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  2. GENERAL HAIG'S HOPE.

    The following cable message was received by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) from General Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-chief of the British forces in ...

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  3. RIOT IN THE CITY.

    At about 8.15 Last night a handful of soldiers, accompanied by a lot of civilian youths, came out of Stirling-street, and assembled on the Beaufort-street bridge. After a ...

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  4. WESTERN WAR FRONT

    Yesterday's French communique stated:—"There were further counter-attacks at Verdun yesterday. A French air pilot, descending to a height of 100 yards, ...

    Article : 255 words
  5. INCREASED FOOD PRICES.

    Mr. Walter Runciman (President of the Board of Trade). replying to a deputation from the Scottish Trade Union Congress yesterday. said that owing to the increase ...

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  6. NATIONAL SERVICE.

    To-day, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., the electors of the Commonwealth are called upon to say, in effect, through the ballot box whether or not their ...

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  7. GERMAN PRISONS.

    The British official report of the typhus epidemic in the prison camp at Gardelegen, in Germany, during the spring and summer of 1915 reveals horrifying German ...

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  8. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Sergeant L. McCarthy, 16th Battalion (late of Lion Mill) has received from Major-General Sir H. V. Cox, K.C.M.G., C.B., C.S.I., commanding the 4th ...

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  9. GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

    General Birdwood: "The Anxacs feel sure that Australia will see that the sacrifices already made were not in vain, which may be the case, unless we are ...

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  10. THE MILITARY MEDAL.

    Yesterday the Military Medal was awarded to 267 Australians and one New Zealander. ...

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  11. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL.

    The Adjutant-General (Sir H. McCre[?]): "Send us more men." ...

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  12. SUBMARINES.

    The Admiralty announces that the British mine-sweeper Genista, was sunk by a German submarine last Monday. All of the officers and 73 of the men on ...

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  13. ARCHBISHOP RILEY.

    Archbishop Riley: "I have just been seeing all our troops in France, who are in good heart, and determined to see this war through successfully to the ...

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  14. BRITISH AIR RAID.

    The British Admiralty reported yesterday:—"Our naval aeroplanes attacked the railway stations at Buk and Drama to-day, and damaged the rolling stock. One ...

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  15. ARCHBISHOP CLUNE.

    Archbishop Clune: "Whoever believes in the rightcousness and justices of the war we are engaged in ought not to hesitate to vote for compulsory military ...

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  16. AN ENEMY STATEMENT.

    Yesterday's German communique stated:—"We defeated the Roumanians in Trotus Valley and the hills south of Parvituz. We gained ground towards Sinaia and ...

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  17. NORWAY AND GERMANY.

    There is increasing indignation in Norway owing to Germany's submarine warfare against Norwegian shipping. Twenty-two vessels have been sunk since Sunday, ...

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  18. TO AUSTRALIANS.

    To all men comes the hour when Destiny Demands nobility of soul to rise Above the sordid welter wherein lies The baser self—to wake in eostasy. ...

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  19. THE FALL OF CONSTANZA.

    While Mackensen's big guns were shelling the port of Constanza the sailors of a Russian flotilla worked on bravely destroying the grain elevators and burning ...

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  20. AMERICAN ATTITUDE.

    In the House of Lords yesterday Lord Sydenham raised the question of the depredations of the U53, and asked whether the submarine's actions were in conformity ...

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  21. BIG SYDNEY FIRE.

    The five-storey building owned by John Connell and Co. was partially destroyed by fire late on Wednesday night, three storeys being completely burnt out. The damage ...

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  22. THE FRENCH FIRE.

    The success of the French fire on the Document front was due to the French 15½in. shells to which the enemy artillery was powerless to reply. through the French ...

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  23. A BULGARIAN REPORT.

    Yesterday's Bulgarfan communique stated: "Our Constanza booty includes 500 railway trucks, several locomotives numerous reservoirs of petrol, sheds and ...

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  24. ITALY'S PROGRESS.

    Owing to powerful Italian pressure on the Iscesso, Austria has countermanded the order for the movement of reserves continued for Roumania Strong German ...

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  25. PERSONAL.

    A cable message from London states that Colonel Charles Joseph Wilkie (of the Welsh Regiment), son of the late Captain Wilkie, formerly of Melbourne has been ...

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  26. A GERMAN REPORT.

    Yesterday's German communique stated:—English local attacks failed north of Courcelette and at Le Sars, Gueudecurte, and Leu Boeufs. Favoured by the haze, ...

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  27. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Professor Mucesterberg, of Harvard, recently declared that the German ideal was not individual work, but the service of the whole State. That was the true ...

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  28. CROWN PRINCE ASSENT.

    The Crown Prince was not present at the last Verdun action. At the time he was visiting Berlin for the commemoration of the Kaiser's birthday. ...

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  29. BRITISH NEWS.

    There was a notable gathering at the Mansion House yesterday, when the Lord Mayor gave a luncheon to 300 overseas residents and visitors to London to meet the ...

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  30. FRENCH LOSSES.

    The French casualties at Verdun were a little over 2,000. The "Temps" states that the French casualties in 115 days' fighting on the ...

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  31. THE KAISER'S LIFE.

    A Budapest newspaper publishes details of the Kaiser's life at the German Headquarters. The Kaiser spends the day in studying documents, and giving audiences ...

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  32. GERMAN WOUNDED.

    Messages from Luxembourg state that 43 Red Cross trains full of wounded Germans from Verdun passed through in six hours on Wednesday in the direction of ...

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  33. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT.

    The Government has published a report of the treatment of prisoners in France and Germany, showing how reprisals secured a mitigation of the brutalities practised ...

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  34. DELGIANS DEPORTED.

    Five thousand civilians of Ghent were deported to Germany on Monday, replacing German worksmen who were sent to the front, while 100,000 civilians of other ...

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  35. FURTHER EXPOSURES.

    The Paris correspondent of the New York "Times" cables a summary of some remarkable documents, headed "Indisputable Proof of Germany's Latest Crime." The ...

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  36. AN ACTRESS'S REQUEST.

    Hansi Niese a popular Budapest actress, replying to a storm of applause in a Vienna theatre recently, expressed a preference for provisions rather than ...

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  37. THE BALKANS.

    Yesterday morning's Roumanian communique stated:—"We captured Mount Kerkharas south of Bucas. We repulsed the enemy in the Uzul Valley. Westward ...

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  38. WOUNDED ENEMY GENERALS.

    General Falkenhayn's wound is serious, and it is feared that it will be necessary to amputate a leg. The Austrian Archduke Charles, who was ...

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  39. EARLY CLOSING.

    During the motion for the adjournment of the House of Commons yesterday there was a discussion regarding the early closing of shops. Many members contended ...

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  40. THE CAUCASUS.

    A Russian communique issued yesterday stated:—"We occupied Bidjar, west of Hamadan, taking many prisoners and two cannon." ...

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  41. BUNBURY BOATING TRAGEDY.

    Up till this evening no trace had been found of the bodies of Mr. Banks and Miso Varian, two of the victims of the recent boating tragedy at Bunbury. The ...

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  42. COMMONWEALTH.

    During bomb practice in the engineers' camp at Enoggera to-day four men were injured by a bomb exploding prematurely. One of the men was seriously hurt, a part ...

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  43. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The members of the fifth reinforcements of the 42nd and 43rd battalions were entertained at luncheon by the Mayor of Kalgoorlie in the Town Hall to-day. Among ...

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  44. WAR APPEALS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  45. WHEAT BOARD'S OPERATIONS.

    Nearly £14,000,000 has been received as the result of the sales by the Australian Wheat Board, and the net indebtedness of the pool to the banks and the Imperial ...

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  46. MUNITIONS FACTORY EXPLOSION.

    It was officially announced yesterday that an explosion took place in a munitions factory in Kent on Wednesday. Two deaths resulted, and 10 persons were seriously ...

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  47. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Miss Macmillan, of Beaufort-street, has been notified through the Red Cross that her brother, Robert Macmillan, 51st Battalion, who has been missing since ...

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  48. CERNAVODA BRIDGE DESTROYED.

    A Russian official message states that the Dobrudja pressure has weakened. A Rome telegram announces that the Roumanians have blown up the Cernavoda ...

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  49. COMMONWEALTH RECRUITING.

    To-day in Adelaide 12 men volunteered, and 7 were accepted. ...

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  50. HOME DEFENCE.

    Lord Derby stated to an interviewer yesterday:—"We are firmly resolved to keep at home only the essential minimum. The Government has no thought of sparing men ...

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  51. POLLING PLACES.

    Below is given the list of polling places in the Perth and Fremantle divisions, the letters "S.C.C.," indicating each sub-divisional counting centre, and the letters ...

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  52. No Title

    Youthful, Experimentalist.—A lad employed in the titles offices was demonstrating with a chemical substance in that building yesterday for the information of his ...

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  53. SERBIAN RED CROSS FUND.

    In response to an appeal made in our columns by Dr. Sweet for aid for Serbian Red Cross work, we have received the following:— ...

    Article : 110 words
  54. ROUMANIA'S POSITION.

    Replying to Sir Edward Carson in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Asquith said that he did not think it possible or desirable to say any more than the ...

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  55. A PENSIONS BOARD.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Asquith announced that the Government would shortly introduce a Bill for the establishment of a Pensions Board under ...

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  56. THE ANZAC BOOK.

    Sales of the "Anzac Book" realised £3,000 for the Red Cross Fund. A new edition will be published next week. ...

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  57. Advertising

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