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  2. OVERTURES TO MEXICO.

    It is announced that Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico and Japan to make war on the United States in the event of America not remaining neutral. ...

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  3. THE BRITISH PUSH.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a report issued last night states: This morning captured a portion of a trench north-eastward of Sailly-Saillisel, ...

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  4. FRENCH FRONT.

    A communique issued last night states: Artillery has been active on both sides of the Avre. Enemy attempts to reconnoitre in the region of Roye broke down ...

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  5. RUSSIAN FRONT.

    A wireless Press message received by the Admiralty contains the following Russian communique: The enemy attacked on both sides of the ...

    Article : 53 words
  6. THE SUGAR CRISIS.

    Some 45 delegates who are vitally interested in the sugar industry in this State assembled yesterday at the Department of Agriculture, and later in ...

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  7. THE ENGLISH COAST RAID.

    An official message from Berlin gives the following fantastic account of the recent raid on the English coast: Our torpedo boats raided the Channel beyond ...

    Article : 141 words
  8. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUND[?]

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 words
  9. NIGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

    L.S.B., of the Australian field Artillery, writes to his wife:—"The cold wind blows dismally over the sodden fields of Flander's, where we—huddled up ...

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  10. AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

    A conference is being held at Cala[?] between M. Briand (French Prime Minister), General Lyautey (Minister for War), General Nivelle ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    A wireless Press message received by the Admiralty gives the following German communique: We captured several Russian heights in the wooded ...

    Article : 41 words
  12. GERMANY'S HOPES.

    In the Reichstag, Herr Spahn, leader of the Catholic Party, said he was delighted with the results of submarine warfare. Herr Scheideman hoped that submarine ...

    Article : 155 words
  13. OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN RUSSIA.

    Refugees from Berlin report that great preparations are being made for an offensive in Northern Russia early in the spring. There are many troop ...

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  14. STATE-AIDED AGRICULTURE.

    The House of Lords discussed Lord Chaplain's motion in favour of State aid to agriculture, and guaranteed minimum prices. ...

    Article : 231 words
  15. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    A German official message received by the Admiralty by wireless Press states: The British were repulsed between Le Transloy and Sailly. Fighting continues ...

    Article : 72 words
  16. POWER FOR THE PRESIDENT.

    The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives has decided to report the Bill empowering the President to provide guns, gunners, and ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. COIN DAY—WAR NURSES' FUND.

    Mrs. Jas. Stodart, as hon, treasurer, acknowledges £5/5/, collected by Mr. George Pullman; also Mr. C. T. Bickerton 2/, and Mr. C. B. Philpott 5/. ...

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  18. ENTRY INTO GOMMECOURT.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, war correspondent at the British Front, reports on February 28:—The Germans abandoned Gommecourt during the night, and we took possession ...

    Article : 537 words
  19. NURSES' EQUIPMENT.

    Nine nurses will be leaving for the Front in about 10 days time, and, in accordance with previous practice, an appeal is being made to provide each with a ...

    Article : 205 words
  20. RUSSIAN POLITICS.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" says it is understood that a conflict reigns in high bureaucratic circles in Russia. One ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. MR. GERARD SAILS PROM SPAIN.

    Mr. Gerard, late American Ambassador to Germary, has sailed in the steamer Infanta Isabel, although he was specially warned from Berlin not to embark on a ...

    Article : 84 words
  22. THE CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

    The Berlin "Lokal Anzeiger." commenting on the speech of Dr. von Bethinann-Hollweg in the Reichstag, lays stress upon the terrible effect of the German ...

    Article : 72 words
  23. IMPERIAL POLICY.

    The "Daily Chronicle," in a leader discussing the questien how the Dominions may be given due representation in Imperial policy, approves of Mr. Herbert ...

    Article : 142 words
  24. A SENATOR'S STATEMENT.

    Senator Frederick Hale, who has returned from England, says he met Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour, Lord Bryce, and other leaders, who ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. SOUTHERN CROSS TOBACCO FUND.

    The twenty-fourth list of Queensland collections is as follows:—Previously acKnowledged. £1596/12/2: W. Woolrich, Banana, £8/12/6; Mrs. P. Mayne, ...

    Article : 100 words
  26. COMPULSORY RATIONING.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Bathurst stated that a scheme of compulsory rationing had been outlined,, and would be put into operation if necessary. ...

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  27. A WAR EXPERT'S FORECAST.

    Mr. Frank Simonds, the "New York Tribunes" war expert, who has visited the Front, says he believes this war will last another year. ...

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  28. SINKING OF THE LACONIA.

    Survivors from the Laconia report that the submarine went from boat to boat seeking for the captain of the liner, but all refused to betray him. Before the ...

    Article : 47 words
  29. "LEND A LITTLE."

    "We must now lend a little, at great advantage, or lose all,[?] declares Sir John Madden, Chief Justice of Victoria, in response to a request that he should give ...

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  30. THE KIDNAPPED ARMY.

    A. mutiny recently took place in the Greek intern[?]ent camp at Goerlitz, where there has been much discontent among the Greek army that surrendered to the ...

    Article : 168 words
  31. RECRUITS IN BRISBANE.

    "Whether the eligible men who intended to enlist to-day put it off on account of the holiday we don't know," a member of the Recruiting Committee ...

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  32. THE LOST MAILS.

    The Post Office authorities state that all the letter mails which reached New York between February 14 and 18 were lost in the Laconia. ...

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  33. NEW SCALE OF PENSIONS.

    The new scale of pensions for disabled soldiers and sailors and the dependents of those who have been killed allows privates who are disabled in the highest ...

    Article : 155 words
  34. BRITISH SHIPPING.

    The Press Burcan states that the shipping arrivals in the United Kingdom for the week ended february 25 numbered 2280 merchantmen of all ...

    Article : 130 words
  35. COMPULSION TROUBLE'S IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Under date of February 21 the Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" wrote as follows: ...

    Article : 609 words
  36. FIGURE[?] FOR FEBRUARY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 67 words
  37. BALKANS CAMPAIGN.

    A German communique received by the Admiralty by wireless Press states: The Italians strongly attacked hill positions in [?]the Cerna salient, eastward of ...

    Article : 39 words
  38. A FORGED RETREAT.

    The "Petit Journal" states that the retreating Germans on the British Front blew up a number of guns of large calibre. The fact that the Germans ...

    Article : 64 words
  39. INDIA'S LOYALTY.

    The Government of India has offered £100,000,000 towards the cost of the war, and the British Government has gratefully accepted the offer. It is possible, ...

    Article : 114 words
  40. RUNNING THE GERMAN BLOCKADE.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "New York Times" says the newspapers there state that it must not be assumed from the arrival of the American steamer ...

    Article : 68 words
  41. ENLISTMENTS IN OTHER STATES.

    In Victoria to-day 44 men were examined, and 22 passed. ADELAIDE, March 1. To-day 17 men were examined, and 14 ...

    Article : 31 words
  42. CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    An offcial despatch from Mesopotamia states: The close pursuit of the enemy was steadily maintained on Monday, our advanced troops engaging the enemy in ...

    Article : 191 words
  43. "A BAD OMEN."

    Uneasiness prevails in Germany owing to the British advance on the Ancre. The newspapers are not allowed to comment on the German retreat, which informed ...

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  44. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    A well attended send-off was tendered to Messrs. T. Lennon and W. Peters, who have volunteered for the Front, prior to their departure for camp. ...

    Article : 104 words
  45. GERMANY AND HOLLAND.

    The "Ni[?]we Rotterdam[?] Courant" states that the German Government has promised Holland an indemnity for the torpedoed vessels, and permission to use ...

    Article : 38 words
  46. THE MEAT QUESTION.

    The Butchers' Guild to-day entertained at luncheon Mr. Massey (New Zealand Premier), Sir Joseph Ward, and Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner ...

    Article : 214 words
  47. AUSTRALIAN DASH.

    A British correspondent at head-quarters states that the Australians were responsible for a brilliant raid at Armentieres on Tuesday. They attacked on a ...

    Article : 72 words
  48. CHINA AND GERMANY.

    The Germans are making efforts to prevent a rupture with China. They unsuccessfully attempted to distribute substantial bribes, and offered to wipe out ...

    Article : 78 words
  49. PERSONAL NOTES.

    Miss Knill-Abell, of Lose-street, off Logan-road, South Brisbane, has received a cable from her brother, Private Kenneth Duckworth Knill-Abell, saying that he ...

    Article : 399 words
  50. EQUALITY OF THE SEXES.

    Signor Saceri (Minister for Justice) has introduced a Bill in Parliament providing for the absolute legal equality of the sexes. ...

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  51. P. F. WARNER'S EULOGIUM.

    Mr. P. F. Warner, speaking at a London cricket club conference, paid a high tribute to the Australians. He said: "I was convinced that they would prove ...

    Article : 123 words
  52. WAR LOAN CERTIFICATES.

    Despite the uncertain position in politics, and the trade adjustment made necessary by the exigencies of the war[?] much interest has been manifested by ...

    Article : 156 words
  53. GERMAN OFFICER'S WIFE MURDERED.

    A message from Tokio (Japan) states that fran von Zaldein, a daughter of Admiral von Capelle (German Minister for the Navy), and wife of an interned ...

    Article : 59 words
  54. EVADING MILITARY SERVICE.

    In connection with the recent recruiting scandal at the White City, in which arrests were made for conspriacy in evading military service by taking ...

    Article : 153 words
  55. AUSTRALIANS WITHOUT PASSES.

    The military police paid a surprise visit to the Commonwealth Bank, where there are always numerous congregations of Australian troops, and arrested a number ...

    Article : 39 words
  56. KEEPING THE [?]TED STATES AT PEACE.

    President Wilson told a group of pa[?] fi[?] "I have done, am doing and will do everything possible to keep the United States at peace." ...

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  57. NAVAL AEROPLANE RAID.

    The Admiralty states that naval aeroplanes raided ironworks at Bre[?] south-eastward of Saarbrucken, in Rhenish Prussia, on Sunday. Several air fights ...

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  58. THE DARDANELLES REPORT.

    The "Evening News" says it understands that the delay in publishing the report of the Dardanelles Commission is due to the necessity for referring certain ...

    Article : 55 words
  59. EMBARGO ON FRUIT EXPORTS.

    A meeting of Covent Garden salesmen and distributers appointed a deputation to ask the Government to reconsider its prohibition of the import of apples, ...

    Article : 37 words
  60. A KEEN RECRUITER.

    The State Recruiting Committee has received the following letter from the wife of a soldier "Please send me some more recruiting cards. There are still some ...

    Article : 136 words
  61. COMFORTS FUNDS.

    At the weekly meeting of the Maryborough Sock Society it was reported that six cases of socks, each containing 40 pairs, and another case containing 30 ...

    Article : 49 words
  62. DETENTION OF AMERICAN CONSULS.

    The State Depatment is investigating a report to the effect that three American consuls and two clerks have been detained in Germany until Berlin is ...

    Article : 74 words
  63. ENEMY SEAPLANE AND SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

    A German official message states that a German seaplane successfully bombed an enemy transport in the North Aegean Sea. A German submarine on the 12th ...

    Article : 52 words
  64. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    A very miscellaneous selection was offered at the wool sale to-day. There was good competition for both crossbreds and merinos, and prices ruled in sellers' ...

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  65. TEETOTALISM IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The House of Commons carried without a [?]vision a motion to observe in the House of Commons the liquor restrictions imposed outside. ...

    Article : 30 words
  66. WHEAT MARKET.

    Wheat has a ready sale at recent rates. A parcel of 2000 tons of Australian wheat afloat has been sold at 82/ per 480lb. ...

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  67. APPEAL FOR SONGS.

    The Committee, of the Comforts Fund for the 2nd Light Horse Regiment urgently appeals for books of songs, or any music, for use on a transport. Gifts may ...

    Article : 46 words
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