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  2. COAL SUPPLIES.

    The State Cabinet to-day declued not to entertain the proposed agreement with, the New South Wales Government for the supply of coal from that State. The proposal was ...

    Article : 534 words
  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    It is stated in a message from Washington that members of Congress and officials agree that the main purpose of the President's message is to bind Russia to the ...

    Article : 298 words
  4. THE DEMANDS OF AMERICA.

    President Wilson to-day delivered the following message to Congress:—"Once more, as repeatedly before, the spokesmen of the Central Empires have indicated their desire to ...

    Article : 2,667 words
  5. BACK FROM GERMANY.

    Repatriated prisoners from Germany expressed the opinion, in the course of interviews, that the whole country was under a blight. ...

    Article : 582 words
  6. WESTERN FRONT.

    Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at midnight on Tuesday, stated: An enemy local attack, supported by [?]ammenwerfer, gained it footing in trenches eastward of ...

    Article : 303 words
  7. A RETROSPECT.

    On Wednesday a Gazette will be published, containing a despatch by Sir Douglns Haig, of 27,000 words, covering the operations of 1917, except those around Cambrai. In this, ...

    Article : 945 words
  8. PEACE TALK.

    Reports from Copenhagen state that following M. Trotsky's arrival at Brest-Litovsk, the peace negotiations were reopened on Monday afternoon. ...

    Article : 1,031 words
  9. TROTSKY'S ERROR.

    Mr. Ransome telegraphing from Petrograd says: I interviewed Trotsky on the point of the latter departing from Brest-Litovsk with the mistaken impression that the ...

    Article : 143 words
  10. ITALIAN FRONT.

    A British official message from Italy on Tuesday stated: Our artillery has had several successes during the past week, and our success in the air has been well ...

    Article : 85 words
  11. PROTEST IN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    On the motion for the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Charlton directed the attention of the Government to the proposed agreement between ...

    Article : 808 words
  12. GENERAL CABLES.

    A Washington message states that the Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. McAdoo) and the Secretary for the Navy (Mr. Daniels), have announced themselves in ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. ANNIVERSARY REGATTA.

    At the meeting last night of the Anniversary Regatta committee further reference was made to the resignation of Judge Backhouse as chairman of the regatta committees, his Honor ...

    Article : 287 words
  14. TURKS DEFEATED.

    Official advices roceived in Washington state that the British have started a third offensive, against the Turks, capturing the entire force, and their armament, at Mainda, ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. HEROISM AT SEA.

    The survivors of the three destroyers lost off the Dutch coast on the night of December 22 tell a thrilling narrative of the courage and enterprise of all ranks. They say the vessels ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER.

    Mr. G. F. Davidson, of South Brisbane, has received the honour of membership of the British Empire order. Mrs. Amy Pomeroy's membership of the ...

    Article : 200 words
  17. BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

    It is officially announced that his Majesty the King exchanged New Year messages with the Emperor of Japan, warm friendship being expressed. ...

    Article : 41 words
  18. SHIPBUILDING.

    The Labour Federation has notified the Premier that the Western Australian unions are willing to accept the shipbuilding conditions as agreed to in the eastern States, and are ...

    Article : 49 words
  19. SUBMARINE VICTIMS.

    There were pitiful scenes of mourning at Waterford, where two Irish vessels have been sunk by submarines. Portion of the wreckage of a lifeboat was washed ashore, but not ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. AUSTRALIANS HONOURED.

    Major Edwin Andrew Olding, who in the New Year honours was awarded the D.S.O., is a son of Mr. G. H. Olding, of Ringwood, Drummoyne. Attached to the Field ...

    Article : 305 words
  21. AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS.

    The report of the December operations of the Australian Red Cross shows that 30,000 Christmas boxes were distributed in hospitals, while a gift of 2s 6d per head secured extra ...

    Article : 238 words
  22. COLLISION AT SEA.

    The steamer Toochi collided with the steamer Hainfong, outside Woosing. The Toocht was sunk, and 100 people were drowned, including the captain and chief officer. ...

    Article : 31 words
  23. BRISBANE TRAMWAYS.

    The directors of the Brisbane Electric Tramways have circularised shareholders, pointing out the seriousness of two bills before the Queensland Parliament. ...

    Article : 130 words
  24. PLAGUE IN CHINA.

    The Tientsin correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that pneumonic plague has broken out in Mongolia, and is spreading across Northern Shansi within easy distance of ...

    Article : 61 words
  25. MR. GRAHAME QUESTIONED.

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame), who is the Minister in charge of the Statecontrolled collieries, was asked yesterday, whether he wished to make any reply to the ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    At the Mansion House Police Court, the case against John Gruban, a naturalised German, who, it was alleged, had made a false declaration relating to the export of ...

    Article : 169 words
  27. DEFEATING. U-BOATS.

    It is reported from Rome that Admiral Delbono (Minister of Marine) has stated that all the Entente navies have adopted the Italian system of convoying merchant ships, ...

    Article : 38 words
  28. AFFORESTATION IN BRITAIN.

    The reconstruction committee, dealing with forestry, in its final report, draws attention to the fact that Great Britain was poorer in timber at the outbreak of the war than ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. HEAVY RAINS IN QUEENSLAND

    There were further heavy rainfalls in the Central and Northern divisions of the State during the past 24 hours, the chief precipitations being:—Maxwelton 518 points, ...

    Article : 138 words
  30. FATAL SNAKEBITE.

    Several cases of snakebite have been reported in the district. Phyllis, the eightyear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Richards, of Tarana, has died in a local private' ...

    Article : 104 words
  31. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

    Vienna telegrams received in Amsterdam state that there is open conflict between the Austrian and Hungarian Governments owing to Hungary's proposal to create an ...

    Article : 43 words
  32. GENERAL ALLENBY.

    A telegram from Cairo announces that General Allenby has arrived there from Jerusalem. He was enthusiastically welcomed. ...

    Article : 23 words
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