The Russians have consolidated the positions they recently captured near C[?]witz, in Bukowina, and have repulsed with heavy losses counter-attacks by the Austrians. A German report admits the repulse and retreat of a [?] in forece in the North. From the Balkans there are reports that the Austro-Germans and the Bulgarians are moving across the ...
Article : 270 wordsTo-day's Berlin communique says:— "On the Riga-Dvinsk front one of our reconnoitring detachments has withdrawn before superior Russian forces. ...
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Advertising : 33 wordsGeneral Sir lan Hamilton's despatch, reviewing the operations at the Dardan[?]es, continues:— General Johnsont's column was led by ...
Article : 2,165 wordsThe Hobart recruiting committee has already received nearly 3,600 of the cards sent out to men between 18 man 45 residing in the city. This forms ...
Article : 507 wordsThis afternoon's communique says:— We have bombarded and destroyed German trenches on the Champagne front. ...
Article : 69 wordsOn the representations[?] of Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner, the War Office has allowed frozen furred rabbits to be used as army rations. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe New York rate of exhange on the British sovereign is 4 dollars 76 cents (19/11), whilst the rate on the German mark is 73½, 26½ below par. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe War Office has appointed a committee to investigate War Office contracts. ...
Article : 23 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports as follows:— Eleven of our aeroplanes dropped bombs on a German store depot ...
Article : 31 wordsCaptain Gitshore Porter, of the Flying Corps, is reported as missing on the Western front. He is a son of Mr. Tindal Porter, who lives in Australia. ...
Article : 43 wordsThe following official statement has been issued in Berlin:—"The Allied artillery is keeping up a continual shelling of Lens. ...
Article : 67 wordsSir Henry Rider Haggard is visiting South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, as representative of the Royal Colonial Institute, for the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe debate on the Military Service (No. 2) Bill was resumed in the House of Commons this afternoon. Mr. Herbert Samuel, the ...
Article : 841 wordsThe "Corriere Della Sera" states that the advance of the Austro-Germans and Bulgarians into Greek territory has begun. Austria and Germany have ...
Article : 75 wordsConsideration was given by the Federal Cabinet to-day to a scheme for settling returned soldiers on the land. The matter had previously been discussed by the ...
Article : 155 wordsLord Crewe, the Lord President of the Council, in moving in the House of Lord yesterday the Parliament and Registration Bill, under which the ...
Article : 241 wordsTelegrams from George show that there is great nervousness in Athens over the situation created by the pressure from Austria and Germany, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 324 wordsAt to-day's meeting of the Federal Cabinet three recommendations were submitted from the Federal Parliamentary War Committee about the sale of liquors ...
Article : 222 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon. Sir Edward Grey[?] the Foreign Secretary, announced that he did not regard the diplomatic situation in ...
Article : 41 wordsSir George Reid, the High Commissioner of Australia[?] in an interview with a representative of the "Dialy Chronicle" yesterday[?] stated that the ...
Article : 78 wordsLast night's communique syas:— The Austrians made repeated attempts yesterday to approach our lines at the bridgehead on the Isonzo, ...
Article : 56 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. H. J. Tennat, the Under-Secretary for War, stated that the circumstances connected with the landing ...
Article : 56 wordsRecruiting under Lord Derby's system reopens on Monday next. ...
Article : 18 wordsCommonwealth Military Orders, dated December 21, contain announcement that separation allowances may be issued on account of a member of the Imperial ...
Article : 194 wordsThe following official Montennegrin statement has been issued:— "Five Austrian aeroplanes have dropped 17 bombs upon the port of San ...
Article : 46 wordsTo-day's Turkish communique says:— "There was heavy artillery fighting on Tuesday, in which a hostile cruiser and an armoured ship took part. One ...
Article : 94 wordsThe matter of conscription again came before the Sydney Labour Council at its weekly meeting to-day. Mr. Sinclair (representing the Boilermakers' ...
Article : 187 wordsThe Prime Minister recently issued the following appeal to men to join the new army:— "The Defence of Australia and the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 231 wordsLast night's communique says:— We have occupied the cemetery at Tchartorysk, driven back the enemy from there, and made further ...
Article : 90 wordsThe attitude of some members of the engineers' societies in not helping as they should in the manufacture of munitions was referred to at the weekly meeting of ...
Article : 181 wordsIt is officially announced that tho loss of life suffered by the loss of the P. and O. liner Persia, which was sunk by a German submarine, was 119 ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Trade Union Congress was opened to-day in the Great Central Hall, which was crowded with a thousand delegates, representing 400 unions. The ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 8 Jan 1916, Page 5
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