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  2. ADVANCE CONTINUES

    The following official reports have been issued by Field-Marshal Haig:—London, Aug. 9(3.40 p.m.)—"Our progress on the battle front continues. The ...

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  3. AMERICA.

    The War Department announced the completion of plans for the organisation of a Slavic legion for the battle front. It is composed of Czecho-Slovaks, ...

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  4. RUSSIA.

    The Tientsin correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company (London) reports that the operations against the Allies in Siberia are assuming large ...

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  5. FOCH'S HATCHET BLOWS.

    The Allies are steadily progressing, and Marshal Foch's hatchest blows are reducing salient after salient. The French entered Montdidier towards noon on Saturday, ...

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  6. SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.

    The special correspondent of the New York "Times" on the American front, telegraphs that information has reached the Allies that "A Last Stand Army" of ...

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  7. THE NEWS IN BERLIN.

    The German communique issued on Thursday night admitting that the enemy's new attack had entered the German line, created deep depression in Berlin, where ...

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  8. PRICE OF COPPER.

    President Wilson has decided to continue until November the maximum price of 1s. 1d. a 1b. for Copper, subject to certain additional charges. ...

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  9. THE OUTPUT OF COAL.

    The president of the executive of the Miners' Federation of Britain, in a manifesto, appeals strenously to the miners' loyalty, and urges them to assist to carry ...

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  10. THE MARNE FRONT.

    The Allies on the Marne front have regained 1,500 square kilometres of territory, and 200 towns and villages have been recovered. The Allied front has been ...

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  11. WIRELESS NEWS.

    The following wireless news has been received from Honolulu by the American Consul here:—Washington.—The War Department ...

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  12. STREAM OF PRISONERS.

    Telegraphing from France on Friday, the representative of the United Press Association stated:—"Prisoners are streaming in steadily from the rear. The losses ...

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  13. ITEMS FROM EUROPE.

    The following messages have been received here from Europe:—The Germans on the Amiens front were reported on Friday to be blowing up their ...

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  14. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Lord Robert Cecil (the Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) declared, in a speech on Friday, his conception of a league of nations. Each nation which ...

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  15. CZECHO-SLOVAKS NEAR MOSCOW.

    The Czecho-Slovaks are nearing Moscow from the north-east and the south-east, cutting off its food supplies. German newspapers admit that the situations in ...

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  16. ALLIES AT ARCHANGEL.

    The State Department has been informated officially that M. Lenin, the Bolshevik Prime Minister, in a speech declared that a state of war existed between Russia ...

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  17. ON CHANGE.

    The news received from the battle front in France has stimulated the Stock Exchange, and all gilt-edged securities are hardening. ...

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  18. THE INITIATIVE.

    General Marsh, Chief of the American Staff, says that the time has now arrived on the west front for the Allies' greatest blow. Marshal Foch intends to keep on ...

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  19. THE TROELSTRA AFFAIR.

    Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., in the course of an interview in Cardiff, said that the recent reversal or passports was equivalent to the Government saying. "we can do ...

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  20. GOOD FIELD WORK.

    A Canadian correspondent describing the Canadian and Australian advance, praises the staff work. The tanks and cavalry within 15 minutes of the battle beginning ...

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  21. CAPTURE OF FRAMERVILE.

    The Australians co-operated in a dashing manner with tanks in the capture of Framerville on Thursday. ...

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  22. VALUE OF NEW TANKS.

    Military writers agree that the new fast tanks. which apparently are able to keep pace with the cavalry, completely answer the German fortified zone defence works. ...

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  23. BRITISH MANIFESTO.

    The British Official Press Bureau notified on Friday evening:—"The declaration of the British Government to the people of Russia has been issued in Vladivostok, ...

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  24. GENERAL BIRDWOOD'S MESSAGE

    The following cable message has been received from General Birdwood in regard to the fighting of the Australian troops in the offensive:—"All our divisions took part ...

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  25. MR. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS.

    Mr. Lloyd George (the Prime Minister), replying in a speech at the presentation of the freedom of Bath to him, said:—"I was never one of those who thought that ...

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  26. CHARGE OF DEALING IN WAR MATERIAL.

    Some remarkable features were disclosed at the hearing of charges made against George Heyl and Jacob Stoner, of having dealth in war material without permits. ...

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  27. THE MORLANCOURT SECTOR.

    Mr. Henry W. Nevinson, the special war correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle." telegraphed from France on Friday evening:—"The advance northwards from ...

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  28. THE WAR AT SEA.

    It is pointed out in connection with Mr. Lloyd George's statement to the effect that 150 German submarines had been sunk, that Germany had 28 U-boats when the ...

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  29. THE GREATEST ATTACK.

    The Australians at dawn this morning launched the greatest attack they ever made, while many other British troops are engaged, and the French are attacking to ...

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  30. IN THE UKRAINE.

    The peasants' revolts continue in many districts of the Ukraine. The German wheat stores are being looted by the peasantry. ...

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  31. BRITISH OFFICIALS ARRESTED.

    On Monday last, in Moscow, the Bolshevik Government arrested the British Agent (Mr. Robert H. B. Lockhart) and the British Consul-General (Mr. John O. ...

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  32. HUN MINE-SWEEPERS BOMBED.

    The British Admiralty authorities reported on Saturday night:—"On August 9 our aircraft bombed heavily enemy minesweepers off Zeebrugge, and observed that ...

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  33. SATURDAY'S FIGHTING.

    The Australian Press Association learns that as the result of a two days' attack on a front of 20 miles 24,000 prisoners and 300 guns have been taken, the maximum ...

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  34. FRANCO-BRITISH DRIVE.

    The American Consul to-day received the following official wireless message from Honolulu:—Washington.—General March, chief of ...

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  35. MODERATE CASUALTIES.

    Press correspondents report that the number of our casualties up to the middle of the afternoon of Friday last represented about 60 per cent of the prisoners taken. ...

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  36. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The following British-Italian official despatch was made available on Friday night—"Our divisions carried our eight successful simultaneous raids between the ...

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  37. THE WARILDA DISASTER.

    The names of the Australian soldiers who are believed to have been drowned through the torpedoing of the hospital vessel Warild, and the towns in which their relatives ...

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  38. INCIDENTS OF THE FIGHT.

    All Thursday morning small parties of German machine gunners and artillery men were coming in, but the prisoners later were increased by crowds of infantry. I ...

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  39. ENTHUSIASM IN PARIS.

    There is enormous enthusiasm over the new victory, which, following upon that of the Marne, is regarded as proof that Marshal Foch has determined to keep the ...

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  40. AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

    The Amateur Atheletics Association will held on September 7 a championship meeting for members of the services. The navy, army, air force. America Canada ...

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  41. THE NEWS IN AMERICA.

    The Franco-British successes have caused an upward trend of the Stock Exchange, and the first issue of the Liberty Loan bonda sold at above par, which is a world's ...

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  42. MILITARY EXPERTS' VIEWS.

    Colonel a 'Court Repington, the military correspondent of the London "Morning Post," says:—"The attack apparently struck the point of junction between Prince ...

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  43. THE SUGAR QUESTION.

    The Government is notifying the signatories to the Brussels Sugar Convention of Britain's withdrawal of the pledge which she made in 1913, and by which she ...

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  44. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    Marshal Foch has issued the following official communiques:—Paris, August 9 (3 p.m.).—"Matters remain unchanged on the battle front south ...

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  45. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    The following wireless German official messages have been intercepted by the British Admiralty:—Berlin, August 10 (12.50 a.m.).—"The ...

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  46. MOVEMENT FOR ECONOMY.

    The Select Committee on National Expenditure has expressed its strong disapproval of the Army Council's concurrence with Lieutenant-General Sir C. F. N. ...

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  47. BRITISH NEWS.

    The London "Spectator" says that it fails to see why a large portion of the Liberal Press in Britain is so Zealously angry with Mr. W. M. Hughes (the Prime ...

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  48. WAR IN THE AIR.

    The British Admiralty authorities reported on Friday evening:—"In the North Ses a formation of our large seaplanes sighted a Zeppelin at an elevation of some ...

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  49. UNITED SERVICES REGATTA.

    A successful united services regatta was held yesterday at Hemmersmith. The results were:—Senior Sculls: Private Hanfield (New Zealand), 1; Lieut. Priddle ...

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  50. PANIC-STRICKEN HUNS.

    Mr. Percival Phillips, the special correspondent of the London "Daily Express," telegraphed from France on Friday night:—"It is a great victory. The second ...

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  51. POSITION ON FRIDAY.

    A representative of the Australian and New Zealand Press Association reported on Friday afternoon:—"The advance still progresses. Late yesterday afternoon our ...

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  52. NO PEACE FOR THE HUNS.

    Army officers rejoice at Field-Marshal Haig's blow. They declare that it affords complete evidence that the Allies control the intiative and that Marshal Foch has ...

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  53. THIS YEAR'S HARVEST.

    Mr. G. N. Barnes (the Labour member of the War Cabinet) said in the course of a speech yesterday:—"This year's harvest, if used for the purpose of bread ...

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  54. MAGNIFICENT ADVANCE.

    By the end of the first day of the great attack the Australian infantry had advanced 10 miles into country which yesterday morning was German on a front of ...

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  55. CZECH SOLDIERS SHOT.

    The Vienna "Arbeiter Zeitung," the leading Socialist newspaper in Austria, reports that 74 Czech soldiers were shot on July 29 for high treason and having ...

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  56. FROM ENGLAND TO EGYPT.

    The British Official Press Bureau notified yesterday:—"Two officers of the Royal Airforce, accompained by two mechanics, have just flown from England to Egypt in ...

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  57. SPAIN AND GERMANY.

    The strictest secrecy has been observed with regard to Thursday's meeting of the Cabinet at which, it is believed, some important decisions were taken with ...

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  58. AVIATION REPORTS.

    London, August 10 (12.15 a.m.) (from field Marshal Haig).—"Our aeroplanes co-operated with the other arms on the battle front throughout the day, discovering ...

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  59. GERMAN GENERAL RESIGNS.

    The German General von Litznan has resigned owing to ill-health. ...

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