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  2. THE ALLIES STRIKE HARD.

    [?]-Marshal Haig issued the following report last night:—"Continuous heavy rain yesterday from noon till the evening made this ground sodden and very difficult for ...

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  3. THE ROYAL SHOW

    Yesterday was "People's Day" at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show at Claremont. To many it is "the" day of the year. For twelve months it has been ...

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  4. RUSSIA.

    M. Kerensky's new Cabinet comprises six Socialists, and 11 representatives of other parties. Among the latter are M. Tereshtchenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs; ...

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  5. AT SEA.

    A Russian official report issued early yesterday stated: "In the Bosphorus region yesterday our torpedoers destroyed seven Turkish coal-laden barges. A Russian ...

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  6. GERMAN INTRIGUE.

    Madame Turmel has been arrested. She is suspected of having changed Swiss bank notes which her husband brought from Switzerland. During her examination ...

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  7. THE SUBMARINE SCOURGE.

    Owing to the decreased activity of the German submarines the Norwegian cargo insurance rate for the North Sea has been lowered by 1 per cent. It is now 7 per ...

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  8. MILITARY BUILDING DESTROYED

    A fire occurred yesterday in the Panaieff Theatre, in which large numbers of soldiers were billeted. The building was destroyed, and hundreds of men were either killed ...

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  9. BOLO PASHA SCANDAL.

    The French Commission inquiring into the Bolo Pasha scandal possesses documents revealing the ramifications of Germany's peace plots in every allied capital. ...

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  10. THE FRENCH ASSAULT.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that General Anthoine's army, co-operating with the British, pushed on and occupied half the ground between ...

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  11. PENALTY FOR SILENCE.

    An American warship recently fired upon an Italian submarine which had failed to respond to signals asking for her nationality. An officer and a seaman on the ...

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  12. COMMONWEALTH.

    The Publicity Secretary to the Treasury states that the Federal Treasurer (Sir John Forrest) is leaving no avenue of activity unexplored in his endeavour to make ...

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  13. FRENCH JUDGE'S POSITION.

    Ferdinand Monier (First President of the Court of Appeal), who is being tried before the Supreme Judicial Council on a charge of professional misconduct in ...

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  14. THE ATTENDANCE.

    The attendance at the Show Grounds yesterday was larger than that recorded on the corresponding day last year, some 250 odd more people passing through the ...

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  15. AMERICA'S DESTROYERS.

    Mr. Daniels (Secretary for the Navy) has signed contracts for £75,000,000 to double the present number of American destroyers. ...

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  16. DUTCH SHIPS IN AMERICAN PORTS

    The United States Government is determined that the Dutch ships in American ports shall assist in carrying American cargoes. It has refused to allow bunker coal ...

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  17. THE BALKANS.

    Authoritative information from semi-official sources indicates that the Allies will shortly have a million and a quarter men prepared for the Balkan campaign, ...

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  18. GERMAN-DUTCH AGREEMENT.

    The "Handelsblad" states that the agreement, recently made between Holland and Germany, stipulates that German submarines must not attack Dutch colliers ...

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  19. THE RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    The past years have afforded the officials of the Railway Department ample opportunity for experience in the handling of large numbers of people and that the ...

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  20. BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

    There was launched two hours ago the most difficult attack undertaken since those in the midst of the winter on the Somme. Ever since the day of the last great assault ...

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  21. THE FOURTH GERMAN ARMY.

    Mr. Perceval Phillips, in a telegram from Flanders, states:—"The Fourth German Army has been defeated again. The battle was another unqualified success, and ...

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  22. GENERAL ITEMS.

    State officials are interested in the latest phase of German imperialism as voiced by the "Cologne Gazette," which recently stated: "Germany has the choice of being ...

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  23. GERMANY'S WORD OF HONOUR.

    It is believed that the escape of the interned German submarine from Cadiz has augmented the chances of involving Spain in the war. Spain has been insulted, and ...

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  24. PEACE TALK.

    The Pan-German Congress yesterday passed a resolution declaring that Germany's frontiers must be vastly extended in the East. The resolution asserted that ...

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  25. CALM IN THE REICHSTAG.

    The Reichstag debate ended peacefully-General Von Stein (War Minister), Herr Helfferich (Deputy Chancellor), and Dr. Michaelis (Chancellor) yielded. They ...

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  26. A JUDGE'S IMPRESSIONS.

    Some interesting comments were made by one of the cattle and sheep judges (Mr. C. P. Murray), in the course of a conversation with a "West Australian" reporter last ...

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  27. NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) announced to-day that following the example of the British Government, the Federal Ministry had decided to ...

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  28. AMERICAN UNITY.

    Members of the National Unity League called upon President Wilson yesterday and announced that a concerted effort was being made to eliminate divergent elements ...

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  29. AMERICAN DETERMINATION.

    Government officials state that America did not influence the peace offer reported in the "Deutsche Tages Zeitung," and based upon no annexations. America, they ...

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  30. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.

    In response to a request from a representative of the Australian Press Association for a message on the subject of the Australian troops' share in the recent fighting, ...

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  31. THE GERMAN PROTESTANTS.

    Numbers of Protestant clergymen in Germany have issued a manifesto stating that the German Protestants are conscious of the mutual Christian aim to promote ...

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  32. AMERICA'S AID TO THE ALLIES.

    Further loans of £8,000,000 to Britain and of a similar amount to France have been made by the United States Treasury. This brings the total amount lent to ...

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  33. A GRAPHIC NARRATIVE.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs has furnished the following account of the day's fighting:— The enemy have again suffered great losses; two new divisions, namely, the 227th, ...

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  34. NEW ZEALAND WAR LOAN.

    It was officially stated in the House of Representatives to-day that the increased war demands necessitated a loan of £24,000,000 in addition to the £24,000,000 already ...

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  35. A FRANCO-BRITISH AIR RAID.

    The Franco-British air raid on the first of the present month destroyed the Wondelgem railway station (north of Ghent), in which there were £70 German soldiers, ...

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  36. BRITISH NEWS.

    A joint committee representing the trade unions and the members of Parliament yesterday urged Mr. Lloyd George to immediately increase the pay of soldiers and ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mrs. Bert Wren, of Wharf-street, Queen's Park, has received word that Lieutenant Wren has been promoted to the rank of captain. He has been on furlough in ...

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  38. CANADA'S BEER.

    The Government has decided to prohibit the use of grain for the manufacture of bear. The distilleries will be chiefly occupied during the war in the manufacture ...

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  39. GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, replying to a message of congratulation at the British success in the battle of Broodseinde, says:—"Your message of ...

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  40. THE RING EVENTS.

    Naturally the ring events attracted a lot of attention, and a sea of faces encircled the ring. The various items were of a fairly attractive character, and competition ...

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  41. THE OFFICIAL OPENING.

    The official opening, as on previous occasions during the war, was a formal affair, and devoid of a special luncheon and the attendant toasts. As on former ...

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  42. MR. W. A. HOLMAN.

    Mr. W. A. Holman (Premier of New South Wales) has addressed large meetings of organised Labourites here and elsewhere. Speaking here yesterday he said ...

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  43. GERMAN OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

    The British Admiralty yesterday intercepted the following wireless German official message:—"The English attacked this morning astride the Stader-Boesinghe railway ...

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  44. THE PRICE OF MEAT.

    The Food Controller (Lord Rhondda), replying yesterday to an agricultural deputation, dealt with a complaint that the fixed prices for meat were unremunerative to the ...

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  45. CANADIAN CONSCRIPTIONISTS.

    The men called up under the Conscription Act have been ordered to report on November 19 and to join the colours on December 12. ...

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  46. SOLDIER RULE.

    Lord Northcliffe, addressing the Canadian Club yesterday, predicted that the soldiers would assume a dominant position after the war, and that they would not be ...

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  47. ITALY.

    An Italian official report issued yesterday stated:—"After an intense bombardment last night the enemy renewed their attacks on Costabella and Massif, but our ...

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  48. THE RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    The Australian Red Cross Society's report states that 2,800 prisoners are now in Germany, while 124 are in Turkey. During September, 15,796 food parcels and ...

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  49. AN AMERICAN DESCRIPTION.

    The United Press Association correspondent writing at noon stated that the English, French, and overseas troops attacked on the wide front at Passchendaele ...

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  50. TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

    A report has appeared in the Press stating that the Trans-Australian Railway fares have been fixed on a capital to capital basis. Under this schedule passengers ...

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  51. FOOD SHORTAGE IN HOLLAND.

    The head of the Dutch Mission asserts that Holland has begun to slaughter a greater part of her livestock owing to a shortage of foodstuffs. A 50 per cent. ...

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  52. MUCH AUSTRIAN ANXIETY.

    The Borne correspondent of the "Idea Nazionale" says:—"A great Austrian War Council is being held on the Isonzo front. The Commander-in-Chief and the various ...

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  53. GERMANY'S WANING POWER.

    A French Commissioner, authoritatively reviewing the recent course of the war, declares:— "The Germans have reached their supreme military effort. For the first time ...

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  54. HARBOURING ABSENTEE SOLDIERS

    A city publican was yesterday sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment for having harboured Australian absentees four of whom overstayed their leave by from thirty to ...

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  55. ITALIAN AERIAL RAID.

    The Italian Embassy has been advised that Italian aeroplanes yesterday bombed Cattaro and severely damaged some Austrian destroyers and submarines, as well as ...

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  57. MUNITIONS FACTORY EXPLOSION.

    It is officially announced that ten persons were killed and two more were injured in the fire and explosion that destroyed a munition factory in the north of England ...

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