MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1914
BY TELEGRAPH.
Losos, Sept. 10, 6.15 a.m.
A further communique issued atPuris yesterday at 11 p.m. stated:-- There is no abange in the situation as a whole, except that wo .continue to maka progress.
"On our Left Wing there is a
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Losnos, Sept. 19. 3.15 p.m. In Paris the consensus of opinion is that the battle of the Aisne is the most important since the beginning of the war. It is not a war gual action, but a supreme encounter closing an era of big operations on French scil.
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It is realised thing the Allies' gains are necessarily slow, owing to the enormous strength of the Germán, positions.
Final success will probably be achieved by threatening German cornmunications.
3.40 p.m. The Official Press Bureau announces that the situation is unchanged, A counter-attack against the First Division during the night was driven back. The weather was bad; mining heavily.
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A Paris, conemaulpur issued this uffernron saga: Our deft Wing on the right isnth of the Mise nowe Moynu ntrunic maug prismers. We hold all the heights on the rigth bulk of the Alste sgafiat, the uneng, acho is apparently beige minforovi lực troops from Lormin
The Germans on our l'entrohave not looped foam tisvir deep treneties. „Tax Frown Prinev's artig, enntifies to petreat, and nor tuksure in Loria't nothlically matinis.
Thus the battle is proveding at various points along the windle fin Poth the Allies and the Germans and strongly entrenched
Tospos, Sept. 20, 8,50 km.
1. Bell statement issued in Paris at 10 pum) stated: The general situation on the Aisee is favourable to than Ahiês, The Left Wing captured a thug satti að Negon and toch numerous prisoners belonging to the Twelfth mal Fifteenth Corps all the Gunes After rims fighting on the Platona of Crouby,
Tespite extendy violens arts, the Gutmegus luise talhal to ask Plus slightest Feubwag "Lefon. Rivlins. They bombarded the Cathodes? all
The general position on the Lad: Wing is unchanged, to the Covore we alvated on the western side of Argonne,
There is nothing now to report on the Right Wing.
FRENCH OFFICIAL SUMMARY,
The following allisial telegram frets' the French Hoverument came rin „Pekingam the 19th inst, :—
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On the Left Wing of the Allies on the 16th lust, the Garmana continue to offer mealabanon from the billa north of the Aisas, although they have retired' mightly at certain points,
The Germans front line passes ver Noyon, Morsain, Conde-sur-Aine
and. Crabens.
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To the Chatre between Berry-uh-Bac and Argonna the situation is
Between Argonne and the Neuss the Germans are entrenching us far as Moptionzon,
In the Weuvre the Allies are in contact with inany of the enemyk detachmts between Ernir,and Thin courts,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
GERMANS FALLING BACK IN EAST PRUSSIA.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 19, 5.15 a.m. General Rennenkampf has definitely arrested the Cinn affensive in Easter Prussia. The Gornians are falling back at several places.
The Bussions are continuing the purit of the Austrians and are approaching darusdan anal Precinyal,
GERMANS DRESSED 19 FRENCH OFFICERS.
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Lossos, Supt. 19, 5.15 a.m.
The Daily Mail curvspondent ab, Dieppe reports that a party of Germans in motor-cars, dressed asFrench officers, tried to destroy the frailway bridge at Oissel, wear Rouen, in order to cut communications
between Paris and the coast, but worn cuptárod.
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FRENCH GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS.
Baixo, Sept. 10, 7.30 p.m. The battle retinut on the whole fint froma Oise to Woevre during The 17th without any important Blanges as any point.
PERING, Sept. 20, 2 p.m.
on the righ, brak of the Nisu in the region af Noyon the French troups progressed and are holding the buights on the north bank of the Alsno, Testwown Dibrecourt and Soissons, The Germans seem to have been reinforised by troops from Lorraine.
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In the are they have huils deep trenches and did not thøve out From theus
On the right wing the Crown Prince's army is still retrating and is now between Montfauen und Phinvillers. The French advance in Lumine is Pogulan. On the whole there are partial attacks on the f |whole front, without any devisive results.
Cats, Sept. 19. 9.20 p.ng
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The battle rotational on Sept. 17 along the whole treat froth the Dise to this Woevre without important change at any point. The Ger na failed in three counter-atmeks against the British. Wo advanced on certain points on the heights north of the Hive Aisne. We repulsed violent night counter-attacks between Craonne und Racinus as well ns ut offensive movement against this city. Between Theims and Argonne themans have built iniportunt patrechouts, adopting a purely defensive attitude.
In Lorraine and Väsges they occupy mainly defensiva. positions near alfrontier, The sination Arrohne-Woerre is unchanged.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 17.
The German troops who were operating bi the region of Kielen. having heard of defeats at Frank Totaschaft. fell back rapidly to anti--(?) to meet the henten armies.
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Paris, Sept. 19, 3,50 pm.
n oar left wing, on the right bank of the Oise we progressed in the direction of Voyon. We are holding all the heights on the right bank of the Aissa facing the enemy, who seem to have received reinforcements from Lorraine.
De Lorraine and the Vosges there is no modification in the situation. A bottle continues along the whole front between the Olsend the Mause. The Germans necupy defensive positions, with heavy artillery.
In the centre the Germans did not move out from their deep trenches, The programs of the French aruzios can only be slow, but the spirit of the On the right the Crown Prince's army is still retreating, and we have ad. Olen ve stimulates the French troops, who are showing vigour and eathalinam.vanced regularly in Lorraine. On the whole the two opposing armies, They successfully repulsed counter-atracks which were made day and night by strongly are making partial attacks on the whole front without any decisive
result...
ANTWERP, Sept. 18.
the energy,
The Austrian armies arð eyacuating Galicia..
MR. ASQUITH ON GERMANY'S GROSS AND FANTASTIC
MISCALCULATION.
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Loxtos, Supt. 18, 11 p.m. Mr. Asquith, addressing a meeting at Edinburgh, at which many notables, including Lard Hosebery, were present, declared that the war - the deliberate art of Germany, due to a gross and fantastic miscal- culaties by the Kaiser's advisers of the true spirit of Great Britain, India and the Colicies.
A German aeroplane appeared again over the town and dropped a borb wounding one person
PETRODE Sept. 18-
The German vanguards beyond the Vistula are building fortifications or the front Centochau-Wiessning.
WAR NEWS.
St. Petersburg, Ang, 14. The merchants fol Moscow mised 250,000 in a quarter of an hour yesterday in order to provide for relieving distress hex. The Grand Duke Constantinovitch har offered to allow his lacus urble palace to be used as a military hospital.
Procdeding, The Pelino Minister subli«! Louvrín, Malines and Tertnond will hengeforward be names binded on the brew of Ciernan culture. The full accomplishment of our tisk will certainly take months, wounded soldiers and their fami. possibly fears, but nothing short of its full accomplishment is worthy of our traditions or will satisfy our renlvg.**
MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON GERMANY'S BARBÁRISM.
LONDON, Sept. 10.
Mr. Lloyd George, addressing a meeting of Welshrnen in Queen's Hall, London, in connection with the recruiting uvement, all parties being represented on the platform, emphasised that we could not have rairained from war without national dishonour. He denounced German Brenty-breaking and declared that Geniny must be taught to respect treaties in future. Germany's Barbaris must he stamped out.
THE DESTRUCTION OF TERMONDE.
Losos, Sept. 10, 3.45 p.m.
Fine hundred have already eulisted in the English Foreign Legion, including thres Russian princes and saremal · Italian offers. A number of Danish residents are organising corps.
Ste bandred members of the Cambridge
University Officers Corps, including 20 blues," have applied for commissions in the Special Rosers and the Territorials
Sowfoundland has offered tui sand” 500 men for servics with the British Army.
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THE LOSSES IN THE 'FRANCO- PRUSSIAN WAR,
The lowwas of the Tiernans during the whole of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 were 28,000 dead and 101,000 wounded and disabled; those of the French 15,000 dead (17,000 of whom died of sick ass and wounds, as prisoners in German hands), and 143,000 wounded and disabled. Sume 720,000 man Jaurtendured to the Germans or to the puthorities of neutral States. After the karrunder of Paris and the disarmament of Bourbaki's azing, theru were 584,000 French and 835,000 Germans under aruza,
BRITISH JOURNALISTS AT TSINGTAU.
According to a Paking despatch to tie Osaka Asahi, dated the 3rd inst., two special correspondents of English Don papers, who were at Taints, were arrest examination by the German authorities ed on suspicion of opionage, but after
Kinochou under guard.
BY TELEGRAPH. Weismann's
(Wah Tea Yot Po's Service.)
SHANTUNG'S NEW 'GOTEANOR.
PERINO, Sept. 20.
it is nounced that Ng Bing Seung, Chiot of the Poking Folice Bureau, will beecine Governor of Shantung provinco.
MAGISTRATES WARNED.
Aepresidential mandate admonishes district-gistrates to discharge their duties without corruption, tiling which they will be impenched.
SALT REVENUE SURPLUS.
The Salt Mimibistration has`kund- od over. $1,250,000 to the Treasury after dedueting $3,200,000 for the Boxer. Indemnity instalment due i August and 83.000.000 for other obligations.
MAGISTRATE SHOT.
Tau Tong Sik, the Barh. Sien mugis- trube, was shot on the morning of the 10th:
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A TYPHOON POSSIBLE..
Local Depression Forms.
We are informed by the Director of the Royal Observatory that a depression formed E.N.E. of the Colony which may develop into a typhoon. The is disation at prosent of violent wind
After the aqualia which occurred during tiffin tins had absided most of the junks and small craft in the harbour hurriedly made for the shelters.
WAR NEWS.
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS.
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Rome, Aug. 18th.--The Italian Govan munt hak asked Astris either to make the blockade of the Montenegrin cost effective sidered pecessary on account of Italy's were conducted beyond the leased zona.powered, the iron gates of the Embassy |
Aa Antworg telegram reports that the Gerrans on the 17th inst.or to formally withdraw, This step is con- bompleted the destruction of Termoude by a third bounbustinient.
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The Church is still standing, though the tower is damaged. The commercial relations, Hospital was partially spared, but all other buildings' are in ruins.
LISTS OF PRISONERS" EXCHANGED.
LONDON, Sept. 18. The Press Bureau confirms the exchange of lists of prisoners and also that arrangements have been made to send letters, parsels, etc.
PRINCE OF WALES DESIRES TO GO TO THE FRONT.
THE HAISER'S DECREE TO GERMAN GARRISON,
·BIG ·AUSTRIAN SHIP' SEIZED BY
- THE BRITISH.
Trinän, Sept. 2. H. I. M. the Kaiser addressed a tale zaphic mandate to Capt Bes Moyer Waldeck (Governor of Kisochou) on blou. day, doriring him to bold Tsingtao with all his might at least for half a year on pain of being doomed to a similar fats to Gen- Stocma The Official Press Bureau annoutes that H.R.H. the Prince of tinctly understood that his seme of pride
His Imperial Majosty gave it to be di Wales approached Lord Kitchener saying that he urgently desired to would be much more severely injured to proceed to the front. Aa, however, His Royal Highness has not com- lose Tainginu then lay Berlin at the Rasa pleted his military training Lord Kitchenor has submitted to His Majesty signs foot.-Manchuris Daily News. the King that it is undesirable that the Prince should at present proceed
on active service.
LONDON, Sept. 18. "
LOSS OF AN AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE.
LONDON, Sept. 10.
The Fross Bureauyannounces that the Admiralty has received a cable from Australia reporting the loss of Submarite. A E. 1. No details have been received.
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LORD JOHN HAMILTON KILLED IN ACTION.
-LONDON, Sept. 18. Capt. Lord John, Hamilton, of the Irish Guards, Deputy Master of he King's Household, has been killed in action.
PREMATURE PEACE PROPOSALS.
LONDON, Sept. 19, 2.20 p.m.
A telegram from Washington says that President Wilson bus vir tually abandoned his peace endeavours and awaits a definite expression from one of the belligerents.
GERMAN WAR LOANS.
According to Information from : Copen hagen, the Germán Goversmant intends to ikeus. shortly, war fosns, in the first place. one of one milliard of marks at & per caut. and after that treasury notes at 3 per cent. Liquidation will take place not earlier than | 1924. * The prices of both will be 177 1/3.—
N.C. Daily News,
BRAVE ACTE:
The Marienbad, the big new ameamship of the Austrian Lloyd ting, was captured by a British warship near Aletandria, when vu s voyage from Bombay to Trieste.
She was brought into port.
AN ARCHBISHOP AND WAR.
Archbishop Wilberforce sffee pevaching trenchant sermon in Westminster Abbey on the misunderstanding of human sal tions quoted the words which Longfellow suggested as fitting conclusion to the
British National Anthem ---
Lord," make all wam to ceas, Throw all the world in pesce,"
Under Thy wings; Make all the nations one, A hearts beneath the son, Till Thou shalt reign alone, Great King or Kings.
WHAT TURKEY IS DOING.
Copenhagen gives no A telegram from account of the abomizable outrages inflict- ed upon Russian diplomats and their wives in Perlin. The indignation at this treat ment took ovart form at 3t. Petersburg on August when a huge crowd decended the Nevsky Prospect, and after wrecking.
The mounted police were completely over. the German café, newspaper office,
everal bakeries, surrounded the Embassy.
Forced, the interior gutted, and the dagstal surmounted by the German Hade taken down and thrown away
Altar borculea efforte tu colocaalsures earmounting the building ware overturned. wre kars, however, were unable to remove two huge
age bronza bersas, which, together with some nude Sgures, have rendered the new German Embassy in the monumental | Behren style an object of particular anti-
pathy to Russians.
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to overtook a hege portrait of the Kaiser. been thrown out of the windows. A similar A portrait of the Russian Emperor was carefully removed by the crowd and carried in a triomphal procession. The are brigade extinguished the bonfire.
A STRANGE GERMAN INSTITUTION..
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Although the Germans will not ext rabbit they are by no means squeamish to their diet. Their exists in Germany a curious institutim known as the Freibank. It is described by Mr. F. W. Hackwood na *fa municipal market at which is sold only: mest that has been taken from diseased animals, or the Bash of Injured animals Harbin, August 21-The St. Peters- that have been feverish," or".
・meat that has burg Telegraphic Agency pablishesheen en diseased as to have required a long telegram from Odessa, saying that the procese of wels, tile sterlisting.
The work Turks are placing big guns on the banks of this institution is philanthropic, and of the Mody opposite Stamboul with a vire earnest sanitarias are engaged in it. The Inkon has been decorated fur signal and American warships catering the Straits eating flesh, and would certainly linealed In the frontier fights Cossack med to covering the Sea of Marmors. Italian poor, it is found, will not refrain frem gallsutry in fight against the German have refused to removed their viralcem in diseased rasat Bad become diseased cavalry. He killed 11 Prussian troops instruments. Several hundred inbourers, themselves if case to barless meat were single-funded and himmelf received 18 collected from various dockyarda, azoare not offered to them at the Preibank. woonda, while the horse be rodë had. 11. pairing the Gorman cruisers, Goshen and Hotels, restaurants, and sausaga-makers General Joffre has decorated with the Brosina whose engines are damaged are fochidden to buy at this remarkable
Institution" Tegion of Honour Lieutenant Broyant, 4 The greater part of the Turkish army, when the lead of seven dragoons charged which has been mobilized has not been furnished with uniforms, the soldiera wong-
30 Uhlaus, killing on oficer and patting ing their own alothes. In several places the Dolans to fight with serious wo
TREATMENT FOR DISENTERT The Grand Deshour of Luxemburg has soldiers who have been rackiving one per
6.10 p.m. perually protested against the entrance biscuitsday bare started pillagingHAMBERLAIN'S Colle, Cholers and of German troops Into the Dachy The The foreign Chamber of Commeron lis Diacehoen Remedy followed by 2 s Gar-Inutally boils. In 20 homes and drew coffer: Hone and other provisions ring in manat tabbott CA of dysentery. It is offlour to whom she appealed, however, protoited against the confiscation of sugar dows of cubre cil wilt eductually cure the
rnvolver? whereas the Frand Duchem Warehouses. There is an khondent, harvest omncially good of mummte diarrboon in withdraw, with the announcement that the throughout Turkey bot has xót heon fehildren. Fay silk by all Chemiets 2nd would telegraph a protest to the Kased remoted from the field
The German Arnbassador at Waslangton to-day stated that Gerinany willing to call the war a draw and to make peace on the basis of many in Europe not being dismembered
LONDON, Sept. 19, 6.15 8.m The English papers ridicule the talk of peace..
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