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  2. THE SILVER BULLET.

    There have been few more notable gatherings in Sydney than that which took place in the Town Hall yesterday on the occasion of the public luncheon organised by the Sydney ...

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  3. THE TROOPS.

    Lieut.-Colonel Luscombe, the Assistant Adjutant-General, is more than satisfied at the number of recruits daily offering for active service. A request has been received ...

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  4. BELGIAN DISTRESS.

    The State and Commonwealth Governments have been in daily communication throughout the week regarding the Belgian fund, and inquiries have been made by the Premier in ...

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  5. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The British steamer Western Coast, of 1166 tons, owned by the Powell, Bacon, and Hough Lines, Ltd., was blown up and sunk at Beachy Head, off the south coast ...

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  6. WESTERN FRONT.

    "Eye-witness" with the British forces states that from February 14 to 17 heavy fighting was continuous in the vicinity of Ypres. At Comines Canal, where the ...

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  7. THE BLOCKADE.

    The steamer Oakby has been sunk in the English Channel. The crew were saved. The captain states that he was on the bridge at the time and saw the wake of a ...

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  8. TORPEDOED.

    German submarines torpedoed three British steamers, the Oakby, the Harpalion, and the collier Royparana. ...

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  9. EASTERN FRONT.

    A communique states:—Two regiments which were cut off in East Prussia broke through the enemy's lines at Augustowo, and rejoined our troops. ...

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  10. TRAIN DISASTER.

    The derailment of a German military train near Lowiez (Poland) exploded several trucks of ammunition, killing and wounding many soldiers. ...

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  11. BUKOVINA.

    Russian reinforcements are arriving in Bukovina. ...

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  12. ALLIES' SUCCESS.

    A communique states that there is nothing to report, except a few successful actions at Auberive-sur-Suippe, and further progress in the Berthes region. ...

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  13. AMERICA'S REPLY

    Telegrams from Berlin state that Mr. Gerard has handed the Imperial Chancellor (Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg) the reply of the United States to the German Note. ...

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  14. COPPER.

    The police have discovered 50 tons of copper concealed in a vessel at Rotterdam. Many persons ave buying up copper and sending it to naturalised Germans in ...

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  15. RUSSIAN RETREAT.

    The retreat of General Bulgakoff's army corps in East Prussia, which has been likened to the British retreat from Mon[?] occupied nine days. ...

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  16. THE DARDANELLES.

    The Turks are hastily fortifying the Bosphorus. ...

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  17. THE SUGGESTIONS.

    The United States Note to Great Britain and Germany seeks to induce Germany to abandon her so-called blockade of Great Britain by means of mines and submarines, ...

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  18. AUSTRO-GERMANS.

    Germans and Austrians, chiefly engineers, are concentrating on the Tyrol frontie[?]. Many guns have been placed in position, ...

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  19. BELGIAN RELIEF.

    The Agent-General for Tasmania (Sir John McCall) is dividing the £500 sent by Tasmania towards the Belgian Relief Fund between the Belgian refugees in ...

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  20. CARGO CONGESTION.

    The transports which brought the second contingent from Australia are discharging as quickly as possible. They are preparing to return to Australia. ...

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  21. AUSTRIAN OFFICERS KILLED.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Salonika states that during the Servian bombardment'of Semlin, thirty officers of the Austrian Staff were killed while sitting ...

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  22. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The steamer Tiberius has arrived at London from Australia. ...

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  23. GERMAN PROPERTY.

    The "Journal" states that the Ailles' Note declares that all German property is liable to seizure under any flag. Every cargo destined for Germany is a ...

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  24. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The Empire Congress of the Chambers of Commerce which was to have been held at Toronto this year has been postponed. ...

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  25. INVASION OF RUSSIA.

    A German wireless message reports that further hindrances have arisen to the invasion of Russia. ...

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  26. WAR NOTES.

    Every day brings news of further steamers being attacked by the German submarines; and, although the results achieved by the "blockade" are very far short of what was ...

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  27. SUPPOSED LOSS.

    A Swedish steamer reports seeing the sinking of a vessel off Mandal (the most southerly town of Norway, 22 miles WSW of Christiansand). ...

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  28. BREAD RIOTS.

    A number of wealthy people have left Germany for Scandinavia for the sake of obtaining pure bread. Further riots occurred yesterday in ...

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  29. AUSTRIAN SUBMARINES.

    It will be remembered that some weeks ago the French battleship Courbet was attacked by an Austrian submarine in the Straits of Otranto, and was hit by two torpedoes, but ...

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  30. SUEZ CANAL.

    The "Daily Mail," describing the fight at Serapeum, says that the Turkish base was in a deep, sheltered valley, 40 miles to the eastward. During a night attack at ...

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  31. COTTON STEAMER MINED.

    The American steamer Carib, of 2087 tons, laden with cotton, struck a mine and sank off the German coast. ...

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  32. WHEAT APPEAL.

    The Interstate Commission to-day stated a case for the High Court in the matter of the appeal of the State of New South Wales against the decision of the Commission as to ...

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  33. SERVIA.

    A Servian army corps has arrived at Resna to repel the further advance of the Albanians. ...

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  34. MORE GERMAN MINES.

    A flotilla of German trawlers laden with mines has passed the Skaw westward. ...

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  35. VESSELS SUNK

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  36. RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS.

    The trial has begun of [?]ive Socialist members of the Duma and six other Socialists, on charges of treason and conspiracy. The evidence shows that they started ...

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  37. A NAVAL SNAPSHOT.

    Those who have been reading extracts from solldiers' letters that are now being so freely published—and which, by the way, carry far more vivid pictures of what modern fighting ...

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  38. ARMED MERCHANTMAN.

    The Admiralty reports that the armed merchantman Clan MacNaughton, with a crew of 280, has been missing since the 3rd instant. ...

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  39. BIG GUN EXPLODES.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" Geneva correspondent states that one of the German's newest and biggest guns, whilst bombarding Thann, exploded, killing an officer and ...

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  40. COURT-MARTIALS.

    In the House of Lords, the Earl of Sel[?]orne moved a motion affirming the ex[?]ediency of maintaining court-martials in [?]he best interests of the navy and ...

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  41. UNITED STATES' PROPOSALS.

    In the meantime we hear that President Wilson has once more appeared on the scene, this time with informal proposals to Britain and Germany on the subject of mercantile ...

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  42. FARMER SERVED WITH WRIT.

    Thomas J. O'Dwyer, farmer, of Warmatta, who was recently served with a writ by the New South Wales Government, claiming £750 for debt in respect to a quantity of wheat ...

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  43. BTITISH AIRMAN'S FEAT.

    A British airman near Thourout (Belgium), ascended above three German machines, shot down two, and damaged the third. ...

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  44. IN EGYPT.

    Mr. William Owens, B.A., special Secretary with the First Australian Expeditionary Force, writing from Cairo to Mr. Gillanders, general secretary at Sydney, says: ...

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  45. PUBLIC WORKS.

    From official statements made yesterday, it appears that the schedule of works has been completed ready for embodiment in the Norton Griffiths agreement. It is understood that the ...

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  46. "GOING WEST."

    A correspondent, "J.D." (North Sydney), some time ago vainly asked the origin of the expression "going west," which he had seen used in soldiers' letters from the front to ...

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  47. MISSING AIRMEN.

    The Press Bureau states that Flight-Lieutenants Rigall, the Hon. Desmond O'Brien, and T. Spencer, of the Royal Naval Air Service, who took part in the ...

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  48. INDIAN LOYALTY.

    In the Legislative Council this morning a resolution was moved by Mr. Madhu Das, expressing the gratitude and loyalty of India to his Majesty King George for his ...

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  49. GERMAN ARMED STEAMER.

    The London "Daily Mirror" has pub[?]ished pictures of the Orient Company's [?]teamer Orama sinking the German armed [?]iner Navarra after an engagement. ...

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  50. "WEAR GERMANY OUT."

    A letter found on a German prisoner expressed the fear that Great Britain's resources would wear Germany out. The writer feared that the English would start ...

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  51. AUXILIARY CRUISERS.

    The Clan M'Naughton, the auxiliary cruiser which appears to have been lost somewhere off the coast of the United Kingdom, with a crew of 280, during the recent gales, was a ...

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  52. A DRIFTING TUG.

    The tug J. W. Alexander, which had returned after towing a punt out to sea, was proceeding up the harbour yesterday, when something appeared to have gone wrong, and ...

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  53. PRICE OF SUGAR.

    The council of the Australian Sugar Producers' Association resolved to-day that a delegation should proceed to Sydney and Melbourne at once, and interview the C.S.R. Co. ...

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