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雙七十月六年八十麽百九千秦英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

STABLISHI

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1918.

午戊次歲年七國華中

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

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SOLE AGENTS,

A. S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT. MERCHANTS,

3.

BONGKONG

TIL 616,

"NOTICE.

K

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC of A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the boars of 9. to IP.M. and 1PM to 4 P.X. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce All Passports or identification papers. persons, with certain exceptions, whe remala in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- solve under the EEGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Farma

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 a ne not Breeding, $50

NORTH BRITISA & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO

WHICH ALL TIRED THE ARABI! OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, IND.. and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

TOTAL

*

ASSURANCE 00.

· FUNDN'AT X1ST DECEMBER, 1914,

£23,970,567

I-Anthorted Capital £8,000,000. Subscribed-Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ....................£2,437,500 II-Fio Fanda

-Ile & Annuity Funds.... 17,567,590 Sinking Fund Account ......

9,837,047

128,290

€69,970,367

£9,581,456

เ

Life and Annuity

Branches...ente

Ravense Fire Branch...

Ravena Marine Department... Other Rescipta

2,141,583

$37,939

venta 478,940

£3,339,228

The Accumulative Funds of the rarions Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, aré sat saide to meet the dkima under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agen

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY

DIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

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WISK BATE

7.00 Lt. to 8.00 a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00. bc 10.00 am... Every 10 minutes. 10.00.m. 11.00 ...Every 15 minuten, 11.30am to 18.15 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 17.45pm to 1.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 pm... Every 15 minutes. 1.45, bo 2.13 p....Every 10 minutes. 9.15m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minston 5.00pm. bo 8.00 pm. Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS

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11.00 p.m. to 11,48 p.m. avery quarter of an bour..

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SUNDATI

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· Rates Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Compey's Offion, ÅLEKANDEA BUIbinos' Doe Vox Road Central

Besson and punch tickets available for alf can not already fall, vanning at the time bad in the Company's time tables, But not for special'ours, can be obtained. on application at the Company's Offi No Reson. Wolent will be issued butáli payment therefor has been made in Bank Notu or by "Chaque or Compradore order

apressing Bank Note

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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

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Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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*HONGKONG - CANTON LINE, AN Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.

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Suitings To Blacno daily at B'am. (Sundays 9 am) and

9 p.m.. (Sundays 1 p.m.).

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Father information may be obtained at the COTANY'S OFFICE, Botel Miamions,

or from blestma. Tros. Cook & Soy, Booking Agents, Hongrong.

BY. APPOINTMENT.

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ongkong, April 11, 1912,

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino

ITALIAN FRONT. ATTACK SHATTERED ON FRENCH

GREAT AUSTRIAN

OFFENSIVE

FROM ASIAGO TO THE SEA.

FRONT.

PARIS, June 16. The Austrian attack on the French front in Italy yesterday was shutter ed. The French positions were

EXTREMELY VIOLENT FIRING | Prinintained intact and serious losses

were inflicted on the onetay,

Løsnes, June 15,

1.50 pan.

FOUR ENEMY DIVISIONS ATTACK BRITISH.

An Italian official report states -- There is intensified artillery firing | HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON

from the Lagarite Valley to the sou

There is extremely violent entil- lery firing eastward of Brenta an in the middle of the Plave.

Rods, June 16.. 1.80 1.1.

AUSTRIANS

LONDON, June 16, 10.1021

..

A British Italian official report

"After a heavy bombardinient from

The great Austrian Offensive open-the sea to the "Adige the enemy's ed at 7 o'clock in the awning on infantry attacked throughout the day.. the front from Asiago to the sea.

Four Austrian Divisions attacked the British front.

WHOLE FRONT INVOLVED.

ENORMOUS ENEMY FORCES

LAUNCH ATTACK., ".

ROME. June 18.

The artick on the right completely. failed with very heavy enemy losses. The enemy on the left penetrated the front line on u front of 2,500 | yurbs and a maximum depth of 1,000- yurds, where he was firmly contained. The enemy offer very beary losses.

Signor Orlando (the Premier) an nounced the Austrian offensive to the Chamber. He sahl a very vio

ent bombardment opened at o'clock and an fulantry attack was of the 15th, when even hostile launched at 7 o'clock along the whole machines were destroyed; and two

ne. Nearly the whole front is

balloons brought down in tance,

Our low-Hiers in the aftelnoon were engaged, since the offensive extends continually engaged in machine-gute with equal and extreme violencening and bombing enemy bridges and From the Astico to the Brenta, transport op de Lower Piave, doing thence to the Piave and along the great damage, Piave everywhere, involving the ATTACKING TROOPS RUSHED UP Astico Plateau, Mount Grappa and

AT NIGHT.

No dying was possible for severat 8 days excepting Purly on the morning.

the ructur uguinist, the plain,

Sign Orindu silded: The

Laspor, June 16, latest news that Las reached me, British Army in Italy telegraphing Reuter Cairespondent with the

summarising the situation up to 1

o'clock, is that our troops have offer.

on Saturday, sa

The attack on the British positions.

ed a nagtiificent resistance. In on the Asiago Plateau in the morn view of the gravity of the battle, ing was made by a Division consist. in which the enemy hus

ing of Austro-German and soma engaged

The enemy's objec

with his whole" n

might, any boastful. Bosh troops The

tive apparently was to reach the line inescu la part would not be in

of hills above the plateaur and Cimade accord with the moderation and Pointe, four kilometres behind the dignity clanacteristic of our race. front. The enemy reached the front It may, however, be stated that the lines, but made.

right was com

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THE

GENERAL MANAGERS

HONGKONG

AND

HOTEL

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGAIET

-MANAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

500 Fest above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.

Under the Management

Mr BLAIR

un irregular outline of thickly wooded

ing. Cleers.) The inossage I

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ceeded at first in gaining a few hun- dred yards just received concludes

neur the left and centre 4.com.

of our line parison of all reports from the battle- fel shows that the attack presses in which the town of Asiago lies in Following the shell-like depression wholly on the fist zone of resistance alone, and that not even at a few points in the enemy achieved the places. It is as 8st as it looks from our positions, and the country is full effect which he must have hoped

of hidden folds. The ground lends from a powerful bombardment god the enpitous offectives who launch itself to an attack by small isolated

detachments. ed the attack, which our boope pre resisting nagniferntly (Loud and prolonged cheeraj

Signdr Orlando said the Austriane failed to achieve even the prelin naty success, customary with crushe ing offensive!

FIFTY ENEMY DIVISIONS ENGAGED IN OFFENSIVE,

PRESSURE ON AUSTRIA BY

GERMANY.W

LONDON, June 16, The French experts estimate: that 130 Austrian Divisions are participat ing in the offensive against Italy. They emphasise that the Italians were sub surprised The Itali Army was never in better condition. Italosses in art lerrm the last offenaire läve been largely replace

They

also emphis that the trian ofensive baal

the orping was also unusually mistyThe bulk of ther

roached along the railway

ago and the little village Casum, which follows, depression of ground. In adeordisce with the recent German methods, sticking troops were rushed up during the night from Val-Bugunn by motors. The preliminary bombard, ment was very heavy, but gna-she were sparingly sad against us

AIR-RAID ON PARIS.

SEVERAL VICTIMS AND MATERIAN DAMAGE.

An official port sta

Some bor

opelled