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No. 17 2001
The China Mail.
我二十月八年八十叠百九千登英
ESTABLISHED
18
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES
1918
Indian
MOTOR CYCLES
24 of hip. and 7-9 h,pe ALEX ROSS & CO.
Machinery Dept. Phone 37.
午戊次葳年七國華中
PRICE $3.00 Per Months
THE GREAT BATTLE.
THE ENEMY'S CRUSHING MISFORTUNES.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non. "ASTATIC DE A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony, should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 to 1 P.M. and 2 P.M. to 4'P.31. dally.
Applicants will be required to produce! Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony, for more than days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms" of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the GIT.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for con cospliance is a Ene not exceeding $50
SORTH BRITISA & MERCANTILE INSURANCE DI
WHICH ARE VESTED THI BHARIS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD..
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO
TOTAL FUNDRAS 31ST UECHER. 1914,
.
*£23,070,367,
1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
Paid-up Capital £47,000. II-Fire Funds............... 3,887,017 III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,657,690
Sinking Fand Accvent ..............
Rezende Fire Branch
Jife and Annuity
Branches...makes "Rovence Marine Department...
Other Receipts
129,230
£23,870,347
£2,391,438 2,141,593 337.239 478,940
£5.339,228
The Acconiaintive Funds of the various Branches are separately investert, and, by Act of Parliament, are ret aside to meOL the claims under the respective Deput ments of the Company's Business,
SHEWAN, TOMES
Agents
PEAK TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
V
CU...
COMPANY,
7.0Ux.m. to A..... Every 15 minutes. 8.00.m, to 1.00 a.m...Every 10 minutes. 20.00a.m. to 11.00 ...Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minnces. 19.45 p.m. to 1.15 pm...Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m.6 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutos. 1.10 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutės. 2.15 p.m.to 6.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...ray 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS,
8.50 p.m. and 8 p.m., 9:30 p.m. to 11.00 pm. every half hour,
11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of A hoor..
BUXRAYE.
7.30a.m.
Efery 15 minutes. 2.00 .. to 10.30) .. 10.30 am, to 11.00 n. m...very 10 minates. 11.30 am to 12 Now....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 avon to "1.00 pm...very 10 minutes. 1:00 pm to 5.30p.m...Every 15 minutos.
5.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every minut
8.00 ja.. to 8.30 p.m.. Every 15minates
6.30 p.m. to 8.00 pm...Esery 10 minuter.
NIGHT CARS on Wook Days.
SATURDAYS
"
Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, "ALEXANDRA BUILDING Dan Your Road Central,
Season and parich tickets araliable for
1 cars not already full ruasing at the ime stated in the Company'e timo tablos, bus not for special cats can be obtained on application at the Company'"Oce- No Season leka will be ieved entil payment therefor has been made in Banx Nutes or by Chador Compradors order representing Bank Note.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
Henri Marumors.
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METEOR GARAGE
Bole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automiles for Hire and..
for Sale
at reasonable Price.
Phone 2500.
465 Des Voeux Road.
Central.
BUSINESS NOTICES,
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY,
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 STEAMBOAL "CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
HONGKONG-CANTON, LINE,
Sailings-To Canton daily at 8.a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 pim. From Cantin daily at 2am. (Sandays excepted) and 4. p.m.
SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG MACAO LINE. «Sailings :-8.8. "SED AN to Macno daily at 3 n.. (Sundays 9 a.m.).
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S.S. SUL AN" from Maeno daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays 2 p.m.). S.S. "SUT TAI" from Macno daily at 7.20 am. (Sundays excepted. Further information may be obtained at the Corrásy's Orvice, Hotel Mansions,
front Messrs. TOS." Coon & Sox. Booking Agents, Elengkong.
KALOTHERMINE.
A SAFE AND SIMPLE APPLICATION.
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SOLE AGENTS ---
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HONGKONG and CHINA.
THE HONGKONG HOTE
AND
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1,500 Feet above Sea "Level,
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of
TAIKOO DOCKYARD
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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION:
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MORLANCOURT CAPTURED,
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HOW
ALLIED ASSAULT PUSHED HOME GRI17, NTDIDIER FELL
IN 40 MINUTES.
AMERICANS ACQUIT,THEM
SELVES MANIFICENTLY.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Bruter's Correspondent at, British Headquarters says:
CONCENTRATING TO
SAVE ROTE.
PARIS Aug. II.
A semi-ocial report states: Montdier following to the conI- binesi went on the right wing gi General Debeney's Army and the (left wing of the Third Frelich Army,
The British and American sarult cannard-d'hy General Hutalit [between the Ancze und the Somme, ¦
ENRMY CONTEMPLATING, Lanentioned by Sir Dofiglas Hay, was
VIOLENT COUNTER- pushed home in 10 minutes when blij sitally important Chipilly, spur was curriel.
OFFENSIVE
The Polarned states scouting, aero- plares report that strong enemy Morlancourt was ruptured after a
róhangs are advancing by forced Serce hand-to-hand fight.
Saith of "the Sono cavalry, and Est Quentin. Apparently the enemy Quatvigs from Cambrai, Perenne azuk strong infantry patrois entered Fotes Beaufort, Waryillers, Res[offensive in cader to save Roye, blus is contemplating a violent counter- siers, Vauxillers and the fall of" which, Rouvroy en Santérre by dark.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. The Arriero ybsterday gave
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs, net.
In Bags of 250 lbs. net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
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YEE SANG FAT CO,
Grand Reduction
SALE
ALL KINDS OF THINGS
FOR
GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND
CHILDREN.
Sale Commences
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GRAND HOTEL.
Plata pindale Hotel, man castral location within the vicinity of all the principal
Banks Sued for the best you Bestrahente, Accummodating and fantine: Cubelno nactar Europea Superrlina. A first-c String Orchestra render selections from 4.50 P.X. Lo 18.30 Pix. Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People
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MACARONI, PASTE STARS,
A
The Australians entered Chains so swiftly that, they captured the Fernion Divisional Headquarters Teonaplete. The train which the cavalry captured was a leave trui.
nagiificent account of themselves.
FRENCH ATTACK ON TWELVE. MILE FRONT.
PARIS-AMIENS RAILWAY USED BY ALLIES.
ท
firtatet.
two far, is not toz-
THE GENERAL LINE OF THE ALLIES.
LONDON, Aug. 11,
12.25 .. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports
An "attuck was lonelied on the Jeeping of the 9th in seerdance with the Allied plan by the right of th French Erst Arty to the south of Montdidier. Es was developed b5- Loxous. Aug. "10. Reuter leam that the French ur Alles in the morning with com- untucked at dawn between Montdidier Plete success and from the north and the Oise, along a twelve-mile and south-east Montilier was en- front and attained a depth of four Veloped and fell to the hands of the Frenel hefore mid-day with miles in six hours.
There is little doubt that Mont-any prisoners and quartities dichier has fallen,
material..
The French captured a hundred The advane of the French First guns, in addition to those previously Army continued throughout the day in Co-operation with the French Anny on the right of the British Fourth Army.
mentioned.
The enemy in probably thrown hick four the gun range of the Paris Ainiers railway at St. Just, where the Allies last night used the ruil
way.
The British, pressing hard the retreating Germans to the south of Lihons, overente (po. enemy's re- stance and made substantial pro
The enemy is completely cleared from the secondary line from Amiensgress to Crepy. "
The general life reached by the The Chaulnes railway junction is Allies now runs north to south from mdeg, heavy, Beki-gun fire and Lions, Fresnoy, Les Boye, Lignieres quite "musable by the Germans and Condby-les-Foss. The number The enemy, Akurefore does not of prisoners is increasing. jesa railways for reinforcements,
On the Mourier Oise, front. [eleven enemy Divisions have so far
Leen identitat
FRENCH CAPTURE" SEVERAL"
POINTS.
MOSTDIDIER FALLS TO THE "FRENCH
BRITISH PROGRESS FURTHER
LONDON, Aag. II. 12.30 petr
Bield-Marsa Sr Douglas
reports:
In a successful operation at night we advanced our line to the north of the Somme on the high ground
8,00G PRISONERS CAPTURED IN between Ethem and Dernancourt.
Fighting to the south of the river is: THREE DAYS.
reported at different points:
LONDON. Aug-11-
4 am
A. Frenet communique states Our attacks on the Ayre battle Trout continued all day with incred ing success. Montdidier, outflanked on the east and north, fell if the morning,
The French progressed along the, south bank of the Avre and reached the outskirt of Le Chellestaurin.
We repulsed a local attack in ther" woming on positions to the north of Kemmel, taking prisoners.
We drove of raiders to the nort of the Scarpe
We' are contiming our victorious. We slightly improved our post advice or the night of the British. tions to the east of Robeco
We pushed ten ilometres to the east of Montdidier on the front of Andechy-La Boissiere-Fexcomps, ex- tending and acting to the south-east,
We attacked German positions on the right and left of the St. Just- Joye road on a foot of twenty
EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,kilometres. AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS
ALLIES PROGRESS AGAIN.
LONDON, Aug.
4 pm
A French communiqué: stutes; Last evening and last night, we progressed again on the whole frout batween the Avre lund the Qise. We
We captured Roller Grills Curriest the Doulogne-la-Grasso Mossil Foxel. Tewson-sur-Matz, Conchy lead advanced sist of Bus
Farther south we penetrated the
the Oise and reached the outskirts
LL our Pastes bear the "Booster" label and are made from Flour of the Best Tots, Neuville minfessons and Elin- | A Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten Starch and Ghiten are the principal components of Flour, Gluten is easier to digest and contains more court, advancing ten lontres a wooded region between the Matz and nutriment, than, Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions. turtain pointer on
Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World The Franciin the day fighting of La Berlene und Cuty and took
Torms moderate, pozially for Agencies. Orders executed promptlylanced over twenty letra THE HING WAY PASTE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. along the Antena Itoye road und cap-. Head Office: No. 47 and 43, Connaught Food, Central, Hongkong: Telephons 1219. tured over 8,000 prisonoma:
We advanced out three kilos Principal Fertory: Ng: 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone 8385. We have counted so für 200 guns metres north of Chevincours.
Branch Factory Wing Hing Streak Causeway Bay, Hongkong.
Cable Address: Hindw
urnong the enormous muterul ubun- doned.
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