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  2. INCIDENTS OF THE POLLING.

    Many electors were obliged to sacrifice their right to vote yesterday owing to their ignorance of the electoral law. Even in the enlightened suburb of St. Kilda, and in ...

    Article : 200 words
  3. THE STATE ELECTIONS

    Polling for candidates for the Legislative Assembly passed oft' yesterday with comparative dullness. Since the decision of the Federal Government for the conscription ...

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  4. CONDUCT OF WAR.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Asquith. formerly Prime Minister, amid cheers, asked the following questions:— (1) What are the functions of the ...

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  5. ITALY'S DEFENCE.

    An Italian official report states:— "An enemy surprise attack against our positions from Lake Ledro to Lake Garda completely failed, and the enemy was compelled to ...

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  6. RUSSIAN UPHEAVAL

    Petorgrad has been isolated since Tuesday afternoon, and wireless signals to the capital remain unanswered. Before Tuesday afternoon telegrams ...

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  7. ANZACS SENT TO ITALY

    The New York "World" lias received a despatch from Home stating that "the troops attesting the Italians include French Chasseurs, and the world-famous Anzacs, ...

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  8. AT PASSCHENDAELE.

    On Wednesday evening Sir Douglas Haig reported:— "Since the capture of Passchendaele great artillery activity has been directed by the enemy against the village ...

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  9. METROPOLITAN SEATS.

    The leader of the Labor party, Mr. G. A. Elmslie, who was returned unopposed three years ago, was challenged on this occasion by Mr. J. Baragwanath, who has been ...

    Article : 480 words
  10. PURSUIT OF THE TURKS.

    General Sir E. H. Alleaby reports that the Turks. while attempting to take up a new position twelve miles northward of Askalon, were driven, after stiff fighting, ...

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  11. BRUNSWICK.

    Very little interest was taken in. the tringigular contest at Brunswick, and the electorate, being a stronghold of the Labor party, the result was regarded as a ...

    Article : 354 words
  12. THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 317 words
  13. SHIFTING FOR ALLIES.

    The Washington correspondent of the New Turk "Times" reports:— "The United States has completed arrangements with European neutrals and Japan to ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. AUSTRIA AND PEACE.

    At a great meeting of Austrian Roman Catholics hold it Vienna a protest was made against a weak peace. A resolution was passed in favor of the annexation of all ...

    Article : 143 words
  15. THE PAINLEVE CABINET.

    Following M. Painleve's speech on Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies discussed two interpellations. Deputy Ferry urged the fusion of the armies on the West front. ...

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  16. EAST MELBOURNE.

    With the exception of the number of motor cars traversing the usually quiet thoroughfares of East Melbourne. there was little to show that an election was taking ...

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  17. BOROONDARA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 219 words
  18. BASIS OF RECRUITING.

    Sir A. C. Geddes, Minister of National Service, in a speech yesterday condemned the present system of recruiting, and said the parrot cries of "Young men first" ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. ROUMANIAN OIL FIELDS.

    The German Petroleum Company has announced a dividend of 8 per cent, for the year ended July. It expects a dividend of 16 per cent, in 1918, owing to "the fact ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. TOLL OF THE SUBMARINE.

    The Admiralty reports that during the past week the shipping arrivals totalled 2125, and the sailings 2307. One vessel over and five under 1600 tons were sunk, ...

    Article : 330 words
  21. EARLIER CABLE MESSAGES.

    The political truce has gone- by the board. Some newspapers direct attention to the fact that Mr. Churchill was with Mr. Lloyd George in Paris. They declare ...

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  22. Members Returned Unopposed

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 76 words
  23. I.W.W. CONVENTION RAIDED.

    The police at Omaha, in the State of Nebraska, made .1 raid on the I.W.W. Convention and arrested 200 delegates. ...

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  24. BRIGHTON.

    The election in the Brighton constituency was almost devoid of incident. Most people regarded the insult as a foregone conclusion, the retiring member, Mr. O. R. ...

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  25. ESSENDON.

    Considerable public interest ivan manifested in the contest for the Essendon seat, and voting was extremely heavy. The campaign itself was keenly fought out between ...

    Article : 892 words
  26. Conscription of Wealth.

    Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in replying yesterday to a combined Labor deputation which advocated conscriptions of wealth, said the State was ...

    Article : 96 words
  27. FOOD PROFITEERING.

    The Canadian Government has taken over control of the; meat packing houses and is confiscating half the profits in excess of 7 per cent. and the whole of the profits ...

    Article : 59 words
  28. MEMBERS WHO DID NOT SEEK REELECTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 23 words
  29. WHY BRAZIL ENTERED THE WAR.

    The Brazilian Government, replying to the Pope's peace proposal, maintains the rights of all nations on the basis of justice and equity. Germany's activities, it adds, ...

    Article : 45 words
  30. NEW MEMBERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 words
  31. A Small Naval "Brush."

    The British Admiralty, in denying the German Admiralty's allegation that a British destroyer >ras "hit- dining an engagement off the coast of Flanders, explains:— ...

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  32. NEUTRALS AND AMERICAN EXPORTS.

    It is understood that a complete agreement is impending: between the United States and European neutrals on the question of exports. ...

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  33. ROYALTIES VISIT WALTON HOSPITAL.

    The King and Queen yesterday visited the New Zealand hospital at Walton. Sir Thomas Mackenzie and his daughter. Miss Mary Mackenzie, received their majesties, ...

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  34. OFFICES OF PACIFISTS RAIDED.

    The detectives have raided the offices of four pacifist organisations in London. A van wa required to remove the correspondence and samples of the propaganda ...

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  35. Viewing the Results.

    Ministers who were present in the Tourists Bureau last night, where the results of the polling were posted, appeared considerably perturbed at the shape events ...

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  36. GENERAL CABLES.

    The Food Controller has fixed the maximum retail price of margarine retail price of margarine at 1/ per 1b., except in the case of oleomargarine, the maximum for which is 1/4. ...

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  37. OLD MEMBERS REJECTED.

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  38. SOLDIERS' PAY TO BE INCREASED.

    Sir Edward Curson, in opening a soldiers' hostel at Westminster yesterday, predicted that the Government would shortly announce a further advance in the ...

    Article : 80 words
  39. COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

    A steamer, without lights, under Admiralty orders, collided with another vessel in the Channel on Sunday and sank. Fourteen of the crew were drowned. The ...

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  40. FOREIGN INTERESTS IN CHINA.

    China's protest against the Japanese-American agreement has been published. It points out that China has consistently respected the treaty rights of friendly ...

    Article : 65 words
  41. EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS.

    An East African official report states:— "Our Kilwa and Lindi forces have junctioned at Ndanda. The remnants of the principal enemy force have retreated to ...

    Article : 55 words
  42. UNITED KINGDOM TRADE.

    Official statistics of trade for the United Kingdom show that values for October last. when compared with those for the tenth month of 1916, reveal an increase of ...

    Article : 49 words
  43. Advertising

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  44. LOST DEPOSITS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 words
  45. Advertising

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  46. Advertising

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