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THORNE'S

蒙一十月六年八十叠百九千登英

ESTABLISHED

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1918

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BUSINESS NOTICES

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

HOLE AGENTS.

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

HONGKONG

TEL. 416,

NOTICE.

NY EUROFRAN Non ASTATIC 17 INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Centra Police Station between the hours of 9 to 17.M. and 9PM 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 I days arg required to Register them- solves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms af Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

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NORTH BRITISA & MERDANTILE INSURANCE OO

- WHICH ARE TÄITED SEX «HARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

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and

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TOTAL FUNDA AR NIET DEURMARE, 1914,

£29.970,367,

I-Authored Capital £8,000,000

*Babearbed Capital £4,500,000G

Paid-up Cap

457,000

3,857,047

I-Fire Fundaciocomma

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£29,970,547

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Branchol........ Revenge Marine Department... 337,239 Other Rossipt. wanamente 478,940

£5.833,228

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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

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WEEK DAYT

7.60. to 8.00 a.m...Every 15 minutes: 8.00am to 10.00 a.m... Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 y 15 minutes. 11.80 to 12:45 pm...Every 15 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 1.46 p.m. to 2.15 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 2.16 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...very 15 minutes. 5.00 pm 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIOR CARS.

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 931 p.m. to 11.00 p...orary half hour.

11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. ‘every quarter of

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HONGKONG - MACAO LINE.

Salings-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 a.mn ) 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 Company's Office, Hotel Mansions,

or from Messrs. Turs. Cook & Sos, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

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AND

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are certain cures for Prickly Heat,

Can be used either in conjunction or separately,

They will also be found invaluable for preventing and relieving Sunburn, Freckles and all Skin Irritations.

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S.

TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's Service to the China Mait).

THE

GREAT BATTLE

ENEMY STILL NUMERICALLY SUPERIOR.

ALLIED COMMAND, BIDING TTS TIME.

PARIN, June 4.

IN

A semi-official report states the German Joysex are growing more serious daily, but still the enemy numerically superior on the whole front and they may be able to vin bark on a new offensive in some other sector, perhaps, the Mont- didter-Noyon sector.

The French Communi, therefore is wisely hkling its time before put- ting forth all its efforts.

OFFICIAL REPORTS..

ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED

Lospos, June 8, 11.50 p..

"BRITISH REPULSE RAIDS,'

Losbox, Jure 9, 116 Pin Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports

We successfully raided on the night of the 8th instant southward of Beau mont Hamel, taking 30 prisoners. north of Bailleul secured a

A successful French raid to the

fow. prisoners.

We repulsed raids to the south- east and cast of Arms, and in the neighbourhood of Givenchy-lez-I

Bassete

Hostile artillery, firing was abdre": normal between Villers Bretonneux and Albert, and between Givenety and Robecq.

GERMAN FOCH ON STRATEGY.

ONLY

ONE MEANS TO THE END.

Losbos, June B An important article on strategy by General Foch is published in to

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig day's newspaper, The Field. Generil reports -

Foch argues that in modern war, in We raided trenches to the southarder to arrive at its end of imposing of Auras, inflicting casualties.

its will on the enemy, recognises only The French carried out a success one means, namely, the destruction ful minor enterprise to the east of of the enemy's organised forces of Dickebiech Lake, capturing 47 pri-war and undertakes and prepares this

soners.

BATTLE IN THE AIR.

LONDON, June 8. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting ou aviation, ways

destruction by the buttie which.. brings about the overthrow of ther adversury, d'sorganises his. com- raurid, destroys discipline and lateons, and nullifies the fighting powers of units. In order to completely achieve the objeef the battle must not be

Bombing was active on both sides purely defensive. A purely defen

on the 7th instant

sive battle, even if well-conducted, is simply a game which must be

We dropped 3 tons of bombs on railway junctious, auroczowes and re-played. dumps beyond the German lines, and brought down 12 machines and drove

down seven our of control."Three British places are missing.

Pising was impossible on the night | of the 7th.

A GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, June 8. A wireless Getnas official report stuter

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.

ENEMY MAKES NO RE L'

PROGRESS.

CAUSE FOR CONFIDENCE.

EoNDos, June 4 Reuters Correspondent at French Headquarters. telegraphing on the afternoon of the 3rd, Boys

Renewell eneing attacks to "the

The battle seems to have taken a north-west of Chateau Thierry and general turn in our favour. Our line on the Ardre only brought him un, is holding out and our troops are not important gains of territory.

resisting but counter-attacking vigor- ously and successfully. Further fluctuations are still probable. The front is not yet continuous There are places where the Boche method filtering in may still secure local advantages, hit, na the, lina stiffes hour by our, the points where the enemy can hope to pose without A French comminique states:

severe fighting are becording rare. There sharp arfillers firing in

During the last 30 hours the enemy the region of Hangard-en-Santerre

made

no real progress in any part between the Oise and the Aisne, and of irs new front. South of the igne south of the Aisne.

FRENCH OAINS MAINTAINED.

| ENEMY-ATTACKS SHATTERED.

LONDON, June 8,

2.30-a.m.

there are signs that the Germans are

We continued ear progress in the

about to make another big nituck ou region of Veuilly Bussines and enthe plates between the Alyne and ter the village of Eloup,

the Villers Cotterets? Forest in order The enemy attempted to wipe out to straighten the deep depression of our yesterdays quin on the Chezy their line between the Aiane and Daminurd fronte Their viole counter-attacks, „were shuttered.

We entirely maintained our gains

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Vierzy. Their font in the sector in only a little in advance of the west- ern edge of the Grise Valley

The German command is naturally anxious to obtain a firm footing on AMERICANS, REPULSE ATTACKS. the plateaus, There is every renson for the confidence that we will be HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON uile la bold the Germans bere 26 we

THE

add in the buttle for the Villers

Cotteréte Forest yer

ENEMY

LONDON June

An American communig

erry:

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