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  2. AUSTRALIA.

    The enlisting of men for the second Australian expenditionary force proceeded busily to-day at Victoria Barracks, and over 300 men were put through. A Methodist ...

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  3. EUROPEAN WAR.

    There has been a full in the fighting between the Allies and the enemy in France; the news of active hostilities referring mainly to the engagements of last ...

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  4. NORTH SEA MINES.

    The steamer Runo, 1,645 tons, belonging to T. Wilson and Co., Ltd., of Hull, bound from Hull to Russia, with 300 Russian refugees from Germany, yesterday struck a ...

    Article : 395 words
  5. AUSTRIANS' RETREAT.

    The Austrian flight to the south-west of Lemberg continues. It is reported that a whole detachment asked to be taken prisoners, owing to the fact that their ...

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  6. BELGIUM'S RESISTANCE.

    The Germans have been repulsed from Termonde. Many German wounded have arrived at Antwerp including a [?], who declared that only three of his ...

    Article : 121 words
  7. IN POLAND.

    The Austrian defeat between Lublin and Kholm (Poland), places the main Austrian army in a critical position, as it is now forced to retire southwards, and is in ...

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  8. SPANISH CABLE LINES.

    Reuter's Agency has received information that the Spanish Government has taken measures to protect the submarine cable from Bilbas, in the north-west of Spain, ...

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  9. FOOD SUPPLIES.

    Important recommendations dealing with the exportation of wheat, flour and meat were made to the Commonwealth Government to-day by the Federal Royal ...

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  10. GERMAN GUN-MAKING.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states:—"The Germans are feverishly reorganising the famous gigantic gun factory and ironworks at ...

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  11. OFFICIAL ADVICES.

    The British Embassy yesterday issued the following statement: "The fighting strength of the allies in France is unimpaired. The Russians are about to enter Central ...

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  12. AFTER MONS.

    The special correspondent of the London "Observer." telegraphing from Ostend, describes the German advance upon Mauberge, when the allied troops retired ...

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  13. KAISER AND THE POLES.

    The Germans seized the president and a number of citizens in a Polish town as hostages for the good behaviour of the inhabitants. Later a German general, on the ...

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  14. GERMAN HATRED OF BRITAIN.

    Travellers report that a Hamburg butcher is doing a thriving business because the floor of his shop is covered with British flags, enabling customers to tread on the ...

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  15. THE GERMAN INTENTION.

    An official announcement issued late last night stated:"The allies" advanced troops defending Paris came into touch on Saturday with the enemy's forces, which seemed ...

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  16. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Reports from Capetown indicate that the South African Union is making energetic preparations to deal with 30,000 German troops and armed settlers in German ...

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  17. THE RUSSIAN JEWS.

    It is officially announced that Jews will be admitted to commissions in the army and navy. Already several hundreds of them have been promoted from the ranks ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. CAPTIVE GERMAN VESSELS.

    Efforts are being made in Australian commercial circles to have sent on to their ports of destination under prize crews the German ships now interned in South ...

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  19. OUTRAGE ON TRAWLERS.

    A Norwegian engineer on board a British trawler, which was fishing with other trawlers to the north-west of Dogger Bank, states that on August 28 a German ...

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  20. VILLAGERS ATTACK UHLANS.

    A refugee states that near Vonziers recently 30 youths and women, armed with rifles, ambushed a body of Uhlans, and killed nearly all of them. Next day a big ...

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  21. JAPAN V. GERMANY.

    In the Japanese Diet on Saturday Baron Kato, Minister for Foreign Affairs, reviewed the events which led to war between Germany and Japan. German warships, he ...

    Article : 236 words
  22. THE BRITISH LEADER.

    The Rouen correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states:—"Throughout the British retirement from Mons and Compiegne the Germans were uncannily acquainted with ...

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  23. LAST WEEK'S OPERATIONS.

    The Official Press Bureau has issued a general survey of the past week's operations stating that no new main trial of strength has occurred, though there have ...

    Article : 513 words
  24. GERMAN DEMANDS.

    The Germans have demanded ransoms of £280,000 from Lille, £20,000 from Armentieres, £28,000 from Lens, and £40,000 as well as 100,00 cigars from Amiens. ...

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  25. TASMANIAN FRUITGROWERS.

    A meeting largely attended by fruitgrowers was held this afternoon in the Town Hall, in view of the war, to consider the prospects of the coming fruit ...

    Article : 227 words
  26. A HOT ENGAGEMENT.

    In a fight at Decateau on August 26 all the men in one British battery, with the exception of a subaltern and two gunners, were either killed or wounded. The ...

    Article : 151 words
  27. THE BALKANS.

    The Turkish Government is apparently apprehensive that its action in respect to the German warships Goeben and Breslaumay bring about a naval attack. The ...

    Article : 115 words
  28. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a large and enthusiastic meeting this afternoon it was decided to form a company which will be known as the Adelaide Volunteer Guards. The object is to enrol at ...

    Article : 125 words
  29. RUSSIANS IN AUSTRIA.

    An official announcement states that on Friday the Russians continued energetic offensive action along the whole Austrian line, the enemy's centre suffering most. The ...

    Article : 336 words
  30. OFFICIAL CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Premier yesterday received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth:—"Following is a summary of the Press Bureau review ...

    Article : 576 words
  31. SINKING OF THE KAIPARA.

    Interesting details of the sinking of the New Zealand steamer Kaipara by the German commerce raider Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse are given by Mr. Herbert Wilde, ...

    Article : 413 words
  32. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The contributions to the various funds organised in Sydney in connection with the war now amount in the aggregate to over £150,000. The Lord Mayor's Patriotic ...

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  33. FIGHTING IN A FOREST.

    The British success in the Compeigne Forest campaign was of considerable magnitude, and it involved the employment of a large force of artillery. Great numbers ...

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  34. VICTORIA.

    No objection was offered by the Government to-day to the Prize Court allowing the German steamer Wildenfels to proceed under guard to Sydney and Newcastle, but ...

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  35. GERMAN GENERAL'S DEATH.

    Details of the death of General von Buelow, one of the German leaders in Belgium, have just been published. These show that a Belgian lad, named Hailes, 18 ...

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  36. BRITISH CASUALTIES.

    The list completing the British casualties to the first of the present month shows he following figures:—9 officers and 33 men killed. ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Amout previously acknowledged £8,106 3 2 Sleeper Hewer 0 10 0 Mayor of Albany 111 0 0 ...

    Article : 258 words
  38. AN ENTHUSIASTIC FARRIER.

    Some Sixth Dragoon Guardsmen relate that when the German guns were captured at Compiegne the German and British batteries were only 500 yards apart. The ...

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  39. CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE.

    The new German movement in abandoning the advance on Paris and marching eastward through La Ferte-sous-Jouarre. on the Meuse towards Rheims, is interpreted ...

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  40. FAILING TO REGISTER.

    Among the unnaturalised Germans in England is Captain von Herbert, author of a history of the Defence of Plevna by the Turks against the Russians in 1877. ...

    Article : 88 words
  41. BRITISH FORCE TRAPPED.

    Lieutenant Drake, of the Eleventh Hussars, with a corporal, has arrived at Boulogue. He states that their squadron was routed at Mons, but, entrenching ...

    Article : 186 words
  42. VICTORY AT LEMBERG.

    Advices from Vienna show that the Russian victory at Lemberg was really the rout of the whole Austrian army in Galicia. The only Austrian hope now rests on a ...

    Article : 72 words
  43. IRISH UNITY.

    Belfast correspondents mention the extraordinarily stimulating spectacle of Protestants joining the National volunteers and rervists, and leaving Ulster towns for ...

    Article : 60 words
  44. THE ALLIES' DECLARATION.

    The newspapers consider that when the time comes for a settlement, the allies' declaration that they will not conclude peace without consulting each other, will ...

    Article : 198 words
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