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  2. FIGHTING ON FRENCH FRONTIER LIVELY ARTILLERY DUELS. GERMANS EVACUATE OERNAY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Monday's communique stated that lively artillery duels are in progress on most of the front. Germans during the morning of February 1 violently ...

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  3. GENERAL WAR NOTES.

    The crew of the Parseval captured at Libau include two men formerly employed as hairdressers at Libau; also Lieut. Schenk, a large landowner in Russia, where he conducted ...

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  4. THE VACANT PORTFOLIO.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Labour Caueus is too busy to deal with the election of a Minister to fill the Cabinet vacancy caused by Mr. Trefle's death. Members meet again ...

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  5. STATE PARLIAMENT. ADDRESS BY THE PREMIER. WORK OF THE SESSION.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Yesterday, Mr. Holman, took his seat for the first time since the reassembling and made a statement regarding business for the remainder of the ...

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  6. THE SUPERANNUATION BILL.

    In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Carmichael moved the first reading of the Superannuation Bill. One of the important alterations is in ...

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  7. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

    Two men yesterday were fined £40 for trying to smuggle Chinese ashore at Sydney. There are evidences that the defence ...

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  8. CASE OF AUGUST NEILSEN.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Justice Street gave judgment in thE application by August NeilsEn, a naturalised British subject of German birth, for an injunction against the ...

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  9. Haphazard Administration.

    Our Sydney correspondent writes:—Relations between the two sections of the Labour party have reached such a pitch of inflammability that a very small spark might cause ...

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  10. SENIOR SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Hand-to-hand fighting took place at Borjimoff on Friday and Saturday. An attack by four German regiments resulted in a loss of four-fifths of the ...

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  11. INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Results of the examination held last December for intermediate certificate are announced. The award for intermediate certificate, which ...

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  12. GERMAN INSOLENCE IN AMERICA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Times" Washington correspondent states that a meeting addressed by Bartholdi, a Congressman, on Saturday, caused a great shock to public ...

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  13. PROHIBITING EXPORT OF HIDES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A deputation of hide and skin merchants waited upon Mr. Tudor and asked him not to prohibit the export of hides as had been asked by ...

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  14. POSITION IN JERUSALEM.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Cairo reports of Monday state that all is quiet on the Suez Canal. Turkish deserters are coming in. One from Jerusalem, a cab driver, stated his portion ...

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  15. EMPLOYMENT ON RAILWAYS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. O'Sullivan, secretary to the Railway Workers' General Labourers' Association, wrote to the Government protesting against preference being ...

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  16. REMOVAL OF REEF AT YAMBA.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Assembly, Mr. McFarlane asked the Secretary for Public Works what action is being taken to carry out his promica to remove the reef in ...

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  17. RUSSIANS STILL VICTORIOUS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Russian victory at Corless was decisive, resulting in the annihilation of the Turkish division which escaped from Sarykamish and Karangan. ...

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  18. ITALY AND ROUMANIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Berlin despatches to the "New York World" declares the Germans have abandoned the hope of keeping Italy and Roumanin out of the struggle. It ...

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  19. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Dentists Amendment Bill, providing for compulsory registration, furnished material for a vigorous second reading discussion in the ...

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  20. ALLEGED AIRSHIP RAID.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Unconfirmed reports state that five airships appeared over the south coast of England on Monday night. Forts, including Dover, opened fire which ...

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  21. SINKING OF THE TOKOMARU.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The captain and second officer of the Tokomara, sunk near Havre, were on the bridge when they sighted the periscope of a submarine. A few seconds ...

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  22. RESTRICTION OF EXPORTS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier has received a despatch from the Secretary of State intimating that exports have been prohibited as follows:—Tinned meats and ...

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  23. EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION IN PROTEST.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Committee of the Victorian Employers' Federation resolved that this Federation, recognising that the money lent by England to Australia for ...

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  24. AIM OF HUNGARIAN PREMIER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A Hungarian publicist, writing to England, states that Count Tisza, Hungarian Premier, is aiming at the ascendancy of Hungary, within the dual ...

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  25. PREPARATIONS FOR SPRING CAMPAIGN.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Canadian correspondent in Northern France declares that tremendous camps have been erected by the Allied Forces at various places between the ...

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  26. RIFLE RESERVE CLUBS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—For formation of rille reserve clubs applications continue to be received from the suburbs and country towns. Those in the metropolitan area ...

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  27. MILITARY FOOTBALLERS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The New South Wales Rugby Union authorities have decided to cancel all representative matches in the coming season, and to limit the number of ...

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  28. COUNCIL OF WAR.

    LONDON, Tuesday,—Copenhagen messages report that the Kaiser held a council of war at Berlin at which the whole military staff and a number of admirals and ...

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  29. A DYNAMITER CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A sensation was caused by the attempted destruction by dynamite of a railway bridge over the line connecting Montreal with Halifax and other ...

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  30. Six Months' War.

    M. Ribot, Minister for Finance, speaking in the French Chamber of Deputies, said that the Government proposed to raise the limit of the Treasury bonds to £140,000,000. ...

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  31. SHIRE AND MUNICIPAL GRANTS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In reply to Mr. Briner, the Minister for Works stated that payments are now due to Shires and to Municipalities under the Local ...

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  32. REVENUE RETURNS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Customs and Excise revenue for the seven months of the financial your shows a decrease of £292,285. The decrease in January was due in some ...

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  33. WOOL SALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bidding at the Sydney wool sales was very active, and prices again tended in favour of sellers. The top price was 14¼d, a record for the season. ...

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  34. SENTIMENT IN GERMANY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Alfred Arnold, special correspondent of the "New York Herald," who returned from a tour in many cities of Germany, says the most significant ...

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  35. Russia's New Move.

    Exceptional interest is being taken in the operations north of Tilsit, in the north-east corner of Eastern Prussia. It is evident the plan of the Russians to outflank the German ...

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  36. PRICE OF BREAD.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sargent's, Ltd., were yesterday called upon to show cause why the firm should not be proceeded against for a breach of the Necessary ...

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  37. Income Tax Fraud.

    An income tax fraud, which was successfully perpetrated in Sydney a few years ago has been revived, and people are being victimised. Men armed with bundles of income tax ...

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  38. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Attorney-General was busy again yesterday with documentary evidence in connection with the contemplated prosecutions for alleged ...

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  39. TORPEDO FIRED AT HOSPITAL SHIP.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The French Minister for Marine announces that at five o'clock on Monday evening a German submarine, when 15 miles north-east of Havre ...

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  40. THE WOOLGOOLGA DEVIATION.

    WOOLGOOLGA, Tuesday.—At a large and representative meeting of settlers at Sherwood a resolution was carried viewing with surprise the action of the Minister in ...

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  41. DEATH OF E. WILSON.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An inquest touching the death of Edward Wilson (50) was concluded to-day. Deceased was a draftsman at the Tamworth Lands Office, and was ...

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    Ralph Cox, aged ll, was accidentally shot dead at Fullerton Cove, near Newcastle. The lad with some companions was picking grapes. He placed the gun against one of the vines ...

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