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also Passport Photos.-

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No 17 242.

The China Mail.

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES:

ALEX ROS$ & ̈00.

Machinery Dept. Thons 17,

NOTICE

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or AINDIAN, desiring to leave the Dalony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of A.M. to 1 P.M. And I PM to г.x. dally

ats will be required to produce or identification papers. All -persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- solves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the O.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50

NORTH "BRITISH & MEROANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE FESTED ZEN SEAS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, 120..

And

THE RAILWAT PARSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

TOTAL FUNDS 17 31 Dec, 1914,

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£23,870,967,

T-Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Il-Fire Funds.........

Paid-up Capital, 457,500 3,837,047 Tif-Le & Annuity Fends... 17,587,580

Sinking Food Accum

Ravens Fire Branch

198,290

£25,970,387

£2,381,456.

Branched.......

Jife and Annuity 1 2,141,583 Revenue Marine Department... $37,239 Other Receipta

478,946

£5,339,226

The Accamalates Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to mest the alaima under the respective part- monks of the Company's Buriness.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,

Agents.

PEAK

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WETX DAY#

COMPANY.

.7.00 to 8.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00, m. so 10.00 a....Every 10 minutes. 10.00 am to 11.00 ....Evary 15 minutos. IL80am to 18.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.45pm. to 1.16 p.m...Every 10 mieston

1.10 p.mt bo 1.45pm. Every 15 munte. 1.43 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 5.00 pm to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 młɑnball,

XKET CLES.

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. every half hour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 pm every quarter of

an hour...

BUNDAYE. 7.80.

Every 15 minutos. 8.00am to 10.30 am... 10.30. to 11.00a.m...very 10 minutes. 1130am to 12 Noon... Every 15 minutes, 12.00 noon to 100p.m...Every 10 minuter.

1.00p.m to

5.30p.m. to 6.00

́13 minutes.".

10 minuter."}

6.00 p.m. to 6.30p.m...Every 15mmastes. 8.30p.m. to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minuter, NIGHT CARS as op Wank Days. BATURDAYS

Extra Car at 19 midaight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALXXANDRA BUILdruge" Det Vorts Road Central.

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Season and punch tickets available for all are not already fall ranning at the ime stated in the Company's time tables,' but not for special care, can be obtained on application at the Company's Doo- No un ticket will be inqued unti}' payment therefor has been made in Bank Note or by Cheque or Compradore order representing Bank Note.

JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & SON,

meral Managers.

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and for Sale

at reasonable Price. Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road

Central,

(AIUS" DENTIST, MOLDO

the late SIEN, TING,

TERMS VERY MODERATE

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BUSINESS

NOTICES,

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

BUSINESS NOTICES

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES •

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

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Further information may be obtained at the CONTANTE. OPTIC, Hotel Mansions,

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

TWO BIG ALLIED ATTACKS.

TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS IN TWO DAYS,

(Raster's Service to the 'China Maii)

FRENCH ADVANCE

- PROGRESSES.

MORE POSITIONS CAPTURED.

TEX THOUSAND PRISONERS

TAKEN IN TWO DAYS,;.

Loxbox, Aug. 21,

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INTERESTING BATTLE POSITION,

WHAT RECENT ADVANCE „EWQULANSINAILMAKO.

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The battle position peconing

Mangala adhday means tipt' A Frerich cönamuniqué states—the enemy is probably toneil to res South of the Asre, after a bitter than thathan Qin Cisne struggle, we exptured Bemurragnes positions to Chemin-des-Dames."

In the course of yesterday's, nd-|

The French now threaten to cute. rance between the Metz and the flank not only the Aisne line but Ome we took 500 prisoners.

als the Chaulnes Roye-Lussigny East of the Oise we stacked. Moreover, any further deep the morning on a front, of "25" kila- thrus: wonki cary" treneri. "Murgio metres from Bailly to the Aisne to the Allette and fore the gates of

On the left we reached the south | Chemin des-Dunes, 2 ern borders of the Fores of OuGederf Humbert's "Aony, or campi and the cutslits.o! Carport General Mungin's leis continues to and Chisnes.

progress in the valley of the Ose In the centre we captured Lot where the Gemmas are stubbornly burly, Bleri and Courdelle, and resisting... gainel a footing on the platen north | The French Press expresses satis:

of Yaseenes.

fiction that the latest British ad- On the tight we captured the vance on the Lys sector has freed villages of Veziponin, Tarties, the important mining centre. Caissenalment, Osly and Court Calonne, We made an average advance of four kilometres on the whole front and capturel 8,000 prisoners..

Altogether over 10,000 prisoners bave been taken since August. 19th hetween the Oise and the Ainé

alone.

GERMANS RESISTING STIFELY

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Henter pres leuens General Mangin's Army captured the villages of Cuts and Vezaponin and took over 2,800 prisoners to-day

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BRITISH ATTACK WIDE FRONT:

PROGRESS NORTH OF THE ANCRE

On

JAUDA.. LONDON, Aug. 218

Sir Douglas Huig

We attacked at this morning wide front porthward of the

Anere.

1.

We are progress.ng satisfactorily. We completely repulsed strong attacks against our new positions northward of the Surpe, slightly im Today's maximum advance at Proved our positions in the neigh Cute in three miles over very difiurheed of Mainpons, advanced our

J eult grounds

Jine during tite night between Festu-”, The French are the plateaubert and the Law river, and cap-* cust of Talices and are progressing ture Te Touret,

toward Camielin,

English troops earried out a nuc-

The Germans are stiffly resisting cessful AziUopět fin Aoû fimile frone in the forector, All the abjectives

at Hill, 180 ease of Le Mesnil. The

were taken and a number)

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of prisoners

-ENEMY'S FEBBLE RESISTANCE:

ON THE SCARPE "AND"

GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS FATTO ARREST FRENCH

ADVANCEA

Loxnox, Aug 21. Benter Correspondent at Ecdquarters, telegrapling

duy evening,

y

BRITISH TAKE THREE-

VILLAGES (12

LONDON Aug 2014 10.05 p.m.

Field-Marsant, Sip Douglas reports:-

This moming's advance was on a front of 20 miles fronts Pirnprez to Fondno

During the night "the Germans There has been local fighting on brought up fresh-Divisions from a both "bunks of the Scarpe, long distance in the rear.

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We repulsed attacks to the south The Jueger Division, the suptors of the river against the posts which font Kmuel, was shifted from we established to the cast of "the

Soissons region to resist General enemy's former linën W

We advanced short distance to 'These reinforce- entwerf, however, of little arul, the cast of Fampoux, after sharp for three hours after the attack begun fighting, in which we took prisoners, the French had passed, forward for We also gained further an average, distance of 24 toiles on stride

the Lyon the whole frout. Thousands were Laken prisoner.

The Gennun infantry fought well but their artillery was feeble, Avia

ay

We this took Le Pinettie ani are to the east of Merville

We also took Vierlipuck and Lat Couronne, to the north of Mervilla. We repulsed aid to the nort tion was practically non-existent.

The whole of the German front cast of Locre.X

line, we passed in an hour after the

attack began

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operation was the passage of the Audignecourt ravine, the northern ecge of which Pus the German main line of resistance

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