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號五月十年七十堂百九千英
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SONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 1917.
BUSINESS NOTICES
已丁次歲年六國民華中、
BUSINESS NOTICES,
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY,
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A, S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
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NOTICE...
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Ociony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of M. to 1 P.X. and . P.M. to PM. daily.
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INSURANCE CO
WHICH ALL YESTED THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN. MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, L.,
And
PRE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE on
TUTAL FUNDS AT S12 Decembar, 13:4,
£33,910,387,
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Subscribed Capital 24,500,000
Paid-up Capital ...............................£2,437,500
Fon Funds............
5,837,047
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Bevenue Firs Branch..................
128,430
£23.970,387
£2,381,468
0,141,593
· Life, and Annuity'
Branche Revenue Marine Department...
Other Receipts
337,239
478,940
£5,$30,228
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meet
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te of the Company's Business.
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AE TRAMWAYS COMPANY
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Hongkong, April 11, 1912
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WATSON'S
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The
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THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail)
THE GERMAN, LANDING AT OESEL.
A CONSIDERABLE 'ENEMY · FLEET
EMPLOYED.
PETROGRAD. Oct. 1.
The Ministry of Marine learns that
THE FLANDERS BATTLE FIELD.
Tosvoš, Orn. 14.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports.
The enemy's artillery was active,
eight Dreadnoughts, a. dozen light during the night, to the north-east
cruisers, 40 torpedo boats and 20 of Ypres. tuine sweepers, participated in the German landing at Oesel.
Experts recognise the seriousness of the move, but they do not con- sider that Petrograd is immediately menuced.
The Naval General Staff, tele- graphing at ten o'clock yesterday
We repulsed reconnaitring parties to the westward of Becelaere and the
north of Poelcapalle.
We successfully carried out a raid. in the neighbourhood of Hulluch.
BIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST REPORT...
morning, reports that the energy took FRIDAY'S PRISONERS TOTAL 942
possession of the northern and east. eru part of Oesel and have arrived ar-Arensberg Thep only demon- strated against Dago.
M. Kerensky has sent a message to the Baltic Fleet imploring it to do its duty.
FIGHT ON OESEL ISLAND CONTINUES.
FOUR ENEMY TORPEDO-BOATS
SUNK.
LONDON, Oct. 14.
A Bussian official message states We repulsed an attempt to cap ture the pier at Moen Island.
LONDEN, OCE IL Field Marshal Sir Donglas reporta
south-east of Monsby-le-Preux
East County troops successfully rided
Friday's prisoners now total: $43 including 41 officers.
DETERMINED AIR FIGHT.
A British air patrol on Saturday encountered a formation double their own strength and a determined fight ensued. Four of ours live not returned. Alle machines arriving too late to? participate saw several enemy machine*. falling out of control.
ARTILLERY STRUGGLE ON
·FRENCH FRONT.
LONDOS, Oct. 14:
The fight on Ocecl Island con- tinues. The enemy are pressing us buck, in a south-easterly direction..
The Germans continued their dis embarkation on Saturday, under the protection of very large naval forces.lively on the Aisne Front, especially,
A Frencir communiqué states The artillery struggle was fairly
Simultaneously several enemy in the Pantheon district and at ships engaged the shore batteries on Vanclere and California plateau Dugo Island.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY IN THE MEUSE REGION.
and
АД
cruiser
Our batteries sank four torpedo- boats grounded.
.enemy
The overwhelming gunfire destroy- ed the battery, enabling a small detachment to land, but it was unable to maintain its position and returned to the ships
Since yesterday morning our ships have presented the energy entering the waters between Dago and Oese! Islands.
Our ships have not, suffered much appreciable damage...
Our torpedo boats, in the Baltic, destroyed eleven schooner
GERMANS REPORT TOWNS AFLAMEX
LONDON, Oct., 14.
LONDON, Oct 15 A French communiqué states:- There is lively artillery activity on the Aisne front, especially in the region of the plateaux on the right bank of the Bleusel
'GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Oct. 141 A German official message states: Five French counter-attacks, to the north of Vauclerc Mill, failed.
THE BATTLE "ZONE.
A WELTERING PANORAMA OF MUD ISLETS.
Beuter's Correspondents. Britis Headquarters states -The weź has cleared up, renewing the oppor
Neverthe tias for serial activity,
A German official message states: We are advancing in a south easterly direction on Oesel Island.
The towns of Zerel and Arensburgess the battle zone is a vast weltering are aflare.
panorama of mud ralets and onions green shell pools.
DISORDERS IN RUSSIA
AN OFFICER'S COOL DARING.
A remarkable instanca of the most cool PETROGRAD, Oct. 14. Boude of criminals and desertera individual daring in being told of mi who had begun to pillage Kharkoff, officer. A rest of Gorman soipers ware- on October 10, were fusilladed by the firing on our stretcher bearers, although eremy stretcher bearers were working roops who are checking the excesses alongside them for a considerable Martisi aw was proclaimed in the
time, immolested, After number evening, after day-long fighting of our men had been shot clown
Similar disorders, provoked by the scarcity of food, in various towns in the provinces of Bessambia, Podolia,walked boldly to the,, snipers Kherson and Astrakham were place and proceeded, in very vigorous speedily suppressed.
German, to tell the snipers what thought of them and
EFFUSIVE SPEECHES AT BOFIL
officer, carrying a Red Cross
Estoupon he returned rafel
single shot came from the pers Safe AOR: Best atter
A messege-from Sofia states King Ferdinand and, the Kaiser mode WEATHER RESTRICTS AIRCRAPE effusive speeches at a banquet, welcoming the latter.
NO PATCHED UP PEACE WANTED.
THE VIEWS OF
SIFIST:
OPERATIONE.
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