Japan at War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 25 August 1914, Page 5

Japan at War

GERMANS EJECTED l-'KOM TOKIO. 31TK A DO'S MESSAGE TO THK TROOPS. j WAR WiU. UK ENERGETICALLY j PROSECUTED. | KAIO-Ci I A'' DEFENCES STRENGTHENED. London. August 23. Japan lu.< beared war on Germany. Pekin, August 23. The Japanese have decided that the war area extendi iu China eastward oi the fellow l'iver. The Germans weu Boiler *ur»eilli»nce from noon on Sunday. The Japane-e are ejeoting the German* »t Mukden. Changehau and Dalnv. Tokio. August 23. A resciipt •uiianands the army and UrtVy to \'jrry on hostilities with all ktrength. to main the national aim. It adds: "We hoped to preserve peace in the Far East, but liritain was compelled to declare war and Germing' was busy with warlike preparations at [ liao-chao. Warships are threatening Japanese jii! British eonimerce, and Germany in- i. 't replied to Japan's sincere advice.' l/omlon, August 23. The Japan- Embassy expect resistance. as Iv:,io-<'liao i> well defended, with Sjcvvr.u thousand Germans as a garrison. '1 iir l.ennuii- had time for for resistance. Japan's ultimatum wa-. in many ro--pd-1 s .-iniilailv to that from i.i>nnany t'i Japm in with regard t'i Port As t'l m* Aiu-tt-rilani. August "23, A Berlin i.fi'vial telegram says that the Govern'*; -::t verbally informed the Japanese Mur-t.r that there was no :e----■d.' to the ::,atiiin and that it wouid ',) ■ obliged t> r-1 all its Ambassador ill Tok!o. AUsTP.; \ TAKES NO UI<KS hit: CI;I urdkred TU DISARM. Bec>'iivl 21, !).!•> p.m. London. Augu.st 24 'morning). Tiie Au-irni i iovi-niini'iit ordered she cruiser K.' : -rm Kliralieth. now lyiir.; a( Kaio-cli.i >. iv'ii-ai :u. 1'" crew pro- | ■ ■<-' led to Tf nt»in. Till. MIKADO'-; MENAGE. JAPAN' IT V ELY OFFENSIVE. i: ! >\. s.io p.m. Tokio. Ania~t I '... Mil.,, i :a- .1 '••'>" i' ! - nv Tjiij: 'onirn.ni hi:i thr aiiuv aii'l n.'(\i 19 ;i;v on liosti!fi>"• agam-t (.iiiii.in- . ilk all their an 1 niuiiit til', the i.. timial aim v.ithiu t'le limit 14 the of nafi >i^. _\ >'f(r.Bß<»!;N sTitn ;glk kx pitted. T-.ING TAO WELL PROVISIONED. licceived 24. 8.10 p.m. Tokio, August 21. Ollicial cii'l"- estimate that it w:U lake three months to subdue Tsing-tao, whose garrison is provisioned for eight 'mMthjk ; ■ ' {!_!