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1, May May May
MITSUBISHI COSKI-
KWAISHA.
(MITSUBISHI 00.) COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF
an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Loe Company Limited will be held at the registered Office of the Com- pany, Hedder Street, Victoria, Hongkong, on Monday the 6th TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, day of May 1918, at 12 o'clock DAKE, YOSHIMOTANI, HOJO, RAMA. KISH roon when the subjoined resolu- ZUTA SATO, SANADA, SHINNEW, tions which were passed at the KAMIYAMADA, EIZAT
and OTUBA Extraordinary General Meeting
Deilleries. of the Company held on the 16th
Aguiits for SAKITO GOAL, day of April 1918, will be sub-
HEAD OFFICE:- mirted for Confirmation special resolutions :-
“MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.
THE GREAT WESTERN STRUGGLE.
A wireless German official message London, April 26. French positions south of the river says: A strong French counter Beuter's correspondent at British Luce suggesting that the German attack against the Headquarters, telegraphing on the wished to thrust a wedge betweet Vleugelboks failed heavily. We at haight of evening of the 28th, saysThe the French and British towards packed the Anglo-French near and Franch have borne the brunt of Amiens or to wipe out the Hangard southward of Fillers and Breton- today's fighting. Their magnificent salient on which so many attacks near. Our infantry, supported by resistance to the great numerical have been broken. The artillery tanks, broke through the enemy superiority of the enemy has caused attacked our front for sixteen miles machine-gun nests and wa captand the enemy failure to attain a doci- between Ribomont-sur-Ancre and Hangard We advanced our lines sive result. In an official report Aily-sur-Noje. Gas shells hailed on the heights "northwestward of their aim was declared to be the upon the Franco-British batteries Castel. The enempi toserves vio- capture of Mont Kemmel.
The all night long, whose fire however flently counter-attacked all day long, enemy got a substantial footing was unchecked. Towards morning failing sauguinarily. Bitter fighting. upon the commanding position of the enemy fire was intensified reach lasted all night long. We prisoner- Kemmel Hill, but the French are ing a degree of violence by seven ed two thousand and took four guns. attacking this morning and a furious o'clock not experienced since the battle is still raging. Farther north morning of 21st March. An infantry wireless Gorman official report
London, April 97. the Germans attacked this morning attack was launched at 7.30 on an states:We captured Mount Kem. on a front extending from Laclytte eight mile front between Breton-mel and threw out the English from to Bluff on the Ypres-Comines neux and Senecat wood on Canal No particular are avail-south-bank of the Tree.
the their positions at Wyschaste and The Dranoutre. We advanced so far as
the
Dow
able. By successfully filling in the heaviest fighting од purely Kemoelbrook, captured St Eloi, gap at Laclytte this morning, we French front raged around Han-Dranoutro and the height north- completed the restoration of the gard, where our line curves in a westward of Viengelhoek. We took line eastwards of Villers Breton-narrow salient By mid-afternoon over 6,500 prisoners, principally neux. The British and French the enemy fought his way into the French. launched an attack this morning village, capturing the woods north-Villers Bretonnenz Farther enemy The enemy. re captured from south-east of Villers Breton ward thereof, and the French counter-attacks -eastward" of netix to opposite Hangard It is took Hill 99 overlooking the village. village and at Hangard failed. Pris reported that the operation" has The hill appears to be still ours.oners from this battle aroa made some progress.
The Germans have retaken Hill 63umber 2,400. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig southward of the Lace and overlook- A German evening oficial report reports: The battle is continuing ing the Avre valley and the junction stáles! The enemy's counter-attacks fiercely on the whole front from the of the. Avte and Luce and have at Mount Kemmel, and south of neighbourhood of Dranoutre, to the fought up to the village of Hailles Villers Bretongenx failed heavily. Ipres-Commines Caral. The enemy thereby advancing & mile. Their captured Dranoutre, Kemmel Hill assaults on Hill $2 were repulsed German mountain Divisions envelop Correspondents state that four and the village. The enemy's at after the severest fighting. tack yesterday was, made in great
ed the French defenders on the " strength by nine Divisions. Early Headquarters, wiring on the 26th heavy sacrifice. The enemy is now Beater's correspondent at British Kommel crest and gained it by this morning the French and British inst. says: Yesterday's brilliant striking towards Scherpenberg, the counter-attacked and succeeded at counter-attack was by Australians, next hill in the chain. Although the first in making some progress and who passed through sturdy British French bore the brunt of the at capturing prisoners. (1) That it is expedient to effect
Later in the troops who wore containing four tack, the British heavily engaged day the enemy renewed his attacks, times their own number" and BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI particularly against positions from stored the situation in our favour of the British left Kemmel Hill and the enemy on either side. One body an amalgamation of this KOJI KARATSU,
WAKAMATHU Company with the Dairy CTARU. MURORAN, HAKUDATE, L'Ocre to La Clytte and astride the at Villers and Bretonneux. But the were apparently surrounded in the Farm
KOBE, OSAKA KURE TOKYO, YOKO Ypres-Comines Canal Company Limited HAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA, VLADI.
first nour of attack, the fog enabl and that with
weight of yesterday's attack a view VOSTOCK HANKOW PEKING,
We held all the attacks in the between Wytschaete and Meteren, ing the Germans to creep up at neighbourhoods of La Clytte and the heaviest effort being directed right. The Royal Scots, the Cam Scherpenberg, but, after severe against the French. I hear therons and the Black Watch fought fighting in which
wo repulsed a French are counter-attacking this throughout the day, inflicting very series of determined attacks with heavy losses,, the enemy succeeded
morning Prisoners taken in the licary losses. in pressing back our line in the two or three days owing to.
sector state they were foodless for
The French defenders of Kemmel were ordered to hold out till they direction of L'Ocre. He also pro- artillery preventing supplies coming died rather than retreat. The com
as
thereto this company be DAIREN, TAIPER, LONDON, NEW wound up voluntarily and YORK DRANGEAL SONGKONG,
that Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Limited be and they are hereby appointed Liquidators for the purpose of such winding up.
(2) That the conditional Agres- ment submitted to the meet-
HAIPHONG, CANTON and SINGAPORE
Cable Address:-"[WASAKI;" Codes: Al, A.B.C. 5th Ed., West ern Union; and Bentley's. AGENCIES -***
gressed astride the Ypres Commines
JC
WAS
our
ing for amalgamation of this ING & CO, MANILA-Mesars, morning attacked the enemy's pogicularly active on the enemy's back to-hand fighting continued long after
the terms (inter alia) of the acquisition by that Company of the complete undertaking, business, goodwill and pro- perty of this, Company in return for the issue to this Company of 52,000 shares of:
For Particular, apply tom
S. KAWATE
·Manager,``
the Dairy Farm Company Haskovg, No. 1, Pødder Street, Limited of the nominal value
We
CHINKIANGMensre, GEAR. Canal The French and British this "P. Our long range guns are parti-mand was implicitly obeyed. Hand. Company with the Dairy MACONDRAY & CO. SINGA. tions in the neighbourhood of Han-
areas, where they are doing great the garrison was isolated by the Farm Company Limited upon PORE-Messra, BORNEO CO.,gard and Hangard Wood and ad execution among heavy columns of enemy swarming round the base.
LTD, GLASGOW-Messrs. A.R. vanced their line at certain points transport moving along the Ghe-in the north has became seriously It is admitted that the situation BROWN, MOFARLANE & CO., LTD. by heavy fighting.
Juive-Gheluvelt Boad.
worse as a result of the past two Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig days fighting, as the enemy ha Mist and thunder-storms yester day compelled our aviators
reports After severe fighting sli to fy
not merely held Kennel Hill, the within a few feet of the ground front against a greatly superior Front, but has spread westwards, day long on the Bailleul-Hollebeke best observation post on the British There was reconnoitring in the neighbourhood of Kemmel.
force the Allied troops were comwhile he has crept nearer Ypres on dropped 650 bombs on Menin, Boul-pelled to give ground and the enemy both sides of the cans and south, ers, and Armentieres. We brought gained a footing on Kemmel Hill east of the town Northwards, down ten and drove down two Fighting in the neighbourhood of however in the neighbourhood of machines, Anti-aircraft guns brought Dranoutre, Kemmel and Vierstraat La Clytte and Scherpenberg the st down four others, while the infantry continues. We carried out a minor tacks have been held and the posi operation at night time westward tion has not yet been stabilised. shot down another. Two of ours
of Merville and prisonered fifty. What happened to Villers and Haag. are missing,
Renter's correspondent at French Hostile artillery is active from Lys ard was not impossible in the case Hosdquarters, writing at midnight to Givenchy. We cleared out posts of Kemmel The sorority, of the on 24th inst, says: Pursuing his south-eastward of. Villers and Bre-German losses has not yet been covenants which have been NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,policy of alternating, blows the tonout. The enemy gas shelled compensated by any strategical ac- cess. Even if further withdrawal
of $7.50 each credited as fully paid up (being eight shares of $7.50 each of that Company for each share of $25 each of. this Company) and of the issue by the Dairy Farm
CONSIGNEES..
Company Limited to Messrs. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. "Jardine," Matheson & Co.,
Limited, the General Man·| agers of this Company (upon their entering into restrictive
agreed upon and by way of bonus as compensation for their loss of otfice as General Managers of this company) FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS. of 2,000 shares of the Dairy Farm Company Limited of the nominal value of $7,50 each credited as fully paid up be and the same is nereby approved and that the Liquidators be and they are Hereby authorised pursuant
HE Company's Steamship.
"KAGA MARU,"
arrived, from the panies Ordinance 1911 to above ports, Consignees ot adopt the said Agreement Cargo are hereby formed and carry the same into that their Goods are being. effect with such (if any) landed and placed at their modification either before or risk in the Hongkong and after the execution thereof as Kowloon Wharf & Godown Com- the said Liquidators may pany's Godowns at Kowloon, think expedient.
where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and de- livery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
to Section 185 of the Com-having
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to 10th May 118. both days inclusive.
Dated the 16th day of April, 1918.
JARDINE, MATHESON,
& CO., LTD. General Managers
HIMROD'S
Z: Dives. Instant R.ÜTE
-No matter what your respiratory orgens may be arFarlig frem—whether
·ÄSTHMA, INFLUENZA. HASAL DATARRH, or ORDINARY GOUGH, Vispansell End in thla tumors runn
astorative power that is mangentiad.
BEZWAKE OF
1-MUTATRIE, K
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary, before NOON TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 2nd May, 1918," will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour on Tuesday & Friday. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival: here, after whion" date they cannot be recognised. No. olaizna, will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISH
gents. Hongkong, 25th
enemy attacked southward of the this sZER Somme this morning after an artil A French communique reports 'a' from Ypres is considered advisable, lery preparation which left no violent artillery struggle south of this will not make an immediate doubt as to his intention. The the Somme at night time. We difference to the Channel ports. The main objective was against the carried out numerous raids, notably Ypres salient was chiefly valuable as junction point of the Franco-British in the region of Lastigny, between & jumping off ground for the re armics north of Hangard, a sub- Miette and the Aisne and towards covery of the Flemish coset.
(Continued on Pag 4·9.). sidiary blow delivered against new Betonvaar and Eparges.
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