GERMANY'S SUBMAINES.
THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28,––1916
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Questions of Armament and Cruising Radios.
Germany
Percival A. Hislam writes in the Naval and Military Record :-
It is known that all German submarines fr. m U12 onwards! carry at least one gun-a 14-] pounder and it is stated that they also have one or two special 1-pounder bigb-angle guns for ase against aircraft. The boat nambered U21-which sank the light oraiser Pathfinder in the North Sea on September G, Brd some at least of the merchant ships that have been destroyed in thef Irish Sea-were the first of a new type of which a fairly complete description appeared in the Ger mon Press early in 1913. This description; which is worth
quot. ing in full, ran as follows: We have followed the English lead, and are arming our newest 800 100 submarines with 14-pounder quick-firing sunson disappearing mountings. The gan, of which two will be carried by each boat one abaft and one before "the conning-tower-reste on a ccnical pivot and the total weight of weapon and mount is about 131
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Austria
Turkey
against
Britala...
Russia.
France.
Belgium,
Japan. Servla Montenegro.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. Thi 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 force of infantry o Cavalry. The infantry brigade in 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 men strong Squadron of cavalry is from 15
to 200 men strong.
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Oct. 12-A Boer commando in the Cape Province mutinies. Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to HaTre.
Oot. 14-Allies occupy pres. Battle begion on the Vistula. Oct. 15-Oatend occupied by
the Germans.
Oot, 16-British oraiser Hawke anak by German submarine. Oct. 24-Ten days' battle bc- fora Wartaw ends in German defeat.
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Oct 17 Russians reoccupy
Lodz and Redom." Oct. 20-Turkey begins war on!
Russia by Daval attacks enj Odessa and in the Crimea. Oot. 30~~~Col. M^ritz; rebel leader
driven out of Caps Oclony... Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German & quadron makes a raid on "British coast near Yarmouth.
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Nov. 4--German craiser Yorck strikes mine in Jade Bay and sinks.
Nov. 6-England and France de-
clare war on Tarkey, Dors danelles forts bombarded. Russians reoccupy Jarcalav. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders, Nov. 7 Rassians enter East
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cwt. The time.ccoopied in mak-Battery of artillery in the British Nov. 12-Russians cocopy Johan Blanch Mr. & Mrs
ing the gun ready for action is 20 acoonds, reckoning from
the moment the boat comes to the Aurface to the firing of the first round. Each weapon is served by three men. No 1 hands up the ammunition from the water. tight and collision-proof mag-zine, No. 2 loade, and No. 3 aime and fires. The gun can be elevated to 90 degrees, and ita obaracteristiös
are similar to those of Krapp's anti-sercraft quick-firing artil Jery. When the boat is about to submerge the gun cullapses on its supports and swinge down to
ite resting-p'so, the operation being performed by a single
and French armies has 6 gùDe} and about 200 meu in the German Army consiste of 4 guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army consists of E gude and 250), mea.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Focis Fer
dinand assassinated.
July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Srria.
Joly 31-Russia ordete general
mobilisation..
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Russia, Fre LC Cabinet orders general mobilisation.
lover. A watertight hatch then Aug. 2 German lurces enter
closes over cavity. The weapon
is brought up to firing position
Or spring rame, which also come
Luxemburg, Germany de- mands free age through Belgium."
o play by a single movement. Aug. 4-Fugland sede altima
**ur new submarines are to have
ur protection over their vital
pur, namely, the deck, the con. ollower, and that portion of
tum, demanding beer var en
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rejects ultimatum.
of Belgico nout alty maoy
Gerano troops attack Liege.
e vessel which is exposed when Aug. 5. England aunounces
bull is awash. Coincident
state of war with Germany..
th the increased displacement Aug-Germane enter Lieps.
the motor installation has beep made much more powerful. Each boat will have two. Dissel motors, with a designed aggregate Lorso- power of 1,800. giving a speed on the surface of 17 knots. The sub- merged speed will be 12 kaote,-It
French invale southern, Alavce,
Deutrality,
Aug. 8.
Italy
reutlirms.
Aug. 15.--trinn enter Servia. Japan stude ultimatum to Germany."
anderstood that U21, which Aug. 17.-Britieu expeditionary
was launched last February (1913) at the Dxig yard in sn
forco completes its landing in France.
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most complete wate, is the firat Aug. 10–Bəgianing" of battle of
representative of this improved type."
Lorraine. Aug. 20--Germanenter Brussels.
It will be observed that nothing aug. 23-Germans enter Namur is said here as to the oruising
and begin attack on Moas,
radius either of U21 or of other Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons. German submarines. It has been
stated that U21 took in fuel, fag, 25- French evacuate Mul-
the coast of North Wales from a
vestel dying a neutral fag, but
hsteen.
ng. 20- Non-partisan French Oscinet organised, Germans take Longway.
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Louvain burned by
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Mr & Mrs Maan MrR R Mehta B MrsMerock! 3.
Maurer Mr & Mrs C Meyer Mr & Mra CE J.VMorried Capt, T M
Middleton U Mods Mr & Mrs J H Moore Miss My
Nov. 19 House of Commons Borward Mr &
OJ vores a new army of 1,000,000
Bothwell EF men. More than 1,300,000
Braga
aga Mr& Mrs men already under arme, ex-Bridge B clusive of Teritoriale,
Bruce MW Chang 8 Y Nov. 22-Russians surround Ger- Clayton, W E
man corps south of Lodz, ColemanITALE F Nov. 26-British battleship Bul.
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wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Ger maus break through Russian" circle near L-dz
Des. 1-man Reichstag votes
Dec.
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2-Austrians occupy Eel. Dars Mr & MrFE grade, Gen, De Wet captur-Day A Dec, 3-Sevians turn on Aus-Dowley WA
Douglas & J mans in three days battle Duffy Miss ME
Duanett HW which ends in a notable Ser.:
Ebrenfels Mr&Mra vish victory.
Dec. 8-German occupy Lodz. Dec. Sitish naval victory f
Jutkland L-lande. British cupy Bussorab, in Asia Mower
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French Capt & Mrs Fuller Denman Gibb J Goodrich,OL Dec 9- Den. Bsors, Boer Gould Mr & Mrs J
Goulbouro V.. ser, killed at the Vaul Griffa Mr & Mrs E Rover. Der. 13-British submarine sinks Hall Capt. TP Griffiths H.L" the Mich in Dardanelles. Hannibal Mr & Dec 14-Servine capture large
Austrian forces.
Jec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel-
grade.
Dec. 10-Gorman cruisers bom
bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.
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Mr & Mrs Granby
Whittaker Wood GG Wright Mr Mrs
Kingsclere Hotel.
Douglas Mr & Mrs Luches JH van & J.
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Martin Mr & Mra Nizon F.C
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a
British protectorate. Gen. Dutron Mr & Mrs Botha regards Boer rebellion Fielder BE ag'at an end.
Dev. 20-26-Savere fighting on
the line of the Bzara River. Dec. 22 French Parliament 95.
sambles.
Deo. 23-French Chamber votes
Filkins Miss D
Forbes Mr & Mrs
Gordon M J Hardman A
Harton Mrs Hewitt Mr & Mra
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war credit of 8310,000,000. Hurley FC Mason Dec. 25 British naval and serial Lookyard Mias
Logan W. Germane. Japanese block-Dec. 23 French occupy St.
raid against Cuxhaven. ade Teingtau.
Georges, near Nieuport.
there is no very obvious rasson hy this should have been done. Fighting Ships" credits the B- Aug. tion D clans with a cruising radius of 4,000 milee, and as U21 is nearly 200 tone larger than these boats, it is unlikely that she is leap well served in this, respect. Liverpool is less than 1,000 miles from Wilbelmeba- Ten, so that, given favcurable cir cumstance, a modern submering Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem-
berg. such as U21 could make the re- turn journey and still have half of Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne
her fuel left at the end of it.
Formidablo sunk in the Ohonnel.
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Rawlinson Miss Rubertson Mr &
Mrs J Sachse Mm G Sheldon Mr & Mr Cÿhields" A LA
Singer Mr& Mrn H Thomas H.P Watkins CH Wilson M J
Sept. 2-terminedvance reaches Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Jan. 1, 1915-British battleship Feb. 8-Total British cavaltioa
Bonlie, thirty miles from Parie, and swings eastward. French Government moves to Bordeaux.
begine Down to the beginning of the Sept. Maubeuge taken by the
Germane..
bombard |--- Germana Rheims and injure the famous Cathedral.
Sept. 22,
war only two yards in Germany Sept. 12-German retreat halta had built submarines- - Krupp'e Germania Yard at Kiel and the on the Aisne
Sept, 20 Imperial Yard a Dauzig. There le reason to believe, however, that'] there has been a considerable in- orease in this direction since the beginning of August. The Copen hagen correspondent of The Times reported on October 1 that fifty | submarines were then ander con- truction, and that more would be put in hand se econ as elips be came available; while shortly be tore Obristmas the Berlin corres- pood nt of the United Preas of Americs atsted, just after his famous interview with Admiral
Virpits, in which the laster threatened a submarine blockade of British porta, that Germany was building forty submarines of
the now 900-ton type?
Sept.
Sept.
104,000. Tarks retreat from Suez Canal. T Feb. 10-Germans execute the
rebel Maritz
Jan, 3 French capture Steinbaob. Jan. 3-4-Russiana wia décisive Feb. 17-C-nadino contingent
victory over Turks in the
Innds in France. Caucasus, Rasnaas overrun Fab, 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
Bukovina."
mans surrender iù Fracos, Jan. 8-French advance norose Feb. 27-Allied Fleet entere the
Aisne, north of Saiasone.
Dardanelles after destructive bombardment.
fan. 13-Tarke occupy Tabriz.
Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German sir fleet bom
barde Tarmon h and other Norfolk cost towns... Jan. 21General Falkenhay, German War "Minister, resigns.
-German submarine Sinks British oruisere Abou-Jan. 24–British naval victory in kir, Oressy, and Hogue,
North Sea; the Blochersunk. Russiane capture Jaroslav
Jan, 28-Germans lose two but and invest Przemyel.
Valione at Givenoy and Cuin 28-British troops
ohy,
India land at Maraciṭloo,
from
Mar. 1-House of Commons vofAR supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions,
March
8.British aeroplanes Maltook Ostend."
M rob 9.-8-cond Canadian con-
ntingent lands in England, March 3-10.-Four German sub-
March. 10-British
marines accounted for,
capture Neuve Chapelle
28-Germans begin siege of Jan. 31-Germany Inaugurates March 14-Announced that Ger-
deleated at
ct. 2-Germane Antwerp,
Oct. 6-Belgian Government re-
Augustowo.
moved from Antwerp to Ostend Oot.7-Bombardmentof Antwerp)
begins,
Ost
Antwerp occupied by the Germans.
submarine raids on British shipping.
man losses in La Basses region total 10,000 in three days.
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Feb. 3-German destroyer sunk March 14 German Cruiser April 8.-Prinz Estel Friederich
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Fobi 5-Turke attempt to orOBS
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