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  2. RECRUITING STATISTICS.

    The number of men accepted for service yesterday with the A.I.F. was 61. Of the 37 volunteers who presented themselves at the depot in Adelaide-street, 17 ...

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  3. FOILED AGAIN.

    A semi-official report states that the German objective on the west bank of the Meuse is still Hill 304, near Morthomme. Three German attacks were ...

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  4. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 371 words
  5. LABOUR DEMONSTRATION.

    The Queen's Hall was crowded to-day on the occasion of the great Labour demonstration. Sir George Perley (High Commissioner for Canada), Hon. A. ...

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  6. CONSCRIPTION.

    The debate on the Ministerial statement relating to the contribution of Australian troops for active service abroad was resumed in the Senate to-day by ...

    Article : 542 words
  7. CLERKS' UNION AND CONSCRIPTION.

    Sir,— A letter under the above heading appeared in your issue of to-day, and I now request that you will give my reply. While I have no ...

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  8. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    Recruiting Sergeant Muson is canvassing the district for recruits. Mr. A. C. Neil (Zakley) was accepted on Thursday. WARWICK, May 11. ...

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  9. THE REBELLION IN IRELAND.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Asquith, in reply to a question, said he had reason to believe there would be no further necessity to proceed to extreme ...

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  10. PRESENTATIONS

    On Thursday morning the staff of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., Brisbane, gatherd together to bid au revoir to Mr. E. J. Lowis, one of the ...

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  11. SOME INNER HISTORY.

    "Le Matin" states: "A revelation of the inner history of the Verdun struggle shows that the French were only aware on February 21 of the gravity of the ...

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  12. ENLISTMENT IN OTHER STATES.

    In Victoria to-day 141 men volunteered, and 100 were accepted. ...

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  13. LOST LEGION FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 27 words
  14. BRIGADIER-GENERAL RANKIN.

    At the Anzac sports on the Recreation Grounds to-day opportunity was taken of the presence of Brigadier-General C. D. W. Rankin, M.L.A., on the eve of ...

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  15. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    A Russian communique states: German attacks near Smargon, and also south of Krevo, were repulsed. We brought down an enemy aeroplane, and made prisoners ...

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  16. "VIOLET DAY."

    As previously announced, the Brisbane Girls; Club has decided to complete the funds for a travelling kitchen for the 5th Army Service Corps (Captain ...

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  17. MOUNT MORGAN SUB-BRANCH.

    At a meeting of the Mount Morgan sub-branch of the Federated Clerks' Union of Australia the following motion was carried unanimously:—"That the ...

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  18. TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

    The Trade Union Congress, which was called to deal with the question of conseription, was continued to-day. The original motion was withdrawn, and the ...

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  19. THE TOTAL GERMAN CASUALTIES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 words
  20. THE ADVANCE TOWARDS BAGDAD.

    A Russian communique states: We cheeked the Turkish offensive at Mahatun, in the Caucasus. We occupied the town of Kasrishirin, in the direction of ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. PRESENTATION OF A FLAG.

    At 4.30 this afternoon a handsome silk Australian flag will be presented to the 41st Battalion by the Brisbane Girls' Club. The flag, which is mounted on a ...

    Article : 85 words
  22. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BARRETT

    A very different light is thrown on Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Barrett's connection with the work of the Australian branch of the British Red Cross Society, ...

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  23. GERMAN PEOPLE DISCOURAGED.

    A Swiss traveller lately arrived from Berlin says that the German people are becoming discouraged, understanding that the hopes of a decisive victory have ...

    Article : 68 words
  24. DEMONSTRATION IN BULGARIA.

    Thousands of Socialists took part in an anti-dynastic and anti-war demonstration in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The police fired on the crowd, killing 13 and ...

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  25. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 words
  26. IMPORTANT CONFERENCES.

    Mr. Hughes to-day had long and important conferences with the Local Government Board. the Colonial Office, and the Board of Trade. ...

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  27. GERMANS CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN FLAMES

    During the fighting at Verdun the French discovered outside a German trench a vot of liquid ready for use in spraying liquid fire, and they promptly ...

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  28. FOOD BY AEROPLANE.

    Mr. H. J. Tennant (Parliamentary Under Secretaty to the War Office), in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said that British aeroplanes had ...

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  29. MORE RECRUITS GALLED UP.

    All recruits under Lord Derby's groups, aged 19, and also those aged 41, have been called up as from June 13. ...

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  30. AN AUSTRALIAN RESERVE.

    Asked if action was to be taken to train an Australian reserve, Senator Pearce (the Minister for Defence) said to-day that it was not a practicable matter. ...

    Article : 89 words
  31. A TRANSPORT SUNK

    A French submarine in the Lower Adriatic sank an enemy transport laden with raw material. ...

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  32. THE MILITARY SERVICE BILL.

    The House of Commons had an allnight sitting, discussing the Military Service Bill in Committee, but the Committee stage was not completed when the ...

    Article : 38 words
  33. WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT.

    Under the War Precautions Act a proclamation was issued to-day prohibiting the exportation of fruit, fresh, dried, or preserved in any way, and nuts used as ...

    Article : 120 words
  34. A GREAT OFFENSIVE.

    The German War Council is maturing a great offensive. Marshal von Hindenburg, General von Mackensen, General von Sanders, General von Bulow, the ...

    Article : 49 words
  35. SINKING OF THE SUSSEX.

    A message from Washington states that Germany has notified the United States Government that the commander of the German submarine responsible for the ...

    Article : 220 words
  36. SHORTAGE OF TONNAGE.

    The Hon. F. G. Tudor, Ministor for Customs, stated to-day that the present great shortage of tonnage existed in all parts of the world, arising primarily, ...

    Article : 387 words
  37. EXPEDITING SHIPBUILDING.

    Mr. Walter Runciman (President of the Board of Trade), replying in the House of Commons to an inquiry by Sir J. B. Lonsdale regarding the necessity for ...

    Article : 59 words
  38. PEAGE TALK.

    The Minister for Defence, referring this afternoon to a cable to the effect that the Federal Government's decision against the introduction of conscription had been ...

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  39. ANZACS ON THE FRENCH FRONT.

    The paris newspapers, commenting on the arrival of the Anzacs on the West Front, pay a warm tribute to the bravery hitherto displayed by them. ...

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  40. ECONOMIC AND TRADE QUESTIONS.

    The Manchester Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting yesterday, passed resolutions in favour of better industrial organisation, improved transport and banking ...

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  41. ANOTHER Y.M.C.A. CLUB HUT OPENED.

    Many hundreds of the men in camp at Fraser's paddock were present last night at the opening of a Y.M.C.A. club hut at that place. This makes the fourth hut ...

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  42. COOPAROO RECRUITING COMMITTEE.

    The Coorparoo Recruiting Committee held its weekly meeting on Wednesday night in the Shire Council Chambers. The secretary (Mr. J. ...

    Article : 334 words
  43. TORPEDOING OF THE CYMRIC.

    Mr. W. H. Page, United States Ambassador in London, has been asked by President Wilson to report on the torpedoing of the White Star liner Cymric ...

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  44. DAMAGED GERMAN DESTROYER.

    The "Telegraaf" states that a German destroyer has returned to Zeebrugge in a severely damaged condition. She had an action with some British vessels on May ...

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  45. THE WHEAT MARKET.

    The wheat market is quite, but steady. ...

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  46. THE MEXICAN FRONTIER.

    All available American troops have been sent to the Mexican border, because of the danger of a general uprising. The National Guard has been called out in ...

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  47. GERMANY'S PEACE TALK.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "Nieuwe Courant" states that the Secretary to the American Embassy has gone to Copenhagen to telegraph a report of ...

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  48. RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS IN LONDON.

    In the House of Commons to-day the memnber of the Russian Duma now visiting England occupied seats in the gallery reserved for distinguished strangers. ...

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  49. FEDERATED MINING EMPLOYEES

    At the annual conference of the Federated Mining Employees' Association of Australia, to-day, the following motion was agreed to: "That this conference, ...

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  50. MARCH THROUGH MELBOURNE.

    The streets of Melblurne were again crowded to-day to witness another parade of soldiers. It was a march of special units, consisting of the 3rd Divisional Train, the wireless signal ...

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  51. NEW ZEALANDERS WELCOMED.

    Lord Buxton (Governor-General of South Africa) and the Mayor of Capetown welcomed 97 invalided New Zealanders, who arrived here on their homeward ...

    Article : 35 words
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