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  2. EMPIRE DAY.

    Empire Day is being celebrated today not only in Australia, but in England and France. Our war efforts will form the theme ...

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  3. LABOUR COUNCIL.

    Another wild scene occurred at last night's meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council. The meeting termineted abruptly. ...

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  4. FROM THE WAR.

    The arrangements of the Minister for Recruiting for the public reception of the invalid soldiers who arrived in Sydney yesterday morning were put out of Joint by the ...

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  5. LATE WAR NEWS.

    A French communique issued at midnight on Wednesday says: There has been reciprocal artillerying nt different points of the Somme and the Oise. ...

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  6. "CAN WIN THE WAR."

    Mr. Kellaway (Parliamentary Secretary to the Munitions Ministry), in a speech at Whitechapel said:—It is now clear that we have reached a material and personal superiority ...

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  7. HOSPITALS BOMBED.

    A French official message states: Enemy aeroplanes were reported to be approaching Paris last evening. We kept up a violent barrage, and our airmen went up. ...

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  8. WEST FRONT.

    Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at noon on Wednesday, stated: We carried out a number of successful raids on Tuesday night. We entered German trenches at ...

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  9. GERMAN OFFENSIVE.

    Mr. Cyril Brown, the "New York World's" correspondent at Amsterdam, says the "Lokal Anzeiger" publishes an interview with the German Emperor, who said: "We shall ...

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  10. BRAVE DEEDS.

    Seven brilliant deeds, for which Victoria Crosses have been awarded, are described in the "London Gazette." All the recipients are British, and mostly leaders of forlorn hopes ...

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  11. CANADIAN TITLES.

    Sir Robert Borden's motion providing for an Address to the Throne requesting the King to refrain from granting titles to residents in Canada, except upon the advice of the ...

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  12. HORSE RACING.

    The decision of the Federal Cabinet concerning the regulation of racing for the 191819 season was announced to-day as follows— (1) That in the government of racing ...

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  13. AIR FIGHTING.

    Sir Douglas Haig in his aviation report says: We dropped 1200 bombs on various targets, including aerodromes near, Ghent and Tournai, and billets in the neighbourhoods ...

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  14. WAR NOTES.

    The Admiralty's figures regarding tonnage losses during the month of April serve to remind us that the submarine menace is still an important factor in connection with the ...

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  15. AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS.

    The Paris newspapers warmly praise the Australians for their splendid work in capturing Ville-sous-Corble for Ville-sur-Ancre). The [?]Petit Parision" says the operation was ...

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  16. GREAT SOLDIERS.

    Sir Douglas Haig, reviewing one of the Australian divisions which was many days in the line along the Somme, the brigades of which fought several hard fights, said he was proud ...

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  17. THE AMERICANS.

    A wireless message issued by the United States Cousul in Melbourne states that General Pershing's communique Bays American patrols captured Germans in the Lorraine sector. ...

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  18. THE WILL TO WIN.

    Mr. Daniels (Secretary for the United States Navy), in the course of a speech in New York, said; Before another summer we shall have ships enough to carry millions of troops ...

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  19. "BLOOD AND IRON."

    At the Mansion House [?]uncheon, in celebration of Italy's entry into the war, Lord Robert Cecil (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said that a complete change had ...

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  20. HEAVY CARGO WASTAGE.

    One of the results of the submarine campaign, which is often overlooked by those studying the vorious periodical returns relating to sinkings, is the tremendous waste ...

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  21. ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian official message says: We captured an outpost north-east of Monte di val Bella, and advanced into the village of Stecoareddo, inflicting losses on the garrison. ...

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  22. HOW THE METROPOLIS IS AFFECTED.

    A comparison of the above racing dates with the fixtures for the year bearing its end [?]ows a reduction of 10 horse race meetings, in what is known as the metropolitan area, ...

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  23. RUSSIA.

    Lady Muriel Paget, in a speech in connection with the Red Cross, asserted that 60,000 Russian prisoners had been starved to death in Germany. If the Allies had cheered up ...

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  24. COLOGNE IMPRESSED.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Rotterdam states that since last Saturday's daylight raid on Cologne the city has been in a state of Intermittent panic. A baseless ...

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  25. AMERICA.

    The United States Government has made all railway presidents Federal officials. They will be fully responsible to the Government. It is believed the action is consequent on the ...

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  26. BRISBANE ALLOTMENTS.

    According to the coming season's allotments of racing dates, there is going to be considerably less racing in Brisbane In the coming season than in the one just closing. When ...

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  27. HELPLESS RUSSIA.

    A Russian wireless message complains that Germany is not only attacking Russian warships in the Black Sea, but German submarines are shelling Russian ships, even with ...

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  28. IRELAND.

    Furthor arrests in Ireland include P. F. Burke, a well-known Sinn Feiner, and Mistress Thomas Clarke, widow of Arbel, who was executed at Easter, 1916. ...

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  29. LONDON'S VICTIMS.

    The Press Bureau announces that the casualties during Sunday's air raid in all districts now total 44 killed and 179 injured. ...

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  30. AMEBICAN OFFICIAL NEWS.

    The United States Director of Railroads (Mr. M'Ado[?]) has decided to relieve all railroad presidents from active duty. The Government will fill the places with Federal ...

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  31. PACIFIC ISLANDS.

    Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) addressed the Edinburgh and Leith Chambers of Commerce and the Edinburgh Merchants' Company on the Pacific as ...

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  32. A GIANT GOTHA.

    A Paris message says:—The Germans are using a new giant bombing plane called the R[?]ise Gotha, and it is believed it was used in the recent raids on London and Paris, it ...

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  33. FAIR RENTS ACT.

    Mr Arthur Griffith writes:—Once again the real estate agents are having a tilt at the Fair Reats Act, and once again (probably quite innocently) its provisions-are being ...

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  34. MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS.

    The official message from Rome, giving further details of the raid on Pola on May 14, leaves little doubt that Commander Pellegrini carried out his successful attack on the ...

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  35. FEELING IN NEWCASTLE.

    It is now practically certain that a split will occur between the moderate and extreme sections of trades-unionism in Newcastle. The position is summed up by Mr. Calthorpe, ...

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  36. FRENCH AND AUSTRALIAN ESCAPEES.

    An Amsterdam message says that owing to fine weather, numerous escapes of prisoners have recently taken place, most of them being French, occasionally an Australian, as the ...

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  37. AWARDS AND HONOURS.

    A statement was issued by the Defence Department to-day showing the list of honours and awards granted to members of The A.I.F. up to April 30 last. ...

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  38. OVERSEA EDITORS.

    The Ministry of Information has invited a delegation of Australian and New Zealand editors to visit England and the West Front. Parties of Australian munition-makers ...

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  39. NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS.

    The difficulty still exists in regard to the control of the New Zealand Red Cross. Some time ago the executive of the New Zealand War Contingent Association appointed a ...

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  40. AUSTRALIA-JAVA LINE.

    Definite Information was received in Sydney yesterday, stating that the Royal Packet Steam Navigation Company will resume the Java-Australia service early next month. ...

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  41. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

    The "Daily Express" says: Despite the France-German agreement to exchange 350,000 prisoners, the British authorities doubt the advisability of exchanging men capable of ...

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  42. DUTCH VESSELS.

    It is reported from Washington that the United States Government is refusing Holland's request to release three requisitioned Dutch ships for carrying grain to Holland. ...

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  43. SALE OF AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    Negotiations are proceeding with a neutral country for the sale of about 20,000 tons of Australian wheat. Senator Russell states that until the matter had reached finality, he ...

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  44. PRICE OF BUTTER.

    The price of butter for export from Sydney to Western Australia has been fixed at the rate ot 159/4 per cwt., f.o.b., Sydney. A large (quantity of butter is stated to be going ...

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  45. CONSUMPTIVE SOLDIERS.

    It was stated at the inter-Allied conference on the after-care of disabled soldiers that 20,000 of those invalided out of the British army during the war are suffering from ...

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