The new Commonwealth War Government began work in earnest yesterday afternoon, when the first meeting of the Cabinet was held at the Prime Minister's ...
Article : 1,235 wordsA wireless message has been received by the Lord Mayor that Captain J. K. Davis, commander of the Ross Sea Relief Expedition, will reach Melbourne on 28th ...
Article : 642 wordsIt is understood that the Government has ordered the revision of all exemptions of men under 31 years of age. The army's principal need is for men fit for any ...
Article : 193 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bonar Law, made an announcement with respect to the "victory", war loan. He said the ...
Article : 253 wordsInformation has been received in Rome from Switzerland that Germany has lost no fewer than 115 submarines up to 15th February, and Austria 13. The losses of ...
Article : 520 wordsA change of an important character has been made in the arrangements for the great Win-the-War procession on Saturday next. Instead of starting at 2.15 p.m., as ...
Article : 792 wordsThe effect of the Dickson award upon sugar growers, and the whole position of the sugar industry in Queensland, are to be discussed by Mr. Ryan, Premier of ...
Article : 315 wordsSir,—The personnel of the new Government is fraught with great danger to protectionist interests. Its leaders in the House of Representatives, Messrs. Cook ...
Article : 188 wordsThe Berlin daily newspaper, "Taegliche Rundschau" describes a "wonderful apparatus" for saving the crews of wrecked submarines. The men send up buoys ...
Article : 51 wordsThe "Taegliche Rundeahau" is rather behind the times. Mr. Lake, a co-inventor of the submarine with the late Mr. Holland, whose types have been more or less copied ...
Article : 182 wordsSir,—Kindly permit me to comment on the letter of your correspondent J. G. Latham, which deals with the above matter. Writing as one who urged the nation ...
Article : 368 wordsThe "Daily Express" states:—"The Adjutant-General, Lieutenant-General Sir C. F. Macready, has devised a scheme for substituting women for certain branches ...
Article : 83 wordsAs was announced recently, Captain Mervyn Bournes Higgins, the only son of Mr. Justice Higgins, of the High Court Bench, was killed while on service in ...
Article : 973 wordsThe Entente legations in Athena explain that the continuation of the blockade of Greek ports is due to the incomplete fulfilment of the last ultimatum from the ...
Article : 201 wordsGerman newspapers announce a small-pox epidemic at Essen, Magdeburg, Hamburg and Berlin. The disease is believed to have been ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. John Hodge, Minister for Labor, in a speech at Nottingham yesterday, urged all who were capable of helping to join in voluntary national service, especially at ...
Article : 58 wordsMr. Arthur Henderson, Minister without portfolio in the War Cabinet, speaking at Newcastle on Monday, alluded to the speech which he made at Manchester on ...
Article : 147 wordsIn connection with the repatriation of soldiers in Australia the Commonwealth Government yesterday decided to appoint Senator Millen to control the whole ...
Article : 280 wordsIn the House of Commons on Monday Mr. A. Lynch asked whether the Government would allow an accredited representative of Ireland to attend an international ...
Article : 169 wordsIt is reported from Athens that there is great British artillery and aerial activity at Sa[?]ika. On Saturday last the Allies captured 100 prisoners and a machine gun ...
Article : 37 wordsJohn Henry Okey, late of "Sandhurst," Jorden-street, Malvern, retired licensed victualler, who died on 26th January last, left by will dated 10th May, 1916, estate of the value of £3255 realty ...
Article : 165 wordsField Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"A successful raid was made south of Souchez. We blew up a mine shaft and destroyed several occupied dugouts." ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. Bonar Law, replying to Mr. Asquith in the House of Commons on Monday, said the Government had decided to impose further and most drastic restrictions on ...
Article : 173 wordsAt Washington it is believed that the President will appear before Congress within a few days on the question of arming merchantmen. There is expected to be a ...
Article : 406 wordsCommenting on a resolution passed at the district council of the Victorian. Farmers' Union at Euroa expressing the opinion that the Commonwealth guarantee of 3/ ...
Article : 289 wordsA British official report from Mesopotamia states:—"We occupied two of the enemy's front lines, 350 and 540 yards in length respectively, an Sannalyat (below ...
Article : 76 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Sir George Cave, Home Secretary, moved the second rending of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, providing for further ...
Article : 63 wordsBERRIGAN (N.S.W.).—Mr. F. G. Simpson, of Yooroobla Estate, has offered 16,600 acres of land adjoining old Berrigan Estate to the Government for settlement ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Victorian Amateur Turf Club decided yesterday, after consultation with the State Recruiting Committee, to postpone its important race meeting fixed for ...
Article : 612 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" states:—"Lord Milner, a member of the British War Cabinet, in the course of an interview, said that one of ...
Article : 89 wordsThe question of which Mr. P. Snowden gave notice in the House of Commons regarding the authenticity of the reports of the interview with Field-Marshal Sir ...
Article : 286 wordsNews from Berlin which has reached Copenhagen states that the Reichstag will vote 300,000,000 marks (£ 15,000,000) for ship building. The money mill be allotted ...
Article : 102 wordsCASTLEMAINE.—At the police court on Tuesday on old offender named John Dermoody was charred before Mr. V. F. Newham, J.P., with vagrancy. Sergeant ...
Article : 138 wordsThe Coroner (Dr. Cole) yesterday inquired into the circumstances surrounding the death of Joseph Raphael, aged 77, an indentor, who resided at 51 Regent-street, ...
Article : 122 wordsThe terms for the financing of a huge munitions contract for Russia have been settled by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation placing 50,000,000 dol. (£10,000,000) worth ...
Article : 84 wordsINVERELL, N.S.W.—At a well attended meeting of farmers at Delungra a motion moved by Mr. W. Flanagan, and seconded by Mr. W. Fraser, was carried ...
Article : 248 wordsWith reference to the sensational occurrence in Richmond shortly after midnight on Monday, when Constable Street was struck with a bullet from a revolver fired ...
Article : 132 wordsA telegram from New York states:— "Albert Sander and Charles Wunnenberg have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to employ agents to obtain military ...
Article : 109 wordsA verdict of found drowned was returned at the inquest yesterday on the remains of Maria Barnett, used 57, a retired State school teacher, whose body ...
Article : 108 wordsThe Paris "Temps" reports:—"Reliable narratives from Servia state that 40,000 people have been torn from their homes and tent to Hungary. Enemy troops ...
Article : 119 wordsThe NewYork "Times" declares:— "American lights have not only been trampled upon—they have been annihilated. Probably we must await another ...
Article : 134 wordsThe citizen force camp to be held at Broadmeadows from 27th February to 13th March is to be commanded by Brigadier-General F. G. Hughes, C.B., V.D., 7th ...
Article : 92 wordsWELLINGTON.—A fire at Dargaville destroyed Woolsey and Allen's saw mills Large stocks of timber at Anderson's mill near by were saved with great difficulty, ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 21 Feb 1917, Page 7
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