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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
THE WAR.
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SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
MEETING of the KOWLOON LAND, AND Reuter's Service to the China Mall) BULLDING COMPANY, LIUTEɔ will be hald at the Registered Office of the Company, Victoria Building, Hongkong,
on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of February, 1918, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolution
THE WESTERN FRONT.
will be proposed as an Extraordinary SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY CANADIANS. Resolution
LONDON, Feb. 14. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:
"That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following (a) That the word "two" be subtituted. for the word "three" in the definition of the "The Beard" in Article 2.
The Canadians, who successfully (1) That the word "two" be substituted carried out n raid south-eastward of
for the word "hree "in Article 72. --| (c) That the word "une" be substituted Hargicourt, killed many. Germana for the word "two" in lines one and above ground and took thirteen pri« two of Article 6 and that the word soners, as well as two machine-guns, "other" shall be substituted for the They destroyed four trench martars word "others" and the word "his" for the word "their" in Line two of and bombed seventeen dug-outs Article 78 and the word "member" whose occupants refused to surren be substituted for the word mem dar. Our casualties were alight and bors" in like three of Article 78. all our wounded were brought in. (d) That the word "Director" be sub- stituted for the word "Directors" in
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The Canadians, last night, success- fully carried out a raid on Hill 70, northward of Lens. They met con- siderable opposition, but took six prisoners and a machine-gun. Our That the word "signature" be sub-casualties were light. atituted for the word "signatures" Local fighting took place this morn-
lizes
Article 17. (a) That the word "Director" be rob- stitated for the word "Directors" in lice four of Article 79.
in one two and four of Article ing north-westward of Passchendaele. 29 and that the word "one" be substituted for the word "tw" and A party of attacking Germans occu- the word "Director" for the word pied two posts, but our counter-attack "Directors" in line one of Article Bd." regained the post. The enemy's Should the Resolution be passed by artillery is more active southward the required majority, it will be sub- und westward of Lens. mitted for confirmation as a special resulation to a socoad Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
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Dated the 9th day of February, 1918.
By Order of the Board,
A SHELTON "HOOPER, Servetary ta
Taz Hoxtong LAND INVESTMENT &
AGENCY CO., Lo General Agents for the Company.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION.
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LATER.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reports hostile artillery activity in the neighbourhoods of Epehv and Bullecourt.
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY FRENCEL
Losos, Feb. 13.
A French communiqué states:- There was fairly considerable artil- lery activity in the region of Pinon and north-west of Rbeims.
We carried out successful maids east of Auberive and in Vosges,
Enemy aircraft, last night, droppet sevenil bombs on Nancy. Three
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN civilians killed and five injured.
ORDINARY YEARLY
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
in this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Mongkong, on SATURDAY, the 23rd day of February, 1818, at Noor,
for the purpose of receiving the Report
of the Court of Directors together with
■ Statement of Accounts for the year
ending the 31st December, 1917.
AVIATION ACTIVITIES.
Reporting on aviation, Field-Mar- shul Sir Douglas Haig states:- The REGISTER of SHARES of the
The weather rendered flying on Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY. the 11th February to Tuesday almost impossible. Obner. SATURDAY, the 23rd February, 1918. vations enabled our artillery to en- (both days, inclusive), during which gage a few hostile batteries. Wo period no Transfer of Sharea can be bombed various targets behind the lines and machine-gunned the
registered
1 By Order of the Court of Directors,
S. J. STABB,
Hongkong, Feb. 3, 1915,
enemy's trenches..
Yesterday a raid on Offenburg gave Chief Manager.
excellent results, 1 tons of bombs 106 being dropped on barracks, a railway station and the railway workshop Several bursts were observed in the vicinity of the barracks and two fires broke out in the town. All our machines returned.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE,
NOTICE.
ON AND AFTER 18th February, 1918,
A British aeroplane made a suc- cessful reconnaisance of German aerodromes.
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GERMANS 'REPORT VIOLENT ENGAGEMENTS.
Losnos, Feb. 13.
A German official message states: We repulsed strong reconnoitring. detachments northward of Lens and northward of Omignonbach.
We repelled, inflicting heavy losses, a French attack between Firey and Moselle.
We bombed Nancy as a reprisal for the air raid on Saarbrucken.
LONDON, Feb. 14:
A German official report by wire: less states:-
The British and French have con- tinued their reconnaissances at many pointe, resulting in violent engage ments northward of Lens and in
business by the Hongkong Savings Bank EXTENSIVE RAID BY THE FRENCH. Charpagne. The French gained
will be 10 1.1 to 12 Nooa every week- day except Saturdays. !
The Savings Bank will not be open for businema on SATURDAYS on and after 18th February, 1918.
For the HONGKONG ★ SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
Boaxtong, Feb. 7, 1918.
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foothold in the salient south-east AMERICAN BATTERIES RENward of Tabure.
DER EFFECTIVE AID.
LONDON, Foo. 14.
THE ITALIAN · FRONT,
BRITISH LINE LENGTHENED.
A French communiqué states:— In Champagne, after a short artil- lery bombardment, we carried out an extensive raid south-west of
LONDON, Feb. 18. Butt-de-Mesnil on a 1,200 metre
Reuter's Correspondent at Head front and penetrated the enemy posi-quarters in Italy states that the tions as far as the third line, shat British line has been considerably tered defences, destrayed a number lengthened east of the Montello THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & of lug-outs.and took 100 prisoners.
Ridge, along the Piave, and now extends some miles east of Nervesa.
MORTGAGE CO, LTD.
Twenty eight enemy, aeroplanes were brought down between the lati and the 10th of February, of which TIBE TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY 14 were entirely destroyed and 14
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will beverely damaged.. held at the Offices of the Company,
LATER. St. George's Buildings, No. 6, Connaught A French communiqué states Road, on THURSDAY, the 28th Febru
There has born lively artillery "ary, 1918, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose
of receiving a Btatement of Accounts activity in the region enet of Rheins and the Report of the General Managers American batteries rendered most for the year ending 31st December, 1017 effective aid in the important raid and electing & Consulting, Committee mentioned in a previous commani
and Auditors. J
Compant will be CLOSED from positions. The prisoners excoed 160. The TRANSFER BOURS, of the qué. We have organised the captured WEDNESDAY the 20th February, 1018, motil; THURSDAY; the 28th February, 1018, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...?" General Managers.
Hopakong, Feb. 10, 1918.
NOTICE.
·A: FINE ACHIEVEMENT.
LATER.
AERIAL OPERATIONS IN
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BRITISH ACHIEVEMENTS. THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE.
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LONDON, Feb. 13. The following is the text of Mr. Lloyd In the House of Commons, Mr. George's reference, yesterday to the Robor Law gave an interesting account great part the British Army is now Last year playing in France: The British are of British achievements. 820,000 men were added to the Army holding the most important part of the while 731,000 men and 800,000 women line. I felt flattered at the Versailles were placed in employment in Great Council when I realised that this new HORLICK'S MALTED MILK CO, SLOUGH, BUCKS., ENG. Britain. There had been added to our army, which sprang into being in the production 850,000 tons of cereals and course et from two to three years, has 3,000,000 tons of potatoes. We were bean entraited by France with the the only belligerent whoes food producdefence of its capital-with the defence tion was undiminished. A million of the most vital parts of France- additional acres were ploughed list (chcers) that the ports along the cosat year, while 1,200,000 more acres had were all voluntarily handed over by already been ploughed this year. The France to the defence of the British whost stocks in the United Kingdom Army, sad France's demand was not in December exceeded those for Decem that the British Army should take loss ber 1916 by 2,000,000 quarters, but more, responsibility.--(Cheers.) 1,100,000 tons of shipping wes built in the United Kingdom in 1917, and wa lent 1,500,000, tons of shipping to our Allies. Our guns in France had increased by thirty per cent and our seroplanes had multiplied two and a half times compared with 1916.
Mr. Bonar Law concluded by defen ding the War Cabinet system of government, which, he pointed out, had been adopted by all the belligerents If-the House of Commons had no con fidence in the Government they ought to get a Government which would carry on the work better, but until they did so it was their duty to aroid damaging criticism.(Loud cheers).
THE USE OF POISON GAS,
LONDON, Fab. 14.
In the House of "Commons "Lord Robert Cecil stated that the Govern mente proposed to consult the Allies regarding the action to be taken conjointly in view of the Red Cross Society's appeal for the discontinuanes of poison gas
Rt hom gentleman use his influence. Mr. Pemberton Billing: Will the
with the War Office to continue the use of poison gas as long as our enemies do so!
Lord Robert Cecil 'replied that the LONDON, Feb. 13. | MILITARY RAILWAY FROM EGYFT question was purely a military one.
TO JERUSALEM.
MAN LONDON, Feb. 13.
An official mesinge from Palestine statesse ma
"Australian firing units on January
12 bombed the railway station at El In his speech in the House of Lords Estrani, 80 mile northward of Maan, Lord Curzon said that the operations of
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teen direct hits were observed or the continuously pressed, had been much dropping 104 lbs of bombs Four- General Allanby, at the operations of THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD. station buildinga, tracks, locomotives facilitated by the railway from Egypt and rolling stock. All our machines to Jerusalem, which had been completed returned safely. Five enemy air scouts during the last few daya.
and two larger aeroplanas attacked one
of our machines, which drove down two
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Bed. Our aviator then pursued and Reuter's Correspondent at French, drove down the larger enemy" machines Headquarters reports that the raid in the vicinity of Tulkaran. mentioned in carlier communiqués. "Azab forces under the King of Hedjár was really a minor attack, the object continue their successful operations and. being to bite off and retain a salient Lave repeatedly raided the Hadise TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in the enemy's line which is trouble-milway northward of Medina, effecting
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