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  2. FOR THE FRONT.

    The surmise of those in authority at Victoria Barracks that at the conclusion of the Royal Agricultural Show and the Easter holidays there would be a large increase in ...

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  3. THE CALL FOR MEN.

    The State Commandant Colonel Wallack, motored to Pymble on Saturday afternoon, and reviewed there the Kuring-gai Rice Club, under Captain Lamb. There were about 100 ...

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  4. LATE WAK NEWS.

    Further arrivals of Scandinavian vessels confirm the presence of German warships in the North Sea. A Norwegian steamer reports that a ...

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  5. NORTH SEA NAVAL ACTION.

    The above map shows Bergen and the Sartore group of Islands In Norway, off which a naval action is reported to have taken place last week. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. NORTH SEA.

    EEports of a naval engagement in the North Sea come from Norway and Denmark. It is rumoured that German ...

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  7. OFF NORWAY.

    Rumours of a North Sea battle continue to arrive from Copenhagen, but are delayed in transmission. A Bergen telegram states that a big ...

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  8. LENGTH OF FRONTS.

    The "Matin" states that, the French occupy a front of 543 mile., the British 31, and the Belgians 17. The Russian fronts extend over 856 ...

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  9. HEAVY CANNONADING.

    Heavy cannonading at sea was heard at Bridlington (15½miles south-east of Scarborough), on Saturday night. ...

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  10. TURKEY.

    Letters from the Dardanelles show that the towns of Seddul Bahr, Kum Kale, and Yeni Shebr (at the entrance to the straits) were destroyed. Not a single intact ...

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  11. LINER TORPEDOED.

    The British liner Wayfarer (9599 tons) has been torpedoed. She is now being towed to Queenstown. ...

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  12. THE UNIONISTS.

    It is estimated that 23,800 members of trades unions had joined the Australian Imperial expeditionary force up to January 31. The Commonwealth Statistician in February ...

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  13. ENEMY SAID TO BE SUNK.

    The inhabitants on South Bergen Island declare that three warships pursued German ships along the coast. The violent cannonade that ensued ...

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  14. ITALY.

    Fifty persons were arrested at a prowar demonstration. The police prevented the crowd marching to the Austrian and German Embassies. Similar ...

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  15. MUNITIONS NEEDED.

    Field-Marshal Von dor Goltz is returning to Constantinopie. The Young Turks sent him to Berlin' to demand that 300,000 Germans should be sent, across the Danube for ...

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  16. GERMAN CRUISERS SIGHTED.

    The captain of the steamer Vestfoss states that he passed 14 German cruisers in the North Sea. Reports from Bergen state that the ...

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  17. COTTON DESTROYED.

    Six thousand bales of cotton, valued at £80,000, were destroyed by fire. ...

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  18. SMUGGLING AMMUNITION

    A Bucharest telegram states that German and Austrian diploma[?]ic couriers were found smuggling spare gun parts and ammunition into Turkey, availing themselves ...

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  19. THE EX-SULTAN.

    Fearing an Insurrection of the Old Turks, Enver Bey has brought the ex-Sultan, Abdul Hamld, back to Constantinople. ...

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  20. THE BALKAN SPHINX.

    Several interesting cables bearing on the attitude of Bulgaria appear this morning; but they would be far more interesting if they gave us some definite information as to which ...

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  21. BRITISH BEER.

    The "Daily Express" says the Government has decided to purchase all breweries and licensed houses in the United Kingdom and to establish a State monopoly of beer. ...

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  22. SUEZ CANAL.

    Small bodies of Turkish cavalry coutinue to be lively in the vicinity of the Suez Canal. Extensive camel transport has largely ...

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  23. LEICHHARDT RIFLE CLUB.

    The parade of the Leichhardt Club on Thursday night was well attended, and over a dozen new members were enrolled. On Saturday afternoon No. 1 platoon, A company ...

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  24. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    Arrivals: At London, str Orari; at Vancouver, R.M.S. Niagara (left Sydney Maren 18); at Tal Tal, str Hurst; at Coquimbo, bq Colonial Empire; at Babia Bianca, bq ...

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  25. WESTERN FRONT.

    A comunique states: After an all-night struggle we captured 300 metres of frenches in the Argonne. We have also captured a new line [?] ...

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  26. BALKAN NEUTRALS.

    The Government press states that the ex-Premier, M. Venizelos, was over-hasty in advising Greece's intervention, and is trying,to persuade people that his failure ...

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  27. WAR NOTES.

    Up till a late hour last night absolutory no official news had come through in regard to the naval action off the coast of Norway, and we were left quite in the dark as to the ...

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  28. SINKING A SUBMARINE.

    The narrative of Captain John William Bell of how he rammed a German submarino off Beachy Head, on March 2, brief and to the point, is one of the most astonishing stories ...

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  29. ZEPPELIN DISASTERS.

    Two Zeppelins came to grief in a snowstorm off the Danish coast. The 13 was wrecked and burned on the Danish island of Fanoe, and the 13 was lost on the west coast ...

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  30. ATHLETIC SPORTS CLUB.

    The drill parades of the Athletic Sports Rifle Club will be continued to-night, and a rearrangement of companies will be made. The camp platoons will not be disturbed, but A ...

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  31. THE BURWOOD CLUB.

    The Burwcod Rille Club held its first short route march on Saturday afternoon, under the command of Captain Mackellar, who expressed himself well pleased. Platoon drill ...

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  32. IN ALSACE.

    There is eighteen inches of snow in the Vosges, while bad weather is interfering with operations in the Woevre and Mouse districts. ...

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  33. RELATIVE GUN STRENGTH.

    A correspondent of the London "Globe," having regard to the accessions of naval strength which have been made since the outbreak of the war and will be made in the ...

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  34. BULGARIA.

    Fearing a Bulgarian attack prominent Turks and Greek merchants at Kirk Kitisse are leaving home and going to Asia Minor and Greece. ...

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  35. PETERSHAM CLUB.

    The weekly parade of the Petersham Club will be held to-night at the local park, at 7.30. Unfortunately wet weather has prevented, drill for the past two weeks. ...

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  36. KRONPRINZ WILHELM.

    The armed Norddeuitscher-Dloyd [?] Krouprinz Wilhelm (14,998 tons) has arrived at Hauiptou, Roads, and will probably intern. ...

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  37. GERMAN AEROPLANES.

    Two new Tauhe aeroplanes undergoing trials were caught in a strom and destroyed. The two airmen were killed. ...

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  38. GLEBE CLUB.

    The Glebe Rifle Club will hold the weekly drill to-night on the Wentworth Park Oval. ...

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  39. ESCAPED GERMANS.

    Two German officers who escaped from the camp at Denbigh on the 4th instant were reeaptured near. Hariech, after a chase in the mountains. ...

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  40. A DASH FOR THE OPEN?

    One theory advanced is that a number of German cruisers were making an attempt to break through the British cordon at the northern entrace to the North Sea and gain ...

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  41. RED CROSS WORK.

    The New South Wales division of the Red Cross Society has received the following letter of appreciation from the Director of Stores, British Red Cross Society, London, ...

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  42. CARPATHIANS.

    A communique states: The enemy on the 9th and following night attacked in serried columns, strongly supported by artillery the Russians who were advancing ...

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  43. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "J. Smith."—The chest measurement required in recruits for the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Forces is generally from 32 to 34 inches. A certain amount of latitude is allowed however. For ...

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  44. A WANTON ACT.

    The sunken steamer Harpalyce was a sister ship to the Harpalion. She flew a white flag inscribed, "Commission for Belgian Relief," which was visible at u ...

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  45. AMERICAN MAILS.

    It was recently suggested by Mr. Niels Nielsen the Now South Wales Commissioner in the United States, that a subsidy should to paid by Australia for the San Francisco mail ...

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  46. A FIGHTING- FAMILY.

    Mr. Ernest Whealer, of Cowell, Eyre's Peninsula, and now residing at Fremantle, has six sons serving with the Imperial Forces. Two went with the first Expeditionary Force, ...

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  47. BISHOP OF LONDON.

    The Bishop of London (Dr. Winnington-Ingram) paid a fortnight's visit to the British army in the field. He was frequently under fire. ...

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  48. AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE ENDED.

    General Sukomlinoff, Russian Minister for War, has telegraphed to the "New York World" that the Russians a fornight ago ended the Austrian offensive, which lasted ...

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  49. SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.

    The estimate prepared by the Paris "Matin" of the length of line hold by the various Allies will come as something of a shock to those unthinking but enthusiastic ...

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  50. WAR TAX.

    Rangltikei County Council has passed a resolutlon asking the Government to levy a war tax to meet all extraordinary expenses in connection with, the war. The tax would be ...

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  51. EIGHT BALLS TO AN OVER.

    At a meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association to-night letters were lead from the New South Wales and South Australian cricket association asking the opinion of the ...

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  52. OVERLAND RAILWAY

    On the recommnendation of the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Archibald, the Federal Cabinet to-day decided to place an order with Messrs. Walkers, Ltd., of Maryborough (Q.), ...

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  53. FOR PEACE.

    Newspapers in Britain and America are giving prominence to an interview with the Pope published in the "New York World," in which he asks America to work ...

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  54. MUNITIONS COMMITTEE.

    Twenty-one engineering and shipbuilding societies, at a meeting held in Newcastle, resolved to send a message to the Prime Minister welcoming the ...

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  55. AERONAUTS FOR INDIA.

    The half flight of the Australian Flying Corps, which is to be loaned to the Indian Government for use with an expeditionary force was announced to-day by the ...

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  56. THE SEND-OFF.

    In addition to the binds already announced as having voluntecred to take part in the send-off to the next State contingent Mr. Carmiehael yesterday received similar offers ...

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  57. STATION MANAGEK'S DEATH.

    Mr. Harold Seale, manager of Wave Hill station, died on Saturday at the age of 35 years. Deceased had been about 10 year, in the Territory. His father resides at Grafton. ...

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