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第七十月十年八十叠百九千叠英
BUSINESS
STABLISHED
Thone JT
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES
午戊次年七國華中·
PRICE $3.00 Per Month
NOTICES,
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
160
BESO
NOTICE.)
NY EUROPRAM Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the boura of M. to 1 P., and 3... to 4 2.3.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identiftestion papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selva nader the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is s Se not exceeding $50
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO,
"
WHICH ANN VEITED 293. KILAKEN. OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LED,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO
TOTAL FUNDS 12 VIT DECAMBER, 1914,
£23,970,367
1--Authorized Uspital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,000,000
ENGINEERS. and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY,
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT
CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. „
.HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Sallings-To Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m..
*.................
Pild-op Capital....................... £2,437,600 | SERVÍCE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. K--Fire Funda... 3,837,047
III-a & Annuity Funda... 17,567,590
Baking Fund Account................ 198,230
Rarenze Fire Branch.
£23,970.367
£2,381,456 2,141,593
Life and Anugity
Branche......OAK E Rovense Marine Department... $57,959 Other Receipts. ......... 478,940 P5,198,528
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, sro set aside to meet the salma under the respective Departe
men of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents.
AK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
PEAR
TIME TABLE.',
WEEK DAYS.
7.00a.m. to 8,00 sm.Every 15 minutes. 8,00 m. bo 993 ....Every 10 minutes. 9.93m, to 10.00 am...Every 15 minutes. 10.30am to 110) a m...Every 15 miantar, Evory 30 minutes, 11.30a.m. to.12.30 p.m.. 12.45 p.m. to 116 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 1.10 p.m. bo 9.16 p.m...Every 10 mluntar. 1.45 pm. to 2.15 p.m.
Saturdays only...very 13 milutes. 2.3)pm to 4:00p.m...Every 30 minuter, 2.30pm to 60 p.m.
Saturdays cal...Every 10 minutes: 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 6.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS.
8.50 p.m., 8.30 p.m. 10pm., 11 p.œ., 11.30 p.m. sad 11.43 p.bv.
SUNDAYS.
7,90 1.1.
8.00 to 10.30 am.. Every 15 minutes. 19.30 s.m. to 11.00 ...very 10 minster. 11.30am to 19 noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 12.30 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 18.30 p.m. to 133 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 2.00 pm to 5.30 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 15 minuter. 7.10 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days, SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS, 1.30 p.m. and 12 midnight, SPECIAL JAHS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALXZANDRA Buttorage, Der Vaux Road Central,
Besson and pansh tickets available for all cars not already fall running at the 'time stated in the Company's time tables, bús not for special oara, can be obtained No Somon cakes will be issued until applicatio at the Company's Office paraient thorolar has been made in Bank Notes or by Chayee or Compradore order represa ting Bank Noco.
2 JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
#meral Manajeri.
METEOR GARAGE
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automobiles for Hire and
for Sale
at reasonable Price..
Phone 2500.
66 Des-Veux: Rond
Central
TANG YUK DESTINE, CO
the late BIEN TING,
16 D'AGUILAR STREET,
ZTERMA TERE:MODERATYYN:
KONGKONG-MADAO LINE.
Sallings:-S.F. "SUI AN to Macao daily at 8'am. (Sandays 9 am.),
- 8.3. ; SUI TAI" to Macao daily at 9 pm. (Sundays excepted).
8.5. "SUI AN” from Macao daily at 8 pm. (Sonday: 3 pm)-
↑ $.5. “SUI Tal" from Macão daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted).
Further information may be obtained at the Company's Orruz, Hotel Mansions,
or from. Mesars. Tros. Coor & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong.
WATSONS
VERY OLDUQUER
Scorch Whish!
GREENOCK, STOFAD
ETTABLISHED
WATSON'S
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THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF
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THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 Y
YEARS.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT
4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1918.
(RENTE PERPETUELLE 4%):
P665% Bearing interest from the 15th October, 1913.
RICE OF ISSUE Fra. 70.50 yielding a net income of
SUBSCRIPTION LIST WILL BE OPENED on the 20th October, 1915, and closed on the 20th November, 1918 $31 Further particulars on application to the
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE, 5, Chater Road,
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,
Manager.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
-THE TAMOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG LTP.
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AGENTS BUTTERMEL & SWIRE
QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
ADVERTISING.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., PORTLAND CEMENT
BLUE BIRD
CONFECTIONERS
& CATERERS
ICE CREAM
PARLOUR.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
BLUE BIR
BONGKONG,
Telephone No. 818.
HOT and COLD DRINKS.
1730 DEALERS IN
Gimbal's and, Orange Blossom
American Chocolates, Auserted Fancy Cakes.
ADDRESS:
OLD, FORT OTmiem Zuflatra, Queen's Road & Podder Stre
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
1. H. TAGGART
MAKAJEK
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level.
15 Minutes from Landing Stage, Under the Management of-
of
C
ARLTON HOTEL
Mrs. BLAIR.
(THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONT.)"
ICE HOUSE STREETT Under American Management
Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks and Central District 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Carsine, Borupulously Cka 32oderate Terms. Lonthly and Family Butes on application to the Proprieteesee
Jakey Launches Meet Passenger Boats
MBS. I. E. CAMERON, egraphic Address CARLTON E
In Casks of 375 lbs. net.
In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
ALLIED DRIVE IN
FLANDERS.
OVER 8,000 PRISONERS & LARGE BOOTY.
TURKEY ASKS FOR PEACE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
FRANCO-BELGIAN ATTACK | IN FLANDERS..
NUMEROUS VILLAGES AND CIVILIANS LIBERATED.
E
6,000 PRISONERS AND CON- SIDERABLE BOOTY.
LONDON, Oct. 15, 1.20 a.m.
BATTLE MIT DEVELOP DITO. GREAT BUCCESS.
BIG HAUL OF BOOTY ANTICIPATED.
LONDON, Oct.-14." Beuter's Correspondent at Britishy Headquarters, telegraphing to-day
pays
It may reasonably be presumed
A Belgiau communiqué states:that the Germans expected this at; A 3.80 the morning Belgiau tack on a grand scale. Undoubtedly troops, closely co-opemting with the the enemy had done all that miss French, attacked on a front of over dwindling manpower permitted him, 20 kilometres between the Hond to strengthen this front, but ther zaeme Catal and the Roulers.Menin divisions which had been in lite for road, breaking the enemy resistance. any considerable time were recently
Our troops considerably progressed relieved by fresh troops. on the whole front, liberating the The weather was favourable for villages of Handzaeme, Cortemarck, and the going was tolerably good. Geite, St. Joseph, Hoolede, Beve ren, Rumbeke, Beythem. Quekene and Winkel Ste..Loy.
Towards midday the French car ried the town of Roulers by assault.
Further east the Belgians in the course of fighting advanced over 10 kilometres, carrying Shegheto, and reached the outskirts of Dendelede, freeing numerous civilians.
The hostile reply to our barrage": was slight owing to the Germans having lost many guns here, and their policy of saving their artillery aven at the expense of the infantry..
The heaviest enemy resistance was between Kigelberg and Ledghera where the Prussian Guards and the Ersatz lought vigorously until forced to retreat after very heavy losses,“ be-Shoals of prisoners are coming h
The Whippets am co-operating with the Belgians, but no Tanks are participating in our attack...
The Belgian advance varies tween four and ten kilometres.
Allied airmen performed most use ful work and already 5,000 prisoners have been counted, half captured by The enemy defences are mostly the French and half by the Belgians. improvized machine gun posto, "and"
Six complete batteries have been the battle may develop into yab captured and also uncounted guns another of the great successen, to and comedemble books..
which we are becoming accustomeds
The enemy started fires at Rou-It does not seem over-optimistid' lers, Cortemarek, Fooglede and anticipate a big haul of booty. Geite, and caused a number of explosions at Roulers.
OVER 8,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
SIX COMPLETE HOSTILE BATTERIES CAPTURED).
LONDON, Oct. 15.
10.45 a.m
THE ALLIED LINE IN FLANDERS
LONDON, Oct. 15. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this morring, says:
The Allied line in Flanders this morning runs 2,000 yards beyond Roulers, enst of Batavia and across Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the Canal at Bruenburg reports:-
German
airmen yesterday suffered The British attacked this morn-heavily, 20 machines being brought ing towards Courtrei and captured down.
important villages, and reached the The attack 349 resumed this northern outskirts of Menin
The Belgians and French also cap- tured many important villages.
morning.
GERMANY'S SUDDEN. SOLICITUDE
FOR CIVILIANS.
The total umber of prisoners taken exceeds 8,000. Six complete batteries with teams were captured. FUGITIVES FROM LILLE AND
Allied aviators bombed hostile. concentrations and trains and
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. machine-gunned the infantry. Bri
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5 to 18
4 STRAND
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Prices, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers,
Hongkong, April 11, 1912. ;
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tish monitor ass sted. Numerous fires were reported behind the German lities.
AMERICAN PATROLS CROSS BELLE RIVER.
LONDON, Oct. 18. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
VALENCIENNES,
IS IT ANOTHER TRICK?
AMSTERDAY, Oct. 15.
A Berlin official message sintes that the German Command has requested the Swiss Government to inform the French that owing to fears of a bombardment, s generals panic is probable among the civilians in the regions of Lille, and Valen.
intimates that the
reportsciences, and
American patrols crossed the Selle Dutch Government has been asked river on the afternoon of the 14th and agrees to shelter fugitives w in the neighbourhood of St. Souplet second Berlin message any
far as possible.
and brought back 80 prisoners.nounces the fight of 80,000 civilians
We successfully raided in the
and proposes that the Allies shall of Sainghm-en- e evening south
agree to refrain from bombarding Weppes, taking 20, prisoners.
towns in the north of France, adding? Our patrols took a few prisoners that Germany is prepared to coma on other portions of the front.
to an agreement for part of the population to cross into the enera lines. Failing compliance, Germany will not be responsible for, the fate of the civilians in occupied territory
GERMANS DESTROY LENS KINES”.
PARIS, Oct. 165 The Germanna have displayed great
BRITISH AERIAL: ACTIVITIES,
Loxoos, Oct. 14 -Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on ariations, states-
The mist and rain on the 18th prevented air-fighting.
We shot down one enemy aero plane by machine gun fire. One ingenuity in flooding the Lene mindr
British 100 hine. is missing! "Therwi
Wildre
important
and blowing up, a
valuable macain- Chenery, which they werd not able to carus
sway, making it imposable 16 wo
at migh tons of bombs on communications,