Considerable interest was manifested in the opening of the second session of the twenty-fourth Parliament of New South Wales by the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir William ...
Article : 192 wordsThe extremely severe nature of the fighting on the French section of the Western front, and particularly of that which has been raging near the Moronvillers massif ...
Article : 452 wordsA message from London states that British destroyers captured four German steamers in the North Sea. ...
Article : 26 wordsWe have been learning to put less trust in German Social Democracy. When the war began we were surprised, because we had been so often told that the Social ...
Article : 1,326 wordsThe State Department has been informed (says a Washington message) that Greece is now a full belligerent, and will lose no time in mobilising her resources and ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is reported from Amsterdam that the Berlin "Tageblatt" states:—Generals von Hindenburg and von Ludendorff received party leaders of the Reichstag separately and ...
Article : 1,051 wordsThe official communiques refer principally to violent enemy assaults on the French front, particularly in the Champagne region. ...
Article : 489 wordsThe Russian advance guard has occupied Dolina (west of Kalusz), in Galicia. The Austrians had previously evacuated the town. ...
Article : 475 wordsA Russian official message on Monday stated: We beat off three Turkish attacks south-west of Gumish Khaneh (44 miles SW of Trebizond), and stopped a Turkish ...
Article : 41 wordsAn Amsterdam report declares that there is considerable perturbation in Holland at the fact that Germany claims the whole of the mouth of the Ems as shown in the latest ...
Article : 60 wordsAn Italian official message states: We captured 275 prisoners during a successful raid south-east of Hill 247, on the Jamiano front. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe "Morning Post" points out that the German Socialists before the war frankly told Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., and other comrades, that the German army was a popular ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m., when several members who were not present at the first session held in May were sworn in. Notice was given by the Acting-Premier ...
Article : 2,472 wordsThe London correspondent of the "New York Tribune" interviewed Mr. Bernard Shaw, who advocated the bombardment of German towns by aeroplanes. "This," he said, "would ...
Article : 186 wordsIt is reported from Athens, in connection with the resignation of the Turkish Cabinet, that Enver Pasha's influence has been steadily waning among the Young Turks. ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Russian offensive southward of the Dniester continues to progress satisfactorily, the heavy toll of prisoners and the large quantity of captured guns and other booty ...
Article : 256 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, continuing his description of the King's visit to the front, says:—His Majesty inspected the Portuguese Corps, chatted with the officers, and spoke to the ...
Article : 305 wordsIn a message from Amsterdam it is reported that the "Rheinisch Westaclisch Zeitung," which is published in Essen, has made a virulent attack on Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg. It ...
Article : 162 wordsA Berne message states that by the end of October 300,000 French evicted from occupied parts of France will have passed through Switzerland from Germany on their way to ...
Article : 36 wordsKalusz is situated about 16 miles east slightly north of Dolina, while Lodziany is about 12 miles cast slightly south of the same point. It is near Kalusz and at ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Admiralty reported on Tuesday:— Naval aeroplanes last night dropped several tons of bombs on works at Zeebrugge, railway junctions, and sidings at Ostend, ...
Article : 52 wordsCaptain Foster, of a Union Company's steamer, has reported that a vessel is wrecked on the cast side of Jarvis Island. The poop only remains, and the ship's gear ...
Article : 57 wordsThe American State Department announces that the American steamer Grace has been terpedoed. Three of the crew were killed. A report received from a German source ...
Article : 53 wordsAccording to the "New York Herald's" Petrograd correspondent, M. Vourtsell says Nicholas, the deposed Czar, is the greatest criminal in the eyes of the Russian people. ...
Article : 47 wordsEverything, says, a Washington message, is ready for the lottery by which the first military draft will be chosen. It is expected that the drawing will be held at the end of ...
Article : 181 wordsE. A. Sinclair, hon. secretary of the defence and release committee in connection with the 12 I.W.W. men convicted in Sydney, has issued an announcement to Broken Hill unionists ...
Article : 98 wordsCanadian headquarters report (says a Montreal message) a gas attack at Lens on the morning of the 16th. Projectiles and drums loaded with deadly vapours sprayed on the ...
Article : 80 wordsA Christiania report states that a fire destroyed a large warehouse at Trondhjom containing British goods intended for Russia, and also a Customs-house, with adjacent stores, ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Mr. Webster) stated to-day that owing to the submarine menace and the consequent dislocation of oversea mail services the additional demand ...
Article : 120 wordsMr. Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia) has been summoned to attend a meeting of the Privy Council to-morrow. The Imperial Settlement Committee, which ...
Article : 222 wordsA Paris message says that the German Government is shedding crocodile tears over the heartrending destruction of St. Quentin by the French artillery, the Germans ...
Article : 102 wordsGeneral Korniloff, the hero of the present Russian offensive on the southern side of the Dniester, in Galicia, is a remarkable personality if all that has been written about him ...
Article : 342 wordsThe Federal Ministerial party held a meeting to-day, when Senator Millen outlined the scheme on which the Cabinet has decided for the repatriation of the soldiers. It will be ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Turkish Cabinet has resigned. Ismail Hakkl Pasha (who succeeded Eaver Pasha as Minister for War last year) is mentioned as Grand Vizier (Prime Minister). ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Secretary for Defence (Mr. Trumble) announced to-day that Brigadier-General E. G. Sinclair-Maclagan, C.B., D.S.O., had been appointed commander of an Australian Division ...
Article : 59 wordsThere is much speculation regarding pending Ministerial changes. It is expected an announcement will be made without delay, following Mr. Lloyd George's audience with the ...
Article : 69 wordsIn pursuance of his decision to test the relative merits of day labour as against the contract system, the Commonwealth Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Watt), ...
Article : 50 wordsThe impending change in the name of the Royal House being in the King's hands, the new style and title cannot be stated in advance, but it is described as territorial in ...
Article : 45 wordsA case of some importance, said to be the first of the kind held in the State, was instituted in the local court yesterday before Mr. H. Malone, P.M., when Edward M. ...
Article : 128 wordsA disastrous fire started at Levuka at 9.30 this, morning, Krafft and Smith's store and Morris and Hedstrom's copra shed at the south end were burnt to the ground. The fire is still ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is understood that the commission on industrial unrest is about to report. The chief causes of the labour troubles are said to be—(1) The cost of living: (2) operation of ...
Article : 58 wordsIn the House of Commons, at the committee stage or the Finance Bill, Mr. T. Lough moved the reduction of the duty on sugar to [?]d per pound. He said there was considerable ...
Article : 111 wordsReplying in the House of Commons to Mr. P. Snowden, Sir George Cave (Home Secretary) said that a crowd of people, including New Zealanders, attacked a party of conscientious ...
Article : 100 wordsThe trial was concluded at the Criminal Court yesterday of Robert Rowman, aged 34, who was found guilty of having committed a serious offence in May last. The Chief ...
Article : 107 wordsA meeting of the Northern District Committee of the Queensland Railway Union was held on Saturday night, when it was decided to take a ballet of members of the Northern ...
Article : 79 wordsMr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, visited the House of Commons, [?]ut did not enter the chamber. He conferred with Messrs. Dillon and Devlin, and returned ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Deputy Postmaster-General announces that the new regulation with regard to postage on "printed papers" comes into effect on August 19. From that date "printed papers" ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 18 Jul 1917, Page 11
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