MISCELLANEOUS

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15446, 8 September 1914, Page 8

MISCELLANEOUS

The "Observer's" correspondent saw a German aeroplane break down near Gstend. The peasants captured two of the officers. One was wounded. Both were sent to G'hent. Uhlans attacked a mctor car in which were the Duke of Westminster and an officer carrying French despatches. The ear put on speed. Many shots were fired at it and the officer was killed. A Pctrograd message states that a. formidable eat-o'-nine-ta.'ls ' was found in every officer's cabin on toard the German cruiser Madgeljurg. Each bora s-'gus of long and hard usage. A fie,ld aeroplane threw two bombs into Ghent cn Sunday, doing little damage. German feeling against the British is very hitter, but the Germans are anxious not to offend Americans, so British escape detection. There is ccmp'ate ignorance in Hamburg regarding the war. No casuality l.sts are ptibl sited. The Belg'an and French Socialists have, issued a manifesto to ali nations justify ng lKd French Government's defence aga.nst German Imperialists. Further reports from South Africa ir.d : cat-e that energetic preparations are being made to deal with 30,000 armed Germans in German south-west Africa.

Captain Von Herbert, author of tho "Defence of Plevna," who served in the British Army in South Afr : ca, and is well known in the Isle of W ght, where he was frequently v's : ted by Germans., was lined £25 for fia.lirig to register. Prom'nent lights in the city of London have bscn ext'ngirshecl. The forbidden zone in the 80-phor-ons hns been considerably enlarged and,, now extends over ten kilometres.