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  2. THE WAR.

    The Russian people are being warned about the possible fall of Warsaw, but their troops are still making an heroic defence. The enemy were checked, both on the Narew and in the direction of Lublin. The French have repulsed German attacks in the forest of Apemont, and ...

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  3. HOSPITAL RESTRICTIONS.

    An Australian woman, writing to the "Morning Post," states that it is the rule in all military hospitals that privates are never allowed to go out except with ...

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  4. DOMINIONS AND THE WAR.

    During the discussion on the Colonial Office vote in the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) made a statement ...

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  5. THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

    The fifty-fifth list of casualties among the members of the Australian Imperial Force engaged in the Dardanelles' operations was released by the Censor yesterday, ...

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  6. BRITISH CASUALTIES.

    The casualties announced yesterday and to-day were 77 officers and 2,142 men. ...

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  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    It was announced by the Defence Department to-day that, allowing for a 25 per cent. shrinkage in the recruiting, there would be in Victoria, by August 9, no ...

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  8. NEUTRALS' MARITIME LOSSES.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday Mr. T. J. Macnamara, Under-Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that 95 neutral ships have been destroyed ...

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  9. GENERAL NEWS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Commander Carlyon Bellairs asked the name of the officer commanding the British submarine which sank the German ...

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  10. A MOTOR AMBULANCE.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) acknowledges the receipt of £600 from Mr. J. C. Manifold for the purpose of a motor ambulance for the use of the Australian ...

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  11. THE LIVERPOOL CAMP.

    Mr. Justice Rich, sitting as a Royal Commission, to-day continued the inquiry into the charges made by Mr. Orchard, M.H.R., regarding the administration of ...

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  12. WAR'S HUMAN TOLL.

    "Le Matin" makes the striking statement that the total number of men killed in Europe so far amounts to 5,000,000, and the number of wounded to 7,000,000. ...

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  13. ROUMANIA'S POSITION.

    "Le Petit Parisien's" Bucharest correspondent states:—"The German Minister recently insisted on a continuation of the transit of munitions from Austria through ...

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  14. RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGNS.

    Last night's communique stated:—"The enemy on the Narew front bombarded Ostralenks, 'and attempted to advance on the bridgehead between Rojany and Pultusk. ...

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  15. ALLIES AT LUNCH.

    Some British, Japanese, and other Allied military officers yesterday lunched at Moscow with the Grand Duke Nicholas, who paid a tribute to the splendid spirit of the ...

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  16. GORIZIA'S PLIGHT.

    "Le Matin's" Rome correspondent states that Gorizia is closely hemmed in by the Italians. Refugees state that the town is on the verge of capitulation. It is reported ...

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  17. THE WESTERN FRONT.

    Last evening's communique stated: "The enemy attacked our positions in the forest of Apremont but were completely repulsed. There were lively infantry actions in the ...

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  18. BIG GUN FIRING.

    It is reported that the discharge of 17inch German howitzers has so affected the gunners' hearing and nerves that the Germans have invented an automatic loader, ...

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  19. A SOLDIER'S WILL.

    A soldier from Pavia, Guiseppe Emanelli, recently volunteered to undertake a reconnaissance of the Austrian trenches at Lake Surda. He was discovered and caught in ...

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  20. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    In view of the fact that a large number of Australian troops, who have been in action in Gallipoli have been reported as missing in the official casualty lists, ...

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  21. HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.

    In order to provide to the fullest possible extent for the comfort of Australian sick and wounded soldiers in England, the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has ...

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  22. ENGLAND AND GREECE.

    Owing to Greek complaints that the Allies' efforts to prevent contraband goods reaching Germany have been impeding Greece's trade, the British Legation has ...

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  23. AUSTRIAN CLAIMS.

    The latest Vienna communique states:— "The Italians have made a general attack on Gorizia. The battle raged all day on the border of the Doberdo plateau. The ...

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  24. STRIKE AT KRUPPS.

    Three thousand men are now on strike at Krupps. The military commandant at Essen threatens to imprison them if they do not return to work by Saturday. ...

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  25. IN ALSACE.

    Travellers from Lower Alsace report that several bombs on Monday were exploded in a crowded German troop train at Kolmar, with frightful results. They also state ...

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  26. THE MUNITIONS PROBLEM.

    In the Senate to-day, The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) made a statement as to the output of munitions.. The Commonwealth was charged, he said, with the duty of defence, ...

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  27. AMERICA'S ATTITUDE.

    Reuter's Washington correspondent says:—"America has decided to inform Germany that any further loss of American lives, through German submarines, in ...

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  28. COLONIAL OFFICE CRITICISED.

    The "Morning Post," commenting on Mr. Bonar Law's statement, says:—"The fighting in the outer Empire has been largely done by the self-governing colonies ...

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  29. TURKEY.

    The correspondent of the "Evening News" at Athens reports that furious engagements continue on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Obstinate fighting has raged during the last ...

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  30. FIGHT IN THE AIR.

    The pilot of a French aeroplane narrates that he saw a new type of German flying machine at a height of 7,500 feet and started in hard pursuit. When he was ...

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  31. FOODSTUFFS SUPPLIES.

    Some time ago the Chief Secretary (Mr. A. W. Styles) intimated that the Government was dissatisfied with the work of the Prices Regulation Commission. He stated ...

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  32. ENVER PASHA.

    Messages received from Constantinople state that Enver Pasha is suffering from cholera. ...

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  33. ROOSEVELT'S CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. Roosevelt, speaking at a "Peace or War" demonstration, said that he ought to entitle his address "Damn the Mollycoddles." He added: ...

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  34. WOUNDED SOLDIERS' RETURN.

    President Poincaire yesterday welcomed some wounded French soldiers from Germany, who had returned under the arrangement with the enemy for the mutual ...

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  35. BRITISH ITEMS.

    The South Wales coal miners' delegates have definitely accepted the terms of the settlement. All of the South Wales mines have already recommenced ...

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  36. A GERMAN COMPLAINT.

    The Germans claim that the Russians have been employing the methods used against Napoleon in 1812, having destroyed all the evacuated villages and crops during their ...

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  37. SOLDIERS' WIVES.

    Lord Newton stated in the House of Lords yesterday that separation allowances were being paid to the wives of 606,000 regulars and 237,000 Territorials. Since the date of ...

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  38. AN AUSTRALIAN KILLED.

    Lieutenant J. O. Atchison an Australian engineer of the Fifth Yorkshire Light Infantry, has been killed in Flanders. ...

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  39. ENEMY STATEMENTS.

    A Berlin communique states:—"We broke the Russian line on the Dubissa, east of Rossineny, the enemy falling back. We also captured three Russian positions south ...

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  40. EXPORTING THE HARVEST.

    The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) had an interview to-day with representatives of overseas shipping companies on the question of providing ...

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  41. STANDARD OIL STRIKE.

    There have been serious riots, in which many men were wounded, over the strike at the Standard Oil Company's works. A mob attacked the guards with sticks and ...

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  42. THE PEACE MOVEMENT.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Philip Snowden (Socialist) asked whether the Premier was aware of the growing peace movement among the social ...

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  43. GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS.

    A message from Ghent states that a number of German torpedo boats have reached Zeebrugge by way of the Hoboken-Ruppelmonde Canal, during Tuesday night. ...

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  44. PRIME MINISTER'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

    Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons yesterday, read a telegram from Mr. Lloyd George stating that the solution of the coal difficulty had been rendered possible on the ...

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  45. FRENCH STOCK RETURNS.

    The Minister of Agriculture's census shows that on July 1 the total number of cattle in France was 12,286,849, as compared with 13,120,649 at the end of 1914 while ...

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  46. A PEACE PARTY MEETING.

    At a meeting of the Union of Democratic Control, at Kingston, last night, several of the leaders including Mr. Ponsonby, M.P., were hustled, and some were assaulted. ...

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  47. ITALY'S ADVANCE.

    An [?]nofficial message states that the Italians have won and firmly established the ground overlooking Montfalcone, on the south, and dominating Gorizia on the ...

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  48. MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

    Mr. Lloyd George addressing the delegates at Cardiff, congratulated the community and the Empire on the settlement. He said it was a horror to him to have ...

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  49. RUSSIAN STEAMER SUNK.

    A German submarine yesterday torpedoed and sank the Russian steamer General Radetzky, laden with timber, off the Shetland Islands. The crew of 22 men were ...

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  50. A SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION.

    A Socialist meeting in the Queen's Hall last night demanded the prosecution of the war until a final and conclusive peace has been achieved. Mr. Ben. Tillett, Mr. H. M. ...

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  51. MORE GERMAN BARBARISM.

    The Atrocities Commission reports that the Germans have been using iron-nosed shells weighing 10lb., and filled with prussic acid. ...

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  52. NEW GUINEA EXPEDITION.

    The report by the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) on the Rabaul charges was to-day laid on the table in the House of Representatives. The charges ...

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  53. BOTHA'S RETURN.

    General Botha and Mr. J. C. Smuts, Minister for Defence, have arrived at Table Bay. Their official landing will take place to-morrow. ...

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  54. THE KAISER'S CONGRATULATIONS.

    A semi-official statement issued in Berlin contradicts the report that the Kaiser predicted that peace would be declared in October. ...

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  55. NATIVE RISINGS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. A. D. Steel Maitland, Under-Secretary to the Colonial Office, said that it was quite possible that German intrigues were behind ...

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  56. PARLIAMENTARY RECESS.

    There is a growing opposition amongst members of the House of Commons to the seven weeks' recess, proposed by Mr. Asquith. ...

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