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  2. SUBMARINE STRIFE.

    AMSTERDAM, Monday.—A Berlin message reports the torpedoing of a French troopship in Magellan Straits. There were 1000 aboard. ...

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  3. PEACE PROPOSALS.

    LONDON, Monday.—A Tokio correspondent says the excitement due to the announcement of the German peace proposals is allayed. ...

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  4. AUSTRALASIA. RECRUITING.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fifty men were enlisted yesterday out of 73 who volunteered. ...

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  5. GERMAN PEACE NOTE PRESENTED. RUMANIAN ARMIES REORGANISING.

    LONDON, Monday.—The British Air Board describes the successful bombing raids in France. German artillery prisoners admit that a large number of guns were ...

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  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. Hughes, in reply to a question, said the first wheat pool would be wound up before the sales were made from the second. ...

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  7. WAR CHEST PACKING.

    The members of the Lismore War Chest packed their usual monthly supply of comforts for the men at the front on Monday afternoon, 18th inst., at the Red Flag bulk ...

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  8. P.L. LEAGUES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The question whether the P.L.L. will give its active support to the present recruiting campaign was discussed by the Executive. Several members ...

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  9. INDIGNATION AMONG ITALIAN SOLDIERS.

    ROME, Monday.—The reports of the peace proposals caused tremendous indignation among the soldiers in the trenches. The officers had difficulty in restraining an ...

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  10. EMPTY HORSE TRANSPORT SUNK.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Admiralty states that an empty westbound British horse transport was submarined and sunk in the Mediterranean on the 14th. Eleven of the crew and ...

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  11. THE PREFERENCE QUESTION.

    LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Bonar Law, replying to a deputation in the Colonial Institute, said that the war had strengthened his protectionist and Imperial preference views, ...

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  12. FRENCH SOCIALISTS' RESOLUTIONS.

    PARIS, Monday.—The Socialist Federation carried a resolution holding that it is the duty of the Government and Allies, while vigorously pursuing the war, to accept ...

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  13. THE SENATE.

    Senator Lynch, in reply to Senator Hurley, said the Attorney-General had furnished an opinion of the Gilchrist case, but this had not yet been considered by the Cabinet. ...

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  14. COMMAND OF THE SEAS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Times" naval correspondent writes:—A German submarine is coercing neutrals, particularly Scandinavia and Holland, causing a serious food ...

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  15. RELATIONSHIP OF THE P.L.L.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Professor McIntyre, Chairman of the State Recruiting Committee, asked whether he had anything to say concerning the relationship in which the P.L.L. ...

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  16. IN GREECE.

    LONDON, Monday.—Reuter's Athena correspondent reports a panic on the Stock Exchange owing to the blockade. ...

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  17. REORGANISATION AT ROME.

    ROME, Monday.—A Rome correspondent says a number of Parliamentarians are urging the appointment of Sr. Bocelli to the War Committee, similar to the action taken ...

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  18. CHRISTMAS CHEER.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The [?] Secretary announced that the Government has made available the usual grant to the various Benevolent Societies in the cities, suburbs and ...

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  19. "UNFAIR."

    PARIS, Monday.—A German officer of high rank taken prisoner at Verdun exclaimed "It is unfair to attack us after we have made peace overtures." ...

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  20. FALL OF CONSTANTINE.

    LONDON, Monday.—Salonika reports show that great meetings were held at Samos and Chaos, at which the fall of King Constantine was proclaimed. ...

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  21. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Austrians are formidably fortifying the front towards Trieste, where they have concentrated the largest amount of artillery hitherto brought ...

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  22. AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR.

    LONDON, Monday.—The British Foreign Office has granted Count Tarnowski, the Austrian Ambassador at Washington, a safe conduct to the United States. ...

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  23. THE NOTE PRESENTED.

    LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Page, United States Ambassador in London, has presented the German peace Note to Lord Robt. Cecil. ...

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  24. WARRANT FOR VENIZELOS.

    LONDON, Monday.—Reuter's correspondent, says that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of M. Venizolos on a charge of high treason. ...

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  25. GERMAN SECURITIES.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Prize Court has ordered that German securities valued at 30,000 marks seized en route to Chicago to be goods of enemy origin until peace is ...

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  26. A SHOP INCIDENT.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Edwin Elliott was committed for trial on a charge of maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Sadie Royle, a saleswoman at the jewellery ...

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  27. WARDELL RED CROSS.

    The usual monthly meeting of the local branch of the Red Cross Society was held in the hall of the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. The President (Mrs. W. Payne) ...

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  28. ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

    PARIS, Tuesday.—A communique says:—South of the Somme there was fairly lively [?]ciprocial artillery activity in the La Maisonette sector. ...

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  29. BELGIUM'S POSITION.

    LONDON, Monday.—In the House of Commons Lord Cecil said there was no confirmation of the statement that Germany had offered Belgium a separate peace. ...

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  30. HEAVY TAXATION.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce to-day discussed the resolution recently passed by the Bundaberg Chamber of Commerce, "That in view of the heavy ...

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  31. THE BALKANS.

    PETROGRAD, Monday.—Petrograd advices state the enemy have sustained enormous losses in Wallachia. The Rumanian armies have been completely saved, and at ...

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  32. HELP FOR THE SUFFERING.

    LONDON, Monday.—Sir Arthur Pearson makes an appeal to the world's press to ask their readers to send New Year gifts to help men blinded in the war, whose numbers are ...

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  33. KAISER ADDRESSES TROOPS.

    AMSTERDAM, Tuesday.—The Kaiser addressed the Lorraine troops, saying that their brave entrance to all fronts enabled him to propose peace negotiations. It was uncertain ...

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  34. TRENCHES ENTERED.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Sir D. Haig reports: —We successfully entered trenches southward of Armentieres last night, killing a number. ...

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  35. GERMAN ATTACK.

    LONDON, Monday.—A German communique says:—Our air squadrons attacked the enemy retreating towards Braila (a river port of Rumania) with visible effect. ...

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  36. COMPLETE AND LASTING VICTORY.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Prime Minister of Japan, replying to Mr. Lloyd George, said he was confident the British Government under his leadership was with the ...

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  37. COAL.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Edmunds this afternoon completed the drafting of the order made by him embodying the agreement arrived at in the conference by the ...

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  38. "WE WILL NEVER CONQUER."

    LONDON, Monday.—The correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" at Amsterdam interviewed a great German banker, who said: "We will never conquer our enemies. We ...

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  39. LLOYD GEORGE.

    LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Lloyd George is much better in health. ...

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  40. SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS.

    LONDON, Monday.—A British statement, issued from Salonika, says:—We carried out two successful raids on the Struma front and at Lake Doiran. Our aeroplanes bombed ...

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  41. HAND-FEEDING OF GAME.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Commons it was stated that the Government was prohibiting the hand-feeding of game to prevent wastage of maize and other foodstuffs. ...

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  42. ALL EMBARGOES LIFTED.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Gas Board decided to lift all embargoes on the use of gas from midnight to-night. This means that everybody then will be able to use gas for all ...

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  43. MESOPOTAMIA.

    LONDON, Monday.—General Maude extended his hold at the Hai River and bombarded the Turkish positions with good results. Cavalry discovered the Turks constructing a ...

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  44. THE JAPANESE VIEW.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Tokio newspapers, commenting on the peace proposals, declared that Japan would never surrender Kiao-Chao. They expressed the opinion ...

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  45. A GERMAN BARQUE.

    VALPARAISO, Tuesday.—The German barque Tinto, heavily provisioned, eluded the authorities and put to sea. It is expected it is a privateer or a submarine supply ship. ...

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  46. IN NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—The offices of the "Maoriland Worker," the official organ of the N.Z. Federation of Labor, were raided to-day by the police, ...

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  47. BELGIAN LABORERS.

    LONDON, Monday.—A message from Paris states that a French miner who returned from Briez says the Germans are working the mines to the utmost, employing all males ...

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  48. TOTTENHAM MURDER.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Roland Kennedy and Frank Franz, the Tottenham murderers, will be hanged in Bathurst gaol to-morrow morning. Franz, who betrays his ...

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  49. GUARANTEE OF LASTING PEACE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A Berlin wireless says the Note contains most definite communications guaranteeing a lasting peace, but based on the firm conviction of Germany's ...

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  50. BRITISH ELECTION.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Conan Doyle has agreed to the request of the Edinburgh Unionists to contest Sir A. Finlay's seat. ...

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  51. SOLDIERS' MARRIAGES.

    LONDON, Monday.—Australian officers and soldiers agree as to the necessity of the proxy regulations regarding marriages. Mr. Fisher said ho was convinced that from the ...

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  52. BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.

    AMSTERDAM, Tuesday.—It is estimated that 90,000 Belgians have been deported during the past two months. ...

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  53. FINE REASON FOR FIGHTING.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sir Gerald Strickland, addressing the School Teachers' Conference, said those men who had gone to the front had fine reason for fighting. They ...

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  54. GERMAN AGENTS IN AMERICA.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—While Americans are eagerly awaiting Lloyd George's speech German agents continue to foment the peace agitation, endeavoring to play on ...

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  55. TOWNS IN DANGER.

    LONDON, Monday.—French experts state that the Russians in Wallachia are now holding the line Buzeu-Rimmea-Sarat north of Hirsova to Taramanchie. The ...

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  56. NEW ZEALAND PREMIER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Massey visited Manchester. The Corporation tendered him a luncheon at the Town Hall. The Lord Mayor proposed "Success to New Zealand," ...

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  57. AN ISLAND MURDER.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The commander of the French mail steamer Pacifique, which arrived to-day from the New Hebrides, brought news that a party of blacks murdered a white ...

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  58. BREAD FOR THE CHILDREN.

    "Please will you give me fourpence to buy a loaf of bread for the poor French children?" I looked down at the up-turned pleading face of a little girl of 11 years. ...

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  59. THE SOLDIERS' CHILDREN.

    All the children of soldiers who have enlisted are cordially invited to be present at Spinks' Park this afternoon at 3 o'clock sharp. The Soldiers' Aid Society have ...

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  60. ALLIES' TERMS.

    LAUSANNE, Tuesday.—The editor of "Le Matin," who is here on a Government mission, says the Allies' peace terms will include the handing over of Alsace-Lorraine to ...

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  61. FREE TRADE IDEAS.

    LONDON, Monday.—At the annual meeting of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Sir George Reid, who presided, said the war had upset all the ideas of the free ...

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  62. FRENCH BANKER'S DEPORTATION.

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Mystery surrounds the deportation of Baron Oppenheim, the millionaire French banker. It is believed the reason is that he was involved in the ...

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  63. HEIGHTS CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Monday—A Russian communique says:—We captured a number of heights in the Carpathians, taking several hundred prisoners. We repulsed an enemy counter ...

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  64. SEND-OFF AT ROUS MILL.

    Far and away the largest crowd of well-wishers ever seen here congregated in the Temperance Hall to bid farewell to Privates C. A. Moffitt and W. R. Beggs on the ...

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  65. VERDUN.

    LONDON, Monday.—A French communique says:—The Germans violently counter attacked our new positions on the right bank of the Meuse, but were unsuccessful in ...

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  66. GERMAN LINER'S DASH.

    COPENHAGEN, Tuesday.—A German liner, presumably the Freidrich Wilhelm, which has been sheltering in Norwegian harbors during the war, atempted a dash to ...

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  67. Y.M.C.A. FUND.

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  68. VAST WHEAT STORES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—There were vast wheat stores at Braila, including British purchases. It is hoped they were destroyed, because the town is likely to be defended. ...

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  69. EGYPT.

    LONDON, Monday.—The "Times" correspondent at Cairo reports improved conditions in Egypt compared with 1915. The Senussi movement is broken, and the Turks' ...

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  70. A WEALTHY WOMAN.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Katharine King, aged 74, described as a wealthy woman, was fined £20, in default three months' imprisonment, on a charge of stealing from Farmer's, ...

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  71. SYLVIA PANKHURST FINED.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Sylvia Pankhurst and two others were fined 40s at the Thames Police Court for obstructing the police, causing a disturbance, and endeavoring to hold an ...

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  72. BOMBARDMENT OF MONASTIR.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Bulgars continue to bombard the open town of Monastir, killing many people and destroying churches. ...

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  73. THE ENEMY EJECTED.

    PARIS, Tuesday.—A communique says:—On the right of the Meuse after a sharp fight we ejected the enemy from Chambrettes Farm, the whole of which we occupied. Two ...

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  74. RUSSIA'S ASSISTANCE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—It is pointed out that Russia's assistance to Rumania is not properly recognised. It immensely exceeded undertakings. Russia poured in troops and ...

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  75. CARD PARTY AND DANCE AT CORNDALE.

    On Monday, 18th instant, the usual monthly card party and dance, organised by the local branch of the Red Cross Society, took place, when the attendance was much ...

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  76. CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Charles William Clarke, formerly business manager and private confidential secretary in the employ of the late Mr. John Norton, claimed £500 ...

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  77. WILFUL DESTRUCTION.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Several bags of wheat and a number of lines of fire hose at the Government grain sheds at Darling Harbor were wilfully damaged yesterday. The ...

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  78. SERBIAN PRISONERS.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Serbian Legation reports that an escaped Russian priest describes the Serbian prisoners in Austria as being weak and emaciated. They search for ...

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  79. Advertising

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  80. Advertising

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  81. DUNN v. GRAYNDLER.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The High Court refused leave to appeal in the action Dunn versus Grayndler. ...

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  82. Advertising

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