THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
ngalist
Britain.
Russia.
France.
Belgium. Italy
Japan
Servia Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED, Army corps is a complete army on a small scale 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 foros of infantry o
The infantry brigade cavalry. is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.
Regiment of infantry is from
A
2,000 to 4,000 strong.. Cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 man strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150
ŝo 200 men ́strong.'" Battery of artillery in the Britieb and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 In the guna and 150, món. Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
June 28-Arohdake Francis Fer
dipand asanssinated.'
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HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel.
Anderson 9 E
Hector J
Buno Mr & MrR D Joseph E M Bain H Murray
| Belilion, Kra ÉR
Bouman G
JH
Barip Bridges Ball FN.
Üheetham H D'Almada Castro e Mr&Mrs
"Mias
Joseph 8 M Jopen MT Lauritson O Longfield 8
C
Murray D Marriott Dr & Mra0 Mehta B K Korecki J MoNicoll L D Neighbour R
D'Almada Castro a D'Almada Castro e Ormiston J
Manter Dowley W A Duffy Miss ME
Owen A R Poll D Pitcher AJ
Davis Mr & Mrs FE Phillips Mise D
Ehrenfels HE
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French Capt
E M
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Frorch Master
July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Servia,
Master D Mrs A.. Reay, Min F Ray, EL H
Fitzwilliams DeGHLRoss R. G
Falconer Mr Mrs. Reed Mrs C
PI
Square Miss A
July 31-Russia ordera generalGoodrich
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Russia. French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug, 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
Aug. 4-England sends ultima- tam, demanding "observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger rejects altimatum,
many
Aug. 5. England at war. Aug. -Germans enter Liege. "French invade ́ southern
Als.co.
Aug. 15.-Austriansenter Servia. Japan sande altimatum to Germany.
Aug. 17.-Britiak land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine,
King Edward Hotel.
Jackson Mr Men W Joseph J
Almond Mrs R
Boale Mre
Black & Budge W Cheng Mr & Mr Chambers Mr & Cleary Ode Cooke FL Cooke, Miss JF Cooke Master
Course A Duckworth FF Dutton
Loo W D Lennox Copt & Mrs T&Lennox
Mrs Montgomery Mr &
Mrs Murphy H Natal R
M& Newman Mr & Mre Pamumuore Mr WC Pearman HO
Mr & Mrs G
Elson W T
Perpill A A
Soper
O.H
Ramsay Mas R Raymond
NOTICES
NOMICE.
NOTICE
GENERAL LICENCE UNDER
KING'S REGULATIONS. bad. No: 10 of 1915./ WHEREAS under the provisions of the King's Regulations No. 10 of 1915 prohibiting trading with the enemy all persons subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China were prohibited from doing certain Any European, Nou-Asiatic or things save so for as licences Indian desiring to leave the might be issued enabling them to Colony should apply in writing do so AND WHEREAS by for permission to do so to the paragraph XI of the aforesald Captain Superintendent of Police, King's Regulations it is provided at least 48 hours before the in- that nothing in such Regulations tended hour of departure, giving shall be taken to prohibit any name, nationality, age, sex, thing which shall be express y height and occupation of the permitted by the King's licence. applicant, and stating the name or by the license given on His of the steamer or other rensel or behalf by a Secretary of State or the hour of the train by which on the like behalf by His Ma the applicant wishes to leave.jesty's Minister in China whether Applicants should apply in person such licence be specially granted for their passes at the Central to individuals or be announced to Police Station between the hours classes of persons: NOW THERE- of 9 am to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to FORE I His Britannic Majesty's 4 p.m. daily.
Minister in China here y an- Hongkong Sth, July, 1915.
nounce as follows:-
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL.
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowle Harbour Coal Co. Ltd. are prepared to quote prices for best. quality Silimpopon Coël trim med into Bunkers at ebatlik or Sandakan (British North Borneo).
Silimpopon Coal compares Afovourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con- sumption.
Fotheringham Capt Richardson Mr&Mr.
Foy Met A Fritz O
Fyfe A A
Goa M & Mr
EREDET M
EX
Homme Mr & Mrs Hashimoto FR Hayman H Hoahlog A
Fielder BE
Sylvester Mrs 8 Tanso H
Thornton H Tourtellot Mrs E L Tauda 9 Underwood Mr
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Mrs J H
Wilson R W
Young J
Kingsclere Hotel.
Rawlinson R J Robertson Mr &
Men'
Filklas MD
Forbes Mr & Mrs A Forbes A
Gould Mr & Mrs J Smith W H Gibb J
V Sarby Gualbourn V
Smith Mr AŬ L
Shirley Dr R.E
Haile Mr & Mrn B Hedge WJ
CSutliff Mr & Mr E
Fulder B E
Hewett Hon M E Hall
A White
Hardman A
Нескомог
Logan W
Nixon FO
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FW White Mr & Mri Hannibal Mr & Mrs HLH
WA
Wood GG
Horne R
Welll Mr & Mrs A Hamilton Mr & MrWood Mr RF
JA Howitt C
Grand Allon Mr & Mrm
Ankar J.O Colin H Orew A B Dunrich A
เ
LoDuo
Grant 1
B
Johnson O Klavier A Lour G W Lookey WH
Bryson Dr
Cropley L Oropley NO Cropier 00
Aug.20 Germansonter Brussels. B Aug, 23-Germana enter Namur. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mona.
Wilkin J
Hotel, . Lobo L Lobo PJ Lowden R Odber T Parre PF Raynold Ow Robertson D Booze FG Smith J
Thoris HF ¿Todd OW
Väda.V D
Wright & H
Carlton Hotel.
Mrs P JJackson Mr & Mra
Jonas GL D
Aug, 25— French evacuate Mal-Edwards Kev & Mrs
huawem.
Davis M-Mrs R
AJT
F10 Mrs Otobild
Fordham MissW Frith ECH Fulcher WO
Hall Mr & Mrs Hosbal DrJ
Ang. 20- Germans take Longwy, Louvain burned by Aug. 27
Germans. Japanese block-Grdon Mra ade Teingtan, Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches Benlie, French Government movea to Bordeaux.
Sopt, 3-Russians occupy Leni.
berg,
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marae
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
Sept. 12-German retreat halts
on the Aisne.
Bept. 20- Germans
Rheims.
bombard
Sept. 22-German: submarine Binke British oraisers Aboue kir, Oressy, and Hogue. Sept. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles.
Sept. 28-Germans begin' siege of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Oot. 5--Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germans.
Oot: 12-A Boer commando in the Cape Province mutinies. Oot. 13 Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to. Havre
Ool. 14-Allies booupy Ypres, Battle begins on the Vistula. Oct. 16-Ostend occupied by
the Germs.
Oct. 16-British cruiser Hawke wonk by German submarins. Oot 24 Ten daya battle be
fors Warsaw ends in German
Oot, 27
Lods and Badom,
roccob py
M
Liors J
· Ludgate Miss F
Molver
Meok Thomas
Nicol Pennell Wy Boga T Spencer OG
Steamers calling at Sebattik or Sandakan exclusively for &Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from pay- ment of all Port charges.
Sachse Mrs G Sheldon Mr & Mr
RD
Shields A L Singer Mr Mrs E
!
Lurhrs J H van GJ Parcy Burn
Wison M J
Peak Hotel.
Amory R St 4; Anderson Mri Amott Mrs Bacon Rev & Mrs Baath Mr & Mrs Bell Mrs W E Bowdler Mr Carmichael Mr. and
Jones Len Johns Míra TJR Kadoorie E Kelly Rev & Mrs J
Kivko Mr MaoChapin Miss Leavell Dr & Mr MNHF
Marriott M Cartwright HA
MicholsonMai&Mre Campbell Mrs W M. Mitchelmore My & Cary FW Clare G
Casulll 3
Mr MD ភ
Dorow Mis Consland. A Darling Col RE Falobina Major Failer Denman
Fulton Mr. & Mr
Fulton Min
Fulton HH.
Griffin Miss
Gabbay
Mr V Mosa Mr&Mra DK Olivoorana Mra Perkins T
Lit Prette Mra
Bro
At Sebattik steamere berthed alongside the Companys' wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides,
Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sebattik Harbour) Prices, and all other information concerning the Fort can be had on application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & Co, Ltd. Agents Cowie Harbour Cual
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION..
Notice is hereby given that the Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 2nd of August to Saturday the 14th August, 1915 (both; `days inclusive) „ during which period no transfer of | shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Managerà Smith Mr MAF Hongkong, 27th July, 1815.
Pyus Major RE Ralphe Mr. & Mrs
Raynaldo Ma
Home CP
Sinclair A
Skoft O
Amith Mr&Mrs E G
Smith MM
Hale Mr & Mrs B A Stewart Capt Mrs
Hind
Hansen
BA
Stephers Mr&Mrs. Howa
Thom Wi Thomson J Ma N
→ Thomson EJ
Oct 20-Turkish naval attacks on! Odesss and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader
driven out of Cape Colony.
Mianca Hammond Capt &
Hra Howard Mr Jenkins Mr
Tiadall Mrs ER Tindall G TrainJA Mr &Man Vanden Pol Mr & Ventria Maj. Gen. Wilcox Miss
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom-
Feb, 10-Germans execute the
rebel-Marita.
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
lands in Franos.
Feb. 20-27 Over 10,000 Ger-,
mans surrender in France. bard Scarborough and Feb. 27-Allied Flest enters the Hartlepool.
Dardanelles.
Nov. 1- German naval victory Dec, 18-Egypt proclaimed a Mar. 1-House of Commone votes
off the cost of Ohili.
Nov. 3-German squadron makes
a raid on British coast.
British protectorate. Gen.
Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end.
supplementary credit of 37 millions and a frash credit of 250 millións.
Nov. 4German cruiser Yorck Dec, 20-26-Severe fighting on March
마
strikes mine in Jade Bay,
the line of the Bzura River.
8. British aeroplanes attack Ostend,
Nov. 5-England and France de Deo. 23-French Chamber votes March 9.-Second Canadian con-
olare war on Tarkey. Dar
danelles forts bombarded, Deo. 25—British naval and serial
Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders.
war credit of £310,000,000. tingent lands in England."
March 3-10.-Four German sub-
bmarines socounted for. March 10.--British
capture
raid against Cuxhaven.
Nov. 7- Russians enter East Dec. 28 French occupy St.
Prussia,
Georges, near Nieuport,
Nov. 10-The Emden destroyed. Jan. 1, 1915-H.M.8. Formidable Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix-
mude.
sank in the Channel, Jan,3-French capture Steinbach. Nov. 19 - House of Commons Jan. 34-Russions win decisive
votes a new army of 1,000,000, men. More than 1,100,000, Nov, 23-Russians surround Ger- Jan.
man corpa south of Lodz, Nov. 26-British battleship Bul- Jan.
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River.
viatory over Turks in the Caucasus.
8-French advance across Aisne, north of Soissons. 13-Turks occupy Tabris. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German sir flest bom-
bards Yarmouth.
new credit of five billion Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn,
Deo.
German Reichsing votes
marks. King George Tisits. Flanders:
grade. Gen. De Wet captur
ed.
ترجمه
Neuve Chapelle. March 14.-German losses at La .Baased total 10,000 in three
dayo. March 14.-The Dresden · sünk
"off Juan Fernandez Island. March 16.--Sir John French
estimates German losses in La Bassee region to be 17,000, || March 18. British battleships
Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet Bank by floating mines in Dardanelles.
German Wor.......... Minister, | March 19.—Russiansenter Memel. resigns,
March 21-Fatile Zeppelia raid Dev. 2-Augirians occupy Bel- Jan. 24-British naval vistory in on Paris.
North Sea: the Blucher sunkt March 22-Przemysl surrenders Jan, 26-Germans loss heavily a,
to the Russians. Givenoy and Cuinchy.
March 24.-British airmen suc
Dec. 3-Servians defeat Ana-
trians in three days battle. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates cessfully attack German Dao. 6-Germans occupy Lodz.bmarine raids, dep Dec. 8-British naval victory off Feb. 8-German auxiliary cruiser
Falkland Islands.
sunk off Patagonia,
Des. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader, Feb. 6-Tarks attempt to orona
killed at the Vaal River. BP-Suez Canal.
Deo. 13-British submarine sinka | Feb. 6-Allies resolve ta nzito
the Messudieh in Dardanellee, financial resources..
beraubmarine workast Hoboken. March 25-German submarine
U209 aunk with all hands.
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March 20-Lussian Fleet bom
bards the Bosphoras. Ger- man submaring, sinks. West') African liner Falabasas
olher contingent,
Deo. 15-Augirison ë vacante Bel- Feb. 8---Total British curasitica March 31-Australia offers and
grada
to date
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FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO
AND STRAITS,
HE Company's Steamship "YASAKA MARU,"
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Company's Godowns at Kowloon,
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"ONSIGNEES of Cargo (9) Any peren residing within where each consignment will be
hereby informed that the limits of an enemy sorted out mark by mark and Goods are being landed at the Concession is permitted to delivery can be obtained as soon risk into the Godowns of Hol pay the rates, tazes and as the Goods are landed. Wharf at Kowloon, when dues levied by the Munict Optional goods will be carried and/or from the whar res delive pality or other proper on unless Instructions are given may be obtained authority in such On to the contrary before NOON, No claims will be admitt cession for themaintenance TO-DAY.er after the Goods have left and administratio.thereof,
Goods not cleared by the 16th Godowns, and all Goods remal
Any person oʻrrying on AUGUST, will be subject to rent. ing undelivered after the 14 the profession of a medical Damaged packages must be left inst./will be subject to renti practitioner, Burgeon or in the Godowns for examination All claims against the steam dentist is permitted to by the Consignee's and the Co.'s must be presented to the Und. attend and treat an enemy representatives at an appointed as a patient, and any per hour on Tuesday & Friday. All signed on or before the 28th los For they will not be recognised son desiring to do so is claims must be presented within All broken, chafed, and da permitted to consult, and ten day after which date Godowns, where they will be
of the steamer's aged Goods are to be left obtain treatment from, an arrival enemy practicing medicine, they cannot be recognised. No amined on the 14th inst/st surgery or dentistry, and claims will be admitted after the to make payment for such goods have left the Godowns. services.
JN. JORDAN,
His Britannio Majesty's!
Minister
Peking July 29th, 19157
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Agents
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