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MUMEYA Japanese Photographers All kinds of Photographic

Work done in latest stylos

also Passport Photos.

Developing and Printing Pu

Amsteurs & Speciality

Ku, 8, Queen's Road Central

Tal. 204.

No 17 220.

The China Mail.

鷲十七十月七年八十壹百九千奎英

STABLISHED

18

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918.

午戊次歲年七國華中。

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES

jh.p. 54h.p. sod 7-9 b.p ALEX ROSS & CO...

'Phone 47

NOTICE.

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 9 AM. to'l.. and 9 F.M. to 4 P.M.. 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 them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1018 Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O.. Bad at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for con complianerisk fine not exceeding $50

"NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE. VESTID TEZ MARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD... and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO -

TOTAL FUNDE AT VIST Urgehen. 1814,

£3,870,367.

I-Authorisat Capital £6,000,000

-Sabecribed Capital 24,500,00 Paid-up Capital ................................ 11-Fire Funds

£2,437.500 3,887,047 Il-Life & Anosity Fands... 17,567,69

-148,930 Sinking Fund account ......

£29,970,387

£9,381,458 2,141,593 337.239 478,915

£5.333,228

Revenue Füro Branch.

Tfe and Annuity

Branches! Rerengo Marice Departmext... Other Receipts

The Accumulative Fands of the various Brazchaa are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are not aside to meet. the claims ander the rempestive Depart ments of the Company's Eustacus,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Ageniz.

DEAR TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.»

WEES DAYS

7.00a.m. to 8.00a.m...Every 15 minatės. 8.00.a., bo 10.00 .m...Every 10 minutos. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ....Every 15 minster, 11.30 to 12.40 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 19:46 pm. to 1.15 p.m...Every in minutes. 1.15 b.m. ba 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minates, 1.15 p..bo 2.16 p.m...Every 10 mingtas. 9.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m..Every 15 minutes. 800 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 mlnben, NKIRT CARN

4།

8.50 pm and 9 p.m.. 9.30 v.m. ba 11.00) P.m. every half hour.

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

hour.

BUFDATE

7,30 A.. 8.00a.m. to 10.30a.m... Every 15 mlaut. 10.30am to 11.00....Every 10 mizator, 11.30a.m. to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 100p.m... Every 10 minutes, 1.00 pm to 5.30pm... Every 15 minutes. 5.30p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 5.30 p.m...Every 15minutes. 6:30p.m. to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS on Week Days

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at 19′ midnight. - SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Arxasi BUILDINGS" Des Voeux Road Central.

Besson and punch tickets available for ali esta not already fall running at the ime rated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cara, can be obtained on application at the Company DHC- No Season ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Nose or by Obeque or Oompradore order topresonblog Bank Note.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Mana?!.

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and

- for Sale

reasonable Price

Phone 2500,

66 Des Voeux Road

Central.

TANG TUK UIT, co

the late SIEN TING,

14

AGUILAS FTRTKY,"

TERMA VERY MODERATE

Consultation te

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BUSINESS NOTICES,

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.

A

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Cantor daily at s a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8.m. (Sundays' excepted) and 4p.nl. SERVICE or 'THE HONGKONG, CANTUN & MACAO STRAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG MACAO LINE. Sailings -8.5. "SU AN to" Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays am).

SS, SUI TAL" to "Murno daily at 2 pm. (Sundays excepted). S.S. SUT AN "from Macas daily at 2p.. (Sundays 3 p.m.). sust "801 TAC" from Macno daily at 7.30 ani. (Sundays exceptedy.

Further information may be obtained at the Costray's Crux, Hotel Mansions, or from Messrs. Tros, Cong & Sox. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

WATSON'S

Effervescing 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 16.

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→

GRAND

Mrs. BLAIR.

HOTEL.

First-clad pilte utal, met centis lupation within the vicinity of all clie pelimiyet A. Ranks, Noted for the best Food, Refreshment, Adomodelon and Clemaliness,

Caleine ander Europeas Supervision..

A Brat-catering Orchestra rendere polections from 530 vizito 11.30 r...

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People.

W. BARKER, "For further particulars apply

Manager. Telegraphie Address "COMFORT.

Telephone No. 197.

CARLTON HOTEL.

(THE ONLY AMERICAN, HOTEL IN TER COLONY.) ICE HOUSE STREET. Under American Management.

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District 43 Pedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously Clean. Moderate Terma Monthly and Family Rates on application to the Propriet

Launches Meat. Passenger Boata Telegraphic Address "CARLTON.”

MHE FE CAMERON,

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BUSINESS NOTICES

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES •

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TAKOO DOCKYARD $ ENGINEERING COMPANY

-OF HONGKONG LTD.

→TELECTINIC ADD. -

**TAIKO JOCK***

LIVER

ACENTS:- BUTTLERELD & Swee -TELLPAWG A 212

AIDS.

PODOPHYLLIN AND TARAXACUM PILLS Keep the Liver Active and the System Free from Waste Matter..

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

32, Queen's Rand Central.

Telephone, 298.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE GREAT BATTLE.

ENEMY STRONGLY COUNTER-ATTACKING.

(Buter's Sercise to the China Mail)

ENEMY COUNTER-

: ATTACKING

A VIOLENT BATTLE

Lesnos, July 7.

7.30 am.

· Reuter's' Correspcrülent at French

JAPAN TO ASSIST CZECHO-SLOVAKS

OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

LONDON July 26. It is officially confirmed that Japan" hus. Devident to szcept the American Fleudquarters, telegraphing or the proposal to assist the Czecho- 25th inst. at p.m.. Myst

Slovaks in Siberis..

4

The Germans have strengthenest their line and are comitér-attacking determinedly on the whole front of the Tardenois sadient/ from the Qureg to Vrigny, thus attuck to walke the west, south and est. They have apparently decided" to refuse to sei

į cept defeatgund are making à huther 1. stand for the Salept and a sooting: north of the Mamie. The Bertans

AUSTRIAN & GERMAN PRISONERS IN RUSSIA

ORDERED TO FIGHT IN SIBERIA,

Losdos July 26.

Documents foutal an Austrian and

euth of the Ourcq are attacking in Genti preondes of war show thit south-easterly direction against Kaiser redeted theur to Sght

Sibe a promises sabeiquons Bois-de-h-Tourdelle and the line!

i reward Beusardele-Churmel, further south. Attack and counter-attack are al-] ternating in rapid succession. Fight- GENERAL SEMENOFF FALLS BAGK, ?

ing is very violent. The enemy es the Austern, limb of the saliens at- tucked the new British salient en-

HARBIN, July 26. Ceneral Scruentoff Ims been com

closing the woods west of Vrigny in pellet to fall back from bis Män-

We are vigorously jehuria station and bis felt "Hank is-

now inside the Chinese border.

[strong Serve.

counter-attackin

AMERICANS STILL PRESSING. THE .ENEMY.

LONDON, July 20. An American communiqué ștates : We continue to press the enemy between the Ourcy and thé Marrie.

We have taken the southern halt"

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. the Bere forest

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. net

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.

Established 1883 -KANUFAUTUREFS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

1" to 15"

GABLE LAID

6" to 15" CIRCUMPEREN 1.

4 STRAND' 3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE

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

Prics, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI, AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.

GERMAN REPORT.

Lospos, July 25. A wireless German official report

ANGLO-GERMAN WAR PRISONERS AGREEMENT

PROVISIONS OF EXCHANGE.

LONDON, July 25.

In the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Sir George Cavo, K.C., stated that the Anglo German war prisoners agreement provided for- the exchange of all combatants wi had been prisoners for eighteen months and also the return of addi tional British combatonts in order". We repulsed attucks between Buc. to compensate for the exchange of qoy and Hebuterie, westward of Gernum civilius interned in Great Britain for a much smaller number Albert and in the vicinity of Mailly.

We threw buck violent attacks of British" interned in Germany. south of the Ourcq and to the south-The exchanger also includes interned-

men in Holland and Switzerland. west of Rheins.

status:--

THE GREATEST GAMBLE IN HISTORY.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Loxday, July 26,

THE GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC

POLICY

LONDON, July 25. In the House of Commons, MF Bonur Law stated that the Govern-"

Mr. Lloyd George, proposing the ment still adhered to the policy of health of the Allied Food Controllers the Faris Economic Conference ro at u dinner in their honour, said that solutions. The Imperial War Con- Germany's dependence on the suc-ference and the War Cabinet went

es of their submarine warfare was still discussing that policy. the greatest gamble in history. She tul pitted her whole destiny upor the gamble and it had failed.

RED CROSS APPEAL.

THE NEED FOR FOOD PARCELS FOR PRISONERS.

ALLIES FOOD SUPPLIES." Mr. Clyns announced at the inner that the nationing of bagon would be aliolished. Supplies were so mutisfactory that the censuiner

LONDON, July 26. would, be able to purebas, uny

HRH the Duke of Connaught and Lord Teredowife, on behalf of quantity,

Mr. Lloyd George, while joining the Red Cross and St. John Am-': in Mr. Hoover's plan of triumph,bulance organisations, have address and contrasting the bad food condi- ed a letter to the Press suggesting ticns of enemy countries with those that offertories at the religious ser-

of the Allice, uttered a warning that vices commemorating the anniver economy is necessary ae supplies sary of the war on August 4th be for the luge American Army. will devoted to the care of British pri

LL cnr Pastes bear the "Hooster" bel and are made from Flour of the Best absord more tonnage than the trans sondrs of war. They point out that A Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Glaten are the port of the men. Every ship load the need for food parcels was r principal components of Mour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more

never

nutriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions, we can save here, and in France and more urgent. analyzed by the Government Analyst and found to be free from adulteration and Italy meuns," he said, “adding not from the presence of injurious ingredients and fit for human consumption.

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

Terma moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No. 47 and 48. L'onnaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Telephone 1239, Principal Factory; No. 71, North Booth Road, Shanghai, Chins; Telephone 3360, Branch Factory Wing Hing Street Causeway Bay, Bongkong- Cable Addree: "HESOWAIL!!

merely to the numbers but to the THE SINKING OF THE - JUSTICIA. efficiency of the American Aniny,

LUNDON, July 26.

Mr. Hoover said that food supplies, were assured for the period of the The Admity states that war. He did not think it necessary result of the first explosion to estimate for more than two years. the Justicia's engine room staff, a

missing. AUSTRIA'S NEW PREMIER

AMSTERDAM, July 257 5 Baron Hussar your Heinlein, ex- Minister of Education, has been 85,' Wing Woo Street, Central appointed Tanker of Austria.

HING ♣ CO. LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS

Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars.

Also Shipchandlery Articles.

Telephone No. 1118

The submarine suck by the de stroyer Marne wus ende get into polition "to attack Frentiafas

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