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  2. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The "Daily News" Athens correspondent reports that M. Dimitrakooulos has declined to form a Cabinet. ...

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  3. REFERENDUM.

    The debate on the second reading of the Conscription Referendum Bill was continued in the House of Representatives this morning. ...

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  4. WAR NOTES.

    The capture of Priez Farm by the French is the main item of interest reported from the Somme area this morning. This farm, which is said to have been converted into a ...

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  5. JUTLAND HEROES.

    The following awards for distinguished conduct during the naval battle off Jutland have been gazetted:— The Order of Merit has been bestowed ...

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  6. SALONICA.

    A British official message from salonica says:—Early on Thursday we advanced through Machukovo, and in the face of stubborn opposition captured a salient in ...

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  7. IN DOBRUDJA.

    It is reported from Petrograd that General von Mackensen's advance in the Dobrudja has been arrested on the whole front; that he has even been forced to ...

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  8. SPLENDID NEW ARMIES.

    The "New York World's" special correspondent at the British front on the Somme cables that, despite their steady advance, the British command does not look for a ...

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  9. THE SOMME

    The French have repelled some heavy counter-attacks on their new position on the Somme, and have taken one ...

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  10. RECRUITING.

    Out of 73 men who offered themselves for enlistment yesterday 35 were accepted. Among those who enrolled were a letter-carrier from Surry Hills, a groom from ...

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  11. IN OTHER STATES.

    To-day's recruiting figures were:—Volunteered, 135; acceptod, 58; deferred, 17. ADELAIDE, Friday. To-day 81 men volunteered at Adelaide, and ...

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  12. VERDUN.

    Britain, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Servia, Montenegro, and France have presented the town of Verdun, through the Mayor, with war medals in recognition of its noble ...

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  13. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    Meeting at the usual hour on Thursday, the Legislative Assembly sat on to 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The Coal Mines Regulation Bill was reported with amendments. ...

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  14. DEVELOPMENTS IN DOBRUDJA.

    Although the unofficial message from Petrograd is probably anticipating events by stating that General Von Mackonson's advance in Dobrudja has been arrested along ...

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  15. TURBID POLITICS.

    The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports that M. Dimitrakopoulos had an unsatisfactory interview with the British Minister. ...

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  16. AUSTRALIANS HONOURED.

    A private cable message has been received by Mr. J. Murray, Warrawee, Ocean Beach, Manly, stating that his son, Captain J. J. Murray, has been awarded the Military Cross. ...

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  17. EAST FRONT.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the Chicago "Daily News" cables that General Cherbatchev's army has captured Haliez after twelve days' fighting. ...

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  18. ENEMY LIE CAMPAIGN.

    German newspapers liberally reprint the "Kolnische Volk Zeitung's" so-called "Interviews from Egypt." One of the most grotesque states ...

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  19. THE SOMME ADVANCE.

    A communique issued in Paris on Thursday night stated: We captured Preiz Farm by assault. Lively combats have occurred north ...

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  20. SERVIANS ON THE BORDER.

    Artillery activity is still reported along the Struma front, and patrol operations on the eastern side of the river are being proceeded with. The main movements in Macedonia, ...

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  21. SLAUGHTERMEN'S AVERAGE.

    Mr. T. W. Furse, general secretary of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, yesterday said that statements made in the recent report [?] the Meat Industry ...

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  22. WAR HOSPITAL ON FIRE.

    A war hospital at Luton, where 200 soldiers were receiving treatment, was destroyed by fire. The soldiers were removed. The house was owned by Lord ...

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  23. ASIATIC CAMPAIGN.

    A Russian commnnique states: In an engagement in the region of Hamadan, in Persia, we secured a herd of the enemy's camels and cattle. Hostile Kurds are ...

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  24. THE ITALIANS.

    A Rome communique states:—By a daring climb we captured some important positions in the Zara Valley in the Posina region, and on Monte Lagazuol, in the ...

    Article : 218 words
  25. TRADE SUBMARINE.

    It is reported that a German submarine merchantman was spoken by wireless 300 miles east of Nantucket, and is expected to arrive on Sunday. The report is not ...

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  26. BARQUE STRANDED.

    The barque Antiope stranded in the Bluff harbour last night. She was bound from Hobart to Duneelin, and when nearing New Zealand she encountered a hurricane, which ...

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  27. GERMAN IRON HEEL.

    A company controlling the light railways in Belgium, which are performing important agricultural services, applied to Britain for permission to import necessary ...

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  28. MYSTERIOUS FIRES.

    In connection with the series of attempts made to commit arson, the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) has announced that a reward of £500 will be given for information ...

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  29. WHERE WOMEN FIGHT.

    Every day now we are receiving brief cable messages regarding the operations of the Servians on the left wing of the Allied armies in Macedonia, but it is questionable ...

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  30. BOHEMIA NATIONALISTS.

    A Rome message says: Bohemian Nationalists held a demonstration at Prague on Sunday demanding independence. The crowd took refuge in buildings which ...

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  31. POLICE RAID.

    Yesterday evening the police raided an alleged gambling school, on board the ferry-steamer Vaucluse, and arrested four men. The Vaucluse is the workmen s ferry from ...

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  32. FATAL EXPLOSION.

    It is officially announced that an explosion occurred in a small factory making explosives for the Government. Five people were killed and fifteen ...

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  33. ESPIONAGE IN HOLLAND

    Lloyd's committee states that Jacob Dirkzwager, who has been arrested in Holland on suspicion of espionage, retired from the position of Lloyd's sub-agent at ...

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  34. MONEY FOR FRANCE.

    Arrangements have been completed for another French loan of £5,000,000. The credit to be extended through a banking company of Paris, and French drafts, in ...

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  35. DARLINGHURST SCHOOL.

    At the Darlinghurst Superior Public School yesterday the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Griffith) unveiled an honours board which recorded the names of the scholars of ...

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  36. NORWAY'S SHIPS.

    Since September 1 the Germans have sunk 12 Norwegian vessels, valued at £800,000 sterling. They include the 13,000-ton steamer Elizabeth, one of Norway's ...

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  37. VOTES OF SOLDIERS.

    The Agent-General for British Columbia reports that the votes of 40,000 soldiers in England, in billets, hospitals, and camps, and also in the trenches have been taken. ...

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  38. FRYATT MURDER.

    German propnganda in neutral countries contains an article by Professor von Lizst, the most eminent law authority in Germany, justifying the execution of Captain ...

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  39. MR. HUGHES QUESTIONED.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was called upon to answer a number of questions in the House of Representatives this morning concerning the conscription issue. ...

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  40. GERMANY DOOMED.

    Mr. Paul Cravath, a prominent international lawyer, has returned from a visit to the Somme and Verdun fronts. He said in an interview that he was ...

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  41. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    The War Office states: In Mesopotamia on Monday our airmen raided an enemy aerodrome and destroyed a small camp. On Saturday Turkish irregulars ...

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  42. BRISBANE LABOUR TROUBLE.

    A mass meeting of the Waterside Workers was held in the Trades Hall this afternoon. It is understood that no difinite action was taken in regard to the men resuming work. ...

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  43. GERMAN AMBITIONS.

    An Amsterdnm message says: Germany is negotiating with Turkey for the right to construct, after the war, a tunnel under the Bosphorus for the Berlin-Bagdad ...

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  44. REPRISALS.

    As a result of the intervention of the King of Spain, France and Germany have agreed to the suspension of reprisals against prisoners, as from August 21. ...

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  45. FRENCH WAR LOAN.

    The French Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed the war loan. ...

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  46. CHILDREN VISIT ZOO.

    Over three thousand school children from city and suburban schools visited the new Zoo at Taronga Park yesterday, at the invitation of the Department of Education. ...

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