Complaints from Egypt that men who do not conform to the standard requirements for recruits are sometimes encountered have resulted in a further "tightening-up" ...
Article : 456 wordsIn the Senate yesterday the War Precaytions Amending Bill was passed through all stages, Standing Orders being suspended to enable this to be done. ...
Article : 1,143 wordsAmazing figures were quoted during a debate in the House of Commons on the problem of supplying the Allies with munitions. Joffre has declared that he will not be able to drive ...
Article : 177 wordsThe British success at hill "60" is very welcome news, and, us the cable-messages indicate, the capture of the hill might lead soon to more important gains. But ...
Article : 1,228 wordsNewspapers comment on the remarkable divergence between the optimism shown by the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) in his speech at Newcastle on Wednesday, when ...
Article : 221 words"It is Germany's misfortune if she is unable to convey arms to her home ports, a misfortune for which the United States is in no way responsible." ...
Article : 398 wordsIn French military circles it is stated that seventy million rifle catridges are being used up daily, including seven million for machine guns. ...
Article : 167 wordsAt the meeting of the Federal Executive Council yesterday the formation of a new infantry brigade, which is to be in command of Colonel Burston, was approved. ...
Article : 122 wordsIn the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr. W. A. S. Hewins, Unionist member for Hereford, who is a leading authority on economics, moved— ...
Article : 475 wordsThe Austro-German forces in the Carpathians continue to counter-attack [?]iere[?]ly in the hope of yet saving the situation. A Russian communiqu[?], published in ...
Article : 132 wordsHill "60," which was won by the British after desperate fighting, remains in their hands, despite numerous and costly efforts by the enemy to regain it. ...
Article : 451 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" publishes a story from its Geneva correspondent of an aerial combat that occurred between German and French squadrons in Alsace. ...
Article : 85 wordsReading matter in the shape of books magazines, &c., is earnestly desired for the Australian troops in the Pacific, under Colonel Pethbridge. Parcels sent to th[?] ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Egyptian who attempted to assassinate the new Sultan of Egypt (Prince Hussein Kamil) early in the present month[?] has been sentenced to death. ...
Article : 107 wordsWhen the first force of Australians went to Egypt, allogations were made that gifts presented by patriotic citizens for the comfort of the soldiers did not reach them, ...
Article : 100 words[?] conference of the Miners' Federation [?] at Westminister on Wednesday, to discuss the suggestion made by the South Wales miners to strike unless they receive ...
Article : 112 wordsGeneral Sir Iam Hamilton has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Dardanelles[?] Expeditionary Force, of which, states the "Daily Telegraph," the colonial troops ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. L. H. Harcourt) stated in the House of Commons on Wednesday that 35 British subjects had been killed in the recent riots ...
Article : 173 wordsSir,—There is a deficiency of overcoats for the men who have volunteered for active service, and who are now in camp at Broadmeadows. To overcome the difficulty, I ...
Article : 127 wordsThe new Agent-General for South Australia (Mr. F. W. Young) was entertained at luncheon by the Royal Colonial Institute on Wednesday, Earl Grey presiding. The ...
Article : 228 wordsIt is reported from Paris that, after stubborn fighting for the past few months, the Germans in the Cameroons have been compelled to withdraw towards the high ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—"Soldier's Dad's" letter to-day touches the only black spot on this war, as far as Australia is concerned. It is, indeed[?] a deplorable fact that a large number ...
Article : 263 wordsAn official report of the fighting at Shaiba, at the head of the Persian Gulf, estimates the Turkish losses at 2,500. The Turks, it is slated, are everywhere in ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Indian Wheat Committee has devised a scheme to prevent speculation. India's surplus is estimated at 2,000,000 tons. The Indian Government has fixed a ...
Article : 101 wordsDuring the debate on the report of the Parliamentary Committee, which inquired into the Boer rebellion, Mr. J. X. Merriman (leader of the Opposition in the Union ...
Article : 226 wordsLille, which is the objective of the British forces operating in the regions of Hill "60" and Neuve Chapelle, has been attacked by Allies' airmen and damaged ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 301 wordsSir,—I am instructed to forward for your perusal copy of a letter received from the secretary to the Prime Minister bearing upon reported amputations and mutilations ...
Article : 253 wordsIt is reported from Petrograd that Russian torpedo boats off the coast of Anatolin (Asia Minor) on April 18 and 19 sank ten Turwish vessels [?]nden with ...
Article : 62 wordsThe fighting between Mohmand tribesmen and a British force near Sliabkadz (in the Kyber Pass) was severe, and lasted for several hours. The enemy suffered ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 45 wordsSir,—The letter of "Soldier's Dad" in "The Argus" to-day should make the young men of Melbourne realise their responsibilities. The type of black-coated youth who ...
Article : 166 wordsFeminist organisations in Paris denounce the holding of the Women's Peace Congress at The Hague. The gathering is looked upon[?] as a German propaga[?]dist effort. ...
Article : 105 wordsDr. Isabel Ormeston, of Tasmania, is being despatched by the Wounded Allies' Relief Committee in London to assist in the Red Cross work in Montenegro. ...
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Advertising : 284 wordsThe following cable messages appeared in the later editions of "The Argus" on Thursday:— AUSTRIANS USE DUM-DUMS. ...
Article : 107 wordsIn a recent report to the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Mahon), the Lie[?]tenant-Governor of Papua (Judge Murray) states that while on a visit to the mining ...
Article : 131 wordsMr. Fred[?] T. June, the well-known naval expert and author of naval works, speaking at Liverpool, said:—"Great Britain was once very near ivasion. The navy saved us, ...
Article : 66 wordsWangaratta district has cabled £525 to Sir George Reid for the purchase of a motor ambulance as a gift to the War Office, with a suggestion that if possible it be attached ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 23 Apr 1915, Page 7
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