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  2. WAR LOAN.

    A clear working week now remains before the Seventh War Loan is officially launched. The opening day will be September 16 (Monday week). ...

    Article : 885 words
  3. FRENCH MISSION.

    On Tuesday next the members of the French Mission, headed by General Pau, will reach Sydney. The State Government has arranged the itinerary for the mission in New ...

    Article : 576 words
  4. WAR NOTES. ENEMY'S STAND BEFORE CAMBRAI.

    Although the communiques issued on Thursday evening had not boen received up to a late hour last night, there were signs in Sir Douglas Haig's early message that the enemy ...

    Article : 327 words
  5. LATE WAR NEWS. PROGRESS CONTINUES

    The British have captured Neave Chapelle and Bussu. They have crossed the Canal d[?] Nord on a wide front. The French are within three miles of ...

    Article : 42 words
  6. AIR FIGHTING.

    Sir Douglas Haig reports:—-During Wednesday our aviators dropped 23 tons of explosives. Night bombing was impossible. The enemy, working in large formations on their ...

    Article : 176 words
  7. DEFENDING CAMBRAI GERMAN STAND ALONG CANAL

    Only local fighting is now taking place on the front before Cambrai, according to the latest official report. War correspondents indicate a stand by the enemy along the Canal du Nord in this region. ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. GERMANY AND PEACE.

    A meeting of the Premiers of the Central Powers will take place next week either in Vienna or Berling. They will probably discuss some decisive peace policy, in order to prevent ...

    Article : 285 words
  9. FRENCH FRONT.

    A French communique at midnight on Thursday stated: During the day the French continued to pursue the retreating enemy on the Canal du Nord-Vesle front, and made an ...

    Article : 294 words
  10. SHIPBUILDING.

    The Admiralty announces: The tonnage of merchantmen completed in the United Kingdom in August was 124,675 tons, compared with 141,948 tons in July. The total for the ...

    Article : 156 words
  11. HINDENBURG SEEKS THE INITIATIVE.

    The war correspondent of the United Press telegraphs: In an endenvour for the moment to transform their retreat into a stand-off artillery battle the Germans are ...

    Article : 341 words
  12. FRENCH FORCING WITHDRAWALS.

    It is difficult to say whether the enemy meant to fight only a delaying action on the southern section of the Canal du Nord, between Nesle and Noyon, or to hold up the ...

    Article : 341 words
  13. THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

    The dotted lines show the position of the front on the various dates indicated. The shaded area shows the amount of ground gained by the Allies, since the beginning of July last, as suggested by recent cablegrams. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  14. FRANCO-AMERICAN ADVANCE.

    The Franco-American forces are advancing between the Somme and the Vesle. The Germans are flooding the country between Chauny and La Fere. ...

    Article : 27 words
  15. SITUATION REVIEWED.

    The Australian Press Association learns that, from August 1, the British captured approximately 70,000 prisoners, and the Franco-Americans about 40,000. Generally ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. THE FRANCO-AMERICAN FRONT.

    A Paris message says the enemy is burning everything in his retreat in order to create a desert zone. La [?]ere, Chauny, and Jussy are now ablaze. ...

    Article : 220 words
  17. NORTON GRIFFITHS.

    A condemnatory report by Mr. Davis, State Director-General of Public Works, on the operations under the Norton Griffiths contract with the State Government was tabled in the ...

    Article : 462 words
  18. THE GERMAN WITHDRAWALS.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the enemy's withdrawal in the Lys sector continues. British and American troops are closely pressing the Germans. The ...

    Article : 151 words
  19. SHIPBUILDING.

    The laying of the kee[?]s of the three steamers being built at walsh Island for the Commonwealth Government took place to-day. The weather was cold, bleak, and squally, ...

    Article : 605 words
  20. FAIRLY AND SQUARELY BEATEN.

    The Australian front on Tuesday was quiet after the haavy fighting. The enemy's guns still wracked the front occasionally, but neither our own nor the German infantry ...

    Article : 399 words
  21. BOYCOTTING THE ENEMY.

    The Trade Union Congress has shelved the seamen's boycott resolution by a majority of 8,000,000 on a card vote. ...

    Article : 22 words
  22. NEW LINE BELOW YPRES.

    There are indications that the enemy's withdrawal in Flanders has been practically completed. He can, as Major-General Maurice pointed out, improve his position still ...

    Article : 290 words
  23. CERTAIN VICTORY.

    Lord Reading (British Ambassador in Washington), in a message to the War Exhibition at Chicago, said: "The Prussian dream of world mastery has vanished because of ...

    Article : 111 words
  24. LONDON FINANCIAL CABLES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 371 words
  25. BRITISH POLITICS.

    There is a belief in political circles that Mr. Lloyd George's election policy will be so completely confined to winning the war that life virtually disregards other issues. ...

    Article : 147 words
  26. TO DESTROY CONSCRIPTION.

    Unvelling an honour roll at the Department of Labour and Industry yesterday afternoon, the Minister, Mr. Beeby, said that the armies which had gone forward from the Empire were ...

    Article : 264 words
  27. AMERICA'S MESSAGE.

    Mr. Samuel Gompers, addressing the Trade Union Congress at Derby, said: America's message to Britain and the Allies is—"We men of the western democracy are coming ...

    Article : 128 words
  28. INDIA'S EFFORTS.

    The Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, presided at the opening of the Legislative Council at Simla. In his speech the Viceroy alluded to the splendid material and moral effects of the ...

    Article : 188 words
  29. RUSSIA.

    It is reported from Washington that the Bolsheviks attacked the British Consulate in Moscow. Captain Cromie, the British Naval Attacho ...

    Article : 162 words
  30. CANADIAN WHEAT.

    The Canadian Government has guaranteed to purchase all surplus merchantable wheat raised in Canada in 1918, distribute the surplus to millers, supervise transport ...

    Article : 36 words
  31. OVERSEA MARKET CABLES.

    Butter and cheese are unchanged. The purchase price of Australian and New Zealand is still unsettled. Wheat and flour are quiet and unchanged ...

    Article : 63 words
  32. TURKEY AND GERMANY.

    Zurich messages state that Turkey has sent a lively note to Berlin protesting against the conclusion of additional Brest-Litovsk Treaties injurious to Turkish interests in the ...

    Article : 30 words
  33. DETECTING SUBMARINES.

    The New York "Times'" Baltimore correspondent learns that Edison's invention for dotecting submarines is an electrical device fastened to submarine chasers, and is capable ...

    Article : 55 words
  34. PRESS DELEGATES' VISIT TO THE FRONT.

    The Commonwealth official correspondent on the West Front cabled on the 4th:—The Australian Press Delegation visited the Australian Front yesterday. To-day, the party, ...

    Article : 95 words
  35. BOMB OUTRAGE IN CHICAGO.

    A bomb which was thrown in the Federal Buildings partly wrecked the structure, killed three people, and wounded 75. The arrested I.W.W. leader, Haywood, was ...

    Article : 38 words
  36. AMERICAN OFFICIAL NEWS.

    The following official wireless news has been received at Sydney by the American Consul-General:— The Emergency Fleet Corporation announced ...

    Article : 193 words
  37. AGRARIAN REVOLT IN ROUMANIA.

    According to a message from Rome. Roumanian despatches state that the agricultural classes in Roumania have openly revolted, and the movement is spreading rapidly. ...

    Article : 55 words
  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    L. F. Hann, of Newcastle, belonging to the 33rd Battalion, has been repatriated. He was captured at Vlilers-Bret[?]neux in May, being wounded in the spine. His legs were ...

    Article : 67 words
  39. RECRUITING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 118 words
  40. FIXED PRICES.

    Under amended war precautions regulations a person is held to be guilty of an offence who purchases any foodstuffs or necessary commodities in any ...

    Article : 160 words
  41. GOVERNOR ON THE WAR.

    Speaking at a meeting of the Red Cross Society his Excellency the Governor, Sir Walter Davidson, expressed his opinion that the turning point in the tide of the war ...

    Article : 124 words
  42. ENGLISH TROOPS AND GALLIPOLI MEDAL.

    The Manchester City Council has passed a resolution protesting against not issuing the Gallipoll medal to the Laucashire and other British troops when it has been given ...

    Article : 53 words
  43. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE.

    The Press Bureau announces that the King by proclamation applies the provisions of the Munitions AC to the dispute between industrial co-operative societies and employees ...

    Article : 53 words
  44. WAR CHEST DAY.

    For the appeal throughout New South Wales on Friday, November 29, in aid of the War Chest, Messrs. C. A. Le M. Walker and Warren C. Mayor have been appointed honorary ...

    Article : 68 words
  45. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUDGET.

    In the Legislative Assembly the Treasurer, Sir Richard Butler, delivered his Budget speech, and urged that economy generally must be practised. He estimated the ...

    Article : 49 words
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