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  2. NORTH SEA BLOCKADE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The German Ambassador in the United States has announced Germany's intention of sowing mines around the British Isles by the agency of ...

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  3. ACTIVITY IN RECRUITING.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Volunteering at the barracks continues up to best expectations. Yesterday the total was well into three figures. Those accepted were of a sturdy type, ...

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  4. FLOUR BEING WITHHELD.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Attorney-General brought under the notice of the Necessary Commodities Commission the information that he believed certain flour in Sydney ...

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  5. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

    The price of flour in New Zealand is raised to £16 10s a ton. Ald. Clarke yesterday said that while Sydney was not a dirty city it was a very ...

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  6. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    The first batch of 60 incapacitated German prisoners left Victoria station yesterday. Practically each has lost a limb. The Dutch Red Cross Brigade at Oldenzal, ...

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  7. METZ CATHEDRAL THREATENED.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Paris "Eclair l'Est" says the Germans are carrying out subterranean work at Metz Cathedral. The pretext made is that operations have been ...

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  8. RED CROSS WORK.

    Lady Helen Munro Ferguson has forwarded to the New South Wales branch the following report of the British Red Cross Society's operations during December:— ...

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  9. STRATEGIC MOVE OF RUSSIANS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Times" correspondent at Petrograd says the Russians continue to retreat towards the defensive lines on Niemen, 50 miles east of the ...

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  10. GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—It is rumoured at Washington that Germany is deliberately trying to stir up war with the United States in order to enable the Kaiser to placate the ...

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  11. MEAT FOR THE ARMY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Replying to a statement made by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Cann), Mr. Tudor said Mr. Cann was under a misapprehension. The Federal ...

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  12. DROUGHT IN THE RIVERINA.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The scarcity of water in the Riverina is causing much anxiety. Tanks are exhausted, and wells and springs are dry. Public watering places ...

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  13. Grafton Red Cross Society.

    A meeting of the above branch was held in the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, at which Mrs. C. Strauss presided. The Secretary reported that subscriptions sent ...

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  14. SUCCESS OF FRENCH AIRCRAFT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Echo de Paris" correspondent at Basle, Switzerland, reports that French aeroplanes flew to Strassburg, Lower Alsace, and dropped bombs into the ...

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  15. EXTORTIONATE DEMANDS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Port Kembla deputation asked Mr. Carmichael for the establishment of a new school, and pointed out that the owners of the land on which ...

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  16. GERMAN TRADE.

    LONDON. Tuesday.—The effi[?]acy of the British Navy's interference with German trade is demonstrated by the position in Germany in respect of certain manufactures. ...

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  17. Expeditionary Force in Egypt.

    Mr. Julius Calman writes to his parents at Copmanhurst as follows:—"Mena Camp, January 15, 1915,—I received your letters dated 9th November, also cards, which is ...

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  18. MIRACLE MEN IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Central Court, Andrew Page, John Hinton and Annie Humphries were charged with conspiracy. The police prosecutor stated that ...

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  19. INFRINGING THE LAW.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A firm of land agents in Melbourne printed imitations of £5 notes to advertise a land sale, the chief point in which was that purchasers would ...

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  20. FIRE INQUIRY.

    The adjourned inquiry into the cause of the fire that occurred at Evans' bicycle shop. South Grafton, was continued on Tuesday before Mr. H. Malone, Coroner. ...

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  21. AUSTRALIAN RAW MATERIALS.

    The Premier has received a copy of a London publication featuring Sir George Reid's pamphlet on Australian trade with Germany. "One of the best ways of ...

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  22. SWISS DEMAND AN APOLOGY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—An official at Berne has established the fact that the aeroplane that flew over Swiss territory recently, and on which. Swiss soldiers fired, was a ...

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  23. WAR MATERIAL TO ALLIES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "New York Herald" publisher, under the signature of James W. Gerard, the United States Ambassador at Berlin, the following:— ...

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  24. AERIAL RAID.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Dutch correspondents state that the recent raid by 34 British aeroplanes badly damaged the bridge at Ostend. Bombs destroyed the station at ...

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  25. Patriotic Meeting at King's Creek.

    A large and enthusiastic patriotic meeting was held in the schoolroom, on Monday night, upwards of 40 residents being present. Mr. C. Eggins occupied the chair and in a ...

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  26. CASTLEREAGH SEAT.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The "Herald's" special correspondent states that Trang[?]e is counted on by the supporters of Blackett as one of the strongholds, and it would seem ...

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  27. THE FRENCH LINES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A Paris official message says: "Of the actions reported are some favouring our artillery near Poor Capelle. One of the enemy's batteries was ...

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  28. FALSE PRETENCES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Thomas Long (45) and William Wild (50) were charged with falsely pretending to Margaret Syins that they were officers of the Taxation ...

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  29. FIGHTING IN TRENCHES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Germans on Sunday morning threw a column against the British position before Guinchy. The massed attackers never reached the ...

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  30. DISGUISED FOREIGN AGENTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Admiralty announces that an officer and sergeant, both dressed in khaki and properly disguised as foreign agents, have been attempting to visit ...

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  31. Casino's Patriotic Effort.

    Casino has made arrangements for holding a big combined patriotic fete on March 2 and 3, the proceeds of which will be equally divided between the four funds. As far as ...

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  32. TO AMEND ARBITRATION ACT.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A deputation asked the Minister for Labour and Industry to amend the Industrial Arbitration Act so as to prevent Wages Boards describing the ...

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  33. Difficulty of Torpedo Firing.

    The Germans made a big mistake when they put a great number of torpedo tubes into their ships, because it is doubtful if they will ever get close enough to use them. It ...

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  34. STRANDED ON SANDBANK.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Rotterdam reports that a lifeboat at Sehiermonnikoog Island answered the distress signals of a German waterplane stranded on a sandbank. The ...

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  35. KING ALBERT IN A BIPLANE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—It is reported that King Albert asce[?]ded in a biplane on Saturday, and after reconnoitring over the German lines for an hour, lauded safely at ...

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  36. Cattle and Sheep.

    The Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Tudor) took occasion to utter an emphatic word of warning concerning the unrestricted killing of Australian cattle and sheep for ...

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  37. NEW IMPERIAL MARCH.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A new Imperial march, inspired by the war, has been written by the German composer Ribhardt Strauss, under commission from the Kaiser. The piece ...

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  38. SEIZURE OF COPPER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Another discovery of copper was made aboard a ship in the North Sea. A vessel belonging to a neutral nation was stopped and examined by a British ...

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