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MUMEYA Japundië? Photogingban.
All kinds of Photographic: Work done in latesu'sti les
also Passport Photos.
Developing and Frinting for
Amateure's Speciality."
No. 8, Queen's Road Central
TEL. 254.
No 17 237.
The China Mail.
ESTABLISHEI
1918
Indian
"MOTOR CYCLES 9h hip... of hip sod 7-9 hip.
· ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
bizchinory Dept.
"Phone 17:
NOTICE
AWY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN deezing ta laava the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bours of ise to 1 P.M. and -§ 2.3, to a man dally.
Applicants will be required to produce All Farports or identification papers. persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony, for more than 2 days are required to Register them selv under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and as all Police Stations.
The Fenalty for nop compliance is a Bine not exceeding $50
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE ... INSURANCE CO."
WHICH ARE YERTED THE REəlis or
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
"
COMPANY, LAD
Yaad
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE Co
Trai
FUNDS AT 3ler Droganza, 1914,
£23.170.367..
I-Authorized Capital £6,000,000
Babroribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital
£2.437,500
II-Fixe Funds,.
111-Life & Anunity Fonds... 17,667,50
Sinking Fund Account ......
Revenue Fire Brazch.
+1
198.230
£93.$70,367
£2,381,158
Life scd Annuity? 9,141,693
Brascbea...................... Revenue Marine Department.
ther Receipts
337,239- 478,940
£5.339,293
The Accumulative Funde of the varions. Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart anents of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agenda
PER TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK BATH
7.00 .m. to 8.00 a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00 am 10.00 am...Evsty 10 minuto.. 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 six...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.40 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 12.40 p.m. to 1.16 p... Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45pm...Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes, 4.10 p.m. to 3.00 p.m..Every 15 minute. 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutos,
NIGHT CARS.
6.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11.00 P.. every hall hour.
11.00 p.m. to 11.65 p.m. every quarter of My bont.
7.90 m.
SUNDAYS. 8.00 .. to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutas 10:30 am to 11.00 Every 10 mates. 11.30am to 12 Noon...Every 15 minutes. LS.00 noon to 1.00pm... Every 10 minutes. 1.00pm to 5.30pm... Every 15 minutes. 6.30 p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 8.00p.m. to 6,80p.m. Every 15 minutes. 6.30 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS us on Wook Days. SACERDATE
Extra Car at 12 midnight.. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Ofles, ALEXANDRA BUILDIxas! Des Voeux Road, Central.
Samson, and paneb ticketa svaflable for
all cars not already full running at the ime stated in the Company's ilme tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office Bo Season ticket will be issued unti payment therefor has been made in Bark Nabes or by Cheque a Compradors order representing Bank Note.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General ManaASTI,
METEOR GARAGE
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and for Sale
reasonable Price
Phone 2500.
85.Des Voeux Road
Central
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TANG TUK Dartar, successor of
the late 8IH TING,"
14 D'AQUILAR STREET.
TERMS AVERY MODERÄVE
BUSINESS NOTIONS,
觀六十月八年八十奎百九千查英”
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES:
& CO., LTD.
W. S. BAILEY & CO.,
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies."
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO
STEAMERS.Den 1A1) AMIDJTY
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, ANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES EVER OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & TEMPOINEERING "COMPALY
OF HONGKONG ETP:
Tecegramic. App. -
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· HONGKONG-CANTON LINE. Sailinge To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Saniays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 9 .as (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m. SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.)| HONGKONG MACAO LINE. Sailings 8.8. "SUI AN to Macaq daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 km.).
8.8. SUI TAI to Macad daily at 9 p.m. (Sundays excepted). S.S. SUI AN" from. Macad daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays p.m.3. 8.8. "SUI TAI" from Macad daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted).
Further information may be obtained at the Costany's Orrick, Hotel Mansions,
or frem. Messrs. TECH. COOK & Sos, Booking Agents, Hongkong.
1
KALOTHERMINE.
A SAFE AND SIMPLE APPLICATION."
HAS
HAS BEEN USED WITH CONSPICUOUS SUCCESS IN THE TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS, SPRAINS, BRCISES, BOILS, BURNS, AND IN ALL INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS WHERE LOCAL TREATMENT IS REQIRED.
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ANTISEPTIC AND ANTIPHLOGISTIC.
Easy to use and Entirely supersedes the old fashioned LINSEED POULTICES, BLISTERS, PLASTERS, Etc.
SOLE AGENTS:-
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG and
CHIN
THE HONGKONG HOTE
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. ËL TAGGART
MANAGER.
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1.500 Feet above Sea Level,
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-
Mrs BLAIR.
GRAND HOTEL.
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PRICE $3.00 Per Mont
THE GREAT BATTLE.
THE FALL OF RIBECOURT
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs. net.
In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
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ALL KINDS OF THINGS
FOR
זי
GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND
CHILDREN.
Sale Commences
1st AUGUST.
SALE PRICES for CASH ONLY. YEE SANG FAT CO..
Tel. 1355.
34, Queen's Road Central.
Pirst-cines and ap-to-date Wotel, most central. Location within the vicinity of all the Hope TO THOSE GOING AWAY
A PAR
Noted for Lie bere Food, Bafreshments, Accommodation and Cles ince
Culaise under European, Superrie
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DENTAL ANKA BARKER, = For further particulars apply:
Manager. Telegraphic Address “COMFÖET Telephone Ng, 197.
CARLTON HOTEL
(THE ONLY AMERICAN HOSSE IN THE COLONT.) ICE HOUSE STREET
Undor American Management,
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· THE - MATZ-DISE SECTOR.
"FRENCH TAKE BIBECOURT,
PROGRESS CONTINUES.
12.5.1.
A Frebel communiqué Atates::| During the day we continued to progress between the Matz and the Oise and captured Ribecourt.
Enst
ot Belval our infantry,
eneiny having lentred slut an
GERMAN REPORT.
Loxtox, Aug. 14.
A wireless Gerinan official report Estates:-
The enemy attacked" to the west aml south-west of Lussigny.
His attack votride Canny broke down under our fre
„PESSIMISH RAMPANT IN
GERMANY.
counter-attack was being prepareil. THE WAR CONSIDERED LOST. succeeded, in `tuking prisoner "seven officers and a number of men.
signy very lively artillery fighting continued.
Losons, Aug. 15. An eloquent testimony of the real In the regions of Roye and steeling in Leary is afforded by the increasing number of laboured articles condenning Pessimum, especially in the Rhine provinces.
The papers: complain, that thờ people are openly declaring thes
-HAM, AND NOYUN, HOMS
HOMBEI). On the night of August 19th, our bombers dropped, 32 tons of boribe
various objectives) iccluding fifteen on Ham and Noyon, where big fires were observed.
THE AYRE.OISE SECTOR.
GREAT ARTIBLERY ACTIVITY,
LONDON, Aug. 15. " 4 p.m.
zi
A French communiqué suites:- The night was marked by fairl great artillery activity between the Avre, und the One
GERMANS EYACUATE MORE.
POBITIONS.
BRITISH GAINING GROUND
Losoos, Aug. 14,
11.10
Field Marshal Sir Douglas prepents:—
#
In local fighting in the neighbour- hood of Purvillers we progressed, taking prisoners,
?
any losing the war.
THE KING'S VISIT TO FRANCE.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SIR- D. HAIG AND HIS TROOPS.
Loxon, Aug. 15: The Press Bureau announces that the King has sent a letter to Sir.
Douglas Haig as follows.
1inst warmly congratulate you and your troops en the happy results- of the operations during the past week. I return home with a feel- ing of profound admiration for our arinies, convinced that, in union with the Allice, we shull, with God's help, secure a victorious........ petCE worthy of the noble suurifices minde - peace which must be a surety to the couning generations against suffering such as the present world- hus endured.
THE ITALIAN, FRONT.
Following his recent withdrawals from the Hebuterne sector, the enemy, evacuated, his forward-pos: BERSAGLIERI CROSS THE; PÍLYE. tions at Beaumont Hummel, Seri,
Londos, Aug. 15. Puisicus Aumont and Buequoy »
An Italian, official report states:- Our patrols are advancing incon
The Bersaglieri, crossing the" tact with the enemy and gained Pave, occupied an "isket to the ground around these villages, taking south-west of Grave di Papadopoli ·
prisonurs.
THE IMPORTANCE OF RIBECOURT.
LONDON, "Aug 157
tuking 30 prisoners."
THE CZECHS: DILEMMA ING
SIBERIA.
FEAR OF BEING CUT OFF.
"The
Times
Losnow, Aug la
Correspondent at
One of the chief features of the Lussigny fighting was the lavish dee of Gerinan gas, which sometimes caught the Germans themselves.
The fall of Ribecourt le most im Vladivostock Kays "the Czecho portant as it commands the road Slovaks are in a dungerous position along the Chise towards Compeigne, and are able to be out of altogether which has thereby elieved immedi-unless specdily aided.
até pressure.
A noteworthy development is the fact that the Army on the Somme, s fur described as a group under Prince Rupprecht. is now command- ed by General von Boehm, who extriculed the Crown Pringes Army on the Mażne, j
CZECHOSLOVAK NATION.
BRITAIN'S, RECOGNITION TO:
·HÄVE FAR-REACHING- -CONSEQUENCES..
LoNDos, Aug. 157 Thai British recognition of the Crecho-Slovak nation, inbikely (o BRITISH AVIATORS HOLD UP
ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS: tave far-reaching consequences - though finally nothing has been SOME the new States. It imens an addi- settled de regards, the boundaries of
tional obstacle to the German exten sion to the Estos pun
BOMBRIA
Loxpox, Ang. 14,
11.80 p.. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hung reporting on aviation, states
PETROGRAD SOVIET TRANS/"
FERRED TO KRONSTADT.
Losnoy, Aug. 1577
Our continuous day and night| bombing of the Somme" bridges. ruilway Knes and junctions since the beginning of the offensive has held up the eventyrreinforcerpents and also forcer him to employ large Stockholm says the Petrograd Boviet formations of gouts in an effort to bas been transferred to Kronstadt.
The Tinees Correspondent at
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but our contrutions of machinare marching on Petrograd to avenge effectively dealt with all opposition.
We dropper, 21 tons of bomber the plundering hordes during the day and 37 tons at night Guards
above our objectivem
The British und Americans raided an erodrome at a low benght and destroyed six machines and set of fire hangars
AUSTRIAN, CROPS. DAMAGED.
E Heavy nip
in Aur
DAM, Aug-15 are damaging:
We brought down 21 machines and crop drove down 10 out of control. Sia Brita muchines are pussing.
Continued on Para-6.)