THE WAR.
'COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austris
Turkey
against
Britain.
Russia. France.
Belgium. Japan. Servia.
Montenegro.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, SHARE & GENERAL BROKER
A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE & ANTIQUE CHINA & CURIOS
THE Undersigned has received instructions from Mr. Ma Chang
Keo of Shanghai, to sell by Public Auction on " Friday & Saturday the 23rd & 24th April, 1915 commencing each day at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales, Rooms, Duddell Street. A Choice & Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios from Sung to Towkwong periods.
comprising
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ARMY, TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 tera, 45,000 men.
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 or cavalry. The infantry brigade in from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from
8,000 to 4,000 strong.
A
cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong.
Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has.8 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4
guns and 150 men,
In the
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On, view from Wednesday, the 21st instant. Oatalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.
Russian Army it consists of 8 Oct. 12-A Boer commando in
guns and 250 men."
PRINCIPAL EVENTS, June 28-Archduke Francis Fer.
dinand 198838iusted. July 23-Austin senda an ulti-
malum to Servia.
July 31-Rusain orders general
mobilisation
Aug. 1-Garmony declares war on Fussia, French Cabinet orders general mobilieation. Aug. 2-Geraian forces enter Luxemburg, Germany de- manda free perege through Belgium. Aag. 4-England" seade ultimc-
Jum, demanding observacce of Belgien neutrality. Ger- "mady rejeots ultimatum, German troops attack Liege.
A 5-Eugland announces a.
state of war with Gormany. Aug. 7.-Germans enter Liege. invade southern
French .Als:ce.
Aug. 3. Italy neutrality.
reaffirms
Aug. 15-Austrians enter Servia. Japan senda últimatum lo. Germany,
Aug. 17-British expeditionary Tores completes its landing vin Bruce. Aug. Beginning of battle of
Lorraine..
Aug. 20-Germansenter Brussels. Aug. 23-mans enter" Namur
and begin attack on Mons. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mone,
aug. 25 French 'evacuato Mul-
hausen.
Aug, 28- Non-partisan French Casinet organised. Germans ftrike Long way. Aug. 27 -Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block. "ade Taingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-Germansdvance reaches
Senlis, thirty miles from Parie, and swings eastward, French Government movea to Bordeaux.
the Cape Province matinies. Oct. 13 Belgian Government transferred from. Ostend to Havro."
Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Viatala. Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans.
Oct, 16-British oruiser Hawko
sunk by German submarine.
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GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Dec. 22-French Parliament as
.sembles.
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Anderon Geo E Backhouse JH Bauckham
E A Betition, Mrs ER Bell ODJ
Bena
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Beswick Mr & Mrs
Irving S WJones MT Josaph E M Joseph & M Kales F Kingle AS
FH
Tel. 763
Peak Hotel.
Armstrong Mr and Humphreys Mr and
W
Bowdlor Mre
Carmichall Mr and
Mra H F
Cartwright H A Сату
W
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Casulli Mr Min D Causland A
Falahine Major
B
Leggo J
Lloyd GT
NLuja Mr & Mrs
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Bopp E
Mann Mrs R R Mohta K E
Hall Col Gordon
Black W M
Blanch Mr. & Mrs
Hind B∙A
WQ
Johns Mrs R Jones Led. Martin Mrs
Mitchelmare Mr &
Mra V Moss Mr&Mrs DK. Portins T L
Plummer Mr & Mrs
Goodban Mr. & Mrs Fourtney H N
Pyno Major
Hale Mr & Mrs B'A Skott Hazeland FA
Meurer Mr & Mrs Hoobrander Mr Mayer Mr&MrCE, Humphreys Mr and
Mrs O
Ralph Mr & Mrs E Sinclair A Skinner Miss
Smith Mr&Mrs G Smith Mr & Mrs & F
Braga Mr&Mrs J V Moyrics Capt, TM.Humphrey Major Vander Pol Mr&Mrs
Middleton B
Mody Mr&Mrs H
Moore Miss MY
Basward Mr & MrsMorooki J
OJ Bothwell EF
Dec, 23-French Chamber votes Braco b
Bridg's il
MW. war credit of £340,000,000.
Chang 8y
VE Clayton, Deo. 25-British naval and aerial Coleman Dr A. LE F Moors Wa
raid against Cuxhaven. Coomba Mr & Mrs WMaror Mr & Mrs C Dec. 28- French occupy St.
Cook Mr&Mrs H MNeighbour WR
Mr & Mrs Coombe
Nelson C T Georges, near Nisupert,
Oracaton J Jan. 1, 1915-British battleship Oraig RHA
Corneliasson Mis Rick L Formidable cank in the Crapstor JW
Poobles Miss R Peebles Miss M Channel.
Oct. 27-Russiang reoccupy,
Lodz and Radom. Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Jan. Russia by raval attacks on Odessa and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader
Cruickshank Mr and Peebles Miss ME Cunningham HF
„Mrs J
Petrath Mr&Mrs Dashwood Mr & MrsPitcher AJ
Davis Miss E
Purves A B Randall Mrs J A Davis Mr&Mrs F E Ray, E. H Douging GJ Dennis F
ol and Dorby A
Oct. 24-Ten days buttle bc- Jan. 3-French captare Steinbach. fore Warea ends in German Jan. 3-4-Rassions win decisive "defeat,"
victory over Turks" in the Cauchens. Russians overtun 8-Freach advance across Bekovina
Aisne, north of Soissons. 13-Turka cccupy Tabriz. Count Berohtold resigne. Jan. 19-German air flest bom-
bards Yarmon h and other Erhardt Capt. Norfolk coast towns.
Evensen Franke FW Minister, Fallar Denman
driven out of Cape Oulooy. Nov. 1 - German naval viotory
off the coast of Chili.
Jan.
Dowley WA
Duunett HW Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs
C
Duty Miss MB
Nov. 3-German Equadron makes Jau. 21 -General Falkenhayo, French Cent & Mrs
'n raid on British coast near
Yarmouth.
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Nov. 5-England and France de-
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clare war on Turkey. Dar- danelles forts bombarded, Russians reoccupy Jaroslav., Nov. 6-Teingten surrenders. Nov. 7 Russians eater East
Jan.
German War' re-igne...
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Miss F Redon M do Notort Man Rowell J. P Rowland LJ Sheartune J.W S.bley J C Smith Mrs A G
Kingsclere Hotel,
Douglas Mr & Mrs Lurhrs JH van J
RK
Martin
RA
Mr & Mrs
Dut'on'Mr & Mrs ✪ Nixon FO
Fieldor Filkins Miss D Forbes Mr & Mrs A
Gordon M J Hardman A Hartón Mrs Hewitt Mr & Mrs
"G.
Hec powerf Hurley FC Mason Lockyard 'Miss Logan W
Amberg E Bandor UM Cropley U Craplay CN Cropley L Fatcher OW
Garratt P Goodman J Granby B
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Gibb J Goodrich CL
Steckmost S
dwuffeld HE
Goulbours V Gould Mr & Mrs Grifin Mr & Mrs
Taylor Miss H. J.
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Thomson Mr & Mra l'edall J
Griffiths HL
Tall Capt..TP:
Traba JA
Hollway H
Nov. 4--German cruiser Yorck Jan. 24-British naval victory in
eirikes mine in Jade Bay,
North Sea the Blucher suck. and sinks.
Jan, 20-Germans loss two bat. talions at Givency and. Quin- oby 31-Germany inaugurates submarine raids on British shipping. Feb. 3-German destroyer sunk
by Russian submarine Hodgo W J Denmark, German Auxiliary orgiser sunk cf Patagonia. Feb. 5-Turks attempt to cross
Surz Canal.
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Emdon destroyed. Nov, 11-Germans, capture..Dix«:
mude..
Nov. 12-Russians cccupy Johan- aleborg in East Prossio, Nov, 10- House of Commons
NI
Feb. 6-Allies resolve to quite
financial resources. Feb, 8-Total British, curaalties 104,000. Turke retreat from Suez Canal.
votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000 men already under arms, ex-.. clusive of Territoriale.
Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger-
man corps south of Lodz. Nov. 26-British battleship Bul-
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Ger- mang break through Russian ...circle near Ladz. Dep. 1-German Reichstag votes
new credit of five billion marks. King Georgo in Flanders.
od.
Sept 3-Luasians occupy Lera- Dec. 2-Austriaus occupy Eel- grade. Gen. De Wet captar- Deo. 3-Servisne "turn on Aus-
trians in three daya' battle; which ends in a notable Ser- vian victory.
berg. Sept. 5Battle of the Marne
begine. Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans..
Sept. 12-German retreat" balts
on the Aisao. Sept. 20-Gurmans bombard Abeimaand injure the famous Cathedral.
Feb. 10-Germans execute the
Feb.
rebel Mariz,
Feb. 17-0nadian contingent
landa in France.
20-27-Over 10,000 der mans surrender in France, (Continued on page 101.
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Sept. 22-German submarine
sinke British crafters Abou-Deo 9. -Gen. Byor, Boer leader, killed at the Vaal kir, Cressy, and Dogao. Russians capture Juroalay
Rivor.. ant invest Przemysl, Eept. 28-British troops from Endin land at Marseillos. Sept. 28-Germaus begin siege of
Antwerp,
2 — Germans Augustowo,
defeated at
Qat. 5-Belgium Government re-
moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct-Bombardmentof Antwerp
Cut, 9---Antwerp
begins.
occupied
aho Germana.
Dec. 13-British submarine sinke the Mosandich in Dardanelles, Dec. 14-Servians capture large
Austrian forces.
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