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THE HONGKONG: TELEŬRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914
Italy deolares neutrality. Evi response to Earl Kitchener's
capturing 24 gans. Germans August 24.-French Foreign der. Golts appointed Military owing to Russian advance. Earl dences of Australian loyalty. appeal for men.
reiresting on the Rhine. Minister announces that contact Governor of the occupied part of Kitchener announces that two Bank of England rate 10 per August 12.-Belgium reports Belgian Army retires to Antwerp has been established between the Belgium. Canadian Patriotio Divisions and a Cavalry Division cent. Germany declares war. that German advance guards are in good order and is ready to co-forces all along the line without Fund rapidly mounting, Toronto from India are being went to Events that Brought it About.
First ahots fired by Russian falling back on main Army operate with the Allies. Under-advantage to either side. Japan City alone contributing $27,000. France Recruiting for Bar! frontier patrol on Germana naar Terrific cannonading heard from stood, that Britain 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Prostken; no casualties...
arranges begins bombardment of Tsingtau. Germans docupy Lanovi'le. Ger- Kitchenar's second 100,000 man Tongres.
$10,000,000 Loan to Belgium. Russians cocupy Arys, west of niau attempts ou Nancy fail. proceeding briskly. Austria-Hungary with the
August 2-British cabinet August 13 Belgians hold Germany not yet replied to Lyck. Servians clear the country at French successfully resist Ger August 30-Apia, in German occupation of Bosnia and
meets and adjourns till evening. their own in firat engagement in Japanese ultimatum.
Loznitza, Leshpitza and Schabats, man attack on southern frontier, Samos, surrenders to expedi Herzegovina..
Cossacks invade Germany near the open at Hasselt. British 1885-Austria-Hungary saveš
August 29.-Ceylon Planters defenting Austrian column. enemy retiring all along the line, tionary force from New Zealand. Bisla. Germans invade France Admiralty announces that it is Association gires a million lbs. Servians ready to cross the Save Russian advance in East Prussia. Earl Kitchener makes important Servia from destruction by
Germans near Cirey.
enter couûdent of its ability to keep of tea for the Imperial troops. and invade Hangary. Belgiana continues. Togeland surrenders statement regarding position of Bulgaris.
Luxemburg, Germany promises the trade routes open. Great Eighteen German 1008.-Tarif war
officers clear country around Antwerp to British. Women of Canada Allies, co pletely disposing of ademnity to Luxemburg.
Britain and Austria at war. and 492 Austria-Hungary
mea (prisonere) Big battle in progreen between present to admiralty a naval | alarmist reports. August 3-French papers Belgians victorious in fight with leave Brüges for Dankirk, their allies and Germans; Earl of hospital. Servis."
August 27,-H. M. 3. High extending from mouth of the
August 31.-Allies occupy li 1908.-Andexation of Bosnia and State Britain will intervene with Germans at Haelen, German destination being said to be Leven dangerously wounded-
German losses being three-fifths of those England. Servians gain complete Namur falls to Germane. Charle. fyer sinks German armed liner Somme inland along the river. Herzegovina by Austria-Expeditionary Force.
cruiser reported to be bombard-engaged. French defeat Ger-
victory over Austrians near roi taken and re-taken.
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Hungary. 1012.-Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance/g Liban. Severe fighting an mana in a battle along the River Loznitza in a four days' battle.
River Drin between Servians and Othain; regiment of Dragoons
August 25.-Italian Premier Detailed report publisher describ-past the fortresses of La Fere and August 22. Germane impose announces that Italy will not aban-ing the events prior to the rupture ing reported at Bapeaume; 125 Laon, towards Mezieres. Fight with # clanee against Austrisne. Patriotio scenes annihilated. Concerted sttack
outside Bu ingham Palace. along Servian frontier by 400,000 war levies of £2,000,000 and don neutrality Heavy fighting, in Anglo-German relations, Britmiles from Amiens. Fresh Ger 1913.-Servia thrown back from Wales decides to raise mounted Austrians fails.
£8,000,000 respectively on in Belgium between Allied Forces isbmarines land at Oatend. Province of Liege and City of and Germany; enormous losses: Austriane evacuate the Sanjak of frontier: battle continues along maan troops appear along Russian the Adriatic in favour of
regiment for service abroad. an independent Albania.
August 14. British Flee Brussels. Canadian House of British casualties total 2,000. Novibazar Address moved in whole France protests against Gran gradually circumscribing action Commone pase war appropriation British and French forces fall House of Commons expressing nounced that German destrue
Austrian frout. 1914. June 28. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Consort acts of war. Russian Fleet driven of German Fleet in the Far East. of 850,000,000. Serviana. routback on oovering positions; Ger-sympathy and admiration ation in Louvain arouses intense asmascinated by a Servian student into Gulf of Finland by Germans. Earl Roberts appointed to com- Austrians along the Drina. mans unable to carry out counter- Belgians heroism.
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indignation in America, French mand Overseas Forces, Liege Russian successes reported at attack. Four Namur forts still at Sarajevo.
for action. Martial law at Malta, still intact. Belgium asks France Gumbinnenand in Galicia. France intact.
August 27-French continue gain a considerable success June 30.--Anti-Servian Do
Sir Edward Grey's speech in to accommodate 2,000 German protests against German use of Malines, bat Belgians, retaliate to advance between the Vosges Guise. Australian Premier calle monstrations in Vienne and
and Nancy. Russians occupy for second expeditionary force. Parliament.
prisoners. Transportation of dam-dum bullets. Press Bureau and drive them towards Vilvorde. Allenstein and continue their French troops take offensive, Travnik.
August 4German ultima- French troops to Belgium com- announces that military position August 26-Anaonaced that advance... July 1-Hartial law declared
tums to Belgium. "Reported
compelling enemy to retreat. throughout Bosnia and Herze
Anglo-German naval battle. Earl plete; whole force ready to advance of Allies is satisfactory. Germans Prince Leopold Frederick, uncle
Belgians drive enemy eastward; occupy Alost and Wettern. of the Kaiser, was killed in action August 28.-Britieb Fleet sinke Germans endeavouring to arods govina:
July 3-Servian tri-colour War declared between Britain eelt and
Kitchener sails, but is recalled: no German cavalry between Has German artillery attack on Namur during the big battle. Belgians thres German cruisers and two Meuse driven back with heavy
Ramillies. Reported begun.
eally out of Antwerp and drive destroyers off Heligoland. Ras-losses. General action prossed- burned in the neighbourhood of
that German cruisers Goeben and August 23.-Russians capture three German divisions back ten sians socure victory at Romanoff, ing in the district of Booroi. tho Servian Legation in Vienna, and Germany.
August 5-Germans invade Breslau have been purchased by Goldap and Insterburg. British miles from neighbourhood of and approach within 20 miles of Sept. 1. -German Cavalry The eemi-oficial Pester Lloyd warns Belgrade of the Belgium. Japan to take measures Tarke
and French Loans of £10,000,000 Malines, Rassions continue on Lemberg, capturing 4.000 pri- Corps marches on Forest of Com- to discharge Treaty obligations August 15.-French troops to Belgium announced. Mediter-offensive on East Prussian fron- soners. Announced that Russians piegne, and is engaged by to Britain. Gormans violate Dutch enter Belgium at Obarleroi, ranean declared free of hostile tier, German forces being com- completely invest Koenigsberg. British, who capture ten guns. territory, at Tilbourg. July 8-The Lokal Anteer and German troops in contact on French de Avricourt and Cirey, Germans, continue to scatter Announced from New York that Corps, which withdraws in dia Paris, dropping bombs near Saint Russian Bavarian Army Corps defeated by ships. Admiralty announces that pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg. Belgians rout a German Army German aeroplane appeara over (Berlin) says if responsibility for frontier. Reported that French Cannonade heard at Tirlemont; mines indiscriminately upon or- Kaiser instructa Tsingtau gar- order to Louvain.
Lazare station and near the Opera the murders is brought home to detachment captures German believed to be beginning of the dinary trade routes. Japan de rison to defend the position to Servians, Anatris will have the raisers Goeben and Breslau and
August 29,-German troops House. their utmost, Field Marshal von being withdrawn from Belgium, support of the civilised world, sinks the Panther. Germans great battle. Germana endeavour. lares war on Germany.
ing to envelop extreme left of especially Germany, in demand ing justice from Belgrade. The reported to have violated neu-Allied Forces. Rassians victorioda trality of Switzerland. Bombard- same day the Temps correspondentment of Liege begun by Germans. at Belgrade states Austrian troops Sir John French gazetted Inspec- are concentrating on frontier.
tor General of British Forces; July 23.-Austro-Hungarian
August 18,-French forces Note delivered to Servis demand- Admiral Jellicoe becomes en- ing suppression of Pan-Servian preme commander of the Fleet, drive German Army Corps from movement and punishment of ported to have been repulsed by
August 6.-German troops re- heights commanding Blamont and Cirey. Germans, fleeing accomplices in Basassinations.
Belgians in fighting near Liege, fail to reach a bridge, fall down before French attack at Dinant, Answer required by 6p.m same Lord Kitchener's departure for day,
Egypt again cancelled. ·
steep banks of the Meuse and are July 24.--Details of Note
drowned. Japan sende ultimatum published and proved anexpected- Numerous German prizes to Germany demanding that ly severe. Semi-official "Pester brought to British ports. Earl Kiauchau be handed over to Lloyd affirms that Germany will Kitchener appointed Secretary Japan, with a view to eventual suffer no third party to intervene for War. Bank of England rate restoration to China; answer between Austria and Servia, reduced to 6 per cent. Germans required by noon on August 23. July 25.-Russian Cabinet repulsed by Belgians, with 8,000 French Fleet, attacks Austrian meete; announced that mobiliss-casualties." Servian volunteers Fleet of Budus, sinking two tion proceede forthwith. cross the Save and plant flag on ironclade and setting fire to
July 26.-Russian request for Austrian bank. Germany threat-anothor. extension of time on Servia's one Italy with war unless she August 17-Big battle pro- behalf refused. Servia accepts supports allies. H.M.S. Amphion coading at Sohabatz; ramours of some Austrian demands and sinks German mine-layer Koenigina Servian victory. Kaiser leaves rojects others.
Martial law in Luise and later strikes mine and Berlin for Mainz with Head-
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Infantry and First Cavalry Re gimonte annihilated.
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Austria-Hungary. Servian capital sinks herself. Uhlans enter quarters Staff. French troops transferred to Kragujevaca. Liege bat Belgians exterminate advancing all along Alasco Since Fighting Began. them. House of Commons vote Lorraine. Russians enter Austria July 27,-Servian troops additional war credit of £100,000, by upper course of the Bug and aboard Danube steamer fire on 000. Nineteen German warships Styr. French Fleet sweeps Adriatic Austrian troops; engagement reported sunk or captured in as far as Cattaro. Officially
Sir Edward Grey an-North Sea. Two German announced that British Expedi nounces his efforts to arrange cruisers reported sunk
tionary Force safely lande on conference of Ambassadors.
French soil. July 28-Czar, addressing August 7.-German Cavalry Council of Ministers, declares: division routed by Belgians in Austrians near Schabatz, annihil-
August 18.-Servians --"We have stood this Luxemburg. Germany asks for ating three Regiments. German sort of thing for seven and alarmistice, admits 25,000 men Crown Prince reported wounded half years.
This is are hora de combat..
and in hospital. French troops enough." Austria declares war August 8.-German Cavalry making methodical progress "in on Servis. Germany considers Division croessa Meuse, but is Alsace Lorraine. Germana on- Sir Edward Grey's suggested practically annihilated by trenching along Belgian battle conference has no prospect of Belgians. Italy firmly refuses to front. Belgian Royal Family and fight. Bank of England rate Government move to Brussels, July 29-Austrians blockade reduced to 5 per cent. British King George issues message to Antivari. Panic in New York seize South Togoland from Ger- the troops. Russians occupy stock market. British Console mans and French enter North five points on German territory. drop to 091. Mr. Asquith an- Togoland. British Government Desultory firing between British nounces that the situation is one accepts Australia's offer of 20,000 and German warships. of "extreme gravity.". Servians men. French troops enter Aleace- August 19.-Fierce battle pro- destroy bridge at Semlin. Lorraine.
ceeding between Belgians and Austriana bombard Servian
August 9.-Germans evacuate Germans along an extended front. positions, compelling evacuation. Luxemburg owing to French Liege forts still intact. Serviana Two Servian steamera captured. advance. Japan issues ultimatum victorious in fight with 80,000 German troops move in response to Germany. German submarine Austrians, Germans repulsed in to Russian advance. towards senk by British warship, again attempting to cross the Reported that Japan has issued Meuse near Dinant." Unrest re- July 30.-British First Fleet ultimatum againat Germany, ported in Bosnia and Herze leaves Portland under sealed Earl Kitchener appeals for govina. Russian cavalry rout Aus- orders, Belgrade
flames. 100,000 men.
Rassians enter trians in a five hours' engagement Artillery duel between Servians Austrian territory near the on the Gorodok-Kuzminline. Ger- and Austrians five miles down valley of Styr.
mana re attack Diest, bombarding. river from Belgrade. Home Rule
Angust 10.-Austrian craisers town and pillaging railway station. Amending Bill postponed; Britain bombard Antivari. Kupture in August 20.-Majority of Italian presents a "united front." Russian Franco-Austrian relations offici-cabinet Baid to favour interven- mobilisation in 52 Governments. ally announced.
tion on the side of the Triple 4,000,000 men placed on war
August 11. Commonwealth Entente. Russians occupy Gum- footing.
Navy transferred to Admiralty till | binnen, capturing twelve guns July 31-Germany ***aaks war ends. Announced that there and many prisonere, German Russia for explanation of her are 8,000 German prisoners in forces cross the Meuse between mobilisation. Attack on Bel Belgium. Reported that Germans Liege and Namur. French forces grado continues. Martial law desperately attacked Fort Bera- reach Moerchingen, south-east of in Germany, London Stocking, Liege, but were repaleed. Metz. French occupy Guebwiller, Exchange closed; Bank of Germans attack Malhausen, in in Alsace. Russians enter East England rate 8 per cent. Alsace, compelling small French Prussia and occupy Lyk. Fredoh Bank Act suspended. Russians force to retire. French remain reoccupy Malhausen at the point destroy railway bridge in Austria masters in Upper Alsace, of the bayonet. Germans occupy between Szozakowa and Granitza. Austrian troops reported to have Brussels. New Zealand and Canada offer entered Alsace, Liege forta re- August 21.-At request of ported still intact. Imperial Canadian Government, Duke of August 1Austrian Reserve Government to withdraw troops Connaught remains Governor out. German nitim from South Africa. Germans General during the war. French soise Landen, which is later ret troops achieve brilliant anccess noon, occupied by Belgians. Grea. between Mülhdüsen and Altkirch,
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Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified Towns, etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)
St. Nicolas
Bruges
ANTWERP
Lierre
Dunkirk
Termonde Malines
Diest
Louvein
BRUSSELS
Waterloo
Maestricht
● LIECE
Verviers
Huy
Cambrai
Bapleaume.
Amiens
St. Quentin
Orleans
Compiegne
Soissons
ILLE
la Fere
Loon Rethel
• Mons
Maubeuge Chimay
· Hirson
Guise
NAMUR 'Charleroi "
Rocroi
*Mezieres
Sedan
• Longwy Longuyon
O Verdun
Toul
Motz
Sarrebourg
• Nancy
Luneville STRASBOURG
Rheims
PARIS
Fortified Towns
100
150 Kilometres.
Thionville
Epinal
Colmar
Langres
Mulhausen
Bel fort
Dijon
Besancon
The above is a plan showing the area ipost affected in the present hostilities between the British, French and, Belgian troops and the German forces. Latest advices are to the effect that the British troops have been fighting continuously since the battle of Cambrai on August 26 until the brilliant ao. tion at Compiegne on September 1, when the Germans were fought to a standstill and ten guns captured. The British have not been molested since. An Anglo-French success is reported at St. Quentin: The Germana have now evacuated the Compiegne and Benlis districts; they appear at present to be marching towards the Marne, & further Frènel Victory is reported at Guise: The Germans are Bercely bombard ing Manbeugo:
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