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  2. AMERICA'S CALL TO ARMS

    Registration in connection with conscription is taking place throughout the country, and there is intense patriotism, evidencing that the conflict will be ...

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  3. THE PEACE CONFERENCE

    The international section of the German Minority Socialists refuse to attend the Stockholm conference. M. Mehring, the leader, explains to the Russians that he ...

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  4. LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    The Labour Conference was continued this evening. Mr. A. E. O'Brien (Professional Musicians) moved "That the secrecy of ballot ...

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  5. OUR SYDNEY LETTER.

    A cabled report yesterday was published alongside a local one. The "L.S.C.," otherwise Labour-Socialist Convention, carried a resolution that the war be ended ...

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  6. JAPAN'S WARNING.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" has learned that Japan has informed the Russian Government that if Russia withdraws from the war, Japan, ...

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  7. HAMILTON COUNCIL.

    The Hamilton Council met last night. There were present Alderman T. Torpey (the Mayor), and Aldermen Wilson, Boa, Arthur, Myers, Melville, Stuart, ...

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  8. NAVAL ATTACKS

    The Admiralty states:—The Vice-Admiral at Dover reports that early on Tuesday morning he heavily bombarded the naval base and workshops at Ostend. ...

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  9. AUSTRIAN VIEWS.

    Herr Wolf, a member of the German party in the Austrian Reicharath, states that while the Government has officially disavowed the statements of Austrian ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. ON THE WEST FRONT.

    The latest French communique states: —There have been intermittent artillery actions on the greater part of the front, especially lively in Belgium, the Hurtebise ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. RUSSIA'S LOAN FAILURE.

    Subscription to the Liberty loan total 1,000,000,000 roubles. The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" is of opinion that the ...

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  12. KAISER AND CHANCELLOR.

    The "Stantsburger Zeitung" says that the Kaiser sent a private letter to three of the chiefs of the Anti-Hollweg Coalition, forbidding the continuance of the ...

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  13. FIGHT FOR MANKIND.

    President Wilson, addressing the Confederate Veterans, said:—"This great nation was kept united to be the instrument in God's hand to secure liberty for ...

    Article : 85 words
  14. GERMANY AND BELGIUM.

    The German newspapers state that Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Chancellor, visited Brussels and discussed with General von Falkenhausen the question of an ...

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  15. THE BRITISH EXAMPLE.

    Mr. Henderson, the British delegate, attending a meeting of the Provisional Government, reported the effect of State intervention in British commerce and ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. GERMAN FALSEHOODS.

    Mr. Cyril Brown, the "New York World's" correspondent in Stockholm, states that the German press is endeavouring to fool the people with the belief ...

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  17. TERRIBLE GERMAN LOSSES.

    Two enemy divisions recently from Russia participated in the Froidmont fight on Monday. They attacked Elbowblebow, and ...

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  18. APRIL BOMBARDMENT.

    Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commons, that during the air raids on Zeebrugge in April many thousands of bombs ...

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  19. SINKING SWEDISH FISHING BOATS.

    German submarines are actively destroying Swedish fishing boats near Koster. ...

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  20. AN AMAZON REGIMENT.

    A woman named Britgmart, who entered the ranks as a man, has won St. George's Cross by raising a fighting regiment of women to proceed immediately to the ...

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  21. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE THOMPSON.—Mrs. M. Thompson, of Little Gipps-street, Carrington, has received word that her son, Private M. Thompson, was killed in action on 17th ...

    Article : 91 words
  22. GERMAN DESTROYERS.

    Commodore Tyrwhitt, commanding the Destroyer Flotilla, reports that early on Tuesday morning the light cruisers and destroyers under his command sighted six ...

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  23. REFLECTION ON DOMINIONS.

    The "New York American" says:— "With United States ordered to register for war, why should not Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the rest of the ...

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  24. BRITISH RAIDS.

    Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:— We drove off raiders south-eastward of ...

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  25. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

    A Russian official report states:—There is intense enemy artillery bombardment in the region of Krevo. The Kurds attempted to attack ...

    Article : 51 words
  26. MISSING.

    PRIVATE WALLER.—Mrs. J. Waller, of Holmesville, has been informed that her son, Private W. J. Waller, has been missing since April 11. Private Waller ...

    Article : 31 words
  27. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German official report states: There was an artillery battle at the Wytschaete salient and the neighbouring sectors of extreme violence. ...

    Article : 77 words
  28. DOMINIONS DEFENDED.

    The "New York Tribune" strongly condemns the "New York American's" reference to conscription for the colonies. It points out how splendidly they have ...

    Article : 57 words
  29. WOUNDED.

    PRIVATE MASSIE.—Mr. W. F. Massie, of Mitchell-street, Stockton, has received word that his son, Private Raymond Massic, has been wounded in France. ...

    Article : 214 words
  30. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German official report states: Nothing of importance developed on the East front, although fighting activity was revived at many points. ...

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  31. FRENCH ENGAGEMENTS.

    An official return for May shows that there were twelve engagements between French patrol boats and enemy submarines during that month, fourteen between ...

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  32. SEIZED ENEMY VESSELS.

    The Shipping Board has announced that over 100,000 tons of seized Austro-German ships have been repaired, and will be available at the end of July. ...

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  33. FAMINE IN POLAND.

    The whole of Russian Poland is gripped by famine, which is especially acute at Warsaw, Lodz, and other industrial centres. ...

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  34. AIMS OF FRANCE.

    An order of the day, as the outcome of the secret session of the Chamber of Deputies recently held, declares that France expects from the war the ...

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  35. ENEMY AEROPLANE RAID.

    An aeroplane raid took place over the Thames estuary yesterday. Bomos were dropped in Essex, Kent. The weather conditions favoured the ...

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  36. THE MONGOLIA'S FEAT.

    It is reported from London that it is believed that the armed American merchantman Mongolia, which arrived there yesterday, sank a submarine during her ...

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  37. 30TH BATTALION.

    A general meeting of the 30th Battalion Comforts Fund was held at the Kingstreet depot yesterday afternoon. Mrs. I. Winn presided. Mrs. Humble, the ...

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  38. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    An Italian official report states:—We repulsed renewed enemy attempts eastward of Gorizia and Vodice. The enemy, after several days of violent ...

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  39. RIOTS BY CONVICTS.

    At Joliet, in the State of Illinois, 800 convicts rioted. Three companies of militia were called out to quell the riot, and in the subsequent conflict a score of the ...

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  40. VICTORIA.

    A deputation waited on Sir John Forrest, the Federal Treasurer, to-day, and asked that there should be an increase in the amount of 8s granted by the ...

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  41. SHELL SHOCK.

    PRIVATE M'QUEEN.—Mr. and Mrs. M'Queen of Gipp-street, Carrington, have been informed that their son. Private J. M'Queen, is suffering from shell shock. ...

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  42. GERMAN COMMENT.

    The "Cologne Gazette," in a semi-official statement, says: "Those who thought peace zephyrs were blowing must change their minds after France's declaration ...

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  43. AUSTRIAN REPORT.

    An Austrian official message states:— The enemy eastward of Gorizia failed to recapture the trenches they had lost. Our prisoners totalled 600. ...

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  44. INJURED PAINTINGS.

    The cost of the Salvage of the paintings of old masters on the s.s. Mississippi amounted to £40,000. The underwriters settled the claim of ...

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  45. 36TH BATTALION.

    The committee of the above fund met at the depot yesterday afternoon, Mrs. M. J. Moroney, the Mayoress of Newcastle, presiding. Mrs. Clack, the secretary, ...

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  46. ANNEXED TERRITORY.

    Sir Joseph Ward, New Zealand's Finance Minister, in an interview, said it was a matter of the first importance that Samoa should remain British territory. ...

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  47. COMPOSITORS' REQUESTS.

    A deputation from the Typographical Society waited upon Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour and Industry, to-day, and placed before him certain complaints ...

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  48. POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE.

    A Presidential decree crcates a Polish army, recruited from the Poles serving in the French army. ...

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  49. THE MILITARY CROSS.

    The cable message published on Tuesday containing the names of Australians on whom military honours had been conferred included three Newcastle soldiers ...

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  50. QUEENSLAND.

    Several hundred electors attended the declaration of the Brisbane poll this afternoon. The proceedings were very lively, and both Mr. Finlayson and Mr. Plane ...

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  51. DENMARK'S HARDSHIPS.

    A commission of the most prominent representatives of Danish trade and industry is visiting foreign countries to negotiate with the belligerents on ...

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  52. AUSTRIAN TORPEDOER SUNK.

    An Austrian official message states:— On the night of the 3rd June an enemy submarine torpedoed and sank one of our torpedo boats in the northern Adriatic. ...

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  53. THE ARMY POST-OFFICE.

    It was stated in the House of Commons that the Army Post-office employs over 4000 men, despatching weekly 9000 bags of parcels, and 40,000 bags letters, ...

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  54. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    Nominations of candidates at the forthcoming municipal elections must be in the hands of the returning officers not later than 5 o'clock on the afternoon of ...

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  55. EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT.

    Mr. T. P. Webb, Victorian Commissioner for Taxes, at the Royal Colonial Institute, discussing the Dominion Commission's proposed Empire Development ...

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  56. IMPERIAL MINERAL RESOURCES

    The War Cabinet has appointed a committed to prepare a scheme for establishing an imperial Mineral Resources Bureau, in order to collect information ...

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  57. AUSTRIA'S FOOD SHORTAGE.

    The food question in Austria is becoming increasingly critical. All food parcels to Italian prisoners are systematically used to feed the starving population. ...

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  58. S.S. YARRA TORPEDOED.

    The Messageries steamer Yarra was torpedoed on the 29th May in the Eastern Mediterranean. There were 670 persons on board, and ...

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  59. SALES BY AUCTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 words
  60. DISCOVERY OF ARCTIC ISLANDS.

    A despatch from Mr. M'Millan, the leader of the Croker Land party, states that they are safe, and have discovered six new Arctic Islands. ...

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  61. NEWCASTLE RECRUITING.

    At the Newcastle recruiting depot yesterday five volunteers were accepted. Yesterday morning a draft of fourteen men left for Sydney in the charge of Lieutenant ...

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  62. THE MASSACRE OF JEWS.

    The Germanophile Press publishes an official Note inviting the Government of Spain to nominate a Commission to verify the incorrectness of the reports of Jews ...

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  63. THE IRISH CONVENTION.

    Mr. Bonar Law the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commons that the Government had completed its proposals with regard to the Irish ...

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  64. PRICE OF BUTTER.

    Mr. Russell, the Minister in charge of foodstuffs, to-day announced that the prices of batter from Monday next will be:—Wholesale, first grade 1s 5d per 1b, ...

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  65. AMERICAN ASSISTANCE.

    Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commens that America had advanced Britain £80,000,000. ...

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  66. Advertising

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