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  2. Rifle Reserves.

    The increasing public interest in the rifle club drill movement was again manifest on Wednesday evening, when 18 new recruits fell in with the East Torrens weekly drill ...

    Article : 136 words
  3. South African Rebellion.

    Mjr.-Gen., Sir Hamilton Goold Adams, Governor Designate of Queensland, stated, in an interview, that the South African rebellion is really anti-Botha, rather than ...

    Article : 113 words
  4. Defence of Grivencliy.

    'The outstanding feature of the despatch is that'relating to the fighting at Given-chy, near La Bassee, where the comman­der of the Indians decided to take ad­vantage of what aDDeared to be a favour- ...

    Article : 217 words
  5. FIELD-MARSHAL'S REPORT.

    The report of Field-Marshal Sir John French concerning the war in France during December and January has been published. It states that operations have ...

    Article : 163 words
  6. GREAT BRITISH AIR RAID.

    The Germans who are seeking to injure Great Britain on the sea by destroying merchant vessels and their crews, are now being called upon to combat an increased activity in the air. The Allies' aeronauts are making special efforts to cut off the enemy's ...

    Article : 408 words
  7. THE WORLD'S CALL.

    A large audience gathered at St. Peters Town Hill on Wednesday night to hear Dr. C Duguid, M.A., speak on, the subject. "Britain's Leaders in the World's Call." ...

    Article : 1,515 words
  8. Defence of Canal Line.

    On the morning of January 25 a strong German artillery attack developed south of the Bethune Canal. The British line near the canal formed a pronounced salient, ...

    Article : 154 words
  9. Trial of De Wet.

    The trial of the Boer rebel, Gen. De Wet, has been opened at Bloemfontem. Evidence was given that during the engagement at Doornberg the accused ...

    Article : 108 words
  10. Artillery and Street Fighting.

    "Despite the fact that our artillery was hampered by constant interruption of the field telephonic communication between the batteries and the observers on the ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. Courage and Endurance.

    Sir John, continuing states that at the beginning of December reconnaissance showed that much of the enemy's artillery had been withdrawn from France, bat that ...

    Article : 173 words
  12. Ground Lost and Regained.

    "The Germans at daybreak on December 20 attacked the whole of the Indians' front, and particularly the village of Givenchy. By 10 a.m. they succeeded in ...

    Article : 241 words
  13. Incidents of the War.

    Private advices received from Germany state that the cotton and jute mills in the largest manufacturing centres there have been closed, owing to the lack of raw ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. ANOTHER BRITISH AIR RAID.

    The Admiralty announces that 40 British aeroplanes on Tuesday afternoon dropped bombs upon the heavy German batteries in the Ostend Harbour, and their gun ...

    Article : 103 words
  15. THE RUSSIAN FRONTS.

    The Russian communique issued on Tuesday midnight states that the, Czar's soldiers are having obstinate straggles with a superior German force opposite the ...

    Article : 189 words
  16. THE MOST POPULAR FRENCH HEROINE OF '70. JULIETTE DODU. PARDONED FOR BRAVERY.

    There has just died upon her little farm at Clarens, Switzerland, La demoiselle Juliette Dodu of Pithiviers, 44 years ago a telegraphist who outwitted the German invaders, was taken prisoner, threatened with death, treated chivalrously by the Red Prince, Friedrich Karl, released on the proclamation of peace, decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honour, and retired to the little farm, where she ended her days (says The Illustrated War News). The spirit of this romance of the Franco-German War of 1870-71 lives in the picture by E. J. Delahaye. Chivalry was not then dead, and the Red Prince, father of our popular Duchess of Connaught, although ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 148 words
  17. COPPER FOR GERMANY

    A neutral vessel was stopped by the naval authorities in the North Sea for investigation regarding her cargo. Her papers stated that she was cotton laden. The ...

    Article : 109 words
  18. Attack on a Keep.

    "Part of the 14th German Army Corps on January 29, after a severe shelling of the keep, made a violent attack upon it, with scaling ladders. The Sussex ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONTS.

    The Tuesday midnight communique states:-"This has been a favourable day for the Allies along the whole front. The British have obtained the mastery of a ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. ESCAPED INTERNMENT

    A lifeboat at Schiermonnikoog Island, in the North Sea, off the coast of Holland, answered distress signals, and went to the assistance of the crew of a German ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. Successes by Indians.

    The despatch, which ds dated February 2, makes allusion to the encouragement which the troops received from the visit of His Majesty the King to the battle front. Sir ...

    Article : 175 words
  22. Praise for the Birdmen.

    In the two months, members of the Royal Flying Corps covered an aggregate of 200,000 miles of flight, although the weather was uniformly bad throughout. ...

    Article : 142 words
  23. GERMANY'S APPEAL TO AMERICA.

    The Times states that there is something pathetic in the appeal by Count Bernstorff (German Ambassador) to the United States Government to require Great ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. A Precarious Position.

    "The position on December 20 was precarious, particularly the portion of the front under charge of the Seaforth Highlanders, whose flanks had been exposed ...

    Article : 281 words
  25. Progress by the Allies.

    The Press Bureau announces that Field-Marshal Sir John French's first bi-weekly report, which has just been received, shows that the Allies have progressed in the La ...

    Article : 143 words
  26. German Vessel Mined.

    A vessel while guiding German torpedo boat destroyers through the mine zone herself struck a mine and was sunk in the vicinity of Borkum Island, in the Frisian ...

    Article : 59 words
  27. Troops Pull of Confidence.

    Gea. Sir John French's report farther 3tates:-"The troops during the two months under review hare been 3ubjected to the most severe" trial that it is possible to impose on ...

    Article : 216 words
  28. Wilhelmina's Cargo.

    The American State Department has informed the British Government that the owners of the steamer WilheLmina, which has been seized by England on the voyage ...

    Article : 73 words
  29. Heavy Day for the Scots.

    "Early in December, certain indications induced the French commanders and myself to believe that the enemy had withdrawn considerable forces from the western ...

    Article : 268 words
  30. Exchange of Incapacitated.

    The first batch of 60 incapacitated German soldiers left Victoria Railway Station yesterday on route for their homes. Practically every one of them has lost one or ...

    Article : 125 words
  31. Iron Crosses.

    The Kaiser has awarded the Iron Cross to the members of the Emdsn's landing party, who escaped in the schooner Ayesha from the Cocos Islands after the ...

    Article : 113 words
  32. War and Finance.

    Foreign exchange is demoralized Sight drafts on London have reached the lowest figure for 30 years. A meeting of international bankers is expected to be called ...

    Article : 60 words
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