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No 17,197.
THORNE'S
雙二廿月四年八十叠百九千登英
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1948,
午戊次歲年七國芪華中
BUSINESS NOTICES,
BUSINESS NOTICES
OLD VAT w. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
- BOOTCH WHISKY.
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JOLE AGENTS;
A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG
T $16.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATE A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the boars of .. to 1 7.M. and Sr.a. to 4 r.m. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Pasaports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 3 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. ForTER of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. sed at all Police Stations
The Pensity for non compliance is a Erie net exceeding $50,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
WHO ARE VERÈND TEX STAKES OF
DUTAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPACT, LCD.,
and
(THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS 14
ASSURANCE CO..
AL FUNDS AT Slot Dromans, 1914,
TOTAL £29.970,367.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,00
Sabari bod Capital £4,500,00
Paid-up Caprial
432,500
-Fire Funds
3,837,047
111-Life & Arouity Funds... 17,467.590
Bioking Fund Ascount ......
128.930
£29,970,367
Revenue Fire Branch
9,382,458
Life and Annuity
Branches
2,141,633
Revenne Marina Department... Other Receipts
337,239
478,940
-£5,333,929
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Set of Parliament, are set side to meet the claims under the respectire Depart ments of the Company's Boriness.
SHEWAN, TOMES, & CO..
E TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
PALMITED
TIME TABLE,
ست
WEEK DAY
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Steam and Motor Vessels,
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HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MAOAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, AND THE CHINĂ NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
PUBLIC 13 HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Passage THE PUBen Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 25th March, 1918.
Saloon, Single
Return
2nd Class, Single
Deck...
+11
Dayboots. Nightboats..
$5.00
8.00
2.00.
1.00
111
$7.00 12.00
1.80
.90.
In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a spocia 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11, and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one way by Kailway and the other by the Company's vessels will alo be issned.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Sallings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4p.m
*
SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. Sailings :-To Macao daily st 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and
3 pm. (Bundays 1 p.)
From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundays 9 p.m.). "
Further information may be obtained at the Coray's Orzicz, Hotel Mansions,
or from Mears. Tros. Cocx & Sox, Booking Agents, Hongkong.
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GKONG DISPENSARY.
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THE GREAT BATTLE IN
FLANDERS.
ENEMY'S RUSH TO CHANNEL PORTS.
STOPPED,
↑ Redder's Service to the China Masl.:
BRITISH OFFICIAL
REPORTS,
ENEMY ATTACKS BEATEN OFF.
LosDos, April 21,
12.30 p...
Field Marsha Sir Douglas... Haig reports;--
After some fighting we repulsed ap attack upon a poet southward of the Scarpe River.
Our artillery stopp.d an attempt- fed advance north-eastward of Ypres.
PRESS CORRESPONDENTS, REPORTS.
LARGEST ATTACK AGAINST THE AMERICANS.
POSITIONS INTACT.
Lesbos, April 8.40 5.m Beater's Correspondent at Ameri-
ean Headquarters says:-
Twelve hundred German" shock troops attacked the Americans "north-
We carried out a successful local Fest of Toul on the 20th ard pene- operation in the neighbourhood of trated the American trenches. They Robecq, killing a number and cap-aptured the village of Seichepney, turing prisoners and machine-guns, which later was re-taken.' Heavy Hostile artillery was active yester. Sighting all day till fate at night left slay at noon and at night on the the American positions virtually Somme, Ancre and La Basses Cunal intact. Rectors.
ENEMY DISLODGED FROM POSITIONS.
LOCAL FIGHTING IN OUR FAVOUR.
LONDON, April 21, 1.58 p.m. Field-Marshal St Douglas Hu reports:
Local fighting was to our advan- tage this morning in the neighbour- hood of Hobeca.
We ejected the enemy, from some advanced posts.
There was considerable activity of hostile artillery in this area.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
AMERICANS FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE WITH FRENCH.
This is the largest attack against the Americans which has yet been made.
ENEMY'S RUSH FOR CHANNEL PORTS STOPPED.
POSSIBLE REVERSION TO ORIGINAL PLAN:"
LoxDos, April 21,- 6.15 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at Head- quarters, telegraphing on Saturday evering, says
The captured maps, prove that when the enemy broke off the at tucks south of Arras in order to develop his unexpected success at Armentiere he calculated on break ing through, but he has been almost- hell for a week. Probably, be will now, try to assault chosen positions with masses of men and guns. The evidences are that the chain of hillocks from Mount Kemmel will be successively attacked. The enemy A French comiuuniqué states: may revert to his original plan of There was sustained artillery firing separating the British and Freach on the left of the Avre and also Arthics, but this is no longer possible. between Montdidier and Noyon. - The rush for the Channel ports Fighting continued at night time has been datomed. The prisoners in the region of Seiche prey, where admit that the task set them, when we, inve retaken almost the whole the offensive was launched, was
much more bitter than it was?.
LONDON, April 21; 1.10 p.in.
of the ground that we lost.
American units are fighting side imaginéd. :
hy side with ours
A feature of the fighting of the
We repulsed a beary German af past week has, indeed, been the thek in the saïne sector."
FUTURE VIEWED, WITH CONFIDENCE.
FRENCH SPECULATIONS
PARIS, April 21 12:50 p.m. seni-official report, issued rester
day evening states:
glorious valour and tenacity of our indomitable British troops. Only in nurserieul superionty did they yield to the enemy, who scored a very slight success then
now
The khaki line of a week ago 18 variegated with the blue French uniforins, and the wall that has opposed the ençay is much less likely to yield to any sudden and stupendous, thrust
RHEIMB NOW A RUIN
LONDON, April 21. Reiter's Correspondent at French
Huudquarters-states-
A forty-eight hour hull in the struggle on the British and French. Fronts very probably marks the sus pension rather than the end of the Euttle of the Lys The Germane trust constitute their shattered A GERMAN EXCUSE Divisions after their bloody defeat by the British before Mont Kemmel and the St-Venant-Givenchy front, but they have engaged theniselves too deeply in the salient north of the La Basher Canal not to perseele in their utter
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has broken her uplifted aw her then their Kary to: offensive power will inev bly right kund
Near by
decreases
Frene onion
the course of
The future
resenta, for the
ME BLAIR.
Owing to the recent German bom barments, the town of Rheims is now & ruin. The Cathedral was bit
tionsbly
intended for
deplors that Bheima