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MUMEXA Japanese Photographen

All kinds of Photographic

Work done in latesa styles

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also Passport Photos

Daroloping and Painting for

Amateur's Speciality.

No..84, Queen's Road Central

TEL 354.

No 17,187.

·THORNE'S

The China lail.

ESTABLISHED

就九十月六年八十查百九千奎英

"HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918.

午戊次歲年七國民軍中

BUSİNESS NOTICES

BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH, WHISKY,

SOLE, AGENTS,

A.5. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MARCHANTS,

HONGKONG

T 616.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC ot INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 and 2 to 4 PM. daily

Applicants will be required to produce Paaperta or identificatice papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forme of Registration giving the particulars

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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY,

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Buodays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 5 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm.

SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & HADAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

Saltings To Macao daily at B a.m. (Sundays am) and

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

From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sandays 3. p.m.).

required may be obtained at the G.FO. | Futher information may be obtained at the Courant's Orrus, Hotel Mansions,

and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a

Bias not exceeding $50

NORTE BRITISE & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE YARD TO SHARKS' OF

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

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COKFANT, LAD

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUNDS AT SLOT DEER, 1914,

£33.970,387.

1-Antherised Capĺbil £6,000,mó,

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Fald-up Capitalescen **£2,437,500

III-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,690

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II-Fire Fanda...

3,837,047

Sinking Fund Account

128,230

£23,970,367

Revenue Fire Branch...

£2,381,456

Life and Asuultyg,141,593

Branche......mas Revenue Marine Department... Other Rescipta

sunt ga

837.299 478,940

£5,339,228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately favested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to weet the laime under the respectiva "Depart mante of the Company's Busines.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 001,

PEAR

416 TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

ZLIMITED.

TIME TABLE..

WERK DAYS

7.00am to 8.00 am... Every 15 minutes. 8,00 m, to 10.00a.m... Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 am...Every 15 minuter. 11.30am, to 12.45pm...Every 15 minuter. 12.45p.m. to 115pm...Every 10 malandre. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45pm...Every 15 minuter. 1.45 p.m. to 215pm...Every 10 miraťas 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 jam...Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 13minates, --KIGĦT CARN.

8.50 p.m. and 3 p... 9:30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour.

-

11.00 p.m. to 11.45pm, every quarter of

7,90 a.z.

-in" leur.

SUNNATE.

8.00 .m. to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes 10.50a.m. to 11:00 Evo 10 minuta. 11.30am, to 19 Noon.Every 15 minutes. 12,00 noon to 100m...Every 10 minutes. 1,00p.m to 5.30pm... Every 15 minutes. 6.50 p.m. to 4.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 6.30pm...Every 15 minutes. 6.30p.m. to 8.00pm...Evary 10 minut..* NIGHT CARS on Week-Days-

SATURDATE

Extra Car sh 12 midnight.. SPECIAL CLP8 by amangement at the Company's Office, Anxxandra Buzzorgas Do Yoix Road Central.

Season and punch tickets available for

all are not already fail running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, hut dowfor special cars, can be obtained on apption at the Company's Off No Assn: Stoices will be issued - until payment therefor has been made in Back Notes or by Chest of Compradore order

epresenting Bank Noos

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

timeral Manageys

TANG YUE DESTEST, DOBÓN Of

1ste BLEN WINGS

14 DAGUPAN SIX.

MBKBY MODERAVE

er from Messes. Tuos, Coox & Box. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S PYERIS.

REGISTERED.

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 drafts intoxicate the Brain And drinking deeply sobere us again"-Parr.

Pints 90 cts. Per Doz. Splits 60

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25

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

AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS

"NESTOR"

SANITARY FLUID.

A

RELIABLE DISINFECTANT.

Two falle spoonful to a gallon of water for wishing foors, &c, is most

useful for the Destruction of Fleas,

Fer Fint Ti...

Per Gallon Tin

50 cents.

$2.50.0

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

32, Queen's Road Central.

Telephone 293..

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO

CHANDLER HUDSON

Ak

OVERLAND

ΠΟΤΟΠ

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1" to 15"

GABLE LAID

to 15

4 STRAND

3 to 10%

*CIRCUMFEREN E

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

oples and fall partienises will Shewan, Tomes

g

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE THIYOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CONNAUY

HONGKONG 17P. -

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SMART

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also

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1918:

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES

b.h of bp. and 7-9 h.p.. ALIK KOSS & co.. Machinery Dept. Phone 7,

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE WAR

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

AUSTRIAN PRESSURE

CONTINUES.

VERY VIOLENT BATTLE ON THE

PIAVE.

ENEMY'S FEARFUL. LOSSES.

LONDON, June 17

52 ENEMY DIVISIONS IN THE FIELD.

ITALIAN MAIN POSITION NOT PIERCED

LONDON, June 17.

It is ascertained from a reliable source that the Austrians have atro- An Italian official report states gether about 42 Divisions in the field, Following Saturday's heavy losser, but they have not succeeded in the enemy on Sunday limited his piercing the main Italian position. action to Andering with intense fire The Austrians on the British Font: Dur own and the Allied counter cst very henrily. The British re offensive. The latter, however, were gained all the "lost ground, and are able to guin partial successes, and to now attacking on the original me. rectify their line at several points, The attacks against the Italians The battle proceeded with extreme were.. delivered, in geat strength violence along the Fave..

At one tihe the premy captured the The "enemy, "heedless of losses, whole of the Italian, first line to, the continued his powerful pressure innst of the Brenta and the Pinve order to extend his occupation of also an fufortant poiiton tumedi- Montello and thereby to open a way jutely to the west of the Bhenta. Had to the plains.

this advantage been maintained the We strongly engaged the enemy position might have become serious on the line of Ciano Montello-Crest-beau they cutfunked, the whole St. Andren, with bravery, holding our fine to the west of the river, t positions on the river between $t. The italin.counter-attack, "how- Andrew and Fossalto, also effectively over, averted the danger. Generally pposing the enemy's advance before speaking, the Italians have gained- the beads of St. Dom.

We and the Alles have voy cup they let between the Brenta and the greater part of the ground that tared 4500 pesos, including 201 the Place, although the Austrians [by the French.........

Forty-four hostile ueroplanes were brought down in two duys,

erossed the Plave and established themselves on the north-gwatorie spur of Montello. Elsewhere the Italians maintained their groced, except ou a very narrow trip, on the western

A SEVERE AUSTRIAN DEFEAT ON bank opposite Porte de Piave and a

BRITISH SECTOR.

very narrow sullent north of the main railway from Venice.

LONDON, June 17. A British official report from the Italian Front states:

The Italians evicinated a bridge in the neighbourhood of Caposile.

The artillery battle has died down. STRUGGLE VERY BITTER. The enemy is reorganising after a

ENEMY STRONGLY BELD. severe defeat. "Captured maps show that the eusiny's objectives were very.

ROME, June 17, ambitious, including the capture of Signor Orlando has communicated”. Att. Pau- und Cima-dil-Monte."

to the Senate and the Chamber of Our prisoners now number: 718 Deputies the following information The booty includes four mountain from the Italian Headquarters up to guns, 43 machine-guna and seven 10 o'clock on the night of the 18th- fume-throwers.

During the day the enemy, by Considering the severity of the

a strong reaction, hindered cur and- bombardiment and the intensity of the Allies counter-offensive pressure the fighting, our casualties were very on the Asiago plateau, and, in the Moute Gruppa region. The enethy Our airmen on Saturday and Sun-also attucked all along the Piave in day dropped over 2 200 bonus and order to establish solid bridges on

34, Queen's Road Central light.

red over 2500 rounde at troops.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. and transport attclapting to cross the the tight bank of the river

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Canks of 376 lbs nat

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGX23

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H÷TAGGART

1.

SMANAGHIN

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

16 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mr BLATE

Piave.

ENEMY'S LOSSES & TO 1.

Loxbox, June 17.

Our troops offered tenacious resistance against, repeated counter- attacks and strngly held the enemy." The struggle is very bitter on the Ieuter's Correspondent with the eastern slopes of Montella ari west. British Army in Italy, telegraphing of Sandona-di-Puve. on the 16th at midnight, says

interviewed a Liga British officer; who expressed himself in every way satisfied with the result of the Aus trian attack against the British

The enemy has practically last five to our one. We captured four guns and our airben on the Piave broka up at least seven bridges and fired 25,000 cartridges a low altitude:

PUSHING THE ENEMY BACK

ROME, Jane 17

AUSTRIAN REPORT."

LONDO June, An Austrian official repo wireless save

We maintained on Sunday against. violent attacks westward of Brentu, the mountain positions we carried on Saturday o

We advanced westward in tho Montello region and wrested more ground westward of Sandom and éaptured Cerosile

The prisoners in the south western font now. number, 12,000.

ITALIAN WAR CREDIT.

A semi-official, report statce: The enemy aimed at a fifteer kilometre advance on the fint day

Rome, June 17. south of Montello

The enemy, crossed the Piaro with passed a provisional Budget of lires

The Charnber of Deputies he prisidembla forces, but is gradually 289,034,000 with the greatest enthu being pushed towards the river sinsin, following a speech by the North of Certum an advanced group Signor Turati (a Socialist) who pin of British, surrounded by Austrians claimed the complete solida resisted until cur counterattack the ChomberHe docks

Socialista could not but teleased them, simultaneously tukitelyes representatives 200 prisoners.

The Austrian pres

Fury, strongly

t'in arma (coslinger.) Beuts' fiové