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SONGKONG. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

No. 16.842.

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OLD VAT No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

SOLE AGENTS:

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STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

8,000 Tons, 4,000 Horse Power now Built Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies. Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.

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KOWLOON BAT.

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INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AM to P.M. and 2 .. to 4 px.

daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, wha resin in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them solves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918, Forw of Registration giving the particulars. required may be obtained at the C.P.O. And at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is Go not exceeding $30.

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TIME TABLE.

WIXX DAYS.

7.00 .m. to 8:10 .m...Every 16 minutes.. 8.90 to 10.00 a.m...Every lumianom. 11.90 to 11.00 ...Every 15 minuter. 11.30a.m. to 12.46 p.m...Erary 15 minutes. 11.45 p. 1.1 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.43 p.m...Every 15 minus. 4.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minute. 9.15 p.m. to 6.00pm...Every 15 minale. 6.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

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THE WAR.

THE GREAT STRUGGLE.

(Reuter's. Service to the China" àfail, )

FURIOUS FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

BRITISH PROGRESS ON THE HINDENBURG LINE.

Losos. May 7, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huig reports

We improved our position during the course of shitp fighting this morning, on the Hindenburg line, to the eastward of Bullecours. - We progressed to the westward in the direction of the village. tuking prisoners,

"We drove off a night bomb attacke to the southward, of Oppy.

DESPERATE FIGHTING.

RUSSIAN SITUATION,

GENERAL ALEXIEFF AND THE NEW PROPAGANDA.,

LONDON, May 1.

The Times Petrograd Correspondent Bays that General Alexieff, the new' Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies, while at the Capital, denounced the propaganda in favour of "Ne annexations" and "No Indemuities" which the army at the front interpret as advocating surrender.

AMERICAN LABOUR APPEAL TO THE RUSSIANS.

NEW YORK, May 7. The American Federation of Labour bas telegraphed to the Executive of the Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates at

VICTORIOUS RESISTANCE BY Petroga, urging their support of the

THE FRENCH,

Lesnos, May 7..

A French communiqué reports - Last night was marked by fresh German reactions, in the region to the northeast of Soissons and on

identified four new divisions since

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AMERICA AND THE SUBMARINK. PROBLEM.

A SOLUTION BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND.

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HOSTILE AEROPLANE OVER NE LONDON.

LONDON, May 7.

NEW YORK, May 7. yesterday. ry violent scelter The Chairman of the Naval Consmit attacks, prucelet hy intense born!

ing Band announces that anti-submarine

·bardment were launched against eur

experimenta. have been most encourag Positiots at Freidement Parung on heng, and it is believed the problem has Certy-Hurtebi fant, and on the been solver. heights at Cruce and Vanghere. į The desperate fighting endest in favour of our troops, who, victoriously resisted the most unious assaults and maintained their positions every-

The Press Bureau announces that where German musses, were inown

curly this morning. a hostile aero- by our artillery and machine-gunplane dropped four bombs on the and the enemy sustained consider outskirts of the nortlichst of London. A man was killed and a woman injured, and there was slight damage to buildings,

LATER. The air raid occurred this morning at. : 12,30 pelock, during bright moonlight, All the bombs fell in one borough. Thres fell close together, one, of which wrecks d' bathroom, the others doing little damage. There were two casualties which were due to the last bomb, which

able losses.

During these engagements we increased our number of prisoners totul of to over 8,200, making a 20,000 since April 16.

THE GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, May 7

A German official message, trus mitted by wireless, reports Tee

Near Lens and Arras the artillery netivity increased to great violence

exploded in the top flat of a block of in the evening and the battle is flats, killing a man and seriously injur frig, bis wife, and also shattering a water spreading further to the east. pustok which flooded the lower doors. Ballecourt.

We repulsed a strong advance in the afternoon between Fort-de-

and Braye. Malnation

Violent attacks developed in the evening and night to the north of Laffaux between

ANOTHER. FOOD SHIP SUNK,

LONDON, May 77.

In the House of Commons, Bir Chiozza

Money admitted that

the Soissons-Laon road and Ailles. another food-ship which had to leave We maintained our positions after port on its arrival, owing to lack of bitter fighting and inflicted heavy facilities for unloading, was torpedoed

en route to apother port.

Тонкев.

Fierce French attacks betveën Ailles and Craonne failed. We recaptured the northern slope on the Winterberghe height, and we also recaptured Chevreux.

We brought down 14 enemy aeroplanes.

AMERICA AND CANADA.

CANADA'S ACTING PREMIER ON AMERICAN CO-OPERATION.

OTTAWA, May 7

Sir F. G* Hanbury Do not the Government consider the sale arrival of food sufficiently important to pro- vide facilities at the nearest port for all vessels arriving in England?

Sir Chiozza Money replied that the. whole subject is being most seriously considered,

GERMANY AND CHINA.

A GERMAN. COMMENT ON THER

SITUATION

Sir George Forster, the Acting Premier of Canada, has returned

AMSTERDAM, May from Washington where he attended The Duesselderjer General Anziger in the Allied Conference. He em an article, endeavours to minitaise the plasises America's enthusiasm in the importance of the entry of China inte war and states that arrangerments the war and suggests that Japan's have been advanced to assist in ship-abandonment of her former objection building, in solving in the submarine China's participation was due to Japen problem and in producing with desire for China's support aguinet America. The article concludes bý Canada, food and munitions for the Allies and also in military and naval stating that German Inftr

Far East in irrecoverably lost and co-operation.

predicts a struggle for the Bir George said that a joint the war. Americo-Canadian regulation of food The Prussian Minister of zin prices is probablo. Ho lo said thats decided that Chinese students may America a entry would remove Anglo continue their stulles in Gorman

American misunderstandings and aid they so destre

both in the war and in settling peace

problema!