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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,037 wordsSo far as the Sydney branch of the Federated Firemen and Seamen's Union is concerned, there were no developments in the shipping trouble to-day, and the officials ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "World" says:—"The United States is paying £8,000,000 daily, or a fourth of the cost of the war. America's war expenditure ...
Article : 67 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Bonar Law announced that a Bill, constituting the Air Ministry, would be shortly introduced. ...
Article : 83 wordsField-Marshal Haig reported last night:—"Our patrols are active on the battle front and have brought in a few prisoners. There is considerable reciprocal artillery firing ...
Article : 322 wordsThe British air raid on Roulers was one of the most terrible of the war. A bomb set fire to the barracks where a newly-arrived German regiment was quartered ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) to-day explained the scheme which the Agent-General (Mr. Wade) had outlined in London for settling British soldiers on the ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Admiralty reported to-day:—"Our naval aircraft on Monday night dropped many tons of bombs on the Bruges dock One of our fighter patrols on Tuesday ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "Sun" reports:—"The British authorities at Halifax recently intercepted a bag containing despatched from Sweden. This bag ...
Article : 69 wordsIt has been arranged that the rate of postage on newspapers addressed to army nurses on duty abroad shall be similar to that on newspapers for soldiers, provided ...
Article : 46 wordsSeveral German newspapers significantly doubt the wisdom of making air raids upon open towns. The "Munich Post" urgently demands an agreement between all ...
Article : 52 wordsA Government Commission, which inquired into the charges made against M Malvy, reports that all the accusations are without foundation. This report does not ...
Article : 123 wordsA sensational discovery was indicated in a statement made by Inspector Mitchell (Police Prosecutor) at the Central Police Court to-day, when Harold Batten (or ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Minister for Customs (Mr. Jensen) has received a despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, intimating that on July 28 last the Russian ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. Lansing (Secretary of State) says America is considering the advisableness of being represented at an Allied military conference, to be held at Paris this week. The ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Government has surveyed suitable tunnels, arches, crypts, basements, etc., in London for air raid shelters for a million people. These will be available to the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe London Country Council has decided to close all the London elementary schools during the last week of the present month, in view of the possibility of air raids. ...
Article : 39 wordsHerr Scheidemann, speaking at the Socialist Conference at Wurzgurg, declared:—"The enemy's demands are steadily growing more insane. We will not ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated to-night that there must be some misapprehension as to the restrictions placed upon the employment of foreigners in ...
Article : 216 wordsAn important development in connection with the strike was announced this evening. The Commonwealth Steamship Owners Association, at a meeting, discussed the ...
Article : 244 wordsA French Eastern communique issued yesterday stated:—"The artillery was active to-day on the whole front, especially north of Monastir. Our troops repelled enemy ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. Lloyd George (the Prime Minister) yesterday brought a libel action against the Exchange Telegraph Agency, the "Westminister Gazette," and the "Daily News," ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. Gilmour, of the Australian Press Association, writing from the West front, says:—"Some of the Australians and New Zealanders just back from the front line tell ...
Article : 706 wordsA German wireless official message, intercepted yesterday by the Admiralty, aduitted that the Bulgarians had been compelled to cese some villages to the English ...
Article : 40 wordsThe attention of the Colonial Secretary (Mr. H. P. Colebatch) was drawn yesterday to letters which have appeared in the "West Australian" regarding charitable ...
Article : 338 wordsA French aviator, named Jardain, after participating in the recent raid upon Frankfort, proceeded to Essen on his own initiative, and dropped 10 bombs into the town. ...
Article : 43 wordsLord Shaughnessy (president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.) has forwarded a manifesto to the French-Canadians, urging that military service is necessary, and ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Chamber of Deputies has decided to hold a secret session to discuss the statement made recently by M. Ribot (formerly Premier and now Minister, for ...
Article : 59 wordsAnother large batch of wounded from the front arrived at Fremantle yesterday. Only one the 120 men who disembarked at Fremantle was confined to his bed. ...
Article : 251 wordsThe Italian mail steamer Citta di Bari, 1,489 tons, has been sunk in the Mediterranean by an enemy submarine. Two hundred Greeks perished, including consuls ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Socialist Party's financial statement presented to the Wurzburg Conference disclosed the fact that a loan of £35,000 has been made to the Socialist party of ...
Article : 78 wordsThe "Telegraf" says it has secured evidence from correspondents in Belgium proving that sand and gravel imported from Holland by the Germans have been used for ...
Article : 43 wordsThe State coal mine at Wonthaggi caused the Government a loss of £20,630 for the last financial year. The mine lost 25 days owing to sympathetic strikes, and the total ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Australians in Egypt propose to erect a memorial to their comrades who have fallen on the Sinai Peninsula and in Palestine. Every Australian here has ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Premier, referring to-day to the position at Mackay brought about by the shortage of shipping, said the Government had arranged for the Government steamer ...
Article : 175 wordsA number of Swiss Catholics with pro-German sympathies convened an international congress in Berne for last Tuesday "to promote a durable peace." Sixty-five ...
Article : 76 wordsThe French destroyed two German submarines in the Mediterranean during the last week in September. ...
Article : 22 wordsPresident Wilson has appealed to the State banks to adopt the Federal reserve system, in order to consolidate the gold reserves and to aid in the more effective and ...
Article : 46 wordsThe requisitioning of American shipping became effective yesterday. Two million tons of shipping were taken over by the Government. ...
Article : 28 wordsBefore the Registrar of Industrial Unions to-day, the Fremantle National Waterside Union of Workers made application for the registration. Objection was taken by ...
Article : 344 wordsIt is announced that nine Victoria Crosses have been conferred. The recipients include. Sergeant Hobaon, a Canadian, who was ...
Article : 284 wordsComforts for Naval Men.—Yesterday the secretary of the Naval Comforts and Welcome Committee had charge of a small contingent of naval men passing through ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Kaiser has arrived at Constantinople. He will shortly inspect the Dardanelles defences. ...
Article : 21 wordsA wireless, Russian official message received yesterday stated: "A German Dreadnought shelled our patrol squadron off Soela Sound, and severely damaged the ...
Article : 152 wordsViscount Reading (head of the British financial mission to America), in conjunction with the Canadian Government, has successfully arranged credits aggregating ...
Article : 39 wordsThe usual order of things under the National volunteer scheme obtained at Fremantle yesterday, when work on the wharves proceeded quietly and without ...
Article : 118 wordsThis morning a deputation from the Victorian Police Force waited upon the Chief Secretary (Mr. McLeod) in regard to remedyding certain greivances. ...
Article : 108 wordsThe first ballot among members of the second division of the expeditionary force reserve, comprising married men, will be taken at the end of the present month. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) yesterday sent the following message to Sir Douglas Haig: "The War Cabinet desires to congratulate you and your troops upon ...
Article : 125 wordsThe following message, addressed by his Majesty the King to the British Red Cross Society, has been received by her Excellency Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson for ...
Article : 343 wordsAt the inquiry held into the causes of a fire which occurred on a large overseas steamer in Sydney Harbour about three weeks ago, causing extensive damage to the ...
Article : 123 wordsSpeaking to a representative of the "West Australian" yesterday, Mr. Thos. McSharer, local agent of the Seamen's Union, said that up to the previous day the had hopes ...
Article : 227 wordsThe Admiralty yesterday interepted the following wireless German official message:—"We have gained possession of the main portion of Oesel Island. The ...
Article : 100 wordsThe total number of admissions to Victorian prisons during last year showed a decrease of 690 on the previous year. The number actually imprisoned was 4,653, of ...
Article : 104 wordsQueen Alexandra in a message to the management committee of the Our Day collection which will take place to-morrow, says: "To carry on the work of our great ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Germans to-day retired opposite a small portion of the Australian front to the next spur of high ground, about 1,000 yards back. The German artillery shelled our ...
Article : 214 wordsThe "Western Mail" Royal Show number, to be published to-morrow, is an exceedingly interesting production. Unlike its predecessors the issue represents a complete record ...
Article : 267 wordsThe Constituent Assembly election will take place on November 25, and the Assembly will meet on December 13. The campaign is beginning and anarchy is ...
Article : 112 wordsA Kentish farmer was yesterday fined £200 and sentenced to two months' imprisonment for having failed to reduce his hop aoreage in accordance with the law ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), referring to-night to the remarks of the Premier of Queensland (Mr. Ryan) in regard to the operation of the Queensland embargo ...
Article : 112 words"As it is possible that the term prestrike conditions' may not be clearly understood by the public," said Mr. W. D. Shallard, president of the Association of ...
Article : 834 wordsSome irritation has been caused through a leading firm selling Australian Red Cross comforts saved from a torpedoed liner. The purchaser neglected to comply with the ...
Article : 105 wordsGerman submarines were seen off the coast of Findland recently delivering arms and other was material to the Finns in expectation that the latter would assist in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 wordsThe Mayor of Kalgoorlie has received the following cablegram from General Birdwood in reply to the message of appreciation sent by the Kalgoorlie Council on the ...
Article : 91 wordsApropos of Captain Bean's despatch, Mr. Percival Phillips notes: "The enemy have further withdrawn their line below Broodsainde, where our outposts have forced ...
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