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THE WAR.

COUNTRIES ENGAGED.

Germany

Austria

Turkey

against

Britain,

Russia.

France.

Belgium. Italy

Japen Servia Montenegro

ARMY TERMS' EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. Tel strength varies from 35,000 tr 45,000 men. Chrision is a force of infantry cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000.conn. Brigade is a force of infantry of cavalry. The infantry brigade

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, Bathery of artillery in the British and French armies has 0 gups and about 200 men. in the German Army consists of 4 gane and 150 mən. la the Hassian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS

June 28-Archduke Frapois Fer-

dinand assassinated.. July 23-Austria sonde on ulti-

matum to Servia,

July 31-Bassís ordera general

mobilisation.

Aag. I-Germany declares war on Russia. French Cabinetordere general mobilisation.

German forces enter Laxemburg,

bag. 2

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1915.

Oct, 29-Turkish naval attɗoks on

Odenss and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col: Maritz, rebel leader driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval victory

off the coast of Chili, Nov. 3-Gorman squadros makea a raid on British coast.

| Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck strikes" mins in Jude Bay. Nov. 5-England and France de- olare war on Turkey. Dur- danelles forta bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders. Nov, 1.—— Rossions enter "East

Prussia.

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

mnde.

Nov. 19 cose of Commons

votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russiacs surround Cor-

man corps south of Lodz.

Nov. 26-British battleship Bul- wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Deo. 1-German Reichstag votes

naw credit of fire billion marks. King George visita Flanders. Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-

GENUINE READY

NOTICE

PAINTS

MIXED

FOR THE BRUSH.

IN HANDY POTS OF 7 LBS. NET.

STOCKED IN HONGKONG

in many shades. Tint Cards on application.

These Paints are aspecially suitable for up-country use, for Bungalowe, Hospitals, etc., otc.

No thinning with Oil or Turpentine required,

WILKINSON,

Alexandra Bldg.

Bellion RE

HEYWOOD & CLARK, Ltd.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

HOTEL LIST.

Hongkong Hote!.

Bunn Mr & Mrs

Balo H Murray Baring J L

grade. Gen. De Wet captur-Anderson CF ed. Dec. 3-Serriane defrat Aus

triana in three daya' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Dec. 8-Britia caval victory off

Falkland Islande.

1.

B

Bellios, Mira ER Belt CDJ

Choy

O

Kup J B Lauritsen C

D Longfield S

Lonsdale Miss MG Lloy GT

7 Long Menardi

D

A0

HJ

B

Dec, 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader, Marriott Dr& Mirs O

killed at the Vaal River.

Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Mersudiehin Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel

⚫grade.

Dec. 16-German cruisers bom- bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.

Mr & Mrs D'Almada Castre e

D'Almada C Castro Duffy Miss ME

Master 11

Tel. 763.

Hotel,

Grad

Asker JC Booth E

Lobo L

P.I

Crow A R

Collin X

Croowell CF

Gruden C

Duarich A

LoDuc

Grant J Hunt H

Loba Lowden R Mantelro Martins PJ K Odner T Philipp P Parre PFH Reynoldo W

bertson

D FG Rule RE

E

Ryan P

Smith J Thorig H F ToddÜW

JADIOS B Johanson W

Jonos E

Mehta BK

Johnson C

Klark J du

LB

Klovjar A

.w

LETG W

W.

Vodo Y D

WR

Lockey W H

Wright S H

King Edward Hotel.

Almond Mrs R

Benio Mra

Joseph J

Black A

Loo WD

Budgo W

Lennox Capt & Mra

Mrs

Murphy H

NakaR

Davis Mr & Mrs FE Poll D

French Capt & Mrs Pitcher AJ

EM

Reay, Miss F

French Master

開

Fitzwilliams DIGILRH

Carioch Po

Gould Mr & Mrs J

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Мла Rolfe Capt PH Salberg G

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG ROPE - MANUFACTURING C., Ltd.

"An INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR (1) per share for the eix months, end ng 30th June, 1915 will "bo payable on Monday, the 6th September, 1915 on which date Dividend War- rants may be obtained at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Friday the 3rd September, to Monday 5th September, 1915 both days inclusive.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co., General Managers.. Hongkong, 30th Avgust, 1915.

NOTICES.

NOTICE

TO HIRE OR PURCHASE

Wanted

pl

two large Steam

NOTICES

MELACHRINO & CO.'S

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

Radames

No. 9

$2.20 per 100

2.80

6

3.00

4,00

SOLE AGENTS:

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

Launches with Extensive OBTAINABLE ALSO. "AT"

passenger

Monthly

accommodation.

Charter preferable.

Negotiate with A. B. C. olo

Hongkong Telegraph.

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL.

The undersigned having been appointod Agents for the Cowle Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are prepared to quote prices. for best

Jackson Mr& Mrs W quality Silimpopón Coal trim- med into Bunkers at ebatlik or Sandakan

North Borneo),

Chong Mr & MrTSLennox

Chambers Mr & MrsMontgomery Mr &

Shirley DrRE...

Cleary C de_.

Smith J G

Cooke FL

Cooke

J'P

Coulbourn V Goodrich CL Smith W.H Grlik O J

V Sorby Hannibal Mr & MiraSteinert B Haile Mr & Mrs B OSquare Mis A

WA

*Symmons WG Ball Cas

Capt T P

Toonwissan ( Howett Hoa MEA White F W Voogell HE Hole A Hodge W 3 Joseph E M Jomph S M

Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed

British protectorate. Gen. J Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an ead. Ds. 20-26-Savore fighting on

the line of the Bzura River. Deo. 23-French Chamber votes war credit of £340,000,000. Des. 25-British naval and aerial

raid against Oathaven. Dec. 28 French occupy St.

Georges, near Nieuport

"

Lag. 4-England sends ultima-Jan. 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable

tam, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- rejecta ultimatum. many Aug. 5. England at war. Aug. -Germaus enter Liege: French invade southern Alice.

Aug. 15.-Austrians enter Servin. Japan sende altimatam to Germany.

Aug. 17.-British land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of

Lorraine.

Aug.20-Germana enter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germana enter Namar: Aug. 24-British begin retreat

from Mons.

Aug. 25- French evacuate Mul-

Бловер.

Aug. 28-Germans take Longwy. Aug-27 — Louvain buraed by

Germans. Japanese "block- ade Teingtsu. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Bept. 2-German advance reaches Sendia. French Government moves to Bordeaux.

Bept, 3-Lussians occupy Lem

berg.

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Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne

begins.

Sept. 7--Manbouge taken by the

Germans,

sunk in the Channel, Jan. 3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Rassisms win decisive victory over Turks in the "Caucasus,

Jan. 8-French advance noroas Aisne, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Turke occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air fleet bom-

bards Yarmouth. Jau. 21-Geberal Falkenhayn, "German War Minister,

resigns.

Jan, 24-British naval victory in

North Sea; the Bluchersunkt Jan, 28-Germsoe lose heavily a.

Givency and Quinchy. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates

submarine raids. Feb. 3-German auxiliaryoruiser

sunk off Patagonia. Feb. 6-Turks attempt to cros

Suez Canal.

Feb. 6-Allies resolve is quite

financial resources. Feb. 8 Total British cutaalties

to date 104,000.

#

Feb. 10-Germane execute the

rebel Maritz.

:

Feb. 17 Canadian contingent]

landa in France.

Sept. 12-German retreat halte Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000. Ger

on the Aisne,

Copt. 20- Germans

Rheims.

Eept. 22-German

mans surrender in France.

bombard Feb. 27 Allied Fleet enters the

submarine

einka British oruisers Abou- kir, Cresay, and Rogue. Sept. 28-Indian troops land at

Marseilles.

Dardanelles.

Mar, 1-Eouse of Commons votes supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions. March 8.-British aeroplanes

attack Ostend.

Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of March 9.-Second Canadian con-

Antwerp.

..

Oct, 2-Germans defeated at

Augustowo.

Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Oateod.

Ool. 7-Bombardment of Ant-

werp...

Col. 9-Antwerp occupied by

the Germans. Oct. 12-A Boer commando in

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

marines secounted for.

March

10. British capture Nouve Chapelle. March 14-Gorman losses at La Bassee total 10,000 in thres дауа, March 14.-The Droaden Bunk

off Juan Fernandez Island. March 16,-Sir John French

estimates German losses in La Basses region to be 17,000. March 18.-British battleships

the Cape Province mutinies, į. Oct. 13-Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Науто Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistula. Oct 15-Ostend occupied by

March 19.-Russians enter Memel. Chat, 16 British oruiser Hawke March 21.-Fatile Zeppelia raid

on Paris.

the Germans.

wank by German submarine. Dat. 24-Ton days battle be- -fore Warmw ends in German

defeat. Gol. 27 Russians

Lody and Radom.

reoccupy

Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles.

March 22.-Przemyal aurrendera

to the Russiane, March 24.-British airmen Buc

German cessfully attack submarine works at Hoboken.

Wilkie J

Wood GC Wood Mr R F

Carlton Hotel..

Joges MT Campbell JP Oropley L Cropley C Croplay OC Davis Mr Mrs R

Mrs C child

Fordham MissW Frik EOH Falcher WO Guster

Hall Mr & Mrs

Hoshal Dr J

Hipkin W W

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Jones GL D Lloya H Ludgate. Miss F Molver Mook Thomes

Nicol F

Pennell Wy

Ameaton AH.

Stephens Mr&Mra H Storonson A

Stoneham F Thom" Wm Thomson EJ

March 25.-German submarine

U269 Bank with all bands. March 29,-Lussian Flest bom- bards the Bosphorus. Gar- man submar n sinks Woat African liner Falabs. March. 31.Australia offers an

other contingent. April 8.-Prinz Estel Friederich internet in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A. April 9-G.rmany assumes liabili. ty for the sinking of the Americanship William Frye. Anti-Austrian demonstra tiona at Gonpa. April 10-German Note

United States complains that the latter has accomplished nothing by her diplomatic correspondence with Allies. Official statement as to ill- treatment of British prisoners in Germany,

April

to

11-German Socialiets issue

prace pamphlets. Bishop of London virita entire Front. April 12- New York Herald demands that Count: Bern- storff should be given bis passports.

April 13-Sir John French asks for

extra munitions.

April 14-HMS: Renard steama ten miles up the Dardanelles. Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor- thumbrian coast,

April 15-Datoh e.

Katwyck

torpedoed without notice. April 18, 15 runs ashers in the Dardanelles; officers and men made prisonera. April 19-Austria's request for food-stuff to be allowed to

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Cooke, Miss JF

Maatorio M& Newman Mr & Mrs

Course A

Duckworth EF

Pasamoro Mra WC Fearman HO

Dutton Mr & Uncl

WT

.

Ramsay Mis RA Raymond

Fotheringham Caps Richardson Mr &

For Mrs A Fritz C Fyle A A Go Mr & Mrs Gregory T 34 Grove E Hamada Mr & Mrs Hashimoto FR Hayman H Hoablog A

Bylvester Mys Tanso H

Thornton H

(British

Silimpopon.Coal compares, fovourably with the botter grades

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.

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CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.

The most complete Mail

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results on a very moderate con- sumption.

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or Sandakan exclusively for Silimpopon Coal (either carguor Bunkers) are exempt from pay- Mrment of all Port charges.

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Truda 8

Underwood Mr &

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Young J

Aurosan Mr &

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Mr

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Peak Hotel.

Kelly Rev & Mrs. JF Landry Mr

Baraatt Mr & Ma Leank

Barrat Miss

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Spring Tides.

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Earbur) Prices, and all other

information concerning the Port

can be bad on application to the Day by Day

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Established A. D. 1880.

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Co., Ltd.

WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers. General Store- keepers and Shipohandlers, Nos. 35 and 37, Hing Loong Street, (2nd Street wist

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CONTENTS..

........................... 1-3 Medical Examination of

Steamerä Passenger Lists

Boarding Satoria .42

Hotel Lista

Commercial

0 7-8

News from the No.tb......43 Appointments

43

..43

The Courts'. ** ******** 0-17 Bathing Fatality.

Leading Articles............18-24 Lianch at Taikco Dock- Notes and Coment....... 25-29 yard i k Special Articlea................................. 30-35 The Late Mr. Smollett Proclamations

Campbell ***** 36-37 Italian Royal Decrees......38-39 Obituary Canton News

***,37 For Eastern Banker'e Will.44 44 Despatches

Killed at the Front........ 44 The Tenderdy to Become

Too Fat

from

the Secretary of State ...39 Prince of Wales' Fund 10-41 The Cigarette and Tobacco

Fand ............ ..... .... 41-42 The St. John Ambulance Association TEK 291

42

CONSIGNEES

45 ...45

The Colony's Health "Oar" Bargler...........45 At the Trout............45 Telegrame

CONSIGNERS.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From MEXICAN, PERUVIAN,

THE Steamship

"SHIMOSA,"

From NEW YORK.

and CHILIAN PORTS and NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JAPAN PORTS.

88. "ANTO MARU"

The above named Steamer bay. ing arrived, Consignees of cargo

FROM NEW YORK.

THE

HE Steamship.

"BLOEMFONTEIN."

Capt. W. H. Dormand having CONSIGNEES of Cargo are are hereby notified to send in their arrived from the above Ports, hereby informed that all Bills of Lading for countersigna- Consignees of cargo are hereby Goods are being landed at their ture, and to take immediate informed that their Goods are risk into the Godowns of the delivery of cargo from alongside being landed at their risk into Honkong and Kowloon, Wharf

Cargo remaining undelivered the Godowns of the Hongkong and Godown Company, Ltd., at on 31st August at noon andKowloon Wharf and Godown Kowloon, whence and/or from will be landed at Consignees Company, Limited, Kowloon," the wharves delivery may be risk and expense and delivery and stored at Consignees" risk obtained

must then be taken from the and expense. No claims will be admitted Company's Godown." Straze

All broken, ohafed, and dam- Godowns, and all Gourts remain-goods remaining undelivered on Godowns where they will be ex- after the Goods have left the charges will be assessed on all aged goods are to be left in the ing undelivered aiter the

4th 5th September at 5 p.m.

must be presented to the Under prox. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer will be effected.

No Fire Insurance whatever

signed on or before the 20th (prox. after the goods have left the No claim will be recognised or they will not be recognised. Stermer or Godown.

amined on Wednesday, 1st September.

All Claims must be presented stomer's arrival here, after which within FIFTEEN DAYS of the

date they cannot be recognised. All broken, chafed, and dam- All chafed and damaged cargo

No Claims will be admitted "agod Goods are to be loft in the will be landed into the Godowns, where they will be expany's Godown, where they will downs, and all Goods remaining Com-after the goods have left the Go- amined on the 4th prox. at 11 be examined on 11th September undelivered after the 1st Septem

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above Company will be held at the pass through Italy refused. April 20-German Note protest the 17th of September, at Noon, Comp ny's Offices, on Friday, against the seizure, by for the purpose of receiving the the British, of the s.8. Paklat. Report of the General Manager Sir John French repudiates together with a Statement of German statement that the Accounts to 30th June, 1915. British had used saphixisting The Transfer Books will be April 21-Russian torpade-boats of Beptember, both days inclusive. Closed from the 3rd to the 17th

No Fire Insurance has been DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., effect-d

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

DODWELL & Op., Lt

Agents. Hongkong 28th August,

garea.

eink ten Turkish vessels loaded with munitione. April 22-Tarka prevout Italians in Turkey from responding to mobilization call. Anti-war riots in Trieste.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 27th August, 1915.

at 10.a.m.

No Claims will be recognised if Bled after 13th September 1915.

K. DOI.

Acting Agent. Hongkong, 30th August, 1915.

bar will be subjsot to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bile of lading will be counter- signed by "

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Agents, Hongko 5th August, 1915..

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