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  2. HUN ATTEMPTS TO CRUSH ALLIED ARMIES AUSTRALIANS

    Mr. Perry Robinson, The Times" correspondent, telegraphs:—Farther details of the Bretonneux fighting show that the Australians" counters ...

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  3. FURIOUS HUN ATTACKS CAPTURE OF MONT KEMMEL

    Field-Marshal sir Douglas Haig reports:—There was great reciprocal artillerying during the night on the whole of the ...

    Article : 292 words
  4. PROBLEMS OF THE WAR BRITISH TRADE REPORT

    The final report of the committee on commercial and industrial policy after the war says that in new of the shortage of world tonnage any policy ...

    Article : 603 words
  5. THE FIGHTING NAVY ZEEBRUCGE CANAL CLOSED

    The British Admiralty reports:—Two of our destroyers on April 22 encountered and engaged five Austrian destroyers in the Adriatic Sea. The enemy ...

    Article : 100 words
  6. AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS

    It is announced that the whole of the Australian navy in British waters volunteered to take part in the Zeebrugge raid. All who were accepted were ...

    Article : 158 words
  7. THE ATTACK ON BRETQONNEAUX

    On April 24 the Australians were involved only, on the flank of the heavy attack by which the Germans took Villers Breronneux. To-day before dawn a ...

    Article : 599 words
  8. BRUNT OF FRIDAY'S FIGHTING

    Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters telegraphed on Friday evening: —The French bore the brunt of to-day's fighting. Their magnificent resistance to ...

    Article : 159 words
  9. BOMBS DROPPED ON DURAZZO.

    The British Admiralty reports:—Our air forces on April 23 dropped a ton of bombs with good results on the seaplan base at Durazzo. All of our ...

    Article : 42 words
  10. COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN PETROGRAD

    A telegram received from Copenhagen states that it is reported that a counterrevolution has broken out in Petrograd[?] The "Aftonbladet" states that it is ...

    Article : 63 words
  11. COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ZEEBRUGGE CANAL.

    It is authoritatively stated that though the shifting of the wind and the smoke clouds interfered with the Osteud operation the conditions left there may be ...

    Article : 71 words
  12. WOUNDED ASK, "HAVE WE WON?"

    Captain Alfred F. B. Carpenter who commanded the obsolete cruiser Vindictive, the hero of the raid, says:— "The cheer from my men when the Germans ...

    Article : 77 words
  13. DEPORTATION OF SINN FEINER.

    Sir. B. Lynch, who, it was recently announced, had been appointed by the Sinn Feiners as Food Director, was deported from Ireland yesterday, America ...

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  14. ALLIED NAVAL COMMITTEE MEETS.

    Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that the Inter-Allied Naval Committee met this morning, the French Minister of Marine, presiding. Trance. Britain, ...

    Article : 41 words
  15. COMMENDATION OF ADMIRALTY.

    The Admiralty has issued the following order to the fleet—"Their Lordships express to all concerned in the gallant and successful enterprise on the Belgian ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. CRIMINAL WASTE OF LIFE

    Speaking in the Reichstag General Schultze stated that hitherto 2,750,000 wounded had been a[?] to return to the front, while 6,029,00 had been ...

    Article : 74 words
  17. TWO GREAT THRUSTS

    Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters telegraphed to-day:—Yesterday's fighting was the heaviest which has ever occurred in Flanders since the ...

    Article : 274 words
  18. FIGHT IN OTRANTO STRAITS.

    Austrian official:—On the night of April 22 our dertroyers advanced in the Ottranto Straits and seriously damaged an enemy destroyer in an engagement ...

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  19. THE GERMAN GAINS ADMITTED.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The enemy has captured Dranoutre, Kemmel Hill, and the village. ...

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  20. A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

    Further details of the heroic naval blow at Ostend and Zeebrugge are supplied by the British Admiralty as follows:—As the Vindictive lay alongside ...

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  21. CAUSES DEEP IMPRESSION IN HUN-LAND.

    The German papers reflect the deep unpression made in Germany by the Zee[?]gge raid The "Hamburg Nachrichten "Tagliche Rundschau," and ...

    Article : 74 words
  22. CRITICISM OF MILITARISTS

    According to the "Vorwaerts," the Socialist organ, the military have been severely criticised in the Reichstag with regard to their policy in the east and ...

    Article : 195 words
  23. NO INFANTRY ACTION TO-DAY.

    The latest Paris communique says:—There was no infantry action to-day, but the artillerying contnued to be lively on the south of the Somme, and ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. RELATIONS WITH HOLLAND

    Messages from The Hague indicate that the situation between Holland and Germany had slightly improved on Saturday, though the latter apparently adheres to ...

    Article : 160 words
  25. ADMIRATION OF ALLIES.

    The Inter-Allied Naval Council terminates its meeting by votiing an address of admiration to the British Navy for the magnificent coolness and courage ...

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  26. FRENCH REGAIN SOME LOST GROUND

    French communique:—We co[?] talked the Germans at Villers Bretonneux to the south of Luce this morning. We recaptured much of the group [?] lost ...

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  27. THE BRITISH LOSSES

    The British Admiralty announces that the casualties in the Belgian coast operations were:—Officers, 16 killed. Three died of wounds, two are g, ...

    Article : 55 words
  28. BATTLE BEFORE STRAZEELE

    Accumulating evidence shows that in the battle before Strazeele on April 14 there was a strong German effort for the railway centres of Hazebrouck and ...

    Article : 459 words
  29. "THERE IS NO WAY OUT"

    Amsterdam advices state that Captam von Salzmamn, writing in-the "Vossische Zeitung" (Berlin) regarding the attack. on Zedbrugge, describes it as "damned ...

    Article : 128 words
  30. IMPORTANT TACTICAL FEATURE

    Reviewing the enemy offensive since April 24 a high British military authority says that the enemy has considerably progressed on the Kemmel front. ...

    Article : 319 words
  31. REACTION AGAINST MILITARISM

    Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphs:—The Prussian Upper House has sanctioned a proposal that the first district court at Berlin shall prosecute ...

    Article : 180 words
  32. BRITISH CAPITAL

    Important movements art imminent regarding the establishment of new industries in Australia. Arrangements in connection with certain textiles are ...

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  33. FRENCH RECAPTURE LOCRE.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: —The French have recaptured Locre village. ...

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  34. ROAD STREWN WITH DEAD

    Mr. Percival Phillips, correspondent of the "Daily Express on the West front, telegrams:—"Bretonneux is a battlefield, and the ...

    Article : 257 words
  35. HUNS SAY ALLIED COUNTERS FAIL.

    German official:—We have reached the southern border of Voormezecle. Anglo-French attempts to recapture Mont Kemmel broke down heavily. ...

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  36. STROMBOLI ABLAZE

    The correspondent of Reuter's Agency in Boise has cabled news of an eruption of the volcanic island of Stromboli The eruption is violent, and has set fire ...

    Article : 47 words
  37. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF TRADE.

    It was announced to-day that the following had been appointed a Commonwealth Board of Trade:—Mr. J. A. JENSEN, Minister of Customs ...

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  38. A VALUABLE OBSERVATION POST.

    In a leading article "The Times" says:—"The loss of Kemmel. the best observa tion post on the British front, gravely affects the contracted [?]pres salient. ever ...

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  39. MISCELLANEOUS CABLES THE WILLIS JUDGMENT

    A conclusion was reached in the King's Bench Division in the action raised by Mr. W. N. Willis, a former New South Wales legislator, against. Meess. Stanley ...

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  40. FRENCH MAKE SOME RAIDS.

    A French communique says:—"A violent artille" struggle is taking place south of the "In the night time we carried out ...

    Article : 60 words
  41. DUTCH MINISTER RETURNS.

    The Dutch Minister has arrived from Berlin. ...

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  42. VALUABLE "JUMPING OFF" GROUND

    With regard to the battle it is admitted that the situation in the north has been made-seriously worse as the result of the past two days' fighting, as the enemy not ...

    Article : 377 words
  43. HUN SUPERIORITY OF NUMBERS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in an official report, says:—"After severe fighting all day long on the Baillieu-Hollebeke. front against a ...

    Article : 133 words
  44. FEARFUL HUN WASTAGE

    Reuter's correspondent at headquarters telegraphed on Saturday evening:—It is useless to attempt lo minimise the tactical importance of the German ...

    Article : 227 words
  45. PROGRESS IN NEAR EAST.

    Palestine official:—The troops of King Hedjaz during the week ending April 24 occupied 53 miles of Hedjaz railway line southward of Mann. ...

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  46. TOLL FOR THE BRAVE

    "Death in the cause of righteousness earns life everlasting." This was the burden of an eloquent address delivered by Chaplain Miles at the memorial service ...

    Article : 139 words
  47. COMMENDED BY COMMANDER.

    The Press Bureau states that Marshal Haig has congratulated the Hard Corps' commander and his troops on succesful and important operations at ...

    Article : 36 words
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  49. "GARBLED" WHEAT SCHEME REPORTS.

    Telegraphing to the Premier (Hon. A. H. Peake) on Saturday, the Treasurer (Sir Richard Butler), who is attending the meeting of the Australian Wheat ...

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  51. GERMANS OCCUPY THE HILL.

    A cablegram from London announces that the Germans now occupy Kemmel[?]ill. ...

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  53. THOUSANDS OF AERIAL BOMBS.

    The Official Press Bureau states:—British aircraft in March dropped 23.099 [?]ombs in the daytime and 13.680 at night[?] ime on the enemy's lines opposite our ...

    Article : 62 words
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