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  2. LIBERALS VICTORIOUS.

    Tremendous interest was demonstrated in Perth last might in the result of the Canning election, in which the ex-Premier (Mr. Scaddan) opposed the ...

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  3. THE ANZAC BUFFET.

    The Australian Natives Association has waited as a deputation on the High Commissioner (Mr. Fisher) and protected against the -military order for the removal ...

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  4. MADEMOISELLE MARIE.

    Don't think that Mademoiselle is pretty, or fascinating. Far from that. She is just a bright little farm girl red faced and with hands hardened with toil. She rises ...

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  5. AIR EXPLOITS.

    An official announcement has been made that a squadron of British naval aeroplanes in Belgium dropped 48 incendiary bombs from a height of 3,000 ft. upon ...

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  6. EASTERN FRONTS.

    A Russian communique states: — "The enemy on the Zlotalipa front, westward of Podhaice, has resumed the offensive with considerable forces, but has been repulsed ...

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  7. MARITIME ITEMS.

    The Christiania Aftenposten states that a steamer was observed to sink another by means of gunfire at a locality in the North Sea 40 miles south of the ...

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  8. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    An Italian official despatch states that the situation in the Goraia-Carso region is unchanged. The Italians raided Villanova, and took prisoners. ...

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  9. ALLIES MAKING PROGRESS.

    Encouraging addresses have been delivered by the Secretary and Under Secretaray of War on the situation of the Allies and their hopefulness Is borne out by the announcement from New York that the Social Democrats of Germany have widely circulated a manifesto roundly condemning the submarine ...

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  10. TURKS AGAINST ITALIANS.

    The Saturday afternoon Rome communique says:—The Austrians to-day shelled Gorizia and the bridges over the River Isonzo. Austrian attacks were made ...

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  11. THE DEUSTCHLAND.

    The New Zurich Zeitung states that the German submarine "trader" Deutschland has arived at Bremen from America. GENEVA, August 19. ...

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  12. SWEDISH STEAMER BLOWN UP.

    The captain of the Swedish steamer Ragnarok which has been blown up in the. North Sea while on a voyage to Rouen with a cargo of iron, declares that ...

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  13. AFTER WAR POLITICS.

    The Under Secretary for War (Lord Derby, in a speech delivered at Southport on Friday evening, said his bearers could take it from him that the high military ...

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  14. "Bag" of 14 Aeroplanes.

    Flight Sub-Lieut. Georges Guynemer, of the French Air Service, has just brought down his fourteenth enemy aeroplane. ...

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  15. No Quarter for Neutrals.

    Count Reventlow who is regarded aa the arch apostle of German frightfulness demands that Americans and other neutrals who are token prisoners while ...

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  16. AUSTRIAN LOSSES, 830,000.

    It is estimated that the Austrians during June and July lost 830,000 men. ...

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  17. A BRAVE YOUTH.

    Guynemer, the French aviation hero of the hour, was a lad of 19 years preparing for college when the war began, and he enlisted in March, 1915, in the aviation ...

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  18. Germany's Food Menace.

    A circular found on a German prisoner captured in the French fighting, states:—"It is the duty of every soldier to economise food and forage in order to ...

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  19. Situation Unchanged.

    The Russian communique issued at noon on Saturday said that the position on the eastern fronts showed no change from the previous day when the Russians had ...

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  20. Strong Grerman Post Taken.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs writes:—On the left of the battle line above Pozieres stands a windmill which should become as famous in history as the ferryman's house on the ...

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  21. THE NIPPERS GRIPPING.

    The Secretary for War (Mr. Lloyd George) in an address delivered on Friday at the Welsh town of Creccieth, where his heme is situated, made encouraging ...

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  22. East Africa.

    A Belgian communique says:—Col. Molitor, in charge of Belgian forces working around south of Lake Victoria Nyanza, has occupied St. Michael and ...

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  23. Pictures of Execution.

    A wireless message states that the Austrian military authorities with cynical brutality are exhibiting cinematograph pictures of the execution which took ...

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  24. ENLISTMENTS.

    Victoria.—For week:—747 volunteered 232 accepted. N.S.W.—83 offered 59 accepted For week—612 offered 435 accepted. ...

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  25. MORE MEN WANTED.

    The South African Prime Minister (Gen. Botha) had appealed to the recruiting committees in the component States of the Union to redouble their efforts in order to shorten the East African campaign. He ...

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  26. Notable Portion of Maurepas Taken.

    The Paris communique states:—"Our fire broke many counter attacks against new positions southeast of Maurepas. A brilliant assault captured a notable ...

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  27. Weary of Murder Policy.

    The Social Democrats of Germany have secretly circulated thousands of copies of in anti-submarine and against the Govern-ment circular, in which they denounce the ...

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  28. Turks at Lemberg.

    War correspondents at Lemberg stated that when forces of Turkish infantry and marines arrived at the Galician capital to assist the Austrians in their endeavour to ...

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  29. INTO CAM'P ON SATURDAY.

    The following are the names of the men who enlisted at Adelaide, and went into the Exhibition Camp on Saturday. L. R. Amber, J. B. Backman J.C. Ballant ...

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  30. Ministerial Changes.

    Mr. Arthur Henderson (the recent Pre-sident of the British Board of Education) haft been appointed Paymaster-General in order to free him for the position of ...

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  31. Fish Export Restricted.

    Norway has prohibited the free export of fish. She will grant licences to England and Germany, ant will regulate the quantity allowed to be exported by ...

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  32. DANISH WEST INDIES.

    The opposition to certain features of the treaty for purchasing the Danish West Indies is likely to prevent consideration of the Bill in Washington during the present ...

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  33. Asia Minor Battles.

    The Russian communique this evening says that fierce battles are in progress in Asia Minor, in the direction of the main The Russian communique says:—We ...

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  34. NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

    The Earl of Crewe has been appointed Minister of Education in the Asquith Cabinet, in succession to Mr. Arthur Henderson. ...

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  35. British Food Prices.

    The London correspondent of The New York World says that a muss meeting in all the large cities of England has been called for Sunday to demand that the ...

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  36. Carpentier's Valour.

    The famous French boxer and airman Georges Carpentier has been mentioned in orders of the day for distinguished service, and has been recommended for the ...

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  37. American Fears.

    The warning that a great trade war will follow the European military conflict was uttered to-day by Congressman Hill a member of the ways and means committee ...

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  38. Future of Poland.

    A Berlin telegram states that Gen von Beseler, the German Governor-General of Warsaw has announced that Austria and Germany have agreed to recognise Polish ...

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  39. A Lesson to Germany.

    A German lawyer, who has been released after haying been interned for 18 months in six different camps in France, says the conditions meted to him were excellent. ...

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  40. Fleury Again French.

    The Paris communique says:—"Our attack after violent fighting drove out the Germans from the part of Fleury they were occupying. The Germans remain in ...

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  41. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS.

    Gen. Sir Douglas Haig has announced:—The British success reported on Friday night has been maintained and extended. The enemy made several attacks during ...

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  42. THE BALKANS.

    A Berlin communique on Saturday evening says:—German troops, in counter-at-tacks east and south of Florina, continue ot be successful. Spasmodic fighting is ...

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  43. Incidents of the War.

    Mr. Fisher Rp. Watkins, and Sr. De Largie visited the new Australian soldiers club to-day, and dined with the soldiers. The three visitors made speeches. Mr. ...

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  44. THE OTHER PICTURE.

    The British Foreign Secretary (Lord Grey) has requested America to warn Germany that if, contrary to international agreement, British non-commissioned ...

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  45. MILITARY HONOURS.

    The British Commander-in-Chief in France and Flanders Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, has been created a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order ...

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  46. Bulgarian Attacks Checked.

    Reports from Salonika state that a Bulgarian attack on Florina was checked four miles from the railway station. The forces of the Allies also broke up a Bulgarian ...

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  47. M. Bonnier Dead.

    A famous French aviator, M. Bonnier, who flew from Paris to Cairo in 1913-14, has been killed while aeroplaning on the Russian front. Bonnier left Para at the ...

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  48. "Scraps of Paper."

    The New York Globe, commenting on the United States White Book revelations that nine German officers and sailors of German warships interned for the period ...

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  49. Australian Distinctions.

    Honours for distinguished service include the names of the following Australians:—TILE MILITARY CROSS. Lieut Stanley Wootton, the well-known ...

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  50. Civilians Leaving Charleville.

    News comas from the Belgian frontier that the Germans have compelled 1,200 inhabitants to leave Charleville, and that these have passed through Aix la Chapelle ...

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  51. ENEMY GROUND OCCUPIED.

    Greece has authorized the evacuation of 18 villages near the Greek fromier of Macedonia, which are occupied by the Serbian armies, in a locality where ...

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  52. German Slave Traffic.

    Mr. Cyril Brown, in a telegram to The New York Times, addressed from Sedan, says:—I am told that 22,000 French civilians, comprising men women. youth and ...

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  53. Underground Hospitals.

    The London correspondent of The Providence Journal says that some of the trenches recently captured by the British and French on the River Somme show the ...

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  54. War Extravagances.

    The report of the public accounts committee for 1914-15 criticises the extravagant payments for billeting soldiers, the waste of rations, and the large commissions paid ...

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  55. MESOPOTAMIA.

    A Turkish communique claims that a British raid on Ottoman ports at the River Euphrates proved unsuccessful and that after a four-hours' fight, the British ...

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  57. British Advancing.

    Gen. Huig's despatch, received on Friday evening, reports:—"We have further extended our gains north-west of Bazentin lePetit, and found the trenches greatly ...

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  58. KITCHENER'S LETTER.

    The reproduction in facsimile of Lord Kitchener's letter for winch £6,000 was paid at the Red Cross Gift House far presentation to the nation, has been ...

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  59. "SHALL SHOOT MANY FRYATTS."

    A wireless message states that Germany has received Mr. Asquith's statement about the murder of Capt. Fryatt with outbursts of savage derision. The ...

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  60. A RIVER RAID.

    The Secretary for War (Mr. Lloyd George) says that early in August Turkish irregulars interfered with British reconnoitring steamers on the River Euphrates. ...

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  61. The Suez Campaign.

    The War Office announces that in connection with the victory against the Turks in the Egyptian campaign at Katia, the enemy numbered about 18,000, and of the ...

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  62. Poison Gas Protection.

    The Lancet has described experiments in injecting oxygen through a solution of sodium carbonate into the veins which is believed to be an effective remedy for ...

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  63. OUTSKIRTS OF GUILLEMONT CAPTURED.

    A message received at Portland, Oregon, announces that the British have captured the outskirts of Guillemont, (besides having advances of half a mile between Ovillers ...

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