Mr. Bonar Law, in introducing the vote for a credit of £500,000,000, said it was the largest Him ever asked for in a single vote. The daily expenditure on ...
Article : 766 wordsIt is reported at Stockholm that the Russian extremists leader, M. Lenin, has been missing for two days. His fate is unknown. ...
Article : 29 wordsA crisis is imminent. Revolution has broken out in Bolivia in consequence of the results of the elections. ...
Article : 26 wordsWhen a trainload of chaff arrived in Melbourne to-day from the northern districts, the railway employees caught 1444 mice in one truck. . ...
Article : 36 wordsReuters correspondent at headquarters states that sheer weight of numbers drove us back from Fresnoy, of which our guns are now making a perfect inferno; but ...
Article : 115 wordsA French communique states: South of the Oise we carried out destructive artillery operations against German batteries at Tegobain Forest. Great artillery ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Press Bureau announces that Lord Devonport has fixed the maximum retail price of maize, flour and maize meal at fourpence per lb; oatmeal, rolled oats and ...
Article : 39 wordsA verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest surrounding the death of Catherine .Willis, the victim of a shooting fatality at Bondi. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Government has issued a declaration in favor of a coalition Ministry. M. Kerensky has communicated with the Duma and the Committee of the ...
Article : 80 wordsAn Ottawa message states that the Government has agreed to the request of Great Britain and France to supply railway trackages for the Western front, ...
Article : 98 wordsA boy named Alexander Hann was committed for trial at Magill, South Australia, for the alleged manslaughter of his father. ...
Article : 26 wordsFrench Macedonian communique: Artillery is active on the whole front. British aeroplanes successfully bombed the enemy depots at Dedli and Paljorea. ...
Article : 49 wordsIn a suburban court to-day, a man was ordered by the presiding magistrate to be imprisoned until he paid arrears totalling £366 for his wife's maintenance. ...
Article : 32 wordsReuter's Headquarters correspondent, Wednesday: The enemy attempts to follow up their advantage at Fresnoy is proving most costly. Between Fresnoy ...
Article : 109 wordsReuter's Petrograd correspondent, Thursday: General Kartzoff, commanding the Siberian division, was killed whilst walking near the railway station at ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Australian Natives' Political League has been formed in Sydney, the objects being to inculcate and develop Australian national sentiment by the ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Premier's opponents in China are doing their utmost to bring about the downfall of the Cabinet. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. Murdoch, special representative at Anzac Headquarters, writing on May 6th, says: The southern section of the battle has become localised, entering upon ...
Article : 188 wordsThe Schlesselburg District Committee declared themselves an autonomous unit, and formed various sub-committees and resolved immediately to requisition ...
Article : 40 wordsSir Sam. Hughes, a former Minister of Militia, has given notice that he will submit a resolution to Parliament for conscription in Canada. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Minister for Education holds out no hope for the remission of taxes on public school playgrounds. ...
Article : 26 wordsGeneral Haig reports:--We slightly advanced our positions north-eastward of Hardicourt. Our barrage of machine-gun fire completely broke up an attack ...
Article : 69 wordsRenter's Petrograd correspondent, Thursday: The Provisional Government proclamation says it cannot conceal that the difficulties it is encountering lately ...
Article : 144 wordsRenter's Simla correspondent, Wednesday: The Mahmond tribesmen first attacked a convoy between Nilikach and Khajurikach, and killed two British ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Queensland Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, speaking at the eight-hour dinner, made a vigorous attack on the I.W.W., which, he urged, the industrial movement ...
Article : 45 wordsMr. Trethowan, M.L.C., was re-elected president of the Shires Conference. In returning thanks, he expressed the belief that when the Amending Local ...
Article : 305 wordsGeneral Haig further reports:--During local fighting in the neighborhood of Bullecourt, a party of the enemy, attempting to advance in the open, was caught ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Minister for Education states that the first results of the operation of the Truancy Act are highly satisfactory. ...
Article : 40 wordsGerman official: British attacks near Fresnoy and Bullecourt failed. The German report adds: We repulsed Russians northward of Kirlibaba, ...
Article : 53 wordsA wood mantle and wood-turning factory at Glebe was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at several thousand pounds. ...
Article : 35 wordsMr. T. J. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that since January 1st 15 British ships are reported overdue, of whose whereabouts ...
Article : 151 wordsThe increase in the soldiers' pay involved forty-two million roubles monthly. ...
Article : 21 wordsMr. Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, telegraphed to Mr. Wardel, M.P., asking him to impress on European neutral Labor ...
Article : 138 wordsGermans claim that Bavarians repulsed British advances at Roeux and Bullecourt, and also repulsed the French after a hand-to-hand struggle between ...
Article : 36 wordsIn the Commons, during the debate on Mr. Bonar Law's speech, Mr. Lambert said the Admiralty had borrowed Dr. Clifford's policy of passive resistance, ...
Article : 115 wordsA large deputation, representing the master bakers and representatives of the Bread Carters' Union arid baking operatives urged the Acting Premier to take ...
Article : 97 wordsA Russian official message states. Our artillery north-east of Brzczany. paused explosions of the enemy's batteries. We advanced south-west of the Sense ...
Article : 38 wordsA French communique states that the enemy attempted at various points at Chemin des Dames to turn us out of the positions we recently captured, but the ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Russian Consul-General, speaking at the Millions Club luncheon to-day, said it is evolution in Russia, not revolution. Russia will remain true to the Allies ...
Article : 68 wordsWilliam Henry Fidler was sentenced to seven days imprisonment for making a false statement in an application for an electoral transfer, but subsequently ...
Article : 56 wordsA report is published in many American papers that Germany has devised a new silent submarine, but no official information has been received. ...
Article : 70 wordsReuter's Petrograd correspondent, Thursday: The conference of Socialist extremists discussed Borgbjerg's invitation to go to Stockholm, and resolved ...
Article : 66 wordsA British steamer arriving at New York reports seeing a submarine this side of the Atlantic, five days out from Liverpool. ...
Article : 27 words"The Times" Odessa correspondent. Thursday: The Southern Russian Socialists disavow any desire to possess Constantinople, but the Straits should be ...
Article : 46 wordsAlderman Evan Jones, rather of the City Council, died to-day, aged 72. ...
Article : 19 wordsItalian official: Week ended May 6th, arrivals 465 vessels, departures 430. Submarines sank seven steamers and eight sailing ships, and unsuccessfully ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Shires Association suggests that the services of shire councils be availed of for carrying out the repatriation scheme. ...
Article : 25 wordsAn open verdict. was returned respecting the death of Mrs. Sylvia James, whose remains were found at the month of a cave at Oatley last month. Both ...
Article : 66 wordsThe National Executive of the British Labor Party refused the Dutch International Socialists' invitation to attend the Stockholm Conference, owing to the ...
Article : 104 wordsThe United States has arranged for a loan for Belgium of fifteen millions sterling for her relief, thus taking the burden from the shoulders of England and ...
Article : 82 wordsThe "Cologne Gazette" publishes a letter Prince Friedrich Carl wrote to his parents before his death. He describes how he was wounded when trying to ...
Article : 91 wordsFriday's honors list, issued for services in the recent naval action, described on April 24th confers the Distinguished Service Order and promotion to Captains ...
Article : 102 wordsReuter's Amsterdam correspondent, Thursday: That submarines are Germany's last hope is admitted. Admiral Capelle, in a speech on the navy ...
Article : 148 wordsMr. R. Price, M.L.A., stated that a conference of electors would shortly be held at Gloucester regarding a practical scheme of repatriation. ...
Article : 29 wordsWilliam Hill was charged at the Millthone Police Court with holding a race meeting on an unregistered course. Defendant, who pleaded ignorance of the ...
Article : 60 wordsAn application was made to the Full Court for a rule nisi calling upon a country solicitor to answer matters contained in a certain affidavit, to the effect that ...
Article : 87 wordsA flood of rumors has suddenly risen in Switzerland, pointing to another German Chancellor being appointed. It is even reported that Count Hertling, ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Press Bureau announced that General Haig has written to the Minister for Munitions that the army during the recent operations appreciated the efforts ...
Article : 113 words"The Times" criticises the Treasury policy of allowing the issue of a New South Wales loan instead of advancing the money from the Imperial Exchequer. ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that any action against those responsible for interference with the output of munitions, so urgently needed, ...
Article : 73 wordsDetectives arrested John Cott in connection with the assault at Maroubra on William Parkes, aged 74, in a hut oil Beacham-road. ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Master Tanners' Conference in Melbourne has requested the Federal Government to take steps to eradicate the tick pest. ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Admiralty reports: Arrivals last week 2374,, sailing 2499; 24 over 1600 tons, and 22 under wore sunk. There were 34 unsuccessful attacks. Sixteen fishing ...
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Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Fri 11 May 1917, Page 3
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