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  2. RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

    Following M. Trotsky's arrival at BrestLitovsk, the peace negotiations between the Bolsheviks and the Central Powers were reopened on Monday afternoon. ...

    Article : 384 words
  3. STEAMERS COLLIDE.

    The steamer Toochi collided with the steamer Hainfong outside Woosing. The Toochi sank, and 100 of those on board were drowned, including the captain and ...

    Article : 37 words
  4. COMING HOME.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 617 words
  5. THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA. WHOLE-HEARTEDLY IN THE WAR

    President Wilson delivered the following message to-day to Congress. Once more, as repeatedly before, the spokesmen of the Central Empires have ...

    Article : 2,865 words
  6. APPROACHING BIG OFFENSIVE.

    Mr. N. D. Baker (Secretary for War), in a communique, states that a gigantic German offensive in the Lens-Cambral sector is impending. The delay has been ...

    Article : 198 words
  7. BRITISH WAR OPERATIONS IN 1917. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DESPATCH.

    The "London Gazette" contains a despatch from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, of 27,000 words, covering the operations in 1917, except the recent reversal ...

    Article : 1,219 words
  8. SHORTAGE OF TIMBER.

    The reconstruction committee dealing with forstry, in its final report, drawa attention to the fact that Great Britain was poorer in timber at the outbreak ...

    Article : 123 words
  9. BRITISH SEAMEN.

    Survivoia from the three destroyers, which were lost on the Dutch coast on, the night of December 22, tell a thrilling narrative of courage and enterprise ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. GERMANY'S COLONIAL EMPIRE.

    Lord Sydenham, in an article in the "Daily Graphic." says that the captured colonies cannot be returned to Germany. Australia and New Zealand feared ...

    Article : 309 words
  11. ON THE FRENCH LINES.

    A French communique states: After a lively bombardment the enemy attempted to approach our lines in the region of Bethincourt, on the left bank of the Meuse. ...

    Article : 131 words
  12. THE BRITISH ARMIES.

    Speaking in the House of Commons, just before the Christmas adjournment, about the British Army, Mr. Lloyd George is reported by the "Times" to have said:— ...

    Article : 966 words
  13. BRITAIN'S MAN POWER.

    The Parliamentray correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Sir Auckland Geddes's negotiations with groups of trades are expected to result in ...

    Article : 112 words
  14. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    M. Huysman, the Socialist leader states that the Russo-German peace nogotiations are almost certain to be transferred to Copenhagen in a few weeks. ...

    Article : 190 words
  15. THE RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 words
  16. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAID.

    A French communique announces: The region north of Scicheprez has been cuccessfully raided, the enemy lines being penetrated on a front of 1500 metres ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.

    The Queensland War Savings Committee met at Preston House on Tuesday evening, the following committee members being present:—Mr. T. M'William ...

    Article : 373 words
  18. SUCCESS AGAINST TURKS.

    Official advices have been received that the British forecs have started a third offensive against the Turks, capturing the entire force and armaments at ...

    Article : 42 words
  19. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE.

    Telegrams from Vienna state that there is open conflict between-the Austro-Hungarian Governments owing to Hungary's proposal to crcate an independent ...

    Article : 40 words
  20. AUSTRALIANS IN CAPTIVITY.

    The Australian Red Cross Society, in a report for December, shows that 30,000 Christmas-boxes were distributed to the hospitals, while the gift of 2/6 per head ...

    Article : 237 words
  21. KING GEORGE AND JAPANESE EMPEROR.

    It is officially announced that the King has exchanged a New Year's message with the Emperor of Japan, expressing the warm friendship mutually felt ...

    Article : 66 words
  22. ANARCHY IN RUSSIA.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that if M. Trotsky is unable to induce the Germans to transfer the peace negotiations to ...

    Article : 229 words
  23. REPATRIATED SOLDIERS.

    British soldiers repatriated from Germany are of opinion that the whole country is blighted. During a journey of 26 hours they only passed two trains, and ...

    Article : 566 words
  24. THE FOOD SHORTAGE.

    The Food Controller will distribute on Wednesday a quantity of butter and margarine equal to one-eighth of the amount of the applications by the trades ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. SOVEREIGNS MELTED DOWN.

    Twenty million sovereigns have been melted in India for the jewellery trade since the beginning of the war. ...

    Article : 23 words
  26. PRICE OF RABBITS.

    The Food Controller has fixed 2/ as the maximum price for wild rabbits, or 1/9 skinless, including imported. The price of part of a rabbit is to be 10d. per 1b., ...

    Article : 39 words
  27. RETURNED SOLDIER WELCOMED

    Private J. Budgeon, who recently returned after 18 months with the A.I.F., was welcomed home at the meeting of the Valley branch of the Australian ...

    Article : 100 words
  28. DR. VON KUHLMANN'S ENEMIES.

    Berlin telegrams state that, although the Brest-Litovsk conference continues, the position of Dr. von Kuhlmann (Minister for Foreign Affairs) is considered ...

    Article : 52 words
  29. A CHALLENGE IGNORED.

    In the Summons Court, before Mr. H. Morris, P.M., T. M. Lafferty, Director of the Technical College, was charged with having committed a breach of the War ...

    Article : 184 words
  30. SUCCESS IN THE AIR.

    A British-Italian official message says: Our artillery firing scored several hits. Our successes in the air were well maintained. We destroyed eight machines ...

    Article : 463 words
  31. CRISIS IN GERMANY.

    A well-informed diplomat declares that the Pan-Germans engineered the crisis in Germany in the hope of achieving the downfall of Dr. von Kuhlmann and ...

    Article : 107 words
  32. APPRECIATION OF THE BRITISH SOLDIER.

    A Brisbane doctor, now in France, who has been on active service for three years without a spell of more than a few days, writes:—You know a lot of "Australians" ...

    Article : 144 words
  33. NEW ZEALAND WAR EXPENDITURE.

    The following have been appointed a (Royal Commission to inquire into the war expenditure of the Dominion:— Brigadier-General Sir Robert Anderson ...

    Article : 55 words
  34. IMPUDENT GERMAN AUTOCRACY.

    General von Liebert, speaking at the Conservative Congress at Halle, said: We hold that might is right, and we must not know sentiment nor ...

    Article : 85 words
  35. QUEENSLAND SOLDIERS' COMFORTS FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 288 words
  36. THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

    There are pitable scenes of morning at Waterford, where tow Irish vessels have been sunk by submarines without leaving any trace of the vessels except that a ...

    Article : 122 words
  37. CONVOYING MERCHANTMEN.

    Admiral Delbono (Minister for Marine) stated that all the Entente Governments had adopted the Italian system of convoying merchantmen ships, which assures ...

    Article : 36 words
  38. COTTAGES FOR SOLDIERS' WIDOWS.

    A meeting of the Anzac Committee of the Queensland War Council was held yesterday morning at the office of the Minister for Railways. Mr. J. H. Covne presided, and others ...

    Article : 278 words
  39. THE WAR IN AUSTRIA.

    An official Turkish communique states: It is reported from Yemen that our troops near Aden continue their enterprises, and safety prevails in the whole of ...

    Article : 127 words
  40. NEW ZEALANDERS IN SWITZERLAND.

    Licutenant Howard Ellis, of the Royal Fiying Squadron, and Private V. S. Pace. who were prisoners of war, have arrived in England. Nineteen other New ...

    Article : 47 words
  41. CASE AGAINST GRUBAN DISMISSED.

    At the Mansion House Police Court the case against John Graban was dismissed. The action against Gruban was taken by ...

    Article : 214 words
  42. GENERAL ALLENBY AT CAIRO.

    General Allenby, British Commander-inChief in Palestine, has arrived here from Jerusalem. He was enthusiastically welcomed. ...

    Article : 24 words
  43. A BRAVE WOMAN.

    The membership of the new Order of the British Empire has been awarded to Mrs. Amy Pimeroy for having aided her husoand in inventing a bullet which is believe to ...

    Article : 59 words
  44. COMMUNICATION WITH NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand), speaking at the Bristol branch of the Colonial Institute, advocated bringing the Eastern ...

    Article : 54 words
  45. SOLDIERS' ANNUAL DINNER.

    The annual dinner of the Queensland branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia will be held in the Residential Club on ...

    Article : 62 words
  46. NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER KILLED.

    Private Harry Mitchell, a New Zealander, was walking in a dark lane in Essex, when he was accidentally killed by a motor car, which overtook him. The ...

    Article : 45 words
  47. MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH.

    The "Berliner Tageblatt" [?] Radical Anglophil) declares that "Mr. Lloyd George's statement is of a very temperate tone. We consider the speaker both ...

    Article : 231 words
  48. ART UNION.

    The winning members of the art union at the combined dog show for the Red Cross Society are:—247, 279, 281, 353, 491, 1000, 1300, 2521, 2571, 3527, 3661, 3671, 3922, 3931, 3948, 3986, ...

    Article : 62 words
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