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No. 17.012.

THORNE'S

號:廿月一十年七十登百九千臂英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917.

BUSINESS FOTIOES

已丁次歲年六國民華中

OVERLAND OMEN

PURLIAN TAN

BAIL DAY.)

at Honkong and be Far Earh

Prives (including 'Pontigny so part of the world" wizi

OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS.

"A, S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTE,

HONGKONG,

NOTICE.

1

NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC or AINDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours o 1 par. and 2. P.M. to P.M.. *! 9 A.K.

dailyplicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them

alves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918 Forms of Registration the particulars Baquired may be obtained at the G.P.O. ad at all Police Stations

The Fensity for zen compliance is, a Ene not exceeding $50

KORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE.

INSURANCE 00.

WHICH ARE VESTED TWR ABAAZS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

E.

and

THE RAILWAY" PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

MOTAL FINDS AT S1ET DICEMBER, 1914,

TOTAL

£29.970.367.

Anthorised Capital £6,000,000,-

Babboribed Ospital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital ....................-£2,437,500 -Fire Fund

3,837,047

II-Late & Annuity Funda. 17,567,590 Sinking Fund Account ......... 128.230

€23.970.987

Revenue Fire Branch... £331,456

.

Life and Annuity Į 2,141,593

Branch...amant

Revance Marine Department... 337,239

Other Receipta !

-478,940

$5,339,228

the net.

The Accumulative Fonds of the various Branches are seperately invseted, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Burium.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

PEAF TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEKDAYE.

COMPANY

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8.50 pp. and 9p.m., 9.30p.m. to 11.00 Peresy half hour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

ad boce

**SUTRATE,

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8.00am to 10.30 am... Ivory 15 minatse, 10.30am to 13 00 ....Kyary 10 minates

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

AKOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

"Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

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AND

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.1" to 15"

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Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 8,000 feet in length

Prices, pics and full particulars will be forwarded on application te..

Shewanį Tomes & Co. General Managers.

· Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

WATSON'S

COLD CURE TABLETS.

CURE A COLD IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.

FOR

AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR

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NEURALGIA & MALARIAL HEADACHE

60 Cente Per Bottle.

FBEPARED ONLY BY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Telephone No. 18,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

TNGINEERS and SB/PBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDER9. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have

TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

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In Engs of 250 lbs. Dat.

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GENERAL MANAGERS,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

PEAK BA

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·MANAGER.

HOTEL.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA, GAP Adjoining the Tramway Terminus. 1,400 feet above Bos Level. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOCEISTS HOTEL Telephones ip all rooms. First-class Cuisine Lounge, Smolane and Ladies

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P.O. PEUSTERS

FL.30am to 12 Noon...Rrery 15 minutes. over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft TO THOSE GOING AWAY

12.00 boon to 2 (1 p. I. Fivery 10 mlaster. 1,00pm to 15.30pm...very 15 minutes. 5.31pm to 8:00 p.m...Erevy 10 minsten #00p.m. bo 6.30pm Every 15 minutes. 30 pm to 8.00p murary 19 mlauter.

NIGHT DARK as on Week Days.

SATURDAYE,

Extra Car at 15 midnight.

SPECIAL CAR8 by arrangement au the Company's Diles, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Des Voeux Road Cental,

all

Bosson and punch tickets available for

not already full ray

st-the

time stated in the Company's time table

1 30 feet long,

Towa Office, 48, CAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 45. "Shipyard: Sham Bai-Po, Kowlor Hongkong,

Telephone No. 2. Estimates furnished on application,

WONG PING WA, Manager

flonsang April 1, 1919.

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS

Beuter's Service to the Chino

The West Lancashire territorials",

THE NEW BRITISH broke into the positions to the cast of Epeay and the Irish troops cap- fured important sections of the Hindenburg line between Bullecourt and Fontaine-les-Croisilles.»

ATTACK.

THOUSANDS OF

PRISONERS.

BREAK THROUGH THE HINDEN- BURQ LINE.

LONDON, Nov. 21. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig reports:-

The number of prisoners and guns and the quantity of material cadat. set be estimated.

Fine but dull weather favoured the preparations, but it broke early yes- terday and rained in the "night, and is now stormy.

A VERY GREAT SUCCESS."

Lowbox, Nov. 211; Between St. Quentin and the

1 the House of Commons, Mr. Scarpe the Tanks broke through sue Bouar Law state that Sir Dough: cessive belts of wire of great depth Haig's latest attack wus undoubtedly and strength and the infantry foi- lowed and stormed the first defensive system of the Hindenburg Line..

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The Tanks and the infintry pressEC on and captured the Hindenburg support line, more thunn mile beyoud

Several thousands of prisoners and a number of guns were captured.

LATÉL.

a very great success. (Cheera)

A DRAMATIC STROKE.

LONDON, Nov.

Reuter's Correspondent н: Head- quarters states there rarely has been a more drumatic stroke in the war than that dealt the Germans in the latest offensive.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Exisburg line, has been penetrated

· The great "impregnable””. Hinden-

reports:-

numerous points.. li was primarip

Yesterday morning. the Third Army, under General Sir Jithe Tanks that did it... Byng, delivered a number of attacks between St. Quentin and the Scarpe Stivers

The attacks were carried out with out previous artillery preparation and completely surprised the chemy."

suspect our intention to open and The Germans, apparently, did not

denty on a new scene of activities, neur, the Sime, and the attack, seemingly, was a complete surprise

*Care had brell taken to secure the greatest secrecy regarding the plans. Besides the ordinary preparation for Our troops broke into the enemy attack on a large scale, a fleet of positions to a depth of between four Tanke had to be brought up close. and five miles on a wide front and to the fine Everthing was appar eipsured several thousands of printimation reaching the enemy

ently done without the smallest

Boters and a number of guns.

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The operations are continuing. At the hour of sult, or the principal front of attack, large num bers of Tanks moved forward in advance of the infantry and broke through successive belts of Germau wire of great depth and strength.

Following through the gapy made by the Tanka, the English, Scottish and Irish regiments swept over the outposts and stormed the first defen- sive system of the Hindenburg line, on the whole Front. The infantry and the Tanks pressed on, in accord ance with the

programme, and cap- tured the second system defence over a mile beyond, known as the Hindenburg support line...

curs. This was a truly remarkable achievement, reflecting the greatest credit on everybody concerned.

Une advantage of the sudden change of scene, apart from the element of surprise, was that in the region to the east of Bapaume, battleground is fit for the Tanks and the soil is not so much cut up by shell holes, for the enemy evacuated in area last Spring without fighting end we bave never previously kert- ously attacked this section. The ground is well covered with thick for the Tanks or the men; moreover, grass making excellent going either the eueiny had not had anything like the concentration of guns in this sector that he has around Ypres ande fare, were in favour, if only the Passchendaele. Many factors there-

difficulty of maintaining secrecy could be overcome, so that the enemy

The East country troops took could not mass his guns and divi- sions against us. This secrecy as Bonavis and Lateau Wood, after stated, was secured.

Other

Tanky advanced

stiff fighting The English Rife.

The rain which bad beld off for s regiraents and Light Infantry cap few days came down lightly in the tured Lavacquerie and amo the morning. The attack was launched formidable defences on the spurs The gune only started when the without preliminary bombardment,

known as Welsh Ridge."

% English County troops stormed the Prisoners adrait that they were village of Ribecourt and fought their utterly surprised. As a matter of fact, we caught the relies of the way through Coutllet Wood, H.

enemy troops w which was going t The Highland Territorials crossed in course of the ordinary routine. the Grand Ravine and entered With good ground beneath them, th Flesquieres where there was fierce Tanks walked up to the tiam of wire, fighting The West Riding Terri trampling it down, and miked the torials captured Havrincourt and also trenches with machine-guns until the trench systems to the north of sistance ceased and the enemy fiel

to their dug outs. the village The Ulster battalions; covering the latters left Jank moved northward up the west bank of the Canal-du-Nord, later in the inorning

We contiated to advance rapidly

and progressed at all points,

The English, Scottish, Trish and Welsh troops secured crossings of the canal at Mainieren and captured

Coing and Neuf- Wood. The Ave

mide

troops, fron

able, pro

„A WIDE VEDGE IN THA

HINDENBURG LIN

In a dater, despatch: Erespondent at Ened

it is believed that least 5,000 prisoters taken

It has been rang

rs, nevertheless, the the Tanke, tretibili pust they are appo

ark, nenet

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