The German offensive has begun on the Western front, hut the assault was not a surprise one, because, according to a statement made in the House of Commons by Mr. Bonar Law, the British generals were aware of the impending attack and notified the Government to this effect three days ago. ...
Article : 220 wordsThe Americans yesterday raided the German lines on the Lorraine front, hand-to-hand fighting taking place. ...
Article : 26 wordsImportant developments are expected almost immediately in the Federal political situation. In fact, it is not unlikely that three new Ministers wi[?] be ...
Article : 281 wordsThe British Admiralty issued the following repot this afternoon:— Between four and five o'clock this morning two British and three French ...
Article : 158 wordsIn the South African House of Assembly this afternoon, Mr. J. B. M. Hertzog, the leader of the Nationalists, questioned General Botha, the Prime ...
Article : 208 wordsAn agreement, under which Germany renounces all annexation proposals regarding Poland, allows Poland a[?]tonomy, and grants her power to ...
Article : 42 wordsThe following statement was issued by the Press Bureau to-day:— Excluding raids on Germany, British and Australian airmen on the ...
Article : 103 wordsSir Albert Stanley, the President of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that no amusements would be allowed over ...
Article : 90 wordsM. Marghiloman has been appointed the new Premier of Rumania, in succession, to M. Bratiano. It is reported that the members of the new ...
Article : 40 wordsMr. A. Henderson, the leader of the British Labour Party, speaking in London to-day, said it would be a complete denial of the international policy of ...
Article : 192 wordsMr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, replying to-day to a Trade Union Congress deputation in favour of the nationalisation of railways, canals, and ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following message was received this afternoon from the British Commander in Palestine:— Yesterday we occupied El ...
Article : 92 wordsThe English newspapers welcome the trapping and sinking of four of the enemy craft, and state that it is a consolation for the earlier regrettable ...
Article : 163 wordsMajor Flood, one of the officers who were captured by the German raider Wolf, lectured to-day at Norfolk House on the voyage of that vessel. Mr. G. C. ...
Article : 46 wordsThe "London Gazette" to-day states that a bar to the Military Medal already won by him has been awarded to Sergeant J. D. McLeod, of the ...
Article : 61 wordsIn his report this morning Sir Douglas Haig says:— The enemy opened a heavy bombardment at dawn to-day against our ...
Article : 120 wordsA cable message from London states that Lady Robinson, the wife of Sir T. B. Robinson, Agent-General for Queensland, has been appointed Commandan[?] ...
Article : 222 wordsRoman Catholic sources in Holland state semi-officially that negotiations are now being carried on between Germany and the Entente Powers, in which ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Empire Resources Development Committee has forwarded a resolution to Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, expressing the hope that the ...
Article : 91 wordsThe following message despatched from Palestine Headquarters, has been received from Mr.W. T. Massey:—On Wednesday, often within sound of the ...
Article : 367 wordsThe following message was received last night from Mr. Percival Phillips:— The Germans' intentions are apparently to pinch out the salient in the ...
Article : 81 wordsThe followiug are the Bank of England returns for the week ending to-day:— Coin, £59,716,000. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe British Admiralty publishes a diagram to-day showing the exaggeration of the German claims to the sinking of mercantile tonnage. The ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Tokio correspondent of the United Press Association of New York states that Japan has warned China to end her internal strife, and assist ...
Article : 64 wordsSpeaking in the House of Commons this evening, the Leader of the Government (Mr. Bonar Law) said:— The German infantry attack was ...
Article : 209 wordsThe "Echo de Belge" states that a German tribunal has sentenced M. Capelli, the Belgian Director of Foreign Affairs, to 15 years' imprisonment. The ...
Article : 40 wordsThe following gentlemen were yesterday appointed a consultative board in connection with the Hydro-Electric Department: — Messrs. Matthew Wilkes ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsA German official wireless message says:—The Austro-Hungarians are cooperating with us in an artillery bombardment of the British and French ...
Article : 60 wordsThe newspapers regard the speech made by Sir Eric Geddes, the First Lord of the Admiralty, on Germany's submarine campaign as reassuring, ...
Article : 204 wordsThe Government has taken over a sausage factory in London for the purpose of producing attractive foods from the by-products of slaughter-houses. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe State Department at Washington has received advices from the American Consul at Moscow notifying that the vessels of the Black Sea fleet which ...
Article : 51 wordsThe following message was received this afternoon from the United Press Association's correspondent on the Western front:— ...
Article : 253 wordsThe market rate of discount for short loans is 3¼ per cent., and for bills at three months 3 9-16 per cent. ...
Article : 23 wordsA branch of the Workers' Educational Association was formed at Burnie to-night. Mr. D. B. Copland (lecturer in history and economics at the University) ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Government is making inquiries amon[?] members of the House of Commons whether a Federal Home Rule for England, Sc[?]tland, Ireland, and ...
Article : 53 wordsIt is reported in Petrograd that Herr Ballin, who is in command of the Government department which has organised Germany's economic life to "hold ...
Article : 59 wordsImperial consols are quoted at £54 10s., a rise of 15s. since last week. British war loan, 3½ per cent., £86 5s., and 5 per cent., £93 12s 6d., the first ...
Article : 49 wordsThe French mission to Australia will include amongst its members Mr. Meadows Smith, formerly secretary to the British Chamber of Commerce in ...
Article : 33 wordsThe following report was received to-day from the British Commander in East Afriea:— We are in contact with an enemy ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Kaiser, in a message to the Rhenish Provincial Council, states that the Gormans are at the decisive moment of the war, and one of the ...
Article : 51 wordsHon. G. T. Collins, M.L.C., chairman of the Red Cross Society at Launceston, has beep notified by cable that 72 returned soldiers left Melbourne by ...
Article : 40 wordsDespite the so-called peace, the Germans are steadily advancing in the south of Russia. They have occupied Nikolaieff, which was the headquarters ...
Article : 146 wordsMessrs. T. Brentnall and A. E. Barton [?] advisory accountants to the Royal Commission on naval and defence administration, have furnished to the chairman [?] ...
Article : 385 wordsThe Official Press Bureau states that the Admiralty, in a document issued to-day, summarises as follows the shipping position at the end of last year:— ...
Article : 94 wordsThe members of the Commercial Committee of the House of Commons have unanimously rejected the proposal of the British Empire League for the ...
Article : 40 wordsLast night's French communique says:— There is artillery activity between the Aisne and the Mi[?]tte (a ...
Article : 259 wordsIn order to stimulate enlistment, and foster a spirit of emulation between the various centres in the State, and, in order that the public may know ...
Article : 107 wordsNews received in Paris from Basle, in Switzerland, states that the raid which British airmen made last Monday on Mannheim, the important ...
Article : 154 wordsIn the United States Senate this afternoon Senator Robert L. [?]ren, the Democratic member for the State of Oklahoma, urged that the League of ...
Article : 56 wordsThe reply of Holland to the demand of the Allies for the handing over of Dutch shipping now in Allied and neutral ports has been received by the ...
Article : 58 wordsA German official message says:— We have captured Chersson, in the Ukraine. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe correspondent of the United Press Association telegraphs to-nightas follows:— Picked German storm troops were ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Director-General of Recruiting, Mr. Mackinnon, stated to-day that [?] proposed to remodel the existing recruiting organisation, with a view to ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Russian Church has repudiated the peace treaty concluded between Russia and the Central Powers. ...
Article : 25 wordsLast week the Danish newspaper "Politiken" published a remarkable private secret memorandum of Prince Lichnowsky, who was German ...
Article : 246 wordsIt is not yet clear whether the Dutch Parliament's acceptance of the ultimatum from the Allies merely referred to approval of the Foreign Minister's ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Russian Foreign Affairs Coinmiss[?]ry denies the rumours that a German Commission is controlling the denationalisation of the banks, and ...
Article : 212 wordsIn a message, received last night, the [?]nited Press Association's correspondent says:— Von Hindenburg has apparently ...
Article : 128 wordsThe Pope has instructed the Papal Nuncio at Vienna to ask the Emperor Charles of Austria to take the initiative in stopping the bombing of open ...
Article : 42 wordsIt is understood that the Whitefoord Hills estate has been cut up into 10 blocks, and that the Closer Settlement Board intend visiting there next month, ...
Article : 98 wordsThe following recruit entered camp on Thursday:— Padman, C. V., Kentish. ...
Article : 16 wordsIn the House of Lords this afternoon Lord Rothermere, the President of the Air Board, after being sharply crossquestioned, admitted that the ...
Article : 80 wordsA German official wireless message states:—The Bavarians carried out a surprise attack to-day south-east of Ornes (cast of the Meuse). They ...
Article : 42 wordsA wild duck captured at Cudgeong was found to contain nearly an ounce of gold. ...
Article : 27 wordsA message received in Paris from Zurich states that the semi-official German newspapers announce that Holland will have to hear the consequences ...
Article : 61 wordsIn a message last night Mr. Philip Gibbs says:— An intense bombardment began at five o'clock this morning in the region ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 23 Mar 1918, Page 7
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