FLEET BOTTLED UP.
GERMAN SHIPS IN BALTIC. AEROPLANES HOVER ON FRONTIER. Received August ) p:m.) ■ LONDON. Antrum I. •Jhe German ."miser |.Hgs lieig ' as-
sorts that it bombarded Libau, a Russian port in the Baltic, and set the port afire, besides laying mines in the harbour.
German troops are operating within a few miles of Liege. German dirigibles and aeroplanes arc hovering on the frontier.
It is understood that the German fleet is practically bottled up in the Baltic, and will probably remain in the Kiel Canal.
Germany asserts that she only ordered the detention of the Castro at Hamburg, because she wished to have the Kiel Canal clear-" An Austrian column, attempting to enter Ssndjak of Ouvatz, was repulsed. During the six days since the war commenced not a single Austrian has entered Servian territory, Austria diverting her troops from Servia to protect her Russian frontier. The Grecian Crown 'Prince and Prince Christian have departed from London, homewards.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11148, 5 August 1914, Page 6
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