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  2. THE WAR.

    The latest French communique states.— There have been severe artillery duels in the Champagne, but no infantry action. ...

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  3. AMERICA ARMING.

    President Wilson has called an extra session of Congress for April 6th. Meanwhile he will arm American merchantmen without waiting for power from ...

    Article : 209 words
  4. IRISH HOME RULE.

    "The Nation" says that Mr. Bonar Law might have delivered nine-tenths of Mr. Lloyd George's so-called Home Rule speech, which was really an affirmation ...

    Article : 361 words
  5. RUSSIA'S BATTLES.

    The latest Russian official message states :—North-westward of Okna our troops are counter attacking to regain the lost heights. ...

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  6. VICTORIA CROSS.

    The Victoria Cross has been awarded to the following:— Captain Henry William Murray, Australian Infantry: For most conspicuous ...

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  7. PEOPLE OF BRITAIN.

    It was after seven weeks of very heavy dghting. Even those whose duty took them rarely up amongst the shells were almost worn out with the prolonged ...

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  8. STATE ELECTIONS.

    Mr. W. C. Grahame, the Nationalist candidate for Wichkham, addressed a meeting from the balcony of Sussman's Hotel, Mayfield, on Saturday evening. Mr. ...

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  9. WHOLESALE PRICES.

    The Produce Exchange has fixed the following maximum wholesale prices for the ensuing fortnight :— Butter.—New Zealand and Danish, 224s a ...

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  10. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German offcial message states: —Between the Trotus and the Uz Valleys we stormed a high ridge at Magyaros, adjacent to the Russian positions and took 604 ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. LIEUTENANT CALLENDER KILLED.

    Lieutenant G.W. Callender, of the Worcesters, sen of the general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, has been killed. ...

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  12. THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS.

    The Lord Chamberlain has arranged that the High Commissioners for the Dominions may have the use of the diplomatic galleries during the sittings of the House of ...

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  13. ITALY'S CAMPAIGN.

    An official Italian message states :—The enemy penetrated our lines westward of Costagna Vezza, but were thrown out. De Felice, a Socialist Deputy, asserted ...

    Article : 95 words
  14. HOLLAND AND GERMANY.

    When the British armed merchantman Princess Melta reached the Hook of Holland, going towards Rotterdam, she was ordered to move out of Dutch waters, or ...

    Article : 170 words
  15. CLOSING PUBLICHOUSES.

    Several large brewing companies in Monmouthshire, acting on the suggestion of the Licensing Bench, have decided to close all publichouses in the county. ...

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  16. GREAT TURKISH LOSSES.

    The "Daily Chronicle" states: It is evident that the Turks in Mesopotamia are not in a condition to fight, and have probably lost at least two divisions, and ...

    Article : 216 words
  17. APPROVAL OF THE PRESS.

    The press of the nation expresses the warnest approval of the President's decision. The "New York Tribune" says: "No ...

    Article : 158 words
  18. LIEUT. COLONEL O'LOUGHLIN.

    Dealing with the military situation on his return to Adelaide on Saturday, Lieutenant-Colonel J. V. O'Loughlin, remarked there were two Zeppelin raids whilst he ...

    Article : 164 words
  19. CHINA JOINS THE ENTENTE.

    The political crisis has ended, implying that the Chinese will eventually join the Entente. The necessary mandate is expected shortly. ...

    Article : 111 words
  20. MR. C. PATTINSON.

    Mr. C. Pattinson, the selected Labour candidate for Wickham, addressed a meeting at Broadmeadow on Saturday night. Mr. A. L. Marshall presiding. ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. MR. LLOYD-GEORGE.

    The London correspondent of the "New York Tribune" believes that Mr. Lloyd George will have to face strong opposition next week. It will probably be the most ...

    Article : 41 words
  22. AUSTRALIANS ENTERTAINED.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 104 words
  23. THE INDIAN LOAN.

    Supported by the press throughout India, all the Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, and bends of provinces have held meetings with the object of ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Mr. R. B. Rees, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, called a meeting of Australians in London, at which Sir John Taverner presided, and a ...

    Article : 90 words
  25. AUSTRIA AND ALBANIA.

    The "Sunday Times" states that with a view to seeking a pretext to enrol Albanians, the Austro-Hangarian Government has proclaimed the autonomy of ...

    Article : 71 words
  26. GERMANY'S CONDITION.

    General K[?]hn president of the War` College, who was recently American military attache at Berlin, in a speech said: "The German people are on the verge of ...

    Article : 66 words
  27. RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

    A Russian official message states:— "We destroyed fortifications at Mirzonilkeine, northwest of Erzingan, in Armenia. Our scouts advanced 16½ miles ...

    Article : 188 words
  28. KAHIBAH ELECTORATE.

    Mr. Ellis, Independent candidate for Khibah addressed a meeting at Toronto on Saturday night, in the schools of arts, Mr. Ellis dwelt principally with the cost of ...

    Article : 150 words
  29. GERMANY'S FOOD PLIGHT.

    A speech by a Socialist named Kofers, published in the "Vorwaerts" has created a sensation. Kofers asserted that suicides in ...

    Article : 138 words
  30. THE FRENCH SUCCESS.

    Accounts of the French success in the Champagne show that the French equanimity over the German capture in the middle of February was fully justified. ...

    Article : 115 words
  31. GERMANY WANTS JAPAN.

    Advices from Berlin state that Herr Hecksler, a member of the Reichstag Foreign Relations Committee, predicts that if the Unite States enters the war it will ...

    Article : 42 words
  32. GREEK DUPLICITY.

    Mr. Lloyd George the Prime Minister of Great Britain, replying to the President of the Athenian Bar, telegraphed that secret mine-laying in the Corinth Canal ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.

    It is officially announced that the Duchess of Connaught was seized with influenza and bronchitis on the 13th February. ...

    Article : 61 words
  34. IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. C. Vaughan, the Premier, on Saturday received a telegram from Narrocoorte stating that the branch of the Labour party there had decided to withdraw ...

    Article : 50 words
  35. INTERNED VESSELS.

    The "New York Times" says the interned vessels the Kromprinz Wilhelm and the Eitel Friedrich at Philadelphia constitute a grave danger. ...

    Article : 65 words
  36. DEATH OF MRS. HARLEY.

    Mrs. Harley, the sister of Lord French, has been killed by a shall at Monastir. She was in charge of a Servian motor ambulance. ...

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  37. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Launch Dunskey is a total wreck at Wilson's Inlet. All hands have been saved. It is surmised that the craft met bad weather after leaving Albany. ...

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  38. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

    Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, speaking in Liverpool, said that many people were suspicious o Imperial preference, but there was hope for the ...

    Article : 107 words
  39. BRITISH OPERATIONS.

    Field-marshal Sir Doughlas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front reports:— We attacked and captured the village of ...

    Article : 140 words
  40. THE DARDANELLES.

    Sir George Reid, M.P., commenting on the Dardanelles report, says:—"Australia was most closely involved in the campaign, but not an Australian voice has asked for ...

    Article : 446 words
  41. CAPTAIN CONNELL.

    Mr. Hartley, M.P. of Queensland, addressed a meeting of electors from the balcony of Woods' Hotel, Adamstown on Saturday evening, in support of Captain H. J. ...

    Article : 275 words
  42. BULGARIA STOPS EXPORTS

    Bulgaria has forbidden the export of green vegetable and potatoes to Austria and Germany. ...

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  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    George Ribbeck, a lumper, of Rosewater, while helping to discharge coal from the steamer Century, fell 12 feet under the wharf. He died in Adelaide Hospital ...

    Article : 93 words
  44. THE GERMAN PLOTS.

    The "New York World's" Washington correspondent says that the State Department intends to publish documentary evidence of Germany anti-American ...

    Article : 111 words
  45. TURKISH ADMISSION.

    The Turks admit the evacuation of Hamadan for strategical considerations. ...

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  46. AN INDIAN GIFT.

    The Press Bureau states that the Government has accepted the Nizam of Haidarabad's gift of £100,000 towards the anti-submarine campaign. ...

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  47. THE CONSPIRACY.

    The trial of Alice Wheeldon, her daughter Harriet (Hetty) Wheeldon and Winifred Mason, and her son in law, Alfred Mason, charged with conspiring to murder ...

    Article : 366 words
  48. SCARCITY OF POTATOES.

    The shortage of potatoes has caused remarkable scencs in the poorer London districts. There were large queues at green ...

    Article : 95 words
  49. RUSSIAN POLITICS.

    The Council of the Empire has quashed the judicial proceedings instituted by Baron Sturmer, the President, against, M. Millukoff, the democratic leader. ...

    Article : 26 words
  50. FEDERAL WAR LOAN.

    Sir Robert Best, M.H.R., responding to a request for his opinion of the war loan, said that it linked patriotism with profit to the advantage of all. ...

    Article : 465 words
  51. GERMAN REPORT.

    The latest German official report states: —We repulsed French attacks near Launcourt, southward of Crapeau and Mesnil. The Russians, led by French officers, ...

    Article : 148 words
  52. CARRANZA'S LIFE THREATENED

    The New York "Tribune's" correspondent at El Pasco says that General Ceranza life is threatened because the Germans declare that he informed ...

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  53. ARREST OF AN OFFICER.

    Captain Alfred Fritzen, a German officer has been arrested. It is alleged he was connected with plots to blow up the Welland Canal in Canada. ...

    Article : 86 words
  54. COUNT VON BERNSTORFF.

    Count von Bernstorff, accompanied by 200 Germans has arrived here. There were some Russian among the Passengers, but there was no discord. ...

    Article : 113 words
  55. COUNT ZEPPELIN'S DEATH.

    Countess Anna Dagenfeld, a niece of Count Zeppelin, has expressed the opinion that the inventor's death was due indireclty to the failure of his airships to ...

    Article : 75 words
  56. SINKING OF THE LIEBENFELS.

    Eight-under officers have been sentenced to a year's Imprisonment and fined 500 dollars for sicking the steamer Liebentels in Charleston when relations were broken off. ...

    Article : 32 words
  57. MR. A. EDDEN.

    Mr. W. C. Grahame will speak from the balcony of the Prince of Wales' Hotel. Merewether, to-night, in support of Mr. Edden Nationalist candidate for Kahibah: ...

    Article : 47 words
  58. CONTROL OF PETROL.

    The Press Bureau states that, with a view to saving import tonnage, and owing to the considerable increase in the consumption of petrol substitues, ...

    Article : 58 words
  59. MYSTERIOUS RAIDER.

    The captain of a New York cargo steamer which has arrived from Havre, states that while off the Azores, on February 20, a mysterious craft, of the cargo ...

    Article : 73 words
  60. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    For the last five days the position in frent of Bapaume and a along the line on both flanks of it remained quite unchanged. On Monday, March 2, a German commander ...

    Article : 454 words
  61. AMERICANS RELEASED.

    The Copenhagen correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that the American prisoners from the Yarrowdale have been released, and have gone to ...

    Article : 29 words
  62. NEWCASTLE ELECTORATE.

    Mr. A. R. Gardiner will speak at North Stockton to-night and Carrington tomorrow night. Meetings of Mr. Gardiner's committee ...

    Article : 36 words
  63. LAMBTON.

    A dance in aid of the Lambton Citizens' Roll of Honour Fund was held in the Coronation Hall on Friday evening. The music was supplied by Messrs. Wheeler ...

    Article : 212 words
  64. FRANCE'S WHEAT SHORTAGE.

    A debate has taken place in the Chamber of Deputies on the Government's economic policy. Agricultural statistics revealed that the ...

    Article : 164 words
  65. MR. GERARD.

    Mr. Gerard, the late American Ambassador in Germany, is expected to arrive here to-day. ...

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  66. MR. F. M'CORMACK.

    A meeting of the supporters of Mr. M'Cormack selected Labour candidate for Newcastle, was held in the Trades Hall on Saturday night. Mr. O'Connor, the ...

    Article : 159 words
  67. COLLISION AT SEA.

    The War office announces that the transport Mendi, with the final batch of South African native labourers, collided with another vessel in thick fog off ...

    Article : 55 words
  68. PLOTTING IN MEXICO.

    The "New York Times" says there is evidence that 6000 Germans are plotting in Mexico. It is estimated that 2000 left New York ...

    Article : 124 words
  69. UNION COMPANY'S STOCK.

    A feature of the Stock Exchange business yesterday was the rise of 2s 6d in the shares of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, due to revived rumours of ...

    Article : 48 words
  70. FATS AND OILS.

    The Press Bureau states that the Minister for Munitions is assuming control of all facts, oils, oil seeds, and their products, including oil cake, soap, margarine, but ...

    Article : 41 words
  71. APPEAL TO FARMERS.

    Mr. Lloyd-George, the Prime Minister, in a letter to farmers, urges them to utilise the next few weeks to the utmost, because they will be decisive regarding ...

    Article : 48 words
  72. FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND.

    In the football match between Australian Headquarters and Wanderers, the Austalians won by 44 to 3. Hannan scored four tries, Lieutenant Weatherstane ...

    Article : 43 words
  73. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 26 words
  74. BRITISH WHEAT PURCHASE.

    The British Government is negotiating for the purchase of Canada entrie 1917 crop of wheat above Canada requirement ...

    Article : 26 words
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