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  2. THE CALL OUT.

    The following table, supplied by the military authorities, shows the total registration in South Australia under the "call out" for Friday; also the State figures ...

    Article : 166 words
  3. IRISH AFFAIRS.

    Major-Gen. Sir John Maxwell will retie from the military command in Irelan during the present month, and will be succeeded by Major-Gen. Sir Bryan Mahon, ...

    Article : 135 words
  4. EASTERN FRONTS.

    The Russian Friday communique shows that Thursday was a day of small things. The soldiers of the Czar regained a little ground west of the Stokhod and in Galicia. ...

    Article : 108 words
  5. ON TO TRIESTE.

    The first day of the new Italian offensive in the Carso cost the Austrians the loss of 15,000 men. One-third of the prisoners were taken from the 21st Regiment. Other ...

    Article : 344 words
  6. REFERENDUM COUNT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  7. MACEDONIAN LINE.

    A French official message from Salonika states that the British stormed the village of Alitsa on the left bank of the Struma. At the eastern end of the line an ...

    Article : 62 words
  8. AUSTRIAN DEBACLE IN CARSO.

    The main war news deals with the operations of the Italians in the Carso region against the Austrians, who are defending the way to Trieste. Gen. Cadorna has seized positions described as the strongest Austrian defences since the fall of Gorizia. The Austrians in northern Carso have lost touch ...

    Article : 293 words
  9. DIVIDED GREECE.

    According to an Athens telegram 600 Greek Nationals came in conflict with a detachment of Royalists at the village of Litochori, on the left side of the Cerna ...

    Article : 514 words
  10. AUSTRALIA DAY AT STIRLING.

    The hills districts in several recent carnivals have been singularly unfortunate in the weather, and Stirling proved no exception to the rule on Saturday, when ...

    Article : 1,548 words
  11. Enemy Retreat at Vulcan Pass.

    The Russian communique of Saturday states:—Desperate fighting has occurred on the south-western front of a wooded region south of the village of Lipitzadolnaya. The ...

    Article : 213 words
  12. COMMONWEALTH TOTALS.

    The Commonwealth figures up to November 2 showed that 183,592 had reported, and of these 171,158 were examined, 88,323 found fit, 48,304 unfit, 27,414 doubtful, and ...

    Article : 137 words
  13. MR. HUGHES AND THE CAUCUS.

    The situation in regard to the position of the Federal Ministry is unchanged, and Mr. Hughes has not yet called Caucus together. He stated to-day, however, that ...

    Article : 113 words
  14. POLITICAL PROSPECTS.

    There can be no doubt that one of the most absorbing topics of conversation in South Australia at the present moment relates to the acute position which has ...

    Article : 1,887 words
  15. WESTERN FRONT.

    Gen. Haig, reporting on Friday morning, says:—We surprised and captured a German trench east of Gueudecourt, and successfully raided trenches at Etrenas. ...

    Article : 301 words
  16. VERDUN'S FORTS.

    The Paris communique of Friday morning says:—Owing to the violence of our bombardment for several days, the Germans, not awaiting an attack from our ...

    Article : 220 words
  17. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The figures for New South Wales are:— Registered, 64,662; examined, 54,224; fit, 27,114; unfit, 15,921; doubtful, 7,927; temporarily unfit, 3,229; claims for exemption, ...

    Article : 40 words
  18. Italians Again Advanced.

    An Italian official message states that the 11th Army Corps, despite violent counter-attacks, captured strong positions east of Velikiribach and Mount Pecinka. The ...

    Article : 61 words
  19. Germany To Be Ignored.

    The Petrograd correspondent of The Daily Chronicle states that German intrigues with the object of splitting up the Entente coalition are increasing in vigour ...

    Article : 202 words
  20. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The latest call-to-arms figures are:—Reported, 8,136; examined, 8,116; fit, 3,834; unfit, 2,465; doubtful, 1,515; temporarily unfit, 302; applications for exemption, 2,853; ...

    Article : 36 words
  21. Finely Equipped Italians.

    The Milan correspondent of The Daily Mail states that Gen. Cadorna's armies possess technical appliances of perfection in abundance, which do honour to the ...

    Article : 310 words
  22. A STATEMENT REFUTED.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) yesterday denied an inference in a statement in the manifesto issued in Sydney by the Trades Union Congress that he might ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. TWO LONDON VIEWS.

    The Unionist weekly newspaper The Spectator declares that "there is cause for overwhelming pride, gratitude, and wonder at the enormous vote in Australia ...

    Article : 339 words
  24. German Traps Failed.

    The Paris correspondent of The Daily Chronicle states that Fort Vaux, for the past week, had been the butt of an almost overwhelmingly heavy artillery fire, ...

    Article : 174 words
  25. Arrest of Greek Spies.

    The Athens correspondent of The Daily Chronicle states that the Allies, after the destruction of the steamer Angeliki, immediately ordered the wholesale arrests of ...

    Article : 108 words
  26. In Dobrudja.

    Operations in the Dobrudja are quiet, according to a Petrograd telegram. A Bucharest communique makes a similar declaration. ...

    Article : 23 words
  27. Germans and Belgians.

    The Amsterdam Telegraaf states that the Germans intend to deport to Germany all Belgians between the age of 18 and 40 years. Two hundred and fifty Belgians ...

    Article : 39 words
  28. Roumanians Crush German Force.

    The Odessa correspondent of The Weekly Despatch has telegraphed that the Roumanians crushed a strong German force in one of the passes leading to the plain of ...

    Article : 55 words
  29. RAID ON DUTCH STEAMERS.

    A German official message received at Amsterdam states that "during the night of November 1 and 2 German light sea forces from Flanders stopped and examined ...

    Article : 94 words
  30. DESTRUCTION OF SHIPS.

    During the period of the war the Germans have sunk 308 neutral vessels, of 421,332 gross tons. The ships consisted chiefly of 168 Norwegians, of 212,314 tons; ...

    Article : 284 words
  31. Vaux Village Entered.

    The French on Friday extended their progress on the right bank of the Meuse in the region of Vaux. They hold the western part of the village as far as the ...

    Article : 143 words
  32. Empire and Coloured Fighters.

    Lieut.—Commander J. C. Wedgwood, D.S.O., Liberal member of the Commons for Newcastle-under-Lyme; in The Sunday Times urges the immediate raising and ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. Austrian Armies Divided.

    The Rome Tribuna states that the Austrians in the Southern Carso have lost contact with the Austrians in Northern Carso. The enemy did not expect the ...

    Article : 188 words
  34. BEN TILLETT AND THE WAR.

    Mr. Ben Tillett, the Labour leader, has paid his third visit to the Western front. In an article in Lloyd's Weekly he graphically describes the havoc created in the ...

    Article : 152 words
  35. EAST AFRICA.

    The German forces which were dislodged from Tabora, in East Africa, have been endeavouring to break through to Mahenge, and somewhat confused severe fighting has ...

    Article : 117 words
  36. Advertising

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  37. Effect on French Operations.

    American correspondents in Paris declare that the fall of Vaux ends the battle for Verdun. M. Joseph Reinach, the Paris journalist, says:-"The Germans will try ...

    Article : 79 words
  38. High Austrian Officers Captured.

    An Italian semi-official pronouncement is "that the advance in the Northern Carso was vigorously pressed on Thursday, particularly on the ridge commanding the ...

    Article : 259 words
  39. HOW-LONG?

    The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Right Hon. F. W. Massey) and the Minister of Finance (Sir Joseph Ward) returned to London on Saturday night. ...

    Article : 362 words
  40. BRITISH ADMIRALTY.

    Sir J. H. Dalziel (Liberal member of the House of Commons for Kirkcaldy) will on Tuesday ask the Prime Minister to grant a day for the discussion of Mr. Balfour's ...

    Article : 42 words
  41. Empire Development.

    A deputation of members of the Colonial Institute to the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Bonar Law), urged the appointment of a committee to improve commerce, and the ...

    Article : 68 words
  42. New Russian Loan.

    It is anticipated that a new Russian loan of £10,000,000 will shortly be floated at 5½ per cent. It is estimated that the bonds will yield nearly 7 per cent. ...

    Article : 38 words
  43. RUSSIAN DREADNOUGHT.

    The Dreadnought cruiser Sevastopol struck a mine at Helsingfors, Finland, a week ago, and was seriously damaged. The Sevastopol is one of Russia's biggest ...

    Article : 63 words
  44. Russians Stem Turks' Attack.

    A Petrograd official message announces that the Turks in the Caucasus attacked on the front between Sighikaldar and Guldarmelikan. They were met with rifle ...

    Article : 38 words
  45. IN THE AIR.

    Germany has apologized to Holland for the flight of a Zeppelin over Dutch territory on October 22. It is explained that owing to the motor difficulties, the airship ...

    Article : 68 words
  46. Balloon Burned.

    An observation balloon on fire came down in Norway. It is believed to have belonged to a British warship patrolling the North Sea. The men in the balloon were ...

    Article : 56 words
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