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  2. Advertising

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  4. GENERAL WAR NEWS

    Princess Patricia, daughter of the Duke of Connaught has presented the colors worked by herself to Princess Patricia's Light infantry Regiment, ...

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  5. THE "STAR" PATRIOTIC FUND.

    In response to a general desire that a Patriotic Fund should be instituted, to which all can give even in the smallest contributions for the ...

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  6. BRITISH AND GERMANS.

    Mr Millen, Minister for Defence, has issued the following cable received from Sir George Reid:—The British forces successfully reached a new position. The ...

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  7. THE WAR.

    The Press Bureau states that the allies' first line of defence at Namur has been taken by the Germans, necessitating the withdrawal of portion of ...

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  8. SALVATION ARMY WORK.

    Brigadier Alliston, of the Salvation Army, has received word by cable from the international headquarters, London, and through the Melbourne headquarters ...

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  9. NON-COMBATANT PRISONERS.

    Mr Balfour on behalf of the Government, is meeting Lord Joicey, a large English Colliery proprietor, and Sir Alfred Haslam, principal proprietor of ...

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  10. AVOCA MOVEMENT.

    On Monday evening at the Shire Hall a meeting in connection with the patriotic fund was held. The list were opened, and the sum of £52 was at once ...

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  11. OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

    Sir George Reid cables from London, 4.40 p.m.:— The Germans have taken Namur. ...

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  12. SYDNEY FUND £39,500.

    The Patriotic Fund now amounts to £39,500. Large sums continue to pour in from all parts of the State. Numbers of ...

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  13. TURKEY'S NEUTRALITY.

    The Porte has assured the British Ambassador at Constantinople of the intention of Turkey to remain neutral. Assurances have been given to ...

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  14. RELIABLE.

    Sir George Reid cables, 7.10 p.m.:— The enemy conducted a movement south from Brussels, their chief strength being massed between Mons ...

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  15. THE AGED EMPEROR.

    It is reported that the condition of Francis Joseph, the aged Austrian Emperor, is worse, and that his death is only a question of hours. ...

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  16. SEBASTOPOL CONCERT.

    For the patriotic concert to be held in the Sebastopol Town Hall on Saturday night the arrangements for the programme which was left in the hands ...

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  17. THE STEAMER MAZLATAN.

    The United States Government has allowed the steamer Mazlatan to clear the quay. The Government has declared that any ship which leaves ...

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  18. OFFICIAL.

    Sir George Reid cables, 7.10 p.m.:— The British forces were engaged on Sunday and Sunday night in the neighborhood of Mons, and they held ...

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  19. EFFECT ON NEWSPAPERS.

    Fifty papers, mostly trades and shorting journals, have suspended publication since war broke out. ...

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  20. THE FRENCH LEADER.

    General Pau, who is leading the French force operating in Alsace-Lorraine, is a veteran of the 1870 war. He lost his right arm in the battle of ...

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  21. DONATIONS IN PERTH.

    His Excellency announced that many offers of goods had been received, including one of £200 from Mr J. A. T. Hassell, to provide them with pipes and ...

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  22. DUTCH SEIZE WHEAT.

    The Canadian Trade Commissioner at Rotterdam has telegraphed that the Dutch Government has seized the wheat in all the warehouses. ...

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  23. PATRIOTIC FUND.

    At united patriotic services on Sunday, held in the public hall, in aid of the Lord Mayor's Fund, the Rev C. Robertson acted as chairman, and the ...

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  24. GERMAN STEAMER ZIETEN.

    The following cablegram has been received to-day by the Premier, Sir Alexander Peacock, from the Agent-General Mr M'Bride:—"Am advised ...

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  25. FIGHT ON BELGIAN FRONTIER.

    DEFINITE NEWS IMPOSSIBLE. The French War Office states that the new extent of front renders it impossible to follow the movements of each ...

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  26. BRISBANE PUBLIC SERVANTS.

    At a meeting of public servants to-day a resolution was adopted recommending a minimum voluntary contribution of 1 per cent. of the year's salary of a fund ...

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  27. A GERMAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

    Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, to United States, when interviewed, said that Germany was bound to win, because her cause was just. ...

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  28. OFFICIAL NEWS OF BATTLE ON RUSSIAN FRONTIER.

    The High Commissioner, Sir George Reid, cables officially that the Russian Commander-in-Chief confirms the news of the battle at Gumbennin. After two ...

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  29. GERMAN VESSEL IN SAMDA.

    Norddentscher Lloyd cargo steamer Elsass, which immediately prier to the outbreak of war between Britain and Germany made such a flurried ...

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  30. MOVEMENT AT GORDON.

    At a public meeting held in the Mechanics' Hall on Saturday night it was decided to hold a patriotic concert on September 16th. Collectors and an ...

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  31. AUSTRIAN DISASTER

    The Austrian official telegraph agency announces that the Austro-Hungarian army is required to resist Russia, and therefore it will abandon ...

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  32. WEST AUSTRALIA SUBSCRIBING.

    The patriotic fund now amounts to £4450. ...

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  33. SEA CHALLENGE AT NIGHT.

    "What is your name?" came the sudden wireless challenge through the night to a British merchant ship, which reached Fremantle this ...

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  34. BANDS FOR TROOPSHIPS.

    The Lord Mayor stated this afternoon that a movement had been instituted to raise about £500 with which to purchase band instruments for use ...

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  35. TALLANGATTA FUND FOUNDED.

    At a largely-attended public meeting, convened by the shire president, it was decided to establish a fund, to be called the Towong Shire Patriotic ...

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  36. THE LIEGE FORTS.

    The Liege forts are still holding out. The French have withdrawn from the passes in the vicinity, as the holding of them is considered to be no longer ...

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  37. BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.

    Forty food steamers are running between Denmark and England. Traffic has been resumed from Rotterdam and Amsterdam to England ...

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  38. BALLARAT MAYORS' PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 102 words
  39. SERBS CAPTURE TOWNS.

    A Servian force captured the Austrian towns of Losnitza and Lechnitza on Thursday. ...

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  40. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.

    Intelligence to hand states that the battle began in earnest on Sunday evening. on both banks of the River Sambre, from Maubeuge to Namur. ...

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  41. FOOD EXPORTS.

    The produce importers are rather anxious to know when the Commonwealth Government will assume control of the food exports. ...

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  42. AUSTRIAN CRUISER DISMANTLED.

    Washington announces that it is believed Austria has dismantled the cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth, now in far Eastern waters, with the object of ...

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  43. CASUALTIES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

    The Press Bureau states that the Earl of Leven and Melville, or the Scots Greys, was dangerously wounded. ...

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  44. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

    While the Lord Mayor was inspecting the Broadmeadows Camp this morning Lieut-Coloned M'Cay intimated that the troops would be pleased ...

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  45. MASTERY OF THE SEA.

    Among the passengers on the steamer Maloja to-day was Sir Josiah Symon, the eminent King's Counsel. When interviewed he said—"One ...

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  46. GOLD RECEIPTS.

    Since the last bank return the Bank of England has received over three and a half millions in gold. The "Evening News" states that ...

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  47. SERVIANS CAPTURE 4500 PRISONERS.

    The Servians captured 4500 prisoners, 53 guns 114 ammunition waggons and large quantities of stores and rifles in the fighting on the River Drina. ...

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  48. MAYORESS' FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  49. SCENE OF MANY BATTLES.

    Namur is strongly fortified, and it was expected from this fact, and its favorable situation at the junction of the Sambre and Meuse rivers, that it would ...

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  50. FURTHER GERMAN OCCUPATIONS.

    In addition to Luneville, the Germans have occupied Amanse and Deulcat, in the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. Apart from the changes necessitated by ...

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  51. LORD MAYOR'S FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 words
  52. THE RED CROSS FUND.

    Since the declaration of war, the British Red Cross Society has received £50,000, including £200 from Ex-Empress Eugenie ...

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  53. OTHER ACCOUNTS.

    Other accounts state that 20,000 Austrian wounded were conveyed to Seraivo, Azram, Budapest, and Vienna. ...

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  54. LONDON EXPORTERS.

    Produce importers are anxious to know when the Commonwealth Government is going to assume control of the food exports from Australia. ...

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  55. SHIPPING NEWS.

    The following shipping intelligence has been posted:—Arrival at Plymouth. Medina: departures for Sydney, Atua, Curtis, and Valetta. ...

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  56. SERVIANS' MAGNIFICENT PLUCK.

    The newspaper, "Novoe Vremya," states that the Austrians had railways to assist their concentration. The Servians had none but they responded ...

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  57. MEETING AT YENDON.

    A meeting was held in the Public Hall on Saturday evening for the purpose of raising funds to help the Red Cross Society and so enthusiastic was ...

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  58. GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.

    The "Evening Standard" states that refugees arriving from Germany state that there are persistent reports in circulation of the Crown Prince's ...

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  59. GERMAN VICTORY.

    War news from Berlin is being received, here through the high power wireless station, at Sayville. News of German victories now reaches ...

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  60. BRITAIN'S PREPAREDNESS.

    A significant fact, as showing that Great Britain was not taken unawares by the speedy development of events on the continent, which led up to the ...

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  61. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    The Australian branch of the Red Cross Society of which Lady Munro Ferguson is president, has sent £5000, to be handed to the British Red Cross ...

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  62. LINER IGNORANT OF THE WAR.

    The Federal liner Whirshire, which arrived at the Semaphore to-day from Liverpool, obtained the first reliable information regarding the European war ...

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  63. DEMONSTRATION AT COLISEUM.

    For the patriotic demonstration to be held at the Coliseum to-night, under the auspices of the two municipalities, with the object of establishing an ...

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  64. GERMAN TIME IN BRUSSELS.

    The Germans have established German time in Brussels, instead of Greenwich time. ...

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  65. ON THE SEA.

    The "yamato Shimbun." a Tokio newspaper, states that the Japanese fleet has commenced to bombard Kiao-Chan, the German port in China from ...

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  66. ATTACK ON MALINES.

    Thirty thousand Germans are attacking Malines. Skirmishing is general north-west of Flanders. ...

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  67. MORATORIUM BILL.

    The Premier (Mr J. Scaddan) states that it is not the intention of the Government to introduce a Moratorium Bill at the present. "Information other ...

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  68. THE LORRAINE RETREAT.

    Senator Gervais, writing to the newspaper "Le Martin," ascribes the French retreat in Lorraine to the fact that a division composed of Marseilles and ...

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  69. [?] BRITISH CHINA FLEET.

    Japan's declaration of war against Germany has set free the British China squadron, which now has the whole Pacific for its cruising ground, or may ...

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  70. THE FRENCH FRONT.

    It is officially stated that the Germans have occupied Luneville and Amduce otherwise the French front is unmodified. ...

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  71. AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.

    Sir Cecil Springrice, the British Ambassador, conferred with Mr J. W. Bryan, American Secretary for State, on the subject of America's neutrality. ...

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  72. GREAT BATTLE IN PROGRESS.

    It is officially announced that a great battle is in progress, extending from Mons to the frontier of Luxemburg. The French are everywhere ...

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  73. FIVE ZEPPELINS DESTROYED.

    Of the Zeppelin airships used by Germany, five have already been destroyed. ...

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