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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917.
AJAYS ASK FOR IT.
TELEGRAMS.
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The Standard Tobacco.
"CAPSTAN"
For Flavour. NAVY CUT For Quality. •
IN MILD, MEDIUM & FULL STRENGTHS.
From All Tobacconists.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE
BRITISH-AMERICAN
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TOBACCO "CO., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
CEO. P. LAMMERT. THE Undersigned has received
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
TH
AND SURVEYOR, HE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by: Fub- lic Auction on
THURSDAY, the 19th July,
1917.
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sales Rooms, Duddell
Street,
The lollowing Valuable Leasehold Properly, situate at Fanling and known as Lot 1862 in District 51 in New Territories.
The above property is held from the Crown under a 75 years lease from 1898 and is subject to & Crown Rent of 74 cents per annum, with the option of a further 24 years,
is about 5 The property minutes walk from Fanling Station and is well stocked with fruit trees,
The area of the lot is about 34 of an acre.
For further particulars apply to
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
J
THE Undersigned has received
instructions from Mr. H. T. Richardson to sell by Public Auction on
MONDAY, the 23rd July. 1917.
commencing at 2.30 p.m. at No. 15 Knutsford Terrace Kowloon,
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
Comprising:
drawing
Tapestry covered room suite, teak sideboad, dinner waggon, dining chaire, pile and stair carpets, glass and crockery ware, teak ice chest, etc., etc.
Teak twin bedsteade, iron bed- stead, teak wardrobes, wash- stands and toilet tables, toilet
instructions from the Liqui- dators of Messrs. Jebsen & Co.. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government, to sell by public auction at 12 o'clock (NOON) on TUESDAY the 31st day of July. 1917, at his sales. rooms, Duddell Street,
THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hongkong and being Rural Building Lot No. 19.
In One Lot.
The property consists of:
The piece or parcel of ground and
premises known "Lysholt," 104 The Pe k, situate near Mount Gough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 124,032 square feet and registered in the Land Offices as Rural Building Lot No. 19.
The lot is held for the un- expired residue of a term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1896.
The Annual Crown Reat is $85.00.
The further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist,
Solicitors for the Liquidators or to the undersigned.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
FOR SALE.
MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS 1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7 Seater,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Duddell Street,
Hongkong, 18th February, 1917,
NOTICE.
crockery, bathroom and pantry, THE HONGKONG & SOUTH
requisites.
Also
1 Billiard dining table with accessories.
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· And
1. Upright rand piano by Feiktzman & Co. Toronto (in good condition).'
On view from Sunday, the 22nd instant.
Catalogues will be issued, Terms Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
AuctioneaL,
CHINA WAR SAVINGS
· ASSOCIATION.
forms for Membership of the above Association may be obtained from all the Banks or from the undersigned.
APPLICATION
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON; LTD.
Honorary Secretaries dz
Treasurers, 29. Hongkong, 15th January, 1917.
NOTICES.
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED. -
FROM this date until further notice MR. GEORGE FRE- DRICK DUMBARTON has beet appointed Acting Local Manager of the Hongkong Branch of this Company.
W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS
Manager for Chioa. Hongkong, 16th July. 1917.
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GREAT BATILE IN FRANCE. GREAT BATTLE' IN FRANCE,
A Graphic Description.
Meanwhile the French departure trenches on the slopes of Mont Blond were being transformed into
London, July 16. Reater's correspondent at the
sea of milky vapour in which eren French Headquarters writing on shell bursts were invisible. What July 13 says: Yesterday evening resembled serpents of white smoke while flags were waving and rockets with heads of fire wandered metho blazing all over France in honour of dically to and fro across the battle. the national fete the battle for view field dragging after them a thicken- points on the Champagne front washing cloud of wooly vapour made of renewed.
the Moronvilliers their own expanding bodies which heights, a chain of fire fat-topped gradually hid the ground as effec- hills. linked by high saddles, which tively as if a roof had been built 'dominate the eastern sector of the over it.
battle-field from Nogent la Besse to The Germans evidently felt the the farther bank of the Suippo. The less of vision keenly as five of their highest point of the heights is Mont | sausage balloons appeared on the Haut, which is nearly a thousand sky, line extraordinarily low and so feet and which is flanked to the close that a special squadron of east by Teton and Casque and to German aeroplanes had to be sent the west by Mont Blond and Montout to protect them. Cornillet. The first great battle in April brought the French over the crest of the ground but with the exception of Mong Cornillet, the whole of which the French have held for some time, the northern slopes French were doing in the sea of remain in the hands of the Germans smoke, but they could make out! who cbstinately clung on just be nothing. Several hundred prison- low the rests in the hope of retainers were captured. 300 within an ing them by a, lucky dash and at hour, on Mont Blond alone. The two points, namely on the saddle first enemy counter-attack, thade between Mont Blond and Mont within two hours failed completely, Haut, they held strong positions The French at present hold their | giving at least partial views over gains intact and the tierman plans. the French side. On the battle for the recapture of the Meronvil field 'below th Germans had liers heights have been successfully. brought three divisions into the forestalled through the capture of line and in anticipation of the at- destruction of the enemy's depar tack which was to be made. On ture line... the whole of the five miles front they carried out much work on their shelters and the trenches to the north in which the attacking bat-
Taking al risks they hang in the sky for over an hour, going down hurriedly when a French aeroplane neared them. Ir was the last desperate effort to see what the
WEATHER REPORT.
talion's reserves were massed for O the 13th at noon-No. 1 signal the assault. The most difficult part hoisted of the enterprise was the capture") of Mont Haut which was entrusted
On the 18th at 12.07-No returns from
Pressure bas de creased slightly to moderately along the Japanese stations.
to a Hanoverian division, who bud] south and east coasts of China, and over been specially rehearsed for it.
Formosa and northern Luzon; slight in- creases have occurred at other stations - The Germans, whose artillery was reporting. A shallow depression covers strongly reinforced. furiously bom Indo-China At 6 am. this morning the typhoon was situated in La. 18 N. Long. barded the French positions night 118 E approximately. moving north- and day until the signal for the wemwarda. assault was given at eight in the Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours evening. The objectives of the Total xinos January 1st, 44.53 inches anding at 10 am. to-day. G17 inch,
tacking battalions were carefully | against an average of 45.73 inches. restricted, An advance three hundred yards' on a front of Six hundred yards was ordered on Teton. During the three or four hours pr coding the attick the ground on both sides of the dividing erests received as severe a shelling a so1 Bengkong to Gay Rockairat fint. limited an area has ever received in the war. The Germans poured
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW-
DXatriot.
in avalanches of high explosive on
the French positions at Mont Blond.
while the "French swept the Ger- Formois Channel
man works over the crest with
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In addition to their musical numbers
THE CAMEOSTA
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Saturday July 21st
Sunday
"July 22nd Monday & Tuesday July 23th & 24th Wed., & Thursday July 25th & 26th
Friday " July 27th Saturday July 28th
THE
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BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S ON TUESDAY,
July 17th, at 9.30 am. PRICES: $3.00, $2.00 & $100. Soldier and Sailors admitted to Pit at half price.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
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Forecast.
14
E & NE
i winds,
| Fresh to
atronz;
cloudy
i with rain
later.
The name as No. 1.
tornadoes of fire. The bombardment | 3 south casat of Calma "Es-) The_anie
reached its pitch of insane violence! an hour before the attack.
The crests and slopes of Mont Blond and Mont Haut smoked as if all the fires of Hades were, breaking through. Clouds mingled with the smoke and dust-bung in the air in solid banks. Great mountains and curtains of smoke kept leaping up behind the crest line where the French shells were bursting over
tween HK. and Lamocks No. 1
4 South east of China be-) The same twien H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.
C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, July 18, 1917.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day Ou date On date.
$9,72 29.67
Thursday, 19th July, 1917.
LAST NIGHT OF
THE BATTLE OF THE ANCRE
AND-
THE ADVANCE OF THE TANKS."
Booking at MOUTRIE'S.
FRIDAY, 20th JULY, 1917. The Thrilling Picture in 5 parts. A ROMANCE
OF THE
BOER WAR,”
Booking at ANDERSON'S
SATURDAY, 21st. OPENING NIGHT OF THE
CAMEOS.
The Coast Theatre in Hongkong -
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the German trenches. It was scarce- Barometer ly conceivable that men could live Temperature in that hideops, turmoil still less | Humidity that they should coolly await the Wind Direction
Ford's order to leave the remains of their shelters to dash through the midst | Wanther memm thereof. When the moment came. Baini mamm they made one bound of it. No-] Bigwint appen ole Topsovert ve tar thing could be seen of the French| waves of assault in the hurricane of shell bursts, but news was dashed back within half an hour that
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HE. Observatory, July 18, 1917,
T. F. CLAXTON, Directo.
the French infantry had taken PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
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the whole of their objectives, in- cluding the saddle between Mont Anear Mr & Mrs A Moore Mr & Mrs E Haut and Mont Blood besides Arbold EL position où Mont Hant itself. in Breve Mr & Mrs H
from three to six minutes.
Marticorens Father
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Hum On Yong Bowman Miss A
Murphy.G Beaumont Mre Madier
TO-NIGHT!!
Pathe's Great Serial:
"THE IRON CLAW."
(17th & 18th ́ · EPISODES.) and
Various Comics.
A panicky outburst of German Geum Lillian Muro M & M HONGKONG
Cury #K
Naftals P..
Toullain H Y Rudolph Sister Ruitar Mr & Mr F
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rockets and red and yellow light Cohen M Irene siguals from behind the crest im-Coben Mr & Mrs Price Miss Ora
Sydney K mediately after the attack revealed Croamer 3 K the progress the French were mak-Colemsa C ing and the Boche was calling for Cheong Wear Yan help with fireworks as if possessed. Dora Mother A French General Commanding rett Mrs H
Disthalm
WB afterwarde described the battle Everett H from the observer's point of view as Eeg John L a. 14th July firework show. This is Fay Mint J justified because during the whole Gunn Mr&Mrs C Van Hinum C 11. of the battle the evening, sky wan
Franc HB
Reebald H Birmon Wm Schettos Mr & Mri
BF Berthes & L ghos Mi Do
Thomson & L Tan A H
Van Limborg PJ
continually lit up by rockets and Hopson Mr & Mrs Wieschner G flares of all sorts of colours showing Hoi A
D
that the Boche was hard pressed Eart S and was desperately, needing rein- Kellogg A G Kellogs & G forcemente, and More artillery sub-! Rwan Xenor Chin.
murs 2 port
Watson
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Wan Konz Che
Wan Ching Jong
Tu Young Teo
Yat Lone Sour *Young Mag
THEATRE.
(OLD, LAND OFFICE, BUILDING),
18th, 19th & 20th JULY. Showing-Two Thrilling Dramas:
MISTRESS OF THE AIR.'
(In 3 Parts.)
"A HOLE IN THE WALL'
(In 3 Parts) etc,
Printed and Published for the Prop
Onde Barnett at 11. Loe House Street.