Madras, Sept. 23. The German cruiser Emden at ten o'clock this evening fired nine shots into the city, hitting the telegraph office, Seamen's Clubhouse, trucks in the harbour and setting two oil-tanks on fire. Our guns replying, the Emden disappeared with her lights out.
Two Indian men and a boy were killed. The public is perfectly calm, maintaining an admirable attitude.
Madras is on the south-east coast of India and is the capital cit sidency of the same name. miles along the sea board. There is " fort in tne centre of the city, as also two batteries of big guns. harbour is an artificial one, snd io sive ated a othe oil tanks Bit, by the Emden rt of the city The
fare north of tae fort and the batteries and south of the harbour. The sea is very rough on the coast and there is a sandy beach of 1/1} miles in width betwoon the sea and that part of the city hit by the shells of the Emden.—Ed.
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