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BUSINESS NOTICES.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1918

午戊大臣年七國良華中

BUSINESS NOTICES

THORNE'S

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

BÕLEMAGENES.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and

4.S, WATSON & Co. L₫ WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

HONGKONG.

Work of every

NY EUROPEAN Neo ASIATIC or AINDIAN desiring to a enve the Cocoy should apply in person at the Central-Paling Station between the bours of 9 AM 10:1 PM and 233 164 PM

daly will be required to produce

Applicants Pamports or identification papers. persons, with sertase exception, whe remain in the Cokay for more than days are required to-Basister them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Eegistration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at a Polima Stations.

The Penalty for ton compliance is a fine notaresseling $50,

"NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

WHHOS ALE VIITED DO

TBY OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

and

RAILWAY

ASSURANCE 00.

TOTAL

TRTAL FUNDS AT 31er Decks, 1914,

£23,970,367,

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 X Paid-up Caplial£2,437,500 -H--Fire Fundaestercen 3,897,047 T- & Annuity Funds... 17.567,590 128,940 Sinking Fund &écount ................

Revenue Fire Branch.

+

£3,970,367 £2,381,56

Life and Annuity 2,141,599

Brasche....sen, Rerence Marine Department... Other Recripta

$7.939 478,940

£3,539,228

The Ascanalative Funds of the various Branches are separately frrested; and, by Act of Parliament, are sat sside to meet the alaims under the respectivs Deport. ment of the Company's Bariness.

SHEWAN, TOMES &.00.,

Agente

PEAR

TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LEAITED

TIME TABLE.

SZAKWERK DAT

1.00 .. bb, & drary 15 minatos 8.00 a.m. Þó 10:00 am...Every 19 qxinates 18.00 to 11.00 ....Every 15 minutes, 11.30 am. to 19,48 m... Every 15 mirates. 19.48.mto 1:15 pm.Every 10 minator 1.15pm 1:45 pm...Every 15 minutes L45 p.m. te 2.16 pm Every 10 min

25p.m. 6o $.40pm...Every 15 minutes 6.00 p.m. 8.00 pm...Every 10 mine bos:

6.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.80p.m. to 21.00 p.. very half hour.

11.00 pm to 11:45 p.m. erary quarter of

can bourb

8.00 10,90 m. Every to minutes. 20.30 am to÷11 007% Every 10 mlagbés, 11:30. 12 Noon...

215 minutes.

10 minuter.

15 minutes.

· 1 minutes.

Svery 15 minutes.

#57 10 minutac.

Castings, Forgings, Repairs,

HONGKONG, CANTON STEAMERS.

MACAO

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON

ACAO STEAMBOAT

CO., LTD. AND THE OHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITEDA

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Passage Fares between Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 28th March, 1918

Exlooo, Single

.Return

2nd Class Single

Deck

Dayboats.

$5.00

8.00

2.00

7.00-

12,00

1.80

350

In addition to the above for the convenience of the travelling public

1st Class Return Ticket at Bangkong Currency $11 and Chinese Currency 811.80 available one way by Railway and the other by the Compaty be issued.

HONGKONG CANTON LINE. -

Sailing To Canton daily et 8 am: Sundaya excepted)

From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundar excepted) and

SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO..

AS HONGKONG-MACAO. LINE. Sainage To Macao daily al 8 m. (Sundays 9 am) and

3.p.m., (Sundays Lp.m.).

From Maeso daily at 7.30 x.m. and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3. p.m.)..v

"

Further information may be obtained at the Courasy Orvice, Hotel

or tipo Mesars. Thos. Coor & Box, Booking Ager

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTU

tablished 1883

- MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

" to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE,

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

6" to 15" CIRCÜKTEREN Z

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to

13" to 10". GIRCUMTERESTE

Prest in length

Prins, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co, General Managers,

Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

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A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY SAFE

DISINFECTANT.

The best preventative of

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BOLD ONLY BY.

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TEL. 16.

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(NOW KECONSTRUCTED)

NOINERS Lod BRIPBUILDERE, BOILER-MAKERS BRASS. FOUNDERS FAD work done in this establishment in guarante

GMA Ixperinton, We own two Slipways and san 10000

-900 fasi logi

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BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

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HONGKONG LTD.

AGENTS:- BUTTERFELD, & SWEE TELEPHONE OF SIZ

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THIS

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PROGRESS OF THE

BATTLE.

BRITISH, FRENCH, AND AMERICANS

FIGHTING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

Reuter's Fervice to the China Hau

BRITISH OFFICIAL

REPORTS.

LONDON, Mart Dy 3:30. a.m.

THE FRENCH REPORTS

FIGHTING CONTINUES WITH UNDIMINISHED VIOLENCE.

A Fresch communiqu Troops are solidly. positions on the left

Field MarshalSir Douglas Hai reports:~-

There has been local fighting at above Noyon. different points northward of the Fighting continues undi Somme, and hostile attacks: Boulk-in violence on the Bray ward of the Some have been press-Chaulnes Roye Noyons Front

ed rigorously since the morning with fresh Divisions against Noyon and Roye."

New attacks were launched this afternoon in the neighbourhood of Chaulnes and between Chauines and the Somme, also northward.

The battle is continuing on the whole front south of the Somme

Ertes

SITUATION YERY MUCH IMPROVED,

PARIS, Mar. 27 Well-informed quartere regard the situation as very much infrared.

The Under-Secretary

Our troops on all parts of the stated, that the situa battle front during the past six days serious, could be regarded have shown the utmost courage.

Adence.

union of the British

Freni

The following divisions displayed The Echo de Paris states that the exceptional gallantry: The Eighth Armies is daily being Eighteenth, Thirty-first, Forty-first, by the entry of reserves of both Sixty-firat, Sixty-third and Sixty- Armies into the battle ins

The sixth."

final result will not be known for three or four days

LONDON Mar 28,

12:45/p.m. The Press Bureau announces that there were no further attacka ls night, Northward of the Somme there were local engagements which the enemy was repulsed. He did not attempt a sarous attack.

nethward the Somme Howruza: BrayAlbert, Belurans Hamel, Pulsieux, Ayette Bory: Benin and Wancourt just westward of Monchy, to the Scarpe, thence

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GENERAL MANAGER3

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

JR. TAGGART

AGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.

Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

TO THOSE GOING AWAY

Keep in touch with local happeninga

subscribing to

THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

All the News of Hongkong

The Germans have been attacking heavily southward of the Somme and this morning captured Roye The fine bere runs: Mericourt, Fozigres, westward of Roye, westward cí Noyon

Fresh German Divisions have been identified, including two of the Guards, and two Brandenburgs.

The Palit Parisien says the British and French are at present Bercel resisting and awaiting favourable moment to hit bac

ENEMY EVERYWHERE

FRENCH COM STATES THAT THE ENEMY 18 EVERYWHERE HELD

THE STEADFASTNESS OF THE

BRITISH TROOPS.

GERMANS LOSING THEIR ADVANTAGE,

Lospos, Mar. 27. Reuter's Correspondent at Head- The British, French and Americas quarters, telegraphing on the ·evening. are fighting shoulder to shoulder of the 26th, saya French reinforcements are rapidly

Never has the traditionst coming up and the enemy has been of British steadfastness been mare checked westward of Roye and west ward of Noyon

THE WORK OF THE AVIATORS.

LONDON Mar. 27, 12.20 .m.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Asig, reporting on the work of the Flying Cotpa, saya

wonderfully illustrated than now Time and again our troops have been overwhelmed and overrun by

ing legions, and de cften managed to emerge and regain the line. What would be regarded as consummate feats of skill in field mancuyres are constantly being performed in this Ivery gain struggle. N

One of the most dramatic incidents was when our weaned froops were fighting against hopeless odds, suiy-

. The aeroplanes on Monday were almost exclusively employed in ing to prevent the Germans securing bombing

netrtain Sominé crossing, French and machine gunning reinforcements arrived and without troops and transport behind the hesitation poured in amongst the battle front. Twenty-two tons of British infusing fresh vigour and bombs and a hundred thousand, saving the situation. A sounds for machine-guns. wère ex-Men are now returning from the pended. All pilots report that the battle line. Many of them are dose ground targete surpassed descrip- they cante nor the day of the week

tired, they do not remember whenca tion. They were able to drop bombs but in this respect the situation accurately and fire into the centre improving steadily de reserves are of infantry battalions in close forma moving into posi tion and columns of cavalry and

Prisoners transport.

success to the wor tion of artillery, the

esa intenst of which they

The air-ighting than on the previous brought down 19 enes and 10 others des trol. Eight of ours are mostly due to fire from

while lying low.

During the

the night we

Inclines

afraid

shelled to rage only

bomb and machine gum troops in forward areas and

·road to the

FRENC

enemy

soldi

DECIMATE So

"AGTWO GERMAN DIVISIONA;

PARIS