THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
AUDITHE HONGKONG-TELENGKAPALI SİMURSDAY, APRİL UZ 1915.
Oof 12-A Boer commando in
the Cape Province mutines, Oct. 13- Belgian Governmen
transferred from Ostend to Horro.
Out. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistals. Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans,
HOTEL LISTS!
Hongkong Hotel,
Abraham, ES: Adatus EW Anderson Geo E Avery W. H Buckhomas J H Bauckham EA"
Mrs BR
Hunter R. Irving 5 Jackson R A Jopeon R B
Joseph E M
Joseph M
Kaies FH
Kraners.
Dar & dira Lampinan Mír& Mrs
Britain.
Russia.
France.
Belglum.
Black W M
Japan.
QA.
13
Bothwell F
Oct. 27
Servin.
Oot, 16-British oruiser. Hawko junk by German submarine. Oct. 24-Ten daya battle be-Birbook
forg Warra enda in German defest."
Russiane reoccupy Lodz and Radom.
Montenegro. Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Russia by paval attacks ca Odessa and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col, Maritz, robal leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1-German naval victory.
off the coast of Chili..
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The
Lawrence G A Lou W D
Braga Mr&Mrs J VLloyd GT Bridgss
Bruce W
Chaney Mra Bulmer J clayton, W.
E
Lui M:& & Mrs.
MRR HJ
anning JL
.
DRALE Dr
& Mrs
Coleman Cole Mrs OEP Corneliusse. Mis Cuningham RF
Cran
J W
Mrs I. K D Mr & Mrs O
Meroaki J Middleton, GS
strength varies from 35,000 *|| Nov. 3-German squadron makes Cruickshank Me and ModyJ HN
45,000 mea. Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
Brigade is a forca of infantry of 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 4,090 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500
*~*~*~|| to 1,000 men strong, Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong.
A
Battery of artillery in the British
and French armies has 6
gune and about 200 mon. In the Gorman Army consists of 4 gans and 150 men, In the Russian Army it consists of 8 gana and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
June 28-Archduke Francis Fer
dinand nesassinated.
July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
mainm to Servia,
July 31-Russia ordere general
mobiliention,
Aug. 1-Germany declares war oB Ruarie, Frenol Cabinet orders general mobilisation,
Aug. 2
German forces enter
A raid on British coast near Yarmouth.
Nov, 4-Garman cruiser Yorek strikes mine in Judo Bay and sinke..
Nov. 5-England and France de clare war on Turkey. Dur danelles forte bombarded. Ruselins reoccupy Jarosley, Nov, 6-Tsingtau surrendere. Nov. 7 Russians enter East
Prussia.
Mrs J
Davis Mr & Mrs Darios не Davie J E
Dorby A Douglas & J Dowley WIA Duty Miss ME
Moore Wm FE Neighbour WR Nicolson J8
Dianett HW Overse Evensen E
Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs
ranks È W
Ormiston J! Cristin
H
Ploeg F FO van
B"
Purves A B
Qualls WP
Randall Mr J
Ray, E. H
Raynor Lt Col and
Mrs
-Road V
Rowoll JP
French Capt & Mrs Reay, Miss F Fuller Denun Gibb J
Goodrich CL
H
G
Gorton H M"
Gould J
Goulboura V...
Shourtung J W
Nov, 10--The Em len destroyed. Nov. 11-Germana capture Dix-
mude. Nov. 12-Russians occupy Johan-Griffin Mr & Mrs & wallied BE
Gould Mrs J
5 blay J 0 Smith
Mrs A G Square Miss A Steckment 8
Mrs R F
Traha JA Wallace Weill Mr & Mrs, A Hannibal Mr & MrsWhite Mr & Mrs
WA Harper ( Henderson C A
Griffiths HL Hall Capt. TP
aisburg in East Prassic." Nov. 19- House of Commone "voless new army of 1,000,000 man, More than 1,100,000 .men already under arms, ex-lewett HoR. Mr E. Wright Mr & Mra
olusive of Territoriale:
4
ACMG
Nov. 23-Russiane surround Ger- Hodgs W J
man corpe south of Lodz,
Nov. 26-British battleship Bul.
wark destroyed by explosion.
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W
HTH White F W Wood Q G
JF
Wright T&
Poak Hotel.
Johna Mraft
Jeffries NU
in the Medway River, Ger- Armstrong Mr& Mra fler Lt Col H mans break through Russian Bernard Fleet Surg circle near Lodz. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion marks. King George in Flanders:
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel- grade. Gen. De Wet captur ed.
trians in three days' batle which ends in a notable Ser. vian victory.
Luxemborg. Germany de-Deo. 3-Servians turn on Ants mands free page through Belgiom. Aug. 4-England sends ultima- tum, demanding observance of Holgina neutrality. Ger- many rejects ultimatum, German troops attack Liege. Aug. 5-England announces a
state of war with Germany." Ang, 7-Gorgiana enter Liege. French invade southern Alu.co. Aug. 8. - Italy
reaffirme neutrality. Aug. 15.-Anariansenter Servia. Japan senda ultimatum to Germany.
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Aug. 17.-British expeditionary force completes its loading in France.
Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Dec. 8-British naval, victory off Falkland Islands, British Uccupy Bussorab, in Asia
Minor.
Dec. 9 Gen. Byers, Boer leader, killed at the Vaul River.
Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Massudieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 14-Serviana capture large
Austrian forces, Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel-
grade,
& Mra Bowen Major Carmichael Mr and Bowdler Mrs.
Cartwright Cury M
Casulli Mr & Mra Colleyshaw EH ́
Consland Crighton
Edwards Mrs RO
Mr & Mrs
Faichino Major Caudrot Mr & Mrs
Keigwine Mr & Mrs Lofts A C Mitchelmore Mr & Martin Mra R&
Mrs E
Mo
EV Mr & Mis immer J Mr & Mra Pringle W J
Miss Murray Major
Sinolal: A
Skinner Mis
Gibson Mr & Mr A Smith Mre Grant Halo B A. Mr & M Hal Li-Col.0 Huzeland FA Harbrende: Mra Humphreya Major Mumphreys Me and
Mr WG.
Mr & Mrs A
Turner Mrs Walcott Mrs Walton Col & Mrs Young
Carlton Hotel.··
Amborg E Bunder OM Androwa RG
Brooks WS Brooks! 講
L
Cropley C Ellis J Early BC
and
Dee, 16-German cruisers bom-
bard Scarborough Hartlepool.
Aug. 19-Beginning of battle ofDec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a
Lorraine.
Aug.20-Germansenter Brussela. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur
and begin attack on Moas. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons.
Aug. 25- French evacuate Mul-
brused,
Aug. 26 Non-partisan French Cabinet organized. Germans fake Loogwr Aug, 27- Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block- ade Teingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-Lerman advance reaches Bealis, thirty miles from Paris, and swinge eastward. French Government moveS to Bordeaux.
Sept 3-Russiang occupy Lem-
berg.
Sept. 5 Battle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubouge taken by the
Germane..
Sept. 12-Gorman retreat balis
on the Aisne.
Sept, 20- Germane
bombard Rheims and injure the famous Cathedral.
British protectorate. Gen. Botha regarda Boer rabellion as at an end.
Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura River, Dec. 22-French Parliament as
sembles.
Forks Mr & Mrs Futhor OW Garratt Goodman J
Grant Mr & Mrs
Hitobcock Mrs Hollway HD Johnson J W
Kynoch Mr & Mrs J Pet S
Paterson. A J
Pike RB
Robh Mr & Mrs J K ' Renaldson J
Sgh Mr & Mrs Jas
P
Scott A Shelton RJ. Tall Mrs Tomison Theo Ponnell W v Watling Mr & Mr
WO Whibloy AR Wilna DO Wilson. Mrs D
Grand Hotel,
Jenklas A Jones Reynolds & W Sanderson R Smith J Smith J Watson W D Wright BH
Allon Mr & Mrs [Deo: 23-French Chamber votes Crow Mr & Mrs
war credit of £340,000,000. Dyar D
Dunrich A Dec, 25-British naval and aerial Ellis W
raid against Chixhaven.
Dibbs A W Grant J French occupy St. James B Georges, near Nieuport. Jan, 1, 1915-British battleship Formidable sunk in the Channel,
Dec. 28
King Edward Hotel,
Almond Mrs R Absal O
Jan, 3-French captureSteinbach. Bettison Mr & Mr Lainhert Mrs Jan. 3-4-Russian's win decisive
WH
victory over Turks in the Beale Mrs Caucasus, Russians overrun Bukovina.
Lacoibbe Miss Lacombe Mr & Min
Lauritsen Mr & Mra
Mi Lennox J. Morath Miss L Mur
H
2 & Mrs JN Lerno-28
10.
w
Budge
Mr & Mra RD SU E MT
Jan. 3-French advance across Course A
Aiene, north of Soissons.
Jan. 13-Turks occupy Tabriz. Oress Miss,
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NOTICES
CHINESE IMPERIAL
GOVERNMENT 7% SILVER
LOAN OF 1886 E.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LID..
The Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at 12 noon on Monday, 12th April, to receive a Statement of the Company's Ac- counts to 31st December, 1914, and the Report of the General Managers.
- 57th Half Yearly Drawing,
Interest due and drawn bends of this loan will be payable at the Cross Mr & Mrs JR Passmore Mrs Wooffices of the Corporation on and The Transfer Books of the
Pearman Mrs H
after the 31st March, 1915. Company will be closed from the Onunt Berchtold resigns.
Cross Dr Or
any Mrs RA ́ Duckworth FF
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Tist of drawn bonds can be ob-30th instant, to the 12th proximo, Jan, 19-German air fleet bom- Eldor Dr E A
Basamatsu
tained on application to the both days inclusive. bards Yarmouth and other For A A
undersigned. Norfolk coast towne, Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn, Gree
German War
Minister, D
Harringtons & Mrs rosigns,
Hunter J
Sopar
Golland Lt E
LISS
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EH Butherland WB Bylvaster Mrs ThrelfellMca
Travidi O
MTX J H
Sopt. 22-German submarine Jon. 24-British naval victory in Jackson Mr&Mrs W Travera FA
sinke British cruisers Abou- North Bes; the Blucher sauk. Jones ES Jones DH kir, Creasy, and Hogue. Jan, 28-Germans lose two bat-Jaxoph I Russians capture.......... Jaroslav ·
and invest Przemyel
talions at Giveney and Cuin- oby,"
India land at Marseilles.
Bapt. 28-Germans begin siego of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2- Germand defeated at
Augustowo.
Underwood Mr and
Feb. 3-German destroyer sunk Dutton Mr & Mr G Robertson Mr &
Kingsclere Hotel, Sept. 28-British troops from Jan. 31 Germany inaugurates Carleton A E Martin Mr & Mrs
submarine raids on British Douglas Mr & Mrs Nixon FO
Rawlinson RJ .. XX shipping.
Donoan Mr & Mrs MRawlinson Miss
by Russian anhmarine off Fielder 3 E
Mr J Bachse Mrs G Denmark. German auxiliary Filkins Ming D Bheldon Mr & Mrs! oraiser sunk off Patagonia. Gordon M J
Tarbes Mr & Mrs A Stelds A L Feb. 5-Turke attempt to oroas Hardman A
Singer Mr Mrs E Stewart Mr & Mrs Buez Canal.
Accgeworff
D Feb. 8 Total British casualties Kent Mr & Mrs
Hutlay FO Mason 104,000. Tarka retreat from Kent Master W Baor Canal,
Lookyard Mins Logan Wa (Continued on page 10). Larka 3 H van G
Oot. 6 Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oot, 7-Bombardment of Antwerp
begins
Dot. B-Antwerp occupied
the Germans.
Tangre Mrs Stewart A Thomas H Watkins G.EC Wilson MET Young Min & din
For the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpóra-
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Chief Manager, Hongkong, 31st March, 1915.
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Day by DayUYSORE, SKEDER Steamers RLIGE DELAR PRESER 5
Passenger Lista.
7
Commercial,
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The Courta.....13-15 Happy Kowloon ...........52-53 Telegrams 18-20 Off to the Front... Leading Articles.......27-32 West River Flood Relief...53-54
...........53 Notes and Comments.....33-37 Contemporary Opinion ...54-56 Special Articles 38-43 French Convent Land Sport Prince of Wales' Fund ..48
1,44 47
Off to East Africa Cigarette and Tobacco Langkat Output .58
.Fund
Green Island Cement Co. 58
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The Twenty-Sixth Ordinary
The share certificates Nas Annual Meeting of Shareholders 2410/2411 for 10 and 25 shares THE HONGKONG & WHAM-the Offices of the Company, St. 1:748 and 35858/35882 Inclusive, in the Company will be held at respectively, numbered 127391 George's Buildings, Chater Road, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, Victoria, Hongkong, on Saturday, joint names of George Andrew standing in the register in the the 10th day of April, 1915, at 12 Hastings and John Barham Car o'clock. noon for the purpose of lake. solicitors, Liverpool and The dividend of 33,00 por share receiving a statement of Account Birmingham, having been lost or declared at to-day's Annual and the report of the Directors General Mooting will be payable for the year ending 31st Docera-
destroyed. at the Hongkong & Shanghai ber, 1914 and declaring a Divid Banking Corporation on and after end. Thursday, 1st April, 1915, and
The Transfer Books Shareholders are requested to Company will be Closed from apply for warrants at the Town Thursday, let April to Saturday Company, 2 Queen's 10th April, 1915, both days inclu- Buildings.
By Order of the Board of Director,
Offie of the Dive.
the
the Board of
By Order GEO. A. CALDWELL, Directors.
Becretary, Hongkong, 31st March, 1915.
Hongkong, 27th March, 1915,
that unless the said certificates NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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