The War Office announces that all the troops at Suvia Bay and Anzac, in the Gallipoli Peninsula, together with guns and stores, have been transferred with ...
Article : 1,594 wordsThe British casualties up to December 11 in Serbia and at Salonica were 32 officers and 1246 men, including 85 killed. ...
Article : 31 wordsHowever disconcerting the news of the evacuation of Anzac and Suvia Bay might be, it had no depressing effect in monetary offerings made by a generous public ...
Article : 1,127 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Mr. Asquith stated that, in view of the widespread feeling in the House, the Government proposed to reduce the term of the ...
Article : 59 wordsMajor-General M'Cay, Inspector-General of the Australian Forces, in an address before the New South Walos Institute of Journalists, spoke of the military ...
Article : 421 wordsYesterday there were 66 responses in town and country to the call for recruits, and 58 offers of service were accepted. At the Adelaide-street Drill shed there ...
Article : 75 wordsBandsman A. Purchase, of No. 7 Depot, Petty's Paddock, makes an appeal for a gift of a small bass drum for the depot band. The existing one is old and ...
Article : 45 wordsThe elections for the Greek Parliament appear to be a walkover for the Gounardists. Most of the electors are with the colours, and the supporters of ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Bill enlarging the functions of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has been passed by the House of Commons. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe festive clement plays in important roll in the celebrations of Christmas, and the idea of the Brisbane Girls' Club in providing the men in the Brisbane ...
Article : 303 wordsFor the 24 hours ended 1 p.m. to-day six men presented themselves to the Toowoomba recruiting officer for examination, five being accepted and one ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Bucharest correspondent of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" fully confirms the statement that the Russians are moving in large numbers from [?] to the ...
Article : 57 wordsBathgate's report states that the Commonwealth Government has not yet distinguished itself in the marketing of wheat. Much more might be sold. The ...
Article : 58 wordsWheat has a good inquiry for cargoes both by steamers and sailing vessels. The Selling Committee is not offering any wheat by steamers, but has sold a ...
Article : 64 wordsIt is announced that General Russky has been relieved of the commandership of the Russian armies on the chief Northern front on the ground of ill-health. ...
Article : 56 wordsGeneral Christian De Wet and 118 others, who were convicted of high treason in connection with the rebellion in South Africa, have been released, on ...
Article : 58 wordsOn Monday evening the comrades of ex-Constable William Henry Hartwig, who has joined the Expeditionary Forces, assembled in the day room at the ...
Article : 439 wordsThe following despatch has been received from General Sir Douglas Haig: There has been heavy artillery work on both sides at Ypres and St. Jean. We ...
Article : 116 wordsGeneral Townshend estimates that the Turkish losses numbered 2500 in the rearguard action on December 1, end the abortive attack on Kut-el-amara on ...
Article : 38 wordsTwo ratties were drawn yesterday in the Courier Building under the aegis of the Patriotic Fund Committee. Both were in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' ...
Article : 116 wordsThe president (Hon. W. H. Barnes) presided over a large meeting of the Brisbane Young Men's Christian Association last night. The business was to consider ...
Article : 526 wordsReferring to widespread rumours that the German submarine which sank the Lusitania had been captured, Mr. T. J. Macnamara (Parliamentary and Financial ...
Article : 63 wordsBrisbaneites will have an opportunity of showing their gratigude to our gallant. French ally by purchasing sprigs of holly, which will be vended on Friday in ...
Article : 156 wordsThe following communique was issued last night:—Our heavy artillery north— ward of Gratrcuil damaged the railway line, over which much traffic by trains ...
Article : 58 wordsMr. Henry Ford has ingratiated himself with the pro-Germans of his peace party by making a most bitter attack on the ...
Article : 82 wordsThe President of France (M. Poincare) to-day received Field-Marshal Sir John French at the Elysee. PARIS, Tuesday. ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), speaking in the House of Commons, said that, owing to the difficulty of classifying the results, the Cabinet was without ...
Article : 89 wordsThe hon. treasurer acknowledges the following additional donations:—Previously acknowledged, £46,355; Messrs. W. Park and Co., 11/8; Mrs. E. Rowan, £5; ...
Article : 656 wordsFrederick Metzler, a pro-German suspect, has been arrested in connection with the plots against the Allies. He confessed that Herr Koeaig, a director of ...
Article : 123 wordsLord Parmoor, in the House of Lords to-day, said the commercial agreement with Denmark was contrary to international law, and the Government was ...
Article : 221 wordsThe Townsville and Lower Burdekin soldiers in the various camps in the Brisbane district are to be entertained at a dinner and social next Monday evening. ...
Article : 181 wordsBerlin messages state that a droll communique has been issued, detailing the fruitless efforts of the German navy to find the British fleet. The German ...
Article : 103 wordsSergeant H. Fulton, who returned home this afternoon invalided from the Dardanelles, received a cordial welcome at the railway station from a large number of ...
Article : 134 wordsMr. Lloyd George (Minister of Munitions), in the House of Commons to-day, moved the adjournament of the House in order to enable him to make a ...
Article : 1,322 wordsThe Commonwealth recruiting figures for the week ended December 13 were as follows—Queensland, 507; New South Wales, 921: Victoria, 278; South ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. Ashmead Bartlett, writing in the "Sunday Times" with regard to the Dardanelles expedition, says: "General Monro's report is said to be strongly in ...
Article : 155 wordsAt a meeting in London of the Australasian Chambers of Commerce, Sir George Reid, who presided, said, "When peace comes our treatment of German ...
Article : 354 wordsYesterdau the State Military Commandant (Colonel G. L. Lee D.S.O.) received advice that several invalided soldiers were returning by the Sydney mail train. In ...
Article : 245 wordsThe Cabinet has decided that no man of military age who is physically fit shall be allowed to take part in any land ballot while the war continues. Under ...
Article : 96 wordsThe council of the Waterside Workers' Federation, which includes all men employed on wharf work through the Commonwealth, to-day unanimously passed ...
Article : 92 wordsDuring a luncheon held to-day in connection with the official opening of the Commonwealth Woollen Mills at North Geelong, the Minister for Defence ...
Article : 254 wordsThere was "straight talk" in an address given by Major-General M'Cay, Inspector-General, to the soldiers at the Liverpool camp to-day. He said: ...
Article : 283 wordsThe postal board to-day conducted an inquiry at Traralgon into the conduct of Rudolph Schmidt, a postal official, who was alleged to be a disaffected and ...
Article : 119 wordsNow that the proceeds of the Australian wool clip and wheat harvest are beginning to be realised, the Federal Government anticipates that ...
Article : 220 wordsThe Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria, under yesterday's date, advised the Brisbane association—"War rates outward and homeward United States, ...
Article : 43 wordsIt is aunouncod that Mr. H. R. Denison has offered his Eumaralla Estate of 7500 acres, nenr Gulgong, on terms tobe arranged, for use in connection with the ...
Article : 80 wordsIt is understood that a summary of the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the management of the 1st Australian General Hospital in Egypt has been ...
Article : 130 wordsA very busy scene was witnessed in St. Luke's Mission Hall, Charlotte-street, yesterday, when the Soldiers' Church of England Help Society packed and ...
Article : 142 wordsNot a shot has been fired on either side since the Allies re-entered Greek territory. The Bulgarians at Monastir seized a ...
Article : 81 wordsThere was a good attendance of members of the Clayfield District Rifle. Club at Enoggera on Saturday for practice at 300, 500, and 600 yards, who shaped very ...
Article : 75 wordsSandgate Red Cross and War Relief Society.—Doll given by Mrs. Lunn and dressed by Mrs. Wakefield, 613, Miss Fanny Goldman. ...
Article : 36 wordsTo give pleasure to your friends at a reasonable cost by deferring the purchase of the Xmas presents until you have viewed the varied stock of Gordon and ...
Article : 44 wordsBooks and magazines for the wounded soldiers were yesterday received from Mr. Milne, while a large parcel of clothing for the Belgians was forwarded by ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 22 Dec 1915, Page 7
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