1918-06-26 — Page 1

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All kinds of Photographic

Work done in latest stylon

also Passport Photos.

Developing and Printing for

Amateurs & Speciality.

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-TL 25-4.

No 17,193.

The China Mail.

THORNE'S

ESTABLI:

就六廿月六年八十壹百九千老英

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1948.

"

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

BOLE AGENTS.

A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld..

- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

3

HONGKONG

THL 816.

NOTICE.

H

NY EUROPEAN 'Non" ASIATIC 01 INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 9 PM to 4 P.M. daily.

Applicants will be quired to produce Pasaporta or identification papers. Al persora, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony "for more than days are required to Register them- salves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1915. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for zon compliance is s are not exceeding $50

NORTH BRINSH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WEDEN ALI VESKED THE SHAKES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LADE; and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS +

TOTAL:

ASSURANCE CO.

FUN AT SL LEDENJEL £99,970,367.

I-Authorised Dspital £8,000,000

Entscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ....................... £2,437,500 -Fire Fund

8,837,047

128,230

In-Life & Anacity Funda... 17,567,590

Sinking Fund Account.

Revenus Fire Branch.

+1

***

£53,970,367

12,891,456 Life and Annuity,141,593

"Branches...... Revenge Marine Department... $37,239 Other Rescipta man 478,940 £4.939.528

The Accumuladre Funds of the various Basches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, "are set aside to meet the claims, under the respective Depart- ments of the Company's Busines.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,

Agents,

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE..

WEEX DATE

COMPANY,

ٹور

7.00a.m. to 8.00) a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00 a.mi, bo 10.00 a.m...Every 1 minuter. 10.00am to 11.00 ....very 18 minuter. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minuter, 1.15 p.m. to: 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 1.45pm to 2.15 p.m.very 10 minutes. 220 p.m. to 5.00 p.in...Every 16 minutes. 6.00p.m. do 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CALS

8.50 p.m.

and 9p.m., 930 pm to 11,00 p.m. every half hour,

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.. every quarter of an boor...

SUNDATI.

7.30 a.m.

6.00 a.mi, bo 1.0.30 Every 15 minutes 10.30 am to 11.00 am...very 10 minuter.. 11.50 am to 19 Noon... Every 15 minutes, 18.00 noon to 100 p.m...Evry 10 minuter. 1.00p.m. to 5.30 p.m... Evy 15 mtrate. 6.30 h.m. to 8.00 p.m.Every 17 minutos. 6.90 p to 6.30p.m...Ev 15 minutes. 4.30 pm, to 8.00 pm... Every 10 minute: NIGHT CARS on Week Days.

SATGEDATE

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at tho Company's Ofoe, Alexarona Buildings' Des Voeux Road Central.

Besson and punch tickets willable. For all cars not already fall malog st the

time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special care, can be obtained ou application at the Company's Offer*** No Bosson kiat will be leaned un payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compradore order repressning Eank Nete,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BOK

General Managers:

YUK, DENTI, 1000BADT of

the late STEM TING,

14 D'águrzán STEEK-

TERMS VERY MODERATE

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAD`STEAMBOAT" |

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

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 9 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm. SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, DANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

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

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

From lacno daily at 130 a... and 4p.m. (Sundays 3 pm.)...

Further information may be obtained at the Courier's Orsica, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Thes. Coox & Sos. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

BY APPOINTMENT.

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WATSON'S PYERIS.

REGISTERED.

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

"A little learning is a dangerous thing.. Drink deep or souch not the Pyerian Spring, There shallow drafts intoxicate the Bmin And drinking deeply sobers us again.”—Pope"

Pints 90 cts. Per Doz. Splits 60

23

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

AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS'

"NESTOR"

SANITARY FLUID.

A

RELIABLE DISINFECTANT.

Two table spoonful to a gallon of water for washing loers, &c., is mut useful for the Destruction of Flens

Per Pint Tin ...

Per Gallia Tin

50 cents. $2.60.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

32, Queen's Rood Central,

Telephone 298,

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1883

-MANUFACTUREKS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

GABLE LAID 14 STBAND

to 16

5 to 15 CINCOME

3 to 1

GINCUNFIRENCE

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

Prices, samples and full particulars wil in forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Gmeral Manage.

ongkong, April 11, 1919.

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BUSINESS FOTICES

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

· BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION"

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-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINECTING COMPANY

- OF HONGKONG LTD. ~

AGENTS. SUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. -TELEPACHE -

YEE SANG FAT CO.

SMART

Gentlemen's

STRAW HATS

Price $1.50 and up

also

WHITE HELMETS

Just Arrived.

YEE SANG FAT CO.,

Tel. 1355.

34, Queen's Road Central.

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES 9p. h.p. and 7-8. k.p. ALEX ROSS & CO., Machinery Dept

~Phone 7.

午戊次歲年七國民華中

PRIOD $8.60 Per Month.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail,

THE BATTLE IN

ITALY.

MONTELLO RE-CAPTURED

HOW AUSTRIAN WITHDRAWAL

WAS CARRIED OUT.

RETIREMENT BECOMES DIS- ORDERLY RETREAT.

EXTENT OF DISASTER CANÑOT YET BÅ ESTIMATED,

ROME, Jing 21. An Italian War Compendent", says the istrians have not ordy been beaten bit lave suffered partial 'saster, thus extent and importance of which not yet be destinated. The Austrians during the night began to withdraw far the Pare, hoping to carry out their retreat withouts attracting the attention of tho

Losvos, June 24. An Italian official message states: Yesterday gave us the crowning! results of our victory. We "pushed up inst the bank of the Piave in an ever-narrowing strip, of ground Italians, but the Italian putrols which we unceusingly bombarded by penetrating the enemy lines discoret- artillery and aeroplanes,"

ed the manoeuvre. The Italian artil-

The eiumy, after maintaining hina-lery directed an intense fire on the Self desperately on the right bunk for any troops as they were crossing eight days at the cost of enormous day morning the Italian infantry the river, and at 11 o'clock yester spcriices, began on the night of the with magnificent dash took the 2nd a withdrawal to the left bank offensive,

Crossing the river under the deadly The Italian troops broke into the fire of our artillery, they continued Montello fent and the Austrian their withdrawal on Sunday, pro-retirement became disorderly.

retreat. weeted by a strong army of machine-

At Nerves, which the Italians guns and covering troups, who after have re-occupied, the Italians found stubborn sistance were driven the Austrian guns intact with am- buck by our troops.

munition, as well as the Italian artil Montello and all the right bank of ery, which were lost at the begin the Pive, excepting a sinall portioning" of the offensive,

at usik, where the struggle.com The waters of the Plage are carry

dreds ni corpsest

Italian_avators____bombed

tinues have been re-captized away with material and hun-

We captured over 1,000 prisoners

and with a great quantity of us and unchue-gupthe retreating musses which were crowding the

insterial.

Ar exffuordinary number of Aus- bridges. trian dend covers the ground, proving the enemy's valour and his great defeut,

THE ITALIAN PURSUIT.

ITALIAN LOSSES "HALF THAT OF THE ENEMY.

CLEVER ITALIAN STRATEGY.

CAUSES OF AUSTRIAN DISASTER.

LONDON, June 21,

It is understood that the Austrian defeat is so crushing that it will be LONDON, June 24. impossible for the enemy to

to resume

The latest news this afternoon is

a serious offensive for sevent weeks. The spirit of the enemy troops is thut the Austrians have wholly broken, Sone of the best Austrian evacuated: Montello and re-crossed units are no longer of any fighting the liver partly by one remaining value.

kridge and partly by wading. TheyOne of the causes of the Austrian were followed up."by the Italians, disaster was faulty judgment in the who captured meteral hundreds of placing of reserves. The German

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. prisoners besides others us yet not scherae of attack was

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs, net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS..

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL

AND

ROOM

NIH TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage, Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR

worked out, but the coumed, also feld-guns und war

neglected to apply the zus Geria į...

thoroughness to the details The Italians likewise re-captured the reserves failed at a 79 of their own guns. The Italians noment to meet the clever Itah nre sow north of Bahn with dno strategy.

bridge at Failz and another at Ner The line on the Plave from Mon- vesa, where they are making bridge tello to the nea to now very strongly heud and are meeting with little held. It will be impossible for the opposition. The Italians captured disorganised Austrian Armies to re Aústian Latterics, profsbly about a take it. dozen

The military view is that there is" Bereen Montello and Zenson the not the least likelihood of the Aus Italians are on the river. Through trians attempling to re-dous tha out the whole distance they are river;"

LUDENDORFF GOES TO VIENNA

making bridgehead At Pont-de- Thirty-seven enemy Divisions have Piave and on the whole of that front beer identified, they are pushing over their cavalry. The enemy to the south of Zenson is fighting a stubborn rearguard action in order to cover the retreat of his main anny, but only two bridgeheads have been left them, ons at Sandona and

the other

at Grisolers

The Italians recovered the Caposile bridgeheads with prisoners.

ON SPECIAL," MISSION.

AMSTERDAM, Jime 24 It is reported that General vỜN Ludendorff has gone to Vienn a special mission?

Continued on Rage 6.5.,

The situation at present is that the Italians have practically restored the situaton to "what it was belofen he Austrian attack The Austrians find CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM: Very low reserves on the Piave

touch of rheumatismor! weeter and also very few trencing of neuralgis: whatever the east of the Piave, bea del which their 25 Chamberlain's Paît Enlus diren

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