1914-08-27 — Page 5

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE

GREAT BATTLE.

MORE RUSSIAN AND SERVIAN VICTORIES.

BRITAIN AND CONSCRIPTION,

TOGOLAND SURRENDERS UNCON

DITIONALLY.

London, Ang. 26.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

NANOT HOLDING OUT.

All the attempts of the Germans at

Nanog have failed.

RUSSIANS. STILL ADVANCING.

The Russian victory at Gambrinnen is a real disaster for the Ger

The victoribus Russian troops have advanced 70 kilometres into Prussia. The German losses are enannous.

Efek Toz Yat Po's Service.)

THE BOMBARDMENT OF TSINGTAU.

SANORAL, Aug. 28. Communication between the Wei Hsion and Loi Yangis interrupted. ti is proposed to limit the war zono in Shantung in the east to Kamkahow; the west to Yat Chin and the north to Wei Halem

NO NEWS FROM TSINGTAO.

Mr. Tina, the Japanese Consul-General in Hongkong, infarms us that at present no news is to hand of the fighting at Tsingtau. This is due to an interruption of the telegraphic service from Nagasaki to Shanghai, caused, it is believod, by the Germans having damaged the cable.

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Telegrams received to-day from Japan were delayed about 50 hours in transit in consequence of the interruption.

(The following messages were received overnight.)

FRAISE FOR THE BRITISH TROOPS..

Toynos, Aug. 26, 4.83 a.m. Dotails of the greit battle show that there were enormous fosses on both sides. The British troops and the African troops inflicted sovers losses on the German Inapethal Guard. All reports are unanimous in praising the admirable behaviour of the British troope, which only fell back at the express command of the Generalissimo, and not owing to by a magnificent bagonet charge, advancing three kilometres despite a deadly fire from the mitrellenara.

In the Hope of Commons the Itt. Hon. Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Cabauies, announced that the enemy at Togoland had offered to capitulate an dorms. The British commander replied that they must surrender unconditionally, and added that "We always respect, pri-pressure by the ending. The Algerian soldiers distinguished themselves vate property,"

The commander has occupied the crossing of the river Amu, The German answer is expected to-night.

LATER.

The Colonial Wiley announces that Tgoland has surrendered und conditionally. The Allies enter Kaminu tu-morrow.

A GERMAN PRINCE KILLED AT NAMUR.

Lospos, Aug. 20.

A selgruh from Copenhagen says that a German official telegram tes that Priner Friedrich of Saxt Meiningen was killed by a shell at Namur on the 23rd inst.

RUSSIA, CONTINUES TO ADVANCE IN EAST PRUSSIA.

LONDON, Aug. 27, 1.15 a.m. The Russian troops in East Prussia have occupied Nordenburg. Rensburg and Bishob-burg. Their advance still continues.

RUSSIAN TROOPS: CROSS THE DNEISTER.

The Russian coluninis insading Galicia have occupieti. Turnapol-mid- Arossed„„the River Duvister. #nly three Austrian Anny Corps ure -opposing them.

GIFT FROM THE WOMEN OF "CANADA.

LONDON, Aug. 26. The wemen of Canada. through the Duchess of Connaught, bave! offend is, build, equip, and maintain a moval hospital. The Admiralty The gratefully mouypted the gift, which will be known as the Canadian. -Wemen's Hospital.

GERMANS REPULSED ON THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER."

Loscos, Aug. 26.

GERMAN OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.

LONDON, Aug, 26, 6.50 a.m.

Field Marshal von der Goltz has been appointed Military Governor of A Civil Administrator that part of Belginin occupied by the Germans." has also been appointed.

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FRENCH MOVEMENT PROCEEDING METHODICALLY.

Lostos, Aug. 28, 12:06 n.co.

A French official announcement says that the French hovement, which began yesterday is procvedingrethelically, despite Germa opposition.

KAISER'S UNCLE KILLED AWA

LONDON, Aug 26, 6:10 1.m.

It is reported on good authority that the uncle of the German Em peror, Prince Frederick Leopold, Cominsader-in-Chief of the Imperial Gard, was killed

The Prince was a son of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (cousin of the Paperor Frederick III.), and a brother of the Duchess of Connaught)

BELGIANS DRIVE GERMAN TROOPS AWAY FROM ANTWERP.

Losoos, Aug 26, 1.20 p.m.

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A Belgium official dispatch reports that the Ariny sullied out from The Press Bureau unes hab it is officially stated that the Gerwarp and drove three German divisions yesterday back from the

trighbourhood of Malines apon Vilvorde. mancs yesterday, attacked in force the French on the Southern frontier.

The aftack was repulsed out, the enemy retired all along the line.

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LONDON, Aug. 26.

In the House of Commous Mr. A. St. George Hamersley, K.C.,. „Conservative M,P. for the Woodstock Division of Oxford, asked if in the

present crisis some form of compulsory service, should not be adopted.

Mr. Asquith replied in the negative, hnd referred Mr. Hamersley to Earl Kitchener's statement.

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GERMANS TO DEFEND TAINGTAU.

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...Losnov, Aug, 26, 5:30 pm.

A cable from. Tsingizu received in New York says that a cypher essage from the Emperor William instructing the Garrison to defend the position to the utmost, was read at rall call on Friday evening and

The following telegmans have been received to-day through official was received stoically.

sources:—

PRUSSIAN GUARDS SUFFER HEAVILY..

I is confirmed that the Army Corps of the Prussian Guards suf- ferno henvily, losing nung men in the hand-to-hind fight with the Algerie troops.

FRENCH COMMANDER'S SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS.

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The Germans have destroyed with dynamite all the tall structures which might be of assistance to the attacking fleet, by giving sighting points; also, the railroad bridge at the boundary of their lessed territory. and they have razed the Chinese villages within their territory, the inhabitants of these villages heing partially compensated.

CANADA'S SPLENDID PATRIOTISM.

LONDON, Aug. 28, 4:10 am

The Canadian Patriotic Fund is rapidly mounting. Toronto City Sut the 24th the Germans have not succeded in preventing the sione contributed $297,000 in one day and expects to raise inlf-a-milion

dollars in the next four days.

zmethodical, movements of the French Commander-in-Chief.

A RUSSIAN VICTORY.

The Russians, pushing their forward raurah,have muted the Aus trina Cavalry Division,

AUSTRIANS AGAIN DEFEATED.

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RUSSIAN VICTORIES IN EAST PRUSSIA.

Loxpos, Aug. 20; 4.10 %.m.

The Russian forces continue on the offensive. The German Army. on the East Prussian frontier beat a retroit by forced marches, conced

rating on Koenigsburg fortress. Three divisions of Germans occupied a fortified region north of Neidenburg. The Russians attacked them and

The Servians have wiped out the Austrians" from Chabutz and the enveinped the left flank of the Germans, who fled, nhandouing their guns. whole of the Servian territory, "

FRANCE DETERMINED.

All in France are determined to fight to the bitter end.

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MALINES RECAPTURED.

On the 26th the Belgian troops advancing from Antwerp took the

Germans.

WAR NEWS.

TWO GERMAN STEAMERS TO BE SOLD AT MANILA.

It is stated in Masz papers to hand

STRENGTH OF THE GARRISON.

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WAR NEWS.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF TSINOTLU.

"A Japanese army of considerable size-- [45,000 men sevirding to one report-- will commenta a hoseg, assault on the fortress, ways the "China Prem, "

Thin assault from the land side probably will be made doubly effectirs by • où- opera ire sult from the zo on the part of the Japanunu Best, including the new -battle-cruiser Kongo, which earrin sight 14 inch guns. 1. Mlikely that ships of the other Allies slan will take part.

Altogether the should be a ria of dosch-darling sholi tre into Thingtan such aa waa nyt atperienced urea "at Port Arthir..

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THE PEACEFULNESS OF SHANGHAI:

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Revolutionary Soares and Precautions.

Many rumours have been in circulation with reference" to possibła zabeilioua cut- breaks amongst the Chiness, says the 5.0. Daily Naws of the 21st Init... Alarmista I have búan very busy' in the South, and the Chinesa newspapers of Shanghai bays not been lacking in circonstantial stories" of

plotting in and around the International Settlement. The irrepressible Choa Chi- mei, and Sun Yat-sen, aro suppoand, to be reorgsuizing for a further dom nstration in bis quarter, the enforced absence of

·Intaigu men-af-war and soldiers providing theim with a favourable opportunity for causing trouble.

JAPANESE ORDERED OUT OF S

TSINGTAO.

The Question of China'a Neutrality.

Peking, Aug. 20. Admiral Meyer-Waldeck, Governor of Tsingtao, bus imaged notification ordering all Japanese in leave Tainatan by August

It ja pot thought that this pro-stily mona that Germany has decided not to | evacuate Taragino, but that it is part of the preparations which must be made, similar to the preparations which were undertakan in regard to French, British and Russians. Although the question of participation has not yet been decidod, *ppears that the allien are discussing principally the | mode of attack on Tainutao, some consider-

ing it necessary to av id violating China's aentrality as far as possible, while others argue that belligerent Taingtan, over which con-titutes a

China exercises sororo "hich justifies ×

iniation of neutrality

counter violation on the part of the attackers.

While Germans sent the ion of Tsingtao surrendering, the majority of the other Legitions are inclining to the belief that the German Emperor will recognize the utter hopelessens of defence and realize that surrendering Tsingtan to Chins would entail smaller loss of prestige than being driven out at the point of a Japa bayonot. There is every resson to believe, however, that in the event of Tsingtau being surrendered to. Obins, the Japanese will immediately comapy the place ---N. C. Daily News,

WOMEN IND CHILDREN LEAVE

TSINGTAO."1

Sia understand, mys the "N. C. Daily News of the 21st inst. that the German authorities in Tsingtao are not calling-for any more Beerres, they Having already be many eficient men in the port an can be “nocain modated.—WouienTMand children," it was reported, were to leave Txingtao last night, and from Garman and Chinese, sa well as from other sources, we learn that it

in confidently, expected that Sghting will begin at noon on Sunday.

HANAMETAL EXILS.

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The steamer Hansmetal in ballast-and fying the American faq, cleared for Taing- txa, probably the last vessel to depart for that port before the expiration of the Japanese ultimatum, said presumably the last ship to roach there on a mission of pence. ·

The Hazamietal goes to bring to enlety- the --remaining non-ectabatanta in the Gertcan colony, including the wives and children of officers and merchants residing. there. Owing to the strict watch that in believed to be kept over all abipning in the vicinity of Kinochou bay, the Hacamata! carried absolutely no carry, and a be fies a neutral Eng, expects to have no trouble on her errand of mercy.

Ta lood circlen, the voyage of the Hanametal and the evident desire of th German garrison to remove noncombatants from the posible danear zone, is taken so confrm the rumour that the Germaa forces will not surrender

THE YARN MAREST.

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"Mours. Pollishwalla and Kotowal write

as follows:-o the entire absence of binex in yarn, we consider it useless

to inue nor nucial etrcalar."

THE FLOOD RELIET Fund.

--wœudsivo with energy: They recaptured Malines and drove out all the that "arrengements aro rapidly being mined, that the landwnrd "guan nto, a6bn paid, respectively, $100 no:1 950.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FRONTIER FIGHTING.

The unmitte of the Flood Relief Bazar piest us to state that at the Bazaar, held at West Point ree-ntly. Mesire A. S. Wativa & Co. in addition to their gift of u supply of serated waters, pffered to pre-nt two gold and two silver medals

to those gentlemen who paid the highest prices for a bottle of the Company's To withstand the attack, the Tsingtaa serated waters. The gal medals wore won garrison has been making rapid preparahy Hesar, Wong Shai Shan and Lau Yn Flors. Beliable information received in Fong, who paid $220 and $210, respectiva Shanghai is that the rugged country ly, and the elver medals were awarded to surrounding the fortress dias been heavily Mears. Len Tik Chauk and Ho Bam Tong powerful as these pointed award, that the The madals, which are very handsomely perfected" for the purchase of the warenon ambers cinse on to 6,00 men.de, havaheen received by the Committee German freight steamers, the "Claro all of whom have had military training, and banded over to the winners. Jebsen" and the Matilda," at present and that there is a good supply of food and The Committes tender to Mesara A. S

Watươm &-03, their kinoncost thanks for There har born a considerable amont of the Company's very generous gilts of Compary are said to have made an offer negotiation looking to the surrender of the aerated waters and media. which is being favourably considered!! stronghold" with at a battle this baving a Clara Jebsen la owned by the Teb- arisan since Japan derided to Inres her way Company. She is a steel sarew ves built in 1902 nt Antwerp Her registered tonnage is 1,745. The Metildo The battle in which the Belgian and Anglo-French forces took the is of 1972 tons, built at Riel in 1906 offensive went on during the 28rd and 24th August. The German and in a steel scrow vessel. According Losses were considerable, especially among the German Imperial Guard: to Lloyd's register she is also owned by On the French side two Divisions suffered severely, but the bulk of the Active force in intact. The French Commander-in-Chief, in order to continue the fight, took back his troops to the line of defence he bad originally cbonen. There they are strongly established, then

The French general offensive in Belgium did not succeed in passing through the German lines, and after terrible fighting the English and Wo would draw our readers item French troops marched back on their defensive positions Nevertheless tion to the announcement on page 8 of the situation remains good. The French troops repulsed the Germans this issue regarding food prices in Hong in Als:0:

The French forcen in Lorraine have fallen back on a fortified lines Manila. A new Intor island Shipping Ammunition. beginning in front of Nancy,

The Germans bave occupied Lunevillä. “

A big general battle has begun along the whole front, the fighting being especially heavy in Belgium between Mons and Namur, the centre being at Charleroi, The British expeditionary force is taking part in the.action.

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jnto the war. But thus far these nogatis Tho N.D.L. liner Roo, 8174 toes, tion has been futile and the prospect now Capt. Gittarein, bus pas into Tjäktjsp to diplomacy; will fall to avert this with several hundred British and German That all of Shanghai, irrespective of songs on board. She was bound for tionally, will await the outcome with suddened hearte, gnes withmat aylag

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