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The China Mail.

觀十三月七年八十七百九千老英

ABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1915.

午戊次歲年七國民中

BUSINESS NOTICES

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES

a hop, bị hip, and nit.p ALEX ROSS & co.. Machinery Dept.

'Phone 77.***

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN NCD ASIATIO A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of. A.. to 1 PM, and P.M. to 4 PM. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Pasporta or identification papers. All" persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than

et

days are required to Register them- salvos under the REGISTRATION FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916, ForTH of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. scxl at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for son compliado is a fine pot exceeding $50.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE TESTID THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

Company, La..

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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

STOTAL FUNDS AT Sist Dicksiner, 1914,

TOTAL £93.970.587

J-Authorised Capital £6,000,ne

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up CapralER,437,500 11-Fire Funde,

3,637,037 TU-Liis & Ansaity Fands... 17,567,51

125.230 Sinking Fand Account ...

£23,970,367

'Revenue Fire Branch.. ...... 42,387,456

37

Life and Annuity

Branches......ULAMPY Revonna Marine Deputmeat... Other Receipts

2,141,593 337.239 478,910

25,339,029

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately in resten, und, "by- Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims ander" the respective Depart- menta of the Company's Business.

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TRAM WATS COMPANY.

TIME TABLE.

WEES DAY1

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"SATURDAYS

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.&

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TERMS VERY MODERATE

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BUSINESS

NOTICES

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

SERVICE OF THE

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HONGKONG MACAO LINE. Sailing-S.. SỰ AN tɔ Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sunday's 9 am).

AS. "SÜ TAI" to Macao daily at 2 p.ru. Sundays excepted). sis. "SUL AN" from Macno daily at 2 pr. (Sundays 3 p.m.). `8.8, "SUITÀ" from Macud daily at 7.30am. (Sundays excepted),

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Further information may be obtained at the Company's Orenz Betel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Tus. Cook & Sox. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

GERMAN RETREAT BIGGER THAN ANTICIPATED.

(Beuter's Bevice to the China Mail)

THE ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH

MORE POSITIONS CAPTURED,

FERE-EN-TARDENOIS WRESTED FROM ENEMY,

Lesbos, July),

river, Veg

1,66 8.th.

THE ENEMY'S RETREAT,

CHESSHOARD SYSTEM NOT NOW A SUCCESS,"

Losos, July 28.

Reuter's Co:espondert ut Fronchi Henignarters, telegmphing reater- day evening, w

The enemy is falling bark on the A? Honch mariniginė stats:-- | chessboard syster adopted n "the" North of the Marne we rentiated Soung stent in March, 1117. The to advance in the region of the sungeth working of this operation is Oureq, notwithstanding, the rest grently hampered by the daring of ance of the eny, who attengitel our fulantry and light Tanks and also to prevent the passage over the or amen

It is elinot that the light Tanks We succeeded in thowing back me doing at least as much for the Falvaged elements to the right French, dsauce is the Germining tank. We entered Fere-en-Tardenois, fantry and cumpen are doing for the

North-east of the Forest of Biz weeny. reselit Champ Voisy,

Our troops on the right captured Quruq is at present stationary Authenny, Onlizy, and Violine, and fiental Mangin's Afing is luced with brought the line apprecialty neater | Very "shiong" enemy positions, which

the Rheine-Dormuns roud.

fare protect d by a powerful flank In Champagne two enemy at fire from, the othe bank of the Aisne. temps, preceded by bombardment in One of the British Divisions with

operation, by which ach ground was gained, despite mast obstinate resisteru

The battic to the north of the

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GENERAL MANAGERS.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Ĝo., Ld.

Established 1883

-MANUFAUTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

1" to 15": DIRECKFIRENCE.

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I' to -15'

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CIRCUMITRENCH

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

Prices, samples and full particolars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, April 11, 1012,

MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

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

Depulsed.

AMERICANS PURSUE THE ENEMY,

THE OURQ CROSSED.

Loxnos, July 20, 1:50 a.hi.

*

GERMAN RETREAT FROM THE MARNE CONTINUES.

Texnos, July 28.

Reuter's Corrispotulent at French

D

An American official report states: We continge the pursuit to the Headquarters, "telegraphing at art of the Marne, despite deter-o'clock this morning, anya:- mined rearguard actions.

The femur retreat from the

We crossed the -Ourcq, and cop-Marne continued during the night. tuned Seringes, Etnesles. Sergy and Roncheres

ALLIED PRESSURE ON THREE SIDES.

GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT.

[RACTER-LAVAS SERVICE.]

ENEMY'S OBSTINATE STAND

LONDOS July 28, Router's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing at 290 this afternoon, says

This morning we reached the line

PARIS, July 28. The Germans are in full retreat in the Soissons-Rheims sallest on 4 of the Ourcq along the whole of its twenty-two mile front, closely purcourse. On the morning of the 27th sued by the "Mies.

its hundwater, wete deep in dermur Under blows delivered with renew-lines,

[ed power bystiefperalissimo Foch The enemy is making an obstinate their res stuures porth of the Marne stand on the tanks, chiefly on the has collapse. The northern bunk left of our advance, where he is "en- of the river is this completely efeu-deavouring to hold the north bank ed to a lepth of pixut ten miles of the Qure against our pressure The bulge me on June 27th from the south, while his flank is this reduced by luff. To cover the menuced by General Mangin's Army" ". retreat of the forces on their centre, along the, Soissons-Chateau Thierry the enemy continues to cling with road and north of the Ouren. Under desperate determination to vital flank the triple pressure, from the west, positions south of Soissons and south-south and east, the Germans are west of Rhein, but on both sides withwing to the south and facing they ne hard-pressed, while in the the centre of their line as quickly centre the "Allied exvalry, supported as is compatible with safety and by infantry, are hot on the heels of holding desperately to the flanks in crder to give their centre time to escupe.

the Germung,

GERMAN RETREAT BIGGER THAN - ANTICIPATED,

NOT A ROUT AS YET.

Loxos, July 28,

11.50 p.

The enemy concentrated numerous heavy gur north of the Oured in order to hold buck our premore CH the two sides at the angle of their line:

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Practically all the German com

indicates that the German retreat, under the fire of General Mangin's which can in no way be described 18 g. Unquestionably the situation a rout, will be, however, bigger than for the Germans who are holding was even at first anticipated. The the west-facing Blank north of the French have guined everything to an Ourcq, is extremely dimeuit. overage distance of four miles on s front of 20 miles between the Oreg

und the Ardre.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

NOTHING TO KEPORT,

LONDON, Jul

Fere-en-Tardenois is now a position in the German outpost [ne." Allied] cavalry and patrols are presing for (ward to Chunhrey, despite the

enerny long-range artillery and states mpchine-gun fire.

Ther 1

Fald Muslin Sir Donglow Hu

The enomy is strongly reacting un- successfully against Mont Hannoying a

where the Alles captured 1,500 dropped

The Ametigns newsted and nutments in the prisoners.

Bapumie

the French.

The Tunks are dicing well in the Ardro

Pave Bo

billets