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THORNE'S

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

NOLF AGENTS -

A.S. WATSON & Co. La.

WINE & SIRIT MERCHANTS

HONGKONG.

T. 16.

號七月九年七十壶百九千英

ESTABLISHED

845

HONGKONG FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

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 BAY.

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OVERLAND CHINA MAIL (PUBLISERD EVELE MAIL DAYJ

Cuntains on Week Newa¬

of Hongkong and the Far East

Pricas (includa. Postard) so any part of the world 825

已下次歲年六國華中

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

LATEST

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

THE RUSSIAN RETIRE- MENT

THE WESTERN FRONT.

NOTICE."

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

Applicants will be required to produce Fassports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptines, who remain in the Colony for cure thuan 7 days are required is Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE. 1916. Forma of Registration giving the particular required may bo obtained at the G.P.O. and atall Police Stations.

"The Penalty for non compliance is i 60s not exceeding $50,

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED."

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DATH

7,00 m., to 8:00 am... Every 15 minutes. 8.00am 10,00 a.m... Brixy 17minator. 10,00mm to 11.00 am...very 15 minutes.

· 11.50 a. v. to 19.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 12.45 p.m. to 1.16 p.m...yoty 10minuter.

1.15 pm. to 1.45 p.m... Uvezy

15 minuter. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m... Every 10 minuta. 8.15 p. to 6, p.m... Fivery 15 minnie 5.00 p.m. b 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

WIGHT CARE.

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m.. 9.30 p.m. to 11,00 p.m. every half hour.

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

a hear.

SUNDAYE.

7.5... 8.00 km, to 10,901 x.m... Every lâminate,

10 30 = m., to 11.00) ́s.m...Evere10 miðater, 11.30 a.m. to 12 Noon.... Fivery 15 minuta që 12:00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 minuter. 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm... Frere 15 minute. 5.30pm to 8,00 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 6.90 p.m. Every 15 minutey, 6.30 pm to 8.00 p m...Every 10 mient

NIGHT CARN A on Week Days.

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by, arrangement at the Company's Bee, Auxandra Buildings' Des Voeux Rosé Central,

Sexson and push tickets available for all cars noh aiready full running at the sime stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's Offica No Bosson "ticket, will be issued until oyment therefor has been made in, Dank Nesse or by ffheque, pr› Compradore order representing Bank Notes.

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JOHN DE, HUMPHREY SON, General Manaan'ı,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE- İNSURANCE CO..

WHICH ARE VENTED TRI ÁHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE "INBURANCE

COMPANY, ITD.,

And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE, CO,

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WITAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914, 229.970,367.

TOTAL

1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,477,500 11-Fire Fund.................... 3,837,047 HI-Life & Annuity Fanda... 17,567,500 Flaking Fand Acqunt ....... 198,230

Rarenne Fire Brazich.

Life and Anuity

Branches...

£23,970,367

£9,881,466 5,141,683

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

HUDSON

AND OVERLAND

MOTOR CARŠ

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TELEPHONE 482.

COME AND ISSPECT

GREY HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOF

CYCLES!

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

·MAN OF ACTURKIS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

" to 15"

CIRCUNTAIN CR

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

•BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES.

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TRIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY —

OF HONGKONG "LTP:

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AGENTS: BUTTERHELD A SWICE —TELEPHONE N2 SIZ —

NEW LINE REACHED.

Laspox, Sept. 6.

ENEMY BOMBS MORE HOSPITALA:

Tosnos, Sept. 8. Field-Marskin! Sir Douglas Haig

A Bussian official message trans-reports, ;-- mitted by wireless, states :---

We are contiming cur retirement

to the north of the river Au.

We presset the Melupe river, ip the region of the Pskov rond.

W relired to the south-west of Vandari atal ans operating to the era of Wip

We reached the fine Klingenberg: Moretzberg-Rastran-Friedrichstadt.

GERMAN REPORT:

Loxbos; Sent. §. Ateran official message, tran mitted by wireless, states:-

The Russians continue their hasty

wirent.

We have taken 7,620 prishners and meli boty, unit also 180 guns und 3) machine-guns.

Turre were patrol encounters to the east of Pleurenix and to the

south-east

The er hospita

Julien.

prift bombed three 913, Jay night.

BOMBING OPERATIONS BY BRITISH AIRMEN.

DAY'S WORK.

Losnas, Sept: 6. Fiski-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reports: --

The following are the details of Tueslag's bombing operations:--

at Hantay, to the east of Lens, and We dropped 24 bombs on billets

30 cm neighbouring billete. We also bombed Arrienare, ritilway junction, PETROGRAD, Sept. 8. Military authorities are unable to Cambrai station, and Carreres aezo- Audigyan-Bae ammunition dump, say what line the Russians will fren. During the night, on Tues day, we bombell the serial training near Tournai and a number of rail, school at Valenciennes, an aerodrome

way centres.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. tile draw. All depends upon the

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

'S" to 10"

5 to 15′′

CIRCA 1.

CTREK POGODNE,

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

*Price, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Omeral Managers,

Hongkong Apr 11, 1912.

WATSON'S

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BRANDY.

Superior Old Cognac.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Telephone No. 616.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD,

(NOW RECONSTRUOTED).

LINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERE, EOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and TRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We or two Slipways and an accommodate any crat of 200 feet long.

Towa Ofoe, 48, ConNAVEET TO, CENTRAL Rongkung, Telephson No. 457. Shipyard: Sham-Bai-Po, Kowloon. Bangkong,

Telephone No. 9, Estimates furnished on application,/

WONG PING WA, Maniser.

E makeng, ápril 1, 102,

KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH

Central Location.

Revenge Marine Department... 837,239 LL ELECTER TEAM Pans Entrance,

"Other BecsipaTE THE 478,940.

£5,339,228

The Accumulativa Eands of the various Branches are separately interfed, and, by Act of Parliament, are net saldo to meet The calms ander the respective. Depart thevital of the Company's Basinvestm

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A Blectric Lifts, Fads and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and Service.

TELEPHONE 878 TELZORAPHIC® ́ADIKENA

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TANG YUK DENTIST, successor of

the late BIEN TING.

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PORTLAND CEMENT

I Cals of 376 lbs. net.

In Bags of 280 lbs. net.

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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PEAK

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Telephones in all rooms.

Terms-From E6 par day mo.

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KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

INTEIX, NORTH OHINA,

possibility of stopping panic elements in the rear of the Army, which is again Moving in disorder, while the ove valiant units are bearing the brunt of the enemy attack alone." GERMAN FLEET IN GULF OF RIGA.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 6. On September 5, a German Fleet #ppenreal in the Gulf of Big

Thi Rigy Front hy heen, broken on a width of 36 miles.

THE FRENCH FRONT,

Losos, Sept. 6. A French communiqué reports :--- Our butteris in Charopagne aro deaninating the enemy's artillery which is particularly violent on the sector - Butte-du-Mesnil --- Main-de- Massiges We vigorously shelled the

The Germans energetically, "Cockney front lines, preventing any the "ofisive throughout yesterday, attack.;

especially to the north of fiskull, in. The envy bombed Dunkirk, in onder to out "Riga-Wenden ↑ wounding vivifiíns, railway.

AN ERRONEOUS REPORT.

Lospos, Supt. 6 evzuation of Dvinsk, sabled Yesterday was based on His- report.

THE ANTI-REVOLUTION PLOT IN RUSSIA."

French; dir...squadrons bombed an nerelteme, a railway station and many bivouac.

LONDON, Sept. 6. |-· A French communiqué réports :--- "There has been reciprxul urtillery fuctivity at various points in Chám-

pugne.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Sept. 8.

PETROG, Sept. 6. It is officially stated that besides

& German officiul message, trang the arrested Gimnd Dukes, other nilted by wireless, states:

embers of the entourage at the "English attacks at "Ypres, Poel es-Tsar and certain monarchist pole Cupelle and Zonnebeke oud, and i Iteins are impliested in the anti-French attack, to the north of revolution plot, of which evidence Rheims, dufler.. 13 been traced, not only in Petro- grad, but in Moscow, Kif, Odessa add even in Siberia.

We brought down fourteen men and one ballouty

We raided, or the night of Septern Farge sums, intended for the plot, ber 4-5, London, Southend and ive been discovered and arrests and Murgute. One of our machines is Heure how for incriminating documents | missing. contime.

CABINET CRISIS IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Sept. 6. The Cabinet crisis will protably reach. "a climax to-morrow.

M. Kibct is expected to attempt the formation of a Cabinet of Public Safety, in which portfolios will be offered to socialista

EAST AFRICA.

THE ANGLO-BELGIAN ADVANCE.

LONDON, Sept. 6, A Delgian East African communi. que states:

Before the converging advance of the Anglo-Belgian coltans the. enemy retired to the south bulk of the Kilimbero,

An enery detachment at the river Santo was attacked, on August 24, and driver to the south

The British and Belgier

effected a junction of Tra

he northern bunk of the Kiln bero

KERIAL WARFARE DEVELOP- MENTS,

LONDON, Sept. 6 During the past week, serial warfare has made significant developments

The recent festures bave been heavier machines belonging to all armies, and a corresponding increase in the number and size of the bombs carried. For example, the enemy bombed hospitals with mister containing over 250 pounds of high explosive

A number of moonlight air duel "occurred and our own planes invo recently been flying at high time Imost as much as in day timg.

Tao "Archies have eimilarly developed. The enemy is now ning air inchers and other les suti-airerate devices, while air Larrages dra Lecoming commanf

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