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MUMEYA Japanese Photographers. All kinds of Photographic Work done in latonu stylus also Fasport Photo.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOB
1917
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No. 16.977.
THORNE'S
號二十月十年七十叠百九千台英
BUSINESS NOTICES,
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,
SOLE AGENTS.
A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
TEL.[616.
NOTICE.
ANY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY."
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
FEDSOR
AND
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MOTOR
CARE
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
TELEPHONE 483...
COME AND INSPECT
SILENT
'GAY HARLET DAVIDSON MOTOR CTCLES
of 9-4 to 1 raw, and 9 to PM BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
dapplicants will be required to produce
Passports, or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who remsin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- ves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forma of Registration giving the particulars equired may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a
fas not exceeding $50
NORTE BRITISH & SOANTILE
INSURANCK CO.
WILIGE ABB YRRVED THA KARMA OF 181. OCHAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMFART, IND..
and
RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO
TWITAL Furman Shy Dros, 1914,
£99,970,867.
1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital 24,500,000 Paid-up Capital ........................................ £2,457,800 16-Fire-Fanda,
3,897,047
-Lila & Annuity Funds... 17,867,500 Binking Fund Account ......
128,230
223,570,387
£2,381,6565 Lafo and Annuity
2,141,593 Branches? Revenue Marine Department. 837,239 Other Boccipta
Bevenue Fire Branch.
478,940
£5,339,228
jdet
The Accumulative Funds of the various Benoches are separately invested, and, by At of Parliament, are set aside kba elsims under the respective Esparte ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
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Events
TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
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WEEL DATE-
7.00
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Established 1883
-MAN UTAUTURKAS OF
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STRAND
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CABLE LAID
5' to 15"
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4 STRAND
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Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
BY APPOINTMENT,
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THE WAR.
TO-DAY S
TELEGRAMS.
"Service to the Chino Hail.)
GENERAL MAURICE ON CASUALTIES.
GROTESQUE GERMAN ESTIMATE,
LONDON, Oct. 1 General Maurice, Director of) Military Operations on the General Staff, in his weekly review of the situation to Reuter said:
be
Te have every reason to pleased over Tuesday's advance. Since September 20, the perioda between the pushes have been Faller and smaller.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
HEAVY RAIN.
LONDON, Oct. 11. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hai reports a
There was beavy rain last night, There was considerable artillery activity, to the west of Passchendele.
HOW THE ENEMY'S TROOPS ARE BEING USED UP.
Londoș, Oct. 11. Reuters Correspondent at British Dealing with the assertion of Headquarters gives us an example of Major Mombt, that since September how the enemy troops are being used 20 we had lost half a million men, up, the case of the 94th Prussa General Maurice said. We base Division which was mised in January not had half that number engaged and went to the Front in April, to in this series of battles. The fact is the north-west of St. Quentin. Thes that since January, our total cusun-weto imediately heavil ties in all the theatres of war, have by the British lads of the 1918 cissu not exceeded half a million. Major being badly shaken by the whirlwind Aloraht statement, therefore, is of the bombardment and the casual- grotesque."
ties were heavy. One regiment lost
General Maurice said he made 400 prisoners. The Division appear
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ta Bags of 258 Iba.. nat.
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losses on the Samme and somehow when it was thrown in to counter- the estimate became known to the attack us on September 20, and were Germans, who thereupon immediate | repulsed.
ly stopped the export of casualty.
Again, on September 20, some
lists and altered the system, which elements of the same. Division were was proof that ont estimate was not completely shattered, with the result that the Division exists practically only in name, Co
far Tong
We may
estusted the Dermisin lodes ja this Tendens bottle,
Soreral officers who won't give the figurea, but I may trusted by the non-c say that these until October 6, officers, have been retired. This exceed the British. by 75 per cent
interesting, adds the Corresp -Referring to the
the submarines, because it is a reminder the old General Maurice said that without Grennan officer class has almost been desiring to minimise their inconvenientirely used up. ence, or to pretend not to be delight- ed than they were finally overcoms, the plain fact was that U houts bad- not delayed, by one hour, our plane in France or kept back a single round: of ammunition.
"FRENCH TAKE FURTHER PRISONERS IN BELGIUM.
HEAVY ENEMY, ATTACK ON CHAUME WOOD.
Loxoay, Oct. 11.
A Franch communiqué states: There has been no further infantry action in Belgium, The troops are consolidating the positions won.
Over 400 prisoners have been taken since yesterday.
The artillery on both sides active to the north of the
Our arty is better-fed and more liberally supplied with arms and munitions than ever before. The actual daily importations of war material into France, in January, averaged 11.4 tons hourly, while during the last week in September, it averaged 27.5 and has been steadily rising ever since. There has a Ihren an enormous construction of light lines, canals and road. The number of trains running daily brond guage lies with war materia for the British army on March 1st was 179, and, this had men to 25 during the last week in September
The average tonnage weekly on the f light railways during Marchi, was
and at the beginning of t September if was 178,400. During
A French communiqué almost doubled and this has con- broke up attempted the same period the canal tratticIn Belgium, during the
tinued
General Maurice proves that our arques are, continually and increas ingly being supphed despite the U-boat
Concluding, Genem) Maurice suid The fighting bard and a great
deal com
not end the WIZI
ibob hard. mportantes;;
poxible
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