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  2. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The British are reported to be gaining ground to the northwards of Passchendaele, and are imperilling the German positions nearer the coast. ...

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  3. THE NAVAL VICTORY

    The British naval victory over the German squadi[?]n off the Falkland Islands is now complete, the cruiser Dresden being stranded on the ...

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  4. SWIFT ACTION.

    The warship Guillana has arrived at Hodeideh. ...

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  5. BRITISH VICTORY REPORTED.

    Rumours are current of a British victory in Flanders, and the recovery of a considerable stretch of country. In the engagement it is said the Germans lost ...

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  6. JAPAN'S PART.

    Replying to the Japanese Government's cordial congratulations upon the naval victory, Mr. Churchill has cabled that, though the British squadron struck the ...

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  7. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    L[?]eutenant Walter Brodle, of the Highland Light Infantry, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry at Becelaer in ousting the enemy from ...

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  8. ITALY'S PREPARATIONS.

    Italy is purchasing horses and wheat supplies on a huge scale. Signor Giulio Bologuesi, Italian Consul at Chicago, explains that Italy intends to ...

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  9. THE BALTIC.

    The Minister for Marine has been informed that the German cruiser Friedrich Karl (8858 tons) struck a mine in the Baltic, and sank. Most of the crew were ...

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  10. PAPER MILITIA.

    Brigadier-General Mills, in his annual report on the United States army, says that the millitia forces largely exist on paper. They are 16,000 below strength, and of ...

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  11. BRITISH' HOWITZERS.

    British howitzers recently outranged the German guns and silenced the German batteries west of Li[?]e. The Germans have withdrawn to ...

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  12. FRENCH SUCCESS.

    After eight hours' desperate hand-ta-hand fighting the French occupied Moas and Biesel, in Upper Alsace. The French losses were 215 killed; and the Germans ...

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  13. BATOUM BOMBARDED.

    It is Teported from Berlin that the Turkish fleet has bombarded the neighbourhood of Batoum, in the Black Sea. Several Russians were killed, and many ...

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  14. FALL OF TSING-TAO.

    Thousands of people lined the streets to-day to welcome Colonel Barnardiston, the British commander at Tsing-Tao. The festivities arranged exceeded the ...

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  15. IN THE EAST.

    The German offensive has hitherto failed in every direction. Simultaneous attacks on the Russian centre, right, and left have been repulsed, with heavy German losses, ...

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  16. MOTION REJECTED.

    In the House of Representatives the Rules Committee rejected the motion of Mr. Gardiner that an investigation be made into the preparedness of the United States ...

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  17. RUSSIA'S CONGRATULATIONS.

    The Grand Duke Nicholas, on behalf of the, Russian Army and Navy, has congratulated the British Admiralty on the brilliant victory off the Falklands. ...

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  18. GERMAN TYRANNY.

    A message from Athens states that the revolt of the Turkish officers and men at Constantinople, which has been browing for several weeks against the tyranny of ...

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  19. SUBMARINE FOILED.

    A German submarine, 30 miles from the Dutch coast, challenged the steamer Colchester, bound from the Hook of Holland to Harwich. The British vessel was ...

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  20. STORMING TRENCHES.

    The "Daily Chronicle" states that the recapture of Passechendaele was the result of a vigorous night attack. The village was strongly held and fortified with many ...

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  21. THE COMMON CAUSE.

    Sir Edward Grey, in thanking the King of Servia for his congratulations upon the naval victory near the Falkland Islands, pays a warm tribute to the brilliant ...

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  22. AMERICA AS ARBITRATOR.

    The "Kolnische Zeitung," in referring to President Wilson's desire that the United States should play an important role in the conclusion of peace, declares that ...

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  23. ARMS FOR IRELAND.

    The military commander of Dublin has ordered the seizure of all arms, ammunition, explosives, and warlike stores which may be landed there. ...

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  24. GERMAN GENERAL'S PLANS.

    General von der Goltz (until lately Germon Military Governor in Belgium), who is staying a few days in Bulgaria, en route to Turkey, states that when in ...

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  25. TRADE AND COMMERCE.

    Turkey has forbidden the export of figs and grapes from Smyrna. ...

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  26. GERMANS SUFFER SEVERELY.

    A communique states that the Germans were energetically offensive near Ulawa (40 miles N.N.E. of Plock) on Thursday. The Russians drove back some columns ...

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  27. WARSHIPS ACTIVE.

    The steamer Scottish Prince, which has arrived here, reports that the German auxiliary cruiser Karlsruhe has been active along the South American coast. ...

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  28. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The "Onsland" appeals to Englishmen and South Africans to exercise forbearance in discussing the problem of dealing with the rebel leaders. General Botha's task, the ...

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  29. IN EGYPT.

    Colonel Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, K.O.I.E., G.C.V.O., has been appointed High Commissioner in Egypt. Sir Arthur Henry M'Mahon has been ...

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  30. LLOYD'S RATES REDUCED.

    Lloyd's has reduced the war risk to and from Australia to 30s. ...

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  31. HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELS.

    A communique states: The enemy has completely evacuated the west bank of the Yser Canal, north of the ferryman's house, and we have occupied the bank. ...

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  32. COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY.

    The Commonwealth Oil Corporation now proposes to create £200,000 worth of six per cent prior lien debentures, and to reduce the share capital from £656,245 to ...

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  33. "MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE."

    The Berlin wireless bureau has issued the following message: "Much remains to be done before the Russian resistance is broken near Lodz. Therefore added ...

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  34. HEAVY, FIRING REPORTED.

    Heavy firing has been reported off the Chilian island of Mocha. It is believed that a British vessel is engaging the armed merchantman Prinz. Eitel Friedrich. ...

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  35. VOLUNTARY CORPS.

    Over a million men over the age of 38, who are otherwise debarred from enlisting, are now connected with the central association of the voluntary training corps. ...

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  36. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

    The Stock Exchange has reopened, after being closed for four and a half months. One hundred and ninety-two approved stocks were traded, and prices showed an ...

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  37. KARLSRUHE DAMAGED.

    Passengers by the steamer Van Dyck, which was captured on October 26, state that the cruiser Glasgow's six-inch guns badly damaged the Karisruhe's steering ...

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  38. EVACUATION OF LODZ.

    When Lodz was evacuated the destitute population fled en masse, fearing German atrocities. Many of them reached Warsaw. ...

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  39. THE MAN IN THE BOX.

    The Customs officials at Gravesend seized a huge box on a liner bound for Rotterdam. When it was opened a German officer ...

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  40. ENGLAND'S VULNERABLE POINT.

    The Khedive is at Alexandretta, where there are 300 German officers and 40,000 Turkish troops gathered. A representative of the "Vossiche ...

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  41. WAR BULLETIN.

    The following cablegram has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated London, December 12:- The British casualties in the action off ...

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  42. CRACOW BATTLE.

    A communique states that the Russian offensive near Cracow continues. The Russians have captured a number of machine guns and 2000 prisoners. ...

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  43. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    "The B.M.S. Egypt has arrived at Ply[?] mouth with B.M.S. Khyber's mails. The barque Penrhyn Castle, which left Melbourne on September 29, has reached ...

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  44. COASTAL BOMBARDMENT.

    A message from Berlin states that British cruisers violently bombarded the Belgian coast on Thursday for the purpose of stopping the advance in the region of ...

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  45. GERMAN "MISSION."

    It is stated that the members of the German mission which was recently studying the railways and matters relating to agriculture in South Angola were really spies. ...

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  46. THE DOVER RAID.

    There is no confirmation yet of the submarine attack upon Dover. It is believed that the objects seen near the entrances were pieces t of ...

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  47. GERMAN AMBITIONS.

    Mr. Balfour, speaking at Bristol, said that the war was a crime against civilisation. It was also the crime of a nation not merely resolved to be great, powerful, ...

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  48. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    An official message published in Berlin claims that the French attack eastward of Langemarek was repulsed, 340 prisoners being taken and 200 soldiers killed. ...

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  49. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The Ravensbourne clubhouse at. Lee, near London, has been converted into a convalescent home for New Zealanders. Stanley Wootton, the Australian jockey, ...

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  50. RUSSIAN PRISONERS.

    A non-commissioned officer who escaped from the Germans in Lodz narrates that he and two officers and thirty men were imprisoned and locked up in a stable for ...

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  51. INDIAN ARMY.

    For some years it has been the practice of the Government to reward deserving Indian military pensioners with grants of valuable land in the Punjab Canal colonies, ...

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  52. ALIENS DEPORTED.

    The Austrians and the Germans employed in the mixed tribunals in Egypt have been deported to the island of Cyprus. ...

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  53. UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH.

    The destroyers which left Dover to search for the German submarines have returned. Their search was unsuccessful. ...

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  54. GERMAN EMPEROR.

    The "Echo de Paris" says that the Crown Prince was hurriedly summoned to the German Emperor's bedside on Tuesday. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 12. ...

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  55. THE NAVAL BATTLE.

    It is officially stated that the total British casualties in the naval action off the Falkland Islands on Tuesday last, when the four German cruisers, Scharnhorst, ...

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  56. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    Van Horsen, a Dutchman serving as a volunteer with the Belgian army, and who escaped from the Wesel Camp, reports that his battalion was surrounded at the Yser ...

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  57. WESTEEN FRONT.

    A communique states: We have made continued progress towards the enemy's lines in the Ypres region. Several German attacks were repuised, ...

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  58. PEARLING.

    In a long appeal for Government assistance for the pearling industry, the Mayor of Broome says: "The people of Broome, who are entirely dependent on the pearling ...

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  59. IN THE CARPATHIANS.

    It is officially announced at Vienna that the Austrians are continuously and victoriously advancing in the Carpathians, and have captured 2000 Russians. ...

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  60. MINE LAYING.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" Madrid correspondent states that the Admiralty has frustrated a mature German plan to sow mines in the Straits of Gibralter by means of a ...

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  61. GERMAN LOOT.

    The "Telegraaf" states that the authorities have seized, near Hanswelerm, 15 boats laden with grain and various foods, apparently booty, which the Germans ...

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  62. "ABOVE ALL, A BELGIAN."

    The "Daily MaIl's" diplomatic correspondent, describing the German Emperor's interview with King Albert of Belgium, which is referred to in the French Yellow ...

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  63. TURKISH GUNBOAT SUNK.

    A message from Constantinople states that a Turkish gunboat struck a mine and sank near the entrance to the Dardanelles. ...

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  64. SIX TO ONE.

    The "Matin" says that when the Austrians penetrated Doukomba, they outnumbered the Servians by six to one. The King of Servia, accompanied by ...

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  65. "A TERRIBLE FAILURE."

    The German attempt to take the ferryman's house on the Yser, an important position captured by the French after severel weeks' hard fighting, was a terrible ...

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  66. UNITED STATES.

    Senator Works, of Ohio, Speuker in the United States Senate, deprecated the wide controversial publicity given to the matter of American defences during the last few ...

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  67. THE EMPEROR'S PLAN.

    The "Handelsblat" states that General von Moltke, late Chief of Staff of the German Army, wished some time back to make a concentrated attack on Verdun, ...

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  68. NUENBERG'S FATE.

    The British squadron caught the Nurnberg after an exciting chase. She was summoned to surrender, but refused, and fought until she sank. ...

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  69. OFFICERS OF TRANSPORTS.

    In the House of Representatives, Mr. Finlayson (Q.) asked the Assistant Minister of Defence who had Selected the officers of the transports. Had advertisements been inserted ...

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  70. MINES IN THE CHANNEL.

    A passenger steamer sighted a floating mine in the English Channel. Some soldiers, who were on board, exploded the mine with their rifles. ...

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  71. CLOTHING FOR BELGIANS

    The clothing forwarded by Farmer and Co., Ltd., Sydney, has been distributed to the Belgian refugees and the British poor. The portion given to the American Relief ...

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  72. NO CHRISTMAS TRUCE.

    The Vatican announces that the Pope's efforts to secure a Christmas truce have failed, owing to the opposition of a certain Power. ...

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  73. HELP FROM RUSSIA.

    The "Frankfurter Zeitung" states that five Russian regiments from Archangel arrived at Antivarl on November 20 to reinforce the Servians. ...

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  74. LEAD SHIPMENTS.

    A further 1000 tons of lead has boen arranged for shipment, and sold by the B.H. Proprietary Company on behalf of the South and North Broken Hill companies and Zinc Corporation, ...

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  75. GERMAN ADMIRAL'S SONS.

    The "Vossiche Zettung" states that two of Admiral von Spee's sons were serving With his squadron. ...

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  76. FIERCE NIGHT ATTACK.

    "There was a fierce skirmish on the night of December 10 in the ruins of Dixmude. The Germans advanced, shouting loudly, for the purpose of concentrating ...

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  77. IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT.

    Lieut.—Colonel Cyril St. Clair Cameron, of Tasmania, has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the Imperial army, and sails to-day as Assistant Adjutant-General, ...

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  78. THE TURKS.

    Turkish soldiers endeavoured to arrest the British Consul at Hodeldeh, in Arabia, but he escaped to the Italian Consulate. The Turks forced an entrance, and seized ...

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  79. IN THE COUNTRY.

    On the invitation of the Mayor (Alderman Baker) a number of townsmen met this afternoon to bid farewell to Mr. Stanley Graves, a native of Goondiwindi, who is joining the ...

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  80. GERMAN EXPLANATION.

    A semi-official message from Berlin suggests that Admiral von Spec steamed south-wards to seek the Canopus and the Glasgow. Meanwhile a very strong British ...

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  81. GERMANY ASSENTED.

    The Berlin wireless bureau states that Germany immediately assented to the Pope's suggestion for a truce. ...

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  82. DUM-DUM BULLETS.

    Mr. Bryan has ordered a legal inquiry to see if there would be a basis for action by, the United States, if an investigation showed that the German allegation that ...

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  83. RIOTS IN ANTWERP.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Amsterdam, correspondent states that violent riots have taken place between the Prussian and Bavarian Landwehr in the Antwerp ...

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  84. MR. CARNEGIE ON A TRUCE.

    Mr. Carnegie, in the course of an interview, said that it would be un-Chrlstian and immoral to stop fighting at Christmas and resume hostilities afterwards. It was ...

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