The Admiralty has issued the following statement. The German Press is attempting to make capital out of what it describes as a second Baralong case. One ...
Article : 828 wordsA Roumanian communique states: We repulsed attacks in the Praho Valley. The enemy has been reinforced in the Vulcan Pass, and we stopped the pursuit. Artillery ...
Article : 421 wordsThe Admiralty states that a British submarine fired torpedoes and hit a German Dreadnought near the Danish coast yesterday, but the damage done ...
Article : 220 wordsA Russian official communique states: Repeated attempts by the enemy to wrest the dominating heights cast of Lipitzadolna were repulsed, and an enemy attack ...
Article : 68 wordsIt was learned to-day that unless coal supplies are available within a fortnight at most, practically all the factories that depend on gas or electric power will be ...
Article : 283 wordsThe Paris newspapers universally declare, that Poland's autonomy is a subterfuge, designed to supplement the depleted armies at the expense of Polish hopes. ...
Article : 476 wordsThe manufacturing firms in Brisbane are placed in a serious position, and there is no doubt that large numoers of employees will shortly be thrown out of ...
Article : 567 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief in France, reports During the night a strong enemy counterattack regained a portion of ground in ...
Article : 123 wordsThe wheat market is steady. An Australian parcel on passage has been sold at 76/ per 480lb. The Commonwealth chartering agents ...
Article : 42 wordsMajor Sutherland, who left Melbourne last March with a wireless squadron, is a passenger by the Malwa with his men. He has been serving with the British in ...
Article : 61 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Gardiner, the member for Newcastle, asked the Premier if, in view of the results following upon the coal strike, and ...
Article : 607 wordsAn official communique states: We advanced between Les Boeufs and Sailly-Saillisel The enemy in the night violen[?]ly counter-attacked the positions we ...
Article : 180 wordsArrangements are being made for the despatch of a number of men for service at Rabaul (late German New Guinea). These men are to relieve troops at ...
Article : 128 wordsA French communique states: In connection with the Eastern Army nothing has occurred except intermittent artillery engagements and patrol encounters. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Minister for Lands presided at a meeting of the Queensland War Council on Monday night. Owing to the rapid growth of the work ...
Article : 618 wordsCorrespondents emphasise the magnificent dash of the British and French troops on Saturday and Sunday, when General Foch and General Sir Douglas ...
Article : 145 wordsThere was a large assembly at the Guildhall to-day on the occasion of the conferring of the Freedom of the City of London on Mr. Massey, Prime Minister ...
Article : 647 wordsInquiries were made at the Railway Department as to whether the curtailment of the train services involved any reduction of the staffs. It appears that the ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Athens correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that British and French secret agents raided the residence of M. Kalamasiotis, Deputy for ...
Article : 350 wordsA small American steamer, the Lanao, has been sunk by a submarine. Thirty of the crew have been landed. ...
Article : 27 wordsAs stated yesterday the Tramways Company has decided to curtail the tram service, and a start has been made by stopping the car service at about 10 ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Prize Court has awarded to Commander Goodheart and the crew of submarine 8 a bounty of £3000 for sinking the cruiser Prinz Adalbert in the ...
Article : 37 wordsThe correspondent of the "New York Herald," who was the first civilian to enter Fort Vaux after its recapture by the French, cables as follows: "Though ...
Article : 145 wordsThe reply of the Government of Mexico to the British note demanding strict enforcement of neutrality regarding submarines states that it will ...
Article : 80 wordsEvery factory in Victoria was closed to-day owing to the public holiday, so that no other establishments were affected by the coal strike. It is probable ...
Article : 208 words"We do not anticipate any trouble for the present at least," said Mr. E. J. T. Manchester, president of the Water and Sewerage Board, when questioned ...
Article : 82 wordsAlthough application was made by the Home Department to the Co[?]liery Employees Union for a "permit" for the del[?]very of 100 tons of coal to the ...
Article : 229 wordsGeorges Carpentier, the French champion boxer, who has been serving as an airman throughout the war, has been decorated with the Military Medal for ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Admiralty has made presents to the officers and crew of the Dinish steamer Vidar for rescuing from sharks survivors of the Jutland battle in ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Apostohc Delegate at Constantinople, in reporting on the British and French graves at Suvla and Seddul Bay, states that Enver Pasba, Turkish ...
Article : 61 wordsAn Italian official message states: We repuised attacks in the Concei Valley, and at Lukatic, on the Carso. We bombarded Castagnnavizza. Our works were ...
Article : 47 wordsThe London correspondent of the "New York Times" has interviewed Mr. R. A. Yerburgh, President of the Royal Navy League, who stated "The Navy League ...
Article : 69 wordsMatters in connection with the colliery strike are very quiet, and were it not for the dislocation of traffic it would be bard to believe that such a state of ...
Article : 390 wordsThere is considerable criticism by a section of the newspapers of the recent action of the Admiralty, particularly since the Channel ra[?]d by German destroyers ...
Article : 94 wordsThe "Echo de Paris" bays that at Salonica the Italian band celebrated the Carso victory with a concert in the public square. A German aeroplane interrupted ...
Article : 59 wordsIn connection with the Presidential election, sums amountirg to 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000) in Wall-street to-day were laid at 10 to 8 in favour of Mr. ...
Article : 38 wordsA meeting of the Executive Committee of the "Queens'" Carnival will be held in the office of Mr. W J Weatherill, Courier Building, to-morrow ...
Article : 93 wordsAdvice was received to-day that three collieries at Blair Athol, in the Clermont district, which employ about 150 men, and which last month turned out 13,000 ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Archbishops of Canterbury and York propose that special war prayers be offered throughout the Empire on the first Sunday in the New Year, and his ...
Article : 39 wordsIt is estimated that the foreign trade of the United States for 1916 has approximated to 8,000,000,000 dollars (£1,600,000,000), this representing ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is understood that the combing out of policemen urder 31 years of age for the army is under consideration. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe War Office has made a further contract with the firm of Jones, of Hobart, for the supply of 1,500,0001b. of jam. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 8 Nov 1916, Page 5
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