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The China Mail.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

(PUBLISHED ~RVESY

MAIL DAY.ES

Cuntains wo-

of Honxkun and the

Far East.

Prices (including Posings) by any part of the world Bia-

STABLISHED. 1845

Lee Sa

No. 17.026.

號八月二十年七十登百九千春英

SONGKONG. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917.

已丁次歳年六國華中

THORNE'S

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

BOLÉ AGENTS.

A.S. WATSON & Co,ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

THL 618:

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person st the Central Police Station between the boura of AX 1 P.M. and 2 r. to 'rx..

dally

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All petons, with certain exceptions, whe eemain in the Colony for more than 7 days are reunired to Register them- of welves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forma al Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the .P.O. add at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non.compliance is a Bis not exceeding 850,

NORTH BRITISË' & MERCANTILE

#!

- INSURANCE CO;

WHICH ARE VENTED THE AHARES OF THE OCEAN, MARINE INSURANCE

CONTANT, LTD.GA

and

"YRE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

TOTAL FUND ASST DECEMBER 1914,

"

£23.970,307,

-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ...........................................£2.4:37,500 ---Fire Funds.............. 3,937,047 fII Life & Avuuity Fands... 17,667,500

Sinking Fuad Account

128 230

£29,970,367

1:2,391,455 2,141,693 Revenue Marine Department... 239 Orber Receipts

Rarenne Fire Branch..

Life and Annuity

Branches.

478,94

£5,530,223

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set wide

the claims under the respective L'apart ment of the Company's Buriznan..

"SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Ageril

་

TRAMWAYS QUMPANY

LFITED

TIME TABLE,

WELE DATE

00m 800 m...Every 15 minutes 8.00 am, to 10.00 a.m.s. Every 10 minute, 10.00am, to 1100... Every 15 minet, 11.30a.m. to 12.46 pm...Every 15 minute

1.15 p.m... Every 10 minute, 19.45 pm, to 1.15 p.m. 1

.to 1.45 pm... Every 15 minorwi 45 p.m. ho 2.15 pm Every 10 mloot 15 p.m. tn 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minute, -

1.en, bo "8.00 p.m...Every 10 miunty,

NIGHT CAZA

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

BIDSON

OVERLAND

1. MOTOR

CARS

BOLE "DISTRIBUTORS - FOR. THE FAMOUS

TILIPHONE 482.7

COME AND INSPECT

SILY...

GARY

HARLEY DAVIDSON

мотов

CYCLES

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Ĝo., Ld.

Established "1885

-MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

1" to 1's

ÜERCUSPIKETCH.

GABLE LAID,

4 STRAND

5 to 15 CIRCORPERANZ

g" to 10"

CIRCUMFERANER'

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

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

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Mandyers.

Booking, April 11, 1812.”

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WINES AND SPIRITS

ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.

לו

1 Bat: Superior Old Cognat

17.... Very Old Lapeur Scotch Whisky

E Quality

Cate No. 1.—$22. “

Bots St. Estephe Claret

Light Dry Shery

Port Full Bodied Gin

li

Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Case No. 2.-$23.

↑ Bot St. Marceau Champagne Te

7 Burgundy, Beaune

I

13 Bots St. Estephe Claret

Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

"E Quality

I

Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's

1

Gin

23

Port Superior Light Invalid,

*

1 Bot. St. Marceau Champagne

1 Bot. Superior Old Liqueur Cognze

י

Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Orange Curacao.

Osso No. 3-$3.

I Old Brown Sherry: EE Quality

2 Buts Superior Old Fort. "Da Quality

1 Bot. Very Finest Old Brown Brandy

" Quality

Year Old Liquert Scotch Whisky

E" Quality

N

让

1 Bot. Kilty Liqueur Whisky (Guaran-

teed 20 years old) · 5 Bota St. Julien Claret

Bot. Gin

Orange Curacao.

SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS TEL. 616.

2.50 p.m. and 9 p. 100. o 1100 THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

m to pm. every half hour.

11.90 g,. to 11.45 p,m, every quarter of

1.30 1.M.

wa.bour

SUNDAYE.

2.00am to 70,51 am... Every 15 minuty. 10:30a.m. to 11:00 Fre:10mirates, $400 am. to 19 Moon...Every 15 facts 1.00 noon to 10pm...Every:10 minutes. 1.00pm to 5.80 p.m... Krary 15 vibratre, 13 pin, bo. 6:00p.m...Erecy 10 minut 100p.m. to 8.3) p.m... Every 15 mluntate 6308,50 p m... Every 10 minabuk, NIGHT CARS on Week Days.

Baturdate

Extra Cut 18 midnight. SPECTAT, CARS by afringement is the “Somnady's Office, Alexandra Buildings"

Des Youx Road Contently DNT ALL

Bates and punch tickets available for fall me nor aliendy fill running as the time stated in the Company's time tables, bat autine Enecis] cars, so be obtained on application st the Company's Doe-

beened and

Pompeadors order.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

JINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRUS FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town 05, 48, COSFLUGHT ROAD Carme, Hongking. Telephone No. 4 Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong

Telephone No. 9. Estimates furnished on application,"

WONG PING WA, Manager Hongkong, April 1, 1812.

"

KING EDWARD HOTEL FRENCH LESSONS

Central Loontion.

AL ELEUTE TEAM PM Entranen,

Electric Letter Fans and Lighting European Baths and Banitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System througbent. Beat of Food and Service.

G. MOUSSIGN

15, Morrison, Hill Road.

ANO YOL DEziz, sudeć

Late SIFN

14, D'AQUILAK STRES

TERMA

A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

Der THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY TO-DAY'S

WILKINSON'S

SARSAPARILLA.

MDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOOD

Torpid Live Debility t LKINSON'S SPENSABLE TO

SARSAPARILE ALL WHO VALUE HEALTH BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SUBSTITLE

S. Watson & Co., Hongkong Aspensary

Qüzeni DayamAZY,

TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

डू

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION":

THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPASY

**TAIKIDDOCK"

AGENTS:-

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TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail,

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LOCAL PIOHTING MEAR LA YACQUERIE.

Laroos, Dee. & Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reports: ---

There was ocal fighting in the neighbourhood of La Vacquerie, but the situation is unchanged.

Our artillery and infantry fire re puked minor attacks to the south of Bourlon Wood, with severe enemy lossen,

THE WORK OF THE AVIATORS.

A RAID IN GERMANY.

LONDON, Dec. 7 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haix, reporting on aviation-states-

There was great activity in the air, on both skles, on Wednesday,

We carried out long-distance re- connaissances and dropped bents and machine-gunned ground turts, during the day,"

We bombed Gontrode aerobome," last night, and two direct hits with heavy bombs were obtained on an The hostile artillery was active &taeroplane shed. Other bombs burst a number of pointe, to the south of among the buildings around the agro- the Scarpe, and also in the neigh drone Bombs were also dropped bourhood of Armentiares:

on St. Denia. Westerem Berylome und Donut, railway station.

LATER. Field-Marshal Sir Dougluer Haig

reporta

There was dir fighting all day long. Five German machines were brought The infantry action on the Cambrain that five were driver tawo. Front, during the night, wus confined Five of our machines are inesing to putrol encounters,

Another successful, raid was There was increased hostile util-ried out in Geniany, to-day, at the lery activity astride the Scarpe river machines returning safely Betails

ure awaited.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Dec. 7.4

A Gernian official message states: We, cleared out the English from Marcoing

it

'YIEWS ON THE WITHDRAWAL.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.

Loxdus, -Deet 7. The Admiralty announces but naval aircraft, on Wednesday and Thursday, bombed Uytkerke, St. Denis Westerem and Ergel zero- dromca;Bruges Dock and various railway tufe causing fires. "

Lounoy Dec. 7/ Mr. Terry Holmon, a Correspon- dest at Headquarters, states that we All our machines returned safely. have surrendered nothing vital of our

During the fighting by the put.olx. gains and the breach in the Hinden-e destroyed two machines and shot burg Line remains as wide as down four, of which three were

WUN. Bourlon Wood, an

probably destroyed. acute angle in the salient, was a boathsome plice,, full of stug nant pools and corpses and con- tinuously, drenched with gus, until the garrison had almost to live in gas masks. The hill on which the wood is situated in no way com- mands the country on cur side, as it does the country begond. It is

THE FRENCH FRONT

AVIATION ACTIVITY

Loxpos, Dec. 7.

A French communiqué statés The artillery activity was lively on

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. essential to us for an advance, and the right of the Mouse and in Upper

PORTLAND CEMENT

la Casks of 875 lbs. ust.

is Bags at 250 lbs. nat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

BAL: MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART

MANAGER

PEAK HOTEL.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT FICTORIA GAP Adjoining the Brads Kerminus, 7,400 feet stown Bou, STOLA FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOU

its loss might be serious to the Ger.

mans; but in their hands it is unim portant as a threat to us. The with drawal in no way begins to convert our victory into a defent, and the Gorman attempts to inflict that defeat has resulted, chiefly, in colos aal losses to themselves.

Alande.

Three enemy aeroplanes were brought down, yesterday, and eight were hit and forced to descend,

We dropped 9,000 kilogrammes of projectiles, especially on railway stations and depots at Lichterfeld anch Coarfemarek and on cantone- tents at Luon and depots: ht Roussich

The enemy dropped bomba dur-

Mr. Percival. Phillips another Correspondent at Headquarters. the shortening of our Front is regrettable, but minor sequel to ouring the night, on Dunkirk, causing great advance, but our net gains are several casualtios. He alay dropped still very great and we have still the bombs on Calais but there were no Hindenburg

system at our buck casualties there.

The withdrawal was most deliberate.

FRONT

Not a single gun, rifle or round of THE POSITION ON THE HUMANIAM ummunition we lost," and all the captured German guns were “with, drawn. Our new trenches were pre pared during night, time and werv concealed from observation. The new. Front is very strong and the mez sze" excellently quartered

LONDON, Dec. 7 The Times Correspondent, tr, the Rumanian Headquarters, telegraph-- ing on December 2, says he tira o turned from a visit to the Busin ummies in Rumunis. The comidit tees are forried mostly of

Reuter Correspondent says: Bourlon Wood extends over 600 aores. Its topographical conditions Germans who got hold of the ma

it extremely undesirable to ity of the rank and file in the towns attempt to hold it in wet weather near the Front, which

from the apart from the fact that it forms on crowded with soldiers enclave into the enemy teritory and trenches, and who were listening in subject to enflado se well as direct inflammatory speeches. One Division fire. That the enemy did not know of the Sixth Army signed an orinis

tice and the Division next it firedes of our withdrawal till the morning,

on the German: General and seems to be proved by the fact that

who came to discuss terms. during the night, they were laying | Wearing

upon the abdrdoned heavy bar

positio

Tantry

The army in Moldavia and advanced bovina fmterized with the Germ and the Erissian and German pet but

dined togeth

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