1918-03-12 — Page 1

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Japanese Photographen. All kinds of Photographic Work done in intent styles

also Passport Photos...

Developing and Printing for

Amateurs a Speciality.

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TX $54.

No. 17,103.

The China Mail.

武二十月三年八十老百九千老英

ESTABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1918.

午戊次歲年七饑民華中

THE

DYERLAND CHINA MATE-

(FURLISBED KVENS

MAIL DAY.

Ountina dao Weal's Naws -

at Honkong and the Far. Fast

|Prious (including Postage) to kaje part of the world "813,

per annum.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THORNE'S

BUSINESS

NOTICES

BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

➡0%-

BOLE AGENTS:

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld

· WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTH.

HONGKONG,

TEL. 418

OTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC ez

INDIAN desiring to eave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and Z P.. to 4 P.M.

daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persone, with pertain exceptions, whe somsin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- alves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O: and at a Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compilanes is a me not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE VOTED YER SMAZZI GY THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

Costany, Ltd,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO. ·

"TOTAL FUNDS AT 91er DECEMBER, 1314,

"TOTAL £23,970,367.

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000.

Paid-up Capital£,437,500

Fire Fand...

3,837,047

MI-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,500

Sinking Fand Acunat......

Revenue Fire Branch

128,290

523,970,367

£2,381,458.

141,593′

Life and Annuity) ---Branches.............

Revenus Marine Department... 337,239 Other Roseiptsansaren

$78,940

£5,339,223

The Accumulative Funds of the varion Branches are deparately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Burinem.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WINK BAT

COMPANY.

1.00a.m. 16 OU &m...very '15 minutes 6.61m. to 10.80 ... Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ...Every 15 minuter. 11.20.10.32.45 p.... Every 15 minuter. 13.45p.m. to 1.15 p.m. Every 10 minubes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.40 pm...Every 15 minuta. £45 p.m. 15 p...Every 10 minutes 8.15 p.m. to 6.00p.m.very 15 minutes. 1.893. 3. p...Erary 10 tombus

NEART DARS

6.50 p.m. and 9p.m., 9.50 p.m. to 1200 p.m. every half hour,

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.. every quarter of

· batte

BSIDATE 1.30 a 14. 8:00a.m. 10.9) .... Evacy in midutee, 10 minates. 19.30am to 11:00 am...Every JL. 12 Neon Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 10pm...Every 10 montes. 1:00p. to 5.30p.very 15 minuta. E30p.m. to 5.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00pm to 6.30p.m...Every 15 minube 8,30 pm to 8.00 pm...Every 10 mloub NIGHT CARS am an Wank Days

SATURDATE

Katra Dar ab 19 midnight. EPEULAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Sos, Alexandra Buzzings" Don Ferex Road Centralizi

Gusson' sud panch sloket available for all eats mok already fall running sb kho Wave stated in the Company's time tablet bus zot for mocial ours, can we eblained

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

Sailings

HONGKONG-CANTON LINT.

-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays azcepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 1 am. (Sundays excepted) and

m

SERVICE or 8 HONGKONG, CANTON & MAGAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.

כן

HONGKONG MACAO LINE.

Sellings-To Macao daily at 8 am Sundays 9 min) and

2. p.m. (Bandays 1 p.m.).

From Masso dally at 7.30 am and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.)..

Further information may be obtained at the Comin's Ornica, Botal Mansions,

or from Messrs. Tros Cook & Sox. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

"NESTOR

寥寥

SANITARY FLUID.

A Reliable Disinfectant, Germicide, Antiseptic and Deodorant, non-Poisonous.

$2.50

Per gallon tin

Per pint tin

50 cents.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Telephone 208.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA. |

Established 1883

-MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

to 18

CIRCUITEKAN CE,

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

5" to 15" DIALPEYEKEN J.

5" to 10"

QU

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

Price, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application be

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1911.

WATSON'S EUMINTOL

A Liquid Dentifrice having all the Characteristics of Odol

Applied directly on the brush it cleanses the teeth and prevents their decay:

When mixed with water it forms a pleasant antiseptic mouth wash, which purifies and refreshes the whole mouth.

Price $1.25 per bottle,

PREPARED ONLY"

A. S. WATSON

TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

CBUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

***TABOOK"

-THE TATTOO POCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

•OF HONGKONG LTD. -

AGENTS: BUTTERHELD & Swice →TELEPHONE 012-

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

Router's Service to the China Mail.

FRIDAY'S FIGHTING.

THE ENEMY'S FAILURE

DESCRIBED.!

LONDON, Mar. 11. Router's Correspondent at British Headquarters writes:-

.

Since the German attack on Friday

FINE WORK BY BRITISH AIRMEN

LONDON, Mar. 10. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, saya!--

We dropped 600 bombe on dumps, billets and aerodromes, also on

important ruilway, centre north-east-

and our subsequent counter-attacks ward of St. Quentin.

enciny infantry as beea inctive.

A large number of machines car

It is believed that the enemy planned ried out, particularly successful to launch these attacks at earlier attack from a low height on three dates, but the intensity of our artil-aerodrones, directly hitting hangars,

and machines in the open at each lery fire caused postponements...

The northern attack was delivered aerodronic. Returning at a height at 4 o'clock on Friday morning, and of a hundred feet they machine- the southern attack was duo simul- gunned favourable ground targets, taneously, but our barrage held it causing casualties and scattering a up. The object of the former was to company of infantry in all directions.

The fighting in the air was heavy. straighten the salient of our line

We brought down ten machines." Ronth of the Houthulst Forest..

The enemy assaulted under cover and drove down ten. of a smoke barrage on a front of

| 2,000 yards on the northern flank and |

Two of our machines are missing? "We to-day dropped 11⁄2 tons of

was completely repulsed, but in the bombs on the Daimler motor works centre the stogstruppen succeeded at Stuttgart in broad daylight." in rushing six posts forming our Several bursts were observed et a ̈ ́ advanced line.

milway station, where a stationary

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. The garrisons. reformed a hundred train was set on fire. Three bursts

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. not...

in Bags of 250 Iba, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL

AND

ROOM

JH TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feat above Sea Level,

yards away and immediately counter were observed on a munition factory attacked but unsuccessfully, where south-eastwurd of the town and other upon supports from the King's Own bursts in the Daimler works and Yorkshire Light Infantry attacked buildings.. and the Germans run before our men could close with them.

The southern attack began at six in the evening. It simed at possess ing a little ridge, near the Polderhoek chateau. Despite a heavy barrage the Germans gained the nose of the ridge and got into the front trenchi onu front of 300-yards.

The King's Royal Rifles, holding the position, fell back in good order, after heavily bombing the enemy and counter-attacking unsuccessfully.

During the night the Royal Fusi liers were reinforced, and a second counter-attack resulted in ferce hand-to-hand fighting..

By dawn we had entirely recover ed every inch of the last ground.

Enemy artillery responded heavily to our burrage and three shells burst successively upon the company head: quarters of the King's Royal Rifles, burying the occupants, who, how ever, were all dug out alive.

Elsewhere along the front there has been violent gun-firing.": The weather is fire and hazy

Hostile machines withdrew, after making a weak attempt to attack. our formation. “

One of our machines did not return owing to engine trouble.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY.

Loxton, Mar. 11. The Admiralty states:-Our sero- planes bombed the Engel aerodrome and dump, where, two fires started

We destroyed three enemy aircraft and drove down four others uncon

trollable.

All our planes returned.

ENEMY DEFEATS ON FRENCH- FRONT.

LONDON, Maz.-11.

A French communiqué states:- In a counter-attack we repulsed an enemy attempt to reach our linos [] the neighbourhood of the 8. Filiaire-St. Souplet rood, Cham

Our airmen continue their wonder-pagne. We took prisoners. ful work of combing the Germans

After a violent bombardment the

out of the sky, their latest record enemy made a double attack, in which special assaulting troops parti being 12 machines crashed and oue shot down by the archies and 21pated, against Goose Hill and driven down out of control during Deadman Hill, on the left of the Meuse. The assailante everywhere 15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Friday's daylight,id.

were repulsed. Only three of our plance failed to of Under the Managemen

Mrs. BLAIR.

TO THOSE GOING AWAY

CO, LTD.,

HONGKONG and CHINA.

TEL 18.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(HOW RECONSTRUCTED).

TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS And "TRGAT FOUNDERS AUl work done in this establishment is guarnutood. We have pa application as the Company's over thirty your experience. We own pro Slipways sod sal sobomundate any every

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Tows Offe

Shipyard : Bhut

Cernadent Road Carrit. Hongkong.

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BIR. DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST REPORTS.

Lospax, Mar. 10. Field-Marahul Sir Douglas Haig reports

A hostile raiding party, under

cover of a heavy bombardment; attacked our posts eastward of Armentieres.

A strong enemy group attempting to gain a footing in our trenches north of St. Mihiel were dispersed

American troops in Lorraine made a daring aid

AMERICANS IN TWO SUCCESSFUL HAIDS.

LONDON, Mar, 11. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters writes, et

The Americans participated in twor

In

A few British soldiers are missing, raida in Lorraine on Saturday

the first, east of Reillon, 60 of the We repulsed them Artillery firing has markedly in Ohio Infantry cooperating with 60 creased between the L Bassee French sappers crossed 500 yards Canal and Tores, int

the open, under German and wrecked the German und wire. They returned with only four, wounded.

LONDON, Mar. 11. Field Marshal Sir Doughs Haig reports

We made a successful raid south Ward of St. Quentin. Several of the enemy were killed or taken prison dnd two machine-gune captured.

We drove in north weat Brd of La

here was conside

In the second, esat of Neu one Andican and two pores ejected the enemy from three lizce of trenches, which they system

Stuller

ny party atically destroyed

eciprocal mast splendidly.

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