1914-09-03 — Page 5

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1914

BY TELEGRAPH.

"(Raster's Service to the China Mail)

THE WAR.

1.

BRITISH VICTORY OVER

GERMAN CAVALRY,

TEN GUNS CAPTURED.

RUSSIANS HEAVILY DEFEAT AUSTRIANS'

THE JAPANESE AT XIAOCHOU.

LONDON, Sept. 2. 12 p.m.

The Japanese have occupied seven islands at Riachau, and have atrendy removed 1,000 mzines.

THE FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA.

LONDON, Sept. 2, 2.20 p.m. The Bussion Staff amninces that the Germans in East Prussia, gonsidembly winforced, inflicted it reverse on the Russians.

fe was purely a land engagement in which the Russians were out- number, hd it was dus to the arrival of German sigge guns,

· Besgin minevetnents have arrived.

THE CAPTURE OF TOGOLAND.

The Government's Congratulations.

NDON, Sept. 2, The Rt. Hon. Mr. Harcourt, Serretary of State for the Colonies, Las telegraphed she Government's comentulations regarding the Togoland operatives and their high appreciation of the excellent coraluet, skill and dash of the Allied Forces.

GERMAN CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY DEFEATED.

Laxoos, Sept. 2, 2.60 p.m. Monday's official Paris routaiques are now coming through. Sq far the mule fresh news is "We beat the Crown Prince's Army in the. regions of Spineourt and Lopguyon.".

BIG VICTORY FOR THE BRITISH.

LONDON Sept. 2, 7.10 p.m.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Wah Tan Yat Po's Service).

CHINA'S PRECAUTIONS AT SHANGTUNC.

PRKING, Sap. F

It is reported that ten divisions of the Army have been stationed in the vicinity of Shangtung for the protection of Chiau's neutrality, Tuna Chi Sul is commander is chief in the north and Chang sun in the mouth, while Vice- Admiral. Li Wo has been ordered to bring in three cruisers at presenteraising in the China Sen.

AMERICAN ADVISER

APPOINTED.

Pexts, Septe The Government has appointed an American as an adviser.

CHIN'S RAILWAYS.-

PEKING, Sept. 2.

A strong guard has been ordered to be placed over the müways.

CHINA AND EUSSIA,

PEKING, Sept. 20 have ozrived at Peking.

The Russian Treaty Commissioners

WAR NEWS.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WAR NEWS,

BRUTALITIES IN "ALRACE.

17-Year Old French Byurpathias [2o1.

WAR NEWS.

I CONTRAST.

The Japanese Minister of Education la reported to have announced than in the (orena af war batxona Garmany and Japan A report from Belgium states that the all the German professors and teacher in Germans previous to their potiring from the Inrpariat Universities and other institu- Diamone shok a young girl of, asvontoau Įtions under the control of the Japanese | pram of age mod sit old man of eighty years J.will be allowed to continue.

for an other reason than they were thought

to bo French sympathisors,

WAS 'BENT.

Numerous Instances are reported of the HOW THE JAPANESE ULTIMATUM treatment mated out to French and British subjects residing in Alsaco and Germany.

FIRING AT TSINGTAO HEARD.

The authorities imcerned, says a Tokio metsage berke **Asahi," state" that "they conk more khan ve means for comtauni. "eting" the Japanes ultimatum "to the German" Goverunkand in Triem of the existing dimenity of talegraphing. It was,

mstrer of a urma, giren to the German Grim Preparations.

Autumanthorn - Tokio, while it was alm sont to the Jaituose Embassy of Rorlio by Heuchawi, Aug. 27.

waten or eiula chaumole. Among others, The last foreigners out of Thingtao report the Government naked the Washington that the Germans have settled grimly down | Governaiona to send it to the Japan to light to the death. Barbed wire entanglese Emblay at Barlin through the Cait d owate have been haarily planted, village tato Embaxay there. So far the Govern Deathy borned to prevent carer to the ment has not heard of the message reaching attacking forms and tall chimneys blown up the German Government through any al _toy_prevent the Japanese gunners. from these channeli, bur in the existing having sura landmarka,

circumstanoon it is believed that it must have reached Berlin on the evening of the 17th tancada or on the following morning.

Chines Troops at Wäikaten,

Chinese troops are reported to be con- centrating along the line of tha Shantung. | Railway at Weihsion and polate to the east.

THE FORTIFICATIONS.

Weihsien, Juz. 2.

The proceedure adopted in dispatching the ultimatum is strangely reminiscent of the manœuvres for getting the Hayashi memoire cat of the country.

TOKYO PRESS. IMPATIENT.

The Tokyo papors, with but low exasp- tion, expresa impatience at the tardiness of Japan and Grei? Britain in dealing with the perilous itaation in the Far East. The Nicht Nicht wonders why tha two Allied Powers are still hesitating to take a Chinese arriving at Kinochon report that decided atop against Gompany in Kisa- firing heard yestarday at Tangtao.chow, which is the only source of mensca Other Chiness reports say that British and Japaneso ships fired a few shots at the (forts, which replied.

the milway

international shipping and posse

apan, with the backing of France and Rassis, engage in the crying out of this "holy mission," that is all that in demand- ed by the present situation.

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THE GERMAN ENTRY INTO BRUSSELS.

in the Orient The question at isane is pore and simpia. To annihilate the Gar German reservista from distant "parts of cam Asiatiq Squadron and to drive Germana China are still passing Kinochon on their from Finoco was the paper, the only way to Taiogtas. Every day of the world, and if firent Britains and business required by all nations in this pert trains run between Kisochco and

Taingtao. Quita a zamber of Germans in civilian attire ar rill between Weihaien and Any Europene deuring to leave the Tinto, but the St German outposts Colony should apply in writing for perro at Mikuknw which is village twelve Head Quarters Oflice, as least 48 hours bridge has heaa benken. mission to do so to the Provost Marshal, miles from Taingto

Berg before the intended hour of departure. The outer line of the German défences in giving pame age, height, complexion and from a small river, the Litsunho, through occupation of the applicant and stating the the mountains about eight miles from name of the steamer or other vessel or the Teingtao. This line is not strongly fortified hour of the train by which the applicant and the real defance likely to be made wishes to lears.

sang * narrow neck af land from Tung- wuobisteun "t Hsinchiatza This line

London, Aug. 31-To-day the German is only between three and four miles advance guard arrived at Brussels. The long and roughly three miles from the civil guards were disarmed and the German tos. The monutains within this line force was allowed to enter without re- are at Moltkeberg, Bismarkberg, and sistance. This name is contained in in Itisberg On

which AD

powerful official communication and is said to be a quos, while their appes are strengthened part of the strategy agreed upon by the by wire entanglements and mines. Be-Allies. The report is condrmed by the tween two mg of mountains is a plain British Press Bureau. The exact circum barged. where the trees have been felled and villages stances are not known, but it is certain that since the Belgian retreated from The Germans expect, when fatting Laurain on Wednesday, fierce lighting has bezion, that the Japanese will quickly take taken place, telegram which roached the cater range, after which there will be London half an hour after midnight states artillery diet between their guns on this that the Germans entered Brussels at 3 tains close to Taingtao, but an advancement. A large number of the population range of hills and the forts on the moun. a.m. on Thursday after a 'severe engazs.

across the plain against the inner line of had already fod to Ghent and stend, dolence will not easily be carried, nutt-Na where they arrived in a state of destitution C. Daily News." -

as no preparation had been made for their departure. No sowa" is to hand (of the operations south of Namur.

BRITISH SCHOLARS LEAVE GERMANY.

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A correspondent writes to the Pal all Gazette on July 30- Yesterday afternoon the foreigners of A Paris official communique of yesterday states that a German the hig German schools were some Cavalry Corps marched on the Forest of Compiegne. They were what suprised to be officially informed engaged by the British who captured ten guns.

that they were to leave many with Another Cavalry Corps have advanced on the line, between Soissonsort delay. The result was that English and Auizyrebateŝit.

boys from several of Germany's leading The tony has slow, no activity in the Bethel and Meuse district.schools found themselves all travelling

together last night by the Book of Hal OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

land to England.

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Losuos, Sept. 2

Atelegram from Paris officially confirms the news that the British have captured ten Gerrian guns.

GREAT VICTORY FOR THE RUSSIANS.

Losbox, Sept. 2, 5.10 p.m.

A enqmmunique issued 'at Petrograd states that the Russians defeated The 15th Austrian Division at Zloczow, East of Lemberg: capturing 100 officers, 4,000 men und 20 guns and a Standard of the 65th Austrian Beginient..

The Austrian commander was killed.

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LATER!..

A Petrogral oficial report states that the battle which took place ter

Juiles from Terberg contilled yesterday.

The Russians defeated three Austrian Corps, captured 150 guns, and iniet snorthous losses,

The following telegrama mère "recĝived overnight.)

CASUALTIES OF BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Loxpay, Sept. 1, 11.46 p.m.

Ah official list of the casualties of the expeditionary force, respect Sng one Carairy Brigade and three Divisions, less one Brigade, is as follows:--

Officers killed, 86; wounded, 67: missing. 95%

Men killed, 127; wounded, 029; missing. 4,183.

The considerable proportion of nussing men were wounded who had been sent down country, and regarding whom particulars are not avail-

Between Bonn and Cologne no tower thun, pight long, trains going towards the French frontier passed us, fully packed

with soldiers and all the necessary mili tary equipment. As each traja pässed, the soldiers loudly cheered, and the "Wacht am Rhein "

sung with

Edas

mich fervour. It was a most impres. ive sight, and one could not help think

GERMAN INVASION OF BELGIUM,

The following telegrams are from Japan- ese papers.

Brussels, Aug. 18 A special correspondent, whose identity, for obvious reasons, cannot be revealed,

Brussels after spending week in the Genau lixer,

ing that the Vaterland" meght basi-has returned

new

The bridges on all the railway systerna in Germany are being carefully guarded by soldiers, and a state of intense excite. meat reigns in every town. The latest nes printed on small sheets of paper is eagerly bought by the excited populace.

In Bonn, on Tuesday night, a sen- sational piece of nows aired, and there was a frantic seransble to buy the papers. As it was found fruitless to try to obtain copies readily enough, a request wak

nade that somienoo should read aloud.

Every one apparently desires war, for has now reme, and Germany ought net is a contended that the time to attack to wait till 1916, when Russia will be ready to receive them on other terms.

It is a significant circumstanga that the vacation period thus enabling" them to big public schools have expedited the convert the buildings into military dos

able. The missing may include unwounded, prisoners, and stragglerspitals at the carliest possible moment. as well as canunities. The casualties are regarded as, small considering.

the severity of the fighting and the nature of the operations."

GERMAN AEROPLANE DROPS BOMBS IN PARIS."

A German neroplane has appeared aver Paris. It dropped a bomb ar St. Lazare station, and another over tlle Open House. mounted on roofs fired at it, but the neroplane disappeared in a north easterly direction.

TSINGTAU READY.

Final Preparations · Made.

LONDON, Sept. 2, 2 a.m.

Peking, Aug. 20. A tolegram which reached Peking to lay issued a proclamation in which he says that Guns states that the Governor of Tsingtan has

An att ek is likely to take place at any time, besides which the people are ordered to carry a certain fastractions with regard to the part they are to take when hatilities commer.co.

ZEPPELIN APPEARS AT ANTWERP.

LONDON, Sept. 2, 6.60 0.x.

A Zeppelin re-appeared at Antwerp at three in the morning, and received a vigorous cannonade and fusillade. Details are lacking.

INDIGNITIES ON CONSULS IN GERMANY.

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FRENCH & FRAKC NOTES.

Shortage of Gold and Silver Change..

The scarcity of gold and silver in Parisati continues, and despite the fact that the He says the Germans are bringing.un Bank of Franco started the issue of twenty almost inconceivable number of men. All franc (16s and five-franc (4.) potes arms are represented. They are particularly changeis fell almost impossible to obtain strong in artillery. This huge force is rolling forward along line which extends

for the change of notes into silver when

Considerable promiams Had to be paid

est point in Belgan territory, a distance changer with any Ferit Lazzambory to nearly the northern one was fortunate enough to find a money:

currency in his of

About 150 ml. The Gormos are well possamion. One of the great tanks was provided with horses, and their commisariat eysa asking a smali premium for changing department is bringing up enormous sap-hundred-frame notes into notes of smaller plien of all kinds

denominations.

To describe the spirit of the men be quoted the words of private soldier in cavalry xaviment as follows —

all notes must be changed without any At the Bank of Franco, where, legally,

premium, crowds gathered antside the Our officers have told us that we must doors at four o'clock in the morning. At march aptil the whistle talls on to stop. It midday the quens, which needed a force of

Germany enn aford to lose a million men Badziwill past the Palais Royal to the Rus to kill one man, we are not afraid. atretched from the takes a thousand balleta, they told us, 50 policemen to marshal and control, bank in the Roa where the energy loses a thousand. We da Rivoli. The authorities of the Bank of must make the enemy balty or at least France had made special arrangements and besitate."

GERMANS ARREST JAPANESE.

Lodou. Agg. 17. Japanese refugees from Germany, who are arriving bera in buze numbers, describe ปาย intensa Cantiadapana o sentiment now prevailing in that country. and report that the 400 Etheir compatrion who still remain there are in clangur.

had opened a namber of extr gay desks. Women were very numerous in the crowd,

and

many of them waited patiently al through the day for their turn to pass before the pay deska. Some of them had brought mmp-stools with them and Eage contaiding sandwiches and fruit.

-ON THE FRENCH FRONTIER.

Troops on the March,

The Germans, they day treated the

Nanoy-Whateva, happens Trance will Japanese with the warment curdiality ak

nnt he taken by surprise, wrote Mr. H. the outbreak of the European War. Hamilton Frie in the Daily Mail" at the when it was apposed that Japan har beginning of the war, feeling for Japan, however, gara place to few miles of the frontier, my proses was declared war on Russia. This cordial

As I drove southward k-eping within i intonso resentment as soon as it became very slow, owing to the large bodies of known that Japanese sympathy was with troops marching to take up important Grest Britain.

Many Japanese have been arrested a columns of dusty troops of the line, regi i strategin positions. I pawed through long spies, and are undergoing every specian of mens after regiment of Chasseurs, battery Thrown Into Common Gzol..

maltreatment. All of the 400 Japanese after battery of artillery, L that_still' remain in Germany, are all is *All the men look, lit and bari. The phy- Twenty-four Hours Without Food Japanese Embassy in Berlin is offering enormously in recent rear. The horses imminent danger of becaecution. Theque of the French Army has changed All the indications point to a 'determination on the part of the Germans to invest and bombard Antwerp. An extensive movement is mente have for ame time past been pay their traveling ex

Pd every asistance to Japaness leiring the are in first-rate condition also. and the Both the Fritish and French Govern country, giving money to those who cannot apply is being increwed hourly by the reported at Lioris, north-east of Malines, while other bodies of troops are anxious for the mfaty of their consular moving upon Termonda and St. Nicolas from Brussels.

The Garinan Goremment authorities farmers and other private ownew.

purchase at all available animals from detain all reports from; Japa, both official and private, de

Dr. Shimtmine is expected to loava

GERMANS PREPARING TO INVEST AND BOMBARD ANTWERF.«

LODON, Sept. 2, 2 a.m.

"THE SITUATION IN THE VOSGES AND LORRAINE UNCHANGED.

LONDON Sept. 2, 4.20 a.m.

A Franch official statement says that the situation in the Vosges and Lorraine is unchanged.

MORE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

agents in Danzig MADRATS states that great indianation is being. Acele ram dated Paris, Aug. 19th,

Werdum offers seated at a table in the I saw this morning in a villags near expressed at the manner in which they London for Berlin for the relief of his eat checking horses listed as afol fore were treated by the German authorities.compstrint in perila

military perposes sud baying all which

country with their families,

They were given an bear are the in Germung are daily arriving in London whole neighborhood, and the dete answered to the description. The village Mary Japanese who had boon tairing was led with horses drawn from the They were then told they would be My Kajiro Yamazaki, who has been sent miles dotted with them in charge taken to the Date frontier; but on their to Germany Ha a sindant by the Toxio of soidisms as the way to their new way to Holland they are salzed and Nichi Niobi,barely escaped with his life, lution I was surprised this morning a confined it " prismith felons and and came to Tondon this morning. The Verdum to seo a stream of vehicles going to orivizala,

moke, he report comflood first-class the station with lazzage. I www.fold the contus in colla which they Japanese pangert ompartment. The the wires of afcens are leaving in large An official statement published in Patrograd, tho re-named Russian were treated generally in a brutal manner.

were forced to clean out themselves, and German Castoms officials on the frontier capital; says that there was a notable Russian success at Guilalips, They were kept for twenty four hours vientific paper products of many years are bincked fy hay wagons guarded by consented all boumeute written amb My informant added that f "Ebaro la was not a woman-will, ba,left in near Lemberg, which was considered impregnable. The Russians buried without food.

Japanese Among those are valoable the pleas all ross leading in the frontier 4,800 Austrians and captured their flag, along with thirty-two guns; ande British Comel, who is now ale Japanese sturionta

The Darroshe eventually decided to ro hard: study and expective research by patrols. I was twice stopped snday, but mado many prisoners, including a General The Russians were also

uccessful in the Warsaw district, where they captured thres guns, tan abarmend

And the French Cups way The well-known comedian of Cala. mitrailleuses, and made over a thousang prisoners.

relessed and is now in Goro Sogadays is song the reagons from

Loxoox, Sept: 2, 10.55 .m

after explanations I was allowed so proced.

I believe that, ahody in permitted to drira

noon the frontier,hion is patenlied on Locis aides by strong bodies of cavalry

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