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  2. HOSPITAL SHIP ATTACKED.

    A German submarine attacked a British hospital ship near Havre, firing a torpedo, which fortunately sank. The German admiralty warns peaceful shipping of the danger of submarine attacks in the Channel. In view of the measures to be taken against ships ...

    Article : 211 words
  3. WHILE HOBART SLEEPS.

    Rushing in where others might fear to tread, tho present writer, apropos nothing, declares that Hobart Js one of the few tow ns in Australasia ...

    Article : 1,257 words
  4. THE SUBMARINE PERIL.

    Some months ago there appeared a striking article in one ol" the English monthly magazines from the pen of a popular author showing Great Britain’s ...

    Article : 753 words
  5. THE SUBMARINE PERIL.

    It is officially announced here that a German submarine fired a torpedo at the British hospital ship off Havre. Fortunately, the submarine missed. ...

    Article : 80 words
  6. IMPROVING THE TAMAR

    A most important, deputation was received by the Minister for Lands and Works (Hon. J, Belton) at the Public, Works Offices, Launceston, ...

    Article : 210 words
  7. CONTRABAND.

    Great Britain has notified the United States that all foodstuffs consigned to Great Britain's enemies will in future be regarded as contraband. ...

    Article : 37 words
  8. IRRIGATION.

    One of the big works which the Labor Government bad set Its heart upon was Irrigation—long neglected Irrigation. Victoria and South ...

    Article : 492 words
  9. WAR MISCELLANY.

    The Press Association states that Italian reservists at Liverpool have been ordered to be in readiness to rejoin tho colors. ...

    Article : 38 words
  10. INSURANCE RATES INCREASED.

    Owing to the submarine activity, Insurance rates to and from Australasia have risen to 20/ per cent., and are rising on a full market to 30/ per cent ...

    Article : 108 words
  11. WHEAT AND SUGAR FOR FRANCE.

    In view of large stocks, Russia has centra[?] to deliver France 400,000 tons of wheat and 100,000 tons of sugar. ...

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  12. FIJI CONTINGENT IN LONDON.

    The contingent of fill colonists yesterday [?] at the War Office. The newspapers warmly comment on their patriotism. ...

    Article : 27 words
  13. GERMAN GUNBOAT SUNK.

    A [?] of Russian submarines has sunk a German sunbeat near.the spot off the W end of Rugea where the German light cruiser Gazelle was recently ...

    Article : 34 words
  14. SCHOONER WRECKED.

    News of the wreck of the auxiliary schooner Eugene was brought to Sydney to-day. The vessel had been engaged in trading [?] the islands. ...

    Article : 68 words
  15. THE ALLIES’ CAMPAIGN

    The official communique issued yesterday evening stated that the artillery struggle had increased in intensity on both sides. Portions of a ...

    Article : 183 words
  16. GENERAL CABLES.

    The West Yorkshire mine owners are to meet in conference next week the Miners Federation and the Yorkshire delegates. ...

    Article : 37 words
  17. GERMANS IN CANADA.

    The railway bridge connecting Montreal with Halifax and oilier Atlantic points has been destroyed by dynamite. An ex-German officer named Van ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. ZINC CONCENTRATES.

    It is stated that arrangements for [?] havve been completed by the Broken His Proprietary Company Limited for forwarding at least ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. SINGULAR FATALITY OF SUCCESSIVE BRIDES.

    A man named George Smith, a land agent, was charged yesterday at Bow street with making a [?]se entry in the marriage register. Detectives ...

    Article : 92 words
  20. THE WAR WITH TURKEY

    According to the “Bourse Gazette” the Turks plundered Tabriz and burned the bazaar before their evacuation. Many Persians refusing to supply ...

    Article : 38 words
  21. SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION.

    Reuter's Pretoria correspondent says that the Union Government expects the last two important rebel leaders, Kemp and Marilz, with their ...

    Article : 53 words
  22. DEVONPORT.

    For failing to attend a compulsory drill a member of the Devonport senior cadets was at the Children’s Court this morning ordered to be ...

    Article : 135 words
  23. NAIRNSHIRE’S FIRE EXTINGUISHED.

    The fire on board the Australian trader Nairnshire, which put into Havre on Monday, has been quite [?]guished. Number four lower bold ...

    Article : 37 words
  24. EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.

    The “Daily Chronicle” correspondent at Cairo says that a Turkish advance guard of 6000 men has reached Kalaaton-Nakhl half way along the caravan ...

    Article : 91 words
  25. BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

    The Prim e Minister (Mr. H. H. As. quith) stated in the House of Commons to-day that he cordially welcomed the Opposition’s criticisms and ...

    Article : 127 words
  26. THE BRITISH ENGAGED.

    The official eyewitness attached to British headquarters narrates how six hundred Germans on January 29 made two attacks between the La Bassee ...

    Article : 144 words
  27. MINES DAMAGED BY EARTH TREMORS.

    Earth tremors in the mining distri[?]ts of Commshoro, Denaby, and Nichmilton have resulted in heavy falls of earth, and one of the Denaby ...

    Article : 43 words
  28. ZEEHAN

    The weekly meeting of the Zeehan District Development Committee was held in the chambers to-night. Warden Maskell presided. A lengthy list ...

    Article : 328 words
  29. GERMANS ANTICIPATE FAILURE.

    The Germ an staff in Palestine has advised the abandonment of the campaign against Egypt, because a serious advance is impossible. The ...

    Article : 62 words
  30. THE FIGHTING IN ALSACE.

    The fighting In the forest 'of Nonhenbruch. between Thann and Muhlhausen, is being especially stubbornly contested, owing to the deposits ...

    Article : 53 words
  31. GERMANY.

    The 137 Prussian casualty lists published so far contain 926.547 casualties; 144 Bavarian, 100 Saxon. 104 Wurlemburg, and 35 navy casualty ...

    Article : 41 words
  32. WITH THE RUSSIANS.

    The official communique issued to-day dealing with recent fighting In Poland states:—We made a vigorous counter attack, and recaptured all the ...

    Article : 110 words
  33. KAISER INSPECTS HIS ELEET.

    The Kaiser, who recently retuned from the western front, owing to throat trouble, has gone to Wilhelmshaven to inspect the [?] ...

    Article : 29 words
  34. DISINTERESTED ADVICE.

    The “Daily Mail” to-day gives prominence to an article in the German American wekly, “The Father and.” neaded “For English Colonies—Peace ...

    Article : 213 words
  35. WHEAT TOR VICTORIA.

    The Victorian Government holds 4000(10 traabels of wheat to be distributed among struggling settlers. The Government proposes to try and ...

    Article : 80 words
  36. CAMPAIGN IN CENTRAL POLAND.

    The “Morning Post” correspondent at Petrograd reports that the Germans on Sunday secured a temporary success at a country estate at Borjimoff, ...

    Article : 177 words
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    The points of activity in Poland are on the right bank of the Vistula, along the line Lipno-Dobrzyn, Llpno being north of Wloclawek, and Dobrzyu on the river between Wloclawek and Plock, and In the region of Bollmof, east of the railway between Lodz and Warsaw, and about midway between [?] two towns. There has been no sews recently of the operations in South Poland. along the P[?]ca and upper courses of the Vistula River. The German attacks in the Bollmof region have been patricularly [?], but though they made some ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 104 words
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