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MUMEYA Japanese Photographer

Ar kind of Photographlo

Work done bi latest styles also Passport Photos.

Developing and Printing for

Amatours a Speciality

No. BaQueen's Road Central

TRL 254.

No 17,169.

The China Mail.

THORNE'S

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

-10%-

COLE AGENTS.

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TONGTIN. T

TEL. 616

NOTICE.

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-A WY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in peran at the Centrs Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1'è und 21.m. to 4 PM. daiy

Ec

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, remain in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them- asive nder 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 compliance is a One not exceeding $50,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE 'CO.

"WHICH ARE VINHED THE DHAKES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

*COMPANY, LED..

*Jand

THE RAILWAY PABSENGERS

ASSURANCE (00.

TOTAL FGDS AT 31ST DECEMAZE, 1914,

£93.970, 367.

-Authored Capital £8,000.00,

Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Captialemernen ....£2,457,500

Il-Fire Funds.

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

Binding Fand Acconat

Reveno Fire Brench

Life and Annuity Branche.... penean

Revenue. Marine Departinent...

Other Receipta kivise

3,837,047

128,230

223,971367

£2,881,458

2,141,583

837,239

478,940

£5,339,298

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately Invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the akimn under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.

PEAK

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., -

4pent

TEAMWAYS.::

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WWEE DATI

COMPANY,

700 s.m. tô “2:00 am.. Every 15 minutes. 8.a. to 11.00 a.m...Every 10 minȧber, 10.00a.m. in 11.00 am...Every 15 minutes. 11.50 to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 19.46 pm to 1.15pm Evey 10 minuter., 1.10 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 145 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minute 215 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minuter, 5:00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.Every 10 minutes,

NIGHT CARS.;

8.60 p.m. and p.m., 980 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour

11 00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

about

PATL

7

7.30a.m.. 8.00a.m. to 10.30 ... Every 15 mtantes 10.50m bo 11.00 sm...rary 10 minutes. 11.30 0.5-12 Noon Every 15 minutes. 12.00 uron to 1:00 pm...Every 10 minutes. 1,0pm to 5.3 j... Every 15 minutos. 5.31p.m. to. 6,00p.m. Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. ho 6.850 p.m...Every 15minuter. 8.30p.m.to 8.00pm...Every 10 minute. NIGHT CARS on Week Days

SATURDAYS ANJAN Extra Car at 12 mldsight, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement so the Company's Oes. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS! D-Tex Road Central.

So sad panch tekets available for all sata not already fall running at the time stäbed is the Company's time tables," bus nou for special ears, can be obtained on-application at the Company's Ofice No Souson Holes will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Nator by Change or Compradorn 'order representing Bank Note

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

mwch Manoons,

BLISHED

184

號九廿月五年八十蠻百九千春英

HONGKONG WEDNESDAY, MY 29, 1918)

午戊大歲年七國民華中

NOTIONS,

BUSINESS NOTICES

BUSINESS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO

f

STEAMERS.

JINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MAQAO STEAMBOAT

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CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-CANTON-LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) und 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm. SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, JANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG » MAÇAO: LINE.

Salings-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and

2 p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).

From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.. (Sundays 9 pm.).

Further information may be obtained at the COMPANY's Orrick, Hotel Mansions," er from Mesars. Tars, Cook & Soy, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

THE

SUMMER

IDEAL PERFUME

NCUS

AVENDERWATE

FRAGRANT AND REFRESHING

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

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Telephone 438.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. ner

In Bags of 250 lbs, net,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GRILL ROOM

AND

J. H TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

ANG YUK DESTIS of 1,500 Feet above Sea Level

SIEN TING,

MODERATE

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.

the Management, of

Mrs. BLAIR

•TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

COP EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TAIKOJ DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF HONG KONG LTP. -

-TELEGRINE:

AGENTS:- BUTTERED & Swee ~TELEPHONE 312

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Just Arrived

RAIN COATS

Waterproof Guaranteed

ALSO

UMBRELLAS

AND

Gent's Waterproof

BROWN BOOTS

at $15.00 Pair.

YEE SANG FAT CO.,

34, Queen's Road Central.

S.S. "GOENTOER"

FOR

MOJI AND VANCOUVER.

THIS large and luxurious Vessel, fitted throughout with electric light and fans, will be despatched from Hongkong to the above Ports on or about the 30th May. Excellent and roomy accommoda tion is provided for 86 First and 32 Second Class Passengers.

For further particulars please apply to-

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd,

TB

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES b.php and 2:0 Ep ÁLEX. ROS3^^&\00....”

* Machicory 'Deph,

Phone. T

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

ENEMY OFFENSIVE

RESUMED.

HEAVY ATTACKS ON BRITISH AND

FRENCH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maš)

BRITISH AND FRENCH FIERCELY ATTACKED,

#

FIGHT FOR CHEMIN-DES-DAMES.

Loxnos, May 27,

11.56 pem. Field-Murshol Sir Douglas Eng. reports:

At 3.30 on the morning of the 27th the British Divisions, hokling a sector of the French Front astride the Aisne at Berry--Bug between Berner

court and Crayonnelle, were heavily attacked.

At the same time hostile attacks in great strength were made against the French on our right; also against the French Divisions ou our left along the high ground traversed by Chemin-des-Danies.

In the British sector the eneing's attack was supported by Tanks and was accompanied by an intense bem- bardment with gas-shells.

TITANS AT GRIPS.

ENEMY, PUSH TOWARDS AISNE VALLEY

DEARLY-BOUGHT SUCCESSES.

LONDON, May 29,

12.50a.m.

The battle continued throughout the day with extreme violence on a front of over 40 kilometres, between the region of Vauxaillon to the out-

A French communiqué, states --

skirts of Bremont...

Exemy masses are coming to grips with front line troops and, re-

Qu

unless of losses, they pushed to- wards the valley of the Aisse with some of their elements, who reached the neighbourhood of Pontarly at the end of the day.

The French and British troops i Eeselon are retiring methodically and in perfect ligson, making the Our troops on the right maintained enemy pay very dearly for his first their battle positions and kept inevitable successes, and assuring by resistance, incir by inch, the effca-- close touch with, the French.

cious use of reserves

On our left the enemy succeeded, after heavy fighting, in pressing us. back to our second line of prepared

positions.

Savere fighting continues all along| the Front.

Strong enemy attacks this morning on the Tacre-Voormezeele front were repulsed by the French after Berce fighting and great enemy losses.

The enemy pere rated for a short letunce the French positions the neighbourhood of Dickebusch Lake where fighting is continuing.

Other localities into which the nelly penetrated during the first attack bare been re-gained by the Frencli in counter-attacks, und a number of the enemy have been, taken prisoners.

BRITISH MASTERY OF THE AIR.

MORE GERMAN PLANES BROUGHT DOWN.

LONDON, May 28. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Ruig, reporting on aviation, 'says:-

Owing to low clouds and mist the 20th little flying was possible until the evening.

Our seroplanes dropped four tons

of bombe in the neighbourhoods of Armentieres und Fricourt.

Artillery activity continues very in the region of St. Mihiel and on- lively on both banks of the Meuse,

the Lormine front.

GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF CHEMIN-DES-DANES RIDGE,

GS FUENDON, May 28..

A wireless Gennan evening official report claims the capture of the whole of the Chemin-des-Damea ridge. * RECKLESS SACRIFICE OF

ENEMY TROOPS.

TERRIBLE BOMBARDMENT WITH GAS-SHELLS

GERMANS GAIN FOOTING ON FRENCH LINE

LONDON, May 27. Reuters Correspondem at "British Headquarters, telegraphing this ever ing, says:

The German bombardments - this morning were scarcely less violent than those preceding Match 21st. the north-easterly wind diffusing it Gus-shells were prodigally employed,

widely over the Allied fronte

There was a very intensive fire

between the Ypres Canal and the Nieppe Forest, while the area west). We brought down six enemy aero-of Lens and the Scarpe Valley wĽLN' planex No British machine is also heavily bombarded.

The enemy is heavily shelling our

iniwing.

Our aeroplanes dropped 20 beavy far back area with high velocity" bank on the Bensdorf (railway guns. His airmen are unusually station on, the 27th Bursts were venturesome, although our aviators. seen on the railway sidings. are harrassing and chasing GermaID Hostile scouts heavily attacked machines to a degree which does not botabera over the objective,

leave them much opportunity, to One of our machines was scan to curry out their functions. go down under tyntrol

AB others have returned..

FOE'S ATTACKS REPULSED,

The British on the French Jack bave been engaged by the Germans, who came in familiar formations of dense waves, keeping close in the wake of the lifting barrage,

Against the first heary ahock the French stood stoutly on the left and centro, but were pressed back slight French communiqué states in the vicinity of the farm of the There was lively artillery firing at right. During the morning the Gur night-time in Champagne, to the man with characteristic cockle as

LONDON, May 24

4.80 p.m.

right of the Meuse, the Forest of ness of the cont, continued to purk with fresh troops.The French were pretion and, in Woevre

attacks on the Forest obliged to yield more ground Bub

sequently epanter attacking, they

Jacal-anemy

promont were reppiled, aller

& restored the line if most places

fight, with energy losses.

taking over 100 ser Enemy attempts in the region of The Germans at present have

Lxy, hot of Badon-Villen,

also failed

We took prisonětí, K

THE BELGIAN, FRONT,

TONGCHANGE GUNS BOMBARD-

MENTA

footing on the French front line south

of Dickobusch fóra distance of, SX) yards. They also have some hold on another point of the front line ye tem in this region. The situation however, appears to be

ein hand Beports from breathe confide

the French art

the GermaZI.

LONDON, MF 28. elginn communiqué, states: CAST

field