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MUMEYA

"Japanese Photographer.

All kinds of Photographis Werk done in latest styles. Lise Passport Photos

Developing and Printing fuj

Amateurs & Speciality."

Ko Ba. Queen's Road Content.

TEL. 154

No 17.280.

The China Mail.

五月十年八十叠百九千叠茶

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BLISHED

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1918.

平成七

BUSINESS FOTICES

JAKE & CO.

PRICE $8.00 Per Months:

NOTICE,

NY EUROPEAN Nos ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 9 P.M. to 4 PM

dailyplicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All perices, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony, for more than 7 days are required to Register them- sive under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Panty for nop compliance is a han not exceeding $50

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE VERTED ZEE SHARES OX THE DORAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ·

TUTAL

ASSURANCE CO

FUNDS AT 31 Decemwen, 1914,

£93.670.967

I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 -Fire And

3,837,047 TI- & Annuity Funda... 17,567,800

Shaking Fond Account .......

..

Revenue Fire Braseb

11

129.990

£23,970,387

£2,281,456 Life and Ammalty

'2,111,583 Branche.maven Revente Marine Department... 37.239 Other Receipts

479,940

+5,330,928.

The Acenmaiative Funds of the varicas. Bianches are separately treated, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to moot the cisima poder the respective Depart rests of the Company's Sasiness.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agris.

PAR TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS.

7.00 to 8.0...Eracy 13 minutes. 8.00 to 995) amEvery 10 minute. 9.31am, to 10. 0....Every 15 alaator, 10.30am to 1 mkery in minutes. 11.30 am to 12.30p.m....Every 30 minute. 19:45 pm to 1.10 p....valy 1 minutes.

5p.m...Every 1.43 p.m. 8.15

1.43 pm to 5pm

10 miracer.

Saturdays only...very 15 minutes 2.30p.m. so 400 p ...very 30 minute.

2.30 pm to 4.00 p.m.

Starrys only. Every 10 minute

4.00 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 8.00pm, to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutos.

NIGHT CARS.

4

8.30 p.m., 9.30p.m.. 10 p.m., 11 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m. SUNDAYS.

7.30 am.

3.00. no 10.50 am...Every 15 minutes, 16.30 to 1100 m...very 10 minuta.. 11.30am to 12 noun....Every 15 minat s 12.00 noon to 12.30 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 12.50 p.m. to 13) p.m...tery 10 minutes. 19.00pm to 6.30 pm...Every 15 minute..

p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes.

6. p.m. to 7.0 p.m.. Every 15minate. 7.10 p.m. to 8.0 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS of Wook Days.' SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS. 1.30 p.m. sad. 18 midaight. SPECIAL CAKS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra BuildINCE, Des Vani Raud Central

Season, and pouch tickets available for all cars not already fali randing at the time wated in the Company's time tables, bat bor ing, special care, esa be obtained applicati at the Company's Offer, "Noacket will be issued until parmint there has been made in Bank Notos vt by Chojas ar Compradore order reprooting uk Note

JUHN D. BUMPHREYS & BON,

General Managers.

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of "

MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and

for Sale reasonable Price.

Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road

Central

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 & MACAQ

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 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. and', 4 pim. From Canton daily at 8 m. (Sundays excepted) a SERVICE or The HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMBUAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. Sailings-8.5. "SUI AN" to Macao daily at a zem. (Sundays 9 a.m.).

8.S. SUI TAI" to Macao daily at 2 pin. (Sundays excepted). 3.S. SUI AN" from Macao daily at 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 pm.). S.S. SUI TAI From Macao daily at 7.30a.m. (Sundays excopted). Further information may be obtained at the COMPANTA Orvice, Ectel Mansions,

or from Mesurs, Thos. Cook & Sax. Booking Agents, Hongkong.

#

JUST ARRIVED.

Special Consignment". of

WATTLE

BLOSSOM

TALKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

EVERY DESCRIPTION

THE TAKOO, DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG LTD.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

"`1'Reuter's Servce to the Chino Mail.)`

ANOTHER GREAT ATTCKA THE TREMENDOUS FACE OF THE

BY BRITISH

„PROGRESSING WELL.

Losos, Oct. 3: Reuter Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day

ya-

I hear that today's attack by the Fourth Army is progressing well."

It is reported that we have taken Sequehart, Rumincourt, Gouky, [Catelet and several thousands of

prisoners.

ACENTS:-

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of

WE HAVE RECEIVED NEW STOCKS OF

ROSE COLD CREAM VANISHING COLD CREAM

Ideal Toilet Requisites.

Price 60 eta. per pot.

}

LIQUID TAR SOAP.

A Fragrant Preparation for Toilet use and for Shampooing. Price $1.00 per bottle.

hand:-

BATTLE

LONDON, Oct. 8. Reuter's Correspondent at Brita Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,, after mentioning the counter-attacks north and south" cf tremendous

how long the steadily thinning energy Cambrai yesterday, afternoon, daks forces.can stand the terrific pace and the losses he is heavily making o other fronts to stay our progress DË Cambrai, which savours of giving | hostage to disaster. But, perhaps,

THE GALLANT FORTY-SIXTH MIDLANDS.

A LARGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS he says, strategically the most ime

TAKEN.

portant part of the British Front is north of Leas where the enemy is The following is the second part withdrawing. Whether we shall gain:

message by Sir Douglas Haig, Aubersilles ridge which is the koy the first part of which is not yet to to Lille without sevare fighting.

remains to be seen. The

engrup

counter-attacked | strongly in this locality in the after-| noon and heavy fighting continues., 1. We took a large number of pri-

A WONDERFUL EXPLOIT. Jeuners in these successful operations-

On the remainder of St. Quentin

LONDON, Oct. 3. Curabitur battle-front there were only

Reuter's Correspondent at Brital" patrol encounters in which we secured Headquarters, telegraphing this prisoners.

evening, describing a wonderful ex- In the area of the enemy with-ploit by the Forty-Sixth Midland drawal, northward of the Scarpe, Division on September 29th which progressed steadily through the day, enabled us to enter the main. Hinden maintaining constant pressure on the burg system in its most formidable part says the front of attack: has been cleared of the enemy was 3,000 yards and embraced and our advanced detachments have Le Hancourt, Bellenglise, Magny-la- renched the general line "Avion Fosse and the strongly fortified Vindin-le-Vieil Hantay-Wieres-HerTqlan Hill. Our line eastwards yards Quentin

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,n, rearguard

Luky

32, Queen's Edad Central.

*Phone 298.

24

HONEY. FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.dies and we are castvants of Bois was 2000 yurbe from. St. Westin

Superior in quality and flavour to any other honey in the

market,

Expressly prepared for table use.

Soll only in Ib. bottles at 75 cents each,

RY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

BLUE BIRD

CONFECTIONERS. & CATERERS

ICE CREAM

PARLOUR.

TEL. 16. ·

HOT and COLD DAINES. A1,80

DEALERS IN Gimbals and Orange Blossom

American Chocolates. Assorted Fancy Cakes: ADDIILI!

.OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING. Queen's Road & Pudder Stress

41%

U.S. $6,000,000,000.

Closes in America 19th October.

Applications will be received by THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION up to 15th October on the following terms

10% on application

2nd November.

·20%

20%

19th December:

20%

16th January,

30% 80th January.

1:

and loans will be granted against this security to enable purchasers to pay in instalments covering longer periods."

Particulars and forms on application.

We have occupied Armenteres.

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS BY

BRITISH.

"A KHAKI FLOOD."

Canal, arrangements for crossing." Which were rehearsed the day beform in the Somme

reaching the westein bunk the men with life belts swam neroes, while others gwung life-lines across to enable those who could not swim to cross, By, 10" LONDON, Oct. 3 o'clock the whole, forco was on ther Ruuter's Correspondent at British eastern bank. Headquarters. telegraphing this A considerable concentration, of evening, states-

guns in a ravine towards Le Fancourt Satisfactory progress was achieved was rushed. Many terus bolted on the Cambrai and St. Quentinwhile others were bayonetted or fronts, to-day, despite having to fight shot. A corporal of sappers perform

ders we are speeding up the enemy to a road bridge which was mined, withdrawal.

ond cut the wire lends. The fint We are Sighting at Mont Breliainwaves which awam across charged north-east of Sequehart. Our patrols the enemy through Bellonge, and reaclied Beaurevoir, hence pur troops came to the mouth of a long tummel have apparently created a gap and sheltering a large body of the enemy are now striving to widen it.

waiting to countor attack. Grenades Our success with this connection thrown at the entrance brought no. should be followed by most interest result, so a strong party with Lewis over 8,000 prisoners had been taser gunners was despatched to hold tha The defensive strength of these posi- farther end tions, which we stormed, is extru A captured howitzer was drawn up traordinary and the Germans must to the mouth of the funnel and a be most apprehensive, for if they are high explosive shell fired into the unable to hold the British imderdarkness of the cavern. Above the enormously favourable conditions,

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GENERAL MANAGERS

how can they hope to stay the khakuproar rose the screams of panie flood when it overflows into the stricken men, and a dense mase of open?

them streamed from the farther end There was no call to demand sur BRITISH AIRCRAFT WORK IN THE

tender. Over a thousand were taken. BATTLE REGION,

prisoners from this Bellenglise cavern. When the Forty-Sixth paused on their final objectives they had taken 4,200 prisoners, 40 gums. and over 1,000 machine-guns, while

LONDON, Oct. 8. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, states?--

We dropped 43 tone of bombs on breaking deep into the 'Begfried line selected targets, peda

allat a cost of less than one-fifth

A concentrated attack was made the number of the prisoners taken or the railway junction of Aulnoy, by them.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. We blew up an ammunition train and

Established 1883 MANUFAUTURERS-OF-

PURE Manila ROPE

Mrs. BLAIR,

STRAND to 15

GABLE LAID

4STRAND to 10%

Drilling

“any size up to

000 feet in length

ANG YUK Din

ate SIEN TIN

TERMS VERY MODERATE

RLTON HOTEL,

(THE ONLY, AMRHICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONY

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set fire to rolling stock. Photographs show that great damage and much disorganisation was caused in this centre of enemy communication.

Wo heavily bombed Lille and Valenciennes stations and many targets in the battle area, AZ

We destroyed 15 hostile machines and drove down Bre out of control. Wealso compelled another to land in our lines. We shot down in balloons in flames.

- Eight-British machines are miss ing One reported missin and inst, has now returne ying was calmost impo

awa i squadron

THE FIGHTING IN

CHAMPAGNER

MONT BLANO AND OTHER” POSITIONS TAKER.

Laxnou, Oct. 89 An Arnerican communiqué su With the French we drove the enemy, and took Mont Blanc other positions in Chimp

ight Forent

but let

Mosells and