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  2. THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    Dr. Carl Peters, one of the makers of German East Africa, and the greatest German authority on matters South African, contributed some time previous to the outbreak of ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    During the attack on Antwerp the Germans despatched two driverless locomotives, laden with dynamite, against the South station. Two Belgian sappers blew ...

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  4. GERMAN CAMEROONS.

    The Governor of the Camerooms announces that Manga Bell, a native chief, has been executed for inciting natives to rebellion. ...

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  5. EMPEROR'S SON-IN-LAW.

    The son-in-law of the German Emperor, who was leading the Zieten Hussars, is missing. It is believed that be was cut off and taken prisoner. ...

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  6. SUCCESS.

    The German right is being forced back in Belgium, and one French officer declares that the retreat threatens to become a rout. ...

    Article : 144 words
  7. GERMAN RIGHT.

    A French officer declares that the retreat of the German right threatens to become a rout, the enemy being thrown into panic by the futility of their violent efforts. ...

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  8. THE OTHER SIDE.

    On the other hand, the spirits of the Allied troopo are mounting steadily higher. They have proved to themselves that a German attack is not irresistible, that German troops ...

    Article : 288 words
  9. HELIGOLAND ACTION.

    The Admiralty's report shows that the Heligoland action several weeks ago was a reconnaissance carried out on direct instructions from the Admiralty. ...

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  10. COUNT VON MOLTKE.

    Count von Moltke, the German Chief of Stuff, is reported to be dying of a liver complaint. Many German officers ascribe the cheek ...

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  11. AUSTRALIANS.

    Australians mentioned in desparences include Captain W. S. Rich, of the Cheshire Regiment; Lieutenant E. L. Colmnn and W. G. S. Mitchell, of the Flying Corps; and ...

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  12. GERMAN BANDMASTER.

    The "Daily Chronicle" states that the British soldiers at Ypres captured a bandmaster sitting on a tree stump, gloomily tying up his wounded hand. His uniform ...

    Article : 94 words
  13. OFFICER'S LETTER.

    A letter from a German officer participating in the fierce fighting in the region of Roye and Noyon says:—"Any successes that the Germans scored were neutralised ...

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  14. LOSSES AT SEA.

    It is officially stated that the submarine E.3 is missing, it is feared that she has been sunk. ...

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  15. OFFICIAL NEWS.

    A communique issued last midnight states:—The enemy's activity to-day continued with undiminished violence between La Bassee and the sea, but the Germans ...

    Article : 213 words
  16. THE SUEZ CANAL.

    In view of the position that has arisen through a number of enemy steamers refusing to leave the Suez Canal, it is of interest to recall the provisions of the convention which ...

    Article : 279 words
  17. GERMAN EMPEROR'S QUARTERS.

    The "Daily News" states that the German Emperor is staying at the Czenstochow (Southern Poland) club house. The place is enclosed with barbed wire, and ...

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  18. GUNBOAT ASHORE.

    The torpedo gunboat Dryad (1070 tons) went ashore on the north coast of Scotland. The crew were saved. ...

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  19. PRUSSIAN DIET.

    Dr. Delbruck, Vice-Chancellor of the German Empire, speaking in the Prussian Diet, said that the German Emperor was in the midst of his victorious troops. Dr. ...

    Article : 128 words
  20. THE EMDEN'S VICTIMS.

    The Egbert has arrived at Cochin with 325 members of crews, and 22 passengers, of seven steamers which were sunk by the German cruiser Emden between ...

    Article : 82 words
  21. LOOTING BY OFFICERS.

    Reuter states that German officers who lodged in the chateau of Mentmore, ransacked jewel cases, removed the silver and linen, and emptied the cellars. ...

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  22. THE KING'S OWN.

    The first connected narrative of the severe fighting in which the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment was engaged on August 26, when in killed and wounded the regiment had ...

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  23. THE CAPTAIN.

    According to passengers by the Medina, the people of India hold the captain of the Emden in very high regard, although they would like to hear of his capture. ...

    Article : 95 words
  24. THE FAR EAST.

    The Allies have captured the German destroyer which escaped from Kiao-Chao. ...

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  25. NEW FRENCH TROOPS.

    This year's recruits, after two months' training, are now ready to go to the front. They will be joined by a section of the reserve that has not yet been called to the ...

    Article : 48 words
  26. BELGIAN OUTPOSTS.

    It is officially announced that the Belgian outposts have reached the right bank of the Yser. ...

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  27. WAR BULLETINS.

    Official: The Government has issued a notification in the following terms to representatives of foreign maritime Powers. "Since the outbreak of war certain ships ...

    Article : 680 words
  28. "MILITARY NECESSITY."

    The canal passes through Egyptian territory; and Egypt is under the nominal autocracy of the Sultan of Turkey, the legal autocracy of the Khedive, and the actual ...

    Article : 382 words
  29. SHIPPING.

    The barque Miefield, which left Port Lincoln on May 11 with 26,206 bushels of wheat, and the barque Pinmore, which left Port Victoria on June 3 with 44,043 bushels ...

    Article : 74 words
  30. RUMOURED SEVERE DEFEAT.

    The German General Staff has quitted Ghent, and there are strong rumours of a severe German defeat. It is stated that the Allies have driven ...

    Article : 84 words
  31. ITALY.

    The "New York Herald" publishes a message from Rome which states that Italy has agreed to allow the Hague Court to settle the difficulties arising from the ...

    Article : 42 words
  32. PRESENCE OF MIND.

    Among the men of the British Naval Brigade interned at Groningen (Holland) are twelve who were unaware of the British retreat. They held an Antwerp ...

    Article : 112 words
  33. STEAMERS SEIZED.

    The State Department has protested against the seizure of the oil steamer John D. Rockefeller, captured off the Orkneys, declaring that she was never under foreign ...

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  34. THE "FIXED POST."

    There is probably no country in the world that has developed foreign espionage so systematically, so thoroughly, and on so large a scale, or has raised it to such perfection, as ...

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  35. POWERLESS EXASPERATION.

    The consensus of British and French military opinion regarding the repeated violent German attacks along the whole front is that the German command daily ...

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  36. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    Ceylon's contingent numbers 227, and there is a movement afoot towards sending a second and larger contingent. Colonel Seely, M.P., was present at the ...

    Article : 232 words
  37. RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

    It is officially stated that the German troops occuppying the roads to Warsaw, northward of the River Pilica, have been repulsed. They were utterly routed, ...

    Article : 85 words
  38. VESSEL RELEASED.

    Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador in Washington, announces that the oil steamer John D. Rockefeller has been released, as Denmark prohibits the shipment ...

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  39. DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

    The bombardment between Ostend and Nieuport is growing stronger. The Allies' shells dropping among the enemy's guns inflicted terrible losses, and the ...

    Article : 91 words
  40. OIL TANK STEAMER.

    A writ has been issued calling for the condemnation of the oil-tank steamer Brindilla, which was seized by a warship on suspicion of carrying supplies for ...

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  41. AIR-WORK AT THE FRONT.

    General French, in his despatches, has spoken in terms of unstinted praise of the work of the British airmen at the front, and General Joffre, has also specially thanked the ...

    Article : 271 words
  42. SIBERIANS' COURAGE.

    An official report pays a tribute to the courage of the Siberians, who detrained at a suburb of Warsaw, and immediately engaged in a great battle, inflicting terrible ...

    Article : 148 words
  43. NEW GERMAN GUNS.

    The "Telegraaf" states that the Germans brought new guns from Ostend to Zeebrugge to shell the warships, but the Allies persistently repulsed the German attempts ...

    Article : 57 words
  44. SUSPECTED COLLIER.

    The steamer Lowther Grange, bound ostensibly for Australia, has been stopped by a British cruiser and brought into Esquimault on suspicion of carrying coal for ...

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  45. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    The greatest indignation prevails locally at the Premier's failure to indicate any relief to the tin mining industry in his Budget speech. The citizens' committee state they ...

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  46. ALIENS IN BRITAIN.

    Five hundred Germans and Austrhins were arrested in Manchester to-day. Similar measures are being taken in all the chief provincial cities. The Government ...

    Article : 82 words
  47. WAR NOTES.

    The Germans are still vainly endeavouring to break through the great Allied line, and it would seem to be quite true that the repeated violent attacks daily along the whole ...

    Article : 335 words
  48. GERMANS LEAVING LILLE.

    The Germans reoccupied Lille on Tuesday, and commenced withdrawing under General von Kluck on Wednesday. Despiate the efforts of the firemen under ...

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  49. THE PORTUGUESE ATTITUDE.

    Though so far nothing official has been said of any intention on the part of Portugal to declare war, it seems almost inevitable that she will take her stand by the side of ...

    Article : 219 words
  50. LUNATICS TURNED LOOSE.

    After sacking Ballieul, the Germans turned loose hundreds of lunatics from the great asylum. These unfortunates wandered about the country for days, ...

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  51. PRECIPITATE RETREAT.

    It is officially announced that the Germans' precipitate retreat from the neighbourhood of Warsaw continues, and also that of the Austro-German armies on the ...

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  52. CONFISCATED MINE.

    On the closing of the German firm of Thyssen's mines and furnaces, which were confiscated by the French Government, it was discovered that there were among the ...

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  53. A NEW PILOT STEAMER.

    The Matthew Flinders, which is the new pilot steamer built on the Clyde for the Queensland Government, arrived in Sydney yesterday for the purpose of replenishing ...

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  54. IN AUSTRIA.

    Advices from Austria state that there is an alarming spread of cholera, smallpox, typhoid, plague, and lockjaw among the troops. ...

    Article : 62 words
  55. THE MONITORS.

    The British naval gun fire killed General von Trip and his staff, near Middelkerke. ...

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