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  2. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    It is officially announced that the Prince of Wales has arrived in Egypt, and has been appointed staff-captain to the Commander-in-Chief, General Sir ...

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  3. COOLING ARDOUR.

    It is semi-officially stated that the latest fighting in the Verdun region showed that the enemy's ardour is daily waning, and their confidence in victory is becoming ...

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  4. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    Yesterday was one of those quieter days in the "Courier" Patriotic Funds, when, although the aggregation of the day's offertories was not large, a number of ...

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  5. ENGINEERS AND MUNITIONS.

    The Minister for Education (Hon. H. F. Hardacre), who is a member of the Executive of the Munitions Committee, and one of those who decided that the ...

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  6. AN EMPIRE CONSTITUTION.

    Mr. Sidney Low, Lecturer on Imperial and Colonial History at King's College, University of London, in a letter to the newspapers, approves of Mr. Denman's ...

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  7. EASTER CHEER FUND.

    There must be some folk who could spare a few coins to assist our soldier boys, and if there are the Brisbane Girls' Club, which is organising the Easter ...

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  8. SURVIVORS OF RUSSIAN STEAMER LANDED.

    Eight of the crew of the Russian steamer Innovo Jasalboda have been landed. The captain, his wife and children, and ten of the crew were killed. ...

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  9. RECRUITING STATISTICS.

    In addition to the volunteers who were recorded at the Adelaide-street depot on Saturday, the following country figures were received:—Townsville, 16; Darwin, ...

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  10. GERMAN SEAPLANES.

    Four German seaplanes dropped bombs on Dover and Ramsgate to-day, killing nine and wounding 31 persons. A British seaplane pursued and brought down a ...

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  11. Y.M.C.A. CLUB HUT.

    The Y.M.C.A. has always taken a kindly interest in the social and religious welfare of the men in the tended cities, and the latest phase of its activities, and club ...

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  12. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    Mr. Ezra Horne, of Coolabunia, is the latest recruit to go into training at Enoggera. He is one of the oldest farmers in this district. ...

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  13. THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Times" states that the Allied Conference will probably meet on March 27. There appears to be some misapprehension in ...

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  14. POSITION AT SALONICA.

    The Bulgarians and Germans are feverishly fortifying their positions, fearing that General Sarrail, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allies' forces, will ...

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  15. EXCITING AERIAL FIGHTS.

    A communique issued to-day states: A French aeroplane brought down a German machine in flames in our lines near Montzeville. Five double-motored ...

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  16. A GERMAN SALLY.

    Advices from Salonica state that the Germans are badly in want of fuel, and crossed the Greek frontier to make requisitions. General Sarrail, the ...

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  17. PRESENTATIONS.

    On Saturday Mr. H. M. Robinson, Sub-Collector of Customs, on behalf of the Customs and Excise Department, presented Mr. W. H. Edwards, an officer of the ...

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  18. WAR VOTE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Sir Thomas Smartt, Leader of the Unionist Party, denouncing General Hertzog's motion in the South African Assembly, refusing a vote for war ...

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  19. GREEK FINANCES.

    The Athens correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" states that the Government of Greece is greatly embarrassed by lack of money. The coffers ...

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  20. THE BRITISH FRONT.

    General Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy, by exploding mines, recaptured three craters at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. There have been many air combats, and ...

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  21. CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS.

    Their Majesties the King and Queen will entertain convalescent soldiers at Buckingham Palace at afternoon tea and a concert on Tuesday, Wednesday, and ...

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  22. SOLDIERS' C. OF E. HELP SOCIETY.

    A general meeting of the Soldiers' Church of England Help Society will be held to-day, at 3 p.m., in St. Luke's Church, Charlotte-street. The executive ...

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  23. SUBJECTS OF ENEMY ORIGIN.

    At the fortnightly meeting of the South Brisbane City Council yesterday a letter was received from Alfred Cooke, chairman of the Maleny Patriotic ...

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  24. ENLISTMENTS IN OTHER STATES

    To-day's recruiting figures were: Offered, 162; accepted, 109. MELBOURNE, March 20. Of 306 men who presented themselves ...

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  25. MARRIED MEN'S GRIEVANCES.

    Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P. (organising secretary of the National Union of Railway men), addressing the railwaymen at Chester, said that the only solution of the ...

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  26. GERMAN HYDROPLANE.

    Reports have been received that a British cruiser captured a German hydroplane and the aviators at the island of Thasos, near the Macedonian coast. ...

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  27. THE BLOCKADE TIGHTENED.

    Owing to the incidents connected with the German raider Moewe, the British blockade has been tightened, and it is now impossible for enemy ships to pass ...

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  28. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    A German communique issued to-day states: North-east of Vermilles, after artillery preparation, we captured the small British gains made during the ...

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  29. ENGINEERS' STRIKE.

    At the Naval yards at Garden Island to-day some 60 engineers ceased work at noon because of a disagreement with the electricians as to who should do certain ...

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  30. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    An Austrian communique issued to-day states: We captured the Italian position at the northern part of the Tolmino bridge-head, making prisoners of 449 of the ...

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  31. GERMAN SUBMARINES.

    It is reported that three of the largest German submarines, each carrying 120 men, were completed at Antwerp last week, and are preparing for immediate ...

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  32. ITALIAN AIR RAID.

    Details are given of an Italian air raid at Laibach, the capital of the Austrian province of Carniola, on March 19th. The aviators remained over the region for ...

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  33. CONTEMPT OF COURT.

    An unusual incident occurred in the Police Court this morning, when Thomas O'Brien was brought in on remand or a charge of drunkenness and ...

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  34. PROPOSED RIFLEMEN'S COMPANY

    At a meeting of the Queensland Rifle Association last night reference was made to the proposal to form a riflemen's company. Major A. T. Jackson ...

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  35. "THE DECISIVE HOUR."

    There is much speculation with regard to a speech delivered by M. Ribot, French Minister of Finance, in the Chamber of Deputies, in which he stated: ...

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  36. MRS. HUGHES.

    Queen Mary received Mrs. Hughes at Buckingham Palace to-day, and during a long and cordial conversation her Majesty paid a tribute to the part which ...

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  37. SINKING OF THE TUBANTIA.

    A German official statement claims that there were no German mines where the Dutch steamer Tubantia was lost, nor could German submarines have ...

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  38. RECRUITING CARDS.

    The hon. assistant secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee (Mr. F. Wylde Ball) drew attention yesterday afternoon to the conditions under which ...

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  39. FRENCH DESTROYER SUNK.

    It is officially announced that an enemy submarine sank the French destroyer Renaudin, 756 tons, in the Adriatic. The commander and 46 men are missing. ...

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  40. MR. HUGHES AND HIS CRITICS.

    The attention of Mr. Hughes, the Australian Prime Minister, was directed to a leader in the Melbourne "Argus," which stated:—"He adopted the idea that ...

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  41. "LOST LEGION FUND."

    This fund now stands:— Previously acknowledged £58 6 9 ...

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  42. FEELING IN GERMANY.

    Senator Paes, late Minister for Portugal at Berlin, in the course of an interview, said that Germany had no lack of men, and the hatred of England, and also against ...

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  43. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    A German communique states: Russian attacks on the Drysvjaty Lake post front, also on both sides of Narocz Lake, which began with the greatest ...

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  44. GIFTS IN KIND.

    The following gifts in kind came to hand yesterday:—Mrs. G. R. Townsend, Wooloowin; Miss Peake, Mayne Junction; and Mrs. Fenton, reading matter for the ...

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  45. "LOST LEGION" FUND.

    Slowly but surely this deserving fund plods along, but those who are responsible for the launching of the fund (Mrs. Frank Wilson and Miss M'Swaine, the joint hon. ...

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  46. RED CROSS INFORMATION BUREAU.

    Since the last progress [?]port (January 29) all the names mentioned in the casualty lists have been indexed by the Red Cross Inquiry Bureau, Spencer ...

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  47. RUSSIAN WAR LOAN.

    The Russian war loan of £200,000,000 recently announced will bear 5½ per cent. interest, and will be repayable in 10 years. ...

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  48. POST-WAR PROBLEMS.

    The "Manchester Guardian" states: The problem of the future can be made more definite without undoing the growth of sentiment, which is worth ...

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  49. GERMAN CHILDREN.

    The delayed report of the speech by Herr Liebknecht, the Socialist leader in the Prussian Dict, is now available. He stated that the Government was ...

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  50. BADGES FOR REJECTED MEN.

    A good deal has been heard concerning the advisability of issuing to persons who have offered themselves to the Defence Department for active service some token ...

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  51. WHAT IS THE MOVE?

    The naval expert of the "Daily Chronicle," commenting on the torpedoing of a second Dutch liner within two days, discusses the question whether there was ...

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  52. THE PUTILOFF WORKS.

    The Russian Government has taken over the Putiloff engineering and armament works for the duration of the war. ...

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  53. CLUB HUT DAY.

    In connection with Club Hut Day next Friday the City Electric Light Co. is giving free of charge the current necessary to light Isles-street, which is to be converted ...

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  54. RESCUED FROM THE SENUSSI.

    The Duke of Westminster's armoured motor cars at Sollum, on the Egyptian frontier, rescued all the survivors of the steamer Tara, which was sunk by a ...

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  55. RIFLE RANGE FOR WYNNUM.

    At the conclusion of the meeting of the Marine Board of Queensland held yesterday afternoon the secretary (Mr. Morgan) reported that the matter of a proposed ...

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  56. VON TIRPITZ'S "GREAT WORK."

    The Kaiser, in an autograph letter to Admiral von Tirpitz, keenly regretting his resignation from the control of the German Navy, paid a warm tribute to ...

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  57. FRENCH RED CROSS.

    In connection with the French Red Cross and the street collection which was made on Thursday of last week, a final count, with the exception of the ...

    Article : 85 words
  58. Gilbey's Dry Gin.

    Vide Sir Charles Cameron's Certificate on each bottle.[?] ...

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