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  2. BATTLE NEAR YPRES

    The Germans continue to act on the offensive at various points on the Western front, but have not yet attempted a general movement. Using heavy mortars they have occupied 600 yards of a British trench to the south-east of Ypres. General Haig describes the artillery combat as proceeding in that locality, the British doubtless endeavouring to prevent the enemy from consolidating the cuptured ground. The Germans gained their early successes ...

    Article : 263 words
  3. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

    The Imperial Parliament was reopened to-day by Commission. The King, acting under the advice of his medical attendants, though against' his ...

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  4. THE RAILWAY DISASTER

    The death roll of the shocking railway disaster on Tuesday afternoon to the up express on the Main Line near Cumpanian was yesterday increased to five by ...

    Article : 3,690 words
  5. BRITISH TRADE.

    A proclamation issued in London today prohibits the importation, except undor license, of paper and papermaking materials, and periodicals ...

    Article : 72 words
  6. AUSTRALIA.

    The Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate the charges made by Private Michael O'Donnell against Colonel Batty for allowing his personal feeling ...

    Article : 163 words
  7. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

    In the House of Lords yesterday afternoon, Lord Kitchener, the Minister of War, made a speech in which he reviewed the various theatres of ...

    Article : 830 words
  8. THE WESTERN FRONT.

    Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows:— After a heavy bombardment along the whole front of the salient south ...

    Article : 184 words
  9. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    Violent artillery duels, followed by infantry action, have been going on for a week on the Dvinsk-Riga front The Russians are holding fast to their ...

    Article : 89 words
  10. RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.

    The Russians have taken another of the forts round Erzeroum, and captured 20 guns. CAPTURE OF SEVEN MORE FORTS. ...

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  11. ENEMY SUBJECTS.

    The Acting-Prime Minister (Senator Pearec) stated to day that the Commonwealth Government had given further consideration to the position of ...

    Article : 257 words
  12. GERMAN TROOPS MUTINY.

    Violent disturbances have broken out amongst the soldiers of the 12th German army stationed at Vilna. Forty officers and many soldiers have been ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. NAVAL OPERATIONS.

    A German wireless message quoting the Danish newspaper "Politiken," states that Norwegian ships met durine the past week a large English fleet ...

    Article : 191 words
  14. THE BALKANS.

    There is growing discontent in Bulgaria over the dearness of food, and growing distrust of the Germans, who are taking up a very domineering ...

    Article : 93 words
  15. TRENCH MORTARS.

    Correspondent at the British headquarters in France state that the Germans are making increased use of trench-motars, some of which throw ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. FEMALE DEPENDENTS OF SOLDIERS.

    Regulation 47 of the War Precautions Act has been amended to provide for the protection of the chattels of female dependents of soldiers. The ...

    Article : 239 words
  17. THE BRITISH FORCES.

    Reuter's correspondent at the British headquarters says:— "A year ago the drafts from Home were nearly always sent promptly into ...

    Article : 169 words
  18. THE TURKISH WAR

    Mr. Candler, the British press representative in Mesopotamia in a message sent from Busra on February 11 (Friday), says:— ...

    Article : 142 words
  19. SUBMARINE MONITOR.

    Mr. Archibald S. Hard, the wellknown naval correspondent, writing in the "Daily Telegraph" to-day, states that Germany has built a new type of ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. IN CHAMPAGNE.

    This afternoon's communique says:— We recaptured to-day a portion of the advanced trenches near Tahure, ...

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  21. MARKETS AND MONEY.

    M. Ribot, the French Minister of Finance, submitted in the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon war credits for the second quarter of the present year, ...

    Article : 130 words
  22. NEW ZEALAND

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Massey), replying to a Wellington deputation to-day re trading with the enemy, said the American representative here was ...

    Article : 236 words
  23. ON THE AISNE.

    Last night's communique says:— We maintained a destructive fire yesterday upon the German works to the north-east of Soissons. ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. THE TURKISH CLAIM.

    Yesterday's Constantinople communique says:—"In fighting on the Mesopotamia front the British fled, owing to the successful attack which we ...

    Article : 168 words
  25. NEW GUINEA.

    The "Army and Navy Gazette" states that the Admiralty has named a new torpedo-boat destroyer after Admiral John Moresby, the explorer who ...

    Article : 102 words
  26. THE KAISER.

    The Kaiser and the Crown Prince, with a numerous suite, are at present in Southern Alsace, near the Swiss ...

    Article : 37 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN WINES.

    A splendid opportunity has arisen to push the sale of Australian wines, owing to the poor French harvest last year. The "Wine Trade Review"' says that a ...

    Article : 181 words
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