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  2. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.--The Federal Treasurer has decided to call the twenty million pounds war loan a Liberty loan. Two thousand huge posters are being prepared, ...

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  3. TIGHTENING THE BLOCKADE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--A tightening of the blockade was indicated by the King signing a proclamation prohibiting the export of certain articles to Scandinavia and ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Premier received a telegram from Cairns Harbor Board asking that an arrangement be made with the shipping communes to allow of sugar ...

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  5. WESTERN FRONT FIGHT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Keith Murdoch says: The battle on Tuesday continued throughout the afternoon, the Australian counter attack re-establishing our lines. This ...

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  6. AERIAL ACTIVITY.

    LONDON, Saturday.--A British official message says:--Aeroplanes attacked the south-east coast this evening, being reported at various points along the coast of ...

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  7. AMERICA IN THE WAR.

    VANCOUVER, Friday.--At Washington a Congressional inquiry will be made into the charges that German money has been used to influence members, as outlined in Count ...

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  8. SINN FEIN PARADE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Sinn Feiners paraded Cork on Thursday night in connection with the death of Ashe. The police charged with rifles and bayonets and ...

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  9. EXPLOSION ON THE CUMBERLAND.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--The Acting Treasurer made available to-day the findings of the Superintendent of Navigation in connection with his inquiry into the damage ...

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  10. A TERRIBLE TIME.

    Private W. Parsons and Private Stewart, who were taken prisoner by the Germans last April, and who escaped to the Australian lines, had some adventures, the story ...

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  11. NO CASUALTIES.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Press Bureau states that the latest reports indicate that 20 enemy machines participated in last night's raid. The raiders did not ...

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  12. SPY PLOT DETECTED.

    SAN FRANCISCO, Friday.--Five members of United States Aviation Corps, a recruiting officer and two navy ensigns to-day were charged with a spy plot alleged to be ...

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  13. THE REVENUE.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--The consolidated revenue for September shows a comparative decrease of £234,680 and for the quarter a decrease of £50,702. ...

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  14. AUSTRALASIA.

    The committee of the Lismore Red Cross Society desire to thank those who have sent illustrated weekly papers for transmission to Red Cross hospitals abroad, and ...

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  15. AN ADVOCATE OF CREMATION.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--The Minister for Lands told a deputation that if he had his way he would abolish cemeteries and introduce cremation. ...

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  16. SENT TO GAOL.

    SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday.--Attorney Daniel O'Connell has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for conspiring to obstruct the selective draft law. The Judge ...

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  17. THE SHOW ON GOOD FRIDAY.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--The Anglican Synod carried a motion protesting against the holding of the Royal Agricultural Show on Good Friday. A suggestion was thrown out that ...

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  18. OPERATIONS OF NAVAL AIRCRAFT.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Admiralty reports:--Naval aircraft dropped seven tons of explosives on Thursday night on the lock gates at Zeebrugge, on St. ...

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  19. MORATORIUM REGULATIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A number of amendments in the moratorium regulations were made to-day by the Federal Government. It is now provided that ...

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  20. RUSSIA.

    PETROGRAD, Saturday.--The Maximalist and revolution Socialists at a democratic conference voted in favor of a Coalition Cabinet, including representatives of ...

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  21. PEACE QUESTION.

    LONDON, Friday.--Reuter's Zurich correspondent says the German Liberal Party in the Austrian Reichsrath introduced a resolution in favor of the formation ...

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  22. KILLED BY FALL OF EARTH.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--A fall of earth occurred at the five mile tunnel on the Mittagong to Picton deviation works, killing two men. John Lee and Thomas Fowler, while a ...

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  23. SLY GROG SELLING.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--Edward Conway was fined £100, in default nine months' gaol, and was also ordered to be imprisoned for a further period of six months, with hard labor, ...

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  24. SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--Another batch of sick and wounded soldiers numbering 868, of whom 433 were for New South Wales and 393 for Queensland, arrived in Sydney ...

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  25. AIRMEN INTERNED.

    AMSTERDAM, Saturday.--A German aeroplane of the newest type, with three machine guns and six bombs, descended at Saevangent. One of the three occupants was severely ...

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  26. RESTORATION OF BELGIUM.

    ROME, Saturday.--The Vatican denies having received a separate German Note regarding the restoration of Belgium on certain conditions. According to reliable ...

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  27. MURRAY BY-ELECTION.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--The final figures in the Murray by-election are:--Doe 3031, O'Halloran 2147. ...

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  28. RUSSIA'S POLICY.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Reuter's Petrograd correspondent says M. Terestchenko, who is temporarily carrying on, has made a statement urging that henceforth Russia's policy ...

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  29. WAR CHEST DAY COLLECTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--Friday's War Chest collection brings the total amount to £51,000. No further counting was done yesterday. It is expected the £100,000 mark will be reached ...

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  30. RAIDERS BEATEN OFF.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The German aeroplanes crossed the south-east coast, but were beaten off by gunfire shortly after the warning was given from the Thames ...

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  31. ILLEGALLY AT LARGE.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--Lucien Jesseval was remanded at the Police Court, charged with being illegally at large in N.S. Wales. It was stated that accused had been sentenced ...

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  32. WAR CHEST DAY.

    A. C. Pratt £5, C. H. Norton £5, Wyrallah Red Cross £52 5s 7d. Total to date £1032 0s 4d. ...

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  33. GERMANY AND ARGENTINE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Reuter's Buenos Ayres correspondent says despite the practically unanimous opinion of the Chamber of Deputies, the public favor a rupture ...

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  34. OVERSEAS SOUTHERN CROSS TOBACCO FUND.

    We have received the following additional donations to the above fund:--Captain Kettle 2s; Mrs. J. Kennedy, Miss Heather Kennedy, Miss Daisy Kennedy, ...

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  35. FAMOUS FLIER'S END.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says the "Cologne Gazette" reports that Guynemer, the famous French birdman, was killed on September ...

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  36. ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Arthur, Hayes, Ernest Hill (alias Virgo) and Norman Pierce, three indeterminate prisoners, escaped in a boat from French Island and landed at Lang ...

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  37. "GERMANY HAS FREE HANDS."

    LONDON, Sunday.--Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent telegraphing on Saturday says: Speaking in the Reichstag, Dr. Michaelis, the Imperial Chancellor, stated the ...

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  38. RED CROSS PRODUCE DAY.

    The committee of the Red Cross Produce Day did not have a busy day on Thursday, and various reasons are assigned, the chief being the closing of the schools for ...

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  39. BURGLARY.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Burglars visited Dowd and Coy's tailoring establishment at Clifton Hill last night and stole £211 worth of goods. ...

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  40. MARTIAL LAW LIKELY.

    BUENOS AYRES, Saturday.--President Irigoyen is likely to declare martial law in Argentine as soon as Congress adjourns on Sunday. It is expected it will put an end ...

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  41. FIRE AT MOTOR GARAGE.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--An extensive fire occurred at Braine's motor garage and carriage works, City road, South Melbourne, to-night Considerable damage was done to ...

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  42. ATTACKS ON LONDON.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A British official reports says the aeroplanes crossed the coasts of Kent and Essex in groups between 8 and 9 in the evening. Several ...

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  43. TRAM ACCIDENTS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--Owing to overcrowding of trams several serious accidents happened last night. ...

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  44. FIGHTING ON THURSDAY.

    LONDON, Friday.--Sir D. Haig reports: We broke up a hostile counter attack yesterday evening against our positions at Zenneboke, and cleared up isolated strong points ...

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  45. BUTTER AND CHEESE.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.--Mr. Meares, manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, speaking in reference to the offer of the surplus butter and cheese of Australia to ...

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  46. "A NEW GERMANY."

    LONDON, Sunday.--Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent wired on Saturday a remarkable statement appearing in the "Tageblatt," the paper maintaining that ...

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  47. GENERAL WAR CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday.--A fire completely destroyed a large German munition works at Emnishofen, near Constanz. ...

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  48. INCOME TAX RETURNS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--The State Government is considering the question of accepting the Federal income tax returns for State taxing purposes. ...

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  49. A PECULIAR CASE.

    A peculiar incident happened at Armidale Quarter Sessions, which were to have been held before Judge Fitzbardinge. There was only one case set down for hearing, and the ...

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  50. "NEARER OUR GOAL."

    LONDON, Friday.--Speaking at the American luncheon given in his honor at the Savoy Hotel, Mr. Page (American Ambassador to London) presiding, Lord ...

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  51. ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Sir D. Haig reports:--There has been no further counter attack by the infantry. Encounters have been confined to patrols. We took ...

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  52. GREEK MINISTRY FOR WAR.

    LONDON, Friday.--Reuter's Athens correspondent says that M. Venizelos has given up the Ministry for War, which he has offered to General Anglis. ...

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  53. PUBLIC MEETINGS FORBIDDEN.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Lord Mayor of Melbourne has forbidden the holding of public meetings on the Yarra bank to-day. ...

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  54. EIGHT HOURS' DINNER.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--Speaking at the eight-hours' committee's annual dinner last night Mr. Rock, vice-president of the committee, said it was a peculiar fact ...

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  55. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    LONDON, Friday.--A French communi- que says:--The enemy twice attacked Four de Paris, north-west of Tabur and west of Neverin in the Argonne. Our gun- ...

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  56. SHOOTING AFFAIR AT HOTEL.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--James Clelland Pigdon was charged in Melbourne with maliciously shooting at Rupert Macalister at the Grand Hotel last night. When ...

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  57. RISE IN WAR LOAN SCRIP.

    LONDON, Friday.--A feature of the Stock Exchange to-day was the rise of three points of the four and a half per cent. war loan to one hundred and a half ...

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  58. BLACK STEEL SHEETS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--An order was issued by the Minister for Defence, which calls upon holders of stocks of black steel sheets to furnish the Chief Commissioner ...

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  59. MASSACRE OF ARABS.

    PETROGRAD, Saturday.--It is reported from Turkey that Djemal Pasha (Minister for Marine and Public Works) organised massacres of Arabs in Syria, recalling the ...

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  60. W.A. ELECTIONS.

    PERTH, Sunday.--The West Australian elections passed off quietly, ten members of the House being returned unopposed. Owing to the preference count being ...

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  61. TWO BROTHERS DROWNED.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Two brothers, George Kemmis, of Coburg, and F. J. Kemmis, of Temora, N.S.W., a railway employee, were drowned in the Yarra this afternoon. ...

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  62. THE USUAL ARTILLERY FIRE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Sir D. Haig reports:—Nothing has occurred except the usual artillery fire. ...

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  63. MR. LLOYD GEORGE IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Sunday. Reuter's Paris correspondent writing on Saturday says M. Painleve, the Premier, accompanied by General Foch, met Mr. Lloyd George and ...

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  64. SUBMARINE STRIFE.

    LONDON, Friday.--A Russian official report says an enemy mine sank a destroyer off Cesel Islands. Eleven of the crew were saved. ...

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  65. TRENCH AND AIR RAIDS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Sir Douglas Haig reports:--We repulsed an attempt to raid two points at Hill 70 and northward of Lens. We captured a few Germans. Two of our men ...

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  66. EAST AFRICA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--An East African official message says:--We are encountering considerable resistance. Our troops occupied Mahunge, south-westward of Kilwa, and ...

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  67. WHEAT STORAGE.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--Referring to the unexportable wheat question Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, yesterday said that the wheat storage scheme sanctioned by the ...

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  68. FICTITIOUS TURKISH COMMUNIQUE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--General Maude, replying to the general staff's inquiry if there was any foundation for the various reports of British reverses appearing in ...

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  69. RECAPTURED.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--A message has been received from Forbes saying that Reginald Grigor, who escaped from the Forbes lockup several days ago, has been recaptured. ...

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  70. DR. MANNIX.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Referring to the special tax on elegibles and others Dr. Mannix said yesterday in the course of a speech at Croxton Park, Victoria, that he ...

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  71. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--During a thunderstorm yesterday Sapper William Paisley, from Roseville camp, together with three others, was placing ruberoid roofing on a ...

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  72. WATTLE BARK FOR PAPER.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Imperial Institute has tested wattle bark for the manufacture of paper and found that it will yield paper of an excellent quality. Bigger tests ...

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