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No 17 253.

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BLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915.

午戊夹歲年七國華中

BUSINESS NOTICES

BUSINESS NOTICES

就四月九年八十叠百龙千叠英

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES/

2) hip; 5ỷ b.pk and 7-9 hp-- ALSK, ROSE & COW

Machinery Dept.

Phone: "KT... by

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC- A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bours .of

PAM to 1 P.M.' and 2 P.M. to 4 p.3. daily.

Applicants will be required to produer Passports or identifiestich papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- asive under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Formas of Registration giving the particular required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for con compliance

fine not exocerling. 150.

is

NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH-ARM TESTED 'THE GHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LAD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS 'ASSURANCE CO

At Funds 17 31ST DROKMISE. 1914,

£93.970,387.

TOTAL

1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000,

Sabaaribed Capital £4,000,000!

!!

9,837,047

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.

KODINT SERVIDE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON & MACAO STEA LIBOAT

CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED."-

'HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 am (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Danton daily at 9 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4pm.

HONGKONG-MAÇÃO LINE.

Paid-up Capital.£2,437,500 STRVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO STEAMBUAT CO., LTD. II-Fire Fund III-e & Annuity Funds... 17,667, 680 128,230 Staking Fand Account ......

£23,970,367

Ravense Fire Branch......................... £9,391,458

Life and Annuity

Sailings :-9.8. "BUI AN“ ta Macao daily at 8 s.m. (Sundays 3 am),

5.6. “SUI TÁI” to Mamo daily at 2 pm. (Sundays excepted). S.S. "SUI AN" from Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sondays & p.m.).

S.S. "SUI TAI" from Macao daily at 7.30 am. (Sundays excepted).

1

2,141,389 | Farther information may be obtained at the Company's. Orrsz, Hotel Mansiona,

er from Mars. Txes Cook & Sox, Booking Agens, Hoogkong.

11 : Branches.... [ Ravenae Marine Department... 537,939 Other Receipta a

478,940

PB,339.228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Eranshes are separately lovested, and, by Act of Parliamoat, nas set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Breincas-

PEAK

SHEWAN, TOMÉS & CO..

Agente.

TRAMWAYS.COMPANY,

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

7.00 mm, to 8.00 am... Every 15 minator- 8.00 am, bo 9.30am...Every 10 minute 15.30 am to 10.0 a....Every 15 minuter. 10.30 am to 11.00 a....Every 15 minuter. 11.00a.m. to 19.30 p... Every 30 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.46 p.m. to 3.15 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 1.45 p.m. to

15p.m.

Saturdays only. Every 15 minutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00p.m...very 30 minutes.. .9.30 p.m. to 4.00 pm

Saturdays only...Erers, 10 minutes. 4.03 p.m. to $1.00p.m...Every 15 intratos, 8.00p.m. to 8.00p.m... Every 10 mluates. NIGHT CARS.

*.50 p.m., 9.90 p.m. 10 p.m., 11 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.43 p.m.

7.20 3.

SUNDAYS.

8.00am, be 10.30 ....Every 10 minutes. 11.30am to 11.00a.m.vers 10minates. 11.30.m, id 19 noon...Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 12.30p.m...Every 10 minuta. 12.50p.m. to 1.30p.m...Every 10 mlautes. 2.19p.m to 5.30p.m. Every 15 minutes. 30p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 17.00p.m. - 7.00p.m...Every 15 mtaates, 7.00p.m. to. 8.00p.m... Every 19 wisate. NIGHT CARS us on Week Days. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS. 1.30 pm and 12 widnight.. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BULLSING. Des Your Road Central.

Sossen and punch tickets available for all car no airesdy full running at the Lime stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office, No besson ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compradore order representing Bank Note.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON;

General Managers.

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FINE WORK BY BRITISH AND CANADIANS

ENEMY RETIREMENT TROCEEDS.

REPEATED ENEMY COUNTER ATTACKS BROKEN.

*

FEATURES OF THE BATTLE

Reuter's Correspondent at: British Hendquirters telegraph‹ —— -

ENEMY ON THE QUI VIVE,

That the enemy was on the qu give is shown by the fact that his barge came down within a minute! of the opening of our bombardiment. - It was very heavy but badly directed, and caused great damage to his own' Loxnes, Sept. 2. As our leading waves broke »

4.40 p..

forward ranny Germans spring OF Field-Messhal Sir. Douglas Hair and came running over with their hauds up. Outposts and front line

| reports ; —...

The British and Canadians, neget-trenelies, were cloured

with the

THE TANKS VICTORIOUS

"CAREER.”

pied by Tanks, attacked astride smallest estance. + ti Army-Cambni road and carried on a wide front that portion of the powerful Dröcourt-Queant, Fine | which lies south of the Scarpe,

The enemy strongly held his trenches and determinedly resisted much faster than the trooper, ue alvanes. This resistance was long way ahead: That the enemy and were frequently seen engaged a.

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teiny losses.

The Canda enpture Dayanti-Tank preparations. These how funky is shown by the extent of his Villers-lez-Cugatcourt an agrú-]

court, progressing beyond those dal not check the Tanks in plades

Our airinen were hampered by bad On the Canadians heft, the Eng

their victorious career.

lish fought their way forward nerth-visibility Nevertheless, they report Least of Eterpigny,

ed that German batteries were

The English and Scottish on theering up and trutain to the rear right of the attack advanced beyond DURY CAPTURED BY BRITISH. Reincourt and Les Cagnicourt in the

direction" of "Queant, and captured By 11.30 we reuchel, Cagnicourt in strongly fortified positions, and were attacking a great con- - including Moreuit.

of the enemy with

AVUTÉ...

centration

To the south we progressed, and natchine-gun posts in Bois-de sudly in the afternoon, "reprised « Bouche, considerably east of heavy counter aftuck, launched with Cagnicourt, Dury us capturedi gron: strength, east of Vaulx Vrad-Some very Leavy figuling occur

on the Mont Dury slopes, whicir. The Englisi nched the outskirts wäre honey-combed with defences. of Beugny and cuptured, Villers-at-dense mars of Germans Fics. Throughout the day there was seen debouching from the sunken sharp fighting about Le Transly. From near by. Our batteries opened where we repulsed Counter-attacks, at, inflicting terrible losses. Ou and the English captured the village own men were at many places ex- Between Sulsel and Peronne the posted to a terribly severe fire. The English and Australians drove the enotty deems to be organsing resist enemy torn St. Pierre Vusst Woodance in echelon at a great depth. and captured Allaines and Haute

THE SWITCH-LINE TRENCHES, Allaides.

The Australians drove off with

The switel-ne trenches are in the hey enemy loss; repeated counter-best condition with plenty of shell- attuck east, and south-east of

proof shelters. In the rear of the Teroune.

switch-line ure many little woods which are bound to be full of machine-guns. A great proportions of prisoners are very young and most dejected and hungry. A pause of

Olm

We took several thousands of primers during the day. patrols progressed in the western outskirts of Lens. We continue to gain ground and are in close contact with the enemy on the Lys front.

LENS OCCUPIED.

LONDON, Sept. 3.

We have occupied Lens

THE FLANDERS LINE.

ENEMY RETIREMENT IN PROGRESS.

three hours followed the attuintent of our first objectives. Then the in comparable Home and Canadia battalions resumed the attacki Never have our own men fought more superbly. AiCanadian officer id:We went fast, but the Engish went fuster. The main has cleared off.

SEVEN ENEMY DIVISIONS

7-MILE SECTOR.

We were still advancing this after nood In the south enemy reactions drove us out from Bois-de-Vati

LONDON, Sept. 2. We captured Le Transloy, and

advancing upon Hocquigny, for Beuter, learns that the line in We captured the Government Flanders, runs from Voormezeele form due cast of St. Pierre Vant hammediately west of Wulverghem and also the St. Pierre Voust Wood through Neuve Eglise and Steen- Werck, to the cast of Estaires and, Ta Couture. The retirement is con Finding

and are fighting in the villages ***Moislaine and Allains, north cast

Peronne

Considerable progress has been thieved cu the whole of the 23-mile

front from the Soarps to the Sorine.

The Procourt-Queant switch

is definitely smashed in on

Time

The enemy is heavily cormt attacking between the the Somme. There are seven Dicafons locai

Trout

by the

num who

Tanite

We penetrated from the western Vedge of Etaing to the western edge

8 Cagnicourt, tam which point