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MONDAY, AUGUST 24 1814.

BY TELEGRAPH

JAPAN AND AMERICA.

LONDON, Aug. 23, 4.55 p.m. America's reply to Japan says that America understands that Japan not seeking territorial aggrandise ment, but promises to restors. Taing- Bau to Chins, and to maintain the integrity of China in accordance with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Also that Japan will consult the United Bites before taking stops beyond the boundaries of Tsingtau."

THE BELGIAN ARMY'S TASK.

Losos, Aug. 28. 2.40 a.m. A Belgian communique says the Army has been able to carry out in antirety the first role dovolving upon it of gaining time. Not having to Eght alone, it merges its own object, the defence of Belgium, in the .general azrategical aim of the Allies, to crash the enemy as a whole. The Allies are not yet in a position to co-operate in their entirety with the Belgians, but in a few days this will 'ho longer be the case,

THE BELLIGERENTS AND THE DECLARATION OF LONDON..

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London, Aug. 22, 4.25 3.m.

1 officially announced that as France and Tussin intend to observe the provisions of the Declaration of London, Great Britain will - not in conformity therewith subject to slight modifications.

U.S. GOVERNMENT WAR, RISKS INSURANCE.

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Loyoos, Aug. 22.

The United States Senate passed a Government War Risks Insur- nee Hill.

-SCATTERING MINES IN THE NORTH SEA!

GERMANY'S BARBAROUS METHODS.

LONDON, Aug. 23, 1.10 a.m.

The British Adhirsty states that the Germans are continuing the practier of senttering mines indiscriminately upon ordinary trade routes.... Conwidently mutnil ships traversing the North Seu, no matter what their destination, aru exposed to the gravest danger. The Admiralty therefore impress a British and neutral shipping the vital fraportance of touching at British ports before entering the North Sen in order to ascertain the mute and channels which the Admiralty are keeping swept, along which the dangers are reduced as far as possible.

"While reserving to themselves the utmost liberty of retaliatory action againes this new form of warfare, the Admiralty announce that they have so fur lajtī no mines during the present war, and are enden- Touring to krep the sea routes open for peaceful cornmeresi,

TWO DANISH SHIPS STRIKE MINES AND FOUNDER.

LONDON, Aug. 23, 9.10a.m.

The Press Bezel announces that the Danish steamship Maryland struck a king in the North Sea and foundered. The Danish steamship Broberg witnessed the accident and launched her houts, but was unable to find the crew. During the search the Broberg also struck a mine and foundered. The crew were saved and landed at Lowestoft. The acci- .dent happened on the main tande route, thirty-five miles from land.

ITALY'S INTERVENTION A QUESTION OF DAYS.

Losbox, Aug. 23. 2.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Malta telegraphs that the Mediterranean is free from hosthe ships, and that he learns from infuential Italian quarters that Italy's intervention in favour of the entente is only a question of days.

THE GERMANS MOVING TOWARDS FRANCE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE “KLISERIN ELISABETH" TO BE DISARMED,

LONDON, Aug. 94, 4.30 a.m. The Press Bureau announces that the Austrian Government has ordered the disarmament of the oruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth, now at Kiao- chau, and the transfer of the crew to Tientsin,

100,000 VOLUNTEER' FROM CANADA..

LONDON, Aug. 24, 4.80 a.m.

• 100,000 have valenteered for native service in Canada and 27,000. are already mobilising.

GHENT AND OSTEND.

LONDON, Ang. 92, 4,5 a.m.

It is reported that the Germans have xcupied Ghent and Ostend.

THE ENEMY STILL CROSSING THE MEUSE,

Loxbox, Aug. 99, 11.30 am. The Germans have started bombarding: Namur. Columns of the enemy continue to cross the Mease ontside the range of the Namur guns.

RUSSIANS - INVÅDE AUSTRIAN TERRITORY.

Lowpas, Aug. 93.10 1.m.

It is officially stated in St. Petersburg that the Russian troops crossed the Nrutch river on the 20th inst, and invaded Austrian territory.

In East Prussia Russian aviators drapped bombs on military

CATADA'S WAR APPROPRIATION.

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THE POPE'S WILL.

LONDON, Aug. 22.

The Pope's will contains the phrase: "I was born poor, have lived poor sod wish to dis poor" His Holinen de girêd a modest burial in St. Peter'a

SMUGGLING OPIUM 'SEIZED.

Capture la. Boarding House.

In searching Chinaman'e cubicle for oplum, Detective-Sorgt. Murphy found six taals: scattered in various parts of of the room Ono pob was found in the bed and anethat near the table. Twelve tabs of opium dross were concealed in the bed pillow In an adjoining, cabizla, werg several row tina which had been pushed under the partition. The tins were shapel cafio the curvature of the legs and body and thus facilitate smuggling.

Defendant, who was arrested in « bomud- ing house, had lefs. Canton on the night provin and said he brou hit the drug with him. A pair of scales belonging to the boarding house

were also found in dalan- dant's cubicin,

dr. Wood bed defendant 2050 or twor months' imprisodment and -$150, or one month, for being in Uenal possession of LONDON, Aug. 92, 4.33 opium and opiam dress, toponlively The Canadian House of Commons, has passed a war appropriation of | $50,000,000 (gold),

Sir E. Borden, the Premier, has promised to consider the suggestion that Canada recognise the Belgians heroism by giving them a hospital

RUSSIANS FIGHTING FOURTEEN GERMAN REGIMENTS: AT GUMBINNEN,

LONDON, Aug. 22, 1.20 .m "The Russians continge the offensive in the Gumbinnen district and are now fighting at least fourteen German regiments of infantry with heavy gaus.'.

The Russian cavalry have already captured two guns.

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS BUREAU.

LONDON, Aug. 23.

The Prese Bureau desires the public to remember that almost all the pass comes from our side. The enemy, however, from the meagre news that is | filtering through, claims success in the Western theatres. As the campaign is on an enormous scale, anything that has already happened can only be of minor importance. Nothing hitherto deserves to be called a victory. Hlance had had gratifying successes in Alsace; the Germans had obliged the Belgian Army to retire to Antwerp; the Russiana. to the East, had gained ground but the campaign there can scarcely be said to have commenced. To exaggerate minor episodes into triumphs for the Allies is misleading. It may be aid, however, that there has been one noteworthy success, namely, that Germany, st the end of three weeks, had not yet attempted to attack France. Even the partially successful attack of a week ago might have interfered with the concentration of the French Armies and have proved prejudical to subsequent operations.

The apprehension that the enemy would be ready first is incorrect, The situation of the Allies to-day, in a military sense is satisfactory.

BRITISH RELIEF FUND.

LONDON, Aug. 22 -The Prince of Wales' Fund for the relief of the distressed, now amounts £1,500,000

THE SERVIAN ROUT OF THE AUSTRI INDANE

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A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the rosted Austriane ded to The Germans in Belgium ara said to be marching towards France the Drias bridges parmed by the Servians all along the line. The Servians „ia Andonurdge

captured forty guns, a number of horses, ammunition, etc.

GERMANS USING DUN-DUM BULLETS.

Inspos, Aug. 22, 4.35 p.m. France bus protested to The Hague Powers that Germany is using. Auta-dum bullefa.

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FRANCE'S PLEDGE TO B3⁄4LGIUM.

LONDON, Aug, 22.

It is officially sited in a Paris official: communique that. Françe approuves deepeat sympathy with the sufferings of Belgium. The communique adde that France and Belgium ars indideciably bound together bý blood, and - that Franda iş resolved to liberate the territory of her Ally until not a single -German remains in Belgium.

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SERVIA. AND AUSTRIA.

· COMPLETE · VÍCTORY FOR THE SERVIANS.

LONDON, Aug. 22, 7.40 n.m.

A GERMAN CANARD.

PREMATURE REJOICINGS İT SHIMEEN.

We learn on excellent authority that the German Consul at Canton caused a notice to be posted outside the German Consulate on the Shameen announcing that the Germans had annihilated the French 7th Army Corps.

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This news was obviously incorrect, for the Corps mentioned is at Belfort, far away from any German troops, but it was made the excuse for much rejoicing among the Germans. Conner petada tern It is difficult to understand how such a thing can happen on British Territory,,

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF

THE WAR SITUATION

TELEGRAM FROM 'H.E. SIR JOHN JORDAN,

H B. M'S MINISTER 'AT“ PEKING.

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WAR SCENES IN LONDỒN.

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Sie son of the sxcitement in London at the outbreak of war in conveying by a talegrain, dated the 3rd inst., printed in Rangmon papers-The scenes in the West End are unparalled since the Boer war. The treats were thronged with excited. thousands. Special editiota of the papers were published with bewildering rapidity and were esgerly purchased and read, under the stamps. The Territorials arch. down the Strand were cheered

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with enthusiason, Soldiers andilom Trafalgar Square where surrounded by an inimenet, crowd, amongst which were many Frenchmen. Mators drove through the West End, the occupants waving aristic songs. Most x-cting scenes ware French and British flags and singing witnessed at Charing Cross, wherd an im mense crowd of French rmervista had ssembled in the evening prior to departure for Paris accompanied by their wives and sweethearts. Thousands of Germes re sarvises left Liverpool street homewards by train and were cheered by their com- patrints.

NELSON'S GUNS IN ACTION.

The Defenco of Berat.

From further details which I have som received of the defence of Berat be Captain Ghilardi sud his men against the Albanian insurgents, writes the Times correspondent at Durazso, it appears that some of the guns need were actually those presented by Nelson to Ali Pasha, the Lion of Janina, to encourage him in his hostility to Napoleon. They were used later by Ali Pasha in the campaign in which he crushed his shemy. the Pasha of Beri

A deputation consisting of the Prefect, the Judges, the Commandant, and other notables of Koritsa visited me to-day and begged me to tanamit an appeal for help from the starring refugees now accumula ting at Avions, who armber over 100 000. Independent evidence, shows that the dis tress is terrible, and even if the number of the refugees were halved the problem of feeling them would be beyond all local means. For those charitably inclined the simplest way to help would be to send shipload provisions without delay, Food is the principal necessity; clothing is of | secondary consideration,

Heartreading stories are told of the the starring and waterlera suffering of multitude during weske of terror. Panic bred by the Epirote atrocities around Korites reigns throughout the countryside, and the dread of the Groeke who sto now devastating Southors Albania, is only

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The Colonial Secretary bus courteously sent us the following import the Canadian military headquarters here

A telegram from Romp states that the dispatches, published in the font contraunication :——- newspapers, from Nish on the 21st inst. state that Headquarters announce La complete victory for the Servitas.

The battle lasted four days and took place near Lonitza.

Each side of the Austrian Army that crossed the River Drius was over. thrown.

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The victors took several thousand prisonera.

THA FOR THE "TOMMIE8.”

CEYLON - PLANTERS GIFT TO THE BRITISH ARMY.

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Lenox, Aug. 22, 3.40 am,

The Ceylon Plantara' Association bas offered one million pounds of tea for vike use of the Imperial troops.

Earl Kitchener has gratefully accepted the offer.

GERMAN PRISONERS BEING SENT TO ENGLAND.

Lounos, Aug. :23, 1.40 a.m.) German prisoner numbering 18 officers and 433 man have left Bruges -for Dunkirk escorted by gendarmarie with fired bayonota. Their destination

is said to be England.

GERMANY IMPOSING WAR CONTRIBUTIONS.

London, Aug, 22, 4,25 8.m. The Germans have imposed a war contribution of £2,000,000 upon the Province of Liega

*The Press Bureau announces that the Germans have also imposed a war contribution of £3,000,000 upon the city of Brussels,

GERMAN, BUCCESSES IN BELGIAN.

LONDON, Aug. 21, 6.10 p.m. The Germans have occupied Alost and Wattern antare momentarily cted at Ghent The people are fleeing to Oitend.

The icllowing, telegram has been received by the Governor from H.B.M. Minister at Peking through HRM Consul-General & Canton

PEKING, August 22nd, 1914,

220 pra Following, is summary of naval situation. Since declaration of war fest bave been responsible for safety of expeditionary force which/com pleted disembarkation in France on August 19th: disembarkation is total and effected in perfect order and without casualty

Work of ivy in Atlantic, and elsewhere in safeguarding brade routes

CANADIAN VOLUNTEE:S FOR SIRVICE ABEQAD.

Ottawa, (July 31)-Reports received at show that a strong military feeling is developing throughout the Dominion. Commanders of infantry regiments, of Cavalry corps and of artillery batteries are volunteering the services of themselves and their men for service shroad. The com- mander of the Governor General's Foot Guards, the personal corps of the Duke of Connaught, today volunteered his regiment.

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Gold Medal and 100 percent marks awarded at The Taisho Exhibition for PURITY and EXCELLENCE

The membaft of the Canadian gavern- went who are scattered throughout the country on business or holiday missións have been recalled to Ottawa by Twizel tratt

Premier Borden and must of the Ministers ww but are axpected to arrive to-morrow, when s

cabinet council will be held

is best axemplified by inct that at Lloyds yesterday war, Hak ratas del

The most important question which the

to £2 per cent, for almost any voyages of British ships whereas rate council will bare to deal with is the man

to insure freights of com paid by steamers from North Amerius to a ner in which the Canadian militiszen wil British port is 20 per cent...

"Corman fleet outside Baltic in confined to harbour.

English commerce is almost normal.

Gorman seaborne, commerce is paralysed.

Declared by Tokyo Laboratory after TEN DAYS TEST to be the

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having sunk German minelayer Königin Louise.

Only casualty is loss of light crniser Amphion blown up by mine after course will be followed, will not free from Bacteria or Organic matter of any kind

One, German submarine sunk in North Sea.

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Outstanding feature of operations up to present, has been delay caused to contemplated German offensive derosa Monte and datence of Liege where forta are still intact. This bus permitted orderly mobiliss tion and concentration of French army and British expeditionary force German troops have now crossed Meuse both above and below Liege and to raisland luggage when aning on A arb gaining some ground slowly westward but their advance cavalry houros Change of water, diet, and tem buen continually checked by Belgians, dalaga pada m

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