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  2. In Tasmania.

    Enrolment in connection with the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force is proceeding steadily. Warrant-Officer F. Young, commanding ...

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  3. THE KAISER REPORTED SHOT

    A New York message states that the American newspapers are endeavouring to get messages through from Berlin by high-power wireless to New York, but the only message so far received is to the effect that the Kaiser has been shot through the right thigh at Aix-la-chapelle. it is not stated whether it was an ...

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  4. THE BELGIAN CAVALRYMEN.

    Pursuing the German mitrailleuse, the Belgian cavalry inflicted considerable losses, and returned with perfect steadiness when the Germans were reinforced. ...

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  5. BOMBARDMENTS OF FORTS.

    Indignation has been expressed is Brussels at the action of the Kaiser in decorating General von Eme[?]ch for capturing the Liege forts. ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    The Federal Attorney-General to-night gave an exposition of the law on the subject of prize cargoes. "There are, of course, no courts of prize," said Sir W. ...

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  7. WHY THE FORTS WERE LEFT INTACT.

    A Berlin official denies the message that the Germans lost 20,000 men at Liege, but it does not give the numbers. The telegram adds that the forts were ...

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  8. COMMISSARIAT MEN KILLED.

    Two Uhlans killed at Hasselt were being buried, when the Red Cross discovered 10,000 marks in gold upon one and 5000 on the other. It is supposed the ...

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  9. United States.

    A mass meeting of Germans at Washington appealed to the United States press to adopt a fairer attitude towards Germany. ...

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  10. Naval Movements.

    It transpires that Austria refused succour to the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau, which have since sought the neutral shelter of the Dardanelles. ...

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  11. South Africa

    It is announced that the Government of the Union has undertaken the defence of South Africa. The restrictions on shipping at Table ...

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  12. PREMATURE ADVANCE.

    It is now evident that the enterprises of Liege were undertaken before the main i army was ready, and by a force whose mobilisation was specially effected before ...

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  13. A POPULAR VICTORY.

    A fierce encounter took place on the Belgian left wing, where the German cavalry, Infantry, and artillery were massed for the assault. ...

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  14. A DIFFICULT PROBLEM.

    The problem of moving and feeding masses marching in the Rhine country is, proving difficult, and the German prisoners admit privations and want of food. ...

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  15. DOUBTFUL REPORTS.

    Reports of a pitched battle being imminent in Belgium are regarded as doubtful. ...

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  16. AUSTRALIA'S AID.

    The mixed naval and military force which is being organised for special duty will be built up of first-class fighting material. Colonel W Holmes, commander ...

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  17. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    Stories of German brutality are accumulating. At Dormael a Uhlan cut down a priest who was administering the sacrament to the wounded, while the ...

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  18. PATRIOTIC ENTERTAINMENT.

    Arrangements are in progress for a monster patriotic entertainment at the Albert Hall on Thursday night next foe the purpose of augmenting the funds of ...

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  19. WAR TAXES FOR AMERICA.

    Owing to a partial paralysis of trade, the. Customs revenues of the United States have been seriously affected. The Government is likely to impose war ...

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  20. FRENCH CONCENTRATION.

    The twelfth day of mobilisation has passed, and the French concentration, under shelter of covering troops, proceeded as regularly as clockwork. ...

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  21. IN A NEUTRAL PORT.

    A couple of days ago the Austrian steamship Bayern was ordered to leave Naples, owing to her cargo of dynamite and live projectiles. She was trying to ...

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  22. MR. BRYAN'S PEACE TREATY.

    The Peace Treaty submitted by the Secretary of State (Mr. Bryan) went before the Senate to-day. President Wilson is urging its speedy ratification. ...

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  23. LADIES STRIPPED.

    Soldiers are reported to have stripped Russian ladies naked in the presence of the officers. The father of one of the ladies intervened. and was shot dead. ...

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  24. FAILURE OF GERMAN STRATEGY.

    It was known that German strategy intended to pierce the covering troops and seize Nancy, thereby disarranging the French mobilisation scheme. But it ...

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  25. MARTIAL LAW IN WEST INDIES.

    Captain Plunkett, of the steamer Danube, on arriving at New York from Bermuda states that all news is being censored in the West Indies. Martial law ...

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  26. ONE MILLION SHEEP.

    The suggestion that the pastoralists of Australia should be invited to make a gift of one million sheep to Great Britain as a war contribution has been ...

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  27. ANOTHER GERMAN VESSEL ARRESTED.

    The late arrival of the Union S.S. Co.'s Melbourne-Burnie-Devonport trader Oonah at Burnie and Devonport on Wednesday morning, was the cause of a ...

    Article : 358 words
  28. WELL TREATED.

    The few English visitors remaining in Germany are believed to be well treated. ...

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  29. HEAVY ORDNANCE.

    Reports state that Germany's heavy ordnance was defective at Liege. The shells burst long before they touched the ground, and fell harmlessly, while, on the ...

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  30. CAPTURED GERMAN SHIPS.

    It Ls reported from Colombo that many German merchant vessels have been captured and brought into Eastern ports. ...

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  31. Eastern Operations.

    An official announcement has been made of the fact that the Austrian navy has blockaded the Montenegrin coast. The Austrian authorities at Vienna ...

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  32. SHIPPING SAFE.

    Admiral Cradock announces that the Western Atlantic is safe for merchantmen. This information has reached New York through the captain of the steamer ...

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  33. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Steps are being taken by the Pastoralists' Union to obtain from its members gifts of sheep for rationing the Australian troops or such other purposes in ...

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  34. CAPTURE OF AUSTRIAN STEAMER.

    An Austrian steamer loaded with barley has been captured and taken to Plymouth. Liege lies both sides of the Meuse, the old town being on the west bank. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  35. RETREAT FROM MULHAUSEN.

    Accounts show that the French retreat from Mulhausen was well carried out. The advance to Mulhausen was merely for the purpose of breaking up the ...

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  36. AUSTRO-HUNGARY SUBJECTS.

    After the meeting of the Federal Executive Council to-night a proclamation was circulated calling upon all subjects of the Emperor of Austria and of the King of ...

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  37. A NEW SIGN OF CONFUSION.

    M. Pichon, in an article in the "Petit Journal" (Paris), remarks that Germany's negotiations. with Italy, Turkey, Roumania, and Bulgaria are a new sign ...

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  38. THE UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTION.

    To-night meeting of the Sydney Labour Council adopted a recommendation by the executive committee that the unions be asked to avoid disturbing the ...

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  39. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    Her Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson presided at a well-attended meeting at Government House this afternoon, when it was decided to form an ...

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  40. INFERIOR ARTILLERY.

    The German field artillery is far interior to the French, the bursts of the shrapnel being indifferent. ...

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  41. RECEIVED HIS PASSPORTS.

    The German Minister at Cettinje (Montenegro) has received his passports. ...

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  42. THE ATTITUDE OF ROUMANIA.

    The Roumanian Legation (London) denies that Roumania intends joining Germany. Nor, it says, has Roumania declared its neutrality. It has simply ...

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  43. AN IMPORTANT MOVE.

    It is believed that a strong German army is concentrating to seize the crest-line at Vosges, as whoever holds it dominates Southern Alsace. ...

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  44. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In reply to questions, the Commissioner of Public Works has stated that the Government intended to keep open the positions of Civil servants who ...

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  45. TOWN BOMBARDED.

    An official wire from Paris states that the Germans bombarded Pont-a-Mousson, 16 miles from Metz, with heavy artillery, from a considerable distance. The shells ...

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  46. EXPULSION OF RUSSIANS.

    Six thousand Russians who have been expelled from Germany have arrived at Stockholm (Sweden), and declare that they suffered barbarous treatment at ...

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  47. THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

    Reports received from all parts of the Commonwealth show that recruiting for the Australian imperial expeditionary force is proceeding satisfactorily, and it ...

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  48. TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.

    The Tramways Trust has advised the Government that it will grant leave of absence to all British reservists to rejoin the colours, and will grant leave of ...

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  49. APPOINTMENT AS GENERAL.

    The ex-Belgian Minister of War (General Dimitrieff), who volunteered to serve with Russia, has arrived at Peterhof, and been appeointed a General of ...

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  50. ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRESS.

    According to the Press Bureau, an engagement is in progress north-west of Hasselt, 10 miles W.N.W. of Maastricht, between a Belgian cavalry division, ...

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  51. IN THE COUNTRY.

    Each day ill-effects of the war are increasing in strength. Labour is getting scarce, and prospects point that a fortnight hence only really necessary labour ...

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  52. A CONSUL'S DEATH.

    The Italian Consul at Colombo, who was of German nationality, has been found shot. It is believed he commit, fed suicide. ...

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  53. THE FATE OF THE AMPHION.

    Survivors of the cruiser Amphion, which went down after striking a mine just after the sinking of the Koemgen Louise, the German mine-laying ship, ...

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  54. THE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

    A large deputation of workers interviewed the Commissioner of Public Works (Sir Richard Butler) this morning in reference to the unemployed trouble. It ...

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  55. MEAT REACHING FAMINE PRICES.

    Meat is reaching famine prices in the Chicago stock yards. Mr. Armour denies that his company is increasing prices owing to the war. The prices are actually ...

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  56. SERVIAN PRINCE WOUNDED.

    Prince George of Servia, when watching the Austrian bombardment from the walls of a fortress, was wounded in the head b ya fragment of a shell. He was ...

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  57. GERMAN CAVALRY DIVISION.

    The 4th German cavalry division is reported to be moving towards Jodoigne. No German infantry is known to be on the left bank of the Meuse except a ...

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  58. QUEENSLAND'S RESPONSE.

    The authorities in Queensland have not yet received the details necessary to enable them to begin actual enrolment. There has been an exceptionally heavy ...

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  59. FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN FRONTIER.

    Berlin telegrams received at Copenhagen state that the German staff has! informed the press that Germany has sustained heavy losses on the Russian. ...

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  60. AMERICAN COASTWISE TRADE.

    After a conference the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to the provisions of a bill opening the United States coastwise trade to foreign-built ...

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  61. PREPARATION FOR A SIEGE.

    The Germans are entrenching at Vise and Liege town, and are constructing batteries north of Liege preparatory to a siege. Heavy guns have already been ...

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  62. GULF OF FINLAND.

    The Russians are still masters of the Gulf of Finland. Fearing a German attack, the Russians in a lighthouse smashed lenses worth 60,000 kronor (about ...

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  63. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    The Germans are constructing a railway between Vise and Homburg, parallel to the frontier of Dutch Limburg. ...

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  64. THE POLITICAL LEADERS.

    The conference of Federal leaders and State Premiers further discussed to-day the various phases of the financial position, which will have to be met in ...

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  65. SIGNALMAN'S MISTAKE.

    Through an incorrect signal from Troubridge lighthouse, whence it was notified on Wednesday that a German steamer was passing inwards, Port Adelaide was ...

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  66. INVASION OF BOSNIA.

    The united Servian and Montenegrin armies have begun an invasion of Bo[?]ma, three columns being under General Jankovic's command. General Putnik is ...

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  67. POSITION AT LIEGE.

    Other accounts, including reports from Belgian aviators, indicate that the Germans are collecting large food supplies at Liege. and are barricading the streets ...

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  68. A SOLEMN WARNING.

    At St. John's (New Brunswick) Sir Rider Haggard uttered a solemn warning of the dangers now facing the Empire. The thought struck him that Canada was ...

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  69. THE TRADE ROUTES.

    The Admiralty's control of the trade routes, (specially the Atlantic, is becoming stronger daily, and traders should confidently and boldly send ships to sea, ...

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  70. QUEENSLAND.

    The "Courier" to-day received a gift of £2500 from Ramsay Bros., of Harrow, towards the "Courier" war fund. In the covering letter Mr. R. C. Ramsay ...

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  71. BULGARIAN INTENTIONS.

    A competent military observer from Sofia is of opinion that the Bulgarians are systematically preparing, and will move in case of an Austro-German ...

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  72. CHASING GERMAN CRUISERS.

    An announcement has been made by the Admiralty to the effect that it has despatched a number of cruisers to the South American trade routes, nearly ...

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  73. NUMEROUS SKIRMISHES.

    Cavalry skirmishes have occurred since Sunday all along the line, including a strong German detachment which crossed at Vise and reached Tongres, while ...

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  74. NEUTRALITY UNSHAKEN.

    It has been officially stated in Sofia that Bulgaria's decision to maintain neutrality is unshaken, despite the suggestions of future rewards from various ...

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  75. Advertising

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  76. RUSSIA'S PROPOSAL.

    The newspapers state that the Russian Minister on Tuesday had audience with King Ferdinand, and presented the Czar's letter, proposing that Bulgaria ...

    Article : 38 words
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