The new Licensing Act, popularly known as the "9 to 9" measure, will, according to the declared intentions of the Government, come into operation as from to-day. ...
Article : 1,214 wordsThe only nomination received on Saturday for the Williams-Narrogin by-election to the Legislative Assembly was that of Mr. E. B. Johnston, who resigned the seat, in ...
Article : 865 wordsThe battle raging in Bukowina is the fiercest that has been fought in this region since the war began. German prisoners declare that the cannonade is worse than ...
Article : 297 wordsThe text of the Compulsory Service Bill, the first reading of which was carried in the House of Commons by 403 votes to 105 votes has now been published. It ...
Article : 398 wordsMr. Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner designate for Australia, arrived at Colombo on Friday evening, and left for London the same day. When interviewed ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) is adopting a novel means to ensure the success of the second Commonwealth War Loan. He is making a personal appeal to ...
Article : 362 wordsA cable message from England states that Lord Burnham, the principal proprietor of the London "Daily Telegraph," died yesterday in his 83rd year. ...
Article : 1,633 wordsThe leading Danish financial newspaper on a review of last year's shipping operations states that Denmark has profited greatly by the war stopping the German ...
Article : 67 wordsAn official Italian communique states:— "By a bold surprise we occupied San Giovanni, on the southern slopes of Monte Sperose. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe members of the Ford peace mission have arrived here from Copenhagen. They were by special permit allowed to travel through Germany, en route for the Hague. ...
Article : 89 wordsMr. Jeffries, the "Daily Mail's" Athens ocrrespondent, reports:—"The Bulgarian co-operation with the Germans in Macedonia is less hearty since the Turks have ...
Article : 257 wordsThe Mayor of Capetown yesterday entertained at luncheon 200 men of the New Zealand and Australian troops who fought at Anzac. The visitors were subsequently ...
Article : 42 wordsThe 130th list of casualties of Western Australian members of the Australian Expeditionary Forces was issued on Saturday and is published below. Where not ...
Article : 663 wordsThe Punjab aeroplane fund now exceeds £35,000. It includes £5,000 each from the Nawab of Bahawulpur and the Nawab Malik Ali Mahamed Khan of Allahabad. The ...
Article : 182 wordsGerman newspapers of all shades of political opinion show that the country is deeply strirred by the British Compulsion Bill. Some recognise that this great change in ...
Article : 122 wordsCount Reventlow, writing in the "Tageszeitung," states:—"The Russian offensive in Bessrabia has been well prepared. The Russians have great reserves in men ...
Article : 46 wordsSir Ian Hamilton's report on the Suvla Bay failure is criticised by the military correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph." He states:—"General Hamilton went to ...
Article : 273 wordsThe trade returns show that during December the value of the imports of the United Kingdom increased by £5,621,496, and that of exports increased by £7,668,591 ...
Article : 202 wordsAn Austrian communique declares:—"The Russians lost 50,000 in the New Year's fighting on the Bessarabian frontier, and the Strypa. Von Koevess has driven in ...
Article : 90 wordsLast night's communique stated:—"Our artillery destructively bombarded enemy positions on the plateau of Nouvrons, north-west of Soissons, were two German posts ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Argentine wheat crop for the current season is estimated at 5,012,000 tons. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) gave a plain warning on Saturday to disloyalists that anything done to prejudice the success of the Government recruiting scheme would ...
Article : 298 wordsWith respect to the loss of a British submarine off the Dutch coast, it is officially reported that the vessel was wrecked. She sent signals of distrees to Texel, and the ...
Article : 77 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Huig reports:—"We repelled the enemy in a bombing attack about the Armentieres-Lille railway. Our artillery considerably damaged the enemy's ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Vienna "Neus Wiener" stated that the German Professor von Ghave has discovered great water sources to the east-of Mount Sinai, and reports that the whole ...
Article : 66 wordsAddressing a meeting of settlers at Boddington on Saturday afternoon, Mr. E. B. Johnston said that he had that morning been a candidate for re-election to ...
Article : 698 wordsViscount French yesterday visited the Wandsworth Military Hospital, and addressed the Australian soldiers who are inmates. He said he had followed with been ...
Article : 196 wordsMr. Phillip Gibbs, special correspondent with the British troops in France, reports:— "The British artillery is engaged in a daily battle along its entire line, sometimes rising ...
Article : 137 wordsAn ex-Senator of the United States, writing to the "Times" from Washington, says:—"The neutrality delusion is fast being dispelled. On every! hand there are ...
Article : 296 wordsMany heavy sentences have been imposed upon journalists, business men, and labourers in Belgium for acts of alleged treason and copionage. For having ...
Article : 73 wordsA party of British civilians, released from R[?] have reached Holland. They state there is a marked change for the better in the conduct of German ...
Article : 67 wordsOn Saturday 109 men volunteered at Adelaide for active service, and 64 were accepted. During the week 922 men offered themselves, and 667 passed through the ...
Article : 120 wordsThe Greek newspapers express gratification that the Allies have released the Austrian, German, Turkish, and Bulgarian consuls arrested at Salonika, and deported to [?] ...
Article : 158 wordsWell over 600 men presented themselves at the Drill Hall in Francis-street last week for inclusion in the Expeditionary Forces. No less than 88 volunteers were ...
Article : 125 wordsOld Man Missing.—Late last night, the police were informed that Thomas Braham, an inmate of the Home of Peace, Subiaco, was missing. Braham is 70 years of age, ...
Article : 119 wordsThe British steamer Gitano (1,179 tons), which had refuged at Norrkoeping since the war started, slipped out on New Year's Day, followed by Swedish torpedoers. A ...
Article : 78 wordsGermany has replied to the United States note relative to the torpedoing of the Lusitania, agreeing to pay compensation for the American lives lost, but ...
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Advertising : 199 wordsRepresentatives of the butter exporting trade waited upon the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) again on Saturday, and asked that, in addition to the amount for which ...
Article : 97 wordsA yachting party had a somewhat exciting experience on the river last night. The Zephyr was returning from a trip to Rocky Bay, and when opposite Crawley ...
Article : 150 wordsAn Italian steamer was sunk by an Austrian mine in the Adriatic yesterday. Two hundred persons went down with the vessel. The latter carried 425 ...
Article : 44 wordsA Montenegrin communique issued yesterday evening stated:—There was furious fighting to-day in the Berana district. The enemy's forces comprised 20 battalions, ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Premier of Japan, Count Okuma, interviewed by the Japan "Advertiser" yesterday stated that Germany is feeling the acute financial strain of the war, ...
Article : 52 wordsField glasses for the troops at the front continue to be handed in to the military authorities in response to the recent appeal. Up to noon on Saturday 543 paris had been ...
Article : 42 wordsThe United States Government has despatched a vigorous Note to Britain protesting against British interference with American mails on route to neutral ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 10 Jan 1916, Page 7
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