To-day was the eighth day of the sitting of his Honour Mr. Justice Pring as a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the allegations of attempted "graft" made ...
Article : 1,443 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy on Tuesday night, after a heavy bombordment, which included the use of a large proportion of lachrymatory ...
Article : 140 wordsThe recruiting figures yesterday showed a further decline, only 38 men offering for enrolment. Fifteen of these presented themselves at the Adelaide-street ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 324 wordsThe "Westminster Gazette" continues the campaign against Mr. Hughes, and gives prominence to an interview with a leading Canadian, who for 20 years has ...
Article : 185 wordsThe fine telescope housed at Ardoncraig, the residence of Mr. Francis MacDonnall, Church-street. Toowong, will be available to visitors tomorrow light. ...
Article : 110 wordsDuring the 24 hours ended 1 p.m. to-day, six volunteers presented themselves at the Toowoomba recruiting centre to-day, and four were accepted. They included ...
Article : 45 wordsFour employees of the Hamburg Amerika and North German Lloyd steamship lines have been arrested and charged with being implicated in extensive bomb ...
Article : 82 wordsThe waterside workers of Howard Smith Limited met again at Dunlea's Hotel, Valley, on Thursday evening, to bid farewell to two more of their ...
Article : 648 wordsThe Federal Conference of the Institute of Local Government Engineers of Australasia was opened in the Town Hall to-day. Mr. Calder E. Oliver presided, ...
Article : 244 wordsA discussion has been running in certain Japanese newspapers concerning the valuo and durability of the AngloJapanese Alliance, and some ...
Article : 226 wordsAdvises from Constantinople state that two batteries of heavy Austrian artillery have arrived at Constantinople, replacing German batteries. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 wordsGerman troops and guns continue to arrive on the Yser front. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe War Office states: With reference to the Turkish communique asserting that 3000 British dead were collected, General Sir Percy Lake reports: "Our total ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 wordsAn official communique issued to-day states: Last night was calm at Verdun. A German attack prepared at dusk yesterday against Hill 304 was unable to ...
Article : 101 wordsIn the Camberwell Court to-day Hugo Anton Krisehko was fined £20, with £3/3/ costs, on a charge that being a naturalised subject of enemy origin he was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 wordsMr. Asquith, in the House of Commons to-day, said he hoped to be able to announce next week the result of the examination of the recruiting numbers ...
Article : 129 wordsThe Mexican Government has demanded that the American troops should abandon the pursuit of General Villa and his bandits, and allow Mexican troops to ...
Article : 71 wordsThose persons who have had books of tickets in connection with the Belgian Fund art union for a valuable collection of fancy work are urgently requested to ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Danish steamer, Frederik VIII., has arrived here from Great Britain. The vewel reports that every preparation has been made in Scotland to resist any ...
Article : 42 wordsDonations are required promptly in connection with the Travelling Kitchen Fund. Lieutenant H. A. Maunder, a Brisbane officer attached to the 5th Army ...
Article : 161 wordsThe Germans claim to have taken a total of 35,876 inwounded prisoners at Verdun from February 21 to April 10. Experts point out that this exceeds the total of ...
Article : 50 wordsLetters from the airmen who were missing after the raid in Schlewig-Holstein on March 25 show that the Brtish seaplanes had already ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Labour Federation last night carried a further resolution urging the Federal Government to exercise its powers under the War Precautions Act and ...
Article : 72 wordsA Berlin wireless states: The weather conditions have been unfavourable for observation purposes, and generally hindered fighting for the greater part of ...
Article : 47 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Sir Edward Grey said the face value of enemy securities seized in the mails en route from Holland to America was ...
Article : 71 wordsAt a meeting of Court Progress NO. 7643 A.O.F., last Tuesday evening in the Foresters' Hall, Coorparoo, an honour board was unveiled by P.0.R. Bro. W. ...
Article : 344 wordsThe output of munitions in France shows a thirtyfold increase over the normal output before the war. ...
Article : 27 wordsDonations in kind yesterday meluded the following: Clothing for the Belgians, "M."; parcels of books from Mrs. Norman Thomas and Mrs. J. Bond ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Marine Underwriters' Association, of Queensland has received from the Victorian Association the following telegram: "War all steamers rates via Suez ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsThe "Times," in an article published to day, contrasts Germany's execration of our inhumanity, and her whiumpers about the infamy of the blockade, with Prince ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. Asquith, in the House of Commons to-day, announced that the Cabinet had appointed a committee to deal with postwar reconstruction generally, including ...
Article : 55 wordsSir Edward Grey, in the House of Commons to-day, said the German authorities had refused to allow officials from the United States Embassy to visit the ...
Article : 65 words"Book Day," so callod because of the fact that a well written story, "Yukon Bill," which deals with adventures in Alaska, and of which Mr.G.Les Thomas, ...
Article : 354 wordsThe State Ministers have informed Sir Rider Haggard that their attitude is sympathetic towards the proposal that facilities should be given for settlement ...
Article : 47 wordsLast Tuesday right a number of the members of the Wunderlich and Steelart Amteur Athletic Club journeyed to the White City, Enoggera, and piovided ...
Article : 88 wordsMr. Middleton, a London "Daily Mail" correspondent, has been remanded in custody for a week. He was formerly in the Royal Naval Air Service, and came to ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Danish steamet Dorthea struck a mine in the North Sea, and sank. A Russian barquentine was torpedoed, and has been towed to Plymouth. ...
Article : 122 wordsA Russian official communique states: Alter a violent bombardment the enemy debouched from Mokritsa in strong columns. Our artillery dispersed the ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Tudor) stated today that it had been decided to relax the prohibition on the exportation of opals to America. ...
Article : 76 wordsCaptain Josceline Foljambe, brother of the Earl of Liverpool (Governor of New Zealand), has been killed in action. ...
Article : 23 wordsA deputation representing the Queensland Recruiting Committee, consisting of Chaplain Lieutenant-Colonel Garland, Messrs. P. B.Ma[?]gor (hon. secretary), ...
Article : 186 wordsA Russian communique states: On the Caucasus front the Turks tailed in attempts to recapture important sectors from which they were recently expelled. ...
Article : 47 wordsThe King and Queen, and probably Mr Asquith, Mr Bonar Law, and Lord Kitchener, will attend the Amzac Day Memorial Service in Westminster Abbey. ...
Article : 49 wordsAt Stanley to-day a young man named Sydney T. Constantine was charged with having assaulted Recruiting Sergeant Creagh by striking at him with a dagger ...
Article : 162 wordsReports will shortly be published in Pans denying the allegations in a recent German communique with regard to the Sussex outrage A Greek officer who was ...
Article : 92 wordsThere was a large crowd on a wharf at Miller's Point to-day to see the departure of a steamer, and a great rush took place when the gates were opened. ...
Article : 85 wordsAn Italian communique states: The enemy, by a surprise attack, rushed our positions in the Ledro Valley, and also took Mount Sperone. We intensely ...
Article : 94 wordsMr. Hughes continues to show steady improvement in health Although he is not yet able to resume active exercise, he is spending hours in the sunshine in ...
Article : 249 wordsAt Thompson's Paddock on Monday afternoon Corporal M'Ghie handed to the officer commanding D Company, 42nd Battalion, a beautiful Australian ...
Article : 147 wordsThe grand militiry night concert, arranged by the Brisbane Girls' Club, takes place in the Centennial Hall to-night, in the presence of his Excellency the ...
Article : 266 wordsAn analysis made by Mr. Mackinnon, M.L.A (chairman of the State Parliament Recruiting Committee), of the latest figures available with regard to ...
Article : 140 wordsThe State Department is considering action on the situation arising out of the Sussex case, which is believed to be of some gravity. President Wilson appears ...
Article : 248 wordsCommenting on the reply given by the Acting Prime Minister (Senator Tearce) to a deputation from the Trades Hall Council yesterday, the Premier (Sir ...
Article : 67 words[?] Berlier Tageblatt" declares that the new agreement between Germany and Roumania is of the most important character. It shows that ...
Article : 83 wordsInformation is desired at the Bureau, Spencer Block, Queen-street, about Pte. T. W. Marstella, 2166, 15th Btn., 6th Rfts., missing; Pte. D. M'Callum, 600, ...
Article : 61 wordsA deputation of State school teachers will wait on the Minister for Public Instruction to-day on the question of better remuneration for a section of the pupil teacher[?]. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe rent of safes and deed boxes at Trustees' Safe Deposit, 395 Queen-street, ranges from 10/6 per annum; a mere insurance premium. Inspection invited. ...
Article : 27 wordsChappell, also Sames. Chappell, also Sames. The choice of experts. Sole agents, Paling & Co., 86-88 Queen-street, Brasbane. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 15 Apr 1916, Page 5
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