THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915,
DIARY OF WAR.
NOTICES
ESTABLISHED 1885. ·
ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER
COUNTRIES AT WAR.
SUN LIFE
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Rússia,
Britain.
ASSURANCE COMPANY
France. Belgium. Japan, Servia. Montenegro.!
OF CANADA
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a amall scala in itself. The strength varias from 35,000 to 46,000 men.
A
Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.. Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 1,000 strong, The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry "is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry ie from 150
to 200 men strong, Battery of artillery in the British and French armice has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 guns sad 150 mon. In the Russian Army is consists of 8 guns and 250 men..
LAST MONTH.
Jan. 1.-British battleship Formidable sank in the Channel, Army Orders announce creation of new Armies.
Jan. 2-Business interests in Washington protest against any legislation restricting the export of munitions of war to the bellige. rents in Europe.
Jan. 3.Allies in France_and" Belgium and Russiane in Poland progress in spite of bad weather.
Jan. 5.-Russians follow up successes, against Austrians and Turks by making many caplures. Decisive Russian victory in Sary kamysh, entire Turkish Corps, including General Commanding, being captured, and another. Corpe pursued.
Jan. 6.-General Joffre con- gratulates Russia on her victory over the Turks, adding that the Allies in all theatres of war are now preparing for final victory Germany agrees to British "pro- posal for an exchange of prisoners further from incapacitated service, Earl Kitchener delivers speech in the "House of Lords expressing confidence in ultimate victory.
Jan. 7,-Arrest of Cardinal Marcier by Germany announced. Jan. 8.-Germans bombard Soissone and set fire to Law Courts. Germane reoccupy Burnhaupt at heavy cost to them- French ofhcial report Rolves. discloses over one hundred ex-' amples of atrocious behaviour of Germans in France,
Jan. -Announced that the Russians in Bukovina bove advanced 80 miles in a week and reached the chain separating Bakovina from Hungary.
'Jan. 10.-British Reply to U.S. Note published: Britain undertakes to interfere with neutral trade only when such trade is not bona fide. Jan. 11. Sixteen aeroplanes seon over the Channel make for bankirk and drop 30 bombe, doing but little damage, Germans severely punished both
east and west.
+1
£40,000,000.
FUNDS EXCEED
£11,000.000.
Chiel Office for South China, 2 Des. Vœux Road.
(Powell's Bulidings)
HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel.
Abraham, E-3
Joseph & M"
Anderson Mr & Mrs Lee W D
Athol L
Anderson Geo E. Backhouse JH
W
Lampman Mr& Min
HA
Lutmono Ed Bacon Mr & Mrs 8 Lloyd OT
Bats E. R Beckinwanie 1. Bockingsale WD Mrs E R Belilios Bell003 Bena, G A
Beswick Mr & Mrs Bishop Mr & Mrs A
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Black W M
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Luja Mr & Mrs Mackendrick P Mana MBR Mardling HJ Marriot: Dr & Mra
Mohto K Mernoki, Middleton S Miller Mody JHN
Mrs Jams.
Braga Mr&Mrs JV Murch AS
JR Clayton, W
Coleman Dr ALEF Ormiston J Cornullussen Mra
Tel. 1245.
King Edward' Hotel.
Alison Mr & Mrs Almond Mt R Amold
Belison Mr & Mri
H
Mr & Mr
Briggs Briggs Manier Brown W Budge W
Course
King KP
Kraft Mr & Mes" Lauritson Mr & Mrs
Lennox Miss Lennox J
Mason O F
Mayas CWO Murphy H Passmore Mrs WO Crema M & Mrs JR Pearman Mr & Mrs Oraes Miss Crichton H R
Dross E.V
Cross Dr OT."
Denison Dlandson R
Duckworth F
Foulds IGP
Broke CB Bays J
Mrs A
Newton D
Neighbour W R
WE
Nicolson 1.8
Perdas
Mr & Mrs A
Harrison Hunt LB Hunter J
WI
GLF
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Pentrouth Mr & Mr Paivos A B
Wm
E.H
Jones D. H Joseph J
Grand
Dollar Mr & Mrs Robert Dowley W A Dally Miss ME Edmunds C A
Ehrenfels Mr&Mrs
Ray Hay
WA Rayner Lt Col and
MrB
Reed D W
Evans Capt J W Road V
vans Ca Evenson E Falconer Mr & Mrs Roay, Miss F Pinzon GJ
PJ
Fraser
Mz
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French Capt & Mrs Salle Mr & Mrs
Fuller Denman
Gibb J Goulbourn Gould J Gould Mr J Green Lt M Griffiths H L Hall Capt. TP Hannibal Mr & Harper G
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& Mrs
Seward Mr Sibley 3 C SkottiC Smith Mrs A G Smith Jas A Smith W HI Smyth Mrs. F
Hmyth F Smyth
MrsSmyth H
Sorensen AS Square Mian A
Howeit Hon. Mr E 'Steokmeat 8
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Stirling Mrs 1. Howitt Mr&Mrs CJSwalfield HI Hirbacklab Hodge WJ
Hough Mix H H Hunter R Jones MT Jong Mr & Mrs J de Wilson FR
Wood G G Wright Mr & Mrs
Joseph R M Joseph EM
Ponning A L
Pinson A V Ramsay Mra RA Ranger Mr & Mrs Susamatan K
Scott A
Scott & Mrs E H
Mr
Shires Mr & Mrs
Sibreo Dr
para
Taylor F Thompson Mra
Jackson Mr & Mrs Thornton G
Allon Mr & Mrs » Beattle R
Crow Mr & Mr
Dunrich A
Easton J Gibbe A W
Grant &
James B
Jonor B
'Kelleigh Mra
Underwood Mr and
Mrs J H
Hotel, Kelleigh WF Foob Capt Reynaldi O W Sanderson R Santos A Smith J Wiesman C Wilson K Wright & H
Kingsclere Hotel."
Bolles Mr & Mrs J
W
Broen M J
Carleton A E.
Cooper WA J
Master Kant Lewis D Logan W
Luhrs JH You G Martin Mr & Mrs
Douglas Mr & Mrs Nixon) FO
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Hawlinson RJ
Dution Mr & Mrs G Robertson Mr &
CONSIGNEES
AMERICAN ASIATIO 8.0. 05)
NOTICES,
NOTION TU CONSIGNEES. CONCERT
FROM NEW YORK. THE Steamship
**CHINESE PRINCE," Captain H. J. Davis, having | arrived from the above Ports, Con- sicnees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are be- ing landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company. Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
All broken, chafed, and damag ed goods are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on Wednesday, 17th jinst.; at: 10 a.m.
All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DAYS of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognized,
No. Claims will be admitted after the goods bave left the Go- downs, and all Goods, remaining undelivered after the 17th instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effested.
Bills of Lading will be count- eraigned by
SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Agents. Hongkong, 9th February, 1915." INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI
GATION CO., LTD. From CALCUTTA, PENANG | 2 SINGAPORE,
THE Company's Steamships..
"ONSANG & KUMSANG"
having arrived from the above ports, consignees
of
cargo
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 p.m. the 5th inst, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense."
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
in aid of
LADY LUGARD'S
NOTICE.
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
HOTEL MANSIONS
BELGIAN RECUGEES' FUND (Lately occupied by KRUSE & Co.)
By the Pupils of the MUSIC CLASS OF THE ITALIAN CONVENT
to be held at The Convent, Cainë Roud,
OR
MONDAY & TUESDAY, 15th and 16th February, 1915, commencing each evening
at 6 p.m. Admission (by ticket): $1.
CHILDREN'S AFTERNOON : Saturday, 13th February, 191S,
commencing at 4 p.m. Entrance: 20 cents. Hongkong, 5th February, 1915.
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS (816,000,000) and
SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS
· ($8,000,000). Notice is hereby given to Sub- scribers that arrangements have been made by the Chinese Go- vernment to hand to the under- signed each month. the sum of Dollars One hundred and Twenty
SOLE AGENTS
FOR THE WORLD-RENOWNED
IMPERIO DEL
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AND
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"CROWN PRINCE" AND OTHER CIGARETTES. SUPPLIERS TO LEADING CLUBS & HOTELS,!
{STOCK OF
CIGARS, CIGARETTES & TOBACCO
to suit the taste of all SMOKERS.
Our Havana Cigars are specially stored in air-tight safes. Importers of MELAOHRINO and DIMITRINO'S, Cigarettes, Fresh Stock of ARDATH'S Virginia Cigarettes and Tobacco, Craven Mixture, Black 'Cat Mixture, and Grapael Mixture, received by every Mail.
.
Mail orders promptly and carefully executed.
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
Thousand ($120,000) from the The most complete
the
are hereby informed that their revenues assigned under goods will be delivered from Loan Regulations to the service of these loans. Loan servico alongside.
accounts have been "opened in the name of the undersigned with the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications, into which these monthly instalments of Interest will be paid as received, and these accounts will be drawn on to meet the half-yearly inter- est Coupons payable through the intermediary of the above-named Banks.
Bills of Lading will be count- ersigned by:
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 4th February, 1915.
Swinton C H
Tayler Capt HO
Watkins OE
Weill Mr & Mrs A Wenyon W F
Fielder BE
Gordon M J
Hardman A
Mrs Robinson F H Mins 5) Sachse Mr & Forbo Mr & Mrs A Shields AL
Singer Mr Mrs ET Sutor Mr & Mrs F
PUBLIC COMPANIES,"
Hay Capt & Mrs W Sutton Miss Hay Gay
Thomas H P Eur CMason Watkins U H Evan-Jones Jr and Woller II W
Mrs
Wilson J W Kent Mr & Mra
NOTICE, L'UNION
Peak Hotel.
Armstrong Mr&Mrs Keith Mrs R D.
Linton AR Bernard Fleet Surg Mitchelmore Mr &
Mrs E V Bowen Major & Mrs Moss Mr & Mr Bowdler MrA
Pearse Mr & Mrs
Mr & Mra
M &
& Mrs
Carmichael Mr an emer
Mra Cartwright Cary M Casulli Mr & Mis Cousland
Dutton.T
Pringle W J Pyna
Major
Ralphs Mr & Mrs Roomo. Eng Comdr gbarp Mra
Falching Major Gibson Mr & Mrs A. Sinclair A Hale B A Mr & Mrs Skinner žiís Hall L-Col G Hazeland FA
Skott C
Boreason Hemmings Mrs WG South Mr Grant Hegg Mr & Mrs EJ Smith Mr & Mrs A Horbronder Mr« ...,"
Findlay
Humphreys Major St
St Amory R
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Humphreys Mr and. l'urnor Mrs
Mra WG
Walcott Mra Ilex Lt Col H Walton Jol & Min Joffring HU Welton Mr & Mrs Jones Lee
Whilfald Capt and Johns Mrs R
Young Kleth H
Supplement in the Colony.
Contains all the news of the week in a most attractive. form and is the paper for mailing to friends, at Home,
-PHOTOGRAPH-
The photograph on the current issue is of the Seamen's Institute.
The first interest instalment for the month of January baa been duly received and brought| to account.
Day by Day Subscribers to the Supplement Steamers
CONTENTS."
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ary
Issue of Eight million Passenger Lists 4s aviet Dollars ($8,000,000) are further Hotel Lista
8
17
Commercial...
4 For the Prince of Wales'
Fund
55-58 Wedding at the Cathedral 56 Diocesan Boys' School .57-68 8-14 Government Notifications 58 .15-18 Cigarette and Tobacco .17-18 Fond
***4.59 19-20
FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. notified that in accordance with Article II of the Loan Regulations OF PARIS:
the full amount of Dollars Correspondence............. We have taken over the Agency Four Hundred
and Eighty The Courts of the above Company formerly Thousand Carlton Hotel,
($480,000), being Telegrams held by Messrs. Siemssen & Co. the amount of interest on the Leading Articles......... ,30-36 Lindenfeld Mr and and are prepared to accept risks loan for one year, has been duly Notes and Commente......37-41
from this date.
raised by the Ministry of Finance Special Articles ............. and the Ministry of Communica-Sport
Mrs GJ
Adams Miss MR
Argent A
Bayly I
Lopez A
Bultjoy J L
Paul 8
Olarke Miss M Cowan J J K Crtap W
Ponnoll W B Peroya T
Bowlands Mr & Mr
WB
Sainty P Scot! Simper A
Forks Mr & MIS
Fulcher O W Garratt F Granby F Grive Give Misa I Gwynne Miss L Harris JH HOUSOR MISS P Hotwry E D Hothini DrJ. Huston Miar RA Johnson J W Joseph Miss A
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Smith Roy
Tall Mrs
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CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
Prince's Buildings.
NOTICE.
THE EAST INDIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE CO. · We have taken over the agency Watling Mr. & Mrs of the above Company in Hong- kong and are now prepared to grant TIRE and MARINE policies af insurance at current! ratos.
Whibley AR ik
Wilson D O
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CONSIGNEES
'BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
Jan. 16-Russians bayonet an entire Turkish regiment in the Caucasus. French Socialista de clare in favour of a continuation of the war until the victory of the Aies is complete. Allies miske subatantial progresa at many THE Steamship points.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.
Jan. 17-Russiane seize im.
"BENVENUE."
portant Karlibaba Pass in the From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO',
bordering Gorman Carpathians,
од LONDON & STRAITS. Transylvania.
THE CHINA COMMERCIAL CO.,
3. Duddell Street. Hongkong, 16th January, 1915.
NOTICES
The Office of Chinese Maritime Customs for Kowloon and Dis-
trict will be closed to public business on Friday, the 12th current, and on Monday, the 15th
current.
E. GORDON LOWDER,
Commissioner of Chinese Customs. York Buildings, Hongkong, 9th February 1915,
RACE BOOKS.
Jan 18-Announced that after hereby informed that all
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are THE only Authorized Edition of the RACE BOOK is that three days' fighting the Russians register complete success over the Goods are being landed at their Published by Messrs. NORONHA Tarks at Karaurgan, annihilating risk into the hazardous and/or & Co., WHICH IS COPYRIGHT their rearguard and pursuing the extra hazardous Godowns of the UNDER THE ACT OF 1911.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf
German airships drop bomba on Yarmouth and King's Lynn, killing two men and two women and damaging property.
downs, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th inst.
will be subject to rent.
T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course,
•
59-80
.61
Canton News South Wales Borderers
Fund
.......00 42-50
.80 51-54 Big Basinses Deal lons and has been placed on Frince of Wales' Fund ...55 Union Church............ fixed deposit in the name of the undersigned with the Bank of China and the Bank of Com-| |munications;
a permanent guarantee for the interest on the loan.
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F. A. AGLEN,
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MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.
Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection is imperative. Make a practice of using IZAL every day just a' Inspector General of little, diluted with water-pouring it down drains, sinks and w.c.'s end sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL,
Customs, and Vice-
Chairman of the Bureau of National
Loans.
Inspectorate General of Customs,
Peking 27th January 1915.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE is hereby given that
the ORDINARY HALF- YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur day, the 20th day of February, 1915, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1914.
་་
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, the 8th February, to SATURDAY, the 20th Febru ary, 1915, (both days inclusive),. during which period no transfer of Shares can be rogistored.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Cloth-Covered... ....1.75 Hongkong. 3rd Fobruary, 1915. Paper-Covered....... 1.00 May be had from NORONHA & Co. (Printers to the Hongkong HONGKONG HORTICULTUR- Jockey Club.).
"RACE BOOKS 1915.
Leather-Covered
"P
$2.00
Jan. 12.-Russian successes in the Caucasua continue, two
remnant of the army. Herr and Godown Co., Ltd., whence Torkish companies being Kuehn resigns post of Secretary and/or from the wharves delivery Hongkorg, 6th February, 1915, - captured.
to the German Treasury,
may be obtained. ** Jan. 19. Two Germán aero- No Claims will be admitted Jan. 13-Small-por, oholera and typhoid raging in Austria.planes captured near Bar-le-Dac. after the Goods have left the Go- Roumanis decides to enter the Concert of the Triple Entente by about the middle of February.
All claima against the steamer Jan. 14.-King George confers
must be presented to the Under- Jan.-20. Russian destroyer signed on or before the 23rd Feb. bonours on the Grand Daké Nicholas and other Russian gen- sinks twelve Turkish merchant or they will not be recognized. erale: Germans secure partial men near Arkhave. Fierce fighting All broken,chafed, and damaged
in France.
Goods are to be left in the Go success at Soissons, capturing a
Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn downs, where they will be ex- number of French with guns.
Jan. 16. The British in a rosigne past as German Minister amined on the 16th inst., at
for War, being aucceeded by 11 am. brilliant engagement capture a
No Fire Insurance has been
Established A. D. 1980. German position near La Bataee,General Wild von Hohenborn,
effected.
RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD. capturing many prisoners. Union British steamer Darward sunk by
Bills of Lading will be counter-WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesal forces occupy Ramone Drift and German submarine, near the
signed by
and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Swakopmund, Russians continue mouth of the Mense.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Foundry Cake Importers General Store
keepers and Shipshandlers, Mom. 95 and to drive German cavalry towards
37. Hing Loong Bireet, (2nd Strock whet Hongkong, 9th February, 1915, Oofentral Market) Telephone No. 515;- Thorn.
(Continued on page 10.)
KELLY & WALSH, Ltd. BREWER & Co. Hongkong, 6th February, 1915.
SINGON & CO.
AL SOCIETY.
ANNUAL SHOW.
The Flower and Vegetable Show will be held on the 4th and 5th March in the Botanic Gardens,
Intending Exhibitors should send their entry forms to the Hon, Secretary cot later than 25th February. Cspies of Rules and Schedules may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary
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