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餐三十月七年八十壹百九千睿英
BUSINESS NOTIOÈS,
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1918.
午戊夫歲年七國華中
BUSINESS NOTIOES
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS
A, S. WATSON & Co, Ld;
WINE & SPIRIT HERCHANTS,
HONGBONG
Trt. 616.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non. ASIATIC A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 st. to 1 P.M. and 2.P.M.. to 4 PM. daily,
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers All person, with certain exceptiona whe remain in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORUENANCE 1918. Forns of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.PO. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is s Ene not exceeding $50
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
1
INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE TENTED THE SHARE" 07 THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, L
and
THE RAILWAY. PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL FUNDS OF SIST DEC, 1914,
£23.970,387.
1-Authorwed Capital £3,000,000.
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 "Paid-up Capital £2,497,000 II-Fire Funds.. 2837,047
Fande... TI-Life & Annuity
Serking and Account......
17,567,890
128,230
£23,970,387
Revenue Fire Branch £3,381,450
Life and Anaalty 2,141,693
Branches. Mu ke 4, Revenge Marine Department,.. Other Receipts
337.239 478,940
£5,338,228
The Accumulative Funds of the varioas Branches ace separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, aro ant aside to ment the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business
"SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED,
TIME TABLE
WERK DATS
7,00 am, to 8.00 a.m...Every 16 minutes. 8:00a.. to 10.00a.m...Every 19 malamtos. 19.00a.m. to 11,00 a....Every 15 minutes, 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 12.43 p.m. to 1.15 p....Every 10 slantes. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.45p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Ivery 10 minutes, 9.15pm to 6.00 pm...Every 15 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 mlantes, RIGHT CARS,
8.50 p.m. sud 3 pm 9:30 p.m.. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour.
11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of
7.30 &
*n bour.
SONDATA. 8.00a.m. to 10.30 a....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am to 11:00a.m...Every 10 minutes. 11.30 am, to 12 Noon....Every 15 mlates. 19.00 noon to 1.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00pm to 5.30 p.m... Every 15 minute. 6.30p.m. to 6.00pm...Every mint tel. 6.00p.m. to 8.30 p.m...Every 10minu 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter. NIGHT CARS us on Week Days.
Extra Car at 12 midnight.
- SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS | Des Voeux Road Central.
Besson and punch tickets available for all cars not already fall running at the ime stated in that Company's time tables, but not for special car, can be obtained on application at the Company's Off- No, Benson Hoket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Nobes or by Chequer Oompradore order representing Bank Note
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
Qmiral Managers.
ANG YUK DENTIST, Fuccessor of TA
the late SIEN TING,
14 D'AQUILAR STEVET
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
diaraltation fro
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
་
Steel Building Work of every Description Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATIÓN:COMPANY, LIMITED,
HONGKONG CANTON LINE.
Sailings-To Canton daily at an. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 3 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and
p
SERVICE OF THE RONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG, MACAO “LINE. "Savings To Macao daily at 6 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and
2 p.m. (Sundays,i p.m.). From Mis daily at 7.30 am. and 2 pin. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Further information may be obtained at the Comrary's Orria, Hotel Mansons,
or from Mestry. Tros. Coox & Eax. Booking Agents, Hongkong.
BY APPOINTMENT
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TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES.
ጎ .
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
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-THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG LTD.
AGENTS!- BUTTERED & Swife
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
WATSON'S PYERIS. PORTLAND CEMENT
REGISTERED.
Au exact reproduction of a well-known Spa at half the price. Blends perfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky.
A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep or touch not the Fyerian Spring, There shallow drifts intoxicate the Brain And drinking deeply sobers us again”—Pope.
Pints 90 cts. Per Doz. Splits 60
"
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART
MANAGER.
THE PEAK HOTEL
1,500 Feet above Sea Level.
In Casks of 375 lbs. net.
In Bags of 250 lbs. net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.
Established 1883 -MANUFÄUTURERS OF
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
" to 18
DISCUNGE,
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCI
5 to 15′′ CİECURIZZAN 1.
1918
Indian
MOTOR CYCLES.
-ệ bip... at lupu zad ̈7-8 bupi ALEX ROSS & CO
Machinery Dept "Phone 27,
PRICE: $8.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S:
TELEGRAMS.
Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)
THE WESTERN FRONT.
FRENCH INCREASE THEIR GAINS.
A French
Lospos, July 11. najne states:
We interessed our gains Turing the night on the outskirts of the firest
of Retz and took possession of the
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. -PROCLAMATION BY GENERAL KORNILOFE.
WILL LEAD ARMY AGAINST GERMANS.
Losboy, July 11.
viling of Corey.ntirely, for Corry). An undatel telegram from Moscow station to the t'hatent and fan of sintes, that General Korniloff her St. Paul.
issue-a-prolatica declaring, that
We optured 50 prisoners.
OFFENBURG BOMBED.
Loxnos, July 11.
An offic report by the Air
Ministry states that a squadron, this
is willing to melnowledge the power of the Soviet and to grammatið an drar ligainst the Germans and' also to nedististe for Allied assistance against Germany.
Genel Korniloff states that be:
is near Rostoff with a large forze and
ke the population of the Don dia
morning! bombeil the railway" silict to receive him as a friend.
at Offenburg, Bood bursts were observed.
At our machines returnél.
سب
THE FIGHTING IN ALBANIA.
NEW AUSTRIAN DEFENCE FINE.
Lospos, July 11. A wicks Austrian official message status:-
We have organised a new defeu. sive: line in Albania. "
SUBMARINE WARFARE..
VISCOUNT JELLICOE'S
PROPHECY
Losos, July 11. Viscount Jellicoe, speaking at Southampton and referring to his prophecy in February that submarine Warfare would by defeated by August, id ships were not being sunk as foks as they are being built, while sthairings are being sunk fuster
than they are being built. That was what he meart by the defect of subnane warfare. He was con- fident the Gennan losses would not grow less."
ADMIRAL SIMS ENTERTAINED.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
LONDON, July 11. Mr. Asquith, entertaining Admiral Sims at the National Libera! Club. said President Wilson had done inore than any other statesman to con ceiltrate the minds of men on a
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length] Fries, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application te
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers gue of Nations which was our
Bongkong, April 11, 1919.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED)
LANGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON 15 Minutes from Landing Stage FOUNDERS. All work done is this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can sccommodate any craft of 200 Lear Las
Town Office, 48, CONTATOST ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong Telephone No. 459. Under the Management of-
Telephone No. 9, Shipyard: Show-Boi P, Kowloon, Hongkong, Basmates farmished on application.
WONG FING WA, Manager
“Mrs. BLAIR.
GRAND HOTEL.
Bird-class ai ap-o-date otel, most sentral location within the vicinity of all the principa
Noted for Life best food, fatrolments, Accommodation and Cleanliness,
Caline nuder Euròpann Bupervision.
2
A Bake
À - String Orchestra rondars selections frags RX Px to 150 rx Special monthly terma for residents and for Shipping People.
W. BARKER, For farther particulars apply
Manager. Telegraphle Address COMFORT."
Telephone No. 187.
ARLTON HOTEL
CA
(THE ONLY ANKRIGAN HOTEL IN THE COLONY.) ICE HOUSE STREET Under American Management.
Nice and quiet yet caly few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, Scrupulously Clean. Moderate Terms Monthly and Family Rater on application to the Proprietrza
Launches Most Passenger Boats, Telegraphic Address "CARLTON,
MRS. FE CAMERON.
Bongkang, April 1, 1912
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THE WESTERN FRONT."
BRITISH POSITIONS IMPROVED
LONDON, July 11, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports
We slightly improved our positions“ eastward of Bretonneux and captured several prisoners in successful-raids on Merris and Festubert
Hostile artillery is active astrile the Somme.
FAMOUS BRITISH AIRMAN KILLEDİ
THRICE FOUGHT ÏMMELMANN.-
LONDON, July LI
The airman, Major McGudden, Y.C. who has won almost every award for valour, has been accidentally killed whilst flying in France
The son of a warrant dificer in the Engineers, Major McCadden begüm " as a mechanic and, thrice fought I'm melmann.
FRENCH CAPTURE FARMS AND QUARRIES.
LONDON, July 11, A French communiqué states South of the Aisne our infantry finally overcome the enemy resistance at different points".
We exptured La Grille farm andhe tha: quarries north of Chavigny farm to the East. Our patrols reached Long Pont and entered the northern part of Corey, taking prisonera.
THE BALKAN THEATRE.
www FRENCH AND ITALIANS ADVANCING,
LONDON, July IL A Freach Eastern communiqué státèa z Notwithstanding, the costly defeats:
dominating world-wide aim, whose practical embedient was the most. ungent constrastivy, problem of inter-at Cerna Bend yesterday the enemy to-day re-attacked north of Monastir national statesmanship.
and was again repulsed.
"
THE STRUMA AND YARDAR---
VALLEYS.
·DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION,
Lesbos, July 1L The Times Correspondent at Salonika sys that concussions have been granted to British and French Snancial groups
ADMIRAL SIMS ON THE We continued our advance in conjunc tion with the Italians south of Devol AMERICAN FORCES.
in Albania. We captured Catsgurlige Admiral Sinis emphasised that thead Harnica peak, the Austrians retiring süfe transport of 1,000,000 American in disorder along the Temarica valley.
We are pursuing the enemy. trops was due very largely to the British Navy and the Mercantile Mening. The submurine menace had now ended. |". Adumi Sims, proceeding, suld be dined with the King on Tuesday and His Majesty, in telling him the reports from the Western Front, a.it was impossible to exaggerate the influence upon the American for the drainage and irrigation of forces of their success"in fighting marshes in the Struma, and Vardar alongside the Australians. One Aus Valleys respectively
BANKS AMALGAMATING. tralian officer, cu being restored; }
LONDON, July.11. was ruost enthusiastic about the
The Daily Express atates that harciar's Americans.
Bank and the London and Provincial THE BOSCHS AFRAID OF COLD and the South-Western Bauk hovy amalgamated, controlling total accounts of ££12,000,000.
STEEL.
Admiul Sing referring to pie
The Daily Chronicle say's rumour Your fighting by the Americii
is busy in the city regarding possibis Marines, when they wore badly cut amalgamatioue, including the Landou, up, said some of the wounded, when City and Midland Bank, and the London questioned, stated that they were Joint Stock Bank and mao that Lloyd's Banks about to come to working little afraid of the Bochie before they arrangement with the National Bank of met lum, but they found the Boche India. The British back of South would not stand up and fight, man Attrica entered intos working arrange ment with the London Provincial wo for man. They were good enough
South-Western Bank some weaki: Kuva beind a machine gun, but were afraid of old steel.
(Oontinued on Rage 3)