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"THE ONLY POSSIBLE PEACE."

Remarkable Article by French

General.

HONGKONG YARN

MARKET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Mesere Polish walin and Kotwall report as follows.

New York, May 5-General Our last report was issued on Malleterre, who was in command the 7th instand despatched per of the French Army Division et mail e.e. Sardinia. the battle of the Marne, where

There is no new feature to re: he was wetadod, las written a port in our market for the past article, entitled The Only PCB-fortnight, end as mentioned in sible Peace," in which he says our last repo t the daily routine the Allies will fight until the of hand-to no th lusinses till military power of Germany is continues.

utterly crushed, in order to Bave Upon the announcement that fa are generations from an un: the Sino-Japanese oriels had been provoked wer similar to that now amicably settled there was a being waged.

slight stradinera observable, but The General says the war has that only is ted for a day or two, row renabed the wearing-down and we now close two to three Germany" stage, and the onis dollars lower than.our last quota possible conclusion of it is the one tions ind a dall market. Total to be dictated by the Allies, who saler, 2000; unsold and un- bare alrea ly secretly made a pre delivered in the godown, 70.000. liminary agreement regarding the Arrivale-The mail it-, Nub's nature of the peace conditions. and extra str. Rasgron Maru These include the art settle-from Pembay, and str. Fookseng ment of the fontier limita fom Calcutta he brought in sicas of Germany. The writer 8200 bales for Engkong, and that German torrito'y 1740 bales Shangha. Shipment mut te limited by the Rhine, f.om Hongkong to Shanghai, and she must give up some co atro ts &c.: 3000 bales. of the provinces along that river to France, together with Alsace Lorraine. In the eart Prussian Foland, Galicia, and East Prussia must form a new Polish Kingdom, together with losen and the greater part of Silesia.

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Another condition of peace mentioned by the French Gen eral as one thit will be insisted upon by the Allies is that the Bobenzollerns mast be displaced from their present place of Tower, -Mainichi "Chronicle" Service,

GERMAN OPTIMISM.

The Cologne Gazellé ocuati so confidently on a permanent 00- capation of Belgium by Germany that it suggests the building of a canal from the Rhine at Das Beldorf to Antwerp and Zeebrug- ge. This, it declares, would give the Rhine necessary outlet to thsea through German territory. and would be of enormous benefit In Cheriana trade by enabling ipa to proosed direct to the Lea. t of Germany.

Only a German opening to the Rhine can rectify the miscbancea of natureaad bistory which have placed the sea coast so far from

Our

coal mines and frontiere. Holland has shown itself quite friendly to such a caual. Moreover, Article 12 of the Treaty of 1830 between Holland and Belgium provinees for the necessary assent of the Datch for a canal by Sittard through Datoh Lomburg,

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Tuia respect f treaties is rem rkable, and the Datah may well marvel that the Germans should take the trouble, to extend the oanal from Antwerp to Zeebrugge, when on the map which accompanies the plan of

Shenghai, Indian yarn till remains neglected, though the market is sative for local product.

Jajanise Yara.-Sales effected are as followe, while rates are $2 to $3 lower all round:-50 tales Yellow Joea No. 20 at $118 to $115,100 bales. Salon No. 20 at $120.

Raw Cction-Bengal, No Slee, 300 small bales Chinese have been sold at $25 per pical. Quotation, Bengal at $16 to $20; Ohinese $21 to $25.50.

THE WAR.

COUNTRIES ENGAGED.

Germany

Austria

Turkey

against

Britalo, Russia.

"France.

Belgium.

Japa

Servis

Montenegro,

ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on & small scale in itself. The atrength 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 or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.

Aug. 10-Beginning of battle of

Lorraine.

Aug. 20-Germans enter Brussels. Aug. 25-Germans enter Namar

and begin attack on Mone. Aug. 24-British begin retreat

from Mons.

Aug. 25 French evacusis Mal.

hausen.

Lag. 28 Non-partisan French Cabinet organised. Germane take Longwy,

J.

Aug. 27-Louvain burned by

Germans. Japanese block ade Tsingtau.

THURSDAY, MAY

1915.

NOTICE.

THE DAY'

to insure with

British Companies,

We issue Policies against loss by

Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. FIRE, SEA, MOTOR CARS,

Sept. 2-Germanadvance reaches |

Senlis, thirty miles from Parie, and swinge eastward. French Government moves to Bordeaux,

A

Sept, 3-Russians occupy Lem

borg.

Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne

begins.

Sept. 7Maubeuge taken by the

Germans. Sept. 12-German retrast balta

on the Aisne. Sept. 20 Germans

SICKNESS.

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

4. Des Vœux Road, Insurance Agents.

Prompt and liberal Settlement" of Claims a feature of our System.

bombard Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gea, Rheims and injure the famous

Botha regards Boor rebellion Cathedral.

Sept. 22 German submarine

sinks British cruiters Abou kir, Oressy, and Hogue.. Russians capture Jaroslav and invest Przemysl. Sept. 28-British troops from

India land at Marseilles.

Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of

Antwerp...

Det, 2- Germane

defeated at

Augustowo." Oct. 5-Belgien Government re

moved from Antwerp to Ostend.

Oot.7-Bombardment of Antwerp

begine.

Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by

the Germans.

Oct. 12 A Boer commando in the Uape Province mutinies. Oct. 13 Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Havre. Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistula. Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by

the Germans.

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Ool, 16-British oruiser Hawke sunk by German submarine. Oct. 24-Ten days battle be- fore Warsaw ends in German defeat.

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Oct: 27 Russiana reoccupy

Lodz and Radom. Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Russia by Daval attacks on Odessa and in the Crimea.

Oct. 30-Col. Moritz, rebel leader.

driven out of Cape Colony.

German naval victory Nov. 1

off the coast of "Chili.

Nov.

3-German squadron makes a raid on British coast near Yarmouth.

Nov. 4 German cruiser" Yorck

strikes mine in Jade Bay and sinks,

Nov. 6-England and France de-

clare war on Turkey. Dar danelles forts bombarded. Russians reoconpy Jaroslav. Nov. 6Tsingtau surrenders.

Prussia.

as at an end. Deo. 20-26--Severe fighting on

the line of the Bzura River. Deo. 22-French Parliament se

sembles.

Deo. 23-French Chamber votes

war credit of $340,000,000. Dec. 25-British naval and aerial raid against Cuxhaven.

French occupy

St. Deo. 28-

Georges, near Nieuport. Jan, 1, 1916-British battleship Formidable sank in Channel.

Jan,

the

3-French capture Steinbach. Jan, 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus, Russions overtur Bakovina.

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Jan.

Jan. 8-French advance across Aisne, north of Soissons, 13-Tarks occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air fleet bom- barde Yarmouth and other Norfolk cosat towns.. Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn,

German

resigns.

WAT

Minister,

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March 20.-Russian Fleet bom barde the Bosphorus. Ger- man submarine bioke Weal African linet Falaba." March 31-Australis offers an

other contingent. April 6.-His Majesty the King

consumption

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of

forbids wines, spirits and beer in any of his houses. April 8.-Prinz Eitel Friederich interned in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A.

that

April 12,-Kron Prinz Wilhelm pate in at Newport News, Announced

... second Canadian contingent will be despatched in the near future.

HOTEL LIST.”

Hongkong Hotel.

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Adam J80 Anderson GE Atherley Avery W H Backhouse H Barendte D Botilics, Mrs E R Bell ODJ Birkley

Jan. 24-British naval viutory in Bouman!

North Bea: the Blucher sunk, Jan, 26-Germans lose two bat-s

talions at Givency and Cuin- oby.

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Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates submarine raids on British shipping. Feb. 3-German destroyer sunk by Russian submarine off Denmark, German auxiliary pruiser aank of Patagonia, Feb. 5-Turks attempt to cross

Suez Canal.

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Neighbour WR Fitzwilliams Dr. For ME

Ormiston J French Capt & Mrs Penneyer F E

Peroo Mrs AO, Plicher AJ

Feb. 8-Allies "resolve to nite

financial resources. Feb. 8-Total British cacaalties M

Dantan

104,000. Torks retreat from on Mr & Mrs Playgara Mrs

Suez Canal, Feb, 10-Germans, execute the

rebel Maritz.

Feb. 17-Canadian contingent

lands in Franos.

Pound EH Pardon Mrs G Pares A B De & Mis Randall MJA Rawlinson HO

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CONTENTS.

1-3 New Motor. Boat ............42

Prince of Wales' Fund... Appointments buurma

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5 The Colony's Financo....43 7-8 From the Pulpit' 9-11 Samenito Pabllo Dig 12-17 pensary........................40 18-24 Master, Mate and Engineer 25-29 Examinations .........40 30–38 Contemporary on độ

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The War and Hongkong

9.40 Shipping Hongkong Volunteers at

the Front o

the Cologna Gazelts one end of Regiment of infantry is from Nov. 7 Russians enter East Fob." 20-27-Over 10,000 Ga Gordon Mr & Mr CRAY Col sud Postmaster General'a› Res

the coast is directed straight into the Scheldt. Bat the real object of the canal is to divert "trade from London.

We shall receive goods at a ches per rate, through the free port of the Rhine, and our own ̈pro- dicts will be sent at low cost sroad, to that in the future we should be able to compete still more starply with British trade, with a mort encouraging prospect of achieving a complete success. L, and C. Express.

THE REASON. FOR GERMAN UNPOPULARITY.

2,000 to 4,000 strong.

A

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

to 200 men strong.

Battery of artillery an. the British

and French armies has 6 gune and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 41 In the guns and 150 men. Kasian Army it consists of 8 guna and 250 men.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS, June 28-Archduke Francis Fer

dinand assassinated, July 23-Austria sends an ulti-

matum to Servia. July 31-Bussia orders general

Aug.

mobilisation,

Rome, April 7-A telegram from Vienna to the Corriere della Sera relates that the Zeit bas 1-Germany declares war on Hussin, French Cabinstorders asked a number of important

general mobilisation. people why Germany bas to many enemier, in i bas published Aug 2 German forosa enter

the answera in its Enster number. Most of them say that envy and fear are responsible, but Field- Marshal Bieger gives the following Ang. amazing reply" Germany has so many enemies because she is thenation which excels the others. The world, as Schiller said, loves. to darken that which shines, and Aug, drags in the dust that which is on high. Eocrates had to drink heml ek, Christopher Columbus was oist into prison, Jesus Christ was orroified.

Luxemburg. Germany. de mands free passage through Belgiam.

England sends ultima tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger many rejeota ultimatum, German troope attack Liege, 5-England announces a state of war with Germany.

Germans enter Liege. French invade southern Alsace.

Laly reaffirms

There have been many assor- tions of the intimacy between the Aug. 15-Austrians enter Servia.

Kaiser and the God of Battles,

bat this latest utterance is sure's

Aug.

Nov, 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix.

mude.

mane surrender in France.

Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the Dardanelles after destructive bombardment.

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Goodrich OL

Rayner

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Reid Misa A

Gould Mr & Mrs J Raven C Grifin Miss Griffiths B L Halgate N

Nov. 12-Russians occupy Johan-1 Mar. 1-House of Commons voles BTP.

aisburg in East Prussia. Nov. 19- House of Commone votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000 men already under arms, ex- clasive of Territoriale, Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger- -man corps south of Lods. Nov. 26-British battleship Bal-marines accounted for.

wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway Biver. Ger mans break through Russian circle near Lode, Deo. 1-German Reichstag votea new credit of fire billion marks. King George in Flanders:

Bupplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit. of 250 millions." March 8.-British aeroplanes

attack Ostend.

March 9.-Second Canadian con-

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

Dec, sirians occupy Bel-

grade. Gen. De Wet captur .ed.

Dec. 3-Servisne (ura on Aun

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

Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lods. Dec. 8 British naval victory off Falkland Islands, British occupy Bussorah, in Asia Minori

Dec. 9 Gen Byers, Boer leader, killed at the Vaul River

March 10, British

capture

Neuve Chapelle, March 14.-Announced that Ger- man losses in La Basseeregion total 10,000 in three days.

German cruiser. March 14,

Dresden snak off Juan Fer- nandez Islandia". March 16.-Sir John French

Elanson A

Reach G.P

Read

Mian y Resy, Mr & MrsRishardson CBF

Richardson Mrand

Robertson NM Rowell JP Bablie RO

Sandorion M

HE Mrs J Bloan Smith Mrs & G Spech J Stockmost 5 While Kir & Mis HLH

Carlton Hotel.

Lawson JW Lowie FS Mariani Mr & Mrs Мото

M

Meek Thomas

portas

Legislative Council.49-50 The 88. Nellore Ashore ...50 Presentation.......51 Outrage on the Praya......

....51 The Kaiser's Invitation ...51 For the Belgian Relief

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Bank Note Ciroulation

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The Work of the Supreme

Court

Opium Found on Steamer 52 Telegrama

King Edward Hotel.

Almond Mrs R

Bander 0.

Jones SA

Keay WE

Lauretsen Mr&Mrs

Lea

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Barclay Mr & Mrs Embert Mis Beale Bra Bettison Mr & Mrs.

Brook DE Brown W Budge W Chipp N

Claxton & A

Cookers FL

Cooks Miss J F Cooks Master GIM&

Murtell Kr&T Course A

Hartman H Heine A Hoad Hi Howell Hon. Mr E Besmuller

ACKG Hodys

dare WJ Hodgman UH Hollirgeworth A H Borne & Hoskyn J Hutcheson T H Alamberg E Atrimon W E Brança A Clarke Miss May Costello M Cropley L Copley NO

park

Thom Wm estimates. German losses in Fulcher WO

Whoblay AR: Hollway H D La Bamsee region to be 17,000. Hoshal Dr J Wilson DB March 18, British battleships Kynock Mr & M

Irresistible and Ocean, and

Peak Hotel. LA French battleship Bouvet Armstrong Mr and Johns Mrs TJ It

Jones Lee enak by floating mines in Mr W

Lambert Bag Lieut Bawdler Mrs Dardanelles. Admiralty an

Eutler

and Mrs John PR nounces that it has reason to Carmichael Mr and Lambert Min

Mi HF chLinton A believe the Karlsruhe-Was Cartwright HA Mitobelmore Mr & sunk off the West Indies in Onsulli Me & Mia DR Mer Vide November.

March 19-Russians enter Memel,

East Prussia,

Murrell JIM

Penhall W.V Taylor W

Cossart Mr & H

Lennox Mini Lennox J Macdonald Major D

Passmore Mr Wo Millar Mollison Mr Mra G Murphy H Nakal R Nelson Dr Pearman Mr Mrs Roman M&M

Mrs E A

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PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

THE Steamship

From

KOREA."

SAN FRANCISCO,: JAPAN PORTS and MANILA.

The above mentioned vessel having arrived, consignees of cargo are hereby notified to send - in their Bill of Lading for conn,,

tersignature and take immediate delivery of cargo from alongside;

Dutton Mr & MrGondi&M Cargo impeding disabargol

Fooner I

Mrs A ByleAA Georgeson

Hardiman A

Graham

WE

Has Mr & Mrs

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Hommies FR

Hoshing A

Bichardson W Riggo Mr&MnHE Bobson Robertson

A

Robertson Mr & Mrs

will be landed immediately at: consignees, risk and expense, evita

Cargo remaining on bosid May 18th, 1915 a noon will be subject to landing charges and if undelivered May 24th, 1915 at noon will be subject to both land- Ing and storage charges;

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected 17

Stewart, R. Bylyoster, Max 8 Tanso H Threlfall Mrs. Hunter Mr&Mrs J Truda Baggi Jackson Mr & Mrs Underwood Mr and

Allohafed and otherwise MITS HO Johnstone H

damaged cargo will be examined Moss 'Mr&MnDE

at the above Company's godown Grand Hotel. Perkins T L

May 21st, 1915 at 10 a.m? u LN Alon Mr & Mrs Grant J Pountney N

No claims will be entertained Darling Ool RB Pyne Male Mr B Dunnoh Ad Reynalde OW

Major RE Crow Mr & Mr James A

unless accompanied by short Wright BH Gibb. A Wedd

delivery note or list of exceptions taken at the time of delivery to Ko Kingsclere Hotel.

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consignees and signed for and on Smith Mr&Mrs EG Tiki Miss D Robertson Mr &

behalf of the Pacifio Mail 6.5, 002 "Smith Mr & Mrs A. Ei vorbes Mr de Me ATOMAATTI

All claims must be filed on Jor Squair Mrs

Backes Forbe A Sheldon Mr & Ma before June 3rd, 1910, other

wise they will not be recog

RIC MOR

March 21-Fotile Zeppelin raid Goodban Mr & Mrs Bina

Fatchine Major Ralpha)

on Paris

Sinclair

Skinner Ming-

A Skott O

Metha Mesandisk in Dardanellaazi March 22 - Preemyal

surrenders TURS

Dec. 13-British submarine sinks

Dec. 14-Serviana capture large

Austrian

Aug. 8. -

neutrality.

Japan sende ultimatum to Germany,

Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Fel-

unique in its likening of modern Ang. 17-British arpedind

Germmy to the Saviour World!

to the Russiane,

Maroh 24-British airmen onrry.|| Hardmen

out nac

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Horbrinder MrSCA Humphrey Mriand

Vandon Mr&MrFol

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