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No 17.265

The China Mail,

我八十月九年八十叠百九千叠英

STABLISHED

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 81918

華中

NOTICES,

BUSINESS NOTICES

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES 2) bp bp. abd 7-9 bij ALEX ROSS '&. 00:3 Machinery Dept

NUTICE.

ANY FUROPEAN, No ASIATIC of

INTHIAN desiring to leave the Colony ahoaid apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 to 1 P.M. and P.M.. to 4 P.M. daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1910. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O.

it and at all Folice Stations.

The Penalty for acn compliance is s Sae not exceeding $50

NORTH- BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH 131 VESTEN THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMENT, LED., · Lud

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS CASSURANCE CO"

TOTAL FUNDS A SET DEORMEER 1814,

£23.970,387

1-Antbored Capital £6,000,000

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

II--Fire Funds

til, 500 3,837,047 III-Life & Annuity Fands... 17,587,590 128,230 Sinking Fund Accurat

£23,370,367 £9,381,456 Life and Annuity }^, 2,141,693

Branched.nakon | Hovence Marine Department... 397,929 478,940 Other Receipts..............

1,100,229

Revonne Fire Branch..........

The Accomulative Funds of the various Branches are separately inrested, and, by Act of Parlisment, aro set aside to mest the claims ander the respective Papart. mente of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,

Agents.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

- LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

COMPANY,

7.00 a... to 8,00a.m. Every 15 minutes. 8,00am. 9 30 a.m... Erary 10 minutes, 9.30a.m. to 10,10 m...Every 15 minutos.. 10:30a.m. to 11,0) am...Every 16 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 12.30pm. Every 30 minutes 12 45 p.m. to 1.10 p.m...Every 11minutes 1.45 p.m. to 2.15.p.m. Every 10 minutes. 1.45pm. to 2.13 p.m.

Saturdays only...Every 15 injoutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 pm. Every 30 minutes. 2.30pm to 4.00 p.m. .

Saturdays only...Every 15 minutes. 4.03 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Every 15 min. 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 mlaator, NIGHT CARS.

5.50 p.m., 9.50 p.m. 10 p.m., 11 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m.

7.30 ..

SUNDAYS.

8.00 am to 10.50 ...Every 15 minutes, 13.30 am, to 11.00 s.m...Every 10 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 12 noon... Every 15 minutes. 13.00 noon to 12.30 p....Every 10 munter. 12.50 p.m. to 1.30p.m...Every 15 minutse. 2.00 pm to 5.30pm...Every 15 minutes. 5.58 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minoto 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m...Every 16mlambem, 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS us on Wook Dayz. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.

1.30 pm and 19 midnight." SPECIAL CARS by airangement at the Company's Offca, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Das Voor Road Central.

Season and punch ticketa available for sil est not siready full raming at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on application as the Company's Office No season ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Choque of Compradore order representing Bank Note,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Manager.

METEOR GARAGE

Bole" distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and for Sale

at reasonable Price.

Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road Coatral

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"BUSINESS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

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 & MAQAŬ STEAMEDA? CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 u.. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p..

Frog Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.. SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

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Sailings-$.5. "SUI AN to Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 a.m.).

8.S. SUI TAI to Macao daily at 2 pm. (Sundays excepted)." S.S. SUI AN" from Macao daily at 9.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.). 5.S. "SUI TA?" from Macao daily at 7:30 am. (Sundays excepted), Further information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Hotel Mansions

or from lesers. Taps. Cook & Sex, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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HONGKONG.

Telephone No. 618

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

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THE WAR.

MR. BALFOUR ON THE PEACE NOTE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Masi)

NO MISUNDERSTANDING WITH ENEMY.

AUSTRIAN NOTE CANNOT PRODUCE PEACE.

NOT AN EARNEST DESIRE FOR PEACE.

MR. BALFOUR ON PEACE. bulk at present," Mr. Balfour frew attention to the speech of the Gorman Vice-Chancellor, Dr. von Payer, lasi week, which was per...” feetly explicit on seven? vital ques- tienis. Dit the Vienne authorities,; or did they nut, kuw of this speciels The Vice-Chancelley, who did." "hot speak for the Extremets but for the Libern Wing of the German Govern- LONDON, Sept. 18. nent, did not say think, Germiny Mr. Balfour, speaking at a luncheon would do anything, to resters Bel given at the Colonial Institute to giun prosperity or give indemnities- South African, Australian and New to that country. She had been Zendand Pressmen, said the Austrians devastated, britalised and ravaged." had proposed firsponsible conversa

LATER tions. He flid not think there was

NO HONEST ENEMY DESIRE the slightest prospect that such

FOR PEACE, Lugnversations could be profitably, initiates in the present conditions, the Entente countries earnestly and. Mr. "Balfour unid: "The public of

With every desire to look favourably

passionately desire peace, but, until upon the Austrian proposal, he was

Germany is Willing to look at the útterly, unable to say that any profit- able result could accrue from accapt. Problers which confront, 9 ma ing it.

He pointed out that the different spirit from her present Germans lay so far not mudo we are, therefore, forced to the spirit, conversations will be useless. thing constrable into a defifiteri

proposal. The German peace ofer conclusion that when they put for ward. such proposals as these, it i of 1913, to which the Austriani pro-

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. posal referred, was a brief document ist because they think the proposuis

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GREAT BRITAIN AND ESTHONLAST

REPUDIATION OF GERMANT CLAIM

which was largely occupied in sayill be accepted but because they fing how brave, powerful and invin. wish to do something to divide the cible the German Annies were, and Allies." I fear there is not an honest. did not contain a single concrete pro-desire among our enemies, to arrive at an honest understanding with us posal regarding the terris Getrauny would accept of the peuce she upon terms which it will be possible, *desired.

for us to accept. I an drives, per- Mr. Balfour read extract from force with great reluctance to the the 1910 proposal, which said that conclusion that this is an attempt respect for the rights of other nations to wealten the force which is proving was not incompatible with Germany's too strong for them in the field, by own rights. "Mr. Balfour added that working upon those sentiments, we now knew that the suggestion sometimes honourable and some- contained what everyone knows to times chistaken-honourable in origin. he intrue and which history will but mistaken in their development stigrant's as untrue. How then which they believe to exist in all Feould Austria say peace negotiations countries, and when they think can were started in 1910 sad that the be turned to their purpose to work: present proposals were a continuation out their ends. (Hear, hear.) I am of that unfruitful effort? He de-sure, or almost sure, that this Dew clared that tina cynical Austrian pro-effort cannot produce, peace, and I will not divide the posal was not a genuine attempt to am sure obtain peace, but an attempt to Allies ** divide the Allies No Coalition hud ever been so strong as the Alliancě and the enemy, would not wreed Fin breaking up the Alliance. No use- ful purpose could be served by cun- rérations when there was no mis understanding. There was not the Replying to protest by slightest misunderstanding between diplomatic representative of the Allies and the Central Powers. Estonian Provisional Opferment Therefore, the proposed converen in England against German oppris tions would be of no practical use son in Esthorm, Mr. Ballons bas Referring to Germany's demand given assurance that Great for the return of her colonies, Mr. of Germany to xercise,

Britain repudiates ariplatica Balfour said: Here again. kind of sovereignty in of the pont on which then can be no ins to dispose of, Exilonia. No peac understanding-Heus, bear Gernot embodying, that principle woul irany stands on one side and we he satisfactory to Great Britain. stand on the other. (Applause:)

GERMANY READY TO PARTICIPATE I say it is impossible to conceive

IN PEACE DISCUSSIONS.V that any conversation can bridge over a difference so deep or restore

AMSTERDAM Sept. 18: to the power of Germany those un

The North German Guactte happy populations who she mis-the German Government is ready used, or give back to Germiny con gladly and without delay participate trol over those Naval bases, which in the discussions suggested by

Austria Hungary en give her control of means of communications not only between part of the British Empine but be tween the civilised nations of the SOUTH AFRICAS DETERMINA worldApplause.) He said no

body in Britain could accept this

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LONDOS, Sept. 16.

THE GALWAY CASTLE,

TION.

PRETORIA,

General Bolln, in the

Gerrum demand as it stood unqualifuok

Until the German authorities

messag expressing

were prepared to show an open mind ments abhorrenc the torn in conformity with what the Allies of the Galway: Cas believe to be in the cause of Justice. The enemy's inh Civilisation and light, mere con strengthen the South

tion be give the war to a Bucci

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,tions would be fruitless, AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS,

cannot bring myself to believe this is an honest desire among out caeries

ALL our Paste bear the Rooster Inbel and are made from Flour of the Best A Quality containing a large percentage of Glaten: Starch and Gluten are the to arrive at an understanding upon principal components of Flour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more the term which it would be possible nutriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.

Large quantities have been exported to various important ties in the World

Termas moderate, especially for Agencies Orders executed promptly, THE HING WAN PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD

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Cable Addre

Therefore we have for us to accept. little to hope from this new effort. (Heat, hear J produce peace.

PRESIDENT AND PREM FER CONSTANIHIEL

um sure it cannotave.

Illustratingle difficulty of deal ing with any proposal for fa peace

(Conting