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Advertising : 1,035 wordsNews from the seat of war filters through slowly, but it is altogether too early in the campaign to hear of what might be termed serious fighting. The ...
Article : 1,306 wordsThe campaign on the water has followed the lines a knowledge of the comparative strengths of the rival fleets, and an acquaintance of the North Sea, ...
Article : 2,182 wordsIt has been officially announced that Sir George Raid (High Commissioner for Australia) has cabled to be Commonwealth Government that Great Britain has declared was against Austria. ...
Article : 86 wordsHis Majesty the King has given, through the Countess of Dudley, to the Australian voluntary hospital fund a pair of his horses for the ambulance attached to the hospital. ...
Article : 40 wordsAn important engagement is reported near Tirlemont, a town 25 miles to the south-east of Brussels. The Belgians offered a vigorous resistance. ...
Article : 36 wordsField-Marshal Earl Robert; is head of a committee which is organising an Imperial Light Horse. Six hundred men recruited within 46 hours, a majority ...
Article : 48 wordsMax Bernstein Laurens, a music-hall artist, who was charged at the Bow-street Police Court with espionage, and remanded, was again brought up to-day. ...
Article : 109 wordsOfficial news from Paris states that many German patrols have been captured at Dinant, Rochefort, and Givet, places in the Valley of the Meuse, and ...
Article : 34 wordsReuter's correspondent at Brussels reports that heavy cavalry engagements are proceeding between the French, Belgians, and Germans, but the ...
Article : 44 wordsIn its leader columns "The Times" declares that the oversea Imperial force numbers 75,000, including Australia's 20,000 and New Zealand's ...
Article : 93 wordsA telegraphic message from a correspondent at Maestricht (Holland) states that a terrific cannonade is proceeding in the direction of Tongres, about ...
Article : 34 wordsA regiment of German dragoons attempted to surprise the Belgians at Aineffe, 13 miles west of Liege. The Germans were repulsed after a three hours' ...
Article : 41 wordsSentries at Canal Bridge, Liverpool, shot dead a pedlar who failed to answer their challenge, ...
Article : 19 wordsNot a single civilian pilot remains in the Hendon aerodrome. All have volunteered for active service. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe total of the Prince of Wales' fund is now £750,000. ...
Article : 15 wordsIt is reported from Amsterdam that two German airmen were caught at Namur. ...
Article : 16 wordsColonel Whitaker, who was a defendant in the canteen case, has volunteered for active service, and will be released for that purpose. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe War Office at Brussels announces that the retreating movement which the Germans commenced yesterday has become more pronounced. It seems as if ...
Article : 38 wordsOwing to the war the match between Arlet and Kemp has been abandoned. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Australian Associated Banks are resuming at discretion the buying of bills on Australasia, at the following rates:— ...
Article : 232 wordsAt the Police Court, George frown, yesterday, before Mr. Joseph Davies (chairman) and Mr. Widdowson, Js.P., Charles Archer proceeded against Hubert ...
Article : 262 wordsAn arrangement has been made between the Bank of England and the Finance Minister, who will act as trustee, to hold gold for the Bank of England, ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Press Bureau states that the bulk of 26 German army corps has been definitely located in an evident mass concentrated between Liege and Luxemburg. ...
Article : 34 wordsIt is also officially stated from Paris that only small groups of Germans have entered the town of Liege. All the forts from Belfort to Liege are intact, ...
Article : 79 wordsOwing to the action of the Bank of England, the United States is able to pay for the movement of its huge Drops and to do other extensive financing in ...
Article : 86 wordsAn official item from Paris states:-— "Artillery fire destroyed a German battery near Sprincourt, and we captured three guns and three Maxims." ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Rigsdag has unanimously adopted a credit of 50,000,000 kronor to defend the neutrality of Sweden. [A kronor is worth about 1s 1d.] ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Bank of England received £450,000 in gold to-day. ...
Article : 14 wordsIncluded in these applying to join the volunteer corps was a man from Broken Plains Station, 05 miles from Springsure. He personally called on ...
Article : 83 wordsGermany is securing food supplies through Holland, hence its anxiety not violate Dutch territory. However, if the allies reach Cologne this avenue will be ...
Article : 49 wordsA native magnate's firm at Bombay has given £7000 towards a field hospital. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Government is assured that there is little likelihood of any raids on grain ships by Germans. ...
Article : 21 wordsCanada has arranged to make gold de. posited at Ottawa available in the shape of credits in London, and somewhat similar arrangements are being made in South ...
Article : 51 wordsIt has been unofficially stated at Vancouver that 100,000 men have volunteered for Canada's army, corps fixed at 20,000. ...
Article : 27 wordsGermany is establishing a press bureau in Amsterdam to circulate war intelligence favourable to Germany. ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Fri 14 Aug 1914, Page 5
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