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  2. SECOND EDITION.

    "On Thursday," states a Petrograd communique, "we drove back to the right bank of the Dniester strong forces of the enemy which had crossed to the left bank near ...

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  3. 100,000 MEN.

    Recruiting at the Victoria Barracks was again brisk yesterday, but the results were not equal to those achieved on previous days this week. For a Friday, however, the ...

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  4. OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS

    The Minister of Munitions (Mr. Lloyd George) on Thursday privately received representatives of all the leading trade union organisations at Whitehall. ...

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  5. SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA

    The text has been made available of the second Note despatched to Germany, protesting against that country's submarine warfare on merchant shipping. ...

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  6. ITALY ADVANCES

    America's second Note to Germany, details of which are published for the first time, leaves no room for equivocation on the part of the Kaiser. Mr. H. G. Wells, the novelist, says that modern war is ...

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  7. RUSSIANS HOLDING

    Describing the position in Galicia, a Petrograd communique issued at midnight on Thursday says:— The enemy in great force attacked ...

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  8. POLITICIANS ENLIST.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—Two members of the New Zealand-Parliament —Mr. Thomas F. Seddon (of Westland) and Mr. W. Downie Stewart (of Dunedin West) ...

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  9. A.N.A. CAMPAIGN.

    The Australian Natives' Association, (Prahran branch) have decided to hold a recruiting meeting on Monday, 21st inst., at their hall, High street (near Chapel street), Prahran. The speakers will ...

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  10. ITALIAN RESERVISTS.

    The Consul for Italy in Australasia (Cav. E. Eles) wishes it to be made known amongst Italian reservists and others interested that, according to cabled ...

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  11. MINISTER'S STATEMENT.

    When the House of Representatives met yesterday the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Cook) asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) whether the answer given by the ...

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  12. FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI.

    Success on the part of the Allied forces operating in the Gallipoli Peninsula is reported by the Tenedos correspondent of the "Echo de Paris." ...

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  13. CONTRABAND CARGOES.

    The United States Government has received Germany's reply to her Note regarding the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye, by the auxiliary cruiser Prinz ...

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  14. WOUNDED OFFICER IN ENGLAND.

    Lieutenant J. G. T. Hanby, 14th Battalion, son of Lieut.-Colonel J. J. Hanby, who was wounded at the Dardanelles on April 27, and invalided to Alexandria, has ...

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  15. HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FIGHTING

    The French infantry, it is explained in a Paris communique, gained Neuville by house-to-house fighting. The Germans only retired when at the last extremity. ...

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  16. REINFORCEMENTS.

    Sir,—I would like to apply to the public through you for any sporting material for the 6th Reinforcements, music of any description, or any such useful ...

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  17. WHAT MODERN WAR IS.

    Mr. H. G. Wells, the famous novelist, has written a letter to the newspapers, in which he asserts that modern war is essentially a struggle of gear and invention. ...

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  18. THE WAR CABLES.

    One of the most significant developments on the western front during the past few days has been the boldness and the success with which the Allies have followed a plan ...

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  19. AUSTRIAN GAS FACTORY.

    The Italians, when they entered Monsalcone, discovered that the Italian fleet, in the recent hombardment, had demolished a huge poisonous gas factory. Pipes had already ...

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  20. AUSTRIAN RESISTANCE

    A Rome message reports the Italians to be within 17 miles of Trieste, Austria's most important seaport, and the chief trading town on the Adriatic, at the head of the ...

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  21. FIGHTING IN FRANCE

    Unusual admissions are made in a German communique, which has been received through Amsterdam. It deals with the fighting in Northern France, and reads:— ...

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  22. National Cabinet.

    There are indications that a solution has been found of the difficulty that has arisen over the appointment of Mr. J. H. M. Campbell (Unionist) as Irish Chancellor, ...

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  23. EXCITING CHASE

    An Italian dirigible airship recently dropped bombs on military positions at Pola, Austria's chief naval seaport. The dirigible, it is now reported in ...

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  24. LUSITANIA. VICTIM.

    The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine is recalled by the finding of a body on the coast of Clare. It is believed to be that of Mr. A. G. Vanderbilt, the ...

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  25. British Awakening.

    Mr. Lloyd George's munition speeches have been re-echoed in Russian industrial centres, states a Petrograd message. A congress of trade and industry, held ...

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  26. STIMULATING RECRUITING.

    The Lord Mayor (Sir David Hennessy) has decided to call a public meeting, in the Town Hall, on Friday evening next, with the object of stimulating recruiting in ...

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  27. Greek King's Illness.

    Reports from Athens state that King Constantine's condition has become less satisfactory, and that the patient is suffering from a slight inflammation of the kidneys. ...

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  28. ATTACKED BY ZEPPELIN.

    A Dutch fishing boat, it is announced from Amsterdam, has picked up eight survivors of two British fishing smacks, the Welfare and the Laurestina. ...

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  29. Scheme to Speed Up

    The London Institute of Civil Engineers has instituted a movement to establish central munition works in London. Under the scheme it is proposed to lay ...

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  30. Bombs from the Air.

    The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" publishes a story of the destruction of a German airship in Belgium. In its account the journal says that an ...

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  31. STATEMENT BY MR. HOLMAN.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. Holman) stated to-night that he had called a Cabinet meeting for Monday to consider the military position in the light of recent ...

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  32. Escaping German Captain.

    It is reported from Algeciras, in Morocco, that a British cruiser in the Straits of Gibraltar stopped an Italian steamer and arrested Captain Thierithens, of the German ...

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  33. German Ruse Fails.

    A ruse by the Germans to send officers and munitions to Constantinople has been discovered at Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. ...

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  34. Wages of Miners.

    The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Walter Runciman), speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, declared that the increased price of coal was largely due to ...

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  35. PATRIOTIC COUNCIL.

    The council of the Melbourne branch of the Royal Society of St. George has passed the following resolution— "That, in the opinion of the council of the ...

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  36. NATIONAL CABINET.

    The King has approved of Lord Wimborne as Lord Leiutenant of Ireland: Mr. I. J. O'Brien is to remain Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Mr. John Gordon is to ...

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  37. Submarines in North Sea.

    The British War Office has announced that a German submarine has sunk two British torpedo-boats, numbers 10 and 12, which were operating off the east coast of ...

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  38. NO TRAIN ON SUNDAY.

    No train will be run from Melbourne to the Seymour Camp on Sunday. The question of providing a special service at reduced fares on future Sundays is still under ...

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  39. Britain Buys-Meat for Allies.

    The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. E. G. Pretyman), in reply to a question in the House of Commons on Thursday, stated that it had been agreed ...

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  40. MR. BRYAN'S IDEALISM.

    The ex-Secretary of State, Mr. Bryan, has issued an appeal to the American people, in which he says:—"The real issue is not between President Wilson and myself, but ...

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  41. CARE OF THE WOUNDED.

    The Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society, having decided to make an appeal throughout the Commonwealth for funds to enable it to meet the demands that ...

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  42. Are Austrians Huns Too?

    The "Vossiche Zeitung," one of Berlin's leading newspapers, announces that the Italians have placed wireless telegraphic installations and mounted air-craft guns on ...

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  43. CHAR-A-BANC SERVICE.

    The white chars-a-bancs will leave St. Paul's Cathedral corner at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning for the Seymour Training Camp. Particulars are given in our ...

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  44. BRITAIN'S FIGHTING FORCE.

    In the House of Commons on Thursday the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), in reply to questions, stated that the extension of the age limit had widened the field for ...

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  45. Motor Factory Burned.

    The extensive works at Park Royal, E[?]ling, near London, of Brown, Hughes, and Strachan Limited, motor-car body builders and engineers, were burned to the ground ...

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  46. WAR INQUIRY BUREAU.

    The New Zealand Minister for Defence (Mr. Allen), acting in concert with the Postal authorities (says a telegram in the "Otago Daily Times" of June 1), has ...

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  47. NEWSPAPERS FOR TROOPS:

    The superintendent of mails at the General Post-office states that numerous papers are being received without postage, addressed to wounded soldiers. As it is ...

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  48. Married Men Who Enlist.

    In the House of Commons on Thursday the Financial Secretary to the Local Government Board (Mr. W. Hayes Fisher) stated that 65 per cent. of Kitchener's army ...

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  49. ALFRED HOSPITAL'S OFFER.

    The managers of the Alfred Hospital yesterday received a communication from the Defence department stating that there were vacancies for medical men in the Army ...

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  50. Opinion of Berlin Press.

    Amsterdam messages report that the "Cologne Gazette," which frequently reflects the views of the German Foreign Minister, regards the resignation of Mr. ...

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  51. METHODIST SOLDIERS' HOME.

    The authorities of the Methodist Church have decided to proceed with the erection of the proposed Methodist Soldiers' Home at Broadmeadows, so that the home may be ...

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  52. HOW TO REMIT MONEY.

    Relatives and others who desire to remit sums up to £25 by cable to wounded Australian soldiers can do so through the Commonwealth Bank of Australin. This ...

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  53. British Navy Losses.

    The Financial Secretary to the Admiralty (Mr. T. J. Maenamara) announced in the House of Commons on Thursday that the loss of life in the Navy during the war to ...

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  54. Lesson for Albanians.

    The authorities at San Giovanni di Medua, the small northern Albanian port, have been detaining vessels carrying food cargoes destined for Montenegro and the Malissori ...

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  55. PRESBYTERIAN TENT.

    The Presbyterian Church has made preparations for the continuance of its work among the soldiers at Seymour. A large tent (84 by 30 feet) has been purchased for ...

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  56. Austrian Airmen in Serbia.

    It is reported from Nish, the present seat of government in Serbia, that three Austrian aviators dropped bombs on Kragujevatz (to which town in the mountains King ...

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  57. Bulgaria's Neutrality.

    While a German aeroplane was flying over Bulgaria towards Turkey it caught fire, and fell to the ground, the pilot being burned to death. ...

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  58. Death Sentences in Army.

    The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. J. Balfour) stated in the House of Commons on Thursday that no death sentences had been carried out in the British Navy ...

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  59. PATRIOTIC MEETING.

    A meeting was held on Thursday evening, in the Little Collins street Baptist Church Lecture Hal, to bid farewell to several young men connected with the church who have recently ...

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  60. AUSTRALASIAN SHIPPING.

    Arrivals.—At San Francisco—La Rochefoucauld, bq., from Newcastle March 16. Passed Dover.—Bayard bq. Departure[?].— For Sydney—James Johnson, Sonoma, For ...

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  61. Thursday's Casualty List.

    The British casualty lists published in London on Fr[?]lay morning contain 2,402 names, including those of 1,800 engaged in Northern France and Western Belgium, and ...

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