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  2. THE BATTLE OF ARRAS.

    In yesterday morning's despatch Sir Douglas Haig reported:—"Heavy fighting is taking place on the whole front from the Hindenburg line south of the Sensee River ...

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  3. SUBMARINES.

    The Admiralty reports that the British transport Arcadian (8,839 tons), carrying troops was torpedoed by an enemy submarine in the Eastern Mediterranean on ...

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  4. HEAVY DOG TAX.

    Mr. Bonar Law has foreshadowed an increased tax on dogs, including a heavy tax for fresh licences. ...

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  5. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The vital problem before the public of Australia will be decided to-day, when the campaign activities in connection with the Federal election will be concentrated in the ...

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  6. IRISH RACING ABANDONED.

    Mr. H. E. Duke (Chief Secretary for Ireland) announced in the House of Commons yesterday that all the Irish racing fixtures had been cancelled. ...

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  7. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Herr Schiedemann (leader of the Socialist Majority) has been appointed president of the Reichstag's Constitution Committee. ...

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  8. TASMANIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 words
  9. AUSTRALIAN COURAGE.

    Mr. Andrew Fisher (High Commissioner for the Commonwealth) yesterday forwarded a message to the troops rescued from the torpedoed troopship ...

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  10. GERMANY'S CORN.

    Germany has decided to expropriate all cereals before they are reaped. The military will supervise threshing operations, so as to enable the corn to become ...

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  11. SWITZERLAND AND HOLLAND.

    M. Marcel Hutin writes: "Boche aeroplanes no longer hesitate to bomb Swiss and Dutch towns. Von Hindenburg is seeking a pretext to invade Switzerland and ...

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  12. AN EMPIRE CABINET.

    Addressing a gathering of the Primrose League yesterday, Earl Curzon (Lord President of the Council) said:— "At a meeting of the War Cabinet ...

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  13. HEAVY BRITISH PRESSURE.

    Amsterdam Dutch correspondents in the north of France state that the general expectation is that the Germans will retreat further before the British heavy pressure. ...

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  14. AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.

    Two submarines torpedoed the American steamer Rockingham yesterday. Fourteen of the crew are missing. ...

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  15. SEIZURE OF A DANISH SHIP.

    Germany has apologised for the seizure of a Danish merchantman engaged in local traffic, and she has offered to pay compensation for the outrage. ...

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  16. BRITISH COMMISSIONERS' VIEW.

    The British Commissioners, while admitting that the submarining of merchant ships is a serious matter, are confident that, with American assistance in ships and ...

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  17. WHERE TO VOTE.

    Following are the official lists of polling places in the divisions of Perth and Fremantle:—PERTH. ...

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  18. BADEN GRAND DUCHY.

    The whole of the Grand Duchy of Baden has been proclaimed a war zone, under the severest martial law, owing to the unrest of the workers. ...

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  19. ST. QUENTIN.

    The "Petit Journal" says that the Germans are preparing to leave St. Quentin. They have posted in the town placards bearing the statement: "The French will ...

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  20. CLARION CALL TO AUSTRALIANS.

    The Prime Minister to-night issued the following appeal to the electors:—"Fellow electors,—The issues before you are the gravest that ever confronted the ...

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  21. GERMAN PIGS.

    It is stated that all pigs in Germany must be slaughtered within a few weeks owing to the lack of fodder in the country. ...

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  22. PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

    The principal American genius is working on the submarine problem, and 75 experts are assisting Mr. Edison. Twenty per cent. of the inventions tested by the ...

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  23. ENEMY REPORTS.

    A wireless German official message intercepted yesterday states: "New English attacks on a wide front have commenced after the recent artillerying on both ...

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  24. ENEMY DISINTEGRATION.

    Swiss reports state that the majority of the Turkish divisions have been withdrawn from the European fronts after the fall of Baghdad, and have arrived at the ...

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  25. BELGIUM'S SUFFERINGS.

    Mr. H. C. Hoover, Chairman of the American Commission for relief of the Belgians, arrived here from England on Wednesday. He states that the mortality in Belgium ...

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  26. VICTORIA.

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  27. CHINA.

    The Chinese Cabinet has formally communicated to the President its decision in favour of war. The President has intimated his willingness to promulgate the ...

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  28. RAILWAY WORKERS WANTED.

    France has appealed to the United States Government for 10,000 skilled railway men, who are wanted to lay 1,500 miles of railways immediately. ...

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  29. BRITISH NEWS.

    Mr. Asquith, addressing the Eighty Club last evening, said that it could not be too plainly stated that the war had reached the crucial stage, owing to the rapid and ...

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  30. AMERICA.

    The Government is determined to speed up shipbuilding. The Department of Labour has registered 15,000 skilled workmen to construct a great wooden fleet, ...

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  31. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    The members of the Imperial War Conference went to Windsor Castle yesterday in order to present an address of loyalty to the King. The address read:— ...

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  32. THE ENTENTE MISSIONERS.

    General Joffre and M. Viviani were riotously greeted on their visit to the House of Representatives on Wednesday M. Viviani, speaking in French, thanked ...

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  33. BRAZIL AND THE WAR.

    The resignation of Dr. Lauro Mueller, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is a pro-German, is construed in many quarters as the forerunner of Brazil's entry into the ...

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  34. CHILIAN ATTITUDE.

    It is announced in Berlin that the Chilian Minister has asked for his passports. ...

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  35. AMERICA'S FINANCIAL HELP.

    The Italian Ambassador on Wednesday received a Treasury warrant for £20,000,000, representing Italy's share of the American war loan. ...

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  36. NEW GREEK CABINET.

    M. Zaimis has agreed to form a new Cabinet. ...

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  37. KEANE'S POINT.

    Negotiations were practically completed yesterday in connection with the purchase of Keane's Point, which it is intended shall be made a public reserve, thus ...

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  38. STATE OF THE ROLLS.

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  39. WAR PROSPECTS.

    Lord Northcliffe, in a statement to a representative of the United Press Agency, said: "Britain will shortly publish her losses arising from the German submarines. She ...

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  40. THE CAUCASUS.

    A wireless Russian official message received yesterday stated:—"We defeated Turkish attempts to advance south-west of Gumushkhane (in ...

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  41. THE CANDIDATES.

    The following is a list of candidates in the several States. An asterisk denotes a retiring member, while the letters in brackets indicate the parties represented, ...

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  42. THE BALKANS.

    Wireless Russian official messages received yesterday stated:—"Russian hydroplane squadrons bombed Mahmudia, on the Danube, and caused great destruction. We ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND.

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  44. THE ADMIRALTY.

    The "Evening Standard" states:—"Drastic changes will be made at the Admiralty as a result of Mr. Lloyd George's investigations. The War Staff will be strengthened ...

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  45. THE QUESTION OF LOYALTY.

    In the course of a speech delivered at the Coliseum Theatre at Subiaco last night the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Colebatch) said that as a Nationalist he took strong ...

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  46. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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  47. COMMONWEALTH.

    Figures supplied to Mr. D. Mackinnon, Director-General of Recruiting, show that at the beginning of 1917, exclusive of men then in the training camps, there were in ...

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  48. A DIVIDED UNION.

    The employees in the South Australian section of the Australian Printing Industry Union have been somewhat split regarding their attitude toward the United Labour ...

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  49. THE FRENCH FRONT.

    Yesterday morning's French communique stated:—"There were artillery activity and patrol encounters throughout the region of Chemin des Dames. We repulsed enemy ...

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  50. THE OUTLOOK.

    At a meeting of the Primrose League yesterday Earl Curzon (Lord President of the Council) said the Government recognised that the submarine menace was formidable, ...

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  51. SECRET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.

    A secret session of the House of Commons was held yesterday, to discuss various matters connected with the war. ...

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  52. THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION.

    The Dardanelles Commission yesterday examined Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, who was for a considerable time official Press correspondent with the British headquarters in ...

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  53. Advertising

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  54. NEW SOUTH WALES.

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  55. FOOD CONTROL DEPARTMENT.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states that Captain C. Bathurst (Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Controller's Department) has tendered his resignation, but has been asked ...

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  56. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The 292nd casualty list was released by the censor last night and is published below. It contains the names of Western Australian soldiers, together with those ...

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  57. CONFECTIONERY DISPLAYS.

    In the House of Lords yesterday Lord Devenport (Food Controller) said that lavish shop-window displays of confectionery are a continual affront to the public, and must ...

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  58. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 words
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