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  2. WAR LOAN.

    When war broke out Mr. Andrew Fisher, then Labour Prime Minister of Australia, pledged the Commonwealth to the last man and the last shilling. ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Sir Douglas Haig, In his midnight report of Thursday, says:—About 8 o'clock this morning, after an intense bombardment with gas shells and high explosives ...

    Article : 195 words
  4. AIR REPRISALS.

    News from Basic received in Paris states that Monday's British air raid on Mannheim did enormous damage, Many houses in several parts of the town were ignited. ...

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  5. DUTCH CRISIS.

    It is not clear whether the Dutch Parliament's acceptance of the Anglo-American ultlmatum merely referred to the approval of the Foreign Minister's ...

    Article : 391 words
  6. NAVAL SUCCESS.

    German destroyers which were bombarding Dunkirk at dawn to-day were intercepted by five Anglo-French destroyers and compelled to fight. ...

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  7. GREAT ATTACK

    Mr. Bonar Law in the House of Commons stated: "A German infantry attack was launched on Thursday morning from the Scarpe to the Oise, over 50 miles. ...

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  8. DUTCH SHIPPING.

    Sir Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons to-day, said that owing to tho non-ratification of the Dutch agreement the Entente had no ...

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  9. GENERAL CABLES.

    Major Flood, one of those who were on the steamer Matunga when she was captured, lectured on the Wolf's voyage in Norfolk House. Sir Charles Wade, Agent-General for New ...

    Article : 188 words
  10. WAR NOTES.

    We have not always been able to accept as logical Mr. Arthur Henderson's views regarding the war situation, but he has recently shown that he entertains no delusions ...

    Article : 341 words
  11. FRENCH FRONT.

    A French communique issued [?] noon on Thursday stated: Artillery activity prevails between Miette and the Aisne; also in the Champagne. Artillery activity is ...

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  12. BACK IN SYDNEY.

    Yesterday more than 600 wearers of khaki who went from New South Wales to fight for the Empire were enthusiastically welcomed back to Sydney. Special trains were ...

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  13. ATTACK SLACKENS.

    A message sent, from London at 1.55 p.m. on Fridays, says:- The enemy is held. He suffered [?]mmense losses through his massed ...

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  14. RUINED RUSSIA.

    A message from Petrograd says that, despite the so-called peace, the Germans are steadily advancing in South Russia. They occupied Nikolaieff without resistance. ...

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  15. AVIATION REPORT.

    Sir Douglas Haig, in his aviation report of Thursday evening says:—The weather yesterday hindered flying. Our nightflyers dropped 300 bombs on aerodromes ...

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  16. FRENCH FRONTS.

    A French communique issued at midnight on Thursday says:—During the day theye was reciprocal artillery activity, which was very violent between Miette ...

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  17. HOSPITAL CARNIVAL.

    Thirty thousand persons flocked to the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday to witness the monster carnival in aid of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown. ...

    Article : 411 words
  18. PRESIDENT WILSON'S STATEMENT.

    The United States Consul-General, Mr. Magelssen, has received through the American Wireless Station at Honolulu a message giving a report of the statement issued by ...

    Article : 273 words
  19. WEAKEST HALF OF BRITISH FRONT.

    If we are unable to Judge the possible results of the latest enemy move, we have at least been given a fairly clear indication of the section of front on which he has ...

    Article : 476 words
  20. BELGIAN FRONT.

    A Belgian communique issued at midnight on Thursday says:—There was lively artillery activity yesterday. During the naval engagement last night off Dunkirk enemy vessels ...

    Article : 52 words
  21. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A German official report on Thursday afternoon stated: Bavarians in a surprise attack south-west of Ornes overran the first lines and advanced as far as B[?] ...

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  22. BRITISH CONFIDENT.

    The United Press correspondent on the British front cables:—Hindenburg apparently launched his long-heralded offensive, following on a short ...

    Article : 212 words
  23. SHIPPING LOSSES.

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  24. PALESTINE.

    An official report from Palestine states: We consolidated and improved our positions and occupied E[?] M[?]-el-Abes and high ground eastward, and three miles ...

    Article : 425 words
  25. PEACE TALK.

    According to an Amsterdam report, Catholic sources state that semi-official negotiations are now being carried on between Germany and the Entente, in which Germany is ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. SHIPPING POOL.

    A telegram from the Chief Secretary of New South Wales (Mr. Fuller) was received by the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, protesting against the non-inclusion on the ...

    Article : 131 words
  27. GERMAN COLONIES.

    The Empire Resources Development Committee has forwarded a resolution to Mr. Lloyd George, expressing the hope that the German colonies will not he returned, owing ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

    To-day was the concluding day of the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. A motion was agreed to affirming the importance of commercial ...

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  29. PLACES ATTACKED.

    Mr. Phillip Gibbs cables.—An intense bombardment began at 5 o'clock this morning from southward of the Scarpe and to westward of Bullecourt, near Croiselles, and as far south ...

    Article : 94 words
  30. ATTACKED BY A SHARK.

    A youth, whilst surfing in three or four feet of water on the Newcastle Beach, at 5.30 this afternoon, in company with about fifteen others, was attacked by a shark, estimated to ...

    Article : 179 words
  31. MILK VENDOR'S PROTEST.

    In the Bathurst Police Court this morning Eliza Marsden, who stated that she had been a milk vendor in Bathurst for 26 years, was charged with having sold adulterated milk, ...

    Article : 212 words
  32. BLAME FOR WAR.

    Advices from Amsterdam state that the Lokal Anzeiger" says an unknown agency is distributing by post throughout Germany the private memorandum written by Prince ...

    Article : 144 words
  33. WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

    There was a large attendance at the adjourned annual meeting of subscribers of the Crown-street Women's Hospital, held in the Fullerton Memorial school-hall yesterday. ...

    Article : 336 words
  34. RUSSIA.

    A Petrograd message says:—Following on the Revolutionary Socialists' repudiation of the Breat-Litovsk Treaty, several leaders have gone to the south to organise guerilla ...

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  35. VETERAN ACTOR PASSES HENCE.

    By the death early yesterday morning of John Patrick West at his house in Alfred-street, Waverley, the Australian stage loses probably its oldest native-born actor. The ...

    Article : 247 words
  36. HOME RULE.

    The Government is making inquiries among members of the House of Commons as to whether Federal Home Rule for England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales would be ...

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  37. SHIPBUILDING.

    The keel of the first Irish concrete ship has been laid in a new north-west shipyard. The site was virgin soil six weeks ago. It now comprises six ships. Five will be occupied by the ...

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  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The French mission which is to visit Australia will include Mr. Meadows Smith, late Secretary to the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris. ...

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  39. WHEAT STACK ON FIRE.

    Many bags of wheat were either destroyed or severely damaged by a fire, which broke out in a wheat stack near the railway siding at Brooklyn. The cause of the outbreak is ...

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  40. EAST AFRICA.

    An official report from East Africa states: We are in contact with a strong enemy force in the Medobo[?] coastal area. A fresh column di[?]mbarking at ...

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  41. OPPRESSION IN BELGIUM.

    The Amsterdam "Echo Belge" states that a German tribunal has sentenced M. Capel[?], Belgian Director of Foreign Affairs, to 15 years' imprisonment. ...

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  42. DARING AIR ATTACK.

    British seaplanes have bombared He[?]goland. ...

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  43. NAVAL ACTIONS.

    A French official message says:—A division of Franco-British destroyers fought a detachment of German torpedoers in the North Sea between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning, sinking ...

    Article : 84 words
  44. WAR NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.

    The War National Steeplechase, a substitute for the Liverpool Grand National, was run at Aintree to-day, and resulted as under: ...

    Article : 57 words
  45. BRITISH BOMB-DROPPING.

    The Press Bureau states that, excluding raids on Germany, British and Australian airmen on the Western front in February dropped 5290 bombs in the daytime, and ...

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  46. STATE CONTROL BLAMED.

    Lord Beresford, in the course of a speech in London, said that the shipping position was most serious. The Government had done its best, but it had been a devilish [?]ad best. ...

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  47. THE DECISIVE MOMENT.

    An Amsterdam report says the German Emperor, in a message to the Rhenish Provincial Council, s[?]ates: "We are at tim decisive moment of the war, and one of the ...

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