FRENCH INVADE GERMANY.

Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 7 August 1914, Page 3

FRENCH INVADE GERMANY.

Paris. 3rd inst. France has despatched two army corps, each 50,000 strong, with heavy artillery, to invade Germany, ATTEMPT TO INFECT WELLS. London, 3rd inst. The German Embassy has been notified by the Chief of the General staff + hat aJFrench doctor and two assistants tried to infect wells near Metz with cholera microbes. All were court-mar-tialled and shot in the evening.

HOW LONG CAN IT LAST. London, 3rd inst. It is calculated that the daily cost of maintaining the mobilised armies of the Entente and the Alliance is £11,437,000.

There is intense excitement at Westminster. 1 The dense crowds in Parliament square and the double rows of chairs on the floor of - the House of Commons are unprecedented since the introduction of the. Home Rule Bill in the eighties. Sir Edward Grey asked the House to approach the crisis from the point of view of British interests' and the honour of their obligations. He could assure the House that until yesterday the N Government had not given any country a promise more than of diplomatic support.

GERMAN DEMAND REJECTED . London, 3rd inst. Germany sent an ultimatum to Belgium demanding that the former's military should use the Belgian, territory. An answer was demanded' by seven this morning.. The Daily Exchange states that Belgium refused to grant the demand.

Sir E.. Gray, in the House of Commons, said the Belgian King telegraphed a supreme appeal to Great Britain to safeguard -Belgium's integrity. He did not ,know whether there had been an ultimatum to Belgium. It was clearly Britain's obligation to do her utmost to prevent consequences. The fleet had been mobilised and the army was mobilising, but the Government had not yet promised to send an expeditionary army abroad.

A 'GREAT HAUL Paris, 3rd inst. A truck, laden with £800,000 in gold and a similar amount in silver belonging to a German concern, was seized outside Paris en route to Germany.

, Auckland, Thursday. GREAT BRITAIN HAS DECLARED WAR AGAINST CERMANY. A naval battle is being fought off'Flamborough Heads between the French and German fleets.

Belgium has declared war against Germany, and is mobilising 150,000 troops. The report of a naval engagement in the Baltic is confirmed. The Russians were defeated, one warship going ashore. The House of Commons voted £100,000,000 for defence purposes in ten minuteo. Sydney special editions of the papers report that the destroyer Parramatta captured the German toat Seydlitz, which sailed on Monday. Berlin, August 4. Authentic reports state that the Russians have crossed the border at several points.

The Russian Ambassador has received his passports for St. Petersburg.

London, August 4. The Government has taken control of the railways to ensure Jhe movements of troops and Stores. The Admiralty has taken over two battleships ordered by Turkey, and two destroyers. St. Petersburg, August 4. Troops are leaving for the front all day. Before departure they are drawn up outside churches and received blessings, New York, August 4. The Kronz Prinzessin Cecilie returned to the bar of Maine Harbor, fearing capture. The vaawl was disguised as a British steamer, with concealed lights, but a wireless message informed him that. British vyarships were Hear New York. ' .•■ The American battleship California reports that the Gormen .. cruiser Thurnberg left Honolulu ' supposedly for Samoa or the Southern Seas.

Paris, August 4. It is officially announced that the Germtns have entered France. President Poincare has signed a decree declaring France and Algeria to be in a state of seige. This position will be maintained throughout tho war. The German Ambassador at Paris has been instructed to demand his passport. France has similarly instructed her ambassador. The American consul took charge of the German Embassy. London, 4th inst. War now exists between Great Britain and Germany.

Vice-Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe has assumed command of the Home fleet, RearAdmiral Charles Madden Chief of Staff.

A Proclamation mobilising the armywasread at the Royal Exchange amidst great enthusiasm. Viscount Morley, Lord President of the Council has resigned his seat in the Cabinet. It is rumoured that Hon Masterman, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has also resigned.' The latest news of the Hon John Burns is that he is re-con-sidering his resignation. It is stated on diplomatic authority that the German high Sea fleet passed through Kiel Canal steaming westward.