In England

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 94, 11 August 1914, Page 6

In England

tad Elm

BRITISH-.TA.RB AND GERMANS IN A COMMON GRAVE CAPTURE OF THE KOENIGIN LUISE. WHERE THE AMPHION WAS STRUCK. [By Elbctrjo Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press .Association.J (Received 11.30 a.m.) London, August 10. Four British jack tars from the Amphion and four Germans off thts Koenigin Luise were buried in a common grave at Shotley. The Amphion survivors state that when, the Koenigin Luise was sighted a shot was fired across her bows, but she refused to stop, and a chase was begun. The destroyers'* caught and surrounded her, but the captain refused to surrender, and the vessel was taken by force. The disaster occurred while returning to port.

SPECIAL FORCE OF GONSTABU- | LARY. (Received 12.25 p.m.) London, August iO. Sir Edward Ward is organising a special force of constabulary to serve jfor four hours daily to protect the docks, bridges, gasworks, and waterj works'. The squads will as'far as possible consist of ten friends. Motor 'cycles are specially wanted. J Mrs Sarah Wi'lsoe is appealing for funds for base hospitals on the Continent so as to avoid a sea passage (for severely wounded. ! The Duchess of Westminster makes a similar appeal. She has been ylven guarantees for £-100 monthly. The Grand Duke of Tuscany commands the fourteenth army corps ['which was withdrawn to the Tyrol to prevent sending it on active service. The corps proceeds from Basle to Isfceiu, where the Germans are encamped! '.

The Tysla entered Wirlingen, and caught tiro after striking a mine.

German naval reservists were found working on the Zealandia which they were, equipping for sea. Prince George, the Kaiser's nephew, is a prisoner at Brussels.

BOY SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE.

GERMANS FIRE ON A TRAIN IN SURREY

(Received 1.20 p.m.) London, August 10

The Boy Scouts force is doing useful work, including the guarding oi the cables. The Scouts are assisiting the coastguards. Eight thousand London Boy Scouts. of which l half are cyclists, have volunteered for local service, and already ■'2SQO have been requisitioned, for the lose Office and other public departments.

The Red Cross and other societieis and the Scouts were equipped with blankets and two days' rations and left the city in batches of eighty to scout the outlying districts.

| The Duke of Westminister donated £15,000 to the Prince of Wales' fund. Lady Strathcona, the Eastern Telegraph' Co., and six others gave £SOOO each.

Troop trains were fired on, from both sides at Crowhurst, Surrey, windows being broken.. The police are searching. Motor cars were seen near by.

Germans in several parts of the country have been arrested and distributed while apparently tampering with railway bridges.