WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1914.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
THE “EMDEN" AGAIN ACTIVE
FIVE INDIAN OCEAN STEAMERS CAPTURED
THE LATEST NEWS FROM
FRANCE
AIRSHIPS PLAYING A PROMINENT PART.
REPORTS FROM BRITISH HEADQUARTERS.
THE EMDEN AGAIN ACTIVE.
Mere Ledian Ocean Steamers Sank.
Bistos, Sed: 29, 125 pon. gand Secretary of sho Miniralty anumnes that the erniser "Einden Aurite the past few days cuptorek mash sink in the Declina: Orenn - atentoons Tyzueric, King Lud. Ellera, and Foyle, he also captured the nollier Breugh.. The crews were transferred to this dry tedde, which was also captured, but was released in order to take the enems to Enlambe
The Enelen “ws lamehest in PR and fore soul-plain mend of make tampole zaosat vol. 321. Hüner bus
sad her darec 17p. She encri- birdir, godoy, so 15 pain Barr-blue guns, sond.has two solan ng d. 16.7%) a rodo rule A páčtama në thar **Enola " will is ger ders kin besajen
"FRENCH GOVERNMENT TELEGRAM.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCING.,
Przemysl Completely Surrounded.
LONDON, Sept. 29, 3,55 .m..
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An official massage from Petrogund states that the Russians are rapidly pushing the offensive in the Augustoff furista, and with siege guns arò homibanding Ossewatz fortrosa.
An attempt by the German infantry to advance nour the fortives was regulseil.
The enemy une reinforced and are very active along the Silesian front.
The garrison at Przemysl nude fruitless sorties, and lost many prisoners ad guns.
TLATER.
A Russian boadquarter's report states that Przemysl is now com. plately surrounded.
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PRUSSIAN GOARDS ANNIHILATËD.
LONDON, Sepp. 49, 5.10a.m.-
I is stated in Paris that two minihilated in 4 grund attack on the battalions of Prussian Gourds were 24th inst.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS' REPORT.
Comparative Lalf in The Operations.
Loxbes, Sept. 28. Alescriptive statement from the British Headquarters, dated the 27th inst. says:
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CHING HISTORY.
PERINO, Sept. 30,**
A mandate invites the public to copuribuse materials for the compla. tion of a history of the Ching dynasty.
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APPOINTED. TO JAPAN.
Lau Stag Kit is appointed Brst class secretary to the Chinese Legation' in Japan,
CONFUCIAN WORSHIP:
President Yuan ceremonially wor- shipped Confucius yesterday. The ax-Emperor and his Guardians were present.
COMING SOUTH.
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Admiral Lan Kun Hang is to make another tour of the Southern defences.
FREIGHT REDUCTIONS.
The reductions in train freight oa necessities announced by the govern meat a day or two ago will be operative
For for dags there has been a comparative full in the operations,-- campanied by a spell of fine weather The nights now are much coller, from to-morrow till next February,
The arrival of fresh: troops enabled the icy whiq had been in the tring Har sonu tinue to be relieved. Seterių units cousequently received their baptisans of dæo.
En applies that on Sunday the 20th German Infantry, firul intis ench Lotice when making a converging advance in the dark.
The aetion on Monday was practically suffigh to artillery, our guns deiving away de cig why were ending using to construct a redoubt. The Cromunds expended unch housy shelfin wondering a gillage and Fit was sevrained during the night that the enemy had deserted some troteles, loving a hundred dead and woonded, and quantities of equip. ment, and bad withdraw some distaTUNU
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Tuesday wig one of our least eventiel days. There was less artillery pre, though the Gemunns give the village as instand: 120 Tuack Johnsons
riga bowitzers' shells are called.
AIRSHIPS IN EVIDENCE.
LONDON, Sept. 20, 3.45 p.m.
"A descriptive statergent issued by Headquarters yesterday afternoon www.malt. Av Bays: Yesterday was a 'periorf autumn day and was almost uneventful Caster parengit for a lifaxy' cantonade; near Paisy. The absence of wind gave The imion a great chanée, and they killed and starupeded some of the
The hill continued on Thursday. The Ger Chin..ning artillery brese,
fredo deppaskę benvy shells, tean, Pargoan. The French, British and Bemeson moorplanties were past netive, as were also the anti-aircraft gugs. The terms are me inclined to concentrate their shells in definite neps in the hope of finding gons or places where the British are billetted. The result will give work to the beal buikers.
Va: Pastvis, Septą 299, 3,150 points wil The battle allanned on Sea sola 28. with the marked advance of que leir wing on a very BAB, sia unat from besten the, Cise und Same and orth of Somator, as far as the anul trecthonbrai-
Between the Diser anti Theians there ware very slurp Germшu stnieks, which wyge all repulsed. The Chermans suffered serious losses, Ige that venire, between Rheins uk Souvia the Prussion Guard took up a cigenius offensive, but was hardol, back in the region of Berru and Sogen Abbesar.
Other engagemenis took place between Somain and the Argenne, Dodge evening of the 25th the Fateb troups-wong as für forward Ville-Sur-Tombat
Between Argoare atal Plug, Meuse the Bierhaus showed 10 a On the Feight of the Meuse, norling new,
tivity.
To the sath of time Wantze the Germans spied in, front going Phrought Mt. Mihil and north of Pont-i-Mousson.
In Lonmine and Vosges, no injuriant change.
Via PEKING, Sopt, 20, 8.40 p.m. There was nothing new on the 27th affording the general situation, German attacks ut and tulative culm prevailed on part of the trant, Bouth Somme and on the mid from Arms to Cambri were repulsed..
Tho alleged destrletkin on Sept. 19 by the Castro forts of a large French men of war, apnotinend by the Cologne Chazette, is in pure inven-
dor.
HAYAS SERVICE.
Pants, Sept. 29, 4.10 p.ni.
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The butthe continued on our lefs wing, where we advanced in anarkel way between the Oise, Somme and North Somme,
We repulsed violent attacks between Dise and Bheims; and also repulsed a vigorous offensive attack of the Russian Guard between Bheim and Sopnia.
Between Sonain and Argone the enemy attacked the former mor- ing with success, but we regained in the evening the ground lost in the Getan semoplane; taking advantage of the fog, dew over. Paris on September 11 in the morning and dropped several bombe near the Siffel Tower, with the apparent object of destroying the wireless station, Dno old man was killed, and bis daughter was wounded.
Pants, Sept. 28, 5.20 p.m.
(norning..
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FRENCH OFFICIAL REPÓRT.
Loyoos, Supt. 29, 6.80 p.m.
A Paris, comodioiqur stases, that in the Lựft Wing, North, of the Somine and the Ufse, the enemy made savond attacks day and night. All were repulsed.
"There is no change north of the Aisne, where they enemy's Centre (kivé confined theinselves.
Hiavy cunnonding has taken place, betwem Argmand and the Meeste
We has und» «light progress.
6.45 p.1. *Antler commanique staves thus them is no, noluble change at Woevre, Lorraine and the Vosges,
WAR NEWS.
BRITISH VOLUNTEERS FROM SHANGHAI,
Immense Enthusiasm on the Franch Buzd.
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"Ainid scenes of the wildest athukam,
the eleven men who hare volunteered for
FRENCH RESERVISTS.
URGA QUESTIONS.
The government has ordered Bad Kwai Fong, the Mongoliau Envoy, to arrange for the discussion of China's' rights and powers over the Urga Erison telegraphs and inee
AMBASSADOR'S SHORT STAY.
SHANGHAL, Sept. 29. Abu Shan Chu, Chiasse Ambassador
[ in London, arrived yesterday and will Junce ugnin for London on October #,
THE HONGKONG PRINCE OF WALES FUND.
The European sah-cription lista ary, now In the hands of most at the Frems and the response is as gonerlus na'it was confidently expected to be a first list of subscription wil be published during the current. wook. The monthly subscriptions promise to be a feature of the Fand, as it is said that the subordinates of several of the leading firms of the Colony bare given a patriotic lead by volunteering to subscribe 5% of their salaries per month as long na the war laats.
The Chiness subscription list-managed satirely by the Chinese Committee- already amounts to over 45,000 and is steadily growing?"On Friday next the Ko Shing Theatre proposes to devote ita grney receipts to the Fund.
TSINGTAO AND ITS HINTER-
LAND
The following is from a native special correspondent, who wrote a low sayÐ BRÚ frora. Trainen, the capital of the Shantung provines. He says that on the evening of August 19 began one of the must terrife Zoids storma Roowa to living men, ". Tiere was mighty wind, harry thunder, and tremendous rain. "This continuod all through the night, and in the morning, By the same tender; a number of Froch three feet of water was foundating the; Reservists left for France, and they entire city. The Yellow River, motoayer, were accorded a hearty send-off. The iu twenty-four hours rose several Chinos
*Marseillaisu "was being kagat nne end feet and the people all round were in a of the jetty, and at the other God Save state of extreme fear. Cheung Yap, in the the Kire.'
Wei district, muffered mast, and it is reported that there more than's persons are known to
to have been drowned. At other places casualties are reported, ju each case numbering two or three hundred.
sorrice left Shanghai yesterday, mythe, O WHA DAUR MEDDLE WI' ME?" It is, many years since there. have been so
N.C. Daily News of the 26s inst. The French
lined bund: was with people in fact a crowd has not been seen in Shanghai for a long time. The departare of the
Fears of invision being much ju peoplus tonder Whangpe, for the 31. M. Smindas just now, says the "Glasgow Herald,
taras with interest- Polynesien, was timed for three o'clock,
many vas lost in this way, and this haman destretium indicates what kind of weather has passed over us. The military
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thenting to invade Britain, and when between the city of Kanchow and Woi The men who have sogliantly answered slana beacons were erected not only along Toen is sitgether in the hands of the their country's call are very well known the cusuta bat als on may of the inland fances. The us from the Forg locally, and ourly all so prominent will hear some idea of the spirit i el mines, which was injured, has, how Eminently suited for this Climate. athletes. They can both ride and shook, which Scotland faced, as she would be to ever, bine,pal ath, and at present busines and it is their intention to join up with day, the po-aibility of invasion is to b " is regular and nothing is expected to
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The general situation is unchanged, atid there is comparative cuinated to them by the War Ofties. at a part of the front. However, we repulsed, fresh and violent attacks on certain points, between Aisne and Argonne.
BORDEAUX, Sopt. 28... An Anglo-French expedition, escorted by French and British men of war, landed in the Cameroons, the capital of which, Duals, sur rendered unconditionally,
The Timca Petrograd correspondent wires: The Kaiser has arrived 1 Eastern Prussia, Twenty-two (sic) army corps are said to be on the
Russian frontior..
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
Sept. 23, 1.55 a.m.
The following communique was issued in Paris at 11 p.m." On our Left Wing.the reports on the situation are favourable. In the Coutro our troops successfully resisted further violent attacks and we have progressed slightly on the heights of the Mouse.
A dense fog caused the suspension of operations in the Wearre region..
The situation is unchanged in Lorraine and the Vosges
SELA, FULL OF EXHAUSTED GERMAN TROOPS.
LONDON, Sept. 23, 6.10a.m.
The Ostend Courier ceports that Brussels is full of German troops
this, men being in a terribly exhausted condition.
Antiquary.
themselves for any service which may be was a keen youmanity man and w
trope hers and there along the line, who The names of the icen to Mars. T. stramental in organising the Finburghs that no one interferes with the Vernon, IE Martla (Noel Murray and to. Light Horse. io tells us, then egitlar te On the fifteenth of this month. Japanese troops appeased in the R. W. Wingrove (British Cigarette Co., an accidental fire bad spread an alarm district city at Ping To, who wore cooking L. J. R.
of invasion along the Chariots the to buy males, camela and horses, that they beland Co, G. H. Brown, Rosteek. of counties, at once *peared in the slarm their communiat. Companies of Japanese Hanzow, A. Peska (Municipal Electricity posts on the sea-cost in state as well
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COMMAND OF HOME, ARMY
Important Post For General Sir Ian Hamilton.
Mr. V. Davies was prominent polo hits, and they all got back safe to their and those of Germany to shat up in man'a zone between the troops of China player, and one of the best footi allena in thu Recreation Claffs teson, and trok part awn stables." The Selkirkshire Yeomanrying in many recent interport games. bir. . were all assembled at Dalkeith, no one
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The enthusiasm on the jetty rose od The rarlous corps announced their arrival
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