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  2. EUROPEAN WAR.

    The news from the front, though neither sensational nor particularly illuminating, is as far as it goes, highly encouraging. The enemy is certainly ...

    Article : 697 words
  3. WAR PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 words
  4. AUSTRIA'S ARMY PLAGUES.

    Advices from Austria report the alarming spread of Asiatic cholera, small-pox, and plague among the troops; and lockjaw follows wounds in many cases. An official ...

    Article : 58 words
  5. GERMANS' RETREAT.

    The following cable message was received yesterday by the Premier from the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth —"London, October 22, noon. Official: ...

    Article : 56 words
  6. THE EMDEN'S EXPLOITS.

    According to the passengers by the Medina, which arrived at Fremantle yesterday, the people of India hold the captain of the Emden in very high regard, although ...

    Article : 223 words
  7. OPERATIONS AT SEA.

    The Egbert has arrived at Cochin, with 325 members of the crews and 21 passengers from seven steamers which were sunk by the German cruiser Emden in the ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. IN THE PACIFIC.

    An interesting story of the raid on the Fanning Island cable station by the German cruiser Nurenberg has reached Sydney from an operator who was present. ...

    Article : 385 words
  9. WAR AND UNEMPLOYMENT DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 words
  10. AMERICAN SHIPS.

    A writ has been issued at Montreal calling for the condemnation of the steamer Brindella, which was recently seized at Halifax, in Nova Scotia, on the ground that ...

    Article : 130 words
  11. BOY SCOUTS STRANDED.

    By the R.M.S. Medina which reached Fremantle early yesterday morning from London, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Clifford, of Perth, returned after an unusually exciting ...

    Article : 172 words
  12. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    A well-attended meeting of the Red Cross Society was held last night in the Mayor's parlour, Perth Town Hall, the Mayoress (Mrs. J. H. Prowse) presiding. ...

    Article : 283 words
  13. WAR ITEMS.

    Leicester boot manufacturers have been approached recently by agents of the Greek Government with the view of heavy contracts being placed for army boots. The ...

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  14. FAREWELL TO COLONEL KYNGDON.

    A valedictory gathering was held at the Naval and Military Club yesterday afternoon to bid farewell to Colonel L. H. Kyngdon, who has been transferred to the ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. SUSPICIOUS STEAMER.

    The steamer Lowther Grande, bound ostensibly for Australia, was yesterday stopped by a British cruiser, and brought to Esquimault, on suspicion of her being ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. GERMANS HARD PRESSED.

    The German General Staff has quitted Ghent, and there are strong rumours of a severe German defeat. It is stated that the allies have driven the Germans into an ...

    Article : 109 words
  17. DESTRUCTION OF LILLE.

    Despite the firemen's efforts under a rain of shell, an immense quarter between the railway station and the town hall, at Lille, was destroyed on October 13, including ...

    Article : 63 words
  18. AUSTRALIA'S ASSISTANCE.

    The secretary of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce has received a letter from Mr. A. H. Milne, secretary of the Incorporated Chambers of Commerce of ...

    Article : 149 words
  19. A LONDONER'S COMMENT.

    Mr. H. W. Alliott, accountant, of Copthall-avenue, London, in a letter written to Mr. J. F. Burkett, of Perth, makes the following references to the war:— ...

    Article : 275 words
  20. ITALIAN GRIEVANCES.

    A message from Rome to the Paris edition of the "New York Herald" states that Italy has agreed to allow the International Arbitration Court at The Hague to settle ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. GERMANS IN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Senate to-day Senator McDougall (N.S.W.) drew attention to a cable message stating that all German and Austrian men between the ages of 17 and 25 years in the ...

    Article : 434 words
  22. FRENCH RECRUITING.

    This year's French recruits, after two months' training, are now ready to go to the front, and they will be joined by a section of the Reserve that has not yet ...

    Article : 49 words
  23. DEFENCE OF ANTWERP.

    Amongst the British naval men who took part in the defence of Antwerp and are now at Gronigen, are 12 who, unaware of the British retreat continued to hold a ...

    Article : 124 words
  24. THE HELIGOLAND FIGHT.

    Admiralty reports of the naval fight off Heliogoland show that the reconnaissance was carried out under direct instructions from the Admiralty. Rear-Admiral Beatty's ...

    Article : 134 words
  25. BELGIAN REFUGEES IN LONDON.

    The following is an extract from a letter received by a Perth resident from a brother in London by yesterday's mail:—"We are just beginning to see something of the ...

    Article : 206 words
  26. THE DEPRESSED GERMANS.

    A letter from a German officer who participated in the fierce fighting in the region of Roye and Noyon, states:—"Any successes the Germans scored were neutralised by ...

    Article : 299 words
  27. THE MODERN EXPLOSIVE.

    At St. Columba's Hall, Cottesloe, on Thursday evening Professor N. T. M. Wilsmore, M.Sc., of the Chair of Chemistry at the University, delivered an interesting ...

    Article : 466 words
  28. COLONEL SEELY AT ANTWERP.

    Colonel Seely, ex-Secretary of State for War, was present at the defence of [?]werp. A German shrapnel amashed the wheel of his motor car. ...

    Article : 62 words
  29. COUNTRY REPORTS.

    In spite of the depressed state of affairs in this district, the farmers have done their best to augment the contributions to the patriotic fund. At the instigation of Mr. ...

    Article : 176 words
  30. SIEGE OF KIAU-CHAU.

    The Allies' warships have captured a German destroyer which escaped from Kiau Chau Harbour. ...

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  31. VON MOLTKE'S CHIEF OF STAFF.

    General Von Moltke's Chief of Staff is dying of a liver complaint. ...

    Article : 25 words
  32. AUSTRALIA'S INTERNAL ENEMIES.

    "The Australian people, and the authorities here are making the gravest of errors in their treatment of German people out here, whether they happen to be ...

    Article : 1,149 words
  33. MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

    Five hundred Germans and Austrians were arrested at Manchester to-day. Similar measures are being taken in all the chief provincial towns, the Government ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. GERMANY'S MOTIVES.

    In the Prussian Diet yesterday the President stated that there was scarcely a family in Germany that was not in mourning. Still, the people would have to make ...

    Article : 170 words
  35. MISCELLANEOUS.

    On Monday afternoon next on the Subiaco Oval a grand fancy dress football match and sports gathering will be held in aid of the Subiaco Distress and Unemployed ...

    Article : 339 words
  36. MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

    A deputation composed of representatives of Messrs. Anglins and Co., T. Borthwick and Sons, and John Cooke and Co., waited upon the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) ...

    Article : 185 words
  37. GERMAN GUN PLATFORMS.

    The closing of the mines owned by a German named Thyssen, at Caen (143 miles north-west of Paris) revealed the existence of gun emplacements overlooking ...

    Article : 79 words
  38. CANADIAN AID.

    Ten residents of Montreal have arranged to send two armoured motor cars to the front. The crews of the cars will be recruited from among Americans. ...

    Article : 59 words
  39. GERMANS IN BELGIUM.

    The bombardment between Ostend and Nieuport is growing stronger. The allies' shells are dropping among the German guns and inflicting terrible losses with the ...

    Article : 97 words
  40. GERMAN ATROCITIES.

    Yet another instance of the cruelty practised by some of the German soldiery was related yesterday to a "West Australian" reporter by a meroantile man who is ...

    Article : 208 words
  41. AUSTRALIANS AT THE FRONT.

    Four Australians have been mentioned in despatches from France—Captain W. S. Rich, of the Cheshire Regiment; Lieutenants E L. Comon and W. G. S. Mitchell, ...

    Article : 48 words
  42. RUSSIANS ADVANCING.

    An official announcement published late last night stated:—"The precipitate German retreat from Warsaw and the retreat of the Austro-German armies along the ...

    Article : 69 words
  43. EXPORT OF WOOL PROHIBITED.

    At a meeting of the Federal Executive to-day the export of wool from Australia was prohibited except under special permission of the Minister for Customs. ...

    Article : 37 words
  44. GERMANY'S AFRICAN POSSESSIONS.

    The Governor of the Cameroons, a German colony on the West Coast of Africa, announces that Manga Bell, a native chief, has been executed for inciting the natives ...

    Article : 71 words
  45. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The principal patriotic and war relief funds in Sydney now stand as follow:— Lord Mayor's fund, £149,000; Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund. £60,000; ...

    Article : 62 words
  46. CORRESPONDENCE.

    Sir,—The patriotic spirit which is pervading Britain may be judged from the fact that the county town of Sussex, Lewes, has furnished 500 men for Lord Kitchener's ...

    Article : 602 words
  47. RUSSIA'S FIGHTERS.

    An interesting description of the fighting qualities of the native troops which Russia has brought from Siberia and from the Caucasian Mountains, is given by an ...

    Article : 217 words
  48. OFF THE BELGIAN COAST.

    The "Telegraaf" states that the Germans have brought new guns to Ostend and Zeebrugge, to shell the British warships, which have been carrying on a bombardment off ...

    Article : 83 words
  49. OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

    The following cable messages have been received from the High Commissioner:— "London, Oct.22,12 noon—Official: The Government have issued a notification in the ...

    Article : 235 words
  50. ARRIVAL OF THE MEDINA.

    Running three days behind time, the P. and O. liner Medina arrived at Fremantle yesterday. The voyage was an exciting one, but nevertheless the usual round of ...

    Article : 320 words
  51. THE GERMAN RETREAT.

    A communique issued at 12 o'clock last night stated: "The enemy's activity was continued to-day with undiminished violence from La Bassee to the sea, but the ...

    Article : 153 words
  52. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Secret wireless plants in Australia are detrimental to the best interests of the British Empire. The public are requested to keep a sharp look out for such ...

    Article : 77 words
  53. FURTHER DETAILS.

    A French officer stated here yesterday:— "The retreat of the German right threatens to become a rout, as the men are panicstricken in consequence of the futility of ...

    Article : 113 words
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