The Minister for Defence has decided as temporary measure to extend the closing hour for hotels affected by his recent proclamation from 6 o'clock p.m. to 8 o'clock p.m. ...
Article : 132 wordsPresident Poincare has bestowed the following decorations on British officers:- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour: General Sir Douglas Haig. ...
Article : 226 wordsTHE VERDUN SALIENT. As will be seen by the map published this morning the battle-line coming eastward from Varennes, in the Argonne, runs to the Meuss, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 270 wordsA Paris communique states:—"We recaptured some parts of the trenches at Bois de Giveneby. Infantry engagements northward of Verdun at night time ...
Article : 846 wordsViolent fighting is taking place on a 25-mile front in the Verdun region on the western front. ...
Article : 154 wordsThe inquiry into the Campania railway disaster was continued to-day. Eric F. Boult, an automobile mechanic, of Melbourne, who was a passenger in the train, ...
Article : 242 wordsThe letter regarding the early closing of hotels sent by Senator Pearce, in his capacity as Acting Prime Minister of Australia, to the State Premier came to hand only ...
Article : 397 wordsApart from the fact that the French system of entrenchments here is wonderfully well constructed, and position after position offers its fellow the maximum of support, the ...
Article : 375 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Mr. P. Snowden, on the motion for the second rending of the Consolidated Loan Bill, initiated a peace discussion. He asked ...
Article : 865 wordsSir. Hilaire Belloc contributes in "Land and Water," a well-reasoned analysis of the German losses, after a visit to the best sources of information in Europe. ...
Article : 226 wordsThe following appointments promotions, etc, were gazetted to-day:- NAVAL FORCES. Lieut-Commander John Metcalfe Jackson is ...
Article : 204 wordsIn concluding the debate on the blockade question, the Earl of Crewe, leader of the Liberal party in the House of Lords, denied that the fleet was hampered in its ...
Article : 158 wordsThe Czar was present at a thanksgiving for the Erzorum victory. He unexpectedly attended, and addressed a gathering the members of the Duma in ...
Article : 279 wordsA correspondent has written to the "Herald," stating that, in her opinion the Senior Cadets are called upon to work harder than is necessity, and that the military would ...
Article : 302 wordsThere is a little cable published this morning which has far more significance attached to it than would at first sight appear. It is the message intimating that a party of ...
Article : 487 wordsIt is officially reported from Teneriffe that the English steamer Westburn has arrived, controlled by a prize crew believed to be from the German raider Moewe. ...
Article : 324 wordsThiry out of thirty-three of the directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce have resigned, in consequence of the ballot on the question of freetrade. ...
Article : 204 wordsInformation regarding the action of the Minister for Defence was conveyed by Colonel Ramaciotti at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon to the inspector-General of Police, Mr. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe State Cabinet yesterday again considered the early-closing question in the light of the extension to 8 p.m. under the War Precautions Act. ...
Article : 58 wordsA large number of clerks employed in the office of the State Wheat Board are not members of a union, and efforts have been made to get them to join one. The matter ...
Article : 146 wordsThe majority of the members of the Coallumpers' Union and of the Wharf Labourers' Union take great exception to the closing of the hotels at 6 o'clock, and the latter body ...
Article : 439 wordsThe R.M.S. Arabia (which left Sydney on January 8) has arrived at London. The Russian ship Lindesfarne has sailed for Adelaide. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia) says that now he has visited most of the hospitals, depots, and institutions for restoring our sick and wounded, he is ...
Article : 80 wordsLieut-Colonel Norris, Assistant-Deputy Director of the A.A.M.C.; has left for America through ill-health. It is understood other considerations have influenced the ...
Article : 104 wordsAn inquiry was recently held into allegations made against Emile Auguste Tardent, land ranger at Surat, that he was guilty of faking ballots for portions 3 and 4, parish of Donga, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Pope has requested the Emperor Francis Joseph to abstain from air raids, and bus demanded a guarantee for the safety of Saint Mark's, Venice, and other ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. Washburn emphasises the point that the Russians themselves are keenly conscious of the sacrifices they made on behalf of the Allies. Going altogether against their own plan ...
Article : 437 wordsAccording to the newspapers, President Wilson has decided to refuse any concessions-to Germany and Austria relative to their declarations to torpedo armed ...
Article : 63 wordsThe news that comes through from the Western front this morning shows that in one sector at least the German attacks have become far more formidable than anything ...
Article : 272 wordsThe banks and insurance companies have received intimation that married groups, under the Derby scheme, will be called up in the beginning of April, finishing at the ...
Article : 39 wordsFor obtaining credit from the Colonial Bank by means of fraud, William Smith, the younger, was recently found guilty by Judge Johnson, in the Insolvency Court, of having ...
Article : 121 wordsA report from Bucharest says there is much comment upon the King having received in audience M. Fillpescu and M. Take Jonescu, whose sympathies, it is ...
Article : 64 wordsSir Newton Moore (Agent-General for Western Australia) and Captain Collins (Official Secretary to the Commonwealth) visited France, where they inspected some ...
Article : 40 wordsMr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) announced in the House of Commons to-day that 730,000 square miles of German territory had been captured ...
Article : 44 wordsThe mines have all been working smoothly during the week, most of them producing Production will close to-night, however, under the four days arrangement, until ...
Article : 53 wordsA letter was received at the last meeting of the Molong Municipal Council from the Bexley Municipal Council, requesting cooperation in urging the Government to ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 25 Feb 1916, Page 7
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