LIKE SCARECROWS.
DIARY OF WAR.
Germans Caught in Barbed Wire Entanglement.
COUNTRIES AT WAR.
Mr. Stamford C. Buller, who has just received a ommission, has had a letter from his brother at the front, who writes, inter alia :----
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ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED, Army corpa is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 ta 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000
Å
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British
and French armies baa 6 and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8] guns and 250 men,
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Jan. 16.-Russiaus bayonet on entiro Turkish regiment in the Caucasus. French Socialists de clare in favour of a continuation of the war until the victory of the Allies is complete. Allies muske substantial progress. at many points.
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Jan. 17-Russians seize portant Karlibaba Pass in the Carpathians, bordering Transylvanin.
on
Fuller Denman Gibb Goulbourn Y Gould Gould Mrs J Griffthe HL Hall Capt TP.
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Smith W H Smyth Mrs F Bmyth F Smyth H Sorensen A Square Mis A Stockment S
MraSundlinger J R
Hannibal Mr & Harper G Hastle Mr & Mrs A Hawatt Hop. Mr
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Peak Hotel.
Jan. 18.--Announced that after three days' fighting the Russians Tarke at Kirsurgau, aLaibilating Armatross Mr&Mra register complete success over the
their rearguard and pursuing the remnant of the army. Herr Bernard Flat Berg Kuehn resigns pest of Secretary | Bowen Majer & Mrs to the Gorman Treasury.
Bowdler Mr Carmichael Mr and Jan. 19-Two German: aerò
Mra planes captured near Bar-le-Duc. Cartwright German airships drop bombs Cary M armouth and King's Lynn, Comaland killing two men and two women Dutton J and damaging property.
Jan. 20-Russian destroyer einke twelve Turkish merchant men near Arkhave. Fierce fighting in France.
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We have just arrived at the place where we now are and have gone into billets. I have been with the 2nd Battalion for a fort- night mow, all of which has been spent in the trenches" under a most unpleasing shell-fire and continual saiping. I had a sort of rabbit-burrow made to live in, in my section of the trench, which Was water-light aud moderately splinter proof. Luckily it was not bit by shells, althongà several shrapnel and one high-explosive" to 20,000 men. shell burst within a few feet of it.Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade A few days before i reached the battalion the Germans made a is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong
The cavalry brigade is from night-stick on one of our com- panies, and fairly ought it in 1,000 to 2,000 strong, The neck. They left two or three Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong, hundred dead lying in front of our trench, & lot of
cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. hanging in the barbed wire fence like so many scarecrows.Squadron of cavalry is from 150 Most of them are lying there still and one gets some rather unpleasant wbiffs from them, Occasionally. The 3rd Battalion has had a good many casualties- Brennen and Thompson killed, Pritchard died of wounds, Tudor Jones wounded, and two others Bick. Armwood has been outį here the whole time and look, very fit. He asked alter you. I should stop in F.MS. if I were you. One of as is quite enough Formidable sank in the Channel.for War, being succeeded by to be in this show. The German Army Orders announce creation have simply played hell with this of new Armies, wretched country-overy bon: Jan. 2.-Business interests in that their artillery can spot is Washington protest against any blown to bits by howitzer-shells, legislation restricting the export of At night you can see burning munitions of war to the bellige houses all over the country. The rents in Europe. -- Gormans were in this place some Jan. 3-Allies in France and time ago and the ones that were Belgium and Russians in Poland billeted in this house ate every-progross in spite of bad weather. thing in the place, without pay Jan. 5.-Russians follow up ment and carted off all the best successes against Austrians and furniture without payment:
It would do some of the people in England a lot of good to make a trip to this place. Wherever those swine bayc boon they have literally blotted out everything,
Jan. 6.-General Joffre cor-.. towne, villages and factories fired,
gratulates Rumia on her victory civiliane, even
over the Turks, adding, that the children, murdered. Thank God, Allies in all theatres of war are their losses during the last three now preparing for final victory weeks have been enormous. The Germany agrees to British pro- left 7,000 dead in front of a Guards Brigade the other day. peal for an exchange of prisoners
from incapacitated The crowd who were up against service. Earl Kitchener delivers. ua were Wuerttembergers and numbers of them were boys of 17 speech in the House of Lords. and 18. We captured two while pressing confidence in ultimate I was there one of them shot victory.
"women
and
alap through the ever rather a Dasty sight-Straits Times,
THE PRESENT MONTH.
Jan. 1-British battleship
Tarks by making many osptares, Decisive Russian victory in Sary kamyah, entire Turkish Corps, including General Commanding, being captured, and another Corps pursued.
further
Jan. 7.-Arrest of Cardinal Mercier by Germany announced.
Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn resigns post as German Minister General Wild von Hohenborn British steamer Durward suck by German submarine near the mouth of the Mouse.
Casulli Mr & Mrs
PUBLIC COMPANIES.
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO, LTD. Notice is hereby given that the Fourteenth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD, on Tuesday, 2nd February, 1915 at 12:15 pm. for
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WHO'S WHO FOR 1915. for the year ending 31st Decem-DRAMATIC WORKS OF JOHN M. be, 1914.
SYNCE....
Jan. 22.-Announced that Allies have made good general progress Almond Mu in past three days, despite severe Bettison Mr & Mrs German attacke. British naval W I seaplanes drop bomba ca Ger. Briges Bedge man submarines and guns at Chang Ying-tong Zeebrugge.
Crees Mr & Mrs J Jan. 23-Announced that Gerroes Miss
KR Crichton mans attempted to pierce British Cress Dr OT line at St. Omer, advancing in Donaldien
Dunkworth F maseed formation, but repulsed with heavy losses. Foy Kn A Dutch fishermen report having seen a Zeppelin founder at ss9.
Jan. 24-Russians continue to rout Tarka. German naval raid on English coast intercepted; Gor- man cruiser Blucher sunk and balile-cruisers seriously damaged; no British ships lost.
two
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Passmore Mrs WO Paarman Mr & Mrs Fanning A L Ramsay Min R& Ranger Mr & Mr Sasamatan K Scott A
Fyfe AA Graham WE Howard MHT Hunter J Hunt L.8 Jankaca Mr & Mrs. Thompson Mra
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Grand Allon: Mr & Mrs. Brown C W Crew Mr & Mrs Dunrich A" Gibbs & W Grant J Henry J E
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Hotel, May Miss H Reynolds W Sanderson R Smith IS.. Woman Wright 8 H
Kingsclere Hotel.
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Two Bitish Aviators Rescued in North Sea. London, December 14, 7.46 p.m.-A telegram to Renter's Telegram Company from Flushing Anderson Cons Gen Eran-Jones Ur and Jan. 8.-Germans bombard saya that the Datch steamer Or-Boringios!
GE Soissone and set fire to Law onje Nussan has picked up a Bolles Mr & Mrs J Logan W Courts. Germace
reoccupy British aviator and his mechanic Burnhaupt at heavy cost to them in the North Sos. They had been Carleton A ecives, French official report compelled to descend when the Cooper WAJ discloses over one hundred ex-motor of their sea-plane became Donnelly DE
Fielder DE The Yomiuri says that, on the amples of atrocious behaviour of disabled. At first they refused Filkins Miss D
to leave their craft until they 1st inst; three rate infected with Germane in France,
interned in Holland., Jan. 9.-Announced that the
were assured they would not be
Infected Rats.
pert germs were caught at Nishi-Rassians in Bukovina bave machi, Fakagaws, Tokyo, where a case of plague was reported Int advanced 80 miles in a week and month. The Metropolitan Police reached the chain separating
Bakovina from Hungary. authorities think that the dread bacilli have been imported from Shanghai, where plague is rife.
Jan. 10. British Reply to US. Note published: Britain undertakes to interfere with (Mr. T. W. H. Crosland. "
neutral trade only when such The financial alaire of Mr. trade is not bona fide. Thomas William
German Jan. 11.-Sixteen Hodgin Crosland, author and journalist, aeroplanes seen over the Channel were di cossed at the London make for Dunkirk and drop 30 Bankruptcy Court recently, when bomba, doing but little damage. the debtor's examination was con- Germans reverely punished both oluded. The statement of affairs eset and west.
HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel. Abraham, 1 B Jones MT Allen EG
Joseph R M Anderson Mr & Mrs Joseph E M
Athol L
Joseph & M Lacey Capt HE Goo E
AE Haokhouse J H Laver Bacon Mr & Mrs8 Los
Li Chung-ming Batchelder 3D
Edw Lariona Este K. R
Lloyd GT Belilios, Mrs ER
Loja
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Mann Mrs RR Bona, GA
Mardling H J Marriott Dr & Mr BoojiminCE being Beswick Mr & Mrs
Billing Mr & Mrs WMerecki, J
two
#howed liabilities 5755 and seala Jan. 12-Russian successes in a bad book debt of the face value the Caucasus continue,
Tarkish of £6.000. Questioned by the
Official Receiver, the debtor ad captured.
companies
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mitted that this was his second Jan: 13.-Small-pox, cholera L appearance in the Bankruptcy and typhoid raging in Austria. Bishop Mr&Mrs Miller Mra Jams Court; his publisters failed, and Roumania decides to enter the his first failure followed in 1900. Concert of the Triple Entents by Bonsal 5
Borden MTB L He would adopt the Official Ro about the middle of February, Brooke CB ceiver a estimate of $1,244 of his Jav. 14.King George confers.
Brooke OH liabilities in 1908, if the Official honours on the Grand Dake Brown' Receiver asserted that it was Nicholas and other Russian gen. Caroy A. B correot. It was an amazing thing orals: Germane secure partial
Clayton, W Coleman DrA LEF to him to hear that no dividend success at Soissons, capturing was paid under the 1906 bank number of French with guns.
Jornell Goo Coturi Arthur ruptcy, as in his opinion be
was then TE WERenty
of assets.
Jan. 15-The British in brilliant engagement capture B
a fact German position near La Ba 200,
that he had not applied for his capturing many prisoners. Union discharge under the 1808 bank forces occupy Ramons Drift and
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