—British Naval victory in the Bight of Heligoland. (See Eng. Hist., Chap. V.)
29. Apia in Samoa surrendered to a British Expeditionary Force.
31. Arrival of the Queen of the Belgians and her children at Dover.
—Russian defeat in East Prussia.
SEPTEMBER.
1. The King received the Belgian Mission to the United States. (See For. Hist., Chap. VIII.)
—Announcement that, by order of the Tsar, St. Petersburg would be known for the future as Petrograd.
—It was reported at Petrograd that Lieut. Sedoff, leader of the Suvorin Polar Expedition, had died and been buried in Kronprinz Rudolf Land.
—At Llandaff, the Bishop's palace was burnt down; many of the valuables, pictures, and books were saved.
3. The French Government left Paris for Bordeaux. (See For. Hist., Chap. I.)