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The China Mail

诚四廿月七年八十叠百九千叠英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BLISHED

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES 24 hip, of hip and 7-8'b-p..........

ALEI" ROSS & CO.,

Machinery Dept. Thona 27.

午戊次歲年七國民華中

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

THE GREAT BATTLE.

A SEVERE DEFEAT FOR THE ENEMY.

NOTICE.

"NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIO 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 9 PM, to PM. daily,

Applicants will be required to produce Fassports or identification papers. All personis, 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 1918. Foras of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at a Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a Ene not exceeding $50...

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE VIRKED THE BRAKES,OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

Compant, Loch

Jod

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL

FUNDS AT 31st Dec 1914,

£33.970.367

Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2.427,500 II Fire Funds

5,827,147 If-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,587,000 -128,230 Sinking Fond Account ..............

£23.97C,367

Revenus Fire Branch.

£2,381,455 ;

337,930

478.540

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

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 & MADAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVÍCÀTIÒN COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

SailingsTo Cariton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m...

From Canton daily as 2 a.m. (Sundays excopted) and 4 b.roï

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

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE... Saitings :-5.9. "BUI AN to Macao daily at 8 n.m, (Sundays 9 am)

88. "SUI TAL" to Marno daily at 2 pm. (Sundays excepted). S.S. SUL AN" from Macao daily 4: 9 p.m. (Sundays 3 pm).

s.s. "SUÏ TAI" from Stacao daily at 1.30 am) (Sundays Excepted),

»

Life and Annuity2,141,693 Further information may he obtained at the ComPAN Orrick, Hotel Mansions,

Branches....meme. | Revenue Marine Department....

Other Receipta .........

."

£5,339,998

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the slime under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,

Agents,

PEAL

TRAMWAYS COMPANY..

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYS

7.00 a.m..to 8.00 ....Every 15 minuter. 8.00 am, to 10.00 ....Every 10 minuter. 19.00.. to 11.00 ...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.46 p.m...Every 15 mluntos. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10minate. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 9.16 p.m...Every 10 minutes 4.15 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minatES. 500 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 atouts, NIGHT CARS,

8.60 p.m. and 9 pm, 0·30 p.m. to 11.00 p.. very half boat,

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every nazier of

an hour.

7.30 ■..

SUNDAY, 8.00a.m. to 10.30 am... Every 15 minute. 10.30am to 11.00a.m...Every 10 minates. 11.30 to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 1.00p.m...Every 10 mintta. 1.00pm to 5.30 p.m. Every 15 mlaatse 5.30p.m. to 6.00p.m... Every 10 minutos. 8.00p.m. to 6.50 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 6.30p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 lat. NIGHT CARS on Week Days.

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILD1703 Des Voeur Road Central.

Serson and prach tickets available for all are not already full rauning at the ime stated in the 'Company's time tables, but not for special care, can be obtained ou application at the Company's Office No Season toket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Back Noses or by here or Compradors order represes dog Bank Noto.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Gammal Managerı.

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and for Sale reasonable Price.

Phone 2500.

85 Des Voeux Road

Central

T338

or from Mesars. Tuos. Cook & Soy. Booking Agents. Hongkong.

WATSON'S

Effervescing LIVER SALT

APERIENT

A SAFE AND GENTLE

making a Pleasant, Cooling and Refreshing Drink.

SOLD ONLY BY

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

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Telephone 18.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART"

MANAGER,

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

GRAND

HOTEL.

A Banks Noted for the best Food, Betrekmate, & Commodating and Literal int

Tini-claps od hp-to-date Hotel, most entral location within the vicinity of all the principal

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For further particulars apply :-

W. BARKER,

Manager. Telegraphic Address “COMFORT." Telephone No. 197.

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tas late SIEN TING,

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TERMA VERT MODERATE Coliation from

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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

IMPORTANCE OF ALLIED SUCCESSES

ENEMY HOPES FALSIFIED.

GERMAN TROOPS TOLD TO AVOID COMPLETE DISASTER.

PARIS, July

AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

POWDER AND ANILINE- FACTORIES FIT,

Losnos, July 231

The Air Mhustry reports

We dropped a ton of borabe o¤'

were observed and u

A Flavus Agency message states:rail sidings at James and attacked Following the re-crossing on the the Badische snifine Ictory... Many Marine by the Germans on Friday 2 buists right, victory w wo yesterday large explosion was caused in the

factory, whiên the Crown Prince's forces. węże

South-eastward of Zwiebrucked avert liester and compelled to

| resite · precipitately froin Chaten we bombed three nero/zones.“

Thierry, which city was Feocompled Our low-diers hit and brought to We also by Alfed troops at staybreak. The standet five trainis. rogion worth-northeast of this plesnibed and machine-guured search- has been cleared to the extent of lights und anti-aircraft gans All our nuchires returned. thing L

four miles. Marching Juleud with an even sequenciyal ste

"We attacked, bur Monday, an ine

cess ipienting excellent organism-portant powder factory at Rottwell, tiem, the Allies again" gained import hitting a Big shed, with the result ant stretches of ground and, in aridi- tit several others blew up and the

winning back Clatrane was seen sixty iniles away.

All our machines returned. Thierry, made edilemble advance jon both flanks of the Soison-Maine-

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Queen's Road Central

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'THE ADVANCE IN ALBANIA.

on the left Generalissimo Foch's trgs pushed well ahead astride the Threy and reached the Soissons-

Lanos, aly 272. Chaten Thiery high tool, which is A French Eastern communiqué [the comin' [elavi mashaaleatich fer status : ----

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tionerál von Baehru's mandles, which I la north of the Defoli, our | wilk next" have to wely in two or three troops dashingly curd Austrian- third-tate reads a in löjr sa' further positioirs, backed by the virer Hoka.... bule.

The Jouin railway line of supply is also under fire. At many points

| tha nivance be several miles, despite

the tremeniolis mud furious efforta of the Germans to hold it. The

We captured 100 prisoners.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

value of this success" will he toore THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

apparent with the development of operations.

In the right. between the Marne, and Heims, the Allies met with fiorer opposition frometropi, told off ta avok the complete disaster that; would befall the Crown Prince's armies if the defence broke down on this flunk, hut, hevertheless, the British with their French and Italian comradesi mude appreviable advance in the felt country of Montage- Rkeinsund especially in the Ardre Valley.

In order to better realize the importance of the successes won by the Allied troop, it thay be interest. ing"to recull the articles published by the Germais Press before the Alfiert counter-offensive. "

In the Berliner Tageblaft General von Adenne emphasized the fact that there was no fear of the issue, and the establishment of the. Ger fum south of the Marne might be

considered definitive.

The Military editor of the Deutchae

Tagen Zeitung stated that the French must definitely give up hope of aling the German troops re-cross the Mume." 7

Genoun paper day hunt reg publishing such articles, which prove that the Imperial troops suffered a segere, defeat.

THE BRITISH", FRONT. '

HOSTILE ARTILLERY FIRINO.

LONDON July 22

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports:----

There was hostile artillery firing to the south of Arrus and east of Nieppe Forest.

A strong west wind and low clouds on Sunday almost provented Aying, but on all part of the front rurious targets were bombed, Includ ing a railway station. A direct bit was obtained on an ammunition train.

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK SMASHED.

LONDON, July 22.

A French communiqué states

The enemy, at nighttime restricted himself to counter-artillery work north- of the Oarcq sul between the Marne and Rheims, notably at. Bois-de-Courtor, and Bois-du-Rui."

Between the Unreg and the Marne: we smashed up a powerfal enemy

in the regions of counter-attack- Grisolles and Bezust Germain.

We maintained our positions every where.

ENEMT · TIRELESSLY ATTACKED

* LONDON, July 22. "A French communiqué states:

Under the double pressure of the French and Americans operating between the Oureq and the Marrie and the French, who crossed the river between Fassoy and Charteves, the Betmana wars drivem-

back beyond the line, Bezuat Germain-

to Mont St. Pera, t

Chateau Thierry is practically cleared2 northwards.

Between the Marno and Rheims there has been a most violent battle all day, the French and British in conjunction with the Italians tirelessly attacking large enemy forces. We captured Str. Euphrase and Bouilly and gained ground in the Ardra valley,

The British in Courton and Boy: woods captured four gups od 400 · prisoners, including 11 officers of whom two were colonels. E

Despite a storia and low clouds on the 20th, pilots brought down 11 German aeroplanes French and British bombers dropped dix togs of bomba, on oivono convoys and concentrations. Aviator Foock brought down seven machines. between the 16th and 19th, bringing up his bag to 66.

AMERICANS CAPTURE 6,000?

PRISONERS.

LONDON, July 22. - An American communiqué, datect yesterday, ways—

* Between the Alane and the Marne the

day brought fresh successes, the enemy

Five hostile, machines were brought being forced to yield bittarly contested

-porirzoza:2,799, downt Four British shines are We have captured in the pant faw

by days over 6,000 prizojers over 100 Our night fliers were able to rand cannon and many tre bi mortars Andh the Buly front. They dropped 18 machine guna. toms of bombe on the railways at menyata Healing Menin, Lale and Cambrai.

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