THE WAR.
COUNTRIES Engaged.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Brifalo. Russia.
France.
Belgium. Italy Japan
Servia
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 27, 1915.
Oot, 29-Turkieb naval attacks on
Odessa and in the Crimea. Oot. 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader 'driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German squadron makes a raid on British coast. Nov. 4--German orgier Yorck
!
strikes mine in Jado Bay, Nov. 5-England and France de-
clare war on Turkey. Dar danelles forta bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrondora. Nov. 7 Russians onter Esat
1rugsia.
March 25,--German submarine
Bellies RE
HOTEL LIST. Hongkong Hotel.
Bunn Mr&MrR Bain H Murray Baring J H Bellion, Men ER
an-Bell DJ
Bouman G
U209 sunk with all handa. March 20,-Kussian Fleet bom-Anderson GE
bards the Bosphorus: Ger- man submarine sinks West African licer Falaba.. Marob 31.-Australia offers
other contingent.
3.-Prinz Eitel Friederich interned in Norfolk Navy Yord, U.S.A. Aprild-Germany assumes liabili
ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti Austrian
April
Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. (April Montenegro Nov. 11-Germans caplare Dix-
mude.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete arm on a small scale in itself, Tel strength varies from 35,000 45,000 men. Division is a force of infantry osvalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
Brigade is a force of infantry o cavalry. The infantry brigad ia from 4,000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry in fron
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 15
to 200 men strồng. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 gune and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 Bussian Army it consists of gane and 150 men, In, the
guns and 250 men,
8
PRINCIPAL EVENTS June 28-Archduke Francis Fer
dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Servia,
July 31-Rassis orders general
mobilisation. Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 - German forces enter
Luxemburg, Aug. 4-England sends ultima.
...
Nov. 19 case of Commone
voles a new army of 1,000,000 men. 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 Biver. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes
2.
new credit of five billion marke, King George visite Flanders:
Dec. 2--Austrians occupy Bel- grade. Gen. De Wet captor-
ed.
指
Dec. 3--Servians defeat Aus.
trians in three days' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz.. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Lelands,
Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boor leader,
killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 18-British submarine stoks
the Morandieh in Dardanelles, Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade,
Dec, 16-German cruisers bom: bard Scarborough and Hartlepool:
4.
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen.
Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end..
Deo. 20-26-Severe fighting on
F: the line of the Bzara River.
Dec. 23-French Chamber votes
Deo.
tions at Genoa.
10-German
Kup J B Lauritsen C
D Longfield &
Lonsdale Miss M'G Lloyd GT McMurray D
Mardi
Manarie AO
HJ.
Choy Loang-sbi MrMarkham
NOTICE
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given on be- half of Mr. A. G. Smith, Ohiof Officer of the S.S. "Chun Sang,"
Gray Late Marriott Dr& Mrs that he will not be responsible
Mr&Mrs Mehta K D'Almada Castro o
Mies D'Almada Castro
Master
Duffy Kim M
Morsokt J MoNicoll LD Moore
Neighbour WR Ormiaton J
Davis Mr & Mrs FE PoltD demonstra-Frenos Capt & Mr Flicher AJ
Roay, Miss F Kay, E. H
EM
for any debts incurred by his wife...
GEO. K. HALL BRUTION, Solicitor for Mr. A. G. Smith. Hongkong. 25th August, 1915.
NOTICES
MELACHRINO & CO.'S
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.
Rolfo Capt PH
CONSIGNEES
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
Radames
No, 9
$2.20 per 100
2.80
6
3.00
Shirley Dr RE
4,00
Note to Fitzwilliams DrGALReed Mrs C
French Manter United States complains that Garicoh PG ci the latter has accomplished | Gould Mr & Mrs J Salborg G nothing by her diplomatic Gibb J
Goodrich OL
Halle Mr & Mrs
analbal Mr or
WA
Hall Capt T P Hoise A Hewett Hon M E
Oorrespondence with Allies.ulbourn V Official statement as to ill- Griko J treatment of British prisoners in Germpay. April 11-German Socialiste issue prace pamphlate Bishop of London visits entire Front. April 12- New York Herald
demands that Count Bern-Jones MT storff abould be given.hia passports,
April 13-Sir John French asks for
extra munitions.
April 14-H M.S. Renard ateams ten miles up the Dardanelles. Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor. thumbrian coast,
April 16-Datch 8.8. Katnyck torpedoed without notice. April 18-B. 15 runa ashere in the Dardanelles; officers and men made prisoners. April 19Austria's request for
food-staffa to be allowed to pass through Italy refused. April 20-German Note protect
against the seizure, by the British, of the se. Paklar. Sir John French repudiates German statement that the British had used asphixisting gasen.
Hodge WJ
Joseph M
Joseph S M
Campbell P Oropley L Cropley NC Cropley CC
Smith JG
Smith W H Eorby V coray
B CEquare Mire A
Mrate aert B
A
Symmons W Teenwiesen O Voegeli 'HE
White FW
Wilkle J
Wood GG
Wood Mrs RE
Carlton Hotel.
Davis Mr Mrs R F MM Q & child. Fordham MissW
Frith ECH Faloher WG
Gunter G Ho
Halt Mr & Mrs
Dr J
Almond Ki
.
Jons GL D Lloyd B Ludgate Miss F Halver Meok Thomas' Nicol
Pennell W V Smeaton A H
Staphers Mr&Mrs
Stavenson A Stoneham H F Thom Wm Thomson E J
Edward Hotel.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK.
HE Steamship
THE
"BLOEMFONTEIN,"
Capt. W. H. Dormand having arrived from the above Ports, Consigness of cargo are hereby
·SOLE- AGENTS;
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.
informed that their Goods are OBTAINABLE ALSO. AT being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong andKowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, Hand stored at Consignces' riek
and expense.
All broken, chafed, and dam- aged goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be ex- amined on Wednesday, let
Jackson Mr&September..
King Beale Kra
Joseph J Loo W D Black A
Lennox Capi & Mra Badge W Cheng Mr & Mrs T8Lennox Chambers Mr & MrMontgomery Mr & Cleary C do Cooko FL Cooke, Miss F
a Mastera✪ M&
A
April 21-Rassisa torpedo-boate Dutton Mr & Mn
A
G
sink ten Tarkish vessela | Elson WT loaded with munitions, Fotheringham Capt
war credit of £340,000,000. | Aṛril 22-Turks prevent Italions in Tarkey from responding 25-British naval and aerial raid against Duxhaven,
IJ
Dec. 28 - French occupy. St Georges, near Nieuport, Jan, 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable
anak in the Channo).
Jan. 3-French captureSteinbach. Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger. many rejects altimatum. Aug. 5.-England at war, Aug. -Germans enter Liege
invade southern Jan. French
ALBECC.
Aug. 15, Austrianaenter Servia
Jan.
victory over Turks in the Cancasus.
8-French advance across Aiane, north of Soissons. 13-Tarks occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold fesigns.
Japan sends altimatam to Jan. 19-German air feet bom- Germany.
Aug. 17.British land in France.
barde Yarmouth.
Ang. 18-Beginning of battle of Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn,
Lorraine.
Aug.20-Germansenter Brussels. Aag, 23-Germans enter Namur. Jan. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons. #
Aug, 25- French evacuate Mal-
2
hausen.
Aug: 25-Germans take Longwy. Aug, 27-Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese blook- ade Tsingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Bept. 2-Lerman advance reaches
Senlis. French Government moves to Bordeaux. Bept, 3kusaians occupy Lem-
berg.
Jan.
Jan.
German War Minister, resigns."
24-British naval victory in 26-Germene lose heavily North Sea: the Blooker sunks
Givency and Cuinohy. 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raids,
a
Feb. 3-German auxiliary oruiser
Bunk off Patagonia.. Feb. 5-Turks attempt to cross
Suez Canal... Feb. 6-Allies resolve to naite
financial reso¤ICE!. Feb. 8--Total British cacaalties
to date 104,000.
Feb. 10-Germans execute the
rebel Maritz.
Foy Mrs A Fritz
Fyfe AÅ
Ges Mr & Mrs
%
Gregory T M
Griovo B
to mobilisation call. Anti-war ricta in Trieste.
Hashimoto FR
April 24-Allies land at three Hammer Mr & Mrs
points of the Gallipoli pet-Hayman H iner1n. April 25--British capture Hill
80.
1
1
April 26-Canadians' victory an Yprerds General attack to the Dardanelles by land and sea forces,
NOTICES
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK) COAL.
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowie Harbour Coal Co., Ltd, are
Mrs Murphy H Nakal R
Nowman Mr & Mrs Passmore Mr Wo Pearman HC Ferpill
CH
Ramsay Mrs A A Raymond
Richardson Mr & Mrs
Sylvefer Mrs 8
Tanso E
Thornton H Tourtellot Mr.EL Timida 8 Underwood" Mr &
MJ H Wilson R W Young-J
Hoahing A
Grand
Hotel.
Allan Mr & Mr Anker JC Booth GE Collin H Crow A B
Le Dug
A
Grant J Hunt H. Hunt H James B Jobenson W Joner E Johnson C Klerk J de Klavier A Lour G W Lockey W H
prepared to quote prices for best quality Silimpopon Coal trim Aurorasean Mr
med into Bunkers at Sandakan
Borneo).
(British
Bira
Bacon Mro
Lobo L Lobo P3 Lowden R Manteiro J Martios Odner T Parro FFH
PJ.K
D
Reynolds W Robertson Rooza FG Rule RE Ryan E Smith Thorig HF Todd O W
"Vado V. D
Wright S HI
Peak Hotel.
&
Kadoorie &
& Mra JF
ebatlik or
North Barratt Mr & Mrs
Silimpopon Coal compares favourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con-
sumption.
Barrat Miss
Kelly B Landry Mrs Leask
Loavell Dr & Mrs .Lombatet
Marriott Mre" Mine Mr & Mrs Micholson Maj&M
Mitchelmore Mr &
Mrs V
Bell Mrs W H Buy Bowdler Mr Carmichael Mr and
MAHF Cartwright HA Steamers calling at Sebattik Campbell Mrs W M Mobbor Mr & Mrs
Moss Mr&Mr DK Cary FW or Sandakan exclusively for
Clare G
Muller Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Casulli Mr & Ms D Nightingale Hr & Bunkers) are exempt rom pay Cousland A
Mrs Olivecrana Mra ment of all Port charges,
Sebattik steamers
Darling Col R E At
Forking T L Dobble Mr & Mis Pyne Major RE berthed alongside the Company El H
Ralphs Mr & Mrs der-wharf where there is a minimum Falchino
Rea Misa Col # depth of 27 to 28 feet at low wate! Fulton Mr & Mrs Ross CP
Denman Fuller
Rogers Miss Spring Tides.
Fulton Miss Scarlett Mirs Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sebaftik Fulton HH
Binclair A Skott O Earbar) Prices, and all other Grlo Miss
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
begins.
lands in France. Sept. 7-Maqbouge taken by the Fob. 20-27-Over 10,000
Germane.
mana sarrender in France.
are
Gubbay
Smith Mr & MEG
supplementary credit of 37 inrmation concerning the Portals Mr & Mrs BA Braith Mr& M A F
Sept. 12-German retreat balta Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
on the Aisne,
Dardanelles. Sept. 20- Germane
bombard Mar. 1-House of Commons votos Rheime. Bapt. 22- German submarine
Binks British oruisers Abou
Cressy, and Hogue. kir, Blept. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles,
L'
Bopt, 28-Germena begin siege of
Antwerp. Oct, 2- Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
th
Oct. 5 Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germans.
Oct, 12-A Boer commando in the Unpe Provinco mutinios. Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Havre.
+
j
of 250 millions. March 8.-British aeroplanes.
attack Ostend.
י
March 9.-Second Canadian" con-
tingent lande in England. March 3-10.-Four German sub-
-marines socounted for.
capture
March
can be bad on application to Agents.
BRADLEY & Co., Ltd.' Agents Cowie, Harbour Coal
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.
NOTICE
TO HIRE OR PURCHASE ··
Wanted two large Steam
passenger
Hind BA... Hogg Mra Howard Missos Howe Mr & Mra Hammond Capt. &.
MIB
Stewart Capt & Mrs Stockton Wins Svadstrom
MEMIS Tisdall, Mrs E W Tindall G
Trahn JA. Mr&Mrm Turner Mr & Mr
All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DAYS of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. /
No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Go- downs, and all Goods, remaining undelivered after the 1st Septem- ber will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bills of lading will be counter- aigned by
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Agents. Hongkong, 25th August, 1915.
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AND STRAITS, -
HE Company's Steamship
"MIYAZAKI MARU," having arrived from the above) ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG.
& SINGAPORE
Vandea Pul Mr&THE Steamship
Mra
Ventriz Maj. Gen. Vergin Mr & Mrs
Howard Mrs Jenkins Mr Jones Luv Jones Mrs J Jobas Mrs TJR
Kingsclere Hotel.
Rawlinson BJ
. .
10.- British Nenve Chapelle. March 14.-German losses at La
Launches with Extensive
accommodation. Fielder 33 Bassee total 10,000 in three, Monthly Charter prefera blo Kilkina Miss D dava.
Negotiate with A. B. C. c/o Forbes A
Forbes Mr & Mrs March 14The Dreiden sunk Hongkong Telegraph.
off Juan Fernandez Island,
Murch 16.-Sir John French VICTORIA RECREATION
estimates German losses in
CLUB...
La Bassae region to be 17,000. AN AQUATIC FETE will be March 18.-British battleships
held in the Bath on Satur- Irresistible and Ocean and day, 28th inerant, commencing French battleship Bouvet at 9 p.m. 50% of the net proceeds Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypros. Bank by floating mines in will be handed to the Cizarettes
Dardanelles...
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Battle begins on the Vistula.
**
.
Dot. 15-Ostend occupied by March 19.--Russiansenter Memel,
the Germans,"
| March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid Oct, 18-British cruiser Hawke
on Paria,
rank by German submarine. March 22.-Przemysl surrenders Oct, 24-Ten days' battle be
■
to the Russians......”
the ovaning.
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A.
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RD
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Logan W
Singer Mr&Mrs E
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Wilson M J
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Established A. D. 1880, ... 50 ote.
RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD 50 ote: ARE MERUZANT
and Hetall Ironmongers, Pig Iron and
fore Wareas ende in German March 24. British airmen suc- Non Members (Gentlemen) $1.00
defeat.
Oct. 27 Russians reoccupy
Lods and Radom.
German cessfully attack
submarine worksı! Hoboken,
WA
FRANK LAMMENT,
Hon. Secretary, · Hongkong, 24th August, 1915.
Foundry Coke Importers. General Store- keepers and Bhipehandlers, Wow. 35 and 37, Hing Loong Street, (Snd Btrost..west. of Central Market) Telephone No. 515.
"DUNERA,” having arrived from the above ports, consigness of cargo are hereby informed that their goods
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COMPANY.
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THE Steamship
بالي
"OHINA,"
CONSIGNEES
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL·
LINE.
NOTIDE TO CONSIGNEES.
From NEW YORK.
The above mentioned vessel THE Steamship having arrived, consignees of cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for coun
"MADAWASKA,"
tersignature and take immediate having arrived, Conelgness of delivery of cargo from alongside. Cargo are bereby informed, that Cargo impeding discharge all Goods are being landed at their will be landed immediately at risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf consignees' risk and expense.
Cargo remaining on board & Godown Co. Ltd., from whence will be delivored from alongside, August 25th, 1915 at 5 pm will delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted Cargo impeding the discharge be subject to landing charges and will be landed at once, at consig-if undelivered Sept. 1st at noon after the Goods have left the nees' risk and, expense.
will be subject to both land- Godowns, and all Goods romain- Cargo remaining on board af-ing and storage charges. tor the 26th instant, will be No Fire Insurance whatever August will be subject to rent, landed at consignees", risk", and will be effected expense..
ing undelivered after the 31st
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No claims will be entertained Goods are to be left in the Go- their goods from alongside, such cargo impeding the discharge of unless accompanied by short downs, where they will be ex- the Vessel will be lauded and delivery note or list of exceptions amined on the 31st August," at 9 stored at consignees' risk and taken at the time of delivery to m
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