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MUMEXA Japanese Photographers. -kinds of Photographlo Work done in latest styles

also Passport Photos.

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Developing and Printing for

amateurs a Speciality.

No. 8A, Queen's Road Contral

TIL. 154.

No 17,218

The China Mail.

ESTABLISHÈD

誠九十月七年八十查百九千叠英”

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

午戊次歲年七國華中

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES

Taj hip, og hip ruď po ng pa ALEX. ROSS & CO, Machinery Depa

'Phone £7.3

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE NEW OFFENSIVE.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Não ASTATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Contral Police Station between the hours of 9 A.. to 1 r.K. and 9. P.M. to 4 PM. dally...

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identifestion papers. All persona, with certain exceptions, whe rusin in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Fegistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. And as al Police Stations.

The Fonalty for con compliance is a Sne not exseedflug. 350

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH AND TRUTED THE BRANDS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LA...

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

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ASSURANCE co

FADE AT 31ST DECEMBIR, 1914,

TOTAL £9.970,387.

1-Authorised Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Faid-up Capria? .............. £2,437,500 3,897,047 11-Fura Funds, Il-Lite & Annuity. Fends... 17,387,69%) Sinking Fand account . 1:18,230

193,70,367

BUSINESS NOTICES,

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

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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

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

*

HONGKONG - CANTONELINE,

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

SERVICE

Tux UỌNGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD,

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. }) Sailings-To Macao daily at 8 am. Sundays 9 am) and

2 p.m. Bundays 1 p.m.). Frem Maca dally at 7.30 am and 2 p.m. (Sundays 9 p.m.).

Revenge Fire Branch, 381,458 Further information may be obtained at the Courany's Orriz, Hotel Mansions

Life and Aunalty

Eety:ndÄ--4a,846༤.e Rovsane Marine Department... Other Receipts

9,141,593

$37,299

$78,940

£5,339,228

the Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set akide to quest the slims coder the respective Copart ments of the Company's Busines

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenix

PEAK

TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

TEUL DATE

7.00 ... to 8.00 am...Every 15 minutes. 8.00a.m. to 10.00 am... Every luminates. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ....Every 15 minutos.. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 pm...Every 15 minces. 12.45pm. to 1.15 p.... Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. bo 145 p....Praty 16 minutes. 1.40 p.m. to 8.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 2.15 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes.. 6.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuta,

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JUST CAD.

8.60 p.m. od 9 p... 9.90 p.m. to 11,00 p.m. very half hour.

$11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of so boar.

7.30a.m... SUNDAYS. 8.90s.m. to 10:30 am.. Every 15 minutes, 10.30 to 11.00am. Every 10 minutes. 11.30s.m. to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 moon be 100p.m...Every 10 minutes. to 5.30 pm...Every 15 mlaatse. .1.00p.m

5.31p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 6.30p.m...Every lumiantes. 8.30 p.m. to 8.00p.m. Every 10 minuter. NIGHT CARS on Week Daya

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at 12 midnight, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the +Company's Off00, ALXXANDAI BUIDINGS"

Doa Yatz Road Central.

Season and punch tickets available for alears not already fuil rasning at the ime stated in the Company's time tables, but not fuz spöcial dara, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office- No Season toket will be issued unti payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compradore order ropresenting Bank Note.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Bangers.

METEOR GARAGE

.

Bole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and

for Sale reasonable Price

Phone 2500.

do Des Voeux Road" Central

ANG YUK DISTINT, GOCESSO

the late SIEN TING,

14 D'AQUILAR STREET.

TERMS, VERY MODER417 Caritation free.

or from. Messrs. Tues Cook & Sox." Booking Agents, Hongkong.

WATSON'S

Effervescing LIVER SALT

A SAFE AND GENTLE APERIENT making a Pleasant, Cooling and Refreshing Drink.

SOLD ONLY ET

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

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Telephone 16.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART

* MANAUML,

THE PEAK HOTEL

1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

A Bank

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15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

GRAND

Mrs. BLAIR.

HOTEL.

First claw and up-to-date Hotel, most central location when the vicinity of all thin pristinat

Noted for the best Food, Estranhought, cummodatima and CleanKudu

Caline under aropean Supereluloney.

A Brat Sulag Drchestra retention from ... to PP.M. Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People

For further particulars apply-

Telephone No.197.

CARLTON

HOTEL

W, BARKER,

Manager. Telegraphic Address "COMFORT

(THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THR.COLONY.)

TOE, HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management.

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Nice and goiot yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Caisine, Scrupulously Clean. Moderato Terme. Monthly and Family Bates on application to the Proprietrem

Lanches Meet Pamanger Bota Telegraphic Address "CARLTON.

MRS. FE CAMERONA

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILBERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

C

-THE TAIWOO, DOCKYARD ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG LTD.

-TascComic-Ag- *** "TRIXOJIC<**

AGENTS- BUTTERFIELD & Swee

-TELEPANG -

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mari)

THE

GREAT BATTLE.

GERMAN CLAIMS

INDOS, July 17. 1.45 am..

field leave no doubt that the onenty intended to reach Steppes on, that' first day. One Division: "whose ore ders se çaptuse, was instructed to hals on the bank of the Marne and wait a supporting Division before crossing. The German High Corn

The Gemuan alternoon" calcindmund intended to occupy Chalor communiqué chains 13,000 prísnets, to-night.

Losnos, July 17,

$2.50 p

A continuation of last night's terman communiqué sayap --

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GERMANY'S COLONIAL ·

WÄR AIMS.

A TOO AMBITIOUS SCHEME

*A COMPACT GERMAN "MITFEL, AFRICA."

Wa bruke.in the enemy predtions to the south-west and vastŵurl 'ai i Rheins. General von Boglan cross- fed the Marne thetween Jäulgone and cast of Porreans, stormed the

Losos, July 15 slopes of the south bank and pen-1

.....( have |trated "stibonly videfended woods. In view of the triumph of the. deving back the enemy towards militarists in Germany, as evidenced Conde la Chapelle. Combling and the fall of Herr von Kuehlmani, *Mareuill

it is interesting, to note what their We also won the Faner thus leading newspaper. the Kreuz position between Ardry and the Zeitung, has, to say abolt war sims. Marne..

After reinarking that only weakes The armies, of General von Mudralings eat believe in the possibility audi General von Einem attacked of an understanding with England. fran Prunay"fo Tahure. The enemy fit proceeds. to say a victoriotis Ger- nvoled our attack and we optured many will ha segno per agreements. his first position. We pushed for. She will shiply require of Engları... wand south of Nawroy-Moron-Villiers Franes, Belgium"and Portugal the ners the Corpet and Keilberg cession, us indemnity, of such por- heights as far as the Roman road tions of their prevent possessions north-west of Prosey.

she may need for the establishment' Faest of the viver Suippe we proof her Centrul iar Empire. East grossed between überiye and south Africa, Togoland and South-West westward Fulare.

Aftien are to be the corner pillars of this new Colonial Empire which Germany intends to develop into a great military power, with curefully | protected wireless stations, roads, milways, slibre batteries and depots for raw for food, and muni-; tions.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. net.

In Bags of 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

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GENERAL GENERAL MANAGERS

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Fine Gauze Underwear

Price $1.25 each and up

Also

WELL-KNOWN

B. V. D., Underwear

Price $1.00 each.

YEE SANG FAT CO.,

Tel. 1855.

84, Queen's Road Central

The enemy maintained his second position northward of Prosnes Souin-Ferthes..

LONDON, July 17. 10.50" pan.

A wireless: German official report, by wireless, says:—

Southward, of Courtounort we ad vanced as far as the Surmalin sector for the eyes of the German publie

Vinicht enemy counterattacks south of the Marne broke down.

We extended our successes north of the Marne..

Welvanced to the heights north ward of Venteuil and fought our

words.

The Krena Zeitung re-dangles bo

the idea of a great army of Afrien natives, reinarking that the Herero and especialy Hottentots, provide excellent material for soldiers. It

declares that in the military train

way through" Rosicruat and Boing of coloured auxiliary troops Ger- Louny Intends to take a great pkwe One great We threw back the enemy on the among the "utions. Moutage de Rheims and captured result of this new policy, will be the fortified beights north-westward says the Kreuz Zeitung, that ".

compact German Mittel Africu, of Mineties.

The prisoners now numbor 18,000 furned with strong white and colour

further 86ed protective troops, will rever per- We y shot down seroplanes.

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mit, our coutinuous, opponents tợ send a single man from the soil of

HEAVY FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.Africa to a European set of war

less they wish to abandon their own colonies."

THE ENEMY'S IMMEDIATE -

OBJECTS.

LONDON, July 18.

!

Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing on the " afternoon of the 17th, say

THE ITALIAN FRONT

AN AUSTRIAN REPORT.

LONDON, July

9.20 p.m.

An Austrian official report,

There wits houvy fighting thin morning from Corublizy to Vrigny, a distance of about twenty-nutes. The chived by wireles, says -- enemy is pressing hard in a south. We repulsed four powerful Italia

Unskulta on Monte Pertica and easterly direction, his Left menucing Bheit from the west nul b's Right Solarelo with very heavy enemy pushing oastward along "the Marne

longess.

GERMAN PROPERTY IN SHAMEEN:

TERMINATION OF THE LEASER.

LONDON July 19.

Valley in the direction of Epernay. South of the Mutne, the Germans are andes vouring push on towards the out in order to enlarge their holding of the south bhk and obtain inamfarting rcom for the Divisions; Burching up the river. But the In the House of Common, Mr French are strongly posted. on the Balfour stated that it has been heights overlocking the river which decided at present to treat Ceroux separates the German left and right property in the British concessions wings it is doubtful whether of Shumeen, in China, in the sam reugh an attempt will result in irway as the Chinese Govemment

treats. Gerinan property outside L concession.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. tious guin.

CHANDLER

HUDSON

OVERLAND

LECTOR

CARST

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUSE.

"TELEFRONE : 589.

COME AND INSPECT

BEANZ

GREY

BARLEY DAYIZEOF

MOTOR. CYCLES

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

Necessary instructions had bec

ENEMY CAMOUFLAGE. It is important to remember that credit for the French victory must given. This involved the term.n

be asigned to General Gourd tip of the leuser of the German east of Bhears because the Ger- buildings.

THE SILVER MARKET. man, who failed everywhere in this sector, are pretending in commun ques that the attack hore was merely a diversión.... This in camouflage, feg

the evidence gathered on the battles

LONDON July 17

Silver is steady,

Continued on Pase