THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Britain,
"
Russia
France,
Belgium. Italy Japan
Servia
Odessa and in the Crimen. Oct. 30-Ool. Maritz, rebal leader
driven out of Caps Colony."
| Nov. 1,- German naval victory
off the coast of Chili.** Nov. 3-German squadron maken a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German oruiser Yorck strikes mine in Jade Bay Nov. 5-England and France de-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. – TUURSDAY, JULY 1, 1915.
HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel,
Anderson 8 E Baring J H Bell Q DJg
Belllos, Mrs ER
Black B
Bouman Cheetham H
Joseph E M Joseph B M÷
Jocon MT
Kirkpatrick Mr E
Lambert EB
Camel Capt L Cornelinsen Mrs
Layseca O. Law HD... Leming Lloyd Longfield B. Loper JM
s
Mala
Markham B
Marriott Dr& Mrs O
Mr & Mrs
olare war on Turkey, Dar-d'Almada Castro danelles forts bombarded. d'Almada Castro
Misa
| Nov. 6-Tsingtaŭ surrenders.
Nov. 7 Russians enter East d'Almada Castro e
Prussia.
GT
Mehta KB
Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. FEMerecki J
Dowlay W. A
Montenegro Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix- Daffy Miss ME
FARMY, TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a amail soale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 meu. Division is a force of infantry, oavalry, and artillery, usually with a altength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.“ Brigade is a force of infantry o cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The oavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1000 men strong. Squadron, of cavalry is from 150
to 200 man strong. Sustery of artillery in the British isadçülmemtia mumes haa 6 gane and shoni 200 men. In the German Army consists of
In the game and 150 men. Bashian Army it consists of 8 gins and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS,
A
June 28-Archduke Francis Fer-
dinand assassinated.
mude,
Mody Mr & Mrs JH
Neighbour Ormiston J. Pet HH
Pinton Mas Pitcher AJ
Ehrenfels HE·. Evenson E E Nov. 19 House of Commone
Farla
Mrand Mrs votes a new army of 1,000,000 Finney AC men. More than 1,100,000. French Capt & Mrs Poli D
Fitzwilliam D.GHLEeny, Miss F Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger-
Fuller Donma
man corps south of Lodz, Nov. 26-British battleship Bul. wark destroyed by explosion "in the Medway River. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion marks. King George *Flanders.
ed.
visits
EM
Fuller Mr & Mrs Gambrill Capt. claister Mis Gibb Gould Mr & Mr
Goulbourn
V Gregory T TM Grifiths HL Goodrich CL Hall Capt TP Bel-Hannibal Mr &
WA
8
R
Pott Mr & Mrs FT
Ray, E. H
Randall Mre A
Roer RG
Rowell JP Smith W H
J Smith Mra & G
Sarby V
Taylor Mr & Mr J
Thompson W
Valin Dr & Mrs H do
Mrs Watsins CE
Hewett Hoa MEA
Hioka
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy
grade., Gen. De Wet captur Deo. 3-Servisna defat Aus-Hicks Miss
triaus in three daya' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lods. Deo. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands,
Deo, 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader,
Wall Mr & Mrs A
White F W
White Mr & Mrs E L'H Wilkie J W Wood GG Wood Mrs R F Peak Hotel
Hollingsworth AH Hodge WJ Irving E A
Baxter HR. Bowdler Mrs Butler PR killad at the Vaal River.
Carmichael Mr and
Mr Hy Dec. 13-British submarine sinks
the Mesaudish in Dardanelles. Cartwright HA Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel-Casulll Mr Mis D
grade.
Dec. 16-German cruisera bom-Clair
bard
Scarborough
Hartlepool.
Car
F W
and
Cousland A
B
a
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed
British protectorate. Gen. Batha reports Boer rebellion
"July 28-Austria sends an ulti-Dec.
matem to Servia.
July 31 Russia ordera general,
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia. French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 → German forces enter
Luxemburg..
Aug. 4-England sende ultima
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejecta ultimatum, Aug. 6. England at war. Aug, Y.-Germana anter Liege. southern French invade Alasce, Aug, 15.-Austriansenter Servia. Japan sende altimatum to Germany,
Aug. 17. British land in France. Aug, 10-Beginning of battle of
Lorraino. Aug.20-Gormaneanter Brussels, Aug. 23-Germaos enter Namur. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons, Aug,
25- French evacuate Mul- AMOR.
Páng. 20-Cena nos fake Longwy. Aug. Leevain burned by Hermana. Japanese block- nde Teingtau. Aug. 28---Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches Sentia. French Government moves to Bordeaux. Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem
berg.
Sept. 5-Battle of the Maine
beging.
Sept. 7-Maqbouge taken by the
Germane.
Sept. 12-German retreat halts
on the Aisne,
as at an end.
20-26-Severe fighting on the line of the Bzara River.
Deo. 23-French Chamber votes
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Compton &'C Burn ColRE
Falobine Major
Hale Mr & Mrs B
Hall Col Gordon
Hind B.
T
Handman &
Humphreys Mr Johns Mrs TJR Jones Lee
J
Anker JO Arntzen Mr & Mrs Crow Mr & Mrs Dunrich A LeDuo Grant J James B Johnson C Klevjer A LourG W Loon B
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Lambert Eng Lieut
and Mrs John Lambert Miss Liaton 4 Marriott Mrs Mitchelmore Mr &
Moss Mr & Mra D K Olivecrana Mr
Perkins
Pountney
N
Pyne Major RE
Ralphe Mr & Mr E
Bipolair A
Skinnar Miss
A Brott
Smith Mr&MrEG Smith Mr & Mrs AF Squale alre
Tindall Mrs EW
Tindall G
Traba JA Mr & M VandoursPo
Hotel.
Lockey W. H
Lowden R
Nixon AD Odger To Reynolds OW Robertson D Roose FG Steen M G Todd W Turnar C H Vode V D Wright SH
Kingsclere Hotel.
war credit of £340,000,000.|Kadooris E Dec. 26-British naval and serial
Grand raid against Cuxhaven.“ Allen Mr & Mrs Dec. 28 French occupy St. Andrews WJ
Georges, near Nieuport, Jan, 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable
eunk in the Channel, Jan,3-French captureSteinbach, Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus, Jan. 8-French advance across Aiene, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Turks occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air feet bom- barda Yarmou⚫h. £ Jan. 21 General Falkenhayo,
German War Tesigne.
24-British naval victory in North Sea: the Blucher sunk. Jan, 28-Germans lose heavily at
Givency and Cuinsby. "(Continued on page 10.)
Jan,
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Carson Mr and Mrs Carson Mi H
Clarke Miss May Craig H Cropley L Geoplay NC Croplar CC Fulsher WO Goodall Mr & Mrs
Goodall Mirses Hollway HD.
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Antwerp.
rent.
Oct. 2-Germane defeated at
Angustowo. Oot. 5-Belgian Government re-recognised.
moved from Antwerp to Ostend. Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp,
Oct. 9--Antwerp occupied by
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