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  2. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    Mr. Walter Long, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has sent the following despatch to the Dominion Governments:— "His Majesty's Government does not ...

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  3. THE WEST FRONT.

    The correspondent of the "Journal" gives the first news of a British extension of front on the Somme. It was a busy Christmas for the ...

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  4. THE WAR.

    The Czar, in an Order of the Day, addressed to the Army and Navy, says:— It is upwards of two years since Germany, midst peace, and after long and ...

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  5. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY.

    Mr. R. H. Cambage, Acting Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a statement respecting the progress of the mineral industry during the year 1916. ...

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  6. ON THE EAST FRONT.

    The latest Russian communique states: —The German offensive in the Kovel region was bloodily repulsed. The Germans delivered attacks on ...

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  7. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

    The conference between the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Colliery Mechanics' Association, was commenced this afternoon at Messrs. Pitt, Son, and ...

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  8. GERMANY'S REAL INTENTIONS.

    The "New York Tribune" quotes a recent article by a writer in the "Berliner Lokal Anzelger" as follows:— "We began the war a year too soon. ...

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  9. ENEMY REPORT.

    A German communique states:—Breaking through several Russian positions on the eastern Danube, our army forced its way to the enemy front, and after bitter ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. THE SOCIALIST ANSWER.

    The Socialist Congress has passed a resolution declaring that Germany's Note does not constitute a genuine peace proposal. It does not contain the terms. ...

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  11. THE GERMANS DUPED.

    "Le Journal's" dramatic disclosure has caused a sensation in London. It explains the prolonged bombardment on the Ypres front, where General 'Sir ...

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  12. GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Parliamentary correspondent says that invitations for the Imperial Conference have been extended to Canada, Australia, New ...

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  13. THE DUTCH OPINION.

    Authoritative circles in Holland regard Germany's promptness in replying to President Wilson as an indication of the urgency of escaping the overwhelming ...

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  14. RUSSIA'S FUTURE.

    M. Pokrowski Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared that a close economic union of the Allies, after the war, would give freedom to Russian trade, which had been ...

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  15. GERMAN ANTICIPATION.

    The German agencies are discreetly inquiring into hotel accommodation for the peace delegates. ...

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  16. BELLBIRD MINERS.

    A specially convened meeting of the above was held at the Bellbird Hall yesterday afternoon to hear the order of the Court presided over by Mr. Justice ...

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  17. JAPAN'S LOYALTY.

    Japan notifies her entire adhesion to all the Allies' decisions regarding the German, American, and Swiss Peace Notes. ...

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  18. LLOYD-GEORGE'S ENERGY.

    The "Manchester Guardian" says:— "What impresses one most in the invitation to the Dominion Premiers is the energy and promptitude displayed. ...

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  19. FAMINE IN AUSTRIA.

    Letters found on prisoners indicate that the spirit of revolt is spreading in Austria, were famine torments the people. The soldiers are suffering acutely, hunger ...

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  20. BRITISH ATTACKS.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant, reports:—We searched and bombed a few hundred yards of trenches and dugouts north-eastward of Lens, ...

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  21. SPAIN AND ITS SHIPPING

    The Council of Ministers is discussing measures to prevent German submarining of Spanish ships. The shipowners are threatening to lay ...

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  22. CIVILISING THE DESERT.

    Mr. Massey, the war correspondent, describing the defence works of the Suez Canal, emphasises its permanency as well as the enormous magnitude of its ...

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  23. DRIVING BACK THE TURKS.

    A Russian communique states: The Turks have been driven back in the region of Lake Van. ...

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  24. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    There is great artillery activity on the whole Italian front. ...

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  25. FRENCH RAIDS.

    A French communique states:—There was marked artillery activity on the Somme and in sectors south of the Somme, where an enemy battery was blown up. ...

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  26. ENTHUSIASM IN CANADA.

    Enthusiastic approval is given to Mr. Lloyd George's proposal to hold an Imperial War Conference. The press halls Mr. Lloyd George as a ...

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  27. GREEK ATTITUDE.

    The Athens correspondent of the "Tribuna" says that Greek troops continue to pass towards Peloponnesus. The Government has consented to liberate the ...

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  28. THE ALLIES' REPLY.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" says:— "The reply to the German Note has been drawn up. It was originally drafted in Paris, and all the Allies approved of it. ...

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  29. GERMAN REPORT.

    A Berlin communique claims to have brought down nine aeroplanes on the Western theatre. ...

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  30. TRIBUTE TO INDIA.

    Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, considers that the magnificent loyalty of India and the splendid valour of her sons have given her a right to share ...

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  31. AUSTRALASIAN WOOL.

    The Army Council orders that no wool of the 1916-17 clip consigned to the United Kingdom from Australia, or New Zealand, on growers' account, may be sold, ...

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  32. SPECIAL WAR SERVICES.

    Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, has communicated by telegram with the heads of the churches in Australia, notifying them that Sunday, December 31st, has ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN BRAVERY.

    Mr. Cyril Brown, who is on the German front at Bapaume, in a despatch to the "New York Times," says:—"The Somme is now peaceful. The German ...

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  34. NEGOTIATIONS IN MELBOURNE.

    Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, had an interview to-day with Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, the Governor-General, relative, it is understood, to the invitation to ...

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  35. EFFECT OF LIQUOR CONTROL.

    The Liquor Control Board states that statistics show a remarkable decrease of drunkenness and suicides throughout the Kingdom. ...

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  36. NORWEGIAN SHIPS FOR AMERICA.

    The official denial of a report received at New York on the 7th ultimo, that Norway had passed a law which forbids the placing of contracts for new tonnage ...

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  37. STEAMER SUNK.

    The Norwegian steamer Sno, 1823 tons, has been sunk. ...

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  38. NO GERMAN PEACE.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" says:— "The Allies' reply to the German Note cannot surrender their potential victory. Peace will be a German peace unless ...

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  39. EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.

    The situation in the Sinai Peninsula is developing satisfactorily. The mounted troops are well beyond E1 'Arish. The southern portion of the peninsula ...

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  40. WALLSEND AND PLATTSBURG.

    The Wallsend Distress Relief Committee, which commenced operations in June last, having exhausted the funds at their disposal, have now ceased their ...

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  41. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE RAYSMITH.—Mr. T. H. Raysmith, of Newcastle, has received word that his son, Private Frank W. Raysmith, has been wounded for the second time ...

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  42. THE POSTAL SERVICE.

    Mr. William Webster, Postmaster-General, made the following statement to-day concerning the work of his department during the past twelve months. ...

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  43. SWEDEN AND AUSTRIA.

    The State Department announces that Sweden has forwarded to the belligerents a Peace Note resembling that issued by the Swiss Government. ...

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  44. MARSHAL JOFFRE.

    General Lyautey, the French Minister for War, in a letter to President Poincare, says:— "The dignity of Marshal of France ...

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  45. AMERICAN PRESS VIEWS.

    The "New York Times" says:—"Germany's reply is everywhere considered unsatisfactory. It has the appearance of insincerity. Diplomatic evasions and ...

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  46. GERMAN BARBARITY.

    The Germans have executed 12 Belgians on a charge of alleged espionage at Hasselt. The victims included one woman. Many others have been sentenced to ...

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  47. MISSING.

    SIGNALLER HOUSTON.—Mr. W. Houston, of Balmain, formerly a resident of Wallsend, has been informed that his son, Signaller Gordon Houston, has been ...

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  48. RECRUITING QUESTION.

    In a speech at Waverley, Captain Coates, organising secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, said that if the present campaign was to be a success the ...

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  49. PRAISE OF NEW ZEALANDERS.

    General Damade has sent the following message to Sir Joseph Ward, the New Zealand Minister for Finance:— "I wish to convey to your country my ...

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  50. CARRINGTON.

    The meeting of the Carrington Council called for lost night lapsed for want of a quorum. Alderman G. Wilson was the only member of the council who was in ...

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  51. BOOLAROO.

    The annual presentation of prizes to the Sunday school scholars of the Church of England took place recently. The Rev. C. Stretch presided, distributing the ...

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  52. GRETA.

    Mr. N. Palmer, of Tattersall's Hotel, who was taken to the Maitland Hospital last week suffering from an internal complaint, is slightly improving, and is now ...

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  53. CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION.

    Sir Robert Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada, in a letter to the unions, said conscription would prove the only effective method of preserving the existence of the ...

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  54. NEW YEAR HONOURS.

    The New Year honours are delayed and will be issued in the first fortnight in January. The Dead Sea is 1290 feet below sea ...

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  56. WICTORIAN STATE MINE.

    In a report by the Victorian Committee of Public Accounts on the financial position of the State coalmine, which was presented to the Lebislative Assembly, it ...

    Article : 304 words
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