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________HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 196
BUSINESS NOTŢOES,
BUSINESS NOTICES
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
午戊歳年七國良泰中
1918
Indian
MOTOR CYCLES! (94 kap.10) hup, and 7,5 h.
·JALIK. ROSE & COS
Mischinery Dypty Phone T
PRICE $5.00 Per Month
THE GREAT BATTLE.
OUTFLANKING ST. QUENTIN.
IN O_IFIC E...
BY FUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to love the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 8 A.M. to [ FM, And, S' PM.. to 4 PM.) daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe main in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register then selves under_{be REGISTRATION et PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Punalty for non compliates its fine not exceeding $60,
NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO
WHICH ARE VESTID TRE (MARKS GY THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LED
.and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO
TOTALE
VINTAL FUNdo at 31st DecEMER, 1914,
£23,970,367.
I-Authored Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Bescription"
Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACÃO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND. THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPÁNY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG - CANTON · LINE.
Sailings --To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays, excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 9 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm.
Paid-up Capial 20,457,500 SERVICE 11--Fire Funda............... 3,837,047 m-Le & Annuity Funds... 17,867,590 Sinking Fand Account...... 128,230
293,970,387
Itavenue Fire Branch £2,581,156)
Sailings
OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-MACÃO LINE, S. -8.8. "SUI AN” to Macao daily at 9 a.m. (Sundays 9 5.m.)
S.N. SUI TAI" to Mocne daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays excepted) 5.5. BUT AN" from Macap daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays $ p.m.). 5.S.
SUTAI" from Macao daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted).
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Life and Aunity 2,141,893 Further information may be obtained at the Courary's Orrion, Hotel Mansions,
Branche...une
ör frum Messrs. Tros. Cook & Bow, Booking Agents, Hongkong. ~~ Boronte Marine Department.. Other Receipts
937,289 478,741
F5.339,223
The Accumulative Faide of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the alalms under the respectiva Peparte ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
doents.
PEAK
TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
ZIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00a.m. to 8.00 a. Every 15 minutes. 8.00, to 30 a.m...Every 10 muoton 9.5.m. to 10.0 Every 18 mlaaten. 10.30a.m. to 11.0a.m...Every 15 minuter. 11.30 am, to19.30 p.m. Every 30 minutes.. 12 45 p.m. to 1.18 p.m...Every 10 minutat. 1,45 p.m. to 3.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.45pm. to 2.15, p.m.
Saturdays only. Every 15 minutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.0) p....Every 30 minutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00p.m.
Satardaga only...Every 15 minutes.
1.03 p.m. to 6.00p.m...very 15 minutes. 6.00pm to 8.00p.m... Every 10 minutos.. NIGHT CARS."
3.30 p.m., 9,80 p.m.. 10 p.m.. 1. p.mt, 11.30 p.m. and 11,40 p.m. SUNDAYS.
7,90s.m.
1.00 am, to 10.30 sm. Every 15 minutes, 10.30am to 11.00 sm...very 10 minates. 11.30a.m. to 12 won....Every 15 minutes; 12.00 noon to 122.31p.m... Every 10 minute. 12.50 pm to 10p.m...Every 15 minutes. 2.00pm to 5.0....Every 15 minttas. 6.30p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. bo 7.00p.m...Every 15minutes. 7.10 p., to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minute. NIGHT CARS as on Week Day's. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS...
1.30 pm and 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by sayingemastat the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Dog Your Read Central
Season, and punch tickets available for at the all cars not already, full running time stated in the Company's time tables, bas nob for special care, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office. No Sensua ticket will be issued until payment theretor has been made in Bank Notes or by Che gas or Compradoro order zoprasazting Bank Noto
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Phone 2500.
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TAIKOO DOCKYARD
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THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPMY MONGKONG LTD.
AGENTS: BUTTERMELD & SWIRE TELEPRINT 1 $3
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
EIGHTING ON SOMME-
"OISE FRONT.
SHARP ENEMY RESISTANCE.
Loxoos, Sept. 11,
1.15 a.m.
DIRECTION OF GERMAN' MOVEMENTS.
LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED
Losnos Sept 15 Reuter's Correspondent, at Br
tolographing
A French communiqué (statés 7--. Between the Soune and the Use Hailimurters, ": four troops progressed, despite sharp evening, mysz
restatuzest...
In the Epely Wood region,
We advanced beyond Hinancourt advind guards ftacked the c and ropulsed counter-attuck deOutposts this morning, fenug bouching from Egny-le-Grand enemy into reart vra: fighting.
Fighting occurred along the St. Jeanned our Tue, Quentin-La Fera real. We occupy Trivory village.
South of the Oise (we throw tack several counterattacks in the region
f Laffons.
190 AEROPLANES BROUGET DOWN IN AUGĘST.
A cupturer Order shows. clearly, that the direction, of military movements lately hot much to be desired. It is adm that many serious back and deny resulted from our atticka-
Inclement weather impeded
During August in day-time 260 stivity. In on recut day's fi tors of bomba were dropped on objecing we dropped nine tg bombs tives on the battle-fields between the!
792 smaller bomba, and fired 4695 Sunme and the Aisne, while our
rounds into battery positions. night bombers, attacking the milway machine-gun emplacement, et stations and communications, drop-
We, destroyed two enemy bal and crushed or drose down 18
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. pel 362 sons of bombs,
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs. net.
In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
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planes. ellemy
Two hundre ud eighty croplines were brought down and 06 nowy ballenas destroyed. is
FURTHER CONSIDERABLE FRENCH PROGRESS.
IN TOUCH WITH HINDENBURG POSITIONS.
LONDON, Sept. 10. Heuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing this afternoon, saya
GERMAN NAVAL WAR STAFF PERMANENTLY STATIONE
AT HELDQUARTERS.
LONDON, Sept. II
A message Iron) Berlin atutes të Adiniral von Scheer put the Nat War Staff bave gone to stay perma ently at the German Main Her quarters.
MR; BAKER. IN PARIS.
Pure, Sept. 11
3. Balter, the American Bec of War, has arrived at Pare
Despite hindrance, hy wind and ninstormus yesterday, further con siderable progress was made betweentry St. Quentin and the Os.
We are closing in on Easigny-le- | Grund village. Ta enemy is tough
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. ||ly resting on the line of Essigny-le-
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Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 lest in lengthị
Prices, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application te
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, April 11, 1912
MACARONI PASTE STARS,
EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,
AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS:
Grand-Huaneourt.
Further south our patrols are pro-M.
FRENCH DEPUTY DIES OF WOUNDS.
PARIS, Sept. 20
The Deputy of Maine and Lov
Gaston Dumesnil, died
gressing without serious, opposition wounds yesterday--Harcs in the direction of Travecy hill and are in touch with the Hindenburg positions on the bunk vol the se Sambre Canal.
South of the Ailette the enemy's artillery and machine-gun resistance is becoming steadily heavier.
OUTFLANKING ST. QUENTIN
FORMER POSITIONS RE-OCCUPIED.
Paris, Sept. 11.
A senu-officiat, report states:--
We are outflanking St Quentin
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THE ITALIAN FRONT.
ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL
Tosius, Sept. 11 An Italian communiqué states In the Dosso Cassino region, no of Maltissimo, repeated attemp bostile attacks filed under our The enemy suffered sensible loss
We carried out a ru'd in the Al basin.'
North of Grupp and also middle of the Piave there has b very active artillery firing and connoitting We exploded enemy dump at Zugnatortaz
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WHO
* WE WILL GIVE ALTA
Laspon Sept: Mr. Gompers and the memb the American T luncheoned af St
at the bugung of the year. Gompers, referring to Ame
delayed entry into the Bad weather is humpering opera president Wilson's tions on a great sente, especially aviation.
RECRUDESCENCE OF BATTLE"
KXPECTED
FURTHER ENEMY RETREAT UNAVOIDABLE.
PARIS, Sept. 10. ogression of the Allier
hey approache
but
matter far outhala "three weeks before:
historic indretn against German: con Labour leade animously pledgy devoted, support Mr. Gompers cis epoch-making President
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