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  3. GERMAN AFRICAN POSSESSION

    If is officially announced that British troops from the English Cold Coast possession have seized Lowe, also known as Bey Beach, a coastal village near the ...

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  4. PRESS RESTRICTIONS.

    No war correspondents are allowed in the army or with the headquarters' staff. The issue of special editions of the newspapers is forbidden by the Press Bureau ...

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  5. FIGHTING IN HOLLAND.

    Reports from Maestricht state that the sound of big guns has been heard distinctly. Smoke was seen from church steeples, and as though to confirm the indications of ...

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  6. THE WAR.

    The captain of the Lowestoft trawler, Loch Ness, reports that on Wednesday he saw two British cruisers chase a Getman destroyer in the North Sea. Shells ...

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  7. SPECIAL WAR ISSUES

    Special editions of "The Express" will be issued at 5 p.m., and 9 p.m. Should the progress of the war ...

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  8. A ROYAL PROCLAMATION.

    The Germans continue shoot Alsatians suspected of giving information to the French. King Albert's proclamation to the ...

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  9. THE VISE AFFAIR.

    An eye witness of the combat at Vise affirms that a squadron of Prussian cavalry moved towards the Vise bridge, in which, the Belgians had made a breach 60 ...

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  10. ENGAGEMENT IN THE NORTH SEA.

    The Press Association states that the Admiralty informed the Tyneside shipowners on Thursday night that they may send vessels anywhere in the North Sea in ...

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  11. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales has been given a commission in the Grenadiers. Rear-Admiral Frederick Tudor has been appointed Third Sea Lord. ...

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  12. APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

    Queen Alexandra has made an appeal for funds for the purpose of assisting the families of soldiers and sailors who might he killed in the war. ...

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  13. THE BELGIAN DEFENCE.

    Liege overlooks Brussels Plain. On the other side are hills and narrow valleys, resembling De[?]byshire. The fortifications of Namur and Antwerp are of a very ...

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  14. CABINET CHANGES.

    It is announced that Lord Lucas, who in 1911 was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, will succeed the Right Hon. Walter Runciman ...

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  15. NAVAL MOVEMENTS IN THE BALTIC.

    A German squadron of 19 vessels passed twice yesterday between Memel and Liba[?], in the Baltic, and disappeared northward. ...

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  16. THE LOSS OF THE AMPHION.

    The Hamburg-Amerika liner Koenigin Luise, which was sunk by the British cruiser Amphion, while laying mines at the mouth of the Thames, apparently laid ...

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  17. KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM.

    King Albert will have supreme command of the Franco-Belgian troops, and will be supported by the combined French and Belgian staffs. ...

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  18. PRIZES OF WAR.

    Unless the German steamers scheduled to come to Port Adelaide have received news by wireless of the outbreak of war, some are destined to be captured sooner ...

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  19. THE THEATRE OF WAR.

    An attack via the river Vesdre would be impracticable, as the winding route is ill suited to a large army and the tunnels and bridges are mined. The ...

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  20. CANADA'S WONDERFUL ENTHUSIASM.

    The Canadian Government have completed a scheme to provide pensions for all men injured while fighting in the nation's cause, and also to make ...

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  21. "AN ALIEN ENEMY."

    The Master in Equity gave a ruling to-day bringing to an unexpected conclusion the proceedings in a suit for restraint. F. Bayer & Co., a firm of German ...

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  22. GERMANS WORSTED IN BELGIUM.

    It is officially announced that the Germans have asked for a 21-hours' armistice. The enemy admit having suffered 25,000 casualties in the attack upon Belgium. ...

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  23. BOY SCOUTS ORGANISHING.

    Lieutenant-General Sir Robert BadenPowell, the head of the British Boy Scout movement, is quietly mobilising the boys. There are now 20,000 boy scouts available ...

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  24. THE PRICE OF FOOD.

    The Legislative Council last night passed the Control of Trade Bill, which the Assembly had put through all stages. There was no division, but some rather ...

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  25. GERMAN LINERS CAPTURED.

    It is announced that an English cruiser has captured the German liner Tubania, a vessel of 14,000 tons, which was taking from Plymouth many German reservists ...

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  26. A PRINCE ARRESTED.

    Prince Aage was arrested as a spy on the German frontier yesterday, but released on diplomatic representations in Berlin. ...

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  27. SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON'S OFFER.

    It appears that Sir Evnest Shackleton, the noted Antarctic explorer, who is also a member of the British Naval Reserve, offered the services of himself and party ...

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  28. GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.

    The "Standard's" correspondent learns from a reliable source, that a man of unknown nationality attacked and seriously mounded the Crown Prince yesterday. The ...

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  29. MR. ASQUITH ACKNOWLEDGES WAR VOTE.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), in the House of Commons, when acknowledging the war vote of a hundred millions sterling, said posterity would pay Sir ...

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  30. BELGIUM REFUSES THE REQUEST.

    It is reported that the Belgian Government refused, the German request for an armistice, whereupon the enemy's cavalry forded the River Mouse, north of Liege. ...

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  31. BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEAVES BERLIN.

    The high officials at the German Foreign Office bade farewell yesterday to Sir William Goschen, the British Ambassador. The Kaiser sent his aide-de-camp to Sir ...

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  32. THE GOVERNMENT AND WAR.

    In an address delivered at Wasleys on Friday evening the Premier (Hon. A. H. Peake), after a referenee to the war, said: —It is no use blinking facts. We are ...

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  33. VICTORIA.

    The Victorian millers disown all responsibility for the enormous increase in the price of flour. Enquiries in Melbourne to-day showed that practically a corner in ...

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  34. OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS.

    It is reported that the cruiser Glasgow has captured several German merchantmen outside Brazilian waters. From Buenos Ayres comes a report ...

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  35. ARMS FOR IRELAND.

    The proclamation prohibiting the importation of arms into Ireland has been revoked. The Cabinet Committee on food ...

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  36. SCHOOL HOLIDAYS CUT SHORT.

    The London County Council have decided to cut short the school holidays. All the schools mil reopen on Wednesday. It is believed that the step will be for the ...

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  37. AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE.

    Speaking yesterday in the House of Lord, Lord Denman said Rushall's Cadets had asked permission to join the British Territorials. He would suggest that if ...

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  38. BOMBARDMENT OF BELGRADE.

    It is reported that the Austrians resumed their fierce bombardment of Belgrade on Tuesday. In Belgrade itself there is reported to ...

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  39. ANOTHER MERCHANTMAN CAPTURED.

    The Austrian steamer Laconia was captured by destroyers off Deal last night. Two Shots were fired across her bows before the Laconic stopped. Twenty-fire German ...

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  40. DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.

    The German 10th Army Corps, reinforced by cavalry, attacked Liege on Wednesday night. As they crossed the mined zones the mines were exploded, and whole ...

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  41. JAPANESE ENTHUSIASM.

    The Japanese colony at Vladivostock yesterday demonstrated in honor of Russia, singing the Russian National Anthem. They also indulged in "Banzais" ...

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  42. WILL RACING STOP?

    It is hardly likely that the suggestion advanced by one or two members of the V.R.C. to suspend racing during the progress of the war will be carried out ...

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  43. GERMANS IN SWITZERLAND.

    A German patrol in the vicinity of this city has been [?]rsued by a superior force of Swiss troops. ...

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  44. GERMANY'S COMMERCIAL MARINE.

    The "Matin" estimates that 3,000 sailing vessels and 2,000 steamers, aggregating 2,800,000 tons, are on the high seas flying the German flag. None carry coal for ...

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  45. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    A number of German reservists who have reached Avonmouth from Montreal, Canada, have been detained. Eighty-five German reservists have been made ...

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  46. DISCREDITED RUMORS.

    The fact that the have reservists have been practising gunfire in the North Sea has given rise to highly colored rumors of sea battles. All are discredited. ...

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  47. TURKISH PRECAUTIONS.

    The Dardanelles and the Bosphorus have been closed to all vessels except merchantmen, thus preventing the employment by Russia of her Black Sea ...

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  48. IN THE COUNTRY.

    There were wild scenes in the street on Wednesday evening after the arrival of the motor oar from Kalangadoo, which conveys "The Advertiser" to Millicent. ...

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  49. THE FRENCH COMMANDERIN-CHIEF.

    As frequently happens in war time, the appointment to the supreme command of the French army is still a matter of doubt. General Galliegi, who gained considerable ...

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  50. WOMAN AND THE WAR.

    The British Medical Association has intimated to the Friendly Societies' Association that the demand for larger fees will be waived during the currency of the war. ...

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  51. ARTIST CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE.

    Max Bernstein Laurens, a musical artist, was charged with espionage to-day at the Bow-street Police Court. He was remanded. Laurens in a lengthy ...

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  52. RECKLESS WASTE OF HUMAN LIFE.

    The Germans at Liege on Thursday continued their reckless tactics, sacrificing hundreds of men in column frontal attacks. The survivors climbed a glacis and reached ...

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  53. THE GERMAN VERSION.

    Herr Daniel von Hainhausen, head of the Germany Embassy at Washington during Count Bernstoff's absence, asserts that Sir Edward Grey tried to impose upon ...

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  54. BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY. FORCE.

    The "Daily News" states that the Government have decided to send an expeditionary force to the Continent, and that preparations to that end are in an ...

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  55. AUSTRIA AND BRITAIN.

    Sir Edward Grey's speech has been received with genuine relief, because it contained no indication of a breach in the relations of Austria and Great Britain. ...

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  56. AN AERIAL DUEL.

    It is stated that during the operations against Liege a German aviator daringly flew over the city. A Belgian aviator, who was also in the air, threw himself ...

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