THE WAR
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Britain.
Russia.
Prance.
Belgium,
Јарап.
Servia.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
AUCTIONEER, SHARE & GENERAL, BROKER
PUBLIC AUCTION
of
A LARGE & VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINA & CURIOS.
The Undersigned has received instructions from the well-known Montenegro dealers, Messra, Vun Yuen Tsar of Shanghai; to sell by Public
Auction on
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corpe ia a complete stmy on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to
46,000 men.
Saturday, Monday & Tuesday, the 13th, 15th & 16th March, 1915,
commencing each day at 2.30 p.m.. at his Sales Rooms,"
Duddell Street.
An Exceptionally Fine Lot of Antique China & Curios from Sung to Towkwong periods.
• comprising:-
Vory Fine Kanghi 5-coloured Vases with Decoration in relief, Red Lacquer Seal Boxes, V: 80s and Bowls, Jade Screens, Ornaments and Snuff Bottles, Agate and Porcelain Snuff Bottles, Orystal Orna-
Division is a force of infantryments.
A
Jars.
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cavalry, and artillery, usually Kanghi 5-coloured and blue and white Vases, Bowls Plates and 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 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is fron 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 50L to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 156
to 200 man strong. Usitary of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 gans and about 200 men: la the German Army consists of 4 In the gabe and 160 meu. Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
Kienlung Famille Rose and blue and white Vases, Bowls, Plates and Plaques.
Very Fine Ming Sang-de-Boeuf Vase."
Very Fine Kienlung Imperial Famille Rose Vase.
Very Fine Kanghi White Soft Paste Vase.
Very Fine Kienlung Imporial Yellow Famille Rose Vase. Sonchow Redwood Screens Inlaid with Famille Rose and blue and white Plaques (tonlung. Yungohing)
Towkwong Famille Rose Plaques, Vases, Plates and Bowls, etc. Old Bronze Vases, Incense Burners and Figures (Ming & Sung)
OPERATIONS DURING JANUARY."
Jan. 1.-British battleship Formidable suck 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.-Allibs in France and Belgium and Russiane in Poland progress in spite of bad weather.
Jan. 5.-Russians follow up Fccesses against Austrians and Turks by making many captures. Decisive Russian victory in Sary- kamyeb, entire Turkish Orps, including General Commanding, another being captured, and Corps pareued.
Jan. 7Arreat of Cardinal Mercier by Germany announced. Jan. 8.-Germans bombard Soissons and sut fire, to Law Doucts, Germans rcoranpy Burhaupt at heavy cost to them-
French official repor discloses over one hundred ext amples of atrocious behaviour of Germans in France.
Jan. Announced that the Russians to Bukovina, bavs desa 80 miles in a week and ched the chain separating Bukovina from Hungary.
Jan.10.-British Reply to U.S. Note published: Britain with undertakes to interfere neutral trade oglv. when such trade is not hona fide.
German neroplaner read over the Channel
Jan. 11-ix(64
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NOTICES
ESTABLISHED (ass
SUN LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF CANADA
ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER
£40,000,000.
FUNDS EXCEED
£11,000.000.
Chief Office for South China, 2 Des Vœux Road,
(Powell's Buildings)
FRENCH
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G. MOUSSION
HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel.
Loo W D Lampman Mr& Ma
HA Lormone Ed Lawrence GA
Abraham, EB Alkemade J Alian G Anderson Geo E Bacon Mr & Mrs S
W
Beckingeals L
Belilice, Mr ER Bill ODJ Bell J.
Soochow Redwood Cabinets, Tables and Flower-stande. N.B.-The Undersigned will give 2-weeks' guarantee as to the Bena, GA genuineness of the articles offered,
On view from Wednesday, the 10th inst. Catalogue will be issued." Torme:-Cash on delivery.
«
Direct from
the Looms to
your Home
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
CONSULT cur Catalogue. fitil et new filent, showing in Pletures, how to drape onary or mutern windows. All kinds of CURTAINS, CERTAINS MATERIALS, MADRAS MÜSLINS, CASEMIENT CURTAINS, alom 17iers,' Ale (100Sifto,o LISEN LADIES E REVES UNDERWEAR, MOT's and SIGES, COSTUMES, GESTS CLOTHING and PURNIȚUER,
Peach's
LARGE FREE CATALOGUE OF
CURTAINS
TABLE LINEN PARCEL 22/-
Postado Pald.
Heavy Donnie Damasc Art Lesen Tame Cupo,choice design, size about 2 by 23yds GLINEN SERVICurea tematch Goth,24las.sq. 1 Durvare Where Jose, Damang Tare Com, Robban Stripedesign, size 27yılı.sq 1 Corrón Dusk Tarix: Cloth, Goins,sq. Kirchen Table Clorn, Half Bleached,
ins. so.
1 furen Elinnantspard Tes Cloth, SRing, sq.
RECORD CURTAIN PARCEL
Postage Paid Contains 6 pairs beautius Curtains
amety:-
23/
4 pairs All Barge Ridis Din Lace "Beston zydk, long, 50ine avite,
2 pairs Ubon Quarter ExQuSITE Empire Desiun, næst ansterslid miyle, żydn, lunig, Bulas, vride, Either parcel delivered POST FREE at Above prices.
Į Emb. Thay Clans, 1 Exo, Paule Centre Alfgoods ready hemd. Marvellousvalue H GrzacontBargains everoffered
Be sure write now for Catalogue. POST FREE, S.PEACH & SONS,Dox 688 The Looms, Nottingham, England,
Jan 17.-Russions seize im portant Karlibaba. Pass in the
bordering Carnotiens, Transylvania.
On
Berr
Barwick Mr & Mrs.
Bishop Mr Mrs
Mack W M Bothwell F
Lettle EB Lloyd GT Luja Mr & Mrs
Mann Mra RR Mardling H
LESSONS
Tel: 1245.
15, Morrison Hill Road
King Edward Hotel. Alison Mr & Mr Almond Mr R Arnold J
Bettison Mr & Mrs
WH
Bilage Mr & Mrs
Master
Brown W.
W Badge Course &
Crona Mr & Mr Gas Mias Croon
Marrict; Dr & Mrs Cr
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May Min P
Braga Mr&Mrs JV
Burke R L
Backlin Mrs B
Campbell A
Carey A B
A
Cariton Clayton, WE Cele Mrs SH Coleman DrAL E Connor Capt.& Mrs
Gea W Cornelinsson Mrs
RHA
Croxton Miss A
Mrad
MoChure Mis L
McCollum Mrs 8 L
McGregor
McIntosh Mra" Mehta BK Mayer Mr Men O
Middleton GS Miller Mra Jams Mody JHIN Moore Wm F Muller OF Newton D Neighbour
W.I Nicolson JS
W von Norman Northcombe Mr&
Mra FD
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Dlandson B Duckworth FF Foulds Jap
Foy Mrs A Fylo A A Graham WE Harrison GLF
Bylrostor Mrs A
Lay.
Hunter J
Jones DH Joseph J King HP
Kraft Mr & Mrs Lauritsen bar & Mrs
Lennox Misa
Lennox J
Mayne C WO
Murphy H
JR Pammiore Mrs WO
Frardan Mr & Mrs
H
Penning A L
Pisson & V
Ramsay Mrs R A Hanger Mr & Mrs Besamaten
Beatz A
Scott Mr & Mr E H
Shiras Mr & Mrs
Sibree Dr
Super C H
Thompson Mrs.
Theraton G
Underwood My and
JacksonMr Mrs W Mrs J H
Amborg E
Arnold J.R "Book J.
Cariton Hotel.
Bonfeild
A Bovard Mr & Mrs
Clarke Ming M Cropley NO
Juhnson J W
Jones J B Khan A A
Crag R
Druickshank Mr and
Mrs P
Curtis
Dallas Mr. & Mrs
Palmer RA
Derby A
W w
Peyroux
Palves A B
Rondall Mrs J
Fish FL
Ray, E. H
WA
Forks Mr & Mrs
Fulcher OW
Garratt F
Tall Mra
Dove R8
Downie W
Dowies
WA
antroath Mr & Mrs Omplay ME
Duffy Miss ME. Ronda
Edmunds C&
Rayner Lt Col and
Ebronfels Mr & Mrs Ray W
H.C Badale
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Mr & Mrs Reay:
Fiza J
Miss F Robbing F L
Roses
Dr HO
Rawell J P
French Capt & Mrs Rutherford W H
Fuller Denman
Gallets WG
ک Gibb
Goodrich CL
Salisbury RB Sibley
Smith Mrs AG
Smith WH Smith Sinott FO
Mita F
Downs JR Forguso Mr &
Lindenfeld Mr and
Mr GJ McFarlane RW Merriman J H Oakes M
E Paul S Fierce FO ors W D MrRogors
Roy DARS Sulaty P Shance & J Stoad Mrs ME
Gonsalez Mr&Mrs ATuom Chas J
Gonsalez Mr Mrs RTɔ Mr. & Mrs SE
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Hatgis L
Hollway H D
Hoshini Dad
Hunter A
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Grand
Allon Mr & Mra Accelino G do
Crow Mr & Mrs. Danrich A Eiston J
Goulbourn V Gould J Gould
Mrs J Griffiths HL
Smyth F Bmyth R
Gibbs A W
1 Mr & MrsSquare Ming A
WA
Steckmost B
Grant J
WA
James B
Harper G
Jones B
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Hart James A
Hart Geo B
Hewett Hon. MIE riowe
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
Hodge
THE CHINA FIRE INSUR-
ANCE Co., Ltd,
W Je Ilough Mrs HE
Hunter R Jame Mian D Toes M T
Jones & E
Jones F J Jongmore de
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Button A L Swaffield HE
W.B Vellmar Goo
EB
Watkins CE Weill Mr & Mrs A Wenyon W F
White Mr & Mra
H 'A White FW.
Witters HO Wolcott H R
Peak Hotel...
Jan 18. Aaroqreed that after three days' fighting the Russians register completo success over the Turks at Karsurgan, annihilating The Forty-Sixth Meeting of their rearguard and pursuing the Shareholders in the Company Armstrong Mr&Mra l'es Lt Col H remnant of the army.
will be held at the Company's Bernard Fleet Sur Kuehn resigue post of Secretary Office, No. 3, Queen's Road Cen- & Airs
tral, Victoria, on THURSDAY, Bowen Mujor to the German. Treasury.
the 25th March, 1915, at 12 Bowdler Mrs Jan. 19.-Two German aero o'clock noon, for the purpose of Carmichael Mr and planea captured near Bar-le-Doc. receiving a Statement of Ac-
Casulli Mr A Ma on Yarmouth and King's Lynn, Directors for the ending 31st Culleyshaw EH killing two men and two women December, 1914.
Coulund and damaging properly.
make for Dunkirk and drop 30 German sirehips drop kolib counts and the Report of the right
bombs, doing but little damage. Germans severely punished both est and west.
Jan. 12.-Russian successes in.
Cancasus. * continue,
companies
the Tarkish captured.
WO
being
Jan. 13.-Small-pox, cholera and typhoid raging in Austria, Roumania decides to enter the Concert of the Triple Eatenta by about the middle of February.
Jou. 14. King George confers banoura on the Grand Dake Nicholas and other Russian gen: erala. Germans secure partial success at Boissons, capturing a number of French with guns,
Jan. 15-The British in a brilliant engagement capture a German position near La Bassee, capturing many prisonera. Union forces occupy Ramana Drift and Swakopmund. Rus-ians continue drive German cavalry towards
to
Therap
Jan. 16.-Russians bayonet an entire Turkish regiment in the ascasua, French Socialiste de- ¿lare în favour of a continuation of the war until the victory to ey, Ales is complete. Allieskas of manel substantial progress at
Jan.-20. Russian destroyer sinka twelve Turkish merchant men near Aikhave, Fierce fighting in France.
Watling Mr & Mra
Wo
Whibley AR
When D.O
Hotel.
Parre F Reynolds CW Sanderson R Saaton A. Smith J Smith JS Wilson K
Wright S H
Kingsclere Hotel,
Bolles Mr & Mrs J Kent Master
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Breen MJ
Carleton A E Cooper WA 'J Douglas Mr & Mrs
RK Dutton Mi & Mrs
Fidder. DE
Filkina Mies D
Lewis D Logan W
Lubra J Hvon Q Martin Mr & Mrs Nixon F
Rawlinson R J G Rabortson Mr &
Mrs Robinson H Sachno Mrs G
Fathon Mr & Mrs A Shields A L. Gordon MJ. Hordman A
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Bloger Mr&Mrs Sutor Mr & Mra F Capt & Mrs W Sutton Mins
Thomas II P FCMason Watkins CH
Wilson J
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Evan-Jones Lr and Weller W
MIN
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Mr & Mrs
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LUZON SUGAR REFINING
NOTICES.
HONGKONG CICAR 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.
STOOK OF
CIGARS, CIGARETTES & TOBACCO
1:
to suit the taste of all"SMOKERS.
Our Havana Cigars are specially stored in air-tight safos, « Importers of MELAOHRINŐ and DIMITRINO'S Cigarettes." Fresh Stock of ARDATH'S Virginia Cigarettes and Tobace Craven Mixture, Black Cat Mixture, and Grapnel Mixture, receive by every Mail,
A
Mail orders promptly and carefully executed,
J. T. SHAW'S
ANNUAL SALE
STARTS
TO-DAY.
REAL BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
OF GENTLEMEN'S WEAR.
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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
The most complete Mail Supplement in the Colony.
Contains all the nowa of the week in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Home.
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The photograph on the this week'e iecue will depict Boene at the Hongkong Race Meeting, "1915,"
CONTENTS, 13 Naval Yard Recreation
Club...
Jeffries HU Keigwise Mr & Mrs Jahpa Mrs R
Lofts & C Martin Mrs R Mitchelmore Mr &
Mrs. V Mosa Mr & Mrs Flummer J Mr &
Mrs Pringle W J Prior Miss Murray The TRANSFER BOOKS of Crichtoo Mr & Mrs Prno Majur the Company, wil be CLOSED Edwards Mra RO Ralph Me de Mrs
Binclair A Falchine Major from the 12th to the 25th March, Gaudend Mr & Mrs Skinner Mis both days inclusive,
Gibson Mr & Mrs A Smith Mrs Grunt By Order of the Board of Hale B
Hall Lt Col G Findlay Directors,
Turnerlars
will be held at the Offices of the Commercial.... O. PEMBERTON, Hazeland FA
General Ag-nis, Pedder Street, The Courts................15 Walcott Mrs Horbrendor Man Secretary. Humphreys Major Walton Col & Min
Humphreya Mrand Young
Mrs W.G
Hongkong, 4th March, 1915,
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Jan. 21.-General Falkenbayn resigns post as German Minister General Wild von Hohenborn. for War, being succeeded by
British steamer Durward sunk by German anbmarine near tho HONGKONG FIRE INSUR- mouth of the Meusë.
ANCE CO., LTD.
Jan.22.-Announced that Allies
have made gord general progress in past three days, despite severe German attacks. British naval | NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. seaplanes drop bombe en Ger- man submarines and gans at Zeebrugge."
Day by Day Steamers Passenger List.......... The Thirty-Third Ordinary Hotel List...
An ual Meeting of the Share- holders of the above Company
4
5
Local Wedding
6
55 Bombs on 8.8. Kin hon..:55 7- 9 Canton Newa
........................ 10-14 Ambalance, Work ...........56
Jockey Club Races.........
Correspondence Mr & Mrs Smith Mr & Mrs A
1.
·PUBLIC COMPANIES.
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO. LTD. NOTICE:
The Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Share- holders of the above Company The Forty-Sixth Ordinary will be held at the Offices of the Jan, 23.-Announced that Gor-Meeting of Shareholders will be General Agents, Pedder Street, mans attempted to pieros British held at the Offices of the under on Wednesday, the 24th March line at St. Omer, advancing in signed at 12.30 p.m. on Thursday, at noon for the purpose of receiv massed formation, but were the 18th instant repulsed
on Wednesday the 24th March at Telegrams 1831 Government Appointments73 12.15 pm., for the purpose of re- Leading Articles......32-38 Proclamation 3.75—74 ceiving the Roport and Statement Notes and Comments. ....39 -43 Osaton Trade Review for of Accounts for the year ending Special Artioles
1914 31st December, 1914.
"
"The Sun Bank Close Down Outbreak in Singapore
Teingtau Sport................................50 The Transfer Books of the The Peak School.........51 Company will be closed from the .........61 11th to 24th March, both days inclusive. AA
Breaker Boys Scouts of the Peak...62-63 JARDINE, MATHESON Prince of Wales' Fand ...53
& Co., Ltd.
Consular Chauge..........53 General Agents.
British Trade Fair ...........53. Hongkong, 4th March, 1915.
NOTICE. HEPartnership
Is Braza and M.
between
ing the Report and Statement of Fujii having been this day die- with heavy losses. The Transfer Books of the Accounts for the year ending 31st solved, the firma known as Braga. Datoh fishermen report having Company will be closed from the December, 1914, and Fujii ceases to exist
The Transfer Books of the The business heret fre will be seen a Zeppelin founder at sea, 4th to the 18th instant, both days
Jan. 24.--Russiaus continne to
Inclusive, AN ALE Company. will be ol sed from the carried on by the undersigned, rout Türks. German navel raid on
JARDINE, MATHESON 11th to 24th March, both days but they will not accept any & Co., Ltd, 54. inolusive. T liability for any debt contracted General Managers,
JARDINE, MATHESON by the above-named firmor Hongkong Fire Insurance H&Co., Ltd.
A BEN General Agents. Co., Ltd
Hongkong, 4th March, 1915,
English coast intercepted; Ger man orgiser Blucher sunk and two battle-craisers seriously. damaged; no British ships lost. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,
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