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觀五十月三年八十登百九千登英
BUSINESS NOTIONS,
TABLISHED
1845
午戊夫歲年七國民半中
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.Į
KOWLOON BAY.
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. (PUBLIBARO STERI
RAIL DAYJA-
Ountina was Werkkikown
of Hongkong and the Far East
Prions (Including Posings) to any pars of the world."*13,
PRICE $5.00 Per Month.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
SCOTCH WHISKY,
SOLE AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
MONGKONG.
TEL. 4102
J
NOTICE.
K
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to are the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9... i 1 PM, and 3 to 4 7.3. dally.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, he remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them. alves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Fecalty for non compliance is fine net savooding $50,
WORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE TETER ZUM KHARIA OF TAT OCHAN MARINE INSURANO..
COMPANY, LIP
and
THE RAILWAY. PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
UTAL FROM at Bist Decenxxx, 1914,
TOTAL
£23,970,367.
1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
Paid-up Capital,437,800
11-Fire Funds
3,637,017
III-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,690
Sinking Find-Account .................
Baroons Fire Branch..................
Life and Anruity
Braucht.
128,230
£23,970,567 £2,381,456 2,141,593
337,999 $78,940
· £5, 229, 128
Berans Marine Department...
De Beesipfa
The Apqumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, bý Act of Pagliament, are set aside to ment the, claim sóder the respective Depart- ante of the Company's Business.
EHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents,
DEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY.
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
WORK, BAY
7.00 1.1.168.00 am...very 15 minutes. 4.00am to 10.00 am...y-10 mkanber 10.00 8.6. 10.11.00a.m...Every 15 minuter, 1 to 12,45 p.m...Every 15 minutes 11.45p. 116 p.Every 10 minutes Lib.. 145 pm iterary 15 minutes/ Leto pazz to 1.15pm...Every 10 minahes. £15 to 5.30p.m...Every 15 minutes 600p.m. to 8:00 pun. Every 10 mhaybon.
50m, sed
p.m.30 pm. 11.00 p.. avery half hour LARA 21.00 p.m..40 11.65 pm tay quries of
1.00 to 10.30 a
10 minutes. 19.30 .m. o 11.0...Eysty 10 miniatus. 11.00a.m. to 12 Noon Eury 15 minute. 33.00 soon to 100 p. Every 10rafoutes. 1.00pm to 5.30 pm. Every 15 mlnates, 3 b6,10 pmbrary 10 miesten 400 p. 6.30 p....Every 15 6302.30 8.06 Kvasy 10 ilmubos.
Wear Dayn MIGHT VÆRM 24 on Wee
ENTORDATE
Rates Car 1) 17 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company ONew, ALEKANDRA Buizeruna" Da Road Dentaal,
and panch tickets available for Berson all cats hot already full maning as the Mima stand in the Company's time tablet, bus nok for special sure, entr enabrication at ika Compas
Office
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-CANTON LINE,
Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.
SERVICE OF SONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LED,
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
Bangs:-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Gundays 9 am) and
p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).
From Masso daily at 7.30 sm, and A p... (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Ferther information may be obtained at the COMPANT'S OFFICE, Estal Mansions," or from Mosers. Ton Cook & Box, Booking Agents, Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ed.
Established 1883 -MANUFÄUTURERS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
1" to 15"
CIRCUITERENCE.
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
*" to 10"
5" to 15"
CARCENTELLE 1,
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length Prics, iamples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application
Shewar, Tomes & Co. General Managers
Bongtong, April 11, 191
WATSON'S EUMINTOL
[i1
A Liquid Dentifrice having all the Characteristics
of Odol,
Applied directly on the brush it cleanses the teeth and prevents their decay.
When mixed with water it forms a pleasant antiseptic mouth wash, which purifies and refreshes the whole mouth
Price $1.25 per bottle.
PREPARED ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG and CHINA.
TEL: 16.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONS,
(UCTED),
NGINEERS and SHIFTUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS FOUNDIES-All-Work done in this establishment fas Over thirty ya experiton. We own two BilpasyH KHA CHA MOCUM
IRON WE BATE
TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
-THE TANGO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY, OF HONGKONG LTP.-
AGENTS:- SUTTERFIELD & SWIKE
•TELEPING AC12
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
M- Cisks 'af 375-16#, 'net-
In Bags -nt asa ika, nat.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL" MANAGERS
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART
MANAGER.
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500, Feet above Sea Level.
15 Minutes from Landing Stage.” Under the Management of
Reuter's Smance to the Chino Hailit
AIR-RAID ON YORKSHIRE
COAST.
HOMES DROPPED ON HULL,
LONDON, Mar. 19.
The Presa Burcau states — Three enemy airships participated in last night's raid. Anly one ap- proached the defended locality, namely, Hull, and dropped four bombe, demolishing
bouse. A woman died of shock..
The other machines wandered for hours into remote districts at great altitudes and unloaded bombs on open country and then proceeded to
sed.
A BUSY DAY FOR BRITISH ATIATORS.
NINETEEN ENEMY MACHINES ACCOUNTED FOR.
LONDON, Mur.: 19. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports on aviation:
NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVE.
LONDON, Mar. 18.
The Admiralty státes :-- Naval aircraft dropped three tons of bombs on the Bruges dook on | Monday night and raided billete and sidings in St. Pierra Capello yester day."
We started large fires and machin gunned enemy trenches.
During the patrols we brought down two machines in flames."
One of ours is missing.
THE AIR-RAID ON COBLENZ,
TERRIFIC RESULTS:
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 14. According to reporta from Ger many the results of the air-mid co Coblenz were terrific. The military have isolated the city. Nobody is allowed to leave or enter without a passport. Two munition factories are burning furiously and vast quanti ties of explosives are continually exploding
THE WESTERN FRONT.
ENEMY ACITYTTY:
LONDON, Mar. 18. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports t
Several reconnaissances were car- ried out on Monday wall eastward of the hina. Five hundred bombs were dropped on a large siding and am. We drove of an enemy party mea munition depota at Aulnoye, and Le Vacquerie and successfully raided depots southgant of Valenciennes, sorthward of Lens, laking BOUN south-eastward of Cambrai and prisoners.. couthward of Douai.
A strong enemy party mided a
The enemy's aeroplanes attacked post southward of Armentieres after the bombers.
Ten hostile machines were brought down and seven driven down
of our machines are missing."
Two
heavy bombardment.
A few of our men are 'zalasing.
Hostile artillery was active south- weat of Cambmí, Loos, Messines and
A German observation balloon was Passchendaele.
brought down.in.flames...
..
We dropped 200 bourbe at night- | time ca a dump and railway siding north-eastward of St. Quentin.
All our machines returned.
An enemy four-seater landed in our lines and the occupants were taken prisoners.
A "LIVELY ENGAGEMENT! THE FRENCH FRONT.
LONDON, Mar, 13.
A French communiqué states:- After a violent bombardment in the hill region of Champagne, the Ger- rams, attacked west of Vaudesin- court. Da
Our aeroplanes at day-time to-day
After a lively engagement We dropped a ton of bombs ou factories, stations and barracks at Coblentz drove the enemy out of some ad- Bursts were seen from all objectives,vanced trenches in which he obtained causing two fires. A very large esa footing., The enemy suffered seri- plosion was observed in a building in ous losses. the south-west corner.
A few hostile machines were cu countered, but all ours returned.
PERSISTENT BRITISH AERIAL WORK
LONDON, Mar. 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports ob aviation as follows
Besules the raids, reputed luat-
Mrs. BLAIR, Fight we dropped on ienday night
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three tons of bombs on Bruges docks. all our machines returned.T
The bombing on Tuesday was. con- |
There was fairly considerable ra ciprocal artillery fiting on the left of the Meuse,
GERMAN REPORT.
A wireless Cherman official report statas
We raided French trenches, north- eastward of Prosas, destroyed enemy works and took 90 prisoners.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
LONDON, Mar. 12.
A French communiqué states:- There is, marked artillery activity irs Argonne and on the right bank
FURTHER PROGRESS IN PALESTINE
tinued even more rigorously than on of the Meusen the previous days, tons of bomba were dropped on fallway sidings at. Mons and Bavat, midway betweerr- Valencines and Blaubeuge large dumps northeast of St Quentin, and southward of Doual, and billets eastward of Lens.
During the
fighting which lasted the day long, 14 German machines were brought down and eght were Edriven downNGARY
Six of ours are missing.
LONDON, Mar 18.
An offcial report from Palestine
saya
We slightly advance our line east
blus road. ward of the Jerusalem. The-East Anglians, South Angliane
and Indians on the falsector advanced three miles on an eleven- "miles front capturing five villa A German observation balloon At two of them the
stroved
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