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  2. THE SUBMARINE.

    By means of a supposed large f[?]t of submarines the Germans are at present pursuing a campaign of open piracy. So far, however, they have met with comparatively ...

    Article : 1,355 words
  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    A Russian communique says battles are proceeding in German territory near Tauroggen (north-east of Tilsit, East Prassia[?] The Germans a[?]use the Russians of ...

    Article : 53 words
  4. IN EGYPT.

    The season here is already full spring. The fruit blossom is out, and new green is covering all the trees. Flies are becoming pestilential, and occasional f[?]erce hot winds from ...

    Article : 365 words
  5. HORRORS IN SERVIA.

    Captain Bennett, Red Cross Commissioner in Servia, in an urgent appeal for help, describes Uskub as a valley of dead. There is horrible over-crowding in the ...

    Article : 153 words
  6. AIR RAIDERS.

    A. French communique states that a Zeppe[?]n dropped bombs on Calais, causing a little damage at the railway station. Seven employees were killed. ...

    Article : 158 words
  7. SUBMARINES.

    The Glasgow steamer Glenartney, bound from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice, was torp[?]ed in the Channel at [?] o'clock on Thursday morning, and sa[?] ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. CALAIS.

    A Zeppelin dropped bombs on Calais, seven men being killed. The Germans state that this was in reply to a French aeroplane raid ...

    Article : 137 words
  9. ROLL OF HONOUR.

    Major Charles Clough, a South Australian, and Lieute[?]t Cyril Cameron, a Tasmanian, have been killed in action. ...

    Article : 27 words
  10. THE THORDIS.

    Captain Bell, of the steamer Thordis, which recently rammed and is supposed to have sunk a German submarine, has been appointed a [?]ant in the Naval ...

    Article : 51 words
  11. OUR TROOPS.

    A fine body of men were lined up yesterday to be despatched to Liverpool, after having passed the enrolling officer and the doctor. The majority of them were country men, who ...

    Article : 595 words
  12. THE DANGEROUS KIND OF OPTIMISM.

    Now popular optimism is a most excellent thing in a people—it is an asset which a Government at war has need to cherish greatly. But it is not a good thing when it is ...

    Article : 438 words
  13. INDIA.

    Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India, in addressing the Legislative Council, read a telegram from Lord Crewe, expressing the deep satisfaction with which the ...

    Article : 588 words
  14. MERCHANT SHIPS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 words
  15. BERLIN STATEMENT.

    It is officially stated in Berlin that French airmen dropped bombs at Schle[?]stadt (Alsace-Lorraine) on a school, killing two girls and wounding ten. ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. WAR NEWS.

    M. Hiliare Belloc contributes an interesting article to "Pearson's Magazine" on the subject of "What to Believe in War News." "The importance of a sound public judgment ...

    Article : 1,261 words
  17. IN FLANDERS.

    A Taube aeroplane dropped eleven bombs at Poper[?]ghe (west of Y[?]s), which killed a woman, three children, two soldiers, and two other persons. Seven ...

    Article : 40 words
  18. WESTERN FRONT.

    A communique states: We have had marked gains north-east of Mes[?] (in the Champagne), and at Hartman's We[?]er[?] (Alsace), where the enemy's losses were ...

    Article : 67 words
  19. PERSIA.

    The Press Bureau states that documentary evidence has reached the Government proving that German. Consular officials intrigued to facilitate the Turkish invasion of ...

    Article : 149 words
  20. THE BLOCKADE.

    The Swedish steamer Geheland, carrying bacon and provisions, has been seized in the S[?]lands. It is believed the cargo was destined for Germany. ...

    Article : 29 words
  21. "IF THE WAR SHOULD CEASE."

    One thing we can say with certainty—Germany cannot emerge victorious from the war. All b[?]yond that seems to be largely a matter of providing a steady supply of recruits and ...

    Article : 447 words
  22. A STUBBORN CONTEST.

    Official details regarding the explosion of a mine chamber at Carnoy, near Albert, on March 15 show that when the mine exploded it partly filled up a French trench. ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. GERMAN FLEET.

    A telegram from Kiel states that the Dreadnoughts are being overhauled and remanned. Owing to their long rest the bo[?]ers are showing signs of [?]st. The ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. NEUVE CHAPELLE.

    "Eye-witness," with the British head-quarters, in France, writes:— On the 11th, we found the enemy at Neuve Chapelle, making an incessant ...

    Article : 175 words
  25. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Indemnity Bills have passed the second reading stage in the House of Assembly by 70 votes to 15. The entire Opposition voted with [?] ...

    Article : 44 words
  26. RIFLE RESERVES.

    Among the matters considered at a meeting of the committee of the Press Rifle Club, held at the rooms of the Australian Journalists' Association yesterday, was the ...

    Article : 183 words
  27. KARLSRUHE'S FATE.

    Evidence is accumulating that an exp[?]osion sank the German cruiser Karlsruhe on December 18, off the Grenadines, Windward Islands. The crew were brought to ...

    Article : 95 words
  28. THE BUDGET.

    General Smuts submitted the Budget, which provides for a special war tax of £500,000 upon mines. The expenditure is estimated at ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. WOOLLAHRA.

    The Woollahra Rifle Club continues to make steady progress, a number of new members having been enrolled during the week. The drills on Tuesday and ...

    Article : 153 words
  30. CANADA.

    The Saskatchewan Government has decided that complete prohibition shall be effective from July 7. The Government proposes to operate the wholesale liquor ...

    Article : 69 words
  31. ESCAPED LINER.

    The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Madrid states that a British cruiser has recaptured the liner Macedonia. [It was reported from Las Palmas on ...

    Article : 89 words
  32. THE DRESDEN.

    The Orama's commander, Captain Fielding, states that the German cruiser Dresden was sighted a dozen miles off Juan Fernandez. The warships immediately ...

    Article : 118 words
  33. THE IMPORTANCE OF COTTON.

    Sir William Ramsay, in urging upon M. Millerand, the French Minister for War, the desirableness of treating cotton as contraband, [?]s only re-echoing views that have ...

    Article : 442 words
  34. BRITISH LOSSES.

    A thousand wounded Indians have arrived at Brighton. The sixth Gordon Highlanders lost their colonel and twelve officers killed and ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. PETERSHAM: DISTRICT.

    A meeting of the Petersham District Rifle Club members was held at the Petersham Town Hall on Thursday night, when the following office-bearers were elected:—Captain, ...

    Article : 67 words
  36. SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL.

    A communique states: The guns of Przemy[?] continue to fire 1000 heavy projectiles daily with little effect. There has been fierce fighting for the ...

    Article : 85 words
  37. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    Arrivals at Avonmouth:—Steamer Buteshire; at Valparaiso, barque Storesand; at San Francisco, schooner Winslow, ship Dunsyre. ...

    Article : 30 words
  38. GERMAN SAILORS SHOT.

    A member of the crew of the steamer Potaro (of 44[?] tons, sunk in the Atlantic in February), who was a prisoner for six weeks aboard the armed merchantman ...

    Article : 53 words
  39. NEWTOWN ERSKINEVILLE.

    Parades during the week have been a great success as regards numbers and efficiency. All parades in future will assemble at Newtown Bridge, near Town Hall. Saturday, 3 p.m., ...

    Article : 40 words
  40. COTTON AS CONTRABAND.

    The "Matin" states that Sir William Ramsay, the eminent scientist, informed M. Millerand that it would be greatly to France's interest to treat cotton as ...

    Article : 55 words
  41. WAR NOTES.

    Now that the much heralded spring campaign is developing it would perhaps be well for us to take a calm glance over the situation. There is far more in the position ...

    Article : 389 words
  42. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—So much has been said lately about the spiritual care of our soldier lads who are undergoing their training at Liverpool one cannot but recognise the great work ...

    Article : 230 words
  43. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) made an announcement to-day with reference to the men who returned recently from Egypt, invalided home by the hospital steamer ...

    Article : 170 words
  44. LABOUR AND WAR.

    The labour conference was continued yesterday, and there is every prospect of an agreement being reached. Owing to the stevedores' strike in ...

    Article : 74 words
  45. TURKISH ARMIES.

    There is a [?]ull in the Allies' operations at Smyrna. The Turks are repairing the forts and batteries. There are 40,000 Turkish troops on the ...

    Article : 48 words
  46. AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.

    Austria and Servia have arranged to exchange interned females, of all ages, and males under 18 and over 50 years of age. ...

    Article : 34 words
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