Aug. 29—­Germans lay mines at Kiao-Chau and fire at landing party at
Cape Jaeschke.

Aug. 30—­Japanese troops landed near Kiao-Chau; forts fire at destroyer.

Aug. 31—­Japanese occupy two islands.

Sept. 2—­Japan lands force at Lung-kow; German Legation protests against violation of China’s neutrality.

Sept. 3—­Japanese occupy seven islands near Kiao-Chau, clear waters of mines, and land more troops at Lung-kow; China protests against violation of her neutrality.

Sept. 9—­Japanese advance southward in Shantung.

Sept. 14—­Japanese flank Kiao-Chau.

Sept. 15—­Japanese cavalry captures Chimo; vanguard of Japanese Army reaches Kiao-Chau.

Sept. 19—­Japanese seize Kiao-Chau station and train and land troops at
Laoshan.

Sept. 20—­Japanese cavalry in clash with German outposts near Tsing-tau.

Sept. 22—­Australians seize German wireless station on Island of Nauru.

Sept. 24—­British troops land near Laoshan, China.

Sept. 26—­Japanese advance on Fangate, where Germans hold valuable mines.

Sept. 27—­Japanese defeat Germans on outskirts of Kiao-Chau; food supply in city short.

Sept. 28—­Japanese approach Tsing-tau.

Sept. 29—­Japanese invest Tsing-tau; Chinese blow up railroad bridges to hinder progress of Japanese troops.

Sept. 30—­Germans abandon artillery as Japanese reach Lao-Che.

Oct. 1—­Germans destroy railroad bridge at Ta-yu-ho.

Oct. 4—­Japanese march along railroad to Wei-Hsein; one Chinese killed.

Oct. 5—­Japanese repulse night attack of Germans at Tsing-tau.

Oct. 6—­Germans plan to destroy Shantung Railway.

Oct. 7—­Japanese seize Island of Yap; Japanese bring siege guns before
Tsing-tau.

Oct. 8—­German fire slackens at Tsing-tau.

Oct. 13—­Arrangements made for departure of non-combatants before final attack on Kiao-Chau.

CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA.

Aug. 8—­British seize Port Lome, Togoland.

Aug. 9—­French are in Togoland.

Aug. 26—­Germans surrender Togoland.

Aug. 28—­German troops attack Belgian Congo.

Sept. 10—­Germans defeated by British in Nyassaland.

Sept. 13—­Germans occupy Karangu, British East Africa.

Sept. 15—­British defeat Germans in Namaqualand.

Sept. 18—­Germans defeated by garrison of seven British at Nakob.

Sept. 22—­Germans repulsed in attack on fort in Voi district.

Sept. 24—­Germans at Schuckmannsberg surrender to police.

Sept. 25—­Australian force takes German New Guinea.

Sept. 26—­French seize Coco Beach, Kamerun; British occupy Luederitz
Bay; Germans raid Walfish Bay.

Sept. 28—­German Congo seized by British and French.

Oct. 13—­Detachment of Boers under Col.  Maritz rebels because of the pro-British stand taken by the Government of South Africa; martial law proclaimed in colony; British imprison Germans in British East Africa and Germans imprison British in German East Africa.