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  2. RECRUITING.

    There were 185 volunteers yesterday for active service. Of these 102 were accepte, and 83 rejected. It was almost like old times to watch the ...

    Article : 253 words
  3. THE 50,000.

    Mr. J. H. Catts, M.P., organising secretary of the State Recruiting Campaign, referred last night to the number of enlistments since December 1 last. ...

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The German Emperor has returned to Germany. His staff enabled descriptive writers, photographers, cinematograph operators, artists, and poets to witness the ...

    Article : 164 words
  5. ECONOMY.

    A crowded meeting was held at the Guild[?]all to-day to inaugurate a national savings campaign. The historic Guildhall could have been ...

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  6. THE GREAT BATTLE.

    A Paris communique states:—"Nothing important has taken place north of Ver[?] or in the Woevre. There has been merely an intermittent [?]de." ...

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  7. VERDUN.

    Following on the battle of Verdull, a wave of disillusionment and depression is said to be sweeping over ...

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  8. SUBMARINES.

    Mr. John Leyland, a writer on naval subjects in the "Daily Graphic," says he has reason to believe the new German submarines have been expressly built for ...

    Article : 139 words
  9. AN ANCIENT ALLIANCE.

    It is interesting to note that the alliance between Britain and Portugal is the oldest in our history. "It has," says the writer of a recent Oxford pamphlet, "its roots far ...

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  10. THE RUSSIANS.

    A communique has been issued as follows:—Our artillery at Lake Sventen annihilated an enemy detachment who had been obliged to abandon their trenches. ...

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  11. COUNTRY ENLISTMENTS.

    The following figures of courtry enlistments from Monday to Wednesday have been supplied to the Premier by the military authorities:—Goulburn, 23; Armidale, 16; Narrabri. ...

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  12. GERMAN LOSSES.

    The "Petit Parisien" states that the German casualties at Verdun are estimated at from 125,000 to 150,000. ...

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  13. OTHER STATES.

    There were 489 volunteers in the State to-day, and 285 were accepted. BRISBANE, Thursday. In Queensland to-day 130 recruits were ...

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  14. ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

    President Wilson has notified Congress that he will not accept a mere vote of confidence. He has unequivocally announced to the lenders that he refuses to continue ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. PORTUGAL.

    It is reported that Germany has issued an ultimatum to Portugal, demanding the return of the seized vessels within 48 hours. ...

    Article : 165 words
  16. IMPROVED SYSTEM WANTED

    The methods of recruiting adopted throughout Australia are being widely discussed in this State. At the annual conference of the Liberal League the following motion was ...

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  17. WAR NOTES.

    "There has been no further infantry fighting in the Verdun sector," says the latest Paris communique and the German official news centre is eloquently silent. So the first ...

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  18. AIR RAID.

    A German seaplane dropped bombs on the south-east const of England to-day, and killed a baby. No military damage was done. ...

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  19. WHEAT POOL.

    The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Grahame, last night supplied the following particulars of the transactions in connection with this scheme up to February 29 last: ...

    Article : 305 words
  20. FUTURE TRADE.

    The conference of Chambers of Commerce urged the Government to establish a credit bank to develop British trade abroad, to remove advantages accorded ...

    Article : 161 words
  21. VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) stated to-day that all the facts with regard to enlistments were not yet complete, and there was good reason why they should not ...

    Article : 54 words
  22. TURKEY.

    The "Mokkattam" publishes a statement from Constantinople to the effect that General von Sanders went to Berlin and informed the German Emperor that Prince ...

    Article : 118 words
  23. COAL EXPORT.

    The embargo on the export of coal, and the consequent unemployment in the Newcastle district, was brought under the notice of the Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) ...

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  24. RANDWICK TRAMSHEDS.

    Randwick tramway workshops were again idle yesterday Representatives of the men who are affected by the stoppage of work there again met in conference at the Trades ...

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  25. FIGHTING IN THE AIR.

    General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— There were twenty air encounters yesterday. One of our machines did not return. Our infantry machine guns dispersed a ...

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  26. PORTUGAL AND GERMANY.

    On Saturday last it was auuounced that the Portuguese Government had suddenly seized 36 Austrian and German ships that had been lying in the Tagus since the beginning of the ...

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  27. MR. FISHER.

    The Royal Colonial Institute entertained Mr. Fisher (High Commissioner for the Commonwealth) at lunch to-day. Lord Denman (ex-Governor-General of ...

    Article : 245 words
  28. RUSSIAN BUDGET.

    The Budget shows a deficit of £37,000,000 sterling. The war is costing £3,000,000 daily. The drink revenue has fallen from £68,000,000 to less ...

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  29. EXPLOSION ON A LINER.

    Police investigations show that two Germans were guilty of the explosion on the liner Tennyson. The Germans and their families have since disappeared. ...

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  30. STATE MESSAGE.

    The following official information regarding the fighting on the western front was contained in a cablegram received by the Premier from the Agent-General ...

    Article : 121 words
  31. MOTOR FATALITY.

    A shocking motor fatality has occurred near Pokeno. While the owner of the motor car was attending to the benzine tank an explosion occurred, blowing him out of the door ...

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  32. THE METAL TRADE.

    Regulations have been gazetted prohibiting speculation in war metals, to prevent the undue inflation of prices. ...

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  33. DISTRICT BATTALIONS.

    One of the greatest causes of dissatisfaction in the disposal of the recruits from this district is that they are scattered, and one of the greatest aids to enthusiastic recruiting ...

    Article : 229 words
  34. MILITARY SERVICE.

    The Minister for Munitions, Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commons to-day, said that the exemptions to military service were causing the Government anxiety. ...

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  35. LATE MR. HENRY JAMES.

    Mr. Asquith and the Denn of Westminster Abbey were desirous that a funeral service to the late Mr. Henry James, O.M., novelist, should be held in the Abbey, but the family ...

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  36. CHARGE OF THEFT.

    A lance-corporal and private in the Australian Army Service were charged at Uxbridge with stealing three cases of cigarettes and tobacco, value £24, the ...

    Article : 82 words
  37. MERCHANT SKIPPING.

    Arrivals.—At London: Kia-ora, s (left Wellington January 15); Griqua, s (left Brisbane December 10); Teenkai, s (left Sydney December 4). ...

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  38. CARPENTERS' APPLICATION.

    The Arbitration court is considering the Carpenters and Joiners' Unions application for a 44 hours' week and a minimum of 2s an hour, and the restricting of apprentices to ...

    Article : 87 words
  39. BRITISH MACHINE GUNS.

    Dr. C. Addison (Under-Secretary for Munitions) stated in the House of Commons that our increase of machine guns' had been enormous, and the output was ...

    Article : 37 words
  40. MOTOR CAR MURDER.

    The police are still busy in connection with the murder of William Patrick Haines, a chauffeur, on Bulleen-road, Heidelberg, on Tuesday last. ...

    Article : 66 words
  41. RISKING A DECLARATION.

    So much for the position as it appears on the surface. When the real facts come to be known it will probably be found that Portugal is acting in close consultation with ...

    Article : 302 words
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