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  2. Advertising

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  3. A Great Struggle.

    Mons in surrounded by canals in every direction except the south, where there are woods. All the bridges not blown up were commanded by m[?]chine guns and ...

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  4. British in Sunday's Fight.

    The-scene of the fighting in which the British force so distinguished itself. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. NOTES ON THE WAR.

    The cables to-day contain a mass of detail in connection with Sunday's battle, and the difficulty is to disentangle it. We are told that 300,000 Germans ...

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  6. ADMINISTRATION.

    On Saturday week it will be for the people to say, through the medium of the ballot-box, whether the future administration of the affairs of Australia ...

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  7. THE LIBERAL STYLE.

    They have a Liberal Government to-day, and its splendid work in the present crisis has been the subject of the highest praise. It was quick to act, and it ...

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  8. FIERCE BOMBARDMENT.

    The Germans at Charleroi bombarded the upper town, and the French made a sortie, but the strength of the enemy compelled retirement. The Turcos then ...

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  9. THE LAST STAND.

    The French made a last stand near the canal, and close to the railway station. The Germans fought far the bridge for two hours, and captured it after heavy ...

    Article : 122 words
  10. Mayor's Patriotic Fund.

    The control, disbursement, and administration have been vested in the following committee, who have "full discretion to apply the same on an Imperial, ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. WORK AT DAWN.

    'At' dawn the French rebombarded Charteroi, and again swarmed down the slope towards the lower town, recapturing Chatlet, Bouffioulx, Marchienne, ...

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  12. "EXAMINER" BRANCH LIST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 words
  13. STATEMENT IN THE LORDS.

    Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, announced in the House of Lords that the British troops at Mons, in 36 hours' ...

    Article : 91 words
  14. SHATTERED BY SHELL FIRE.

    When the French entered the devastated city they found it littered and shattered by the shell fire in every part. Houses were smouldering or aflame and ...

    Article : 87 words
  15. WONDERFUL SHOOTING.

    Officers reaching Paris from the front state that the shooting of the British infantry is wonderful. Every time a German head shows above the trenches it ...

    Article : 109 words
  16. THE LABOUR WAY.

    Apart from all this, there is the question of administrative methods and ability. Labour's methods we know mean preference to unionists—spoils to the ...

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  17. BOMBARDMENT OF NAMUR.

    Meanwhile Namur was subjected to a furious bombardment, so well regulated that the first few shots silenced the Marchovelette fort in the north-east. ...

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  18. BRITISH CASUALTIES, 2000.

    Tire prime Minister (Hr. Asquith) stated in the House of Commons that Sir John Fnerrch reported that the withdrawal of the British troops had ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. THE APPEAL TO MOTORISTS.

    Collecting cards were circulated in Launceston in connection with the Dunlop Rubber Company's appeal to motorists and cyclists throughout the ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. TROOPS IN BELGIUM.

    The British artillery is shooting magnificently and accurately, forcing the Germans to beat a hasty retreat. The physique and athletic qualities of the British ...

    Article : 103 words
  21. BIG TURNING MOVEMENT.

    The German cavalry has penetrated the Bourcoing-Rounbaix district, which is only defenced by territorials. It is possibly the advance guard of a large ...

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  22. NEW AND WELL PROTECTED POSITION.

    The Press Bureau states that the British forces successfully reached a new and well-protected position. Fighting was continuous, but the enemy ...

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  23. A GERMAN RAID

    Reuter's Agency has confirmed the report that Germans in South-West Africa have raided Union territory. They had been making preparations for some time. ...

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  24. GERMANS CHECKED AT ALL POINTS.

    Eye-witnesses state that the Germans were held in cheek at all points to Sunday afternoon, when the cannonade ceased, only to-be-renewed with increased ...

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  25. CARDINALS BOARD A TRAIN.

    While Cardinals Bourne and Gasquet were travelling to Rome they chanced to get into a train containing a regiment, including many Irish Cutholies. The ...

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  26. GERMANS' LINE OF MARCH.

    Three hundred thousand Germans marched south, half towards Lille and half towards Charleroi and Mons. British and French from Chimay opposed the ...

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  27. THE DESCENT ON CHARLEROI.

    Eye-witnesses of the recent fighting who have reached Ostend state that the Germans descended on Charleroi. The Germans were preceded by swarms of ...

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  28. THE ADVANCE ON LILLE.

    Ostend Messages indicate that the advance on Lille is expected to exert the most important influence on the battle. ...

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  29. RAPIDITY OF GERMAN ADVANCE.

    The Belgian War Minister states that three hundred thousand Germans have passed Brussels. Eye-witnesses state that half went in the direction of Ninove ...

    Article : 118 words
  30. THE ATTACK EXPLAINED.

    A French War Office communique show, that the first French army attacked the enemy through the gap of Stenay towards the River Semois and ...

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  31. VALUABLE BEQUESTS.

    Buron Schlichting, a Russian-Parisian, has bequeathed to the Louvre his collection of pictures, bronzes, furniture, and ...

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  32. THE DEADLY QUICKFIRERS.

    The German artillery posted on the outskirts of the upper town shelled the railway station and salient points of the lower town, trying to force a passage ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. SHIPPING.

    Thirty guinea per cent. has been paid to reinsure the New Zealand Shipping Company's Kaipara, which left Monte Video on the 1st inst., and has not been ...

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  34. BRITISH HUSSARS' FIRST BRUSH.

    An eye-witness, writing to London, describes some British Hussars as suddenly meeting some German Cuirassiers in a small village dear Charleroi. The ...

    Article : 56 words
  35. BRITISH ARMY'S ROLE.

    During the week the French cavalry, Chasseurs d' Afrique. and artillery advanced north from Charleroi, but were insufficiently supported by infantry. The ...

    Article : 120 words
  36. AFTER OTHERS FAILED.

    "I use Chamberlain's Pain Balm for sore throats and find one rubbing relieve it," writes Mr. T. Dennis, Hihitahi, N.Z. "It worked wonders when 1 sprained my ...

    Article : 51 words
  37. BLOCKING A TUNNEL.

    When Fort Chaudfontaine, commanding the railroad from Aix-la-Chapelie to Verviers, was reduced to ruins, Major Namoche, the commander, blocked the ...

    Article : 41 words
  38. A TERRIFYING SPECTACLE.

    Half-way between Namur and Charleroi a battery of four French guns shelled some Germans out of a wood, and when they came into the open rifle fire rigat ...

    Article : 52 words
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