It is announced that the Right Rev. Dr. A. F. Winnington Ingram, Bishop of London, is going on active service ...
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Article : 131 wordsRecruiting for 20,000 troops to be sent to Great Britain has commenced in Canada, and there is enthusiasm everywhere. ...
Article : 121 wordsMr Asquith's announcement in the House of Commons that Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, Minister for War, had directed the raising of a second ...
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Article : 57 wordsGreat Britain has declared war against Austria-Hungary. The news was contained in a message received by Mr P. M. Glynn, Minister for ...
Article : 37 wordsIn the opinion of the naval correspondent of "The Times," stirring events may shortly "be expected in the Mediterranean, the participants being ...
Article : 74 wordsFrench troops on the border of Alsace have arrested the German advance between Longuion and Spincourt, and have checked the incursion ...
Article : 149 wordsCanada's contingent will consist of three brigades of infantry, each of four battalions a thousand strong; 3000 artillery to man 27 guns; 500 cavalry, ...
Article : 66 wordsAltkirch, near Mulhausen, in the former French province of Alsace, was defended by strong field works, and occupied by a German brigade. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 174 wordsAustrian forces in Galicia opened fire on the Russian outposts at Volotchisk twelve hours before war was declared between the two countries. ...
Article : 112 wordsAn anonymous Montreai millionaire has offered £100,000, leaving its disposal optional. It has been accepted, and will ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Cunard liner Lusitania. 31,500 tons, arrived in the Mersey on August 12, after a nerve-racking run from America. ...
Article : 55 wordsCanada has offered to Great Britain 1,000,000 bags of flour. That the offer is well timed may be judged from the fact that the British ...
Article : 245 wordsAdvices from Nish, the temporary capital of Servia, state that the Turks are concentrating large forces on the frontiers of Thrace and Bulgaria. It ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Austrian town of Ouvatz has been occupied by the Servians, the Austrians having retreated. The Albanians are marching against ...
Article : 26 wordsCommunication between Bulgaria and Turkey will be interrupted immediately owing to the mobilisation of the Turkish troops. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe enlistment of 30,000 special policeman has begun. Sir Herbert Tree, Sir George Alexander and Mr' Cyril Maude, the ...
Article : 79 wordsGreat Britain's declaration of war against Austria was the result of conversations between the British and French Governments. ...
Article : 95 wordsMontenegrins have occupied Mount Tarahosch, which dominates Scutari. The Servians and Montenegrins have functioned, and have occupied several ...
Article : 29 wordsNews from Athens states that the Servians are marching into the interior of Bosnia, and that the Montenegrins have been victorious in ...
Article : 38 wordsAustrian troops have crossed the Russian frontier near the Roumanian border, burning villages. ...
Article : 16 wordsIt is reported by way of Washington, that the Germans have occupied Warsaw. ...
Article : 18 wordsSir Robert Lucas-Tooth has given £10,000 to Lady Dudley's Australian Voluntary Hospital Fund. ...
Article : 15 wordsMr. Gandhi, the Indian barrister, who led the passive resistance of the Indians in South Africa recently, has arrived from Africa. He was released ...
Article : 69 wordsIn Paris there was wild excitement. The War Office suddenly relaxed the iron censorship and gave the first authentic announcement of ...
Article : 226 wordsIt is stated by the German Legation at The Plague that the German forces have driven back the Russian frontier forces, destroyed the cavalry brigade ...
Article : 132 wordsMr R. M'Kenna, Home Secretary, announced in the House of Commons that suffragettes and strike prisoners had been released by the King's ...
Article : 49 wordsA large number of cruisers have been despatched to their stations commanding the trade routes, declares the official Press Bureau, thus nearly ...
Article : 143 wordsLieutenant-Colonel A Court Repington, "The Times'" Military Correspondent, forecasts a serious attempt by Germany to invade Great Britain, ...
Article : 76 wordsIndian rulers have addressed the Marquis of Crewe, Secretary of State for India, placing the resources of their country at Great Britain's disposal. ...
Article : 54 wordsAn Exchange Telegraph despatch from Paris says that the Russians have obtained an important victory over the Austrians, capturing much war ...
Article : 90 wordsGeneral J. B. Hertzog, the leader of the Separatist Party in South Africa, has issued a manifesto condemning the overbearing insolence of ...
Article : 58 wordsConditions in the provinces are becoming normal. Mr M'Kenna, the Home Secretary, has granted permission to the German ...
Article : 42 wordsTurkey has purchased the German battle-cruiser Goeben (23,000 tons), which has been vainly sought by the British and French warships, in the ...
Article : 37 wordsBritish naval men, knowing the superior speed and power of the Goeben, thought that it would at least have shewn fight. Instead it has been ...
Article : 178 wordsLady Northcote has placed her EastWell mansion, with its servants and resources at the disposal of her country for use as a convalescent home for ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 15 Aug 1914, Page 33
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