Yesterday evening's Russian communique stated:—"Our torpedoers sank ten Turkish sailing vessels on the coast of Asia Minor to-day and ignited a munition depot. We ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Admiralty reported yesterday afternoon:—"Some British light cruisers encountered a division of German destroyers in the North Sea on Saturday night. The ...
Article : 128 wordsThe following wireless message was received yesterday:—"Aurora, South Pacific Ocean, March 28. Two months' stores were left at Hut Point for the party which had ...
Article : 448 wordsThe condition of Mr. Hughes is improving. The doctors yesterday afternoon made an examination, which showed that his temperature had dropped to 100.2deg. Mr. ...
Article : 602 wordsMr. H. Gregory, M.H.R., will return to Perth on April. 12. A cable message from London states that the late Mrs. Victorine Pott, formerly ...
Article : 117 wordsCaptain E. A. Weston, C.V.O., 10th Light Horse, who has spent some months in a London hospital, is reported to have sailed for Western Australia on the 20th ...
Article : 1,148 wordsThe Collector of Customs is in receipt of the following communication from the Comptroller-General:—"With reference to paragraph 4 of Regulation 49DD of the ...
Article : 106 wordsVoting continues brisk, especially in the Great Southern District, where Mrs. Andrews retains her lead at the top of the poil. Yesterday the voting was of a fairly ...
Article : 1,114 wordsThe British steamer Empress of Midland (2,224 tons) was sunk yesterday by the Germans. All of the crew were saved. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe steamer Sussex carried Australian and New Zealand mails posted between January 20 and January 24, including registered letters and packets. It is not known ...
Article : 73 wordsIn a letter to his parents from Cairo, Private C. H. Griese, A.M.C., gives an interesting account of his experiences, as a member of the Western Australian ...
Article : 511 wordsA sensation was caused in the House of Commons yesterday when Dr. C. A. Addision (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions) announced that the ...
Article : 278 wordsThe "Politiken" states that the British seaplanes failed to destory the Zeppelin sheds at Tondern on their raid on Schleswig-Holsetin. ...
Article : 27 wordsA recruiting train, containing legislaters, a military band, and representatives of the State War Council, is visiting the various towns throughout the State. The ...
Article : 80 wordsThe following communique was issued in Berlin yesterday:—"The Russians again hurled fresh masses against the German the at Postavy, where the Saarrburcck corps ...
Article : 63 wordsThe commander of the Aurora has advised the Premier (Mr. Massey) that he will be glad of the services of a tug on approaching the New Zealand coast. It is ...
Article : 48 wordsIn Queensland to-day 53 men were accepted for active service. ...
Article : 54 wordsA communique issued yesterday evening stated:—"After a violent bombardment of our position from Avoncourt to Bethincourt, the Germans at 3 o'clock this ...
Article : 60 wordsTang-Hao-Yi, who was a famous Minister under the Manchu dynasty, has telegraphed to Yuan-Shih-Kai, imploring him to abdicate, to avoid further bloodshed. ...
Article : 81 wordsSurgical circles in Britain pay unstinted tributes to Major Scot-Skirving, of Sydney, for a successful of operation performed at the Millbank Military Hospital, where he ...
Article : 101 wordsThe "Frankfurter Zeitung," referring to the Australian Prime Minister, remarks:—"Mr. Hughes is popular in England because in a country ruled by demagogues ...
Article : 74 wordsRepresentatives of all the principal metal producing companies of Australia held, a conference to-day with the Acting-Attorney-General (Mr. Mahon) regarding the position ...
Article : 53 wordsIn a despatch forwarded yesterday Sir Douglas Haig reported: "In spite of heavy artillery fire we held the ground we captured at St. Eloi. We shelled the enemy ...
Article : 48 wordsSevere storms and blizzards are being experienced in the north and in the Midlands, seriously interrupting the telephone and telegraph services, and delaying ...
Article : 85 wordsSo far the lands sub-committee of the War Council has received few gifts of land from private owners, but Mr. Hunter (the chairman) said to-day it was intended to ...
Article : 103 wordsThe war conference of the Allies is drawing to a close. Delegates regard it as a conference of victory, and evidence of the complete unity of the Allies is afforded by ...
Article : 216 wordsSubjoined is a copy of a letter dated January 21, from Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., to Mr. W. J. Adams, Sydney:—"We are glad to hear that our reports upon the ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Massey), speaking at Wellington to-day with regard to the cabled reference by the High Commissioner (Sir Thomas Mackenzie) to Mr. ...
Article : 80 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Perbertion-Billing accused the Government of murdering aeroplane pilots by providing them with unsuitable and unsafe aeroplanes ...
Article : 127 wordsA settler from Mt. Marshall district writes drawing attention to the way the Government is taxing the farmer in connection with the nearly completed new line ...
Article : 219 wordsThe president of the Slavonian Society stated to-day that so far as he could learn there was no serious distress among the loyal Slavs in this district although many ...
Article : 176 wordsIn the Central Summons Court to-day Tom Barker, publisher, was proceeded against on information alleging a breach of the War Precautions Act by making ...
Article : 212 wordsMr. Joseph Cook, Leader of the Federal Opposition, said this evening: "I am glad to see that Mr. Hughes is improving, and hope sincerely that he may soon be well. ...
Article : 255 wordsThe "Westminster Gazette," reviewing the suggesting made by a section of the Press that Sir Edward Carson should re-form the Cabinet, says:—"First it was Lord ...
Article : 60 wordsPresident Poincare yesterday telegraphed to King George:—"Please convey to New South Wales France's profound gratitude for the contributions to assist the French ...
Article : 54 wordsThe "Stampa," discussing the Paris conference states: "The Western military commanders have agreed that Germany must not be allowed any facility for ...
Article : 58 wordsThe proposal to erect a club for returned sick and wounded soldiers has now practically reached finality, and on early start will probably be made with the erection of ...
Article : 584 wordsThirty-three volunteers were examined at the Drill Hall yesterday, and of this number 21 succeeded in passing the necessary tests and were sworn in. For the week ...
Article : 43 wordsAn official announcement states that, owing to military necessity, furture casualty lists shall not disclose either the theatre of war or the battalion to which the killed ...
Article : 37 wordsIn the Adelaide Police Court, to-day Matthew George Fawkner was charged with having embezzled £50, the property of the Union Theatres Company. Accused was ...
Article : 146 wordsA special meeting of delegates from the various electorates of the South-East Province, representing the Farmers and Settlers' Association, met at Wagin to-day to ...
Article : 136 wordsThere are increasing German fears that Turkey is inclined to sue for peace. Georg Bernhardt, writing in the "Vossische Zeitung," recognises that such a step is ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Unionist War Committee, numbering 50 members of the House of Commons, with Sir Edward Carson as chairman, decided yesterday to demand that the Government ...
Article : 94 wordsFurther consideration was given yesterday by the executive of the Soldiers' Welcome Committee to the position which has been created by the cancellation of permits ...
Article : 471 wordsIn the Arbitration Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Higgins, the hearing was continued of the claims of the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association ...
Article : 241 wordsA highly successful raid against the Turkish advanced base at Birklhassanah, 100 miles from the Suez Canal, was made by six aeroplanes, which dropped 40 bomba ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Government has decided to make retrospective provision to relieve soldiers of rent, rates, insurance, and other contracts during war time. The State will ...
Article : 42 wordsAt the conclusion of the Labour Party Caucus at Parliament House to-day two members of the party had a vigorous set to with bare knuckles on account of ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Imperial authorities recently approached the Western Australian Government with the object of securing supplies of local blackboy gum, for use in the ...
Article : 170 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) announced that he was communication with the Governors of British ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Allies' warships yesterday landed men and blockaded Suda Bay (in Crate). They demanded the surrender of the German Consul at Canea, but this was ...
Article : 96 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. L. Ginnell (Nationalist) gave notice that he would ask the Foreign Minister (Sir Edward Grey) whether he had obtained a ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Government has arranged for the purchase of the Mount Molloy tramway which runs between Biboobra and Mount Molloy, a distance of 20 miles. The ...
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