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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918.

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BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

-100-

BOLE AGENTE.

A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG TE. 616.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC UT INDIAN dearing to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Centra Police Station between the bours of M. to 1 P. and 3 P.M. DO À P.M. dally

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than I days are required to Register them- relven under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms af Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O.

and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a Bine not exceeding $50

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INBURANCE CO

À WHICH "AJLE TEPIKU TAR BRÄLIS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

Comrar, Lad

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUNDS AN SIME Dome, 1914,

£23,870,387.

I--Antherized Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital, 437,500

I-Fits Funda,

TII-Life & Lannity Fanda... 17,587,500

Slating Fund Account

Revenice Fire Branch

1+

3,837,047

199,290

£29,970,367

£9,381,458

Life and Annuity

2,141,699 Branches.NACORN Revenue Marine Department.... 997,299 Other Rasaipta

478,940

£5,330,228

The Accumflative Funds of the various Branches are separately invaated, and, by Act of Parliament are set aside to meet the chims under the respectivo Depart ments of the Company's Businene.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...

Apmls.

PEAK

TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WENE DATI

7.00a.m. to 8.00a.m...Every 15 minutes 8,00 am to 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 10:00 to 11.00 ..Every 15 minutes. 11.80 to 13.45 p.m...Erary 15 minutes. 18.45 pm. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 1.15 p.m. 1.65 p.m.very 15 minutes. 1.40 pm to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 mizoles. 2.15 p.m. to 6.80 p.m.Every 15 mins o 5.00 pin, to $.00 pm...Every 10 minutes

NIUNT GARE, şi

8.50 p.m. and 9p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11.03 p.m. every hall hour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

An hour.

7.361

EUSBAZI.

9.00 .m. to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes 10.30a.m. to 11.00 ....very 10 mater. 11.80m. to 18 Noon....Every 15 minates." 12.00 noon to 1.00 pm. Every 10minates. 1.00pm to 5.30 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.30pm to 6,00 Every 10minutos,, 8.00p.m. to 6.30 p.m...Every 15mtántes. 6.30pm to 8.00p.m...Brary 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS Mon Week Days.

BATURDAYS

2. Extra Car at '19 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Azzaro BuzzMTUS' Des Vort Road Central,

th

Besson and punch tickets available for

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

...

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

HONGKONG - CANTON LINE.

Sallings: To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sandays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4pm.

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

HONGKONG-MAUÃO · LINE. ****

Sailings-To 1ises daily at 8 s.in. (Sundays 9 am) and

2 p.z. (Sundays 1 p.)

From Macao day at 7,30 am. and pan. (Sundays 3 p.m.).

Fther information may be obtained at the CoSTANT'S OFFLE, Hotel Mansions,

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

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

REGISTERED.

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BUSINESS NOTICES

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TUKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CONFUKY. ---

OF HONGKONG LTP.

-TELEGRINIC ADD.

AGENTS Butterhold & Since →TELEFON 12

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PYERIS. PORTLAND CEMENT:

An exact reproduction of a well-known Spa at half the price. Blends perfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky.

“A little learning Is a dangerous thing,

Drink deep or touch not the Pyerian Spring, There shallow drafte intoxicate the Brain- And drinking deeply pcters us again”—Pope.

Pints 90 cts. Per Dóz. Splits 60

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

GAERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

PRICKLY HEAT REMEDIES.

Victoria Prickly Heat Lotion.

The only Safe and Certain Cure.

·50 otš. & $1.00 per bottle. -

Victoria Prickly Heat Powder..

Gires immediate relief.

50 ots. & $1.00 per tin.

Talcum Powder, for Family use. Lavender, Lilie Violet, Carnation.

1-lb. tins

$1.00.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

3, Queen's Read Central.

Telephone 288.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

CHANDLER HUDSON

OVERLAND MOTOR

SOLE DISTRIBUTOEX FOR THE FAMOUS

TZLAPHONE, 189, 20 COME. AND INSPECT

OXET

HARKEY 'DAVID JON MOTOR

OYOLES.

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR · HIRE.

wil ears not already fall running at the THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go. Ld.

time itated in the Company's time tables,"

but not for special care, can be obtained

on application at the Company's Oc

Bo Bosson Holest will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Fant Notes or by Obere or Compradors order.

epresenting Bank Note

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Established 1885

MANUBAUTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND to 15

GABLE EAID 5 to 18

4 STRAND

8 to 10%

PANG TUKJENTEZ, DO

On Drilling Cables

any site up to

the late SIEN TING

In Chaks of 375 The ast.

In Bags of 250 lbs. nat

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

"J. HL. TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1 500 Feet above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.

Under the Management of—

Mrs, BLAIR.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED)

FINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOLLER MAKERS, BRASS and IEON LT FOUNDERS, All, More dove is, this setablishment is guaranteed. : We have over thirty years experijusa. » We own two Slipwaye and can accommodate soy crait of 2000 fees Long

Towa Oftes, 18, Corsavour Road Central, Hongkong. Telephone Ng, 408, Shipyard Sham-Bal Fo, Kurloon, Hongkong,

Telephone ad. Hetmates furnished en spplication.-

Hongkong, April 1, 1919.

WONG PING WA, Manager

TO THOSE GOING AWAY

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MOTOR CYCLES jba 54 h.pl and 7-9 h.j. ALEX. ROSS 4300,

Machinery Dept. Phone 7.

PRICE $8.00 Per Month.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chins Mail.)

THE

GREAT BATTLE:

"OFFICIAL REPORTS.

BRILLIANT FRENCH COUNTER-

ATTACKS.

Tosnos, June IL.

SUCCESSFUL LOCAL FIGHTING. BRITISH TAKES PRISONERS.

LONDOS, June 11,

Field Marshal reports:-

•10.40 p.m

Douglas Baig

The total number of prisoners

A French communiqué states;-taken in the successful operation to The enemy last evening and last the south of Marineourt is 208,7 night continued his pressure in the of whom five are officers, direction of St. Denis and Ribecourt

On the left our resistance was effec- tive, the enemy being unable to capture Le Playton or Courcelles.

We're-cuptured the village of Mery at 10 o'clock last night.

The chief German effort is directed

THE BRITISH FRONT. GERMANS CLAIM: ADDITIONAL 10,000 PRISONERS.

Loxos June H

A wireless German oficial rep

on the Belloy-larque Eglise front.tntes-

A powerful attack with a large nu Our counter-attack stopped-the

ber of effective troops succeeded in fenemy's break-through on the Corbie- driving us at first as far as Aronde, By Road. We we fighting in but our magnificent, counter-attack neighbourhools of, Courcel threw the enemy back on the whole res of this front, and restored our posi- tions on the line south of Belloy, St. Maur and south of Marque Eglise and Vandelicourt,

We captured the rage to the ext of Mery, penstrating the fourta enemy position and throwing buck the enemy on ronde

We pressed forward to the south- of the Oise as far as Ribecourt.

On our right fierce fights occurred We stormed the heights of Marques in the wooded hills north of Dreslin Eglise and Vignemont Hill and ad-

The enemy, who accuanced as far as Antheil luted great forces in. this region, bas been able to reach Antoval, compel ling us to carry our line of resistance to the west and south of Ribeccurs.

NO REST FOR THE ENEMY.

BRITISH AVIATORS HARRASS THE TEUTON,

Losnos, June 11. Field Marshal Sir Donglus Haig. reporting on aviation, says :--

Our prisoners inrensed by 10,000.

THE DEFENCE OF PARIS.

Paris, Juro 8.

A Committee has been appointed to organise the defence of the Capital

700.000 AMERICANS IN FRANCE.

WASHINGTON, June 11

Our airmen on the French battle- front, despite the cloudy weather,

Mr. Baker, Secretary of State for worked endly un late, dropping War, addressing a delegation of the eight sons of bombs on troops, trans- French Alpin, said that over 700,000 port, ammunition dumps, guns and American soldiers had been sent to trenches

Direct hits were obtained France.

on the railway at Roye-sur-Mintz and

on concentrations of ifantry in the PRESS CORRESPONDENTS' tungle Montdidier Rizquebourg. Roye

Our - low-dyera" machine-gunned every furget that offered along the

ronds behind the fighting line with

REPORTS.

ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROH THE FRONT.

an imineuse number of rounds with BUT SEVERAL ANXIOUS DAYS good effect.

We shot down in this ares, six aeroplanes and drove down seven out.

AFLEAD,

LONDON, June 10. of control. We lost five machines.

Reuter's Correspondent at French There was Ettle activity on the Headquarters, telegraphing yester British front."One German acro- day evening, says plane was destroyed and one driven The latest reports from the battle- down out of control. We lost two field are encouraging. The Frenchy inachin

Jure fighting with great bravery and Our night-firejs dropped seven tous tenacity. On the right and left of of bomby on Cambrai and Bapaume. the battle area the enemy, despite

very powerful efforts, has been un able to progress beyong the advanced position, technically called the cover ing zone, which was swept by the fre of his minenựcijer,

All our planes returned.

ed t

SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS BY

reports:---

AUSTRALIANS.

-Loxoox, June 11,

In the centre, the Germans sue 2.20 p.m.

ceeded in cutting in cbtuse salient Field-Marshal Kr: Douglas Hole cut of our line with its farthest point at Resson-sur-Metz Their gain A minor operatou was carried out consists of a belt of ground=1200- by the Australians with completo yards deep, which they were able tole success on the night of June 10th batter with heavy, trench artillery. in the neighbouncil of Morlançourt. There is nothing discounging about the results of the fint day a fighing. Our line to the south of the village The energy's method of attack wud was advanced to a depth of pearly the same as ou May 7th, nor haluule and over a raile-and-a-half heavy gba bombardment for 43 in front. We captured 289 prisoners, followed by an attack by

strengt with the object of awamp before the defence could tule effect The densen

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