GERMANY'S THREAT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11148, 5 August 1914, Page 1

GERMANY'S THREAT.

WILL INVADE BELGIUM. KING APPEALS TO GREAT BRITAIN. KAISER S FORCES CAPTURE ARLON. Vita AIRMAN WRECKS GERMAN ZEPPELIN. NAVML BUTTLE IN THE BALTIC.—RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP ASHORE. \ • FOOTS FIRE OVER STEAMER'S BOWS IN LVTTELTON.

AN IMPORT \NT 3rE?!-!AG£ RECEIVED AT 10 A.M. SIATEs THVT THE BELGIAN KING HAS TELEGRAPHED A SUPREME \PPI™TOGREAT BRITAIN TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEG - TITTY. OF HIS COUNTRY, THREATENED t!Y A GERMAN INVASION SIR EDWARD GREY, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, fUID THAT IF GERMANY HAD SENT AN. ULTIMATUM TO , BELGIUM IT WAS CLEARLY BRITAIN'S OBLIGATION TO DO FTER UTMOST TO PREVENT DIRE CONSEQUENCES, A. FURTHER CABLE MESSAGE STATES THAT .THE GERTkf A'jf FORCES -HAVE CAPTURED ARLON IN BELGIUM AND " TjS? BASIjE RAILWAY STATION IN SWITZERLAND, ■ ■ , lfl FRENC H AIRMAN WRECKED A GERMAN ZEPPELIN, ' ■ LOSING H'lS LIFE IN THE ACT.

(Received August 5, 9.5.a.m.) LONDON, August-3.

Germany has sent an ultimatum to Jelgium demanding military use of Belgium territory. . ' An answer is demanded by seven this morning. "'■■■,, , j. The "Daily Exchange fitatcs tha - Belgium has refused., ... Tlio Gennan Embassy in London lias announced that Germany is Parcel to abstain from attacking thp northeast coast of Fiance, or tho use ot the Belgian-Dutch coasts, if Britain remains leutral for the time being. The Embassy argues that in this way 'Britain would render tho maximum ns—Sstanco to Franco without going to

Kit. • . : Sir Edward Grey, in tho House ot Commons, said that tho Belgian Ku.g had telegraphed a supreme appeal to Britain to Eafegnard tho country amGrey did .not know /hether there had boon an ultimatum to Belgium. If so it was clearly Britain's obligation to do her utmost to prevent dire consequences. The fleet had been mobilised, and the was mobilising, but Government had not yet promised to send an [expeditionary army abroad. ■ _ The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Germans have occupied tho Arlon in' Belgium, and the • Swiss railway station at Basle. It is rumoured in Paris that Garros, the well-known airman, destroyed a German Zeppelin airship, but lost his Hfe in tlie act- -1The steamer" Kronprinzesso Cociiio varelessly signalled Malinliead yestcrposition is 'not stated. Germany detained tho British steamers Sason and Castro at Cushaveu and Hamburg. A Paris message says that a truck laden with £BOO,OOO of gold and a similar amount in silver belonging to a German concern, has been seized outside of Paris, en route to Germany.