THE WAR
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Britain.
Russia.
France. Belgium, Japag. Servia.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915,
Oct, 12-A Boer commsado in
the tape Province motinies." Oct. 13 - Helgian Government transferred from Ostend to Havre. Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistula. Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans. Oot, 16-British oruiser Hawke sunt by German submarine, Oct. 24-Ten days' battle be fors Warsaw ende in German defeat."
Russiana Oct: 27.-
reoccupy Lodz and Radom. Montenegro, Oct, 20-Turkey begins war on Russia by naval attacks on Odessa and in the Crimea. ·· Ook 30-Col. Moritz, rebai loader
driven out of Cape Colony
German naval victory off the coast of Chili.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a amail scale in itself. The atrength varies from 35,000 u 45,000 men, en ' 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 on 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
Nov. 1-
AN IDLE RUMOUR.
Hongkong Boycott Story Denied.
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of Japanese sieumere in Canadaby Chinese bas been started.owing to a romour that the Chineso in Hongkong have boycotted Japanese goode. However, BE the rumour about Hongkong bas been found to be untruetbe matter
business,
has been peacefully settled, At present many articles from Europe Nov. 3-Gorman &quadron makes and Americs are not coming. & raid un antish coast near to the Far East and this is a very good chance for the merchants of Yarmouth.
and the Japanese Nov.-German ozuiger Yorck China and Japan to cxtend their eirikes mine in Jade Bay business men do not believe that and sinks.
Chinese merchants will adopt clare war on Turkey. Dur-any extreme movement to cause to Chion's own obstruction danelles forte bumparded. development. The reports about Russians reoccupy Jaroslav,
the boycott of Japanese goods Nov. 6-Tringtua surrenders.
San Francisco Chinese hore Nov, 7Russians enter East are not taken seriously in Japan.
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Squadron of cavalry is from 15t
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Battery of artillery in the British
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PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
Nov. 11-Gemang capture Dix-Japanese goods, but the Cantor-
mude.
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ese disapprove the idea, believing Alexandra Bldg. it would embarrase the Govera
Nov. 12 Russians cocupy Johan-ment and perhaps furnish cxcuses
nisburg in East Prussia.
Nov. 19- House of Commons
votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than "1,100,000 men already under arms, ex- clusive of Territorials.
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Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger-
man corps south of Lodz,
June 28-Archduke Francia Fer-Nov. 26-British battleship Bul
dinand assasinated.
ulti-
July 23-Austria sends an malam to Servia, July 31-Russia orders' general
mobilieation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 German forcas enter Luxemburg. Germany de- mands free passage through Belgium. Ang. 4-England Bends ultima-
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejects ultimatum. German troops attack Liege, Ang. 5.-England announces a
state of war with Germany. Aug. 7.-Germans enter Liege, French invade southern Alsace.
Italy
reaffirms Aug. 8.
Dentrality. Aug. 15.-Austriansenter Servis, Japan sende ultimatum to Germany.
Aug. 17.-British expeditionary force completee its landing in France,
Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
~Lorraine."
Aug.20-Germansenter Brussels. Aag, 23-Germans enter Nomor
and begin attack on Mons. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mone.
Aug. 25- French evacuate Mul
bausen,
Aug. 26 Non-partisan French Cabinet organised, Germans take Longer. Aug. 27 Louvain burned by Germans, Japanese block. ade Tringtou. Aug. 28-Baitle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance renches
Senlis, thirty miles from Paris, and swings eastward. French Government moves to Bordeaux. Sopt, 3-Russians oconpy Lem-
terg
Sept. 6-Battle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans,
Sept. 12-German retreat halte
on the Aisse,
Bapt. 20 Germanë bombard
Rheimsand injure the famous Cathedral.
submarine einke British oruiters Abou- kir, Cressy, and Hogue. Russians capture Jaroslav and invest Przemysl, Sept. 26-British troops from India land at Marseilles. Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Sept. 22-German
Antwerp.
Oct. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- Cha moved from Antwerp (to
Ośladd
07-Bombardment of Antwerp
begine
Oct. 9-Antwerp coupled by
ven the Germans.
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for extra demande,
"Kipling on the War, The Paris Tempe givės extracts from two hitherto unpublished letters from Mr. Radyard Kipling to a French friend containing in
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work destroyed by explosionervating observations on the war. Bin A D
in the Medway River. Ger- mans break through Russian circle near Lodz,
Dec. 1-German Reichstag, votes
new credit of five billion marke. King George in
FlanderB.
Mr. Kipling says: "I tell everyone what everyone tells me. The war will Just three year, bat in the bation of my heart I cannot believe it, and then I wonder how long the Boche will bold out when
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Belcountry.
grade. Gen. De Wet captur- d.
Des. 3-Serviane turn on Aus- trians in three daya' battle which ende in a notable Ser
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Birbook R J
Beswick Mr & Mrs Bishop Mr & MrsA
Brago Mr&Mrs JV MeWilliams OF
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Lee W. D Lodgivor Mrs Lloyd O'T
MISL Loccok
Miss K Looook Luja Mr & Mra Looook Misi N Mann Mrs RR Marding HJ Mard Dr & Marriott Dr. McClure Mrs L
the wer is carried into his own Carson O
Meble K. Mr Mr & Mrs G Mr. Kipling thinks Chase Mráchira H L Metcalfe B
Clare G WE Mayar that the German will not long Clayton, WE
Merecki J Cogan Mr & Mrs J resist on his own soil. on the writer, again alluding to Cole Mrs, 8 H Middleton G8
Coleman DrALEF Mody JF N the enemy's power of resistance, Conger 3 W
Wo Mouse W Craig RHA Moss H L that the Germans will not dare Cruickshank Mr and expresses the opinion as a layman, Cornelingsen Mie
OP Muilar OF to abandon the lines which they Dec. 8-Germans ccoupy Lods. occupy at present bus more prob- Dallas Mr & Mra Neighbour WR
Daria)
a Mr & Mrs FE Nicolson J8 Dec. 8-British naval victory offably will strengthen these lines, Davies E U
Urmiston J Owen Capt JR. Falkland Islands, British using up their last reserves. In Derby A
Paspia Dr A A Dowley cceupy Buasorab, in Asia this case it would be possible to Day Mine ME Peoples Mr & Mrs
LE break through finally without Ebrenfels Mr & Mr Dec. 9 Gen. Brere, Boer great con, Mr. Kipling, alluding 0
Peoples Miss B Evensen E
Pitcher A leader, killed at the Vaal to his recent vis te to the new
Feer H
Pluygus Mra Rivor.
Puivos A B army, enys: "I had never seen a Ferguson 8 volunteer army of a nation. The Trendman Mis A6 Randall Mrs J
French Capt & Mrs Ray, EB result astonished me. It is a new
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Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Mesaudiehin Dardanelles. Deo. 14-Serviane capture large
Austrian forces. Dec. 16—Austrians evacdate Bel-
grade,
and
Dec. 16-German cruisera bom-
bard Scart'orough "Hartlepool.
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Botha regards Beer rebellion a8 at an end.
Dec. 20-26-Sevore fighting on the line of the Bzura River, Deo. 22-French Parliament as-
Bembles,"
"
Deo. 23-French Chamber votes war credit of £340,000,000.
Dec. 25-British naval and aerial
raid against Cuxhaven. Deo. 28. French occupy St.. Georges, near Nieuport. Jan. 1, 1915-British battleship
Formidable sank in the Channel.
Jan. 3-French capture Steinbaob. Jan. 3-4-Russians' win decisive
victory over Tarks in the Caucasus, Russians overrun Bukovica, Jan. 8-French advance across
Aisne, north of Spiasons.
Jan. 13-Torka occupy. Tabriz, Count Berchtold resigna. Jan. 19-German air fest bom-
#larle Yarmouth and other
Norfolk coast towns.
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Feb. 8Total British casualties L
104,000. Tarke retreat from Suez Canal.
Grodake W J
Feb. 10-Germans excoute the Hall Capt. TP
rebel Maritz.
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lands in France.
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Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the Henderson OA Taylor & MrJ Kent Master W...
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Madame Hewett Hon. Mr E
CMG Mar. 1--House of Commons votes Hindley MrOW
supplementary credit of 37
Hodge W.J millions and a fresh credit Hogg Min F M
Hunter R of 250 millione.
8.-British seroplanes Jenkins attack Ostend,
Dardanellen after destinative pa bombardment.
March
M xch 9.-Second Canadian cor-
tingent lands in England, March 3-10,-Four German sub- marjaes accounted for, March 10.-British captore
Neuve Chapelle. V March 14-Aonounced that Ger- man losses in La Bassae region total 10,000 in three days.
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Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn, FOR SEATTLE, WASH, USA. Colleyshaw EH
German War Minister, resigne.
Jen. 24-British naval victory in
North Sea: the Blucher sunk.
Jan, 26-Germana lose two bat
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