DIARY OF WAR-
COUNTRIES AT WAR.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Britain.
Russia.
Prance. Belgium.
*Japan
Servia.
Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corpa is a complote army on a small scale in itself. The strength, varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men.
A
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.or
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 from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 mon strong. Squadron of oavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 gune and about 200 'men. In the Gorman Army consists of 4 In the gong and 150 men, Russian Army it consists of 8. gune and 250 men.
LAST MONTH.
Jan. 1.-British battleship Formidable sank in the Channel: Army Orders announce creation of now Armies.
Jan. 2. Business interests in Washington protest against any legislation restricting the expert of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1915,
NOTICES
In Assels, 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 VŒUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLDG.).
HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel.
Joseph R M Joseph E 34 Joseph S M Mrs Les W D
Abraham, 2 8 Allon HG Allen Win U Anderton Mr &
Athol L Anderson Go Buckhouse JH· Bacon & kim8
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En Beckinsale L Beckingmale WD Helllics, Mrs E R Ball CDJ Bang G A
Benwick Mr & Mrs
Bishop Mr & Mrs A
R
Black W M
Broke CB.
Lurion Edw
T Lloyd G Laja Mr & Mrs Macdonald RJ Mana Mrs RA fardling HJ Marriots Dr & Mr
McArea TP Marecki, J Mehta BK Middleton G8
Miler Mrs JTS Mody JH N Moore Miss N Murch AS Neighbour WR
Carüpbell Mra and Newton D
Brooke CH
Mion S
A B
Pr
Carey
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Calen
DIALES Canthart J Corneliness Kirs Courtney Capi
Darby 'A Days OB
Dowlay WA Duffy Mina ME
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King Edward Hotel.
Anne Mra B
Alison. Mr & Mr
Arnold
Lauritson Mr & Mrs
Bettinou Mr & Mra, Lennox J
Lennox Mi
WE H
Mason CF
Budge W.
Марио С зда о
Briggs
Mr & Mrs
McLean Mr & Mrs
Briggs Master
MoManus
Brown OW
Murphy
H
Creon Me Crues Misn
Casonbeck HJ
&Mrs J ROgawa R
Crichton H R'
Cross BY
Crqu Dr O'T Diandron RA Duckworth FF Fould Foy Mrs Fujimura T Fyle
A Graham WE Hunt L S J Hunter
CONSIGNEES.
PUBLIC COMPANIES.
UNION WATERBOAT Co., Ltd.
and
TOYO KISEN KAISHA, From MEXICAN,” PERUVIAN, and OMILIAN PORTS
JAPAN PORTS;
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NOTICETO SHAREHOLDERS.
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The above named Steamer hav- ing arrived, Consigness of cargo
The Tenth Annual General! Bre hereby notified to send in their Meeting of Shareholders will be. Bills of Lading for countersigna held in the Offices of Messrs. ture, and to take immediate Dodwell & Co., Limited, delivery of cargo from alongside. Tuesday, the 9th February, 1915, Cargo remaining undelivered at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose 'of on 3rd instaht
at noon receiving the Report of the will be landed at Consignoss' General Managers together with risk and expense and delivery a Statement of Accounts to 31st must then be taken from the December 1914. Company's Godown.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be offected,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of tho Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd February to 9th February, 1915, both days inclusive.
No claim will be recognised after the Goods have left the
DODWELL & Co., Ltd., Stoamer or Godown, and all Goods
General Managers. remaining undelivered on 8th Hongkong, 29th July, 1915. February, at 5 pm. will be subject,
to rent and landing charges.
BUILDINGS CO., LTD.
All chafed and otherwise dam-THE KOWLOON LAND and aged Cargo to be left on board or in the Godawn, and examina~ Pasmoro Mrs Wtion of same to be held on 11th Pourman Mr & Mrs February at 10 am.
Fonning A Li
Pratt Mrs
Ramsay Mrs R A Ranger Mr & Mrs Susamatsu K ·
Scott A
Scott Mr & Mr. E II Sibres Dr Soper
Jackson Mr & Mrs Sylvastor Mrs
Wm
Nicolson JS
J Ormiston Pardoo Mr & Mrs, A.
Jones D I
Joseph J
Kraft Mr & Mrs
Grand
Partreath Mr&Mru Pilcher M PUITOS A B
Ray, E. H
Ray WA
Rayner Lt Col and
Franfels Mr & Mr." Reach G VR
H.C
Even Fraser Mrs French Capt & Mrs
Fuller Denn Gibb J Goulbourn. F Gould.
Gould Mrs J
Grifitha H L Hall Capt. T
Read Reed D W
Reay,
binson GJ
Miss F
F
Ball Mr&Mrs
... Sestier Mr & Mrs
Seward Mr & Mr Silva Mr & Mrs Fda Bkoti U
munitions of wer to the bellige-Handibal Mr & M
rents in Europe.
Jan. 3-Allies in France and Belgium and Russians in Poland progress in spite of bad weather. Jan. 5.-Rossians follow up successes against Austrians and Turke by making many captures. Decisive Russian victory in Sary. kamyah, entire Turkish Oorps.
WA
MTH AG
Mra P Smyth F Hmyth R Harvey Wm B
Boreagon A 3. Howatt Hon. My E Bears Sti
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Hobba H W Hodge WJ Holt T 8
Hough Mrs HH Husser R
Murchison D L Jones MT
B
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Well Mr & Mrs À
Wenyon Wr
White EE
Wood W
Wood G G
including General Commanding, Jong Mr & Mrs J d•Wright Mr & Mrs. heing captured, and another
Corps parased.
Jan. 8.-General Joffre con-
Peak Hotel.
W
Linton AR Bernard Flest Surg Mitchelmore Mr de
MM EV Bowen Major Men Mons Mr & Mrs Bowdler Mr
ParMy & Mrs Carmichael Mr and Parry
Mr&M Mrn
Plummer JM, Pringle W J
gratulates Russia on her victory Armstrong Mr&Mrs Keith MR. D over the Turks, adding that the Allies in all theatres of war are now preparing for final victory. Germany agrees to British pro- posal for an exchange of prisoners incapacitated from further service. Earl Kitobener delivera speech in the House of Lorda expressing confidence în ultimate .victory.
Jan. 7,- Arrest of Cardinal Mercier by Germany announced. Jan. 8.-Germans bombard "Soissons and set fire to Law Doarta. Germane `reoccupy Barnbaapt at heavy cost to them- French official report Tselves. xdiscloses over one hundred ex- amples of atrocious behaviour of Germans in France,
Jan. 9-Announced that the Russians in Bakovina bave advanced 80 miles in a week and reached the chain separating Bukovina from Haagary.
Jan. 10. British Reply to US, Noto published; Britain. undertakes to interfere with neutral trade only when such trado is not bona fide.
Cartwright. Cary M Casulll Mr Mrs Pyne Major Cousland
Ralphs Me'& Mrs Dutton 3 Faicblos Major Gibson Mr & MA
Roome Eng Comdr Внатр Sinclait A r&Mrs Skinner Mis
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Hals
BA Mr& Hall Lt-Col G
Brott Lazeland A
JA Borenson Hemmings Mrs W ✪ Smith Mrs Grant
Allen Mr & Men Brown O W
Crew Mr & Mrs Duarich A
Gibbs & W Grant J
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Thompson Mis Thornton G Underwood Mr and
Mra J H
Hotel.
Reynolds G W Sanderson R Smith 18 Wleiman ( Wright B X
Kingsclere Hotel
Anderson Coxs Gon Evan-Jench Dr and
GE
Mrs Boringion F Lowie D.. Bolles Mr & Mrs
W
Brean
W
MJ Carleton AE Cooper WAJ Donnelly DE
Fielder BE
Filkink Miss D
Gordon KJ
LOED & Mrs
Martia
Mitchel E JR Nixon FO Parker Rees LO Rawlinson RJ Robertson Mr & ́
Forbes. Mrớ Mrs & Saches Mra G
Hardman A Harrison TL
Shields A L
Grimshaw Mr Mrs Singer Mr& Mrs ET.
Sutor Mr & Mrs T Button Miss
H Watkins OH
Helgeworff
Hurley FC Maxen Kent Mr & Mr
Bayly H
Argant A
Cowan JJK
Crisp W
Thoms
Carlton Hotel. Carlton
Joris Mr & Mrs
Fulcher O W
Garrett F
Granby
Groville Miss I
Gwmne Mies L Harris JH
Miller HE Paul 8 Parnal IWB
PoroyAT
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All Claims must be filed or before 16th February, otherwise they will not be
on
recognised.
O. WURIU, Actg. Agent. Hongkong, 1st Fohruary, 1915.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE & SAIGON,
THE Steamship
"UMTA," having arrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside. Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed at once, at consignees risk and
expense.
Cargo remaining on board after the 3rd inst. at noon will be landed at consignees' risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected,
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by the undersigned. DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
"Agents. Hobgkong, Lat February, 1915.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIO ATION CO., LTD. From CALCUTTA, PENANG and SINGAPORE.
Rowlands Mr&MrTHE Company's Steamship
WB. Baloty P
Boost E
Simper A
Balth Roy Tall Mra
Hodson Miss P
Hollway H D
Habini Dr J
Johnson JW Joseph Miss A Lopez A
YougbanGL
"LAISANG," having arrived from the above
Notice is hereby given that the Twenty Sixth Ordmary Meeting of Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings on Wednesday, the 10th February. 1915 at Noon for the purpose of receiving the report of the Direct- ors together with statement for the year .onding 31st December, 1914.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Wednesday 3rd to Wednesday, 30th February, 1915 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can be ro gistered.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
HOTEL MANSIONS
(Lately occupied by KRUSE & Co.)
SOLE AGENTS
FOR THE WORLD-RENOWNED'
IMPERIO DEL MUNDO CIGARS
AND
TH. VAFIADIS'
CROWN PRINCE"
AND OTHER CIGARETTES. ESUPPLIERS TO LEADING CLUBS & HOTELS.
STOCK OF
CICARS, CIGARETTES & TOBACCO
to suit the taste of all SMOKERS.
Our Havana.Cigars are specially stored in air-tight safes. Importers of MELACHRINO and DIMITRINO'S Cigarettes. Fresh Stock of ARDATH'S Virginia Cigarettes. and Tobacco, Craven Mixture, Black Cat Mixture, and Grapael Mixture, resolved by every Mail.
Mail orders promptly and carofully executed.
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
The most complete Mail
By Order of the Board of Supplement in the Colony.
Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.
Agents for " The Kowloon Land & Building Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, 27th Jan. 1915.
HONGKONG. CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
*
Oontains all the nawa of the week in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Home,
SH
PHOTOGRAPH-
The photograph on the current issue shows the remains
of the German cruiser Emden.
The Ninety Fifth Ordinary Day by Day Yearly Meeting of Shareholders Steamers in the Company, will be held at Passenger List the Office of the Company. Hotel Hotel List. Mansions, on Tuesday, the 9th Commercial February, 1915, 12 o'clock noon, Correspondence for the purpose of receiving a Sport Report of the Directors, together The Courts with a Statement of Accouata, Telegrame declaring a Dividend and electing Leading Articles...
Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Notes and Comments Ports Consignees of cargo by her Company will be Closed from the Special Articles ... are hereby informed that their 26th January to the 9th February, The War
The "Basilan " goods will be delivered from 1915, both days inclusive. Watling Mr & Mrs alongside.
By Order of the Board of Drink and the War
Serious Armed Robbery... Cigarette & Tobacco Fand Hongkong Government
ΠΟ Whibley AR
Winn Fred
Jan. 22.-Announced that Allies have made good general progress in past three days, despite severe
German attacks. British naval
Mr&MrEJ Smith Mr & Maeaplanes drop bombs en Ger Harbronder Mrs Findlay
man sabmarines and guns at Humphreys Major St. Amory R
Zeebrugge. Humphreys Mr and Turner Mrs
Mr WG 1) Walopta Kra Les Lt Col H Jeffira HU Janes Lee Johua Mra R Kloth H
Walton Cot & »MÃ¥n Welton Mr & Mrs
Whitfield Capt and
You a K
Wors
Jan. 23.-Announced that Ger- mage attempted to pierce British line at St. Omer, advancing in massed formation, but ropulsed with beary losses. Datch fishermen raport having seon & Zeppelin founder at sea, Jan 16-Russians bayonet an
Jan. 24, Russiana continue to entire Turkish regiment in the Caucasu, French Scialista de Tout l'urke. German navel raid on lare in favour of a costianation English coast intercepted; Ger man cruiser. Blaober sunk and вто battle-cruisera soriously Camaged: no British ships lost.
of the war until the victory of the Allies is complete. Allies make abstantial progress at many
Jan. 17.-Russians seize im portant Kalibata "Pass in the Carpathians, bordering Transylvania.
pointe, German Jan. 11.-Sixteen aeroplanes seca over the Channel make for Dunkirk and drop 30. bomba, doing but little damage. Germans coverely punished both east and west.
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two
Jan, 12.-Russian successes in the Caucasou continue, Turkish companies captured.
baing
Jan, 13-Small-pox, cholera and typhoid raging in Austris. Roumania decides to enter the Concert of the Triple Eatents by about the middle of February.
Jau. 14.-King George confers honours on the Grand Dake Nicholas sad other Russian gen- erala. Germans secaro partial Budosas et Soissons, capturing & number of French with gaas,
Jan. 16. The British in a brilliant engagement capture & Cherman position near La Ba-soB, capturing many onera, Union force occupy Remans Drift and Swakopmund. Ruins continue
to drive German cavalry towards Thorn
од
t.
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 19th January, 1915-
Cargo, impeding the discharge Directors. or remaining on board after 4 pm. the 1st Feb._will be landed st Consignee's risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
Billa of Lading will be count- ersigned by --
JARDINZ, MATHESON đợi. KID. General Managers. Hongkong, 30th January, 1915.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
NOTICE.
THE EAST INDIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE CO.
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NOTICES
CONTENTS.
Canton Newe Born at Sea
Prince of Wales' Fund Sanitary Board Election. Chinese Wedding Another Pirsoy ..
Being the Reingesé The Typhoon
The Motive of Missions... Germans at Hongkong ..
St. John'a Cathedral Shipping Dividend Alice Memorial Hospital... Sanitary Board Legislative Council The Tiger Again..... Wharf and Godown Co.,
Ltd.
MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.
Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection HONGKONG & SHANGHAI imperativo. Make a practice of using IZAL every dayJust a BANKING CORPORATION. - little, diluted with water-pouring it down drains, sinks and w.o.'s and sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL, because it positively killa disease germe, stops infection and instantly removes bad smelis.
NOTICE is hereby given that
the ORDINARY HALF-| YEARLY MEETING of the this SHAREHOLDERS in Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on eatur- day, the 20th day of February, 1915, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st, December, 1914.
The REGISTER of SHARES We have taken over the agency of the Corporation will be closed of the above Company in Hong from MONDAY, the 8th February, kong and are now prepared to to SATURDAY, the 20th Febru grant FIRE
and MARINE ary, 1915, (both days inclusive), policies of insurance at current during which period no transfer
of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
rates.
THE CHINA COMMERCIAL CO.,
3, Duddell Stroot - Hongkong, 16th January, 1915,
THE BRITISH DOMINIONS GENERAL INSURANCE · Co.,
Ltd., OF LONDON. The Undersigned having been Appointed Fire Insurance Agents of the above Company, are now prepared to accept risks at our ront ratus,
Fingapore Murderer Sentenced.
The first Singapore. Assizes tỤP Jan 18.-Announced that after 1915 came to a conclusion in the three days' fighting the Ruseinos Supreme Court on January 23, register complete speces over the when Uban Yeong, a Cantones, Tarke at Kareurgan, annihilating was arraigned upon a charge of their rearguard and pursuing the murder sud attempted murder of remuant of the army, Herr two women of ill-repute in a house Kuehn rosigns post of Secretary in Upper Hokin Street, on the to the German Treasury.
night of December 14. Accused Jan. 19,-Two Germin aero claimed to be tried, a special jary planos exptured near Bar-le-Duc. was therefore empanuelled, Mr. German sirships drop bomba De Silva being deputed by the on Yarmouth and King's Lynn, Cours for the defence of accused. illine two men and two women The story was a sordid,.one, the orime alleged to be dus to jaslousy: and damaging property.
Jan. 20, Rumian destroyer Accused's defende was grate and sinks twelve Turkish merchant- sudden provocation, consequent
o near Arkhave. Fierce fighting upon the women who is dead, FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
after having borrowed a hundred
W. G. WORCESTER & Co. Hongkong, 1st February. 1915.
NOTICE. L'UNION
OF PARIS
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd Febra-ry, 1915,
DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL, KOWLOON.
A vacancy will occur in March for a trained Teacher,-Apply to the Headmistress at the School, King's Park. Kowloon..
NEW MACAO HOTEL.
NOTICE
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TRIUMPH 07. CONCENTRATION
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Officially adopted throughout the British Empire.
Mixes equally well with salt, brackish or fresh water. Write for Free Booklets-"Practica
Disinfection
and
%
"Rules of Health.""
One Gallon of IZAL makes 400 gallons of efficient disinfecting 'fluid.
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WHOLESALE AGENTS:
. B. LUXLEY & B
YORK BUILDINGS,
LESSONS
G. MOUSSION :
15. Morrison Hill Road,
WWE MARTIN'S
Take notice that on and after SAPIOL & TES
the 1st day of February, 1915, the management of the above Hotel
[in France, Pd dollars from › him, playing him. We have taken over the Arency will be carried on by LAW. Mak
Tin. 21-Genrial Falkenhayn
resigns post us German Minister false The judge summed up of the above Company formerly in place of (): O. Mooss, and, all for War, being succeeded by Tory brufly and the jors, without held by Messrs. Hiemsson & Ce future orrespondence and orders Geeral Wild von Hohenborn. retning, brought in a verdict of and are prepa ed to accept raks must be signed by the said L. W British steamer Dürward sock by gai ty upon hothoharges, entence from this date porte by Mak,
BEZALACCREDIT FONCIER KOMPRESA of denih being passed:mpi German" submarins near the ||
D'EXTREME-ORIENT mouth of the Menee.
·Prince's Buildform, Macao, 1st February, 1915.
NEW MACAO HOTEL, Macao.
Videla Franali larkwaysizmikeergelartzian,
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880,
30% SPENT MUTAM, and HARD- HON
WARE MERCHANT and Betallifronmongers, Pia Iran, and Foundry Coke Importers. General Bluze- kwepers and Shipobandera Hon. 31 and 37, Hiss Loona Street, Fair
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