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MUMEYA Japanese Photographer

All Kinds of Photographie

Work done in latest styles

Also Passport Photos

Developing and Printing fo

Amateurs' a' Speciality.

No.84. Queen's Road Central,

No 17 241.

The China Mail.

我一廿月八年八十登百九千軬英

ESTABLISHED

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1918.

午戊夫錢年七國民華中

1018

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES 9th.p.. 5.b.p. and 7-9 bp-" ALEX, BOSS3 & 00...

·Machinary Dept. 'Phone 87.

PRICE $3.00 Per Months

or

NOTICE,

A NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or AINDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person akibe Central Police Station between the hours of 9.x. to. 1 r.M. and 2 P.M. to 4 PM. dally

I will be required to produce i

Identifestion papers. All parsons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves ander 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 a fine not exseeding 960

NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE .00

H

WHICH LER VESTED: TAN BHARES OF` THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

TOTAL FUNDO AS Blar Deorata, 1914,

TOTAL £23.970,387.

1-Aathored Capital £6,000,000

Babecribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital£2,437,500 II-Fire Funds................. 3,837,047 171-Life & Annuity Funds... 17.567.590 128,230 Sinking Fund account .......

£98,970,367 £2,381,456

Rarcone Fire Branch

17

BUSINESS NOTIDES,

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY..

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Work of every Description,

. זי

Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE. *

Sailings-To Canton daily at Ba.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.. From Canton daily at 2 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm.

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

HONGKONG-MAÇÃO LINE. Sailings-S.S. SUI AN to Macao-daily at 8 a.

(Sundays 9 a.m.).

́8.S. “SUI TAI to Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays excepted). S.S. "SUI AN" from Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.) S.S. SOI TAU Iron Macho daily at 7:30 am. (Sundays excepted).

i

Tife and Annuity 2,141,593 Further information may be obtained at the Contrary's Crice, Hotel Mansions,

Branches....smeras)

or from Lesars. TR. Cook & Sox. Booking Agents, Hongkong. Reveans Marine Department... 397,239 Other Receipts

478,940

£5.339.228

The Aouamalative Funds of the various Branches are separately levested, sod, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to niset.

the claime under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

¿gents

K. TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DATE

7,00 m, to 9.00a.m...Every 15 minuter. 8.00a.m..to 10.00 .... Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ... Every 15 minutes, 11.30 to 12.45 pm...Every 15 mintina. 12.43 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1:45 pm...Every 15 mluntee 1.46 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 miestas. 2.15 p.m. bo 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes! 6.00p.m. to 3.00p.m...Every 10 minuter.

...NIGHT CAR".

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m. 9,30 p.m. "to 11.00 p.m. every half hour..

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

at boar,

SUNDAYE. 1.50 Me 8.00a.m. to 10.30 a.m... Every 15minate. 10.30a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 10 minator. 11.30am. to 12 Noon. Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 1.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1:00pm to 5.30 p.m... Every 15 mlunta 6.30p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10'lantes. 6.00pm. to 6.30 p.m...Erory 16minutes. 6.30p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minut, NIGHT CARE on Week Days.

BATUNDATS

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Des Venx Road Central.

Sasson and punch tickets available for

all are not already fall running at the ime stated in the Company's time tables, hat not for special care, oan be obtained on application at the Company's Officer~ No Sesson ticket" will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Chaque or Compradore order representing Bank Note,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and

for Sale

at reasonable Price.

Phone 2500.

86 Des Voeux Road Ceutral.

1338

REXON A.

THE RAPID HEALER.

COOLING, SOOTHING, HEALING ANTISEPTIC OINTMENT.

RELIABLE REMEDY FOR ALL ERUPTIONS AND

IRRITATIONS OF THE SKIN.

USEFUL FOR ECZEMA. STINGS OF INSECTS AND ALL KINDS OF INFLAMMATION.

Sold in tins 75 cts. and $1.25.

!!

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

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TEL. 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—

Mrs. BLAIR.

GRAND HOTEL.

First-class and up-to-dale Hotel, most cepiral location within the vicinity of all the priusiją

Janked for the bast Food, Hefreelinient, AccuLuzon dad Ca

Guisine aider European Supervjua

A first-cman String Orchestra under selections from 5,30 Pxi to'11,#1 Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People.

AW BARKER, For further particulats apply (---)

Manager. Telegraphic Address "COMPOET, Telephone No. 197.

ANG YUX DENTIST, FLOT of CARLTON HOTEL

the late SIEN TING.

D'AQUILAR BIZIET.

TERMB VERY MODERATK Conguitation fres

A(THIS ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONY,)

KG 10E HOUSE STREET,

Underberican Management

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Nice std quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks and Central District 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Duisine, Berupulously Clean. Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Rates on applicatiorkio the Proprietress

Launches Meat Passenger Boata, A Telegraphie Address "CARLTON

MRS. F. E. CAMERON.

BUSINESS FOTICES

·TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES •

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TRIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

***MONGKONG LTD.:

-TELECCINE hop.-

**TAIKHOCK

AGENTS:- BUTTERHELS & Swies

-TELEPHONE 013 -

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE BATTLE FRONT.

GERMANS MOVE BACK.

I:

SIGNS OF RETIREMENT FROM |

SCARPE VALLEY.

Lesbos, Aug, 10. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, saya

From the north of Hebuterne to the south of Albert the Germans

GERMAN REPORT.

Losses, Aug. 19.

A wireless German official report states:-

We repulsed British attacks be-- tween Meteten und Merris.

We advanced our lines at Lonally, to the north of the Ancre.

An Australian attack at Helleville broke down.

The enemy penetrated the westera" part of Beuvignes.

We withiruw to; the eastern edge" of the village, ph."

unutinue, slowly and methodically to An enemy sisesult between" Carl- nove back. Now there are signs of Bent mo the south-west of a retirement from the Scarpe Vatanvreu: Eroke down after a bitter ley, where our parois have estab-truggle lasting many hours, ished contact with the enemy ou both banks of the river. We pro- Igressed on the south side..

M

BRITISH AVIATORS BOMB AERODROMES.

LONDON, Aug. 19.

The Air Ministry reports,

Prisoners state that the object of the withdrawal is to take up im-

On the night of the 18th-19th we proved positions before the winter attacked aerodromes. Landing ors and to conserve mun-power by short, the ground we machine-gunned vari-

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. exting the line and occupying more ous ground targets.

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

ALL KINDS OF THINGS

FÖR

GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND

CHILDREN.

Sale Commences

1st AUGUST.

SALE PRICES for CASH ONLY:

YEE SANG FAT CO.,

Tel 1355.

34, Queen's Road Central.

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by subscribing to

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ORDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SO THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE

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favourable gourd. Nevertheless, the withdrawal means u renunciation of the ofisive, and an admission ofalens of initiative,"

One machine has not returned.

AMERICA'S ARMY.'

QUARTER OF A MILLION MONTHLYÉ

FOR FRANCE.

WasHisaros, Aug. 201

fdocument, captured General Ludendorff bemoans the shortage of “ Torres and says: We must take care of our houses as they cannot be General March has informed the replayed. The men must thoroughly representatives of the Military Com-" understand that this is necessary inmittee that 80 American Divisions, Forder to continue the war until rig of 45,000 men euch, should be able.

tony is reached." The shortage wuerdefully to.conclude the war.

so serious that officers" mounts have been ruthlessly requisitioned. yu

The attack on 'Quitenstcene ridge

He said the American Army or August 1st exceeded three millions.

It has beer planned to send

on the 18th was more successful|250,000 to France monthly. It is than at first believed. Six hundred hoped to increase the number in the and sixty-nine prisoners were taken, spring ielding twenty officers, many of when were Poles and the remainder

typical Saxons

We establebed entire domination

AMERICAN AGREEMENT 'WITH

HOLLAND.

#

on the ridge with wide observation A USE FOR DUTCH SHIPS. over the adjoining territory. The eneny is no longer able to watch

sexgept from balloons.

GENERAL MANGIN'S SUCCESSFUL

"ATTACK.

Toxucs, Aug. 19. Heuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing to day,

WASHINGTON, "Aug. 19. Forty Dutch whips, lying in the Dutel "East Indies, are expected v be released us a result of the T formal modus mirendi to bring sugar. tin und quinine to the United States. ·

AMERICAN RESTRICTIONS ON MANUFACTURE OF COTTON GINS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. The War Industries 'Bourd has

General Mingin'auttack was rude ufter a short artillery preparation declined to grant priority to manu- The enemy Wi ugain surprised.facturers of cotton gins for iron, atect He was holding the fine weakly with. und fuel. The Board agreed sub-

stantially to curtail the normal pro out reserves within call.

We pored useful ground over-duction of new ging next year. It is looking a deep und wooded ravine believed that existing plants and running to the south-east from equipment with repairs can be made Nampeel to Morvion Vingro, through to last until after the war, which the Germans bind brought up |

troop

unobserved,.

The enemy must now withdraw

froux all but the minellate fighting line Febind the pliteri on this aido. of the valley-

TATER

THE SILVER MARKET.

Losnov, Aug. 10. The Silver Market is quiet."

(Continued on Page A.)

HO NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE//

Reuter learns that General Man- gin's attack has been brought to satisfactory conclusion. Practically It had been strongly represented to the all the objectives were attained. Ministry of labour said Mr. O, H General Mangia now holds all the Roberts, in the Commons lately," that high grosa commanding the Oise Parliament ought to fix a national misi. Valley from the south and threatensmum wage, and he had been immensely the excray position to the Angstracted by the ides. A closer examin

tion, however, presented many dial | Any further French advance between ties, and, therefore, what was aimed st the Aine al the Dise would have the Trade Boards Bill was gradually dextrous piibilities for the enemy, to Improve the conditions in each in who is reallsing the danger and is dustry and set the employer and the workpeople sethug together, the task of counter-attacking locally,

improving their osh conditions andr. Ioherty was moving the second The reading of the ill, and is doing an aid

that under the Trade Boards Act

Between the Lusigny asif

the Discs fighting continues,

"French, progress, pontifines.

1000

Le Humel, a mile-n-hill north there were 190,000 workers and 17,000

of Recourt, was captured, con Bru

titut ng an advance of a mile-and- three-quarters.

Anglion to reject the Bill wa negalived without vision, and 1t

de read. a. Récond Elme