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第六月九年八十登百九千登英
BUSINESS NOTICES,
BLISHED
HONGKONG. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915.
BUSINESS NOTICES
1918
Indian
- MOTOR CYOLES.
3 hp by hip and 7-8 h.pi
Machinery. Dept:
Phone $1.
午戊夹歲年七國民華中
PRICE $8.00 Per Month
THE GREAT BATTLE.
PURSUING THE ENEMY.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC
INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of B .. to 1 FX, and $ P.M, to 4 r..! daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain axceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forios of Registration giving the particulam required may be obtained at the G.P.O. sad at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non complianer is a Ane not exceeding $50.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE YESTED THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LID...
and.
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO
-
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st Brozora, fuit,
£99.970,367.
I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000,
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
"KOWLOON" BAY,
Stoam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings; Repairs and Supplies.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
|JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, UANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT | CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,"LIMITED.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
SailingsTo Canton daily at 8 s.m. (Sandays excepted) and 10 p.n. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.
Paid-up Capla£497,500 SERVICE OF THE, HONGKONO, CANTON & MAQAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. Fire Fund.................. 3,837,047
III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590
Sinking Fund Account ......
128,230
£93.970,367
Ravanne Fire Branch.
Life and Appuity
Branche...sy Revenas Marine Department... Other Receipts
£2,831,438 9,141,593 JSY 239 478,940
£5.339,228
The Accumulative Funds of the varions Branded are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to weat the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agenta.
PEAR
TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 am, to 3.00 m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00am to 3.30m...Every 10 minutos. 9am to 10.40 ....Every 15 minutes. 10.30am to 11,03 a.m...Every 15 minutas, 11.30am to 12.30 p... Every 30 minutes. 12 40 p.m. to 1.16 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 1.40 p.m. to 15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 145 pm, to 215 p.m.
Satardays only...Every 15 minutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00p.m...Every 3 minetes. 9.30 p.m. to 4.00pm.
Saturdays only...Every 10 minutes, 4.00p.m. to 4.00p.m.Every 15 mtriales. 6:00p.m. to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutes, RIGHT CARS.
8.50 p.m., 8.30 p.m.. 10 p.m... 11 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.40 p.m.
7.30 1.10.
SUNDAYS.
8.00 s.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15 minuter"] 10.30a.m. bo 11.00 ....Every 10 minatee. 11.30a.m. to 12 noon...very 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 12.30 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 12.50 p.m. to 1.33 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 9.00pm to 5.30 pm...Every 15 minutos. 5.30 pm to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 18mintaa, .10 p.m. k.00 p.m... Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.
1.30 pm and 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, Airxandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road. Uentral.
Season and pozna tekste available for sil cars not wiready fall runnlag at the time stated in the Company's time tables, bab not for special cars, can be obtained on application as the Company's Oilor. Ko beson ticket will be issued until payment thoralar has been made in Bank Notes or by Che gas or Compradore order representing. Bank Note.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers,
METEOR GARAGE
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and. for Sale. reasonable Price.
Phone 2500.
65 Des Van Road Centra
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TANG YUK DesTIF DOCK
the late BIEN TING
TERMA VERT KODERAT
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
Sailings-S..
SUT AN to Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays 9. a.m.),
$.5
S.S.
SUL TAL" to Macao daily at p.m. Sundays excepted). SUI AN" from Macao daily at 8 pm. (Sundays 3. p.m.)." 5,8. SUI TAI" from Macao daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted), Farther information may be obtained at the Courary's Orrick, Hotel Mansions,
er from Messrs. Tun. Cooz & Sov. Booking Agents, Hongkong,
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Telephone No. 816.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
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J. H. TAGGART
MANAGER
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of
Mrs. BLAIR.
GRAND HOTEL.
First-claw and up-to-date Hotel, most central location within the vicinity of all the principais
Bank Noted for the bort Food, Refreshments, Accommodatlun sad tften linomų;
Cairine aider Europena'Supervision. At Arcel String Orchestra rendata selections from 5.50 1.3 to 13.31.
Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People.
For further particulars apply
Telephone No. 197.
ARLTON HOTEL
CARLT
W. BARKER,
terrapite Address
Manager.
COMFORT.
(THE OBLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONY:)
ICE HOUSE STREET
Undi, American Maingement
Nie and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks and Ustral rooms, Excellent Cuisine Bernously leon Moderate, Terios.
Siyaben on application
prietress.
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TAIKOO DOCKYARD
CBUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING,
SHONG KONG LTD"
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(Reuter's Service to the China d'ail)
DASHING BRITISH ADVANCE.
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN THE CANAL-DU-NORD
REGION. "
Laynox, Sept.
12.5 alat-
Five-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
repacts
GERMAN RETREAT ON OISE AND VESLE
ENEMY'S RESISTANCE SMASHED.
LONDON, Sept. 5,
A French communique states:- Alter breaking the stubborn resist #ance of the enemy, our troops to-day
The British and Welsh fóread compelled him to retreat on th passage over the Tortille river and north of the Ose-art the Vel The Canal-du-Nort on a wide front front.. north of Molelain.
Between the Camil-du-Nord and the Oise our advanced éléments, following on the bees of the enenty
During the early part of the day the enemy held the "cast banks of the river ad the Canal, and end reargards, advanced beyond Liber youred to arrest our advance at th's Ment and reached the outskirts, et line with artikory sud nachin gua Esniery Hallou and occupied Hopit
Word
fire.
Despite the satural strength of the enemy's positions, we advanced with grunt dash and courage and curriel the villages of Manancourt and Etricourt,
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Purther east we crossed the Allette and reached Murizelle, north-custo Manicamp
The entry left numerous prisou ers and guns and a vast quantity *. material. %
Overcoming the obstacles at the Canal and river, we substantially The buttle continues. The
the east.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. progressed to the rising ground plateaux north of Soissons in threat
PORTLAND CEMENT
In
Casks of 375 lbs.. net.
In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
YEE SANG FAT CO.
NEW STRIPE
SUMMER
PYJAMA SUITS
Price $5.50 per Suit.
ALSO IN
WHITE SILK
$8.50 per Suit.
YEE SANG FAT CO.,
Tel: 1355.
34, Queen's Road Central.
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Kurther north the English and New Zelandew took Buyaulcourt and renched the northern outskirts of Havrincourt Wood, east of the Canal..
ened on the right fank.
The enemy has retired north of the Veste
We emptured Buey-le-Lang and Moncel, north of the Aisre.
Further to the right, we crossed Other English Divisions gained the the "Vesle on a front of 30 kilometres west bank of the Canal, opposite and passed Chasseiny, Brenelle, Denicourt and Boursics, beating, off Vauberlin, Vauxcere and Blanzy, and counter-attacks.
gained a footing on the crest north of Barlieus.
The English entered Moeuvres From the north, and fighting still going on among the old Hindenburg: Line defences, sym
We captured further prisoners ud muteriul, including two of the throe Der Tanks used in an unsucces<- ful counter-attack on August 81st.
We progressed at different points on the Lys front.
15,000 PRISONERS IN FOUR DAYS:
- PLOEGSTREET AND HILJ 63 CAPTURED.
LONDON, Sept. 5.
AMERICANS IN CLOSE. PURSUIT.
MORE POINTS CAPTURED.
Lossos, Sept.
An Amerkan official report, dated the 4th states:-
Yielding to the continued pressure of, the Allied forces,' the enemy is in refreut north of the Vesle
We are in close pursuit and have Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig taken Bazoches, Perles Fismiette and announces the capture of Ploegstreet Baulieux, capturing prisoners and ant also Hill 68 south westward of machine-guns, and reached the line Messines.
We captured, in four days, 16,000 prisoners and over 100" guns...), p
THE BRITISH ADVANCE TOWARDS CAMBRAI
LosDos, Sept. 1. Beuter's Correspondant at British Headquarters, telegraphing on Wednesday afternoon, asys
The British advance towards Cambrai has lulled into a series of patror fighta on the main line.
Vauxcere Blanzy-Regrund Hameau
Yesterday our aviators successfully bombed the railroad, and yards at Longuyen, Domnuary, Baroncourt and Confiens.
Con
FIRES BEHIND GERMAN FRONT
ON THE VESLE** INDICATIONS OF RETREAT
Loxton, Sept. 4. Our advance continues widely Reuter's Correspondent at French astrile the Bapaume-Cambrai rond. Headquarters, telegraphing this
The Canadians are on the Cunal-afternoon, says. du-Nord, along practically thoir The Germans are falling back be whole front; Chile the Britishers are
ו,
on the south of the Cambral foud tween the Somine and the Ose and have also reached the Canal at before the Armies of Generale miny places
Debeney and Humbert South of Moeuvres the situation This morning our advanced cavalry very liqui
was little more thans mile from There is considerable fighting in!
Guiscard this region, chiefly between small bodies of infantry, in treurguard
retions,
General Mangin's troops are nec
and have worked up advancing
SIGNIFICANT ASSORTMENT OF the edge of the ravius adjacent to.
the important Luffaux Plateru.
There aru uumerous signs that the
PRISONERS
Prisoners have been taken from
fr Divisiors, at least two of which Germans are preparing to withdraw were brought direct from the bortfrom the Vesle sector, probably to the
nod Flanders front,
old fortified line; crossing the Aime,
There was considerable artillery from Juvincourt to Rheime. ofry from the direction of Cam Fixes behind the German front on- brai, bart the resistance was principale Vesle are reported to be increas ly by machine gun.
FRENCH CAPTURE
We took proner many more dang, in number. nounted cavalry, They state their Division is now practically wiped out. Among the latest preopers are ten of a foot artillery regiment and also wiring group We captured a 105 els gun at Pronvilla Navellers We a tock three held batteries.com
The watnest praise a bests
the Tanks for the great part they