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HONGKONG. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 1917.

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WINE & HIRIT HERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

號六月九年七十壹百九千叠英

BUSINESS

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.

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KOWLOON BAY.

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NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC 01 A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 A.M. to 1 PM. and 2 PM. to ..

daily.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR' GO.

HUDSON

AND

OVERLAND

MOTOR

#

CARS

BOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

Applicants will be required to produce BEST CARS Passports or identification jaspers,

persona, with certain exceptions,

All

who remain in the Colony for more than required to Register them- daya elves under the REGISTRATION OF FERSONS

sre

ORDINANCE 1916. Forma "of Registration giving-the-particulars required may be obtained at the C.P.O.

od at all Police Stations.

The Fenalty for non compliance is a

$50, Ene not exceeding

PEAT TRAMWAYS JOMPANY,

...LIMITED.

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAY

1.00a.m. to 8.00.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00am to 10.00 am.. Every 10 minuter. 10.08 am to 11.00 ...Every 15 minutes. 11.50 to 12,45 p. m... Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minute." 1.18 p.m. to 1.45 p.m... Every laminates. 1. p.m. 9.15 p.m... Every 10 minute. 1.15 p.m. to 5.10 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

TIGHT CARS.

8.00. and V. p.m., 9.90 p.m. to 11.00

"p.m. every half hour.

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

BD bear.

7.90%.

SUNDAY,

8.00a.m. to 10.30a.m... vary 15 minares, 10.30a.m. to 11 00's.... Every 10 mipates. 11.30a.m. to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. "19.99 Doon to 100p.m... Every 10 minuter. 1.08 pm to 5.30 p.m...very 15 mlaatse. 5.30p.m. to 6.00p.m... Every in minnten. 8.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m... Every 15 mln. 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter NIGHT CARS n en Week Days.

SATURDAYA

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BEILNINGS" Des Voeux Road Central.

Beason and punch tickets available for all cars not already fall running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, -bag-not for special..cars, can be obtained. on application at the Company's Office- B. Season ticket will be issued until parment therefor bas been made in Pank Nabes or by-Chaque or Compradora order representing Bank Notes.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS; SON, General Managers.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE VESTED TEE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

CAL FUNDS AT 31er DICEMBER, JDIA,

£23.970,367,

TOTAL

..29,437,600

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STRAND

1" to 15" SIRCEXWRENCE,

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

3" to 10"

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

Prices, samples and full particular will be forwarded on spplication te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11; 1912.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

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THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

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of 200 feet long.

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Bigbag, April 1, 2012,

£23,9701,367 KING. EDWARD HOTEL

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Branches...... Revenge Marine Department.. 927,230 Other Receipta

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.")

THE AIR-RAIDS.

RAID ON SHEERNESS AND CHATHAM BY ONE

MA AEROPLANE.

Loxtos, Sept. 3.

THE OFFICIAL REPÓRT., LONDON, Sept. 5.

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A British official report states that a considerahfe nuniber of aero- planes crossed the sanh-east coast, over a wide arv, last night... The raiders travelled singly or in groups The air raid on Sheeness and the redeging an estimate of their num Chatham aren im September 3rd.br difficult, but there were possibly was undertaken by a single uero-20. ipline, probably a Gotha quchine. The first bombs' wer) "dropped on It arrived at the time whigi people the London district at à, quiszter, to were coming out of places of amuse-twele, and contingel. till forty

minuires put one in the morning.、 Ten bomb were dropped. Only Bombs were also dropped on the. one fell on the Chathrin Naval bars macke, but it struck the building The casualties are reported a where the naval ratings werksleepingouing nine killed and 40 injured, in haunieks,

4.

The mider gras not seen, but the engines of the machine were heurd.

Despite the hayoe, the belaviour of the oval raters, was ns 15 they were on the quarter deck in peat

Hist

LONDON RAIDED BY "A DROYE.

OF AEROPLANES."

LONDON, Sept. 5.. London has had its frat' experi- quée of a moonlight aerophene mid...»

Owing to the late hour, few people were about and the first inlication that something was happening was the calling but of the special con stables. Then, at 11.45, esmë the dull any of the distant gins soon interningled - with the emeling “of. Bands from drove of seroplanes..

Although thamcon was shining brightly there was a slight hazu, rendering the aircraft invisible to the ordinary steerver,

Unofficial reports speak of heavy firing at the mouth of The Thang where "explosious were" heurd edn. tinuously for twenty-five minutes..... The raiders flew up-river and returned an hour later.

The "all clear** signal was given in London at 1:30 am

The rides were plainly visible nt. Hampstend" "where, the sky was clearer. Several bombs were, heurd

U fall in mmpid succession and helle were seen busting high in the air. i One of "Um searchlights picked up. ne of the riders and Weld it for ne numbes until the antiqțiregufi gule, in the same area, operied finge

"There was "no" punis among thre inliabitants---but large number of sonner and childred rushed for the "helter of the Tube stations.

Sotue of the bomba në they fell caused a sharp whistling soul an

Coxist.

and the dainage is not extensive.

One machine was brought down

in the ses at. Sheerness,

THE GERMAN EEPORT, "A" (herish offfetal message," frins- finitted by wireless, states :--

There has been vigorous day and it aerial activity.

We bomhed Dover, Boulogne and Calais and have shot down 22 nero- planes.

FURTHER RAIDS ON BRUGES. DOCKS.

LONDON, Sept. The Admiralty announces — We riided on Monday night. Bruges docks and Varssestere und Ghistelles asrodromes. We dropper many tons of bombs, with good results.

We again raided Bruges docks yes terday morning, bitting many sheds and causing fires.

We shot dower one aeroplane, and alɲ:" our machines returned isfely,

EHEMY SUBMARINE SHELLS SCARBOROUGH.

Loxbos, Sept. 5.

A British official message states -- A submarine appeared off Starborough yesterday evening and fired thirty rounds, half of which fell on land.

Three people were killed and five were injarecl

The damage

was slight.

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OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.

INTENSE BOMBARDMENT BY THE BRITISH.

LONDON, Sept. 5.

explesions were lyder thu thione of the bombe dropped by Zeppelins,

Although the searchlights did not A Turkish communiqué states: hold the miders for long, their pro- There was intense bombardment of out 'gress could be marked by a line of positions at Gazan | bomb flashes. »

The number of the rudens is THE OPERATIONS IN EAST estimated at eight or ten

Apparently, there were three dis- tínet attacking sqund me. Shortly after the Brat returned towards the sea, a sécoml appeared, followed by a third, which flew around until nearly one in the morning.

The groups appear to have remains ed twenty minutes over the various districts.

According to an eye wildews, due hostile aircraft was struck

AFRICA.

PURSUING THE ENEMY.

LONDON, Sept. 5. An official message from East Afrier states: An Anglo-Belgian column from Iringa has effented a junction with the Belginus from Kilessa...

The Belgians crossed the Ulanga towards Mabenge.”

We infleted severe losses on thes enemy, who is sting towarde

A number of British machines Mahenge

went aloft and were scen manœuvrMany of the enemy are surrendering ing for battle, but the haze obscured in the southern area. the results.

-LATEL Forty porch were dropped on the London district,

THE CASUALTIES, ETC The Press Bureau amounce that the a raideusities are 11 killed and 62 injured.

ITALIAN EVACUATION OF GREEK TERRITORY.

ATHENS, Bept, G

The Italian Commander da Chef the Epire Bas, been ordered to evacuati Hellenic territory. The cavalry aready left Junina

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