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  2. BALKAN STATES.

    From Sofia the capital of Bulgaria, it is reported that the Austrain and German Ministers have waited upon the Bulgarian Premier(Dr. Radoslavoff). They ...

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  3. MEN FOR THE ARMY.

    Probably the most interesting feature of yesterday's recruiting in Victoria was the enlistment of Mr. John Wren, who is known all over Australia as a promoter of ...

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  4. FOLLOW KITCHENER

    Lord Esher, president of the London Territorial Force Association, writes as follows in the "Glasgow Herald":— "I have seen more of the war on the ...

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  5. THE DARDANELLES.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Rome believes that the recent progress of the Allies on the Gallipoli Peninsula is of equal importance to any previous ...

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  6. RETREATING RUSSIANS

    In the absence of fuller information. the position on the Eastern Front cannot be stated clearly. There is no doubt, however, that the critical stage of the Russian retreat has not been passed through yet. It is noteworthy that our Allies have [?] ...

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  7. GREATER MELBOURNE

    Having reached the committee stage in the Legislative Assembly, it is certain that the Greater Melbourne Bill will be abandoned. The Ministry recognises that in ...

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  8. MENINGITIS

    There were 17 new cases of cerebrospinal meningitis reported to the Health department yesterday. The cases came from the following districts:—Melbourne ...

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  9. TRAINING CAMPS.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—The city council has directed their health officials to see that every precaution is taken in the interests of the men in camp at the show-grounds. ...

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  10. TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE.

    The Minister for public Health (Mr. Drysdale Brown)received a deputation yesterday morning from the committee of management and the staff of the Melbourne ...

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  11. SHELLS MEAN VICTORY.

    Mr D A. Thomns, managing director of the Cambnan Combine and other colliery companies in South Wales, who appointed by the Minister for Munitions(Mr. ...

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  12. GEELONG.

    GEELONG, Friday.—Arrangements were completed by Major Wilson of the headquarters staff to-day for a dry canteen to be established in front of the pavilion in the ...

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  13. CASTLEMAINE.

    CASTLEMAINE, Friday.—Another batch of 300 men arrived here this afternoon making a total of 900 in the camp. The men have settled down to the daily ...

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  14. CZAR'S ARMY

    An Amsterdam message declares that Field Marshal von Mackensen's army is within 36 miles of Brest-Litovsk, the strongly fortified town of Russian poland ...

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  15. WESTERN FRONT.

    The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" asserts that desertions from the German army are numerous in consequence of the impending resumption of a general attack upon the ...

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  16. Asia Minor Coast.

    British aeroplanes on Tuesday dropped bombs on Idjadil, near Smyrna, on the Egean coast of Asia Minor, destroying the telephone office and lighthouses. ...

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  17. AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.

    There has been fighting at a new point on the Austro-Italian front. A Rome communique says that the Italian alpini have repuised a daring Austrain ...

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  18. What Britain is Doing.

    The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Lloyd George) has announced that the Government has taken control of 345 establishment for the manufacture of munitions. ...

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  19. OFFERS OF NEW CAMP SITES.

    At a representative meeting of citizens held at Whittlesea on Thursday it was resolved, in view of the outbreak of meningitis in the military camps, to offer free ...

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  20. ALFRED HOSPITAL'S POSITION.

    At the close of a conference which took place yesterday between the Minister for Public Health and the managers of the cases of meningitis at the hospital Mr. C. ...

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  21. For Gallantry at Gaba Tepe.

    His Highness the Duke of Teck on Thursday visited the hospital at Wandsworth, of which Colonel W. R. McNicoll, 7th Battalion (Victoria), is an inmate, and ...

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  22. OWNERSHIP OF TRAMWAYS.

    A memorandum has been prepared by the joint committee of the metropolitan municipal conference appointed some time ago to consider the future of the tramways ...

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  23. Volunteer Shell Makers.

    The London Volunteer Brigade, numbering 10,500 men, which is engaged nightly and at week-ends in the manufacture of munitions is said to include a peer, ...

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  24. THE METAL MARKET.

    The London evening "Globe" (Conservative) quotes from the Commonwealth "Hansard" the ntterance in the House of Representatives of the Federal ...

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  25. SUNDAY TRAINS CANCELLED.

    Consequent upon the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis at the Seymour military camp the Railways authorities have decided to cancel all special trains which it had ...

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  26. TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS

    SEYMOUR, Friday.—The ladies in charge of the Seymour Red Cross Society are taking steps to see that the returned wounded soldiers going through Seymour ...

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  27. FIFTH BENDIGO CASE.

    BENDIGO, Friday.—It has been ascertained that there are at least five cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis in the Bendigo Hospital, although the authorities still ...

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  28. TURKISH NAVAL LOSSES.

    The British Admiralty has made the following announcement regarding the activities of British submarines at the Dardanelles:— ...

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  29. STAY AT HOME OFFICERS.

    "What is the Defence department going to do with militia officers who are shirking their duties?" asked Mr.McGrath, speaking on the motion for the adjournment of ...

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  30. VIEWS OF LABOUR.

    The Trade Union Congress will be held at Bristol on Septemper 6. The agenda paper includes the following motons:— ...

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  31. CAMP TROUBLE RELIEVED.

    There were no further deaths from cerebro-spinal meningitis in the military wards at the Alfred Hospital yesterday. It is now two days since the last death ...

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  32. SYDNEY'S CAMPAIGN FIGURES.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The number of men accepted to-day at the three recuiting depots in Sydney was 302, including 100 at the night recruiting depot. ...

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  33. WOMEN'S INFLUENCE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The presence of a large number of women at the recruiting meeting in Martin Place to-day indueed two of the speakers to make an appeal to the ...

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  34. TORPEDOED IN NORTH SEA.

    The British auxiliary cruiser India(7,490 tons), which has visited Australia Frequently under the P. and O. flag, was torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Sea on ...

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  35. American Export of Spelter.

    An official report issued in London shows that American exports of spelter for the 10 months ending April 30 amounted to more than 223,000,000lb., compared with ...

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  36. SUMMARY OF EARLIER NEWS.

    Advices received in Paris from Basle (Switzerland)state that some Bavarian regiments were almost annihilated when attacking the French positions in the Thann ...

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  37. ILLNESS IN CAMPS.

    Principally owing to the abnormal amount of illness in their ranks, the men of the reinforcements at Seymour are being transferred to Broadmeadows where Colonel ...

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  38. POPE AND PEACE.

    Mr. John Redmond the leader of the Irish Nationalist party in the House of Commons has replied to the letter addressed to him by the roman Catholic ...

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  39. Breslau Out of Action.

    From Copenhagen it is repoted that employees of the Constantinople branch of the Danish Salvage Company relate that the Turkish cruiser Breslau is lying in the ...

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  40. INTERNED GERMANS.

    Twenty-five of the crew of the German anxiliary erniser Berlin(17,324 tons), which was disarmed and interned in Norwegian waters in November, Jumped overboard ...

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  41. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

    Although business on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday was less active generally the tone was cheerful. The demand for Russian securities was ...

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  42. FREE BATHS FOR SOLDIERS.

    Acting on the suggestion of the Lord Mayor (Sir David Hennessay), the baths committee of the Melbourne City Council has written to the State military ...

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  43. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—The regular traveller on the Brighton electric tram becomes a philosopher. After a few years he even submits placidly morning after morning to the tram being ...

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  44. PREJUDICING RECRUITING.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Newtown Police Court to-day Charles Jackson aged 24 years, was proceeded against by the police under the War Precautions Act on ...

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  45. Submarine Warfare.

    For the week ended August 11 there were 1,396 arrivals and departures at and from ports in the United Kindom. Two vessels aggregating 5,371 tons and 17 ...

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  46. WORK AT HOSPITALS.

    The military medical staffs at the Alfred Hospital and base hospital were kept busy yesterday arranging the accommodation at their disposal to the best advantage and ...

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  47. KILLED ON RAILWAY LINE.

    Robert Gillies, a resident of Soofield street, Collingwood, was killed last evening at the Clifton [?]railway station through being run over by the 9.8 p.m. train from ...

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  48. SOCIALISTS IN GERMANY.

    According to advices which have reached Amsterdam, the "Vorwaerts," the leading Socialist organ in Germany, announces that a number of Berlin Socialists have been ...

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  49. The British Farmer.

    The Food Supplies Committee of the British Board of Agriculture has prepared an, interim report. It is understood that, with a view of ...

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  50. South African Contingent.

    Messages from Cape Town state that recruits and money for war purposes continue to pour in. Many of the officers who participated in ...

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  51. STOP PARTY WARFARE.

    "The Times" expresses concern at the tone of the debates in the Commonwealth Parliment, and the violent partisam controversy "at a time when such matters should ...

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  52. SPORTSMEN'S BATTALION.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Sydney Town Hall vestibule was crowded to-night for a meeting to support the formation for a New South Wales spotsmen's battalion for ...

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  54. OFFICERS VISIT EGYPT.

    Following on the announcement that Colonel Laing finance member of the Military Board is to visit Egypt in connection with reorganisation work it is now stated ...

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  55. EXHIBITION BUILDING.

    Sir,—May I suggest the advisability of [?]ing our Exhibition Building into a hospital for the wounded and ailing Holdiers.It is central, close to our speciclists, ...

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  56. NEWSPAPER DEPOT.

    Mrs. Byron Morres, hon. organised of the Australian Soldiers' Newspaper Depot 225 Colli[?] street wishes to inform those who send papers to the depot that if they would kindly [?]ee that ...

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  60. Germany's New War Credit.

    The bill asking for a new war credit of £500,000,000 has been passed by the German Federal Council or Bundesrat which represents the individual States of ...

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