The big recruiting rally held in the Town Hall last. evening under the auspices of the State Recruting Committee, designed, as it was, to give a fillip to the response ...
Article : 3,316 wordsAn official report of the British operations in Mesopatamia received last evening stated:—"By a surpise movement we crossed the Diala by moonlight on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 622 wordsThe Belief relief steamer Storstad was sunk by a German submarine yesterday. Only 13 members of her crew have been landed. Two boats, containing over 30 ...
Article : 176 wordsBoth Houses of the Federal Parliament will meet to-morrow, and it is hoped that all matters still to be dealth with will have been completed in time to allow members ...
Article : 197 wordsThe "Weekly Despatch" is continuing the Northcliffe Press's violent criticism of the Dardaneues expedition. It demands the impeachment of the incriminated ...
Article : 252 wordsIn a despatch issued last night, Sir Douglas Haig reported:—"The total of prisoners taken at Irles was 292. Our artilery crushed attempts to attack west and ...
Article : 405 wordsSpeaking at Castlemaine to-night the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said that during many years before the war German agents had been transmitting to ...
Article : 133 wordsMr. Charles Grasty, who was on board the ship by which Mr. Gerard travelled, has telegraphed to the "New York Times":—"I am convinced that the food shortage in ...
Article : 338 wordsThe Federal Cabinet is to meet to-morrow morning, when a number of important matters will be considered. The appointment of an administrator of the Northern ...
Article : 111 wordsMrs. Walktr, 149 Bulwer-street, has received from General Birdwood the following letter, dated from France January 18, relating to her son, who was reported ...
Article : 899 wordsReferring to the Parliamentary Irish crisis, the "Observer" states:—"Nationalists like Messrs. John and William Redmond deserve the Empire's gratitude They are ...
Article : 95 wordsHaving announced its decision to arm all American merchantmen, the Government states that is will not publish details of its, next steps. It is understood that officers ...
Article : 154 wordsOnly 14 days remain for the electors to get their names on the Commonwealth rolls. On Monday, March 26, at 6 p.m., the writes will issue, and no further claims ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Military Medal has been awarded to 22 Australians and seven New Zealanders, while the Meritorious Service Medal has been awarded to four Australians. ...
Article : 77 wordsApplication was made in the Practice Court to-day by Mr. M. A. Robinson, for the plaintiff, to Mr. Justice a'Beckett to fix a time within which the defendant in ...
Article : 427 wordsReferring to the British advance the "Petit Parisien" remarks:—"The Germans cannot say that they voluntarily evacuated Irles. They had been preparing the ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Government has decided to take immediate action to stop the abuse of the trade cards which the trade unions have distributed to prospective members, ...
Article : 83 wordsThe position of the members for Ballarat and Corio in the House of Representatives, Messrs. McGrath and Ozanne, in regard to the approaching elections, was ...
Article : 101 wordsA wireless Russian official report received yesterday stated:—"We repelled an attempted Turkish offensive on the Sevasroad. As the result of fighting in the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe action of Mr. R. K. Ready in resigning his seat in the Senate has brought upon him very virulent criticism on the part of some of those with whom, up to ...
Article : 1,239 wordsAmercian officials and newspapers admit the tremendous military and political importance of the fall of Baghadad. The "Sun" declares:—"It means the end of ...
Article : 66 wordsDuring a week-end visit to Westonia the Colonial Secretary (Mr. H. P. Colebatch) and the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. T. Robinson) took part in a pleasing ceremony ...
Article : 203 wordsThe arrest of five pro-Germans discloses the far-reaching plots in which the crews of the interned German liners Kron Prinz Wilhelm and Kron Prinz Eitel were ...
Article : 147 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent telegraphed yesterday:—"There is no doubt that Germany fears the worst internally and externally. Speeches in the ...
Article : 135 wordsAn interecepted wireless German official report stated:—"There was infantry fighting at Irles yesterday. Our rearguareds withdrew to our main position. The French ...
Article : 52 wordsBy day and by night (writes Louisa Peralta in the London "Daily News") the flat roof of the Russian Consulate of Mosul (the city which is one of the ...
Article : 427 wordsArrangements have been made by the Australian military authorities in London that all cable messages for members of the Australian Imperial ...
Article : 89 wordsA wireless Russian official message received yesterday stated:—"We attacked with gas south-east of Tukum and east of the Mitan-road." ...
Article : 32 wordsAt a meeting of the Independent Order of Rechabites it was stated that about 100,000 members of the Order had gone to the war. A total of 2,752 had been ...
Article : 84 wordsSignor Corsi, Minister of Marine, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, said that the anti-submarine measures included abundant coastal trawlers, ...
Article : 178 wordsA New York correspondent from Berlin, who travelled with Mr. Gerard, says that the ex-Ambassador to Germany refused to be interviewed. He adds:—"But I know ...
Article : 205 wordsThe Full Court to-day commenced the hearing of an appeal by the Melbourne Tramways Board against the award of Mr. Justice Cussen, sitting as an arbitrator, ...
Article : 97 wordsGupta, a Hindoo student, admits that Captain Von Papen (formerly German military attache) financed his trip to Japan in 1915, when he (Gupta) endeavoured ...
Article : 42 wordsCaptain Henry William Murray, who, it was announced to-day, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery," has risen rapidly during the ...
Article : 328 wordsThe Government has announed the issue of a 5 per cent. war loan of £30,000,000. with the minimum at £96. The loan will have a currency of 20 years. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Mexico City correspondent of the New York "Times" states that General Carranza has been elected President of Mexico. He is the first constitutional ...
Article : 40 wordsCount Von Bernstorff is expected to reach Berlin this evening. The Kaiser will receive him immediately he arrives. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Spanish Government has asthorised a loan of £40,000,000 in order to adjust the exchange. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 13 Mar 1917, Page 5
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