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WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR,
Barometer, 30,02
Temperature 6
October 13, 1914, Humidity
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71,
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ECONOMICS OF WAR.
GERMAN ATROCITIES.
DUEL IN MID-AIR..
THE ATSUTA MARU
ARRIVES SAFELY.
Killing the Wounded in Battle.
Paris.
German Airman Shot by Engilshman.
Her Narrow Escape in the Bay of Bengal.
Germany's Programme.
• The following oficial com- Modern war is not only an munique is issued bere:
Rev. Otani, an abbot of the
CONDENSED.
affair of battles. It is a matter of The Government of the French A description of a thrilling business, in which, other things Repablic has the honour to bring ight in the sir, which had a Honganji Temple. rotarned from being equal, the side with the to the knowledge of the Poor dramatic olimax was given to Europe by the NY K. 8.8. Aleuta A defensive Air Corps is being longest puree wins. Napoleon signatory of the Hague Conven- Queen Alexandra when Ber
money power.
FRENCH REPORT SAYS 24 FORTS STILL HOLD OUT to study the Napoleonic example, August 10, 1014, spis in by the He said that following a very off, left for Brussels. At that
Germany and Russia were broken before leaving Antwerp.
More Bombs Dropped on Paris.
FRENCH AVIATORS. PURSUE THE ATTACKERS.
[Renter's Service to "The Telegraph"]
London, Oct. 12.5.30 p.m.
A Paris communique states that an aeroplane dropped six bombs into the city to-day and is being pursued by five French aviatore.
A defensive Air Corp is being formed in Paris.-
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Notre Dame the Damage.
The Situation at the Front.
Oct. 12, 5.50 p.m.
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Fired By Mistake.
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NEWS:
Further notes on the crisis
was the frat War Lord to appre- tions the fasts set forth below Majesty paid a visit to the London Mare, which arrived at Kobe on formed in Paris. ciate this aspect of the situation, constituting, on the part of the Hospital
Sept. 29. He is reported to have and bis famous Continental German military authorities, Among the wounded soldiers Ouka Asahi that he arrived in attempted several attacks ba informed a representative of the The enemy has unsuccessfully System was a great but ansuo violation of the conventions sign there is a private of the Royal Berlin in the latter part of Jaly, tween Arras and the Oise. cessful effort to brosk Britain's ed on October 10, 1907, by the Engineers, who, says the Daily but on the 1st of August, when
We may be sure Imperial German Government. Telegraph, was himself witness of the diplomatic relations between Relgians destroyed all the supplies A French telegram says the that the Germans have not failed According to a report dated the incident, that they are fully aware that in General commanding the army hard fight on the day before, he time the city was in a turmoil stayed in Antwerp to the end, Two English correspondenta financial resources, actual and in the east, the German troops was lying on the ground with his insomuch as reports of the escaping in a motor boat as the potential, the Teutonio Poweré bave fioished off a large number compare unfavourably with the of wounded men by shots fired German aeroplane heve in sight. and the siege of Liege had
regiment, resting. Suddenly a German invasion of Belgian Germans entered. Triple Entente, and that they into their faces at close quarter. It flew right over the British reached the alty. All shops un-resulted in great destruction of The bombardment of Antwerp have worked out a scheme to na has been demonstrated by the
troops, and commenced to signal der German management were remedy the defect. It is now dimensions of the wounds. Other their position to the German wrecked and looted. On the 3rd, houses, but only three shops wera possible to discern something of wounded men were deliberately omp. their financial plans, and to trampled upon.
bürat. A minute later, amid intense train was packed by refugees. he left Brassels for Antwerp. The attempt a forecast of their intend On August 10 Bavarian inexcitement of the troops, two Not a single porter was obtainable ped six more bombs into Pari
A German seroplane has drop- ed developments.
fantry systematically set fire to aeroplanes, with English and The first principle of the villages which they went through French pilots, rose into the air at Antwerp and each passenger and is being pursued by five German war plan to be ready in the Barbas Montigny, Montreux from the British rear. Ascend was obliged to carry his own bag. French aviators. first has been applied to finance, and Parux districts at a time ing with great rapidity, they trunk containing cash amounting the bombs which fall on Notra gage. In the confusion he lost a Contrary to the first statement, Alone of all the Great Pawers, when no attillery fire on either made for the German aeroplane, to 3,000 marks and a suit of Dame exploded and ignited a Germ ny kept a war chest eide could have provoked such with the intention of attacking it. clothes. He stayed there three days beam inside the edifice. £6,000,000 of the indemnity paid action. In the same distriot they by France in 1871 was turned compelled the inhabitanta to go
and took a passage on the Atsuts Maru. He arrived in London on the Germans only occupy the It is reported from Paris that into coined gold and held in in front of their scouts, reserve in Spondau fortres, a few Another report, dated August At first some of our men, who search-lights and one quick-firing suburbs of Antwerp and that 24
the 8th. He states that four miles south-west of Barlin. In 11, 1014, 8a58: "The German were very much on the alert, fired gun were fitted on the Tower of
forts are still energetically the highly important Army Law troops are burning villages, by mistake
at the French London in preparation for an resisting. passed last year, it was provided, massaaring the inhabitants, and among other things, that this making the women and children seroplane. Luckily, their shots attack from the German air force.
Four people were killed and went wide. reserve should be trebled. Of the march in front of them when they
"The Ateats Marn left London 20 wounded by the German. total expenditure of £50,000,000 come out of the villages on to the with breathless interest watched British Squadron was preparing sufferers being mostly women and Then the troops lay still, and on August 16th. At that time a bomba dropped on Paris, the contemplated under the Army battlefields. This was done the attempts of the French and to start for the north. The children. Law, four-fifths was to be raised notably at Billy in fighting on The damage to Notre Dame is: eix small teams of the roof at once by a general levy, on the 10th. They are finishing off their opponent, and tomaron Tre British and French Squadrons at Following the dropping of the their opponent, and to cut off his Dover and Gibraltar were co-German bomba on Paris a fing The levy was made the wounded and ling pri retreat, smashed, part of the roof of the northern transept torn away, and properly.
this spring, and its results were soners."
operating to watch the vessels was found bearing the words: the frame of the clock pierced by bullota.
somewhat disappointing.
After a little time the Franco-passing the straite. The Ateats "We have taken Antwerp; your The Government of the Repub British airmen abandoned this Maru was on more than one ocoa- turn will come soon." Still, over $30,000,000 came in, and lic, in view of such proceedings attempt, and then the English-sion ordered tostop and continual the fact that the German Govern | which must be repudiated by tho | ment bad just got control of this universal conscience of mankind, man and the German began to ly had search-lights played on continue in the districts of La Bassee and Hazebrouck. The began is a link in the chain of make a complete appreciation of tion for shooting down from reports were current that the A Paris communique states: -Cavalry actions on our Left enormous sum when hostilities leaves it to the civilieed Powers toy upwards, in the ovidant desire her. The steamer arrived at to obtain's more favourable posi- Colombo on Sept. Oth, whero enemy between Arras and the Oiso has attempted several aitaoks evidence that Germany was con- these criminal acts, which are above. Owing to the protection German warships Emden and appear on page 4,
What has eternally dishonouring for afforded by the machine, it would others were on the South Seas. which failed, notably at Lassigny and Roye. We have made some templating war. progress in the Centre on the right bank of the Aisne, and east and become of all this money? Some belligerent.Reuter.
have been of little use for one However, the steamer followed beat Kowloon CO. at cricket A team from the United Banke of it went in the equipment of south-east of Verdun.
two extra army corps, and some ritory sooner than risk destruc aviator to fire at his opponent her usual course and safely arriv
from balow. Once higher ed at Singapore on the 11th on
yesterday. in the preliminary work in contion. The Germans, it may ba nection with the projected addi- presumed, hope to meet this plan altitude was attained, the oppor- the very day that the Emden sank tional forts on the Russian frontier. by driving the French into their tunity for effective aim would be five British vessels in the gulf of on page 2, and log book on page But we shall probably not be fortresses, as they have driven much greater.
passed there a few hours, earlier *General news appears cu pago wrong in assuming that the the Belgione into Antwerp. Then
or later, she would have probab- 13 and commercial nowa on page additional reserve was duly form their free troops would scour the ed, and that Germany started the country. They might impre
ly shared the same fate, Dr. [9. war with cash in hand to meet money contributions, but it seems
Up and up circled the two air- Yoshida, and Mr. Taṛümichi, Further detaile of the alleged the bulk of the mobilieation more probable that they would men, till their machines could Assistant-Professore of the Kioto double murder at Deep Water
barely be distinguished from the and Tokyo Imperial Universities, Bay are given to-day. carry cff the harvest. So much for preliminaries. Supposing that all goes well ground. They were almost out and the Rev. Yoshioka, Director
An interesting article on trade Circular No. 35 states-A calm prevailed on the 10th, intense The next stage was to apply 38 for the Germans in the West, and of sight when the soldiere saw of the Kansai Gakuin, were with the enemy appears on pages fog making the use of artillery impossible. Nevertheless, the Germana forcefully as possible the Napo- that the Russians are held for a that the British aviator was above among the passengers on the ship. and 3.
Then the faint made four successive violent attacks in the wooded district between leonic maxim of making an army while in the East, the invaders his opponent. Apremont and the Mëuse,
live on the enemy's country. The will surely endeavour to strip sound of a shot came down from
policy the sky, and instantly the German "MEINSELF UND GTTO." Several trenches formerly occupied by the entry have been desire to tap Belgian wealth may France bare. Such a taken by the French.
have had something to do with would have two results. It would aeroplane began to descend, vol- The Belgian Army left Antwerp without suffering any losses, the headlong attacks on the Liege give Germany additional storea planing in graceful fashion. Ap-
"We must be grateful to our destroying and burning the supplies before departing.
forts before the siege guns had of food, and it would, reduce parently it was under the most come up, with the occupation of many of the French peasantry to perfect control. On reaching the God, who has been with us."
The Kaiser, August 21. Brussels, and with the over-run- starvation. Fed these poor folk earth the machine landed with no "Oar God is with us"-Iran- ning of so large an area of Bel would have to be if France was great shock, ran a short distance; gian territory. At any rale, to carry on the war at all and along the ground, and then tic bast whererer the Gormana have coms collect her energies for a fresh stopped.
That, while you bare the guilty they have levied tell in defiance | advance, and the only source from Rushing to the spot, the British sword,
Bright angele o'er your of The Hague Convention. Ger- which the necessary money could seldiere found, to their amaze- many is not a wealtby country in be drawn would be England, Isment, that the pilot was dead. pland'ring host,
Keep watch and ward! comparison with France and it not possible that the Germans So fortunate had been the aim of
Bat if a Judge of all the earth Britain, and she is attempting to have considered whether even the Englishman that he had shot
Doth still the Humble Spirit London, Oct. 12, 5.15 am. redress the balance by making Britain's purse could stand the the German through the head. Two English newspaper correspondenta stayed at Antwerp to war at others' expense.. strain if, in addition to her own In his dying moments the latter bess,
And visit with his flaming the end, and escaped in a motor-boat as the Germans were entering. Bearing in mind what happen military and naval expenditure, had started to descend, and when
A despatch to the Horning Post Bays that the Belgiana on the ed to Belgium, let us consider she had to feed numbers of he reached the earth his hands wrath
Proud wickedness, 2nd inat. decided that surrender was inevitable, but they were what is the programme in Franco. destitute Frenchmen and wo still firmly gripped the controle. inspired with fresh courage on the morning of the 3rd by the Bismarck told us long ago that men? That, they might well The aeroplane was absolutely announcement that British help was coming. The British Marines the object of the next war on argue, would be the way to strike undamaged, and was appropriated day. arrived on the 4th, after travelling all night from England, and France would be to bleed her a blow at the heart of a country by the British aviators, immediately took up their positions in the hottest corner at Lierre. white, primarily, no doubt, in the beyond the reach of their armies. They, with reinforcements, bore the brunt of the attack, and were military sense, but also in the It is true that such a policy would subjected to galling artillery fire. Tis Germans, deceiving the Bal- gians by a ruse, outflanked the position et Lierre, making retire ment inevitable. There was great destruction of houses in the city by shells, but only three shops were burnt.
24 Antwerp Forts Holding Out.
Oct. 12, 6 p.m. A further Paris communique issued this afternoon states that twenty-four of the Antwerp forts on both sides of the Scheldt are resisting energetically. The Germans as yet only occupy the en barbs.
(Official telegram from the French Government via Peking).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
How Antwerp Fell.
The Aerial Attack on Paris.
expenses:
economic
Almost out of Sight.
F.M.S. Rubber Duty.
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Bengal. Had the Atsuta Maru 6,
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We trust that on some early
And some not very di-tintspot. God will be with you-and you'll pray,
That Be were not.
G. H. Powell in the Globe,
"Our Contemporaries” appears.
An interesting claim regarding came before the Chief Justica the ownership of the ss. Elsbeth
to-day.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatro 9.15 p.m.
~TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Sale of Curios, G.P. Lammert'a Sales Rooma-2.30 p.m.
Saturday, October 17: Special Dinner in aid of the Prince of Wales' Fund-Grand Hotel.
Monday, October 19, French Convent Sale of Work Sale of Leasehold Properly G.P. Lammert's Sales Rooma 3 p.m.
Bense. The main boar with special ruthlessness business of the armies now upon the defenceless victime of seeking to penetrate into France war, but that reflection would is to crnah the French army not trouble the Germans, who in the field. But the German now oare for no form of respect. For the period from the 2nd to Railway Disorganized. ataff, which appears to have save that inspired by terror. 8th October, 1914, inclusive, the
Ipoh, Oct. 1. thought things out preity Whether the policy is feasible or value of the highest grade of Landelipe have occurred on Oct. 12, 12.25 p.m.
thoroughly, must have onsidered not depends on the military de rubber is fixed at two shillings the railway between Bukit Gan Reater's correspondent at Paris maya four persons were killed a posible French plan of can-velopments of the next few days; and a penny per Ib. and the duty tang and Padang Rengas caused Sale of Crown Land-P.W.D. and twenty injured by the bombe dropped from German seroplanes paign which would aim at keep but now that the full meaning of on cultivated rubber on which by a cload burst. They have -3 p.m.
Saturday, October 31. flying over the capital. The casualties were mostly among women ing the French army in being the struggle upon which we are export duty is leviable on an ad occasioned great disorganization
Ministering Children's League and children. A flag was found inscribed: "We have taken Antwerp. until such time as the Russian engaged is becoming clearer la valorem basis in accordance with of the service. Trains are held Your turn will come soon."
advance relieved the pressure, A cur people, it is as well that its the rules under the Customs up at Taiping and the Penang bazaar Government Contrary to the first statement previously telegraphed, the French army acting on such a financial aspects should be re Duties Enactment will be assessed express due in Ipoh at 0.47 p.m. Grounds
Wednesday, November 4 bomb which fell upon Notre Dame did explode and ignited a beam strategic conception would set on viewed and the orifices they on a price of $105 per picul for did not arrive till 4 a.m.-Sing-
Licensing Sessions, inside the edifice.
the defensive, abandoning tor- may entail foreseenGloba
all grades. (F. ME, S. Grette.)
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