THE WAR.
Germany
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Britain.
Russla.
France.
Belgium. Italy
Japan Sorvla
"Montenegro
Austria
Turkey
against
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.
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Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 46,000 men. Division is a force of infantry, avalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 16,000
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 from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 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 6 guns
and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army "it consists of 8]. guas and 250 men,
PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
Jase 28-Archduke Francis Fer
dinand assassinated.
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July 23—Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Servia;
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Ang. Germany declares war on
Russia. French Cabinet ordere general mobilisation. Lag. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
Aug. 4-England sende ultima-
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Oot. 24-Tea daya' battle be- March 19-Russians enter Memel, fore Warsaw ende in German March 21.-Futile Zeppelin raid dafeat.
Oct. 27 Russians reoccupy
Lodz and Ridom.
Oct. 29-Turkish naval attacks on
Odessa and in the Crimea,
| Oct. 30—Col. Maritz, robal leader
driven out of Cape Colony.
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Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3 German squadron makes Braid on British const. Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck
strikes mins in Jade Bay. Nov. 5-England and France de-
clare war on Turkey. Dr. dazelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders. Nov. 7- Russians enter East
Prússis. Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix-
mudo.
Nov, 19- House of Commons
"votes a new army of 1,000,000
men. More than 1,100,000. ; Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger
Nov. 26-British battleship Bul-
man corps south of Lodz..
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Dec. 1-German Reichetag votes
new credit of five billion marks. King George visite Flanders;
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-
grade. Gen. De Wet captur- ed. Dec. 3--Servians "defeat Aus-
trians in three days' battle, Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz.. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands.
Deo. 0-Gen. Byers, Boor leader, killed at the Vaul,River.
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Deo. 13-British submarine sinks the Messudich in Dardanelles.. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade,
on Parie,
HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel.
Baker Mr&Mrs P8 Johnston E
Anderson 8 E Anpy
Irving E A Jacquemart
Baikee EL'S Barber Min
Barlog JH
suc-Beley G German Bell ODJ
Bellics, Mrs ER
H
Black B
March 22,-Przemysl.eurrendere
to the Russiane,
March 24.-British nirmen, cessfully attack "eabmarine works at Hoboken. Berry March 25.-German submarine
U260 gunk with all hands. farch 20.-Russian Fleot bom-
barda the Bosphorus. man submarine sinks West African liner Falabo. March 31.-Australis offere an.
other contingent. April 8.-Prinz Eitel Frie lorich
Joseph E M Joseph 8 M Jones MT Joseph E
Kelly Mrs J F Lafferty G.J...
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ume GO
Bridges 11 Cadwallorder Mr.&
Lloyd GT.
Longfeld S
Mrs B W
Markham B
Ger-
Cannady M Cassel Cart I. Chealbam H Cookott L
Marriott Dr & Mrs ✪
Mehin KB
Marcaki
B
Murphy TR
Ormiston J Pogg Il H
Cornelissen Mrs
NOTICES.
POLO.
Under the distinguished patron- ago of His Excellency Sir Henry May, K.OM.G. Major- General Kelly, OB., and Com- LIKE
modore Anstruther, R.N, A POLO MATCH · will be played at Causeway Bay
on
Wednesday, June 23rd,
at 5.39 o'clock, (weather permitting).
in aid of the
Mody Mr & Mrs JH BELGIAN ORPHAN
Davis Mr & Mrs FE Neighbour WR Denison O Duffy Miss ME
Duffy
Mr and Mrslisten Mizu
interned in Norfolk NAVY EHE
Yard. U.S.A.
Evans J FI April9-Germany assumes liabili-Evanson E
Pitcher AJ Poll D
MrBE D
ly for the sinking of the Pooh Capt & SOFT
American ship William Frye. Anti-Austrian' demonstra
lions at Ganos.
April 10-German
EM
F. E H
Fitzwilliams D.GALRAY, E Fuller
Gould Mr & Mrs J
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Smith W. H
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Smith Mre A G Spear H
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Swift Mr and Mrs
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Taylor Mr & Mrs J
Denman Randall Mrs J A Fullar Mr & Mrs 8 Richards Mus Gambrill Capi OP BRowell J P Nole to Glaister Mra United States complains that Gibb the latter has accomplished nothing by her diplomatic Gregory TM. correspondence with Allies-Grey H Oois statement as to ill. Goodrich CL Griffiths H L treatment of British prisoners in Germray.
11-German Socialiste issue Fraco pamphlets Bishop of London visits entire Frent [April_12—" New York Herald demands that Count Bern. storff should be given his passports.
April
April 13-Sir John French asks for
extra munitions. April 14-H.M.S. Renard steams ten miles up the Dardanelles, Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor thumbrian coast.
April 15-Dutch 8.8. Katwyck
torpedoed without notice. April 18-E. 15 ruse ashcre in the Dardanelles, oflicers and men made prisonere,
10-Austria's request for food-stuffs to be allowed to pass through Italy refused.
Dec. 16-German cruisera bom-April
bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a April 20-German Note protest
British protectorate. Gen."
Botha reports Boer rebellion ng at an end,
Deo. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura River. Deo. 23-French Chamber votes)
war credit of £340,000,000. Dec, 25-British naval and aerial raid against Cuxhaven. tüm, demanding observance
Dec. 28 French occupy St, of Belgian neutrality. Ger-
Georges, near Nieuport, many rejecta ultimatum.Jan, 1, 1015-H.M.S. Formidable Aug. 6. England at war. Aug. Germane enter Liege. French invade. southern
laace.
Aug. 15.-Austriansenter Servia. Japan sende ultimatum to Germany.
Aug. 17. British land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
Aug. 20—Germansenter Brussels. Aag, 23—Germans enter Namar. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mone.
Aug, 25- French ovacuato Mul-
hausen.
Aug. 26-Germans take Longwy. Aug. 27-Louvain burned by
Germans. Japanese block ade Teingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches
Senlis. French Government moves to Bordeaux. Sept, 3-Russians occupy Lem.
berg.
Sept. 5 Battle of the Marne
begins.
Bept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
Sept. 12-German retreat halts
on the Aisne, Sept. 20 - Germans bombard
Rheims...
Sept. 22-German submarine
sinks British oruicers' Abou
sunk in the Channel,
Jan.3-French capture Steinbaoh. Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turke in the Caucasus,
Jan. 8-Freuch advance across Alene, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Terke occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air feet bom-
barda Yarmouth. Jan. 21 General Falkenhayn, German War Minister, Jan, 24-British naval victory in
resigus.
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North Sea; the Blucher sunk.
Jan, 28-Germans lose heavily at
Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
Givency and Quinohy.
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anbmarine raids.
Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary oruiser
sunk cf Patagonia, Feb. 5-Turks attempt to cross
Suez Canal.
Feb. 6-Allies resolve t naite
financial resources.
Feb. 8 Total British Cataalties
to date 104,000. Feb. 10 Germans execute the
rebel Maritz.
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Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
Innde in France.
Fab. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender iä France. Feb. 27.-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
Hannibal Me
WA
Mr & Mrs Howeit Hoa MEA
Hill Mrs A T
Hollingsworth A H Hodge WJ Hudson B Husband Mra Y
Carlton
Alemborg E Clarko Miss. May Cropley L Cropley N O Cropley CC Fulcher WO
Goodall Mr & Mra Goodall Mimes Hollway HD Hostal Dr J Kierulf R Macgregor D
Valin Dr Walton M
1 Dr & Mrs H do
Mrs
Watkina C E
Woll Mr & Mrs A
White F W
Whito Mr & Mia
HL H Wood GG Wood Mrs RF
Hotel. Malcolm J Marshall J Mook Thomas Melver Fennell W V Ponson N Plumer Capt R Tupsell E Taylor W Thom Wm
Whebley AR Wilson D.B
King Edward Hotel. Almond Mrs R Lauretsen Bar & Ma Bottison Mr & MIS C
WH
vale Major D
Lee W D Brown C W
Leo TĦ against the seizure, by Budgo W
Lasanox Misa Boala the British, of the r.e. Paklat. Claxton AA
pale Mra
Leubox J
Sir John French, repudiates Cooke Mra FL
H German statement that the
Cooke Miss JF Cooke
Master & M& Passmoro Mrs WC British had used asphixiating F
Peonlog A L gages.
Courus
Redford H A
April 21-Russian torpedo-boats Dutton Mr & Mrs Ramsay Mrs. R. A
sink ten "Turkish vessels | Eison W T loaded with munitions.
Mrs A
Fay Mr April 22-Torke prevent Italians reto A A
ia Turkey from responding Fritz to mobilisation gall. Anti-war ricts in Trieste.
Hazliti PK
F-R
Hoshirt A
Richardson Mr&Mrs Richardson W Riggo Mr & Mrs HE Robson Mrs Soper C
CH Stewart
R Sylvester Mrs A Tanso H Tall Mr & MAN
April 24-Allies land at three Hunter Mr& MraJ. Taylor F
points of the Gallipoli pen-Josaph J insula.
Keay WE {Lambert Mis
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April 25-British capture Bill
60.
Jackson Mr & Mrs Threlfell Mra
Tonrtello Mra EL Tuuda 8 Underwood Mr &
Mrs J H
Kalsa T H
Grand, Hotel.” -
Leon B Lockey WH
April 26-Canadians' viclory it
Ypres. General attack on Allen Mr & Mrs the Dardinelles by land and Arntzen Mr&Mr Bea forces:
April
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Crew Mr & Mr Dunrich A
27-Franch re-capture Gibbs A W Hartmannsweilerkopf. Earl Grant Kitchener's
Etatement James B in the Lords concerning the Kievler A Germane' ill-treatment of pri- LeurG W
sonere.
Johnson C
Odner T
Reynolds W
Rooze
FO Steen M G Turner O H Vede V.D Wright $ 5
Kingaclore Hotel,
Kawlinson R J
April 20-After considerable Fielder E
opposition, the Allied troops Filkins Miss D establish themselves acrose Forbes A
Forbes Mr & Mrs A the end of the Gallipoli Fulder BE peninsula.. General Button Hardman A Hcgeworff resigne command of the 21st Logan W Division through ill health. Lurbys J'Hvan Mr. Lloyd George introduces Niron F C proposala dealing with the drink question.
April
30.-Further contingent of ow
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Robertson Mr &
Mra J
Sachen Mira G Sheldon Mr & Mr
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Shields A L G JPercy Burn
Singer Mr Mrs E
Wilson M J
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Major Lawder.
FUND.
It. Wyndham-Quin, R.N.
Capt. Thomson, 18th L.1.. Lt. Forbes, R.N.
versus
THE REST
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V. Smythe, Faq., R.A..
David Landale, Esq
A. David, Esq.
By kind permission of Major Nicholson and Officers of the Regiment.
The Band of the 18th Light Infantry.
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Admission to ground for N.C.09 and men of H.M. Regular and Territorial Forces also the British Employees of E.M, Naval Yard..
25 cts.
Refreshment Tent in aid of the Fund,
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Mes DE of $1,000 Bonds and of $10 000
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Peak Hotel Bastor R Lambert Eng Lieut Australasiana disembarks at Butler PR
and Mrs Joha Lambert Miss Inve Gallipoli. Respirators suppli-Carmichael. Mr and Linton A ed to the army as a safeguard Cartwright HA
MrH
Marriott Mrs against gas.
Hitchelmore Mr &" Catulli Mr & Mrs D Mrs V May 2-Minor sea encounter be- Cary F W
Moss tween British and Germana. Clair G. British lose the destroyer Compton A C
Causland A Recruit, and Germany two
Darling Col RE destroyers,
Ellis ES Falchine Major preedes uneasiness as to the Hall of Gordon situation in Clyde and Tyne Haus W J yarde.
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Bonds must not cut down the coupons themselves, as the said Bonds have to be examined first: E by the organs concerned.
kir, Cressy, and. Hogue. Mar. 1-House of Commons votes May 3. Admiral Jellicoe EX-Hale Mr & Mrs B At Mr&Mrs EG tax. The intorost of the coupons
Sept. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles.
Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp
04. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Oct. 5-Belgish Government re- moved from Antwerp to Oatend.
Ook 7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germane. Oot. 12-A Boer commando in the Cape Province mutinies. Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Hayre. Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begine on the Vistula, Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans.
Oot, 18-British oruiser Hawke sank by German submarine.
supplementary credit of 37
millions and a fresh credit
of 250 millions,
attack Ostend.
March 8.-British aeroplanes May 4.-Americasks for informs-Humphreys Mr
tion as to the sinking of the Johns Mrs TJR Gulf Light and the attack on Jones Loo
Kadoorie E the Casbing. Mr. Lloyd Gorge estimates that eight months of war have coat 307 millions.
March 9.-Second Canadian con-
tingent lands in England. March 8-10.-Four German sub- March
marines accounted for,
10. British capture March 14. German losses at La
Neave Chapelle.
Basses total 10,000 in threo days. Maron 14-The Dresden aank
off Juan Fernandez Laland, March 18,-Sir John French
estimates German losses in March 18-British battleships La Banzee region to be 17,000.
Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles.
May 6-Annoucoad that Germans
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Sinclair A
Bratt diss
Smith
Salth Mr & MrsAF
The matured, coupons can be used as cash in payment of land is expressed in term of Squaly Mrs
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SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowle Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are propared to quote prices for best quality Silimpopon Coal trim med into Bunkers at ebatlik or Sandakan (British North Borneo).
Silimpopon Coal compares fovourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con- sumption:
Steamers calling at Sebattik or Sandakan exclusively for Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from pay mont of all Port charges. E KOMOR & KOMOR. At Sebattik steamers are
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A Southampton Striks, bond must be cut down at the Hongkong, 8th June, 1915. Quayside workers, to the num time when the coupon No. 2 is
in South West Africa poison- ber of several hundred, employ presented for payment in cash or ed the welle.."
ed by coastal steamship oum-for payment of land tax and to be May 7-The Lusitania sunk by panics at Southampton, struck handed over for cancellation German submarines, 1398 work demanding an increase in together with coupon No. 2. The lives lost... May 9-Anti-German riots in work, Id. for evening work, and the detailed regulations govern- wages of 3.1/20. an hour for day Public are requested to read over Liverpool and London. The 2.1/2d for work from midnighting the payment of interest which Frankfurter Zeitung den till the morning. If conoaded are obtainable at all authorised gribes the sinking of the this would bring the scale up to organs above mentioned. Lusitania as "' tragio," but 81, 1ld, and le, an hour. The nevertheless anextraordinary employers have made an offer to Bucrose for the German the man, and it is hoped an early navy.
Bettlement will be reached.
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Established A. D. 1880,
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