Japan's Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 31 October 1914, Page 5

Japan's Campaign

FIGHTING AT 'LSING-TAO. GARRISON MUST EVENTUALLY BE BEATEN. A NEW ZEALANDKR'S NARRATIVE. Received 30, 11.30 p.m. Sydney, Oetober 30. Mr J. S. Cooper, a New Zealand engineer, who arrived by the Eastern, from Hong Kong, sayi lie knows Tsing-tao well. He states that the siege is proceeding in a thorough manner, but the operations are largely prevented owing to the rainy season. The Allies have a large army there now.

A good deal of regret is expressed that the Kaiser ordered the Germans to defend the place to the last, it is almost certain that when the real attack is made the garrison will be decimated. The defence is considered to be a piece of useless obstinacy on the part of trie Kaiser,

The day before Mr Cooper left, a big artillery duel began between the Allied forces and the German warships, assisted by aeroplanes. Japanese siege guns sank a German torpedoer, while the Japanese mine-sweeper Ngnto Maru was blown up, three being killed and thirteen wounded. The Japanese supply ship Wakimiya Maru was damaged. The Japanese seriously damaged German vessels, and killed several men with aeroplane 'bombs.

Two Japanese biplanes and one monoplane were engaged, and although the wings of the machines were riddled with bullets the airme i returned safely. As a result of this engagement, the Germans next day retired to the second line of their defences.

Before proceeding further the Japanese intended to bring up their heavier siege guns. The investment of Tsingatao seriously interfered with the German cattle and beef trade with Vladivostoek. Last year the Germans, with a specially protective measures, tried to eliminate others, and headed the shipping list at Tsing-tao, Japan being second and Britain third, but half the cargoes were carried-in' British-owned ships.

Referring to Shanghai, he says that although a neutral port, the British dominance in the shipping and commercial trade has resulted in many Gorman houses being closed. Four German and one Austrian ship were interned at Shanghai. As for the German newspaper there called the Ost Ostnatische Lloyd, popularly known as the "German Lie* Bureau," according to its statements Germany has captured all Europe and everything that the Allied Towers possessed. Germany had never suffered a rebuff on land or sea, and had killed millions of the eneiny.

GERMANS CAUSING TROUBLE. EXPELLED FROM BRITISH POSSESSIONS. POSSIBLE SOLDIERS DETAINED. Pekin, October 28. Chinese drawing German pay, and attired in a Japanese kit, and German officers who escaped from Tsingtao, who have been actively inciting Chinese •oldiers to commit bellicose acts against Japanese, have been proved responsible for the misconduct attributed to Japanese at Shantung. Authorities at Hong Kong and other British possessions in China have detained Germans and Austrians of military age, and expelled the remainder..