The interesting information has come to hand that a Russian cavalry force has joined the British army on the Tigris. This will be it welcome reinforcement, for the British are mostly infantry, and were tied down to the river by which their supplies came to hand. It would not be at all surprising soon to learn that some of the Australian Mounted Brigades also had arrived on the Tigris, and an ideal leader for such troops would be General Mahon. ...
Article : 464 wordsIt is officially stated that the following report, dated Friday, has been received from General Sir Percy Lake:— A force of Russian cavalry has ...
Article : 109 wordsYesterday a fleet of German cruisers, including the new battle-cruiser Von Hindenburg (28,000 tons, and a main armament of eight 12-inch guns) ...
Article : 53 wordsItalian merchants and manufacturers have discussed Britain's prohibition of various imports, and passed a resolution-to the effect that it is a necessity ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) has' received from the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) the following cable message relating to the proposed ...
Article : 236 wordsThe Premiers' Conference was opened here this afternoon in[?] the presence of a distinguished gathering, which ineluded many inter-State visitors, in ...
Article : 448 wordsA French Lectures Committee, under the presidency of M. Stephen Pichon, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been formed to spread throughout ...
Article : 79 wordsOwing to the recent activity of British and Russian submarines in the Cattegat and in the Baltic, the German torpedo flotilla has been considerably ...
Article : 94 wordsThe entry of the Russian troops last month into Trebiz[?]nd, the most important Turkish fortificaion on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor, has ...
Article : 107 wordsAbout 3,000 tons of cereals are being exported daily from Roumania to Germany and Austria. AMSTERDAM, May 22. ...
Article : 52 wordsMessrs. Roberts and Co. have consented to take delivery of cases of apples donated for use of the 40th Battalion on the transport. If donors will notify ...
Article : 58 wordsIt is officially stated in Constantinople that the commander of the submarine that torpedoed and sank the French hospital ship Portugal in the ...
Article : 71 wordsDrs. Saurbruck, Ruge, and F[?]lix, German professors at the Zurich University in Switzerland, have been carrying on remarkable experiments at ...
Article : 119 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports as follows: There were several air encounters on Saturday, in which success rested with our aviators. An Aviatik caught ...
Article : 112 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 484 wordsThe "New York Times" publishes an interview with Lord Hardinge, till recently Viceroy of India. In the course of it Lord Hardinge says: ...
Article : 612 wordsThe battle at Mort Homme continues, and has developed into a fight all along the line from Avocourt to the Meuse. On part of the Mort Homme sector of the ...
Article : 372 wordsYesterday's Vienna communique claims further successes on the Trentino frontier. It says:—We have captured the summit of the Armen[?] ridge[?] ...
Article : 62 wordsAs already announced, the Kaiser has arrived at Potsdam to settle the Ministerial crisis. It is understood that Dr. Helfferich, the Minister of Finance, ...
Article : 52 wordsBoth the "Daily Mail" and the "Daily Chronicle" advocate the reopening of the Buckingham Palace conference convened by the King on July 20, 1914, ...
Article : 76 wordsGeneral Prinsloo, who commanded a Boer army in the South African war, giving evidence on Saturday before the Commission inquiring into the ...
Article : 103 wordsFrench military critics attach great importance to the Austrian offensive against Italy. They, point out that Germany is providing money and ...
Article : 107 wordsTwo enemy aeroplanes dropped 10 bombs on Port Said on Sunday morning. They were mostly directed at the Arab quarters. Two civilians were killed, ...
Article : 64 wordsAbout 50,000 Germans are engaged in repeated assaults at Mort Homme along a two mile front on the cast, and steeper, side of the hill. ...
Article : 166 wordsThe subject of the proposed duplication of the New Town tramline was brought up at last night's meeting of the New Town Council. ...
Article : 624 wordsAnxiety is felt about the fate of M. Boillot, the famous motorist, who is now serving as an aviator, He engaged live German aeroplanes, and soon brought ...
Article : 92 wordsSenator Gardner (Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council), in reply to Senator McKissock (V.), in the Senate to-day, said that inquiries would ...
Article : 51 wordsThe following semi-official statement has been issued regarding the recent fighting:— The Austrians boast of their gains ...
Article : 96 words"Over 90 per cent, of the Germans interned in Australia," said the Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce), when interviewed to-day, "are not what are ...
Article : 218 wordsOne of the Zeppelin raiders' bombs exploded within 10 yards of a hospital in Kent. All the windows were smashed, but the patients were not injured. ...
Article : 37 wordsSir Douglas Haig reports as follows:— To-day (Sunday) we repulsed three small German attacks to the south- ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Austrian losses in the first three days' battle of the present offensive are[?]estimated at 23,000. ANOTHER ESTIMATE. ...
Article : 32 wordsThis afternoon's communique says:— Our aeroplanes dropped bombs yesterday on the enemy cantonments in the W[?] region[?] and also the ...
Article : 57 wordsThe daylight saving-scheme came into operation in Great Britain last night without the slightest inconvenience. The farmers do not take kindly te the ...
Article : 32 wordsLast night's communique says:— German aeroplanes dropped 20 bombs on Dunkirk on Saturday evening. Four people were killed and ...
Article : 154 wordsLast night's communique says:— Yesterday the Germans attempted to, take the offensive to the north of Lake [?]zon, in the region of [?]uxt ...
Article : 51 wordsLast night's communique says:— After a heavy preliminary bombardment yesterday, the Austrians hurled three huge masses of infantry ...
Article : 129 wordsTo-day's Berlin communique says:— After skilful artillery preparations we yesterday advanced our lines on the southern and south-western slopes of ...
Article : 70 wordsThe undermentioned men were medically passed by Captains Hodgkinson and Atkins at the Anglesea Barracks, Hobart, yesterday:—M. J. Whittle ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Federal Parliament will probably rise to-morrow. It is not intended that the legislation necessary to impose the proposed War Time Profits Tax shall be ...
Article : 187 wordsThe anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania was commemorated by a crowded meeting held at the Carnegichall last night, under the auspices of ...
Article : 96 wordsTo-day's Berlin communique says:— The obstacles to an advance in Macedonia caused by the [?] in the [?] Valley have been removed. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe German bombardment at Mort Homme reached is height at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon[?] when much of the French first line had become a ...
Article : 166 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 23 May 1916, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: