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  2. OUR BOYS' GALLANTRY.

    The newspapers give prominence to the references of Admiral de Robek to the Australians and New Zealanders in his despatch from the Dardancelles. The ...

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  3. AMERICAN EXCHANGE.

    The sterling exchange fell to 4 dollars 67 cents to-day. This is the lowest figure in the history of Wall-street. ...

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  4. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    After a comparative jull in the way of contributions on Monday yesterday brought forth some generous gifts, as the result of which the Foodstuffs, Red Cross, ...

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  5. EXPEDITIONARY FORGES.

    Information has been received by the Defence Department of Major-General J G. Legge, C.M.G., having been appointed to organise and command the new 2nd ...

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  6. WITH OUR BOYS.

    Some of the English newspapers recently published the following:—"In the Deaconess Hospital, in Alexandria, recovering from his wounds, is Major ...

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  7. AMERICAN MERCANTILE MARINE

    The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. has sold five large steames to the Atlantie Transport Co. The sale is the outcome of the Lafolette Shipping Act, which prohibits ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED.

    Their Majesties the King and Queen yesterday visited the hospital at Harefield, and conversed with the Australian wounded. ...

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  9. IN GALLIPOLI.

    A few Turks were present at Suvla when the British force Untied, and there were few casualties The force advanced rapidaly, and quickly entreched. The ...

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  10. AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALS.

    At the request of the Australian Hospital Committee Sir, John M'Call (Agent-General for Tasmania) and Mr. B. R. Wise (Agent General for New South ...

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  11. AUSTRIA AND THE UNITED STATES.

    America has sent an answer to the Austro-Hungarian demand for a cessation of the supply of war munitions to the Allies, asserting that Austria herselt ...

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  12. PRESENTATIONS.

    At the offices of Messrs. Paul and Gray, Ltd., on Friday, a presentation was made to Mr. W. Lynch, one of the oldest employees of the firm, who is leaving to ...

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  13. BOMBARDMENT OF SMYRNA.

    It is reported that the bombardment by the Allies did cousiderable damage to the coast towns in the Smyrna region. The Turkish encampments were dispersed, and ...

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  14. PRINCE RANJI AT THE FRONT.

    The Jam of Nawanagar (Prince Ranjitsinhji) has been appointed one of Field-Marshal Sir John French's aide-decamp. ...

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  15. THE WM. P. FRYE CASE.

    The reply of the American Government to Germany with regard to the case of the American ship William P. Frye, which wa sunk by a England auxiliary ...

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  16. ENVER PASHA'S POWER.

    An Englsih jockey named Field, who was employed by Enver Pasha, the Turksih Minister for War, and was detained at Constantinople after the war ...

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  17. 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE.

    Colonel 12. Tively, Commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade, now being trained for active service, left for Sydney and Brisbane this afternoon in order to inspect ...

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  18. NATIONAL REGISTRATION.

    The enumerators in London have not yet completed the collection of the registration forms under the National Registration Act. Their work is especially ...

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  19. ENLISTMENT IN QUEENSLAND.

    Nearly 200 men presented themselves for enlistment in Queensland yesterday as members of the Australian Expeditionary Forces. At Victoria Barracks 57 men ...

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  20. HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES.

    Lieutenant H. G. Ker, reported died of wounds was a nephew of the late Mr. Douglas Rannie, of the Queensland Museum. ...

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  21. A GALL TO YOUNG MEN.

    The following letter, written by Private A. T. Deplace to his mother, reached Brisbane a few days ago. Apparently, it was written previous to his latest ...

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  22. ABNORMAL WAR CONDITIONS.

    Tn order to deal with the abnormal war conditions, the Port of London Authority is immediately increasing the storage accommodation at the Millwall ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND'S SHARE.

    From figures kindly made available by the Military Commandant (Colonel G. L. Lee, D.S.O.), it is found that since the beginning of the war nearly 15,000 ...

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  24. DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.

    A concert providing novel items— humourous, serious, and patroric—will be held in the Centennial Hall on Thursday, August 28, by Miss Zora Cross. Miss ...

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  25. ENLISTMENT IN SYDNEY.

    Three hundred and forty-four Volunteers were accepted to-day at the recruiting depots in Sydney. ...

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  26. DEFENCE OF ADRIANOPLE.

    "Le Temps" publishes a message stating that the Turks are establishing new breastworks before Adrianople, and also extending the outer line of defence to the ...

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  27. BRITISH ECONOMIC SITUATION.

    Food prices in Great Britain have increased during the past 12 months by 30 per cent, in the large towns, and 33 per cent, in the small towns. ...

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  28. VICTORIAN VOLUNTEERS.

    Two hundred men volunteered in Victoria to-day and 100 were accepted for active service. ...

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  29. GEOLOGISTS LEAVING FOR THE FRONT.

    Last Thursday afternoon three assistant geologists-Messrs. Leslie R. Blake, Walter H. Bryan and Cecil C. Morton— were informally farewelled by the ...

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  30. WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT.

    Withelin Bahrs, a native of Germany, appeared before the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having, in contravention of a regulation under the War ...

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  31. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    Five recruits presented themselves to the recruiting officer (Captain E. J. Gilmore yesterday, and were accepted for active service. Their names were Messrs. ...

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  32. PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS.

    The Postmaster-General has decided to make a substantial reduction on the postage rates on parcels sent from Australia to soldiers in Egypt. The new ...

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  33. GIFTS.

    Parcels and migazines and books have been received from the Red Cross Society, Eumundi, Miss Darket, Clayfield, Mr. Gorst (third donation), and R.G. Gillies. ...

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  34. TURKEY AND BULGARIA.

    Government circles announces that negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria have been provisionally adjourned owing to differences on points which in ...

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  35. ENGINEERING FACTORY.

    Messrs, Cammel, Laird and Co., the shipbuilding and engineering firm, are about to erect an engineering factory at Shoffield for the Government. The ...

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  36. CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.

    The Hon. P. G. Tudor (Minister for Customs) stated to-day that there was apparently no necessity to bring into operation the Federal quarantine laws in ...

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  37. FOR THE 6TH REINFORCEMENTS.

    W. H. Paling and Co, Ltd, on account of the 6th Reinforcements of the 26th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces, have delivered one side drum, ...

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  38. THE RECRUITING TRAINS.

    The Toowoomba recruiting train will arrive here shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, and it is proposed that the speakers should make their appeal from a ...

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  39. HELPED A COMRADE.

    Private Alf. Webb, in a letter to his. brother Mr. George S. Webb, Maryborough), from the 2nd Great Western Hospital, Manchester, writes: "As you ...

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  40. A REMARKABLE GASE.

    Alleging to the defence authorities that he was a German, Emil Hintermann, a Swiss, secured internment at Langwarrin in November last, and lived for some ...

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  41. SOUTH WALES MINERS.

    Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, is endeavouring to avert threatened trouble in South Wales, whole the miners threaten to strike. They ...

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  42. REGIMENTAL ACCOUNTS.

    John Bell M'Clymont was acquitted on two charges of Having stolen money belonging to the Otago Territorial Regiment. The judge, in upsetting the second ...

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  43. DISLOYAL UTTERANCES

    In the Tweed Heads Police Court to-day, before Mr. Hamblin, P.M., Patrick Hourigan was charged with disloyal utterances, and was fined £100, or six ...

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  44. DUBLIN STORE RAIDED.

    A patty of armed and masked men intimidated a watchman, raided a store in Dublin, and carried off a number of rifles intended for the National ...

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  45. IN THE BALKANS.

    The semi-oficial newspaper, "Samouprava," in a leading article, states that the collective action of the Quadruple Entente was taken with the best intentions ...

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  46. PRICE OF BREAD.

    In the Bendigo Supreme Court to-day Walter E. Allpress, a baker, of Long Gully, was charged with having sold bread at a price higher than the price ...

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  47. SIX WEEKS'IMPRISONMENT.

    The hearing was concluded to-day, in the Water Police Court, of the case in which James Quinton was charged with having made statements likely to ...

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  48. THE WHEAT MARKET.

    The wheat market is firm, but inactive, ind prices are unchanged. ...

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  49. MUNITIONS FROM CANADA.

    It is slated officially that British orders for £46,000,000 worth of munitions are being executed in Canada. ...

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  50. THE RED CROSS TROUBLE.

    Sir,—Your sub-leader on the Red Cross Society might convey ithe impression that the friction among the members of the committee is general. May I state that ...

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  51. THE GREEK CABINET.

    When the Chamber of Deputies opened to-day M. Zavitzanos, a Venezclist, was elected President, defeating the Government candidate by 182 votes to 93. ...

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  52. GERMAN SUBMARINE AT WORK.

    A German submarine shelled Partan, Harrington, and Whitehaven (Cumberland towns south of the Solway [?] causing fires at the two latter places, ...

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  53. SHORT OF STATIONERY.

    A letter contained in a unique envelope, received by Miss E. Thompson, of Childres, from her brother, Sergeant J. C. Thompson, 9th Battalion, A. Coy, ...

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  54. NO RACING THIS SEASON.

    The monthly general and committee meetings of the Royal Queensland Yacht Club took place on Monday evening. Commodore Thos. Welsby presiding over ...

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  55. AN AUSTRALIAN'S PROMOTION.

    Mr. S. Iivine, of New Farm (manager of the Brisbane house of Parsons' Bros. Proprietary, Ltd.), has news of the promotion of his eldest son Duncan to a ...

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  56. GERMAN CITIZENS' FUND.

    We are informed that in order to assist in the effort to raise a considerable sum of money on Queensland's Patriotic Day, the 28th instant, citizens ot German ...

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  57. AT THE FRONT.

    The Socialist members of the French Chamber of Deputies gave a banquet to the British Trade Union Delegates who visited the British Front. Mr. ...

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  58. NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.

    The Norwegian steamer Albis, 1381 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine. The crew have been landed. ...

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  59. MEETING AT STRATHPINE.

    A public meeting will be held in the Strathpine Shire Hall next Friday night, at 7.45, under the auspices of the Strathpine Patriotic League, and it is ...

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  60. SUNDAY EVENING CATHEDRAL TEA.

    Considerably over 100 men of the Expeditionary Forces were entertained by the following hostesses at the Cathedral tea last Sunday evening:—Mesdames Coey, ...

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  61. COTTON AS CONTRABAND.

    The State Department has been notified unefficially, but authoritatively, of the intention of the Allies to declare cotton to be contraband. The decision has been ...

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  62. IRISH PRISONERS.

    A French docter, who has returned after an internment in Germany, states that English-speaking German priests endeayoured, on behalf of the military, to ...

    Article : 129 words
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