It is reported here that Herr Albert Ballin (the managing director of the Hamburg Amerika line of steamers) is coming to Petrograd to expedite the resumption of ...
Article : 40 wordsThe British Admiralty authorities report: "A British seaplane patrol in the Heligoland Bight engaged on Tuesday, German seaplanes about ten miles north-east of ...
Article : 49 wordsThe following official despathches have been made available:— London, March 20 (10 p.m.).—"We repulsed raiders south of Passchendaele and north ...
Article : 281 wordsSir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admirally, made an important statement in the House of Commons yesterday. He said that the world's ocean-going tonnage at the ...
Article : 983 wordsThe second progress report of the Royal Commission on Navy and Defence administration, dated February 14, has at last been released for publication, together with ...
Article : 2,530 wordsThe British Admiralty has published a diagram which shows the exaggerations of the German claims with regard to the sinking of mercantile tonnage. The ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Naval Comfort and Welcome Committee yesterday furnished several Imperial naval men with comforts. ...
Article : 97 wordsMr. Arthur Henderson, in a speech in London yesterday, said that it would be a complete denial of Labour's international policy to accept concessions from the ...
Article : 159 wordsGerman destroyers which were bombarding Dunkirk at dawn, were intercepted by five Anglo-French warships, and compelled to fight. Four of the German boats were ...
Article : 40 wordsThe following official despatch has been received from the British headquarters in Salonika:—"Our aeroplanes bombed the Angista and Porna railway stations, and ...
Article : 60 wordsIt was announced to-day by the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) that the constitution of the Business board of administration, which the Government has ...
Article : 200 wordsMr. and Mrs. Gornall, of Mr. Hawthorn have received word that their son, Lanee-Corporal W. A. Gornall, has been wounded in France. Mrs. A. Wilson, 221 Lake-street, Perth, has ...
Article : 110 wordsLady Chelmsford, wife of the Viceroy, presided at a meeting of the executive committee of the "Our Day" Fund and said that the collections in India amounted to ...
Article : 123 wordsThe complete ballot taken by the Miners' Federation indicates a majority of 29,000 against "combing-out." There were a small vote and many abstentions. ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Japanese and Chinese Ambassadors from Petrograd have arrived. ...
Article : 13 wordsDespite so-called peace the Germans are steadily advancing in the south of Russia, and have occupied Nikolaieff, without resistance. There are indications that the ...
Article : 126 wordsThe chairman of the Select Committee dealing with the rabbit problem (Mr. Smith); asked the Legislative Assembly yesterday to grant an extension of time ...
Article : 460 wordsThe British Official Press Bureau reported yesterday:—"The attitude of the Marris in Baluchistan is unsatisfactory. They have committed numerous outrages against the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe developments which have occurred in connection with the espionage case indicate that many wealthy German-Americans will be involved in the matter. The detectives ...
Article : 109 wordsThe building of the Oriental City at the foot of the Charity Appeal Committee, is nearing completion and the grounds are gradualty asuming the aspect ...
Article : 505 wordsThe authorities here expect that an important announcement will be made shortly by the Supreme War Council in Versailles. American officials believe that the Allies ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Rotterdam correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" says:—"There is a rising tide of anger against British and America. Some of the newspapers criticise ...
Article : 409 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Albert Stenley, President of the Board of Trade, announced that there would be no amusements over a considerable area in ...
Article : 77 wordsMr. James W. Pegler, the special correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.), with the American expeditionary army in France, reports that Mr. Newton ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Berlin "Lokal Anzeiger" (owned by the Krupps of Essen) asserts that an unknown agency is distributing by post throughout Germany Prince Lichnowsky's ...
Article : 249 wordsThe conference on recruiting, which was called by the State recruiting committee was concluded to-day. A motion from Kooyong urging that the Government be ...
Article : 234 wordsIn order to provide land workers, the Government has decided to mobilise all men between the ages of 15 and 50 years who are not engaged in any national ...
Article : 38 wordsM. Padarewski, the pianist, has received a cable message from M. Pichon, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the effect that the Polish revolt against the ...
Article : 91 wordsNearly three thousand citizens made a strong demonstration against the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Mannix) in the form of a deputation to the ...
Article : 462 wordsThe following official shipping reports for the week which ended on Sunday last have been issued.— French. ...
Article : 82 wordsOfficial despatches received from France say that Germany invited the Government of Sweden to send representatives to Brest Litovek to consider the Baltic question, ...
Article : 100 wordsBetter progress was made to-day at the fourth day's proceedings of the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. A lengthy motion was proposed by ...
Article : 409 wordsSenator G. F. Pearce (Minister for Defence) has issued the following memorandum on the reports of Royal Commission on Navy and Defence Administration:— ...
Article : 441 wordsPresident Wilson has issued a proclamation ordering the navy to seize all Dutch shipping in the United States ports. It is claimed in the proclamation that the seizure ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Department of State announces that reports received from Sweden say that the Germans have requisitioned, food supplies in the Aland Islands, causing ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 wordsThe Earl of Durham, in his presidential address to the Institution of Naval Architects, said that the disquieting and unsatisfactory situation in connection with the ...
Article : 117 wordsThe crew of the Norwegian steamer Wegadesk (4,300 tons) has been picked up from boats. The crew of a German submarine placed bombs on board the Wegadesk, which ...
Article : 66 wordsIt is anticipated that Germany will make a great display of indignation against Holland, but will not break off diplomatic relations, because such a course would be ...
Article : 63 wordsNews has been received by the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) that Captains Laycock. Cains and Macintosh and 15 other ranks of the naval and military ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Tokio correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) says that M. Kerensky is reported to be safe in Christiama, and that Japanese volunteers are ...
Article : 57 wordsMr. W. T. Massey sent the following message from the British headquarters in Palestine on Wednesday:— Often within the sound of the guns the ...
Article : 357 wordsAdmiral Lord Beresford, in a speech in London yesterday, said that the shipping position was very serious. If the Government had done its best it was a devilish ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 437 wordsMr. Shaplen, the Petrograd correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) says that M. Tchitcherin, who has succeeded M. Trotsky as Minister for Foreign Affairs, ...
Article : 87 wordsAn American Schooner, which has been in Port Adelaide from more than six months, has a remarkable record of misfortune. She caught alight in mysterious ...
Article : 141 wordsA regulation was gazetted to-day declaring that, in the interests of national safety a District Commandant might at any time with or without the consent of ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the course of a memorandum on the reports of the Commission, the Prime Minister says:—"The circumstances under which the Commission was appointed need ...
Article : 450 wordsThe new Ministry met Parliament to-day. The Premier (Mr. Lawson) announced that the Government proposed that economy should be practised in the administration ...
Article : 42 wordsAccording to a wireless message from Berne, a number of Russian troops in France became infected with Bolshevikism and took refuge in Switzerland, where they ...
Article : 65 wordsPower has been taken under the War Precaustions Act to provide that any member of the permanent forces while on war service may be required to undergo such ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Premier (Mr. H. B. Lefroy) stated yesterday that the Royal Commission, who had been investigating the cost of living problem had finished their work, and had ...
Article : 113 wordsAustria's territorial demand from Roumania relates to a total area of 7,000 square miles, including the Vulkan Pass, Porta Orientala, and the Iron Gate. Count von ...
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Advertising : 49 wordsThe War Precautions Regulations were amended to-day by the insertion of clauses providing that the owners, lessees, and managers of moving pictures shall exhibit ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 22 Mar 1918, Page 7
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