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  2. WAR POWERS BILL

    The Legislative Council this afternoon passed through all stages the Commonwealth Powers Bill. Mr. Fitzgerald (Vice-President of the ...

    Article : 316 words
  3. ENEMY'S FRESH ACTIVITY

    Reports from Copenhagen state that the Germans have completed the construction of 100,000 machine guns to defend the eastern front. ...

    Article : 297 words
  4. GOVERNMENT NOT ASHAMED

    The Parliament Bill, to extend the session a year, was further debated in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Amery (Conservative) opposed the ...

    Article : 462 words
  5. BLOCKADE OF GERMANY

    In the House of Commons to-night Sir J.B. Lonsdale (Unionist member for Armagh, Mid), Mr. F.H. Booth (Liberal member for Pontefract). Sir A.B. Markham (Liberal ...

    Article : 232 words
  6. LONDON MARKETS

    Australasian investment stocks met a firmer market on the London Exchange to-day. Banks were in favor, particularly Australasia, National of Australasia, and Victoria, ...

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  7. CALL TO THE COLORS

    The nation awaits tensely an announcement of the results of the Earl of Derby's recruiting scheme. The widespread general rush on the terminating date for enlistment ...

    Article : 237 words
  8. SIR GEORGE REID

    Sir George Perley, Acting-High Commissioner for Canada, Mr. W.P. Schreiner, High Commissioner for South Africa, and Mr. Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for ...

    Article : 347 words
  9. RIOT AT COLOGNE

    The food problems in Germany remain unsolved, and the Government is contemplating a house-to-house requisition of agriculturists. A fine of £500 will be inflicted upon any ...

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  10. PUBLIC SERVANTS' SALARIES

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Cowan (Liberal member for Aberdeenshire, E.), requested that there should be a reduction of 25 per cent. in the salaries of civil ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. WOOL SALES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,133 words
  12. GREEKS MALTREATED

    The Athens correspondent of the Times says:--"Fierce fighting preceded the French retirement into Greece. The Bulgarians ...

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  13. ARGENTINE WOOL CLIP

    It is reported that the bulk of the new Argentine wool clip has been bought on Germany's account and the remainder by American houses. ...

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  14. DUEL OVER THE SEA

    The Admiralty announces that Flight Sub-Lieutenant Graham, who was patrolling the Belgian coast, sighted and chased, and hit, a German seaplane which fell into the sea, ...

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  15. WHEAT FIRM IN TONE

    The market for wheat to-day was firm in tone, being influenced by an advance in the quotations ruling in the United States and Canada. ...

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  16. BULGARS OVER THE BORDER

    The Paris Temps confirms the report that the Bulgarians from Lake Dorran have crossed the Greek frontier in a south-westerly direction. ...

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  17. TURKISH ARMY

    Mr. Tennant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for War, stated, in the House of Commons to-day, that it was calculated that there were 650,000 Turks now in the field, and ...

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  18. WORK AFTER THE WAR

    In the House of Lords to-day Lord Parker drew attention to after-war industrial problems, and asked the Government to appoint a Joint committee to consider and report. ...

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  19. UNITED STATES NAVY

    Mr. Daniels, the United States Naval Minister, has given particulars of the naval programme for the next five years. There are to be 10 Dreadnoughts (two ...

    Article : 90 words
  20. BOMBARDMENTS IN THE WEST

    Field-Marshal Sir John French reports:--To-day we bombarded Gommecourt. east of Givenchy, and Mesnil-les-Hurlus, and there were artillery duels north and east of Ypres. ...

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  21. FIGHTING IN MONTENEGRO

    The Austrian press states that the utmost care will be needed to combat guerilla warfare in Montenegro. Montenegrin and Servian bands are constantly making raids on ...

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  22. BRITAIN'S FINANCES

    In the House of Commons to-night, during the debate on the second reading of the War Obligations Bill, Mr. M'Kenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated that it was an ...

    Article : 230 words
  23. MEDITERRANEAN SAFER

    As a result of effective Allied admiralty action to guard against submarines in the Mediterranean, there has been no mishap during the last 10 days. ...

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  24. PRESSURE INCREASED

    The Milan correspondent of the Times states:-- "The French forces are completely in Greece. The Bulgo-German pressure has ...

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  25. IN MESOPOTAMIA

    A Constantinople official message says:--"In Mesopotamia the Turks have occupied Sheik-Sald, east of Kut-el-Amara, on the enemy's retiring route. Our artillery sunk ...

    Article : 51 words
  26. HEAVILY SHELLED

    "The enemy heavily shelled our left wing on the night of the 11th and on the following day heavily bombed the same wing. "The attack that fololwed was repulsed ...

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  27. "NAME OF HORROR"

    Mr. Shepherd, correspondent of the United American Press in Servia, writes from Salonica:-- "Officers from the Dardanelles are of the ...

    Article : 156 words
  28. NO-SHOUTING LAW

    Mr. Addison, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the weekly average convictions for drunkenness in London ...

    Article : 69 words
  29. FOREIGN NEWS IN ENGLAND

    The abandonment of the censorship of foreign news by the Censors' Bureau has excited considerable interest in the lobbies at St. Stephens. In the House of Commons ...

    Article : 80 words
  30. RESCUE SCHLESWIG!

    A Copenhagen message says that criminal proceedings have been ordered against Holm, a barrister, the author of an article suggesting the landing of Allied forces in Denmark ...

    Article : 57 words
  31. SCRATCHINGS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 words
  32. PEACE COUNCILS

    Addressing members of the Colonial Institute on New South Wales Under the War, Mr. Wise, the Agent-General, referred to the wide scope of activities of the State ...

    Article : 150 words
  33. KING'S HEALTH.

    "The King has been able to resume work with certain limitations. He has lost seriously in weight, and until he recovers his normal health it is essential that he should ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. HELP FOR SOLDIERS

    Lord Newton stated in the House of Lords yesterday that the War Office was considering plans to help soldiers who had returned to civil life, including arrangements for full ...

    Article : 71 words
  35. SHELL MAKING HOLD-UP

    Referring this afternoon to his statement--published on the front page of this issue--that the strike of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers at Newcastle had held up the ...

    Article : 188 words
  36. EMPEROR YUAN SHIH-KAI

    The Pekin correspondent of the Times says:--"The first act of Yuan Shih-Kai, as Emperor, was to inform officials that the monarchy had not been established for ...

    Article : 59 words
  37. PLUCK OF AUSTRALASIANS

    A leading article in the Times refers to the well-ordered and systematic war labor of Australasia, and refutes the old charge of recklessness on the part of the Australasian ...

    Article : 172 words
  38. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE

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  39. TAKEN BY THE BRITISH

    Mr. Tennant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the War Office, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the prisoners captured by the British on all fronts totalled 21,205. ...

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  40. BERLIN RIOTS

    An Amsterdam message says that a semi-official telegram from Berlin belittles the riots at the opening of the Reichstag, and says that there was no loss of life. The ...

    Article : 106 words
  41. NEWS ON OTHER PAGES

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  42. YOUNGEST OWNER ON TURF

    Master Norman Collins, four years of age, who lives in Rangers-avenue, Mosman, may claim to be the youngest racehorse owner in Australia. He became an owner this ...

    Article : 104 words
  43. ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK

    The Arteric has been sunk and two Chinese killed and three wounded. There is no such vessel as the Arteric on Lloyd's register, and the name has possibly ...

    Article : 40 words
  44. EXPRESS TO MELBOURNE

    The express from Sydney had not arrived in Melbourne at 3.30 this afternoon. ...

    Article : 21 words
  45. HOLIDAY ABANDONED

    The Government has decided to rescind its decision to make Monday, January 3, an extra public holiday. Tuesday, December 28, will, however, be proclaimed a holiday. ...

    Article : 30 words
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