REPORT NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 36, 11 August 1914, Page 7

REPORT NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY

ALLEGED CAPTURE OF WARSAW.

(Received August 11, 10 a.m.) ' LONDON, 10th August. A statement emanating from Beilin that Warsaw has been captured is regarded a$ ridiculous. GERMAN TOGOLAND NO RESISTANCE. LONDON, 9th Aug. (Morning.) The Germans at Lom'fe did not resist the surrender of South Togoland to the British troops, from the Gold Coast to a distance of 85 miles from the coast. FRENCH ACT WITH BRITISH. (Reoeived August 11, 8.10 a.m.) PARIS, 10th August. The French garrison at Grand Popo, in Dahomey, acted in conjunction with a British cruiser in taking possession of Togoland. [Grand Popo is on the Slave Coast, 25 miles west of Whydah. Togoland, east o* the British Gold Coast, has been a German protectorate since 1884. The boundary towards the interior is somewhat indefinite. The area, is 33,000 square miles and the population about 1,000,000. Togoland was the most prosperous of Germany's African possessions. Togo (tfEe largest native town), with a population of 8000, is on Lake Togo. Lome is the capital and chief port.] GERMAN MAJOR SHOT. (Received August 11, 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, 10th August. A German major uurprised Tours by blowing up a railway bridge. Ho was court-martialled and shot. GERMANS CAPTURE SOME MONEY. f (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) AMSTIiKDAM, 10th August. Th» Germans captured three motor, cars which were carrying large sums of money and trying to cross the Russian frontier. FOREIGN RESERVISTS IN BRITAIN. (Received August 11, 8.25 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August. Austrian and German Reservists are not allowed to leave, while Belgians, French, and Englishmen are leaving by every vessel. IN ENGLISH CHURCHES. UNIVERSAL REFERENCES TO THE WAR. " (Received August 11, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August. Universal references to the war were made in the churches, which wore crowded. The National Anthem was generally sung, and the preachers emphasised the justness and righteousness of England's decision. Archdeacon Wilberforce, speaking in Westminster Abbey, said : "If there was ever a religious war this is> one." Cardinal Bourne, in his sermon at Westminster Cathedral, said : "There can be no question of the justness of the war." (TIMES AND SYDNBT SUN BEIWICBS.) (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 9th August: Father Ross, speaking in Westminster Cathedral, said that the Catholics wore satisfied that Britain had never waged a more just war. (PRESS ASSOCIATION.) PLAIN AND SIMPLE LIVING. AT THE ROYAL TABLE. (Received August 11, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August. The King and Queen have ordered plain and simple living as the daily rule at the Royal table. WELSH MINERS WILL ASSIBT THE GOVERNMENT. (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August. The Welsh miners have decided to assist the Government to tho utmost. CONCENTRATION CAMP IN LONDON. (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August. Olympia has been made a concentre tion camp, and 300 Germans are interned there. Many Germans from the North of England are interned at York I Castle. ULSTER VOLUNTEERS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND OFFER FOR SERVICE. (HUES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES.) (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 9th August. At a meeting in Belfast Captain Craig announced that 100,000 Ulster Volunteers had offered their services to the Government, and that the Army Council announces that if the war lasts under three years those men who have enlisted in the Regular Army will be discharged with all speed. LIFE ASSURANCE POLICIES. RATES INCREASED FOR ARMY AND NAVY, (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 9th August. The life assurance offices are charging an extra rate of five guineas on existing policies in the Navy, seven guineas in new policies, and three and five guineas respectively on policies in tho Army., * — — — ACTORS AS SPECIAL POLICE. (Received August 11, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 9th August. West End actors are offering their services as special police ; preferring to do duty from midnight till 4 o'clock in the morning. | (PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WAR PICTURES NOT ALLOWED. (Received August 11, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August. The Government has notified that cinemas will not be allowed to show war pictures in any shape or form, otherwise their license will bo instantly cancelled. "TO THE LAST CARTRIDGE." CAPETOWN, 10th August. Africanders at Aliwal North have cabled to the British G^overnment as

follows i "Wo call bo depended on to defend the Union Jnck to the lust car* tridge." ' STRANDED AMERICANS. (Received August 11, 8.25 a.m.) LONDON, 10th August, Americans anxious to return homo gladly paid first-class fares for the use of mattresses. TRAIN FALLS THROUGH A BRIDGE. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. (Received August 11, 8.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, 10th August. A train nrai 1 the Canadian mobilisation camp at Valcarticr, Quebec, fell through* a bridge, and threp men were killed, It is believed the supports of the bridge; had been undermined.