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THE ALLIES' NEXT ADVANCE.

Need of Deliberate Preparation

Results of the Offensive. (By The Times Military

Correspondent.)

CRICKET,

Hongkong Cricket Club.

The following will represent the "B" aguinal the "A" on the Club ground on Saturday Novem ber 6, at 2.15 p.m.

T. E. Pearce (Capt.), G. E. Aubroy, F. H. Baker, A, L. Gace, H. Kennedy, S. S. Moore, Major, Morgan, H. E. Mariel, H. H Taylor, F. Syme Thomson, R. P. Tharefield.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915,

COMPANY REPORTS.

The Bank of Canton Ltd.

BALANCE SHEET AT JUNE 30, 1915.

To capital 40,000

Liabilities.

shares of $50 each -$2,000,000.00. To subscribed and

paid up capital VİS - 28,871

shares of $50 each, 1,333,550.00 To current accounts 1,161,655.36 To fixed deposits ... 1,828,402.93 Το

After the capture of the German lines south of La Bassee, the enemy counter-attacked as hia custom is. This counter-attack placed him in possession of the

brauch and quarries which are about a mile

agencies north-west of the most westerly

The dead body of a Chinese To drafts payable... houses of Hallucb, and this was a position which he could not be woman was discovered this morn To unpaid dividends allowed to retain. He was therefore ing in a bed in a oubicle at No. To promptly ejected by the British 62, Third Street. A piece of

Tragic Discovery at Third

Street.

compradore guarantee food...

reserves, and the only result of string was found tied round the To reserve fund ... his effort was to regain for neck, and there were bruises on To bonus secount... the right cheek, and a sear on To profit and losa..

him a

part of our the ankle.

smail holding north of Loos.

AB

wo bold the village, and all the rest of the large and deep front won last Saturday, the Germane bos

beon

1800

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Total ..$4,604,120.06 |

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TELEGRAMS.

1,810.24

3,094,464.89

803,992.08 438,045.39

THE MONARCHICAL MOVEMENT.

and at bakere 8 201,356,57 are not likely to be left in peace. The Germans declare plaintively By cash on band fal occupation, while, as we gain. that their position was ruined by

foreign coins eto. ed 38 hours to consolidate car an uninterrupted bombardment By bullion and

on hand new position, the chances of a lasting 70 hours, and that the nocosafal German counter-attack nacal "one division" of Germans

By loans receivable over the whole front are not

and advances great.

agencies By branch aud By bills receivable

evacuated its trenches and went back to a second position in rear. So no doubt it did, and the fact that it left in French hands a larg. er somber of prisoners than the

By

There is no news at present of the further development of the fighting on the Menia road. The Germans cannot know whether +ffectives of a German division By suspensS 10- count, exchange transactione this is a serious stick or a feist, was doubtless due to an over- and the natural effect of the night. The Germans.further any

government activity of our troops in this that all other attempts to break

slampa on hand no other region is to distract the enemy's through failed, but a attention and compel him to attempts were made the excuse is By rent and tele- graph gusrantes maintain reserves fooing Ypres, not impressive. The Frenob, judg Bow far our attack Bonth of ing by the places which they By furniture fix- tures and vaelt on ite already occupy on the line won, extended La Bassee

at a point present most now be at grips with the By stationery Ac- left in

also ia second line, and will in due time Jeft doubtful, the question whether the attack proceed to deal it as formidable By organization ac- north of the canal will be renewed, a hammering as that which crush- What is certain is that our attacked the first line out of existence. between La Baeneo and Lene, The gentle Germans taught as ontheee tacties, and wo are now attack and the French the Soaches side were admirably observing how they like them. o-ordinated, and that the British Access north of Lens will greatly assist the French to gain finally the heights west of Vimy, which were the unattained aim of their efforts last May and Jane.

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By

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count ...

commission RC- count 10

Total

117

China's Reply to the Powers. (Baxter's Servios To The Telegraph."

Landon. Receled November 3. According to Router's correr 41,892.52 pondent at Peking, in reply to the Anglo-Basso-Japanese repre- 41.40 sentations on the Monarchical movement, the Chine.e Govern- 3,090.00 ment aaye that it has always opposed the movement, but, in view of recent events, forcible 3,188.00

suppression thereof would endan- 5,888.17ger peace and good order. Oon-

33,250 00

.$4,684,120,00 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE To interest, salaries,

rent,

30th-1915.

current eX-

4.

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Total By balance brought forward from Deo. 31, 1914 By amount of gross profits for the half year ending Jane 30, 1915.

ots,

16,441.39

ROYAL HONGKONG

GOLF CLUB.

Fanling Running Pool, Octabor.

Class

'A."Bandicaps of 10 and under:

Mr. A. B. Stewart......34-0 75 Mr. G. 8. Archbutt ...83-3 80 Mr. U. D. Martyn.....88-5 81 Mr. A. Ritchie.......84-2 82 Mr. O. Bulmer Johnson 89-6 83 Mr. R. E. MacDougall 91-7 84 Class "B."-Handicaps of 11 and over:-

No carde returned.

35 entries.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

We are in formed by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary that next Monday and Wednesday are public holidays.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

ALTERATIONS

TO

TIME TABLE The Public is hereby notified that on and from November 7th the following trains celled:

are

Train timed to leave Kowloon at 8.55 a.m. (Sundays only).

Train timed to leave Kowloon at 2.12 p.m. daily.

In place of these, trains will leave as nader :--

From Kowloon 9.20 a.m. dally, From Kowloon 1:48 p.m. daily. In addition a train will leave

sequently the Government has no 9,000.00 other coures than to promulgate the bill passed by the Legislative Council and organize a convention of Citizens; the representatives of whom will determine the Constitutional questi.n in ac All these positions which have

Gordance with the wishes of the fallen into the bands of the Allies

people, Five Provinces have al ready declared for Constitutional have been prepared for defence

Monarchy. No strong opposition by every art and artifios of the

is reported from the Provinces engineer for months past. The

$ Germapa called them a barrier of

and there is no cause for anxiety. panses, bad and ateel. They represented the ex-

A small number of rebele, who The Height of Vlmy.

doubtfal debts, etc. 115,917.64 took refuge beyond the reach of The French on our right, troue degree of resistance that

95,185.33

Chinese Law, are powerless to re- though not yet level with us, have or be obtained by semi-perman-To balance ... done finely. All Bonches is in lent field defences of the modern

$211,102.97 ply. It concludes by saying that the Chinese Government ap- their bands, and they are advano-type, but they have fallen before Further attacks sufficiently prepared and

preciate the friendly spirit and ing upon Givenchy.

We know

advice of the three Powers and south they have made progre a sufficiently armed.

assures them that it will not spare as far as the orchards of La that they would, from previous

effort to maintain peace in the Folie. The German defenders experience, and that it only need-

Far East. of the Vimy platean are there ed plenty of heavy guns and

194,661.58 now closely besos and howitzers, plenty of shells, and fore will, we hope, be overwhelmed, plenty of determined infantry, for

...$211.102 97 THE AMERICAN ELECTION. The captore of Lone by the us to score of the enemy. It

LOOK FOON SHAN PROPOSAL TO ENFRANCHISE British would expedite their (might have suited as batter to

Chief Manager.

WOMEN DEFEATED, reirent, but all the ground round bave waited a little longer until

London. Heceived, November 2. Lone is very defensible, and until the whole effect of Mr. Lloyd

Renter's correspondent states oar ertillery are firmly placed George's efforts could be felt, the general situation,

that the elections in New York south of Loos we cannot expeor but

particularly the great

Massachusetts and Pennsylvania anob a rapid advance as that of and Saturday last. The capture of strain imposed upon asia, for.

We have compared the above have resulted in a decisive defeat the Vimy heights will be an im- bade further, deley, and it has portaat stept in advance, for to now been shown that the serious statements with the books, cash of the proposal to enfranchise the eaelward of them all the attempts of our Government to and securities at the head office women. A itepablios candidate ground is commanded by their pour men and munitions into and with the returns from the bee been elected Governor of fire, and the chances are that tue France have been justified by the branch and various agencies, and Massachusetts. Republicans have Over 20,000 German have found same to be correct; in oarried the whole State on their Germans will fall back on Douai, results, and on the line of the Lille-Douxi prisoners, including 300 offers our opinion the balance sheet is ticket as well as twelve seats in Canal, once they are pushed off and 33 guns, is a good bagian. full and fair and properly drawn the Legislatore, and have made

ing, and even better is the moral up so as to exhibit a tras and appreciable, gains in the State Kowloon, 29th October, 1915, the high ground.

We must not anticipate a very effect, which will not only spur correct view of the state of the offices in Kentucky and in the rapid advance. The weather is on the Allies to farther efforts, company's affairs according to the Legislature of New Jersey. They apparently bad, certainly in the bat will reverberate through the best of our information and the bareslso elected one Congressman

explanatione given us and for New York. Vorges, and modern artillery, world.

shown by the books of the which is nothing if not deliberate, needs time, especially after being

201

Total

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QUAN SHU JOHN, Chief Accountant.

QUAN KAL

MAK LAI TING,

Directors.

Our Part at Home. We Allies are taking our victory company.

We have obtained all the in- rooted to the soil for so long, to very calmly, neither exaggerating take up now positions and to its consequences nor minimising formation and explanations wo regist in preparation for a lite efforte. We know that we have have required. fresh advance, Not an unhope-a long and stony road to travel, PEROY SMITH BETH AND FLEMING, ful sugary, but the reverso, is to that the enemy is stubborn and be drawn from the fact that the well prepared, and that the aira Allies are taking their time which we have in view can only about their next move. In this be attained at the price of effort continued warfare, which has no precedent persistent

Auditore.

Hongkong, October 22, 1916,

OPIUM SMUGGLING.

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Field Days.

Parades for Friday, 5th inalaat 5.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Co.

A fine of $150, or in default Section drill and Masketry exer

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IN HIS BRITANNIC - MAJESTY'S CONSULAR COURT, AT CANTON.

Probate Jurisdiction.

ADMINISTRATION, CITATION FOR LETTERS OF

In the goods of Smollett Camp bell, Deceased.

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In virtue of an Order of His Majesty's said Court, bearing date this day, I do hereby monish Field operations will take plaos and cite all and all manner of persons to appear in the said on 14th and 28th instant.

Court on or before the 28th day Parades,

of November, 1915 and show cause, if any they have, why letters of administration (with singular the goods, chattels, rights, and oredite of Smollett the will annexed) of all and

Campbell late of Macao, China, ho died at Hongkong on August 20th, 1915, should not be granted unto Archibald Smollett Camp- bell, Attorney for Ella Grace Officer on duty Lieat. Weall..

Campbell of 48 Brunswick Gar- P. of W. Camp, Kowloon,

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in history and defies traditions over a long period of time, те have given signal other than its own it is very unsafe But to attack without a definite object proof that the strongest defences, and doßmite limitations. These manned by the best German attained, the attack oan then troops, are not capable of resisting collect itself for next spring, us when we take such measures which is all the more likely to be sa deserve sucoses, and it is with BUOCEEeful if it is conducted in the legitimate satisfaction and hope six weeks' imprisonment, was in-cises at Headquarters. Remainder aams manner as the firet. The that we look to our splendid ficted in the case of a Chinesenil. Matin fe quite right to point out Armies in France and to our charged with smuggling fifteen that the second Germen position superb Allies, to break down the tacle of opium from the ship Li is usually a more serious obstacle barriers which still stand between Sang, lying in the harbour, at the Mr. R. E. Landsell was the then the first, and the more per-ne and the invesion of Germany. Police Court this morning.

Our part, at home, is to make foot the preparations for assailing

The constable stated that he' it, provided that they are not good by adequate measures the magistrate on the Bench, unduly prolonged, the more likeli- great losses which the offensive

maat necessarily entail upon us, found defendant in possession of Lood there is of aucceer.

and to be prepared, not only to the drug and he arrested him.

Defendant said the drug was The "Steel Barrier" fa.

maintain our unite at their fall Champagne. The French attack in Cham strength, but constantly to given to him by a friend on the pagne extends over the whole reinforce them by fresh divisions hip, and he (defendant), to oblige front from Ville-sur-Tourbe, close as the war goes on. This is our him, took it ashore to await his It was then he was to the western borders of the part, and nothing will condone arrival. Argonne, to Auberivesur-Suippe, ita neglect, whether on the part arrested with the opium on his

ditanos of over 18 miles. It of the Government or the people, parson,

Officer on duty, Lient. Wright. Orderly Sergeant until lith Instant Sergt. D, 8. Cooper,

thereof, the Court will proceed to Canton, Thursday, the 28th day of October, 1915, Brant the same.coordin

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