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  2. FIGHTING ON THE COAST.

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.--The Kronprinzessin Cecilie, which was bound from New York to Bremen, with £2,000,000 in specie on board, has returned to Bar Harbor, Maine, the captain ...

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    THE LION: "COME ON!" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. AUSTRALIA'S HELP.

    The following telegram has been received by the Governor-General from the Secretary of State for the Colonics:-- "Referring to your telegram of August 3, his ...

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  5. INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK

    BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.-The local Mining Managers' Association issued the following manifesto to-night:-- "Representatives of the whole mining ...

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  6. ENEMY SHIPS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Alter an Executive meeting this evening, a special Federal Gazette was containing the following announcements:-- ...

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  7. BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The "Daily News" states that Mr. John Burns, President of the Board of Trade, will probably resign. Lord Morley, Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary ...

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  8. MESSAGE FROM SIR GEORGE REID.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister has received the following cable from the High Commissioner:-- The patriotic speeches of both the Federal ...

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  9. BACK TO NORMAL.

    Mr. H. D. Hall, Commissioner of the Government Savings Bank, said yesterday that he would like it to be known that the position of the bank' was most satisfactory; and that ...

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  10. TASMANIAN JUNES CLOSING.

    HOBART, Wednesday.--The war crisis is hitting the West Coast of Tasmania heavily. Several of the smaller mines have closed down, including the Ronison Bell tin mine, and the ...

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  11. GERMAN CREDIT.

    BERLIN, Tuesday Evening.--A bill has been introduced in the Reichstag for extraordinary credit of £250,000,000, ...

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  12. ITALY STILL NEUTRAL.

    ROME, Tuesday Evening.--The daily paper "Giornale d'Itala," states that Germany called the attention of Italy to France's so-called hostile nets, and declared that these ...

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  13. LORD MAYOR CONDEMNS PANIC.

    In view of the possible fluctuation of the money market, the Lord Mayor forwarded a minute to the finance committee of the City Council for its consideration yesterday ...

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  14. NEWCASTLE WORKS CLOSE.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Broken Hill Proprietary steel works at Port Waratah are closing down, and the employees, numbering about 1000, are to be paid off to-morrow. Their ...

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  15. REFUGEES FROM HOLLAND.

    LONDON, Monday. Morning.--A large number of Dutch and German women and children have arrived from Flushing. They have come to England for safety. ...

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  16. REFUSED A CLEARANCE.

    In connection with the fleet of German Steamers in Port Jackson, inquiries were being made yesterday as to the possibility of permission being obtained for the clearance of one or two ...

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  17. HEAVY WAR RISKS.

    LONDON, Monday Evening.--Eighty-five per cent. has been paid to Lloyd's to insure against war between Great Britain and Germany within three months. ...

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  18. SUGGESTION TO MINERS.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Mr. J. B. Holme, Under-Secretary of the Department, or Labor and Industry, has suggested that in view of the war, the miners on strike at five of the ...

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  19. NOT TO BE OPPOSED.

    The executive of the P.L.L. at a meeting yesterday afternoon decided that the Prime Minister (Mr. Cook) should be relieved of the necessity of contesting an election at the ...

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  20. PATRIOTISM AND BROTHERHOOD.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--There was a spirit, of tension in the atmosphere when the Assembly met this afternoon, and as soon as the Speaker took the Chair the loader of the ...

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  21. BUSY MINISTERS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The two Ministers, Mr. Cook and Mr. Milieu, were occupied all the day and right into the night perfecting the plans which have been rendered ...

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  22. NATIONAL RIFLES.

    LONDON, Monday Morning.--The Nationalist Volunteers have landed 10,000 rides at a point about 20 miles from Dublin. ...

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  23. FOREIGNERS VOLUNTEER.

    Paris, Monday, 7.15 p.m. -- Numerous foreigners are ashing for permission to form volunteer corps, including the Polish miners in the northern district. ...

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  24. WAR-RISK INSURANCES.

    Mr. George Walker, of the well-known grain firm of Lindley, Walker, and Co., Sydney, is at present, in London. Mr. Lindley received the following cable-message from him yesterday ...

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  25. BRITISH FOOD SUPPLIES.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Lloyd George (Chancellor of the Exchequer) announced that the Government had adopted the war-risk scheme submitted by ...

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  26. AT SMALL ARMS FACTORY.

    LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Business in Lithgow is practically at a standstill. Most of the Germans engaged at the ironworks have left town. Mr. Jas. Baxter has received applications to ...

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  27. WILL SUPPORT PRIME MINISTER.

    The Prime Minister advised Mr. Fisher officially that war has broken out with Germany. Mr. Fisher replied:-- Appreciate your wire, and again assure your ...

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  28. AMPLE SUPPLIES OF GRAIN.

    The Council of the Incorporated Association of London and Irish Millers has endorsed the Government statement that there are ample supplies of grain available, and no occasion ...

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  29. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION.

    A hostile demonstration against a German steamer took place in Woolloomooloo Bay yesterday. As a result arrangements were made to move the steamer Germania from her berth ...

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  30. P. AND O. MAIL SERVICE.

    Mr. A. Gordon Wesche, the superintendent in Australia of the P. and O. Company, yesterday afternoon received a cable advising him that the steamers Palma and Peshawur had been ...

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  31. THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The offer to the Imperial Government of an expeditionary force of 20,000 men has apparently evoked the utmost enthusiasm all over Australia, offers to serve ...

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  32. TWO PROPOSALS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--There have been various suggestions for a compromise on the Federal elections. It has been urged that they should be postponed, or that all opposition to ...

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  33. A PRINCE AFLOAT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Prince Albert, as a midshipman, is afloat with the fleet. ...

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  34. PRIZES OF WAR.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The position of the shipping companies was explained this evening by Sir William Irvine. "I have no doubt," he said, "that the ...

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  35. THE GERMAN STATES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The Kings of Bavaria, Saxony, and Wartemburghave placed their armies under the Emperor as supreme War Lord. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and the ...

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  36. "REMEMBER WE ARE BRITONS."

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister to-night said of the situation:-- "We have just to sit tight now and see the thing through. Whatever the difficulty and ...

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  37. UNEASINESS AT TOKIO.

    TOKIO, Tuesday.--There is much uneasiness regarding the war throughout Japan. ...

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  38. WAR AND FINANCE.

    PARIS, Tuesday Evening.--The Government is introducing bills extending the moratorium to house treats, and doubling the Bank of France's note issue. ...

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  39. NEW ZEALAND TROOPS.

    WELLINGTON. N.Z., Wednesday.--In the House. Mr. Massey announced that the cable message from the Imperial Government advised the New Zealand Government, to take ...

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  40. GAMBLING IN FOODSTUFFS.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly to-day Mr. Denham announced the receipt of the telegram from Mr. Cook stating the fact that war had broken out with Germany, Mr. ...

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  41. STOP THE ELECTIONS.

    In a reference to the international situation at his meeting at Newtown on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. H. Cutis, who is again contesting the Cook seat, said the situation confronting ...

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  42. MOBILISING.

    Following upon the confirmation of the report of the declaration of war by Great Britain against Germany, the following troops will be mobilised as it precautionary measure for ...

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  43. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE.

    The position on the Stock Exchange of Sydney remained practically unaltered yesterday. Members were agreed upon the inadvisablenesss of publishing the usual list of "Prices Current." ...

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  44. A UNITED AUSTRALIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The whole of the State Governments have notified their full co-operation with the Commonwealth Government to render every assistance in their power ...

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  45. TASMANIA FEELS THE PRESSURE

    LAUNCESTON, TAS., Wednesday.--The effect on commerce is already being severely felt, and indent orders due here in October and for Christmas will be considerably delayed. ...

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  46. THE COMMONWEALTHS POWERS.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Minister for External Affairs was asked powers the Federal Government had to prevent the undue inflation of prices by merchants who might. ...

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  47. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVES.

    All members or the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (M.) and (O.) are called out by proclamation to muster at the Naval Depot, Rushcutters' Bay, at 8 o'clock this morning, ...

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  48. WORK AS USUAL.

    Messrs. Beale and Company, Ltd., called their staff together yesterday and informed them that it is the intention of the management to run the factory as usual, and that the firm has ...

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