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The China Mail:

健三十月九年八十卷百九千登英

ESTABLISHED

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BUSINESS NOTICES

$80 Nett

午戊次歲年七國民中

Thone

PRICE $8.00 Per Months

THE WAR.

NOTICE,

"NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of it, to 1 rat, and £ P3 to 4..P.M.

dally

applicants will be required to produce or identification papers. All portons, with certain, exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than

days are required to Register them- solver under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms' of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and it all Police Staticos.

The Feaalty for non compliance is s Ene not exceeding M

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

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COMFANY, LAD..

and

THE BAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO

TWTAL FUNDS AT 1ST DECEEZE, 1914,

£23.870,367

I--Authored Capital £6,000,000

Babesribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital,£437,800 3,837,047 I-Fire Funds.************* III-Life & Anonity Funds... 17,587,690 Sinking Fand account...... 128,230

£29,970,367

Revenue Fire Branch.

"

Life and Annuity

Branches........ Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipts

s

£9,381,150 9.141,593 337,258 478,940

*£5.339,003

The Accumulative Funda of the various Branches are separataly invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are ret zeide to weet the claims under the respective Depart monte of the Company's Business.

PRIK

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,

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TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

7.00 a.m, to 8.00 am...Every 15 minutes. 8.00. to 930 m... Every 10 minutes. 9.53.m. to 10.00 am...Every 15 min. 10:30 am to 11.01 s.m...Every 15 minutes, 11.30a.m. tr12.30p.m. Every 30 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minnsee, 1.46 p.m. to 9.15 p... Every 10 minuta. 1.43 pm. to. 2.15 p..

Saturdays only...Every 15 mintes, 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 pm...Every 30 minutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00p.m.

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NIGHT CARS..

5.50 p.m.. 9.30 p.m.. 10 p.m., 11 p.

11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m.

-

SUNDAYS,

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Sailing

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TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

1 Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

THE BALKANS FIGHTING,

BULGARS BEING PURSUED.

2

FÜNTHER ALLIED SUCCESSES.

Loxnox, Sept. 29.

A French Eastern confmusique

states:-

The pursuit of the defeated Bul

gurima continues, "Despite the creasing resistance of the enemy rearguard, the Serbian fores reached

the Middle Vatasha.

THE WESTERN FRONT. BRITISH ATTACKS RENEWED-

POSITIONS IMPROVED.

LONDON, Sept. 22,

1.55 p.m.

Field Mailat Sir Douglas Hai

reports:--

We renewed our attack, time, austword of Epehy, and again progrefined, capturing Little Pris Farm and other organised points resistance, taking a number of pri-

sotery,"

Qu the left the Allied troops groes" fed the 'era in the region of Cebren.

On the left we have captured the ward of Villers. Quislain, after sharp We repubed a loest attack south- high" autimits of Porta and Dzuna... |

The Bulgars, are setting on "fire in We advanced our fine on this sector, at night time, taking the abandoned, villages. One of

prisoners. their field "batteries was captured! intact.

Our airmen are indefatigably bomb- ing and machine-gunning the retreat ing columos.

'8,000 PRISONERS AND HUNDREDS OF GUNS TAKEN.

PARIS, Sept. 32. The Allies have now captured 8,000 prisoners and hundreds of guns in the Balkans.

THE ADVANCE IN PALESTINE.

ENEMY RESISTANCE COLLAPSES.

M

AVENUES OF ESCAPE CLOSED.

Loxoos, Sept. 29.

A Palestine official dispatch says: The enemy resistance by 8 o'clock Fon, the evening of the 20th had collapsed everywhere, except on the Turkish left in the valley of the Jordan.

The enemy in the afternoon, again attacked Moeuvres and wh repulsed. We improved our posi tom there, capturing prisoners.

English troops carried out a suc- cessful local operation, on Saturday night, the neighbourhood aƑ'; Navtelic and advanced our ling on a two-mile front, capturing prisoners.

We drove off raiders westward Acheville.

ed

The enemy, this morning, deliver

a local attack to the north. west of La Bassee. The fighting continues.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATION.

1

STRONG OPPOSITION" ENCOUNTERED..

SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS

RECORDED.

LONDON, Sept. 21,

10.85 p.m.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Heig reports:-

"

Ju a minor operation this morning Our left wing, swinging eastward,

east of Epely the English troops had reached the line. Bidies-Bala-successfully advanced their line, Mesudien junction, astride the rail-

after heavy fighting." way and roads converging on. Naplus Strong opposition was encountered fron the west. The right wingut all points, and later the Enemy. traversing difficult country against unehed i nomber of counter-attacks considerable resistance, reached the

in considerable strength. Despite line Khuujibeit Essawieh, facing

resistance, we substantially proggeus- north astride the Jerusalem-Nablus

ed on the whole front of attack. road.

In conjunction with this attack,” Northward our cavalry traversing the Australians further progressed in the field of Armageddon,.. occupied a Completely successful operation in

Nazarets, Afula und Beisan, collect- ing disorganised masses of the enemy: and transport arriving from the south.

All avenues of escapé except the forde of the Jordan between Deisun und isred Darnier are thus: closed) to the enemy.

THE BOOTY.

the Hargicourt sector, taking pri

Foner.

THE TRENCH FRONT.

NOTHING IMPORTANT TO

REPORT."

LONDON, Sept. 22.

A French communiqué states: Eastward of the Joldan, the King There is nothing important to of the Hedjoz'e Arabs had effected report. numerous demolitions on the railways radiating from Deraa, destroying several important, bridges, including one in the Yurmak Valley.

THE AMERICAN FRONT.

UNEVENTFUL DAY.

LONDON, Sept. 22.

Accurate figures of the captures are not yet available, but 8,000 prison: An American communiqué states ers, 100 guns large quantities of

Apart frora patrol. encounters, there horse and mechanica) transport, four was increased aviation activity at aeroplanes, many locomotives and Woovre. The day was uneventful.

touch rolling stock have already bees counted

The Air Services inflicted very

MORE AIR-RAIDS INTO: GERMANY

severe lapses on masses of TurkeMANNHEIM AND KARLSRUHE

ting on difficult roads. A.Ger- Latcarrying aeroplane landed

the dst of our troops, fire. The pin who at first believed the place to be still in Turkish hands, destroyed his machine and its COD tents before being taken prisoner.

BOMPED

LONDON Sept. 21. The Air Ministry reports: Last night we dropped 17 tons of bombe and successfully attacked the Lanz works, the Mannheim wharter, the factories west of Karlsrulie, hlast furnaces at Burbach, and arodromes at Boulay, Frescaty and Morhan

1,750,000 AMERICANS AT A large fire broke out at Karlsruhe and good burabs were observed at Mannheim.

THE ERONTS

Masumaron, Sept. 18.

Ganez Marck anounces that tho

We directly it hangars at Fres caty and Morbango and shot dowu etile machine. One Brickh

ation America troops, to machine, e, not ret

all Fronte

1.760,000.

versus now» ezocode.