THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
** THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915.
Oct; 29-Turkish naval attacks on
“Odesss and in the Crimea. Oot, 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader
driven out of Cape Colony." Nov. 1 German naval vistory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German equadron makeo] a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German oraiser Yorck strikes mins in Jade Bay. Nov. 6-England and France de
Britain.
Russia.
France.
Belgium. Italy Japan Servla
Nor, 10--The Emder destroyed. Montenegro Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix
made. Nov. 19 House of Commons votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger-
olare war on Turkey, Dur- danelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6Tsingtau surrenders, Nov. 7 Russians enter East
Prussia.
اليوم
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.-| Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself, Thet 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 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. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong.
A
Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armisa has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4
guns and 150 men. In the
Bassian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Jane 28-Archduke Francis Fer
dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sende an ulti-
matum, to Servia.
July 31-Russia: orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany deolares war on
Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug, 2 — German forces enter
Luxemburg,
Aug. 1-England sends altima
tam, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejecta ultimatum. Aug. 5.—England at war, Aug. -Germans enter Liego.
French invade southern Alsace.
Aug. 15, Austrians enter Servið, Japan senda altimatum to Germany.
Ang. 17.-British land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
www.
man corps south of Lodz, Nov. 26-British battleship Bul-
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River." Des. 1-German Reichstag votes
hew credit of five billion marks. King George visits Flanders:
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-
grade. Gen. De Wet captur Dec. 3-Servians defeat Aus
ed.
triana in three days' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands. Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader,
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killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks
HOTEL LIST
U200 mank with all hands. March 29. Russian Flest bom
bards the Bosphorus. Ger- Hongkong Hotel, man submarine sinks West Anderson GE Kabhi 00 African liner Falaba.
Buna Mr & MraR D Lafferty GJ Bala H Murray March 31.-Australia offers an- Barcudse D
other contingent.
Baring J H
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April 3, Prinz Bitel Friederich Bellice, Mra EB
interned in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A. April9-Germany assumes liabili.
H
Choy Leung-ahi
· Lauritaan C Lowls Mr & Mrs A Longfold 8 McMurisy D Markham B
Marriott Dr& Mrs Q Mehta BK MrsMeNicoll LD Mereok! 3 Murdoch B
ly for the sicking of the D'Almada Castro MLM..
1
D'Almada Castro o
Mr & Mrs
..
alghbour WR Ormiston
D'Almada Castro e Dowley WA
Master
Min F Duffy Miss MR
Ray, EH Davis Mr & Mrs FERoad Mrs O Ehrenfels HÜ French Capt & Mrs Bulberg
Rolfe Capt PH Baliege Kr&MrE French Master
Sawyer FM Fitzwilliams DrGHLShirley Dr R E Gould Mr & Mrs J Smith JG Gibb Goulbourn V
E
American ship William Frye. "Anti-Austrian demonstra-
+tions at Genoa. April 10-German Note to United States complains that the latter has accomplished nothing by her diplomatic correspondence with Allies. Offcial statement as 'to ill- treatment of British prisoners in Germnay. April 11-German Socialista issus peace pamphlete: Bishop of London visits entire Front. April 12 New York Herald Hall Capt TP demands that Count Bern-Heile A storff should be given. hie Howett Higa M
Hodge WJ passports,
Joseph E M April 13-SirJohn French asks for
Jouss MT extra munitions.
·
April 14-F.M.S. Renard steams
Smith WH Smith Mrs A Gʻ
Goodrich CL Halle Mr & Mrs Hannibal Mr & MrsSteinert B
WA
BC8quare Mits A
Joseph S M
Swaffeld H E
Voogel HE
Teenwissen O
E
A
White F W
Wille J
Walter WB
Wood GG Wood Mrs RF
"Kingsclere Hotel.
Fielder BE
Forbes Mr & Mrs A
tea miles up the Dardanelles. Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor-Fülkina Miss D thumbrian coast. April 15-Datob 8.8. Katwyck torpedoed without notice.
April 18-E. 15 runa ashore in the Dardanelles; officers and men made prisoners, April 19-Austria's request for food-atalls to be allowed to pass through Italy refused.
20-German Note protests against the seizure, by the British, of the s.e. Paklai. Sir John French repudiates German statement that the
the Measudieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austriane evacuate Bel-
grade, Dec. 18-German cruisers bom. April
bord Soarborough and Hartlepool.
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a
British protectorato. Gen. Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end. Dec. 20-20-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. Jan. 1, 1015-H.M.S. Formidable
sank in the Channel,' Jan,3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-d-Russiana win decisive
viotory over Turks in the Caucasde,
Jan. 8-French advance across
Aisne, north of Boissons. Jan. 13-Turke occapy Tabriz.
Count Borchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air feet bom-
bards Yarmouth.
Jan.
Jau. 21-General Falkenhayn, German War Minister, rosigne. 24-British naval victory in North Sea; the Blucher saakt 28-Germans lose heavily Givency and Cainohy, 31-Germany inaugurates anbmarine raidą.
Aug. 20-Germans enter Brussele. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur, Aug. 24-British begin retreat Jan,
from Mons, Aug. 25- French evacuate Mal-Jan.
hausen.
Feb.
Feb.
Aug, 28-Germana take Longy. Feb. Aug. 27-Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block. ade Tdingtau. Aug, 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept 2-German advance reaches
Benlis. French Government Feb. moves to Bordeaux. Sept, 3-Russians occupy Lem.
berg.
Feb.
Bept. 6 Battle of the Marne Feb.
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
Feb.
a.
3-German auxiliary oruiser Bunk of Patagonia.
5-Tärks attempt to cross Suez Canal."
6-Allies resolve ts näite financial resources.
8-Total British cagaalties to date 104,000. 10-Germans execute the rebel Maritz.
17-Canadian contingent lands in France.
20-27-Over 10,000 Ger- mane surrender in France.
27.-Allied Flest enters the Dardanelles...
1-House of Commons rates supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.. Maroh 8.--British aeroplanes
attsok Ostend. March 9.-Second Canadian con-
tingent lands in England. March 3-10.--Four German sub-
marines accounted for. March
10-British Neuve Chapelle.
Sept. 12-German retreat halta Feb.
on the Aisne, Sept. 20-
Rheima. Sept. 22 German submarine
Germans bombard Mar.
sinks British cruisers Abou- kir, Cressy, and Elogue. Bopt. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles.
Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2 — Germana de
defeated at
Augustowo.
capture
Forbes A
screworff
Rawlinson RJ Robertson Mr &
Mrs J Bachas Mr G Sheldon Mr & Mrs
RD
Fulder B E Hardman A
Larbra J Hvan & Percy Burs Logan W
Nixon F C
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Shields A-L Singer Mr Mr E
WBson M J
Carlton Hotel; Bryson Dr Mra P JJackson Mr & Mra
Jonge G L D Lilers J
Campbell JP Greplay NO Crapley L Cropley O Davis Mr Mrs R
Ludgate Miss F Molver
Edwards Key & Mrs Nicol F
Meek Thomas
AJT
British had used asphixiäting F10 Mre childzell WY
gases.
April 21-Russian torpedo-boats eink ten Turkish vessels loaded with munitione.
April 22-Turks prevent Italians in Tarkey from responding to mobilisation call. Anti-war ricts in Trieste.
"NOTICES.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK) COAL,
Fordham MinW Frith E OH
Fulcher W Gordon Mra Hall Mr & Mrs Hoshal D: J
Grand
Allen Mr & Mrs
| Ankar 5 Q. .
Booth GE Collin H Crew & B Dunrich A LeDue Grat J Hunt H:" James B Johanson W Jones E Johnson C Lour GW Kierfer A Lockey W H
Spencer GG Stephens Mr&Mrs H Thom Wa Thomson J Mo N Thomson EJ.
Hotel, Lobo L Lobo PJ Lowden R Odner T Parro PFH Reynolds W Robertson D
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
The Ordinary Half Yearly meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Hotel on Saturday, the 28th August, 1915, at Noon for the purpose of receiv- ing a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 30th June, 1915 with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any matter hat may be competently brought before the Meeting.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 21st to 28th August, 1915 both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
"J. H. TAGGART,
Acting Fecretary.
Hongkong, 16th August, 1915.
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
In accordance with the Pro- visions of No. 111 of the Articles of Association the General Mana era have this day deolared an Interim Dividend for the half year ended 30th June, 1915 of Two Dollars Per Share,
Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company on and after Tuerday, 24th instant.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 12th to 23rd instant, both daya inclusive.
NOTICES
MELACHRINO & CO.'S
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.
Radames
$2.20 per 100
No, 9
2.80
3.00
4,00
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CONTENTS.
Day by Day 1919) Passenger Lista
1
5
6
Garments for the Front...40. 'Bank Notes in Circulation,40 The Dentistry Ordinance.40
7
8 The Overseas Club......41 B-17 Obituary
41:
Aviation at Shatin
18-24 Canton Newa
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowle Harbour Coal Co., Ltd, are prepared to quote prices for bost quality Silimpopon Coal trim-
King Edward Hotel.
Any European, Non-Asiatio or Steamers TADH LÁT SEN TEÅ DER med into Bunkers at ebatlik or Beals Krs
Almond Mr. R Jackson Mid M. W Indien desiring to leave the Botal Lists Borneo). Sandakan... (British North Black A
Joseph J
Colony should apply in writing Commercial... 44 Los W'D Budgo W
for permission to do so to the The Courte „Leonor Capt & Mis Silimpopon Coal cuinpares Chambers Mr & MrsMontgomery Mr &
Cheng Mr & Mrs TSLennox
Captain Bur erintendent of Police, Leading Articles..star of Japanese Coal and gives good Cooke FL fovourably with the better grades Cleary Ode.
Mra results on a very moderate con- Cooks, Miss 3 F
Murphy H sumption.
Nakai R Cooke : oke MasterG M&7
Mr & Mrs Steamers calling at Sebatlik Course à
Passmore Mr WC or Sandakan exclusively for Duckworth FF
Pearman HO Silimpopon Coal (either arguor Buton
AA Bunkers) are exempt from pay-lon W T
steamers
4.
JP
Mr.
at least 48 hours before the in-Notes and Conments.25-20 The Sanitary Baard.... tended hour of departure, giving
name, nationality, age, sex, Special Articles
height and occupation of the port
30-34 Presentation 35-36 Newa from the North,
Foxpill 44
Bamsay Mrs R A Raymond
applicant, and stating the name Prince of Wales* Fand of the steamer or other vessel or The Jockey Club.......37 the hour of the train by which From the Palpit the applicant wishes to leave. List of Vessels Detained....39 Applicants should apply in person. Cigarette and Tubacco for their passes at the Ceatral Police Station between the hours The Colony's Finsuce
Food of 9 a.m., to 1. p.m. and 2 p.m. to
37
38-39
Health Officer for Delhi...42- The Volunteer Reserves... 43 Kwangtung Flood Relief
Fand
43- Honour fer Sir F. H. May
4 p.m..daily.
Statement....
1.39
139
Harbour Collision
40.
#CONSIGNEES
Sylvester Mrs 8
Tanso H 58330 H
H
24 Mr EL
ment of all Port charges. berthed alongside the Companys Fritz
At Sebattik
Fotheringham Capt Richardson Mr & Mrs are Foy, Mrs A
depth of 27 to 28 feet at low wate wharf where there is a minimum Fyfe AA.
Goo Mr & Mra Gregory T M Spring Tides.
Grlove E Hammes Mr & Mrs Hashimoto FR Horning Наушал н
Charts of Bibuko Bay, (Sebattik Earbour) Prices, and all other information concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents.
" BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. Agents Cowie Harbour Coal
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.
WARNING.
"LE PETIT CHAT" SAVON EXTRA FIN. (CAT" MARK BRAND OF PERFUMED SOAP),
Amory R St Amott Mrs Anderson Mra
Truda 8
Underwood Mr & Mr J-H.. Wilson R W Young J
Peak Hotel.
Bacon Rev & Mrs Beath Mr&Mrs Bell WH
Mrs
Bowdler
Carmichael
Mrs HF
Jenes-Lee
Johns Me TJR Kadorie E
Kelly
Rev & Mrs J Kirka!
Mes MacChapin Miss
Mr. and Leavell Dr & Mrs
Marriott Bra
Cartwright HA
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A
Micholson Ma}&Mrs
Campbell Mrs. W M. Mitchelmore Mr&
Cary FW Clare G*** Carulli
BUT BE AZ BIDDE
Dorow Mies Cousland A Darling Col RE
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Frotte Mrs Ryne Major RE Ralphs Mr & Mra Raynalde Mrs Sinclair A Boss OP UP
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Mr & Mrs BG Smith Mr MrAF
Hongkong 9th, July, 1915.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL. We have this day removed our premises trom No. 14 to No. 12 Queen's Road Central (next to Wang Hing, Jewellers).
H. BUTTONJEE & SON,
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE Steamship
TAMON MARU No. 1" From MOJI And KOBE.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
}: FK.O.M.G.4540
Telegrams 183 184 448225 DAY
CONSIGNEES
"BEN” LINE OF STEAMERS,
F SAN FRANCISCO, via NOTICE TO CONSIGNESS. HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS
AND MANILA.
The Steamship
CHIYO MARU!"
THE Steamship
BENVENNE From MIDDLESBRO' LONDON & STRAITS,
The above named steamer CONSIGNEES of Cargo are
Oot, 5-Belgian Government xe-Maroh 14.-German losses, at La by other manufacturers is being Hale Mr & Mrs BA Stewart Capt & Mr the Godown of the Hongkong & alongside.de and/or from the wharves delivery
moved from Antwerp to Oatend.
Opt: 12-A Boer commando in
Mrs
Jenkins Min
Smith Miss M ·
Tisdall Mrs EW
hereby informed that all having arrived, Consigneos of Goods are being landed at their Cargo are hereby notified to send risk into the hazardous and/or Consignees of cargo are hereby in their Bills of Lading for coun- extra hazardous Godowns of the informed that all Goods are tersignature, and to take im- Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf being landed at their risk into mediate delivery of cargo from and Godown Co., Ltd., whence Tiadall G
Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co,
Carto remaining undelivered may be obtained. K Trah JA Mr&M Ltd., whence delivery may be on 18th August at noon will be No Claims will be admitted Vanden Pol Mr. & obtained. A
landed at Consignees risk and after the Goods have left the Gos Ventris Maj. Gen.
No claims will be admitted expenso, and delivery must then downs, and all Goods remaining after the Go-ds have left the be taken from the Company's undelivered after the 24th Steamer or Godowns.
Godown. Storage charges will be August will be subject to rent.
Fatchine Major Fuller Denman MESSRS: O. FERRIER & CO, Falton Mr & Mrs the proprietors and manufacturers Fulton Mim of this well-known perfumed soap. Grifin Miss
Fulton
HE have ascertained that Foap made Gubbay Bassee total 10,000 in three placed on the market under a Hansen W J Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-March 14. The Dresden sank the registered"LE PETITOHAT Howard Minnes
days.
mark which is a gross imitation of Hogg Mrs Hind B-A werp. Got. --Antwerp occupied by March 10.-Sir John French FERRIER & CO. Such manufac
off Juan Fernandez Island. mark belonging to MESSES, C. Hammond Capt & the Germans.
estimates German lomace in C.FERRIER & CO. will not hesit
turers are warned that MESSRS. Howard Mrs. the Cape Province matinies. March 18-British battleships stop such fraudulent competition. La Bassea region to be 17,000. ate to take all steps open to them to Oot: 13 --
Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to
Irresistible and Ocean and And all merchan's and shop- HANDS Oda panin kofein Fredch battleship Bouvet keepers are warned that steps Oct. 1 Allies occupy Ypres, sunk by floating mines in will be taken without notice Bettle begins on the Vistula. March 19.Bussianster Moel. or in the possession of soap
Dardanelles,
against any persons found selling Oct 15 Ostend
All broken, chafed, and dam- the Germans. occupied by March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid bearing a mark which is an Imit
aged Goods are to be lafel in the Ocs Lopetish cruiser Hawke March 22-Przemysl surrenders mark of MESSRS, C. FERRIER
Godowns, where they will be examined. to the Russians.
&00, The sole representative RON, STEEL, TAL and HARD. effected,
|`No Fire - Insurance has been March-24-British airmen 800 in Hongkong is MR. R. NEGRE and Betall Ironmonges Pig Iron and signed by
of MESSRS. C. FERRIER &:00. L WARE MERCHANTS.Wholesale coafolly attsok
* Bills of Lading will be counter. German of the firm of L. NEGRE, 93 RUE Foundry Coke Importers General Blored 'submarine work at Hoboken. DE LA REPUBLIQUE, MAR Fine Toong Street, (Sad Bizet went reoccursMarch 25, Germany #abmarine SEILLES, E
Espero and Ehipolandiars, Mon, 25 and
KUD SNOWMAN & Co
Agents, Cof.Cattral Market) Talapime No. 11), Hongkong 17th August,
German submaring.
an "days":
Warsaw ends in Geim
and Hadom,
on Paris,
-
ation of "LE PETIT CHAT!"
NOTICE SINGON & CO.
Pitablished A; D, 1880.
All claims against the steam-sessed on all goods remaining All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- undelivered on 24th August at 3 must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 25th Passigned on or before the 31st August or they will not be No Fire Insurance whatever August or they will not be récognised,
will be effected
recognised,
No Claim will be recognised Allbroken,chafed, and damaged after the goods have left the Goods are to he left; Skamer or Godown, Mp3] downs, where they
All chafed and damaged cargo amined on the 24th August, at where they will be examined on No Fire Insurance has baeg. will be landed into the Godown, 11 am.
25th August at 10 a m. 2 effected.
No Claims will be recognised if flod after 31st August, 1915,
ABS DOI
Acting Agent. Hongkong 17th August, 19155
Bills of Lading will be counter galgued by
GIBB, LIVINGST
Hongkong, 17th August, 1915
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