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  2. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.

    LONDON, Monday.--Sir John French reports further successes at Hodge, where many trenches have been retaken by the Allies. A German train was shelled ...

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  3. LATEST CABLES.

    PETROGRAD, Tuesday. -- A communique state that at north-east of Villcomierza we dislodged the German advance guards from several villages, infficating great loss. ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND NATIONAL SHOW

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Queensland National Show was opened on Monday. The usual features appeared almost as strong as last year. Cattle dominate the live stock ...

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  5. IN ATTACK ON RIGA REPULSED.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Master butchers told the Chief Secretary that the export of stock from New South Wales should be prohibited owing to the shortage of supplies. ...

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  6. WOMEN'S MEETING.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--There was a very large attendance at the women's meeting in the Town Hall in regard to the early closing of liquor bars. A resolution that the ...

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  7. THE RUSSIAN ARMY SAFE.

    LONDON, Monday.--Russian papers imply that Mitau is now in the Russians' possession. A Petrograd correspondent telegraphs ...

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  8. OCCUPATION OF PRAGA.

    LONDON, Monday.--A German wirless declares that Praga has been occupied and that the troops are advancing eastward. Russian newspapers report that fresh ...

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  9. CORAMBA-BELMORE COLLISION.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Marine Court found that the collision between the steamers Coramba and Belmore was due to 'the wrongful act of the master of the Belmore ...

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  10. GERMAN FLEET AT RIGA.

    PETROGRAD, Tuesday.--A German fleet of nine battleships, twelve cruisers, and a large number of destroyers made attacks on the entrance to the Gulf of Riga, but were ...

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  11. TOO MANY REJECTIONS

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Mr. Griffith says that he found all over the northern portion of the State, both on the tableland and coast, the same spirit of determination to do ...

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  12. MORE GERMAN BOASTING.

    LONDON, Monday.--The German Chancellor, in a message to the United Press of America, expressed the hope that Germany's victory in Poland would hasten the ...

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  13. GERMAN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

    LONDON, Monday.--On the suggestion of the German Crown Princess, a scheme has- been initiated at Berlin to appeal to Germans abroad for money to help in the war. ...

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  14. SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--A neutral, who toured Germany, states that German chemists have overcome their troubles by using wood pulp to replace cotton in the manufacture of ...

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  15. BACON CURER'S APPLICATIONS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Bacon-curers applied to the Necessary Commodities' Commission for an increase of a penny per pound on the price of bacon. ...

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  16. ECONOMY IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Rigid economy is to be practised in every Commonwealth Department, excepting that of Defence. Instructions have been given for cutting the ...

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  17. RUSSIAN PRISONERS CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Monday.--A Berlin message claims that the Germans captured 430 Russians near Kovno fortress and 1400 near Lomza, after severe fighting; also several ...

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  18. AEROPLANE ATTACKS.

    LONDON, Monday.--A German aeroplane visited Arras for several days lately and; altogether dropped 23 bombs and one shower of steel darts. The total effect since April ...

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  19. EXTENSIVE FIND OF MUNITIONS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--One of the last, discoveries of Gerenal Botha's troops in German South-West Africa was 27,000 rifles, packed in cases, also cases containing parts ...

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  20. MINERS AT MONS.

    LONDON, Monday.--Disorders at Mons and Charleroi are increasing and miners have, refused to work. Many have been shot. ...

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  21. ITALIAN RECRUITING.

    LONDON, Monday.--Reports from Turin state that Italy is summoning men of the 1892 and 1894 classes, who were previously rejected medically, for further examination. ...

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  22. BOMBARDMENT OF GORIZIA.

    LONDON, Monday.--Thirty thousand Italians, with powerful artillery, yesterday at tacked Gorizia, silencing a number of the enemy's batteries. Eventually, after the ...

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  23. CAUSE OF THE SCARCITY.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The secretary of the Pat Stock Buyers and Butchers' Association states that the high prices of meat are largely the outcome of ...

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  24. M.P's. EXTRAORDINARY UTTERANCES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Mr. Guy Arkins, Member for Castlereagh, addressing a recruiting meeting at Millthorpe, said no man was a coward who did not enlist. He ...

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  25. WAR CENSUS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Replying to a deputation from Queensland representatives, the Federal Attorney-General said the policy of the Government was that work should be ...

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  26. GORZ RESIDENTS LEAVING.

    LONDON, Monday.--All shops at Gorz are closed and the population reduced from 30,000 to 6000. The Italian artillery continues to fire projectiles over the town, thus ...

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  27. AN HYPNOTISED NATION.

    LONDON, Tuesday:--A Dutchwoman, who resided in Germany since the start of the war, has arrived in London. She describes Germany as a nation hypnotised. Men ...

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  28. THE PREMIER'S PROMISE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Premier addressed fully 10,000 people at Martin Place to-day and delivered a stirring appeal to young men of the community to enlist. Australia ...

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  29. FIGHTING ON EVEN TERMS.

    LONDON, Monday.--Sir Robert Bordern, addressing a meeting, at Bristol, said, when we have fully rolled up our sleeves and looked for a knockout, Great' Britain will then ...

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  30. SACKING AN ESTATE.

    LONDON, Monday.--It is reported, that at sacking of a big estate at Suwalka, Prince Joachim's share of the loot included a Troika team. An informant swore that his ...

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  31. ASSISTING WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Those wounded soldiers who have already returned; to this State and are capable of working on a farm can almost immediately obtain land and a ...

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  32. THE INTERNMENT CASES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Mr. Blackett mentioned the ease of Franz Wallach before the High Court to-day. The Victorian Full Court judgment affected a great number of ...

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  33. RUSSIAN RETREAT.

    LONDON, Monday.--Stanley Washburn, explaining the German drive in Galicia, says the Russians fought solidly until death. For miles behind their line the ground, was ...

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  34. EVIDENCE BEFORE THE N.C. COMMISSION.

    Application was made to the Necessary Commodities Commission by the Master Butchers' Association to take steps to prevent the export of cattle to the other States. ...

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  35. FRENCH IN AFRICA.

    LONDON, Monday.--A French column is operating with great success in the Southern and Western Cameroons. Part of the Congo, ceded to Germany four years ago ...

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  36. AUSTRALIAN METAL EXCHANGE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The "Financial News" congratulates Mr. Hughes and the Commonwealth upon the decisions on, the metal question. The opening of a metal ...

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  37. PRESIDENT'S VILLA WRECKED.

    LONDON, Monday.--Bombardment by the enemy completely wrecked the country villa of the French President, situated at Sampigny. ...

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  38. DISAPPOINTMENT AT BERLIN.

    LONDON, Monday.--A feeling of keen disappointment followed upon Berlin's outburst of flag-waving over the capture of Warsay, owing to the absence of an ...

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  39. COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--At a recruiting meeting at Martin Place, Sir Joseph Carruthers declared that the time called for compulsory enlistment. We must organise, he ...

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  40. SEIZING A DUTCH STEAMER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--A Berlin wireless states that the "Local Anzeiger" prints a letter declaring that the British seized a Dutch steamer and compelled her to make a ...

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  41. LISMORE QUARTER SESSIONS.

    LISMORE, Tuesday.--At the Quarter Sessions, before his Honor Judge Hamilton, Mr. R. J. Browning, Crown Prosecutor, the following cases were dealt with:-- ...

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  42. CANNONADING AT DIXMUDE.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" reports that heavy artillery firing, equalling in intensity the big Yser battle, was heard on Monday in the ...

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  43. THE BROKEN HILL TROUBLE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Minister for Works told the union leaders at Broken Hill that they were wrong in the action they had taken with respect to so-called hotel ...

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  44. STEEL HELMETS FOR TRENCHES.

    LONDON, Monday.--A Paris message says that steel helmets haven been given as a general test in the trenches. Already 300,000 have been supplied to the men. ...

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  45. AUSTRO-GERMANS CONCENTRATING.

    LONDON, Monday.--Austro-Germans are concentrating new armies on the Servian frontier. One hundred thousand troops are already massed near Orsova. It is ...

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  46. SCARCITY OF SENIOR OFFICERS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Strong official comment is made on the fact that militia officers are not coming forward for enlistment. There is a serious shortage of senior ...

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  47. PRICES OF PRODUCE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The wholsale prices of bran and pollard are to be reduced. This will not require any proclamation under the Necessary Commodities Act, because the ...

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  48. AEROPLANE BOMBARDMENT.

    LONDON, Tuesday:--Rheims was bombarded by a squadron of 32 aeroplanes. Aviators escorted by aeroplanes for pursuit purposes left this morning to bombard the station ...

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  49. TURKISH BATTLESHIP SUNK.

    LONDON, Monday.--A Turkish official message states that an enemy submarine sank the battleship Hairred Din Barbarossa this morning. The majority of the ...

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  50. DEATH OF HARWOOD RECRUIT.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--A recruit, son of Mr. Whittaker, of the C.S.R. Company at Harwood, who died of cerebro spinal meningitis at Liverpool camp, was buried ...

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  51. HORRORS OF WAR.

    LONDON, Monday.--The medical officer of the Australian camp says that when he reached Cape Helles there were horrible Smells rising from dead bodies, which were ...

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  52. COST OF LIVING.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Great discontent is said to exist among the Federated Builders and Labourers in the various States on account of the increased cost of living and the ...

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  53. DISSATISFACTION.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--There is considerable dissatisfaction in country districts at the receipt of instructions to send no more recruits on to the camp. ...

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  54. SERVIA AND BULGARIA.

    LONDON, Monday.--Friendly conversations have been renewed between Servia and Bulgaria, but the conviction is growing that a definite solution of the Balkan trouble is ...

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  55. QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT.

    PARIS, Tuesday.--A communique states that matters are fairly quiet on the whole front. There is cannonading at various points. ...

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  56. THE PREMIER SATISFIED.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Premier expressed himself satisfied' with the spurt in recruiting that took place yesterday in response to platform appeals. If the averages ...

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  57. DEATHS FROM MENINGITIS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Six cases of cerebrospinal meningitis Were discovered in the Victorian military camp yesterday. Dr. Wright, the medical officer at the base camp ...

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  58. RUSSIAN PRISONERS CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Monday:--A Berlin Communique states that the number of prisoners captured by the Archduke Josef's army has been increased to 8000, while 1600 prisoners have ...

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  59. GIFT OF AEROPLANE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Rhodesia has presented an aeroplane to the Imperial Government. ...

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  60. HEAVY SHEEP LOSSES.

    "SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Two thousand five hundred sheep from Tarago to Forbes were 36 hours in the train, 17 of which were from Cowra to Forbes. Five hundred died from ...

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  61. LISMORE NEWS.

    LISMORE, Tuesday.--At Rutherford and Shannon's sale, two fat bullocks were sold for '£53 5s. This is claimed to be a record for the district. ...

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  62. THE PRICE OF PEACE.

    LONDON, Monday.--A Berlin paper remarks that the capitulation of Warsaw is a great stride nearer peace, which, however, is still at a far distance. Peace will only ...

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  63. A JUDGE'S OFFER.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A West Australian judge has offered the Munitions Committee to put in all his spare time assisting in the manufacture of shells. ...

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  64. BOMB-DROPPING ON FORTS.

    ROME, Tuesday.--D'Annunzio on Sunday flew over Trieste, dropped messages, bombed the forts and returned safely, despite attacks of Austrian batteries and two ...

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  65. ITALIANS REPULSED.

    LONDON, Monday.--An Amsterdam message states that one of the patrols on the Tyrol frontier repulsed an Italian half-company, inflicting heavy losses. ...

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  66. A NATIONAL REGISTER.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The New Zealand Ministry is preparing a Bill for taking a National Register, showing every man's position in the community. ...

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  67. BRIGADE MACHINE GUNS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The latest brigade now being organised for active service will be provided with double the usual number of machine guns. ...

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  68. COPPER MARKET.

    LONDON, Monday.--Copper, on spot, £69 7s 6d to £69 12s 6d, at three months £70 15s to £71. ...

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  69. ITALIAN CONSUL LEAVING TURKEY.

    LONDON, Monday.--It is reported that the Italian Consul is leaving Turkey. ...

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  70. AMERICAN WHEAT HARVEST.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--An official estimate of the winter wheat crop is 659,000,000 bushels, and of the spring crop 307,000,000 bushels. ...

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  71. NO SHIRKERS OR WASTERS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Sir Joseph Carruthers, addressing a large meeting, said he had no patience with those who allow Germans in our midst to run hotels and chemist's ...

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  72. DISAPPOINTED NAVVIES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Forty navvies sent to Orange in connection with the duplication works found, on arrival, that there was no work for them. They, were stranded and ...

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  73. Advertising

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  74. CURTAILMENT OF RACING.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Mr. Black, Chief Secretary, has arranged for a conference with the committee of the Australian Jockey Club to discuss a proposal for the ...

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  75. SHOOTING CASE AT LISMORE.

    LISMORE, Tuesday.--William Frederick Dutton, aged 17, a recent arrival from England, was admitted to Lismore Hospital with bullet wounds in his right breast ...

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  76. Advertising

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