THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED,
Britala.
Russla.
France,
TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS, ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG
· OBSERVATORY.'
The following Typhoon signals are hoisted on the Masthead on Signal Hill. Kowloon, the Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, H. M. S. Tamar, Greon Island, Standard Oll Premises. Lai-chi-kok and F, 0. Quarters, Lyeomocn.
A CONE.
poln't upward
indicates a 15- phoon to the Noriti of the Colony..
Germany
Austria
A CONK
ndientes a Ty.
hoon
polat upwards
end DRUM
below
A DRUM
A CONE point down wards and DRUM below
We
A CONE
point down- wards
A CONE
Fulat down-
Wards and
· BALL bolow
Solony
the
Turkey
against
· Belgium.'
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915.
Italy Japan Servia Montenegro
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ARMY: TERMS EXPLAINED.
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North-East of the Army corps is a complote 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, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
heater & |upon to the Bäst
the Colony..
indicates,
A
phoori to the Bouth-East of the
Colony,
Ty 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.
Indicates # Ty
phoon to the South of the Colony,
A
cavalry regiment. is from 500
to 1,000 men strong..
Odessa and in the Crimea.. Ost, 30-Col. Moritz, rebal leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 Getman naval victory.
aff the boast of Chili. Nov. 3-German equadron makes a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-Germán oroiser Yorck
atrikes mine in Jade Bay. Nov. 5-England and Franco de
olare war on Turkey. Dar: danelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrendere. Nov. 7 Russians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Em Jen daatropad. Nor. 11-Germans capture Dix-
mude.
Nov. 19 House of Commons
voted a new army of 1,000,000 meu. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger
man corps south of Lodz. Nov. 26-British battleship Bul
Dec.
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River.
1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion marke. King George visita Flanders:
Dec. 2Austrians occupy Bel
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Anderson 8 E Bain H Murray
Boll ODJ
Holos, Mrs R
March 20-Russian Fleat bom
bards the Bosphorus. Ger. man Jubmarine sinks West | ". African liner Falaba. March 31.-Australia offers an Barior H
other contingent. April 3. Prioz Eitel. Friederich Bouman00
internal in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A.. April 0-G.rmany assumes liabili
ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti Austrian demonstra. D'Almada Castro tions at Cenon,
Mr & Mrs D'Almada Castro o
Browrig FE Cheetham H
Care HE Campbell D Cassel Capt Caland ME
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Cornelinnen Mrs
Lambert EB Layaeca Dowls DJ Lloyd GT Longfield S Lopeas f Macleod GN Mana Mes RR
Markham B
Marriott Pr& Mrs ✪
McNicoll LD.
Merocki J
Miks 3 G Fogg HH Piston Mis Pitchor AJ
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April 10-Germaa Note " lo
United States complains that | D'Almada Castro e Neighbour WR the latter has accomplished Dasia Mr&Mrs FEOrmiston J.
Master nothing by her diplomatic Dennis F orrespondenco with Allies Official statement as to ill treatment of British prisoners in Germany. April 11-German Socialists istus praca pamphlots: Bishop of "London visits entire Front. April 12- New York Herald
Dodd G Dawley WA Ebronfols HE French Capt & Mrs
Mix ME
Maney AO
EM
Poll D Reade Mix PE Root Miss ML
Fot: Mr&Mrs FT
Reay, Miss F Randall Mis A Kom R-G Rawoll JP Sheldon Mr & Mrs
Fitzwilliams DICHLEay, E. H Fulle: Mr & Mrs S Glaister Mrs Gibb J demands that Count Born-Goebel H storff should be given his Gould Mr & Mrs J
Goulbourg V passports.
Griffiths HL April13Sir John Frenchaska for Goodrich OL
extra munitions.
grade. Gen. De Wet captar- April 14- M.S. Ronard steamy
ed.
Deo, 3--Servians defeat Aus
trians in three days' battle.. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Deo, 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands.
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ten miles up the Dardanelles. Futile Zeppelia raid on Nor thumbriss coast.
April 15-Datch 8.8. Katwyck
torpedoad without notice.
Sm/
WH
Smith Sarby V
Mrs & G
M.
Sundholmer WA
TR
Stack Vanda Hanibal M
| MrJ& MeTrowbridge H
Valin Howatt Hon MEA Watkins CE Hallingsworth AH
Hodge W
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Hussay Capt L. Irving E
Joseph SM Joseph E M
Squadron of cavalry is from Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boor leader April 18-E. 15 runs ashore in Jepson RB
to 200 men strong. indicates a Ty.
theBattery of artillery in the British
phoon to
South-West of the
Colony.
'Indirates, a
A DALL
T's. phoon to the West of the Colony...
A CONE point. upwards
and BALL bolow
and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the] German Army consists of 4 'guns and 150 men, In ther
Russian Army it consists of
guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
Indicates June 28-Arobduka Francie Fer-
dinand assassinated.
hoon to the North-West of the Colany.
RED SIGNALS indicate that the contro is believed to be more
than 300 miles away from the Colony.
BLACK SIGNALS indicate that the contro is bélioved to be less than 30 mites away from the Colony..
The above signals will, as here- tofore, he hoisted only when typhoons oxist in such prgitions
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killed at the Vaal River.
Dec. 13-British submarine sinks
the Messudieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austriane evacuate Bel-
grade,
the Dardanelles; officere and men made prisonere. April 19-Austria's request for
Dec. 18-German cruisers bom-April
Scarborough. and
bard
Hartlepool.
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a,
British protectorate. 'Gen. Botha reports Boer rebellion 68 at an end.
July 23-Austria seade an ulti-Dec.
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia ordera general
móbilisation.
Aug.
1-Germany declares war on Russia. French Cabinetördera general mobilisatioä. Aug. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
Aug. 4-England sends ultima-
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neatrality. Ger- rejects ultimatum.
many
20-26-Severe fighting on the line of the Bzura River.
Deo. 23-French Chamber votes
'war credit of £340,000,000. Dec. 25-British naval and aerial
raid against Cuxhaven. Dec. 28 French occupy St.
Georges, near Nieuport. JAD. 1, 1915-F.M.S. Formidable
sunk in the Chartel,
P
Jan, 3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus,
or are moving in such directions Aug. 5. England at war; that information regarding them is considered to be of importance Aug. 1-Germans enter Liege.Jan.
to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.
URGENT SIGNALS.
In addition to the above, when hit is expected that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force ut any moment, the following Ur- gent Signals will b, made at the Water Police Station, and re- peated at the Harbour Office - THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS AT
INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS.
A Black Crosa will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the other shapes
French Alasce.
invade southern
Aug. 15.-Austriana enter Servia. Japan, sende ultimatum to Germany.
ag. 17.-Brite land in France. Aug. 10-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
Ang, 20-Germana enter Brussels. dag, 23-Germans epter Namur, Aug. 24-British, begin retreat
from Mons.
Aug. 25- French evacuate Mal
hausen,
Aug. 20-Germans tuka Langay. Aug. 27-Louvain burned by Germans, Japanese block- ade Tsingtau.
NIGHT SIGNALS. The following Night Signals} will be hoisted from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the 11 rbour Aug. 28-Baide of Heligoland. Office Fla staff, and H.M.S. Supt. 2-Germanadvance reaches Saalis, French Government moves to Bordeaux.
Tamar.
I, Three fights Vertical, Green,
8-French advance across Aisne, north of Soissons. Jan. 13 Turke occupy Tabriz.
Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air fleet bom-
barde Yarmouth. Jau. 21-General Falkenhayn,
German War Minister, resigns.
Jan. 24-British naval victory in
North Sea: the Blucher sunk... Jan, 26-Germans lose heavily at
Givency and Cuinohy,
Jao, 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raids.
Feb. 3-German suxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonia. Feb. 6-Turks attempt to cross
Suez Canal.
Feb. 6-Allies resolve t naite.
financial resources. Feb. 8-Total British cucaultios
to date 104,000,
10-Germans excouts the rebel Maritz.
Green, Greon, indicates that a Sept 3-Russians occupy. Lem-Fob.
typhoon is believed to be situated more than 200 miles from the Colony,
11: Three Lights
Vertical,
י,
berg. sept. 5-Battle of the Marne
begina.
Green, Red, Green, indicates Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
that a typhoon. is believed & be
Germans.
situate (less than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German retreat halts the Colony.
on the Aisne, Sept. 20 -- Germaine
!
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
Iands in France.
Fob. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France. Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
bombard Mar. 1-House of Commons votes supplementary credit of 37 submarine millions and a fresh crèdit
of 250 millions. March 8.-British aeroplanes
III Three Lighta Vertical, Rod, Green, Red, indicates that the Rheim wind may be expected to increase Sept, 22 German to full typhoon, force at any sinka British cruisers Abou- moment.
Sept. 26-Indian troopa land at kir, reway, ood. Hogue.
Marsoilles
No. II Signal will be accom- panied by the Explosive Bome, as above, in the event or the information conveyed hy this aignal being first published by night,
Rept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2 Germane defeated at
Augustoso.
Oct. 5-Belgian Government ré-
Koved from Antwerp to Oblond...! Opt, Bombardment of Ant-
The Night Signals will be sub- stituted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when nace-vary, be a'tered during the nicht..
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the honeßit of Native Craft
werp. and passing Ocean Vessels a Oct. 9-Antwerp Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the Oct, 12-A Baor rommando in
the Germa time that any of the above Day Signals are hoisted in
the ace Province matiniss, the Harbour.
Oct. 13 Belgina Government transferred from Ostend to Havro.
Gap Rook, Waglon,
Stanley,
Aberdeen. Sau Ki Wan Sai Kung, Capo Collinson, Sa Tau Kok
Tai Po.
occupied by
aitaok Ostend. March 9.-Second Canadian con-
tingent lande in England. March 3-10.-Four German sub- Brines accounted for. March 10.-British
capture
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Jones MT
Grand
food-stuffs to be allowed to Allgood HP pass through Italy refused. Alloa Mr & Mrs
Andrews WJ 20-German Note protests Anker
against the seizure, by Crew Mr & Mrs the British, of the 8.9. Paklat. Dunrich A
Le Duc Sir John French repudiates Grant
Gran B German statement that the James. British had used asphixiating Kierjer A Johnson C
gases.
LourG W
Availab B M
Valin Dr & Mrs H do Well Mr & Mrs A White W. White Mr & Mrs. HL'H
Wilkie J W Wood GO Wood Mrs RF
Hotel. Lookey WH Lowden R MoArthur J Nixon AO Odaer.T
Roynolds CW Robertson D Shank Mr & Mrs Roozo FG
Steen M
Todd O W
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Vade V D
Carlton Hotel.
Macgregor D Marshall J McDonald Miss J McIver
Bonade JM Clarke Miss May Me) Bucknall EJ
April 21-Russian, torpedo-boats Lehman. Mr & Mrs Wright 8 II.
eink ten Turkish vessels
Leon B loaded with munitions. April 22-Tarks prevent Italiane in Turkey from responding to mobilisation call. Anti-war rits in Trieste.' April 24-Allies land at three
points of the Gallipoli per intola. April 25-British capture Hill
60.
April 20-Cacalians' victory an Ypres. General attack th the Dardanelles by land and Bea Inices. April 27-French re-capture
Hartmannweiler kopf. Er
Kitchener's
Craig H Cropley L
Copley C Croplex.CC Es W Fulcher Wo Hollwy HD
Jonss GLD Killer 8 A Leos II
Hoghat Dr J
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Meox
Thomas Nielson M Pedersen Th Pennell W V
N บ Sog Tapsell E Thom Wr
Winterson R
Woir J B
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