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  2. PRESS OPINIONS.

    The "Niewe Courant" states: "Germany's warning to neutral ships looks like a display of temper, and gives the impression that it is the result of anxiety born of ...

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  3. ARAR REGMENT ROUTED.

    It is understood that an Arab regiment attacked Toussoum, and that a Sikh regiment withheld their fire, allowing the enemy to come to close quarters, and then ...

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  4. THE KAISER.

    It is officially announced at Berlin that the Kaiser has gone to the eastern fighting line via Czenstochowa. Yesterday he telegraphed his congratulations to the German ...

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  5. EUROPEAN WAR.

    The situation on the Franco-Belgian frontier has apparently undergone very little change though the few developments recorded were distinctly in the Allies' favour. The Allies advanced north of Beausejour, and repulsed two German attacks, while near Arras they mined a trench, and killed or captured all the occupants. There has been heavy fighting between Bethune and La Bassee, with the result that two train loads of wounded, including 400 Germans, ...

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  6. THE LIGHT HORSE SHIELD.

    Some time back the following letter was received at this office in connection with the shield presented by Mr. Harry Boan for competition among the members of the 25th ...

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  7. RAILWAY ACTIVITY.

    The Alexandria correspondent of the "Morning Post" states:—"Considerable surprise was expressed here when it became known that 12,000 Turkish troops had ...

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  8. THE KAISER'S TEMPER.

    "Le Matin" states that the Kaiser while at Charleville recently had a violent quarrel with the King of Saxony and broke a mirror in his wrath. The King of Saxony ...

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  9. GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES.

    The Dutch correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that, in addition to the losses that have been published, Germany lost eight destroyers and two submarines ...

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  10. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 words
  11. GERMAN DESPERATION.

    The King of Bavaria, in an interview granted to a representative of "Wildmen's Magazine." stated: "The present war was forced upon Germany and she will go ...

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  12. LIFE AT CAIRO.

    The streets of Cairo, which has lost none of its gaiety, are full of newly-arrived Australian troops. Crowds of natives waited at the railway station for hours ...

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  13. LOSS OF JAPANESE CRUISER.

    The Japanese cruiser Asama was lost through striking a rock on the Californian coast during a gale. Her officers and crew landed in Mexico, where they will await the ...

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  14. A TERRIFIC GALE.

    A terrific gale blew yesterday on the coast of Aberdeen. A salvage boat from Hull turned turtle, and six of the crew were drowned. while one man was imprisoned ...

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  15. GERMANY'S GRAIN SUPPLIES.

    Germany announces that the Government's seizure of all grain supplies is not for the State or for the army but solely to ensure a proper distribution among ...

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  16. ADVICE TO YOUNG TURKS.

    Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan of Turkey, is advising the Young Turks to conclude peace with the Triple Entento as the only means of preserving Turkey's ...

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  17. WAR AND UNEMPLOYMENT DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

    £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 6,632 1 9 Employees Westralia ...

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  18. A DANGEROUS PASSENGER.

    In consequence of a wireless telegraphic warning, the captain of the Trans-Atlantic Shipping Company's steamer Champagne yesterday arrested a German passenger in ...

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  19. BRITISH NEWS.

    The army estimates show that the home and colonial forces total 3,000,000, exclusive of the men serving in India. Over 1,160 men of the rank and file have ...

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  20. THE BALKANS.

    The Premier of Servia (M. Passies) announces that 40,000 Austro-German troops are massing for a third invasion of Servia. It is thought that if the enemy crush Ser ...

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  21. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, has announced the deaths of the following members of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Forces:—Driver J. W. ...

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  22. NEW ZEALAND.

    The condition of the war expenses account to January 31 was as follows:—Receipts and treasury bills, £1,700,000; contributions, etc., £197,449; total. £1,897,449. ...

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  23. A VICTORIAN GIFT.

    Mr. P. McBride (Agent-General for Victoria) has handed to Belgian doctors the £100 subscribed by the Victorian Medical Benevolent Association ...

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  24. AERIAL WARFARE.

    Yesterday a British aviator flew an aeroplane off Zeebrugge, and, defying the concentrated fire of the Germans, dived suddenly and dropped a bomb on to a German ...

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  25. NEW ZEALANDER DEAD.

    Captain J. A. Bell, of the New Zealand Medical Corps, died in Egypt yesterday. ...

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  26. WORKWOMEN'S FUND.

    The Queen's Workwomen's Fund now amounts to £132,070. The first contingent of 120 girls has sailed by the Uripidon to take up domestic work in Australia. The ...

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  27. SPLENDID YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.

    Rev. Dr. J. D. Jones, of Bournemouth, has an interesting description in the "British Weekly" of his five weeks' journey home from Australia in the Moldavia, and ...

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  28. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

    We have received the following contributions towards the Belgian Relief Fund:—£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 6,184 14 1 ...

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  29. AUSTRALIAN WOOL.

    Contrary to expectations the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) was unable on Saturday to make any definite statement about the export of wool to America from Australia ...

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  30. SHORTAGE OF COAL.

    Forty municipalities are urging the Government to take steps to increase the coal supplies for gas purposes. Some of them are suggesting a suspension of the eight hours ...

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  31. A ZEPPELIN TRIAL.

    Two Zeppelins flew from Emden yesterday in a north-easterly direction, avoiding Dutch territory. It is supposed that they are undergoing a speed trial, with a view ...

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  32. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Germans attacked a British force at Kakama, in German South-West Africa, and were repulsed, losing mine men killed, 22 wounded, and 15 taken prisoners. One ...

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  33. AT SEA.

    Shiping circles view Germany's threatened blockade of shipping as "a paper blockade made in Germany." The English newspapers regard the move ...

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  34. FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

    Last evening's communique stated that the Allies progressed north of Beausejour and repulsed the enemy north of Massiges and south of Altkirch. ...

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  35. GERMAN RECKLESSNESS.

    The Germans have been attempting to force the defence of Borjinoff by sheer weight of men, using their infantry as cavalry were used in the old days, but so ...

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  36. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS.

    Thirty thousand Germans are hastening to relieve an Hungarian force which the Russians threaten to envelop at the Hungarian village of Korosmezo, near the ...

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  37. GERMANS EVACUATE ANGOLA.

    The Germans have evacuated Angola (Portuguese West Africa). There were recently many native risings in the possession, and several Europeans were killed. ...

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  38. THE RECENT REVOLT.

    The rebel, De Wet, will shortly be tried at Bloemfontein on a charge of high treason. After Kemp's surrender, 49 rebels, who had been disarmed by the Germans, ...

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  39. TURKEY'S INTRUSION.

    In the recent fighting near Suez the British captured three machine guns, 90 camels, laden with stores and ammunition, and 600 prisoners. Furthermore, the Turks ...

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  40. SPECIAL MINING TAX.

    It is understood that the Union Government contemplates a special tax on gold mining, with a sliding scale, the estimated proceeds from the tax being £500,000. The ...

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  41. MORE HEAVY FIGHTING.

    Heavy fighting took place between Bethune and La Bassee. Two trains laden with wounded arrived in Paris yesterday evening The wounded included 400 Germans. ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.

    Major-General Sir John Maxwell has forwarded to Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for the Commonwealth) a cable message commending the Australian engineers ...

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  43. "NO IMPERIAL CONFERENCE."

    The newspapers are endorsing the abandonment of the Imperial Conference, pointing out that the hands of local statesmen are already full, with the situation in ...

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  44. ARTILLERY ACTIONS.

    There were no infantry actions on February 5, but our artillery at en Woevre and in the Argonne district dispersed several of the enemy's convoys and set fire ...

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  45. "THE GRAVEST DEVELOPMENT."

    The German naval blockade announcement is officially regarded as the gravest development of the war. Neutral countries have approached the United States with ...

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  46. IMPORTANT POINT SEIZED.

    A communique issued late last night stated:—"We seized to-day an important point on the left bank of the Bzura and captured the first and second lines of ...

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  47. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Great Britain, France, and Russia are arranging to take over equal portions of cash advances made or being made to countries now fighting with them or ...

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  48. FRENCH WARSHIPS' PART.

    It is officially announced that the French warships D'Entrecasteaux and Requin assisted in the defence of the Suez Canal, and still remain there. The Requin silenced ...

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  49. RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGNS.

    The communique issued last night stated. "The Russians made bayonet charges at Borjimoff and captured two lines of trenches. We are progressing in the Car ...

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  50. AN AMERICAN COMPLAINT.

    The American Ambassador at Berlin has informally announced that he intends to lodge an official protest against the German blockade. The Dutch, Swedish, and ...

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  51. GOLDFIELDS PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    The Kalgoorlie Belgian Patriotic Relief Fund amounts to £4,957 10s., and the State Patriotic Fund to £2,572 13s. 2½d. Another £500 of the latter has been sent to Perth, ...

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  52. OVER A BARREL BRIDGE.

    The Germans threw a barrel bridge over the Rawka, and three companies crossed on it. Russian guns then destroyed the bridge, and the companies, being cut off, were ...

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  53. WHITE-FLAG GERMAN SHOT.

    During the fighting on Friday a German major was shot at Serapum. He was found in possession of a white flag folded inside a special wallet. ...

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  54. CONCESSION TO AMERICA.

    Germany has informed the United States that she does not intend to seize American vessels laden with foodstuffs for the civilian population of enemy countries but she ...

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  55. TURKEY'S ARMY.

    The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states:—"The fighting in Egypt has cansed a notable change in the attitude of the Italian war correspondents in Egypt. ...

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  56. TERRIBLE GERMAN FIRE.

    The Germans, in two days and nights, swept the Russian position at Borjimoff, with 600 massed guns, many of the shells emitting suffocating gases. covering the ...

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  57. THE LIGHT HORSE.

    Sir,—May we through your columns express our thanks to the many friends of the regiment who have contributed to our funds or in other ways helped us. We ...

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  58. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Minister for Finance announced to-day that the revenue for the ten expired months of the current financial year was £8,854,325. including a balance on April 1, ...

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  59. INTERNED GERMAN BOATS.

    Bringing back to Australia a cargo of 5,000 tons of wheat shipped from the Commonwealth on the German steamers Rheinland and Annhalt, the steamer Inveran ...

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  60. FURTHER RUSSIAN PROGRESS.

    It is officially announced that the Russians crossed the Bzura river near the mouth, captured part of the enemy's positions near Diakowa, and dislodged the ...

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  61. CHANCELLOR'S EXPLANATION.

    In an interview, the German Imperial Chancellor (Von Bethmann Hollweg) said that Germany would use every opportunity to starve England in revenge for England's ...

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  62. EFFECT UPON TENNIS.

    The American Lawn Tenuis Association has decided that owing to the war it will not challenge the Australians in connection with the Davis Cup competition. ...

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  63. A GERMAN CLAIM.

    A Berlin communique states that strong Russian attacks against German positions cast of Borjimoff were repulsed, and that the Germans captured, in four days, 26 ...

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