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Show TSING TAU FORTS ARE BOMBARDED British and Japanese Attack Germans by Land and by Sea. Peking. Oct. 31. A wireless mes-sage mes-sage received in German circles here from Tsing Tau declares that the naval bombardment of the German position In Kiao Chow began today but makes no mention of a land at-luck. at-luck. On the other hand a Japanese report declares that both a naval and a land attack now are being pushed against the German position, for sevi ral wet KB past the Germans have been mainti ining a heavy artil lery fire in their attempts to delay the activities of their antagonists but thi-v fire eventually proved unavailing. un-availing. The British forces occupy q position on the front of the attacking attack-ing line. German officers here say that Tsing Tau could be captured quickly if the Japanese sould storm it in force but Japanese officials here are of the opinion that the forts must be silenced first. A correspondent with the Pritish force writes confirming the previous report that the Germans at Tsing Tau purposed to destroy all government buildings in the city when surrender becomes inevitable. |