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  2. GERMAN EASTERN FLEET.

    It is understood at Tokio that the British fleet is gradually circumscribing the action of the German fleet in the Far East. Germans are gathering at ...

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  3. GERMANY'S LATEST BRIBE.

    The Brussels correspondent of the Paris "Temps" says that before transmitting its latest bribe to Belgium, Germany attempted to persuade the United States ...

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  4. In Australia.

    The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Glynn) has forwarded a cable message to London asking if the arrangement made by the British Government in ...

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  5. THE BAYONET'S POINT.

    An engagement has been fought in the region of Blamont and Cirey-les-Forbes, a range of hills a short distance to the west of Strasburg, where the Bavarians ...

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  6. Naval Movements.

    In an interview at New York, the well-known naval authority Admiral Mahan said he thought it was Incredible that Austria would have taken ...

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  7. FOR THE ALLIES' WOUNDED.

    A scheme has been initiated to accommodate the allies' wounded at English seaside places. ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN LINER TAKEN.

    A message from Alexandria reports that a British warship has captured the Austrian-Lloyd liner Marienbad. ...

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  9. RACEHORSES FOR REMOUNTS.

    The French sportsman, M. Camille Blanc, has sold his stable as army remounts, at the rate of £40 apiece, though valued at £2000. ...

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  10. LIGHTHOUSE SHELLED.

    German cruisers shelled the Russian Dagerort lighthouse, but no damage was done. ...

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  11. AVIATORS AT WORK.

    Two French airmen sortied from Verdun, over Zeppelin [?]angars, at Metz, where they dropped bombs, which are believed to have done much damage. ...

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  12. FRENCH ARMY CHAPLAINS.

    The French Government is increasing its army chaplains by two for each division. This proves A. Viviani's spirit of toleration. ...

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  13. BLOCKADE OF MONTENEGRO.

    The Italian Government has asked Austria either to make the blockade of the Montenegrin coast effective of formally withdraw. This step is ...

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  14. THE FRENCH DISPOSITIONS.

    Paris estimates indicate that half a million French are massed in Alsace, and strong forces hold all the passes from the west, as far as those leading ...

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  15. CYCLIST COMPANY SURPRISED.

    Brussels news includes an item to the effect that a Belgian company surprised two companies of German cyclists at Vessenacken, near Louvain, 14 miles ...

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  16. STORY OF GENERAL'S SUICIDE.

    Another report states that General von Emmich suicided. He wrote his wife that he knew Liege would be his tomb, and he preferred to die by his own hand. ...

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  17. A GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A German wireless message declares that the British fleet dare not approach the German coast since the sinking of the Amphion, nor can Great Britain send ...

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  18. VICTORIA.

    Among the decisions arrived at by the recent conference between the State Premiers and Prime Minister was one that a committee of experts should be ...

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  19. WHAT GERMAN DESERTERS SAY.

    Through a French channel it is learned that deserters state that General Deimling was wounded by a bullet in the tongue and sent to hospital The ...

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  20. A LOAN FOR FRANCE.

    The United States Government has undertaken to raise no objection to J. P. Morgan and Company underwriting a loan of several hundred million dollars ...

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  21. CANADA.

    It is reported from Port Arthur, Ontario, that an attempt was made to wreck the Great Lakes wireless station. Two men fired at the wireless operators, ...

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  22. THE GOEBEN AND BRESLAU.

    Advices from Constantinople state that the Goeben and Breslau are already flying the Ottoman flag, and the German crews have been landed. It is ...

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  23. Eastern Operations.

    St. Petersburg mobilisation is virtually completed, and soon a million men will cross the Austrian frontier, while one and a half millions will move over ...

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  24. BUILDING TRADE DISPUTE.

    The London building trade dispute has been completely settled. ...

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  25. AUSTRALIAN STEAMER SEIZED.

    When the Austrian steamer Ida arrived at Montreal from Trieste, the Canadian Government captured her as a war prize. ...

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  26. ADDED TO THE TURKISH FLEET.

    A Constantinople correspondent reports that the Goeben and Breslau have been renamed by the Sultan the Yamizserim and the Midellu. The Porte ...

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  27. TO TEACH THE USE OF THE RIFLE.

    National Rifle Association to organise a corps of expert marksmen in order to rapidly instruct recruits throughout the United Kingdom in the use of the rifle. ...

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  28. BRITISHERS IN AUSTRIA.

    The English Consul from Trieste, who has arrived at Ancona, states that severe measures are adopted against British subjects in Austria. Many have ...

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  29. ANOTHER VESSEL ARRESTED.

    Unaware that their country and Great Britain were at war the captain, officers, and crew of the German cargo steamer Lothringen were started to learn the ...

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  30. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A message from Johannesburg reports that General Hertzog has appealed to the Nationalists to sink all party differences and stand united. ...

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  31. CROWN PRINCE REPORTED AS WOUNDED.

    It is persistently rumoured at Liege that the Crown Prince was wounded while leading the "Death's Head Hussars." ...

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  32. THE POLES DELIGHTED.

    The proclamation evoked unspeakable joy in the Polish colony in Paris. Monsignor Postawka, who was sent on a Polish mission, urged the young Poles to ...

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  33. BANK OF ENGLAND.

    The Bank of England to-day received an addition of £691,000 in gold. ...

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  34. GENERALS AUDIENCED.

    The King has audienced Generals Sir James Grierson and Sir John Brabazon. ...

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  35. THE ATTACK ON PONTISSE.

    During the attack on Fort Pontisse, Germans, armed with hand grenades and huge wire cutters, reached the outworks, but the Belgians detected their presence, ...

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  36. SOUTH AFRICAN CO-OPERATION.

    The Bank of England has agreed to make advances against gold deposited with the Government of the South African Union. ...

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  37. RUSSIANS IN PRUSSIA.

    The Russian authorities have destroyed the railway and telegraph lines at 11 points in the neighbourhood of Tilsit, in Eastern Prussia. ...

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  38. DANISH TRADE IN FULL SWING.

    It was announced form Copenhagen on Thursday that the export trade was in full swing, and that many ships were leaving for England. The Exchange, ...

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  39. Great Britain.

    The Press Bureau warns the public not to place the slightest reliance on rumours current regarding alleged victories or defeats, the arrival of wounded, men or ...

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  40. A GALLANT COSSACK.

    A Cossack named Kriutchkoff has been decorated for killing 11 Germans single-handed. Kriutchkoff sustained 16 wounds, and his horse 10. ...

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  41. LADY DUDLEY'S HOSPITAL.

    Earl Dunraven has chartered the yacht Creata for Lady Dudley's hospital, and personally commands her, and defrays the expenses. ...

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  42. WAR RISKS.

    It has been officially announced that the Government has decided to bear war risks on shipments of flour and wheat from Australia. The shipments must be ...

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  43. PRAYERS FOR RUSSIAN VICTORY.

    A solemn service was held in the principal pagoda at Urga, the sacred city of the Mongols, in order to pray for a Russian victory. Ten thousand Lamas from ...

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  44. THE JUNCTION COMPLETED.

    A Paris official statement contains the Information that the junction of the French and Belgian armies has been completed. Three French staff officers are ...

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  45. TREASURY BILLS TENDERED.

    The British Treasury announces that fifteen millions in six months' Treasury bills were tendered on Wednesday. ...

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  46. PATRIOTIC FUND.

    In presenting the colours to the 58th Regiment at Moonee Valley racecourse to-day, the Governor-General said:—"Officers and men, I confide these ...

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  47. UNITED STATES.

    A special committee of members of the New York Chamber of Commerce has recommended a scheme whereby twenty millions in gold can be placed in the ...

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  48. GERMAN COMMERCE SWEPT OFF THE SEAS.

    The German commerce has been swept off the seas, and German traders and manufacturers are absolutely at a stand stll. ...

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  49. AT WAR WITH ALL THE BRITISH COLONIES.

    According to the "Daily Chronicle's" Copenhagen correspondent, the Foreign Office at Berlin has informed commercial circles in Hamburg that Germany ...

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  50. GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRIA.

    An official communication received at Rome from Vienna regarding Great Britain's declaration of war against Austria say. it is evident that Britain's ...

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  51. WORK FOR THE TERRITORIALS.

    Earl Kitchener addressed the Territorial associations. He said he was aware that the spirit of the Territorials would induce many to volunteer for ...

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  52. CAPTURE ON NYASA LAKE.

    It is officially stated that a Nyasaland Government steamer captured the German Government steamer Spindhaven on Nyasa Lake, and made the crew ...

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  53. BRITISH NURSES TO THE FRONT.

    Forty-one English nurses, including two New Zealanders, who were holidaying in England, arrived at Brussels on Saturday night. and were accorded a ...

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  54. GERMAN LINERS REFUGING.

    Reports from Rio de Janeiro state that a number of German liners, with 5000 passengers aboard, are refuging at, Pernambuco, a Brazilian harbour. ...

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  55. IF TURKEY FIGHTS.

    If war occurs between Turkey and tile Triple Entente it is regarded at Rome as certain that Greece and Bulgaria Will fight Turkey. ...

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  56. THE DOMINIONS' CONTINGENT.

    It is stated at London that the dominions' contingent will form part of the organisation for foreign service after it has received the finishing course of ...

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  57. TIME OF APPREHENSION PAST.

    Addressing a conference of business men called to consider the present conditions in the United States, President Wilson asserted that the period of ...

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  58. EXPORT OF FOODSTUFFS.

    The Brazilian Government has submitted a bill restricting the export' of wheat and flour. ...

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  59. AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE CHECKED.

    A Petersburg message states that Russian cavalry captured the important railway terminus of Sokal, near the Galician border, defeating two battalions ...

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  60. YOUNG BUT BRAVE.

    While a force of Belgians was being harassed by a German battery at Ballaire, near Jupille, an 18-year-old corporal named Lupin crept round to the left, ...

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  61. STRUCK A MINE AND SANK.

    It is reported from Trieste that the Austrian-Lloyd liner Baron Gautsch, from Lussin Grande, struck a .mine in the Adriatic and sank. One hundred and ...

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  62. STRANDED TOURISTS.

    American tourists on the Continent are arranging at enormous prices for special steamers to run between Italy and New York. ...

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  63. WAR CONTINGENT ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of New Zealanders in London has formed a War Contingent Association, with a view of assisting the welfare of the New Zealand contingent on ...

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  64. MONTENEGRIN DISCLAIMER.

    It is announced from Cettigne that Montenegro has officially denied its intention of occupying Mont Tabosh on taking the offensive against Albania. ...

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  65. GERMAN AIRSHIP IN NORTH SEA.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that a German airship has been sighted going east over the North Sea. ...

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  66. MEDIATION PROPOSED.

    Replying to President Wilson's mediation proposition, the Government at Paris says France recognises in it new evidence of the United States' interest ...

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  67. NIAGARA AND MARAMA.

    The steamers Niagara and Marama are being held at Honolulu, owing to the proximity of the German cruiser Leipzig to the British Columbian coasts. ...

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  68. SHARP RISE IN PRICES.

    Three enquiries have been opened at, Chicago by the federal, civic, and state authorities into a sharp rise in the price of foodstuffs, allegedly as an outcome of ...

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  69. CARRIER PIGEONS.

    A Dutchman from Liege recounts how, prior to the attack on the forts, 24 Belgian Lancers, with carrier pigeons, reconn[?]tred the German position, and, ...

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  70. SERVIANS IN BOSNIA.

    A correspondent reports that the Nish Servians have occupied nine villages in Bosnia. OZAR'S PROMISE TO POLAND. ...

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  71. ENROLMENT AT MOMBASA.

    All the Britishers at Mombasa, the seat of Government in British East Africa, have enrolled in a local defensive force. ...

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  72. COMMISSIONS TO CADETS.

    A cable has been received from the Imperial Government offering to grant commissions to senior cadets at Duntroon College, but in view of the needs of the ...

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  73. JAPAN SIDES WITH BRITAIN.

    The Japanese News Bureau in New York prints a statement which was received from Tokio, to the effect that Japan intends to uphold at all costs her ...

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  74. MONROE DOCTRINE.

    Speaking at Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Roosevelt declared that if the Monroe doctrine had not been maintained the United States would have been dragged ...

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  75. AUSTRIAN HELP FOR GERMANY.

    It is re-asserted that Austria is despatching large supports to Germany's left wing, besides concentrating in Galicia. The army operating in Servia has ...

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  76. RECAPTURE OF MULHAUSEN.

    A cablegram from Copenhagen declares that the Kaiser in a message to the German commander at Mulhausen, said:—"I return thanks to God who was ...

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  77. KITCHENER'S NEW FORCE.

    The Army Council announces that any who enlist in response to Earl Kitchener's appeal will be discharged if they desire it when the war is over. If the ...

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  78. CARGO INSURANCE.

    The Government cargo insurance rate is still four guineas, but much private business is being done at Lloyd's at a slightly lower rate. ...

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  79. BULGARIAN MORATORIUM.

    The Bulgarian moratorium, expiring to-day, has been prolonged to September 30. ...

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  80. PORTUGAL.

    It is the intention of the Portuguese Government to send immediately two thousand men to Portuguese Africa and to increase the naval units by arming ...

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  81. STRUCK A MINE AND SANK.

    There were three hundred on board the Austrian-Lloyd liner Baron Gautsch, from Lussin Grande, which struck a mine in the Adriatic and sank. It is believed ...

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  82. PRESENT OF AEROPLANE.

    Oswald Watt has joined the French army, and presented a Bleriot machine to France. ...

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  83. PRINCE OF WALES FUND.

    The Prince of Wales Fund has reached a million. ...

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  84. GERMAN OFFICER'S STATEMENT

    A German officer imprisoned at Haelen, writing to has wife, says the march to Haelen was difficult, the enemy having destroyed the bridges. Haelen is covered ...

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  85. IMPERIAL RESERVISTS.

    As a considerable amount of uncertainty appears to exist regarding the Imperial reservists now in Australia, it might be as well to state that these at ...

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  86. FIGHTING ON SERVIAN FRONTIER.

    It is officially announced at Nish that the Austrians have been repulsed near Belgrade. Their success at Shabatz was due to numerical superiority. ...

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  87. COMMISSIONS FOR STUDENTS.

    The Press Bureau announces that a large number of students at Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin. and Edinburgh universities have been given commissions in ...

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  88. ARRIVAL OF ROTORUA.

    The New Zealand Company's 11,000-ton liner Rotorua, which left Wellington on July 2 for London, via South America, has arrived at Plymouth. ...

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  89. Practical Prescription Against Stomach Acidity.

    "Nine-tenths of all cases of stomach trouble nowadays," says a [?]cading specialist, "are caused by too much acid in the beginning the stomach itself is" ...

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  90. IN REFUGE AT MADIERA.

    The German-Australian liner Colmar (6184 tons), which left Sydney on June 10 for a Continental port, has taken refuge at Madeira. ...

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  91. PRIZE COURT.

    The first Prize Court advertisement published for many generations relates to I the seizure of the Schleisen. ...

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  92. THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR.

    The British Government is sending Count Mensdorff (Austrian Ambassador) and his family in a special steamer from Falmouth to Genoa. ...

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  93. DESCENT ON DAR-ES-SALAM.

    Two British cruisers landed parties at Dar-es-Salam, the port of German East Africa, and destroyed the wireless station, also the installations on the ...

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  94. GREAT BRITAIN DID RIGHT.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) and Foreign Secretary (Sir Edward Grey) in letters addressed to the Belgian War Minister have expressed their admiration of ...

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  95. ANGLICISING SURNAMES.

    Many legal notices are published in the English newspapers by Germans who are anxious to Anglicise their surnames. ...

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  96. NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSED.

    The German newspaper, "Aegyptische Nachrichten," at Cairo, has been suppressed for publishing sensational news of alleged German victories, and also the ...

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  97. NEWS FOR WAR PRISONERS.

    The British Government has started war prisoners' information bureau under The Hague Convention. ...

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  98. Advertising

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  99. SUFFRAGETTES SUSPEND.

    Owing to the release of all its prisoners, in view of the political cri[?], the Women's Social and Political League has definitely suspended its activities. ...

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  100. CONCESSIONS TO POLAND.

    In a proclamation, addressed to Poles In Russia, Germany, and Austria, the Czar restores to Poland its original territorial integrity, and only reserves ...

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  101. A RESIDENCE RAIDED.

    The residence of a German near Liverpool was raided after the occupant had left. A quantity of bombs, loaded firearms, and ammunition, and' German ...

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  102. LONDON REMARKABLY QUIET.

    London is remarkably quiet to-day. There was no sitting of the Privy Council, and only a brief Cabinet meeting. The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) spent the ...

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  103. AVIATORS KILLED.

    A German aeroplane reconnoitring over a Russian position in the Suwalki Government, was brought down, and four aviators killed. ...

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  104. DOWAGER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

    The Dowager Empress of Russia who was supposed to have gone to Copenhagen, is actually at Berne, where she undergoes an operation. ...

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