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of Hongkonge and the Far East
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PRICE $3.00 Per Month
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
THORNE'S
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.
NOLE AGENTS: A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG. TEL. Ge
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to me the Colony should apply in person at the Contral Police Station between the hours of 9 10 .. and 3 r.a. to 4.x.
daily
at will be required to produce Applicanta Faceparts or identification pspars. All persons, with certain exceptions, who demia in the Colony for more than ? days are required to Register them- elves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Begistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.PO. and at all Police Stations
The Fenalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
WHICH 133 TINTED TER SHAKES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSUBANGE
COMPANY, LTD.,
and
THE RAILWAT PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
STATAL FUNDS 17 Sia Decrmaxx, 1914,
£95,970,367.
-Anthorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,00
Paid-up Capital -£2,437,500
I-Firs Fund
Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590 Binking and Account ...........
Kevante Fire Branch
+
3,857,047
128,220
£23,270,267
£9,383,456
5,141,503
387,439
$78,940
Life and Annuity
Branchenver Berence Marine Department... Other Receipta micro
The Accumulative Funde of the varioue Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are not side to meet the slims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Borines.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agata
TRAMWAYS COMPANY.
LIMITED
TIME TAHLE,
WERE BAT
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115 4.15p.c. o.141 p.m... Every 15 minnies. 1.bp.m. to 2.15 p... Every 10 minuése,
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HONGKONG - CANTON - LINK, ··
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Baitings-To Macao daily at 8 am. (Bundays 9 am) and
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Frein Mass daily at 7.30 am. and p.m. (Sundays 3 pm.).
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STRAND
3" to 15"
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CIRCUMFER 1.
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Hongkong, April 11, ‘1919.
THE
over thirty
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THE SUBMARINE. MENACE
GRATIFYING STATEMENT BY BIR ERIC GEDDES.
Losnos, Mar. 5. In the further course of his speech of the Naval Estimates (reported under the beading Earlier Tele grams), Sir Erio Geddes, Firat Lord of the Admiralty, reiterated that the submarine menace was held; beit, was not as yet mastered, submarines
He being increasingly destroyed. was confident that their destruction would increase, and he knew that German submarine crews were grow ingly becoming reluctant to put to sen, especially those operating in the North Sea and the North Atlantic- Channel. The chances of sub; marines in those waters returning home were about one in four, and
recently the British and Americans had been sinking submarines in home
THE WESTERN FRONT.
FIGHTING IN BELGIUM
Losnoy, Mar. "5. Fiell-Maraba Sir Douglas Haig reports
Our rald on Warneton isat night met with a strong resistance, at least forty of the enemy being killed.
Nevertheless, we reached the second line and beat uff two counter attacks, inflicting further lowes,
Our casualties are light."" The enemy raided two posts at
St. Quentin and Epeby,
Four of our men are missing. Enemy artillery "firing is active- between Flesquieres and the Scorpe.
FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES,
Pants, Mar. 6.
A communiqué states:
a somewhat violent. There was
Meuse, especially in the region of artillery, duel on the right of the
the Fosses Wood and the Vosges,
waters as fast as the enemy were also marked enemy artillery firing building. Great Britain, and the in the Voslú sector.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. Allies were now able to devote more
PORTLAND
attention to the Mediterranean, which had been regarded by the North Sea submarine pommandera në
CEMENTture (Laughter.). The enemy
Casks of 275 lbs. "Beta
Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENREAL MANAGERİ.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
GRILL
ROOM
"J. HL TAGGART
MANAGER
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level
cortinued to increasingly exaggerate
FRANCE'S MAN-POWER.
1919 CLASS CALLED TO THE
· COLOURS.
PARIS, Mar. Sav The Cabinet has approved of the the tonnage sunk in order to hearten calling up of the 1010 class. the people and the losses of convoy
ed ships continued low, the enemy often being assisted by izsufficient precautions as regarde lights on ships. Absolutely complete darkness was essential for protection,
Submarines were operating inshore, thus giving in creusing opportunities to patrol craft
increasingly
and aircraft to attack them, and enabling a greater amount of salvage.
Sir Eric Geddes concluded by pay- ing a worm tribute to the Navy and the Mercantile fariney, especially the destroyers and escorting craft. The Navy was indeed the shield of the Allies (Cheers.)
THE QUESTION OF DARKEN
́ ́ING SHIPS, *.
LATER.
BRITISH PRISCHERS IN GERMANY.
MORE PROOFS OF CRUELTY.
LONDON Mar. Beuter learns that fresh evidence will be soon furnished to Parliament
ill-treatment recently accorded to British prisoners behind the German tires, including underfeeding, OTCX- work and employment under fire.
THE CAMBRAI DESPATCH
BRITISH PRESS CRITISMS. LONDON, Mar, 5;
Most of the newspapers complain that Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig's Cembru Despatch affords insufficient material to apportion bhme but all the journals declans that the British gains at Cambrai were greater than those of the Germans.
The following is an amplification of Sir Erie Credden appeal as ra gards the darkening of ships: 1.
The Times says. "We have bezid am most seriously concerned with Sted by the lemon of the success the increasing number of vessels of the German counter-attack. lout at night-time, which is cften due to negligence. Unless all pavi gational lights are screened or extin guished, darkness does "Sfford any protection. The slightest visible was said about the number of British
The Daily News says:** The ras sponsibility cannot be visited upon Sir Dougies Haig or General Byng,
The Chronicle objects, that nothing"
16 Minutes from Landing Stage. light is an excellent target, enabling guns captured and the prisoners
Under the Management of-
Mrs. BLAIR.
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Keep in touch with local Happenings
"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
ORDER
the News of Hongkong and the Far East,
the invisible submarine to secure a taken good attacking position. Our own
The Morning Post says It was
s great British victory, justifying the Hantringing of belis
submarine commanders are con startly reporting that our steamer navigate at night-time with briliant lights. Another report shows that
The Daily Mail sys
The
during one hour only ons out of eight Despatch shows the decisive import ahipa hava properly darkened their
fights. Of the other, seven" were visible from four to ten miles. There
Ance of air forces.
The Manchester Guardian says The Despatch does not explain
fore, I appeal to shipmasters and the why the Headquarters staff did not big initial British expect such aY Fress to give prominence to the
success, otherwina Frenah help following points. To obey Instruc-
could have been sceured to develop, tions, to
good look-our- und
if Apparently the staff at Head to thorou
ken abip:
quarters did not realise the bigni of the stake,
MR. ASQUITH'S EXHORTATION.
Mr Asquith following Sir Pric Geddes,
that the First triumph bed Fordha not indi
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orte
The Westminster Casette says Cambru would have been
Dougla extent ficient forces to retrieve the sit and the tion when the Germans
THE KING AND GENERAL.
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