AT BRUSSELS.
The German Invasion of the City.
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THE HONGKONG STELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1944;
DIARY OF WAR.
POST OFFICE.
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(Continued from Extra). Sept. 2-List of British caanal- London, Aug. 22. ties published. Dataile - Officers The military correspondent of killed, 30; wounded, 67; missing, countries beyond le for the present aus- the Dairy News, who has just 95. Men killed, 127; wounded, -returned from Belgium, describes 820; miasing, 4,183. Russians the entry of the German troops sustain reverse in local engage
The Mongolia, with the American Mall, into Brussele. Ile says that the mont in East Prussia but defeat enemy appeared at about 11.30 three Austrian Army Corps near is due to arrive here on Friday, the 11th a.m. on the 21st instant on the Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and font. Louvain road. The approach of inflicting enormous losses
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the Gorman cavalry struck the enemy. Japanese occupy seven Belgians with astonishment and Islands of Kianchau, and remove registration or Insurance. terror, and so rapid was their 1,000 mines: French Govern- approach that by one o'clock in ment removes to Bordeaux for the afternoon there were about paroly military reasons. 40,000 German troops in the city. September 3.-Russians defoot
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Ther at once commandeered all Austrians and occupy Leinberg. American, Mongolia, Hish'iast. the automobiles which were Additional list of British casualties paoked fall of troops and sent issued. General Gallieni issues forward with the object of asizing proclamation saying he will
of defend Paris to the end.
Ostend. Another section the German force which had been September 4, Russians occupy
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early yesterday afternoon on a warterly The typhoon passed closed to Talkoku track, and entered the continent to the south of Foochow late last night. It is shown this morning as a depression to the north of Amoy, filling tip.
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pressing forward by automobile Hadlicz. Announced that in seven Philippine Ia-Per CHINHUA, 8th Sopt., from Aalet (Alost) reached Ghent days' fighting, Russians have at noon. The Daily News cor-captured 40,000 prisoners. New Swalow, Amoy & Foochow For HAI-SL Egbert, Br.sa. W. Barr, 5th instant respondent was ordered by the British recraits total 280,000. German commander to leave the Announced that Germana continue Shangha! & N. China-Per CHOYGANT Horsang, Br, s. 1,359, G. A. Robertson, South coast of China be-) The same country, and accordingly proceed- to leave the entrenched camp of ed at once to Ostend and crossed Paris on their right, marobing to Folkestone. Up to the time of south-east. Germana evacuate his leaving, there was nothing Compiegne and Senlis districts, unusual in the situation at Ostend, Great patriotic demonstration at hat it seems that although the the Guildhall.
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Belgian authorities are keeping | September 5.-German squad. the Allies informed of the move-on sinks 15 uritish fishing boats ments of the Gorman troops, the in North Sea, the crews being Belgian people themselves know taken prisoners. Announced that nothing of the rapid advance of Britain, France and Russia the German forces through the mutually engage not to conclude country.
peaca soparately during the war, According to one
September 6.-Press Bureau refugees from Brussels, when announces that in recent fighting tho Germane antored the British casulties total 15,000 and oity the Nord station was closed, German losses thrice that number. all railway trafic having been Austriane make fruitless attempt stopped. The citizens of Brussole to pierce Russian lines, losing left the place in motor-cars and 5,000 prisoners. ompibanen, or as the majority had to walked or ran before the German advance. The steamers leaving Ostend for England are crowded with refugees, but there is no sort of panic.
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The opinion prevailed in Paris early last month that United States Treasury agents would in Swatow, fature be aroladed from France The Belgian troops continue to
because of exposure of retreat
German before the advance, but în perfect order.
methods in the course of an ap- Swatow--Fer;HAIMUN, 9th Sept., 9 a. Linan for Bangkok "The German Commander at
peal by Henry Monroe, a banker, Shanghai & North Chinn-Per. TAK-inang for Sandakan Brussels has demanded the sum gains a gaol sentence and fine
for refusing to disclose of £8,000,000, from the citizens, which works out at about 211 per Dolan, of Brookline, Mass., for amounts paid in France by Miss The Anhi correspondent gives dre ses seized by the American Shanghal
their arrival in the following details of the approach and entry of the German Boston, Arthur David Monnett, Tantsin
president of the Chamber of Com. troops. at Bassols, When the
rofneed to officer in command of the defence merce of Paris, realised that it was impossible to request The Minister of Commerce resist the advance of the enemy to withdraw its opposition to an to ask the Chamber of Deputies any longer, he formally disbanded the troops, with the object of appropriation for the Panama Shanghal & N. China---Per KANCHOW
hesa,
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avoiding any uselese sacrifico of
Customs on
Pacific Exposition at San Francis.
& K. Ohian --Per KWONG-
BANG, 9th Sept., p..
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10th Bopty 2 p.r.
SUISANG, 10th inst., 10 aku. .
life, The announcement of sur until the United States ceases its
03. He says he will do nothing Singapore & India via Calcutta Per render was then communicated to the German force. Two hours vexations and unreasonable in- Inter the sound of firing and the torference with the importations military bands of the approaching
of French gooda.
FRIDAY, 11th Sept.
invaders were heard. Then the of their Omntrymen thus die Swatow, Amoy & Bochow-For HAI- German cavalry, infantry, graced, dated great indignation
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artillery, and engineers began among the crowd, but their Swatow. Ampy & Foschow-Per KALO.Riskmer for fameut vis Amor to enter the city, followed
murmure were silenced by the
by automobiles full of machine Garman flisers threatening them guns. The band at the head of with their ab es. It is believed one regiment struck up a martial that about 50,000 German troops Long, in which the soldiers joined, entered the city.
One phrase in this song was
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2 Temperature, in the shade, in degress! Fahrenheit
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with male ture boing 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
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