DIARY OF WAR.
COUNTRIES AT WAR.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
'Britain.'
Russia.
France.
Belgium,
Japan;
Servin.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1915,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS. -
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, SHARE & CENERAL. BROKER
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINA & CURIOS (Being the property of the collectors, Kwong Yung & Co.) The Undorsigned hus recolved instructions to sell by Public Auction on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, the 1st, 2nd & 3rd March, 1915, commencing each day at 2.30 p.m., at his Sales, Robins, Duddoll Street.
A Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios from Sung to Ming Dynasties & Kunghi to Towkwong Periods,
comprising:
5-coloured, 3-coloured & Blue & White vases, plates, bowls, Montenegro. cups & figüres etc., etc..
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army! on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 in 45,000 men..' Division is a force of infantry. cavalry, and artillery, usually with 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 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigado is from! 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Begiment of infaniry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong, Squadron of cavalry is from 150)|
to 200 mon strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies lias 6 guns and, about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4) guas and 150 men,, In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
LAST MONTH.
A
Jan. 1-British battleship Formidable sank in the Channel. Army Ordere announce, creation of new Armies.
incense burners.
Sang-de-boeuf vases, White "Goddess of Mercy," Ming" Large bronze vases, wine cups, incense burners, Sung. Jade, agate & porcelain bottles.
Green & red Jade Ornaments.
Old Pekin cloisonne vases & incense burners.
Old, lacquered screens with 5-coloured decoration & blackwood screens with blue & white & 5 coloured Kanghi & Kienlung porcelain plaques, pottery & porcelain pictures in- laid in wood ste., etc.
also
Soochow red wood curio cabinets. side tables, flower stands etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue), On view from Thursday, the 25th February, 1915, Terms: Cash on delivery.
CONSIGNEES
GEO. P. LAMMERT
Auctioneer.
HUCHES & HOUGH,
AUCTIONEERS..
PACIFIC, MAIL STEAMSIN?|For the benefit of the Prince of
COMPANY.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS, & MANILA.
Wales' Fund, the Belgian Relief Fund, Tobacco and Cigarette Funds.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction.
(For account of the concerned),
THURSDAY,
оп
NOTICES
ESTABLISHED 1865.
SUN LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF CANADA
ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER!"
£40,000,000.
FUND'S EXCEED,
£11,000 000.
Chief Office for South China, 2 Des Voeux Road. (Powell's Buildings)
BEST, KNOWN IN THE WORLD.
VARNISHES,
PAINTS, COLOURS,
Tol. 1245.
ENAMELS, etc.
MANUFACTURED BY
WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.
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(ESTABLISHED 1796)
LONDON & LIVERPOOL,
STOCKS. KEPT IN HONGKONG
of all kinds of Varnishes, Paints, etc. for all purposes." HONGKONG BRANCH. Alexandra Building."
HOTEL LISTS.
**King Edward Hotel.
Alison Mr & Mra Almond Mrs R
Bettison Mr & Mrs
WH
Hongkong Hotel. Abraham, E8
Lampnau Mr& Mrs Arnold J. Anderson Mr & Mra HA
Athol L
Larmane Ed Anderson Coo E. Lloyd GT Arnold J H Backhouse J. H
LI
Luja Mr & Mrs Mackendrick FP
8.8. "MONGOLIA" The above mentioned vessel having arrived consignnes of car go are horoby notified to send la their bills of lading for countor- signature and take immediate the 18th February, 1915, at 3 Hacon Mr & Mrs8, Mann Ma delivery from the Company's gon down at West Point. Cargo will pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, he landed immediately at con- signees'.risk.
undelivered
Cargo romaining undelivered Monday, Feb. 15th, 1915, at 5 pm Jan. 2-Business interests in Washington protest against any will be subject to landing. legislation restricting the export of charges and if muitions of war to the ballige-Friday, Feb. 19th, 1915, at 5 p.m. will be subject to both land- rents in Europe.
ing and storage charges.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Jan. 3.-Allies in France and Belgium and Russisne in Poland progress in spite of bad weather.
All chafed and otherwise dam- Jan. 5.-Russian follow up aged cargo will be examined at emcceases against Austrians and the above Company's godown Turks by making many captures.at West Point on Feb. 19th, 1915,: Decisive Russian victory in Sary at 10a.m. kayeb, entire Turkish Corps, Enclading General Commanding oing captured, and another Corps pargued.
Jan. 6.-General Joffre con- ratulates Russia on her victory over the Tarka, adding that the Allies in all theatres of war ore now preparing for final victory Germany agrees to British, pro- posal for an exchange of prisoners Incapacitated from further' service. Earl Kitchener delivera epeech in the House of Lords expressing confidence in ultimate victory.
Jan. 7-Arrest of Cardinal Mercier by Germany announced! Jan. 8.-Germans bombard Soissons and set fire to Law Coarts. Germans
reorongy Bornhaupt at Leavy cost to them- selves. French ollicial report discloses over ono bundred ex- amples of atrocious behaviour of Germans in France. "
No claims will be entertained
Des Vænx Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
A 40 H.P. Your Cylinder Limousine Car,
built by STODDARD DAYTON.
Seating accommodation for Six Passengers. In Por- fect Running Order. On view at the Garage of the Dragon Cycle Co.
Inspecting Orders will be issued by the Undersigned. Torms-Cash.
4.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, 4th February, 1915.
unless accompanied by short delivery note or list of exceptions taken at the time of delivery to consignoos and signed for and on THE behalf of the Pacific Mail 5.S. Co.
All claims must be filed on or before February 26th, 1915, other- wise they will not be recognized.
R, O. MORTON, Agent,
Hongkong, 12th February, 1915.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE Co., Ltd.
"Tho Eighteenth Ordinary An- nual Meeting of Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building,, No. 6 Con- naught Roud, on Friday, the 26th February, 1915, at 11.30 a.m., for
Jan, Announced that the Russians in Bakovina have advanced 80 miles in a week and reached the chain separatingment of Accounts and the Report
Bakovina from Hungary
Jan. 10.-British Reply to US. Note published: Britain undertakes to interfere with neutral trade only when such trade is not bona fide.
•
Jan. 11-sixteen Germau aeroplanes tesa over the Channel! maks for Dunkirk and drop 30 bombe, doing but little damage. Germans eeverely punished both east and west,
Jan. 12-Russian successes in the Caucasus continue, two Tarkish companies being captured.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
Bata E. R Beckinsale L Bookingrale W D Bello, Mrs K
Bell C DJ
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O A Beswick Mr & Mrs Bishop Mr & Mn
Mardling H Marrioti Dr & Mrs
McChure MIs L Mohta B K Morecki, J Middleton GS Miller Mrs Janis Miller A ModyJH N
Moore Wm Murch A S AB Mr&Mrad V.Newton D
Briggs Mr & Mrs
Briggs Master Brown G
Budge W
Course A
W
Cross Mr & Mrs JR Uroos Miss Crichton H K Oruss E V Cross Dr CT Denison
King HT
Kraft Mr & Mrs Lauritson Bar & Mrs
C
Lennox Man
Lennox J
Mason C F
Mayne C WO Murphy H
Passmoro Mr WC Parman Mr & Mra
Penning
AL
Pinson
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Ramsay Mra RA
Ranger Mr & Mrs Susamatan K
Scott A
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Scott Mr & Mrs E H
Shires Mr & Mrs
Dr.
Sopar Mrs S
Sylvester
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NOTICE.
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
HOTEL MANSIONS
(Lately occupied by KRUSE & Co.).
SOLE AGENTS
FOR THE WORLD-RENOWNED
IMPERIO
DEL MUNDO CIGARS.
AND
TH. VAFIADIS'
"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 MELACHRINO and DIMITRINO'S Cigarettes, Fresh Stock of ARDATH'S Virginia Cigarettes and Tobacce. Crayon Mixture, Bluck Cat Mixture, and Grapool. Mixture, received by every Mail.
Mail orders promptly and carefully oxsouted.
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
The most complete Mail Supplement in the Colony.
Contains all the news of the week in a mɔst attractive form and is the paper for msiling to friends at Home.
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The photograph on the current teens is of the Peak Tramway Station.
Black W M LINCK Braga Brake CB Brown LB Buys J R
Fyfs A A
Neighbour W R
Nicolson JS
Ormiston J
RN Clark
WE Clayton, Coleman Dr ALEFPentreath Mr & Mrs Cooper A S
Purves A B Corneliussen Mis, Kay, E. H
Pardes Mr & Mrs. A
O Dlandson RA Duckworth FF Foulds IGP
A Foy Mra
Grabar WB
DOLF s Huster J Jackson Mr & Mrs Thidraton,
Wm Jonar, D H Joseph J
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Day by Day Steamers Passenger List.... Hotel List
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PorayA T
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WB
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P.J
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CO., LTD. NOTICE.
Fuller Diaman Gibb J
Smith Mrs AG The Ordináry Half-Yearly Goulbourn V
Smith Jas A MON Meeting of Shareholders will be Gould J
SmithW H Smyth Mrs P Smyth F held at the Company's Hotel on Gould Mrs J Saturday, the 27th February, 1915, Green Li M
Smyth R at noon, for the purpose of re Hall Caj
Sorensen A B ceiving a Statement of Accounts of Hannibut Mr & MrsSpear Capt H
Spyba. A B the Company to 31st December, 1914, with the report of the Direct Harper &
Square Miss A
ន ors, and to discuss any matter Howest Hon. Mr E. Stockmest
A, OMG
Swaffold HE that may be comp-tently brought Hewitt Mr&MnCJSwinton C H before the Meeting,
Mirbschlab
Szra Misu Szra Isaa The transfer Books of the Hedge W Company will be clo.od from the Hough Mra H H Holabough FA 20th to 27th February, 1915, both Huntor R days inclusive.
Janes M T Jong Mr & Mrs I do Weill Bir & Mrs A.
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART,
Acting Secretary. Hongong, 16th February, 1915.
NOTICE. L'UNION
Taylor Capt HO
Toplo Li M
Vida FR Watkins CE
Carlton Hotel.
Adams Miss MR Lindenfeld Mr and Commercial
Crisp W.H
Works Mr & Mrs Fulcher O W
Garratt. F
Grive Miss I Gwynne Miss L Harris J H Hodson Miss I Hollway E D ¡Boshini DeJ
Huston Miss RA Johnson JW Joseph Misa A
Sainty P
Scott E
Simber A
Smith Roy Tall Mra
CONTENTS.
1-4 Queen CollegeTheatricals64-55
Hongkong Gifts
5
6 Naval Wedding
"Don't Worry
8-12 Arcadia'a Passengers
.13
55-56
Sanitary Board .........67 .14-28 Bolgian Relief Fond
Leading Articles....... 29-35 German Evolution Notes and Comments ....36-40 Organ Recital ... Special Articles
58 .58-59
Sport
...,58 41-47 War Proclamation ........50 ...48-50 Field Day......
...59 ....60-81
62
63
Watling Mr & Mrs Balilion Public Sobool...... 52-53
WO Whibley AR Wilson D O Winn Frod
Miller HE
Grand
Allen Mr & Mrs Beattle R Crew Mr & Mr Dunrith A
Easton J
Gibba
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Wenyon W
Joseph R M Joseph E M Joseph S.M Loo W D
Wilson FR
" Wood O G
Wright Mr & Mrs
Grant James B Голем Н Kelleigh Mra
Peak Hotel.
the purpose of receiving a State- FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Armstrong Mr&Mrs Keith Mrs It D
of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December. 1914.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
OF PARIS.
We have taken over the Agency of the above Company formerly
W
Linten AR Bernard Fleet Surg Mitchelmore Mr &
& Man
Mr E-V Bowen Major & Mrs Moss Mr & Mrs Bowdlor Mrk
the Company will be CLOSED held by Messrs. Siemsson & Co. Carralchael Mr and M
MIB
Hotel. Kelleigh W F Foob Capt Reynolds C W Sanderson R Bantos A Smith J Wiesman C Wilion K Wright'8 K
Kingsclere Hotel.
Bolles Mr & Mrs J Kont Master
Lewis D Logan W Lubre
JII van J "Martin Mr & Mrs
Douglas Mr & Mra Nixon FO
Breen MJ
Carleton A E
Cooper W. A J
RK
Rawlinson RJ
Mrs J
Robinson F II Sachie Mr G
Dat on Mr & Mrs G Retortson Mr&
MNJ
& Mrs
Fielder BE
Fitkins Miss D
Gordon M J'
Hardman A
Plumizer and are prepared to accept risks Mra
Cartwright from Monday, the 22nd February,
Cary M
Pringle WJ 19154 until Friday, the 26th Fab., from this date.
CREDIT FONCIER Casull Mr & Mra Pyne Major 1915, both days inclusive,
D'EXTREME-ORIENT, Cousland
Mr & Mrs Prince's Buildings.
Dutton.J
Roome Eng Comdr Falebine Major Sharp Mrs Gibson Mr & Mrs & Binolak A Hale BA Mr & Mrs Skinner Mië Hall Li-Col.G fi Skott
C Sorenson Hountings Mrs WG Smith Mrs Grant Houg Mr Hampbrays Major St Horbreudar Mr Findlay
Amory R
SHEWAN TOMES & Co., Goneral Managers, Hongkong. 12th February, 1915.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE and
FINANCE Co., Ltd..........
NOTICE
Hazeland FA
Mr & Mr EJ Smith Mr & Mrs A
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. NOTICE is hereby given that Mrs WG
| Humphreys Mr'and TurnerMrs
Walcott Mrs. Walton Col & Mrs Welton Mr & Mrs WhitGold Capt and Yotog
the ORDINARY HALF-lea Li Col H YEARLY MEETING of the Joffries HU Jan. 13-Small-poz,' cholera
this Jones Las Notice is hereby given that the SHAREHOLDERS in
Johns. Mrs R and typhoid raging in Austria. Boumania decides to enter the Ordinary Annual General Meeting Corporation will be held at the Kinth Concert of the Triple Entente by of Shareholders will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Batur about the middle of February. Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on day, the 20th day of Fobruary, Saturday, 20th February, 1915 at 1915, at Noon, for the purpose of Jou. 14-King George confers
11.30 a m. for the purpose of re-receiving the Report of the Court boanura on the Grand Dukeceiving the Report of the Direct- of Directors together with a Nicholas and other Russian gen-
ors together with a Statoment of Statement of Accounts to 31st erale. Gerdang secare partialAccounts for the year ending 31st December, 1914. saccess at Soissons, capturing a December, 1914. ****
The REGISTER of SHARES number of French with gaps, The TRANSFER BOOKS of of the Corporation will be closed Jan. 15. The British in a the Company will be closed from from MONDAY, the 8th February, the 16th to the 28th February to SATURDAY, the 20th Febru
Trilliant ongagement capture a
Over 90 years are the late Lord Beaconsfeld testified to the banešta ho received from H1MROD'S
CURE, and every post bringe similar 'Jotters today,
ROD'S
German position near La Bassee, (both days inclusive) during ary, 1915, (both days inclusive), CURE for
capturing many prisonera, Union forces occupy Ramana Drift and wakopmund. Russians continue to drive German cavalry towards" Thom,
(Continusi on page 10.)
which period no transfer of shares during which period no transfor can be effected.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
& BON, General Managers: Hongkong, 11th February, 1915.
T
of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1915.
ASTHMA
FAMES POR 40 TRAZL
D-Sold in tins by ali Chemlais and Stores Pa Mhroughout the Country.. Bowarn of imitations. ***
زیاد ایرند
Forbes Mr & Mrs A Shield A L
Singer Mr&Mrs ET Sutor Mr & Mrs F
Hay, Capt & Mrs W Sutton Miss Hegeworff
Hurley FO Mason
Thomas HP
Watkins C H
Evan-Jones br and Weijlor H W.
Kro
Koos ir & Min
Wilson J W
NOTICE.
RACE BOOKS.
THE only Authorized Edition of the RACE BOOK is that Published by Messrs. NORONHA & Co.. WHICH 19 COPYRIGHT UNDER THE ACT OF 1911;2
T. F. HOUGH Clerk of the Course. Hongkor, 6th February, 1915.
RACE BOOKS 1915.
Leithor-Covered.
Cloth-Covorod..
Paper Covered.
$2,00
1.05
May be had from NORONHA & Co. (Printers to the Hongkong Jockey Club.)
KELLY & WALSH, Lid BREWER & Co, Hongkong, 6th February, 19152
Prince of Wales' Fund ...51-52 St. Paul's College Chief Officer's Complaint 52
A Serious France...........81 Canton News .................... Police Reserve...................................... Police Presentations......63 Bink Rotoras....
Company Warnings 53 Naval Dance..• **** ..........53 Cigarette & Tobacco Fund 54 -
MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.
Perfoot danitation being so necessary for health, disinfection is imperativo. Make a practice of using IZAL every day just a little, diluted with water-pouring it down drains, sinks and w.c's. 2nd sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL,
because it positively kills disease gorms, stops infection and instantly rentoves bad smells.
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Mixes equally well with salt, brackish or fresh water.
Write for Free Booklets-"Practical
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WHOLESALE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY & GO, YORK BUILDINGS.
LESSONS
15. Morrison Hill Road,
HONGKONG HOTEL.
MONDAY, 22ND FEBRUARY, FIRST DAY OF RACES.
A Dinner Dance (Cinderella) will be held on the above date for Residents and Diners in the Hotel
Special Menus will be served both in the Dining Room and Grill Room
By kind permission of Lieutenant-Colonel L. A Watson the Band of the 74th Punjable will be in attendanes.
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