1914-10-02 — Page 5

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH.

"[Beuter's Service to the China fail)

THE WAR

SEVEN GERMAN VESSELS

CAPTURED BY THE

BRITISH.

THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU,

JAPANESE OFFICIAL

STATEMENT.

SEVERE FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA,

THE ADRIATIC MINE DISASTER.

Tostos, Oet, E. Austrin has praised Italy to take ingedikte megasures to prevent Sreeumence of urine disasters

THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU.

The Japanese Eisenlate-tieneral_his" kindly went as the following cfcul stalement:-

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Pants, Supit, 80, 1.40 p.m. |

amur left wing, North Som rug, action continues developing niora and more tàwurls North. Butween Oise ark Aisne, enemy attacked vigorously. They-de-Mont (North Aisaus-forest" of PAigle and was repulsed sustaining heavy losses,

In the centre, hill on whole frent frota Bheins in the bleuse, Between Argoutto and Glouse, "we ndraneal slightly.

la Winevre, vony hand fights, our troops advanced on several points, namely East St. Alībiel.

On our right wing, Lorraine, Vosges, situation meluwged.

En ulici oterupts made by Prannys garrison to come out, failed. Austrian army continges retreat in disorder, abafidonding many prisoners, losing guns, material, at passs af Nafok, South Przemysl.

In the Carpathians Eussian detachment beat a Hungarian brigade and get into Hungary,

Official telegram from French Government (through Peking,, Öct.. 1st. 4 p.m.1:-

etion North Somme develops mare" and more towards Nortis. Between Dise and‘Aisne Gerinanisi mule vigorous attack-on. Tracy-le- Mont (NE. forest of F'Aigle), but were repulsed with heavy losses. Between, Rheims and Moise, full. Freneli troops alvanood" slightly between Argonite and Monse.

Very strong fights in Weevre, Freach advancing on several paints, zook" Loupment (East St. Mihiell.

BRITISH BRIGADIER-GENERAL WOUNDED.

LONDON, Oct. 1.

It is reported that Brig. General Wing has been wounded. [Brig-General Wings C.B., previous to the war, commanded the 3rd Division Aryal Artillery since 1913. He was mentioned Six times in despatches ingring the South African Wan-E4.1

SEYEN GERMAN LINERS CAPTURED.

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Latybos, Ger. 3, 4.10 a.m.-' The Aduimby announces that" H.M.S. "Cumberlind-chptured of the Camerona River (West Africa)-eight Woermann liners and one Hamburg- Amerika er, their tatal tonnage being 30,015. The cruiser also cap. tured the gunboa: Soden. The flouting dock and the Herzegin Elisabeth, which were sunki will be raised.

THE GREAT BATTLE IN FRANCE.

Situation Satisfactory To The Allies.

Ta dapator trouges began the dack against the enemy's line! on the 27th September, and bombarded the Germanstran land and sen. By than of the 2911 we ind erupid the lights extending between Kau Shaw and Fu Shun, repulsing the entny. They retin in the direction of Tsingtan, and are supposed to have stopped hear the left bank of Hai! Po The German cruiser Elisabeth, a gunbest and a destroyer fred i fetvely on our flanke and, wear in this, battle. The upotese casualtis i Qumbered 10 The enemy's Fes is not ascertained, bmw made bronstilptory. There has been no perceptible change at the irons 50 ans and inn prisoner and seized four machine guns. To this except in the southern district of Woern, when we occupial Seicheprëÿ battle ar Navy co-operated with the troups til gave verful assist and idrared to the slopes of Rupt-de-Mad.

whee, firing upon the This Feet

Until the morning of the 29th Septimber the Japanese army, whis ndy; need to the heights which the enemy's had occupied the previous day, continued its advice and necupied lite fine Li Tson Ho to Chi

'hin ang aortblust of Pul Sham ni the heights south of Li Tson. and confined the enemy to a line about four miles butside Tsingtan City. In this battle three termen ships fierely hambarded our right flank from the sen side with the object of obstructing our action. "Chir two aeroplanes answered by throwing boobs on the ships which in dismay fred machine guns and other small guns at random. The Bying machines, received several shots bat baile the machines and safe,

GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK.

Japanese Yessels Strike Mines.

The Consul-fiomiral has also sent us the following telegram which he precised to-day : ---

Mter the battle the 28th September the enemy continued. Aring upon us. from ships inside Tsingtan Harbour and from many forts Jon Bee left bank of the Hai Po Ho, including the Iltis Fort. They never ceased firing day and night, and a balloon was observed flying over their heads. On the 30th September one German destroyer sunk off Tai Kun Island."

Loscox. Oct. 1. 1.15 a.m.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Wan Tax Yut.Ęo's Service.)

DISTRESSED CHINESE IN

SHANTUNG.

PRKING, Oct. 1. Lue Hoi Waa has been ordered to proceed to Shangtung to administer relief to those Chinese who may suffer distress during the siege of Taingtan.

CHINA'S COAST FORTS.

The Naval Department has ordered the authorities of the Provinces on the"; coast to send sketches of imperzant forts.

THE SALT REVENUE.

Chang Fu, Vice-Minister of the Fin- ancial Department, went to Tientsin ou the list inst, to take over a large amount from the Salt Revenue for the use of the Central Government.

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WAR NEWS.

JAPANESE RECONNOITRING

PARTIES.

Engagement Nese Taingian..

Tokyo, Sept. 20.

It is officially stated that Japanese cavalry whilst reconnaitring encountered wang of the enemy's outposts near sing. A small engagement.costed result ing in slight casualties,

$411.

IMPERIAL MERCHANT SÉRVICE.

GUILD AND THE WAR.

The Imp rial Merchant Service Guild have decided upen contribution of two. hundred guides towards he Princa of Wales National Relief Fund, with the pey that the sum be earmarked for the fuf, if required, of Captains and Offers their dependente) suffering loss through the war when serving on merchant ships. As they have decided to allocate the sum of £29) from their Emergency Fund * snel us for the Guild War Fund to be

A'vomunique based at Parist 11 p.m. tates: The general situad for the purpose of the relief and

THE FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA.

Over A Front Of 100 Miles.

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Losnox, Oct. 1, 2.30 alm.

Prussian frontier estended over a front of a hundred miles. The general A telegnim from Petrogrud reports that the fighting on the East

result was the repulse of the German uttempts to cross the river Niemnun.

5.15 a.m.

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An official announcement made in Petrograd says that the Russians, after desperate fighting, captured, on blue 28th September the German positions at Augustovo add Kopszyewe, occupied on the 20th the Lake passages der Symnao, Serejo and Liepung, and repulsed the enemy at Suwalk in the district of Maciampol.

ANTWERP FORTS AGAIN BOMBARDED.

Germans Repulsed With Heary Leases.

LONDON, Sept. 30, 2.35 p.m.

A nussage From Antwerp states that to-day the Germans resumed

Lespos, Oct. 1, 2:50 alm.

The official report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Second the barabardment of the Antwerp outer forts. The garrison replied by Squahon states that in the forenoon of the 30th September our steamer sorties at various points, and the enemy, was repulsed with heavy losses.

Wakamiya Maru." or special duty, and a mine clearing ship No. 9 Nagato Maru, struck mechanical mipes laid by the enemy while. working outside Lao Shan Harbour. The former was damaged in her storm, with one killed and six wounded, while the latter, sank with 3 killed and 13 wounded."

JAPANESE SEIGE GUNS IN ACTION.

LONDON, Oct. 1, 9.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Tokid telegraphs that an official tolegram atates that the artillery dael at Tsingtan continue.

Yesterday Japanese saige guna sank a German destroyer.

A Japanese mine sweeper was blown up and another damaged, 23 men being killed and wounded.

German warships severely cannonaded the Japanese positions to-day, Two officers were killed,

FRENCH OFFICIAL TELEGRAMS.

M. "Liebert, Consul General, for France in Hongkong, has courteously forwarded us the following letter received from M. A. R. Conty, Minister Plenipotentiary of the French Republic in China

GERMANY AND "DUM-DÚM " BULLETS.

In its issue of September 10, the Tag, a Berlin newspaper, pub labed a photograph of a package of dun-dum cartridges alleged to have been found at Longwy.

A communique issued at Antworp last evening states: The Germans bombarded the puter southern forts throughout the day. Little damage. however, was done. Simultaneously with the bombardment the German Infantry made a series of vigorous attacks between the Rivers Scheldt and Senne, but were repulsed with beavy loss.

WAR NEWS.

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The British American Tobacco Com-

ralief fund. pany gave £15,000 towards the ostiona

The entire press of the United States is engaged in campaign for American trade

expansion,

It is interesting at this moment to recail that the Royal Family are well represented in the Service, Field-Marshal the Duk

LINER STRUCK.

Mongolian Fired on Outside the Marsey.

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Assistance of members of the Guild (or their wives, families r other depandents) who are commandme or officering British merchant ships and who arising out of their ampayment as wach "during the was suffer lose to buig injured wounded,, captu rd or dwained by the enemy.

the meeting of the Finance Com mittee which decided upon these methods of relief an additional sum of thirty guiness was at onco ubwer bed amongst those present. The Fund is not only open to members of the Guild but to the public and all contributions will be most tharikfully received and doly acknowledged,

The people of this country during the present grave crisis will appreciate of what rast importance ste those mea, the chief executive Officers of the Merchant Service, who are engaged in the different merchant |ships which are now i commission as armoured bruisers, troop transport, cargo and stores transports and especially

so those vessels which ander private enterprise and sided and encriuraged by the National Sabeme of Insurance are engaged under circumstances which may involve great personal peril in conveying general supplies and food statis Jothis Quatry. The merchant service in this repeat is almost wholly the barrier between starvation and comparative plently and the Guild feel sure that the fand which they have initiated will command the approval of the public and a commensurate financial

response.

Contributions should be addressed to the Secretary. Imperial Merchant Service Graild Liverpool, or to their different Agencies at London, Cardiff, Glasgow, South Shields, and Holl: 272 AN

TERRIBLE DISTRESS. IN

GERMANY.

London, Clst August.--The Cologne Gazette to hand to night, paints a terrible pictures to the industrial works! cṛadi. tions in Berlin.

A conference has been held at the Ministry of the Interior to discuss the great The owner of the British stemmer unemployment problem in Berlin Among Mongolian report that the steamer, when of their employes and will soon disinise women. The steres hare dirmined mcat. steaming up the Channel entrance to the mere. Most women clerks

becages went through her bows and did some are ruined. The coerame trade is at a

their employers Are at. WA? damag

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AUSTRALIA'S 'PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

woman by hundreds. Other factories must shut up because the mobiliation; has taken away their male workers.

Women who run bearding houses or lat roome ste raised. "At the conference in present in Canada, as Gvaruor fencral, Many patriotic wir funds have been was complained that the ruthlessness of the rich was reducing employed womed by Prince Alexander of Teck, but the started in Australia and subscriptions are unnecessarily, The town Geisdeu Present crisis may case the plan to be pouring in from all parts of the Com Gerchen has bought £32,000 of foodstuffs monwealth. Among the lists in The to be sold at shops. It is estimated that From an ordinary examination of the picture it is alcar that these

Queenslander ", to band are the follow there are 17, 00 families, each with three are cartridges, without any power of penetration, specially prepared for of Connaught's only son, is a Captain in the Scouts fund; Volunteer Patriotie land family received 2 shillings a month from Prince Arthur at Connauubt, the Drakeing "Courier fund: Foxintufts fund the town about £10,000 month. Each mambers, who need help, which will cost Bring from 3 stand on a miniature range, and that they could not 2nd Dragoons (the Spots Greye), of which possibly be used in warfare.

Courier fund for the Belgians; fund the Imperial treasury and the same amount This absurd mistake of the Tag was discovered by the German Colonel-in-Chief. Both of the gifts include, motor cat, batches ofere tonight make intereating reading regiment the Emperor of Rusis is the for milk for the babies of Britain, The from the municipal treasury TREN All the German newspapers tosalved authorities, and the issue of the paper in which the photographs were eldar, the Duke of Teck, is a Sajor in the saddle horses and halinde, allotments of although ovideatly under from censorship. published have been withdrawn from circulation and destroyed. The Life Guards. which are stationed at lang, met, butter, jam and other pro-They indicate for one thing that economie Froneh Government hive, however, one copy..

Knightsbridge Barracks, while the younger, Prince, Alexander of Teck the Governor tisicas as yell as monetary subteriptions, disturbances in the Fatherland at ready Gecoral dorigante of Canada), in 8 Major firm of Qareneland apelioncers have being falt in Berlin and other large |

a dimmatrous effect. "The pitch in the 2nd Life Odards, and saw active offered to auction the gifts in kind free towns and the police hare had to intervene

ervice in Broth Africa, where he gained of cost.

in sonte places between providinera and the D.8.0..

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I would be much obliged if you would give the widest publicity to

this information.

HAYAS TELEGRAM

EGRAM.

Hants, Sept. 20, 5.30 p.m.

We repulsed soveral attacks night and day North Botime and between Somme Oise. We advanced slightly in Argonne and Meuse, notwithstanding strong German positions.

brothers are in the Life Guards. The

"STOP THE WAR."

London, Sept. 8. The well known. New York' German paper; the Staats-Zeilung, contains a

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It is officinily sinted 26 Nish that Sersally cat of by pental practi communication Erpm vis will not conclude a separate peos, the Empire are suffering from the an i

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daraptions of the railways.

All of you should havo but one will,

Here are the general points. We occupy on front East to West: significant article urging that the time has and that is my will. Then exists only regio Pont-a-Monkson, Apremont, Mouse, heights North Spada, parteeme to stop the war. af heights Meuse, S., Verdun, in joining region Varennes Eheimas I AST that Germany can well afford one law, and that is my law--and new Passing North Souam-right bank Aisne getting then nearer river Aisne to rest content.

and do your duty, and be chedient to Great Britain can point with pride to your superio.The Falser

as far as region Soissons. Between Oise, Somme, we sccupied Ribecourt the heroine of her soldiers. Rive Germans (accupy ?),

sumoroga prisoners.goy Chanlines. We Again took yesterday

Toudon confirms officially capture of Tissa, by Anglo-French dotach. net; confirms also bombardment Cattaro by French fleet. Several Austrian Cruisers and submarines to said to be hidden inside (harbour) They cannot escape

France has made her sacrifices wi h the bravery characteristic of that wo derful The tile adds that Germany's loose pation. T mnat har han enormous

The Fauls Zeituna ja a daily paper with * cimulation of 62,000, 1-DAKSE

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