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  2. WAR ANNIVERSARY.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) was accorded a great ovation yesterday on rising to address a great meeting in the Queen's Hall to express Britain's inflexible ...

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  3. EASTERN STATES.

    Speaking at the meeting in the Town Hall yesterday in connection with the third anniversary of the war, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), who moved the ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICAN WOOL.

    It is officially announced that the British Government's offer to purchase the South African wool and mohair clip has not yet been accepted, but is still under the Union ...

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  5. FLANDERS OFFENSIVE.

    The following reports have been issued by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig:—Friday Afternoon.—"The weather continues wet and stormy. The enemy last ...

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  6. A COUNCIL OF WAR.

    M. Kerensky summoned a Council of War at headquarters on Wednesday, which lasted from 4 in the morning until 11 in the evening. General Brusiloff and other ...

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  7. GERMANS INTERNED IN HOLLAND.

    Holland has confirmed the internment of six Germans who had been released from the U30 on the ground that the change of lights on the Dutch coast had not been ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN OFFICER COURT-MARTIALLED.

    A court-martial has dismissed from the service Second Lieutenant T. M. McCormick, of the Australian infantry. ...

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  9. MESOPOTAMIA.

    The Athens correspondent of "Il Secolo" reports:—"The Greek Consul from Constantinople states that two Turkish divisions—one from Dobrudja and the other ...

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  10. BRITISH NEWS.

    The merchants' committee of the London Chamber of Commerce have submitted to the Government a statement respecting the effect of the Government's ...

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  11. CROP DAMAGED BY RAIN.

    Seven days' almost continual rain has seriously damaged the crops in the south-west of England. ...

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  12. CHARGE OF CORRUPTION.

    William A. Cassoon, a retired civil servant, was charged in the Bow-street Police Court yesterday with corruption in conspiring with Wing Commander John C. ...

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  13. RUSSIAN ARMY RECOVERS.

    Petrograd reports state that the Russian army has shown a marked recovery of military spirit, and even the units which led the recent retreat are fighting bravely. ...

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  14. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The District Naval Officer (Captain Clare) has received the following message from the Naval Board, Melbourne:—"On this, the third anniversary of the ...

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  15. MISCELLANEOUS.

    On Wednesday evening next a grand fancy and evening dress carnival will be held (in aid of the Soldiers' Welcome Committee) at the Centennial Skating Rink, Hay-street. ...

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  16. MESSAGE FROM MR. LLOYD GEORGE

    The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Lloyd George has telegraphed to the Russian Prime Minister as follows:—"Assure you of the resolution of the British people ...

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  17. PROFITEERING DENOUNCED.

    The South Wales Miners' Conference has passed a resolution demanding drastic action against profiteering and the immediate reduction of retail prices. A strike ...

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  18. A YOUTHFUL FRENCH HERO.

    An 18-years-old French soldier named Le Morne has won the Legion of Honour. In his first day in the trenches he captured 15 Germans single-handed. ...

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  19. OVERSEAS AEROPLANES.

    The Overseas Club yesterday handed over to the Government eight aeroplanes (costing £13,500) to celebrate the third anniversary of the war. ...

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  20. THE CAUCASUS.

    A well informed source announces numerous desertions of Turkish troops in the Caucasus. The deserters have organised themselves into bands, and they are ...

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  21. THE FOOD CONTROLLER.

    It is officially announced that the Food Controller (Lord Rhonnda) has invited the local government bodies in Great Britain to appoint food control committees to ...

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  22. GERMAN AVIATION.

    A Maestricht newspaper describes an immense aviation ground which the Germans have established in Belgium, between Elversale and Ham. Large construction sheds ...

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  23. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Information has been received indicating that the Central Empires, early in July, 1914, decided upon a policy which would certainly lead to war with Russia. The ...

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  24. PLAN OF THE BATTLE.

    It may help to an understanding of the great battle of July 31 in Flanders if it be explained that before the Allied line on that morning there were stretched line upon ...

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  25. AT SEA.

    A crime of unparalleled ferocity has been revealed by the deliberate murder of 38 members of the crew of the Belgian Prince, three survivors of which, after fearful ...

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  26. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. E. Holloway, of 91 Martha-street, Beaconsfield, has been informed that her son. Private Ernest Charles Holloway, of the 16th Battalion, is a prisoner of war in Limburg. He ...

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  27. EMPIRE SETTLEMENT.

    The report of the Empire Settlement Committee shows that that body carried out its investigations by means of two subcommittees. The first, a general purposes ...

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  28. A GERMAN ADMISSION.

    The Washington correspondent of the "Evening Post" says he has learned on high authority that Herr Zimmerman (recently German Minister for Foreign ...

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  29. GERMAN REPORTS.

    A wireless German official message, intercepted on Friday evening, stated:—"The English advances on the Nieuport-Westende road, west of Bixschoote, and Langemarck, ...

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  30. SPAIN.

    The Germanophile newspapers are attacking the Government concerning the German submarine interned at Ferrol. The censorship of the Press has been re-established. ...

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  31. RUSSIA.

    Friday afternoon's wireless Russian official message stated: "After a stubborn battle to-day we retired across the Zbrucz at several places. Our troops are retiring ...

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  32. MESSAGE TO ALLIES.

    The King telegraphed yesterday to the Emperor of Japan, the Kings of Italy, Serbia, and Roumania, and the Presidents of France, America, and Portugal, as ...

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  33. CHINA DECLARES WAR.

    A Bill has been passed declaring war on Germany, and the measure now awaits the President's confirmation. It is reported that the president is prepared to sign the ...

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  34. FRIGHTFUL WEATHER CONTINUES.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs telegraphs that the weather continues frightful, and resembles the foulest Flemish winter. The Germans, despite repeated efforts, have failed to ...

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  35. AMERICA AND CONSCRIPTION.

    Mr. Baker (Secretary for War) estimates that the cost of drafting the army will amount to £1,720,000,000. United Press Washington correspondent ...

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  36. AMERICAN SHIPPING ACTIVITY.

    The shipping board has decided to commandeer all ships under construction and to hasten their completion. It will take over seven hundred vessels, with a total ...

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  37. LANCASTRIANS' GALLANT STAND.

    Correspondents in Flanders state that it is only now known that a party of men from the Lancashire regiment, between St. Julien and Frezenberg, exceeded their ...

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  38. GREETING TO OUR NAVY.

    The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Cook) and members of the Naval Board sent a message on Saturday to the Rear-Admiral commanding the Australian Navy, and to ...

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  39. THE ALLIES' BLOCKADE.

    M. Denys Cochin has resigned the position of Under-Secretary for Blockade owing partly to health and partly to the fact that America's taking over of the main ...

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  40. VON HINDENBURG'S NEPHEW.

    Paul Schlyck, a nephew of Von Hindenburg, has enlisted with the American Navy and has been sent to France ...

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  41. IRELAND.

    The "Irish Independent," published in Dublin, prints a letter, signed by Messrs. A. Lynch, D. O'Leary, J. J. O'Shee, M. Meagher, and other Irish members of the ...

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  42. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The completion of three years of war with the Central European Powers was celebrated throughout the British Empire on Saturday, and Perth, as the Capital city ...

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  43. AFRICA'S LOYALTY.

    General Louis Botha, in a telegram to yesterday's anniversary meeting in London, stated: "I can only reiterate last year's message and say let us press on to ...

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  44. CRIME AGAINST SERBIA.

    M. Possitch (the Serbian Premier) states that the Turks have deported to the Constantinople harems 8,000 Serbian girls of from 10 years to 14 years of age. ...

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  45. DUTCH STEAMER MINED.

    The Dutch steamer Noordam (12,531 tons) struck a mine on Friday off Texel and was towed to Moas. The vessel was damaged in No. 5 hold ...

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  46. GERMAN EXPERIENCES.

    The German semi-official newspapers warn the public that they must expect large losses in Flanders in the battle which has hardly begun. The Munich "Nachrichten" ...

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  47. GERMAN ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    A wireless German official message intercepted on Friday afternoon stated: "We captured several villages on the Lower Zbrucz. We also captured Czernowitz and ...

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  48. FRENCH BREAD RATION.

    A decree which has been issued restricts the daily consumption of bread to 500 grammes for adults, and 300 grammes for children under 6 years of age. ...

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  49. A STRUGGLE OF TERRIBLE GRANDEUR.

    The "Petit Parisien," in a description of the fighting in Flanders, states:—"The struggle was one of terrible grandeur. La Basseville was retaken by the Germans, ...

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  50. SWEDISH COAL HEWERS.

    The Swedish newspapers publish a scheme to send Swedes to Germany and Austria to hew coal for Sweden, one condition being that a percentage of the coal must be ...

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  51. SINKING OF SWEDISH VESSELS.

    The "Aftenbladet" says: "Germany has apologised for the sinking of Swedish vessels in the North Sea. She declares that she will endeavour to avoid a recurrence ...

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  52. AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.

    Mr. W. C. Redfield (Secretary for Commerce). when interviewed by the Australian Press Association yesterday, in connection with Mr. Hughes's statement that ...

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  53. THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.

    There are indications that the Labourites are hopelessly divided over the sending of delegates to the Stockholm Conference. The maritime unions are strongly averse to ...

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  54. GENERALS IN TROUBLE.

    General Erdelli, Commander of the 11th Army, has been fatally shot in the back. He is supposed to be the victim of efforts to restore discipline. The newspapers ...

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  55. THE PRUSSIAN MINISTRY.

    The Kaiser has sanctioned a number of new appointments to the Prussian Ministry The new men are practically all bureancrats. The democratic newspapers ...

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  56. THE DAY GOING WELL.

    The "Petit Parisien" says that the Anglo-French, with admirable bravery and tenacity, resisted all the German counterattacks, the enemy sustaining heavy losses. ...

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  57. GERMANY'S NEUTRAL NEIGHBOURS.

    The German newspapers are attacking Spain for not allowing foreign submarines to enter her territorial waters. The "Eaglesdre Rundschau" says that England ...

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  58. A MILITARY ABSENTEE.

    Robert Tees, a music hall artiste, who is a native of South Yarra, Melbourne, was yesterday fined in the Bow-street Police Court £5 on a charge of being a ...

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  59. GERMANY'S FOREIGN MINISTER.

    The editor of "De Nieuwe Courant." who fraternised with Herr Von Kuhlmann (the new German Foreign Minister at the Hague. declares that Von Kuhlmann, who was ...

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  60. PURCHASE OF RARE METALS.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) said to-day that as the result of representation by the Commonwealth Government the Imperial authorities are now prepared ...

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  61. ECHO OF THE MAYFLOWER.

    The United States Ambassedor (Dr. Page) reviewed forces of [?] soldiers at Plymouth yesterday. [?] Mayflower carried the ideas [?] into ...

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  62. BAVARIAN MUTINEERS.

    M. Tudesq states that a Bavarian officer who was taken prisoner relates that his battalion, which was stationed to the north of Hollebeke, mutinied for three days before ...

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  63. THE GOVERNMENT.

    The Premier, M. Kerensky, resigned on Friday and left Petrograd, declaring that the difficulty of reconsituting the Government was insuperable. He declined to ...

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  64. REWARD FOR HEROES.

    The King held an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Friday, and bestowed 255 decorations, including the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Rupert Moon. ...

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  65. A CANDID GERMAN.

    Captain Perseus, summarising Germany's naval work during the third year of the war, reiterates the warning against exaggerated hopes of the operations of the ...

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  66. FRANCE RESOLUTE.

    President Poincare. replying to King George's message, stated that France was resolved to pursue to a finish the work of liberation and justice in close ...

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  67. PRINCE GEORGE OF SERBIA.

    Prince George, of Serbia, while inspecting some troops a few days ago, was badly injured through a fall caused by his horse having been shot under him. He ...

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  68. WAR AIMS OF BELLIGERENTS.

    The South Wales Miners' Conference by 112 votes to 43 decided on Friday to recommend the institution of a peace move in the belligerent countries with a view of ...

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  69. A GERMAN STRONGHOLD.

    The "Petit Journal's" correspondent describes Poligone-de-Zonebeke, whence the Germans made a violent and unsuccessful counter attack, as one of the very strongest ...

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