Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-27

FOKIO, Aug. 2.-The news of the
Qeclaration of war by Austria Hun
+ gary upon Japan, following the off,
E fial announcement of the disarming
Of the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin
Z Elizabeth. in the port VI Using Tau,
caused surprise in Toxic 1t had been
hoped here that Austria Hungary,
having but small interests in the Far
East, would not force a breach of re-
lations with Toxic, especially as Aus
trla- Hungary always has been re-
garded as friendly to Japan. Austrian
Ambassador Baron Muller De Szeft
of Yoegy and the members of his
staff always have been popular here.
The censoring of news from China
Is most effective. 1t is believed here,
however, that Japan has not yet
landed troops at Kiau-chau, the Ger
man leased territory in China, against
which she has begun military opera
tions. There is reason to believesthat
the Japanese navy is carefully sweep
ing the waters around Kiau-chau
for mines, which, it is known, have
been submerged /. recently in LARGE
hunters.
e Assurances have been received here
from Picking that President Yuan
Shi- Kai and his government areaam-.
&ply satisfied with Japan's pledges
a #concerning the future safeguarding
of Chinese and British interests and
the maintenance of the commercial
status quo, and her promise of as-
sistance to prevent Chinese revolu-
zfionaries from seizing this occasion
to create disorder.
M Can Control Revolutionists.
E The feeling prevails here that the
E panese authorities will be able to
control the principal revolutionary
leaders opposed to the president of
china. DR.. Sun Vat Sen. who is at
s nfesent living at Toxic, is the best
Efiown of these leaders. He Is credit
nd with saying that he is satisfied
Ito await the outcome OF the present
eituation. He does nos believe that
an outbreak at the present time would
be of assistance to the real China.
81 Yukio Ozaki, minister OF justice, in
zspeaking of the disinterestedness of
#Japan in the war other than in the
Econditions in Kiau-chau and the China
ga, today said
&c when japan captures Kiau-chau
Md hostilities in the China and Japan
4eas are over, Japan viii stand aside
md become an onlooker if the war
sU Europe still is in progress.
If however the Germans still re-
fain standing in the South Seas,
Which would be menace to the
peace, Japan, in accordance with the
5 lliance, would consult Great Britain
nd might cooperate in driving the
Eermans out of the Orient"
81 BY the United Press.
q PEKING. Aug. 27-The govern
ment processes to be without infor-
nation concerning the Japanese
British operations against the Ger
man concessions on the Shan Tung
peninsula. The censorship at Toxic
8is absolute. The Mikados govern
|Enent has ordered that no information
yTegarding the operations be permitted
to be made public. excepting through
the official channels.
% Word direct from Kiau- -chau is sub
ject to enormous delay. Practically
all OF the non-combatants left Kiau-
'chau before war was declared. A
#number of women, trained nurses, re-
mained behind to care for the
3 Wounded
"a The German ambassador will sail
Nor the United States on August %
ION the steamer Minnesota. Toxic
s y dvices say that he has been shown
Every consideration by the Japanese
Eovernment which also provided a
eruard for the legation