JAPAN'S WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2290, 26 October 1914, Page 5

JAPAN'S WAR

MR, CHURCHILL'S MESSAGE WELCOMED (Rec. Ootober 24, 8.18 p.m.)' Tokio, Ootober 23. Britain's appreciation of Japan's assistance has created a profouud impression, and has offset the adverse criticism of Japan's occupation of the Marshall and Carolino Islands. Mr; Winston Churchill's telegram shows that Japan's movements in the South Seas wero carried out with Britain's agreement. Influences antago; nistic to tlio Japan and America; Entente aro endeavouring to create the impressiou > that Japan was acting aggressively in the South Seas and menacing American interests in tlio Far East. Britain's appreciation of Japan's high motives is welcomed as an Indication of olosor relations in the futuro between «ui

A' VOICE IN THE PEACE TERMS. London, Ootoßer 23. There is unmeasured satisfaction in Japan over Britain's assurance that Japan shall have a voice in the peace negotiations. It is felt that Japan will occupy a seat of equality for the first time m the Council of the Nations. — ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services'.) ALL ALLIES JOIN IN THE SIEGE OF - TSING-TAU. Sydney, Ootober 24. The ''Herald's" Tokio correspondent points out that the eiego of _ Tsing-Tau is being undertaken by Russia, France, Britain, and Japan, so that Japanese preponderance'in the outcome is to be precluded. , The Japanese are utilising small superannuated craft to .sweep the harbour clear of mines, which at the outset prevented vessels approaching within eight miles of Tsing-Tau. On the land side the place is protected by three lines of powerful defonoe works, while, approaching them, the fields are everywhere mined. The whole area—eighii miles by land and sea—is thoroughly mined. There are also innumerable elec-trically-charged entanglements. The whole is commanded by the most powerful guns _of modern warfare, and the garrison is composed of expert fighters. For weeks' thousands of pressed Chinese coolies have been strengthening the defences. GERMAN DESTROYER CAPTUREDPeking, October 23. Allied warships have captured a Ger* man destroyer, which escaped- fronr Kiao-chau. CAUSE OF THE TA&ACHIHO'B SINKING. (Reo. October 26, 0.16 a.m.) Toklo, October 24.- . Official.—lt is now believed a Gen man destroyer torpedoed- the cruise* Takachiho, exploding the magazine. It was originally annocuiced that th"< Takaohiho was auuk through striking g mine.