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the EXTRAORDINARY GEN ERAL MEETING of the Company to be held on TUESDAY, the sth day of October, 1918 at 13 o'clock Soon, at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LENTED, No. 6. Podder Street,, Hongkong, for the purpose of consider ing and it thoughs e confirming as A Special Resolution the Resolation set out underneath which was pissed at the Extmordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 19th day of Sep- ten ber 1914.
"That the regulations contained in the printed document submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of indentification subscribed by the Chairman thereof be and the same are hereby approved and that such regulations bo and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Com- pany in sebatitution for and to the axclusion of all the existing Articles
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Duted the 20th day of Sept., 191S..
By Orler of the Directors. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
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THE WAR.
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SUNDAY': TELEGRAMS
THE BRITISH FRONT.
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AN ATTACK ON MILE FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL "AT; ALL POINTS.
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Loxoos, Oct. 4.
14:15... Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states:
At dawn the British infantry and Tanka attacked on an eight mile front from Sequhart to the Canal, north of Bons, "The attack was successful at all points
On the right of the attack, the English and Scottish troops of the 32nd Division re-took Sequebars, taking prisoners, and later best off a counter attack with enemy loss.
In the centre, the English stormed LTD.Favicourt and Wiancourt. taking!
several bandreds of prisoners, while the (173) Second Australian Division broke
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Rushing forward, the troope of these reached the western outskirts of Mont two Divisions, accompanied by Thaks Brehain and secured high ground south and south-west of Beaurevoir.
On the left of the attack, the English and Trish forced passages across the Scheib Canal at Gony and Le Cateler, capturing both the "villages and the high ground on the east.
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4,000, PRISONERS TAKEN NEAR ST. QUENTIN.
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At the conclusion of yesterday's light- ing we held the high ground a mile to the north-east of Sequchart, and bar successfully beaten of counter attacks at Goey, Le Chtelet and Sequehart.
We took over 4,000 prisoners during yesterday's operations, north of St Quentin
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At night local lighting to our advan- tage accurred scnth-west of Beaurevqir and in the southem outskirts of Cam brai.
PROGRESS NORTH OF THE
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We alightly advanced nor posts north- east of Epinoy and repulsed a hostile attack on a post south of Bische-St- Yasst,
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More to the north on advanced troops reached the railway east of Lens and a general line as follows:-Yendin le-Vieil-Winglee-Burela Fournes-en- Wepper-Hooplices.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN
CHAMPAGNE.
"LOSTON, Oct. 4.,.
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BATTLE LINES IN ST. MIHIEL
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LONDON, Oct. 4. Renter's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, stated:-
The two battle lines in the St..Mibiel sector have recoiled one from the other, leaving a wide patpost line between,
ENEMY WITHDRAWAL IN 'LENS- ARMENTIERES. SECTOR.
LONDON, Oct. 4, 10.30 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Heig Deports:-
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICES IN RECENT OPERATIONS.
LONDON, Oct. 4.
11.6 p... Piel-Marshal Sir Douglas Huig,
There has been local fighting," n which we progressed in the ghin a supplementary report, etates:
hat French shells threaten the enemy's bourhood of Beaurovoir, north of In the operations by the Second communications between Grandpre and Gory and south of Cambrai.
Vouziers.
British Anny in Flander's on Septem-
Therefore a withdrawal is likely The enemy withdrawal continuesber 29th and subsequent days; the behind what is believed to be the iu the Lens-Aruentieres REPAY.
Kriemhidde" line, running from the Meuse north of Brieulles, towards the
Our advanced troops reached
We advandid et night east of .cs-south, through Bois-de-Valoup, then Warrin and Erquinghem.
Dines; in the region of St. Quentin.
North-west of heims minor opera tions enabled us to widen our bridge heada cast of the Canal, and improve our positions in the region of Betheny. We took 100 prisoners.
In the Champagne the French and American troops extended their gains north-west of Mont Blane and Medeah
Farm.
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VIOLENT FIGHTING IN ST. QUENTIN REGION.
LONDON, Oct. 4.
A French communiqué states:-- In the region of St. Quentin violent fighting occurred in the Hindenburg positions between Les Dines and Seque hart where the enemy very strongly resisted.
towards the west, south of Romagne and north of Gesnes, to the ridges north and west of Exertiont and across the Aireta Chatelchehem Blaf.
There is also an alternative line, bility of the other being turned by our apparently designed to meet the possi advance in the Grandpre gorge. On our right the enemy is still bringing up
reinforcements.
FRENCH AND BELGIANS PRO- "GRESSING TOWARDS ROULERS.
LONDON, Oct. 4.
the 29th and 30th Divisions render
distinguished service. In very unfavourable weather they advanced
to
depth of ovet nine miles across rery difficult country, clearing, the whole ridge east and south-east of Ypres and taking a prominent part- in the capture by the British troops of over 4,000 prisoners and 100 guns. The 9th Division on the first duy of the attack took Becelaere, "five miles east of its starting point, and
A Belgian communiqué stutes:-three days later reached Ledegheni. The French and Belgians to-day slightly progressed towards Hooglete
FRENCH AVIATORS BOMB ENEMY and Roulers.
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LONDON, Oct. 4.
A French ayiation communiqué states: The unfavourable weather on the Sad
PROBABLE ABANDONMENT OF
..FLANDERS COAST.
made observation of enemy movements GERMANS REMOVING GUNS. very difficult.
Further south, we gained a footing on sands of cartridges were used to good Twenty-six tons of bombe and thou- the railway east of St." Quentin, and effect. mule progress in the fighting east of St. Quentin, taking Jou prisnners.
Northwest of Rheins we curried Cormicy and reached the Canal between Concevrent and. Laneuvilette.
The battle in the Champagne con tinues with sustained violence. ile enlarged our gains in the region north of Sommery.
fur troopt, breaking down the resist ance of the enemy, carried the erest of Mont Blane and Medeah Farm The prisoners already counted to-day nutabe 2,800.
FILTRATION BY THE FRENCH IN CHAMPAGNE.
Lospox, Out. 4. Reuter's Agency "learns from Ten.chemy aeroplanes were brought authoritative Naval Sourees that there dawn.
Our bombing squadrons surprised, is every indication that the Germans bombed and machine-gunned enemy will soon abandon the whole of the concentrations in the rear.
Flanders coast. It is known that the
THE SITUATION REVIEWED,
LONDON Oct. 3. A Havas mesage saya - The great battle began a week ago, with the French and Americana on either side of the Argonne Forest, in still raging with unabated fory. Be. tween St Quentin and Cambrai ita intensity has not been surpassed in this LONDON, Oct. 4. war," Reutar's Correspolent at French
The enemy made another withmeal Headquarters, telegraphing resterday, on a wide front north and south of La
Bases Canal.
stated
It is not premature to hail the battle'
The Germone, as elsewhere, are put- ling up a great resistanes against as a great victory. General Gouraud's advance in the
The Germans are throwing wooden
Champagne, fighting every yard of the bridges over the Misuse.
ground. They were only beaten by French armies were victorious at the superior initiative of the French. three points in one day-General There were no French acaulting Debeney's forces passed through 6t waves after the first day. The French Quentin, soros the Somme; General advanced in groups, cofemanded by s Berthelot's Army made a big gain north Lieutenant or a non-commissioned and west of Rheims General Gourand officer; thus fitering through ravines advanced in the direction of Voozier. and capturing posts. When a score of anch tiny operations are: iuccessful, a local advance is undertaken and the Faum of number of such advancore
nnables a general advance of the
The Germans retreated from the Atara region.
In view of the dull retreat of the há Germans on a wire front on the west of Lite, the evacuation and liberation of thestar may be expected.
Germung are already removing guas. There have been three heavy bom
On the first day the 29th Division passed beyond Gheluvelt and, zap-.. ture Kruiseecke, having advanced |ive miles along the Menin read.
On its right the 35th Division also passer far beyond our old positiona of 1917, and took Zandvoorde.
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