DIARY OF WAR.
COUNTRIES AT WAR,
Germany
Austrla
Turkey
against
Britain.
Russia France.
Belgium.
Japan.
Servia.
Montenegro.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete arm} on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men. Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, asaally with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men, Brigade is a force of ipfantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong, Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4,000 strong. A cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 15
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guns and abous 200 men, In the German Army consists of 4 guns and 150 men. In thel Russian Army it consists of 8 gana and 250 men.
LAST MONTH. Jan. 1.-British battleship Formidable aunk 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 Russians in Poland. progress in spite of bad weather,
Jan. 5.-Russians follow up successes against Austrians and Turke by making many captures. Decisive Russian victory in Sary- kamyeh, entire Turkish Corps, including General Commanding, being captored, and another Corpe pursued,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1915,
Jan 10-Russiana bayonet an entire Turkish regiment in the Caucakus. French Socialiste de. clare in favour of a continuation of the war until the viatory of the Aies is completo. Allios make substantial progress at many points.
Jan. 17.-Russian acize im portant Kurlibava Pass in the Carpathians, bordering on Transylvania.
Jan. 18.Announced that after thren daye fighting the Russians register complete saccess over the Turks at Kursargan, annihilating their rearguard and pursuing the remnant of the army. Herr Kushn resigas post of Socretary to the German Treaudry,
Jan. 19. Two German aero planes captured near Bar-le-Duc. German birehipe drop tomba killing two men and two women on Yarmouth and King's Lynn,
and damaging property.
Jan20. Russian destroyer sinks twelve Turkish merchant men near Arkhavo. Fierce fighting
in France.
Jan. 21.-General Falkenhayn resigns post sa German Minister for War, being succeeded by General Wild von Hohenborn. British steamer Darward sunk by German submarine' near the mouth of the Mense.
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Funds Exceed £11,000,000.
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HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel.
Anderson Mr & Mrs
Abraham, ES
Athol L
Adora Geo L
Arnold J H Backbouse JH.
Bellion, Mrs ER
King Edward Hotel.
| Alison Mr & Mis
Almond Mira R MrsArnold J
Lumpman Mr&
#A Larmone Ed Lloyd GT Luje Mr & Mrs. Mackendrick Fr
Mann Mr RR Marding H.J Marriott Dr & Mrs Ο
McChure
Mohta
5. L B
Merecki, J Middleton GS ModyJHN Moore Wm
Beswick Mr & Mrs Millor Mrs Jaina
Bacon Mr & Mrn8
Beckinsale L Bats F. R Beckinsale W D Bell DJ Bens, GA Jan. 22.-Announced that Allies Bishop Mr & Mrs have made gord general progress Black W M in past three days, despite severe Braga Mr&Mr German attacks. British naval Brown LS eeaplanes drop bombs ca Ger-Buys K
R N man submarines and guns at Clark 1 Zeebrugge.
Clayton, WE Coleman DrA LEF Cooper A S
Daffy Miss ME Cornelingen Mis Dowley W A
Duke AH Edmunds UA... Ehrenfels Mr. & Mrs
Brake CB
Murch & S
Nicolson JS
Ormiston 3
Bettison Mr & Mra
WH
Briggs Mr & Mrs
Briggs Master
Brown C W
Budge
Course A
L
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Kraft Mr & Mrs Lauritsen har & Mrs
Lennox Mia
LenorxJ
Mason OF
Mayne Wo
Murphy H
Pasemore Mrs WC
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THE CHINA "PROVIDENT [LOAN &"MORTGAGE Co., Jad,
The Eighteenth- Ordinary An- nual Meeting of Shareholders.in| the Company will be held at the Offices of the Conipany, St.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG CICAR
CIGAR STORE,
HOTEL MANSIONS
George's Building, No. 6' Cont (Lately occupied by KRUSE & Co.)
naught Road, on Friday, the 26th February, 1915, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose o: receiving a Stato, ment of Accounts and the Report of the General Manages for the year ending 31st December. 1914. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, the 22nd February, 1915, until Friday, the 26th Fob., 1915, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. → Hongkong. 12th February, 1915.
NOTICES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. NOTICE is hereby given that
the ORDINARY HALF-
Cows Mr & Mrs J 12 Peatman Mr & Mrs YEARLY MEETING of the
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Crichton H R
Croas EV Cross Dr.CT Donizon Dlandron, Ri Duskworth FF Foulds IG P Foy Mrs
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Finson A Ramy Mrs R A Ranger Mr & Mra Sasamatau K
Scots
Scott Mr & Mr E H Shires Mr & Mrs Sibrea Dr Seper
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Fyfe A A
Neighbour WR
Graham WE
Hair GL
Pardes Mr & Mrs A
Hunter J
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Pozres A B
Ray, Eli
Thompson Mra Jackson Mr. & Mr Thornton G
Wm Janes D H Joseph J
Mrs J H
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Road V
Rony, Mias P
Roblanon GJ
RowellJ P
Mr & Mra
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Mrs
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Jan. 23-ADnounced that Ger- line at St. Omer, advancing in mans attempted to pierce British
massed formation, but were repulsed with heavy losses. Datch fishermen report having seen a Zeppelia founder at sea.
Jan. 24. Russians continue to ront l'urks German navol raid on Fraser Mra Foglish coast intercepted; Ger-Fronch Capt
Fuller Dengan man craiser Blucher sunk and Gibb J two battle-oraigers Beriously Goulboura V
Gould J damaged; no British ships lost,
Gould Mrs J Green Lt M Gritha HL Hall Capt. T P Hannibal Mr &
Origin of the Lighthouse
Reflected Light.
1
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Boorwood & M Sibley JO
Skott C
Smith Mrs A G Smith Jai A Smith W K Smyth Mrs F Smyth F
Smyth B
Boranaon A S
Tayler Capt HC Toplo LM Vida F R.
Watkina C E-
• Mr & Mrs J dəWalli Mr & Mrs A J
Wenyun W F
Wilson R
Wood Ga
Wright Mr & Mra
Peak Hotel
MrsSpear Capt H
Врупо А
B Square Mira A Hon. Mr E Stockiest S eenth century, says an exchange,
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Swaffeld HE one of the members of a little.
Howitt
Mr&Mrs 03Swinton C
C_H Hirbacbiab
Szro Mion F scientific society in Liverpool Hodge W
Sara Lano laid a curiona wager. He bot Hough Mrs H H Hollabaugh JA brother scientist that he would Hunter R read a newspaper by the light M
fa forthing dip at a distance of thirty feet. The B. S., finding Joseph R. M Jan. 6-General Joffre con-
the feat difficult at even Joseph E M gratulates Russia on her victoryixth of the distance, cheerfully Lee W D
Joseph 8 M over the Tarks, adding that the accepted the wager. The layer Allies in all theatres of war sre
merely oosted the inside of a now preparing for final victory
sballow wooden box with sloping Germany agrees to British pro-pieces of looking-glass, so as to poeal for an exchange of prisoners form a concave lens, placed behind incapacitated from further his farthing dip, and readily
Armstrong Mr& Mrs Keith Mrs RD, service, Earl Kitchener delivers deciphered the small print.
W
Listub A R.. speech in the House of Lords The
& MIS
Mra E V Was wit- expressing confidence in ultimate Dessed by a Liverpool dock-msater. Bowdler Mra
Bowen Major & Mr Moss Mr & Mrs victory.
PoarsoMr & Arm He was a thinking man, and saw Cazalehaal Mr and Perry Mr & Mrs Arrest of Cardinal great possibilities in this learaud
Mrs
Plummer f Cartwright.
Mrs More by Germany announced.
jest. Ho straightway adapted Cary M
Pringle W J Jan.-Germane bombard
the principle to lighthouse re.
Casulli Mr & Mrs Pyne Major A set fire to Law Soissons an.
Coustand
Ralphs quiremente, and forthwith the Dutton
Mr & Mrs Courts.
Roome Eng Condr reoroopy. Ger, "Quba
modern reflected light, with its Falchine Major
Sharp Mr - cost to them- Barnbaupt nt beav,
miles of relicted range and un-Hala BA Mr Mrs Skinner
Obson Mr & Mrs A Sinclair A "Belvee,
Fretch &ial report told lifesaving" powers, sprang
Mia Hall Lt-Col G discloses over one bugs, ed er-
into being.
Hazeland FA amples of atrocious bebario of
Hemmings Men W&Sorenson
Mrs Grant Gaimane in France.
Hogy M
Mr & MrEJ Santh & Mra A
Jan Mr Horbrender Mrs
Findlay Humphreys Major St Amory R Humphreys Mr and Turnerbirs
Walcott Mrs Walton Col & Mra Wolton Mr & Mrs Whitfold Capt and Young
Jan. Announced that the Russians in Bukovina have advanced 80 miles in a week and reached the chain separating Bakovion from Hungary.
Jan. 10-British Reply to U.S. Note published: Britain undertakes to interfere with mentral trade only when each trade is not bona füle.
Jan 11-Sixteen German aeroplanee essa over the Channel make for Dunkirk and drop 30 bombs, doing but little damage. Germans severely punished both east and west.
Jan. 12.-Russian successes in the Caucasus continue, two Torkiah companies being captured.
Jan. 13.-Small-pox, cholera and typhoid raging in Austria. Roumania decides to enter the Concert of the Triple Entente by about the middle of February,
Jan. 14, King George confers bonours on the Grand Duke Nicholas and other Russian' gen- erale; Germans secure partial emocess at Soissons, capturing a number of French with guns.
Jan. 15-The British in a Trilliant engagement capture à German position near La Basace, capturing many prisoners. Union Forces occupy Ramans Drift and Swakopmund. Russians continue to drive German cavalry towards
experiment
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Cargo remaining undelivered Monday, Feb. 15th, 1915, at 5 p.m Notice is hereby given that the will be subject to landing Ordinary Annual General Meeting undelivered of Shareholders will be held atthe charges and if Friday, Feb. 19th, 1915, at 5 Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on p.m. will be subject to both land Saturday, 20th February, 1915 at
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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
& SON,
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