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  2. WAR NOTES.

    A somewhat surprising article appears in the latest number of "Land and Water" to hand under the name of Colonel F. N. Maude, a well-known writer on military subjects. He ...

    Article : 655 words
  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    A communique states:—All along the frontier our advanced troops are capturing important positions, meeting but feeble resistance. Along the Isonzo, from ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. CASUALTIES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 136 words
  5. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    When the House of Commons met to-day the new Ministers were warmly welcomed. A full House welcomed the National ...

    Article : 277 words
  6. SUBMARINES.

    A submarine sank the Aberdeen steamer Star of the West (197 tons). The crew were landed at Peterhead. The barque Sunlight (1433 tons), laden ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. ZEPPELINS.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Rotterdam, correspondent says one British and one French aeroplane attacked a Zeppelin at 3 in the morning as it was returning from ...

    Article : 240 words
  8. WESTERN FRONT.

    A communique yesterday stated: An artillery duel of extreme intensity occurred at Notre Dame de Lorette, Ablain, and Cabaret Rouge on Sunday and Monday. The ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. FRANCE.

    While French progress north of Arras has been maintained, fresh attacks have been made successfully ...

    Article : 132 words
  10. TURKEY'S PLIGHT.

    Travellers from Constantinople report a serious shortage of coal. The mills are restricting their output, and waterworks may be compelled to discontinue their supply. ...

    Article : 146 words
  11. KILLED BY SHELLS.

    A submarine sank the trawler Arctic. Five survivors landed, the remaining four of the crew being killed by shell-fire while launching a boat. The mate was horribly ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 323 words
  13. VIOLENT FIGHTING.

    The latest communique states: Fighting with the utmost violence continues north of Arras, our progress being maintained. We continued the investment of the ...

    Article : 145 words
  14. COMPENSATION FOR GREECE.

    Germany has agreed to compensate the owners of the Greek steamer Ellispontos, which was torpedoed in the North Sea while en route from Ymuiden to Monte ...

    Article : 30 words
  15. ADMIRALTY REPORT.

    The Admiralty reports that Naval Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Warneford at 3 o'clock attacked a Zeppelin in the air between Ghent and Brussels, at a ...

    Article : 106 words
  16. QUEENSLAND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  17. TRAPPED.

    Passengers who arrived by the steamer Cameronia report that three German submarines were trapped recently in British waters. ...

    Article : 26 words
  18. CABINET SALARIES.

    Members of the Cabinet, including the Lord Chancellor, have agreed to pool salaries, each member receiving £4271. The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) is ...

    Article : 30 words
  19. ALLIES' OFFENSIVE.

    Hebuterne is about four miles north of Albert. Moulin-sons-Touvent lies in the centre of the angle between the Oise and Aisne, five miles north-east of Compiegne. ...

    Article : 84 words
  20. SCOTTISH REGIMENTS.

    A list dated May 22 contains 3221 casualties in Franco and Flanders, including the Black Watch, 119 killed, 403 wounded, and 126 missing; and the Seaforth Highlanders, ...

    Article : 37 words
  21. MUNITION MAKING.

    The masters in Lancashire are rapidly organising shell-making. Of 50,000 skilled engineers in the Manchester district, 18,000 already are engaged in making munitions, ...

    Article : 215 words
  22. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 252 words
  23. AIRSHIP'S CREW KILLED.

    The "Telegraaf" says the Zeppelin's crew, numbering 28, were killed. The airship dropped on an orphanage, killing two nuns, two children, and ...

    Article : 32 words
  24. KRUPP CANNON HOSPITAL.

    Krupps have erected a cannon hospital at Saint Quentin for repairs to worn-out and broken machine guns and rifles. ...

    Article : 22 words
  25. FOOTBALLER KILLED.

    D. M. Bain, the Scottish Rugby international, has been killed in France. ...

    Article : 15 words
  26. IN GALICIA.

    German and Austrian communiques claim that General von Linsingen stormed the bridge-heart at Zurawano (about 20 miles east of Stryi), and gained a footing ...

    Article : 59 words
  27. BELGIAN FRONTIER CLOSED.

    The frontier between Zealand and Flanders will be closed to-morrow for nine days. ...

    Article : 19 words
  28. TENNIS PLAYER'S MISFORTUNE.

    Mr. Hope Crisp, the well-known tennis player, was wounded during the British attack on Hill 60, and one of his legs has been amputated. ...

    Article : 29 words
  29. METHODS OF DESPERATION.

    "Smoke shells or carcases, special incendiary shells, Greek fire, and stink-pots," as quoted by Colonel Maude, have but scant relationship to the use of poisonous gases ...

    Article : 413 words
  30. ANOTHER EXPLOIT.

    British airmen bombed and ignited an airship shed north of Brussels. The Admiralty report that Naval Flight-Lieutenants Wilson and Mills bombed an ...

    Article : 66 words
  31. HEROIC INCIDENTS.

    "Eye-Witness" with the British headquarters recounts an heroic incident which occurred near Ypres on May 23. When the Germans occupied some British trenches an ...

    Article : 150 words
  32. WEST INDIES.

    The Government has revoked its decision not to accept contingents from Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, and Trinidad, for service in Europe, on the ground ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. VICTORIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 947 words
  34. APPROACHING LEMBERG.

    A telegram from Vienna states that the Austrians are within 15 kilometres (about 10 miles) of Lemberg. ...

    Article : 28 words
  35. ENGLISH COAST.

    Zeppelins dropped incendiary and explosive bombs on the east coast. Two fires were started. Five persons were killed, and 40 ...

    Article : 32 words
  36. CARGO OF RIFLES.

    The Danish Government has inquired into the case of the steamer Pan, which was laden with rifles for Bulgaria, and was seized by a German warship in the Balti[?], ...

    Article : 83 words
  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 433 words
  38. STUBBORN FIGHTING.

    A communique states: The enemy on Saturday and Sunday made obstinate attacks towards Mosciska (east of Przemysl). Prolonged hand-to-hand fighting took place ...

    Article : 73 words
  39. RUSSIAN OUTPUT.

    Manufacturers are endeavouring to co-ordinate, the resources of the empire. All establishments hitherto manufacturing luxuries are being adapted to the ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. FRENCH MINE-LAYER.

    It is officially announced that the French mine-layer Casablanca struck a mine at the entrance to a bay in the Aegean Sea. The British picked up the captain, one ...

    Article : 61 words
  41. A GERMAN BLUNDER.

    The Germans made desperate attempts to pierce the Allies' line near Pervyse, where they hold the Chateau Vicigne, assisted by thirty machine guns. The ...

    Article : 110 words
  42. BRITISH TRADE.

    The imports into Great Britain for the month of May increased by £12,545,676; the exports showed a decrease of £8,432,198, and the re-exports decreased ...

    Article : 37 words
  43. GERMANY AND ITALY.

    "Il Secolo" publishes an interview with a well-informed personage, who declares that the reason Germany has not declared war against Italy is because she first desires ...

    Article : 119 words
  44. BIG GERMAN FORCES.

    It is estimated that there are forty German army corps in Galicia. It is estimated that the battle will last another month. The war correspondent of the "Novoe ...

    Article : 129 words
  45. NEW KRUPP FACTORY.

    Krupps have established a large factory for the manufacture of shells and explosives at Constantinople. Four thousand workmen have been sent ...

    Article : 33 words
  46. THE WESTERN THEATRE.

    The sudden renewal of fighting down in the angle of the Oise and the Aisne is pregnant with the suggestion of bigger things to come. For several months now there ...

    Article : 408 words
  47. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    Arrivals.—At Vancouver: Niagara, s. Departures.—For Brisbane: Harima Maru, s, For Newcastle: Poleric, s. For Fremantle: Gorgon, s. For Wellington: ...

    Article : 27 words
  48. CORTINA.

    The Italians captured Cortina (Trentino) after a difficult ascent of the rocky mountain range and the perilous occupation of a ridge. Here they were nearly ...

    Article : 82 words
  49. GAS-BOMBS FOR TURKS.

    Large consignments of barrels, supposed to contain beer, from Germany for Turkey, have been detained in Bucharest, as they were found to contain asphyxiating ...

    Article : 40 words
  50. PRIVATE CAMPBELL.

    The following extracts taken from a letter received in Sydney from Private Arthur Campbell, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, demonstrates clearly the spirit that is ...

    Article : 125 words
  51. RIOTS IN CEYLON.

    An official report states that on May 28, Buddha's birthday, Buddhists looted Moslem shops at Kandy (Ceylon). The outbreak was quelled, but was diffused ...

    Article : 105 words
  52. RUSSIAN VICTORY.

    The German raid in the Baltic provinces yields to none in determination and ferocity. The Germans sent three army corps one after another. ...

    Article : 141 words
  53. LAKE NYASSA.

    The Press Bureau states that a naval and military expedition on May 30 captured Sphinxhaven, on the eastern shore of Lake Nyassa, and destroyed ammunition ...

    Article : 40 words
  54. TASMANIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 16 words
  55. ALBANIA INVADED.

    Servian troops invaded Albania, and occupied the region of the Lower Dibra unopposed. The "Echo de Paris" says that now that ...

    Article : 47 words
  56. PARTY STRIFE.

    Addressing a meeting at Blayney to-night, Mr. Waddell said that every thoughtful person would regret to learn that the State Government and the Federal Government proposed to ...

    Article : 81 words
  57. A CHATSWOOD MAN.

    A letter received from Corporal Andrew Anderson (who was wounded) to his father at Chatswood from the hospital, supplies interesting details concerning the Australian ...

    Article : 135 words
  58. ALLIES' FINANCE.

    The Press Bureau states that Mr. McKenna's conference with the Italian Treasury resulted in a resolution to cooperate in the use of financial resources in ...

    Article : 47 words
  59. COTTON INDUSTRY.

    The card and blowing-room amalgamation has decided to proceed with its claim tor a 10 per cent. war bonus. It will be difficult to avoid a stoppage of work ...

    Article : 43 words
  60. THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

    The German Emperor has arrived in Vienna. ...

    Article : 18 words
  61. ARGENTINE MEAT SHIPMENTS.

    The following Argentine shipments are reported:—Mutton, 140,000; lamb, 91,000; frozen beef, 219,000; chilled beef, 65,000. ...

    Article : 23 words
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