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LATEST TSINGTAU NEWS.

Japanese S'aplanes Over the Port.

Tokyo, Sept. 6.

The Japanese naval commander reporte that two seaplanes on Sept. 5 reconnoitred over Teing-. tan and dropped bombs on the wireless station and barracks. One cosplace received fifteen shots through its planes. Both machines returned safely.

Damage by Floods

Kiancbau, Sept. B Floods cover the country for hundreds of Over forty ti of railway embankment near Cheng- yang have been wached away The dataage cannot be repaired for some time and many believe that the Germans will make no attempt to repair it.

The opinion is also expressed that the fonds' will bandicap the defence of Tsingtan, as the harvest, which promised excel lently, is ruined and little provi- sions from the surrounding ongotry will be "received in Tingtao. The defenders, there fore, will be forced to begin using their stores which had been taken in before the blockade on the land side was begun.

Pitiful Scenes.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELGRAMS,

(Continued from Pago 1.)

British Capture Eleven Guns.

Sept. 12, 2.30 a.m.

A Paris official message issued at eleven o'clock in the evening my our success on the left wing is more marked. Our advance continues worth of the Marge and in the direction of Soissons and Compiegne. The Germans abandoned great quantities of munitions, material, numerous prisoners and wounded, and we captured another flag.

The British army captured eleven guns, maoh material, and took from 1,500 to 1,500 prisoners.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

NOTICE.

We beg to notify our cus- tomers that on and after 14th inst our amended prices (as approved by the Food Com- mittee)will come into force,

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hereby cancelled. The enemy in the centre has given way along the whole frout between Sezanne and Revigay. The Germans in Argonne have not yet fallen buck. Our troops, notwithstanding their efforts in a five days' battle, still have energy to pursue.

Nothing new has taken place along the right wing in Lorraine and the Vosges.

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Belgians beat Germans.

Sept. 12, 2.50 a.m.

An Antwerp official communication issued at midnight states that the Provinces of Antwerp and Limburg sie entirely, and Eastern Flanders almost entirely, free from the enemy.

The Belgians have reoccupied Termonde. The Germans lost heavily in a fight in the environe and fled beadlong.

The German column advancing from Melle towards Oadeuarde and Ruyen made a retrogra le aovament northwarda, during the night, but was checked on the heights of Eanane and again wheeled sou hward.

The Belgian field army took the offensive against the Germane at Artwerp, captured Aarschot on the 10th Reater's special correspondent,inst, and advance continually until the 11th- inst. Our travelling in a sampan from artillery, especially the new heavy field guns, inflicted important Chengying to Kiauchau, was losses.

washed down by flood water to

within five miles of Tsingtau.

Mr. Churchill Confident.

Sept. 11, 9.35 p.m.

No German men-of-war were to Mr. Winston Churchill, addressing a great recruiting meeting

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be seen and the town bore aia London, confessed that the situation Wað far better incur either directly or indirectly PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP peaceful appearance." Router's then had been expected in the early stages (chears). If this battle from the war shall be compen- correspondent was thirty hours in had been as disastrous as, thank God, it appeared to have been sated with the imposition upon the sampan, unable to obtain triumphant, he would have come before them with unsbated the surrendered allies of Europe

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fod, and during the journey saw many pitiful scenes: submerged villages, people living in boats and on rafts," while others clung to the roofs of houses. Kaoliang and other crape in large quantities were floating out to sen. Germany's Protest to China Poking, Sept. 4.

The German Logation has notified the Ministry of Foreign

and Japan. As it is, it is neces- from SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN

PORTS and MANILA, Whatever might happen, the war would finish in accordancesary to have a list of estimates of with our interests and those of civilisation..

Mr. Churchill, amid great laughter, said not a single German battleship could be found in the so-called German Ogono.

The health of the Navy was better than it had ever been (cheers),

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British Army of 1,000,000 Wanted 'on. Continent.

Cept. 11, 10.55 p.m. "Mr. Churchill continued that they could rely on the Navy to

the properties for convenience on that occasion.

"Those subjects belonging to any neutral power, who out of their sympathy towards Germany are going to remain in Taingiau and join the rescue work of the Red Cross are also requested to pre- sent to the civil administration

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Affairs that it is lodging & proteamain:ain our naval supremacy.' What they had to do now was office the estimates of their down at West Point. Cargo will

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of the eres for the operation in end was to put and keep on the Continent au artay of at least to make a great army. Tuo only sure way of bringing the war to against Teingrau, on the grounds

one million. that such action is a breach of neutrality.

The Government has not yet received the Note.

Commonwealth with Mother Country to the End.

Sept. 11, 8.25 p.m.

The new Premier, The Rt. Hon. Andrew Fisher, declares that in war the Commonwealth is with the Mother Country to the end. Japanese Troops Landed.

The Labour party's policy will be in accordance with the previous Tukyo, Sept. 3.

labour administration, The Commander of the Japan- ose Second Squadron reports that at 6 am., on September 2, they landed a detachment. None of the enemy was sighted on land or sea. Many military transporta have arrived.

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given The War Office has issued

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Heavy Rains and

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Taimo, Sept. 3.

There have been incess nt ruins

THE CASUALTIES.

[Reuter's Service To The Telegraph.") London. Received Sept. 13. Eight Lave been killed and train

in this district. The roads are eighty-six injured in the submerged; amall streams have disaster on the Ser River. become impassable, rushing tor- rents, 70 to 150 yards wide, while bridgea are either covered or washed away. It will be impos sible to undertake land operations in this neighbourhood for at least ten daye, the country being un- traversable..

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A Port Arthur message of the 27th to the Hochi says:-

Belind Tsingtan, along the whole line of 20 Chinese miles, German patrol officers make heir appearance everywhere and friend at Hankow contains the stop the passage of people. Many following items of interest:

of the passers-by have been shot: The spirit of the garrison is The guard is so strict that even most excellent. We all regret that missionaries are not allowed to we are being kept waiting for a pass foe that does not seem to appear. We would rather like the dance to begin. One meets all China here and there is ample opport unity to renew old acquaintances. with being in possession of The Chinese who was charged One fall company consiste moely 10,000 lottery tick-te was defend of non-commissioned officers, ed at the Police Court, on Satur Duty in. kept vary rigid and day, by Mr. Grist, who argued fille all the day from am. to that there was no legal proof that 7 p.m. As is natural, the greater the man had been in possession part of the training consists of of them, and that there was no shooting practice sad the Hankow evidence upon which his Worship The Steamship "The first Botilla of torpedo. members of the garrison have could convict. His Worship ac- boats were attending their duties repeatedly distinguished them-apted the solicitor's contention within the santry region on the salves by brilliant sbooting results and discharged the defendant. 24th inst. at about 2 p.m. when Evers, of Carlowitz & Co., yeater- they met a hurricane, accom- day scored 56 out of a possible 00 panied by high waves and heavy Tsingtau is excellently fortified rain. The boats were unable to with all the latest improvements. take, shelter, but they avoided Our rifles are all manufactured the centre of the hurricane, follow this year and we will make for ing the direction of the wind and our enemies a hard nut to crack. sea towar s the south west. Thess The Russian Consul has resigned boats had to fight w the storm from his office and entered the and high waves for about 24 army, as he is an officer of the THE Undersigned has received after the Goods have left, the...

No claims will be admitted hours, and they all scattered at German army reserves,

instructions to sell by Godowns, and all Goods remain- Governor's Bombastic Talk. last, each in a different direction'

Peking, August 2816.-The from the other. About noon on

Friday & Saturday the 18th.ing undelivered after the 19th the following day the storm began Governor-General of Kiauohon & 19th. September, 1914.com-September will be subject to ront." Ali claims against the atoamer to abute, so the commander of the bna encouraged the Germans at mencing each day at fla.m. at his must be presented to the Under- flotilla ordered a cearch for the Kisuchan by issuing the following Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

A Large Quantity of Sports signed on or before the 26th Sept.. Bowing to the inevitable, scottered bonte, which were gathinatruction to them.

"Except the officers on the list, Leather Goods etc.

Goods, Tweed Sult Lengths, or they will not be recognized. China has decided to extend the ered together again at one poin area within which belligerents on the night of the 26th. The Germans in Tsingtan who are

Comprising: more or less determined to defead the port, as BATTING GLOVES may operats in Shantung and to-boats sustaned day notified the Legations of this damage, bas owin, to the strenn-well as ordinary German mer-G UTLETS, ORI KET and fact,

an efforts of the crow, each boat chants, should present the eati-TENNIS BATS. FOOTBALLS, at 11 am. The Government points out is fit for war operation at any mates of their property to the FOOTBALL BOOTS and JEM-

effected. SEYS, LEATHER BELTS that it desires to maintain the time. It is only to be regretted civil administration office. neutrality of other parts of China that five sensu, one belonging There is no doubt hat that SIIT CASES and TRUNKS,

signed by and, therefore, considera. It wise to the Kamikaze, another to the the situation of the war in BOXING GLOVES, ets., etc.

MEN'S UNDERWEAR, WO-1 to follow the precedent of the Yamakaze, and three belonging Europe is favourable to Germany MEN'S STOCKINGS, CANVAS Hongkong, 14th Sept 1914. Russo-Japanese war and pre- to the Sakura were swept off by and that war will bad in victory BAGS, .c. cto. scribe the area in which violation the waves, either while they re for Germany and the surrender

No Damage.

Kiauchan, Sept. 8. The Japanese hydroplane which flow ovor Tsingtau on Saturday dropped bombe close to a food depot and near some am munition stores, but they did no damage.

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Tokyo, Sept. 7.

The House of Representatives passed unanimously a war vote of Yen 63,000,000.

A Wise Move.

Peking, Sept. 3.

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Five men Lost in Blockade, or to trying to prevent a small can assure you that although len Suit lengths, etc, etc. The following telegram from boat from being washed away by Tsingtau may pass into the On view from Thu.sday the Vice Admiral Tomossbaro Kato, the waves." the Commander-in-Chief of the Firat Squadron, has been made public by the Navy Office:→→→

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