The following official messages have been issued:— London, April 8 (10.20 p.m.).—"Except hostile artillerying on different parts of ...
Article : 214 wordsThe Government announces that in view of the urgent necessity which exists for obtaining recruits. it has been decided, in order to enable as many public servants ...
Article : 119 wordsMessages received from Paris confirm the report as to the destruction of one of the St. Gobain long-range guns by an explosion. It is asserted that nine persons ...
Article : 39 wordsThe leaders of the Fatherland Party are asking the Imperial Chancellor to order the arrest of Herr Max Harden, editor of the "Zukunf," for complicity in connection ...
Article : 286 wordsThe War Loan Tank toured the city again yesterday with marked success. It was accompanied by the whole of the Melrose Theatre vaudeville company in fancy ...
Article : 880 wordsThe time of opening of the conference summoned by the Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson) to consider what steps shall be taken for a fitting response ...
Article : 2,574 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday the debate was continued on the second reading of the Health Act Amendment Bill. ...
Article : 3,688 wordsThe London "Daily News" announces that the Government has decided to hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Fifth Army's retreat from St. Quentin. ...
Article : 33 wordsMr. Arthur Henderson, M.P. formerly Labour representative in the War Cabinet, addressing the London Wesleyan Mission, yesterday, said that during the past ...
Article : 179 wordsA patriotic demonstration was held in the Exhibition Building to-night to express approval of the regulations which have been framed by the Federal Government to deal ...
Article : 61 wordsIn Perth yesterday another large body of returning heroes—about 900 soldiers and 19 naval men—from a vessel which called at Fremantle on route for the Eastern ...
Article : 321 wordsIn consequence of political complications in Austria Count von Czernin. the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has postponed his visit to Bucharest. Baron von Kuehlmann, ...
Article : 57 wordsThe following cable message from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was received to-day by the Governor-General: The whole of the British armies have been touched greatly ...
Article : 77 wordsThe following wireless German official messages were intercepted by the British Admiralty authorities:— Berlin, April 8 (11 p.m.).—"Our troops, ...
Article : 123 wordsCaptain Trollope, of the air force, is reported missing. Recently he brought down six aeroplanes in a single day, beating Captain Ball's record bag of five. ...
Article : 147 wordsDr. Karl von Helfferich, speaking in Stuttgari, said:—"We are fighting for our life against Britain's political system. If we conquer in the west, as in the east, ...
Article : 72 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, in a message yesterday, stated:—"The enemy artillerying south of the Somme and elsewhere is doubtless preparatory to another phase ...
Article : 276 wordsBolo Pasha has expressed a desire to make an important declaration, and his execution has therefore been postponed. [It was cabled on Monday that President ...
Article : 83 wordsA Berlin message states that Richtofen, a German airman, was wounded while bringing down his 75th adversary. ...
Article : 23 wordsA British warship engaged a Zeppelin outside Jaderen. A shell damaged the Zeppelin, which descended and was wrecked. ...
Article : 40 wordsPreparations are proceeding which promise that the Anzac celebrations this year will be an exceptional success. The A.I.F., R.S.A., have decided to co-operate with ...
Article : 125 wordsThe Greek National Fete was celebrated enthusiastically. Immense crowds cheered King Alexander and M. Venizelos (the Premier), who were in the procession. The ...
Article : 35 wordsSir Douglas Haig reported at noon to-day:—"Our low flers dropped 10 tons of bombs and fired many rounds on hostile troops in transport to the battle front. ...
Article : 67 wordsKing Alphonso's intervention has resulted in the reprieve of 18 out of 26 Belgians, including several priests, who had been condemned to death. King Alphonso is ...
Article : 43 wordsThe State Department has learned that there are 50 British in the Vladivostok landing party who were sent ashore solely to protect the British Embassy. Two ...
Article : 60 wordsMrs. R. W. Young, of Burwood, New South Wales, has received advice that her son, Sergeant H. F. Young, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. ...
Article : 123 wordsFurther details regarding Friday's German attack on the Australian positions near Albert show that probably four German divisions were more or less implicated ...
Article : 406 wordsThe Belgian relief ship Comte Dehmet Denaeyer has been mined and sunk off the Dogger Bank. Twelve of those on board were drowned. ...
Article : 29 wordsSo many people when a public appeal is on wait to see what the other fellow gives. This is not the true spirit of giving. The secret of giving is to give quickly; do ...
Article : 663 wordsIt is estimated that 250,000,000 dollars (about £50,000,000) were subscribed for the new Liberty Loan on the first day of the campaign. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe report as to the landing of British forces at Vladivostok has been confirmed officially. The "Daily News" correspondent at ...
Article : 129 wordsThe principal feature of the continuation of the election scrutiny to-day has been the success of the Treasurer (Sir Richard Butler) in Barossa, where the ...
Article : 329 wordsMr. Andrew Fisher and Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioners for Australia and New Zealand respectively) are arranging for Anzac Day celebrations in London. ...
Article : 88 wordsWhen spoken to yesterday, the chairman of the Western Australian Repatriation Board (Mr. W. W. Garner) said that the first meeting of the newly-constituted body ...
Article : 450 wordsThe Russian Government has demanded officially that the Entente shall withdraw from Vladivostok. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe Government has decided to erect a National War Museum as war memorial. Sir Alfred Mond (First Commissioner for Works) in an interview said that the ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Japanese diplomatic mission has given a formal assurance that the landing of troops at Vladivostok is only a local episode without ulterior significance, and ...
Article : 38 wordsIn view of far eastern events the Bolsheviks have decided to remove the exCzar and his family from Tobolsk. ...
Article : 25 wordsItaly's war expenses amount to about £2,000,000 a day. ...
Article : 19 wordsMr. William Simms, the special correspondent of the United Press Association at the British front telegraphs:—"Simultaneously with von Hindenburg's offensive, a ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) reports that representatives of the Soviets have declared that Germany is not only not ...
Article : 58 wordsThe British Official Press Bureau notifies that the Queen has assumed the title of Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, which will be named ...
Article : 74 wordsAs the result of a statement made by a juror that a witness for the defence in a case in the Court of General Sessions to-day had spoken to him yesterday with ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Press is unanimous in its praise of President Wilson's Baltimore speech. The "World" says that in his reply to the Germans' military masters in terms ...
Article : 84 wordsThe newspapers are drawing attention increasingly to the employment of thousands of able-bodied neutrals as waiters in London restaurants. The newspapers ...
Article : 47 wordsReports received from the frontier say that the whole of Brussels has been converted into a large hospital which is filled with German wounded Train loads of ...
Article : 71 wordsThe newspapers welcome the Royal warrant ordaining that promotion to the rank of general shall be by merit instead of by seniority, and they express the hope ...
Article : 56 wordsThe German newspapers admit that Germany's casualties are heavier than in any previous fighting. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe War Industries' Board has created a requisition division with plenary powers to control and speed up the nation's resources and industries to meet war ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 10 Apr 1918, Page 7
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