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  2. BRITAIN WAR TIME

    The President of the Legislative Council (Mr. Fred. Flowers), who returned to Sydney yesterday by the R.M.S. Niagara, after a trip through friendly Europe, America, and ...

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  3. RECRUITING.

    At the Victoria Barracks yesterday 64 men volunteered, and 45 were accepted. The following members of rifle clubs have been examined and have qualified as ...

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    An officer of one of the London regiments, who was wounded at Pozieres, says:—"The Anzaes bore the brunt of the gruelling, but we were always in line with ...

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  5. EAST AFRICA.

    Lieutenant Colonel Northey, commander of the British column which is invading German. East Africa from Rhodesia, reports: On July 24 we drove the main ...

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  6. ASIA MINOR.

    A Russian communique says: A depot of war materials was captured by us in Erzingan. Our troops are pursuing the retreating Turks. ...

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  7. EAST FRONT.

    The news from all the fronts continues to be of the brightest. The Russian commander General Brussiloff, having induced the enemy to make ...

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  8. THE SOMME. LOCAL FIGHTING.

    Fighting eastwards of Pozieres, in the Somme district, the British captured an important work, lost it again, ...

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  9. TRANSPORT OF MUNITIONS.

    A correspondent who visited the Somme front states that the Anglo-French troops have constructed 1000 kilometres or railways and over 100 stations for the ...

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  10. THE BALTIC.

    The "Dagens Nybeter," published in Stockholm, reports that naval fighting was heard off Umea (in the north of the Gulf of Bo[?]hnia) on Wednesday afternoon. No ...

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  11. LITHGOW TRAINING CAMP.

    A militia training camp will be established at Lithgow on Monday next, when 100 men from Bathurst will enter on a fortnight's drill. They will be followed by other ...

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  12. BRITISH FRONTS.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, in his report, issued at noon on Friday, says:—Severe fighting has taken place. We drove out the Brandenburgers from the remaining ...

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  13. TRAINING N.C.O.'S FOR THE A.I.F.

    No. 12 Depot School for the training of non-commissioned officers for the Australian Imperial Force will commence at Sydney on August 11. It is notified that as far as ...

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  14. BRITISH PRISONERS.

    In the House of Commons to-night Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office, stated that the American Consul at Bagdad bad telegraphed on ...

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  15. FRENCH FRONTS.

    A French communique issued at noon on Friday states:—The Russians penetrated the trenches at Auberive, using grenades, and taking prisoners. ...

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  16. DISTRICT COMMANDANT'S MOVEMENTS.

    The District Commandant, Brigadier-General Ramaciotti, V.D., held a meeting of the commanding officers of the 14th, 15th, and 16th Battalions, C.M.F., at Newcastle on ...

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  17. GERMAN TRADE UNIONS.

    The German Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, is communicating with the Socialist leaders with a view to merging the German trade unions in a single ...

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  18. IRELAND.

    The 14 points regarding the Irish settlement on which Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Redmond, and Sir Edward Carson agreed have been published in a White Paper. ...

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  19. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Continuing his account of the Australians' part in the capture of Pozieres, Captain Bean cabled on the 25th from the British Headquarters, in France:— ...

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  20. PRESENTATIONS.

    At Culcairn a public presentation and farewell were given to Privates Arthur and Andrew Thompson, who have been on final leave. Presentations of pocket wallets and money ...

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  21. BRITISH REPORTS.

    General Sir Douglas Halg, reporting, at noon on Thursday, says: Our artillery was active all night. We continue in close fighting to press the ...

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  22. ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian communique says:—The enemy is stubbornly resisting in strong positions in the woods, north of Mount Cimone. We made some progress. ...

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  23. GERMAN STEAMER SUNK

    An Amsterdam message states that the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Norderney (5497 tons) has been sunk. ...

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  24. EVADING THE BLOCKADE.

    During the hearing of a case in the Prise Court, which was the result of the detention of a cargo of cotton, a letter from a Gothenburg (Sweden) firm was read. ...

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  25. WHEAT.

    Up to July 34 £12,259,000 was received in cash by the Australian Wheat Board for the sale of wheat abroad and in Australia, Victoria's share of this amount was £4,494,000, ...

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  26. EAST OF SUEZ.

    The War Office denies the report, issued by the Turks, that the British suffered a reverse at Katia, in the desert, 23 miles cast of the canal. The British hold Katia. ...

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  27. BULLET-PROOF BODY SHIELDS.

    While the British are incurring necessarily heavy casualties in the present offensive, it is not surprising that the question of providing some adequate form of bullet-proof protection ...

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  28. GALLIPOLI.

    In the House of Commons to-night an amendment to add a naval and military officer from the retired list to the Dardanelles commission was carried. ...

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  29. HAWAII.

    Among the passengers who arrived by the Niagara yesterday was Mr. Walter F. Fresr. ex-Governor of Hawaii, who is on a holiday trip to Australia, accompanied by his wife ...

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  30. SPIRITS AND ALES.

    A revision has been made of the price list issued by the united breweries and licenced vi[?]tuallars, which came into operation on June 1. Variations have been made in the ...

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  31. AMERICA'S NEUTRALITY.

    As a result of the British cruiser's visit to Chesapeake Bay in search of submarines, a United States cruiser and destroyers have been stationed off Virginia Capes ...

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  32. TRADE SUBMARINES.

    An unconfirmed report states that a submarine, believed to be the Bremen, has passed inwards at Sandy Hook. Later advices deny that the Bremen has ...

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  33. WAR NOTES.

    Although there has been no marked advance along the remainder of the line since the complete capture of Pozieres by the Australians and London Territorials, the ...

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  34. PATRIOTIC BUTTONS.

    Under an amendment of the War Precautions Regulations issued this afternoon it was made an offence for any person, firm, or company, without the approval of a State War ...

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  35. MR. FISHER'S POSITION.

    The matter of Australia's representation on the Dardanelles Commission was de[?]nitely cleared up to-night, when the Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pear[?]) stated that Mr. ...

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  36. OTHER FRONTS.

    A French communique on Thursday night stated: A cannonade continues almost on the entire front. It is particularly violent at Fleury, Fuminn Wood, ...

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  37. SUNDAY TRADING.

    A meeting of shopkeepers was held in the Manly Council-chambers last night for the purpose of drafting proposals in connection with the Sunday Trading Act, to be placed ...

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  38. GERMAN EAST AFRICA.

    The recent momentous events on the main fronts have to a certain extent obscured the operations in German East Africa. Here the various British and Belgian forces are ...

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  39. NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.

    The Australian agent of the Luckenbach S.S. Company, Mr. H. H. Ebey. arrived at Sydney by the R.M.S. Niagara yesterday morning. ...

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  40. CONDITIONS IN TURKEY.

    Many thousand Moslem women assembled outside the palace, appealing to the Sultan to end the war. They were dispersed by the police. ...

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  41. CAPTURE OF POZIERES.

    Correspondents at the British Headquarters in France give details of the capture 0f Pozieres and the surrounding positions. The Territorials, ...

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  42. ARMOUR ADVOCATED.

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle strongly advo cates the adoption of body armour to stop machine gun bullets during the rush across "No Man's Land." ...

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  43. GERMAN ETHICS.

    Shortly before his death, Lord Kitchener informed the London "Morning Post" that be regarded Germany's conduct as something outside the range of human ...

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  44. THE CLUBS.

    In last Monday's "Herald" it was pointed cut that the proclamation issued on the previous Saturday, withdrawing the exemptions enjoyed by clubs under the Liquor Act of ...

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  45. LABOUR COUNCIL.

    In the half-yearly report of the Sydney Labour Council, just issued, mention is made of the question of conscription. This question, the report stated, had been repeatedly ...

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  46. QUESTION OF CASUALTIES.

    The thought which will naturally arise in most minds in connection with the present offensive in the Arto[?]s-Somme region is that regarding the casualties which ...

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  47. UNITED STATES NAVY.

    President Wilson will confer with Congress and the Naval Committee, and urge the adoption of the Senate's proposal for the construction of 16 capital warships, ...

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  48. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

    In the House of Commons to-night Mr. Asquith announced that the discussion on the resolutions adopted at the Economic Conference in Paris would take ...

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