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  2. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S CONFERENCE

    The conference which was convened by his Excellency the Governor-General to consider the appeal made by the Imperial Government for additional mon, and thereafter to ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The British have retired from the outskirts of Neuve Eglise (to the north-west of Ploegsteert). ...

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  4. EVACUATION OF ARMENTIERES.

    The dotted lines represents the front prior to the recent German offensive, and the heavy black line shows the approximate position of the front as indicated by recent cabled messages. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. MAN-POWER BILL.

    The discussion on the Man-Power Bill was resumed in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. John Dillon (leader of the Nationalist party) protested against the Government's ...

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  6. ARMENTIERES

    The enemy has developed his initial success on both sides of Armentieres, and compelled the British to evacuate that ruined town, which is reported to be full of gas. ...

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  7. ALSACE AND LORRAINE.

    A Paris official message says:—The Emperor Carl's letter, communicated by Prince Sixte of Bourbon, tbe Emperor's brotherin-law, to M. Poincare on March 31, 1917, ...

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  8. HINDENBURG WOUNDED.

    The Genev[?] correspondent of the "Daily Express" telegraphs that a telegram from Strasburg states that Hindenburg is in the hospital there suffering from a slight wound, ...

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  9. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    Sir Douglas Haig in his noon report on Thursday stated: The buttle is being continued on the whole front from La Basse [?]anal to the Ypres-Comines Canal. Severe ...

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  10. CONSCRIPTION OF IRELAND.

    Lord Denman a former Governor-General of Australia, urges the Government to abandon the conscription of Ireland. It is pretty certain to cause rebellion, he Bays, and will ...

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  11. THE MYSTERY GUN.

    The long-range gun being used by the onemy against Paris yesterday killed four and wounded 21. A shell fell in the children's hospital. ...

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  12. WAR NOTES.

    The latest news regarding the enemy a new offensive in Flanders reveals a considerable extension of the initial successes gained below and above Armentieres during the ...

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  13. LOYAL LABOUR UNIONS.

    The Cape Province Federation of Labour Unions has unanimously passed a resolution whole-heartedly endorsing a vigorous recruiting ...

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  14. BOLO'S REVELATIONS.

    A Paris message states that the examination of Bolo Pasha continues. His revelations in the condemned cell yesterday occupied five hours. ...

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  15. ENEMY'S OBJECTIVE.

    It is difficult to say what the enemy's future intentions are on this front, now that be has gained his immediate objective at Armentieres. He will, no doubt, continue to ...

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  16. PROGRESS OF ENVELOPING MOVE.

    Along the front to the south-westward of the town we had seen that the enemy had developed a pronounced sailent, cutting across the communications loading up from this ...

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  17. FIGHT FOR RIDGE.

    Mr. Pereival Phillips telegraphed on Thursday: By holding the Messines Ridge we have been able for a year past to hound the enemy's traffic off the roads in daylight as far as ...

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  18. MESOPOTAMIA.

    A correspondent in Mesopotamia, describing the brilliant British success on the Euphratos on March 26, says:—The attack on the Turkish central positions began at 2.30 ...

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  19. STUBBORN BRITISH.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, telegraphing on Thursday, stated:—Yesterday afternoon and to-day the enemy exerted all his strength in men and guns between the Lys River and Wytschaete. ...

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  20. U.S. NAVAL BASE.

    The Allies consenting, the United States has established a naval base in the Azores (a group of nine islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal.) United States ...

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  21. PALESTINE.

    A British official message from Palestine states: Our troops west of the Tulkeram-Rameleh railway advanced our line on a five-mile front to a depth of u mile and ...

    Article : 351 words
  22. ALSACE AND LORRAINE.

    Reports have reached Zurich that the German Emperor's sudden summons to Count Hertllng is attributed to the disclosure of the Emperor Charles' Alsace-Lorraine letter. All ...

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  23. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    Mr. Justice Younger's committee, which is inquiring into the treatment of prisoners of war behind the lines by Germany, has issued a report which says:—The British and ...

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  24. GIVENCHY AND MESSINES.

    When the full facts of the recent fighting are made known it will probably be shown that the evacuation of Armentleres was mainly due to the success achieved by the enemy ...

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  25. "MERELY A DIVERSION."

    Mr. John Buchan (Director of Information) considers that the attack in Flanders is merely a diversion. Dense masses of Germans are concentrating against the British ...

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  26. "VICTORY POLICIES."

    Great interest is being manifested by the public, and especially by business mon, in the scheme for raising £20,000 to provide insurance policies for 1O00 soldiers with dependents. A ...

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  27. HIGHLAND SOCIETY'S SUPPORT.

    A special meeting of the council of the Highland Society of New South Wales was held last night to Consider the steps which should be adopted to give its immediate and ...

    Article : 206 words
  28. SITUATION IN FINLAND.

    A Petrograd message states that the Germans have landed at Lovisa, eastward of Helsingfers, which is cut off from Petrograd. The Germans are co-operating with the White ...

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  29. GERMANY'S LOST COLONIES.

    The "Weser Zeitung" (Bremen) says that many Germans have abandoned all hope of recovering the South Sea colonies, but their products are immensely, valuable, and the ...

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  30. HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING.

    An unofficial London message stutes: Fierce fighting continued throughout Wednesday night. The Germans penetrated La Creche, near Balllenel, also Nieppo, but were driven ...

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  31. STRUGGLE FOR HIGH GROUND.

    As a result of the merging of the sallents above and below Armentieres, the battle front has undergone a considerable change, and we now have one big salient of a rather ...

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  32. BESSARABIA AND ROUMANIA.

    Amsterdam advices from Bucharest state that the Bessarabian Landsrat practically unanimously agreed upon the union of Bessarabia and Roumania, which M. Marghiloman ...

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  33. TROUBLE AT THE METROPOLITAN MINE.

    Action has been taken by the management against several miners who have been in the habit of losing work on consecutive days. It is alleged that over 40 men have been ...

    Article : 88 words
  34. ENEMY WORLD-WIDE PLANS.

    Advices from Washington state that Professor Sperry, continuing his evidence before the sub-committee of the Senate, said the conquest of Canada by 550,000 German ...

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  35. SHIPPING ECONOMY.

    British officials in New York state that the utilisation of local resources in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Palestine will save the British Government 2,000,000 tons of shipping during ...

    Article : 45 words
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