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HONGKONG. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917,

BUSINESS NOTICES

觀三十月一十年七十壹百九千登英

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337.239 478,940

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FEATURES OF THE BATTLE

Mr. Peny Robinson, a War Cor respondent at Headquarters, statek- that the chief trouble is that it bos been ruining torrents pisled. NOON yesterday; nevertheless, it is extra- ordinary to see hundreds of British" LONDON, Nov. 22replaces working just over the true

FURTHER PROGRESS.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig tops. The German veroplanes have

reports:-

Advancing yesterday evening, to] the north of Cantaing, we attacked and captured Fontaine-Notre-Dame, and took a number of prisoners.

"THE CAVALRY'S “DAY.

BATTLECRY OF THE TANKS.

not appeared so far..

It has been proved that we have of which hud just come from Russia.. erippled five Germain Divisions our

Our cavalry has captured guns and taken villages and held then till the [infantry came up, notably the li

portaut villages of Marccing and Masneres..

There are tales of "Tanks" whichi | chased the brewe of heavy gun bal· teries round their owt guns and "captured a battery.

Loxoos, Nov. 22.

We penetrated so deeply that we Mr. Percival Phillips, a War Riberated the entire civilian popula Correspondent at "Headquarters,tion of the villages, for the Germans writes:-

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COMMENTS ON THE VICTORY.

Loxdur, Nov. 22. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig brilliant surprise stetory is engrossing topic

I saw, to-day, the finest picture I have seen in this war-a steals strevenot cutaire pouring across the The tactical possibilities aro battered Hindenburg line, and sixhaustively, discussed and satisfaction. miles, beyond. They were not the is expressed that a complete answer fest, to post the barrior, Nenrly 24 has been found to Hindenburg's 1. q- hours earlier, a detachment of Iorse called elastic defence. led the way across the enemy's Tributes are paid to the gallantry. trenches, cheered by the Tank crew of the troops in advancing into an The infantry and cavalry were in unknown position, the genius of Sir action from noon, onwards, arnong Dougla. Haig in shouldering the the hills and rullega skirting the.

responsibility und the remarkable Cumbri plain, tounding up fugh innovation and skill of General Sir tives, clearing up villages and Julian Byng and bis able staff for steadily widening the salient. They executing most successfully an operu- rode" down rearguard columns and on which has changed the whole charged the German batteries. One detachment galloped at two field" batteries, hidden in a hollow and sabred the gunners..

It has been a cavalryan's day and their work is more talked about even than that of the Tanks.

When the latter advanced at dawn they were led by their Commander in-Chief, like an ancient King at the head of his armoured host, flying his Battleflug. They also had a

buttle cry, for the message went forth to (every crew befited

the attack We expect every Tank to do it lammerlest."

́ENEMY WEAK IN ARTILLERY,

face of the war on the Western Front, atra stroke

It is believed that the Tanks nde vanced in masses, probably hundreda - together. Their assemblage was not known to the enemy by a miracle of secrecy and their specess may have revolutionary affect from a tacticat point of view, as the Britiah soldiers and the engineers who invented thi Tanks, bare now proved their pos sibilities. The Tank is certainly Established definitely as a new tind important military at So für artillery preparation had made the ground imputable for the assailants and enabled the coemy, to prepare new defences, and the success of the Mr. Phillip Gibbs, Wur Cor

Tanks now opens up w prospect of" respondent at Headquarters, states

open warfare at least the first tint the attack was the best-kept result will be that the Germans must. secret of the war. Not a whisper man the Wertem Front inore heavily reached the correspondents, who uro than recently, and this tas victory Constantly up and down the lines, and the enemy did not dream of such

blow and could not know that An importent result of the victory numerous Tanks, during the recent is that the great Cambrai junction of nights, hud been crawling along the milways and roads, which were the roalls and hiding in the daytime in chief-factor in the enemy's mais. the wo

communicaturus ure now exposed

When the Tonka emerged in their midst, the Germans were agbat and dazed and many had ih dugouter then kurzendered behind, the tanks and marched in patoone, the British infantry cheering and virouting whe

bound to immediately affect the Italian situation.

bell.

PUBLIC ADMIRATION,

LONDON NOT. 22.

In the House of Comancis, thousands of British shells poured Kennedy Jones suggested that

24 Government rhoud, send a message into the Hindenburg Lane. Hardly to Sir Douglas Haig congratulat

la single shell-burst came from the him upon tue splendid

Enemy's side and it was clear at of the most

ghice that the tenety, was weak in Westerii

Fartillery

A battalion of the

gained their

single

Butt

the

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