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THE WAR.

COUNTRIES ENGAGED.

Germany

Austria

Turkey

against

Britain,

Russia.

Franco,

Belgium.

Japa

Servia

Montenegro,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915.

Oct. 13-Belgian Government Feb. 10-Garmans execute the

transferred from Ostend to Havre.

Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres.

rebel Maritz.

Feb. 17-Canadian contingent

lands in Franco,

WHITEAWAY'S

Bale begins on the Vistula. Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger Thoroughly Dependable Values in

Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by

the Germans. "

mans surrender in Fraños? Feb. 27.-Allied Fleet enters the Dardanelles after destructive bombardment.

| Ool, 16–British cruiser Hawke |"

sunk by Germon submarine. Oct. 24-Ten days' battle be

fora Warenw enda in German defeat. Oct. 27

Russiana reocoapy. Lods and Radom, Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Russia by naval attacks en Odessa and in the Crimea, Oct. 30-Col. Moritz, rebal leader

driven out of Cape Colony, Nov. 1- "German naval victory

off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German squadron makes

a raid on 13ritish coast near Yarmouth

Nov. 4-German orniser Yorck

strikes mine in Jade Bay and sinks.

Nov. 6-England and France de

ARMY TERMS. EXPLAINED, Army corps" is a complete srmyj| on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men.! Division is a fores of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000|| to 20,000 man. Brigade is a force of infantry on

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 le from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150

to 209 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British aisburg in East Prussia."

and French armies has 6 guns Nov. 19-House of Commons and about 200 men. In the

A

German" Army consists of 4 gune and 150 man.. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 260 men.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS, June 28-Archduke Francis For

dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sends an alti

matum to Servis,"

July 31-Russia orders general

mobilisation.

Aug. 1-Germany deolarea war on

Rasais, French Cabinet ordera general mobilisation." Aug. 2 German forces enter Luxemburg, Germany de- mands free passage through Belgium.

Aug. 4-England sends ultima-

tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality, Ger rejects ultimatum. mady German troope attack Liego, Aug. 5-England announces a

state of war with Germany, Aug. 1.-Germans enter Liege. french invade southern

Italy

A laxco. Aug. 8.

*reaffirme Deatrality. Aug. 15.-Austrissenter Servis. Japan sende altimatum 10 Germany.

Aug. 17.-Britial expeditionary force completes its landing in France.

Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of

Lorraine.

Aug. 20-Germans enter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namar

and begin attack on Mona. Ang. 24-British begin retreat

from Mons.

clare war on Turkey, Dar dsnelles forts bombarded. Russians reoccupy Jaroslav. Nov. 6-Taingtan surrenders. Nov. 7 — Russians enter East

Prussis.

Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dir

mudo.

Nov. 12-Russians occupy Johan-

votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000 men already under arme, ex- clusive of Territorials: ||Nov. 23-Rassians sarroand Ger-

man corpa south of Lods. Nov: 26-British battleship Bul-

wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River, Ger- mans break through Russian cirao sesa Ladz. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion marks. King George Flanders:

in

Deo. 2-Austrians occupy Bel

grade. Gen. De Wet caplar- ed, Deo. 3-Servisne turn on Aus-

trians in three days' battle which ends in a notable Ser- vian victory.

Dec. 6-Germaus coupy Lodz, - Dec. 8-British naval victory off

Falkland Islands, British Occupy Bussorah, in Asia Minor,

Dec. 9

Gen. Byers, Boer leador, killed at the Vaal River

Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Messudieb in Dardanelles, Dec. 14-Servians capture large

A astrisa forces. Deo. 15-Austrians evaönáte Bel

grade,

Dec. 16-German cruisera bom-

bard Scarborough Hartlepool.

and

Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Ges. Botha regarde Boer rebellion as at an end."

Aug. 25- French evacuate Mul-Dec.

hausen,

Ang. 20 — Non-partisan French Cabinet organised. Germans take Longwy..

Atz, 27-Louvain barned by Germans. Japanese block sde Toingtau.

Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Bept. 2-German advance reaches Senlis, thirty miles from Paris, and swings eastward. French Government moves to Bordeaux.

Sept, 3--kussians coonpy Lem-

berg.

Sept. 6 Battle of the Marne

begins.

Sept. 7—Maubeuge taken by the

Germans.

Sept. 12-German reirest halts

on the Aisne.

Bopt. 20 Germans bombard

aheimeand injurethe famous Cathedral.

Hept. 22 German

Taubmarins

Deo.

Mar. 1-House of Commons votes supplementary credit of 37

Ladies

millions and a fresh credide

of 250 millions." March 8.-British aeroplanes

attack Ostend. March 9.-Second Canadian con-

tingent lands in England. March 3-10-Four German sub-

marines accounted for, March 10.-British capture

Neuve Chapelle. March 14.-Announced that Ger- men losses in La Bassee region total 10,000 in three days. March 14, German cruiser

Droiden aank off Jaan For- nandes Island.

March 18.-Sir John French

outimates German losses: în La Basses region to be 17,000, March 18-British battleships

Irresistiblo and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by Aating mines in Dardanellon. Admiralty an nounces that it has reason to believe the Karlsruhe was sunk off the West Indies in November.

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March 19. Russians enter Memel,

East Prussia. March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid

on Paris, March 22,-Przemysl surrenders

to the RussianS. March 24-British sirmen oarry ∙out - Buccessful attack on German submarine works at Hoboken. Maroh 25.-German submarine

U29 sank with all bands. March 20.-Lussian Fleet' bom.

bards the Bosphorus. Ger- man submarine sinks West African liner Falube.

March 31.-Australia offers 81-

other contingent,

April 6. His Majesty the King forbids conemption of

and Maids Raincoats. Low Prices Combined with Good Value,

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April 12-Kron. Prinz Wilhelm Raglan Sleeves: Button Up Neck,

pate in at Newport News. Announced that second anadisu contingent will be despatched in the near future,

April 8.-Prinz Etel Friederich interned in Norfolk Navy Y-rd, U.S.A ̧ ̈

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Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on

the line of the Bzura River.

22-French Parliament aa- sembles.

23-French Chamber votes war credit of $310,000,000. Bopp, M. & Mr More

Boyd Mr & Mr JN Lenox Mas

Lennox J Brown W Deo. 25-British naval and aerial

McGrath Mia L raid against Curbaven.

Meurer Mr & Mrs C Buon Mr Mrs B D McHugh FB

Mr&Mr CE Course. A Doo. 28 French occupy St. Braga Mr Mrs I VMold CT L

Kurphy H Crean Mr & Mrs JR Passmore Mrs W Georges, near Nieuport.

Middleton G

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For Mrs A Coombs Mr & Mr WMurer Mr & Mrs O

"Bibres Dr B Jan,3-French capture Steinbach,

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Sammeta EH Mr & Mrs HMNeighbour R Cook Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive

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Bylvester Mrs B ston J victory over Turke in the

Prok L Poobles Miss R Caucasua, Russians overrna Cranston JW

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Cruickshank Mrand Poobles Miss ME

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Jan. 8-French advance across Cunningham F

Aisne, north of Soissons,

Miss E

Jan.

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Dashwood Mr & METAJ 13-Tarks occupy Tabriz. S Count Berchtold resigns,

Davis Mr & Mrs F 10--German ar fleet bom Dennis F barde Yarmouth and other Derby A Norfolk coast towns.

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Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn,

Gorman War Minister, Ehrenfeld dr & Mm Rowell reaigns,

sinks British craitere Abon-Jan,

kir, Cressy, and Hogue. Rugaiaus capture Jaroslav and invest Przemysl.

Sept. 28 British troops from India land at Marseilles, Rept. 28 Germans begin siege of

Antwerpen, Out 2

Germane defested at Augustowo. Oct. 6-Belgian Government re moved from Antwerp to Ostend.

Oct. 7Bombardment of Antwerp

conplode

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Feb. 9-German destroyer sunk Hannibal Mr & Mis

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