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  2. THE DARDANELLES

    The allied fleet under Admiral Carden continues its attack on the forts of the Dardanelles, but is being held up at the Narrows. The smashing of the ferts at the mouth of the Dardanelles was an easy business, because the fire of many ships could be concentrated upon them from the Egean Sea. Within the Channel, on the other hand, there is not much room to manæuvre, and every vessel is within'range of land ordnance of all calibres. Progress is ...

    Article : 383 words
  3. ANOTHER ZEPPELIN WRECKED.

    Owing to engine troubles the Zeppelin L8 was compelled to descend near Gondalas to-day, and in doing so crashed into some trees and broke in two, ...

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  4. CONTRABAND.

    Last week the Swedish steamer Blenda, 1,015 tons, was arrested at Copenhagen by the Danish authorities. She embarked a large quantity of guns ...

    Article : 109 words
  5. THE PILICA BATTLE.

    "The Times" military correspondent estimates that twelve Austro-German Army Corps (about 500,000 men) are operating on the Pilica. This is the ...

    Article : 61 words
  6. FIRE ON FRENCH LINER.

    The French liner La Touraine, 8,429 tons, on board of which a fire broke out in mid-Atlantic, arrived at Havre to-day. ...

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  7. YET ANOTHER ZEPPELIN LOST.

    It is rumoured in Paris thal another Zeppelin, the L9, has been wreeked in the English Channel. She was sighted drifting in the sea a few miles from ...

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  8. MONTENEGRIN FRONTIER.

    It is officially announced at Cettinje, the Montenegrin capital, that the Austrians are massing large forces on the frontire, and are driving out from ...

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  9. SPORT AND THE WAR.

    The Joekey Club will meet on the 16th inst. to consider whether racing shall be continued this year. ...

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  10. MARKETS AND MONEY.

    The French Government has appointed a Commission to study the conditions for utilising frozen meat, in order to protect live stock during the war. ...

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  11. ANGLO-TURKISH WAR.

    In the fighting in the Persian Gulf, where the1 British garrison from Askar made a reconnaissance and attacked 12,000 Turks, the latter lost 600 killed, ...

    Article : 43 words
  12. THE RED CROSS.

    The British Red Cross Society has diverted 500 cases of the gifts from Australia to the Australian medical service in Egypt. ...

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  13. SUBMARINE BLOCKADE.

    The steamer Bengrove was torpedoed by a German submarine off Hfracombe, in the Bristol Channel, on Sunday, and sunk. Her crew were saved. ...

    Article : 96 words
  14. LABOUR AND THE WAR

    Fifteen thousand labourers in the Clyde shipyards will strike on Saturday unless they receive Id. an hour increase. One hundred and fifty thousand ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. GREECE AND THE WAR.

    Reuter states that the Greek Crown Council, with only two dissentients, favours immediate intervention in the war on the side of Great Britain, France, ...

    Article : 320 words
  16. AUSTRALIA.

    Colin Leigh Remington, an importer, trading under the name of W. McLean and Co., electrical engineers, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of ...

    Article : 131 words
  17. THE ATTEMPT ON EGYPT.

    Djemal Pasha, who commanded the Turkish army which attempted to invade Egypt, in a despatch to Constantinople, describes the Suez Canal ...

    Article : 116 words
  18. THE LOSS OF SHIPS AND MEN.

    The British Admiralty states that from the time the German submarine blockade started on the 18th of last month up till the third inst. 8,634 ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. THE DARDANELLES.

    Vice-Admiral Sir Sackville Carden, who is in command of the Anglo-French fleet atacking the Dardanelles, reports that on Saturday last the ...

    Article : 247 words
  20. WHY PRICES ARE UP.

    A high official of the Board of Trade stated on January 22 that the riso in [?]e prices ol food — particularly corn — was engaging the very close ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING.

    The official communique issued in Paris this afternoon states:- We have captured trenches to the north-west of Souain, in the ...

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  22. NAVAL OPERATIONS.

    The Admiralty announces that since the [?] beginning of the war the British sailors have done their utmost to rescue Germans whose vessels have been sunk, ...

    Article : 178 words
  23. TASMANIA.

    YOUR personal service is required, cither with the forces abroad or in the National Reserve at Home. YOU should respond to one or other of ...

    Article : 56 words
  24. TURKISH TROOPS WITHDRAWN.

    The majority of the Turkish troops at Smyrna have been withdrawn, and those remaining are reported to be in a, pitiable condition. ...

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  25. ATTEMPT ON CHANNEL STEAMER.

    On Friday last a German submarine attempted to torpedo the Channel steamer Lydia, 1,175 tons, belonging to the London and South-Western Railway ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. THE ALLIED FLEET.

    The British ships engaged in the operations in the Dardanelles were:- The QUEEN ELIZABETH, battleship, completed last year, displacement, ...

    Article : 310 words
  27. GERMAN AMMUNITION.

    German prisoners recently captured state that their batteries have been restricted to firing 40 shots a day unless a General of Division gives the order ...

    Article : 37 words
  28. TASMANIAN MOTOR AMBULANCE FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  29. WAR IN THE AIR.

    It is officially announed by the Admiralty that on Sunday last six naval aeroplanes made a raid at Ostend, and dropped 11 bombs on the German ...

    Article : 96 words
  30. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    German prisoners in France will henceforth he treated similarly to the French prisoners in Germany, and their various privileges have been withdrawn ...

    Article : 57 words
  31. THE FIGHTING ROUND ARRAS

    Further details of the loss and recapture of trenches at Notre de Lorette, in the region of Arras, where the Germans brought up large forces, show that the ...

    Article : 153 words
  32. BRITISH COLUMBIA.

    The Parliament of British Columbia has been dissolved. The general election will he held on the 10th of next month. ...

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  33. RUSSIAN FLEET ACTIVE.

    BLACK SEA TOWNS BOMBARDED. PETROGRAD. March 9. The Russian Black Sea fleet has bombarded the coast of Turkey in Asia in ...

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  34. ATTACK ON SIR, EDWARD GREY.

    The attention of the Government was again drawn in the House of Commons yesterday to the pamphlet being circulated in Germany, entitled "The Facts ...

    Article : 136 words
  35. PANIC IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

    The Turks have transferred £8,000, [?] from Constantinople to Konia, in Asia Minor, and also large sums depasited in Gorman banks, despite the ...

    Article : 51 words
  36. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    In response to the special appeal by the Belgian Commission, wc have received the following sums, and shall be pleased to acknowledge and forward any further ...

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  37. CASUALTY LIST.

    Lieutenant Tyndball, of the Fourth Dublin Fusiliers, who accompanied the Australian Contingent to Egypt, has been killed in action in France. ...

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  38. THE EASTERN CAMPAIGNS

    Reports with reference to the war on the Eastern front indicate that the Germans are falling back into East Prussia. The advance of the Austrians ...

    Article : 291 words
  39. THE TURKISH ACCOUNT.

    The Turkish communique claims that the batteries in the Dardanelles are undamaged, that a French cruiser was put out of action, and that the hostile ...

    Article : 39 words
  40. THE ALLIES' CAMPAIGNS

    Heavy gunfire has been heard at Roulers, in Belgium, from the direction of Ypres. Many train loads of German wounded have already arrived at ...

    Article : 67 words
  41. FORTS ON FIRE

    It is reported that after vigorously replying to the attack by the AngloFrench fleet the forts at Kremkouy. Kilid Bahr, and Namazia. which are ...

    Article : 45 words
  42. THE GOEBEN'S GUNS.

    The 11-inch guns of the battle-cruiser Goeben have been removed, and mounted near Nagara, just beyond the Narrows in the Dardanells. ...

    Article : 31 words
  43. SMYRNA OPERATIONS.

    Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Peirse, who is in command of the squadron operating against Smyrna, reports that his vessels detailed for the work swept a way ...

    Article : 112 words
  44. GROUND LOST AND GAINED.

    The communique issued to-day is as follows:- Snowstorms have interfered with the operations in the Champagne ...

    Article : 89 words
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