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also Passport Photos

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The China Mail.

就五廿月七年八十登百九千麼英

ESTABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1979.

3、午戊共葳年七國華中。

-1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES 24h.p. of hip, and 7-9 h.p ALEX. RO99 & CD.

Machinery Dept. Phone 41.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to save the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bours of 9 A.M. to 1R.M. and 3 PM to 4 P.36. daily

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 ther-. selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forme of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O and at all Police Stations.

The Pensity for non compliance is s Bine not exceeding $50-

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE | INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ALL VESTED THE SAREE OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE;

COMPANT,LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

TOTAL FUNDS AT SI Liceμaze, 1914,

£23.970,387!

-Anthoriad Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capitalomares.£2,437,500 -Fire Funds...

3,837,047 111-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,69):

Sinking Fund Account ....

1b

Revende Fire Branch.

128,230

£23,970,367

£4,381,458 2,141,593 337,259 478,940

To and Annuity

BraDabes.oaf » Revenue Murice Department.... Other Receipta

£5 339,998.

The Accemulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respectiva Dapert ment of the Company's Businesa.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta..

#1

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME. TABLE

WEEK NATS

7,00a.m. to 9.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00.m. to 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes, 10.00a.m. to 11.00a.m...Erary 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes." 12.45pm to 1.15 pm...Every 10 minutss, 1.15 p.m. to 1.43 p.m...very 15 minares, 1.45pm to 2:15 p....Every 10 minutes, 2:16 pm. to 6.00 p.m...Every 16 miles. 5.00pm. to 8.00 p.m... Every 10 mlautrs,

NIGHT CARS;

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+

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

an hour..

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SATURDAYS

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General Momasers.

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

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for Sale

at reasonable Price

Phone

·2500.

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(238

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HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

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Sailings-To Canton daily ab ́9 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at * a.m. (Sandays excepted) and 4 b.m.

SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG MACAO LINË," Sailings-S.S. SUI AN to Macao daily at 8 up. (Sundays. 9. a.m.).

SUI TAI to Macao daily at 2 pai. (Sundays excepted)

"S.S,

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

ENEMY STAGGERING UNDER ALLIED

**BLOWS.

(Bruter's Service to the China Mail)

ONWARD DASH OF THE FRENCH

Some of the hardest fighting on the whole of the battle-felis is now DESPERATE RESISTANCE BY raging, on the new British Front fastri the Ardre and in Montagne- de-Rheins. The British arrived ak a point of concentration both of the Marne on the 17th and attacked on' the morning of the 20th on a five"

ENEMY.

MORE POINTS CAPTURED),

Lexnos, July 24, 3 a.m.

A French somuniqué, states:mules front between the southern Our attacks on both banks of the exige of Courton Word and the vil [Qured give satisfactory results, not-lage & Ste. Euphrase. They wons withstanding the stubborn resistance | opposed by teur Geroen Diétions-- of the orang," who brought up treshefte s6th, 1854, 123d and the 22nd which have been engaged since the

Temeryam,

Ngth of the river wi exptured meat| 65th and have suffered very phenvily. pussal Plossjór Hulew and renched in this attempt to pierce the Italian the western outskirts of Ouleby front with a view to rouching the Eaville, and captured the village of Maine al turning the French posi- Montu.

tion of Montagne-Rheins, the The French and Americans shath| 1229 d sufföred very hany ́ly and were of the Outer crossed this Chateau replied by the 30th, which wäre. Thierry road and advanced their line) tuli to hold at all exitu. mer a klornetre.

The Highland nuttuek hg south of the Aphie against Courton Wood, Bought their way two miles neross the Wel htblished themselves on the western border.

To the east, the village of Roeunt and the greater part of the Chatelar Wool are in our, bands.

On the right of the Murne we

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GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

Established 1883 -MANUYAUTURERS OF".

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

3" to 15" CIRCUITENCE.

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Á STRAND

CIRCUMFEREN *.

.3" to 10% CIRCUMFERENCA

5 to 15"-

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

Prices, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Cq. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1912..

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW" RECONSTRUCTED)'

We reoccupied on the 21st Mar fans, taking "Ste. Euphruise odd

| Hero and Churteves, which is ours,

We extended one bridgehead at Bouilly. Jangan

Yesterday wagin attacked south

Btw the Marne and Rheins of the Ardre, The Highlanders took Seling was very faröner

200 propers on the night of the

The French and British between24x1-22nd,

Dur politions well 'vety, heavily theandre end Venigny, attacking strong" positions, aulvanced over a bombonded. We renewed the attack" kilometre and inflicted heavy losses.op the advanced line and despite The British captured 300 prisoners the enemy fighting with desperate" and five guns in a leal operation tenacity we, won newy and difficult north of Montdalier,

In the morning we captured Mailly Raineya). Sunvillers and Aubeviliers, which gave to 1,500 prisoners, including 80 offfeerm

Farther en- the Germans are well supported by artillery and machine- guns and are stubbornly opposing | the French attempts to cross the

Marne.

ground..

ENEMY STAGGERING UNDER ALLIED BLOWS. DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TOʻ

CHECK ADVANCE.

PREPARING TO EVACUATE.

Pants, July 28.

"1"

The French yesterday afternoon

A Havia Agency, nessage states:" stormed the heights north of Cour-

There is an indication that the celles, and are also holding the bend Germans are taggering order the inthe neighbourhood of Chansons as repeated formidable blows of the faras Treloup, which the Germans Allied Arts and might rettenk hok The French crossed the Murne from the Soissons Murne Rheims west of Reuil and bent off heavy sefient.

leneiny counter-attacks,

According to reports received lust The anticipated Allied advance night, the Gunning appear will not be so rapid, as the Ciemnant destroying huge had plenty of time to bring material and munitions preparatory

quantikes reserves and appear disposed to fight to evacuating this pocket, created to tla, utsuasta.

by their costly advance in May AERIAL SUCCESSES.

They hive experienced creasing. Our aviators were very active on difficulty in maintaining their.com- the 2nd. The French and Betishimunication in the salient being pilots brought down or disabled 37 urable to utilize, most of the rail hostile machines in mumerous air-ronds leading to the North, owing fights. Of these the British brought the constant activity of Allied avia- down machines in bombing operators and artillery. sions. Thirty-three-and-a-half tons To cover the rearward movement

to

of boins were dropped during the the Germans throughout yesterday. day.on.

enemy aerodromes sandrande powerful counter-attacks along" utton. Thirteen hundred kile the whole of the battle-frout in des- INGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, DRABS and IRON gruas of herbs were dropped in a perate fort to check the advance"

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Telephone No. 187.

CARLTON HOTEL.

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explosions.

American squadrons colloborated in the operations of the previous duys..

AMERICANS PRESSING THE RETREATING ENEMY.

Despite opposition, Generalissimo Foch's forees progressed largely, to words vital pointa of the line. The village of Epieda, aix miles to north-enet of Chateau Thierry, was capture and much ground gained.. Important gains "luve been made also in the Soissons region, where General Mangin is tightening his grip on Mont-de-Paris, commandin 5.80 a.m. An American communiqué states:

the approaches, to Soissons, —

On the front south west of theiz South of the Cureq we continued

the British Divisions did excellent. to press the retreating enemy...

We took poscanion of Juulgedvence azul taking a large number work yesterday, realising a further

LONDON, July 21.

and the woods, to the west.

of prisoner, At no point did time HARDEST FIGHTING ON BRITISH Germans, despite the fact that z

FRONT.

large nimber of fresh troops, weTB thrown into the line, succeed in FOE FIGHTING WITH DESPER-pushing hack the Allied troops.

ATE TENACITY

Loxpon, July 23, Reuters Correspondent at French Heudgifter telegraphing

clock in the morning says:

Enemy rein

troops from Prince Ruprecht's who have been eating since the divert the Coast.

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