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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

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1911.

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TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR NEWS:

HOME TURF NEWS.

SCULLING

CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE ST. LEGER.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR NEWS,

ALLIES TAKE THE OFFENSIVE AND DRIVE

GERMANS BACK.

FURTHER.NOTABLE RUSSIAN TRIUMPHS.

A Month's Fighting Reviewed.

MOUNTED BRITISH CORPS BEING RA13ED IN SHANGHAI

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From Our Own Correspondent.]

OSHAI BRITISHERS FOR FRANCE.

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[Reuter's Service to The Telegraph.

Further German Losses in Belgium.

-Sept. 7, 1.50 p.m.

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The dykes to the south-east of Antwerp have been opened, causing tremendous flooding at high tide beyond Termonde. Many Germans were drowned and others stranded on trees and house- tops.

London, Received Sept. 8.

BARRY BEATS PADDON."

The probable starters and Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."! jockeys for the St. Leger are:-

Brakespear.........H. Jones Orangeman..........F. Ballcak Black Jestor .....Stern Dan Russel Rickaby Glorvina ...........Prout Evanedale...W. Huxley

The Germans lost several guns. The Belgians inflicted losses amounting to 5,000 in the fighting Trois Temps ... Clark on Friday and Saturday.

British Casualty list,

Sept. 7, 6 a.m.

The British canalties amount altogether to 15,141, made up as follows:

Officers *Men.

Killed. 03 212

Wounded!.

:. 162

1,001

Missing 230 13,413

Allies Again.Repulse Germanë.

Sept. 7, 85;p.m.

It is officially announced from Bordeaux that the Anglo-French

man

Kennymore........F. Temple

Hapsburg.... Foy Peter the Hermit Watson Puylondu

Walter

Grigge .Donoghue

Walton Heath Shepherd King ..Fellini King Edgar Robbins Carrickfergus gach Courageous

The latest betting is 4/1 Peter the Hermit, taken: 4/1 Hapsburg; 9/2 Kennymore, 10/1 bar three,

offered.

DELEGRAMA

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

Shangbai Britishere propose ta raise and equip 300.mounted mon for service in France.

Rawaruska, 32" "miles north" weat of Lemberg, has been cap" tured by the Russians,

London. Received Sept, B. In the World's Soulling Cham pionship from Putney to Mortlake, Barry beat Paddon by two and a harism. half lengths. Time 21 mine. 28

Becs.

DIARY OF WAR.

(Continued from Extra).

The Germans have destroyed Dinant by shell-fire and incond-

By the opening of the dykes to the south-east of Antwerp, many Germans have been drowned.

In the fighting on Friday and Saturday, the Belgians inflicted 6,000 losses on the Germans.

After being resisted by Belgiam Volunteers, the Germans have occupied Malle and are matching on Ghent,

Sept. 2.-List of British casqal- Gallola has been made a Hor ties published. Details:-Officers sian Province, and Count Bobrin- killed, 36, wounded, 67; missing, sky has been appointed Govern 95. Men killed, 127; wounded, or-General, 629; missing, 4,183. Russian

aastain reverse in local engage review of the situation after a A lelegram gives an official ment in East Prussia but defeat |·

three Austrian Army Corpe near month's operations in the field of Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and War.

The casualties caused by the inflicting enormous losses on

enenzy Japanese occupy even sinking of the Pathfinder are

es parobased if the men are forthcoming. army, after two days' fighting, has compelled the Germans to fall THROWN INTO COMMON Flande of Kiauchau, and remove four killed, 13 wounded and 248 ot be wanting. Tesla' 25,000 have been back.

srda the 100,000 required.

Germans Checked.

ablegram sent by the Secretary of State for

or and forwarded to us for publication

g official account of the present general situation Pony furnished to us by H.E. the Governor :-

September 6.

Big Battle In Progress.

Sept. 7, 2:45. p.m..

that a

GAOLI

Indignities on Consule in Germany.

as ara being steadily carried out. The allied A Bardeaux communique issued this afternoon says offensive and have been successful in check-general action is proceeding at Nanteuil, then along the Grand Both the British and French a a north-easterly direction the German forces Morin to Vitry-le-Francois, extending to Verdon.

Governments have for some time Thanks to the vigorous action of the French troops, powerfully past been anxious for the safety Splendid Achievements.

supported by the British army, the Germans, who advanced on of their consular agente in Sunday as far as Coulommiers and the Laferte-gmacher district have Danzig. been compelled to fall back.

A telegram, dated Parie, Aug. 10, atates that great indignation ie being expressed at the manner in which they were treated by the German authorities.

They were given one hour to leave the country with their families:

Twelve Austrian Divisions Destroyed.

Sept. 7,9 p.m.

H. M. S. Pathfinder's Casualties.

At the end of the first month of the war the command of the eea is left unchallenged in the hands of Great Britain and her Allies. The main German and Austrian fleets remain in their harbours

· under shelter of their mines and batteries. Four German cruisers, one auxiliary cruiser, two destroyers and a submarine, and one Austrian bruiser have been sunk. A German Dreadnought and a An official report alates that altogether twelve Austrian craiser kave fled without fighting and have taken refuge in the divisions have now been completely destroyed near Lemberg. Dardanelles. The loss to the British Navy has been one light

Another Austrian army, operating in the Lublin district, has cruiser only. Ae a consequence of this naval supremacy, over anstained serious losses and is now on the defensive.. 300,000 troops have been able to cross the sea in different parts of "the world without the loss of a man. The British Expeditionary Forces have been carried to France. Colonial expeditions have been sent to attack the Colonies of Germany in Africa and the Pacific, and the French troops, under cover of the combined Anglo-French Med- iterranean Fleet, have been escorted from Algeria to France. The resources of the Empire, ander cover of the British fleet, will be fally developed and the armies in Europe will be reinforced by those of 13 wounded and 243 missing. Australia, Canada, India, and Africa without eoaning. The German mercantile marine has disappeared from the ocean while the seas are open freely to the commerce of Great Britain. In every part of the outlying seas, in China, the Pacific, the Atlantic, German ships have avoided action with the British oruisers, preferring to make ineffectual attacks upon unarmed merchant vessels to encountering

The Probe Bureau reports that the Allied forces are acting on men of war. Although German cruisers are still at large, the offensive and have been successful in checking and forcing back their depredations have been small and they are unable to remain the opposing Germans towards the north-east,

in

any part where serious attack could be made upon British commeres.

Strong as the British Navy is to-day, there will be an nocession

of strength within the next twelve months of not less than ten first-

Sept. 7, 11.40 p.m.

The casualties among the men of H.K.S. Pathfinder are 4 killed

Allies take the Offensive.

Sept. 8, 12.5 a.m.

They were then told they would

1,000 mines, French Govern missing. ment removes to Bordeaux for The Austrian Army operating purely military reasons.

in the Lublin dia triet hse sustain- September 3.-Russians defeated serious losses and is now on Austrians and occupy Lemberg. the defensive. Additional list of British casualties

It is officially stated that issued. General Gallieni issues altogether twelve Apatzian Divis proclamation saying he will ions have now been completely defend Paris to the end.

destroyed near Lemberg.

September 4-Russians occupy Hislicz. Announced that in seven It is announced that, thanka to days' fighting, Russians have the vigorous action of the French, captured 40,000 prisoners. New supported by the British, the Ger British recruits total 280,000, man troops have been compelled Announced that Germans continue to fall back. to leave the entrenched camp. of The Russians have captured Paris on their right, marching the fortress of Mikolajoff, 20 miles south-east, Germans evacuate south of Lemberg, taking 40 guns Compiegne and Senlis districte. and stores sufficient to last for a Great patriotic demonstration at the Guildhall.

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September 5.-German squad. The Allies are now acting on ron make 15 British fishing boats the offensive and have been be taken to the Dutch frontier; in North Sea, the crews being successful in checking and but on their way to Holland they taken prisoners. Annpanced that pushing back the opposing were seized and confined in a Britain, France and Russia Germans to the north-east." prison with felons and criminals. mutually engage not to conclude They were confined in celle peace separately during the war. which they were forced to clean out themselves and were treated generally in a brutal manner. hours without food.

They were kept for twenty-four

The Germans eventually decided to release the British Consul, who is now safe in Belgium, and the French Consul was subsequently released and is now in Holland.

· More Wanton Destruction.

Sept. 8, 1.30 a.m.

SHANGHAI' BANK

A message from Ostend says that the Germans have destroyed

AGENT'S DEATH.

clase capital ships, fifteen cruisers and twenty destroyers, thus still further increasing the margin of naval superiority in ships of all Dinant by shell fire and incendiariam, alleging that shots were fired classes over Germany, who during the same period will not add on them from the heights overlooking the town.

more than a third of this number to her feet. The prices of arm- modities have only risen very little; there is only a small amount of unemployment; a fund amounting to over two million pounds has been voluntarily contributed by the people to meet any distress that may later arise.

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Germans' Advance on Ghent.

Sept. 8, 1.30a.m.

Russians Continue Victorious Advance.

Mr. John McLean Turnbull.

We regret to record the death

The British and French Armies in France have fought a series Belgian Volunteers resisted a superior force of Germans in a of Mr. John McLean Tarabull, of hotly-contested engagements in which they have inflicted on the five hours battle between Melle and Quatrecht. They retired in sub-agent of the Mercantile Bank enemy far larger losses than they have suffered. In the meantime, in good order, whereupon the Germane occupied Melle arid are now response to the call of the Government 800,000 fresh recruits have marching on Ghent, joiced the British Army voluntarily. Many new divisione are al- ready in process of organisation and the number of recruits now enlisting each day is equal to one division and a ball. The whole Empire is absolutely united and firmly resolved to carry the war to a successful -issue! Great Russian armies have invaded East

The Russiane have captured the fortrees of Mikolaja, twenty Prussia and are on the point of entering Central Germany. The Austrians have been decisively beaten, first by the Ser-miles south of Lemberg.

They captured forty guns mounted on steel cupolas, also stores vizus at Schabatz and on the river Drina, and afterwards by the Russiant in Galicia. They have abandoned their campaign sufficient for a year. against Servis, and have lost the fortified city of Lemberg.

Outside Europe the Japanese fleet and force of troope are blockading Taingtan in Uhina, The German colony of Togoland in West Africs has been surrendered to an Anglo-Fransh foros. By the capture of the German armed, vessel Wissmann on Lake Nyassa, the control of the whole of Lake Nyassa has been secured to Grest Britain. Trade and industry in all British Colonies remains undis Earbed. The colony of Samoa in the Pacifio has been taken by a Toros from New Zealand.

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Sept. 8, 4.10 s.m.

The fortress commands the passage of the river Dniester. The Russians have also captured Rawornska, thirty-two miles north-west of Lemberg, at the junction of four Austrian railways.

New Russian Province..

Sept. 8, 4.10a.m. Count Bobrinsky has been appointed Governor-General Galicis, which has been made a Russian province.

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September 6-Press Bureau announces that in recent fighting British casualties total 15,000 and German losses thrice that number. Austrians make fruitless attempt to pierce Russian lines, losing 5,000 prisoners, ***

NEWS.

Farther war iteme from ex changes appear to-day,

Interesting notes on the crisis appear on page 4.

The seventh of a series of pen- pictures entitled "In the Wake of September 7.-Announced that War" H.M.S. Pathfinder struck a mine

appears on page 4. off the East coast and rapidly on page 2, and log book on page "Our Contemporarion" аррвага foundered. Official report issued 6. stating that German enveloping

movement is abandoned; British General news, sn article on the superiority over Germans clearly right of capture, and other items, demonstrated. Allies' success appear on page 3 to-day.

over Germans at St. Quentin

Yesterday's meeting of the

officially confirmed. Germans Sanitary Board is reported in lose 3,000 men in a terrific this issue. encounter west of Malines; fur

ther losses sustained owing to

The agenda for to-morrow's

oil is given to-day,

opening of dykes to the south-east meeting of the Legislative Coun of Antwerp.

Germans destroy Dinant by shell-fire and incend- iariam. Announced that altoge ther 12 Austrian divisions have Russians near Lemberg. been completely destroyed by

of India, Ld., (of which corpora

September 8-Russians capture tion Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., are the local agents), which Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and convert Galicia into Russian occurred in very sad circum- Province. British casualties to stances yesterday, Bays the N. C. date: --- Daily News of the 3rd. inst. The wounded, 162 missing, 230.

Officers: killed, 63

acute gastritis for a week, and 1081; missing, 13,418. deceased had been suffering from Men: killed, 212; wounded,

dead in his bed at his residence, yesterday morning he was found

No. 6 Mødburst Road. Mr.

Tarabull was 82 years old, and

was a native of Portree, Skye,

Conditions at Hankow..

DUN'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m

TO-MORROW..

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Saturday, September 12. Half yearly meeting of share- holders, Hongkong Hotel Co.-

HOOR.

Extraordinary general meeting, H, K. Hotel Co.-12.16 p.m.

Band Night Peak Olub-9.

Bootland. After being in India | Trade at Hankow is getting and Singapore, he was appointed under weigh again, and the to Shanghai in March, last year, merchants are once more in the and during his eighteen months market for tea and other produce. stay in the Settlement he had The Chiness are also eager to of earned the respect of a large negotiate advances on the cargo-8

that has accumulated.

| circle of friends,

Monday, September 14. Sale of Crown Land-P.W.D.

p.m.