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  2. ENEMY'S ATTACK STOPPED.

    The news from the West Front is of a satisfactory character. The Australian Press Association learn that the position has been stabilised. Mr. Perris the British correspondent with the French troops, reports ...

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  3. NAVAL AIR FIGHTS.

    The increased activity of German naval airmen in the North Sea has led to a number of exciting combats, in which the British have more than held ...

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  4. AMERICA'S GREAT AID.

    It is officially reported from Washington that M. Clemenceau, the French Prime Minister, and Generals Foch and Petain, have congratulated General Pershing on ...

    Article : 351 words
  5. THE ALLIES' SPIRIT.

    Mr. Asquith was a guest on Friday at a luncheon given by the Aldwych Club, which was crowded, and was accorded an enthusiastic reception. He made an ...

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  6. ITALY'S CAMPAIGN.

    The Austrian offensive has begun. The Italians are resisting magnificently. The offensive reaches from Astico to the sea, on a front of 150 miles. ...

    Article : 179 words
  7. LATE CABLE NEWS

    Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We entered a post south-westward of Merris, and brought back eleven prisoners. We also took seventeen ...

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  8. RUSSIA AGAIN ATTACKED.

    The Press Bureau states that a Russian official message reports that the Germans are starting the offensive on the front from Stalnika to Zhukovka, and have ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. Orchard, the Minister in charge of Recruiting, referring yesterday to the need for men, said:— "The appeal for recruits which is being ...

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  10. SHELLING OF AMIENS.

    The Australian official correspondent reports: The shelling of Amiens proceeds daily in the usual Boche manner, while the town of Corbie, nine miles east of ...

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  11. RISING IN SIBERIA.

    It is reported from Moscow that during Monday Bohemo-Slavs advanced towards Ouffa. It is reported that all towns on the Siberian railway from Tsheliabinsk to ...

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  12. ENEMY REPORT.

    A German report states:—We destroyed Russian bands from Jeisk 10,000 strong, who are attacking Taganreg. ...

    Article : 18 words
  13. BRITISH REPORT.

    A British Italian official report states: —After a heavy bombardment from the Sea to the Adige, the enemy's infantry attacked all day long. Four Austrian ...

    Article : 132 words
  14. FRENCH REPORTS.

    The latest French communique states:— South of the Aisne local operations grave back the enemy from Coevres and Valfery, which we captured. We gained ground ...

    Article : 231 words
  15. GERMANY DEPRESSED.

    An official despatch received in Washington from France states that the German press is pessimistic about the situation in the United States. ...

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  16. ENEMY REPORTS.

    The latest German official report states: Our prisoners southward of the Aisne now number 48 officers and over 2000 men. ...

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  17. GERMAN TREACHERY.

    The British Admiralty reports:—The area within five miles of the position in which the Koningin Regentes was sunk on June 6th has been carefully searched, ...

    Article : 176 words
  18. BOMBING PARIS.

    An official French report states:— There was an air raid alarm on Saturday evening. The signal all clear was given at 12.45 this morning. ...

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  19. HUTIER'S ATTACK STOPPED.

    Mr. Perris telegraphs: General von Boehn's attack on the eastern flank of the battlefield, southward of the Aisne, was intended to create a diversion in ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. ILLTREATMENT OF BELGIANS.

    A Washington message states that a Belgium memorandum presented to Mr. Lansing shows that in March 2700 men were taken by the Germans from East ...

    Article : 45 words
  21. BRITISH AIR WORK.

    An Italian official report states:—British aeroplanes on Thursday morning dropped 1100 kilogrammes of explosives on Cattaro. Although heavily attacked by ...

    Article : 54 words
  22. AMERICA AND ITS WOMEN.

    A letter on suffrage written by President Wilson to the party leaders says that the President endorses the National Women's suffrage movement, and notes ...

    Article : 117 words
  23. QUEENSLAND.

    At the Police Court, Brisbane, yesterday, 43 men were charged with being found on the premises of a common gaming-house. Thomas Keating, 26 years of age, ...

    Article : 155 words
  24. STATE RECRUITING.

    Forty-one recruits were accepted in the State on Friday for active service abroad. Speaking at Forbes on Saturday, Sergeant Howell, V.C., announced that he ...

    Article : 52 words
  25. SITUATION REVIEWED.

    General Maurice, reviewing the situation at the end of the fourth phase of the German offensive, says: The Allied line had been lengthened by seventy miles, ...

    Article : 315 words
  26. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

    The Rotterdam correspondent or the London "Daily Telegraph" states that the conference at the Hague, regarding the exchange of prisoners, is making progress, ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. GERMAN FLEET'S INTENTION.

    On several occasions recently English naval critics have forecasted that the German fleet would shortly be compelled to give battle. ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. NEWCASTLE RECRUITING.

    During last week fifty volunteers presented themselves at the Newcastle recruiting depot, and twenty-seven were accepted. ...

    Article : 294 words
  29. COMPIEGNE THREATENED.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the Germans used approximately 40 divisions on the Aisne and 20 in the latest attack, making a total of 60 since May ...

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  30. WAR COUNCIL IN JAPAN.

    It is reported from Tokio that General Yamagata's return to Tokio and the assembling of a high military conference has revived public interest in the question of ...

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  31. SERIOUS RIOTS IN AUSTRIA.

    An upheaval is threatened in Austria, Riots, which are reported to have been serious, have occurred in Vienna. It is reported from Zurich that serious ...

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  32. TROUBLE IN IRELAND.

    Owing to their opposition to an anti-conscription resolution, six members of the Wicklow Town Council have been boycotted. ...

    Article : 136 words
  33. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE SEERS.—Mr. L. Seers, of Roxburgh-street, Stockton, has received word that his son, Private L. J. Seers, has been wounded (gassed). ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It is reported from Stockholm that the Swedish steamer Dora was torpedoed without warning. Nine of the crew were killed. ...

    Article : 297 words
  35. BRITISH OPERATIONS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We took 198 prisoners in a successful operation carried out on Friday night northward of Bethune. As the ...

    Article : 313 words
  36. THE BRITISH CABINET.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" states: "It has been decided to establish a second or domestic Cabinet to deal with purely homely affairs, thus relieving the ...

    Article : 213 words
  37. ENEMY ADVANTAGES.

    The German ability to advance after initial successes is due to the exceptional training of their infantry, machine-gun, and field artillery. ...

    Article : 150 words
  38. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 422 words
  39. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, and Mr. Joseph Cook, the Australian Minister for the Navy, have arrived in London after a good voyage ...

    Article : 288 words
  40. WITH THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The Australian official correspondent states:—Prisoners sometimes surrender easily and almost amicably. The first prisoners captured by some West Australians ...

    Article : 319 words
  41. MAILS FOR SOLDIERS.

    A mail for letter and packets for the Expeditionary Forces in England and France will close at Newcastle at half-past five o'clock on Wednesday morning. ...

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  42. LABOUR AND THE WAR.

    A message has been received, stating that Mr. Roberts, Minister for Labour, addressed a meeting at Swansea on the 12th instant. ...

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  43. RHEIMS IMPREGNABLE.

    A message from Amsterdam states that the German public is disappointed at the failure to capture Rheims. General von Andenne, writing to the ...

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  44. GRATEFUL ANZACS.

    Mr. Holman, the State Premier, has received a letter from six of the original Anzacs now on furlough, in the following terms:— ...

    Article : 129 words
  45. WAR MATERIAL COUNCIL.

    Britain, France, and Italy have agreed to the proposal for the establishment of an Inter-Allied Council to control the manufacture and distribution of munitions ...

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  46. BRITAIN MUST FIGHT.

    Lord Milner, the Secretary of State for War, speaking at the Young Men's Christian Association headquarters, said :— "Germany is now at the climax of her ...

    Article : 110 words
  47. LONDON COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Rabbit skins are firm and unchanged. Australian hides are nominally unchanged. 21,834 New Zealand were auctioned, and all sold at a slight decline ...

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  48. BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.

    Mr. Clynes, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the British Food Control Department, informally discussing the food situation in the lobby with newspaper ...

    Article : 116 words
  49. AMERICAN SUCCESSES.

    The latest American official report states: There has been heavy reciprocal shelling, including gas, north-westward of ...

    Article : 158 words
  50. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 296 words
  51. DISLOYALTY ALLEGED.

    With a view of suppressing the alleged disloyal utterances of orators in the Domain and other public places, a body of soldiers, about 300 strong, entered the ...

    Article : 318 words
  52. THE GERMAN SNEER.

    Commenting on the boast of General von Stein, Prussian War Minister, that the Allied armies are beaten, Mr. Baker, the United States Secretary for War, said: ...

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  53. LARGE SHIPPING PURCHASE.

    The "Manchester Guardian" states that a British syndicate, including Lord Pirrie and Sir Owen Philipps, has purchased the British interests in the International ...

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  54. THE DYE INDUSTRY.

    Sir Albert Stanley, the President of the Board of Trade, addressing dye users, said: We shall probably be independent of Germany by the conclusion of the war. ...

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  55. IN EAST AFRICA.

    An East African official report states: —Our pursuing columns, after minor encounters, entered Malema unopposed on Wednesday. ...

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  56. WORK AT THE COLLIERIES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 words
  57. TRANSVAAL SETTLEMENT.

    It is reported from Capetown that the Government is initiating an energetic policy of land settlement in the Transvaal. ...

    Article : 92 words
  58. AMERICA'S GROWING ARMIES.

    Colonel Repington states that the arrivals of American troops during the past two months are most remarkable. It can almost be said that a new American army ...

    Article : 87 words
  59. NAVAL AIR WORK.

    The British Admiralty reports: Our aeroplanes carried on day and night operations between June 10th and June 16th, and dropped eighteen tons of bombs in ...

    Article : 105 words
  60. SUBMARINE ATTACKS.

    The "New York Times" states that the Cunard liner Ausonia, when 100 miles from America, on the Atlantic, was torpedoed and sunk. ...

    Article : 125 words
  61. POLISH PROTEST.

    A message from Amsterdam states that during the suffrage debate in the Prussian Parliament, M. Korsansky, a Polish delegate, declared that the suppression of the ...

    Article : 69 words
  62. THE TOTALS TO DATE.

    Up to June 15th the casualties in the Australian Imperial Forces totalled 256,768. They were classified as follows: —Dead, 48,337; missing, 391; prisoners of ...

    Article : 83 words
  63. REPATRIATED AUSTRALIANS.

    A number of repatriated men from Switzerland have arrived in London. They include the following Australians: —Captain D. Wells, and Lieutenants W. ...

    Article : 32 words
  64. MUNITION FRAUDS.

    Kupforberg, a man of German parentage, who was a director of a munitions-making firm at Willesden, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for ...

    Article : 53 words
  65. STEAMER ASCANIA ASHORE.

    The Cunard Company's steamer Ascania (9121 tons) is ashore on the coast of Newfoundland. It Is reported that the vessel is ...

    Article : 34 words
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