Mr. Justice Pring entered upon the eighth day of the sittings of the Petrol Royal Commission in the No. 1 Jury Court yesterday, when a number of witnesses were examined. ...
Article : 6,335 wordsA Reuter's message from London states that the British defeated the Turks in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris. The Turks were driven back three miles. ...
Article : 39 wordsSir Philip Sydney Jones, who has rendered much valuable service to medical science, education, and philanthropy, will to-day celebrate the 80th anniversary of his birthday. ...
Article : 481 wordsA communique says:—After a violent bombardment the enemy debouched from Mohritsa in strong columns. Our artillery dispersed the Germans, who fell back to ...
Article : 33 wordsA communique stales: There was a calm night in the Verdun region last night. A German attack was prepared at dusk yesterday against Hill 304, but the enemy ...
Article : 259 wordsA French communique issued on Thursday stated:— Everything was calm in the Verdun region last night. ...
Article : 177 wordsThe War Office announces:—With reference to the Turkish communique that 3000 British dead were collected at Felahiych, (about four miles from Umn-cl-Henna), ...
Article : 87 wordsA communique says:—The Turks on the Caucasus front failed in attempts to recapture important sectors from which they were recently expelled. The enemy sprayed ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Liberal Ministry was formed to-day as follows:- Mr. W. H. LEE, Premier, Chief Secretary, and Minister for Education. ...
Article : 107 wordsThe "Berliner Tageblatt" declares that an agreement entered into between Germany and Roumania, which is most important, shows that she will not attack Austria ...
Article : 79 wordsPractically no news of importance regarding the military positions had been cabled up till a late hour last night. Another lull has come over the infantry operation in the ...
Article : 375 wordsAt Victoria Barracks yesterday 68 men volunteered, and of these 58 were accepted. ...
Article : 16 wordsTo-day's recruiting figures were:—Volunteered 120, acepted 76. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe Pearling Commission sat at Geraldton yesterday Captain Dalzi[?]l, formerly Shipping Master at Broome, said the importation of white divers was a failure. Within four months ...
Article : 101 wordsA discussion has been running in certain Japanese newspapers concerning the value and durability of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Some correspondents on the ...
Article : 206 wordsA meeting was held at Darley House, Glebe, yesterday by the Glebe Recruiting League. Dr. Bohrsmann presided. Corporal M'Queen, formerly secretary of a ...
Article : 160 wordsA communique says: The enemy by a surprise attack rushed our positions in the Ledro Valley, and also took Mount Sperone. We intensely shelled them, and ...
Article : 76 wordsIn reference to the three Red Cross workers required for Egypt, a cable message has been received from the Commissioners, explaining that these should be men with ...
Article : 99 wordsIt was officially announced to-day by the Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) at the close of the meeting of the Federal Cabinet, that the two Houses of Federal ...
Article : 59 wordsAn analysis made by Mr. Mackinnon, M.L.A., chairman of the State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, of the latest figures available with regard to enlistments, shows that in ...
Article : 124 wordsWe will not, of course, know till after the was just how close to the wind the allied commanders have been sailing in their determination not to move on the other sectors ...
Article : 367 wordsThe advisory council appointed by the Federal Government to consider and initiate scientific research with respect to primary and secondary industries held its first ...
Article : 323 wordsAdvices received in Geneva from Constantinople state that two heavy Austrian batteries have arrived in Constantinople to replace the German batteries. ...
Article : 66 wordsMiss Marjoric Henderson, a nioce of the late Colonel MacLaurin, has written the following description of a Zeppelin raid which occurred in the town where she is at school ...
Article : 551 wordsLetters received from airmen who were reported as missing after the raid in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) on March 25, show that the [?]eaplanes had already ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Premier referred yesterday to questions asked in the House of Commons concerning the New South Wales Natural Subjects Disfranchisement Act. ...
Article : 341 wordsThe situation arising from the Sussex case is believed to be [?]raught with some gravity. President Wilson appears to be convinced that Germany does not intend to ...
Article : 387 wordsThe Danish steamer Frederick the Eighth has arrived from Britain. She reports that every preparation has been been made in Scotland to resist any German ...
Article : 39 wordsMany military officers, Mr. M'Kenna, (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Lord Lansdowne (Minister without portfolio), and Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Secretary of State ...
Article : 138 wordsThe "Times," in an article, contrasts Germany's ex[?]ration of "our inhumanity" and her whimpers about the infamy of the blockade with Bismarck's policy of ...
Article : 117 wordsNotwithstanding the remarkable increase in size of German airships, even greater craft are being seriously discussed. Herr C. Dornier, Count Von 'Zeppelin's associate engineer, ...
Article : 364 wordsThe State Parliamentary session, which practically closed early yesterday morning although the formal prorogation will not take place fot a few weeks, lasted from June 15 ...
Article : 272 wordsSpeaking at a patriotic entertainment at St. Kilda to-night, Councillor Barnett said the enormous amount of money which was flowing into the patriotic funds now would fall ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. Middleton, correspondent for the "Daily Mail," was remanded in custody for a week at a police court. He was formerly in the Royal Naval Air Service, and ...
Article : 81 wordsTwo conscientious objectors who were compulsorily enlisted in a non-combatant corps have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for disobeying orders. ...
Article : 25 wordsDeadlock has occurred in the negotiations which have been in progress for some time with the view of bringing about a settlement of the strike of engineers at Garden ...
Article : 304 wordsMr. Asquith announced in the House of Commons that the Cabinet had appointed a committee to deal with post-war reconstruction generally, including trade. ...
Article : 50 wordsA parade of applicants wishing to onlist for home service will be held at Victoria Barracks at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday, Anrtl 16. Preference will be given to returned soldiers medically ...
Article : 58 wordsIt has been discovered that Captain von Papen (formerly German Military Attache at Washington) left a large sum of money behind him to continue the bomb activities ...
Article : 66 wordsThree women were knocked down and trampled on by the crowd at Dalgety's Wharf, Miller's Point yesterday. A steamer was leaving there, and about 8 o'clock what is ...
Article : 136 wordsIn view of these considerations it seems hardly likely that the Allies are not taking the future ot the Zeppelin very seriously. But there really does seem to be a tendency on our ...
Article : 446 wordsWith reference to a paragraph stating that passengers' friends were not allowed on the wharf to witness the departure of the Niagara for Vancouver, Mr. Lance, the ...
Article : 126 wordsSir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), speaking in the House of Commons, said that the German authorities had refused to allow the United States ...
Article : 69 wordsCaptain Josceline Foljambe, brother of the Earl of Liverpool (Governor of New Zealand), has been killed in action. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe A.M.S. Sierra has left San Francisco for Sydney. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe Bread Carters' Union decided at a meeting held last night that they would refuse to deliver hot cross buns on Good Friday. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 15 Apr 1916, Page 17
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