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  2. THE EARTHQUAKE.

    The stricken area is greater than at first believed. Eighteen small towns in the neighbourhood of Lake Fucino, which was the centre of the disturbance, were razed, and ...

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  3. GOLFEES AT DRILL.

    "Fall In!" "Number!" cries the sergeant-major. The order rattles down the line; lawye's forget their "silk," doctors their plate in ...

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Renter's Agency states that the British on Thursday captured an important strategic point at La Bnssee. The German losses were heavy, and many prisoners ...

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  5. GERMAN VERSION.

    A German wireless states: Our troops north-east of Soissons attacked the heights of Vregny and cleared an elevated plain, trench after trench being stormed until ...

    Article : 71 words
  6. GERMAN GUNS.

    It is officially stated that the German attacks northward of Soissons have been checked, but a partial German success in that region ...

    Article : 126 words
  7. OUR TROOPS.

    The commander (Colonel W. Holmes, D.S.O., V.D.) and 250 men of the Commonwealth naval and military expeditionary force to New Guinea will return to Sydney ...

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  8. A GREAT CAUSE.

    Father Bernard Vaughan, speaking in the East End, in reply to the German Jesuits, said the British Empire was fighting for' a great cause, and would never ...

    Article : 61 words
  9. GERMAN OFFICIALS.

    Nearly 90 of the officials from the islands that were till a few months ago under German rule will be passengers from Sydney by the Sonoma to-day for San Francisco, en ...

    Article : 374 words
  10. RUSSIAN FRONT.

    The Germans have begun a bombardment of the whole Lussian front with 11-inch and other guns, maxims, and rifles. Russian communiques imply' that the ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

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

    Article : 62 words
  12. "SET A SPY TO CATCH A SPY."

    Mr. Roy Norton, an American journalist, who has lived for some time in Germany, tells us some astonishing things, showing how thoroughly Germany prepared for the war. All ...

    Article : 313 words
  13. WAR NOTES.

    The latest lists of casualties among the Prussian forces, giving a total of 44,290, chiefly the result of the November fighting in Poland, make the Prussian total since the ...

    Article : 345 words
  14. AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN.

    One of the enemy's aeroplanes was brought down at the junction of the Bzura and Vistula. The pilot and an officer accompanying him were captured. ...

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  15. AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

    A communique issued at Vienna states. The enemy's attacks along our front on the Nida failed. Things are quiet elsewhere. ...

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  16. TURKISH CAMPAIGN.

    Cossacks ambushed two companies of Turks on the Caucasus frontier. The Turks were all killed or taken prisoners. The Cossacks also captured nine field guns. ...

    Article : 76 words
  17. BATTLE IN FLANDERS

    The battle in Flanders is confined to ar[?] and air-craft. The fields are converted into lakes, and the trenches into deep ditches, the infantry being nuable to ...

    Article : 172 words
  18. COUNTRY HELP.

    Tne proceeds of the patriotic carnival organised by the commercial travellers of the North Coast total over £1300, exclusive of an art union and the race meeting. ...

    Article : 207 words
  19. RACIAL FEELING.

    During the war the racial question has been raised repeatedly by persons who have questioned the loyalty of residents of German descent. The Attorney-General (Mr. H. ...

    Article : 347 words
  20. AUSTRIA AND ITALY.

    The, "Berliner Tngeblatt" says the resignation of Count Berchtold, who opposed the reconciliation between Austria and Italy, is likely to decrease existing ...

    Article : 57 words
  21. CRACOW.

    That the losses have not all been on the one side in the east we may gather from the cable, published this morning, stating that a million Russians recently reinforced the front. ...

    Article : 458 words
  22. SHOCKS IN SWITZERLAND.

    Severe earthquake shocks were felt in the Mont Blane range. Many avalanches occurred, and several villages were isolated. Slight shocks were experienced in the [?] ...

    Article : 34 words
  23. AERIAL CORPS.

    A little group of visitors assembled yesterday afternoon at Richmond to watch Captain Henry Petro and his assistant start on their aerial Journey to Melbourne, but a ...

    Article : 279 words
  24. ST. PETER'S SHAKEN.

    In connection with the reported destruction of portion of the colonnade of St. Peter's in Rome, and the shattering of 150 windows, a correspondent points out that the famous ...

    Article : 343 words
  25. WEATHER PREVENTING.

    The German Minister at Copenhagen told a correspondent of the "Petrograd Courier" that bad weather prevented the bombardment of London in the first week ...

    Article : 37 words
  26. ACTIVE BOMBARDMENT.

    A communique yesterdny stated: Mist hampered the artillery in Belgium. There has been violent artillery fire around Nieuport and Ypres. The Belgians blew up an ...

    Article : 45 words
  27. PATRIOTIC LEVY.

    The attitude of the Lithgow Ironworkers in regard to the members who refuse to pay the [?] levy is still much in evldence. Yesterday it is reported that two out of three ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. OCEAN RAIDER.

    A member of the crew of the steamer Bellevue (3814 tons), which was captured by the armed meichantman Kronprinz Wilhelm, relates that at the outbreak of ...

    Article : 84 words
  29. IN FRANCE.

    Yesterday's communique also stated that heavy fighting had occurred north of Solssons. We progressed slightly north-west of Cray, and maintained our positions at ...

    Article : 149 words
  30. NEW CONTINGENT.

    It is satisfactory to be able to announce that the difficulties in the way of sending another large force to the front have been surmounted to a considerable extent, and ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. ODDS VARY.

    There were some sonsational incidents in connection with a pony race at the Trafalgar meeting yesterday. As soon as betting opened. Lady M. was installed an odds on ...

    Article : 311 words
  32. THE FALKLANDS ACTION.

    Two hundred German survivors from the Falkland Islands action have arrived in England. ...

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  33. AVEZZANO.

    Avezzano, which seems to have suffered most severely in the Italian earthquake, is a town of great antiquity, but unlike other ancient, towns, seems to be doing its beat to hide its ...

    Article : 771 words
  34. ATHLETES.

    A club or corps, to be composed principally of members of various sporting bodies, professional men, bank clerks, etc., is being formed for military training, and later on ...

    Article : 155 words
  35. FIJI.

    The Fill Contingent is fully equipped and armed. The men were entertained at luncheon by Mr. H. Marks, and were inspected by the Governor, who asked the men to show ...

    Article : 238 words
  36. IN THE WEST.

    The Germans would appear to have gained a somewhat substantial local victory northward of Solssons, where heavy fighting has been proceeding for some time. According ...

    Article : 265 words
  37. CONCEALED WIRELESS.

    A high-power wireless stntion has been discovered concealed at Panama through the investigations of British agents. Other stations situated somewhere on the ...

    Article : 54 words
  38. VIGOROUS ATTACK.

    The German attack north-east of Soissons was an affair of considerable magnitude. Apparently recent French attacks ...

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  39. BRITISH OFFICERS.

    Without explanation the Dutch authorities suddenly removed thirty British officers from Groningen camp to the fortress of Bodegraveri. ...

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  40. INVALIDED.

    Private Simpson, who was in Egypt with tho first Australian force, has returned to Lithgow, having been invalided nome. Simpson had an attack of fever, and was sent ...

    Article : 51 words
  41. TRENCHES DESTROYED.

    It is officially stated that French troops, by a sudden coup, destroyed recently-constructed German trenches north-west of Fouquescourt, north-west of Roye. ...

    Article : 53 words
  42. DR. ARMSTRONG.

    A complaint recently reached the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) that permission had been refused to Dr. W. G. Armstrong, senior health officer for New South Wales, to ...

    Article : 149 words
  43. DEATHS OF AUSTRALIANS.

    The Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. Jensen) has announced the following deaths among the Australian troops in Egypt:- Sergeant Charles Harold Turner, A ...

    Article : 82 words
  44. CARDINAL MERCIER.

    The Havre correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says the Pope's reply to King Albert was most cordial. He stated that he did not regard the Cardinal Mercier ...

    Article : 88 words
  45. CONTROL OF SAMOA.

    An Impression appears to be abroad, said Mr Massey to-day, that we control Samoa and Samoan affairs. As a matter of fact Samoa is under Imperial control. Colonel ...

    Article : 84 words
  46. GERMAN AIRMEN KILLED.

    Another German aeroplane was brought down at Amiens. The occupants were [?] ...

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  47. GERMANY, AUSTRIA, AND ITALY.

    What effect is the resignation of Count Berchtold as Foroign Minister of Austria-Hungary, and the appointment of Baron Burlan to succeed him, going to have on the ...

    Article : 214 words
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