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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1918.

午戌歲年七國華中

BUSINESS NOTICES.

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BUSINESS NOTICES

1918

Indian

MOTOR CYCLES

sjhp b.p and 7-9 h.pi "ALEK. ROS8 & 00.,

Machinery Dept. *Phone 27.

PRICE $8.00 Per Month.

THE GREAT BATTLE.

GREAT IMPORTANCE OF BRITISH GAINS.

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NOTICE.

MY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIC

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of LX. to rx. and Sr. to 4 r.x. dally,

Applicants will be required to produce Faporta or identification papers. All persens, with certain exceptions, whe

an in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Eagister them melve under the REGISTRATION of PRESONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration riving the particulars requited may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance ik a dine act exceeding $50

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III-Life & Annuity Fanda... 17,567,590 128,930 Baking Fund Acumat

223,970,387

£2,381,455 2,141,599 $37,259 478,940

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£5,339,928

Lile and Annuity

Branchen....... floresce Marine Department... Other Receipts

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THE BATTLE IN FRANCE.

A WEEK OF CONTINUOUS

., SUCCESS.

GLORIOUS FINALE BY

"BRITISH.

Losney, Aug. 25.

A week of continuous Allied suc-

MARSHAL FOCH.

RECEIVES BATON OF OFFICE.

EULOGISES VALOUR OF HIS TROOPS.

·EREUTER-HAVAS · SERYKE,]

Paris, Aug. 24.

Yesterday at French Headquarters

ress closed gloriously postertly when the British storied to fewer timn M., Poincaré, President of the French Afteen important stronglykla,

Bepublic, accompanied by M

A semi-official Pars statement Clemences the French, Premier, emphasises that the while interest preseilted Marshal Foch with the gesterday was centred on the British buton of his office," and General front where there were gains of Petain with the Medaille Militaire.

In ʼn short speech after presenta ground of great importanes from the| tactical viewpoint, especially in the tion, M. Poincaré quoted one of the direction of Bapuums, which is now Marshal's own favourite sayings practically at the mercy of the War is a department of moral British owing to their capture of the force. battle the conflict of two Ancre Valley ruilway.

wali, victory the moral superiority A significant success is that of of the victor, and daleat, the mord the Americans west of Fames. The depro on of the vanquished.” Americans, south of Yesle luve been

31. Poincaré referred to the gener-

lately assigned the task of bamixer pus adhesion of the Allied Govern- ing the German communication with inents which gave Marshal Foch the

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stendily reinforced, all the time, ant" to the sixcessive victories 're- However, and it their present move-sulting from that station on the ment develops it is likely to have Marne, "Aisac, Avre, Sorange and the serious consequences for the Ger- Dise.

mans which Generals Mangin and To Genom! Fetain; on thoin the Hunibers are outthinking. When Government, conferred the Medaille Genem Ludendorff deems it pru-Militaire. the highest honour a dent retire in this region his decision French General in win, the Presi to withdraw to the 1917 lipe may dent said: "You, who love soldiers be fastened by the Americans. and are beloved by them, will wear with just pride this insignia of heroiam."

EXPERT VIEWS IN PARIS.

EXPECTED GERMAN STAND AT BALAUME.

of

A few minutes before President Poincaré presented Marlin! Fech with the baton, of office, the Marshal received in his office at the LONDON, Aug. 24. Esperts in Paris recognise that Headquarters of the Allied Arms the British have the hardest task in representatives

the French, the present battle. The enemy will British and American Press. He fevidently deg de to stand at all made the following staternenta ecests, against a further advance of You yourselves know, “gentlerner, Generit: Byng Arury, as the low that the operations, begun orf July of Bapaume would, ut present, be 18th, are going on, woll. We are equivalent to disaster to the Ger going to follow them up. As to cur mans whose flank. between Arrus and foplendid troops, you can never say... Albert world be thereby uncoveretenough and never praise them too The contrast between the British highly for their valour and their poti in this agion now and in heroin. Though they fought with the Spring of 1915 remarkable.out truce and though they were not Gondial Sir Julien Byng his secured refered, one is only to ask from ure in three days than was gained them all wint ono wishes and then after six months of hard fight they will entry it out superbly a. General Rawlinson's operations Look he salt, at what they almirably supplement General have done since July 19th; while Byi Tecnjo'nt movement pointing to the map on the wall. has dready reduced Albert and it where the daily, advances had been is confidently anticipated that the marked in different colours: "I present double tumis vent of told you once previously that the the Brith will spel, the enemy Germans who were launched like, to evacuate the old Somne huttle wave, were going to break, on-the field by pressure on his funks in strand.Th's wave is falling back stend of hy the old costly frontal and has now broken like the sen

when it draws back

Buck on the rocky court.

AMERICAN MAN-POWER BILL.

PASSED BY HOUSE" OF REPRESENTATIVES:

The Man Lower Bill has passed the Hogs at Representatives "as originally drawn by the War Depart- ment, with only two negative voton; both by Socialists".

P

'PARIS' TO CALAIS."

TRAIN SERVICE RE ESTABLISHED.

[REUTER-HAVAB BERVICE.]

•PARIA, Aug 24

The train service for travellone lar been re-established on the main-lice

Discussing the Man-Power Bill between Feris and Amiens. In e the Senate, Mr. McCumber declared.

few days trains from Paris to Colajs that nobli ng short of planting the will follow ag

again their normal route v flag in Berlin is going to win the

journey will be considembly war as bought to be won. Not a

shortened The memure is of great peare, or a pact should be signed importance for the renewal of the until Germany has surrendered un Conditionally and stylivered up, the economic conditione murderers of Edith Cave and other France. Jnnocents:

JAPANESE-AMERICAN ARBITRA-

TION TREATY!

EXTENDED FOR FIVE YEARS.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 20.

Mr. Lansing and Count Isha v signed the extension of the puneset American Arbitration Treaty for another Ave years,

SIR R. L. BURDEN'S RETURN.

Oraws, Aug. 25 Sir IL Borden has arrived.

THE SILVER MARKET.

ONDON AUKAIZ

The Silver Market is unchanged