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  2. 100,000 MEN.

    Monday is usually a busy day at the enlisting office, but the holiday yesterday had the effect of turning thoughts to enjoyment rather than stern duty, and the ...

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  3. 42-CENTIMETRE HOWITZER.

    The following letter from Major-General Desmond O'Callaghan appeared in "The Times" of March 11:— "In The Times' of February 16 'Neutral ...

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  4. HOW HILL "60" WAS TAKEN

    A thrilling account of the fighting at Hill "60," in East Flanders, is given by "Eye Witness," with the British headquarters staff. ...

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  5. AMID DEADLY FUMES

    In their attack on the Allies' lines in Flanders the Germans, taking advantage of a favourable wind, released poisonous gases, which were blown in a dense cloud to the French trenches. Like a death-dealing blast the fumes ...

    Article : 106 words
  6. CITIZENS' MILITARY ASSOCIATION

    A meeting of ladies and gentlemen will be held at the Town Hall, Kensington, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of forming a "Citizens' Military Association," for ...

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  7. GOVERNOR'S OPINION.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.—Speaking at St. George's the Governor (Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams) said that he saw no reason why those who could not take an ...

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  8. RIFLE CLUB MOVEMENT.

    ROSEDALE, Monday.—In response to the appeal issued to all able-bodied men who are unable to volunteer to join rifle clubs, the captain of the Rosedale club (Mr. H. ...

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  9. BERLIN REJOICES AT NEWS FROM FRONT.

    Amsterdam messages state that there are great rejocings in Berlin over reports of German successes in Flanders. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" states:—"It is probable that we employed projectiles emitting poisonous gases. This is in reply to the treacherous British ...

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  10. BANTAM REGIMENTS.

    Sir,—My son having been twice rejected by the military authorities, although passing the medical tests, because he is an inch too short, I mentioned the matter in ...

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  11. BANK OFFICIAIS ENLIST.

    ROCHESTER, Monday.—Mr. C. Davies, manager of the branch of the Saving Bank, has just left to join the Expeditionary Forces, as his two predecessors, Messrs. ...

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  12. ALLIES' LINE IN BELGIUM UNBROKEN.

    In spite of the use of asphyxiating gases by the Germans, the Allies' line in Belgium remains unbroken. While the Berlin messages claim a victory, the communiques issued by the Allies report continued progress. The British official report upon the situation is terse and definite, being ...

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  13. DUTIES OF A SOLDIER.

    Having smoothed the way of the man who is thinking of becoming a soldier by issuing a pamphlet containing timely hints, the Defence authorities have gone a step ...

    Article : 555 words
  14. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    The Rome newspaper "[?] Messagero" states that Austria has made further concessions to Italy, though they are still far from what italy has demanded. ...

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  15. SUPPLIES FOR ENEMY.

    A vast contraband organisation for revictualling the troops in Austro-Hungary and Germany has been discovered in Naples. ...

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  16. "STAY-AT-HOMES."

    Sir,—It is the duty of every employer who has a young man in his office eligible for the war, but who will not go, to give him the chance to enlist or to be dismissed. ...

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  17. Asphyxiating Gases.

    Professor Masson, dean of the faculty of chemistry in the University of Melbourne, when informed of the above cable message yesterday evening, said that he was ...

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  18. POSTAL DELAYS.

    Sir,—By the mail from Egypt to-day. I received a letter from my son, who left Melbourne with the first contingent, stating that, in reply to a New Year cable message ...

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  19. CANADIANS' EXPLOIT.

    The exploit of the Canadians in recapturing guns taken from them by the Germans on the Year has aroused intense enthusiansm in Canada. Bulletins have been ...

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  20. THE DARDANELLES.

    Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, the war correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" and the "New York Times," is representing the London press at the Dardanelles. ...

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  21. CARPATHIANS FIGHT

    A great effort is being made by the Germans to combat the Russian advance in the Carpathians. Advices from Petrograd state that the ...

    Article : 202 words
  22. Fighting in the Woevre.

    In describing the fighting in the Woevre district a French communique states:— "One German division, on a front of less than a kilometre, bent back the French ...

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  23. CONTROL OF COMMODITIES.

    It was reported in "The Argus" yesterday that the stationmaster at Echuca had received a telegram directing him that fodder supplies of all descriptions were not ...

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  24. German Prisoners.

    It is reported from Paris that the details of the treatment of the German prisoners in France show that the Germans are provided with remarkable ...

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  25. DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.

    The Defence department has been advised of the deaths of two soldiers serving with the Australian Imperial Force abroad. The names are:— ...

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  26. SUMMARY OF EARLIER MESSAGES

    The following cable messages appeared in late editions of "The Argus" on Monday— SCHEME THAT FAILED. The British naval writer, Mr. F. T. Jane, ...

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  27. CORPORAL O'LEARY, V.C.

    At the sitting of the [?]ibernian Society Conference the following resolution was carried, on the motion of Brother Fennessy, seconded by Brother keane:— ...

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  28. HEALTH OF THE TROOPS.

    The article published yesterday in "The Argus," in which disclosures were made regarding the causes of so much illness amongst the Australian troops abroad, has ...

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  29. COMMISSION HEARS EVIDENCE.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—At the sittings of the Necessary Commodities Control commission to-day, evidence was heard concerning the chaff market, and the Sussex ...

    Article : 248 words
  30. GERMANY AND AMERICA.

    The German newspaper are indulging in a fresh outburst against the United States in connection with the reply which Mr. W. J. Bryan, the American Secretary of ...

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  31. AVIATORS' EXPLOITS

    The British "Eye-witness" gives details of the exploit of the French airman, who, after dropping bombs on German positions near Ghent, made good his escape, although ...

    Article : 323 words
  32. MOTOR AMBULANCE.

    From the Healesville ambulance class the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has received a cheque for £22/2/10, the proceeds of concert The money is to be applied towards the purchase of ...

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  33. Y.M.C.A. WORK.

    The final touch has been added to the permanent equipment at Broadmeadows for the work of the Y.M.C.A. last week the marquees were visited by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crosby and Mr. George ...

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  34. PROVISIONS AT RABAUL.

    Rabaul has had more than its ordinary share of attention in the Federal Parliament recently, and it is likely to be mentioned again during the course of the next few ...

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  35. Warship Triumph Under Fire.

    Reuter's agent on board the battle-ship Triumph (11,800 tons, four 10in. and fourteen 7.5in guns) states that the warship entered the Dardanelles and opened fire ...

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  36. BREAD IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Master Bakers' Association has written to the Necessary Commodities' Commission, announcing its intention to raise the price of bread as from ...

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  37. RED CROSS WORK.

    At a sub-committee meeting of the Heidelberg District Patriotic Fund, called to discuss the question of raising additional money to purchase material for comforts for soldiers, it was unanimously ...

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  38. Lord Hugh Cecil.

    Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P. for Oxford University since 1910, and fifth son of the Marquis of Salisbury, has been appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. ...

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  39. VETERINARY SURGEONS.

    The War Office is in need of the services of 25 fully qualified veterinary surgeons, and has asked the Commonwealth if it will enrol them. The Minister for Defence ...

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  40. POULTRY INDUSTRY.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—New South Wales is suffering from a famine in bran, pollard, and chickwheat, and, as a result, the poultry industry is crippled. During the past ...

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  41. In South-West Africa.

    General Smuts, who is commanding one of the South African Union forces, has occupied Aus, an important trading station, 49 miles inland from Angra Pequena ...

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  42. CONDUCT IN EGYPT.

    The Rev. Andrew Gillison, of St. George's St. Kilda, who went with the troops to Egypt, has written to the church secretary that "the reports which have been ...

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  43. DANISH VESSEL RELEASED

    From Copenhagen it is reported that the Danish steamer Nidaros (1,024 tons) and her cargo of agricultural produce, which had been captured by the Germans while ...

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  44. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.

    PORT PIRIE (663 Miles).—Arrived.—April 26— Saros, from Newcastle. Sailed.—April 26—Acon, for New York via Melbourne and Sydney. ...

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