BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 11 August 1914, Page 7

BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL ITEMS.

X CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—€OPXK(Qax. (Received Aug. 51, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 10. Four British tars of the Amphion and four Germans of the Koenigin Luise were buried in a common grave at fihotler. Amphion survivors state that when •the Koenigin Luise was sighted a shot was fired across her bows. She refused to stop and the chase began. The destroyers caught and surrounded her, but her captain refused to surrender, ami was taken by force. The disaster occurred as the Amphion was returning to port. Sir Edward Ward is organising special constabulary to serve for four hours -daily to protect docks, bridges, gasworks and waterworks. The squads as :far as possible will consist of tea friends. Motor cycles are specially wanted. Lady Sarah Wilson is appealing for funds for a base hospitals on the Continent to avoid a sea passage for the severely wounded. The Duchess of Westminister is making a similar appeal and has been given sterling guarantees of £400 monthly. The Grand Duke of Tuscany commands the Fourteenth Army' Corps, "which was withdrawn from the Tyrol to prevent sending it against Servia. The •corps will, proceed from Basle to Istein, where the Germans are encamped. German naval reservists were found working on the Zealandia, which was "equipping for sea. . Prince George, the Kaiser's nephew, is a prisoner at Brussels. The Boy Scout force is doing useful •work, including the guarding of cables. Sea stouts are assisting the coastguards. Eight thousand Ix>ndon Boy Scouts, of whom half are cyclists, have volunteered for local service. Already 2500 have been requisitioned for the" post office and other public departments, the Red Cross and other societies Scouts equipped wuh blankets and rations, left the city in batches of 80, to scour outlying districts. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Westminster, gave £15,000; and Lady Strathcona, the Eastern Telegraph Co., and six others £5000 apiece. BRUSSELS, Aug. 10. A thousand Germans entered Liege between F.vignee and Fleron and are now living in the university schools and public buildings and providing for themselves. PARIS, Aug. 10. Thirteen Austrian battleships and cruisers and sixteen torpedoers were sighted in the Adriatic. A German major, who was surprised at Tours while blowing up a railway bridge, was courtmartialled and shot. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 10. The Goeben and Breslau passed Greece, apparently going to the Dardanelles. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. Fifty Uhlans were captured and disarmed at Maastricht and have been interned at Alkraaar. NISH, Aug. 10. Heavy siege artillery resumed the bombardment of Belgrade. BOMBAY. Aug. 10. Thirteen Germans, members of the crow of a German tramp, have been arrested on a charge of interfering with wireless communications between two j warships. TIENTSIN. Aug. 10. Three Japanese caught sketching the fortifications at Tsingto, were shot by Germans.