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  2. FIGHTING IN THE AIR.

    Flight Commander Geoffrey F. Hughes, in letters from France, narrates some thrilling experiences. "We have been doing serious work lately," he writes, ...

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  3. SPAIN AND GERMANY.

    It is stated that a diplomatic rupture between Spain and Germany is imminent. [It was previously stated that Spain was asking Germany for assurance that her neutrality ...

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  4. SEVENTH WAR LOAN.

    A giant blackboard, mounted on a huge casel, has been placed in front of the G.P.O., and attracted considerable attention yesterday. Every morning a ...

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  5. FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED.

    The transport Djemnah has been torpedoed, and 448 persons are missing. A submarine has also sunk the Messageries liner Australien in the ...

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  6. THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE.

    Mr. G. L. Gilmour, representative of the Australian and New Zea[?]and Press Association on the West Front, wrote on Sunday: In operations of the present ...

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  7. THE LASSIGNY MASSIF VICTORY.

    The French have captured the whole of the crest of the Lassigny massif. The Germans are still occupying the north-eastern spur of the ridge, but the opinion is held that the German line northward of the ridge must now fall back, and ...

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  8. THE IRISH SITUATION.

    Mr. John Dillon, M.P. (Leader of the Nationalist Party), speaking at Blackrook, Dublin, said the Home Rule Act on the Statute Book would confer ...

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  9. THE AERIAL SQUADRONS.

    Sir Douglas Haig, in his report dealing with aviation, states: There has been much lighting in the air. We brought down 30 enemy machines and drove down 7 ...

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  10. U BOAT REPORTED SUNK.

    A report from an Atlantic port states that an incoming British merchant vessel claims to have sunk a submarine off the coast after a brief battle. ...

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  11. ADDRESSES IN BRISBANE.

    At A[?]eck House, Bowen Park, on Tuesday evening, Mr. F. Bowcher (chairman of the Central War Loan Committee) addressed members of the Stockbreeders' ...

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  12. AMERICAN WIRELESS.

    The following American wireless message has been made available by the American Consul[?] The Food Administration has removed ...

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  13. BRITISH POSITION IMPROVED.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We further improved our positions northward of the Roye-road and on the north bank of the Somme, ...

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  14. LASSIGNY MASSIF.

    The French have reached the crest of Lassigny ridge, and hold the northern corner. Desperate fighting is taking place. ...

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  15. BRITISH WAR VESSEL LOST.

    The Admiralty reports that a British destroyer was seriously damaged in a collision with a torpedo boat, which was sunk in the Mediterranean on ...

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  16. NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.

    The Norwegian steamer Sonunerstadt has been torpedoed off Fire Island. The crew were rescued. ...

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  17. PFOPOSED AMERICAN ACTION.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" reports that the question of U boat raids on the American coast was discussed at length ...

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  18. THE UNITED STATES.

    An American Labour Mission, headed by Mr. Samuel Gompers, the President of the American Labour Federation, will visit Great Britain, France, and Italy, in ...

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  19. SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

    A report from London states that the Ge[?]mans intend to march on Petrograd. COPENHAGEN, Tuesday. The Helsingfors correspondent of the ...

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  20. FIGHT FOR LASSIGNY MASSIF.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the French have captured L'Ecouvillon, and also the ground north of St. Claude Farm, putting them almost on the ...

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  21. RECRUITING.

    Messrs. L. E. Groom (Federal Minister for Works and Railways) and E. H. Macartney (Leader of the State Opposition) had a fine audience for their ...

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  22. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

    Germany has accepted the proposal by America for a conference on the treatment and exchange of prisoners, to be held at Berne in September. ...

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  23. GERMAN INTERNAL SITUATION.

    An official review cabled by the Ministry of Information from London states: The German internal situation is one of great depression. The Austrians are ...

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  24. AN AFFAIR OF MANOEUVRES.

    Mr. Durant[?], the New York correspondent on the French Front, emphasises the fact that the character of the fighting is undergoing a change, and is ...

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  25. GAMBLING AND PATRIOTISM.

    Acting on the order of the Attorney-General (Mr. Lawson), the police will now rigorously enforce the law with respect to spinning jennies and chocolate wheels ...

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  26. GERMANS ON NORWEGIAN FRONTIER.

    There are great German and Finnish military preparations on the Norwegian frontier. Several thousands of men are making roads and laying down railways. ...

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  27. PROPOSED LUXURY TAX.

    A Select Committee, appointed to inquire into the imposition of a luxury tax, has issued a report detailing its proposals. Long schedules cover a vast ...

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  28. SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE.

    A design for the symbol of sacrifice was to-day approved by the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) and the Minister for recruiting (Mr. Orchard). It is a ...

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  29. FIGHTING IN UKRAINE.

    Several thousand armed Ukrainian peasants are resisting the German attempts to seize their harvests, and sanguinary engagements are proceeding. ...

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  30. THE KING IN FRANCE.

    His Majesty the King spent a strenuous week on the West Front, during which he covered hundreds of miles. He left London on August 5, and, though his visit ...

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  31. DIFFICULT TASK FOR THE FRENCH.

    With the resumption of the French advance at the Lassigny massif interest attaches to General Humbert's methods of attack. The French infantry have a ...

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  32. FLIGHT OF LENIN UNCONFIRMED.

    Official circles in London are unable to confirm the flight of M. Lenin and M. Trotsky, and doubt the accuracy of the report. ...

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  33. EXPLANATION REQUIRED FROM LENIN.

    Reports received from Moscow, via Berlin, state that the Entente demanded within three days an explanation of M. Lenin's utterance that Russ[?]a was ...

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  34. THE WAR ANNIVERSARY.

    The following telegram, received by the Governor-General from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, was issued by the Acting Prime Minister to-day:—"Your ...

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  35. CHINA AND JAPAN.

    The Peking correspondent of the "New York Times" states a contract for a loan of 80,000,000 gold yen from Japan to China has beer signed. The Japanese Legation ...

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  36. FRIDAY'S ENLISTMENTS.

    On Tuesday nine men were medically examined. Eight were applicants for enlistment, and one for medical examination, who was passed fit. Three were ...

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  37. PRISONERS AND GUNS.

    The Australian Press Association reports that as a result of recent operations 650 captured guns and 30,500 prisoners have been counted. The British ...

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  38. MEAT PRICE FIXING.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) to-day replied to the statement of Mr. Austin, in the Victorian Legislative Council on Tuesday, that a rumour was going ...

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  39. RECOGNITION OF CZECHOSLOVAKS.

    The Press Bureau reports: The Government has issued a declaration announcing that Great Britain regards the Czecho-Slovaks is an A[?]ied nation, and ...

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  40. SECRET BRITISH PREPARATIONS

    The correspondent of the "Morning Post" at headquarters states that the German officer prisoners admire the secrecy of the British preparations before the ...

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  41. THE BLUE TRIANGLE.

    Over and over again the Young Women's Christian Association has proved its usefulness in meeting the needs of a traveller in a strange land. ...

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  42. TO-NIGHTS MEETING.

    At the En[?]ist[?]ng Depot, Market-square, to-night, Mr. E. B. Swayne, M.L.A., w[?] speak, and will be assisted by Serge[?]ts Perry, Buchanan, M.M., and Gunners ...

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  43. CANADIAN APPLES FOR BRITAIN.

    The Ministry of Food is arranging to purchase 800,000 bushels of apples from Nova Scotia and Western Canada. ...

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  44. A LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DISMISSED.

    Lieutenant-Colonel Mackay, assistant provost-marshal, Western Command, has been tried by court-martial at Westminster and dismissed from the service. ...

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  45. FIRST AMERICAN ARMY.

    The correspondent of the "New York Times" now on the Went Front states that it has been officially announced that the organisation of the first ...

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  46. A GENERAL REVIEW.

    The official review cabled by the Ministry of Information from London states that the Allies' campaign has opened successfully in Northern Russia, the ...

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  47. QUESTIONS IN N.S.W. PARLIAMENT.

    The Chief Secretary informed the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly to-day that the whole matter of meat prices, and the shortage ...

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  48. QUEENSLAND PATRIOTIC FUND APPEAL.

    The orga[?]iser of the Queensland Patriotic Fund Appeal (Mr. Richaid Powley) states that he proposes to appeal, and to ask dependents of soldiers—the people ...

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  49. ENEMY CLAIMS.

    A German official message states: We repulsed oft-repeated attacks southward of Merris, and also repulsed attacks northward of the Amiens-Roye road and ...

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  50. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

    Among the Australian soldiers in list "O," who will disembark at the new pier, Port Melbourne, to-morrow, are the following wearers of decorations won ...

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  51. AERIAL-MOTOR CONTEST.

    In connection with the Admiralty statement of the fight between motor boats and airships, the German Admiralty alleges that the ...

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  52. HOW HARBONNIERES WAS TAKEN.

    The first detailed accounts of the cavalry's participation in the early stage of the battle state that the capture of Harbonnieres was a notably dashing feat. ...

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  53. SPANISH INFLUENZA.

    Spanish influenza caused four deaths on a Norwegian vessel, which is in lock here. According to the officers 10 persons are also seriously ill with the same ...

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  54. "GOTT STRAFE AMERICA."

    The correspondent of the "New York Herald" on the West Front interviewed two escaped British prisoners who reached the American lines. They said ...

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  55. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) announced to-day that the troops who were embarked at Sydney on June 5 last have safely arrived at their ...

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  56. CANNONADE IN THE SKAGER RACK.

    A violent cannonade was heard at Skagen, a seaport of Denmark, coming from the Skager Rack on Monday morning. Several vessels were seen travelling ...

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  57. PRICE OF SILVER.

    The maximum price of silver has been fixed at the currency price of 4/0 13/16d. ...

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