It has been officially announced that General Townshend and his force at Kut el Amara have surrenderd to the enemy. A later official report states:—After ...
Article : 175 wordsThe latest Irish communique states:— The situation in Dublin improved considerably on Saturday morning, but the rebels, are offering serious resistance it ...
Article : 364 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander-in-Chief on the Western front, reports:—Two small German attacks made under cover of gas were ...
Article : 181 wordsIt was an unforgettable sight. The 35th Battalion, Ninth Infantry Brigade, of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force, left Broadmeadow camp yesterday, on ...
Article : 1,726 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" states that men, whose time has expired, have been leaving the army at the rate of 5000 a month since August last. ...
Article : 31 wordsAfter an animated debate the Scottish Trades Congress at Glasgow, by 66 votes to 46, declared its opposition to compulsory service. ...
Article : 50 wordsAn American journalist, describing the proceedings in Dublin on Thursday, says: The troops did not give any quarter to the rebels, who fought with utmost ...
Article : 155 wordsAt a demonstration of the Navy League at the Queen's Hail, it was urged that the Government should recognise the urgency for more vigorous and more ...
Article : 52 wordsA Turkish communique reports that General Townshend's garrison of 13,300 surrendered unconditionally. ...
Article : 16 wordsA Turkish comunique states: Our forces are advancing towards the Suez Canal. We annihilated four enemy squadrons, capturing some of the men. ...
Article : 40 wordsDutch newspapers state that the steamers Socrakarta (6926 tons) and Kawl (4871 tons) left Falmouth together on April 15 bound for Rotterdam. When ...
Article : 134 wordsGerman newspapers are not allowed to comment on the Roger Casement adventure, but they quote Dutch telegrams regarding the trouble in Ireland. ...
Article : 93 wordsA Church of England parade service was held on Saturday for the men who left yesterday, there being a celebration of Holy Communion at the camp. Captain ...
Article : 88 wordsIt is reported that Professor John MacNeill, Chief of the Staff of the Irish Volunteers, has been held prisoner since Monday, whether by the authorities or ...
Article : 329 wordsThere have been several aerial battles. A German aeroplane was brought down in Fromezey district, and two others seriously damaged, one near Donaumont and ...
Article : 78 wordsA Berlin communique states: Southward of Lake Marocz we captured positions between Stanarocze and Stachowce Estate. We took 56 officers and 5600 men ...
Article : 64 wordsThe "Dally Chronicle's" Dublin correspondent on Thursday reported the rebels still hold Jacob's biscuit factory, the roof of which commands Dublin Castle. They ...
Article : 115 wordsOn Wednesday night Captain Chaplain Halpin, Roman Catholic chaplain to the Ninth Brigade, accompanied by the Rev. E. J. Gleeson and the Rev. P. P. Murray, ...
Article : 101 wordsCount von Bernstorff, German Ambassador in the United States, admits that Von Igel's papers were not official, but claims them on the ground that they ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Dutch steamer Maashaven, previously mined in the North Sea, left the Thames in tow of the tug Noordze after being repaired. ...
Article : 153 wordsThe Pope has sent a long telegram to Cardinal Walsh that persons who are distributing American food in Servia report that the Bulgarians are hanging ...
Article : 54 wordsA communique states: The Germans on Friday evening, using flaming liquids, attacked the trenches westward of Thiaumont Farm. ...
Article : 50 wordsOf course, it is not known what the destination of the troops is to be, but any postal matter forwarded to Egypt will be sent on to them. In addressing ...
Article : 120 wordsFriday night's reports from Dublin showed that troops were arriving all day. There was intermittent fighting to the disadvantage of the rebels, principally ...
Article : 141 wordsA student of the Trinity College of Dublin named M'Dermott states that he was returning from the races in Dublin on Monday, when he was warned not to go ...
Article : 549 wordsA big conspiracy has been discovered in Constantinople, in which many high officials are implicated. Plans had been made to arrest the ...
Article : 62 wordsA semi-official communique states that there is every reason to believe that the battle of Verdun is ended, and that the check to the enemy's plans can be ...
Article : 40 wordsThe following message has been despatched by the Acting Prime Minister to the Governor-General for transmission to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:— ...
Article : 94 wordsTwo German aeroplanes were struck by Belgian artillery shells, and fell ablaze near Mariakerke. The occupants were killed. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe well-known Professor Pazturek, of Stuttgart, protests against the driving of nails into Images in Germany, those of von Hindenburg in Berlin, Admiral von ...
Article : 99 wordsMembers of the Newcastle Surf Club, on Saturday night at Way's Cafe, tendered a complimentary dinner to a number of their club mates, who have enlisted for ...
Article : 323 wordsGreen persists in her refusal to allow the transport of Servian troops on the Greek railways. The Eentente Ministers await further ...
Article : 28 wordsA brother and sister, who have arrived at London from Dublin, told a thrilling story to a representative of "Lloyd's News." They took part in a motor car ...
Article : 213 wordsA young Catholic priest, Captain the Rev. Father Breen, who enlisted in London, was one of the chaplains who arrived in Sydney yesterday with a batch of ...
Article : 316 wordsThe War Office asks for ten thousand skilled miners to do tunnelling work on the various fronts. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Admiralty reports that Rear-Admiral Fremantle's flagship, H.M.S. Russell (14,000 tons) was mined and sunk in the Mediterranean. One hundred and ...
Article : 50 wordsLieutenant-colonel Mathew Nathan is a man of great energy. He was the Governor of Natal during the rebellion before the Union. According to the ...
Article : 66 wordsGeneral Howse, V.C., has arrived in London. ...
Article : 11 wordsIt is officially announced that Lord Kitchener inspected, in the quadrangle at the War Office, a party of Russian officers and soldiers, some of whom have ...
Article : 38 wordsThe first part of the revolt kindled in Phoenix Park on Monday morning, when the so-called Citizen Army held a review, paraded, and marched with loaded rifles ...
Article : 815 wordsThe Commercial Conference has carried a resolution in favour of the establishment of a permanent body to control the transport of merchandise also the reduction of ...
Article : 57 wordsA German communique states: Our warships destroyed a large British guard vessel at the Dogger Bank. ...
Article : 22 wordsReuben Hawley, an Australian musical student, three years' resident in England, was fined for not presenting himself for military service. He stated that he ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Admiralty states: A German submarine has been sunk on the East Coast. The crew surrendered. ...
Article : 24 wordsMr. Bonar Law, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in an interview published in "Le Journal," said that the British delegates at the Economic Conference ...
Article : 108 wordsColonel Repington, commenting on the Casement incident, says the crew blew up the vessel conveying the munitions to Ireland. ...
Article : 83 wordsGeneral Vanderventer has liberated many Boer families in the Killimanjaro region who had been interned by the Germans. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe "Telegraaf" reports that sixty British vessels participated in Monday's attack of Zeebrugge, included in which were f[?]ty trawlers, which strewed mines in the ...
Article : 38 wordsSergeant L. L. Clifford, of the 35th Battalion, who at the time of enlisting was a Customs assistant in the boarding branch at Newcastle, was the recipient of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 wordsMr. Thomas Jessep, on behalf of the Loyal Orange Institution, sent the following cable message to Sir Edward Carson yesterday:—"The ...
Article : 330 wordsA Zeppelin flow over a Kentish coastal town on Thursday night, but dropped no bombs. It departed after a heavy guntre had been directed against it. ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. John Redmond, in the course of an interview, said: "My first feeling on hearing of the Sinn Fein revolt was one of horror, discouragement, and almost ...
Article : 217 wordsGeneral Sir William Birdwood and Lieutenant-colonel Sir Newton Moore, Agent-General for West Australia, who has charge of the Australian wounded in ...
Article : 92 wordsAt the close of a religious service at St. Paul's and St. Patrick's Cathedrals in connection with the Anzac celebration, in which about 500 soldiers took part, a ...
Article : 126 wordsAn Englishwoman relates the following story of the revolt in Dublin: All Monday morning armed and uniformed Sinn Feiners were walking about the city. ...
Article : 590 wordsThe political situation is still obscure. The majority of the moderates deprecate Mr. Asquith relinquishing the Premiership, fearing a breaking up of the coalition ...
Article : 222 wordsSir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, in an article in "Reynolds' Newspaper," urges the consideration of post-war emigration to the ...
Article : 75 wordsEighteen cases of comforts for use on the transport were despatched last week. Gifts were received from—St. Mary's Cathedral Guild, Mayfield Women's Guild, ...
Article : 102 wordsThe State revenue for April amounted to £422,147, and the expenditure to £450,445. The debit for the month is £28,297, and the accumulated deficit is ...
Article : 30 wordsThe "Dally Express" and other Unionist newspapers, excluding those owned by Lord Northclife, censure Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Mon 1 May 1916, Page 5
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