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KUMEYA Japanese Photographers. All kinds of Photographic)

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also Passport Photo..

Developing and Printing for

Amateurs a speciality.

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No. 18.983.

THORNE'S

The China Mail.

號九十月十年七十百九千壹英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

TABLISHED

ZUNGKONG. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 1917.

已丁次歲年六國民華中

BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

-(3-

SOLE AGENTS.

A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

3WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG. TILE616.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony abonid apply in person t the Central Police Station between the boar of 9 M. to P., and P.. to P.M.

daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons with certain exceptions, who emain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- PERSON'S CRDINANCE 191 Prof of Registration giving the particulars equired may be obtained at the G.P.O. od at all Police Stations.

REGISTRATION of

The Penalty for non compliance is a

Sins not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITIS & CANTILE

INSURANCE CO,

WHICH ARE TEATED THE CHANAK OF

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE O

TOTAL FX £23,070,967.

TAL FUNDE IT 31st Decexora, 1814,

Authorised Carital £8,000,000, Subscribed Cap al £4,500,000 Paid-up Capita}

.....£2,437,500

Fire Fanda...................... **** 3,537,047 -Life & Amunity Funds... 17,567,5) Sinking and account ......

198,230

£23,970,367

Revenge Fire Branch.

2;381,456

Life and. Annuity

Branches.....

2,141,698

$3,239

478,940

£6,339,298

Revenue Marine Department...

Other Receipä-kem

The Aconmuktiva Funds of the various

Branchen are separately in rested, and, by Act of Parliament, are sit anida

meet

Who claim under the reapsetive Depart mente of the Company's Businessa.

SHEWAN, TOMES &COD.

Á vents,

TRAMWAYS COMPANY

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEZE DATE

To 8.00 sm...Every 15 minutes. 8.00. m. b 19.00 ... Erry 10 minute. 10.00am to 11.00 am...Every 15 minuter, 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 mluates, 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m... Every 10 minutes, 115 p.m. t 1.45pm. Tvary 15 minuter, 148 p.m. to 2.10 p.m...very 10 minut 115 p. to 5. p.m...Every 15 minut 6.00 p.m. bo 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes

TIGHT CARS

6.80 p.m. and 9 p... 9.50 p.m. to 11.00 p. every half hour,

11.00 p.m. to 11.45ju.m. every quarter öf

7,30a.m.

an hour...

SOXDATE.

8.00a.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15 minuter. 10.30am to 11.00 .m... Erery 10 minuter.

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" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.

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GILETS FEZIN 2.

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CORCHOMETREKAN

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

Prison, imples and full particulars. will be forwarded an application se

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BY APPOINTMENT.

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The only fermented Stone Ginger-Beer in the Far East.

The real charm of Stone Ginger Beer, is the flavour produced by partial fermentation; without this no Stone Ginger Beer can be said to be genuine.

$1.00 per dozen.

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AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

"Telephone No. 438.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUOTED).

NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have

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OVERLAND CHINA IMATU- (PUBLISHED AVERY MAIL DAY.

Contains can Wook No

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Prious (including Posture) to any part of the world $13. PAY ADOMIE

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAM'S.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail,

NAVAL BATTLE

IN

GULF OF RIGA.

RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP”

SUNK

OTHER SHIPS SEVERELY

DAMAGED.

LONDON, Oct. 18.

A Russian oficiul communiqué ceived by wireless states that in d Naval battle in the Gulf of Riga" the Russian battleship Skara was sunk.

LATER. Afarther Bossi communique

Sil Ves

The enemy completely» occupiss Desel Island.

Wo- gestroyed everything of mili- tary utility

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. Riga after depriving us of the con-

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks, of "875 Ibs - net.

In Bags of 250 Ika, nat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

PEAK

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HOTEL

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Telephones in rooms First-class Cuisine, Lounge, Smoking and Eachine rooms, Boof Garden.

Terrns

$6 per day. Mex.

Telegraph add Peaceful

F.O. PEUSTER

11.30am. be 12 Noon Every 15 minntra over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft TO THOSE GOING AWAY

$2.00 noon to. 00p.m...Frezy 3Dmloutes, 1.00 pm to 5.30 p.m...very 15 minutes. 5pm to 5.mp.m...Every 10 min 8.00p.m. to 8.30pm. Every 15 minuter. 6.30p.m. to 9.00pm...Every 10 minute """NIGHT GARM on Week Days.......

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-Ronghong. Aprá 1, 1912.

Telephone No. F.

WONG FINU WA, onaner

KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS

Central Location.

LE Eco Teixe Pam Entrance,

all am not already full running at theletric Lifter Fans and Lighting

me stated in the Company's time tables, European Baths and Sanitary Fittings.

bat not for special care, can be obtained Hot and Cold Water System throughout.

en application at this Company's Odc

o Bon tenk will be sued an payment therefor has been made in Bank Slates or by Cheque or Compradors, order

epresenting Bank Noce

JOHN P. KUMPARETS ON,

Manageri

Beat of Food and Hervice.

TELEPHONE 73.

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GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE CAF

TURED 10,000 PRISONERS.

LONDON, Oct. 19.)

A German official announcement Bays:-

Our captures so far on Oesel Island amount to 10,000 prischers (only a few hundreds escaping to Moon Island) and 50 guns.

Portions of our Naval force ad- vanced through the minefields sa far as the southern exit of Great Moon: Sound, whither, utter a short engage. ment twenty Russian warships retired,

We silenced the batteries of Moo Island and the Esthonian coast.

Our Naval units in the eastern portion of Kassarwiek are barring the pasange westward.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. The enemy penetrated the Gulf of

LONDON, Oct. 18. tref of the Irbe Channel and pressed Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig back our patrols to Moon Sound reports that the London regimente Our hittleships Grazhdanin and successfully raided, last night, in the Stara, and the cruisers Bayan enneighbourhood of Gavrelle... Saveral gaged the enemy and drove back of the enemy were killed or taker : prisoners. Our casualties were light. Our ships engaged the principal

Hostile artillery was active south fighting units, including two dread-ward of the Tpres-Comines Canal, nougat of the Uimaxer Kurfurst type and in the neighbourhoods of Zonne- The enemy's artillery outmanged that seke and Broodseinde.

vanguard.

of our old ships, which defended the entrance for a considerable time. severe damage ultimately foreing.. their retirement,

The Hussian battleship Sacre- unived beveral hits below the water.

line, Nearly alt the crew were

saved..

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ARTILLERY ACTIONS ON FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON," Oct. 17

A French communique says there.

The cousi batteries at the entire been lively artillery actions, to Moon Sound, dispered torpede Particularly in the region of Platecus nd Aills and on the right of the Lbout which were attempting to

Mepse. [approzeh our ships.

Afterwards an enemy dreadnought put our batteries out of action.

Another detachment of our Naval forces in Moon Sound kept Back attocks from the North..

Simultaneously a great number of aircraft dropped many bombs on our ships and harbour;

FRENCH AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY”

LONDON, Oct. 18.

A French communique states- Enemy acroplanes last night again bombed Nancy. There were porne civilian victims.

Six German aeroplanes were, de

Cout

The enemy linded small detach ments on Dugo Island, but our frustroged yesterday and five fell a

of control in their own lines. forced them to return to their ship+

Subsequently an enemy cruiser French air squadrons freely bomb- and dreadnought bombarded the fed railway stations, factories, numer-

ous munition depots and bivouzca. landing place.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF NANCY.

A GERMAN **REPEISAL.

LONDON, Oct. 18. A German official announcement says

Patrals report that there are 55 enemy ships in the neighbourhood of Oesel and Dago..

GERMANS CAPTURE MOON IBLAND.

LATEL

A wireless German official measuge

BILY VI----

We have captured Moon Island.

1. N

KELSINGFORS

ULE OF FINCAND

BATTLE

THE ENEMY18

In reprisal for the attack on Fratk furt, we again bombed Nancy.

Kronstad-

Bigbstadt

PETROGRAD