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  2. WAR NOTES.

    At the time of the capture of Pozieres village we referred in these notes to the close proximity to this village of the culminating point of the plateau, and suggested that it ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    It is officially announced thnt the British troops in Egypt east of Suez pursued the Turks for 18 miles, and drove them clear of the Katia Basin. The British took ...

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  4. TURKISH DEFEAT NEAR SUEZ CANAL.

    The latest futile Turkish advance towards the Suez Canal was effectively stopped in the vicinity of Romani and Katia, about 30 miles east of the canal. Romani lies slightly north-west of Katia (shown as Katieh on the above map), and is close to the most northerly of the three principal caravan routes across the Sinal Desert. The Turks are reported to have come from the direction of E[?] Arish, on the same route further to the eastward. They delivered a frontal attack ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. THE SOMME. VAIN ENEMY ATTACKS.

    German counter- attacks upon the extensive positions taken by the British north and west of Pozieres have ...

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  6. A CONTRADICTION.

    The official press bureau denies the accuracy of a report that the King contemplates[?] visiting the dominions. ...

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  7. GERMAN EMPEROR AND HIS COUSIN.

    The German Emperor has severely reprimanded his cousin, Frederic Leopold, whose wild boars and stags, breaking out from their enclosures, greatly damaged the ...

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  8. THIEPVAL MENACED.

    An unofficial Paris message states that the object of the attack on Friday night was to put the outskirts of Pozieres beyond reach of German infantry attacks. ...

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  9. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The steamer Hattle Luckenbach has left New York for Melbourne. The 4-masted schooner A. B. Johnson has left Gray's Harbour for Sydney. ...

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  10. TURKEY'S TROUBLES.

    The Florence newspaper "La Nazione" says that since it fell back from Erzingan, the Turkish army is fleeing towards Sivas, across roadless mountains, and abandoning ...

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  11. ANZACS' DISCIPLINE.

    Colonel C. St. Clair Cameron, an ex-Senator of Tasmania, and late adviser to General Birdwood on the British headquarters staff in London, is returning to his home in Tasmania ...

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  12. SUBMARINES.

    An Amsterdam message says that an Austrian newspaper, the "Neue Freie Presse," reports that a British submarine torpedoed two large steamers in ...

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  13. EAST FRONT.

    A Russian communique states: Later information shows we captured on the 4th and 5th instants over 5000 prisoners in the battles on the rivers Grabenka and Sereth, ...

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  14. SUEZ BATTLE.

    The Commander-in-Chief in Egypt reports:—Details of Friday's fighting in the Romani region show that the enemy frontally attacked the British entrenchments ...

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  15. FUTILE TURKISH ATTACK.

    If the Turks really hoped to succeed in their latest advance towards the Suez Canal, they must have now changed their views regarding the strength of the British defensive positions ...

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  16. THE ITALIANS.

    An Italian communique states: The Austrians launched strong infantry attacks at several points between the Adige and the Upper Isonzo. ...

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  17. BRITISH FRONT.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, in his midday report of Monday, says:—There is no change in the situation. German bombardments continue ...

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  18. GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, accompanied by Brigad[?]-General Ramaciotti, V.D., the District Commandant, Captain Firth, A.D C. to ...

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  19. ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS.

    Reporting at midnight on Sunday General Sir Douglas Haig stated: There have been two enemy attacks north-west of Po[?] one, in which liquid fire was ...

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  20. CAPTAIN FRYATT.

    The British Workers' League held a demonstration this Afternoon in Trafalgar-square, and demanded reprisals for the murder of Captain Fryatt. ...

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  21. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    The following have been awarded the Victoria Cross:— Lieutenant Battenpooll, of the Munsters, who directed a party of raiders with ...

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  22. POZIERES BATTLE.

    American correspondents on the Western front unstintingly praise the gallantry, coolness, and mettle of the Australians at Pozieres. They point out that the ...

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  23. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The correspondent of the "Morning Post," in Picardy, says the Australians have again proved their expertness in bombing as in Gallipoli, while in ...

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  24. TURKS' PREPARATIONS.

    Mr. Massey, correspondent for the London "Daily Telegraph," telegraphing from Romani on Friday, stated: The Turks are apparently commencing to attack the ...

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  25. THE VERDUN STRUGGLE.

    The French along the eastern side of the Meuse appear to be still holding the ground recently gained at Fleury and Thiaumont. At the latter point they have increased their ...

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  26. FALSE WAR RUMOURS.

    It having come to the knowledge of the Defence Department that rumours are current that the 8th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force has suffered very serious losses ...

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  27. THE BALTIC.

    Some swift Russian cruisers in the Baltic encountered and immediately sank two new German torpedo boats. The activity of Anglo-Russian ...

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  28. N. S. WALES' GENEROSITY.

    Speaking to-day at the annual meeting of the Lady Mayoress's Patriotic League, at the Town Hall, the Lord Mayor, Sir David Hennessy, said he was delighted to think that ...

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  29. GERMAN OUTRAGES.

    Following a complaint by the Archbishop of Reims, the Pope has privately appealed to the German Emperor on behalf of the people deported by the Germans ...

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  30. "TRAGIC SURPRISE."

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing to the London "Daily Chronicle," states:—At dusk on Friday evening the Australians, with the English on their left, leaped over the ...

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  31. £1000 EACH.

    The "Sun" says that the German Ambassador, Count von Bernstorff, is urging Mr. Lansing, Secretary for State, to sign an agreement under which Germany will ...

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  32. AUSTRIAN ATROCITIES.

    The "Messagero" says that the Austrians have hanged four wounded Italian officers on charges of treason. Reprisals are demanded. ...

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  33. REPATRIATION FUND.

    The Governor Sir Gerald Strickland, will preside at the meeting which is to be held in the Town Hall this afternoon to launch the appeal for public subscriptions to supplement ...

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  34. CONDITIONS IN TURKEY.

    The "Times" correspondent in Cyprus says that the secret movement in Turkey against the followers of Enver Pasha, the Minister for War, is rapidly growing ...

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  35. DAMAGED ZEPPELIN.

    It is reported that a Zeppelin raider which was damaged in England came down in the neighbourhood of Hanover, and could not proceed to its base. ...

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  36. MINE SWEEPER SUNK.

    The Admiralty announces that the auxiliary mine sweeper C[?]cton (820 tons, built in 1904), was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant on Thursday. ...

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  37. GREECE.

    The "Nea Hellas" publishes revelations concerning M. Scouloudis, the Premier of Greece. The Government, it says, is constructing a telegraph line from Koritza to ...

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  38. ARMOUR ADVOCATED.

    Sir Conan Doyle is pleading for the use of armour, and instances its effectiveness in the case of the Australian bushranger, Ned Kelly. ...

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  39. DARING SUBMARINE COMMANDER.

    There is a particular significance in the fact that a British submarine is at present operating in the Sea of Marmora. The news that an underwater craft was busy near ...

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  40. GREEK ELECTIONS.

    In connection with the Greek elections, ex-Ministers of M. Skouloudis's Cabinet are displaying pro-Entente sympathies. M. Gounaris (formerly Minister of the ...

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  41. FUGITIVE'S SUICIDE.

    News has been received that the body of the man Hayes, who is reported to have shot a man named King at Maryvale, near Warwick, and subsequently made off into ...

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  42. IRELAND.

    Lord Wimborne has been reappointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. [?]Lord Wimborne, who had been Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland since 1915, was severely ...

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  43. GERMANY'S FOOD.

    The Berlin correspondent of the New York "Times" says that the Director of Foods, Herr von Batocks, has ordered a food census, which must be completed by ...

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  44. EAST AFRICA.

    General Smuts reports:—The navy occupied the minor port of Sandani on August 1. after slight opposition. There have been other naval operations at various ...

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  45. JAPANESE DIPLOMACY.

    Baron Kato, ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaking at a banquet to celebrate the Russo-Japanese Treaty, emphas[?]ed the point that the Anglo-Japanese Treaty ...

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  46. GERMAN IMPUDENCE.

    The Germans captured the Swedish steamer Themis, and then impudently put in to Slite, a port on the Swedish island of Gotland, in order to recoal. They now ...

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  47. SHOOTING COMPETITION.

    The Schools of the Empire shooting competition resulted:— Senior Division (11 competed):—Auckland Grammar School, 482 points, 1[?] New ...

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