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  2. AMERICA'S RECRUITING.

    While recruiting is slow, vigorous opposition to conscription has developed in both Houses. Mr. Clark, the Speaker, vehemently ...

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  3. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    General Sir Frederick Maude, commanding the British forces in Mesopotamia, reports The battle on the right bank of the ...

    Article : 126 words
  4. THE BRITISH ADVANCE.

    Field marshal Sir Doughas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front, reports:— Sever fighting was continued on ...

    Article : 401 words
  5. ANZAC DAY

    Sydney entered into the celebration of Anzac Day in the spirit which prompted the commemoration of the anniversary of a day of imperishable memories-the ...

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  6. SPAIN AND GERMANY.

    The "Cologne Gazette" states that Spain's Note to Germany emphatically repeats the demand that Spanish lives and ships shall he respected. ...

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  7. LIEUTENANT LAW MISSING.

    Lieutenant C. J. Law, of the Scottish Borderers, second son of Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been reported wounded and missing in Palestine. ...

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  8. FREIBURG RAID.

    The Queen of Sweden has telegraphed her sorrow to the Burgomaster at Freiburg for the recent Alles' air raid. The Queen of Sweden is the daughter ...

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  9. IN NEWCASTLE.

    This message graced a large streamer displayed on the post-office building yesterday and it had a special significance on Anzac Day. The many thousands of ...

    Article : 1,435 words
  10. FINED FOR EXTRAVAGANCE.

    Gerard Jungers, a margarine merchant who had expended £17,000 on building a house at Egham, on the Thames, has been fined £50, under the ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

    An official report from Egypt states:— Reinforced Turkish forces hold a strongly entrenched position from Gaza towards Beersheba. ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. CONSCRIPTION VITAL.

    Lieutenant-General Bridges, of the British War Office, and a member of the mission to America, asserts that conscription is vital to the United States, before ...

    Article : 201 words
  13. RECRUITING RALLY.

    There was a recruiting rally in the evening in front of the postoffice. The Mayor of Newcastle presided, and addresses were delivered by Lieutenant ...

    Article : 74 words
  14. GERMAN REPORTS.

    A German official report states: In the Arras battlefield the British troops standing on French territory on Monday delivered a second great thrust to break ...

    Article : 278 words
  15. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

    The London Stock Exchange will close on Saturdays, to enable members and clerks to engage in national service work. ...

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  16. CONVICTION QUASHED.

    The Criminal Appeal Court has quashed the conviction against Dr. Caley, who was recently sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment on a charge of ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. THE WAR CONFERENCE.

    Night sessions of the War Conference began last night. The Conference sits all today to-day, and is hopeful of completing its work within ...

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  18. ANGLICAN SERVICES.

    In the Anglican churches of the district the festival of St. Mark's Day was expanded yesterday into the celebration of Anzac Day, in memory of the Australians ...

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  19. WAR RISK ON STEAMERS.

    The Government war risk on steamers has been raised to £5 5s per cent ...

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  20. CORN PRODUCTION.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. Prothero, the President of the Board of Agriculture, moved the second reading of the Corn Production Bill. ...

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  21. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE COOPER.—Mr. and Mrs. W. Cooper, of Lambton-road, Charlestown, have received word that their son, Private J. Cooper, was admitted to the hospital, ...

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  22. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    A contingent of 173 wounded Australian soldiers, including 60 for Now South Wales, arrived to-day from France, and 40 French soldiers. ...

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  23. THE FRENCH MISSION.

    Washington is preparing the most cordial reception to General Joffre and his party to-day. The cruiser by which they came was met by American destroyers. ...

    Article : 225 words
  24. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

    A conference took place yesterday at the office of the Caledonian Collierice, on matters relating to the above colliery. There were present Mr. D. M'Genchie ...

    Article : 152 words
  25. THE WAR OFFICE REPORT.

    The War Office, replying to the German communique, points out that no attack was made on Lens. Avions, or Oppy. The attack covered a front of 14, and ...

    Article : 145 words
  26. WHEAT SUPPLIES.

    Lord Devonport, the Food Controller, states that the latest estimate of Canada's exportable wheat is much below the reported 81,000,000 bushels. He denies that ...

    Article : 58 words
  27. CLOSING ROUND LENS.

    "Lo Petit Parision" says the British semi-circle around Lens was drawn closer on Tuesday, the British holding the majority of the suburbs. ...

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  28. BELLBIRD COLLIERY.

    Mr. J. Matherson, the manager of the colliery, with Mr. Cleaves, of the Proprietors Association conferred yesterday with Messrs. Baddeley, Lewis, and Ford ...

    Article : 111 words
  29. BREADSTUFF SHORTAGE.

    Mr. Kennedy Jones, Director-General of the Food Economy Department, declares that the submarine menace is greater than over. ...

    Article : 105 words
  30. ROMAN CATHOLIC.

    At St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Newcastle, mass was celebrated at 10 o'clock for the repose of soldiers who have fallen In the war. The celebrant ...

    Article : 273 words
  31. AMERICA'S FINANCIAL AID.

    The United States will advance the British 200 million dollars Immediately out of the 250 millions just raised. It is expected that the first issue of the loan ...

    Article : 60 words
  32. THE ARRAS BATTLE.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, the correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," states:—The enemy's resistance is the most desperate since the Somme battles. The Germans ...

    Article : 329 words
  33. FRENCH ACTIVITY.

    The latest French communique states Tuesday was chiefly marked by artillery actions on the whole front. We continued our destructive are against the enemy ...

    Article : 196 words
  34. STANFORD-MERTHYR.

    At the suggestion of Mr. Justice Edmunds, a conference was held at the proprietors rooms, Newcastle, yesterday, on matters relating to the Stanford Merthyr ...

    Article : 128 words
  35. THE CZARITSA.

    A Moscow newspaper publishes private telegrams between the Czaritsa and the Czar despatched in December and March, while the Czar was at the front. ...

    Article : 248 words
  36. CANADA'S WAR OUTLAY.

    The Canadian Budget shows the war expenditure to date to have been £120,000,000. The Canadian national debt is ...

    Article : 48 words
  37. THE GERMAN STRIKES.

    The German Government warned the strikers in Berlin, Spandau, Leipzig, Chemnitz, Stettin, Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel, and Essen, and in the industrial din- ...

    Article : 57 words
  38. SOUTHERN COLLIERIES IDLE.

    The Excelsior Colliery, employing over 200 miners, was idle yesterday, and again to-day. A dispute has arisen over the claims of a number of miners for ...

    Article : 112 words
  39. NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL.

    In the celebrations at the High School, the chief endeavour was to secure the spirit of the day. After viewing a number of interesting relics from the front, ...

    Article : 167 words
  40. AT THE CENTRAL HALL.

    The united service held at the Central Hall under the direction of the Newcastle Ministers' Fraternal was of a solemn and impressive character. (The ...

    Article : 1,224 words
  41. NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS.

    Sir Thomas Mackenzie the High Commissioner for New Zealand, has compiled a list of 800 New Zealanders who are fighting with the army and navy outside of the ...

    Article : 63 words
  42. FIGHT WITH DESTROYERS.

    The British Admiralty reports :—Three British naval aeroplanes attacked five German destroyers steaming between Blankenberghe and Zeebrugge. on the ...

    Article : 80 words
  43. WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

    Members of the Railway Officers Association and the Drivers, Firemen and Cleaners' Union continued their negotiation last night and this morning, with ...

    Article : 90 words
  44. ORISSA AND THE KAISER.

    Some natives in Orissa, where German missionaries have worked for many years, have been discovered invoking the Kaiser as a native deity to overthrow British ...

    Article : 58 words
  45. GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

    The "New York World" says a mob, led by a pro-German Socialist, who said America was the enemy of Socialism, threatened the American Embassy. ...

    Article : 68 words
  46. COOK'S HILL SCHOOL.

    At Cook's Hill Superior Public School, the programme suggested by the Department of Education was followed, and the school band played the "Dead March" in ...

    Article : 126 words
  47. IMPORTANCE OF GAVRELLE.

    Correspondents at British Headquarters state that St. George's Day (Monday) vitnessed terrific fighting. Many of the troops wore red and white favour in honour of ...

    Article : 120 words
  48. GERMAN PEACE TALK.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the "Vorwaerts,' in an article, insists that Germany must strive towards a lasting peace by ...

    Article : 102 words
  49. ENEMY CROPS.

    Lord Calthorpe proposes that Allied aeroplanes should drop fireballs in the Rhine Valley, and on the Hungarian plains, to destroy the crops. ...

    Article : 54 words
  50. VICTORIA.

    Forty-eight silver and bronze medals and diplomas,, awarded to Victoria at the Panama Exhibition, arrived to-day from America. The gold and silver medals are ...

    Article : 107 words
  51. THE DOVER FUNERALS.

    There were pathetic scenes at Dover at the funeral of the British and Germans killed in the Channel fight. The old market hall, converted into a ...

    Article : 110 words
  52. NEWCASTLE EAST SCHOOL.

    In the morning a roll of honour, containing 61 names of old pupils of bb Newcastle East (Bolton-street) Public School, was unvelled at the school in the ...

    Article : 226 words
  53. THE "NATION."

    Speaking In the House of Lords, Lord Derby said the prohibition on the "Nations foreign circulation was absolutley justified and the order would not ...

    Article : 32 words
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  55. THE LOST BRITISH AIRSHIP.

    Two German aeroplanes, 20 miles north of Zeebrugge, brought down the British airship, which was reported missing on Monday ...

    Article : 29 words
  56. MR. HERBERT EASTON.

    Mr. Herbert Easton, of Sydney, who is on an immigration mission, has arrived, so route to England ...

    Article : 24 words
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