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四月七年八十数百九千登英
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918,
午戊大歲年七國民中
BUSINESS NOTIOES
BUSINESS · NOTICES
PRICE $3.00 Per Month,
THE WAR.
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
· SCOTCH' WHISKY.
207-
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
HONGKONG
TEL. 818.
NOTICE.
K
NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC 57: A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2 r.1 to 4 P.X.
daily.
All
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register then- cives under the REGISTRATION of
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, DANTON & MAGAD STEAMBOAT | CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.
HONGKONG CANTON LINE.
Sailings-To Canton daily at Sa.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m... From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4pm.
.
SERVICE o us HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAU STEAMBUAT 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 Maco daily at 230 sm, and pm. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms Further
of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O.
and at a Police Stations.
The Penalty for con compliance ig s fne not exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISA & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARI TASTED THE SHARKS Or
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
Company, LED..
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
TOTAL
ASSURANCE: 00.
FUN AT Slox Droneza, 1914,
£23.970.987,
I-Authored Capital £8,000,000
£2,427,500 |
3,857,047
Subscribed Capital £4,000,000 Paid-up Capial und 11-Fire Funds...-—-—-------- III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590
Sinking Fand Account .....
Reveque Fire Branch...
21
128,230
E25,970,367
£2,381,456
Life and Annuity) 2,141,593|
Brzchu......pantani Ravenue Marins Department... $37,239 473,940 Other Receipts ....................................
Lū,339,228
The Accumulativa Fands of the various Branches are separately invaled, and, by. Act of Parliament, are set aside to runet the claims ander the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
AURTIC
DEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
·PEAK
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DATS
7.00.m. to 8.00 m. Every 15 minutes. 8.00 am to 10.00 2,m...Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ...Every 16 tlantes. 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 19.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every M minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 145 pm... Every 15 minutes, 1.45 p.m. to 215 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 2.15 p.m. bo 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARL'
́6.50 p.m. and ? p.in., 9 30 p.m. 11.00 p.m. every half hour.
11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of
an boar.
BONDATE 7.30 .. 8.00.. by 10.8U'... Every 15 staater, 10.30am to 11.00a.m... Every 10 minutes. 11.30.m. to 1: NoonEvery 15 minutes. 14.00 noon to 100p.m.Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m to 5.30 p.m...very 15 minaces 6.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Eray in miantes. 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.Every 15mlaut 6.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 mianter, NIGHT WARS as on Week Days,
SATURDAY!
Extra Car at 19 midnight. SPECIAL DARK by arrangement at the Company's Cfice, ALAKANDI BOLINTON. Des Vafax Road Central
Season and punch tickets available for all cars not already full running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cara, can be, obtained on application at the Company's Office- Sin Season Wket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compradore order rapéesenting Bank Note..
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SOF,
General Manager.
NG YUE STUE, #hoo
TANG
the late SIEN TING,
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TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
1 Reuter's Service to the Chino Masl.)
THE BATTLE IN ITALY.
ITALIANS CAPTURE COL-DEL- ROSSO AND COL-DEL-CHELE.
ENEMY MASSES OWN DOWN:
Lexnos, July 1.
An Italien official messige states: We attacked on Sunday and cap-} tured Coldel-Rosso; also "after" a bitter struggle throughout the day we cuptonit Cal-del-Chicle.
The enemy's two attacks against Monte Valbellu arrested.
were
GOVERNMENT'S MAN POWER SCHEME CRITICISED.
THE COMPLAINT OF THE AGRICULTURISTE.
RESOLUTE STAND BY COMMONS.
LONDON, July 2
In the House of Commons, Mr.,
completely W F. Rock (Libal M.P. fos
Pembrokeshire) moved the adjourn"
Energy-masses were mown downment in order to call attention to the serious effect of combing-out
by our artillery fire.
Our loses were very slight. We repulsed attacks in the Zugna region.
The enemy's losses en June 20th agricultural labouress on the harvest, and 30th were exceptionally heavy, and he said that he had been inûn- Eighty-eight officers and 1.925 new dated with letters from farmers be- were taken prisoners.
wailing the probable d'sastrous effects of the Government's action. and threatening to tum the rattle into the harvest held unless they got labour." Mr. Roch said the Agricul tal Excutive Committees were not willing parties to the calling up of 8000 labourers for which Sir Auckland Geddes was solely respot-*·
THE AUSTRIAN REPORT,
Losos, July 1. A wireless Austrian official report
States:—
We withdrew from Col-del-Rosible.
and Monte Valbella to our fohner
the Stenfle Wood: position
THE COMING BLOW.
NEXT THREE MONTHS CRITICAL.
ALLIED PIN PRICKS.
Mr. R. E. Prothero (Prident of the Board of Agriculture) sys. puthised with the complaint, but emphasised the over-nastering need of men for the Army. Man-power was sheat all round, but eesticl industries must yield a proportion of.. man-power fer the Army.
Mer taken now would be in the fighting line by the goal of September, which
Inspex, July 2 Affairs north of Albert and south of Mosloy are regardal important as would posibly be'a critical moment, indicating a move provocative spirit | The Government recognised that the on the part of the Allies since the need of men overpowend every con- Germans failed to break through the sidemtion, even that of food. What Oise and Mame front. That their they were asking the men on the persistent and successful policy of land was nothing compared with pin pricks have failed to provoke what they were asking the men at resumption of the German attack the Front. He admitted that farm→
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. ||shows that the delay of the latter ers cannot spare men, but he found
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is imposed by necessity.
every furmers' deputation willing to This is probably due to the diffi-release mien on the score"of patriot- culty of concentrating material on ism, because they had the imagina- ground far in advance of the rail-tion to realize what was going on wasy, but there is no doubt that the on the Western Front. He could Austrian defeat and the political not any that the harvest would be chce in the Dual Monarchy have saved, for all there 30,000 men were disorganised the Gerinnu, sehemes. skilled. Many of them were keen Hence the corning blow is awaited men without whom unskilled masses with confidence, though it is re of labour were minanageable, büt cognised that the next three months. he believe that not much harvest. will be critical,
would be lost. Only absolute need! of men would induce the Govern... ment to take the step He hoped. that the agriculturists would meet the situation with the same cheerful' courage and patriotism as they had “ met their previous difficulties.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BRITISH CAPTURES IN JUNE.
LONDON, July 1. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
Several members criticized the We made a successful local opern. sending of men to the Front after tion at night to the north-west off short training. Albert.
Mr. Bonar Law said the Govern Ve captured over 50 prisoners and ment, recognised that men and boys Aine machine-guns.
We also rushed a post to the south | ef. Morlancourt.
During June we captured 1,067 prisoners, including 80 officers. GERMAN WAR AGAINST HOSPITAL
SHIPS.
COMMENT ON GERMAN. PROBITY ANI) CHIVALRY.""
were handicapped in having to fight after such a short training, but we throughout the war had been hand capped by the necessity of creating an Army from small foundations. He recognised the hardship of the farmers, but the question was whe- ther the Government's action was in the National interest. The 30,000 men who wore wanted represented a faroe necessary to supply three to four fighting Divisions. · When it The newspapers commenting on
was realized that the whole aim of the sinking of the Llandovery Castle German strategy of this year was to us estashing that the sinking of hospital ships is $ deliberate wear out our reserves it must be Geriau poicy beyond all doubt, realized that the Government's first. ask what the, use of Germun duty was to assure our not being statesmen appealing, ke Here von defeated in this campaign and our Kuehlmant, to be credited with not woffering in anything that we probity and chivalry whieu crimes" so
LONDON, July 2
infamous continue to be carried out may do next your. The difficultie by Government errr. of man-power were becoming month- They point out that the addedly greater. It was impossible to element of horror the latest decide such difficulties by a diacus atrocity in the repeated attempt of sion in the House of Commons the subunurine commander to justify
himself by accusations against his which must give the Governmen victim, and his wiful and furious blank cheque.. shooting among the wreckage in on The motion was negatived, apparent, attempt to sink the ship |
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