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No 17,151.

THORNE'S

The China Mail.

STABLISHED

號八月五年八十壹百九千變英

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1918

午戊大歲年七國良華中

BUSINESS NOTICES

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

SOLE AGENTS,

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld

"WINE & SPIRIT MEROKANTA,

упококомо

618,

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Centrs Police Station between the boar of 9 to 1.M. and 3 PM to P.M.

daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with sertain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O.

and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is s „Eine noi exceeding 850,

NORTH SKITIBH & MERCANTILE INSURANOR 00,

WHION AND TWEED KIES SHARES OF

* THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANDE.

Courant, La.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL, FORDI DI 316 PROTHELL, 1916,

£23.970.567.

1-Authorized Capital £6,000,009,

Sabecribed Capital £4,500,00ě

Paid-up Capital ..........

II--Fire. Funds

III-Life & Annuity Bands... 17,887,690

Sinking Fond &omnt

Raveone Fire Branch...

Life and Annuity

***£2,497,500

9,837,047

128,230

£29,970,387

9,381,486

2,141,593

18 Branches) Revenus Marine Department.... Other Reneipts

837,239 $78,940

25,339,228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branahes are separately invoated, and, by

Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart mouts of the Company's Borinses..

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...

Aymi.

PEA TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WREK DATI,

7 to 8.00 Every 15 minutes. 8.00am, ti 11.00 ...Every 10 minutos. 79.00 am, v 11.00 ....Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.10 p.m...Every 16 minutes. 12.40 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 148 p.m...Every 15 minstes 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m... Every 10 minutas 2 15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minuten 600p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. ! NIGHT CARS.....

3.50 p.m. and 9p.m.. 930 p.m. to 11.00 1. every half hour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

AB bour...

3021

8.00am to 10,95 m. Every 16minates, 20.30am to 11.00. Every 10 mipata. 150 to 12 Noon Every 15 mix CDN, 12.00 noon to 10pm...Every 10 minuta... 1.00 -5.90 p.m.Every 15 minutes, 15.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minute 10pm to 6.30 p.m... Every 15 mfantee. 6 pm to 9.00 m. Every 10 malantes. NIGHT CARS on Work Days,

Extes Car ab 17, midnight.. SPECIAL CARB by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALBANERA BUILDINGS Der Your Road Owaben.

Sasson and pinch tickets available for sil, mam not already, full running at the time phased in the Company's time, tables but not for spadl cars, oud be obtained ne application at the Company's Office- No, non buket will be issued antil payment therefor has been made in Bank Ants by Chaque or Compradorn order

pornseating Back Note

~JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & JON

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Rep

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

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

'EONGKONG - CANTON - LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 2 sim. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.

SERVICE or HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.”

HONGKONG-MAÇAO LINE

Sailings:-To Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays 9 mm) and

p.m. (Sundays I p.m.)..

From Masso daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundays S p.m.)..

Farther

information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Hotel Mansions. er from Messrs. THOL Coos & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

THE

SUMMER

IDEAL PERFUME

CLISH

AVENDERWAD

FRAGRANT AND REFRESHING

PREPARED ONLY BY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Telephone No. 18.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., La.

Established 1883 MANUBAUTURERS' OF

PURE Manila

Manila ROPE

STRAND

"GABLE":"LAID"

4 STRAND

to 18"

E' to 15"

3 to 10%

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

Prime, saoples and full particolars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong. April 11, 18is,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW. EZCONSTRUCTEDY:

LANGISKERS 30498/PRUILDERS, BOILER.

ANGE TUX Desir, mietemor of FOUNDERA. All were done in this

thete SIEN TING,

D'AQUILAR STEG

aver thirty yes, experienooza. We OwAdWo of 900-£t long?

TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TAIKOO, DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPUT

HONGKONG LTP. A

ACEUTS SUTTURED & SWEE

****TA K31 DOCK"

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Just Arrived

RAIN COATS

Waterproof Guaranteed

*ALSO

UMBRELLAS

Gent's Waterproof

BROWN BOOTS

at $15.00 Pair.

YEE SANG FAT CO.,

34, Queen's Road Central

THE

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

(PUBLIKHROEVELL,

HAIL BAT.)

Cuntaine tng took'u Nawas of Hongkong and the "~~

Far East

Prions (isolading Postage) to amp part of the world." "$13 par Azania -

PRICE $5.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY S

TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's Service to

Chiro Mail.

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

LOCAL FIGHTING CONTINUES.

RAIDS REPULSED,

LONDON, May 6. 10.20 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig

reports

In a successful legal operation during the night in the neighbour- hood of Morlancourt, we took over 200 prisoners.

The French repulsed attempted ruids Routhward of I.'Oere.

Reciprocal artillery firing continued throughout the day on the battle- fronts...

Our artillery caused several fires behind the enemy lines northward of Lyn

THE FRENCH FRONT.

USUAL ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

Losboy, May 75

A French communiqué states There was somewhat great recipro- cul artillery activity north and south of the Avre

AMERICANS SUBJECTED TO SEVERE BOMBARDMENT.

Losnox, May 6... An official report frons Paris

THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.

BRITISH WITHDRAW FROM

·ESSALT.

BOOTY TAKEN IN FIVE DAYS

LONDON, May 6- An official report iom Palestine states:

Our advanced troops holding Essalt have withdrawl. Subse gently, the bulk of the troops werd withdrawn over the Jordan, strong detachments remaining on the east- ern bank, thus, securing crossings.

We cuptured custward of the. Jör- dan between April 90th and May 4th one German and, 43 Turkish officers, and 42 Germans and 843 Turks of other ranks also machine-guns, six motor lorries; inflicting casualtiva exceeding ours..

The King of Hedjar» forces on May 3rd attacked Turkish parties, working on the Wadi.Jerdun: railway station northward of Moon. taking 25 prisoners and seriously damaging the line.

A DEMAND FOR FULLER INFORMATION.

The Times, commenting on Generat Allerby' communiqués, saya the ffet remains that we have twice pusled cast from the Jordan acc each time we have been compeld states

to withdraw. It is clear that the The Gefmans on the 5th violently enemy on this front is increasing in bombarded the Americas sector in strength and the whole problem of cardy with gas-shells and high the Palestine advance requires fuller xplosives.

Lofficial explanation than has hitherto American artillery vigorously re-Theen eceived plied.

A GERMAN REPORT.

Lospos, May 6.

A wireless German official report

1 states:-

SPANISH BOAT TORPEDOED.

SURVIVORS ARRIVE AT BARCELŪNĄ.

BAKCELOSA, May:

The Mirvivola, of the torpedoed A local enemy attack southward of Spanish steamer Luisd have arrived L'Cece failed:

here.

We captured some prisoners during. They were attacked while the reconcaitring engagements near steamer was following armed Allied Hungurd and south-westward of vessels.

Brimont also with the Americans woh-westward of Blament and with the French at Hartmanrswellerkopf

AIR RAID ON ZEEBRUGGE.

She sank in three minutes.

Three stokers were killed. British patrol boats picked up the survivora.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. MOLE AND SEAPLANE BASE GERMAN DIPLOMACY IN HOLLAND,

HIT

Losnov, May 6,

NEWSPAPER COMMENT ON THE SETTLEMENT:

The Adiniralty announces S

PORTLAND CEMENT 5th

Casks of 375 (he'nst,

Lot 258 lbs. nat

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

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AND

ROOM

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MANAGER

THE I PEAK HOTEL.

1500 Feet above Sea Leve

Minutes from Landin

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Mrs. BIBIR

Between

AMSTERDAM, May 8. our Air Force contingents from

Commenting on the Foreign Minus Dunkirk carried out bogbing operater's statement of yesterday, the

tions on Ostend, Westende, Zee- brugge role, the lock gates, seaplane base and shipping in the vicinity

We directly hit the mple, the sen plane base and the docks of Zee?! brugge.

Que of our machines did not

return

During the offensive, our patrole destroyed, one enemy mauling and dove down enoties

AUSTRALIA AND WAR SERVICE

"TIGOROUS COMBOUT..

LONDOS,, May 7

Ger

Maan Dagochtendbland says:

unccess/similar to that which man diplomacy has won in Holland

Giouem Hofmann and Fold-Marsha 1: von Eichhorn win daily in the East.

it complains that Dr. Loudon is statement is obscure regarding Dutch control over the German traffic on- the Limburg Railway

EXTRA LETTER CHARGE TO THE V DOMINIONE,A)

ESTIMATED TO YIELD £140,000

YEARLY

LONDON, May 6

In the House of Commons the

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