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  2. THE ELECTIONS

    As the counting of the votes neara completion, it becomes plainer every day that the P.L.L. only narrowly missed losing- several sc[?]s in this State which have always been ...

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  3. RECRUITING.

    Mr. Mackinnon, M.L.A., the Director-General of Recruiting, has announced that he is in favour of raising bantam units. The standard height for entry in the A.I.F. has ...

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  4. MR. HUGHES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was the guest of honour at the quarterly dinner given by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne to-night. He was greeted with wild enthusiasm, and ...

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  5. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at noon to-day, says:— We slightly advanced out positions last night north-eastward of Hargicourt. ...

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  6. WAR NOTES.

    By the recapture of the village of Fresnoy the enemy has secured his first visible success against a sector of the new British front, on which our troops have had ...

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  7. RUSSIAN SITUATION OBSCURE.

    There is no truth in a report that the British Ambassador to Russia, Sir George Buchanan, has left Petrograd. It is reported from Petrograd that the ...

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  8. ENEMY RETAKES FRESNOY.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting late on Tuesday evening, stated: —Heavy counter-attacks early this morning in the neighbourhood, of Fresnoy ...

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  9. BATTLEFIELD PICTURE.

    Mr. Phillp Gibbs, telegraphing on Tuesday evening, said:—The enemy's gunfire at Loos and Lens and to the south was very heavy throughout the night. The enemy ...

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  10. FRENCH MISSION IN AMERICA.

    The French mission, Marshal Joffre and M. Vivianl, will arrive in New York to-day. Marshal Joffre will be presented with a gold miniature of the statue of ...

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  11. DEALING WITH SUBMARINES.

    The Secretary of the United States Navy, Mr. J. Daniels, after several consultations with the Naval Board, admits that the navy has promissing plans to ...

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  12. ANGLO-FRENCH-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the British Mission now in the United States, said that the mission would mark a new epoch in the relations between France, America, ...

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  13. AIR BATTLES.

    A correspondent with the British headquarters telegraphs:—Air-fighting has been most active. Seven of our aeroplanes destroyed seven balloons. ...

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  14. STRENGTH OF THE ATTACK.

    Any improvement in the enemy's defence must mean further delay, however slight, to the British advance. The nature of the country around Fresnoy, however, does not suggest ...

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  15. SPORTSMEN'S REINFORCEMENT UNIT.

    Lieuts. Seaborn and Diamond visited Liverpool camp on Monday, and there made an inspection of their unit, which is now 100 strong, and found them in excellent spirits, ...

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  16. AMERICAN LOAN.

    According to a message from Washington, the subscriptions to the "Liberty" loan now total £600,000,000. ...

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  17. LOSSES IN SHIPS.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that the German Admiralty's statement that over 1,000,000 tons of shipping were sunk between April 1 and May 6 has been ...

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  18. GERMANS AND RUSSIANS

    A Russian communique issued on Tuesday night says:— Apart from an intense enemy bombardment in the region of Sventzany, ...

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  19. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING.

    The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" states that Congress will be asked to appropriate a billion dollars to construct a merchant fleet to overcome ...

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  20. AMERICA AND WAR.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour (leader of the British Mission to America) visited the Senate, and was warmly greeted. He referred to the trials of the British in the early ...

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  21. U BOAT SUPPLIES.

    The United States Government is investigating a report that a ship, owned by a company flying the United States flag, carried supplies to U boats in the South ...

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  22. SITUATION OF FRESNOY.

    Fresnoy, which is one of the smallest of the different villages which have been figuring in the accouhts of the fighting northward of the Scarfo recently, was captured by the ...

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  23. GREEK TREACHERY.

    Ministers of the Allies in Athens have protested to the new Premier, M. Zalmis, in connection with their recent discovery of hidden arms, and they demand that ...

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  24. SOCIALISTS' CONFERENCE.

    An American Socialist has made a statement that the desire to hold the National Socialist Conference at Stockholm was the most dangerous of the German Emperor's ...

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  25. POSITION UNSATISFACTORY.

    The Director-General of Recruiting (Mr. Mackinnon, M.L.A.) to-day expressed disappointment at the fact that, despite repeated appeals for reinforcements, the number of ...

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  26. OPINION IN ENGLAND.

    The London newspapers warmly welcome the success of the Nationalists in Australia. The "Daily Chronicle" says that the election was contested with a political bitterness ...

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  27. IN GERMANY.

    The Berlin correspondent of the American United Press telegraphs that Herr Ernest Stressman, a Liberal leader in the Reichstag, said there was no distinction ...

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  28. AMERICAN WHEAT CROP.

    The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that the winter wheat crop is discouraging. It is hoped the spring crop will normalise the production, as the ...

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  29. BULLECOURT BATTLE

    Fighting for Bullecourt continues. The Germans attempted to retake portion of the Hindenburg line on the south-west border of the village after entering that ...

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  30. RED TRIANGLE DAY.

    Thus early in the Red Triangle Day appeal of the Citizens' Committee of the Y.M.C.A. the amount received is nearing the £10,000 mark. Up to last evening more than £7000 ...

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  31. TO-DAY'S MEETINGS.

    Wynynrd-square.—1 p.m., Lieut. Macqueen, Sorgt. Devlin. Neutral Bay.—Southern Cross Picture Theatre, 8 p.m., Professor Macintyre Capt. ...

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  32. FOOD SITUATION IN BRITAIN.

    Lord Devonport (Food Controller), speaking in the House of Lords, said that exploitation by unpatriotic speculators had caused a rise in the prices of food, but it would soon be ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN POSITION IMPROVED.

    While the Canadians have suffered a setback on the left flank at Fresnoy, the position of the Australians, in their pecuillar salient in the Hindenburg line, eastward of ...

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  34. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS.

    The Institute of Local Government Engineers of Australasia concluded their conference at the Town Hall yesterday. Mr. T. W. Seaver presided. ...

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  35. MANCHESTER UNITY.

    At yesterday's sitting of the annual conference of the Manchester Unity Order of Odd-fellows a ballot was taken for delegates to the Friendly Societies' Conference, and Deputy ...

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  36. MR. GLYNN'S POSITION.

    The Minister of Home Affairs (Mr. Glynn) is now only 161 votes behind his Labour opponent, Mr. O'Flaherty, and the chances are that on the soldiers' vote he will get in. The latest ...

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  37. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    Speaking at Cardiff Mr. W. F. Massey (Premier of New Zealand) said the Imperial Cabinet was going to be a permanent institution in the Empire. ...

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  38. WORN SILVER COINS.

    A correspondent recently drew attention to the fact that he bad a number of worn coins in his possession which he was unable to get rid of. We are asked by the Commonwealth ...

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  39. UNCOUNTED VOTES.

    For Angas. 222 absent votes remain uncounted; Kalgoorlie, 550 ordinary votes and 1262 absent; Hume, 20 ordinary and 1615 absent; Werriwa, 1512 absent; Calare, 879 ...

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  40. SUBMARINE WARFARE METHODS.

    Yesterday we published an extract from the naval article in "Land and Water" of February 22, written by Mr. Arthur Pollen, in which he referred to the necessity for ...

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  41. TENNIS INTERNATIONAL KILLED.

    Lieut. R. B. Powell, of the Canadian infantry, and a famous international tennis player, has been killed in France. ...

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  42. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    A Bussian communique issued on Tuesday evening says:—Our advance guards on the border of Mesopotamia, north-east of Bagdad, crossed the Diala River ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND.

    The returns,are coming in slowly from the far inland parts of the State. The figures that came to hand to-day increased the lead of the Nationalist Senators. There was [?]o ...

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  44. WARNING TO BATHERS.

    Mr. H. J. Solloway writes by way of warning to beach bathers, stating that at Balmoral beach one day recently fishermen who were hauling in a net were attacked by a shark 14 ...

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  45. SCOTS REACH AUSTRALIANS.

    Mr. C. E. W. Bean, cabling from the Australian headquarters in France on Monday afternoon, stated:— Last night the Scottish troops fighting ...

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  46. AMERICAN-AUSTRALIAN

    The American ladies of Sydney are invited to attend a public meeting at the Hotel Australia on Monday next, at 3 o'clock, to discuss the question of forming an ...

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  47. DISASTROUS FIRE.

    A fire broke out at the corner of Catherine and Mitchell streets, Glebe, last night, in the establishment of Messrs. Buchanan Bros., mantel makers and ...

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  48. MEDAL FOR WOMEN.

    Referring to the proposed issue by the Defence Department of a special silver medal to the wife, or, if the soldier is unmarried, to the mother or nearest woman relative of a ...

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  49. MACEDONIA.

    A German official message states:—The Austrians and Turks repulsed advances between Ochrida and Lake Prespa. Germans and Bulgare repulsed attacks on a ...

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  50. ASTRONOMICAL DEMONSTRATION.

    A mechanical device, illustrating the relative positions and movements of the sun earth, and moon, was exhibited by the inventor, Mr. Charles Sheldon, at the Education ...

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  51. OFFICER'S NOTABLE RECORD.

    Brigadier-General Smith, D.S.O., who was largely responsible for the recent success of the Australian troops at Lagnlcourt, is a nephew of Mrs. T. H. Benson, of Marathon, ...

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  52. A.J.C. WAR GIFT.

    The A.J.C. committee, at a special meeting yesterday, voted £1560 for expenses in connection with the twenty nurses who wore sent by the Red Cross Society to France about ...

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  53. SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN.

    Japan is rapidly becoming a first-class shipping Power. She added 140,060 tons to her fleet in 1916, and a further 60,000 tons since January 1. ...

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  54. ANTI-SH0UTIKG.

    Lady Holder, of Western Australia, who is the Australasian president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and Mrs. Strang, State president of the union, visited ...

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  55. UPPER HOUSE.

    [?] of the [?] [?] [?] ...

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  56. NORTH COAST RALIWAY.

    The Acting Premier recently brought under the notice of the Public Works Department the resolution passed by the conference of the Chambers of Commerce urging the early ...

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  57. COAL TRIBUNAL.

    Mr. Justic Edmunds will preside over the Coal. Tribunal at Wollongong this morning. A number of grievances, including the recent stoppage of work at the Mount Kembla ...

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  58. WAR BONUS FOR SAILORS.

    The masters and mates of all steamers under 600 tons register have been granted by the Shipowners' Federation a war bonus of £3 per month, dating from March 1 last. ...

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