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  2. THE FRENCH FETE DAY.

    Remarkable Empire-wide arrangements have been made to celebrate the French National Fete Day (July 14) in token of the world's homage to France. Tricolour ...

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  3. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 616 words
  4. THE BRITISH THRUST.

    A report received from General Sir Douglas Haig to-day states: At dawn we attacked the enemy's second system of defence, and broke it on a ...

    Article : 168 words
  5. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    An Italian communique states: In the Adige Valley the enemy attacked our new positions north of Malgazagna, but were driven back with heavy loss. ...

    Article : 33 words
  6. BATTLE ON THE STOKHOD.

    Upwards of 30,000 Germans have been made prisoners since the beginning of the Russian offensive. The correspondent of the "Daily ...

    Article : 752 words
  7. SUBMARINE CARGO BOATS.

    Another super-submarine, the Brem[?]n, [?] expected to arrive in America in July. She is said to be larger than the Deutsohland. She will be followed by the ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. MUNITIONS CONFERENCE

    Mr. Lloyd George, Secretary of State for War, addressing the Munitions Conferonce, at which France, Russia, and Italy were represented, insisted on the ...

    Article : 336 words
  9. ON THE E[?]PHRATES.

    The War Office announces: The weather on the Euphrates is fine. On July 10 we blew up the tower of a brigand implicated in the theft of boats. ...

    Article : 86 words
  10. NURSE CAVELL DAY AT TOOWOOMBA.

    Nurse Cavell Day, in aid of the War Nurses' Fund, will be observed in Toowoomba next Friday in a similar manner to that in which it was celebrated in ...

    Article : 72 words
  11. TOOWONG GIRLS' PATRIOTIC ENTERTAINMENT.

    Miss Molly Brenan, hon, secretary of the Toowong Gills' Patriotic Club, wrote yesterday as follows: Dear Sir,—At a meeting of the Toowong Girls' Patriotic ...

    Article : 142 words
  12. AMERICAN NAVY.

    The United States Senate is debating the Naval Bill. During the debate Senator Swamson said that only by a navy second[?] to that of ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.

    The Duke of Somerset, in the House of Lords, said that letters from officers in Mesopotamia disclosed a disgraceful state of affairs. He ...

    Article : 66 words
  14. THE FRENCH FRONT.

    An official communique issued today states: An intermittent cannonade took place on the Somme[?] We penetrated the salient in ...

    Article : 116 words
  15. TROUBLE WITH MEXICO.

    The United States Government is spending £2,000,000 monthly in guarding the Mexican border. ...

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  16. DARDANELLES AND MESOPOTAMIA.

    Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons on Tuesday next, will make a full statement regarding the Dardanelles operations and the campaign in Mesopotamia ...

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  17. 25TH BATTALION COMFORTS FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 172 words
  18. WHEAT MARKET.

    Wheat is firmly held, and sparingly offered. The flour market is firm. ...

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  19. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The rise in the Bank of England rate of discount is due entirely to the sharp rise in money value [?] New York since the end of last week, ...

    Article : 235 words
  20. POSTPONEMENT OF HOLIDAYS.

    Mr. Asquith in the House of Commons to-day, stated that the August bank holiday would be suspended. He appealed to all classes to postpone ...

    Article : 198 words
  21. WOUNDED OR SICK.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 719 words
  22. FIGHT FOR VERDUN.

    The "Pet[?] Parisien" says that the Germans, hoping to surround Souville Fort, subjected the whole of the Verdun front to 36 hours' bombardment. An infantry attack ...

    Article : 147 words
  23. THE PRIOR OPERATIONS.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in-Chief of the British Forces in France, reports: Artillery duels and fighting contin[?]ed on certain sectors Enemy raids ...

    Article : 186 words
  24. A FINE COLLECTING RECORD.

    For persistency and consistency in the matter of "day" collections the young ladies working under the direction of Mrs. Colin Campbell will be difficult to ...

    Article : 162 words
  25. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

    Lord Robert Cecil, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons to-day, read a lengthy replyfrom Germany categorically ...

    Article : 275 words
  26. MR. HUGHES'S JOURNEY.

    A Central News message from Capetown states: Mr. Hughes (the Australian Prime Minister) arrived here to-day, and had a most cordial reception from the ...

    Article : 384 words
  27. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    A communique issued in Berlin states: North of the Somme the Englibh succeeded in taking Contalma[?]son. South of the Somme the French did not meet ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. THE HEAVENLY BODIES.

    Some splendid views of the moon will probably be available to-night and tomorrow night by means of the telescope housed in the grounds of Ardencraig, the ...

    Article : 129 words
  29. GERMANY'S DISSIMULATION.

    The Berne correspondent of the "Mornnig Post" states that a chapter of foreign politics is revealed in Prince von Bulow's book, "Deutsche Politicke," which con ...

    Article : 282 words
  30. FIGHT AROUND CONTALMAISON.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, the well-known war correspondent with the British Headquarters in France, supplies a further story regarding the fighting around ...

    Article : 419 words
  31. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    An official com[?]nique issued in Berlin states: General Bothmer in an en[?]reling [?]ter-attack north of the Olesiza and north-west of B[?]zacz drove back the ...

    Article : 34 words
  32. ENLISTMENT STATISTICS.

    There were 35 men secured for the A.I.F. yesterday, the men coming from the following centres:—Brisbane 8, Roma 10, Rockhampton 4, Toowoomba 3, Lismore 2, ...

    Article : 53 words
  33. AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKES IN DISGRACE.

    The newspaper "Mattino," published at Naples states that it is reported that when the Russian offensive began, the Archdukes Frederick and Ferdinand were ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. LA CROIX ROUGE.—£500 TRANSMITTED.

    In commemoration or the French National Fete the committee of the French Red Cross in Brisbane has handed over to the Hon. A. J. Carter, French ...

    Article : 53 words
  35. EMPLOYMENT OF ENEMIES.

    Lord Newton (Paymaster-General), in the House of Lords, replying to a question, said that many enemy naval [?] military prisoners were employed in ...

    Article : 171 words
  36. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    The following additional recruits have presented themselves at the Esk Recruiting Office since July 1: Messrs. Cornelius Lawler (Harlin), Charles O. Oakhill, ...

    Article : 60 words
  37. STRIKE IN SPAIN.

    Over 70 per cent[?] of the railway men have str[?]ck for r increased pay and [?] whole of the railway traffic is practically held up. Martial law has been ...

    Article : 99 words
  38. "MILITARY PRESSURE."

    "Berliner Tageblatt" publishes a message from Austria announcing that owing to the pressure of military events the Austrian administration in Bukovina ...

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  39. "BAL MASQUE."

    Arrangements for the "Bal Masque" in aid of the French Red Cross, to be held in the South Brisbane Technical College, on the 22nd instant, are progressing ...

    Article : 113 words
  40. ENLISTMENT IN OTHER STATES.

    To-day's recruiting figures were:— Volunteered, [?]3; accepted, 38. MELBOURNE, July 14. There were 95 volunteers to-day, and 59 ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. SUBMARINE WARFARE.

    Several trawlers and fishing boats have been sunk by submarines off Whitby, on the coast of Yorkshire. ...

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  42. RUSSIAN'NAVY.

    A Russian communique states: Our torpedo boats in the Black Sea on Tuesday captured the Turkish steamer Itchikhad, with a cargo of petroleum and ...

    Article : 57 words
  43. POSITION OF IRELAND.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne has sent a letter to the newspapers, saying, "My statement regarding the permanent character of certain provisions of the ...

    Article : 226 words
  44. WOUNDED IN FRANCE.

    Li[?]utenant Strach[?]y, of the Somerset Light Infantry, has been wounded in France. He is a son of Mr. Claude Strachey, of Auckland, and a relative of ...

    Article : 33 words
  45. THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH.

    The Sydney Labour Council, after hearing a report from its delegates to the anti-conscription meeting in the Domain last Sunday, which was broken up by ...

    Article : 228 words
  46. GAMES ON TROOPSHIPS.

    Experience has shown that on outgoing troopships games play an important part in the welfare and contentment of the troops. A well-known chaplain, who has ...

    Article : 84 words
  47. SUBMARINE DE[?]TSCHLAND.

    A hydroplane is concea[?]ed on the wharf at Baltimore used by the Deutschland. It is believed that it Is for use in reconnoitring when the Deutschland dashes ...

    Article : 138 words
  48. COMMONWEALTH WAR LOAN.

    In order to encourage the employees of, Perkins and Co., Ltd., who are willing to invest in the Commonwealth War Loan Bonds, the company has agreed to ...

    Article : 215 words
  49. GERMAN ACTION.

    On the pretext that the British Navy is stopping food supplies, the Germans have transferred 15,000 [?]ivilians from Turcoing to Mezieres and Charleville, ...

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  50. KITCHENER NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND.

    Queen Alexandra has given her patronage to an effort to raise a Kitchener National Memorial Fund, the income from which will be used perpetually to ...

    Article : 40 words
  51. CAMPAIGN IN TURKISH ARMENIA.

    A Russian communique states: Our offensive westward of the Erzeroum meridian is successfully developing. The Turks, at several points made futile ...

    Article : 31 words
  52. STERN BATTLE PROCEEDING.

    Though the British and French communiques studiously refrain from giving details it is unofficially known that a stern battle is proceeding[?] The gains of ...

    Article : 163 words
  53. MASCOT DAY (JULY 21).

    A novel idea, which has received official sanction, has been hit upon by the Brisbane Girls' Club for Mascot Day. Mascots stand for luck, and the mascot ...

    Article : 185 words
  54. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  55. SITUATION IN BULGARIA.

    Telegrams from Sofia state that the Ghenadieff Party expect to cause the downfall of M. Radoslnvoff (the Bulgarian Premier) within a week. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  56. MRS. ANNIE BESANT IN INDIA.

    Mrs Anni[?] Besant, the well-known Theosophist leader, who has beeb a promionent advocate of Home Rule for India, has been prohibited under the ...

    Article : 44 words
  57. INCREASED CHARGES AT LONDON DOCKS.

    Owing to the cost of the war bonus to the employees, the Port of London Authority will raise the dock dues and charges on shipping and goods by 7½ per ...

    Article : 43 words
  58. GREECE AND SERBIA.

    On the occasion of the fete in honour of King Peter of Serbia, King Constantine of Greece sent his cordial congratulations, wishing prosperity to the noble Serbian ...

    Article : 39 words
  59. FOOD SUPPLY IN GERMANY.

    A message from Berlin states: Herr von Schorlemer (Minister for Agriculture) has been interviewed, and said that Germany need not worry about food for another ...

    Article : 93 words
  60. LABOUR PARTY DINNER IN LONDON.

    The Labour Party last night tendered a dinner at the House of Commons to the Labour members among the Australian section of the delegates from the ...

    Article : 83 words
  61. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    The Miners' Conference has urged that the old age pensions should be increased to 7/6 per week, and the age for receiving pensions reduced from 70 to 65 years. ...

    Article : 35 words
  62. CAMP CONCERTS.

    The weekly concert was held at Alderley on Thursday under the auspices of the Soldiers' Church of England Help Society. Songs were rendered by Misses ...

    Article : 83 words
  63. CORINDA HONOUR BOARD.

    The unveiling ceremony of the honour board on Corinda station, at which Lieut. O'Shea, area officer of Training Area [?]A, has kindly consented to officiate, will ...

    Article : 115 words
  64. LONDON WOOL SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 words
  65. SOUTHERN CROSS TOBACCO FUND

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 words
  66. CARRYING OF ARMS PROHIBITED.

    An Order in Council has been issued under the Defence of the Realm Act prohibiting the carrying of arms without military or naval permits. ...

    Article : 30 words
  67. SAFE DEPOSIT.

    The 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 : 28 words
  68. BRITISH PIANOS, BRITISH PIANOS[?]

    Chappell, also Sames. Chappell, also Sames. The choice of experts. Sole agents, Pali[?] & Co., 86-88 Queen-street, Brisbane, ...

    Article : 25 words
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