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BY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to save the Colocy should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bours of a .. to i F.. and 2 P.M. to P.M. dolly

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe ramafa in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register then- selves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONE ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.PO. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for pen compliance is s Ene not exceeding $30.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE |

INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE VERTED THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

CONFANT, LAD,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO

STOTAL FUNDS AT 1ST DROzuna, 2014;!

TOTAL F £2:5,970,967

I-Authortcod Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Fid-up Capital 2,437,500 -Fire unds

3,837,047 Il-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,587,500

Sinking and Account .......

123,230

£23,970,387

Revenue Fire Branch

Life and Annuity

Branches........ Revenge Marine Department... Other Receipts

£2,381,456 2,141,502 337,239 478,940

PR.339.228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately Invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are sub anide to meet the claims ander the respoctivo Depart ments of the Company's Business.

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Agents.

PRAK

TRAMWAYS COMPANY,"

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TIME TABLE. ...

WERK DAYS.

-7.00 am to 8.00 a....Every 15 minutes. 8.00.m. to 9:30a.m... Every 10 minutes. 9.90s.m. to 10,10 %. m...Every 15 minutos. 10.80 .. to 11.0) 8.m... Every 15 minutas, 11.30am to 12.30pm....Every 30 minutes. 1245p.m. to 1.10 p.m...Irey ill minute. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 pm...Every 10 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m.

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NIGHT CARS on Week Days.

· SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.

1.30 pm and 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA Bundfree, De Vaux Road Úsatral.

Sasson and punch tickets available for all cars, Leady fall running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not tur special card, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office. No wokoo will be issued until payment theretur has been made in Bank Notes ur ty. Ohe jae or Compradore order representing baus Avote.

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BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1918.

BUSINESS NOTICES

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HONGKONG-MACAO

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Sailings-S..SUT AN to Macao daily at 8 am. (Sundays.9 3.m.).

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THE WAR.

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

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SUCCESSFUL LOCAL FIGHTING.

Loscox, Sept. 21, 10.15 p.

Figh-Minshal Sir Douglas Hig

reports; ~

"

A successful operation was curtive out this morning in co-operation with

THE FRENCH FRONT FRESH ADVANCE WEST OF ST QUENTIN

LONDON, Sept. 95,

11a.m.

A French communiqué states: West of St. Quentin, in conjune-

tips with the British, we inade a

the Frende in the St. Quentin e fresh advance this morning and cap. tor. The English attacked at dawn tured Francilly-Selency and the fover a 4-mile front, from the neigh village of Pullon, despite vigorous bourhoof the Onsighn River to resistunee.

the south. Good progress on the Further south whole of this hont Was mude and 800 western outskirts of Siffecourt, cap- wo reached the

turing 500 prisoners and "numerotis

prisoners taken.

Vigorbus fresistance we encounter-machine-gurs. feet at a nimber of points, especially in the neighbourhood of Selency where fighting continues.

We slightly improved. our posi tions north-east of Epehy is a re- sult of local fighting.

:

FRENCH APPRECIABLY NEARER

ST. QUENTIN."'.

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LONDON, Sept. 25.

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GENERAL MANAGERS

in the Glerines region or the Verte The German, violently attacking

vanged elements. A counter-atturk front, gained a footing in our n

completely restored our line and yielded 50 prisoners, belonging three regiinents.

AN INTERVIEW WITH MARSHAL ∙FOCH.C

Headquarters, telegraphing yester THE ENEMY IS SHAKEN AND day, says:

By the capture of Dullon and Francilly, ench two miles distant from: St. Quentin, the French menacé

TOTTERING

LONDON, Sept. 20. The Daily Telegraph'a Comerpor

both flanks of the height 'defending dent at Paris on the 24th interview St. Quentin, and are appreciated Marshal Foch at Headquarter nearer the city.

Marshal Foch said The Britüh General Debeney's Army is ad Army is fighting better than eve vancing uver very difficult country on both banks of the Somme.

FIGHTING ON CONSIDERABLE SCALE.

700 PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, Sept. 24. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld. || evening, saya

Established 1883

~MANUFAUTURERS OF

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OLECTIVERENCE.

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CISCOMTEREN E.

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Shewar, Tomes & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

All its losses have been made good. The Americas are splendid and wonderfully gallant in the field. The French Army is the same good old army as in 1914, No more can be suid

Speaking of the general position, Marshal Foch said: "The enemy shaken and tottering, but is still holding out. You must not think, we will get to the Rhine immed

This morning the fighting was on lately. We have passed the chest of

a considerable scule north and south the bill and are now going down hill. of St. Quentin..

If we gather impetus us we go, like The Frener achieved moit satis a rolling ball, so much the better." factory gains in the neighbourhood The Correspondent says:Mar- of Le Pina-de-Dallon which shal Foch's brain is always workin skirted by the main St. Quentin road, He keeps a pocket book, in which and was the British fortified position he jot down instantly any thought before the retreat of March..

occurring to im When his mind We continued the struggle north is made up the decision is carried east of Holnon atd. penetrated as out unswervingly. He sleeps well- far as Pontruet and the high ground and is always in beck before II o'clock east of Freeney which is very near in the evening. He has to be a sharp elbow in the German defences awakened in the morning. He keeps along the St. Quentin Canal. So far his nerves under control No 700 prisoners have been taken

BRITISH PROGRESS IN ST. QUENTIN REGION:

Loxbox, Sept. 24.

events, good or bad, have over shaken him. He was strong in the bad daye Fand it is unthinkable that be wit lose his head in the hour of victory His Generals on supremely devoted

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI Beuter's Agency learns that the to him and admire his intelligence

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Fifish have progressed, north and am still more his character, which forth-West of Bt. Quedth with the is molesty itself, Ho WAY_I ALL our Fastes bear the "Rooster label and are made from Flour of the Eest object of straightening their line passionate emoker of strong cigars A Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten are the before the Hindenburg Line, principal components of Flour. Gutea is sasier to digest and contains more nutriment than Starch Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.

AERIAL COMBATS.

till three weeks ago when a British General presented him with a pipe. after which he smoked

pipes Since then he has been inundated with presents of pipes.

Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World. Terms moderate, especially for Agencies Orders executed promptly. B THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 19 MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN - Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong; Telephone 1230. Principal Factory: No. 11, Nerth Boochow Road, Shanghai China; Telephone 3385. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street, Causeway Bay, Hongkong.

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LONDON, Sept. 24. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporting on aviation, bags......

The weather improved this even- ing. Enemy activity was slight and intermittent..

GERMANY'S EXPLANATION OF THE MILITARY SITUATION,

AMSTERDAM,

Tar the Reichstag, Wrisberg. explaining We destroyed 8 hostile clunce situation on the West {apd drove down 3 out of control. buted the failure. · Cl, the Anti-aircraft guns brought down blow east of Rheims to

2 machines. Four. British. machines sibility of securing a surprise aro missing

"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"fring the day, and 174 bis gets were largely due to the English

All the News of Hongkong and the Far East.

We dropped 11 tons of bombs said the subsequent Allied succe

their Home sho night on zérodromee, railbenes and ing over. hutments All our night-fiers re- intervention of turned

He admitted that the

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