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龍九十月九年八十睿百九千叠英
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES,"
BUSINESS NOTICES
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
$40 Nati Cash
CORONA
"ALER: RÖIN & CO” *Thane Th
NOTICE.
NYTRUROPEAN Non ASTATIC OF INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of .. to 17.M. and 2r, to 4 P.M.
days 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. FortN of Registration giving the particulare required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Folice Stations.
The Fenalty for non compliance'is a ane not exceeding $50.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSUKANOX CO
· WHICH ARA VESTED THE BRAKES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE.
COMPANY, LTD., b
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO
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TOTAL FUNDS AT SIET DIGER, 1914,
ES3.970,387
1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Babearibed Capital £4,000,000 "Pald-up Capital £437,500 Il-Fire Funds
3,697,047 III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,587,590 128,230 Binking Fund Account .......
£23,970,567
Rerence Fire Branch I,381,438
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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
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Sallings-To Canter daily at.1.a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 3 a.m. (Sondays excepted) and 4pm. SERVICE OF TRỊ HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.
· HONGKONG-MAÇÃO LINE. Sailings S.S. "SUIAN" to Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 a.m.).
8.S.. "SUI TAI" to Macao daily at 2 pm. (Sundays excepted). S.S. "SUI AN" from Macao daily at p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.). S.S. SUI TAL" from Macao daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted).
Life and Ani 2,141,593 Further information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S Orm, Hotel Mansions,
or from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Sox, Booking Agenta, Hongkong. Other Receipts.....
Ravanne Marina Department... 337,239
478,940 Phi239,298
The Accumulative Funds of the variong Branchen are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set selde to meet the claims under the respectiva, Departe ments of the Company's Business.
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Agents.
EAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
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TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS,
7.00a.m. to 8.00 ...Evoy 15 minutes. 8.00 do 9.30 m...Every 10 minutes. 9.30 am to 10.40 m...Erdy 13 minstes. 10,50 a.m. to 11.0).....Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m....Every 30minutes. 19 48 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Erary 10 minutes, 1.43 p... to 2.15 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 1.43 p.m. to 2.15 p.m.
Saturdays only...Every 15 minutes. 2.30 p.m. be. 4.00 p.m... Every 30 minutes. 2.30 pm to 4.00
Saturday every 15 minutes.
4.00p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 15 minutas, 6:00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS. •
H.30 p.m., 30 p.m. 10 p.m., 11 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m. SUNDAYS.
7.30 A.,
8.00 to 10.30 am...Every 16 minutes, 10,30a.m. to 11.00am...Every 10 minates. 11:30a.m. to 12 noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to12.30p.m... Every 10 minuter. 12.30 p.m. to 1.30p.m...Every 16 minutes. 2.00 pm to 6.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.30p.m. to -8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00p.m...Erary 15 minutes. 7.10 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutos,
"NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS. 1.30 p.m. and 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement it the Company's Office, ALEXATERA BETLDINGS, Des Voeux Road Central.
Season, and panch tickets available for all cars not already full running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special care, can be obtained on application at the Company's Offer, No Season ticket will be isoned until payment therefor has been made in Bank Note or by Cheus ar Compradore order Topresenting bank Note,
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THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the Chino tail.)
THE OFFENSIVE IN THE BALKANS.
CONTINUED WITH COMPLETE
. SUCCESS.
OVER 4000 PRISONERS:
Lesbos, Sept. 17. A French Eastern communiqué, ied festerday, days:-
The operations begun on the 15th insit. were continued to-day with complète snopes. The breach made |in the Dobropolje Vetrenik front was
widened westwards and castwards? and now extends over a front of twenty-five kilometres, to a depth
seven,
THE WESTERN FRONT..
THE BELGIAN FROMT.
PATROL ACTIVITY & INTENSE- ARTILLERY FIRING.
LONDON, Sept. 177.
A Belgina cotamuniqué states:- Great artillery activity and patrol fighting are prevailing on the whole front.
The former is especially intense toward Nieuport, Bosinghe and
Mercken.
FIGHTING NEAR ST. QUENTIN.
LONDON, Sept. 17
11.15 pm..
Westwards of Sokol the Serbians carried, the fortified zone between BRITISH GAIN MORE GROUND. Gradesnitza and Okol and crossed the river Gradesnitza throwing back) in disorder on the Buzimbey bridge. enemy units who were caught under our airmen's, machine-guns.
Eastwards of Vetrenik the Allies
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Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports.
Minor fighting continued north
carried Chelo and Golobilo massifset of St. Quentig. and the Zborsko defences. Over 4,000 prisoners, over 30 guns and considerable other booty have eo far 'been captured
The offensive continues.
The Serbian troops fought with splendid moral, endurance, courage and self-sacrifice, and also in repuls. ing Bulgarian counter-attacks.
FIGHTING IN ITALY.
AN AUSTRIAN REPOHLE
Loxbox, Sept. 18.
A wireless Austrian official report states:--
Between the Brenta and Monte Solarolo the Italiane, yesterday morn
We gained ground in the neigh bourhood of Holnon. There were local encounters also on the north- ern front.
We captured a German post west of La Bassee, taking prisodes.
We established new posts north- east of Neuve Chapelle and in the neighbourhood of Ploegstreet. We repulsed raiders east of Vierstraat.
*GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY ON
BRITISH FRONT.
MUCH DAMAGE WROUGHT BY BRITISH AVIATORS.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. ||ing, opened an attack after strong 15 MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN,
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artillery fire.
We drove thein back in the direc- tion of Brente Valley and before Col Caprile..
Bitter fighting developed at Mounts Pertika and Solurolo and Tussons Ridge, in which the enemy was forced to retreut everywhere.
SIBERIAN OFFENSIVE
ENEMY NAYAL BABE CAPTURED.
WIRELESS, STATION AND 17 GUNBOATS TAKEN...
TORIO, Sept. 17. The War Office states:- On the 8th the Japanese captured the enemy
naval base at Khabarovsk with 17 gunboats and four vessels, wireless station, 120 guns and great of aminunition and quantities material;
MANNHEIM WORKS STRAFED.
LONDON, Sept. 17. The Air Ministry reports On the afternoon of the 18th we twice attacked the aeroplane worke and chemical factory, at Mannheim with excellent caults. The enemy attacked us over this objective. Three British machines are missing.
We attacked the German home) áctenos
aerodrome at Higensu. Bursts were observed on and near the hangere, one of which was seet on fro. All our intchines returned
On the night of the 16th-17th we attacked three aerodrones with bombs and machine-gun fire with good results. We attacked the raf ways at Metzablon and Treves,
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We dropped bombs all round the Treves station. We ako heavily attacked the Frankfurt station with
good effect
The night began calrn but later high winds arose. At present soven Britel machines have not been located,
LONDON, Sept. 17. Field-Marabul Sir Douglas Haig.. reporting on aviation, says:—
There was great aerial activity on the whole of the British front on the.. 18th. Despite atmag opposition, we took a record number of photographs. Our aeroplanes and balloors reported |much damage in hostile battery posi. tions and many explosions, and fires were caused by our artillery fire.
We dropped 24 tons of bombs during the day and 15 tons of night- on aerodromes, witheads and dumps. There was intense fighting all day. Combats are occurring at a consider; able distance east of the
We brought down 45 hostile machines, of
which 15
seven were
brought down in one fight by one of our squadrons
má We drove down 20 others out of
control, also anti-aircraft guns shot down one hostile machine.
Sixteen British
nissing,
machines
GERMAN' COMMUNIQUE.
LoxDos, Sept. 16
0.66 pan.
230
A wireless German official report statos
The enemy between the Ailetto and the Aise on Sunday somewhat extended the point at which for broke through on the previous day and obtumed a footing on the south- ern part of Vailly
Between Coth Lorraine and the Meiseblo
vigorous Infantry engage- ments, developed before our new positions.
The enem
in the evening stock "pproximately on the line of Fresnes
St. Hilaire-Haumont Bambercourt Rappes forest
borabe
As a reprisal for the bom German towns Our endemos night dropped 22 tous
the mast fares days we have dropped 00 tons of bomba,