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ABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1918.

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

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

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NY EUROPEAN Non ASIATIQ of INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 2 PM to 4 P.M. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Prosports or identification papers All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- Alves under the REGISTRATION of "PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forras of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANOR 00

WERUH AK VESTED THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

TOTAL

ASSURANCE 00.

FUNDS AT 31Er Dreamsza, 1914.

£99.970.867,

1-Authorized Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

Paid-up Capital unosime £2.437.500

III-Life & Annity Fands... 17,537,690

Sinking Fund Account ......

II-Fire Fund

3,837,047

128,230

£23,270,967

£2,881, 458

Revenue Fire Branch

Life and Annuity 9,141,593

Branches!

Revente Marine Department.

Other Receipts

337,999

473,840

£5.339,228

The accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respectiva Depart mente of the Company's Borinses.

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chms Mail.)"

THE BATTLE IN ITÁLY.

FIRST PHASE OF

OVER.

AUSTRIAN CLAIMS OF ITALIAK

CAPTURES CONTRADICTED.

EOME Junie 23. The Austrian claims regarding the”. BATTLEeupture of 10,000 Italian prisoners

are ni-officially contradicted.

ENEMY LOSSES. COMPUTED AT 180,000

THOROUGH DEFEAT FOR AUSTRO-HUNGARIANS.

- Lospos, June 23. An Italian semi-official report status

Reciprocul artillery firing is still intense along the Piste, while at tacks and counter-attacks to, assure tactical advantages are procending.

The first phase of the great batik, however, has terminated. It hus beer a full defeat for the Austro-

The butle is this figure represente, the whole of the Italian casualties. which supared with the length of the front and the effective troops (involved & fery small,

POLITICAL CRISIS IN

AUSTRIA MATURING.

SOCIALISTS. DEMAND NEW PARLIAMENT.

INTERNAL CONDITIONS MORE SERIOUS..

Zunch, June 24.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. objectives on Montelle and in front general strike prevails at Budapest,

PORTLAND CEMENT

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The Brits Per states that Hungarian Armies, which did not the internal condition of Austria is sneceed in reaching any of their mate serps than ever before. A

of Sunciona.

where all munition factories have The envy sacrifices were enor suspender work, the cavalry dis

entire regiments being persing the demonstrators. A poli- destroyed.

tical crisi is expecteil to intere The way akses were at least

to-morrow! 180,000, without 's gaining even an The Parliamentarias, forecast that' indispensable initial success of some Dr. von Seidler will be requested to of the dominating heights assuring form a new Cabinet although be is Prossings over the Five.

ITALIAN PRESSURE CONTINUES.

ENEMY LINES BOMBARDED.

Lospos, June 23,

An Italian official report states: Our artillery, continues to bombard the enemy intensely on the whole front.

..

opposed by Sorulists, who are dmustem of the Situation and who demand a new Parturnent..

CABINET TO KESION

AMSTERDAY, June 24. "A message from Vienna states that to-day's Cubiner mexting decided or the resignation of the entire Cabinet.

LACK OF SHOES AND, LINEN IN BULGARIA.

Our infantry continued their pres- SALT AND COFFEE UNOBTAIN

sure on Montello and on the Piave.

The Betish by an energetic sur prise action broke into the enemy's

lies to the south of Asingo plateau..

ABLE

AMSTERDAM, June 28, The Niece Rotterdam Courant"

and Illed 100, and captured 31 correspondent says the lack of cloth- |ing, shoes and linen in Bulgaria

prisoners.

-Our airmen bombarded the surpasses anything reported in other enetay's communications and brought countries, wist salt and coffee are" down 10 aeroplanes.

unobtainable.

The enemy has lost sines June 15th ? 03 aeroplanes.

ENEMY'S DIFFICULTIES

MULTIPLY.

MOURNFUL AUSTRIAN

REPORT:

Loxbox, June 23, A wireles Austrian official report

stutes remer

The corresponent suggests that these difficulties contributed to the full of Dr. V. Budoslavoff (who was. temporary Minister for Foreign Affairs).

WHAT ́A PROPER PEACE ́ SHOULD ENSURE

THE PREMIER ON DEMOCRACY."

LONDON, June 23.

Fighting on the Piave was less Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the violent

Welsh Baptist Talemuele in Lou- resumed his don, urged that we must prepare. The etny only counter-attacks on the southern right for peace. The world must

be fit for everyholy of all classes wing of

Our front. Heavy rains multiplied the bur-live in. There must be no room for dens and privations of our troops. deformities, like Militariam - Mat- The Parve has become a rushing monism and Amurthy. All mu stream, and cominunication between have a fair share. The future of the the banks is often interrupted for Empire had already been committed to Democraty The problems of re- several hours.

The greatest difficulty is providing construction le arranged in R the front with necessaries, such an atmosphere of brotherhood-and munitions and provisions:

friendliness. The upper classes, middle classes and bwer classes hack all passed through the fiery famo together. It had changed the people's hearts. Before I fought Bard to get fair play for the people from whom sprung What I ROME, Juns 21.4

got was by fighting I am going to News of the cliwonierly retreat of | fry another way this time. the Austrians has led to racet enthu Aiastic scones in Hone. Excited crowds snatched special editions from the hands of rows vendor There were great

ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES IN ROME DEMONSTRATIONS IN ITALY.

fés and theatres

the orchesträn playing the National Anthem and drowds cheenpe

were aimiler demonsation here in the Pren

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