Last night's report from Field-Marshal Haig stated:—"There was heavy rain throughout to-day. We attacked in the afternoon east and south of Langemarck. The ...
Article : 263 wordsThe most notable incident of yesterday's work on the water front was the despatch of the s.s. Zealandia at 4.45 p.m., with passengers, for the Eastern States. The ...
Article : 3,672 wordsM. Clementel (French Minister for Commerce) has informed Mr. Fisher (High Commissioner for the Commonwealth) that he is considering a proposal to despatch a ...
Article : 39 wordsThere was a slight error in yesterday morning's list of casualties, Leo. D. Hogan being mentioned as Sergeant Hogan instead of Private Hogan. ...
Article : 423 wordsThe Turkish Government is becoming alarmed owing to the Austro-German methods of discussing peace terms, and she fears the abandonment of Turkey. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Hamburg "Nachrichten" describes the recent sinking of a British trap-ship. "A big German submarine," it asserts, "sighted a steamer of 1,500 tons which ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Inter-Allies' Labour Conference which is to be held at Westminster to-day and to-morrow is arousing much interest. It is noteworthy that the British Socialist Party ...
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Article : 128 wordsThe annual report of the State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia, presented to the nineteenth annual conference yesterday, contained the statement that of ...
Article : 164 wordsThe Chief Commissioner in London of the "Australian Comforts' Fund" (of which the Victoria League is the Western Australian division), sends to Australia this graphic ...
Article : 555 wordsIn a communication addressed to local governing bodies throughout the State, his Excellency the Governor, Sir William Ellison-Macartney mentions that in an ...
Article : 1,167 wordsGerman and Austrian war correspondents state that the Isonzo battle was the greatest ever seen. The Italian army was twice as great as in any previous fight on the ...
Article : 107 wordsA wireless German official report, interrepted by the Admiralty early yesterday, stated:—"Violent English attacks north-west of Lens to-day broke down heavily. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe London newspapers give prominence to statements from Switzerland that General von Falkenhayn, on the Mesopotamia front, is organising an advance ...
Article : 34 wordsThree German air raiders who were killed in England recently have been buried with military honours at Margate. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Germans have ordered the Courtrai Banks to transfer all their valuables to Brussels. ...
Article : 18 wordsTorrential rains continue in many districts in England and Wales, and they have seriously damaged the corn and the late hay crops. In many cases it is ...
Article : 55 wordsSunday's meeting at Moscow was devoted to the discussion of M. Kerensky's statement in the separate conferences. All eyes are fixed upon to-day's opening of the ...
Article : 139 wordsFollowing on the capture of Baghdad by the British, Percival London, in an article published by the London "Daily Telegraph," wrote:— ...
Article : 1,026 wordsThe Press Bureau announces that the Germans for a considerable time urged the Belgian Socialists in Belgium to participate in the Stockholm conference, but the ...
Article : 88 wordsBetween 9 o'clock yesterday morning and 10 o'clock this morning, according to a statement by the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser), 625 strikers returned to ...
Article : 403 wordsGeneral Korniloff was accorded an ovation at Moscow. Replying to addresses of welcome, he said that he rejoiced to be able to assure the army that Moscow's voice ...
Article : 52 wordsDr. Michaelis, explaining the Parliamentary Commission yesterday, emphasised the fact that it would deal with definite questions, for example the Papal Note, but ...
Article : 190 wordsAn amending order regarding galvanised iron was gazetted to-day. It provides that all importers and merchants who on August 13 held stocks of galvanised iron for ...
Article : 108 wordsPresident Wilson has sent to the Moscow Conference a pledge of America's moral and financial assistance, and he has added: "The United States has confidence in the ...
Article : 50 wordsThe alarming increase in the number of sexsual offences was commented on by the Chief Justice in the Criminal Court to-day. The Court was occupied during the day in ...
Article : 235 wordsVery strict regulations have been framed with regard to Russians leaving the United States for Russia owing to a belief that Germany is paying some of them to stir ...
Article : 33 wordsA telegram from Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, reports:—"The Finns state that great excitement awaits the opening of the Diet on Wednesday, despite the Petrograd ...
Article : 57 wordsTravellers from Germany declare that Germany is starving, as most of the food is sent to the soldiers, leaving only the scantiest supplies for civilians. One ...
Article : 82 wordsAn attempt, which did not succeed, was made to-day to tie up the foodstuffs of the city. The strike leaders approached the carters employed by some of the largest ...
Article : 132 wordsA wireless Russian official message received yesterday stated:—"Enemy attacks scuth of Ocna and north-east of Soveia to-day failed. Co-operating with the fleet our ...
Article : 68 wordsA lack of paper has compelled the publishers of school books in Germany to refrain from printing new editions. When the stock becomes exhausted at Christmas ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Lansing has announced that the Government has evidence that Germany planned war against the United States after her conflict with the Allies, and he ...
Article : 46 wordsJumping from a balcony, 30ft. from the ground, at the Homoepathic Hospital to-day, Joseph Antwan de Voss, a Belgian, was found with a gash in his throat, and ...
Article : 60 wordsA German official report received yesterday evening stated:—"We captured important positions east of Czernowitz to-day and took 1,000 prisoners and six guns. We ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the New York "Times" reports:—"Advices from Switzerland state that Austria is bordering upon panic. The Vienna newspapers ...
Article : 70 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day the strike occupied most of the question time. Mr. McGirr, member for Yass, was in the act of putting a question to the Acting ...
Article : 221 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) yesterday sent a message to the Premier of Roumania on the anniversary of the latter's entry into the war, paying a tribute ...
Article : 112 wordsFull Court.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Burnside, and Mr. Justice Rooth: Ockerby and Co., Ltd. (defendant), appellant, and Maurice Cohen ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 29 Aug 1917, Page 7
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