SATURDAY, AUGUST 29. 1814.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
BASELESS RUMOURS
REGARDING
TSINGTAO.
THE JAPANESE BLOCKADE
KIAOCHOU.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH
* NO GERMANS IN OSTEND'OR GHENT.
The statement that the Germans have entered Ghent is denied. As s -matter of fact the city and neighbourhood of Ostend and Ghent is occupied | by British marines m'conjunction with the Belgiana.
NOTICE. TO BELGIANS.
We are requested by the Belgian Consul to announce that a Belgian law was passed on Augass I granting an amnesty to all Belgian desertars who rejoin the Army before October 4.
TILSIT IN THE HANDS OF THE RUSSIANS.
Lesvos, Aug. 28, 1.40 a.m. The Russians Isave occupied. Tilsit, an important manufacturing sod commercial centre in East Prussin.
OPERATIONS EXTENDING OVER 360 MILES.
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Lusnos, Aug. 28, 1.40a.m.
The Official Press Burean has issued the following: The French operations, extending over 250 mies, necessitated changes in the position of our troups who are now occupyingła strong We are authorised by the Consul General for Japan to contradictine to meet Gertine gdvances, and are supported by the French Army be rumogy that three ships of the Japanese fleet blockading Tsingtau have been sunk by the forts. Mr. Tinai describes the story as utterly baseless, and says thuit some of the ships nained are not even with the Blockaling feet.
THE JAPANESE BLOCKADE OF KIKOCHOU. -
The Consul-fienoral for Japan at Hongkong has. courteously sunt us the following pmclamation regarding the Blockade of Tsingtao
THE DECLARATION OF THE BLOCKADE.
on both tanks. The morale of both. Armies appears to be prevent.
DEVELOPMENT OF. THE OPERATIONS.
Losnos, Aug. 27, 7.10 p.m.
To is officially announced at Puris that yesterday's events in the Northern area in mwise prejalierd de latest measures" taken with `n view to the Inter development of the operutkins.
The announcement adds that she Farach Boris heaween the Vosges woud. Nancy continue to advanc
BRITISH FIGHT SUPERIOR FORCES.
Losnes, Aug. 28.
1 hereby declare that on the 27th August. 1914. the entire coast of the used Territory of Kinoehow between Latitude nirty-five degree Sfsy-four minute North Longitude ene hundred twenty degres ten minute Eat and Latitud thirty-six degree seen minute North Longitude one by greatly superior forces and was obliged, after a brilliant resistance. A French official communique says the British Army was attacked hundred twenty degree thirty-six minute East was placed in state of to wiew a short distance to the rear on the right. Our armies Blockade by the Naval Force under my command and will continue to maintained their position. be in such state of blockude and that the ships of friendly and Neutral Powers are given twenty-four hours' delay to leave the oren of blockade and that all incastres authorized by the International Law mid the raspreti. Trenties between the Empir" of Japan and the neutral Powers will be ontoired on behalf of His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Govern- sment og inst all-vessels, which may attempt to violate the blockade.
Liiven on boud Its Imperial Japanese Majesty's ship. Sam." THE 27 43 Eigink Month'nt Thind Your of Thishe.
Signed) SADAKICH KATO.
Vice-Aglovimal and Commander-in-Chief
at the Seund Squadron.
Reuter Service tojhe Chhun Meily
BRITAIN'S ADMIRATION AND SYMPATHY WITH BELGIUM.
Loxtos, Aug. 27.
NEWS FROM HOME.
GERMANY AT THE OUTBREE
"OF WAR
Suicide of Bankers in Germany,
BOGD PANIE, AND RUSH TO BANKS.
Berlin, July
The list of catastrophes which these turrible days are bound to bring open turday with three suicides. In consequence of his loss, which in the feet three days of the crisis amounted to £13,000, Here.
Eugen Biobor, well-known Potadem
bunker committed suicide with his wife during the sight.
Another wall-koowe banker. Bor Aug.
It is only fair to state that in Rhineland another Catholic paper abaa distributed an extm stating that mobilisatina had been ordered. An official denial was shortly afterwaris furnished by the Wilhelm- strasse, but this amazing stterapt-if auch it was to perpetrate one more colossal
Koopenick heat on the whole city will be, for historians, cae of the most curious inci dents in those days of unexampled tension
A. SOCIALIST APPEAL
To-day the Socialine "Vorwerts" makes an appeal to the Raiser, as a true friend of peace, to de his best to prevent the catastrophe of international war. The guificance of this lies in the fact, admitted is cast there is nothing more for any eves by Eocialista, cast when once the die German to do save cluy orders..
Another Council was summoned at nine a'clock this mining, and was sitting at
noon.
PRECAUTIONS
HOME.
TERRITORIALS OV
DEFENCE DUT
Quick Respons
In view of the anpreced
· national situation, mys tha Lo! News and Leider" of the S Carerament have ordered military precautiona thro country. The followin comi issued from the War DBco traj The military tente? takun piace and of a purely
DATUIO.
In secondance with the ordi whon procentionary measures) furre, the Social "Doerra ng Territorial Fares are being members of these sections be agreement, in svenedance wi} [of Bection NMHE. (9) (6) of th and Reserve Forces Bät, 100TÍ such cases. Na uther Te involved in those mesaurus.
Telegrams "Daily New dents indicate that the rea Territorials to the frut call maj since the organisation of the ♣ general and complets. The Ach referred to in the War 04 eation provides for the calling
members of the force who liability for actual military purs of defonce in the Uni A considerable shuffling & uillitary forces was witnesse the British Talou justeriny with the Government's SADENOVER.. Forte bave beent exports guarded, while exp of the const are being patrolli POLICE LEAVE ŠTOFİ
Holiday leave among the the Metropolitan Police called. "Officers on leave no recalled at present, bat to d to be allowed to
leave.
official
ked for the reasons for h at Sontland Yard sab several, one being the "pè strike coming along."
Wel pressed all round," the oth
and in view of the sitantion elsewhere we feel we are na roliuving London whelosale c mamant.
1 is understood that a ba? the then will be required for magazine daty.
Bread Going
EXPELTER HALFPENNY Bİ
OF THE LOAF
A rise of one halfpenny! the los! by Tuesday next y the. Master Bakers' Protectie.
the London Flour Millers'
The price of tour has beg
ls. to 31s. It is refilled
reached at the time of the Fi WAT figure which the pessimistically observe mi- probably be exceeded in th prolongation of hostilities.
be remembered that varye wheat is for imported fro Restin, And it is reassuring, in addition to the wheat ha progress in Canada, the hei and the Argentine are alrea Wheat prices went up At Bristol the scan four is four shillings. 1 3. 6d. in three days at Liv were rises la the Lincolnj but the position was describe casier" at the close of the
Late this afternoon s report was current tees that she would not attempt that Austria had fered binding guaran
occupy permanently any portion of Servis, but and at the time of wiring it was felt that
Nachrichten Dentsche Warte." and the situation was virtually bepalens
The evening editions of the Deutsche
A CAUTION AULINET Deutsche Zeitung" are being confiscated panicky there is no reason,
"Sa long as the public by the police inasmuch as they contain Pearce, the well-known the announcement of the inbilisation of the 5th and 17th Army Corpe-Daily for foodstufe should rise Daily Now" interviewar News (London).
axtent."
The continuation of Mr. Honar ay's speech in the House of Com:Soal, of Weimar, whose bank is well-known mons, on "seconding the Premier's motion, was as follows:-
and trusted throughout Thuringia, com- Now when that small Army is ahh no longer to stem the tide of mitted suicide also went night. To-day ha she advancing enemy, it is still, with duunted courge and unbroken bank is closed. About 4 dozen jabhara mating of this could not be obtained. spirit, able to play a noble and effective part, But our admiration and and small grisata bankers wers sumpanded dar sampathy are not confined to the Belgian Army. They go out in the Norddeutsche Handelsbank, of Geeste today, but the only grave failures the full measure to the Belgians people, who have endure and are endur-masade. Unfortunately others are sure to ing now all the horrors of war, and after making every allowance for the follow suit, as the settlement will prove source from whale our information cornes, wẹ độ not doubt that they are disastrous. enduring them in the form which ought to be impossible amongst rivilised
The Imperial Bank Commission meet nations, (Cheers.)
to-morrow to decide upon the raising of sitting virtually in permanence. To-day the bank rato, and a council of great bank's the council sent out summary injonction to its ranches to discontinue payment in gold beyond 10 per cent. the drawings, į and in no case more than £50 in gold. preactions against customers shutting up The managers were also instructed to take
old in safe deposite.
very strong, and is
THE KAISER'S MESSAGE.
Grand Duke Seat to St. Petersburg.
BARLIN, July 30..
Whatever doht ning have beds felt among us as to the justice or the "ncessity of our taking pars in this war has been removed by what has happened and is happening in Belgi. Wishes lappened there confitiys the belief in which we enterád upon this wir, that it be hi reality a struggle of the soul nations and of civilisation against brute force, which is not the less brutal because it has at its disposal the material resources und inventions of science. Belgium has deserved well of the world. She has add at another to the long list of great deeds of whic
HOLD WANTED PUR JỚTIM the Prime Minister has spoken, which have been done by the berole,
Long quenes waited cutside the Imperial patriotism of small nations, But to us, her Ally, she has done more Bank today demanding gold for banknotes. It is reported in Berlin political circles than sean esmuple; she is placed under an obligation which, us In many cases it was necessary to wait from that the Grand Duke of Hease left for St. unt, we shall rot forget. It is fitting that we should acknowledge two to three hours before their turn came, Petersburg by special train to hand to the that debt in words, but it is a debt which annot be paid by words, and at at the present moment the gold reserve Russian Government er to the Tear the
believed to be. Kainers reply to the Tear's message. this moment, in my belief, the best way in which we can attempt to adequate for all emergencies. The Reichs It is sino stated, apparuitly semi-official pay that debt is that we should realise, as I think our country has not bank to-day was selling London cheques ly, that the German Government to-day yet fully realised, that this for us, as rauch for Belgium, is a struggle In 1 large e quantities.
mada a foal effort for pence by Notes of life and desith, and that we must without haste and without rest Already the price of provisione is begin. addressed" to St. Petersburg, Paris and employ, the utmost of our resourers to bring it to a successful end.ping to rise, especially on the frontiers. other capitals. Should the reply to this (Cheers.)
There is considerable snxiety regarding the final message prove unsatisfactory, Ger. corn and dous supply, but as Germany has many will mobilize at unce. I have reason but yet begun ber annual exportation of to believe that this is
correct, food eareals, capecially she is not brother. is a popular as the Russian as at The Grand Duke, who is the Tkaritan's sion. At Sasrbenacken and elsewhere near the Prussian: Court. It is not without considered to be in a disadvantageous pori- the Westers frontier there in a run on all significance that his special train will peas provision stores, customers in wild anxiety over the bridge already mined by Russian seeking to parckass store of far, dried peas, potatoes, etc. Donkers were sol sold out, the goodle being literally torn from their handa. Salt has already run up
engineers
Mr. Pearce, who has bi pulse of the provision ma exuso, for alarm. “To ba branch of inade, that in ti parrow," he said, “there applies on hand, and it is able that if the prblic get stores up big supplies, de advantage of that alarms kod Automatically.
"We are, of course,, 1677
upon lezeign countries for bu stan it these applies are not entirely helpless. large supplier of mutton st storage," whilst our importa chilled and frozen, beef an heavy. It must be remem other hand, that any dimi supply of America boaf the prices of mutton.
"A to potatoon, WY BOOK our supply from Lincolabire be a long time before we gan Mr. Pearce warns the pự
a hrad, and not to provi the would-be exploiter of po
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Wild Scenes in. Wi
NEW YO
The stock marketa bain
Mr. John Redmond, Lowder of the Sutionalist Party, who was received with cheers, said:-I think the House will agree that it may not altogether inappropriate that in a definite way I should be permitted to associnthy Ireland to the full in this motion. In no quarter of the world as the lemism of the Belgian people been received with more genend enthusiasm, and admiration than within the shores of Ireland --(cheers)-There is no compliment which, it is possible for the Irish
The Luk--Anzaiger".
"declares that people to pay to Belgiura that they will not willingly pay, and there is
stiler 24 hours must bring a decision for ne derifice which Irishmen will not be willing to make to come to to fivepence per pound
pesco or for war. "For my own part, and as a result of careful inquiries in responsible here today, but in the pro their assistance. In this regard I am proud to think that at this
quarters, I believe. that mabilisation will here and in the Whens Pit, moment there are many gallant Irishmen willing to take their share of
hardly be ordered, until Saturday. If the wildest scenes were experia the risks nad shed their blood and face death in, ussisting the Belgian rose to it uttermot, as the military guards remain our more diplomatic step. Gert whost, which was hammer Along the western frontier the panic Grand Duke's mission fails there should want was inteuse in the C people in the defence of their liberty, and independence. The spectacle begna to be posted to commend the many will then make a format inquiry at conte resterday, advanced of this erall ration making its hero: sacrifices in defence of its indepen-bridge AI informed you yesterday, the BL Petersburg against whom the Rosing barbel to-day, and for the
Largo German towas kave already brgsa obilisations diracted, but if to-night's
FOOD PANIC ON FRONTIKEL
Prices airsoced rapidly and speculative purchased occurred in years in the continuing all the morning
The scene was the most ex
dence and honour against overwhelming odds appeals in, a very special attemptx tis secure stores of provisión, aspers are correctly informed, this inquiry many years “dəilar wheat? way to the sentiments and feelings of the people of Ireland. (Cheers.) Bresist Town Council voted £250,000 sent out late last night in the form of eagerly fought with each oth The Prime Minister has said that the allied nations are under the yesterday for this purpose, and Perin bax & peremptory demand for a reply within deepost dobt to Belgium. I have read in the newspapers recently of a been buying buga quentities of der and hours. loan to Belgium. It seems to me that it is not a loan which ought cereals auch could be brought into the In Wilhelmstrare statement issued at to be made, but that the Belgian people ought to be asked to accept city in a few days by water. The city of noon it was stated that Germany had to the gift. (Cheers.)
Berlin requires about 14,000 sacks of our dy made the bat diploms le effort in the breathing space. The volu (rye and whast) per day, whilst at the direction of peace by addressing messages was enormous, and forru moment there are not more an 180,000 to St. Petersburg, Paris, and other made, to-day in the Pt by sacks in the city, and daring mobili-ah Earopean, capital, Should the replies whet it would be difficult, if not impossible, so to the owmunications, contrary to be Getman "expuciat no and hopes, prova immediately accupied by mops.
The motion was carried araidst loud cheers.
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MOTION CARRIED IN THE LORDS.
An identical motion was submitted in the House of Lords and carried with acclamation.
DETAILS OF THE BIG BATTLE.
British Attacked By Fire German Army Corps,
LONDON, Aug. 28, 1.10 p.m.
bring in more, as all the lines will gust infast ry, Germany will be obliged to of the Brancs at to day. T
In a recent calculation by Professor take memurus far her own protection in should have seen similar res Balled it was extimated, that industriste of the seal Rosis abilition to . Germany would he faced by famine prices and the French preparations for mubill. within a few weeks,, whilst within your mation. Daily News.
the cansamption of mestand wilk will have
to be reduced 80 per cent.
Shortly after one, D.m. today the **Lokalanz-iger" published a special edio in the city announcing that "yobi- lination orders had been sign/d. The venalt ww s ponio." "A"wild rub took plea wherever the aziran, were keen (they sre
LANXIETY IN PARIS.
Boclist Down with the atrations are of nightly con arrests have been made, nhatructing the polion b mejority of Frenchmen as anost nathaly relying on ¿pa to Frevent Faisa NeWh
better sense of the rulers Being Circulated, fr
But I should not be givin In the House of Coramone Mr. Asquith stated:It appears from
of the state of things in Pari the French official report that the fighting on Wednesday was in the distributed gratis in Berlin, not enldi;
that this ipferino anxiety Pia Jaly 30three or four days of pan neighbourhood of Cambrai to Lecateau. Our troops were exposed to officers dished home to make their t The attack of five German Army Corps, wo Cavalry Divisions and ached their lips,
arrangements, and shopkoopera hastily The situation is rom did here as ever Exchanges of Ear pe ba Zesorve corps of Guard of Cavalry. Our second Army Corps in the
few minutes later the importan terday. There is earinly nothing with small waving her fourth divition bord the brunt of the cavalry attack, while our first Army dashed out its extras in thousands an persinio but it is rather the wean that regar
paper in the cinsi nows justify this creme clood ofw has certainly
•he eng would Corps was attacked on the right and inflicted very heavy losses on the nouring that the statement in its presbian, we do not kaboolander who personally condu enemy. 1 regret to any that our casualties were heary, but the exact Probably the explination was that someone than a grade if a combtry old, have many her cable
inquş mekan extraordinary blunder - Bok wince the Bahrial de Incident, now Pans, mit I know a cAS → particulats are not yet known. The behaviour of our troops was in all piss rendy printed toe ta enargency seen Paris in mich a state of anting an Ambrios this traing, kish respects admirable. General Joffre conveys his congratulations and which might be expected any hour, wre today. It was marked in mon's face belers that the oder wi sincere thanks for the protection so effectively given by our army to detrinated, either by the wifel malice of There was nasronly mile in the aty. Ons should tours to Switzerland the French flank, (Loud chosa)
somebody or by some blunder,
bound to admire the u klaas, anti-bonsanto
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