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Article : 1,880 wordsThere was a scene in the House of Commons on Wednesday, on the resumption of the debate on the Army Estimates. Sir A. B. MARKHAM (Liberal) ...
Article : 468 wordsMr. W. M. Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia) was entertained at dinner last night (Wednesday) by the British Imperial Council of Commerce. ...
Article : 2,362 wordsA semi-official statement from Verdun says that the third act of the Verdun drama is beginning. "The enemy's whole effort on Tuesday," it ...
Article : 806 wordsGrand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz has resigned the office of Minister and Secretary of State of the Imperial German Navy. It is reported that the retirement is due ...
Article : 467 wordsMr. Hughes spared no effort in his speech in London on Wednesday to impress on his hearers the need for a selfcontained Empire, a post-war trade ...
Article : 271 wordsWireless messages were received on Thursday morning from the Dutch steamer Tubantia (13,911 tons) that she was sinking in the North Sea. ...
Article : 30 wordsIn the basement of the Melbourne Town Hall, surrounded by bales and boxes of goods for our soldiers, a number of devoted women are busy preparing comforts to ...
Article : 783 wordsKrupp's armament works at Essen have been the scene of the latest air-raid by the Allies. According to the Amsterdam "Telegraaf," ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Agent-General for New South Wales (Mr. Wise), who has been on a visit to Holland to inspect the arrangements for Belgian relief, found a strong opinion ...
Article : 90 wordsAs was expected, the British force in Western Egypt, under General Peyton has occupied Sollum, at the head of the gulf of that name. ...
Article : 72 wordsLieut.—General Smuts, in command of the British forces invading German East Africa, telegraphs:— "We occupied Mossi on Monday, and are ...
Article : 98 wordsGeneral Sir Percy Lake, director of British operations in [?], has telegraphed to the War Office.—"We turned the enemy out of his advanced position on ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Agent-General for New South Wales (Mr. Wise) and Mr. H. E. Pratten, of Sydney, have returned from a visit to Holland, where they inspected the internment and ...
Article : 182 wordsAt the meeting of the State War Council last night the regulations recommended by the newly formed War Funds' Committee to control the raising of funds for patriotic ...
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Article : 562 wordsIt is reported at Rome that Austria has declared war against Portugal. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe experts of the Inventions department of the British Ministry of Munitions have examined an aeroplane engine designed by Mr. Werry, of Victoria. They are ...
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Article : 338 wordsThe commission appointed by the Czar to inquire into the shortage of munitions in Russia early last year has found that it was due to some extent to illegal acts on ...
Article : 112 wordsA team of New Zealanders played a team of the Inns of Court. Officers' Training Corps at Rugby football at Richmond on Wednesday afternoon. ...
Article : 104 wordsI wanted to say good-bye; In the hush of the night; I crept up the shadowy path, Where patches of light— ...
Article : 189 wordsIn the vicinity of the Ponievice railway, south of the Riga region, the Russians have dispersed a large enemy convoy, and successfully bombarded German forces in the ...
Article : 50 wordsSYDNEY. Thursday.—The by-election for the Cook Ward in the Sydney City Council, rendered vacant by the successful ouster proceedings by R. W. Richards, ...
Article : 62 wordsA Petrograd communique says:—"The Russians in Armenia are continuing the pursuit of the Turks. We took prisoner 21 officers and 3,200 men, and captured two ...
Article : 35 wordsA depot has been formed to provide comforts for the officers and men of the Australian Flying [?] including reinforcements, while on active [?]. Further particulars may be obtained from ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Canadian banks have undertaken to extend credit to the amount of £15,000,000 to the British Government, to be drawn against payments for war munitions made in ...
Article : 31 wordsArrivals.—At Port Townsend—Matthew Turner, [?] from Sydney Dec. 17. At Astoria—Ariel, sch., from Sydney Dec. 17. Departures.—For Sydney—Encore. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 17 Mar 1916, Page 7
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