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MOMEYA Japanese Photographer

All kinds of Photographie

Work done in latest styles

ala Fasport Photos.

Developing and Printing f

amateurs a Speciality.

No. 81. Queen's Road Central TEL.954.

No 17 219

The China Mail.

從六廿月七年八十叠百九千叠英

ESTABLISHED

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 19.5.

BUSINESS NOTIDES

BUSINESS NOTICES,

ני,

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES

94 h.p.7 54 h.p. and T-BMP- ALEX., B089 & CO. Itachinery, Dept.

'Phone ST

午戊夫歲年七國華中

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

THE GREAT BATTLE.

JI

NOTICE.

ANY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC A INDIAN desiring to lose the Colony should apply to person at the Central Police Station between the hours. of 9 A.M. to 1 PM. and S г.. to 4 r.. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce All Faporta or identification papers. persons, with certain 'exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration, giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at al Folice Stations.

The Fenalty for non compliance is a one not excoding $50

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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARE VESTED TAX SHADES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LED..

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

V

TOTAL FENDO is 31st December, 1984,

£93.970,387.

TOTAL

1-thored Capital £8,000,000) “

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 & MACKO STEAMBOAT

•

CO., LTD. AND THE OHINA NAVIGATION, COMPANY, LIMITED.

`HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

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

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

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES O

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

L

-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

- OF HONGKONG LTP.

Revenge Fire Broch.

"

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

£2,437,000 Paid-up Capital ...................... Il-Fire Fands............. 3,897,47 Il-Life & Annuity Fund.... 17,567,Asmi 128,23) Sinking Fund Account

£23,970,367

£2,381,456 2,141,893 337.239 478,940

Salling -5.5.

SU AN to Macao daily at 8 am, Sandays 9 a.m.).

* "TAÏXIODOCK"

SS.

SEI TAI to Maeso daily at 2 pr. Sundays excepted.

S.S.

8.5.

SUI AN from Macso daily at 2 p.w. (Sundays 3 p.m.). SUL TAI" frors Macao daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted.

Tite sad Aanaity

Branches... Recente Marine Department... Other Receipts

*25,339,228

The Accumulative Funds of the "arious! Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parlament, are set aside to tract the claims under the, respective Depart ment of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Amia.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAY3

7.00 .m, to 8.00 ....Every 15 minutes." 8.00 a.. b 10.00 am...Every 10 minute 10.00am. to 11.00a.m.Every 15 minuter. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to 1.13 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.16 p.m. t to 1,45 p.m...Every 15 later. 140 p.m. to 9.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 5.90 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 600p.m. to 8.00pm...Every 10 mlaaser. WIFT CARS.

8.50 p.m. and 8 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to. 11.00 pm. every half hour.

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

an -boor.

7.30 ..

SUNDAYU

8.0) to 10.30 am.. Every 15 minuter. 10.30. to 11.00 ....Every 10 mizata". 11.30am to 12 Noon...Every 15 minutes: 12.00 noon to 100p.m... Every 10 micuta. 1.00 pm to 5.90) p.m... Every 16 minatse 5.90 p.m. te 8.00p.m... Every 10 mluates. 6.00 p.m. to 6.80 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 6.30p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS ason Week Days.

.

SATURDAYK

Extra Car at 19 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEJANDRA BUILDINGS' Den Vax Road Central.

Beason and panch tickets available for all care not already full running at the ime stated in the Company's time tables,, bet not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's Officem. No Bosson Hekst will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Choque or Compradore order representing Bank Note.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Geral Mana".

METEOR GARAGE

Bole distributors of.

MAXWELL CARS, Automobiles for Hire and

for Sale reasonable Price

Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Rond Central.

[238

ANG TUE DESTIST, Desser of TA

the late SIEN TING,

14, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS YKRY KODERATE

Farther information may be obtained at the CostFANY'S OPTICE, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs Trus, Coor & Sox, Beoking Agenta, Hongkong..

WATSON'S

LIVER SALT

A SAFE AND GENTLE APERIENT

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. TÄGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

GRAND

Mrs. BLAIR.

HOTEL.

Piraticies, and up-to-date Hotel, most ventral leration within the vicinity of all the principal

Noten forthe best Yood, Hefrolimodation and Caliman

Cullam under European Huperzinkom.

Bank

A first-cam in Divhestra veršam sulation from 6.89 y.. to 11M P.X. Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People.

For further particulars apply :---

Taiphous No. 197

CARLTON HOTEL...

W. BARKER,

Manager. Telegraphic Address. “'DOMFORT

(THE ONLY AMERICAN BUTEL IN THE COLONY,)

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management.

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District. 4 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, Scrupulously Clesa. Moderate Forms Monthly and Family Hates on application to the Propristress.

Launches Meet Hasenger Bonta Telegraphio Address “CARLTON, ES

BLONDYNE/GAMERON"

AGENTS:-*

·BUTTERFIELD A SWISE ~TALE ANCHE *** 212 —

STEADY PROGRESS BY ALLIES.

"(Renter's "Service" "to the China” Mail)

OFFICIAL REPORTS,

GERMAN ASSAULTS SMASHED UP.

Tuxpoy, July 245 El pl

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS...

FRENCH PRESS WITH UNABATED VIGOUR.

LONDON, July 21. A French comranniqué states; -

Routers Correspondent àt Prenel"'« The night was characterised by Headquarters, telographing this after:-

[great artillery firing between the Marne and the Ane in Bois-de- Courton anal Bois-de-Roi.

noon, says

The British resumed their opera", " tons this Herring and further ad- The Germans' counter-attucked at veed in the woods surrounding

19 o'clock yesterday evening in "the

Vrigny

+

region of Vrigny, but our troops A considerable porket of thickly- smashed up al snelte und main wooded ground was thas taken from tained their positions intact. Or the the enemy, the possession of which remainder of the front there is of considerable importance. nothing, eventful.

Meanwhile, the French continuer to press with nuabated vigour où- the western side of the fiery

FURTHER GAIN OF TERRAIN AND salient.

BOOTY,

Losbós, July 25,

2:30 am.

A French communiquë; states:

Batween the Ourdy and the Murnebo our attacks were resumed in the

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.morning qut contimed streefully

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs: net.

La Bags of 250 lbs. nət

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

throughout the day,

We hold on thic left Armentieros and Chattelet Wood, beyond which the ruche und orepied Bregy.

"

YERY STUBBORN ENEMY. RESISTANCE.

Ir

GERMAN PRONT STUFFED)'.

WITH MACHINE. QUN NESTS.

Losbox, July Reuter's Correspondent, at French" Headquarters, telegraphing at 10,31 on Tuesday evening, mag-

The French and Amerientes in the The German resistance today centre divanced over three kilo-vory stubborn, Fighting is persist, metres at verban po'nts.

ent on alost the whole font, be There was desperate fighting in tween the Marne" and the Aisne and the regions of Epiets and Trugny. Between the Matãe und Vrigny, -Fire trening Teraptured Epied which willign with the woods to the on Tuesday evening, but in Amorfeast was capturely the British. can "counter-attack reconquered it. Two British Divisons in the Ardre Wadvanced our line north of vector were engagid in a desperate luoti villages beyond Courpoil. We offensive battle for four daye.. are advancing out right in the Forest" In consequence of the advanČES For Fere," north of Charteres and send by she Allies in Leary at-

Julgemme.

tacks, the The to-night rume roughly" Further east we enlarged the along the railway from Nanteuil to | Bridgehead and Treloup and cuptured Chateau Thierry. The Gorman artil." the southern part of the Forest of lery fire is very severe on both sides Itis. We captured in this vector five of the Oureg. Their front is stuffed 5-inch guns, 30 machine-gus and with machine-gun nestal maclaterial.

There was "feree fighting between There was intermittent artillery the Americans and the Germans, on tiring between the Marne and the crests (north of the Marse

Speaking generally, the French and theirs.

I. Tuelay's fighting in which we American begeheads north of the captured Rheins Wood, south of river were steadily enlarged during Courties, we took several hundred the day.

We advanced two, miles in the prisoners.

The total number rof" prisoners regions of Charteves and Mont B taken in the regions of Mailly Pere, capturing monster fortified Tadneval, Antevillers and north of farms.

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELY

AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS ་་དང་་

ALL our Pastes bear the "Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Best Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Ginten are the principal components of Flour, Gluten is easier to digest and contains are nutriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions, analyzed by the Government Analyst and found to be free from adulteration, and from the presence of injurious ingredients and fit for human consumption."

Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the Workl.

Termos moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central Hongkong: Telephone 129. Principal Factory: No. 71, Norths Soochow Faad, Shanghai, Chins; Telephone 3380. Branch Factory Wing. Hing Street, Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable Address: "Arsdwall"

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Fine Gauze Underwear

Price $125 each and up

Also

WELL-KNOWN

B. V. D. Underwear

Price $1.00 each.

YEE SANG FAT CO..

Tel. 1355,

Queen's Road Dentral

Montalid'er, on Tuesday was 1,850, Fizes were visible during the night including 52 officers, of whom four at several points behind the enemy's were Colonel.

front.. The Germans were either The booty includes four feld-guns, burning stores) or the depots were 15, trench-mortars, and 900 meghineset on fire by our guns. guns,

AMERICANS FORCE BACK THE ENEMY.

Laxvox, July 25,

5.10 4.1.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, July 24. Field-Mushal Sir Douglas Haig reports i

There was considemble hostile. artillery firing in the morning in the

“An-Antican oficial report states: Ypres factor t

Between the Oure and the Murne Little flying was possible on the local combats resulted in further 23rd owing to the wind and rain.. forcing back the enemy's lines..

The enemy positions to tlie north-west of Juulgonne were pone trated to depth of from one to

two aniles.

GERMAN REPORT.

Tospos, July 20

115 am.

A wireless German official report

ktutes

THE ITALIAN. FRONT.

AVAL OPERATIONS IN THE

ADRIATIC.

Rouz, July 24 An Admiralty communiqué states: Italian and British Naval unite continue. their activities in the Adriatic.

Military works and anchorages Cattaro and Antivazi; were

We defeated five atticles between bombarded on the 21st, Noyant and Hartennes and re-enp good results. ture Ville Mositoire.

We repulsed enemy attacks. be tween the Aisne and the Marne and drove him back from the height. to the north-east of Rocourt and Chatelet Wood.

After a disperate struggle through out the day we repulsed the French and. British at any points to the north of the Ardre

NEW ALLY

HONDURAS DECLARES WAR CH GERMANY,

WASHINGTON, -Hondurus han declared, war again

ofContinued on Fago U.)