THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Britain. Russia.
France,
Belgium.
Italy
Japan Servlą Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scalo in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to #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 ia 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 gans and about 200, men. In the German Army consists of 4 In the guna and 150 men. Russian Army it consists of 3 guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
June 28-Archduke Francia Fer-
dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sends an ulti
matum to Servia,
July 31-Russia ordera general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia. French Cabinetorders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg,
Aug. 4-England sends ultima
tum, demanding observance of Belgian coutrality. Ger. many rejects ultimatum. Aug. 6. England at war.. Aug, German enter Liege.
French invade southern Alancé,
Aug. 15-Austrians enter Servia. Japan sende altimatum to Germany.
Aug, 17.-British land in France. Aug. 10 Beginning of battle of
Lorraino.
Aug. 20-Gormans enter Brussele.". Aug. 23-Germans cater Namar, Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons.
Aug. 25 French evacuato Mal-
hausen.
Aug. 26-Germans take Longwy. Aug. 27 - Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese. block- ade Tsingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches
Oct. 27
Russions
reoccupy
Lodz and Rodom. Oct. 29-Turkish naval attacks on
Oderen and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col. Moritz, robal leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German Egoadron makes
a raid on British coast. Nov. -German cruiser Yorck
strikes mine in Jade Bay. Nov. 5-England and France do claro war on Turkey, Dar danellea, forts bombarded. Nov. 6Taingiau surrenders, Nov. 7 Russians enter East
.
Prussia: Nav. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix
.mude.
Nov. 19 House of Commons
votes a new army of 1,000,000. med: More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger
man corps south of Lodz, Nov. 26-British battleship Bul
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wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion marke. King George visite Flanders;
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bol-
grade. Gen. De Wet captur-
ed."
Deo. 3--Servisne defint Aus
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1915.
trians in three days' bättle.: Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islanda."
Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader, killed at the Vaal River.
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Dec. 13-British submarine sinks
the Mesaudieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade,
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom- and bard Scarborough Hartlepool,
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a
British protectorate. Gen. Botha reporte Boer rebellion as at an end. Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura River. Deo. 23-French Chamber votes:
war credit of £340,000,000. Doo, 25-British naval and aerial
raid against Cuxhaven: Deo, 28 French occupy St. Georges, near Nieuport. Jan. 1, 1015-11.M.S. Formidable
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gender Mr &
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Hoshai Dr J
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Plamer Capt R
Rayner Mr & Mrs
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Taylor W
Thom Wm
Wilson DO
King Edward Hotel.
Almond Mrs B
& Mrs JH Bettison Mr & Mrs
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Neighbour WR
Davis Mr & Mrs FE Ormiston J
Denison OG
Duffy Miss ME
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Ray E. H Fitzwilliams D.GHLRandall Mr J'A Fulter Doumian Richarde Mias
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Spear FI TM Gregory T that the second payment of Griffitha HL The Public are hereby notified Gray HC
ich OL Goodric of the 6 Internal Hall Capt F Loan of the third year of the Hannibal Mr & Chinese Republic (1914) wil tall WA due on the 30th of June of this Howatt Hon ME A
Hill Mro A T year. With the exception of the Hollings
Hollingsworth A H detailed regulations, governing Hodge WJ the payment of interest of the fudson B said loan, which have t een publi- Husband Mro M shed in the Government Gazetto Irving EA and which have been printed for Jan. 18Turks occupy Tabriz.the information of the Public by Bowdlor Mrs
Baxtor HR Count Berchtold resigns. all the establishments authorised Butler PR Jan. 19-German air fleet bom for the payment of interest, the Carmichaol Mr and
bards Yarmouth.
following important points are. Mrs H F hereby published fr general CartwrightH A information:-
sunk in the Channel, Jan,3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus,
Jan. 8-French advance across Aisne, north of Scissors,
Jan. 21, General Falkenlisyn, War Minister, German
r8-igue.
Jan, 24-British naval victory in North San: the Bluchersünk. Jan. 20-Germane lose heavily at
Givency and Cuinohy. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raids. Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary oruiser
sunk off Patagonis. Feb. 5-Turka attempt to cross
Suez Canal.
Feb. 6-Allies resolve to innite
.financial resources. Feb. 8-Total British cacalties
to dare 104,000.
10-Germans execute the rebel Maritz.
Seplie. French Government moves to Bordeaux. Sept. 3-Russians occupy Lem-Feb.
berg.
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubouge taken by the
Germany;
Sept. 12-German retreat halts
on the Aisne,
Sept. 20 Germans hombard
Rheims.
Bept. 22-Germon
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submarina, sinks British oruisers Abou- kir, Cressy, and Hogue. Bept. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles.
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Bept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germana, Oct, 12—A Boor commando in the Cape Provincė mutiniss,
Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Havre Oot. 14-Alliea occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistula. Oot. 16-Ostend occupied by
the Germans. Oot, 16-British cruiser Hawko .sunk by German submarine, Oct. 24-Ten days' battle be- fore Warsaw ende in German defeat,
Feb. 17-Onadian contingent
landa in France.
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