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 17.45 p.m. to 1.10.19 mieste. 118,m. be-1.45 prasy 15 sicuted 4.45 p.m. to 3.15 p.m...Every 10 minu 4.1. so.0 p.m...Every 15 minutes. ~0.90 p.m. te '8.90 p.m... Every 10 mtastes.

8.50 p.m..

"UDENT VANE

9p.m. 2.30 p.m. to: 11.00 pom, uvery half hour.

21.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

- TAN 1,18%.

Bowdate 8,001,30 k....Every in minutes. 20.30 am to 1105 km...Every 10 tut 11.30a.m. to-18 Novesy 15 rafautes. Every 10 mfauber, 1200 soon to

1.00pm to 5.50 Every 15 maitsebee. 4,2 p.m. ie 1.10 p.m. Every 10 mieptes." 4.00 pm to 6.10 p.m.Every 15 minutes, 6.30pm to 8.00 p.m... Avery 10 minutes.

NIGHT CẢNH is on, Weak Days

Erin Car ai 17 midnight. SPECIAL CARil by arrangemani si the Company's O, ALEXANDRA EWELDTIME" Dad Torez Road Centralarge

Besson and pansh Rekule availat

WE ORDE BOS BizDady fall running ib

sime absted in the Company's in

bai noy for apočal esz, van be wo application at the Comuni

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.)

KOWLOON BAY,

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Werk of every“

Top N

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Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO STEAMERS.

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

Ballings.To Canton daily at 9 a.m. (Sundays czcepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at i am. (Sundays excepted) and 4p.m.

SERVICE' OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-HACAO LINE.

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

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

From. Maese daily at 7.30 am. and 7 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.)..

Farther information may be obtained at the Coxrary's Ornica, Hotel Mansions,

or from Mesra. Tros, Coax & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., L8.

Established 1883 MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

CABLE LAID

4. STRAND

1" to 18" CIRCUMFIKANGE.

5" to 15"

3" to 10"

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

Pricum, samples and full particolars will be forwarded on application be

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 13, 1812.

WATSON'S EUMINTOL

A Liquid Dentifrice having all the Characteristics

of Odol

.Applied directly on the brush it cleanses the teeth and -prevents their decay.

When mixed with water it forms a pleasant antiseptic mouth wash, which purifies and refreshes the whole mouth.

Price $1.25 per bottle.

PREFARED ONLY EY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG and CHINA.

TEL: 16.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

CONSTRUCTED)

INGIE EERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-1

FOUNDERS. All work done in this estabilabment DE TRAN

res. We ows two Bŭpwaya Kaski Oak 2000

•TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPLAY

OF HONGKONG LTP.

AGENTS

**TAIKAXX**

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Caaks of 375 lbs, net.

In Bags, vi. 354 lbs. mat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART

MANAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

16 Minutes from Landing Stage,

Under the Managenient

MTS BLAIR.

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THE WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

TO-DAY'S

1 Reuter's Swance to the Chino Hait?

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FIRING ACROSS THE WHOLE

·FRONT.

LONDON, Mar 17. Feld-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

We made successful raids in the neighbourhoods of Epeby and Gavrelle. We repulsed a raid north. ward of Lens.

Hostile artillery firing was active southward of the Bapaume-Cambrai Road, in the Scarpe Valley, east ward of Polygon "Wood, also against our near defences southward of Lens between the La Basses Canal and Lya.

It was very active south-westward of Cambrai, along the whole front from the La Bassee Canal to the Menin Road.

AIR-RAIDS. ON GERMANY.

ENEMY BARRACKS AND FACTORIES COPIOUSLY

BOMBED.

LONDON, Mar. 17, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's report on aviation, reconnaissance, artillery work, photography and) bombing, says-

There was a great deal of air fighting coat of the lines on the the whole front yesterday..

RUSSO GERMAN TREATY RATIFIED.

DISSENSION IN POLITICAL RANKS.

PETROGRAD, Mar. 17.. The Peace Treaty was ratified st midnight on the 15th instant, after an open vote,

M. Steinberg, the Commissary of Justice, has announced that the Left Social Revolutionaries refused. re- spansibility and reserved the right. to binder the fulfilment of the terms of the Treaty by all means in their power.

RUMANIA AND PEACE.

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ON THE SITUATION.

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 17.

A Bukharest message atates that 3. Marghiloman, the former Ruman- ian Finance Minister, in an inter view, said the sooner Rumania con- cluded pence the better would be her position

AND CHINA.

REFORTED DESPATCH OP TROOPS TO SIBERIA DENTED.

Toro, Mar. 18.. Replying to the leader of the Opposition, the. Premier stated that. Over 12 tons of bombs were no relations existed between Japan dropped on rest billets, ammunition and. Chang Teo Lin, the Military. depots, aerodromes, also a successful Governor of Mukden. The Premier raid on the important milway sidings was not aware that Japan or other at Hirson, bits being obtained on the Powers had protested against the railway..

converance of Chang To Lin's *We brought down 12 machines and troops over the Peking-Mulden rail- drove down' seven others out of way in contravention of the Boxer control.

Treaty, but be added that dissension None of our machines were and disputes between the Northern destroyed.

and Southern parties of China con- Our nightfliers continued their stituted a serious concern to the activity until the morning, dropping interests of Japan who, however, over 8 tone of bombs on rest had not attempted to mediate. The billets. All returned. report of the despatch of a small Our aeroplanes to-day attacked body of Entente troops to Siberia tnilitary objectives in Germany, was without foundation. Fourteen heavy and ten lighter bombs were dropped on barrucks, munition factories and the railway station of Zweibrucken. Bursts were seen on the barracks and all round the railway station.

Our formation was attacked by scouts and anti-aircraft guns, but all our machines returned.

ITALIAN RUMOURS OF EARLY

PEACE.

AUTHORS AND DISSEMINA‹ ̈ TORS TO BE PROSECUTED.

The Ministry of the Interior has ordered an investigation into the origin. of the rumours of curly peace current in Italy, and the prosecution of the authors and disseminators

AMERICA'S CARDINAL DUTY.

SUPPLY OF NINETY MILLION

-BUSHELS OF GRAIN,

WASIUNGTON, Mar 12

LABOUR TROUBLES IN SPAIN.

· GOVERNMENT DECREE RESENTED IN SPAIN.

MADRID, Mar. 17,

A decree places the Telegraph Offices under Military control.

The despatch of telegrams is tem "porarily suspended

The measure is a result of the resistance of the employees to a decrce dissolving unions in Gover ment offices

A similar step is threatened in regard to the Post Offices, whose employees protested agamst the order depriving them of immunity ( Alst summary dismissal.

BUTTER FOR THE ENEMY.

FINLAND'S AID TO GERMANY.

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17.. The Finnish food committee has rationed butter with a view to ex porting the surplus to Germany in exchange for corn.

The Department of Agriculture do estimates that the wheat baldings

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Mar, 17,

In the Silver Market offerïgs, are

of mills and clevators amount to email and the marlent in stendy. 08,072,000 bushels, a decrease of 20 million bushele compared with inst

year.

The Food Adusinistrator declares the flout-stocks are only thirty per

LONDON Mar 18, The Silver Market in steadi

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