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THORNE'S
號六廿月十年七十壹百九千登英
ESTABLISHED
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1917.
BUSINESS NOTIOES":
巳丁大満年六國民華中
BUSINESS NOTICES,
OLD VAT w. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
"HONGKONG,
THE 018.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIU A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Petce Station between the hours et 9 to 1 and 2 PM to 4 P. M daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- sales ander the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. ad at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a tine not exceeding $50
NORTH BRITISH & CANTILE
INSURANCE CO
- WHICH ALR VESTED THE SHARES by
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
'COMPANY, LUD
.and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ル
ASSURANCE CO
STAL FUNDE AR 315 DECEMBER, 1914, £33,970,367.
TOTAL
I-Authorised Capital 28,000,000, Bubscribed Capital 24,500,000)
Paid-up Capúa! £2,437,500 -Fire Funds............3.837,047, I-Life & nouity Fonda... 17,567,890 Baking Fund Acouunt....... 128,230
£23,970,367
Revenue. Fir Ersoch...... £2,381,453
Life and Annuity
2.141.593 - ;/
Branchos. Rerende Marine Department... 337.239 478,940 Other Receipts - LOND
£5,239,228
meet
The Accumulative Funda of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by det of Parliament, are set aside healaims under the respectiva Depart ment of the Company's Boriners
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Aventy
DEAR TRAMWAYE COMPANY
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V
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10/hour.
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2
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Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
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Its Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it to well deserves.
PINTS $1.20 Per Dozen. SPLITS 70 cts. "
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Hongkong, April 1, 1919.
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AND
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THE WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
[Reuter's Service to the China Mail, I
TO-DAY'S
THE BATTLE OF THE AISNE.
FURTHER FRENCH ADVANCE.
LONDON, Oct. 25.
A French communiqué states- The situation, to the north of the Aisne in the sector of Brage-en- Tananois and Chavignon, is changed..
112.
During the night we again ad- vanced on the Chavigon-Mont-des Singes front, and reached Fozzy farm. We have taken over 500 pr. soners here, since last evening.
An enemy surprise attack, at Sapigneul bridgehead, preceded by a violent bombardment, failed.
Germun airmen dropped two bomba on Nancy. There were uo victims:-
THE FLANDERS BATTLE
BRITISH REPULSE ANOTHER STRONG COUNTER-ATTICK,
Losnos, Och
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Holg
·rsports
We completely repulsed another strong counter-attack last night, to the south of Houthulst Wood.
The Gloucesters, Worcesters and
on the position between. Roeux Berkshires carried out a successfuf
and Gavrelle, killing many of the enemy, and destroying dug-outs.
ANGLO-FRENCH DRUM FIRE,
LONDON, Oct.
A German official message atates S The enemy drumfire is most violent between Houthulst Wood and Pass chendaele.
Twenty-five enemy aeroplanes were brought down, or fell in their THE RUSSIAN FRONT. own lines, out of control
"LENTIRELY IMAGINARY
"ATTACKS.
PARIS, Oct, 25. A seral-official report, states that
THE GERMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM FIGA FRONT.
PETROGRAD, Ooti, 25.7% The German withdrawal from the Riga front amounted to about eigh teen miles in two days. It was cost-
stadt.
the two attacks by the French at pronounced to the north of Friedrich Chemins-des-Dames, mentioned in a German communiqué. are entirely imaginary
GERMAN
WITHDRAWAL”
LONDON, Oct. 25. A German official message states Our advanced troopa in the Pinon, [Chavignon undi Aillette regions, have withdraw behind the Oise cural
wing to the French pressure..
GREAT BATTLE ON ITALIAN FRONT.
LONDON, Oct. 25
An Italian official message states: The enemy launched a strong attack,
fter a very violent bourdinert, especially between Mount Rombon and”). the northern edge of the Bainaiz: Plentats
Apparently, the enemy inter is to establish himself behind the Divina and to hold the right bank purely in order
to protect Riga
A Russian official message states The enemy retired fifteen miles i the Riga region, near the Falov High Road and Little Jack.
Out vanguards, on some sectors est touch with the retiring Germanex The enemy destroyed all the build- "ings, roads and bridges, during the
retreat
We repulsed the enemy's attempts to land at Tomba and to the south- ward of Werder:
RUSSIAN TROOPE IN BALTIC ISLANDS.
INCREDIBLE TREACHERY,
PETROGRAD, Oct., 25,
A sailor, delegate of the Fleet We resisted at Saga, but more to the Committee, who went to the Baltic south the enemy penetrated our adven Islands to watch the military oper ced lines on the left bank of the lanza tions and was taken prisoner, has and crossed the river at Saint Maria escaped. He states that some of the ngil Saint Lucia, M
Russian troops are deplorable in their We checked powerful attacks to the attitude to the Germans. They aided west of Volnik, and also ou the western the espionage, which is rampant in slopes of Mont San Gabrielle where on the Islands, the inhabitants signal- counterattacks yielded a few hundred ling by spreading sheets to guide the
prisoners,
THE ENEMY, CLAIMS.
Germän, airman...
BRITISH ARMOURED CAR DIVISION
*IN RUSSIA,
“Lordos, Det., 25. A German official message states: The Austro-German-armies attack. et on a 30-kilometre front on the Isouzo They penetrated. Flitch Basin and Tolmino, overrunning strong positions, in the first thrust
The Italian desperately resisted and the fighting is proceeding. Division on the South W By the evening we had captured adds that the Buria 10,000 prisoners including, Divisional with pride Brigade Staffs blaa rich booty operation until the end.
struggle whole
RUSSIA'S THANKS AND
EXPECTATIONS.
Lon, so Octo: 25 The Admiralty announces that M-
Geddes the Army thanks for the Kerensky has telegraphed to Sir
invaluable and heroic work of Com mander Locker Lampson
AUSTRO-GEEMANS CLAIM. FRESH
* SUCCESSES
Londox, Octvý!
425 German official message states
ined fresh successer
and Tolmine, and
booty, are
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