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MUMEYA Japanisë" "Photographin.

All kinds of Photographie

Work done in latent atries

also Passport Photos,

Dresloping and Printing for

Amateure a Specialty."

16. Ba, Queen's Road Central

TIL. 154.

No. 17,197.

THORNE'S

The China Mail.

ESTABLISHED

1845

從十月四年八十壹百九千奎英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

午戊次歲年七國華中

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

www-

SOLE AGENTS.

A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

Tak, 816.

NOTICE.

H.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAT."

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Work of every Rescription, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

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

HE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Fassage

BY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or Deer Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 25th March, 1918. A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony shenld apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours. of A.M. 10 1PM. and 3 P.. to 4 P... daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Pasaports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than I days are required to Register them solver under the RECISTRATION of ORDINANCE 1916 Forms PERSONS of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and as all Folice Stations,

The Pensity for not complianes is a fine not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE -INSURANCE CO,

WHICH ARE YOSTED ZER SHARES OF TAE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, IND..

and

TRE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

NOTAL FINDA At 31st Decemsxx,*1914,

£23.970,387.

T-Anchoriaad Capital £6,000,000

Bascribed Capital £4,500,00

Paid-up Capital £2,437,500

III-Life & Annuity Fonds... 17,567,590

Binking and Acount....

II-7ire Funds....

3,837,047

128,530

£99,970,367

Roronoa Wire Beach

£9,381,456

Life and Annuity

2,141,693

&

337,299

478,940

Branches

Revenge Marine. Department... Other Receipts

£5,339,298

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately inrested, and, by Act of Parliament, are fet saide to mest the slims ander the respective Depart- ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WINE DAY

COMPANY.

1.00 to 8.00 ..Every 15 minutes. 8.00a.m. to 10.00 a.m... Every 10 micates 10.00a.m. to 11.00a.m.Every 15 minutes, 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes.. 11.4 p.m. to 1.15 p....Every 10 minutes.. 1.16 p.m. te L45 p. Every 15 minutes, 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.16 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. is 8:00p.m... Every 10 mizuten. TIGHT JAKI

4.60 p.m. and 9 pm, 9.30 p.. to 11.00 p.m. very half bour..

1100 p.m. to 11:45 pm. every onerer of

cam hourglasse

1.50 SONDATE

8.00 130,3} sim,,, Every 15 minutes. 30.50 am to 11.00 ....very 10 din. 11.80a.m. to 17 Noon Every 15 minutes. 12.09 noon to 100p.m.Every 10 falantes, 1.00pm to 5,90 Every 15 minutes. 5.30pm to 5.96 pm...Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. ba 6.30 p.m...Every 15 mizutos, 6,30 pm to 8,00 pm...Every 10 minutes. “NIGHT DARK sa en Wook Days,

SATURDITE

Extra Car at 12 midnight

BEŁCIAL CARS by arrangement in the Company's OH, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS" Das Voetts Road Central; 200

Besson and pusok tickets avaliable for

all cars nob mirnedy full running as the

time stated to the Company's times,

Saloon, Single

Returu

2nd Class, Single

Deck ...

Dayicats.

$5.00

8.00

2.00

1.00

Nightboats.

$7.00

12.00

1.80 :90

In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a specia 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11. and Chinese Currency $11.80 railable one way by Railway and the other by the Company's vessels will also be issued.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

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

Sairings-To 3faeno daily at 8 a. (Sundays 9 a.m) and

9 p.m. (Sundaya 1 p.m.).

From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.).

Further information may be obtained at the CouPANY'S. OFFICE, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Tros. Cook & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong-

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

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

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, TILIPHONI No. 615.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

-MANUFAUTURERS OF,

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND 1" to 18"

4 STRAND

GABLE LAID

6" to 18" CIRCUMFEREN Z..

3" to 10"

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

Prices, sipas and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers,

Hongkong, April 11, 1018.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW, RECONSTRUCTED).

but not for "special.ossa, can be obtainedINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRUN

on application at the Company's Offke

150 Beau Beket wil be lood"

pryman Aberafor, has been made in Bank

Biposs or by Chaque or Competidore order reprenag Bank Hoes.

JOHN D. HUMPH

FOUNDERS All, work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have

over thirty years experience. We own two. Bupways kod can mocytomiidassany, orats

or 300 fee long

Tairn Ofine, 48, CUNHAUERT ROAD CHITRAL Hongkong. Talen Shipyard Bam-B-Po, Kowloon, Hongrong, Leskap bel furnished on application

Telephone No. 9.

-WONG EINGEWA, MAREN

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES •

OF ETERY DESCRIPTION

-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG ETP.

* "TAIKOD POCK"

AGENTS:-* BUTTERHELD A Swice ~TELEPHONE 1 C12 →

SAINT GEORGE'S DAY SURPRISE.

WATCH

THIS

SPACE.

OVERLAND CHINA MA

(PUBLISHAO -SVEZI: TA HAI DAN:)

Cuntaina ino Wool's Now, of Hongkong sul kbaju

Far East

Prices (including Postage) to moge part of the world gila.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

TO-DAY'S

† Renter's Servsce to the China Mail..

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AND

NEW BRITISH BUDGET.

ALSACE-LORRAINË.

REMARKABLE REVELATION.

Parts, April 9.

TAXES TO BE INCREASED,

Losnos, April 0.

יד

The Daily Mail states that, Mr. M. Clemenceau has issued a note, to obtain £1,000,000,000 from tax- Bonar Law in his new Budget hopew

regarding Count Czernin's lie," in: which he states that the Austrian payers by increasing the income-tax Emperor, in a letter in March, 1012, and the duties on beer, spirits and admitted the justice of the Frenca licenses, also tea, coffee, cocco and elums regarding Alsace-Lorraine.

sugar; and imposing an ad valorem The newspapers regard the admisa on articles of luxury, sion as very important.

BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

"HEAVY SHELLING.

LONDON, April 9,. 1.25 p.m. Fickl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports --

The enemy's artillery early this moming developed with great activity from La Baasee Canil to southward of Armentieres.

There was also heavy hostile shell- ing in the neighbourhoods of Villers Bretonneux, Méricourt and La

Barce

A GERMAN MISREPRESENTATION,

ENEMY EMPLOYING FRENCE PRISONERS.

Asemi-official message states:- Arenewal of the attack on a vast

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. front must be expected.

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PORTLAND CEMENT

In Crisks of 375 lbs. nyt.

In Bate of 950 lbs. mat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TADGART

“AMANAQKI

THE PEAK HOTEL

1,500 Feet above Sea Level::

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.

Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

The Wins On ORK 辣

轉寰球資品

Addres

VERSAL PROVIDERS

有限公

Chakporr Houy in Hongkong?

LOSNAUDIT BOAD CENTRAL

ona above, 190-3235-

Yesterday on the Oise and the Allette, we withdrew in order to feduce the salient and after fulfilling the mission of holding the enemy while the French main body took up new positions.

GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

DEMAND FOR DISARMAMENT OF

FLEET.

PETROGRAD, April 9. Germany has telegraphed to the Commissury of Foreign Affairs demanding the immediate disana- ment of the Russian fleet, and the conclusion of a Busso-Ukranian peace.

MORE ENEMY DEMANDS. The Germans at Hare for deminded the cessation of the" destruction of the Russian

in harbours and forts, and also Jus the bolts and sights of

ships and land-batteries-mhet bo rehoved before theith icemail, and that the crews of the Russian ship must return to Russia, except a smile nucleus of the crews.

THREE RUSSIAN BATTLE-

SHIPS BLOWN DP..

WASHINGTON, April

The State Department learns that the Russian warships, which were blown up, o Finland, were destroyed- after German warships fired upon

Three of

The Gempa are attempting to them represent this simple operation as a great German attack, perhaps hoping ships to attract some of our reserves bere so to euse the Soinine front, which is still their main objective.

The enemy is employing French prisoners three kilometres behind the firing line.

AIR-RAID ON COLOGNE CAUSES

PANIC.

245 KILLED.

Loston, April 0.7

Basle telegramatates that 48 people were killed in the British air ruid en Cologne.

.0

former were battle-

THE GERMAN INVASION OF

FINLAND..

POWERFUL ANTI-GERMAN

PARTY.

LONDON, April 9,'- The Times' Stockholm Corre dent says —

There is a very strong anti-German party in Finland, including not merly the whole of the commercial and industrial elements but even the General Count Manrerheim, co

Half of the victims were soldiersmanding the White Army, but the White troops are pro-German, Tie in, a-troop: truing: ready to start for the Westem Front..

Entente should take the steps which

The raid caused the greatest panic, the anti-Getiran Finns recommend, because Fuland is rapidly becoming & Gerraan Province.

ARMY PROMOTIONS.

GENERALS TO BE SELECTED.

Losnox, April

A. Royal Warrant issued states that promotion to the rank of a General wil henceforth be by selection, instead of by seniority

"AMERICAN WARSHIPS AND

CRUISERS.

150 WARSHIPS POLICING EUROPEAN WATERS-S

New Your April 1..

The Times, in an editorial, urges the Allies to protect the ice-free harbour of Kola in Russian Lapland and to keep open the uzman Rails Way, which is the door to Europeo Russia, besides trying to maintais relations with the powerful anti- Gemuan Finnish party.

"THE ALLIES' DUTY IN SIBERIL.

MUST NOT SUFFER THE FATE OF FINLAND,

LONDON, April *

* Mr. Dunfels, the Secretary for the | The Times hays" thers can: be ma

Navy has announced that over 150 just corapazison of the action of

American warships, exclusive of aub Allies at Vladivostock and

marine chasers, are now operating in

European waters on a

AMERICA AND THE WAR.

TROOP TRANSPORTATION; TOI WESTERN FRONT EXPEDITED,

GTON, April o

man invasion of Finland. The

Dust spare no effort to Siberia sharing the fate of

THE SILVER MIRKET

Lorpos, April 0 Silver is quoted at 461d, Theres The Acting Secretary for Wütlus no demand but the makrkel 1 announcer – that the "transportation steady,

ops to Francë, hus,

been becerated Bo

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