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SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Beuter's Service to the China" Mail)

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

GREAT BELGIAN AND FRENCH VICTORIES.

THE FLEETS OF THE

FAR EAST.

RUSSIANS CAPTURE AN AUSTRIAN TOWN.

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY

IN THE FAR EAST,

GERMAN. FLEET'S ACTION "BEING CIRCUMSCRIBED.

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LONDON, Aug. 14. 1.50 p.m. The British Fleet is gradually circunscribing, the action of the Ger- mao Flet in the Far East.

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GERMANY AND JAPAN.

DECLARATION OF WAR EXPECTED.

LONDON, Aug. 14. 1.50 p.m.

The Germans are concentrating at Tokyo and Yokohama prupara- tory to leaving, owing to the expectancy, of war between Japan and Garbaby.

DEARTH OF NEWS FROM THE MAIN THEATRES OF WAR

LONDON. Aug. 1, 3.35 p.m. Great silence prevails regarding the main war theatres, only scrape of news filtering, through.

"LIEGE" AND THE VOSGES.

LONDON, Aug, 14, 3.35 p.m.. Liege is still intact, and after five days fighting France maintains pogression of the crest of the Vosges, successfully repulsing well- directed German attacks.

2.000 GERMAN PRISONERS,

Lossos, Aug. 14, 3.85 p.m. Bfrium has asked France to socoumodate 2,000 Gorama prisoners.

HUGE ́ARMAMENT CAPTURE BY THE FRENCH.

LONDON, Aug. 14, 9.85 p.m..

The French captured at Athair a battery of artillery, three Mitrail fees, ammunition and wagons.

THE BATTLE OF HAELEN.

LONDON, Aug. 18. Yesterday's, engagements will be known as the Battle of Helen. They lasted throughout the day. By evening the Belgians bad cleared the ground between Diest, Haelen and Zellick. The country was covered with dead. A portion of the Belgian Left wavered, but was rainforced.

LATER,

A Belgian officiul despatch confirms the victory at Haelep. The German losses are given as three-fifths of those engaged. The Belgian losses were slight.

The Belgians captured a number of quick-firers mounted on mater.

Cars.

ANOTHER BELGIAN VICTORY.

Lospos, Aug. 14. Simultaneously with "the battle at Huelen, the Germans were re- pulsed with heavy losses at Egheses; ten miles north of Namur.

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THE FRENCH ANNIHILATE & REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS.

LONDON, Aug. 14. The French defeated and vursized the Germans in a two days battle at the river Othain, south of Montmedy. They annihilated regiment of dmgoons, and captured a thousand officers and men.

·!' BOES" ON THE ACTIVE LIST."

LONDON,. Aug. 14. Field Marshal Earl Roberts has been appointed Colonel-in-Chief the forces from overdose,

INTERRUPTED COMMUNICATION.

Communication between Japan and Europe is interrupted..

BULGARAS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL. -

Bulgaria has assured Russia that she will obse neutrality.

RUSSIAN CAPTURE 15 (AUSTRIAN TOWN.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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TELEGRAPH.

THE BELGIAN VICTORIJS.

NO GERMAN CAVALRY BETWEEN HASSELT AND RAMILLIES.

Losnov, Ang. 14, 5.20 p.m..

The dicial, Fress Bureau announces that the Belgians have so driven the pronny eastward that there is how no German cavalry between Hasselt midainillies,

THE GALLANT FORTS OF LIEGE.

LONDON, Aug. 11, 3.20 p.m.)

The forts at Liege are plentifully supplied.

RETURNS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

A SATISFACTORY SHOWING.

LONDON, Aug. 15.

The Bunk of England return, shows its position as folkwe-

Reserve

£15,500,000 8,000,000

Public Deposits

Other Deposits

88,250,000

70,750,000

Proportion of Reserves to Liabilities

17 per cent,

Other Securities

LOCAL ITEMS.

GUN PRACTICE.

MOTHERCRAFT.

PRIZES FOR DINNERS AND CLOTHING.

The Ingenious Father.

Fortson bountiful, jolly, wälliserade hed babies spotlowly, clean" from their sowy bonnets to their swart ** bootiem " (worệ, the entro of agtructina, as the com- tahtsin mothererais bold last manila as the Ender Conty Council zakoola, Coswayatri, Marylebone, under the auspices of the National League for Physical Education und Improvemeal and the Association of Infant Consultations nal Schools for Mothers. The differont schools Bare recently held their own lusal competitions, and it was the prizes winner in the differept branotes who were new, for the honour of their loend evntras, competing against augi. other. The absquare of the usual wailing pa thu part of all the babies present ned thr} nent and healthy appearance of ચ musthers were excellent testimony to the pod koze by this seingia in very poor neighbourhoods.

Dr. Eéntrico McGregor, in announcing tha sucessful competitors for mothers and children showing ovidence of having profited most by the instruction given. at their school, declared that aft thà còm- petiters were splendid," the general clothing and cleanliness of the children. and the records of, the condition of theiz | homes (supplied by the competing con- tres) being remarkably good. Serue nf the competitors had a tremendous fight in poverty, ill-health, and the draw- backs of a number of children. Th» prize. mother (St. Pancras was one whose health had been so bad that it would hava bon a sufficient excuse for nod

Wo ure again asked to state that in order to obviate any chance of alarm or misunderstanding, we are asked by Major H. G. Sargenunt, having a clean home and a clean baby. R.A.. Instructor in gunnery, to publish the following item, of news.

Gun practice will be carried out by the Royal Garrison Artillery from the following works and on the following dates :—

tion.

During the afternoon on oral examino- tion was held in mothervinét, in, which Dr. Erid Pritchard judged. There are 1 catrien, most of whom were young women with their first babies. The

Mount Davis,sday, 18th August, at 8 am, in a S. direction. Stonecutters, Wednesday, 19th August, at 9 a.m. in a S.W. direc-standard of answering was very high.

Pakshawan, Saturday, 22nd August, at 10 a.m. in a N.E. direction. Should the weather conditions be unfavourable the practices will be postponed until the following days. Sunday excopted.

A DISHONEST CHINESE CLERK

Cheuing Ring Hi, formerly employed as a clark by the Nippon Yasen Kaisha steam. ship Company, was charged on various counts at the Supreme Court this morning

with emberzzlement involving a total sum of about $1,000. It was alleged that the prisoner collected the money and converted Chinese defective at the Kowloon Station it to his own use. He was arrested by a

preparatory to his boarding the tmin for Canton. He had $150 in his possession and it was ascertainöd that he had just returned from Massó,

Prisoner pleaded guilty to all the charges. Accused, who was sant to prison for six months, had been in the Nipper Yuson Kaisha's employment for four years,

THE FATAL RIVER PARTY.

Funeral of the Brave Bandaman.

A” THIEF PLEASED WITH

HIS SENTENCE.

Mr. Wood smiled in surprise when, a Chinese admitted at the Magistracy this Foundling Bome. He was sentenced to morning to stealing a jacket from the Barlin

thre weeks' imprisonment. 11

*Three weeks only queried the da

heavier sentence. landact, who had evidently expected

WHAT WAR HEANS TO THE GERMANS.

**World Soon Be Faced By Famine

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DINNER FOR YOUR AT, A SHILLING.

The cooking competition was cash!|| the most popular events of the afternoon. sud provsutions had to be taken to keep both babies and mothers, attracted by appetizing odours, from distracting the competitors. Each woman had a shilling give her to buy materials for a dianer | for four persons (two adults and two ildren). She had to produen the bills of her purchasen. The prize was won by, a mother from Golborne Ward School and ecnsisted of lentil soup, stowed mutton, cauliflower, potatoes, bread, and rice pad- ding. The mutton (lb.) cost $1., and the vegetables Bd. also. The winner of the second prize gure boiled neck of mut- ten (öd.), and pearl barley. (jd.), hari. cot beans (d.), potatoes (10.), pens (144.); baked mustard (ond egg 18., milk I) and gooseberries (12.), and sugar (id).".

Á kypieni vegetarian dinner, which is common amongst working women owing| to the new knowledge of the "nutritive volue of pukas foods, amounted to 10122- and consisted of haricot bean pie, dice and potatoes, and bazaan fritters. The average wage of the husbands was said

Professor Carl Ballod, writing in the Pronssische Jahrbucher." claims that in the event of war under prosent condi-

to be about 19, a week, do, or bs. of tions the West German industrial popule which goes in rent, and the women them. tion would be faced in a few weeks with seves live during the week on bread and an appalling" calamity, as bread would resh an impossible prica In the first tea, only having one good meal on Sun- year meat and milk consumption would days, in spite of the carefulness of their The fanural took place in the St. Pancras bad also would buroma scarce unless, the poor mothers was shown in the com have to be reduced 80 per couk, `batl

spending.

The extraordinary ingenuity of some of Cemetery, East Finchley, of William Edmund Mitchell, the musician who was

as he advises, Germany, contraste huge petition for mended and adapted gar drowned in attempting to save the life of corn stores in the industrial centree, and ments. The first prize went to Ful-.f Sir Denis Anson during the midnight river in times of peace permanently ham mother for a child's cost made from trip of the Thames. Close upon 2,000 stored there one year's requirements.

This conclusion is interesting, says the had been steamed and the coat well-cut an old grey tweed skirt. The material Daily News, because apparently Ger- and beautifully pressed; it was trimmed many is no better off than Free Trade with revived green velvet from an. England in respect of food supplies in old hat and the lining was silk from a time war.

pervous were present.

A short service was conducted by the Rey, J. McLeod Campbell, a cousin of Sir Devis Anon. The music was performed 3. Beschsm in person, and the Beecham by the Beschon Orchestra, conducted by Open Company sang the hymns, "Fight the God, Fight" and "Anide with me, At the graveside Mr. Campbell delivered an address. He snill that the

number of people present must prove a comfort to the dead man's family. No fears nood be entertained for him, for he committed the act which was the greatest in the sight of Godthat of laying down his life for a fellow being.

great

Amory the many beautiful wreaths was tribeto "From Bir Denis Anson's mother and sisters, with deepest gratitude for his wonderful bravery."

TRENCH ARMY'S NEW

UNIFORM.

Value of the Change.

The Government's intention to drown the

army ins new blue gray uniform on account of invisible. quality was discret in the Chamber this afternoon, saya a Pris mes ange to The Times dated July Pit.

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A CO-RESPONDENTS PENALTY

A summons by Mr Thornley against Mr Sydney Frank Garratt, of Surbiton, for his failure to pay £4,500 dangos awarded against him as co-respondent in a suit for divorce, came before Mr. Justice Horridge in bankruptcy, recently

Mr Garett in giving evidence, aid that Mrs. Thornley, with whom he was living, had money of her own. To was | travailor earning 24 104, a wook.

dress bought for 28. a jumble sola: A boy's winter tunic, made Buster Brown fashion, and trousers were also made from an old skirt. The loose, weshable lising was a portion of an old shoot, and the heat linen collar was made from pieces of ́s blouse... A. baby's jersey bad bean fashioned from the legs at a man's stockings. And a bose things were so beautifully and lovingly made for their" little wearers that they looked like new goods from a shop...

BABY'S 'LANDER MADE BY A FATHER. In the competition for fathers, for 'a

contrivance for the benefit of mother or His Landship. You maat pay your child, not, costing more than 5s., there dahta before you have the luxury of living | ward a number of ingenious entries. The with a married women "You find pay prize went to a Fulham freman who had £1 10. a weak, and the first payment must on a sailor, and who in a week's leisure be made within a work.

fine had made at a cost of 18, 'a'wonder-

ful baby's lander with a doping zino root, a movable shelf, and muslin covers for A the milk jug. There was a muslin cover

OXFORD DEBTS STILL OWING made to round the sale also. The

AT 53.

sewing of the mulin. well as the making of the safe, were all done by father," who get a rousing walceme

M. Menimy, Minister of War, stated that the English in the Transvaal were the The pabilo examination in bankruptor first to realize the danger of bright of Bir Edmund Buckley took place at from the mothers when he went up for uniforms, sad had suberitotod khaki. In Aberystwith, The grus lebilines were

of sians had come to the same conclusion. £8063 2. d. is expected to rank for ley school) at a cost of 21. B., made s

the Balkan War the Bulgariate and Bor- placed at £6,811, 24 Sd of which his prize. A builder's Inbourer (Bram

In France successive experiments had dividend. Toure

been carried nut with different kinds of ) £5789-1934, 3d.

deficiency u? | baby's eat, charmingly designed, with ||

clothing. At 1,50 yards the old cloth Replying to the Official Receiver. Sirals and, morable bottom. "The

was as visible as the now so 850 yards. Edmund wild be was 63. Some of his It was somessery to authorize the change pr scut creditors were a rosidue of liabili- At once, in order that cloth in gaffinient | dos assumed at Oxford. quantities for the antire army and the reserve should be supplied in four and half or are years. This was the time taken by the Germans 10: effect, a similar

strictest change. E-thetic considerations ought

LONDON, Aug. 18. The Russiane captured the Austrian town of Sokal, (Galicia), after dislodging the Austrians with heavy loss. The Russians pursued the auemy across the river Bug and destroyed two bridgee and a viaduct.

WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND. AUSTRO-HUNGARY,

not to weigh in the matter. In giring soldiers a uniform which strengthened theis morula ime sugmented their conf. donce and fighting capacity, c

The change was approved. :

An' offer of 7. 64. in the pound" was made. The examination closed..

Unalderable stie has been cused in

Times."

DECREE" GWANTED TO MISLI

ARTHUR FORBES-SEMPILL

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