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  2. GENERAL STRIKE IN BERLIN.

    An Amsterdam message says:—Berlin officially admits that a general strike is in progress. Troops are in readiness in barracks, and have been concentrated ...

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  3. GERMAN OPINION OF AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Bean, official correspondent with the Australian forces, cabling on April 17, says:- The Germans for some reason are ...

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  4. FEDERAL ELECTIONS

    "There have been few more significant statements," said the Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council (Senator Millen) yesterday, "than the announcement that 19 ...

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  5. FRENCH OFFENSIVE

    The French, who on Monday seized the greater portion of the first German positions between Soissons and Reims, on Tuesday attacked the/Germans on a ten-miles front east of Reims. ...

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  6. WAR NOTES.

    While consolidating the positions captured in the first push of their big offensive between Soissons and Reims, the French have extended their operations and attacked a ...

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  7. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report of Thursday says:- We progressed south-eastward and eastward of Epehy. ...

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  8. BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES.

    Every town in the United Kingdom will be befiagged on Friday with the Stars and Stripes. Patriotic demonstrations will be held in all theatres and music halls. ...

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  9. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER COMMANDEERED.

    The British Government has commandeered four cargoes totalling 160,000 boxes of Australian butter. ...

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  10. RUSSIA.

    A Petrograd message says that the British labour delegates who went from England to Petrograd to convey greetings to the new Russian Government had a ...

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  11. WAR WORK.

    The clubrooms of the Red Cross Society were crowded yesterday afternoon, when the members of the general committee met, with Mr. J. O. Fairfax in the chair, to hear an ...

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  12. ADVANCE NORTH OF BAGDAD.

    General Maude, commander of the British forces, telegraphing from Mesopotamia yesterday, reports: By a night march we advanced along the right bank of the ...

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  13. STRENGTH OF ENEMY'S LINE.

    This additional French effort, although confined to a narrower front than the first, appears to have met with much success. It is not clear whether the 2500 prisoners ...

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  14. NATIONAL SERVICE.

    The official figures showing the result of the appeal for volunteers for national service show that 2804 persons have been actually engaged, after a campaign of 70 ...

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  15. FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

    The French communique issued after midnight on Tuesday says:- We extended our action east of Reims, where we attacked the German lines on a ...

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  16. ROBERTSON.

    Mrs. Seery, the selected P.L.L. candidate, addressed a meeting in the Mechanics' Institute yesterday. Referring to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Seery said that he was afraid to ...

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  17. KING REVIEWS THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The King reviewed a large force of Australian training uuits on Salisbury Plain on Tuesday in the presence of many Australians. The march past the saluting base occupied ...

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  18. BRITISH PROGRESS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report of Tuesday, says:- In the neighbourhood of Epehy we captured Tombois Farm, on the ...

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  19. THE BARRIER.

    Mr. B. J. Doe, who had the support of the Nationalist party, and rotired in favour of Mr. Montgomery, is assisting Mr. Montgomery in the campaign. ...

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  20. WERRIWA.

    Mr. John Lynch, National candidate for Werriwa, received a good hearing here last night. He denied the accusation of opponents that he was a "twister." He had consistently ...

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  21. AUSTRIA TALKS PEACE.

    Telegrams from Austria received in Berne declare that an honourable peace is certain and imminent. The Emperor on Sunday attended the ...

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  22. RAILWAY STRIKE BALLOT.

    The count of the ballot papers to decide whother the executives should have power to declare a strike of railway employees was completed to-day. It is understood that the ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND SENATE CANDIDATES.

    At a meeting of the members of the Rockhampton Branch of the National Federation last night the following resolution was carried:—"That the Rockhampton branch of the ...

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  24. WHY SOLDIERS VOTED NO.

    Sapper A. B. Whitehair, writing to his father at Waverley, says:- "There must have been some difficulty during the coal strike. If they could only ...

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  25. TURKEY'S PLIGHT.

    The London "Daily Telegraph's" Rome correspondent has learned on reliable authority that Turkey has informed her allies that the internal situation in Turkey ...

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  26. HOW ANZACS MEET PRUSSIANS.

    Mr. C. E. W. Bean, official correspondent with the Australian Imperial Forces in France, cabling on Tuesday stated:- Yesterday morning, about dawn, the ...

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  27. WAR TROPHIES.

    The War Office is setting up a trophies committee to allocate the captured guns. The trophies may be sent to the home districts of the troops which effected the captures. ...

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  28. STATEMENTS DENIED.

    In the course of an address in the Market square last Friday night, Senator Maughan declared among other things that if the National Government was returned to ...

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  29. FOR HOME CONSUMPTION.

    It is rather amusing to note how the enemy, in his official report of the fighting along the Alsne and eastward of Reims, endeavours to suggest that his main desire now is to ...

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  30. BRITISH PARLIAMENT PROLONGED.

    [?] moving the second reading of the Extension of the Life of Parliament Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Mr. Boner Law said that we had ...

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  31. STEAMER ASHORE.

    The North Coast Company's steamer Coolebar, which ran on to the South Beach at the entrance to the Bellinger River on Saturday, is still aground. Her position is unaltered, ...

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  32. SHIPBUILDING IN BRITAIN.

    The Press Bureau announces that the Shipping Controller invites information with respect to any prospects of establishing new ship-building yards, and that he is also ...

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  33. MR. SCADDAN'S SECESSION.

    The State Executive of Labour Federation considered the ex-Premier (Mr. Scaddan's) letter announcing his intention of supporting the National candidates at the forthcoming ...

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  34. HALAKITE INQUIRY.

    The inquiry into the merits of the alleged new explosive, balakite, which was decided on owing to a syndicate trying to sell it to a foreign Government after it had been ...

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  35. RECRUITING BEFORE RACING.

    An important decision was arrived at by the chairman of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, who on Saturday announced the intention to abandon the dates April 24 and 25, originally ...

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  36. JAPANESE ARMY.

    The Emperor is attending the autumn manoeuvres of the Japanese army, which is[?]reproducing the Somme battle and using aeroplanes for the first time. ...

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  37. TO DEFEAT THE SUBMARINE.

    The submarine campaign continues to be one ot the most important [?]actors in connection with the war, and it is clear that Germany places great reliance on its results. ...

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  38. CENSORSHIP OF FILMS.

    In an interview with the Acting Premier (Mr. G. W. Fuller) yesterday, representatives of the Film Renters' Association urged the abolition of the dual system of film ...

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  39. EVENING SCHOOLS.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. James) has been furnished with the annual report upon evening continuation schools. At the end of 1916 17 commercial, 16 junior technical, 11 ...

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  40. THE "NATION."

    In the House of Commons this evening Mr. Pringle, supported by a large number of members, secured leave to move the adjournment to discuss the prohio[?]tion of the, ...

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  41. CAUCUS OFFICIALS.

    A special caucus meeting of the Stute Labour party was held yesterday. Mr. John Storey subsequently stated that his position as leader had been reaffirmed, as well as that of ...

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  42. ARMED ROBBER.

    A daring robbery was perpetrated at St. Peters post-office last night, when a masked man armed with a revolver walked into the building and decamped with two letters. It ...

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  43. INDUSTRIAL COURT ADVOCATES.

    Mr. Justice Heydon has decided that in future members of wages boards will not be allowed to appear as advocates in appeals against the awards of thier boards. ...

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  44. SLEEPER ON RAILS.

    A train coming into Sydney last night ran over a sleeper which had been placed across the rails near the Redfern tunnel. Fortunately the train was not derailed. The deriver ...

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  45. SHIPS REQUISITIONED.

    The British Government has requisitioned l8 British ships for Atlantic transport purposes. They belong to the Leyland, Dommion, and White Star lines. ...

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  46. AMBASSADOR RESIGNS.

    M. George Bakhmeteff, Russian Ambassador to the United States since 1911, has resigned. ...

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  47. COAL STRIKE SETTLED.

    Work will be resumed to-morrow at the Blackheath colliery, the strike having been settled. ...

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