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  2. EUROPEAN WAR.

    The opposing forces on the west of the long fighting line are still hammering at one another with their heavy artillery. The winter and the partial inundation of ...

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  3. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    In these days of rapid news distribution, when the happenings of one day are chronicled within the ensuing 24 hours and noted or forgotten as their importance ...

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  4. THE EMDEN'S CREW.

    It is officially stated that 150 of the Emden's crew have been taken prisoners. ...

    Article : 85 words
  5. THE UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM.

    A deputation from the Trades Hall to-day waited upon the Minister for Home affairs (Mr. Archibald) with regard to work for the unemployed. One of the requests ...

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  6. AMERICAN BOAT ATTACKED.

    The United States cruiser Tennessee (14,500 tons), while anchored at Vourla yesterday sent a launch to seek authorisation to enter Smyrna harbour. The forts at the ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. BRITISH INCOME TAX.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that his Budget proposals include the doubling of the income tax, but for this year he will, owing to the war ...

    Article : 47 words
  8. DUTCH NEUTRALITY.

    Commander Lupeke and wireless operator Voltz, of the German warship Preussen, which is interned in Sabang Bay, have been arrested on a charge of having ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

    After a twelve hours' battle yesterday the Russians occupied Langszarger, a village near Tauroffen, in East Prussia. They also crossed the Schrehjawa River and ...

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  10. PATENT RIGHTS.

    Licences were issued by the Governor-General-in-Council to-day permitting Australians with patents operating in Germany and Austria to pay the necessary fees to ...

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  11. GERMAN CRUISER INTERNED.

    It is officially announced that Norway has ordered that the German auxiliary cruiser Berlin, which on Monday arrived at Trondhjein, on the north-west Norwegian ...

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  12. INDECISIVE FIGHTING.

    A communique states:—"The Germans retreating along the Gumbinnen-Augerburg front (East Prussia), still hold the passages of the Masurian Lakes. The battle ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. THE PRICE OF COAL.

    It is announced by the Necessary Commodities Commission that it is about to make inquiries as to what should be the highest selling price of coal in New South ...

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  14. FIGHTING IN AFRICA.

    Reuter's correspondent at Pretoria telegraphs that the rebel leader De Wet, who is operating in the north-east of the Orange River Province, has been wounded in the ...

    Article : 102 words
  15. IN THE PACIFIC.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Massey), speaking at Timaru to-day, emphasised the necessity for New Zealand doing her share in providing adequate naval defence in the ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. FRENCH AND BELGIAN FRONTIERS.

    A communique issued at 12 o'clock last night stated: "The Germans have renewed their attacks to the eastward and southward of Ypres, without modifying the ...

    Article : 215 words
  17. SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL.

    The Petrogard correspondent of the "Giornale d'Italia" reports severe fighting at Przemyal, the great Galician fortress which Russia is besieging. The Austrian ...

    Article : 45 words
  18. THE RED CROSS FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words
  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The South Australian quota of the second Expeditionary Force were reviewed by the Governor to-day at Montefior Hill, and his Excellency presented the force with a ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. ANOTHER DEFEAT.

    Van Rensberg and 154 Brandfort rebels, after an interview with De Wet yesterday, became convinced of the disastrous consequences of the rebellion and surrendered. ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. BRITISH ITEMS.

    Mr. Reginald McKenna, Secretary for Home Affairs, in reply to questions asked in the House of Commons, stated that Baron Bruno von Schroeder, senior partner in ...

    Article : 160 words
  22. RED CROSS TRICKERY.

    Two officers in a motor car, flying the Red Cross, with a pass, bearing M. Millerand's signature, were arrested while traversing villages on the Aisne. They proved to be ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 269 words
  24. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund now amounts to £163,463. ...

    Article : 15 words
  25. COMMONWEALTH AND STATES.

    In the House of Representatives to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher), in reply to a question stated that the sum of £18,000,000 to be advanced by the ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. SIEGE OF KIAU-CHAU.

    The Pekin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states:—"According to official reports received by the British Legation here, the surrender of Tsing-Tau was ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. GERMAN ATROCITIES.

    Sergeant Harry Burton, of London (Ontario), who recently returned from England, asserts that he saw a Belgian boy there whose arms had been cut off after he ...

    Article : 66 words
  28. THE TIN PLATE TRADE.

    It is stated at Swansea that the prohibition of the export of tinplates to Holland, Denmark, and Sweden will result in the closing down of 35 mills and the idling of ...

    Article : 55 words
  29. VICTORIAN MILITARY RAIDS.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) made a statement in the House of Representatives to-day that no evidence had been disclosed of trading with the enemy in the ...

    Article : 103 words
  30. GOOD NEWS IF TRUE.

    When a German spy was about to be executed at Arras yesterday, he offered to supply certain information on condition that his life was spared. The military ...

    Article : 68 words
  31. THE ENEMY'S CASUALTIES.

    The official list of the German casualties since the commencement of the war places the total at 548,247, exclusive of the losses sustained by the Bavarian, Saxon, and ...

    Article : 37 words
  32. NORTH-WEST PACIFIC.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) stated to-day that as a result of the naval operations in the North-West Pacific the Japanese Government have temporarily ...

    Article : 261 words
  33. CONTRABAND OF WAR.

    Colonel Jaching, general manager of the largest group of copper mines in North America, states that Great Britain's decision to regard copper as absolute ...

    Article : 58 words
  34. SPIES IN ENGLAND.

    A court-martial has opened at Woolwich in the case of Harold Fochtetberger, who is charged with possessing a wireless apparatus. The accused admitted that he ...

    Article : 68 words
  35. THE GERMAN AMBITION.

    Herr Harden, the well-known Berlin journalist, in a newspaper article, says:—"Let us drop our miserable attempts to excuse Germany's action. Not against our will, ...

    Article : 153 words
  36. ALLIES EFFECTIVE ARTILLERY.

    An eye-witness of the fighting at the front attached to the British Headquarters mentions the splendid accuracy and destructiveness of the British howitzers, ...

    Article : 68 words
  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 23,901 10 2 M. M. Rasheed 0 10 0 E.R.K. 2 0 0 ...

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  38. AT SEA.

    The official report of the commander of the Glasgow respecting the engagement off the Chilian coast states:—"When the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau were seen ...

    Article : 312 words
  39. GENERAL NEWS.

    The President of the United States, Dr. Woodrow Wilson, has made clear the attitude of his Government in respect to peace proposals. He has declared that the ...

    Article : 105 words
  40. RELIEF OF BELGIAN CHILDREN.

    A few evenings ago a meeting of the employees of Messrs. Brennan Bros. was held to devise a scheme for affording relief to the Belgian children. The whole of the ...

    Article : 414 words
  41. SIGNIFICANT GERMAN ACTION.

    Direct communication between Holland and Berlin has been suddenly interrupted. This is interpreted to mean that a great movement of German troops is in progress. ...

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  42. OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

    The following message was received from the High Commissioner to-day:—"London, November 18.—The battle has been resumed with great violence in West ...

    Article : 42 words
  43. DAMAGE IN FRANCE.

    The Premier and the Ministers for Justice, War, and Finance, have visited the towns and villages evacuated by the Germans, and are enumerating the property ...

    Article : 115 words
  44. NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT CROP.

    It is reported that the Government desires to give the matter of the seizures of wheat further consideration, and that a conference is being held. The Premier ...

    Article : 84 words
  45. SERVIAN CAMPAIGN.

    An official statement issued at Vienna asserts: "The Austrians have occupied Valievo, and the Servians have retired six miles in the direction of Karagujevatz (in ...

    Article : 46 words
  46. COST OF THE STRUGGLE.

    In the House of Commons yesterday resolutions authorising the imposition of war taxes on beer and tea were brought forward by the Government. ...

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  47. TURKEY'S CAMPAIGN.

    The "Berliner Tageblatt" points out the difficulties that would be in the way of Turkish attacks in the Suez Canal. It states: "The British Mediterranean flect ...

    Article : 68 words
  48. THRILLING AERIAL EXPLOIT.

    A French airship was ordered recently to destroy a railway junction in the Arras district, where the Germans were conveying troops. She succeeded in dropping ...

    Article : 106 words
  49. PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS.

    In the Senate yesterday the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) was called upon to answer a number of questions relating to the war and to matters affecting ...

    Article : 222 words
  50. WAR AND UNEMPLOYMENT DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

    £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 2,889 0 6 Perth Parcels Staff, 4th instalment 1 5 0 ...

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  51. IN ASIATIC TURKEY.

    An official communique reports further sharp fighting on the frontier of Asiatic Turkey and Trans-Caucasia. The Russian troops have defeated forces of Turkish ...

    Article : 109 words
  52. TURKS REPULSED IN BLACK SEA.

    The Turks have made several attacks upon Russian ports in the Black Sea, but all these have failed owing to the heavy flanking fire which Russian warships were ...

    Article : 55 words
  53. THE LOCAL CONTINGENTS.

    The military authorities advise that recruiting will start again to-day. A hundred men are required, and men desiring to enlist are asked to report at the camp ...

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  54. SMASHING THE PRUSSIANS.

    The smashing of the Prussian Guards at Zonnebeke was beautifully timed. The Germans shelled our trenches with lyddite and shrapnel for eight hours, and it was ...

    Article : 164 words
  55. AKABA BOMBARDED.

    The British cruiser Minerva, 5,600 tons under Commander W. B. Macdonald, has bombarded Akaba, the Turkish port at the head of the eastern fork of the Red ...

    Article : 87 words
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