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  2. THE WAR.

    The following official reports have been issued:— London, Aug. 14. (1.35 p.m.) (from Field-Marshal Halg):— "Hostile artillery was ...

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  3. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary, accompanied by military and political leaders, has left Austria to attend an important conference at the German military ...

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  4. RUSSIA.

    It is announced officially by M. Lenin, the Bolshevik Prime Minister, that Russia is at war with the Allies. ...

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  5. COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. James Oswald Fairfax (one of the proprietors of the "Sydney Morning Herald") has been granted the relative honorary rank of major in the Australian ...

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  6. MORE DEFENCES.

    Having, on the previous day, dealt with the Honorary Minister for the Wheat Scheme (Mr. Baxter) the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at yesterday's sitting ...

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  7. WOOL CLIP.

    A complete statement by the Central Wool Committee dealing with the purchase by the Imperial Government, through the Commonwealth Government of the ...

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  8. BATTLE IN MIDDLE VOLGA.

    The Soviet authorities have seized all of the Czecho-Slovaks' vessels on the Volga, cutting off the Czecho-Slovaks from their headquarters at Simbirsk. A battle is ...

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  9. THE POLISH QUESTION.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the London. "Daily Chronicle" reports that among those who are attending the conference are Dr. Karl von Helfferich (the ...

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  10. GRAIN ELEVATORS BILL.

    Later in the day Mr. J. A. Grieg, M.L.C., was called on to explain his conduct in opposing the Grain Elevator Agreement Bill, upon consideration of the ...

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  11. THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS.

    The newspapers point out that Field-Marshal Haig's communique of Tuesday night refers only to the captures made by Generals Rawlinson and Debeney, and does not ...

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  12. AMERICAN CONSUL.

    The American Consul in Moscow has destroyed his codes and records, and turned over American affairs to the Swedish representative. ...

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  13. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

    Senator Russell, being desirous that no time should be lost in giving full effect to the determination of the Government to apply science to industry, has arranged that ...

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  14. SITUATION GROWING WORSE.

    Advices from Helsingtors, the capital of Finland, state that the Russian situation is steadily growing worse, and that the Bolshevik reign is near its end. The ...

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  15. THE PICARDY SALIENT.

    General March, Chief of the American Staff, says that the Picardy salient is now reduced to a depth of 15 miles upon a front of 53 miles. One United States ...

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  16. AIR CADETS.

    The air cadets selected to undergo a course of instruction at the Central Flying School are to be paid 10s. a day. Those who obtain pilots' certificates will be ...

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  17. SOVIETS COLLAPSE.

    Reports from Sweden state that the flight of the Petrograd Soviet to Kronstadt was due to peasant hands in the neighbourhood marching on the capital. ...

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  18. ITEMS FROM VANCOUVER.

    A message from New York states that the Australians have conquered all the enemy positions on the western outskirts of Bray and now hold Cateaux Wood. ...

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  19. OFFICERS RETIRED.

    The Defence Department has been subjected to criticism for having officers in the citizen forces who have not offered their services for active service abroad. The ...

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  20. AVIATION REPORTS.

    Field-Marshal Haig issued the following aviation report on Wednesday evening:— "Our continuous day and night bombing of the Somme bridges railway lines and ...

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  21. ADVANCE ON MURMANSK.

    It is reported that the Allied Consuls in Moscow have asked for a safe conduct to Archangel. The State Department has received ...

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  22. GALLANT CANADIANS.

    A Canadian official message states that five Canadians captured 100 Germans and an entire trench during the recent advance. ...

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  23. AMERICAN FIELD ARMY.

    The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" reports that the formation of an American field army in France is understood in military circles to mean ...

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  24. AMERICA.

    A rumour has been circulated by a section of the London Press that Lord Reading (the British Ambassador to America) has returned to England in order to ...

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  25. SURGEON DENTISTS IN NAVY.

    The appointment of surgeon dentists in the Commonwealth permanent naval forces is provided for in a new regulation which was gazetted to-day. Applicants must be ...

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  26. WAR CABINET'S TRIBUTE.

    The British Official Press Bureau reports that the Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) telegraphed as follows to Field-Marshal Haig:—"The Imperial War Cabinet sends ...

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  27. INTEREST ON DEFERRED PAY.

    An amendment of the war financial regulations provides that interest at the rate of 4½ per cent. per annum, or such other rate as may be approved, be paid on ...

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  28. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

    The British Admiralty on Wednesday night intercepted the following wireless German official message:—"The enemy attacked to the west and south-west of ...

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  29. PESSIMISM IN GERMANY.

    The pan-German newspaper "Kreutz Zeitung" warns its readers that the situation in the East is graver than is generally supposed and that it cannot be long ...

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  30. THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS.

    The Press Bureau announces that his Majesty the King has addressed the following letter to Sir Douglas Haig:—"Most warmly congratulate you and your troops ...

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  31. FOREIGNERS BARRED.

    President Wilson has issued a proclamation debarring foreigners from owning part or whole controlling interests in American Shipyards without the permission ...

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  32. THE LASSIGNY CREST.

    The "Pall Mall Gazette" states that General Humbert delivered a powerful attack on a comparatively short front on Wednesday morning, and it is believed that ...

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  33. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    The provision made for the maintenance of Australian prisoners of war in Germany and Turkey and of interned men in Switzerland and Holland was explained in a ...

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  34. WAR IN THE AIR.

    As the result of air fighting near Knocke some German aeroplanes were brought down in flames. Bombs were dropped on Ghent, and 30 Germans were killed, as ...

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  35. ESCAPED PRISONER'S STORY.

    An American correspondent, telegraphing from the Vesle front, states that two hunger-stricken escaped British prisoners have arrived in the American lines after ...

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  36. THE A.F.L. CANNING COMPANY.

    The Government may consider it advisable to make a statement concerning the present position of the A.F.L. Canning Company, to which advances exceeding £5,000 ...

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  37. BRITISH NEWS.

    The Food Controller (Mr. J. R. Clynes), in a speech in London yesterday, said that the world's food shortage was bound to increase, and the avordance of waste ...

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  38. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    The following Italian official bulletin was issued last night:—"Under effective concentrations of artillery fire in the Tonale region, we carried out thrusts, and ...

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  39. KATANNING WATER SCHEME.

    The official opening of the Katanning water scheme took place to-day, Mr. W. J. George, Minister for Works, performing the ceremony. At a reception held in the ...

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  40. AUSTRALIANS' PART.

    Mr. G. Gilmour, special representative of the Australian Press Association, telegraphed from France on Monday:—"One remarkable feature of the fighting of the past few ...

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  41. A SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT.

    The "Daily News" says that the enemy's surrender of his forward positions to the west of Bapaume may foreshadow an extensive withdrawal, because the positions ...

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  42. EMPIRE LEAGUE.

    Mr. Hugh D. McIntosh, president of the New South Wales branch of the Empire League, is arranging for a delegation of the Empire League—including Mr. Murray ...

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  43. PROPOSED FREEZING WORKS.

    A sheep breeders' conference to discuss the establishment of freezing works, convened by Mr. Corbett was held in the Town Hall this afternoon. Delegates ...

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  44. EAGER "SAMMIES."

    The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" reports that Mr. Newton D. Baker (the Secretary for War), illustrating the eagerness with which the ...

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  45. ATTITUDE OF SWEDEN.

    The newspapers draw serious attention to the partiality of the Swedish administration of justice respecting the publication of articles on the war in the Swedish ...

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  46. A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST.

    Harvesting is in full swing throughout the country, and the prospects were never more encouraging. ...

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  47. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

    Regulations for the employment of persons in a civil capacity in the Defence Department provide that the board of business administration shall be responsible for ...

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  48. COMPANY LAW.

    Lord Wrenbury's committee, which has been inquiring into the question of necessary amendments of company law to meet the changed conditions after the war, ...

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  49. THE WAR AT SEA.

    It is reported from a port on the Atlantic coast that a British steamer fought for two hours a U-boat, 30 miles off Sandy Hock. The steamer's guns were unable to ...

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  50. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mrs. Hamilton, of Greenhills, has received word that her second son, Private J. McInerney, has been awarded the Military Medal for services in the field. He ...

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  51. CITRUS FRUITS.

    The importation of citrus fruits into the Commonwealth has been prohibited unless consent in writing has been obtained from the Minister for Customs (Mr. Jensen). ...

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  52. PALESTIKE.

    The following official report was issued from the British headquarters in Palestine on Wednesday:—"On the night of August 12 we raided successfully various points on ...

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  53. A FATAL EXPLOSION.

    Early this morning, Olaf Steen (34), chief engineer of the motor schooner Wergeland, and Daniel Donaldson (28), first assistant engineer, were repairing a gasoline blow ...

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  54. UNNATURALISED GERMAN.

    An unusual application was made to the Chief Justice in Wellington to-day. It was for an order for the forfeiture of land owned by Carl Voltz, an unnaturalised ...

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  55. AMERICA AND BRITAIN.

    King George, through Lord Reading (the British Ambassador to America) congratulated President Wilson on the happy relations which exist between the navies of the ...

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  56. BACK TO FAMILIAR SCENES.

    The Australians captured about 60 Germans near Lihons. The French have now captured about 8,000 prisoners and 250 guns. It is probable that these include some prisoners ...

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  57. WAR WEARINESS IN GERMANY.

    The Socialist newspaper "Volksrecht" says that there is widespread war weariness in Germany and also at the front. The 41st, 43rd, and 48th East Prussian ...

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  58. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REVENUE.

    The corrected balance-sheet of the State accounts for the year which ended on June 30 shows that the revenue exceeded the expenditure by £25,807. which will be ...

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  60. AMERICAN "TANKER" SUNK.

    Enemy submarines outside of the New York Harbour sank an oil "tanker," and seven members of her crew are missing. ...

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