COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
#gainst
Britain.
França. Belgium. Italy Japan Sorvla
Montenegro
'ARMY · TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 36,000 to 45,000 men. Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 man.
Brigade is a force of infantry an 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. A cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies haa & gun and about 200 ̊men. In the German Army consists of 4 guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men,
PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Franois For-
dinand sassinated, July 23-Austria sends an ulti
malum to Servia.
July 31-Raagia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war an Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation.
German forces enter Aug. 2-
Luxembarg
н
Odéses and in the
Oct: 30-Col. Mariiz, rebeloader
driven out of Cape Colony, Nov. 1 Geaman naval victory
off the coast of Chill, Nov. 8-German squadron makes a raid on British coast Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck sirikes,mins in Jade Bay. Nov. 6-England and France de-
clare war on Türker. Dr. danelles forts bombarded. Nov, t-Teingtau surrendere," Nov. 7 Bassians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Emdon destroyed. Nov. 11-Germana capture Diz
made.
Nov. 19 House of Cemmons
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wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River.
Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes
new credit of five billion marka. King George visite Flanders, day
Alexandra Bldg.
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Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-Bunn & MB
grade. Gen. De Wet captur-
ed,
Dec. 3-Servisne defiat Aus
trians in three days battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Loda. Dec. 8-British naval victory. off
*Falkland Islands, Dec. 9-Den. Byers, Boor leader.
Bain El Murray
Belilios, Yrs EB Bosman GU Baring JH Bridges H Bell FN
Castro s
D'AM & Kra MIJB D'Almada Castro e
Hector J
D Joseph & M Joseph BM Jones MT Lauritson C Longfield 8 Layneca C
Grand
Allen Mr & Mri
Ankor 30
Collin H Crew & B Dorward E
Dunrich &
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Dr& Mrao Grant.
Castro à Mehta B K
Marecki J MoNicoll LD Ormiston J Neighbour WR
Owen A K Poll D
Master Dowley WA Duffy Miss ME
Dec. 13 British submarine sinks killed at the Vaal River.
the Messudieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel-Davis Mr & Mrs FE
grade,
Ehrenfels HE
Pitcher AJ Pbilip Mis D
Palilipa Master D
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom-French Capt & Mra Philips Kra A
bard Scarborough and French Hartlepool,
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Boiks reports Boer rebellion
as at an end.
Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura River. Deo. 23 French Chamber votes Dec, 25-British naval and serial war credit of £340,000,000.
raid against Cuxhaven. Dec. 28-** French occupy St. Georgee, near Nieuport
Master
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Fitzwilliams DiGHLROR Falconer Mr Mrs Read Mrs C
PJ Gould Mr & Mrs J Smith W
H Gibb J
Borby V Gunlbourn V
Smith Mr A Goodrich CL Shirley Dr RE
Horne B
Halle Mr & MrsB CSutliff Mr & Mrs E Hewett Hon MEA White FW Hodge WJ Hall W
White Mr & Mrs Hannibal Mr & Mrs HL'H
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Wood GG Welll Mr & Mrn A Hamilton Mr & Mrs Wood Min RB
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Aug. 4-England sands ultima-Jan, 1, 1015-H.M.8. Formidable
tum, demanding observance of Belgian rentrality. Ger- rejects ultimatum. Aug. 5.England at war. Aug.-Germans enter Liege.
Jan, 3-French capture Steinbach. For Mr & Mrs A Kind
sunk in the Channel. Jan. 3-4--Russians win decisive Forbe
Fulder B
French invade southern Alasco.
Aug. 15.-Austrians enter Servia. Japan sende ultimatum to Germany.
Aug. 17. British land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
Aug. 20-Germansenter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from. Mons.
Ang. 25 French evacuate Mul-
Дацвер.
Aug. 20-Germans take Longwy.. Aug. 27-Louvain burned by Germans Japanese block-
ade Teingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland; Sept. 2-German advance reaches
Saulis: French Government moves to Bordeaux.
Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem."
berg..
Sept. 5 Battle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germaas.
Sept. 12 German retreat halts
on the Aigue, Sept, 20--Germano
Rheime.
22-German
bombard
enbmarine
Binks British cruiser Abon kir Cressy, and Hogue. Sept. 20-Indian troops land at
Marseilles,
Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo. Oct. 5-Bolgian Government.ro moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Cat. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
worp Oot. 9-Antwerp.
the Germans coupled by Dot, 12-A Boer commando in the Cape Province mutinies. Oct 13 - Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to "Havre
Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres,
Battle bogins on the Vistula... Oct. 16-Ostend occupied by
er the Germans,
Oot, 18-British oruiser Hawke sunk by German submarine. 24 Ten daya batile be- ford Warsaw enda in German
Dot, 27 Russiana
Lods and Radom.
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victory over Turks in the Hardipan à Садовеце.
Kizon' F
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Bachse Mrs G.
Sheldon Mr. & Mrs
RD Shields A L Singer Mr& Mra E Wilson M J
Jan. 8-French advance BCFOH van GJ Peroy Barn Jan. 13 Turks occupy Tabriz. Aisne, north of Simsons.
Count Berchtold resigns.
Jan. 19-German air feet bom
bards Yarmonih. Jan. 21 General Falkenhayn, German War Minister,
Jan. 24-British naval victory in
resigns.
North Sea: the Blucher sunkt! Jan. 26-Germans lose heavily s.March
Givency and Cuinshy...
Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raids.
Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonia.. Feb. 5-Turks attempt to cross
Suez Canal,
Feb. 6-Allies resolve ta noite
financial resources. -- Feb. 8-Total British calalties
to date 104,000. Feb. 10-Germans execute the j
rebel Maritz,
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
lands in France,
Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Gar-
mane surrender in France. Feb. 27. Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
Mar. 1-House of Commons votes
supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit March 8-British Beroplanes
of 250 millions.
March 9.-Second Canadian can-
attack, Ostend.
Maroh 3-10-Four German sab
tingent lands in England.
March maat marines socounted for.
10. British capture Neuve Chapelle, March 14.-German losses at La Basseo total 10,000 in three days, total 10,0
March 14. The Dreiden sunk
March 25,-German submarine
U209 sank with all handa. March 29.-Russian Flest bom
bards the Bphorus. Ger- man submarine sinks West 31.-Australia offers an- African liner Falaba.
other contingent. April 8.-Prinz Eitel Friederich. internet in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A. April 9-G rmany assumes liabili
ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti-Austrian demonstra April 10-German tiona at Genos.
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8 The Colony's Health 0-10 Impressions of Iloilo. 11-13 Queen's College
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Special Trains will leave Kowe Leading Artiolea.......14-20 loon at 19.95, 1.00 130, 2.00, 2.40 Notes and Comments... 21-25 Dangerous and 3.20 pm. and will get down
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Sport. ALTERATIONS TO Cigarette and Tobacco
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Man
Went River Flood Relief, Another Local wake Wounded***** The Kwangtung Floods. 35-38 Belgian Relief Fund
Telegrama
Campbell Mrs W M Mitchelmore Mr&the train leaving Shum Chun at From the Palpit
On August 7th and 8th the Proclamation833-34 Micholson Majdz Mra train leaving Kowl on at 5.15 and The Opiam Ordinance...34
Clare &
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Dorów Miss Courland A Darling Col RE Fatchine Major Fuller Denman Fulton Mr & Mrs
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United Staten complains that the latter has accomplished Fulton HH Fulton Miss nothing by bor diplomatic Griffin Mies
Gubbay correspondence with Allies. Hale Mr & Mr BA Official statement as to ill-Hansen W J treatment of British prisopera
Hind BA in Germnay.
11-Gorman Socialists issue prace pamphlets. Bishop of Lomion visits entire Front. April 12- New York Herald
demands that Count Bern storff should be given hie passports. April18-Sir John French asks for
extra munitions.
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The express train leaving Kow loon at 4.00 pm. will set down passengers at Taipo, Fanling or Sheung Shui on notice being given to the guard.
Trains leaving Kowloon at
Death of Sergeant Kendall.30
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11.25 and 2.12 and the train THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM
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The train timed to leave Shum
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NOTICES,
NOTICE
By order, H. P. WINSLOW, Manager. Kowloon, 5th August, 1915.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
"KOREA"
From UNITED KINGDOM. From SAN FRANCISCO,
COLOMBO, PENANG,-
SINGAPORE, ETO.
The Steamship
JAPAN PORTS and MANILAR
The above mentioned vessel having arrived, consignees of
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowie RADNOFSHIRE." Harbour Coal Co. Ltd. are having arrived from the above cargo are hereby notified to send April 14-H.M.8. Renard steams It is hereby notified that I am prepared to quote prices for best ports, Consignees of cargo by her in their Bills of Lading for coun ten miles up the Dardanelles resuming business as a Stook and quality Silimpopon Coal trim are hereby informed that all goods tersignature and take immediate Fatile Zeppelin raid on Nor-share Broker on my own account med into Bunkers at ebatlik or are being landed at their risk into delivery of cargo from alongside. April 16-Dutch as. Katwyck
thumbrian coast.
as from August 1st. Aga Sandakan (British North the hazardous and/or extra hazar Cargo impeding discharge
W. G. WORCESTER Borneo).
dous Godowns of the Hongkong will be lended immediately at 16. Des Voeur Road, Silimpopon Coal cumpares and Kowloon Wharf and Godown consignees' risk and expense April 18-E. 15 raas ashers in 31st July, 1915.
Hongkongk
fovourably with the better grades. Company, Limited, whence, and/ Cargo remaining on board the Dardanelles; officers and
of Japanese Cosl and gives good or from the whaives, delivery may August 6th, 1915 at noone will men made prisodera,
results on a very moderate can be obtained be subject to landing charges and sumptions Goods not feared by the 9th if undelivered August 11th at
Steamers calling & Sebattika 5 pm, will be subject to pm. will be subjectto both land-
torpedoed without notice.
NOTICE. We have authorised Mr. Dudley
P of Juan Fernandez Island. April 19-Austris'a request for Vaughan Stevnson to sign our Or Sandakan exclusively for renting and storage charges,
food-atoffe to be allowed to Arm name as a Parther from the Silimpopon Coal (either cargo orAll broken, chafed anddamaged No Fire Insurance whatever
March 16.-Sir John French
estimates German losses in March 18.-British battleships La Bassee region to be 17,000 Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanellessa
March 19, Russian enter Memele
pass through Italy refused. April 20-German Note protest
against the seizurə, by the Britiah, of these. Paklat. Bir John French repudiates German statement that the British had used saphixisting
March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid April 21-Russian torpedo-boata on Paris.
March 22, Pizemysl surrendere
to the Russians. March 24-British
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steamer mus
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Charts of
Harbour)
informati
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Agents
ssale and
other affected
the Port ever
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