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五月七年八十豊百九千登英

TABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918,

午戊次年七國民奉中

BUSINESS FOTICES,

1918:

Indian

*MOTOR CYCLES 93 hp. 5) hip, and 7-0-hp. ALLK. ROSS & 00,

Bachinery Dept Phone 27.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

BUSINESS NOTICES.

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

SOLE AGENTS.

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

- HONGKONG

TEL. 818.

NOTICE,

X

JKS

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of § A.M. to 1 2.M. and 3 r.. tor.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 7 days are required to Register them-

selves 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 & MACAO

STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND. THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGEONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8.m. (Sadays excepted) and 10 p.m From Canton daily at a a.m. (Sullays excepted) and 4 pm,

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

HONGKONG - MACAO LINE.

Sailings-To Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays 9 am) and

2pm (Sundays 1 p.m.).

From Macao daily at 7.30 am and 9 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.).

FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms Further information may be obtained at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Actel Blansions,

of Registration giving the particulars

required may be obtained at the G.P.O.

and at a Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is s

dne not exceeding $50.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE YANTED THE GALAES OF

THE OCEAN MAKINE INSURANCE:

COMPANY, LAD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

TOTAL

ASSURANCE CO.

FURDE AT 31ST ÚRozmaza, 1914,

223.970,387

I-Authored Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital

437,600

I-Fire Funds

3,837,047

17,667,590

II-Lifs & Annaity Funds... Binking Fand Account .......

Revenue Fire Branch...

199,990

£23,970,367

£2,581,458 Life and Acuity). 2,141,593

Branchos..... Reverse Marine Departinent... Other Reipts .***.*

337.239

478,910

£5.339.228

The Accumulative Fünds of the various Branches are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to mest The claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Bosineen.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

domis.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAY!

7.00a.m. to 8.00 a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00am to 10.00 a.m... Every 10 minutos. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ....Every,35 minatos 11.30a.m. to 19.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.4 p.m. to 1.16 p.m...Frezy 10 minutes. 1.10 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minates. 1.46 p.m. to 9.16 p.m...Erary 10 minutes 2.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 5.00 pm to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 fontos.

NIGHT CALL

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m.. 9.80p.m. to 11.00.

"

p.m. every ball bour,

"

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

an tour.

SUNDATI. 7.30 a.th. 8.00am, to 10.8) am.. Every 15 minutes 10.30 am to 1100a.m...Every 10 minutos.. 11.30am. bo 12 Noon..Every 15 minutes. 12.00 coon to 100p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.30 p.m...very 15 minute. -6.80 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 pm. to 6.30 p.m. Every 15minutes. 8.30 p.m. to-8.00p.m...Every 10 minte HIGHT CARS as en Week Days.

SATURDAYN

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at thé Company's Olles,' ALTANDRA BUILDINGS Des Voeux Road Central,

Benson and punch tickets available for

all cars not already fall running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained

on application at the Company's Off

or from Blesar. Tuos. Cook & Sox. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

Watson's

PURE AND SPARKLING

Formazone

The MINERAL WATER

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

DRAGON

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GENERAL MANAGERS

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BEST CARS IN THE COLONYFOR HIRE:

No Bosson sisket will be issued "nitTO THOSE GOING AWAY,

payment therefor has been made in Back Habes or by Chaque or Compradors' order

representing Bank Note.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Manager.

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THE FIGHTING IN ITALY. THE WESTERN FRONT.

ITALIANS ADVANCE CONTINUES. ENEMY CAPTURES GROUND FROM

BRITISH.

·ØBSTINATE RESISTANCE" OF"

ENEMY.

Loxvox, July 3.

An Italian official report states

We carried out on July 2nd &

HEAVY BOMBARDMENT

PRECEDES ATTACK.:

LONDON.. July 30 Fight-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

Larios of energetic thrusts on the reports

Lower Piave, gaining ground despite, After Innvy bombardment' tha obstinate resistance and the ditheühjenemy on the night of the 2nd tims of the ground, which was partly fattacked and recaptured a great Alcoded. Wi tok 1000 prisoners, part of the ground taker by us in at inchaling 45 'offices and many minor operation on the evening of |mchine-gun anal trench-mortars. June 30

We repulsed counterattack to We married out successful ruida fa the north-west of Crappi, where the the neighbourhoods of Boyelles, prisoners now taken number 25 Moyen-Neville and/Mengis, taking al officers, and

also few prisoners in each case,

596

machine-gans and a largis quantity of war raaterial.

French parties made a brilliput conp-de-muin in the Zotchi region und on the. Asingo Plateau and brought back prisoneni.

AUSTRIAN REPORT.

LONDON, July 8. wireless Austrian official report

*

AMERICANS ANSIHILATE ENEMY

REGIMENT...

HEAVY FIGHTING AGAINST AMERICANS EXPECTED.

LONDON, July 3. Reuter's Correspondent at Ameri- an Headquarters, telegraphing yes- terday, says:— -

The Germans are bringing up coneidemble reinforcements in come There was hitter fighting through- sequence of the American success- out the day on the Ing at the mouthnorth-west of Chateau Thierry, when Lot the Pluve.

a complete enemy regiment wIN virtually annihilated.

The chemy was dowhere success d. with the exception of a slight gain of territory near Chiesanuoita.

An enemy attempt to hand hear Revedoli.supported by Nami forces, I broke down,

Hensy fighting is expected.

The enemy is furiously shelling H1 204 on the front of which fight- ing is proceeding

There have been three successfuk

CHANGES IN AUSTRIAN COMMAND.American raids in the Mantaidier

region during the past three days.

GERMAN DEMANDS ON RUSSIA

GENERALS REPLACED.

LONDON, July 8.

A telegram from Zurich states there have been important changes in the Austrian Communi.

DISARMAMENT OF CZECHO~~

SLOVAKS.

Losos, July 3 The Daily Chronicle's Correspon

According to the Munich news- papers, Field-Marshal Conrad and! Generals Arte and Waldi Steettin have been replaced by Field-Marshui dent at Stockholm says the Bolshe Keewess and Generik Krutes and live nccepted the Germa Ardiff respectively, while the Ger-dehand for the disarmament and

surrender of the Czecho-Slavoks. En General Otto von Below

appointed Commander-in-Chief on

THE AFTERMATH OF RUMANIA'S “ the Ltuliun Front.

·PEACE.-

COUNT HERTLING AT HEAD. QUARTERS.

QUESTION OF POLAND CAUSING TROUBLE.

I

AMSTERDAM, July 8. Count Hertling, the German Chancellor, is on a prolonged visit to Hendquarters.

·

IMPEACHMENT OF GOVERN- MENT

AMSTEAM, July. 87

A telegram from Bukharest refer ring to the impeachment of the Bratiano. Government, "states` thut - the Vice-President of the Chainber said that Govermanent was being:

Constitution.

--

It is understood that it is chiefly prosecuted not because it began the for the purpose of discussing the war but because it violated the question of the Alliance with Austria Hungary as regards which the, pro- blem of Poland is causing difficulties. NETHERLANDS HOSPITALITY TO BRITISH PRISONERS.

SIR GEORGE CAVE'S IMPRESSIONS.

AMSTERDAM, July 4 Sir George Cave (the Home Seere. bury and one of the British repre sentutives at the War Prisoners Conference, from which he has just been suddenly recalled), interviewed,

will:

A UNITED SIBERIA"

TOMSK THE NEW CAPITAL.

JANDON, July 8, The Daily Express Correspondent at Stockholm says the two Siberian Governments, the Eastern with its capital at Harbin, and the Western have united With its capital at, Omsk, and chosen Tomsk as their rOW capital,

Their mum military forca consistai of Czecho-Slovaks, besides severa corpe of volunteers and officers, The whole movement in directed

First-els and podate listej, mostrestral location willie the vicinity of all tim principu Holland, and am impressed, by By M., Kerensky from outside.

Thanks, Noted for time beat Food Refreshments, dermolation mul (teandb

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I have always been an admirer

the fortitude with which the Dutch Tution is hearing the necessary war hardships and the great courtesy and hospitality which have been accordet

AUSTRO-GERMAN PRISONERS IE

RUSSIA, O

FIGHTING FOR BOLSHEVIES AGAINST CZECHO-SLOVAKS.

I am delighted to hear that the Netherlands speak so well of the

AMSTERDAM, July 8 conduct of the Brital, soldiers, who

The Cologne Gazette admits that are the guests of Holland. I hope the Austro-German prizoners the action of the Netherlands in con- are fighting for the Bolshevike nection with our prisoners of war the Czech Works, and says will long form a link of friendship forced to do so by hur uniting the British and Dutch