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  2. PRICE OF BREAD.

    Chaos in the baking industry in New South Wales as a result of the proclamation by Senator Pearce, fixing the price of bread and flour, was forecasted by the members of a ...

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  3. RECRUITING.

    At Victoria Barracks yesterday 114 men offered their services Of thess 84 were accepted, and 30 rejected. ...

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  4. WAR NOTES.

    Judging by this morning's cables the Germans are now once more throwing their full strength in the Verdun sector against the French positions, and the next few days are ...

    Article : 389 words
  5. MR. HUGHES.

    The Empire Parliamentary Association entertained Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, at a luncheon in the House of Commons to-day. ...

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  6. VERDUN.

    Germany has declared war on Portugal. Severe fighting continues in the Verdun region. Two ...

    Article : 180 words
  7. WESTERN FRONT.

    A communique has been issued as follows: "We continued bombarding the communication lines in the Eastern Argonne. "The Germans westward of the Meuse ...

    Article : 429 words
  8. COUNTRY ENLISTMENTS.

    The following figures of country enlistments —Monday to Thursday—have been supplied to the Premier by the military authorities:- Goulburn, 26; /Armidale, 25; Narrabri, 24; ...

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  9. OTHER STATES.

    In Victoria to-day 353 men offered themselves for active service, and 216 were passed by the doctors. PERTH, Friday. ...

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  10. A REPRESENTATIVE DAY.

    Men of many trades and professionals assembled at Victoria Barracks yesterday to offer their services to the military as recruits for the A.I.F. They included an agricultural ...

    Article : 158 words
  11. RANDWICK HOSPITAL.

    Brigadier—General Ramaciottl, District Commandant, accompanied by his orderly officer, Lieut. Frank Smith, paid a surprise visit to No. 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. GERMANY v PORTUGAL.

    When the Portuguese Government, seized the German steamers within their territorial waters they must have acted in the full knowledge that the step would mean a breach ...

    Article : 444 words
  13. PORTUGAL.

    A Router's message states that Germany has declared war on Portugal. An earlier message from Portugal stated that the German Consuls had advised the ...

    Article : 108 words
  14. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

    Mr. T. Kemp, grand secretary of the Manchester Unity, I.O.O.F., states that his society is paying the contributions of soldier members as from the date of enlistment. ...

    Article : 174 words
  15. THE DARDANELLES.

    In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) stated that the American Ambassador had supplied a list of 491 British prisoners ...

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  16. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "Aero" (Milson's Point),—Not unless you pay your passage to England, and unless you are qualified mechanic. You could far more easily join the Royal Australian Flying Corps, for particulars of ...

    Article : 194 words
  17. EGYPT'S DEFENCES.

    Telegraphing from Suez,—Mr. Massey, the "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent, states that a serious attempt at the invasion of Egypt is becoming remote, even if the ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. FRENCH AIRMEN.

    Six French airmen dropped bombs on railways and depots in Central Belgium, doing considerable damage. ...

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  19. AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS.

    The "Tribuna" states that two Austrian Dreadnoughts have been completed, and it is proposed to rush them to the Dardanelles. This explains the removal of ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. THE GERMAN NAVY.

    The "London Daily News and Leader," of February 1, received by the last English mall, contains the following:- The wireless news issued from Berlin ...

    Article : 389 words
  21. SENATOR PEARCE REPLIES TO MR. HALL.

    A reply was made to-day by the Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) to the statement by the Attorney-General of N S.W. (Mr. Hall) concerning the action of the Federal ...

    Article : 695 words
  22. AVIATION RECORD.

    M. Verrier, a military aviator, climbed with four passengers to a height of 3410 metres in 28 minutes at Etampes. This constitutes a world's record. ...

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  23. "A DASH FOR THE DARDANELLES."

    Tho news concerning Turkey has frequently the charm of unexpectedness, if not always of reliability. And this morning brings us one more mild surprise. This time we are ...

    Article : 250 words
  24. EAST AERICA.

    It is officially stated that General Smuts advanced against the Germans in the Kilimanjaro area (East Africa), on the 7th inst., and seized the crossings of the Lumi ...

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  25. MESSAGE TO PREMIER.

    The Premier yesterday received the following cablegram from the Agent-General:- LONDON, March 9. ...

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  26. MESOPOTAMIA.

    It is officially announced that General Aylmer on the 6th inst. advanced on Edessinn (seven miles from Kut-el-Amara), but was unable to dislodge the, Turks. ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. THE NORTH SEA.

    A Norwegian captain reports that the North Sea is full of German mines. ...

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  28. THE MOEWE.

    The crew of the steamer Flamenco (one of the victims of the German raider Moewe); report that the Moewe's men had served aboard English merchantmen. The ...

    Article : 50 words
  29. MR. ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS.

    President Roosevelt, in declining to allow his name to go forward for Presidential nomination, said he did not wish to lead a country unless it had in its ...

    Article : 57 words
  30. ENTER PASHA.

    Enter Pasha is stated to be visiting Medina (In Arabia). ...

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  31. THE BLACK SEA POSITION.

    When the war broke out there were three fine Dreadnoughts being built at the Nicolaioff yards, the Ekaterina II, the Imperatritsa Marla, and the Imperator Alexander III, each ...

    Article : 362 words
  32. FISCAL POLICY.

    In the House of Commons Mr. J. M. Robertson (Liberal) raised the question of the Government's fiscal policy in connection with the approaching conference in ...

    Article : 232 words
  33. AMERICA AND JAPAN

    Baron Ishil (Minister of Foreign Affairs) speaking at a banquet attended by the Premier (Count Okuma) and the American Ambassador (Mr. G. W. Guthrie), said that ...

    Article : 88 words
  34. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The barque Birkdale, which left Newcastle on January 8, has arrived at Tocopilla. The Am. 5-m schooner George E. ...

    Article : 35 words
  35. ALIEN ENEMIES.

    It was resolved at a meeting of the executive of the Queensland Recruiting Committee this afternoon that the committee, having found serious hindrances to recruiting, is of ...

    Article : 49 words
  36. SOUTH COAST MINES.

    The South Coast mines continue to work at high pressure, but the output at the various collieries is considerably reduced by an insufficiency of minors. This applies to ...

    Article : 174 words
  37. STEAMER AGROUND.

    The steamer which by some means, at present unexplained, grounded on a sandbank near the South Mole on Wednesday evening was floated off yesterday morning. A ...

    Article : 85 words
  38. BRAVERY REWARDED.

    A Zeppelin flying over Revigny (nine miles north-west of Bur-le-Due), endeavoured to bomb 70 waggon-loads of manitions. The station-master and two ...

    Article : 61 words
  39. INFANTILE PAR.

    The infantile paralysis epidemic is appearently on the wane. The total number of cases is 347. As a precaution the city school will remain closed for another week. ...

    Article : 36 words
  40. COLLIERY CLOSED DOWN.

    West Wallsend Colliery has been closed down owing to the dulness of the coal trade. ...

    Article : 22 words
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