NO IMMEDIAE PITCHED BATTLE EXPECTED

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2228, 14 August 1914, Page 5

NO IMMEDIAE PITCHED BATTLE EXPECTED

GERMAN MOVE PREMATURE ALLIES' MOVEMENTS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY (Rec. August 13, 11.45 p.m.) mi. l 11. j. • ,•!.,,. Uondon, August 13. Morning. btfi rapo "" en. immediate pitched battle will be fought in Belgium It is now evident that the Gorman enterprise at Liego was undertaken befoi tho main armywas ready, and by a force wqbili&ation was specially e fected before'tho declaration of wnv. ' ■ ■■ ■ Tho problem of moving and feeding masses of men marching in the Rhine com try is proving difficult, Gorman prisoner? admit suffering privations from tl shortness ot food, 13,-»5.10 p.m.) ' The deeped mystery envelops the position of the Allies' Legation is entirely kept in the dark. There has been no news from Brussels sine \ Tuesday mormng.-f'Tiines* and' Sydney "Sun" Services.) ■ GERMANS ADMIT LIEGE FORTS INTACT. *• (Rec. August 13, U. 5 p.m.) _ , An official message ha) been issued which denies that thouaaad men at Liege, but does not give the numbers. It adds that the fort 7% -li 'ft as "ViM'lS? <1(l ""J wl ? h , t0 sacHfipe life unnecessarily; but tl forts will be taken without the loss of a siiirlo man when the sjoge guns arrive IthfcSs . J S tUt 'V* , " were »™.SoSlTsnwE? I v. ■ i FRENCH CONCENTRATION ON FRONTIEB , ARTILLERY INFERIOR '" ' " \ —. GERMAN MOVE BLOCKED BY FAILURE AT LIEGE (800. August 13, 11.5 p.m.) ' ■ < • The French concentration, under shelter of thp With the regularity, of clockwork. It wa* known the German stmteSy w«FhKff b fierce the royonng troops and to eci;e Nancy, (hereby diwrrenX "*Wfc ot I& °' Avm ° UM ' ° WiUff t0 thp failur ° G»"W r%W™"ni Reports state the German heavy drdnanco is ~ firing defectivo shells wliiVli burst fon n ' before they have touched the ground, nml fall Kmt V w jhilhmetro cannon the French are using, o"n sho?Wir^Si. FRENCH LINE , OF FORTS INTACT. 1 i ' All the forts from Bolfort to Liege an intact. French B nf ' and aro mainlining ' I,J mB at a « P<«ntß, The French still hold tho ciest and passes in tho Vospes mountains n n>l' m inate thei heights about Alsace. They aho hold tho. lines beCon Thann twel™ jnjlea north-west of Mulhauson, and at AHkirch, behwn Mulhnusen and'Beffl? Md the scene of the recent engagement between French and German ' The Press Bnrean nlates that of theVenty-six Gormai^Army' tomthl^lv i i ARTILLERY DUEL NEAR METZ. (Rec. August 13,11.45 p.m.) v An official report published in Paris sayg tho Mousson with heavj- artillery from a distance. The B hell s fell tnihe ho r us«l an W ° ma,,y e inhabifant9 and wrecked .many Pont-a-Moiisa )n lies in France, fifteen miln south nf ft,« n™ . * i . FIGHT F,QR THE VOSGES LINE EXPECTED. ' • (Bee. August f3,' 11.45 p.m.) c The French reb-eat from Mulhauson, in Alsace, advance to Unlhausen was merely for the purpose of breakingT» th^flenSn . observation:.station. W le proportion of forces engaged was four &m n ™ £ U Frenchman Tho German flelfartillery was far inferior to the French and 3S bursting pf their shrapnel was indifferent. J-rencn, ana tue HEAVY; GERMAN .LOSSES .ON RUSSIAN ;.;;;.: \:.;, ;. ■ FRONTIER '-V ">' " REPULSED BY THE RUSSIANS • . . . . ■■■. '.■ • i. >, UNITED MOVEMENT FROM BALKANS IN AUSTRIA ■ '. ' ' (Kec. August 13, 0.10 p.m.) -■ Berlin telegrams state that the German staff hasinto P m e ed h h e "that Ger many has sustained heavy losses on the Russian: frontier. ° . ; (Rec. August 18, 9.10 p.m.) ■ . The Germans attemptect v to Eydtknsen, town ninety miles east of Konigsberg, but were repulsed with loss. The men enS in the attack belonged to the First and Twentieth Army Corps. «ngageu , '. RUSSIANS MASTERS OF GULF OF FINLAND. . ' : - - (Rec. August 13, 9.10 p.m.) .' . . v •' s Thp Russians are still masters of the Onlff of Finlani 00, " ,0,,,,, AUg " st 13 ' Sn a ( atll e S n a^^ ,iShtho -' " m valuable I ; arbour wOTks - "Wfiiu Ji .SERVIANS AND MONTENEGRINS UNITE. fltec. August 13, S.ll) p.m.) .The united Servian and Montenegrin armies'have befran invasion "o'f Boenin i^^i^ss^^jjt ,,,, ■ ,n - commau " BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA : OFFfCiAL NEWS RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNOR. AVheii the House of Representatives met last uightHhe jli*ht Hon W T iif,« B » "War has -broken out with Austria-Hungary." '

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NEGOTIATIONS FOB REMOVj I OP CREW SALE OF SHIPS EXPECTED (Hec. August 13, 11.35 p.m.) 1 w l- Constantinople, August 13 JSegotiations nra proceeding for the nioyal of the German officers and cr ?! n . e CWebfii and Brealau. ■ ' s that Turkey - has pi chased the German warships Gbeben a lireslaii. There is iip foundation for t report, so far as official circles are, cc cerned, but the sale is regarded as pi ; buble. _. ' " Austria, it ig reported, refused succo to the Gfleben and Breslau, ' LOSS OF THE AMPHION. 1 A. SURVIVOR'S NARRATIVE. . - London, August 12, A survivor of the British scout cruis AniptiWD, which struok' a mino, stat rill' I '' wore two distinct explosioi ■Ihe first tore the ,'bows and the secoi ripped up the vossol's sido. Many mi perished while • asleep, There was i jianio. The men went to the! lifeboai putting m the wounded first. Beforo tl Amphion sank tho hingazino exploded,' ai fragments of wreokage kitted threo an vivors who had reached rescuing d Stroyera. GERMANS,STRIKE THEIR OWN MINE. FORTY-TWO LIVES LOST, Copenhagen, August 13. A German, destroyer struok a mine o (mdser lighthouse, in the South BaTtt which had been mined by the German! Forty4,wo officers and pioa wero kille and several wounded. '> There is intense indignation in Dei mark over the action of the Germans i laying contact mists, in intonations waterways. THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN SERVIAN TROOPS BEFORE SARAJEVO • . Athens, August 12. The Servian . Legation states. that th< Sel'vian troops have arrived before Sara icvo, the oapita! ofj, Bosnia, and tin >pono of the assassination of .the Archduto crancis Ferdinand, which, led to the out >reak of the present general war. ~

ty It is officially stated in Sofia that Bu park's decision to maintain her neutra lty is unshaken, despite the suggestion , of fnture rewards from various quarter Tho newspapers stato that tho Russia Minister pii Tuesday had an mulieiu with the King:, <oul presented tho Tsar letter projiosnig that Bulgaria slioul henceforth conform to the policy Russi suggests. TO MISLEAD EUROPE GERMAN ATTEMPT' TO USE bw "THE TIMES" ud EXPOSED IN LONDON ■• he n- , ■ ' ~^~ ■0- (Roc. August 13, 5.10 p.m.) ur ,'' London, August 12. The Times" publishes a "disclosure o German Pis;,?s manoeuvres. A prominen personage in close personal relationshi] with the Kaiser sent a communication t tho "Times," intended for publication oi August 3, the day.Sir Edward Grey, For eign Minister, made his historic speech ii ei ™ House of' Commons, pointing ont tha eg the Kaiser did not want war and plac e I, 1 ?,?. tlln - responsibility on Russia. Thi ld limes did not, publish the matter be ■n ?> auso i I *' s fl'SWiit coiltradietion of facts ;„■ On the same night the "Times" receiver s a misdirected telegram from the Wolf] io ew f Bureau aj- Berlin, commanding. t fc l( j correspondent to telegraph thi - rimes's" statement verbatum. It was t e> transparent attempt to use the "TimesV lnfluenoe for tho purpose of misleading the British and Gorman public.-'"Timp3 and Sydney,"S,un\ Services.) consolidation of the ; empire' i ■ A BIG STEP FORWARD DOMINION FORCES OF .. , MEN • (Rec, August 13, 11.15 pjm.) ■ ■ ~m , m . London, August 13, mornine;. . The* Times," in a leader, says "The Imperial force will number 75,000 men, including Australia's 20,000 men and New Zealand's 8000. New Zealand's warship is already one with our own in 'the defence , ot the , Homs seas: Australia's battleship and cruisers have been freely offered, nnd German possessions in tho outer seas will have to yield to the Dominions' forces. The test has come and the result has been a spontaneous advanoe towards Imperial consolidation.' , •. ": ' ■ AIRMEN FOR THE FRONT. NONE REMAIN AT HENDON, (Reo. August 14, 0.10 a,m.) London, August 13, mornin". Not a single civilian pilot remains at ilendon Aerodrome All have volunteered for active service. Lieutenant Robert Skene and a ■mechanic were killed while ilying at Salisbury Plain. . '■> IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE. RAPID ENLISTMENT.. ' • , ' ■ (Reo. August 13,11.15 p.ni.)" London, August IS, mornine. A committeo is organising thelmperial Light Horse. Six hundred men were recruited in forty-six hours, tho majoritv being West End clubmen and retired, oC cers. Many aro offering their own horaes and equipment. ; / PRINCE OF WALES'S FUND. THREE.QUAR'rERs"OF A MILLION REACHED. ■: ■',--, ' m, „ . . ' London, August 12. Tho Prince of Wales's Relief l?und has .reached a total of • TELEPHONE CENSORSHIP. .' .... , ' , London, August 12.' . A. niodihed censorship has been establißlicd on tho tflicplioue system in Great tyitnin. Those using foreign language are immediately cut off. «. RELEASED FROM GAOL TO FIGHT. n i iim-i., Lo " d °n, .August 12. Colonel Vylutaker, one. of the defeudants who was oonvicted and senteuced : in the canteen scandals case, has volun- ( teed for active service, and will be released therefor. . •• . , ON TfiE.CONTINEMT ' • MADAME POINCARE AND THE ■' '.■ nurses' s ■'■■■-.■ ■■'. leads their efforts " , ■ -. ",' . i (Kec. August 13, 5.10 p.m.) • •, "' „ , '' . Paris, August 12. , Madame Pomcare, wife of the -French r Prasident, who is a trained nurse, is , loading tho Frenchwomen's enthusiastic efforts for the.alleviation of the sufferings o,t those wounded in' the war,—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Sorvice.) CARPENTIER JOINS AVIATION i ' ; -CORPS. ■■■.-,.■ ■• • Paris, August 12. Georges Carpentier, the pugilist, ha 9 enrolled in the aviation corps,—("Times" a and Sydney "Sun" 'Services.) ■ •' - • GERMANY," TRADE AT A STANDSTILL. (Rec. August 13, 5.10 p.m.) ' l^ ' ■ v, ' London, Angust 12. si The ovorseaa trade of Germany is at 3 ui absolute standstill.—("Times" and Syd- n ley "Sun" -Services.) , GERMAN PRESS BUREAU. > ESTABLISHED AT . AMSTERDAM. cc (Rec. August 13, 9.10' p.m.) Hi London, August 13, morning. I J ' Germany has established a Press Bu- M eau at Amsterdam to circulate war inelligcnce favourable to Germany. RUSSIA. , w GENERAL DIMITRIEFF. to APPOINTED TO, COMMAND A DIVISION. St. Petersburg, August 12. fh General Dimitneff, who represented Bui- JT aria in St. Petersburg,'nnd was Chief ™ : the Stall during the Balkan War, and t£ ho offered his services- to the Russian il. overnmont, has arrived at Tetcrhof, and ' ' as been appointed General of a division. SWEDEN, EXPELLED.RUSSIANS ARRIVE. GERMAN BARBARITY. -^. ■". i ' ' Stockholm, August 12. Six thousand expelled Russians have rived here from Germany. They doaro they suffered barbarous treatmont, THE .OVERSEAS EMPIRE & . ; VC-( TWO SUBMARINES OPPEREp CANADIAN GENEROSITY J: ;,.-.-' to.' n , ~ . ~ ' London, August 11. f! I ' l fho Admiralty has accepted Canada's J, 1 !?, Br of two submarines, recently pnrised froth Chile—"Times" and Sydney 0,, ? nil" services. " \ OTTAWA'S GIFT. . Ottawa, August 12. It ho city has offered the Motherland u FC ''e chine-gun battery, witli mblor trucke, (boon Di Md jaipedj.monta wmplete, costing vpssi >.000. . teal

SERVIAN PRINCE WOUNDED. (Rec. August 13, 8.30 p.m.) . Belgrade, August 12. irrnicG ueorge of Scrvift, who commauds „ a. regiment of infantry, while .watching tne Austnun bombardment from the walls of a fortress, was wounded in the head by a fragment of a shell. He is unconsoious, but is not believed to bo in <>■ dangerous condition. • .GALLANT MONTENEGRO. - 'AT WAR WITH GERMANY AS WELL AS AUSTRIA, m. - „. c fM , J' e » August 12, passpoi^ ei ' man Ijas Tecoived his SCUTARI OCCUPIED. . , , , , Borne; August 12, it, j. :^ rai I l r , e ? received asserting that the Montenegrins have occupied Soutari, in Albania. n ti • i*. , Londonj August 12. Pans advices, state that the Montenegrins have occupied' Mount Tarabosch, the stronghold dominating the south-west front of the Scutari defences. AUSTEIANS BLOCKADE COAST. . : _ • ii London; August 12. It is officially announced that the Aug- ■ j™n »eet ] lftJJ bbcknded tho Montenegrin T) . ■ ~ • „ ' t Vienna, August 12. It is ■ officially stated that ships o£ friendly neutral nations now on the Mori- ■ tenegrm coast have been granted twontyfour hours m which to dopart, THE NEUTRAL STATES AUSTRO-GERMAN NEGOTIA- 1 TIONS ' A SIGN OF CONFUSION „ ri. v Paris, August 12. ,M. Piohon, a iormer Minister for Foreign Aftairs, m an articlo in the "Petit Journal, says that Germany's negotiations with : Ital.v, Turkey, Rilmania, and Bulgaria, are . a new sign of the contusion ot Germany and Austria. ■ "NOT USELESS." GERMAN MISSION TO ROME. The Italian Ambassador flH'fennvthe E, U „ ko <>f Avnraa left for Rome in com! iany with the German Arbassador, Beore commencing his •return journey the Italian Ambassador declined to bo interviewed, but said his visit to Home hail 'tun" ServicS' _( flntl S >' d^' POSITION OF RUMANIA. TWO VERSIONS. (R«c. August 13, 5.10 p.m.)' 'i mi «r< i Berlin, August 12. > , 4. ho .Cologne Gazetto,", one of the leartng semi-official newspapers jn Germany, in an inspired article, declares that Rumania m joining the Austro-Gerinan Alvices) Syclney " Sun " Ser T ( un, -b • August 12. ■ u ? l 'l nla , n .Lection denies that Rumania intends joining Germany; nor d ? c ared her neutrality, pho- has simply taken measures to guan! ' Bnchare n st. erS an<l Ul)h ° ld 1 ho 'treaty of Bucharest' vras signed on i Balkan it j ntl terminated ihe last t Balkan war. Under its terms Rumania obtained from Bulgaria a strip of terriSe7 o °h- *5® D , anubo - aml tho Black also provides for var- ™ ni. ® rr °V 1 adjustments affecting the countries which engaged in the war. ■.' SWEDISH NEUTRALITY.' DEFENCE VOTE 03? OVER TWO MILLIONS. g , Hn. a nimousl> U ado}l'Ml G HOLLAND REMAINS NEUTRAL. GERMANY'S finuRCE OF FOOD SUPPLY. • (licc. August 13, 8.55 p.m.*} T , . , August 13, morning. It is stated_ that Germany is securing Ri Food supplies through Holland, hence he? cl anxiety not to violate Dutch territory.. If the Allies reach Cologne this avenue will be closed, and the only other possibility obtaining supplies would be by devious Loutes via Italy, Austria, or Rumania. PEACE PROPOSALS. AMERICAN SENATE CONSIDERS TREATY. (Reo. August 13, 8.50 p.m.) rp, „ , Washington, August 32. J lie benato is considenng the peaco Tfaty proposals of President Wilson, who ' las been urged to make a speedy notificalon to the belligerents. , BULGARIA UNSHAKEN. "F 9 ' Cil, BUT READY FOR INTERVENTION. " S (Rcc. August 13, 11.35 p.m.) , , , , Nisb, August 13; A competent military observer from ,'J infia opuiea that tho. Bulgarians are svs. ma ematically prejjiriup, an<] trill tnoTe iii nic h« caao of <m Austro-Gannaii success. '

lul-1 Private contractors are offering bv •ah plies free to paint tlie cruiser Niobe. ' MS ■ • • ■ ' ian ■' I field natxvi sia ' . Bombay, August 13. • Native magnates and a firm have eivc iC7OOO towards a field hospital ITALIAN CONSUL FOUND SHOT. . Colombo, August 12 The Italian Consul, of German m tiouohty, was found shot. It is believe , to bo a case of suicide. !;'(»! SOUTH AFRICA. - ; UNION GOVERNMENT TAKES OVE DEFENCE. ■ '■- _. . Cape Town, August'-12.' lne Union Government las undei taken matters,, of defence. . .fhe De Beor's mine has closed down, Ot : . \ nt _ Tho South African Defend •forces ar to I'J {t,« ,° f from the contrc to o t the States to. that of. the, Union. Be on. B ,des the Colonial foress British troop n h, A 8 • U " mber of GBOO are'-.iiuavtered U i * l cue union. ■. ■ - / at. ' • '■'■•■ bo WESTINDIW ', fl MARTIAL LAW IN JAIIAICA.7 mI ■ . New York; August 12 [ff Captain Plunkett, of the steamer Dan ts übo which has arrived here from Ber i^^dfeM^totlia FINANCE AND TRADE ~"' j BRITISH PLAN TO RELIEVE TH£ POSITION ■>.-.•■■ BANK OF ENGLAND GUARANTEE (Bee. August 13, 8.55 p.m.) , t+ • «! •11 : London, August 13. . it is oftciaJly announced that Air. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has completed, arrangements with the Bank „ of England to terminate the , present dead- - 11 l n rre" e m ° ne y market, so as to enf able trade and xmniorce to resume. The s WJvevmneut has agreed to .guarantee the 3 . Bank: ot Jing and any loss incurred in uis- , counting bills «i exchange, either' on ! Jiomo or foreign banks or traders, accentt ed prior to August i. _ ■.. The Bank of England announces that it , is prepared, upon application' of the . lu ' lller f f ,-' I J>y approved, bill of exchange accepted before August'd, to discount it at the bank rate and without recourse pu such holder, and upon maturity the bank will give the acceptor the opportunity, until further notice, of/postponing payment, interest being" payablo at two per cont. over bank rate. "The Bank of \Ellgland is prepared to'approve of OTCh bills of exchange as they customarily discount, also good trado bills and acceptances of such foreign and colonial firms and:})ank..ageucies as are established in Britain. ■ 1 • FAR-REACHING ARRANGEMENTS, CANADA'S SCHEME. Ottawa, August 12. By. arrangement: with the Bank of England the Finance Minister will act as trustee to 'hold gold for the Bank pf England, thus allowing. Canadiair and American bankere to pay through the immster here the gold necessary for maintaining credits in Britain. This farreaching moyo means that Canada's crops and the United States exports will reach Britain just as'if there were no financial crisis involved in? the countries named. Thy. Canadian Press praises the action in tho highest ternis. ■ , ; ■ CANADIAN ASSISTANCE.' ; ' FACILITATING 'EXCHANGE. „ London, August 12. Canada has arranged : to j mnko gold deposited at Ottawa available in -(ho shape .of credits in London. 'A somewhat similar arrangement is being made with South Africa. It is suggested that if Australia does the same it iwill 'greatly iuj prove exchange facilities.- . Bar silver is quoted at 25fd."per ounce standard. . ',:. ' ■„-,.. COAL EXPORTS RESUMING. SHIPMENTS : FOR ITALY AND' NOR(Received August 13, 5.10 p.m.) *~ London,.August 12. Importance attaches to an Admiralty .statement that permission is now given for coal shipments to be made ' ll'Dnr.'" Britain to ■ Norway and Italy,—"Times"-, and Sydney "Sun" .i>i».■<.-■•-■ EFFECT IN AMERICA, .PARTIAL TRADE PARALYSIS. Washington, August 12. '■. Owing to the partial paralysis-of trade' the Customs revenuo in! the .'United 1 States bas been seriously affected. The Government is likely to impose war taxes and, probably stamp duties, or restore the former tax on tea and coffee. Rome, August 11. The Austrian and Italian Governments' banks refuse pecuniary assistance, : Nobody is getting paid, commodities are vory scarce and dear, and a general ! famine is feared.—"Times":ind Sydney .' "Sun" services. GOLD FOR BANK OF ENGLAND. ' AUSTRALASIAN EXCHANGE : RATES. * v . London, 'August 12. t ,The Bank of linglaud to-day received o *C«0,000 in gold. J ,' ''• ; - t The Australian Associated Banks ar resuming, at discretion, buyers' bills on u Australasia, at tipo following. ratesi-rOn sight, 2J per cent, discount; 'thirty days, 3 per cent.; sixty days, 31 per cent. ; . niuoty days, i per cent. ' j MARKET QUOTATIONS. V . London, August 12, Wheat.is quiet; air Australian-arrived :orgoes have been sold. Forty-five shiliegs is asked for Victorian sailer, April;. Uverpobl futures, October, 97 to 98 ients. For December, 08 cents, is bid. ■ Linseed oil, £2>). Turpentine, 355. Gd. ..... ■■ • . There has been 6ome private business ,' n metals. Prices are erratic. Copper, p? CCO to .£6l; tin, JJI3S to lead, <£23 tj o spelter, about £30. . x MOUNT MORGAN COPPER. ;:. j^ Brisbane, August 13! CI The Federal authorities have decided hat Mount Morgan copper is not con- it raband, and that there will be no diffi- ac ulty in shipping it at Port Kembla. to Imployinent conditions continue eatisnctory. . ... - G MERCHANT. SHIPPING, ; , CANADIAN PORTS RE-OPEN ; £ ' ' : ■ th( • A MYSTERY SOLVED. $ __— '' ' . bel Ottawa, August 12. th< The Btrange vessel in the Grulf of St. 1)' awrenco was discovered to be a Brit- A h cruiser. The ports were thereupon Sai -opened. , wei NEUTRALISING SHIPPING. Ass i_ . wei AMERICAN BILL..' \V f^ Washington, August 12. tkia rjw Sonato has' adopted a measure al- ist, ving the President discretion to admit B. the Auiericau registry foreign-built Spr ips less than fixe years old. Before Exp 3 final vnte tho Senate amended the Din 11, requiring vessels to bo of American Cot: nership. , volt A DOUBTFUL REPORT. Inst New York, August 12. nl'J t is doubtful whether the Norddeut- Jjf™ ,ei- Lloyd , liucrilvronpriiiz Wilhelm line >" q ;n chptured. as it is thought that the elf' sol Yeiwrled might bo ail . oil tank anier. : . -, P aui us

up-- ■ STEAMER SEEKS REFUGE..... • ■ i-,--. . , . Paris,' August 12. It 13 reported that the Greek steamer ■ Sayern tqok refugo at Pozzuoli when it was reported that the Gbeben and tho iu breslau yrero searcbing for foreign .-.■-. steamers iu the Dardanelles.. ' '• \ —■ ■ '■'.'' en There is no Greek steamer named Bayern.-in Lloyd's Register. ' The Ham- •" burg-Amenoa Line, own a steamer called' I the Buyern of SQOe tons.: She was' built' in 1911., The Deuteche .Dmpfischerei-Ges- ••■ ■ nqrd'see a lso own.a'steameiv of 253 tons" ia ; of the samo name. ■■"■-' -.-■ -•■ r e 4. ' ' ■ ■ •' ■■ . AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL' SHIP. , Sydney, August 13. The Adelaide Shipping Company's • ?t> Btea-raer Grantala, is refitting as a hos-■ pital ship ■ '-..".. ' er- of. 30m tons, built in 1903. 1. SOUTH AFRICAN PRECAUTIONS/ ire m, ' ' .i L . Town; August 12. 'l The restrictions-on--ehippiug at .Tab> i e : also been applied to Durbaa. f* 1. SAILINGS IN THE PAR-BAST,' ' (Received August 13, 5.10 p.m. -j . e ,-. . ~: ~ .Peking,/ August 12. bhippwff has resum'ed sailing to and" from north of Hong'Kong.-<"Tiaies" and Sydney Sun" servioee.) ' ■ ' : '.''.-.' '.',' X.:: J AUSTRIAN STEAMER CAPTURED/- ; r " / '• .--. -.v London, August 12. m .- ' 4* Austrian steamer loaded \rith bar* .w. ley .was captured and taken to'Prymouth' ' .■; i. : A message published yesterday'stated' that Mr.' Aclaud, TJhaer-Secrsta'ry'to'thp". v Foreign Office, had' aunounoed'-in the ' House of-Commons thatno declaration of war or act of hostilitj had yet occurred between Britain '.and -Austria. - • =.." . ... SIS ,SUSPECTS TO ■BE DEEORTED. -, ■ ''■"_ "' '■' London, August 12..: : Max Bernstein Laurcns, the music-hnll • ■• artist, an alleged German spy, and five ■ others have , been , ordered:toibe.de-Dotted;' .0. " -..■■.. •. ■ PEDLAR SHOT^DEAD....,. „,. ..": : . ■■ ■•■ ■ London, .'August 12. Sentrie3-at tne Canal Bridge at Liverpool shot dead a pedlar for not answering a challenge. •' . , ~ ,--, , . 1 BRITISH ALIENS'ACT. :".: * '■■■■■■■ London;, August 12. ' ? The British Aliens--Act passed last £ week deals only with Germans. -. • SURVEILLANCE IN v SOUTH AFRICA, e .... J ,u . rl !a,n l August 12, i- Germans residential or iii th'etvioiuity II of South African ■ ports arc required to ;- surrender arms and anunuuitiou. ;'" . IN kuSTRAUA '> b . .- ■ 1 . ' ' -;.... I PREMIERS IN CONFERENCE t ' .' s "- ■ . ..:■'-. : y.: . ; ': : i • . ~•. ■■'-'■ '•" ■■ ..--.• ; FINANCIAL SITUATION : - (Rec. August li, i;k a.m.)',' .... I Melbourne, August 13, A conference has been held by Mr. ' Joseph Cook, Commonwealth Prime Mtu--ister, JFr. Fisher; Leader of the-Opposi- \ tion, and the State Premiers, who cussed matters, arising out': of the war, ' ♦ including tho proposed loan. -It is un- ' '"■■■■ derstood that certain, deqisiqps hare been ' ■reaehed, . ■ ..',.',-•' •*•.'' r ' ' " JHE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, ITS OFFICIAL TITLB. Melbourne,, August 13. The Minister of Defence, Senatot > Millen, has announced, that/the contingent preparing for departure has been officially called th* Australian." Imperial" ■ Expeditionary Force. (Heo. August 14,• 1.15 a.m.) ,_' I Sydney, Ausußt 13. - J - There is a great msji of volunteers, <m« abling the authorities to pick, an excellent ,'■ class pf men for the Bsneditionary Force. ','■ MUTTON FOR BRITAIN, . . PROPOSAL;"'•: ' : '.-.-; .."■'■ '.Sydney, August 13, v ■•■lt is suggested- that tho■ Commonwealth'.V ,6hould offer Great ■Britftin'a'million car-' passes of frozen mutton. One firm, has-, '■.■■. . offered five hundred, carcasses, ' ' '.".'-.•' ' ; :;■■ /melbouhne fund. '.■'■■.•• < : y Melbourne,' August' 12. .Tho Lord Mayor's Fu*i totals (Rec. August 13, J0.5 p.m.) Melbourne, August 13. . ■ The Viotorfa Raoirig Club ; has donated-' .£IOOO to the Patriotio'Fuhdr* '•'' ~' ' OFFIC!AL,pWS ■ '' : \ ■ ■-•■■.":-•-.■•■";•--■'-••.•;. : * '~ SIR GEORGE REID'S BUDfiET ■■" ! '' '' '"■ '■- ■'■ ',1 1 A GENERAL SURVEY V^ ■ *ta '■ '/ • ''•■" Melbourne, August 13.' ■! '■■'.''.'l The first official bulletin received front , ' : -X ■'• the Australian High , ' Commissioner (Siii' '■ ■ : v -r : George;Reid) states:.— -■ : •'. ' The Admiralty'believes that the Qbt* ' - man .warships Goeben and Breslau have taken, refuge in the Dardanelles,,where : they will bo, dismantled, ;He ,co.nsid.er)s. v ■*> the safety of British sea trade is! secure, • . .'; Reliable inforaiatiou from Liege states v - ■ ■-■. that the principal forts are still holding - %■' ont, but that some smaller ones were cmk ■ tured. ' ; '■- '.'■■'/ ,-■-:■"' ;..'• ... _->* There have■ been ,np ,serious, engigfri . '■• '\ ments on the Austro-Russian frontier. ■~: T ' Tα The Germans have retabedMulhausen* •• 1 The North Sea is safe. ' . . ■ ■;1 ■ The food trade between Denmark ."an/"-' ;j Euglancl has been reopened, ' . ■-..". . n .. THE UNITED. STATES 1 ■— :. : "; ■•■■►•- ■■•..'.- ■ •-.' - ....... -....,,, ■—-■•• ■... • AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS' STORY, KAISER WOUNDED 'IN THE LEG, ■ *-^ New York,' August 12. ■; 1 ■ American newspapers-aro endeavouring '% a get messages' through from Berlin s :hroUgh high-power wireless to New, ' '•■' fork. ' _ ;j The only, message so fa/ received ia '~i 0 the eftoct that the Kaiser was shot I ;hrough tho right thigh, at '--'-'Aix-W- '■■ Jhapelle. ■ ■ ' •■■-"-. ■•' .-, The mossage does , not state -whether :'- ! t was an Qttempt at assassination or an icoidont Little credence can. be ab ached to tjie report. GERMAN APPEAL TO.THE PRESS,: .' (ReS, August 13, 8.50 p.m.), .- '_ Washington, Auguet 12. v A mass meeting of German residents ap. !■] ealed to tho United States Press toladopt : 3 fairer attitude towards Germany. ' ■ ii Speaking of the defences: pfWestport in. ' : ie House of Repiesentatives last nignt, ie t Hon. J. Alleu (Minister of Dofcnco) ilo the' Government oro now'providing 1 1 make Westport thoroughly safe. He - ' slieved it was perfectly eafo now, but ioy wero going to make assurance doub- ' : : ■ sure. ; . ■-.. '- ■■■ ;.;, ; Among the passengers to anrivo from - * in Francisco yesterday by the Tahiti -•; we a number of distinguished scientists ; lio intended being present at the British isooiation'e'Congress, in Sydney. They ■ :ro Prof. E. G. Conklin, Professor of ' . - loldi-y, at the Princeton University; Prof. ' a'Eemseii,'president>of the John Hop- .< ns University,-anda^istingniehedchem- ;, who discovered.saccharino; Prof. C. Davenport; soologist,o.f ; tho Cold ring Harbour (Long Isknd) Station for iperimehtal Evolution;" Dr. t. H. Bailey, ' "" rector of the College of Agriculture at : rnell. who was chairman of the Tlodset Commission on Conhh'y Ljfc; Pi-of. . M. Whoelor, Director of tho Bussb.y ititnte,- Forest Hills. Boston; and/Prof. P. Hanus/()f tho Harxard University ' inbridgc, Mass.. With the exception'.of ' laet-nainftd' thTough naseengers ;; Sydney. Most of them will tak« the - t American etoamw (Spreokols Line)' i.to.ADienoa. 03fiMr,to,|h"edisIocatioft ' ; sed by the outbrea.tof.iWM'ifoTSlfdpe, '■'.''.