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WAR ITEMS.

The following itema ure from the Manchuria Daily News

he declined to entor Berlip until the state of war had been pro- claimed. Like his grandfather, ho addressed the people from the bronze balcony of the palace. As in 1870, the order for general Base of Japanese Operations. mobilization was promulgated to When the siege line at the rear the accompaniment of Cathedral of the Kianchau Fortress Zono bells, and, as in 1870, the War has been completely lurmod, the Office was shut-because its work base of Japanese operation in

was nominally accomplished-a Shantung is expected to be shifted! elsewhere, whore botter shelter bilization was set moving. It was soon as the machinery of mo from the wind and waves is afforded,

Tsingtau Inhabitants Alarmed. Tho nows that the Japanese have occupied Chimo basinfurmod the inhabitants of Tsingtan, and many are fl-cing to Tsinan.

Japanese Press Censorship.

Tokyo, Sept. 17."

even asserted that Von Moltke, like bis great predecessor, hud arranged to take a few days hohday.

Earl Kitchener's Secretaries.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914.

THE ATTACK ON KIAUCHAU.

Change of Landing-Place.

the Japan Chronicle.-

The following items are from

A ship's officer who arrived at informed a Mainichi conespon Shimonoseki on the 18th inat..

dent that the clearing oporations off a new landing-place that had been chosen for the Japanese troops were completed a few days Earl Kitchener has not "adopt and war supplies will he handed ago. In future only provisions ed" Mr. Asquith's private secret-at Lungkou, and the troops will aries at the War Office, though be sent to the new landing-place. he has retained the services of The result of the clearing opera- The censorship of newspapers Mr. 111. Crendy, an experienced tions shows that the number of and magazines was commenced

official of the department who is mines laid of Tsingtau did not yesterday. All matters entealated to run counter to the provisional his third War Minister-Colonel interesting in view of the report now acting na private secretary to excood u thousand, (This is of the Alliance and other agree Sealy, Mr. Asquith, and Earl some time ago that" thousande" ments with the friendly Powers Kitchener. Sir George "Arthur, of mines had been swept up and and to mislead the public about who takes the place of the Bon. destroyed.). the conclusion of now alliances A. M. Henloy as his colleague, and agreemonte, groundless rebus seen service in Egypt and ports about Chino, France, Great

South Africa. Britain, Russia, and the United States, discourEDH and

necessary.

ri

staten that the Japanese camp A Chefoo dispatch to the Asaki

followers, who have swarmed into Langkou from Korea and Man- Joburia, are in a fix.

Encomium on Japanese..

Discipline.

The Governor of Wei-chong, in report to the Governor-Gen-

Army Commissions. LOWS The offer of 2,000 temporary matters of a provocative nature, commissione in the Army carries criticisms against the Sovereigns with it an allowance of £20 for of any Powers, references to uniform and £5 158. for equip aggressive designs on foreign ment. If this does not sound territories, etc., are to be up- over-liberal at the first blush it eral of bhantung, speaks in the pressed.

must be remembered that full highest terms, enys the Mainichi, The Pope's Peace Movement. dress is hardly likely to be of the discipline maintained among

New York, Sept. 14.

In the Territorial the Japanese troops, which, he Gis Holiness Benedict XV.ee an officer on joining ie says, is even better than during, prompted by the hope for are allowed a similar, outfit grant of the Russo-Japanese war. The restoration of peace, naked the £20. lis only obligatory uniform Governor-General of Shantung. Ambassadors of the Belligerent Powers at Rome to ascertain of on purchase three suits-mese, then the guard at Teinan-fu service drese, and for £21 he believing it expedient to streng their respectivo Governments blue, and service dress.

as the siege develops, has applied whether the pe ce proposition to Football Grounds Commandeered. for the Peking Government's be presented by His Boliness!

Amouget the football grounds permission to recall the 18th would be considered.

the have been commandeered are Regiment from Konchau. those of Stockport County, Notts County, nad Manchester City. At present over 300 horees are

Conditions About Kavin.

There are many Chinete re fugees flocking to Kasin from Tsingtau.

The district west of Weilisien

inundated. Kuomi submerged four feet deep. A

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TALE OF NAVAL

ENGAGEMENTS.

Capture by H.M.S. Berwick in the Atlantic.

Peking, Sept. 23. from the Foreign Office has been The following cfficial telegram handed to Reuter's Agent at Peking:-

London, Sept. 29.

wick captured the Hamburg. On September 12, H.M.S. Ber-

vessel was known to be fitted as Amerika Liner Spreewald. This

the same time two colliers were an armed merchant cruiser, At captured with 6,000 tons of coal and 180 tons of provisions for German cruisers operating in

Atlantic waters.

Movements at Tsimo, A Mainichi dispatch from Che- foo states that the Germans are last-named concentrating towarda Taimo, and that as fast as they arrive the Telephone Censorship. Chinese in the neight-bourhood or by British port authorities is

Tethered ground.

It is, understood (says the Du ly take flight for the north.. railway bridge across the Wei Telegraph), that a modified for River was washed, away and the

A Tsinun-fu message to the

of censorship has been establieu-same paper states that three

railway traffic was suspende fored over the telephone system of German horseman have been.

irent Britain. No one is allowed captured by

a time, although it was partially resumed on Saturday week..

Chinese Prefects in "Neutral Zone.

The Chinese prefects in the neutral zone have taken refuge under the ited Grose flag.

The Cestral Neatrality Oling Peking, despatched on. Yin- chang to Kianchu as Foreign Intercourse Ulliver.

No Germans at Pingtu.

Tokyo, Sept. 14.

臨 party of 25 Chi-

to speak except in English, and ueso slong the Shantung railway, these attempting use any other but it does not state what they language are at oneg cut off,

were doing..

The total number of Germon vessels captured by British vessels ninety-two. in addition ninets five German vessels were detained of war, making a total of 187 in British ports on the outbreak Gorman vessels in our possession

at present.

detained in German ports on the Seventy British vessels were outbreak of war.: Since then twelve British seagoing vessels

Racing Men Under Arms,

The British Forces. Amongst the many racing men According to the Asahi, the be mentioned Captain D, Meal attrck ou Tsingtau is about two of upwards of 4,000 British vessels who are under arms there may British force participating in the bave been captured and sunk out

Capinin Tomlinson, the polo from the guards stationed at mout, the owner of Tetrarch; battalions strong, drawn chiefly carrying ou oversån trade.

Tho

player, who bas ridden saccess-Peking. The detachment je led troops engaged the enemy at ially between the flags; Captain by Major-General Barnardision, Kutung-pu across the river. In O'Brien Bailer; Mr. Wyndham, who was appointed in May last the course of the fighting Captain According to an official report 1st Life Guards; Lord Hugh year to the command of the Sakuma Zonji was killed and two reaching the War Office, a cavalry Crosvenor; Captain Bambury, British troops in North China. Holdiers woro wounded. force of the Japaneso Expedition (Coldstream; Mr. K-R. Palmer Military attaches from the Em-killed and wounded of the enemy arrived at Pingtu on Thursday, the 19th. No Gerans could be

Friday morning on their way to bassy arrival at Shimonoseki on will not be less than ton. found thereabout. Appearances

Shantung to take part in the

As the result of this reconnais- indicate that there are wome

attack on Tsingtan by the there are in the vicinity of Ki auce it has been secertained that German troopere near Chino.

Nippon-mara.

tung-pu about 200 infantry and. cavalry of the enemy, with

Petition Written in Blood.

One of the Japanese despatch boats in the lockading Squadron is engaged most actively in the mine clearing operations before, Kinuchuu Bay. Her crew containe over thirty Bailors, who applied to go on board ber by petitions written in their own blood.

Mukden. Under Strict Quard.

Mukden, Sept. 13. ·

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rit

the

Captain Gibbon, A.,

ausbridge rowing coach and winner of a jumping prize for officera tho International Horee Show; Captain Paynter who will, of a certainty, bring Captain Newtou, and many others honour to the Sport of Kings.upon the field of battle.

Expedition of Japanese Operations.

+

As already reported, a further contingent of the Japanese troops

several guns.

A Shanghai telegram to Japan Sportsman-Soldiers. dispatched for the attack on collision, and states that Baron ese papers also reports this Several well-known sportsmen Tsingtau, commenced landing at have answered the call of their Laoshan Bay which is about 25 Riesel, a reserve cavalry lieutea- country. The committee of the miles from Tsingtau. This new ant, who was Secretary of the BuckinghamshireCricket Associs-lauding place, which is much German Legation at Peking, was tion have cancelled their pro- nearer Tsingtau that Lungkou, is The precaution against rave-torone, for eight of their eleven said to bo for the purpose of ex-

are either serving or are about to pediting military Ferve in the Army. A. de Roth which bad been delayed on ac-landed in Laoshan Bay attacked on child, S. G, Fairbairn, P. L, Frith, count of the storms.

lationists has become doubly rigorous at Mukden since the Ponchihu episode. Slagya Japanese pedestrian has been challenged in the streets by the Chinese authorities.

killed in the fight.

Germans Routed.

Another War Oflice report operatione, states that the contingent that

the 18th the enemy in a strongly W. B. Franklin, W. E. Hazelton, Germans Killed Near Tsimo..

Teimo and the neighbourhcod fortified position on the hills W. le Gros, D. H: Field Stacey, and U. A. E. Sewell, have now been securely occupied south-west of Wan-chi-abang, of Sandhurst, have all volun-by the Japanese troops, who are

with machine guna. Towards Reconnoitring by Japanese

teered. Of county Torpedo-Destroyer.

cricket continuing their advance. In the evening the enemy was 4 Japanese torpedo destroy or captains, F. F. Warner (Middle the vicinity of Tsimo a collision routed. The Germans hurriedly retreated, leaving ammunition under command of Lieut. Comer), Sir A. While (Yorkabiro), has occurred between Japanese caps, belts, glasses, feats, borld mander Abki reconnoitred Lao. A. H. Horbs Lancashire), B. P. and German cavalry scouting paring, etc. on the field. The shan Harbour and drove away Chaplin Sussex), Captain Bag- ties, in which two Germans were Japanese sustained po assualty. W. Carr killed. galiny. (Derbyshire), and F. Peareou Gregory (both of Another Aerial Attack on Notts), have withdrawn from the

Tsingtau.

the enemy's looknut-bostá.

German Warships in Kiauchau Bay.

Qallant Act of the Japanese Bluejackets.

Outpost Brush Near Tsingtau.

Tsingtau, Sept, 24. Japanese outpoeta have crossed the frontier of the German leased territory, but the Germans are maintaining their positions. Skirmishes between outposts Dava taken place near Mecklenburg House in the Laoshan (about

tau). twenty-three miles from Tsing

A successful attack was made by the Germuns upon the Japanese at Kielter Pass in the mountaine weat of Laosban.

It is officially announced that

nobody has so far been killed in Tsingtau, except Baron Riesel.

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must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 12th Oct., or they will not be recognized. The German warships in game, and F. U. Buvon, the An Admiralty report states that in-Chief of the Second Squadron downs, where they will be ex-

All broken, chafed, and damaged THIS RARE A report from the Commander- Goods are to be left in the Go- Kiauchau Bay, which attempted secretary of Hants, announces on the 10th instant a naval aero-

blockading Kinucbou Bayamined on the 5th October, at to obstruct at intervals the mine- that a suggestion has been made plane, with Lieutenants Yamada

published by the Navy Depart-11 a.m. clearing operations of the Japan-to form a corpa composed of the and Osaki on board, flew over ese Squadron under cover of the professional cricketers of England Tsingtau for ecouting purposes.ment, statss that on the 30th battery fire, have been quietly for home defence. The Hamp-The aviators dropped several ultimo a third-class boatswain effected. confined in the recess of the Bay, shire players are ready to join bombe. on ships, the wireless named Ishi-maru, and two sea- apparently satisfied of the Intility if such a corps is raised. Among station, and the electric power men, Seiko and Shibagaki, on the of their obstructive operations. other prominent sportsmen who station. One of the bomba was torpedo-boat Kagero, sighted While "Activity of Japanese Cavalry haye answered the call are Captain seen to strike a large steamer in some floating mines.

W. M. Turner, the Essex batamian; the harbour, from which dense trying to explode them, them, they were fired on from the fort According to on cfficial state-R. Firth, Nottingham Forest foot-smoke immediately ardea, ment, the main body of the haller; A. Moore, a forward of The same day Lieutenants at Huichuan point. It was really BUILDERS OF HONGKONG. Japanese cavalry arrived

at Hull Kingston Rovera; J. Chap- Wads and Takebe also carried out necessary to lower a boat to carry Chimo on Monday.

nan, the Derbyshire cricketer; aorial scouting over the Tsingtaa out their object, but instead of doing so they jumped into the Japanese cavalry scouts under J. C. Brain, a forward of Hull barbour.

623 and swam to the mines, made au officer drove away ten German Kingston Kovers; Aubrey T. Cavalry Skirmishes at the troopers between Ohimo and sharp, the Leicestershire crick-

them fast to lines which they Liating on Sunday and wounded eter; G. Cook, three-quarter back | A War Office report says that carried, and even ually exploded two of them.

of Oldham; J. McIntosh, centre on the 11th instant a squadron of them. This gallant act deserved The Past Recalled.

half-backand.captain of Hull City, Japanees cavalry advanced to Liu- recognition in accordance with Feature by feature the German and N, J; A. Foster, the racquets tung, on the right bank of the the Naval Regulations, and all

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