That the steady increase in the recruiting, which was experienced in both the metropolitan and country districts of Victoria last week, was no spasmodic affair ...
Article : 281 wordsA conference, unique in its nature in the annals of the Commonwealth, will be-opened to-day at the Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda road, when the six senior military officers ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson) has decided to pay a visit of inspection to the Broadmeadows Camp on Wednesday morning, when he will witness ...
Article : 108 wordsThe absence of the Kaiser from the front is accounted for by a citizen of a neutral country who has reached London from Berlin. His Majesty has at last been prevailed upon by his ...
Article : 131 wordsThe German raiding cruiser Koenigsberg (3.348 tons) which recently fled into the Rufigi River, on the coast of East Africa, where she was "bottled-up" by British ...
Article : 415 wordsA Zeppelin airship and three aeroplanes flew over Calais on Saturday night going in the direction of Dover. Sixteen German aeroplanes were seen ...
Article : 299 wordsThe British Secretary of State for Foreign Affiars (Sir Edward Grey), in his interim reply to the American Note on the subject of search at sea, concurred in the ...
Article : 519 wordsArrangements have been made for Colonel E. Kendall, director of Commonwealth Veterinary Service, to deliver a lecture to the officers and men of the Third Light ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) evidently shares with the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) a somewhat keen desire for an Imperial Defence Conference [?]o ...
Article : 245 words"I am in receipt of reports regularly from Colonel Pethebridge upon the progress made in the administration of Pacific Island affairs," said the Minister for Defence ...
Article : 124 wordsBENDIGO, Monday.—The list of volunteers for service with the Australian Expeditionary Forces continues to steadily increase, and to-day 12 additional names were ...
Article : 168 wordsA citizen of a neutral country who spends the greater portion of his time in Berlin, but is at present in London, has made some interesting disclosures to the "Daily Mail." ...
Article : 219 wordsThe Governor-General has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Harcourt) a letter acknowledging the receipt of His Excellency's telegram of ...
Article : 76 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—Interviewed at Wellington on the subject of naval defence the Prime Minister for the Commonwealth (Mr. Fisher) said that the ...
Article : 387 wordsThe following notification issued by the Government of India on November 2, lays down the policy of His Majesty's Government in respect of the Holy Places:— ...
Article : 235 wordsSir,—There is no doubt that Mr. Cool's strong views on the necessity of Australia doing more for the Empire is well as your public-spirited support has not only moved ...
Article : 324 words"The Times" states that there has been a very good Argentine wheat crop, which will suffice to check the exaggeration of prices this year. Moreover, the release of ...
Article : 131 wordsThe French on Saturday entered Burn[?], in Upper Alsace, in order to inflict the maximum of loss on the Germans. Then they retired to their original ...
Article : 579 wordsThe German offensive west of Warsaw appears to be weakening, for it is reported from Petrograd that the German attacks on the Bzura River are now half-hearted. ...
Article : 152 wordsIt was reported yesterday that the British Government had notified the United States that if American merchants persisted in exporting to Germany and ...
Article : 89 wordsMr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., who had to resign the leadership of the British Labour party because of his pronounced opposition to Great Britain declaring war ...
Article : 116 wordsSYDNEY Monday.—Passengers by the Sonoma which arrived from San Francisco to-day were unanimous in declaring that public opinipn in. America was ...
Article : 240 words"Eye-witness," reverting to a British success on the right centre of the Belgian front, cabled on the 7th inst., say that the attack was well planned and dashing. ...
Article : 92 wordsSir,—If the Defence department had made preparations for the forming of a special contingent of rifle club men, to act apart from the main body, so that they could use ...
Article : 56 wordsSir,—"B.R.J." has struck the right note when he said that men who have hud military experience would give their time to help to train anyone who is desirous of ...
Article : 133 wordsAccording to the Athens correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" the German Ambassador at Constantinople (Baron von Wangenheim) has warned a Minister ...
Article : 399 wordsCHRISTCHURCH, Monday.—Mr. Fisher had a conference on important "questions with the Minister for Defence to-day. The discussion was confidential. ...
Article : 21 wordsIt has been said that the present struggle on the western battle-front is an engineers' war. "Eye-Wit[?]ess," the official reporter associated with the British headquarters ...
Article : 91 wordsThe following messages appeared in the late editions, of "The Argus" of Monday:— TURKISH FINANCES. Constantinople advices received via Sofia ...
Article : 142 wordsSir,—I beg to enclose, on behalf of my co-workers and myself, a statement of receipts and expenditure, kindly audited by Mr. F. G. T. Nicholas (incorporated ...
Article : 320 wordsThe official organ of the Vatican the "Osservatore Romano," states that the report of Cardinal Mercier's arrest at Malines is not exact, but that the Pope is ...
Article : 64 wordsAt the Heidelberg Court of Petty Sessions on Monday 12 young fellows were presented on charges of not having attended compulsory drill. Mr. Goldsmith, P.M., remanded ...
Article : 111 wordsSir,—My suggestion that, amongst other duties, the women of Australia might send white feathers to the unencumbered, ablebodied, professional unemployed, regular ...
Article : 283 wordsThe insurance companies in Great Britain are suffering through the war. Industrial and life companies have already paid a sum of £225,000 on 11,000 claims by the relatives ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Footballers' Battalion in England is growing. Its strength is already 6[?], amongst whom are many well-known amateur and professional players. ...
Article : 26 wordsHerr Dernburg, formerly German Minister of State for the Colonies, who was sent to the United States to influence American opinion, is advocating in that country the ...
Article : 111 wordsBALLARAT, Monday.—Miss Florrie Clark, daughter of Mrs. Robert Clark, of Lygar street, returned to her home at Ballarat this evening. With her brother, Mr. ...
Article : 76 wordsGerman officers at Antwerp says a message from Amsterdam, have been forbidden to drive motor-ears without company, owing to 60 officers having disappeared and ...
Article : 40 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The request made to the Commonwealth authorities by Mr. Muggridge, of Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, stock and station agents on behalf ...
Article : 162 wordsIt is considered likely that in consequence of the war the annual meeting of the National R[?]e Association at Bisley will be abandoned this year. ...
Article : 262 wordsThe proceeds of Mr. Walter Kirby's concert in aid of the Red Cross Fund, held at Macedon Upper on December 19, amounted to £115[?]13/[?],have been handed by requist of Lady Stanley to the hon. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 wordsAs the newly constituted Metal Trades Federation now comprises the whole of the unions engnged in the iron trades, the Iron Trades Council has been dissolved, the final ...
Article : 85 wordsThe following cable message was received yesterday by the Commonwealth Government from the Secretary of State for the Colonies:—"London, Jan. 10, 4.5 p.m.— ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) made grateful acknowledgment yesterday of the gift of a Humber motor-car, made to the Defence department by ...
Article : 42 wordsBERRIGAN (N.S.W.).—The Christmas tree and fair, held in the Berrigan School of Arts, in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, realised a profit of £87. QUEENSCLIFF.—The mayor's patr[?]tic fund has ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 12 Jan 1915, Page 7
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