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  2. PROGRESS OF THE WAR

    The German claim to have captured 70,000 prisoners and 184 guns in Roumania may have been ...

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  3. CABINET MAKING.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Newspapers predict that the following will be the personnel of the new Ministry:-- Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer. ...

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  4. THE CABINET.

    No official announcement has yet been made concerning the personnel of Mr. Lloyd George's Ministry. The statement that Mr. Balfour is likely to be included in the Cabinet has aroused some bitter opposition. Generally, however, the men suggested for the different portfolios are warmly approved. ...

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  5. POLISH AUTONOMY.

    ZURICH, Sunday.--A prominent Pole hero suggests that the best means of counteracting the Austro-German effort to raise a Polish army is by a proclamation guaranteeing Polish ...

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  6. DEPORTATIONS.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--A Washington message states that the text of America's protest against the deportation of Belgians is as follows:-- ...

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  7. THE FRENCH COMMAND.

    PARIS, Sunday--The "Matin" announces a modification in the high command of the army. Henceforth, the Government assumes the direction of the war, with two agents for the ...

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  8. NEW ZEALAND TROOPS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. W. F. Massey (Prime Minister of New Zealand) and Sir Joseph Ward recently visited the New Zealand troops on Salisbury Plains. ...

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  9. ROUMANIA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Russian communique says:-- "The Russians captured 500 prisoners, six machine guns, and three cannon, in an engagement ...

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  10. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The pacifist conference at Merthyr. Tydvil, claiming to represent 323,767 people, passed off peacefully. Mr. Winstone. the Welsh miners' president, ...

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  11. BALKAN TANGLE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The success of von Hindenburg's schemes has resulted in many speculations being made as to how he will use von Mackensen's and von Falkenhayn's victorious ...

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  12. ALLIES AND GREECE.

    COPENHAGEN, Sunday.--Berlin telegrams predict a diplomatic break between the Entenic and Grocce in the next few days. ROME, Sunday.--A wireless message reports ...

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  13. CHRISTMAS LEAVE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Many protests have been made on the part of the public and soldiers in training camps against the proposed stoppage of all Christmas leave. It is urged that ...

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  14. COMPULSION ADVOCATED.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--General Scott, Chief of the General Staff, in his annual report, recommends conscription, declaring that the volunteer system has broken down. "America now was full ...

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  15. FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Servian communique states:-- "Hard fighting has occurred along the whole front. The enemy, having been reinforced, made ...

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  16. TURKISH ATROCITIES.

    CAIRO, Sunday.--A telegram from Mecca reports that terrible Turkish atrocities have occurred at Medina. Many inhabitants were hanged and crucified. Old men and children ...

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  17. UNION S.S. SHARES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Rumors of the extension of Government control to shipping has caused an all-round decline in shipping shares. Union Company shares are quoted at 48s 6d. ...

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  18. GERMAN TANKS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--According to Wolf's Agency the Gorman tanks were a great success in the recent fighting in Roumania. One to the northward of Vadeni surprised a Roumanian ...

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  19. GERMANY'S FOOD PROBLEM.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--An inspired article has appeared in the Berlin "Tageblatt" arguing that Herr Batockl's food dictatorship is a complete failure in not compelling agriculturists ...

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  20. LIGHTS OUT.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--The German Federal Council has issued a light-saving order, which prohibits all electrically-lighted advertisements, closes shops at 7 o'clock in the ...

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  21. MORE BLOOD STOCK FOR AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, Saturday.--At the continuation of the December sales of blood stock at Newmarket the following further purchases of mares were made for Australia:--Bel Claro, aged, by ...

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  22. WESTERN FRONT.

    LONDON, Sunday.--General Sir Douglas Halg reports:-- "The enemy shelled our front to the southward of Ancre, near Guendecourt and Ransart. ...

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  23. THE HONOR LIST.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The following names are published in to-day's honor list:--Major Percy Black, Captains Robert Rainy Harper and Erie William Wren, of the Australian infantry, and ...

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  24. RUGBY MATCHES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A team drawn from the Manchester regiment defeated an Australian team at Rugby by 24 to 6. The Manchester regiment has one of the strongest military ...

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  25. SHIPPING RAIDS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Lloyd's report, that the Anchor liner Caledonia (9223 tons) is believed to have been sunk. It Is unknown whether there were any passengers aboard. ...

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  26. MERRYLANDS' NEW SCHOOL.

    The ceremony of laying two foundation stones in connection with the new public school at Merrylands took place on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a largo crowd of ...

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  27. ENEMY MERCHANTMAN.

    LONDON, Sunday.--An Admiralty report states:-- "A German armed and disguised merchantman was sighted in the North Atlantic on ...

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  28. SINKING OF ARABIA.

    NEW YORK. Sunday.--The State Department is forwarding to England Germany's reply concerning the sinking of the Arabia, with a request to England to furnish the facts as to ...

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  29. WEEK-END ROBBERIES.

    On Saturday night, a pair of Zeiss field glasses in a leather case, valued' at [?]10 10s, the property of Mr. Richard Henry, were stolen from tho dining-room at Cordingley's Hotel, King Street, ...

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  30. HUGE DREADNOUGHT.

    NEW YORK. Sunday.--Admirals Badger and Fiske have advised the Naval Committee to build a Dreadnought of 40,000 tons with batteries of twelve 16-inch guns, and developing ...

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  31. THE MARINA.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--After advice from Great Britain to the effect that the Marina was not a transport, President Wilson, and Mr. Lausing conferred. They do not deny the ...

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  32. ALLEGED GAMING HOUSE.

    On Saturday night. Inspector Branston and a detachment of police from the Regent Street station, raided a house in Foster Street, and arrested twenty-one Chinese, who were taken to Being found in a common gaming House. ...

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  33. BRITAIN'S POWER.

    NEW YORK, Sunday.--The London correspondent of the "New York World" has interviewed Lord Northecliffe, who states that Britain is not using more than 55 per cent, of her ...

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  34. WOUNDED SOLDIERS BENEFIT.

    A bazaar and cafe chantant was held in the Paddington Town Hall on Saturday afternoon and evening, in aid of Private Wally Fluke, who lost a leg in lighting for his country. ...

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  35. FRENCH BATTLESHIP.

    PARIS, Sunday.-- An official message states that the battleship Suffren has been lost with all hands. An earlier message stated that the ...

    Article : 136 words
  36. OVERSEA TROOPS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Duke of Connnaught opened the Victoria League Club for Oversea Soldiers in Dover Street. He eulogised the work for giving comfort to the troops and ...

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  37. MESOPOTAMIA AIR RAID.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Mesopotamia official message states:-- "Six British aeroplanes. in retaliation for hostile bombing. dropped half a ton of ...

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  38. THE ITALIANS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--An Italian official message report:--"Despite torrential rain in the Carso, reciprocal artillery fire was heavier. ...

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  39. BOARD OF TRADE RULES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Board of Trade has approved of the use of ordinary flour instead of standard flour on ships pending a test being made of the letter's keeping qualities. ...

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  40. MUNICIPAL POTATO GROWING.

    LONDON. Sunday.--The Manchester Corporation is preparing to grow 300 acres of potatoes in the public parks. ...

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