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  2. Aero- Naval Engagement. Thrilling Encounters Between British and Germans.

    PARIS, Saturday,—A Zeppelin airship dropped fourteen bombs into Nancy on the Franco-German frontier. Two inhaldtants were killed and many houses were ...

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  3. Austrian Troop Train Wreck. HEAVILY LADEN TRAINS COLLIDE.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday.—Details regarding the railway collision between two Austrian troop trains at Kalish show that a train crowded with troops for ...

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  4. THE GERMAN VERSION.

    LONDON, Monday.—Through Amsterdam an official message from Berlin states; On Christmas morning hydroplanes attacked our estuarles and attempted to bomb some ...

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  5. RICHMOND RIVER.

    To many parents and friends who were not fortunate enough to get letters by the last English mail from relatives and fr[?] is who went with the first expeditionary ...

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  6. WAR NOTES. WOOLWICH ARSENAL.

    In a lutter received from Old Charlton, a village not far from Woolwich, England, by a Singleton resident, the writer refers to the increased activity at Woolwich Aresnal. ...

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  7. THE KING'S WISH.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The King, in a letter to the Primate, rejoices in the unanimity with which all the churches are preparing to observe next Sunday as ...

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  8. ATTACK AT DAYBREAK.

    LONDON, Monday.—It is officially announced that the seaplane attack occurred at daylight at Schilling Roads, close to Cuxhaven, starting near Heligoland, from ...

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  9. THE FINEST TYPE.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The biplane Liverpool's [?]ights at Aldershot excceded the most sunguine expectations. She eas[?]y proved herself the finest type of aeroplane ...

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  10. THE FIRE RAISERS.

    One of the "Daily Mail" war correspondents at the front has forwarded to London some specimens of the "fire raising [?]ozenges" with every German soldier ...

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  11. AUSTRALASIA. Recruiting to Continue.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—No[?] difficulty is being experienced by the local military authorities in securing recruits for the Australian expeditionary forces. The New ...

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  12. Attack on the Russian Line.

    PARIS, Saturday.—A French communique states: The Germans who forced a passage al Bzura, south of Sochreze, were driven back, sustaini[?] considerable losses. ...

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  13. THE ALLIES' PROGRESS.

    PARIS, Friday.—A communique says: We paralysed the enomy's operations from the sea to Lys and repulsed several counter attacks at Nonletters, Laboiselle, Lihons, ...

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  14. French Submarine's Fate.

    MILAN, Saturday.—The French submarine Curie, which was sunk by the Austrian batteries at Pola, in the Adriatic, was attempting to penetrate the defences ...

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  15. EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY.

    AMSTERDAM, Monday.—Advices from Berlin state that the Cushaven raid is causing the greatest excitement in Germany. The damage sustained by ...

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  16. A GERMAN ADMISSION.

    LONDON, Saturday.—A German official wireless message admits that the German attacks at Bzura have ceased. ...

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  17. A SEARTLED GERMAN.

    In the later despatches from the officer attached to the headquarters of the British army in France, whose mission is to supply reports suitable for publication in ...

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  18. ALL WELL ON THE AUSTRALIA.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Vice Admiral Patey, commanding the Australian fleet, reports that all are well on board the Australia. ...

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  19. Germans Claim a Big Victory.

    LONDON, Sunday.—An official wireless message from Berlin says that it is now possible to judge the success of the battle against the British and Indiana at ...

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  20. THE VERY LATEST. Obstinate Battles.

    PARIS, Sunday.—A communique says: The enemy after a violent bombardment attempted to recapture the trenches in the Perther region. Our artillery and infantry ...

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  21. The Galician Struggle.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—A communique issued at Vienna states; The Austrians captured the Uszoc Pass, but the Russians, who had superior forces, recaptured ...

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  22. STRICTNESS OF THE CENSORS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister far Defence, referring to the stru[?]ness of the censors, said the object was not to withhold information from the public, but ...

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  23. FOUR THOUSAND CAPTURED.

    PETROGRAD, Saturday.—An official communique reports desperate fighting on the Lower Nida, a further 4000 Austrians being captured. Fighting along the whole ...

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  24. ENTHUSLASTIC PRESS COMMENTS.

    LONDON, Monday.—Newspapers describe the air and son fight at Cuxhaven as one of the most thrilling incidents of the war. Comment is made upon the success of ...

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  25. Bad Luck for the Germans.

    ROTTERDAM, Friday.—Owing to the Allies' pressure the German Christmas festivities at Ghent were a flasco. All the troops had to be hurried to the front. ...

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  26. Young Turks Vilified.

    ATHENS, Sunday.—A sensation was caused at Stambool by a number of placards at the arsenal vilifying the young Turks and describing the latter's policy as ...

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  27. PATRIOTISM OF POLICE.

    In an annual report on the police force, the Chief Secretary. Mr. J. H. Cann. says:—"Since the outbreak of the war the police have been actively co-operating with ...

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  28. Battle of the Bzura River.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The "Daily Telegraph's" Petrograd correspondent states that the meandering character of the River Bzura enables the Russians to command ...

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  29. THE BIBLE SOCIETY.

    The far-reaching effect of the present war is strikingly shown in the following extract from a letter received by the Rev. P. J. Sharp, of Goulburn, from his uncle, the ...

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  30. LIABLE TO MAKE MISTAKES.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Theodore Montague Pyke has been committed for trial on a charge of falsifying a recept book, the property of the Constal Farmers' ...

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  31. Sinking of the German Cruisers.

    NEW YORK, Friday.—The captain of the Orissa states that Admiral Sir F. Sturdee arrived on November 7th. On the morning of the 8th some of his ships ...

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  32. Abuse of the White Flag.

    DUNKIRK, Monday.—The Warwickshire troops made a desperate push and gained advance trenchen in Flanders only to find them vacated and min[?]d. There was an ...

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  33. A Poem of Hate.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—The Berlin newspaper "Lusrige Blatter" celebrated Xmas by publishing a two page poem entitled "[?]ades and Paradise—A Vision of Dante." ...

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  34. FREEDOM OF SYDNEY.

    The following extract is taken from a letter received by a Sydney firm from a Birmingham merchant:—"Hearty congratulations to Australia for the splendid ...

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  35. FIERCE FIGHTING ON RIVER BANK.

    PETROGRAD, Monday.—The Germans seemed to stake evening on crossing the Rzura. Division after division was sacrificed. They built pontoon bridges nightly ...

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  36. MAN RENDERS ASSISTANCE.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—William Downes and William Murray were charged at the Police Court with assulting and robbing John Devine Smith, a resident of Goulburn, who ...

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  37. Belgian Military Movement.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—The newspaper "De[?]ijd" states that large forces of Belgians were transported over the Yser in the region of Lombaertzyde and Dixmude. ...

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  38. RETURN OF NURSES.

    The arrival in Port Jackson last week of a hospital ship created some interest, and later, when the seven sisters who made the trip ...

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  39. ARMISTICE FOR BOTH SIDES.

    LONDON, Monday.—With regard to the German claim of a big victory at Festabert.:Eye-witness" states that a sort of armistice was informally arranged to ...

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  40. Germans' Strong Defences.

    PARIS, Sunday.—It is officially announced that the captures in the German trenches at Perthes on the 24th inst. included two mitralligenses, several siego ...

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  41. GIFT FROM N.S.W. GIRLS.

    LONDON, Monday.—The New South Wales girls gift of a picture was presented to Princess Mary, with an explanatory letter from the Patriotic Fund. ...

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  42. "PROGRESS IS REPORTED."

    To those who, reading the war commuiques, note that progress is reported in a certain district day after day, and when they reior to their war map at the ...

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  43. Use of Dum Dums.

    PARIS, Sunday.—Professor Relss, of Lausanne, has brought from Servia a quantity of explosive buttets found on the battlefields and several entire cases of ...

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  44. PRICE OF BREAD.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The State Attorney General (the Hon. D. R. Hall) has called for[?] report in connection with the reported increase in the price of bread at Coff's ...

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  45. STEAMERS MINED.

    LONDON, Monday.—Three steamers were mined near Scarborough. There were some intalities. ...

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  46. BOMB DROPPING.

    LONDON, Monday.—Squadron Commander Richard havies visited Brussels on the 24th and dropped 12 bombs on the airship shed, it is believed six hit the shed, but ...

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  47. Driven Across the Nida.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday.—A communique states:—The Austrians have been driven back to the right bank of the Nida. We repuised an Austrian attack on the ...

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  48. Unrest in Albania.

    HOME, Friday.—Italian bluejackets have occupied Valona. The "Glornal D'Italia" says the action was more of an international police measure than a military ...

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  49. GERMAN DUPLICITY CIRCUMY[?]D.

    When the war sta[?] there was a rush on the part of the numerous German and Austrian shopkeepers in England to change their names for English ones, in order to ...

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  50. UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATES

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister of Home Affairs, the Hon. W. O. Arenibald, has requested the officers of his Department to make preparations for the prompt ...

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  51. ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY ATTACKS

    LONDON, Monday.—A Paris communique reports unsuccessful German heavy artillery and infantry attacks at Aboisselle, consolidating the French positions on ...

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  52. BRITISH BOY SCOUTS.

    ROME, Friday.—Owing to the services the British boy scouts are rendering England in connection with the war Italy has decided to transform her boy scouts into a ...

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  53. Entertainers at the Front.

    LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Ed. Seymour Hicks, the well-known author and actor, and the National Theatre Co. have started a week's tour. entertaining soldiers at ...

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  54. Day of Prayer.

    The Archbishops of Canterbury and York made public the following notice, as published in the "Times.":— The first Sunday in the New Year ...

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  55. ASIATIC PEARL DIVERS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister for External Affairs sees no reason why financial assistance should be given to the Aslatic peal divers in Western Australia. ...

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  56. Rising in the Philippines.

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.—The State Department points out that it is unlikely that the Philippine natives could take the Government by surprise owing to the ...

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  57. The Cuxhaven Affair.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Admiralty announce that seven seaplanes on Friday night. with light cruisers and destroyer and a force of submarines excorting them, ...

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  58. EMPLOYMENT OF GERMANS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Employees at the Electroloytic Company at Port Kemhia have decided to refuse to contine working after January 4th if the services of ...

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  59. RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN CONSULS.

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.—The State Department is studying the law governing Germany's alleged refusal to recognise foreign Consuls acceredited in belgium. ...

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  60. THE BRITISHERS FINISH BREAKFAST.

    BUENOS AYRES, Sunday.—The Germans in the Faiklands battle opened fire at such a long range that the British were allowed to finish ...

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  61. A CHRISTMAS FIND.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—After leavy rain on Christmas Day, which washed away the surface of the roads, Mr. M. D. McLean, of Broomfield, Victoria, found a ...

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  62. NO COUGHING AT NIGHT.

    Take Dr. Shefdon's New Discovery before bedtime and the result will be a deep, refreshing sleep to fit you for another day's work. Price, 1s 6d nad 3s. Ohtainable at ...

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  63. IMPROVED METALLIC NIT COMBS.

    for children's hair. The surest and most effective method in destroying nits. This comb should be in every home. as it gets rid of these pests. Price 3s. 6d. Local ...

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