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  2. EARTHQUAKE IN CENTRAL ITALY.

    An earthquake, the duration of which is variously estimated at 20 and 70 seconds, has occurred in Italy. It is reported that the town of Avezzano, ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Soudja-ed-Doules, formerly Governor of Azerbaijan (Tabriz), has arrived at Tif[?]is. He, with 400 men, fought the Turks for 10 hours. He defended a bridge, and ...

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  4. RECRUITING.

    There were fewer volunteers at the barracks yesterday than on the previous day, but the total was above the average for a Thursday. If the response should be up to the standard ...

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  5. THE SNOW CASE.

    Evidence in the Snow case was continued on Wednesday. The accused is charged on t[?]e information of the Acting Collector of Customs (Mr. A. C. Trelfall) with having unlawfully ...

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  6. THE WAR.

    German submarines attacked Dover in the darkness, but were driven off without doing damage, [?] aircraft that accompanied ...

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  7. THE TURKS.

    A communique reports the rout of the Turkish rearguard at Olty (north-west-west from Sarykamish). There were enormous Turkish losses at ...

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  8. RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

    The "Times" says a mi[?]on [?] [?]cently reinforced the front. ...

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  9. "GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES.

    According to a Berlin telegram, none of the cruiser Scharnhorst's crew were saved on the occasion of the Falkland Islands battle, but seven officers and 171 men belonging to the ...

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  10. EGYPT.

    Advices from Darfr show that German agents are intriguing with the natives to fight against England. The agents are using the departure of Slatin Pasha from ...

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  11. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The steamer Strathhord, which left Newcastle on Dec. 12, has arrived at Valparaiso. The steamer Century, which left ...

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  12. THE PRESENT POSITION.

    There is little change in the position on either the eastern or the western front. Artillery fire and skirmishing are reported along the whole of the eastern front, but no decisive ...

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  13. AUSTRIA'S AFFAIRS.

    Vienna advices state that Count Berchtold, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of the Imperial and Royal House, has resigned office for personal reasons. ...

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  14. SYDNEY'S SHIPPING.

    The returns of shipping at the port of Sydney for the past year have been received from the Shipping Master, Captain W. H. Mason. "From these it will be gathered," says ...

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  15. AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE.

    Mr. Percy Hunter, Immigration Agent for New South Wales in London, is a passenger by the Moldavia, which arrived from London to-day. Since the dutbreak of war the tide ...

    Article : 248 words
  16. WESTERN FRONT.

    A communique yesterday stated: B[?] weather impeded operations along the whole front. We maintained our position on spur 132 of the bill north-east of ...

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  17. OPPRESSION OF SLAVS.

    The Austrian authorities are becoming more oppressive towards the Slav population. Ten Czechs were hanged at Prague for possessing a Russian proclamation [?]o ...

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  18. THE RUSSIANS AND THE TURKS.

    A Petrograd communique reports enormous Turkish losses at Karaurgan. On the other hand, we are told that the Russian advance into Turkish territory has been checked. The ...

    Article : 326 words
  19. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Colonel Van Zyl has occupied Rames Drift, the principal crossing of the Orange River into German territory. His troops drove out a German patrol entrenched in ...

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  20. AMERICAN FEELING.

    According to Mr. F. H. Sawyer, who has [?]ome out to Australia as representative of American and Canadian railway companies, feeling in America, is overwhelmingly in ...

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  21. GERMAN DESERTERS.

    The "Matin" states that after the battle on the Yser many Germans deserted. Eleven thousand deserted from Bruges between November 15 and December 15. This ...

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  22. THE FALKLANDS ACTION.

    A Berlin telegram states that none of the crew of the Scharnhorst, which was sunk in the Falkland Islands action, was saved. Seven officers and 170 of the ...

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  23. NEW GUINEA.

    At a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, Colonel S. A. Pethebridge, Secretary for Defence, was formally appointed Administrator of that part of New Guinea and the ...

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  24. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German communique states: After a heavy artillery battle we captured trenches in Palingabrig, a suburb of Nieuport, and finally repulsed attacks at La Bassee, La ...

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  25. IN VICTORIA.

    "We have plenty of men offering for service," said the Assistant Minister for Defen[?]e (Mr. Jenson) to-day, "and if we could only train and equip them as fast as they are ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. "SPLENDIDLY FIT."

    The King, dressed in the khaki of a staff officer in the field, spent some hours recently with his soldiers in training at Colchester. His visit must have had a special ...

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  27. GERMAN TALES.

    "The British navy, despite its superiority, has not ventured to make its much-vaunted attack on our shores. Its hale has departed —Britain no longer rules the waves." Thus ...

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  28. REV. HULTON SAMS.

    The Rev. Hulton Sams, of the Queensland Bush Brotherhood, failing to get a chaplaincy, has obtained a commission i[?] the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. ...

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  29. NAVAL RESERVE.

    Regulations governing the entry, training, and pay of officers of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (seagoing) were approved by a meeting of the Federal Executive Council ...

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  30. GERMAN TERRORISM.

    The following is an extract from a letter written to Mrs. F. Phillips, of Gordon, by a relation in Edinburgh:- "The Germans say that we have instituted ...

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  31. ENVER PASHA.

    But in the meantime the ill-feeling between the Turks and the Germans is growing, and that is a factor which makes in favour of the Russians. A divided army cannot hope to ...

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  32. FRUIT FOR SOLDIERS.

    The White Star Company has offered to convey free to the Vegetable Products Committee, a limited quantity of Australian gifts of jams and fruits for the ...

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  33. TRANSPORT OF TROOPS.

    German railways are practically reserved until the 18th inst. for the transport of troops. Foreign military attaches with the Germans on the western front have ...

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  34. PRUSSIAN LOSSES.

    Casualty lists 117 to 121, published in Berlin, contain 44,209 names, the victims being chiefly among those fighting in Poland during November, making the ...

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  35. GREAT HAVOC.

    Buildings at Potenza have been seriously damaged, but there are few victims. The greatest havoc occurred in the villages surrounding the extinct volcano of ...

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  36. TRADE AND COMMERCE.

    The annual report of the Colonial Consignment Company stated that there were no developments to indicate that the world's supply had overtaken the demand under ...

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  37. BAVARIAN BAND.

    Members of the Bavarian Band, who, by playing in the city and suburbs have become familiar to Adelaide residents, were placed under arrest on Wednesday morning ...

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  38. PRIVATE J. S. GRAY'S DEATH.

    The Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. Jensen) announced to-day that Private J. S. Gray, 3rd Battalion, Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (tropical unit), died at ...

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  39. GERMAN PORTS.

    Hamburg, Lubeck, and Cuxhaven have been declared in a state of siege. No reason for this step has been assigned, but it is supposed that it is a precautionary ...

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  40. DENTAL CORPS.

    Approval has been given by the military authorities for an establishment of dental surgeons in connection with the Australian Army Medical Corps Re[?]erve as follows: ...

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  41. THE TOTAL CASUALTIES.

    Reuter's Rome correspondent says the total is estimated at 12,000 killed and 20,000 injured. ...

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  42. FRENCH-AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE.

    More good workers and cutters will be cordially welcomed at the central depot to hurry on the shipment of goods next week. Workers yesterday were greatly pleased and ...

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  43. IN POLAND.

    A communique states:—Artillery fire and skirmishinf are reported along the whole front. We made progress against East Prussia ...

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  44. THE STRICKEN AREA.

    The havoc wrought by earthquakes in Italy has been very great. Avezzano, where the damage was so severe, lies to the south of Aqu[?]a, and is a town of great antiquity. ...

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  45. COAL STRIKE.

    The wheelers at Burwood colliery went on strike to-day, throwing the pit idle all day, and delaying a steamer which was waiting [?]n port for the coal. Some time [?]o they aske[?] ...

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  46. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    The Admiralty has requisitioned a number of enemy steamships interned in the United Kingdom for employment in coastal trade. ...

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  47. LETTERS TO GERMANY.

    Private letters can now be forwarded to Germany and Austria-Hungary, subject to the usual conditions of censorship. These letters cannot be sent direct. British subjects ...

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  48. HOW MANY MEN UNDER ARMS?

    The German Socialist paper "Vorwaerts" estimates that the daily cost of the war to al[?] belligerents aggregates £9,600,000 and [?]t estimates the damage done to property in ...

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  49. RED CROSS.

    The executive committee is deeply gratified at the generous response to their appeal for blankets, and already several bales have been despatched to London. It is hoped that ...

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  50. DOVER.

    Two submarines endeavoured to enter Dover Harbour. They were repulsed by the batteries. It was reported that both the submarines were sunk, but the report ...

    Article : 97 words
  51. WAR NOTES.

    The most important news in this morning's cables is that of the resignation or Count Berchtold, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs. It is officially stated that it is for ...

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  52. BACK TO AUSTRALIA.

    Passengers by the Moldavia, which arrived to-day, included Mr. R. Wootton, father of the well-known jockey, Frank Wootton, who has retired from racing, and intends to settle ...

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  53. IN THE COUNTRY.

    Mr. Andrew Cochrane was entertained by the townspeople before leaving to join the Light Horse in the Expeditionary Forces. He was presented with a gold-mounted tobacco ...

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  54. PRICE OF BREAD.

    Regarding the increase in the price of bread announced by master bakers in Adelaide, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Bice) has asked the Prices Regulation Commission to ...

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  55. MILITARY HORSES.

    The police have lately been busy throughout the Bathurst district in recording the number of horses suitable for military purposes. All colours except bays, browns, and blacks ...

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