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HONGKONG THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918

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BUSINESS NOTICES

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No. 4. SCOTCH WHISKY:

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T BIG,

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ENLAND CHINA MAIL-

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INDIAN desiring to leave the

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Applicants will be required to produce

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3,837,047

128,290

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2.00

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BRITISH OFFICIAL

REPORTS.

GROUND GAINED AND BOOTT CAPTURED.

Loxoos, April 23, 10.33 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hug

reports

In a minor operation eastward of Bobecq, we were completely success- | full

In addition to the ground gained, we took 120, prisoriera and a number of machine-guns,

We also slightly improved our position this morning in the neigh- bourhood of Meteren, taking prison- ers and machine-gune,

There is considerable enemy ga shelling of Villers and Bretonneux.

ACTIVITY IN THE AIR,

LONDON, April 23,

11.50 p.m.. -Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting en aviation, says:——

We carried out several long. distance reconnaissances yesterday and took many photographs,

We dropped 19 tons of bombe on the Thourout railway station, on the Enge dump, on Warneton, Armen.

FRENCH OFFICIAL

REPORTS.

GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

NO^INFANTRY" ACTION.

LONDON, April 26, 12.45 ..

A French communiqué statės :-- There was reciprocal artillery activity in the region of Eangard-ea Santere and west cf. Noyon.

There was no infantry action:

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

LONDON, April 25.

A wireless German official report states

The English were active. between' Lens, and Albert,

The enemy lost prisoners in r peated attempts to re-capture the ground at Aveluy Wood and to cap- ture the railway- northward of, Artus, on both sides of the Bouzincourt-

road. Avelus

THE WITHDRAWAL OF - THI FIFTH ARMY.

ERRONEOUS SUGGESTIONS.

4 LONDON, April 24. The withdrawal of the Fifth Army theres and Roulers, and brought at St. Quentin was the subject of m down eight and drove down, six series of questions in the House of. machines..

Commons.

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GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

ANN

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGART.

MANAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

Mr. Boner Law said there", "vers not the slightest justification for the

STRONG ENEMY THRUSTS FOILED. Suggestion that this portion of the

INCESSANT FIRING.

line was taken over contrary to the julgment of General Sir William Robertson and Field-Marshal Sir Doughs Haig The arrangemente were made entirely by the Britials and French military authorities.

It was untrue. that Field-Manalaf- There was increased hostile artis Douglas Haig had protested" tery firing yesterday at noon and in

LONDON, April 21,

1.55 p.m. Fied-Marsh Sir Douglas Haig reports.

the evening on the bulk of the Front taking the extra line. frour

the French particularly in the. Somme end

Ancre sectors, in the Scarpe Valley

and the sectors northward of Bethune PRESS CORRESPONDENTS and northward and north-westward

REPORTS.

of Bailleul.

The Germans at dusk, attaclang ENEMY REFRAINS FROM STRIKING. north-westwar of Albert, met a

heavy rifle and inachine-gun fire and

were driven buck

Strong hostile attacks last even- ing near Druncutre were repulsed, by the French after sharp fighting. The French and British artillery inflicted He Fere loss.

ENEMY TESTIMONY OF

BRITISH AERIAL

ACTIVITY

LONDON, April 23,

10.20

Reuter's Correspondent at Britai Headquarters, telegraphing this even-

The enemy's artillery at nighting, says:

time was active, and a heavy bom- Notwithstanding the concentration bardment opened carly this morning of men and

at various points guns.

still refrain from swik

along practically the whole of the the Germans still ref Britisii front from northward of ing

The prisoners report much sickne 15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Albert to the junction with the

French southward of the Somme und un epidermio of trenchfoot, såd Strong infantry attacks are ping that the ratione are inadequate Under the Management of

gressing in the Albert sector and to the needs of the fighting, soldiers. Mrs. BLAIR.

between the Somme and the Avre An interesting document found There was heavy hostile selling throws light on Buron Richthoven s early this morning between Givenchy destruction and is & request from and, Roberg

the aviation group commander to tre Our artillery dispersed concentra- first, pursuit squadron comma tions in the neighbourhood of by Baron Richth Merville

An airman reporte possible to y Westerly direction strong enemy opp that this serial bar

Shewan, Tomes & Co, General Manager TO THOSE GOING AWAY

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