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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

* FASTER HOLIDAYS.

HES OFFICE will be entirely CLOSED Du GOOD FRIDAY, the 28th March. It will be open for all purposes on the following SATURDAY, SUNDAY and MONDAY,

til 1 P.,

D. W. THATMAN, Superintendent, Imports and Exports. T1810

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1918.

MARATHON RACE.

to all SERVICES;

O'UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES

SCHOOLS and the PUBLIC GENERALLY. STATUE SQUARE (Law Courts) to SHAUKIWAN and BACK.

Distance, about 10 miles. SATURDAY, APRIL 13th, 1918, Starting at 3 rac

Prizes according to number of Entries. Conditions :-Go as you please. No

stopping.

Minimum clothing, singlot and shorts Entrance foe Ons Dollar, to be sent with name and rank (if any) to

Staff Inspector J. C. WILDIN, Hongkong Police Reserve Headquarters,

Trinces Buildings,

De Los House Street- Entries close on SATURDAY, April 6th. (1811

Ο ΑΝΤΟΝ-ΚΟΠΙΟΟΝ RAILWAY,

NOTIOR

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED

Te that the following revited FARES

between HONGKONG, KWLOON and CANTON will come into force on April Ist next:

Hongkong Chinese

Currency Currency.

35.35

2nd Single... 2,50

1st Class Single

пр

Beturn

80,00 8.00

11

17

3rd

量

Brd

29

855

270

Return... 4:00... -4.30

Single... 1.20.

Return 1.80

10:1:20

1.95

In addition to the above for the convenience of the travelling Public a Special First Class Return Tickot at Hongkong Currency $11.00. and Chinese Currency 811.80 available one way by Railway and the other; of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company Steamers will also be issued.

By Order,

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW, Maragor. Howloon Canton Railway. British Section, WEN TEH CHANG,

Managing Director, Canton-Kowloon Railway, Chinese Section,

Kowloon, enth March, 1918,

PUBLIC AUCTION."

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 25я, 1918.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAKPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company,

Buildings

Pu

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

BURCHASERS OF FARE MUTUEL TICKETS on the fifth Race, Second aleu Cash Sweep ticket holders, of following Day, for Cash Sweeps, Places and Winners, Races on obtain a refund on production o their tickets at the Offices of the Hosonond JOCKEY CLUB

Hongkong, TO-DAYUNO 25th March, HONGKONG GLUR round Floor of the

1816, at is Noos, for consideration of the Director Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st December, 1917.

BOAD; between the 40EXE CHATRI

hours of 3.30 PM 5.30 PM. on MONDAY, 4th

March antil 29th March

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER excepted), ach (Saturdays and Sundays

BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 10th to the 25th inst., both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

“K, M. DYER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 12th March, 1918,

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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. H

NHE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To be held in the Board Food of Messrs. JAUDINE, Marueson & Co. (kindly lent for the occasion) TO DAY (MONDAY), March 25th, at 5.30 ., to NS NS

A. Roooivo the Committeds

Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for 1917.

Beport,

HOLDERS OF UNPAID WINNING TICKETS (Cash Sweeps, Places and Win nera) will also be paid at the same place aud between the same hours sa stated above on Production of their tickete

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Accountants to the HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB:

NOTICE

INTIMATION

Lieut, K. M. Bourne and Lieut. Wain- wright, formerly Cadots in the Shanghai Municipal Police, have won the Military

their schemes and bring the end of the war appreciably nearer. The wory fact that the Central European Powers have com mitted themselves to such a desperate Crossi adventure shows that they realise that time is on the side of Allies, and The Consuls at Changsha have request that it is a case of now or never. The ed the despatch of gunboats to protect.

the

WATSON'S shipping difficulty due to the submarine foreign interests there owing to the pro-

NAZALINE.

AN IDEAL

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| ANTISEPTIO AND

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Acistic or Indian.

campaign,

in, which was to bring respect of disturbances. Britain to her knees in six months, has passed its most acute stage, and every on April 18th, under the auspices of the Details of a Marathon Race to be held month promises an improvement in the Hongkong Police Reserve, will be found situation, so that America, which has already had twelve months in which to

in our advertising columns. organise her vast resources of men nud material, is in a position to make closed on Good Friday, but will be open The ports and Exports office will be her weight felt in a constantly increasing on the following Saturday, Sunday and degree in this life-and-death struggle, The long suspension of hostilities on the

Monday inornings until one o'clock. Eastern Front and the lull in operations Arisha-coolie, charged at the Hong which winter has compelled in Franco kong Magistracy with attempting to

PROPHYLACTIO OINTMENT. and Flanders bavo afforded the Central export fifty silver dollars to Swatow, was

Powers the opportunity to concentrate their energica upon the preparations for the present effort, while the final dis

fined 81 and the money was confiscated.

The Commodora has appointed Acting.

B. To elect Officers and other Members of desiring to leave the Colony should Specially useful for the preventio appearance of Russia from the ranks of Lieutenant E T Johns, RN.R., to he

Committee in the place of the

retiring

Members thereof.

C. To decide on any Resolution which may be duly submitted to the ting through the Hon. Se retary in sccord- ance with Bye Law 67. Members are requested ta attend.

By Order,

JOHN BENTLEY, Hon. Secretary

f768

GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED.

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held on March 26th N

The SHARE REGISTERS will be CLUSED from March 25th both days inclusive.

*AAApril 6th,

- BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Cofonial Regiater, Hongkong, 29th March, 1918. £1709

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER

of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 28th March, 1918, to WEDNES DAY, 24th April, 1918, both days includve.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. E ROBELT, Secretary Hongkong, 15th March, 1918.

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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will

be held at the Offices of the undersigned at

spply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 A.M. to † P.M. and 8 FM to 4P. daily.

Passports or identification papera

Applicants will be required to produce

All persons with certain exceptions who

Officer in charge of the Examination Servico, mce Lieutenant F. Medway,

the belligerents is believed to have releas ed something like a million and a half men for service in the West. The Allies, N

remain in the Colony for more than 7 days CEREBRO SPINAL FEVER however, have not been idle in the mean-

sre required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION

ORDINANCE 1816

PESOS

Forms of Registration giving the parti culars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding 850,

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

FROM 1st May next.

£58

OLATMAT VILLAS comer of Kimberley and Austin Road, Kowloon, one Six-Roomed House, with separate Bath Rooms and Kitchens.

Apply to

PATELL & CO., King's Buildings, Top Floor.

*₤1805

TO LET.

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desir- abin SHOPS, situated in Tea House Birees opposite the Graad Hotel, recent- ly reconstructed. ***

For reas and other particulara apply

THE MANAGER Hosarora In Co., LTD., Connaught Road Central. [800

TO LET

THE Undersigned a retor, HAMBURGAN ORANSFER BOOKS the Mah. A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

from the Liquiristor,

AMERIKA LINE, to sell by Public Auction,

001.

THURSDAY,;.

the 28th March, 1918, at 11 à M., at No. 3, Daddell Street

The of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th March, both days (nclusive.

A portion of the excellent and well made Office Furniture consisting of Double Daka with Drawara, Ofice Tables, Large Toak

One Steel Safe, by Arnheim, Berlin, 64

4131

#1 x 16 x 28°

One Steel Safe, by Milner & Co., London, One Underwood Typewriter, and a number of Telegraphic Lodu Books, do, do, ko.

On Flow from WEDNESDAY, the 37th instant.

TERMS:

Ususi..

HUGHES & HOUGH,. Autoteers. Hongkong, 2had Marul, 1818. [1807

WANTED.

MERICAN, of modest aspirations, wishes to Sub-Let One For Two ROOMS for OFFICE in central location for a few months.

"Box 234,- Care of Daily Proms" Office

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WANTED

TOR PRAZ, Hongkong, ENGLISH NURSE for little girl of 3 years and infant

Reply with references to-

Box 21, Care of " Daily Proso” Office,

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NOW READY.

THE

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers, LE HONGKONG FILE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hoogkong, 9th March, 1818. (1756

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD

NOTICE.

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Kow-

Apply to KUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Oo, Lim, Alexandra Buildings

TO LET

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HE FORTIETH ORDINARY HOLDERS of the above Company will beFFICES in York Building, held at Offices of the General Aginte Padder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March, st 11.30 4., for the purpons of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts 1ts for the year ending 3. st December,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 27th March, both days inclusire.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ira,

General Agents" Hongkong, 6th March, 1916. [1747

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD. THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at Noon on WEDNES DAY, the 27th March to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December,

and the Report of the and the Company General Mana

The TRANSFER will be CLOSED

BOOK from

the 18th to 9th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 7th March, 1918.

HOUSEA on Shameen, Canton. Apply to

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., Lzn.

FOR BALE USCULUM, Barker Road, 156, Peak,

Apply

BAN DUNCAN CLARK,

Care of LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

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DAIRY FARM NEWS. SAUSAGES!

SAUSAGES!

A Variety

to suit all taste) OXFORD SAUSAGER, CAMBRIDGE

12759

PORK

BEEF

LIVER

NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIO (1814). (UBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN AD

DIRECTORY hereby reminded that interest coupons

AND

become invalid for payment on the

expiry

of three years from the date on which the ball-yearly period covered by them ends. Taus Coupon No. 3 covering interest on the sbove Loan for the period 1 January to

CHRONICLE 30th June, 1918, will cease to be valid for

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLE MENTS, INDO.CHINA, PHILIPPINES, ETC.

1918

FIFTY-SIXTE ANNUAL ISSUE.

PRICE

Large Edition Abridged

VER

அதும்

$11.00 $7.00

payment after 30th June, 1918. Bondholders who have not yet presented this coupon for payment should do so before lat July, 1918,

APA AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs

₤1601

FOR SALE. PIANOFORCE Upright Iron Grand, in good order, very little need, owner leaving the Colony and must be sold at ence. Cost $450; will take $225. Can be seen at the HoNOKONG PARCEL EXPRESS 2 Duddell Street.

12804

BOLOGNA, HEAD CHEESE. BLACK PUDDING. WHITE

ON BALE.

TAKER OF THE

Jock

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RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on Lemon on the day of oz preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average For 20 years.

PRICE

On Sale at the DAILY PRIs Ofies or Local Booksellega.

and other infectious diseases.

of

COLD IN THE HEAD.

NASAL CATARRH,

Ero.

time. A month ago, Mr. BONAR DAW speaking at the Aldwych Club, declared that Germany would not break our lines, and more recently Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL stated that the French were

that the Fr so equipped that their assailants would

Eighteen cases of cerebrospinal fever wore reported in the Colony during the sufferers being Chinese. The dentba twenty-four hours of Friday, all the

numbered eight.

The annual Corporate Communion Gives quick relief in all cases meet with such a devastating blaze of service of the Mother's Union will tako artillery as the world had never seen place to-day at St. John's Cathedral at HEUTER'S Correspondent also reported 11 am The Bishop of Victoria will that behind the French Front, as behind give an address. the British, this winter, there has been all the time a silent and methodical pre A Chineas has reported to the Police paration. Unnumbered miles of trenches that, whilst he was on his way to a have been dug and roads and communi-money-changer on Friday to obtain change cations improved. Fresh monstrous for 850 bank-note, two men attacked growths of wire had sprung up. On every hin and robbed him of the money. road and field through which the Ger mana may conceivably advance lie artif lery and munitions, ready in quantities which the Germans have never before Assistant Director of Public Works, vice Mr. A. C. Churchill, retired on pension,

A.

PREPARED ONLY BY

ہے۔

It is notified in the Gazette that Mr... T. L. Perkins has been appointed First

S. WATSON & encountered. Of the unconquerable spirit with effect from the 21st February, 1918,

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG.

TEL. 10.

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of our gallant troops we have had so many magnificent illustrations during A revised list of faree on the Kowloon- the past three years and a half that we Canton Railway will come into force on trust our fate to them with supreme con- the 1st prox., together with an arrange- fidence that they will do all that mortalment by which Arst-class passengers may man can do to beat back the enemies of journey one way by train and the other eivilisation, and, though we must deplore

by steamer, the terriblo gaps that will be ploughed in their ranks, it is a consolation to feel that nothing which human foresight can devise for their protection has been neglected.

MARRIAGES. LUNT-PEARSON-At Holy Trinity, Shang

hai, Cathedral, on March 10th, by the Very Rev. Denn Walker, Cannot Peescort, elder son of Capt and Mrs. W HLUNT, Shanghai, to Benrt OLGA, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mra. E. PRANSON, Shanghai PORTER HUTCH180,-At H.B.M. Consul ate, Shanghai, on March 18th, and

A highly successful cinema entertain afterwards at the Union Church, by enemy is, apparently, to drive a wedgement was given to the troops and their the Rev. C. T Darwent, CYRIL between the British and French, and to friends at the Royal Artillery Thostre WENTWORTH PORTER, to ELIZABETH advance to Paris, which General HINDEN. on Thursday evening, and similar shows CRUED ARTRUE, oldest daughter of

A Chinese was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Hongkong Magistracy on Saturday to ton months' bard labour for stealing two gunny bags and returning to The attack has been launched on the Colony before the expiration of his a front of about fifty miles in the term of banishment.

Scarpe and the Cise. The aim of the Cambrai district, lying between the

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES HUTCHISON, of BERG prophecied he would reach on April will be presented on Wednesday and Shanghai. Hea ANNETT HUTCHIBON-At HBM. Consul lat, by the valley of the Oise, simultaneous Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock from

ato-General, Shanghai, on March y turning the whole French left. The fact March 97th onwards, the "Fatal Ring 18th, and afterwards at the Union that the blow has been delivered exactly being screened on Wednesdays. Church, by the Rev. C. E. Durwent when and where it was expected encour MARCEL AUGUSTE, Becond son of the

Early on Saturday morning, a fire

lats Tg. ANNEN, of London to ages the belief that it will be successfully broke out at No. 5, Hollywood Road, the MADEL MOWAIT, youngest daughter parriod. The enemy has introduced no new

of Mr. and Mrs. JAMES HUTCHISON, devices, but is relying again upon sheer ground floor of which is a printer's of Shanghai.

___________ DEATHS. ARTON.At 184, Cromwell-rd., 5.W., on January 12th, JAMES ROSH ANTON, formerly of Hongkong, in his 75th

year,

weight of numbers in men and guts to establishment. A great deal of paper was bear down all opposition. Already forty stored in the basement, and it is believed divisions representing approximately that the fire originated there. The floor three-quarters of a million men, have was practically gutted, the damages being been identified as taking part in the LANDERS At Shanghai, on March 18th, assault. Assisted by the Austro-Hungar estimated at $8,500. The property was WARD-At No. 17, Love Lane, Shanghai, Against one sector of ten thousand yards.

KATE LANDERS, aged 31 years.

ians, they put up a terride barrage, not insured. on March 10th, OLIVE MONDIE, dearly it is estimated that they employed one beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. gun for every fifteen yards, not counting

The Shanghai Municipal Report shows THOMAS WARU, aged 4 years and eleven trench mortars. At another point eight that the Electricity Department returned months,

British battalions were opposed by eight a nett profit of Tls. 469,915 (estimated WETMORE At Hove, on January 12th enemy divisions. In the graphic words Tla. 309,800) after meeting all capital

ANNA ONYDER WETIORE, widow of of one soldier, the Germans advanced the late W. B. WETHORE, formerly of Shanghai,

HONGKONG OFFICE: 20, D3 Vaux Road, C. London Oriinu: 181, Fram Szaar, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Balg

HONGKONG, TH MARCH, 1818.

A FATEFUL STRUGGLE.

Tax much vaunted German offensive on the Western Front bas commented, and it is scarcely too much to say that the fate

of the world hang the balance. If

like bees out of a hive the more one charges and writing off Tla. 387,761 for shot the more there seemed to come. It depreciation. The Municipal Financial is not surprising, therefore, that they

tions and penetrated the battle positions 3,455,127, and ordinary expenditure The haya broken through our outpost post-Report shows an ordinary income of Tis. westward of St, Quentin and in the 2,370,410, The balance was carried to neighbourhood of Croiselles. Their great-

est penetration varies from 5,200 to 500 extraordinary income, which totalled TIs. or 600 yards. There is no reason to feel 1,099,735 against extraordinary expendi- disheartened by this. It will bo rememture of Tis. 1,558,605, leaving a fusl borod that Mr. BONAB LAW, after re

ferring recently to the confidence of the deficit of Tis. 488,870 fo carry forward to British Command in our ability to 1018. defeat the enemy's designs, warned the country that that did not mean that there

would be no losses of territory. Any The Bolsheviks have a lot to learn (says side choosing to concentrate mufficiently the Daily News). Recently, in upon a narrow front could carry it, he declared. That might happen, if an Vladivostock, they sent round to all attack occurs, but if it does happen, I business houses, foreiga am confident its true significanon will be realised by the British people as well as Russian, announcing that thenceforward

as well da

the Germans should succeed in their the soldiers, whose one desire will be to a Bolabevik overseer was to be put in desperate attempt to break through the recover lost ground. Our troops retired

Antily mean the end of the struggle to strategic importance. The enemy have possibly what was left after the balance Allied lines in force it would not neces good order, we are told and nowhere every office to see that no firm masle too the territory relinquished of any real much money, and that what was made (or long as we retain the command of the Fair massed infantry offered remarkable which the overseer considered excessive paid a fearful price" for their gains. set, but it would indefinitely postpone targets to our rifle, machinegan, and had been deducted for the benefit of good taken of the fact the ground in their rear artillery fire and full advantage was little Bolsheviks) was divided equally be

the triumph of justice and freedom. On the other hand, the failure of the enemy being described by our airmen as strewn tween employers and eniployed. Whereat to attain the objects for which they have with grey corpses." Our losses have the foreign merchants with common con- mada auch tremendous preparations S DOUGLAS ELAIQ, out of proportion to sent simply closed their offices. And what inevitably been considerable, but not, says would convince them of the hopelessness of the battle's magnitude.

will the Bolshevik do now, poor thing t