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E. E. POLICE (RESERVE). BERVICE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. MEETING FOR
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of FIVE HIS A DOLLARS per Share has been Declared and will be Payable at the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpora tion on or after WEDNESDAY the 4th April
The REGISTER of the Company will bo CLOSED from SATURDAY, 31st March to WEDNESDAY, 4th April both days inclusive, during which days no Transfer of Shares can be made.
DIVIDEND WARRANTS will be ready on WEDNESDAY the 4th April, and may be obtained on application.
DOUGLAS LAPRAJE & CO. '
General Managers.
EXCELLENCY
THE GOVERNORS CUP. SATURDAY, April 7th, 1917.
Commencing at 10 am-
PEN to any person in the Colony. connection with printing expenses),
Entrance Fee #2 (to be used m
Service Rifles. Open Sights 100 yds. Grouping 400 yds. Deliberate 200 yds. Deliberate 600 yds. Deliberate 300 yds. Deliberate 600 yds. Deliberate Printed Conditions may be obtained on application to Inspector H. A
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THE WAR..
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SERIOUS ENEMY LOSSES.
LONDON, March 31.5
A French communiqe reports-South of Ailette wa successfully attacked the enemy's position at different points, ou the front from Neuville-sur-Vargival to Vregny, advancing considerably and (auter's Service to the China Mail. d'appui, despite an energetic defence
brilliantly carving, important pointer
SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS,
AUSTRIA AND PEACE
STATEMENT BY THE FOREIGN
MINISTER.
AMSTERDAM, March 31. The Austrian Foreign Minister, interviewed by the semi-official
Rongkang. March 91, 1917. 1601 Lammert, Headquarters Club, H.K.F.Repaper, the Fremdenblatt. states
CHINESE IMPEELAL GOVERN- MENT 7% 8ILVER. LOAN OF 1885 E..
1ST HALF YEARLY AND
FINAL DRAWING.
'NTEREST DUE and DRAWN BONDS of this LOAN will be Fayable at the Offices of the Corporation on and after the 31st March, 1917.
List of drawn boude can be obtained
on application to the Undersigned.
For the. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORFORATION,
Agents issuing the Loony
N. J. STAER
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, March 31, 1917:
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
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LIMITED.
NOTICE.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
Our machinegun fire and barrAKU amashed up with very serious enemy fosas five violent night counterattacki against the position we captured paster, day west of Mainona-de-Champagne.
ENEMY'S. DESTRUCTION OF“ AN ANCIENT CASTLE.
LONDON, March 31 Reuter's correspondent at the Franch Headquarters, telegraphing on March that the Central Empires are ready 30, said that the last three clays' to negotiate a peace which would be 8ghting has brought the trench clies honourable to our enemies as well to the Valley separating the Lower and as to ourselves. Moreover, if such Upper Oise. He describes the German negotiations fail the war can con-destruction of Coucy le Chateau and inue, Coming after the numerous the ancient fortress and town, which reports of the Austrian and Geman had been dominated for seven centuries perca moves, this declaration is by Coucy Castle, whose walls were SHAKESPEARE," regarded as most significant. yards thick, as being utterly shattered THEATRE ROYAL,
AUSTRIAN PRESS CLAMOURING by, there is reason believe, the touch AT 8.15 F..
FOR PEACE**
of a single finger, which fired a complete series cf mines at Coucy le Chateau. AUCTION
VIENNA, April Y
It is understood that twenty-eight tona of
The Austro-Hungarian Press is follow-
of explosives were expended on the ing the Foreign Minister's lead. It castle alone. The capture of the ruins, clamours for peace, declaring that Count which the enemy succeeded in using as Czernin's proposal is an hopurable a defensive poict for three days, was s ¡settlement.
most difficult piece of infantry work, and involved an advance of over a mile in open, sloping ground entirely swept by a concealed machine gun fire. The French were finally successful in a night attack.
APRIL 330, 1917.
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THE special attention of the Public is TN the ESTATE of MARY SYDNEY directed to the undermentioned ANN D'ALTON sometimes known Regulations which form part of the Mary Oliver D'Alton, late of Padding Regalations made by the Governor in Council under Section 3 of the Electricity ton. State of New South Wales, decenser
intestate Supply Ordinance, 1911, on the 15th March, 1917.
HENRY GEARY D'ALTON otherwise known as Phillip Courtney, and Asoka, 33:Any person making any addison of the above named deceased, is tion to any electrical Installation requested to communicate with the connected to the Company's main undersigned respecting his share of the without obtaining the written above estate. consent of the company thereto
T. W. GARRETT aball be liable to a penalty not exceeding $100 for every such PoBLIC TRUST OFFICE.
Pallic Trustee, addition."
Sydney: March 1917,
34" Any consumer upon
whose premises any such addition shall be found shall be able to penalty not exceeding $100 for every day or part of a day during whica such addition shall have been in existence. In this
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GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
GERMAN HINTS OF SEPARATE
"PEACE.
AMSTERDAM, April 1..
accord, flatters new Russia, hints at the The Garman press, with one thapired conclusion of a separate peace, denies the rumours of impending German offen- sives on Petrograd and Bessarabic, and says that these rumours have been inspired by Great Britain.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BRITISH PROGRESS.
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LONDON, March 30. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- Buyaulcourt, Sorellgrand and Fine and ports:We occupied the villages of
GERMAN REPORT. ·
LONDON, March 30.
mitted by wireless reports:
A German official message, trans-
Four Canadian attacks to the East
of Neuville St.Vaast were repulsed, Our rearguards withdrew before strong English forces, from both sides of the Peronne-Fins high road to a line between Rayaolcourt and Sorel. [* We repulsed French attacks to the north-west of Soissons inflicting
losses.
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GERMANS ADMIT ERİTİSH
- SUCCESS.
LONDON, March 31.
A German official, mesange trans,
whose name the contract for the on 4th September next, provides at a gained ground after sharp fighting in mitted by wireless, states: A British supply of electricity to such moderate premince was made with the Com- SCHOOL EDUCATION in all Depart the neighbourhood of Heudimurt. We pany, or if there be no such person, ens from 10 years of age upwards-drove off an attack to the south of Night advance on Both sides of Loos the principal tenant or person in Ulustrated Prospectuses may be had on actual occupation of the premise
in which such addition shall be appico to The FDAD MASTER or Neuville Bourjonval, inflicting" losses.
Having regard to the possibility of a breakdown of the Company's present plant through unauthorised additions to existing installations the Public is carnally requested to co-operate with the Company by bringing to the Com- pany's notice any contraventions of the above regulations,
Dated this 20th day of March, 1917.
OIBE, LIVINGSTUN & CO.
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YOUNG, F.CLS, We raided the lines at two points to the the Peronne-Fins high road. We The British attacked on both sides of
Hongkong. March 19, 1917.
cast of Neuville St, Faaat, and our repulsed the attack near Matzen-couture. heavy artillery obtained several hits at
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a German train to the cast of Vermeilles.but further south the enemy reached
Loxtos, March 31.
*Sir Douglas Haig reports:
We captured Heudscourt and pro- greased considerably castwards of the village. We also took possession of Marteville, Fermand and Soyecourt.
Our artillery forced. the enemy to retire from St. Emilic, which wo occupied. We captured the villages of Jeancourt, Thersally and Hesbecourt. We captured posts in the neigh bourhood of Otoon, St. Meio, and Heninsicsojend, (c) after killing or capturing the whole garrison.
Wa successfully raided north-east of Neuville St. Yaset, castward of Locs and northward of Ypres, destroying DAIRY FARM NEWS.|several dugouts and taking some
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We repulsed a hostile raid in the neighbourhood of Neprille St. Vanst.
PRISONERS EMPLOYED CLUSE TO FIRING LINE
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Heudecourt and Saintemile.
We inflicted beavy losses in engage- iments with the French north-east of Soissons.
After stubborn fighting southward of Ripont the French panetrated the cen tre portion of our trenches, but were. ejected in a few hours.
BELGIANS PENETRATE ENEMY FIRST LINE.
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LONDON, March 31.
Belgian detachment penetrated the first A Belgian official message ways that a
line at Steenstraat Bridge. A lively gt ensued, in which there were severe enemy losses and some prisoners.
:
THE EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN.
ACTIVITY IN WESTERN AXEL.
bea
LONDON, April 1: reports: The rainy suspended extensive:
LONDON, March 31. Reuter's Correspondent at Headquar-The War Office ters, telegraphing this afternoon, says: con We have made considerable progress operations in German East Africa and during the week-end, substantially the opportunity had been taken to deepening the belge toward St. Quentin reorganise the forces, exchange relief and biting into the enemy defences be units, perfect the transport arrange tween Broisilles and Eapaunie-Cambrai menta and reconstruct the railways, Road.
The whole of the German territory The Germans stoutly defended the north of the central sails PUBLICATIONS.south-east of Bapaume, which we took
village of Hendecourt, twelve miles | being civilly administered" and han after hand to hand fighting, in which the rapidly settled down. enemy suffered heavily. This place is tactically valuabla.
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A small party of wandering Germa was captured on the slopes of Kiliman jaro on the 25th March"
The Germans are certainly carryiDE out their threat to employ prisoners.
The principal German force remains close to the firing line. Two Russeini south of Puffi with our outposts in 50 escaped into our treaches at Yores
yesterday.
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THE FRENCH FRONT.
FURTHER PROGRESS
LONDON March 30,
A Trench, communique says that north of the Bɔmme and the Oite thers
and rigorous” ́A first-lizien
contact.
Our columns have had more activity in the western area, where German columna marching southward ware Engaged by the Rhodesians and Nynes land trope north and north-east of Lake Nyaz
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