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  2. MEN AND WOMEN

    Mrs. T. H. Nesbitt, wife of the Town Clerk of Sydney, died this afternoon. She had been in bad health for some months. The funeral will leave Westminster. ...

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  3. WYONG PARK RACES

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  4. MUST HAVE VICTORY

    Referring to-day to the decision of the British Government with regard to the adoption of compulsory enlistment for single men of military age, Mr. Hughes (Prime Minister) ...

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  5. LONDON MARKETS

    For most industrial metals on the London Exchange to-day quotations were further advanced. Standard copper on spot, and at three ...

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  6. THE WAR (Continued from Page 1)

    The Official Press Bureau states: -- "Lord Derby, Director of Recruiting, has received a letter from Lord Stamfordham, private secretary to the King, as follows: -- ...

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  7. LOYAL INDIA

    A Bombay message states that 10,000 persons were present at the opening of the National Congress. That millions are waiting to serve was the keynote of the speeches. ...

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  8. FRENCH ATTACK IN ALSACE

    A Paris official message says: -- "There has been fighting in the Vosges and at Richfelsen and Hirzstein, in Alsace. We have mastered a series of German works, ...

    Article : 69 words
  9. HUNS ATTACK AERODROME

    General Sir Douglas Haig reports: -- "We are malting effective artillery practice to-day in many places. There is a heavy reciprocal bombardment at Ypres." ...

    Article : 71 words
  10. ENEMY SUBMARINES

    A New York message, states that advices from Paris disclose that nine Austro-German submarines have been sunk in the Mediterranean. It is believed that these figures will ...

    Article : 41 words
  11. SOLDIERS COME FIRST

    The Times points out that the economic arguments against compulsion are fallacious. "Soldiers come first," it says, "and if we do not provide the necessary troops we shall be ...

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  12. BUKOVINA FRONT

    Heavy fighting between Russia and Austria has taken place on the Bessarabia-Bukovina frontier. Austrian official messages claim that the ...

    Article : 113 words
  13. MAYORAL PUZZLE

    This morning Mr. Nesbitt, Town Clerk, despatched the following letter to the Premier: -- "I have the honor, under the direction of ...

    Article : 116 words
  14. CHINA'S TROUBLES

    It is stated from Pekin that the authorities of the Kwang Tung and Kwang-Si provinces, which are apparently loyal to the Government, have each despatched a commissioner ...

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  15. "LOGICAL AND DEMOCRATIC"

    Mr. Mahon, Minister for External Affairs, stated that he objected to the word "Conscription." "It is altogether inappropriate," he said, "but assuming that the word means ...

    Article : 219 words
  16. FIGHTING ON THE AA

    A Petrograd official message reports a successful bayonet attack on the River Aa, at the northern end of the front, in which the enemy's detachment was either killed or ...

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  17. BEEF FOR ENEMY

    On alluding to the shortage of live stock in Queensland, Mr. Fihelly, the Minister for Lands in that State, said this afternoon that previous to his Government's entry to office ...

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  18. PONIES AT WOLLONGONG

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  19. WHY THEY RESIGNED

    Mr. M'Kenna objects to conscription mainly on financial grounds, thinking that Great Britain's financial commitments are already as heavy as can be borne. Mr. Runciman's ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. BULGAR ADVANCE UNLIKELY

    Mr. Jefferies, the London Daily Mans correspondent in the Balkans, writes: -- "An enemy advance is unlikely. The Germans and Bulgarians are fortifying, and ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. PRICE OF BUTTER

    Butter merchants appeared before the Necessary Commodities Commission to-day, a call having been made upon them to show cause why the price of butter should not be ...

    Article : 120 words
  22. MR. ASQUITH'S WORD

    The Times in a leading article says: -- "The nation has received the decision with quiet satisfaction. No third course was open to Mr. Asquith between keeping and ...

    Article : 76 words
  23. GRIEF-STRICKEN FATHER

    [?] the influence of grief, a person is [?]ble to do strange things. A man 50 years of age, who had three sons at the war, one having been killed, and another severely ...

    Article : 153 words
  24. MINIMUM WAGE

    A conference of railway and tramway unions was held at the Trades Hall to-day to consider various grievances of the employees, and decide upon measures to rectify ...

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  25. MELODRAMATIC BOY-ED

    The Times correspondent at New York says that Captain Boy-Ed, the German naval attache in America (whose recall was demanded after the revelations in the ...

    Article : 70 words
  26. GRENFELL TRAGEDY

    The inquest concerning the death of Michael M'Cue was concluded this afternoon, when the Coroner (Mr. Treatt) returned a verdict of wilful murder against deceased's ...

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  27. ANTHONY HORDERN ART UNION

    The art union conducted by Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., in aid of the Allies' Day Fund, was drawn this afternoon. The winning numbers were: -- ...

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  28. SETTLING THE DETAILS

    At to-day's meeting of the Cabinet the details of the bill will be decided. ...

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  29. FRANCE IS GLAD

    The Times correspondent in Paris says that there is widespread satisfaction in Franco at Mr. Asquith's decision. ...

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  30. SEIZURE OF MAILS

    It is stated in Washington official circles that Mr. Lansing, United States Secretary of State, is preparing a protest to England against the seizure of mails from Holland. ...

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  31. STATE ENTERPRISE

    Mr. J. Fihelly, Minister for Lands in the Queensland Government, who is at present in Sydney, is an enthusiastic advocate of State enterprise. ...

    Article : 176 words
  32. WALLABIES' PROGRESS

    Singleton welcomed the Wallabies this morning. The men from the north-west had breakfast at Camberwelll, nine miles out, this morning, and afterwards left for Singleton ...

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  33. NOT FOR IRELAND

    Nationalists will attend in full strength in the House of Commons next week, determined that compulsion shall not be applied to Ireland. ...

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  34. TROTTING AT NIGHT

    Eight thousand people attended the West Australian Trotting Association's Cup carnival last night, and put £5000 through the totalisator. The Trotting Cup of £530 with an 80-guinea ...

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  35. DEATH FOR DECEPTION

    A Paris court-martial condemned to death a chauffeur and a jockey for having artificially produced sores on their bodies on the eve of the Champagne offensive, thereby ...

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  36. CABINET MAY BE UNITED

    The London Daily Mail says that it is possible that there will be no resignations from the Cabinet. Ministers had two courses to follow, and they might decide upon ...

    Article : 267 words
  37. HARALD BAKER'S INJURIES

    The injuries received by Mr. Harald Baker while on the way to Egypt prove to have been serious. He is suffering from concussion of the spine, and at ...

    Article : 67 words
  38. WOLFRAM STILL SCARCE

    The city editor of the Times writes saying that the history of wolfram in India is similar to the history of zinc in Broken Hill, German interests securing control of it. There ...

    Article : 97 words
  39. NEW ZEALAND RACING

    At the Auckland Racing Club's Summer meeting to-day the Islington Plate, a weight-for-age race of 650 sovs., one mile, was won by Desert Gold, with Flying Start second and ...

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  40. SOLDIERS RETURNING

    Another transport with sick and wounded soldiers is expected,to reach Sydney on Monday next. The vessel has on board 6 officers, 52 rank ...

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  41. MESSAGE FROM THE SEA

    A Geelong Boy Scout picked up on the local beach a bottle which was found to contain a letter from a troopship. Mr. C. H. Fleet, the District Scout Master at South Geelong, ...

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  42. TRACKERS SEEK AGED WOMAN

    A few days ago Mrs. Evelynes, aged 60 years, arrived in West Australia from Scotland for the purpose of visiting her son, a school-teacher at Bulong. She reached ...

    Article : 125 words
  43. TATTERSALL'S SCRATCHINGS

    Nursery Handicap: Neata Knight, Glassie All Engagement.: War Mist, Colugo. La Balfour. Cool Air, Bellara, ...

    Article : 19 words
  44. ANZAC FOR CANBERRA

    Sir George Reid does not approve of a suggestion that has been made that the name of the Federal capital should be changed to Anzac, but suggests that the name should ...

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  45. DIVORCE COURT JUDGMENTS

    The following decrees absolute for the dissolutions marriages were made by Mr Justice Gonlon in the Divorce Court to-day: -- Ephrain Alfred Rosen v. Rosetta Rosen Dora ...

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  46. SCHOOLBOY SHOT

    Harold Edward Denn, 15. son of Mr. George Edward Dean, of Walroa, Waters-street. Wahroonga, died on December 20 as the result of the discharge of a shot gun. This ...

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  47. HOLIDAY MEAT

    Mr. Furse, secretary of the Meat Industry Employees' Union, has notified members of his union that butchers' shops will remain open on Saturday until 1 p.m. in accordance ...

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  48. ENTERTAINING THE SOLDIERS

    At the suggestion of the Royal Colonial Institute a number of the London livery companies have decided to entertain Australian soldiers in London to afternoon tea ...

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  49. DAY OF PRAYER

    The West Australian Government has ordered all places of amusement to be closed next Sunday, which is to be a day of prayer. ...

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  50. MR. HENDERSON'S POSITION

    The Daily Mail says that Mr. Henderson's position is specially interesting. His continued presence in the Cabinet depends upon the altitude of the Labor Party at ...

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  51. BOY DROWNED

    Leonard Creer, 7 years of age, 13 Derby-street, Watson's Bay, was drowned this morning. The lad fell from the ferry wharf into the ...

    Article : 55 words
  52. MORE DEADLY GASES

    A story from Switzerland is to the effect that German chemists are feverishly working upon the composition of new diabolical gases for war purposes. ...

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  53. NEWS ON OTHER PAGES

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  54. TENDER FOR GELIGNITE

    Mr. O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs, has accepted the tender of the Cape Explosive Co. for the supply of 77 tons of gelignite for use at the eastern end of the ...

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  55. DEATH THROUGH A FALL

    Percy John Pearse, 30, died at Prince Alfred Hospital on December 21 as the result of Injuries received through falling into a brick-pit at the Federal Brick Company's ...

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  56. QUIET FOR CHRISTMAS

    General Townshend, who is in command of the British force at Kut-el-Amara, in Mesopotamia, reports that there has been an entire cessation of attacks and bombardments ...

    Article : 34 words
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