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  2. FRENCH TRANSPORT SUNK.

    A report from Washington states that a submarine sank the French liner Athos (12,644 tons) cast of Malta on February 17. ...

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  3. AMERICA AND GERMANY.

    There are many signs of uncasiness at President Wilson's lack of ac[?]ion to meet the submarine menace A hot debate took place in the Senate, where the Democrats ...

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  4. "THE PLOUGH IS OUR HOPE."

    Mr. Lloyd Geoige delivered his promised statement on the food position. in the House of Commons to-day. He spoke to a crwded House, and was ...

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  5. FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a report issued last night, states: We have improved our position northward of [?]endecourt, capturing a portion of a ...

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  6. THE RIGA OFFENSIVE.

    The statement of prisoners, together with the reports of Russian scouts, indicate that Germany lost an army corps in the operations in the region of Riga. ...

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  7. THE SUBMARINE MENAGE.

    The British steamers Wathfield (3012 tons), Belgian (4588 tons), and the barque Invercauld (1416 tons) have been sunk. Lloyd's reports the sinking of the ...

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  8. RECRUITS IN BRISBANE.

    Sixteen men offered then services in the Australian Imperial Force on Saturday, and 10 were accepted. Their [?]es are as follows, their addresses being ...

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  9. SITUATION IN GREECE.

    The Greek Government has drawn up a reply to the Entente, promising the appointment of a committee, consisting of two persons nominated by the Entente, ...

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  10. CAMP DAILY LEAVE.

    The Recruiting Committee has received a notification from District Headquarters that night passes for men in camp will be available till 12.15 a.m., unless ...

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  11. PRESS COMMENTS ON THE SPEECH.

    The "Daily Telegraph" says: "Lloyd George's spcech is a full and frank acceptance of the war situation and an abandonment of the policy of letting ...

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  12. INTERNED GREEK TROOPS.

    The Anglo-Hellenic League states that the 8000 Greek troops who have been interned at Goellitz, in Germany, since September last, are in a pitiable plight. ...

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  13. ITALIAN TRANSPORT LOST.

    A submarine in the Mediterranean sank the Italian transport Minas (2854 tons). Allied ships rescued a portion of the troops and crew. ...

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  14. ENLISTMENTS IN OTHER STATES.

    In Victoria on Saturday there were 100 volunteers, of whom 40 were accepted. ...

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  15. PERSONAL NOTES.

    Mr. and Mrs. Allan King, of Caloundra, have received a cablegram from then son, Gunner Edwin A. King, advising that he has arrived safely in ...

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  16. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    The Admiralty has received a wireless Press message containing the following German communique:—We repulsed several British reconnoitring attacks on ...

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  17. ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian communique states: The enemy seized an outpost at Col Dilana, but our counter-attack drove him out, and we took prisoners. Our airship dropped ...

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  18. DUTCH INDIGNATION.

    The "Dutch Gazette," commenting on the submarine situation, says: "T[?] last shadow of doubt as to Germany's intentions has been swept away, and war has ...

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  19. GERMAN SUBMARINE STRANDED

    The German submarine B30 has been stranded on the Zeeland coast, but was not damaged. The vessel was towed to Flushing, and the crew of 16 was ...

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  20. THE FRENCH FRONT.

    A French communique issued last night states: Artillery engagements have taken place in Alsaee Lorraine. We repulsede enemy coups de main in the Soissions ...

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  21. GERMANS IN AMERICA.

    The "Providence Journal" says that high officials state that they have intercepted letters showing that the spy plots now being investigated ...

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  22. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    An official report from Mesopo[?]amia states: We secured and consolidated two lines of trenches at the southern end of the Sa[?]aiyat position, ...

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  23. THE LIQUOR TRADE.

    A leading brewer, interviewed on the proposal to reduce the output of beer from 18,200,000 barrels to 10,000,000 barrels, said that this would be a ...

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  24. A NEW TRICK.

    A Dutch trawler in the North Sea noticed what appeared to be a floating German waterplane, which proved to be a sham, with a dummy aviator aboard. ...

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  25. UNIVERSAL TRAINING.

    The Administration, without recommendation, submitted to Congress a Universal Training Bill drafted by the Army General Staff. It provides ...

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  26. NECESSITY FOR REINFORCEMENTS.

    Arranged with the idea of concentrating attention upon the vital necessit[?] of men coming forward to fill the gaps in the Australian divisions at the Front, the ...

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  27. FIGHTS WITH SUBMARINES.

    The "Echo de Paris" states that between February 1 and February 19 French vessels had 22 fights with enemy submarines, of which several went down ...

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  28. SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION.

    The Reberlion Commission has investigated 6471 compensation claims for a total of £420,600, and has granted £72,374. The report emphasises the gross ...

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  29. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES.

    The correspondent of "Le Journal" states that the German losses have been heavy, considering the nature of the actions in which they have been engaged. ...

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  30. CRUELTY TO FISHING CREW.

    One of the worst cases of deliberate submarine brutality at present recorded was revelled in the case of a Lowestoft fishing smack, which was stopped on ...

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  31. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT TRADE.

    The fruit merchants at Covent Garden and Liverpool, emphasising the effect of the restrictions placed on Australian fruit point out that the Canadian and ...

    Article : 73 words
  32. THROUGH THE SUBMARINE ZONE.

    Advices from Paris state that the freight steamer Orleans, which was the [?]irst American ship from the United States to enter the submarine zone, has ...

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  33. THE NATION'S NEED.

    Mr. Auston Chamberlain (Secretary of State for India), speaking at the Baltic Exchange, said that the time had come when every ...

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  34. POSITION OF NEWSPAPERS.

    Lord Burnham, at a meeting of the Newspaper Fund, feared that the cutting down of paper supplies would mean less employment for journalists. It would be ...

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  35. OMINOUS PREPARATIONS.

    The Germans have ordered the evacuation of the population of several places behind the firing line, particularly in the regions of Comines, La Bassee, ...

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  36. BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS.

    Mr. Hoover (chairman if the Belgian Relief Commission) announces that Great Britain and Germany have agreed that Belgian Relief Commission's ships from ...

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  37. ARMED GERMANS.

    The Rio de Janeiro correspondent of the London "Observer" cables that an armed band of Germans, apparently sailors who had been interned in ...

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  38. OPINION IN AMERICA.

    The[?]general editorial opinion is that Mr. Lloyd George has taken time by the forelock. His measures are termed heroically ruthless, but they do not ...

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  39. "A WORKING MAN'S WAR."

    The Bald Hills Patriotic Committe[?] held a pleasant ceremony in [?] School of Arts on Saturday aftornoon, the occasion being the unveiling of the honour ...

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  40. WOUNDED ANZAC OFFICERS.

    Their Majestic the King and Queen entertained the following wounded officers at Buckingham Palace to-day:- Australians: Lieut-Colonel Flintoff, ...

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  41. SHORTAGE OF COAL.

    The Germans have closed all the Belgian schools. Shortage of coal is the alleged reason. AMSTERDAM, Sunday. ...

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  42. FOOD RIOTS IN NEW YORK.

    A thousand food rioters stormed the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and 50 were trampled upon and injured. ...

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  43. CORNERING OF FOODSTUFFS.

    The Press Bureau states that Lord Devonpott (Food Controller) notifies that speculative buying and the cornering of foodstuffs with a view to raising ...

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  44. AMERICA'S ATTITUDE.

    The London correspondent of the "New York Times" states that he interviewed the editor of the "Economist," who stated: "If America, with her great ...

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  45. SHORTAGE OF POTATOES.

    The towns of Swansea and Barrow are without potatoes. A riot took place at the Pontypool market owing to the dealers charging ...

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  46. HOW THE DUTCH SHIPS WERE SUNK.

    An officer belonging to one of the seven Dutch vessels sunk has been interviewed at Paddington. He said: We had picked up about the western approaches ...

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  47. TAX ON GERMAN COLLIERIES.

    Germany has imposed a tax of 20 per cent on the value of the output of the collieries. The tax is expected to yield 500,000,000 marks (£25,000,000). ...

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  48. HOME AND COLONIAL TROOPS.

    A White Paper shows that there are 5,000,000 troops on the Home and Coloniel establishments, exclusive of those serving in India, and also additional to the Navy ...

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  49. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

    Lord Cheylesmore, presiding at a meeting of the National Rifle Association, stated that 6360 officers and non-commissioned officers qualified at Bisley during ...

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  50. A BOLD SCHEME.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states thatn the French authorities have arrested at the frontier three men who were accompanying Mr. ...

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  51. ARRESTS IN IRELAND.

    Twelve of the mon arrested in Ireland have been deported to England. LONDON, Sunday. Two men arrested in Dublin were tried ...

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  52. GERMAN BUDGET.

    Speaking in the Re[?]stag Count von Roedern (Minister for Finance), in introducing the Budget, said that the submarine arm was only introduced in ...

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  53. WOOL.

    At the London School of Economies Mr. E. Hitchcock, of the Raw Materials Branch of the War Office, read a paper on "The Importance of Imperial Wool." ...

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  54. WHEAT MARKET.

    The wheat market is steady but inactive. A parcel on passage to Liverpool has been sold at 82/ per 480lb. Flour is firmer, Australian on the ...

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  55. REPLY TO GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

    The Dutch Socialist organ "Hetvolk," in reply to German Socialist appeals, says: The German Socialist Press tries to expound to us and other neutrals that ...

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  56. A CANAL PROPOSAL.

    The Bavarian Diet his adopted a proposal to construct a canal from Aschaffenburg (on the right bank of the Main River) to Passau (on the right bank of ...

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  57. LIST OF PROHIBITED IMPORTS.

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  58. SOLDIERS AT FOOTBALL.

    In a Rugby football match the New Zealanders at the Codfbrd camp beat the New Zealanders at Hornchurch by 17 points to 8. Roberts, the international, ...

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  59. ARCHDUKE FRIEBRIGH.

    It is reported that Archiduke Friedrich has been imprisoned at the Palace at Vienna, a secret military court having found that be was responsible for the ...

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  60. LINER STRIKES A MINE.

    Three liners—the Celtic, Philadelphia, and Canada—left port together under convoy, and parted 12 hours out. Then the White Star liner Celtic (20,904 tons) ...

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  61. SIR ROGER CASEMENT'S WILL.

    Sir Roger Cisement, who was executed for high treason, has left a sum of £135. He made his will during his imprisonment, and bequeaths everything he ...

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  62. GERMAN AGENTS IN SPAIN.

    The police tracked the German agent who has lately been operating at Cartagena, and effected a timely capture, when he was about to get away in a ...

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  63. LONDON SALES.

    The catalogue offered at the wool sales to-day consisted entirely of Government wools. There was strong competition, and extreme prices were realised. Some ...

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  64. MEMORIAL SERVICE.

    A large congregation attended St. Andrews Church, South Brisbane, yesterday morning, when the Rev. J. S. Needham conducted a memorial service for a ...

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  65. AUSTRALIAN NURSES.

    Among the nurses on whom the Royal Red Cross has been conferred, as mentioned in our cable messages published on Saturday, is Staff Nurse G. I. Echlin, of ...

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  66. THE STRIKE AT KRUPP'S.

    The Maestricht "Nouvelles" says that there are 40,000 men on strike at Krupp's Works, the [?]ood question being the main grievance. Food riots have occurred at ...

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  67. MISSING SUBMARINES.

    A wireless message from Berlin reports that out of 50 submarines which put to sea during February the first 16 have not been reported. ...

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  68. SCHOOL FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES

    The King and Queen opened the School for Oriental Studies at Finsbury Circus to-day, and crowds watched the ceremony of receiving the sword fr[?]m the ...

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  69. A PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK.

    A German officer, in a pessimistic war article, says: "Students of the newspaper have a time of happy nights and jolly beer parties over the Pierrots' ...

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  70. MALICIOUS GERMAN STATEMENT.

    The "Cologne Gazette" declares unit the British are attempting to persuade neutral captains to carry poisonous foo[?] for the purpose of destroying the crews ...

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  71. PLOT TO BLOW UP HOTEL.

    Five persons have been arrested on a charge of plotting to blow up an hotel at Groningen, where the British Consulate is quartered. The police found a ...

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  72. FOOD RESTRICTIONS IN BERLIN.

    The food ration in Berlin has been reduced until March 15. It includes one egg monthly. ...

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