At Victoria Park East last night, the Attorney-General and Minister for Mines (Mr. R. T. Robinson) spoke again in furtherance of his electioneering campaign ...
Article : 4,568 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs. telegraphing from France to the "Daily Chroncile" last night, stated.—"At dusk on Friday evening the Australians, with the English on their left, ...
Article : 759 wordsSwlift Russian cruisers in the Baltic on Saturday encountered and immediatcly sank two new German torpedo boats. The activity of the British and Russain ...
Article : 76 wordsThe British commander in Egypt has forwarded the following the details of Friday's fighting in the Romani region:— "The enemy frontally attacked the British ...
Article : 200 wordsIn the High Court to-day an ex parte application on behalf of the Crown to appeal to the High Court against the decision of the Supreme Court of South Australia ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Vienna "Neuo Freie Presse" reports that a British submarine torpedoed two large steamors in Constantinople harbour yesterday, and bombarded the suburbs of ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Admiralty announces that the auxilliary mine-sweeper Clacton was torpedeed and sunk by a German submarine in the Levant last Thursday, and five members of ...
Article : 40 wordsIn Queensland to-day 36 recruits were accepted. ...
Article : 43 wordsFollowing upon a complaint from the Archbishop of Rheims, the Pope has Privately appenled to the Kaiser on hehalf of the people deported from Northern ...
Article : 67 wordsThe British Workers' League held a demenstration yesterday afternoon in Trafalgar Square, and demanded reprisals for the murdor of Captain Fryatt. The ...
Article : 86 wordsTurkish prisoners are pouring into Katya. The British whose losses so far have been extraordinarily fight, are pursuing the enemy. ...
Article : 24 wordsOf all the good works of the Soldiers' Welcome Committee none is more the roughly appreciated than the weekly entertainment accorded to recuits on the ...
Article : 271 wordsA Turkish communique issued yesterday was silent about Katia. The Turks contented themselves with mentioning that British warships had shelled some date ...
Article : 39 wordsOne of the penalties of war and of life in the tropics is the raveges of insects, which never fail to establish their domicile upon the human body if the opportunity ...
Article : 375 wordsOn Thursday night, at Blackboy. Hill, Mr. G. F Pfister. President of the Alliance Francaise, gave an interesting address to about 600 soldiers on the advantages of ...
Article : 1,068 wordsThe following communique was issued yesterday evening:—"Obstinate fighting continued on the bands of the Grabarka and the Sereth throughout to-day for the ...
Article : 119 wordsA British cruiser yesterday landed 227 passengers and seamen from the steamers Siena, Triooupis, Tottenham, and Favonian, all of which were torpedoed last week in ...
Article : 40 wordsTelegraphing from Romani on Friday, a correspordent stated:— "The Turks are apparently commencing to attack the forces defending the Suez ...
Article : 294 wordsThe "Sun" states: "Count von Bernstorff is urging Mr. Lansing to sign an agreement whereby Germany will give a strict accountability in the case of every ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Victoria Cross has been awarded to the following:—Lieutenant Battnepooll, of the Munster Fusiliers. He direceted a party of raiders ...
Article : 492 wordsA communique issued this morning stated: "There was obstinate fighting last night. southward of Brody. We captured six more villages an took 3,000 ...
Article : 69 wordsArising out of the receipt of a letter from the State War Council in regard to the Australian Sildiors' Repatriation Fund, asking for the formation by the council of ...
Article : 816 wordsTo facilitate the handling of applications lodged by an employer or a departmental head on behalf of a numerious employees, the Commonwealth Bank desires that when ...
Article : 172 wordsThe King has received replies to his messages to the Allies. The Mikado telegraphed: "Your Majesty's welcome message on the second anniversary ...
Article : 227 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post" reports:"Fierce fighting on General Brusiloff's front is being continued. The Germans have brought up ...
Article : 62 wordsThe following German communique was issued yesterday afternoon:—"We repulsed Russian counter attacks on the Stockhod to-day. The Russians captured the west ...
Article : 44 wordsThere are nine cases of smallpox in the hospital at Walgett. and the health authorities are doing everthing possible to prevent the disease spreading. ...
Article : 34 wordsA communique published yesterday stated:—"We continued the offensive movement in the Caucasus yesterday and captured Turkish positions on the river ...
Article : 59 wordsThe home of Mr. Archibald McNeil, at Strathford, Taranaki, was destroyed by fire this morning, and his four children were burned to death. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe "Gornale d'Italia" states: "The Turkish Government has refused a German request for 100,000 troops to help Austria. It declares that all available Turkish troops ...
Article : 74 wordsSir Conan Doyle. pleading for armour for soldiers, instances the case of Ned Kelly and declares: "As speed is not essential in trench fighting, armour for ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Premier, speaking on Saturday at a barquet. celebrating the Russo-Japanese treaty, emphasised the fact that the Anglo-Japanese treaty remained as the basis of ...
Article : 54 wordsGeneral Haig reported this morning:—"Our guns were active throughout last night. We shelled various areas behind our lines between the Ancre and the ...
Article : 69 wordsIntense interest is being taken in the conscription question in Melbourne and the return of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) tomorrow is certain to increase the ...
Article : 236 wordsIn consequence of the strike over the question of the recongnition of trades unions all the surface railway cars in New York were stopped yesterday. There were many ...
Article : 59 wordsThe "Idea Nazionale" states: "Since the fall of Erfingan the Turkish army has been fleeing towards Sivas, across roadless mountains and abandoning guns and equipment. ...
Article : 51 wordsWith the approach of the Greek elections the members of M.Skouloudis's late Cabinet are displaying pro-Entente sympathies. M. Gounaris has arranged a lecture tour ...
Article : 57 wordsA "Morning Post" correspondent in France states:—"The Australians have again proved their expertness at bombing. The Germans never stand up to the ...
Article : 103 wordsA Communique issued yesterday evening, stated:—"The Austrains launched strong ingantry attacks at several points between, the Adige and the Upper Isonzo ...
Article : 59 wordsA great pan-American aeronautical exposition will be held in New York in January. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe "New York American" publishes an extraordinary story from Amsterdam to the effect that Germany has forced Denmark to pay an indemnity of £4,500,000 ...
Article : 46 wordsFuel Conservation on Railroads.—Writing in the "Rock Island (U.S.A.) Employes' Magazine" D. R. Sebasian discloses a number of interesting facts regrding the huge ...
Article : 130 wordsA communique issued this morning stated:—"Two small operations to-day enabled us to progress in the German trenches south-west of Estrees. Our ...
Article : 121 wordsThe friends of Sergeant S. N. Whit-worth, of the Mines Department, who was severely wounded at Gallipoli, will be pleased to learn that he has now almost ...
Article : 531 wordsBerlin newspapers announce that 14 Germans have been killed in aerial combats since July 29. ...
Article : 23 wordsDalmatian prisoners declare that the austrians recently burned an Italian prisoner alive in a public squrare at Gorizia. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn connection with the appeal for funds for the purchase of aircraft for the British forces, it was announced to-day that Mr. Sydney Kidman, the well-known ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is reported that the Zeppelin that was damaged by gunfire during the recent raid on England came down in the neighbourhood of Hanover and was unable to ...
Article : 40 words"H Messagero" reports that the Austrian recently hanged four wounded Italian officers on a charge of treason. Reprisals are demanded. ...
Article : 27 wordsPrivate P. A. Thomas of a British regiment now fighting in France, writing to his brother in Perth under date June 29, says:—"I am not getting my leave as I ...
Article : 525 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of the "New York Times" reports: "Von Batocki, the Food Dictator, has ordered a food census. which is to be completed by the 1st of ...
Article : 64 words"Considerable interest in being taken in the Wartime Profits Bill, which will come before Parliament, no doubt, early in the coming session," remarked the Federal ...
Article : 150 wordsA communique issued yesterday evening stated: "The fighting at Pozieres continues Enemy attacks made at Foureaux Wood to-day were unsuccessful. There were ...
Article : 41 wordsA Vienna communique, lissued yesterday evening stated:—"We advanced south of Jablonica and Tartaros to-day. The italians heavily bombauded Gorizia and damaged a ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 8 Aug 1916, Page 7
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