OFFICIAL NEWS
BRITISH ARMY ENGAGED GERMAN SHIP SUNK The Prime Minister yesterday received the following -cablegrams from Sao High Commissioner:— ; ~; ■.'■ _ London, August 27, 6.10 p.m. Official.—An English cruiser sank the German cruiser (armed merchantman ?) Kaiser Wiliieim der Grasse, off the coast of Africa. ■ ■ "
■ General Freuch reports that the British were engaged yesterday with superior forces, and that ■ the troops fought splendidly. Hβ considers that the general position for the impending battle is satisfactory, v
London, August 27, 10.15 a.m. Official.—Five ships, including Danish,, Norwegian, and two British trawlers, were mined thirty miles off. *he ■British coast. Five British were killed.
Admiral Jellicoe, on behalf of the British : Fleet, congratulated the French on their magnificent stand. , Reliable;—As a' result of the Navy clearing the trade routes, Siberian butter,, eggs, and timber, usually sent to Germany, aro comijig to England. . The Anglo-French lines- have been slightly withdrawn, from the frontier. The German advance is being resisted. Engagements'; are proceeding • on ttje Cambrae and Gateau front; The general impression ia favourable. The' Russians iire advancing in East Prussia with converging forces. . The advance, in Galicia is rapid. The Apstrians have been driven beyond the liipa. ,~. ■ ■ . ~...-. . London, August 28, 1.10 a.m. Official.—The' French, operations in the .-war, extending over 250 miles, necessitated changing position. Tho British trocpsflow occupy, a strong lino, supported -by the French -on both flanks, to meet the German advance. The morale of both armies is good.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2241, 29 August 1914, Page 8
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236OFFICIAL NEWS Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2241, 29 August 1914, Page 8
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