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MUMEYA Japanese" (Photographers,

All kinds of Photographin

Work done in intet style

also Pasport Photos,

Developing and Printing lór

Amiens Speality.

Saha, Queen's Road Central!

TWL. 254,

No 17,135.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

The China Mail.

THORNE'S

ESTABLISHED

九十月四年八十壹百九千登英

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918.

午戊次歲年七國良華中

BUSINESS NOTICES,,

BUSINESS NOTICES

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

No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY.

JOLE AGENTS.

A,S. WATSON & Co. Ld WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

T 616

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIC

INDIAN dosiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the. Central Police Station between the hours of 9 AN. 101 PM. and FM to 4 P.)

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Applicants will be required to produce Passports er identification papers. All persone, with certain exceptions, whe

ENGINEERS” and 8

SHIPBUILDERS.}

KOWLOON BAY,

Steam and Motor Vessels,

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMERS.

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

PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Fassage Teen Hangkong & Canton will come into force on 25th March, 1918.

Saloon, Singlo

Return

and Claas, Single ... Deck....

Dayboats.

$5.00

8.00

9.00

1.00

Nightleats.

$7.00

12.00

1.80

.90

In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a specia

remain in the Colony for more than 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11. and Chinese Currency $11.80

7 days are required to Register them-available one way by Railway and the other by the Company's vessels will also selves under the REGISTRATION of be isaned.

PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms

of Registration giving the particulars

required may be obtained at the C.P.O.

and at all Police Stations

The Penalty for nen sompliance is 1

fine not exceeding 150,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.

WHICH ALL VISIND ZIE KRAKEN OF

DOEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LAT.,

And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

―

NOTAL Fonds at Sir Dar, 1914,

TOTAL F

£23.870.387,

I-Asthorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,00

Paid-up Capital £2,437,500

II-Fire Fund

11-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,587,590

Binking Fond &œcount ......

Revonne Fire Branch

3,837,047

128,230

£23,970,367

£2,381,458 |

2,141,693

Life and Anguity Branches........ Revenue. Marine Department... Other Besaiptai

237,239 478,940

£5,329,228

The Accumulative Foods of the various Branches are separately invested, aud, by Act of Parliament, are not aside to most the claims under the respective Depart mments of the Company's Burinse.

SHEWAN, TOMES &.00.,.

PRAS

TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

SWEK DAT

7.00 am to 0).m...Every 25 minutes. -8,00a.m. to 10.00 .... Every 10 minutes. 10.00 ...be 11.00 ... Every 13 minutes, 11.80 s.m. 12.40 p.m...very 15 minuteL 18.46 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. be 1.45 p.m...very 15 minutes. 1.48 p.m. to 2.15 p.m..Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 5,00p.m. to $.90 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

6.50.1 11:00 pm to 11.65 p.m. every quarter of boar

and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 1100 Apm every half hour.

1.00a.m. to 10,30 %. Every 10 minutes. 10.30a.m., 11 00 x.m...Every 10 minutes. 11.30am to 19 Noon Every 15 minutes;

Kvery 10 mlnabes. 12.00 tioon 100p

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BATCHDATE

Extrs Our ab 19 midnight.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement the

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE...

SailingsTo Canton daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily &: 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) and 4 pm

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

HONGKONG MACAO LINE.

Saidings-To Bacao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and

pm. (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 CONTANT's Orries, Hotel Mansions,

or. from Mesars. THOS. COOK & Box, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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OUR GIANT

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A. S. WATSON &

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HONGKONG. DISPENSARY.

Tel. 18

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.

1883

·HAN UF AUTERERS OF.

Established

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

GABLE LAID

4 STRAND

to 15%

5 to 18

3 to 10 CIBOUMFERLICH

Oil Drilling Cables of any

size up to 3,000 feet in length

Prices, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te

Shewan, Tomes & Co, General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

CO BAT 408, Lazaro Dentar or THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

Dos Your Road Central

Besson, and pasti, toket available far

all endah Khoady full running så" the in the Company's time tables,

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MPHREYS & BOW; Managers

(NOW, RECONETRUOTED).

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

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INNGINXERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRGE 1500 Fest above Sea Level.

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PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE GREAT BATTLE IN

FLANDERS.

CONFIDENCE IN THE ENEMY'S DEFEAT.

| Reuter's - Service to the Chino Mail:"

BRITISH OFFICIAL .REPORTS..

*

WE TAKE AND LOSE WYTICHAETE.

CEASELESS „ENEMY ATTACKS.

LONDON, April 18...

12.85 m. Field-Marshal, Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

There were intense hostile boi- bardments this morning on the whole of the Lys buttle-front, followed by attacks from Foret-de-Nieppe and Wytschacte," which were all re- pulsed, inflicting considerable luseds,

Our counter-attacks, reported this morning, succeeded in entering the villages of Meteren and Wytschuete, but we were unable to maintain the positions in the face of continued attacks.

The French are now co-operating on this front.

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS, DESPERATE FIRING.

Lospos. April 18,

1.80a.m.

A French communique states: There was no infantry action, The enemy furiously boisbanded' our fast lines and some villages north of Montdidier. Our batteries effectively counter-bombarded.

"THE WING OF SACRIFICE”

PAEN OF PRAISE OF BRITISH

ARMIES.

WHEN WILL FOCH MAKE HIS - DECISIVE STROKE?

LONDON.* April 18... There is a somewhat more cheer-

fuk note in the papers to-day follow- ing the reports that the British are counter-attacking and the indications, such as the German attack on BRITISH LINE INTACT ON WHOLE nuin effort further south, sad' Robeeg, that the enemy is diverting

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FRONT.

MANT ATTACKS REPULSED.

LONDON, April Fieki-Marshal Sir Douglas Heig reports:-

There is no change on the British Front.

is again threatening Bethune. This is probably partly due to the fact. that French reinforcements are com 18.ing into line, but there is still anxiety

as to when Generalissimo Foch will" make his decisive stroke, now that the British have stood for four weeks haimmering immense German re- During the night there was great serves, estimated at 120,000 men, is activity by the hostile artillery from fashion which has led the French Givenchy to eastward of Robecq and writers to describe the British Armies a heavy bombardiment of our posi-as “the wing of sucrifice." "Though- tions between Locon and Robecq afl experts do not endorse the opinion day evening, on the Merris sector.

advanced in some quarters that the We repulsed local attacks, yestur advance, which is critical in the day evening or the Merris sector northern theatre, has been definitely

Details of yesterday's fighting on the Nieppe forest and Wescluste front, establish the severity of the. enemy's losses.

(checked, it is agreed that the Ger

mins have not obtained the decisive result they aimed at, thanks to the extreme stubbornness of the Britisir resistance..

The battle, in fact, appears to be, following the course of the great

Three waves of German infantry, attacking south-eastward of Kemmet Hill, pressed back our line slightly one point. A counter-attack restored the situation and the attack series of German thrusts of October, 1914. Which ended in the pres was repulsed at all points..

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Three enemy attacks on the Buttle, and the failure was then due to these being no Allied reserve. Bailieul sector

were completely

That reserve now exists and has not. repubed and our line was intuet on the whole front, yesterday evening yet been used

HELGIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

HUNDRED GERMANS,

CAPTURED.-

1

LONDOS, April 18,

12.85. u.m.

Probably, there will still be con- tinuous duptuations in the northern area for some time to come, but the salient fact of the fighting is the staying power of the British soldier. He has withstood the severat tests of the month and the frequency withs

which the enemy has been repulsed at various points and is now being

healthy 'sign.

A Belgian communiqué states The Germans in force attacked and obtained a footing in our out. Vigorously counter-attacked is a very post system between Blankaertpond and the railway from Spree to Thourout..

Our counter-attacks completely drove the enemy out.

We took 800 prisoners.

GERMAN REPORTS.

LONDON, April 18,

12.85 am. Awireless Geman official report stutes

We have occupied Passchendaele und advanced our lines mear Beckere fand Gheluvelt.

We stormed the village of Wyt achaetes and drove the enemy from the heights north-eastward and westward, repulsing strong counter alecks of the enemy, who, while retreating south-westward of Wal- verghem, was pressed back across Doure

We have captured Bailleul ond Meteren and the stubbornly defended support point of Cappelynde, north ward of Bailleula

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. A strong Englial party, supported Under the Management of

Mrg. BLAIR.

by French forces, vainly endeavour- ed to re-sapture Meteren and the territory on both sides of Meris The attacks, broke dow with

TEN MILLIONS SUBSCRIBED FOR RED CROSS.

HM. THE KING APPEALS FOR CONTINUAE FUNDS.

LONDON, April 18. His Majesty the King has written a letter to the Timas, expressing great satisfaction that the Fund" of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John has reached the immense total of £10,000,000 sterling, and congratulating the Times upon it.

His Majesty suya tida

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"I am especially proud of the i nobl, generosity displayed by Britons Overseas. I am inform ed of the munificenco, with which" the American Red Cross has sup.. ported the British Hed Cros Never was the need for a con-J tinuance of the ministrations of the Red Cross more urgent, à 1 earnestly trust that the Joint Committer, with the powerful bely of the Times and the Press at Home and Overseas, will be en- abled, until victory ta won and the peace of the world assured, to maintain without abateme

its sacred mission, to the

sick and prisoners, has our unfailing our heartiet symp

Cent