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The China Mail.

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我二十月四年八十上百九千登英:

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1918.

TAXRF-LERYT

BUSINESS NOTIOES

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY,

SOLE AGENTS: WATSON & Co, Ld

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTR

HONGKONG,

* ร

:OTICE.

WY EUROPEAN Nea ASIATIC AINDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Cacral Police Station between the hours of A.M. bo i rasad 2 r.. to 4 P.M. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars pegnired may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at Folies Stations.

The Faualty for non compliance is s Ene not exceeding $80.

WORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE 00.

WHICH ARE YET? THE CHAREI OP THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPART, IAD..

sod

YOX RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

FIND AT SIST DEC, 1914,

£23.970,587.

TOTAL FER

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital mem

...£2,457,500

3,657,047 III-Life & Annuity Fmds... 17,667,590

Sinking Fund Account ......

Berange Fire Branch

198,930

£23,970.567

£2,381,468 Elle and Annuity Į

2,141,503 Branches Ravence Marine Department... 337,239 Other Beotipe

$78,940

£5,339.228

The Accumulative Funde of the vacious- Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet. the slaims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Borines.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00..

Agents,

PEAR. TEAMWAYS COMPANY.

7,60...

LIMITED'

TIME TABLE.

WINE DAY

8.) ...very 15 minutes. 8.00., 10.00 a.m...Every 10 minutes. 19.00 a. 50 11.00 ... Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.45 pm...Every 10 minuts. 12.45p.m. to 1.15 p...rety 10 minutos, 115 p.m. te 1.45 p.m...brary 15 minutes, 45 p.m. to 2.15 p....Every 10 minutes. 1.16 p.m. to 6,00 p.m...Every 15 minuta. 5.00p.m. be 8.00 pm...Every 10 minuter.

TIGHT GÁZa

1.50 p.m. od 9p.m., 9.30 p.m. 'to 11.00: pim every half hour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of

1.30a.m.

A bour

SUNDAYE..

8.50 am, be 10,39 km...Evany in minutes, 10.30 am to 11.00 .m... Every 10 minates. 11.30a.m.ko 12 Noon. Every 15 minutes. 12.00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 minutes. ∙1.00 pa bo 5.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 530pm to 6.00 p.m...Erary 10minates. 8:00p.m. to 6.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 6.30pm to 8.00 p.m. Kváry 10 minutes. NIGHT OABS. an on Week Daya,

BATUEDATA.

Extra Cars 18 midnight, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Olot, AKTZA (UNA BUILDryas' Do Your Road Contral, bed

Beason and panch tickets avaliable for sil en pot piraady full conning at the time stated to the Company's time tables, but not for special care, aan be obtained da spplication at the Company's Off No Been floket will be lawned mat payment therefor has been made in Bank Mohon or by Ohana or Compradore order

presenting Bark, Moos

22 JOIN D, HUMPHREYS & SON,

Umeral Managers.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

+

KOWLOON RAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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

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

Dayboots. Nightboats.

$5.00

7]

Salon Single.55 **

Recur

8.00

174

and Class, Single... Deck.

1+

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 Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11, and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one way by Railway and the ether by the Company's vessels will also be issued.

HONGKONG - CANTON LINE.

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

From Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 p.m.

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

Sailings-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 a01) and'

2 p.m. (Sundays, 1 p.m.).

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

Further information may be obtained at the Costear's Orrick, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Tuos. Cook & Sax, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

Brum Brand

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WATSON'S

BROWN

OLD

BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

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

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE NO. 616.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

Established 1883 MANUFACTURERN OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND 1" to 15"

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

5" to 15" "CIRĊIMERREN 1.

3" to 10". "GIRCUMFERENCH

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

Price amples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED),

LINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERE, BRABS

IRON FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty year experience. We own twp Blipways and can accommodate any walk, of 300 fous long

Town Omos, 48, CoUNAUGHT BOAD, OBHTEA, Hongkong Talephone No. 486 Shipyard:Mo-Bad-For Kowloon, Hongkong Kelmontes Tapolaked on apolation.

Heritage Apell 1, 1914.

Telephone No.

WONG PING WA, Manazui

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES.

OF ETERY DESCRIPTION

-THE TRIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY - OF HONGKONG LTP.-

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BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

HEAYY. MIGHTING BETWEEN ARMENTIERES AND YPRES.

Couture until two o'clock in the after noon, their Commander refusing to retire. Then the Germans charged them with the bayonet and few sur- vivors enme back.

When the Portuguese were forced OUR TROOPS PRESSED BACK back in the centre, the weight of the German attack fell on the 55th HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES. British Division on. their right, where the high ground of Givenchy is coveted by the enemy. The Lan- cushire Territorials, who had been' Following the bombardment, rushed into the battle from their billets, refused to give up the hillock ready reported, the unenty this and withstood every shock with

Losoos, April 10. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

morning attacked in strength be- tween Armentieres und the Ypres Comines Canal.

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minchine-guns and grenades. The

| ding-dong fighting against ceaselesa

There was heavy fighting through. German waves, throughout the day out the day in this sector, and also and all night, with Givenchy takem and re-taken, found the Lancashires,

on the whole front.

!

In yesterday's attack northward in the morning. undaunted and of the La Bassee Canal the enemy agile, still berring the way. northward of Armentieres pressed

back to the line of Wytschäete, Messines Ridge and Ploegsteert.

The enemy, who forced his way into Messines, was driven out by a counter-attack after a prolonged struggle.

Southward of Armentieres the

the enemy established himself on

PORTUGUESE TROOPS AYERT SERIOUS MENICE.

GIVENCHY CHANGES HANDS.

-FREQUENTLY.

LONDON, April 10,

10.30 p.m.

Reuter's Correspondent at Head-

left bank of the Lys, at certain quarters, telegraphing this evening, points eastward of Estaire, and in ys the neighbourhood of Bee St. Maur north of Bethune has waxed and Throughout the day the struggle

wunod. An artillery duol has devel-

The enemy this morning crossed! the River Lawe at Lestrem but wa driven out of the village and across oped southwards, and the infantry the river by a counter-attack.

buttle has extended, to the vicinity

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. We maintained our position be-of Wytschate,

PORTLAND CEMENT

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Bags of 250 Iba. nat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERA.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

tween Estaires and Givenchy.

BRITISH AVIATORS BOME ENEMY TROOPS,

It is clear that the Germans are Malkout," nuking a desperate effort to break through anywhere. Their shock thetius perchance disclose weakness.

Loxoox, April 10..

During two days fighting the Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig enemy has pressed us back in cer- reports on aviation:-

tain plus, necessitating readjust- The mist yesterddy tooming bin. ments of our line elsewhere. The dered flying,

enemy is flinging his main weight When the weather improved, our into an endeavour to destroy the airmen bombed and machine-gunned fighting powers of the British. the enemy on the new battle front.

This morning the Germans are between La Bassee and Armentieres.reported to be in the village of

We brought down five machines. Messines und Ploegveert Wood, aleg Two of ours are missing.

though probably in only small numbers...

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PRESS CORRESPONDENTS' REPORTS.

OUR DAJNTLESS PORTUGUESE

ALLIES.

HEROIC RESISTANCE.

The enemy obtained a footing at Estates this morning, but it reported that he was driven out later...

The troops are fighting magni- ficently well, supported by the artiler lery, The enemy employed at least. eight: Divisions.

The spear head of the enemy assault was the centre of the Fortu- guese, Front.

Loxoos, April 11. Pra Correspondents at the Front emplare the raagnificent British defence in a ceaseless fighting for:

Owing to the thickness of the tlity hours against. bedivy odds.

weather, considerable numbers of They give details of the resistance Germany trickied through whilst the of the Portuguese, whose front the alarm was being given. Consequent Germans first endeavoured to break

A

ly they attacked the rear, as well as

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. through The British officers at in dense waves frontally_-__--_--_--_

tached to the Portuguese troops are

of the opinion that the German

The Portuguese were forced

Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR bombardment of the Portuguese or retire, and brilliantly, fought a rear-

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guard action. They averted a seri ceeded anything seen on the Somme, extending far behind the second lines.us menace at this point, but the inevitable. The Portuguese held on to the retiring moverent became

Givenchy, which is valuable tac- sinushed front icy sonie outposts thally, was captured by the enemy fighting to the Just man

A counter-attack drove him out, but The main body of the Portuguese this was not in sufficient numbers to

fought stubbornly in the second line

withstand the on-coming waves, and till the enemy clock, troops early in the afternoon the Germans forced their way to Laventie, where gain carried Givenchy

It was just before dark, when the it was difficult to make a stand as Fifty-fifth Division, consisting mainly the Portuguese affered terribly, of the Lancashire Territorials, made Their guns were well served and fine charge, again restoring

Givenchy though some had been abandoned, as

"To-day; there has been littlo d the teams could not be taken through position for a further attack along the barrage, and some battery crews the southern flank of yesterday wiped out, the survivors destroyed thrust, and the battle setting

-northwards. Th the breech blacks, leaving scarcely The Germans are ahelling all the towns and villages a long way back, also the roads with a steady insist ence, employing to the utmost the great hauls of artillery rom other frontat

any serviceable pieces.

Bome Portuguess, gunners, attech ed to the British heavy batteries, atnck to it most gallant

British Hunne

Portuguese infantry held dutyat La

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