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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1918.

午戊大歲年七國良華中

BUSINESS NOTICES

OVERLAND

RUBLLIE

of Hongkong and the

Far Easto

Prions (including Posinga) twing

part at the world" "81%%%%

No. 17,124,99

TEORNE'S

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS.

A,S. WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

G.

HONGKONG,

T €15.

NOTICE.

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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.{

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JUINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & ALCAO STEAMBOAT | CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

PURLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Passaga.

ANY BUROPEAN, Non ASIATIC of Fares between Hongkons & Canton will come into force on 95th afarch, 1918-

to the

Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 e 1 F.M. And 9 F.. to 4 P.M. dally.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All perans, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than I days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms af Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. aca at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exweding $50

Saloon, Kingla

Retort

tod Class, Single ... Deck ...

Dayboats. Nightboats.

$5.00

8.00

$7.00

-12.00.

2.00

1.80

1.00

.90

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 issued."

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HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm.

SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MADAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-MAQAO LINE.

Saitinga To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and

9 p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).

From Macao daily at 7.30 am, and. 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Further information may be obtained at the Company's Orriz, Hotel Blansions,

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ANX VRIZED TEN SELLERS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

Contary, LAD..

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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

TUTAL FUNDS AT SPY DECREER "1914,

£23.970,567

1-Authorised Capital £1,000,000

Sabscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital 2,437,500

II-Fire Funds...

K-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,207,690

Baking Fund Account ...

Revenue Fire Brach.

3,897,047

109.230.

£24,970,357

£9,931,456

2,141,693

Life, and Asanity

Branche.org/ Bovenne Marine Department... B$7,239 Other Bossipte munas

478,040

£5,339,228

The Acconciative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Ast of Parliament, are set aside to meet the sims under the respective Depart men of the Company's Burinoes,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta.

P

“ÄK" TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

COMPANY.

ARAZKO TIME STABLE.

WINE DAY

7.00 to 8.00) Try 15 minutes: 0,00a.m. be 10.00 a.u...Erary 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. 11,00 «m...Rrely 15 minutes: 11,50 m. ka 19:45 pm..Every 15 minutos 12.45 p.m. be 1.15 p.m...Eymy 10 minnies. 1.16.p.m. be 1.45 pam.very 15 infantes. 2.45 pm. be 2.45 pain. Every 10 minutos 1.15 p.m. be $.00 pm.Evity 15 minutes." 6.80 p.m. 8.00 pm...Every 10) tantes TIGHT CARS

-$.50 p.m. and 9 p.m... 9.30 p.m, ko 13.00 p.m. Story kalf houz.

11.00 pm to 11.45 m. evay quarter of

6.00.

10.80 Kvay 10 minutes. 10.30.11.0.m... Every 10 minutes, 11.30 19 Moon...Every 15 minutes. 12.08 noon to 180 p.Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 3.30 p.m...Every 15 mkomboa 3.31 pm to 6.00 3....Every 10 minutes. 6.DQp.m. to 6.30p.m...very 15 minute 6,30 pm to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS is an Weak Dyn..

Extra Car al :19 milduight "SPECIAL CARB by arrangement as tho Company's Once, ALXANDRA BUZZOTRSE" Dee Vaux Road Central

*Bangors and pranok"Hekel avaliable for all am not stready tall running at the kiran winked in the Company's time tables, wah not for wesołał ureș and be obtained can application at Sas Company's Office

or from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Sox, Booking. Agents, Hongkong..

Aram Brand

WATSON'S

OLD

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TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION:

-THE TAIKOS DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CUNPAKY

OF HONGKONG LTD.

AGENTS BUTTERMELD & SWirt --TILE PACHE AF 212

SAINT GEORGE'S DAY SURPRISE.

WATCH

THIS

SPACE.

PRICE $8.00 Per Month,

THE WAR.

BRITISH REPULSE REPEATED HEAVY

ATTACKS.

AUSTRIA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE ON GERMAN TERMS

| Reuter's Service to the China Hon.

BRITISH OFFICIAL

REPORTS.

HEAVY FIGHTING,

REPEATED ASSAULTS BEATEN OFF.

Lobos, April 3, Field-Murabol Sir Douglas Haig reports:

There has been heary fighting

THE FLYING CORPS AS A MAJOR STRIKING FORCE.

GALLANT AIRMAN'S FINE ACHIEVEMENT.

LONDON, April 5.

Mr. Perry Hobinson, resa. Cor- respondent, describing the British use of aeroplanes in the first phase of the battle, says:

There have been 800**chines

simultaneously in the air on ene this, afternoon till late this even

sector alone, pilote comparing ing between the Luce River and the

their experience to going down the Strand machine-gunning, troops and Tire enemy, employing strong transports. The bombing of roads forecs, delivered repeated assaults:

and villages by low-flying machines These were beaten off with loss to has, been unprecedented. The Ger the energy, but we have been slightly mans were compelled to use the pressed back to the eastward of by-ronds as the main roads were Villers and Brettonneux where the blocked by the wreckage af bombed transport squadrons. Machines have

positions are maintained.

The enemy o artillery northward constantly gone out four and even of the Somme was active during the six times in a single night, return- night in the neighbourhood of Bucing for more ammunition. Germon quoy and in the Scarpe Valley. We aeroplanes which tried to interfere

were constantly shot dowɑ....

As an item in a day's work, Cap- tain Trollope, now reported missing, established record by shooting down six machines in a single day

engaged hostile concentractions in the neighbourhood of Albert.

HAS THE BIG OFFENSIVE RESUMED 1

He first attacked four German fight- ing machines, smashed one, and the

Losos, April 5. It is not yet clear whether the others dispersed Captain Tralope new battle amounts to a resumption proceeding, dived and attacked two of a really big offensive or to a series machines far below him. He of luminer blows, similar to those brought down both the Germans delivered, mang. weeks.

Then he alter the failure of the first phase of their attack at Verdum.

The reciprocal raiding activity at

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BROWN BRANDY PORTLAND CEMENT

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

Established 1882 :

-MANUFAUTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

GABLE LAID 4 STRAND to 10%%%

STRAND :

5 to 15 OFECUMTERSE

1 to 15

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 8,000 feet in length Price, samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to

wan, Tomes & Co, General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11-18

In Casks of 375 lbs. mst.

In Bags of 250 lbs. nes.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

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climbed and rejoined his formation: which was engaging an enemy quadron. Captale Trollope having exhausted his ammunition returned ant events in that region..

and replenished. He met and A French semi-officia mesange attacked three machines, bringing declares that the enemys held on down one Captain Trollope pur both the French and British sectors sued another group and brought before Amiens and is unable to deve down one in flames. He was going lop his plan of outflanking the City; home when he sighted an enemy and says: The French reserves are scout attacking a British machin now making their presence felt.

and felled him.

THE RETIREMENT AT ST. QUENTIN.

ENQUIRY TO BE HELD

LONDON, April..G.. The Daily Nega-states that the Goremment has decided to bold an enquiry regarding the retirement of the Fifth Army, at St. Quentin.

CZERNIN AND PEACE DISCUSSIONS.

THE FRENCH INQUIRY AND THE REPLY..

AUSTRIA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE

-ON GERMAN TERMS!

Mr. Robinson pays tribute to the work of the Dominions, airmen and American pilots and mechanics in contributing to make the Flying Corps not an auxiliary arm but major striking force."

AMERICAN TROOPS, OCCUPY

SECTOR.

LONDON, April 6 Reuter's Correspondent with the American Army in Franco stal

states that an American force is now op- cupying a sector on the Meuso heights, south of Verdun,

The enemy, yesterday,' ruided this sector after a heavy bombardment.

A DIVISIONS, HEAVY LOBS OP; OFFICERS:

London, April 60

AMSTERDAM, April 8 Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun- garian Foreign Minister, addressing Mr Hamilton Erfe, the the Vienna: "City Council said he | Correspondent, mentions- earnestly desired peace. Austria British Division lost eight wished to avoid a further military Colonels, in a recent battle.

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