THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
· against
Britala.
Russia.
France. Belgium.
Japan.
Servia.
Montenegro.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 toļ 15,000 men. Division is a force of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 mene Brigade is a force of infantry o 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. cavalry regiment la from 50 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 15||
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British
A
and French armies has & guns And about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 In the guns and 150 men.
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1916,
Oot. 19-A Boer commando in Feb. 6Allies resolve 1 nnita
the Cape Province matinies. financial resources. ⠀ Oct. 13 Belgian Government Feb. 8-Total British cusnalties
transferred from Oetend to,
104,000. Tarks retreat from Hovre.
Suez Canal.
rebel Maritz.
Oct. 14-Allies cccupy Ypres. Feb. 10-Germans executs the
Battle begins on the Vistula.
the Germans..
Oot. 15-Ostend occupied by
Oct, 16-British cruiser Hawke sunk by German submarine. Oct. 24-Ten days' battle be- fore Warenw ende in German defeat,
Oct. 27
Russione recccupy Lodz and Radom, Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on
Russia by naval attacks on Odessa and in the Crimea. Oot, 30-Col. Maritz, rabal leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1- German naval victory
off the coat of Chili.. Nov. 3-German equadron makes a raid on British coast near Yarmouth.
Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck
strikes mine in Jade Bay and sinks.
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HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
HOTEL MANSIONS
Feb, 17-Canadian contingentLately occupied by KRUSE & Cc.)
Fab.
lands in France.
20-27-Over 10,000 Gaz- mans surrender in Frano", : Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the Dardanelles after destructive bombardment. 2
1
Mar. 1-House of Commone votos supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millione.. Maroh 8-British aeroplanee
attook Ostend. March 9.-Second Canadian con-
March
tingent lands in England. March 3-10.--Fur German sub-!
marines accounted for. 10.-British
sapture Neuve Chapelle.. March 14-Aoncanced that Ger- man losses in La Bassea region total 10,000 in three days.
Nov. 6-England and France de-Match
clare war on Turkey. Dur- dunelles, forta bombarded. Rassions reoccupy Jaroslav. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders. Nov. 7
ante
Russians enter East
Prussia. Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov, 11-Germans capture Dix-
mude
Nov. 12-Russians occupy johan-
aisbarg in East Prussia, Nov. 10- House of Commong
Russian Army it consists of 8}]:... guns and 250 mon.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
June 28-Archduke Francis Fer-
dinand assassinated.
July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
malum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000 men already under arme, ex- clusive of Territorials. Nov. 23-Bassians surround Ger-
man corpa south of Lodz. Nov. 26-British battleship Bul"
wark destroyed by explosion.| in the Medway River. Ger- mana break though Russian. circle near Lodz,
Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion in marks, King George
14. German, oraiɛor Dreiden sunk cff Juan Fer- Dandez Island. - March 16.-Sir John French estimates German losses in La Basseeregion to be 17,000, March 18.-British battleships Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sank by floating mines in Dardanelles. Admiralty an- nounces that it has reason to believe the Karlsruhe was Bunk of the West Indies in November.
March 19.Russiansenter Memel,
Et Prossin, March 21.--Patile Zeppelin raid
on Paris.
March 22.-P.zenyal surrederas
to the tussisan,
CONSIGNEES
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM NEW YORK. HE Steamship
Lessin. Frendu Cabinet orders Dee.ustrians occupy Bel- THE
general mobilisation, Aug. 2 German forces,enter Luxemburg. Germany de- mands free passage through Belgium.
Aug. 4-England sends ultima-
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejects ultimatum, German troops attack Liege. Aug. 6.-England announces a
state of war with Germany, Aug. 7.-Germans enter Liege. French invade southern Alsce. Ang. 8, Italy reaffirms Aug. 16.--Austrians enter Serria, Japan sends ultimatum to Germuny.
Ang, 17.-British expeditionary force, completes its landing in France. Aug, 19-ginning of battle of
Loraine. #Ang:20-Germansenter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namor
and begin atteok on Moos. Aug, 24-British begin retreat
from Moné. Aug. 25 French evacuate Mul-
hansen.
Aug. 26
Non-partisan French Gabinet organized. Germans Make Longway, Aug. 27 - Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block- ade Tsingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German édvance reaches
Senlis, thirty miles from Parie, and swings eastward. "French Government movės.
to Bordeaux. Bopt 3-kaseinas occupy Lem
borg.
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne
begina.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
Sept. 12-German retreat balte
on the Aisne," Sept. 20 Germans bombard
Rheimssnd injure the famous' Cathedral.
Sept. 22 German submerine einke British oruicers Abou-
kir, Oressy, and Dogue. Russiane capture Jaroslav and invest Przemysl.
Eept. 23-British troops from India lond nt Marseilles.
Bept, 28-Germana begin siege of
Antwerp.
at. 2-Germane
Augustowo,
defeated at
Oot G-Belgian Government re-
begins
* from Antwerp to
Antwerp
grade. Gen. De Wetcaptur ed.
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Deo. 3-Servisna turn on Aus- trinus in three daya' battle which ends in a notable Ser- vian victory,
Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lods. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands, British creapy Bussorah, in Asia
Minor.
Gen. Byers, Boer Dec. 9
lender, killed at the Vaal River. Deo. 13-British submarine sinks the Mevendieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 14-Servians capture large
Austrian forces, Dec 15-Austriaus evacuate Bel
grade,
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NOTICE.
REDEMPTION OF 8 PER CENT.
MILITARY BONDS.
The various Agencies will commence on March 15th, 1915, to redeem the 8 per cent. Nanking Military Bonds drawn at the First Drawing.
As stipulated in Art. 16 of the Loan Regalations, the 8 per cent. Military Bonds drawn at the first drawing shall be presented for payment within five years from the date of First Drawing Any bond that is not presented for payment within the said period of five years shall become null and void. TKANAN
Holders of the drawn bonds shali hand to the agencies all the unmatured interest coupons as well as the bonds, for cancellation"""" If they do not hand over the unmatured coupons, the value of such coupons shall be deducted from the principal due to the holders.
List of the Bond Numbers Drawn at the First Drawing of the 8 per cent. Nanking Military Bonds of Redemption.
Value of Bonds
Bond Numbers
Value of Bonds
Bond Numbers ̈
18101 .B2-63
Mrs W G
$1000
Blad B A
1000
Johns Mrs R
-13-16
100 187-248
Jones Leo
1000
35-80
100 408-462
Martin Mra
1000
76-77
Castilli Mr&Mrs.D
Mitchalmore Mr &
Mrs V
1000
Mosa Mr & Mrs DK Forking T L Plummer Mr & Mrs
Goodban
Mr & Mra
Pountney II N
Pyne Major
Ralpha
A
Skott C
Ceusland A
Lampman M:& Mrs Darling Col
E Anderon Gee Backhouse J'H Bauokham E A Balillos, Mra ER Bell CDJ Eena, GA Beswick Mr & Mrs Black W M Blanch anch Ворр в Basward Mr & MrsMerecki J
Maon Mrs R R Mehta
KB
Mourer Mr & Mrs C Mayer Mr & Mrs CE
C.J Bothwell E F
Mr Mrs J VMeyrick Capt, T M Braga Bridge H
Middleton Mody Mr & Mrs J H
Bruce M W
Chang S.Y
Clayton, W E.
Moore Miss M'Y
0 W
Coleman DrAL E F Moore Coombs Mr & Mrs WMurer Mr & Mrs U Cook Mr&Mrs HMNeighbour W R
T Coombs Mr & Mrs Nolecn U
W
Ormiston J, Peok L Cornelinsson Mrs. Craig RHA
Miss R Peebles Cranstor JW Poobles Misy M
Miss M-D Cruickshank Mr and Feebles
Mra J
Foutsfath Mr & Mrs
ES
Mr & MrsPlicher AJ Portes A B Randall Mrs J A
27. B. H
Mr & Mrner Lt Col and
Mr & Mr
Mrs
V
Read
Reay, Min F Redon M do Robert Miss Rowall J F Rowland LJ Sheartones. Bibley J Smith Mrs A G Speed J
"INVERIO": having arrived, Consignees of Caf„o are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Davis Miss E and Gudown Co., Ltd.from
Dennis M whence delivery may be obtained. A
No claims will be admitted Douglas GJ after the Goods have left the Go- Dowley W A
Duffy M ME downs, and all goods remaining Dunner W undelivered after the 21st April, Ehrenfels will be subject to rent,
All claims against the steamer Ehrhardt Capt. must be presented to the Under-Evosed E signed on or before the 28th April French Caps & Mrs
Franks FW or they will not be recognised. Fuller Danmar
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in Goodrich OI the Godowns, where they will Goald Mr & Mrs J be examined on the 21st April,; Griffin Mr & Mrs at 9:30a.m.
No Fire Insurance has been Griffithe BL
Hall Capt. TP Hannibal Mr & Bills of Lading will be counter-WA signed by
Harper G THE BANK LINE, Ltil., Henderson O A
Hewett Hon. Mr E. Wood GG. General Agents.
ADMG Wright Mr Hongkong, 14th April, 1915
Hodge W 3 Hunter Il
Dec. 16-German cruisera bom-effected
bard. Scarborough and Hartlepool.
Dec. 18-Egypt. proclaimed, a
British protectorate. Gen. Boths regards Boer rebellion as at an end.
Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura River.
Deo. 22-French Parliament as
sembles,
Deo. 23-French Chamber votre war oredit of £840,000,000. Deo. 25-British naval and aerial raid against Cuxhaven. Deo. 28 -French occupy St. Georges, near Nieuport. Jan. 1, 1915-British battleship Formidable suak in the Channel,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
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Goulboura V
J
W.
Square Mies A Steakmest S
Swaffeld H E Thomson Mr & Mrs Taylor Miss H. J. Tiedall J Train J A
Falchine Major
JHC
Hall Col Gordon
Ifale Mr & Mrs B Hazeland F A Hoobrender Mrs Humphreys Mr and
Mrs C Humphrey Major"
ha Mr & Mrs E
Sinclair A Skinnar Misa" Smith Mr & Mrs G Sraith Mr & Mrs A F Vander Fal Mr&Mrs
Kingsclere Hotel,
Douglas Mr & Mrs
RK
Dutton Mr & Mr
A
Lurhrs JH van G J Martin Mr & Men G Nixon F C
Rawlinson R J Rawlinson Mas Robertson Mr &
Fielder BE Tilkins Miss D. Forbes Mr & Mrs A Gordon MJ Hardman A Harton Mrs Hewitt Mr & Mrs
He geword Hurley FC Mason Lockyard Miss Logan W
Almberg E Bander CM Cropley O
Mra 3 Sachse Mra Sheldon Mr & Mra
RD
Oshields À L
Singer Mr Mrs E Thomas H P Watkins CH Wilson M J
Carlton Hotel.
Crapley
ON Cropley L Futchor OW Garratt F Goodman
J
Granby E Hollway HD
Neill W
Neilson W Paul 8.
Paterson A.J.
Sainty P
Sholton R J Tall Mrs
Taylor W
Pennell W V
Whibley AR
Kynoch Mr & Mrs J Wilson D.O McCallum B
71
King Edward Hotel.
Almend Mrs R Lacombe Miss" Aarol O
Lacombe Mr & Mrs Bettison Mr & Mrs Lambert Mrs
WH
Mr & Mrs
Tyson Mr & Mrs FL-in Mrs
Well Mr & Mrs A
Mrs Walte Mrs J B
Grand
HONGKONG WHAMPOA Allen Mr & Mrs
DOCK Co., Ltd.
Crew Mr & Mrs Danrich A The share certificates Nos. Dyer D 24:0/2411 for 10 and 25 shares Ellis W respectively numbered 12739/4W 748 and 35858/35882 inclusive. James B standing in the register in the joi t names of George Andrew, Hastings and John Barham Car- slake, solicitors, Liverpool and Birmingham, having teen lost or destroyed.
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White
bito Mr & Mrs.
FL'A
Boyd Mr & Mrs JN Lennox Min Brown C W
Lennox J McGrath Mian L
Budge W
Whittakor Mr & Mra Bonn M&MR PERFE
Mozel. Jones B Reynolds OW Rood OH Banderson R Smith J Smith J S Watson W D Wright & H
Mra
H
Crews Mr & Mrs JR Passmore Mrs W C
Green Blue Стова
Dr OT
Duckworth F
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DIE A
Prarman M
Rameny Mrs RA
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Боровод
Sosa Lou K Bibres Dr Super G H Summers E H Sutherland W B Alvester Mrs
Mrs A Fyfe & A Gotland LE Green Lt S 8 Hammes CD HarringtonMr&Mrs Hunter J
Threlfell Mirr JacksonMr&Mrs W Travors E A Jones D H
Underwood Mr. and Jones E 8
Min JI : PUBLIC COMPANIES.
PUBLIC COMPANIES. CHINA TRADERS INSUR-UNION INSURANCESOCIETY
ANCE CO., LTD.
OF CANTON, LTD. MA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE TOSHA EHOLDERS. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, that unless the said certificates. Notice is hereby given that the Notice is hereby given that the be produced at the office of the Forty-Ninth Ordinary Yearly Forty-Second Ordinary Yearly Company Queen's Buildings, Vic- Meeting of the Company will be Meeting of the Society will be torla Hongkong, before the 241h held at its Head Office No. 3 held at its Head Office, No. 2. pri 1, 1915, now certificates for Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on the said shares will be issued and Friday, the 23rd April, 1915, at Friday the 23rd April, 1915, at the old certificates will therereaft 12.15 p.m. for the purcose of re- Noon, for the purpose of receiv Jan. 8-French advance across be held by the Company as null ceiving the report of the Directing the report of the Directors Aisne, north of Soissons, and void. Fors, together with the statements together with the statements of Jan. 13-Turks occupy Tabriz.
GEO A CALDWELL, of account to 31st December, 1914, account to 31st December, 1914, Count Berchtold resigns.
Becretary, and of declaring Dividende &c. and of declaring Dividends, &o. Jan. 18-German air fleet bom-. Hongkong, 24th March 1915
The Transfer Books, of the The Transfer Books of the bards Yarmouth and other TH CHINA-BORNEO Co., Ltd. Company will be closed from 13th Society will be closed from 13th April to to 23rd April both days April to the 23rd April both days Norfolk coast towns.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. inclusive.
inclusive. Jau. 21-General Falkenhayn,
German
The Twelfth Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of the above com- pany will be held at the Com-
Jan, 3-French capture Steinbach. Jan, 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus, Russians overrun Bukovina.dalje
resigne.
War
Minister,
By Order of the Board,"
U. MONTAGUE'EDE, MrSecretary:dpm;
Over 90 years ago the late Lord Beaconsfeld tesčlied to the benefits ho, received from HIMRODES.
· CURB, and every post bilages similar letters to-day.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE
Secretary.
MARTIN'S
Jan. 24-British naval victory in pany's Offico, St. George's Hongkong, 9th April, 1915, Hongkong, 9th April, 1915..
North Sea: the Blueber Bank. Building at Noon, on Friday, the 30th April, 1915 to receive a Jen, 26-Germana lose two bat- Statement of Accounts to the 31st talions at Givency and Cuin December, 1914 and the Report of oby.
the General Manager and Con- Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates sal ing Committee and to elect a submarine raids on British Consulting Committee and
Auditor. shipping
HIMROD
The Transfer Books" of the CURE for Feb. 3-German destroyer Bank Company will be closed from the by Russian submarine off 16th April to the 80th April, both
Denmark, German auxiliary days inclusive. meoruiser sunk off Patagonia,ri
** Feb. b-Turks attempt to expSS
by
Suez Canal.
The China-Bornan Co., Ltd
WG DARBY
General Manager,
ASTHM
Bord Link.dy Chémisis and Stores
the Counte
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102759-3512
Bond Numbers
098-525
1618-1698. 0446-9978
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