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THORNE'S

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號八十月九年七十壹百九千登英

YONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1917,

巳丁金平六國良華中

BUSINESS NOTICES,

OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

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SOLE AGENTS.

A.S. WATSON & Co. Id

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

FL. VIG

NOTICE.

ASY FUROPEAN Non ASTATION A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony shakl apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 A.. to 1 r.x. and P.. to.. daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with "certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them Baives under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of-Registration giving the particniars required may be obtained as the OP.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non complianer is s Ene not exceeding 250,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WRICH ALL VESZED THE BĪLAREN OF.. THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LED, and

THE RAILWAY' PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

KOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914,

TOTAL £29.970.387.

I-Anthorised Capital £6,000,0001 Bubscribed Capital £4,600,000

Paid-up Capital ..........................£2,4:37,500 -Fire Fund.

9.837,047

TIZ-Life & Annuity Fands... 17,587.890 Binking Fund Aœœvent ............ $128,230

€29,870,367

Revenue Fire Branch... £,381,458

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Life and Annuity 2,141,593

Brasches... Revenue Marine Department... $37.239 Other Receipts

478,940

£5,339.228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet be claims under the respective apart ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CU.

РЕАБ

TRAMWAYS

COMPANY,

LIMITED.

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WEEK DAY*

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NIGHT CARA, ..

8.50 p.m. and p.m. 9.30 p.m. to. 11.00 p.m. every half hour.

1200 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. very quarter of

an hour.

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#.00 to 10,90 m. Every 15 minuter.

11 00's,man Rwery:10 minata –

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

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers, Borakong, April 11, 1912,

We have just received

a fresh consignment of

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(BREWED IN SCOTLAND).

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(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service in the Chino Mail, I

THE FLANDERS OFFENSIVE.“

BIA DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST REPORT

BRITISH HOLD THE CAPTURED GROUND.

Lesnox, Sept. 27, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hair

reports: ---

AMERICA AND THE WAH THE FIRST WAR COMMUNIQUE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. The first United States war comi- muniqué has been issued.

The communiqué mataly relates to the operations of the Allies, last week, and declares that the Allies, while they definitely possess the ascendency, are datént merely to wear down the enemy til the force of the American Army is felt. It un declares that evidently, the

enemy does not feel able to under- take the much advertical offensive. THE INDEPENDENT POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27

Later account's show that the fighting, yesterday afternoon and evening, was exceedingly severe........

The enemy spared no effort to regain the important ground captured, anet | made four separate counter attacks, in great strength, of our new front from! Tower Hamlets to the St. JenPresident Wilson is opposed to the Graven: tafel road..

acceptance of the invitation by British

The struggle was inmost severe in the Members of Parliament to Americanz area to the south of Playgon Wood Congressmen to visit the Western Front where the English, Scottish, Welsh and and the French invitation that Congress Australian troops defeated repeated should be represented at an inter Allied

Parliament. attempts to break into our positions..

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7All the enemy attacks were repulsed-President Wilson does not wish to and his losses are extremely beavy.." give the impression that the United Later in the evening the fighting States is bound by an alliance with

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. died down, leaving as in possession of

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL

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· Terms :-From- $5 per day Mex.

Telegraph sad Peaceful"

· P. O. PEUSTER

Manager.

11.50 km. to 13 Noon in Every 15 minety's over thirty years experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any draft TO THOSE GOING AWAY 12.00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10minuter, of 200 foot long.

1.00 pm to 5.30p.m...very 15 minuter 5.30pm to 6.00p.m... Every 10 minuta. 8.00p.m. to 6.30 pm Every 15 minutes. 6.30pm to 8:00 pm Every 10mizate. EIGHT. VARM As on Week Days.

SATURDAYER

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CORE DHUMPHREYS SON,

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Telephone No. 9. Estimates furnished on application,

WONG PING WA, Manager,

Bon Apr 1, 1912.

KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH

Central Location.

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the ground we had captured."

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LATER.

the Entente.

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100 GERMANS ARRESTED IN NEW YORK.

New Yons Sept. 27

One hundred Germans have bear arrested and ace charged with violating permits to enter barred zones.

Renter's Correspondent at Beari quarters states-Despite the repeated and violent enemy counter-attacks on the positions we won yesterday, we hold the whole of our gains, with one or two triding exceptions, which in no way Important documents, and also some affect the immense value of our victory powder which can be used for disabling

The sight re-entries, which the Germachinery, have been seized mans effected, at such terrible cost, are

not likely to avail them muck, since ́cor | AMERICA'S HUGE SHIPBUILDING gunners have been pounding them re morselessly the night long.

There has been very severe fighting on the slopes of Hill 40, just north of Zonnebeke, at the ruined railway station to the north east of, Zonnebeke, and around Cameron House.

The Australians

PROGRAMME. ་་

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27,

It is officially stated that the ship" building programme provides for the completion-of-1,600 merchantmen aggregating 9,300,000 tons, practice have bomelly within twelve months.

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the weight of some of the most determined counterattacks at Polygon Wood, in which they have beaten back the enemy every time...

LATER.

At present there are 458 American. ships of a total tonnage of 2,871,000 tons available for overseas service

To the south of the Ypres Menin The Emergency Fleet Corporation Real, the Germans have been throwing as commandeered 100 steel ships of grey waves against the little Tower toanage of two and a half mikor Hamlets rings with-s persistence showtans, and Eas contracted for 638 ing how Genorul vou Arnim regards the ships of a total tonnage of 8,121,000- losses of which the German wireless Several of the commandeered "hipe I makes so light.

The brilliant sunshine continues to are already carrying cargo and the ships contracted for are being built help us, the visitality is satisfactory as d

fast and will be launched in two- the ground is in excellent condition.

nonths.

- Our airmen, yesterday, detected two amall concentrations of German artillery They fortwith 'spotted' for our gans most successfully and most of the enemy weapons were knocked out.

A GREAT EPIC

The Shipping Hourd further pros poses to construct an additional several million tons of ships for which Congress has been asked to vote, a billion dollure.

· BRITISH NAYAL KIRCHAFT·

·ACTTEITYJNY

A great epic in the fighting has been the stand by the Britishers, to the – north of the Ypres Menin Road, who: were attacked on Tuesday morning hy.

LONDON, Sept. 2. the enemy who on tumbered them by The Admiralty announces that nayar four to one. Our troops were forced back aircraft dropped many tons of hombe on for an appreciable distance. They the Tuesday night on Thourout, Lighter recovered and re-organised, under heavy velde and Cortemarch junctions. They shell fire, and launched a counter-attack scored several direct hits on the railway early in the afternoon winning back to within 70 yards the former line terday morning they pushed on and fonad two companies of the Argr]). Highlanders who had been cut off and had been given up as lost, but who were still gallantly holding out, with corpaus piled up all around them

GERMAN REPORT:

lines."

Yos

All our machines retaz jd safely

"RUSSIAN "ARMY COMMANDS.

PETROGRAD, Sept. General Tcherelamsol has been appointed to the Command of the Northern Front and Genom Volest ------ebenko-to the South Western Front

À GERMAN SOP TO THE POPE

A German official message states p The buttle in Banders continued uninterrupted throughout the day and right

At least twelve enemy Divisjour, often accompanied by Tanks, advanced between Mangeleros and HolleBekce:

Wa ropulacil ropcated, assaults astride Langenarek

Germany verbal note

of Belgium which stated would be willing to consider

use of the evacuation The enemy penetrated to a depth of much contest upon adiometre tween St, Julien and the sop to the Popo

Bayabame, for discu Yor-Mogin Road

Eatente, and fighting at

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