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  2. THE GERMAN RETREAT.

    The Australian Press learns the enemy has retired from the north bank of the Vesle. The French crossed the river at four places, despite stubborn resistance by strong rearguards, who destroyed most of the bridges. ...

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  3. COMMEMORATION DAY.

    The following message from Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of Britain, was issued to-day by Mr. Watt the Acting Prime Minister:— ...

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  4. LATE CABLE NEWS

    It is reported from Paris that since Friday the Germans have retreated between seven and eight miles along the Rheims-Soissons front, evacuating nearly ...

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  5. PROTECTION OF SIBERIA.

    The Acting Secretary of State issues the following statement to the Press in regard to the American-Japanese action in Siberia:— ...

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  6. TRIBUTE TO BRITAIN.

    The newspapers throughout America pay a tribute to Britain on the anniversary of the war for the part she has played. ...

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  7. THE INFORMATION MINISTRY.

    In view of the criticisms on the Committee of National Expenditure, a lively debate on the Information Ministry's vote is anticipated in the House of ...

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  8. AMERICA'S RESOURCES.

    Nine United States Congressmen, who are visiting England, have made a joint statement, in which they point out that America's agricultural production is ...

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  9. REPLY TO LORD LANSDOWNE.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, replying to Lord Lansdowne's peace letter, says: "'To enter a struggle like this, to proclaim as vital and sacred the issues at stake, to ...

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  10. GAELIC ATHLETIC MEETINGS.

    Over a thousand Gaelic Sunday athletic meetings were held in Ireland yesterday. The police did not interfere. ...

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  11. KING ALEXANDER.

    It is reported from Athens that M. Venizelos, the Prime Minister of Greece, presented a medal to King Alexander, and paid a tribute to his cool courage ...

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  12. POSITION IN SYDNEY.

    Eight thousand eight hundred sheep and 800 head of cattle were offered to a large attendance of buyers at Homebush to-day. Values for cattle improved upon last ...

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  13. THE ALBERT RETREAT.

    Mr. Percival Phillips states: The German retirement on a twelve miles front in the Albert sector apparently began on Thursday night, when the river was ...

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  14. PRICE OF MEAT.

    Evidence was commenced at the Courthouse, yesterday, on the application by the Newcastle butchers for an alteration in the prices fixed for meat retail by the ...

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  15. A GERMAN COMPLAINT.

    A captured army order by General von Quast, commanding the Sixth German Army, complains of the steady deterioration of the discipline of the troops, and ...

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  16. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    The latest French communique states: We reached the Vesle at several points east of Fismes. The enemy rearguards resisted strongly, notably between ...

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  17. ITALIAN ADVANCE

    An Italian official report states:—We captured a peak of the Dosso Alto, where the enemy had been maintaining himself at heavy cost since June 15. ...

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  18. SERVICES IN BRITAIN.

    The fourth anniversary of the war was celebrated throughout Britain yesterday by special services at all churches, including St. Margaret's, Westminster, as ...

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  19. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff, receiving the correspondents of Berlin newspapers, admitted that the general scheme of attack had failed, ...

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  20. THE WAR ANNIVERSARY.

    Five and twenty thousand persons, including the Lord Mayor of London and the Sheriffs, attended an open-air service in Hyde Park, round a shrine erected as a ...

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  21. CABINET TO CONSIDER.

    Master butchers and others interested in the live stock trade in the metropolitan district waited upon Senator Russell, honorary Minister, to-day, and asked for ...

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  22. THE BRITISH FRONT.

    Field-Marshal Sir Dougla. Haig reports:— We drove off raiders southward of Arras. Our patrols took a few prisoners ...

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  23. AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.

    An Austrian official report states:—The enemy penetrated portions of our positions on the Dosso Alto. The enemy has reoccupied the ...

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  24. AMERICANS ADVANCE.

    General Pershing reports that the Americans captured Fismes by assault. They now hold the south bank of the River Vesle in that section. ...

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  25. QUEENSLAND.

    The body of a girl named Mabel Carey was found in Breakfast Creek to-day. She was last seen alive on Monday night. ...

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  26. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

    The Consul for the United States has received the following cable message:—Press despatches state that the number of prisoners taken by the Allies in the ...

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  27. JAPAN'S FINANCIAL AID.

    New York reports that the Japanese Financial Commission states that it is Japan's intention to continue her financial policy in support of the Allies' programme ...

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  28. SERVICES AT THE FRONT.

    Correspondents on the British front describe the Remembrance Day services of all denominations behind the lines with watchful aeroplanes buzzing overhead. ...

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  29. FUNERAL OF MRS. J. S. RODGERS.

    The funeral of the late Mrs. Margaret Eliza Rodgers, wife of Mr. James' S. Rodgers, Laman-street, Cook's Hill, took place yesterday. ...

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  30. SERVICES IN FRANCE.

    War anniversary services have been held throughout France. There was a vast congregation at Notre Dame, in Paris, at which the Archbishops ...

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  31. SUPPORTING THE SLAVS.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that several thousands of Italians and Rumanians, subjects of Austria-Hungary, and formerly ...

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  32. GERMAN WITHDRAWAL.

    A German official report states: On both sides of Albert we withdrew our posts without interference to the east bank of the Ancre. ...

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  33. THE RETIREMENT.

    Correspondents on the Franco-American front emphasise the importance of the fact that the Marne salient has disappeared. The German leadership during the ...

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  34. IN SOUTH AFRICA

    The war anniversary was celebrated with religious services throughout the South African Union. The keynote was thankfulness for the ...

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  35. BOLSHEVIKS SEEK AID.

    The Berlin newspapers publish a Moscow telegram stating that M. Lenin, the Bolshevik Premier, will shortly visit Berlin and Vienna, to settle difficulties ...

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  36. ENEMY'S MORALE SHAKEN.

    The Official Australian correspondent reports: The Germans on Saturday were discovered to have withdrawn their line from this side of the Ancre River before ...

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  37. TRIBUTE TO ANZACS.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" says:—"Australia House would be an ornament to any capital. We hope it will longs stand as a monument to the greatness of ...

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  38. AMERICA'S GOOD WORK.

    The Press Bureau states:—President Wilson has sent the following message to King George: "America cordially extends her hand to Great Britain on this ...

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  39. TRIAL OF THE CZARINA.

    A telegram from Moscow announces that the Government intends to try the Czarina in respect to her relations with the murdered monk, Rasputin. ...

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  40. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING.

    Mr. Hurley, the chairman of the United States Shipping Board, in at message to Lord Northcliffe, states that the California yard has launched a 12,000 ton ship, the ...

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  41. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    CORPORAL NORMAN.—Mr. W. Norman of 26 Church-street, Wickham, has been advised that his son, Corporal George Norman, has been reported wounded on ...

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  42. THE PURSUIT.

    The battle up to the present has been a triumph in manocuvre for General Foch. It is absolutely certain that the enemy intended to defend the Vesle front, ...

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  43. FISHING SCHOONERS SUNK.

    Halifax reports that three American fishing schooners have been sunk by U-boats off Seal Island, Nova Scotia. The crews have been landed. ...

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  44. THE KING'S MESSAGE.

    The Press Bureau states that King George has sent messages to the rulers of Brazil, Prance, Greece, Italy, Japan, Portugal, and Servia, emphasising the ...

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  45. AUSTRALIANS AT MERRIS.

    The Australian Official Correspondent states: When the Australian division took Merris, the front posts of a South Australian battalion, which carried out the ...

    Article : 322 words
  46. RUSSIA'S RECONSTRUCTION.

    The newspapers warmly welcome the Japanese formal declaration announcing that it is immediately sending a first contingent to Vladivostock. ...

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  47. FOCH'S PRIVATE LIFE.

    In an intimate character sketch of General Foch, which M. Rene Barjcan contributes to the "Journal," the interesting statement is made that the name of the ...

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  48. MESSAGES FROM STATESMEN.

    The following messages have been delivered by eminent statesmen:— Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada:—"The task is net yet ...

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  49. OCCUPATION OF ARCHANGEL.

    The Australian Press Association learns that there is no official confirmation in London of the report that the Allies have occupied Archangel, but such ...

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  50. FRANCE SATISFIED.

    M. Clemenceau, the French Prime Minister, addressing a gathering of journalists, said:—"The Germane are falling away everywhere between Seissons and ...

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  51. JUNCTION.

    Mr. T. Williams, of the Star Theatre, provided an enjoyable programme last evening for the entertainment in aid of the Junction Memorial Fund. There was ...

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  52. GERMANY'S FOREIGN POLICY.

    Zurich reports that Herr von Hintze, the German Minister, has summoned to Berlin all the German representatives abroad in order to receive precise ...

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  53. ATTACKS ON ZEEBRUGGE.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that thousands of labourers have been engaged to repair the work at Zeebrugge. British airmen are constantly bombing ...

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  54. THE RAND TROUBLES.

    A telegram from Johannesburg states that the Chamber of Mines' offer to the Federated Unions brings the total war bonus from £600,000 to £1,000,000 per ...

    Article : 111 words
  55. GERMAN PRESS DOLEFUL.

    The "Frankfurter Zeitung" says: "We must give up hope that the summer campaign will end the war. The enemy will certainly strike additional blews. We must ...

    Article : 68 words
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