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KUMEYA, Japanese Photographers All kinds of Photographic:

Work done in latest stylos also Passport Photos

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Bersloping and Printing for

Anistons a Epeciality.

No. 84. Queen's Road Central TÉL. 154.

No 17 297.

The China Mail.

懿五月八年八十登百九千奎英

ESTABLISHED

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1918.

19181

Indian

-MOTOR CYCLES

4 h. Bị ba and ap ALEK, HOSS”& CO.

Machinery Dept.. "Phone"27,"

NOTICE.

1-

ANY EUROPRAK Non ASIATIC or

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 8 am to 1px. and 9 r.. to 4 P.M. dally.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All parsons, with certain exceptions, whe renata in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms af Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations..

The Penalty for non compliance is a } ? Bae not exceeding $60,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE | INSUHANUE CO.

WIDIOM ARE VENTED TE SHARES OT THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

TOTAL

FUNDS AT 1st Decemsen, 19rd,

£28.970,967,

1-Authored Capital £6,000,000

Babecribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Captial..............£2,437,500 -Fire Fundame 897,047 III-Life Annuity Funds... 17,587,890

Sinking Fund Accuant......!

128,220

£29,970,367

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.

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sondays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 9 a.m. (Sundays.excepted) and p.m.

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

Sailings.. "SUE AN" to Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays" 9 AM).

S.S. SUI TAI" to Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sundejas excepted). S.5. "SUI AN" from Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.). S.S. "SUI TA" from Macao ciaily at 7:30 a.m. (Sundays excepted).

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Rerence Fire Branch...... 2,382,158 Fürther information may be obtained at the Company's Ozzicz, Hotel Mansions,

Life and Annuity.

2,141,893

of from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Sox. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

Branche,end. Rarence Matine Department... 357,259 Other Receipta

478,940

£5.339,928

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respectiva Dopert mote of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

PEAK TRAMWAYS. COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TTHE TABLE..

WEEK DAYS

7.00.., to 8.00 a.... Every 15 minutes. 8.00am to 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 10.00 to 11.00 ...Every 15 minutes. IL50 to 19.45 p...Every 15 minnies. 12.40 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.44 pm...Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m.b bo 2.15 p....Every 10 minutes. 2.18 p.m. to 3.90 p.m...Every 15 mlantee. 6.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

RIGHT CARS,

8.60 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour.

11.00 p.m. to 11.46 p.m. every quarter of

an hour.

حميك

|C

7.900. BUNDATI. 8.00a.m. be 10.30 a... Every 15 minutes 10.30 .. bo 11.00 am...very 10minates. 11.30 to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m... Erary 10minantes. 100 p.m to 5.30 p.m... Every 15 miunta. p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 5.30 6.00p.m. to 6.30 p.m...Every 15minutes. 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 miami, NIGHT CARS 4 on Week Days.

SATURDATE

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangementab the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Dea Your Road Central.

Season and punch tickets available for

all cars not already fall running at the imo stated in the Company's time tables, bat not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's. Office→ No Besson tekat. will be insuod, with payment therefore has been made in Bank Koins or by Chaque or Compradore order representing Bank Nota

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

(Jeneral Managers.

METEOR GARAGE

Bole distributors of :!

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and

for Sale

at reasonable Frice.

Phone 2500.

65 Des Vaux Road Central

TANG YUK DINTZ, 100000907 of

The inte SEEN TING,

14. D'AQUILAR STROKE.

TERMS VERY MODERAT20:

WATSON'S PULVOSMIDROSIS.

AN IDEAL DUSTING POWDER. Keeps the feet and armpits cool and sweet in the warmest weather and removes any unpleasant

odour.:

"Cures sore and blistered toes.

IN TINS 50 CTS EACH.

PREPARED ONLY BY

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

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TELEPHONE No. 16..

THE HONGKONG HOTE

*AND

GRILL ROOM

J. EL TAGGART

MANAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above, Sea Level,

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

GRAND HOTEL,

Winstead up-to-date Hotel, most central location within the vicinity of all the principal-

Soted for the best Food, Befrabuente, Accommodation and antineu,

Cuisine ander Zuropean SupéryLaluta.

Bas

A Braťcians String Orchestra renders selections from 4.30 8.x, to 11.30 PM. Special monthly terms for residents, and for Shipping People.

For further particulars apply:

Telephone No. 197.

CA ARETON

HOTEL

W. BARKER,

Manager. Telegraphic Address ** COMFORT.

(THE ONLY AMERICAN BOTEL IN THE COLANT.)

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management.

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and District: 43 Bedrooms Excellent Cuisine, Scrupaloualy Clean. Moderate. Terms. Monthly And: Family Rates on application to the Proprietress.

Lunches Meet Edger Boats,

Telegraphic Addra "CARITON MES, FE CAMERON.

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BUSINESS NOTICES

午戌歲年七國華中

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

THE GREAT BATTLE.

ENEMY BEING DRIVEN BACK TO THE

AISNE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Main}

•TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

-THE TIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY -

OF HONGKONG LTD.

* *TALK 10 DOCK**

AGENTS:- BUTTERFIELD & SWICE -TELEPHONE 7

ANNIVERSARY OF THE

WAR."

CELEBRATION MARKED BY AUSPICIOUS NEWS.

GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT-

A HOT PURSUIT.

(REUTER-INVAS SERVICE. ]

PARIS, Aug. "

CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY IN FULL RETREAT.

Soissons is back in the bunds of Loxnos, Aug. 3. the Allies, The Germans are in full The anniversary of France's entry trent over the whols of the long. into the war was appropriately buttle-front with the Freneb, British marked by stirling news. The and American forces in hot pursuit. |Crown Prince's Array is again in fuðl An enemy attack in the region of retient with the incrensing possibility Oulely on Tuesday night was his last of that disaster which teater prebil for the possession of the line disted in his cablegram et July 30th,From Se'ssons and the Chateau The imtuediate cause of the rebent Thiery rend to Ville-en-Tardenois, was the brillians success of the which he had hoped to be able to Annies under General Mangin and hold. When he failed "to re-take" Degoutte, north of the Dure, who Outchy and secure the left flank of effected a junction at right angles his centre, he was faced with the enabling a beginning to be made of necessity of retiring his line to the August Tst with the task of clearing Yesle, instemt of being able to force the important ridge dividing the the Alfes to uecept battle on the

intermediate line.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. Mangine's amar started the operation

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. net

In Bags of 250-lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Grand Reduction

SALE

Crise and the Ourcq...

The British Division in General

No time was lost by the Allies to- precipitate the enemy's defeat. from Grand Rozoy, the French while French and British troops operating. They carried not merely aimed a series of irresistible blows the sunimit but the reverse slope of ut staggering their adversary in the the ridge, securing observation be-Soissons region und along the Crisis hind the Hartennes Platent, where on the western side of the mellow e the eneiny still clings to the Chateau pocket which renmined to the Ger Thierry road. Meanwhile, in the mans, the French and Aaericans 977 centre the enemy bustion of Meu the centre were hurd pressing the niere Wood, two spare miles in

enemy north of the, Oureg, und extent, was Curried. Thus the Genend Berthelot's French, British carinys hope of stabilising his line

azd Italian forces were squeezing Las, disappeared... He, indeed, hoe his line on the caster, side of the alowly suffered strategie disaster pocket and encroaching along the owing to the reversul of the strategic Ardre and round the north of Ville- position brought about by General | en-Tardenois.

Forh's counter-stroke, and his hasty The American troops have badly retirement up the Vesle canot be dented the enemy's centre by the quey, as the only gool on rail capture of Coulonges and a forward able passes Coulonges which the bound of about five miles. French captured yesterday.

Simultaneously, both sides of the The Allies guns are. now within

pocket swayed and the Germuss range of Bazoches, where the only recoiled under incessant blows which railway connection from the north undermined their resistance. Then crosses the Vesle into the salient the whole of the buttered Germant also Fishes which is the main store-line cracked, and receded. huse for the German offensive,

The retreat wert on simultaneous while Brand, between Bazoches and ly from all sides. Soissons fell and Soissons, through which the main deprived the enemy of the real pivot Houd out of the salient passes, is also

which bis whole lino depended: for its resistance. p.

upou

ALL KINDS OF THINGS

OF THINGS exposed to our gun fire. Hence theor

FOR

GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND

CHILDREN.

Sale Commences

1st AUGUST.

SALE PRICES for CASH ONLY.

YEE SANG FAT CO.,

34, Queen's Road Central.

Tel: 1355.

MACARONI PASTE STARS,

experts are now prophesying that the arithdrawal is likely to continue over the Aline.

GENERAL PETAIN'S STRATEGY. DRAWING AND PINNING BEST

- GERMAN DIVISIONS:

A

General Mangin's troops swarmed over the Crise and the French and Americans came upon the centre in Converging movement. Then Ville- en-Tardenois, the next strongest Point in the Gerroon line, succumb ed. Then began the hot pursuit of the enemy tomto fin

Arnerican Eenty guns have cut the Heuter's Correspondent as Ameri-niversary communications and can Headquarters, telegraphing on spread confusion among his Heeing. Friday afternoon", Maya:--

forces,

Loydos, "Aug. 3..

Yesterday's notable advance west

Fires are visible in the German of the salient clented the way for the rear, over the whole extent of what Americans in "the centre, where was once part of a fatal pocket, and mories of woods. barred the path.

is fairly evident, for the time General Petain's strategy can now being, that the Crown Prince's forces be apprecistal, While he had been have been constrained to disorderly drawing one of the best German rout in their taste to get back to Divisions to the centre, and pinning the Vesle in the hope of being able them there by a formidable Ameri- to stabilise, their line cun ofensive, he had been preparing his attack upon a much more ira- portant region where he is already. threntering the enemy's attempt to

WOLEGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI, this is front opposite the

AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS,

Ame in lines

ALLIES RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE VESLE

FISMES AND MANY VILLAGES

ON FIRE

Meanwhile, the Americans Ind ALL our Pastes bear the Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Best

Quality containing & large percentage of Uluten. Starch and Glaten ans the liven cortining the advance, rocking principal components of Flour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more the entry hold on Meuniere Wood

LONDON, Aug. 5. nutriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.

Ensecure. Targa qusotities have been exported to various important cities in the World..

The Allies are rapidly approaching Terms moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly.

GENERAL BERTHELOT INSPECTS the Vesle heir cavalry have THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. BRITISH TROOPS

reached the river between Cham Head Office: No. 47 and 48 Lonnaught Road, Centre, Hongkong Telephone 1230 Principal Factory No.71, North Boochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone $385.

pigny and Jenchery, Branch Factory 4 Wing, Hing Stroek, Causeway Bay, Hongkong,

- Cable Address: "HiNOWAB.

HING.

CO.

LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS viz Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bare Also Shipchardiery Articles,

Telephone' Mo, 1118.

$85, Wing Woo Street, Central

LONDON, Aug. 3...... Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, tolegraphing

day morning, s

"Fimes is on fire, and also

Frivillages to the north

between Muizon and St.

General Berthelot reviewed the Brith goops under his command in

The Allies occupy the sou

Chupugue together with the High bank of the Aisne between Po

landers, Torleittes, Hampshires and and Venizel,

also the Austalans and the New

Zealand corps cavalry.

(Continaea Con