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THORNE'S
觀二月四年八十壹百九千奎英
ESTABLISHED
1843
HONGKONG, TUESDAY APRIL 2, 1918.
BUSINESS NOTICES
BUSINESS NOTICES,
OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
No. 4.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
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SOLE AGENTS.
A, S. WATSON & Co, L₫//
WINE & SPIRET MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG
T. 416,
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOWLOON BAY.
Steam and Motor Vessels,
Steel Building Work of every Description, Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. (PUBLISHKO EVERY LAH KAFE DATDA
Oun bine sae Week's Nows
of Hongkong and the
Far East.
Prices (including Posters) to say part of the world. $13,
par annan. '-
NOTICE.
K.
NY EUROPEAN Nón ASIATIC or
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
JUINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & LACAO STEAMBOAT - CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
PRE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following, revised Passage A INDIAN desiring to love the Fares between Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 25th March, 1918.
Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours
of 9 AM to iP.X. and 2 F.K. to 4 P.M.
dally.
Applicants will be required to produce Paasports or identification papers. All persons, with sertain. exceptions, whe romsin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Folie Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exeding $50
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSUHANOK OO,
WHICH ARE TRETED 114 BMASKI OF THY OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE)
COMPANY, Lav.,
And
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
STOTAL FUNEA av öler DzqxmZKE,"1514,
TOTALF £25.970,367.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
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Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,487,500 3,537,047
111-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,587,629
11-Fire Fund
Sinking Fund Account
Revenue Fire Branch
Balcon, Singlo
Return
2nd Class, Single ....
Deck
$5.00
8.00
2.00
1,00
"Nightboats.
$7.00
12.00
1.80
.90
TASKOO DOCKYARD. BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
-THE THIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING "CUNPLAY
OF HONGKONG
ル
- Theagranic App.
In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public & special 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11. and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one way by Railway and the other by the Company's vessels will also be ised.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Sallings-To Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton day at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and .4 p.m. SERVICE OF Tax HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
Sairings-To Macno daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and
2 p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).
From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 9 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Further information may be obtained at the CoxrAT'S OFF, Hotel Mansions, or from Mosers. Tros, Cook & Sex, Booking Agents, Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.
Established 1883
MANUFÄUTUBERS OF
PURE Manila ROPE
128,230
€23,970, 367
STRAND 1" to 15"
GABLE LAID
4 STRAND
£4,801,458
5" to 15" CIRCOME
3" to 10"
2,141,583
Life and Annuity
Branchen..... Reroque Marine, Department... Other Receiptsl ismercorvente
337,239 $78,940-
£5,339,999
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branche a separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the chains under the respective Depart ment of the Company's Barinees,
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
¿TRAMWAYS (COMPANY,
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
VIVE DAT"
1.00. o. 8. a....Every 15 minute. -8.00 sm, by 10.00 ... Every 10 minutes. 11.00am to 11.80 ... Every 15 minuter. 11.30am to 19.40 psi...Every 18 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 mirates, 1.15 pm to 145 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 245 p., b. 15 p....Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 0,00p.m. to: $.90 p.m...Every 10 midiates
6.50 pm. sad 9 pm, 1.30 p.m. to 11.00 piz every half hour.
21.00 pm to 11.45 pm every quarter of
8.00
T hour
39,3 m... Kvery-in mlattan, 10.50, bo L100 ET: 10 minutes, 11,30 m 19 Noon. Every 15 minutes. 22.00 notes 66:1 00 p.m. Every 10 minutes, 1.00pm to 5.30 p.m...Etuis 15 midates, 6.30 p.m. i 5.00 p.m... Every 14 minut 6.00 pm be 6.30 p.m...Every 18 vilnubes, -6.30pm bo 8.00 pm..very 10 minutes, NIGHT CARN e en Wank Daya,
SATURDAYA
Extra Car 18 midnight..
CIRCY WYWRENCE
GÜECTANTIENEX
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length
Prices, samples and full particolars will be forwarded on application to
Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.
Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
WATSON'S HYGIENOL
A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY SAFE
DISINFECTANT.
The best proventative of
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
SOLD ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD..
TEL 16.
SPECIAL CARS by the THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
arrangement in
Company's Oor, Ataxazera Bull KTO QUE"
Des Veme Road Central.
Besson and punch ticket avaliable for
All cars ook, already fall ranging af the
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
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zime stated in the Company's time fables TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, -BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON but nos for special sara, san be obtained FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We bers om application as the Company's Offover thirty ya' experienes. We own bro Slipways and can socomiale adiy, mais No Boston tickai will be issued mail of 900 feet long.
therefor kau boud made by Bank
Obeyes of Compradore order Hin Bank Jose.
KEND. BUMPHREYS & BOK,
Town Office, 4, CarWAUGHT ROAD ORSZZAL Hoogkong Telephone, a
Shipyard Phun-Bri-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong Zalecabei Eurnisland on apoiortion
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SAINT GEORGE'S DAY SURPRISE.
WATCH
.THIS
SPACE.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
SITUATION STEADILY IMPROVING.
GENERAL FOCH GUARANTEES AMIENS.
(Reuter's Scrvice to the China -Mail:
BRITISH OFFICIAL
REPORTS,
FRENCH RE-CAPTURE SEVERAL VILLAGES.
LONDON, Mar. 91,
9.30 p.m.
The War Office states:- The day has been quiet north of the Somme.
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.
BLOODY DEFEAT OF THE FOE. FURTHER ADVANCE BY THE FRENCH.
LONDON, April
A French communiqué states: The Germans, exhausted by F08- terday's bloodly defeat, confined
Immediately south of the Scarpe themselves to violent local attücks our line has kech advanced eastward at certain points of the Front. of Feuchy.
The only success he scored north
+
It is confirmed that the enemy's of Moreail was in the region of losses in yesterday's fruitless attacks Sangarden and Sunterre, where ha gained a footing after a desperato'
were heavy.
Our successful counter-attuck struggle. south of the Sommie on. Saturday i Between Moreuil and Lassigny we re-captured, list evening. Ayencourt
re-guined Demuin.
Canadian cavalry and British in-and Le alonchel, taking a hundred faħtry, in conjunction with the prisoners and capturing 14 machine- French, carried out a brilliant opero-gun,
tion on
Saturdes, re-capturing To-day we notably advanced in the Moreuil and the wood northward.. region of Oivillers after beavy Right
A heavy German attack developed ing..
the river Luce and Avre.
this afternoon at the angle betwéén On the Oise front an enemy assaulting detachment, which crossed, Fighting continues, the Germans the river Dear Chauny, tried to attacking southward of Moreuil in establish a bridgehead on the left the direction of Mailly and Rameval.bank, but the detachment was co- The French this morning had pro-tirely annihilated or taken prisoneis gressed from the south of Moutdidier Over a bundred were taken prisoners.
to Lassigny, re-taking several villages which they lost on Saturday.
| ATTACKS AND COUNTER-ATTACKS.
BRITISH CAPTURE 100
· MACHINE-GUNS NEAR SERRE..
Field-Marshal
LosDox, April 1, A 1.10 p.m.
PORTLAND CEMENT ! Sit Douglas Haig
In Chake of 175 lbs. nat.
In Bags of 250 Thu, nos..
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
4.
GENERAL MANAGERS
MANAGERS
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
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MANAGER
THE PEAK HOTEL.
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15 Minutes from Landing Stage.
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Mrs. BLAIR.
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reports
We completely repulsed two at-
Long-runge guns destroyed ar enemy train.
There was heavy artillery firing in the Iмол
region."
There is nothing to report elss- where
ENEMY ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE FRENCH FRONT.
WITH FORCES THREE TIMES STRONGER.
PARIS, ADRI 1.10 p.m.
A semi-official message, issued
tacks westward of Albert last even-yesterday evening, dealing with the
great battle on the Moreuil and -
ing.
The enemy porsists in bis attempts to advance along the valleys of the Love and Avre. He progressed but little.
Lussigny front, says:——
At certain points yesterday aur Divisions were successful against forces three times their strength. An immerse mass of effective troop were employed against us, and it tinue throughout the day in this proved the importance the open sector with varying success, attached to breaking our front. It
Attacks and counter-attacks con-
The fighting is expected to con- was noteworthy, however, that at tinue.
several points, notably in the region, The total of the machine-guns of Lassigny, the enemy started en- esptured in the neighbourhood of trenching in great haste, not only Serre is 109.
immediately on the firing line but also on the second line, Doubtless the Germans in doing tals have only in view the wording off of our counter-offensives. Our heroia French soldiers with their gallant British comrades have inflicted upon the Germans the most sanguinary ebeck of the war
`HIS MAJESTY'S THANKS TO THE
ARMY.
PROUD OF THE BRITISH RACE.
LONDON, Mar. 81,
The Press Bureau states:—= His Majesty the King has written to. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hoig saying
EFFORT TO BISECT THE ALLIED ARMIES FAILS. My short fit to the battle Our line remains Arm front gave me an exceptional Passing east of Moreuil, is follow opportunity of obtaining personal the heights west of the Avre, west of Cantigny, then north of Avencourt testimony of the indomitable cour and south of Orvillers to Blermont age and unflinching tenacity with Roye sur Mutz and Le Bloneau. which our splendid, troops with The battle, the violence of which+ stood the supreme effort of the hitherto bas been unequalled and greater part of the enemy's fight which is intended to bisect the Allied Armies and give the Germans lng power.
possession of the railway at Amiens, The whole Empire, will join was a sanguinary defeat for the ma in expressing gratitude to the enemy, te dhe pikemal Arary for the skillful and unawery- The Crown Prince squandered a ing manner in which they are thousand lives upon a momentary dealing with the formidable attack, conquest of three or four villages.
The becatomb will make a tremend Though obliged to give ground on sensation in Germany against sheer weight of numbers, no Army could be of better beart braver or more confident ****I am proud of the British race, and of that unconquerable spirit which will please God, bring us hrough the present thals. Those
The enemy, may resume als ate at home must ensure that the man- tempts to break our line a certaiz
ower allequately maintained points, but victory
ALLIED CONFIDENCE IN SAN VICTORYS
On this, the tenth day of the battle; the German offerve was broker against the unflinching defence of our first reserves.
and that the workers will nobly Da bontinue to meet the demand.
(Continued on Bars G:)
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