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  2. THE GERMAN RETREAT

    The British continue to p[?]sh the Germans back north of the Ancre. Pressure is being applied [?]ast of Gommecourt, and the Germans are retreating. In conjunction with this movement north of the Ancre, the British also have attacked at a vital point—at Bouchavesnes, north of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 469 words
  3. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" writes:—"Contrary to expectations, the Duma session has not yet yielded a sensation. Appeals by ...

    Article : 215 words
  4. FEDERAL POLITICAL CRISIS

    In the Senate this morning Senator Millen (Vice-President of the Executive Council) moved the adjournment of the Chamber. He said:—This motion will ...

    Article : 6,839 words
  5. AUSTRALIA.

    At the German concentration camp at Holdsworthy last Thursday the Coroner of Paramatta opened an inquiry into the death of an Austrian interned ...

    Article : 334 words
  6. ENGLISH MEAT MARKET.

    The returns of the Smithfield Meat Market, in London, show that the quantity of meat offered in February was 25.[?] per cent. less than that in January. ...

    Article : 57 words
  7. JAPAN AND THE MEXICAN PLOT.

    The Tokio correspondent of the United Press has interviewed the Japanese Foreign Minister in regard to the German plot, who said:—It is ...

    Article : 92 words
  8. MARKETS AND MONEY.

    At the Government wool sales to-day 23,500 bales were offered, 10,000 bales were appraised but not offered, while free offerings numbered 52,500 bales. ...

    Article : 127 words
  9. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY

    The "Journal" publishes an official announcement stating that in 754 communes in France liberated from the enemy 46,263 houses have been ...

    Article : 63 words
  10. CHINESE CABINET'S DECISION.

    The "Morinng Post" says the Chinese Cabinet has decided to break off relations with Germany, and subsequently to declare war. The President has ...

    Article : 45 words
  11. NAVAL OPERATIONS

    The British Admiralty to-day issued the following report on the loss of a destroyer early last month:- A British destroyer was sunk with ...

    Article : 51 words
  12. SPANISH SHIPPING.

    The Spanish Government has prohibited the publication of shipping arrivals, departures, and losses, in order to hinder the activities of spies. ...

    Article : 31 words
  13. ENEMY LINES PENETRATED.

    A French communique states:- Our parties have penetrated the enemy's second line of trenches to the southward of Nouvion (on the Serre, ...

    Article : 179 words
  14. FRENCH FACTORY EXPLOSION.

    There has been an explosion at a French munition factory near Vert le Petit (south-west of Paris). Two people were killed and 19 injured. ...

    Article : 34 words
  15. FOODSTUFFS IN ENGLAND.

    The newspapers point out that there has been a considerable advance in the prices of foodstuffs since the announcement of the restrictions of imports, ...

    Article : 235 words
  16. SWEDISH I[?]E DISASTER.

    Owing to the sudden breaking of the ice from Varberg to Anholt (in the Cattegat), ice floes have carried hundreds of fishermen in the direction of the sea. ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. AMERICAN SITUATION

    The Senate at noon to-day adjourned sine die, without passing the Armed Neutrality Bill to empower the President to arm merchantmen. ...

    Article : 296 words
  18. GERMANY AND FLANDERS.

    A Flemish deputation has asked Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg (the German Imperial Chancellor) to grant Flanders autonomy on the basis of the Dutch ...

    Article : 143 words
  19. FIGHTING NEAR BAPAUME.

    The foremost Australian troops are for the first time in five months through into the green country beyond the desolate belt of dark-brown ploughed land ...

    Article : 250 words
  20. BRITISH STILL ADVANCING

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported last night as follows:- We to-day attacked on a 1,200 yard front to the eastward of ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. PRESIDENT WILSON.

    After the adjournment of the Congress sine die, President Wilson took the oath of office for his second term. The ceremony was of the utmost ...

    Article : 66 words
  22. GERMAN GENERAL STAFF.

    The Berne newspapers state that the German General Staff has been transferred to the Western front, where the Kaiser, and Generals Von Hindenburg, ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. PERSONAL.

    At the meeting of the Launceston Marine Board yesterday a motion was passed expressing regret at the death of the board's consulting engineer (Mr. ...

    Article : 156 words
  24. ATHENS RIOTS.

    The French Minister has discussed with M. Lambr[?]s the payment of damages arising out of the events of December 1 last. M. Lambr[?]s preferred ...

    Article : 54 words
  25. NATIONAL SERVICE.

    Dr. T. J. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking at New Cross to-day, appealed for volunteers for national service. The grim ...

    Article : 135 words
  26. THE GERMAN RETREAT.

    Mr. Philip Gibb[?], in a despatch yes terday, says:—The weather still favours the German withdrawal, the thick fogs making it hard to see 50 yards ...

    Article : 297 words
  27. SWITZERLAND'S NEUTRALITY.

    The Lausanne "Gazette" states that the German staff anticipates a French offensive in Alsace, and professes te expect that the French will violate Swiss ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. BRITISH THOROUGHLY AROUSED.

    The "Petit Parisien" publishes an interview with Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of England[?] in the course of which he said:—"It needed ...

    Article : 130 words
  29. STRUGGLE FOR A TRENCH.

    Last night there was activity along every part of the Australian line before Bapaume. On the Bapaume heights across the valley from Le Sars lies ...

    Article : 421 words
  30. THE LOSS OF THE LACONIA.

    Mr. Oxenham (secretary to the Postmaster-General's Department) stated today that many inquiries had been made as to whether there were any mails from ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. PRISONERS IN FIRE ZONE.

    A wireless message from Berlin intercepted by the British Admiralty, states that Lieutenant-General Wild Von Hohenborn, the German War ...

    Article : 183 words
  32. THE WOOL MARKET.

    At a meeting of the Bradford woollen trade to-day it was decided to ask Mr. H. W. Forster (Financial Secretary to the War Office) and Sir A. H. Stanley ...

    Article : 60 words
  33. AN UNPARALLELED SITUATION.

    President Wilson has made a statement, as follows:—"The termination of the session has disclosed a situation unparalleled in the history of the country, ...

    Article : 322 words
  34. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE BATTALION.

    The "Daily Express" correspondent at the British Headquarters in France says that the South African native labour battalion have achieved great ...

    Article : 77 words
  35. THE TURKISH WAR

    The British Admiralty has intercepted the following Russian official wireless message:- Our detachments in Persia have ...

    Article : 63 words
  36. ENEMY WAVERING.

    Speaking at the Whitfield Tabernacle to-day, Mr. Neville Chamberlain (Directer of National Service) said:—"We have recently tak[?]n over from the ...

    Article : 131 words
  37. THE ITALIAN FRONT

    An Italian official message says:- After violent preparatory bombardment the enemy to-day attempted to storm our positions to the eastward of ...

    Article : 48 words
  38. ZIMMERMANN EXPLAINS.

    A message from Berlin states that He[?] Zimmermann (Minister of Foreign Affairs), in the course of an interview, said it was impossible to discuss the ...

    Article : 120 words
  39. THE BRITISH FRONT.

    The British front now extends from north of Ypres to Roye. Roye, a town with a population of about 6,000, is situated on the Aure ...

    Article : 182 words
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