The Emperor Yosbihite opened the Japanese Diet at Tokio on Monday. His Majesty referred in cordial terms to relations with the Allies, and said that ...
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Article : 69 wordsIn a speech made to members of the Canadian Club at Montreal, the Dominion Prime Minister (Sir Robert Borden) said that evidences of Germany's ...
Article : 124 words[?] is [?]dent that the Allies do not intend to allow the Germans to [?] quiet peaceful time during the winter season, and thereby permit [?] build up their forces and make the necessary arrangements for a [?] offensive when spring is [?]shored in. Right along the line from ...
Article : 659 wordsRepresentative Julius Khan, speaking before the Naval Committees appointed by the House of Representatives, contended that 500,000 men were needed for ...
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Article : 44 wordsIt is stated in Alexandria, apropos of the smashing of the Emden, that H.M.A.S Sydney was scarcely out of sight when she signalled, "Have sighted ...
Article : 65 wordsThere are many instances of wonderful Russian dash and bravery. One regiment charged a German howitzer battery. The centre of the ...
Article : 91 wordsLate on Tuesday night the Navy Office in Melbourne published a copy of a letter received from Captain J. Glossop, R.N., of H.M.A.S Sydney, relating to ...
Article : 473 wordsCopenhagen advices state that a financial expert says that German importers who hitherto paid cash are now sending bills which the German Government ...
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Article : 62 wordsBritish trade returns for the month of November show the following figures:— Imports (decreased £12,180,017 Exports (decreased) 20,151,569 ...
Article : 29 wordsA telegram from Krangujevatz, in Servia, states there is every sign that the Servians are defeating the Austrians, whose right wing has been broken and is ...
Article : 48 wordsHerr Ahlers, German Consul at Sunderland, who was arrested in August last on a charge of treason, has now been indicted for high treason under a statue of ...
Article : 54 wordsMontenegro, which joined in the war in order to help Servia, is in dire strains. King Nicholas has telegraphed to the "Bourse Gazette," a Petrograd newspaper, ...
Article : 108 wordsSince the beginning of September 12 fires have broken out in factories which are executing contracts for the British Army. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said to-day that chaplains appointed to the Australian military forces received no pay, but so that they may ...
Article : 496 wordsCaptain J. E. Duigan, a New Zealander, has graduated at the Military Staff College at Quett[?]. ...
Article : 26 wordsM. Radoslavoff, the Bulgarian Premier, speaking at a meeting of Assembly Deputies belonging to the Majority, told his bearers that, so far as he was able to see, ...
Article : 52 wordsSir George Reid has congratulated Mr Frank Savage, accountant in the Commonwealth offices in London, on being appointed an honorary lieutenant-colonel in ...
Article : 43 wordsThe announcement is now made that the Board of Trade do[?]s not intend to remove the [?]mburg[?] on the export of wool for two months. It is permissible, however, to ...
Article : 51 wordsDespatches from Berne give the text of the reply made by Sir Ellward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) to the Swiss Federal Council in regard to the ...
Article : 143 wordsIt is reported from Santiago de Chile that the German armed liner Prince Eitel Friedrich has sunk the British steamer Charcas off Puerto de Corral, on the ...
Article : 47 wordsMr Thomas, M.P. (Labor), the organising secretary of the Amalgamated Society o[?] Railway Servants, refering to the report that many branches of the National ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Turkish cruiser Hamidieh (3830 tons) struck a mine in the Black Sea, and was so seriously damaged that she experienced great difficulty in regarding ...
Article : 32 wordsThe men of the first Austraian Expeditionary Force and of the New Zealand contingent have created a profound impression in Egypt, especially by reason ...
Article : 46 words"Eye-witness," who is attached to the British Headquarters' Staff, describing the King's visit to the front, says:— "His Majesty toured among the army ...
Article : 193 words[?] communique states that we [?]et a few trenches on the left [?] Yser, which were still-in the [?] the enemy. ...
Article : 54 wordsStockholm advices state that the Swedish steamers Luna (1605 tons) and Everilda (1366 tons) have been sunk through striking mines off Finland. The Luna's ...
Article : 45 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Dunkirk states that a bomb dropped by a naval airman caused a serious fire at Ostend. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe P. and O., S.N. Co. report a profit of £339,703, with £68,703 carried forward. The directors report that immediately war was declared the Admiralty ...
Article : 122 wordsMr Charles Billyard Leake, of Young (N.S.W, has offered his English home, at Harcfield Park, Middlesex, to the Minister for Defence for use of the ...
Article : 102 wordsA German aeroplane on Sunday dropped a bomb at the railway station at Hazelbrouck. The townsfolk gathered at the spot, and ...
Article : 46 words[?] official communique issued [?]s— s bombarded Oostouin [?] situate four Kilometres ...
Article : 61 wordsA most interesting disclosure has been made in the Italian Chamber of Deputies by Singer Giolitti, ex-Premier of Italy. It indicates that vengeance for the ...
Article : 201 wordsDespite the dry canteen, a considerable amount of drunkenness prevails amongst the soldiers who are [?]ncumped at Broadmeadows after pay-day To-day a ...
Article : 120 wordsThe capture of Worrmann liners involves personal less to the Kaiser, who was a large shareholder in the company. ...
Article : 23 wordsTo-day Senator Pearce announced that letters and other postal matter intended for members of the Australian Imperial Forces should be addressed to Egypt. ...
Article : 80 wordsIt is mentioned in a Washington message that Mr W. J. Bryan, the Secretary for State, announced that steps have been taken to prohibit the construction ...
Article : 81 wordsPrivate George Wilson, of the Highland Light Infantry, who was awarded the Victorian Cross for single-handed capturing a German maxim, was a newsvendor ...
Article : 68 wordsF[?]h Government recently arrived visit of journalists to Ver[?] low report that the ...
Article : 64 wordsOn Monday evening a large number of residents assembled in the Mechanics' Hall to bid farewell to Messrs M. Wookey and A. Leeman, members of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 wordsAbout the beginning of December there was a violent bombarded of Lampern[?]isse, west ward of Dixmude. Five hundred French soldiers were sleeping in a ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Belgian Relief Commission states that of the population of Brussels, numbering 650,000, no fewer than 218,000 adults and [?]1,000 children are dependent ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 22 wordsadvices state that the Ger[?] n on the 7th inst, made an[?] operate attempt to cross the [?] of Ramsrapelle. ...
Article : 104 wordsA New York message announces, quotes the "Engineering and Mining Journal," that Germany, which previously took the Australian production of zinc ore, will ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 12 wordsA Petrograd message announced that the capture of Saral and Baschkala, where there were large military stores, opens a direct road to Van, and gave ...
Article : 75 wordsMiss Beccio M'Donald, bun secretary of the Ballarat branch Red Cross Society, desires to acknowledge the following additional contributions:—Ballarat College ...
Article : 189 wordsIt has transpired that 223,000 trade unionists have enlisted, whereof 19,000 are miners and 45,000 railway men. ...
Article : 25 wordsSix Clunes lads, are members of the Second Expeditionary Force, were accorded on enthusiastic send-off at a public gathering in the Town Hall on ...
Article : 100 wordsParis despatches state that brisk business was done on the Paris Bourse, which reopened on Monday. The market closed with a generally ...
Article : 30 wordsAccording to a Washington message, the Secretary of the Treasury's report to Congress says that when war broke out the entire business and economic ...
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Advertising : 1,002 wordsThe Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund has reached a total of £149,208, while the Belgian Relief Fund st[?]nde at £28,886. ...
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The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918), Wed 9 Dec 1914, Page 3
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