The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that after a debate the Senate decided to secretly investigate the aircraft situation. The ...
Article : 93 wordsOne thousand American military officers and men attended a dinner at the National Sporting Club last night. Admiral Sims said that a year ago the ...
Article : 127 wordsA report from London states that the British have captured Kerkuk, 80 miles from Mosoul. LONDON, Wednesday. ...
Article : 70 wordsMuch regret was expressed at Warwick on the announcement that Sergeant Robert Watkinson, son of the late Mr. Joseph Watkinson, Warwick, and of ...
Article : 706 wordsThe first matter discussed at the conference of State Premiers and Treasurers which was resumed to-day was the methods of making recommendations for ...
Article : 1,114 wordsArising out of a mass meeting of unemployed returned soldiers yesterday, a deputation, introduced by Mr. Considine, M.H.R., wanted on Mr. Watt this ...
Article : 251 wordsReferring to the statement regarding invalided officers not returning to the Front, the Minister for Defence notifies that the intimation does not apply to ...
Article : 92 wordsBrilliant, sunshiny weather is now being experienced on the Western Front, and the British Military Mission at Washington forecasts an almost immediate resumption of the German offensive. Warplanes are now swarming along the Front. The ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" reveals that Emperor Karl's second letter was more important than the first. Declaring that he was ...
Article : 524 wordsIn the Senate to-day, the Minister for Defence, in reply to Senator Grant, said that the pressing need of the A.I.F. was for recruits to fill the gaps in the ...
Article : 56 wordsSenator Kenyon has introduced into the Senate a resolution providing for the cancellation of all French debts to America for war credits, including ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Admiralty, in a statement on new merchant ship construction, shows that in the first three months of 1918 320,280 tons was completed in the United ...
Article : 169 wordsEleven men offered at the Adelaide-street Drill Shed yesterday, and six were declared fit. Those who offered were Leonard Dudley Buchanan (Gympie), ...
Article : 66 wordsA Russian wireless message states: An armistice was concluded on April 4 on the Kursk Front, between Germans and Russians pending peace negotiations. A ...
Article : 100 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: As a result of minor operations we advanced our line a short distance in three localities between the Somme and ...
Article : 275 wordsThe Unionist War Committee discussed the Major-General Maurice affair, and decided to support the Government in any division. It is understand that the Liberal ...
Article : 133 wordsSir,—Having seen in your issue of this morning an account of the recruiting meeting held last night, in which it is stated that the first thousand recruits ...
Article : 424 wordsAnother step in the progress of the soldiers' settlement at Beerburrum was marked last night by the opening of a substantially built and commodious wood ...
Article : 749 wordsThe President of the Union of Georgians of the Caucasus announces that the Georgians refuse to recognise the Brest-Litovsk treaty and are determined to ...
Article : 76 wordsA British-Italian official message states: We twice successfully made raids during the past week, taking a few prisoners. Our artillery carried out several ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. G. H. Roberts (Minister of Labour), speaking at a luncheon in London, referred to Major-General Maurice's letter. He said the Government would ...
Article : 133 wordsThe "Vorwaerts" (Socialist paper) publishes a Ukraunian official message, stating that on the afternoon of April 26 German soldiers entered the Rada at ...
Article : 69 wordsA report from London states that a mutiny in the Austro-Hungarian fleet was suppressed with difficulty, and that the high command has been changed. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe thunder of the artillery has increased around Bailleul and along the Ancre and brilliant sunshine has deluged the batllefields. The war planes are now ...
Article : 51 wordsMinisterial circles welcome to-day's debate, and are confident of the Government's ability to make a complete reply to its assailants. The Government relies ...
Article : 453 wordsThe Press Bureau announces that Baron Goto (the new Prime Minister of Japan) sent a message to the British Ambassador at Tokio, stating that he has also taken ...
Article : 171 wordsBrigadier-General Carton de Wiart, who has won the Victoria Cross, has now been wounded for the twelfth time, including twice in the Boer War. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe United Press correspondent says: The Australians pushed on 300 yards on a 500 yards front westward of Morlan-court, and 500 yards on a 600 yards front ...
Article : 168 wordsMr. F. W. Young (ex-Agent-General for South Australia) was entertained at luncheon, and among those who attended were Lord Carmichael (ex-Governor of ...
Article : 588 wordsReuben Keirl, alias Charles Kyle, stated to be from Sydney, who was arrested on a charge of fraud, it being alleged that he was masquerading as an ...
Article : 342 wordsSenior Chaplain-Colonel G. E. Rowe, D.D., has received advice that Chaplain-major D. S. Brumwell has been reported wounded, having been "gassed" at the ...
Article : 32 wordsSir,—It seems a pity that while such strenuous efforts are being made by the Minister for Recruiting to obtain reinforcements, a recent regulation issued by the ...
Article : 122 wordsColonel Kenneth Mackay, C.B., V.D. (Director-General of the Australian Army Reserve) returned to Brisbane from a tour of Northern Queensland yesterday, ...
Article : 581 wordsThe House of Lords debated a motion by Lord Denbigh deprecating pacifist activity and urging energetic propaganda to counteract the pacifist organisations. ...
Article : 433 wordsThe Capel family, of New South Wales, have generously donated £2703 for a battleplane to be called "Australia No. 25, N.S.W. No. 21, the Capel family of ...
Article : 55 wordsA French communique states: There was great reciprocal artillery firing at night time north and south of the Avre. Enemy raids west of Montdidier, in the ...
Article : 72 wordsLast year a committee of prominent citizens in co-operation with the Soldiers' Church of England Help Society, inaugurated a movement to ...
Article : 222 wordsA German official wireless message states: In successful reconnoitring operations southward of Nieuport we took some Belgians prisoners. Forefield ...
Article : 80 wordsSignor Parodi, President of the Federation of Ship Owners, whose fortune amounts to £4,000,000 sterling, has been arrested apparently for trading with ...
Article : 51 wordsThe treaty between the Central Powers and Roumania provides that a committee of riparian States shall control the river Danube below Braila. Roumania ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Allied Babies' Clothing Society appeals for the gift of a table with a drawer. ...
Article : 19 wordsMr. N. D. Baker (Secretary for War) says that there are half a million United States soldiers already in France. ...
Article : 31 wordsDuring the hearing of a case in the Arbitration Court to-day, before his Honour Mr. Justice Higgins, in which the Waterside Workers' Federation is ...
Article : 309 wordsIn a statement issued by the Federal Treasury it was shown that in the nine expired months of the current financial year the revenue was £19,419,359, and ...
Article : 343 wordsIn the House of Commons, when the Education Bill was under consideration, a debate took place on a motion to exclude military drill from Continuation Schools. ...
Article : 107 wordsSir,—It may not be generally known that there are a number of export business men who have given up their time to Red Cross work overseas. Our ...
Article : 314 wordsTo-morrow, at 3 p.m., the "Rising Sun City" will be opened in Albert Square by the Mayor of Brisbane. The mayoress, as president of the lady workers, has ...
Article : 154 wordsThe session of Parliament ended to-day in an extraordinary manner. The Bill empowering the Government to control rents, and regulate supplies of gold, coal ...
Article : 86 wordsSpeaking in the Reichstag, the Vice-Chancellor stated that the Government was establishing a special Ministry to deal with affairs on the Eastern Frontier ...
Article : 51 wordsMajor F. A. Cochran, a noted lawn tennis player of South Africa and son of the late Mr. John Cochran, of Melbourne, has been killed in France. ...
Article : 35 wordsA German official wireless message states: The Bulgars repulsed strong English detachments attacking southward of Lake Doiran. ...
Article : 27 wordsDalgety and Co., Ltd., as agents for the White Star Line, have received another parcel of war literature for free distribution. The pamphlets may be had ...
Article : 47 wordsThe big prize scheme run by T. C. Beirne and Co. and Finney, Isles, and Co., in connection with the special sale of War Loan, Bonds at their stores, resulted in ...
Article : 108 wordsColonel Elliott, of the Twelfth Battalion, has received the First Grade Legion of Honour. ...
Article : 21 wordsReports received here state that ex-King Constantine of Greece is seriously ill at Zurich. ...
Article : 23 wordsAn enemy submarine recently shelled Carleforte, Sardinia, during a fog, killing two women, and torpedoed a British steamer. A motor boat gallantly ...
Article : 44 wordsColonel Kelly (V.C.), in the course of it recruiting speech at Johannesburg, asserted that General Hertzog and leaders of the Nationalists would resist him ...
Article : 85 wordsThe 4th Pioneer Comforts Fund is appealing for subscriptions or donations—such at socks, tobacco, and tinned food—for Christmas boxes for the boys at the Front. Will all who have ...
Article : 129 wordsSir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) replying to the charges of Mr. A. Rendall, M.P., in respect to soldier suitors, says that only 12 ...
Article : 62 wordsA Turkish communique claims that British attacks east of the river Jordan failed with heavy losses, and that the British cavalry were beaten and ...
Article : 33 wordsThe "New York Sun" says that Americans took part in the naval raid on Zeebrugee. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe following expenditure has been approved —Erection of new State school, Goodnight Scrub, £500; improvements to grounds, State high school, Dalby, £350; erection of New State ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 10 May 1918, Page 7
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