BRITISH MARINES POURING INTO OSTEND.
OFFER OF ASSISTANCE AT FIRST DECLINED.
TOWN TRANSFORMED INTO MILITARY CAMP.
(Received August 30, 5.5 p.m.)
London, August 2!). Ostcnd has been transformed! into a military camp. British warships and transports arc pouring marines into the town. Some of the men are housed in barracks and others billeted in villages. A. British fleet arrived at Ostcnd on Saturday, and the admiral offered to land sufficient men to defend the town against marauding Uhlans- The Town Councillors declined, fearing that the landing would frighten visitors; hut, after a fight with Uhlans on Tuesday, the Council changed its mind, and a strong force of marines was landed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15701, 31 August 1914, Page 6
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