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THORNE'S.

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BUSINESS NOTICES,

TABLISHED

1845

午戊次歲年七國民中

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1918

BUSINESS NOTICES

OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD. A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

BOLE AGENTE. A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

G.

Py

HONGKONG.

T 610.;

NOTICE.

K..

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Centra Police Station between the hours of 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. and SF to 4 PM. daily.

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

days are required to Register them- elves ander the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Fortce of Registration giving the particulara required may be obtained at the Q.P.O. and at al Police Stations.

The Panalty for non compliance is a fre not exsecoding $80.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO,

WHICH ARE VRSTED THE HARMS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, IAD.,

and

"THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

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ASSURANCE CO.

OTAL FESDR 17 31 Decaxa, 1914, BOS 970,367.

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,nev

Bubacribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital

£2,437,800

11-Fire Fund

3,877,047

111-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590

Sinking Fand Acount ......

Ravenne Fire Branch........

128,230

£23,970,387

£9,381,456

Life, and Appoity } 2,141,393

Branchen... waren

Revanco Marine Department... Other Receipt

397,239

$78,940

£5,339,298

The Accumulative Funds of the various Braiches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet be claime trader the respective Depart mente of the Company's Busines

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00..

Apenis.

AK TRAMWAYS. COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PEAR

TIME TABLE.

WINK DATS

0a.m. to 8.00 a.m...Every 15 minutes 8 00 am to 10.00 am...Every 10 minute. 110am to 11.00 ....Every 18 minuter. 10 to 19.46 p.m...Every 15 minutes. It 45 p.m. to 1.16 p.Every 10 minstes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutae, 1.15 p.m. to 2.15 prEvery 10 minutes. 2 15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.,.Every 15 minuter. p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes,

BIGHT CARA.

9.50 p.m. and 9 pm, 930 pm to 11.00"

pm, every half hour.

11.00 pm. to 11.45 pm. erary quarter of

-baar.

7.30 LTD.

"BUNDATU.

8.00a.m. to 10.30 a... Every 15 minute 10.30a.m. to 11 00 ....Every 10 minutes. 11.30m, to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 minuto. 1.00 par to 5.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. f731p.ta to 8,00p.m...Every 10 minat

0p.m. to 6.10 p.m...Every 15 mfantes. 6.30pm to 8.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes, SIGHT CARS 0 Week Days.

SATURDAYE

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL, DARS by arrangement at the Company's Oon. ALIANDRA BUILDINGS' Des Voeux Road Central.

Josson and punch toksis available for all am not already, full running as the tide stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, on be obtained on application as the Company's Offee- No Sewer Holes will be saund until Tayment therefor has been made in Bank Notes by Cheque de Compradors order

presenting Bick Note,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

ANG YUK Dentist, Raior of

TANG

the late BIEN TING

14 D'AQUILAR BIKE,

TERME VERY MODERAVE.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE,

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

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

HONGKONG-MAÇAO LINE.

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

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

From Macao daily at 7.30 am. und 2 p.m. (Sunday, 3 p.m.).

Further information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S OFFICz, Fotel Mansions,

or from Beers. Tres, Coox &.Sos, Booking Agents, Hongkong

WATSONS

**VILEY OLD WQUICUM,

Souch Whish

WRONG MUR CHA

VELNOCK SCOTLAND *STABLISHED

WATSON'S

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THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF

THE

FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED HY ITS EXCELLENT

QUALITY; NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE

ADVERTISING.

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

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE No. 616.

A PREVENTIVE OF MALARIA

MOSCATINE.

The infallible Insect Repeller. Delicious Perfume. Perfectly Harmless. PRICE 50 cts., $1.00, $2.50 PER BO "TLE.

PREPARED ONLY BY THE

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

32, Queen's Bond Central,

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

MAN UFAUTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

to 15.

BIRCUMITEET CEL

4.STRAND

GABLE LAID

· 6 to 15′′

8" to 10".

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

Fricca, amples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong April 11, 1912,"

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED),

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over. THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY

WILKINSON'S

me kighly of l

The weat

INGR, OR ELIND EXTRACT OF RED- JAMAICA

SARSAPARILLA

...............” Prescanned-by the HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES

WONDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOOD

Torpid Liver, Debility, ERUPTIONS, & WILKINSON'S INDISPENSABLE TO

1 BAMEDY FOR

•Couns the

Indians

the road."

ALEX. ROSS &ˆ00,

Machinery

Department

PRICE $8.00. Per Months

THE "MAURICE" LETTER.

PREMIER TRIUMPHANTLY VINDICATED.

MR. ASQUITH'S MOTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(Better's Service to the China Marik.

MOTION FOR A SELECT COMMITTEE

SARSAPARILLA ALL WHO VALUE HEALTH ME ASQUITH'S DEFENCE OF BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SUBSTITUTES

AS Watson & Co., Hongkong, Dispensary,

Victoris Dispensary, & Queen's Disponisxy.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

THE TAKOO BACKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HOLLKONG LTP.

TAIKIO DOCK

ACENTS:- Sertighets- & Sace -TREPINE 1902-

HIS ATTITUDE.

judgment. He hopol ngarding some of these matters that there had been an honest in sunderstanding. but the pleurer the case Min'sters had for proving the acemicy of the impugned statements the more cogent was the argument in favour of au In the House of Commons great body could suspect of partiality or enquiry under conditions which DÓ-

LONDON, Alar D.

interest was shown in the debate

prejudice. (Laughter in which Mr. arising out of the Maurice letter and Bonar Law joined.)

the House was crowded everywhere.

Mr. Asquith, tuming to Mr. Bonar,

Mr. Asquith, ir moving for the Law, asked: Does Mr. Bonar Law. appointment of a Select Committee think a Select Committee of the to inquire into Major-General Mau-House of Commons is not so un-

rice's allegations, said that a good suspected tribanal! deal of misconception seemed to prevail regarding what really was u very simple matter. Neither in tention nor in fact was his motion a vote of censure upon the Govern- ment. (Cheers, laughter and a cry

The Irish are not 'heri."). Continuing, Mr. Asquith said sines be had sat on the Front Opposition Bench for eighteen months be had never voted against the Government on any question, and he had done allĮ he could, not only in the House, but

Mr. Ponar Law 'replied that every member of the House of Commor & the Government and, therefore, pre- was either friendly or unfriendly to judiced.

Mr. Asquith retorted: I am very sorry to hear the Leader of the House. suggests that he cannot get five mem- bers of the House of Commous whe that they can be trusted to judge are not so steeped in party prejudice"

a pure issue of fact. I leave it there / (Choers.)

THE PREMIER'S REPLY,

outside, without withholding what he Mr. Lloyd George, who was re-

considered legitimate criticism, to ceived with loud chcers, said that assist the Goverment in the pro-as far as he knew the demand for

ecution of the war and particularis

& Select Committee to inquire into in the definition and the propofitely precedented. Outlining statements of Ministers War,

of the great purposes of the war and

the peace for which the Allies were contending.

the position, the Premier said a dia tinguished General who, for good or bud reasons, ha, ceased to occupy Mr. Anquith said some people the office he held for two years, ind, thought he was hungrily impatient after he left the office, challenged to resume office, but he was content the statements of two Ministers to let the House and the community during the time that the judge whether that was so. If he General was in office. During the

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO; it his duty to ensure the time he held office General Maurie

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Government he hoped he would never challenge those statements have the courage to do so unequivoc(cheets)-although he had access to ally, but when he put down his official information and the Ministers motion he honestly thought the themselves. General Maurice was. Government would have accepted it in office for weeks after his (M2) Beferring to ajor-General Mau: Lloyd George's) speech in the House rice's letter, Mr. Asquith said he attended the meeting of the General Maurice must have known Cabinet in the absence of the Chief he was committing a sericus breach of Staff the day after the speech wag. of the King's Regulations, jeopardis delivered: General Maurice never ing the whole of his career. Presum called attention to it and never asked ably, General Maurice would not him (Mr. Lloyd George) to correct

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. have taken that course except under it. General Maurice also attended

PORTLAND CEMENT

Casks of 376 lbs. nat.

In Bags of 250 Ika, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL

AND

ROOM

JH TAGGART-

MANAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL

NOISEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS BRASS and TRON 1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

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guve sense of responsibility and the Cabinet on the following day, public duty. The Government had but did not call gitention to the fact admitted that there was a case for that the statements were inaccurate. enquiry, Regarding the proposal that

He (Bir. Lloyd George) was in daily- the inquiry should be made by two contact with General Maurice on the Judges, experience showed that such business of the war. They were in enquiry su such circumstances constantly discussing this question unent stuctory. Such a tribunal of figures, because General Maurice would be impotent unless it had

was the authority as Director of statutory powers. He suggested Military Operations. (Cheets.) The non-party Committee of five men- Premier asked whether it was not burs of the House of Commins who General Alautice's, business. to come could probably reach a decision which to him, especially if his thought it would be respected by the House was so important that he must break and the country in two or that the King's Regulations and set an What was the alternative 2.

example of indiscipline to the whole Mr. Stanton interjected Get on Army? (Cheeie.) It was General with war. (Loud Cheers.)

Maurice's duty to go first to the Mr. Asquith replied, that if we Cabinet or the Minister impugned wanted to get on with the war the fand point out the mistake and ask first thing was to remove misconcep him to correct it, but never & syl tops and misunderstandings which inble was said until he (the Premier) might be without foundation but

saw the letter in the newspapere. which created doubt in everybody's I have been treated unfairly, mind. Any Government statement declared Mr. Lloyd George. (Lazá of facts would be er parte and made Cher) General Maurice never i tho absence of those who made any representations to the pugned the accuracy of the previous Chief of Staff, although the question wag 50 important that it was now

Select

statements.

My Asquith urged that it was in the honour and interest of the proposed that

Por muit be establis Government the House, the g

quira into it and Army the Nation and our Allies and ant as to

prosecution of the

trampling upo trikunal of

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.the unhappare Under the Management of—

MIS, FLAIR

was to esta

Committee