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DIARY OF WAR.

COUNTRIES. AT, WAR.

Germany

Austria

Turkey

against

Britain.

Russia. France.

Belgium.

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, uenally with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men...

Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915

NOTICES

Assets, Income. Net Surplus. Business in Force,

New Business the

SUN LIFE OF CANADA

Is the leading Life Company of the Dominion. Outside of Companies issuing industrial policies, the Sun Life of Canada is doing the largest life business in the

British Empire.

Funds Exceed £11,000,000.

CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHINA, DES YEUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLDO).

I

THE IDEAL DISTEMPER.

SYONLEO (REGD.)

(IN PASTE FORM).

Requires only the addition of cold water to be ready for use. Absolutely dependable in its results.

STOCKED IN HONGKONG

In many Artistio Tints. Tint Cards on application:

Rezimens of infantry is from WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.

2,000 to 4,000 strong, A Davalry 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 baa 8 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.

THE PRESENT MONTH. Jan. 1-British battleship Formidable sank in the Channel. Army Orders announce creation of new Armies.

Jan. 2.-Business interests in Washington protest against any legislation restricting the export of munitions" of war to the bellige renta in Europe.

"HONGKONG BRANCH,

Alexandra Building.

HOTEL LISTS.

Hongkong Hotel.

Abrakam. 23 Allen G

Janes MT Joseph R M

Aaderson Mr & Mrs Joseph E M

Athol L

Anderson Geo E

Backhouse H Bacon

Mr & Mrs S

Batchelder J D Bata E. E Bolillios, Mrs ER

Bell O DJ Bona, GA

Banjamin CE Boswick Mr & Mrs

Li Ching-ming

Larmona Edw

0

Humphreys Major Humphreys Mr and

Mrs WO

Ilen Lt Col H

Jeffrine HU

Jonas Les

Tel: 763

Bt Amory R TurnerMÁTI Walcott Mrs Walton Col & Mis Welton Mr & Mrs Whitfield Capt and

Mra

PUBLIC COMPANIES

NOTICE. L'UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. OF PARIS.

We have taken over the Agency of the above Company formerly held by Messrs. Siemsson & Co. and are prepared to accept risks from this dato.

OREDIT FONCIER

· D'EXTREME-ORIENT, Prince's Buildings.

NOTICES

NOTICE.

We have now established our own branchlin Hongkong at the undermentioned addreas for the sale of the British manufactures of:

Mossrs. J. & P. Coats Ltd. Messrs. Jonas Brook & Bros.

Ltd.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that, the Fourteenth Ordinary Mooting of Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Offices of | Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. on Tuesday, 2nd February, 1915 at 12.15 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the "re-- port of the Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year ending Slet, Desember, 1914.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 26th January to Tues- day, 2nd February, 1915 (both days, inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of Direct

org.

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 15th January, 1915.

Messrs. Clark & Co., Ltd. Mesars John Clark, Junior] :

& Co., Ltd.

| HONGKONG, CANTON and The English Sewing Cotton MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.

Co., Ltd., and others.

THE CENTRAL AGENCY, Ltd., 2, Connaught Road, Hongkong..

THE NATIONAL LOAN of the

NOTICE.

THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.

CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.

The most complete Mail Supplement in the Colony.

Contains all the news of the week in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Home.

PHOTOGRAPH

The photograph on the current issue is entitled: Philippine Constabulary Band-Hongkong, Jan. 17, 1915.'

CONTENTS.

The

14 Missionary Work..

Canton News .................54

Day by Day Steamers

5

Passenger Lists .................... Hotel Lists

B

7.

The Queen's Thanks A.....54

56

56

57

A Sense of Proportion...... Correspondence ....... 8-9 Shui On Aground ... 55-56 Cɔmmercial ...........10. Government House56 The Courts................11-15 Dinner to Mr. Hallifax NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Tolograms ........................10-29 Aviation in Canton........60

Leading Articles........................ 30-35 A Fine Spirit Notes and Comments ......36-40 TheSouth Wales Borderora

41-46 The Ninety Fifth Ordinary Special Articles

Appeal THIRD YEAR OF THE RE-Yearly Meeting of Shareholders Sport 4749 Bridge Party ...... 57

in the Company will be held at Benevolent Society.........60-51 Convict's Death the Office of the Company. Hotel Philippine Constabulary Mansions, on Tuesday, the 9th Band......................51 February, 1915, 12 o'clock noon, Sanitary Board Election...61 for the purpose of receiving a Prince of Wales' Fund ...52 Report of the Directors, together Fire in Jervois Street..........52 with a Statement of Accounts, Football Matters ........i son ca. declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.

PUBLIC OF CHINA.'

SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000),

Subscribers to the above loan are hereby actified that, in ao cordance with Article V of the Loan Regulations, the full amount of Dollars Nine Hundred and Sixty Thousand ($960,060), being the amount of interest on the loan for one year, has been

Tho Transfer Books of the

Cigarette and Tobacco

57

Fund Armed Robbery Alleged 58 Rabber Market for Batavia 58 Legislative Council.59-60 Kowloon Railway Station 60

53

REMAINS OF THE EMDEN.

Company will be Closed from the the Emden, showing the havoo played by the guns of H.M.A.S. The photograph on the cover of this week's edition will be of 26th January to the 9th February, Sydney.

Lauritsen hr & Mrs duly raised by the Ministry of 1915, both days inclusive.

Joseph 9

Johnu Man R. Kieth E

Young

Lavor Capt HE

Leo W D

Li

King Almond Mrs R Arnold J

Edward Hotel.

Bettison Mr & Mrs

પ્રમ

Lennox Mus

Lennox J.

Mason OF

Briggs H

Budge W

Chang Ying-tong

Murphy H

Croon Misa

Lloyd Luja Mr & Mrs

Mann Mrs R R Murdling HJ

Marriott Dr & Mra

Merecki, J

Bishop Mr & Mrs A Middleton GS

Black W M Bonsal S Broka @B Brooke CH Brown J J Croy & B Clayton, W

WE

Miler Mrs Jama

Mody JH N Murch A S Neighbour WR

Newton D

Nicolson JS

Okalee

Ormiston

WE

Инудено

McArthurJ

Cress Mr & Mrs J R Ogawa R

Crichton H R

Cross D: 0 T

Donaldson RA

Duckworth FF Foulds JQ P Toy Mis

A Sujimxra T Tyfa A A

Graham WE.

F Paterson Mr&Mrs D Howard Mrs

Fendleton FR

Jan. 3. Allies in France and Belgium and Russians in Poland progres in spite of bad weather. Jan. 6. Russians follow up auccones against Anstrians aud Turks by making many oзptures, Decisive Russian victory in Sary-Coleman DrA LE

Corneliassen MIR kamyah, entire Turkieb Corps, Cornell Mrs Goo including General Commanding, Course Arthur being captured, and another Courtney Capt M

Cranston J W Corps pursued.

Derby A Dowley WA. Duffy Miss ME Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs Rect Parent Evensen E French Fullor

Jup. 8.-General Jufre con- gratulates Russia on her victory ver the Tarks, adding that the Allies in all theatres of war ere now preparing for ftual victory Germany agrees to British pro- posal for an exchange of prisoners incapacitated from further service, Earl Kitchener delivers speech in the House of Lords expressing confidence in ultimate victory.

Jan. 7.-Arrest of Cardinal Mercier by Germany announced, Jan. 8.-Germane bombard Soiasone and set Gre to Law Germans Courts.

reoccupy Burnbaupt at heavy cost to them- selves.

French cloial report discloses over ons bundred ex-

Pentreath Mr & Mrs Purdee Mr & Mrs A Purvey

A B E. H

RrLt Col and

Ayre

W

Road V Rony, Miss F Capt & Mrs Robinson G

Denman

Rowell P

Hurt LB

Hunter J

Ossonbull HJ

Paramore Mrs Wa

Finance and the Ministry of

By Order of the Board of Communications, and has been Directors. deposited by the undersigned in

W. E. CLARKE,

Secretary.

the following Foreign Banks,

namely, the Hongkong & Shang- Hongkong, 19th January, 1915. hai Banking Corporation and the Russo-Asiktie Bank, as a per

Pearman Mr & Mrs manent guarantee for the interest THE WEST POINT BUILDING

Panning & L

Ramsay Mis RA

Ranger Mr & Mr Sasamatau K

Boott A

Scott Mr & Mira

HTSibres Dr

Sóper CH. Sylvester Min S Jackson Mr & Mrs Thompson Mrs

Win

Underwood Mr and Jonos ·D H

Mrs J H Joseph J

Grand

| Allen Mr & Mrs

Brown U W

Crow Mr & Mrs

Dunrich A

Gibbs A W

SithW H Smyth

Skell Smith Mrs AG

Grant J

Smyth Mrs

Goulbourn V Gould J Gould Mrs J Griffiths L

Smyth HallCapt TP Hannibal Mr & Mre Borenson A

WA

Square Mis A Stockment S G

Swaffield HE Walll

Mr & Mrs A Wenyon W F Wood F W Word G G Wright Mr & Ma

J F

Harper Hastie Mr & Mrs & Howest Hon. Mr B

A, CMO Hodge WJ Haugh Mrs HH Hunter R Hutchinan D L James B

Peak Hotel.

| Armstrong Mr&Mrs Keith Mrs R D

W

Listen A R

smples of atrocious behaviour of Bernard Flest Surg Mitchelmore Mr & Germans in France.

Jan. 9.-Acnounced that the Russians in Bukovina have advanced 80 miles in a week and reached the chain separating Bakovina from Hungary:

Jan. 10. British Reply to U.S. Note, published: Britain, audériakes to interfere with neutral trade only when such trade is not bona fide.

Mra EV

& Mra Bowen Major & Mrs Moss Mr & Mrs Bowdler Mrs Pearse Mr & Mrs Carmichael Mr.an Perry Mr & Mrs

Mral

Plummer JI Mr&

M

Casulli Mr & Mrs Peng

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Major Cousland

Ralpha Mr & Mrs Dutton.T

Roome Eng Comdr Falchine Major Sharp Mra Gibson Mr & Mr Sinclair A Hale BA Mr & Mrs Skinner Mia

Hall Lt-Co! G Stalt C

HORK

Hotel, Reynolds CW Sanderson R Smith IS Wiesman C Wright's H

Kingsclere Hotel... Andersen Cons Gen Evan-Jones Ler and.

GE

Mrs Hovington F

Lewis

D' Logan W Martin Mr & Mra

Bolles Mr & Mra J.

W

MJ

Bresn Caricton & E

Cooper

WA.J

Donnelly DE

Fielder E

Mitchel J I

Nixon F C

Parker Ltors L.C Rawlinsen RJ

Robertson Mr &

Filkins Miss D'Mas J Forbes Mr Mrs A Sachse Mrs G. Gordon MJ.

Shields A L

Grimshaw Mr&Mrs Singer Mr&Mrs

Bator fr&Mrs F Sutton Mira Thomas HP

Harrison T L

Hurley FO Mason, Watkins 0H

Hardman

Heigere:ff

Koat Mr & Mrs

Argent A

Carlton Hotel.

Bayly H Forks Mr & Mrs Forayth J Falober O W Garrall F Granby E

Miss I

Harris H Hodson Miss P Hollway

K D Hoshiai Dr Johnsos J W Joseph Miss A Lopez A

Grevillies L

Skenen en nu | 123

Fruude.

on the loan.

F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs, & Vice-Chairman

of the Bureau of National Loans.

Inspectorate General of Cus

"toma, Peking.

18th January, 1915.

NOTICE.

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Twenty Seventh Ordinary. Meet- ing of Shareholders in this Con- pany will be held at the Offices of Mesere. Jardino, Matheson & Company Limited, on Tuesday. the 2nd February, 1915, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.

ALL PROFITS IN AID OF THE QUEEN'S WORK FOR WOMEN FURD, PRINCESS MARY'S DIFT BOOK. $2.00

WHO'S WHO FOR 1915. DRAMATIC WORKS OF JOHN M.

SYNGE...... WHAT OF TO-DAY? by Father

Bernard Vaughan........ NEW POEMS by Robert and Mirti

Browning JoXING APART, by Hon. Mrs.

Dowdull.

THE VOYAGES OF CAPT. SCOTT,

0. by Turley

Gouldsburg...

An Interesting Lantern Lecture the Report, of Directors together FROM THE OUTPOSTS, by Culion will be given in St. Andrew's with the statement of Accounts Church Hall on Thursday even- for the year ending 31st Decem-A. B. G. GU ing, commencing at nine o'clock, by the Rev. N. C. Pope, MA., the subject being "A Visit to Corn- wall."

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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

Sealed Tendors will be received at the Headquarters Office, Vic- toria Barracks, Hongkong, until T 12 hoon on the undermentioned

datos for the following services:

* Forage-delt Monday, 1st February, 1915. Meat & Fuel (Coal, etc) Monday, 8th February, 1915. * General Supplies "A" &

Ceneral Supplies "B": Thursday, 11th February, 1915. Rowlands Mr&Mr Hospital Supplies & Washing Monday, 15th February, 1915,

Transport.

Nicole J F Paul 8 Penuel! W V

P Scett

E Simper A Bimsth. Roy Tall Vaughan E Watling Mr & Mrs

WO

Whibley AR Wilena D O Wina Fred

ber, 1914.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be Clored from Friday 2nd January to Tuesday, 2nd February. 1915. (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER

Secretary.

The Hongkong Land Invest- ment & Agency Co., Ltd., General Agents for The West Point Building Co, Ltd. Hongkong, 13th January, 1915.

THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

WAR,

GUIDE TO THE GREAT AR, D'Auvergne LORD ROBERTS, by H. G. Gooser OUR TEETH AND OUR HEALTH,

by U. Olvor.... SECOND YEAR BUILDING CON

STRUCTION, Dean FINANCE IN CHINA, by S. R.

Wagel. SHARK'S WINTER ANNUALL

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Compton Mackenzie........................ THE WAR, 1914, A HISTORY. A

EXPLANATION FOR

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Under the distinguished patron age of His Excellency the Governor and Lady May.

Notice is horeby given that the Twenty Seventh Ordinary Meet- Thursday, 18th February, 1915.

sing of Sha cholders in axis Confess Forms and other particulars pany will be held at the offices of may be obtained personally be Messrs. "Jardine. Matheson & tween the hours of 10 am. and 1Company, Limited, on Tuesday, p.m. or by letter to the D.A.D. of the nd February. 1915, at noon.for Telephone Вогоржать Jan, 11-Sixteen: German-

Mrs WG Smith Mrs Grant

Supplies and Transport, Victoria the purpose of receiving the report Barracks, Hongkong.

of the Directors together with the aeroplanos see a over the Obannel Hogs Mr & Mrs EJ Smith Mr & Mrs A

Horbrendar Ма Finding make for Dunkirk, and, drop 30

Tender Firms must be properly statement of Accounts for the filled up, signed an. dated and no fear nding 31st December, 1914. bombs, doing but little damage, Caucusue. Frenge S Jotatious de Jao, 21-General Falkenhayn tender will be considered unless

The Register of Shares of the Germans severely punished both clare in favour of a continuation resigus post as German Minister made out on the proper Form and Company will be closed from east and west.

of the war until the victory of the for War, being succeeded by delivered by noon in the shove Friday, 22nd January, to Tuesday. Jan. 12.-Russian encoesses in Allies is complete. Allies muske General Wild von Hohenborn dates ins

closed enve.ope

2nd February, 1915 (both days the Caucasus continue, two substantial progress at many British steamer Darward auak by Each tender must be a ompani Transfer of Shares can be regis- mari ed "Tender for Forage." etc. inclusive) during which period no Torkish

companies being points.

German submarine near the captured.

mouth of the Meuse.

ed by a dep sit of $100 as a guar-

tored.

[BON, STEEL. By Order of the Board of]

EL, METAL and HARD. Jer. 13.-Small-pox, cholera

antee of good faith. Such sum to Jan. 22. Announced that Allies

WARE MERCHANTS, Wholesale and typhoid raging in Austria,

and Retail Ironmonger. Pig Iron and have made god general progress Tenderer refuses to accept a Con-

be forfeited to the State if the Directors.

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Foundry Coke Importers GeneralBtere- NATIONAL RELIEF FUND. Roumania decides to eater the

in past three days, despite severe tract allorted to him, or to attend

Becretary keeper and Shipchandlers, Nos. 35 and Concert of the Triple Entente by

German attacks. British naval at Headquarter Office when call-Hongkong. 19th January, 1915.

37, Hing Loong Strest, (2nd Street west Cafentral Market) Telephone No. 515. about the middle of February.

seaplanes drop bombe en Ger-ed upon man submarines and guns at The right to reject all, or any,

Tenders is specially reserved. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1915.

Jan. 14-King George confers honours on the Grand Duke Nicholas and other Russian gen. erals. Germans secure partial success at Soissons, capturing a number of French with guns,

Jar. 15. The British in a brilliant engagement capture a German position near La Bassee, capturing many prisonera. Union forces occupy Ramans Drift and Swakopmund. Russians continue ty drive German cavalry towards Thorn

Jau 16-Russians bayonet an entire Turkish regiment in the

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Jan. 17-Russians ecize im portant Karlibaua Pass in the

bordering Carpathians, Transylvania.

on

Jan 18.--Announced that after three days' fighting the Russian register complete saccess over the Tarke at Karsurgan, annihilating Zeebrugge. their rearguard and pursuing the Jan. 23.--Announced that Ger- remnant of the army. Herr mana attemptos to pieros British Kuehn resigns post of Secretary line at 81. Omer, advassing in to the German Treasury.

massed

heavy losses.

NOTICE

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THE EAST INDIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Jan. 10. Two German nero reguleed, but were plones captured near Bar-le-Due. Datoli fishermen report having that we have taken over the The PUBLIC is hereby notified.

We have taken over the agency German, sirehips drop tombs acon & Zeppelin founder at se, stock-in-trada, business premises, of the above Company in Hong- on Yarmouth and King's Lyon,

Jan. 24-Russians continue to lately occupied by Kruse & Co., kong an are now prepared to killing two men and two women rout Turke German navel rald on and will in futu e carry on the grant FIRE and MARINE and damaging property. English coast intercepted; Ger business of Merchante, Ommis policies of insurance at current

Jan.-20. Russian destroyer man oraiser Bincher rank and

ansion Agents and Tobacconiste rates. W sinks twelve Tarkish merchant-two bat

two battle-crainers

muqueuse the cadet rage, under the name of veg THE CHINA COMMERCIAL CO, men near Arkhava, Fierce fighting damaged; no British ships lost. Hongkong, 22nd Janus y, 1915. Hongkong, 16th January, 1915,

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