THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
ngainst
Britain. Russia,
France. Belgium. Italy Japan Servis Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength" varies from 35,000 to 15,000 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 o
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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 fros
2,000 to 4,000 strong. 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 In the guns and 150 men. Bassian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
June 28-Arohdake Francia Fer-
dinand nesassinated.
July 23-Austria sende, an ulti-
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia. French Cabinetorders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
Aug. 4-England sends altima-
tam, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger many rejects ultimatam. Aug. 5.-England at war. Aug. -Germans enter Liege. Franch invale, southern Alance.
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Aug. 15.—Austrians enter Servis. Japan sends altimatum to Germany.
Aug. 17.-British land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine. Aug.20-Germans enter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur, Aug. 24-British begin retroat
from Mons.
Aug. 25- French evacuate Mu
is ween."
Aug. 26-Germans take Longwy. Ang. 27-Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block- ade Taingtan. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland, Bapt. 2-German advance reaches
Sealis, French Government moves to Bordeaux.
Bept 3-Russians occupy Len.
berg.
Sept. 5 Battle of the Morne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the.
Germane."
Bopt. 12-German retreat balts
on the Aisne,
Sept. 20- Germane bombard
theims.
Sept. 22-German submarino
einks British cruisers ‘Abon-
kir, Cressy, and Hogue. Sept. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles.
Sept. 28—Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1915.
Oct, 20-Turkish naval atteoksen
Odsasa and in the Crimea.
Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval otory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German equadron makes a raid on British coast. Nov: 4-German oraiser, Yorck strikes mins in Jade Bay, Nov. 5-England and France de- clare war on Turkey. Dar danolles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrendere.. Nov. 7 Russians enter East
"Prussis, Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germania captara Dir.
mude.
Nov. 19- Hovse of Commons
votes a new army of 1,000,000 mon. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger
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 visita, Flanders:
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Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-Arima 1
grade. Gen. De Wet captur-
"ed,
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Dec. 3-Servians defeat Aus trians in three days' battle. Dec, 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Dec. 8-British naval vistory off
Falkland Islands,
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HOTEL LIST. Hongkong Hotel.
Jones Ap Jough O'A de Audre Mademoraelle Joseph E. M Bain El Murray Joesph 8 M Balfour Mr & Mrs C Jones MT Baker Dr Baring J H Barker 3 Hall ODJ Belilios, Mrs ER Benneti Mrs G R Bouran Bonnett Mi Brackett E Bridgen Brown Cheetham H
& M
Dea. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader, killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks
the Messadiehia Dardanelles. Dr Mar Des. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel-Camel Cart L
grade.
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Dec. 16-German cruisera bom-
Scarborough
bard
Hartlepool.
Cavers 5 M Cornalinsen Kra
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D'Almada Castros
Mr & Mr and
Lafferty CJ Layieca Leach Dr.
Lann Mrs RR
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Grand
Allen Mr & Mr
Anker JO
Crew A B
Dorward E Dunrich A
James B Johanson W
Johnson Q Klevjar A Leur G W
Bicker Ca
Tel. 763-
Hotel. Lockey W H. Lowden R Nixon A Q Odner T Parre P.FH Farre
Reynolds CW Robertson D Rooze FG Thorig H F Todd W Vede V D
Carlton Hotel:
Hollway H D Honni DeJ Jones QLD
Mr&Mrs Bhottach Dr S P
Mis AD Brower W
Marriott Dr & Mra0 | Clarko Mia May- Malone. O M
Mehta KB Merecki J
Molver
Mook Thomas.
Oroplay Croplay Cropley CC
NO.
Pennell WY
Soga T
Fo Mrs C
child.
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Meyling G Mody M
Mr & Mrs JH Fulcher WO
D'Almada Castro e Moore Wm
Master
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed D'Almada Castro e
British protectorate. Gen. Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end.:
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Mouta K Murdoch R Neighbour WR
Wakar Mr & Mre&
child ren
Kadonela B
Gordon Mra
Beckon BJ
Peak Hotel.
Amory K St
Bacon Rev
Kelly Rev & Mrs J
Ormiston
Bawdler Mrs
F
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Osborn E D
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Butler PR
MacChapin Miss
Mrs HF
Cartwright H A
Mis Marriott Mrs
Cary FW
Clare G
Piston Miss Pitcher AJ Poll D
Post Mr & Mrs FT
Davis Mr&Mrs FENowers W A Day Leo Denyer W Dec. 20-20-Bevere fighting on Dowley
Duffy Miss ME the line of the Bzura River.
Ehrenfels HE Dec. 23-French Chamber votes Fielding Mr & Mrs
Pabra H war credit of $340,000,000. M
Mina F Dec. 25-British naval and aerial Fitzwilliams D.GRL Roay, Mi
EHA French Capt & Mrs Ray, raid against Cuxhaven.
ROSS RG EM
Rowell J Miss
IP.. French occupy St, Fsbush: Deo. 28-
Gascoine RO Georges, near Nieuport.
Glalator, Mra Jan. 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable Gibb J
Gould Mr & Mrs 3 eunk in the Channel,
Goulbourn V Jan, 3-French capture Steinbach.
Gravely JDW"
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Mr & Mrs
ghoa D
Swith H
W Smith Mr AG Sorby V
Valin Dr & Mr Kdo Watkinson E46
Jan. 3-4--Russians win decisive Hall el Mr & Mrswell Mr & Mrs A
victory over Turks in the Овигавие.
Heacock H E
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White
W "White Mr & Mrs
HLH A
Wlikle J Williamson N Horough Mrs E M Wood GG
Wood Mrs RF Irving E A
Hewett Hoo ME Hizal Wm Hodge WJ
Jan. 8-French advance across "Aisne, north of Boissons. Jan, 13-Tarks ocoupy Tabriz.
Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 10-German air flest bom-Johnson & J.
barda Yarmonih. ́.
Jac. 21 General Falkenhayn,
German War Minister, re:igns.
Jan. 24-British naval victory in
North Bos: the Blücher suakt Jan, 26--Germana lose heavily a.
Givency and Cuinchy. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
aubmarine raids.
Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonia. Feb. 5-Tarks attempt to cross
Suez Canal,
Feb. 8-Allias resolve tanite
financial resources. Feb. 8-Total British cacailties
to date 104,000, Feb. 10 Germans execute the
rebel Maritz.
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
lands in France. Feb.: 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France. Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
Mar. I-House of Commons votes supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions, March 8.-British aeroplanes
attack Ostend. D March 9.-Second Canadian con-
tingent lands in England. March 3.10. Four German sub-
Oct. 2 Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
marines accounted for. Oct. 5 Belgian Government re- March 10-British capture
moved from Antwerp to Neuve Chapelle.
March 14 German losses at La Basses total 10,000 in three
Ostend."
Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germans."
daya,
March 14. The Dresden sunk
off Jaan Fernandez Jaland;
Carmichael Mr and Hammond Capt &
Campbell de W Mr &
Mr&Mrs DK Mous Casull Mr & Mrs D Olivestana Mra
Perkins T TL
Compton A C
Cousland A
Darling Col RE
Falching Major
Fuller Denman
Hale Mr & Mrs B
Hanson W J Hind BA Hogg Mrs
Humphrey Mr
| Johni Mrs TJK
Howard Mra
Jonas Lee
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Pyne Major RE
Ralphs Mr & Mrs
Sinclair
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Skinner Miss Skoti O
A Smith Mr&Mrs E G Smith Mr& Mrs AF Tindali Mrs E W Tidall G
Trahn JA Mr&Mr Vandes Pul Mir &
Mrs
King Edward Hotel. Almond Mr. R
PUBLIC COMPANIES NOTICE.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING Co., Ltd.
An Interim Dividend of Two Dollars per abare for the six months ending 30th June. 1915, will be payable on Thurdday, 29th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's. office.
The Transfer B.oks of the Com. pany will be closed from Tues- day, the 20th July to Thursday. the 29th Ju'y (both days inclu- sive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis. tered.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAYS. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment
& Agency Co., Ltd, General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong. 13th July, 1915.
NOTICE.
THE
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.
An Interim Dividend of Three & half Dollars per share fur thel six months ending 30th June, 1915 will be payable on Thursday 29th July on which date Divid- end Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office,
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tuesday the 20th July to Thurs- day. the 29th July (both days inclusive) during which period no transter of shares can" be regis- tered.
By Order of the Board Directors...
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE Acting Secretary.
Hongkong, 13th July, 1915.
NOTICES.
G. BAB.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. The undersigned, H. B. M. Envoy Extraordinary and Minis- ter Plenipotentiary,
hereby publicly notifies all whom it may concern that he has appointed the Chartered Bank of India, Austra- lia and China and the Hongkong, and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion to be the Banks in Obing to which in accordance with the provisions of Article of the
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Bettison Mr & Mrs Lauretsen Mr & Mrs paid by any person subject to the
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March 25-Germen submarine Budge W
Beale Mrs U2 B sunk with all hands.
Claxton A A·· March 20.-Lussian Fleet bom-Cookers FL
bards the Bosphorus. Ger. Cooke Miss J F
Cooke Master O M& man submarine sinks West African liner Falaba. March 31.-Australia offers an
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Hashimoto F R ty for the sinking of the Hoshing A American ship William Frye. Hunter Mr&Mra
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April 10-German Note
United States Complains that the latter has accomplished Fielder B nothing by her diplomatic Filkins Miss D orrespondence with Allies. Forbes Mr & Mr
Forbes A Official statement as to ill-Fulder BE treatment of British prisoners Hardman A
Hegeword in Germany.
Logan W April 11 German Socialists isene Lurtra J van GJ Percy Bar
prace pamphlets; Bishop of Nixon F.C London visita entire Erpal,
April 12- New York Herald
demands that Count Bern- storff should
passports...
De given his
April 13-Sir John Fienohaska for
extra munitione A
April 14-H.M.S. Renard steame
ten miles up the Dardanelles. Fatile Zeppelin raid on Nor thumbrian coast. April 15-Dutch 8.8. Katwyck torpedoed without notice.
PUBLIC
CONTENTS.
131Appointments ..
·Belgian Relief Fande..........!é Bubaidiary, Coins...
Dag by Day...... Passenger Lists Steamers ...............eteta Hotel Lists ... Correspondence... 7
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5
6.
Major General Kelly's
Dapartare
Juris iction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for Chins.
8d. J. N. JORDAN. Paking, July 19th;"1915. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given that The Courts............. 8-12 Overeesa Aioraft Fund...36 the Register of Shares of the Leading Articles........... 13-16 The Kwangtung Floods...87 Corporat on will be closed from Notes and Commente......20-24 Contemporary Opinion ...44 Monday, the 2nd of August to Special Articles 25-30 Government Gazette Ex- Saturday the 14th August, 1915 Fringe of Wales Fund „31
44. (both days inclusive) during News from the North......32 which period no transfer of Additional Regulation Ke- shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of V. B. O............... 53-34
Director.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
lating to Sagar
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Hongkong Jockey Club...34
Hongkong Polios and the
Hongkong, 27th July, 1915, Svart Nation's Cau.e.......................35
THE ASSOCIATION OF EX-
FORTERS & DEALERS
OF HONGKONG.
The Annual General Meeting of the Asssociati n of Exporters
NOTICES.
and Dealers of Hongkong will be THE NATIONAL LOAN OF Sheldon Mr & Mrs held on Thursday, the 29th July, THE THIRD YEAR OF THE
RD Shields Singer Mr& Mrs E
Wilson MJ
COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG & CHINA
GAS CO, LTD.
1915, at 4 o'clock pm. precisely, in the Chamber of Commerce Room, New Government Build-
log, for the following purposer -
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; SIXTEEN MILLION. DOLLARS (816,000,0,0).
(1) To receive the Report and SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF Accounts of the Committee for EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS the year ended 31st December, 1914.
(2) To elect a New Committee. (3) To transact, any General Business
By Order,
A. B. LOWE, Acting Pecretary The Company will be pleased if THE ASSOCIATION OF EX Consumers or prospective Con- PORTERS & DEALERS
OF HONGKONG, sumers of Gas for cooking or heating purposes will allow the
Notice is hereby given that an April 18-E. 15 runs ashore in Company's Lady Canvasser, (who Extraordinary General Meeting the Dardanelles, officers and speaks English and Chinese of Members will be held on man made prisoners, fluently, and has a practical Thursday, 29th July at 1.30 pm food stuffs to be allowed to to call in order to demonstrate to Room, Few Governmet Build- pam through Italy refused them or to their Servants the Ing for the purpose of considering German, Note protest proper method of using Gas Cook and if though fit passing the ers, Water Hestore, &c, and how following Resolution authorising the seizure, by to obtain the best results from an addition to the Rules the British, of the es. Paklat, same. A few hints on the matter 1. That the Rules be altered Sir John French repudiates given personally will be found of by the addition of the following German etatement that the considerable assistancene Rules to be numbered XXII, British had used asphiziating A post card letter to the Company asking such assistance gases.
($8,000,000);
- traordinary ... Wedding
The s.8. Nubia... ... ... ... ..
Kwangtung Flood Relief
Food
Indo China Staim Naviga
tion Co., Ltd. Telegrama
CONSIGNEES
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
#COMPANY.
* FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS, & MANILA:
6.8. PERSIA 88. P
The above mentioned vessel having arrived, consignees of
Subscribers to the above Loan cargo are hereby notified to send are hereby notified that the in their bills of lading for coun- Interest Instalment for the tersignature and take immediate month of July amounting to delivery of cargo fr ma'ongside. Dollars One Hundred and Twenty Cargo impeding di charge will Thousand ($120.000) has been be landed immediately at con- duly received by the undersigned signee's risk and expense. and brought to Loan Service Account.
T. A AGLEN Inspector General of Customs, and Vice Chairman of the Bureau of National Loans, of Customs, Inspectorate General
"Oct. 12-A Boer commando in March 16,-9 John French April 19-Austria's request for knowledge of gas appliances) in the Chamber of Commerce Peking. 15th July, 1915:
the Capo Province.matinies, Oct, 13 Belgian Government
transferred from Ostend. Havre, Pen
to
Oct 14-Allica occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistals.
Oct. 15-Ostend ooonpied by
the Germans.the
eslimates: German losses in
La Bassee region to be 17,000. March 18.—British battleships Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles.
March 19. Russiana enter Memel.
April
Oct. 16-British oruiser Hawke March 21. Tatile Zeppeliu raid April 21 Russian torpedo-boats will be given early attention
ank by German submarine. on Paris
Oct. 24--Ten days" battle be- | March 22,--Przemyal surrenders
fore Wargzw ende in Germanto the Russians... dolent.
Dt. 21 Russians
reoconpy
Fods and Radom
March 24-British airmen: 8110- orestallyaftack German submarine workest Hoboken:
ink ton Turkish vessels loaded with munitions, April 22 Tarke prevent Italiens
in Turkey from responding Anti-war
GEORGE CURRY
Local Secretary.
Hongkong 26th July 1015.
SINGON & CO.
Estalled AD 1810,
sw
Cargo remaining on board July 29th, 1915 at 5 pm will be subject to landing charges and if undelivered Au 1915 at 5pm will subject to bị th laning and stor age charges.
No Fire Insurance whatev. will be effected.
.... All chafed and otherwise dam- aged cargo will be examined at the above Company's godown July 31st, 1915 at 10 am
No claims will be entertain unless accompanied by short! livery note or list of
taken at the time of consignees and signed behalf of the Paolño Mall
All claime must
Any Member who is the subject of a pallon-between which and Gr Britain & IRON, STEEL METAL and HARD
WARE MEBOHANTS. Wholesale: before ⠀ Aug - state of wat existe""chall ipso (and Retall Ironmongers, Ple Iron and wise they will
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Member.
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