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THORNE'S

The China Mail.

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一十月四年八十叠百九千昼英

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1918.

午戊大年七國民華中

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BUSINESS FOTICES

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTE.

A. S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

G.

HONGKONG,

T# 014.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN (Non ASIATIC

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bours of a.. to 1 P.M. and 9 r.top. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Paasports or identification papers. A persons, with certain exceptions, whe consin in the Colony for more than day are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is

fine zot exseeding $60,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ARB VESTED THEN SHARIN OY THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS!

ASSURANCE, 00.

FAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMoss, 1914,

TOTAL £33,970,367.

I-Authorised, Capital, £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Captial£437,500

11-Fire Funds.co

3,837,047

III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590

Binking Fund Acquat......

Revenge Fire Branch

Life and Annuity

Branche....... Revenus Marine Department... Other Reneipts

128.230

£29.9,0,367

£2,381,456

2,141,693

0924

478,940

£5,339,128

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branchen are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Botiness.

SHEWAN, TOMTS &.00.,

Ama

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WICK DAY

4.00 sm to 8.00 am... Every 15 minutes. 8.00, 10.00 a... Every 10 minutor. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 ....Every 15 mlaster. 11.80a.m. to 23.45 p.m... Every 15 minutas, 12.5 p.m. to 1.28 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 18 p.m. to 145 p.m.Erary 15 minatas, 1.45p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m... Every 15 minutes, 5.00p.m. b 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARE

8.50 p.m. a § p.m., 4.30 p." to 11.00 pam, every half bour

11.00 pm to 11.65 p.m. very quarter of

sa bour

SUNDAYE

T.K.D. 8.00 10.30am. Krazy 15 minutes. 10.30a.m. to 11.00 Every 10 minutas, 11.30a.m. to 12 Noon. Brery 15 minutes. 19.00 noon ∙101pm. Every 18 mbactes. 1.00pm to 5.30 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 5.31 p.m. to 8.00 pm...Erary 18 mlmates, 5.00 pm to 6.30 p.m... Every 15 mianten.- 6,3). w. to 6.00p.m. Every 10 minute..

"NIGHT NARS ss on, Wool Days.:

SATURDATE"

Eats Car ab. 12 midnight, SPECIAL CARB by mangement at the Company's Oos, Alexandra Buchtos Den Faux Ford Canizal.

Besco and panch tickets available for

all are not leady fall running at the

-time stated in the Company's time tablos,

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY.

Staam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO

ય

STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & LACMO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD. AND THE CHINA NAVICATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

REPUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following rovised Passagu Fares between Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 28th March, 1913.

Dayboats. Nightboats,

Saloon, Single

Return

2nd Class, Single

Deck...

$5.00

8.00

2.00

1.00

$7.00

12.00

1.80.

.90?

In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a specia 1st Casa Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11. and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one way by Railway and the other by the Company's easels will also be issued..

HONGKONG CANTON LINE,

Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 a.. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.. From Canton daily st i s.m. (Sundays excepted) and

■

4 p.m.

SERVICE or raz HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG MACAO LINE Sairings:-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and

2 p.m. (Sundays I p.m.).

From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundaya 3 p.m.).

Further information may be obtained at the Company's Orr, Hotel Mansions,

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

Brown Bra

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

YEARS IN WOOD.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE No.. 616.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LA.

Established 1883 -MANUFAUTUREĒS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND "10-15

CIRCTRIFIANCE.

'CABLE L'AID

5 to 15 CIRCUMFEREN E

4 STRAND

3" to 10"

CYRCURYTIENCE

Off Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length

Prices, band pics and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 13, 1912,

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED),

but not for special care, can be obtained TINGINEERA and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON

or application at the Company's O FOUNDERS All work done in this elablishment is guaranteed. We have

No Benson ticket will be tened scenever thirty ya experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodais any orári

payment therefor has been made in Bank

or by Chaque or Compeadors order representing Bank Fera

“JOHN P. HUMPHRTIS & SON,

of 300 last long.

Town Otion, 48, Commander Roair Okuma Chipard Sham-Spl-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong

Samson freelabed on apotication

Hourbong, Apell

1913

Hongkong. Telephone N, 469

Telephone No. 9.

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BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES •

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION -

-THE TAKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY · OF HONGKONG LTP-

· * "TAIKAS POCK"

AGENTS: BUTTEZREW & Swice

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number of infantry and a smaller number of guns. It remained to bur sect whether their organisation was LONDON, April 0. better than ours. The Germans. There wna intense interest in the however, had one, or two great ad- Premier's speech in the House of Tantages. They had initial advan- Commons to-day. The House wastage always commanded by troope erowded bus there was an entire on the offensive. They knew where absence of excitement and no de- they meant to attack, the dimensions" monstrations when the political of the attack and the time of attack... leaders entered. The Premier, whoIt was always difficult to tell when was cheered on rising, began his an attack was coming. The problema speech in low tones but his voice was closely considered by the Mili rungcut he developed his tary Staff at Versailles and General theme. He said we

had now Sir Henry Wilson concluded that the entered upon the

most. critical attack was coming south of Azras on stage of the terrible war. There a very wide front; approximately by was at present a lul, but the 95 Divisions, the object being to hurricane was not yet over. It was break through the British linex gathering in strength for a fiercer These conclusions were reached two outbreak and ere it was finally exor three months ago. It was one of y hausted there would be many more.the most remarkable forecasts of The fate of the Empire, the fate of enemy intentions ever made. Gen- Europe, and the fate of liberty eral Wilson also remarked that the throughout the world might depend attack would probably succeed to the upon the success with which even the extent of penetrating the British fine very last of these attacks was resist to half the distance of the front ed and countered, The Government attacked. Another advantage whicir therefore proposed to submit to the Germans possessed was unity of Parliament to-day certain recon-command. The dry and misty mendations in order to assist the weather also helped them. They” country and its Allies to weather the were actually within a few yards of storm. These recommendations the front line in some parte before

SPACE. would involve, he regretted to say, they were observod. It was quite

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In Bags of 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERALS. MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL

1,500 Feet laboye Sea Level

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Mrs. BLAIR.

extreme sacrifices by large classes impossible to observe them. This of the population and nothing would was a distinct disadvantage, because have justified them but the extrem the defence organisation of that partí- est necessity and the fact that we cular part depended largely upon were fighting for all that was essential cross-fire of machine-guns and artil and most shered to the national life.lery. The enemy made the fullest Explaining why Parliament had not use of the advantage.

been summoned earlier, he said that† As regards the battle itself, it will' since the battle begun the Govern- take sometime to ascertain all the nent had been engaged in almost facts, but at one time it was un hourly concert with their Allies in doubtedly, very fitical, when the providing the necessary measures to enemy broke through between the assist the armies to deal with the Third and filth Armies. There was ļa serious gap and the situation was emergency, and the proposals they intended to submit required very only retrieved by the magnificent

conduct of our troops--(Cheers) close and careful examination. Deal

| who retired in perfect order and re- ing with the military position he

established the junction, frustrating pointed out that it was difficult to get a clear and reliable narrative of the enemy's purpose. The country a battle extending for fifty miles. could not sufficiently thank the troops The Stuff and Generals were naturs for the superb valour and grim tend- ally engaged in concentrating their city with which they faced the over-i attention on the operations of the whelming hordes and ching to th enemy. Until that strain became positions. (Cheers.) They retired, relaxed it woull be difficult to as- but were never routed. Once more certain exactly what had happened, the cool pluck of the British soldier One or wo facts stood out but in who refuses to acknowledge, defeat, stating them he must avoid giving Saved Europe. (Cheers.) information or encouragement to the

Mr. Kennedy Jones, interrupting enemy. Ako nothing must be said What about the Generals? to discourage our forces fighting GENERAL GOUGH RE-CALLED gallantly. In this very hour all

FROM THE FRONT. recrimination must be stopped.

THE PRESENT BATTLE.

The Premier, continuing, Baid he was referring to the Generals, off-

The position, at the beginning of tees and soldiers. He drew to d 15 Minutes from Landing Stage, the battle, the Premier said, despite tinction. For instance, Brigadier

a serious gap heavy casualties in 1917, was that Carey collected, at Under the Management of

the British Army in France was signalen, engineers and laboreir

with odds and ends of machine considerably stronger on January ist

gurners, who held up the Germa this year than January 1st last year and closed the roud to Ameur-

1917; Up to October or November,

(Cheere). It would take a very long- the German combatant strength in time to name all the Generals who France, was as two to the Alled distinguished themselves in the tures. Then came the collapse of battle. Until all the circumstanes Rims and the Germans hurred up which led to the retirement of the released Divisions from the East to Fifth Army were known, until

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the West. They had, also a certain failure to hold the line of the Somme neasure of Austrian support but; not at boat until the Germans broug withstanding this and also notwith- up their gun and, perhaps, their standing a considerable number of failure to adequately destroy the German Divisions from the Eust, bridges were explained, it would not when the battle began the combat belair to cenfure General Cough ant strength of the German Army but until the circumstances were In the West was not quite equal to cleared up it would be equally unfair. the total strength of the Allies.The to the British Army to retain Lis Germans were slightly inferior in services in the field, and the Wat fantry, inferior in artillery, consider Cabinet, therefore, thought it neces átil the fact ably inferior in alry and un-sary to recall him

aids before 1 doubtedly inferior in aircraft. The were examined and

Government try their organised theizy

Divisions: Lour

4 larger nunrisers,

slightly braallur