Page
1
MUMEYA
Photographers.
Japane
All kinds of Photographic ork cione in latent styles also Fussport Photos)
"Tevaloping azil Erinting for
Amateurs a Speciality.
No, BA Queen's Road Centesi-||
TKE. 904.
The China Mail.
THE
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL PUBLISHED EVERY MAIL DAY:)
Cenkins the Week's Nowe
of longkong and the Fur launt
Prises fincluding Posties) to any part of the worki 113.
per walkzen
ESTABLISHED
1845
HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1917.
BUSINESS NOTIONS
No. 16.796.
THORNE'S
OLD VAT No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS :
A. S. WATSON & Co. Ld..
WINE & SIIRIT MERCHANTE,
HONGKONG.
·號四十月三年七十堂百九千堂英
BUSINESS NOTIOES,
STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS 8,000 Tons. 4,000 Horse Fower now Built. Steel Building Work of every Description. "Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies. Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destination, INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY.
G.
is
TEL. €16.
NOTICE.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
1
BUDSON
AND OVERLAND
MOTOL
¡CARS
NY EUROPEAN, Non-ASIATIC
INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central-Police Station between the hours | P.M. 2o4 PM. f9a.. to 1 F.M. and daily
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
TELEPHONE 482.
COME AND INSPECT
Applicants will be required to produce BEST CARS IN THE
Passports or identification papers All
persons, with certain. exceptions, whe emain in the Colony for more than
7 days are required to Register them selves under the "REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. For of Registration giving the particulars equired may be obtained at the C.P.O. aoil at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a
fine not exceeding 850.
EAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
РЕАБ
LIMITED.
+
TIME TABLE.
WEEX DAYS.
7.00.m. to 8.00a.m... Every 15 minates. 8.00a.m. to 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 a. Every 15 minutes.
DLEY
HARLEY DAVIDSON МОТОЕ
CYCLER
COLONY FOR HIRE.
WARD OFF THE COUGH
WITH
}
CRUICKSHANK'S COUGH BALSAM.
It soothes the inflamed lungs and bronchial tubes,
enres the cough and gives strength against fatuie
tracks...
$1.00 PER BOTTLE.
PREPARED ONLY BY THE
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
32, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG.
11.30a.m. to 12. 16 p.m.. Every 15 minuta THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.
12.45 p.m. to 1:18. Every 10 minutos.
15 minutes.
1.15 p.m. to. Terminutes.
1.45 p.m. to
15 p.m. to: 5.00 p....Every 15 mlnatos. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
"
**NIGHT CARS: "
8.50 p.m. ad' 9 p., 9.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour.
11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. avery quarter of in boar,"
7.30 s.m.
SUNDAYE. 9.00a.m. tu 1.0.30 m...Evory 13 minuts. 10.30a.m. to 11.00 .m...Every 10 minutes, 11.30a.m. to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes 12.00 noon to 100p.m...Every 10 minuta.
1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 6.30p.m. to 8.00 pm...Every 10 mont 6.00p.m. to 6.30 p.m...Every 15 minutos. 6.30 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS as on Wook Enys.
SATURNAYO.
midnight.
Extra Car at SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexanda BUILDING" Des Voeux Road Central,
Benson and peach tickets available for all cars not already full running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office- No Season ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Choque or Compradore order. representing Bank Notes,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON;
General Manajero,
THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER EVER. ISSUED UNDER
PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.
The Chinese Mai
華字日報
The Leading OHINESS POLITICAL AND
COMMERCIAL JOURNAL.
PoBlauzo Ever Hɔarıma,
Conradis zhe MOST RELIABEN
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM
NORTH CHINA,
Alt yüz Latest IszALLIGENCE FROM THE VARIOUS POETS IN CHINA AND JAPAN,
$17.00 per Annum delivered in Hongkong $17.00 to all Coast Forts.
CELLINGTON, Özer, Hose COWO
Established 1883
• MANUFACTURERS CF.
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
1" to 15"
Q:ACTERENCE.
CABLE LAID
4 STRAND
3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE
5" to 15"
CIRCUMFEREN EN
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Price, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, Aprili, 1913.
WATSON'S
VERY OLD LIQU
Sexch Whisky
WILLMODE SCOTLAND ESTABLISHED 4. F
WATSON'S
E
THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF
THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT *QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE
ADVERTISING.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE NO. 616.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW" BECONSTRUPTED).
TINGINEERS, and SBIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We hars over thirty years experience. We own two Slipwaya and can accommodate any craft "of 200 fost long,`." (an
Town Office, 48, CONTATONT-ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong-Telephone No. 49. Shipyard: Bhum-Shi-Fo. Kowloon, Hongkong, Estudatos furnished on applications.
Hongkong April 1, 1912..
Telephone No. 9.
WONG FING WA, Manager:
་་
TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
-THE TAIKOU DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG LTD.
-TEESCRIINIC A22.-
"TAIKIJOCK"
ACENTS:- BUTTERHELD & SHARE.
TELEPHONE ACT -
++
巳丁次歲年六國中
PRICE. 33 00 Per Month
THE WAR.
LATEST
TELEGRAM S.
(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)
THE CAPTURE OF BAGDAD.
FRENCH AND ITALIAN APPRECIATION.
Jesnox, March 18. -
The comments of the French an¦ Traian Press on the capture of.
THE BRITISH CAPTURE OF IRLES.
A BRILLIANT AND CLEVER ENTERPRISE
Lovros, March 13. a
Renter's Correspondens at Head
Bagul are even more enthusiastic quarters says he details of the that the British, "while the Neutral uptons of Irles show it to be one of the test brilliant and the most Pross is greatly impressed by the
clever enterprises since the German significance of the British victory.
retreat, Ports. March 13
The attack was rude from the The Chairman of the Municipal west and south. The southern as Council. priss:
to proceeding to the souls started about dawn, when tha business of the meeting, referred to British artillery directed u perfecă the capture of Bagdad, saying that tornado of fire on the enemy posk Frenchmen fejoiced us this fresh tons. The enray gunners promptly. proof of the indomitable energy of replied, but, though their bigo the British.
insted through the forenoon, it The Matin anticipates that Pale caused little damage. The resist
ance generally was slight." A strong" point, garrisoned by about fity Ger- mains, put un a short but obstinate. The Tempe, the Figare, and other fight. but when a score of them were "papers einplasise that the glorious
put out of action the remainder feat of arms bas definitely ended surrendered.
ting and the Syria, will fall into the hands of the British, assisted by
the Arabs,
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. terung's dream of Eastern expan- The success of the southern attack.
PORTLAND CEMENT
A
In Casks of 375 lbs. not.
In Bags of, 250 lbs. met.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART,
MANAGER.
PEAK HOTEL.
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP:
Adjoining the Tramway Terminas. 1.400 feet above Sea Level. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.
Telephones in all rooms. First-class Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladie rooms, Roof Garden.
Tecs:-From 86 per day mer
Telegraph add: Peaceful,,
P.O. PEUSTER,
Manager.
TO THOSE GOING HOME
Keep in touch with local happenings by subscribing to
H.
"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL'
All the News of Hongkong and the Far East.
ORDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SO THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE IT WHILE AT HOME:
PRICE $13 TZ ANNUM, INCLUDING" POBLAGE.
CAN BE MAILED TO ANY ADDRESS FROM THE
* CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.
sion and they anticipate a speedy was facilitated by the western attres co-operation of the British and, which was faultlessly timed. Ib Russians.
came across the north of Irley and The British ayane is described pinched out the garrison.
veritable thunderbolt." This The southern fores met à brisk sums up French opinion which is fusillade approaching the village, bat surprise as the rapidity of Gelierul the enemy threw up the sponge when they found that they were caught in the rear.
| Mande's march.
The Temps says slut Baglad is the greatest victory achieved by the Entente for months...
in
>
Irles is excellently situated for
defence, being on an eminence. Its The Debate says it is the first act ouupation greatly "atrengthena, "our""
the great Anglo-Bussing byttle position in this sector.
against the Turks.
10. Y
ITALIAN CONGRATULATIONS.
HOME, March 12.
The British Embassy is inundated with congratulations on the full of Bagdad. Many telegrants have been sent to Mr. Lloyd George.
The newspapers are most enthu siastic. They declare that Great Britain is, oven militarily, now the
instay of the Entente.
DUTCH OPINION. A
AMSTERDAM, March 12.) The Dutch newspapers are unan- ious in regarding the fall of
THE WESTERN FRONT.
GERMAN REPORTS,
LONDON, March 13.
A German official report, trans- Imitted by wireless, stuten:
An English attuck on a wide front southward of Arras failed with beavy
losser....
There has been lively fighting in the Ancre region and on both banks of the Meuse.
Our, fire" turned hack a French
We stubbornly defended Hill 185
Bagdad as finally disposing of advance northward of Avr. Germany's dreams of a Berlin to Bagdad railway. They declare that against an attack by superior forces, it is inconceivable that Great Britain
festore Mesopotamin
{ulk
Turkey,
GERMAN COMMENT ON "THE. TURKISH DEFEAT.
to
AMSTERDAM, March 13. There is ag undercurrent of real concern in German comment on the fall of Bagdad.
An
bazaars
The French by sanguinary sacrifices captured a narrow stretch on the south-western slope.
FRENCH REPORT.
A French communiqué states: The Germans west of Maison-de Champagne laat night violently counter-attacked Hill 185. Our barf rage and machine-gun fire stopped the enemy dead. We maintained alk our positions
We took 150 prisoners yesterday, including three, officem." #
The Cologne Gazette says it is
the great success. in the East will resound with the news that the Feringbia (English) have beaten the soldiers of the Padi Shah (one of the titles of the Sultan of Turkey) and have conquered the romantic City of region of Louvenmont, on the right Bagdad It would be a mistake to bank of the Meuse, was easily depreciate the importance of the success; repulsed.
An enemy coup-de-masin in the
KODAIN.
nevertheless, it is firstly political." The We made thres coups-de-ma in paper consoles its readers by reminding on. German, trenches between Avres them that while the British are getting and tie Aisne, which our fire bad further from their main base the Turks wrecked. We brought "back pri have approached theirs at Mosol.
The Rheinisch Westfalische Zeitung saya The Germans continue to bom the English have won a momentary but burd Soissons. undeniablo success, but when the Turks
Enemy attempts to reach our lines have been supplied with beavy artillery, on the Croupy road and the reg Bagdad will not long tolerate the of Beau-le-Chivy and further cust Anglo-Indina garrison.
The Koolauncherolka Zeiluny says the British have won an indubi- table success. The surrender of Kut was rightly described as a heavy blow, and the fall of Bagdad naturally follows. It wirca out the stain on British arms and is striking succeAS,
all the more after the English for
ward failed.
There was lively artillery work the sector of Troyon.
THE SILVER MARKET?
LONDON, March 18) Silver is quoted ut 861d.
ward more at Sinai. Although tho is no more offering and the success is transitory and doer not affect is steady?
tha decision of the way it is a heavy
blow against Turkey and
the quadruple alliance.
info for
Continued en Foge
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.