1917-06-22 — Page 1

MUMEYA

Japanese Photographs

All kinds of Photographic

Work done in batist mayles".

also Passport Photon.

Developing and Printing for

Amateurà a Speciality,

No. 84, Queen's Road Central

TEL. 904

No. 18.881.

The China Jail.

ESTABLISHED

843

SONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

THORNE'S{

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

10

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld.

WINE & 92'TRIT MERCHANTS,

(HONGKONG,

號:1月六年七十壹百九千登英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

8,000 Tons. 4,000 Horse Power 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 BAT,

1

SOLE AGENTS:

THE. 616

NOTICE.

DRAGON

MOTOR CAR

GO.

K

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

SILPST

HUDSON

AND OVERLAND

MOTCH

CARS

NY EUROPEAN, Non ASIATIC es INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1.P.M. and 2 r.x. tod r.m. daily.

Applicants will be required to protive Al Passports or identification papers. porona with Fertain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them solves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particalars required may be obtained at the G.I.O. And as all folica Stations.

The Penalty for non eompliance 14 1 fine not exceeding 350

PRAF TRAMWAYS

LIMITED,

TIME TABLE,"

WIJK RATH

JOMPANY,

7.01a.m. to 8.00 a.m...Every 15 minates. 8.00am bo 10.00a.m... Every 10 minutes. 10.00 am to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minute, 11.30 to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minuta. 12.15 p.m. to 1.15 p.m... Eraty 10minate. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p....Every 15 mlunter.. 1.4 p.m. to 1.16 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 1.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 5.00 pm to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter.

4

NIGHT GARK

6.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 2.30 p.m. to £1.00 p.m. every half hour.

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.a. every quarter of

jen bout.

1

7.50.

SUNDAYS. 8.00... bo 10.30 am... Every 15 minute. 10.30 am to 110a.m...Every 10 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 13 Neon....very 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 100p.m...Every 10 minuter. 1.00pm to 3.30pm...Every 15 minuto. $31p.m. to 400 p... Every iminutes. 6.00 p., to 8.90 p.m. Every 15 mientos 6.30 p.m. to 3.00pm...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS us on Wook Day.

SATURDAYÉ

21

Extra tar at 12 midnight.· SPROLAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Dilco, Alexandra, Builgence' Das Vaux Road Costel..

Season and punch tickets available for all me not already full "running as the sime stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special care, ona be obtained

w application at the Company's Office- Na Besson ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compeadors order representing Bank Notes."

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS SON, General HanajmY.

THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER EVER ISSUED "UNDER

PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION,

The Chinese Mail

華字日報

VILPIRO. ÜHISEE POLITICAL AND

COMMERCIAL JOURNAL,

PURE EVERY MORNING,

TELEGRAFIC NEWS FROM

CHA

ALL THIS LATITE

BUNDES, AND FAra

$11.00 per Annem dered in Hongkong

$17.80 to all

Pow

ZALLEY DAVIDSON

MOTOR CTCL

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIP & ENGINES

„OF EVERY DESIMOPTION

-THE TIVO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

· OF HONGKONG LTD.

TALIPHONE 482.

BEST

COME AND INSPECT CARS IN THE COLONY FOR

• Telegramız Ass-

HIRE.

BEWARE OF MOSQUITOES!

MOSCATINE.

The infallible insect repeller.

PRICE 50 cents, $1.00 and $2.50 Per Bottle.

PREPARED ONLY BY

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

32, Queen's Road Central.

THE "HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established "1885

-MAN OF AU TURKKS CF_

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

GALLE LAID

4 STRAND

1" to 15"

5" to 15"

CIRCUMFEREN

3" to 10" СУКСТМУЖНЯнов

CIRCUMFERRYER.

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length

Prias, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewar, Tomes & Co. Gmeral Managera.

Honkong, April 11, 1912.

WATSON'S

FORMAZONE.

(REGISTERED)

Refreshing, Invigorating and Falatable drink particularly suited for Tennis, Shooting and Bathing. Parties.

Pints $1.20 per dozen.

Splits 70 Cts. per dozen.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.»

Telephone No. 436.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

*NOW, RECONSTRUOTED),

AGENTS:-* SHITURAD & Shee

巳丁次歲年六國民華中

OVERLAND CANA MALES (PUBLISHED BUNREA SNAIL DAY.)

Cuntains the Yenka Nuwa

Mongkoar and the

Far F

Prices (including Postage) to any part of the world 212.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Router's Service to the China Mail. }

ON THE FRENCH.

STRONG ENEMY ATTACKS

Luxus, Jane 21:

"

RUSSAI'S DIFFICULTIES.

STATEMENT BY THE RUSSIAN

FOREIGN MINISTER. "

-----

PETROGRAD, Jrine 21.

31. Berestehenko, Foreign Minister,

A French cortiqué states2-- After the bombardment anentioned, in this afternoon's message. the in a statenint referred to the att

emmarsi uust violently attacked our tale of the Allies towards the in- positions on a' kilometë front with netivity at the Russian Tront and argo Tories and awoveded in galning said the Allies elearly understand a forting "in part of our first-line] Russia's difficulties. They had exs trench east of Vauš Aillon, » pressed willingness to await the Another uftempt' south of Filian on resÿjlts of the denieratie re- i salient of our line to the east of organisation of, the Anny and were Boere Farm was without result,

not attempting to put on pressure. The artillery duck is lively between. Proliminaties were being arranged for Hurtebise and Chevrens and on the an Inter-Allied Conference. He em Verdun "front in the speto's of phasised the frankness of the mela Vaucheruuvill, and Chambreties,.

in

LATER,

A French coramente states: The German attack yesterday, to the cast ni}, Vasbaillon, was most violent. " Et was preceded by a Ferce bombankment and earried out Ty special assalting troops belonging to a Division, recently withdrawn from the Ruwiun front. Our

tions with the American Mission, the Military arction, of which had gone to the frogs.

GENERAL BRUSSILOFF TO

GENERAL ROBERTSON.

Losnos, June 21: General Brusiloff, Commander-in-

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. troups phatinately resisted and all the chief of the Furian Aras, replying

PORTLAND CEMENT

in Cabks of 375 lbs, net.

In' Baga et 958 Ibe. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H TAGGARI,

MANAGER.

PEAK HOTEL.

ADMIEABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP.

Adjoining the Tramway Terminus. 1,400 foot above Sea Level.

AJRST CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL

enemy's efforts to develop a few advant to federal Sir William Robertson's ages, which he acquired in the first congratulations upon his appoint shock, were smashed by our bro andprent, say: "Its honon hond, Free comuter botacks.

The Germans finally only penetrated the first line in two places, amely to the south of Mont Deninges, on a front of 400 metres, wid to the north of Coiny" Farm'on & front of 500 metres. An en-ļ ergetic counter-offensive, this morning, enabled us

to recapture the former position, where we discovered numer ous bodies, testifying to the enemy's high losses.

Between June and 20 we destroyed 14 enemy seroplanes and seven others

ussia's armies will for fail to do their duty

TURKISH CRUELTY,

STARYING BEITISH WAR. PRISONERS.

· SOME TERRIBLE STORIES.

CARO, Jime 21.

Evidence is steady accumulating

were seriously damaged and fell in their of bad treatibent of British prisoners

twelve tons of bombs on enemy railway It is out from reliable sources : station, factories, blast furnaces, bivores and ammunition dumps, cans ing important damage

Löwn lines. Our air squadrons dropped in Turkey.

AFFAIRS IN GREECE.

LONDON, June 21:

A telegrun from Athens states that

that a large tuumber of British Indian prisongts in Mesopotamia. Ruccumbed owing to ill-treatment or neglect. A inan who was for some tiine neur the war prisoners' comp at Taure state's that more than half the unfortunate inen ruptured at Kut are now lead

the Government has decided to formi It is noteworthy that the Swiss

La Committee of four, including two Venizelists, to recommend methods of

reorgamsing and reconstituting a unified Greece,

Red Cross Commission, whose report on the camps which it was allowed to inspect was sufficiently damajog. was not allowed to approach this and King Alexander has decided to other einps of the sume type. reside at his uncle's country villa-Thirty-seven British prisoners wAIS This is regarded as proof that the sent to a hospital under European present situation in only temporary, management The doctor in charge pending the vote of the National expressed the opinion that with pro- Assembly

per care să could be saved, but he and his assistants were driven away from their own hospital, and in the ast fifteen days 22 of the patients died from beer neglect,

ROYALISTS AND YENIZELISTS.

ATHENS, June 2L The Cabinet has decided to appoint A

Telephones in all rooms First Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Lading Joint Commission of the members of the rooms, Boof Garden.

735 per day m

Telegraph add Peaceful!

P.O. FELSTER

Manager

TO THOSE GOING AWAY

Keep in touch with local happenings by subscribing to

THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

All the News of Hongkong and the Far East

Athens and Salonika Governments to negotiate with a view to the unification of the Royalists and Venizelists in Greate

MYENIZELOS FAVOURS

- MONARCHY WITH DEFINED

PREROGATIVES.EU"

LONDON, June 21.

Fifty prisoners captured at Eati

in April, 1918, were sent into a hos Pital at Aleppo. They could hardly stand froin weakness suffering from dysentery, dos to starvation.

·were"

A. German Hubaltern spent winter at Marmora He 400

Indian prisoners deed of starvation.

Another witness sow 150 prisoners at Kutmys in North Sytür

3. Venizelos announces that hain a deplorable condition, their only favours a continuance of the monarchy, ration consisting of soup,

the perogatives of, which should be defined by a Constituent Assembly, to be summoned ster Meanwhile ap Coalition Government will be formed.

ITALY'S SHIPPING"

HOWE, June 21

A semi-offeis! statement says that

KING CONSTANTINE HOOTED IN during the week ended the 17th it

the arrivals were 606 and the,

„SWITZERLAND.

tires 551 not mcluding fishing boots

and coasting, yesuola

Two steners and five gailing

steamers esca

FOND

hava

BEFORE YOU LEAVE SO THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE

WHILE AWAY!

Zrncı, "Juris 21.

King of Greuve, poterlign: the evening, of his

While walking,

HE YANKEET wore subse afinelis

fed,

THE SILVER MIRKET

BANGINKERS and SRIVEVILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS AS IRON,

FOUNDERS, All work done in this establishment is guarant over thirty years expésjonen, Wa bwn two Blipwaju AND MAD LOSONDE

Town: Ulice,

Skitrard - Lake Extimatea

Consuơn Boan Chytran, HoD

Kazlova, Hongkong.

FROM THE

CHINA MAL

OFFICE