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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES
1918
Indian
MOTOR CYCLES 2.p. 3h.p.. and 7-9 h.p ALEX. RÖSS9 & '00). Machinery Dept. *Phone 37.
午戊次歲年七國民華中
PRICE $3.00 Per Month
THE GREAT BATTLE.
* GERMAN EXPLANATIONS OF THEIR
DEFEAT.
· (Router's Service to the China 'Mai)
NOTICE.
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NY EUROPRAM Non ASIATIC DE 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 FM to 4 P dally.
Applicants
will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than days are required to Registor them. selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Registration giving the partien lars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Fensity for non compliance is a fine pot exceeding 950
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO
WHICH ARE VESTED THE 63455N OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE.
COMPANY, LTD.,
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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO
TOTAL
FUNDS 31ST DECEMBER, 1934,
£23,870,367
1-Authored Capital £5,000,000
Subscribed Capizal £4,500,00
Paid-up Capial".£2,487,500 II-Fire Funds
3,837,047
fif-Life & Annuity Fends... 17,567,5) 128.930 Sinking Fand Account......
£23,970,367 £9,381,456 2,141,083 337.239 478,940
Revenue Fire Eranch.
I
Tife sad Annuity
Branchet....VALUE. Kevens Marine Department
Other Receipta ......
£5.339.068
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, hy Act of Parliament, are set aside to magt the chains ander the respective Depart ment of the Company's Busianne,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
Agen's
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEAK DAY
7.00 ., to 8. a....Every 15 min. 8.00a.m. to 10.00 ....Every 10 minuter. 10.00 s. m, to 11,00 s.m...Every 15 minutos. 11.30 am to 12.46 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 12.46 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.5 p.m. to 1.45 pm...Livery 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.10 p.m...Every 10 minutos. 2.16 p.m. to 5.00 pm...Every 15 minutes. 500p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
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1100p.m. to 11.45 p.m. avery quarter of
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SUNDATE.
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SATURDAYS
Extra Cor at 12 midulght, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Uffcs, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Des Voeux Road Central.
Sassen and pane tickets available for all are not already fall running at the ime stated in the Company's time tables, bat not fer apecial cars, can be obtalutad on application at the Company's Office No season ticket will be gated patil -payment therefor has been made in Bask Noten arty Obeque or Compradoré Jordve representag, Back Note.
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or from Messrs. This Cock & Sox, Booking Agents. Hongkong.
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THE ENEMY'S DEFEAT.
HOW THE GERMAN PRESS VIEWS ALLIED SUCCESS.
INTERESTING COMMENTS.
begin
AMSTERDAM, "Az. 12. German newspapers. ning to admit the Allfed score though profissing caha confiikanre in the future. All dwell upon Atatement that the surprise was due to the fog, calling the Tanks to break through.
FRENCH PROGRESS TOWARDS ROTE.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH
OPERATIONS..
Losos. Aug 1% 1.30 pu
Fold-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig ja t
stacked time to the south of The enemy in the evening again Liñons but was repulsed..
As a result of the successful open - tions immediately to the south of the The Prankfurter Zeitung states: Somme, we took over 200 prisoners We huse last not an inciderunt have linked up cur positiora tor Erble nimmber of prisoners and guts the cast of Mericourt with the line- without es ar other serions onto the east of Ete'nchem on the
it realus to be seen northern bank of the river, whether the situation has changed "the the right of the Fourth Betis" strategica y 1
Any, the French on the afternoon The Colugar Guzette sis: "The of the 11th progressed towards Rose. reason for the regrettable occurrences capturing Amancourt and Tillongy has not yet been cleared up."
th the northern front we effected-
sequences.
The Cologne Folkszeitung susa: locul improvements of our line to sle Is is no good huling the fact that cast of Hobrej and between Vieux this cheek south of the Somme by Benquin und MerrİN,
the enemy, who is not numerically
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GENERAL MANAGERS.
BOSBOS. Aug. 12. 4.2.5 p.
French communiqué states:-~~ Between the Avos, and the Oise
the situation is unchanged.
The Fossische Zeitung states: SITUATION UNCHANGED IN AVRE- The least vulnerable, point on our
OISE SECTOR. front was itteäed. Therefore, it is vidiculous to say that cur entire position is maced. When Field- Marshal von Hindenburg. has com solidatedly the Aine-Vesle front, he will berable to freely shift his res serves at every menacel point.",
The Deutsche Tagen Zeitung. the organ of the Panderthana, saf [** The events between thes, Sommei Inud" the Avre constitute the first serious defeat in the wur. This is lub to the state of the muralé of Prince Rupprecht's troops.**
The Formuerta, commenting on the crisis confronting Germany, at the opening of the fifth year of the
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. ||war, says: The morale of the
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" to 16" CIRCUMFERINCI,
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6" to 16"
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3" to 10"
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Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Fricus, samples and full particqlara will be forwarded on application tr
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, April 11, 1912
MACARONI, PASTE STARS,
EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,
bution is damaged by, the Pan- Sherrilans wild cry for conquest,"
30,000 PRISONERS SINCE AUG. STH.
There were honhardmefits during the night in the regions of Manqui- villers and frivillers.
"
THIRD ALLIED" ATTACK.
FOCH'S SURPRISE BLOTS. PROBABLY BUT FIRST MOVES IN GREAT OFFENSIVE..
Lósos, Ang. 12. The promise of further rapid sur-↑ prise blows by Marshal Foch has been fulfill more speedily than was ́. anticipated, by the entry of Generil. Humbert, "whose swift and succesRS- ful mush equalled the magnificent taze on the opening day of the buttie. It showed inter alia how great was the strength of Mareiza!”
Pants, Aug. 12: Xemi-official report confirm the stutement that 37,000 prisoners have been captured since August..Bth.
GERMAN EXPLANATION OF THE Foels, who was able to embark on"
DEFEAT.
A HURRICANE OF FIRE.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.
thid attack when two offensives were alrendy in progress: The battle indeed hus. HO far gone like clock- work, and yet what happened are": probably only the first doses in the
A message front Berlin says i semiofficial report attributes the great offensive, which some experts Latest Görum defeat to the fact anticipate "may soon change the that only nasty defences were pos. whole fuse of the war. sible in the overrun area owing to
The fruits of victory have so far
The lack of time and transport for indeed been remarkable, severely the material.
shaking the whole enemy position.
The statement spanks of a hurri. His heavy counter-attacks were de AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.
ee of fire being concentrate on signed not merely to escape from LD our Pastes bear the Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Last on telephone and telegraphic erra-
German trench garrisons breaking the Montidier pocket but to defend A Quality, containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Uluten are the
all the strong country, of which principal components of Flour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more tunicators and also that signal on is the centre, i nutriment than Starch. Manufactured puder the most maitary conditions. # rockets were "invisible in the thick Correspondenta describe the con
Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World."
Terms moderate, especially for Agencies Orders executed promptly. fox The gunners suddenly found fusion in the Montdider pocket, THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. thesis attacked in the dank der the enrmy has only a strip Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Teloghong Lear by andron of Tanks, "whose of country eight miles wide in which Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road Shanghai, Chin; Telephone 3385, thine-gun fire played terrible to manuvre, us exceeding, even the
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GERMAN - REPORT.
LONDON, Aug. 11. A wireless German official report
tutes:
scenes on the Marne. The dusty sun-beaten rouds were full of ex- Iusted fugitives, mingling with the disorderly procession of wagons, limbers and ambulances. Fires and explosions were everywhere.
General Humberta timaly stroke, Saturday's attacks were mainly apart from the spoils it secured, will against our front between Lhows und probably force the Germans to sead
the Avre:
We repulsed oft-repeated attack to the eist of Pozieres and astride the Amiens rond and Foye, despite the enemy superiority and employment of annoured cars.
Over of these were destroyed
on the front of off Divison
To the east di Montdidier we with drow, fighting beyond the line La Bommere-Haig Villeri - Raequebour" Maresti
to the south some reserves whose counter-attacks slowed down the rute el advance
On the northern battle-front striking feature of the Allied blows since July 18th her been theses- operation tility of the whole from the Anere to tha conting an almost un gility of conception
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