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The China Mail.

STABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES · hip... 54 h.p and 7-9 p ALEX. ROSS & 00..: Machinery Dept. *Phone 17.

NOTICK.

ANY EUROPRAM Non ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hosta + of 2 x." to 1 F.3. and 27.3. to 4 1,3,

dapplicants will be required to preduce

Pasaporta or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe ramain in the Colony for more than 7days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forma of Registration: iring the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P,O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a Eine not exseeding 130

NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

VICH AXX VESTED THE OXARYS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.. 'and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

TOTAL Funda at 31st Uncensea, 1814,

£23,970,887,

1-Authorised Capital £5,000,000

Babecribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Captial£2,437,500 II-Fas Funds,

9,837,047 Il-Life Annuity Funds... 17,067,590

Sinking Fund Accuant...

Recenas Fire Branch

198.230

£23,770,367 £2,381,468 Life and Annuity Į 42,141,693

Branches. Rerenna Mariae Department... 337,239 Other Receipts

478,940

£6,339,228

The Accomslativa Fands of the various Broches are separately lovested, and, by Act of Parliament, ara set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMÈS & CO.,

Agen!1

PEAK

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

H WHIK DAYS

COMPANY.

7.00.m. to 8. s.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00 am, to 10,00 ....Every 10 rainnter. 10.00 .m, to 14.00a.m...Every 15 mlunter. 11,50a.m. to 12.45 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 19.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m.. Every 10 minutes, 1.16 p.; to 1.45pm.. Uvery 15 mhuntas, 1.4 p.m. to 2.15 pm.. Every 10 minutes 9.16 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10mtamÍN, FIGHT CARS..

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8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 1.30 p.m. to 11.00 "p.m. avery half bour.

11.00 p.m. to 11:48 p.m. every quarter of

an hour.

7.30 am.

SUSTATI

8.00a.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15 mlncter. 10.30am to 11.00 a.m...Every 10 minates. 11:30a.m. to 12 Noon....Every 15 minuten. 12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. "1.00p.m to 5.30pm...Every 15 minutos. - 5.30p.m. to 8.00p.m..Every 10 minut

8.00p.m. to 6.30pm...Every 15 minutes, 5.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter, NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.

SATURDAYS

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

Sason and panch tickets available for all cars not already fall running at the ime stated in the Company's time tables, bat pot for special caes, can be obtained or application at the Company's Ocomin No Besson tekst will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Okano or Compradors 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.

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ANG YUK DIswar, auocessor of

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(14) D'AGUILAR STEETZ,

TERMA VERT, MODERATK Cataniation from

就四廿月八年八十壹百九千叠英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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95 CHE

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels

Steel Building Work of every Bescription 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 9 a.m. (Sandays excepted) and 10 p.. From Canton daily at 8 mas (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm.

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

Sailings -8.5. "STI AX to Diacao daily at 3 a.m. (Sundays 9 am).

8.S. "SUI TAZ" to Macio daily ut ? pul (Sundays excepted). 3.S. SUI AN" from Macao daily at 2 pm. (Surdays 5 pm). S.S. SOT TAL" from Macao daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays'excepted).

Further information may be obtained at the Contrary's, Ornex, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Bos, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

ENEMY RETREATING ON 50-KILOMETRE

11

FRONT.

(Reuter's Service to the China dah)

BRITISH CAPTURE

ALBERT.

1,400 PRISONERS,

Losvos, Aug. 23. 1.10 a.m. Field-Mursta! Sir Douglas Hai reports:-We havé captured Albert. the Austmiin participating.

We wok 1,100 prisomers and a few

THE "FIGHTING AT ALBERT.

HEAVY GERMÁN COUNTRAL-' ATTACKS NORTH OF ·

THE ANCRE,

BRITISH TAKE. 3,000 PRISON-

ERS IN TWO DAYS,

Loxtos, Aug. 23, 1.10 e.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas "Hag

reporte

determination, nor caused us to give ground.

„ko, openition, Launched on the high ground between, Albert and Bray was eininently satisfactory, more than 1.000 prisoners being taken totulling, with yesterday's cuptures," 1,000.

.......

Ar atconfirmed report Adil that "Albert is completely' in our hands. In Flanders, we are stendily Vineing towards Baillid

Cum sterysses ysterday and today eunited quite light cumities.

ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT.

ON, FIFTY KILOMETRE FRONT

Party, Aug. 29.

A semiofizial pkitement says the enemy is in full retreat on both sides of the Ose besween the Matz and- the disnes on a front of fifty kilo

Our Fght detehtments have cross-

The English East Country and metres. London troops with the Australiansel the Divette. bolding the sector between the

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The

the high ground traversed by the [Bray-sur-Sommie-Albert rond

atunek was completely occurfub We captured the whole of the object

tives at an early hour and advanced two miles or front of ever six viles. We retook Albert. The eniemy strongly resisted at certain points, particularly on the slopes

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WORD PICTURE OF THE BATTLE.

Renter's Corresprudent at French

Loxoux, Aug. 25.

Headquarters, telegraphing yester- day evening gives a graphic battle- picture he says that General Mans gin's advance; this morning, was

northward of Bray which sell form-kably swift and the moons, at el part of our objective in this latterday's line at certain points. * How none were saven infled befoud res

Įter Alför? (A. cduliteľa Račk pressięć.

barried the Germans were is shown us back 500 yards, Fighting cot by the fag that the foot bridgen timed some time in Albers until the toan was finally cleared by our cross the Oise were left intact. Our advance was so swift that the line rod. In this successful operation hae become vague and it is difficult to mark the line now the war move- meat has been tuned.

we prisonered 1,400 and captured w few guna

We also progressed pu the lett bank of the Ancre uthward

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COME AND INSFECT:

THE NEW ORDER OF BATTLE, The order of battle is nowadays Northward of the Awere the enemys follows-Well beyond the infan conterattacked heasily at a num-try, patrols and advines guards alip ber of points. After the repulee of cleverly alep, tenselessly, hamesing-

the Germans and cavalry patrols ad one hostile assault. in the early moru. ing in the Traumont sector, the unce "in". "Open", éóûntry, exploring enemy again astucked this sector und woods and fams and they may be Jentered our positions. Dur counter-een starting at a gallop from the attack immediately drove him out. front lines, and then slowing down, The enemy also succeeded north scouting on NaMan's Lord

From time to time a party of ̈* enstward of Achieble-Citand in press troops will return at a gallop bring ing back our forward posts, but againing buck information. No les pier- our counter-attack re-established the turesque die the crews of the Tanks position. We took 200 prisonem covered in dust and oil, fooking like We repulsed xther attacks east-niggers. The Tanks everywhere ward of Courcelle, and eastward of closely follow the infantry, reducing inachine-gun nests as the latter un | Moyennevile.

mask themselves or are" reported We took a total of over 5,000 Behind the Tanks comes the arti yesterday, and "to-day between the fery. The batteries pose as a canter. Somme and Mogennet ville

and take up new positions, where," On the Ly front, we progressed generally, they do not stay, long ini.. eastward & Merville and in the directhese days. Supply columns follow up the advance with equal speed, GO.tion of Nere-Berquin taking prison-and the limbers no longer bring up ren nachine-gum. We ale ammunition at a walk. They come advanced our line northward of Buil-up at a galop in a cloud of dust. leut on front of one-and-a-half, The most striking part of the battle- miles, tabing prisoners, We repulsed picture, however, is the close co and in the neighbourhood of operation of the Air Service as a

#ghting an Xckebush

ENEMY RETREATING IN CONFUSION. The weather was close and threat ening to-day, yet the French uerő- planes aloft were as numerous ne every morcilessly hurrying, the Ger man aeroplanes which appeared. this: Our bombers fly ahead of the in- fantry bombing German columns Let night, we established our and convoys, Some of the latter

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wilway betwoon Moyennelle and their attempts to escape the hail of bombe. When thus stared Bencourt, except in the Miranost they are pursued and peppered with sector.

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