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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH.

The same spirit has prevailed throughout British India. Hundreds of telegrams and lotters have been received by the Viceroy expressing loyalty and desire to serve the Goverment either in the field or by co-operation in India. Many hundreds of such communications have also been received by the various local Administrations. They come from communities and associations, religions, political, and social, of all elusses and crowds, and also from individuals offering their resoureas or asking for the opportunity to prove their loyalty by personal service. "The following may be mentionel as typical examples:-}

The All Indian Maglen Longne, the Bengal Presidency Mosler Longite, the Moslem Association of Rangon, the Trustors of the Aligarh Colleg, Behar, the Provincial Moslem Langue, the Central National Mahommedan Association of Calentin, thu Khoja conuunity and other followers of the Aga Khan, the Punjab Moslem Longue, the Mahommes dans of Eastern Bengal, the citizens of Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, and many other cities, the Behar Landowners Association, the Madras Provincial Congress, the Taluqdars of Oudh, the Punjab Chiefa Associa tion, the United Provinces Provincial Congress, the Hindus of the Punjab, Chief Khales Diwan, representing the dog Sikhs, the Bosca com munity of Bombay, and the Parsee community of Bombay. The Delhi Medical Association offer a Field Hospital that was sent to Turkey during the, Balkan War; the Bengalve students offer their enthusiastic services| for Ambulance Corps; and there were many other offers of intelient aid, The Zemindars of Madras offered 5045 homes.

"Aninng other practical steps taken to assist the Government nuy he noted the holding of meetings to allay unit, keep down the priest of commodities, and maintain public contiene und erlit contributions have pound in frou. il quarters to the Insperiat Indian Belief Fund."

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The Under-Sterbury for Fradin adder that in addition to the above mentousi similar offers has beets mund. by Chiefs who happened to be sak prosent in Europe. The Guckwas of Baroda and the Maharaja of Bhuretpur, to mention two only, had placed the whele of des Sources of their States at the disposal of His Majesty's GoveTRITUMU, The Theian community in England, including Indian students, had med loyal offers

of services,

Ate, Boberta munelovfod :..." £. fool confident that the Fense and the audry will feel a deep appreciation of this tragnificent demonstration of) yulty with which the Princes und people of rulla have identified theme mole with the use of the Empin." (and eters,}

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KING'S MESSAGE TO COLONIES AND TO INDIA.

LONDON, Sept. 9, 430 p.m. The Official Free Hurman Fas given out for publication the following 3ferwege went for His Majesty the King to the self-governing Dominions:

During the past few weeks the peoples eď mi whcte Empire bave nuwed with me wind purpose to confront and overthrow in umpamleled assault anon the e atianity of Civilisation and the Pouce of mankind. The calamitous conftie, is not of the woking. My vnica is then, haur laen cast on the side of peace My Ministers earnestly have to allay the cause of strife and to appea- differpres suberewith my Empire was not awcezneil, Had I stood aside when, in defiance of pleiges whereto my kingdom was a party, the soil of Relgio was violated. her citine laid desolate, when the very life of the French pation, was threatened with extinction, Eshould have verificed my honour and i given over to idestruction, the liberties of v Enipire and mankind

1. Vojnime think very port at my Empires with me in this decision, Paranoist regard for testy baith and the pledged word of rolerant peoples is Alas conson heritage of Great Beltainned the Eripire. My peonies in the self governing Dominions have shown beyond all doubt that they whole heartedly anders the grave decision which it was necessary to take. My personal know- ledge of the loyalty and devotion of my Overseas Dominions had led me to expect that they would cheerfully make the great efforts and hear the great.

crifice whiel, the present cnniot entails.

The full measure in which they have placed their services and resorices at my disposal fills me with gratitude, and I am proud to be able to show to the world hit my people overseas are as determined as the people of the United Kingdont prosecute a just case to a secesful end."

The Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australis and the

BY

THE CHINA MAIL.

TELEGRAPH.

BRITISH ARMY CROSSES THE MIRNE,

Loxoox, Sept. 10, 4.15 am. An official communique pablished in Paris at 11 o'clock last evening states that on the Left Wing all the German attempts to break through our troops on the Right Bank of the Careg, failed.

The British Army has arossed the River Marno, and the enemy

rotrented about 20 miles,

There is no important changs in the Contre god Right Wing.

GERMANS HURRYING REINFORCEMENTS FORWARD.

Losbes, Sept. 10, 7.5 p.m.

A force of 60 000 Germans is harrging through Belgium to assist the defeated Garman Bight Wing in France.

German fugitives from the battle are crowding the forest between Courtrai and Herseaux.

· BRITISH CASUALTIES.

Loser, Sept. 11, 12.4). The casualtics of officers in the fighting on the 8th and 9th were ning killed, nine woande-1 and missing, 30 wounded-(Sig.).

EIR JOHN FRENCH'S SUMMARY 'OF THE FIGHTING.

LONDON, Sept. 10, 4.15 m.

describing the proceedlings in the field of the Fores to the engagements on the The Gazette publishes a long despatch from. Field-Marshal Sir John French, 7th and 9th it. It is principaly a descriptian of the battle around Mons and the subsequent retreat, and it confirms the concentration of the Germans with the intration of hemming the unsupported British Army against the fort regs of Maubeuge, and then surrounding it. The despatch scribes the sup easive retirements of the British on the 24th, 25th and 26th Angust-han

as a most difficult and dangerous operation. The most critical day was the the troops fought mast henvely, though exhausted, against incessant attacks

26th August. At daybreak they found the guns of four German Army Corps concentrated against the left of the British Second Corps and the Fourth Division The First British Corps ware unable to help, as they were incap able of movement. There was no time to entrench properly, but the troops were magnificent against terrible fire. It was apparent at 3.30 in the after- soon that retirement was asiential to avoid serious loss." The retreat was effected with the greatest intrepidity. The enemy suffered too heavily to pursue energetically.

The Field Marshal pays a special tribute to General Sir H, L. Smith-Dor- risa for saving the Last Wing of the Army on the 26th August,

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AUSTRIANS RETREAT IN DISORDER.

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LONDON, Sept. 10. Tomaszova from three directions.

A Russian communique says:-Wa attacked the Austman Army at The Austrians retreated in diurder, pursued by the Russiana.

Austrian and German troops were diluged from fortified positions near Liublin, retired southward.

THE PRESS BURU WAR NEWS SERVICE.

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LONDON, Sept. 10...

In the House of Commons, Mr. R. McKenna, Home Secretary, an counced that at the Cabinet's request he will assume responsibility for the Official Press Bureau. Additional officers would be appointed to Field. Muraha? Sir Juher French's staff to obtain full and prompt accounts of the operations.

GURKHAS TO PARTICIPATE.

LONDON, Sept 10

Lori rews, Secretary of State for India, has announced that the

ARMED BRITISH MERCHANTMAN WRECKED.

Dominion of New Zealand have placed at my disposal their onval forces Gurkhas will participate in the campaign. which have already rendered good service for the Empire, Strong Expedition- ary Forces are heing prepared in Canada, Australia and New Zealand for service at the front, and the Union of South Africa bas released, all the British troops and undertaken important military responsibilities, the discharge of which will be of the atmost value to the Empire.

"Newfoundlandt has doubled the numbers of its branch of the Royal Naval Reserve, and is sending a holy of men us take part in the operations at the front. From the Damiziun and Provincial Governments of Canada large and welcomes gifts of supplies are on the way for the use of both my Naval and Military Form and for the relief of distress in the United Kingdom which must inevitably, follow in the wake of the war. All parts of my Overwens. Dominions have the demonstrated in the most unmistakable nor they fundamental pity if the Empire guida all it diversity of shumtion and

reuna Lance."

KING'S MESSAGE TO INDIA.

LONDON, Sept., 10..

wrecked of the North Coast of Scotland, and is a total loes. All the officers The Admiralty announces that the arned merchant cruiser Oceanic, was and crew were saved.

17,274, and her speed 21 kruits.]

[The Oceanic was a White Star Hines, Built in 1599, her gross tonnage, we

JAPANESE WAR: BUDGET PASSED.

LONDON, Sept. 10. The Japanese House of Peers voanimously pzand the War Budget..

DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.

In his Address to the people of India the King says:- "Paramount regard for inaty faith and the pledged word" of rulers upd peoples is the common heritage of England and my people. Ating the many incidents that have marked the unanimous uprising of the papulations of my Empire in defenen of its unity and integrity, nothing has moved me more than the firionate daention to me expressed out by my ludien subjecs and the 10th, 10 a.m., sent to us through the local French Consulate: Fendeury Priner and Ruling Chiefs of India, and their prodigal offers of their Temurred in the case of the Realm. Their pur voiced demand to be foreincæt

The following is a French Government Circular from Peking, Sept.

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The Gurton right wing strongly attacked on the right bank of the

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in the conflict has touched my heart and inspired to the Lighest issues the love Cureq, but had to retreat north of Petit-Morin. and devotion which, as I well know, lüive ever linked my ladian subjects nod myself. I recall to mind Insha's gracicue message in the British nation of good-abandoned many prisoners, machine guns, ammunition and waggons.

The Allied troops are progressing north of Sizanne. The Germans will and fellowship which greeted my return in February, 1912, after the Very hard fights in the centre. oleon ceremony of my Coronation Darlar at Delhi, and I find in this hour Francois have experienced an advance of the French troops and also a La Frere-Champenoix, Virty-le- of trial the full harvest and noble fulsiment of asurances given by you that retreat. At Nancy and in the Vosges the situation is good for us." the destinies of Great Britain and India are indissolubly linked."

THE DEFENCE OF MAUBEUGE,

LONDON, Sept. 3. The following (seat as an official telegram to H. E, the Governor) has heen farued by the French War Office:—

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A Havas telegram of Sept. 9th, 4.30 p.m. states that the Germana are still retiring and have crossed the Petit-Morin The British forces ore pursuing their offensive movement in the direction of Mamme. The French troops are progressing at Nord Plateau, Sizanne where they were accesful in certain parts and unsuccessful in others.

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The situation is good around Nancy and the Vosges where the In the centre, the French have advanced generally although slowly. enemy made no attempt.

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The left wing of the Allied Armies has progressed practically without any Bept. 6th on the Austrian front. The Austrians are retreating.

A telegram from Petrograd states that there were fights all day on spposition. On our centre in the neighbourhood of Verdun the Allied troops hard hights in the region of Habachousska. The Russian offensive have met with partial successes. Round Paris advanced defence forces have been engaged in the district of the Quraq the result of which has been movement on the left bank of the Vistula is sticiraful--: Lavourable.

The Minister of, War has addressed the following telegram to the Gover. sor of Maabanga—

In the nine of the Government of the Republic and the whole country I send to the heroic defenders of Maubeuge and to its valiant population an sxpression of my profound admiration. I know that you will not shrink from offering a prolonged resistance until the bour arrives that I am able to pro- in your deliverance. The Commander-in-Chief has mentioned the Gover mor of Maubeuge in his despatahes for his brilliant defence "

The Anglo-French forces have taken many prisoners, including a battalion infantry, a mitenillente company and many caissons.

GERMANS RETIRE BEFORE THE ALLIES,

WAR NEWS.

GERMAN FUBLIC ÒFINION.

Many Classes Opposed to War.

BY TELEGRAPH. Weismann's

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

MPORTANT BRITISH

LEGISLATION.

Loyoos, Sept. 11.

Mr. Asquith will to-day make a state ment concerning Parliamentary business. It is believed that the Home Buls and Welsh Disestablishment Bills will be placed on the State Book with a Suspensory Bill postponing their opera- tion.

(Wah Taz Yat Pe's Service.)

THE "HWANG TAH."

SHANGHAL, Sept. 10,

A telegram has been received from Ningpo to the effect that the China Mercbeats 8. N. Coy, steamer "Kwangtah has arrived there and is conliog

NEW GOVERNOR OF HUNAN „AND HOPEN.

PEKING, Sept. 10. Wa Chang Ching has been appointed

to the Hunan and Hupeh Governorship.

CHINA AND MONGOLIA

Pesa, Sept. 10.

A Conference between China, Russia, and Mongolia has been opened at Kachatan

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CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES.

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PEKING, Sept. 10. China and the United States are dis cussing the desirability of forming an Alliance..

CHINA AND BELLIGERENTS.

PERINO, Sept. 10.

The Government has decided to adopt regulations regarding belligerent sub jects travelling by train or steamship.

A GERMAN WIRELESS

EMPLOYEE.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 10. The German wireless engineer at Woosung station has resigned.

ADVICE TO CHINA:

PEKING, Sept. 10,

Dr. Gilbert Reid's advice to China is that they should disregard bad feel. ing among themselves and make China united.

THE CALL FOR GERMAN: RESERVES.

The Landsturm? In Bhanghai.

Although the order has been issued for the "Landsturm-the earth line of German Reservisto prepare to leave for the front, it is not anticipated that many local German residents will have to numer the call Close upon one hundred men were certifioda being physically ft. but it is probable that only the services of skilled mechanics and electricians will be required. In any case, it seems very improbable that any portion of the Landscam will be able to gain uses in Tringtao. The port is blockaded from the sea front, and it may now be resonably expected to

be cut off from ingres n the land side,- N. C. Dály Novn

JAPANESE, DETAINED IN GERMANY.

Tokio, August 314 It is understood that over fifty Japanese have been unlawfully detained in GermanTY,

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THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAO.

Big Guns Booming

Taimo, Sept. 1. Router's special correspondent spent last pight at Chengyang, close to the German territory. Big guns were hoard booming outspoken attersace in one or two Radical everything was normal.

„6 | at: Tainatas" öcessionally, but otherwiso jodreals. The widely-circulated Morgon- pos writes: "Germany, who has left no

The C Chinese are in no way excited and doubts as to the faithful falliment of her Chinese, questioned at Kiaochon, Cheng- are pursuing their usual vocations. Many, daty na friend and ally, can, and must, yang and Trimo, all deny the reports of demand that her Nibalargun. Bdelity is not land skirmishes having taken place...0. misused to a point where it would become

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Undisguised opponents of the Monarchy

́ENTHUSIASM ́INGTOKIO.

While the Prone sa whole practically as we have always been, and always shall | ignores the pesos meetings which are being be, bitter es is the fight wahova oltan had On the ecossion of the Emperor's birth-

Tokio, Ang. 31. beld all over Germany by the Socialists, the to make against the impulsive wearer of day chief organ of that party continues to print the Crown, we none the less admit frankly, to the British, French and Rumian-En- hago Lintern procession" ärched. B. E. the Governor also received the following telegram

figures which show that opposition to the and at for the first time, that Wiliam Tangies; where the Ambasadore acknow Following from Press Barsa of 8th General position: continues antitel, telegraphed the Berlin corre pprred himself a sincera friend of the pesos

war la pretty strong among the axlean and expecially during recent years, has ledged grant nationis dis partur Thetory alli lele gaining ground long line of Oaroq And Petitmorria, Bident of the Daily Telegraph in July of the nations. So far wie few with human orderly, the police baving no need whatso The emwds in the streets were quite sins troops have here driven enemy back ten miles Fighting farthse to right which are estimated to have been attended as to the fate of millions in the sense of

30 At Dresden there were too gathering capacity and gou will cenerally to decido ever to intervenes Wong line Montuirall Le Petit Bompuis neither side a saing advantage further by an sggregate of 35 000 people, at humanity and zoump the fears in the 30 right gult enemy pressed back in direction of Bhaims attempted German Hamburg nineteen, for which no numbers present situation need not be tro advangs nur Linville repaleed, Scou; message prevare against enemy are given, and at Bromen oven, with a Hur von the at angut man is, not continns all-alung ullies Front British furon zuigel all dag enemy retired compated total attendance of 0,000, inrcesible to indieners. And, anfesta after stubborn rovistance now crossing to north of the firne Sth French Other audiences at in feidus meefings are mately, there are palpable fronts that the

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