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HE Stammship
THE
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PEMROKESHIRE,”
having arrived from the above Ports, Consigores of Cargo he bar are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or ortra hazardous Godowas of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence, andr from the wharves
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cleared by the 11 Aug.
are
No Fire Insuranon will be effected by us in any ease whatever,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Imp,
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Captain W. Kessly, having arrived from the above Port, Consignes of Cargo are heraby informed that their goods are being handed at their rink into th: Godower of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wh-rf and Godown Company. Ltd., Kowloou, and st red at Coasig cess" riek sund expense
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No Cisim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Golovne, and all goods remaining on delivered after the 11th inst, will be subject- to rent.
Consignees of cargo on hereby notified that they must pro-face as Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Experts, Honakoor, bafare Bill of Lading on bo ousteigad,.
No Fire Iumuraneo ba ‹ been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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Hongkong, 4th August, 1916.
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No Claims will be wămitted after the Good have left the Godowan, and all Goods romafoing andelivered after the 11th inst. will be subjec to rent.
All Claims against the Stamer must be rated to the Undersigned on or before the ́1Ɛth inst,, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
ermined on the 11th inst., af 11 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB. LIVINGSTON & 06,
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THE WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and issued in our Early Morning Extra yesterday.
FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE, SUCCESSFUL MINOR OPERATIONS.
LONDON, August 4th,
in General Sir Douglas Haig, communiqué, states: As result of minor operations to the west of Pozieres, we have gained some ground
In other minor operations to the north of Bazortin-lo-Petit and to the north- west of Delville Wood we captured a few prisoners,
There has been considerable mutual artillery firing on various portions of the front.
[IR&QUOR_KRUTES'# AGENCY:1
KING'S MESSAGE TO GENERAL
SMUTS.
LONDON, August 4th. The King has sent & telegram to General Smuts, Commanding, the British Force in East Africa, expressing his admiration of the continuous progress made, despito-the natural difficulties and A determined enemy,
His Majesty asked General Smuts to Convey to all ranks his appreciation of their skill and courage.
WAR ANNIVERSARY. SPEECHES BY PREMIER AND MR. BONAR LAW.
LONDON, August 4th.
A great meeting was held at Queen's Hall, London, under the chairmanship of Lord Derby, in connection with the second anniversary of the declaration of
LATED Enomy artil-war. To-day has been quiet. lory have been active at Pozieres and Mametz Wood.
LONDON, August 5th, We are in closest touch with the coemy in the trenches we captured last night west of Pozieres.
There were many dead lying around these trenches.
Four British aoroplanes engaged seven enemy machines. The fight lasted forty- five minutes. Three of the enemy ma- chines were driven down. Two of ours are missing.
HEAVY
The Prime Minister and Mr. Bonar Law wore the principal speakers.
Lord Derby said we had never stood in as favourable a position as we do to-day,
Mr. Asquith had a most enthusiastic reception. In the course of his speech, he said Germany was resolutely certain that we would never joih France and Russia, al that Belgium would bo coerced into allowing her a right of way to France. The Empire had sent five millions of her sons to frustrate those not between designs. The contest was AROUND different groups of Powers, but between
He separate and irreconcilable ideals." drew attention to the unbroken unity of the Allies, The present concurrent offensive was the best proof of this.
FIGHTING VERDUN.
GERMANS SECURE A FOOTHOLD 'XUNAN LV
DT
PARIS, August 4th. A communiqué states: Fighting continues
the Thiaumont-Fleury front, where the Germans attacked all night long most stubbornly.
Beveral strong attacks near Thianmont were repulsed with heavy losses.
The lighting at Floury violent, and, after several fruitless at- tempts, all preceded by intense artillery work, the Germans gained a foothold in the southern part of the village, where lively fighting continues.
Mr. Asquith paid a fribute to the New Armies, which were gaining immemorial honour in the bloodstained villages of Picardy.
There were similar meetings through- out the country. ·
MR. BONAR LAW'S SPEECH. Mr. Bonar Law in his speech
would victory was equally said
worthless be unless i է meant thut never in our time or in succeeding goperations would
man or group of men
During the fighting we even carred the Thiaumont work, but evacunted it under an enemy bombardment.
Attempts to dislodge us from the south east of Fleury failed, while an attack o our new positions to the east of Vacher-au-Ville was repulsed with heavy loxses.
There has been very heavy artillery firing in the Vaux-Chapitre-Chenois region.
French air squadrons bombed the rail way station and munition factory at Noyon and railway stations and bivouacs on the Somme.
POSITION OF THE FRENCH
LINE.
PARIS, August 4th. The French, line on the right bank of the Meuse now passes to the west of Thiaumont, extending for 500 mistres southward to the foot of Hill 320..
The capture of Fleary enables the French seriously to consolidate their defensive positions.
FRENCH CAPTURE THIAUMONT-
WORK.
--Pan19, August 5th. The fighting continued all day in the region of Thiaumont and Eleary.
North-west and south of the Thiaumont work all the enemy attacks with the view of dislodging us from the conquered positions were fruitless, while we, in a wcond-counter-attack, captured-for the second time in twelve hours the Thiau- mont work, which we retained against several counter-attacks
FLEURY EVACUATED.
was
Paris, August 5th. A communique states:-Thore fierco fighting at Fleury village, which we evacuated wholly this morning in consequence of the German attacks.
Our infantry in the afternoon stormed most of the village with the bayonet, but the enemy is still resisting vigorous
We took 400 prisoners during the day.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY=) FIGHTING ON THE STOKHOD.
PETROGRAD, August 4th.
A communiqué states:-After desperate fighting, we throw back the enemy across the Stavok river, a tributary on the left bank of the Stokhod, capturing 800 Ger·· mans and twelve machiño-guns. EGYPT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S ACKYCS.]
ENEMY AIR RAID ON ISMALIA
LONDON, August 4th. General Murray reports that enemy aeroplanes, on August 3rd, attacked the shipping on Lake Tiosa and the town of Ismalia. Many bombs were dropped, but there was no dantage
An aviatik was wrecked in an aerial fight at Saloania on August, 2nd
AFRICA.
One
NAVAL ACTIVITI VES
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ITALIAN SUBMARINES LOST.
ROME, August 4th..
BACK FROM DOUAUMONT.
It is seldom that one hears martial moaie in Franco in these days, and in fact in general practice it has been, un- known in connection with the Army since It is officially announced that two the war began. Altogether apart from Italian submarines left on a mission to concerts in Paris, this is particularly the the enemy coasts and have not returned.use in the provinces, and from the l- They must, therefore, be considered as ginning all movements of troops, have lost.
MORE STEAMERS SUNK.
been effected in an uninspiring silence. Consequently a thrill of emotion swept through our little café last evening when we heard the strains of the "Chant du. LONDON, August 4th.
Départ,"
Justily rendered by band, The following steamers have been trumpets, and drums, advancing to Bank:-Britannic and Gradwell (Briwards us down a neighbouring street tish), John Wilson (Norwegian), and from the railway station of this small Kohina-marn (Japanese),
The Italian steamer Citta do Masine and two British schooners have been
sunk.
AMERICA ENQUIRES INTO LOSS OF "LE TIMBRO,”
town. There was a rush to the door, but already the townfolk-men, women, and chil iren were pouring pelhnell into the Place du Marché, their faces working with excitensent. Like lightning the news spread. It was theth Ter- ritor als returning from Douaumont to a rest base. Round the corner by the little Mare they swung blowing bravely The American Consuls in Italy have the band concealed somewhere in the cou- been directed to enquire into the circum-tre of a dense human swarm, pooked like stances surrounding the submarining of bees in a clinging mass. A brazen flash the Italian mail steamer Le Timbro.
GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, August 5th.
(THROUGH REUTER'S - AGINOY.) AMERICA'S NEW BASE.
as the trumpets were flourished was all one could see of the musicians from tha pavement.
Loudly the music echoed in the little square, but where were the welcoming shouts, the brave huzzas Why does.this crowd throng silent? For the vory WASHINGTON, August 4tl. The Treaty has been signed under simple reason that there was not a dry
alared not, open their lips because of th which the United States purchases they among them. The people could nut,.. Danish West Indies for $25,000,000 gold.
emotions that choked them. The soldiers understood, for as they tramped stardily. past their eyes beneath the blue trench helmots sparkled too, as they gurly scad the crowd in search of a known face.
U.S.A. PRESIDENCY.
NO PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 4th. The Progressive Party has decided not to enter a candidate for the Presidency in place of Mr. Roosevelt.
BRITISH NAVAL AIRRAI D. AERODROME AND MUNITION SHEDS DAMAGED.
-and
LONDON, August 4th. The Admiralty announces a successful attack on the 2nd inet. by a Naval be able to plunge the world into the pre-aeroplane squadron against an enemy sent-misery. Wherever the German erodrone in Western Belgium, troops have gone they have left memories ammunition sheds at Mierelbeke.
Two tons of bombs were dropped, cou- that have cried aloud for victory and vengeance. The outstanding feature of siderably damaging their objectives. the war to ue was the additional One aeroplane is missing.. strength that had come to the Mother land from the Dominions.
MESSAGE FROM SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. General Sir Douglas Haig sent the following message
"The sccund anniversary of the war finds the British Empire acting on the offensive. Two years of desperate trench warfare tavo made as stili mora inflexible in our determination 16 carry through the war to victory. We look forward confidently to success and a . : triumphant peace."
MESSAGE FROM GENERAL BOTHA
The following message from General
Botha was read: --
Lasting pence is impossible with- out the complete victory of
General Smate. Our victory will be for-the- enemy's highest good."
A GERMAN VERSION.
LONDON, August 4th.
The Chant du Départ, too, of all. music the gallant song of patriotism that was very nearly chosen in preferenos to the Marseillaise" when the Nations' Hymn was selected--the music to which generations of weeping women have watched the flower of French manhood. march off to the wars. At such a time as this its call was irresistiblr.
And when the Colours case-battle soiled and rent in many places with shell scars-surrounded by their solid guard
of bayonetswords cannot describe the emotion. Grey heads were bared and hats raised solemnly to the sky. Wonen, for want of other means of expression, stood at the military salute. Yet not k voice was heard.
I wonder if in England weg entirely, appreciate the profound anguish that hk beun consuming the people of France A German communiqué admits that an
all through this prolonged nightimes of Allied air squadron attacked Namur Verdun. The constant thought of the in- and adds the usual unconvincing peakable ferocious things that are hap ment that there was small material damage.
ITALY AND GERMANY.
COMMERCIAL TREATY. -
DENOUNCED..
Logos, August 4th.." Italy bus denounced the Italo-Ger- man Commercial Treaty, thus marking a further advance towards emplete rupture.
SHACKLETON'S EXPEDITION, THIRD ATTEMPT TO REACH ELEPHANT ISLAND FAILS
pening to husbands and brothers, fathers and sons a fów miles away behind those hills whence cores that dreadful rumbt- inig, has seared deeply into the hearts of those in the homes, Old folk are break: ing up under it. The necessary round of- the daily duties of life in these little towns and villages is pursued quietly. It comes as a shock to hear a laugh ex- erpt from a child.
Heavily the regiment trudged pust, war wor is every sense of the word, from fnded uniform to battered centre- tents; heavily, as became man thorongl ly tired out, men who had visibly spent unsparingly every ounce of their, envigy Regiment said-but more correctly it was the remnant of a regiment. Sorely its ranks had been thinned. But on ahead. LONDON, August 4th.
the trumpets proclaimed undaunted: Reuter's Correspondent-at Port Francais doît vitre-puûr de Four That it is our jaflexible determina-Stanley. Falkland Islands, cables that un. Francnis duit maurie--pour die tion to prosecute the war to victory." Sir Ernest Shackleton has returned after | La France? Mr. Asquith moved the resolution,
reach a third fruitless attempt to which was seconded by Mr. Bonar Law.
Elephant Island.
MEETING ADOPTS RESOLUTION. The meeting adopted with acelaniation the following resolution:
MR. ASQUITH TO HIS
CONSTITUENTS..
Mr. Asquith telegraphed to his con-
stituents:
"We face the third year of the war with ever-growing confidence in final success and with our resolution con firmed by each fresh illustration of German lawlessness and savagery to fight on till the future of civilisation is established on the firm foundation of Humanity, Justice and Freedom." KING GEORGE ADDRESSES ALLIED RULERS,
His Majesty addressed the following telegram to the Sovereigns and Heads of all the Allied States:--
Women struggled to get to the front to scan the faces. One found her inan, who
His ship, the Emmy, was forced back by heavy gales and the les conditionswiftly broke ranks to fall on her neck,
nor did his officer interfere. Other... rendered on approach to the island impossible. Pack ice was encountered friends met, but it was a voiceless hand- north of the island, which it was in-shake and a long look. A cripple hobbled by, simply clasping tight the hand of a possible to break through.
big, bronzed fellow, his eyes fixed straight saying nothing.
The ship is badly damaged and her engines injured. She had to proceed under sail.
Bir Ernest Shackleton recoguises that it is of no use to attempt to force ice with a light ship. He is awaiting the arrival of the Discovery, which is being sent out from England.
WAR NEWS.
The following is a translation of
We returned to our café to sovilar our feelings with the local aperitifs and talk were war of course. A wounded lieut- enant said that perhaps it was just as well we did not have more of that surt of thing, meaning the music, because he ttid not think people could stand it. I don't think they could either.
So discoursing, wo were simmering down when again the sound' of drains broke the quiet of the evening, and it was all to begin over again. The ery tan: “It's the good old “th” (a local regi- ment), and its entry on the Place du Marché was even more dramatic than
desire to convey to yun my steadfast printed notice, issued to all subordinate the other, for it saved its music till it
"On this day, the second anniver-ORDERS TO GERMAN PRISONERS. sary of the commencement of the great conflict in which my Country and her gallant Allies have "been engaged,
renks and signed by General von Stein, vésolution, to prosecute the war until found in a German trench- our united efforts have attained the German prisoners, when interrogated objects for which we have taken up in the first bewilderment of capture, arms in common. I feel assured that sometinues give answers which awake in you are in accord with us OUT our enemies the hope that they may yetent, and the weeping and the hand- determination that the sacrifices of be able to conquer us.
in
oor valiant troops which they have so Any brave and honourable soldier may mohly tandé shall not have been in vain, have tho misfortune lo be taken and that the liberties for which they prisoner. Even then he can still help his are fighting shall be fully guaranteed Fatherland by fulfilling his duty. and secured."
KING GEORGE TO THE KING OF
THE BELGIANS.
His Majesty the King telegraphed to the King of the Belgians assuring hira of his complete confidence in the united efforts to liberate Belgium and restore to her full independence.
His Majesty paid a tribute to the ad- under mirable fortitude of Belgium grievous trials.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE OUTLOOK.
(THROUGH AZUTER'S AGENCY.]
OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA. Lloyd George says:-*
Cheerful messages from French and -British statesmen are published. Mr
BELGIANS CAPTURE IMPORTANT PORT.
THE HAVRE, August 4th.
Victory is coming to the Allies with the grim trend of destiny. Ger- many's chance of victory is past."
INTERCESSION SERVICE,
In this case his duty consists in giving no information when questioned by the enemy Evon the disclosure of his age, training, and service may be harmful to our interests. Other things which he must not tell the enemy are:-
What part of the line his unit held previously,
How and when he came to his present sector.
What units are in the neighbourhood. The positions of headquarters, dumps, and depôts.
The strength and moral of his own troops.
A German officer says nothing cap- tured, hit remains silent. Brave German soldiers must do likewise,
Our enemies in their unfavourable situation endeavour by repeating prison- ers' efaements to raise their own hopes and those of their people at home. That resistance. naturally prolongs their Prisoners are the people who suffer most He who thereby, for they have so much the longer to wait for their liberation.
nothing and betrays nothing shortens the war and the duration of his own imprisonment.
The second anniversary of the declara- tion of war was commemorated by ser- vices of intercession, including one at
the says at which Buckingham Palace.
A Belgian communiqué states that the Belgians have oerapied Kigoma and Ujiji, a most important German port on Lake Tanganyika, the terminus of Primate preached. Their Majesties at the railway from Dar-es-Salam.
tended the service.
was debouching from the street, and then crashed into Sumbre, et Heuse," most, popular of all Fruneh marching tunes. This time recognitions were more fre-
Shaking and the batwaving more general and rantic than ever.
But there was a deeper and more poig- nant thorb when it was found as the column passed, that it was composed of the elements of two regiments-Morning Post.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
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