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  2. UPPER HUNTER.

    At the State general elections of March. 1917, Mr. Abbott retained the Upper Hunter seat for the National party with a margin of about 500 votes. Slight majorities were ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS

    Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our aeroplanes on Friday dropped twenty-two tons of bombs on Tournai, Courtrai, and Chaulnes railway stations; also on several ...

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  4. WAR AIMS.

    An Amsterdam message says the Hamburg Senate has forwarded to the Bundesrath Hamburg's special war aims, which comprise:- An adequate indemnity, preferably ...

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  5. FOURTEEN U-BOATS

    The "New York Times," from official sources, learns that 12 U-boats were sunk in British waters by British and American destroyers in April. Two additional U-boats ...

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  6. WAR CRISIS.

    General Smuts met with an enthusiastic reception when he visited the Clyde shipyards. Addressing the workers at Fairfield, [?] said: "The Germans have achieved a ...

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  7. POSITION IN FRANCE

    The high British military authority who writes periodical reviews of the war situation has explained that his statements might be regarded as the considered opinion of the ...

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  8. IRELAND

    Documents revealing a vast Irish conspiracy have reached the British War Cabinet. leading Sinn Feiners have been ...

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  9. WEST FRONT.

    A Paris message says M. Marcel Huntin Writes that it is reliably estimated that the enemy has concentrated 80 divisio[?]s for an attack on the France-British lines. ...

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  10. THE NAVY'S WAY.

    The Admiralty has lifted the veil upon the operations of British submarines in the Baltic. They relate stirring deeds, how the submarines were continually attacking and ...

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  11. FROZEN TO DEATH.

    A report from Berne says a horrible story of the sufferings of British prisoners is narrated by Flight-Lieutenant Groves, who has arrived in Switzerland from Heidelberg camp ...

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  12. IRISH ARRESTS.

    The Government's sudden display of firmness has created a sensation in Ireland, where Loyalists have been alarmed by the Sinn Fein raids on houses for arms, and the ...

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  13. "BORN WARRIORS."

    The correspondent of the Rome newspaper "Glornale d'Italia" on the French front pays a high tribute to the gallantry of the Australians. He says they ...

    Article : 164 words
  14. IN SWISS CAMPS.

    Lotters from Switzerland show that the Anzacs interned there celebrated Anzac Day at Interlaken, where comrades from Murren joined them in a dinner and concert. ...

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  15. A MIGHTY STROKE.

    President Wilson arrived in New York and addressed a Red Cross meeting on Saturday. The United Press correspondent at Washington says President Wilson will point out ...

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  16. GERMAN EMPEROR AND PEACE.

    A Zurich message says that Dr. von Seidler (Premier of Austria) told a deputation of strikers that the prospect of general peace was not hopeless. He added that the German ...

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  17. RUSSIA'S PLIGHT.

    Latest advices from Petrograd give a de[?]lorable account of the conditions of life in the city. There is very little food and the official rations are scarcely sufficient to ...

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  18. DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.

    A Pittsburgh report states that an explosion of tri-nitro-toluol wrecked a chemical plant in the city. It is unofficially estimated that 170 are dead ...

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  19. THE RAID ON POLA.

    The London "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Milan, giving details of the raid on Pola, says a motor boat, carrying Commander Pellegrini and three others, entered ...

    Article : 99 words
  20. TRIBUTE TO MR. HUGHES.

    The "New York Tribune" says, in an editorial, there are few more interesting men in the world than Mr. W. M. Hughes. He has become a commanding figure in ...

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  21. EAST AFRICA.

    An official report of the East African campaign states: There was severe fighting on May 5 westward of Nanungo, where the bulk of the German force is concentrated. A small ...

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  22. NAVAL HEROES.

    A "Gazette" contains the following list of awards:- AUSTRALIAN NAVY. Distinguished Service Order: Commander ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. INDIA'S NEW ARMY.

    The Government of India has decided immediately to raise a new army of more than [?]00,000 men. The Provincial Governments reaffirm the ...

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  24. THE GERMAN NAVY.

    A Paris report states that Admiral von Triplitz has formed a secret organisation, and is working against the heads of the German navy, especially Admiral von Capelle. ...

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  25. FOOD RATIONS.

    The British Food Ministry announces that owing to larger arrivals of frozen meat, 8d worth may be purchased in respect to each of the two weekly coupons which each ...

    Article : 74 words
  26. HEDJAZ RAILWAY.

    An official message from Palestine states. The King of the Hedjaz's Arab forces raided a station and post on the Hedjaz railway. They killed 30, took prisoner 140, and ...

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  27. CHURCH REFORM.

    The Archbishops' Committee on Church Reform recommends that a ten-year tenure should replace life-long incumbency; and also recommends an age limit of seventy. ...

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  28. AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.

    A Vienna report says a deputation of Czechs, including members of Parliament, warned Dr. von Seidler (Premier of Austria) that if the Government created a ...

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  29. PARIS SUBURBS BOMBED.

    An official report from Paris states: Enemy aeroplanes, crossed the lines and bombed several places behind the front. Some machines approached Paris, where the alarm ...

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  30. OPPRESSED BELGIUM.

    An Amsterdam message states that the German authorities in Belgium have ordered that German is to be the only official language after Friday. ...

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  31. GERMAN AIRCRAFT DOWNED.

    A hundred and nine German aeroplanes were destroyed on the West front on Wedne[?]day and Thursday, 81 by the British, 25 by the French, and three by the Americans. ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It is understood that Germany and Italy are discussing an exchange of prisoners. There is strong trade opposition to the British Government's suggestion to pool the ...

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  33. PARIS BANKER ARRESTED.

    A message from Paris states that Zucco, a Parisian banker, has been arrested and charged with operations on behalf of enemy subjects also with receiving 100,000 france ...

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  34. MOUNT CORNO.

    An Italian official report states: On Friday the enemy's third attempt to recapture Mount Corno failed. Two columns, with machine-guns and flame-throwers, ...

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  35. FINLAND.

    A Stockholm report says that at the Finish Diet's first meeting since the outbreak of the revolution, the President thanked Germany for helping to suppress rioting. He also ...

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  36. WILL FLY NO MORE.

    An Amsterdam reports says Lieut. Dongartz, the next most successful air-fighter after Baron von Richthofen, was wounded in an air duel with a British pilot. A bullet ...

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  37. GERMANS BOMB HOSPITAL.

    A Belgian communique on Friday night stated: German airmen bombed a Belgian hospital at Calais, killing ten and wounding twenty. ...

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  38. AUSTRALIANS KILLED.

    Lieutenants J. S. Lord and L. L. George, of Sydney, have been killed while flying in England. They were buried with full Air Force ...

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  39. INFANT MUSICAL PRODIGY.

    Aristocratic circles attended a concert by a three and a half years old pianist prodigy, Batistino Orlandi, who played selections from Verdi. ...

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  40. THE FAR EAST.

    The United Press correspondent at Tokio says the Foreign Minister, Baron Goto, made a statement that the negotiations proceeding between China and Japan are designed merely ...

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  41. DESTROYER TORPEDOED.

    The Admiralty reports that a British destroyer was torpedoed and sunk on May 14. Two men were killed as the result of the explosion. ...

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  42. WOOL FOR THE ALLIES.

    Mr. Arthur Goldfinch (Director of Raw Materials) has predicted that for many months the shipping programme will not cope with the estimated maximum arrivals of wool. ...

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  43. JOURNALISTS' AWARD.

    Further reference was made in the High Court in connection with the application for writs of prohibition to prevent the enforcement of the award made in the matter ...

    Article : 88 words
  44. ALBANIA.

    An Austrian official report on Saturday stated: The French and Italians attacked mountain positions between the Osum and [?]evoli rivers, in Albania. They gained ...

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  45. HALF A MILLION WASTED.

    The report of the Select Committee on National Expenditure shows that after £5O0,000 had been expended on preparatory work in establishing an instructional school for aerial ...

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  46. WIRELESS OPERATORS' THREAT.

    The London "Daily Express" says certain wireless operators at Liverpool decided to give the Ministry for Labour three weeks' notice of a strike, because their demand for ...

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