The "Morning Post" sums up the situation in Mesopotamia thus:—After the fighting on the 8th the Turks retreated eight miles to a position midway between ...
Article : 199 wordsThe weather prospects yesterday gave promise of substantial rains falling over the whole of the State, and already a number of fairly good falls have occurred. The week ...
Article : 732 wordsGeneral Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch mentions General Birdwood, General Godley, Colonels Walker, Smyth, Russell, Chauvel, F. Hughes, Monash, Cunliffe, ...
Article : 777 wordsAn Austrian communique claims that a Montenegrin plenipotentiary signed terms of capitulation on Tuesday. The "Neue Freie Presse's" (Vienna) ...
Article : 190 wordsA German communique states: The enemy are bombarding our positions. Monitors are bombarding Westendo ineffectively. The enemy subjected Lens (northward of ...
Article : 46 wordsAn Austrian communique claims that a Montenegrin plenipotentiary signed terms of capitulation on Tuesday. ...
Article : 150 wordsWe get an interesting glimpse of how Turkey is being governed at the present moment in a despatch to his paper by the special correspondent of the New York "Herald," who ...
Article : 460 wordsA crowd pulled down the flog at the German Consulate at Lausanne on the German Emperor's birthday, despite the efforts of the police. The crowd also ...
Article : 52 wordsReuter's Agency states that Major-General Townshend reports the Turks evacuated the trenches and land-side defences at Kut-el-Amara (100 miles ...
Article : 89 wordsArrivals: At Toulon, Omrah, R.M.S. (from Sydney December 20). At San Francisco, Sierra, s (from Sydney January 5); Queen Maud, s (from Adelaide December ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Labour Conference by 1,674,000 to 269,000 approved of the executive's action in allowing members of the Labour party to enter the Coalition Government. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe New York "Outlook" interviewed Herr Liebknecht (Socialist leader), who is despondent. He said there were now two Socialist parties in Germany, and a spilt ...
Article : 152 wordsA Lettish girl, of 17, has been awarded the St. George's Cross. Twenty Germans marched up to her father's farm in Courland. A lieutenant ...
Article : 170 wordsM. Barthou, speaking at the Sorbonne, said the Kaiser invoked God, of whom he proclaimed himself the apostle. But, he continued, Attila was more sincere. He ...
Article : 47 wordsThe march of the "Snowy River Men," which began at Delegate on January 6, ended to-day at Goulburn, as it began, in rain. The men camped last night at Tirana, and ...
Article : 257 wordsIt would be interesting to learn the exact form of the question put to Mr. Balfour in the House of Commons, the reply to which was cabled yesterday. It looks as though ...
Article : 588 wordsReferring to what the Germans have done in Turkey during the war, the correspondent says:—"No sooner had war been declared than German officers took over the ...
Article : 390 wordsReuter's correspondent at Rome says it is stated at the Vatican that the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is in a critical condition, and is sinking rapidly. ...
Article : 47 wordsIn the Goeben engagement 33 were killed and 80 wounded. A cable message from Petrograd on January 10 stated: "Our torpedo boats engaged the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe King in proroguing Parliament to February 15 said:—"For eighteen-months ray army and navy have been engaged in concert with our brave and steadfast Allies ...
Article : 208 wordsThe "Boomerangs" arrived here yesterday from Billimari, in charge of Lieut. Pittendrigh. They were met about two miles out by the Mayor, members of the War Service ...
Article : 165 wordsThe Labour Conference, sitting in Bristol, by 1,796,000 votes to 219,000 adopted the Leicester Labour Party's resolution, emphatically protesting against ...
Article : 301 wordsThe "Echo de Bolge" States that the city of Brussels refuses to pay the fine of 500,000 marks (about £25,000), which was imposed by the Germans' for the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 wordsThere in unusual activity in the developmont of new collieries. For 12 months or more the sinking of the shafts at Aberdare South and Aberdare Central has been ...
Article : 317 wordsMr. Walter Runciman, M.P. (President of the Board of Trade), states that in order to relieve the strain on British shipping, the Government has decided to cut down the ...
Article : 427 wordsThe "Times," in the course of an article, alludes to Mr. Fisher's long service to Australia. His personal strength of character and his experience as Prime Minister of ...
Article : 114 wordsGood rains fell over practically the whole of Victoria to-day. In the northern district and along the Murray the falls were light, but heavier falls occurred in the Mallee, ...
Article : 64 wordsTo remove any doubt that may exist in the public mind, the Acting Prime Minister to-day stated that income derived as interest on investments in the Commonwealth War Loan ...
Article : 63 wordsAnother section of Mr. Balfour's reply states that every dockyard in Great Britain and in the Mediterranean is working to its utmost capacity on new construction or repairs for ...
Article : 549 wordsThe southern portion of Longreach, particularly on the western side of Thompson River (south from Arrilalah) has experienced splendid rains, and a good season is assured. ...
Article : 80 wordsThe unsatisfactory water supply in some of the northern suburbs has turned departmental attention to the question of the supply generally for the metropolitan area. ...
Article : 137 wordsPrivate Albert J. Gurr, writing to, Mr. A. B. Hector, of Burroughs, Wellcome, and Co. Kent-street, Bays:— "Every soldier in the field must be looking ...
Article : 316 wordsThe Admiralty announces that 95 survivors from the steamer Tara, which was sunk off the African Coast about the middle of November, are prisoners in the hands ...
Article : 52 wordsIn Lord Derby's recruiting scheme groups 10 to 13 covering single men of 27 to 31 years of age are to be called up shortly. ...
Article : 35 wordsIn connection with the purchase of horses for the Australian Imperial Force the Federal Treasurer said it had come under notice that agents and dealers were advertising horse ...
Article : 129 wordsMr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) said, in the House of Commons, that he did not think an Imperial Conference could be usefully held ...
Article : 58 wordsMr. Lloyd George (Minister of Munitions) stated in the House of Commons to-day, that Mr. Asquith would not be able to make a statement as to the progress of ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Council of the Wesley College within the University of Sydney yesterday selected the plan of Mr. B. Hadley, architect, in the competition for designs for a new college ...
Article : 56 wordsThe coal exports for the week ended to-day totalled 64,280 tons, as against 94,157 last week; and 73,152 tons for the corresponding week of last year. Of this week's ...
Article : 64 wordsSir Clement Kinloch Cooke (Unionist) asked Mr. Bonar Law if he would consider the advisability of discussing questions of emigration and immigration with Mr. ...
Article : 80 wordsSpeaking at the Labour Federation meeting last night, the Honorary Minister (Mr. Underwood) made some trenchant remarks on the subject of loafing amongst trade unionists. ...
Article : 102 wordsLord Robert Cecil (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs), in reply to a question, in the House of Commons, said the Government had concluded contracts for the ...
Article : 51 wordsTwenty-five shovellers, employed on grading work at the Osborne rifle range, struck work on Monday for one shilling a flay increase for twelve of their number. The Minister for ...
Article : 73 wordsGeorge Hyde, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, was at the Police Court to-day fined £2 with 6/ coats for allowing a female under 21 years of age to serve in the bar of the hotel. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 29 Jan 1916, Page 17
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