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  2. POLITICAL UNREST.

    There was a meeting of Cabinet yesterday, at which all the Ministers, with the exception of Messes. Lynch and Archibald (who are away from ...

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  3. WAR PROBLEMS

    A Ministerial conference yesterday discussed the matter of man power and national service. It is understood that Ministers decided to call up all men under ...

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  4. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    The Imperial Conference will, definitely meet at the end of February or early in March. Several German and Austrian newspapers ...

    Article : 149 words
  5. SIXTY YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE.

    Life must be a sort of earthly paradise to Mr. and Mrs. John Allen, of Waverley Park, Willunga, who celebrated their diamond wedding in the Willunga ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. WESTERN FRONT.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his Friday noon report, says:—The prisoners taken in the raid north of the Ancre now total 204. We entered enemy trenches ...

    Article : 181 words
  7. EASTERN LINES.

    The Russian official telegram of Friday stated:—The enemy pressed us back slightly south of the Oituz River. The Roumanians repulsed an attack west of ...

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  8. KAISER CROSS.

    Peace discussions continue to exercise the minds of Germany and the neutrals, particularly the United States. The New York newspapers are of opinion that the Germans and Austrians must have peace or starve, but the Kaiser has issued a proclamation denouncing the allied proposals. Washington is of ...

    Article : 277 words
  9. AMERICAN POWDER EXPLOSION.

    An explosion, of 400,000 ft. of powder destroyed by fire and explosion the Haskell plant of the Dupont Powder Company, after checking the might shift only two ...

    Article : 186 words
  10. German Hands Up.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent at the British front, says the success scored by the British north of Beaumont-Hamel was a continuation of a series of ...

    Article : 354 words
  11. The Russian Sectors.

    The Germans are obstinately resisting the Russian offensive near Riga, and are concentrating strongly at Lake Babit and the ullage of Kalncm, with troops drawn from ...

    Article : 156 words
  12. German Contract Scandals.

    The German newspapers are appealing to the public, to assist a Parliamentary committee, which is investigating gigantic swindles connected with army contracts. ...

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  13. PEACE.

    A telegram from Amsterdam states that the Kaiser in a proclamation to the German people says:—"Our enemies have refused our honest offer of peace, and have ...

    Article : 209 words
  14. Belgium and German Annexation.

    Much discussion is taking place in the German optimist papers regarding the necessity of annexing Belgium to "overawe the English Channel." The Westminster ...

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  15. MR. HUGHES CRITICISED.

    A bitter criticism of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was published yesterday in the form of a letter from Mr. E. Carr (member for Macquarie in the House of ...

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  16. Incidents of the War.

    There was less activity to-day in the 4½ per cent, war loan stock, but it closed at £99 15/. Dealings in the new loan will lot be allowed before the allotment. ...

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  17. ITALIAN BATTLESHIP MINED.

    It is officially announced that the Italian battleship Regina Margherita (13,214 tone, built in 1901) struck two mines in the open sea on the night of December 11, and sank ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. Conquerors to Visit Bucharest.

    The Rome correspondent of The Petit Parisien states that the Emperors of Germany and Austria, and the Kings of Bulgaria, Bavaria, and Saxony, will meet at ...

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  19. Starvation in Austria.

    Many Correspondent give increasingly distressing stories of hunger among the tower classes in Vienna. According to a Berne report serious rioting has occurred ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. Two Soldier Heroes.

    The London Gazette announces that Victoria Crosses have been conferred on two privates, Pte. John Cunningham, of the East Yorkshires, who when the rest of ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. Raid on Turkish Vessels.

    A Russian squadron on January 6 raided the Anatolian coast (Asia Minor), and mink 40 Turkish sailing vessels laden -with "provisions for Constantinople. Sixty-three ...

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  22. SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES.

    The New York correspondent of the Morning Post states that the German submarine "liner" Deutschland, which left America for Germany in December, has not ...

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  23. Allies' Convincing Reply.

    The Paris newspapers enthusiastically approve the Allies' reply to Dr. Wilson's peace Note, and ask:—"Will the enemy show same frankness?" The document ...

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  24. MACEDONIA.

    The British newspapers point out that Greece, in her reply to the Allies, apparently accepts the ultimatum, but the phraseology is argumentative and vague. ...

    Article : 246 words
  25. Bulgarian Lads Summoned.

    Bulgaria has called up her 17-year-old youths, and also all men previously rejected as unfit for service. ...

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  26. POSITION OF NORWAY.

    At the opening ol the Norwegian Parliament to-day the King's Speech said the Government had earnestly endeavoured to maintain strict neutrality; but owing ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. What Americans Think.

    The fact that the peace terms of the Allies contain nothing for Great Britain has caused the deepest impression possible in America. That the British are fighting ...

    Article : 193 words
  28. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Manchester Guardian states that Mr. Lloyd George's Liberal supporters, numbering 100 members of the House of Commons, have assumed the name of ...

    Article : 41 words
  29. REPATRIATION OF SOLDIERS.

    The resolutions arrived at by the Premiers Conference regarding repatriation were considered by the Federal Cabinet this morning. Subsequently Mr. Hughes ...

    Article : 114 words
  30. Denmark and Prisoners.

    A message from Copenhagen, states that the Danish Government is building two camps to accommodate 1,200 Russian and German prisoners. Denmark will ...

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  31. German Anti-Neutral Plot.

    The Gorman Ambassador to the United States (Count Bernstorff) has received Heir Franz Bopp (German Consul-General at San Francisco) and Herr E. H. von ...

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  32. Valuable Pearls Lost.

    A consignment of pearis, which was insured for £250,000, was lost when the Arabia was sunk. The British steamer Hudworth (3,900 ...

    Article : 127 words
  33. GERMANY'S SLAVES

    The German Note, replying to Holland's protest, declares that the deportations of conquered peoples are in accordance with The Hague Convention, but undertakes to ...

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  34. Another Wilson Note.

    An impression is becoming interallied m usually well-informed circles that President Wilson is contemplating another peace move. His method is not known, but ...

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  35. WAR AND STRIKES.

    The French Secretary for Munitions (M. Albert Thomas), in view of existing strikes, states that the Government has summoned a conference of the employers ...

    Article : 79 words
  36. GERMAN AERIAL RAIDERS.

    A warning was received last night from the front that Zeppelins and German aeroplanes were flying south. All precautions wore taken to combat and defeat ...

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  37. At Home in London.

    From "H. Q. J. Pearce," writing from Salisbury Rain, England, November 15, 1916:—"I am writing just prior to pushing off for the front, to show how the ...

    Article : 473 words
  38. British Food Production.

    The announcement that potato prices in Great Britain were to be fixed caused a sensation among growers and others vancashire farmers who were holding ...

    Article : 227 words
  39. Emulating the Kaiser.

    The Budapest newspaper Pestl Hirlap states that the Emperor Charles VIII. is dividing the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in such a way ...

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  40. CLERMONT DISASTER

    Cleansing operations have been completed so far as Main street is concerned and salvage operations are proceeding vigorously. A cyclonic blow was ...

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  41. Poles and Enlistment.

    Since the Kaiser's proclamation of the "Kingdom of Poland," up to December 31 1,800 Poles had enlisted in the German army, of which number 1,100 were found ...

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  42. British Liquor Trade.

    The Daily Telegraph says says it is increasingly probable that the British Government will give early attention to the liquor trades with a view to taking legislative ...

    Article : 91 words
  43. AERIAL FIGHT.

    It is officially reported that two British aeroplanes reconnoitring in the Eastern Mediterranean, on arriving at their destination, found two hostile machines ...

    Article : 84 words
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  45. REFUSED TO BE TAXED.

    A crowd of between 500 and 600 young' men refused to pay the amusement tax at the Stadium last night to witness a boxing match between Edwards and ...

    Article : 79 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. Lead.

    The imports of lead to Great Britain for the month of December, 1916, totalled 19,024 tons, of which 12,019 tons came from Australia. The exports amounted to ...

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  48. MINERS AT BROKEN HILL.

    The total number of men employed at the Broken Hill mines at the end of December was 6,392, compared with 5,438 12 months ago 4,459 at the end of 1914. ...

    Article : 88 words
  49. Bulgarians Hungry.

    Dr. Elmeacount, who was for four years in Sofia, says the Bulgarians urgently demand peace, as they badly need food. A high official said that Bulgaria was forced ...

    Article : 57 words
  50. Swiss Independence.

    The Swiss Minister (M. Lardy), in a speech at Sorbonne, said all the sons of Switzerland had pledged themselves to shrink from nothing in defence of the ...

    Article : 48 words
  51. Advertising

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  52. BROKEN HILL NOMINATIONS.

    Nominations for the Sturt seat in the legislative Assembly, which became vacant in the resignation of Mr. J. H. Cann closed on Saturday. The candidates were ...

    Article : 104 words
  53. FIFTY YEARS AGO

    The reading of the thermometer in Adelaide on Saturday was 113.5 deg. in the shade, and 155 deg. in the sun, and the figures for Sunday were 108 and 154.5 deg. ...

    Article : 101 words
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