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HONGKONG THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918
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INDIAN desiring to leave the
Colony should apply in person at the Cons Police Station between the hours. of 9 Ax. to 1 P.M. and 3P.M. to 4 P.M. daily,
Applicants will be required to produce
er identification papers. All persons, with sertaia exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them elvas under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms particulars of Registration giving the required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and as al Police Stations.
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
WEĴOU ARE. YEWEED THE SHARM OF
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COMPAXX, L.
and
TOE RAILWAY" "PASSENGERS
TOTAL
ASSURANOR CO.
FUNDA AT 81 Decimen, 1914,
229.970,367.
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Subscribed Capital £4,500,00
Paid-up Capital £2,497,500
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Einking Fund Account
II-Fure Funds
3,837,047
128,290
223,978,367
£,381,166 |
2,441,893
Reveons Fire Branch...
Tile and Aaudity
Branches.....1 Revenge Marine Department... 887,239 Other Renaipo – ***
• 478,940
£5,339,248
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PRAK TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
TIME TABLE,
WICK DAY
JOMPANY.
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an bour
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Fares between Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 26th March, 1918.
Saloon, Single
Return
and Class, Single.
Deck ...
+++
Dayboats
$5.00
8.00
2.00
*1.00
Nightboats?
$7.00 12.00
1.80
190
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HONGKONG CANTON LINE; Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and-30 pm. From Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm.
SERVICE
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HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. Saling-To Macao daily at 8 a... (Sundays. a.m) and
2 pm. (Sundays 1 p.m.).
From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 9 pim. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
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BRITISH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
GROUND GAINED AND BOOTT CAPTURED.
Loxoos, April 23, 10.33 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hug
reports
In a minor operation eastward of Bobecq, we were completely success- | full
In addition to the ground gained, we took 120, prisoriera and a number of machine-guns,
We also slightly improved our position this morning in the neigh- bourhood of Meteren, taking prison- ers and machine-gune,
There is considerable enemy ga shelling of Villers and Bretonneux.
ACTIVITY IN THE AIR,
LONDON, April 23,
11.50 p.m.. -Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting en aviation, says:——
We carried out several long. distance reconnaissances yesterday and took many photographs,
We dropped 19 tons of bombe on the Thourout railway station, on the Enge dump, on Warneton, Armen.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
NO^INFANTRY" ACTION.
LONDON, April 26, 12.45 ..
A French communiqué statės :-- There was reciprocal artillery activity in the region of Eangard-ea Santere and west cf. Noyon.
There was no infantry action:
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
LONDON, April 25.
A wireless German official report states
The English were active. between' Lens, and Albert,
The enemy lost prisoners in r peated attempts to re-capture the ground at Aveluy Wood and to cap- ture the railway- northward of, Artus, on both sides of the Bouzincourt-
road. Avelus
THE WITHDRAWAL OF - THI FIFTH ARMY.
ERRONEOUS SUGGESTIONS.
4 LONDON, April 24. The withdrawal of the Fifth Army theres and Roulers, and brought at St. Quentin was the subject of m down eight and drove down, six series of questions in the House of. machines..
Commons.
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GENERAL MANAGERS
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
ANN
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART.
MANAGER.
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level,
Mr. Boner Law said there", "vers not the slightest justification for the
STRONG ENEMY THRUSTS FOILED. Suggestion that this portion of the
INCESSANT FIRING.
line was taken over contrary to the julgment of General Sir William Robertson and Field-Marshal Sir Doughs Haig The arrangemente were made entirely by the Britials and French military authorities.
It was untrue. that Field-Manalaf- There was increased hostile artis Douglas Haig had protested" tery firing yesterday at noon and in
LONDON, April 21,
1.55 p.m. Fied-Marsh Sir Douglas Haig reports.
the evening on the bulk of the Front taking the extra line. frour
the French particularly in the. Somme end
Ancre sectors, in the Scarpe Valley
and the sectors northward of Bethune PRESS CORRESPONDENTS and northward and north-westward
REPORTS.
of Bailleul.
The Germans at dusk, attaclang ENEMY REFRAINS FROM STRIKING. north-westwar of Albert, met a
heavy rifle and inachine-gun fire and
were driven buck
Strong hostile attacks last even- ing near Druncutre were repulsed, by the French after sharp fighting. The French and British artillery inflicted He Fere loss.
ENEMY TESTIMONY OF
BRITISH AERIAL
ACTIVITY
LONDON, April 23,
10.20
Reuter's Correspondent at Britai Headquarters, telegraphing this even-
The enemy's artillery at nighting, says:
time was active, and a heavy bom- Notwithstanding the concentration bardment opened carly this morning of men and
at various points guns.
still refrain from swik
along practically the whole of the the Germans still ref Britisii front from northward of ing
The prisoners report much sickne 15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Albert to the junction with the
French southward of the Somme und un epidermio of trenchfoot, såd Strong infantry attacks are ping that the ratione are inadequate Under the Management of
gressing in the Albert sector and to the needs of the fighting, soldiers. Mrs. BLAIR.
between the Somme and the Avre An interesting document found There was heavy hostile selling throws light on Buron Richthoven s early this morning between Givenchy destruction and is & request from and, Roberg
the aviation group commander to tre Our artillery dispersed concentra- first, pursuit squadron comma tions in the neighbourhood of by Baron Richth Merville
An airman reporte possible to y Westerly direction strong enemy opp that this serial bar
Shewan, Tomes & Co, General Manager TO THOSE GOING AWAY
Hongkong, April il," 1912.
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