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  2. GERMAN AIR RAIDS.

    The Press Bureau announces that aeroplanes crossed the east coast at 11 o'clock on Thursday night and proceeded towards London. The raid surprised London. It marked a new ...

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  3. POWERFUL RAIDERS.

    "Don't worry about me, lads, I'm only a common soldier." These were the last words of a gallant officer as he was being carried back to No Man's ...

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  4. JAPAN'S POLICY.

    Tokio advices report that the majority of the newspapers advocate intervention, but opinion is divided. The "Osaka Asahi Shimbun," representing the commercial interests, ...

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  5. SOLDIERS FROM GERMANY.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Special interest attached to the return of a fresh batch of wounded and sick soldiers this morning by reason of the fact that four of the number ...

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  6. FLANDERS.

    The United Press Agency's correspondent states that heavy fighting in Flanders recommenced before dawn on Friday. The enemy attack on a mile front south of Houthu[?]st ...

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  7. WAR BONDS.

    The tanks raised £14,229,000 in London on Thursday. The total applications for war bonds throughout the country on Monday, Tuesday, and ...

    Article : 152 words
  8. FRANCE AND THE SEA.

    Mr. Asquith, in a speech at Cupar, said that there were two keys to world position -- command of the seas and command of the West front. Both remained in the hands of the ...

    Article : 182 words
  9. RUSSIA.

    News comes from Petrograd that the Council of Commissaries has decided to remove the Government to Moscow. The evacuation is proceeding rapidly. A German occupation of ...

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  10. SPANISH CRISIS.

    Madrid advices announce that King Alfonso has accepted the resignation of Senor Don Garcia Prieto, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. ...

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  11. MILITARY AWARDS.

    Military decorations have been awarded to the following Australians: -- Bars to the Military Cross: Captain W. H. East (Artillery), who took command of his ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. ANOTHER CYCLONE.

    BRISBANE, Sunday. -- The Weather Bureau issued a special report at 8 o'clock to-night, intimating that a new tropical disturbance is approaching the Queensland coast with ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. REDMOND REQUIEM.

    Requiem Mass in memory of the late Mr. John Redmond was celebrated in Westminster Cathedral. The coffin was covered with wreaths and an Irish flag. The King and Queen were ...

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  14. FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

    It is announced from Paris that, following on M. Clemenceau's stirring speech, the Chamber of Deputies voted confidence in the Government. ...

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  15. U.S. WAR MEASURES.

    Speaking at Pittsburg, Mr. Taft said we have to face two or three years of war. We must provide an army of 5,000,000, and send our soldiers to France as fast as our ships are ...

    Article : 244 words
  16. LAWLESSNESS.

    The "Lokal Anzeiger" (Berlin), deploring the lawlessness in Berlin, compares it to the Wild West. Human life is taken with the same unscrupulousness as things are stolen. The ...

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  17. CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL.

    A serious fire broke out in the Charterhouse School, Godalming, through the fusing of an electric wire on the roof of the main block. The whole building was soon ablaze. The school ...

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  18. WOMEN UNEMPLOYED.

    It is feared that 40,000 women will be unemployed within the next six weeks owing to the closing down of munition works. Members of the House of Commons, in ...

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  19. PALESTINE.

    An official message regarding operations in Palestine says: -- "Between March 5 and 7 our lines astride the Jerusalem-Nablus road steadily advanced, ...

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  20. ISLANDS IN PACIFIC.

    Sir William MacGregor, ex-Governor of Queensland, in a paper read at Edinburgh on the settlement of the Pacific, urged the absolute necessity of Britain retaining the interests she ...

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  21. WAR RISK RATES.

    The war risk rates for Australia and New Zealand are: -- To and from French and Mediterranean ports, 90s; Italy, via Suez 80s, via Cape 100s; United States or Canada, via ...

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  22. GERMANY'S AIMS.

    Lord Denbigh, interviewed, said the Germans' real purpose in this war was to secure a strong strategic position in North Palestine, whence they would threaten the Suez Canal, ...

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  23. ROUMANIA.

    Although not demanding an indemnity, Germany intends to levy various forms of blackmail on Roumania, including payment for requisitions during the Central Power's ...

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  24. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CHARGED.

    KALGOORLIE, Sunday. -- Phillip Collier, member of the Legislative Assembly for Boulder, was charged at the Kalgoorlie Police Court with having, on July 15, 1917, made ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. RATIONING SCHEME.

    Lord Rhondda, Food Controller, is devising a scheme for varying the flat rate of rationing in favor of those engaged in heavy manual work. ...

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  26. "KING OF FINLAND."

    Diplomatic circles in Stockholm state that Finnish Conservatives, including many White Guards, asked the Kaiser to appoint Prince Oscar King of Finland, believing that the ...

    Article : 267 words
  27. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS.

    The United Press Agency's correspondent at Washington says it has learned that Germany, with the aid of Lenin, is endeavoring to cause an industrial revolution in the United States, ...

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  28. KALGOORLIE BAKERS' STRIKE.

    KALGOORLIE, Sunday. -- Recently the Goldfields Operative Bakers' Union made a demand for an all-round increase of 20s per week. This demand was refused by the master bakers, and ...

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  29. EAST AFRICA.

    An official message from East Africa states: "The main enemy force is still northward of Lurio River. Operations are being continued despite the rains. ...

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  30. UKRAINE.

    Vienna papers state that the Central Powers have ordered the Ukraine to deliver before April 15 30,000 waggons of corn, 2000 waggons of frozen meat, and 1000 waggons of dried ...

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  31. FIGHTING U BOATS.

    Vital importance is attached by the Admiralty to the darkening of ships while crossing submarine areas, as recommended by Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, in his ...

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  32. AUSTRIANS FOR WEST FRONT.

    Amsterdam advices report that the Austrian War Minister, in the Reichsrath, admitted that Austrians had been sent to the French front. ...

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  33. RABBITS.

    As a result of Australian representations the Imperial Government has agreed to take 2600 crates of rabbits already packed, in addition to that portion of the old purchase still ...

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  34. TRANSPORT WORKERS.

    The Committee on Production has awarded the men and women engaged in tramway and omnibus work the bonus they demanded. It was cabled last week that the Transport ...

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  35. INCREASED EXPENSES.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- At the annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the chairman (Mr. Entwistle) gave figures concerning the increase in prices of various farming ...

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  36. GERMANYS LOSSES.

    Mr. Hilaire Belloc estimates the German dead at 3,000,000. ...

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  37. PRISONERS IN BULGARIA.

    Information through neutral sources indicates that British prisoners are being excellently treated in Bulgaria. ...

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  38. SMUGGLING "SALVARSAN."

    The authorities have discovered an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of the drug "Salvarsan" from a Dutch ship. It is alleged that the drug, worth £6000, was concealed in ...

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  39. AGGRESSIVE KAISER.

    Mr. G. Roberts (Minister for Labor) in the course of a speech delivered in London, said reports indicated the Kaiser to be as aggressive as ever. The Kaiser believed he would yet ...

    Article : 118 words
  40. JUDGE ROLIN.

    NEWCASTLE, Saturday. -- The remarks of Judge Rolin in the Industrial Court, concerning the secretary of the Musicians' Union, were referred to at to-day's meeting of the ...

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  41. AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR.

    The official publication. "Australia in the "Great War," has been issued. It consists of 192 pages, with photographs illustrating incidents in which the Australians participated on ...

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  42. IRELAND.

    Meetings and processions are prohibited in Dublin between March 16 and 27. Field-Marshal von Hindenburg has replied to the German-Irish Society's congratulations: -- ...

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  43. AUSTRIA'S INTERNAL PERILS.

    A message from Amsterdam states that the Austrian Minister for Defence declared in Parliament that it was necessary to prevent the propagation of revolutionary principles by ...

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  44. CALLED UP.

    The Press Bureau announces that the Government has decided to recruit 50,000 fit, unmarried coal miners under the age of 25. ...

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  45. ARMY FOOTBALL.

    Playing at Rugby football the New Zealand headquarters team scored 32 points and the Royal Military Academy nil. The Australian Engineers scored 6 points and the Canadians ...

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  46. THE AMERICAN FRONT.

    The "New York World's" Washington correspondent telegraphs that General Pershing will hold a 100-mile front by January next. ...

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  47. BACK FROM RUHLEBEN.

    One hundred and twenty British civilians from Ruhleben have arrived at Rotterdam en route to England, including Sullivan, the New Zealand sculler. ...

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  48. TEACHERS' SALARIES.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- At the annual meeting of the Newcastle District Public School Teachers' Association, the president (Mr. J. M. M'Kay) referred to salaries. He said it was ...

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  49. LITVINOFF'S EJECTMENT.

    Mr. Justice Neville dismissed the application of Litvinoff (Bolshevik representative in London) for continuation of the injunction restraining his landlord from ejecting him. ...

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  50. FOE'S CLOTHING SHORTAGE.

    Owing to the shortage of woollen and cotton fabrics the German Imperial Clothing Department has appealed to the people who have mere than two suits to hand over the surplus. ...

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  51. MONEY FOR WAR.

    The tanks raised £11,229,000 in London yesterday. The total applications for war bonds throughout the country on Monday, Tuesday, and ...

    Article : 32 words
  52. PROPAGANDA WORK.

    Dr. Siedler, the Austrian Premier, speaking in the Reichsrath, said that the Government was taking special care to combat Lord Northcliffe's [?] ...

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  53. EX-NAVAL SECRETARY DEAD.

    The death is announced at Boston of Mr. George Meyer, ex-Secretary to the Navy, who succumbed to a tumor on the liver. ...

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  54. MEASLES EPIDEMIC.

    The medical officer at Shoreditch Infirmary attributes the epidemic of measles largely to crowding in air raid shelters. ...

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