Aug. 16--j.a.pan sends ultimatum to Germany demanding withdrawal of fleet in Far Eastern waters and giving up of Kiao-Chau.

Aug. 17--Official announcement that j.a.pan's action will be limited to China Sea and to protection of her trade; ultimatum to Germany made with concurrence of England.

Aug. 18--Count Ok.u.ma emphasizes j.a.pan's limitation of war and England rea.s.sures United States.

Aug. 19--Germany will reject j.a.pan's demands.

Aug. 20--Kaiser orders resistance to j.a.pan at Kiao-Chau; j.a.panese Foreign Office makes statement explaining ultimatum to Germany.

Aug. 22--Germany ignores j.a.pan's demands: time limit ends, j.a.panese envoy ordered to leave Berlin; j.a.pan is expected to make war move at once.

Aug. 23--j.a.pan declares war on Germany.

Aug. 24--Germans blow up bridges to halt j.a.panese invasion of Kiao-Chau.

Aug. 26--War declared by Austria against j.a.pan; British destroy German wireless and cable stations on Island of Yap.

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

Aug. 30--j.a.panese troops landed near Kiao-Chau; forts fire at destroyer.

Aug. 31--j.a.panese occupy two islands.

Sept. 2--j.a.pan lands force at Lung-kow; German Legation protests against violation of China's neutrality.

Sept. 3--j.a.panese 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--j.a.panese advance southward in Shantung.

Sept. 14--j.a.panese flank Kiao-Chau.

Sept. 15--j.a.panese cavalry captures Chimo; vanguard of j.a.panese Army reaches Kiao-Chau.

Sept. 19--j.a.panese seize Kiao-Chau station and train and land troops at Laoshan.

Sept. 20--j.a.panese 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--j.a.panese advance on Fangate, where Germans hold valuable mines.

Sept. 27--j.a.panese defeat Germans on outskirts of Kiao-Chau; food supply in city short.

Sept. 28--j.a.panese approach Tsing-tau.

Sept. 29--j.a.panese invest Tsing-tau; Chinese blow up railroad bridges to hinder progress of j.a.panese troops.

Sept. 30--Germans abandon artillery as j.a.panese reach Lao-Che.

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

Oct. 4--j.a.panese march along railroad to Wei-Hsein; one Chinese killed.

Oct. 5--j.a.panese repulse night attack of Germans at Tsing-tau.

Oct. 6--Germans plan to destroy Shantung Railway.

Oct. 7--j.a.panese seize Island of Yap; j.a.panese 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 Nya.s.saland.

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.

Oct. 14--There are but few men in the Maritz rebel force; silence of Boer leaders is found disquieting in England.