1918-09-24 — Page 1

MUMEYA Japanese Photographer.

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also Pasaport Photos,

Developing and Printing fai

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The China Mail.

$30 Nett

Carb

No 17.70.

NOTICE.

ANY EUROPEAN Non ASFATICE! A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Contral Police Station between the bours of 9 AM to 17,1,, and 9 F.M. to.4 P.37, dally.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forme of Registration giving the particulars required may be cbtained at the G.P.O. and at all Folies Stations.

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

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

·་་

„WHICH ARE TESTED. TER SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTE, And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE co

TOTAL FUNDS AT SIST DROZMBER, 1914,

£23,870,367

-Authored Capital £8,000,000

Babaertbed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital

-II-Fire Funds

£2,437,500 3,837,047 TI-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590

Sinking Fund Account .......

·129,230

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£23.970.307

,381,456 2,141,593 997,290 478,940

Roronto Fire Ernach.........

n

Life and Annuity"}

Branches...NAY Revento Marine Department... Other Receipts

PR. 939,028.

The Accumulative Funds of the partons

Branches are separately Invested, and, by Act of Parliamort, are set aside to weet the claims uzder.. the respectiva Depart -meats of the Company's Businem.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenti.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

וי

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

COMPANY.

7.00 .. to 8:00...Every 15minates. 8.00 ... to 9.30a.m...very 10 minutes. 9:3).m. bo 10.0a.m...Evory 15 mingtas. 10.30 am to 11.0)....Every 10 minutes. 11.30a.m. ts19:30p.m...Every 30mjoutes. 145 p.m. to 1.16 p... Every 10 minazee. 1:45 p.m. to 2.15 pm. Every 10 minit. 1.45pm. to 2.15pm.

Saurdays only... Every 15 minutes. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m... Every 30 minutes.' 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Saturdays only...Every 15 minutes. 4.03 p.m. to 6.00 p....Every 15 minute, 6.00 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS.

8.30 p.m., 9.30 p.m. 10 p.m., 11 p.m., 11.30 pm and 11.43 p.m.

7.30-8...

SUNDAYS.

8.00a.m. to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes. 10.30a.m. to 11.00a.m...very 10minates 11.30a.m. to 12 noon....Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 12.30p.m...Every 10 minutes. 19.30 p.m. to 3.p.m...Every 10 minutes. 15 6 minutes. 2.00 pm to 6.30p.m...Every 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 4.00p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 7.40 p.. to 2.00 pm...Every 10 miantel. NIGHT CARS as on Week Daya SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS. 1.30 p.m, and 12 midnight. SPECIAL DARS by arrangement as the Company's Office, ALFANDRA BUILDINGS, Des Voeur Road Central

Basson and punch lokets available for all cars not already tell ennamng at the time stated in the Company's time tables, bat not for spools! care, can be obtained application at the Company's Officr.

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No bour tickes will be issued until payment theretoe has been made in Bank Notes ur hy Che jaa.or Compradore order representing bank Note.

JOHN D. RUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

METEOR GARAGE

Bole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and

for Sale reasonable Price.

Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road

• Central.

TANDSIUX DENTIST, SHOC

the late

TERMS TERZ MODERACK

ESTABLISHED

我四月九年八十麼百九千登英

BUSINESS NOTICES,,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1915.

BUSINESS NOTICES

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 & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

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

HONGKONG - CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Carton daily as 8 m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Carton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays exceptedy and 4 p.m..

SERVICE breme HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMENAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG MACAO LINE.

Sailings-5.2.

SUL AN" w Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays 9 a.m.). S.S. SUI TAI to Macao daily at 2 pm. (Sundays excepted). S.S. SUI AN" from Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 pm.). - $.5. "SUI TAT" from Mocno daily at 7.20 am. (Sundays excepted).

Further information biny be obtained at the Company's Office, Hotel Mansions,

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

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TO-DAY'S

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the. Ukinz Mail.j

THE ADVANCE IN

PALESTINE.

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IRISH, INDIANS AND CAPE COLOURED TROOPS ENGAGED..

AN EXCITING INCIDENT.

LONDON, Sept. 23.

Beuter's Correspondent at Püles-

THE WESTERN FRÖNT.

HOMERIC CHARACTER OF THE FIGHTING AROUND EPEHY.

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RŘITISH OPPOSED BY THREE DIVISIONS.

Lobos, Sept. 23.

Bouter's Correspondent at British

tine Hondquarters, telegraphing on Hondquaters, telegraphing yester

the 20th, says: ---

An exciting incident occurred when

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day, suys:--

The eteny, who was reinforcer,

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a Staff car with four Turkiaj officers stubbornly resisted in the fighting rounding a comer net by this morning around. Epehy, British armoured cur: The Turks curried many strong points, the most defended themselves with revolvers, important being a web-like trener but they were all captured.

Throughout the day.cur aviators north-east of Honor. The fighting work galled The Quadrilatern!,** were bombing and machine-gunning was more of a hand-to-hand chan roads packed with a confused master than it has been so far in the

present offensive.

of transport. Some of our sirmen raturned five times for fresh bombs. One flight, which, holds the record, corps and two other divisions besides Ae were opposed by the alpine was 103 hours' flying on the 19th.

o new division which moved up from The Irish and Indians to-day at the reserve. tacked west of the Nablus road, pro-Quennemont farm by two o'clock Wa had captured gressing splendidly, accompanied by We afterwards withdrew from

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captured a strong position called Square Hill" as well as the first gun taken in this Hector, stewing great gallantry and push.

farma.

the

factory. We occupied or destroyed. The net gains for the day de site.

any outposts in a troublesome cons and inflicted heavy casualties,

The corporal of the Highland Light, HOW THE ATTACK DEVELOPED. Infantry, who with six men bed. a pout at Moeuvres, is a native of Lospoy Sept. 23. Fife when he has his wife and tw Mr. Massey, a Press Correspon children. Twice during 48 hours he dent et Palestine Hendquarters, sent asking for relief. The first cables-

messenger was killed and the secozet Genimi Allenby concealed his in-wounded, but he reached the best tentions in a most masterly manner.just as the assault which brought Launching's tremendous artillery and the reliet was about to be launched. infuntry attack which crushed a very. The fighting yesterday we limited. intricate system of defences he ther

to a front of 8,000 yards opposite brew in the Cavalry which swept Epehy and L'Empire. Battalions of the plain near the coast.

disruounted yeomanry, Londoners The troops, prior to the Battle, and Erst cuntrymen, in a heavy always moved at night and were storm attacked the bulge in the

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Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, April 17, 1912.

MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

groves, our mastery of their the Alpinists and three other Divi- preventing enemy observers noticing sions defended. The ground wor any change in the dispositions in intersected with short trench saps country where marching troops raise and switches. The Germans were huge columns of dust, and observa numerically superior and freely used tion posts command wide range: hombs. The Tanks co-operated but - The advance of the Cavalry was a

Was the ground

most difficult. wonderful spectacle, British, Austra-

and sometimes impossible owing lian and Indian troopers moving to the mud. The struggle sway- upidly over a wide expanse, crossed the whole day. Much uncut deep wadis and sandy wasted with remarkable ease.

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TURKISH ARMY REDUCED TO 200,000.

GENERAL ALLEMBY'S NAPOLEONIC PLAN.

PARTS, Sept. 22. The Turkish Army in Palestine is The flower

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI, orderly retreat. AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS,

of the Turkish Army has been routed-by General Allenby, who hug LL our Pastes bear the Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Best followed the plan of Napoleon's n A Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten, Starch and dates at the principal components of Flour, Gluten is easier to digest and contains merevusion of Syria, advancing along the Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World. munications between the strong maritine plain and cutting the com- Teras moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. places in Samaria and in the north Principal Factory, No. 1, North Soochow Bosch, Shanghai, Chins; Telephone 3330: about 200,000 men, who are seat Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong; Telephone 1239. The Turkish Army is reduced to

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wine wus cacountered, handicap- ping progress. The enemy's high velocity shelling of Guennemont Farin amounted to a barrage. Hence our withdrawal, but the farm is une tenable by the energy. The stor practically prevented co-operation by the aircraft which alone are able to spot machine gun nesta with which the rolling country is infested.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS

'SHATTERED,

MORE GROUND GAINED.

LONDON, Sept. 28. A French communiqué states: South of St Quentin, we extendest

our positions cast of Hinacourt ant tered in the four corners of the Tur-Le Fontaine, and reached the west- kish Empire. The victory ought to ern outskirts of Verdeuil. have a great influence on to coutae of the war

French troops took part in the attack on the extrame wing, gal lantly carrying their objective Нарад

tower

Ebtent

GRIBES YUGO-SLAVS.

North of the Aisne three Germau counter-attacks were shattered north

of Allemant before they could ap proach our lacs.

We gained ground east of Sunco and took prisoners."

ANOTHER, GERMAN-BAREFACED

LATE.

Pants, Sept. 22

WHY GERMANS USED GAS.

binet has taken an

Pants Sept clazing that

New evidence of Ge Yugo-Slavery is furnished

orresponds the Red?

using asphyx Claim that she o