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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES
午戊次歲年七國良華中
BUSINESS NOTİOES,
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
1831
JOLE AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & Co, Ld^
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTA
WONGKONG,
TL 016
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
OVERLAND CHINA
(PÜBLICHRO AVERY MAIL DAY.) Quntiina tae Wooky Nay
of Honakong and the :Far East-
Prises (inaluding
• part of tall, world, gia
JOTICE.
Ki
ANY EUROPEAN Not ASIATIC or A INDIAN desiring to. are the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of BM by 1 P.M. and 3.P.3 to 4 °P. 38. daily.
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Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. persons with certain expeptions, "whe remain in the Colony The more than I days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. aad at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not or oeeding $50.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO,
WHICH LEE VESTED ZRE BRAZES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPAST, LED
pay
TOE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE 00.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 316 Deckare. 1914,
£23.570.267.
I-Authorized Capital £8,000,000 Subsoribed Capita! £4,500,000
Paid-up Capital .........£ 487,500 -Fire Fands...
9,837,047
TI-Life & Annuity Fands... 17,567,600
Sinking Fund Ascount ..................
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.
JUINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & LOẠO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
TIBE
HE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Fasssge Fares between Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 25th March, 1918,
Daybeat. Nighthoats.
:
Saloon, Single
Return
and Class, Single -Deck
$5.00
8.00
2.00
1.00
97.00
12.00
1.80
.90
"In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a special 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11. and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one way by Failway and the ather by the Company's vessels will also be issued.
HONGKONG - CANTON` LINE.
Sailings. To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) ad 10 p.m. "From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays exceptel) and 4px.
SERVICE OF THE HONGEUNG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.
- HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. Sailings-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays & am) and
3 pm. (Sundays 1 p.m.).
From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 pm. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Further information may be obtained at the COMPART's Orcz, Hotel Mansions, or from Mesars. THOR COOK & Son, Booking Agents, Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Lỗ.
Established 1883
-MAN OF AUTURERS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
128,230
STRAND
£29,970,367
Revenue Fire Branch..
£2,381,456
" to 15" ÜTRETMYTEANCE,
GABLE LAID 6 to 15*
4.STRAND
3" to 10" CIRCUMITTANCE.
Life and Annuity
9,141,699
337,999
478,940
25,339,029
Branches........
Revenge Marina Department
Other Receipts. ***
The Aconmanlative Funds of the various Bianches are separately invested, and, by Ab of Parliament, are set aside to west the claims under the respective Depart meam of the Company's Buriness.
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents.
K TRAMWAYS COMPANY.
PEAK
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
wwex DAY
1.01m. to 800 ....Every 15 miuntes. 8.00, b 10,00a.m.Every 10 minute 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 19.46 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 13.45pm. 1.10 p.m. Every 10 minutes, 1.15pm to 1:45 p.m...Every 15 minuta. 2.45 p.m. to 9.15 p.m... Every 10 minubes *9.15 p.m. to £40 pm...Every 15 minutos. 6.00p.m. to 1.00p.m...Every 10 miunboa
CARE
60 p.m. and 9p.m., 9.30.p.m. to 11.03
p.m. every half hour, aga puli 12.00 pm. :50 11:45 pm quarter of
8,001
SONDAYE
in 1,3} &m... Kyzy 15 młánkas. 11:09 am very 10 mlaats. 12 Noon Every 15 minutes. ip. Every 10 minutac
10:30, 1.1.30. 12.00.poon to
1. p. to 8.30 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 6.30pm to 6.40 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 600p.m. bo. d.30pm Every 15 lanbee. Sp. 1.00pm...Every 10 minuter.
NIGHT CARS 18 022-
BATURDAYE.
Wook Daye,
Extra Car st 12 midnight, BPLOTAL CARS by arrangenwat at the Company's Oes, ALEXANDRA BULLDIWOR Des Fox Road Central
Session and punch tickets avaliable for
al care nou sirendy fall running at the
me atated in the Company's time tables, frut not for special data, or be obtained appliation at the Company's Office
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length Prises, samples red full particulars will be forwarded on application te
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong. April 11, 1915."
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THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
ANGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and TRON DEFOUNDERS All work done in this establishment is guarna bond. We have over thirty years experience. We own two Bipways and osa, sooom markave yo will be based unifi i af W30.Teết lòng 3
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lubed on spoilewica
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TAIKOO DOCKYARD
BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
"J EL TAGGART
MANAGER.
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level.
RENEWED ENEMY EFFORTS DEFEATED.
ENEMY'S FAILURE TO TAKE ARRAS
Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S
REPORT
FRESH ENEMY TROOPS OF CONSIDERABLE STRENGTH.
PITTED AGAINST THE BRITISH.
LONDON, Mar. 30,
11:45 p.in
ENEMY FAILURE TO CAPTURE ARRAS
A FURTHER HEAVY BLOW EXPECTED.
心
LONDON, az 81
4.20.
Renter's Special Correspondent at the British Headquarters, wiring on the tenth day of the battle, say
We can regard the situation will
has
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig more confidence, than a week ago During the last few days the Ger reports Am
North of the Somine, after a short man progress in front of the Brities"
Armies
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almost trifling broke out lull yesterday, the battle
Except for a deterinined attack with alreah this morning
The enemy repeated his costly and the object of capturing Arrostand unsuccessful assaults in the region turning our dank in that direction of Boity and Barelles, and immed the Germans have attempted no stely northward of the Somme all operations on a large scale and in of which, though delivered by fresh vast majority of minor encounters we liad much the better of the ex- troopa of considerable strength, were thrown back with heavy losses
changes, this being conspicuously
Our positions are intact, and were of the area from Amis to Albert" have taken a number of prisoners. and about the Antre, where the
Hervy shelling of the defence east- ward of Arts accompanied the above attack...
"South of the Somme and between the Somme and Ave fighting con tinued inecently, attacks and counter-attacks occurring at frequent intervals
Thecamy forced hiway "into Dumilin this morning bub he is held up in the westem outskirts of the
GERMAN TROUPS BOMBED AND HARRASSED
Lospos, Mar. 81. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporting on aviation," says:- Our aeroplanes concentrated terday on the battle-front southward of the Somme, where large colunins of enemy were advancing, en hom we dropped many bombs and fired finusunds of roundé, AN
↑ Germans repeatedly made victorious vigorous) drives to capture local strategical. positions.
How great their losses during the whole of the ten dayy have been it- is impossible to compute. The Ger mans have now put into the crucible of battle over 90 Divisions of in- untry, all of which have been, mo or less, unmercifully hammered.
Within the last few days compar tively few new Gerroan Divisions have been thrust into the fine, hielt. probably means that the enemy--is preparing a second great blow, which may full any time with all the.. tremendous might that was behind
for cowhere did the Germans make the Germans first blow, but it failed
of their endeavour, and to-day that gap which was the whole end
stand unshaken across t their path.
Seven Divisions of good troops tried to take Arras, but failed. 1
The decisive ebeck to the German
odvance on Arras is important, for it further delays the enemy's plan of
There was a good deal of air-fight- ing the enemy s low-fliers being campaign. particularly active."
We brought down nine machines and drove down two others. Two of ours are missing
FIELD MARSHAL HAIG THINKS GENERAL BOTHA
We last night dropped 12 tons of
LONDON Mar 31 bonibs on Bapaume and the roada
Replying to General Botha's mes Dr the vicinityalio roada iazd vil suge, enbled on the 30th instant, lages eastward of Armas directly Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huig has hitting dustips arid transport railway line:
One of our machines hos DF not been located...
ATTACES
ULSED AT ALL
FOINTS...
BRITISHALINE ADVANCED EV LOCAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, Mar. 81,
Amo 1:10 pm
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte
A vigorous counter-attack restored. our line at Luce
15 Minutes from Landing Stage, pulsed, heavily two
Under the Management of
Mrs. BLAIR.
TO THOSE GOING AWAY
ep in touch with local happening
THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL".
of Hongkong and the Far East
We re
on our
telegraphed
Please accept the Army's hearty thanks for your message. All ranke of the British Armies in France are fgreatly cheered by your generous
appreciation of their efforts to this? great struggle, and are very proud' of the confidence which the people of our gre
mpire place in their Armies ability to win,
JAPAN'S TOREMOST GENERAL CONGRATULATES BRITISH ARMY
LOSDOS
Prince
Lord
It is offendly atted the
bos telégmph Derby that he cannot but admire y front hem Marcel Cave to the the gallant stund of the Brish and Somma,
gainst the reckless enemy' onslaught, with sup
French troo
Receivemy #flantry in yester days attackimediately northward
strength Irely he said, of the Somane delivered four waves, the bravery of the which were repulsed aval pots by Franch troops and comple
our outpost me. The enemy, casualties kère are estuated to 506 $1,000,
We carried out a local operation
lieve in their fing), victor
Lord Derby replied -
the British Army, saying
o
to express the Army In the neighbourhood of Serra, ad-
thank for your kn vancing our line a abort distance are very grater
king 230 prisoners and captured, 40
our line slightly
behalf of