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  2. BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES IN WARTIMES

    There are figures which cannot lie. Some, I know, have a doubtful reputation, or, rather, they reflect the capacity for prejudiced demonstration of the person who ...

    Article : 1,261 words
  3. EASTERN FRONTS.

    The Petrograd correspondent of The Daily Chronicle states that the Russian advance westward of Riga hits the Germans on a sensitive point and menaces their ...

    Article : 230 words
  4. THE NATION'S APPEAL.

    A serious deduction may be drawn from a decision of the delegates who attended in large numbers the adjourned meeting of the council of the Labour Party at the ...

    Article : 221 words
  5. SENSE IN SUMMER.

    It cannot be denied that thousands of people in this State deprive themselves of a large amount of easily-gained comfort during the oppressive hot weather of the ...

    Article : 734 words
  6. AUSTRALIA'S WAR POLICY.

    Australia's position in relation to the war, and the shaping of her destiny after the present would struggle, were frankly and clearly discussed by the Federal ...

    Article : 1,188 words
  7. WESTERN FRONT.

    Field-Marshal Gen. Sir Douglas Haig detailing the operations carried out on Wednesday, says:—"After a neavy bombardment we occupied a line of German posts ...

    Article : 237 words
  8. ANOTHER EMDEN AT LARGE.

    A sensational item of news in the cablegrams this morning is the information that another German raider, supposed to be a training cruiser, has been at large in the South Atlantic Ocean for a month or more, and has sent to the bottom ships and cargoes valued at £3,000,000, besides imperilling—and it may ...

    Article : 194 words
  9. French Advantage.

    The French Wednesday noon communique stated:—We repulsed small enemy attacks east of Clery and south of Biaches in the Somme region; and at Lea Eparges ...

    Article : 155 words
  10. Damage, £3,000,000.

    Shipping circles are greatly concerned over the work of the German raider. She is believed to be the German training cruiser Vineto (5,791 tons), which mounts ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. Pendulum of Warfare.

    A Russian official message remarks:— The enemy attacked the Roumanians south-west of Pralea, but our counter-attack drove him back. We made a night attack ...

    Article : 125 words
  12. RAIDER IN ATLANTIC.

    The Admiralty announces that information received from Pernambuco, Brazil, confirms the assumption that a large number of ships have been sunk by a German ...

    Article : 231 words
  13. BOOTHBY RECRUITING COMMITTEE.

    A meeting was held at the Unley Town Hall on Thursday evening to form an electoral committee for Boothby in the forthcoming recruiting campaign. The ...

    Article : 320 words
  14. Submarines Suspected.

    There is a widespread belief that German submarines are operating with the South Atlantic raider. British official opinion inclines to the view that one raider ...

    Article : 138 words
  15. Unrest in Germany.

    The Berlin Military Commandant tea issued a manifesto which threatens that the troops may be used to put down disturbances, the people having for some days ...

    Article : 88 words
  16. German Orders to Turkey and Bulgaria.

    The offensive in Roumania by the Central Powers has been checked. The losses by Gen. von Mackensen und Gen. Falkenhayn have been tremendous, and their ...

    Article : 70 words
  17. Prussian Distress.

    Dr. Lenze (Prussian Minister of Finance), in introducing the Budget in the Prussian Parliament, said the balance shown was only apparent. The isolation of Russia on ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. Naval Guns on the Danube.

    The issue of Roumanian communiques, which had been temporarily suspended, was resumed yesterday. The official report then issued stated:—"Enemy ...

    Article : 70 words
  19. Huge German Submarines.

    The newest German submarines which j have appeared in the Mediterranean have a measurement of 1,200 tons, a surface speed of 25 knots an hour, and a ...

    Article : 39 words
  20. LOCAL RECRUITING METHODS.

    The meeting at which the recruiting campaign will be inaugurated, which was to have been held on February 1, has been postponed until February 6, in order to ...

    Article : 416 words
  21. Ships Torpedoed.

    The vessels reported to-day to have been torpedoed by enemy submarines include the Norwegian steamer Solvang (2,970 tons) and the Glasgow steamer ...

    Article : 31 words
  22. GREEK AFFAIRS.

    An Italian military mission has arrived at Athens to participate in the joint allied control of the city. A commission of allied and Greek officers has been formed ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. Enemies' Food Shortage.

    The members of the Dutch official mission which vent to Vienna to represent the Netherlands Government at the funeral of the late Emperor Francis Joseph ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. Alleged Heavy Loss of Life.

    A German raider off Pernambuco has sunk 10 steamers. It is rumoured that a British vessel was sunk without warning, and that 40 persons were drowned. ...

    Article : 213 words
  25. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

    Considerable interest is being manifested in oversea political circles in a criminal summons which will be heard at the Mansion House to-morrow. The Oldham ...

    Article : 125 words
  26. THE STAGE AS EDUCATOR.

    Nowadays most people recognise the stage as a medium for intellectual enlightenment, and the old aversion against the theatre has gone. "Times have changed. It is a ...

    Article : 720 words
  27. TISZA MUST DIE.

    Two attempts have been made since the new year to assassinate the Premier of Hungary, Count Tisza, who has been at the head of the Budapest Cabinet since ...

    Article : 219 words
  28. The Swiss Mobilization.

    An official announcement has been made that the only object of the partial mobilization of the Swiss Army is to give an assurance to the belligerents that ...

    Article : 47 words
  29. "VICTORY" LOAN.

    The Standard Life Asurance Co. and the Phoenix Assurance Co. have invested £3,000,000 each, and Furness, Withy, and Co., Limited (shipbuilders, owners, and ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. FRANCHISE REFORM.

    The Press Bureau states that the reports which have been published of the recommendations by the Speaker's Electoral Reform Committee are inaccurate. ...

    Article : 31 words
  31. The Raider Described.

    The Belgian steamer Samland on arrival at New York reported that on December 4 she was stopped by the German raider Moldavia, 400 miles from the west coast ...

    Article : 129 words
  32. "Our Day" Collection.

    The accounts have been completed regarding the collection on October 19—"Our Day"—for support of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St. ...

    Article : 158 words
  33. TRAMWAY TRANSACTION.

    Mr. Justice Cussen, sitting to-day as an arbitrator appointed by the Governor-in-Council to determine what amount of compensation should be paid in connection ...

    Article : 80 words
  34. Austria and Peace.

    The Daily Telegraph says it is significant that the Austrian Emperor Charles VIII. remained silent while the other monarchs of the Central Powers approved ...

    Article : 99 words
  35. "SUBMARINE LINER" EXPECTED.

    Preparations are being made at the port of New London, Connecticut, for the expected arrival of a German "submarine liner." ...

    Article : 28 words
  36. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The State Parliament will reassemble on Tuesday next, when the "All Parties Committee, appointed to enquire into the best methods of raising additional revenue by ...

    Article : 65 words
  37. SIR JOHN FORREST'S HOME.

    The Perth residence of Sir John and Lady Forrest, situated in Hay street, the main business thoroughfare of the city, was submitted at auction yesterday, and ...

    Article : 38 words
  38. Leather Commandeered.

    The Army Council is taking possession of all colonial and American leathers, from 10 ft. weight and upwards, imported or shipped prior to January 13. ...

    Article : 153 words
  39. GERMAN CROWN COUNCIL.

    The Rome correspondent of The Daily Telegraph reports that the Kaiser has summoned to the German General Head-quartets the reigning Kings, Grand Dukes ...

    Article : 64 words
  40. FIFTY YEARS AGO.

    The Board of Customs conference has been brought to a successful issue. Victoria is to pay New South Wales [?] a year for the nest five years, deducting ...

    Article : 215 words
  41. Advertising

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    Advertising : 618 words
  42. Government Control of Produce.

    The President of the Board of Agriculture (Mr. Prothero), in a speech at Hereford, said the Government was aware that high prices had stimulated production, but ...

    Article : 136 words
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