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  2. REFERENDUMS.

    At last night's session of the annual P.L.L. conference, a resolution was passed, unanimously empowering the Federal Government to resubmit the referendum proposals. ...

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  3. NOTE OF DISCORD.

    The Premier yesterday commented upon a statement appearing in a communication from the Prime Minister to Mr. Hughes, and quoted by the Attorney-General before the P.L.L. ...

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  4. OUR TROOPS.

    Already the termination of the show and the holidays has made itself felt as far as the reeruiting returns are concerned at Vietoria [?] Well over a hundred men were ...

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  5. CABLE TO KING ALBERT.

    The committee of the Rose Day Appeal despatched yesterday, through the Consul-Genrral, M. Lourvers, the following cable message of congratulations to King Albert of Belgium: ...

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  6. BLOCKADE WAR.

    The Cardiff steamer Northlands has been torpedoed near Beachy Head. The cr[?]w of 24 were saved. The Northlands zigzagged, but was ...

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  7. AUSTRIANS

    The Russians report the capture of large numbers of prisoners and several guns on the Carpathian battle front. ...

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  8. BULGARIA.

    A Bulgarian Note to Servia states that 6000 Turkish refugees, who were unable to endure the bad treatment of the Servian authorities, fearing for their ...

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  9. AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.

    The greatest gathering of Australians and those having family ties with the Commonwealth ever witnessed in America assembled at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific ...

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  10. TRAWLER SUNK.

    The Grimsby trawler Acantha was sunk in the North Sea after half an hour's chase. The vessel was returning from the White Sea, laden with fish. ...

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  11. FINANCE.

    Tenders for £15.000,000 worth of Treasury Bills to replace those due on the 10th instant amoun[?]ed to£34.430.000, the average yield to Investors being £3 2s 1d per ...

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  12. LADEN FOR THE TRENCHES.

    To the person who finds a great coat inconvenient enough on a walk the load that the infantryman has sometimes to bear at the front should come as a revelation. A ...

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  13. MAIZE SHIPMENT SEIZED.

    Germans seized the Swedish steamer England (2680 tons) in the Baltic, laden with maize from South America for Stock[?]olm. ...

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  14. WAR NOTES.

    The only [?] to hand last night from the western, front was in regard to the operations in the Verdun sector. To the east of the great fortress the ...

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  15. THE BELRIDGE.

    Experts have proved that the [?] to the Norwegian steamer Belridge, which was injured by an explosion in February, was due to a German torpedo. ...

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  16. AMERICAN NOTE.

    American newspapers express satisfaction at the Note's insistence on the rights of neutral ships, accompanied hy a demand for reparation. They are confident that ...

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  17. WESTERN FRONT.

    A communique states: We have made appreciable progress castward of Verdun. We occupied the village of Gussainville and summits commanding the valley of ...

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  18. SPOILS TO VICTORS.

    A deputation from the Tasmanian Trades and Labour Council waited on the Premier to-night and asked that the Government grant preference to unionists on all public ...

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  19. BULGARIA AND SERVIA.

    The Bulgarian Note to [?] concerning the recent frontler fighting is not a vory convincing document. It describes the men invading Serv[?]a as "Turkish refugees," who ...

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  20. FRENCH OPINION.

    The French press pays a tribute to the courteous tone of the Un[?]ted States Note. The newspapers express the opinion that it will not be difficult to avoid ...

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  21. IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL.

    The Imperial Service medal has been awarded John Clarke, Thomas Clarke, Hughson, P[?]tt, Pountney, Steele, and Stumbles, of the New South Wales police, Mr. Cox, ...

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  22. THE BRITISH LINE.

    Sir John French, in his bi-weekly report, states that the situation is quiet, a change in the weather limiting the activities of the airmen. ...

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  23. WARSHIPS WAITING.

    The German armed merchantman Prinz Eitel Friedrich has been ordered to leave port. United States warships, with searchlights, are guarding the harbour lest ...

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  24. RABAUL TROOPS.

    Private G. B. Jackson, of F Company, 3rd Battalion, Navel and Military Force, stationed at Rabnul, writes under date March 19:— "Things are very quiet in Kabaul now. We ...

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  25. GERMAN. LOSSES.

    Renter's Paris correspondent says official estimates show that the Germans up to March 15 had lost 21,276 officers, of whom 9925 were killed, including 43 ...

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  26. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

    It is officially stated that the Union troops have occupied Warmbad, the southern capital of Gorman South-west Africa. ...

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  27. TRAINS COLLIDE.

    An end-on collision between two cattle trains occurred at Drillham this morning Both trains were eastward bound. The first train was standing at Dri[?]ham station,an ...

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  28. BOMBS ON A CHURCH.

    A Taube aeroplane dropped bombs on a church near Ypres. Twelve women and the preacher were killed. ...

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  29. WAR MATERIALS.

    The Press Bureau states th[?] Lord Kitchener has appointed a committee to take steps to secure a supply of munitions of war sufficient for all requirements. ...

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  30. THE NORWICH CONFERENCE.

    The record of the proceedings at the Independent Lebour party's conference at Norwich makes dismal reading for the average Briton, though his emotions are tempered ...

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  31. NEW EXPLOSIVE.

    The official milltary organ states that a new explosive shell has been invented, which has inereased the power of the 75millimetre gun tenfold. ...

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  32. P.L.L. CONFERENCE.

    The annual conference of the Politcal Labour League was continued at the I.O.O.F. Temple, Elizabeth-street. Mr. R. D. Meagher, M.L.A., presided. ...

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  33. GREEKS WITH ALLIES.

    Three hundred and forty Greek volunteers have arrived at Marseilles to enl[?]st in the Foreign Legion. ...

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  34. BISHOP OF ZANZIBAR.

    The Bishop of Hereford (Dr. Perclval), in a letter to the Bishop of Zanzibar (Dr. Weston), acknowledging the latter's "ex-communication," Which was the result of Dr. ...

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  35. DEATHS IN EGYPT.

    It is notified by the Defence. Department that the following Australian sold[?]ers have dled:— Private Edward Healy, of New South Wales, ...

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  36. THE DRINK QUESTION.

    Workers in the shipyards and munition factories on the Tyne returned to work after the holidays with remarkable punctuality, a change which is uttrlbuted to ...

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  37. RIFLE RESERVE.

    In [?]pite of the intermittent rain a squad of the Press Rifle Club paraded at Government House grounds yesterday and an hour's dril with [?]es was done. In the absence ...

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  38. CARPATHIANS.

    It is officlally stated that between March 20 and April 13 the Russians, between Bali[?]od and Uszok, took prisoner 378 officers and 23,155 men, and captured 17 guns and ...

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  39. DRY CANTEEN.

    Dunedin Presbytery has passed a resolution expressing gratification that the Minister for Defence, Mr. Allen, has refused to accede to the request of the Moderate League ...

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  40. PROHIBITION.

    The prohibitionists have won 14 additional counties at the local option elections in Michigan. They also won 13 towns in Wisconsin, the women's vote being the deciding factor. ...

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  41. GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS.

    In order to prevent confusion and ensure eff[?]cient control,the Premier has Issued instructions that all applications for permission to drill in Government House grounds must ...

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  42. TRUCE SUGGESTED.

    At the Independent Labour Parly's conference at Norwich, which closed yesterday, a proposnl that a truce should be arranged with Germany with a view to ...

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  43. OFFICER'S ILL-HEALTH.

    Newa has been received. through private sources that Lieutenant-Colonel J.M. Semmens, commanding the 6th Battalion Infantry in Cairo, has been compelled, owing to ...

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  44. ATHLETIC SPORTS CLUB.

    The parades of members of the Athletic Sports Ril[?]e Club will not be lesumed tonight owing to the Sydney Cricket ground being under water. ...

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  45. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS,

    Puzzled.—Apply in writing to District Headquarters, Victoria Barracks[?] giving full particular. [?]. X.L.—You could [?] in the usual manner, and state that you wish to join the. Army Medical Corps. ...

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  46. SUTHERLAND.

    The Sutherland Rifle Club held their first general meeting last week, when the officers were elected. The first drill will take place at Sutherland on Tuesday next, at the ...

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  47. CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.

    The King has approved of the following consular appointments:—Mr. Mantakay Con[?] for Greoce Melbourne and Mr.F. W. Clark Consul for Portugal. Sydney ...

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  48. AUSTRIAN RETREAT.

    The "Tribuna" publishes a telegram from Vienna stating to at a sanguinary engagement has been proceeding in the saros district since Sunday. ...

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  49. THE QUICKEST WAY—AND THE NEUTRALS.

    In view of the latest United States Note to Britain, it is of some interest to note the following letter by Professor G. C. Clark, of Cambridge, published in the "Times" a few ...

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  50. KURINGAI RIFLE CLUB.

    Although the Kuringai district is a seattered one, extending from Lindfield to Hornsby and from the Lane Cove to beyond St. Ives, good progress is being made by the Kuringal ...

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  51. THE STEAMER BANFFSHIRE.

    The steamer Banfishire, which for many years traded to Australia, is at Las Palmus, repairing leaky boiler tubes. ...

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  52. GERMAN PRISONERS.

    An attempt made by 100 German officers of some distinction to escape from con[?]ement near Maidenhead was foiled. They excavated a tunnel for: distance ...

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  53. GULF OF SMYRNA.

    British warships bombarded the forts at the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrna on Sunday, and hydroplanes dropped a number of bombs. ...

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  54. SPORT ABROAD.

    Sam Langford outpointed "Battling" Jim Johnson to-night, having the better of eight rounds in a 10-round no-dec[?]on bout. ...

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  55. INTERNED GERMAN VESSELS.

    A cable message was received by the Premier, Sir Alexander Peacock, to-day, from the Agent-General, Mr. P. M'Bride. Btating that the steamers Hemm and Apolda, which had ...

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