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GERMAN CASUALTIES IN AN EXPLOSION.
London, March 22
A message from Amsterdam s'a'es that thirty Gaiman eoldiers were killed and roer & bandred in jared by the explosing of five hundred manition weggone the railway station at Merringier, 36ar Mona.
CAUCASIAN-TURKISH NEGOTIATIONS FÀIL.
London, Marob 22. Reater correspondent at Petrograd eays the pourparlers between" the Caucasian Diet and the Oiteman Bigh Oommand regarding a separate prace have broken iff, s8 the Tarkish demande ara unacceptable:
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
London, March 22. Reater's conerendezt at Petrograd rape the Germans have cocopied the town of Ochak, forty miles xorth-east of Oderat,
London, March 22, Beater's correspondent st Amsterdam says the Reichstag bea approved the R rasião Pesca Tiestiem.
THE RUMANIAN ARMISTICE.
London, March 22, The Antrian Headquarters state that the armistica with Ramania bas been farthenextended by seventy-two hou:a.
BYE-ELECTION RESULT.
London, March 22. Mr. R. Stoker (Conservative) has been retained anopposed for South Manchester.
THE ZUIDER ZEE,
London, March 22, Renter's correspondent at the Fague ears the Second Chamber has bordimcnely raceed a Bill providing for the drainsge of the Zuider Zees.
DUTCH SHIPPING QUESTION.
London, March 21.
YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE.
London, March 22,
The German Press speaks of the present bittle se an Ext to reach a final decision with England. For example, the Conarrative Targbiche Rundschau ssye -"A single combat between Engländ and Germ say to decide whether the Anglo Saxons will continue to press their will upon the world has begun."
London, March 22.
The semi-final Neuis Freie Fresse cɔntaina a most significant admission that the Austrians are defending Strassburg against a possibls Franch, move against that place. D.lier etatemen'i in the Austrian Press confirm that Austrian artillery has been missed ou the eastern French" front.
German newspapers also report the arrival of Bulgariane on the Western Front.
The Kaiser, Marebat Hindenburg have arrived in the battle ares.
Lendon, March 22- and General von Ladendorff
London, March 22.
Mr. Asquith, in a speech at National Liberal Federation meeting at Derby, referring to the German offensive, declared that be skill of our Generals and the indomitable tenacity of car soldiers would more than hold their own. The people of Britain were prepared for any sicrificèn to make the cause of freedom victorique,
London, March 23.
A French communique states:—Artillery was active early to-day ad more violent in the afternoon, particularly north of Chemin des Dames, in the region of Courcy, at Popelle in Champagne and south of Horonvillers. Three enemy coupe-de-main north of Sousin sad east lof Taton were without result.
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London, Marob 23.
Mr. Percival Phillips, writing from France, saya :-The hardest fighting is on our flanks. The enemy's north wing hae tsken a line to which we retired on Thursday, namely, some hundreds of yards east of. the villeges of Vaur, Vrangourt, Marchies and Beaume z. This makes the enemy'e indentation vary roughly from about 2,200 yards at the greatest point, in the neighbourhood of Oroiailles, to 500 or 600 yards at the lower end.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
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March 26th, 27th & 28th, 1918,
9.15 p.m. Performance. THE FAITHFUL GAMEKEEPER."
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AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
We retired east of Daignice, where we occupied the Hin- HONGKONG ICE COMPANY CEO. P. LAMMERT. denborg system in November, to what was generally our old front The line before that advance, except that we retain Havrincourt, situation to the west of the Schelde Canal, between Gocrancoar: and St. Quentio, is not clear, but the enemy undoubtedly is in some villages bebind our former front line. Everywhere he is belling back areae with inoressing intensity: His intention obvionaly is to keep throwing in fresh Divisions and to continue the terrific blowe incessantly.
Loudon, March 23
Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing from France, esgs:-Our troops were heavily engaged on our right to-day near St. Quentin. We were much outgumbxed. Nine German Divisions were hurled against three of oura at one point and eight against two at another. A soldier described the enemy's advance as bring like bees out of a hive; the more one shot, the more seemed to come." It was a return to the old German methods at Mons, Le Cateaq and Verdan. The only surprise is that the enemy has introdeesd no novelty in the attack-no tasks and no special gas. The enemy red, sa of old, on a ruthless sacrifice of life in the hope of overwhelming the defence by ebeer weight of Dombers, and on zur-power. There were a thousand guns opposite three Britiab Divisions, Nothing hitherto has been experienced by the British like the length and width of the barrage laid down on our defences. It began at 5 o'clock yesterday morning and continued all day long without pages, except when it jumped forward to let the infantry attack and the pans to advance simultaneously. Heary guns were concentrated on our rear as far back as twenty-eight miles behiud our lines.
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It was during the last hour of the bombardment that the enemy poured out gas-shells and continued to gas our batteries in the reserve trenches all day long, filling the atmosphere with poisonous clouds, but this weapon was unaccossafal. The British had been
and weeke
fought yesterday past trained for
for eight hours. The box re2. mask, "in Eome cosea pirstore proved most effective. There were only six oseer of gassing Lat one of the largest esenalty clearing stations this morning.
number of tanke brilliantly counter-attacked on Thursday evening and recaptured some of the ground near Doignies,
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The spirit of our men remains magnificent. The troopa I saw to-day going to battle, the bands playing, were obatting and smiling with calm confidence.
London, March 23.
Mr. Perry Robinson, writing from France, says: The fighting on Friday was generally along our reserve line. That the Germans would break some sections of our front was anticipated. 8ɔ "far," we are satisfied with the situation. Despite a terrible hammering, the British front line fought magnificently and completely of the line. This beld the
on a large part sttack was particularly true about Laveral Chatean, near Boursies, where German masses were obliterated by mchine guns, while eastward by Fleequieres the enemy attack was a total isilare, the whole of our lice remsiring intrat at nightfall, bat we withdrew in the darkness in order to conform to the line on the left, where the enormans weight of the attack broke the front line. Bat over the whole front of attack our line, if withdrawn, holde absolutely firm. There is not the smallest sigo yet of any break-through into open wartire. The forses which the enemy has so far encountered his bien comparatively light, and his losses have vastly exceeded ours.
London, March 23.-
Mr. Hamilton Fyfe, writing from France, says: The outstand- ing characteristic of the fighting eo far is that we did so well ander the terrific impact. Apart from unprecedented artillery fire, the earmy's trench mortare discharged such an overwhelming weight of projectiles that wire ceased to be an obstacle on most pire of the front, and trenches were destroyed, though not everywhere, as the enemy's wire-cutters found when mowed down by our machine-guna,
Mr. Fyfe, describing the gassing of British batteries, says this is the first battle in which the gunnere had to work continuously wearing masks. Ho aaya that when the British at one point counter- attacked at nine o'clock on Thursday morning, they bombed the enemy in the trenches he had captured and then drove him with the bayonet through the British barrage:
Mr. Fyfe found the men yesterday morning most confident. He saya the enemy's get of the Ballecours salient is a delu important. The enemy generally has now attacked chosen defence positions, and lack of the British has become proportionately
As regards the statement of the Datoh Foreign Minister on' Tuesday, that the proposed action of the Allies in respect of Datch abipping would render Datch Colonial navigation impossible, Ranterlighter, ie informed that this is by no rease the ass, and such an apprehen. gion is quite unfounded. There is no intention of taking any action that would make Datoh Colonial trade impossible.
We London, March 22.
Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that in the Reich- tag, Herr Von Dembuseche, the Uader Secretary for Foreign Affairs, made a ecufidential statement on in the Government's inten tions regarding the Datch shipping question
London, Maroh 22 correspondent Washington says thirty-eight Dutch Ameriosa porta have been send the Captaingin sch
sikieg a formal protest.
THE MINERS' COMB-OUT,
Londen, March 22. Despite the result of the ballot, the Executive of the Miners Federation has advised the acceptance of the Government's ocmb out Boheme.
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNSE
London Mitch 22,
The House of Co
THE THIRTY SEVENTH OR- DINARY ANNUAL MEET. ING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the General Manager at NOON on WEDNES. DAY the 27th instant to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1917,
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The Trans'er Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 2:ih instant both days inclusive.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
and the report of the General THE Undersigned bas received instructions to sell by Public Managers.
Auction on
WEDNESDAY, the 3rd April, 1918, commencing at 12 o'clock (NOON) at his Sales Rooms, Duddell
·Street,..
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th March, 1918.
CHINA SUGAR REFINING
CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
The s.s." American"
as she now lies more off Cheung Sha Wan Particulars:—
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Gross tonnage
795
net
513
Iron screw steamer
length
194′ 7′′
27" 3"
Depth
17′ 0′′
Breadth
THE FORTIETH ORDINARY Engines: Compound 2 cylinders
27* and 50 by 3" stroke. ANNUAL MEETING OF
Note: The above vessel was SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the abandoned to underwriters and Offices of the General Agents, is being sold without flag or Pedder's Street, on. WEDNES-register as she now lies öff DAY the 27th instant at 11.30 Cheung Sha Wan (Hongkong AM. for the purpose of receiving Harbour);"
Terms: 20% purchase money the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending on fall of hammer when ship will
be at purchaser's risk and com 31st December, 1917.
The Transfer Books of the pletion within one week of date Company will be CLOSED from of sale. the 4th to 27th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
General Agents, Hongkong. 6th March. 1918.
HONGKONG FIRE INJUR. ANCE CO, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-NINTH
OR-
DINARY: MEETING" of Shareholders will be held at the Of es of the undersigned at 11 AM. on WEDNESDAY the 27th instant-
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th instant, both days inclusive.
"JARDINE, MATHESON,
& CO., LTD. General Manayers Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hongkong 9th March, 1918.-
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. (Incorporated, in the United 'Kingdom):
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have recely-
ed instructions from the Liquidator Hamburg Amerika Line to sell by Public Auction,
THURSDAY.
the 28th March, 1918, at If am,
at No. 3 Duddell Street,
"A portion of the excellent and well made office furniture com sisting of double desks with drawers, office tables, large tear screen &o.&o, &c.
Also
One steel safe by Arnheim: Berlin, 6443 x 31
One steel safe by Milner & Co., London, 31128 x 26
One Underwood typewriter, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the COLONIAL and a number of telegraphis (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Code Books etc, etc., etc, Company will be CLOSED from A
On view from 1UESDAY, 26th March, 1918, 66 WEDNESDAY, 24th April, 1918 27th instant. both days inclusive,
Terms as By Order of the Board of Directors,
WE BOBER I Becretary. Hongkong, 18th March, 1918.
HUGHES HOUGH
Austionezi
kong