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ESTABLISHDD

北三廿月四年八十壹百九千奎英

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918. “

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BUSINESS FOTIOES

TAXBEINATT -

OVENLAND OHINA, MAN. (FUBLISHED, EVERY

~MAL DAY.)

Cozina sao-Wock's Nowe of Hongkong and "thil." Far Earl N

Prions (inaloding Pociage) in

· part of the world: St#.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

No 17,198.

THORNE'S

OLD VATW. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

-10%-

SOLE AGENTS:

A,S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

HONGKONG.

TL 615.

NOTICE.

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,

HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Facingn

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC THE PUBLIC IS gons & Carton will come into fore on 25th March, 1916.

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 A.M. 10 17.M. and 2 P.M. to 4 F.. dally

Applicants will be required to produca Passports or identification papers All persona, with sertain exceptions, whe camsin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulary required may be obtained at the G.7.0. sad at all Police Stations,

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

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHOM ALL VITED THE CHABRS OF

OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LAD..

and

(THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE 00.

FUND AT 31st Decaмaan, 1914,

TOTAL £$9,970,987.

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000,

Subscribed Capital £4,500,90

Paid-up Capital £9,437,500 -Fire Fund

**** 8,857,047.

111-Lis & Annuity Funds. 17,567,500

Sinking Fond account...

128.230

£78,170,367

Revenue Fire Branch... £2,381,458

2,141,598

Life and Annuity

Branches Berence Marine Department... $57,239 Other Receipte

478940

£5,339.228

The Accumulare Funds of the various Benches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aaide to meet the claims onder the respective Depart menta of the Company's Boriaces.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agaris,

AF TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED

PEAR

TIME TABLE.

-WERK DAT

*: 1.00 mm. 56 +18.00a.m...Every 15 kantos. 8,00a.m. to 10.00 am. Every 10 minutes 10.00am to 11,00. Every 15 minutes, 11.30am to 145 p.m...Eray 15 minutne 18.45 p.m. 1.15 p.m...Erary 10 minutes 1.15 p.m. be 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes

146 pm to 2:15 pm...Every 10 minutes 7.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Evary 15 minutes. -.06 p.m. to 9.00 pm.vary 10mluntes.

6.60 p.m. and, pot, 1.30 pm to 11.00

p.m. orory kall boar

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

xa bone

1.30am.

SUNDAYS 8.00am to 10,80 min Every trainates. 30.30am, to 11.00 ...Every 10 miniato. 11.90m, to 12 Nach...Every 15 mlentes. 32.00 noon pe 10p.m...Every 10 mater

1.00p.m be 5.30....Krey 18 mitjubas, 6.31pm. to 5.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes." 5.00 p.m, be 6. p.m...very 15 zdanie 6.30p.m. to 8.0) p.m... Brary 10 minute MIGHT AR on Weak Days:

鲜

Extra ORF at 19 midnight

SPECIAL CAR8 by arrangement at the

Company's Office, KLRXANDRA BUYLDIRON Des Voeux Read Cratral

Besson and pasch toeris available for All are not sirasdy full running at the sms sented in the Company'd time table, hat not fouincial mark, can be obtamad

the Company's

Saloon, Single

Return

and Class, Single

Deck ...

Dayboats.

$5.00

8.00

200

1.00

Nightboats.

$7.00

19.00

1.80

.00..

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 $11.88 available 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 a.m- (Sundays excepted) and 10 2.m. From Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4pm.

SERVICE OF YES HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

Salling:-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and

? p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).

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

Further information may be obtained at the Couraxr's Grnea, Hotel Mansices, or from Messrs. Troe. Coox & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong

PVAC

OUR GIANT

LAVENDER

•TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION"

-THE THIVES DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY HONG KONG LTD.

*TALKIE DOCK"

AGENTS:- SVITECHFLO & Swice

-TELEPHONE 4° 213-

DRAGON MOTOR CAR

GO.

Reuter's Service to the China Hail.:

BRITISH OFFICIAL

REPORTS.

A STRONG ATTACK DEFEATED.

SHARP LOCAL FIGHTING.

TROUBLOUS IRELAND.

CATHOLIC CLERGY ADMINISTER ANTI-CONSCRIPTION PLEDGE.

FRAILWAYS AND POST OFFICES CONTROLLED BY MILITARY.

Losbox, April 22.2 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huis Ireland yesterday preached, com The Catholic clergy throughout

reports:

LONDON, April 22

12.20 p.m.

demning conscription.

There was a strong loeul attack accorapuated by heavy shelling, last night against our positions in the | neighbourhood of Mesnil and north-

ward of Albert. After sharp fights| ing, during which the enemy wp:| tured an advanced post, the attack and telephone exchanges. was repulsed.

The priests, in many instances, afterwards administered the anti-

conscription pledge to huge crowds.

The Military have taken over the principal Trish railways, post offices

CONVOY OF SHIPS TO DUTCH INDIES.

FOR COMMODITIES URGENTLY NEEDED BY NETHERLANDS.

We improved our positions slightly at night-thne in the Villers Breton- neux. Albert and Robecq sectors, and captured prisoners and machine- guns during the waribus raide south-

THE HAGUE, April 22. ward and northward of Lens.

Captain Rambonnet, the Minifter There was "considerable mutua)

for the Navy, has announced in the artillery firing in the diferent secFirst Chamber that the Government tors, the enemy's fire being chiefly intends to send a convoy of ships directed on our positions astride the to the Dutch East Indies with its Somme and the Ancre, also in the

own coul, escorted by a warship, in Festubert and neighbourhood of

order to bring back certain members of the Government and to fetch eur. Forest,

tain commodities urgently needed by the Government.

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

HUDSOX

-[11

OVERLAND

MOTOR CARS

MEET BARLET DAVIDSON MOTOR

#YOLES

Sieppe

TALCUM

Is rapidly becoming as popu- lar as our well-known Laven- der Water. Blended with the] Purest and Softest Powder, is the Sweet Fragrance of Laven- der, and the Effect on the Skin is Delightfully Cooling and Soothing.

1-lb. Size Price $1.00.

A. S. WATSON &

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISI ENBARY,

Tai. 16

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

·MANUFLUTUREKS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

TELEPHONE 159

COME AND INSPECT

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

'la Casks of 375 lbs., not

In Bags of 250 lbs. nat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

£3. H TAGGARE:

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

STRAND

CARLE LAID

4 STRAND

to 15′′

5 to 15

18% to 10%-- CIACOMINICA.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

TO THOSE GOING AWAY

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

Pricos, suples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong. April 11, 1912,

Keep in touch with local happenings by subscribing to

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD. THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

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TANGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BELES and IRON.

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Allawark dope in this sepablishment la guaranteed. Ta kera zpener. We own two Slipwaye and ban honom mindain any graft.

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MORE POWERFUL THRUST EXPECTED.

AMERICAN VIEW.

WASHINGTON, April 22.

The Societary for War la his Weekly Review Buys:-

EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

TWO TOWNS WRECKED.

Los ANOELES, April 22. There has been an earthquake iz

Su for the enemy's enormous Southern California and é pretion of sacrifices have not produced the West Arizona.

Therefore the

Two towns have been wrecked, more powerful besides much minor damage.

resulta.

expect.

thrust elsewhere, if the drive to the Channel fails.

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS

FOE AGAIN UNSUCCESSFUL.

LONDON, April 22, 8.55 p.m.

A French ecommuniqué states: An enemy uid was repulsed last night cast of the Avre in the region

AMERICAN WOMEN HELD TO RANSOM IN CHINA.

SERIOUS ASPECT OF INTERNAL SITUATION

PEKING, April 22, Two American women missionarice have been kidnapped by brigands at Kiangsu on the Shantung border and

held to ransom.

The brigandage and lawlessness of

the solliery and a decreasing respect

for foreign life and property are

of Thennes. We took prisoner. anxing the serious aspects of the

An eneiny a cast of Rheims was

equally unsuccesful.

internal situation.

The two missionarira, mentioned in

There was artillery activity at this telegrain have been released by the various points of the front.

FAMOUS "AIRMAN MEETS HIS DEATH.

TO BE BURLED WITH MILITARY HONOURS.

Losnow, April 22, 8.15 pm Beuters Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing on Mon day, saya

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THE SILVER MARKET,

LONDON, April 22.

The Silver Market is steady:

(Continued on Page 6.)

·CONSULS' SALARIES,

TRAINING FOR NEW CAREERS

Bir Arthur Steel Maitiand, the head of the new Department for Overseas Trade, gave an ergunt recently of the consple of commerce who are to be appointed to encourage British trade after the war.

The new esteer opening for mart of knowledge and prouse will be in thro

The famous airman, Richthofen, WAR brought down in the Somme Valley yesterday. His body has been recovered and is being buried with smilitary honours to-day gradent

It is anticipated that the ceremony will be very impressive and worthy of the fallen irinan's, remarkable record

ATROCITIES IN CAPTURED

RUSSIAN TOENSAMEN

RUSSIA & PROTEST TO GERMANY:

Moscow April 22,

the Government

againat

Fussian tow

Commissioners of Trade within the British Empire Number is be increased from 4 to 16: 13 appointments already sanctioned. Salarica: Grade 121,00 to £1,800 Grade 2, £700 to £900; Grade a, £x to £700,

2. Commercial attaches in foreign countries The best men picked from the Consular Service falarica, in the

£1,50£1,100, 800, 2000

by local allowances ford

very! for office maintenance. The principal Attaché must be able to giro" 4" ref serdomit suster of the country asfa whole he will control the consuls of his கம்

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