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骏五十月二十年七十叠百九千叠英

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1817.

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THE WAR

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dapplicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. perrous, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days aromatred to Register them- setvos under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS OF DINANCE 1918. Ferme of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the GEO mad at all Police Stations.

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--Athorised Capital £8,000,000.

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Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

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TRENTING OFFENSİVE.

FAN ESTIMATE OF 150,000 AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES.

HEROIC BEHAVIOUR OF THE ITALIANS.

Luspos, Dec. 14.

GERMANY AND PEACE.

GERMAN-EXPLANATION OF MR. BALFOUR'S STATEMENT:

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1. The in officit uxplanation regarding Ir. Bullours statement in the House of Conimous, Reuter's Correspondent at Italian December 11, with reference to Headquarters states that it is esti-Germany's "pesce, offer, says that pated that 150,000 Austrians and Germany received 4 communication Germans have been lost since the through a neutral relating to Ger ginning of the offensive in the many's wat aims. This commonicu. Trento. Nevertheless, the enemy tion was so touched as to warrut is renewing his desperate attempts the belief that it was made with the to enter the plain, employing whole

knowledge of Great Britain Divisions in each attack. These attacks, after enormous sacrifices, have generally succeeded in conquer. ing some outpost or advanced trench, only to find the position dominated by the Italian guna.

and General von Bulow have deter- mined to pass the Alpine bulwark before the severe winter sets in.

Ger

muy was ready to answer the in- airy and considered a direct verbat reply through the neutral the best ourse, but Gerraang « opponents did nothing to facilitate such a direct reply. Mr. Balfour's statement con Apparently, General Soetzendorff December 11 was the first news Freceived in Germany, that the Allies, were ready to receive a comunalen. The Italian scouts have ascertainedtion om Cerung. No further that the ceny has concentrate steps have been taken by Germany THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT:

LONDON, Dec. 14. Pied-Marshal Hit Douglas Haig, reports:-

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GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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Adjoining the Tramway Terminus 1,400 feet above Ses Level,

FIRST CLASS, FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.

Front, between the Brenta and the Piave rivers, and when all fire simul taneously, the houses in Cita-ciky- Castelfranco and Treviso are slukeit by the concussion.

Judging from the present action, the enemy has reverted to the original

We successfully attacked a pouts

idea that entry to the plain is only to the south of Sillersguíalain, shin

possible by the cupture of the Grappa morning, and the members of the mountain pass. The enemy bas, so garrison were killed or taken pri far, encountered redoubtable resist soners. ance; whole battalions of Italians There was bomb fighting this allowing themselves to be destroyed aftercon, to the east of Bullecourt, in preference to yielding. Now the in a portion of a trench into which British and French Allies are beside the

Lenay had penetrated on and behind the Italians and their Wednesday. A few additional pri- intervention has saved the dag? | soners were taken.,

giving well deserved rest and The enemy's artillery was active breathing space to the Italians who to the south of the Scarpe and to have endured unparalleled strain for the north-east of Ypres. five weeks of unremitting and un- abeltered fighting.

Our aeroplanes engaged enemy. raschives during the attack on Bulle- court on Wednesday Bombs wers THE RÉCENT RAID ON TRIESTE dropped und low reconnuances

ROME, Dec. 14.

were carried out and there was much fighting in the air. A Gotha and two other machines were brought

LATER.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: Ass result of the bomb-fighting reported

Details of the rald on Trieste, male by Italian light craft on December 9, abow that two torpedo boats, during down and three were driper corn. the night, cut eight chains and All our machines returned. removed the Ecating raines harring. the entrance to the harbour, alter which one torpedo bout drew along side the battleship Wien and the other alongside a oruiser. Finding that the Austrian warships were not provided with nets, the torpedo boats launched two torpedoes at each The Firm sank in seven- minutes. The damage to the cruiser. We beat back an attempt to re-

has not been ascertained.

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Hongkong, April 1, 1919.

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night, we slightly improved one position eastward of Bullecourt

The enemy raided a post to the south of Prouville, and a few mes

are missing

GERMAN REPORT.

A German ofheal message states

capture the trenches to the eastward of Bullecourt

Qur violent surprise mina firing caused heavy damage, to the sout CHIEF RABBI'S MESSAGE TO ward of St. Quentin.

THE KING

Lesbos, Dec. 14 The Chief Rabbi las sent a letter to the King on behalf of the Jewish communities of the Empite con- gratulating His Majesty on the his toric victories of the army in the

Holy Land He says

The accupation of Jerusalem, following so closely on the epoel making declaration of the Govern ment on Palertine as a national home for the Jewish people cues the

THE FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 11. A French communiqué staten There were violent artillery actions in the regions of binisone-de-Cham Page, to the east of Sulppes and

Alence

MR. LLOYD GEORGE TO: SPEAK

LORDOS, Dec. 142

Great interest is felt the prech

hearts of millions of my brethren which bir. Lloyd George is to deve all over the world to throk with the tonight in Gray's Im deepest gratitude to the Almighty pected to be an important speech. The House of Israel fervently pray for the complete and lasting of His Majesty's forces everywhoze

The King has replied, scareming his deop apps ion of the engratul

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BRITISH INTIMATION TO

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