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WAR TELEGRAMS

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SERBIAN PREMIER TO TOUR.

January 21, 8.35 pm

Bacter learns that the Serbian Premier will shortly visit Paris and London.

FIGHTING IN NEAR EAST.

ENEMY EVACUATE TRENCHES NEAR KUT.

January 27, 9.50 p.m. General Townshend reports that the enemy has evacuated

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1916.

1891

SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow

are from the Honghang Telegraph for: January 29th, 1891..

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

SOME OF OUR

BY-PRODUCTS AND SPECIALITIES,

Now Ime-$325 per bars, CORNED BEEF,

buyers

Union Insurance Society of Cantor-$95. per abaze, buyers. China Traders' Insurance Com paoy$64 per share, buyers..

North Chins Insurance--Tha 265 per share, sellars.

Canton Insurance Company. Ltd.-$115 per share, bayers. the$59 per share, nominal

Yangtze Insurance Association

trenches on the land side of the Kat defences and retired about a mile from our extrenchments. General Aylmer reports that the situs- tion is unchanged.

ITALIANS TO DEFEND VALONA.

January 28, 3.30 am. Beater's correspondent at Rome states that at a Cabinet ing is was resolved to defend Valons to the utmost.

THE EGYPTIAN FORCE.

PROMOTION FOR GENERAL MAXWELL..

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January 27, 11:05 pm.

Hongkong Fire Insuranos Com- pany-$330 per share, sales.

China Fire Insurance Company -$85 per share, buyers.

Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company $89 per cent pre meet-miam, buyers.

Maj. Gen. Sir J. G. Marwell, Egypt, has Teen gazetted a tem- porary General.

[Maj Ger, Maxwell was with the 2nd Expiian Brigade at the Batus of Omlarman, and commanded the force in Egert 1908-121

THE COMPULSION BILL,

ATTITUDE OF LABOUR CONFERENCE.

January 27, 1105 p.m.

The Labour Conference at Bristol has passed a resolation, by 1,716,000 to 360,000 votes, again recording its opposition to the

· principle of compulsory service, but a resolution in favour of an agitation to repeal the Bill was defeated by 619,000 to 614,000,

KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.

SWISS HAUL DOWN GERMAN FLAG.

January 28, 3.38 m.

Beater'e correspondent at Berce states thus, on the occasion cf

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Campazy-$561 per share, buyers.

China and Manila Steamship Company-$130

share

sellers.

per

$135 per share, sellers

Hongkong Gas Company-

PRESSED BEEF,

DRIPPING,

GORNED PORK,

LARD,

READY-TO-WEAR TWEED

||SPORT& COATS

FLANNEL

BLAZERS

FLANNEL

TROUSERS.

VARIETY OF SAUSAGIES

OCOKED HAM,

SMOKED TONGUES, MACKINTOSH

& CO

*

LTD.

PORK PIES,

GAME PIES.

&c.

GORNED TONGUES,

WHICH CANNOT BE EXCELLED FOR QUALITY.

TELEGRAMS.

Hongkong Hotel Company- NEW PRIVY COUNCILLOR. $175 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per ceat. Debentures-$501.

Laic-Chins SN. Company- $271 per cent dis, selera.

Douglas Steamship Company $47 per share, buyers.

China Sagar Refining Company: Ltd-173 per share, buyers.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$90 per share aslas.

Hongkong Ice Company- $95 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Rope Manufactur ing Company, Ltd.-$139 per share, buyers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company.-$82 per

share, sellers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd.

A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd.-

the Kaiser's birthday, the German Consulate at Lausanne hoisted-$10 per share, sellera. the German flag. A crowd demanded that the Swiss flag be sub- stituted and then, overpowering the police, hauled down the German $21, per share, sellers.

The Federal Council has Bag and damaged the escutcheos.

Hongkong High Level Tram- apologised to the German Minister and telegraphed to the Foreignway Co., Ltd.-$75 per share, Office in Berlin promising that the incident will not be repeated,

PRESIDEST WILSON'S TOUR,"

FIGHTS WITH FAIRNESS AND JUSTIZE".

January 28, 3.30 1.30

Beater's correspondent at New York says that President Wilson to-day began his speech-making tour of the States and was mach

Addrewing rallasymen, the President said: “1) applauded. always accept an invitation to fight but hope to conduct my fights with fairness and justice.”

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January 28, 6.30 Renter's correspondent at New York says that the Fresident is making his tour on behalf of the Government's programme for national preparedness.

ARMING MERCHANTMEN.

“UNITED STATES PROTEST,

January 28, 3.30 a.m. The Secretary of State, Mr. Lansing, has told reporters that the United States has addressed a Nate a foreign power or power on the subject of arming merchantmen. The Boening Post says Secretary Lansing's memorandum to the allies asks for them to dia- continus arming merchantmen whereupon the Austro-Germans will be asked not to torpedo merchantmen without warning and removing passengers and crew to safety, if the destruction of the vossal is justifiable.

SERBIA HONOURED.

INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION IN FRANCE.

January 28, 3.30 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Paris telegraphs that there has been za international demonstration at the Sorboans in honour of Serbia, which was attended by President Poincare and representatives of the Allies. The principal speakers emphasised the decision that the war would not cease fill Serbia, Belgium, Poland, and Alsace Lorraine had been restored.

THE GOEBEN DAMAGED.

A RUSSIAN NAVAL VICTORY.

January 28, 3.30 a.m. According to Beater's correspondent at Petrograd, it is authori. tatively announced that after the fight on January 8 between the “Groeben" and a Bussian battleship the former returned to Con stantinople damaged, having lost thirty three killed and eighty wounded:

POSITION OF ROUMANIA.

A SIGNIFICANT TELEGRAM. -

January 20, 6.20 x.m.

sellers.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Lad.-$25 per share, nominal,

Green Island Cement Co. (old issue).-$20 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ld-$88 per share, sellers Hongkong Electric Light Co., Ltd.-873 per share, sales.

West Point Buildings Co., Ltd. | -530 per share, seller.

"SWISS IMPORTS,

Formation of Important Body.

(Renter's Service to The "Telegraph.")

London, Racaired, January 23. Sir Lawrence Jenkins has been sworn in as a Privy Councillor at Buckingham Palace.

[Sir Lawrence Hagh Jenkins, K.CLE, has been Chief Justice of the High Court of Bengal eines

1969.

SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS

Up to the Minute.

Unions.-$912, buyers. Douglass.- $119.

bayers. Indo-Chinas (Combin- ed)-$184, buyez. Indo-Chinas (Deferr.

ed).-$135, bayers, Star Ferries. $36,

bayera. Kailan-29/-, bayers. Kowloon Wharves. —

$74, bayern. West Points.

buyers.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISMENTS,

THE HONGKONG HOTÉL

COMPANY, LTD.

Redemption of Debenture Issue of 1st January 1909. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Company will in pur- suance of the power reserved to it by Clause 2 of the conditions

endorsed on the above in series redeem the debentures the num be of which are set out under

neath at the expiration of six months from the date of this potice, that is to say on the First) day of August 1916 at which date all principle and interest will be paid on presentation and surren- der of the debentures in question at the Company's Bankers, the HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

The holders of such debentures are requested to present such debentures for payment accord- ingly, together with all coupons attached thereto to th● HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION the 1st day of August 1916 for payment.

Men's Wear Specialists

16, DES VOUX ROAD,

WM. POWELL, LTD.

A1307

Telephone 346.

THE LATEST - IN

SPORTS WEAR

FOR

COLF, TENNIS, CRICKET, ETC-

A5532

Dated this 29th day of January ||AS531 1916.

By order of the Board.

J. EL TAGGART.

- A1458 Acting Secretary. NUMBERS OF DEBENTURES

$35,

S

18

Ewos- $140, buyers. Oements. $10.10,

bayer. Electrics.

buyers.

$431,

LANGKAT OUTPUT:

The following extract from a the telegrain despatched by Secrtary of State for Toreign. Affaire to His Majesty's Repre

Messrs. Wright and Hornby sentatives abroad, dated Novem advise us that the Langkat out her 7, 1915, is published in the put for the current month is as Hongkong Government Gazette follows:- for general information:-

January 1

"Societe Suisse de. Sarvellance

Economique An

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been agreement concluded between the Allied Governments and the Swiss Gor- {ernment for the formation of s Societa de Surveillance Roonomi- que (a body similar to Netherlands. Oversea Trust) in Switzerland.

The Swiss Society will takea delivery of practically all com modities on allied lists of contra- band and restricted exports for which it will be regarded as the only authorised consignee in Switzerland. It will start opera- tions at beginning of December.

--Nothing osa be consigned to the Society without the formal consent of their office at Berns | being first obtained by ultimate consiguee Shippers and ship- owners are therefore advised to require proof of such consent geitzerland of the commodities before making any shipments to in question if they wish the goods to escape detention. ⠀⠀

His Majesty's Government can- not forgo right of march in respect to consignments to which particular suspicion attaches, but they hope detention will be unnecessary in all cases of goods duly consigned to the Society,

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1942

FRACTICAL AND COMFORTABLE DESIGNS IN

COATS, SWEATERS, etc.

PRICES

MODERATE

NEW

COLUMBIA

DANCE RECORDS

JUST RECEIVED

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INTERNATIONAL RAC.

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137

22

135

127

233 417 639 988 1153 1470

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128

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171

date and date of expiration as set forth in such notice

28

180

Total to 28th first 4,962

Daily average 177.21

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the above NUMBERED DEBENUTRES were drawn on Saturday the 22nd January 1916 for redemption on 1st August next as per notice.

The Company is prepared to purchase any of the above drawn debentures before 1st August next ie, on the first day of say intervening month between this

By Order of the Board.

J. H. TAGGART,

Acting Secretary.

NOTICE REMOVAL NOTICE

We have this day removed our offices to Third Floor, Queen's

A Morning Post telegram from Budapest says that Hungarian The list of commodities which Perez, Parties as Shanghai on Jan. Buildings (late premises of the correspondents at Bucharest state that Boumanian sympathies with may be so consigned may vary the Entente have increased owing to the belief that the Allies con- from time to time, but will be Custer, 3 template serions operations in the Balkans from Balonies, while the announced in Board of Trade, Maziton Mar pro-Russians in Bucharest are again in the ascendent.

Journal and in Switmorland.

Boulange

Mergido Mr Pastel MzMJ Hanna Kim, María -

Union Insurance Society of Can-

THORESEN & CO. Hongkong. 29th January, 1916,

Tel 1392

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