Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 24, 15 September 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

ON THE CONIINETfT.

TRAVELLERS DISCOMFORT BUT QUITE SAFE,

"SIT TIGHT! DON’T WORRY!”

Times and Sydney Sun Services (Received 8 a.m.) London, September 14

Inquiries concerning missing travellers are pouring into the Australian offices in London and the Continent, but there is such a flood of inquiries that the greatest difficulty is being experienced in obtaining news. Sir George Reid and the Hon. Mr Thomas Mackenzie state that travellers are safe and aae not starving and perhaps are suffering slight discomfort, but they recommend relatives to sit tight and not worry. INVASION OF ENGLAND! DELUDED GERMAN MERCHANTS’ MONETARY OFFER. Times and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8 a.m.) London, September 14. Merchants in Breslau, anticipating the invasion, offered thirty thousand marks to the first German soldier landing in Britain. GENERAL NEWS. SPORTS PLAY BILLIARDS FOR % THE WAR FUND. (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, September 14. Gray plays Stevenson twelve games if 500 up in aid of the Prince of Wales fund.

GERMAN PEOPLE HARD HIT WITH THE TRUTH.

M 1 . i ■■ ■ • London, September 14

The Daily News’ .correspondent confirms the Geneva report that despite* German precaution the nows that the Germans had traversed Switzerland. northwards is causing profound despair in Germany. The people were paralysed after so many announcements of victories, and mobs gathered in the different towns demanding to know the truth.

THE DEATH OF VISCOUNT WIND-SOR-CLIVE.

(Received 9.30 a.m.) * London, Septemebr 14.

The death of Lord Plymouth’s sou was due to German treachery. Half a column of the Colds'treams was detailed to check the enemy’s advance during the Mons retreat. Three German officers disguised ( in French uniform informed officers of the Goldstreams that a French force was approaching the latter. The Germans took the Coldstreams by surprise, Viscount Windso-Clive being killed., and count Mindsor-dive being killed.

“GREATEST BATTLE IN . HISTORY/ 1

A LONDON TIMES PREDICTION.

(Received 11.45 a.m.) London, September 14

The Times, in a leader,- says: The ame is coming when we can safely say diat the greatest battle in history has 'jeen fought and won. The Germans are everywhere retreating and the long unbroken prestige of German arras has received an irreparable blow. The Times’ military correspondent lays stress on the fact that a new army cannot he ready for many months. He adds that Germany, on the defensive, ,vill require all the efforts of the Allies io bring her to terms. There was need to prepare for a long war.