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  2. NOTICE.

    A War Special Edition of "The Mercury" will be published at about Noon tomorrow ...

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  3. THE DARDANELLES

    The Turks are being attacked everywhere strennously at the Dardanelles. Sixty warships are employed in the bombardment of the forts, and in supporting the lauded forces. The French landed somewhere behind Kum Kale, probably in the very bay in which the Greeks landed for the siege of Troy. They adopted the rase of landing at another place 1,000 donkeys, with dummy equipment and guns, and this array drew off a large part of the ...

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  4. SUBMARINE BLOCKADE.

    The British Admiralty announces that during the whole of the month concluding to-day German submarines, in their attack on British commerce, sank ...

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  5. MEAT SUPPLIES FOR THE NAVY.

    Replying in the House of Commons yesterday to Mr. W. Thorne, the Labour member for West Ham, Mr. T. J. Macnamara, the Secretary of the Navy, ...

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  6. THE POISONOUS GASES.

    The public has already supplied the demand of the War Office for respirators to be used by the troops as a preventive against the inhalation of the poisonous ...

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  7. THE CAPTURED PRISONERS.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. T. J. Macnamara, tho Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that German submarine ...

    Article : 87 words
  8. WAR IN THE AIR.

    The Germans made a raid early yesterday morning on the coast of Suffolk, and dropped incendiary bombs. Several houses t Ipswich were blown up, and ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    The "Cologne Gazette" states that the German Imperial Court has confirmed the sentence of death passed by the Military Court upon Private ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. DRINK AND THE WAR.

    Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in explaining the proposals on the drink question, said the Government proposed to deal with ...

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  11. THE BATTLE OF ST. JULIEN

    The Germans were only in possession of Saint Julien for six hours on Monday. The British attack commenced on Monday evening, and lasted ...

    Article : 168 words
  12. BELGIAN REFUGEES.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Herbert Samuel, the President of the Local Government Board, stated that there were 180,000 Belgian ...

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  13. HOSPITAL UNITS ATTACKED.

    This afternoon's communique says:- German aviators dropped incendiary bombs on Epernay, which is exclusively occupied by hospital units. ...

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  14. AMERICA AND THE WAR.

    Dr. Kuno Meyer, the German philologist, has resigned his exchange professorship at Harvard University because Harvard had awarded a prize to ...

    Article : 112 words
  15. THE DARDANELLES.

    The correspondent of the London "Daily Correspondent" on the island of Mitylene (which is about 60 miles from the entrance to the Dardanellos) states ...

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  16. VICTORY OF THE FRENCH

    Yesterday, after the naval demonstration, a landing on the Plain of Troy enabled the French to capture 8,000 Turks, including three German ...

    Article : 146 words
  17. NAVAL OPERATIONS.

    Further details are published to-day of the loss of the French armoured cruiser Leon Gambetta, 12,351 tons, and a main armament of four 7.6-inch ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. TELEGRAPHIC CODES.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. W. Joynson-Hicks, the Unionist member for Brentford, urged the Government to allow the use of ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. THE CENSORSHIP OF NEWS.

    The Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce) stated in the Senate to-day, in reply to Senator O'Keefe (T.), that it had been necessary to censor all news ...

    Article : 181 words
  20. MARKETS AND MONEY

    The following are the Bank of England returns for the week ending today:- Coin, £54,065,000. ...

    Article : 202 words
  21. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

    The National Fund for the relief of the Belgians, which was inaugurated by the King, now exceeds £100,000. This amount includes a contribution of ...

    Article : 39 words
  22. CASUALTY LIST.

    The casualty lists for the period from April 17 to April 23 show that 116 officers were killed and 269 wounded, including 28 Canadians killed and 99 ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM THE KING.

    As soon as the House of Representatives met to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) announced that he had received the following message from ...

    Article : 196 words
  24. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

    The South African Union forces operating against the Germans in Southwest Africa have occupied Daberos, to the south-east of Gibeon, and near the ...

    Article : 75 words
  25. VOTING AT THE FRONT.

    Ballot boxes have been sent to the Canadians at the front by Mr. G. H. Perloy, the High Commissioner for Canada, so as to enable them to record ...

    Article : 54 words
  26. PROGRESS ALONG THE YSER.

    The communique issued in Paris this afternoon runs as follows:- We continue our progress on the right bank of the Yser, where we ...

    Article : 58 words
  27. ILL-TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

    This "Morning Post" states to-day that there can be no doubt that the Dominions will loyally co-operate in attaching German property within the ...

    Article : 86 words
  28. THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN

    "Eyewitness" at British headquarters in France reports on the recent battle round Ypres as follows:- "Before the battle of Ypres the ...

    Article : 727 words
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    The French landed south of Kum Kale after practising an amusing ruse de guerre upon the Turks. They are in easy open country. The British landed at the extreme western point of the peninsula, and following up the retreating Turks took up a position right across the hills and slopes, from water to water. They were opposed in thair advance by the Turks, who were driven back. Meanwhile a tremendousbembardment was proceeding, first on the near forts, which were destroyed, and then on Kilid Bahr. Another forechas been landed from the Galf of saros, somewhere about Kojedere, which is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 188 words
  30. AUSTRALIA.

    In the Senate to-day. Senator Watson (N.S.W.) asked whether the Government would bring under the attention of the Premiers' ...

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  31. NEW ZEALANDERS IN ACTION

    The Governor has received the following message from His Majesty the King:- I heartily congratulate you ...

    Article : 87 words
  32. ANOTHER LANDING.

    A strong force of British troops has established itself across the narrowest part of the peninsula to cut off the Turkish garrisons between Kilid Bahr ...

    Article : 67 words
  33. TROOPS FOR THE FRONT.

    In the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Greene (N.S.W.) asked if, there being sufficient equipment, the ...

    Article : 128 words
  34. THE WORK OF THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The English newspapers complain today that ther are not allowed to know the details of the acts of gallantry of the Australian and New Zealand troops ...

    Article : 227 words
  35. THE SUVLA BAY LANDING.

    In the Anglo-French attack on the Dardanelles the British troops are operating on the European coast, and the French on the Asiastic side. ...

    Article : 82 words
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